Finance

SoCal Hotel Lands $44M Construction Loan

Acres Capital Corp. will use the financing to complete and stabilize a 233-key property in Arcadia, Calif. Le Meridien by Marriott International is set to be a four-star property.

Blackstone’s Credit Arm Closes $4.5B Fund

GSO Capital Partners announced the final closing of the GSO Energy Select Opportunities Fund II, one of the largest energy-focused credit funds in the market.

Exeter Property Group Buys Phoenix Industrial Asset

The company acquired a 123,754 square-foot warehouse in the Southwest Valley submarket. DAUM Commercial represented both buyer and seller in the off-market transaction.

New York Self Storage Portfolio Receives $49M Loan

The three properties encompass a total of 176,000 square feet and benefit from strategic positioning in the Bronx, Mt. Vernon and New Rochelle.

Brasa Capital Closes First Fund With $120M in Commitments

The investment vehicle, which is targeting middle-market opportunities mainly in the Southern California region, exceeded its fundraising goal by $20 million.

Magnolia Capital JV Buys Nashville Office Portfolio

The two Class B properties traded for $32 million. The buildings add up to more than 125,000 square feet and are located in the Brentwood submarket.

Bulls Outnumber Bears in CRE C-Suites

Though it acknowledges a wide variety of obstacles and headwinds, Akerman’s annual survey indicates a perhaps surprising degree of optimism among executives.

Fort Lauderdale-Area Mixed-Use Project Lands $121M in Financing

A private REIT is building a master-planned town center development in the heart of Plantation, at the site of a former fashion mall.

Eastdil Secured to Go Private in Management Buyout

The financial services firm will sell its majority stake to Eastdil Secured’s management in partnership with Temasek Holdings and Guggenheim Investments. The deal is expected to close later this year.

Global Holdings Lands $340M Refi for Manhattan Asset

The Crédit Agricole loan will be used to retire an existing $320 million financing from Bank of America, which was taken out four years prior.