Finance

Thackeray Partners JV Sells NC Distribution Center

Boston-based NorthBridge Partners acquired North 70 Distribution Center. The 260,000-square-foot facility in Durham was fully leased at the time of sale.

Houston MOB Gets $28M in Financing

Part of the refinancing will be used to revamp the roughly 192,000-square-foot building in The Heights neighborhood. Tenants include CuraHealth and St. Joseph Medical Center.

Ohio Mixed-Use Center Gets $172M Refi

The floating-rate loan for the owners of Pinecrest in a Cleveland suburb was provided by Square Mile Capital Management LLC and replaces existing construction debt.

Private Lenders Look Past Turbulence

These high-yield lenders are less likely to back away from complex investment and development deals or hairy market conditions.

Ed Steffelin, Senior Vice President, George Smith Partners

George Smith Partners Opens NYC Office

The expansion to Manhattan marks the Los Angeles-based capital markets advisor’s first location on the East Coast. Ed Steffelin will head the new outpost in his capacity as senior vice president.

Lightstone Launches Debt Platform

Borrowers will have access to first-lien and mezzanine loans for bridge and construction financing projects. The company plans to provide nearly $500 million within the first year.

Office Park in Tampa Changes Hands

An affiliate of Chrysalis Health has acquired Gulf South Center, a 98,000-square-foot, six-building asset in Tampa, Fla. The new owner plans to upgrade the property.

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Sale and Financing of Tampa Industrial Facility

The firm’s sales team represented the seller and its Equity, Debt & Structured Financing Group secured the financing for the acquisition of the 201,620-square-foot asset.

Asana Partners Buys Atlanta Retail Asset

The Trader Joe’s-anchored shopping center in the city’s Midtown submarket contains more than 110,000 square feet along the Eastside BeltLine trail.

Julie Whelan, Global Head of Occupier Research, CBRE

How Coworking Affects Asset Values

CBRE sampled recent office sales around the country to assess the influence of flexible workspace on cap rates and property values.