Finance

Hudson Phillip, partner at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Dealing With Bankruptcy: Why Another Retailer Files for Chapter 11

Phillip Hudson, attorney & partner at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, talked to Commercial Property Executive about the various challenges retailers face in the wake of filing for bankruptcy.

HFF Arranges Loan for SF High-Rise Expansion

The Swig Co. will use the construction financing to complete a building addition that will increase the size of its office property in the city’s SOMA submarket to 266,000 square feet.

Financing Solutions for Sustainable Development

At the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate’s Conference on Sustainable Real Estate, executives examined the forces impacting sustainability financing, the efforts being made to scale green building efforts and the challenges ahead.

Davis Partners, TH Real Estate Snag CA Industrial Portfolio

CBRE arranged $15.9 million in debt financing on behalf of the partnership for the acquisition of multi-tenant properties located in Riverside and Redlands, Calif. 

Tishman Speyer Lands $1.8B for New NYC Office Tower

After securing biopharmaceutical company Pfizer as an 800,000-square-foot anchor tenant at The Spiral, the developer reeled in financing from Blackstone Mortgage Trust for the construction of the 2.8 million-square-foot high-rise.

Ritz-Carlton Atlanta

Ashford Hospitality Completes 22-Hotel Portfolio Refi

The Dallas-based hotel REIT is continuing its strategy of taking advantage of an attractive lending market, closing its second refinancing this year on the heels of several late 2017 transactions.

San Francisco Proper Hotel

$45M Financing Earmarked for Iconic SF Hotel

The George Smith Partners team led by Malcolm Davies worked on behalf of The Kor Group to replace an existing construction loan and mezzanine facility.

Hunt Mortgage Group Names New VP

With more than 15 years of industry experience, Anthony Valenzuela—specializing in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans—will work from the firm’s Phoenix office.

Top 10 Lenders of 2017 in the Denver Office Market

Yardi Matrix’s list of the most active lenders in the past year focuses on the biggest loans originated to finance office assets in the metro area.

NKF Capital Markets Arranges $97M Loan for NJ Office Asset

Rubenstein Partners teamed up with Vision Real Estate Partners to acquire a 700,000-square-foot building in Parsippany, N.J. The partnership plans to renovate the Morris Corporate Center through a capital improvements program.