Finance

Covenant Retirement Communities Achieves $59.1M in Financing

Ziegler has facilitated a tax-exempt bank direct purchase on behalf of seniors housing company Covenant Retirement Communities. The direct purchase came in the form of two series of bonds totaling approximately $59.1 million and representing the first multi-state bond issuance by the Illinois Finance Authority.

2012 Forecast: Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Improvement

CPE offers a snapshot of forecasts for the new year, portraying the likely trends that will shape commercial real estate in 2012.

CPE's Top 11 in '11

Taken as a whole, 2011 was something of a tumultuous year, but an interesting time for commercial real estate. CPE presents our top 11 stories from 2011.

Oak Grove Originates Fannie-Sponsored Financing Deal for Florida Apartment Portfolio

Oak Grove Capital has orchestrated financing for a three-property affordable housing portfolio in Southern Florida — owned by Banyan Realty — for $46.2 million through Fannie Mae’s Structured ARM product.

Trepp: Banking Industry To Be Slow Going in 2012

The banking industry should not hold its breath for a rollicking good time in 2012, as indicated by Trepp’s 2012 U.S. Banking Sector Outlook.

SL Green Gets $86M Loan for Stamford's Landmark Square

SL Green Realty Corp., with Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick Goldman acting as its adviser, just received an $86 million senior mortgage for Landmark Square in Stamford, Conn.

HFF Arranges Funding for Boston-Area Mall, Houston Hotel

In separate transactions, Holliday Fenoglio Fowler has secured refinancing for two properties: a regional mall in suburban Boston and a boutique hotel in Houston.

Developers Find Financing for Projects

Developers are finding ready financing for their projects, including $66 million for a D.C. multi-family, $50 million for Las Vegas retail and $70 million for a Michigan apartment complex.

SPECIAL REPORT: What Is the Multi-Housing Environment Without Fannie and Freddie?

After the SEC’s charging of 45 Fannie and Freddie execs, what is the multi-housing world going to look like in the coming years?

NYC's Mercedes House Gets $229M in Financing

Thanks to Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase, Two Trees Management Co. now has a $229 million construction-financing package to commence the 850-unit second phase of the gargantuan Mercedes House complex on Manhattan’s Far West Side.