Finance
Starwood Makes $175M Worth of Capital Commitments
The company will invest in three separate transactions: $138 million for a renovation loan on the Hyatt Regency New Orleans; the purchase of an $85 million subordinate first mortgage loan secured by a regional mall in Ohio, bought at a discount for $68.6 million; and the $45.5 million participation in a B-note secured by four British resorts for the discounted price of $37.4 million.
Healthcare Trust Secures $21.3M in Funding for Deaconess Portfolio
The Deaconess Portfolio is comprised of five medical office buildings in strategic locations on or adjacent to a hospital or clinic campus. It covers 260,500 square feet of gross leasable area and is 100 percent master-leased to Deaconess Clinic, Inc.
HFF Nails Down $35.4M Acquisition Financing for Tampa’s Fountain Square
Fountain Square I encompasses 135,666 square feet and has a 708-space garage as well as a retail bank branch. Fountain Square III has 176,150 square feet as well as a 912-space garage, a cafeteria, training rooms and a daycare facility.
Santa Monica-Based Douglas Emmett Closes Fund with Half-Billion Dollars to Invest
Leverage notwithstanding, Douglas Emmett Inc. has closed the subscription period to its Fund X with equity commitments totaling approximately $549.3 million. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based REIT has invested $191 million of its own into the institutional fund.
Buchanan Puts Up $21M for First Mortgage on Luxury Apartment Complex in Northern California
Aqua Via is located near Jack London Square, a hallmark of Oakland currently undergoing a $375 million redevelopment. It is also located close to public transportation, including AC Transit buses and Amtrak trains.
Mesa West Raises $600M for Real Estate Fund
The fund is designed to directly originate bridge financing with an emphasis on first mortgage debt for middle-market transitional and value-add properties in the Western United States as well as select gateway cities on the East Coast.
Investcorp Sells $100M First Mortgage on D.C. Coast Guard HQ
The mortgage, which is due in 2014, was sold to the Talos Capital Limited for an undisclosed price.
As New Pools Emerge, High Rate of Special Servicing Marks Maturing CMBS: Fitch
One-fifth of the CMBS loans scheduled to mature during the second half of 2010 are in special servicing, according to a mid-year analysis by Fitch Ratings.
Capital Idea: Northwestern Mutual Cinches $305M D.C. Office Deal
For the second time this week, a big institutional investor snaps up a prime office property in Washington, D.C.
In $180M Deal, TIAA-CREF Takes Washington’s Evening Star Building
TIAA-CREF closed Wednesday on the $180 million acquisition of Washington, D.C.’s venerable Evening Star building.