Mid-Atlantic
Meridian, Eastdil Arrange $275M Financing for NYC Hotel
Meridian Capital Group and Eastdil Secured have negotiated $275 million in permanent financing for the $325 million
acquisition of the fee position in NYC’s Milford Hotel, on behalf of a partnership between David Werner and Deutsche Bank Asset & Wealth Management.
SL Green Closes $925M in Financing for Iconic NYC Building
SL Green Realty has arranged $925 million worth of bridge acquisition financing for New York City’s iconic Sony Building at 550 Madison Ave., which was purchased by New York-based developer The Chetrit Group for $1 billion from Sony Corp.
Orbach Group Grabs 178-Unit NYC Apartment Portfolio for $70M
Keen on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, The Orbach Group has enhanced its presence in the area with the addition of a three-property apartment portfolio sited along 107th Street.
Chesapeake Lodging Trust Acquires Hyatt Place New York Midtown South
Chesapeake Lodging Trust has closed on its acquisition of the newly developed, 185-room Hyatt Place New York Midtown South for $76 million.
PREA Special Report: Housing Still Surest Bet in CRE
Despite construction costs on the rise and financing still not being up to par to pre-Great Recession times, real estate is still the soundest investment of today and tomorrow, according to commercial real estate high rollers who spoke at Pension Real Estate Association’s 2013 Spring Conference in Washington, D.C.
NFR, Oaktree Buy 3 MSF Office Portfolio for $241M
It could take years to amass 3.4 million square feet of high-quality office space or it could happen overnight, as it did for National Financial Realty and Oaktree Capital Management.
CPC, Citi Announce $250M Facility to Finance Affordable Housing
Citi Community Capital has provided $250 million in financing, one of its largest single investments in affordable housing, to help create or preserve nearly 6,000 low- and moderate-income units in New York State.
Concord Hospitality to Construct 182-Room Cambria Suites in Nation’s Capital
Choice Hotels International has taken its Cambria Suites in Washington, D.C., project skyward, marking a big step in the $40 million development of the Silver Spring, Md.-based company’s first Cambria Suites property in its own backyard.
Piedmont Acquires 334 KSF Office Building for $176M
Piedmont Office Realty Trust boosted its Washington, D.C., area portfolio this week by acquiring Arlington Gateway, a 12-story, Class A office property and one of the top buildings in the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor, for $176 million.
Clarion Partners Sells SF Office Tower for $100M
Clarion Partners has completed the sale of 100 Spear St., a Class A, LEED Gold office tower in the heart of San Francisco’s Central Business District for $100 million.