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Former EOP Exec Named President, COO of Lightstone
Peyton "Chip" Owen Jr., the former chief operating officer of Equity Office Properties Trust, has joined Lightstone Group as president and chief operating officer. Owen, a 23-year real estate veteran, had been with EOP for more than three...
Trinity Pays $27Mln for Suburban Phila. Office Complex
Trinity Capital Advisors has paid roughly $27 million for 1041 Cassatt Road, a 131,000-square-foot office complex in the Philadelphia suburb of Berwyn, Pa.The Philadelphia real estate firm purchased the five-building property from Vertex Inc., which manufactures tax software,...
House Committee Approves Terrorism Insurance Bill Extension
Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff ReportA Congressional committee has approved a bill extending the federal backstop for insurers of terrorism risk.The House Committee on Financial Services this week approved the Terrorism Insurance Revision and Extension Act, which would extend...
Triple Net Paid $21Mln for Georgia Apartments
Triple Net Properties paid $21 million for Century Hills, a 200-unit apartment complex in Augusta, Ga.As reported, the Santa Ana, Calif., firm purchased the property on behalf of tenant-in-common investors from Centennial Investment Properties of Atlanta. But at...
Sterling, Hines Venture Sells San Francisco Office Building for $247Mln
A venture between Sterling American Property and Hines has sold 405 Howard St. in San Francisco for $247 million, or $490/sf.The buyer is a venture between GE Real Estate and Ashforth Pacific Properties of Portland, Ore. The price...
Former EOP Exec Named President, COO of Lightstone
Peyton "Chip" Owen Jr., the former chief operating officer of Equity Office Properties Trust, has joined Lightstone Group as president and chief operating officer. Owen, a 23-year real estate veteran, had been with EOP for more than three...
UBS Lends $56.5Mln for Md. Retail Center
UBS has provided $56.5 million of financing for Westview Center, a 605,711-square-foot retail property in Catonsville, Md., just outside of Baltimore.The financing has a 10-year term and requires interest payments only for its entire term. It was arranged...
Pru, Dow Buy Suburban Chicago Hotel
A joint venture between Prudential Real Estate Investors and the Dow Hotel Co. has purchased the Doubletree Hotel Chicago-O'Hare, a 369-room hotel in Rosemont, Ill. The venture purchased the property from an affiliate of Lowe Enterprises, which acquired...
FINAL PRICING: $4.1Bln Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, 2007-C1
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American Realty Advisors Pays $38.5Mln for Maryland Retail Property
American Realty Advisors has paid $38.5 million for the Waldorf Marketplace II, a 153,357-square-foot retail center in Waldorf, Md.The Glendale, Calif., real estate firm purchased the property from Faison Enterprises of Charlotte, N.C. Faison developed the property, which...
Pru, Dow Buy Suburban Chicago Hotel
A joint venture between Prudential Real Estate Investors and the Dow Hotel Co. has purchased the Doubletree Hotel Chicago-O'Hare, a 369-room hotel in Rosemont, Ill. The venture purchased the property from an affiliate of Lowe Enterprises, which acquired...
UBS Lends $56.5Mln for Md. Retail Center
UBS has provided $56.5 million of financing for Westview Center, a 605,711-square-foot retail property in Catonsville, Md., just outside of Baltimore.The financing has a 10-year term and requires interest payments only for its entire term. It was arranged...
FINAL PRICING: $4.1Bln Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, 2007-C1
ClassAmt$mlnSubLevel%AvgLife (yrs)RatingS&PRatingFitchFinalPricing (bp)BnchmarkA-157.0430.002.92AAAAAA+16swapsA-1A1,296.7330.008.85AAAAAANAswapsA-2298.9230.004.82AAAAAA+45swapsA-2FL200.0030.004.82AAAAAA+31LiborA-3322.2230.007.01AAAAAA+57swapsA-3FL130.0030.007.01AAAAAA+47LiborA-SB90.3430.007.44AAAAAA+62swapsA-4442.2130.009.78AAAAAA+57swapsA-M405.0220.009.87AAAAAA+63swapsA-J134.1411.759.91AAAAAA+74swapsA-JFL200.0011.759.91AAAAAA+66LiborB86.079.6259.91AAAA+90swapsC40.508.6259.91AA-AA-+100swapsD45.577.509.91AA+115swapsE45.576.3759.97A-A-+135swapsF50.635.1259.99BBB+BBB++230swapsG40.504.1259.99BBBBBB+250swapsH40.503.12510.01BBB-BBB-NAswapsJ15.292.7510.16BB+BB+NATreasK15.292.37510.93BBBBNATreasL10.192.12510.93BB-BB-NATreasM10.191.87510.93B+B+NATreasN10.191.62510.93BBNATreasP5.101.5010.93B-B-NATreasQ61.160.0011.36NRNRNATreasX4,050.25*NANAAAAAAANATreas*Notional amount, interest onlyCollateral balance: $4,050.25 millionBookrunner(s): Merrill LynchLead Managers: Merrill LynchCo-managers: Goldman Sachs, Morgan StanleyB-piece Buyer: Centerline REITMaster Servicer: KeyCorp Real Estate Capital Markets; Wells FargoSpecial Servicer: Centerline ServicingTrustee: US BankOriginators: Merrill Lynch (43.9...
American Realty Advisors Pays $38.5Mln for Maryland Retail Property
American Realty Advisors has paid $38.5 million for the Waldorf Marketplace II, a 153,357-square-foot retail center in Waldorf, Md.The Glendale, Calif., real estate firm purchased the property from Faison Enterprises of Charlotte, N.C. Faison developed the property, which...
Fitch Downgrades WaMu’s Primary Servicing Rating
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the CMBS primary servicing rating of Washington Mutual Bank to CPS3+ from CPS2-, citing the bank's "very high employee and management turnover rates."WaMu, as the bank is more commonly referred to, services 1,667 CMBS...
Fitch Downgrades 1 Class, Upgrades 1 of GE 2000-1
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the $4.8 million class J of GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., 2000-1, to C from CC because of expected losses.In addition, the rating agency downgraded the distressed recovery rating of the class to DR5,...
Apollo Paid $40Mln for San Francisco Office
Apollo Real Estate Advisors is said to have paid just under $40 million for 444 De Haro, a 140,178-square-foot office building in San Francisco.As reported, Apollo's Value Enhancement Fund VI purchased the property from a venture between Divco...
Sonnenblick-Eichner Arranges $212.5Mln of Financing for Condo Resort
Sonnenblick-Eichner Co. has arranged $212.5 million of construction financing for the St. Regis Resort & Residences Deer Crest, a proposed hotel and lavish condo complex at the base of Deer Valley Ski Area in Deer Valley, Utah.The Los...
Fitch Downgrades WaMu’s Primary Servicing Rating
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the CMBS primary servicing rating of Washington Mutual Bank to CPS3+ from CPS2-, citing the bank's "very high employee and management turnover rates."WaMu, as the bank is more commonly referred to, services 1,667 CMBS...
Apollo Paid $40Mln for San Francisco Office
Apollo Real Estate Advisors is said to have paid just under $40 million for 444 De Haro, a 140,178-square-foot office building in San Francisco.As reported, Apollo's Value Enhancement Fund VI purchased the property from a venture between Divco...
Andrea Ascher Joins Proskauer
Andrea Ascher has joined Proskauer Rose as partner in its New York office and will focus on domestic and global real estate finance and construction lending. Ascher joins the law firm from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. She also...
Sonnenblick-Eichner Arranges $212.5Mln of Financing for Condo Resort
Sonnenblick-Eichner Co. has arranged $212.5 million of construction financing for the St. Regis Resort & Residences Deer Crest, a proposed hotel and lavish condo complex at the base of Deer Valley Ski Area in Deer Valley, Utah.The Los...
Fitch Downgrades 1 Class, Upgrades 1 of GE 2000-1
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the $4.8 million class J of GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., 2000-1, to C from CC because of expected losses.In addition, the rating agency downgraded the distressed recovery rating of the class to DR5,...
Andrea Ascher Joins Proskauer
Andrea Ascher has joined Proskauer Rose as partner in its New York office and will focus on domestic and global real estate finance and construction lending. Ascher joins the law firm from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. She also...
GE Lends $156Mln for Apartment Portfolio
The Bethany Group has lined up $156.6 million of financing for a 1,559-unit apartment portfolio located throughout the Southeastern United States.The Irvine, Calif., investor received the financing from GE Real Estate. The fixed-rate debt package consists of an...
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