September 27,2018

Endeavor Real Estate Group has provided PSW Real Estate with a $29.4 million construction loan to erect a mixed-use condominium project in Austin, Texas, Commercial Observer has learned.

Endeavor’s senior loan is non-recourse, sources told CO, although additional details on the terms of the financing were not disclosed. A Mission Capital Advisors trio of Jason Parker, Steven Buchwald and Jamie Matheny arranged the senior debt for PSW.

“Austin’s recent growth has been well-documented, and the area around this property has seen its population increase by a staggering 27 percent since 2010,” Parker said in a statement. He stressed the challenges of securing construction financing at this stage in the cycle, adding that the area’s insatiable demand as well as the strong sponsorship in PSW ultimately closed the construction debt.

The planned four-story, 86,700-square-foot development—located at 1600 South 1st Street —will include 59 condominiums and 22,800 square feet of ground-floor commercial space as well as a 321-space subterranean parking garage.

Of the 59 units, there will be six studios, 26 one-bedroom and 24 two-bedroom condos and three three-bedroom units. The property will also feature a private roof deck and a courtyard on the second floor.

While apartment yield spreads in the Austin market have been compressing slowly over the last few years, investment activity has remained robust, buoyed by strong fundamentals. Vacancies in the southern portion of Austin fell 70 basis points on the year to 5.7 percent in the second quarter while roughly 1,900 units came online, adding to the highest level of annual completions in the market in more than five years, as per data from Marcus & Millichap.

An official at Endeavor declined to comment on the transaction. An official at PSW did not immediately respond to an inquiry.

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Mission Capital’s Jordan Ray discusses recruiting. Jordan is a principal on the Debt & Equity Finance desk at Mission Capital.

ABOUT JORDAN RAY
Jordan Ray is the Principal of The Debt & Equity Finance Group at Mission, which he founded in 2009. Jordan has been honored with such industry awards as the 2016 Real Estate Finance and Investment Magazine – Mortgage Broker of the Year Award, the 2013 and 2012 Observer Top 20 under 35 and the 2017 NYU Schack Institute Financing Deal of the Year. Jordan sits on the board and co founded EquityMultiple – an online marketplace real estate finance company – in 2015. Jordan is also actively involved in UK/European real estate financing.

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10-Year, Interest-Only Financing Locks in Low Interest Rate for Hotel’s Owner, Golden Seahorse

NEW YORK (Sept. 20, 2018) — Mission Capital Advisors announced that its Debt and Equity Finance Group has arranged $137 million in senior, non-recourse, permanent financing for the Holiday Inn Manhattan-Financial District, a 50-story, 492-key hotel at 99 Washington Street in Lower Manhattan.

The Mission Capital team of Beau Williams, Ari Hirt, Steven Buchwald, Alex Draganiuk and Jamie Matheny represented the owner, real estate development firm Golden Seahorse, in arranging the 10-year, fixed-rate loan from Ladder Capital. Proceeds from the loan were used to refinance an existing first mortgage and return capital to the borrower.

Built in 2014, the Holiday Inn Manhattan-Financial District is the tallest Holiday Inn in the world. Since opening, the property has successfully achieved significant market penetration, currently boasting 93-percent occupancy and climbing RevPAR. The property also includes the St. George Tavern, a full-service restaurant, bar and event space offering diners French and Asian cuisine.

“The borrower was looking to lock in a low-interest-rate loan without amortization, and we were able to create a very competitive market, with various banks, insurance companies and CMBS lenders vying to structure favorable deals,” said Beau Williams. “By identifying a network of lenders who recognized the strength of the sponsor and its management team, we were able to achieve our client’s goal of securing low-interest, non-recourse financing that is interest-only for the full 10-year term.”

The property is ideally located within a short walk from 12 subway lines and PATH trains, and is blocks from the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, One World Trade Center, Wall Street, and the New York Stock Exchange.

“Hotel properties continue to perform well across the country, and with New York City receiving a record number of tourists, hospitality properties in the New York are very attractive to capital providers,” said Ari Hirt. “Thus far in 2018, Mission has arranged financing for nearly 20 hotel properties, with 20 percent of the financings exceeding $100 million in loan proceeds. This Holiday Inn financing is one of the largest permanent loans on a NYC hotel this year, and it is indicative of the appetite lenders continue to have for well-located hotel properties.”

About Mission Capital Advisors

Founded in 2002, Mission Capital Advisors, LLC is a leading national, diversified real estate capital markets solutions firm with offices in New York, Florida, Texas, California and Alabama. The firm delivers value to its clients through an integrated platform of advisory and transaction management services across commercial and residential loan sales; debt, mezzanine and JV equity placement; and loan portfolio valuation. Since its inception, Mission Capital has advised a variety of leading financial institutions and real estate investors on more than $65 billion of loan sale and financing transactions, as well as in excess of $14 billion of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac transactions, positioning the firm strongly to provide unmatched loan portfolio valuation services for both commercial and residential assets. Mission Capital’s seasoned team of industry-leading professionals is committed to achieving clients’ business objectives while maintaining the highest levels of integrity and trust. For more information, visit www.www.missioncap.com.

Financial Findings: Three Deals to Know

September 26, 2018

NATIONAL REPORT — Hotel Business has been tracking deals in the industry. Sonnenblick-Eichner Company, Mission Capital Advisors, and Berkadia have recently secured financing for hotels around the country:


Provenance Hotels’ Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery Receives $29.2M Loan

Sonnenblick-Eichner Company has arranged $29.2 million of interim first mortgage financing to refinance the Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery, a historic 167-room, full-service boutique hotel located in New Orleans’ Warehouse Arts District, just a few blocks from the French Quarter.

The five-year floating rate loan was priced over LIBOR at a spread in the mid-300s. Loan proceeds are being used to refinance the existing acquisition loan, as well as provide a return of equity to the borrower.

In June of 2015, the hotel completed a $14-million ($94,000 per room) renovation that included renovating the guestrooms, bathrooms, public spaces and a build-out of the ground-floor restaurant space. Amenities include Compère Lapin, an upscale restaurant and bar helmed by Nina Compton, an acclaimed chef who has won several awards, including the James Beard Award for Best Chef: South in 2018.

“The interim floating rate loan will allow the property to continue to ramp up post-renovation while providing a lower cost of capital than the original acquisition loan,” said Sonnenblick-Eichner’s Principal Elliot Eichner.


Mission Capital Arranges $137M Loan for Holiday Inn Manhattan-Financial District

Mission Capital Advisors’ Debt and Equity Finance Group has arranged $137 million in senior, non-recourse, permanent financing for the Holiday Inn Manhattan-Financial District, a 50-story, 492-key hotel at 99 Washington St. in Lower Manhattan.

The Mission Capital team of Beau Williams, Ari Hirt, Steven Buchwald, Alex Draganiuk and Jamie Matheny represented the owner, real estate development firm Golden Seahorse, in arranging the 10-year, fixed-rate loan from Ladder Capital. Proceeds from the loan were used to refinance an existing first mortgage and return capital to the borrower.

Built in 2014, the Holiday Inn Manhattan-Financial District is the tallest Holiday Inn in the world. Since opening, the property has successfully achieved significant market penetration, currently touting 93% occupancy and climbing RevPAR, according to the company. The property also includes the St. George Tavern, a full-service restaurant, bar and event space offering diners French and Asian cuisine.

“The borrower was looking to lock in a low-interest-rate loan without amortization, and we were able to create a very competitive market, with various banks, insurance companies and CMBS lenders vying to structure favorable deals,” said Beau Williams. “By identifying a network of lenders who recognized the strength of the sponsor and its management team, we were able to achieve our client’s goal of securing low-interest, non-recourse financing that is interest-only for the full 10-year term.”


Berkadia Phoenix Team Secures $78M in Financing for Six Hotels

Berkadia secured $78 million in financing for six hotel properties in a portfolio of eight total hotel properties. Director Adrienne Kautzman of the Phoenix office secured the acquisition bridge loan through Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation. The borrower was a partnership led by PEG Companies, and the deal closed on September 7.

“PEG’s investment thesis coupled with our deep lending relationships and knowledge of the hospitality space allowed us to facilitate flexible and competitive financing on these six hotels to provide various exit strategies for the PEG team,” said Kautzman.

The properties include Residence Inn by Marriott and Courtyard by Marriott hotels located in St. Petersburg, FL; Sacramento, CA; Santa Fe, NM; Charlotte, NC; Phoenix; and St. Louis, for a total of 828 hotel rooms.

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Jubao Xie’s FiDi Holiday Inn Receives $137M in Refinancing


September 21, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Under the limited liability corporation, Golden Seahorse, Jubao Xie received $137 million in senior, non-recourse, permanent financing for the Holiday Inn, Manhattan – Financial District. Built in 2014, the 50-story, 492-key hotel is the largest Holiday Inn in the world. Located at 99 Washington St. between Rector and Carlisle streets, the hotel is near the World Trade Center.

Ladder Capital provided a fixed-rate loan, which will be used to refinance an existing first mortgage and return capital to the borrower, according to Mission Capital who negotiated the loan.

Xie developed the property with Sam Chang, the chairman of McSam Hotel Group, a major New York City hotel developer. In November 2014, Chang and Xie received $135 million in refinancing from UBS. The loan replaced the existing construction debt of $45 million from Cathay Bank, according to Commercial Observer. In December 2014, Xie bought out Chang’s interest, according to Real Capital Analytics.

The Real Deal reported that in December 2017, Xie had placed the hotel on the market with Marcus and Millichap seeking an asking price north of $300 million. With the mortgage loan maturing, Xie considered selling but evaluating local dynamics and capital markets decided to refinance, according to the publication.
A Mission Capital Advisors debt and equity finance team with Beau Williams, Ari Hirt, Steven Buchwald, Alex Draganiuk and Jamie Matheny represented the owner in this most recent loan.

The brokers note that the hotel has achieved significant market penetration and currently has a 93% occupancy rate. The property also includes the restaurant and bar, St. George Tavern. “The borrower was looking to lock in a low interest rate loan without amortization, and we were able to create a very competitive market, with various banks, insurance companies and CMBS lenders vying to structure favorable deals,” says Williams. “By identifying a network of lenders who recognized the strength of the sponsor and its management team, we were able to achieve our client’s goal of securing low-interest, non-recourse financing that is interest-only for the full 10-year term.”

“Hotel properties continue to perform well across the country, and with New York City receiving a record number of tourists, hospitality properties in the New York are very attractive to capital providers,” says Hirt. “Thus far in 2018, Mission has arranged financing for nearly 20 hotel properties, with 20% of the financings exceeding $100 million in loan proceeds.” The Holiday Inn financing is one of the largest permanent loans this year on a New York City hotel, and it indicates the appetite lenders have for well-located hotel properties, Hirt adds.

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FiDi Holiday Inn Secures $137M Permanent Loan


September 24, 2018

Mission Capital Advisors has arranged $137 million in senior, non-recourse, permanent financing for the Holiday Inn Manhattan-Financial District. The 50-story, 492-key hotel at 99 Washington St. is the world’s tallest Holiday Inn.

A Mission Capital team of Beau Williams, Ari Hirt, Steven Buchwald, Alex Draganiuk and Jamie Matheny represented developer Golden Seahorse LLC in arranging the 10-year, fixed-rate, non-recourse loan from Ladder Capital. Loan proceeds were used to refinance an existing first mortgage and return capital to the borrower.

“The borrower was looking to lock-in a low-interest-rate loan without amortization, and we were able to create a very competitive market, with various banks, insurance companies and CMBS lenders vying to structure favorable deals,” said Williams.

Hirt said the Holiday Inn financing was “one of the largest permanent loans on an NYC hotel this year, and it is indicative of the appetite lenders continue to have for well-located hotel properties.”

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Manhattan Holiday Inn Lands $137M Loan

Mission Capital Advisors worked on behalf of Golden Seahorse to arrange the refinancing of the 492-key property, which also marks the brand’s tallest hotel in the world.


September 24, 2018

Golden Seahorse has landed a $137 million refinancing loan for the Holiday Inn Manhattan-Financial District. Mission Capital Advisors’ Debt and Equity Finance Group arranged the 10-year senior, non-recourse permanent loan from Ladder Capital.

Located at 99 Washington St., the 50-story hotel is the tallest Holiday Inn in the world. The property was constructed in 2014 and comprises 492 keys. Amenities include a fitness center, a business center, a laundry facility, free Wi-Fi, concierge services and the St. George Tavern, a full-service restaurant, bar and event space.


FINANCING DETAILS

Proceeds from the financing were used to refinance an existing first mortgage and return capital to the borrower.

Mission Capital’s Directors Beau Williams and Jamie Matheny, as well as Managing Directors Ari Hirt, Steven Buchwald and Alex Draganiuk, represented the owner. Last month, Hirt and Matheny were part of the team that arranged $28.5 million for the construction of a new Hilton-franchised hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

“This is one of the largest permanent loans on a New York City hotel this year, and our ability to arrive at the structure and pricing we were able to achieve on behalf of our client is a testament to the strength of our client, the property and our execution team,” Williams told Commercial Property Executive. “The borrower had several complex requirements that we were looking to satisfy, and while we were in talks with a wide range of lenders—including conduits, insurance companies and banks—there were only a few willing to work through all the complexities required to close the deal. Ladder understood the various moving parts, and we were able to financially engineer a solution that was compatible for Ladder to execute, resulting in a very favorable structure for the client, with 10-year, interest-only financing at a very attractive rate.”

The hotel is within close proximity to 12 subway lines and PATH trains. Nearby attractions include the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, the Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, One World Trade Center and the New York Stock Exchange.

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Mission Capital Arranges $137M Refinancing for Holiday Inn Manhattan-Financial District


September 25, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged a $137 million refinancing for the Holiday Inn Manhattan-Financial District, a 50-story, 492-room hotel in Manhattan. Located at 99 Washington St., the property was built in 2014 and is the tallest Holiday Inn in the world. Beau Williams, Ari Hirt, Steven Buchwald, Alex Draganiuk and Jamie Matheny of Mission Capital represented the borrower, real estate development firm Golden Seahorse, in securing the 10-year, interest-only loan at a fixed rate through lender Ladder Capital. The property also includes the St. George Tavern, a full-service restaurant and event space. Proceeds from the loan were used to refinance an existing first mortgage and return capital to the borrower.

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Ladder Capital is the lender at 99 Washington Street


September 20, 2018

Almost a year after Jubao Xie put the world’s tallest Holiday Inn up for sale, the Chinese developer refinanced the property at 99 Washington Street with a $137 million mortgage.

Ladder Capital issued the 10-year, non-recourse, interest-only, fixed-rate loan, which replaces a $135 million mortgage from Bank of China. Mission Capital AdvisorsBeau Williams, Ari Hirt, Steven Buchwald, Alex Draganiuk and Jamie Matheny brokered the deal.

Xie developed the 50-story, 492-room hotel in Manhattan’s Financial District with Sam Chang and took control of the property in 2014. The hotel has an occupancy rate of 93 percent. The building is also home to restaurant St. George’s Tavern.

Xie hired Marcus & Millichap in late 2017 to shop the hotel with an asking price of more than $300 million.

“With a loan maturing, the borrower was considering selling the property or refinancing, and the local dynamics and capital markets made them ultimately decide to refi,” said Mission’s Williams. “They’re very bullish on New York’s hotel market, and with cheap financing available, they determined that the best strategy was to make this asset a long-term hold.”

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Mission Capital’s Jordan Ray discusses Construction financing. Jordan is a principal on the Debt & Equity Finance desk at Mission Capital.

ABOUT JORDAN RAY
Jordan Ray is the Principal of The Debt & Equity Finance Group at Mission, which he founded in 2009. Jordan has been honored with such industry awards as the 2016 Real Estate Finance and Investment Magazine – Mortgage Broker of the Year Award, the 2013 and 2012 Observer Top 20 under 35 and the 2017 NYU Schack Institute Financing Deal of the Year. Jordan sits on the board and co founded EquityMultiple – an online marketplace real estate finance company – in 2015. Jordan is also actively involved in UK/European real estate financing.

LEARN MORE ABOUT JORDAN RAY:
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Mission Capital’s, Jordan Ray, discusses the factors in play when choosing our next deal to work on at Mission Capital. Jordan is a principal on the Debt & Equity Finance desk at Mission Capital.

ABOUT JORDAN RAY
Jordan Ray is the Principal of The Debt & Equity Finance Group at Mission, which he founded in 2009. Jordan has been honored with such industry awards as the 2016 Real Estate Finance and Investment Magazine – Mortgage Broker of the Year Award, the 2013 and 2012 Observer Top 20 under 35 and the 2017 NYU Schack Institute Financing Deal of the Year. Jordan sits on the board and co founded EquityMultiple – an online marketplace real estate finance company – in 2015. Jordan is also actively involved in UK/European real estate financing.

LEARN MORE ABOUT JORDAN RAY:
www.missioncap.com/team/?member=jray

LEARN ABOUT THE DEBT & EQUITY FINANCE DESK HERE:
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Non-recourse financing allows DMCC Holdings to retire 10 individual mortgages

NEW YORK (Sept. 5, 2018) – Mission Capital Advisors announced that its Debt and Equity Finance team has arranged $16.75 million of permanent financing to refinance a portfolio of 10 office, medical, and retail properties located across northern Florida. The Mission Capital team of Matt Polci, Ari Hirt, Alex Draganiuk and Justin Hunt represented DMCC Holdings in securing the non-recourse loan from Deutsche Bank.

The 10 assets include retail, office, medical and office/medical properties, all of which are located in Greater Orlando, Greater Tampa and Greater Altamonte Springs. In aggregate, the portfolio is currently 97.7-percent leased. Each property has a strong location within its submarket, and benefits from convenient access to major roadways.

“After acquiring these assets over the past four years, DMCC has made significant property improvements, thereby generating strong leasing and renewal activity across the portfolio,” said Polci. “This non-recourse CMBS loan will replace ten individual mortgages, each of which was structured with recourse, while returning additional capital to the sponsor. With DMCC in the midst of a corporate expansion, the strong proceeds will enable them to continue adding to their portfolio of well-positioned commercial properties.”

Founded in 2005 by Narinder Seehra and Sunny Matharoo, DMCC Holdings is a privately held commercial real estate investment firm that focuses on investments that provide immediate in-place cash flow and significant capital appreciation.

“With DMCC entering its second decade of business, the refinance and restructuring through Mission Capital was the first part of our strategic growth plan,” said DMCC CEO Narinder Seehra. “This second phase, which will be completed in the 3rd quarter of 2018, will allow the company to become a Registered Managed Fund through its Offering Memorandum allowing it to attract investors from varying demographics and across multiple geographies. The Fund will allow investors to use registered vehicles such as 401K, DROP, RRSP, RESP and TFSA funds to invest whilst ensuring increased security through asset class diversification and reduced risk exposure.”

“Because there were 10 pieces of collateral involved in this portfolio, many capital providers were challenged with the necessary and complex legwork to underwrite the deal,” said Hirt. “After approaching a wide range of local and national lenders, we were able to structure very favorable terms with a lender who recognized the success of DMCC’s compelling business plan and ultimately provided more proceeds than the sponsor was anticipating.”

About Mission Capital Advisors

Founded in 2002, Mission Capital Advisors, LLC is a leading national, diversified real estate capital markets solutions firm with offices in New York, Florida, Texas, California and Alabama. The firm delivers value to its clients through an integrated platform of advisory and transaction management services across commercial and residential loan sales; debt, mezzanine and JV equity placement; and loan portfolio valuation. Since its inception, Mission Capital has advised a variety of leading financial institutions and real estate investors on more than $65 billion of loan sale and financing transactions, as well as in excess of $14 billion of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac transactions, positioning the firm strongly to provide unmatched loan portfolio valuation services for both commercial and residential assets. Mission Capital’s seasoned team of industry-leading professionals is committed to achieving clients’ business objectives while maintaining the highest levels of integrity and trust. For more information, visit www.www.missioncap.com.

Mission Capital Arranges $16.8M Refinancing of Mixed-Property Portfolio in Central Florida

September 28, 2017

NEW YORK — New York-based Mission Capital Advisors has arranged a $16.8 million loan for the refinancing of 10 office, medical and retail properties located across Central Florida. Matt Polci, Ari Hirt, Alex Draganiuk and Justin Hunt of Mission Capital arranged the non-recourse loan through Deutsche Bank on behalf of the borrower, DMCC Holdings. The assets are located in the greater Orlando, Tampa and Altamonte Springs markets. The portfolio was 97.7 percent leased at the time of sale. DMCC acquired the properties over the past four years, and has made significant property improvements.

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Jillian Mariutti, Director on the Debt & Equity Finance Desk here at Mission Capital, recently recorded an enlightening and engaging new podcast with the good people over at Leasing REality.

Jillian’s full episode can be found here.

And, be sure to check out their recent episode with Anthony Scaramucci, yes, that Scaramucci.

Episode Notes:

At 3:27, Jillian Mariutti discusses being a visual learner, learning from her colleagues, and how Mission Capital’s open office format provides for idea generation and collaboration. At 5:21, she mentions the importance of knowing your strengths, and also notes that she enjoys working with people and numbers. At 6:10, Jillian advises that she is continually fine tuning and mastering her craft by leveraging the expertise of individuals who have been in the industry for 30 to 40 years. At 7:22, she explains that planning, structure and organization are all crucial to her success. At 8:51, Jillian describes her morning routine, which starts with waking up at 5:30 AM and soon thereafter strengthening her mind and body through meditation and exercise. At 9:26, she talks about the importance of working hard, and at 9:49, Jillian dives into her recipe for success – intense focus, commitment, massive action and a little bit of luck. At 10:42, Jillian provides insight into networking, creating and building relationships. At 11:34, she conveys that her parents made education a priority, and how they sacrificed a great deal to send her to an all-girl private high school. Jillian also discusses graduating with top honors from the University of Pennsylvania, and spending 10 years at Wachovia on the derivatives desk. At 13:17, she discusses her passion to help others, her goal to create a scholarship fund to send one girl from South Philly every year to the private high school she attended, and being a member of the Red Hook Initiative where she tutors high schools students for the SAT and math. At 15:58, Jillian notes that people like working with people who they not only like, but also respect and who are passionate about what they’re doing. At 17:02, she speaks about being a woman in a male dominated industry, and how her former managing directors were gender blind and treated her well (as long as she was producing). At 19:23, Jillian provides us with some advice she received from one of her mentors, and that there is only a glass ceiling if you look for it. At 20:10, she describes how she dares to be different, by bringing a unique layer and perspective to the table and knowing the product better than anyone else. At 21:26, Jillian advocates on behalf of Mission Capital’s work environment, and talks about mentoring a young lady at Yeshiva University. At 23:55, she notes that the first step to her solving problems is by listening to her clients objectives, and then seeking a solution. At 25:19, Jillian discusses how failing and adversity is not always negative, and how it could lead to good if handled correctly. At 28:32, she gives us her definition of risk, and at 30:08 Jillian shares her “happy place” – the one street in Philadelphia that her whole family lives on.

Jillian Mariutti is a Director in the Debt & Equity Finance Group at Mission Capital, where she is responsible for originating and structuring real estate capital for the nation’s premier owners, investors, and developers. In addition to the finance business, Jillian focuses on sourcing and executing loan sale opportunities.