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.

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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 Advisors’ Beau 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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