Category: Finance News

504 Loan Structuring

With the current rising interest rate environment, now is a good time to lock in debt for as long as possible. One option is the SBA 504 program where anywhere from 35-40% of the loan package has a 25-year fixed rate. The maximum amount from the CDC/SBA 25-year rate is $5 million (unless you pursue the “Green” program when it would become $5.5 million). The bank who holds onto the first mortgage can go up as high as they are comfortable with allowing borrowers to receive loans in the $15-$20…

Talonvest Secures $109.7 Million Loan for Ten-Property Portfolio

Talonvest Capital, Inc. and its client Reliant Real Estate Management along with their joint venture partner Harrison Street Real Estate are pleased to announce the funding of a $109,700,000 bridge loan secured by a ten-property self storage portfolio. The properties, located in GA, SC and CO, have a combined 876,021 of existing net rentable square feet plus 811 parking spaces. The loan will also fund a total of 110,275 square feet of expansion at five of the facilities. Talonvest was instrumental in providing, negotiating and delivering attractive senior debt. The…

1784 Capital Secures $25M Loan for Annapolis Storage Project

1784 Capital Holdings LLC has landed $24.9 million in construction financing for the development of Annapolis Self Storage, a 751-unit facility in Annapolis, Md. Talonvest Capital arranged the loan, funded by ACRES Capital Corp. Managing Director James Bracco of the company’s Miami office originated the financing. The current deal completes a previous $3 million loan funded by Revere Capital Debt Funds and another $3.3 million loan provided by West Bay Capital. The development will span seven acres and will comprise a six-story Class A building and 71,360 net rentable square…

It’s Still a Good Time to Borrow

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for most of 2022, you know that interest rates are on the rise. The best barometers for commercial real estate interest rates are US Treasuries and LIBOR/SOFR. They are the indices most lenders use to price their loans. Since December 2021, the 10-Year benchmark index has risen over 150 basis points to 2.96% as of May 17, 2022. To be sure, this more than doubling of treasury rates over five months has led to disruption in the market and caused lenders to revisit…

Rising Interest Rates and Inflation – What Does This Mean for the Sector?

In an environment with rising interest rates and inflation, the U.S. real estate market should prove resilient in sectors with pricing power, strong demand and shorter lease terms, which, have historically performed well. Real estate is an ideal place to park capital in stagflation environments, except where markets are oversupplied and lose pricing power. Fortunately, the self storage sector isn’t oversupplied. Development activity in 2021 for self storage fell from activity levels in 2019, with $3.5 billion versus 2019’s $5.0 billion. REITs do not anticipate significant supply challenges this year.…

Suburban Philadelphia Mixed-Use Project Financed with $42.95 Million Loan

JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has arranged a $42.95 million loan facility for the redevelopment of Drexeline Town Center, a to-be-built, 348,185 square-foot, mixed-use, ShopRite-anchored project with multi-housing, retail and self-storage space in the Philadelphia-area community of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between affiliates of MCB Real Estate, LLC and The Hampshire Companies, to place the loan with Investors Bank, a division of Citizens Bank. Loan proceeds will enable the borrower to complete the project. Drexeline Town Center will be a cohesive, walkable, “town…

Gantry Secures $130 Million of Permanent Financing for Multi-State Self Storage Portfolio

Gantry, the largest independent commercial mortgage banking firm in the U.S., has secured $130 million of permanent financing for a six-property Trojan Storage-owned self storage portfolio totaling approximately 600,000 rentable square feet across facilities in California, Oregon and Washington. The properties include three newly completed, pre-stabilized storage facilities located in California, and three recently acquired existing facilities in California, Oregon and Washington, targeted for their value-add potential as occupancy and rents are adjusted to market rates while quality is improved to align with the standards of the Trojan Storage brand.…

Schulman Properties Lands Equity Financing for Self Storage Project

Schulman Properties has obtained $8.7 million in joint venture equity financing for Dixie Self Storage, a 1,068-unit self storage facility underway in North Miami Beach, Fla. An opportunity zone fund entered the 10-year partnership arranged by Northmarq. In July, the developer acquired the 1.37-acre site for $5.3 million, with the assistance of Lee & Associates. Dixie Storage SPE, an affiliate of Schulman Properties, broke ground on the facility last month, after landing a $17.8 million construction loan from Pacific Western Bank, public records show. Located at 15699 W. Dixie Highway, in an Opportunity Zone…

Evaluating Offers from Four Major Self Storage Buyer Groups

Over the last couple of months, top executives and self storage owners from around the country gathered in Orlando for the SSA Spring meeting and in Las Vegas at the ISS Spring tradeshow to discuss industry trends, investor sentiment and overall market conditions. The consensus is that the industry continues to be cautiously optimistic about performance in 2022 and rising interest rates are on the front of everyone’s mind.  We saw the 10-year treasury continue to rise the last couple of weeks with market volatility continuing to gain momentum.  Meanwhile,…