Cushman & Wakefield arranges $30 million financing for Cargo Ventures
As exclusive advisor to Cargo Ventures LLC, Cushman & Wakefield of Massachusetts, Inc. has arranged a $30 million refinancing of One Harbor St., a premier mixed-use complex totaling 209,000 s/f. Located in the city's booming Seaport District, the property is 100% leased to eight tenants including First Trade Union Bank, Geotrans and is anchored by Vertex Pharmaceutical. The property is conveniently located across the street from an MBTA Silver Line Station and is only moments away from Liberty Wharf, the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, the World Trade Center, three new hotels, Logan Airport and the Financial District. The financing was provided by People's United Bank.
Jay Wagner, managing director of Cushman & Wakefield Equity, Debt and Structured Finance practice who led the transaction said, "We had significant interest in the financing driven by the tenant's long term commitments to the property, their financial strength and the attractive sponsorship ."
Boca Raton, FL C-Lounge Capital provides $18m equity investment for $40m acquisition of Fountains of Boca Raton by Interface Properties. C-Lounge Capital is a relationship-driven family office investment platform backed by more than 50 years of commercial real estate experience.
Over the past several weeks, I have completed appraisal assignments for private clients. Interestingly, after submitting these appraisals, I received several phone calls – not to question the value, content, or any incorrect information, but rather to discuss the price per s/f compared to the comparable sales used in the report.
Attention to owners of real estate in the Commonwealth (and the title companies and other professionals who advise them), the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (the “DOR”) recently adopted a new “millionaire’s tax” via 830 CMR 62B.2.4
The purpose of this article is to address problematic or confusing issues which may help assessors and appraisers to better understand how to value real estate for tax assessment purposes.
Our current, highly competitive real estate market poses specific challenges for investors who are considering taking advantage of a tax-deferred 1031 exchange. In this market, investors will have no problem selling their current property if priced properly, but they may find it difficult to find a suitable replacement property