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Posted: January 8, 2016
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler arranges a $35.5 million refinancing for Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel
Portsmouth, NH Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) has arranged a $35.5 million refinancing for the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel, a 180-room, full-service hotel. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Lodgesys, to secure the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Bank of America. Loan proceeds were used to refinance existing debt on the property. The securitized loan will also be serviced by HFF.
Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel, 250 Market Street - Portsmouth, NHThe Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel is located at 250 Market St. in downtown. This location places the hotel within walking distance of numerous dining, shopping and entertainment options including Merchants Row, Restaurant Row, Strawberry Banke Museum and Prescott Park.
The hotel also has convenient vehicular access to Rte. 1 and I-95 and is less than 10 minutes from the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease.
Amenities at the six-story hotel include a two-level underground parking garage, 13,500 s/f of meeting space, a fitness center, indoor pool, sauna, Link@Sheraton internet café and Two-Fifty Market, the hotel’s restaurant and lounge. A club level offers guests complimentary breakfast and evening hor d’oeuvres.
The HFF debt placement team representing the borrower was led by managing director Anthony Cutone.
HFF and HFFS (HFF Securities L.P.) are owned by HFF, Inc. HFF operates out of 22 offices nationwide and is a leading provider of commercial real estate and capital markets services to the U.S. commercial real estate industry. HFF together with its affiliate HFFS offer clients a fully integrated national capital markets platform including debt placement, investment sales, equity placement, advisory services, loan sales and commercial loan servicing.
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