Perseus Realty Capital Arranges $100 Million Mezzanine Loan For FCC Headquarters.WASHINGTON -- Perseus Realty Capital ("PRC") is pleased to announce that it has secured $100 million in mezzanine financing Mezzanine Financing A hybrid of debt and equity financing. Mezzanine financing is typically used to finance the expansion of existing companies, and it is basically debt capital that gives the lender the rights to convert to an ownership or equity interest in the company if the for Portals II in Washington, DC on behalf of the Sponsor, The Franklin Haney Company. Located along the southwest waterfront Southwest Waterfront is a residential neighborhood in Southwest Washington, D.C.. By virtue of Southwest's being the smallest of Washington's four quadrants, Southwest Waterfront is in fact one of only two residential neighborhoods in the quadrant (the other being Bellevue, which, at 12th Street and Maryland Avenue, the property was constructed as a build-to-suit for the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. (FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. ) headquarters in 1997. The Class A Portals II is the third of five buildings to-be-built within the Portals complex, with one remaining building slated for development. The Portals complex is the largest commercial project in the history of the nation's capital and represents the last major urban renewal project to be constructed in southwest Washington, DC. At 11 stories, the 588,000 SF Portals II enjoys panoramic views of the U.S. Capitol Building, the Jefferson Memorial Jefferson Memorial: see Thomas Jefferson Memorial. and the Potomac River Potomac River River, east-central U.S. Rising in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, it is about 287 mi (462 km) long. It flows southeast through the District of Columbia into Chesapeake Bay. It is navigable by large vessels to Washington, D.C. . The Portals complex also provides an array of amenities including five restaurants, a conference facility with three meeting rooms, a modern fitness center, landscaped and terraced parks and mixed retail. The site offers immediate access to Virginia and Maryland via I-395, I-295 and the Southeast/Southwest freeway and is in close proximity to Metrorail, bus and Virginia Railway Express The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is a commuter rail service that connects the Northern Virginia area with Washington, DC. The VRE operates on two lines, the Fredericksburg line, which starts from Fredericksburg, Virginia, and the Manassas line, which starts from Broad Run service. "Through our extensive contacts with lenders and our dedicated deal team, PRC was able to utilize a unique two-tiered loan structure to maximize leverage for a quality office asset in Washington, DC, while taking full advantage of the property's credit tenancy," said Lindsay Stroud stroud n. A coarse woolen cloth or blanket. [After Stroud, an urban district of southwest-central England.] , Vice President, who led the transaction on behalf of PRC. The Franklin Haney Company, of Chattanooga, TN and Washington, DC, has a combined development portfolio of over $10 billion that includes a range of properties from $1 million to $500 million. They own approximately 15 million square feet of real estate throughout the country, with a vast majority of their properties consisting of government buildings. About Perseus Realty Capital Perseus Realty Capital is a private, boutique real estate investment bank headquartered in Washington, DC focused on providing creative solutions for clients seeking to capitalize real estate assets. Through extensive relationships with institutional lenders and equity investors, Perseus Realty Capital provides clients access to attractive sources of capital and structuring expertise. The company represents many of the country's most innovative real estate developers, investors and owners with its comprehensive approach to investment analysis. |
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