Three-building portfolio is fully leased to Nestle USA, Inc. and spans Illinois, Georgia and Texas
Tampa, FL – February 9, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — CBRE Capital Markets has arranged a $61 million loan refinance on a three-building portfolio fully leased to Nestle USA, Inc. Based in Tampa, CBRE Senior Vice President Michael Strober was joined by partners, Amanda Valenti and Donald Jennewein in representing the borrower, H&R REIT. CBRE secured financing with a 10-year term, 10-year amortization and a 4.5% interest rate through ING Investment Management. Financing closed February 1, 2012.
The portfolio comprises more than 2 million square feet of office/industrial space. The largest of the three buildings is an 860,939-square-foot industrial office/warehouse facility located at 800 Nestle Court in Dekalb, Illinois. The second largest is a 782,565-square-foot cross dock distribution warehouse at 1 Nestle Court in McDonough, Georgia and the third facility is a 524,252-square-foot industrial building located at 13600 Independence Parkway in Fort Worth, Texas. All three facilities are considered Class A and are 100% leased to Nestle USA, Inc.
H&R REIT is a Toronto Stock Exchange listed, open-ended Real Estate Investment Trust.
This transaction marks $311 million in loan originations for the CBRE Capital Markets team in Tampa as of first quarter 2012. Last week, CBRE announced a $250 million loan financing transaction on behalf of H&R REIT for their acquisition of Hess Tower in Texas. Strober was joined by CBRE Capital Markets professionals in Dallas and Houston to arrange the financing for Hess Tower.
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