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Bloomberg Tower Gets $400M in Financing

NEW YORK CITY-Approximately $400 million in financing has been earmarked for the office portion of Alexander's 1.4-milion-sf 731 Lexington Ave project, which is known as Bloomberg Tower, for its anchor tenant.

By Barbara Jarvie | Updated on February 19, 2004

NEW YORK CITY-Alexander’s Inc. REIT completes $400 million of mortgage financing on the office space at its 1.4-million-sf 731 Lexington Ave. mixed-use project. The loan was placed by German American Capital Corp., an affiliate of Deutsche Bank. Approximately $253 million of proceeds was used to repay the entire outstanding amount of a construction loan with Hypo Real Estate Capital Corp. According to Alexander’s executives, that loan was modified so that the remaining portion, $237 million, is expected to cover the project’s completion and that the office space is no longer considered collateral.

The site was once an Alexander’s department store. Vornado Realty Trust, which owns approximately 30% of Alexander’s, is developing the tower, which will contain 900,000 sf of office space, two floors for retail and approximately 100 condos. Original company estimates peg the cost of the project to be in excess of $650 million. In May of 2001, Bloomberg Inc. helped move things along by signing on for 700,000 sf in the under-construction project. The initial lease term is for 25 years and includes a 10-year renewal option. Newmark and Co. is leasing the remaining 186,000 sf, comprising the entire 21st through 28th floors and part of the 29th. The target date for availability is May. Last September, the Home Depot inked a deal for 83,000 sf at the site for its second Manhattan store, which is expected to open in the summer. Retailer H&M is another listed tenant.

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