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DALLAS-Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Real Estate Investors LLC has obtained a $200-million, 10-year first mortgage loan from an undisclosed lender to finance its $216-million acquisition of the 60-story, 87%-leased Downtown Bank One Center office building at 1717 Main St. GlobeSt.com reported the sale Dec. 15.

In a prepared statement, Howard Michaels, chairman of New York City-based Carlton Advisory Services, says his firm placed the senior financing with "a major investment bank at an extremely competitive spread, generous interest-only period and with a tenant improvement and leasing commission facility."

Through a company representative, Michaels tells GlobeSt.com the financing was completed 30 days before the deal closed Dec. 14. Metropolitan principals Haim Revah and Jacob Abikzer had no trouble finding a lender. "There were multiple bidders for the financing," Michaels says.