The building is adjacent to 660 Madison Ave., on which Shorenstein holds a similar mezzanine loan purchased last year. The 650 Madison Ave. building was built in 1957 as a 10-story office and retail building and redeveloped in 1987 to include a 17-story tower. It is currently 90% leased and anchored by Polo Ralph Lauren, Columbia Presbyterian, Crate & Barrel and Reservoir Capital.
Commenting on the loan transaction, Douglas Shorenstein, chairman and CEO of Shorenstein Properties says that "we continue to see selective opportunities to underwrite and originate mezzanine financing secured by quality office and mixed-use buildings in major markets and we have an appetite and the capital for more." Shorenstein originated the loan on behalf of its ninth investment fund, Shorenstein Realty Investors Nine LP, a $2-billion private commingled fund formed in the spring of 2007.
The fund's subordinated debt holdings now total $373 million and include part of a construction loan for the development of Moffett Towers, a 900,000-sf office campus now being built in Sunnyvale, CA, and mezzanine loans on the MTV Building in Santa Monica, CA, two office properties in Washington, DC, and four office buildings in New York City, including 650 Madison Ave. and its neighbor, 660 Madison Ave.
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