DUBLIN, CA-Tishman Speyer has recapitalized its Dublin Corporate Center office campus by buying back all of the property’s debt at a discount and committing new capital that will be used to fund future capital expenditures and leasing costs. Although Tishman Speyer wouldn’t comment further than what was in the release, an industry source not involved in the deal tells GlobeSt.com that the face amount of the debt was approximately $105 million and that Tishman Speyer paid $55 million for it.

“This substantial commitment of new capital illustrates our overall positive view of the Tri-Valley submarket east of San Francisco,” says Tishman Speyer co-CEOs Jerry Speyer and Rob Speyer. “More specifically, it signifies our desire to continue ownership of one of the area’s finest properties situated at one of the best locations. We look forward to continue providing our tenants with superior office accommodations at Dublin Corporate Center.”

Dublin Corporate Center is an 18.6-acre class-A office campus consisting of three four-story office buildings totaling 440,278 square feet. It is located along the 580 corridor in the Dublin submarket, which is part of the greater Tri-Valley market and is one of the fastest growing submarkets in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Tri-Valley’s attractive demographics, excellent amenities, and extensive public and private transportation infrastructure have made it one of the most desirable markets in the Bay Area for large, credit-worthy corporate tenants.

The announcement follows several other debt transactions completed by the firm, including recent large portfolio debt restructurings in Chicago and Washington, DC, and the restructuring of property debt for a downtown Seattle office tower.

As GlobeSt.com previously reported, in Seattle, the company reached an agreement to restructure the $175-million debt secured by Second & Seneca, a downtown Seattle office building. Under the restructuring agreement, the ownership will invest fresh capital, which is expected to put the property on a firm financial footing into 2017 when the current debt matures. As GlobeSt.com also previously reported, the firm invested $700 million to retire $600 million of partnership debt and provide working capital for a 28-asset portfolio in the Washington, DC area. The company also recently restructured a $1.4-billion loan for five downtown Chicago office towers, as GlobeSt.com also previously reported.

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