Santander Bank, Washington Capital Provide $113M Debt For Chicago Office Conversion
Why this matters
Office continues to trade in two distinct markets: trophy assets in walkable submarkets that are leasing at or near record rents, and commodity Class B and C buildings where the basis is still resetting. Underwriting on the latter has moved toward replacement-cost-minus, with credit underwriting now leaning on tenant covenant and remaining lease term rather than mark-to-market expectations. Chicago capital flow has been concentrated in industrial along the I-55 and I-80 corridors and in the most select downtown trophy office submarkets. Multifamily transaction volume has moved up in the Near North and West Loop. For LP-positioned capital, the read-through is that the bifurcation is now a structural feature of the sector, not a cycle to wait out.
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Commonwealth Development Partners and Triangle Capital Group have secured $113 million to finance the conversion of an empty 25-story office building at 500 North Michigan Avenue into 384 mixed-income rental apartment…
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