Term Sheet: Blue Owl’s debt dive; ESRT’s handing back of office keys in Connecticut; Slate’s construction completion streak
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Blue Owl Capital shows aspirations of being an all-weather manager with the launch of a real estate finance strategy following its purchase of Prima Capital Advisors ; Office woes are further demonstrated as Empire State Realty Trust hands back the keys on First Stamford Place ahead of 2027 loan maturity; Slate Property Group continues lending streak focused on construction completion with $150 million Bronx multifamily deal; and more in today’s Term Sheet.
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They said it
“We have three years ahead of us to deploy significant debt capital”?
Timothee Rauly , global co-head of real estate at Paris-based AXA IM Alts, on the forthcoming opportunity set for non-bank lenders, in the April issue of affiliate PERE.
What’s new
Blue skies
New York-based alternative manager Blue Owl Capital this week launched a real estate financing platform via the acquisition of Scarsdale, New York-based advisory Prima Capital Advisors. The firm has hired Jesse Hom , global head of real estate credit at Singapore-based wealth fund GIC, to oversee the initiative, with the deal expected to close in the second or third quarter of this year. Blue Owl’s move into real estate finance tracks a wider trend of real estate companies shaping themselves into all-weather managers capable of deploying capital across the capital stack. Read more...
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Aareal stunts
German-based bank Aareal Bank AG this week outlined details around the reduction of its non-performing US office loans, logging a €500 million decrease in the category as it looks to contain distress across its stateside portfolio. According to a Bloomberg report, the firm made the reductions throughout the first quarter of the year after previously setting aside more capital to cover potential losses in the fourth quarter of 2023. Read more...
Loan in focus
Building up The Bronx
Scale Lending, the debt financing arm of New York-based manager Slate Property Group, this week originated a $150 million loan to fund the completion of a multifamily project in the Bronx’s Mott Haven neighborhood. The funding will be used by New York-based developer and manager Beitel Group to finish development of the 13-story, 45-unit multifamily asset at 120 East 144th Street. Read more...