Pimco Lands Extension On $1.7B Office Loan After Appraisal Wiped Away $700M In Value

May 17, 2024 / no comments

The borrower behind one of the largest distressed office loans in the country has worked out an extension with its lenders more than a year after its default sent shockwaves across the commercial real estate industry.
Columbia Property Trust, the former office REIT now owned by Pimco, secured an extension on a $1.7B loan tied to seven office buildings in four cities, pushing the maturity to July 2025 with a six-month extension, according to Morningstar.
The 5.5M SF portfolio was appraised at $2.3B when the loan was issued in December 2021, but with the extension, that value was cut to $1.6B in an appraisal conducted…

Jared Kushner’s Firm Wins Approval For $500M Hotel Project In Serbia

May 17, 2024 / no comments

The government of Serbia has approved a half-billion-dollar development plan on the site of the country’s former defense ministry led by Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners, The New York Times reports.
Affinity and Kushner’s longtime development partner in Brooklyn, Asher Abehsera, are planning a $500M luxury hotel development after landing the 99-year lease for the site at the heart of Belgrade, the nation’s capital. It was previously home to two buildings used by the Yugoslav Ministry of Defense, then bombed by NATO forces in 1999, after which it has sat fallow. 
Affinity plans to build a hotel, luxury apartments, office and retail space, but the plans have drawn contention…