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Citadel Center Lands Downtown Chicago’s Largest Refi of 2020

A venture of Angelo, Gordon & Co. and Hines Interests last month took out a $320-million mortgage on Citadel Center at 131 S. Dearborn St. from BayernLB, Crain’s Chicago Business reported. It’s the largest new mortgage this year tied to an existing downtown office property, Crain’s Reported, citing Real Capital Analytics.

The new debt also includes a mezzanine loan from Brookfield Asset Management valued at around $128 million, according to sources familiar with the debt. Angelo Gordon and Hines also committed $50 million in new equity to the property, a source confirmed.

However, the new loan, which replaces $472 million in debt, represents a smaller payday than the owners of the 1.5 million-square-foot office property had hoped for 18 months ago. At that time, they put the 37-story property on the market with a pricing target of up to $750 million.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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