Gantry Arranges $28M Refi on Fully Leased Torrance MOB

Gantry secured a $28-million permanent loan to refinance the Torrance Memorial Lundquist-Lurie Cardiovascular Center located at 2841 Lomita Blvd. in Torrance. The three-story, 65,000-square-foot medical office building is 100% leased for use by physicians and technicians providing outpatient services on behalf of Torrance Memorial Medical Center, a full-service Cedars Sinai-affiliated hospital.

Principals George Mitsanas and Braden Turnbull and associate Alicia Sabanero with Gantry’s Los Angeles (El Segundo) office secured the financing on behalf of the borrower, a private real estate company. The 10-year permanent loan was placed with one of Gantry’s correspondent insurance company lenders at an attractive fixed rate featuring 30-year amortization and pre-payment flexibility after year seven.

Mitsanas said, “While many office property types, from suburban low rise to CBD towers, are struggling with post-COVID market shifts to workstyle and the higher cost of debt, properties supporting specialized medical service providers remain a vital component to our health care system. These properties continue to demonstrate strong leasing and need-driven occupancy. Our sponsor client has a long-term lease in place with a subsidiary of one of the top hospital operators in the nation, which allowed us to shop this loan with several of Gantry’s insurance correspondents, ultimately resulting in a loan that maximized both leverage and proceeds for a superior asset.”