Mesa West provides $56.8 million loan for office building acquisition

West Palm Beach, FL Mesa West Capital’s New York office has originated a $56.8 million first mortgage loan to 515 N. Flagler Dr. Owner LLC for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of Northbridge Centre, a class A office building.

The sponsor acquired the 287,000 s/f Northbridge Centre from Gaedeke Group, which has owned the building for the past 20 years.

Northbridge Centre is located at the base of the Flagler Memorial Bridge near the Palm Beach Yacht Club and retail corridor on Clematis St. Built in 1987 and renovated in 2002, the building offers views of the Intracoastal Waterway, Palm Beach and the Atlantic Ocean.

The property was 71% leased at closing.

The floating rate loan allows the operator to leverage the acquisition and includes a future funding component to be used towards leasing costs associated with stabilizing the property, according to vice president Russell Frahm, who covers the southeast for Mesa West.

“Downtown West Palm Beach is one of the most institutional and accessible office markets in the Southeast,” said Frahm. “Increased demand and a lack of new supply have resulted in a steady increase in rents and occupancy which we expect to continue over the next several years. The sponsor acquired a quality asset at a cost basis far below that of competing product, and our financing will allow ownership to implement its business plan to capitalize on the improving market.” Mesa West Capital is a privately held debt fund manager and portfolio lender with more than $3 billion in assets under management. Headquartered in Los Angeles with an office in New York City, Mesa West has been one of the leading providers of commercial real estate debt since its founding in 2004. Mesa West provides non-recourse first mortgage loans for core/core-plus, value-added or transitional properties throughout the United States. Our lending portfolio includes all major property types with loan sizes ranging from $10 million up to $250 million. Since inception, the firm has sourced and closed more than 200 transactions totaling in excess of $6 billion.