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NGKF Capital Markets arranged a $15.85 million acquisition loan to facilitate the purchase of the leased fee interest in 134 Meeting Street on behalf of CMB Property Company (CMB). The property is a five-story, 70,407-square-foot Class A office building located in Charleston, S.C., at the corner of Meeting and Queen Streets. Situated in the heart of Charleston, it is currently 97.3 percent occupied and is anchored by K&L Gates and Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd. The seven-year loan was provided by RGA Reinsurance Company.
“134 Meeting Street drew significant interest from life insurance companies, banks and CMBS lenders,” said Joe Donato, a vice chairman with NGKF Capital Markets. “Given CMB’s experience in the Charleston market, as well as its particular experience with law firms, we were able to secure a seven-year, fixed-rate loan at a rate in the mid-three percent range that also provided for a future earn out. This is the third loan we have closed in the Charleston market in the past 18 months, and with each financing there seems to be greater demand from the capital markets.”
CMB has been actively acquiring quality properties in the greater Charleston region. In addition to 134 Meeting Street, CMB’s recent Charleston acquisitions include 400 Meeting Street, a 160-unit student housing project, and 25 Calhoun Street, a 65,000-square-foot, Class A, LEED-certified office building.
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