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Gantry Secures Over $700M in Construction-To-Permanent Financing for a Six Building Medical Office Portfolio

Los Angeles, CA (February 11, 2020) – Gantry, the largest independent commercial mortgage banking firm in the U.S., has arranged $373,000,000 in construction and $330,000,000 in permanent financing for a six-building medical office portfolio leased by the U.S. Government. The portfolio consists of new Veterans Affairs medical clinics in Chula Vista, CA, San Diego, CA, Redding, CA, New Port Richey, FL, Tulsa, OK and an undisclosed confidential location.

Working on an exclusive basis, George H. Mitsanas, Principal, and Peter Hillakas, Senior Director, in Gantry’s Los Angeles office, arranged the financing with a correspondent pension fund. Both the construction and permanent loans will be serviced by Gantry.

According to Mr. Hillakas, “We were engaged prior to the lease award for each of these assignments and that allowed us to help assess the feasibility of each project and craft a financing structure, which resulted in our clients winning multiple lease awards from the federal government. In addition, our deep knowledge of the construction process was very valuable throughout the construction negotiation and financing process.”

According to local officials, where the projects are located, the portfolio will generate several thousands of construction and permanent jobs once the facilities are opened in 2021. “It turned out to be a wonderful opportunity to bring our skill set and experience for construction projects that will employ several thousand construction workers who are building long term medical clinics for our veterans,” says Mitsanas. “Working on this project was a team effort with a first-time sponsor for our firm. Our financing vehicles not only provide maximum flexibility, but as the loan servicer, we will be with the deals until the loans mature in 22 years.”

About Gantry
Gantry, a privately held company based in San Francisco, is a full-service commercial mortgage banking firm. Established in 1991 as Newmark Realty Capital, Gantry is staffed by 90 employees in its regional offices. Gantry is the correspondent/servicer on behalf of a roster of the leading life insurance, CMBS and Agency lenders in the nation, placing over $4 billion per year in loans. Gantry’s national servicing platform encompasses over $16 billion, representing over 2,000 loans located in 40 states. Gantry is rated as a Primary Servicer by Standard & Poor’s and is one of a select few non-banking/non-insurance-chartered companies with this designation.

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Transaction Contacts
George Mitsanas
(310) 846-5299

Peter Hillakas
(310) 846-5315

Media Contact:

For Gantry
Peter Vestal
Marketing Manager
(415) 946-6242
pvestal@gantryinc.com