Sunday, May 21, 2023

JLL Capital Markets arranges $76 million financing for St. Regis, the first five-star hotel built in Chicago in over a decade

The 101-story mixed-use St. Regis skyscraper
is
 
Chicago’s third tallest building and
the 10th tallest building in the country.
 

 CHICAGO, IL –  JLL Capital Markets announced that it arranged $76 million in acquisition financing for the St. Regis, a five-star, 192-key, luxury hotel in Chicago. 

 

JLL represented the borrowers, Gencom, GD Holdings and Magellan, to arrange the loan through the lender, Värde Partners.

Located in the heart of downtown Chicago at 401 E Wacker Drive, the 101-story mixed-use skyscraper is Chicago’s third tallest building and the tenth tallest building in the country.

Eric Tupler

Lauded as the most significant addition to the Chicago skyline in a generation, the project redefines luxury hospitality offerings in Chicago, coupling an extremely high standard of product and finishes with exquisite design and a unique location.

The St. Regis consists of 192 oversized guest rooms, including 33 suites on six floors and 80 floors of residential condominium space, all with views of the Chicago River, Lake Michigan, Navy Pier and Millennium Park. Building amenities include five food and beverage outlets, meeting and ballroom spaces and a spa with an indoor pool, outdoor sundeck and fitness center.

Positioned at the doorstep of the city’s top leisure and corporate demand generators, The St. Regis is just a short walk away from some of Chicago’s most revered landmarks including Millennium Park, Navy Pier, the Magnificent Mile, Maggie Daley Park and more.

Jeff Bucaro 

Transportation access via Lake Shore Drive, Chicago Transit Authority bus and train routes offers guests unmatched connectivity around the city.

The hotel has excellent proximity to two international gateway airports, O’Hare International and Midway Airport, both being less than 20 miles away.

Chicago’s Central Business District continues to illustrate positives signs of recovery after quarterly new absorption levels reaches its highest level since the first quarter of 2020.

Chicago boasts a thriving tourism industry, being one of the most visited cities in the U.S. with 60.8 million visitors in 2019. The city continues to have an impressible rebound in leisure demand and progresses towards full recovery.

The JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory team was led by Senior Managing Director Eric Tupler, Executive Vice President Jeff Bucaro and Analysts Mark DesLauriers and Jake Martin.

Mark DesLauriers

“The St. Regis is the first 5-star hotel property built in Chicago in over a decade. 

 Given the strong recovery of the Chicago luxury hotel market combined with the exceptional room quality, sizes, and amenities, we had several lenders vying for the financing” said Bucaro.

JLL Capital Markets is a full-service global provider of capital solutions for real estate investors and occupiers.

 The firm's in-depth local market and global investor knowledge delivers the best-in-class solutions for clients — whether investment sales and advisory, debt advisory, equity advisory or a recapitalization.

Jake Martin
The firm has more than 3,000 Capital Markets specialists worldwide with offices in nearly 50 countries.

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About Gencom


Gencom is a U.S.-based investment firm that owns, operates and develops prized real estate around the world, with an emphasis on luxury hotels, resorts and branded residential properties; and which is also an active owner and investor in hospitality operating platforms. 


 

Contact: 

 

Alli Semans,

Public Relations, Associate

Phone: +1 330 329 6750

Email: Alli.Semans@jll.com

jll.com

 www.magellandevelopment.com.


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