Optimizing Investment and Capitalization Strategies

Real Estate Finance, Acquisitions, and Investment

Chain Bridge Realty and its principals have been leaders in the commercial real estate industry in the greater Washington and Mid-Atlantic region for over 35 years.

Investment Analysis and Debt and Equity Advice for Your Apartment and Other Commercial Real Estate Transactions

Investment

Investments in apartments and other opportunistic and value-add opportunities, with an objective to maximize cash on cash annual returns, IRR’s, and equity multiples, while minimizing risk of loss.

Debt and Equity

Advisory services for equity and debt financing needs for apartments and other commercial real estate opportunities. We source and negotiate with hundreds of institutional and other sources of equity and debt to increase returns and diversification.

Lender and Partner Work-Outs

Capital solutions and other advisory services for lender and partner “work-out” situations due to market or situation-specific pressures. In today’s market most lenders are willing to work with owners and sponsors, and Chain Bridge Realty helps you find the “win-win” solution.

Representative Transactions

Apartment Construction Debt & Equity

1331 Maryland Avenue, SW

350-unit trophy apartment project in the Portals complex near the SW waterfront. Construction debt and equity and permanent debt refinance three years later.

200 Stovall, 2501 M Street, and 4900 Seminary

Construction financing for 3 office-to-resi conversion projects comprising over 800 units.

7900 Wisconsin

Equity construction financing for trophy mixed-use apartment/retail project in Bethesda, MD.

Central Place Apartments

377-unit trophy apartment project in Arlington, VA, construction debt and equity with debt refinance several years later.

Centro, Pike 3400, and Westmont

Construction financing of nearly 1 million sq. ft. of mixed-use apartment projects along Columbia Pike corridor.

Gallery 64

Debt and equity financing for 489-unit apartment and mixed-use project in SW Washington, DC.

The Hepburn

250-unit trophy apartment project in Dupont Circle. Construction debt and equity and debt refinance 3 years later.

The Iris

1133 North Capitol Street (DCHA HQ Redevelopment): Debt and equity for 430-unit market rate and affordable unit apartment project.

The Langston, The Cantata, The Lurgan, Lydian, Lyric, 300K

Construction financing and recapitalization of over 2,000 units located in Washington, DC’s premier submarkets.

660 N Capitol

Spec construction equity and debt financing of Class A Washington, DC office building.

Columbia Place

Dual-branded hotel (504 keys) and apartment (over 214 units) construction debt.

National Cancer Institute

Debt and equity raise for construction of 330,000-sq.-ft. specialty lab and manufacturing project.

National Science Foundation HQ

Debt and equity for 705,000-sq.-ft. headquarters office building construction in Alexandria.

Storey Park

Construction debt for mixed-use project in Washington, DC including 500 apartments, 235 hotel keys, and 40,000 sq. ft. of retail.

The Borro

Construction debt, pref equity, and mezzanine debt for Virginia’s largest mixed-use development in recent years: 1,762,000 sq. ft. of office, condo, apartment, and retail space in Tysons Corner.

The Gateway Grand

Debt and equity for 16-story, 488,000-sq.-ft. condominium project in Ocean City, MD.

The Lauren

Construction debt and equity financing of trophy Bethesda, MD residential condominium project.

Charleston Place

Freddie Mac acquisition debt and pref equity for the acquisition of 858-unit Maryland apartment property.

Hebron

Freddie Mac debt for purchase of 1,400-unit property near Dallas, TX.

Huntington King Farm

Freddie Mac acquisition debt for 402-unit property purchase in Rockville, MD.

Lantern, etc. Multistate Portfolio

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and pref equity financing for the acquisition of an apartment portfolio comprising over 5,000 units in New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.

Midtown at Camp Springs

Acquisition Freddie Mac debt and pref equity for 291-unit Maryland apartment property.

Southern Towers

Freddie Mac acquisition debt for 2,346-unit apartment project in Alexandria, VA.

Village at Leesburg

Acquisition financing of over 400,000-sq.-ft. grocer-anchored shopping center.

414 Light Street

Bridge and subsequent permanent debt for Baltimore’s highest rent trophy apartment building of over 400 units.

77 H Street

Equity recapitalization for 303-unit Washington, DC project just before completion, and subsequent refinancing of debt several years later.

Altaire

Equity and debt recapitalization for 453-unit Class A stabilized apartment property in Arlington, VA.

DARO Portfolio

$250 million bridge loan recapitalization of 11-property portfolio near Dupont Circle and Connecticut Avenue in Washington, DC.

Highland Park

Multiple equity and debt recapitalizations for two-phased, 370-unit apartment project at Columbia Heights Metro in Washington, DC.

LCOR Multistate Equity and Debt Recapitalization

Equity and debt recapitalization for over 2,700 units across 7 apartment communities in Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia.

National Place

Refinancing of downtown Washington, DC office building with credit tenancy.

One Freedom Plaza

Permanent refinancing of Pennsylvania Avenue trophy office building of over 250,000 sq. ft.

Portals 3 Office Building

Debt and equity recapitalization for 500,000-sq.-ft. downtown office building.

Riverpoint Apartments

$280 million bridge loan recapitalization for 480-unit apartment project in SE Washington, DC.