1 - AIG Global Real Estate Investment Corp (edit) (deal info) 11/19/15 - Passed - While they are able to do stretch senior loans in downtown urban core locations, for a suburban location they would top out at 50-55% LTC. They also have a preference towards construction-to-permanent loans.
2 - Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (edit) (deal info) 11/5/15 - Their funds are priced between 10-12%, as such they are taking a look at the mezzanine portion.
3 - Ares Management (edit) (deal info) 11/20/15 - Passed - Location a bit too suburban for them. Unable to gain traction internally on it.
4 - Bank of america (edit) (deal info) 11/05/2015 - Unlikely due to the amount of multifamily construction loans they have outstanding in the DC region at this time. Also non-recourse would likely preclude them.
5 - Bank of China (edit) (deal info) 11/19/2015 - Passed - Currently only lending for Class-A office/multifamily in downtown locations in NY, SF, LA, Chicago, and DC.
6 - Bank of East Asia Ltd. (edit) (deal info) 12/4/15 - Passed - They are targeting downtown locations in gateway cities
7 - Bank OZK (edit) (deal info) 12/14/15 - Passed - Upon further review of their underwriting, they were unable to get comfortable with the projected rents, occupancies, absorption, and job growth in relation to the overall market, and where they would most likely be in terms pricing/proceeds, this deal would not be accretive enough for their Bank. Additionally they are not prepared to issue terms on this specific deal without a mezz group already in place that they have worked with in the past.
8 - BBVA Compass (edit) (deal info) 12/4/15 - Passed - While they are still determining the final allocation for construction in 2016, he did receive notice that their appetite for construction would be very limited in 2016, and their primary focus will be to satisfy the needs within their existing client portfolio.
9 - BlackRock Financial (edit) (deal info) 10/27/15 - Passed - Not lending on construction opportunities at present. Looking for more transitional cash flowing assets
10 - Blackstone Mortgage Trust (edit) (deal info) 11/12/15 - Met with in NY. Unfortunately this deal is a pass for them due to location as well as size of loan (they target $100 million as a minimum, and prefer $200 million +
11 - BMO Harris Bank (edit) (deal info) 12/17/15 - Passed - Unfamiliarity with the Woodbridge market, making it an uphill challenge to get internal approvals.
12 - Capital One Bank (edit) (deal info) 11/19/15 - Passed - Their two gating issues were that they are targeting urban metro-centric locations, and are reserving much of their construction capital for existing clients of the bank. Brian mentioned that while IDI is certainly a group Capital One would like to bank, unfortunately he was unable to get his credit committee over the suburban location.
13 - China Construction Bank Corporation (edit) (deal info) 10/21/15 - Passed - Only focused on gateway cities such as NYC, DC, Boston and Chicago.
14 - CIBC World Markets (edit) (deal info) 10/22/15 - Passed - CIBC is not actively pursuing construction loans at this time. They are targeting 5-10 year fixed rate CMBS and 1-5 year floating rate bridge loans with at least a 7.50% debt yield, all non-recourse. Minimum size of $5 million on CMBS loans and $25 million on balance sheet floaters with a maximum loan size of $250 million.
15 - Cigna Investment Management (edit) (deal info) 11/3/15 - Passed - Cigna no longer has a construction loan program.
16 - CIM Group (edit) (deal info) 11/17/2015 - Passed - Targeting more urban locations.
17 - CIT Commercial Real Estate (edit) (deal info) 11/24/15 - I received the following response from Chris: "Duke – We’re going to pass on this. Focusing our construction dollars on existing clients and/or closer to our core markets.." 12/1/15 - Left voicemail to follow up with Chris as they initially appeared to be a strong candidate. Our initial conversation indicated they could potentially get up to 65% LTC on a non-recourse basis, and he indicated that he liked the story behind the infrastructure being implemented down in Woodbridge.
18 - Citigroup (edit) (deal info) 11/10/15 - Passed - Not very active in construction lending at this time, except for tax credit deals.
19 - Colony Mortgage Capital, LLC (edit) (deal info) 11/5/15 - Passed - They are not doing vertical construction loans at this time
20 - Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers, Inc. (edit) (deal info) 11/3/15 - Passed - Cornerstone is still licking their wounds from the downturn regarding their construction loan portfolio, and as such no longer has a construction loan program.
21 - Credit Agricole (edit) (deal info) 10/27/15 - Passed - They do not do multifamily construction loans other than to their top existing clients. Their loan targets are $50 - $200 million within the top 50 US markets plus major Canadian markets. Their target asset classes are office, Class-A retail malls, and hotels. For non-existing top clients, they would not consider renovation / heavy value-add loan.
22 - Deutsche Bank Commercial Real Estate Group (edit) (deal info) 10/29/15 - Passed - Loan is too small. For construction they target loans > $100 million. Would go smaller on existing assets, and would offer bridge loans starting between $50-75 million.
23 - First Niagara Bank (edit) (deal info) 11/5/15 - Passed - Current allocation to DC area construction loans is only $35 million at this time, and they already have projects on the books to fill their allocation.
24 - Goldman Sachs (edit) (deal info) 10/27/15 - Passed - Not currently doing construction lending. They will do transitional loans on their balance sheet but they need to be large - $100 million +
25 - Grosvenor Americas, Inc. (edit) (deal info) 12/15/15 - Passed - Their funds top out at $20 million, and they target downtown urban locations. Their funds are only for residential multifamily (apartments and condominiums), and they structure their funds as debt, but target a 20% IRR.
26 - Guggenheim Commercial Real Estate Finance LLC (edit) (deal info) 11/6/15 - Passed - While they own a number of insurance companies, only 1 of them is looking at construction loans. That insurance company just had a bad experience on a residential condo construction loan down in Florida that has caused them to question whether they want to continue in the construction space. As such, this just isn't a fit from a timing standpoint.
27 - Helaba (edit) (deal info) 12/1/15 - Passed - While they do offer non-recourse construction loans up to 60% LTC with a minimum loan size of $50 million, this project is a bit too pioneering for their funds. Could potentially be a lender for Phase II after the surrounding area has more development activity.
28 - Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (edit) (deal info) 12/08/15 - Passed - Their primary focus is for gateway cities with a particular emphasis on New York.
29 - iStar Financial (edit) (deal info) Unlikely for the senior due to cost of capital, but could be a strong candidate for the mezzanine. Proposed meeting for next week in NYC.
30 - JP Morgan (edit) (deal info) 11/6/15 - Passed - They are focused in downtown locations, and would only venture out as far as Alexandria/Arlington. As such, from a location standpoint, this would be too far outside of DC for them to consider. They are bidding on a few projects down by the ballpark, and target loans above $40 million.
31 - Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg (edit) (deal info) 10/22/15 - Passed - They have done a lot of construction loans this year, and as such are very selective about any additional construction projects at this time. They would struggle with the location, as it is a bit outside of their target area, and particularly with a new sponsor that they don't currently have a banking relationship with. They target construction loans upwards of $50 million, and do not typically lead them. As such this deal would be too small for them if we were to bring in a lead bank with them in tow.
32 - Melody Capital Partners (edit) (deal info) 11/19/2015 - They would not be able to provide a solution for the entire loan, but would be interested in the mezzanine component. They have a minimum loan size of $25 million, so they would need to be paired with a lower leverage senior loan. Their pricing would likely be Libor +12% with a 25 bps floor. As well, they would look for the phase II land to be pledged as additional collateral for the loan. 12/17/15 - Shelved until January on the mezzanine side. They are bogged down with year end closings and do not have capacity at this time.
33 - Mesa West Capital (edit) (deal info) 11/20/15 - Passed - Not doing construction loans at this present time
34 - Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance (edit) (deal info) 3/1/16 - left vm
35 - Oxford Properties Group (edit) (deal info) 11/20/2015 - Passed - They are focused in the downtown gateway cities
36 - Pacific Life Insurance Company (edit) (deal info) 10/21/15 - Passed - "This one is a bit too far outside the box for us at this point. In DC especially, we’ve been focused on truly urban or strong metro-located sites, and I think this one is just too far outside the CBD for us to gain any traction internally. Also, the shortest term we can offer on our construction/perm financings these days is 7 years, with a strong portfolio preference of 10+. Still targeting about +/-65% LTC, and we wouldn’t allow mezz behind us. So, I think all told we’re not the best fit for this particular deal unfortunately."
37 - PNC Real Estate (edit) (deal info) 11/3/15 - Passed - Previous experience with IDI precludes them from doing this loan. Did not elaborate.
38 - Prudential Mortgage Capital (edit) (deal info) 10/21/15 - Passed - "This one is a bit too far outside the box for our construction program. Think of us for DC, Arlington (R-B corridor) and on-metro locations in Maryland"
39 - Regions Bank (edit) (deal info) 12/17/15 - Passed - Spoke with Barry Musselman today, and their market research team has red-lined DC and suburban MD and VA as "high-risk" for residential multifamily construction. As such, he is not comfortable providing indicative terms at this time.
40 - Scotia Bank (edit) (deal info) 11/5/15 - Passed - Their preference is to finance publicly traded companies.
41 - Starwood Property Trust (edit) (deal info) 12/17/15 - Passed - Their bar is set pretty high at this time for new construction deals, and he was not able to get comfortable with the market.
42 - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (edit) (deal info) 11/18/2015 - Passed - Targeting downtown locations in the major gateway cities at this time.
43 - SUNTRUST BANK (edit) (deal info) 12/1/15 - Unlikely to be a player in the currently proposed structure due to two gating issues: 1) Their team does not know the IDI Group Companies; 2) Location is a bit pioneering for them. He said that they can typically get over one of those hurdles (i.e. great sponsor in a lesser known area, or great location with a lesser known sponsor), but it is difficult for him to gain traction internally with both of those issues. They do have a relationship with Kettler, and he may reach out to their contact over there to get some additional comfort. He did mention that if we were able to bring in a joint-venture equity partner that they are familiar with, that they would be interested in digging in further. Their proceeds would likely still top out at 60-65% LTC with 20% recourse, but would be priced in the mid 200's over libor.
44 - UBS Realty Investors LLC (edit) (deal info) 11/18/15 - Passed - While it appeared at first that this might be a fit for their participating debt structure, unfortunately due to their high exposure to DC multifamily the bar has been set pretty high as to any future transactions, and they are focused primarily now on downtown assets.
45 - Union Bank (edit) (deal info) 12/1/15 - Their team has been bogged down with year end closings, and just wrapped up a few this past Monday. They are beginning to come up for air, and should be able to provide some initial feedback within the next week to 10 days. 12/09/15 - Trading voicemails.
46 - United Bank (edit) (deal info) 12/1/15 - Despite the positive meeting down at the site, Barbara is having difficulty pushing this forward internally at the proposed structure. Their primary concern relates to the size of the transaction, and the total number of units in the project all coming online at one time. While their legal lending limit is $210 million, due to the number of units in this project, they would likely not be able to be the lead bank on the transaction. Additionally, she said their non-recourse funds top out at 50% LTC.
47 - Voya Investment Management (edit) (deal info) 10/27/15 - Passed - They have limited amounts of construction money at this time. They target $40-$50 million construction loans with a minimum term of 10 years. They primarily do permanent loans between $10 - $100+ million.