Seven Hills Realty Trust closes $ 42.5 million bridge loan to refinance retail mall in West Bloomfield, MI

NEWTON, Mass .– (COMMERCIAL THREAD) –Seven Hills Realty Trust (Nasdaq: SEVN) today announced the closing of an initial $ 42.5 million variable rate bridge loan to refinance and reposition The Gateway Center, a 272,000 square foot retail mall located at 7230-7380 Orchard Lake Road in West Bloomfield, Michigan.

An initial advance of $ 37.4 million was funded at closing with future advances of approximately $ 5.1 million available for leasehold improvements and capital expenditures. The loan is structured with an initial term of two years with an option of one year extension, subject to the borrower meeting certain conditions. director of SEVN, Capital Immobilier Tremont, was introduced into the transaction by Q10 | Lutz Financial Services, who notified the sponsor, Commercial Financial Management.

Tom lorenzini, President of SEVN, made the following statement:

“We continue to build momentum on our commercial mortgage business with the recent closing of a $ 42.5 million loan to refinance a shopping center located in a densely populated suburb of Detroit and anchored by Whole Foods and Walgreens stores. Our investment pipeline remains strong and we see attractive opportunities to continue to increase the volume of loan origination and further expand our portfolio as we enter 2022. ”

Seven Hills Realty Trust (Nasdaq: SEVN) is a real estate finance company that creates and invests in senior mortgages secured by middle and bridging commercial real estate. SEVN is managed by Capital Immobilier Tremont, a subsidiary of Le Groupe RMR Inc. (Nasdaq: RMR), a leading alternative management company in the United States with more than $ 32 billion in assets under management and 35 years of institutional experience in the purchase, sale, financing and operation of commercial real estate . For more information on SEVN, please visit www.sevnreit.com.

Capital Immobilier Tremont is a direct lender that creates and invests in secured middle market loans and bridging commercial real estate. For more information on Tremont Realty Capital, please visit www.tremontcapital.com.

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