Our Business/What We're Doing
We approach every assignment with the objective of maximizing the value of your real estate investment, whether your goal is immediate liquidation or managing the asset until the top of the next cycle. Catalyst Real Estate can provide complete, beginning-to-end services or augment your existing staff to accomplish the desired objectives.
Here are some examples of work performed:
- Site selection for ambulatory/out-patient care facility; evaluated multiple sub-markets, development costs and zoning issues.
- On behalf of borrower entities, restructuring of over thirty loans aggregating in excess of $1 billion in borrowings with many lenders; loans successfully extended on favorable terms.
- Structured recapitalization of large co-mingled, closed end fund to meet current and future cash needs, negotiated investment of new equity and complex collateral provisions.
- Corporate real estate consulting to a large non-profit medical center; providing investment-based guidance on leasing and development decisions.
- Portfolio analysis for a large private investor in co-mingled fund investments and numerous wholly owned and joint venture properties; developing long term portfolio strategy and investment alternatives.
- Advised on multi-parcel acquisition of Center City Philadelphia site for development of 2 MSF office campus.
- On behalf of lender, evaluated five separate non-performing multi-family loans in L.A., determining that the best outcome was to recapture the properties from an undercapitalized, non-performing borrower. A new operating partner was identified who was able to infuse fresh equity into the transaction, and a joint venture structured with re-cast debt (A note and equity participation) from the lender. Occupancy went from 72% to 94% in 60 days under new management.
- Representation of B note lender in multi-property borrower bankruptcy and SEC action.
- Evaluation of non-performing hotel loan, negotiations to purchase A note by B note holder.
- Redevelopment of building into multi-family use; negotiated acquisition, managed due diligence, project financing, construction and leasing.
- Advising non-profit institution on all aspects of site acquisition for future expansion.
“We help our clients preserve and protect
the value
and
liquidity
of their underperforming real
estate
loans,
equity investments and corporate real estate.”
