208 S. LaSalle St. Gets $47M Refinance

208 South LaSalle Street

CHICAGO—Sonnenblick-Eichner Co. has arranged a $47.5 million first mortgage loan to refinance the maturing debt on the office and retail component of the iconic 208 South LaSalle Street. Chicago real estate veteran Michael W. Reschke transformed the 1.1 million square foot structure into a modern, mixed-use building with a 610-room luxury hotel, and this latest refinance makes it clear that such assets have become quite attractive to capital sources.

Reschke, the founder and chairman of The Prime Group, Inc., converted the lower 12 floors of office space into a JW Marriott hotel, and repositioned the rest of its office space. The new loan is secured by the next five floors of office space totaling 207,953 square feet and 11,379 square feet of street level retail space, which is collectively 94% leased. The hotel component, as well as the top four office floors, were not part of the collateral.