ALEXANDRIA, VA—PNC Bank provided a ten-year, $35 million senior mortgage loan for 1800 Diagonal Rd. Cushman & Wakefield secured the funding for an affiliate of Carr Properties and Aetna Life Insurance Co. C&W's Gideon Gil, Mark Ehlinger and Suraj Ravi arranged the financing.

The borrowers received a number of competitive quotes for the transaction, Gil tells GlobeSt.com, from a range of lenders including CMBS, bank and life companies. The JV eventually opted for PNC because it was a relationship lender and it was able to lock the rate before closing, he says. The transaction also reiterated the ongoing appeal of transit-oriented office buildings, he adds.

1800 Diagonal Rd. is a seven-story, 149,361-square foot class-A office that is 87.5% leased to 27 tenants. It is directly the King Street Metro station.

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