J.P. Morgan Chase Provides $64M Refinancing for Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago

CHICAGO — J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. has provided a $64 million loan for the refinancing of the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in downtown Chicago. The 334-room luxury hotel occupies floors four through 18 of the Aqua Tower, an 82-story building. The hotel features a 12,000-square-foot ballroom, 28,500 square feet of meeting space, an 8,000-square-foot fitness center, swimming pools, yoga space and Filini’s restaurant.  The location at 221 North Columbus Drive is proximate to the Loop financial district, Millennium Park, North Michigan Avenue and the Chicago lakefront. Danny Kaufman, Jeff Bucaro and Nicole Aguiar of HFF arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Al Rayyan Tourism Investment Co., Magellan Development Group and Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group.