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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Berkadia has arranged $425 million loan for Fairmont Austin, a 1,048-room hotel located near the Austin Convention Center in the city’s downtown area. Bank of America Merrill Lynch provided the two-year adjustable rate loan, which will be used to refinance existing construction debt, on behalf of the borrower, Manchester Financial Group. Andy Coleman of Berkadia handled the debt placement. The 37-story hotel, which opened last year, includes nearly 140,000 square feet of meeting and event space.