Eastern Union Arranges $10.9M in Acquisition Financing for Two Shopping Centers in Metro Cleveland

MENTOR, OHIO — Eastern Union has arranged $10.9 million in acquisition financing for two neighborhood shopping centers in the Cleveland suburb of Mentor. The properties include the 232,386-square-foot Erie Commons and the 80,480-square-foot Great Lakes Plaza. Marc Tropp of Eastern Union arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Baltimore-based America’s Realty LLC. First Bank provided the loan, which features a loan-to-value ratio of 75 percent. The overall purchase price was $14.6 million. With this acquisition, the holdings of America’s Realty in the state of Ohio amount to 18 retail centers totaling 3.4 million square feet.