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COCKRELL HILL, TEXAS — Dallas-based Metropolitan Capital Advisors (MCA) has arranged $8.78 million in construction financing for Plaza Del Oro, a planned 84,600-square-foot shopping center located in Cockrell Hill. The project is already 55 percent pre-leased; it will be anchored by El Rancho SuperMercado. Todd McNeill of MCA originated the loan with Wachovia Bank. He also secured $2.19 million in new market tax credit equity financing to cover the total cost of construction. The loan has a term of 7 years with a floating interest rate. The borrower was a partnership sponsored by Donald Silverman, principal of Dallas-based Margaux Development.