Paramount Group Completes $500M Refinancing of 786,647 SF Office Building in Midtown Manhattan

NEW YORK CITY — Paramount Group Inc. has completed a $500 million refinancing of an office building located at 31 W. 52nd St. in Midtown Manhattan. The 10-year loan is interest only at a fixed rate of 3.8 percent. Eastdil Secured represented Paramount in the financing transaction. The loan was arranged with AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co., through its advisor Quadrant Real Estate Advisors LLC, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. The company realized net proceeds of $65 million after the repayment of the existing loan, swap brokerage costs and closing costs. The 786,647-square-foot property was previously encumbered by a $413.5 million loan that was scheduled to mature in December 2017 and had a weighted average interest rate of 4.23 percent.