NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Taconic Capital Advisors LP (“Taconic”) today announced it has provided Burnett Equities (“Burnett”), an Oklahoma City-based real estate development and advisory firm, with a $95 million senior mortgage refinancing for the Martinique New York on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton (the “Martinique”), a 531-key, award-winning member of the Historic Hotels of America.
Located prominently at the corner of 32nd Street and Broadway, on the border of Koreatown, the hotel is a Beaux-Arts style property featuring a French Renaissance design. Originally opened in 1897 by William R.H. Martin, the Martinique was New York City’s first luxury hotel and became a symbol of grand hospitality in the Gilded Age. Its prime Midtown South location is proximate to many of New York City’s most popular destinations and landmarks, including the Empire State Building, Macy’s Herald Square, Madison Square Garden and Penn Station. The hotel’s ten event spaces, which includes a ballroom and boardroom with natural light, can accommodate over 400 guests.
“It’s exciting to be a piece of this iconic hotel’s storied history and we’re grateful for Burnett’s partnership while their vision takes shape,” said Andrew Lam, a Director in Taconic Capital Advisors’ Commercial Real Estate Group. “As New York City hotel fundamentals continue their dynamic rebound, premier destinations like the Martinique are poised to benefit disproportionately.”
Mr. Lam added, “This transaction is also emblematic of the tactical shift we’ve made in the private market to direct loan origination. With the macro crosscurrents we expect to persist through 2023, our view is that demand for tailored debt solutions will further accelerate. We are well positioned to provide liquidity to capitalize on compelling opportunities.”
Burnett acquired the Martinique in November 2021 following a nearly completed, $50 million renovation plan which reimagined the hotel’s guest rooms, lobby and common spaces. Since acquisition, Burnett has commenced façade restoration and tenant improvement buildout to the Martinique’s now 100% leased retail suites. Seven new retail leases from marquee dining and retail tenants have been secured, including Noksu, Nyx Karaoke and Baekjeong Black, plus four Herald Square Hospitality concepts.
The closing allows Burnett to retire near-term maturing financing, complete exterior upgrades and pursue multiple exciting top-floor and rooftop concepts. The hotel will continue to operate under the Curio Collection by Hilton.
The refinancing of the Martinique follows the recent announcement by Taconic and HEI Hotels & Resorts of the joint acquisition of Hyatt Regency Jersey City, a full-service, 351-key hotel located adjacent to Exchange Place situated on a pier extending over the Hudson River in Jersey City, NJ. Over the past two years, Taconic has been involved in hotel transactions throughout the capital structure, spanning over 20 properties totaling more than 5,000 keys.
About Taconic Capital Advisors
Taconic Capital Advisors is a global institutional investment firm that pursues an event-driven, multi-strategy investment approach designed to generate strong, risk-adjusted returns over multiple market cycles. Taconic was founded in 1999 by former Goldman Sachs partners Frank Brosens and Ken Brody. The firm has approximately $7 billion of total assets under management with offices in New York, and London and more than 100 employees worldwide.
Taconic’s full-service commercial real estate platform invests in all asset classes and across the capital structure in both public and private markets. The strategy’s broad mandate offers flexibility to capitalize on shifting market opportunities, creating uncorrelated risk-adjusted return profiles for investors. Rooted in distressed and opportunistic investing, the team applies high-touch asset management capabilities to drive strong asset-level performance and capital market executions. Well-established relationships drive Taconic’s differentiated and diverse transaction sourcing channels which include local operating partners, investor partners and a broad network of lenders, CMBs special servicers, trading desks and brokerage houses.
Taconic’s series of closed-ended real estate funds are fully discretionary and have received over $1 billion in capital commitments. Investments to date across all Taconic funds total over $3 billion of gross asset value across roughly 175 distinct transactions.
