
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Herman Bulls, President & CEO
+1 (202) 256-1814
herman.bulls@bullscapitalpartners.com
Bulls Capital Partners
Arranges an $11.8 Million Refinance of a 232-Unit Apartment
Property in Colorado
Vienna, VA November 2,
2006 -- Bulls Capital Partners LLC, a multi-family
financial services provider and Fannie Mae Delegated
Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) lender, today announced it
has provided financing to Donatelli and Klein, Inc., in the
amount of $11.8 million for the refinance of Kimberly Woods
Apartments in Englewood, Colorado.
Kimberly Woods is a 232-unit
garden-style apartment property consisting of 20 buildings on
a 9.04 -acre parcel located in Englewood, Colorado, a suburb
of Denver. Common amenities include a combination leasing
office/clubhouse with an exercise/fitness room, laundry,
lounge with big screen TV and pool table, an additional
laundry room, a community swimming pool, heated spa and BBQ
area. Unit features include a standard appliance package and
either a balcony or private patio with exterior storage. All
second-floor units feature vaulted ceilings and skylights
while some units include ceiling fans and/or fireplaces.
The loan was directly
originated by Andrew Ellis, Vice President of Originations and
Correspondent Development at Bulls Capital Partners, LLC.
“We are very pleased to
expand our portfolio further west while establishing a
relationship with one of the most successful real estate
companies in the United States,” said Herman Bulls, President
and CEO of Bulls Capital Partners. “Donatelli and Klein, Inc.
is an experienced owner, and we are privileged to have had
this opportunity to work with them. This transaction
demonstrates the strong existing relationships and experience
of Andrew Ellis and our loan origination team.”
“This was our first
transaction with Donatelli and Klein, Inc., and they are
impressive real estate operators,” said Mark Van Kirk,
co-founder and COO of Bulls Capital Partners. “We are looking
forward to the next opportunity to provide financing for their
portfolio.”
“This refinancing will allow
us to accomplish important upgrades and improvements to a
property that we have owned since the early 1970s. It was
great working with Andrew Ellis and his colleagues from Bulls
Capital Partners,” said Chris Donatelli, President of
Donatelli and Klein, Inc.
About Bulls Capital
Partners, LLC
Bulls Capital Partners, LLC is a Fannie Mae approved
Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS™) lender that offers
a full array of financing solutions to owners of multifamily
property. Bulls Capital Partners’ key capabilities under the
DUS program include small loan solutions, affordable housing
solutions, student housing, market-rate multifamily mortgages,
and credit facilities, among other offerings.
Bulls Capital Partners is a
joint venture of
SunTrust
Bank, one of the nation’s largest commercial banking
organizations, and Bulls Multifamily, LLC, a
minority-controlled firm headed by President & CEO Herman
Bulls. Mr. Bulls previously ran a successful DUS lending
operation, and currently leads the securitization of tens of
thousands of military housing units as President of Public
Institutions at
Jones Lang LaSalle, a leading global real estate services
firm. Co-Founding Bulls Capital Partners, LLC with Mr. Bulls
is Mark Van Kirk, Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Van Kirk
previously served as Director of Counterparty Risk at Fannie
Mae.
DUS is a trademark of Fannie
Mae.
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