
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Herman Bulls, President & CEO
+1 (202) 256-1814
herman.bulls@bullscapitalpartners.com
Bulls Capital Partners
Finances Three Apartment Complexes in Florida, Ohio, and
Louisiana
Vienna, VA May 30, 2006
-- Bulls Capital Partners, LLC, a multifamily financial
service provider and Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting &
Servicing (DUS) lender has placed loans on three garden-style
apartment complexes in Florida, Ohio, and Louisiana. In
separate transactions, Bulls Capital Partners placed $4.8
million in financing for Sky Pines Apartments in Orlando,
Florida, $2.8 million for University Woods Apartments in
Fairborn, Ohio and $2.45 million for Chateau Royale Apartments
in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Bulls Capital Partners
Expanding National Footprint
Sky Pines Apartments is a
140-unit garden-style apartment complex situated on an 8.37
acre site in Orlando. Recently acquired by Sky Pines, LLC, the
property includes 34 studio units, 96 1BR/1BA units, five
2BR/1BA units, and five 2BR/2BA units. Tony Ferry,
Vice-President of SunTrust Bank originated the loan.
University Woods is an
84-unit garden-style property located in Fairborn, a suburb of
Dayton. Owned by E & E Partners, LLC, the property was
constructed in 1986 and consists of 42 1BR/1BA units and 42
2BR/1BA units in seven three-story buildings located on five
acres. The loan was originated by David Metzger of Eastern
Union Funding.
The 109-unit Chateau Royale
Apartments, owned by Chateau Royale Apartments, LP, is located
in Alexandria, approximately 180 miles from New Orleans and
approximately half-way between Baton Rouge and Shreveport.
Gordon Slade, Vice-President of SunTrust Bank originated the
loan.
Herman Bulls, CEO of Bulls
Capital Partners said, “These loans further diversify our
portfolio geographically and provide strong momentum for the
rest of 2006. Our team continues to exceed our customers’
expectations in terms of responsiveness and quality of
service. Our success to date is the result of great partners
in Fannie Mae and Sun Trust and a very talented team at Bulls
Capital Partners”.
”Our infrastructure platform
is developing in sync with our business expansion,” said Mark
Van Kirk, Bulls Capital Partners COO and Co-Founder. “Our
strategy of providing superior client service is paying off as
demonstrated by repeat borrowers and the expansion of our
geographic footprint”.
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.