WESTERLY, R.I., July 21, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Washington Trust's Commercial Real Estate Group recently provided $11.5 million to Valley Place Office Park for the refinancing of a 126,000 square-foot office space on South County Trail in East Greenwich, RI. Valley Place Office Park includes four separate buildings primarily leased for use as medical office space.
"We were pleased to help refinance Valley Place Office Park," said Julia Anne M. Slom, Senior Vice President & Team Leader of Washington Trust's Commercial Real Estate Group. "It is a well-diversified property as indicated by its tenancy being both medical as well as traditional offices. Its strong location and versatile floor plates suit the property well for an ever changing tenant mix."
Valley Place Office Park was developed and is managed by FH French Real Estate, a property development company specializing in investment opportunities throughout southern New England.
Washington Trust's Commercial Real Estate Group provides commercial real estate mortgages for the construction, refinancing, or purchasing of investment real estate projects. Financing ranges in size from several hundred thousand dollars up to multi-million dollar projects. For more information, contact Bethany A. Lyons, Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Group, at 401-348-1538 or 800-475-2265 ext. 1538.
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