Key Takeaways from MacKenzie Companies-Sponsored “What’s The Deal” Seminar

Owen Rouse and John Black

Those who attended the recent “What’s The Deal?” seminar on January 18th, sponsored by The MacKenzie Companies and held at L’Hirondelle Club of Ruxton, were treated to a lively and informative discussion that covered all aspects of the commercial real estate industry, including the current interest rate environment, anticipated leasing, and sales activity of all…

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Industry Roundtable: Investment Sales

MacKenzie Capital’s President John Black was featured in the following article published in NAIOP Maryland’s newsletter –  September 14, 2022 The combination of a steadily rising interest rate environment, escalating asset pricing, typical summer doldrums and renewed investor caution has pumped the brakes on the volume of investment sales transacted in recent months across all asset…

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Despite Rising Interest Rate Environment, MacKenzie Capital Sees Strong Financing Activity for Balance of 2022

“After operating with historically-low rates for a prolonged period, we are reverting to a more normalized world, and investors need to be reminded that rates remain attractive,” explains John Black, President         Although the refinancing of real estate projects has likely passed its peak, MacKenzie Capital, LLC predicts robust financing activity for the balance of…

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‘There’s so much capital’: Despite pandemic, investors continue to flood Baltimore real estate market

MacKenzie Capital’s President John Black was featured in the following article by Melody Simmons  –  Reporter, Baltimore Business Journal | Jan 18, 2022, 7:24am EST.  Investors have flooded the Greater Baltimore real estate market since the pandemic hit in March 2020 with equity-fueled acquisitions of industrial, residential, self-storage and even retail properties. And there is no end…

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MacKenzie Capital Welcomes New Analyst Jack Ward

MacKenzie Capital, LLC is pleased to announce that Jack Ward has joined their team as an Analyst. Working from the firm’s Lutherville office, Jack will partner with MacKenzie Capital President John Black and Vice President Brendan Harman to support the team’s growing portfolio of business throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast Regions. Jack will work to…

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MacKenzie Capital Refinances Portfolio of 10 Properties

MacKenzie Capital, LLC is pleased to announce they secured refinance proceeds for 10 assets with seven separate loans from two different lenders. The assets included nearly 100,000 sf of office/retail/flex space, a 54-slip marina, 32 multifamily units, and 553 self-storage units. The assets are in diverse submarkets such as southern Pennsylvania, the Eastern Shore, and…

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MacKenzie Capital Arranges Construction Loan for Mount Vernon Redevelopment

MacKenzie Capital, LLC is pleased to announce they arranged construction development financing for the redevelopment of Grand Central into City House, a 38,000 square foot Class A office and retail project located in the heart of Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood. Situated along the thriving Charles Street Corridor, the project sits at the corner of Charles…

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MacKenzie Capital Arranges Construction Interim Loan

MacKenzie Capital, LLC is pleased to announce they have secured approximately $15 million in construction/interim financing for a to-be-built 70,000 square foot medical office building. The significantly pre-leased building will be located outside the North gates of the Ocean Pines community in Ocean Pines, Maryland. MacKenzie Capital President John Black and Vice President Brendan Harman…

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MacKenzie Capital Arranges Hotel Development Financing

MacKenzie Capital, LLC is pleased to announce they provided advisory services and acted as capital consultant in the arrangement and placement of the project capitalization for the Hyatt Place Hotel to-be built in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland. The resort Hotel will include 120 waterview rooms, 5,000 square feet of meeting space, and a 44-slip marina…

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MacKenzie Capital Secures Historically Low Rate Refinancing

MacKenzie Capital, LLC is pleased to announce they have secured refinancing for two medical office buildings totaling 89,000 square feet, one located in Baltimore County and one in Harford County. The two loans totaling approximately $17 million were fixed for 10 years, both with rates under 2.30%. MacKenzie Capital President John Black and Vice President…

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