Developers Up Sunny Isles Beach St. Regis Debt Again With $463M Loan

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Bisnow reports that the developers behind the Sunny Isles Beach St. Regis have increased their debt load once more, securing a $463 million loan that will both refinance existing financing and fund an expansion of hospitality concepts. The move underscores how coastal luxury projects continue to attract substantial capital even as financing conditions have tightened across much of the commercial real estate sector.

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