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$4,520,000 Non-Recourse Shopping Center Refinance in Birmingham, Alabama

Term: 10 Year Fixed
Rate: 10 Year Treasury + 230
Amortization: 30 Years
LTV: 70%
Guarantee: Non-Recourse

George Smith Partners secured $4,520,000 funding to refinance a 110,000 sf multi-tenant retail shopping center located in a tertiary market, Center Point, Alabama. The center did not have any credit tenants; the largest tenants were Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and a regional furniture store. GSP was able to show lenders that these tenants were appropriate for the surrounding demographics. The 2.45% fixed coupon loan is sized to 9.0% debt yield and the 10-year term is fixed with a 30-year amortization schedule thereafter.

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