Rate: 3.15% Fixed for 5 years
Term: 30 Years
Amortization: 30 Years
LTV: 75%
DCR: 1.20
Prepayment Penalty: 3,2,1, open
Recourse
Lender Fee: Par

Transaction Description:
George Smith Partners placed $33,000,000 in permanent financing for a nine-property multifamily apartment portfolio in Los Angeles for a local owner/developer. The portfolio was split between two capital providers into nine separate uncrossed loans that closed concurrently. Sized to 75% of appraised value and a 1.20 DCR, the loans all self-liquidate over 30 years. Fixed for five years at 3.15%, rates will reset and float at 235 over LIBOR for the remaining 25 year term. A step-down prepayment is underwritten and opens without penalty after the third year.

Challenge:
With unrelated open acquisition escrows pending, our Sponsor required an aggressive portfolio capital provider who would maximize a return on equity while demonstrating the ability to close quickly and as applied for. Market interest rate volatility added concerns as loan proceeds were limited by cash flow.

Solution:
George Smith Partners sourced two unrelated portfolio lenders that underwrote for a net $5,000,000 in return of equity. Post BREXIT vote, GSP advised the Sponsor to early rate lock to mitigate market risk exposure from additional volatility. Our capital providers funded all nine transactions within Sponsor’s requested time frame at an historically low coupon. (Rates bumped up one week after locking, but prior to loans funding).

Rate: 3.85% Blended 1st & 2nd TD
Term: 1st – 10 Years; 2nd – 20 Years
Amortization: 1st – 25 Years; 2nd – 20 Years
LTC: 90%
Guaranty: Recourse

GSP arranged the acquisition loan for a 9,928 square foot office building in Whittier, California for a first time real estate owner. The acquisition allowed our Sponsor to grow her counseling firm rehabilitating injured workers returning to the work force. Prior to engaging GSP, the Borrower sought SBA financing but was declined due to credit issues. GSP identified a bank and CDC (SBA) who invested the time to fully qualify the credit concerns of the borrower prior to issuance of application. The flow of communication and supporting documents led to the approval from both bank and CDC. Sized to 90% of cost the blended Bank 1st Trust Deed and SBA 2nd Trust Deed netted a 3.85% coupon, fixed for 10 years. Amortization is also blended between 25 and 20 years respectively for this recourse loan.