$11,355,000 Acquisition Loan for Single Tenant Office in Prime Downtown Location

George Smith Partners arranged the acquisition financing for a single tenant office located in the downtown area of a top Southern California market. The tenant is a private technology company that has 2 years remaining on their lease term. Due to the short lease term, GSP structured in reserves for tenant improvements, leasing commissions, and interest payments in the event that the tenant decides to vacate. If the tenant signs a new lease, the reserves that were held back will be released to the Sponsor. The lender was able to get comfortable with funding the reserves since the tenant is currently paying below-market rents and the property should see an increase in value with higher implemented rents at lease expiration. The financing has a 3-year term and carries a 5-year extension option that can be executed once the tenancy has been finalized and certain financial metrics have been realized. The recourse loan has an initial funding of $8,990,000 and is sized to 70% of total cost, floating at a rate of 2.75% over the one month LIBOR.  The additional future funding for re-tenanting the building is not charged interest until drawn.