$1,527,000 Cash-Out Refinance Bridge Loan for a Multi-Tenant Retail Property in a Tertiary Market

Transaction Description: George Smith Partners arranged a $1,527,000 cash-out refinance bridge loan on a 35% occupied, shadow-anchored, multi-tenant retail property in Castaic, California. The Sponsor recently purchased the property for $2,000,000 all-cash at a trustee auction and sought a bridge loan to provide funds to stabilize the property as well as cash-out. Sized to 71% of as-is value and 65% of as-stabilized value, the two year bridge loan is interest only and floating at Prime + 1 with no prepayment penalty. Interest is not charged on the holdback until funds are drawn. The subject property is located in a tertiary market without an anchor tenant and very low occupancy which prevented many lenders from entertaining a cash out request. GSP identified a lender that understood the sponsor was experienced enough to reposition the asset. A $527,000 “good news” budget was allocated for tenant improvements and leasing commissions to complete the reposition upon successful signing of new leases. GSP underscored that the property was shadow anchored by a Walgreens and highlighted that the sponsor would still have significant equity in the property remaining even after the cash out at initial funding. This ultimately allowed the lender to get comfortable with significant cash out and even fund an interest reserve during the life of the loan