Rate: Fixed at 4.95%
Term: 12 months with one 6 month extension option
Amortization: Interest Only
Prepayment Penalty: None (no required minimum interest)
LTC: 100%
LTV: 73%
Stabilized DY: 7.0%
Fees: 1% in/0% out
Guaranty: Non-Recourse: None (no required minimum interest)
Transaction Description:
George Smith Partners secured $25,500,000 in proceeds for the refinance of a construction loan on a newly constructed 65-unit multifamily property located in Los Angeles. The loan represents 100% of project capitalization and is fixed at 4.95%. The Property had recently received Certificate of Occupancy, but was still completely vacant at close. The bridge loan is intended to give the Sponsor time to lease up the property to stabilization. The fixed rate is unusual for a bridge loan; most capital providers offered floating rate financing and required the purchase of a cap.
Because the Property was still vacant, the Sponsor’s proforma rents were not yet proven out by signed leases. This was a challenge because the rents are several hundred dollars higher than those of typical multifamily properties in the submarket. GSP was able to overcome this challenge by pointing out that the brand new units at the Subject Property were considerably larger than those in the comp set. This provided support for the premium rents. Another hurdle was the 90% loan-to-cost constraint imposed by most capital providers. The selected lender allowed for 100% of cost, subject to a 7.0% debt yield on the stabilized cash flow.
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