$33,000,000 Nine-Building/Nine-Loan Multifamily Apartment Portfolio Cash-Out Refinance

Transaction Description:

George Smith Partners arranged $3,669,250 in fixed-rate financing to refinance a single-tenant NNN Rite-Aid located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. GSP sourced a lender that would provide 10-year, fixed-rate debt with no prepayment penalty in order to give the sponsor maximum flexibility. The financing is fixed at 4.98% amortizing over a 30-year period. Rite Aid signed a 26-year lease that expires at the end of the loan term. The tenant’s lease includes four 5-year options at fixed rents.

Transaction Description:

George Smith Partners secured a $14,430,000 permanent loan for an 85-unit, 208-bed, student housing property near the University of Memphis. The Sponsor was able to lock rate at application and secured the 5.41% fixed rate for seven years. In a rising rate environment, the ability to lock rate at application gave the Sponsor confidence in the terms of the loan and provided a clear path to closing. Prior to the refinance, the Property was encumbered by the construction loan having been recently completed in 2021. The Property was extremely successful in its first year of operations, having leased up to over 90% occupancy. During GSP’s marketing process, the property was significantly pre-leased for the upcoming school year providing lenders with the assurance of forward cash flows and clarity in their underwriting process. GSP contacted a variety of lenders including life insurance companies, CMBS lenders, and banks to provide the client with a wide variety of avenues to capture the most competitive lending terms in the current economic environment.

Transaction Description:

George Smith Partners arranged $3,800,000 in permanent financing for the refinance of a stabilized 39-unit multifamily property in Los Angeles, California. The Sponsor locked rate in early summer of 2022 during a time of rapidly increasing interest rates. Due to some unforeseen events, the transaction got delayed multiple times. GSP was able to get the rate lock extended multiple times due to our relationship with the Capital Provider. The rate lock was extended without a single increase to the rate or any additional fees. The loan includes a flexible prepayment penalty structure that allows the Sponsor plenty of options during the next 5 years as well as over $1,500,000 in cash-out proceeds.

Transaction Description:

George Smith Partners arranged $3,830,000 in permanent financing on a newly stabilized 11-unit multifamily property located in Austin, TX. The loan is fixed at a rate of 6.00% for 10 years and a 3-3-3-2-1 prepayment structure. Although some lenders were hesitant to provide competitive permanent financing terms on a former condo multifamily property with less than a year of operating history, GSP was able to source competitive financing ahead of the rising interest rate environment with flexible prepayment. Thanks to our long-standing relationship with this repeat lending relationship, GSP was able to meet the Sponsor’s deadline and close this transaction within 43 days from signing the term sheet.

Transaction Description:

George Smith Partners secured permanent financing for an eight-unit multifamily property located in Houston, Texas. The loan is fixed at a rate of 4.00% and locked in for 7 years. The deal went into application during the Fed run-up in rates and the rate was never locked. However, due to GSP’s relationship with the Lender, we were able to hold the rate and term down substantially. The financing does not require any deposit relationship with the bank and did not require any funds to be held back for reserves. The Lender’s processing/application fee was $2,000 all in.

Transaction Description:

George Smith Partners successfully closed a loan at 60% loan-to-value for an 84% occupied, newly built, and stabilized retail center in Bakersfield, CA. GSP located a lender that was able to lock the rate of 4.125% at application to avoid the rate volatility in the market. Many lenders were not comfortable quoting the deal because of the lack of operating history. GSP was able to locate a lender that was comfortable with the lack of history, with a 6-month debt service reserve held back at closing, to ensure that the tenants continue to pay rent. The reserve is released after 6 months of full rent collection.