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5-Day Close $6,350,000 Non-Recourse Bridge Refinance of a Multi-Tenant Retail Center in Northern California

Rate: Months 1-12 at 6.90%, Months 13-24 at 7.90%
Term: 24 Months
Amortization: Interest Only
Loan to Value: 51.5%
Prepayment: None
Guarantee: Non-Recourse
Lender Fee: 2%

Transaction Description:

George Smith Partners successfully arranged a $6,350,000 bridge refinancing for a fully occupied un-anchored, 7-tenant retail center located in downtown San Mateo, California. The Property has a total net rentable area of 13,303 SF. Tenants include a convenience store and local restaurants. The Sponsor will utilize a portion of the loan proceeds to pay off existing lenders, and the rest of the proceeds will be invested into other investments. The Sponsor’s preferred exit is to sell the Subject Property through a 1031 exchange.

Challenges:

All tenants are on short-term or month-to-month leases by the time of funding. Although lacking a strong cash flow, the Sponsor requested maximum cash out. As a result of rising interest rates, several capital providers passed on this opportunity because the Property’s cash flow becomes tighter after applying a higher underwriting rate. The underwritten value was affected by a high debt service coverage ratio as the Property is classified as “un-anchored”. In addition, capital providers challenged the Property’s low capitalization rate given it is located on a busy corner with a signal in a downtown area.

Solution:

GSP identified an asset based private money lender who offers simple and quick closing without requiring an appraisal or third party reports. GSP worked with the Lender to structure a 24-month loan, fixed at 6.90% (months 1-12) and 7.90% (months 13-24), interest only payments, no upfront TI/LC holdbacks and on-going reserves. There is no prepayment penalty.

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