Construction Loans Los Angeles | $6,000,000 Non-Recourse Predevelopment Financing for Construction of 170-Unit Multifamily Project in Tarzana, CA

Transaction Description: George Smith Partners secured $6,000,000 in non-recourse predevelopment financing for a 170-unit ground-up multifamily project in the Tarzana community of Los Angeles, CA. The site is a collection of five contiguous lots, parceled together by the Sponsor to create an opportunity for larger scale development in the area. This financing facility allowed the Sponsor to recuperate some of the invested equity to be used towards continued advancement of the predevelopment for the Project, including but not limited to design and construction drawings, entitlement costs and permits. The Sponsor is currently building another ground-up multifamily project nearby and is an active local investor and developer, owning several retail and mixed-use assets in the area.

GSP sourced a lender who offered a fixed-rate financing facility to lessen the burden of development costs on the Project, recapturing nearly 65% of invested dollars for a bridge through the pre-development phase; it will ultimately be taken out by the construction loan when the Project breaks ground. The identified capital group was already familiar with the site, and was able to offer a flexible and low-cost structure without a prepayment penalty. The application was an expeditious process; GSP was able to facilitate a closing less than three weeks from the date the term sheet was signed. The twelve month fixed rate note was priced at 6.90%, and was sized to 64.5% of cost basis.