
March 2017
Transaction Description: George Smith Partners successfully arranged the combined $63,400,000, 83% of total cost, non-recourse, construction financing for a 312 unit, 19 story high-rise, Class-A Multifamily over retail project in the downtown area of a major Southwestern MSA. The subject property will be located near major universities, offices, restaurants, and a growing arts district. This project represents one of the highest quality, most amenitized, and dynamic rental projects in this region.
Challenge: The Sponsor requested high leverage, non-recourse, construction financing on an asset class that at the time, and in this market, was a non-starter for most capital providers. The Sponsor had limited experience in the development of this specific asset class and was seeking leverage at a level that was a challenge for a single lender to get comfortable with.
Solution: GSP was able to demonstrate the compelling economics at the project level by showing the pent-up demand for this project type in this specific market, highlighting the barriers to entry with limited available land, and the singular quality of the location with proximity to places of employment, graduate level education, and a light rail line. The capital providers who stepped up, understood the value of this location, the cost basis and the Sponsor’s ability to deliver a product that is superior to competing properties in the market. The senior lender and third party mezzanine lender did not have an existing inter-creditor agreement in place prior to this transaction, but successfully structured an agreement. The final borrowing structure involved multiple entity-level-only guarantors for the limited guaranties that were required. GSP also assisted with two separate interest rate caps provided by a third party rate cap provider and placed with two separate institutions to protect from anticipated floating rates.
- Rate: Terms are confidential
- LTC: 83%
- Term: 3 Years Plus 1 Year Extension
- Amortization: Interest Only
- Recourse: Non-Recourse