Transaction Overview
George Smith Partners secured a $8,200,000 private money bridge loan to enable the renovation and re-tenanting of an un-anchored retail shopping center in Orange County, CA. The loan included over $1,500,000 of cash out to the sponsor at closing as well as $600,000 for future tenant improvements and renovations.
Challenges:
The sponsors requested maximum cash-out proceeds that dissuaded many capital providers. Additionally, several tenants were in the process of significantly upgrading their spaces and had unfinished renovations in place. Finally, the project had unsettled legal issues with one of the major tenants.
Solution:
GSP used its experience and relationships to identify a lender who could understand the greater value of the project and was able to demonstrate both the inherent value of the property due to its extraordinary location as well as the future value of the project as completed. As a result, the lender became comfortable with the loan’s basis per square foot.
