Thursday, January 31, 2013

George Smith Partners Secures $12 Million in Financing for Cash-Out Refinance of Colorado Apartment Community



Kipling Village Apartments, Wheat Ridge, CO
LOS ANGELES, CA – Commercial real estate investment banking firm George Smith Partners has successfully arranged $12.2 million in financing for its client, Kipling Village, LLC., for the cash-out refinance of Kipling Village Apartments, a 308-unit apartment complex located in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, according to George Smith Partners’ Vice President Steve Stein and Senior Vice President Marc Schillinger.

“Kipling Village tasked us with securing the maximum cash-out refinance for its property, Kipling Village Apartments, to allow the company to take advantage of other investment opportunities in Colorado, Nevada and California markets,” explained Stein. 

Marc Schillinger

“The client’s existing lender relationships were not interested in financing properties located in tertiary markets, so our team drew upon our existing connections in order to identify a lender who would be willing to fund the refinance.”

According to Stein, the refinance for Kipling Village Apartments was a full-leverage loan request on a 40-year-old building, which resulted in increased scrutiny by potential lenders regarding the monthly reserve requirements for ongoing repairs.  In addition, many lenders required the completion of a costly list of immediate property repairs prior to financing the loan.

Stephen Stein
“This property presented a number of significant challenges in order to achieve financing," Stein said..  

"One major challenge we encountered was that the property was collecting rents for 96 percent of the community’s 308 units, while seven percent of these were non-conforming units.

 “Standard protocol for lenders when underwriting a loan is to exclude the income for non-conforming units, while still counting the expenses associated with these units against the total Net Operating Income for the property. 

"  By utilizing these standards, the property’s reportable NOI and loan proceeds were substantially lowered, making the property much less attractive to potential lenders.”
  
For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Corynne Randel/ Judith Brower
Brower, Miller & Cole
(949) 955-7940

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