Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Closing of Five Loans Totaling $368.4 Million
NEW YORK CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FBRT) (“FBRT” or the “Company”) today announced the closing of five separate, first mortgage floating-rate bridge loans totaling $368.4 million to facilitate the acquisition of twenty multifamily assets, totaling 2,899 units. Sixteen assets are in North Carolina, three assets are in South Carolina and one asset is in Oklahoma. The properties were acquired by various affiliates of GVA Real Estate Group (“GVA”).
An initial advance of $327.5 million was funded at closing with future advances of $40.9 million available for the borrower to implement renovations across the portfolio. The loans are structured with a two-year initial term and three one-year extension options, subject to the borrower meeting certain requirements.
Michael Comparato, Head of Commercial Real Estate for Benefit Street Partners L.L.C., the Company’s external manager, commented: “We continue to execute on our business plan of recycling capital out of residential ARMs inherited from the Capstead merger and into commercial real estate credits. These loans, totaling $368.4 million, represent the tenth transaction where BSP-managed vehicles have extended loans to affiliates of GVA. GVA is one of the top multifamily, value-add sponsors in the industry and we have had excellent experience with them over the years. Our loan book has increased to approximately $5.8 billion in total capital commitments, and we are making significant progress toward completing the transition into a pure-play commercial mortgage REIT.”
About Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.
Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FBRT) is a real estate investment trust that originates, acquires, and manages a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate debt secured by properties located in the United States. As of March 31, 2022, FBRT had over $7.1 billion of assets. FBRT is externally managed by Benefit Street Partners L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton. For further information, please visit www.fbrtreit.com.
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