Tremont Mortgage Trust Closes $15.3 Million Bridge Loan to Refinance Prime Center at Northridge Office Park in Westminster, Colorado
Tremont Mortgage Trust (Nasdaq: TRMT) has successfully closed a $15.3 million floating-rate bridge loan to refinance the Prime Center at Northridge office park in Westminster, Colorado. The loan involves an initial advance of approximately $13.5 million, with up to $1.8 million available for future tenant improvements. This transaction aligns with TRMT's strategy to fund first mortgage loans secured by transitional commercial real estate, demonstrating their robust business execution and a strong pipeline for further capital deployment.
- Closing of a $15.3 million floating-rate bridge loan shows strong execution of TRMT's business plan.
- Initial loan advance of $13.5 million supports refinancing efforts.
- Future advances of up to $1.8 million for tenant improvements enhance property value.
- Execution of additional loans is subject to the company obtaining cost-effective equity capital.
- Risks inherent in the competitive commercial real estate lending industry may affect future plans.
Tremont Mortgage Trust (Nasdaq: TRMT) today announced the closing of a
TRMT funded an initial advance of approximately
Tom Lorenzini, President of TRMT, made the following statement:
“The closing of the Prime Center loan demonstrates our continued execution of our business plan to fund first mortgage whole loans secured by middle market and transitional commercial real estate. Prime Center is owned by an institutional borrower and is a prototypical loan for TRMT, with its stable current rent roll and likely enhanced collateral value as our borrower executes on the approved business plan. Our manager, Tremont Realty Capital, remains active in the market with a robust pipeline of potential opportunities to deploy capital in loans like Prime Center that deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns.”
Tremont Mortgage Trust (Nasdaq: TRMT) is a real estate finance company that originates and invests in first mortgage loans secured by middle market and transitional commercial real estate. TRMT is managed by an affiliate of The RMR Group Inc. (Nasdaq: RMR). Substantially all of RMR’s business is conducted by its majority owned subsidiary, The RMR Group LLC, which is an alternative asset management company with
Tremont Realty Capital, on behalf of its capital sources, Tremont Mortgage Trust (Nasdaq: TRMT) and RMR Mortgage Trust (Nasdaq: RMRM), is a direct lender that invests in loans secured by middle market and transitional commercial real estate. Tremont Realty Capital is the trade name of Tremont Realty Advisors LLC, which is an affiliate of The RMR Group (Nasdaq: RMR). For more information about Tremont Realty Capital please visit www.tremontcapital.com.
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- The references in this press release to the closing of the Prime Center loan and the continued strength and solid execution of TRMT’s business plan to fund first mortgage, whole loans secured by middle market and transitional commercial real estate, as well as future opportunities to redeploy capital, may imply that TRMT will execute on additional loans and that its business will continue to perform at its current level or improve as a result. However, TRMT’s ability to execute on additional loans is subject to its ability to obtain additional cost-effective equity capital whether through early loan repayments or otherwise, as well as various risks, including the competitive nature of the commercial real estate lending industry, and other factors, many of which are outside its control. These and other risks and factors may prevent TRMT from executing on additional loans and executing on its business plan.
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