UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
January 2, 2013 (December 26, 2012)
American Realty Capital New York Recovery
REIT, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)
| Maryland |
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000-54689 |
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27-1065431 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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405 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022 |
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(Address, including zip code, of Principal
Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including
area code: (212) 415-6500 |
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Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
256 West 38th Street
On December 26, 2012, American Realty Capital New York Recovery
REIT, Inc. (the “Company”), through a wholly owned subsidiary of its operating partnership, closed the acquisition
of the fee simple interest in an institutional-quality office building located at 256 West 38th Street in Midtown Manhattan.
The seller of the property was EEGO West 38 Fee, LLC. The seller does not have a material relationship with the Company and the
acquisition is not an affiliated transaction.
The contract purchase price of the property was $48.6 million,
exclusive of closing costs. The Company funded the purchase price with: (i) proceeds from its ongoing initial public offering in
the amount of $21.7 million, (ii) a $24.5 million mortgage loan, and (iii) a $2.4 million mezzanine loan, as described in more
detail below in Item 2.03 – Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement
of a Registrant. The Company may seek to obtain further financing on the property post-closing. However, there is no guarantee
that it will be able to obtain financing on terms it believes are favorable, if at all.
The property contains 118,815 rentable square feet and is 87%
leased to 16 tenants. Approximately 35% of the property is occupied by two tenants: Cache, Inc.; and United Auto Workers.
The following table provides information relating to lease
commencement and termination dates, rentable square feet, rental escalations, renewal options and annualized cash rental
income for the two major tenants:
| Tenant | |
Lease
Commencement
Date | |
Lease
Termination
Date | |
Rentable
Square
Feet | | |
Annualized
Cash
Rental
Income
(in
thousands) | | |
Rental
Escalations | |
Renewal
Options |
| Cache, Inc. | |
July 2012 | |
February 2023 | |
| 28,800 | | |
| $773(1) | | |
2.5% annual increase | |
None |
| United Auto Workers | |
May 2008 and November 2008 | |
March 2018 and April 2018 | |
| 12,571 | | |
| $458 | | |
11% in 2013; 3% annually thereafter | |
None |
| (1) | Includes $0.3 million of rent abatement during the first lease year. |
229 West 36th Street
On December 27, 2012, the Company, through a wholly owned subsidiary
of its operating partnership, closed the acquisition of the fee simple interest in an institutional-quality office building located
at 229 West 36th Street in Midtown Manhattan. The seller of the property was 229 W. 36th Street Partnership
LP. The seller does not have a material relationship with the Company and the acquisition is not an affiliated transaction.
The contract purchase price of the property was $64.9 million,
exclusive of closing costs. The Company funded the purchase price with: (i) proceeds from its ongoing initial public offering in
the amount of $19.9 million, (ii) a $35.0 million mortgage loan, and (iii) a $10.0 million mezzanine loan, as described in more
detail below in Item 2.03 – Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement
of a Registrant. The Company may seek to obtain further financing on the property post-closing. However, there is no guarantee
that it will be able to obtain financing on terms it believes are favorable, if at all.
The property contains 148,894 rentable square feet and is 100%
leased to seven tenants. Approximately 70.1% of the property is occupied by three tenants: American Language Communication Center,
Inc.; Early Bird Delivery Systems, LLC; and Spectaguard Acquisitions, LLC.
The following table provides information relating to lease
commencement and termination dates, rentable square feet, rental escalations, renewal options and annualized cash rental
income for the three major tenants:
| Tenant | |
Lease
Commencement
Date | |
Lease
Termination
Date | |
Rentable
Square
Feet | | |
Annualized
Cash
Rental
Income
(in
thousands) | | |
Rental
Escalations | |
Renewal
Options |
| American Language Communication Center, Inc. | |
February 2008 | |
July 2028 | |
| 64,283 | | |
| $2,378 | | |
Varies | |
None |
| Early Bird Delivery Systems, LLC | |
February 2002 | |
March 2023 | |
| 20,132 | | |
| $748 | | |
Varies | |
None |
| SpectaGuard Acquisition, LLC | |
November 2011 | |
July 2022 | |
| 19,920 | | |
| $618 | | |
20.0% increase in Year 6; 2.5% annual increase in other years | |
One Five-Year Option |
350 Bleecker Street
On December 31, 2012, the Company, through a wholly owned subsidiary
of its operating partnership, closed the acquisition of a master lease for a commercial portion of a cooperative located at 350
Bleecker Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan. The seller of the master lease was Bleecker Charles Company.
The seller does not have a material relationship with the Company and the acquisition is not an affiliated transaction.
The contract purchase price of the master lease was $10.9 million,
exclusive of closing costs. The Company funded the purchase price with: (i) proceeds from its ongoing initial public offering in
the amount of $4.9 million, and (ii) a drawdown of $6.0 million on its $40.0 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility
with Capital One, National Association, as described in more detail below in Item 2.03 – Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation
or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The Company may seek to obtain further financing on the
master lease post-closing. However, there is no guarantee that it will be able to obtain financing on terms it believes are favorable,
if at all.
The property contains 14,511 rentable square feet and is 100% leased to three tenants: SP Fashion USA, Inc.; JMC Footwear, LLC; and Quik Park Bleecker Street Garage, LLC.
The following table provides information relating to lease
commencement and termination dates, rentable square feet, rental escalations, renewal options and annualized cash rental
income for the cooperative’s three tenants:
| Tenant | |
Lease
Commencement
Date | |
Lease
Termination
Date | |
Rentable
Square
Feet | | |
Annualized
Cash
Rental
Income
(in
thousands) | | |
Rental
Escalations | |
Renewal
Options |
| SP Fashion USA, LLC | |
April 2012 | |
September 2027 | |
| 4,059 | | |
| $300 | | |
3.0% annual increase | |
One Five-Year Option |
| JMC Footwear, LLC | |
June 2011 | |
June 2021 | |
| 2,232 | | |
| $228 | | |
3.0% annual increase | |
One Five-Year Option |
| Quik Park Bleecker Street Garage, LLC | |
May 2012 | |
April 2027 | |
| 8,220 | | |
| $300 | | |
3.5% increase every two years | |
None |
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an
Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
256 West 38th Street
On December 26, 2012, the Company, through an indirect
wholly owned subsidiary of its operating partnership, incurred a $24.5 million mortgage loan and a $2.4 million mezzanine
loan in connection with its acquisition of the property, in each case advanced by Capital One, National Association.
The mortgage loan bears interest at a rate fixed by an interest rate swap of 3.08% and requires monthly interest payments,
with the principal balance due on the maturity date in December 2017. The mezzanine loan bears interest at a rate of LIBOR
plus 5.00% through July 1, 2013 and LIBOR plus 8.00% thereafter, requires monthly interest payments, with the principal
balance due on the maturity date in December 2013. Both loans are nonrecourse and may be accelerated only in the event of a
default. Both loans may be prepaid without penalty.
229 West 36th Street
On December 27, 2012, the Company, through an indirect wholly
owned subsidiary of its operating partnership, incurred a $35.0 million mortgage loan and a $10.0 million mezzanine loan in connection
with its acquisition of the property, in each case advanced by Capital One, National Association. The mortgage loan bears interest at a rate
fixed by an interest rate swap of 2.83% and requires monthly interest payments, with the principal balance due on the maturity
date in December 2017. The mezzanine loan bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 5.00% through July 1, 2013 and LIBOR plus 8.00%
thereafter, requires only monthly interest payments, with the principal balance due on the maturity date in December 2013. Both
loans are nonrecourse and may be accelerated only in the event of a default. Both loans may be prepaid without penalty.
350 Bleecker Street
On December 31, 2012, the Company drew an additional $6.0
million on its existing senior unsecured revolving credit facility with Capital One, National Association. This funding was
collateralized by the master lease to the commercial portion of the cooperative located at 350 Bleecker Street. The terms of
the revolving credit facility are set forth in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April 4, 2012 and the credit agreement, as amended from time to time, was filed as Exhibit 10.42 to
the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 on May 10, 2012. The description of
the revolving credit facility in this Current Report on Form 8-K is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms
of the credit agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (a)(4) | The audited and unaudited financial statements relating to the properties located at 256 West 38th Street and 229
West 36th Street in Midtown Manhattan described in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and required by Rule
3-14 of Regulation S-X are not included in this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company will file such financial statements
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within 71 calendar days after the date that this Current Report on Form 8-K must
be filed, or March 14, 2013 and March 15, 2013, respectively. |
| Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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Press Release dated January 2, 2013 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL NEW YORK RECOVERY REIT, INC. |
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| Date: January 2, 2013 |
By: |
/s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch |
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Name: |
Nicholas S. Schorsch |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
