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Mortgages, construction loan payable and credit line
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Mortgages, construction loan payable and credit line

Note 5 – Mortgages, construction loan payable and credit line:

 

    October 31, 2016     October 31, 2015  
    Principal     Unamortized
Debt Issuance
Costs
    Principal     Unamortized
Debt Issuance
Costs
 
    (In Thousands of Dollars)     (In Thousands of Dollars)  
Frederick, MD (A)   $ 22,000     $ 23     $ 22,000     $ 62  
Rockaway, NJ (B)     17,141       138       17,596       167  
Westwood, NJ (C)     20,801       197       21,355       229  
Patchogue, NY (D)     5,231       25       5,243       56  
Wayne, NJ (E)     18,054       70       18,378       95  
River Edge, NJ (F)     10,659       122       10,852       139  
Maywood, NJ (G)     8,087       99       8,234       113  
Westwood, NJ (H)     21,098       135       21,545       169  
Wayne, NJ (I)     25,749       332       25,038       22  
Hackensack, NJ (J)     29,901       50       30,567       70  
Damascus, MD (K)     20,831       427       18,938       486  
Middletown, NY (L)     16,200       269       16,200       301  
   Total fixed rate mortgage loans     215,752       1,887       215,946       1,909  
Baltimore, MD (M)     113,967       634       91,953       1,220  
Line of credit - Provident Bank (N)                        
   Total   $ 329,719     $ 2,521     $ 307,899     $ 3,129  

 

  (A) Payable in monthly installments of interest only computed over the actual number of days in the elapsed monthly interest period at the rate of 5.55% through May 2017 at which time the outstanding balance is due. The mortgage is secured by a retail building in Frederick, Maryland having a net book value of approximately $15,671,000 as of October 31, 2016.
  (B) Payable in monthly installments of $115,850 including interest at 5.37% through February 2022 at which time the outstanding balance is due. The mortgage is secured by a residential building in Rockaway, New Jersey having a net book value of approximately $16,356,000 as of October 31, 2016.
  (C) On January 14, 2013, FREIT refinanced its Westwood Plaza mortgage loan in the amount of $8.0 million, with a new mortgage loan in the amount of $22,750,000, which is payable in monthly installments of $129,702 including interest at 4.75% through January 2023 at which time the outstanding balance is due. The new mortgage is secured by a retail building in Westwood, New Jersey having a net book value of approximately $7,900,000 as of October 31, 2016.
  (D) The loan, modified effective January 31, 2013, is payable in monthly installments of $31,046 including interest at 4.5% through March 2018 at which time the outstanding balance is due. Under the terms of the mortgage loan agreement, FREIT can request, during the term of the loan, additional funding that will bring the outstanding principal balance up to 75% of loan-to-value (percentage of mortgage loan to total appraised value of property securing the loan). Effective January 1, 2016, the monthly debt service payment has been reduced to interest only.  This arrangement will remain in effect until the earlier of the property being re-leased, sold, the full repayment of the mortgage note, or March 1, 2018.  (See Note 16 for additional information.)  The mortgage is secured by a retail building in Patchogue, New York having a net book value of approximately $6,717,000 as of October 31, 2016.  
  (E) Payable in monthly installments of $121,100 including interest at 6.09% through September 1, 2019 at which time the outstanding balance is due. The mortgage is secured by an apartment building in Wayne, New Jersey having a net book value of approximately $1,681,000 as of October 31, 2016.
  (F) On November 19, 2013, FREIT refinanced mortgage loans scheduled to mature on December 1, 2013 with a new mortgage loan in the amount of $11,200,000 payable in monthly installments of $57,456 including interest at 4.54% through December 1, 2023 at which time the outstanding balance is due. The mortgage is secured by an apartment building in River Edge, New Jersey having a net book value of approximately $866,000 as of October 31, 2016.
  (G) On November 19, 2013, FREIT refinanced mortgage loans scheduled to mature on December 1, 2013 with a new mortgage loan in the amount of $8,500,000 payable in monthly installments of $43,605 including interest at 4.54% through December 1, 2023 at which time the outstanding balance is due. The mortgage is secured by an apartment building in Maywood, New Jersey having a net book value of approximately $735,000 as of October 31, 2016.
  (H) Payable in monthly installments of $120,752 including interest of 4.62% through November 1, 2020 at which time the outstanding balance is due. The mortgage is secured by an apartment building in Westwood, New Jersey having a net book value of approximately $9,807,000 as of October 31, 2016.
  (I) On September 29, 2016, Wayne PSC, LLC refinanced its $24,200,000 mortgage loan held with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, with a new mortgage loan from People’s United Bank in the amount of $25,800,000.  The new loan bears a floating interest rate equal to 220 basis points over the one-month BBA LIBOR with a maturity date of October 1, 2026.  In order to minimize interest rate volatility during the term of the loan, Wayne PSC, LLC entered into an interest rate swap agreement that, in effect, converted the floating interest rate to a fixed interest rate of 3.625% over the term of the loan.  This refinancing resulted in: (i) a reduction in interest rate from 6.04% to 3.625% and (ii) net refinancing proceeds of approximately $1 million that were distributed to the partners in Wayne PSC, LLC with FREIT receiving $0.4 million based on it 40% membership interest in Wayne PSC, LLC. (See Note 6 for additional information relating to the interest rate swap.)  The mortgage is secured by a shopping center in Wayne, New Jersey having a net book value of approximately $25,829,000 as of October 31, 2016 including approximately $0.1 million classified as construction in progress. 
  (J) Payable in monthly installments of $191,197 including interest of 5.38% until May 2019 at which time the unpaid balance is due. The mortgage is secured by an apartment building in Hackensack, New Jersey having a net book value of approximately $40,042,000 as of October 31, 2016.
  (K) On December 26, 2012, Damascus Centre, LLC refinanced its construction loan with long-term financing provided by People’s United Bank and the first tranche of the new loan was taken-down in the amount of $20 million.  Based on leasing and net operating income at the shopping center, People’s United Bank agreed to a take-down of the second tranche of this loan on April 22, 2016 in the amount of $2,320,000, of which approximately $470,000 was readily available and the remaining $1,850,000 (included in prepaid expenses and other assets in the accompanying  consolidated balance sheet) is held in escrow and available to Damascus Centre, LLC once certain tenants open and begin paying rent.  The loan has a maturity date of January 3, 2023 and bears a floating interest rate equal to 210 points over the BBA LIBOR. In order to minimize interest rate volatility during the term of this loan, Damascus Centre, LLC entered into an interest rate swap agreement that, in effect, converted the floating interest rate to a fixed interest rate on each tranche of this loan, resulting in a fixed rate of 3.81% over the term of the first tranche of this loan and a fixed rate of 3.53% over the term of the second tranche of this loan. (See Note 6 for additional information relating to the interest rate swaps.)  The shopping center securing the loan has a net book value of approximately $28,143,000 as of October 31, 2016.
  (L) On December 29, 2014, FREIT Regency, LLC closed on a $16.2 million mortgage loan with Provident Bank. The loan bears a floating interest rate equal to 125 basis points over the one-month BBA LIBOR and the loan will mature on December 15, 2024. Interest-only payments are required each month through December 15, 2017. Thereafter, principal payments of $27,807 (plus accrued interest) are required each month through maturity. In order to minimize interest rate volatility during the term of the loan, FREIT Regency, LLC entered into an interest rate swap agreement that, in effect, converted the floating interest rate to a fixed interest rate of 3.75% over the term of the loan.  (See Note 6 for additional information relating to the interest rate swap.)  The mortgage is secured by an apartment complex in Middletown, New York having a net book value of $20,102,000 as of October 31, 2016.
  (M) The original Rotunda acquisition loan for $22.5 million, which was subsequently reduced to $19.5 million on February 1, 2010, was acquired by FREIT on May 28, 2013.  FREIT subsequently sold this loan to Wells Fargo Bank.  On December 9, 2013, Grande Rotunda, LLC closed with Wells Fargo Bank on a construction loan of up to $120 million to be used to redevelop and expand the Rotunda property in Baltimore, Maryland with a term of four (4) years, with one 12-month extension, at a rate of 225 basis points over the monthly LIBOR.  The loan is secured by the Rotunda property, which has a net book value of approximately $155,552,000 as of October 31, 2016.  As of October 31, 2016, approximately $114 million of this loan was drawn down (including approximately $21.1 million during Fiscal 2016), of which $19 million was used to pay off the loan from FREIT, and $95 million was used toward the construction at the Rotunda.

On November 23, 2016, Wells Fargo Bank modified the following terms and conditions of this loan:  (i) the total amount that may be drawn on this loan will be decreased from $120 million to $116.1 million, allowing for an additional draw of $2.1 million over the existing balance of approximately $114 million to be used for retail tenant improvements and leasing commissions; (ii) leasing benchmarks will no longer be required to be met including the waiver of the leasing benchmarks FREIT was not in compliance with as of June 30, 2016; (iii) Grande Rotunda, LLC will provide an interest reserve to Wells Fargo Bank in the amount of $2 million for the purpose of funding interest payments, and will be obliged to replenish the account balance to $1 million if it should fall below $500,000; (iv) the maturity date of the loan was changed from December 31, 2017 to October 31, 2017 with no option to extend; (v) the interest rate on amount outstanding on the loan was increased by 25 basis points to 250 basis points over the monthly LIBOR.
  (N) Credit Line: FREIT has a line of credit provided by the Provident Bank in the amount of $12.8 million. The line of credit was for a two year term ending on November 1, 2016, which was extended by the bank to February 1, 2017 while the bank completes its due diligence. FREIT expects the credit line will be extended for an additional period of 24 months. Draws against the credit line can be used for general corporate purposes, for property acquisitions, construction activities, and letters of credit. Draws against the credit line are secured by mortgages on FREIT’s Franklin Crossing Shopping Center in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey and retail space in Glen Rock, New Jersey. Interest rates on draws will be set at the time of each draw for 30, 60, or 90-day periods, based on FREIT’s choice of the prime rate or at 175 basis points over the 30, 60, or 90-day LIBOR rates at the time of the draws. The interest rate on the line of credit has a floor of 3.25%. The Palisades Manor and the Grandview Apartment properties had been part of the collateral for the line of credit prior to FREIT’s sales of these properties in April 2013 and August 2013, respectively. Provident Bank released these properties as collateral for the credit line in connection with these dispositions, and as a result, the credit line was reduced from $18 million to approximately $13 million as of July 2013. The $5 million that was outstanding as of October 31, 2014, was repaid to the bank in January 2015 from the proceeds of a $16.2 million mortgage loan from the Provident Bank.  As of October 31, 2016 and 2015, approximately $12.8 million was available under the line of credit and no amount was outstanding.

 

Certain of the Company’s mortgage loans and the Credit Line contain financial covenants. The Company was in compliance with all of its financial covenants as of October 31, 2016.

Fair Value of Long-Term Debt:

The following table shows the estimated fair value and carrying value of FREIT’s long-term debt at October 31, 2016 and 2015:

    October 31,     October 31,  
($ in Millions)   2016     2015  
Fair Value   $ 331.3     $ 313.5  
                 
Carrying Value   $ 327.2     $ 304.8  

 

 

Fair values are estimated based on market interest rates at the end of each fiscal year and on discounted cash flow analysis. Changes in assumptions or estimation methods may significantly affect these fair value estimates. The fair value is based on observable inputs (level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as provided by authoritative guidance).

Principal amounts (in thousands of dollars) due under the above obligations in each of the five years subsequent to October 31, 2016 are as follows: 

Year Ending  October 31,   Amount  
2017   $ 139,687 (a)
2018   $ 9,751  
2019   $ 49,495  
2020   $ 3,750  
2021   $ 22,472  
  (a) Includes approximately $114 million relating to the Rotunda construction loan due October 2017. (See Note 5(M).)