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Mortgages payable and credit line
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Mortgages payable and credit line

Note 5 -  Mortgages payable and credit line:

October 31, 2021

October 31, 2020

Principal (Including Deferred Interest)

Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs

Principal (Including Deferred Interest)

Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs

(In Thousands of Dollars)

(In Thousands of Dollars)

Rockaway, NJ (A)

$

14,453

$

50

$

15,050

$

23

Westwood, NJ (B)

18,001

39

18,695

71

Wayne, NJ (C)

28,815

379

28,815

427

River Edge, NJ (D)

9,545

36

9,789

53

Red Bank, NJ (E)

11,971

93

12,181

108

Wayne, NJ (F)

22,588

172

23,336

205

Damascus, MD (G)

18,274

101

18,824

166

Middletown, NY (H)

14,921

104

15,255

137

Total fixed rate

138,568

974

141,945

1,190

Westwood, NJ (I)

25,000

220

25,000

460

Frederick, MD (J)

21,188

30

21,775

-

Baltimore, MD (K)

116,520

105

118,520

160

Line of credit - Provident Bank (L)

-

71

-

-

Total variable rate

162,708

426

165,295

620

Total

$

301,276

$

1,400

$

307,240

$

1,810

(A)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 $14,532,000 as of October 31, 2021. On December 30, 2021, this loan was refinanced with a new loan in the amount of $7.5 million. (See Note 17 for additional details)

(B)On January 14, 2013, FREIT Maryland 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 February 1, 2023 at which time the outstanding balance is due. The mortgage is secured by a retail building in Westwood, New Jersey having a net book value of approximately $7,051,000 as of October 31, 2021.

As a result of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic at this property, FREIT Maryland was granted debt payment relief from the lender in the form of deferral of principal and interest payments for a three-month period which ended June 30, 2020, resulting in total deferred payments of approximately $390,000, of which approximately $222,000 related to deferred interest. These deferred payments are included in the mortgages payable on the consolidated balance sheet as of October 31, 2021 and 2020 and are due at the maturity of this loan.

(C)On August 26, 2019, Berdan Court, LLC (“Berdan Court”), refinanced its $17 million loan (which matured on September 1, 2019) with the lender in the amount of $28,815,000. This refinancing resulted in: (i) a reduction in the annual interest rate from a fixed rate of 6.09% to a fixed rate of 3.54% and (ii) net refinancing proceeds of approximately $11.6 million which can be used for capital expenditures and general corporate purposes.

The loan is interest-only for the first five years of the term with monthly installments of approximately $85,004 each month through September 1, 2024. Thereafter, monthly installments of principal plus interest totaling approximately $130,036 will be required each month until September 1, 2029 at which time the unpaid balance is due. The mortgage is secured by an apartment building in Wayne, New Jersey having a net book value of approximately $1,490,000 as of October 31, 2021.

(D)On November 19, 2013, FREIT Maryland 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 $679,000 as of October 31, 2021.

(E)On December 7, 2017, Station Place on Monmouth, LLC (“Station Place”) closed on a mortgage loan in the amount of $12,350,000 held by Provident Bank to purchase the Station Place property in Red Bank, New Jersey. Interest-only payments were required each month for the first two years of the term and thereafter, principal payments plus accrued interest were required each month through maturity. The loan bears a floating interest rate equal to 180 basis points over the one-month BBA LIBOR with a maturity date of December 15, 2027. In order to minimize interest rate volatility during the term of the loan, Station Place entered into an interest rate swap agreement that, in effect, converted the floating interest rate to a fixed interest rate of 4.35% 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 building in Red Bank, New Jersey having

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a net book value of approximately $18,514,000 as of October 31, 2021.

(F)On September 29, 2016, Wayne PSC, LLC (“Wayne PSC”) refinanced its $24,200,000 mortgage loan held by 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, 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 with FREIT Maryland receiving approximately $0.4 million based on it 40% membership interest in Wayne PSC. (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 $23,408,000 as of October 31, 2021 including approximately $0.7 million classified as construction in progress.

As a result of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic at this property, we were granted debt payment relief from the lender in the form of deferral of principal and interest payments for a three-month period which ended November 1, 2020, resulting in total deferred payments of approximately $319,000, of which approximately $138,000 related to deferred interest. These deferred payments are included in the mortgages payable on the consolidated balance sheets as of October 31, 2021 and 2020 and are due at the maturity of this loan. As a result of COVID-19 pandemic rent losses and the planning for a potential redevelopment of its shopping center, as of October 31, 2021, Wayne PSC was not, and currently is not, in compliance with a look back debt service coverage ratio loan covenant contained in the mortgage loan agreement held by People’s United Bank in the amount of approximately $22.6 million as of October 31, 2021. Although the Company continues to make its required debt service payments in accordance with the loan agreement, it is unable to comply with this covenant. As such, the bank could exercise its remedies under the loan agreement including, among other things, requiring a partial or full repayment of the loan. The Company is currently working with the lender to remediate this covenant default. As of the date of the filing of this Form 10K report, the bank has not declared this loan to be in default. Until such time as a definitive agreement is entered into, there can be no assurance the loan covenant will be amended and the bank will not declare this loan to be in default.

(G)On December 26, 2012, Damascus Centre, LLC (“Damascus Centre”) 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 takedown 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 was held in escrow. In July 2018, these funds totaling $1,850,000 were released from escrow by the bank and became readily available to Damascus Centre. Damascus Centre distributed amounts due to FREIT Maryland and certain members of Damascus 100.

The loan has a maturity date of January 3, 2023 and bears a floating interest rate equal to 210 points over the one-month 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 $24,700,000 as of October 31, 2021.

On January 10, 2022, the property owned by Damascus Centre was sold and a portion of the proceeds was used to pay off the approximately $18.2 million then outstanding balance of this loan. (See Note 17 for additional details.)

(H)On December 29, 2014, FREIT Regency, LLC (“Regency”) 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 will mature on December 15, 2024. Interest-only payments had been required each month through December 15, 2017 and 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, Regency 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 $17,935,000 as of October 31, 2021.

(I)On September 30, 2020, Westwood Hills, LLC (“Westwood Hills”) refinanced its $19.2 million loan (which would have matured on November 1, 2020) with a new loan held by ConnectOne Bank in the amount of $25,000,000, with additional funding available in the amount of $250,000 for legal fees potentially incurred by the lender related to the lis pendens on this property. (See Note 14 for additional details in regards to the lis pendens.) This loan, is interest-only based on a floating rate at 400 basis points over the one-month LIBOR rate with a floor of 4.15% and has a maturity date of October 1, 2022 with the option of Westwood Hills to extend for two (2) additional six (6)-month periods from the maturity date, subject to certain provisions of the loan agreement. This refinancing resulted in: (i) a change in the annual interest rate from a fixed rate of 4.62% to a variable rate with a floor of 4.15% and (ii) net refinancing proceeds of approximately

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$5.6 million that were distributed to the partners in Westwood Hills with FREIT Maryland receiving approximately $2.2 million based on its 40% membership interest in Westwood Hills. As of October 31, 2021, $25,000,000 of this loan was drawn and outstanding and the interest rate was based on the floor of 4.15%. The mortgage is secured by an apartment building in Westwood, New Jersey having a net book value of approximately $8,207,000 as of October 31, 2021.

(J)On April 28, 2017, WestFREIT, Corp. refinanced its $22 million mortgage loan held by Wells Fargo Bank, with a new mortgage loan from Manufacturer’s and Traders Trust Company (“M&T Bank”) in the amount of $23.5 million. The new loan had a floating interest rate equal to 275 basis points over the one-month LIBOR and had a maturity date of April 28, 2019 with the option to extend for 12 months. This refinancing resulted in: (i) a reduction in the annual interest rate from a fixed rate of 5.55% to a variable rate and (ii) net refinancing proceeds of approximately $1.1 million which have been used for general corporate purposes. The loan was payable in monthly installments of interest (as defined above) plus principal of $43,250 through May 2018 and principal of $45,250 from June 2018 through May 2019 at which time the outstanding balance became due.

On April 3, 2019, WestFREIT, Corp. exercised its option to extend this loan, with a then outstanding balance of approximately $22.5 million, for twelve months. Effective beginning on June 1, 2019, the extension of this loan required monthly principal payments of $47,250 plus interest based on a floating interest rate equal to 240 basis points over the one-month LIBOR and had a maturity date of May 1, 2020. This loan was extended to November 1, 2020 and further extended to January 31, 2021 under the same terms and conditions of the previous agreement. WestFREIT, Corp. entered into a loan extension and modification agreement with M&T Bank, effective beginning on February 1, 2021, which requires monthly principal payments of $49,250 plus interest based on a floating interest rate equal to 255 basis points over the one-month LIBOR and has a maturity date of January 31, 2022, with the option of WestFREIT, Corp. to extend for an additional one-year period through January 31, 2023, subject to certain requirements as provided for in the loan agreement including the lease-up of certain space. As of October 31, 2021, approximately $21.2 million of this loan was outstanding and the interest rate was approximately 2.68%. The mortgage is secured by a retail building in Frederick, Maryland having a net book value of approximately $11,626,000 as of October 31, 2021.

As a result of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic at this property, FREIT Maryland was granted debt payment relief from the lender in the form of deferral of principal and interest payments for a three-month period which ended June 30, 2020, resulting in total deferred payments of approximately $303,800, of which approximately $162,100 related to deferred interest was repaid as of October 31, 2020. The remaining deferred balance due of approximately $141,700 is included in the mortgages payable on the consolidated balance sheets as of October 31, 2021 and 2020 and is due at the maturity of this loan.

On January 7, 2022, the property owned by WestFREIT was sold and a portion of the proceeds was used to pay off the then outstanding balance of this loan. (See Note 17 for additional details.)

(K)On February 7, 2018, Grande Rotunda, LLC (“Grande Rotunda”) refinanced its $115.3 million construction loan held by Wells Fargo with a new loan held by Aareal Capital Corporation in the amount of approximately $118.5 million with additional funding which was available through February 6, 2021 for retail tenant improvements and leasing costs in the amount of $3,380,000. This loan bears a floating interest rate at 285 basis points over the one-month LIBOR rate and had a maturity date of February 6, 2021, with two one-year options to extend the maturity of this loan, subject to certain requirements as provided for in the loan agreement. Grande Rotunda had purchased an interest rate cap on LIBOR for the full amount that could have been drawn on this loan of $121.9 million, capping the one-month LIBOR rate at 3% for the first two years of this loan which matured on March 5, 2020. On February 28, 2020, Grande Rotunda purchased an interest rate cap on LIBOR, with an effective date of March 5, 2020, for the full amount that could have been drawn on this loan of $121.9 million, capping the one-month LIBOR rate at 3% for one year, which matured on March 5, 2021.

Effective February 6, 2021, Grande Rotunda exercised the first extension option on this loan with a balance in the amount of approximately $118.5 million, extending the loan one year with a new maturity date of February 6, 2022. Principal payments in the amount of $500,000 were required upon exercise of the first loan extension option and per calendar quarter thereafter. Additionally, Grande Rotunda purchased an interest rate cap on LIBOR, with an effective date of March 5, 2021, for the loan amount of approximately $118.5 million, capping the one-month LIBOR rate at 3% for one year expiring on February 6, 2022. As of October 31, 2021, the total amount outstanding on this loan was approximately $116.5 million and the interest rate was approximately 2.93%. The loan is secured by the Rotunda property, which has a net book value of approximately $136,623,000 as of October 31, 2021.

On December 30, 2021, the property owned by Grande Rotunda was sold and a portion of the proceeds was used to pay off the $116.5 million then outstanding balance of this loan. (See Note 17 for additional details.)

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(L)FREIT Maryland’s revolving line of credit provided by Provident Bank was renewed for a three-year term ending on October 31, 2023. Draws against the credit line can be used for working capital needs and standby letters of credit. Draws against the credit line are secured by mortgages on FREIT Maryland’s Franklin Crossing Shopping Center in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey and retail space in Glen Rock, New Jersey. The total line of credit is $13 million and the interest rate on the amount outstanding is based on a floating interest rate of prime minus 25 basis points with a floor of 3.75%. As of October 31, 2021 and 2020, there was no amount outstanding and $13 million was available under the line of credit.

Certain of the Company’s mortgage loans and the line of credit contain financial covenants. Except as was noted in Note 5F above, the Company was in compliance with all of its financial covenants as of October 31, 2021. The lis pendens filed in connection with the legal proceeding between FREIT Maryland and certain of its affiliates and Sinatra Properties, LLC may adversely affect FREIT Maryland’s ability to refinance certain of its residential properties. (See Note 14 for additional details.)

Fair value of long-term debt:

The following table shows the estimated fair value and carrying value of FREIT Maryland’s long-term debt, net at October 31, 2021 and 2020:

October 31,

October 31,

($ in Millions)

2021

2020

Fair Value

$301.6

$311.4

 

Carrying Value, Net

$299.9

$305.4

Fair values are estimated based on market interest rates at the end of each fiscal year and on a 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, 2021 are as follows:

Year Ending October 31,

Amount

 

2022

$

201,680

(a)(b)(c)(d)

2023

$

35,914

(e)

2024

$

9,663

2025

$

14,734

2026

$

817

 

(a)

Includes a loan on Rotunda property located in Baltimore, Maryland in the amount of approximately $116.5 million which would have matured on February 6, 2022. (See Note 5(K)) On December 30, 2021, the property owned by Grande Rotunda was sold and a portion of the proceeds was used to pay off the $116.5 million then outstanding balance of this loan. (See Note 17)

 

(b)

Includes a loan on Westridge Square Shopping Center located in Frederick, Maryland in the amount of approximately $21.1 million which has a maturity date of January 31, 2021. (See Note 5(J)) On January 7, 2022, the property owned by WestFREIT was sold and a portion of the proceeds was used to pay off the then outstanding balance of this loan. (See Note 17 for additional details.)

(c)

Includes a loan on Boulders, which is a residential property located in Rockaway, New Jersey in the amount of approximately $14.5 million which had a maturity date of February 1, 2022. The loan was refinanced on December 30, 2021 in the amount of $7.5 million with additional funding available of up to another $7.5 million and has a maturity date of January 1, 2024. (See Note 17)

(d)

Includes a loan on the Preakness Shopping Center located in Wayne, New Jersey in the amount of approximately $22.6 million. As a result of COVID-19 pandemic rent losses and the planning for a potential redevelopment of its shopping center, as of October 31, 2021, Wayne PSC was not, and currently is not, in compliance with a look back debt service coverage ratio loan covenant contained in the mortgage loan agreement held by People’s United Bank in the amount of approximately $22.6 million as of October 31, 2021. Although the Company continues to make its required debt service payments in accordance with the loan agreement, it is unable to comply with this covenant. As such, the bank could exercise its remedies under the loan agreement including, among other things, requiring a partial or full repayment of the loan. The Company is currently working with the lender to remediate this covenant default. As of the date of the filing of this Form 10K report, the bank has not declared this loan to be in default. Until such time as a definitive agreement is entered into, there can be no assurance the loan covenant will be amended and the bank will not declare this loan to be in default. (See Note 5(F))

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(e)

Includes a loan on the Damascus property located in Damascus, Maryland in the amount of approximately $18.2 million. On January 10, 2022, the property owned by Damascus was sold and a portion of the proceeds was used to pay off the then outstanding balance of this loan. (See Notes 5(G) and 17)