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Mortgages Payable and Credit Line (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2023
Mortgages Payable and Credit Line [Abstract]  
Schedule of Debt
   October 31, 2023   October 31, 2022 
   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)  $7,500   $25   $7,500   $172 
Westwood, NJ (B)   16,617    26    17,274    8 
Wayne, NJ (C)   28,815    282    28,815    330 
River Edge, NJ (D)   9,022    1    9,291    19 
Red Bank, NJ (E)   11,521    63    11,750    78 
Wayne, NJ (F)   25,000    275    25,000    431 
Middletown, NY (G)   14,254    38    14,587    71 
Westwood, NJ (H)   25,450    407    
    
 
Total fixed rate   138,179    1,117    114,217    1,109 
Westwood, NJ (H)   
    
    25,000    
 
Line of credit - Provident Bank (I)   
    
    
    36 
Total variable rate   
    
    25,000    36 
Total  $138,179   $1,117   $139,217   $1,145 
  (A)

On December 30, 2021, FREIT refinanced its $14.4 million loan with a new loan held by ConnectOne Bank in the amount of $7,500,000, with additional funding available to be drawn upon through December 31, 2023 in the amount of $7,500,000 for corporate needs. This loan is interest-only and has a maturity date of January 1, 2024 with the option of FREIT to extend for one year from the maturity date, subject to certain provisions of the loan agreement. This refinancing provided a reduction in the annual interest rate from a fixed rate of 5.37% to a fixed rate of 2.85% and interest-only payments being required under this new loan.

 

   

On October 31, 2023, FREIT exercised its right, pursuant to the loan agreement, to extend the term for an additional one year from an initial maturity date of January 1, 2024 to a new maturity date of January 1, 2025. The loan extension would have been based on a fixed interest rate of approximately 7.44%. On January 11, 2024, FREIT fully repaid this loan with a balance of $7.5 million. This will result in annual debt service savings of approximately $558,000.

 

The mortgage is secured by a residential building in Rockaway, New Jersey having a net book value of approximately $13,889,000 as of October 31, 2023.

 

  (B)

On January 14, 2013, FREIT refinanced its Westwood Plaza mortgage loan in the amount of $8 million, with a new mortgage loan held by Valley National Bank in the amount of $22,750,000, which was payable in monthly installments of $129,702 including interest at 4.75% through February 1, 2023 at which time the outstanding balance was due.

 

Effective February 1, 2023, FREIT entered into a loan extension and modification agreement with Valley National Bank on this loan with a then outstanding balance of approximately $16,864,361. Under the terms and conditions of this loan extension and modification, the maturity date of the loan was extended for a term of one (1) year from February 1, 2023 to February 1, 2024 with the option of FREIT to extend for one additional year from the extended maturity date, subject to certain provisions of the loan agreement. The loan is based on a fixed interest rate of 7.5% and is payable based on monthly installments of principal and interest of approximately $157,347. Additionally, FREIT funded an interest reserve escrow account (“Escrow”) at closing representing the annualized principal and interest payments for one (1) year, amounting to approximately $1,888,166. This Escrow is held at Valley National Bank and in the event of a default on this loan, the bank shall be permitted to use the proceeds from the escrow account to make monthly debt service payments on the loan. On October 31, 2023, FREIT exercised its right, pursuant to the loan agreement, to extend the term of this loan for one additional year from an initial maturity date of February 1, 2024 to a new maturity date of February 1, 2025. This loan extension will be at a fixed interest rate based on the then corresponding Wall Street Journal Prime Rate (approximately 8.5%).

 

The mortgage is secured by a retail building in Westwood, New Jersey having a net book value of approximately $7,255,000 as of October 31, 2023 including approximately $213,000 classified as construction in progress.

 

As a result of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic at this property, FREIT 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 sheets as of October 31, 2023 and 2022 and are due at the maturity of this loan.

 
  (C)

On August 26, 2019, Berdan Court, LLC (“Berdan Court”), refinanced its $17 million loan with a new 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 could 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 $1,544,000 as of October 31, 2023.

 

(D)

On November 19, 2013, FREIT refinanced mortgage loans 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 came due. On December 1, 2023, the mortgage in the amount of approximately $9 million came due. FREIT is in the process of refinancing this loan with the current lender, Provident Bank. While the bank is completing its due diligence around this refinancing, Provident Bank has provided a 90-day extension of the maturity date of this loan based on the same terms and conditions of the existing loan agreement. Management expects this loan to be refinanced, however, until such time as a definitive agreement providing for a refinancing of this loan is entered into, there can be no assurance this loan will be refinanced.

 

The mortgage is secured by an apartment building in River Edge, New Jersey having a net book value of approximately $861,000 as of October 31, 2023.

 

(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

 

   

a net book value of approximately $17,982,000 as of October 31, 2023.

 

  (F)

On July 22, 2022, Wayne PSC, LLC (“Wayne PSC”) refinanced its $22.1 million loan (inclusive of deferred interest of approximately $136,000), which would have matured on October 1, 2026, with a new loan held by ConnectOne Bank in the amount of $25,000,000. This loan is interest-only based on a fixed interest rate of 5% and has a term of three years with a maturity date of August 1, 2025. Additionally, an interest reserve escrow was established at closing representing twelve months of interest of $1,250,000, which can be used to pay monthly interest on this loan with a requirement to replenish the escrow account back to $1,250,000 when the balance in the escrow account is reduced to three months of interest. This refinancing resulted in (i) annual debt service savings of approximately $340,000 due to interest-only payments; (ii) an increase in the interest rate from a fixed interest rate of 3.625% to a fixed interest rate of 5%; and (iii) net refinancing proceeds of approximately $1.1 million which can be used for capital expenditures and general corporate purposes. As part of the refinancing, Wayne PSC terminated the interest rate swap contract on the underlying loan resulting in a realized gain on the swap breakage of approximately $1.4 million, which was recorded as a realized gain on the accompanying consolidated statement of income for the year ended October 31, 2022. (See Note 6 for additional details.)

 

   

The mortgage is secured by a shopping center in Wayne, New Jersey having a net book value of approximately $21,942,000 as of October 31, 2023 including approximately $685,000 classified as construction in progress. As of October 31, 2023 the interest reserve escrow account has a balance of $613,000.

 

  (G)

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 $17,172,000 as of October 31, 2023.

 

  (H)

On September 30, 2020, Westwood Hills, LLC (“Westwood Hills”) refinanced its $19.2 million loan 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 had 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 $5.6 million that were distributed to the partners in Westwood Hills with FREIT receiving approximately $2.2 million based on its 40% membership interest in Westwood Hills.

 

On August 19, 2022, Westwood Hills exercised its right, pursuant to the loan agreement, to extend the term of its its loan for an additional six (6) months from an initial maturity date of October 1, 2022 to a new maturity date of April 1, 2023 on the same terms and conditions as stated in the loan agreement. On March 1, 2023, Westwood Hills exercised its right, pursuant to the loan agreement, to extend the term of its loan, for an additional six (6) months to a new maturity date of October 1, 2023 on the same terms and conditions as stated in the loan agreement.

 

On August 3, 2023, Westwood Hills refinanced its $25,000,000 loan (which would have matured on October 1, 2023) with a new loan held by Minnesota Life Insurance Company in the amount of $25,500,000. This loan is based on a fixed interest rate of 6.05%, provides for monthly payments of principal and interest of $153,706 and has a term of three years with a maturity date of September 1, 2026. This refinancing resulted in a decrease in the interest rate from a variable interest rate of approximately 9.21% (at the time of the refinancing) to a fixed interest rate of 6.05% and annual debt service savings of approximately $535,000.

 

The mortgage is secured by an apartment building in Westwood, New Jersey having a net book value of approximately $7,577,000 as of October 31, 2023.

 

  (I) FREIT’s revolving line of credit provided by Provident Bank was renewed for a three-year term ending on October 31, 2026. 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’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 will be based on a floating interest rate of prime minus 25 basis points with a floor of 6.75%. As of October 31, 2023 and 2022, there was no amount outstanding and $13 million was available under the line of credit.
Schedule of Estimated Fair Value and Carrying Value of Long-Term Debt The following table shows the estimated fair value and carrying value of FREIT’s long-term debt, net at October 31, 2023 and 2022:
($ in Millions)   October 31,
2023
  October 31,
2022
         
Fair Value   $130.8   $132.2
         
Carrying Value, Net $137.1   $138.1
Schedule of Principal Amounts of Long-Term Debt Principal amounts (in thousands of dollars) due under the above obligations in each of the five years subsequent to October 31, 2023 are as follows:
Year Ending October 31,   Amount
2024   $ 17,951  
2025   $ 56,111  
2026   $ 25,649  
2027   $ 849  
2028   $ 11,113