Loans Payable and Secured Line of Credit

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Loans Payable and Secured Line of Credit

Loans Payable and Secured Line of Credit

Note 5 – Loans Payable and Secured Line of Credit

Corporate Credit Facility

In December 2019, we entered into a multiple draw credit agreement aggregating $70.0 million (the “Corporate Credit Facility”), which may be increased by $25.0 million subject to satisfaction of certain conditions and the consent of the lender (the “CCF Lender”).  Draws under the Corporate Credit Facility may be made during the 32-month period following the closing date of the Corporate Credit Facility (the “Closing Date”). The Corporate Credit Facility matures on December 19, 2024, subject to extensions until December 19, 2025 and June 19, 2026, respectively, under certain circumstances. The Corporate Credit Facility provided for the proceeds of the Corporate Credit Facility to be used for investments in certain multi-family apartment buildings in the greater New York City area and certain non-residential real estate investments approved by the CCF Lender in its reasonable discretion, as well as in connection with certain property recapitalizations and in specified amounts for general corporate purposes and working capital.

In connection with the December 2020 transaction noted below, the Company entered into an amendment to the Corporate Credit Facility, pursuant to which, among other things, (i) we were permitted to enter into the Mezzanine Loan Agreement (as defined below), the amendment to the 77 Greenwich Construction Facility (as defined below) and related documents, (ii) the commitment made by the CCF Lender under the Corporate Credit Facility was reduced by the $7.5 million, and (iii) the MOIC amount was amended to combine the Corporate Credit Facility and the Mezzanine Loan. In addition, the exercise price of the warrants issued in connection with the Corporate Credit Facility was amended from $6.50 per share to $4.50 per share (the “Warrant Agreement Amendment”) (see Note 10 – Stockholders Equity – Warrants to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion regarding the warrants).

In connection with the closing of the 77 Mortgage Loan and amendment to the Mezzanine Loan described below, we entered into amendments to our Corporate Credit Facility, dated as of October 22, 2021 and November 10, 2021, pursuant to which, among other things, the parties agreed that no additional funds will be drawn under the Corporate Credit Facility, the minimum liquidity requirement was made consistent with the 77 Mortgage Loan Agreement until May 1, 2023 and the multiple on invested capital (the “MOIC”) provisions were revised to provide that (i) the MOIC amount due upon final repayment of the Corporate Credit Facility loan was amended to be consistent with the Mezzanine Loan such that if no event of default exists and is continuing under the Corporate Credit Facility at any time prior to June 22, 2023, the amount due will be combined with the Mezzanine Loan, to the extent not previously paid, if any, and (ii) the amount of the Corporate Credit Facility used to calculate the MOIC was reduced to $35.75 million.

The Corporate Credit Facility had an outstanding balance of $35.75 million at both March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, excluding deferred finance fees of $2.7 million and $2.9 million, respectively.  Accrued interest, which is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses, totaled approximately $3.9 million at March 31, 2022 and $3.8 million at December 31, 2021.  As of March 31, 2022, we were in compliance with all covenants of the Corporate Credit Facility.

The Corporate Credit Facility bears interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) 5.25% and (ii) a scheduled interest rate of 4% (the “Cash Pay Interest Rate”) which increases by 0.125% every six-month period from the Closing Date, subject to increase during the extension periods. The effective interest rate at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was 9.5%, respectively.  A $2.45 million commitment fee was payable 50% on the initial draw and 50% as amounts under the

Corporate Credit Facility are drawn, with any remaining balance due on the last date of the draw period, and a 1.0% exit fee is payable in respect of Corporate Credit Facility repayments. As of March 31, 2022, we had paid $1.85 million of the commitment fee.  The Corporate Credit Facility may be prepaid at any time subject to a prepayment premium on the portion of the Corporate Credit Facility being repaid. The Corporate Credit Facility is subject to certain mandatory prepayment provisions, including that, subject to the terms of the mortgage loan documents applicable to the Company’s 77 Greenwich property, 90% or 100% of the net cash proceeds of residential condominium sales, depending on the circumstances, and 70% of the net cash proceeds of retail condominium sales at the Company’s 77 Greenwich property shall be used to repay the Corporate Credit Facility. Upon final repayment of the Corporate Credit Facility, the MOIC amount equal to 30% of the initial Corporate Credit Facility amount plus drawn incremental amounts less the sum of all interest payments, commitment fee and exit fee payments and prepayment premiums, if any, shall be due, if such amounts are less than the MOIC amount. The collateral for the Corporate Credit Facility consists of (i) 100% of the equity interests in our direct subsidiaries, to the extent such a pledge is permitted by the organizational documents of such subsidiary and any financing agreements to which such subsidiary is a party, (ii) our cash and cash equivalents, excluding restricted cash and cash applied toward certain liquidity requirements under existing financing arrangements, and (iii) other non-real estate assets of ours, including intellectual property.

The Corporate Credit Facility provides that we and our subsidiaries must comply with various affirmative and negative covenants including restrictions on debt, liens, business activities, equity repurchases, distributions and dividends, disposition of assets and transactions with affiliates, as well as financial covenants regarding corporate loan to value, net worth and liquidity. Under the Corporate Credit Facility, we are permitted to repurchase up to $2.0 million of our common stock pursuant to board approved programs with Corporate Credit Facility proceeds, $1.5 million with other sources of cash and otherwise subject to the consent of the required lenders. The Corporate Credit Facility also provides for certain events of default, including cross-defaults to our other loans, and for a guaranty of the Corporate Credit Facility obligations by our loan party subsidiaries.

Pursuant to the terms of the Corporate Credit Facility, so long as the Corporate Credit Facility is outstanding and the CCF Lender is owed or holds greater than 50% of the sum of (x) the aggregate principal amount of the balance outstanding and (y) the aggregate unused commitments, the CCF Lender will have the right to appoint one member to our and each of our subsidiary’s board of directors or equivalent governing body (the “Designee”). At the election of the CCF Lender, a board observer may be selected in lieu of a board member. The Designee may also sit on up to three committees of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of ours and each subsidiary of the Designee’s choosing from time to time. The Designee will be entitled to receive customary reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with his or her service as a member of the board and/or any committee thereof but will not, except in the case of an independent director, receive compensation for such service.

Loans Payable

77 Greenwich Construction Facility

In December 2017, we closed on a $189.5 million construction facility for 77 Greenwich (the “77 Greenwich Construction Facility”).  As a result of the refinancing transaction in October 2021, the 77 Greenwich Construction Facility was repaid in full.  The 77 Greenwich Construction Facility had an aggregate balance of $159.4 million at the time it was repaid at closing of the 77 Mortgage Loan (see “77 Mortgage Loan” below).

77 Mortgage Loan

In October 2021, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours (the “Mortgage Borrower”) entered into a loan agreement with Macquarie PF Inc., a part of Macquarie Capital, the advisory, capital markets and principal investment arm of Macquarie Group, as lender and administrative agent (the “77 Mortgage Lender”), pursuant to which 77 Mortgage Lender agreed to extend credit to Mortgage Borrower in the amount of up to $166.7 million (the “77 Mortgage Loan”), subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions (the “77 Mortgage Loan Agreement”). We borrowed $133.1 million on the closing date of the 77 Mortgage Loan and the balance of the funds used to repay the 77 Greenwich Construction Facility were obtained from an increase in the Mezzanine Loan, the Berkley Partner Loan as well as funds raised through the Private Placement.   The $33.6 million remaining availability will be used to, among other things, complete construction of 77 Greenwich and fund carry costs while the residential condominium units are being sold.  

The 77 Mortgage Loan has a two-year term with an option to extend for an additional year under certain circumstances and is secured by the Mortgage Borrower’s fee interest in 77 Greenwich. The 77 Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate per annum equal to the greater of (i) 7.00% in excess of LIBOR and (ii) 7.25%; provided that, if, on April 22, 2023, the outstanding principal balance of the 77 Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued and unpaid PIK Interest and unpaid Additional Unused Fee (as those terms are defined below) is equal to or greater than $91.0 million, the rate per annum will be equal to the greater of (i) 9.00% in excess of LIBOR and (ii) 9.25%. If cash flow from 77 Greenwich (including proceeds from the sales of residential condominium units) is insufficient to pay interest payments when due, any accrued but unpaid interest will remain unpaid and interest will continue to accrue on such unpaid amounts (“PIK Interest”) until the cumulative PIK Interest and Additional Unused Fee accrues to $4.5 million (the “Threshold Amount”), after which all such amounts in excess of the Threshold Amount shall be paid in cash on a monthly basis until such amounts are less than the Threshold Amount. As advances of the 77 Mortgage Loan are made to Mortgage Borrower and the outstanding principal balance of the 77 Mortgage Loan increases, net proceeds from the sales of condominium units will be paid to 77 Mortgage Lender to reduce the outstanding balance of the 77 Mortgage Loan. A 1% per annum fee (the “Additional Unused Fee”) on a $3.0 million portion (the “Additional Amount”) of the 77 Mortgage Loan, is payable on a monthly basis on the undrawn portion of such Additional Amount. To the extent the 77 Mortgage Loan is not fully funded by October 22, 2022 (April 22, 2023 in the case of amounts with respect to construction work related to the new handicapped accessible subway entrance on Trinity Place), 77 Mortgage Lender may in its discretion force fund the remaining balance other than the Additional Amount into a reserve account held by 77 Mortgage Lender and disbursed in accordance with the terms of the 77 Mortgage Loan Agreement. The 77 Mortgage Loan is prepayable without penalty, subject to 77 Mortgage Lender receiving a minimum total return of $15.26 million, or if an advance has been made of the Additional Amount, the sum of $15.26 million, plus 10% of the Additional Amount that has been disbursed, in each case, inclusive of interest and fees, and must be prepaid in part in certain circumstances such as in the event of the sale of residential and retail condominium units. Mortgage Borrower is required to achieve completion of the construction work and the improvements for the Project on or before July 1, 2022, subject to certain exceptions. The 77 Mortgage Loan Agreement also includes additional customary affirmative and negative covenants for loans of this type, with the first sales pace covenant in April 2023.

In connection with the 77 Mortgage Loan Agreement, we entered into guarantees with the 77 Mortgage Lender pursuant to which we guaranteed the completion and payment of costs and expenses related to the construction; the payment of accrued and unpaid interest and other fees, costs, expenses and payments due and payable with respect to the 77 Mortgage Loan or 77 Greenwich; and the payment when due of all amounts due to 77 Mortgage Lender, as a result of “bad-boy” provisions. Mortgage Borrower and the Company also entered into an environmental compliance and indemnification undertaking for the benefit of 77 Mortgage Lender. Additionally, Mortgage Borrower is required to provide a letter of credit in an amount not less than $4.0 million.  The letter of credit will be reduced to $3.0 million following, among other things, (x) final completion of the Project, subject to certain exceptions, and (y) paydown of the 77 Mortgage Loan to a basis of $625 per square feet of the unsold residential units.

As of March 31, 2022, the 77 Mortgage Loan had a balance of $116.0 million and we had accrued $2.5 million in PIK interest, which is recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheet.  Through March 31, 2022, the 77 Mortgage loan was paid down by approximately $20.5 million through closed sales of residential condominium units.  As of March 31, 2022, we were in compliance with all covenants under the 77 Mortgage Loan.

In early April 2020, New York State required all non-essential construction projects be shut down due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the construction of 77 Greenwich was temporarily suspended.  Construction recommenced mid-April, initially on a modified basis, as certain work was deemed "essential" construction.  Since June 2020, a full crew has been on site and operating in accordance with applicable guidelines in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Future delays in construction may result in a delay in our ability to complete the construction project on its original timeline and our ability to sell condominium units.  We have received our temporary certificates of occupancy (“TCO”s) for floors 11-35, excluding the hoist units, the lobby, mechanical rooms and portions of the cellar and anticipate receiving TCOs for the balance of the development through completion of the project. Upon the granting of our first TCO in March 2021 and having 16 units under contract at that time, our offering plan was declared effective.  We submitted our request to create separate tax lots to the department of finance and the tax lots were created.

Mezzanine Loan

In December 2020, we entered into a mezzanine loan agreement with an affiliate of the CCF Lender (the “Mezzanine Loan Agreement”, and the loan thereunder, the “Mezzanine Loan”).  The Mezzanine Loan was originally in the amount of $7.5

million and has a term of three years with two one-year extension options, exercisable under certain circumstances. The collateral for the Mezzanine Loan was the borrower’s equity interest in its direct, wholly-owned subsidiary. The blended interest rate for the 77 Mortgage Loan and the Mezzanine Loan, assuming the 77 Mortgage Loan and the Mezzanine Loan are fully drawn, was 8.3% on an annual basis. Interest on the Mezzanine Loan is not payable on a monthly basis but instead is automatically added to the unpaid principal amount on a monthly basis (and therefore accrues interest) and is payable in full on the maturity date of the Mezzanine Loan. Upon final repayment of the Mezzanine Loan, a MOIC will be due on substantially the same terms as provided for in the CCF. Subject to the prior sentence the Mezzanine Loan may be prepaid in whole or in part, without penalty or premium (other than payment of the MOIC amount, if applicable, as provided above), upon prior written notice to the lender under the Mezzanine Loan. In connection with the Mezzanine Loan, the Company entered into a completion guaranty, carry guaranty, equity funding guaranty, recourse guaranty and environmental indemnification undertaking.

In October 2021, the Mezzanine Loan Agreement was amended and restated to, among other things, (i) increase the amount of the loan thereunder by approximately $22.77 million, of which $0.77 million reflects interest previously accrued under the original Mezzanine Loan, (ii) reflected the pledge of the equity interests in the Mortgage Borrower to the Mezzanine Lender as additional collateral for the Mezzanine Loan and (iii) conform certain of the covenants to those included in the 77 Mortgage Loan Agreement, as applicable. Additionally, the existing completion guaranty, carry guaranty, recourse guaranty and environmental indemnification executed in connection with the original Mezzanine Loan Agreement were amended to conform to the mortgage guarantees and mortgage environmental indemnity made in connection with the 77 Mortgage Loan (and the existing equity funding guaranty was terminated).

As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Mezzanine Loan had a balance of $30.3 million for both periods, respectively, and accrued interest totaled approximately $2.1 million and $1.1 million, respectively.

As of March 31, 2022, we were in compliance with the covenants of the Mezzanine Loan.

237 11^th Loans

In May 2018, in connection with the acquisition of 237 11^th, we entered into two-year interest-only financings with an aggregate principal amount of $67.8 million, which was comprised of a $52.4 million mortgage loan and a $15.4 million mezzanine loan bearing interest at a blended average rate of 3.72% over the 30-day LIBOR, each with a one-year extension option upon satisfaction of certain conditions. The mezzanine loan was repaid in full in February 2020.  In June 2020, the maturity of the mortgage loan was extended to June 2021 and amended to include a delayed draw facility of $4.25 million.  In conjunction with the amendment, a LIBOR floor of 50 basis points was put in place, the spread was increased by 25 basis points to 2.25% and the exit fee was increased by 50 basis points to 1.0%.  In June 2021, we repaid the mortgage loan’s balance of $56.4 million in full and paid an exit fee of $567,000.  

In June 2021, in connection with the refinancing of the mortgage loan, we entered into a $50.0 million senior loan (the “237 11^th Senior Loan”) and a $10 million mezzanine loan (the “237 11^th Mezz Loan” and together with the 237 11^th Senior Loan, the “237 11^th Loans”), provided by Natixis, bearing interest at a blended rate of 3.05% per annum. The 237 11^th Loans have an initial term of two years and three one-year extension options. The first extension option is not subject to satisfaction of any financial tests. $1.5 million of the 237 11^th Senior Loan proceeds were held back by Natixis to cover debt service and operating expense shortfalls, as well as leasing related costs.  There is an outstanding balance of $48.8 million and $48.7 million from the 237 11^th Senior Loan at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, and $10.0 million from the 237 11^th Mezz Loan at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

In June 2021, we entered into an interest rate cap agreement as required under the New 237 11^th Loans. The interest rate cap agreement provided the right to receive cash if the reference interest rate rose above a contractual rate. We paid a premium of approximately $32,500 for the 2.5% interest rate cap on the 30-day LIBOR rate on a notional amount of $60.0 million. The interest rate cap matures in July 2023.  We did not designate this interest rate cap as a hedge and are recognizing the change in estimated fair value in interest expense.

The 237 11^th Loans require us to comply with various customary affirmative and negative covenants and provide for certain events of default, the occurrence of which would permit the lender to declare the 237 11^th Loans due and payable, among other remedies. As of March 31, 2022, we were in compliance with all covenants of the 237 11^th Loans.

The Berkley Partner Loan

In October 2021, we entered into a loan agreement with our partner in The Berkley JV, pursuant to which our partner agreed to lend us up to $10.5 million principal amount, $500,000 of which is available only to be applied to interest payments, secured by our interest in the joint venture entity, maturing in one year, with two 12-month extension options subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. The loan bears interest at a rate of 10% per year, with a portion deferred until maturity.  The loan had a balance of $10.1 million and $10.0 million at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.  This loan was repaid in full in April 2022.  See Note 14 – Subsequent Events.

Secured Line of Credit

Our $12.75 million secured line of credit is secured by the Paramus, New Jersey property.  The secured line of credit matures in March 2023.  The secured line of credit bears interest at the prime rate, currently 3.50%.  The secured line of credit is pre-payable at any time without penalty. This secured line of credit had an outstanding balance of $12.75 million at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, and an effective interest rate of 3.50% and 3.25% at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.  

Note Payable (250 North 10^th Note)

We own a 10% interest in a joint venture with TF Cornerstone (the “250 North 10^th JV”) formed to acquire and operate 250 North 10^th, a recently built 234-unit apartment building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York.  In January 2020, the 250 North 10^th JV closed on the acquisition of the property through a wholly-owned special purpose entity. Our share of the equity totaling approximately $5.9 million was funded through a loan (the “Partner Loan”) from our joint venture partner. The Partner Loan had a balance of $5.9 million at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, bears interest at 7.0% and is prepayable any time within its four year term. Our partner has the option of having the Partner Loan repaid in our common stock if the price of our common stock exceeds $6.50 per share at the time of conversion.  See also Note 12 – Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures.

Principal Maturities

Combined aggregate principal maturities of our loans, secured line of credit and note payable as of March 31, 2022, excluding extension options, were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Year of Maturity	Principal
2022	$	10,064
2023		193,393
2024		66,021
2025		—
2026		—
		269,478
Less: deferred finance costs, net		(7,007)
Total loans, secured line of credit, and note payable, net	$	262,471

Interest

Consolidated interest expense, net includes the following (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended		Three Months Ended
	March 31,		March 31,
	2022		2021
Interest expense	$	4,287	$	4,990
Interest capitalized		(3,485)		(4,387)
Interest expense, net	$	802	$	603