CHARLOTTE, NC: Waterstone Defeasance recently closed a defeasance transaction for a $10 million CMBS loan, secured by an urban office property located in Sunnyvale, CA. Waterstone guided the owners through the defeasance process coinciding with the owners’ sale of their property.

As the defeasance consultant, Waterstone managed the activities of the numerous parties involved with the transaction in order to meet the borrower’s closing schedule. Parties associated with a defeasance transaction typically include the servicer, servicer’s counsel, borrower, borrower’s counsel, securities broker, custodian, accountant, rating agencies, and the successor borrower.

“Waterstone did an excellent job with this closing.  They were very professional, knowledgeable and attentive to my needs.” – Client, Sand Hill Property Company

“We have had a long relationship with this client and hope to continue working with them in the future.  As always, all parties were very responsive and easy to work with.  Waterstone was engaged early in the process which ensured a smooth defeasance closing.” – Addison McMillan, Director with Waterstone.

About Waterstone Defeasance

Waterstone Defeasance, LLC is an independent consulting firm specializing in assisting commercial real estate borrowers through the defeasance process.  Since 2005, Waterstone has assisted owners and their advisors achieve the lowest possible defeasance costs.  Waterstone has developed an industry-leading online defeasance calculator so clients can get a quick defeasance estimate on their website (defeasanceservices.com).  Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company also has offices in New York, Dallas, and Irvine.

Contacts:

Addison McMillan

Director

909.493.3267

DefeasanceServices.com