CHARLOTTE, NC: Waterstone Defeasance recently closed a defeasance transaction for a $12 million CMBS loan, secured by a multifamily property in Pensacola, Florida. 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 defeasance transaction.  Their team worked diligently throughout the whole process to meet our closing deadline.” – Cliff Barshay with Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint, LLP.

“Working with clients who are selling their properties is one of our specialties. Having flexibility is necessary when there are so many moving parts to the transaction.” – Carol Tillman, COO at Waterstone Defeasance.

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:

Carol Tillman, COO – 704.926.6508

DefeasanceServices.com