CHARLOTTE, NC: Waterstone Defeasance recently closed a defeasance transaction for a $19.6 million CMBS loan, secured by a multifamily property located in Bloomington, MN. 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.

“This transaction was done in a weeks’ time. The customer was able to get us everything that we needed, and the attorney was able to perform their work. This enabled us to turn this deal around on short notice without a hitch.” – John Felter, 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.

Please contact us today with any questions regarding defeasance or to request a quote.

John Felter

Managing Director

561.352.6551

John@WaterstoneDefeasance.com

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