CHARLOTTE, NC: Waterstone Defeasance recently closed a defeasance transaction on a $3.65 million CMBS loan, secured by a retail property in Sugar Land, Texas. 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.

“The seller and buyer were on a tight closing schedule.  We were able to close the transaction in less than a week to meet their requirements.  They were very pleased with our responsiveness.” – Carol Tillman,  COO 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:

Carol Tillman, COO -704.926.6508

Brian Pedersen, Director – 704.926.6533

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