Matters

Valley National Bank – $140 Million Syndicated Construction Loan for Manhattan Luxury Condo

Represented Valley National Bank on a $140.4 million syndicated construction loan to a subsidiary of El Ad Group, a major international development company. The proposed 32 story project consists of 42 residential luxury condo units located in the Upper East Side. Herrick was also responsible for negotiating an intercreditor agreement with the B-piece lender as well as a recognition agreement with the preferred equity lender.

Valley National Bank – $252 Million Construction Loan – Brooklyn, NY

Represented Valley National Bank on a $252 million syndicated construction loan for a property located in Coney Island, Brooklyn. The planned development includes a three-tower complex with 499 luxury rental units, 38,276 square feet of street-level retail space and 21,500 square feet of community facility space. This complex deal also involved series mortgages, zoning challenges, an amended and restated condominium declaration and a 421-a tax component.

Centennial Bank – $30 Million Mortgage Loan for Mixed-Use Development Site

Represented Centennial Bank on a $30 million mortgage loan financing the acquisition of a development site for a mixed use project outside of an urban center, which included mezzanine debt, preferred equity and a crowdsourced equity investment. 

Joint Venture for Mixed Use Development – Manhattan

Represented a joint venture comprised of a prominent real estate development company and a global holding company in connection with the development of a 23-story mixed-use building in the Midtown East neighborhood of Manhattan. This representation has included, among other aspects, representing the joint venture as borrower in connection with a $95 million construction loan, as well as representing the joint venture in connection with the initial acquisition and financing of the development site and related unused development rights from a neighboring property through zoning lot merger.   

Joint Venture for Mixed-Use Development – Chelsea, Manhattan

Represented a joint venture comprised of a prominent real estate development company and a global holding company, as borrower, in connection with a construction loan to facilitate the development of a 7-story mixed-use building in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.     

Represented Administrative Agent and Lender in Connection with Secured Revolving Credit Facility

Represented the administrative agent and lender in connection with a secured $25,000,000 revolving credit facility providing credit to an international security company. The transaction was a cross-border deal, providing for multi-currency borrowings and secured by domestic and international assets. 

Represented Company in Connection with Strategic Growth Investment

Represented EyeQ Monitoring (“EyeQ”), a leading provider of remote video monitoring and security intelligence solutions, in a strategic growth investment from WestView Capital Partners, a Boston-based growth equity firm focused on partnering with middle-market companies. The investment supports EyeQ’s continued expansion across core end markets and further advance the development of its next-generation analytics and business intelligence capabilities. 

Resources

Full-Service Bank – Note on Note Financing – Family Office

Represented a full-service bank (as lender) in a note on note loan to a family office. The collateral asset was a mortgage loan on an apartment complex in Alabama. 

Cross-Border Investment in US Real Estate Fund

Represented NSC Asesores in an investment in a US real estate fund concentrating on properties in Colorado. The transaction comprised a combination of equity investment, a convertible note financing and a secured revolving credit facility. Herrick structured and negotiated all three components of the financing.

National Banking Association – Standby Letter of Credit Facility

Represented a national banking association as the lender in connection with (i) a standby letter of credit facility (the “LOC”) for an asset management firm, as the borrower, and (ii) an amendment to an existing credit facility, with our client as administrative agent and collateral agent, to permit issuance of the LOC.  The LOC serves as collateral for a surety bond. 

Conversion of Membership Interests in Real Estate Projects

Represented a domestic client in the conversion of membership interests in real estate projects to an $18 million loan to AYA New York Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company limited by shares, subject to a bond offering by the borrower on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.