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Posted: May 12, 2017
Griffin Industrial Realty, Inc. closes $12 million mortgage loan with People’s United Bank, N.A.
Boston, MA According to Griffin Industrial Realty, Inc., one of its subsidiaries closed on a $12 million non-recourse mortgage loan with People’s United Bank, N.A. The loan is collateralized by two fully leased industrial/warehouse buildings aggregating 275,000 s/f in New England Tradeport, Griffin’s industrial park in Windsor and East Granby, CT. The loan has a variable interest rate, but Griffin entered into an interest rate swap agreement with People’s Bank that effectively fixes the interest rate at 4.45% over the loan’s ten-year term.
Principal payments on the mortgage loan are based on a 25 year amortization schedule. Griffin intends to use the mortgage proceeds for general business purposes, including continued investment in its real estate assets.
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