Most people associate bankruptcy with failed projects, the bankruptcy filings are a result of an inability of the owners and their lenders to come to terms on refinancing the debt on the respective properties. The filings are both a protective maneuver to avoid foreclosure.
Over the past month, the owners of two prominent Raleigh commercial properties – the Seaboard Station retail center near William Peace University and the Offices at Wade buildings near the RBC Center – have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Most people associate bankruptcy with failed projects, but each of these properties is producing income and is more than 90 percent leased, their owners say. The bankruptcy filings are a result of an inability of the owners and their lenders to come to terms on refinancing the debt on the respective properties.
Such filings have become increasingly common in recent years as property owners have fought to hang on to their investments. The filings are both a protective maneuver to avoid foreclosure and a way to put pressure on a lender to negotiate.
“It’s a game of chicken that sometimes works, sometimes it doesn’t,” said Jim Anthony, a Raleigh commercial real estate broker and investor.
Both Gregory and Parker, the owners of Seaboard Station, and Lichtin Corp., the owner of Offices at Wade, have 120 days from… continue reading
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