NEW YORK, Oct. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- New York REIT, Inc.
(NYSE: NYRT) (the "Company" or "NYRT"), which is liquidating and
winding down pursuant to a plan of liquidation, announced today
that it has closed on the previously announced sale of a 48.7%
interest in Worldwide Plaza to a joint venture managed by SL Green
Realty Corp. and RXR Realty LLC based on the agreed upon value of
the property of $1.725 billion. In
conjunction with the equity sale, there was a concurrent
$1.2 billion refinancing of the
existing Worldwide Plaza debt. NYRT received cash at closing of
approximately $355 million from the
sale and excess proceeds from the refinancing, which is net of
certain closing costs, including $109.0
million of defeasance and prepayment costs, and a
$90.7 million capital reserve.
The new debt on Worldwide Plaza bears interest at a blended rate
of approximately 3.98% per annum, requires monthly payments of
interest only and matures in November
2027.
Worldwide Plaza is a mixed use building located on Eighth Avenue
between 49th and 50th Streets in Manhattan containing approximately 2.05
million rentable square feet including approximately 1.8 million
rentable square feet of office space.
Additional Information
Further details surrounding the sale of the membership interest
and the financing of Worldwide Plaza will be included in a Current
Report on Form 8-K to be filed by the Company with the Securities
and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
About NYRT
NYRT is a publicly traded real estate investment trust listed on
the NYSE that owns income-producing commercial real estate,
including office and retail properties, located in New York City. NYRT's shareholders recently
adopted a plan of liquidation pursuant to which NYRT is liquidating
and winding down and, in connection therewith, is seeking to sell
its assets in an orderly fashion to maximize shareholder value. For
more information, please visit our website
at www.nyrt.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements in this release that are not historical facts may
be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Actual results or
events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and
expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements the
Company makes. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not
limited to, statements regarding stockholder liquidity and
investment value and returns. The words "anticipates," "believes,"
"expects," "estimates," "projects," "plans," "intends," "may,"
"will," "would," and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking
statements contain these identifying words. Factors that might
cause such differences include, but are not limited to factors
included in the Company's reports filed with the SEC, particularly
in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of the
Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016, filed with the SEC
on March 1, 2017 and the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 filed with the SEC on August 8, 2017, as such Risk Factors may be
updated from time to time in subsequent reports. The Company does
not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except as required by law.
Contacts
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Media:
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Investor
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Jonathan
Keehner
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Wendy Silverstein,
Chief Executive
Officer
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Mahmoud
Siddig
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New York REIT,
Inc.
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Joele Frank,
Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
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wsilverstein@nyrt.com
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jkeehner@joelefrank.com
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(617)
570-4750
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msiddig@joelefrank.com
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(212)
355-4449
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John Garilli, Chief
Financial Officer
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New York REIT,
Inc.
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jgarilli@nyrt.com
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(617)
570-4750
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