CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The borrowers for a group of nine properties who are represented by American Asset Corporation (AAC) have implemented the Chapter 11 reorganization process in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Raleigh, NC. Their intent is to update existing loan documents to current market conditions in order to fulfill the original plans for the properties, which includes leasing the buildings, finalizing land sales and ultimately paying back the bank and other creditors. This is a decision made by the borrowers after years of trying to work with Bank of America to revise the existing loan documents. To date, negotiations have stalled with Bank of America and the borrowers are turning to the court system.
"The fact that we're using Chapter 11 reorganization is a product of the meltdown of the financial markets and the subsequent disarray in the banking system. These properties have continued to perform well as we are leasing space and creating cashflow as originally planned. However Chapter 11 is the only way, in the absence of a consensual agreement with the bank, to be able to put the necessary new money in the property to finish the original leasing plans and seek conventional financing. The borrowers will put new money in the properties, as was part of the original commitment made by the bank to the borrowers that the bank no longer wants to provide," said Count Arco, CEO of American Asset Corporation.
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