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The Residences at Island Park Drive | 1451 Wellington St. | 39m | 12s | Mizrahi | IBI+Arcadis

Hard to know what to believe any more. Lives have been put on hold over this project. Transparency would be appreciated but not forth coming.
 
I guess this building will just look like this forever

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Sooo close to completing it. It's really too bad Mizrahi was impacted to hard by the craziness of the last 4 years. Their designs were well above average.
 
That blueskin has passed it maximum exposure time and will need to be replaced prior to the cladding being done. Hopefully they actually do it.
 
J.OT13 said:
Sooo close to completing it. It's really too bad Mizrahi was impacted to hard by the craziness of the last 4 years. Their designs were well above average.
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Does that mean their big one in Toronto is at a halt until another developer takes it over from them?
 
Tough to say, they might come out of a restructured debt deal and still finish it off yet. Their lenders won't want to write it off/have their money tied up too long and Mizrahi has a reputation to try and salvage so would be likely willing to take the biggest losses.

I imagine this is in the lawyers hands as a result of breakdown in their Toronto deals. I know those varied from ~40% Mizrahi owned to ~50% Mizrahi owned. I haven't actually seen any news or postings bout 1451 being in receivership but it would be fairly logical to assume that if they were having problems meeting financial obligations on those projects that they aren't swimming in cash and have some cashflow problems. If I were a contractor working on any of their projects I'd want a lot up front, and I doubt creditors are lining up to help with that.
 
Westbro said:
Tough to say, they might come out of a restructured debt deal and still finish it off yet. Their lenders won't want to write it off/have their money tied up too long and Mizrahi has a reputation to try and salvage so would be likely willing to take the biggest losses.

I imagine this is in the lawyers hands as a result of breakdown in their Toronto deals. I know those varied from ~40% Mizrahi owned to ~50% Mizrahi owned. I haven't actually seen any news or postings bout 1451 being in receivership but it would be fairly logical to assume that if they were having problems meeting financial obligations on those projects that they aren't swimming in cash and have some cashflow problems. If I were a contractor working on any of their projects I'd want a lot up front, and I doubt creditors are lining up to help with that.
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Yeah, the Toronto on is still moving ahead, driven by the receiver and the lenders. Construction is ongoing. Bodes well for this one potentially as I expect that there is some cross-over between the lenders on both projects.
 
This one is officially in creditor protection: https://mnpdebt.ca/en/corporate/corporate-engagements/mizrahi

Someone on Reddit posted the summary from the factum:

Background​

  • Mizrahi Development Group (1451 Wellington) Inc. is a real estate development company working on a luxury condominium project called "1451 Wellington – The Residences at Island Park Drive" in Ottawa, which is about 85% complete.
  • The project has faced cost overruns and delays, leading to a liquidity crisis. Without additional funding, the company is at risk of insolvency.

Application Objectives​

  1. Initial Order under CCAA: Mizrahi seeks court protection from creditors to stabilize operations and prevent enforcement actions against it and its general contractor.
  2. DIP Financing (Debtor-in-Possession Loan): The company requests access to a loan facility of up to CAD 25 million from TCC Mortgage Holdings to cover critical costs and complete the project.
  3. Stay of Proceedings: Mizrahi seeks to halt legal actions against it and its contractor to maintain operations during restructuring.
  4. Appointment of a Monitor: MNP Ltd. is proposed as the court-appointed monitor to oversee the restructuring process.

Financial Challenges​

  • Outstanding Debts: The company has several loans, including first and second-lien loans, with total debts exceeding $73 million.
  • Secured Creditors: V2 Investment Holdings registered a charge against the project after alleging default, complicating further financing.
  • Unsold Units: Many condominium units remain unsold, and a receivership would likely reduce their value.

Request for CCAA Protection​

The company argues that restructuring under the CCAA is the only way to secure the necessary financing and avoid receivership, which would harm the project's value and make loan repayments difficult. It highlights the urgent need for stability to complete construction and sell the remaining units.

This document outlines the legal and financial strategy to secure funding, protect stakeholders, and allow Mizrahi Development Group to complete the project while preventing insolvency.
 
There are commercial "For Lease" signs along the ground floor now, which I'm pretty sure weren't there before. So presumably there are plans to get this completed in the near future, at least.
 
btap said:
There are commercial "For Lease" signs along the ground floor now, which I'm pretty sure weren't there before. So presumably there are plans to get this completed in the near future, at least.
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They've been there for a little bit. I did see a Mondeau Truck closing up an empty truck last week. My assumption is he made a delivery.

Today, portelance cutting and coring is onsite.
 
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