---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-028832"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ABR"
cik: "0001253986"
company_name: "ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC"
filed_at: "2025-06-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T02:27:56.479852+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Arbor Realty closes $802M build-to-rent CLO securitization

## Summary
- Issued $682.6M investment grade notes; retained $119.3M subordinate interests and $41M of investment grade notes.
- Securitization includes $200M senior revolving note ($50M drawn at close) to fund construction advances.
- Proceeds used to repay credit facilities, pay expenses, and fund future loans and investments.
- Notes rated by Fitch and DBRS; initial weighted average spread of 2.48% over Term SOFR.
- Two-year replenishment period allows reinvestment of principal proceeds in qualifying replacement assets.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-028832
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ABR
- cik: 0001253986
- company_name: ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
- filed_at: 2025-06-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1253986/000162828025028832/0001628280-25-028832-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1253986/000162828025028832/abr-20250530.htm

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## Key facts
- Debt Financings
  ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC incurred senior notes of $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Class A-1R Senior Secured Revolving Floating Rate Notes at floating rate.
  - Instrument: senior notes
  - Principal: $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Class A-1R Senior Secured Revolving Floating Rate Notes
  - Rate: floating rate
  - Event: incurrence
  source text: The Class A-1R Notes represent a revolving commitment to advance up to $200,000,000, which can be used to fund future advances required pursuant to the collateral interests and acquire qualifying replacement collateral Interests.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1253986/000162828025028832/0001628280-25-028832-index.htm
- Debt Financings
  ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC incurred senior notes of $682,581,000 principal amount of investment grade-rated notes with Wilmington Trust, National Association at initial weighted average interest rate of approximately 2.48% plus Term SOFR maturing January 23, 2041.
  - Instrument: senior notes
  - Principal: $682,581,000 principal amount of investment grade-rated notes
  - Counterparty: Wilmington Trust, National Association
  - Rate: initial weighted average interest rate of approximately 2.48% plus Term SOFR
  - Maturity: January 23, 2041
  - Event: incurrence
  source text: On May 30, 2025, a consolidated subsidiary of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (“Arbor”), Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes 2025-BTR1, LLC (the “Issuer”), issued $682,581,000 principal amount of investment grade-rated notes (the “Offered Notes”) and $119,277,115 principal amount of below investment grade-rated notes (collectively with the Offered Notes, the “Notes”), evidencing a commercial real estate mortgage loan securitization (the “Securitization”), and sold such Notes in a private placement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1253986/000162828025028832/0001628280-25-028832-index.htm

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