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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

Amendment No. 1
 
to
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 1, 2010
 

American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Maryland
 
333-163069
 
27-1065431
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
405 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 415-6500

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
 
We previously filed a Current Report on Form 8-K on December 7, 2010 (the “Form 8-K”) reporting our acquisition of a portfolio of five retail condominiums located on Bleecker Street in Manhattan, New York (the “Bleecker Street Portfolio”).  We hereby amend the Form 8-K to provide the financial information related to our acquisitions required by Item 9.01.
 
In evaluating the Bleecker Street Portfolio as a potential acquisition and determining the appropriate amount of consideration to be paid for the Bleecker Street Portfolio, we have considered a variety of factors, including the location of the Bleecker Street Portfolio, demographics, quality of tenants, duration of in-place leases, strong occupancy and the fact that the overall rental rates are comparable to market rates.
 
We believe that the Bleecker Street Portfolio is well located, has acceptable roadway access and is well maintained. The Bleecker Street Portfolio is subject to competition from similar properties within their respective market areas, and the economic performance of one or more of the condominiums that comprises the Bleecker Street Portfolio could be affected by changes in local economic conditions. We did not consider any other factors material or relevant to the decision to acquire the Bleecker Street Portfolio.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)           Financial statements of businesses acquired.

Bleecker Street Portfolio Historical Summary:
   
Page  
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
   
1
 
Statements of Revenues and Certain Expenses for the year ended December 31, 2009 and for the Nine months ended September 30, 2010
   
2
 
Notes to Statement of Revenues and Certain Expenses
   
3
 

(b)           Pro forma financial information.

American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc.

Unaudited Pro Forma Information:
       
Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2010 (unaudited)
   
4
 
Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Balance Sheet
   
5
 
Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2009 (unaudited) and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited)
   
6
 
         
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations
   
8
 
         

(d)           Exhibits 
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
23.1
 
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP


 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Shareholders’ American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying statement of revenues and certain expenses (the “Historical Summary”) of the Bleecker Street condominium properties (the “Properties”) for the year ended December 31, 2009. This Historical Summary is the responsibility of American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Historical Summary based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Historical Summary is free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Properties’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the Historical Summary, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the Historical Summary. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

The accompanying Historical Summary was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and for inclusion in a Form 8-K, of American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc., as described in Note 1 to the Historical Summary and is not intended to be a complete presentation of the Properties’ revenues and expenses.

In our opinion, the Historical Summary referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the revenues and certain expenses as described in Note 1, to the Historical Summary of the Properties for the year ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
 
GRANT THORNTON LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 
February 9, 2011
 
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STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN EXPENSES
 
   
For the
Nine Months Ended
September  30,
2010
 
For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2009
     
(Unaudited)
         
Revenues:
               
Property rental
 
$
837,869
   
$
926,717
 
Tax reimbursement
   
33,068
     
44,791
 
Total revenues
   
870,937
     
971,508
 
Certain expenses:
               
Real estate taxes
   
47,847
     
54,995
 
Common area maintenance
   
22,989
     
26,417
 
Total expenses
   
70,836
     
81,412
 
Revenue in excess of certain expenses
 
$
800,101
   
$
890,096
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Statements of Revenues and Certain Expenses.
 
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Bleecker Street Condominium Properties  
 
NOTES TO STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN EXPENSES
(References to amounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 ar unaudited)
 
1.
Background and Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Statements of Revenues and Certain Expenses include the operations of five retail condominiums located on Bleecker Street, New York, NY (the “Properties”) for the year ended December 31, 2009 and the nine months ended September 31, 2010 (unaudited). The Properties were acquired by American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) from an unaffiliated third party on December 1, 2010, for approximately $34.0 million. The Properties contains 5,103 ground level square feet and 9,724 total square feet (including basement and courtyard space) and are leased to one of the following five high-end fashion tenants: Marc Jacobs; Michael Kors; Burberry; Mulberry; and A.P.C.  For the year ended December 31, 2009, one of the units was not leased. As of September 30, 2010 all of the units are 100% leased.

In accordance with the terms of the leases, the tenant is required to pay for maintenance, repairs, utilities and insurance and for their leased space. In addition the leases require that the tenants pay a share of the real estate taxes on the properties.  The Company pays common area maintenance fees as well as real estate taxes.

The accompanying Statements of Revenues and Certain Expenses (“Historical Summary”) has been prepared for the purpose of complying with the provisions of Rule 3-14 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which requires that certain information with respect to real estate operations be included with certain SEC filings. An audited statement of revenues and certain operating expenses is being presented for the most recent fiscal year available instead of the three most recent years based on the following factors:  (a) the Properties were acquired from an unaffiliated party and (b) based on due diligence of the Properties by the Company, management is not aware of any material factors relating to the Properties that would cause this financial information not to be indicative of future operating results.

2. 
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Revenue Recognition

Under the terms of the leases, the tenants pay monthly rent and certain leases provide for reimbursement to the Property's owner for certain expenses. Reimbursements from the tenant are recognized as revenue in the period the applicable expenses are incurred. Rental revenues include the effect of amortizing the aggregate minimum lease payments over the term of the lease, which amounted to an increase to rental income of approximately $46,000 over the rent payments received in cash for the year ended December 31, 2009 and approximately $176,000 over the rent payments received in cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Historical Summary in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions of the reported amounts of revenues and certain expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates used in the preparation of the Historical Summary.

3.
Future Minimum Lease Payments

At September 30, 2010, the property was 100% leased to tenants under non-cancelable operating leases with remaining lease terms of 6 to 10 years. Future minimum lease payments are as follows:
 
October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010
 
$
333,744
 
2011
   
2,259,852
 
2012
   
2,327,648
 
2013
   
2,397,478
 
2014
   
2,466,943
 
2015 and thereafter
   
14,181,284
 
Total
 
$
23,966,949
 
 
4.
Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through February 9, 2011, the date which these financial statements have been issued and have determined that there have not been any events that have occurred that would require adjustments to our disclosures in the audited financial statements.

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PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

The following unaudited pro forma Consolidated Balance Sheet is presented as if American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc. (“the Company”) had acquired 306 East 61st Street, New York, NY and the Bleecker Street Condominium Properties as of September 30, 2010. This financial statement should be read in conjunction with the unaudited pro forma Consolidated Statement of Operations and the Company’s historical financial statements and notes thereto in the Company’s September 30, 2010 Form 10-Q. The pro forma Consolidated Balance Sheets are unaudited and are not necessarily indicative of what the actual financial position would have been had the Company acquired the properties as of September 30, 2010, nor does it purport to present the future financial position of the Company.

   
American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc. (1)
   
Bleecker Street Condominium Properties (2)(3)
   
Pro Forma American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc.
 
                   
Assets
                 
Real estate investments, at cost:
                 
Land
  $ 11,243,000     $ -     $ 11,243,000  
Buildings, fixtures and improvements
    20,674,829       31,166,739       51,841,568  
Acquired intangible lease assets
    1,426,310       3,610,286       5,036,596  
                         
Total real estate investments, at cost
    33,344,139       34,777,025       68,121,164  
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (284,187 )     -       (284,187 )
                         
Total real estate investments, net
    33,059,952       34,777,025       67,836,977  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents
    531,027       -       531,027  
Restricted cash
    907,976       12,770       920,746  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    376,149       -       376,149  
Deferred financing costs, net
    -       1,048,557       1,048,557  
                         
                         
Total assets
  $ 34,875,104     $ 35,838,351     $ 70,713,455  
                         
Liabilities and Equity
                       
                         
Short-term bridge funds
  $ 5,933,333     $ -     $ 5,933,333  
Mortgage notes payable
    14,154,796       21,300,000       35,454,796  
Below market lease liability
    554,366       777,025       1,331,391  
Due to affiliates
    141,001       621,204       762,205  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    3,031,199       -       3,031,199  
Deferred rent and other liabilities
    154,024       300,122       454,146  
Distributions payable
    112,437       -       112,437  
                         
Total liabilities
    24,081,156       22,998,351       47,079,507  
                         
Preferred stock
    -       -       -  
Convertible preferred stock
    19,664       -       19,664  
Common stock
    290       -       290  
Additional paid in capital
    11,376,895       -       11,376,895  
Accumulated deficit
    (602,901 )     -       (602,901 )
                         
Total American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc. equity
    10,793,948       -       10,793,948  
                         
Noncontrolling interests
    -       12,840,000       12,840,000  
                         
Total equity
    10,793,948       12,840,000       23,633,948  
                         
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 34,875,104     $ 35,838,351     $ 70,713,455  
 
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NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 
 
(1)
Reflects the Company’s historical Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2010 as previously filed.
 
 
(2)
Reflects the acquisition of The Bleecker Street Condominium Properties, New York, NY. The consideration was $34,000,000, which was funded through a combination of funds raised through the Common stock, a first mortgage note and proceeds from a joint venture arrangement.
 
 
(3)
Upon the acquisition of real properties, it is the Company’s policy to allocate the purchase price of properties to acquired tangible assets, consisting of land, building, fixtures and improvements, and identified intangible lease assets and liabilities, consisting of the value of above-market and below-market leases, as applicable, other value of in-place leases and value of tenant relationships, based in each case on their fair values. The Company utilizes independent appraisals and information management obtained on each property as a result of pre-acquisition due diligence, as well as subsequent marketing and leasing activities, as applicable, to determine the fair values of the tangible assets of an acquired property (which includes land and building), amongst other market data.

The fair values of above-market and below-market in-place lease values are recorded based on the present value (using an interest rate which reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between (a) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the in-place leases and (b) an estimate of fair market lease rates for the corresponding in-place leases, which is generally obtained from independent appraisals, measured over a period equal to the remaining non-cancelable term of the lease. The capitalized above-market lease intangibles are amortized as a decrease to rental income over the remaining term of the lease. The capitalized below-market lease values are amortized as an increase to rental income over the remaining term and any fixed rate renewal periods in the respective leases. In determining the amortization period for below-market lease intangibles, the Company initially will consider, and periodically evaluate on a quarterly basis, the likelihood that a lessee will execute the renewal option.

The fair values of in-place leases include direct costs associated with obtaining a new tenant, opportunity costs associated with lost rentals which are avoided by acquiring an in-place lease, and tenant relationships. Direct costs associated with obtaining a new tenant include commissions, tenant improvements, and other direct costs and are estimated based on independent appraisals and management’s consideration of current market costs to execute a similar lease.  The value of opportunity costs is calculated using the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the in-place leases over a market absorption period for a similar lease. Customer relationships are valued based on expected renewal of a lease or the likelihood of obtaining a particular tenant for other locations. These intangibles are included in intangible lease assets in the balance sheet and amortized to depreciation and amortization, a component of operating expense, over the remaining term of the lease.

The determination of the fair values of the assets and liabilities acquired requires the use of significant assumptions with regard to the current market rental rates, rental growth rates, discount rates and other variables. The use of inappropriate estimates would result in an incorrect assessment of the purchase price allocations, which could impact the amount of the Company’s reported net income. Initial purchase price allocations are subject to change until all information is finalized, which is generally within one year of the acquisition date.

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PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

The following unaudited pro forma Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2009 and the nine months ended September 30, 2010 are presented as if American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc. (“the Company”) had acquired 306 East 61st Street, New York, NY and the Bleecker Street Condominium Properties as of the beginning of each period presented. This financial statement should be read in conjunction with the unaudited pro forma Consolidated Balance Sheet and the Company’s historical financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s September 30, 2010 Form 10-Q. The pro forma Consolidated Statements of Operations are unaudited and are not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations would have been had the Company acquired the property at the beginning of each period presented, nor does it purport to present the future results of operations of the Company.
 
Pro forma Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2009:
   
American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc. (1)
   
306 E. 61st Street (2)
   
Pro forma Adjustments 306 E. 61st Street
   
Bleecker Street Condominium Properties (8)
   
Pro Forma Adjustments Bleecker Street Condominium Properties
   
Pro Forma American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc.
 
                                     
Total revenues
  $ -     $ 3,672,282     $ 135,084 (3)   $ 971,508     $ 1,696,568 (9)   $ 6,475,442  
                                                 
Operating expenses:
                                               
Property management fee
    -       35,000       38,596 (4)     -       -       73,596  
Acquisition and transaction related
    -       -               -       -       -  
General and administrative
    499       875,843       182,704 (5)     81,412       -       1,140,458  
Depreciation and amortization
    -       -       1,146,346 (6)     -       1,742,664 (6)     2,889,010  
                                                 
Total operating expenses
    499       910,843       1,367,646       81,412       1,742,664       4,103,064  
                                                 
Operating income
    (499 )     2,761,439       (1,232,562 )     890,096       (46,096 )     2,372,378  
                                                 
Other income (expense)
                                               
Interest expense
    -       -       1,870,595 )(7)     -       (1,122,301 )(10)     (2,992,896 )
Interest income
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                 
Total other income (expense)
    -       -       (1,870,595 )     -       (1,122,301 )     (2,992,896 )
                                                 
Net loss
    (499 )     2,761,439       (3,103,157 )     890,096       (1,168,397 )     (620,518 )
                                                 
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest holders
    -       -       -       -       (202,082 )(11)     (202,082 )
                                                 
Net loss attributable to American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.
  $ (499 )   $ 761,439     $ (3,103,157 )   $ 890,096     $ (1,370,479 )   $ (822,600 )

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Pro forma Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010:
   
American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc. (1)
   
306 E. 61st Street (2)
   
Pro forma Adjustments 306 E. 61st Street
   
Bleecker Street Condominium Properties (8)
   
Pro Forma Adjustments Bleecker Street Condominium Properties
   
Pro Forma American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc.
 
                                     
Total revenues
  $ 1,126,909     $ 3,672,282     $ 135,084 (3)   $ 870,937     $ 1,130,120 (9)   $ 6,935,332  
                                                 
Operating expenses:
                                               
Property management fee
    19,472       36,800       (1,075 )(4)     -       -       55,197  
Acquisition and transaction related
    107,844       -       -       -       -       107,844  
General and administrative
    407,519       874,043       222,375 (5)     70,836       -       1,574,773  
Depreciation and amortization
    284,187       -       1,146,346 (6)     -       1,306,998 (6)     2,737,531  
                                                 
Total operating expenses
    819,022       910,843       1,367,646       70,836       1,306,998       4,475,345  
                                                 
Operating income
    307,887       2,761,439       (1,232,562 )     800,101       (176,878 )     2,459,987  
                                                 
Other income (expense)
                                               
Interest expense
    (463,872 )     -       (1,870,595 )(7)     -       (841,726 )(10)     (3,176,193 )
Interest income
    490       -       -       -       -       490  
                                                 
Total other income (expense)
    (463,382 )     -       (1,870,595 )     -       (841,726 )     (3,175,703 )
                                                 
Net loss
    (155,495 )     2,761,439       (3,103,157 )     800,101       (1,018,604 )     (715,716 )
                                                 
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest holders
    -       -       -       -       (150,212 )(11)     (150,212 )
                                                 
Net loss attributable to American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.
  $ (155,495 )   $ 2,761,439     $ (3,103,157 )   $ 800,101     $ (1,168,816 )   $ (865,928 )

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NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2009 and the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010.
 
 
(1)
Reflects the Company’s historical operations for the period indicated as previously filed.
 
 
(2)
Reflects the operations 306 East 61st Street, New York, NY for the period indicated.
 
 
(3)
Represents the amortization of below market lease liabilities which is recorded as accretion to rental income.
 
 
(4)
Represents incremental cost of management contract had the building been acquired at the beginning of the period
     
 
(5)
Represents cost of building maintenance contract.
 
 
(6)
Represents the estimated depreciation and amortization of real estate investments and intangible lease assets had the property been acquired at the beginning of the period.
 
 
(7)
Represents interest expense that would have been recorded on debt incurred in connection with the acquisition had the property been acquired at the beginning of the period. The Company assumed a first mortgage loan in the amount of $14,221,066 at an annual interest rate of 6.20% and entered into a short-term note agreement with a third party in the amount of $8,900,000 at an annual interest rate of 9.00%
     
 
(8)
Reflects the operations the Bleecker Street Condominium Properties, New York, NY for the period indicated.
     
 
(9)
Represents adjustment to straight-line rent for lease terms as of the acquisition date as well as amortization of above and below market lease liabilities which are an adjustment to rental income.
     
 
(10)
Represents interest expense that would have been recorded on debt incurred in connection with the acquisition had the property been acquired at the beginning of the period. The Company assumed a first mortgage loan in the amount of $21,300000 at an annual interest rate of 4.285%
     
 
(11)
Represents interest of the joint venture investors of a total of 13.8% of the net income of the property excluding depreciation and amortization.
     
   
Note: Pro forma adjustments exclude one-time acquisition costs of $907,260 representing mainly acquisition fees to the advisor, legal fees and deed transfer fees for the acquisition of the Bleecker Street Condominium Properties.
 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL NEW YORK RECOVERY REIT, INC.
     
Date: February 11, 2011
By:  
/s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch
 
Nicholas S. Schorsch
 
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors
 
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