EX-10.63



 Exhibit 10.63 

COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. 

11 Madison Avenue 
 New
York, New York 10010 
 December 6, 2017 
 The Entities
Listed on Schedule I Attached Hereto 
 ARC NY120W5701 TRS Mezz, LLC 

c/o New York REIT, Inc. 
 7 Bulfinch Place, Suite 500 

Boston, MA 02114 
 New York REIT, Inc. 

7 Bulfinch Place, Suite 500 
 Boston, MA 02114 

 

	 	Re:	New York REIT Portfolio 

 Ladies & Gentlemen: 

The entities listed on Schedule I attached hereto (individually and/or collectively, “Borrower”) are indebted to
Lender (defined below) with respect to a mezzanine loan (the “Loan”) in the original principal amount of $260,000,000.00 made pursuant to that certain Mezzanine Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) dated as of
December 20, 2016, originally by and among Borrower and certain other borrower parties, Column Financial, Inc. (together with its successors and/or assigns, “Initial Lender”), the lenders party thereto from time to time,
including the undersigned lenders (together with Initial Lender and their respective successors and/or assigns, individually and/or collectively, “Lender”), and Column Financial Inc., as agent for Lender (in such capacity, together
with its successors and/or assigns, “Agent”), and acknowledged and agreed to by ARC NY120W5701 TRS Mezz, LLC (“Equity Owner”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meaning set
forth in the Loan Agreement. 
 New York REIT, Inc. (“Guarantor”) is the owner of an indirect interest in Borrower and
directly benefits from the Loan, and has entered into that certain Mezzanine Guaranty Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2016, in favor of Agent, for the benefit of Lender. 

Concurrently herewith, Mortgage Borrower, Mortgage Lender, Mortgage Agent, Guarantor and Operating Lessee are entering into that certain First
Amendment to Loan Agreement and Other Loan Documents (the “Mortgage Loan Amendment”), pursuant to which the Extended Maturity Date (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) and the terms and conditions of the Extension Option (as
defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) and Extension Term (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement, and hereinafter the “Mortgage Loan Extension Term”) are being amended and restated. 







 In connection with the Mortgage Loan Amendment and the terms thereof, Borrower, Equity Owner and
Guarantor each hereby acknowledges and agrees with Agent as follows: 
  

	A.	Prepayment Upon Commencement of Mortgage Loan Extension Term 

  

	 	(a)	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.4 of the Loan Agreement, on the Initial Maturity Date and concurrently with the commencement of the Mortgage Loan Extension Term pursuant to Section 2.8 of
the Mortgage Loan Agreement (as amended by the Mortgage Loan Amendment), Borrower shall be permitted to prepay the Loan in full, but not in part, without any requirement of Mortgage Borrower to make a corresponding
pro-rata prepayment of the Mortgage Loan, and without the application of such prepayment pro rata between the Loan and the Mortgage Loan. Any voluntary prepayment of the Loan before such date shall otherwise
be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.4 of the Loan Agreement. 

  

	B.	Miscellaneous 

 (a) Borrower, Equity Owner and Guarantor each hereby certifies
that each of the representations and warranties of Borrower, Equity Owner and Guarantor, respectively, in the Loan Documents is true, complete and correct in all material respects of the date hereof. 

(b) Borrower hereby represents that Mortgage Borrower has withdrawn the WWP Fund in its entirety and neither Borrower nor Mortgage Borrower
has any remaining rights in connection therewith. 
 (c) Borrower, Equity Owner and Guarantor each hereby reaffirms the Loan Documents to
which it is a party and its obligations thereunder, respectively, and acknowledges that this reaffirmation is for the benefit of Agent and Lender. 

(d) Borrower, Equity Owner and Guarantor each hereby (i) warrants and represents that there are no defenses, offsets or counterclaims
with respect to its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, respectively, and (ii) waives all offsets, defenses and claims it may have against Lender or Agent that accrued on or before the date hereof. 

(e) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Letter Agreement shall not, except to the extent expressly provided herein, operate as a
waiver of any right, power or remedy of any of Agent or Lender under the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents by Agent or Lender. 

(f) On the date hereof, Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid, all fees and expenses of Agent and Lender incurred in connection with this
Letter Agreement including, without limitation, any and all reasonable legal fees. 
 (g) Except as expressly modified pursuant to this
Letter Agreement, all of the terms, covenants and provisions of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue in full force and effect. 

  
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 (h) This Letter Agreement may not be amended or any provision hereof waived or modified except by
an agreement in writing signed by each of the parties hereto. This Letter Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Agent and Lender and their respective successors and permitted assigns. 

(i) The parties hereby waive any right to trial by jury in any action, claim, suit or proceeding in connection herewith. This Letter Agreement
will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. All notices or other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given in accordance with the Loan Agreement. If any term, covenant or condition of
this Letter Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, this Letter Agreement shall be construed without such provision. 

(j) This Letter Agreement may be executed in any number of duplicate originals and each duplicate original shall be deemed to be an original.
The failure of any party hereto to execute this Letter Agreement, or any counterpart hereof, shall not relieve the other signatories from their obligations hereunder. 

(k) The provisions of Section 9.4 of the Loan Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference into this Letter Agreement to the same
extent and with the same force as if fully set forth herein. 
 (l) None of Borrower, Equity Owner or Guarantor shall transfer or assign,
directly or indirectly, any of their respective rights under this Letter Agreement to any other person or entity, without in each case obtaining the prior written consent of Lender in each instance, which consent may be granted or withheld by Lender
in its sole discretion. 
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	Very truly yours,
	
	AGENT:
	
	COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC.,
	a Delaware corporation
		
	By:	 	 /s/ N. Dante LaRocca

		 	Name:    N. Dante LaRocca
		 	Title:      Authorized Signatory


 cc: 
 Starwood Property
Mortgage Sub-17, L.L.C. 
 c/o Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

591 West Putnam Avenue 
 Greenwich, CT 06830 

Attention: General Counsel 
 Email: asossen@starwood.com 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 
 9062 Old Annapolis Road 

Columbia, MD 21045 
 Attention: Corporate Trust Services - CMBS
– CSMC 2016-NYRT MZ 
 Telephone: 410-884-2000 

Facsimile: 410-715-2380 

Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com and 

cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com 







 
									
	ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO:
			
	BORROWER:	 		 	
	
	 ARC NY333W3401 MEZZ, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company



 
											
		
	 By:
	 	New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership


 
											
				
		 		 	By:	 	New York REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation


 
											
					
		 		 		 	       By:	 	 /s/ Wendy Silverstein

		 		 		 		 	Name: Wendy Silverstein
		 		 		 		 	Title: CEO
	
	ARC NY350BL001 MEZZ, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company


 
											
		
	 By
	 	New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership


 
											
				
		 		 	By:	 	New York REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation


 
											
					
		 		 		 	         By:	 	 /s/ Wendy Silverstein

		 		 		 		 	Name: Wendy Silverstein
		 		 		 		 	Title: CEO



  
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	 ARC NYBLKST002 MEZZ, LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company



 
											
		
	 By:
	 	New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership


 
											
				
		 		 	By:	 	New York REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation


 
											
					
		 		 		 	    By:	 	 /s/ Wendy Silverstein

		 		 		 		 	Name: Wendy Silverstein
		 		 		 		 	Title: CEO
	
	 ARC NYCTGRG00l MEZZ, LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company



 
													
		
	 By:
	 	New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
			
		 	By:	 	New York REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation
	 		 	  
 By:
	 	 /s/ Wendy Silverstein

	 		 		 	Name: Wendy Silverstein
	 		 		 	Title: CEO


 
											
	
	 ARC NYWSHST00l MEZZ, LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company



 
															
		
	 By:
	 	New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
				
		 		 	By:	 	New York REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation
	 		 		 	  
 By:
	 	 /s/ Wendy Silverstein

	 		 		 		 		 	Name: Wendy Silverstein
	 		 		 		 		 	Title: CEO









  

									
	
	 ARC NYGRNAV00l MEZZ, LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company



 
											
		
	 By:
	 	New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership


 
											
				
		 		 	By:	 	New York REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation


 
											
					
		 		 		 	     By:	 	 /s/ Wendy Silverstein

		 		 		 		 	Name: Wendy Silverstein
		 		 		 		 	Title: CEO
	
	 ARC NYW42ST001 MEZZ, LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company



 
													
		
	 By:
	 	New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
			
		 	By:	 	New York REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation
	 		 	  
 By:
	 	 /s/ Wendy Silverstein

	 		 		 	Name: Wendy Silverstein
	 		 		 	Title: CEO


 
											
	
	 ARC NY120W5701 MEZZ, LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company



 
															
		
	 By:
	 	New York Recovery Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
				
		 		 	By:	 	New York REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation
	 		 		 	  
 By:
	 	 /s/ Wendy Silverstein

	 		 		 		 		 	Name: Wendy Silverstein
	 		 		 		 		 	Title: CEO









 
			
	ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO:
	
	EQUITY OWNER:
	
	 ARC NY120W5701 TRS MEZZ, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Wendy Silverstein

		 	Name: Wendy Silverstein
		 	Title: CEO









 
			
	ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO:
	
	GUARANTOR:
	
	NEW YORK REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation


 
			
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Wendy Silverstein

		 	Name: Wendy Silverstein
		 	Title: CEO



  
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	ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO:
	
	LENDER:
	
	STARWOOD PROPERTY MORTGAGE SUB-17, L.L.C.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael Rappaport

		 	Name: Michael Rappaport
		 	Title: Authorized Signatory



  
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	ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO:
	
	LENDER:
	
	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS MEZZANINE TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CSMC TRUST 2016-NYRT MZ, COMMERCIAL MEZZANINE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2016-NYRT MZ


 
			
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Stephanie Atwell

		 	Name: Stephanie Atwell
		 	Title: Vice President



  
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	ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO:
	
	LENDER:
	
	COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC.,
	a Delaware corporation
		
	By:	 	 /s/ N. Dante LaRocca

		 	Name: N. Dante LaRocca
		 	Title: Authorized Signatory


  

  
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	ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO:
	
	MORTGAGE LENDER:
	
	STARWOOD PROPERTY MORTGAGE SUB-17, L.L.C.


 
			
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael Rappaport

	 	 	Name: Michael Rappaport
	 	 	Title: Authorized Signatory



  
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	ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO:
	
	MORTGAGE LENDER:
	
	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF HOLDERS OF CSMC TRUST 2016-NYRT, COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES
2016-NYRT


 
			
	  
 By:
	 	  
 /s/ Stephanie
Atwell

		 	Name: Stephanie Atwell
		 	Title: Vice President



  
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	ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO:
	
	MORTGAGE LENDER:
	
	COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC.,
	a Delaware corporation
		
	By:	 	 /s/ N. Dante LaRocca

		 	Name: N. Dante LaRocca
		 	Title: Authorized Signatory


  

  
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 SCHEDULE I 

(Borrower) 
 ARC NY333W3401 Mezz, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company 
 ARC NY350BL001 Mezz, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 

ARC NYBLKST002 Mezz, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 

ARC NYCTGRG001 Mezz, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 

ARC NYWSHST001 Mezz, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 

ARC NYGRNAV001 Mezz, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 

ARC NYW42ST001 Mezz, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 

ARC NY120W5701 Mezz, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company