bir10kdec2007.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
10-K
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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Commission
File number 001-31659
Berkshire
Income Realty, Inc.
State of
Incorporation - Maryland
Internal
Revenue Service – Employer Identification No. 32-0024337
One
Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108
(617)
523-7722
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act: Yes
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Title of Class
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Name of each exchange on which
registered
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Series
A 9% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
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American
Stock Exchange
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Act: None
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in
Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes No x
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
Yes No x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.
Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best
of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer (see definition of
“accelerated
filer and
large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes x No
Aggregate
market value of voting and non-voting common equity held by
non-affiliates: Not applicable.
There
were 1,406,196 shares of Class B common stock outstanding as of March 31,
2008.
There are
no documents required to be incorporated by reference to this Annual Report on
Form 10K.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ITEM
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DESCRIPTION
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PAGE
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PART
I
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1.
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BUSINESS
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3
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1A.
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RISK
FACTORS
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12
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1B.
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UNRESOLVED
STAFF COMMENTS
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2.
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PROPERTIES
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3.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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4.
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SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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20
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PART
II
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5.
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MARKET
FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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6.
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SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
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7.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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24
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7A.
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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56
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8.
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
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57
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9.
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CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
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57
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9A.(T)
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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9B.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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58
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PART
III
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10.
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DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
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11.
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EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
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61
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12.
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
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62
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13.
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
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64
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14.
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PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
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66
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PART
IV
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15.
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EXHIBITS
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
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SPECIAL
NOTE REGARD FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain
statements contained in this report, including information with respect to our
future business plans, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “33 Act”),
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “34
Act”). For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not
statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements,
subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ significantly from those described in this report. These
forward-looking statements include statements regarding, among other things, our
business strategy and operations, future expansion plans, future prospects,
financial position, anticipated revenues or losses and projected costs, and
objectives of management. Without limiting the foregoing, the words
“may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,”
“estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of such terms
and other comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause
our results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking
statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, changes in
economic conditions generally and the real estate and bond markets specifically,
legislative/regulatory changes (including changes to laws governing the taxation
of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”)), possible sales of assets, the
acquisition restrictions placed on the Company by its investment in Berkshire
Multifamily Value Fund, LP, (“BVF” or the “Fund”) , the acquisition
restrictions placed on the Company by an affiliated entity Berkshire Multifamily
Value Fund II, LP, (“BVF II” or “Fund II”), availability of capital, interest
rates and interest rate spreads, changes in accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and policies and guidelines
applicable to REITs, those factors set forth herein in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk
Factors” and other risks and uncertainties as may be detailed from time
to time in our public announcements and our reports filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
The risks
listed here are not exhaustive. Other sections of this report may
include additional factors that could adversely affect our business and
financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a competitive and
rapidly changing environment. New risk factors emerge from time to
time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risks factors,
nor can it assess the impact of all such risk factors on our business or the
extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results
to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking
statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, undue reliance
should not be placed on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual
results.
As used
herein, the terms “we”, “us”, “BIR” or the “Company” refer to Berkshire Income
Realty, Inc., a Maryland corporation, incorporated on July 19,
2002. The Company is in the business of acquiring, owning, operating
and renovating multifamily apartment communities. Berkshire Property
Advisors, L.L.C. (“Berkshire Advisor” or “Advisor”) is an affiliated entity we
have contracted with to make decisions relating to the day-to-day management and
operation of our business, subject to the Board of Directors (“Board”)
oversight. Refer to Part III, Item 13 – Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence and
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 12 –Related Party Transactions
of this Form 10-K for additional information about the
Advisor.
PART I
ITEM
1. BUSINESS
Executive
Summary
2007 was
another year of successful operations for Berkshire Income Realty, Inc.
(“BIR”). BIR adjusted its property holdings with the acquisition of
two properties, Hampton House in Towson, Maryland and Sunfield Lakes in
Sherwood, Oregon in transactions that approximated $44,750,000 of aggregate
purchase price at the time of purchase, while selling its interest in Dorsey’s
Forge (“Dorsey’s”) for net proceeds of $13,137,316 and Trellis at Lee’s Mill
(“Trellis”) for net proceeds of $5,256,480. Sunfield Lakes represents
the Company’s entry into a new submarket with its first acquisition in the
Northwest region of the country. The Company funded an additional
$8,890,950 of its total commitment of capital of $23,400,000 in BVF, a limited
partnership, and affiliate of the Company, bringing the total that has been
invested by the Company as of year end to $21,072,251, or approximately 90.1% of
its total commitment.
During
2007 the Company continued to aggressively finance and refinance its portfolio
to minimize the effect of rising mortgage interest rates and maximize the cash
available for capital investments. Fixed rate first mortgages of
$39,440,000 were financed on the newly acquired properties and one of the
previously acquired properties at an average interest rate of approximately
6.03%. Fixed rate supplemental mortgages of $15,050,000 were obtained on a group
of four existing properties at an average interest rate of approximately 6.01%
and the Company refinanced approximately $6,400,000 of outstanding debt with new
fixed rate first mortgage debt of $18,600,000 at 5.71%.
2007
occupancy levels remained stable in the low 90% range which, approximate average
occupancy levels from the prior year at the Company’s Same Portfolio Properties
(“Same Store”). Occupancy levels benefited from the Company’s
strategy for setting rental rates, which generally tries to balance occupancy
with rental increases to achieve market level occupancy rates and suffered
slightly from vacancies experienced at properties undergoing rehabilitation
projects due to turnover of units being renovated. In periods of
market softness, BIR will offer short-term rental concessions to new and
renewing tenants at properties within markets experiencing the softness to
maintain occupancy without producing significant fluctuations in market rental
rates. This strategy allows the Company to react appropriately to
market condition changes without subjecting the Company to extended periods of
reduced rental rates.
It is the
Company’s strategy to increase the value of its portfolio by implementing
property management improvements and physical asset improvements at its
properties. As in past years, the Company’s efforts executing property
management improvements and renovations of certain properties in the
portfolio continued to realize the desired operating results during 2007.
Berkshires on Brompton, a renovation project in Texas that started in 2005, was
completed during the year and was another example of a rehabilitation project
that met the Company’s projected targets with respect to returns on the capital
invested in the project and increased rents achieved on renovated units placed
back into service. Additionally, a renovation project at the Chisholm
Place property, also located in Texas, was completed during the year with
similar positive rent increases and capital returns. The
completion of the rehabilitation project at Berkshires on Brompton allowed the
Company to take advantage of improved property operating results to refinance
the outstanding mortgage on the property.
In 2008,
the Company intends to continue to consider the adjustment of the portfolio
through sourcing strategies that include market, non-market/seller direct, bank
and lender owned real estate and foreclosure auctions. The Company
intends to continue to invest funds as they become available in qualifying
investment opportunities, if any, in the form of new acquisitions, new
development projects and the renovation of established
properties. The Company currently anticipates selling two properties
in the portfolio and will determine the best use of any proceeds from any
completed sales.
Business
In 2002,
the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the SEC with
respect to its offers (the “Offering”) to issue its 9% Series A Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Preferred Shares”) in exchange for interests
(“Interests”) in the following six mortgage funds: Krupp Government Income Trust
(“GIT”), Krupp Government Income Trust II (“GIT II”), Krupp Insured Mortgage
Limited Partnership (“KIM”), Krupp Insured Plus Limited Partnership (“KIP”),
Krupp Insured Plus II Limited Partnership (“KIP II”), and Krupp
Insured Plus III Limited Partnership (“KIP III”) (collectively, the “Mortgage
Funds”). For each Interest in the Mortgage Funds validly tendered and
not withdrawn in the Offering, the Company offered to issue its Preferred Shares
based on an exchange ratio applicable to each Mortgage Fund. The
registration statement was declared effective on January 9,
2003. Offering costs incurred in connection with the Offering have
been reflected as a reduction of Preferred Shares reflected in the financial
statements of the Company.
On April
4, 2003 and April 18, 2003, the Company issued 2,667,717 and 310,393 Preferred
Shares, respectively, with a $25.00 liquidation preference per
share. The Preferred Shares were issued in exchange for Interests in
the six Mortgage Funds referred to above. For each Interest in the
Mortgage Funds that was validly tendered and not withdrawn in the Offering, the
Company issued its Preferred Shares based on an exchange ratio applicable to
each Mortgage Fund.
Simultaneously
with the completion of the Offering on April 4, 2003, KRF Company, L.L.C. (“KRF
Company”), an affiliate of the Company, contributed its ownership interests in
five multifamily apartment communities (the “Properties”) to our operating
partnership, Berkshire Income Realty – OP, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”),
in exchange for common limited partner interests in the Operating
Partnership. KRF Company then contributed an aggregate of $1,283,213,
or 1% of the fair value of the total net assets of the Operating Partnership, to
the Company, which together with the $100 contributed prior to the Offering,
resulted in the issuance of 1,283,313 shares of common stock of the Company to
KRF Company. This amount was contributed by the Company to its wholly
owned subsidiary, BIR GP, L.L.C., who then contributed the cash to the Operating
Partnership in exchange for the sole general partner interest in the Operating
Partnership. The Operating Partnership is the successor to the
Berkshire Income Realty Predecessor Group (the “Predecessor”). The
merger of the separate businesses into the Company and the Operating Partnership
was considered a purchase business combination with the Predecessor being the
accounting acquirer. Accordingly, the acquisition or contribution of
the various Predecessor interests was accounted for at the interests’ historical
cost. The acquisition of the Interests was accounted for using
purchase accounting based upon the fair value of the Interests
acquired. Certain minority ownership interests in three of the
contributed multifamily properties are owned by an unaffiliated third
party. As the minority interests did not change in connection with
the completion of the Offering, the accounting for these interests was based on
existing carrying amounts.
As a
result of the common control of ownership between the Predecessor and the
Company, the Company was not deemed a new reporting entity pursuant to the
provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion #20 Accounting
Changes. Accordingly, the financial statements of the Company did not
start “fresh” upon completion of the Offering in April 2003. Rather,
the Company’s financial statements are a continuation of the Predecessor’s
financial statements and have been re-titled to those of the Company effective
in April 2003.
The
Company’s financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its
subsidiary, the Operating Partnership, as well as the various subsidiaries of
the Operating Partnership. The Company owns preferred and general
partner interests in the Operating Partnership. The remaining common
limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership owned by KRF Company
and affiliates are reflected as Minority Interest in Operating Partnership in
the financial statements of the Company.
On March
20, 2003, KRF Company, through a newly formed affiliate, Gables of Texas Limited
Partnership (“Gables”), and its general partner, Gables of Texas, L.L.C., also a
newly formed affiliate, acquired The Gables Apartments, a 140-unit multifamily
apartment community located in Houston, Texas, from an unaffiliated third party
for a purchase price of approximately $6,925,000. On April 24, 2003,
the Operating Partnership acquired all of the interests in Gables and Gables of
Texas L.L.C. from KRF Company for approximately $6,925,000 plus closing costs of
approximately $143,000. The purchase price for Gables and Gables of
Texas, L.L.C. was equal to the purchase price KRF Company paid the original
seller of The Gables Apartments (including equity payments, transfer taxes,
financing and closing costs as applicable). The Gables Apartments is
a contiguous property to Walden Pond Apartments; the Company owns both
communities and currently operates them as one community under the name Walden
Pond/Gable Apartments.
Due to
the affiliation of the ownership of the Company and KRF Company, the acquisition
of interests in the Gables property has been accounted for as a reorganization
of entities under common control, requiring the Company to retroactively restate
its financial statements from March 20, 2003, the acquisition date of the
property by KRF Company, through the period presented, which is similar to the
accounting for a pooling of interests.
On April
29, 2003, the Preferred Shares began trading on the American Stock Exchange,
under the symbol “BIR.pr.a”.
On May
30, 2003, the Operating Partnership and its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR McNab
Sub, L.L.C., a newly formed Delaware limited liability Company, acquired all of
the outstanding limited and general partner units of McNab KC3 Limited
Partnership (“McNab”) from affiliates of the Company. The acquisition
was structured as a contribution of units from an affiliate of the Company in
exchange for the issuance by the Operating Partnership of 5,000 common limited
partner units valued at $10.00 per unit. McNab is the fee simple
owner of a 276-unit multifamily apartment community located in Pompano, Florida
that is referred to as Windward Lakes Apartments. The former general
and limited partners of McNab are affiliates of the Company, namely George and
Douglas Krupp. George Krupp is former Chairman of the Board and
Douglas Krupp is the current Chairman of the Board. The acquisition
was approved by the Audit Committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”), which
is composed solely of directors who are independent under applicable rules and
regulations of the SEC and American Stock Exchange. At the time of
the contribution, control of both the Company and McNab rested with George and
Douglas Krupp via their 100% ownership interest in the common stock of the
Company through KRF Company’s ownership of such shares and their 100% indirect
ownership interest in the general and limited partnership units of
McNab. Therefore, the acquisition or contribution of the general and
limited partnership units of McNab by the Operating Partnership in exchange for
the issuance by the Operating Partnership of common limited partner units is
considered a transfer of net assets between entities under common
control. As discussed below, Windward Lakes Apartments was sold on
June 22, 2005.
Due to
the affiliation of the ownership of the Company and McNab, the acquisition of
the interests in McNab was accounted for as a reorganization of entities under
common control, requiring the Company to retroactively restate its financial
statements for the periods presented, which is similar to the accounting for a
pooling of interests. Windward Lakes Apartments was sold in 2005 and
is reported as discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2005 and
prior.
On
October 30, 2003, the Operating Partnership, through a newly formed and wholly
owned subsidiary, St. Marin/Karrington Limited Partnership (“St.
Marin/Karrington”), whose general partner, SM Karrington, L.L.C., also a newly
formed affiliate, acquired The St. Marin/Karrington Apartments, a 600 unit
multifamily apartment community located in Coppell, Texas, from a third party
for a purchase price of approximately $46,125,000.
On
January 28, 2004, the Operating Partnership, through its newly formed and wholly
owned subsidiary Marina Mile L.L.C., purchased Pond Apple Creek Apartments
(subsequently renamed The Berkshires at Marina Mile (“Marina Mile”)), a 306-unit
multifamily apartment community located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from Pond
Apple Creek Associates Limited Partnership. The seller was an
unaffiliated third party. The purchase and sale agreement, as amended, was
agreed upon through arms-length
negotiations
and provided for the purchase price of $23,000,000 to be paid in
cash. The purchase price was funded with available cash and new first
mortgage financing. Effective May 1, 2004, the Company consummated a
multifamily venture relationship (the “Multifamily Venture”) with an
unaffiliated third party (the “Venture Partner”) whereby each of the parties to
the agreement agreed to participate, on a pro rata basis, in the economic
benefits of Marina Mile. Under the terms of the limited liability company
agreement governing the Multifamily Venture, the Venture Partner contributed, in
cash, 65% of the total Multifamily Venture equity in exchange for a 65% interest
in the newly formed entity, JV Marina Mile, L.L.C. (the
“L.L.C.”). The Operating Partnership contributed its interest in
Marina Mile, L.L.C., the fee simple owner of the property, in exchange for a 35%
interest in the L.L.C. and a cash distribution representing a return of capital
of approximately $3,594,693 net of $387,236 of additional capital invested by
the Operating Partnership. Both parties received proportional
distributions of available cash up to an effective 10% internal rate of return
on each party’s capital (the “Preferred Return”). After payment of
the Preferred Return and the return of each party’s capital contribution, the
Operating Partnership is entitled to, in addition to its 35% pro rata share,
additional distributions equal to approximately 30% of the distributions
otherwise payable to the Venture Partner. The Operating Partnership
is the managing member of the L.L.C. The Company evaluated its
investment in the Multifamily Venture and concluded that the investment did not
fall under the requirements of FIN 46R; therefore the Company accounted for the
investment under Statement of Position 78-9, Accounting for Investments in Real
Estate (“SOP “78-9”) as an equity method investment. As discussed
below Marina Mile was sold on April 18, 2006.
On March
30, 2004, the Operating Partnership, through its newly formed and wholly owned
subsidiary BIR Laurel Woods Limited Partnership, purchased Laurel Woods
Apartments (“Laurel Woods”), a 150-unit multifamily apartment community located
in Austin, Texas, from Berkshire Mortgage Finance Limited Partnership, an
affiliate of the Company. The acquisition was approved by the Audit Committee,
which is composed solely of directors who are independent under applicable rules
and regulations of the SEC and the American Stock Exchange. The
seller acquired the property through foreclosure on February 2,
2004. The purchase price of $5,250,000 was funded with available
cash.
On March
31, 2004, the Operating Partnership, through its newly formed and wholly owned
subsidiary BIR Bear Creek Limited Partnership, purchased Bear Creek Apartments
(“Bear Creek”) from an unaffiliated third party. The purchase price of
$4,900,000 was funded with available cash. Bear Creek is a 152-unit multifamily
apartment community located in Dallas, Texas. Prior to the sale, the
seller had acquired the property through foreclosure.
On
November 3, 2004, the Operating Partnership, through its newly formed and wholly
owned subsidiaries, BIR Bridgewater, L.L.C. and BIR Trellis L.L.C., purchased
Bridgewater on the Lake Apartments (“Bridgewater”) and Trellis, respectively,
from an unaffiliated third party. Bridgewater is a 216-unit
multifamily apartment community located in Hampton, Virginia. Trellis
is a 176-unit multifamily apartment community located in Newport News,
Virginia. The purchase price for Bridgewater and Trellis was
$18,590,000 and $8,825,000, respectively, and was funded with available cash and
new first mortgage financing. As discussed below, Trellis was sold on
May 30, 2007.
On
November 4, 2004, the Operating Partnership, through its newly formed and wholly
owned subsidiaries, BIR Arboretum L.L.C. and BIR Silver Hill L.L.C., purchased
Arboretum Place Apartments (“Arboretum”) and Silver Hill at Arboretum Apartments
(“Silver Hill”), respectively, from an unaffiliated third
party. Arboretum is a 184 unit multifamily apartment community
located in Newport News, Virginia. Silver Hill is a 153 unit
multifamily apartment community also located in Newport News,
Virginia. The gross purchase price for Arboretum and Silver Hill was
$10,575,000 and $4,350,000, respectively. The properties were
purchased subject to the assumption of the existing mortgages outstanding on the
properties with a face value of approximately $5,929,000 and $3,444,000,
respectively. The purchase price, net of assumed debt, was paid from
available cash. Pursuant to the provisions of SFAS No. 141, “Business
Combinations”, the assumed mortgages were recorded at fair value, based on the
present value of the amounts to be paid under the obligations. The
fair market value of the debt assumed on Arboretum and Silver Hill is $6,894,193
and $4,010,241, respectively. Additionally, on November 4, 2004, the
Company acquired the vacant land adjacent to Arboretum for $1,500,000 from F.C.
Arboretum Land Associates, L.P., an unaffiliated third party. The
purchase of the land was funded with available cash.
Effective
September 24, 2004, the Operating Partnership consummated the JV BIR/ERI, L.L.C.
multifamily venture agreement (“JV BIR/ERI”) with Equity Resources Investments,
L.L.C. (“ERI”), an unaffiliated third party, whereby each of the parties to the
agreement agreed to participate, on a pro rata basis, in the economic benefits
of the partnership interests purchased from Capital Realty Investors-II Limited
Partnership (“CRI”). Under the terms of the limited liability company agreement
governing JV BIR/ERI, the Operating Partnership owns a 58% interest as the
managing member and ERI owns the remaining 42% interest. All profits
and losses are shared by the Operating Partnership and ERI on a pro rata basis
according to their respective ownership interests. Affiliates of the
Operating Partnership are entitled to perform asset management and property
management services and receive fees in payment thereof. The Company
evaluated its investment in JV BIR/ERI and concluded that the investment did not
fall under the requirements of FIN 46R, Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No.
03-16, Accounting for Investments in Limited Liability Companies, Statement of
Position 78-9, Accounting for Investments in Real Estate Ventures or Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. 18, The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments
in Common Stock. Therefore the Company has consolidated the investment under
Accounting Research Bulletin 51, Consolidated Financial Statements (“ARB 51”)
based on its controlling interest in the subsidiary.
On
November 17, 2004, the Operating Partnership, through JV BIR/ERI, consummated
the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding limited and general partner interests
of Arrowhead Apartments Associates Limited Partnership, the fee owner of
Arrowhead Apartments (“Arrowhead”), a 200 unit multifamily apartment community
located in Palatine, Illinois, and Moorings Apartments Associates Limited
Partnership, the fee owner of Moorings Apartments (“Moorings”), a 216 unit
multifamily apartment community located in Roselle, Illinois.The net purchase
price for the Arrowhead and Moorings interests was $1,313,392 and $416,455,
respectively. The properties owned by the partnerships were subject
to existing mortgages at the time of the purchase of the Arrowhead and Moorings
interests. These mortgages were recorded at their fair value pursuant
to the provisions of SFAS No. 141. The fair value approximates the
payoff value of the amounts to be paid under the obligations, including the
right of defeasance.JV BIR/ERI exercised its right of defeasance and
extinguished the outstanding mortgage obligations of approximately $7,431,000
and $8,801,000, respectively. The purchase price and payoff of the
existing mortgages were funded through a combination of new mortgage debt,
available cash and contributions from ERI.
On
December 28, 2004, the Operating Partnership, through a newly formed and wholly
owned subsidiary, BIR Yorktowne, L.L.C., consummated the acquisition of 100% of
the fee simple interest of Yorktowne at Olde Mill Apartments (“Yorktowne”), a
216 unit multifamily apartment community located in Millersville, Maryland, from
EQR-Yorktowne Vistas, Inc., an unaffiliated third party, for $21,500,000, plus
customary closing costs. The purchase price was paid from available
cash. On January 26, 2005, the Company closed on $16,125,000 of first
mortgage debt at a fixed interest rate of 5.13% for ten years collateralized by
the Yorktowne property.
On
December 29, 2004, the Operating Partnership, through JV BIR/ERI, consummated
the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding limited and general partner interests
of Blackburn Associates Limited Partnership, the fee owner of Country Place I
Apartments (“Country Place I”), a 192 unit multifamily apartment community
located in Burtonsville, Maryland, and Second Blackburn Associates Limited
Partnership, the fee owner of Country Place II Apartments (“Country Place II”),
a 120 unit multifamily apartment community also located in Burtonsville,
Maryland. The net purchase price for the Country Place I and Country
Place II interests was $7,769,720 and $5,054,677, respectively. The
properties owned by the partnerships were subject to existing mortgages at the
time of the purchase of the Country Place I and Country Place II
interests. These mortgages were recorded at their fair value pursuant
to the provisions of SFAS No. 141. The fair value approximates the
payoff value of the amounts to be paid under the obligations, including the
right of prepayment. JV BIR/ERI exercised its right of prepayment on
the purchase date and extinguished the outstanding mortgage obligations of
approximately $6,728,000 and $4,078,000, respectively. The purchase
price and payoff of the existing mortgages were funded through a combination of
new mortgage debt, available cash and contributions from ERI.
On
February 15, 2005, the Operating Partnership and its newly formed and wholly
owned subsidiary, BIR Westchester West, L.L.C., consummated the acquisition of
100% of the outstanding limited and general partner interests of BRI Westchester
Limited Partnership, the fee simple owner of Westchester West Apartments, a 345
unit multifamily apartment community located in Silver Spring, Maryland, from
BRH Westchester, L.L.C. and BRI OP Limited Partnership. The seller’s are
affiliates of the Company. The purchase price, which was agreed upon through
arms-length negotiations, was $39,250,000, subject to normal operating pro
rations. The acquisition, which was undertaken in an effort to invest available
funds and to increase the number of properties in the Company’s portfolio, was
approved by the Audit Committee of the Company, which is comprised solely of
directors who are independent under applicable rules and regulations of the SEC
and the American Stock Exchange. The purchase price and related closing costs
were funded through a $29,500,000 first mortgage and available cash. The first
mortgage has a fixed interest rate of 5.03% and matures on March 1,
2015.
The net
purchase price, including closing costs and acquisition fees, was allocated as
follows:
|
|
Total
|
|
Multifamily
apartment communities
|
|
$ |
38,948,802 |
|
In-place
leases and tenant relationships
|
|
|
732,219 |
|
Replacement
reserve accounts
|
|
|
111,000 |
|
Deferred
expenses
|
|
|
196,547 |
|
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
|
|
343,955 |
|
Deferred
revenue and other liabilities
|
|
|
(326,246 |
) |
New
first mortgage
|
|
|
(29,500,000 |
) |
Cash
Paid
|
|
|
10,506,277 |
|
The
transaction was complete and the purchase price allocation was final as of
December 31, 2005. There are no contingent payments, options or commitments
outstanding associated with the acquisition. The purchase price
allocation included assignment of $732,219 to intangible assets of which
$576,586 represented acquired-in-place leases and $155,633 represented tenant
relationships. Amortization of acquired-in-place leases is based on
the specific expiration dates of the in-place leases over a period of 12 months
and amortization of the tenant relationships is based on the straight line
method of amortization over a 24 month period.
On March
1, 2005, the Operating Partnership, through a newly formed and wholly owned
subsidiary, BIR Brompton Limited Partnership, consummated the acquisition of
100% of the fee simple interest of Waters on Brompton, a 362 unit multifamily
apartment community located in Houston, Texas, from an unaffiliated third party.
The Company operates the property under the name Berkshires on Brompton
Apartments. The acquisition was consummated pursuant to a winning bid placed on
the property at foreclosure auction. The successful bid was $14,400,000 and was
immediately paid from available cash.
On March
30, 2005, the Operating Partnership, through a newly formed and wholly owned
subsidiary, BIR Westchase Limited Partnership, consummated the acquisition of
100% of the fee simple interest of Antilles Apartment Homes, a 324 unit
multifamily apartment community located in Houston, Texas, from an unaffiliated
third party. The Company operates the property under the name The Berkshires at
Westchase Apartments. The purchase price was $9,900,000, and was subject to
normal operating pro rations. The purchase price was immediately paid from
available cash.
On May
31, 2005, the Operating Partnership, through a newly formed and wholly owned
subsidiary, BIR-Charlotte I, LLC, consummated the acquisition of 100% of the fee
simple interest of Riverbirch Apartments, a 210 unit multifamily apartment
community located in Charlotte, North Carolina, from an unaffiliated third
party. The acquisition was consummated pursuant to a bid placed at the May 16,
2005 foreclosure auction of the property. The bid of $8,200,000 was declared the
winning bid on May 26, 2005, after a mandatory 10 day waiting period during
which the seller was required to accept incrementally higher bids (5%) from
other interested parties, as required by North Carolina law. A deposit on the
purchase price was paid at the time the bid was accepted, and the balance of the
acquisition cost was paid on May 31, 2005 at the closing on the property. Both
payments were made from available cash.
On June
22, 2005, the Operating Partnership completed the sale of 100% of the fee simple
interest of Windward Lakes Apartments (“Windward Lakes”), a 276-unit multifamily
apartment community located in Pompano, Florida, to an unaffiliated third party
for a sale price of $34,725,000. The sale price, which was subject to normal
operating pro rations, was received immediately in cash. The
operating results of Windward Lakes have been presented in the consolidated
statement of operations included in this Form 10-K, as discontinued operations
in accordance with FAS 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of
Long-Lived Assets.”
On July
1, 2005, the Operating Partnership, through a newly formed and wholly owned
subsidiary, BIR Lakeridge, L.L.C., consummated the acquisition of 100% of the
fee simple interest of Lake Ridge Apartments, a 282 unit multifamily apartment
community located in Hampton, Virginia, from an unaffiliated third party. The
purchase price of $34,344,000 was paid in part from an escrow account
administered by a qualified intermediary institution in connection with the
prior sale of a qualified property structured to comply with the requirements of
a Section 1031 tax deferred exchange (“1031 Exchange”) under the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Tax Code”), and the balance
was paid from borrowings under the revolving credit facility available to the
Company from an affiliate of the Company.
The
borrowings under the revolving credit facility were repaid subsequent to the
closing on Lakeridge Apartments with proceeds from two new mortgages totaling
$25,650,000 obtained by the Company on July 8, 2005 and August 1, 2005 and are
collateralized by the Lakeridge Apartments property. The purchase
price was subject to normal operating pro rations and adjustments as provided
for in the purchase and sale agreement.
The net
purchase price, including closing costs and acquisition fees, was allocated as
follows:
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
Multifamily
apartment communities
|
|
$ |
34,349,380 |
|
In-place
leases and tenant relationships
|
|
|
502,023 |
|
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
|
|
334,822 |
|
Deferred
revenue and other liabilities
|
|
|
(137,808 |
) |
Cash
from 1031 Exchange escrow account
|
|
|
(21,450,876 |
) |
New
mortgages
|
|
|
(25,650,000 |
) |
Cash
received
|
|
$ |
(12,052,459 |
) |
As of
December 31, 2007, the purchase price allocation of the Lakeridge Apartments
acquisition are subject to final adjustment pursuant to an outstanding
commitment under the agreement for the seller to build 18 additional apartment
units and 48 garages on the property. The Company is currently party
to a legal proceeding initiated with the seller/developer from whom the Company
acquired the property in 2005. The dispute involves the
interpretation of certain provisions of the purchase and sales agreement related
to post acquisition construction activities. On February 13, 2008,
the court entered judgment on the seller/developer’s behalf awarding them a
judgment in the amount of $774,292 for costs and damages. The Company
intends to appeal the judgment awarded by the court.
The
purchase price allocation included assignment of $502,023 to intangible assets
of which $402,588 represented acquired-in-place leases and $99,435 represented
tenant relationships. Amortization of acquired-in-place leases is
based on the specific expiration dates of the in-place leases over a period of
12 months and amortization of the tenant relationships is based on the straight
line method of amortization over a 24 month period.
On August
12, 2005, the Company, together with affiliates, entered into a subscription
agreement to invest in BVF, an affiliate of the Advisor. Under the terms of the
agreement and the related limited partnership agreement, the Company will invest
up to $23,400,000, or approximately 7%, of the total capital of BVF. The Fund’s
investment strategy is to acquire middle-market properties where there is an
opportunity to add value through repositioning or rehabilitation. Under the
terms of the BVF partnership agreement, the Company’s ability to acquire
additional properties is restricted to the two following conditions: (1) the
Company can invest up to $8,000,000 per year in new properties from available
cash or cash generated from the refinancing of existing properties, for a period
of up to thirty-nine months, and (2) the Company is authorized to sell existing
properties and reinvest those proceeds through transactions structured to comply
with 1031 Exchanges under the Tax Code, without limit. The Company
has evaluated its investment in the Fund and concluded that the investment,
although subject to the requirements of FIN 46R, does not require the Company to
consolidate the activity of the Fund. Additionally, the Company has
determined, pursuant to the guidance promulgated in EITF Issue No. 04-5,
“Investors Accounting for an Investment in a Limited Partnership When the
Investor is the Sole General Partner and the Limited Partners Have Certain
Rights”, that the Company does not have a controlling interest in the
Multifamily Limited Partnership and is not required to consolidate the activity
of the Fund. The Company accounts for its investments in the Fund
under Statement of Position 78-9, Accounting for Investments in Real Estate
(“SOP “78-9”), as an equity method investment.
Management
has evaluated these restrictions and believes that they will not materially
impact the Company. Management believes the Company had invested substantially
all of its available capital, as of the date of the subscription agreement, and
due to the Company’s ability to consummate 1031 Exchanges with existing
properties, will not be significantly restricted in its ability to appropriately
manage its investments. As of December 31, 2007, BVF has made, and the Company
has funded, capital calls totaling $21,072,251, or 90% of its total
commitment.
On
November 18, 2005, the Operating Partnership, through a newly formed and wholly
owned subsidiary, BIR – Savannah. L.L.C., consummated the acquisition of 100% of
the fee simple interest of Savannah at Citrus Park Apartments, a 264-unit
multifamily apartment community located in Tampa, Florida, from two unaffiliated
third parties. The purchase price was $27,520,000, and was subject to
normal operating prorations, apportionments and adjustments as provided for in
the applicable purchase and sale agreement. Additionally, the cash
portion of the purchase price was reduced by the $15,720,000 principal balance
of an existing first mortgage loan on the property that was assumed by the
Company upon its obtaining all necessary approvals from the
lender. The mortgage was recorded at its fair value pursuant to the
provisions of SFAS No. 141. The fair value approximates the payoff
value of the amounts to be paid under the obligation. The remaining
$11,800,000 balance of the purchase price was paid from available
cash.
On April
18, 2006, the Operating Partnership completed the sale of 100% of its interest
in Marina Mile in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Company’s share of
the proceeds from the sale of Marina Mile in the amount of $11,073,818 were
deposited in an escrow account with a qualified institution pursuant to a
transaction structured to comply with a 1031 Exchange under the Tax
Code. The Company reinvested the proceeds from the sale of its
interests in Marina Mile in the acquisitions of Chisholm Place and Briarwood
Village Apartments, which the Company completed the acquisition of on June 28,
2006 and August 30, 2006, respectively. The operating results of
Marina Mile have not been presented in the consolidated statement of operations
as discontinued operations in accordance with FAS 144 “Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets”, as those results were not
previously reported as part of continuing operations.
On June
28, 2006, the Operating Partnership, through a newly formed and wholly owned
subsidiary, BIR Chisholm Limited Partnership, consummated the acquisition of
100% of the fee simple interest of Chisholm Place Apartments, a 142 unit
multifamily apartment community located in Plano, Texas, from an unaffiliated
third party. The purchase price of $9,625,000 was paid from an escrow account
administered by a qualified intermediary institution in connection with the
prior sale of a qualified property structured to comply with the requirements of
a 1031 Exchange under the Tax Code. The purchase price was subject to
normal operating pro rations and adjustments as provided for in the purchase and
sale agreement. On August 1, 2006, the Company closed on $6,953,000
of first mortgage debt at a fixed interest rate of 6.25% for ten years
collateralized by the Chisholm Place property.
On August
30, 2006, the Operating Partnership, through a newly formed and wholly owned
subsidiary, BIR Briarwood Limited Partnership, consummated the acquisition of
100% of the fee simple interest of Briarwood Village Apartments, a 342 unit
multifamily apartment community located in Houston, Texas, from an unaffiliated
third party. The purchase price of $13,816,700 was paid by the assumption of the
existing mortgage debt on the property at the time of closing, cash from the
buyer, and cash from the remaining balance of an escrow account administered by
a qualified intermediary institution in connection with the prior sale of a
qualified property structured to comply with the requirements of a 1031 Exchange
under the Tax Code. The purchase price was subject to normal operating pro
rations and adjustments as provided for in the purchase and sale agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations”, the assumed
mortgage was recorded at fair value, based on the present value of the amounts
to be paid under the obligations. The fair market value of the debt
assumed on Briarwood was $8,958,818.
On
December 6, 2006, the Operating Partnership, through a newly formed and wholly
owned subsidiary, BIR Lenox, L.L.C., consummated the acquisition of 100% of the
fee simple interest of The Standard at Lenox Park Apartments, a 375-unit
multifamily apartment community located in the Buckhead section of Atlanta,
Georgia, from an unaffiliated third party. The purchase price was
$47,100,000, and was subject to normal operating prorations, apportionments and
adjustments as provided for in the purchase and sale agreement. The
purchase price was paid with a combination of proceeds from new first mortgage
debt of $35,000,000, which is collateralized by the property, and cash from
available working capital. The loan is an unsecured first mortgage
note with a fixed interest rate of 5.80% and a term of 10 years of which
interest only payments are due for the first 60 months of the loan.
The net
purchase price, including closing costs and acquisition fees, was allocated as
follows:
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
Multifamily
apartment communities
|
|
$ |
47,060,403 |
|
In-place
leases and tenant relationships
|
|
|
592,687 |
|
Replacement
reserve accounts
|
|
|
5,000,000 |
|
Escrows
|
|
|
76,553 |
|
Deferred
expenses
|
|
|
355,185 |
|
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
|
|
58,686 |
|
Deferred
revenue and other liabilities
|
|
|
(59,894 |
) |
New
first mortgage
|
|
|
(35,000,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid
|
|
$ |
18,083,620 |
|
The
transaction was complete and the purchase price allocation was final as of
December 31, 2007. There are no contingent payments, options or commitments
outstanding associated with the acquisition. The purchase price
allocation included assignment of $592,687 to intangible assets of which
$468,050 represented acquired-in-place leases and $124,637 represented tenant
relationships.
Amortization
of acquired-in-place leases is based on the specific expiration dates of the
in-place leases over a period of 12 months and amortization of the tenant
relationships is based on the straight line method of amortization over a 24
month period.
On March
2, 2007, the Operating Partnership, through a newly formed and wholly owned
subsidiary, BIR Hampton Manager, LLC, completed the acquisition of 100% of the
fee simple interest of Hampton House Apartments (“Hampton House”), a 222 unit
mixed use high-rise apartment building located in Towson, Maryland, from an
unaffiliated third party. The purchase price was $20,500,000 subject
to normal operating pro rations. The purchase price and related
closing costs were funded through a $20,000,000 advance from the revolving
credit facility available from an affiliate and available
cash. The Company obtained first mortgage financing, which is
collateralized by the property, in the amount of $20,000,000 on April 26, 2007
and subsequently used a portion of the proceeds and the 1031 Exchange net
proceeds to repay the outstanding advance on the revolving credit
facility. The acquisition of Hampton House is intended to be the
qualified replacement property in connection with the sale of properties
identified for replacement pursuant to a transaction structured to comply with
the requirements of a reverse 1031 Exchange under the Tax Code. As
required by the tax code, a qualified 1031 Exchange intermediary was retained to
execute the Hampton House acquisition and relinquished properties
transactions. As of December 31, 2007, the purchase price allocation
is final and no further adjustment is contemplated.
On May
30, 2007, the Operating Partnership completed the sale of 100% of its interest
in Trellis in Newport News, Virginia. The assets and liabilities
related to the sale of the Trellis property have been removed from the accounts
of the Company pursuant to the recording of the sale of the
property. The proceeds from the sale of Trellis in the amount of
$5,256,480 were deposited in an escrow account with a qualified institution
pursuant to a transaction structured to comply with a 1031 Exchange under the
Tax Code. The Company reinvested the proceeds from the sale of
Trellis by purchasing qualified replacement property. The operating
results of Trellis have been presented in the consolidated statement of
operations as discontinued operations in accordance with FAS 144 “Accounting for
the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets.”
On June
1, 2007, the Operating Partnership, through a newly and wholly owned subsidiary,
BIR Sunfield, LLC , completed the acquisition of 100% of the fee simple interest
of Sunfield Lakes Apartments, a 200 unit multifamily apartment community is
located in the City of Sherwood, County of Washington, Oregon, from an
unaffiliated third party. The purchase price was $24,250,000 subject
to normal operating pro rations. The purchase price and related
closing costs were funded through a $17,500,000 advance from the revolving
credit facility available from an affiliate and available cash. On
August 15, 2007, the Company closed on first mortgage financing, which is
collateralized by the property, in the amount of $19,440,000. A
portion of the financing and 1031 Exchange net proceeds were used to repay the
outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility. The acquisition
of Sunfield Lakes is intended to be the qualified replacement property in
connection with the sale of properties identified for replacement pursuant to a
transaction structured to comply with the requirements of a reverse 1031
Exchange under the Tax Code. As required by the tax code, a qualified
1031 Exchange intermediary was retained to execute the Hampton House acquisition
and relinquished properties transactions. As of December 31, 2007,
the purchase price allocation is final and no further adjustment is
contemplated.
The
Company identified the Dorsey’s and Trellis as the properties it relinquished as
part of the 1031 Exchange transaction. As required by the tax code,
qualified 1031 Exchange intermediaries were retained to execute the Hampton
House and Sunfield Lakes acquisitions, and the two relinquished properties
transactions. The sale of Dorsey’s and Trellis occurred in the second
quarter of 2007, and the 1031 Exchange transaction was subsequently settled on
July 13, 2007.
On June
22, 2007, the Operating Partnership completed the sale of 100% of its interest
in Dorsey’s in Columbia, Maryland. The assets and liabilities related
to the sale of the Dorsey’s property have been removed from the accounts of the
Company pursuant to the recording of the sale of the property. The
Company’s share of the proceeds from the sale of Dorsey’s in the amount of
$13,137,316 were deposited in an escrow account with a qualified institution
pursuant to a transaction structured to comply with a 1031 Exchange under the
Tax Code. The Company reinvested its share of the proceeds from the
sale of Dorsey’s by purchasing qualified replacement property. The
operating results of Dorsey’s have been presented in the consolidated statement
of operations as discontinued operations in accordance with FAS 144 “Accounting
for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets.”
The
Company owns parcels of land held for development at certain of its multifamily
apartment communities. On November 1, 2007, the Company commenced
construction on the development of vacant land adjacent to the Arboretum Place
property. The development plans include the construction of five
buildings, containing 143 units, and a clubhouse. The project cost is
currently estimated at $17,000,000 and is expected to be completed in late
2008.
The
Company does not have any employees. Its day-to-day business is
managed by Berkshire Advisor, an affiliate of KRF Company, the holder of the
majority of our common stock, which has been retained pursuant to the advisory
services agreement described under Part III, Item 13 – Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions and Director
Independence. Our properties were managed by BRI OP Limited
Partnership pursuant to property management agreements described under Part III, Item 13 – Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence until
December 31, 2004. As of January 1, 2005, Berkshire Advisor assumed
property management responsibilities under the various property management
agreements.
Our
principal executive offices are located at One Beacon Street, Suite 1500,
Boston, Massachusetts 02108 and our telephone number at that address is (617)
523-7722.
We are
required to file annual, quarterly, and current reports, and other documents
with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The public
may read and copy any materials that we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public
Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The public
may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling
the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Also, the SEC maintains an Internet
website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other
information regarding issuers, including the Company, that file electronically
with the SEC. The public can obtain any documents that we file with
the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. The
Company voluntarily provides, free of charge, paper or electronic copies of all
filings upon request. Additionally, all filings are available free of
charge on our website. Our Internet address is http://www.berkshireincomerealty.com.
ITEM
1A. RISK
FACTORS
RISK
FACTORS
The
following risk factors should be read carefully in connection with evaluating
our business and the forward-looking statements contained in this report and
other statements we or our representatives make from time to
time. Any of the following risks could materially adversely affect
our business, our operating results, our financial condition and the actual
outcome of matters as to which forward-looking statements are made in this
report. In connection with the forward-looking statements that appear
in this report, you should also carefully review the cautionary statement
referred to herein under “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements.”
Risk
Factors Relating to the Company
Maintenance
of our Investment Company Act exemption imposes limits on our
operations.
We intend
to conduct our operations so as not to be required to register as an investment
company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. We believe that
there are exemptions under the Investment Company Act that are applicable to
us. The assets that we may acquire are limited by the provisions of
the Investment Company Act and the exemption on which we rely. In
addition, we could, among other things, be required either to change the manner
in which we conduct our operations to avoid being required to register as an
investment company, or to register as an investment company. Either
of these could have an adverse effect on us and the market price for our
publicly traded securities. For example, one exception from the
definition of an “investment company” we believe we could rely on would require
us to manage our assets such that no more than 40% of our total assets
(exclusive of government securities and cash) are invested in “investment
securities”. Generally speaking, “investment securities” are all
securities except securities issued by majority-owned operating company
subsidiaries and government securities. To be able to continue to
rely on this exception in the event the value of our investment securities were
to increase relative to our total assets, we may need to sell certain investment
securities that we otherwise would not want to sell. Furthermore, we
may be required to hold other non-investment security assets, such as some of
our real property assets that we may otherwise want to sell, in order to avoid
increasing the value of our investment securities relative to our total
assets.
Certain
Federal Income Tax Risks
Our
failure to qualify as a REIT would result in higher taxes and reduced cash
available for distribution to our stockholders.
We intend
to operate in a manner to allow us to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax
purposes. Although we believe that we have been organized and will
operate in this manner, we cannot be certain that we will be able to operate so
as to qualify as a REIT under
the Tax
Code, or to remain so qualified. Qualification as a REIT involves the
application of highly technical and complex provisions of the Code for which
there are only limited judicial or administrative
interpretations. The determination of various factual matters and
circumstances not entirely within our control may affect our ability to qualify
as a REIT. The complexity of these provisions and of the applicable
income tax regulations under the Code is greater in the case of a REIT that
holds its assets through a partnership, as we do. Moreover, our
qualification as a REIT depends upon the qualification of certain of our
investments as REITs. In addition, we cannot be certain that
legislation, new regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions
will not significantly change the tax laws with respect to the qualification as
a REIT or the federal income tax consequences of this
qualification. We are not aware of any proposal currently being
considered by Congress to amend the tax laws in a manner that would materially
and adversely affect our ability to operate as a REIT.
If for
any taxable year we fail to qualify as a REIT, we would not be allowed a
deduction for distributions to our stockholders in computing our taxable income
and would be subject to federal income tax (including any applicable alternative
minimum tax) on our taxable income at regular corporate rates. In
addition, we would normally be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the
four taxable years following the year of losing our REIT status. This
would likely result in significant increased costs to us. Any
corporate tax liability could be substantial and would reduce the amount of cash
available for distribution to our stockholders and for investment, which in turn
could have an adverse impact on the value of, and trading prices for, our
publicly traded securities.
Although
we intend to operate in a manner designed to qualify as a REIT, future economic,
market, legal, tax or other considerations may cause our Board and the holders
of our common stock to determine that it is in the best interests of the Company
and our stockholders to revoke our REIT election.
We
believe that our operating partnership will be treated for federal income tax
purposes as a partnership and not as a corporation or an association taxable as
a corporation. If the Internal Revenue Service were to determine that
our operating partnership were properly to be treated as a corporation, our
operating partnership would be required to pay federal income tax at corporate
rates on its net income, its partners would be treated as stockholders of the
operating partnership and distributions to partners would constitute dividends
that would not be deductible in computing the operating partnership’s taxable
income. In addition, we would fail to qualify as a REIT, with the
resulting consequences described above.
REIT
distribution requirements could adversely affect our liquidity.
To obtain
the favorable tax treatment for REITs qualifying under the Code, we generally
are required each year to distribute to our stockholders at least 90% of our
real estate investment trust taxable income, determined without regard to the
deduction for dividends paid and by excluding net capital gains. We
are subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax on the amount, if any, by which
distributions paid by us with respect to any calendar year are less than the sum
of: (1) 85% of our ordinary income for the calendar year; (2) 95% of our capital
gain net income for the calendar year, unless we elect to retain and pay income
tax on those gains; and (3) 100% of our undistributed amounts from prior
years.
Failure
to comply with these requirements would result in our income being subject to
tax at regular corporate rates.
We intend
to distribute our income to our stockholders in a manner intended to satisfy the
distribution requirement and to avoid corporate income tax and the 4% excise
tax. Differences in timing between the recognition of income and the related
cash receipts or the effect of required debt amortization payments could require
us to borrow money or sell assets to distribute enough of our taxable income to
satisfy the distribution requirement and to avoid corporate income tax and the
4% excise tax in a given year.
Legislative
or regulatory action could adversely affect holders of our
securities.
In recent
years, numerous legislative, judicial and administrative changes have been made
to the federal income tax laws applicable to investments in REITs and similar
entities. Additional changes to tax laws are likely to continue to
occur in the future, and we cannot be certain that any such changes will not
adversely affect the taxation of a holder of our securities.
Risk
Factors Relating to Our Business
Operating
risks and lack of liquidity may adversely affect our investments in real
property.
Varying
degrees of risk affect real property investments. The investment
returns available from equity investments in real estate depend in large part on
the amount of income earned and capital appreciation generated by the related
properties as well as the expenses incurred. If our assets do not
generate revenue sufficient to meet operating expenses, including debt service
and capital expenditures, our income and ability to service our debt and other
obligations could be adversely affected. Some significant
expenditures associated with an investment in real estate, such as mortgage and
other debt payments, real estate taxes and maintenance costs, generally are not
reduced when circumstances cause a reduction in revenue from the
investment. In addition, income from properties and real estate
values are also affected by a variety of other factors, such as interest rate
levels, governmental regulations and applicable laws and the availability of
financing.
Equity
real estate investments, such as ours, are relatively illiquid. This
illiquidity limits our ability to vary our portfolio in response to changes in
economic or other conditions. We cannot be certain that we will
recognize full value for any property that we are required to sell for liquidity
reasons. Our inability to respond rapidly to changes in the
performance of our investments could adversely affect our financial condition
and results of operations.
Our
properties are subject to operating risks common to apartment ownership in
general. These risks include: our ability to rent units at the
properties; competition from other apartment communities; excessive building of
comparable properties that might adversely affect apartment occupancy or rental
rates; increases in operating costs due to inflation and other factors, which
increases may not necessarily be offset by increased rents; increased affordable
housing requirements that might adversely affect rental rates; inability or
unwillingness of residents to pay rent increases; and future enactment of rent
control laws or other laws regulating apartment housing, including present and
possible future laws relating to access by disabled persons or the right to
convert a property to other uses, such as condominiums or
cooperatives. If operating expenses increase, the local rental market
may limit the extent to which rents may be increased to meet increased expenses
without decreasing occupancy rates. If any of the above were to
occur, our ability to meet our debt service and other obligations could be
adversely affected.
In
order to achieve or enhance our desired financial results we may make
investments that involve more risk than market rate core and core-plus
acquisitions.
In many
of the markets where we may seek to acquire multifamily apartment communities we
may face significant competition from well capitalized real estate investors,
including private investors, publicly traded REITs and institutional
investors. This competition can result in sellers obtaining premiums
on their real estate, which sometimes pushes the price beyond what we may
consider to be a prudent purchase price. To mitigate these factors
our sourcing strategy includes non-market/seller direct deals, bank and lender
owned real estate and foreclosure auctions. Some of these acquisition
strategies can involve more risk than market rate core and core-plus
acquisitions, but may allow the Company to realize higher returns if the
underlying assumptions are achieved. However, if the underlying
assumptions are not achieved, the additional risks associated with these broader
sourcing strategies could result in lower profits, or higher losses, than would
be realized in market rate acquisitions.
We
may renovate our properties, which could involve additional operating
risks.
We expect
to be working on the renovation of multifamily properties that we may
acquire. We may also acquire completed multifamily
properties. The renovation of real estate involves risks in addition
to those involved in the ownership and operation of established multifamily
properties, including the risks that specific project approvals may take longer
to obtain than expected, that construction may not be completed on schedule or
budget and that the properties may not achieve anticipated rent or occupancy
levels.
We
may not be able to pay the costs of necessary capital improvements on our
properties, which could adversely affect our financial condition.
We
anticipate funding any required capital improvements on our properties using
cash flow from operations, cash reserves or additional financing if
necessary. However, the anticipated sources of funding may not be
sufficient to make the necessary improvements. If our cash flow from
operations and cash reserves proves to be insufficient, we might have to fund
the capital improvements by borrowing money. If we are unable to
borrow money on favorable terms, or at all, we may not be able to make necessary
capital improvements, which could harm our financial condition.
Our tenants-in-common or future
venture partners may have interests or goals that conflict with ours, which may
restrict our ability to manage some of our investments and adversely affect our
results of operations.
One or
more of our properties that we acquire may be owned through tenancies-in-common
or by venture partnerships between us and the seller of the property, an
independent third party or another investment entity sponsored by our
affiliates. Our investment through tenancies-in-common or in venture
partnerships that own properties may, under certain circumstances, involve risks
that would not otherwise be present. For example, our
tenant-in-common or venture partner may experience financial difficulties and
may at any time have economic or business interests or goals that are
inconsistent with our economic or business interests or our policies or
goals. In addition, actions by, or litigation involving, any
tenant-in-common or venture partner might subject the property owned through a
tenancy-in-common or by the venture to liabilities in excess of those
contemplated by the terms of the tenant-in-common or venture
agreement. Also, there is a risk of impasse between the parties since
generally either party may disagree with a proposed transaction involving the
property owned through a tenancy-in-common or venture and impede any proposed
action, including the sale or other disposition of the
property.
Our
inability to dispose of a property we may acquire in the future without the
consent of a tenant-in-common or venture partner would increase the risk that we
could be unable to dispose of the property, or dispose of it promptly, in
response to economic or other conditions. The inability to respond
promptly to changes in performance of the property could adversely affect our
financial condition and results of operations.
We
may face significant competition and we may not compete
successfully.
We may
face significant competition in seeking investments including competition from
our affiliates BVF and BVF II. We may be unable to acquire a desired
property because of competition from other well capitalized real estate
investors, such as publicly traded REIT’s, institutional investors and other
investors, including companies that may be affiliated with the
Advisor. When we are successful in acquiring a desired property,
competition from other real estate investors may significantly increase our
purchase price. Some of our competitors may have greater financial and other
resources than us and may have better relationships with lenders and sellers,
and we may not be able to compete successfully for investments.
We
plan to borrow, which may adversely affect our return on our investments and may
reduce income available for distribution.
Where
possible, we may seek to borrow funds to increase the rate of return on our
investments and to allow us to make more investments than we otherwise
could. Borrowing by us presents an element of risk if the cash flow
from our properties and other investments is insufficient to meet our debt
service and other obligations. A property encumbered by debt
increases the risk that the property will operate at a loss and may ultimately
be forfeited upon foreclosure by the lender. Loans that do not fully
amortize during the term, such as “bullet” or “balloon-payment” loans, present
refinancing risks. Variable rate loans increase the risk that the
property may become unprofitable in adverse economic
conditions. Loans that require guaranties, including full principal
and interest guaranties, master leases, debt service guaranties and indemnities
for liabilities such as hazardous waste, may result in significant liabilities
for us.
Under our
current investment policies, we may not incur indebtedness if by doing so our
ratio of debt to total assets, at fair market value, exceeds 75%. However, we
may reevaluate our borrowing policies from time to time, and the Board may
change our investment policies without the consent of our
stockholders. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, our ratio of debt to
total assets, at fair value, was 61.45% and 60.59%, respectively.
Our
insurance on our real estate may not cover all losses.
We carry
comprehensive liability, fire, extended coverage and rental loss insurance
covering all of our properties, with policy specifications and insured limits
that we believe are adequate and appropriate under the
circumstances. Some types of losses, such as from terrorism, are
uninsurable or not insurable on economically feasible terms. In
addition, many insurance carriers are excluding asbestos-related claims and most
mold-related claims from standard policies, pricing asbestos and mold
endorsements at prohibitively high rates or adding significant restrictions to
this coverage. Because of our inability to obtain specialized
coverage at rates that correspond to the perceived level of risk, we have not
obtained insurance for asbestos-related claims or all mold-related
risks. We have obtained a limited amount of terrorism insurance,
which we determined was economically feasible, that would cover losses at any of
our properties according to the policy specifications and up to the insured
limit. We continue to evaluate the availability and cost of
additional insurance coverage from the insurance market. If we decide
in the future to purchase additional levels of coverage for terrorism, or
insurance for asbestos or mold, the cost could have a negative impact on our
results of operations. If an uninsured loss or a loss in excess of
insured limits occurs on a property, we could lose our capital invested in the
property, as well as the anticipated future revenues from the property and, in
the case of debt that is recourse to us, we would remain obligated for any
mortgage debt or other financial obligations related to the
property. Any loss of this nature could adversely affect
us.
Additionally,
the policy specifications of our insurance coverage on our properties include
deductibles related to an insured loss. The deductibles applicable to
an insured loss caused by “Named Storms”, as defined in the insurance policy,
which are usually in the form of a hurricane, at certain of the properties we
operate, are higher than deductibles for other insured losses covered by the
policy. Specifically, the deductibles for “Named Storms” are based on
a percentage of the insured property value with a specific minimum
amount. Both the percentage and the related minimum amounts are
higher than the standard policy deductibles for insured losses
caused by
a “Named Storm” in certain higher risk counties of certain states, including
Florida, North Carolina, Texas and Virginia and even higher amounts for insured
losses caused by a “Named Storm” in the counties of Dade, Broward and Palm
Beach, Florida. In addition to the higher deductibles, coverage also
differs as some types of losses are specifically excluded when the cause of the
loss is a “Named Storm”. Examples of items excluded from coverage
include fencing and landscape items, such as trees. Losses resulting
from “Named Storms” could adversely affect us.
Environmental
compliance costs and liabilities with respect to our real estate may adversely
affect our results of operations.
Our
operating costs may be affected by our obligation to pay for the cost of
complying with existing environmental laws, ordinances and regulations, as well
as the cost of complying with future legislation with respect to the assets, or
loans collateralized by assets, with environmental problems that materially
impair the value of assets. Under various federal, state or local
environmental laws, ordinances and regulations, an owner of real property may be
liable for the costs of removal or remediation of hazardous or toxic substances
located on or in the property. These laws often impose liability
without regard to whether the owner knew of, or was responsible for, the
presence of the hazardous or toxic substances. The costs of any
required remediation or removal of these substances may be
substantial. In addition, the owner’s liability as to any property is
generally not limited under these laws, ordinances and regulations and could
exceed the value of the property and/or the aggregate assets of the
owner. The presence of hazardous or toxic substances, or the failure
to remediate properly, may also adversely affect the owner’s ability to sell or
rent the property or to borrow using the property as
collateral. Under these laws, ordinances and regulations, an owner or
any entity who arranges for the disposal of hazardous or toxic substances, such
as asbestos, at a disposal facility may also be liable for the costs of any
required remediation or removal of the hazardous or toxic substances at the
facility, whether or not the facility is owned or operated by the owner or
entity. In connection with the ownership of any of our properties, or
participation in ventures, or the disposal of hazardous or toxic substances, we
may be liable for any of these costs.
Other
federal, state and local laws may impose liability for the release of hazardous
material, including asbestos-containing materials, into the environment, or
require the removal of damaged asbestos containing materials in the event of
remodeling or renovation, and third parties may seek recovery from owners of
real property for personal injury associated with exposure to released
asbestos-containing materials or other hazardous materials. We do not
currently have insurance for asbestos-related claims.
Recently
there has been an increasing number of lawsuits against owners and managers of
multifamily properties alleging personal injury and property damage caused by
the presence of mold in residential real estate. Some of these
lawsuits have resulted in substantial monetary judgments or
settlements. We do not currently have insurance for all mold-related
risks. Environmental laws may also impose restrictions on the manner
in which a property may be used or transferred or in which businesses may be
operated, and these restrictions may require additional
expenditures. In connection with the ownership of properties, we may
be potentially liable for any of these costs. The cost of defending
against claims of liability or remediating contaminated property and the cost of
complying with environmental laws could materially adversely affect our results
of operations and financial condition.
We have
been notified of the presence of asbestos in certain structural elements in our
properties, which we are addressing in accordance with various operations and
maintenance plans. The asbestos operations and maintenance plans
require that all structural elements that contain asbestos not be
disturbed. In the event the asbestos containing elements are
disturbed either through accident, such as a fire, or as a result of planned
renovations at the property, those elements would require removal by a licensed
contractor, who would provide for containment and disposal in an authorized
landfill. The property managers of our properties have been directed
to work proactively with licensed ablation contractors whenever there is any
question regarding possible exposure.
We are
not aware of any environmental liability relating to our properties that we
believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, assets or results
of operations. Nevertheless, it is possible that there are material
environmental liabilities of which we are unaware with respect to our
properties. Moreover, we cannot be certain that future laws,
ordinances or regulations will not impose material environmental liabilities or
that the current environmental condition of our properties will not be affected
by residents and occupants of our properties, by the uses or condition of
properties in the vicinity of our properties, such as leaking underground
storage tanks, or by third parties unaffiliated with us.
Our
failure to comply with various regulations affecting our properties could
adversely affect our financial condition.
Various
laws, ordinances, and regulations affect multifamily residential properties,
including regulations relating to recreational facilities, such as activity
centers and other common areas. We believe that each of our properties has all
material permits and approvals to operate its business.
Our
multifamily residential properties must comply with Title II of the Americans
with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”) to the extent that such properties are public
accommodations and/or commercial facilities as defined by the ADA. Compliance
with the ADA
requires
removal of structural barriers to handicapped access in certain public areas of
our properties where such removal is readily achievable. The ADA does not,
however, consider residential properties to be public accommodations or
commercial facilities, except to the extent portions of such facilities, such as
a leasing office, are open to the public. We believe that our properties comply
in all material respects with all current requirements under the ADA and
applicable state laws. Noncompliance with the ADA could result in imposition of
fines or an award of damages to private litigants. The cost of defending against
any claims of liability under the ADA or the payment of any fines or damages
could adversely affect our financial condition.
The Fair
Housing Act (the “FHA”) requires, as part of the Fair Housing Amendments Act of
1988, apartment communities first occupied after March 13, 1990 to be accessible
to the handicapped. Noncompliance with the FHA could result in the
imposition of fines or an award of damages to private litigants. We
believe that our properties that are subject to the FHA are in compliance with
such law. The cost of defending against any claims of liability under
the FHA or the payment of any related fines or damages could adversely affect
our financial condition.
We
face risks associated with property acquisitions.
We intend
to acquire additional properties in the future, either directly or by acquiring
entities that own properties. These acquisition activities are
subject to many risks. We may acquire properties or entities that are
subject to liabilities or that have problems relating to environmental
condition, state of title, physical condition or compliance with zoning laws,
building codes, or other legal requirements. In each case, our
acquisition may be without any recourse, or with only limited recourse, with
respect to unknown liabilities or conditions. As a result, if any
liability were asserted against us relating to those properties or entities, or
if any adverse condition existed with respect to the properties or entities, we
might have to pay substantial sums to settle or cure it, which could adversely
affect our cash flow and operating results. However, some of these
liabilities may be covered by insurance. In addition, we intend to
perform customary due diligence regarding each property or entity we
acquire. We also intend to obtain appropriate representations and
indemnities from the sellers of the properties or entities we acquire, although
it is possible that the sellers may not have the resources to satisfy their
indemnification obligations if a liability arises. Unknown
liabilities to third parties with respect to properties or entities acquired
might include: liabilities for clean-up of undisclosed environmental
contamination; claims by tenants, vendors or other persons dealing with the
former owners of the properties; liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business; and claims for indemnification by general partners, directors,
officers and others indemnified by the former owners of the
properties.
We
may acquire multifamily apartment communities through foreclosure auctions,
which limit our ability to perform due diligence.
One of
our acquisition strategies seeks to acquire multifamily apartment communities
through foreclosure auctions. Generally when a property is foreclosed
on by a lender, there is minimal time between the announcement of foreclosure
and the auction to dispose of the property and access to the property for due
diligence is either severely limited or unavailable. The lack of time and access
for due diligence can result in only limited knowledge of problems, including
environmental issues, that are identified after the acquisition has taken
place. While the Company generally includes provisions for unforeseen
problems into its underwriting models, there is no assurance that these
provisions will be sufficient to remediate all of the issues identified after
closing. If significant issues are identified after closing, which
were not provided for during the underwriting, this sourcing strategy could
result in lower profits, or higher losses, than would be realized in market rate
acquisitions, where full due diligence is available.
Development
risks could affect available capital and operating profitability.
We intend
to develop new apartment units on property that we own or may acquire in the
future. These development projects are subject to many risks
including governmental approvals, which we have no assurance will be
obtained. We may develop properties that have problems relating to
environmental conditions, compliance with zoning laws, building codes, or other
legal requirements or may be subject to unknown liabilities to third parties
with respect to undisclosed environmental contamination, claims by vendors or
claims by other persons. The cost to construct the projects may
require capital in excess of projected amounts and possibly render the economic
viability of the project unfeasible. The apartment units in the
completed project may command rents and occupancy rates at less that anticipated
levels and result in operating expenses at higher than forecasted
levels.
Risk
Factors Relating to Our Management
We
are dependent on Berkshire Advisor and may not find a suitable replacement at
the same cost if Berkshire Advisor terminates the advisory services
agreement.
We have
entered into a contract with Berkshire Advisor (which we refer to as the
advisory services agreement) under which Berkshire Advisor is obligated to
manage our portfolio and identify investment opportunities consistent with our
investment policies and
objectives,
as the Board may adopt from time to time. Although the Board has continuing
exclusive authority over our management, the conduct of our affairs and the
management and disposition of our assets, the Board initially has delegated to
Berkshire Advisor, subject to the supervision and review of our Board, the power
and duty to make decisions relating to the day-to-day management and operation
of our business. We generally utilize officers of Berkshire Advisor
to provide our services and employ only a few individuals as our officers, none
of whom are compensated by us for their services to us as our officers. We
believe that our success depends to a significant extent upon the experience of
Berkshire Advisor’s officers, whose continued service is not guaranteed. We have
no separate facilities and are completely reliant on Berkshire Advisor, which
has significant discretion as to the implementation of our operating policies
and strategies. We face the risk that Berkshire Advisor could terminate the
advisory services agreement and we may not find a suitable replacement at the
same cost with similar experience and ability. However, we believe that so long
as KRF Company, which is an affiliate of Berkshire Advisor, continues to own a
significant amount of our common stock, Berkshire Advisor will not terminate the
advisory services agreement. Although KRF Company currently owns all of our
common stock, we cannot be certain that KRF Company will continue to do
so.
Our
relationship with Berkshire Advisor may lead to general conflicts of interest
that adversely affect the interests of holders of our Series A Preferred
Stock.
Berkshire
Advisor is an affiliate of KRF Company, which owns the majority of our common
stock. All of our directors and executive officers, other than our three
independent directors, are also officers or directors of Berkshire Advisor. As a
result, our advisory services agreement with Berkshire Advisor was not
negotiated at arm’s-length and its terms, including the fees payable to
Berkshire Advisor, may not be as favorable to us as if it had been negotiated
with an unaffiliated third party. Asset management fees and acquisition fees for
new investments are payable to Berkshire Advisor under the advisory services
agreement regardless of the performance of our portfolio and may create
conflicts of interest. Conflicts of interest also may arise in
connection with any decision to renegotiate, renew or terminate our advisory
services agreement. In order to mitigate these conflicts, the renegotiation,
renewal or termination of the advisory services agreement requires the approval
of the Audit Committee (which committee is comprised of our three directors who
are independent under applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the
American Stock Exchange).
Through
December 31, 2004, our property manager, an affiliate of Berkshire Advisor, in
most cases provided on-site management services for our
properties. Our directors who are affiliates of our property manager
might be subject to conflicts of interest in their dealings with our property
manager. In order to mitigate these conflicts, the renegotiation,
renewal or termination of the property management agreements requires the
approval of the Audit Committee (which committee is comprised of our three
directors who are independent under applicable rules and regulations of the SEC
and the American Stock Exchange). As of January 1, 2005, Berkshire
Advisor assumed the role of property manager for our properties, under the same
terms as the agreements with the prior property manager.
Berkshire
Advisor and its affiliates may engage in other businesses and business ventures,
including business activities relating to real estate or other investments,
whether similar or dissimilar to those made by us, or may act as advisor to any
other person or entity (including other REITs). The ability of
Berkshire Advisor and its officers and employees to engage in these other
business activities may reduce the time Berkshire Advisor spends managing
us. Berkshire Advisor and its affiliates may have conflicts of
interest in the allocation of management and staff time, services and functions
among us and its other investment entities presently in existence or
subsequently formed. However, under our advisory services agreement
with Berkshire Advisor, Berkshire Advisor is required to devote sufficient
resources as may be required to discharge its obligations to us under the
advisory services agreement.
Our
advisory services agreement with Berkshire Advisor provides that neither
Berkshire Advisor nor any of its affiliates is obligated to present to us all
investment opportunities that come to their attention, even if any of those
opportunities might be suitable for investment by us. It is within the sole
discretion of Berkshire Advisor to allocate investment opportunities to us as it
deems advisable. However, it is expected that, to the extent possible, the
resolution of conflicting investment opportunities between us and others will be
based upon differences in investment objectives and policies, the makeup of
investment portfolios, the amount of cash and financing available for investment
and the length of time the funds have been available, the estimated income tax
effects of the investment, policies relating to leverage and cash flow, the
effect of the investment on diversification of investment portfolios and any
regulatory restrictions on investment policies.
We have
adopted policies to ensure that Berkshire Advisor does not enter into
investments on our behalf involving its affiliates that could be less favorable
to us than investments involving unaffiliated third parties. For example, any
transaction between us and Berkshire Advisor or any of its affiliates requires
the prior approval of the Audit Committee (which committee is comprised of our
three directors who are independent under applicable rules and regulations of
the SEC and the American Stock Exchange). Members of our Audit Committee are
also required under our bylaws to be unaffiliated with Berkshire Advisors and
its affiliates. We cannot be certain that these policies will be
successful in eliminating the influence of any conflicts.
Our
Board of Directors has approved investment guidelines for Berkshire Advisor, but
might not approve each multifamily residential property investment decision made
by Berkshire Advisor within those guidelines.
Berkshire
Advisor is authorized to follow investment guidelines adopted from time to time
by the Board in determining the types of assets it may decide to recommend to
the Board as proper investments for us. The Board periodically reviews our
investment guidelines and our investment portfolio. In conducting periodic
reviews, the Board relies primarily on information provided by Berkshire
Advisor. However, Berkshire Advisor may make investments in
multifamily residential property on our behalf within the Board approved
guidelines without the approval of the Board.
We
may change our investment strategy without stockholder consent, which could
result in our making different and potentially riskier investments.
We may
change our investment strategy at any time without the consent of our
stockholders, which could result in our making investments that are different
from, and possibly riskier than, our initial plan to primarily acquire, own and
operate multifamily residential properties. In addition, the methods
of implementing our investment policies may vary as new investment techniques
are developed. A change in our investment strategy may increase our exposure to
interest rate and real estate market fluctuations.
ITEM
1B. UNRESOLVED
STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM
2. PROPERTIES
A summary
of the multifamily apartment communities in which the Company had an interest as
of December 31, 2007 is presented below. Schedule III included in
Item 15 to this report contains additional detailed information with respect to
individual properties consolidated by the Company in the financial statements
contained herein and is incorporated by reference herein.
Description
|
Location
|
|
Year
Acquired
|
|
|
Total
Units
|
|
|
Ownership
Interest
|
|
|
2007
Occupancy (1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Century
|
Cockeysville,
Maryland
|
|
1984
|
|
|
|
468
|
|
|
|
75.82 |
% |
|
|
96.51 |
% |
Berkshires
of Columbia
(formerly
Hannibal Grove)
|
Columbia,
Maryland
|
|
1983
|
|
|
|
316
|
|
|
|
91.38 |
% |
|
|
86.04 |
% |
Seasons
of Laurel
|
Laurel,
Maryland
|
|
1985
|
|
|
|
1,088
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
90.99 |
% |
Walden
Pond/Gables
|
Houston,
Texas
|
|
|
1983/2003
|
|
|
|
556
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
92.65 |
% |
St.
Marin/Karrington
|
Coppell,
Texas
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
600
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
96.03 |
% |
Laurel
Woods
|
Austin,
Texas
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
150
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
96.88 |
% |
Bear
Creek
|
Dallas,
Texas
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
152
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
95.22 |
% |
Bridgewater
|
Hampton,
Virginia
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
216
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
95.55 |
% |
Arboretum
|
Newport
News, Virginia
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
184
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
95.53 |
% |
Silver
Hill
|
Newport
News, Virginia
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
153
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
96.81 |
% |
Arrowhead
|
Palatine,
Illinois
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
200
|
|
|
|
58.00 |
% |
|
|
94.66 |
% |
Moorings
|
Roselle,
Illinois
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
216
|
|
|
|
58.00 |
% |
|
|
97.35 |
% |
Country
Place I
|
Burtonsville,
Maryland
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
192
|
|
|
|
58.00 |
% |
|
|
96.20 |
% |
Country
Place II
|
Burtonsville,
Maryland
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
120
|
|
|
|
58.00 |
% |
|
|
96.20 |
% |
Yorktowne
|
Millersville,
Maryland
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
216
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
91.21 |
% |
Westchester
West
|
Silver
Spring, Maryland
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
345
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
96.74 |
% |
Berkshires
on Brompton
|
Houston,
Texas
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
362
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
88.56 |
% |
Berkshires
at Westchase
|
Houston,
Texas
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
324
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
95.22 |
% |
Riverbirch
|
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
210
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
92.77 |
% |
Lakeridge
|
Hampton,
Virginia
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
282
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
96.42 |
% |
Berkshires
at Citrus Park
|
Tampa,
Florida
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
264
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
93.31 |
% |
Briarwood
Village
|
Houston,
Texas
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
342
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
93.46 |
% |
Chisholm
Place
|
Dallas,
Texas
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
142
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
91.07 |
% |
Standard
at Lenox Park
|
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
375
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
86.36 |
% |
Hampton
House
|
Towson,
Maryland
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
196
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
95.61 |
% |
Sunfield
Lakes
|
Sherwood,
Oregon
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
200
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
90.86 |
% |
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,869
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ll of the
properties in the above table are encumbered by mortgages as of December 31,
2007.
As of
January 1, 2007, the Company became subject to the revised franchise tax
calculation in Texas.
(1) –
Represents the average year-to-date physical occupancy.
ITEM
3. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
The
Company is currently party to a legal proceeding initiated by a seller/developer
from whom the Company acquired a property in 2005. The dispute
involves the interpretation of certain provisions of the purchase and sales
agreement related to post acquisition construction
activities. Specifically, the purchase and sales agreement provided
that if certain conditions were met, the seller/developer would develop a vacant
parcel of land contiguous to the acquired property with 18 new residential
apartment units (the “New Units”) for the benefit of the Company at an agreed
upon price. The purchase and sales agreement also provided the
opportunity for the seller/developer to build a limited number of garages (the
“Garages”) for the existing apartment units, for the benefit of the Company at
an agreed upon price.
In 2006,
the Company accrued $190,000 with respect to this matter based on a settlement
offer extended to the plaintiff. On November 9, 2007, the judge
issued a summary judgment with respect to the construction of the New
Units. The judgment was against the Company, but did not specify
damages, which the plaintiff will be required to demonstrate at
trial. On February 13, 2008, the court entered judgment on the
seller/developer’s behalf awarding them a judgment in the amount of $774,292 for
costs and damages. The Company believes that there are reasonable
grounds for appeal of this ruling and intends to pursue an appeal of the
Judgment awarded by the court.
As of
December 31, 2007, the Company did not increase it’s accrual of $190,000 related
to this matter as it is moving forward with an appeal of the judgment awarded by
the court. Based on the court’s award of damages in the amount of
$774,292, if the appeal were to be unsuccessful, the Company would record an
additional cost of $584,292, the amount in excess of the $190,000 accrued as of
December 31, 2007.
The
Company settled the matter related to the construction of the Garages and has
executed a contract for the construction of the Garages with the
seller/developer which is contingent on the Company obtaining lender
approval.
The
Company and our properties are not subject to any other material pending legal
proceedings and we are not aware of any such proceedings contemplated by
governmental authorities.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
PART
II
ITEM
5. MARKET
FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER
REPURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
There is
no established public trading market for the outstanding common stock of the
Company, the majority of which is held by KRF Company. As of March
31, 2008, there were approximately 0 and 3 holders of shares of our Class A
Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, respectively. During 2007 and
2006, the Company declared a cash dividend on its common stock for each of the
quarters ended March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31, in the per
share amount of $0.016996. The Company plans to declare cash
dividends on its outstanding common stock in the future. Refer to
Declaration of Dividends and
Distributions in Part
II Item 7- Management’s Discussion and Analysis of financial Condition and
Results of Operations of Berkshire Income Realty, Inc.
Refer to
Part III Item 12 – Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters herein for disclosures relating to the Company's equity
compensation plans.
On June
20, 2005, the Company issued and sold an aggregate of 122,883 shares of its
Class B Common Stock (the “Stock”) to individuals deemed to be executive
officers of the Company for an aggregate purchase price of approximately
$290,000, paid in cash, in a transaction made in compliance with Rule 506
promulgated under the 33 Act, and therefore exempt from the registration
requirements of Section 5 of the 33 Act. The exemption was available with
respect to the sale and issuance of the Stock due to the limited number of
purchasers of the Stock and their status as accredited investors.
During
the period October 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007, no purchases of any of the
Company’s securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the 34 Act, were made
by or on behalf of the Company or any affiliated purchaser.
ITEM
6. SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
The
following table sets forth selected financial data regarding the financial
position and operating results of the Company. See “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of
Berkshire Income Realty, Inc. for a discussion of the entities that comprise the
Company. The following financial data should be read in conjunction
with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations of Berkshire Income Realty, Inc.” and the financial statements of the
Company (including the related notes contained therein). See the
“Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule” on page 69 to
this report.
Selected
financial data for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003 have
been revised to reflect the sale of Dorsey’s and Trellis in 2007 and Windward
Lakes in 2005. The operating results of Dorsey’s for 2003 through
2006, and Trellis for 2004 thru 2006 have been reclassed to discontinued
operations to provide comparable information to 2007. The operating
results of Windward Lakes for 2004 and 2003 have been reclassed to discontinued
operations to provide comparable information to 2005.
|
|
Berkshire
Income Realty, Inc.
|
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
Operating
Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Revenue
|
|
$ |
85,303,408 |
|
|
$ |
72,361,816 |
|
|
$ |
59,734,313 |
|
|
$ |
34,654,583 |
|
|
$ |
26,021,411 |
|
Equity
in income of Mortgage Funds
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,040,732 |
|
|
|
3,392,585 |
|
|
|
6,720,746 |
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
32,180,978 |
|
|
|
26,131,654 |
|
|
|
20,060,865 |
|
|
|
10,179,629 |
|
|
|
6,930,702 |
|
Income
(loss) before minority interest in properties, equity in loss of
Multifamily Venture and Limited Partnership, equity in income of Mortgage
Funds, minority common interest in Operating Partnership, discontinued
operations and gain on transfer of property to Multifamily
Venture
|
|
|
(19,958,731 |
) |
|
|
(15,100,316 |
) |
|
|
(13,180,146 |
) |
|
|
(7,002,726 |
) |
|
|
(2,075,431 |
) |
Net
income (loss) from continuing operations
|
|
|
(28,849,973 |
) |
|
|
(19,745,354 |
) |
|
|
(17,510,249 |
) |
|
|
(7,562,194 |
) |
|
|
3,769,722 |
|
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations
|
|
|
31,311,460 |
|
|
|
(251,427 |
) |
|
|
23,898,996 |
|
|
|
(249,457 |
) |
|
|
(127,462 |
) |
Net
income (loss)
|
|
|
2,928,632 |
|
|
|
(19,996,781 |
) |
|
|
6,388,747 |
|
|
|
(7,811,651 |
) |
|
|
3,642,260 |
|
Net
loss available to common shareholders
|
|
|
(3,772,160 |
) |
|
|
(26,697,574 |
) |
|
|
(312,049 |
) |
|
|
(14,512,465 |
) |
|
|
(1,308,998 |
) |
Net
income (loss) from continuing operations per common share, basic and
diluted
|
|
$ |
(24.95 |
) |
|
$ |
(18.81 |
) |
|
$ |
(17.95 |
) |
|
$ |
(11.12 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.25 |
) |
Net
income (loss) from discontinued operations per common share, basic and
diluted
|
|
$ |
22.27 |
|
|
$ |
(0.18 |
) |
|
$ |
17.72 |
|
|
$ |
(0.19 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.13 |
) |
Net
loss per common share – basic and diluted
|
|
$ |
(2.68 |
) |
|
$ |
(18.99 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.23 |
) |
|
$ |
(11.31 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.38 |
) |
Weighted
average common shares outstanding, basic and
diluted
|
|
|
1,406,196 |
|
|
|
1,406,196 |
|
|
|
1,348,963 |
|
|
|
1,283,313 |
|
|
|
948,733 |
|
Cash
dividends declared on common OP Units and Shares
|
|
$ |
4,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
12,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
7,500,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
750,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
Sheet Data, at year end:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real
estate, before accumulated depreciation
|
|
$ |
608,505,122 |
|
|
$ |
594,268,122 |
|
|
$ |
510,957,049 |
|
|
$ |
374,508,276 |
|
|
$ |
247,832,637 |
|
Real
estate, after accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
464,265,061 |
|
|
|
445,597,599 |
|
|
|
384,046,110 |
|
|
|
260,554,434 |
|
|
|
145,222,916 |
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
|
22,479,937 |
|
|
|
15,393,249 |
|
|
|
22,134,658 |
|
|
|
31,913,045 |
|
|
|
42,145,947 |
|
Total
assets
|
|
|
528,062,630 |
|
|
|
492,700,178 |
|
|
|
425,661,892 |
|
|
|
321,105,499 |
|
|
|
238,875,093 |
|
Total
long term obligations
|
|
|
506,903,882 |
|
|
|
469,378,510 |
|
|
|
370,521,700 |
|
|
|
268,716,955 |
|
|
|
184,471,204 |
|
Minority
interest in properties
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
7,003,446 |
|
|
|
7,422,481 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Stockholders’
equity (deficit)
|
|
|
2,061,803 |
|
|
|
5,939,014 |
|
|
|
32,923,388 |
|
|
|
33,235,183 |
|
|
|
47,757,319 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
multifamily apartment communities (at end of
year)
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Total
apartment units (at end of year)
|
|
|
7,869 |
|
|
|
7,900 |
|
|
|
7,347 |
|
|
|
5,836 |
|
|
|
3,555 |
|
Funds
from operations (1)
|
|
$ |
6,516,104 |
|
|
$ |
6,633,510 |
|
|
$ |
8,203,365 |
|
|
$ |
6,532,120 |
|
|
$ |
10,623,663 |
|
Cash
flows (used in) provided by operating activities
|
|
$ |
13,288,385 |
|
|
$ |
15,040,646 |
|
|
$ |
14,115,221 |
|
|
$ |
9,638,906 |
|
|
$ |
7,809,045 |
|
Cash
flows used in investing activities
|
|
|
(54,914,015 |
) |
|
|
(83,302,562 |
) |
|
|
(109,371,965 |
) |
|
|
(76,698,381 |
) |
|
|
(24,189,632 |
) |
Cash
flows (used in) provided by financing activities
|
|
|
48,712,318 |
|
|
|
61,520,507 |
|
|
|
85,478,357 |
|
|
|
56,826,573 |
|
|
|
53,674,277 |
|
(1)
- The Company has adopted the revised definition of Funds from Operations
(“FFO”) adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real
Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). Management considers FFO to be an
appropriate measure of performance of an equity REIT. We calculate FFO by
adjusting net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP, including
non-recurring items), for gains (or losses) from sales of properties, real
estate related depreciation and amortization, and adjustment for unconsolidated
partnerships and ventures. Management believes that in order to facilitate a
clear understanding of the historical operating results of the Company, FFO
should be considered in conjunction with net income (loss) as presented in the
consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein. Management
considers FFO to be a useful measure for reviewing the comparative operating and
financial performance of the Company because, by excluding gains and losses
related to sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets and
excluding real estate asset depreciation and amortization (which can vary among
owners of identical assets in similar condition based on historical cost
accounting and useful life estimates), FFO can help one compare the operating
performance of a company’s real estate between periods or as compared to
different companies.
The
Company’s calculation of FFO may not be directly comparable to FFO reported by
other REITs or similar real estate companies that have not adopted the term in
accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that interpret the current
NAREIT definition differently. FFO is not a GAAP financial measure and should
not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss), the most directly
comparable financial measure of our performance calculated and presented in
accordance with GAAP, as an indication of our performance. FFO does
not represent cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance
with GAAP and is not a measure of liquidity or an indicator of our ability to
make cash distributions. We believe that to further understand our performance;
FFO should be compared with our reported net income (loss) and considered in
addition to cash flows in accordance with GAAP, as presented in our consolidated
financial statements.
The
following table presents a reconciliation of net income (loss) to FFO for the
years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005:
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
2,928,632 |
|
|
$ |
(19,996,781 |
) |
|
$ |
6,388,747 |
|
Add:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
of real property
|
|
|
26,460,337 |
|
|
|
22,007,364 |
|
|
|
16,727,642 |
|
Depreciation
of real property included in results of discontinued
operations
|
|
|
528,907 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
388,541 |
|
Minority
interest in Operating Partnership
|
|
|
3,904,400 |
|
|
|
11,713,200 |
|
|
|
7,320,750 |
|
Minority
interest in properties
|
|
|
2,031,195 |
|
|
|
1,555,595 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Amortization
of acquired in-place leases and tenant relationships
|
|
|
1,132,995 |
|
|
|
1,114,273 |
|
|
|
3,164,380 |
|
Amortization
of acquired in-place leases and
tenant relationships in included in results
of discontinued operations
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
25,596 |
|
|
|
156,856 |
|
Equity
in loss of Multifamily Venture
|
|
|
2,955,647 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
133,150 |
|
Funds
from operations of Multifamily Venture
|
|
|
100,308 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
230,445 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority
interest in properties
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(83,063 |
) |
Equity
in income of Multifamily Venture
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(8,623,757 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Funds
from operations of Multifamily Venture
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(250,674 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Minority
interest in properties share of funds from operations
|
|
|
(947,933 |
) |
|
|
(939,306 |
) |
|
|
(1,008,978 |
) |
Gain
on transfer of property to Multifamily Venture
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Gain
on disposition of real estate assets
|
|
|
(32,578,384 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(25,215,105 |
) |
Funds
from Operations
|
|
$ |
6,516,104 |
|
|
$ |
6,633,510 |
|
|
$ |
8,203,365 |
|
FFO for
the year ended December 31, 2007 decreased slightly as compared to FFO for the
year ended December 31, 2006. The decrease is due mainly to increased
interest expense related to higher levels of debt, specifically for increased
debt refinanced in 2006 at the Seasons of Laurel property, offset by improved
operating results of the properties in the portfolio, net of depreciation and
amortization.
ITEM
7. MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF
BERKSHIRE INCOME REALTY, INC.
Certain
statements contained in this report, including information with respect to our
future business plans, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of Section 27A of the 1933 Act and Section 21E of the 1934 Act. For this
purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical
fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, subject to a number of
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ significantly
from those described in this report. These forward-looking statements include
statements regarding, among other things, our business strategy and operations,
future expansion plans, future prospects, financial position, anticipated
revenues or losses and projected costs and objectives of management. Without
limiting the foregoing, the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expects,”
“plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” or
“continue” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. There are a number of important
factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those indicated
by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited
to, changes in economic conditions generally and the real estate and bond
markets specifically, legislative/regulatory changes (including changes to laws
governing the taxation of REITs), possible sales of assets, the acquisition
restrictions placed on the Company by its investment in BVF, the
acquisition restrictions placed on the Company by an affiliated entity BVF II,
availability of capital, the cost of rehabilitation projects, interest rates and
interest rate spreads, changes in GAAP and policies and guidelines applicable to
REITs, those factors set forth in the Part I Item 1A - Risk Factors
section of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007
and other risks and uncertainties as may be detailed from time to time in our
public announcements and our reports filed with the SEC. The risks
listed herein are not exhaustive. Other sections of this report may include
additional factors that could adversely affect our business and financial
performance. Moreover, we operate in a competitive and rapidly changing
environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible
for management to predict all such risk factors, nor can it assess the impact of
all such risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or
combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and
uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements as a prediction of actual results.
Overview
The
Company is engaged primarily in the ownership, acquisition and rehabilitation of
multifamily apartment communities in the Baltimore/Washington D.C., Southeast,
Southwest, Northwest and Midwest areas of the United States. We
conduct substantially all of our business and own, either directly or through
subsidiaries, substantially all of our assets through the Operating Partnership,
a Delaware limited partnership. The Company’s wholly owned
subsidiary, BIR GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, is the sole
general partner of the Operating Partnership. As of March 31, 2008,
the Company is the owner of 100% of the preferred limited partner units of the
Operating Partnership, whose terms mirror the terms of the Company’s Preferred
Shares and, through BIR GP, L.L.C., owns 100% of the general partner interest of
the Operating Partnership, which represents approximately 2.39% of the common
economic interest of the Operating Partnership.
Our
general and limited partner interests in the Operating Partnership entitle us to
share in cash distributions from, and in the profits and losses of, the
Operating Partnership in proportion to our percentage interest
therein. The other partners of the Operating Partnership are
affiliates that contributed their direct or indirect interests in certain
properties to the Operating Partnership in exchange for common units of limited
partnership interest in the Operating Partnership.
Our
highlights of the year ended December 31, 2007 included the
following:
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On
March 2, 2007, the Company acquired Hampton House Apartments for
$20,500,000, from an unaffiliated seller. The high rise mixed
use property is located in the Baltimore suburb of Towson, Maryland and
has 222 units, 196 residential and 26 commercial units. The
purchase price was paid with a combination of proceeds from the advance of
$20,000,000 on the revolving credit facility available from an affiliate,
and cash from available working capital. The property has been
designated as a qualified replacement property in a transaction structured
to comply with a reverse 1031 Exchange under the Tax Code.
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On
March 30, 2007, the Company closed on $7,050,000 of supplemental fixed
rate financing on the Yorktowne property. The loan is a
non-recourse mortgage note with a fixed interest rate of
6.12%. The loan is coterminous with the existing first mortgage
on the property.
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On
April 26, 2007, the Company closed on $20,000,000 of fixed rate financing
on the Hampton House property. The loan is a non-recourse
mortgage note with a fixed interest rate of 5.77% and a term of 10
years. The loan was used to repay the $20,000,000 of revolving
credit used to purchase the property initially.
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On
May 10, 2007, the Company closed on $8,000,000 of supplemental fixed rate
financing on the Westchester West property. The loan is a
non-recourse mortgage note with a fixed interest rate of
5.89%. The loan is coterminous with the existing first mortgage
on the property.
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On
May 30, 2007, the Company completed the sale of Trellis, a 176-unit
multifamily apartment community located in Newport News, Virginia, to an
unaffiliated buyer. The sale price of the property was
$12,200,000 and was subject to normal operating prorations and adjustments
as provided for in the purchase and sale agreement. The Company
has structured the transaction to comply with the requirements of a 1031
Exchange under the Tax Code. The Company has reinvested the proceeds from
the sale of Trellis and the proceeds from sale of Dorsey’s in the purchase
of two qualified replacement properties, Hampton House and Sunfield Lakes
Apartments.
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On
June 1, 2007, the Company acquired Sunfield Lakes Apartments for
$24,250,000, from an unaffiliated seller. The 200 unit
multifamily apartment community is located in the City of Sherwood,
Oregon. The purchase price was paid with a combination of
proceeds from the advance of $17,500,000 on the revolving credit facility
available from an affiliate, and cash from available working
capital. The property has been designated as a qualified
replacement property in a transaction structured to comply with a reverse
1031 Exchange under the Tax
Code.
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On
June 22, 2007, the Company completed the sale of Dorsey’s, a 251-unit
multifamily apartment community located in Columbia, Maryland, to an
unaffiliated buyer. The sale price of the property was
$33,250,000 and was subject to normal operating prorations and adjustments
as provided for in the purchase and sale agreement. The Company
has structured the transaction to comply with the requirements of a 1031
Exchange under the Tax Code. The Company has reinvested its entire share
of the proceeds from the sale of Dorsey’s and the proceeds from sale of
Trellis in the purchase of two qualified replacement properties, Hampton
House and Sunfield Lakes Apartments. Dorsey’s was one of the
three properties owned with a third party. The Company’s
interest in Dorsey’s was 91.382%.
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On
August 15, 2007, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR
Sunfield, LLC, executed a non-recourse mortgage note payable on the
Sunfield Lakes Apartments for $19,400,000, which is collateralized by the
related property. The interest rate on the note is fixed at
6.29% for a term of 10 years. The note requires interest only
payments for 60 months and matures on September 1, 2017, at which time the
remaining principal and accrued interest is due. The note may
be prepaid, subject to prepayment penalty, at anytime with 30 days of
notice.
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On
September 20, 2007, the Company closed on refinancing of $18,600,000 fixed
rate first mortgage debt secured by the Berkshire on Brompton property.
The loan is a non-recourse mortgage note with a fixed interest rate of
5.71% and a term of 7 years. The note requires interest only
payments for 60 months and matures on October 1, 2014, at which time the
remaining principal and accrued interest is due. The note may
be prepaid, subject to prepayments penalty, at anytime with 30 days of
notice.
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On
October 14, 2007, the Walden Pond property located in Texas sustained a
fire in one of its buildings. The fire was extensive and
resulted in the total loss of the building which contained 16 of the total
416 units in the complex. The Company is in the process of
obtaining estimates to renovate the building, which will require complete
reconstruction. As one of the Company’s business strategies,
all the properties owned by the Company are properly insured under the
property insurance policy. Walden Pond will receive
reimbursement payment from the insurance company in year
2008.
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On
November 1, 2007, the Company commenced construction on the development of
vacant land adjacent to the Arboretum property. The development
plans include the construction of five buildings, containing 143 units,
and a clubhouse. The project cost is currently estimated at
$17,000,000, and is expected to be completed in late
2008.
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Acquisition
Strategy
The
Company continues to seek out market rate core and core-plus acquisitions as it
grows its portfolio. However, it is facing significant competition in
many of the markets where it intends to invest. To broaden the scope
of its acquisition sourcing efforts the Company continues to seek
non-market/seller direct deals, bank and lender owned real estate and
foreclosure auctions. We believe that this broadened approach will
provide additional opportunities to acquire multifamily apartment communities
that otherwise would not exist in the highly competitive markets in which we are
seeking to buy.
Financing
and Capital Strategy
In select
instances the Company evaluates opportunities available through venture
relationships with institutional real estate investors on certain
acquisitions. We believe this strategy will allow the Company to
enhance its returns on core and core-plus properties, without increasing the
risk that is otherwise inherent in real estate investments. We
believe a venture strategy will allow us to acquire more multifamily apartment
communities than our current capital base would allow, thereby achieving greater
diversification and a larger portfolio to support the operating overhead
inherent in a public company.
On
January 28, 2005, the Board approved the investment of up to $25,000,000 in, or
10% of the total equity raised by, the Fund. The investment was also
approved by the Audit Committee, which is composed solely of directors who are
independent under applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the American
Stock Exchange. The Fund, which was sponsored by our affiliate,
Berkshire Advisors, was formed in August of 2005 and successfully raised equity
in excess of expectations. The Company has committed to invest
$23,400,000, or approximately 7%, in the Fund and has made contributions
totaling $21,072,251, or approximately 90.1% of its total commitment of
$23,400,000 as of December 31, 2007. The Company has evaluated its
investment in the Fund and concluded that the investment, although subject to
the requirements of FIN 46R “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities”, does
not require the Company to consolidate the activity of the
Fund. Additionally, the Company has determined, pursuant to the
guidance promulgated in EITF Issue No. 04-5, “Investors Accounting for an
Investment in a Limited Partnership When the Investor is the Sole General
Partner and the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights”, that the Company does not
have a controlling interest in the Multifamily Limited Partnership and is not
required to consolidate the activity of the Fund. The Company
accounts for its investment in the Fund under Statement of Position 78-9,
Accounting for Investments in Real Estate (“SOP 78-9”), as an equity method
investment.
The
investment objectives of the Fund are similar to those of the Company and under
the terms of the Fund, Berkshire Advisors is generally required to present
investment opportunities, which meet the Fund’s investment criteria, only to the
Fund. However, the Company has invested the majority of its available
capital as of December 31, 2007 and intends to finance its commitment to the
Fund with proceeds from the refinancing of properties in its portfolio and funds
from operations. Under the terms of the Fund, the Company has the
right to acquire assets that: (i) satisfy the requirements of Section 1031 of
the Internal Revenue Code for like-kind exchanges for properties held by the
Company or (ii) involve less than $8,000,000 of equity capital in any 12-month
period if such capital is generated as a result of refinancing of debts of the
Company.
BVF II,
an investment fund formed during 2007, was sponsored by our affiliate, Berkshire
Advisors. The Company did not make an investment in BVF II, but as an
affiliate, is subject to certain investment restrictions similar to those
imposed by BVF. Like BVF, the investment objectives of BVF II are
similar to those of the Company and under the terms of BVF II, Berkshire
Advisors is generally required to present investment opportunities, which meet
BVF II’s investment criteria, only to BVF II. Also similar to
restrictions imposed on the Company by BVF, under the terms of BVF II, the
Company has the right to acquire assets that: (i) satisfy the requirements of
Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code for like-kind exchanges for properties
held by the Company or (ii) involve less than $8,000,000 of equity capital in
any 12-month period if such capital is generated as a result of refinancing of
debts of the Company. Unlike the investment restrictions impose by
the BVF, the restrictions of BVF II are only applicable during the commitment
phase of BVF II and the $8,000,000 equity capital limit can be carried over from
any prior 12-month period and can accumulate to a total of
$16,000,000.
The
Company owns two parcels of vacant land, which are contiguous with other
properties the Company currently owns. A decision to move
forward with the development of one parcel, the Arboretum Land, which is
contiguous with the Arboretum Place Apartments, has been made by the
Company. Development plans had been assessed and approved and
construction commenced on November 1, 2007. The development plans
include the construction of five buildings, containing 143 units, and a
clubhouse. The project cost is estimated at $17,000,000 and is
expected to be completed in early 2009.
Critical
Accounting Policies
The
discussion below describes what we believe are the critical accounting policies
that affect the Company’s more significant judgments and the estimates used in
the preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of
financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires us to make estimates and
judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues
and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in
the Company’s financial statements and related notes. We believe that
the following critical accounting policies affect significant judgments and
estimates used in the preparation of the Company’s financial
statements.
Purchase
Accounting for Acquisition of Real Estate
The
Company accounts for its acquisitions of investments in real estate in
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141,
Business Combinations, which requires the fair value of the real estate acquired
to be allocated to the acquired tangible assets, consisting of land, building,
furniture, fixtures and equipment and identified intangible assets and
liabilities, consisting of the value of the above-market and below-market
leases, the value of in-place leases and value of other tenant relationships,
based in each case on their fair values. The Company considers
acquisitions of operating real estate assets to be businesses as that term is
contemplated in Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 98-3, Determining Whether a
Nonmonetary Transaction Involves Receipt of Productive Assets or of a
Business.
The
Company allocates purchase price to the fair value of the tangible assets of an
acquired property (which includes land, building, furniture, fixtures and
equipment) determined by valuing the property as if it were
vacant. The as-if-vacant value is allocated to land and buildings,
furniture, fixtures and equipment based on management’s determination of the
relative fair values of these assets.
Above-market
and below market in-place lease values for acquired properties are recorded
based on the present value (using an interest rate which reflects the risks
associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between (i) the
contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the in-place leases and (ii)
management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for the corresponding in-place
leases, measured over a period equal to the remaining non-cancelable term of the
lease. The capitalized above-market lease values are amortized as a
reduction of rental income over the remaining non-cancelable terms of the
respective leases. The capitalized below-market lease values are
amortized as an increase to rental income over the initial term and any
fixed-rate renewal periods in the respective leases.
Management
may engage independent third-party appraisers to perform these valuations and
those appraisals use commonly employed valuation techniques, such as discounted
cash flow analyses. Factors considered in these analyses may include
estimates of carrying costs during hypothetical expected lease-up periods
considering current market conditions, and costs to execute similar
leases. The Company also considers information obtained about each
property as a result of its pre-acquisition due diligence, marketing and leasing
activities in estimating the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets
acquired. In estimating carrying costs, management also includes real
estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses and estimates of lost
rentals at market rates during the expected lease-up periods depending on
specific local market conditions and depending on the type of property
acquired.
The total
amount of other intangible assets acquired is further allocated to in-place
leases and tenant relationships, which includes other tenant relationship
intangible values based on management’s evaluation of the specific
characteristics of the residential leases and the Company’s tenant retention
history. The value of in-place leases and tenant relationships are
amortized over the initial term of the respective leases and any expected
renewal period.
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
The
Company reviews its long-lived assets used in operations for impairment when
there is an event or change in circumstances that indicates an impairment in
value. If such impairment is present, an impairment loss is
recognized based on the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its fair
value. The evaluation of anticipated cash flows is highly subjective
and is based in part on assumptions regarding future rental occupancy, rental
rates and capital requirements that could differ materially from actual results
in future periods. No such losses have been recognized to
date.
Accounting
for Disposition of Real Estate
The
Company considers real estate assets held for sale upon the approval of a sale
by management, the execution of a purchase and sale agreement and the
satisfaction and resolution of significant contingencies related to the
transaction. The satisfaction of the conditions are often complete at
the time of closing on the sale of the property.
Pursuant
to Financial Accounting Standard 66 (“FAS 66”), “Accounting for Sales of Real
Estate”, the Company recognizes profit on real estate transactions by the full
accrual method when the promulgated criteria of the FAS 66 have been met for the
transaction. Specifically, the Company recognizes profit by the full
accrual method of accounting on the sale of real estate when a sale is
consummated, usually at closing, the buyer has paid for the property, the
Company’s receivable from the transaction, if any, is not subject to future
subordination and the Company has transferred the usual risk and rewards of
ownership to the buyer and does not continue to have a substantial involvement
with the property.
Capital
Improvements
The
Company’s policy is to capitalize costs related to the acquisition,
rehabilitation and improvement of properties. Capital improvements
are costs that increase the value and extend the useful life of an
asset. Ordinary repair and maintenance costs that do not extend the
useful life of the asset are expensed as incurred. Costs incurred on
a lease turnover due to normal wear by the resident are expensed on the
turn. Recurring capital improvements typically include items such as
appliances, carpeting, flooring, HVAC equipment, kitchen and bath cabinets, site
improvements and various exterior building
improvements. Non-recurring upgrades include kitchen and bath
upgrades, new roofs, window replacements and the development of on-site fitness,
business and community centers.
The
Company is required to make subjective assessments as to the useful lives of its
properties and improvements for purposes of determining the amount of
depreciation to reflect on an annual basis. These assessments have a
direct impact on the Company’s net income.
Revenue
Recognition
The
properties are leased under terms of leases that are generally one year or
less. Rental revenue is recognized when earned. Recoveries
from tenants for utility expenses are recognized in the period the applicable
costs are incurred. Other income, which consists primarily of income
from damages, laundry, cable, phone, pool, month to month tenants, relet fees
and pet fees, are recognized when earned.
Investments
in Multifamily Venture and Multifamily Limited Partnership
The
Company’s investments in the Multifamily Venture, Multifamily Limited
Partnership, or ownership arrangements with unaffiliated third parties, were
evaluated pursuant to the requirements of FIN46R “Consolidation of Variable
Interest Entities” and none were determined to require the Company to
consolidate the operating results of the investee. Additionally, the
Company has determined, pursuant to the guidance promulgated in EITF Issue No.
04-5, “Investors Accounting for an Investment in a Limited Partnership When the
Investor is the Sole General Partner and the Limited Partners Have Certain
Rights”, that the Company does not have a controlling interest in the
Multifamily Limited Partnership and is not required to consolidate the activity
of the Fund. The Company has accounted for the investments in
accordance with Statement of Position 78-9, Accounting for Investments in Real
Estate (“SOP 78-9”) as an equity method investment. The investments
are carried as an asset on the balance sheet as Investment in Multifamily
Venture and Limited Partnership and the Company’s equity in the income or loss
of the venture is reflected as a single line item in the income statement as
Equity in loss of Multifamily Venture and Limited Partnership.
Corporate
Governance
Since the
incorporation of our Company, we have implemented the following corporate
governance initiatives to address certain legal requirements promulgated under
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as American Stock Exchange corporate
governance listing standards:
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We
have elected annually three independent directors, Messrs. Robert Kaufman,
Richard Peiser and Randolph Hawthorne, each of whom the Board determined
to be independent under applicable SEC and American Stock Exchange rules
and regulations;
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The
Board has determined annually that Robert Kaufman, the Chairman of our
Audit Committee, qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" under
applicable rules and regulations of the SEC;
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The
Board’s Audit Committee adopted our Audit and Non-Audit Services
Pre-Approval Policy, which sets forth the procedures and the conditions
pursuant to which permissible services to be performed by our independent
public accountants must be pre-approved;
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The
Board’s Audit Committee established "Audit Committee Complaint Procedures"
for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding
accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, including
the anonymous submission by employees of concerns regarding questionable
accounting or auditing matters;
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The
Board adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which governs
business decisions made and actions taken by our directors, officers and
employees. A copy of this Code is available in print to stockholders upon
written request addressed to the Company, c/o Investor Relations, One
Beacon Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA 02108;
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The
Board established an Ethics Hotline that employees may use to anonymously
report possible violations of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics,
including concerns regarding questionable accounting, internal accounting
controls or auditing matters.
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Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In June
2006, the FASB released FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty
in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement 109” (“FIN 48” or the
“Interpretation”), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income
taxes recognized in companies’ financial statements in accordance with FASB
Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN 48 prescribes a
recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement
recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a
tax return. The evaluation of a tax position in accordance with FIN
48 is a two-step process. The first step is recognition whereby
companies must determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position
will be sustained upon examination. The second step is measurement
whereby a tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold
is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial
statements. The Interpretation also provides guidance on
de-recognition of recognized tax benefits, classification, interest and
penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and
transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2006. The Company adopted FIN 48 as of January 1,
2007. The Company has assessed the impact of FIN 48 and has
determined that the adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the
financial position or operating results of the Company.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS No.
157). SFAS No. 157 provides guidance for, among other things,
the definition of fair value and the methods used to measure fair value. The
provisions of SFAS No. 157 are effective for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that SFAS No.
157 may have on the financial position, operating results and related
disclosures of the Company.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 “The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an amendment of FASB Statement No.
115” (SFAS No. 159). SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to
measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair
value. The provisions of SFAS No. 159 are effective for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the
impact that SFAS No. 159 may have on the financial position, operating results
and related disclosures of the Company.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations (“SFAS
141R”), which is intended to improve reporting by creating greater consistency
in the accounting and financial reporting of business
combinations. SFAS No. 141R establishes principles and requirements
for how the acquiring entity shall recognize and measure in its financial
statements the identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, any
non-controlling interest in the acquired entity and goodwill acquired in a
business combination. This statement is effective for business
combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the
first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15,
2008. The Company is assessing the potential impact that the adoption
of SFAS No. 141R may have on its financial position and results of
operations.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements – an amendment of ARB No. 51 (“SFAS No.
160”), which is intended to improve the relevance, comparability, and
transparency of financial information provided to investors by establishing and
expanding accounting and reporting standards for minority interests in a
subsidiary. SFAS No. 160 is effective for business combinations for
which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual
reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. This
statement is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15,
2008. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact that
the adoption of SFAS No. 160 may have on its financial position and results of
operations.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Cash and
Cash Flows
As of
December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company had approximately, $22,479,937,
$15,393,249 and $22,134,658 of cash and cash equivalents,
respectively.
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2007
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Cash
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Cash
provided by financing activities
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48,712,318 |
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61,520,507 |
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During
the year ended December 31, 2007, cash increased by $7,086,688. The main
component of the overall increase was due to $48,712,318 of cash provided by the
Company’s financing activities, which include proceeds from new first, second
and refinanced mortgage debt on various properties totaling
$73,090,000. The increases from the debt financing activities were
offset in part by payments of principal on existing mortgage loans, repayment of
refinanced loan, distributions to common and preferred shareholders and
distributions to minority owners in the properties. The overall
increase was offset in part by $54,914,015 used in the investing activities of
the Company. The activities relate mainly to the acquisition of the Hampton
House and Sunfield Lakes properties for $20,484,665 and $24,525,265,
respectively, capital expenditures related to the rehabilitation of the
Company’s properties of $19,114,398 and additional investments of capital in BVF
of $8,890,950. Additionally, the net cash used by the investing and
financing activities of the Company was further offset by an increase in cash of
$13,288,385 provided by the operating activities of the Company.
The
Company’s principal liquidity demands are expected to be distributions to our
preferred and common shareholders and Operating Partnership unitholders, capital
improvements, rehabilitation projects and repairs and maintenance for the
properties, acquisition of additional properties within the investment
restrictions placed on it by BVF, debt repayment and investment in the
affiliated BVF. See Part IV, Item 15 - Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements, Footnote 6 - Investment in Multifamily Limited
Partnership Venture herein for additional
information. Additionally, the mortgage loan outstanding on the
Briarwood property matures in April 2008 at which time the Company intends to
repay the balance of approximately $8,500,000 with available
cash.
The
Company intends to meet its short-term liquidity requirements through net cash
flows provided by operating activities and advances from the revolving credit
facility. The Company considers its ability to generate cash to be adequate to
meet all operating requirements and make distributions to its stockholders in
accordance with the provisions of the Tax Code, applicable to
REITs. Funds required to make distributions to our preferred and
common shareholders and Operating Partnership unitholders that are not provided
by operating activities will be supplemented by property debt financing and
refinancing activities.
The
Company intends to meet its long-term liquidity requirements through property
debt financing and refinancing. The Company may seek to expand its
purchasing power through the use of venture relationships with other
companies.
As of
December 31, 2007, the Company has obtained fixed interest rate mortgage
financing on all of the properties in the portfolio with the exception of the
Arboretum Land, a parcel of vacant land adjacent to the Arboretum Place
Apartments. First mortgage fixed interest rate debt on Hampton House
and Sunfield Lakes was completed during the year ended December 31,
2007. The financing provided $39,440,000 and was used primarily to
pay down advances on the revolving credit facility used to acquire the
property. The Company also refinanced the outstanding debt on the
Berkshire on Brompton property. The refinancing provided additional
liquidity of $12,200,000. Supplemental fixed interest rate mortgage
financing on the Yorktowne and Westchester West properties was completed during
the year ended December 31, 2007 and provided $15,050,000 of additional
liquidity during the period.
The
Company has a $20,000,000 revolving credit facility in place with an affiliate
of the Company. The facility provides for interest on borrowings at a rate of 5%
above the 30 day LIBOR rate, as announced by Reuter’s, and fees based on
borrowings under the facility and various operational and financial covenants,
including a maximum leverage ratio and a maximum debt service
ratio. The facility provides for a 60-day notice of termination by
which the lender can affect a termination of the commitment under the facility
and render all outstanding amounts due and payable. Additionally, the
facility also contains a clean-up requirement which requires the borrower to
repay in full all outstanding loans and have no outstanding obligations under
the Agreement for a 14 consecutive day period during each 365-day
period. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2007, the Company
borrowed $20,000,000, which it later repaid and borrowed an additional
$17,500,000 from the credit facility for the acquisition of properties that were
acquired prior to obtaining financing. The Company used the proceeds
of the borrowing to acquire the Hampton House and Sunfield Lakes
properties. The additional $17,500,000 revolving credit facility
balance was paid off during the third quarter of 2007, and there were no
borrowings outstanding on the credit facility as of December 31,
2007.
Indebtedness
The
following table provides summary information with respect to the mortgage debt
incurred by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2007:
Property Name
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Previous
Balance
|
|
|
New
Balance
|
|
Closing
Date
|
|
InterestRate
|
|
Term
|
Fixed
Rate Mortgages:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yorktowne
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
7,050,000 |
|
March
31, 2007
|
|
|
6.12 |
% |
8
Years
|
Hampton
House
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
20,000,000 |
|
April
26, 2007
|
|
|
5.77 |
% |
10
Years
|
Westchester
West
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
8,000,000 |
|
May
10, 2007
|
|
|
5.89 |
% |
8
Years
|
Sunfield
Lakes
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
19,440,000 |
|
August
15, 2007
|
|
|
6.29 |
% |
10
Years
|
Brompton
|
|
|
6,400,000 |
|
|
|
18,600,000 |
|
September
20, 2007
|
|
|
5.71 |
% |
7
Years
|
|
|
$ |
6,400,000 |
|
|
$ |
73,090,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
Expenditures
The
Company incurred $5,271,024 and $4,741,869 in recurring capital expenditures
during the year ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Recurring
capital expenditures typically include items such as appliances, carpeting,
flooring, HVAC equipment, kitchen and bath cabinets, site improvements and
various exterior building improvements.
The
Company incurred $13,843,374 and $13,372,981in renovation-related capital
expenditures during the year ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Renovation related capital expenditures generally include capital expenditures
of a significant non-recurring nature, including construction management fees
payable to an affiliate of the Company, where the Company expects to see a
financial return on the expenditure or where the Company believes the
expenditure preserves the status of a property within its
sub-market.
In
January 2004, the Company authorized the renovation of 252 apartment units at
its Berkshires of Columbia (formerly Hannibal Grove property) (“Columbia”) to
provide for in-unit washer and dryer hookups. The total cost of the project was
estimated to be approximately $1,455,000, or $5,775 per apartment
unit. The Company believes the renovations are necessary to maintain
the property’s competitiveness in its sub-market and that the property will also
achieve significant growth in rental rates as a result of the
renovations. In September 2005, in addition to the washer and dryer
program, the Company approved, after a successful trial project on a limited
number of units, the interior renovation of all 252 units at Columbia, including
the in-unit washer and dryer hookups in units not yet converted, at an
anticipated total cost of $5,292,000, or $21,000 per unit. As of
December 31, 2007, 235 units, or 93%, of 252 apartment units at Columbia have
been renovated, of which 229 units, or 97%, of those completed units have been
leased. The Company currently anticipates completing the project in the first
quarter of 2008. Total costs committed to date are below original
estimates and are anticipated to remain under budget through the remainder of
the project.
In May
2005, the Company authorized the renovation of its Berkshires on Brompton
property. The renovations at the 362-unit property include significant
rehabilitation to the interior and exterior common areas as well as individual
interior unit renovations. The total cost of the project, including interior and
exterior renovations, is currently estimated at approximately
$6,800,000. The Company initially tested the interior rehabilitation
plan on 100 units, at a cost of approximately $6,300 per unit or $630,000, and
has determined that the financial returns estimated in the plan are
achievable. Based on the successful financial returns of the 100-unit
test, the Company decided to move forward with the renovation of the remaining
262 units. The costs associated with the renovation of the remaining
262 units were approved as part of the 2006 capital budget, which included a
per-unit estimated cost of $7,300 or $1,912,600. As of December 31,
2007, all 362 units, or 100%, including the 100 test units, have been renovated,
of which 343 units, or 95%, of those completed units have been
leased.
In
December 2006, the Company, as part of the decision to acquire the Standard at
Lenox Park property, approved a rehabilitation project at the 375-unit property
of approximately $5,000,000 for interior and exterior
improvements. As of December 31, 2007, the project, which includes
rehabilitation of the kitchens, bathrooms, lighting and fixtures, was 68%
complete as 256 of the 375 units had been completed, of which 235 units, or 92%
have been leased.
During
2007 the Company, as part of the decision to acquire the Hampton House property,
contemplated a rehabilitation project at the 196-unit property of approximately
$6,150,000 for interior and exterior renovation improvements. As part
of the 2008 capital budgeting process, the funding for the project was approved
and work began in early 2008. The project includes rehabilitation of
interior common areas including the lobby and central utility systems and
replacement of all windows and painting of the exterior. As of
December 31, 2007, the project was approved but had not begun, the project was
approved as part of the 2008 capital budget for Hampton House.
Other
properties underwent limited-scope interior renovation projects during
2007. The decision to undertake these renovations was also made as
part of the decision to acquire the respective properties. The
projects included rehabilitation of the kitchens, bathrooms, lighting and
fixtures and exterior renovations of the Chisholm Place and Briarwood Apartments
properties. Both projects were complete as of December 31,
2007.
The
Company owns two parcels of vacant land, which are contiguous with other
properties the Company currently owns. A decision to move
forward with the development of one parcel, the Arboretum Land, which is
contiguous with the Arboretum Place Apartments, had been made by the
Company. Development plans had been assessed and
approved. On November 1, 2007, the Company commenced construction on
the development of vacant land adjacent to the Arboretum
property. The development plans include the construction of five
buildings, containing 143 units, and a clubhouse. The project cost is
estimated at $17,000,000 and is expected to be completed in early
2009. Interest costs are capitalized on development projects until
construction is substantially complete. There was $107,267, $0 and $0
of interest capitalized in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Pursuant
to terms of the mortgage debt on certain properties in the Company’s portfolio,
lenders require the Company to fund repair or replacement escrow
accounts. The funds in the escrow accounts are disbursed to the
Company upon completion of the required repairs or renovations
activities. The Company is required to provide to the lender
documentation evidencing the completion of the repairs, and in some cases, are
subject to inspection by the lender. Refer to Part IV Item 15 - Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements, Footnote 10 – Commitments and
Contingencies.
The
Company’s capital budgets for 2008 anticipate spending approximately $25,936,000
for ongoing rehabilitation, including the Hampton House project and development
of current portfolio properties, including the Arboretum Land development
project during the year. As of December 31, 2007, the Company has not
committed to any new significant rehabilitation projects.
Acquisitions
and Dispositions
Discussion
of acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2007
On March
2, 2007, the Operating Partnership, through a newly formed and wholly owned
subsidiary, BIR Hampton Manager, LLC , completed the acquisition of 100% of the
fee simple interest of Hampton House Apartments, a 222 unit mixed use high-rise
apartment building located in Towson, Maryland, from an unaffiliated third
party. The purchase price was $20,500,000 subject to normal operating
pro rations. The purchase price and related closing costs were funded
through a $20,000,000 advance from the revolving credit facility available from
an affiliate and available cash. The Company obtained first
mortgage financing, which is collateralized by the property, in the amount of
$20,000,000 on April 26, 2007 and subsequently used a portion of the proceeds
and the 1031 Exchange net proceeds to repay the outstanding advance on the
revolving credit facility. The acquisition of Hampton House is
intended to be the qualified replacement property in connection with the sale of
properties identified for replacement pursuant to a transaction structured to
comply with the requirements of a reverse 1031 tax Exchange under the Tax
Code. As required by the tax code, a qualified 1031 Exchange
intermediary was retained to execute the Hampton House acquisition and
relinquished properties transactions. As of December 31, 2007, the
purchase price allocation was final and no further adjustment is
contemplated.
On June
1, 2007, the Operating Partnership, through a newly formed and wholly owned
subsidiary, BIR Sunfield, LLC., completed the acquisition of 100% of the fee
simple interest of Sunfield Lakes Apartments, a 200 unit multifamily apartment
community located in the City of Sherwood, County of Washington, Oregon, from an
unaffiliated third party. The purchase price was $24,250,000 subject
to normal operating pro rations. The purchase price and related
closing costs were funded through a $17,500,000 advance from the revolving
credit facility available from an affiliate and available cash. On
August 15, 2007, the Company closed on first mortgage financing, which is
collateralized by the property, in the amount of $19,440,000. A
portion of the financing and 1031 Exchange net proceeds were used to repay the
outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility. The acquisition
of Sunfield Lakes is intended to be the qualified replacement property in
connection with the sale of properties identified for replacement pursuant to a
transaction structured to comply with the requirements of a reverse 1031
Exchange under the Tax Code. As required by the tax code, a qualified
1031 Exchange intermediary was retained to execute the Sunfield Lakes
acquisition and relinquished properties transactions. As of December
31, 2007, the purchase price allocation was final and no further adjustment is
contemplated.
The
Company identified Dorsey’s and Trellis as the properties it relinquished as
part of the 1031 Exchange transaction. As required by the Tax Code,
qualified 1031 Exchange intermediaries were retained to execute the Hampton
House and Sunfield Lakes acquisitions, and the two relinquished properties
transactions. The sale of Dorsey’s and Trellis occurred in the second
quarter, and the 1031 Exchange transaction was subsequently settled on July 13,
2007.
Discussion
of dispositions for the year ended December 31, 2007
On May
30, 2007, the Operating Partnership completed the sale of 100% of its interest
in Trellis in Newport News, Virginia. The assets and liabilities
related to the sale of the Trellis property have been removed from the accounts
of the Company pursuant to the recording of the sale of the
property. The proceeds from the sale of Trellis in the amount of
$5,256,480 were deposited in an escrow account with a qualified institution
pursuant to a transaction structured to comply with a 1031 Exchange under the
Tax Code. The Company reinvested its share of proceeds from the sale
of Trellis by purchasing qualified replacement property. The
operating results of Trellis have been presented in the consolidated statement
of operations as discontinued operations in accordance with FAS 144 “Accounting
for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets.”
On June
22, 2007, the Operating Partnership completed the sale of 100% of its interest
in Dorsey’s in Columbia, Maryland. The assets and liabilities related
to the sale of the Dorsey’s property have been removed from the accounts of the
Company pursuant to the recording of the sale of the property. The
Company’s share of the proceeds from the sale of Dorsey’s in the amount of
$13,137,316 were deposited in an escrow account with a qualified institution
pursuant to a transaction structured to comply with a 1031 Exchange under the
Tax Code. The Company reinvested its share of the proceeds from the
sale of Dorsey’s by purchasing qualified replacement property. The
operating results of Dorsey’s have been presented in the consolidated statement
of operations as discontinued operations in accordance with FAS 144 “Accounting
for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets.”
The gain
from the sale of Dorsey’s and Trellis is reflected, on a combined basis, as gain
on disposition on real estate assets in the discontinued operations section of
the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Cash
flows from Investment in Mortgage Funds
On April
4, 2003 and April 18, 2003, the Company issued 2,667,717 and 310,393 Preferred
Shares, respectively, with a $25.00 liquidation preference per
share. The Preferred Shares were issued in exchange for Interests in
the six Mortgage Funds. For each Interest in the Mortgage Funds that
was validly tendered and not withdrawn in the Offering, the Company issued its
Preferred Shares based on an exchange ratio applicable to each Mortgage
Fund.
During
2005, the remaining Mortgage Funds were liquidated as the remaining
participating insured mortgage investments in each portfolio were paid off.For
the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company received cash distributions
totaling approximately $13,208,425 from the Mortgage Funds on which the Company
has recognized approximately $3,041,000 in equity in the income of the Mortgage
Funds.
Contractual
Obligations and Other Commitments
On August
16, 2004, the Company executed a $3,320,000 first mortgage on Laurel Woods
Apartments in Houston, Texas. Under the terms of the note, the
mortgage bore interest at a variable rate of the Reference Bill plus 2.20%, and
matured on September 1, 2011. The variable interest rate was capped
at 6.75% for the term of the loan. As discussed below, the variable
mortgage was prepaid during 2005, as allowed per the terms of the mortgage, and
was replaced by a fixed rate mortgage.
On
November 1, 2004, the mortgage notes payable on Century, Dorsey’s and Hannibal
Grove were refinanced with $29,520,000, $16,200,000 and $26,600,000,
respectively, non-recourse mortgage notes payable, which are collateralized by
the related properties. The interest rates on the notes are fixed at
4.87% for the Century note and 4.86% for both the Dorsey’s and Hannibal Grove
notes. The notes mature on November 1, 2013, at which time the
remaining principal and accrued interest are due. The notes may be
prepaid, subject to a prepayment
penalty,
at any time with 30 days of notice. Concurrent with the sale of
Dorsey’s on June 22, 2007, the refinanced loan was paid off in full with a
portion of the proceeds from the sale. The Company also recognized a $493,840
loss resulting from the prepayment penalty upon the early principal repayment
and write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs for each of the notes
payable, which is reflected in the statement of operations for the year ended
December 31, 2007.
The
Company used the proceeds from the refinancing on Century, Dorsey’s and Hannibal
Grove to repay the existing mortgage notes and accrued interest, to pay closing
costs, and to fund escrows required by the lender. Of the remaining
cash of $21,905,000, $2,821,344 was distributed to our multifamily venture
partner and the balance has been retained for general operating
purposes.
On
November 3, 2004, the Company executed $14,212,500 and $6,750,000 of first
mortgage non-recourse mortgage financing on the Bridgewater and Trellis
properties, respectively, which is collateralized by the
properties. The interest rates on the notes are 5.11% and 5.07%,
respectively, and are fixed for the term of the loans. The notes
mature on December 1, 2013, at which time the remaining principal and accrued
interest are due. The notes may be prepaid, subject to a prepayment
penalty, at any time with 30 days of notice. Concurrent with the sale of Trellis
on May 30, 2007, the first mortgage loan was paid off in full with a portion of
the proceeds from the sale. The Company also recognized a $72,450 loss resulting
from the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs for each of the notes
payable, which is reflected in the statement of operations for the year ended
December 31, 2007 as discontinued operations.
On
November 4, 2004, the Company, simultaneously with the purchase of the Arboretum
and Silver Hill apartment communities, assumed a fixed rate mortgage on each of
the properties. The outstanding balance of the mortgage
collateralized by the Arboretum property was $5,928,659 and has an interest rate
of 7.18% for the original 30 year term of the loan. The loan
originated on September 23, 1994 and can be prepaid generally no earlier than
November 1, 2024, subject to a prepayment penalty. The outstanding
balance of the mortgage collateralized by the Silver Hill property was
$3,444,109 and also has an interest rate of 7.18% for the original 30 year term
of the loan. The loan originated on September 23, 1994 and can be
prepaid generally no earlier than November 1, 2024, subject to a prepayment
penalty. In accordance with FAS 141, “business Combinations”, the
Company recorded these mortgages at fair value, which was determined by
calculating the present value of the future payments at current interest
rates. The fair market value at the acquisition date for the debt
assumed on Arboretum and Silver Hill was $6,894,193 and $4,010,241,
respectively.
On
December 2, 2004, the Company executed $5,510,000 and $5,775,000 of non-recourse
mortgage financing on the Arrowhead and Moorings properties, respectively, which
is collateralized by the properties. The interest rate of both notes
is fixed at 5.00%. The notes mature on January 1, 2014, at which time
the remaining principal and accrued interest are due. The notes may
be prepaid, subject to a prepayment penalty, at any time with 30 days of
notice.
On
December 29, 2004, the Company executed $15,520,000 of non-recourse mortgage
financing on the Country Place I and Country Place II properties, which is
collateralized by both properties. The interest rate on the note is
fixed at 5.01%. The note matures on January 1, 2015, at which time
the remaining principal and accrued interest are due. The note may be
prepaid, subject to a prepayment penalty, at any time with 30 days of
notice.
On
January 26, 2005, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR
Yorktowne, L.L.C., executed a non-recourse mortgage note payable on Yorktowne
for $16,125,000, which is collateralized by the related property. The interest
rate on the note is fixed at 5.13% for a term of 10 years. The note is interest
only for two years and matures on February 1, 2015, at which time the remaining
principal and accrued interest is due. The note may be prepaid, subject to a
prepayment penalty, at anytime with 30 days of notice.
On
February 15, 2005, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR
Westchester West, L.L.C., executed a non-recourse mortgage note payable on
Westchester West for $29,500,000, which is collateralized by the related
property. The interest rate on the note is fixed at 5.03% for a term of 10
years. The note is interest only for two years and matures on March 1, 2015, at
which time the remaining principal and accrued interest is due. The note may be
prepaid, subject to a prepayment penalty, at anytime with 30 days of
notice.
On July
8, 2005 and August 1, 2005, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary,
BIR Lakeridge, L.L.C., executed two non-recourse mortgage notes payable on
Lakeridge for $13,130,000 and $12,520,000, respectively. Both notes are
collateralized by the related property. The interest rates on the notes are
fixed at 5.07% and 5.08%, respectively, and are for a term of 9 years. The notes
are interest only for two years and mature on August 1, 2014, at which time the
remaining principal and accrued interest is due. The notes may be prepaid,
subject to a prepayment penalty, at anytime with 30 days of notice. As a
condition of the financing, the lender required a guarantee of $1,444,000 from
the Company to ensure achievement of certain minimum levels of occupancy within
the first eighteen months of the loan period. On May 26, 2006, the Company met
the requirements to satisfy the guarantee and obtained a complete reduction in
the base guaranty to $0.
On July
22, 2005, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR Westchase
Limited Partnership, executed a non-recourse mortgage note payable on Berkshires
at Westchase for $6,500,000, which is collateralized by the related property.
The interest rate on the note is fixed at 5.08% for a term of 10 years. The note
is interest only for two years and matures on August 1, 2015, at which time the
remaining principal and accrued interest is due. The note may be prepaid,
subject to a prepayment penalty, at anytime with 30 days of notice. As a
condition of obtaining the mortgage, the lender required a guarantee of
$2,215,000 from the Company to ensure achievement of certain minimum levels of
occupancy within the first eighteen months of the loan period. On
June 21, 2006, the Company met the requirements to satisfy the guarantee and
obtained a complete reduction in the base guaranty to $0.
On
September 30, 2005, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR Laurel
Woods, GP L.C., executed a non-recourse mortgage note payable on Laurel Woods
Apartments for $4,100,000, which is collateralized by the related property. The
interest rate on the note is fixed at 5.17% for a term of 10 years. The note is
interest only for two years and matures on October 1, 2015, at which time the
remaining principal and accrued interest is due. The note may be prepaid,
subject to a prepayment penalty, at anytime with 30 days of notice.The new
mortgage note payable replaces an existing variable interest rate mortgage note
payable, which was extinguished simultaneously with the closing on the new
financing. The previous loan was for a period of 7 years with a
current monthly variable interest rate of 5.523%. The Company did not
incur any prepayment penalty related to the extinguishment of the
loan.
On
October 24, 2005, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR –
Savannah, L.L.C., received approval to assume the existing first mortgage loan
related on Savannah at Citrus Park Apartments in relation to the acquisition of
the property. The Company assumed a non-recourse mortgage note
payable for $15,720,000, which is collateralized by the related property. The
interest rate on the note is fixed at 5.21% for the assumed term of 5 years. The
note is interest only for the five-year term and matures on October 11, 2009, at
which time the principal and any accrued interest is due. The note
may not be prepaid. In accordance with FAS 141, “Business
Combinations”, the Company recorded the mortgage at fair value, which was
determined by calculating the present value of the future payments at current
interest rates. The fair market value for the debt assumed
approximated its assumed outstanding balance.
On
November 4, 2005, the Company completed additional financing totaling
$10,304,000 on three of its properties, Dorsey’s, Hannibal Grove and Century
apartments. The supplemental financing on Dorsey’s, Hannibal Grove
and Century was executed with non-recourse mortgage notes payable of $2,324,000,
$4,563,000 and $3,417,000, respectively, and are collateralized by the related
properties. The interest rates on the notes are fixed at 6.12% and
are interest only for two years. The notes mature on November 1,
2013, which is contemporaneous with the maturity date of the existing
outstanding mortgages on the properties, at which time the remaining principal
and accrued interest are due. The notes may be prepaid, subject to a
prepayment penalty, at any time with 30 days of notice. Concurrent
with the sale of Dorsey’s on May 30, 2007, the supplemental loan was paid off in
full with a portion of the proceeds from the sale. The Company also recognized a
$354,100 loss resulting from the prepayment penalty upon the early principal
repayment.
On
December 16, 2005, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary,
BIR-Charlotte I, L.L.C., executed a non-recourse mortgage note payable on
Riverbirch Apartments for $5,750,000, which is collateralized by the related
property. The interest rate on the note is fixed at 5.57% for a term of 10
years. The note is interest only for three years and matures on December 1,
2016, at which time the remaining principal and accrued interest is due. The
note may be prepaid, subject to a prepayment penalty, at anytime with 30 days of
notice.
On March
22, 2006, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR Bear Creek
Limited Partnership, executed a non-recourse mortgage note payable on Bear Creek
Apartments for $3,825,000, which is collateralized by the related
property. The interest rate on the note is fixed at 5.83% for a term
of 10 years. The note is interest only for five years and matures on April 1,
2016, at which time the remaining principal and accrued interest is due. The
note may be prepaid, subject to a prepayment penalty, at anytime with 30 days of
notice.
On June
9, 2006, the Company, through the Multifamily Venture, JV BIR/ERI, L.L.C.,
executed a non-recourse second mortgage note payable on Arrowhead Apartments for
$3,120,000, which is collateralized by the related property. The
interest rate on the note is fixed at 6.45% for a term of approximately 7.5
years. The note is interest only for 24 months and matures on December 1, 2013,
at which time the remaining principal and accrued interest is due. The note may
be prepaid, subject to a prepayment penalty, at anytime with 30 days of
notice.
On June
9, 2006, the Company, through the Multifamily Venture, JV BIR/ERI, L.L.C.,
executed a non-recourse second mortgage note payable on The Moorings Apartments
for $3,280,000, which is collateralized by the related property. The
interest rate on the note is fixed at 6.45% for a term of approximately 7.5
years. The note is interest only for 24 months and matures on December 1, 2013,
at which time the remaining principal and accrued interest is due. The note may
be prepaid, subject to a prepayment penalty, at anytime with 30 days of
notice.
On June
12, 2006, the Company, through the Multifamily Venture, JV BIR/ERI, L.L.C.,
executed a non-recourse second mortgage note payable on the Country Place I and
Country Place II Apartments for $9,716,000, which is collateralized by the
related properties. The interest rate on the note is fixed at 6.43%
for a term of approximately 8.5 years. The note is interest only for 24 months
and matures on January 1, 2015, at which time the remaining principal and
accrued interest is due. The note may be prepaid, subject to a prepayment
penalty, at anytime with 30 days of notice.
On August
1, 2006, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR Chisholm Limited
Partnership, executed a non-recourse mortgage note payable on the Chisholm Place
Apartments for $6,953,000 which is collateralized by the related property. The
interest rate on the note is fixed at 6.25% for a term of 10 years. The note
requires interest only payments for 60 months and matures on August 1, 2006, at
which time the remaining principal and accrued interest is due. The note may be
prepaid, subject to a prepayment penalty, at anytime with 30 days of
notice.
On August
30, 2006, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR Briarwood
Limited Partnership, in connection with the acquisition of Briarwood Village
Apartments, assumed a non-recourse mortgage note payable with a then outstanding
balance of $8,811,733, which is collateralized by the related property. The
interest rate on the note is fixed at 6.94% for a term of 19 months. The note
requires monthly payments of principal and interest of $64,805 and matures on
April 1, 2008, at which time the remaining principal and accrued interest is
due. In accordance with FAS 141, “Business Combinations”, the Company recorded
the mortgage at fair value, which was determined by calculating the present
value of the future payments at current interest rates. The fair
market value of the debt assumed on Briarwood is $8,958,818. The
Company intends to pay off this mortgage when it matures in April 2008, with
available cash.
On
September 29, 2006, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Season of
Laurel II, L.L.C., executed $99,200,000 of fixed rate non-recourse mortgage debt
on the Season Apartments, which is collateralized by the related property. The
interest rate on the note is fixed at 6.10% for a term of 15 years. The note
requires interest only payments for 120 months and matures on October 1, 2021,
at which time the remaining principal and accrued interest is due. The note may
be prepaid, subject to a prepayment penalty, at any time with 30 days of notice.
The new mortgage debt was a refinancing of then outstanding debt of $69,218,989.
The Company incurred a prepayment penalty of $1,215,911 in connection with the
pay–off of the re-financed debt.
On
December 6, 2006 the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR Lenox,
executed a non-recourse mortgage note payable on the Standard at Lenox Park
Apartments for $35,000,000 which is collateralized by the related property. The
interest rate on the note is fixed at 5.80% for a term of 10 years. The note
requires interest only payments for 60 months and matures on December 10, 2016,
at which time the remaining principal and accrued interest is due. The note may
be prepaid, subject to a prepayment penalty, at anytime with 30 days of
notice.
On March
30, 2007, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary BIR Yorktowne,
L.L.C., executed a non-recourse second mortgage note payable on Yorktowne
Apartments for $7,050,000, which is collateralized by the related property. The
interest rate on the note is fixed at 6.12% and is coterminous with the existing
first mortgage note, which matures on February 1, 2015.
On April
26, 2007, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR Hampton, LLC.,
executed a non-recourse mortgage note payable on the Hampton House Apartments
for $20,000,000, which is collateralized by the related property. The interest
rate on the note is fixed at 5.77% for a term of 10 years. The note
requires interest payments for 60 months and matures on April 1, 2017, at which
time the remaining principal and accrued interest is due. The note may be
prepaid, subject to a prepayment penalty, at anytime with 30 days of
notice.
On May
10, 2007, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR Westchester
Limited Partnership, executed a non-recourse second mortgage note payable on the
Westchester West Apartments for $8,000,000, which is collateralized by the
related property. The interest rate on the note is fixed at 5.89% and
is coterminous with the existing first mortgage note, which matures on March 1,
2015.
On August
15, 2007, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR Sunfield, LLC.,
executed a non-recourse mortgage note payable on the Sunfield Lakes Apartments
for $19,440,000, which is collateralized by the related property. The interest
rate on the note is fixed at 6.29% for a term of 10 years. The note
requires interest only payments for 60 months and matures on September 1, 2017,
at which time the remaining principal and accrued interest is due. The note may
be prepaid, subject to a prepayment penalty, at anytime with 30 days of
notice.
On
September 20, 2007, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR
Brompton Limited Partnership, executed a non-recourse mortgage note payable on
the Berkshires on Brompton Apartments for $18,600,000, which is collateralized
by the related property. The interest rate on the note is fixed at
5.71% for a term of 7 years. The note requires interest only payments
for 60 months and matures on November 1, 2014, at which time the remaining
principal and accrued interest is due. The note may be prepaid, subject to a
prepayment penalty, at anytime with 30 days of notice. The new
mortgage debt was a refinancing of then outstanding debt of $6,393,374 (the
replaced original mortgage debt of $6,400,000 was acquired on July 8, 2005). The
Company incurred a prepayment penalty of $240,644 in connection with the pay-off
of the refinanced debt.
The
Company expects to continue to take advantage of the low interest rate mortgage
environment as it acquires additional properties. The Company expects to use
leverage amounts up to 75% of the fair market value on a portfolio
basis.
The
primary obligations of the Company relate to its borrowings under the mortgage
notes payable. The $506,903,882 in mortgage notes payable has varying
maturities ranging from 1 to 18 years. The following table summarizes
our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2007:
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
Long
Term Debt (1)
|
|
$ |
12,691,809 |
|
|
$ |
20,257,150 |
|
|
$ |
4,779,543 |
|
|
$ |
5,088,624 |
|
|
$ |
34,317,623 |
|
|
$ |
429,769,133 |
|
Capital
Lease Obligations
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Operating
Lease Obligations
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Purchase
Obligations (2)
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Other
Long-Term Liabilities Reflected on Balance Sheet under
GAAP
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
(1) –
Amounts include principal payments only. The Company will pay
interest on outstanding indebtedness based on the rates and terms as summarized
in Part IV Item 15 - Notes to
the Consolidated Financial Statements, Footnote 7 – Mortgage Notes
Payable.
(2) - The
Company has obligations under numerous contracts with various service providers
at its properties. None of these contracts are for periods greater
than one year or are material either individually or in aggregate to the
Company’s operations.
Competition
The
Company competes with other multifamily apartment community owners and operators
and other real estate companies in seeking properties for acquisition and in
attracting potential residents. The Company’s properties are in
developed areas where there are other properties of the same type, which
directly compete for residents. The Company believes that its focus
on resident service and satisfaction gives it a competitive advantage when
competing against other communities for tenants.
Market
Environment
The
Company believes the domestic economy is poised for continued slow down and
believes a recession is reasonably possible which would continue to disadvantage
single family homeowners with unfavorable credit arrangements. While
an economic slowdown that may result in a recession would not provide a
favorable economic environment to operate within, the multifamily sector may
benefit from the displacement of single family homeowners due to increasing
foreclosure activity in the credit markets and continue to benefit from
favorable ongoing demographic trends. While the apartment sector had
previously experienced slower growth over recent years due to rising
unemployment and a significant renter migration to single family homes, the
reversal of the renter migration to single family homes trend is now expected to
contribute to any apartment sector recovery. The Company feels, for
single family homebuyers over the next several years, increasing housing costs,
higher interest rates, and continued escalation in foreclosure activity may make
purchases increasingly expensive and out of reach as well as force existing
homeowners back into the rental market. In addition, we believe the
projected demographic trends strongly favor the multifamily sector, driven
primarily by the continued flow of echo boomers (children of baby boomers, age
20 to 29), the fastest growing segment of the population, and an increasing
number of immigrants who are typically renters by necessity. Most of
the Company’s properties are located in markets where zoning restrictions,
scarcity of land, and high construction costs create significant barriers to new
development.
Although
not a currently expected to take place in the near term, future changes in
zoning restrictions and economic deflation in markets in which the Company
currently owns properties or in markets in which the Company may enter in the
future, could reduce or eliminate some of the barriers to new multifamily
development and could resultantly have an adverse affect on the Company’s
financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Declaration
of Dividends and Distributions
On March
25, 2003, the Board declared a dividend at an annual rate of 9% the stated
liquidation preference of $25 per share, on the outstanding Preferred Shares of
the Company, which is payable quarterly in arrears, on February 15, May 15,
August 15 and November 15 of each year to shareholders of record in the amount
of $0.5625 per share per quarter. The dividend paid on May 15, 2003
was prorated to reflect the issue date of the Preferred Shares.
On August
19, 2004, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating Partnership
to distribute two additional quarterly distributions of $250,000 each from its
operating cash flows to common general and common limited partners, payable on
November 15, 2004 and February 15, 2005. On the same day, the Board
also declared a common dividend of $0.004656 per share on the Company’s Class B
common stock payable concurrently with the Operating Partnership
distributions.
On May
10, 2005, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating Partnership
to distribute a quarterly distribution of $250,000 from its operating cash flows
to common general and common limited partners, payable on May 16, 2005. On the
same day, the Board also declared a common dividend of $0.004656 per share on
the Company’s Class B common stock payable concurrently with the Operating
Partnership distributions.
On August
9, 2005, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating Partnership
to distribute a quarterly distribution of $250,000 from its operating cash flows
to common general and common limited partners, payable on August 15, 2005. On
the same day, the Board also declared a common dividend of $0.004249 per share
on the Company’s Class B common stock payable concurrently with the Operating
Partnership distributions.
On
November 9, 2005, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating
Partnership to distribute a special distribution of $6,000,000 from its
operating cash flows to common general and common limited partners, payable on
November 15, 2005. On the same day, the Board also declared a common dividend of
$0.101977 per share on the Company’s Class B common stock payable concurrently
with the Operating Partnership distribution.
Also on
November 9, 2005, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating
Partnership to distribute quarterly distributions of $1,000,000 from its
operating cash flows to common general and common limited partners, payable on
February 15, 2006 and May 15, 2006. On the same day, the Board also declared a
common dividend of $0.016996 per share on the Company’s Class B common stock
payable concurrently with the Operating Partnership distributions.
On August
10, 2006, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating Partnership
to distribute a special distribution of $8,000,000 from its operating cash flows
to common general and common limited partners, payable on November 15, 2006. On
the same day, the Board also declared a common dividend of $0.135970 per share
on the Company’s Class B common stock payable concurrently with the Operating
Partnership distribution.
Also on
August 10, 2006, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating
Partnership to distribute quarterly distributions of $1,000,000 from its
operating cash flows to common general and common limited partners, payable on
August 15, 2006 and November 15, 2006. On the same day, the Board also declared
a common dividend of $0.016996 per share on the Company’s Class B common stock
payable concurrently with the Operating Partnership distributions.
Also on
November 8, 2006, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating
Partnership to distribute quarterly distributions of $1,000,000 from its
operating cash flows to common general and common limited partners, payable on
February 15, 2007 and May 15, 2007. On the same day, the Board also declared a
common dividend of $0.016996 per share on the Company’s Class B common stock
payable concurrently with the Operating Partnership distributions.
On May
16, 2007, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating Partnership
to distribute quarterly distributions of $1,000,000 each, in the aggregate, from
its operating cash flows to common general and common limited partners, payable
on August 15, 2007 and November 15, 2007. On the same day, the Board also
declared a common dividend of $0.016996 per share on the Company’s Class B
common stock payable concurrently with the Operating Partnership
distributions.
Also on
November 15, 2007, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating
Partnership to distribute quarterly distributions of $1,000,000 from its
operating cash flows to common general and common limited partners, payable on
February 15, 2008 and May 15, 2008. On the same day, the Board also declared a
common dividend of $0.016996 per share on the Company’s Class B common stock
payable concurrently with the Operating Partnership distributions.
For the
year ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company declared a total of
$4,000,000 and $12,000,000 respectively, of distributions to common
shareholders, of which $1,000,000 was payable and included on the balance sheet
in Dividends and Distributions Payable at December 31, 2007 and
2006.
The
Company’s policy to provide for common distributions is based on available cash
and Board approval.
Results
of Operations and Financial Condition
During
2007, the Company’s portfolio remained consistent at 27 properties, which
reflected the acquisition of 2 properties and the sale of 2 properties (the
“Total Portfolio”) during the year. As a result of changes in the
Total Portfolio over time, including the change in the portfolio holdings during
2007, the financial statements show considerable changes in revenue and expenses
from period to period. The Company does not believe that its
period-to-period financial data are comparable. Therefore, the
comparison of operating results for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
reflect changes attributable to the properties that were owned by the Company
throughout each period presented (the “Same Property Portfolio”).
Net
Operating Income (“NOI”) falls within the definition of a “non-GAAP financial
measure” as stated in Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the
SEC. The Company believes NOI is a measure of operating results that
is useful to investors to analyze the performance of a real estate company
because it provides a direct measure of the operating results of the Company’s
multifamily apartment communities. The Company also believes it is a useful
measure to facilitate the comparison of operating performance among
competitors. The calculation of NOI requires classification of income
statement items between operating and non-operating expenses, where operating
items include only those items of revenue and expense which are directly related
to the income producing activities of the properties. We believe that
to achieve a more complete understanding of the Company’s performance, NOI
should be compared with our reported net income (loss). Management
uses NOI to evaluate the operating results of properties without reflecting the
effect of capital decisions such as the issuance of mortgage debt and
investments in capital items, in turn these capital decisions have an impact on
interest expense and depreciation and amortization.
The most
directly comparable financial measure of our NOI, calculated and presented in
accordance with GAAP, is net income (loss), shown on the statement of
operations. For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the
net income (loss) was $2,928,632, $(19,996,781) and $6,388,747,
respectively. A reconciliation of our NOI to net income (loss) for
the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 are presented as part of the
following tables on pages 43 and 48.
Comparison
of year ended December 31, 2007 to the year ended December 31, 2006.
The
tables below reflect selected operating information for the Same Property
Portfolio and the Total Property Portfolio for the years ended December 31, 2007
and 2006. The Same Property Portfolio consists of the 23 properties
acquired or placed in service on or prior to January 1, 2006 and owned through
December 31, 2007. The Total Property Portfolio includes the effect
of the change in the 2 properties sold and 2 properties acquired during the
year. (The 2006 activity for the Dorsey’s and Trellis has been
removed from the presentation as the results have been reflected as discontinued
operations in the consolidated statements of operations.)
|
|
Same
Property Portfolio
|
|
|
|
Years
ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Increase/
(Decrease)
|
|
|
%
Change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental
|
|
$ |
69,235,560 |
|
|
$ |
65,920,974 |
|
|
$ |
3,314,586 |
|
|
|
5.03 |
% |
Interest,
utility reimbursement and other
|
|
|
4,214,575 |
|
|
|
3,795,311 |
|
|
|
419,264 |
|
|
|
11.05 |
% |
Total
revenue
|
|
|
73,450,135 |
|
|
|
69,716,285 |
|
|
|
3,733,850 |
|
|
|
5.36 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
|
|
|
17,769,988 |
|
|
|
17,267,389 |
|
|
|
502,598 |
|
|
|
2.91 |
% |
Maintenance
|
|
|
4,935,656 |
|
|
|
4,874,688 |
|
|
|
60,968 |
|
|
|
1.25 |
% |
Real
estate taxes
|
|
|
7,353,312 |
|
|
|
7,472,302 |
|
|
|
(118,990 |
) |
|
|
(1.59 |
)% |
General
and administrative
|
|
|
1,274,199 |
|
|
|
1,208,945 |
|
|
|
65,254 |
|
|
|
5.40 |
% |
Management
fees
|
|
|
2,877,237 |
|
|
|
2,830,786 |
|
|
|
46,451 |
|
|
|
1.64 |
% |
Total
operating expenses
|
|
|
34,210,391 |
|
|
|
33,654,110 |
|
|
|
556,281 |
|
|
|
1.73 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
operating income
|
|
|
39,239,744 |
|
|
|
36,062,175 |
|
|
|
3,177,569 |
|
|
|
8.74 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
26,511,935 |
|
|
|
25,090,585 |
|
|
|
1,421,350 |
|
|
|
5.66 |
% |
Interest
|
|
|
22,512,112 |
|
|
|
19,852,624 |
|
|
|
2,659,488 |
|
|
|
13.40 |
% |
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
316,702 |
|
|
|
1,540,851 |
|
|
|
(1,224,149 |
) |
|
|
(79.45 |
)% |
Amortization
of acquired in-place leases
and tenant relationships
|
|
|
85,256 |
|
|
|
805,910 |
|
|
|
(720,654 |
) |
|
|
(89.42 |
)% |
Total
non – operating expenses
|
|
|
49,426,005 |
|
|
|
47,289,970 |
|
|
|
2,136,035 |
|
|
|
4.52 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
before minority interest in properties, equity in loss
of Multifamily Venture and Limited Partnership,
equity in income of Mortgage Funds, minority
common interest in Operating Partnership, gain on
disposition of real estate assets and income from discontinued
operations
|
|
|
(10,186,261 |
) |
|
|
(11,227,795 |
) |
|
|
1,041,534 |
|
|
|
(9.28 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority
interest in properties
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
in loss of Multifamily Venture
and Limited Partnership
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
in income of Mortgage Funds
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority
common interest in Operating
Partnerships
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain
on disposition of real estate assets
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from discontinued operations
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
(10,186,261 |
) |
|
$ |
(11,227,795 |
) |
|
$ |
1,041,534 |
|
|
|
(9.28 |
)% |
|
|
Total
Property Portfolio
|
|
|
|
Years
ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Increase/
(Decrease)
|
|
|
%
Change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental
|
|
$ |
79,325,533 |
|
|
$ |
67,641,093 |
|
|
$ |
11,684,440 |
|
|
|
17.27 |
% |
Interest,
utility reimbursement and other
|
|
|
5,977,875 |
|
|
|
4,720,723 |
|
|
|
1,257,152 |
|
|
|
26.63 |
% |
Total
revenue
|
|
|
85,303,408 |
|
|
|
72,361,816 |
|
|
|
12,941,592 |
|
|
|
17.88 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
|
|
|
21,632,801 |
|
|
|
18,246,453 |
|
|
|
3,386,348 |
|
|
|
18.56 |
% |
Maintenance
|
|
|
5,695,375 |
|
|
|
4,977,528 |
|
|
|
717,847 |
|
|
|
14.42 |
% |
Real
estate taxes
|
|
|
8,537,503 |
|
|
|
7,692,656 |
|
|
|
844,847 |
|
|
|
10.98 |
% |
General
and administrative
|
|
|
3,291,466 |
|
|
|
2,749,285 |
|
|
|
542,181 |
|
|
|
19.72 |
% |
Management
fees
|
|
|
4,969,500 |
|
|
|
4,475,578 |
|
|
|
493,922 |
|
|
|
11.04 |
% |
Total
operating expenses
|
|
|
44,126,645 |
|
|
|
38,141,500 |
|
|
|
5,985,145 |
|
|
|
15.69 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
operating income
|
|
|
41,176,763 |
|
|
|
34,220,316 |
|
|
|
6,956,447 |
|
|
|
20.33 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
32,180,978 |
|
|
|
26,131,654 |
|
|
|
6,049,324 |
|
|
|
23.15 |
% |
Interest
|
|
|
27,504,819 |
|
|
|
20,505,854 |
|
|
|
6,998,965 |
|
|
|
34.13 |
% |
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
316,702 |
|
|
|
1,540,851 |
|
|
|
(1,224,149 |
) |
|
|
(79.45 |
)% |
Amortization
of acquired in-place leases
and tenant relationships
|
|
|
1,132,995 |
|
|
|
1,142,273 |
|
|
|
(9,278 |
) |
|
|
(0.81 |
)% |
Total
non – operating expenses
|
|
|
61,135,494 |
|
|
|
49,320,632 |
|
|
|
11,814,862 |
|
|
|
23.96 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
before minority interest in properties, equity in loss
of Multifamily Venture and Limited Partnership,
equity in income of Mortgage Funds, minority
common interest in Operating Partnership, gain on
disposition of real estate assets and income fromdiscontinued
operations
|
|
|
(19,958,731 |
) |
|
|
(15,100,316 |
) |
|
|
(4,858,415 |
) |
|
|
32.17 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority
interest in properties
|
|
|
(2,031,195 |
) |
|
|
(1,555,595 |
) |
|
|
(475,600 |
) |
|
|
30.57 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
in income (loss) of Multifamily Venture
and Limited Partnership
|
|
|
(2,955,647 |
) |
|
|
8,623,757 |
|
|
|
(11,579,404 |
) |
|
|
(134.27 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority
common interest in Operating
Partnerships
|
|
|
(3,904,400 |
) |
|
|
(11,713,200 |
) |
|
|
7,808,800 |
|
|
|
(66.67 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain
on disposition of real estate assets
|
|
|
467,145 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
467,145 |
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from discontinued operations
|
|
|
31,311,460 |
|
|
|
(251,427 |
) |
|
|
31,562,887 |
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
2,928,632 |
|
|
|
(19,996,781 |
) |
|
|
22,925,413 |
|
|
|
(114.65 |
)% |
Comparison
of the year ended December 31, 2007 to the year ended December 31, 2006 (Same
Property Portfolio).
Revenue
Rental
Revenue
Rental
revenue of the Same Property Portfolio increased for the year ended December 31,
2007 in comparison to the same period of 2006. The majority of the increase is
attributable to properties that have completed major renovations in late 2006
and early 2007 and are leasing the newly renovated units at premium rent levels
and are raising the occupancy levels at the properties following the completion
of the rehabilitation projects. Properties experiencing increased
post rehabilitation rent levels include the Seasons property in Maryland and the
Berkshires on Brompton and Chisholm Place properties in Texas. Market
conditions remain favorable in the majority of the sub-markets in which the
Company operates. The Company continues to benefit from ongoing
property rehabilitation projects at various properties in the Same Property
Portfolio where successful results generally yield enhanced rental revenues as
rehabilitated units are placed back into service with incrementally higher
rental rates than pre-rehabilitation levels.
Interest,
utility reimbursement and other revenue
Same
Property Portfolio interest, utility reimbursement and other revenues increased
for the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to the similar period ended
December 31, 2006. Utility reimbursements increased, mainly due to
increased usage of bill back programs to tenants, period over period and were
partially offset by decreases in interest and other miscellaneous revenues.
Miscellaneous revenues consist primarily of the fees charged to tenants and
potential tenants, including late fees, parking fees, pet fees, laundry fees,
application fees and other similar items.
Operating
Expenses
Operating
Overall
operating expenses increased in the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to
the same period of 2006. Property insurance expense saw the largest
increase in costs during the current period as compared to the year earlier
comparative period. As anticipated, increases in premium levels for property
insurance coverage, which were effective on July 1, 2006, continues to exceed
costs incurred in the comparative period of the prior year, with the largest
increases realized in the Florida and Texas markets. The Company has
renewed its property insurance coverage for the portfolio for the upcoming
policy period as of May 1, 2007, and was able to achieve modest cost reductions
in premiums for its property insurance coverage. Decreases in payroll
and related benefits, due to position vacancies at various properties, and some
utilities, including gas, were the main contributors in offsetting the increase
in insurance premiums. The Seasons of Laurel property contributes
significantly to the Company’s overall utility expense as the electricity
charges at the property are paid by the Company and are not currently billed
directly to tenants for usage of their apartment unit. The Company is
currently undertaking steps necessary to modify the utility infrastructure to
allow for the passing of the individual apartment unit utility costs directly to
its tenants and expects to implement system changes to allow for direct billing
by unit. We expect to begin seeing a reduction in utility expense at
Season’s in 2008, with full program implementation in 2009.
Maintenance
Maintenance
expense increased slightly in the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to
the same period of 2006 and is due mainly to normal operating fluctuations
including normal maintenance activities including cleaning, interior painting
and landscaping and Management continues to employ a proactive maintenance plan
at its multifamily apartment communities within its Same Store portfolio and
considers it an effective program that contributes to preserving, and in some
cases increasing, its occupancy levels.
Real
Estate Taxes
Real
estate taxes decreased for the year ended December 31, 2007 from the comparable
period of 2006. The decrease is due mainly to an adjustment of prior year taxes
assessed on two properties and recognized in the current
period. The savings were partially offset by the continued
escalation of assessed property valuations for other properties in the Same
Property Portfolio. The Company scrutinizes the assessed values of
its properties and avails itself of arbitration or similar forums made available
by the taxing authority for increases in assessed value that it considers to be
unreasonable. The Company has been successful in achieving tax abatements for
certain of its properties based on challenges made to the assessed values. The
Company anticipates a continued upward trend in real estate tax expense as local
and state taxing agencies continue to place significant reliance on property tax
revenue. Additionally, during the year, the Company received a refund
of approximately $88,500 of real estate taxes paid in a prior period on the
Country Place I and II properties related to an exemption initiated by the tax
authority.
General
and Administrative
General
and administrative expenses increased in the year ended December 31, 2007
compared to 2006. The overall increase is due mainly to normal
operating expense fluctuations experienced throughout the properties of the Same
Property Portfolio including increases in legal fees related to ongoing property
related issues and projects at certain properties in the Same Store portfolio as
well as legal fees related to tenant issues including those related to rent
collection at various properties in the Same Store
portfolio. Additionally, expenses related to the updating of computer
software increased during the year.
Management
Fees
Management
fees of the Same Property Portfolio increased slightly in the year period ended
December 31, 2007 compared to the same period of 2006 based on increased levels
of revenue of the Same Property Portfolio. Property management fees are assessed
on the revenue stream of the properties managed by an affiliate of the
Company.
Non
Operating Expenses
Depreciation
Depreciation
expense of the Same Property Portfolio increased for the year ended December 31,
2007 as compared to the same period of the prior year. The increased expense is
related to the additions to the basis of fixed assets in the portfolio driven by
substantial rehabilitation projects ongoing at the Yorktowne, Seasons of Laurel,
Brompton and Hannibal Grove properties and to a lesser degree, normal recurring
capital spending activities over the remaining properties in the Same Property
Portfolio.
Interest
Interest
expense for the year ended December 31, 2007 increased significantly over the
comparable period of 2006. The increase is attributable to the refinancing of
mortgages on properties at an incrementally higher principal level than the
related paid-off loan, with the majority of the additional debt obtained on the
Seasons of Laurel property, which was partially offset by the reduced interest
rate obtained on the new debt and new second mortgage debt on seven other
properties that was not in place in the comparative period of
2006. Additionally, during the twelve-month period ended December 31,
2007, supplemental debt in the form of two second mortgages were obtained and
contributed to the increased interest expense.
Loss on
the extinguishment of debt
Loss on
the extinguishment of debt decreased significantly for the year ended December
31, 2007 as compared to the prior year ended. The decrease is
generally related to the size of the of the loan activity that is refinanced in
the particular period. During 2007, the Berkshires on Brompton
loan, totaling $6,400,000, was refinanced compared to the Seasons loan of
$69,900,000 in 2006.
Amortization
of acquired in-place leases and tenant relationships
Amortization
of acquired in-place-leases and tenant relationships decreased significantly in
the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to the same period of
2006. The decrease is related mainly to the completion of
amortization of the acquired-in-place lease intangible assets booked at
acquisition and amortized over a 12 month period which did not extend into the
twelve-months period ended December 31, 2007.
Comparison
of the year ended December 31, 2007 to the year ended December 31, 2006 (Total
Property Portfolio).
In
general, increases in revenues, operating expenses, non-operating expenses and
the related losses of the Total Property Portfolio for the twelve months ended
December 31, 2007 as compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2006 are
due mainly, in addition to the reasons discussed above, to the fluctuations in
the actual properties owned, as the number of properties remained consistent, by
the Company in the comparative periods presented and to the increase in the
level of mortgage and revolving credit debt outstanding during the comparative
periods.
Comparison
of year ended December 31, 2006 to the year ended December 31,
2005.
The
tables below reflect selected operating information for the Same Property
Portfolio and the Total Property Portfolio. The Same Property
Portfolio consists of the 6 properties acquired or placed in service on or prior
to January 1, 2005 and owned through December 31, 2006. The Total
Property Portfolio includes the effect of the additional rental properties
acquired after January 1, 2005. (The 2006 and 2005 activity for the
Windward Lakes, Dorsey’s Forge and Trellis properties have been removed from the
presentation as the results have been reflected as discontinued operations in
the consolidated statements of operations.)
|
|
Same
Property Portfolio
|
|
|
|
Years
ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
Increase/
(Decrease)
|
|
|
%
Change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental
|
|
$ |
49,963,046 |
|
|
$ |
46,592,828 |
|
|
$ |
3,370,218 |
|
|
|
7.23 |
% |
Interest
utility reimbursement and other
|
|
|
2,712,713 |
|
|
|
2,407,709 |
|
|
|
305,004 |
|
|
|
12.67 |
% |
Total
revenue
|
|
|
52,675,759 |
|
|
|
49,000,537 |
|
|
|
3,675,222 |
|
|
|
7.50 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
|
|
|
12,695,424 |
|
|
|
12,176,716 |
|
|
|
518,708 |
|
|
|
4.26 |
% |
Maintenance
|
|
|
3,780,099 |
|
|
|
3,605,228 |
|
|
|
174,871 |
|
|
|
4.85 |
% |
Real
estate taxes
|
|
|
5,592,888 |
|
|
|
5,507,410 |
|
|
|
85,478 |
|
|
|
1.55 |
% |
General
and administrative
|
|
|
787,858 |
|
|
|
767,350 |
|
|
|
20,508 |
|
|
|
2.67 |
% |
Management
fees
|
|
|
2,048,301 |
|
|
|
1,961,074 |
|
|
|
87,227 |
|
|
|
4.45 |
% |
Total
operating expenses
|
|
|
24,904,570 |
|
|
|
24,017,778 |
|
|
|
886,792 |
|
|
|
3.69 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
operating income
|
|
|
27,771,189 |
|
|
|
24,982,759 |
|
|
|
2,788,430 |
|
|
|
11.16 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
17,275,145 |
|
|
|
15,801,910 |
|
|
|
1,473,235 |
|
|
|
9.32 |
% |
Interest
|
|
|
15,069,692 |
|
|
|
11,260,826 |
|
|
|
3,808,866 |
|
|
|
33.82 |
% |
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
1,540,851 |
|
|
|
80,017 |
|
|
|
1,460,834 |
|
|
|
1,825.65 |
% |
Amortization
of acquired in-place leases and tenant
relationships
|
|
|
256,863 |
|
|
|
1,872,380 |
|
|
|
(1,615,517 |
) |
|
|
(86.28 |
)% |
Total
non – operating expenses
|
|
|
34,142,551 |
|
|
|
29,015,133 |
|
|
|
5,127,418 |
|
|
|
17.67 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
before minority interest in properties, equity in loss
of Multifamily Venture and Limited Partnership,
equity in income of Mortgage Funds, minority
common interest in Operating Partnership and
income from discontinued operations
|
|
|
(6,371,362 |
) |
|
|
(4,032,374 |
) |
|
|
(2,338,988 |
) |
|
|
58.01 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority
interest in properties
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
in loss of Multifamily Venture
and Limited Partnership
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
in income of Mortgage Funds
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority
common interest in Operating
Partnerships
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from discontinued operations
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
(6,371,362 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,032,374 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,338,988 |
) |
|
|
58.01 |
% |
|
|
Total
Property Portfolio
|
|
|
|
Years
ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
Increase/
(Decrease)
|
|
|
%
Change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
`
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental
|
|
$ |
67,641,093 |
|
|
$ |
56,508,075 |
|
|
$ |
11,133,018 |
|
|
|
19.70 |
% |
Interest
utility reimbursement and other
|
|
|
4,720,723 |
|
|
|
3,226,238 |
|
|
|
1,494,485 |
|
|
|
46.32 |
% |
Total
revenue
|
|
|
72,361,816 |
|
|
|
59,734,313 |
|
|
|
12,627,503 |
|
|
|
21.14 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
|
|
|
18,246,453 |
|
|
|
15,129,964 |
|
|
|
3,116,489 |
|
|
|
20.60 |
% |
Maintenance
|
|
|
4,977,528 |
|
|
|
4,380,391 |
|
|
|
597,137 |
|
|
|
13.63 |
% |
Real
estate taxes
|
|
|
7,692,656 |
|
|
|
6,594,411 |
|
|
|
1,098,245 |
|
|
|
16.65 |
% |
General
and administrative
|
|
|
2,749,285 |
|
|
|
3,456,577 |
|
|
|
(707,292 |
) |
|
|
(20.46 |
)% |
Management
fees
|
|
|
4,475,578 |
|
|
|
4,111,506 |
|
|
|
364,072 |
|
|
|
8.85 |
% |
Total
operating expenses
|
|
|
38,141,500 |
|
|
|
33,672,849 |
|
|
|
4,468,651 |
|
|
|
13.27 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
operating income
|
|
|
34,220,316 |
|
|
|
26,061,464 |
|
|
|
8,158,852 |
|
|
|
31.31 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
26,131,654 |
|
|
|
20,060,865 |
|
|
|
6,070,789 |
|
|
|
30.26 |
% |
Interest
|
|
|
20,505,854 |
|
|
|
15,936,348 |
|
|
|
4,569,506 |
|
|
|
28.67 |
% |
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
1,540,851 |
|
|
|
80,017 |
|
|
|
1,460,834 |
|
|
|
1825.65 |
% |
Amortization
of acquired in-place leases and tenant
relationships
|
|
|
1,142,273 |
|
|
|
3,164,380 |
|
|
|
(2,022,107 |
) |
|
|
(63.90 |
)% |
Total
non – operating expenses
|
|
|
49,320,632 |
|
|
|
39,241,610 |
|
|
|
10,079,022 |
|
|
|
25.68 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
before minority interest in properties, equity in loss
of Multifamily Venture and Limited Partnership,
equity in income of Mortgage Funds, minority
common interest in Operating Partnership and
income from discontinued operations
|
|
|
(15,100,316 |
) |
|
|
(13,180,146 |
) |
|
|
(1,920,170 |
) |
|
|
14.57 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority
interest in properties
|
|
|
(1,555,595 |
) |
|
|
83,064 |
|
|
|
(1,638,659 |
) |
|
|
(1,972.77 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
in income (loss) of Multifamily Venture
and Limited Partnership
|
|
|
8,623,757 |
|
|
|
(133,150 |
) |
|
|
8,756,907 |
|
|
|
(6,576.72 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
in income of Mortgage Funds
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,040,733 |
|
|
|
(3,040,733 |
) |
|
|
(100.00 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority
common interest in Operating
Partnerships
|
|
|
(11,713,200 |
) |
|
|
(7,320,750 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,392,450 |
) |
|
|
60.00 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from discontinued operations
|
|
|
(251,427 |
) |
|
|
23,898,996 |
|
|
|
(24,150,423 |
) |
|
|
(101.05 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
(19,996,781 |
) |
|
$ |
6,388,747 |
|
|
$ |
(26,385,528 |
) |
|
|
(413.00 |
)% |
Comparison
of the year ended December 31, 2006 to the year ended December 31, 2005 (Same
Property Portfolio).
Revenue
Rental
Revenue
Rental
revenue of the Same Property Portfolio increased for the year ended December 31,
2006 in comparison to 2005. The increase is attributable to continued positive
occupancy and rental revenue momentum in the Baltimore, Mid Atlantic and
Southeastern rental markets, continued improvement in market conditions in the
Southwest and benefits realized from ongoing successful property rehabilitation
projects at various properties in the Same Property Portfolio, specifically the
Seasons of Laurel, Hannibal Grove Apartments and Yorktowne
properties. The success of the renovation projects benefit the
Company by yielding enhanced rental revenues as rehabilitated units are placed
back into service with incrementally higher rental rates than pre-rehabilitation
levels. Additionally, benefits are also being realized from
reductions in rent losses suffered as units remain vacant while undergoing
renovation. Management continues to assess the success of the
rehabilitation projects, which include the updating of apartment units at select
properties with new kitchens, bathrooms or in-unit laundry
equipment. Also contributing to the positive results is the effect of
general rent increases across the Same Property Portfolio as well as stable
occupancy levels which have met or exceeded, at most properties, management’s
expectations. Management believes that the trend of rising interest
rates continues to dilute the popularity of home purchases and anticipates this
effect have continued to contribute to stabilized occupancy rates, which we
believe continues to be reflective of the positive occupancy trends and rental
revenue levels achieved during the year ended December 31, 2006.
Interest,
utility reimbursement and other revenue
Same
Property Portfolio interest, utility reimbursement and other revenues increased
slightly for the year ended December 31, 2006 as compared to the year ended
December 31, 2005. Interest and utility reimbursements increased
slightly period over period while other miscellaneous revenues increased more
significantly, mainly due to increases in damage, relet, late, pet,
month-to-month, and clubhouse rental fees. Miscellaneous revenues
consist primarily of the fees charged to tenants and potential tenants,
including late fees, parking fees, pet fees, laundry fees, application fees and
other similar items.
Operating
Expenses
Operating
Overall
operating expenses increased in the year ended December 31, 2006 as compared to
the same period of 2005. Increases in payroll and related benefits,
due to increased levels of office staff, maintenance coverage and maid service
at the properties, property insurance, and utilities, including gas, electricity
and water and sewer were the main contributors to the incremental
spending. The Seasons of Laurel property contributed significantly to
the Company’s utility expense, as utility charges at the property are currently
paid by the Company and are not billed directly through to individual tenants
for their respective apartment unit. The primary reason for the increase was
related to electricity charges incurred in the quarter ended September 30, 2006
related to air conditioning usage during an extended period of hot weather
during July and August. Additionally, charges for gas at the property, also not
currently billed directly to individual tenants, increased significantly over
the prior comparative period. The Company is currently finalizing
plans to reconfigure the utility systems so costs may be passed to its tenants
for their individual apartment unit. The majority of the other
properties in the Same Property Portfolio also experienced an increase in
utility costs, but to a much less significant level than the Seasons of Laurel
property. As anticipated, the Company renewed its insurance coverage
effective July 1, 2006 at increased levels from the then expiring coverage
mainly due to substantial increases in property insurance premiums, specifically
in the Florida and Texas markets. Property insurance expense on our
existing total portfolio increased by approximately $500,000 per year over 2005
rates.
Maintenance
Maintenance
expense increased for the year ended December 31, 2006 as compared to the same
period of 2005 and is due mainly to repair expenses not otherwise covered by
insurance as well as other normal maintenance activities including cleaning
carpet cleaning, landscaping, exterminating and interior
painting. Snow removal was lower than the comparable period due to
the mild winter plowing seasons both at the beginning and end of the year ended
while other recurring maintenance costs were consistent with the 2005. It is
management’s continued belief that the proactive maintenance of multifamily
apartment communities within its portfolio is an effective program that
contributes to preserving, and in some cases increasing, its occupancy
levels. Additionally, the maintenance program also facilitates the
minimization of vacancy and rental concessions required to operate the
properties at desired occupancy levels.
Real
Estate Taxes
Real
estate taxes increased for the year ended December 31, 2006 from the comparable
period of 2005. The increase is due to the continual escalation of assessed
property valuations for most properties in the Same Property
Portfolio. The Company scrutinizes the assessed values of its
properties and avails itself of arbitration or similar forums made available by
the taxing authority for increases in assessed value that it considers to be
unreasonable. The Company has been successful in achieving tax abatements for
certain of its properties based on challenges made to the assessed values. The
Company continues to anticipate continued upward cost trends in the real estate
tax expense as local and state taxing agencies continue to place significant
reliance on property tax revenue.
General
and Administrative
General
and administrative expenses increased slightly for the comparable years ended
December 31, 2006 and 2005. The slight overall increase is due mainly
to normal operating expense fluctuations experienced throughout the properties
of the Same Property Portfolio including savings in equipment rentals, telephone
expense and legal fees related to tenant issues including those related to rent
collection partially offset by increased property audit, property inspection and
dues and subscriptions.
Management
Fees
Management
fees of the Same Property Portfolio increased for the year ended December 31,
2006 as compared to 2005. The increase is a direct result of
increased revenues of the Same Property Portfolio. Property management fees are
assessed on the revenue stream of the various properties managed by an affiliate
of the Company.
Non
Operating Expenses
Depreciation
Depreciation
expense of the Same Property Portfolio increased for the year ended December 31,
2006 as compared to the same period of the prior year. The increases in
depreciation expense is attributable to additions to the basis of the fixed
assets in the portfolio driven by specifically by significant rehabilitation
projects ongoing at the Yorktowne, Seasons of Laurel and Hannibal Grove
properties during the comparative periods and, to a lesser degree, normal
recurring capital spending activities over the remaining properties in the Same
Property Portfolio.
Interest
Interest
expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 increased significantly over the
comparable period of 2005. The increase is attributable to higher levels of debt
in 2006 due to the refinancing of a mortgage on a property at an incrementally
higher principal level than the related paid-off debt and new supplemental
second mortgage debt on seven properties in the portfolio, not in place in the
for the full prior comparative period. Additionally, the first mortgage debt on
the Yorktowne and Bear Creek properties were obtained after the closing on the
properties and the related interest on that debt was less in the year ended
December 31, 2005 as it was not outstanding for the complete comparative
period. We expect Same Property Portfolio interest to continue to
rise in 2007 as much of our new financing was completed late in the
2006.
Loss on
the extinguishment of debt
Loss on
the extinguishment of debt increased significantly for the year ended December
31, 2006 as compared to the prior year ended. The increase is
specifically related to the refinancing of existing debt on the Season of Laurel
property on which a substantial prepayment penalty was incurred during
2006. The debt retired approximated $69,000,000 and the related
prepayment penalties approximated $1,200,000 and $340,000 write-off of deferred
financing costs.
Amortization
of acquired in-place leases and tenant relationships
Amortization
of acquired in-place-leases and tenant relationships decreased significantly in
the year ended December 31, 2006 as compared to the year ended December 31,
2005. The decrease is related mainly to the completion of
amortization of the acquired-in-place lease intangible assets booked at
acquisition of the property and amortized over a 12-month period. As
the properties in the same store portfolio have been owned in the prior year,
the 12-month amortization period did not extend for a full year into the period
ended December 31, 2006.
Comparison
of the year ended December 31, 2006 to the year ended December 31, 2005 (Total
Property Portfolio).
In
general, increases in revenues, operating expenses, non-operating expenses and
the related losses of the Total Property Portfolio for the year ended December
31, 2006 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2005 are due mainly, in
addition to the reasons discussed above, to the increase in the number of
properties owned by the Company in the comparative periods
presented. General and administrative expenses for the year ended
December 31, 2006 decreased from the year ended December 31, 2005 due primarily
to the reduction in costs associated with the requirements of Sarbanes
Oxley. Costs related to implementation of Sarbanes Oxley continued to
be incurred during 2006, but to a lesser degree than
2005. Additionally, the results of the year ended December 31, 2005
reflect only a partial year of operations for a majority of the properties in
the portfolio.
As of
December 31, 2005, the Total Property Portfolio consisted of 24 properties, or
7,347 units, while as of December 31, 2006, the number of properties increased
to 27, or 7,900 units. Of the 24 properties owned as of December 31,
2005, only 23 had been owned and operated for the entire year.
Mortgage
Debt to Fair Value of Real Estate Assets
The
Company’s total mortgage debt summary and debt maturity schedule, as of December
31, 2007 is as follows:
Mortgage
Debt Summary
|
|
Balance
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Rate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collateralized
– Fixed Rate
|
|
$ |
506,903,882 |
|
|
|
5.31 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt
Maturity Schedule
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
|
|
Balance
|
|
|
%
of total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
$ |
12,691,809 |
|
|
|
2.50 |
% |
2009
|
|
|
20,257,150 |
|
|
|
4.00 |
% |
2010
|
|
|
4,779,543 |
|
|
|
0.94 |
% |
2011
|
|
|
5,088,624 |
|
|
|
1.00 |
% |
2012
|
|
|
34,317,623 |
|
|
|
6.77 |
% |
Thereafter
|
|
|
429,769,133 |
|
|
|
84.79 |
% |
Total
|
|
$ |
506,903,882 |
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
The
Company’s “Debt-to-Fair Value of Real Estate Assets” as of December 31, 2007 is
presented in the following table. Fair value of real estate assets is based on
management’s best estimate of fair value for properties purchased in prior years
or purchase price for properties acquired within the current year. As with any
estimate, management’s estimate of the fair value of properties purchased in
prior years represents only its good faith opinion as to that value, and there
can be no assurance that the actual value that might, in fact, be realized for
any such property would approximate that fair value. The following
information is presented in lieu of information regarding the Company’s
“Debt-to-Total Market Capitalization Ratio”, which is a commonly used measure in
our industry, because the Company’s market capitalization is not readily
determinable since there was no public market for its common equity during the
periods presented in this report.
The Board
has established investment guidelines under which management may not incur
indebtedness such that at the time we incur the indebtedness our ratio of debt
to total assets exceeds 75%. This measure is calculated based on the
fair value of the assets determined by management as described
above.
The
information regarding “Debt-to-Fair Value of Real Estate Assets” is presented to
allow investors to calculate our loan-to-value ratios in a manner consistent
with those used by management and others in our industry, including those used
by our current and potential lenders. Management uses this information when
making decisions about financing or refinancing properties. Management also uses
fair value information when making decisions about selling assets as well as
evaluating acquisition opportunities within markets where we have
assets.
Fair
Value of Real Estate Assets is not a GAAP financial measure and should not be
considered as an alternative to net book value of real estate assets, the most
directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance
with GAAP. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the aggregate net book
value of our real estate assets was $464,265,061 and $445,597,599, respectively,
as compared to the fair values at December 31, 2007 and 2006 of $824,920,000 and
$774,709,000, respectively, and is presented on the balance sheet as multifamily
apartment communities, net of accumulated depreciation.
The
following table reconciles the fair value of our real estate assets to the net
book value of real estate assets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006.
Debt-to-Fair
Value of Real Estate Assets
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
book value of multifamily apartment
communities
|
|
$ |
464,265,061 |
|
|
$ |
445,597,599 |
|
Accumulated
depreciation
|
|
|
144,240,061 |
|
|
|
148,670,523 |
|
Historical
cost
|
|
|
608,505,122 |
|
|
|
594,268,122 |
|
Increase
in fair value over historical cost
|
|
|
216,414,878 |
|
|
|
180,440,878 |
|
Fair
Value – estimated
|
|
$ |
824,920,000 |
|
|
$ |
774,709,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage
Debt
|
|
$ |
506,903,882 |
|
|
$ |
469,378,510 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt-to-Fair
Value of Real Estate Assets
|
|
|
61.45 |
% |
|
|
60.59 |
% |
The
debt-to-fair value of real estate assets does not include any outstanding
borrowings under the revolving credit facility, which were $0 at December 31,
2007 and 2006. The revolving credit facility contains covenants that require the
Company to maintain certain financial ratios, including an indebtedness to value
ratio not to exceed 75%. If the Company were to be in violation of
these covenants, we would be unable to draw advances from our line which could
have a material impact on our ability to meet our short-term liquidity
requirements. Further, if we were unable to draw on the line, we may
have to slow or temporarily stop our rehabilitation projects, which could have a
negative impact on our results of operations and cash flows. As of
December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company was in compliance with the covenants of
the revolving credit facility. Fair value of the real estate assets
is based on the management most current valuation of properties, which was made
for all properties owned at December 31, 2007 and 2006.
The fair
values are based on management’s best estimate of current value for properties
owned as of December 31, 2007 and 2006. Capital discounts rates used
in management’s estimates range from a low of 4.20% to a high of
6.70%. Estimated values of individual properties within the portfolio
range from $2,939,000 to $150,728,000.
Funds
From Operations
The
Company has adopted the revised definition of Funds from Operations (“FFO”)
adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate
Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). FFO falls within the definition of a “non-GAAP
financial measure” as stated in Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the
SEC. Management considers FFO to be an appropriate measure of
performance of an equity REIT. We calculate FFO by adjusting net income (loss)
(computed in accordance with GAAP, including non-recurring items), for gains (or
losses) from sales of properties, real estate related depreciation and
amortization, and adjustment for unconsolidated partnerships and ventures.
Management believes that in order to facilitate a clear understanding of the
historical operating results of the Company, FFO should be considered in
conjunction with net income (loss) as presented in the consolidated financial
statements included elsewhere herein. Management considers FFO to be
a useful measure for reviewing the comparative operating and financial
performance of the Company because, by excluding gains and losses related to
sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets and excluding real
estate asset depreciation and amortization (which can vary among owners of
identical assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and
useful life estimates), FFO can help one compare the operating performance of a
company’s real estate between periods or as compared to different
companies.
The
Company’s calculation of FFO may not be directly comparable to FFO reported by
other REITs or similar real estate companies that have not adopted the term in
accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that interpret the current
NAREIT definition differently. FFO is not a GAAP financial measure and should
not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss), the most directly
comparable financial measure of our performance calculated and presented in
accordance with GAAP, as an indication of our performance. FFO does
not represent cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance
with GAAP and is not a measure of liquidity or an indicator of our ability to
make cash distributions. We believe that to further understand our performance;
FFO should be compared with our reported net income (loss) and considered in
addition to cash flows in accordance with GAAP, as presented in our consolidated
financial statements.
The
following table presents a reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) to FFO for
the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005:
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
2,928,632 |
|
|
$ |
(19,996,781 |
) |
|
$ |
6,388,747 |
|
Add:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
of real property
|
|
|
26,460,337 |
|
|
|
22,007,364 |
|
|
|
16,727,642 |
|
Depreciation
of real property included in results of discontinued
operations
|
|
|
528,907 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
388,541 |
|
Minority
interest in Operating Partnership
|
|
|
3,904,400 |
|
|
|
11,713,200 |
|
|
|
7,320,750 |
|
Minority
interest in properties
|
|
|
2,031,195 |
|
|
|
1,555,595 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Amortization
of acquired in-place leases and tenant relationships
|
|
|
1,132,995 |
|
|
|
1,114,273 |
|
|
|
3,164,380 |
|
Amortization
of acquired in-place leases and
tenant relationships in included in results
of discontinued operations
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
25,596 |
|
|
|
156,856 |
|
Equity
in loss of Multifamily Venture
|
|
|
2,955,647 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
133,150 |
|
Funds
from operations of Multifamily Venture
|
|
|
100,308 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
230,445 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority
interest in properties
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(83,063 |
) |
Equity
in income of Multifamily Venture
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(8,623,757 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Funds
from operations of Multifamily Venture
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(250,674 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Minority
interest in properties share of funds from operations
|
|
|
(947,933 |
) |
|
|
(939,306 |
) |
|
|
(1,008,978 |
) |
Gain
on transfer of property to Multifamily Venture
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Gain
on disposition of real estate assets
|
|
|
(32,578,384 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(25,215,105 |
) |
Funds
from Operations
|
|
$ |
6,516,104 |
|
|
$ |
6,633,510 |
|
|
$ |
8,203,365 |
|
Environmental
Issues
There are
no recorded amounts resulting from environmental liabilities because there are
no known contingencies with respect to environmental liabilities. The
Company obtains environmental audits, through various sources including lender
evaluations and acquisition due diligence, for each of its properties at various
intervals throughout a property’s life. The Company has not been
advised by any third party as to the existence of, nor has it identified on its
own, any material liability for site restoration or other costs that may be
incurred with respect to any of its properties.
Inflation
and Economic Conditions
Substantially
all of the leases at the initial properties are for a term of one year or less,
which enables the Company to seek increased rents for new leases or upon renewal
of existing leases. These short-term leases minimize the potential
adverse effect of inflation on rental income, although residents may leave
without penalty at the end of their lease terms and may do so if rents are
increased significantly.
The
Company believes the domestic economy is poised for continued slow down and
believes a recession is reasonably possible which would continue to disadvantage
single family homeowners with unfavaorable credit arrangements. While
an economic slowdown that may result in a recession would not provide a
favorable economic environment to operate within, the multifamily sector may
benefit from the displacement of single family homeowners due to increasing
foreclosure activity in the credit markets and continue to benefit from
favorable ongoing demographic trends. While the apartment sector had
previously experienced slower growth over recent years due to rising
unemployment and a significant renter migration to single family homes, the
reversal of the renter migration to single family homes trend is now expected to
contribute to any apartment sector recovery. The Company believes
that, for single family homebuyers
over the
next several years, increasing housing costs, higher interest rates, and
continued escalation in foreclosure activity may make purchases increasingly
expensive and out of reach as well as force existing homeowners back into the
rental market. In addition, we believe the projected demographic
trends strongly favor the multifamily sector, driven primarily by the continued
flow of echo boomers (children of baby boomers, age 20 to 29), the fastest
growing segment of the population, and an increasing number of immigrants who
are typically renters by necessity.
Other
Matters
The
Company at all times intends to conduct its business so as to not become
regulated as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the “Investment Company Act”). If the Company were to become
regulated as an investment company, then, among other things, the Company’s
ability to use leverage would be substantially reduced and there would be
restrictions on certain types of fees paid. The Investment Company
Act exempts entities that are “primarily engaged in the business of purchasing
or otherwise acquiring mortgages and other liens on and interest in real estate”
(i.e., “Qualifying Interest”). Under the current interpretation of
the staff of the SEC, in order to qualify for this exemption, the Company must
maintain at least 55% of its assets directly in Qualifying
Interests. Accordingly, the Company monitors its compliance with this
requirement in order to maintain its exempt status. As of December
31, 2007 and 2006 the Company determined that it is in and has maintained
compliance with this requirement.
ITEM
7A. QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The
tables below provide information about the Company’s financial instruments that
are sensitive to changes in interest rates, specifically debt
obligations. The tables present principal cash flows and related
weighted average interest rates by expected maturity dates for mortgage notes
payable as of December 31, 2007 and 2006.
The
following table reflects the mortgage notes payable as of December 31,
2007.
Mortgage
Debt, Including Current Portion Maturing In
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed
Rate Debt
|
|
$ |
12,691,809 |
|
|
$ |
20,257,150 |
|
|
$ |
4,779,543 |
|
|
$ |
5,088,624 |
|
|
$ |
34,317,623 |
|
|
$ |
429,769,133 |
|
|
$ |
506,903,882 |
|
Average
Interest Rate
|
|
|
5.63 |
% |
|
|
5.20 |
% |
|
|
5.15 |
% |
|
|
5.16 |
% |
|
|
4.95 |
% |
|
|
5.52 |
% |
|
|
5.52 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
following table reflects the mortgage notes payable as of December 31,
2006.
Mortgage
Debt, Including Current Portion Maturing In
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2008
|
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed
Rate Debt
|
|
$ |
3,439,348 |
|
|
$ |
13,219,272 |
|
|
$ |
20,519,931 |
|
|
$ |
5,053,594 |
|
|
$ |
5,374,383 |
|
|
$ |
421,771,982 |
|
|
$ |
469,378,510 |
|
Average
Interest Rate
|
|
|
4.97 |
% |
|
|
6.32 |
% |
|
|
5.18 |
% |
|
|
5.09 |
% |
|
|
5.10 |
% |
|
|
5.36 |
% |
|
|
5.44 |
% |
The level
of market rate interest risk increased during 2007. The increase relates mainly
to incrementally higher levels of outstanding mortgage debt payable of
$506,903,886 at December 31, 2007 from $469,378,510 at December 31,
2006. Additionally, the increase is further compounded by an increase
in the average interest rate on the outstanding debt over the same
period. The rate increase is due mainly to higher interest rate
levels on debt acquired during 2007. The Company manages its interest rate risk
on mortgage debt by monitoring the funding markets and the related changes in
prevailing mortgage debt interest levels. Financing on new
acquisitions, if applicable, is obtained at prevailing market rates while
mortgage debt interest rates on existing properties is monitored to determine if
refinancing at current prevailing rates would be appropriate.
As of
December 31, 2007 and 2006, there was no variable interest rate debt
outstanding.
ITEM
8. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
See
“Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule” on page 71 to
this report.
ITEM
9. CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING ANDFINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM
9A(T). CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
Based on
their evaluation, required by the Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(b) and
15d-15(b), the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial
officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) were effective
as of December 31, 2007 to ensure that information required to be disclosed by
the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange
Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and were
effective as of December 31, 2007 to ensure that information required to be
disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the
Securities Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s
management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers,
or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The
Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)). Because of its inherent limitations,
internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect
misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to
future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the
policies or procedures may deteriorate. The Company’s internal control over
financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of the Company’s
principal executive officer and principal financial officer to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of the Company’s financial statements for external reporting
purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.
The
Company’s management, with oversight and input from the Company’s principal
executive officer and principal financial officer, conducted an assessment of
the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2007. The Company’s management based its assessment on
the framework in Internal
Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on its evaluation
under that framework, the Company’s management concluded that the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31,
2007.
This
annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered
public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial
reporting. The Company’s management’s report was not subject to
attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to
temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the
Company to provide only it’s management’s report in this annual
report.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There
were no other changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)), identified in connection with the
evaluation required by paragraph (d) of the Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a
-15 or 15d-15 that occurred during the quarter ended December 31,
2007 that
affected, or were reasonably likely to affect, the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting.
ITEM
9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
PART
III
ITEM
10. DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The
Company’s executive officers and directors are as follows:
Name
and age
|
|
Position
or Offices Held
|
|
|
|
Douglas
Krupp (61)
|
|
Chairman
of the Board of Directors
|
David
C. Quade (64)
|
|
President,
Chief Financial Officer and Director
|
Randolph
G. Hawthorne (58)
|
|
Director
|
Robert
M. Kaufman (58)
|
|
Director
|
Richard
B. Peiser (59)
|
|
Director
|
Frank
Apeseche (50)
|
|
Vice
President and Treasurer
|
Christopher
M. Nichols (43)
|
|
Vice
President, Controller and Assistant Secretary
|
Mary
Beth Bloom (34)
|
|
Vice
President and Secretary
|
|
|
|
Douglas
Krupp, Director and Chairman of the Board of Berkshire Income Realty, Inc. since
January 28, 2005. Mr. Krupp is also the co-founder and Vice-Chairman
of our affiliate, the Berkshire Group, an integrated real estate and financial
services firm engaged in real estate acquisitions, property management and
investment sponsorship. The Berkshire Group was established as The
Krupp Companies in 1969. Mr. Krupp served as Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of both Krupp Government Income Trust I & Krupp Government Income
Trust II from 1991 – 2005. Formerly, Mr. Krupp served as Chairman of
the Board of Directors of Berkshire Realty Company, Inc. and Harborside
Healthcare Company, two publicly traded companies on the New York Stock
Exchange.Mr. Krupp is a member of the Anti-Defamation League's National
Executive Committee, a member of its Board of Trustees and Vice President of the
ADL Foundation.Mr. Krupp is on the Board of Directors for The Commonwealth
Shakespeare Company, a Member of the Corporation of Partners HealthCare System
and a past member of the Board of Directors for Brigham & Women's
Hospital. Mr. Krupp is a graduate of Bryant College. In
1989, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Science in Business Administration
from this institution and was elected trustee in 1990.
David C.
Quade, Director, President and Chief Financial Officer of Berkshire Income
Realty, Inc. since July 19, 2002. Since December of 1998, Mr. Quade
has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Berkshire
Group and Berkshire Property Advisors, LLC, both affiliates of Berkshire Income
Realty. During that period, he led the efforts to acquire, finance
and asset manage the initial properties contributed by KRF Company in connection
with the Offering. Previously, Mr. Quade was a Principal and
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Leggat McCall Properties
from 1981-1998, where he was responsible for strategic planning, corporate and
property financing and asset management. Before that, Mr. Quade
worked in senior financial capacities for two New York Stock Exchange listed
real estate investment trusts, North American Mortgage Investors and Equitable
Life Mortgage and Realty Investors. He also worked at Coopers &
Lybrand, LLP (now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP), an international
accounting and consulting firm. He has a Professional Accounting
Program degree from Northwestern University Graduate School of
Business. Mr. Quade also holds a Bachelor of Science
degree
and a
Master of Business Administration degree from Central Michigan
University. Mr. Quade also serves as Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Marblehead/Swampscott YMCA and Director of the North Shore
YMCA.
Randolph
G. Hawthorne, Director of Berkshire Income Realty, Inc. since October 15,
2002. Mr. Hawthorne is currently the Principal of a private
investment and consulting firm known as RGH Ventures and has served as such
since January of 2001. Mr. Hawthorne is a member of the Multifamily
Council Blue Flight of the Urban Land Institute, and is active in the National
Multi Housing Council, which he led as the Chairman from
1996-1997. He also presently serves on the Board of Directors of the
National Housing Conference and previously served as an independent member of
the Advisory Board of Berkshire Mortgage Finance, a former affiliate of the
Berkshire Income Realty, Inc. Mr. Hawthorne has previously served as
President of the National Housing and Rehabilitation Association and has served
on the Editorial Board of the Tax Credit Advisor and Multi-Housing
News. From 1973-2001, Mr. Hawthorne was a Principal and Owner of
Boston Financial, a full service real estate firm, which was acquired in 1999 by
Lend Lease, a major global real estate firm, which at that time was the largest
U.S. manager of tax-exempt real estate assets. During his 28 years
with Boston Financial and then Lend Lease, Mr. Hawthorne served in a variety of
senior leadership roles including on the Boston Financial Board of
Directors. Mr. Hawthorne holds a Master of Business Administration
degree from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Science degree from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Hawthorne is a Trustee of
The Berkshire Theatre Festival, and serves on the Board of Directors of the
Celebrity Series of Boston and The Boston Home.
Robert M.
Kaufman, Director of Berkshire Income Realty, Inc. since October 15,
2002. Mr. Kaufman is currently the Senior Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer of Outcome Sciences, Inc., which is the leading provider of
strategies and solutions to meet the needs of the post-approval
market. Mr. Kaufman was formerly the President and Chief Operating
Officer of Oakley Investment, Inc. (formerly Phoenix Ltd.), a private investment
firm, and held this position from November of 2003 thru March of
2007. Mr. Kaufman was a founder and the Chief Executive Officer of
Medeview, Inc., a healthcare technology company, from 2000-2002. From
1996-1999, Mr. Kaufman served as Chief Executive Officer of a senior housing
company known as Carematrix Corp. and in 1999 served as a consultant to
Carematrix Corp. Prior to that, Mr. Kaufman worked for Coopers &
Lybrand, LLP (now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP), an international
accounting and consulting firm, from 1972-1996. During his tenure at
Coopers & Lybrand, he was a partner from 1982-1996 primarily servicing real
estate and healthcare industry clients and served as a member of the National
Board of Partners. In addition, while a partner at Coopers &
Lybrand, Mr. Kaufman was a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions and Real
Estate Groups, the Associate Chairman of the National Retail and Consumer
Products Industry Group and was a National Technical Consulting
Partner. Mr. Kaufman received his Bachelor of Arts from Colby College
and his Master of Business Administration degree from Cornell
University.
Richard
B. Peiser, Director of Berkshire Income Realty, Inc. since October 15,
2002. Mr. Peiser is currently the Michael D. Spear Professor of Real
Estate Development at Harvard University and has worked in that position since
1998. Mr. Peiser is also a member of the Department of Urban Planning
and Design in the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and has served as
such since 1998. Mr. Peiser also serves as Director of the
university-wide Real Estate Academic Initiative at Harvard
University. Before joining the faculty of Harvard University in 1998,
Mr. Peiser served as Director of the Lusk Center of Real Estate Development from
1987-1998 as well as Founder and Academic Director of the Master of Real Estate
Development Program at the University of Southern California from
1986—1998. Mr. Peiser has also worked as a real estate developer and
consultant since 1978. In addition, Mr. Peiser has published numerous
articles relating to various aspects of the real estate industry. Mr.
Peiser taught at Southern Methodist University from 1978-1984, the University of
Southern California from 1985-1998 and at Stanford University in the fall of
1981. Mr. Peiser has been a trustee of the Urban Land Institute
since
1997, a
Faculty Associate of the Eliot House since 1998 and a Director of the firm
American Realty Advisors since 1998. Additionally, Mr. Peiser served
as a faculty representative on the Harvard University Board of Overseer’s
Committee on Social Responsibility from 1999-2002 and was co-editor of the
Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management during 2002. Mr. Peiser
holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University, a Master of Business
Administration degree from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in land economics from
Cambridge University.
Frank
Apeseche, Vice President and Treasurer of Berkshire Income Realty, Inc. since
July 19, 2002. Mr. Apeseche is also President and Managing Partner of
The Berkshire Group, an affiliate of Berkshire Income Realty,
Inc. Mr. Apeseche was President and Chief Executive Officer of our
affiliate, BG Affiliate, from 1995-2000. Mr. Apeseche was Chief
Financial Officer of The Berkshire Group from 1993-1995 and Vice President and
Treasurer of Berkshire Realty Company, Inc. from 1993-1994. Mr.
Apeseche was the Chief Planning Officer of the Berkshire Group from
1986-1993. Before joining The Berkshire Group in 1986, Mr. Apeseche
was a manager with ACCENTURE (formerly Andersen Consulting) where he specialized
in providing technology solutions to Fortune 500 clients. Mr.
Apeseche received a Bachelor of Arts degree with distinction from Cornell
University and a Master of Business Administration degree with Honors from the
University of Michigan.
Christopher
M. Nichols, Vice President of Berkshire Income Realty, Inc. since July 19,
2002. Mr. Nichols currently holds the position of Vice President,
Controller and Assistant Secretary of Berkshire Income Realty,
Inc. Mr. Nichols is also the Company’s Principal Accounting
Officer. Mr. Nichols joined The Berkshire Group in 1999 as the
Assistant Corporate Controller. Before joining the Company, Mr.
Nichols served as the Accounting Manager and then as the Corporate Controller
for Mac-Gray Corporation from 1997-1999, a New York Stock Exchange listed
company. At Mac-Gray, Mr. Nichols had primary oversight of the
accounting and financial reporting systems. Mr. Nichols worked as a
Senior Staff Auditor for Mullen & Company from 1994-1997. Mr.
Nichols has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy from Bentley College as
well as Associate Degrees in Computer Information Systems and in Electrical
Engineering. Mr. Nichols is a Certified Public
Accountant.
Mary Beth
Bloom, Vice President and Secretary of Berkshire Income Realty, Inc. since
August 9, 2005. Ms. Bloom currently serves and has served as Vice
President and General Counsel to The Berkshire Group, an affiliate of Berkshire
Income Realty, Inc, since 2005. From 2000 - 2005, Ms. Bloom served as
the Assistant General Counsel to The Berkshire Group and from 2003 - 2005, she
served as Assistant Secretary to Berkshire Income Realty, Inc. Prior
to joining The Berkshire Group, Ms. Bloom was an attorney with John Hancock
Financial Services. She received a Bachelor of Arts from the College
of the Holy Cross and a Juris Doctor from New England School of
Law. Ms. Bloom is admitted to practice law in Massachusetts and New
York and is a member of the American, Massachusetts and New York Bar
Associations.
The Board
has determined that Robert Kaufman, Randolph Hawthorne and Richard Peiser, a
majority of our directors, are independent under applicable SEC and American
Stock Exchange rules and regulations. Such persons act as the
Company's Audit Committee. The Board has determined that Robert
Kaufman qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" under applicable SEC
rules and regulations.
The
Company does not currently have a nominating committee as the Board has
determined, given its relatively small size, that Robert Kaufman, Randolph
Hawthorne and Richard Peiser, (the “Independent Directors”) shall perform this
function. Nominees for positions on the Board are identified and recommended by
a majority of the Independent Directors on the Board (as defined in the American
Stock Exchange listing requirements). Director candidates, including
Directors up for re-election and those nominated by Shareholders entitled to
vote for the election of directors, are considered based upon various criteria,
including broad-based business and professional skills and experience, personal
integrity, sound business judgment, community involvement, and time available to
devote to Board activities. The 5 nominees approved by the Board are
Directors standing for re-election. The Company has not paid a fee to
any third party to identify or evaluate or assist in identifying or evaluating
potential nominees. The Board did not receive a Director candidate
recommendation from a shareholder that beneficially owned more than 5% of the
Company’s common voting shares or from a group of shareholders that beneficially
owned, in the aggregate, more than 5% of the Company’s common voting
shares. The Board will consider Director candidates recommended by
shareholders entitled to vote for the election of directors. A
shareholder
entitled
to vote for the election of directors, who wishes to recommend a prospective
nominee for the Board should notify the Company's Secretary in writing at One
Beacon Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA 02108 with the identity of the nominator
and nominee, the biographical information for each nominee, a description of
business and personal experience for each nominee, a written consent from the
nominee to serve as a Director if so elected and any other information that the
voting shareholder considers appropriate at least 90 days prior to the annual
meeting at which Directors are to be elected.
The
Company has adopted a code of ethics (the "Code") that applies to all of its
employees (including its principal executive officers, principal financial
officer and principal accounting officer) and directors. The Company intends to
satisfy the disclosure requirement under Item 10 of Form 8-K regarding an
amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of the Code applicable to certain
enumerated executive officers by posting such information on its website at
http://www.berkshireincomerealty.com.
The Company shall provide to any person without charge, upon request, a copy of
the Code. Any such request must be made in writing to the Company,
c/o James Juliano, One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108.
SECTION
16 (a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Based
solely on a review of reports furnished to the Company or written
representations from the Company's directors, executive officers and 10%
stockholders, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 and prior fiscal
years none of the Company's directors, executive officers and 10% stockholders
failed to file on a timely basis any reports required to be filed pursuant to
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
ITEM
11. EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
The
Company does not currently have a compensation committee as the Board has
determined that in light of the fact that except for our independent directors
identified below, our executive officers and directors are not compensated by us
for their services to us as officers and directors. However, certain
of our officers and directors are compensated by our advisor, Berkshire Advisor,
for their services to Berkshire Advisor.
Name
and Principal Position
|
|
|
Year
|
|
|
Salary ($)
|
|
|
Bonus ($)
|
|
|
Stock
Awards ($)
|
|
|
Option
Awards ($)
|
|
|
Non-Equity Incentive Plan
Compensation ($)
|
|
|
Change
in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
Earnings ($)
|
|
|
All
Other Compensation ($)
|
|
|
Total ($)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/a |
|
|
|
n/a |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
The Board
has determined that Robert Kaufman, Randolph Hawthorne and Richard Peiser, a
majority of our directors, are independent under applicable SEC and American
Stock Exchange rules and regulations. The Board has determined that
the independent directors will be compensated at the rate of $30,000 per year
for their service as directors and receive reimbursement for their travel
expenses incurred in connection with Board duty. There were no other
arrangements to compensate the directors for Board or committee in
2007.
ITEM
12. SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
The
following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our
equity securities as of December 31, 2007 by (1) each person who is known by us
to beneficially own five percent or more of any class of our equity securities,
(2) each of our directors and executive officers and (3) all of our directors
and executive officers as a group. The address for each of the
persons named in the table is One Beacon Street, Suite 1500, Boston,
Massachusetts 02108.
Title
of Class
|
|
Name
and Address of
Beneficial
Owner (1)
|
|
Amount
and Nature of Beneficial Ownership
|
|
|
Percent
of Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class
B Common Stock
|
|
Douglas
Krupp
|
|
1,283,313
|
(2)
|
|
91%
|
Class
B Common Stock
|
|
George
Krupp
|
|
1,283,313
|
(3)
|
|
91%
|
Class
B Common Stock
|
|
Douglas
Krupp 1980 Family Trust
|
|
1,283,313
|
(4)
|
|
91%
|
Class
B Common Stock
|
|
George
Krupp 1980 Family Trust
|
|
1,283,313
|
(5)
|
|
91%
|
Class
B Common Stock
|
|
Krupp
Family Limited Partnership-94
|
|
1,283,313
|
(6)
|
|
91%
|
Class
B Common Stock
|
|
KRF
Company
|
|
1,283,313
|
|
|
91%
|
Preferred
Shares
|
|
David
C. Quade
|
|
874
|
|
|
*
|
Preferred
Shares
|
|
Randolph
G. Hawthorne
|
|
2,500
|
|
|
*
|
Preferred
Shares
|
|
Robert
M. Kaufman
|
|
35,948
|
(7)
|
|
*
|
N/A
|
|
Richard
B. Peiser
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
Class
B Common Stock
|
|
Thomas
Shuler
|
|
63,560
|
|
|
5%
|
Preferred
Shares
|
|
Thomas
Shuler
|
|
4,960
|
|
|
*
|
Class
B Common Stock
|
|
David
Olney
|
|
59,323
|
|
|
4%
|
Class
B Common Stock
|
|
All
directors and executive officers as a group
|
|
1,406,196
|
(8)
|
|
100%
|
* -
Represents less than 1% of shares outstanding in class.
(1)
|
c/o
The Berkshire Group, One Beacon Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA
02108.
|
(2)
|
Includes
1,283,313 shares owned by KRF Company. The Krupp Family Limited
Partnership-94 owns 100% of the limited liability company interests in KRF
Company. The general partners of Krupp Family Limited Partnership-94 are
George Krupp and Douglas Krupp, who each own 50% of the general
partnership interests in Krupp Family Limited
Partnership-94. By virtue of their interests in the Krupp
Family Limited Partnership-94, George Krupp and Douglas Krupp may each be
deemed to beneficially own the 1,283,313 shares of Class B common stock
owned by KRF Company. Douglas Krupp is also a director of the
Company. George Krupp is a former director of the
Company.
|
(3)
|
Includes
1,283,313 shares owned by KRF Company that may be deemed to be
beneficially owned by George Krupp, as described in Footnote
(2).
|
(4)
|
Includes
1,283,313 shares owned by KRF Company. The Krupp Family Limited
Partnership-94 owns 100% of the limited liability company interests in KRF
Company. The Douglas Krupp 1980 Family Trust owns 50% of the
limited partnership interests in Krupp Family Limited
Partnership-94. By virtue of its interest in The Krupp Family
Limited Partnership-94, The Douglas Krupp 1980- Family Trust may be deemed
to beneficially own the 1,283,313 shares of Class B common stock owned by
KRF Company. The trustee of the Douglas Krupp 1980 Family Trust
is Robert Dombroff. The trustee controls the power to dispose
of the assets of the trust and thus may be deemed to beneficially own the
1,283,313 shares of Class B common stock owned by KRF Company; however,
the trustee disclaims beneficial ownership of all of those shares that are
or may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Douglas Krupp or George
Krupp.
|
(5)
|
Includes
1,283,313 shares owned by KRF Company. The Krupp Family Limited
Partnership-94 owns 100% of the limited liability company interests in KRF
Company. The George Krupp 1980 Family Trust owns 50% of the
limited partnership interests in Krupp Family Limited
Partnership-94. By virtue of its interest in The Krupp Family
Limited Partnership-94, The George Krupp 1980 Family Trust may be deemed
to beneficially own the 1,283,313 shares of Class B common stock owned by
KRF Company. The trustee of the George Krupp 1980 Family Trust is Robert
Dombroff. The trustee controls the power to dispose of the
assets of the trust and thus may be deemed to beneficially own the
1,283,313 shares of Class B common stock owned by KRF Company; however,
the trustee disclaims beneficial ownership of all of those shares that are
or may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Douglas Krupp or George
Krupp.
|
(6)
|
Includes
1,283,313 shares owned by KRF Company. Krupp Family Limited Partnership-94
owns 100% of the limited liability company interests in KRF Company. By
virtue of its interest in KRF Company, Krupp Family Limited Partnership-94
is deemed to beneficially own the 1,283,313 shares of Class B common stock
owned by KRF Company.
|
(7)
|
Robert
M. Kaufman does not own shares of Class B common stock. Mr.
Kaufman does own 35,948 shares of the Preferred Shares of the
Company. Additionally, 6,000 shares of the Preferred Shares are
owned Mr. Kaufman’s spouse and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by
Mr. Kaufman.
|
(8)
|
Includes
1,283,313 shares owned by KRF Company that may be deemed to be
beneficially owned by Douglas Krupp, as described in Footnote
(2).
|
Under our
charter, we are authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of our common stock, of
which 5,000,000 shares have been classified as Class A Common Stock and
5,000,000 shares have been classified as Class B Common Stock. As of
December 31, 2007 and 2006, we had 1,406,196 shares of our Class B common stock
outstanding, the majority of which is owned by KRF Company, and no outstanding
shares of Class A Common Stock.
Each
share of Class B Common Stock entitles the holder to ten votes per share, and
each share of Class A Common Stock entitles the holder to one vote per share, on
all matters to be submitted to the stockholders for vote. Each share
of Class B Common Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder at any time,
into one share of Class A Common Stock. The exclusive voting power of
the Company’s stockholders for all purposes (including amendments to the
charter) is vested in the holders of our common stock. We may not
issue shares of our Class A Common Stock unless the issuance has been approved
by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of our
outstanding Class B Common Stock.
The
holders of our common stock are entitled to receive ratably such distributions
as may be authorized from time to time on our common stock by the Board in its
discretion from funds legally available for such distribution. In the
event our liquidation, dissolution, winding-up or termination, after payment of
all debt and other liabilities, each holder of our common stock is entitled to
receive, ratably with each other holder of our common stock, all our remaining
assets available for distribution to the holders of our common
stock. Holders of our common stock have no subscription, redemption,
appraisal or preemptive rights.
Under
Maryland law, a Maryland corporation generally cannot dissolve, amend it
charter, merge, sell all or substantially all of its assets, engage in a share
exchange or engage in similar transactions outside the ordinary course of
business, unless approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders holding at
least two thirds of the shares entitled to vote on the
matter. However, a Maryland corporation may provide in its charter
for approval of these matters by a lesser percentage, but not less than a
majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Our
charter provides for approval of these matters by the affirmative vote of a
majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.
The
holders of our common stock have the exclusive right (except as otherwise
provided in our charter) to elect or remove directors. The
outstanding shares of our common stock are fully paid and
nonassessable.
Equity
Compensation Plan Information
The
following table sets forth information as of December 31, 2007 about shares of
our equity securities outstanding and available for issuance under equity
compensation plans. The Company does not have equity securities
outstanding or available for issuance under an equity compensation plan as of
December 31, 2007.
Plan
Category
|
|
Number
of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants
and rights
|
|
Weighted-average
exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
|
|
Number
of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity
compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column
(a))
|
|
|
Column
(a)
|
|
Column
(b)
|
|
Column
(c)
|
Equity
compensation plan approved by security holders
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
Total
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ITEM
13. CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Management
Fees
We have
entered into an advisory services agreement with Berkshire
Advisor. Douglas Krupp, one of our directors, together with his
brother George Krupp (formerly a director of the Company and former Chairman of
the Board), indirectly own substantially all of the member interests in
Berkshire Advisor. Under the advisory services agreement, the Company
will pay Berkshire Advisor an annual asset management fee equal to 0.40%, up to
a maximum of $1,600,000 in any calendar year, as per an amendment to the
management agreement, of the purchase price of real estate properties owned by
us, as adjusted from time to time to reflect the then current fair market value
of the properties. The purchase price is defined as the capitalized
basis of an asset under GAAP including renovation of new construction costs,
costs of acquisition or other items paid or received that would be considered an
adjustment to basis. The purchase price does not include acquisition
fees and capital costs of a recurring nature. Berkshire Advisor may
propose adjustments to the asset management fee, subject to the approval of the
Audit Committee (which committee is comprised of directors who are independent
under applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and American Stock
Exchange).
The asset
management fees payable to Berkshire Advisor are payable quarterly, in arrears,
and may be paid only after all distributions currently payable on the Company’s
Preferred Shares have been paid. Berkshire Advisor earned
asset management fees of $1,673,441, $1,673,446 and $1,635,942 during 2007, 2006
and 2005, respectively. The amounts in excess of the $1,600,000
maximum payable by the Company represent fees incurred and paid by the minority
partners in the properties. As of December 31, 2007, $418,362 of the
2007 asset management fee is payable to Berkshire Advisor.
During
2007, 2006 and 2005, Berkshire Advisor, an affiliate of The Berkshire Group,
acted as property manager under property management agreements between the
Company and Berkshire Advisor. Under the property management
agreement, Berkshire Advisor is entitled to receive a property management fee,
payable monthly, equal to 4% of the gross rental receipts, including rentals and
other operating income, received each month with respect to all managed
properties. The total amount of property management fees paid and
accrued to Berkshire Advisor under the property management agreements was
$3,374,992, $2,995,596 and 2,731,080 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006
and 2005, respectively. As of December 31, 2007, $828,962 of the 2007 property
management fee is payable to Berkshire Advisor.
Berkshire
Advisor is also entitled to receive an acquisition fee equal to 1% of the
purchase price (as defined above) of any new property acquired directly or
indirectly by us. Berkshire Advisor may propose adjustments to the
acquisition fee, subject to the approval of the Audit Committee of the Board
(which committee is comprised of directors who are independent under applicable
rules and regulations of the SEC and American Stock
Exchange). Berkshire Advisor received acquisition fees for 2007, 2006
and 2005 as follows:
Acquisition
|
|
Acquisition
Fee 2007
|
|
|
Acquisition
Fee 2006
|
|
|
Acquisition
Fee 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hampton
House
|
|
$ |
205,000 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Sunfield
Lakes
|
|
|
242,250 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Briarwood
Village
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
138,167 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Chisholm
Place
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
96,250 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Standard
at Lenox Park
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
471,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Westchester
West
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
392,500 |
|
Berkshires
on Brompton
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
144,000 |
|
Berkshires
at Westchase
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
99,000 |
|
Lakeridge
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
343,440 |
|
Riverbirch
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
82,000 |
|
Savannah
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
275,200 |
|
|
|
$ |
447,250 |
|
|
$ |
705,417 |
|
|
$ |
1,336,140 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All
acquisition fees have been capitalized and are included in the caption
“Multifamily apartment communities” in Part IV Item 15 – Consolidated
Balance Sheets.
As of
January 1, 2005, the Company pays a construction management fee to an affiliate,
Berkshire Advisor, for services related to the management and oversight of
renovation and rehabilitation projects at its properties. The Company
paid or accrued $808,024, 849,490 and $1,096,538 in construction management fees
for the year ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005,
respectively. The fees are capitalized as part of the project cost in
the year they are incurred.
The
Company pays development fees to an affiliate for property development
services. As of December 31, 2007, the Company has one property under
development and has incurred fees totaling $400,000. The fees, of which $270,750
is related to predevelopment activities and $129,250 is related to the
development phase, are based on the project’s development/construction
costs. As of December 31, 2007, $360,000 has been paid to the
affiliate and $40,000 remains payable. As of December 31, 2007,
construction on the project has begun.
Under the
advisory services agreement and the property management agreements, Berkshire
Advisor is reimbursed at cost for all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them,
including the actual cost of goods, materials and services that are used in
connection with the management of us and our properties. Berkshire
Advisor also is reimbursed for administrative services rendered by it that are
necessary for our prudent operation, including legal, accounting, data
processing, transfer agent and other necessary services. Expense
reimbursements paid were $250,596, $316,060 and $246,062 for the years ended
December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Salary reimbursements
paid were $9,380,153, $7,963,168 and $6,928,648 for the years ended December 31,
2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
In
addition to the fees listed above, the Multifamily Venture paid or accrued
property management fees of $0 and $42,864 to Berkshire Advisor during 2007 and
2006, respectively. Also the Multifamily Limited Partnership Venture paid
construction management fees of $2,313,745 and $1,630,024, property management
fees of $3,692,478 and $1,854,329 and asset management fees of $2,362,104 and
$2,364,778 to Berkshire Advisor during 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
Related
party arrangements are approved by the independent directors of the Company and
are evidenced by a written agreement between the Company and the affiliated
entity providing the services.
Director
Independence
The Board
has determined that Robert Kaufman, Randolph Hawthorne and Richard Peiser, a
majority of our directors, are independent under applicable SEC and American
Stock Exchange rules and regulations. Such persons act as the
Company's Audit Committee, which does not included any non-independent directors
of the Company.
ITEM
14. PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Audit
Fees
The
aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by our independent
registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P., was $355,000
and $354,500 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for
the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements included in the Company’s
Form 10K and review of financial statements included in the Company’s Forms and
10-Q.
Audit-Related
Fees
The
aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services by our independent
registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, L.L.P., was $88,254
and $106,515 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively for
Sarbanes-Oxley readiness procedures and the audit of certain
subsidiaries.
Tax
Fees
The
aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by our independent
registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, L.L.P., was $60,000
and $38,878 for the years December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for tax
compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.
All Other
Fees
The
aggregate fees billed for other services rendered by our independent registered
public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, L.L.P. was $0 for the years
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Before
the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, L.L.P., is engaged by the Company or its subsidiaries to
render audit services, the engagement is approved by the Audit Committee, which
is comprised solely of directors who are independent under applicable SEC and
American Stock Exchange rules. All audit-related fees, tax fees and
other fees are pre-approved by such Audit Committee and are subject to a fee
cap, which cannot exceed 5% of the total amount of the Company’s
revenues.
The
percentage of services described above in the captions “Audit-Related Fees,”
“Tax Fees” and “All Other Fees” that were approved by the Audit Committee is
100%.
PART
IV
ITEM
15. EXHIBITS
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) See
“Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule” on page 71 to
this report.
(b) Exhibits:
Number
and Description Under Regulation S-K
|
|
3.1
|
Articles
of Amendment and Restatement of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit No. 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-11
(Registration No. 333-98571)).
|
|
|
3.2
|
By
laws of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 3.2 to
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No.
333-98571)).
|
|
|
10.1
|
Amended
and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Berkshire Income Realty -
OP, L.P. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No.
333-98571)).
|
|
|
10.2
|
Contribution
and Sale Agreement among KRF Company, L.L.C., KRF GP, Inc., Berkshire
Income Realty - OP, L.P. and BIR Sub, L.L.C. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit No. 10.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement
on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-98571)).
|
|
|
10.3
|
Advisory
Services Agreement between the Registrant and Berkshire Real Estate
Advisors, L.L.C. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.3 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No.
333-98571)).
|
|
|
10.4
|
Property
Management Agreement between KRF3 Acquisition Company, L.L.C. and BRI OP
Limited Partnership dated January 1, 2002 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit No. 10.4 to the Registrant's Registration Statement
on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-98571)).
|
|
|
10.5
|
Property
Management Agreement between Walden Pond Limited Partnership and BRI OP
Limited Partnership dated January 1, 2002 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit No. 10.5 to the Registrant's Registration Statement
on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-98571)).
|
|
|
10.6
|
Property
Management Agreement between KRF5 Acquisition Company, L.L.C. and BRI OP
Limited Partnership dated January 1, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit No. 10.6 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-11
(Registration No. 333-98571)).
|
|
|
10.7
|
Property
Management Agreement between KRF3 Acquisition Company, L.L.C. and BRI OP
Limited Partnership dated January 1, 2002 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit No. 10.7 to the Registrant's Registration Statement
on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-98571)).
|
|
|
10.8
|
Property
Management Agreement between Seasons of Laurel, L.L.C. and BRI OP Limited
Partnership dated January 1, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
No. 10.8 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-11
(Registration No. 333-98571)).
|
|
|
10.9
|
Letter
Agreement between Georgeson Shareholder Communications Inc., Georgeson
Shareholder Securities Corporation and the
Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.9 to
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No.
333-98571)).
|
|
|
10.10
|
Waiver
and Standstill Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2002, by and among Krupp
Government Income Trust, Krupp Government Income Trust II, the Registrant
and Berkshire Income Realty-OP, L.P. (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit No. 10.10 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-11 (Registration No. 333-98571)).
|
|
|
10.11
|
Letter
amending Waiver and Standstill Agreement, dated March 5, 2003, among Krupp
Government Income Trust, Krupp Government Income Trust II, the Registrant
and Berkshire Income Realty-OP, L.P. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit No. 10.11 to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2002).
|
|
|
10.12
|
Letter
Agreement, dated November 1, 2002, by and among Aptco Gen-Par, L.L.C.,
WXI/BRH Gen-Par, L.L.C., BRE/Berkshire GP L.L.C and BRH Limited Partner,
L.P. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.12 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No.
333-98571)).
|
|
|
10.13
|
Amended
and Restated Voting Agreement among Krupp Government Income Trust, Krupp
Government Income Trust II and Berkshire Income Realty, Inc. (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit No. 10.13 to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-98571)).
|
|
|
10.14
|
Purchase
and Sale Agreement dated September 2, 2004, between F.C. Trellis
Associates, L.P. and BIR Trellis, L.L.C. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the SEC on November 17, 2004).
|
|
|
10.15
|
Purchase
and Sale Agreement dated September 2, 2004, between F.C. Bridgewater
Associates, L.P. and BIR Bridgewater, L.L.C. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit No. 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the SEC on November 17, 2004).
|
|
|
10.16
|
Purchase
and Sale Agreement dated September 2, 2004, between F.C. Arboretum
Associates, L.P. and BIR Arboretum, L.L.C. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit No. 10.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the SEC on November 17, 2004).
|
|
|
10.17
|
Purchase
and Sale Agreement dated September 2, 2004, between F.C. Silver Hill
Associates, L.P. and BIR Silver Hill, L.L.C. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit No. 10.4 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the SEC on November 17, 2004).
|
|
|
10.18
|
Purchase
and Sale Agreement dated September 2, 2004, between F.C. Arboretum Land
Associates, L.P. and BIR Arboretum Development,
L.L.C. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.5 to
the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November
17, 2004).
|
|
|
10.19
|
Purchase
and Sale Agreement dated September 14, 2004, related to Arrowhead
Apartments Associates Limited Partnership, between Capital Realty
Investors-II Limited Partnership, C.R.H.C., Incorporated, BIR/ERI LP
Arrowhead, L.L.C. and BIR/ERI GP Arrowhead, L.L.C. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the SEC on November 21, 2004).
|
|
|
10.20
|
Purchase
and Sale Agreement dated September 14, 2004, related to Blackburn Limited
Partnership, between Capital Realty Investors-II Limited Partnership,
CRICO Limited Partnership of Burtonsville, BIR/ERI LP Country Place I,
L.L.C. and CIR/ERI GP Country Place I, L.L.C. (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit No. 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on November 21, 2004).
|
|
|
10.21
|
Purchase
and Sale Agreement dated September 14, 2004, related to Second Blackburn
Limited Partnership, between Capital Realty Investors-II Limited
Partnership, CRICO Limited Partnership of Burtonsville, BIR/ERI LP Country
Place II, L.L.C. and CIR/ERI GP Country Place II, L.L.C. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit No. 10.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the SEC on November 21,
2004).
|
|
|
10.22
|
Purchase
and Sale Agreement dated September 14, 2004, related to Moorings
Apartments Associates Limited Partnership, between Capital Realty
Investors-II Limited Partnership, C.R.H.C., Incorporated, BIR/ERI LP The
Moorings, L.L.C. and BIR/ERI GP The Moorings, L.L.C. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit No. 10.4 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the SEC on November 21, 2004).
|
|
|
10.23
|
Purchase
and Sale Agreement dated December 9, 2004, between BRH Westchester,
L.L.C., BRI OP Limited Partnership, Berkshire Income Realty - OP, L.P. and
BIR Westchester, L.L.C. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
No. 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC
on December 15, 2004).
|
|
|
10.24
|
Real
Estate Sale Agreement dated December 15, 2004, between EQR - Yorktowne
Vistas, Inc. and BIR Yorktowne, L.L.C. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the SEC on December 21, 2004).
|
|
|
10.25
|
Contract
of Sale between Trivest Westpark L.P., as seller, and Berkshire Income
Realty, Inc., as buyer, dated February 24, 2005. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current report on Form
8-K filed with the SEC on March 2, 2005).
|
|
|
10.26
|
Reinstatement
and First Amendment to Contract of Sale dated March 18, 2005.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current
report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 23,
2005).
|
|
|
10.27
|
Purchase
and Sale Agreement between Berkshire Income Realty – OP, L.P. and Lake
Ridge Apartments, LLC dated May 24, 2005. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit No. 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current report on Form 8-K filed with
the SEC on May 31, 2005).
|
|
|
10.28
|
Purchase
and Sale Agreement between McNab KC 3 Limited Partnership and Bay
Pompano
Beach,
LLC dated May 26, 2005. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.2 to
the Registrant’s Current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 31,
2005).
|
|
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10.29
|
Revolving
Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2005 among Berkshire Income Realty-
OP, L.P., as the Borrower, Krupp Capital Associates, as the Lender, The
Other Lenders Party Hereto and Krupp Capital Associates, as Administrative
Agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 to the
Registrant’s Current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 7,
2005).
|
|
|
10.30
|
Purchase
and Sale Agreement between SCP Apartments, L.L.C., and Madison - Clinton -
Tampa, L.L.C., each an Alabama limited liability company and Berkshire
Income Realty – OP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership or its nominee,
dated August 3, 2005. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No.
10.1 to the Registrant’s Current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
August 9, 2005).
|
|
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10.31
|
Agreement
of Limited Partnership of Berkshire Multifamily Value fund, L.P., dated
August 12, 2005. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.3 to the
Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November
14, 2005).
|
|
|
10.32
|
Subscription
Agreement between Berkshire Multifamily Value Fund, L.P., and Berkshire
Income realty, Inc. dated August 12, 2005. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit No. 10.4 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed
with the SEC on November 14, 2005).
|
|
|
10.33
|
Letter
agreement between Berkshire Multifamily Value Fund, L.P., and Berkshire
Income Realty, Inc. dated August 12, 2005. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit No. 10.5 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed
with the SEC on November 14, 2005).
|
|
|
10.34
|
Purchase
and Sale Agreement between Marina Mile, LLC and BIR I, LLC (individually
and collectively, as applicable, “Seller”) and Metro Real Estate Group,
Inc. dated January 3, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit No. 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current report on Form 8-K filed with
the SEC on January 10, 2006).
|
|
|
10.35
|
Second
Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement between Marina Mile, LLC and BIR
I, LLC (collectively, “Seller”) and Metro Real Estate Group, Inc. dated
February 8, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No.
10.1 to the Registrant’s Current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
February 17, 2006).
|
|
|
10.36
|
Purchase
and Sale Agreement between ING U.S.- Residential Fund, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership; and Berkshire Income Realty – OP, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership, dated November 10, 2006. (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit No. 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current report on Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on November 16, 2006).
|
|
|
10.37
|
Amendment
to Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2005 among Berkshire
Income Realty- OP, L.P., as the Borrower, Krupp Capital Associates, as the
Lender, The Other Lenders Party Hereto and Krupp Capital Associates, as
Administrative Agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No.
10.1 to the Registrant’s Current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
June 6, 2007).
|
|
|
21.1
|
Subsidiaries
of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No.
21.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration
No. 333-98571)).
|
|
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
|
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
|
|
32
|
Principal
Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
|
|
32
|
Principal
Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
Adopted Pursuant to
Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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|
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|
|
|
(c)
|
Financial
Statement Schedules
|
The
information required by this item is set forth below in the financial statements
included herein.
BERKSHIRE INCOME REALTY, INC.
INDEX
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL
STATEMENT
SCHEDULES
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
72
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|
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets at December 31, 2007 and
2006-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
73
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and
2005----------------------------------------------------------
|
74
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity / Deficit for the Years
Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005------------------
|
75
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and
2005----------------------------------------------------------
|
76-77
|
|
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
78-103
|
|
|
Schedule
III – Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation at December 31,
2007------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
104-105
|
|
|
All
other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the
required information is shown in the consolidated financial statements or
notes thereto
|
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the
Board of Directors and Shareholders of Berkshire Income Realty,
Inc.:
In our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Berkshire
Income Realty, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) at December 31, 2007 and
2006, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 2007 in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in
our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index
presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein
when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements.
These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the
responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement
schedule based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements 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 financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
Boston,
Massachusetts
March 27,
2008
BERKSHIRE
INCOME REALTY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Multifamily
apartment communities, net of accumulated depreciation of $144,240,061 and
$148,670,523, respectively
|
|
$ |
464,265,061 |
|
|
$ |
445,597,599 |
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
|
22,479,937 |
|
|
|
15,393,249 |
|
Cash
restricted for tenant security deposits
|
|
|
1,953,503 |
|
|
|
1,803,633 |
|
Replacement
reserve escrow
|
|
|
7,760,738 |
|
|
|
5,645,565 |
|
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
|
|
11,026,329 |
|
|
|
9,013,615 |
|
Investment
in Multifamily Venture and Limited Partnership
|
|
|
16,794,450 |
|
|
|
11,000,949 |
|
Acquired
in place leases and tenant relationships, net of accumulated amortization
of $7,136,556 and $6,215,155, respectively
|
|
|
201,002 |
|
|
|
718,994 |
|
Deferred
expenses, net of accumulated amortization of $1,045,194 and $702,730,
respectively.
|
|
|
3,581,610 |
|
|
|
3,526,574 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$ |
528,062,630 |
|
|
$ |
492,700,178 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage
notes payable
|
|
$ |
506,903,882 |
|
|
$ |
469,378,510 |
|
Due
to affiliates
|
|
|
1,952,547 |
|
|
|
1,380,472 |
|
Dividend
and distributions payable
|
|
|
1,837,607 |
|
|
|
1,837,607 |
|
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
|
|
|
13,351,402 |
|
|
|
12,012,347 |
|
Tenant
security deposits
|
|
|
1,955,389 |
|
|
|
2,152,228 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
526,000,827 |
|
|
|
486,761,164 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments
and Contingencies
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority
interest in properties
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority
interest in Operating Partnership
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’
equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
A 9% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, no par value, $25 stated
value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 2,978,110 shares issued and
outstanding at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively
|
|
|
70,210,830 |
|
|
|
70,210,830 |
|
Class
A common stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares
issued and outstanding at December 31, 2007 and 2006,
respectively
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Class
B common stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; 1,406,196
issued and outstanding at December 31, 2007 and 2006,
respectively
|
|
|
14,062 |
|
|
|
14,062 |
|
Excess
stock, $.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and
outstanding at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(68,163,089 |
) |
|
|
(64,285,878 |
) |
Accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
|
|
2,061,803 |
|
|
|
5,939,014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
|
$ |
528,062,630 |
|
|
$ |
492,700,178 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
BERKSHIRE
INCOME REALTY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
|
|
For
the year ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental
|
|
$ |
79,325,533 |
|
|
$ |
67,641,093 |
|
|
$ |
56,508,075 |
|
Interest
|
|
|
1,119,173 |
|
|
|
969,835 |
|
|
|
446,054 |
|
Utility
reimbursement
|
|
|
1,447,256 |
|
|
|
1,118,974 |
|
|
|
814,717 |
|
Other
|
|
|
3,411,446 |
|
|
|
2,631,914 |
|
|
|
1,965,467 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
revenue
|
|
|
85,303,408 |
|
|
|
72,361,816 |
|
|
|
59,734,313 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
|
|
|
21,632,801 |
|
|
|
18,246,453 |
|
|
|
15,129,964 |
|
Maintenance
|
|
|
5,695,375 |
|
|
|
4,977,528 |
|
|
|
4,380,391 |
|
Real
estate taxes
|
|
|
8,537,503 |
|
|
|
7,692,656 |
|
|
|
6,594,411 |
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
3,291,466 |
|
|
|
2,749,285 |
|
|
|
3,456,577 |
|
Management
fees
|
|
|
4,969,500 |
|
|
|
4,475,578 |
|
|
|
4,111,506 |
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
32,180,978 |
|
|
|
26,131,654 |
|
|
|
20,060,865 |
|
Interest
|
|
|
27,504,819 |
|
|
|
20,505,854 |
|
|
|
15,936,348 |
|
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
316,702 |
|
|
|
1,540,851 |
|
|
|
80,017 |
|
Amortization
of acquired in-place leases and tenant relationships
|
|
|
1,132,995 |
|
|
|
1,142,273 |
|
|
|
3,164,380 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
expenses
|
|
|
105,262,139 |
|
|
|
87,462,132 |
|
|
|
72,914,459 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
before minority interest in properties, equity in income (loss) of
Multifamily Venture and Limited Partnership, gain on disposition of real
estate assets, equity in income of Mortgage Funds, minority common
interest in Operating Partnership and discontinued
operations
|
|
|
(19,958,731 |
) |
|
|
(15,100,316 |
) |
|
|
(13,180,146 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority
interest in properties
|
|
|
(2,031,195 |
) |
|
|
(1,555,595 |
) |
|
|
83,063 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority
common interest in Operating Partnership
|
|
|
(3,904,400 |
) |
|
|
(11,713,200 |
) |
|
|
(7,320,750 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
in income (loss) of Multifamily Venture and Limited
Partnership
|
|
|
(2,955,647 |
) |
|
|
8,623,757 |
|
|
|
(133,150 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
in income of Mortgage Funds
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,040,732 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss from continuing operations
|
|
|
(28,849,973 |
) |
|
|
(19,745,354 |
) |
|
|
(17,510,251 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued
operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from discontinued operations
|
|
|
(799,779 |
) |
|
|
(251,427 |
) |
|
|
(1,316,107 |
) |
Gain
on disposition of real estate asset
|
|
|
32,111,239 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
25,215,105 |
|
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations
|
|
|
31,311,460 |
|
|
|
(251,427 |
) |
|
|
23,898,998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain
on disposition of real estate assets
|
|
|
467,145 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
2,928,632 |
|
|
$ |
(19,996,781 |
) |
|
$ |
6,388,747 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
dividend
|
|
|
(6,700,792 |
) |
|
|
(6,700,793 |
) |
|
|
(6,700,796 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss available to common shareholders
|
|
$ |
(3,772,160 |
) |
|
$ |
(26,697,574 |
) |
|
$ |
(312,049 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss from continuing operations per common share, basic and
diluted
|
|
$ |
(24.95 |
) |
|
$ |
(18.81 |
) |
|
$ |
(17.95 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) from discontinued operations per common share, basic and
diluted
|
|
$ |
22.27 |
|
|
$ |
(0.18 |
) |
|
$ |
17.72 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss per common share, basic and diluted
|
|
$ |
(2.68 |
) |
|
$ |
(18.99 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.23 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding, basic and
diluted
|
|
|
1,406,196 |
|
|
|
1,406,196 |
|
|
|
1,348,963 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividend
declared per common share
|
|
$ |
0.07 |
|
|
$ |
0.20 |
|
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of these financial statements.
BERKSHIRE
INCOME REALTY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY/DEFICIT
FOR THE
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 200 7 , 200 6 AND 200 5
|
|
Preferred
Series A Stock
|
|
Class
B Common Stock
|
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
|
Other
Comprehensive Income
|
|
Total
Stockholders’ equity/(deficit)
|
.
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at December 31, 2004
|
|
2,978,110
|
|
$
|
70,210,830
|
|
1,283,313
|
|
$
|
12,833
|
|
$
|
(36,988,480)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
33,235,183
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of Common Stock
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
122,883
|
|
|
1,229
|
|
|
288,775
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
290,004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,388,747
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,388,747
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions
to minority owners /
partners
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(110,500)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(110,500)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions
to preferred shareholders
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(6,700,796)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(6,700,796)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions
to common shareholders
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(179,250)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(179,250)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at December 31, 2005
|
|
2,978,110
|
|
|
70,210,830
|
|
1,406,196
|
|
|
14,062
|
|
|
(37,301,504)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
32,923,388
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(19,996,781)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(19,996,781)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions
to preferred
shareholders
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(6,700,793)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(6,700,793)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions
to common
shareholders
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(286,800)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(286,800)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at December 31, 2006
|
|
2,978,110
|
|
|
70,210,830
|
|
1,406,196
|
|
|
14,062
|
|
|
(64,285,878)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,939,014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,928,632
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,928,632
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions
to minority owners /
partners
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(9,451)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(9,451)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions
to preferred
shareholders
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(6,700,792)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(6,700,792)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions
to common
shareholders
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(95,600)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(95,600)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
|
2,978,110
|
|
$
|
70,210,830
|
|
1,406,196
|
|
$
|
14,062
|
|
$
|
(68,163,089)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
2,061,803
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
BERKSHIRE
INCOME REALTY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
For
the year ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
2,928,632 |
|
|
$ |
(19,996,781 |
) |
|
$ |
6,388,747 |
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization
of deferred financing costs
|
|
|
444,901 |
|
|
|
457,241 |
|
|
|
335,231 |
|
Amortization
of acquired in-place leases and tenant relationships
|
|
|
1,132,994 |
|
|
|
1,167,869 |
|
|
|
3,321,237 |
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
32,709,887 |
|
|
|
27,229,072 |
|
|
|
21,568,346 |
|
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
288,253 |
|
|
|
324,940 |
|
|
|
80,017 |
|
Minority
interest in properties
|
|
|
2,031,195 |
|
|
|
1,555,594 |
|
|
|
(83,063 |
) |
Accretion
of Mortgage Funds
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(1,315,453 |
) |
Equity
in loss of Multifamily Venture and Limited Partnership
|
|
|
2,955,647 |
|
|
|
(8,623,757 |
) |
|
|
133,150 |
|
Minority
interest in Operating Partnership
|
|
|
3,904,400 |
|
|
|
11,713,200 |
|
|
|
7,320,750 |
|
Interest
earned on 1031 Exchange deposits
|
|
|
(257,262 |
) |
|
|
(82,597 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Gain
on disposition of real estate assets related to fire
|
|
|
(467,145 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain
on disposition of real estate assets
|
|
|
(32,111,239 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(25,257,837 |
) |
Increase
(decrease) in cash attributable to changes in assets and
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tenant
security deposits, net
|
|
|
(578,431 |
) |
|
|
(244,371 |
) |
|
|
246,669 |
|
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
|
|
(1,060,994 |
) |
|
|
157,519 |
|
|
|
(1,637,183 |
) |
Due
to/from affiliates
|
|
|
572,075 |
|
|
|
870 |
|
|
|
(483,220 |
) |
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
|
|
|
795,472 |
|
|
|
1,381,847 |
|
|
|
3,497,830 |
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
13,288,385 |
|
|
|
15,040,646 |
|
|
|
14,115,221 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
improvements
|
|
|
(19,114,398 |
) |
|
|
(18,114,850 |
) |
|
|
(21,887,360 |
) |
Acquisition
of multifamily apartment communities
|
|
|
(45,009,930 |
) |
|
|
(50,481,501 |
) |
|
|
(57,503,268 |
) |
Acquisition
of real estate limited partnership interests
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(39,614,714 |
) |
Distributions
from investments in Mortgage Funds
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
11,483,146 |
|
Deposits
to replacement reserve
|
|
|
(1,855,101 |
) |
|
|
(5,079,391 |
) |
|
|
(306,490 |
) |
Interest
earned on replacement reserves
|
|
|
(82,333 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Withdrawals
from replacement reserve
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,019,053 |
|
|
|
1,070,063 |
|
Distributions
from investment in Multifamily Venture and Limited
Partnership
|
|
|
141,802 |
|
|
|
692,032 |
|
|
|
343,458 |
|
Investment
in Multifamily Venture and Limited Partnership
|
|
|
(8,890,950 |
) |
|
|
(10,745,218 |
) |
|
|
(1,599,933 |
) |
Deposit
to 1031 Exchange qualified intermediary
|
|
|
18,651,058 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Distribution
on sale to minority interest in properties
|
|
|
1,238,946 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Proceeds
from sale of assets
|
|
|
6,891 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Acquisition
of in-place leases and tenant relationships
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(592,687 |
) |
|
|
(1,356,867 |
) |
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(54,914,015 |
) |
|
|
(83,302,562 |
) |
|
|
(109,371,965 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings
from mortgage notes payable
|
|
|
73,090,000 |
|
|
|
161,094,000 |
|
|
|
104,329,000 |
|
Principal
payments on mortgage notes payable
|
|
|
(4,113,432 |
) |
|
|
(1,977,019 |
) |
|
|
(1,837,665 |
) |
Borrowings
from revolving credit facility – affiliate
|
|
|
37,500,000 |
|
|
|
7,000,000 |
|
|
|
16,000,000 |
|
Principal
payments on revolving credit facility – affiliate
|
|
|
(37,500,000 |
) |
|
|
(7,000,000 |
) |
|
|
(16,000,000 |
) |
Good
faith deposits on mortgages
|
|
|
(341,250 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
976,826 |
|
Issuance
of common stock
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
290,004 |
|
Distributions
paid to tax authority on behalf of partners
|
|
|
(9,451 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(110,500 |
) |
Prepayments
on mortgage notes payable
|
|
|
(6,393,374 |
) |
|
|
(69,218,989 |
) |
|
|
(3,269,967 |
) |
Deferred
financing costs
|
|
|
(788,188 |
) |
|
|
(1,117,652 |
) |
|
|
(1,112,573 |
) |
Distributions
to minority interest in properties
|
|
|
(2,031,195 |
) |
|
|
(8,559,040 |
) |
|
|
(1,041,556 |
) |
Distributions
on common operating partnership units
|
|
|
(4,000,000 |
) |
|
|
(12,000,000 |
) |
|
|
(6,750,000 |
) |
Distributions
to preferred shareholders
|
|
|
(6,700,792 |
) |
|
|
(6,700,793 |
) |
|
|
(6,700,796 |
) |
Contributions
from holder of minority interest in properties
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
705,584 |
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
48,712,318 |
|
|
|
61,520,507 |
|
|
|
85,478,357 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
7,086,688 |
|
|
|
(6,741,409 |
) |
|
|
(9,778,387 |
) |
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
|
|
15,393,249 |
|
|
|
22,134,658 |
|
|
|
31,913,045 |
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of year
|
|
$ |
22,479,937 |
|
|
$ |
15,393,249 |
|
|
$ |
22,134,658 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
BERKSHIRE
INCOME REALTY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
Supplemental
disclosure:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
|
$ |
27,962,604 |
|
|
$ |
19,935,126 |
|
|
$ |
18,522,603 |
|
Capitalization
of interest
|
|
$ |
107,267 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends
declared and payable to preferred shareholders
|
|
$ |
837,607 |
|
|
$ |
837,607 |
|
|
$ |
837,607 |
|
Dividends
and distributions declared and payable on common operating partnership
units and shares
|
|
$ |
1,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,000,000 |
|
Capital
improvements included in accrued expenses and other
liabilities
|
|
$ |
465,491 |
|
|
$ |
274,084 |
|
|
$ |
228,994 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition
of real estate limited partnership interests:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
purchased:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
restricted for tenant security deposits
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
(137,722 |
) |
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(122,216 |
) |
Acquired
in place leases and tenant relationships
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(732,219 |
) |
Multifamily
apartment communities
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(38,948,802 |
) |
Liabilities
assumed:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
188,523 |
|
Tenant
security deposits
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
137,722 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash used for acquisition of real estate limited partnership
interests
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
(39,614,714 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition
of multifamily apartment communities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
purchased:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Multifamily
apartment communities
|
|
$ |
(45,040,527 |
) |
|
$ |
(70,618,165 |
) |
|
$ |
(94,498,144 |
) |
Acquired
in-place leases and tenant relationships
|
|
|
(615,003 |
) |
|
|
(377,113 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Escrows
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(14,847 |
) |
|
|
(176,000 |
) |
Prepaid
expenses
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(197,822 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Deferred
expenses
|
|
|
(346,568 |
) |
|
|
(17,000 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Liabilities
assumed:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage
notes payable
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
8,958,818 |
|
|
|
15,720,000 |
|
Accrued
expenses
|
|
|
737,089 |
|
|
|
532,797 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Tenant
security deposits
|
|
|
255,079 |
|
|
|
95,417 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Use
of cash held in escrow from Section 1031 Exchange
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
11,073,818 |
|
|
|
21,450,876 |
|
Use
of interest earned on cash held in escrow from Section 1031
Exchange
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
82,596 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash used for acquisition of Multifamily apartment
communities
|
|
$ |
(45,009,930 |
) |
|
$ |
(50,481,501 |
) |
|
$ |
(57,503,268 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sale
of real estate:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
selling price
|
|
$ |
44,816,664 |
|
|
$ |
19,108,704 |
|
|
$ |
34,725,000 |
|
Payoff
of mortgage note payable
|
|
|
(25,057,822 |
) |
|
|
(7,900,784 |
) |
|
|
(13,136,623 |
) |
Cost
of sale
|
|
|
(126,100 |
) |
|
|
(134,102 |
) |
|
|
(137,501 |
) |
Distribution
of minority interests
|
|
|
(1,238,946 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Cash
held in escrow from Section 1031 Exchange
|
|
|
(18,393,796 |
) |
|
|
(11,073,818 |
) |
|
|
(21,450,876 |
) |
Cash
flows from sale of real estate assets
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
BERKSHIRE
INCOME REALTY, INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.
|
ORGANIZATION
AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
|
Berkshire
Income Realty, Inc., (the “Company”), a Maryland corporation, was incorporated
on July 19, 2002 and 100 Class B common shares were issued upon
organization. The Company is in the business of acquiring, owning,
operating and rehabilitating multifamily apartment communities.
The
Company filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) with respect to its offers (the “Offering”) to
issue its 9% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Preferred
Shares”) in exchange for interests (“Interests”) in the following six mortgage
funds: Krupp Government Income Trust (“GIT”), Krupp Government Income Trust II
(“GIT II”), Krupp Insured Mortgage Limited Partnership (“KIM”), Krupp Insured
Plus Limited Partnership (“KIP”), Krupp Insured Plus II (“KIP II”), and Krupp
Insured Plus III (“KIP III”) (collectively, the “Mortgage
Funds”). The registration statement was declared effective on January
9, 2003. Offering costs incurred in connection with the Offering have
been reflected as a reduction of preferred shares.
On April
4, 2003 and April 18, 2003, the Company issued 2,667,717 and 310,393 Preferred
Shares, respectively, with a $25.00 liquidation preference per
share. The Preferred Shares were issued in exchange for Interests in
the six Mortgage Funds referred to above. For each Interest in the
Mortgage Funds that was validly tendered and not withdrawn in the Offering, the
Company issued its Preferred Shares based on an exchange ratio applicable to
each Mortgage Fund.
Simultaneously
with the completion of the Offering on April 4, 2003, KRF Company, L.L.C. (“KRF
Company”), an affiliate of the Company, contributed its ownership interests in
five multifamily apartment communities (the “Properties”) to our operating
partnership, Berkshire Income Realty – OP, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”),
in exchange for common limited partner interests in the Operating
Partnership. KRF Company then contributed an aggregate of $1,283,213,
or 1% of the fair value of the total net assets of the Operating Partnership, to
the Company, which together with the $100 contributed prior to the Offering,
resulted in the issuance of 1,283,313 shares of common stock of the Company to
KRF Company. This amount was contributed by the Company to its wholly
owned subsidiary, BIR GP, L.L.C., who then contributed the cash to the Operating
Partnership in exchange for the sole general partner interest in the Operating
Partnership.
The
Operating Partnership is the successor to the Berkshire Income Realty
Predecessor Group (the “Predecessor”). The merger of the separate
businesses into the Company and the Operating Partnership was considered a
purchase business combination with the Predecessor being the accounting
acquirer. Accordingly, the acquisition or contribution of the various
Predecessor interests was accounted for at the Properties historical
cost. The acquisition of the Interests was accounted for using
purchase accounting based upon the fair value of the Interests
acquired.
Certain
minority ownership interests in three of the Properties are owned by an
unaffiliated third party. As the minority interests did not change in
connection with the completion of the Offering, the accounting for these
interests is based on existing carrying amounts.
As a
result of the common control of ownership between the Predecessor and the
Company, the Company was not deemed a new reporting entity pursuant to the
provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion #20 Accounting
Changes. Accordingly, the financial statements of the Company did not
start “fresh” upon completion of the Offering in April 2003. Rather,
the Company’s financial statements are a continuation of the Predecessor’s
financial statements and have been re-titled to those of the Company effective
in April 2003.
The
Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company,
its subsidiary, the Operating Partnership, as well as the various subsidiaries
of the Operating Partnership. The Company owns preferred and general
partner interests in the Operating Partnership. The remaining common
limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership owned by KRF Company
and affiliates are reflected as Minority Interest in Operating Partnership in
the financial statements of the Company.
Properties
A summary
of the multifamily apartment communities in which the Company owns an interest
at December 31, 2007 is presented below:
Description
|
Location
|
|
Year
Acquired
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
Total
Units
|
|
|
Ownership
Interest
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
2007
Occupancy
(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Century
|
Cockeysville,
Maryland
|
|
1984
|
|
|
|
468
|
|
|
|
75.82 |
% |
|
|
96.51 |
% |
Berkshires
of Columbia
(formerly
Hannibal Grove)
|
Columbia,
Maryland
|
|
1983
|
|
|
|
316
|
|
|
|
91.38 |
% |
|
|
86.04 |
% |
Seasons
of Laurel
|
Laurel,
Maryland
|
|
1985
|
|
|
|
1,088
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
90.99 |
% |
Walden
Pond/Gables
|
Houston,
Texas
|
|
|
1983/2003
|
|
|
|
556
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
92.65 |
% |
St.Marin/Karrington
|
Coppell,
Texas
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
600
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
96.03 |
% |
Laurel
Woods
|
Austin,
Texas
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
150
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
96.88 |
% |
Bear
Creek
|
Dallas,
Texas
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
152
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
95.22 |
% |
Bridgewater
|
Hampton,
Virginia
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
216
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
95.55 |
% |
Arboretum
|
Newport
News, Virginia
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
184
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
95.53 |
% |
Silver
Hill
|
Newport
News, Virginia
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
153
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
96.81 |
% |
Arrowhead
|
Palatine,
Illinois
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
200
|
|
|
|
58.00 |
% |
|
|
94.66 |
% |
Moorings
|
Roselle,
Illinois
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
216
|
|
|
|
58.00 |
% |
|
|
97.35 |
% |
Country
Place I
|
Burtonsville,
Maryland
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
192
|
|
|
|
58.00 |
% |
|
|
96.20 |
% |
Country
Place II
|
Burtonsville,
Maryland
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
120
|
|
|
|
58.00 |
% |
|
|
96.20 |
% |
Yorktowne
|
Millersville,
Maryland
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
216
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
91.21 |
% |
Westchester
West
|
Silver
Spring, Maryland
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
345
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
96.74 |
% |
Berkshires
on Brompton
|
Houston,
Texas
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
362
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
88.56 |
% |
Berkshire
at Westchase
|
Houston,
Texas
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
324
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
95.22 |
% |
Riverbirch
|
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
210
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
92.77 |
% |
Lakeridge
|
Hampton,
Virginia
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
282
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
96.42 |
% |
Savannah
at Citrus Park
|
Tampa,
Florida
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
264
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
93.31 |
% |
Briarwood
Village
|
Houston,
Texas
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
342
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
93.46 |
% |
Chisholm
Place
|
Dallas,
Texas
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
142
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
91.07 |
% |
Standard
at Lenox Park
|
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
375
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
86.36 |
% |
Hampton
House
|
Towson,
Maryland
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
196
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
95.61 |
% |
Sunfield
Lakes
|
Sherwood,
Oregon
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
200
|
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
90.86 |
% |
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,869
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) –
Represents the average year-to-date physical occupancy.
Discussion
of dispositions for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and
2005
On June
22, 2005, the Operating Partnership completed the sale of 100% of the fee simple
interest of Windward Lakes Apartments (“Windward Lakes”), a 276-unit multifamily
apartment community located in Pompano, Florida, to an unaffiliated third party
for a sale price of $34,725,000. The sale price, which was subject to normal
operating pro rations, was received immediately in cash. The
operating results of Windward Lakes have been presented in the consolidated
statement of operations as discontinued operations in accordance with FAS 144
“Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.”
On April
18, 2006, the Operating Partnership completed the sale of 100% of its interest
in The Berkshires at Marina Mile property (“Marina Mile”) in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida. The Company’s share of the proceeds from the sale of Marina
Mile were deposited in an escrow account with a qualified institution pursuant
to a transaction structured to comply with a Section 1031 tax deferred exchange
(“1031 Exchange”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, (the “Tax Code”). The Company reinvested the
proceeds from the sale of its interests in Marina Mile in the acquisitions of
Chisholm Place and Briarwood Village Apartments, which the Company completed the
acquisition of on June 28, 2006 and August 30, 2006,
respectively. The operating results of Marina Mile have not been
presented in the consolidated statement of operations as discontinued operations
in accordance with FAS 144 “Accounting
for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets” as those results were not
previously reported as part of continuing operations as the results were
accounted for under the Equity Method of accounting.
On May
30, 2007, the Operating Partnership completed the sale of 100% of its interest
in Trellis at Lee’s Mill (“Trellis”) in Newport News, Virginia. The
proceeds from the sale of Trellis in the amount of $5,324,664 were deposited in
an escrow account with a qualified institution pursuant to a transaction
structured to comply with a 1031 Exchange under the Tax Code. The
Company reinvested its share of proceeds from the sale of Trellis by purchasing
qualified replacement property. The operating results of Trellis have
been presented in the consolidated statement of operations as discontinued
operations in accordance with FAS 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal
of Long Lived Assets.”
On June
22, 2007, the Operating Partnership completed the sale of 100% of its interest
in Dorsey’s Forge (“Dorsey’s”) in Columbia, Maryland. The Company’s
share of the proceeds from the sale of Dorsey’s in the amount of $13,137,316
were deposited in an escrow account with a qualified institution pursuant to a
transaction structured to comply with a 1031 Exchange under the Tax
Code. The Company reinvested its share of the proceeds from the sale
of Dorsey’s by purchasing qualified replacement property. The
operating results of Dorsey’s have been presented in the consolidated statement
of operations as discontinued operations in accordance with FAS 144 “Accounting
for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets.”
2. SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles
of combination and consolidation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the
Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries and entities which it controls including
those entities subject to Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation
(“FIN”) No. 46 (R), “Consolidation of Variable Interest
Entities.” Variable interest entities (“VIEs”) are entities in which
the equity investors do not have a controlling financial interest or do not have
sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without
additional subordinated financial support. In accordance with FIN No. 46 (R),
the Company consolidates VIEs for which it has a variable interest (or a
combination of variable interests) that will absorb a majority of the entity’s
expected losses, receive a majority of the entity’s expected residual returns,
or both, based on an assessment performed at the time the Company becomes
involved with the entity. The Company reconsiders this assessment only if the
entity’s governing documents or the contractual arrangements among the parties
involved change in a manner that changes the characteristics or adequacy of the
entity’s equity investment at risk, some or all of the equity investment is
returned to the investors and other parties become exposed to expected losses of
the entity, the entity undertakes additional activities or acquires additional
assets beyond those that were anticipated at inception or at the last
reconsideration date that increase its expected losses, or the entity receives
an additional equity investment that is at risk, or curtails or modifies its
activities in a way that decreases its expected losses.
For
entities not deemed to be VIEs, the Company consolidates those entities in which
it owns a majority of the voting securities or interests, except in those
instances in which the minority voting interest owner effectively participates
through substantive participative rights, as discussed in Emerging Issues Task
Force No. 96-16 and Statement of Position No. 78-9. Substantive participatory
rights include the ability to select, terminate, and set compensation of the
investee’s management, the ability to participate in capital and operating
decisions of the investee (including budgets), in the ordinary course of
business.
The
Company also evaluates its ownership interests in entities not deemed to be
VIEs, including partnerships and limited liability companies, to determine if
its economic interests result in the Company controlling the entity as
promulgated in EITF 04-05, Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General
Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the
Limited Partners Have Certain Rights.
Real
estate
Real
estate assets are recorded at depreciated cost. Costs related to the
acquisition, development, rehabilitation and improvement of properties are
capitalized. Interest costs are capitalized on development projects until
construction is substantially complete. There was $107,267, $0 and $0
of interest capitalized in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Recurring
capital improvements typically include appliances, carpeting, flooring, HVAC
equipment, kitchen and bath cabinets, site improvements and various exterior
building improvements. Non-recurring upgrades include kitchen and bath upgrades,
new roofs, window replacements and the development of on-site fitness, business
and community centers. The Company accounts for its acquisitions of
investments in real estate in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS) No. 141, Business Combinations, which requires the fair value
of the real estate acquired to be allocated to the acquired tangible assets,
consisting of land, building, furniture, fixtures and equipment and identified
intangible assets and liabilities, consisting of the value of the above-market
and below-market leases, the value of in-place leases and value of other tenant
relationships, based in each case on their fair values. The Company considers
acquisitions of operating real estate assets to be businesses as that term is
contemplated in Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 98-3, Determining Whether a
Nonmonetary Transaction Involves Receipt of Productive Assets or of a
Business.
The
Company allocates purchase price to the fair value of the tangible assets of an
acquired property (which includes land, building, furniture, fixtures and
equipment) determined by valuing the property as if it were vacant. The
as-if-vacant value is allocated to land and buildings, furniture, fixtures and
equipment based on management’s determination of the relative fair values of
these assets.
Above-market
and below market in-place lease values for acquired properties are recorded
based on the present value (using an interest rate which reflects the risks
associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between (i) the
contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the in-place leases and (ii)
management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for the corresponding in-place
leases, measured over a period equal to the remaining non-cancelable term of the
lease. The capitalized above-market lease values are amortized as a reduction of
rental income over the remaining non-cancelable terms of the respective leases.
The capitalized below-market lease values are amortized as an increase to rental
income over the initial term and any fixed-rate renewal periods in the
respective leases.
Management
may engage independent third-party appraisers to perform these valuations and
those appraisals may use commonly employed valuation techniques, such as
discounted cash flow analyses. Factors considered in these analyses include an
estimate of carrying costs during hypothetical expected lease-up periods
considering current market conditions, and costs to execute similar leases. The
Company also considers information obtained about each property as a result of
its pre-acquisition due diligence, marketing and leasing activities in
estimating the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired. In
estimating carrying costs, management also includes real estate taxes, insurance
and other operating expenses and estimates of lost rentals at market rates
during the expected lease-up periods depending on specific local market
conditions and depending on the type of property acquired.
The total
amount of other intangible assets acquired is further allocated to in-place
leases, which includes other tenant relationship intangible values based on
management’s evaluation of the specific characteristics of the residential
leases and the Company’s tenant retention history.
The value
of in-place leases and tenant relationships are amortized over the specific
expiration dates of the in-place leases over a period of 12 months and the
tenant relationships are based on the straight line method of amortization over
a 24 month period. The following condensed table provides the amounts assigned
to each major balance sheet asset caption for the 2007 acquisitions as of the
acquisition date:
Property
|
|
Multifamily
Apartment Communities
|
|
|
Acquired
In-Place Leases
|
|
|
Tenant
Relationships
|
|
|
Total
booked at acquisition date
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hampton
House
|
|
$ |
20,779,690 |
|
|
$ |
252,390 |
|
|
$ |
65,703 |
|
|
$ |
21,097,783 |
|
Sunfield
Lakes
|
|
|
24,357,837 |
|
|
|
230,205 |
|
|
|
66,705 |
|
|
|
24,654,747 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
45,137,527 |
|
|
$ |
482,595 |
|
|
$ |
132,408 |
|
|
$ |
45,752,530 |
|
Expenditures
for ordinary maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as
incurred. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line basis over
the estimated useful lives of the assets, as follows:
Rental
property
|
25
to 27.5 years
|
Improvements
|
5
to 20 years
|
Appliances
and equipment
|
3
to 8 years
|
|
|
When a
property is sold, its costs and related depreciation are removed from the
accounts with the resulting gains or losses reflected in net income or loss for
the period.
Pursuant
to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Opinion No. 144, Accounting for
the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, management reviews its
long-lived assets used in operations for impairment when there is an event or
change in circumstances that indicates impairment in value. An asset is
considered impaired when the undiscounted future cash flows are not sufficient
to recover the asset’s carrying value. If such impairment is present, an
impairment loss is recognized based on the excess of the carrying amount of the
asset over its fair value. The evaluation of anticipated cash flows is highly
subjective and is based in part on assumptions regarding future rental
occupancy, rental rates and capital requirements that could differ materially
from actual results in future periods. No such impairment losses have been
recognized to date.
Cash
and cash equivalents
The
Company participates in centralized cash management whereby cash receipts are
deposited in specific property operating accounts and are transferred to the
Company’s central operating account. Bills are paid from a central
disbursement account maintained by an affiliate of the Company, which is
reimbursed from the Company’s central operating accounts. In
management’s opinion, the cash and cash equivalents presented in the
consolidated financial statements are available and required for normal
operations.
The
Company invests its cash primarily in deposits and money market funds with
commercial banks. All short-term investments with maturities of three months or
less from the date of acquisition are included in cash and cash equivalents. The
cash investments are recorded at cost, which approximates current market
values.
Concentration
of credit risk
The
Company maintains cash deposits with major financial institutions, which from
time to time may exceed federally insured limits. The Company does not believe
that this concentration of credit risk represents a material risk of loss with
respect to its financial position as the Company invests with creditworthy
institutions including national banks and major financial
institutions.
Investments
The
Company accounts for its investments in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in
Debt and Equity Securities.” At the time of purchase, fixed maturity securities
are classified based on intent, as held-to-maturity, trading, or
available-for-sale. In order for the security to be classified as
held-to-maturity, the Company must have
positive
intent and ability to hold the securities to maturity. Securities
held-to-maturity are stated at cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and
accretion of discounts. Securities that are bought and held principally for the
purpose of selling them in the near term are classified as trading. Securities
that do not meet this criterion are classified as available-for-sale.
Available-for-sale securities are carried at aggregate fair value with changes
in unrealized gains or losses reported as a component of comprehensive income.
Fair values for publicly traded securities are obtained from external market
quotations. All security transactions are recorded on a trade date
basis.
The
Company’s accounting policy for impairment requires recognition of an
other-than-temporary impairment write-down on a security if it is determined
that the Company is unable to recover all amounts due under the contractual
obligations of the security. In addition, for securities expected to be sold, an
other-than-temporary impairment charge is recognized if the Company does not
expect the fair value of a security to recover to cost or amortized cost prior
to the expected date of sale. Once an impairment charge has been recorded, the
Company then continues to review the other-than-temporarily impaired securities
for additional impairment, if necessary.
Cash
restricted for tenant security deposits
Cash
restricted for tenant security deposits represents security deposits held by the
Company under the terms of certain tenant lease agreements.
Replacement
reserve escrows
Certain
lenders require escrow accounts for capital improvements. The escrows are funded
from operating cash, as needed.
Deferred
expenses
Fees and
costs incurred to obtain long-term financing have been deferred and are being
amortized over the terms of the related loans, on a method which approximates
the effective interest method.
Minority
Interest in Properties
Unaffiliated
third parties have ownership interests in six of the Company’s multifamily
apartment communities at December 31, 2007. Such interests are
accounted for as “Minority Interest in Properties” in the accompanying financial
statements. Allocations of earnings and distributions are made to
minority holders based upon their respective share
allocations. Losses in excess of minority holders’ investment basis
are allocated to the Company. Distributions from operations to the
minority holders in excess of their investment basis are recorded in the
Company’s statement of operations as Minority Interest in Properties as there is
typically no legal obligation for such investors to restore deficit capital
accounts.
Minority
Interest in Operating Partnership
In
accordance with the Emerging Issues Task Force Issue (“EITF”) No. 94-2,
Treatment of Minority Interest in Certain Real Estate Investment Trusts, KRF
Company and affiliates’ common limited partnership interest in the Operating
Partnership is being reflected as “Minority Interest in Operating Partnership”
in the financial statements of the Company. Upon completion of the
Offering, the net equity to the common and general partner interests in the
Operating Partnership was less than zero after an allocation to the Company and
affiliates’ preferred interest in the Operating Partnership. Further,
KRF Company and affiliates have no obligation to fund such
deficit. Accordingly, for financial reporting purposes, KRF Company
and affiliates’ minority interest in the Operating Partnership has been
reflected as zero with common stockholders’ equity being reduced for the deficit
amount.
In
accordance with the guidance in EITF No. 95-7, Implementation Issues Related to
the Treatment of Minority Interests in Certain Real Estate Investment Trusts,
earnings of the Operating Partnership are first being allocated to the preferred
interests held by the Company. The remainder of earnings, if any, are
allocated to the Company’s general partner and KRF Company and affiliates’
common limited partnership interests in accordance with their relative ownership
percentages. The excess of the allocation of income to KRF Company
and affiliates over cash distributed to them will be credited directly to the
Company’s equity (with a corresponding debit to minority interest) until the
minority interest deficit that existed upon
the
completion of the Offering is eliminated. Distributions to the
minority holders in excess of their investment basis are recorded in the
Company’s statement of operations as Minority Interest in Operating
Partnership.
Stockholders'
equity/ deficit
Capital
contributions, distributions and profits and losses are allocated in accordance
with the terms of the individual partnership and or limited liability company
agreements. Distributions and dividends are accrued and recorded in the period
declared.
Equity offering
costs
Underwriting
commissions and offering costs have been reflected as a reduction of proceeds
from issuance of the Preferred Shares.
Debt
extinguishment costs
In
accordance with FAS 145, the Company has determined that debt extinguishment
costs do not meet the criteria for classification as extraordinary pursuant to
APB Opinion No. 30. Accordingly, costs associated with the early extinguishment
of debt are included in the caption “loss on extinguishment of debt” in the
Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and
2005.
Rental
revenue
The
properties are leased with terms of generally one year or less. Rental revenue
is recognized on a straight-line basis over the related lease
term. As a result, deferred rents receivable are created when rental
revenue is recognized during the concession period of certain negotiated leases
and amortized over the remaining term of the lease. Recoveries from
tenants for utility expenses are recognized in the period the applicable costs
are incurred.
Other
income
Other
income, which consists primarily of income from damages, laundry, cable, phone,
pool, month to month tenants, relet fees and pet fees, is recognized when
earned.
Income
taxes
The
Company elected to be treated as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under
Section 856 of the Tax Code (the "Code"), with the filing of its first tax
return. As a result, the Company generally is not subject to federal corporate
income tax on its taxable income that is distributed to its stockholders. A REIT
is subject to a number of organizational and operational requirements, including
a requirement that it currently distribute at least 90% of its annual taxable
income. The Company's policy is to make sufficient distributions of its taxable
income to meet the REIT distribution requirements.
The
Company must also meet other operational requirements with respect to its
investments, assets and income. The Company monitors these various requirements
on a quarterly basis and believes that as of and for the years ended December
31, 2007 and 2006, it was in compliance on all such requirements. Accordingly,
the Company has made no provision for federal income taxes in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements. Additionally, during 2006, the
Company became subject to a franchise tax in North Carolina. Also as of January
1, 2007, the Company became subject to the revised franchise tax calculation in
Texas.
The net
difference between the tax basis and the reported amounts of the Company's
assets and liabilities is approximately $51,066,407 and $27,516,301 as of
December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The Company believes that due to its
structure and the terms of the partnership agreement of the Operating
Partnership, if the net difference is realized under the Code, any impact would
be substantially realized by the common partners of the Operating Partnership
and the impact on the common and preferred shareholders would be
negligible.
The
Company monitors the impact of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement 109”, which
clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in
income
taxes recognized in the Company’s financial statements in accordance with FASB
Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” As of December 31,
2007 and 2006, the Company has determined it does not have a liability related
to a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and therefore
has not recorded any adjustments to its financial statements.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS No.
157 provides guidance for, among other things, the definition of fair value and
the methods used to measure fair value. The provisions of SFAS No. 157 are
effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is
currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 157 may have on the financial
position, operating results and related disclosures of the Company.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 “The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an amendment of FASB Statement No.
115” (SFAS No. 159). SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to
measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair
value. The provisions of SFAS No. 159 are effective for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the
impact that SFAS No. 159 may have on the financial position, operating results
and related disclosures of the Company.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations (“SFAS
141R”), which is intended to improve reporting by creating greater consistency
in the accounting and financial reporting of business
combinations. SFAS No. 141R establishes principles and requirements
for how the acquiring entity shall recognize and measure in its financial
statements the identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, any
non-controlling interest in the acquired entity and goodwill acquired in a
business combination. This statement is effective for business
combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the
first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15,
2008. The Company is assessing the potential impact that the adoption
of SFAS No. 141R may have on its financial position and results of
operations.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements – an amendment of ARB No. 51 (“SFAS No.
160”), which is intended to improve the relevance, comparability, and
transparency of financial information provided to investors by establishing and
expanding accounting and reporting standards for minority interests in a
subsidiary. SFAS No. 160 is effective for business combinations for
which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual
reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. This
statement is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15,
2008. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact that
the adoption of SFAS No. 160 may have on its financial position and results of
operations.
Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the
years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, comprehensive income (loss)
equaled net income (loss). Therefore, the Consolidated Statement of
Comprehensive Income and Loss required to be presented has been omitted from the
consolidated financial statements.
Use
of estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities, contingent assets and liabilities at the date of financial
statements and revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Such estimates
include the amortization of acquired in-place leases and tenant relationships,
the allowance for depreciation and the fair value of the accrued participating
note interest. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
3.
|
MULTIFAMILY
APARTMENT COMMUNITIES
|
The
following summarizes the carrying value of the Company’s multifamily apartment
communities:
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Land
|
|
$ |
63,636,289 |
|
|
$ |
60,024,448 |
|
Buildings,
improvements and personal property
|
|
|
544,868,833 |
|
|
|
534,243,674 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Multifamily
apartment communities
|
|
|
608,505,122 |
|
|
|
594,268,122 |
|
Accumulated
depreciation
|
|
|
(144,240,061 |
) |
|
|
(148,670,523 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Multifamily
apartment communities, net
|
|
$ |
464,265,061 |
|
|
$ |
445,597,599 |
|
The
results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006 have been restated to
reflect the comparative results of operations of the Dorsey’s and Trellis
properties as discontinued operations pursuant to FASB 144 – Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. The results of
operations for the year ended December 31, 2005 have been restated to reflect
the comparative results of operations of the Dorsey’s, Trellis and Windward
Lakes properties as discontinued operations pursuant to FASB 144 – Accounting
for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.
Discontinued
Operations
On June
22, 2005, the Operating Partnership completed the sale of 100% of the fee simple
interest of Windward Lakes. The assets and liabilities related to the sale of
the Windward Lakes property have been removed from the accounts of the Company
pursuant to the recording of the sale of the property. The net proceeds from the
sale of Windward Lakes, in the amount of $21,450,876, were held in an escrow
account at a qualified institution pursuant to a transaction structured to
comply with a 1031 Exchange under the Tax Code. The Company reinvested the
proceeds from the sale of Windward Lakes in the acquisition of Lakeridge
Apartments, on which the Company closed on July 1, 2005. The operating results
of Windward Lakes have been presented in the consolidated statement
of operations as results from discontinued operations in the statement of
operations for the year ended December 31, 2005 in accordance with FASB 144 –
“Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.”
On May
30, 2007, the Operating Partnership completed the sale of 100% of its interest
in Trellis in Newport News, Virginia. The assets and liabilities
related to the sale of the Trellis property have been removed from the accounts
of the Company pursuant to the recording of the sale of the
property. The proceeds from the sale of Trellis in the amount of
$5,324,664 were deposited in an escrow account with a qualified institution
pursuant to a transaction structured to comply with a 1031 Exchange under the
Tax Code. The Company reinvested its share of proceeds from the sale
of Trellis by purchasing qualified replacement property. The
operating results of Trellis for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and
2005 have been presented in the consolidated statement of operations as
discontinued operations in accordance with FAS 144 “Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets.”
On June
22, 2007, the Operating Partnership completed the sale of 100% of its interest
in Dorsey’s in Columbia, Maryland. The assets and liabilities related
to the sale of the Dorsey’s property have been removed from the accounts of the
Company pursuant to the recording of the sale of the property. The
Company’s share of the proceeds from the sale of Dorsey’s in the amount of
$13,137,316 were deposited in an escrow account with a qualified institution
pursuant to a transaction structured to comply with a 1031 Exchange under the
Tax Code. The Company reinvested its share of the proceeds from the
sale of Dorsey’s by purchasing qualified replacement property. The
operating results of Dorsey’s for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and
2005 have been presented in the consolidated statement of
operations
as
discontinued operations in accordance with FAS 144 “Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets.”
The
operating results of discontinued operations for the years ended December 31,
2007, 2006 and 2005 are summarized as follows:
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental
|
|
$ |
1,900,121 |
|
|
$ |
4,171,722 |
|
|
$ |
5,424,803 |
|
Interest
|
|
|
2,323 |
|
|
|
4,390 |
|
|
|
3,764 |
|
Utility
reimbursement
|
|
|
30,076 |
|
|
|
77,826 |
|
|
|
114,559 |
|
Other
|
|
|
74,832 |
|
|
|
194,169 |
|
|
|
304,044 |
|
Total
revenue
|
|
|
2,007,352 |
|
|
|
4,448,107 |
|
|
|
5,847,170 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
|
|
|
509,388 |
|
|
|
1,152,882 |
|
|
|
1,340,641 |
|
Maintenance
|
|
|
286,600 |
|
|
|
465,162 |
|
|
|
548,528 |
|
Real
estate taxes
|
|
|
163,285 |
|
|
|
337,192 |
|
|
|
532,363 |
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
49,314 |
|
|
|
83,009 |
|
|
|
152,379 |
|
Management
fees
|
|
|
78,934 |
|
|
|
193,464 |
|
|
|
255,516 |
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
528,908 |
|
|
|
1,097,419 |
|
|
|
1,507,481 |
|
Interest
|
|
|
624,413 |
|
|
|
1,344,810 |
|
|
|
1,537,240 |
|
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
566,290 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,132,275 |
|
Amortization
of acquired in-place leases
and tenant relationships
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
25,596 |
|
|
|
156,856 |
|
Total
expenses
|
|
|
2,807,132 |
|
|
|
4,699,534 |
|
|
|
7,163,279 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from discontinued operations
|
|
$ |
(799,779 |
) |
|
$ |
(251,427 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,316,109 |
) |
4.
|
INVESTMENT
IN MORTGAGE FUNDS
|
In 2002,
the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the SEC with
respect to its offers to issue its 9% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Stock in exchange for interests in the following six mortgage funds: Krupp
Government Income Trust, Krupp Government Income Trust II (“GIT II”), Krupp
Insured Mortgage Limited Partnership, Krupp Insured Plus Limited Partnership,
Krupp Insured Plus II Limited Partnership, and Krupp Insured Plus III Limited
Partnership (collectively, the “Mortgage Funds”).
As of
November 14, 2005, all of the Mortgage Funds had been liquidated as the
underlying loans within the funds were retired and the related proceeds were
distributed to the funds’ shareholders, including the Company.
The
summarized balance sheets of the Company’s investment in GIT II as of December
31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 have not been presented because the Mortgage
Funds were liquidated.
The
summarized statements of operations of each individually significant investment
in the Mortgage Funds for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 are
presented in the following table. The balances for the year ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006 are zero as the final Mortgage Fund was liquidated on
November 14, 2005.
The
summarized statements of operations of each individually significant investment
in the Mortgage Funds and the combined investment in the Mortgage Funds are as
follows:
|
|
December
31, 2007
|
|
|
December
31, 2006
|
|
|
December
31, 2005
|
|
|
|
GIT
II
|
|
|
GIT
II
|
|
|
GIT
II
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
7,491,285 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,502,813 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
5,988,472 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Company’s
share of net income
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
1,725,279 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization
of basis deferential
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
1,315,453 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
in income of Mortgage Funds
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
3,040,732 |
|
5.
|
INVESTMENT
IN MULTIFAMILY VENTURE
|
Effective
May 1, 2004, the Company consummated the Limited Liability Company Agreement of
JV Marina Mile (“Multifamily Venture”) with a partner, whereby each of the
parties to the agreement agreed to participate, on a pro rata basis, in the
economic benefits of the ownership of The Berkshires at Marina Mile Apartments
(“Marina Mile”). Under the terms of the Multifamily Venture agreement governing
the entity, the partner contributed, in cash, 65% of the total venture equity in
exchange for a 65% interest in the Multifamily Venture. The Operating
Partnership contributed its interest in Marina Mile, L.L.C., the fee simple
owner of the property, in exchange for a 35% interest in the Multifamily Venture
and a cash distribution of approximately $3,594,693 net of $387,236 of
additional capital invested by the Operating Partnership. Both parties are
entitled to proportional distributions of available cash up to the effective 10%
Preferred Return. After payment of the Preferred Return and the return of each
party’s capital contribution, the Operating Partnership is entitled to
additional distributions equal to approximately 30% of the distributions
otherwise payable to the venture partner. The Operating Partnership is the
managing member of the Multifamily Venture. The Company evaluated its investment
in the Multifamily Venture and concluded that the investment did not fall under
the requirements of FIN 46R as the Multifamily Venture partner retains a
majority control over the Multifamily Venture through the decision-making
authority granted in the Limited Liability Company Agreement consistent with its
economic interests; therefore, the Company accounted for the investment under
Statement of Position 78-9, Accounting for Investments in Real Estate (“SOP
“78-9”), as an equity method investment.
On April
18, 2006, Marina Mile was sold to an unrelated party. According to
the provisions of the Limited Liability Company Agreement, the Company’s overall
ownership interest in the proceeds from the sale of Marina Mile increased from
35.00% to 45.52% and pursuant to additional agreements executed in relation to
the sale, this increase was effective as of February 1, 2006. The
Company evaluated the change in the ownership interests in the Multifamily
Venture and has determined that the increased ownership interests do not
materially change the economic interests of the Multifamily Venture partners and
would not result in the Company controlling the Multifamily Venture as
promulgated in EITF 04-05, Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General
Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the
Limited Partners Have Certain Rights.
Pursuant
to the Operating Partnership’s completion of the sale of 100% of the interest in
the Marina Mile property, the net proceeds from the sale in the amount of
$11,073,818 were held in an escrow account at a qualified institution pursuant
to a transaction structured to comply with a 1031 Exchange under the Code, as
amended. As of December 31, 2006, the Company had reinvested the
total proceeds from the sale of
interests
in Marina Mile in the acquisition of Chisholm Place Apartments and Briarwood
Village Apartments, which were completed on June 28, 2006 and August 30, 2006,
respectively. The Company believes the acquisitions of Chisholm Place
and Briarwood Village fulfill the purchase requirement under the 1031
Exchange. The Company received the final distribution of $141,802
from the Multifamily Venture on September 7, 2007 at which time the Multifamily
Venture was liquidated.
The
summarized balance sheets of the Multifamily Venture are as
follows:
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Multifamily
apartment communities, net
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
321,887 |
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total
assets
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
321,887 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND OWNERS’ EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage
note payable
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Other
liabilities
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Owners’
equity
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
321,887 |
|
Total
liabilities and owners’ equity
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
321,887 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Company’s
share of equity (1)
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
146,522 |
|
(1)
|
As
of December 31, 2007, the Multifamily Venture has made final distributions
of cash, and as a result, there are no assets remaining at December 31,
2007. At December 31, 2006 the Company’s carrying value of its
share of equity in the Multifamily Venture was equal to its ownership
interest if computed using the Company’s 45.52% ownership percentage
applied to the Multifamily Venture owner’s equity as presented in the
table above.
|
The
summarized statement of operations of the Multifamily Venture for the years
ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 are presented in the following
table.
|
|
Year
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
1,143,145 |
|
|
$ |
3,824,794 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
13,256 |
|
|
|
1,527,488 |
|
|
|
4,061,554 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
(13,256 |
) |
|
|
(384,343 |
) |
|
|
(236,760 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain
on sale of real estate assets
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
19,788,884 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Net
income (loss) attributable to investment
|
|
$ |
(13,256 |
) |
|
$ |
19,404,541 |
|
|
$ |
(236,760 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
in income (loss) of Multifamily Venture
|
|
$ |
(6,034 |
) |
|
$ |
8,832,947 |
|
|
$ |
(82,866 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustment
of carrying value
|
|
|
1,313 |
|
|
|
1,088,210 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Equity
in income (loss) of Multifamily Venture (1)
|
|
$ |
(4,721 |
) |
|
$ |
9,921,157 |
|
|
$ |
(82,866 |
) |
(1)
|
As
of December 31, 2007 and 2006, this amount represented the Company’s share
of the net income of the Multifamily Venture if computed using the
Company’s 45.52% ownership percentage, pursuant to the increase in
ownership interest related to the sale of the property. As of
December 31, 2005, this amount represents the Company’s share of the net
loss of the Multifamily Venture if computed using the Company’s 35.00%
ownership percentage for the month of January 2006 and the 45.52%
ownership percentage, pursuant to the increase in ownership interest
related to
the sale of the property, for the months of February through December 2005
as presented in the table
above.
|
6.
|
INVESTMENT
IN MULTIFAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
VENTURE
|
On August
12, 2005, the Company, together with affiliates and other unaffiliated parties,
entered into a subscription agreement to invest in the Berkshire Multifamily
Value Fund, L.P. (“BVF”), an affiliate of Berkshire Property Advisors, L.L.C.
(“Berkshire Advisor” or the “Advisor”). Under the terms of the agreement and the
related limited partnership agreement, the Company and its affiliates agreed to
invest up to $25,000,000, or approximately 7%, of the total capital of the
partnership. The Company’s final commitment under the subscription agreement
with BVF totals $23,400,000. BVF’s investment strategy is to acquire
middle-market properties where there is an opportunity to add value through
repositioning or rehabilitation. Under the terms of the BVF partnership
agreement, the Company’s ability to acquire additional properties is restricted
to the two following conditions: (1) the Company can invest up to $8,000,000 per
year in new properties from available cash or cash generated from the
refinancing of existing properties, for a period of up to thirty-nine months, at
which time such restriction will lapse, and (2) the Company is
authorized to sell existing properties and reinvest those proceeds through
transactions structured to comply with 1031 Exchanges under the Tax Code,
without limit.
The
managing partner of BVF is an affiliate of the Company. The Company
has evaluated its investment in BVF and concluded that the investment, although
subject to the requirements of FIN 46R, will not require the Company to
consolidate the activity of BVF as the Company has determined that it is not the
primary beneficiary of the venture as defined in FIN 46R.
In
relation to its investment in BVF, the Company has elected to adopt a
three-month lag period in which it recognizes its share of the equity earnings
of BVF in arrears. The lag period is allowed under the provisions of
Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 18 (As Amended) – The Equity Method of
Accounting for Investments in Common Stock Statement of Position 78-9 and is
necessary in order for the Company to consistently meet it regulatory filing
deadlines. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company has
accounted for its share of the equity in BVF operating activity through
September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
On March
14, 2007, the Company received notice of the sixth capital call by BVF, an
affiliate of the Company. The capital call represented 7.5%, or
$1,750,187, of the total $23,400,000 capital committed to BVF by the
Company. The contribution was paid to BVF on March 27, 2007 and
brought the total direct investment by the Company to $13,931,488 or 59.5% of
the total committed capital amount of $23,400,000.
On June
15, 2007, the Company received notice of the seventh capital call by BVF, an
affiliate of the Company. The capital call represented 4.8%, or
$1,120,120, of the total $23,400,000 capital committed to BVF by the
Company. The contribution was paid to BVF on June 29, 2007 and
brought the total direct investment by the Company to $15,051,608, or 64.3% of
the total committed capital amount of $23,400,000.
On
September 10, 2007, the Company received notice of the eighth capital call by
BVF, an affiliate of the Company. The capital call represented 15.0%,
or $3,500,374, of the total $23,400,000 capital committed to BVF by the
Company. The contribution was paid to BVF on September 24, 2007 and
brought the total direct investment by the Company to $18,551,982, or 79.3% of
the total committed capital amount of $23,400,000
On
December 07, 2007, the Company received notice of the ninth capital call by BVF,
an affiliate of the Company. The capital call represented 10.8%, or
$2,520,269 of the total $23,400,000 capital committed to BVF by the
Company. The contribution was paid to BVF on December 21, 2007 and
brought the total direct investment by the Company to $21,072,251, or 90.1% of
the total committed capital amount of $23,400,000
The
summarized statement of assets, liabilities and partners’ capital of BVF is as
follows:
ASSETS
|
|
September
30,
2007
|
|
|
September
30,
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Multifamily apartment communities, net
|
|
$ |
997,654,798 |
|
|
$ |
483,237,759 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
6,649,923 |
|
|
|
4,307,036 |
|
Other assets
|
|
|
39,121,557 |
|
|
|
22,300,247 |
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
1,043,426,278 |
|
|
$ |
509,845,042 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage notes payable
|
|
$ |
736,027,766 |
|
|
$ |
320,417,900 |
|
Revolving credit facility
|
|
|
69,000,000 |
|
|
|
62,400,000 |
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
24,014,923 |
|
|
|
19,025,264 |
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
19,121,730 |
|
|
|
14,588,442 |
|
Partners’ capital
|
|
|
195,261,859 |
|
|
|
93,413,436 |
|
Total liabilities and partners’ capital
|
|
$ |
1,043,426,278 |
|
|
$ |
509,845,042 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Company’s share of partners’ capital
|
|
$ |
13,669,787 |
|
|
$ |
6,539,638 |
|
Basis differential (1)
|
|
|
3,124,663 |
|
|
|
4,314,789 |
|
Carrying value of the Company’s investment in Multifamily Limited Partnership
|
|
$ |
16,794,450 |
|
|
$ |
10,854,427 |
|
(1)
|
This
amount represents the difference between the Company’s investment in BVF
and its share of the underlying equity in the net assets of BVF (adjusted
to conform with GAAP) including the timing of the lag period, as described
above. At December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the
differential related mainly to the contribution of capital made by the
Operating Partnership, in the amount of $2,520,269 and $3,710,396, to BVF
during the forth quarter of 2007 and 2006,
respectively. Additionally, $583,240 represents the Company’s
share of syndication costs incurred by BVF of which the Company was not
required to fund via a separate capital
call.
|
(2)
|
The
summarized statement of operations of the BVF Multifamily Venture for the
years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 is as
follows:
|
|
|
September
30,
2007
|
|
|
September
30,
2006
|
|
|
September
30,
2005
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
83,430,010 |
|
|
$ |
31,230,693 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Expenses
|
|
|
(130,090,181 |
) |
|
|
(51,791,748 |
) |
|
|
(718,346 |
) |
Minority
interest
|
|
|
4,508,590 |
|
|
|
2,024,840 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss attributable to investment
|
|
$ |
(42,151,581 |
) |
|
$ |
(18,536,215 |
) |
|
$ |
(718,346 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
in loss of Multifamily Limited Partnership
|
|
$ |
(2,950,926 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,297,400 |
) |
|
$ |
(50,284 |
) |
7.
|
MORTGAGE
NOTES PAYABLE
|
Mortgage
notes payable consists of the following at December 31, 2007 and
2006:
Collateralized
Property
|
|
Original
Principal Balance
|
|
|
Principal
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
Annual
Interest Rate at December 31, 2007 (2)
|
|
Final
Maturity Date
|
|
Monthly
Payment
|
|
|
Principal
December 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Century
|
|
$ |
29,520,000 |
|
|
$ |
29,021,950 |
|
|
|
4.87 |
% |
2013
|
|
$ |
156,133 |
|
|
$ |
29,483,669 |
|
Century
(2nd
note)
|
|
|
3,417,000 |
|
|
|
3,335,278 |
|
|
|
6.12 |
% |
2013
|
|
|
20,751 |
|
|
|
3,378,933 |
|
Berkshires
of Columbia
(formerly
Hannibal Grove)
|
|
|
26,600,000 |
|
|
|
26,150,327 |
|
|
|
4.86 |
% |
2013
|
|
|
140,527 |
|
|
|
26,567,203 |
|
Berkshires
of Columbia (2nd
note) (formerly Hannibal Grove)
|
|
|
4,563,000 |
|
|
|
4,453,870 |
|
|
|
6.12 |
% |
2013
|
|
|
27,711 |
|
|
|
4,512,166 |
|
Seasons
of Laurel
|
|
|
99,200,000 |
|
|
|
99,200,000 |
|
|
|
6.10 |
% |
2021
|
|
|
521,076 |
|
|
|
99,200,000 |
|
Laurel
Woods
|
|
|
4,100,000 |
|
|
|
4,091,024 |
|
|
|
5.17 |
% |
2015
|
|
|
22,443 |
|
|
|
4,100,000 |
|
Bear
Creek
|
|
|
3,825,000 |
|
|
|
3,825,000 |
|
|
|
5.83 |
% |
2016
|
|
|
19,203 |
|
|
|
3,825,000 |
|
Walden
Pond
|
|
|
12,675,000 |
|
|
|
11,814,714 |
|
|
|
4.86 |
% |
2013
|
|
|
66,962 |
|
|
|
12,016,102 |
|
Gables
of Texas
|
|
|
5,325,000 |
|
|
|
4,970,907 |
|
|
|
4.86 |
% |
2013
|
|
|
28,132 |
|
|
|
5,047,916 |
|
St.
Marin/Karrington
|
|
|
32,500,000 |
|
|
|
31,544,748 |
|
|
|
4.90 |
% |
2012
|
|
|
172,486 |
|
|
|
32,034,212 |
|
Bridgewater
|
|
|
14,212,500 |
|
|
|
14,017,173 |
|
|
|
5.11 |
% |
2013
|
|
|
77,254 |
|
|
|
14,212,500 |
|
Silver
Hill (1)
|
|
|
4,010,241 |
|
|
|
3,686,722 |
|
|
|
5.37 |
% |
2026
|
|
|
26,237 |
|
|
|
3,832,050 |
|
Arboretum
(1)
|
|
|
6,894,193 |
|
|
|
6,326,653 |
|
|
|
5.37 |
% |
2026
|
|
|
45,388 |
|
|
|
6,580,996 |
|
Arrowhead
|
|
|
5,510,000 |
|
|
|
5,432,587 |
|
|
|
5.00 |
% |
2014
|
|
|
29,579 |
|
|
|
5,510,000 |
|
Arrowhead
(2nd
note)
|
|
|
3,107,305 |
|
|
|
3,074,101 |
|
|
|
6.45 |
% |
2014
|
|
|
19,618 |
|
|
|
3,107,305 |
|
Moorings
|
|
|
5,775,000 |
|
|
|
5,693,864 |
|
|
|
5.00 |
% |
2014
|
|
|
31,001 |
|
|
|
5,775,000 |
|
Moorings
(2nd
note)
|
|
|
3,266,654 |
|
|
|
3,231,747 |
|
|
|
6.45 |
% |
2014
|
|
|
20,624 |
|
|
|
3,266,654 |
|
Country
Place I & II
|
|
|
15,520,000 |
|
|
|
15,319,621 |
|
|
|
5.01 |
% |
2015
|
|
|
83,410 |
|
|
|
15,520,000 |
|
Country
Place (2nd
note)
|
|
|
9,676,278 |
|
|
|
9,572,427 |
|
|
|
6.43 |
% |
2015
|
|
|
60,965 |
|
|
|
9,676,278 |
|
Yorktowne
|
|
|
16,125,000 |
|
|
|
15,939,050 |
|
|
|
5.13 |
% |
2015
|
|
|
87,848 |
|
|
|
16,125,000 |
|
Yorktowne (2nd
note)
|
|
|
7,050,000 |
|
|
|
6,999,005 |
|
|
|
6.12 |
% |
2015
|
|
|
42,814 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Westchester
West
|
|
|
29,500,000 |
|
|
|
29,165,857 |
|
|
|
5.03 |
% |
2015
|
|
|
158,904 |
|
|
|
29,500,000 |
|
Westchester
West (2nd
note)
|
|
|
8,000,000 |
|
|
|
7,947,514 |
|
|
|
5.89 |
% |
2015
|
|
|
47,400 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Brompton
|
|
|
18,600,000 |
|
|
|
18,600,000 |
|
|
|
5.71 |
% |
2014
|
|
|
91,455 |
|
|
|
6,400,000 |
|
Westchase
|
|
|
6,500,000 |
|
|
|
6,470,872 |
|
|
|
5.08 |
% |
2015
|
|
|
35,212 |
|
|
|
6,500,000 |
|
Riverbirch
|
|
|
5,750,000 |
|
|
|
5,750,000 |
|
|
|
5.57 |
% |
2015
|
|
|
27,579 |
|
|
|
5,750,000 |
|
Lakeridge
|
|
|
13,130,000 |
|
|
|
13,071,037 |
|
|
|
5.07 |
% |
2014
|
|
|
71,047 |
|
|
|
13,130,000 |
|
Lakeridge
(2nd
note)
|
|
|
12,520,000 |
|
|
|
12,463,893 |
|
|
|
5.08 |
% |
2014
|
|
|
67,824 |
|
|
|
12,520,000 |
|
Savannah
at Citrus Park
|
|
|
15,720,000 |
|
|
|
15,720,000 |
|
|
|
5.21 |
% |
2009
|
|
|
70,526 |
|
|
|
15,720,000 |
|
Briarwood
(1)
|
|
|
8,958,818 |
|
|
|
8,620,941 |
|
|
|
5.87 |
% |
2008
|
|
|
64,805 |
|
|
|
8,906,390 |
|
Chisholm
|
|
|
6,953,000 |
|
|
|
6,953,000 |
|
|
|
6.25 |
% |
2016
|
|
|
37,421 |
|
|
|
6,953,000 |
|
Standard
at Lenox
|
|
|
35,000,000 |
|
|
|
35,000,000 |
|
|
|
5.80 |
% |
2016
|
|
|
174,806 |
|
|
|
35,000,000 |
|
Hampton
House
|
|
|
20,000,000 |
|
|
|
20,000,000 |
|
|
|
5.77 |
% |
2017
|
|
|
99,372 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Sunfield
Lakes
|
|
|
19,440,000 |
|
|
|
19,440,000 |
|
|
|
6.29 |
% |
2017
|
|
|
105,295 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Dorsey’s
Forge
|
|
|
16,200,000 |
|
|
|
16,180,026 |
|
|
|
4.86 |
% |
2013
|
|
|
65,610 |
|
|
|
16,180,026 |
|
Dorsey’s
Forge (2nd
note)
|
|
|
2,324,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6.12 |
% |
2013
|
|
|
12,247 |
|
|
|
2,298,110 |
|
Trellis
|
|
|
6,750,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
5.07 |
% |
2013
|
|
|
28,519 |
|
|
|
6,750,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
512,943,989 |
|
|
$ |
506,903,882 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
469,378,510 |
|
(1) –
Represents assumed balance of the mortgage note payable as adjusted to its fair
value as required by FAS 141 “Business Combinations.” Annual interest
rate at December 31, 2007 reflects interest rate used to calculate fair value of
the debt when assumed.
(2) –
All interest rates are fixed as of December 31, 2007.
All
mortgage notes are collateralized by the referenced property, which are all
multifamily residential apartment communities. All payments on the
outstanding mortgage notes have been made timely and all mortgage loans were
current as of December 31, 2007 and 2006. Also, there were no amounts
of principal on the notes that were subject to delinquent principal or interest
as of December 31, 2007.
Combined
aggregate principal maturities of mortgage notes payable at December 31, 2007
are as follows:
2008
|
|
$ |
12,691,809 |
|
2009
|
|
|
20,257,150 |
|
2010
|
|
|
4,779,543 |
|
2011
|
|
|
5,088,624 |
|
2012
|
|
|
34,317,623 |
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
429,769,133 |
|
|
|
$ |
506,903,882 |
|
The
Company determines the fair value of the mortgage notes payable based on the
discounted future cash flows at a discount rate that approximates the Company's
current effective borrowing rate for comparable loans. Based on this
analysis, the Company has determined that the fair value of the mortgage notes
payable approximates $500,472,100 and $458,255,200 at December 31, 2007 and
2006, respectively
8.
|
REVOLVING
CREDIT FACILITY - AFFILIATE
|
On June
30, 2005, the Company obtained new financing in the form of a revolving credit
facility. The revolving credit facility in the amount of $20,000,000 was
provided by an affiliate of the Company. The facility provides for interest on
borrowings at a rate of 5% above the 30 day LIBOR rate, as announced by
Reuter’s, and fees based on borrowings under the facility and various
operational and financial covenants, including a maximum leverage ratio and a
maximum debt service ratio. The agreement has a maturity date of December 31,
2006, with a one-time six-month extension available at the option of the
Company. The terms of the facility were agreed upon through negotiations and
were approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company
(the “Board”), which is comprised solely of directors who are independent under
applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and
the American Stock Exchange.
On
October 30, 2006, the Company exercised its contractual option to extend the
maturity date on the revolving credit facility available from the
affiliate. The Company sent notice to the affiliate of its intent,
pursuant to the credit agreement, to extend the maturity date of the revolving
credit facility by six months, until June 30, 2007.
On May
31, 2007, the Company executed an amendment to the Agreement. The
amendment provides for an extension of the maturity date by replacing the
current maturity date of June 30, 2007 with a 60-day notice of termination
provision by which the lender can affect a termination of the commitment under
the Agreement and render all outstanding amounts due and payable. The
amendment also adds a clean-up requirement to the Agreement, which requires the
borrower to repay in full all outstanding loans and have no outstanding
obligations under the Agreement for a 14 consecutive day period during each
365-day period. The clean-up requirement has been satisfied for the
initial 365-day period starting on June 1, 2007.
During
the twelve months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company borrowed a total
of $37,500,000 pursuant to three separate advances during 2007 and $7,000,000,
respectively, related to the acquisition activities of the Company and repaid
total advances of $37,500,000 and $7,000,000, respectively, during the same
periods. There were no borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2007
and December 31, 2006, respectively. The Company incurred interest
and fees of $676,400 and $3,860 related to the facility during the twelve months
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
9. DECLARATION
OF DIVIDEND AND DISTRIBUTIONS
On March
25, 2003, the Board declared a dividend at an annual rate of 9%, on the stated
liquidation preference of $25 per share of the outstanding Preferred Shares
which is payable quarterly in arrears, on February 15, May 15, August 15, and
November 15 of each year to shareholders of record in the amount of $0.5625 per
share per quarter. The first quarterly dividend paid on May 15, 2003
was prorated to reflect the issue date of the Preferred Shares. For
the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company’s aggregate dividends
totaled $6,700,792 and $6,700,793, respectively, of which $837,607 were payable
and included on the balance sheet in Dividends and Distributions Payable as of
December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
On May
10, 2005, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating Partnership
to distribute a quarterly distribution of $250,000 from its operating cash flows
to common general and common limited partners, payable on May 16, 2005. On the
same day, the Board also declared a common dividend of $0.004656 per share on
the Company’s Class B common stock payable concurrently with the Operating
Partnership distributions.
On August
9, 2005, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating Partnership
to distribute a quarterly distribution of $250,000 from its operating cash flows
to common general and common limited partners, payable on August 15, 2005. On
the same day, the Board also declared a common dividend of $0.004249 per share
on the Company’s Class B common stock payable concurrently with the Operating
Partnership distributions.
On
November 9, 2005, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating
Partnership to distribute a special distribution of $6,000,000 from its
operating cash flows to common general and common limited partners, payable on
November 15, 2005. On the same day, the Board also declared a common dividend of
$0.101977 per share on the Company’s Class B common stock payable concurrently
with the Operating Partnership distribution.
Also on
November 9, 2005, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating
Partnership to distribute quarterly distributions of $1,000,000 from its
operating cash flows to common general and common limited partners, payable on
February 15, 2006 and May 15, 2006. On the same day, the Board also declared a
common dividend of $0.016996 per share on the Company’s Class B common stock
payable concurrently with the Operating Partnership distributions.
On August
10, 2006, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating Partnership
to distribute a special distribution of $8,000,000 from its operating cash flows
to common general and common limited partners, payable on November 15, 2006. On
the same day, the Board also declared a common dividend of $0.135970 per share
on the Company’s Class B common stock payable concurrently with the Operating
Partnership distribution.
Also on
August 10, 2006, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating
Partnership to distribute quarterly distributions of $1,000,000 from its
operating cash flows to common general and common limited partners, payable on
August 15, 2006 and November 15, 2006. On the same day, the Board also declared
a common dividend of $0.016996 per share on the Company’s Class B common stock
payable concurrently with the Operating Partnership distributions.
On
November 8, 2006, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating
Partnership to distribute quarterly distributions of $1,000,000 from its
operating cash flows to common general and common limited partners, payable on
February 15, 2007 and May 15, 2007. On the same day, the Board also declared a
common dividend of $0.016996 per share on the Company’s Class B common stock
payable concurrently with the Operating Partnership distributions.
On May
16, 2007, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating Partnership
to distribute quarterly distributions of $1,000,000 each, in the aggregate, from
its operating cash flows to common general and common limited partners, payable
on August 15, 2007 and November 15, 2007. On the same day, the Board also
declared a common dividend of $0.016996 per share on the Company’s Class B
common stock payable concurrently with the Operating Partnership
distributions.
Also on
November 15, 2007, the Board authorized the general partner of the Operating
Partnership to distribute quarterly distributions of $1,000,000 from its
operating cash flows to common general and
common
limited partners, payable on February 15, 2008 and May 15, 2008. On the same
day, the Board also declared a common dividend of $0.016996 per share on the
Company’s Class B common stock payable concurrently with the Operating
Partnership distributions.
For the
year ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company declared a total of
$4,000,000 and $12,000,000 respectively, of distributions to common
shareholders, of which $1,000,000 was payable and included on the balance sheet
in Dividends and Distributions Payable at December 31, 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
The
Company’s policy to provide for common distributions is based on available cash
and Board approval.
Holders
of the Company’s stock receiving distributions are subject to tax on the
dividends received and must report those dividends as either ordinary income,
capital gains, or non-taxable return of capital. The Company paid
$2.25 of distributions per preferred share (CUSIP 84690205) and approximately
$0.20 per Class B common share, which is not publicly traded, during the year
ended December 31, 2007. Pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section
857 (b) (3) (C), for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company
determined the taxable composition of the following cash distributions as set
forth in the following table:
|
|
Tax
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
Dividend
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
Dividend
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
Dividend
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2005
|
|
Preferred
Stock:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Taxable
ordinary dividend paid per share
|
|
$ |
2.18 |
|
|
|
96.8 |
% |
|
$ |
2.19 |
|
|
|
97.3 |
% |
|
$ |
2.095 |
|
|
|
93.1 |
% |
Taxable
capital gain dividend paid per share
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
|
0.155 |
|
|
|
6.9 |
% |
Non-taxable
distributions paid per share
|
|
|
0.07 |
|
|
|
3.2 |
% |
|
|
0.06 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
% |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
Total
|
|
$ |
2.25 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
2.25 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
2.250 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
Stock:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Taxable
ordinary dividend paid per share
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
Taxable
capital gain dividend paid per share
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
Non-taxable
dividend paid per share
|
|
|
0.067985 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
0.203955 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
0.127472 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
Total
|
|
$ |
0.067985 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
0.203955 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
0.203955 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Refer to
note 2 for additional information regarding the tax status of the
Company
10.
|
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
|
The
Company is party to certain legal actions arising in the ordinary course of its
business, such as those relating to tenant issues. All such proceedings taken
together are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company.
While the resolution of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty,
management believes that the final outcome of such legal proceedings and claims
will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial
position or results of operations.
On August
1, 2006, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR Chisholm Limited
Partnership, executed a non-recourse mortgage note payable on the Chisholm Place
Apartments for $6,953,000, which is collateralized by the related property. As a
condition of obtaining the mortgage, the lender required a guarantee of
$1,342,000 from the Company to ensure the completion of specific repairs and
capital improvements to the property. As of December 31, 2007 the
repair and capital improvement project is moving forward and the Company
currently anticipates satisfying the guarantee per the mortgage
requirements.
On August
30, 2006, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR Briarwood
Limited Partnership, in connection with the acquisition of Briarwood Village
Apartments, assumed a non-recourse mortgage note payable with a then outstanding
balance of $8,811,733, which is collateralized by the related
property.
As a condition of obtaining permission to assume the mortgage, the lender
required a guarantee of $1,900,000 from the Company to ensure the completion of
specific capital improvements to the property. As of December 31,
2007 the capital improvement project is moving forward and the Company currently
anticipates satisfying the guarantee per the mortgage requirements.
On
December 6, 2006, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR Lenox
L.L.C., executed a non-recourse mortgage note payable on The Standard at Lenox
Park for $35,000,000, which is collateralized by the related
property. As a condition of obtaining the mortgage, the lender
required an income guarantee. Also, a guarantee of $5,000,000 from
the Company to ensure the completion of the rehabilitation project currently
under way at the property and required that the $5,000,000 be placed in escrow
to be released when the specified rehabilitation activities have been
completed. As of December 31, 2007 the rehabilitation project was in
the beginning phase and the Company currently anticipates satisfying the
guarantee per the mortgage requirements.
On April
26, 2007, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR Hampton L.L.C.,
executed a non-recourse mortgage note payable on the Hampton House Apartments
for $20,000,000, which is collateralized by the related property. As
a condition of obtaining the mortgage, the lender required a guarantee of
$6,180,000 from the Company to ensure the completion of specific capital
improvements to the property and required that a deposit of $1,550,000 be placed
in escrow to be released when the specified rehabilitation activities have been
completed. . As of December 31, 2007 the rehabilitation
project was in the beginning phase and the Company currently anticipates
satisfying the guarantee per the mortgage requirements.
On August
15, 2007, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BIR Sunfield L.L.C.,
executed a non-recourse mortgage note payable on the Sunfield Lakes Apartments
for $19,440,000, which is collateralized by the related property. As
a condition of obtaining the mortgage, the lender required a guarantee of
$1,326,000 from the Company to ensure the completion of specific capital
improvements to the property. As of December 31, 2007 the
rehabilitation project is moving forward and the Company currently anticipates
satisfying the guarantee per the mortgage requirements.
Minority
Interest in Properties
Three of
the Company’s properties, Dorsey’s, Hannibal Grove Apartments and Century II
Apartments, are owned with a third party. The Company’s interest in
each of Dorsey’s and Hannibal Grove Apartments is 91.382% and its interest in
Century II Apartments is 75.82%. The Dorsey’s property was sold on
June 22, 2007 and the interests of the Company and the minority position of that
property was reduced to $0.
Effective
September 24, 2004, the Company consummated the JV BIR/ERI, L.L.C. multifamily
venture agreement (“JV BIR/ERI”) with Equity Resources Investments, L.L.C.
(“ERI”), an unrelated third party, whereby each of the parties to the agreement
agreed to participate, on a pro rata basis, in the economic benefits of the
venture. Under the terms of the limited liability company agreement, the Company
owns a 58% interest as the managing member and ERI owns the remaining 42%
interest. The Company evaluated its investment in JV BIR/ERI and concluded that
the investment did not fall under the requirements of FIN 46R because it did not
meet the conditions set forth in the FASB interpretation. Therefore
the Company accounted for the investment under Accounting Research Bulletin 51,
Consolidated Financial Statements based on its controlling interest in the
subsidiary.
During
2007 and 2006, normal operating distributions of $1,600,000 and $1,500,000,
respectively, were made to the JV BIR/ERI partners based on their ownership
interests in the venture. The distributions represent funds
accumulated from the normal operations of the properties owned by JV
BIR/ERI. Additionally, during 2006, as a result of the placement of
supplemental mortgage debt financing acquired on the properties owned by JV
BIR/ERI, distributions totaling $15,913,746 were made to the multifamily venture
partners based on their ownership interests in the venture. The
distributions represented the proceeds of the supplemental debt less related
closing costs.
During
2007 and 2006 the activity of JV BIR/ERI resulted in a net loss position and
reduced the minority interest in the properties to zero as there was no positive
basis in the properties at December 31, 2007 or December
31, 2006. Minority interest in the properties is carried at zero on
the balance sheet due to the minority interest having no obligation to fund
losses/deficits.
Minority
Interest in Operating Partnership
The
following table sets forth the calculation of minority common interest in the
Operating Partnership at December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005:
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
2,928,632 |
|
|
$ |
(19,996,781 |
) |
|
$ |
6,388,747 |
|
Add:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority
common interest in Operating
Partnership
|
|
|
3,904,400 |
|
|
|
11,713,200 |
|
|
|
7,320,750 |
|
Income
(loss) before minority interest in Operating Partnership
|
|
|
6,833,032 |
|
|
|
(8,283,581 |
) |
|
|
13,709,497 |
|
Preferred
Dividend
|
|
|
(6,700,792 |
) |
|
|
(6,700,793 |
) |
|
|
(6,700,796 |
) |
Income
(loss) available to common
equity
|
|
|
132,240 |
|
|
|
(14,984,374 |
) |
|
|
7,008,701 |
|
Common
Operating Partnership units
of minority interest
|
|
|
97.61 |
% |
|
|
97.61 |
% |
|
|
97.61 |
% |
Minority
common interest in Operating
Partnership
|
|
$ |
129,080 |
|
|
$ |
(14,626,247 |
) |
|
$ |
6,841,193 |
|
Although
the 2007 and 2005 activities resulted in a net income position, due to the sale
of Dorsey’s and Trellis in 2007 and Windward Lakes in 2005, there was no
positive basis, and continues to be no positive basis, in the Operating
Partnership at December 31, 2007. There was no allocation to the Minority common
interest in Operating Partnership at December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, except to
the extent distributions were paid or accrued.
The
following table sets forth a summary of the items affecting the Minority common
interest in the Operating Partnership:
|
Minority
|
|
Company’s
|
|
|
|
|
Common
Interest
|
|
Interest
in
|
|
|
|
|
in
Operating
|
|
Operating
|
|
Total
Common
|
|
|
Partnership
|
|
Partnership
|
|
Owners’
Deficit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at December 31, 2006
|
|
$ |
(64,701,866 |
) |
|
$ |
250,546 |
|
|
$ |
(64,451,320 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority
common interest in Operating
Partnership
|
|
|
129,080 |
|
|
|
3,160 |
|
|
|
132,240 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions
to common interest
in Operating Partnership
|
|
|
(3,904,400 |
) |
|
|
(95,600 |
) |
|
|
(4,000,000 |
) |
Balance
at December 31, 2007 (1)
|
|
$ |
(68,477,186 |
) |
|
$ |
158,106 |
|
|
$ |
(68,319,080 |
) |
(1)
|
Minority
common interest in Operating Partnership is carried at zero on the balance
sheet due to the minority interest having no obligation to fund
losses/deficits.
|
As of
December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Minority common interest in the Operating
Partnership consisted of 5,242,223 Operating Partnership units held by parties
other than the Company.
12.
|
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
|
The
Company pays property management fees to an affiliate for property management
services. The fees are payable at a rate of 4% of gross
income.
The
Company pays asset management fees to an affiliate for asset management
services. These fees are payable quarterly, in arrears, and may be
paid only after all distributions currently payable on the Company’s Preferred
Shares have been paid. Effective April 4, 2003, under the advisory
services agreement, the Company will pay Berkshire Advisor an annual asset
management fee equal to 0.40%, up to a maximum of $1,600,000 in any calendar
year, as per an amendment to management agreement, of the purchase price of real
estate properties owned by the Company, as adjusted from time to time to reflect
the then current fair market value of the properties. The purchase
price is defined as the capitalized basis of an asset under GAAP, including
renovation or new construction costs, costs of acquisition or other items paid
or received that would be considered an adjustment to basis. Prior to
April 4, 2003, asset management fees paid by the Predecessor were based on fees
specified under the terms of the agreements governing the various Predecessor
entities. The Company also reimburses affiliates for certain expenses
incurred in connection with the operation of the properties, including
administrative expenses and salary reimbursements.
The
Company pays acquisition fees to an affiliate for acquisition
services. These fees are payable upon the closing of an acquisition
of real property. The fee is equal to 1% of the purchase price of any
new property acquired directly and indirectly by the Company. The
purchase price is defined as the capitalized basis of an asset under GAAP,
including renovations or new construction costs, cost of acquisition or other
items paid or received that would be considered an adjustment to
basis. The purchase price does not include acquisition fees and
capital costs of a recurring nature. During the year ended December
31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company incurred fees on the following
acquisitions:
Acquisition
|
|
Acquisition
Fee 2007
|
|
|
Acquisition
Fee 2006
|
|
|
Acquisition
Fee 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hampton
House
|
|
$ |
205,000 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Sunfield
Lakes
|
|
|
242,250 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Briarwood
Village
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
138,167 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Chisholm
Place
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
96,250 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Standard
at Lenox Park
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
471,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Westchester
West
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
392,500 |
|
Berkshires
on Brompton
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
144,000 |
|
Berkshires
at Westchase
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
99,000 |
|
Lakeridge
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
343,440 |
|
Riverbirch
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
82,000 |
|
Savannah
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
275,200 |
|
|
|
$ |
447,250 |
|
|
$ |
705,417 |
|
|
$ |
1,336,140 |
|
All
acquisition fees have been capitalized and are included in the caption
“Multifamily apartment communities” in the accompanying balance
sheet.
As of
January 1, 2005, the Company pays a construction management fee to an affiliate,
Berkshire Advisor, for services related to the management and oversight of
renovation and rehabilitation projects at its properties. The Company
paid or accrued $808,024 and $849,490 in construction management fees for the
year ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The fees are
capitalized as part of the project cost in the year they are
incurred.
The
Company pays development fees to an affiliate for property development
services. As of December 31, 2007, the Company has one property under
development and has incurred fees totaling $400,000. The fees, of which $270,750
is related to predevelopment activities and $129,250 is related to the
development phase, are based on the project’s development/construction
costs. As of December 31, 2007, $360,000 has been paid to the
affiliate and $40,000 remains payable. As of December 31, 2007,
construction on the project has begun.
Amounts
accrued or paid to the Company’s affiliates for the year ended December 31,
2007, 2006 and 2005 are as follows:
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
Property
management fees
|
|
$ |
3,374,992 |
|
|
$ |
2,995,596 |
|
|
$ |
2,731,080 |
|
Expense
reimbursements
|
|
|
250,596 |
|
|
|
316,060 |
|
|
|
246,062 |
|
Salary
reimbursements
|
|
|
9,380,153 |
|
|
|
7,963,168 |
|
|
|
6,928,648 |
|
Asset
management fees
|
|
|
1,673,441 |
|
|
|
1,673,446 |
|
|
|
1,635,942 |
|
Acquisition
fees
|
|
|
447,250 |
|
|
|
705,417 |
|
|
|
1,336,140 |
|
Construction
management fees
|
|
|
808,024 |
|
|
|
849,490 |
|
|
|
1,096,538 |
|
Development
fees
|
|
|
400,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Interest
on revolving credit facility
|
|
|
676,400 |
|
|
|
3,860 |
|
|
|
280,618 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
17,010,856 |
|
|
$ |
14,507,037 |
|
|
$ |
14,255,028 |
|
Expense
reimbursements due to affiliates of $2,891,791 and $1,916,315 are included in
due to affiliates at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Expense
reimbursements due from affiliates of $939,244 and $535,843 are included in due
to affiliates at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Amounts
due to affiliates of $1,952,547 and $1,380,472 at December 31, 2007 and 2006,
respectively, represent intercompany development fees, expense reimbursements
and shared services.
During
the year ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company borrowed a total of
$37,500,000 pursuant to three separate advances during 2007 and $7,000,000,
respectively, related to the acquisition activities of the Company and repaid
total advances of $37,500,000 and $7,000,000, respectively, during the same
periods. There were no borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2007
and December 31, 2006, respectively. The Company incurred interest
and fees of $676,400 and $3,860 related to the facility during the twelve months
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
In
addition to the fees listed above, the Multifamily Venture paid the Advisor a
property management fee of $42,864 and $136,895 for the year ended December 31,
2006 and 2005, respectively, relating to its management of the Berkshires at
Marina Mile property. The Multifamily Venture also paid the Advisor a
construction management fee of $0 and $2,329 for the year ended December 31,
2006 and 2005, respectively, relating to the management of a rehabilitation
project at the Berkshires at Marina Mile property prior to the sale of the
property on April 18, 2006.
The
Company had an investment in the Mortgage Fund, GIT II, which was an affiliate
of the Company, which it did not control. The investment was liquidated as of
November 14, 2005. The investment, which was recorded using the
equity method of accounting during the holding period, was included in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2005, and the related equity in
income of the GIT II was included as a component of net income in the
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31,
2005.
On March
14, 2007, the Company received notice of the sixth capital call by BVF, an
affiliate of the Company. The capital call represented 7.5%, or
$1,750,187, of the total $23,400,000 capital committed to BVF by the
Company. The contribution was paid to BVF on March 27, 2007 and
brought the total direct investment by the Company to $13,931,488 or 59.5% of
the total committed capital amount of $23,400,000.
On June
15, 2007, the Company received notice of the seventh capital call by BVF, an
affiliate of the Company. The capital call represented 4.8%, or
$1,120,120, of the total $23,400,000 capital committed to BVF by the
Company. The contribution was paid to BVF on June 29, 2007 and
brought the total direct investment by the Company to $15,051,608 or 64.3% of
the total committed capital amount of $23,400,000.
On
September 10, 2007, the Company received notice of the eighth capital call by
BVF, an affiliate of the Company. The capital call represented 15.0%,
or $3,500,374, of the total $23,400,000 capital committed to BVF by the
Company. The contribution was paid to BVF on September 24, 2007 and
brought the total direct investment by the Company to $18,551,982, or 79.3% of
the total committed capital amount of $23,400,000
On
December 07, 2007, the Company received notice of the ninth capital call by BVF,
an affiliate of the Company. The capital call represented 10.8%, or
$2,520,269 of the total $23,400,000 capital committed to BVF by the
Company. The contribution was paid to BVF on December 21, 2007 and
brought the total direct investment by the Company to $21,072,251, or 90.1% of
the total committed capital amount of $23,400,000
13.
|
SELECTED
INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(UNAUDITED)
|
The
operating results of Dorsey’s and Trellis for the quarter ended March 31, 2007
have been reclassed to discontinued operations to provide comparable information
to the quarters ended June 30, 2007, September 30, 2007 and December 31,
2007.
|
|
2007 Quarter Ended
|
|
|
|
March
31,
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
|
September
30,
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
revenue
|
|
$
|
20,037,018
|
|
|
21,188,095
|
|
|
21,881,562
|
|
|
22,196,733
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
before minority interest in properties, equity in loss of Multifamily
Venture and Limited Partnership, minority common interest in Operating
Partnership, income from discontinued operations and gain on transfer of
assets to Multifamily Venture
|
|
|
(5,029,174)
|
|
|
(5,140,664)
|
|
|
(5,213,320)
|
|
|
(4,575,573)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) from continuing operations
|
|
|
(6,837,117)
|
|
|
(8,277,881)
|
|
|
(7,096,817)
|
|
|
(6,171,013)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued
operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) from operations
|
|
|
(71,079)
|
|
|
(724,895)
|
|
|
669
|
|
|
(4,474)
|
Gain
on disposition of real estate assets
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
31,122,606
|
|
|
(11,367)
|
|
|
-
|
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations
|
|
|
(71,079)
|
|
|
31,397,711
|
|
|
(10,698)
|
|
|
(4,474)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
|
(6,908,196)
|
|
|
23,119,830
|
|
|
(7,107,515)
|
|
|
(6,175,487)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
dividend
|
|
|
(1,675,199)
|
|
|
(1,675,198)
|
|
|
(1,675,197)
|
|
|
(1,675,198)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) available to common shareholders
|
|
$
|
(8,583,395)
|
|
|
21,444,632
|
|
|
(8,782,712)
|
|
|
(7,850,685)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
(6.05)
|
|
|
(7.08)
|
|
|
(6.24)
|
|
|
(5.58)
|
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations
|
|
|
(0.05)
|
|
|
22.33
|
|
|
(0.01)
|
|
|
0.00
|
Income
(loss) available to common shareholders
|
|
$
|
(6.10)
|
|
|
15.25
|
|
|
(6.25)
|
|
|
(5.58)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding
|
|
|
1,406,196
|
|
|
1,406,196
|
|
|
1,406,196
|
|
|
1,406,196
|
|
|
2006 Quarter Ended
|
|
|
|
March
31,
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
|
September
30,
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
revenue
|
|
$ |
17,323,322 |
|
|
$ |
17,314,489 |
|
|
$ |
18,401,277 |
|
|
$ |
19,322,728 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
before minority interest in properties, equity in loss of Multifamily
Venture and Limited Partnership, minority common interest in Operating
Partnership and income from discontinued operations
|
|
|
(3,198,462 |
) |
|
|
(3,480,660 |
) |
|
|
(5,295,458 |
) |
|
|
(3,125,737 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) from continuing operations
|
|
|
(5,347,614 |
) |
|
|
5,963,360 |
|
|
|
(15,382,506 |
) |
|
|
(4,978,594 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued
operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) from operations
|
|
|
40,269 |
|
|
|
(1,240,895 |
) |
|
|
(93,381 |
) |
|
|
(64,828 |
) |
Gain
on disposition of real estate assets
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
25,257,837 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations
|
|
|
44,269 |
|
|
|
24,016,936 |
|
|
|
(93,381 |
) |
|
|
(64,828 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
|
(5,599,041 |
) |
|
|
5,963,360 |
|
|
|
(15,382,506 |
) |
|
|
(4,978,594 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
dividend
|
|
|
(1,675,200 |
) |
|
|
(1,675,199 |
) |
|
|
(1,675,199 |
) |
|
|
(1,675,198 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) available to common shareholders
|
|
$ |
(7,274241 |
) |
|
$ |
4,288,161 |
|
|
$ |
(17,057,705 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,653,792 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from continuing operations
|
|
$ |
4.99 |
) |
|
$ |
3.05 |
|
|
$ |
(12.13 |
) |
|
$ |
(4.73 |
) |
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations
|
|
|
(0.18 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Income
(loss) available to common shareholders
|
|
$ |
(5.17 |
) |
|
$ |
3.05 |
|
|
$ |
(12.13 |
) |
|
$ |
(4.73 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding
|
|
|
1,406,196 |
|
|
|
1,406,196 |
|
|
|
1,406,196 |
|
|
|
1,406,196 |
|
|
|
2005 Quarter Ended
|
|
|
|
March
31,
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
|
September
30,
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
revenue
|
|
$ |
12,648,206 |
|
|
$ |
14,573,407 |
|
|
$ |
15,782,394 |
|
|
$ |
16,730,306 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
before minority interest in properties, equity in loss of Multifamily
Venture and Limited Partnership, equity in income of Mortgage Funds,
minority common interest in Operating Partnership and income from
discontinued operations
|
|
|
(3,073,456 |
) |
|
|
17,357,276 |
|
|
|
(4,803,423 |
) |
|
|
(22,660,543 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from continuing operations
|
|
|
(1,828,677 |
) |
|
|
17,042,193 |
|
|
|
(3,083,236 |
) |
|
|
(29,640,530 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued
operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) from operations
|
|
|
40,269 |
|
|
|
(1,240,895 |
) |
|
|
(93,381 |
) |
|
|
(64,828 |
) |
Gain
on disposition of real estate assets
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
25,257,837 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations
|
|
|
44,269 |
|
|
|
24,016,936 |
|
|
|
(93,381 |
) |
|
|
(64,828 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
|
(1,788,408 |
) |
|
|
41,059,129 |
|
|
|
(3,176,617 |
) |
|
|
(29,705,358 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
dividend
|
|
|
(1,675,200 |
) |
|
|
(1,675,199 |
) |
|
|
(1,675,199 |
) |
|
|
(1,675,198 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) available to common shareholders
|
|
$ |
(3,463,608 |
) |
|
$ |
39,383,930 |
|
|
$ |
(4,851,816 |
) |
|
$ |
(31,380,556 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from continuing operations
|
|
$ |
(2.49 |
) |
|
$ |
10.93 |
|
|
$ |
(3.38 |
) |
|
$ |
(22.27 |
) |
Net
income (loss) from discontinued operations
|
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
|
$ |
17.08 |
|
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
Income
(loss) available to common shareholders
|
|
$ |
(2.46 |
) |
|
$ |
28.01 |
|
|
$ |
(3.45 |
) |
|
$ |
(22.32 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding
|
|
|
1,283,313 |
|
|
|
1,298,167 |
|
|
|
1,406,196 |
|
|
|
1,406,196 |
|
14.
|
PROFORMA
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(UNAUDITED)
|
During
the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company did not acquire any properties
deemed to the individually significant in accordance with Regulation S-X, Rule
3-14 “Special Instructions for Real Estate Operations to be
Acquired”. As there were no individually significant acquisitions
during 2007, no proforma condensed financial information is
presented.
The
following unaudited proforma information for the years ended December 31, 2006
and 2005 is presented as if the 2006 acquisition of The Standard at Lenox Park
had occurred as of the beginning of each period. The unaudited
proforma information does not purport to represent what the actual results of
operations of the Company would have been had the above occurred, nor does it
purport to predict the results of operations of future periods.
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
80,180,563 |
|
|
$ |
67,699,119 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
before minority interest in properties, equity in loss of Multifamily
Venture and Limited Partnership, equity in income of Mortgage Funds,
minority common interest in Operating Partnership, income from
discontinued operations and gain on transfer of assets to Multifamily
Venture
|
|
|
(18,046,376 |
) |
|
|
(16,363,629 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from continuing operations
|
|
|
(22,691,414 |
) |
|
|
(20,693,734 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued
operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss from operations
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(1,104,275 |
) |
Gain
on disposition of real estate assets
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
25,215,105 |
|
Income
from discontinued operations
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
24,110,830 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
(22,691,414 |
) |
|
|
3,417,096 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
dividend
|
|
|
(6,700,793 |
) |
|
|
(6,700,796 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
available to common Shareholders
|
|
$ |
(29,392,207 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,283,700 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from continuing operations
|
|
$ |
(20.90 |
) |
|
$ |
(20.31 |
) |
Net
income from discontinued operations
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
17.87 |
|
Loss
available to common Shareholders
|
|
$ |
(20.90 |
) |
|
$ |
(2.43 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding
|
|
|
1,406,196 |
|
|
|
1,348,963 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15. DISCLOSURES
ABOUT FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The
following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of
financial instruments:
Cash and
cash equivalents
For those
cash equivalents with maturities of three months or less from the date of
acquisition, the carrying amount of the investment is a reasonable estimate of
fair value.
Mortgage
notes payable
Market
fixed rate mortgage notes payable - For fixed rate mortgages that have been
obtained in the open market, the fair value is based on the borrowing rates
currently available to the Company with similar terms and average
maturities. The Company believes that the carrying amounts of the
mortgages are reasonable estimates of fair value.
Assumed
fixed rate mortgage notes payable – For fixed rate mortgage notes payable that
the Company has assumed as part of various property acquisitions, the net
present value of future cash flows method was used to determine the fair value
of the liabilities when recorded by the Company. At December 31,
2007and 2006 the carrying amount is the fair value of the assumed mortgage notes
payable less any principal amortization since assumption.
The
Company is currently party to a legal proceeding initiated by a seller/developer
from whom the Company acquired a property in 2005. The dispute
involves the interpretation of certain provisions of the purchase and sales
agreement related to post acquisition construction
activities. Specifically, the purchase and sales agreement provided
that if certain conditions were met, the seller/developer would develop a vacant
parcel of land contiguous to the acquired property with 18 new residential
apartment units (the “New Units”) for the benefit of the Company at an agreed
upon price. The purchase and sales agreement also provided the
opportunity for the seller/developer to build a limited number of garages (the
“Garages”) for the existing apartment units, for the benefit of the Company at
an agreed upon price.
In 2006,
the Company accrued $190,000 with respect to this matter based on a settlement
offer extended to the plaintiff. On November 9, 2007, the judge
issued a summary judgment with respect to the construction of the New
Units. The judgment was against the Company, but did not specify
damages, which the plaintiff will be required to demonstrate at
trial. On February 13, 2008, the court entered judgment on the
seller/developer’s behalf awarding them a judgment in the amount of $774,292 for
costs and damages. The Company believes that there are reasonable
grounds for appeal of this ruling and intends to pursue an appeal of the
Judgment awarded by the court.
As of
December 31, 2007, the Company did not increase its accrual of $190,000 related
to this matter as it is moving forward with an appeal of the judgment awarded by
the court. Based on the court’s award of damages in the amount of
$774,292, if the appeal were to be unsuccessful, the Company would record an
additional cost of $584,292, the amount in excess of the $190,000 accrued as of
December 31, 2007.
The
Company settled the matter related to the construction of the garages and has
executed a contract with the seller/developer which is contingent on the Company
obtaining lender approval.
The
Company and our properties are not subject to any other material pending legal
proceedings and we are not aware of any such proceedings contemplated by
governmental authorities.
On
January 25, 2008, the Company rate locked $13,650,000 of fixed rate mortgage
debt on the development project of Arboretum Land. The proceeds of
the borrowing will be used to build multifamily buildings on a parcel of
pre-purchased land adjacent to the Arboretum Place Apartments. The
loan will be a non-drawn mortgage note with a fixed interest rate of 6.20% and a
term of 7 years. This loan was granted with equity requirements that
the Company would provide an equity investment for the project in the amount of
$5,458,671. The amount of $5,458,671 represented by the Land and
improvements are $2,100,000 and $3,358,671 respectively.
On
February 13, 2008, the Company had a Judgment ordered against it in a legal
proceeding initiated by a sell/developer from whom the Company acquired a
property in 2005. The Judgment was for $774,292 and represented costs
and damages in the case. The Company intends to appeal the
Judgment.
On
February 15, 2008, the Company paid a quarterly distribution of $1,000,000 from
its operating cash flows to common general and common limited
partners. On the same day, concurrent with the payment of the
Operating Partnership distribution, the Company Board also paid a common
dividend of $0.016996 per share on the Company’s Class B common
stock. The distributions were approved by the Board on November 8,
2007 and were accrued as of December 31, 2007.
BERKSHIRE INCOME REALTY,
INC.
SCHEDULE
III – REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
AS
OF DECEMBER 31, 2007
Description
|
Encumbrances
|
|
Initial
Costs
Buildings
and Land
|
|
|
Cost
Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition
|
|
|
Total
Costs at
December
31, 2007
|
|
|
Accumulated
Depreciation
|
|
|
Total
Cost Net of Accumulated Depreciation
|
|
Year
Acquired
|
|
Depreciable
Lives
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Century
|
$ 32,357,228
|
|
$ 27,212,567
|
|
$
|
3,083,101
|
|
$
|
30,295,668
|
|
$
|
16,563,932
|
|
$
|
13,731,736
|
|
1984
|
|
(1)
|
Berkshires
of Columbia
(formerly
Hannibal Grove)
|
30,604,197
|
|
13,320,965
|
|
|
8,900,121
|
|
|
22,221,086
|
|
|
10,647,581
|
|
|
11,573,505
|
|
1983
|
|
(1)
|
Seasons
of Laurel
|
99,200,000
|
|
63,083,489
|
|
|
23,233,445
|
|
|
86,316,934
|
|
|
46,151,662
|
|
|
40,165,272
|
|
1985
|
|
(1)
|
Walden
Pond / Gables
|
16,785,621
|
|
28,357,253
|
|
|
1,237,857
|
|
|
29,595,110
|
|
|
15,137,001
|
|
|
14,458,109
|
|
1983/2003
|
|
(1)
|
St.
Marin/Karrington
|
31,544,748
|
|
45,333,549
|
|
|
1,788,073
|
|
|
47,121,622
|
|
|
9,418,358
|
|
|
37,703,264
|
|
2003
|
|
(1)
|
Laurel
Woods
|
4,091,024
|
|
5,216,275
|
|
|
640,553
|
|
|
5,856,828
|
|
|
1,183,184
|
|
|
4,673,644
|
|
2004
|
|
(1)
|
Bear
Creek
|
3,825,000
|
|
4,845,550
|
|
|
658,017
|
|
|
5,503,567
|
|
|
1,108,051
|
|
|
4,395,516
|
|
2004
|
|
(1)
|
Bridgewater
|
14,017,173
|
|
18,922,831
|
|
|
328,531
|
|
|
19,251,362
|
|
|
2,912,831
|
|
|
16,338,531
|
|
2004
|
|
(1)
|
Silver
Hill
|
3,686,722
|
|
4,885,312
|
|
|
295,080
|
|
|
5,180,393
|
|
|
806,507
|
|
|
4,373,886
|
|
2004
|
|
(1)
|
Arboretum
|
6,326,653
|
|
11,460,551
|
|
|
553,828
|
|
|
12,014,379
|
|
|
1,850,659
|
|
|
10,163,720
|
|
2004
|
|
(1)
|
Arboretum
Land
|
-
|
|
1,529,123
|
|
|
948,264
|
|
|
2,477,387
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,477,387
|
|
2004
|
|
(1)
|
Arrowhead
|
8,506,688
|
|
8,655,532
|
|
|
924,368
|
|
|
9,579,900
|
|
|
1,463,353
|
|
|
8,116,547
|
|
2004
|
|
(1)
|
Moorings
|
8,925,611
|
|
9,147,765
|
|
|
757,577
|
|
|
9,905,342
|
|
|
1,525,613
|
|
|
8,379,729
|
|
2004
|
|
(1)
|
Country
Place I
|
14,935,229
|
|
13,844,787
|
|
|
1,113,094
|
|
|
14,957,881
|
|
|
2,179,336
|
|
|
12,778,545
|
|
2004
|
|
(1)
|
Country
Place II
|
9,956,819
|
|
8,657,461
|
|
|
473,417
|
|
|
9,130,878
|
|
|
1,323,326
|
|
|
7,807,552
|
|
2004
|
|
(1)
|
Yorktowne
|
22,938,055
|
|
21,616,443
|
|
|
6,394,574
|
|
|
28,011,017
|
|
|
5,123,255
|
|
|
22,887,762
|
|
2004
|
|
(1)
|
Westchester
West
|
37,113,371
|
|
38,954,802
|
|
|
2,337,168
|
|
|
41,291,970
|
|
|
5,939,104
|
|
|
35,352,866
|
|
2005
|
|
(1)
|
Berkshires
on Brompton
|
18,600,000
|
|
14,500,528
|
|
|
7,588,550
|
|
|
22,089,078
|
|
|
4,178,080
|
|
|
17,910,998
|
|
2005
|
|
(1)
|
Berkshires
at Westchase
|
6,470,872
|
|
9,859,553
|
|
|
911,995
|
|
|
10,771,548
|
|
|
1,630,375
|
|
|
9,141,173
|
|
2005
|
|
(1)
|
Riverbirch
|
5,750,000
|
|
8,198,193
|
|
|
2,029,933
|
|
|
10,228,126
|
|
|
1,475,475
|
|
|
8,752,651
|
|
2005
|
|
(1)
|
Lakeridge
|
25,534,930
|
|
34,411,075
|
|
|
297,459
|
|
|
34,708,534
|
|
|
4,128,046
|
|
|
30,580,488
|
|
2005
|
|
(1)
|
Savannah
at Citrus Park
|
15,720,000
|
|
27,601,083
|
|
|
929,966
|
|
|
28,531,049
|
|
|
3,038,342
|
|
|
25,492,707
|
|
2005
|
|
(1)
|
Briarwood
Village
|
8,620,941
|
|
13,929,396
|
|
|
1,719,792
|
|
|
15,649,188
|
|
|
1,215,336
|
|
|
14,433,852
|
|
2006
|
|
(1)
|
Chisholm
Place
|
6,953,000
|
|
9,600,527
|
|
|
1,828,586
|
|
|
11,429,113
|
|
|
984,650
|
|
|
10,444,463
|
|
2006
|
|
(1)
|
Standard
at Lenox
|
35,000,000
|
|
47,040,404
|
|
|
3,665,343
|
|
|
50,705,746
|
|
|
2,764,834
|
|
|
47,940,912
|
|
2006
|
|
(1)
|
Hampton
House
|
20,000,000
|
|
20,254,316
|
|
|
761,032
|
|
|
21,015,348
|
|
|
804,455
|
|
|
20,210,893
|
|
2007
|
|
(1)
|
Sunfield
Lakes
|
19,440,000
|
|
23,870,677
|
|
|
795,391
|
|
|
24,666,068
|
|
|
686,715
|
|
|
23,979,353
|
|
2007
|
|
(1)
|
Total
|
$506,903,882
|
|
$534,310,007
|
|
$
|
74,195,115
|
|
$
|
608,505,122
|
|
$
|
144,240,061
|
|
$
|
464,265,061
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
Depreciation of the buildings and improvements are calculated over the lives
ranging from 3 – 27.5 years.
A summary
of activity for real estate and accumulated depreciation is as
follows:
Real
Estate
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at beginning of year
|
|
|
$ |
594,268,122 |
|
|
$ |
510,957,049 |
|
|
$ |
374,508,276 |
|
Acquisitions
and improvements
|
|
|
|
64,346,332 |
|
|
|
88,778,106 |
|
|
|
154,361,264 |
|
Write-off
of fully depreciated assets
|
|
|
|
(26,300,331 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Dispositions
|
|
|
|
(23,809,001 |
) |
|
|
(5,467,033 |
) |
|
|
(17,912,491 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at end of year
|
|
|
$ |
608,505,122 |
|
|
$ |
594,268,122 |
|
|
$ |
510,957,049 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
Depreciation
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at beginning of year
|
|
|
$ |
148,670,523 |
|
|
$ |
126,910,939 |
|
|
$ |
113,953,842 |
|
Depreciation
expense
|
|
|
|
32,709,886 |
|
|
|
27,229,069 |
|
|
|
21,568,346 |
|
Write-off
of fully depreciated assets
|
|
|
|
(26,300,331 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Dispositions
|
|
|
|
(10,840,017 |
) |
|
|
(5,469,485 |
) |
|
|
(8,611,249 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at end of year
|
|
|
$ |
144,240,061 |
|
|
$ |
148,670,523 |
|
|
$ |
126,910,939 |
|
The
aggregate cost of the Company’s multifamily apartment communities for federal
income tax purposes was approximately $511,394,602, $490,976,787 and
$416,241,726 as of December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively and the
aggregate accumulated depreciation for federal income tax purposes was
approximately, $98,195,945, $72,895,489 and $53,669,704 as of December 31, 2007,
2006 and 2005, respectively.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, Berkshire Income Realty, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BERKSHIRE
INCOME REALTY, INC.
March 31,
2008 BY: /s/
David C. Quade
NAME:
David C. Quade
TITLE:
President
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been
signed by the following persons on behalf of Berkshire Income Realty, Inc. and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
|
|
Title
|
|
Date
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Douglas Krupp
|
|
|
|
|
Douglas
Krupp
|
|
Chairman
of the Board of Directors
|
|
March
31, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
David C. Quade
|
|
|
|
|
David
C. Quade
|
|
President,
Chief Financial Officer and
|
|
March
31, 2008
|
|
|
Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Robert M. Kaufman
|
|
|
|
|
Robert
M. Kaufman
|
|
Director
|
|
March
31, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Robert G. Hawthorne
|
|
|
|
|
Robert
G. Hawthorne
|
|
Director
|
|
March
31, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Richard B. Peiser
|
|
|
|
|
Richard
B. Peiser
|
|
Director
|
|
March
31, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Christopher M. Nichols
|
|
|
|
|
Christopher
M. Nichols
|
|
Vice
President and Controller
|
|
March
31, 2008
|
|
|
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|