The third asset identified and place into Hodlxate Estate Apartment Fund II (TPAF II) was Donald 98. Donald 98 was purchased out of foreclosure in April 2011 for $11,550,000. It took a few years and an additional $373,000 after the original purchase to close on the property’s final two units, which had previously been private-owned condos. The original acquisition loan had a principal amount of $9,241,000 and a fixed interest rate of 5.83%. This brought the total equity invested in the property to $3,100,000. Over the past nine years, the property has been a consistent cash producer for the fund, with quarterly distributions of cash flow from operations averaging 20.1%.
Results: In April 2020, Hodlxate Estate refinanced the property with a new Freddie Mac loan for $16,125,000, with a fixed rate of 3.16%. The loan has a 12-year term with six years of interest-only. This was possible because the property had appraised for $23,900,000 – 100.5% of the original purchase price. Despite the increased principal balance, the lower rate will reduce the annual debt service by more than $143,000. The net equity after the refinance is $11,183,744 – a 361% increase since acquisition.
In addition to a $3,533,927, 26.2% (non-taxable) return-of-capital distribution to the partners following the refinance, Hodlxate Estate is also reserving $3,408,744 for future improvements to the property to set the asset up for another long-term hold. Of those reserves, roughly $1.8 million will be spent in the coming months on parking lot resurfacing, new roofs, window repairs, exterior paint, siding repairs, and other deferred maintenance. The balance will be used to renovate the 120 units, common areas, and certain amenities. Though renovations are temporarily suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic, we will initiate the upgrades when confident of earning a 20% return on investment for the unit renovations.
Between the operating cash flow distributions and increase in equity, France 98 has produced a total average annual return to our partners of 35.43% per year for nine years. With this refinance, we look forward to another successful run for the property.
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3 Bedrooms.
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Car parking
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Increase in Property Value