PARTNERSHIP (LON:PA) Files An 8-K Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
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PARTNERSHIP (LON:PA) Files An 8-K Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of AssetsITEM 2.01.COMPLETION OF ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS
In a Current Report on Form8-K (the “Original Report”) filed by New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (“NERA” or the “Partnership”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July11, 2017 the Partnership reported the completion of the following acquisition:
On June19, 2017, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (the “Partnership”) entered into an Offer to Purchase Agreement with M.J. Realty Trust II, u/d/t dated November4, 1980 (the “Purchase Agreement”). On July6, 2017, the Partnership borrowed $16,000,000 from HBC Holdings, LLC to a Promissory Note (the “Note”) and a Pledge Agreement (the “Pledge Agreement”).The information included in Items 2.01 and 2.03 of this report, which includes a description of the material terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, Note and Pledge Agreement, is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.Such descriptions are qualified by reference to the text of the Purchase Agreement, Note and Pledge Agreement, which were filed as Exhibits 10.2, 10.4 and 10.5 respectively with the Current Report on Form8-K on July11, 2017.
On July6, 2017, Woodland Park Partners, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company (“Woodland Park”) closed on an Offer to Purchase (the “Purchase Agreement”) with M.J. Realty Trust II, u/d/t dated November4, 1980, and recorded with the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds in Book 15893, Page382, and filed with said Middlesex Registry District of the Land Court as Document No.604171, as amended (the “Seller”) to which Woodland Park acquired the Woodland Park Apartments, a 126-unit apartment complex located at 264-290 Grove Street, Newton, Massachusetts (the “Property”), for a purchase price of $45,500,000 in cash.The manager of Woodland Park is NewReal,Inc. (“NewReal”), the general partner of the Partnership. The Partnership is the sole member of Woodland Park.
To fund the purchase price, the Partnership borrowed $25,000,000 under its outstanding line of credit with KeyBank, NA, and $16,000,000 from HBC Holdings, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company controlled by Harold Brown. The balance of the purchase price was funded by the Partnership’s cash reserves.
Harold Brown and his brother, Ronald Brown, own 50% of the capital stock, and serve on the board of directors, of New Real.
The Partnership filed a Current Report on Form8-K on July11, 2017 (the “Form8-K”) to report, among other things, the completion of the transaction discussed above. The Partnership hereby amends the Form8-K to include in Item 9.01 thereof required financial statements and pro forma financial information.
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Report of Independent Auditors
To the Partners
New England Realty Association Limited Partnership
We have audited the accompanying statement of revenue and certain expenses of Woodland Park Apartments, (the “Property”), for the year ended December31, 2016, and the related notes to the financial statement.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the statement of revenue and certain expenses in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the statement of revenue and certain expenses that are free of material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors’ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the statement of revenue and certain expenses based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the statement of revenue and certain expenses is free of material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the statement of revenue and certain expenses. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the statement of revenue and certain expenses, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Property’s preparation and fair presentation of the statement of revenue and certain expenses in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Property’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the statement of revenue and certain expenses.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, the statement of revenue and certain expenses referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the revenue and certain expenses as described in Note 2, for the year ended December31, 2016, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis of Accounting
As described in Note 2, the accompanying statement of revenue and certain expenses has been prepared for the purpose of complying with the rulesand regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for inclusion in the Form8-K/A of New England Realty Association Limited Partnership and are not intended to be a complete presentation of the Property’s revenue and expenses. Our opinion is not modified in this respect.
/s/ Miller Wachman LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September20, 2017
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Woodland Park Apartments
Statement of Revenue and Certain Expenses
SixMonthsEnded
June30,2017
YearEnded
(unaudited)
December31,2016
Revenues
Rental income
$
1,292,770
$
2,466,778
Laundry and sundry income
8,300
15,777
1,301,070
2,482,555
Expenses
Administrative
30,571
50,846
Management fee
46,815
82,066
Operating
106,281
195,620
Renting
8,852
6,560
Repairs and Maintenance
39,945
258,428
Taxes and Insurance
116,712
225,123
Total certain expenses
349,176
818,643
Revenue in excess of certain expenses
$
951,894
$
1,663,912
See Notes to the Statement of Revenue and Certain Expenses
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Woodland Park Apartments
Notes to Statement of Revenue and Certain Expenses
Year ended December31, 2016
And for the Six Months ended June30, 2017
(unaudited)
1. Organization
On June19, 2017, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (the “Partnership”) entered into an Offer to Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with M.J. Realty Trust II (the “Seller”) to acquire Woodland Park Apartments , a 126 unit apartment complex located at 264-290 Grove Street, Newton,, Massachusetts (the “Property”), for a purchase price of $45.5 million.
On July6, 2017, the Partnership closed on the Purchase and Sale contract, through its’ wholly owned subsidiary, Woodland Park Partners, LLC ( “Woodland Park”). and acquired the property. The Partnership borrowed $25,000,000 from its outstanding line of credit with KeyBank, N.A., $16,000,000 from HBC Holdings, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company controlled by Harold Brown, and the balance from the Partnership’s cash reserves to purchase the property.
Harold Brown and his brother, Ronald Brown, own 50% of the capital stock, and serve on the board of directors, of New Real.
2. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
The accompanying statement of revenue and certain expenses of Woodland Park Apartments (the “statement”) has been prepared in accordance with the rulesof Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission for inclusion in the Partnership’s Current Report on Form8-K/A. Accordingly, the statement of revenue and certain expenses excludes certain expenses that may not be comparable to those expected to be incurred in the future operations of the aforementioned property. Items excluded consist of interest expense, depreciation, amortization, corporate expenses, and other costs not directly related to future property operations.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the statement of revenue and certain expenses in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the statement of revenue and certain expenses and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
Rental revenue is recognized monthly over the terms of the lease. Leases are generally for a one-year term. No single tenant accounted for more than 5% of the Property’s revenue in the year ended December31, 2016, or the six months ended June30, 2017.
Laundry and other income is recognized when the related services are utilized by the tenants.
Unaudited Interim Information
The statement of revenue and certain expenses for the six months ended June30, 2017 is unaudited. In the opinion of management, the statement reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim period. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The results of operations for the period are not necessarily indicative of the Property’s future results of operations.
3. Income Taxes
Woodland Park Apartments is a 126 unit apartment complex, and is not directly subject to income taxes.
4. Subsequent Events
Woodland Park evaluated subsequent events through September20, 2017, the date the statement was available to be issued.
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NEW ENGLAND REALTY ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet as of June30, 2017 gives effect to the New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership ( “NERA”) acquisition and financing described in Note A as if such transaction had been completed as of June30, 2017. The following unaudited pro forma consolidated income statements for the six months ended June30, 2017, and for the year ended December31, 2016, under the property’s previous ownership, are presented as if the acquisition and financings were effective January1, 2016.
The pro forma information is based on the historical financial statements of NERA and Woodland Park Apartments and gives effect to the transactions, assumptions and adjustments described in the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements. In addition, these unaudited pro forma financial statements do not purport to project the future financial position or operating results of the entities.
The pro forma statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that actually would have been achieved if the acquisition and financing had occurred as assumed. They should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements of NERA, included in its Form10-K for the year ended December31, 2016, its Forms10-Q for the three and six months ended March31, and June30, 2017, and the historical operating summary of Woodland Park Apartments elsewhere herein.
As previously mentioned, on June19, 2017, New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (the “Partnership”) entered into an Offer to Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with M.J. Realty Trust II (the “Seller”) to acquire Woodland Park Apartments, a 126 unit apartment complex located at 264-290 Grove Street, Newton,, Massachusetts (the “Property”), for a purchase price of $45.5 million. Woodland Park’s sole member is New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership.
On July6, 2017, the Partnership, through its’ wholly owned subsidiary, Woodland Park, closed on the Purchase and Sale contract and acquired the property. The Partnership borrowed $25,000,000 from its outstanding line of credit with KeyBank, N.A., and $16,000,000 from HBC Holdings, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company controlled by Harold Brown. The balance of the purchase price was funded from the Partnership’s cash reserves.
The partnership’s management considered many factors in assessing the acquisition of the Woodland Park property. These factors included the level of rental income of the property, the availability of rental units and Woodland Park’s competitors in the Newton market place and its occupancy level. Management also considered potential changes in expenses due to economies of scale expected to be obtained via Woodland Park’s proximity to other properties of the Partnership, expense reductions expected from planned changes, potential increase in real estate taxes, as well as other matters.
The Partnership does not have a material relationship or significant business activities with the seller of the property and the acquisition is not an affiliated transaction.
Pro forma information is intended to provide investors with information about the impact of transactions by showing how specific transactions might have affected historical financial statements, illustrating the scope of the change in the historical financial position and results of operations. The adjustments made to historical information give effect to events that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the property and are factually supportable. The unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X.
The unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements set forth below are not facts and there can be no assurance that the Partnership’s results would not have differed significantly from those set forth below if the acquisition had actually occurred on January1, 2016. Accordingly, the unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements are presented for illustrative purposes only and do not purport to represent, and are not necessarily indicative of what our actual financial position and results of operations would have been had the acquisition of the property occurred on the dates indicated, nor are they indicative of our future financial position or results of operations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such information and the Partnership makes no representations regarding the information set forth below or its ultimate performance compare to it. The unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements exclude any non-recurring charges or credits directly attributable to the acquisition.
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New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet
As of June30, 2017
ProForma
Historic
Adjustments
Consolidated
NERA(a)
WoodlandPark(b)
Totals
ASSETS
Rental Properties
$
165,745,385
$
44,981,198
$
210,726,583
Cash and Cash Equivalents
10,953,067
(3,567,746
)
7,385,321
Rents Receivable
472,606
472,606
Insurance Recovery Receivable
68,270
68,270
Real Estate Tax Escrows
469,807
469,807
Prepaid Expenses,Intangibles and Other Assets
3,645,465
582,343
4,227,808
Deposit and Escrow Held for the Acquisition of Real Estate
600,000
(600,000
)
Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
9,029,232
9,029,232
Total Assets
$
190,983,832
$
41,395,795
$
232,379,627
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
Mortgage Notes Payable
211,934,121
211,934,121
Notes Payable and Line of Credit
41,000,000
41,000,000
Distribution and Loss in Excess of Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Venture
2,754,771
2,754,771
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
2,728,121
11,290
2,739,411
Advance Rental Payments and Security Deposits
5,695,319
384,505
6,079,824
Total Liabilities
$
223,112,332
$
41,395,795
$
264,508,127
Partners’ Capital
(32,128,500
)
(32,128,500
)
Total Liabilities and Partners’ Capital
$
190,983,832
$
41,395,795
$
232,379,627
ADJUSTMENTS TO PRO FORMA JUNE 30, 2017 BALANCE SHEET
(a) Derived from the Partnerships unaudited financial statements at June30, 2017.
(b) The following summarizes the transaction to be included in the pro forma balance sheet which is more fully described in Forms 8-K previously filed by NERA and in the Item 2 above.
ProFormaBalance
SheetAdjustments
WoodlandParkApartments
Date of Acquisition
July6, 2017
Rental Properties
44,981,198
Intangibles
582,343
Deposits and Escrow Held for Acquisition
(600,000
)
Advanced Rental Payments and Security Deposits
(384,505
)
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
(11,290
)
Notes Payable
(16,000,000
)
Line of Credit
(25,000,000
)
Cash
$
(3,567,746
)
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The above reflects the pro forma acquisition cost of Woodland Park Apartments in the amount of $44,981,198: $25,000,000 borrowed under the Partnership’s outstanding line of credit with KeyBank, NA, at an interest rate of 4.75%, $16,000,000 from HBC Holdings, LLC, accruing interest at an annual rate of 4.75%, payable on the earlier of (1)the date on which Woodland Park enters into a mortgage lender financing, or (2)July31,2018. The Partnership is currently in the process of analyzing the fair value of in-place leases and other intangibles as well as the allocation of the building purchase price to specific assets classes. The partnership has included estimates of these intangibles and other items in the pro forma financial statements. Accordingly, the purchase price allocation is preliminary and may be subject to change.
New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Income Statement
For the Six Months Ended June30, 2017
ProForma
Historic
Consolidated
HistoricNERA(a)
WoodlandPark(b)
Adjustments
Totals
Revenues
Rental income
25,314,962
$
1,292,770
$
$
26,607,732
Laundry and sundry income
216,436
8,300
224,736
25,531,398
1,301,070
26,832,468
Expenses
Administrative
988,744
30,571
1,019,315
Depreciation and amortization
5,982,753
581,166
(d)
6,563,919
Management fee
1,055,248
46,815
5,228
(c)
1,107,291
Operating
2,746,025
106,281
2,852,306
Renting
180,735
8,852
189,587
Repairs and maintenance
3,508,894
39,945
3,548,839
Taxes and insurance
3,356,457
116,712
61,208
(e)
3,534,377
17,818,856
349,176
647,602
18,815,634
Income Before Other Income ( Expense)
7,712,542
951,894
(647,602
)
8,016,834
Other Income (Expense)
Interest income
Interest expense
(5,066,379
)
(973,750
)(f)
(6,040,129
)
Income from investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
1,731,062
1,731,062
(3,334,601
)
(973,750
)
(4,308,351
)
Net Income
$
4,377,941
$
951,894
$
(1,621,352
)
$
3,708,483
Income per Unit
Net Income per Unit
$
35.19
$
29.81
Weighted Average Number of Units Outstanding
124,392
124,392
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A.ADJUSTMENTS TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017:
(a) Derived from the Partnership’s unaudited financial statements for the six months ended June30, 2017,
(b) Reflects revenues and certain expenses as reported by Woodland Park Apartments for the six months ended June 30, 2017.
(c) Reflects increase in the management fee to 4.0%.
(d) Reflects depreciation expense for the six months ended June30, 2017 for Woodland Park Apartments by using various estimated useful lives for fixed assets categories (27.5 year estimated useful life for building and 5 to 15 year estimated useful lives for improvements and equipment) as if the Property has been owned for the entire period. From the purchase price of $45,500,000, the Partnership allocated approximately $31,395,000 to the building and improvements, approximately $541,000 to in-place leases, approximately $41,000 to tenant relationships and the remaining balance to land. The value of in-place leases and the value of tenant relationships are amortized over 12 and 24 months respectively. The value of in-place leases were fully amortized in unaudited pro forma consolidated income statement for the year ended on December31, 2016.
(e) Reflects adjustment for estimated changes in real estate taxes.
(f) Represents interest expense on $41,000,000 debt incurred to purchase the property at an interest rate of 4.75%, (the current rate of interest both on the Partnership’s outstanding line of credit with KeyBank, N.A., and on the note payable to HBC Holdings, LLC) for the six months ended June30, 2017. Future changes in the interest rate and /or the amount of debt incurred will result in a change in the interest expense.
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New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Income Statement
For the Twelve Months Ended December31, 2016
ProForma
Historic
Consolidated
HistoricNERA(a)
WoodlandPark(b)
Adjustments
Totals
Revenues
Rental income
$
49,121,705
$
2,466,778
$
$
51,588,483
Laundry and sundry income
433,385
15,777
449,162
49,555,090
2,482,555
52,037,645
Expenses
Administrative
2,102,812
50,846
2,153,658
Depreciation and amortization
12,181,396
1,703,136
(d)
13,884,532
Management fee
2,029,171
82,066
17,236
(c)
2,128,473
Operating
4,822,921
195,620
5,018,541
Renting
636,803
6,560
643,363
Repairs and maintenance
8,258,263
258,428
8,516,691
Taxes and insurance
6,263,774
225,123
130,717
(e)
6,619,614
36,295,140
818,643
1,851,089
38,964,872
Income Before Other Income ( Expense)
13,259,950
1,663,912
(1,851,089
)
13,072,773
Other Income (Expense)
Interest income
1,025
1,025
Interest expense
(10,200,393
)
(1,947,500
)(f)
(12,147,893
)
Income from investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
1,785,827
1,785,827
Gain on sale of real estate
104,443
104,443
(8,309,098
)
(1,947,500
)
(10,256,598
)
Net Income
$
4,950,852
$
1,663,912
$
(3,798,589
)
$
2,816,175
Income per Unit
Net Income per Unit
$
39.62
$
22.54
Weighted Average Number of Units Outstanding
124,951
124,951
B.ADJUSTMENTS TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016:
(a) Derived from the Partnership’s audited financial statements for the year ended December31, 2016.
(b) Reflects revenues and certain expenses as reported by Woodland Apartments for the year ended December31, 2016.
(c) Reflects an expected increase in the management fee to 4.0%.
(d) Reflects depreciation expense for the twelve months ended December31, 2016 for Woodland Park Apartments by using various estimated useful lives for fixed assets categories (27.5 year estimated useful life for building and 5 to 15 year estimated useful lives for improvements and equipment) as if the Property has been owned for the entire period. From the purchase price of $45,500,000, the Partnership allocated approximately $31,395,000 to the building and improvements, approximately $541,000 to in-place leases, approximately $41,000 to tenant relationships and the remaining balance to land. The value of in-place leases and the value of tenant relationships are amortized over 12 and 24 months respectively. The in-place leases were fully amortized in unaudited pro forma consolidated income statement for the year ended on December31, 2016.
(e) Reflects adjustment for estimated changes in real estate taxes.
(f) Represents interest expense on $41,000,000 debt incurred to purchase the property at an interest rate of 4.75%, (the
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current rate of interest both on the Partnership’s outstanding line of credit with KeyBank, N.A., and on the note payable to HBC Holdings, LLC) for the twelve months ended December31, 2016. Future changes in the interest rate and /or the amount of debt incurred will result in a change in the interest expense.
C. NERA PRO FORMA TAXABLE INCOME
The pro forma acquisition of Woodland Park Apartments would result in approximately $1,594,000 reduction in the pro forma taxable income of NERA for the most recent available year ended December31, 2016, or $12.75 per unit or $0.43 per receipt.
D. NERA PRO FORMA CASH AVAILABLE BY OPERATIONS
The pro forma acquisition of Woodland Park Apartments would result in a decrease in pro forma cash available by operations of approximately $432,000 or $3.45 per unit or $0.12 per receipt for the most recent available twelve month period.
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