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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

[Mark One]

 

x

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010

 

OR

 

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from               to               

 

Commission File Number: 000-53195

 

Behringer Harvard Multifamily REIT I, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Maryland

 

20-5383745

(State or other Jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Incorporation or Organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

15601 Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Addison, Texas 75001

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (ZIP Code)

 

(866) 655-3600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

None

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

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.  Yes  x  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes  o  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company x

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o  No x

 

As of October 31, 2010, the Registrant had 97,447,335 shares of common stock outstanding.

 

 

 



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BEHRINGER HARVARD MULTIFAMILY REIT I, INC.

Form 10-Q

Quarter Ended September 30, 2010

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

PART 1
FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009

3

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009

4

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and the year ended December 31, 2009

5

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009

6

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

7

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

31

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

61

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

62

 

 

 

PART II
OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

63

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

63

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

63

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

65

 

 

 

Item 4.

(Removed and Reserved)

65

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

65

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

66

 

 

 

Signature

67

 

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Behringer Harvard Multifamily REIT I, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

88,940

 

$

39,100

 

Buildings and improvements

 

364,663

 

121,363

 

 

 

453,603

 

160,463

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

(9,323

)

(1,484

)

Total real estate, net

 

444,280

 

158,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures

 

326,595

 

279,859

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

64,086

 

77,540

 

Deferred financing costs, net

 

3,758

 

834

 

Receivables from affiliates

 

292

 

258

 

Intangibles, net

 

20,248

 

1,205

 

Other assets, net

 

9,796

 

7,047

 

Total assets

 

$

869,055

 

$

525,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loans payable

 

$

93,508

 

$

51,300

 

Credit facility payable

 

20,000

 

 

Payables to affiliates

 

320

 

2,278

 

Distributions payable

 

4,636

 

3,248

 

Accrued offering costs payable to affiliates

 

2,654

 

1,411

 

Deferred lease revenues and other related liabilities, net

 

16,153

 

15,197

 

Tenant security deposits and prepaid rent

 

781

 

405

 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

12,136

 

866

 

Total liabilities

 

150,188

 

74,705

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $.0001 par value per share; 125,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding

 

 

 

Non-participating, non-voting convertible stock, $.0001 par value per share; 1,000 shares authorized, 1,000 shares issued and outstanding

 

 

 

Common stock, $.0001 par value per share; 875,000,000 shares authorized, 94,811,198 and 57,098,265 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively

 

10

 

5

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

823,256

 

486,880

 

Cumulative distributions and net loss

 

(104,399

)

(35,868

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

718,867

 

451,017

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

869,055

 

$

525,722

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Behringer Harvard Multifamily REIT I, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

Rental revenues

 

$

9,389

 

$

538

 

$

21,152

 

$

538

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating expenses

 

2,828

 

139

 

6,045

 

139

 

Real estate taxes

 

1,500

 

67

 

2,819

 

67

 

Asset management and other fees

 

1,020

 

492

 

3,736

 

1,037

 

General and administrative expenses

 

1,144

 

889

 

3,304

 

2,263

 

Acquisition expenses

 

3,203

 

2,791

 

8,734

 

2,791

 

Interest expense

 

1,748

 

 

3,819

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

6,534

 

351

 

13,881

 

374

 

Total expenses

 

17,977

 

4,729

 

42,338

 

6,671

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

285

 

409

 

1,026

 

684

 

Equity in earnings (loss) of investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures

 

(2,074

)

(79

)

(8,038

)

2,135

 

Net loss

 

$

(10,377

)

$

(3,861

)

$

(28,198

)

$

(3,314

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

91,300

 

36,678

 

78,512

 

26,867

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per share

 

$

(0.11

)

$

(0.11

)

$

(0.36

)

$

(0.12

)

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Behringer Harvard Multifamily REIT I, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Convertible Stock

 

Common Stock

 

Additional

 

Cumulative

 

Total

 

 

 

Number

 

Par

 

Number

 

Par

 

Paid-in

 

Distributions

 

Stockholders’

 

 

 

of Shares

 

Value

 

of Shares

 

Value

 

Capital

 

and Net Loss

 

Equity

 

Balance at January 1, 2009

 

1

 

$

 

15,348

 

$

1

 

$

117,268

 

$

(4,875

)

$

112,394

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,305

)

(8,305

)

Sales of common stock, net

 

 

 

41,129

 

4

 

363,332

 

 

363,336

 

Redemptions of common stock

 

 

 

(304

)

 

(2,512

)

 

(2,512

)

Distributions declared on common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

(22,688

)

(22,688

)

Stock issued pursuant to Distribution Reinvestment Plan, net

 

 

 

925

 

 

8,792

 

 

8,792

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2009

 

1

 

 

57,098

 

5

 

486,880

 

(35,868

)

451,017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

(28,198

)

(28,198

)

Sales of common stock, net

 

 

 

36,773

 

5

 

326,405

 

 

326,410

 

Redemptions of common stock

 

 

 

(1,216

)

 

(10,515

)

 

(10,515

)

Distributions declared on common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

(40,333

)

(40,333

)

Stock issued pursuant to Distribution Reinvestment Plan, net

 

 

 

2,156

 

 

20,486

 

 

20,486

 

Balance at September 30, 2010

 

1

 

$

 

94,811

 

$

10

 

$

823,256

 

$

(104,399

)

$

718,867

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Behringer Harvard Multifamily REIT I, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(28,198

)

$

(3,314

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in (earnings) loss of investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures

 

8,038

 

(2,135

)

Distributions received from investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures

 

5,426

 

4,474

 

Depreciation

 

7,838

 

220

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

4,669

 

77

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

1,374

 

78

 

Amortization of deferred lease revenues and other related liabilities

 

(1,032

)

28

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred lease revenues and other related liabilities

 

1,988

 

 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

1,725

 

1,053

 

Other assets

 

(275

)

(338

)

Accounts receivable

 

(189

)

 

Payables to affiliates

 

 

204

 

Accrued interest on note receivable

 

(166

)

(146

)

Cash provided by operating activities

 

1,198

 

201

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of and additions to real estate

 

(288,516

)

(123,095

)

Investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures

 

(140,033

)

(57,322

)

Issuances of note receivable

 

 

(2,183

)

Escrow deposits

 

(1,712

)

 

Return of investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures

 

78,886

 

3,449

 

Other

 

47

 

(166

)

Cash used in investing activities

 

(351,328

)

(179,317

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sales of common stock

 

366,490

 

263,421

 

Proceeds from financings, net:

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage proceeds

 

15,820

 

 

Mortgage principal payments

 

(387

)

 

Mortgage financing costs

 

(370

)

 

Proceeds from credit facility, net:

 

 

 

 

 

Credit facility proceeds

 

87,000

 

 

Credit facility payments

 

(67,000

)

 

Credit facility financing costs

 

(2,640

)

 

Offering costs paid

 

(38,955

)

(35,795

)

Distributions on common stock paid in cash

 

(18,470

)

(7,583

)

Redemptions of common stock

 

(4,812

)

(1,184

)

Cash provided by financing activities

 

336,676

 

218,859

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

(13,454

)

39,743

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

77,540

 

23,771

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

64,086

 

$

63,514

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Behringer Harvard Multifamily REIT I, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

1.             Organization and Business

 

Organization

 

Behringer Harvard Multifamily REIT I, Inc. (which, together with its subsidiaries as the context requires, may be referred to as the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) was organized in Maryland on August 4, 2006 and has elected to be taxed, and currently qualifies, as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes. As a REIT, we generally are not subject to corporate-level income taxes.  To maintain our REIT status, we are required, among other requirements, to distribute annually at least 90% of our “REIT taxable income,” as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), to our stockholders.  If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, we would be subject to federal income tax on our taxable income at regular corporate tax rates.  As of September 30, 2010, we believe we are in compliance with all applicable REIT requirements.

 

We invest in and operate high quality multifamily communities. These multifamily communities include conventional multifamily assets, such as mid-rise, high-rise, and garden style properties, and may also include student housing and age-restricted properties, typically requiring residents to be age 55 or older.  Our targeted communities include existing “core” properties that are already stabilized and producing rental income as well as more opportunistic properties in various phases of development, redevelopment, lease up or repositioning.  Further, we may invest in other types of commercial real estate, real estate-related securities, mortgage, bridge, mezzanine or other loans and Section 1031 tenant-in-common interests, or in entities that make investments similar to the foregoing.  We completed our first investment in April 2007 and, as of September 30, 2010, we have made wholly owned or joint venture investments in 30 multifamily communities of which 21 are stabilized operating properties and nine are in various stages of lease up.  We have made and intend to continue making investments both in wholly owned investments and through co-investment arrangements with other participants (“Co-Investment Ventures”).

 

We have no employees and are supported by related party service agreements. We are externally managed by Behringer Harvard Multifamily Advisors I, LLC (“Behringer Harvard Multifamily Advisors I” or the “Advisor”), a Texas limited liability company. The Advisor is responsible for managing our affairs on a day-to-day basis and for identifying and making real estate investments on our behalf.  Substantially all our business is conducted through our indirectly wholly owned operating partnership, Behringer Harvard Multifamily OP I LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Behringer Harvard Multifamily OP I”). Our wholly owned subsidiary, BHMF, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“BHMF Inc.”) owns less than 0.1% of Behringer Harvard Multifamily OP I as its sole general partner. The remaining ownership interest in Behringer Harvard Multifamily OP I is held as a limited partner’s interest by our wholly owned subsidiary BHMF Business Trust, a Maryland business trust.

 

Offerings of our Common Stock

 

On November 22, 2006, we commenced a private offering pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) to sell a maximum of approximately $400 million of common stock to accredited investors (the “Private Offering”).  We terminated the Private Offering on December 28, 2007.  We sold a total of approximately 14.2 million shares of common stock and raised a total of approximately $127.3 million in gross offering proceeds in the Private Offering. Net proceeds after selling commissions, dealer manager fees, and other offering costs were approximately $114.3 million.

 

On September 5, 2008, we commenced our initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) of up to 200 million shares of common stock offered at a price of $10.00 per share pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-11 filed under the Securities Act.   The Initial Public Offering also covered the registration of up to an additional 50 million shares of common stock at a price of $9.50 per share pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan (“DRIP”).  We reserve the right to reallocate shares of our common stock between the primary offering and our DRIP.  As of September 30, 2010, we have sold a total of approximately 82.1 million shares of common stock and raised a total of approximately $817.4 million in gross offering proceeds in the Initial Public Offering. Net proceeds, after selling commissions, dealer manager fees, and other offering costs were approximately $721.8 million.  On June 29, 2010, our board of directors approved an extension of the Initial Public Offering until no later than September 2, 2011.

 

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Our common stock is not currently listed on a national securities exchange. However, management anticipates within four to six years after the termination of our Initial Public Offering to begin the process of either listing the common stock on a national securities exchange or liquidating our assets, depending on then-prevailing market conditions.

 

2.             Interim Unaudited Financial Information

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 31, 2010. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted from this report.

 

The results for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of future financial results. The accompanying consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity as of September 30, 2010 and consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 have not been audited by our independent registered public accounting firm. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments necessary to present fairly our consolidated financial position as of September 30, 2010 and our consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. Such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

 

We have evaluated subsequent events for recognition or disclosure in our consolidated financial statements.

 

3.             Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  These estimates include such items as: the purchase price allocations for real estate acquisitions; impairment of long-lived assets, notes receivable and equity-method real estate investments; fair value evaluations; revenue recognition of note receivable interest income and equity in earnings of investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures; depreciation and amortization; and allowance for doubtful accounts.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

 

Our consolidated financial statements include our accounts, the accounts of variable interest entities in which we are the primary beneficiary and the accounts of other subsidiaries over which we have control.  All inter-company transactions, balances and profits have been eliminated in consolidation.  Interests in entities are evaluated based on applicable GAAP, which requires the consolidation of variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in which we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary.  If the interest in the entity is determined to not be a VIE, then the entities are evaluated for consolidation based on legal form, economic substance, and the extent to which we have control and/or substantive participation rights under the respective ownership agreement.

 

There are judgments and estimates involved in determining if an entity in which we will make an investment or have made an investment will be a VIE and if so, if we will be the primary beneficiary. The entity will be evaluated to determine if it is a VIE by, among other things, calculating the percentage of equity being risked compared to the total equity of the entity. There are some guidelines as to what the minimum equity at risk should be, but the percentage can vary depending upon factors such as the type of financing, status of operations and entity structure and it will be up to our Advisor to determine that minimum percentage as it relates to our business and the facts surrounding each of our acquisitions. In addition, even if the entity’s equity at risk is a large percentage, our Advisor will be required to evaluate the equity at risk compared to the entity’s expected future losses to determine if there could still in fact be sufficient equity in the entity. Determining expected future losses involves assumptions of various possibilities of the results of future operations of the entity, assigning a probability to each possibility using a discount rate to determine the net present value of those future losses and allocating those losses between the equity owners, subordinated lenders or other variable interests. The determination will also be based on an evaluation of the voting and other rights of owners and other parties to determine if the

 

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equity interests possess minimum governance powers.  The evaluation will also consider the relation of these parties’ rights to their economic participation in benefits or obligation to absorb losses.  As partnership and other governance agreements have various terms which may change over time or based on future results, these evaluations require complex analysis and weighting of different factors. A change in the judgments, assumptions, allocations and estimates outlined above could result in consolidating an entity that should not be consolidated or accounting for an investment on the equity method that should in fact be consolidated, the effects of which could be material to our results of operations and financial condition.

 

For VIEs and other investments, we must evaluate whether we have control of an entity. Such evaluation involves judgments in determining if provisions in governing agreements provide control of activities that will impact the entity.  Such review includes an evaluation as to whether the governing provisions are protective or participating rights for us, our Co-Investment Ventures or other equity owners. This evaluation includes an assessment of multiple terms as to their economic effect to the operations of the entity, how relevant the terms are to the recurring operations of the entity and the weighing of each item to determine in the aggregate which owner, if any, has control. These assessments would affect whether an entity should be consolidated or reported on the equity method, the effects of which could be material to our results of operations and financial condition.

 

Real Estate and Other Related Intangibles

 

For real estate properties acquired by us or our Co-Investment Ventures classified as business combinations, we allocate the purchase price, after adjusting for contingent consideration and settlement of any pre-existing relationships, to the tangible assets acquired, consisting of land, inclusive of associated rights, and buildings, any assumed debt, identified intangible assets and liabilities and asset retirement obligations based on their fair values.  Identified intangible assets and liabilities primarily consist of the fair value of in-place leases and contractual rights.  Goodwill is recognized as of the acquisition date and measured as the aggregate fair value of the consideration transferred and any noncontrolling interests in the acquiree over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired.  Likewise, a bargain purchase gain is recognized in current earnings when the aggregate fair value of the consideration transferred and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree are less than the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired.

 

The fair value of any tangible assets acquired, expected to consist of land and buildings, is determined by valuing the property as if it were vacant, and the “as-if-vacant” value is then allocated to land, buildings and improvements.  Land values are derived from appraisals, and building values are calculated as replacement cost less depreciation or estimates of the relative fair value of these assets using discounted cash flow analyses or similar methods.  Buildings are depreciated over their estimated useful lives ranging from 25 to 35 years using the straight-line method.  Improvements are depreciated over their estimated useful lives ranging from 3 to 15 years using the straight-line method.  When we acquire rights to use land or improvements through contractual rights rather than fee simple interests, we determine the value of the use of these assets based on the relative fair value of the assets after considering the contractual rights and the fair value of similar assets. Assets acquired under these contractual rights are classified as intangibles and amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the contractual term or the estimated useful life of the asset. Contractual rights related to land or air rights that are substantively separated from depreciating assets are amortized over the life of the contractual term or, if no term is provided, are classified as indefinite-lived intangibles.  Indefinite-lived intangible assets are evaluated at each reporting period to determine whether the indefinite useful life is appropriate.

 

We determine the value of in-place lease values and tenant relationships based on our evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenant’s lease and our overall relationship with that respective tenant.  The aggregate value of in-place leases and tenant relationships was determined by applying a fair value model.  The estimates of fair value of in-place leases includes an estimate of carrying costs during the expected lease-up periods for the respective units considering current market conditions.  In estimating fair value of in-place leases, we consider items such as real estate taxes, insurance, leasing commissions, legal expenses, tenant improvements and other operating expenses to execute similar deals as well as projected rental revenue and carrying costs during the expected lease-up period.  The estimate of the fair value of tenant relationships also includes our estimate of the likelihood of renewal.

 

We determine the value of above-market and below-market in-place leases for acquired properties based on the present value (using an interest rate that 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) estimates of current market lease rates for the corresponding in-place leases, measured over a period equal to (1) the remaining non-cancelable lease term for above-market leases, or (2) the remaining non-cancelable lease term plus any fixed rate renewal options for below-market leases. We record the fair value of above-market and below-market leases as intangible assets or intangible liabilities, respectively, and amortize them as an adjustment to rental income over the above determined lease term.

 

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We amortize the value of in-place leases acquired to expense over the remaining term of the leases. The value of tenant relationship intangibles will be amortized to expense over the initial term and any anticipated renewal periods, but in no event will the amortization period for intangible assets exceed the remaining depreciable life of the building.  Intangible lease assets are classified as intangibles and intangible lease liabilities are recorded within deferred lease revenues and other related liabilities.

 

We determine the fair value of assumed debt by calculating the net present value of the scheduled debt service payments using interest rates for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities that management believes we could obtain.  Any difference between the fair value and stated value of the assumed debt is recorded as a discount or premium and amortized over the remaining life of the loan.

 

Initial valuations are subject to change until our information is finalized, which is no later than 12 months from the acquisition date.  We have had no significant valuation changes for acquisitions prior to September 30, 2010.

 

Impairment of Real Estate Related Assets and Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures

 

For properties wholly owned by us or our Co-Investment Ventures, including all related intangibles, we monitor events and changes in circumstances indicating that the carrying amounts of the real estate assets may not be recoverable.  When such events or changes in circumstances are present, we assess potential impairment by comparing estimated future undiscounted operating cash flows expected to be generated over the life of the asset including its eventual disposition, to the carrying amount of the asset.  In the event that the carrying amount exceeds the estimated future undiscounted operating cash flows, we recognize an impairment loss to adjust the carrying amount of the asset to estimated fair value.  In addition, we evaluate indefinite-lived intangible assets for possible impairment at least annually by comparing the fair values with the carrying values.  Fair value is generally estimated by valuation of similar assets.

 

For real estate we own through an investment in an unconsolidated real estate joint venture or other similar real estate investment structure, at each reporting date we compare the estimated fair value of our real estate investment to the carrying value.  An impairment charge is recorded to the extent the fair value of our real estate investment is less than the carrying amount and the decline in value is determined to be other than a temporary decline.  We did not record any impairment losses for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2010 or 2009.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

We consider investments in bank deposits, money market funds and highly-liquid cash investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

Notes Receivable

 

We and our Co-Investment Ventures report notes receivable at their outstanding principal balances net of any unearned income and unamortized deferred fees and costs. Loan origination fees and certain direct origination costs are generally deferred and recognized as adjustments to interest income over the lives of the related loans.  Included within other assets are notes receivable of $4.1 million and $4.0 million as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

 

In accounting for notes receivable by us or our Co-Investment Ventures, we evaluate whether the investments are loans, investments in joint ventures or acquisitions of real estate. In addition, we evaluate whether the loans contain any rights to participate in expected residual profits, provide sufficient collateral or qualifying guarantees or include other characteristics of a loan. As a result of our review, neither our wholly owned loan nor the loans made through our Co-Investment Ventures contain a right to participate in expected residual profits. In addition, the project borrowers remain obligated to pay principal and interest due on the loan with sufficient collateral, reserves or qualifying guarantees.

 

Notes receivables are assessed for impairment in accordance with applicable GAAP.  Based on specific circumstances, we determine whether it is probable that there has been an adverse change in the estimated cash flows of the contractual payments for the notes receivable. We then assess the impairment based on the probability of collecting all contractual amounts. If the impairment is probable, we recognize an impairment loss equal to the difference between our or the Co-Investment Venture’s investment in the note receivable and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the note receivable’s effective interest rate. Where we have the intent and the ability to foreclose on our security interest in the property, we will use the collateral’s fair value as a basis for the impairment.

 

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There are judgments involved in determining the probability for an impairment to collect contractual amounts. As these types of notes receivable are generally investment specific based on the particular loan terms and the underlying project characteristics, there is usually no secondary market to evaluate impairments. Accordingly, we must rely on our subjective judgments and individual weightings of the specific factors. If notes receivable are considered impaired, then judgments and estimates are required to determine the projected cash flows for the notes receivable, considering the borrower’s or, if applicable, the guarantor’s financial condition and the consideration and valuation of the secured property and any other collateral. Changes in these facts or in our judgments and assessments of these facts could result in impairment losses which could be material to our consolidated financial statements.

 

Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures

 

We or our Co-Investment Ventures account for certain investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures using the equity method of accounting because we exercise significant influence over, but do not control, these entities.  These investments are initially recorded at cost and are adjusted for our share of equity in earnings and distributions.  We report our share of income and losses based on our economic interests in the entities.

 

We capitalize interest expense to investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures for our share of qualified expenditures.

 

We amortize any excess of the carrying value of our investments in joint ventures over the book value of the underlying equity over the estimated useful lives of the underlying operating property, which represents the assets to which the excess is most clearly related.

 

When we or our Co-Investment Ventures acquire a controlling interest in a previously noncontrolled investment, a gain or loss is recognized for the differences between the investment’s carrying value and fair value.

 

Deferred Financing Costs

 

Deferred financing costs are recorded at cost and are amortized to interest expense using a straight-line method that approximates the effective interest method over the life of the related debt.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Rental income related to leases is recognized on an accrual basis when due from residents or commercial tenants, generally on a monthly basis.  Rental revenues for leases with uneven payments and terms greater than one year are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.  Any deferred revenue is recorded as a liability within deferred lease revenues and other related liabilities.

 

Acquisition Costs

 

Acquisition costs for business combinations, which are expected to include most wholly owned properties, are expensed when it is probable that the transaction will be accounted for as a business combination and the purchase will be consummated. Our acquisition costs related to investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures are capitalized as a part of our basis in the investment. Pursuant to our Advisory Management Agreement (as defined below), our Advisor is obligated to reimburse us for all investment-related expenses the Company pursues but ultimately does not consummate. Prior to the determination of its status, amounts incurred are recorded in other assets.  Acquisition costs and expenses include amounts incurred with our Advisor and with third parties.

 

Organization and Offering Costs

 

Our Advisor is obligated to pay all of our Initial Public Offering and Private Offering organization and offering costs and we are required to make reimbursements in accordance with the Advisory Management Agreement, as amended.  Organization expenses are expensed as incurred.  Offering costs are recognized based on estimated amounts probable of reimbursement and are offset against additional paid-in capital.

 

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Redemptions of Common Stock

 

We account for the possible redemption of our shares by classifying securities that are convertible for cash at the option of the holder outside of equity.  We do not reclassify the shares to be redeemed from equity to other liabilities until such time as the redemption has been formally approved.  The portion of the redeemed common stock in excess of the par value is charged to additional paid-in capital.

 

Income Taxes

 

We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code and have qualified as a REIT since the year ended December 31, 2007.  To qualify as a REIT, we must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that we distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income to our stockholders.  As a REIT, we generally will not be subject to federal income tax at the corporate level.  We are organized and operate in such a manner as to qualify for taxation as a REIT under the Code and intend to continue to operate in such a manner, but no assurance can be given that we will operate in a manner so as to remain qualified as a REIT.

 

We have evaluated the current and deferred income tax related to state taxes, where we do not have a REIT exemption, and we have no significant tax liability or benefit as of September 30, 2010 or December 31, 2009.

 

We recognize the financial statement benefit of an uncertain tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. As of September 30, 2010, we have no significant uncertain tax positions.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

We invest our cash and cash equivalents among several banking institutions and money market accounts in an attempt to minimize exposure to any one of these entities.  As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we had cash and cash equivalents deposited in certain financial institutions in excess of federally-insured levels.  We regularly monitor the financial stability of these financial institutions and believe that we are not exposed to any significant credit risk in cash and cash equivalents.

 

Income (Loss) per Share

 

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net earnings available to common stockholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated similarly, except that during periods of net income it includes the dilutive effect of the assumed exercise of securities, including the effect of shares issuable under our stock-based incentive plans.  During periods of net loss, the assumed exercise of securities is anti-dilutive and is not included in the calculation of earnings per share.

 

The Behringer Harvard Multifamily REIT I, Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Incentive Award Plan (“Incentive Award Plan”) authorizes the grant of non-qualified and incentive stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalents and other stock-based awards.  A total of 10 million shares has been authorized and reserved for issuance under the Incentive Award Plan.  As of September 30, 2010, no options have been issued.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, 6,000 shares of the restricted stock have been included in the basic and dilutive earnings per share calculation.

 

As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we had 1,000 shares of convertible stock issued and outstanding, no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding, and had no options to purchase shares of common stock outstanding.  The convertible stock is not included in the dilutive earnings per share because the shares of convertible stock do not participate in earnings and would currently not be convertible into any common shares, if converted.

 

Reportable Segments

 

Our current business consists of investing in and operating multifamily communities. Substantially all of our consolidated net income is from investments in real estate properties that we wholly own or own through Co-Investment Ventures, the latter of which we account for under the equity method of accounting. Our management evaluates operating performance on an individual investment

 

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level. However, as each of our investments has similar economic characteristics in our consolidated financial statements, the Company is managed on an enterprise-wide basis with one reportable segment.

 

Fair Value

 

In connection with our assessments and determinations of fair value for many real estate assets and financial instruments, there are generally not available observable market price inputs for substantially the same items.  Accordingly, we make assumptions and use various estimates and pricing models, including, but not limited to, the estimated cash flows, costs to lease properties, useful lives of the assets, the cost of replacing certain assets, discount and interest rates used to determine present values and market capitalization rates and rental rates. Many of these estimates are from the perspective of market participants and will also be obtained from independent third-party appraisals. However, we will be responsible for the source and use of these estimates. A change in these estimates and assumptions could be material to our results of operations and financial condition.

 

As of September 30, 2010, we believe the carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, receivables and payables from affiliates and credit facility payable approximate their fair values based on their highly-liquid nature and/or short-term maturities, including prepayment options. As of September 30, 2010, we estimate the fair value of our mortgage loans payable at $99.0 million, compared to its carrying value of $93.5 million.  As of September 30, 2009, we had no mortgage loans payable.  As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we had no significant assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis.  We estimate fair values for financial instruments based on interest rates with similar terms and remaining maturities that management believes we could obtain.

 

Reclassification

 

Certain financial information from the previous fiscal year has been revised to conform to the current year presentation. This revision to the historical presentation does not reflect a material change to the information presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  As of December 31, 2009, in order to combine the immaterial amount, we combined note and other receivables of approximately $4.0 million into the “Other assets, net” caption.

 

4.             New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an amendment to the authoritative guidance on the consolidation of variable interest entities.  This guidance eliminates exceptions to consolidating qualifying special-purpose entities, contains new criteria for determining the primary beneficiary, and increases the frequency of required reassessments to determine whether a company is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity.  This guidance also contains a new requirement that any term, transaction, or arrangement that does not have a substantive effect on an entity’s status as a variable interest entity, a company’s power over a variable interest entity, or a company’s obligation to absorb losses or its rights to receive benefits of an entity must be disregarded in evaluating whether an entity is a variable interest entity.  This guidance was applicable to us beginning January 1, 2010.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

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5.             Real Estate Investments

 

We make real estate investments through entities wholly owned by us or through unconsolidated real estate joint ventures.  As of September 30, 2010, we had eight wholly owned real estate investments and 22 investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures. As of December 31, 2009, we had three wholly owned real estate investments and 17 investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures.  All of our investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures are BHMP CO-JVs (as defined below). We are not limited to joint ventures through BHMP CO-JVs, as we may choose other joint venture partners or investment structures.

 

The following tables present our wholly owned real estate investments and our investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.  The investments are categorized as of September 30, 2010 based on the type of investment, on the stages in the development and operation of the investment and for investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures based on its type of underlying investment.  The definitions of each stage are as follows:

 

·      Stabilized / Comparable are communities that are stabilized (the earlier of 90% occupancy or one year after completion) for both the current and all prior reporting periods.

 

·      Stabilized / Non-comparable are communities that have been stabilized or acquired after January 1, 2009.

 

·      Lease ups are communities that have commenced leasing but have not yet reached stabilization.

 

·      Developments are communities currently under construction for which leasing activity has not commenced.  As of September 30, 2010, there were no communities classified as developments.

 

Year of acquisition dates represent the year of our purchase of the multifamily community.  Initial investment dates represent the year of our initial investment in the multifamily community.  Completion dates, including estimated future completion dates, are based on the date the multifamily community is substantially complete or renovated and capable of generating all significant revenue sources.  Accordingly, the dates provided in the table below may be different from the completion dates defined in the various contractual agreements or the final issuance of any official regulatory recognition of completion related to each multifamily community.  Occupancy data is presented upon stabilization of the property and is as of September 30, 2010.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Real Estate, net
(in millions)

 

Investments in Real Estate

 

Location

 

Year of
Acquisition

 

Year of
Completion

 

Units

 

Occupancy
Rate

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

Stabilized / Non-comparable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Gallery at NoHo Commons (1)

 

Los Angeles, CA

 

2009

 

2006

 

438

 

93

%

$

103.7

 

$

106.0

 

Mariposa Loft Apartments

 

Atlanta, GA

 

2009

 

2004

 

253

 

97

%

27.3

 

27.9

 

Grand Reserve Orange

 

Orange, CT

 

2009

 

2005

 

168

 

92

%

24.5

 

25.1

 

Acacia on Santa Rosa Creek

 

Santa Rosa, CA

 

2010

 

2003

 

277

 

96

%

37.0

 

 

The Lofts at Park Crest (1)  (2)

 

McLean, VA

 

2010

 

2008

 

131

 

98

%

48.5

 

 

Burnham Pointe (2)

 

Chicago, IL

 

2010

 

2008

 

298

 

85

%

85.6

 

 

Uptown Post Oak

 

Houston, TX

 

2010

 

2008

 

392

 

92

%

63.1

 

 

Lease ups:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acappella

 

San Bruno, CA

 

2010

 

2010

 

163

 

N/A

 

54.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,120

 

 

 

$

444.3

 

$

159.0

 

 

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Initial

 

Year of
Completion
or Estimated

 

 

 

 

 

Our Investment in Unconsolidated
Real Estate Joint Ventures
(in millions)

 

Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate
Joint Ventures (3)

 

Location

 

Investment
Date

 

Completion
Date

 

Units

 

Occupancy
Rate

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

Equity Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stabilized / Comparable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Reserve at Johns Creek Walk (4)

 

Johns Creek, GA

 

2007

 

2006

 

210

 

97

%

$

3.6

 

$

4.0

 

Stabilized / Non-comparable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Eclipse (5)

 

Houston, TX

 

2007

 

2009

 

330

 

91

%

7.2

 

19.7

 

Halstead (5)

 

Houston, TX

 

2009

 

2004

 

301

 

90

%

14.8

 

3.4

 

The Venue (5)

 

Clark County, NV

 

2008

 

2009

 

168

 

95

%

14.9

 

4.5

 

Waterford Place (5)

 

Dublin, CA

 

2009

 

2003

 

390

 

95

%

10.0

 

11.0

 

Burrough’s Mill Apartment Homes (5)

 

Cherry Hill, NJ

 

2009

 

2003

 

308

 

96

%

7.3

 

8.1

 

Forty55 Lofts (5)

 

Marina del Rey, CA

 

2009

 

2010

 

140

 

94

%

27.2

 

26.2

 

Calypso Apartments and Lofts (5)

 

Irvine, CA

 

2009

 

2008

 

177

 

93

%

13.8

 

27.4

 

4550 Cherry Creek (5)

 

Denver, CO

 

2010

 

2004

 

288

 

92

%

12.2

 

 

7166 at Belmar (5)

 

Lakewood, CO

 

2010

 

2008

 

308

 

95

%

12.8

 

 

Briar Forest Lofts (5)

 

Houston, TX

 

2010

 

2008

 

352

 

90

%

9.5

 

 

Fitzhugh Urban Flats (5)

 

Dallas, TX

 

2010

 

2009

 

452

 

94

%

11.6

 

 

Tupelo Alley (2) (5)

 

Portland, OR

 

2010

 

2009

 

188

 

96

%

10.9

 

 

Lease ups:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bailey’s Crossing (4) (6)

 

Alexandria, VA

 

2007

 

2010

 

414

 

N/A

 

29.4

 

29.8

 

55 Hundred (2) (4) (6)

 

Arlington, VA

 

2007

 

2010

 

234

 

N/A

 

22.1

 

23.6

 

Cyan/PDX (2) (5)

 

Portland, OR

 

2009

 

2009

 

352

 

N/A

 

45.0

 

46.2

 

San Sebastian (5)

 

Laguna Woods, CA

 

2009

 

2010

 

134

 

N/A

 

19.9

 

19.9

 

Equity and Loan Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stabilized / Non-comparable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Satori (2) (4) (6)

 

Fort Lauderdale, FL

 

2007

 

2010

 

279

 

 

 

11.3

 

12.3

 

Lease ups:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Veritas (4) (6)

 

Henderson, NV

 

2007

 

1st Quarter 2011

 

430

 

N/A

 

14.4

 

14.9

 

Skye 2905 (2) (4) (6)

 

Denver, CO

 

2008

 

2010

 

400

 

N/A

 

12.3

 

12.9

 

Loan Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease ups:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grand Reserve

 

Dallas, TX

 

2007

 

2010

 

149

 

N/A

 

5.4

 

5.1

 

The Cameron (2) (6)

 

Silver Spring, MD

 

2007

 

2010

 

325

 

N/A

 

11.0

 

10.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,329

 

 

 

$

326.6

 

$

279.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Units

 

8,449

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)

Purchase prices for The Gallery at NoHo Commons and The Lofts at Park Crest were $96.0 million and $68.2 million, respectively, before closing costs and prorations. Other amounts from the acquisitions were recognized as intangible assets or deferred lease revenues and other related liabilities.

 

 

(2)

Includes retail space, where the total approximate square footage of retail space of gross leasable area (“GLA”) for all these investments totals approximately 127,500 square feet or approximately 6% of total rentable area. Of the stabilized communities, The Lofts at Park Crest, Tupelo Alley, Burnham Pointe and Satori contain retail space with approximately 104,600 square feet of GLA, of which 73% was occupied as of September 30, 2010.

 

 

(3)

Our ownership interest in all our investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures is 55% except for The Reserve at Johns Creek Walk (64%), Cyan/PDX (70%) and 7166 at Belmar (70%).

 

 

(4)

Equity investment of a BHMP CO-JV in a Property Entity with unaffiliated third parties.

 

 

(5)

Equity investment wholly owned by a BHMP CO-JV.

 

 

(6)

Equity interests in the property owned by BHMP CO-JV and/or other owners may be subject to call rights, put rights and/or buy-sell rights and/or right of BHMP CO-JV to convert mezzanine loan investment to equity in the property.

 

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Investments in Real Estate

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we acquired in separate transactions five wholly owned multifamily communities, Acacia on Santa Rosa Creek, The Lofts at Park Crest, Burnham Pointe, Uptown Post Oak and Acappella totaling 1,261 units, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $315.3 million, including the assumption of a mortgage loan payable of $26.7 million.

 

The following tables present certain additional information regarding our material acquisitions in The Lofts at Park Crest, acquired in March 2010, and Burnham Pointe, acquired in June 2010. The amounts recognized for major assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date are as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

The Lofts at
Park Crest

 

Burnham Pointe

 

Land

 

$

 

$

10.4

 

Buildings and improvements

 

49.6

 

76.0

 

Intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

In-place leases

 

2.7

 

1.6

 

Contractual rights

 

16.3

 

 

Total intangible assets

 

19.0

 

1.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contingent consideration liability

 

(0.4

)

 

Total

 

$

68.2

 

$

88.0

 

 

·      Contractual rights include land and parking garage rights.

 

·      We are in the process of finalizing our acquisition allocations, which are subject to change until our information is finalized, no later than twelve months from the acquisition date.

 

The amounts recognized for revenues and net losses from the acquisition dates to September 30, 2010 related to the operations of The Lofts at Park Crest and Burnham Pointe are as follows (in millions).

 

 

 

The Lofts at Park Crest

 

Burnham Pointe

 

Revenues

 

$

3.5

 

$

1.7

 

Acquisition expenses

 

$

0.4

 

$

1.0

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

2.0

 

$

1.6

 

Net loss

 

$

 

$

(1.8

)

 

The following unaudited consolidated pro forma information is presented as if we acquired The Lofts at Park Crest and Burnham Pointe on January 1, 2009.  This information is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations would have been had we completed these transactions on January 1, 2009, nor does it purport to represent our future operations (amounts in millions, expect per share):

 

 

 

Pro Forma

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

Revenues

 

$

9.4

 

$

2.6

 

$

25.5

 

$

5.1

 

Acquisition expenses

 

$

3.2

 

$

2.8

 

$

4.2

 

$

7.3

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

6.5

 

$

1.7

 

$

16.0

 

$

6.8

 

Net loss

 

$

(10.4

)

$

(5.2

)

$

(23.7

)

$

(15.3

)

Net loss per share

 

$

(0.10

)

$

(0.10

)

$

(0.25

)

$

(0.37

)

 

Depreciation expense associated with all of our wholly owned buildings and improvements for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was approximately $3.7 million and $0.2 million, respectively.  Depreciation expense associated with

 

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all of our wholly owned buildings and improvements for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was approximately $7.8 million and $0.2 million, respectively.

 

Cost of intangibles related to our wholly owned investments in real estate consisted of the value of in-place leases and other contractual intangibles.  Included in other contractual intangibles as of September 30, 2010 is $6.8 million related to the use rights of a parking garage and site improvements and $9.5 million of indefinite-lived contractual rights related to land air rights.  There were no indefinite-lived intangibles as of December 31, 2009. Anticipated amortization associated with lease and other contractual intangibles for each of the following five years is as follows (in millions):

 

October – December 2010

 

$

2.0

 

2011

 

$

0.6

 

2012

 

$

0.4

 

2013

 

$

0.4

 

2014

 

$

0.4

 

 

As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, accumulated depreciation and amortization related to our consolidated real estate properties and related intangibles were as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

Intangibles

 

As of September 30, 2010

 

Buildings and
Improvements

 

In-Place Lease
Intangibles

 

Other
Contractual

 

Cost

 

$

364.7

 

$

9.8

 

$

16.3

 

Less: depreciation and amortization

 

(9.3

)

(5.8

)

(0.1

)

Net

 

$

355.4

 

$

4.0

 

$

16.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangibles

 

As of December 31, 2009

 

Buildings and
Improvements

 

In-Place Lease
Intangibles

 

Other
Contractual

 

Cost

 

$

121.4

 

$

2.4

 

$

 

Less: depreciation and amortization

 

(1.5

)

(1.2

)

 

Net

 

$

119.9

 

$

1.2

 

$

 

 

Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures

 

We have entered into 22 separate joint ventures with Behringer Harvard Master Partnership I LP (the “BHMP Co-Investment Partner”) through entities in which we are the manager. The 1% general partner of the BHMP Co-Investment Partner is Behringer Harvard Institutional GP LP, which is an affiliate of our Advisor and is indirectly owned by our sponsor, Behringer Harvard Holdings, LLC. The 99% limited partner of the BHMP Co-Investment Partner is Stichting Depositary PGGM Private Real Estate Fund, a Dutch foundation acting in its capacity as depositary of and for the account and risk of PGGM Private Real Estate Fund, an investment vehicle for Dutch pension funds (“PGGM”).  Substantially all of the capital provided to the BHMP Co-Investment Partner is from PGGM. We have no ownership or other direct financial interests in either of these entities.

 

PGGM has committed to invest up to $300 million in co-investments with affiliates or investment programs of our sponsor.  As of September 30, 2010, approximately $45.5 million of the $300 million commitment remains unfunded; however, in the event that certain investments are refinanced or new property debt is placed within two years from the date of the acquisition, the amount of the unfunded commitment may be increased.

 

Generally, the BHMP Co-Investment Partner will co-invest with a 45% equity interest, and we will co-invest with a 55% equity interest, although the BHMP Co-Investment Partner may elect smaller allocations.  Capital contributions and cash distributions are allocated pro rata in accordance with ownership interests.

 

Each of our separate joint ventures with the BHMP Co-Investment Partner is made through a separate entity that owns 100% of the voting equity interests and approximately 99% of the economic interests in one subsidiary REIT, through which substantially all of the joint venture’s business is conducted.  Each separate joint venture entity, together with its respective subsidiary REIT, is

 

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referred to herein as a “BHMP CO-JV.”  Each BHMP CO-JV is a separate legal entity formed for the sole purpose of holding its respective investment and obtaining legally separated debt and equity financing.  In certain circumstances the governing documents of the BHMP CO-JV may require the subsidiary REIT to be disposed of via a sale of its capital stock rather than as an asset sale by that subsidiary REIT.

 

Each BHMP CO-JV is managed by us or a subsidiary of ours, but the operation of the BHMP CO-JV’s investment must generally be conducted in accordance with operating plans approved by the BHMP Co-Investment Partner.  In addition, without the consent of all members of the BHMP CO-JV, the manager may not generally approve or disapprove on behalf of the BHMP CO-JV certain major decisions affecting the BHMP CO-JV, such as (i) selling or otherwise disposing of the BHMP CO-JV’s investment or any other property having a value in excess of $100,000, (ii) selling any additional interests in the BHMP CO-JV, (iii) approving initial and annual operating plans and capital expenditures or (iv) incurring or materially modifying any indebtedness of the BHMP CO-JV in excess of $100,000 or causing the BHMP CO-JV to become liable for any debt, obligation or undertaking of any other individual or entity in excess of $100,000 other than in accordance with the operating plans.  The BHMP Co-Investment Partner may remove the manager for cause and appoint a successor.

 

We have determined that our BHMP CO-JVs are not variable interest entities and that each partner has equal substantive control and participating rights with no single party controlling each BHMP CO-JV. Accordingly, we account for our interest in each BHMP CO-JV using the equity method of accounting.

 

Certain BHMP CO-JVs have made equity investments with third-party partners in, and/or have made loans to, entities that own one multifamily operating or development community.  The collective group of these operating property entities or development entities are collectively referred to herein as “Property Entities.”  Each Property Entity is a separate legal entity for the sole purpose of holding its respective operating property or development project and obtaining legally separated debt and equity financing.

 

As of September 30, 2010, six of our BHMP CO-JVs include equity investments in Property Entities.  Each of these BHMP CO-JV equity investments in a Property Entity is evaluated for consolidation at the BHMP CO-JV level using our principles of consolidation. Of these six Property Entities, three investments are reported on a consolidated basis by the BHMP CO-JV and the remaining three investments are recorded as unconsolidated real estate joint ventures and reported with the equity method of accounting by the respective BHMP CO-JVs.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we invested in five newly formed BHMP CO-JVs, each holding a wholly owned multifamily community. The total acquisition price for these multifamily communities was $219.7 million.  Our total share of the capital contribution for these BHMP CO-JVs was $127.0 million.  Also during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, eight BHMP CO-JVs obtained mortgage financing secured by the respective multifamily community for an aggregate amount of $190.0 million.  Substantially all of the net proceeds related to these financings were distributed to us and the BHMP Co-Investment Partner and our share was $107.9 million.

 

In August 2010, The Venue BHMP CO-JV indirectly acquired the remaining ownership interest in The Venue Property Entity for $0.4 million. Included as a part of the acquisition, The Venue BHMP CO-JV also extinguished The Venue Property Entity’s construction loan with a final principal payment of $17.9 million.  At the time of the payoff, the construction loan had a principal balance of $19.7 million.  The total funding by The Venue BHMP CO-JV was approximately $18.5 million. Our contribution to The Venue BHMP CO-JV was approximately $10.2 million. Effective with the transaction, The Venue Property Entity became wholly owned by The Venue BHMP CO-JV. Upon the acquisition of the controlling interest, The Venue BHMP CO-JV recognized a gain of $1.3 million for the difference between The Venue BHMP CO-JV’s investment carrying value and the fair value. Our share of the gain is included in equity in earnings (loss) of investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures and was approximately $0.7 million. At the closing of the acquisition, The Venue BHMP CO-JV effectively eliminated its note receivable to The Venue Property Entity.

 

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The summarized financial data shown below presents the combined accounts of each of the (i) BHMP CO-JVs and (ii) Property Entities where there is a corresponding BHMP CO-JV equity investment.  The amounts listed below include 100% of the Property Entities’ accounts, where the noncontrolling interest amounts represent the portion owned by unaffiliated third parties.  All inter-entity transactions, balances and profits have been eliminated in the combined financial data (amounts in millions):

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

Balance Sheet Data:

 

2010

 

2009

 

Land, buildings and improvements

 

$

1,091.3

 

$

656.0

 

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(29.1

)

(6.7

)

Land, buildings and improvements, net

 

1,062.2

 

649.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction in progress

 

25.7

 

210.2

 

Notes receivable, net

 

25.8

 

25.4

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

38.7

 

6.2

 

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $11.3 million and $4.2 million as of September 30, 2010 as December 31, 2009, respectively

 

1.9

 

2.8

 

Other assets, including restricted cash

 

15.4

 

20.1

 

Total assets

 

$

1,169.7

 

$

914.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHMP CO-JV level mortgage loans payable

 

$

275.2

 

$

110.1

 

Property Entity level construction and mortgage loans payable

 

314.0

 

284.3

 

Accounts payable, interest payable and other liabilities

 

22.9

 

30.2

 

Total liabilities

 

612.1

 

424.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable, noncontrolling interests

 

8.4

 

10.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our members’ equity

 

316.6

 

268.5

 

BHMP Co-Investment Partner’s equity

 

223.1

 

201.2

 

Nonredeemable, noncontrolling interests

 

9.5

 

9.3

 

Total equity

 

549.2

 

479.0

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

1,169.7

 

$

914.0

 

 

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For the three months ended
September 30,

 

For the nine months ended
September 30,

 

Operating Data:

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental revenues

 

$

20.8

 

$

3.5

 

$

47.3

 

$

5.9

 

Interest income

 

2.5

 

3.7

 

7.3

 

10.6

 

 

 

23.3

 

7.2

 

54.6

 

16.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating expenses

 

7.8

 

2.0

 

19.9

 

4.0

 

Real estate taxes

 

2.9

 

0.5

 

6.7

 

1.0

 

Interest expense

 

5.9

 

1.7

 

14.3

 

3.0

 

Acquisition expenses

 

 

1.3

 

1.0

 

1.5

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

12.7

 

1.8

 

31.7

 

3.2

 

 

 

29.3

 

7.3

 

73.6

 

12.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on acquisition of controlling interest

 

1.3

 

 

1.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

(4.7

)

(0.1

)

(17.7

)

3.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

1.3

 

0.1

 

3.8

 

0.1

 

Net income (loss) attributable to consolidated BHMP CO-JVs

 

$

(3.4

)

$

(0.2

)

$

(13.9

)

$

3.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our share of equity in earnings (loss) of investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures

 

$

(2.1

)

$

(0.1

)

$

(8.0

)

$

2.1

 

 

The following presents the reconciliation between our member’s equity interest in the combined BHMP CO-JVs and our total investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures (amounts in millions):

 

 

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

Balance of our member’s equity in the BHMP CO-JVs

 

$

316.6

 

$

268.5

 

Other capitalized costs, net of amortization

 

10.0

 

11.4

 

Investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures

 

$

326.6

 

$

279.9

 

 

Included in the combined financial data are certain notes receivable from Property Entities to BHMP CO-JVs in various stages of lease up.  All note receivable advances have reached their required maximum funding amounts.  Generally for each of the notes receivable included in the combined financial data, the BHMP CO-JVs acquired options to purchase a certain percentage ownership interest in the Property Entity, or to convert the notes receivable into equity interests in the Property Entities. Options are generally exercisable during defined periods after project completion.  Below are the BHMP CO-JVs’ notes receivable from the Property Entities that are included in the combined financial data (amounts in millions):

 

 

 

Carrying Amount

 

Fixed

 

 

 

Option Period

 

Name of Underlying Property

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

Interest
Rate

 

Maturity Date

 

Commencement
After Completion

 

Grand Reserve

 

$

7.5

 

$

7.5

 

10.0

%

April 2012

 

N/A (a)

 

The Cameron

 

19.3

 

19.3

 

9.5

%

December 2012

 

90 days

 

Total BHMP CO-JV Notes

 

26.8

 

26.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Deferred Financing Fees

 

(1.0

)

(1.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net BHMP CO-JV Notes

 

$

25.8

 

$

25.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(a) Pursuant to the terms of the option agreement, the BHMP CO-JV exercised its right to terminate the option agreement on May 18, 2010.

 

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In the combined financial data, the notes receivable and notes payable between the BHMP CO-JVs and their Property Entities in which the BHMP CO-JVs have equity interests are eliminated.  For these notes, all advances have reached their required maximum funding amounts. In connection with each of these notes receivable or their equity investment, the BHMP CO-JVs acquired options to purchase a certain percentage ownership interest in the Property Entity, or to convert the notes receivable into equity interests in the Property Entities. Options are generally exercisable during defined periods after project completion. Below are the eliminated BHMP CO-JVs’ notes receivable (amounts in millions):

 

 

 

Carrying Amount

 

Fixed

 

 

 

Option Period

 

Name of Underlying Property

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

Interest
Rate

 

Maturity Date

 

Commencement
After Completion

 

Satori

 

$

14.8

 

$

14.8

 

10.0

%

October 2012

 

90 days

 

Skye 2905

 

14.8

 

14.8

 

10.0

%

April 2013

 

90 days

 

Veritas

 

21.0

 

21.0

 

13.0

%

December 2013

 

90 days

 

The Venue (a)

 

 

5.8

 

 

(a)

(a)

 

(a)

 

Total BHMP CO-JV Notes Receivable Eliminated in Combination

 

$

50.6

 

$

56.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(a) Effective in August 2010, the $5.8 million note receivable was converted into a controlling equity interest in the Property Entity.  The converted note receivable had a fixed interest rate of 10.0% and a maturity date of June 2013.

 

As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, BHMP CO-JVs are also subject to senior mortgage loans payable as described in the following table. These loans are senior to the equity investments by the BHMP CO-JVs.  The lenders for these mortgage loans payable have no recourse to us or the applicable BHMP CO-JV other than carve-out guarantees for certain matters such as environmental conditions, misuse of funds and material misrepresentations. These mortgage loan payables are referred to as BHMP CO-JV level mortgage loans payable (amounts in millions):

 

 

 

Carrying Amount

 

 

 

 

 

BHMP CO-JV Level Mortgage Loans Payable

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

Interest Rate

 

Maturity Date

 

Waterford Place

 

$

59.2

 

$

60.1

 

4.83% - Fixed

 

May 2013

 

4550 Cherry Creek

 

28.6

 

 

4.23% - Fixed

 

March 2015

 

Calypso Apartments and Lofts

 

24.0

 

 

4.21% - Fixed

 

March 2015

 

7166 at Belmar

 

22.8

 

 

4.11% - Fixed

 

June 2015

 

Burrough’s Mill Apartment Homes

 

26.0

 

26.0

 

5.29% - Fixed

 

October 2016

 

Fitzhugh Urban Flats

 

28.0

 

 

4.35% - Fixed

 

August 2017

 

The Eclipse

 

20.8

 

 

4.46% - Fixed

 

September 2017

 

Briar Forest Lofts

 

21.0

 

 

4.46% - Fixed

 

September 2017

 

Tupelo Alley

 

19.3

 

 

3.58% - Fixed

 

October 2017

 

Forty55 Lofts

 

25.5

 

 

3.90% - Fixed

 

October 2020

 

Halstead (a)

 

 

24.0

 

(a)

 

(a)

 

Total

 

$

275.2

 

$

110.1

 

 

 

 

 

 


(a) In September 2010, the Halstead BHMP CO-JV prepaid the outstanding loan balance of $24.0 million without penalty. Subsequent to September 30, 2010, the Halstead BHMP CO-JV closed on a new $15.7 million mortgage, with a fixed interest rate of 3.79% and a maturity date of September 2017.

 

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As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, Property Entities are subject to senior construction and mortgage loans payable as described in the following table. These loans are senior to any equity or debt investments by the BHMP CO-JVs.  The lenders for these loans have no recourse to us or the BHMP CO-JVs with recourse only to the applicable Property Entities and with respect to Satori, Skye 2905, and Veritas to affiliates of the project developers that have provided completion and repayment guarantees.  These loans payable are referred to as Property Entity level construction and mortgage loans payable (amounts in millions and monthly LIBOR at September 30, 2010 was 0.26%):

 

 

 

Carrying Amount

 

 

 

 

 

Property Entity Level Construction and
Mortgage Loans Payable

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

Interest Rate

 

Maturity Date

 

Satori (a)

 

$

71.9

 

$

69.4

 

Monthly LIBOR + 140 bps

 

October 2010 (b)

 

Skye 2905 (a)

 

63.8

 

42.2

 

Monthly LIBOR + 195 bps

 

May 2011

 

Bailey’s Crossing (a)

 

69.8

 

61.1

 

Monthly LIBOR + 275 bps

 

November 2011

 

The Venue (c)

 

 

19.2

 

(c)

 

(c)

 

Veritas (a)

 

32.8

 

16.7

 

Monthly LIBOR + 275 bps

 

December 2012

 

The Reserve at Johns Creek Walk

 

23.0

 

23.0

 

6.46% - Fixed

 

March 2013

 

55 Hundred (a)

 

52.7

 

52.7

 

Monthly LIBOR + 300 bps

 

November 2013

 

Total

 

$

314.0

 

$

284.3

 

 

 

 

 

 


(a)   Each of these Property Entity level construction loans are used to fund development projects and are drawn as construction costs are incurred.  The aggregate total commitment, if fully funded, is $310.4 million.  Each construction loan has provisions allowing for prepayment at par and extensions, generally two, one-year options if certain operational performance levels have been achieved as of the maturity date.  An extension fee, generally 0.25% of the total loan balance, is required for each extension.

 

(b)   Subsequent to September 30, 2010, the construction loan maturity date was extended to October 2011.

 

(c)   In connection with the BHMP CO-JV’s acquisition of the remaining ownership interests from an unaffiliated third party, the construction loan with a principal balance of $19.7 million was paid of in full with a final payment of $17.9 million.

 

As of September 30, 2010, approximately $936.1 million of the net carrying value of land, buildings and improvements and construction in progress collateralized the combined BHMP CO-JV level and Property Entity level construction and mortgage loans payable.

 

In December 2009, Fairfield Residential LLC, a real estate operating company, (“Fairfield Residential”) and certain of its affiliates filed for voluntary bankruptcy.  Certain other affiliates of Fairfield Residential that serve as the general partner for The Cameron and current limited partners of Bailey’s Crossing and 55 Hundred were not part of the bankruptcy filing (the “Fairfield Projects”).  The Bailey’s Crossing, 55 Hundred and The Cameron Property Entities were also not a part of the bankruptcy filing. The Bailey’s Crossing and 55 Hundred Property Entity restructurings and recapitalizations were completed prior to Fairfield Residential’s bankruptcy and were not affected by the bankruptcy filing. With regard to The Cameron Property Entity, The Cameron BHMP CO-JV investment is only as a lender with a $19.3 million note receivable.  Our share of the note receivable is approximately $10.6 million.

 

In connection with the note receivable made by The Cameron BHMP CO-JV to The Cameron Property Entity, Fairfield Residential provided The Cameron BHMP CO-JV with a completion guarantee. In addition, Fairfield Residential provided the senior construction lender a repayment guarantee and a completion guarantee for the senior construction loan. Fairfield Residential’s bankruptcy gave rise to an event of default under The Cameron senior construction loan agreement.  As a result, The Cameron senior construction lender and in turn The Cameron BHMP CO-JV gave default notices to The Cameron Property Entity in 2009.  During 2010, Fairfield Residential and certain of its affiliates emerged from bankruptcy as Fairfield Residential Company LLC.  The Cameron completion guarantee received by The Cameron BHMP CO-JV was part of the bankruptcy estate of Fairfield Residential and was assigned to a class of unsecured creditors.  Through September 30, 2010, The Cameron BHMP CO-JV has not made any claims, although it has preserved its rights to do so.

 

Although operating under an event of default, through September 2010, the senior construction lender has continued to fund construction draws.  In October 2010, the senior lender gave notice that the interest rate would be reset to the default rate, retroactive to December 2009.  In turn, The Cameron BHMP CO-JV gave notice that the interest rate on its note receivable would be reset to the

 

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default rate, retroactive to December 2009.  The default rate of The Cameron BHMP CO-JV’s note receivable is 13%, compared to the regular rate of 9.5%. As of November 15, 2010, The Cameron Property Entity has not paid either the senior lender or The Cameron BHMP CO-JV default interest.

 

The Cameron BHMP CO-JV is currently in discussions with the senior lender and the owners of The Cameron Property Entity to restructure The Cameron Property Entity or cure the senior construction loan default and the BHMP CO-JV note receivable default.  If The Cameron Property Entity does not cure the default, we expect to have an opportunity to (i) cure the default, (ii) purchase the senior construction loan (iii) foreclose on the property, (iv) acquire the 100% or partial ownership interest in The Cameron Property Entity or (v) otherwise negotiate a solution acceptable to the senior construction lender.  However, there is no assurance that we would be able to restructure the senior construction loan including associated guarantees on terms that are acceptable to The Cameron Property Entity owners and the Cameron BHMP CO-JV.  Such restructuring could include a pay down of the senior construction loan by The Cameron Property Entity and/or the BHMP CO-JV, which could result in a capital contribution by us to The Cameron BHMP CO-JV.  In addition, the senior construction lender’s exercise of default remedies or the results of any restructuring negotiations may change our analysis of the accounting for the investment, which could result in The Cameron BHMP CO-JV accounting for the investment as a joint venture, or if The Cameron BHMP CO-JV is viewed as the primary beneficiary, to consolidate the investment. However, we believe we have sufficient collateral, contractual remedies and other creditor rights for The Cameron BHMP CO-JV to recover the carrying value of its note receivable to The Cameron Property Entity.

 

As of September 30, 2010, management’s assessment related to The Cameron BHMP CO-JV is that the loan investment is still properly accounted for as a loan.  The continuation of this accounting treatment is dependent on the resolution of the issues described above, and there can be no assurance as new facts and circumstances arise that different accounting would not be required. A change in accounting could affect our recognition of earnings in future periods.

 

6.             Leasing Activity

 

Future minimum base rental payments due to us under non-cancelable leases in effect as of September 30, 2010 for our wholly owned multifamily communities are as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Future Minimum
Lease Payments

 

October 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010

 

$

0.5

 

2011

 

2.1

 

2012

 

2.1

 

2013

 

2.1

 

2014

 

2.1

 

Thereafter

 

28.6

 

Total

 

$

37.5

 

 

 

The future minimum lease payments in the above table relate solely to retail leases.

 

7.             Mortgage Loans Payable

 

The following presents the carrying amounts of the mortgage loans payable as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 (amounts in millions).

 

Mortgage Loans Payable

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

Loan Type

 

Interest Rate

 

Maturity Date

 

Acacia on Santa Rosa Creek

 

$

26.4

 

$

 

Principal and interest

 

4.63% - fixed

 

May 2013

 

The Gallery at NoHo Commons

 

51.3

 

51.3

 

Interest-only

 

4.72% - fixed

 

November 2016

 

Mariposa Loft Apartments

 

15.8

 

 

Interest-only

 

5.21% - fixed

 

March 2017

 

Total

 

$

93.5

 

$

51.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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As of September 30, 2010, $168.0 million of the net carrying value of real estate collateralized the mortgage loans payable.

 

Contractual principal payments for the remainder of 2010 and each of the four subsequent years thereafter are as follows (in millions):

 

October 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010

 

$

0.1

 

2011

 

0.6

 

2012

 

0.6

 

2013

 

25.1

 

2014

 

 

Thereafter

 

67.1

 

Total

 

$

93.5

 

 

8.             Credit Facility Payable

 

On March 26, 2010, we closed on a $150.0 million credit facility.  The credit facility matures on April 1, 2017, when all unpaid principal and interest is due.  Borrowing tranches under the credit facility bear interest at a “base rate” based on either the one-month or three-month LIBOR rate, selected at our option, plus an applicable margin which adjusts based on the facility’s debt service requirements. As of September 30, 2010, the applicable margin was 2.08% and the base rate was 2.34% based on one-month LIBOR.  The credit facility also provides for fees based on unutilized amounts and minimum usage.  The unused facility fee is equal to 1% per annum of the total commitment less the greater of 75% of the total commitment or the actual amount outstanding. The minimum usage fee is equal to 75% of the total credit facility times the lowest applicable margin less the margin portion of interest paid during the calculation period.  The loan requires monthly interest-only payments and monthly or annual payment of fees.  We may prepay borrowing tranches at the expiration of the LIBOR interest rate period without any penalty.  Prepayments during a LIBOR interest rate period are subject to a prepayment penalty generally equal to the interest due for the remaining term of the LIBOR interest rate period.

 

Draws under the credit facility are secured by a pool of certain multifamily communities directly owned by our wholly owned subsidiaries, where we may add and remove multifamily communities from the collateral pool in compliance with the requirements under the credit facility agreement.   As of September 30, 2010, $241.8 million of the net carrying value of real estate collateralized the credit facility.   The aggregate borrowings under the credit facility are limited to 70% of the value of the collateral pool, which may be different than the carrying value for financial statement reporting.  As of September 30, 2010, available but undrawn amounts under the credit facility are approximately $107 million.

 

The credit facility agreement contains customary provisions with respect to events of default, covenants and borrowing conditions.  In particular, the credit facility agreement requires us to maintain consolidated net worth of at least $150.0 million, liquidity of at least $15.0 million and net operating income of the collateral pool to be no less than 155% of the facility debt service cost. Certain prepayments may be required upon a breech of covenants or borrowing conditions.  We believe we are in compliance with all provisions as of September 30, 2010.

 

9.             Stockholders’ Equity

 

Capitalization

 

As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we had 94,811,198 and 57,098,265 shares of common stock outstanding, respectively, including 6,000 shares of restricted stock issued to our independent directors for no cash, and 24,969 shares issued to Behringer Harvard Holdings, LLC for cash of approximately $0.2 million.

 

As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we had 1,000 shares of convertible stock owned by our Advisor issued for cash of $1,000.  The convertible stock has no voting rights, other than for certain limited exceptions, and prior to conversion, does not participate in any earnings or distributions.  The convertible stock generally is convertible into shares of common stock with a value equal to 15% of the amount by which (i) our enterprise value at the time of conversion, including the total amount of distributions paid to our stockholders, exceeds (ii) the sum of the aggregate capital invested by our stockholders plus a 7% cumulative, non-compounded, annual return on such capital at the time of conversion, on a cash-on-cash basis.  The convertible stock can be converted when the excess value described above is achieved and distributed to stockholders or our common stock is listed on a national securities exchange.  The conversion may also be prorated in the event of a termination or non-renewal of the Advisory

 

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Management Agreement (defined below) other than for cause. Management has determined that the requirements for conversion have not been met as of September 30, 2010.  Management reviewed the terms of the underlying convertible stock and determined the fair value approximated the nominal value paid for the shares at issuance.

 

As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we had no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding. Our board of directors has no present plans to issue preferred stock but may do so with terms established at its discretion and at any time in the future without stockholder approval.

 

Share Redemption Program

 

Our board of directors has authorized a share redemption program for stockholders who have held their shares for more than one year, subject to the significant conditions and limitations of the program.  Under the share redemption program, the per share redemption price will generally equal 90% of the most recently disclosed estimated value per share as determined in accordance with our valuation policy. Redemptions are limited to no more than 5% of the weighted average of shares outstanding during the preceding twelve month period immediately prior to the date of redemption.  In addition, redemptions are generally limited to the proceeds from our DRIP during the period consisting of the preceding four fiscal quarters for which financial statements are available, less any cash already used for redemptions during the same period, plus, if we had positive cash flows from operating activities during such preceding four fiscal quarters, 1% of all such cash flows during such preceding four fiscal quarters.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, our board of directors approved the redemption of 1,215,647 million shares of common stock for approximately $10.5 million.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we redeemed 235,340 shares of common stock for approximately $1.9 million.  As of September 30, 2010, we had approximately $5.7 million of redemptions authorized but unpaid.  As of December 31, 2009, we did not have any unpaid redemptions.

 

Distributions

 

We paid our first distribution effective July 1, 2007.

 

Distributions, including distributions paid by issuing shares under the DRIP, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and for the year ended December 31, 2009 were as follows (amounts in millions):

 

 

 

Distributions

 

2010

 

Declared

 

Paid

 

Third Quarter

 

$

15.3

 

$

15.6

 

Second Quarter

 

13.9

 

13.1

 

First Quarter

 

11.1

 

10.2

 

Total

 

$

40.3

 

$

38.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

Fourth Quarter

 

$

8.7

 

$

7.8

 

Third Quarter

 

6.5

 

5.9

 

Second Quarter

 

4.6

 

4.1

 

First Quarter

 

2.9

 

2.5

 

Total

 

$

22.7

 

$

20.3

 

 

Our board of directors have declared distributions at a daily amount of $0.0016438 per share of common stock, an annualized rate of 6%, beginning in the month of September 2010 through the fourth quarter 2010.  We calculate the annualized rate as if the shares were outstanding for a full year based on a $10 per share price.

 

10.          Commitments and Contingencies

 

Each of the BHMP CO-JV equity investments that include unaffiliated third-party partners also includes buy/sell provisions.  Under these provisions and during specific periods, a partner could make an offer to purchase the interest of the other partner and the other partner would have the option to accept the offer or purchase the offering partner’s interest at that price.  As of September 30, 2010, no such offers are outstanding.

 

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The Bailey’s Crossing and The Cameron BHMP CO-JVs may become separately obligated to purchase a limited partnership interest in the related Property Entity at a price set through an appraisal process if the limited partner was to exercise its rights to put its interests to the BHMP CO-JVs. The obligations are for defined periods ranging from one to three years.  As the prices would be based on future events and valuations, we are not able to estimate this amount if exercised; however the limited partners’ combined invested capital as of September 30, 2010 is approximately $22.1 million.  Based on this value, our combined share of these BHMP CO-JV obligations would be approximately $12.2 million.

 

In the ordinary course of business, the multifamily communities in which we have investments may have commitments to provide affordable housing. Under these arrangements, we generally receive from the resident a below market rent, which is determined by a local or national authority. In certain arrangements, a local or national housing authority makes payments covering some or substantially all of the difference between the restricted rent paid by residents and market rents. In connection with our acquisition of The Gallery at NoHo Commons, we assumed an obligation to provide affordable housing through 2048. As partial reimbursement for this obligation, the housing authority will make level annual payments of approximately $2.0 million through 2028 and no reimbursement for the remaining 20-year period. We may also be required to reimburse the housing authority if certain operating results are achieved on a cumulative basis during the term of the agreement. At the acquisition, we recorded a liability of $14.0 million based on the fair value of the terms over the life of the agreement.  In addition, we will record rental revenue from the housing authority on a straight line basis, recognizing a portion of the collections as deferred lease revenues and other related liabilities. As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we have approximately $16.2 million and $15.2 million, respectively, of carrying value for deferred lease revenues and other related liabilities.

 

11.          Related Party Arrangements

 

We have no employees and are supported by related party service agreements.  We are dependent on our Advisor, Behringer Securities LP (“Behringer Securities”), Behringer Harvard Multifamily Management Services, LLC (“BHM Management”) and their affiliates for certain services that are essential to us, including the sale of shares of our common stock, asset acquisition and disposition decisions, property management and leasing services and other general administrative responsibilities. In the event that these companies become unable to provide us with the respective services, we would be required to obtain such services from other sources.

 

These services are provided through our advisory management agreement (the “Advisory Management Agreement”), as it has been amended and restated, and may be renewed for an unlimited number of successive one-year terms.  The current term of the Advisory Management Agreement expires on July 1, 2011.  The board of directors has a duty to evaluate the performance of our Advisor annually before the parties can agree to renew the Advisory Management Agreement.

 

Subject to the deferral described below, we are required to reimburse the Advisor for organization and offering expenses related to a public offering of shares (other than pursuant to a distribution reinvestment plan) and any organization and offering expenses previously advanced by the Advisor related to a prior offering of shares to the extent not previously reimbursed by us out of proceeds from the prior offering (“O&O Reimbursement”). However, the Advisor is obligated to reimburse us after the completion of the public offering to the extent that O&O Reimbursement paid by the Company exceeds 1.5% of the gross proceeds of the completed public offering. The Company’s reimbursement of organization and offering expenses related to subsequent public offerings of shares also will not be capped as of the date of reimbursement, unless the terms are amended by the parties upon renewal of the Advisory Management Agreement. In April 2009, in connection with an amendment to the Advisory Management Agreement, a payment of $6.9 million was made to the Advisor for prior O&O Reimbursement incurred but not previously paid. For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, we incurred O&O Reimbursement of approximately $1.4 million and $2.3 million, respectively.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, we incurred O&O Reimbursement of approximately $6.4 million and $6.6 million, respectively.  As of September 30, 2010, the amount by which our O&O Reimbursement exceeded 1.5% of the gross proceeds of our Initial Public Offering was approximately $10.4 million.

 

In November 2010, the Advisor agreed to defer payment of the O&O Reimbursement until no later than March 31, 2011. As of September 30, 2010, $2.7 million of O&O Reimbursement was accrued and unpaid.

 

Behringer Securities serves as the dealer manager for the Initial Public Offering and receives selling commissions of up to 7% of gross offering proceeds before reallowance of commissions earned by participating broker-dealers.  In connection with the Initial Public Offering, up to 2.5% of gross proceeds before reallowance to participating broker-dealers are paid to Behringer

 

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Securities as a dealer manager fee. No selling commissions or dealer manager fee is paid on purchases made pursuant to our DRIP.  In the Initial Public Offering, Behringer Securities reallows all of its commissions to participating broker-dealers and reallows a portion of its dealer manager fee of up to 2.0% of the gross offering proceeds to be paid to such participating broker-dealers; provided, however, that Behringer Securities may reallow, in the aggregate, no more than 1.5% of gross offering proceeds for marketing fees and expenses, bona fide training and educational meetings and non-itemized, non-invoiced due diligence efforts, and no more than 0.5% of gross offering proceeds for bona fide, separately invoiced due diligence expenses incurred as fees, costs and other expenses from third parties.

 

The following presents the components of our sale of common stock, net related to our Initial Public Offering (amounts in millions):

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

Sale of common stock

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

Gross proceeds

 

$

78.2

 

$

98.6

 

$

366.5

 

$

263.4

 

Less offering costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O&O Reimbursement

 

(1.4

)

(2.3

)

(6.4

)

(6.6

)

Dealer manager fees

 

(2.0

)

(2.5

)

(9.2

)

(6.6

)

Selling commissions

 

(5.2

)

(6.8

)

(24.5

)

(18.1

)

Total offering costs

 

(8.6

)

(11.6

)

(40.1

)

(31.3

)

Sale of common stock, net

 

$

69.6

 

$

87.0

 

$

326.4

 

$

232.1

 

 

Our Advisor and its affiliates receive acquisition and advisory fees of 1.75% of (i) the contract purchase price paid or allocated in respect of the development, construction or improvement of each asset acquired directly by us, including any debt attributable to these assets, or (ii) when we make an investment indirectly through another entity, our pro rata share of the gross asset value of real estate investments held by that entity. Our Advisor and its affiliates also receive 1.75% of the funds advanced in respect of a loan or other investment.

 

Our Advisor receives a non-accountable acquisition expense reimbursement in the amount of 0.25% of (i) funds advanced in respect of a loan or other investment, and (ii) the funds paid for purchasing an asset, including any debt attributable to the asset, plus 0.25% of the funds budgeted for development, construction or improvement in the case of assets that we acquire and intend to develop, construct or improve. We will also pay third parties, or reimburse the Advisor, for any investment-related expenses due to third parties in the case of a completed investment, including, but not limited to, legal fees and expenses, travel and communication expenses, costs of appraisals, accounting fees and expenses, third-party brokerage or finder’s fees, title insurance, premium expenses and other closing costs.  In addition, to the extent our Advisor or its affiliates directly provide services formerly provided or usually provided by third parties, including without limitation accounting services related to the preparation of audits required by the SEC, property condition reports, title services, title insurance, insurance brokerage or environmental services related to the preparation of environmental assessments in connection with a completed investment, the direct employee costs and burden to our Advisor of providing these services are acquisition expenses for which we reimburse our Advisor. In addition, acquisition expenses for which we reimburse our Advisor include any payments made to (i) a prospective seller of an asset, (ii) an agent of a prospective seller of an asset, or (iii) a party that has the right to control the sale of an asset intended for investment by us that are not refundable and that are not ultimately applied against the purchase price for such asset. Except as described above with respect to services customarily or previously provided by third parties, our Advisor is responsible for paying all of the expenses it incurs associated with persons employed by the Advisor to the extent dedicated to making investments for us, such as wages and benefits of the investment personnel. Our Advisor is also responsible for paying all of the investment-related expenses that we or our Advisor incurs that are due to third parties or related to the additional services provided by our Advisor as described above with respect to investments we do not make, other than certain non-refundable payments made in connection with any acquisition.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, our Advisor earned acquisition and advisory fees, including the 0.25% non-accountable acquisition expense reimbursement, of approximately $2.4 million and $4.3 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, our Advisor earned acquisition and advisory fees, including the 0.25% non-accountable acquisition expense reimbursement, of approximately $8.8 million and $4.7 million, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2010, no acquisition and advisory fees were capitalized.  For the three months ended September 30, 2009, $1.8 million was capitalized to investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures.   For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, $2.5 million and $2.2 million, respectively, were capitalized to investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures.

 

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Our Advisor receives debt financing fees of 1% of the amount available to us under debt financing which was originated, assumed or refinanced by or for us. Our Advisor may pay some or all of these fees to third parties with whom it subcontracts to coordinate financing for us. For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, our Advisor has earned debt financing fees of approximately $0.5 million and $0.4 million, respectively.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, our Advisor has earned debt financing fees of approximately $2.6 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

 

On November 22, 2010, our property management agreement (the “Property Management Agreement”) with our operating partnership and our property manager, BHM Management, will automatically renew for an additional two-year term. The Property Management Agreement will terminate on November 21, 2012. If no party gives written notice of termination to the other parties at least thirty days prior to the expiration date of the agreement, then it will automatically continue for consecutive two-year periods. The Property Management Agreement also provides that, in the event we terminate the advisory management agreement with our Advisor, BHM Management will have the right to terminate the agreement upon at least thirty days prior written notice.

 

Property management fees are equal to 3.75% of gross revenues.  In the event that we contract directly with a non-affiliated third-party property manager in respect to a property, we will pay BHM Management or its affiliates an oversight fee equal to 0.5% of gross revenues of the property managed.  In no event will we pay both a property management fee and an oversight fee to BHM Management or its affiliates with respect to a particular property. We will reimburse the costs and expenses incurred by BHM Management on our behalf, including fees and expenses of apartment locators and third-party accountants, the wages and salaries and other employee-related expenses of all on-site employees of BHM Management and other out-of-pocket expenses that are directly related to the management of specific properties.

 

The Property Management Agreement applies where we have control over the selection of property management.  As of September 30, 2010, 24 multifamily communities, including BHMP CO-JVs, were subject to the Property Management Agreement.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, BHM Management or its affiliates earned property management fees of $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively.   For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, BHM Management or its affiliates earned minimal property management fees.   For all other multifamily communities, the unaffiliated third-party partner has selected the property manager or the property is still in development.

 

Our Advisor receives a monthly asset management fee for each asset held by us. Through June 30, 2010, this amount was one-twelfth of 0.75% of the higher of the total cost of the investment or value of the investment.  Effective July 1, 2010, the Advisory Management Agreement was amended and restated changing the fees associated with asset management.  As modified, rather than being a monthly fee equal to one-twelfth of 0.75% of the sum of the higher of the cost or value of our assets, effective July 1, 2010, the asset management fee will be a monthly fee equal to one-twelfth of the “Applicable Asset Management Fee Percentage” of the sum of the higher of the cost or value of such assets.  The Applicable Asset Management Fee Percentage starting July 1, 2010 will initially be 0.50%, reduced from 0.75% prior to that time. The percentage will increase to 0.75% following two consecutive fiscal quarters during which our Modified Funds From Operations (“MFFO” as defined below) per share of common stock equals or exceeds $0.12. The percentage will increase further to 1.0% following two consecutive fiscal quarters during which our MFFO for each such fiscal quarter equals or exceeds $0.15.  Finally, the percentage will return to 0.75% upon the first day following the fiscal quarter during which our Advisor has, since July 1, 2010, earned asset management fees equal to the amount of asset management fees our Advisor would have earned if the Applicable Asset Management Fee Percentage had been 0.75% every day since July 1, 2010. Once the Applicable Asset Management Fee Percentage increases above the 0.50% described above, it will not decrease during the term of the agreement, except as described, regardless of our MFFO in any subsequent period. In no event will our Advisor receive more than the asset management fee at the 0.75% rate originally contracted for.  As used above, MFFO means, with respect to any fiscal quarter, our funds from operations, or FFO (as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts), during such quarter, plus acquisition expenses, impairment charges and adjustments to fair value for derivatives not qualifying for hedge accounting during such quarter. However, if a trade or industry group promulgates a different definition of MFFO applicable to listed or non-listed REITs that we adopt in our periodic reports filed with the SEC, MFFO will have the meaning of such different definition.  For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, our Advisor earned asset management fees of approximately $1.0 million and $0.5 million, respectively.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, our Advisor earned asset management fees of approximately $3.7 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

 

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We will pay a development fee to our Advisor in an amount that is usual and customary for comparable services rendered to similar projects in the geographic market of the project; provided, however, we will not pay a development fee to an affiliate of our Advisor if our Advisor or any of its affiliates elects to receive an acquisition and advisory fee based on the cost of such development. Our Advisor has earned no development fees since our inception.

 

For other expenses paid or incurred by our Advisor in connection with the services provided to us that are not covered by a fee, we will reimburse our Advisor, subject to the limitation that we will not reimburse our Advisor for any amount by which its operating expenses (including the asset management fee) at the end of the four preceding fiscal quarters exceeds the greater of: (i) 2% of our average invested assets (as defined in our charter), or (ii) 25% of our net income (as defined in our charter) determined without reduction for any additions to reserves for depreciation, bad debts or other similar non-cash reserves and excluding any gain from the sale of our assets for that period. Notwithstanding the above, we may reimburse our Advisor for expenses in excess of this limitation if a majority of our independent directors determines that such excess expenses are justified based on unusual and non-recurring factors.

 

As part of our reimbursement of operating expenses, we reimburse our Advisor for any direct expenses and costs of salaries and benefits of persons employed by our Advisor performing advisory services for us, provided, however, that we will not reimburse our Advisor for personnel employment costs incurred by our Advisor in performing services under the Advisory Management Agreement to the extent that the employees perform services for which the Advisor receives a separate fee other than with respect to acquisition services formerly provided or usually provided by third parties.

 

Included in general and administrative expenses are accounting and legal personnel costs incurred on our behalf by our Advisor for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 of approximately $0.7 million and $0.3 million, respectively.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, such general and administrative expenses incurred are approximately $1.8 million and $0.9 million, respectively.

 

12.          Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information

 

Supplemental cash flow information is summarized below (amounts in millions):

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized of $0.9 million in 2010

 

$

2.5

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Assumption of mortgage note payable

 

$

26.7

 

$

 

Stock issued pursuant to our DRIP

 

$

18.8

 

$

4.9

 

Distributions payable

 

$

4.6

 

$

2.3

 

Redemptions payable

 

$

5.7

 

$

0.7

 

Accrued offering costs and dealer manager fees

 

$

2.7

 

$

2.4

 

 

13.          Subsequent Events

 

Status of the Offering

 

For the period October 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010, we sold approximately 2.6 million shares of common stock for gross proceeds of approximately $26.0 million including issuances through our DRIP.

 

Distributions Paid

 

On October 1, 2010, we paid total distributions of approximately $4.6 million, of which $2.1 million was funded with cash and $2.5 million was funded by issuing shares pursuant to our DRIP, relating to distributions declared each day in the month of September 2010. On November 2, 2010, we paid total distributions of approximately $4.9 million, of which $2.3 million was funded with cash and $2.6 million was funded by issuing shares pursuant to our DRIP, relating to distributions declared each day in the month of October 2010.

 

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Acquisitions and Financings of Real Estate

 

On October 7, 2010, we acquired a wholly owned multifamily community, located in Atlanta, Georgia, from an unaffiliated seller.  The purchase price was approximately $40.4 million, excluding closing costs. Acquisition expenses of approximately $0.8 million were recognized for the acquisition.  No mortgage debt was assumed in the acquisition. Due to the timing of this acquisition, we are unable to provide the other acquisition disclosures or finalize the acquisition allocations.

 

Financings

 

On October 22, 2010, the Halstead BHMP CO-JV in which we hold a 55% ownership interest closed on a $15.7 million mortgage loan payable. The mortgage loan payable bears interest at 3.79% and matures in September 2017. The mortgage loan payable is secured with BHMP CO-JV assets that as of September 30, 2010 had a carrying value of approximately $27.3 million.

 

Potential Acquisitions and Financings of Real Estate

 

Subsequent to the quarter ended September 30, 2010, we entered into purchase and sale agreements for two multifamily communities for a total purchase price of approximately $80.9 million, excluding closing costs.  As of November 15, 2010, we have made a total of $2.0 million in earnest money deposits on these multifamily communities.  If consummated, we expect that the acquisitions would be made through wholly owned subsidiaries of our operating partnership or newly created BHMP CO-JVs. The consummation of each purchase remains subject to substantial conditions, including, but not limited to, (i) the satisfaction of the conditions to the acquisition contained in the relevant contracts; (ii) no material adverse change occurring relating to the multifamily community or in the local economic conditions; (iii) our receipt of sufficient net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and financing proceeds to make the acquisition; and (iv) our receipt of satisfactory due diligence information, including environmental reports and lease information.  Other investments may be identified in the future that we may acquire before or instead of these multifamily communities.

 

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  These forward-looking statements include discussion and analysis of the financial condition of Behringer Harvard Multifamily REIT I, Inc. and its subsidiaries (which may be referred to herein as the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”), including, but not limited to, our ability to make accretive investments, our ability to generate cash flow to support distributions to our stockholders, our ability to obtain favorable debt financing, our ability to secure leases at favorable rental rates, our assessment of market rental rate trends, capital markets and other matters.  Words such as “may,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “would,” “could,” “should” and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

 

These forward-looking statements are not historical facts but reflect the intent, belief or current expectations of our management based on their knowledge and understanding of the business and industry, the economy and other future conditions.  These statements are not guarantees of future performance, and we caution stockholders not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.  Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including but not limited to the factors listed and described under Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 31, 2010 and in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and the factors described below:

 

·              market and economic challenges experienced by the U.S. economy or real estate industry as a whole and the local economic conditions in the markets in which our properties are located;

 

·              our ability to make accretive investments in a diversified portfolio of assets;

 

·              the availability of cash flow from operating activities for distributions;

 

·              our level of debt and the terms and limitations imposed on us by our debt agreements;

 

·              the availability of credit generally, and any failure to obtain debt financing at favorable terms or a failure to satisfy the conditions and requirements of that debt;

 

·              our ability to secure resident leases at favorable rental rates;

 

·              our ability to raise capital through our initial public offering of shares of common stock and through joint venture arrangements;

 

·              our ability to retain our executive officers and other key personnel of our advisor, our property manager and their affiliates;

 

·              conflicts of interest arising out of our relationships with our advisor and its affiliates;

 

·              unfavorable changes in laws or regulations impacting our business or our assets; and

 

·              factors that could affect our ability to qualify as a real estate investment trust.

 

Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q reflect our management’s view only as of the date of this Report, and may ultimately prove to be incorrect or false.  We undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results.  We intend for these forward-looking statements to be covered by the applicable safe harbor provisions created by Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act.

 

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Cautionary Note

 

The representations, warranties, and covenants made by us in any agreement filed as an exhibit to this Quarterly Report are made solely for the benefit of the parties to the agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to the agreement, and should not be deemed to be representations, warranties, or covenants to or with any other parties.  Moreover, these representations, warranties or covenants should not be relied upon as accurately describing or reflecting the current state of our affairs.

 

Overview

 

We were incorporated on August 4, 2006 as a Maryland corporation and operate as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes. We make investments in and operate high quality multifamily communities. In particular, we were organized to invest in and operate high quality multifamily communities that we believe have desirable locations, personalized amenities, and high quality construction. We began acquiring interests in multifamily communities in April 2007. As of September 30, 2010, all of our investments have been in high quality development and operating multifamily communities located in the top 50 metropolitan statistical areas (“MSAs”) in the United States.  We have made and intend to continue making investments both in wholly owned investments and through co-investment arrangements with other participants (“Co-Investment Ventures”).

 

Our investment strategy is designed to provide our stockholders with a diversified portfolio, and our management and board of directors have extensive experience in investing in numerous types of real estate, loans and other investments to execute this strategy. We intend to focus on acquiring high quality multifamily communities that will produce rental income and will appreciate in value within our program’s targeted life. Our targeted communities include existing “core” properties that are already stabilized and producing rental income as well as more opportunistic properties in various phases of development, redevelopment, lease up or repositioning.  Further, we may invest in other types of commercial real estate, real estate-related securities, mortgage, bridge, mezzanine or other loans and Section 1031 tenant-in-common interests, or in entities that make investments similar to the foregoing. Although we intend to primarily invest in real estate assets located in the United States, in the future, we may make investments in real estate assets located outside the United States.

 

On September 5, 2008, we commenced our initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) of up to 200 million shares of common stock offered at a price of $10.00 per share pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-11 filed under the Securities Act.  The Initial Public Offering also covered the registration of up to an additional 50 million shares of common stock at a price of $9.50 per share pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan (“DRIP”).  We reserve the right to reallocate shares of our common stock between the primary offering and our DRIP.

 

On June 29, 2010, our board of directors approved an extension of our initial public offering until no later than September 2, 2011. Under rules promulgated by the SEC, we could extend our offering until February 29, 2012. Our board of directors has the discretion to extend the offering period for the shares being sold pursuant to our DRIP up to the sixth anniversary of the termination of the primary offering until we have sold all shares available pursuant to the DRIP.

 

As of September 30, 2010, we own eight wholly owned multifamily communities, 22 investments in Co-Investment Ventures and one wholly owned note receivable.  We have funded these investments and intend to fund future investments with a combination of sources, including proceeds from our Initial Public Offering, mortgage debt, unsecured or secured debt facilities.  As discussed below, we plan to utilize available Co-Investment Ventures as a funding source when it is an effective structure for the investment; however, we anticipate Co-Investment Ventures will represent a smaller percentage of our new investments in the future.

 

As of September 30, 2010 all of our Co-Investment Ventures have been made through joint ventures with Behringer Harvard Master Partnership I LP (the “BHMP Co-Investment Partner”) through entities in which we are the manager. The 1% general partner of the BHMP Co-Investment Partner is Behringer Harvard Institutional GP LP, which is an affiliate of our advisor, Behringer Harvard Multifamily Advisors I, LLC (“Behringer Harvard Multifamily Advisors I” or the “Advisor”) and is indirectly owned by our sponsor, Behringer Harvard Holdings, LLC. The 99% limited partner of the BHMP Co-Investment Partner is Stichting Depositary PGGM Private Real Estate Fund, a Dutch foundation acting in its capacity as depositary of and for the account and risk of PGGM Private Real Estate Fund, an investment vehicle for Dutch pension funds (“PGGM”).  Substantially all of the capital provided to the BHMP Co-Investment Partner is from PGGM. We have no ownership or other direct financial interests in either of these entities.

 

PGGM’s commitment under the partnership agreement of the BHMP Co-Investment Partner is $300 million. As of September 30, 2010, approximately $45.5 million of the $300 million commitment remains unfunded; however, in the event that

 

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certain of the investments refinance or new property debt is placed within two years from the date of the acquisition, the amount of unfunded commitment may be increased.  To the extent that investments fit within the investment parameters agreed between PGGM and our sponsor, we expect a portion of our future real estate acquisitions and real estate under development activities will be made through BHMP CO-JVs.

 

Each of our separate joint ventures with the BHMP Co-Investment Partner is made through a separate entity that owns 100% of the voting equity interests and approximately 99% of the economic interests in one subsidiary REIT, through which substantially all of the joint venture’s business is conducted.  Each separate joint venture entity, together with its respective subsidiary REIT, is referred to herein as a “BHMP CO-JV.”  Each BHMP CO-JV is a separate legal entity formed for the sole purpose of holding its respective investment and obtaining legally separated debt and equity financing.  Generally, the BHMP Co-Investment Partner will co-invest in a BHMP CO-JV with a 45% equity interest and we will co-invest with a 55% equity interest, although the BHMP Co-Investment Partner may elect smaller allocations.

 

Each BHMP CO-JV is managed by us or a subsidiary of ours, but the operation of the BHMP CO-JV’s investment must generally be conducted in accordance with operating plans approved by the BHMP Co-Investment Partner.  In addition, without the consent of all members of the BHMP CO-JV, the manager may not generally approve or disapprove on behalf of the BHMP CO-JV certain major decisions affecting the BHMP CO-JV, such as (i) selling or otherwise disposing of the BHMP CO-JV’s investment or any other property having a value in excess of $100,000, (ii) selling any additional interests in the BHMP CO-JV, (iii) approving initial and annual operating plans and capital expenditures or (iv) incurring or materially modifying any indebtedness of the BHMP CO-JV in excess of $100,000 or causing the BHMP CO-JV to become liable for any debt, obligation or undertaking of any other individual or entity in excess of $100,000 other than in accordance with the operating plans.  The BHMP Co-Investment Partner may remove the manager for cause and appoint a successor.  Distributions of net cash flow from the BHMP CO-JV will be distributed to the members no less than quarterly in accordance with the members’ ownership interests.  BHMP CO-JV capital contributions and distributions are made pro rata in accordance with ownership interests.

 

We have determined that our BHMP CO-JVs are not variable interest entities and that each partner has equal substantive control and participating rights with no single party controlling each BHMP CO-JV. Accordingly, we account for our interest in each BHMP CO-JV using the equity method of accounting.

 

Certain BHMP CO-JVs have made equity investments with third-party partners in, and/or have made loans to, entities that own one multifamily operating or development community.  The collective group of these operating property entities or development entities are collectively referred to herein as “Property Entities.”  Each Property Entity is a separate legal entity for the sole purpose of holding its respective operating property or development project and obtaining legally separated debt and equity financing.

 

Two of our 22 BHMP CO-JVs have made only mezzanine or mortgage loan investments in Property Entities that are developing multifamily communities. Fourteen investments are indirectly wholly owned by the BHMP CO-JVs. The remaining six BHMP CO-JVs have made equity investments with third-party partners in, and/or have made notes receivable to, Property Entities that own one real estate operating property or development project. The partners of these Property Entities are the applicable BHMP CO-JV and unaffiliated third parties, which were organized to own, construct, and finance only one particular real estate project. Each of these six BHMP CO-JV investments in a Property Entity is evaluated for consolidation at the BHMP CO-JV level using our principles of consolidation.  Based on this evaluation, three of the six investments are reported on a consolidated basis by the BHMP CO-JV.  The remaining three investments are recorded as unconsolidated real estate joint ventures and reported with the equity method of accounting by the respective BHMP CO-JVs.

 

We believe our strategy of investing through Co-Investment Ventures will allow us to increase the number of our investments, thereby increasing our diversification, and providing participation with greater economic interest in larger or more selective real estate investments with greater access to high quality investment opportunities. We also believe partnerships with high quality institutional entities, such as PGGM, enhances the valuation of our portfolio. We intend to continue to invest through BHMP CO-JVs in operating communities, to-be-developed multifamily communities or newly constructed multifamily communities that have not yet stabilized, excluding residential properties for assisted living, student housing or senior housing. However, we are not limited to co-investments with the BHMP Co-Investment Partner and as the BHMP Co-Investment Partner’s funding commitment is utilized, we may pursue other Co-Investment Ventures if they provide greater diversification or investment opportunities. We also plan to pursue wholly owned, direct investments consistent with our investment policies.

 

Fourteen of our 22 BHMP CO-JV investments are wholly owned by us and the BHMP Co-Investment Partner. In the eight remaining BHMP CO-JV investments, the Property Entity is owned entirely or in part by other unaffiliated partners and participants. 

 

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Each Property Entity arrangement with an unaffiliated developer is unique and heavily negotiated, but we will generally seek the following provisions:

 

For development stage investments:

 

·      Completion Guarantees — The developer provides us with a guarantee of completion and costs from a dedicated entity with cash, real estate and/or securities.  This entity is typically not the developer entity or the Property Entity, but what is referred to as the “guarantee entity.”  We believe that this guarantee is an important mitigant to the risk of completion of developments in excess of budgeted costs.

 

·      Developer Fee Subordination — We negotiate fee deferrals at various levels.  The fees, usually developer fees for managing the development, are deferred and only received by the developer after we have recouped certain of our investments, which may include our mezzanine loan and any accrued and unpaid interest, equity investment and preferred return.

 

·      Cost Overrun Protection — Generally, we will seek to mandate that any cost overruns, including those due to delayed completions, be borne by the developer or other capital partners, which essentially reduces their share of net profit from development to the extent of any such overrun.  Because this potential profit is a significant source of compensation to the developer, the developer is highly motivated to remain on budget.

 

For operating and development stage investments:

 

·      Equity Subordination — We will seek to require the other partners to provide an equity investment that is subordinate to our investment.  In these instances, some or all of our returns will take priority to the other partners’ equity.

 

·      Hurdle Returns — We will seek to receive certain minimum returns before the other partners participate in operating cash flow or residual profits from a sale or other capital events. In these instances we may receive a preferred return on our capital investment or require that our capital investment earn a minimum required internal rate of return.

 

·      Joint Funding Protection — Although our structures do not require that any of the partners fund capital calls for development or operating deficits, we seek to include higher preferred returns on these types of capital contributions. As we may have more incentive to keep the project funded, if the other partners do not contribute pro-rata with us, then these higher preferred returns, which are generally the first allocation of distributable cash, would significantly dilute non-contributing partners.

 

In addition, most of these Property Entity joint venture agreements provide the applicable BHMP CO-JV with option rights to increase its equity ownership percentage and/or acquire outright ownership of the multifamily community. These option rights are generally available at completion of the development and for some period thereafter. As of September 30, 2010, individual BHMP CO-JVs have acquired a 100% ownership in two Property Entities, The Eclipse and The Venue, and increased their ownership interest in two others, Bailey’s Crossing and 55 Hundred. For one investment, Grand Reserve, the BHMP CO-JV has terminated the option rights. Of the remaining three equity investments with developer partners (Satori, Skye 2905 and Veritas), the time period to exercise the option rights have not commenced.  However, each of these three multifamily communities are in the lease up stage of development or recently achieved stabilization and we continue to evaluate our investment options.

 

We believe these specific terms and the general provisions noted above will help us achieve our return objectives and help mitigate certain of the real estate project risks. However, not all of these provisions will necessarily be included in each Property Entity arrangement and there is no assurance we will achieve those objectives.

 

Our multifamily community acquisition strategy concentrates on multifamily communities located in the top 50 MSAs across the United States. We believe these types of investments are in demand by institutional investors which can result in better exit pricing.  We also believe that economic conditions in the major metropolitan markets of the United States will continue to provide adequate demand for properly positioned multifamily communities; such conditions include job and salary growth, lifestyle trends, as well as single-family home pricing and availability of credit. The U.S. Census population estimates are used to determine the largest MSAs. Our top 50 MSA strategy will focus on acquiring properties and other real estate assets that provide us with broad geographic diversity.

 

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Investments in multifamily communities have benefited from the changing demographic and residential finance trends of the last ten years. These trends include continued growth in household formations, particularly non-traditional households and the echo-boomer generation coming of age and entering the rental market, as well as baby-boomers or retirees who desire freedom from the costs and expenses of entering and maintaining a home, increased immigration and recently higher credit standards for home buyers. Many of these trends are somewhat independent of economic factors and could lead to growth trends higher than what has traditionally occurred in post-recessionary cycles. Changes in domestic financial markets can affect the stability and direction of these historical trends and can significantly affect our strategies, both favorably and unfavorably.  Demand for multifamily communities is also affected by changes in financial markets where changes in underwriting have affected the cost, availability and affordability of financing for purchase of single family homes. In the near term, we believe these trends will be favorable for multifamily demand as the key demographic population increases and single family housing options become more restrictive.

 

Market Outlook

 

During the third quarter of 2010, the general economy reported continued growth which was enough to lessen the chances for a double-dip recession but less than what is required to dramatically change overall fundamentals in the short term. Nationally, private employers added approximately 64,000 new jobs in the month of September 2010, an increase for the ninth straight month, but less than prior reports and far less than amounts necessary to make up for new workers entering the market. Accordingly, U.S. national unemployment remained at 9.6%. Manufacturing activity expanded for the 14th straight month, but at the slowest pace since the first quarter. Similarly, consumer spending continued to increase at a moderate rate of 0.4%, indicating that the higher consumer saving rates are starting to peak and that consumer income trends are also positive. While corporate earnings and balance sheets have improved and bank lending to commercial and industrial companies are showing some growth, corporate spending and hiring is still below historical averages. Consequently, the overall economy, as measured by GDP grew at 2.0%, as compared to 1.7% for the prior quarter.

 

While these trends indicate a slow overall economic recovery, the fundamentals for the multifamily sector continue to reflect the foundation for a quicker recovery.  National research firms have reported increases in effective rents and occupancies across many markets, significant improvements in ratios of property offerings of sales to closings and compression in capitalization rates for high quality communities.  During the second quarter of 2010, average national rents showed their biggest gains in two years. In the third quarter effective rents increased from the prior quarter and as compared to the third quarter of 2009. During the second quarter of 2010, multifamily vacancies decreased for the first time since 2007 to 7.2%, the lowest rate since fourth quarter of 2008.  In particular, the multifamily community sector we invest in, which are communities that are new, have high quality finishes and are highly amenitized communities, has had the greatest improvement in occupancy over the last 18 months as compared to the other multifamily property sectors, further evidence that our class of communities should outperform other multifamily property classes. During 2010, net multifamily absorption, which is the change in occupied units, rose by over 84,000 units, the largest increase in over 10 years. These factors provide further evidence that rent concessions are slowing and that renter demand may advance prior to employment improvements as household formation and dislocation of prior homeowners drives demand.  So-called shadow rental alternatives from unsold condominiums and increasing single-family vacant residences will continue to be a factor and will likely slow the rate of improvement.  Accordingly, we still believe the recovery to be gradual and uneven for the rest of 2010 with greater and more sustainable improvements thereafter.

 

A strong positive from the current macroeconomic conditions is that there is expected to be limited new supply of multifamily assets in the near future.  Over the past decade, the multifamily sector, including condominiums, added between 200,000 and 300,000 units annually but is now reported to be on a pace to deliver just 60,000 units for all of 2011 and 2012 combined. Since high quality multifamily developments can take 18 to 36 months to entitle, obtain necessary permits and construct, we believe there will be an imbalance in supply and demand fundamentals for at least the next couple of years.  As the economy improves, particularly in job growth and specifically in the demographic sectors which have a relatively higher proportion of multifamily residents, we expect renter demand and effective rent to increase in multifamily communities.  Particularly after 2010, we expect multifamily rental rates to begin to return to their pre-recession levels.  This could result in higher than normal rental increases during that period.

 

In the multifamily capital markets sector, we continue to experience favorable financing options, particularly for high quality, well-capitalized investments.  Specifically, government-sponsored entities such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (“GSEs”) have and may continue to provide needed financing, refinancing and credit enhancement to the multifamily sector.  However, there are reported transactions and increased activity by other providers of multifamily financings, particularly from insurance companies and issuers of commercial mortgage-backed securities. If these trends continue, these options will provide further diversified lending sources and will be a factor in keeping interest rates competitive. In 2010, we and eight of our BHMP CO-JVs completed nine new

 

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loans, totaling approximately $205.8 million at a weighted average interest rate of 4.25%. This includes $69.8 million in mortgage loans with insurance companies. This also includes a $150 million LIBOR-based credit facility at a rate of 2.34% as of September 30, 2010. Although there can be no assurance that the GSEs or comparable financing will continue to be available or available at these rates, particularly in light of recent financial reform legislation and continued political scrutiny over their operations,  the aforementioned are positive factors in our investment strategy.

 

Further, market interest rates continue to be at historical lows. Short term rates, as measured by 30-day LIBOR, are at historical lows of 0.26% as of September 30, 2010, which was down from its prior historic low of 0.35% at June 30, 2010. During the third quarter, longer term rates have also fallen significantly. Five-year and ten-year treasuries are approximately 1.5% and 2.6%, respectively, as of September 30, 2010, down approximately 0.30% since June 30, 2010 and more than 1% since the beginning of 2010. At these base rates, overall financing rates for multifamily communities are very attractive and provide on a community by community basis leveraged returns in excess of our distribution rate. However, it is doubtful that these levels can be sustained and we do see the potential for rates to increase. Accordingly, a component of our finance strategy is to obtain fixed-rate financing for stabilized multifamily communities with maturities ranging from five to ten years.

 

In this investing environment, we will continue to monitor the interplay from changing capitalization rates, growth rates and financing interest rates.  While in 2008 and parts of 2009 the multifamily sector experienced increasing capitalization rates, the sector is currently experiencing a contraction in capitalization rates as investors, especially institutional investors, re-enter the market for high quality multifamily communities. We would expect such a contraction in capitalization rates to increase the valuation of our existing portfolio, especially when coupled with increasing rental and occupancy rates.  In this environment, leverage on our portfolio investments can enhance the equity value increases of our existing portfolio.  On the other hand, compressing capitalization rates could decrease the going-in returns on new investments. However, capitalization rates usually do not change independent of other real estate fundamentals. Based on our analysis and as reported by national analysts, these increases are coupled with higher rental and net operating income growth expectations as a consequence of forecasted demand and supply factors.  If these expectations are met, capitalization rates will normalize over time based on higher net operating incomes.  Although not perfectly correlated, we would also expect a relationship between future interest rates and capitalization rates, where capitalization rates would move up as interest rates adjust to higher, historical levels. However, with the long-term financing we have already placed and currently available as discussed above, we believe new investments can still meet our total return expectations.

 

With these market fundamentals, we believe our strategy of focusing on institutional high quality market sectors with low housing affordability and high barriers to entry will benefit from the combination of low supply and pent up demand.  The stabilized multifamily communities in our portfolio have an average occupancy of 94% as of September 30, 2010, compared to 92% as of June 30, 2010 and 93% as of March 31, 2010. In our newly opened communities, which are those multifamily communities that either were recently completed or were acquired during or prior to initial lease up, we are experiencing high leasing demand.  All of these newly opened communities are highly amenitized and were built with condominium construction and finish quality in highly desired locations. For three of these newly opened communities, Forty55 Lofts in Marina del Rey, which began lease up in the fourth quarter of 2009, Satori in Fort Lauderdale, which was completed in the first quarter 2010 and The Venue in metropolitan Las Vegas, which was completed in the fourth quarter 2009, have now exceeded 90% occupancy.  In addition, we expect that the following newly opened communities located in urban locations, Skye 2905 in Denver and Cyan/PDX in Portland, a LEED gold certified community, will soon reach stabilization. We expect the remaining multifamily communities that are in lease up in our portfolio to reach stabilization by the end of 2010 or early 2011.

 

We expect to use the proceeds from our Initial Public Offering as the primary funding source for the execution of our investment strategy and the expansion of our portfolio.  As of September 30, 2010, we sold a total of approximately 82.1 million shares (including DRIP) of common stock and raised a total of $817.4 million in gross proceeds from our Initial Public Offering.  On June 29, 2010, our board of directors approved an extension of our initial public offering until no later than September 2, 2011. Under rules promulgated by the SEC, we could extend our offering until February 29, 2012. Our board of directors has the discretion to extend the offering period for the shares being sold pursuant to our DRIP up to the sixth anniversary of the termination of the primary offering until we have sold all shares available pursuant to the DRIP.

 

We intend to leverage the proceeds from these offerings with property debt and aim for a leverage ratio of approximately 50% to 60% following the investment of the proceeds raised from the Initial Public Offering and upon stabilization of our portfolio.  We may use various forms of debt financing, including property specific, cross collateralized pools and credit facilities.  We will generally seek non-recourse financing, particularly for stabilized communities.

 

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We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements through the net cash raised from offerings, our credit facility and cash flow from operating activities of our current and future investments. For purposes of our long-term liquidity requirements, we expect that the net cash from our Initial Public Offering, our credit facility and our current and future investments will generate sufficient cash flow to cover operating expenses and our distributions to stockholders. Also to the extent we hold unencumbered or appreciated real estate investments, refinancing proceeds could be another source of capital.

 

Property Portfolio

 

Our multifamily investments include wholly owned multifamily communities and investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures.  Each of these investments is categorized based on stages as defined below:

 

·      Stabilized / Comparable are communities that are stabilized (the earlier of 90% occupancy or one year after completion) for both the current and all prior reporting periods.

 

·      Stabilized / Non-comparable are communities that have been stabilized or acquired after January 1, 2009.

 

·      Lease ups are communities that have commenced leasing but have not yet reached stabilization.

 

·      Developments are communities currently under construction for which leasing activity has not commenced.  As of September 30, 2010, there were no communities classified as developments.

 

Presented below are the carrying amounts for our wholly owned real estate investments and individual BHMP CO-JV investments as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.  For the investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures in BHMP CO-JVs, we provide information describing the underlying investment.  Also presented are the occupancy rates as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, which for stabilized multifamily communities is based on the number of individual units and for retail spaces is based on gross leasable area (“GLA”) (amounts in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

Occupancy Rates

 

Total Real Estate, net
(in millions)

 

Investments in Real Estate

 

Units

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

Stabilized / Non-comparable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Gallery at NoHo Commons / Los Angeles, California (1)

 

438

 

93

%

90

%

$

103.7

 

$

106.0

 

Mariposa Loft Apartments / Atlanta, Georgia

 

253

 

97

%

91

%

27.3

 

27.9

 

Grand Reserve Orange / Orange, Connecticut

 

168

 

92

%

92

%

24.5

 

25.1

 

Acacia on Santa Rosa Creek / Santa Rosa, California

 

277

 

96

%

N/A

 

37.0

 

 

The Lofts at Park Crest / McLean, Virginia (1) (2)

 

131

 

98

%

N/A

 

48.5

 

 

Burnham Pointe / Chicago, Illinois (2)

 

298

 

85

%

N/A

 

85.6

 

 

Uptown Post Oak / Houston, Texas

 

392

 

92

%

N/A

 

63.1

 

 

Lease ups:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acappella / San Bruno, California

 

163

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

54.6

 

 

Total wholly owned investments

 

2,120

 

 

 

 

 

$

444.3

 

$

159.0

 

 

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Occupancy Rates

 

Our Investment in Unconsolidated
Real Estate Joint Ventures
(in millions)

 

Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures (3)

 

Units

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

Stabilized / Comparable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Reserve at Johns Creek Walk / Johns Creek, Georgia (4)

 

210

 

97

%

93

%

$

3.6

 

$

4.0

 

Stabilized / Non-comparable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Eclipse / Houston, Texas (5)

 

330

 

91

%

N/A

 

7.2

 

19.7

 

Halstead / Houston, Texas (5)

 

301

 

90

%

90

%

14.8

 

3.4

 

Satori / Fort Lauderdale, Florida (2) (4) (6) (7)

 

279

 

 

 

N/A

 

11.3

 

12.3

 

The Venue / Clark County, Nevada (5) (6)

 

168

 

95

%

N/A

 

14.9

 

4.5

 

Waterford Place / Dublin, California (5)

 

390

 

95

%

92

%

10.0

 

11.0

 

Burrough’s Mill Apartment Homes / Cherry Hill, New Jersey (5)

 

308

 

96

%

92

%

7.3

 

8.1

 

Forty55 Lofts / Marina del Rey, California (5)

 

140

 

94

%

N/A

 

27.2

 

26.2

 

Calypso Apartments and Lofts / Irvine, California (5)

 

177

 

93

%

89

%

13.8

 

27.4

 

4550 Cherry Creek / Denver, Colorado (5)

 

288

 

92

%

N/A

 

12.2

 

 

7166 at Belmar / Lakewood, Colorado (5)

 

308

 

95

%

N/A

 

12.8

 

 

Briar Forest Lofts / Houston, Texas (5)

 

352

 

90

%

N/A

 

9.5

 

 

Fitzhugh Urban Flats / Dallas, Texas (5)

 

452

 

94

%

N/A

 

11.6

 

 

Tupelo Alley / Portland, Oregon (2) (5)

 

188

 

96

%

N/A

 

10.9

 

 

Lease ups:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bailey’s Crossing / Alexandria, Virginia (4) (6)

 

414

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

29.4

 

29.8

 

55 Hundred / Arlington, Virginia (2) (4) (6)

 

234

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

22.1

 

23.6

 

Cyan/PDX / Portland, Oregon (2) (5)

 

352

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

45.0

 

46.2

 

San Sebastian / Laguna Woods, California (5)

 

134

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

19.9

 

19.9

 

Veritas / Henderson, Nevada (4) (6) (7)

 

430

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

14.4

 

14.9

 

Skye 2905 / Denver, Colorado (2) (4) (6) (7)

 

400

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

12.3

 

12.9

 

Grand Reserve / Dallas, Texas (8)

 

149

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

5.4

 

5.1

 

The Cameron / Silver Spring, Maryland (2) (6) (8)

 

325

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

11.0

 

10.9

 

Total investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures

 

6,329

 

 

 

 

 

$

326.6

 

$

279.9

 

 

 

8,449

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)       Purchase prices for The Gallery at NoHo Commons and the Lofts at Park Crest were $96.0 million and $68.2 million, respectively, before closing costs and prorations.  Other amounts from the acquisitions were recognized as intangible assets or deferred lease revenues and other related liabilities.

 

(2)       Includes retail space, where the total approximate square footage of retail space of GLA for all these investments totals approximately 127,500 square feet or approximately 6% of total rentable area.  Of the stabilized communities, The Lofts at Park Crest, Tupelo Alley, Burnham Pointe and Satori contain retail space with approximately 104,600 square feet of GLA, of which 73% was occupied as of September 30, 2010.

 

(3)       Our ownership interest in all our investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures is 55% except for The Reserve at Johns Creek Walk (64%), Cyan/PDX (70%) and 7166 at Belmar (70%).

 

(4)       Equity investment of a BHMP CO-JV in a Property Entity with unaffiliated third parties.

 

(5)       Equity investment wholly owned by a BHMP CO-JV.

 

(6)       Equity interests in the property owned by BHMP CO-JV and/or other owners may be subject to call rights, put rights and/or buy-sell rights and/or right of BHMP CO-JV to convert mezzanine loan investment to equity in the property.

 

(7)       Equity investment of a BHMP CO-JV in a Property Entity with unaffiliated third parties and a loan investment by a BHMP CO-JV.

 

(8)       Loan investment by a BHMP CO-JV.

 

The increased carrying amounts on our wholly owned investments as of September 30, 2010 are largely due to acquiring five wholly owned multifamily communities during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 for an aggregate purchase price of

 

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approximately $315.3 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we also invested in five newly formed BHMP CO-JVs, each holding a wholly owned multifamily community. The total acquisition price for these multifamily communities was $219.7 million and our total share of the capital contribution for these BHMP CO-JVs was $127.0 million.  Also during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, eight BHMP CO-JVs obtained new mortgage financing secured by the respective property for an aggregate amount of $190.0 million.  Substantially all of the net proceeds related to these financings were distributed to the partners and our share was $107.9 million, which decreased our investment in the unconsolidated joint ventures.

 

Results of Operations

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, we are reporting a net loss of $10.4 million and $3.9 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, we are reporting a net loss of $28.2 million and $3.3 million, respectively. The overall increase in net loss is primarily due to our acquisitions made in the past 12 months of six wholly owned multifamily communities, eight acquisitions by BHMP CO-JVs and the treatment of these acquisition activities.  Our share of acquisition costs related to our acquisitions is expensed.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, our share of acquisition expenses was approximately $3.2 million and $9.3 million, respectively, including our share of acquisition expenses for unconsolidated real estate joint ventures. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, we made five and six new acquisitions, respectively, and our share of acquisition expense was approximately $3.5 million and $3.6 million, respectively. Acquisition accounting also requires that we allocate a portion of the purchase price to in-place lease intangibles.  These lease intangibles are amortized over remaining lease terms, generally a term of less than one year. Accordingly, amortization expense is higher in the period immediately following an acquisition for both our wholly owned investments and our investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures.  Real estate related depreciation and amortization, including our share from unconsolidated real estate joint ventures, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $12.5 million and $29.1 million, respectively, compared to $1.3 million and $2.0 million for the same periods in 2009.  Further, several of the multifamily communities we have made investments in are in lease up.  During these periods, holding costs, amortization and depreciation expense may exceed the pre-stabilization revenues.  We expect that as we complete the investments of the proceeds from our Initial Public Offering that earnings on our stabilized real estate investments will have a higher contribution to our net income while pre-stabilized investments will be proportionally less significant to our overall operating results.  However, acquisition and amortization expenses during this acquisition and development stage could be significant, resulting in net losses until we have substantially invested the proceeds from our Initial Public Offering.

 

As of September 30, 2009 we owned only two wholly owned multifamily communities. In the last 12 months we acquired six wholly owned multifamily communities, where two and five were acquired in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. In addition, as of September 30, 2009, we had 14 investments in unconsolidated joint real estate joint ventures. In the last 12 months we acquired eight additional investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, where none and five were acquired in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. Wholly owned investments are reported on a consolidated basis rather than as equity investments. Accordingly, many of our results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 are not directly comparable to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, where our results of operations for each period presented reflect significant increases in substantially all reporting categories for the current period. This will likely be the case until we substantially invest the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering.

 

The three months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009

 

Rental Revenues.  Rental revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2010 were approximately $9.4 million, compared to $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. As noted above, the increase was due primarily to our acquisition activity during the last 12 months.  We expect continued increases in these revenues as a result of owning these communities for a full reporting period and our expected acquisitions of additional real estate investments.

 

Property Operating and Real Estate Tax Expenses.  Property operating and real estate tax expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2010 were approximately $4.3 million, compared to $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. As noted above, the increase was due primarily to our acquisition activity during the last 12 months.  We expect continued increases in these expenses as a result of owning these communities for a full reporting period and our expected acquisitions of additional real estate investments.

 

Asset Management and Other Fees. Asset management fees for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were approximately $1.0 million and $0.5 million, respectively. These fees are generally based on the amount of our real estate investments at cost, the time period in place and the asset management fee rate.  Accordingly, the increase is due to the timing and funded amounts

 

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of our investments during the past twelve months.  We expect continued increases in the amount of our real estate investments as a result of owning and acquiring additional real estate investments; however, effective July 1, 2010 the asset management fee rate was decreased from an annual rate of 0.75% to 0.50%. Accordingly, we expect an increase in our asset management fees but the rate of increase is expected to be less than previously expected.

 

General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were approximately $1.1 million and $0.9 million, respectively, and included increased costs for corporate general and administrative expenses incurred and reimbursed to our Advisor, as well as compensation of our board of directors, audit and tax fees, and legal fees. We expect further increases as a result of owning and acquiring additional real estate investments and other joint venture interests.

 

Acquisition Expenses.  Acquisition expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were approximately $3.2 million and $2.8 million, respectively, which included expenses incurred with third parties, incurred with our advisor and our amortization of acquisition costs related to our BHMP CO-JV investments.  As we make additional wholly owned and joint venture investments, we expect acquisition expenses to increase and to have a significant effect on our operating results. Prior to 2009, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) provided for the capitalization of acquisition costs.  See the section below entitled “Funds from Operations and Modified Funds from Operations” for additional discussion.

 

Interest Expense. Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was approximately $1.7 million, relating to permanent mortgages on our wholly owned multifamily communities and our credit facility.  As of September 30, 2010, our mortgage loans payable were $93.5 million and the weighted average interest rate was approximately 4.78%.  During the three months ended September 30, 2010, our borrowings under the credit facility ranged between $10 million and $65 million with interest rates generally ranging between 2.3% and 2.4%. Also included in interest expense are credit facility fees related to minimum usage and unused commitments. These fees were $0.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2010. Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2010 is net of interest capitalization of $0.1 million.  We did not have any permanent mortgages on wholly owned multifamily communities or a credit facility for the three months ended September 30, 2009.

 

Depreciation and Amortization.  Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was approximately $6.5 million and $0.4 million, respectively.  As noted above, the increase was due primarily to our acquisition activity during the last 12 months.  We expect continued increases in these expenses as a result of owning these communities for a full reporting period and our expected acquisitions of additional real estate investments. Depreciation and amortization expense is a significant factor in our GAAP reported results. See the section below entitled “Funds from Operations and Modified Funds from Operations” for additional discussion.

 

Interest Income. Interest income, which primarily included interest earned on our cash equivalents, for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was approximately $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively.  Our cash equivalent balance is primarily a function of the timing and magnitude of the proceeds raised from our Initial Public Offering and our expenditures for investment activities.  Accordingly, our cash equivalent balances are subject to significant changes.  Due to our primary emphasis on providing liquidity for future real estate investments, our cash equivalents are substantially held in daily liquidity bank deposits.  In the current environment, these cash equivalents continue to have low earnings rates.

 

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Equity in Earnings (Loss) of Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures. Equity in loss of joint venture investments for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was approximately $2.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively. A breakdown of our approximate equity in earnings by type of underlying investments is as follows (amounts in millions):

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010

 

For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2009

 

 

 

Equity in
Earnings (Loss)

 

Cash Provided
by Operating
Activities

 

Equity in
Earnings (Loss)

 

Cash Provided
by Operating
Activities

 

Loan investments

 

$

1.3

 

$

0.7

 

$

2.0

 

$

1.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stabilized / Comparable

 

(0.2

)

 

(0.1

)

 

Stabilized / Non-comparable

 

(1.5

)

1.6

 

(0.5

)

 

Lease ups

 

(1.7

)

0.1

 

(1.4

)

 

Developments

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

 

(3.4

)

1.7

 

(2.1

)

 

Total

 

$

(2.1

)

$

2.4

 

$

(0.1

)

$

1.7

 

 

Earnings from underlying loan investments decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009 primarily due to the BHMP CO-JV conversion of mezzanine notes to additional equity interests for Bailey’s Crossing, The Eclipse and 55 Hundred during the fourth quarter of 2009. As a result, these BHMP CO-JVs did not have any interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2010.  These BHMP CO-JVs had interest income of approximately $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009.  In August 2010, The Venue BHMP CO-JV converted its mezzanine note for an additional equity interest, further reducing interest income during the period. The remaining mezzanine notes held by the BHMP CO-JVs also have conversion options.  If these mezzanine notes are also converted we would expect further decreases in equity earnings and distributions classified as cash provided by operating activities related to loan investments.  Cash provided by operating activities may also decrease for loan investments due to loan provisions which provide for full or partial accrual of interest until maturity.

 

Equity in loss from stabilized/non-comparable investments increased for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the comparable period in 2009, primarily due to our share of depreciation and amortization expense exceeding net operating income. During the past twelve months, we added nine new stabilized/non-comparable communities as well as reclassified The Eclipse, Satori and The Venue from a lease up to a stabilized/non-comparable investment. While all our stabilized/non-comparable investments produced an overall loss, primarily due to non-cash expenses for depreciation and amortization, these investments provided cash flow for operating activity of approximately $1.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2010. There were no distributions classified as operating activity for the corresponding period in 2009. These acquisitions noted above were substantially completed in the second half of 2009 and the first half of 2010, and therefore do not provide us with a full year of operating results. The three months ended September 30, 2010 also benefited from a $0.7 million gain related to the acquisition of a controlling interest in The Venue and a $0.1 million gain related to the early extinguishment of the Halstead mortgage payable.We expect to continue to receive distributions from these investments but due to non-cash charges for depreciation and amortization, we expect a loss in reported equity earnings.

 

Equity in loss from lease up equity investments increased for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the comparable period in 2009, primarily due to an increase in the number of properties underlying our investments that were in lease up.  All of the investments in properties undergoing lease up produced equity losses as operating, interest, depreciation and amortization expenses exceeded unstabilized rental revenue. 55 Hundred, Skye 2905 and Veritas, multifamily communities in the early stages of lease up, produced equity losses for the three months ended September 30, 2010 of approximately $1.1 million. We expect equity losses from these investments to increase for the remainder of 2010.   In addition, we made equity investments related to acquisitions of Cyan/PDX, San Sebastian and Bailey’s Crossing subsequent to September 30, 2009. These investments produced equity losses of approximately $0.6 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2010, Satori and The Venue were reclassified from lease up to stabilized/non-comparable investments.  These properties produced equity losses during the three months ended September 30, 2009.

 

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The nine months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009

 

Rental Revenues.  Rental revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 were approximately $21.2 million, compared to $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. As noted above, the increase was due primarily to our acquisition activity during the last 12 months.  We expect continued increases in these revenues as a result of owning these communities for a full reporting period and our expected acquisitions of additional real estate investments.

 

Property Operating and Real Estate Tax Expenses.   Property operating and real estate tax expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 were approximately $8.9 million, compared to $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. As noted above, the increase was due primarily to our acquisition activity during the last 12 months.  We expect continued increases in these expenses as a result of owning these communities for a full reporting period and our expected acquisitions of additional real estate investments.

 

Asset Management and Other Fees. Asset management fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were approximately $3.7 million and $1.0 million, respectively. These fees are generally based on the amount of our gross real estate investments, the time period in place and the asset management fee rate.  Accordingly, the increase is due to the timing and funded amounts of our investments during the past twelve months.  We expect continued increases in the amount of our real estate investments as a result of owning and acquiring additional real estate investments; however, effective July 1, 2010 the asset management fee rate was decreased.  Accordingly, we expect an increase in our asset management fees but the rate of increase is expected to be less than previously expected.

 

General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were approximately $3.3 million and $2.3 million, respectively, and included increased costs for corporate general and administrative expenses incurred and reimbursed to our Advisor, as well as compensation of our board of directors, audit and tax fees, and legal fees.  We expect further increases as a result of owning and acquiring additional real estate investments and other joint venture interests.

 

Acquisition Expenses.  Acquisition expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were approximately $8.7 million and $2.8 million, respectively, which included expenses incurred with third parties, incurred with our advisor and our amortization of acquisition costs related to our BHMP CO-JV investments.  As we make additional wholly owned and joint venture investments, we expect acquisition expenses to increase and to have a significant effect on our operating results. Prior to 2009, GAAP provided for the capitalization of acquisition costs.  See the section below entitled “Funds from Operations and Modified Funds from Operations” for additional discussion.

 

Interest Expense. Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was approximately $3.8 million, relating to permanent mortgages on our wholly owned multifamily communities and our credit facility.  As of September 30, 2010, our mortgage loans payable were $93.5 million and the weighted average interest rate was approximately 4.78%.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, our borrowings under the credit facility ranged between no amount outstanding and $65 million with interest rates generally ranging between 2.3% and 2.4%. Also included in interest expense are credit facility fees related to minimum usage and unused commitments. These fees were $1.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 is net of interest capitalization of $0.9 million.  We did not have any permanent mortgages on wholly owned multifamily communities or a credit facility for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

 

Depreciation and Amortization.  Depreciation and amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was approximately $13.9 million and $0.4 million, respectively, primarily relating to our wholly owned real estate acquired in the past twelve months. Depreciation and amortization expense primarily includes depreciation of our wholly owned multifamily communities and amortization of acquired in-place leases.  As we make additional wholly owned investments, we expect depreciation and amortization expense to increase and to be a significant factor in our GAAP reported results. See the section below entitled “Funds from Operations and Modified Funds from Operations” for additional discussion.

 

Interest Income. Interest income, which primarily included interest earned on our cash equivalents, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was approximately $1.0 million and $0.7 million, respectively.  Our cash equivalent balance is primarily a function of the timing and magnitude of the proceeds raised from our Initial Public Offering and our expenditures for investment activities.  Accordingly, our cash equivalent balances are subject to significant changes.  Due to our primary emphasis on providing liquidity for future real estate investments, our cash equivalents are substantially held in daily liquidity bank deposits.  In the current environment, these cash equivalents continue to have low earnings rates.

 

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Equity in Earnings (Loss) of Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures. Equity in loss of joint venture investments for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was approximately $8.0 million compared to equity in earnings of approximately $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.  A breakdown of our approximate equity in earnings by type of underlying investments is as follows (amounts in millions):

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010

 

For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2009

 

 

 

Equity in
Earnings (Loss)

 

Cash Provided
by Operating
Activities

 

Equity in
Earnings (Loss)

 

Cash Provided
by Operating
Activities

 

Loan investments

 

$

3.9

 

$

1.9

 

$

5.7

 

$

4.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stabilized / Comparable

 

(0.5

)

 

(0.4

)

 

Stabilized / Non-comparable

 

(4.5

)

2.6

 

(0.6

)

 

Lease ups

 

(6.9

)

0.9

 

(2.5

)

 

Developments

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

 

(11.9

)

3.5

 

(3.6

)

 

Total

 

$

(8.0

)

$

5.4

 

$

2.1

 

$

4.5

 

 

Earnings from underlying loan investments decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009 primarily due to the BHMP CO-JV conversion of mezzanine notes to additional equity interests for Bailey’s Crossing, The Eclipse and 55 Hundred during the fourth quarter of 2009. As a result, these BHMP CO-JVs did not have any interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  These BHMP CO-JVs had interest income of approximately $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.  In August 2010, The Venue BHMP CO-JV converted its mezzanine note for an additional equity interest, further reducing interest income during the period. The remaining mezzanine notes held by the BHMP CO-JVs also have conversion options. If these mezzanine notes are also converted we would expect further decreases in equity earnings and distributions classified as cash provided by operating activities related to loan investments.  Cash provided by operating activities may also decrease for loan investments due to loan provisions which provide for full or partial accrual of interest until maturity.

 

Equity in loss from stabilized/non-comparable investments increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the comparable period in 2009, primarily due to our share of depreciation and amortization expense and one-time charges for acquisition expenses exceeding net operating income. During the past twelve months, we added nine new stabilized/non-comparable communities as well as reclassified Satori and The Venue from a lease up to a stabilized/non-comparable investment. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we incurred approximately $0.6 million of one-time acquisition expenses related to the acquisition of five operating BHMP CO-JVs. While all our stabilized/non-comparable investments produced an overall loss, primarily due to non-cash expenses for depreciation and amortization, these investments provided cash flow for operating activity of approximately $2.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. There were no distributions classified as operating activity for the corresponding period in 2009.  These acquisitions noted above were substantially completed in the second half of 2009 and the first half of 2010, and therefore do not provide us with a full year of operating results. The nine months ended September 30, 2010 also benefited from a $0.7 million gain related to the acquisition of a controlling interest in The Venue and a $0.1 million gain related to the early extinguishment of the Halstead mortgage payable. We expect to continue to receive distributions from these investments but due to non-cash charges for depreciation and amortization, we expect a loss in reported equity earnings.

 

Equity in loss from lease up equity investments increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the comparable period in 2009, primarily due to an increase in the number of properties underlying our investments that were in lease up.  All of the investments in properties undergoing lease up produced equity losses as operating, interest, depreciation and amortization expenses exceeded unstabilized rental revenue. 55 Hundred, Skye 2905 and Veritas, multifamily communities in the early stages of lease up, produced equity losses during 2010 of approximately $3.1 million. These properties are in the early stages of lease up and we expect equity losses from these investments to increase for the remainder of 2010.   In addition, we made equity investments related to the acquisitions of Cyan/PDX, San Sebastian and Bailey’s Crossing subsequent to September 30, 2009. These investments produced equity losses during 2010 of approximately $2.1 million.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, Satori and The Venue were reclassified from lease up to stabilized/non-comparable investments.  These properties produced equity losses during the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

 

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We review our investments for impairments in accordance with our accounting policies. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, we have not recorded any impairment losses. However, this conclusion could change in future periods based on changes in certain factors, primarily:

 

·                  Status of guarantors’ financial position. If general market prices continue to decline, parties that provided us guarantees may not have the assets or net worth as previously reported. Guarantors may also face liquidity issues as their financings become due. Where our analysis was dependent on a guarantor’s ability to perform, our judgments could change based on new developments.

 

·                  Project specific performance. All of our loan and equity investments in Property Entities are dependent on management- derived market assumptions for fair value determinations. These assumptions particularly include projected rents, occupancy and terminal capitalization rates. If general and specific market conditions deteriorate, changes in these assumptions will affect our fair value determinations.

 

·                  Workouts. In structuring the BHMP CO-JVs’ investments in Property Entities, some of our investments contain provisions that provide us with priority or preferential returns. If the underlying projects are affected by market conditions, which may not directly affect our returns but may affect the other partners, the other partners may request workouts or other changes to the deal structures. Although we may not be contractually forced to accept these changes, there could be other factors that would cause us to accept certain modifications or enter into workouts. Based on the consequences of these changes, our assessment of our investment could change.  In particular, see discussions of The Cameron below.

 

·                  Lease up assumptions.  In assessing development projects, we must make assumptions about general market conditions, projected occupancy and rental rates for projects that are several periods from the completion of lease up activities. Our assumptions are based on our market analysis and competing projects. During lease up activity, we may be faced with different market conditions, and our assessment of our investment could change.

 

In December 2009, Fairfield Residential LLC, a real estate operating company, (“Fairfield Residential”) and certain of its affiliates filed for voluntary bankruptcy.  Certain other affiliates of Fairfield Residential that serve as the general partner for The Cameron and current limited partners of Bailey’s Crossing and 55 Hundred were not part of the bankruptcy filing (the “Fairfield Projects”).  The Bailey’s Crossing, 55 Hundred and The Cameron Property Entities were also not a part of the bankruptcy filing. The Bailey’s Crossing and 55 Hundred Property Entity restructurings and recapitalizations were completed prior to Fairfield Residential’s bankruptcy and were not affected by the bankruptcy filing.  With regard to The Cameron Property Entity, The Cameron BHMP CO-JV investment is only as a lender with a $19.3 million note receivable.  Our share of the note receivable is approximately $10.6 million.

 

Because Fairfield Residential has guaranteed repayment of The Cameron senior construction loan, as well as completion of the project for the senior construction loan, Fairfield Residential’s bankruptcy gave rise to an event of default under The Cameron senior construction loan agreement.  As a result, The Cameron senior construction lender and in turn The Cameron BHMP CO-JV gave default notices to The Cameron Property Entity in 2009.  During 2010, Fairfield Residential emerged from bankruptcy and the Cameron guarantee to The Cameron BHMP CO-JV was assigned to a class of unsecured creditors.  Through September 30, 2010, The Cameron BHMP CO-JV has not made any claims to the bankruptcy restructured entity, although it has preserved its rights to do so.

 

Although operating under an event of default, through September 2010, the senior construction lender has continued to fund construction draws.  In October 2010, the senior lender gave notice that the interest rate would be reset to the default rate, retroactive to December 2009.  In turn, The Cameron BHMP CO-JV gave notice that the interest rate on its note receivable would be reset to the default rate, retroactive to December 2009.  The default rate of The Cameron BHMP CO-JV note receivable is 13%, compared to the regular rate of 9.5%. As of November 15, 2010, The Cameron Property Entity has not paid either the senior lender or The Cameron BHMP CO-JV default interest.

 

The Cameron BHMP CO-JV is currently in discussions with the senior lender and the owners of The Cameron Property Entity to restructure The Cameron Property Entity or cure the senior construction loan default and the BHMP CO-JV note receivable default.  If The Cameron Property Entity does not cure the default, we expect to have an opportunity to (i) cure the default, (ii) purchase the senior construction loan (iii) foreclose on the property, (iv) acquire the 100% or partial ownership interest in The

 

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Cameron Property Entity or (v) otherwise negotiate a solution acceptable to the senior construction lender.  However, there is no assurance that we would be able to restructure the senior construction loan including associated guarantees on terms that are acceptable to The Cameron Property Entity owners and The Cameron BHMP CO-JV.  Such restructuring could include a pay down of the senior construction loan by The Cameron Property Entity and/or the BHMP CO-JV, which could result in a capital contribution by us to The Cameron BHMP CO-JV.  In addition, the senior construction lender’s exercise of default remedies or the results of any restructuring negotiations may change our analysis of the accounting for the investment, which could result in the BHMP CO-JV accounting for the investment as a joint venture, or if The Cameron BHMP CO-JV is viewed as the primary beneficiary, to consolidate the investment. However, we believe we have sufficient collateral, contractual remedies and other creditor rights for the Cameron BHMP CO-JV to recover the carrying value of its note receivable to The Cameron Property Entity.

 

As of September 30, 2010, management’s assessment related to The Cameron BHMP CO-JV is that the loan investment is still properly accounted for as a loan.  The continuation of this accounting treatment is dependent on the resolution of the issues described above, and there can be no assurance as new facts and circumstances arise that different accounting would not be required. A change in accounting could affect our recognition of earnings in future periods.  As of September 30, 2010, no impairment charges related to our investments with respect to any of the Fairfield Projects have been recorded.

 

Cash Flow Analysis

 

Cash and cash equivalents decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 by approximately $13.5 million as compared to an increase in cash and cash equivalents for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 of approximately $39.7 million.   During 2010, the Company invested $428.5 million in multifamily acquisitions and investments in unconsolidated  real estate joint ventures, essentially employing most of the proceeds from sales of common stock. In 2009, the Company invested $180.4 million in multifamily acquisitions and investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures while raising $263.4 million in proceeds from sales of common stock. We expect that acquisition expenditures and proceeds from our Initial Public Offering will continue to be significant factors in our overall cash flow.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009

 

Similar to our discussion above related to “Results of Operations”, many of our cash flow results for 2010 are not comparable to similar results in 2009 due to increased acquisition activity and related financing. In addition, our proceeds from our Initial Public Offering have increased in 2010 as compared to 2009.  As a result, our cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 reflect significant differences from the cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

 

Cash flows provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 were $1.2 million as compared cash flows provided by operating activities of $0.2 million for the same period in 2009. A substantial portion of our GAAP net loss is due to non-cash charges, primarily related to depreciation and amortization, including amounts recognized from our investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures. We expect that that these non-cash charges will continue to be significant adjustments to net cash provided by operating activities. During 2010, these adjustments for equity losses in unconsolidated joint ventures, depreciation and amortization totaled $21.9 million compared to $1.8 million deduction in the comparable prior period in 2009. Also during 2010, we recognized approximately $9.3 million of acquisition expenses, approximately $8.7 million related to wholly owned acquisitions and approximately $0.6 million related to acquisitions included within our investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures. For the comparable period in 2009, there was approximately $3.6 million of acquisition expenses related to acquisitions included within our investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures and prior to 2009, acquisition expenses were capitalized and not included in cash flows from operating activities.  Distributions received from our investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures were $5.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to $4.5 million for the comparable period in 2009. The increase was primarily due to additional investments and improved operations for certain of the BHMP CO-JVs, offset by decreases in the amounts of interest income earned by the applicable BHMP CO-JVs, primarily as a result of the conversion of loan receivables at The Eclipse, 55 Hundred, Bailey’s Crossing and The Venue BHMP CO-JVs. Cash flow from operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 also benefited from increases in payables, primarily related to our wholly owned multifamily communities.

 

Cash flows used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were $351.3 million and $179.3 million, respectively.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we acquired five wholly owned multifamily communities and invested in five new BHMP CO-JVs.  In connection with one of our wholly owned acquisitions, we assumed debt financing of $26.7 million.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, our primary investments were in two wholly owned multifamily communities acquisitions, unconsolidated real estate joint ventures related to fulfilling our loan and equity fundings of our 14 BHMP CO-JV investments as well as funding for our wholly owned note receivable.  As our Initial Public Offering continues in

 

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2010, we would expect our new acquisitions to increase.  Providing a source of investing cash flow for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 were BHMP CO-JV distributions related to financings for six BHMP CO-JVs which were returns of investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures of $77.2 million.  These investments were initially funded entirely with cash, and during 2010, financing was obtained for the communities. During the comparable period in 2009, returns of investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures primarily related to reimbursements of excess capital contributions and non-operating cash flows.

 

Cash flows provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were $336.7 million and $218.9 million, respectively.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, net proceeds from our Initial Public Offering were approximately $366.5 million, compared to $263.4 million for the comparable period in 2009.  Additionally, financing proceeds increased due to obtaining new financing for four of our wholly owned multifamily communities from our credit facility as well as a financing for one of our wholly owned multifamily communities. The acquisitions of these communities were initially funded entirely with cash and then financed, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $35.8 million.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, distributions increased due to higher distribution rates and increased common stock outstanding from our Initial Public Offering as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009.  Our board of directors increased the distribution rate from an effective annual rate of 6.5% to 7.0% (based on a $10 share price) in March 2009, resulting in increased distributions during 2010.

 

Our board of directors has declared an annual distribution rate of 7.0% for the period through August 31, 2010, and an annualized distribution rate of 6.0% for the period from September 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010 as well as the fourth quarter of 2010. The annual distribution rate, in each case, is based upon a $10 share price. We expect our total distributions declared to continue to rise, even with the lower distribution rate, because of the growing number of shares outstanding as we make continued sales under our Initial Public Offering; though the lower distribution rate will allow a higher proportion of our distribution to be funded from earnings or cash flow from operating activities than would be the case with the prior distribution rate. We expect to fund increased distributions from earnings and cash flow on the increased amount of investments and, to the extent necessary, from the proceeds of our Initial Public Offering.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

General

 

Our principal demands for funds will continue to be investments in multifamily communities, on our own or through joint ventures, and for the payment of operating expenses and distributions. Generally, cash needs for items other than our investments are expected to be met from operations, and cash needs for our investments, including acquisition expenses, are expected to be met from the net proceeds from our Initial Public Offering and other offerings of our securities as well as debt secured by our real estate investments.  However, there may be a delay between the sale of our shares, making investments in real estate and loans and the receipt of income from such investments, which could result in a delay in the benefits to our stockholders of returns generated from our operations.  During this period, we may use proceeds from our Initial Public Offering and our financings to fund distributions to our stockholders.  During this period, we may also decide to temporarily invest any uninvested proceeds in investments at lower returns than our targeted investments in real estate and real estate-related assets.  These lower returns may affect our ability to make distributions or the amount actually disbursed.  We also intend to use our $150 million credit facility both to meet short-term and acquisition liquidity requirements.

 

In June 2010, our board of directors reduced our distribution rate from an annual rate of 7.0% to 6.0% (based on a $10 share price) beginning in the month of September 2010.  Although there continues to be favorable fundamentals in our targeted multifamily investments, the board took this action in light of compression in capitalization rates due mainly from increased demand from multifamily investors.  As noted above, the lower distribution rate will allow a higher proportion of our distribution to be funded from earnings or cash flow from operating activities than would be the case with the prior distribution rate.

 

Short-Term Liquidity and Short-Term Debt

 

Currently, our primary indicators of short-term liquidity are our cash and cash equivalents, the proceeds from our Initial Public Offering and our credit facility. As of September 30, 2010, our cash and cash equivalents balance was $64.1 million, compared to $77.5 million as of December 31, 2009. On a daily basis, cash is primarily affected by our net proceeds from our Initial Public Offering.  As of September 30, 2010, we sold approximately 82.1 million shares (including DRIP) of our common stock with gross proceeds of approximately $817.4 million.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, we received gross proceeds from our Initial Public Offering, including our DRIP, of approximately $86.5 million and $387.0 million, respectively.  For the three

 

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and nine months ended September 30, 2009, we received gross proceeds of approximately $101.3 million and $268.4 million, respectively.  We also expect our 2010 operating cash flows to increase from a full year of operations from our 2009 acquisitions and as additional investments are added to our portfolio.

 

Our cash and cash equivalents are invested in bank demand deposits, bank money market accounts and a high grade money market fund.  We manage our credit exposure by diversifying our investments over several financial institutions.

 

Our primary operating expenditures are payments related to wholly owned property operations, asset management fees and general and administrative expenses.  We currently meet these obligations from cash flow from operating activities.  Because we evaluate our investments fully loaded for all costs, we primarily fund acquisition expenses from the proceeds of our Initial Public Offering. As the amount of our real estate investments increases, we would expect these expenses to also increase.  Depending on the timing and magnitude, we may evaluate other short-term financing options.

 

On March 26, 2010, we closed on a $150 million credit facility. We intend to use the facility to provide greater flexibility in our cash management. If circumstances provide us with incentives to acquire investments in all-cash transactions, we may draw on the credit facility for the fundings. When we have excess cash, we have the option to pay down the facility. Based on the value of the collateral currently pledged under the facility, we may draw approximately $107 million more as of September 30, 2010; however, future borrowings under the credit facility are subject to periodic revaluations, either increasing or decreasing available borrowings. Also, we intend to increase the borrowing capacity by adding future wholly owned acquisitions to the facility’s collateral pool. The carrying amount of the credit facility and the weighted average interest rate for different periods is summarized as follows (amounts in millions):

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2010

 

For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010

 

For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010

 

 

 

Amount

 

Weighted
Average

 

Average
Amount

 

Weighted
Average

 

Maximum
Amount

 

Average
Amount

 

Weighted
Average

 

Maximum
Amount

 

Credit Facility Borrowings

 

$

20.0

 

2.3

%

$

40.5

 

2.4

%

$

65.0

 

$

18.9

 

2.4

%

$

65.0

 

 

The range of our outstanding balances were $0 to $65.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The balances fluctuate during the quarter and 2010 due to the timing and magnitude of investment acquisitions and cash balances primarily related to the gross proceeds raised in our Initial Public Offering.

 

Long-Term Liquidity, Acquisition and Property Financing

 

Our primary funding source for investments is the proceeds we receive from our Initial Public Offering. In the offering, we may sell up to $2 billion in gross proceeds from our primary offering and $475 million in gross proceeds from our DRIP. Total offering expenses are expected to be approximately 11% of the gross proceeds from our primary offering, netting approximately 89% that is generally available for new investment, before funding of distributions and other operations as discussed above.  On June 29, 2010, our board of directors approved an extension of our initial public offering until no later than September 2, 2011. Under rules promulgated by the SEC, we could extend our offering until February 29, 2012. Our board of directors has the discretion to extend the offering period for the shares being sold pursuant to our DRIP up to the sixth anniversary of the termination of the primary offering until we have sold all shares available pursuant to the DRIP.

 

During the third quarter of 2010 and through October 31, 2010, gross proceeds raised from our Initial Public Offering have been trending down. In the first two quarters of 2010, gross proceeds raised averaged $144.1 million per quarter. For the third quarter of 2010 and the month of October 2010, gross proceeds raised were $78.2 million and $23.6 million, respectively. For the third quarter of 2009 and the month of October 2009, gross proceeds raised were $98.6 million and $40.9 million, respectively.  The stock sales trends have not had an effect on our operations. Future stock sales are difficult to forecast but should we end our Initial Public Offering in 2011 we would expect our stock sales to increase as investors who typically wait until the end of the offering period decide to invest. There is no assurance that this trend will continue for our Initial Public Offering.

 

We may increase the number and diversity of our investments by entering into joint ventures with partners such as the BHMP Co-Investment Partner. Through September 30, 2010, we and the BHMP Co-Investment Partner have contributed approximately $337.2 million and $254.5 million, respectively, to the BHMP CO-JVs for acquisition of investments, primarily equity investments and mezzanine loans in multifamily communities. As of September 30, 2010, approximately $45.5 million of PGGM’s $300 million commitment remains unfunded; however, in the event that certain investments are refinanced or new property debt is placed within two years from the date of the acquisition, the amount of unfunded commitment may be increased.  PGGM is an investment vehicle

 

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for Dutch pension funds.  We understand PGGM has assets that exceed over 4 billion euro. Accordingly, we believe PGGM has adequate financial resources to meet its funding commitments and its BHMP CO-JV obligations.

 

As of September 30, 2010, if the remaining BHMP Co-Investment Partner funding commitment is drawn on, our share would be approximately $16.7 million to BHMP CO-JVs. We anticipate raising this capital and capital for future investments in BHMP CO-JVs from the proceeds of our Initial Public Offering.

 

As of September 30, 2010, we and our BHMP CO-Investment Partner have six equity investments in Property Entities that include other third party partners. These Property Entities have property debt and/or other joint venture obligations, and in certain cases guarantees by affiliates of the third party partners. Where third party partners have obligations to fund their share of commitments, we believe these parties have the resources to meet their share of these obligations. However, in the event that these parties are unable to meet their share of joint venture obligations, there could be adverse consequences to the operations of the respective multifamily community and we and our BHMP Co-Investment Partner may have to fund any deficiency.  Our share of such deficiency could be significant but we believe would be funded from the sources described under this heading.

 

For each equity investment, we will also evaluate the use of new or existing property debt, including our $150 million credit facility. Accordingly, depending on how the investment is structured, we may utilize financing at our company level (primarily related to our wholly owned investments), at the BHMP CO-JV level or at the Property Entity level, where there are unaffiliated third-party partners.  Based on current market conditions and our investment and borrowing policies, we would expect our share of property debt financing to be approximately 50% to 60% following the investment of the proceeds raised from the Initial Public Offering and upon stabilization of our portfolio.  If property debt is used on wholly owned properties, we expect it to be secured by the property (either individually or pooled for the credit facility), including rents and leases. BHMP CO-JV and Property Entity level debt, which is also secured by the property, including rents and leases, has been used as construction financing for five Property Entities and permanent mortgage loans for 11 multifamily communities.  Property Entity debt or BHMP CO-JV level debt is not an obligation or contingency for us but does allow us to increase our access to capital.  Lenders for these mortgage loans payable have no recourse to us or the applicable BHMP CO-JV other than carve-out guarantees for certain matters such as environmental conditions, misuse of funds and material misrepresentations. We will generally seek non-recourse financing, particularly for stabilized communities.  As of September 30, 2010, all of our debt, other than borrowings under our credit facility, is individually secured property debt.

 

As of September 30, 2010, the total carrying amount of debt, including our approximate share is summarized as follows (amounts in millions):

 

 

 

Total Carrying
Amount

 

Weighted Average
Interest Rate

 

Maturity Dates

 

Our Approximate
Share

 

Company Level:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Permanent mortgages — fixed interest rates

 

$

93.5

 

4.78%

 

2013 to 2017

 

$

93.5

 

Credit facility

 

20.0

 

Monthly LIBOR + 2.08%

 

2017

 

20.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHMP CO-JV Level:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Permanent mortgages — fixed interest rates

 

275.2

 

4.42%

 

2013 to 2020

 

154.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property Entity Level:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction loans — variable interest rates

 

291.0

 

Monthly LIBOR + 2.28%

 

2010 to 2013

 

98.0

 

Permanent mortgages — fixed interest rates

 

23.0

 

6.46%

 

2013

 

11.8

 

Total

 

$

702.7

 

 

 

 

 

$

378.1

 

 

·                              The table excludes debts owed to BHMP CO-JVs or us.

 

·                              Our approximate share for BHMP CO-JV and Property Entity levels is calculated based on our share of the back-end equity interest, as applicable.

 

·                              Each construction loan has provisions allowing for extensions, generally two, one-year options if certain operation performance levels have been achieved as of the maturity date.

 

·                              Certain of these debts contain covenants requiring the maintenance of certain operating performance levels.  As of September 30, 2010, we believe the respective borrowers were in compliance with these covenants.

 

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Contractual principal payments for mortgages and construction loans for each of the five years from September 30, 2010 are as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Company
Level

 

BHMP CO-JV
Level

 

Property Entity
Level

 

October — December 2010

 

$

0.1

 

$

0.3

 

$

71.9

 

2011

 

$

0.6

 

$

1.3

 

$

133.7

 

2012

 

$

0.6

 

$

1.7

 

$

33.5

 

2013

 

$

25.1

 

$

56.7

 

$

74.9

 

2014

 

$

 

$

0.4

 

$

 

2015 and thereafter

 

$

67.1

 

$

214.9

 

$

 

 

We would expect to refinance these borrowings at or prior to their respective maturity dates. There is no assurance that at those times market terms would allow financings at comparable interest rates or leverage levels. As a part of the BHMP CO-JV governing agreements, the BHMP CO-JV’s will not have individual or aggregate permanent financing leverage greater than 65% of the BHMP CO-JV property fair values unless the BHMP Co-Investment Partner approves a greater leverage rate.  In addition, we would anticipate that for some of these communities, lower leverage levels may be necessary or beneficial which may require additional contributions from us or the BHMP CO-JVs.  We expect to use proceeds from our Initial Public Offering to fund any such capital contributions.

 

As of September 30, 2010, the BHMP CO-JVs had $291.0 million of construction financing held by five Property Entities. These construction loans are the responsibility of the Property Entity with three of these construction loans having guarantees provided by third party developers. Although not a responsibility of the BHMP CO-JV or us, during 2009 and through the third quarter of 2010, the BHMP CO-JVs have made investments in four Property Entities to retire or partially pay down the construction loans. Our share of these loan payments by BHMP CO-JVs were approximately $47.1 million. Generally, the instances where the entire loans were paid off were due to situations where the BHMP CO-JV was able to acquire 100% of the ownership interest in the multifamily community and the lenders were not willing to reduce the interest rate to market or were willing to accept a discount to extinguish the construction loan. Generally, the instances where the loans were partially paid down were due to situations where the BHMP CO-JV acquired less than 100% of the ownership in a community and the lenders required lower leverage. We believe we bettered our economic position in each of these situations, either from a loan discount, a loan extension, priority distribution terms and/or the ability to refinance at lower interest rates. Although each situation has its own circumstances and involve different lenders and investors, the BHMP CO-JVs may decide to make additional investments in the remaining five multifamily communities with construction loans. Our share of these investments could be material and we would expect to use proceeds from our Initial Public Offering to fund any such amounts. Such fundings could affect our ability to make other investments.

 

In relation to historical averages, favorable financing terms are currently available for high quality multifamily communities. As of September 30, 2010, the weighted average interest rate on our wholly owned communities fixed interest financings was 4.78%.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we assumed or closed on $42.5 million of financing collateralized by our real estate investment in Acacia on Santa Rosa Creek and Mariposa Loft Apartments.  The mortgage loans payable have a term of three and seven years with principal and interest or interest-only payments at a weighted average fixed interest rate of 4.85%.

 

As of September 30, 2010, the weighted average interest rate on BHMP CO-JV fixed interest financings was 4.42%.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, eight BHMP CO-JVs closed mortgage financings of $190.0 million. These mortgage loan payables have an initial term of five to ten years with a weighted average fixed interest rate of 4.17%.

 

We also evaluate existing financing terms in light of current market terms.  If more favorable terms can be obtained, considering prepayment costs and availability and costs of refinancing, we may also prepay existing debt.  In July 2010, the Halstead BHMP CO-JV gave notice to the mortgage lender to payoff its mortgage loan in full payable at a par price of $24.0 million without penalty.  The mortgage loan payable, which carried a face rate of 6.17%, was paid off in September 2010. In October 2010, the Halstead BHMP CO-JV obtained a new mortgage loan for $15.7 million with a lower effective interest rate of 3.79%.  If other opportunities become available, we expect to use proceeds from our Initial Public Offering and other sources described in this section to fund any such refinancing.

 

As of September 30, 2010, we currently have one wholly owned community with a carrying value of approximately $54.6 million that is not encumbered by any secured debt.  In addition, four BHMP CO-JVs have wholly owned communities with total

 

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carrying values of approximately $150.6 million that are not encumbered by any secured debt.  We currently intend to obtain secured financing for each of these multifamily communities.

 

Additionally, we may use our credit facility to provide bridge or long-term financing for wholly owned acquisitions.  Where the credit facility is used as bridge financing, we would use proceeds on a temporary basis until we could secure permanent financing. The proceeds of such permanent financing would then be available to repay borrowings under the credit facility. However, the credit facility may be used on a longer term basis, similar to permanent financing.  Other potential future sources of capital may include proceeds from arrangements with other joint venture partners, proceeds from the sale of our investments, if and when they are sold, and undistributed cash flow from operating activities.

 

For each equity investment made by us or by the applicable BHMP CO-JV or Property Entity, we will also evaluate requirements for capital expenditures.  As of September 30, 2010, of the 28 multifamily communities in which we have equity investments, four are BHMP CO-JVs multifamily communities in Property Entities with ongoing, insignificant construction expenditures which are anticipated to be funded from existing construction financing. We also have invested through BHMP CO-JVs in two multifamily communities in lease up that are not encumbered with debt.  We expect to place permanent mortgage financing on these multifamily communities after stabilization.  Also related to our recent investment in the 4550 Cherry Creek BHMP CO-JV, we expect to make deferred maintenance expenditures of $1 to 2 million.  We substantially funded our share of these expenditures at the inception of the BHMP CO-JVs.  For the remaining multifamily communities, due to their recent construction, property capital expenditures are not expected to be significant in the near term. When they do occur, we would expect recurring capital expenditures to be funded from the BHMP CO-JV or the Property Entities’ cash flow from operating activities. For non-recurring capital expenditures, we would look to the capital sources noted above. Other than as discussed above, as of September 30, 2010, neither we nor any of the BHMP CO-JVs have any other significant commitments for property capital expenditures for operating multifamily communities.

 

Distributions

 

Distributions are authorized at the discretion of our board of directors based on its analysis of our performance over the previous period, expectations of performance for future periods, including actual and anticipated operating cash flow, changes in market capitalization rates for investments suitable for our portfolio, capital expenditure needs, general financial condition and other factors that our board deems relevant.  The board’s decision will be influenced, in substantial part, by its obligation to ensure that we maintain our status as a REIT.  Because we may receive income from interest or rents at various times during our fiscal year, distributions may not reflect our income earned in that particular distribution period.  Accordingly, distributions may be paid in anticipation of cash flow that we expect to receive during a later period in order to make distributions relatively uniform.

 

Until proceeds from our Initial Public Offering are fully invested and generating sufficient operating cash flow to fully fund the payment of distributions to stockholders, we have and will continue to pay some or all of our distributions from sources other than operating cash flow.  We may, for example, generate cash to pay distributions from financing activities, components of which may include proceeds from our Initial Public Offering and borrowings (including borrowings secured by our assets) in anticipation of future operating cash flow.  In addition, from time to time, our Advisor may agree to waive or defer all or a portion of the acquisition, asset management or other fees or incentives due to them, pay general administrative expenses or otherwise supplement investor returns in order to increase the amount of cash that we have available to pay distributions to our stockholders.

 

The distributions funded with cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were approximately $18.5 million and $7.6 million, respectively.  Distributions funded through the issuance of shares under our DRIP for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were approximately $20.4 million and $4.9 million, respectively.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, cash flow from operating activities was $1.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, distributions to stockholders funded with cash exceeded cash flow from operating activities by $17.3 million and $7.4 million, respectively. Such differences were funded from proceeds from our Initial Public Offering.

 

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The following tables show the distributions paid and declared for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and cash flow from operating activities over the same periods (in millions, except per share amounts):

 

 

 

Distributions Paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2010

 

Cash

 

Distributions
Reinvested
(DRIP)

 

Total

 

Cash Flow
from Operating
Activities

 

Total
Distributions
Declared

 

Declared
Distributions
Per Share

 

Third Quarter

 

$

7.3

 

$

8.3

 

$

15.6

 

$

1.3

 

$

15.3

 

$

0.168

 

Second Quarter

 

6.2

 

6.9

 

13.1

 

0.4

 

13.9

 

0.175

 

First Quarter

 

5.0

 

5.2

 

10.2

 

(0.5

)

11.1

 

0.173

 

Total

 

$

18.5

 

$

20.4

 

$

38.9

 

$

1.2

 

$

40.3

 

$

0.516

 

 

 

 

Distributions Paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

Cash

 

Distributions
Reinvested
(DRIP)

 

Total

 

Cash Flow
from Operating
Activities

 

Total
Distributions
Declared

 

Declared
Distributions
Per Share

 

Third Quarter

 

$

3.2

 

$

2.7

 

$

5.9

 

$

(1.5

)

$

6.5

 

$

0.177

 

Second Quarter

 

2.5

 

1.6

 

4.1

 

1.1

 

4.6

 

0.175

 

First Quarter

 

1.9

 

0.6

 

2.5

 

0.6

 

2.9

 

0.165

 

Total

 

$

7.6

 

$

4.9

 

$

12.5

 

$

0.2

 

$

14.0

 

$

0.517

 

 

The amount by which our distributions paid exceeded cash flow from operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased from the nine months ended September 30, 2009, due to (i) acquisition expenses associated with increased acquisition activity included in cash flow from operating activities, (ii) increased investments in multifamily communities in lease up and (iii) proceeds raised from our Initial Public Offering (which resulted in additional shares on which distributions are paid).  Acquisition expenses included in cash flow from operating activities for nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were approximately $9.3 million and $3.6 million, respectively. Acquisition expenses are funded from the proceeds from our Initial Public Offering.  See the section above entitled “Results of Operations” for our discussion of operating results and trends related to multifamily communities in lease up.

 

Over the long term, as we raise capital and invest in income producing multifamily communities, we expect that more of our distributions (except with respect to distributions related to sales of our assets) will be paid from cash flow from operating activities, including distributions from Co-Investment Ventures in excess of their reported earnings and our operations from wholly owned multifamily communities prior to deductions for acquisition expenses. In addition to these projected results from increased investments, in June 2010, our board of directors reduced our distribution rate from an annual rate of 7.0% to 6.0% (based on a $10 share price) beginning the month of September 2010 and amended our advisory management agreement effective July 1, 2010, reducing the current asset management fee rate (with the potential for increases in the fee depending on achieving certain MFFO per share thresholds). Each of these changes will increase the proportion of our distributions to be paid from cash flows from operating activities in the future than would otherwise be the case without these changes.  However, operating performance cannot be accurately predicted due to numerous factors, including our ability to raise and invest capital at favorable accretive yields, the financial performance of our investments, the types and mix of investments in our portfolio, favorable financing terms and the accounting treatment of our investments in accordance with our accounting policies. As a result, future distribution rates may change over time and future distributions declared and paid may continue to exceed cash flow from operating activities.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Our primary off-balance sheet arrangements relate to investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures.  As of September 30, 2010, we have 22 investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, all of which are BHMP CO-JVs and are recorded on the equity basis of accounting.  None of these investments are variable interest entities and are reported on the equity basis of accounting because we do not have a controlling interest in the entity.  See the “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” section below for additional discussions of our consolidation polices and critical assumptions.

 

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As of September 30, 2010, the consolidated subsidiaries of BHMP CO-JVs are subject to senior mortgage loans as described in the following table. These loans are senior to the equity investments by the BHMP CO-JVs. The lenders for these mortgage loans have no recourse to us or the applicable BHMP CO-JV other than carve-out guarantees for certain matters such as environmental conditions, misuse of funds and material misrepresentations. These loans payable are referred to as BHMP CO-JV level borrowings, all of which are mortgage loans (amounts in millions):

 

BHMP CO-JV Level Borrowings

 

Loan Amount

 

Loan Type

 

Interest Rate

 

Maturity Date

 

Waterford Place

 

$

59.2

 

10-year amortizing

 

4.83% - Fixed

 

May 2013 (1) (2)

 

4550 Cherry Creek

 

28.6

 

Interest-only

 

4.23% - Fixed

 

March 2015 (1)

 

Calypso Apartments and Lofts

 

24.0

 

Interest-only

 

4.21% - Fixed

 

March 2015 (1)

 

7166 at Belmar

 

22.8

 

Interest-only

 

4.11% - Fixed

 

June 2015 (1)

 

Burroughs’s Mill Apartment Homes

 

26.0

 

Interest-only

 

5.29% - Fixed

 

October 2016 (1) (3)

 

Fitzhugh Urban Flats

 

28.0

 

Interest-only

 

4.35% - Fixed

 

August 2017 (1)

 

The Eclipse

 

20.8

 

Interest-only

 

4.46% - Fixed

 

September 2017 (1)

 

Briar Forest Lofts

 

21.0

 

Interest-only

 

4.46% - Fixed

 

September 2017 (1)

 

Tupelo Alley

 

19.3

 

Interest-only

 

3.58% - Fixed

 

October 2017 (1)

 

Forty55 Lofts

 

25.5

 

Interest-only

 

3.90% - Fixed

 

October 2020 (1)

 

Total

 

$

275.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2010, Property Entities reported by BHMP CO-JVs on the consolidated basis of accounting are subject to construction and mortgage loans as described in the following table. These loans are senior to any equity or debt investments by the BHMP CO-JVs. The lenders for these loans have no recourse to us or the BHMP CO-JVs with recourse only to the applicable Property Entities and to affiliates of the project developers that have provided completion and repayment guarantees.  These loans payable are referred to as Property Entity level borrowings (amounts in millions):

 

Property Entity Level Borrowings

 

Loan Amount

 

Loan Type

 

Interest Rate

 

Maturity Date

 

Bailey’s Crossing

 

$

69.8

 

Interest-only

 

Monthly LIBOR+ 275 bps

 

November 2011 (2) (3) (4)

 

The Reserve at Johns Creek Walk

 

23.0

 

Interest-only

 

6.46% - fixed

 

March 2013 (1)

 

55 Hundred

 

52.7

 

Interest-only

 

Monthly LIBOR+ 300 bps

 

November 2013 (2) (3) (4)

 

Total

 

$

145.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)   These loans may generally not be prepaid without the consent of the lender and/or payment of a prepayment penalty.

 

(2)   These loans may be eligible for extension periods of up to two years, subject to certain conditions that may include certain fees and the commencement of monthly principal payments.

 

(3)   These loans may generally be prepaid in full or in part without penalty.

 

(4)   Construction loan.

 

As of September 30, 2010, five of the BHMP CO-JVs had mezzanine or mortgage loan investments outstanding in Property Entities.  These Property Entities and their affiliates have provided the BHMP CO-JVs with collateral interests in the underlying properties, development projects, improvements, their interests in the Property Entities and/or financial and performance guarantees of the developer and certain of its affiliates.  These Property Entities have also obtained additional financing that is senior to the BHMP CO-JV mezzanine or mortgage loan investments, including for certain BHMP CO-JVs, their equity investment. The senior loans with respect to these Property Entities, as well as other senior loans in other Property Entities, are secured by the developments and improvements and may be further secured with repayment and completion guarantees from the unaffiliated developers or their affiliates. We or the BHMP CO-JVs have no contractual obligations on these senior level financings obtained by the Property Entities. These senior level financings have rates and terms that are different from our loan investment rates and terms.  In addition, the financial institutions providing these loans have, in some cases, independent unfunded obligations under the loan terms.

 

We have no other off-balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

 

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Contractual Obligations

 

We have contractual obligations related to our mortgage loan payables and credit facility.  The following table summarizes our primary contractual obligations as of September 30, 2010 (amounts in millions):

 

Mortgage loan

 

Total

 

October –
December
2010

 

2011

 

2012

 

2013

 

2014

 

Thereafter

 

Principal payments

 

$

93.5

 

$

0.1

 

$

0.6

 

$

0.6

 

$

25.1

 

$

 

$

67.1

 

Interest expense

 

23.3

 

1.1

 

4.5

 

4.4

 

3.6

 

3.2

 

6.5

 

 

 

116.8

 

1.2

 

5.1

 

5.0

 

28.7

 

3.2

 

73.6

 

 

Credit Facility (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal payments

 

20.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

20.0

 

Interest expense and fees

 

17.6

 

0.7

 

2.7

 

2.7

 

2.7

 

2.7

 

6.1

 

 

 

37.6

 

0.7

 

2.7

 

2.7

 

2.7

 

2.7

 

26.1

 

Total

 

$

154.4

 

$

1.9

 

$

7.8

 

$

7.7

 

$

31.4

 

$

5.9

 

$

99.7

 

 


(1)          The principal amounts provided for our credit facility are based on amounts outstanding as of September 30, 2010, which are currently not due until final maturity of the credit facility.  If we are able to include additional collateral, we expect to increase the contractual principal obligations in future periods. The interest expense and fees for the credit facility are based on the minimum interest and fees due as of September 30, 2010 under the credit facility. Amounts are included through the current stated maturity date of April 2017.

 

Each of the BHMP CO-JV equity investments that include unaffiliated third-party partners also includes buy/sell provisions.  Under these provisions and during specific periods, a partner could make an offer to purchase the interest of the other partner and the other partner would have the option to accept the offer or purchase the offering partner’s interest at that price.  As of September 30, 2010, no such offers are outstanding.

 

The Bailey’s Crossing and The Cameron BHMP CO-JVs may become separately obligated to purchase a limited partnership interest in the related Property Entity at a price set through an appraisal process if the limited partners were to exercise their rights to put their interests to the BHMP CO-JVs. The obligations are for defined periods ranging from one to three years.  As the prices would be based on future events and valuations, we are not able to estimate this amount if exercised; however the limited partners’ combined invested capital as of September 30, 2010 is approximately $22.1 million.  Based on this value, our combined share of these BHMP CO-JV obligations would be approximately $12.2 million.

 

During 2010, the Grand Reserve BHMP CO-JV exercised its right to cancel a contingent sell option held by the developer in the Property Entity.

 

The multifamily communities in which we have investments may have commitments to provide affordable housing. Under these arrangements, we generally receive from the resident a below-market rent, which is determined by a local or national authority. In certain arrangements, a local or national housing authority makes payments covering some or substantially all of the difference between the restricted rent paid by residents and market rents. In connection with our acquisition of The Gallery at NoHo Commons, we assumed an obligation to provide affordable housing through 2048. As partial reimbursement for this obligation, the housing authority will make level annual payments of approximately $2.0 million through 2028 and no reimbursement for the remaining 20-year period. We may also be required to reimburse the housing authority if certain operating results are achieved on a cumulative basis during the term of the agreement. At the acquisition, we recorded a liability of $14.0 million based on the fair value of terms over the life of the agreement.  We will record rental revenue from the housing authority on a straight line basis, recognizing a portion of the collections from deferred lease revenues. As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we have approximately $16.2 million and $15.2 million, respectively, of carrying value for deferred lease revenues and other related liabilities.

 

Our board of directors has authorized a share redemption program. During the three months ended September 30, 2010, our board of directors approved redemptions for 657,412 shares of common stock for approximately $5.7 million. During the nine months

 

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ended September 30, 2010, our board of directors approved redemptions for 1,215,647 shares of common stock for approximately $10.5 million. We have funded and intend to continue funding these redemptions from the proceeds from our Initial Public Offering.

 

On October 7, 2010, we acquired a wholly owned multifamily community, located in Atlanta, Georgia, from an unaffiliated seller.  The purchase price was approximately $40.4 million, excluding closing costs. Acquisition expenses of approximately $0.8 million were recognized for the acquisition.  No mortgage debt was assumed in the acquisition.

 

Subsequent to the quarter ended September 30, 2010, we entered into purchase and sale agreements for two multifamily communities for a total purchase price of approximately $80.9 million, excluding closing costs.  As of November 15, 2010, we have made a total of $2.0 million in earnest money deposits on these multifamily communities.  If consummated, we expect that the acquisitions would be made through wholly owned subsidiaries of our operating partnership or newly created BHMP CO-JVs. The consummation of each purchase remains subject to substantial conditions, including, but not limited to, (i) the satisfaction of the conditions to the acquisition contained in the relevant contracts; (ii) no material adverse change occurring relating to the multifamily community or in the local economic conditions; (iii) our receipt of sufficient net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and financing proceeds to make the acquisition; and (iv) our receipt of satisfactory due diligence information, including environmental reports and lease information.  Other investments may be identified in the future that we may acquire before or instead of these multifamily communities.

 

Funds from Operations and Modified Funds from Operations

 

Funds from operations (“FFO”) is a non-GAAP performance financial measure that is widely recognized as a measure of REIT operating performance.  We use FFO as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts to be net income (loss), computed in accordance with GAAP excluding extraordinary items, as defined by GAAP, and gains (or losses) from sales of property (including deemed sales and settlements of pre-existing relationships), plus depreciation and amortization on real estate assets, and after related adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships, joint ventures and subsidiaries and noncontrolling interests.  We believe that FFO is helpful to our investors and our management as a measure of operating performance because it excludes real estate-related depreciation and amortization, gains and losses from property dispositions, and extraordinary items, and as a result, when compared year to year, reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, development activities, general and administrative expenses, and interest costs, which are not immediately apparent from net income.  Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate and intangibles diminishes predictably over time.  Since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors and analysts have considered the presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting alone to be insufficient.  As a result, our management believes that the use of FFO, together with the required GAAP presentations, is helpful for our investors in understanding our performance.  Factors that impact FFO include start-up costs, fixed costs, delay in buying assets, lower yields on cash held in accounts, income from portfolio properties and other portfolio assets, interest rates on acquisition financing and operating expenses.  In addition, FFO will be affected by the types of investments in our and/or our Co-Investment Ventures’ portfolios, which include, but are not limited to, equity and mezzanine, mortgage and bridge loan investments in existing operating properties and properties in various stages of development and the accounting treatment of the investments in accordance with our accounting policies.

 

In addition to FFO, we use modified funds from operations (“Modified Funds from Operations” or “MFFO”) which excludes from FFO acquisition expenses, impairment charges and adjustments to fair value for derivatives not qualifying for hedge accounting, to further evaluate our operating performance. We believe that MFFO with these adjustments, like those already included in FFO, is helpful as a measure of operating performance because it excludes costs that management considers more reflective of investing activities or non-operating valuation changes. As explained below, management’s evaluation of our operating performance excludes the items considered in the calculation based on the following economic considerations:

 

·                                          Acquisition expenses. In evaluating investments in real estate, including both business combinations and investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting, management’s investment models and analysis differentiate costs to acquire the investment from the operations derived from the investment. Prior to 2009, acquisition costs for both of these types of investments were capitalized; however, beginning in 2009, acquisition costs related to business combinations are expensed. Both of these acquisition costs have been and will continue to be funded from the proceeds of our Initial Public Offering and not from operations.  We believe by excluding expensed acquisition costs, MFFO provides useful supplemental information that is comparable for each type of our real estate investments and is consistent with management’s analysis of the investing and operating performance of our properties.  Acquisition expenses include those incurred with our Advisor or third parties.

 

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·                                          Impairment charges.   An impairment charge represents a downward adjustment to the carrying amount of a long-lived asset to reflect the current valuation of the asset even when the asset is held for the long-term.  Such adjustment, when properly recognized under GAAP, may lag the underlying consequences related to rental rates, occupancy and other operating performance trends.  The valuation is also based, in part, on the impact of current market fluctuations and estimates of future capital requirements and long-term operating performance that may not be directly attributable to current operating performance.   Because MFFO excludes impairment charges, management believes MFFO provides useful supplemental information by focusing on the changes in our core operating fundamentals rather than changes that may reflect only anticipated losses.

 

·                                          Adjustments to fair value for derivatives not qualifying for hedge accounting. Management intends to use derivatives in the management of our debt and our interest rate exposure. We do not intend to speculate in these interest rate derivatives, and accordingly, period to period changes in derivative valuations are not the primary factors in management’s decision making process. We believe by excluding the gains or losses from these derivatives, MFFO provides useful supplemental information on the realized economic impact of the hedges independent of short-term market fluctuations.

 

By providing MFFO, we believe we are presenting useful information that assists investors to better align their analysis with management’s analysis of long-term, core operating activities.  MFFO also provides useful information in analyzing comparability between reporting periods. Because MFFO is primarily affected by the same factors as FFO but without non-operating valuation changes, we believe fluctuations in MFFO are more indicative of changes in operating activities, and MFFO is more comparable in evaluating our performance over time and as compared to other real estate companies, which may not be as involved in acquisition activities and derivatives or as affected by impairments.

 

FFO or MFFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss), as an indication of our liquidity, nor is either indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make distributions; both should be reviewed in connection with other GAAP measurements.  MFFO may also exclude impairment charges and unrealized gains and losses related to fair value adjustments for derivatives not qualifying for hedge accounting. Although the related holdings are not held for sale or used in trading activities, if the holdings were sold currently, it could affect our operating results. Our FFO and MFFO as presented may not be comparable to amounts calculated by other REITs.

 

Our total MFFO increased by approximately $4.4 million and $7.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, as compared to the comparable periods in 2009.  These increases are due to our acquisitions of six wholly owned communities and 12 investments in BHMP CO-JVs that own stabilized communities, and improved occupancy and operating performances in lease up properties, primarily Forty55 Lofts, The Eclipse, Satori and The Venue.

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, MFFO per share was impacted by the increase in net proceeds realized from our Initial Public Offering. A portion of the proceeds from this issuance were temporarily invested in short-term cash equivalents until they could be invested in multifamily communities.  Due to lower interest rates on cash equivalent investments, interest earnings were minimal.  We expect to invest these proceeds in higher-earning multifamily community investments consistent with our investment policies.

 

Our MFFO was also impacted by our real estate investments in development and lease ups. Until these investments reach stabilization, property operating costs and interest expense in excess of rental revenue will adversely impact MFFO per share. We believe our investment basis in these multifamily communities is favorable.  For example, our BHMP CO-JVs’ investments in Forty55 Lofts, San Sebastian and Cyan/PDX, high quality projects acquired at below-replacement value, required a lease up period to achieve stabilization.  When stabilized, these assets will be well positioned for long-term returns. We believe these investments and our other development investments will add value to our stockholders over our longer-term investment horizon, even if this results in less current-period earnings. See the “Results of Operations” section above for a quantification of the results of our lease ups and development investments.

 

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The following section presents our calculation of FFO and MFFO and provides additional information related to our operations (in millions, except per share amounts):

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

Net loss

 

$

(10.4

)

$

(3.9

)

$

(28.2

)

$

(3.3

)

Real estate depreciation and amortization

 

12.5

 

1.3

 

29.1

 

2.0

 

FFO

 

2.1

 

(2.6

)

0.9

 

(1.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition expenses

 

3.2

 

3.5

 

9.3

 

3.6

 

MFFO

 

$

5.3

 

$

0.9

 

$

10.2

 

$

2.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP weighted average common shares

 

91.3

 

36.7

 

78.5

 

26.9

 

MFFO per share

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.13

 

$

0.09

 

 

·                  The real estate depreciation and amortization amount includes our consolidated real estate-related depreciation and amortization of intangibles and our similar share of Co-Investment Venture depreciation and amortization, which is included in earnings of unconsolidated real estate joint venture investments.

 

·                  Acquisition expenses include our share of expenses incurred by us and our unconsolidated investments in real estate joint ventures, including amounts incurred with our Advisor. Acquisition expenses also include operating expenses that were identified or given credit by the seller in the acquisition but are expensed in accordance with GAAP.

 

The following additional information is presented in evaluating the presentation of net loss in accordance with GAAP and our calculations of FFO and MFFO:

 

·                  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, our share of the gain related to the acquisition of a controlling interest by The Venue BHMP CO-JV was approximately $0.7 million.

 

·                  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, cash collected exceeded straight line revenue adjustments of $1.7 million and $1.2 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, cash collected exceeded straight line revenue adjustments of $1.5 million and $1.5 million, respectively.

 

·                  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, our share of the net gain related to the Halstead BHMP CO-JV early extinguishment of debt was approximately $0.1 million, respectively.

 

As noted above, we believe FFO and MFFO are helpful to investors and our management as measures of operating performance.  FFO and MFFO are not indicative of our cash available to fund distributions since other uses of cash, such as capital expenditures and principal payment of debt related to investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures, are not deducted when calculating FFO and MFFO.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The following critical accounting policies and estimates apply to both us and our Co-Investment Ventures, respectively.

 

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires our management to make judgments, assumptions and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We evaluate these judgments, assumptions and estimates for changes which would affect the reported amounts. These estimates are based on management’s historical industry experience and on various other judgments and assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these judgments, assumptions and estimates. Our significant judgments, assumptions and estimates include the consolidation of variable interest entities (“VIEs”), accounting for notes receivable, the allocation of the purchase price of acquired properties, evaluating our real estate-related investments for impairment and estimates of amounts due for offering costs.

 

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Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

 

Our consolidated financial statements include our accounts, the accounts of variable interest entities in which we are the primary beneficiary and the accounts of other subsidiaries over which we have control.  All inter-company transactions, balances and profits have been eliminated in consolidation.  Interests in entities are evaluated based on applicable GAAP, which requires the consolidation of VIEs in which we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary.  If the interest in the entity is determined to not be a VIE, then the entities are evaluated for consolidation based on legal form, economic substance, and the extent to which we have control and/or substantive participation rights under the respective ownership agreement.

 

There are judgments and estimates involved in determining if an entity in which we will make an investment or have made an investment will be a VIE and if so, if we will be the primary beneficiary. The entity will be evaluated to determine if it is a VIE by, among other things, calculating the percentage of equity being risked compared to the total equity of the entity. There are some guidelines as to what the minimum equity at risk should be, but the percentage can vary depending upon factors such as the type of financing, status of operations and entity structure and it will be up to our Advisor to determine that minimum percentage as it relates to our business and the facts surrounding each of our acquisitions. In addition, even if the entity’s equity at risk is a very large percentage, our Advisor will be required to evaluate the equity at risk compared to the entity’s expected future losses to determine if there could still in fact be sufficient equity in the entity. Determining expected future losses involves assumptions of various possibilities of the results of future operations of the entity, assigning a probability to each possibility using a discount rate to determine the net present value of those future losses and allocating those losses between the equity owners, subordinated lenders or other variable interests. The determination will also be based on an evaluation of the voting and other rights of owners and other parties to determine if the equity interests possess minimum governance powers.  The evaluation will also consider the relation of these parties’ rights to their economic participation in benefits or obligation to absorb losses.  As partnership and other governance agreements have various terms which may change over time or based on future results, these evaluations require complex analysis and weighting of different factors. A change in the judgments, assumptions, allocations and estimates outlined above could result in consolidating an entity that should not be consolidated or accounting for an investment on the equity method that should in fact be consolidated, the effects of which could be material to our results of operations and financial condition.

 

For VIEs and other investments, we must evaluate whether we have control of an entity. Such evaluation includes judgments in determining if provisions in governing agreements provide control of activities that will impact the entity or are protective or participating rights for us, our Co-Investment Ventures or other equity owners. This evaluation also includes an assessment of multiple governance terms, including their economic effect to the operations of the entity, how relevant the terms are to the recurring operations of the entity and the weighing of each item to determine in the aggregate which owner, if any, has control. These assessments would affect whether an entity should be consolidated or reported on the equity method, the effects of which could be material to our results of operations and financial condition.

 

Notes Receivable

 

We and our Co-Investment Ventures report notes receivable at their outstanding principal balances net of any unearned income and unamortized deferred fees and costs. Loan origination fees and certain direct origination costs are generally deferred and recognized as adjustments to interest income over the lives of the related loans.

 

In accounting for notes receivable by us or our Co-Investment Ventures, there are judgments related to whether the investments are loans, investments in joint ventures or acquisitions of real estate. We evaluate whether the loans contain any rights to participate in expected residual profits, the loans provide sufficient collateral or qualifying guarantees or include other characteristics of a loan. As a result of our review, neither our wholly owned loan nor the loans made through our BHMP CO-JVs contain a right to participate in expected residual profits. In addition, the Property Entities or project borrowers remain obligated to pay principal and interest due on the loans with sufficient collateral, reserves or qualifying guarantees to account for the investments as loans.

 

Notes receivables are assessed for impairment. Based on specific circumstances we determine the probability that there has been an adverse change in the estimated cash flows of the contractual payments for the notes receivable. We then assess the impairment based on the probability to collect all contractual amounts including factors such as the general or market-specific economic conditions for the project; the financial conditions of the borrower and guarantors, if any; the degree of any defaults by the borrower on any of its obligations; the assessment of the underlying project’s financial viability and other collateral; the length of time and extent of the condition; and our or the Co-Investment Venture’s intent and ability to retain its investment in the issuer for a period sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in the market value. If the impairment is probable, we recognize an impairment loss equal to the difference between our or the Co-Investment Venture’s (all of which have been made through BHMP CO-JVs)

 

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investment in the loan and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate. Where we have the intent and the ability to foreclose on our security interest in the property, we will use the property’s fair value as a basis for the impairment.

 

There are judgments involved in determining the probability for an impairment to collect contractual amounts. As these types of loans are generally investment specific based on the particular loan terms and the underlying project characteristics, there is usually not any secondary market to evaluate impairments. Accordingly, we must rely on our subjective judgments and individual weightings of the specific factors. If loans are considered impaired, then judgments and estimates are required to determine the projected cash flows for the loan, considering the borrower’s or, if applicable, the guarantor’s financial condition and the consideration and valuation of the secured property and any other collateral.

 

Changes in these facts or in our judgments and assessments of these facts could result in impairment losses which could be material to our results of operations and financial condition.

 

Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures

 

As of September 30, 2010, all of our Co-Investment Ventures are BHMP CO-JVs.  We are the manager of each BHMP CO-JV’s affairs, but the operation of BHMP CO-JVs are conducted in accordance with operating plans prepared by us and approved by us and the BHMP Co-Investment Partner.  In addition, without the consent of both members of the BHMP CO-JV, the manager may not generally approve or disapprove on behalf of the BHMP CO-JV certain major decisions affecting the BHMP CO-JV, such as (i) selling or otherwise disposing of the investment or any other property having a value in excess of $100,000, (ii) selling any additional interests in the BHMP CO-JV, (iii) approving initial and annual operating plans and capital expenditures or (iv) incurring or materially modifying any indebtedness of the BHMP CO-JV in excess of $100,000.  As a result of the equal substantive participating rights possessed by each partner in the ordinary course of business, no single party controls each venture; accordingly, we account for each BHMP CO-JV using the equity method of accounting.  The equity method of accounting requires these investments to be initially recorded at cost and subsequently increased (decreased) for our share of net income (loss), including eliminations for our share of inter-company transactions, and reduced when distributions are received.

 

Each of the Property Entities have different profit sharing interests, some of which have numerous allocation and distribution provisions where certain equity investors receive preferred interests or deferred participations. We allocate income and loss for determining our equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures based on the underlying economic effect or participation in the benefit or loss. Although our policy is to use the concepts of a hypothetical liquidation at book value, judgment is required to determine which owners are bearing economic benefits or losses, particularly as properties move from development to operations and guarantees and other priority payments are triggered or removed. A change in these judgments could result in greater or lesser amounts of equity in earnings.

 

When we or a BHMP CO-JV acquire a controlling interest in a business previously accounted for as a noncontrolling investment, a gain or loss is recorded for the difference between the fair value and the carrying value of the investment in the real estate joint venture and in some instances pre-existing relationships.  This analysis, which is from the perspective of market participants, requires determination of fair values for investments and contractual relationships where there are no secondary markets.  Accordingly, we must rely on our subjective judgments using models with the best available information.  Changes in these judgments could significantly impact our results of operations and the carrying amount of our assets and liabilities.

 

Real Estate and Other Related Intangibles

 

For real estate properties acquired by us or our Co-Investment Ventures classified as business combinations, we allocate the purchase price, after adjusting for contingent consideration and settlement of any pre-existing relationships, to the tangible assets acquired, consisting of land, inclusive of associated rights, and buildings, any assumed debt, identified intangible assets and liabilities and asset retirement obligations based on their fair values.  Identified intangible assets and liabilities consist of the fair value of above-market and below-market leases, in-place leases and contractual rights.  Goodwill is recognized as of the acquisition date and measured as the aggregate fair value of the consideration transferred and any noncontrolling interests in the acquiree over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired.  Likewise, a bargain purchase gain is recognized in current earnings when the aggregate fair value of the consideration transferred and any noncontrolling interests in the acquiree is less than the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired.

 

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The fair value of any tangible assets acquired, expected to consist of land and buildings, is determined by valuing the property as if it were vacant, and the “as-if-vacant” value is then allocated to land, buildings and improvements.  Land values are derived from appraisals, and building values are calculated as replacement cost less depreciation or estimates of the relative fair value of these assets using discounted cash flow analyses or similar methods.  Buildings are depreciated over their estimated useful lives ranging from 25 to 35 years using the straight-line method.  Improvements are depreciated over their estimated useful lives ranging from 3 to 15 years using the straight-line method.  When we acquire rights to use land or improvements through contractual rights rather than fee simple interests, we determine the value of the use of these assets based on the relative fair value of the assets after considering the contractual rights and the fair value of similar assets. Assets acquired under these contractual rights are classified as intangibles and amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the contractual term or the estimated useful life of the asset. Contractual rights related to land or air rights that are substantively separated from depreciating assets are amortized over the life of the contractual term or, if no term is provided, are classified as indefinite-lived intangibles. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are evaluated at each reporting period to determine whether the indefinite useful life is appropriate.

 

We determine the value of above-market and below-market in-place leases for acquired properties based on the present value (using an interest rate that 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) estimates of current-market lease rates for the corresponding in-place leases, measured over a period equal to (1) the remaining non-cancelable lease term for above-market leases, or (2) the remaining non-cancelable lease term plus any fixed rate renewal options for below-market leases. We record the fair value of above-market and below-market leases as intangible assets or intangible liabilities, respectively, and amortize them as an adjustment to rental income over the above determined lease term.

 

The total value of identified real estate intangible assets acquired is further allocated to in-place lease values, in-place leasing commissions and tenant relationships based on our evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenant’s lease and our overall relationship with that respective tenant. The aggregate value of in-place leases acquired and tenant relationships is determined by applying a fair value model. The estimates of fair value of in-place leases include an estimate of carrying costs during the expected lease up periods for the respective spaces considering then current market conditions. In estimating the carrying costs that would have otherwise been incurred had the leases not been in place, we include such items as real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses as well as projected rental revenue during the expected lease up period based on then current market conditions. The estimates of the fair value of tenant relationships also include costs to execute similar leases including leasing commissions, legal and tenant improvements as well as an estimate of the likelihood of renewal as determined on a tenant-by-tenant basis.

 

We amortize the value of in-place leases and in-place tenant improvements over the remaining term of the respective leases. The value of tenant relationship intangibles is amortized over the initial term and any anticipated renewal periods, but in no event exceeding the remaining depreciable life of the building. If a tenant terminates its lease prior to expiration of the initial terms, the unamortized portion of the in-place lease value and tenant relationship intangibles is charged to expense.

 

We determine the fair value of assumed debt by calculating the net present value of the scheduled debt service payments using interest rates for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities that we believe we could obtain. Any difference between the fair value and stated value of the assumed debt is recorded as a discount or premium and amortized over the remaining life of the loan.

 

We make assumptions and estimates in determining the purchase price and the allocation of the price, including fair value inputs for contractual agreements, cash flow projections, market rental rates, physical and economic obsolescence, lease-up periods and discount rates.  For many of these inputs there is no market price for the same or similar asset or liability and accordingly judgment is required to determine amounts from the perspective of market participants. A change in these assumptions or estimates could result in changes to amounts of assets or liabilities or in the various categories of our real estate assets or related intangibles being overstated or understated which could result in an overstatement or understatement of depreciation or amortization expense, rental income, or other income or expense categories.

 

Investment Impairments

 

For properties wholly owned by us or our Co-Investment Ventures, including all related intangibles, we monitor events and changes in circumstances indicating that the carrying amounts of the real estate assets may not be recoverable.  When such events or changes in circumstances are present, we assess potential impairment by comparing estimated future undiscounted operating cash flows expected to be generated over the life of the asset including its eventual disposition, to the carrying amount of the asset.  In the event that the carrying amount exceeds the estimated future undiscounted operating cash flows, we recognize an impairment loss to adjust the carrying amount of the asset to estimated fair value.  In addition, we evaluate indefinite-lived intangible assets for possible

 

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impairment at least annually by comparing the fair values with the carrying values.  Fair value is generally estimated by valuation of similar assets.

 

For real estate we own through an investment in an unconsolidated real estate joint venture or other similar real estate investment structure, at each reporting date we compare the estimated fair value of our real estate investment to the carrying value.  An impairment charge is recorded to the extent the fair value of our real estate investment is less than the carrying amount and the decline in value is determined to be other than a temporary decline.

 

In evaluating our investments for impairment, we make several judgments, assumptions and estimates, including, but not limited to, the projected date of disposition of our investments in real estate, the estimated future cash flows from our investments in real estate and the projected sales price of each of our investments in real estate. Recently, domestic financial and real estate markets have experienced unusual volatility and uncertainty with fewer non-distressed secondary transactions available on which to base these estimates and assumptions. Our estimates of fair value are based on information available to management as to conditions present as of the assessment date. A change in these judgments, assumptions and estimates could result in understating or overstating the book value of our investments which could be material to our financial statements.

 

Fair Value

 

In connection with our assessments and determinations of fair value for many real estate assets and financial instruments, there are generally not available observable market price inputs for substantially the same items.  Accordingly, we make assumptions and use various estimates and pricing models, including, but not limited to, the estimated cash flows, costs to lease properties, useful lives of the assets, the cost of replacing certain assets, discount and interest rates used to determine present values and market rental rates. Many of these estimates are from the perspective of market participants and will also be obtained from independent third-party appraisals. However, we will be responsible for the source and use of these estimates. A change in these estimates and assumptions could be material to our results of operations and financial condition.

 

Offering Costs

 

In determining the amount of offering costs to charge against additional paid in capital, we make estimates of the amount of the expected offering costs to be paid to our Advisor. This estimate is based on our assessment for the time period of the offering, including any follow-on offerings, and the amount of shares sold during those periods. Our assumptions are based on current share sales trends and comparisons to other similar initial public offerings, including those sponsored by Behringer Harvard Holdings, LLC. A change in these estimates and assumptions could affect the amount of our additional paid in capital and recognition of amounts due to or from our Advisor.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an amendment to the authoritative guidance on the consolidation of variable interest entities.  This guidance eliminates exceptions to consolidating qualifying special-purpose entities, contains new criteria for determining the primary beneficiary, and increases the frequency of required reassessments to determine whether a company is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity.  This guidance also contains a new requirement that any term, transaction, or arrangement that does not have a substantive effect on an entity’s status as a variable interest entity, a company’s power over a variable interest entity, or a company’s obligation to absorb losses or its rights to receive benefits of an entity must be disregarded in evaluating whether an entity is a variable interest entity.  This guidance was applicable to us beginning January 1, 2010.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

Inflation

 

The real estate market has not been affected significantly by inflation in the past several years due to a relatively low inflation rate.  The majority of our fixed-lease terms are less than 12 months and reset to market if renewed.  The majority of our leases also contain protection provisions applicable to reimbursement billings for utilities.  Should inflation return, due to the short term nature of our leases, multifamily investments are considered good inflation hedges.

 

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REIT Tax Election

 

We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code and have qualified as a REIT since the year ended December 31, 2007.  To qualify as a REIT, we must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that we distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income to our stockholders.  As a REIT, we generally will not be subject to federal income tax at the corporate level.  We are organized and operate in such a manner as to qualify for taxation as a REIT under the Code, and we intend to continue to operate in such a manner, but no assurance can be given that we will operate in a manner so as to remain qualified as a REIT.

 

Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

Our interest rate risk management objectives are to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower overall borrowing costs. To achieve the financing objectives, we borrow primarily at fixed rates or variable rates with what we believe are the lowest margins available and in some cases, the ability to convert variable rates to fixed rates either directly or through interest rate hedges.  With regard to variable rate financing, we manage interest rate cash flow risk by continually identifying and monitoring changes in interest rate exposures that may adversely impact expected future cash flows and by evaluating hedging opportunities.

 

As of September 30, 2010, we had approximately $93.5 million of outstanding debt on our wholly owned communities at a weighted average, fixed interest rate of approximately 4.78%. Our BHMP CO-JVs with wholly owned communities and our BHMP CO-JVs with equity in Property Entities had borrowed aggregate senior debt of approximately $275.2 million and $314.0 million, respectively (which amount consists of third-party first mortgages and construction loans and excludes loans made to the Property Entities by the BHMP CO-JVs or us).  Of this amount, approximately $298.2 million was at fixed interest rates with a weighted average of approximately 4.6% and $291.0 million was at variable interest rates with a weighted average of monthly LIBOR plus 2.3%.

 

As of September 30, 2010, we have only one wholly owned note receivable with a carrying value of approximately $2.6 million and a fixed interest rate of 10%.  Our BHMP CO-JVs had notes receivable from Property Entities of approximately $77.4 million, all of which were at fixed rates, with a weighted average interest rate of approximately 10.7%.

 

Interest rate fluctuations will generally not affect our future earnings or cash flows on our fixed rate debt or fixed rate real estate loan receivable unless such instruments are traded or are otherwise terminated prior to maturity. However, interest rate changes will affect the fair value of our fixed rate instruments. As we do not expect to trade or sell our fixed rate debt instruments prior to maturity and the amounts due under such instruments would be limited to the outstanding principal balance and any accrued and unpaid interest, we do not expect that fluctuations in interest rates, and the resulting change in fair value of our fixed rate instruments, would have a significant impact on our operations.

 

Conversely, movements in interest rates on variable rate debt, loans receivable and real estate securities would change our future earnings and cash flows, but not significantly affect the fair value of those instruments.  As of September 30, 2010, we did not have any loans receivable or real estate securities with variable interest rates.  We are exposed to interest rate changes primarily as a result of our variable rate debt used to acquire or hold our wholly owned multifamily communities, which as of September 30, 2010 related only to our credit facility, and our wholly owned cash investments. We quantify our exposure to interest rate risk based on how changes in interest rates affect our net income.  We consider changes in the 30-day LIBOR rate to be most indicative of our interest rate exposure as it is a function of the base rate for our credit facility and is reasonably correlated to changes in our earnings rate on our cash investments. We consider increases of 0.5%, 1.0% and 1.5% in the 30-day LIBOR rate to be reflective of reasonable changes we may experience in the current interest rate environment. The table below reflects the annual effect of an increase in the 30-day LIBOR to our net income related to our significant variable interest rate exposures for our wholly owned assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2010 (amounts in millions, where positive amounts reflect an increase in income and bracketed amounts reflect a decrease in income):

 

 

 

Increases in Interest Rates

 

 

 

1.5%

 

1.0%

 

0.5%

 

Credit facility interest expense

 

$

(0.3

)

$

(0.2

)

$

(0.1

)

Cash investments

 

1.0

 

0.6

 

0.3

 

Total

 

$

0.7

 

$

0.4

 

$

0.2

 

 

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There is no assurance that we would realize such income or expense as such changes in interest rates could alter our asset or liability positions or strategies in response to such changes. The table also does not reflect changes in operations related to our unconsolidated investments in real estate joint ventures, where we do not have control over financing matters and substantial portions of variable rate debt related to multifamily development projects where interest is capitalized.

 

We do not have any foreign operations and thus we are not exposed to foreign currency fluctuations as of September 30, 2010.

 

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As required by Rule 13a-15(b) and Rule 15d-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated, as of September 30, 2010, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e).  Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2010 to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the rules and forms of the Exchange Act and is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

 

We believe, however, that a controls system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the controls system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud or error, if any, within a company have been detected.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

 

In our normal course of business, we are subject to legal proceedings that are not significant to our operations. We are not party to, and our properties are not subject to, any material pending legal proceedings.

 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors.

 

Please see the risks factors contained in Part I, Item 1A set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 31, 2010. The following risk factor updates, supersedes and replaces, as appropriate, the risk factor under the similar heading in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

We and the other public Behringer Harvard sponsored programs have experienced losses in the past, and we may experience similar losses in the future.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2009 and the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we had net losses of $8.3 million and $28.2 million, respectively.  Our losses can be attributed, in part, to the initial start-up costs and operating expenses incurred prior to purchasing properties and making investments in properties that are in lease up and have not yet reached stabilization . In addition, depreciation and amortization expenses substantially reduced our income. Due to recent changes in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States which were effective in 2009, acquisition expenses now also reduce income (prior to 2009 such expenses were capitalized). Historically, other public programs sponsored by affiliates of our advisor have also experienced losses, especially during the early periods of their operation. For the reasons described above, we cannot assure you that, in the future, we will be profitable or that we will realize growth in the value of our assets.

 

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities

 

On September 2, 2008, our Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-148414), covering a public offering (our “Initial Public Offering”) of up to 250,000,000 shares of common stock, was declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933. Our Initial Public Offering commenced on September 5, 2008 and is ongoing.  On June 29, 2010, our board of directors approved an extension of our offering of 250,000,000 shares of our common stock pursuant to our initial public offering until no later than September 2, 2011.  Under rules promulgated by the SEC, we could extend our offering until February 29, 2012. Our board of directors has the discretion to extend the offering period for the shares offered under the DRIP up to the sixth anniversary of the termination of the primary offering.  We may reallocate the shares of common stock being offered between the primary offering and the distribution reinvestment plan.

 

We are offering a maximum of 200 million shares in our primary offering at an aggregate offering price of up to $2 billion, or $10.00 per share with discounts available to certain categories of purchasers.  The 50 million shares offered under the DRIP are initially being offered at an aggregate offering price of $475 million, or $9.50 per share.  Behringer Securities LP, an affiliate of our advisor, is the dealer manager of the Initial Public Offering.  As of September 30, 2010, we had sold approximately 82.1 million shares of our common stock in our Initial Public Offering on a best efforts basis pursuant to the offering for gross offering proceeds of approximately $817.4 million.

 

From the commencement of the Initial Public Offering through September 30, 2010, we incurred expenses of approximately $95.6 million in connection with the issuance and distribution of the registered securities pursuant to the offering all of which was paid to our advisor.

 

From the commencement of the Initial Public Offering through September 30, 2010, the net offering proceeds to us from the Initial Public Offering, including the distribution reinvestment plan, after deducting the total expenses incurred described above, were approximately $721.8 million.  From the commencement of the Initial Public Offering through September 30, 2010, we had used approximately $686.5 million of such net proceeds to purchase interests in real estate, net of notes payable.  Of the amount used for

 

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the purchase of these investments, $16.8 million was paid to our advisor, Behringer Harvard Multifamily Advisors I, as acquisition and advisory fees and acquisition expense reimbursement.

 

Recent Shares of Unregistered Securities

 

During the period covered by this Quarterly Report, we did not sell any equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

Share Redemption Program

 

Our board of directors has adopted a share redemption program that permits stockholders to sell their shares back to us after they have held them for at least one year, subject to the significant conditions and limitations of the program.  Our board of directors can amend the provisions of our share redemption program without the approval of our stockholders.  The terms on which we redeem shares may differ between redemptions upon a stockholder’s death, “qualifying disability” (as defined in the share redemption program) or confinement to a long-term care facility (collectively referred to herein as “Exceptional Redemptions”) and all other redemptions (referred to herein as “Ordinary Redemptions”).  The purchase price for shares redeemed under the redemption program is set forth below.

 

In the case of Ordinary Redemptions, the purchase price per share will equal 90% of (i) the most recently disclosed estimated value per share as determined in accordance with our valuation policy, less (ii) the aggregate distributions per share of any net sale proceeds from the sale of one or more of our assets, or other special distributions so designated by our board of directors, distributed to stockholders after the valuation was determined (the “Valuation Adjustment”); provided, however, that the purchase price per share shall not exceed: (1) prior to the first valuation conducted by the board of directors, or a committee thereof (the “Initial Board Valuation”), under the valuation policy, 90% of (i) average price per share the original purchaser or purchasers of shares paid to us for all of his or her shares (as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations and the like with respect to our common stock) (the “Original Share Price”) less (ii) the aggregate distributions per share of any net sale proceeds from the sale of one or more of our assets, or other special distributions so designated by the board of directors, distributed to stockholders prior to the redemption date (the “Special Distributions”); or (2) on or after the Initial Board Valuation, the Original Share Price less any Special Distributions.

 

In the case of Exceptional Redemptions, the purchase price per share will be equal to: (1) prior to the Initial Board Valuation, the Original Share Price less any Special Distributions; or (2) on or after the Initial Board Valuation, the most recently disclosed valuation less any Valuation Adjustment, provided, however, that the purchase price per share may not exceed the Original Share Price less any Special Distributions.

 

Notwithstanding the redemption prices set forth above, our board of directors may determine, whether pursuant to formulae or processes approved or set by our board of directors, the redemption price of the shares, which may differ between Ordinary Redemptions and Exceptional Redemptions; provided, however, that we must provide at least 30 days’ notice to stockholders before applying this new price determined by our board of directors.

 

Any shares approved for redemption will be redeemed on a periodic basis as determined from time to time by our board of directors, and no less frequently than annually. We will not redeem, during any twelve-month period, more than 5% of the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the twelve-month period immediately prior to the date of redemption. Generally, the cash available for redemption on any particular date will be limited to the proceeds from our distribution reinvestment plan during the period consisting of the preceding four fiscal quarters for which financial statements are available, less any cash already used for redemptions during the same period, plus, if we had positive operating cash flow during such preceding four fiscal quarters, 1% of all operating cash flow during such preceding four fiscal quarters.  The redemption limitations apply to all redemptions, whether Ordinary or Exceptional Redemptions.

 

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During the three months ended September 30, 2010, our board of directors approved the redemption of shares as follows:

 

2010

 

Total Number of
Shares Redeemed

 

Average Price
Paid Per Share

 

Total Number of Shares
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced Plans
or Programs

 

Maximum Number of
Shares That May Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs

 

July

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

August

 

 

 

 

 

 

September (1)

 

657,412

 

8.68

 

657,412

 

(2)

 

 

 

657,412

 

$

8.68

 

657,412

 

 

 

 


(1)          The September 2010 redemptions were paid in October 2010.

 

(2)          A description of the maximum number of shares that may be purchased under our redemption program is included           in the narrative preceding this table.

 

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4.   (Removed and Reserved)

 

Item 5.  Other Information.

 

On November 11, 2010, we entered into a letter agreement with our Advisor pursuant to which our Advisor deferred until no later than March 31, 2011 our obligation to reimburse it for organization and offering expenses paid or incurred by it in connection with our Initial Public Offering.  As of September 30, 2010, $2.7 million of such reimbursement was accrued and unpaid.

 

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Item 6.      Exhibits.

 

Ex.

 

Description

 

 

 

3.1

 

Articles of Restatement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on September 8, 2008

3.2

 

Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 1, 2010

4.1

 

Subscription Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Company’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to its Registration Statement on Form S-11 filed on October 27, 2010, Commission File No. 333-148414

4.2

 

Amended and Restated Distribution Reinvestment Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit B to the Company’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to its Registration Statement on Form S-11 filed on October 27, 2010, Commission File No. 333-148414

4.3

 

Amended and Restated Automatic Purchase Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit C to the Company’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to its Registration Statement on Form S-11 filed on October 27, 2010, Commission File No. 333-148414

4.4

 

Amended and Restated Share Redemption Program, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on November 13, 2009

4.5

 

Statement regarding restrictions on transferability of shares of common stock (to appear on stock certificate or to be sent upon request and without charge to stockholders issued shares without certificates), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11/A filed on May 9, 2008, Commission File No. 333-148414

10.1

 

Membership Interests Purchase Agreement by and between Lakeshore Aqua Rental LLC and Magellan Aqua LLC as seller and Behringer Harvard Multifamily OP I LP as buyer, dated September 3, 2010, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.49 to the Company’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to its Registration Statement on Form S-11 filed on October 27, 2010, Commission File No. 333-148414

10.2

 

First Amendment to Membership Interests Purchase Agreement by and between Lakeshore Aqua Rental LLC and Magellan Aqua LLC as seller and Behringer Harvard Multifamily OP I LP as buyer, dated September 22, 2010, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to the Company’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to its Registration Statement on Form S-11 filed on October 27, 2010, Commission File No. 333-148414

10.3*

 

Letter Agreement, dated November 11, 2010, between Behringer Harvard Multifamily REIT I, Inc. and Behringer Harvard Multifamily Advisors I, LLC

31.1*

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2*

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1*

 

Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**

 


*Filed herewith.

 

** In accordance with Item 601(b)(32) of Regulation S-K, this Exhibit is not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such certifications will not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

BEHRINGER HARVARD MULTIFAMILY REIT I, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: November 15, 2010

 

/s/ Howard S. Garfield

 

 

Howard S. Garfield

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

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