SQN REALTY FINANCE CLOSES FIRST TRANSACTION

HOUSTON — Grapevine-based SQN Realty Finance, LLC, a real estate investment firm formed this past March, has completed its first equity investment in a lender-owned multifamily property called Applewood Village in Houston. The property includes 92 units and is located at 15455 Ella Blvd., less than one-half mile from Interstate 45. It was foreclosed on in 2010 and was being operated by a management company hired by the special servicer. SQN Realty Finance has plans for minor renovations to the property during the next 6 months. Houston-based Mosaic Residential has taken over the management of the property, while AHC Construction, a Houston-based contractor, is performing the renovations. SQN Realty Finance is a subsidiary of New York-based SQN Capital Partners, an alternative investment management firm specializing in direct investments in hard assets. It invests in various property types with a concentration in the major Texas markets and a secondary focus on major markets in the Southwest.