SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Grubb & Ellis (G&E) Apartment REIT has entered into an agreement to acquire a multifamily portfolio from MR Holdings as well as the company's property management business for $182.4 million.
In the first part of the transaction, G&E Apartment REIT will acquire a nine-property, 2,676-unit portfolio for $176.9 million. The properties include:
Mission Battleground Park – Greensboro, N.C.
Mission Capital Crossing – Raleigh, N.C.
Mission Brentwood – Brentwood, Tenn.
Mission Briley Parkway – Nashville, Tenn.
Mission Rock Ridge – Arlington, Texas
Mission Barton Creek – Austin, Texas
Mission Tanglewood – Austin, Texas
Mission Mayfield Downs – Grand Prairie, Texas
Mission Preston Wood – Richardson, Texas
All but one of the properties are currently owned by trusts controlled by MR Holdings affiliates. Mission Rock Ridge is owned by a limited partnership for which MR Holdings serves as general partner.
In the second part of the transaction, G&E Apartment REIT will acquire Mission Residential Management (MRM) and all of its assets for $5.5 million. MRM's property management portfolio currently contains 41 properties, including the nine under contract to purchase, totaling 12,000 apartment units. The properties are located in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah. In addition to the portfolio, G&E Apartment REIT will acquire the approximately 300 people MRM employs.
In addition to this deal, G&E Apartment REIT is pursuing the acquisition of a six-property, 1,510-unit multifamily portfolio located in North Carolina and Texas, which is part of MRM's management portfolio. The REIT is in negotiations with the properties' tenant-in-common owners. The proposed acquisition price is $99.5 million
If both deals go through, G&E Apartment REIT will increase its multifamily portfolio to 29 properties containing 7,933 units. The portfolio will be valued at $661.4 million.
— Coleman Wood