Sequoia Real Estate Partners
The
second
quarter
witnessed
con1nued
and
signicant
progress
in
the
Pacic
Opportuni1es
Value
Fund
I,
as
we
have
completed
the
sale
of
one
asset
and
near
the
sale
of
a
second,
both
single-family
homes
we
acquired
and
renovated.
Moreover,
residen1al
rental
market
fundamentals
con1nue
to
improve,
just
as
we
predicted.
In
fact,
according
to
REIS,
a
well
regarded
real
estate
data
collec1on
rm,
second
quarter
average
rents
increased
in
all
82
markets
they
track,
while
the
na1on's
apartment
vacancy
rate
fell
to
4.7%
(the
lowest
level
seen
since
2001).
The
good
news
is
that
we
expect
these
favorable
market
fundamentals
to
persist
due
to
con1nued
1ght
credit,
market
uncertainty
(Europe,
elec1ons,
taxes,
employment,
etc.),
and
a
persistence
in
the
trends
we
have
discussed
in
prior
updates
(e.g.,
high
transporta1on
costs,
need
for
labor
mobility,
excessive
student
debt).
We
con1nue
to
see
signicant
opportuni1es
in
both
the
single
family
and
apartment
markets.
Since
the
vast
majority
of
this
funds
capital
has
been
deployed,
no
new
assets
were
acquired
during
the
quarter,
but
we
con1nue
to
evaluate
and
aggressively
pursue
select
opportuni1es
for
other
large
investors.
We
will
soon
announce
the
opening
of
PVOF
II
and
invite
you
to
par1cipate. We
are
very
pleased
with
the
Fund's
performance
to
date,
and
are
excited
by
the
possibili1es
that
lie
ahead.
Our
two
core
assets
-
the
apartment
buildings
-
con1nue
to
achieve
increasing
rents,
net
opera1ng
income,
and
value.
Con1nued
unit
turns
and
renova1ons
should
drive
results
higher
s1ll.
With
the
sale
of
two
Fund
assets,
we
have
demonstrated
the
prudence
of
our
strategy,
and
will
likely
make
a
modest
cash
distribu1on
this
quarter.
We
will
keep
you
posted
in
that
regard. Details
of
the
Fund
assets
are
as
follows: APARTMENT
ASSETS 318
S.
Commonwealth
Avenue,
Los
Angeles
90020 Three
stories,
24
units
(18
singles,
6,
one
bedroom,
one
bath) Purchase
price:
$1.329
million
($53K
per
unit) Acquired
November
2011 Equity
deployed
$400,000 Year
built:
1927
(rent-controlled) Construc1on:
Brick Es1mated
Value
increase
to
date
approximately
$650,000
During
the
rst
quarter,
we
renovated
and
re-leased
one
unit,
while
we
are
currently
renova1ng
two
addi1onal
units.
Although
we
are
able
to
drive
substan1ally
higher
rents
with
each
unit
that
is
vacated,
renovated,
and
re-leased
(thirty
percent
increase
in
rents,
on
average),
because
the
property
is
subject
to
rent
control,
we
cannot
turn
all
24
units
immediately,
but
must
wait
for
units
to
become
vacant.
However,
we
will
have
reposi1oned
over
20
percent
of
the
building
within
nine
months.
As
a
result
of
our
eorts,
we
have
increased
the
net
opera1ng
income
of
the
property
signicantly
to
an
annualized
$140,000
or
so
(based
on
recent
results),
which
would
likely
place
the
value
of
the
property
in
excess
of
$2
million.
At
some
point,
if
we
are
unable
to
generate
enough
unit
turn
naturally,
we
may
oer
"cash
for
keys",
essen1ally
a
monetary
incen1ve
for
those
tenants
with
leases
signicantly
below
market
to
voluntarily
vacate.
At
this
point,
we
will
likely
market
the
project
for
sale
some1me
in
2013,
once
we
turn
and
increase
rents
on
addi1onal
units.
245
N.
Alvarado
Avenue,
Los
Angeles
90026 Three
stories,
60
units
(36,
one
bedroom,
one
bathroom;
19,
two
bedroom,
two
bathroom;
ve
two
bedroom
+
loi,
one
bathroom;
and,
one
non-conforming) Purchase
price:
$7.525
million
($125K/unit) Equity
deployed
$2.7
million Renova1on
costs
to
date:
approximately
$500,000 Acquired
November
2010 Year
built:
1990
(not
rent-controlled) Construc1on:
wood-frame
stucco Es1mated
Value
increase
to
date
approximately
$2.0
million
We
have
now
renovated
well
over
half
of
the
building
units
(38),
including
eight
in
the
rst
quarter,
while
one
addi1onal
unit
is
currently
undergoing
renova1ons.
Projected
2012
net
opera1ng
income
for
the
building
approximates
$560,000
(annualizing
recent
results),
likely
transla1ng
to
a
property
value
above
$9.0
million,
and
perhaps
as
high
as
$10
million
(depending
on
cap
rate
applied).
Although
we
originally
thought
we
might
market
the
property
for
the
sale
in
the
rst
half
of
this
year,
I
believe
the
marke1ng
and
sale
will
be
a
second
half
2012
or
rst
half
2013
event.
There
are
a
couple
of
minor
common
area
improvements
that
are
s1ll
needed,
and
we
would
like
to
drive
net
opera1ng
income
even
higher
before
sale.
SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENCES/OTHER
ASSETS
4161
Mandalay
Drive,
Los
Angeles
90063
-
no
change Single-Family
home Four
bedrooms,
three
bathrooms Acquired
March
2011 Purchase
price
of
$212,000 Renova1on
costs
=
approximately
$45,000 Currently
leased
for
$2,250
per
month Es1mated
fair
market
value
=
$325,000
908
Frigate
Avenue,
Wilmington
90744
-
no
change Single-Family
Home Six
bedrooms,
three
bathrooms Acquired
August
2011 Purchase
price
of
$220,000 Renova1on
costs
=
approximately
$11,000 Currently
leased
for
$2,600
per
month Es1mated
fair
market
value
=
$356,000
3118
Palo
Verde
Avenue,
Long
Beach
90808 Single-family
home Three
bedrooms,
two
bathrooms
(1,186
sq.
feet) Acquired
September
2011 Purchase
price
of
$317,000 Renova1on
costs
=
approximately
$35,000 We
will
be
lis1ng
this
property
for
sale
shortly,
and
an1cipate
that
the
gross
sales
proceeds
will
approximate
$440,000,
resul1ng
in
a
net
prot
of
$72,000,
an
ROI
of
21%,
and
an
IRR
of
approximately
23%.
3137
W.
108th
Street,
Los
Angeles,
CA
90303 Single-family
home Two-bedrooms,
one
bathroom
(969
sq.
feet) Acquired
November
2011 Cost
of
Acquisi1on
$162,000 Renova1on
costs
=
$36,000 Other
holding
costs:
$5,000 Net
Selling
Price=
$414,000 Net
Prot=
$32,000
ROI
of
15.8%
Pre-tax
IRR
exceeding
21%.