New England Realty Associates LP Reports Operating Results (10-K)

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Mar 07, 2011
New England Realty Associates LP (NEN, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2010-12-31.

New England Realty Associates Ltd. Partnership has a market cap of $69.84 million; its shares were traded at around $66.39 with and P/S ratio of 2.1. The dividend yield of New England Realty Associates Ltd. Partnership stocks is 4.22%.

Highlight of Business Operations:

In 2010 and 2009, the Partnership paid four quarterly distributions of an aggregate of $28.00 per Unit ($2.80 per Receipt) for a total payment of $3,687,600 in 2010 and $3,713,840 in 2009. In February 2011, the Partnership approved a quarterly distribution of $7.00 per Unit ($0.70 per Receipt), payable on March 31, 2011.

On January 3, 2008, the Partnership sold the Oak Ridge Apartments, a 61-unit residential apartment complex located in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The sale price was $7,150,000, which resulted in a gain of approximately $6,000,000. In November 2007, the Partnership purchased a fully occupied commercial building located in Newton, Massachusetts, known as Linewt LLC. The purchase price was $3,475,000 and the building consists of 5,850 square feet of commercial space. The Partnership utilized Section 1031 of the IRS code to affect a tax free exchange on the gain of Oak Ridge up to the purchase price of the Newton property. Most of the taxable gain of approximately $3,000,000 will be taxed at the capital gain rates. In accordance with Section 1031, the Newton property was owned by a Qualified Intermediary for the period from the purchase date of the Newton property and the sale date of the Foxboro property. The Qualified Intermediary borrowed approximately $3,225,000 from Harold Brown, Treasurer of the General Partner, to purchase the Newton property. This loan was paid in full, with interest at 6% of $34,401, from the proceeds of the Oak Ridge sale on January 3, 2008. On January 22, 2008, the Partnership financed the Newton property with a first mortgage of $1,700,000 at 5.75% interest only until maturity in January 2018.

In February 2008, the Partnership refinanced ten properties with outstanding 8.44% mortgages of approximately $37,800,000 with new mortgages totaling $60,000,000. The new mortgages which mature in February 2023 require interest only payments at interest rates from 5.6% to 5.7%. Deferred costs associated with these mortgages totaled approximately $710,000 and, accordingly, the effective interest rates are 5.7% to 5.8%. Prepayment penalties of approximately $3,700,000 were incurred in these transactions. After payment of existing mortgages, prepayment penalties and other costs of the transactions, approximately $16,000,000 was received by the Partnership.

In April 2008, the Partnership sold the Coach Apartments, a 48-unit residential apartment complex located in Acton, Massachusetts. The sale price was $4,600,000, which resulted in a gain of approximately $3,800,000. In October 2008, the Partnership purchased a fully occupied medical office building located in Brookline, Massachusetts, referred to as "the Barn." The purchase price of the Barn was $7,000,000 and it consists 20,000 square feet of commercial space. The Partnership utilized Section 1031 of the IRS code to affect a tax free exchange on the gain of Coach up to the purchase price of the Barn. This acquisition was funded from the assumption of the existing mortgage of approximately $4,000,000, the cash from the sale of Coach of approximately $2,600,000, and the balance of $400,000 was funded from cash reserves.

In April 2008, the Partnership refinanced the property located at 659 Worcester Road with a mortgage balance of approximately $3,500,000 at 7.84% with a new $6,000,000 mortgage at 5.97% interest only mortgage which matures in March 2018. Deferred financing costs associated with this mortgage totaled approximately $86,000 and accordingly the effective interest rate is 6.1%. Prepayment penalties of approximately $783,000 were incurred in this transaction. After payment of the existing mortgage and prepayment penalties, approximately $1,700,000 was received by the Partnership.

During 2010, the Partnership and its Subsidiary Partnerships completed improvements to certain of the Properties at a total cost of approximately $2,268,000. These improvements were funded from cash reserves and, to some extent, escrow accounts established in connection with the financing or refinancing of the applicable Properties. These sources have been adequate to fully fund improvements. The most significant improvements were made at Westgate Woburn, 62 Boylston Street, Hamilton Oaks, Westside Colonial, Olde English Village, North Beacon Street and 1144 Commonwealth Avenue, at a cost of approximately $381,000, $241,000, $196,000, $165,000, $129,000, $127,000, and $123,000 respectively. The Partnership plans to invest approximately $1,761,000 in capital improvements in 2011.

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