Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. Announces Real Estate Loan Investment in Savannah, Georgia Multifamily Development
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: APTS) announced a real estate loan investment of approximately $17.0 million for the development of Populus at Pooler, a 316-unit Class A multifamily community in Savannah, Georgia. This investment aligns with the company's strategy of expanding in growth markets. The loan matures on May 28, 2025 and supports a project co-financed with a construction loan. The President of Multifamily, Jeff Sherman, highlighted Savannah's economic diversity as a key factor for investment.
- Investment of approximately $17.0 million in a growing market.
- Development of a 316-unit Class A multifamily community.
- Loan matures co-terminus with the construction loan, providing financial structure.
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Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: APTS) ("PAC" or the "Company") today announced that on May 28, 2021 it closed on a real estate loan investment of up to approximately
Jeff Sherman, the Company's President of Multifamily said “We are excited to expand our footprint into the Savannah submarket, which has seen significant growth in recent years. Savannah benefits from a diverse economy, driven by the Port of Savannah, the 3rd largest port in the country, as well as manufacturing, aerospace and tourism industries.”
The project is additionally capitalized with a construction loan and a significant equity contribution from the sponsor, Novare Group, a preeminent multifamily developer. Mr. Sherman added, “We believe that continued and select real estate loan investments are an effective use of our capital and should provide us with an attractive and accretive return on our investment, and further provides us the opportunity to acquire Class A multifamily communities in growing sunbelt markets, consistent with our long-term multifamily strategy.”
About Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: APTS) is a real estate investment trust engaged primarily in the ownership and operation of Class A multifamily properties, with select investments in grocery-anchored shopping centers and Class A office buildings. Preferred Apartment Communities' investment objective is to generate attractive, stable returns for stockholders by investing in income-producing properties and acquiring or originating real estate loans. As of March 31, 2021, the Company owned or was invested in 117 properties in 13 states, predominantly in the Southeast region of the United States. Learn more at www.pacapts.com.
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Additional Information
The SEC has declared effective the registration statement filed by the Company for each of our public offerings. Before you invest, you should read the final prospectus, and any prospectus supplements forming a part of the registration statement and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and the offering. In particular, you should carefully read the risk factors described in the final prospectus and in any related prospectus supplement and in the documents incorporated by reference in the final prospectus and any related prospectus supplement. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Company or its dealer manager, Preferred Capital Securities, LLC, will arrange to send you a prospectus with respect to the Series A1/M1 Offering upon request by contacting John A. Isakson at (770) 818-4109, 3284 Northside Parkway NW, Suite 150, Atlanta, Georgia 30327.
The final prospectus for the Series A1/M1 Offering, dated October 22, 2019, can be accessed through the following link:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1481832/000148183219000097/a424b5-2019seriesamshares.htm
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