ATLANTA, April 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Preferred
Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: APTS) ("PAC" or the "Company")
today announced the acquisition on April 21,
2017 of Castleberry-Southard, a 80,018 square foot shopping
center located in the Atlanta, GA
MSA and anchored by a 45,600 square foot Publix grocery
store. Castleberry-Southard is located in Forsyth County, the 11th fastest
growing county in the U.S., and is located off of Georgia 400 at the intersection of Castleberry
Road and Bethelview Road.
PAC acquired this asset through its wholly-owned subsidiary New
Market Properties, LLC. Joel T.
Murphy, President and Chief Executive Officer of New Market
said about the acquisition, "We believe the synergistic tenant mix
of Castleberry-Southard with their strong historical sales
performance will continue to benefit from the area's rapid
residential growth." Mr. Murphy added, "The acquisition of
Castleberry-Southard increases the size of our retail portfolio to
32 grocery-anchored centers across seven Sunbelt states, consistent
with our strategy to acquire well-positioned grocery-anchored
centers in suburban Sunbelt markets with strong
demographics."
The Company financed the acquisition utilizing a non-recourse
first mortgage loan from Principal Life Insurance Company.
The first mortgage loan is approximately $11.5 million, bears interest at fixed rate of
3.99% per annum and matures on May 1,
2027. There are no loan guaranties provided by PAC or its
operating partnership.
About Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. is a Maryland corporation formed primarily to
acquire and operate multifamily properties in select targeted
markets throughout the United States. As part of our business
strategy, we may enter into forward purchase contracts or purchase
options for to-be-built multifamily communities and we may make
real estate related loans, provide deposit arrangements, or provide
performance assurances, as may be necessary or appropriate, in
connection with the development of multifamily communities and
other properties. As a secondary strategy, we may acquire or
originate senior mortgage loans, subordinate loans or real estate
loans secured by interests in multifamily properties, membership or
partnership interests in multifamily properties and other
multifamily related assets and invest a lesser portion of our
assets in other real estate related investments, including other
income-producing property types, senior mortgage loans, subordinate
loans or real estate loans secured by interests in other
income-producing property types, membership or partnership
interests in other income-producing property types as determined by
our manager as appropriate for us. At December 31, 2016, the Company was the
approximate 96.8% owner of Preferred Apartment Communities
Operating Partnership, L.P., or the Operating Partnership.
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. has elected to be taxed as a
real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, commencing with its tax year ended December 31, 2011.
Forward-Looking Statements
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within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These
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terminology such as "may", "trend", "will", "expects", "plans",
"estimates", "anticipates", "projects", "intends", "believes",
"goals", "objectives", "outlook" and similar expressions.
Because such statements include risks, uncertainties and
contingencies, actual results may differ materially from the
expectations, intentions, beliefs, plans or predictions of the
future expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
These risks, uncertainties and contingencies include, but are not
limited to, those disclosed in PAC's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. PAC undertakes no obligation to update
these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events, except as may be required by law.
Additional Information
The SEC has declared effective the registration statement
(including prospectus) filed by the Company for each of the
offerings to which this communication may relate. 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 to which this
communication may relate. 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 to which this communication may relate. You may obtain
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, with respect to PAC's
mShares Redeemable Preferred Stock Offering and Series A Redeemable
Preferred Stock and Warrant Unit Offering, and JonesTrading
Institutional Services LLC, with respect to PAC's ATM Common Stock
Offering, will arrange to send you a prospectus if you request it
by calling Leonard A. Silverstein at
(770) 818-4100, 3284 Northside Parkway NW, Suite 150, Atlanta, Georgia 30327.
The ATM Common Stock Offering prospectus, dated July 18, 2016, including a base prospectus, dated
May 17, 2016, can be accessed through
the following link:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1481832/000148183216000152/atmprospectus.htm
The mShares Redeemable Preferred Stock Offering prospectus,
dated January 19, 2017, can be
accessed through the following link:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1481832/000148183217000008/a424prospectus-mshares1.htm
The Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock and Warrant Unit
Offering prospectus, dated March 16,
2017, can be accessed through the following link:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1481832/000148183217000061/a424prospectus-15bseriesar.htm
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