Category : Case Studies

Case Study | Encore Highpointe Park

Case Study | Encore Highpointe Park

$40.8 MM Multi-Family Development – Denver, Co

Asset Class A suburban development, 3-4-story, walk-up, and tuck-undergarages
Acreage / Units 2.9 acres, 220 units
Square Footage Total: 209,093, average unit size: 950
Land Acquisition / Disposition December 2011 /December 2013
Total Capitalization $26.01 mm, $8.5 mm invested equity
Financing / LTV Conventional / 67%
Total Exit Value $40.75 mm, $12.77 mm equity proceeds
  • Land contracted for in April, 2010 prior to construction boom and run-up in land values; $9,000/unit vs. $22,000/unit in 2016
  • Construction costs in 2012/2013 were well below current costs due to early stage of recovery from 2008-2010 recession; built to $100/SF vs. $167/SF in 2016
  • High drive-by visibility just off I-25 drove qualified traffic
  • First new units in North Denver suburb made Encore the only new product in the sub-market

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Encore 6162 Case Study

$42.3 MM Multi-Family Development – Dallas, TX

Encore 6162 Multifamily Community in Dallas, Texas

In November 2012, Encore began development on a class-A urban infill development minutes away from Uptown, one of most vibrant neighborhood in Dallas for millennials. The project was a 288-unit, four-story wrap design with 215,000 total square feet. Encore possessed a land acquisition advantage due to strong relationships with local land brokers, which provided the company with a “first look” before other developers. Construction costs were locked-in prior to significant escalation in market pricing; the property was built at $102/SF vs. 2016 construction pricing for a similar product at ~$145/SF. The marketing and leasing strategy was driven by the development of a sleek, new, modern building that would attract millennials, and within two and a half years, the project sold for over a 2x equity multiple.

Hilton College Station Case Study

$46 mm Hospitality Acquisition & Sale – College Station, TX

Apartments for sale Hilton College Station

Hilton College Station was acquired by Encore in September 2010. It is a full-service hotel, built in 1985, with 303 rooms and over 25,000 square feet of meeting space. Encore identified the asset from an institutional owner in an off-market transaction at an attractive entry price (approximately 50% to 55% of replacement cost). The company recognized strong demand drivers such as proximity to Texas A&M University (3rd largest public university in the United States) and limited competition, being the only convention center hotel in the city. Encore improved operations through the implementation of new policies and procedures and by integrating the Hilton onto Encore’s proprietary IT platform. The company held Hilton College Station for four years, infused over $4 million in capital in value-add renovations, and exited north of a 35% IRR.

Intech 12 Case Study

$8.4 MM Office Acquisition & Sale – Indianapolis, IN

Intech 12 is representative of Encore’s value-add strategy in the office sector. The asset is institutional quality, well-located, and a class A office building with convenient access to the airport and commercial business district. Situated in Indianapolis, IN, the area consistently saw a healthy demand for space among large, high-credit tenants due to the region ranking high in most logistics categories (over 75% of the U.S. and Canadian population can be reached within a one-day truck drive). Once acquired, Encore’s strategy was to re-position the building for a single tenant user. Through its relationships in the local brokerage community, the company was aware of several large tenants intending to relocate to Indianapolis within the next 12 months. Encore approached these potential tenants, and during negotiations of a long-term lease with Lowe’s Companies, Encore eventually negotiated the sale of the building to Lowe’s at a substantial profit.

Lakeview Village Case Study

$24.0 mm Mixed-Use Retail Development – D’Iberville, MS

Lakeview Village Shopping Center of D'Iberville, Mississippi

Lakeview Village was developed over several phases and was completed in YEAR with well over 640,000 square feet of retail space occupied by strong national tenants. Located at the intersection of I-10 and I-110, Lakeview Village proved to be a high-traffic location with robust local demographics. The retail center lies four miles from the main entrance of Keesler Air Force Base, which is a significant driver of economic activity in the Gulf Coast, as well as the largest employer in the region and the training base for 40,000 military and medical support staff annually. In addition, the center is only five miles from Beau Rivage, a beachfront MGM Mirage Resort in Biloxi, and is in close proximity to several other Biloxi casinos. In 2014, a new five-lane road expansion was completed to facilitate transportation in and throughout the development. Encore’s close relationship with the city of D’Iberville has helped to drive the growth of Lakeview Village, attract high-quality tenants, increase traffic, and maintain a consistently high demand. While the company still owns a minority interest in a few phases, Encore exited this development project north of a 50% IRR with an average hold period of under 2 years.

Case Study | Multi-Family Portfolio Sale

Case Study | Multi-Family Portfolio Sale

$145 mm Sale of 1,392 Unit HUD Financed Portfolio – Southeastern United States

  • In 2010, amid the market downturn, Encore Multi-Family recognized the attractiveness of HUD financing to fund and develop multi-family assets across the Southeastern United States
  • Over the next few years, the Company developed seven Class A, HUD financed properties across Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana
  • Encore’s in-house asset management team conducted successful lease-up of all assets and achieved between 94% to 96% physical occupancy across all properties by April 2014
  • In the same year, Encore recapitalized the portfolio through an institutional hedge fund partner, Och-Ziff Real Estate, representing a state pension fund
  • Existing investors exited the portfolio and benefitted from significant capital appreciation while Och-Ziff was able to rollover the HUD financing at an attractive, long-term fixed interest rate
  • Encore retains a minority interest in the portfolio and continues to actively manage the assets

Note: Each of the properties in the portfolio were acquired at different points in time for an average hold period of 3.7 years, therefore Encore does not disclose a specific time period for IRR calculations when presenting portfolio case studies

(1) Loan-to-value calculated by dividing total debt by total capitalization

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Case Study | Hotel Portfolio Sale

Case Study | Hotel Portfolio Sale

$393 mm Acquisition & Sale of 35 Hotel Portfolio  – 13 States

Transaction Overview

  • Encore partnered with an institutional investor to purchase 35 hotels, focused on Marriott and Hilton brands
  • The institutional investor committed $85 mm in a programmatic joint venture to further expand Encore’s hospitality portfolio
  • Over a 24 month period from 2005 to 2007, Encore utilized $55 mm to re-capitalize and acquire a total of 35 hotels (3,840 guest rooms) in 13 states
  • 33 hotels were affiliated with either Marriott or Hilton, two of the most desired industry brands
  • After evaluating asset and capital market conditions in 2007, Encore decided to cease new purchases and package/sell the portfolio for a total of $393 mm
  • A national Institutional buyer bought 29 of the hotels for $315 mm, while six hotels were sold separately to other buyers for $78 mm

<h3Investment Thesis

  • Opportunity to expand the existing hotel portfolio into attractive markets
  • Geographically diversified with desirably tiered select-service hotels that demonstrated strong and increasing cash flow, offering lower risk/higher yield prospects
  • Homogenous collection of select-service and extended-stay assets with tiered brand stratification
  • Tiered brand stratification allowed Encore the ability to take advantage of high profit margins and consistent demand associated with select-service properties

The Encore Edge

Value Add Approach
  • Nine of the hotels received ~$5,000 per room of capital improvements in 2004, with five of those hotels receiving an additional $5,300 per room of renovations in 2005 and 2006
  • The remaining hotels were renovated in 2006 at $4,800 per key
Margin Improvement Strategy
  • Focus on refining operating standards, policy and procedure implementation, and regional management stewardship while integrating technological and operating systems
Operational Excellence
  • NOI increased by over 35% in 2006 despite disruptions in renovation that occurred at 29 of the hotels throughout the year
Impeccable Market Timing
  • After evaluating asset and capital market conditions in 2007, Encore decided to sell the hotel portfolio immediately before the economic downturn resulting in $183 mm profit and a 3.6x equity multiple

Note: Each of the properties in the portfolio were acquired at different points in time for an average hold period of 3.7 years, therefore Encore does not disclose a specific time period for IRR calculations when presenting portfolio case studies

(1) Loan-to-value calculated by dividing total debt by total capitalization

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Encore Enterprises, Inc.
5005 LBJ Freeway
Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75009
<a href=”tel:2142597000″214-259-7000