MORTGAGE NOTES PAYABLE

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

NOTE 5. MORTGAGE NOTES PAYABLE

At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the mortgages payable consisted of various loans, all of which were secured by first mortgages on properties referred to in Note 2. At June 30, 2013, the interest rates on these loans ranged from 3.25% to 7.07%, payable in monthly installments aggregating approximately $656,000, including principal, to various dates through 2026. The majority of the mortgages are subject to prepayment penalties. At June 30, 2013, the weighted average interest rate on the above mortgages was 5.3%. The effective rate of 5.4% includes the amortization expense of deferred financing costs. See Note 12 for fair value information. The Partnership’s mortgage debt and the mortgage debt of its unconsolidated joint ventures generally is non-recourse except for customary exceptions pertaining to misuse of funds and material misrepresentations.

The Partnership has pledged tenant leases as additional collateral for certain of these loans.

Approximate annual maturities at June 30, 2013 are as follows:

2014—current maturities	$	27,517,000
2015	9,160,000
2016	267,000
2017	486,000
2018	1,709,000
Thereafter	92,532,000
	$	131,671,000

On February 25, 2013, the Partnership paid off the mortgage of approximately $3,697,000 on Hamilton Cypress LLC. There was no penalty on the early payoff. The funds used to pay off the mortgage were from the Partnerships cash reserves.

On March 11, 2013, the Partnership refinanced the property located at School Street. The new loan is $15,000,000 with an interest rate of 3.7% due in 2023. The loan calls for interest only for three years followed by principal and interest payments over the remainder of the loan term. The costs associated with this refinancing were approximately $159,000.

On June 30, 2013, the Partnership was in the process of refinancing the mortgages at Boylston Downtown, LLC and Westgate Apartments LLC. The total amount expected to be refinanced is approximately $27,000,000. The amount of the new loans will total approximately $55,000,000 resulting in additional debt of approximately $28,000,000. As of June 30, 2013, the Partnership has paid approximately $67,000 of financing costs related to the expected refinancing. This amount is included in financing and leasing fees in the consolidated balance sheet. The Partnership may incur prepayment penalties of approximately $125,000 in connection with this refinancing. The Partnership has no lender commitment at this time for Westgate Apartments, LLC and anticipates closing on this mortgage by the end of the third quarter of 2013. The Partnership refinanced Boylston Downtown, LLC in July 2013. See Note 16 — Subsequent Events for the details of this refinancing.

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