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RENTAL PROPERTIES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
RENTAL PROPERTIES  
RENTAL PROPERTIES

NOTE 2. RENTAL PROPERTIES

 

As of June 30, 2015, the Partnership and its Subsidiary Partnerships owned 2,412 residential apartment units in 20 residential and mixed-use complexes (collectively, the “Apartment Complexes”). The Partnership also owns 19 condominium units in a residential condominium complex, all of which are leased to residential tenants (collectively referred to as the “Condominium Units”). The Apartment Complexes and Condominium Units are located primarily in the metropolitan Boston area of Massachusetts.

 

Additionally, as of June 30, 2015, the Partnership and Subsidiary Partnerships owned a commercial shopping center in Framingham, commercial buildings in Newton and Brookline and mixed-use properties in Boston, Brockton and Newton, all in Massachusetts. These properties are referred to collectively as the “Commercial Properties.”

 

The Partnership also owned a 40% to 50% ownership interest in nine residential and mixed use complexes (the “Investment Properties”) at June 30, 2015 with a total of 790 units, accounted for using the equity method of consolidation. See Note 14 for summary information on these investments.

 

Rental properties consist of the following:

 

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

Useful Life

 

Land, improvements and parking lots

 

$

44,694,293

 

$

44,541,471

 

15—40 years

 

Buildings and improvements

 

153,905,317

 

153,059,430

 

15—40 years

 

Kitchen cabinets

 

7,406,845

 

6,865,348

 

5—10 years

 

Carpets

 

6,722,293

 

6,341,227

 

5—10 years

 

Air conditioning

 

721,937

 

705,116

 

5—10 years

 

Laundry equipment

 

236,283

 

147,721

 

5—7 years

 

Elevators

 

1,139,296

 

1,139,296

 

20—40 years

 

Swimming pools

 

444,629

 

444,629

 

10—30 years

 

Equipment

 

5,653,232

 

5,491,992

 

5—7 years

 

Motor vehicles

 

130,859

 

130,563

 

5 years

 

Fences

 

24,670

 

24,670

 

5—15 years

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

6,153,480

 

5,910,046

 

5—7 years

 

Smoke alarms

 

220,437

 

220,437

 

5—7 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total fixed assets

 

227,453,571

 

225,021,946

 

 

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 

(80,770,875

)

(75,905,862

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

146,682,696

 

$

149,116,084