Significant Transactions During the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Significant Transactions [Abstract]

Significant Transactions During the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and Subsequent Events

Significant Transactions During the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and Subsequent Events

Significant Transactions

Acquisitions

In March 2024, the Company acquired its joint venture partner, BEXAEW LLC's ("BEXAEW") 49.9% interest in four apartment communities, consisting of 1,480 apartment homes, valued at $505.0 million on a gross basis. Concurrent with the acquisition, the Company repaid $219.9 million of debt encumbering the properties and consolidated the communities. As a result of this acquisition, the Company realized a gain on remeasurement of co-investment of $138.3 million. Additionally, the Company recognized $1.5 million in promote income as a result of the transaction, which is included in equity income from co-investments on the condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

Notes Receivable

In March 2024, the Company committed to fund a $53.6 million related party bridge loan to BEX II, LLC ("BEX II"), a co-investment, in connection with the payoff of a mortgage related to one of BEX II's properties located in Southern California. The note receivable will accrue interest at the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus 1.50% and is scheduled to mature in September 2024. As of March 31, 2024, the commitment was yet to be funded and was fully funded subsequent to quarter end, in April 2024. See Note 6, Related Party Transactions, for additional details.

Senior Unsecured Debt

In March 2024, the Operating Partnership issued $350.0 million of senior unsecured notes due on April 1, 2034 with a coupon rate of 5.500% per annum (the "2034 Notes"), which are payable on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on October 1, 2024. The 2034 Notes were offered to investors at a price of 99.752% of par value. The 2034 Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Operating Partnership, rank equally in right of payment with all other senior unsecured indebtedness of the Operating Partnership and are unconditionally guaranteed by Essex.

Subsequent events

Subsequent to quarter end, the Company accepted the third party sponsor’s common equity interest affiliated with its $14.7 million preferred equity investment in a stabilized community comprising 75 apartment homes located in Sunnyvale, CA. Concurrent with the closing, the Company unencumbered the property and consolidated the community on the Company’s financial statements at a $46.6 million valuation. The Company placed the preferred equity investment on non-accrual in the fourth quarter of 2023 and recorded a $3.7 million non-cash impairment related to the investment in the first quarter of 2024.