Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

(5) Related Party Transactions

Management and other fees from affiliates include management, development and redevelopment fees from co-investments of $2.9 million and $1.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $7.9 million and $4.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  All of these fees are net of intercompany amounts eliminated by the Company.

The Company's Chairman and founder, Mr. George Marcus, is the Chairman of The Marcus & Millichap Company, which is a holding company for certain real estate brokerage services and other subsidiary companies including Pacific Urban Residential ("PUR").  During July 2012, the Company invested $14.0 million as a preferred equity interest investment in an entity affiliated with PUR that owns an apartment community in Cupertino, California.  The investment has a preferred return of 9.5% and matures in May 2016.  The Company will invest an additional $4.0 million in preferred equity to fund renovation costs.  Independent directors on the Company's Board of Directors approved the investment in this entity.

Also during July 2012, the Company acquired Montebello, a 248 unit apartment community in Kirkland, Washington for $52.0 million from an entity affiliated with PUR.  The Company assumed a $26.5 million mortgage loan secured by the property at a fixed rate of 5.6% for eight years.  The interest rate on the loan was unfavorable compared to currently available market rates for mortgage loans, and thus in conjunction with the purchase price allocation, the Company recorded a $4.1 million loan premium to reflect the debt at fair value. This results in an effective interest rate for this loan of 3.1%.  Independent directors on the Company's Board of Directors approved the acquisition of this apartment community.

In August, Wesco I, LLC ("Wesco I") joint venture of which the Company has a 50% interest acquired Riley Square (formerly Waterstone Santa Clara), a 156 unit apartment community in Santa Clara, California for $38.3 million from an entity affiliated with PUR.  Wesco I assumed a $17.5 million mortgage loan secured by the property at a fixed rate of 5.2% for a term of 8 years.  The interest rate on the loan was unfavorable compared to currently available market rates for mortgage loans, and thus in conjunction with the purchase price allocation, Wesco I recorded a $2.3 million loan premium to reflect the debt at fair value.  This results in an effective interest rate for this loan of 3.1%.  Independent directors on the Company's Board of Directors approved the acquisition of this apartment community.