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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014

 

Commission file number 1-12672

 

AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Maryland

 

77-0404318

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

Ballston Tower

671 N. Glebe Rd, Suite 800

Arlington, Virginia  22203

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(703) 329-6300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

(Former name, if changed since last report)

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding twelve (12) months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety (90) days.

 

Yes x                    No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

 

Yes x                    No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Exchange registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer x

Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) o

Smaller reporting company o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

 

Yes o                    No x

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date:

 

129,609,154 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, were outstanding as of April 30, 2014

 

 

 



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AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

 

 

PAGE

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF MARCH 31, 2014 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2013

1

 

 

 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2014 AND 2013

2

 

 

 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2014 AND 2013

3

 

 

 

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

5

 

 

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

21

 

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

46

 

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

46

 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

46

 

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

46

 

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

47

 

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

47

 

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

47

 

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

47

 

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

47

 

 

SIGNATURES

50

 



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AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

3-31-14

 

12-31-13

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

3,346,202

 

$

3,315,521

 

Buildings and improvements

 

11,460,239

 

11,230,813

 

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

 

357,527

 

343,802

 

 

 

15,163,968

 

14,890,136

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

(2,608,172

)

(2,503,902

)

Net operating real estate

 

12,555,796

 

12,386,234

 

Construction in progress, including land

 

1,646,361

 

1,583,120

 

Land held for development

 

250,204

 

300,364

 

Operating real estate assets held for sale, net

 

 

14,491

 

Total real estate, net

 

14,452,361

 

14,284,209

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

386,190

 

281,541

 

Cash in escrow

 

90,663

 

98,481

 

Resident security deposits

 

27,232

 

26,672

 

Investments in unconsolidated real estate entities

 

353,510

 

367,866

 

Deferred financing costs, net

 

42,181

 

40,677

 

Deferred development costs

 

34,305

 

31,592

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

183,797

 

197,105

 

Total assets

 

$

15,570,239

 

$

15,328,143

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Unsecured notes, net

 

$

2,844,917

 

$

2,594,709

 

Variable rate unsecured credit facility

 

 

 

Mortgage notes payable

 

3,536,881

 

3,550,682

 

Dividends payable

 

150,309

 

138,476

 

Payables for construction

 

94,133

 

94,472

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

241,148

 

243,045

 

Accrued interest payable

 

33,285

 

43,353

 

Resident security deposits

 

46,493

 

45,485

 

Liabilities related to real estate assets held for sale

 

 

874

 

Total liabilities

 

6,947,166

 

6,711,096

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

16,002

 

17,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; $25 liquidation preference; 50,000,000 shares authorized at both March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013; zero shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 280,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013; 129,572,864 and 129,416,695 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively

 

1,296

 

1,294

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

9,002,260

 

8,988,723

 

Accumulated earnings less dividends

 

(353,029

)

(345,254

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(47,058

)

(48,631

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

8,603,469

 

8,596,132

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

3,602

 

3,595

 

Total equity

 

8,607,071

 

8,599,727

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

15,570,239

 

$

15,328,143

 

 

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

 

3-31-14

 

3-31-13

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

Rental and other income

 

$

396,998

 

$

299,085

 

Management, development and other fees

 

3,077

 

2,272

 

Total revenue

 

400,075

 

301,357

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses, excluding property taxes

 

98,542

 

71,828

 

Property taxes

 

44,485

 

31,902

 

Interest expense, net

 

42,533

 

38,174

 

Depreciation expense

 

106,367

 

105,559

 

General and administrative expense

 

9,236

 

10,039

 

Expensed acquisition, development and other pursuit costs

 

715

 

40,059

 

Total expenses

 

301,878

 

297,561

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities

 

5,223

 

(18,564

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

103,420

 

(14,768

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

310

 

5,746

 

Gain on sale of communities

 

37,869

 

84,491

 

Total discontinued operations

 

38,179

 

90,237

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

141,599

 

75,469

 

Net loss (gain) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

140

 

(42

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

 

$

141,739

 

$

75,427

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow hedge losses reclassified to earnings

 

1,573

 

1,391

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

143,312

 

$

76,818

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share - basic:

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders

 

$

0.80

 

$

(0.12

)

Discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders

 

0.29

 

0.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

 

$

1.09

 

$

0.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share - diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders

 

$

0.80

 

$

(0.12

)

Discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders

 

0.29

 

$

0.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

 

$

1.09

 

$

0.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends per common share

 

$

1.16

 

$

1.07

 

 

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

 

3-31-14

 

3-31-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

141,599

 

$

75,469

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation expense

 

106,367

 

105,559

 

Depreciation expense from discontinued operations

 

 

4,270

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

1,518

 

1,934

 

Amortization of debt premium/discount

 

(8,774

)

(3,538

)

Amortization of stock-based compensation

 

3,615

 

2,099

 

Equity in (income) loss of, and return on, unconsolidated entities and noncontrolling interests, net of eliminations

 

(547

)

16,734

 

Cash flow hedge losses reclassified to earnings

 

1,573

 

1,391

 

Gain on sale of real estate assets

 

(37,869

)

(84,491

)

Decrease (increase) in cash in operating escrows

 

6,831

 

(6,758

)

Decrease (increase) in resident security deposits, prepaid expenses and other assets

 

13,655

 

(23,299

)

Decrease in accrued expenses, other liabilities and accrued interest payable

 

(7,651

)

(7,982

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

220,317

 

81,388

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Development/redevelopment of real estate assets including land acquisitions and deferred development costs

 

(266,930

)

(221,274

)

Acquisition of real estate assets, including partnership interest

 

 

(749,275

)

Capital expenditures - existing real estate assets

 

(13,709

)

(1,852

)

Capital expenditures - non-real estate assets

 

(9,300

)

(1,764

)

Proceeds from sale of real estate, net of selling costs

 

52,147

 

327,922

 

Decrease in payables for construction

 

(339

)

(360

)

Decrease (increase) in investments in unconsolidated real estate entities

 

13,767

 

(2,978

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(224,364

)

(649,581

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock

 

7,234

 

253

 

Dividends paid

 

(138,393

)

(110,891

)

Repayments of mortgage notes payable, including prepayment penalties

 

(3,832

)

(1,507,243

)

Issuance of unsecured notes

 

250,000

 

 

Repayment of unsecured notes

 

 

(100,000

)

Payment of deferred financing costs

 

(3,022

)

 

Distributions to DownREIT partnership unitholders

 

(9

)

(8

)

Distributions to joint venture and profit-sharing partners

 

(82

)

(80

)

Redemption of preferred interest obligation

 

(3,200

)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

108,696

 

(1,717,969

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

104,649

 

(2,286,162

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

281,541

 

2,733,618

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

386,190

 

$

447,456

 

Cash paid during the period for interest, net of amount capitalized

 

$

55,140

 

$

45,765

 

 

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)

 

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2014:

 

·                  As described in Note 4, “Equity,” 104,060 shares of common stock valued at $13,331,000 were issued in connection with stock grants; 638 shares valued at $78,000 were issued through the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan; and 33,365 shares valued at $3,567,000 were withheld to satisfy employees’ tax withholding and other liabilities.

 

·                  Common dividends declared but not paid totaled $150,304,000.

 

·                  The Company recorded a decrease of $1,081,000 in redeemable noncontrolling interest with a corresponding increase to accumulated earnings less dividends to adjust the redemption value associated with the put options held by joint venture partners and DownREIT partnership units.  For further discussion of the nature and valuation of these items, see Note 11, “Fair Value.”

 

·                  The Company reclassified $1,573,000 of cash flow hedge losses from other comprehensive income to interest expense, net, to record the impact of the Company’s derivative and hedge accounting activity.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2013:

 

·                  The Company issued 14,889,706 shares of common stock valued at $1,875,210,000 as partial consideration for the Archstone Acquisition (as defined in this Form 10-Q); 119,292 shares of common stock valued at $15,394,000 were issued in connection with stock grants;  550 shares valued at $76,000 were issued through the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan; 29,219 shares valued at $3,590,000 were withheld to satisfy employees’ tax withholding and other liabilities; and 9,226 shares and options valued at $780,000 previously issued in connection with employee compensation were forfeited. In addition, the Company granted 215,230 options for common stock at a value of $5,768,000.

 

·                  The Company recorded a decrease to other liabilities and a corresponding decrease to interest expense, net of $1,414,000; and reclassified $1,391,000 of cash flow hedge losses from other comprehensive income to interest expense, net to record the impact of the Company’s derivative and hedge accounting activity.

 

·                  Common dividends declared but not paid totaled $138,438,000.

 

·                  The Company recorded $13,262,000 in redeemable noncontrolling interests associated with the acquisition of consolidated joint ventures as part of the Archstone Acquisition.  The Company also recorded an increase of $526,000 in redeemable noncontrolling interest with a corresponding decrease to accumulated earnings less dividends to adjust the redemption value associated with the put option held by a joint venture partner and DownREIT partnership units.

 

·                  The Company assumed secured indebtedness with a principal amount of $3,512,202,000 in conjunction with the Archstone Acquisition.  The Company also assumed an obligation related to outstanding preferred interests of approximately $67,500,000, included in accrued expenses and other liabilities.

 

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AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

1.  Organization, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

 

Organization and Basis of Presentation

 

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (the “Company,” which term, unless the context otherwise requires, refers to AvalonBay Communities, Inc. together with its consolidated subsidiaries), is a Maryland corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). The Company focuses on the development, acquisition, ownership and operation of apartment communities primarily in high barrier to entry markets of the United States. The Company’s primary markets are located in New England, the New York/New Jersey Metro area, the Mid-Atlantic, the Pacific Northwest and the Northern and Southern California regions of the United States.

 

At March 31, 2014, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 245 operating apartment communities containing 73,195 apartment homes in 12 states and the District of Columbia, of which five communities containing 2,248 apartment homes were under reconstruction. In addition, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 31 communities under construction that are expected to contain an aggregate of 9,179 apartment homes when completed. The Company also owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in land or rights to land in which the Company expects to develop an additional 45 communities that, if developed as expected, will contain an estimated 12,632 apartment homes.

 

The interim unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in conjunction with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements required by GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in the Company’s 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year. Management believes the disclosures are adequate to ensure the information presented is not misleading.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments and eliminations, consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements for the interim periods, have been included.

 

Capitalized terms used without definition have the meaning as provided elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

 

Earnings per Common Share

 

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. All outstanding unvested restricted share awards contain rights to non-forfeitable dividends and participate in undistributed earnings with common shareholders and, accordingly, are considered participating securities that are included in the two-class method of computing basic earnings per share (“EPS”). Both the unvested restricted shares and other potentially dilutive common shares, and the related impact to earnings, are considered when calculating earnings per share on a diluted basis. The Company’s earnings per common share are determined as follows (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

 

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For the three months ended

 

 

 

3-31-14

 

3-31-13

 

Basic and diluted shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares - basic

 

129,288,771

 

119,680,510

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average DownREIT units outstanding

 

7,500

 

7,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of dilutive securities

 

333,286

 

423,118

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares - diluted

 

129,629,557

 

120,111,128

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calculation of Earnings per Share - basic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

 

$

141,739

 

$

75,427

 

Net income allocated to unvested restricted shares

 

(232

)

(139

)

Net income attributable to common stockholders, adjusted

 

$

141,507

 

$

75,288

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares - basic

 

129,288,771

 

119,680,510

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share - basic

 

$

1.09

 

$

0.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calculation of Earnings per Share - diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

 

$

141,739

 

$

75,427

 

Add: noncontrolling interests of DownREIT unitholders in consolidated partnerships, including discontinued operations

 

9

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted net income available to common stockholders

 

$

141,748

 

$

75,435

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares - diluted

 

129,629,557

 

120,111,128

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share - diluted

 

$

1.09

 

$

0.63

 

 

Certain options to purchase shares of common stock in the amounts of 605,899 and 608,148 were outstanding at March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because such options were anti-dilutive.

 

The Company is required to estimate the forfeiture of stock options and recognize compensation cost net of the estimated forfeitures.  The estimated forfeitures included in compensation cost are adjusted to reflect actual forfeitures at the end of the vesting period.  The forfeiture rate at March 31, 2014 is based on the average forfeiture activity over a period equal to the estimated life of the stock options, and was 1.0%. The application of estimated forfeitures did not materially impact compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2014 or 2013.

 

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

The Company enters into interest rate swap and interest rate cap agreements (collectively, “Hedging Derivatives”) for interest rate risk management purposes and in conjunction with certain variable rate secured debt to satisfy lender requirements.  The Company does not enter into Hedging Derivatives transactions for trading or other speculative purposes. The Company assesses both at inception, and on an on-going basis, the effectiveness of qualifying cash flow and fair value hedges. Hedge ineffectiveness is reported as a component of general and administrative expenses. The fair values of Hedging Derivatives that are in an asset position are recorded in prepaid expenses and other assets. The fair value of Hedging Derivatives that are in a liability position are included in accrued expenses and other liabilities. Fair value changes for derivatives that are not in qualifying hedge relationships are reported as a component of interest expense, net.  For Hedging Derivatives positions that the Company has determined qualify as effective cash flow hedges, the Company has recorded the effective portion of cumulative changes in the fair value of Hedging Derivatives in other comprehensive income.  Amounts recorded in other comprehensive income will be reclassified into earnings in the periods in which earnings are affected by the hedged cash flow. The effective portion of the change in fair value of Hedging Derivatives that the Company has determined qualified as effective fair value hedges is reported as an adjustment to the carrying amount of the corresponding debt being hedged.

 

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Legal and Other Contingencies

 

The Company is involved in various claims and/or administrative proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of the Company’s business. While no assurances can be given, the Company does not believe that any of these outstanding litigation matters, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

Acquisitions of Investments in Real Estate

 

The Company accounts for acquisitions of investments in real estate in accordance with the authoritative guidance for the initial measurement, which requires the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree to be recognized at fair value. Typical assets and liabilities acquired include land, building, furniture, fixtures, and equipment, and identified intangible assets and liabilities, consisting of the value of above or below market leases and in-place leases.  In making estimates of fair values for purposes of allocating purchase price, we utilize various sources, including our own analysis of recently acquired and existing comparable properties in our portfolio and other market data.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain reclassifications have been made to amounts in prior years’ financial statements to conform to current year presentations as a result of discontinued operations as described in Note 7, “Real Estate Disposition Activity.”

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

 

In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance updating the accounting and reporting for discontinued operations.  Under the recently issued guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations (e.g., a disposal of a major geographic area, a major line of business or a major equity method investment) will be presented as discontinued operations.  Additionally, the final standard requires expanded disclosures about dispositions that will provide financial statement users with more information about the assets, liabilities, income and expenses of discontinued operations, as well as disposals of a significant part of an entity that does not qualify for discontinued operations reporting.  The final standard is effective in the first quarter of 2015 and allows for early adoption.  The Company adopted the guidance as of January 1, 2014.

 

2.  Interest Capitalized

 

The Company capitalizes interest during the development and redevelopment of real estate assets. Capitalized interest associated with the Company’s development or redevelopment activities totaled $19,679,000 and $13,139,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

3.  Notes Payable, Unsecured Notes and Credit Facility

 

The Company’s mortgage notes payable, unsecured notes, Term Loan and Credit Facility, both as defined below, as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, are summarized below (dollars in thousands).  The following amounts and discussion do not include the mortgage notes related to the communities classified as held for sale, if any, as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, as shown in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (dollars in thousands) (see Note 7, “Real Estate Disposition Activities”).

 

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3-31-14

 

12-31-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed rate unsecured notes (1)

 

$

2,600,000

 

$

2,600,000

 

Term Loan

 

250,000

 

 

Fixed rate mortgage notes payable - conventional and tax-exempt (2)

 

2,414,295

 

2,418,389

 

Variable rate mortgage notes payable - conventional and tax-exempt

 

1,010,883

 

1,011,609

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total notes payable and unsecured notes

 

6,275,178

 

6,029,998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total mortgage notes payable, unsecured notes and Credit Facility

 

$

6,275,178

 

$

6,029,998

 

 


(1)         Balances at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 exclude $5,082 and $5,291 of debt discount, respectively, as reflected in unsecured notes, net on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(2)         Balances at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 exclude $111,702 and $120,684 of debt premium, respectively, as reflected in mortgage notes payable on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

In March 2014, the Company entered into a $300,000,000 variable rate unsecured term loan that matures in March 2021 (the “Term Loan”).  At March 31, 2014, the Company had drawn $250,000,000 of the available $300,000,000, with the option to draw the additional $50,000,000 until March 2015.

 

The Company has a $1,300,000,000 revolving variable rate unsecured credit facility with a syndicate of banks (the “Credit Facility”) which matures in April 2017. The Company has the option to extend the maturity by up to one year under two, six month extension options for an aggregate fee of $1,950,000. The Credit Facility bears interest at varying levels based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), rating levels achieved on the unsecured notes and on a maturity schedule selected by the Company. The current stated pricing is LIBOR plus 1.05% (1.20% at March 31, 2014), assuming a one month borrowing rate.  The annual facility fee is approximately $1,950,000 based on the $1,300,000,000 facility size and based on the Company’s current credit rating.

 

The Company had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility and had $52,300,000 and $65,018,000 outstanding in letters of credit that reduced the borrowing capacity as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

 

In the aggregate, secured notes payable mature at various dates from November 2015 through July 2066, and are secured by certain apartment communities and improved land parcels (with a net carrying value of $4,445,256,000 excluding communities classified as held for sale, as of March 31, 2014).

 

As of March 31, 2014, the Company has guaranteed approximately $289,597,000 of mortgage notes payable held by wholly owned subsidiaries; all such mortgage notes payable are consolidated for financial reporting purposes.  The weighted average interest rate of the Company’s fixed rate mortgage notes payable (conventional and tax-exempt) was 4.5% at both March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.  The weighted average interest rate of the Company’s variable rate mortgage notes payable (conventional and tax exempt), the Term Loan and its Credit Facility, including the effect of certain financing related fees, was 1.8% at both March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

 

Scheduled payments and maturities of mortgage notes payable and unsecured notes outstanding at March 31, 2014 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

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Stated

 

 

 

Secured

 

Secured

 

Unsecured

 

interest rate

 

 

 

notes

 

notes

 

notes

 

of unsecured

 

Year

 

payments

 

maturities

 

maturities

 

notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

$

12,753

 

$

 

$

150,000

 

5.375

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

16,743

 

603,044

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

17,874

 

16,255

 

250,000

 

5.750

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

19,060

 

710,491

 

250,000

 

5.700

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

18,413

 

76,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

7,145

 

610,811

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

6,205

 

50,824

 

250,000

 

6.100

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

400,000

 

3.625

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

5,985

 

27,844

 

250,000

 

3.950

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250,000

 

LIBOR + 1.45

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 

6,352

 

 

450,000

 

2.950

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023

 

6,596

 

 

350,000

 

4.300

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250,000

 

3.000

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thereafter

 

85,878

 

1,125,977

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

203,004

 

$

3,222,174

 

$

2,850,000

 

 

 

 

The Company was in compliance at March 31, 2014 with certain customary financial and other covenants under the Credit Facility, the Term Loan, and the Company’s fixed-rate unsecured notes.

 

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4.  Equity

 

The following summarizes the changes in equity for the three months ended March 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

Accumulated

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

earnings

 

other

 

AvalonBay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

paid-in

 

less

 

comprehensive

 

stockholders’

 

Noncontrolling

 

Total

 

 

 

stock

 

capital

 

dividends

 

loss

 

equity

 

interests

 

equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2013

 

$

1,294

 

$

8,988,723

 

$

(345,254

)

$

(48,631

)

$

8,596,132

 

$

3,595

 

$

8,599,727

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

 

 

 

141,739

 

 

141,739

 

 

141,739

 

Cash flow hedge loss reclassified to earnings

 

 

 

 

1,573

 

1,573

 

 

1,573

 

Change in redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

1,081

 

 

1,081

 

 

1,081

 

Noncontrolling interests income allocation

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

7

 

Dividends declared to common stockholders

 

 

 

(150,304

)

 

(150,304

)

 

(150,304

)

Issuance of common stock, net of withholdings

 

2

 

4,033

 

(291

)

 

3,744

 

 

3,744

 

Amortization of deferred compensation

 

 

9,504

 

 

 

9,504

 

 

9,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2014

 

$

1,296

 

$

9,002,260

 

$

(353,029

)

$

(47,058

)

$

8,603,469

 

$

3,602

 

$

8,607,071

 

 

As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company’s charter had authorized for issuance a total of 280,000,000 shares of common stock and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company:

 

(i)                                     issued 84,836 shares of common stock in connection with stock options exercised;

(ii)                                  issued 638 common shares through the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan;

(iii)                               issued 104,060 common shares in connection with stock grants; and

(iv)                              withheld 33,365 common shares to satisfy employees’ tax withholding and other liabilities.

 

Any deferred compensation related to the Company’s stock option and restricted stock grants during the three months ended March 31, 2014 is not reflected on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2014, and will not be reflected until earned as compensation cost.

 

In August 2012, the Company commenced a third continuous equity program (“CEP III”), under which the Company may sell up to $750,000,000 of shares of its common stock from time to time during a 36-month period.  Actual sales will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by the Company, including market conditions, the trading price of the Company’s common stock and determinations by the Company of the appropriate sources of funding for the Company. In conjunction with CEP III, the Company engaged sales agents who receive compensation of approximately 1.5% of the gross sales price for shares sold.  The Company had no sales under CEP III during the three months ended March 31, 2014, and has $646,274,000 of shares that remain authorized for issuance under this program as of March 31, 2014.

 

5.  Archstone Acquisition

 

On February 27, 2013, pursuant to an asset purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated November 26, 2012, by and among the Company, Equity Residential and its operating partnership, ERP Operating Limited Partnership (together, “Equity Residential”), Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (“Lehman”, which term is sometimes used in this report to refer to Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., and/or its relevant subsidiary or subsidiaries), and Archstone Enterprise LP (“Archstone,” which has since changed its name to Jupiter Enterprise LP), the Company, together with Equity Residential, acquired, directly or indirectly, all of Archstone’s assets, including all of the ownership interests in joint ventures and other entities owned by Archstone, and assumed Archstone’s liabilities, both known and unknown, with certain limited exceptions.

 

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Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company acquired approximately 40% of Archstone’s assets and liabilities and Equity Residential acquired approximately 60% of Archstone’s assets and liabilities (the “Archstone Acquisition”). The Company accounted for the acquisition as a business combination and recorded the purchase price to acquired tangible assets consisting primarily of direct and indirect interests in land and related improvements, buildings and improvements, construction in progress and identified intangible assets and liabilities, consisting primarily of the value of above and below market leases, the value of in-places leases, and acquired management fees, at their fair values.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company recognized $69,271,000 in acquisition related expenses associated with the Archstone Acquisition, with $29,457,000 reported as a component of equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities, and the balance in expensed acquisition, development, and other pursuit costs on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

 

Consideration

 

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and separate arrangements between the Company and Equity Residential governing the allocation of liabilities assumed under the Purchase Agreement, the Company’s portion of consideration under the Purchase Agreement consisted of the following:

 

·                  the issuance of 14,889,706 shares of the Company’s common stock, valued at $1,875,210,000 as of the market’s close on the closing date, February 27, 2013;

·                  cash payment of approximately $760,000,000;

·                  the assumption of consolidated indebtedness with a fair value of approximately $3,732,980,000, as of February 27, 2013, consisting of $3,512,202,000 principal amount of consolidated indebtedness and $220,777,000 representing the amount by which fair value of the aforementioned debt exceeds the principal face value, $70,479,000 of which excess related to $1,477,720,000 principal amount of debt the Company repaid concurrent with the Archstone Acquisition;

·                  the acquisition with Equity Residential of interests in entities that have preferred units outstanding, some of which may be presented for redemption from time to time. The Company’s 40% share of the fair value of the collective obligations, including accrued dividends on these outstanding Archstone preferred units as of February 27, 2013, was approximately $67,500,000; and

·                  the assumption with Equity Residential of all other liabilities, known or unknown, of Archstone, other than certain excluded liabilities. The Company shares 40% of the responsibility for these liabilities.

 

The following table presents information for assets acquired in the Archstone Acquisition that are included in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income from the closing date of the acquisition, February 27, 2013, through March 31, 2013 (in thousands).

 

 

 

For the period including
February 28, 2013
through March 31, 2013

 

Revenues

 

$

36,624

 

Loss attributable to common shareholders (1)

 

$

(22,635

)

 


(1) Amounts exclude acquisition costs for the Archstone Acquisition.

 

Pro Forma Information

 

The following table presents the Company’s supplemental consolidated pro forma information for the three months ended March 31, 2013, as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2012 (unaudited) (in thousands):

 

 

 

For the three months
ended March 31, 2013

 

Revenues

 

$

384,078

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

106,853

 

Earnings per common share - diluted (from continuing operations)

 

$

0.84

 

 

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The pro forma consolidated results are prepared for informational purposes only, and are based on assumptions and estimates considered appropriate by the Company’s management.  However, they are not necessarily indicative of what the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations actually would have been assuming the Archstone Acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2012, nor do they purport to represent the consolidated financial position or results of operations for future periods.

 

6.  Investments in Real Estate Entities

 

Investment in unconsolidated entities

 

As of March 31, 2014, the Company had investments in seven unconsolidated real estate entities, excluding interest in the Residual JV (as defined in this Form 10-Q), with ownership interest percentages ranging from 15.2% to 31.3%. The Company accounts for its investments in unconsolidated real estate entities under the equity method of accounting. The significant accounting policies of the Company’s unconsolidated real estate entities are consistent with those of the Company in all material respects.

 

The following is a combined summary of the financial position of the entities accounted for using the equity method as of the dates presented (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

3-31-14

 

12-31-13

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate, net

 

$

1,883,464

 

$

1,890,496

 

Other assets

 

355,135

 

402,644

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

2,238,599

 

$

2,293,140

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and partners’ capital:

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage notes payable and credit facility

 

$

1,249,276

 

$

1,251,067

 

Other liabilities

 

39,532

 

29,677

 

Partners’ capital

 

949,791

 

1,012,396

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

 

$

2,238,599

 

$

2,293,140

 

 

The following is a combined summary of the operating results of the entities accounted for using the equity method for the periods presented (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

3-31-14

 

3-31-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental and other income

 

$

51,132

 

$

43,827

 

Operating and other expenses

 

(21,171

)

(17,705

)

Gain on sale of communities

 

 

54,051

 

Interest expense, net

 

(13,890

)

(15,269

)

Depreciation expense

 

(14,417

)

(13,151

)

Net income

 

$

1,654

 

$

51,753

 

 

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In conjunction with the formation of AvalonBay Value Added Fund, L.P. (“Fund I”) and AvalonBay Value Added Fund II, L.P. (“Fund II”), the Company incurred costs in excess of its equity in the underlying net assets of the respective investments. These costs represent $5,404,000 at March 31, 2014 and $5,439,000 at December 31, 2013 of the respective investment balances.

 

As part of the formation of Fund I and Fund II, the Company provided separate and distinct guarantees to one of the limited partners in each of the ventures.  These guarantees are specific to the respective fund and any impacts or obligation of the Company to perform under one of the guarantees has no impact on the Company’s obligations with respect to the other guarantee. The guarantees provide that, if, upon final liquidation of Fund I or Fund II, the total amount of all distributions to the guaranteed partner during the life of the respective fund (whether from operating cash flow or property sales) does not equal the total capital contributions made by that partner, then the Company will pay the guaranteed partner an amount equal to the shortfall, but in no event more than 10% of the total capital contributions made by the guaranteed partner (maximum of approximately $7,500,000 for Fund I and approximately $8,910,000 for Fund II as of March 31, 2014).  As of March 31, 2014, the total amount of all distributions made by Fund I to that partner exceeds the minimum of the total capital contributions made by that partner, satisfying the Company’s guarantee.  As of March 31, 2014, the expected realizable value of the real estate assets owned by Fund II is considered adequate to cover such potential payments under a liquidation scenario.  The estimated fair value of, and the Company’s obligation under, these guarantees, both at inception and as of March 31, 2014, was not significant and therefore the Company has not recorded any obligation for either of these guarantees as of March 31, 2014.

 

Expensed Acquisition, Development and Other Pursuit Costs and Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company capitalizes pre-development costs incurred in pursuit of new development opportunities for which the Company currently believes future development is probable (“Development Rights”). Future development of these Development Rights is dependent upon various factors, including zoning and regulatory approval, rental market conditions, construction costs and the availability of capital.  Initial pre-development costs incurred for pursuits for which future development is not yet considered probable are expensed as incurred.  In addition, if the status of a Development Right changes, making future development by the Company no longer probable, any capitalized pre-development costs are written off with a charge to expense.  The Company expensed costs related to the abandonment of Development Rights as well as costs incurred in pursuing the acquisition of assets or costs incurred pursuing the disposition of assets for which such disposition activity did not occur, in the amounts of $702,000 and $245,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These costs are included in expensed acquisition, development, and other pursuit costs on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Abandoned pursuit costs can vary greatly, and the costs incurred in any given period may be significantly different in future periods.

 

The Company evaluates its real estate and other long-lived assets for impairment when potential indicators of impairment exist. Such assets are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization, unless the carrying amount of the asset is not recoverable. If events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable, the Company assesses its recoverability by comparing the carrying amount of the long-lived asset to its estimated undiscounted future cash flows. If the carrying amount exceeds the aggregate undiscounted future cash flows, the Company recognizes an impairment loss to the extent the carrying amount exceeds the estimated fair value of the long-lived asset. Based on periodic tests of recoverability of long-lived assets, the Company did not record any impairment losses for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

The Company assesses its portfolio of land held for both development and investment for impairment if the intent of the Company changes with respect to either the development of, or the expected holding period for, the land.  The Company did not recognize any impairment charges on its investment in land for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

The Company also evaluates its unconsolidated investments for impairment, considering both the carrying value of the investment, estimated as the expected proceeds that it would receive if the entity were dissolved and the net assets were liquidated at their current GAAP basis, as well as the Company’s proportionate share of any impairment of assets held by unconsolidated investments. There were no impairment losses recognized by any of the Company’s investments in unconsolidated entities during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

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7.  Real Estate Disposition Activities

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company sold Avalon Valley located in Danbury, CT.  Avalon Valley, containing 268 homes, was sold for $53,325,000.  The Company’s gain in accordance with GAAP for the disposition was $37,869,000.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the limited partnership that owned Arna Valley View, a 101 apartment home community in Arlington, VA, sold the apartment community.  In conjunction with the sale of Arna Valley View, the Company received amounts due for its residual ownership interest of approximately $2,195,000, reported as a component of equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities on its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, included in this Form 10-Q.

 

The operations for any real estate assets sold from January 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014, which were classified as held for sale and discontinued operations as of and for the period ended December 31, 2013, have been presented as income from discontinued operations in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Accordingly, certain reclassifications have been made to prior years to reflect discontinued operations consistent with current year presentation.

 

The following is a summary of income from discontinued operations for the periods presented (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

3-31-14

 

3-31-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income

 

$

579

 

$

14,002

 

Operating and other expenses

 

(269

)

(3,986

)

Depreciation expense

 

 

(4,270

)

Income from discontinued operations

 

$

310

 

$

5,746

 

 

8.  Segment Reporting

 

The Company’s reportable operating segments include Established Communities, Other Stabilized Communities, and Development/Redevelopment Communities.  Annually as of January 1st, the Company determines which of its communities fall into each of these categories and generally maintains that classification throughout the year for the purpose of reporting segment operations, unless disposition or redevelopment plans regarding a community change.  The Company expects to update its operating segments on April 1, 2014, primarily to include communities acquired as part of the Archstone Acquisition, as described in Note 5, “Archstone Acquisition,” in its Established Community portfolio.

 

In addition, the Company owns land for future development and has other corporate assets that are not allocated to an operating segment.

 

The Company’s segment disclosures present the measure(s) used by the chief operating decision maker for purposes of assessing each segment’s performance.  The Company’s chief operating decision maker is comprised of several members of its executive management team who use net operating income (“NOI”) as the primary financial measure for Established Communities and Other Stabilized Communities.  NOI is defined by the Company as total revenue less direct property operating expenses.  Although the Company considers NOI a useful measure of a community’s or communities’ operating performance, NOI should not be considered an alternative to net income or net cash flow from operating activities, as determined in accordance with GAAP.  NOI excludes a number of income and expense categories as detailed in the reconciliation of NOI to net income.

 

A reconciliation of NOI to net income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

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For the three months ended

 

 

 

3-31-14

 

3-31-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

141,599

 

$

75,469

 

Indirect operating expenses, net of corporate income

 

10,818

 

9,041

 

Investments and investment management expense

 

979

 

1,015

 

Expensed acquisition, development and other pursuit costs

 

715

 

40,059

 

Interest expense, net

 

42,533

 

38,174

 

General and administrative expense

 

9,236

 

10,039

 

Equity in loss (income) of unconsolidated entities

 

(5,223

)

18,564

 

Depreciation expense

 

106,367

 

105,559

 

Gain on sale of real estate assets

 

(37,869

)

(84,491

)

Income from discontinued operations

 

(310

)

(5,746

)

Net operating income

 

$

268,845

 

$

207,683

 

 

The primary performance measure for communities under development or redevelopment depends on the stage of completion.  While under development, management monitors actual construction costs against budgeted costs as well as lease-up pace and rent levels compared to budget.

 

The following table provides details of the Company’s segment information as of the dates specified (dollars in thousands). The segments are classified based on the individual community’s status as of the beginning of the given calendar year. Therefore, each year the composition of communities within each business segment is adjusted.  Accordingly, the amounts between years are not directly comparable. Segment information for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 has been adjusted for the real estate assets that were both sold between January 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014, and qualified as discontinued operations as of December 31, 2013, as described in Note 7, “Real Estate Disposition Activities.”

 

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For the three months ended

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

% NOI change

 

Gross

 

 

 

revenue

 

NOI

 

from prior year

 

real estate (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the period ended March 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Established

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New England

 

$

48,630

 

$

29,904

 

(2.0

)%

$

1,489,948

 

Metro NY/NJ

 

72,354

 

50,019

 

1.3

%

2,187,554

 

Mid-Atlantic

 

24,647

 

17,455

 

(3.0

)%

644,657

 

Pacific Northwest

 

13,129

 

9,134

 

3.2

%

498,710

 

Northern California

 

42,219

 

32,834

 

11.4

%

1,400,087

 

Southern California

 

34,149

 

23,352

 

4.2

%

1,217,764

 

Total Established

 

235,128

 

162,698

 

2.6

%

7,438,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Stabilized

 

132,320

 

90,071

 

N/A

 

6,543,948

 

Development / Redevelopment

 

29,550

 

16,076

 

N/A

 

2,786,334

 

Land Held for Future Development

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

250,204

 

Non-allocated (2)

 

3,077

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

41,327

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

400,075

 

$

268,845

 

29.3

%

$

17,060,533

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the period ended March 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Established

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New England

 

$

43,350

 

$

27,712

 

1.7

%

$

1,360,858

 

Metro NY/NJ

 

61,244

 

42,439

 

5.5

%

1,915,890

 

Mid-Atlantic

 

25,035

 

18,188

 

1.6

%

631,207

 

Pacific Northwest

 

11,376

 

7,850

 

10.5

%

443,564

 

Northern California

 

34,064

 

25,609

 

11.4

%

1,231,893

 

Southern California

 

26,910

 

18,463

 

5.9

%

987,209

 

Total Established

 

201,979

 

140,261

 

5.5

%

6,570,621

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Stabilized

 

73,932

 

51,433

 

N/A

 

6,733,024

 

Development / Redevelopment

 

23,174

 

15,989

 

N/A

 

1,915,146

 

Land Held for Future Development

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

359,029

 

Non-allocated (2)

 

2,272

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

69,318

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

301,357

 

$

207,683

 

29.1

%

$

15,647,138

 

 


(1)         Does not include gross real estate assets held for sale of $510,623 as of March 31, 2013.

 

(2)         Revenue represents third party management, asset management and developer fees and miscellaneous income which are not allocated to a reportable segment.

 

9.  Stock-Based Compensation Plans

 

Information with respect to stock options granted under the Company’s 1994 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “1994 Plan”) and its 2009 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2009 Plan”) are as follows (dollars in thousands, other than per share amounts):

 

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Weighted

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

average

 

 

 

average

 

 

 

2009 Plan

 

exercise price

 

1994 Plan

 

exercise price

 

 

 

shares

 

per share

 

shares

 

per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Outstanding, December 31, 2013

 

501,568

 

$

120.77

 

691,526

 

$

106.19

 

Exercised

 

(37,572

)

111.34

 

(47,264

)

80.37

 

Forfeited

 

 

 

(550

)

49.09

 

Options Outstanding, March 31, 2014

 

463,996

 

$

121.53

 

643,712

 

$

108.13

 

Options Exercisable March 31, 2014

 

285,517

 

$

116.32

 

643,712

 

$

108.13

 

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company issued 104,060 shares of restricted stock with a fair value of $13,331,000. The Company granted 131,941 restricted stock units with an estimated aggregate compensation cost of $15,627,000, as part of its stock-based compensation plan, during the three months ended March 31, 2014. The amount of restricted stock ultimately earned is based on the total shareholder return metrics related to the Company’s common stock for 57,493 restricted units, with the remaining amount to be earned for the balance of the grant determined by operating performance metrics.  For the portion of the grant for which the award is determined by the total shareholder return of the Company’s common stock, the Company used a Monte Carlo model to assess the compensation cost associated with the restricted stock units.  The estimated compensation cost was derived using the following assumptions: baseline share value of $128.97; dividend yield of approximately 3.5%; estimated volatility figures ranging from 17.6% to 18.6% over the life of the plan for the Company using 50% historical volatility and 50% implied volatility; and risk free rates over the life of the plan ranging from 0.04% to 0.72%, resulting in an average estimated fair value per restricted stock unit of $104.80.

 

At March 31, 2014, the Company had 211,967 outstanding unvested shares granted under restricted stock awards. Restricted stock vesting during the three months ended March 31, 2014 totaled 74,091 shares and had fair values at the grant date ranging from $74.20 to $149.05 per share.  The total grant date fair value of shares vested was $8,763,000 and $8,981,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

Total employee stock-based compensation cost recognized in income was $3,154,000 and $5,617,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and total capitalized stock-based compensation cost was $1,435,000 and $1,860,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.  At March 31, 2014, there was a total of $2,242,000 and $32,631,000 in unrecognized compensation cost for unvested stock options and unvested restricted stock and restricted stock units, respectively, which does not include estimated forfeitures. The unrecognized compensation cost for unvested stock options, and restricted stock and restricted stock units is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.65 years and 4.16 years, respectively.

 

10.  Related Party Arrangements

 

Unconsolidated Entities

 

The Company manages unconsolidated real estate entities for which it receives asset management, property management, development and redevelopment fee revenue.  From these entities, the Company earned fees of $3,077,000 and $2,272,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.  These fees are included in management, development and other fees on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. In addition, the Company has outstanding receivables associated with its management role of $7,595,000 and $7,004,000 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

 

Director Compensation

 

The Company recorded non-employee director compensation expense relating to restricted stock grants and deferred stock awards in the amount of $156,000 and $256,000, in the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, as a component of general and administrative expense.  Deferred compensation relating to restricted stock grants and deferred stock awards to non-employee directors was $167,000 and $417,000 on March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

 

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11.  Fair Value

 

Financial Instruments Carried at Fair Value

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Currently, the Company uses interest rate cap agreements to manage its interest rate risk.  These instruments are carried at fair value in the Company’s financial statements.  In adjusting the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effect of counterparty nonperformance risk, the Company has considered the impact of its net position with a given counterparty, as well as any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds, mutual puts, and guarantees. The Company minimizes its credit risk on these transactions by dealing with major, creditworthy financial institutions which have an A or better credit rating by the Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group. As part of its on-going control procedures, the Company monitors the credit ratings of counterparties and the exposure of the Company to any single entity, thus reducing credit risk concentration. The Company believes the likelihood of realizing losses from counterparty nonperformance is remote. Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with its derivatives use Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads, to evaluate the likelihood of default by itself and its counterparties. As of March 31, 2014, the Company assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions and has determined it is not significant.  As a result, the Company has determined that its derivative valuations are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Hedge ineffectiveness did not have a material impact on earnings of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2014, or any prior period, and the Company does not anticipate that it will have a material effect in the future.

 

The following table summarizes the consolidated Hedging Derivatives at March 31, 2014, excluding derivatives executed to hedge debt on communities classified as held for sale (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Non-

 

 

 

 

 

designated

 

Cash Flow

 

 

 

Hedges

 

Hedges

 

 

 

Interest

 

Interest

 

 

 

Rate Caps

 

Rate Caps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional balance

 

$

610,685

 

$

133,945

 

Weighted average interest rate (1)

 

1.7%

 

2.5%

 

Weighted average capped interest rate

 

5.9%

 

4.9%

 

Earliest maturity date

 

Aug-14

 

Apr-15

 

Latest maturity date

 

Aug-18

 

Jun-15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)Represents the weighted average interest rate on the hedged debt.

 

Excluding derivatives executed to hedge secured debt on communities classified as held for sale, the Company had three derivatives designated as cash flow hedges and 14 derivatives not designated as hedges at March 31, 2014. Fair value changes for derivatives not in qualifying hedge relationships for the three months ended at March 31, 2014 were not material. Fair value changes for derivatives not in qualifying hedge relationships for the three months ended March 31, 2013 resulted in an unrecognized gain of approximately $1,414,000, included in interest expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.  The Company reclassified $1,573,000 and $1,391,000 of deferred losses from accumulated other comprehensive income as a charge to earnings, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.  The Company anticipates reclassifying approximately $5,493,000 of hedging losses from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings within the next 12 months to offset the variability of cash flows of the hedged items during this period.

 

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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

 

The Company provided redemption options (the “Puts”) that allow joint venture partners of the Company to require the Company to purchase their interests in the investment at a guaranteed minimum amount related to three ventures.  The Puts are payable in cash. The Company determines the fair value of the Puts based on unobservable inputs considering the assumptions that market participants would make in pricing the obligations, applying a guaranteed rate of return to the joint venture partners’ net capital contribution balances as of period end. Given the significance of the unobservable inputs, the valuations are classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

The Company issued units of limited partnership interest in DownREITs which provide the DownREIT limited partners the ability to present all or some of their units for redemption for cash as determined by the partnership agreement.  Under the DownREIT agreements, for each limited partnership unit, the limited partner is entitled to receive cash in the amount equal to the fair value of the Company’s common stock on or about the date of redemption.  In lieu of cash redemption, the Company may elect to exchange such units for an equal number of shares of the Company’s common stock. The limited partnership units in the DownREITs are valued using the market price of the Company’s common stock, a Level 1 price under the fair value hierarchy.

 

Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalent balances are held with various financial institutions within principal protected accounts.  The Company monitors credit ratings of these financial institutions and the concentration of cash and cash equivalent balances with any one financial institution and believes the likelihood of realizing material losses related to cash and cash equivalent balances is remote.  Cash and cash equivalents are carried at their face amounts, which reasonably approximate their fair values and are Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy.

 

Other Financial Instruments

 

The Company values its unsecured notes using quoted market prices, a Level 1 price within the fair value hierarchy. The Company values its notes payable and outstanding amounts under the Credit Facility using a discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each instrument. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the instrument, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves. The process also considers credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect the Company’s nonperformance risk. The Company has concluded that the value of its notes payable and amounts outstanding under its Credit Facility and Term Loan are Level 2 prices as the majority of the inputs used to value its positions fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Financial Instruments Measured/Disclosed at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

 

The following table summarizes the classification between the three levels of the fair value hierarchy of the Company’s financial instruments measured/disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in Active

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

Total Fair Value

 

Markets for

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

Identical Assets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

Description

 

3/31/2014

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate Caps

 

$

65

 

$

 

$

65

 

$

 

Puts

 

(14,582

)

 

 

(14,582

)

DownREIT units

 

(985

)

(985

)

 

 

Indebtedness

 

(6,604,144

)

(2,698,092

)

(3,906,052

)

 

Total

 

$

(6,619,646

)

$

(2,699,077

)

$

(3,905,987

)

$

(14,582

)

 

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12.  Subsequent Events

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date on which this Form 10-Q was filed, the date on which these financial statements were issued, and identified the items below for discussion.

 

In April 2014:

 

·                  Fund I sold Weymouth Place, located in Weymouth, MA. Weymouth Place, containing 211 apartment homes, was sold for $25,750,000.

 

·                  In conjunction with certain requirements associated with the development of an apartment community, the Company entered into a $53,000,000 secured mortgage maturing in 2019, with an option to extend the maturity to 2024.  The mortgage is comprised of a $15,000,000 fixed rate note and a $38,000,000 variable rate note.

 

·                  The Company repaid $150,000,000 principal amount of its 5.375% coupon unsecured notes pursuant to their scheduled maturity.

 

In 2014, through April 30, 2014, the Residual JV completed the disposition of substantially all of its indirect interest in German multifamily real estate assets as well as the associated property management company.  The Company’s pro rata share of the proceeds that have been repatriated to the Residual JV as a result of these dispositions was approximately $40,100,000.

 

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ITEM 2.            MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to help provide an understanding of our business and results of operations. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this report. This report, including the following MD&A, contains forward-looking statements regarding future events or trends that should be read in conjunction with the factors described under “Forward-Looking Statements” included in this report.  Actual results or developments could differ materially from those projected in such statements as a result of the factors described under “Forward-Looking Statements” as well as the risk factors described in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the “Form 10-K”).

 

Capitalized terms have the meanings provided elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

 

Executive Overview

 

Business Description

 

We are primarily engaged in developing, acquiring, owning and operating apartment communities in high barrier to entry markets of the United States. We believe that apartment communities are an attractive long-term investment opportunity compared to other real estate investments because a broad potential resident base should help reduce demand volatility over a real estate cycle. We seek to create long-term shareholder value by accessing capital on cost effective terms; deploying that capital to develop, redevelop and acquire apartment communities in high barrier to entry markets; operating apartment communities; and selling communities when they no longer meet our long-term investment strategy or when pricing is attractive. Barriers to entry in our markets generally include a difficult and lengthy entitlement process with local jurisdictions and dense urban or suburban areas where zoned and entitled land is in limited supply.

 

Our strategy is to be leaders in market research and capital allocation, delivering a range of multifamily offerings tailored to serve the needs of the most attractive customer segments in the best-performing submarkets of the United States. Our communities are predominately upscale, which generally command among the highest rents in their markets. However, we also pursue the ownership and operation of apartment communities that target a variety of customer segments and price points, consistent with our goal of offering a broad range of products and services.

 

We regularly evaluate the allocation of our investments by the amount of invested capital and by product type within our individual markets, which are primarily located in New England, the New York/New Jersey metro area, the Mid-Atlantic, the Pacific Northwest, and the Northern and Southern California regions of the United States.

 

First Quarter 2014 Highlights

 

We experienced strong operating performance in the first quarter of 2014.

 

·                  Net income attributable to common stockholders for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 was $141,739,000, an increase of $66,312,000, or 87.9%, over the prior year period.  The increase is attributable primarily to increased revenue from communities acquired in the Archstone Acquisition, as well as newly developed communities and a decrease in expensed acquisition costs, partially offset by a decrease in gain on sale of communities.

 

·                  For the quarter ended March 31, 2014, Established Communities NOI increased by $4,096,000 or 2.6% over the prior year period. This year-over-year increase was driven by an increase in rental revenue of 3.7%, partially offset by an increase in operating expenses of 6.5% as compared to the prior year period.

 

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Our consolidated operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 include operations from the communities acquired as part of the Archstone Acquisition, as described in Note 5, “Archstone Acquisition,” and reflect year-over-year revenue growth, as well as continued sequential rental revenue growth.  The overall increase in revenues was driven by the communities acquired in the Archstone Acquisition and strong leasing activity for new development. We expect year-over-year revenue growth to continue for the balance of 2014, supported by communities acquired as part of the Archstone Acquisition as well as our Established Communities. We also expect that revenue and NOI from newly constructed communities will contribute significantly to our growth for the remainder of 2014.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we completed the construction of two communities with an aggregate of 648 apartment homes for a total capitalized cost of $119,000,000. We also started construction of four communities expected to contain 1,119 apartment homes with an expected aggregate total capitalized cost of $314,500,000. At March 31, 2014, 31 communities were under construction with a projected total capitalized cost of approximately $2,992,700,000.  In addition, as of March 31, 2014, we held a direct or indirect ownership interest in land or rights to land on which we expect to develop an additional 45 apartment communities that, if developed as expected, will contain an estimated 12,632 apartment homes, and will be developed for an aggregate total capitalized cost of $3,613,000,000, a decline of $165,000,000 from our position as of December 31, 2013.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we started the redevelopment of two communities containing 1,122 apartment homes, which are expected to be redeveloped for a total capitalized cost of $32,600,000, excluding costs incurred prior to redevelopment.  At March 31, 2014, there were five communities under redevelopment, with an expected investment of approximately $69,900,000, excluding costs incurred prior to the start of redevelopment.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we sold Avalon Valley located in Danbury, CT.  Avalon Valley, containing 268 homes, was sold for $53,325,000. Our gain in accordance with GAAP for the disposition was $37,869,000.

 

We believe that our balance sheet strength, as measured by our current level of indebtedness, our current ability to service interest and other fixed charges, and our current moderate use of financial encumbrances (such as secured financing) provide us with adequate access to liquidity from the capital markets.  We expect to be able to meet our reasonably foreseeable liquidity needs, as they arise, through a combination of one or more of the following sources:  operating cash flows; borrowings under our Credit Facility; secured debt; the issuance of corporate securities (which could include unsecured debt, preferred equity and/or common equity); the sale of apartment communities; available remaining capacity under the Term Loan, or through the formation of joint ventures.  See the discussion under Liquidity and Capital Resources.

 

Communities Overview

 

Our real estate investments consist primarily of current operating apartment communities, communities in various stages of development (“Development Communities”) and Development Rights (as defined below).  Our current operating communities are further distinguished as Established Communities, Other Stabilized Communities, Lease-Up Communities and Redevelopment Communities, and exclude communities owned by the Residual JV.  While we generally establish the classification of communities on an annual basis, we intend to update the classification of communities during the calendar year to the extent that our plans with regard to the disposition or redevelopment of a community change during the year. The following is a description of each category:

 

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Current Communities are categorized as Established, Other Stabilized, Lease-Up, or Redevelopment according to the following attributes:

 

·                        Established Communities (also known as Same Store Communities) are consolidated communities where a comparison of operating results from the prior year to the current year is meaningful, as these communities were owned and had stabilized occupancy and operating expenses as of the beginning of the prior year.  For the period ended March 31, 2014, the Established Communities are communities that are consolidated for financial reporting purposes, had stabilized occupancy and operating expenses as of January 1, 2013, are not conducting or planning to conduct substantial redevelopment activities and are not held for sale or planned for disposition within the current year.  A community is considered to have stabilized occupancy at the earlier of (i) attainment of 95% physical occupancy or (ii) the one-year anniversary of completion of development or redevelopment.

 

·                        Other Stabilized Communities are all other completed communities that we own or have a direct or indirect ownership interest in, and that have stabilized occupancy, as defined above.  Other Stabilized Communities do not include communities that are conducting or planning to conduct substantial redevelopment activities within the current year.  Our Other Stabilized Communities as of March 31, 2014 included the operating communities acquired as part of the Archstone Acquisition.

 

·                        Lease-Up Communities are communities where construction has been complete for less than one year and where physical occupancy has not reached 95%.

 

·                        Redevelopment Communities are communities where substantial redevelopment is in progress or is planned to begin during the current year.  Redevelopment is considered substantial when capital invested during the reconstruction effort is expected to exceed the lesser of $5,000,000 or 10% of the community’s pre-redevelopment basis and is expected to have a material impact on the operations of the community, including occupancy levels and future rental rates.

 

Development Communities are communities that are under construction and for which a final certificate of occupancy has not been received.  These communities may be partially complete and operating.

 

Development Rights are development opportunities in the early phase of the development process for which we either have an option to acquire land or enter into a leasehold interest, for which we are the buyer under a long-term conditional contract to purchase land or where we control the land through a ground lease or own land to develop a new community.  We capitalize related pre-development costs incurred in pursuit of new developments for which we currently believe future development is probable.

 

We have updated our operating segments effective April 1, 2014, for financial reporting periods beginning after March 31, 2014.  This update was done primarily to include communities acquired as part of the Archstone Acquisition, in our Established Community portfolio for quarterly results of operations for the balance of the year.

 

We currently lease our corporate headquarters located in Arlington, Virginia under an operating lease. The lease term ends in 2020, subject to two five year renewal options.  All other regional and administrative offices are leased under operating leases.

 

As of March 31, 2014, communities that we owned or held a direct or indirect interest in were classified as follows:

 

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Number of

 

Number of

 

 

 

communities

 

apartment homes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Communities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Established Communities:

 

 

 

 

 

New England

 

34

 

7,749

 

Metro NY/NJ

 

29

 

9,480

 

Mid-Atlantic

 

12

 

4,370

 

Pacific Northwest

 

11

 

2,591

 

Northern California

 

21

 

5,978

 

Southern California

 

26

 

6,468

 

Total Established

 

133

 

36,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Stabilized Communities:

 

 

 

 

 

New England

 

13

 

3,611

 

Metro NY/NJ

 

16

 

5,197

 

Mid-Atlantic

 

24

 

8,192

 

Pacific Northwest

 

5

 

1,204

 

Northern California

 

15

 

4,832

 

Southern California

 

28

 

9,357

 

Non Core

 

3

 

1,030

 

Total Other Stabilized

 

104

 

33,423

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease-Up Communities

 

3

 

888

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redevelopment Communities

 

5

 

2,248

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Current Communities

 

245

 

73,195

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development Communities

 

31

 

9,179

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development Rights

 

45

 

12,632

 

 

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Results of Operations

 

Our year-over-year operating performance is primarily affected by both overall and individual geographic market conditions and apartment fundamentals and is reflected in changes in NOI of our Established Communities; NOI derived from acquisitions and development completions; the loss of NOI related to disposed communities; and capital market and financing activity.  A comparison of our operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 follows (unaudited, dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

 

3-31-14

 

3-31-13

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental and other income

 

$

396,998

 

$

299,085

 

$

97,913

 

32.7

%

Management, development and other fees

 

3,077

 

2,272

 

805

 

35.4

%

Total revenue

 

400,075

 

301,357

 

98,718

 

32.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct property operating expenses, excluding property taxes

 

83,634

 

59,491

 

24,143

 

40.6

%

Property taxes

 

44,485

 

31,902

 

12,583

 

39.4

%

Total community operating expenses

 

128,119

 

91,393

 

36,726

 

40.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate-level property management and other indirect operating expenses

 

13,929

 

11,322

 

2,607

 

23.0

%

Investments and investment management expense

 

979

 

1,015

 

(36

)

(3.5

)%

Expensed acquisition, development and other pursuit costs

 

715

 

40,059

 

(39,344

)

(98.2

)%

Interest expense, net

 

42,533

 

38,174

 

4,359

 

11.4

%

Depreciation expense

 

106,367

 

105,559

 

808

 

0.8

%

General and administrative expense

 

9,236

 

10,039

 

(803

)

(8.0

)%

Total other expenses

 

173,759

 

206,168

 

(32,409

)

(15.7

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities

 

5,223

 

(18,564

)

23,787

 

128.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

103,420

 

(14,768

)

118,188

 

(800.3

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

310

 

5,746

 

(5,436

)

(94.6

)%

Gain on sale of communities

 

37,869

 

84,491

 

(46,622

)

(55.2

)%

Total discontinued operations

 

38,179

 

90,237

 

(52,058

)

(57.7

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

141,599

 

75,469

 

66,130

 

87.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

140

 

(42

)

182

 

433.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

 

$

141,739

 

$

75,427

 

$

66,312

 

87.9

%

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders increased $66,312,000 or 87.9%, to $141,739,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the prior year period.  The increase for the three months ended March 31, 2014 is primarily due to increased revenue from communities acquired in the Archstone Acquisition and newly developed communities, and a decrease in expensed acquisition costs, partially offset by a decrease in gain on sale of communities.

 

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NOI is considered by management to be an important and appropriate supplemental performance measure to net income because it helps both investors and management to understand the core operations of a community or communities prior to the allocation of any corporate-level or financing-related costs.  NOI reflects the operating performance of a community and allows for an easy comparison of the operating performance of individual assets or groups of assets.  In addition, because prospective buyers of real estate have different financing and overhead structures, with varying marginal impacts to overhead as a result of acquiring real estate, NOI is considered by many in the real estate industry to be a useful measure for determining the value of a real estate asset or group of assets.  We define NOI as total property revenue less direct property operating expenses, including property taxes, and excluding corporate-level income (including management, development and other fees), corporate-level property management and other indirect operating expenses, investments and investment management expenses, expensed acquisition, development and other pursuit costs, net interest expense, gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt, general and administrative expense, joint venture income (loss), depreciation expense, impairment loss on land holdings, gain on sale of real estate assets and income from discontinued operations.

 

NOI does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP.  Therefore, NOI should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indication of our performance.  NOI should also not be considered an alternative to net cash flow from operating activities, as determined by GAAP, as a measure of liquidity, nor is NOI indicative of cash available to fund cash needs.  Reconciliations of NOI for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 to net income for each period are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

 

3-31-14

 

3-31-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

141,599

 

$

75,469

 

Indirect operating expenses, net of corporate income

 

10,818

 

9,041

 

Investments and investment management expense

 

979

 

1,015

 

Expensed acquisition, development and other pursuit costs

 

715

 

40,059

 

Interest expense, net

 

42,533

 

38,174

 

General and administrative expense

 

9,236

 

10,039

 

Equity in loss (income) of unconsolidated entities

 

(5,223

)

18,564

 

Depreciation expense

 

106,367

 

105,559

 

Gain on sale of real estate assets

 

(37,869

)

(84,491

)

Income from discontinued operations

 

(310

)

(5,746

)

Net operating income

 

$

268,845

 

$

207,683

 

 

The NOI changes for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the prior year period, consist of changes in the following categories (unaudited, dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

 

3-31-14

 

 

 

 

 

Established Communities

 

$

4,096

 

 

 

 

 

Other Stabilized Communities (1)

 

50,765

 

 

 

 

 

Development and Redevelopment Communities

 

6,301

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

61,162

 

 


(1) Includes operating communities acquired as part of the Archstone Acquisition.

 

The increase in our Established Communities’ NOI for the three months ended March 31, 2014 is due to increased rental rates, partially offset by decreased occupancy and increased operating expenses. Operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2014 were significantly impacted by the colder than expected temperatures and inclement weather, primarily in our East Coast markets.  For full-year 2014, we expect continued rental revenue growth over the prior year, offset partially by an expected increase in operating expenses.  For the balance of 2014 we expect our operating expenses will increase, but at a moderating rate, resulting in a slowing of the growth in operating expenses over the prior year period over the remainder of the year.

 

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Rental and other income increased in the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the prior year period due to additional rental income generated from newly developed and acquired communities and an increase in rental rates at our Established Communities.

 

Overall Portfolio — The weighted average number of occupied apartment homes for consolidated communities increased to 59,893 apartment homes for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to 49,039 homes for the prior year period. The weighted average monthly revenue per occupied apartment home increased to $2,211 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to $2,125 in the prior year period.

 

Established Communities — Rental revenue increased $8,449,000, or 3.7%, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the prior year period. The increase is due to an increase in average rental rates of 3.8% to $2,225, partially offset by a decrease in economic occupancy of 0.1% to 96.1%.  Economic occupancy takes into account the fact that apartment homes of different sizes and locations within a community have different economic impacts on a community’s gross revenue.  Economic occupancy is defined as gross potential revenue less vacancy loss, as a percentage of gross potential revenue.  Gross potential revenue is determined by valuing occupied homes at leased rates and vacant homes at market rents.

 

The Metro New York/New Jersey region accounted for approximately 30.8% of Established Community rental revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2014, and experienced an increase in rental revenue of 3.2% as compared to the prior year period. Average rental rates increased 3.1% to $2,631, and economic occupancy increased 0.1% to 96.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the prior year period.  Sequential revenue increased over the prior quarter by 0.2% during the three months ended March 31, 2014. Apartment demand in the Metro New York/New Jersey region is being driven by job growth across a diverse group of industries including healthcare, professional business services, technology, retail, hospitality and education.

 

The New England region accounted for approximately 20.7% of Established Community rental revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2014, and experienced an increase in rental revenue of 2.5% as compared to the prior year period. Average rental rates increased 3.5% to $2,204, and were partially offset by a decrease in economic occupancy of 1.0% to 94.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the prior year period.  Sequential revenue was impacted by the inclement weather experienced in the three months ended March 31, 2014 and decreased from the prior quarter by 1.0%. The New England region continues to see employment growth in the medical, education and technology fields in the Boston metro area.  The area is seeing a recovery in for-sale housing ahead of most other regions, resulting in resurgence in suburban employment. The Fairfield market continues to experience slower growth due to this market’s greater exposure to the financial services sector, which has experienced slower job growth during this recovery than other industries.

 

Northern California accounted for approximately 17.9% of Established Community rental revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2014, and experienced an increase in rental revenue of 8.1% as compared to the prior year period. Average rental rates increased 7.4% to $2,431, and economic occupancy increased 0.7% to 96.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the prior year period. The Northern California region also saw the strongest sequential rental revenue growth in our markets, increasing 1.1% during the three months ended March 31, 2014.  While new apartment supply may slow revenue growth in future periods, we expect the strength in the technology and medical sectors to continue to fuel demand for apartment homes.

 

Southern California accounted for approximately 14.5% of Established Community rental revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2014, and experienced an increase in rental revenue of 3.9% as compared to the prior year period.  Average rental rates increased 4.2% to $1,829, and were partially offset by a decrease in economic occupancy of 0.3% to 96.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the prior year period. Sequentially, the Southern California region saw a 0.7% increase in rental revenue in the first quarter of 2014. Southern California has seen steady job growth and limited new apartment supply, which we expect will continue to support favorable operating results in 2014.

 

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The Mid-Atlantic region accounted for approximately 10.5% of Established Community rental revenue and saw rental revenue remain consistent for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the prior year period.  Average rental rates decreased 0.1% to $1,956, and economic occupancy increased 0.1% to 96.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the prior year period. The Mid-Atlantic region experienced a sequential quarterly rental revenue increase of 0.2%.  Improving economic conditions are expected to produce stronger apartment demand in the Mid-Atlantic; however, elevated levels of new apartment deliveries will continue to challenge the region’s apartment fundamentals.

 

The Pacific Northwest region accounted for approximately 5.6% of Established Community rental revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2014, and experienced an increase in rental revenue of 4.7% as compared to the prior year period. Average rental rates increased 5.6% to $1,770, and economic occupancy decreased 0.9% to 95.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the prior year period. The Pacific Northwest showed sequential rental revenue growth of 1.0%. The region’s on-line retail, technology, and manufacturing sectors continue to support growth in the economy and improvement in apartment fundamentals.  Rental revenue growth may be tempered in 2014 due to the increased supply of apartment homes, particularly in the urban core of Seattle, which may affect our future revenue growth in this region.

 

In accordance with GAAP, cash concessions are amortized as an offset to rental revenue over the approximate lease term, which is generally one year.  As a supplemental measure, we also present rental revenue with concessions stated on a cash basis to help investors evaluate the impact of both current and historical concessions on GAAP based rental revenue and to more readily enable comparisons to revenue as reported by other companies.  Rental revenue with concessions stated on a cash basis also allows investors to understand historical trends in cash concessions, as well as current rental market conditions.

 

The following table reconciles total rental revenue in conformity with GAAP to total rental revenue adjusted to state concessions on a cash basis for our Established Communities for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited, dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

 

3-31-14

 

3-31-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental revenue (GAAP basis)

 

$

234,966

 

$

226,517

 

Concessions amortized

 

308

 

264

 

Concessions granted

 

(502

)

(53

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental revenue adjusted to state concessions on a cash basis

 

$

234,772

 

$

226,728

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year-over-year % change — GAAP revenue

 

 

 

3.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year-over-year % change — cash concession based revenue

 

 

 

3.5

%

 

Management, development and other fees increased $805,000, or 35.4%, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the prior year period, primarily due to property and asset management fees related to the Archstone Acquisition and related private real estate investment management funds (U.S. Fund and the AC JV), partially offset by lower property and asset management fees earned as a result of dispositions from Fund I.

 

Direct property operating expenses, excluding property taxes increased $24,143,000, or 40.6%, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the prior year period, primarily due to the addition of communities acquired in the Archstone Acquisition as well as newly developed apartment communities.

 

For Established Communities, direct property operating expenses, excluding property taxes, increased $3,922,000, or 8.7%, for three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the prior year period, primarily due to increased utilities, repairs and maintenance, and office operations costs.

 

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Property taxes increased $12,583,000, or 39.4%, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the prior year period, primarily due to communities acquired in the Archstone Acquisition and the addition of newly developed apartment communities, coupled with increased tax rates and assessments across our portfolio.

 

For Established Communities, property taxes increased by $516,000, or 2.2%, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the prior year period due to higher rates and assessments, partially offset by refunds received for appeals in 2014 not received in the prior year period.  We expect property taxes to continue to increase for the balance of 2014 over 2013. For communities in California, property tax changes are determined by the change in the California Consumer Price Index, with increases limited by law (Proposition 13). Massachusetts also has laws in place to limit property tax increases.  We evaluate property tax increases internally and also engage third-party consultants to assist in our evaluations.  We appeal property tax increases when appropriate.

 

Corporate-level property management and other indirect operating expenses increased by $2,607,000, or 23.0%, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the prior year period, primarily due to an increase in the number of associates as a result of the Archstone Acquisition and other compensation related costs.

 

Investments and investment management expense decreased by $36,000, or 3.5%, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the prior year period, primarily due to decreased compensation related costs related to our investment management fund platform as activity has declined.

 

Expensed acquisition, development and other pursuit costs primarily reflect the costs incurred related to our asset investment activity, as well as abandoned pursuit costs. Abandoned pursuit costs include costs incurred for development pursuits not yet considered probable for development, as well as the abandonment of Development Rights, acquisition pursuits and disposition pursuits. These costs can be volatile, particularly in periods of increased acquisition activity, periods of economic downturn or when there is limited access to capital, and the costs may vary significantly from period to period. These costs decreased during the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the prior year period, primarily due to costs associated with the acquisition of the Archstone communities in 2013.

 

Interest expense, net increased $4,359,000, or 11.4%, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the prior year period. This category includes interest costs offset by capitalized interest pertaining to development activity, amortization of the premium on debt, and interest income.  The increase for the three months ended March 31, 2014 is primarily due to increased secured and unsecured debt outstanding, including amounts assumed in the Archstone Acquisition, partially offset by an increase in capitalized interest related to our increased development activity.

 

Depreciation expense increased $808,000, or 0.8%, in the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the prior year period, primarily due to communities acquired in the Archstone Acquisition.

 

General and administrative expense (“G&A”) decreased $803,000, or 8.0%, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the prior year period, primarily due to legal recoveries in 2014 not present in the prior year period.

 

Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities increased $23,787,000, or 128.1%, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the prior year period. The increase was a result of certain expensed transaction costs associated with the Archstone Acquisition that were incurred in 2013 through the unconsolidated joint venture entities owned with Equity Residential, that were not present in the three months ended March 31, 2014.

 

Income from discontinued operations represents the net income generated by real estate sold or qualifying as discontinued operations during the period from January 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014.  The decrease in the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the prior year period, was due to the number and size of communities sold or held for sale during each period.

 

Gain on sale of communities decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The amount of gain realized in a given period depends on many factors, including the number of communities sold, the size and carrying value of the communities sold and the market conditions in the local area.

 

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Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests for the three months ended March 31, 2014 resulted in an allocation of loss of $140,000, as compared to an allocation of gain of $42,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

 

Funds from Operations Attributable to Common Stockholders (“FFO”)

 

FFO is considered by management to be an appropriate supplemental measure of our operating and financial performance.  In calculating FFO, we exclude gains or losses related to dispositions of previously depreciated property and exclude real estate depreciation, which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates.  FFO can help one compare the operating performance of a real estate company between periods or as compared to different companies.  We believe that in order to understand our operating results, FFO should be examined with net income as presented in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this report.

 

Consistent with the definition adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts® (“NAREIT”), we calculate FFO as net income or loss computed in accordance with GAAP, adjusted for:

 

·                  gains or losses on sales of previously depreciated operating communities;

·                  extraordinary gains or losses (as defined by GAAP);

·                  cumulative effect of change in accounting principle;

·                  impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate assets;

·                  write-downs of investments in affiliates due to a decrease in the value of depreciable real estate assets held by those affiliates;

·                  depreciation of real estate assets; and

·                  adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.

 

FFO does not represent net income attributable to common stockholders in accordance with GAAP, and therefore it should not be considered an alternative to net income, which remains the primary measure of performance.  In addition, FFO as calculated by other REITs may not be comparable to our calculation of FFO.

 

The following is a reconciliation of net income attributable to common stockholders to FFO (unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

3-31-14

 

3-31-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

 

$

 141,739

 

$

75,427

 

Depreciation - real estate assets, including discontinued operations and joint venture adjustments

 

108,966

 

111,944

 

Distributions to noncontrolling interests, including discontinued operations

 

9

 

8

 

Gain on sale of unconsolidated entities holding previously depreciated real estate assets

 

 

(9,352

)

Gain on sale of previously depreciated real estate assets

 

(37,869

)

(84,491

)

FFO attributable to common stockholders

 

$

 212,845

 

$

93,536

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

 

129,629,557

 

120,111,128

 

EPS per common share - diluted

 

$

 1.09

 

$

0.63

 

FFO per common share - diluted

 

$

 1.64

 

$

0.78

 

 

FFO also does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, and therefore should not be considered an alternative to net cash flows from operating activities, as determined by GAAP, as a measure of liquidity.  Additionally, it is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs.

 

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A presentation of GAAP based cash flow metrics is as follows (unaudited, dollars in thousands) and a discussion of “Liquidity and Capital Resources” can be found later in this report:

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

 

3-31-14

 

3-31-13

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

220,317

 

$

81,388

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

$

(224,364

)

$

(649,581

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

$

108,696

 

$

(1,717,969

)

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We believe our principal short-term liquidity needs are to fund:

 

·                  development and redevelopment activity in which we are currently engaged;

·                  the minimum dividend payments on our common stock required to maintain our REIT qualification under the Code;

·                  debt service and principal payments either at maturity or opportunistically before maturity; and

·                  normal recurring operating expenses.

 

Factors affecting our liquidity and capital resources are our cash flows from operations, financing activities and investing activities (including dispositions) as well as general economic and market conditions.  Operating cash flow has historically been determined by: (i) the number of apartment homes currently owned, (ii) rental rates, (iii) occupancy levels and (iv) operating expenses with respect to apartment homes.  The timing and type of capital markets activity in which we engage, as well as our plans for development, redevelopment, acquisition and disposition activity, are affected by changes in the capital markets environment, such as changes in interest rates or the availability of cost-effective capital. We regularly review our liquidity needs, the adequacy of cash flows from operations and other expected liquidity sources to meet these needs.

 

For the balance of 2014, we expect to meet our liquidity needs from a variety of internal and external sources, which may include real estate dispositions, cash balances on hand, borrowing capacity under our Credit Facility and/or the Term Loan, secured and unsecured debt financings, and other public or private sources of liquidity including the issuance of common and preferred equity, as well as cash generated from our operating activities. Our ability to obtain additional financing will depend on a variety of factors such as market conditions, the general availability of credit, the overall availability of credit to the real estate industry, our credit ratings and credit capacity, as well as the perception of lenders regarding our long or short-term financial prospects.

 

Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents totaled $386,190,000 at March 31, 2014, an increase of $104,649,000 from $281,541,000 at December 31, 2013.  The following discussion relates to changes in cash due to operating, investing and financing activities, which are presented in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows included elsewhere in this report.

 

Operating Activities — Net cash provided by operating activities increased to $220,317,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 from $81,388,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The change was driven primarily by increased NOI from communities acquired in the Archstone Acquisition as well as existing and newly developed communities, a decrease in acquisition costs and the timing of payments of corporate obligations.

 

Investing Activities — Net cash used in investing activities of $224,364,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 related to investments in assets primarily through development and redevelopment, partially offset by the proceeds received for a disposition. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we invested $289,939,000 in the following:

 

·      we invested approximately $266,930,000 in the development and redevelopment of communities; and

·      we had capital expenditures of $23,009,000 for our operating communities and non-real estate assets.

 

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Financing Activities — Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $108,696,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014.  The net cash provided is due to borrowing $250,000,000 on the Term Loan, partially offset by the payment of cash dividends in the amount of $138,393,000.

 

Variable Rate Unsecured Credit Facility

 

The Company has a $1,300,000,000 revolving variable rate unsecured credit facility with a syndicate of banks (the “Credit Facility”) which matures in April 2017. We may extend the maturity for up to one year through the exercise of two, six month extension options for an aggregate fee of $1,950,000. The Credit Facility bears interest at varying levels based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), rating levels achieved on our unsecured notes and on a maturity schedule selected by us. The current stated pricing is LIBOR plus 1.05% (1.20% at April 30, 2014 assuming a one month borrowing rate).  The annual facility fee is 0.15% (or approximately $1,950,000 annually based on the $1,300,000,000 facility size and based on our current credit rating).

 

We had $25,000,000 outstanding under the Credit Facility and had $51,625,000 outstanding in letters of credit that reduced our borrowing capacity as of April 30, 2014.

 

Financial Covenants

 

We are subject to financial and other covenants contained in the Credit Facility, the Term Loan and the indenture under which our unsecured notes were issued.  The financial covenants include the following:

 

·                 limitations on the amount of total and secured debt in relation to our overall capital structure;

·                  limitations on the amount of our unsecured debt relative to the undepreciated basis of real estate assets that are not encumbered by property-specific financing; and

·                  minimum levels of debt service coverage.

 

We were in compliance with these covenants at March 31, 2014.

 

In addition, our secured borrowings may include yield maintenance, defeasance, or prepayment penalty provisions, which would result in us incurring an additional charge in the event of a full or partial prepayment of outstanding principal before the scheduled maturity. These provisions in our secured borrowings are generally consistent with other similar types of debt instruments issued during the same time period in which our borrowings were secured.

 

Continuous Equity Program (CEP)

 

In August 2012, we commenced a third continuous equity program (“CEP III”), under which we may sell up to $750,000,000 of shares of our common stock from time to time during a 36-month period. We did not sell any shares under CEP III during the three months ended March 31, 2014.  We had $646,274,000 of our common stock available to be issued under CEP III at March 31, 2014.

 

Future Financing and Capital Needs — Debt Maturities

 

One of our principal long-term liquidity needs is the repayment of long-term debt at maturity.  For both our unsecured and secured notes, a portion of the principal of these notes may be repaid prior to maturity. Early retirement of our unsecured or secured notes could result in gains or losses on extinguishment. If we do not have funds on hand sufficient to repay our indebtedness as it becomes due, it will be necessary for us to refinance or otherwise provide liquidity to satisfy the debt at maturity. This refinancing may be accomplished by uncollateralized private or public debt offerings, equity issuances, additional debt financing that is secured by mortgages on individual communities or groups of communities or borrowings under our Credit Facility. Although we believe we will have the capacity to meet our currently anticipated liquidity needs, we cannot assure you that additional debt financing or debt or equity offerings will be available or, if available, that they will be on terms we consider satisfactory.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we entered into a $300,000,000 variable rate unsecured term loan that matures in March 2021 (the “Term Loan”).  As of April 30, 2014, we had borrowed $250,000,000 under the Term Loan, and have the option to draw the additional $50,000,000 until March 2015.

 

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The following table details our consolidated debt maturities for the next five years, excluding our Credit Facility and amounts outstanding related to communities classified as held for sale, for debt outstanding at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (dollars in thousands). We are not directly or indirectly (as borrower or guarantor) obligated in any material respect to pay principal or interest on the indebtedness of any unconsolidated entities in which we have any equity or other interest.

 

 

 

All-In

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

interest

 

maturity

 

Balance Outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community

 

rate (1)

 

date

 

12-31-13

 

3-31-14

 

2014

 

2015

 

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 

Thereafter

 

Tax-exempt bonds (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eaves Washingtonian Center I

 

7.83

%

May-2027

 

$

8,401

 

$

8,306

 

$

295

 

$

419

 

$

449

 

$

482

 

$

517

 

$

6,144

 

Avalon Oaks

 

7.50

%

Feb-2041

 

16,094

 

16,044

 

157

 

222

 

238

 

255

 

276

 

14,896

 

Avalon Oaks West

 

7.54

%

Apr-2043

 

16,032

 

15,987

 

140

 

198

 

211

 

225

 

241

 

14,972

 

Avalon at Chestnut Hill

 

6.15

%

Oct-2047

 

39,979

 

39,873

 

327

 

457

 

482

 

509

 

536

 

37,562

 

Avalon Westbury

 

4.13

%

Nov-2036

 

62,200

 

62,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

142,706

 

142,410

 

919

 

1,296

 

1,380

 

1,471

 

1,570

 

135,774

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variable rate (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avalon at Mountain View

 

0.90

%

Feb-2017

 

18,300

 

18,300

(3)

 

 

 

18,300

 

 

 

Avalon at Mission Viejo

 

1.23

%

Jun-2025

 

7,635

 

7,635

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

7,635

 

AVA Nob Hill

 

1.15

%

Jun-2025

 

20,800

 

20,800

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

20,800

 

Avalon Campbell

 

1.47

%

Jun-2025

 

38,800

 

38,800

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

38,800

 

Avalon Pacifica

 

1.48

%

Jun-2025

 

17,600

 

17,600

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

17,600

 

Avalon Bowery Place I

 

3.01

%

Nov-2037

 

93,800

 

93,800

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

93,800

 

Avalon Acton

 

1.49

%

Jul-2040

 

45,000

 

45,000

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

45,000

 

Avalon Walnut Creek

 

1.37

%

Mar-2046

 

116,000

 

116,000

(7)

 

 

 

 

 

116,000

 

Avalon Walnut Creek

 

1.37

%

Mar-2046

 

10,000

 

10,000

(7)

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

Avalon Morningside Park

 

1.60

%

May-2046

 

100,000

 

100,000

(5)

 

 

 

 

 

100,000

 

Avalon Clinton North

 

1.75

%

Nov-2038

 

147,000

 

147,000

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

147,000

 

Avalon Clinton South

 

1.75

%

Nov-2038

 

121,500

 

121,500

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

121,500

 

Avalon Midtown West

 

1.66

%

May-2029

 

100,500

 

100,500

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

100,500

 

Archstone San Bruno

 

1.74

%

Dec-2037

 

64,450

 

64,450

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

64,450

 

Avalon Calabasas

 

1.61

%

Apr-2028

 

44,410

 

44,410

(3)

 

 

 

 

128

 

44,282

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

945,795

 

945,795

 

 

 

 

18,300

 

128

 

927,367

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conventional loans (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$150 Million unsecured notes

 

5.52

%

Apr-2014

 

150,000

 

150,000

(6)

150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

$250 Million unsecured notes

 

5.89

%

Sep-2016

 

250,000

 

250,000

 

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

 

$250 Million unsecured notes

 

5.82

%

Mar-2017

 

250,000

 

250,000

 

 

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

$250 Million unsecured notes

 

6.19

%

Mar-2020

 

250,000

 

250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

250,000

 

$250 Million unsecured notes

 

4.04

%

Jan-2021

 

250,000

 

250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

250,000

 

$450 Million unsecured notes

 

4.30

%

Sep-2022

 

450,000

 

450,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

450,000

 

$250 Million unsecured notes

 

3.00

%

Mar-2023

 

250,000

 

250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

250,000

 

$400 Million unsecured notes

 

3.78

%

Oct-2020

 

400,000

 

400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

400,000

 

$350 Million unsecured notes

 

4.30

%

Dec-2023

 

350,000

 

350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

350,000

 

Avalon Orchards

 

7.79

%

Jul-2033

 

17,530

 

17,423

 

331

 

470

 

503

 

539

 

577

 

15,003

 

Avalon Darien

 

6.22

%

Dec-2015

 

48,484

 

48,282

(8)

583

 

47,699

 

 

 

 

 

Avalon Greyrock Place

 

6.13

%

Dec-2015

 

58,385

 

58,138

(8)

715

 

57,423

 

 

 

 

 

Avalon Walnut Creek

 

4.31

%

Jul-2066

 

3,042

 

3,042

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,042

 

Avalon Shrewsbury

 

5.92

%

May-2019

 

20,464

 

20,389

 

214

 

307

 

323

 

346

 

367

 

18,832

 

Eaves Trumbull

 

5.93

%

May-2019

 

40,018

 

39,872

 

420

 

601

 

631

 

676

 

717

 

36,827

 

Avalon at Stamford Harbor

 

5.92

%

May-2019

 

63,624

 

63,391

 

667

 

955

 

1,003

 

1,075

 

1,140

 

58,551

 

Avalon Freehold

 

5.94

%

May-2019

 

35,475

 

35,345

 

372

 

532

 

559

 

599

 

636

 

32,647

 

Avalon Run East

 

5.94

%

May-2019

 

38,013

 

37,874

 

399

 

571

 

599

 

642

 

681

 

34,982

 

Eaves Nanuet

 

6.06

%

May-2019

 

64,149

 

63,914

 

672

 

963

 

1,011

 

1,083

 

1,150

 

59,035

 

Avalon at Edgewater

 

5.94

%

May-2019

 

76,088

 

75,810

 

798

 

1,142

 

1,199

 

1,285

 

1,363

 

70,023

 

Avalon Foxhall

 

6.05

%

May-2019

 

57,150

 

56,941

 

599

 

858

 

901

 

965

 

1,024

 

52,594

 

Avalon at Gallery Place

 

6.06

%

May-2019

 

44,405

 

44,242

 

465

 

667

 

700

 

750

 

796

 

40,864

 

Avalon at Traville

 

5.91

%

May-2019

 

75,251

 

74,975

 

789

 

1,130

 

1,186

 

1,271

 

1,348

 

69,251

 

Avalon Bellevue

 

5.92

%

May-2019

 

25,856

 

25,762

 

272

 

388

 

408

 

437

 

463

 

23,794

 

Avalon on The Alameda

 

5.91

%

May-2019

 

52,278

 

52,087

 

549

 

785

 

824

 

883

 

937

 

48,109

 

Avalon at Mission Bay North

 

5.90

%

May-2019

 

70,959

 

70,700

 

745

 

1,065

 

1,118

 

1,198

 

1,272

 

65,302

 

AVA Pasadena

 

4.05

%

Jun-2018

 

11,869

 

11,822

 

139

 

195

 

202

 

213

 

11,073

 

 

Eaves Seal Beach

 

3.12

%

Nov-2015

 

86,167

 

86,167

 

 

86,167

 

 

 

 

 

Oakwood Toluca Hills

 

3.12

%

Nov-2015

 

167,595

 

167,595

 

 

167,595

 

 

 

 

 

Mountain View at Middlefield

 

3.12

%

Nov-2015

 

72,374

 

72,374

 

 

72,374

 

 

 

 

 

Tunlaw Gardens

 

3.12

%

Nov-2015

 

28,844

 

28,844

 

 

28,844

 

 

 

 

 

Eaves Glover Park

 

3.12

%

Nov-2015

 

23,858

 

23,858

 

 

23,858

 

 

 

 

 

Oakwood Philadelphia

 

3.12

%

Nov-2015

 

10,427

 

10,427

 

 

10,427

 

 

 

 

 

Oakwood Arlington

 

3.12

%

Nov-2015

 

42,703

 

42,703

 

 

42,703

 

 

 

 

 

Eaves North Quincy

 

3.12

%

Nov-2015

 

37,212

 

37,212

 

 

37,212

 

 

 

 

 

Avalon Thousand Oaks Plaza

 

3.12

%

Nov-2015

 

28,742

 

28,742

 

 

28,742

 

 

 

 

 

Archstone La Jolla Colony

 

3.36

%

Nov-2017

 

27,176

 

27,176

 

 

 

 

27,176

 

 

 

Eaves Old Town Pasadena

 

3.36

%

Nov-2017

 

15,669

 

15,669

 

 

 

 

15,669

 

 

 

Eaves Thousand Oaks

 

3.36

%

Nov-2017

 

27,411

 

27,411

 

 

 

 

27,411

 

 

 

Avalon Walnut Ridge I

 

3.36

%

Nov-2017

 

20,754

 

20,754

 

 

 

 

20,754

 

 

 

Eaves Los Feliz

 

3.36

%

Nov-2017

 

43,258

 

43,258

 

 

 

 

43,258

 

 

 

Avalon Oak Creek

 

3.36

%

Nov-2017

 

85,288

 

85,288

 

 

 

 

85,288

 

 

 

Avalon Del Mar Station

 

3.36

%

Nov-2017

 

76,471

 

76,471

 

 

 

 

76,471

 

 

 

Archstone Courthouse Place

 

3.36

%

Nov-2017

 

140,332

 

140,332

 

 

 

 

140,332

 

 

 

Avalon Pasadena

 

3.36

%

Nov-2017

 

28,079

 

28,079

 

 

 

 

28,079

 

 

 

Eaves West Valley

 

3.36

%

Nov-2017

 

83,087

 

83,087

 

 

 

 

83,087

 

 

 

Eaves Woodland Hills

 

3.36

%

Nov-2017

 

104,694

 

104,694

 

 

 

 

104,694

 

 

 

Avalon Russett

 

3.36

%

Nov-2017

 

39,972

 

39,972

 

 

 

 

39,972

 

 

 

Archstone First + M

 

5.55

%

May-2053

 

142,061

 

141,730

 

654

 

954

 

987

 

1,067

 

1,129

 

136,939

 

Archstone San Bruno II

 

3.85

%

Apr-2021

 

31,398

 

31,287

 

319

 

454

 

475

 

506

 

534

 

28,999

 

Avalon Westbury

 

3.32

%

Nov-2036

 

21,260

 

21,080

 

935

 

1,170

 

1,230

 

1,295

 

1,355

 

15,095

 

Archstone Lexington

 

4.13

%

Mar-2016

 

16,780

 

16,714

 

189

 

270

 

16,255

 

 

 

 

Archstone San Bruno III

 

4.87

%

Jun-2020

 

56,210

 

56,210

 

 

561

 

1,147

 

1,188

 

1,226

 

52,088

 

Avalon Andover

 

3.28

%

Apr-2018

 

14,821

 

14,742

 

238

 

325

 

336

 

346

 

13,497

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,875,683

 

4,871,885

 

161,064

 

617,407

 

281,597

 

958,555

 

41,285

 

2,811,977

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variable rate (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avalon Walnut Creek

 

1.70

%

Mar-2046

 

8,500

 

8,499

(7)

 

 

 

 

 

8,499

 

Avalon Calabasas

 

2.42

%

Aug-2018

 

57,314

 

56,589

(3)

770

 

1,084

 

1,152

 

1,225

 

52,358

 

 

Unsecured Term Loan

 

1.77

%

Mar-2021

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,814

 

315,088

 

770

 

1,084

 

1,152

 

1,225

 

52,358

 

258,499

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total indebtedness-excluding unsecured credit facility

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,029,998

 

$

6,275,178

 

$

162,753

 

$

619,787

 

$

284,129

 

$

979,551

 

$

95,341

 

$

4,133,617

 

 

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(1)                                 Includes credit enhancement fees, facility fees, trustees’ fees, the impact of interest rate hedges, offering costs, mark to market amortization and other fees.

 

(2)                                 Variable rates are given as of March 31, 2014.

 

(3)                                 Financed by variable rate debt, but interest rate is capped through an interest rate protection agreement.

 

(4)                                 Balances outstanding represent total amounts due at maturity, and are net of $5,082 and $5,291 of debt discount associated with the unsecured notes as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, and $111,702 and $120,684 of premium associated with secured notes as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, as reflected on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets included elsewhere in this report.

 

(5)                                 In July 2012 we remarketed the bonds converting them to a variable rate through July 2017.

 

(6)                                 Borrowing was repaid in accordance with its scheduled maturity in April 2014.

 

(7)                                 In July 2013 we remarketed the bonds converting them to variable rate through July 2018.

 

(8)                                 Borrowing is scheduled to mature in December 2015, and contractually includes an automatic one-year extension of the loan through December 2016.

 

Future Financing and Capital Needs — Portfolio and Other Activity

 

As of March 31, 2014, we had 31 wholly-owned communities under construction and five wholly-owned communities under reconstruction. Substantially all of the capital expenditures necessary to complete the communities currently under construction and reconstruction, and to fund development costs related to pursuing Development Rights, will be funded from:

 

·                  our $1,300,000,000 Credit Facility;

·                  the remaining capacity under our Term Loan;

·                  cash currently on hand, invested in highly liquid overnight money market funds and repurchase agreements, and short-term investment vehicles;

·                  retained operating cash;

·                  the net proceeds from sales of existing communities;

·                  the issuance of debt or equity securities; and/or

·                  private equity funding, including joint venture activity.

 

Before planned construction or reconstruction activity, including activity related to communities owned by unconsolidated joint ventures, begins, we intend to arrange adequate financing to complete these undertakings, although we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain such financing.  In the event that financing cannot be obtained, we may have to abandon Development Rights, write off associated pre-development costs that were capitalized and/or forego reconstruction activity.  In such instances, we will not realize the increased revenues and earnings that we expected from such Development Rights or reconstruction activity and significant losses could be incurred.

 

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From time to time we use joint ventures to hold or develop individual real estate assets.  We generally employ joint ventures primarily to mitigate asset concentration or market risk and secondarily as a source of liquidity.  We may also use joint ventures related to mixed-use land development opportunities where our partners bring development and operational expertise to the venture.  Each joint venture or partnership agreement has been individually negotiated, and our ability to operate and/or dispose of a community in our sole discretion may be limited to varying degrees depending on the terms of the joint venture or partnership agreement.  We cannot assure you that we will achieve our objectives through joint ventures.

 

In evaluating our allocation of capital within our markets, we sell assets that do not meet our long-term investment criteria or when capital and real estate markets allow us to realize a portion of the value created over the past business cycle and redeploy the proceeds from those sales to develop and redevelop communities.  Because the proceeds from the sale of communities may not be immediately redeployed into revenue generating assets, the immediate effect of a sale of a community for a gain is to increase net income, but reduce future total revenues, total expenses and NOI.  However, we believe that the absence of future cash flows from communities sold will have a minimal impact on our ability to fund future liquidity and capital resource needs.

 

Unconsolidated Real Estate Investments and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Fund I, Fund II and the U.S. Fund (collectively the “Funds”) were established to engage in real estate acquisition programs through discretionary investment funds.  We believe this investment format provides the following attributes:  (i) third-party joint venture equity as an additional source of financing to expand and diversify our portfolio; (ii) additional sources of income in the form of property management and asset management fees and, potentially, incentive distributions if the performance of the Funds exceeds certain thresholds; and (iii) additional visibility into the transactions occurring in multi-family assets that helps us with other investment decisions related to our wholly-owned portfolio.

 

Fund I has nine institutional investors, including us. One of our wholly owned subsidiaries is the general partner of Fund I and, excluding costs incurred in excess of our equity in the underlying net assets of Fund I, we have an equity investment of approximately $12,913,000 in Fund I (net of distributions and excluding the purchase by us of a mortgage note secured by a Fund I community), representing a 15.2% combined general partner and limited partner equity interest. Fund I was our principal vehicle for acquiring apartment communities from its formation in March 2005 through the close of its investment period in March 2008. Fund I has a term that expires in March 2015.

 

Fund II has six institutional investors, including us. One of our wholly owned subsidiaries is the general partner of Fund II and, excluding costs incurred in excess of our equity in the underlying net assets of Fund II, we have an equity investment of $86,317,000 (net of distributions), representing a 31.3% combined general partner and limited partner equity interest. Fund II served as the exclusive vehicle for acquiring apartment communities from its formation in 2008 through the close of its investment period in August 2011. Fund II has a term that expires in August 2020, assuming the exercise of two, one-year extension options.

 

The U.S. Fund has six institutional investors, including us. We are the general partner of the U.S. Fund and, excluding costs incurred in excess of our equity in the underlying net assets of the U.S. Fund, we have an equity investment of $93,530,000 (net of distributions), representing a 28.6% combined equity interest. The U.S. Fund was formed in July 2011 and is fully invested. The U.S. Fund has a term that expires in July 2023, assuming the exercise of two, one-year extension options. We acquired our interest in the U.S. Fund as part of the Archstone Acquisition.

 

In addition, also as part of the Archstone Acquisition, we acquired an interest in the AC JV LP, which has four institutional investors, including us. Excluding costs incurred in excess of our equity in the underlying net assets of the AC JV, we have an equity investment of $68,489,000 (net of distributions), representing a 20.0% equity interest. The AC JV was formed in 2011.

 

As of March 31, 2014, we had investments in the following unconsolidated real estate accounted for under the equity method of accounting.  Refer to Note 6, “Investments in Real Estate Entities,” of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements located elsewhere in this report, which includes information on the aggregate assets, liabilities and equity, as well as operating results, and our proportionate share of their operating results. Detail of the real estate and associated funding underlying our unconsolidated investments is presented in the following table.

 

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Company

 

# of

 

Total

 

Debt (2)

 

 

 

ownership

 

Apartment

 

capitalized

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

Maturity

 

Unconsolidated Real Estate Investments

 

percentage

 

homes

 

cost (1)

 

Amount

 

Type

 

rate (3)

 

date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. The Springs - Corona, CA (4)

 

 

 

320

 

$

30,051

 

$

22,062

 

Fixed

 

6.06

%

Oct 2014

 

2. Avalon Rutherford Station - East Rutherford, NJ

 

 

 

108

 

36,849

 

18,651

 

Fixed

 

6.13

%

Sep 2016

 

3  South Hills Apartments - West Covina, CA

 

 

 

85

 

25,014

 

11,762

 

Fixed

 

5.92

%

Oct 2014

 

4  Weymouth Place - Weymouth, MA (5)

 

 

 

211

 

25,499

 

13,455

 

Fixed

 

5.12

%

Mar 2015

 

Total Fund I

 

15.2

%

724

 

$

117,413

 

$

65,930

 

 

 

5.86

%

 

 

Fund II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Avalon Bellevue Park - Bellevue, WA

 

 

 

220

 

$

34,121

 

$

21,515

 

Fixed

 

5.52

%

Jun 2019

 

2. Avalon Fair Oaks - Fairfax, VA

 

 

 

491

 

72,605

 

42,128

 

Fixed

 

5.26

%

May 2017

 

3. The Apartments at Briarwood - Owings Mills, MD

 

 

 

348

 

45,671

 

26,684

 

Fixed

 

3.64

%

Nov 2017

 

4. Eaves Gaithersburg - Gaithersburg, MD (6)

 

 

 

684

 

102,411

 

63,200

 

Fixed

 

5.42

%

Jan 2018

 

5. Eaves Tustin - Tustin, CA

 

 

 

628

 

100,582

 

59,100

 

Fixed

 

3.81

%

Oct 2017

 

6. Eaves Los Alisos - Lake Forest, CA

 

 

 

140

 

27,466

 

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

7. Eaves Plainsboro - Plainsboro, NJ (6)

 

 

 

776

 

91,688

 

51,907

 

Fixed

 

4.56

%

Nov 2014

 

8. Eaves Carlsbad - Carlsbad, CA

 

 

 

450

 

80,536

 

46,141

 

Fixed

 

4.68

%

Feb 2018

 

9. Eaves Rockville - Rockville, MD

 

 

 

210

 

51,535

 

30,728

 

Fixed

 

4.26

%

Aug 2019

 

10. Captain Parker Arms - Lexington, MA

 

 

 

94

 

22,058

 

13,500

 

Fixed

 

3.90

%

Sep 2019

 

11. Eaves Rancho San Diego - San Diego, CA

 

 

 

676

 

127,134

 

71,042

 

Fixed

 

3.45

%

Nov 2018

 

12. Avalon Watchung - Watchung, NJ

 

 

 

334

 

65,977

 

40,950

 

Fixed

 

3.37

%

Apr 2019

 

Total Fund II

 

31.3

%

5,051

 

$

821,784

 

$

466,895

 

 

 

4.34

%

 

 

U.S. Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Eaves Sunnyvale - Sunnyvale, CA (6)

 

 

 

192

 

$

66,982

 

$

35,943

 

Fixed

 

5.32

%

Nov 2019

 

2. Avalon Studio 4041 - Studio City, CA

 

 

 

149

 

56,750

 

30,150

 

Fixed

 

3.34

%

Nov 2022

 

3. Marina Bay - Marina del Rey, CA (7)

 

 

 

205

 

73,833

 

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

4. Avalon Venice on Rose - Venice, CA

 

 

 

70

 

56,405

 

31,586

 

Fixed

 

3.31

%

Jun 2020

 

5. Boca Town Center - Boca Raton, FL (8)

 

 

 

252

 

46,134

 

24,948

 

Fixed

 

3.71

%

Feb 2019

 

6. Avalon Station 250 - Dedham, MA

 

 

 

285

 

94,993

 

60,000

 

Fixed

 

3.73

%

Sep 2022

 

7. Avalon Grosvenor Tower - Bethesda, MD

 

 

 

237

 

77,539

 

46,500

 

Fixed

 

3.74

%

Sep 2022

 

8. Avalon Kips Bay - New York, NY

 

 

 

209

 

133,898

 

69,807

 

Fixed

 

4.25

%

Jan 2019

 

9. Avalon Kirkland at Carillon - Kirkland, WA

 

 

 

131

 

49,635

 

30,561

 

Fixed

 

3.75

%

Feb 2019

 

Total U.S. Fund

 

28.6

%

1,730

 

$

656,169

 

$

329,495

 

 

 

3.94

%

 

 

AC JV (9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Avalon North Point - Cambridge, MA (10)

 

 

 

426

 

$

186,524

 

$

111,653

 

Fixed

 

6.00

%

July 2021

 

2. Avalon Woodland Park - Herndon, VA (10)

 

 

 

392

 

84,966

 

50,647

 

Fixed

 

6.00

%

July 2021

 

Total AC JV

 

20.0

%

818

 

$

271,490

 

$

162,300

 

 

 

6.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residual JV (12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  SWIB

 

 

 

1902

 

$

328,252

 

$

187,021

 

Fixed/ Variable

 

4.38

%

Dec 2014 (13)

 

Total Residual JV

 

8.0

%

1,902

 

$

328,252

 

$

187,021

 

 

 

4.38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Operating Joint Ventures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Avalon Chrystie Place I - New York, NY (11)

 

20.0

%

361

 

$

137,594

 

$

117,000

 

Variable

 

0.62

%

Nov 2036

 

2. Avalon at Mission Bay North II - San Francisco, CA (11)

 

25.0

%

313

 

124,337

 

105,000

 

Fixed

 

6.02

%

Dec 2015

 

3. Brandywine - Washington, DC

 

28.7

%

305

 

17,436

 

24,717

 

Fixed

 

4.30

%

Jun 2028

 

Total Other Joint Ventures

 

 

 

979

 

$

279,367

 

$

246,717

 

 

 

3.29

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Unconsolidated Investments

 

 

 

11,204

 

$

2,474,475

 

$

1,458,358

 

 

 

4.33

%

 

 

 


(1)      Represents total capitalized cost as of March 31, 2014.

 

(2)      We have not guaranteed the debt of unconsolidated investees and bear no responsibility for the repayment.

 

(3)      Represents weighted average rate on outstanding debt as of March 31, 2014.

 

(4)      Beginning in the third quarter of 2010, we consolidated the net assets and results of operations of The Springs.

 

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(5)         Fund I sold Weymouth Place for $25,750,000 in April 2014.

 

(6)         Borrowing on this community is comprised of two mortgage loans.

 

(7)         This community is under redevelopment for which the venture is expecting to invest $32,900,000. Currently approximately one half of the apartment homes are not in service due to the redevelopment.  This community is owned through a leasehold interest.

 

(8)         The debt secured by this community is a variable rate note converted to an effective fixed rate borrowing with an interest rate swap.

 

(9)         As discussed in this Form 10-Q, the venture commenced the construction of a third operating community in Cambridge, MA that, when completed, is expected to contain 103 apartments homes for a total capitalized cost of $28,000,000.

 

(10)  Borrowing is comprised of four mortgage loans made by the equity investors in the venture in proportion to their equity interests.

 

(11)  After the venture makes certain threshold distributions to the third-party partner, we will generally receive approximately 50% of all further distributions.

 

(12)  Our ownership interest of 8.0% is determined by our 40.0% ownership interest in the joint venture entity with Equity Residential, which owns a 20% interest in this joint venture.

 

(13)  Maturity date represents the earliest of the maturity dates on the two loans and six draws on the credit facility relating to the six communities owned by SWIB, as defined below. Maturity dates range from December 2014 to December 2029.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

In addition to our investment interests in consolidated and unconsolidated real estate entities, we have certain off-balance sheet arrangements with the entities in which we invest.  Additional discussion of these entities can be found in Note 6, “Investments in Real Estate Entities,” of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements located elsewhere in this report.

 

·                  Subsidiaries of Fund I have four loans secured by individual assets with aggregate amounts outstanding of $65,930,000, including $22,062,000 for the mortgage note of a Fund I subsidiary that we purchased during 2010.  Fund I subsidiary loans have varying maturity dates (and, in some cases, dates after which the loans can be prepaid without penalty), ranging from October 2014 to September 2016. These mortgage loans are secured by the underlying real estate. The mortgage loans are payable by the subsidiaries of Fund I with operating cash flow or disposition proceeds from the underlying real estate. We have not guaranteed the debt of Fund I, nor do we have any obligation to fund this debt should Fund I be unable to do so.

 

In addition, as part of the formation of Fund I, we provided one of the limited partners a guarantee to cover any shortfall of the total amount of all distributions to that partner during the life of Fund I (whether from operating cash flow or property sales) to the total capital contributions made by that partner, up to 10% of the total capital contributions made by the partner (maximum of approximately $7,500,000). As of March 31, 2014, the total amount of all distributions to that partner exceeds the total capital contributions made by that partner, satisfying this guarantee.  Therefore, we have not recorded any obligation for this guarantee as of March 31, 2014.

 

·                  As of March 31, 2014, subsidiaries of Fund II have 13 loans secured by individual assets with aggregate amounts of $466,895,000 with varying maturity dates (and, in some cases, dates after which the loans can be prepaid without penalty), ranging from November 2014 to September 2019.  The mortgage loans are payable by the subsidiaries of Fund II with operating cash flow or disposition proceeds from the underlying real estate. We have not guaranteed the debt of Fund II, nor do we have any obligation to fund this debt should Fund II be unable to do so.

 

In addition, as part of the formation of Fund II, we have provided to one of the limited partners a guarantee.  The guarantee provides that if, upon final liquidation of Fund II, the total amount of all distributions to that partner during the life of Fund II (whether from operating cash flow or property sales) does not equal a minimum of the total capital contributions made by that partner, then we will pay the partner an amount equal to the shortfall, but in no event more than 10% of the total capital contributions made by the partner (maximum of approximately $8,910,000 as of March 31, 2014).  As of March 31, 2014, the expected realizable value of the real estate assets owned by Fund II is considered adequate to cover such potential payment to that partner under the expected Fund II liquidation scenario.  The estimated fair value of, and our obligation under this guarantee, both at inception and as of March 31, 2014, was not significant and therefore we have not recorded any obligation for this guarantee as of March 31, 2014.

 

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·                  Each individual mortgage loan of Fund I or Fund II was made to a special purpose, single asset subsidiary of the Funds.  Each mortgage loan provides that it is the obligation of the respective subsidiary only, except under exceptional circumstances (such as fraud or misapplication of funds) in which case the respective Fund could also have obligations with respect to the mortgage loan.  In no event do the mortgage loans provide for recourse against investors in the Funds, including against us or our wholly-owned subsidiaries that invest in the Funds.  A default by a Fund or a Fund subsidiary on any loan to it would not constitute a default under any of our loans or any loans of our other non-Fund subsidiaries or affiliates.  If either the Funds or a subsidiary of one of the Funds were unable to meet its obligations under a loan, the value of our investment in that Fund would likely decline and we might also be more likely to be obligated under the guarantee we provided to one of the Fund partners in each Fund as described above.  If a Fund subsidiary or a Fund were unable to meet its obligations under a loan, we and/or the other investors might evaluate whether it was in our respective interests to voluntarily support the Fund through additional equity contributions and/or take other actions to avoid a default under a loan or the consequences of a default (such as foreclosure of a Fund asset).

 

In the future, in the event either of the Funds were unable to meet their obligations under a loan, we cannot predict at this time whether we would provide any voluntary support, or take any other action, as any such action would depend on a variety of factors, including the amount of support required and the possibility that such support could enhance the return of either of the Funds and/or our returns by providing time for performance to improve.

 

·                  As of March 31, 2014, subsidiaries of the U.S. Fund have nine loans secured by individual assets with amounts outstanding in the aggregate of $329,495,000 with varying maturity dates, ranging from January 2019 to November 2022. The mortgage loans are payable by the subsidiaries of the U.S. Fund with operating cash flow or disposition proceeds from the underlying real estate. We have not guaranteed the debt of the U.S. Fund, nor do we have any obligation to fund this debt should the U.S. Fund be unable to do so.

 

·                  As of March 31, 2014, subsidiaries of the AC JV have eight unsecured loans outstanding in the aggregate amount of $162,300,000 which mature in July 2021, and which were made by the investors in the venture, including us, in proportion to the investors’ respective equity ownership interest.  The unsecured loans are payable by the subsidiaries of the AC JV with operating cash flow from the venture. We have not guaranteed the debt of the AC JV, nor do we have any obligation to fund this debt should the AC JV be unable to do so.

 

·                  CVP I, LLC, the entity that owns Avalon Chrystie Place I, has outstanding tax-exempt, variable rate bonds maturing in November 2036 in the amount of $117,000,000, which have permanent credit enhancement.  We have not guaranteed the debt of CVP I, LLC, nor do we have any obligation to fund this debt should CVP I, LLC be unable to do so.

 

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·                  MVP I, LLC, the entity that owns Avalon at Mission Bay North II, has a loan secured by the underlying real estate assets of the community for $105,000,000.  The loan is a fixed rate, interest-only note bearing interest at 6.02%, maturing in December 2015.  We have not guaranteed the debt of MVP I, LLC, nor do we have any obligation to fund this debt should MVP I, LLC be unable to do so.

 

·                  Brandywine Apartments of Maryland, LLC (“Brandywine”) has an outstanding $24,717,000 fixed rate mortgage loan that is payable by Brandywine.  We have not guaranteed the debt of Brandywine, nor do we have any obligation to fund this debt should Brandywine be unable to do so.

 

·                  Through subsidiaries, we and Equity entered into three limited liability company agreements (collectively, the “Residual JV”) through which we and Equity acquired (i) certain assets of Archstone that we and Equity plan to divest (to third parties or to us or Equity) over time (the “Residual Assets”), and (ii) various liabilities of Archstone that we and Equity agreed to assume in conjunction with the Archstone Acquisition (the “Residual Liabilities”).  The Residual Assets include interests in apartment communities in Germany; a 20.0% interest in Lake Mendota Investments, LLC and Subsidiaries (“SWIB”); two land parcels; and various licenses, insurance policies, contracts, office leases and other miscellaneous assets.  The Residual Liabilities include most existing or future litigation and claims related to Archstone’s operations for periods before the close of the Archstone Acquisition, except for (i) claims that principally relate to the physical condition of the assets acquired directly by us or Equity, which generally remain the sole responsibility of us or Equity, as applicable, and (ii) certain tax and other litigation between Archstone and various equity holders in Archstone related to periods before the close of the Archstone Acquisition, and claims which may arise due to changes in the capital structure of Archstone that occurred prior to closing, for which Lehman has agreed to indemnify us and Equity. We and Equity jointly control the Residual JV and we hold a 40% economic interest in the assets and liabilities of the Residual JV.

 

During 2014, the Residual JV completed the disposition of substantially all of its indirect interest in German multifamily real estate assets as well as the associated property management company.  Our pro rata share of the proceeds that have been repatriated to the Residual JV as a result of these dispositions was approximately $40,100,000.

 

There are no other lines of credit, side agreements, financial guarantees or any other derivative financial instruments related to or between our unconsolidated real estate entities and us.  In evaluating our capital structure and overall leverage, management takes into consideration our proportionate share of this unconsolidated debt.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

We currently have contractual obligations consisting primarily of long-term debt obligations and lease obligations for certain land parcels and regional and administrative office space.  As of March 31, 2014, other than as discussed in this Form 10-Q, there have been no other material changes in our scheduled contractual obligations as disclosed in our Form 10-K.

 

Development Communities

 

As of March 31, 2014, we had 31 Development Communities under construction.  We expect these Development Communities, when completed, to add a total of 9,179 apartment homes to our portfolio for a total capitalized cost, including land acquisition costs, of approximately $2,992,700,000.  We cannot assure you that we will meet our schedule for construction completion or that we will meet our budgeted costs, either individually or in the aggregate.  You should carefully review Item 1A., “Risk Factors,” of our Form 10-K for a discussion of the risks associated with development activity.

 

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The following table presents a summary of the Development Communities. We hold a direct or indirect fee simple ownership interest in these communities.

 

 

 

Number of

 

Projected total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

apartment

 

capitalized cost (1)

 

Construction

 

Initial projected

 

Estimated

 

Estimated

 

 

 

homes

 

($ millions)

 

start

 

occupancy (2)

 

completion

 

stabilization (3)

 

1.

AVA University District

 

283

 

$

75.7

 

Q2 2012

 

Q3 2013

 

Q2 2014

 

Q4 2014

 

 

Seattle, WA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Avalon Mosaic

 

531

 

115.3

 

Q1 2012

 

Q3 2013

 

Q4 2014

 

Q2 2015

 

 

Tysons Corner, VA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Avalon West Chelsea/AVA High Line

 

710

 

276.1

 

Q4 2011

 

Q4 2013

 

Q1 2015

 

Q3 2015

 

 

New York, NY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Avalon Arlington North (4)

 

228

 

84.9

 

Q2 2012

 

Q4 2013

 

Q3 2014

 

Q1 2015

 

 

Arlington, VA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Avalon Morrison Park

 

250

 

79.1

 

Q3 2012

 

Q4 2013

 

Q3 2014

 

Q1 2015

 

 

San Jose, CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Avalon Dublin Station II

 

253

 

77.7

 

Q2 2012

 

Q1 2014

 

Q2 2014

 

Q4 2014

 

 

Dublin, CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

AVA 55 Ninth

 

273

 

121.8

 

Q3 2012

 

Q1 2014

 

Q4 2014

 

Q2 2015

 

 

San Francisco, CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Avalon Ossining

 

168

 

37.4

 

Q4 2012

 

Q1 2014

 

Q3 2014

 

Q1 2015

 

 

Ossining, NY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.

Avalon Canton

 

196

 

40.9

 

Q2 2013

 

Q1 2014

 

Q3 2014

 

Q1 2015

 

 

Canton, MA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.

Avalon Huntington Station

 

303

 

83.3

 

Q1 2013

 

Q1 2014

 

Q1 2015

 

Q3 2015

 

 

Huntington Station, NY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.

Archstone Memorial Heights Phase I

 

318

 

54.9

 

Q3 2012

 

Q1 2014

 

Q3 2014

 

Q1 2015

 

 

Houston, TX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.

Avalon Alderwood I

 

367

 

69.2

 

Q2 2013

 

Q2 2014

 

Q2 2015

 

Q4 2015

 

 

Lynnwood, WA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.

Avalon Exeter

 

187

 

123.2

 

Q2 2011

 

Q2 2014

 

Q3 2014

 

Q1 2015

 

 

Boston, MA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.

Avalon/AVA Assembly Row

 

445

 

113.5

 

Q2 2012

 

Q2 2014

 

Q4 2014

 

Q2 2015

 

 

Somerville, MA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.

Avalon Berkeley (4)

 

94

 

30.2

 

Q3 2012

 

Q2 2014

 

Q3 2014

 

Q4 2014

 

 

Berkeley, CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16.

AVA Little Tokyo

 

280

 

109.8

 

Q4 2012

 

Q3 2014

 

Q2 2015

 

Q4 2015

 

 

Los Angeles, CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.

Avalon Wharton

 

248

 

55.6

 

Q4 2012

 

Q1 2015

 

Q3 2015

 

Q1 2016

 

 

Wharton, NJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18.

AVA Stuart Street

 

398

 

175.7

 

Q1 2013

 

Q1 2015

 

Q3 2015

 

Q1 2016

 

 

Boston, MA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19.

Avalon San Dimas

 

156

 

41.4

 

Q2 2013

 

Q4 2014

 

Q1 2015

 

Q3 2015

 

 

San Dimas, CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20.

Maple Leaf (5)

 

103

 

28.0

 

Q3 2013

 

Q3 2014

 

Q4 2014

 

Q1 2015

 

 

Cambridge, MA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21.

Avalon at Stratford

 

130

 

29.7

 

Q3 2013

 

Q3 2014

 

Q4 2014

 

Q2 2015

 

 

Stratford, CT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22.

Avalon Hayes Valley

 

182

 

90.2

 

Q3 2013

 

Q1 2015

 

Q2 2015

 

Q4 2015

 

 

San Francisco, CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23.

Avalon Willoughby Square/AVA DoBro

 

826

 

444.9

 

Q3 2013

 

Q3 2015

 

Q4 2016

 

Q2 2017

 

 

Brooklyn, NY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24.

Avalon Baker Ranch

 

430

 

132.9

 

Q4 2013

 

Q1 2015

 

Q1 2016

 

Q3 2016

 

 

Lake Forest, CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25.

Avalon Vista

 

221

 

58.3

 

Q4 2013

 

Q2 2015

 

Q4 2015

 

Q2 2016

 

 

Vista, CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26.

Avalon Bloomfield Station

 

224

 

53.4

 

Q4 2013

 

Q3 2015

 

Q1 2016

 

Q3 2016

 

 

Bloomfield, NJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27.

Avalon Glendora

 

256

 

75.1

 

Q4 2013

 

Q3 2015

 

Q1 2016

 

Q3 2016

 

 

Glendora, CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28.

Avalon Roseland

 

136

 

46.2

 

Q1 2014

 

Q2 2015

 

Q4 2015

 

Q2 2016

 

 

Roseland, NJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29.

Avalon Hillwood Square

 

384

 

109.8

 

Q1 2014

 

Q2 2015

 

Q1 2016

 

Q3 2016

 

 

Falls Church, VA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30.

Avalon Marlborough

 

350

 

77.1

 

Q1 2014

 

Q2 2015

 

Q2 2016

 

Q4 2016

 

 

Marlborough, MA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.

AVA Capitol Hill

 

249

 

81.4

 

Q1 2014

 

Q4 2015

 

Q2 2016

 

Q4 2016

 

 

Seattle, WA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

9,179

 

$

2,992.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(1)                                 Projected total capitalized cost includes all capitalized costs projected to be or actually incurred to develop the respective Development Community, determined in accordance with GAAP, including land acquisition costs, construction costs, real estate taxes, capitalized interest and loan fees, permits, professional fees, allocated development overhead and other regulatory fees.  Projected total capitalized cost for communities identified as having joint venture ownership, either during construction or upon construction completion, represents the total projected joint venture contribution amount.

 

(2)                                 Future initial occupancy dates are estimates.  There can be no assurance that we will pursue to completion any or all of these proposed developments.

 

(3)                                 Stabilized operations is defined as the earlier of (i) attainment of 95% or greater physical occupancy or (ii) the one-year anniversary of completion of development.

 

(4)                                 Avalon North Arlington and Avalon Berkeley were formerly Archstone branded developments.

 

(5)                                 The Company has a 20% ownership interest in this community through the AC JV LP.

 

The Company anticipates commencing the construction of 11 apartment communities during the balance of 2014, which, if completed as expected, will contain 3,397 apartment homes and be constructed for a total capitalized cost of $1,065,600,000.

 

Redevelopment Communities

 

As of March 31, 2014, there were five communities under redevelopment.  We expect the total capitalized cost to redevelop these communities to be $69,900,000 excluding costs incurred prior to redevelopment.  We have found that the cost to redevelop an existing apartment community is more difficult to budget and estimate than the cost to develop a new community.  Accordingly, we expect that actual costs may vary from our budget by a wider range than for a new development community. We cannot assure you that we will meet our schedule for reconstruction completion or for attaining restabilized operations, or that we will meet our budgeted costs, either individually or in the aggregate. We anticipate maintaining or increasing our current level of redevelopment activity related to communities in our current operating portfolio for the remainder of 2014.  You should carefully review Item 1A., “Risk Factors,” of our Form 10-K for a discussion of the risks associated with redevelopment activity.

 

The following presents a summary of these Redevelopment Communities:

 

 

 

Number of

 

Projected total

 

 

 

Estimated

 

Estimated

 

 

 

apartment

 

capitalized cost (1)

 

Reconstruction

 

reconstruction

 

restabilized

 

 

 

homes

 

($ millions)

 

start

 

completion

 

operations (2)

 

1.

AVA Burbank

748

 

$

19.8

 

Q4 2012

 

Q4 2014

 

Q1 2015

 

 

Burbank, CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

AVA Pasadena

84

 

5.6

 

Q2 2013

 

Q2 2014

 

Q4 2014

 

 

Pasadena, CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Eaves Creekside

294

 

11.9

 

Q3 2013

 

Q4 2014

 

Q2 2015

 

 

Mountain View, CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Avalon Crescent

558

 

9.0

 

Q1 2014

 

Q4 2014

 

Q2 2015

 

 

McLean, VA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Avalon at Mission Bay

564

 

23.6

 

Q1 2014

 

Q1 2016

 

Q3 2016

 

 

San Diego, CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (3) (4)

2,248

 

$

69.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(1)                                 Projected total capitalized cost does not include capitalized costs incurred prior to redevelopment.

 

(2)                                 Restabilized operations is defined as the earlier of (i) attainment of 95% or greater physical occupancy or (ii) the one-year anniversary of completion of redevelopment.

 

(3)                                 We commenced the redevelopment of AVA Back Bay in Boston, MA during the first quarter of 2013 for an estimated total capitalized cost of $16.9 million. The redevelopment of this community is primarily focused on the exterior and/or common area and is not expected to have a material impact on community operations. This community is therefore included in the Established Community portfolio and not classified as a Redevelopment Community.

 

(4)                                 We assumed responsibility for the redevelopment of Marina Bay, comprised of 205 apartment homes and 229 boat slips, in conjunction with the Archstone Acquisition. Marina Bay, located in Marina del Rey, CA is owned by the U.S. Fund, in which the Company holds a 28.6% interest, and is being redeveloped for an estimated total capitalized cost of $32.9 million. All capital necessary for the redevelopment of Marina Bay was contributed to the venture prior to the Company acquiring an interest in the venture.

 

Development Rights

 

At March 31, 2014, we had $250,204,000 in acquisition and related capitalized costs for 13 land parcels we own or control through a land lease for development, and $34,305,000 in capitalized costs (including legal fees, design fees and related overhead costs) related to 32 Development Rights for which we control the land parcel, typically through an option to purchase or lease the land.  Collectively, the land held for development and associated costs for deferred development rights relate to 45 Development Rights for which we expect to develop new apartment communities in the future. The cumulative capitalized costs for land held for development as of March 31, 2014 includes $192,848,000 in original land acquisition costs. The Development Rights range from those beginning design and architectural planning to those that have completed site plans and drawings and can begin construction almost immediately. We estimate that the successful completion of all of these communities would ultimately add approximately 12,632 apartment homes to our portfolio. Substantially all of these apartment homes will offer features like those offered by the communities we currently own.

 

As noted above, for 32 Development Rights, we control the land through an option to purchase or lease the parcel.  While we generally prefer to hold Development Rights through options to acquire land, for the remaining 13 Development Rights we either currently own the land or have executed a long term land lease for the parcel of land on which a community would be built if we proceeded with development.

 

The properties comprising the Development Rights are in different stages of the due diligence and regulatory approval process.  The decisions as to which of the Development Rights to invest in, if any, or to continue to pursue once an investment in a Development Right is made, are business judgments that we make after we perform financial, demographic and other analyses.  In the event that we do not proceed with a Development Right, we generally would not recover any of the capitalized costs incurred in the pursuit of those communities, unless we were to recover amounts in connection with the sale of land; however, we cannot guarantee a recovery.  Pre-development costs incurred in the pursuit of Development Rights for which future development is not yet considered probable are expensed as incurred.  In addition, if the status of a Development Right changes, making future development no longer probable, any capitalized pre-development costs are charged to expense.  During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we incurred a charge of approximately $702,000 for development pursuits that were not yet probable of future development at the time incurred, or for pursuits that we determined were not likely to be developed.

 

You should carefully review Section 1A., “Risk Factors,” of our Form 10-K for a discussion of the risks associated with Development Rights.

 

The following presents a summary of these Development Rights:

 

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Projected total

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated

 

capitalized

 

 

 

Number

 

number

 

cost

 

Location

 

of rights

 

of homes

 

($ millions) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boston, MA

 

5

 

1,630

 

$

512

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fairfield-New Haven, CT

 

1

 

160

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York City

 

1

 

167

 

71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York Suburban

 

6

 

1,069

 

327

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Jersey

 

15

 

4,415

 

1,069

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baltimore, MD

 

1

 

343

 

69

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington, DC Metro

 

6

 

1,906

 

508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seattle, WA

 

4

 

1,298

 

359

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oakland-East Bay, CA

 

2

 

486

 

173

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Francisco, CA

 

1

 

330

 

162

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orange County, CA

 

2

 

534

 

171

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Angeles, CA

 

1

 

294

 

152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

45

 

12,632

 

$

3,613

 

 


(1)                                 Projected total capitalized cost includes all capitalized costs incurred to date (if any) and projected to be incurred to develop the respective community, determined in accordance with GAAP, including land acquisition costs, construction costs, real estate taxes, capitalized interest and loan fees, permits, professional fees, allocated development overhead and other regulatory fees.

 

Land Acquisitions

 

During the first quarter of 2014, we acquired land parcels related to the development of two apartment communities for an aggregate purchase price of $29,907,000. We expect to commence construction on these land parcels in the next 12 months.

 

Other Land and Real Estate Assets

 

We own land parcels with a carrying value of approximately $27,972,000, which we do not currently plan to develop. These parcels consist of land that we (i) originally planned to develop and (ii) ancillary parcels acquired in connection with Development Rights that we had not planned to develop. We believe that the current carrying value for all of these land parcels is such that there is no indication of impaired value, or further need to record a charge for impairment in the case of assets previously impaired. However, we may be subject to the recognition of further charges for impairment in the event that there are indicators of such impairment and we determine that the carrying value of the assets is greater than the current fair value, less costs to dispose.

 

Insurance and Risk of Uninsured Losses

 

We carry commercial general liability insurance and property insurance with respect to all of our communities.  These policies, and other insurance policies we carry, have policy specifications, insured limits and deductibles that we consider commercially reasonable.  There are, however, certain types of losses (such as losses arising from acts of war) that are not insured, in full or in part, because they are either uninsurable or the cost of insurance makes it, in management’s view, economically impractical.  You should carefully review the discussion under Item 1A., “Risk Factors,” of our Form 10-K for a discussion of risks associated with an uninsured property or liability loss.

 

Many of our West Coast communities are located in the general vicinity of active earthquake faults.  Many of our communities are near, and thus susceptible to, the major fault lines in California, including the San Andreas Fault

 

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and the Hayward Fault.  We cannot assure you that an earthquake would not cause damage or losses greater than insured levels.  We have in place with respect to communities located in California and Washington, for any single occurrence and in the aggregate, $150,000,000 of coverage.  Earthquake coverage outside of California and Washington is subject to a $175,000,000 limit for each occurrence and in the aggregate. In California the deductible for each occurrence is five percent of the insured value of each damaged building. Our earthquake insurance outside of California provides for a $100,000 deductible per occurrence except that the next $350,000 of loss per occurrence outside California will be treated as an additional self-insured retention until the total incurred self-insured retention exceeds $1,500,000.

 

Just as with office buildings, transportation systems and government buildings, there have been reports that apartment communities could become targets of terrorism.  In December 2007, Congress passed the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (“TRIPRA”) which is designed to make terrorism insurance available through a federal back-stop program until it expires in December 2014. Congress is currently considering extending TRIPRA, however there can be no assurance at this time that Congress will extend the provisions of TRIPRA.  In connection with this legislation, we have purchased insurance for property damage due to terrorism up to $250,000,000.  Additionally, we have purchased insurance for certain terrorist acts, not covered under TRIPRA, such as domestic-based terrorism.  This insurance, often referred to as “non-certified” terrorism insurance, is subject to deductibles, limits and exclusions.  Our general liability policy provides TRIPRA coverage (subject to deductibles and insured limits) for liability to third parties that result from terrorist acts at our communities.

 

Inflation and Deflation

 

Substantially all of our apartment leases are for a term of one year or less.  In an inflationary environment, this may allow us to realize increased rents upon renewal of existing leases or the beginning of new leases.  Short-term leases generally minimize our risk from the adverse effects of inflation, although these leases generally permit residents to leave at the end of the lease term and therefore expose us to the effect of a decline in market rents. Similarly, in a deflationary rent environment, we may be exposed to declining rents more quickly under these shorter-term leases.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  You can identify forward-looking statements by our use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “assume,” “project,” “plan,” “may,” “shall,” “will” and other similar expressions in this Form 10-Q, that predict or indicate future events and trends and that do not report historical matters.  These statements include, among other things, statements regarding our intent, belief or expectations with respect to:

 

·                  our potential development, redevelopment, acquisition or disposition of communities;

·                  the timing and cost of completion of apartment communities under construction, reconstruction, development or redevelopment;

·                  the timing of lease-up, occupancy and stabilization of apartment communities;

·                  the pursuit of land on which we are considering future development;

·                  the anticipated operating performance of our communities;

·                  cost, yield, revenue, NOI and earnings estimates;

·                  our declaration or payment of distributions;

·                  our joint venture and discretionary fund activities;

·                  our policies regarding investments, indebtedness, acquisitions, dispositions, financings and other matters;

·                  our qualification as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code;

·                  the real estate markets in Northern and Southern California and markets in selected states in the Mid-Atlantic, New England, Metro New York/New Jersey and Pacific Northwest regions of the United States and in general;

·                  the availability of debt and equity financing;

·                  interest rates;

·                  general economic conditions including the potential impacts from current economic conditions; and

·                  trends affecting our financial condition or results of operations.

 

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We cannot assure the future results or outcome of the matters described in these statements; rather, these statements merely reflect our current expectations of the approximate outcomes of the matters discussed. We do not undertake a duty to update these forward-looking statements, and therefore they may not represent our estimates and assumptions after the date of this report. You should not rely on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control.  These risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. You should carefully review the discussion under Item 1A., “Risk Factors,” in this report, for a discussion of risks associated with forward-looking statements.

 

Some of the factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

·                  we may fail to secure development opportunities due to an inability to reach agreements with third-parties to obtain land at attractive prices or to obtain desired zoning and other local approvals;

·                  we may abandon or defer development opportunities for a number of reasons, including changes in local market conditions which make development less desirable, increases in costs of development, increases in the cost of capital or lack of capital availability, resulting in losses;

·                  construction costs of a community may exceed our original estimates;

·                  we may not complete construction and lease-up of communities under development or redevelopment on schedule, resulting in increased interest costs and construction costs and a decrease in our expected rental revenues;

·                  occupancy rates and market rents may be adversely affected by competition and local economic and market conditions which are beyond our control;

·                  financing may not be available on favorable terms or at all, and our cash flows from operations and access to cost effective capital may be insufficient for the development of our pipeline which could limit our pursuit of opportunities;

·                  our cash flows may be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest, and we may be unable to refinance existing indebtedness or the terms of such refinancing may not be as favorable as the terms of existing indebtedness;

·                  we may be unsuccessful in our management of Fund I, Fund II, the U.S. Fund, the AC JV or the REIT vehicles that are used with each respective fund; and

·                  we may be unsuccessful in managing changes in our portfolio composition, including operating outside of our core markets as a result of the Archstone Acquisition.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to use judgment in the application of accounting policies, including making estimates and assumptions.  If our judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions had been different, or different assumptions were made, it is possible that different accounting policies would have been applied, resulting in different financial results or a different presentation of our financial statements.  Our critical accounting policies consist primarily of the following: (i) principles of consolidation, (ii) cost capitalization, (iii) asset impairment evaluation and (iv) REIT status.  Our critical accounting policies and estimates have not changed materially from the discussion of our significant accounting policies found in Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Results of Operations in our Form 10-K.

 

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ITEM 3.                                                  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

There have been no material changes to our exposures to market risk since December 31, 2013.

 

ITEM 4.                                                  CONTROL AND PROCEDURES

 

(a)                                 Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.

 

The Company carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2014.  Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 

We continue to review and document our disclosure controls and procedures, including our internal controls and procedures for financial reporting, and may from time to time make changes aimed at enhancing their effectiveness and to ensure that our systems evolve with our business.

 

(b)                                 Changes in internal controls over financial reporting.

 

None.

 

PART II.                                            OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.                                                  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

The Company is involved in various claims and/or administrative proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. While no assurances can be given, the Company does not believe that any of these outstanding litigation matters, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or its results of operations.

 

ITEM 1A.                                        RISK FACTORS

 

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results discussed in our Form 10-K in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”  The risks described in our Form 10-K are not the only risks that could affect the Company.  Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results in the future.  There have been no material changes to our risk factors since December 31, 2013.

 

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 ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

 

 

None.

 

 

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

Period

 

(a)
Total Number of Shares
Purchased (1)

 

(b)
Average Price Paid per
Share

 

(c)
Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs

 

(d)
Maximum Dollar
Amount that May Yet
be Purchased Under
the Plans or Programs
(in thousands) (2)

 

January 1 - January 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

200,000

 

February 1 - February 28, 2014

 

4,370

 

$

127.47

 

 

200,000

 

March 1 - March 31, 2014

 

28,995

 

$

128.94

 

 

200,000

 

 


(1)                                                         Reflects shares surrendered to the Company in connection with exercise of stock options as payment of exercise price, as well as for taxes associated with the vesting of restricted share grants.

 

(2)                                                         As disclosed in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, represents amounts outstanding under the Company’s $500,000,000 Stock Repurchase Program.  There is no scheduled expiration date to this program.

 

ITEM 3.

 

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

 

 

 

 

None.

 

 

 

ITEM 4.

 

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

 

 

 

 

Not applicable

 

 

 

ITEM 5.

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

None.

 

 

 

ITEM 6.

 

EXHIBITS

 

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Exhibit No.

 

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

3(i).1

 

 

Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Articles of Incorporation of AvalonBay Communities (the “Company”), dated as of June 4, 1998. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i).1 to Form 10-K of the Company filed on March 1, 2007.)

 

 

 

 

 

3(i).2

 

 

Articles of Amendment, dated as of October 2, 1998. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i).2 to Form 10-K of the Company filed on March 1, 2007.)

 

 

 

 

 

3(i).3

 

 

Articles of Amendment, dated as of May 22, 2013. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i).3 to Form 8-K of the Company filed on May 22, 2013.)

 

 

 

 

 

3(ii).1

 

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as adopted by the Board of Directors on May 21, 2009. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii).1 to Form 10-Q of the Company filed November 2, 2012.)

 

 

 

 

 

3(ii).2

 

 

Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, dated February 10, 2010. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii).2 to Form 10-Q of the Company filed November 2, 2012.)

 

 

 

 

 

3(ii).3

 

 

Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, dated September 19, 2012. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form 8-K of the Company filed September 20, 2012.)

 

 

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

Indenture for Senior Debt Securities, dated as of January 16, 1998, between the Company and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Company (File No. 333-139839), filed January 8, 2007.)

 

 

 

 

 

4.2

 

 

First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 20, 1998, between the Company and the State Street Bank and Trust Company as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Company (File No. 333-139839), filed January 8, 2007.)

 

 

 

 

 

4.3

 

 

Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 7, 1998, between the Company and State Street Bank and Trust Company as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Company (File No. 333-139839), filed January 8, 2007.)

 

 

 

 

 

4.4

 

 

Amended and Restated Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2000 between the Company and State Street Bank and Trust Company as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Company (File No. 333-139839), filed January 8, 2007.)

 

 

 

 

 

4.5

 

 

Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 18, 2006 between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Company (File No. 333-139839), filed January 8, 2007.)

 

 

 

 

 

4.6

 

 

Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 8.1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Company (File No. 333-87063), filed September 14, 1999.)

 

 

 

 

 

4.7

 

 

Amendment to the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan filed on December 17, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to the Prospectus Supplement filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 on December 17, 1999.)

 

 

 

 

 

4.8

 

 

Amendment to the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan filed on March 26, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to the Prospectus Supplement filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 on March 26, 2004.)

 

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4.9

 

 

Amendment to the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan filed on May 15, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to the Prospectus Supplement filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 on May 15, 2006.)

 

 

 

 

 

10.1

 

 

Term Loan Agreement, dated March 31, 2014, among the Company, as Borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and a bank, PNC Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent and a bank, and a syndicate of other financial institutions, serving as banks. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K of the Company filed April 2, 2014.)

 

 

 

 

 

12.1

 

 

Statements re: Computation of Ratios. (Filed herewith.)

 

 

 

 

 

31.1

 

 

Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive Officer). (Filed herewith.)

 

 

 

 

 

31.2

 

 

Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Financial Officer). (Filed herewith.)

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer). (Furnished herewith.)

 

 

 

 

 

101

 

 

XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language). The following materials from AvalonBay Communities, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2014, formatted in XBRL: (i) condensed consolidated balance sheets, (ii) condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income, (iii) condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, and (iv) notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: May 2, 2014

/s/ Timothy J. Naughton

 

Timothy J. Naughton

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

Date: May 2, 2014

/s/ Thomas J. Sargeant

 

Thomas J. Sargeant

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

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