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Admiral Capital Group and ESG Kullen Complete Successful Sale Of Trellis at The Lakes Tampa MSA

November 12th, 2020

Admiral Capital Group and ESG Kullen announced the successful sale of Trellis at the Lakes, a 688-unit multifamily property located in St. Petersburg, Florida, in the Tampa MSA.

Admiral and ESG acquired the apartment community for $80.9 million in September 2016 through a joint venture. The investment provided an opportunity to purchase a well-located asset in at a discount to replacement cost and provide a value housing alternative to the rapidly growing workforce in one of the top growth markets in the United States. The asset was sold for $114 million, representing an increase of over 40% in value.

During its ownership, the joint venture set to improve the aesthetics and overall experience for tenants. The partnership renamed and repositioned the property through exterior enhancements, by curing deferred maintenance and upgrading unit interiors. Select improvements included construction of a new state-of-the-art fitness center, pool area enhancements, new outdoor kitchens, other amenity upgrades and landscaping improvements across the property. Interior renovations included upgrading countertops, modernizing kitchens with new cabinets, appliances and flooring and renovating bathrooms. The upgrades and improvements to reposition the property enhanced the offering to potential tenants and provide a high-quality, cost-effective alternative to newer nearby assets with higher overall rents.

“Identifying under-capitalized assets in markets with a supply and demand imbalance has been a critical part of our growth and success in the multifamily space,” said Dan Bassichis, co-founder of Admiral Capital Group. “With its strong fundamentals and accelerating job and population growth, Tampa has been a key market for Admiral, and this property was an ideal fit for executing our value-add investment strategy. We couldn’t be more pleased with the execution with ESG Kullen.”

Trellis is Admiral’s second real estate asset in Tampa. Nationally, Admiral has acquired over 12,800 multifamily units, 1.8 million square feet of office, 790,000 square feet of retail and 900 hotel keys. Trellis at the Lakes was Admiral’s first of two acquisitions with ESG Kullen. In addition to Trellis at the Lakes, Admiral partnered with ESG to purchase a fractured condominium property in Orlando.

“The Trellis sale is particularly exciting to us as it validates our Florida re-positioning thesis which focuses on design, value, sustainability and engagement,” said ESG Kullen principal, Eric Granowsky. “We still see outsized performance in Central Florida as population growth, projected jobs growth, and supply/demand fundamentals continue to support strong multifamily absorption and look forward to replicating this success with Admiral Capital and share its commitment to strengthening communities across the country.”

Vice Chairman Patrick Dufour, Directors Ryan Crowley and Andrew Visnick, and Associate Pibu Aulakh represented the seller in the disposition.

About Admiral Capital Group

Admiral Capital Group (“Admiral”) is a real estate and private equity investment firm with offices in New York, San Antonio and Dallas. Admiral was co-founded by David Robinson, US Naval Academy graduate, philanthropist and NBA Hall of Famer, and Daniel Bassichis, formerly of Goldman Sachs. Admiral has acquired over $1.8 billion of real estate assets through a series of discretionary funds and separate accounts, and targets value-add and core-plus opportunities in office, multifamily, hotel and retail properties. Admiral has also invested in private equity and growth equity opportunities in the sports, hospitality, entertainment and education sectors through special purpose entities. Admiral’s founders also have pledged 10% of their profits to philanthropic causes in certain areas where Admiral invests, building on Robinson’s lifetime commitment to support education and lower-income communities. For more information, visit www.admiralcapitalgroup.com.

About ESGKullen

ESG Kullen is a leading force in Multifamily ownership, investment, and RE-positioning throughout the United States. The firm has a rich legacy of delivering superior risk adjusted returns through a combination of Value Add and opportunistic Multifamily strategies. Launched in 2009 by New York Real Estate entrepreneur Eric Granowsky and Los Angeles based Real Estate developer Thomas DelPonti, the firm has deployed more than $1B of debt and equity capital in its acquisition of over 8,000 Multifamily units in 29 properties.

 
 

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