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Emira crosses halfway mark in sale of 282 apartments in office-to-residence development
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Emira crosses halfway mark in sale of 282 apartments in office-to-residence development
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14th September 2023
By: Schalk Burger
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor
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JSE-listed real estate investment trust Emira Property Fund has crossed the halfway mark in selling the 282 apartments in its office-to-residences conversion of The Bolton, in Rosebank, as it continues with its ongoing programme of strategic capital rotation.
Its investment strategy for The Bolton has created excellent value for its stakeholders. The company invested R125-million in the conversion of the former office building, which was worth R80-million at the time.
It has earned an average of R17-million of income every year from the property since the redevelopment began to be tenanted in late 2018. Currently, on exit on a sectional title basis, the total sales price for the 282 units is expected to be close to R327-million.
“Asset recycling is an option we consider when making investments. Emira has completed a full cycle with The Bolton, transforming offices into residential units and fully leasing them. We are now reaching the stage where we felt the best use of this capital was to sell off on an individual sectional title basis, and reallocate the proceeds to other strategic investments,” said Emira Property Fund CEO Geoff Jennett.
“Unit sales are progressing well. Emira’s appointed specialist partner IGrow began selling in October 2022 and around 149 units had transferred by the end of August 2023. Another 69 units are under agreement.”
At this pace, Emira could be completely sold out of The Bolton in the next 12 to 18 months, he added.
“Sales are supported by the strong rental market in Rosebank for these apartments, allowing Emira to realise its economic ambitions by selling the units individually.”
The company is also using the capital in other ways. One of these is using the proceeds to acquire the minority interest in Transcend Residential Property Fund.
“Emira is also parking the proceeds in its revolving debt facilities, ready for future endeavours that it finds attractive,” said Jennett.
Emira recently gained control of Transcend, which means residential assets now comprise around 15% of Emira's total assets, which is on the higher end of its preferred allocation of 10% to 15%.
However, unit sales at The Bolton, which focused on a separate market to the Transcend portfolio, provide an ideal opportunity to lighten Emira’s exposure to this sector, he added.
Further, based on the success of its value-adding investment in The Bolton, Emira would consider similar projects in the future, where both the returns and risk levels are appropriate. This joint venture with a residential specialist, the Feenstra Group, has fulfilled expectations, it says.
“We are in favour of initiatives like this, which was a pilot project for us, and have gained in many ways from this experience, which we will put to good use in the future. This is a good example of Emira identifying and working the opportunity, from the office-to-residential conversion to sectionalising and selling, so that capital can be redeployed to create value strategically,” Jennett said.
Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online
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