Emma Capital Expands into Florida with the Purchase of The Adelaide Apartments (Formerly Advenir at Broadwater), a 408 Unit Apartment Community Located in Orlando, Purchase Price of $US 47,000,000

TORONTO, July 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Emma Capital Investments Inc. ("Emma Capital") is pleased to announce the acquisition of a 408 unit garden-style community, The Adelaide Apartments (formerly named Advenir at Broadwater), located at 6677 Tangelwood Bay Drive, Orlando, 32821 (the "Property"). This is Emma Capital's first investment in Orlando and its 22^nd acquisition in the U.S., adding to Emma Capital's total portfolio to date of approximately 5,500 apartment units.

The Adelaide Apartments were built in 1987 and contain 408 residential units in 22 two-storey buildings. The Property offers 4 different floor plans made up of 136 One-bedroom units and 272 Two-bedroom units, averaging 817 square feet per unit. The Property boasts a well-maintained community in which residents enjoy a relaxing, comfortable lifestyle with beautiful landscaping and an attractive amenity package. Specifically, the community features two resort-style swimming pools, an outdoor summer kitchen, a grill station, numerous picnic/BBQ areas, car cleaning station, a children's playground, dog park, racquetball court, fitness centre with both machines and free weights and in-suite washer and dryer in every unit.

The community is located in the South Orange County/Lake Buena Vista submarket of Orlando, Florida. The Property is well-positioned along International Drive, a major street which generates excellent visibility, and is proximal to numerous employment areas, amenities and transportation nodes, providing connectivity throughout Central Florida. The Property is within ten (10) miles of approximately 130,000 jobs – including jobs with major employers such as Sea World Orlando, Walt Disney World, Universal Resort Orlando Lockheed Martin, the Orange County Convention Center, Darden Restaurants, Westgate Resorts, and Rosen Hotels. 

"We are extremely excited about this acquisition," stated founding Partner and Co-Owner Haya Zilberboim. "The strength of the Orlando market and the strong amenity package of the Property provides Emma Capital with the opportunity to immediately focus on rent growth initiatives such as income-boosting unit interior upgrades."  

"We are enthusiastic about our expansion into the Orlando market," added Partner and Co-Owner Oz Cohen. We continue to execute on our growth strategy with quality assets in strong markets." We intend to expand our presence in our current markets as well as continue to continue our expansion to other Southeast submarkets such as Nashville and Tampa."

"The submarket has achieved strong rent growth over the past number of years and is forecast to continue to grow through 2020", added Brian Rakowski, Emma Capital's Asset Manager for the Florida Market. "Moreover, the submarket is relatively affluent and its population is expected to rise by approximately 11% by 2020. We believe that such demographics present strong opportunities for Emma Capital."

About Emma Capital

Emma Capital was founded in 2012 and specializes in the identification, financing, acquisition and operation of multi-family residential complexes, in particular in the Sun Belt States in the U.S. The typical Emma Capital project involves 100+ class "B" apartment communities with value-add opportunities, delivering strong cash flow and long-term appreciation while preserving capital. To date, Emma Capital's portfolio consists of total asset value of over US$600 Million dollars of property and approximately 5,500 units in the Phoenix, Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, and Orlando markets.

For further information:

Please contact:

Haya Zilberboim
[email protected] 
(647) 686-5594

Oz Cohen
[email protected] 
(416) 731-4849

SOURCE Emma Capital