NOTE 2. RENTAL PROPERTIES

As of December 31, 2019, the Partnership and its Subsidiary Partnerships owned 2,892 residential apartment units in 25 residential and mixed‑use complexes (collectively, the “Apartment Complexes”). The Partnership also owns 19 condominium units in a residential condominium complex, all of which are leased to residential tenants (collectively referred to as the “Condominium Units”). The Apartment Complexes and Condominium Units are located primarily in the metropolitan Boston area of Massachusetts.

Additionally, as of December 31, 2019, the Partnership and Subsidiary Partnerships owned a commercial shopping center in Framingham, commercial buildings in Newton and Brookline and mixed‑use properties in Boston, Brockton and Newton, all in Massachusetts. These properties are referred to collectively as the “Commercial Properties.”

The Partnership also owned a 40% to 50% ownership interest in seven residential and mixed use complexes (the “Investment Properties”) at December 31, 2019 with a total of 688 units, accounted for using the equity method of consolidation. See Note 14 for summary information on these investments.

Rental properties consist of the following:


	December 31, 2019		December 31, 2018		Useful Life
Land, improvements and parking lots	$	86,693,759	$	72,547,547	15	-	40	years
Buildings and improvements		252,896,183		221,697,939	15	-	40	years
Kitchen cabinets		17,376,841		12,134,519	5	-	10	years
Carpets		10,976,972		7,591,591	5	-	10	years
Air conditioning		573,389		603,149	5	-	10	years
Laundry equipment		709,210		327,643	5	-	7	years
Elevators		1,885,265		1,839,590	20	-	40	years
Swimming pools		1,092,194		444,629	10	-	30	years
Equipment		17,391,731		12,919,389	5	-	30	years
Motor vehicles		178,847		216,260			5	years
Fences		38,482		38,213	5	-	15	years
Furniture and fixtures		8,235,292		7,013,845	5	-	7	years
Smoke alarms		505,835		528,097	5	-	7	years
Total fixed assets		398,554,000		337,902,411
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(120,190,012)		(107,391,148)
	$	278,363,988	$	230,511,263


							Cost
			Initial Cost to				Capitalized		Gross Amount at Which								Years
Property Name	Encumbrances		Partnerships(1)				Subsequent to		Carried at Close of Period								Built/	Depreciable
Type	(First				Buildings		Acquisition(2)				Buildings				Accumulated		Redecorated	Lives
Location	Mortgages)		Land		Improvements		Improvements		Land		Improvements		Totals		Depreciation		Date Acquired	Years
Boylston Downtown L.P. Residential Apartments Boston, Massachusetts	$	37,526,355	$	2,112,000	$	8,593,109	$	9,472,008	$	2,112,000	$	18,065,117	$	20,177,117	$	13,711,733	July 1995	(3)
Brookside Associates LLC Residential Apartments Woburn, Massachusetts	$	2,393,123	$	684,000	$	3,116,000	$	434,650	$	684,000	$	3,550,650	$	4,234,650	$	2,437,790	Oct. 2000	(3)
Clovelly Apartments L.P. Residential Apartments Nashua, New Hampshire	$	4,160,000	$	177,610	$	1,478,359	$	1,630,368	$	177,610	$	3,108,727	$	3,286,337	$	2,343,274	Sept. 1977	(3)
Commonwealth 1137 L.P. Residential Apartments Boston, Massachusetts	$	3,750,000	$	342,000	$	1,367,669	$	1,032,076	$	342,000	$	2,399,745	$	2,741,745	$	1,881,160	July 1995	(3)
Commonwealth 1144 L.P. Residential Apartments Boston, Massachusetts	$	14,780,000	$	1,410,000	$	5,664,816	$	4,080,451	$	1,410,000	$	9,745,267	$	11,155,267	$	6,793,741	July 1995	(3)
Executive Apartments L.P. Residential Apartments Framingham, Massachusetts	$	2,415,000	$	91,400	$	740,360	$	1,455,692	$	91,400	$	2,196,052	$	2,287,452	$	1,416,671	Sept. 1977	(3)
Hamilton Battle Green LLC Residential Apartments Lexington, Massachusetts	$	4,251,347	$	1,341,737	$	8,457,497	$	137,011	$	1,341,737	$	8,594,508	$	9,936,245	$	2,993,941	Jun. 2011	(3)
Hamilton Cypress LLC Commercial- 1031 Exchange Brookline,Massachusetts	$	—	$	2,362,596	$	4,613,985	$	(15,711)	$	2,362,596	$	4,598,274	$	6,960,870	$	1,436,449	Oct. 2008	(3)
Hamilton Green Apartments, LLC Residential Apartments Andover, Massachusetts	$	35,233,819	$	16,054,336	$	44,794,438	$	(8,468,758)	$	16,054,336	$	36,325,680	$	52,380,016	$	10,519,175	Jul. 2013	(3)
Hamilton Highlands, LLC Residential Apartments Needham,Massachsetts	$	20,570,836		6,815,522		27,262,087		483,597		6,815,522		27,745,684		34,561,206		2,961,729	Mar. 2018	(3)
Hamilton Linewt LLC Commercial 1031 Exchange Newton,Massachusetts	$	—	$	884,042	$	2,652,127	$	134,614	$	884,042	$	2,786,741	$	3,670,783	$	842,583	Nov. 2007	(3)
Hamilton Oaks Associates LLC Residential Apartments Brockton, Massachusetts	$	11,925,000	$	2,175,000	$	12,325,000	$	3,690,689	$	2,175,000	$	16,015,689	$	18,190,689	$	11,136,328	Dec. 1999	(3)
Highland Street Apartments, L.P. Residential Apartments Lowell, Massachusetts	$	1,050,000	$	156,000	$	634,085	$	346,681	$	156,000	$	980,766	$	1,136,766	$	699,783	Dec. 1996	(3)
Linhart L.P. Residential / Commercial Newton,Massachusetts	$	—	$	385,000	$	1,540,000	$	1,613,782	$	385,000	$	3,153,782	$	3,538,782	$	2,493,281	Jan. 1995	(3)
Mill Street Gardens, LLC Residential Apartments Woburn, Massachusetts	$	31,000,000		9,798,478		43,568,912		2,500,000		9,798,478		46,068,912		55,867,390		84,419	Dec. 2019	(3)
Mill Street Development,Woburn, Massachusetts		—		1,375,000		1,125,000		1,875		1,375,000		1,126,875		2,501,875		1,211	Dec. 2019	(3)
NERA Dean St. Associates LLC Residential Apartments Norwood, Massachusetts	$	5,687,000	$	1,512,000	$	5,701,480	$	1,144,138	$	1,512,000	$	6,845,618	$	8,357,618	$	4,280,075	Jun. 2002	(3)
North Beacon 140 L.P. Residential Apartments Boston, Massachusetts	$	6,937,000	$	936,000	$	3,762,013	$	2,516,151	$	936,000	$	6,278,164	$	7,214,164	$	4,899,010	July 1995	(3)
Olde English Apartments L.P. Residential Apartments Lowell, Massachusetts	$	3,080,000	$	46,181	$	878,323	$	926,901	$	46,181	$	1,805,224	$	1,851,405	$	1,286,893	Sept. 1977	(3)
Redwood Hills L.P. Residential Apartments Worcester,Massachusetts	$	6,743,000	$	1,200,000	$	4,810,604	$	4,787,863	$	1,200,000	$	9,598,467	$	10,798,467	$	6,443,200	July 1995	(3)
Residences at Captain Parkers LLC Residential Apartments Lexington, Massachusetts	$	20,750,000	$	6,247,153	$	24,954,777	$	2,015,170	$	6,247,153	$	26,969,947	$	33,217,100	$	6,071,499	Sept. 2015	(3)
River Drive L.P Residential Apartments Danvers, Massachusetts	$	3,465,000	$	72,525	$	587,777	$	1,032,211	$	72,525	$	1,619,988	$	1,692,513	$	913,256	Sept. 1977	(3)
Riverside Apartments Condominium Units Watertown Massachustts	$	—	$	23,346	$	190,807	$	96,682	$	23,346	$	287,489	$	310,835	$	248,364	Sept. 1977	(3)
School St Assoc LLC Residential Apartments Framingham, Massachusetts	$	13,968,691	$	4,686,728	$	18,746,911	$	(369,769)	$	4,686,728	$	18,377,142	$	23,063,870	$	10,582,758	Apr. 2003	(3)
WRF Associates LLC Strip Mall Framingham, Massachusetts	$	6,083,684	$	3,280,000	$	4,920,000	$	72,337	$	3,280,000	$	4,992,337	$	8,272,337	$	3,399,768	May 1999	(3)
WCB Associates LLC Residential Apartments Brockton, Massachusetts	$	7,000,000	$	1,335,000	$	7,565,501	$	2,493,490	$	1,335,000	$	10,058,991	$	11,393,991	$	7,064,497	Dec. 1999	(3)
Westate Apartments Burlington LLC Residential Apartments Burlington, Massachusetts	$	2,500,000	$	44,965	$	4,478,687	$	269,798	$	44,965	$	4,748,485	$	4,793,450	$	2,686,999	Sept. 2004	(3)
Westgate Apartments LLC Residential Apartments Woburn, Massachusetts	$	15,700,000	$	461,300	$	2,424,636	$	6,201,555	$	461,300	$	8,626,191	$	9,087,491	$	5,366,389	Sept. 1977	(3)
Woodland Park Apartments LLC Residential Apartments Newton Massachusetts	$	22,250,000	$	9,114,334	$	35,874,994	$	884,238	$	9,114,334	$	36,759,232	$	45,873,566	$	5,194,036	July 2017	(3)

	$	283,219,855	$	75,124,253	$	282,829,954	$	40,599,790	$	75,124,253	$	323,429,744	$	398,554,000	$	120,190,012

(1)

The initial cost to the Partnerships represents both the balance of mortgages assumed in September 1977, including subsequent adjustments to such amounts, and subsequent acquisitions at cost.

(2)

Net of retirements.

(3) In 2019, rental properties were depreciated over the following estimated useful lives:

A reconciliation of rental properties and accumulated depreciation is as follows:


	December 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Rental Properties
Balance, Beginning	$	337,902,411	$	311,951,597	$	263,659,293
Additions:
Buildings, improvements and other assets		62,267,137		38,160,379		50,784,476
		400,169,548		350,111,976		314,443,769
Deduct:
Write-offs of retired or disposed assets		1,615,548		12,209,565		2,492,172
Rental properties held for sale and/or sold
Balance, Ending	$	398,554,000	$	337,902,411	$	311,951,597
Accumulated Depreciation
Balance, Beginning	$	107,391,148	$	104,797,803	$	94,196,482
Add:
Depreciation for the year		14,414,411		14,802,911		13,093,493
		121,805,559		119,600,714		107,289,975
Deduct
Accumulated depreciation of retired or disposed assets		1,615,547		12,209,566		2,492,172
Balance, Ending	$	120,190,012	$	107,391,148	$	104,797,803

On December 20, 2019, Mill Street Gardens, LLC and Mill Street Development, LLC, collectively referred to as Mill Street, a wholly-owned subsidiary of New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership (the “Partnership”) closed on a Purchase Agreement dated as of September 27, 2019 with Ninety-Three Realty Limited Partnership (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which Mill Street acquired Country Club Garden Apartments, a 181 unit apartment complex located at 57 Mill Street, Woburn, Massachusetts (the “Property”) for an aggregate purchase price of $59,550,000 in cash. Mill Street funded $18,000,000 of the purchase price out of an existing line of credit, $10,550,000 of the cash portion of the purchase price out of cash reserves and the remaining $31,000,000 from the proceeds of the Loan. The closing costs were approximately $237,000. From the purchase price, the Partnership allocated approximately $1,282,000 for in- place leases, and approximately $136,000 to the value of tenant relationships. These amounts are being amortized over 12 and 36 months respectively.

On December 20, 2019, Mill Street entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Insurance Strategy Funding Corp. LLC providing for a loan (the “Loan”) in the maximum principal amount of $35,000,000, consisting of the initial advance of $31,000,000 and a subsequent advance of up to $4,000,000 if certain financial conditions are met. Interest on the Note is payable on a monthly basis at a fixed interest rate of: (i) 3.586% per annum with respect to the initial advance and (ii) the greater of (A) the sum of the market spread rate and the interpolated (based on the remaining term of the Loan) US Treasury rate at the time of the advance and (B) 3.500% with respect to any subsequent advance. The principal amount of the Note is due and payable on January 1, 2035. The Note is secured by a mortgage on the Property and is guaranteed by the Partnership pursuant to a Guaranty Agreement dated December 20, 2019.

On May 31, 2019, Residences at Captain Parker, LLC (“Captain Parker”), entered into a Mortgage Note with Strategy Funding Corp., LLC in the principal amount of $20,750,000. Interest only payments on the Note are payable on a monthly basis at a fixed interest rate of 4.05% per annum, and the principal amount of the Note is due and payable on June 1, 2029. The Note is secured by a mortgage on the Captain Parker apartment complex located at 125 Worthen Road and Ryder Lane, Lexington, Massachusetts pursuant to a Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Security Agreement dated May 31, 2019. The Note is guaranteed by the Partnership pursuant to a Guaranty Agreement dated May 31, 2019. Captain Parker used the proceeds of the loan to pay off an outstanding loan of approximately $20,071,000. In connection with this refinancing, the property incurred a prepayment penalty of approximately $202,000. This expense is included in other expense on the consolidated statement of income.

On March 29, 2018, Hamilton Highlands, LLC (“Hamilton Highlands”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership purchased Webster Green Apartments, a 79 unit apartment complex located at 755-757 Highland Avenue, Needham, Massachusetts. The sale was consummated pursuant to the terms of a Purchase and Sale Contract by and between Webster Green Apartments, LLC, the prior owner of the Property, and The Hamilton Companies, Inc., an affiliate of the Partnership, which agreement was subsequently assigned by Hamilton to Hamilton Highlands.

In connection with the purchase, the Hamilton Highlands entered into an Assumption and Modification Agreement dated as of March 29, 2018 with Brookline Bank pursuant to which the Hamilton Highlands assumed a note dated as of January 14, 2016 in the principal amount of $21,500,000 and various agreements relating to the Note including a Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement, Fixture Filing dated as of January 14, 2016 The purchase price was $34,500,000, consisting of a payment of approximately $13,000,000 in cash and the assumption of the note and mortgage. Hamilton Highlands funded $5,000,000 of the cash portion of the purchase price out of cash reserves and the remaining $8,000,000 by drawing on an existing line of credit. The closing costs were approximately $141,000. From the purchase price, the Partnership allocated approximately $502,000 for in- place leases, and approximately $40,000 to the value of tenant relationships. These amounts are being amortized over 12 and 24 months respectively.

On July 6, 2017, Woodland Park Partners, LLC, a newly formed subsidiary of the Partnership, purchased the Woodland Park Apartments, a 126-unit apartment complex located at 264-290 Grove Street, Newton, Massachusetts (the “Property”), for a purchase price of $45,600,000. The closing costs were approximately $64,000. To fund the purchase price, the Partnership borrowed $25,000,000 under its outstanding line of credit with KeyBank, NA, and $16,000,000 from HBC Holdings, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company controlled by Harold Brown and the Partnership’s cash reserves. On September 29, 2017, the Partnership obtained a mortgage on Woodland Park. The new mortgage is $22,250,000, interest is fixed at 3.79% for 10 years, interest only for the first 5 years, and the mortgage to be amortized over 30 years. The closing costs associated with the financing were approximately $176,000. From the purchase price, the Partnership allocated approximately $541,000 for in-place leases, and approximately $42,000 to the value of tenant relationships. These amounts are being amortized over 12 and 24 months respectively.

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