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RENTAL PROPERTIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
RENTAL PROPERTIES  
RENTAL PROPERTIES

NOTE 2. RENTAL PROPERTIES

As of September 30, 2023, the Partnership and its Subsidiary Partnerships owned 2,944 residential apartment units in 27 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 September 30, 2023, the Partnership and Subsidiary Partnerships owned two commercial shopping centers in Framingham and commercial buildings in Newton and Brookline. 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 September 30, 2023 with a total of 688 apartment units, accounted for using the equity method of consolidation. See Note 15 for summary information on these investments.

The Partnership purchased a commercial retail property of approximately 20,700 square feet, located at 653 Worcester Road in Framingham, Massachusetts for the sum of approximately $10,151,000 on January 18, 2023. This acquisition was funded from the Partnership’s cash reserves and closing costs were approximately $59,000.

On July 14, 2023, the partnership purchased a 52 unit mixed use property in the South End neighborhood of Boston, MA comprised of three buildings at 26-30 Rutland Street, 105-117 West Concord Street and 475 Shawmut Avenue, and approximately 3,400 square feet of commercial space for a purchase price of approximately $27,500,000. This acquisition was funded from the Partnership's cash reserves and closing costs were approximately $81,000.

Rental properties consist of the following:

    

September 30, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

    

Useful Life

 

Land, improvements and parking lots

$

98,563,951

$

87,405,897

15

-

40

years

Buildings and improvements

 

278,781,377

 

256,035,191

15

-

40

years

Kitchen cabinets

 

16,894,050

 

14,347,212

5

-

10

years

Carpets

 

13,984,498

 

12,047,573

5

-

10

years

Air conditioning

 

501,697

 

501,697

5

-

10

years

Laundry equipment

 

563,160

 

553,140

5

-

7

years

Elevators

 

1,885,265

 

1,885,265

20

-

40

years

Swimming pools

 

1,090,604

 

1,090,604

10

-

30

years

Equipment

 

20,951,525

 

18,716,758

5

-

30

years

Motor vehicles

 

232,954

 

171,519

5

years

Fences

 

77,620

 

46,872

5

-

15

years

Furniture and fixtures

 

9,953,085

 

7,902,182

5

-

7

years

Total fixed assets

 

443,479,786

 

400,703,910

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 

(171,180,209)

 

(159,627,479)

$

272,299,577

$

241,076,431