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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-K

 


(Mark one)

 

  x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 or

 

  ¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                          to                         

Commission file number 0-25606

 


WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND VII, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Georgia   58-2022629
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6200 The Corners Parkway,

Norcross, Georgia

  30092-3365
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number including area code   (770) 449-7800

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Name of each exchange on which registered
None   None

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:

 

CLASS A UNITS   CLASS B UNITS
(Title of class)   (Title of class)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes  ¨  No  x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.  Yes  ¨  No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  x  No  ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Large accelerated filer  ¨         Accelerated filer  ¨         Non-accelerated filer  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes  ¨  No  x

 



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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained in this Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. (the “Partnership”) other than historical facts may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies, and prospects and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, as well as known and unknown risks, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. Therefore, such statements are not intended to be a guarantee of our performance in future periods. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by our use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” or other similar words. Specifically, we consider, among others, statements concerning future operating results and cash flows, our ability to meet future obligations, and the amount and timing of any future distributions to limited partners to be forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date this report is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We make no representations or warranties (express or implied) about the accuracy of any such forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K, and we do not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Any such forward-looking statements are subject to unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors and are based on a number of assumptions involving judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive, and market conditions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately. To the extent that our assumptions differ from actual results, our ability to meet such forward-looking statements, including our ability to generate positive cash flow from operations, provide dividends to stockholders, and maintain the value of our real estate properties, may be significantly hindered. Contained in Item 1A are some of the risks and uncertainties, although not all risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those presented in our forward-looking statements.

 

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WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND VII, L.P.

 

PART I

 

ITEM 1. BUSINESS.

General

Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. (the “Partnership) is a Georgia public limited partnership, with Leo F. Wells, III and Wells Partners, L.P. (“Wells Partners”), a Georgia nonpublic limited partnership, serving as its general partners (collectively, the General Partners”). Wells Capital, Inc. (“Wells Capital”) serves as the corporate general partner of Wells Partners. Wells Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Real Estate Funds, Inc. Leo F. Wells, III is the president and sole director of Wells Capital and the president, sole director, and sole owner of Wells Real Estate Funds, Inc. The Partnership was formed on December 1, 1992 for the purpose of acquiring, developing, owning, operating, improving, leasing, and managing income-producing commercial properties for investment purposes. Upon subscription, limited partners elect to have their units treated as Class A Units or Class B Units. Limited partners have the right to change their prior elections to have some or all of their units treated as Class A Units or Class B Units one time during each quarterly accounting period. Limited partners may vote to, among other things, (a) amend the partnership agreement, subject to certain limitations; (b) change the business purpose or investment objectives of the Partnership; and (c) add or remove a general partner. A majority vote on any of the above-described matters will bind the Partnership, without the concurrence of the General Partners. Each limited partnership unit has equal voting rights, regardless of class.

On April 6, 1994, the Partnership commenced an offering of up to $25,000,000 of Class A or Class B limited partnership units pursuant to a Registration Statement filed on Form S-11 under the Securities Act of 1933. The Partnership commenced active operations upon receiving and accepting subscriptions for 125,000 units on April 26, 1994. The offering was terminated on January 5, 1995, at which time the Partnership had sold approximately 1,678,810 Class A Units and 739,207 Class B Units representing capital contributions of $24,180,174.

Operating Phases and Objectives

The Partnership typically operates in the following five life cycle phases and, during which, typically focuses on the following key operating objectives. The duration of each phase is dependent upon various economic, industry, market, and other internal/external factors. Some overlap naturally exists in the transition from one phase to the next.

 

    Fundraising phase

The period during which the Partnership is raising capital through the sale and issuance of limited partner units to the public;

 

    Investing phase

The period during which the Partnership invests the capital raised during the fundraising phase, less upfront fees, into the acquisition of real estate assets;

 

    Holding phase

The period during which the Partnership owns and operates its real estate assets during the initial lease terms of the tenants;

 

    Positioning-for-sale phase

The period during which the leases in place at the time of acquisition expire and, thus, the Partnership expends time, effort, and funds to re-lease such space to existing and/or new tenants. Following the holding phase, the Partnership continues to own and operate the real estate assets, evaluate various options for disposition, and market the real estate assets for sale; and

 

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    Disposition-and-liquidation phase

The period during which the Partnership sells its real estate investments, distributes net sale proceeds to the partners, liquidates, and terminates the Partnership.

The Partnership is in the disposition-and-liquidation phase of its life cycle and, accordingly, is focusing on re-leasing and marketing efforts that will result in the best disposition price for the remaining asset.

Employees

The Partnership has no direct employees. The employees of Wells Capital and Wells Management Company, Inc. (“Wells Management”), an affiliate of the General Partners, perform a full range of real estate services for the Partnership including leasing and property management, accounting, asset management, and investor relations. See Item 13, “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,” for a summary of the fees paid to the General Partners and their affiliates during the year ended December 31, 2005.

Insurance

Wells Management carries comprehensive liability and extended coverage with respect to the properties we own through our interests in joint ventures. In the opinion of management, our properties are adequately insured.

Competition

We will experience competition for tenants from owners and managers of competing projects which may include the General Partners and their affiliates. As a result, in connection with negotiating leases, we may offer rental concessions, reduced charges for tenant improvements, and other inducements, all of which may have an adverse impact on results of operations. We are also in competition with sellers of similar properties to locate suitable purchasers for its properties.

Economic Dependency

We have engaged Wells Capital and Wells Management to provide certain essential services, including supervision of the management and leasing of our properties, asset acquisition and disposition services, as well as other administrative responsibilities for us including accounting services, investor communications and relations. These agreements are terminable by either party upon 60 days’ written notice. As a result of these relationships, we are dependent upon Wells Capital and Wells Management.

Wells Capital and Wells Management are all owned and controlled by Wells Real Estate Funds, Inc. (“WREF”). The operations of Wells Capital and Wells Management represent substantially all of the business of WREF. Accordingly, we focus on the financial condition of WREF when assessing the financial condition of Wells Capital and Wells Management. In the event that WREF was to become unable to meet its obligations as they become due, we might be required to find alternative service providers.

Future net income generated by WREF will be largely dependent upon the amount of fees earned by Wells Capital and Wells Management based on, among other things, the level of investor proceeds raised from the sale of common stock for certain WREF-sponsored programs and the volume of future acquisitions and dispositions of real estate assets by WREF-sponsored programs. As of December 31, 2005, we believe that WREF generates adequate cash flow from operations and has adequate liquidity available in the form of cash on hand and current receivables necessary to meet its current and future obligations as they become due.

Additionally, we are dependent upon the ability of our current tenants to pay their contractual rent amounts as the rents become due. The inability of a tenant to pay future rental amounts would have a negative impact on our results of operations. If certain situations prevent our tenants from paying contractual rents, this could result in a material adverse impact on our results of operations.

 

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Proxy to Liquidate

Under Section 20.2 of the partnership agreement, limited partners holding 10% or more of the outstanding units have the right, at any time commencing eight years after the termination of the Partnership’s offering of units (January 5, 2003), to provide a written request to the General Partners directing the General Partners to formally proxy the limited partners to determine whether the assets of the Partnership should be liquidated.

Litigation Against Related Parties

During early 2004, a putative class action complaint was filed against, among others, Leo. F. Wells, III, one of our General Partners, Wells Capital, the corporate general partner of Wells Partners, our other general partner, and Wells Management (Hendry et al. v. Leo F. Wells, III et al., Superior Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia, Civil Action No. 04-A-2791-2). The Court granted the plaintiffs’ motion to permit voluntary dismissal of this suit, and the case was subsequently dismissed without prejudice. In November 2004, the same plaintiffs filed a second putative class action complaint against, among others, Mr. Wells, Wells Capital, and Wells Management (Hendry et al. v. Leo F. Wells, III et al., Superior Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia Civil Action No. 04A-13051-6). The second action alleges, among other things, that: (i) Mr. Wells and Wells Capital breached their fiduciary duties to the limited partners of Wells Real Estate Fund I (“Fund I”), a previously syndicated real estate partnership having common general partners, in connection with certain disclosures and prior actions relating to the distribution of net sale proceeds, (ii) the defendants breached an alleged contract arising out of a June 2000 consent solicitation to the limited partners of Fund I relating to an alleged waiver of deferred management fees, and (iii) certain misrepresentations and omissions in an April 2002 consent solicitation to the limited partners of Fund I caused that consent solicitation to be materially misleading. The plaintiffs seek, among other remedies, judgment against Mr. Wells and Wells Capital, jointly and severally, in an amount to be proven at trial; punitive damages; disgorgement of fees earned by the General Partners; enforcement of the alleged contract relating to the alleged waiver of deferred management fees; and an award to the plaintiffs of their attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses. On January 28, 2005, the defendants filed motions for summary judgment and motions to dismiss the plaintiffs’ claims. Pursuant to orders entered July 1, 2005, the Court granted the defendants’ motions to dismiss and for summary judgment on all counts in the complaint. Thus, this action has now been dismissed, subject to the plaintiffs’ right to file a notice of appeal within the required time period. On August 3, 2005, the plaintiffs filed a motion requesting the Court to vacate and re-enter the orders to give the plaintiffs an opportunity to file a motion for reconsideration or notice of appeal. On February 15, 2006, the Court heard argument on the plaintiffs’ motion to vacate and to re-enter the judgments previously entered on July 1, 2005. Following the argument, the Court stated orally from the bench that he would grant the motion, so the judgments could be re-entered to allow the plaintiffs thirty days within which to file a notice of appeal.

Web Site Address

Access to copies of each of our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) is available, free of charge, at the http://www.wellsref.com Web site, through a link to the http://www.sec.gov Web site.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Real Estate Risks

Economic and regulatory changes that impact the real estate market generally may cause our operating results to suffer and decrease the value of our real estate properties.

Our operating results will be subject to risks generally incident to the ownership of real estate, including:

 

    changes in general or local economic conditions;

 

    changes in supply of or demand for similar or competing properties in an area;

 

    changes in interest rates and availability of permanent mortgage funds, which may render the sale of a property difficult or unattractive;

 

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    changes in tax, real estate, environmental and zoning laws; and

 

    periods of high interest rates and tight money supply.

These and other reasons may prevent us from being profitable or from realizing growth or maintaining the value of our real estate properties.

General economic conditions may affect the timing of sale of our properties and the sale price we receive.

We may be unable to sell a property if or when we decide to do so. The real estate market is affected by many factors, such as general economic conditions, the availability of financing, interest rates, and other factors, including supply and demand for real estate investments, all of which are beyond our control. We cannot predict whether we will be able to sell any property for the price or on terms which are acceptable to us. Further, we cannot predict the length of time which will be needed to find a willing purchaser and to close the sale of a property.

Adverse economic conditions in the geographic regions in which we own properties may negatively impact your overall returns.

Adverse economic conditions in the geographic regions in which we own our properties could affect the real estate values in this area or the business of our tenants if any of our tenants rely upon the local economy for their revenues. Therefore, changes in local economic conditions could reduce our income and distributions to limited partners or the amounts we could otherwise receive upon the sale of a property in a negatively affected region.

Adverse economic conditions affecting the particular industries of the tenants of our properties may negatively impact your overall returns.

Adverse economic conditions affecting a particular industry of one or more of our tenants, such as the technology industry, could affect the financial ability of one or more of our tenants to make payments under their leases, which could cause delays in our receipt of rental revenues or a vacancy in one or more of our properties for a period of time. Therefore, changes in economic conditions of the particular industry of one or more of our tenants could reduce our income and distributions to limited partners and the value of one or more of our properties at the time of sale of such properties.

We are dependent on our tenants for substantially all of our revenue, so our success is materially dependent on the financial stability of our tenants.

Our property is occupied by only a few tenants and, therefore, the success of our investments are materially dependent on the financial stability of our tenants. Lease payment defaults by tenants could cause us to reduce the amount of distributions to holders of Class A Units. A default of a tenant on its lease payments to us would cause us to lose the revenue from the property. In the event of a default, we may experience delays in enforcing our rights as landlord and may incur substantial costs in protecting our investment and re-letting our property. If a lease is terminated, we cannot assure you that we will be able to lease the property for the rent previously received or sell the property without incurring a loss.

Your investment in units are subject to greater risk because we lack a diversified property portfolio.

Because we own an interest in only one rental property, your investment in units are subject to a greater risk of loss. There is a greater risk that you will lose money in your investment because our portfolio is not diverse by geographic location, property type, or industry group of tenants.

 

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Our future financial success depends on only a few tenants.

The revenues generated by these tenants are substantially reliant upon the financial condition of these tenants and, accordingly, any event of bankruptcy, insolvency, or a general downturn in the business of any of these tenants may result in the failure or delay of such tenant’s rental payments, which may have a substantial adverse effect on our financial performance.

We depend on tenants for our revenue. Accordingly, lease terminations and/or tenant default could reduce our net income and limit our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

The success of our investments materially depends on the financial stability of our tenants. A default or termination by a significant tenant on its lease payments to us would cause us to lose the revenue associated with such lease and require us to find an alternative source of revenue to meet mortgage payments and prevent a foreclosure if the property is subject to a mortgage. In the event of a tenant default or bankruptcy, we may experience delays in enforcing our rights as landlord and may incur substantial costs in protecting our investment and re-letting our property. If significant leases are terminated or defaulted upon, we may be unable to lease the property for the rent previously received or sell the property without incurring a loss. These events could cause us to reduce the amount of distributions to limited partners.

If one or more of our tenants file bankruptcy, we may be precluded from collecting all sums due.

If one or more of our tenants, or the guarantor of a tenant’s lease, commences, or has commenced against it, any proceeding under any provision of the federal Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or any other legal or equitable proceeding under any bankruptcy, insolvency, rehabilitation, receivership, or debtor’s relief statute or law (bankruptcy proceeding), we may be unable to collect sums due under relevant leases. Any or all of the tenants, or a guarantor of a tenant’s lease obligations, could be subject to a bankruptcy proceeding. Such a bankruptcy proceeding may bar our efforts to collect pre-bankruptcy debts from these entities or their properties, unless we are able to obtain an enabling order from the bankruptcy court. If a lease is rejected by a tenant in bankruptcy, we would only have a general unsecured claim against the tenant, and may not be entitled to any further payments under the lease. A tenant’s or lease guarantor’s bankruptcy proceeding could hinder or delay efforts to collect past due balances under relevant leases, and could ultimately preclude collection of these sums. Such an event could cause a decrease or cessation of rental payments which would mean a reduction in our cash flow and the amount available for distribution to limited partners holding Class A Units. In the event of a bankruptcy proceeding, we cannot assure you that the tenant or its trustee will assume our lease. If a given lease, or guaranty of a lease, is not assumed, our cash flow and the amounts available for distribution to limited partners holding Class A Units may be adversely affected.

We may not have funding for future tenant improvements which may reduce your returns and make it difficult to attract one or more new tenants.

When a tenant at one of our properties does not renew its lease or otherwise vacates its space in one of our buildings, it is likely that in order to attract one or more new tenants, we will be required to expend substantial funds for tenant improvements and tenant refurbishments to the vacated space and other lease-up costs. Substantially all of our net offering proceeds available for investment have been used for investment in Partnership properties, and we do not anticipate that we will maintain permanent working capital reserves. We also have not identified a funding source to provide funds which may be required in the future for tenant improvements, tenant refurbishments, and other lease-up costs in order to attract new tenants. We cannot assure you that any such source of funding will be available to us for such purposes in the future. In the event that we are required to use net cash from operations to fund such tenant improvements, tenant refurbishments, and other lease-up costs, cash distributions to limited partners holding Class A Units will be reduced or eliminated for potentially extended periods of time.

 

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A property that incurs a vacancy could be difficult to sell or lease.

A property may incur a vacancy either by the continued default of a tenant under its lease or the expiration of one of our leases. Our properties may be leased to a single tenant and/or may be specifically suited to the particular needs of certain tenants based on the type of business the tenant operates. If a vacancy on any of our properties continues for a long period of time, we may suffer reduced revenues resulting in less cash to be distributed to investors holding Class A Units. In addition, the resale value of the property could be diminished because the market value of a particular property will depend principally upon the value of the leases of such property.

Uninsured losses relating to real property or excessively expensive premiums for insurance coverage could reduce our net income.

Our General Partners will attempt to obtain adequate insurance on all of our properties to cover casualty losses. However, there are types of losses, generally catastrophic in nature, such as losses due to wars, acts of terrorism, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, pollution or environmental matters that are uninsurable or not economically insurable, or may be insured subject to limitations, such as large deductibles or co-payments. Insurance risks associated with potential terrorism acts could sharply increase the premiums we pay for coverage against property and casualty claims. We may not have adequate coverage for such losses. If any of our properties incur a casualty loss that is not fully insured, the value of our assets will be reduced by such uninsured loss. In addition, other than reserves of net cash from operations we may establish, we have no source of funding to repair or reconstruct any uninsured damaged property. Also, to the extent we must pay unexpectedly large amounts for insurance, we could suffer reduced earnings that would result in lower distributions to limited partners.

Uncertain market conditions and the broad discretion of our General Partners relating to the future disposition of properties could adversely affect the return on your investment.

We generally will hold the various real properties in which we invest until such time as the General Partners determine that the sale or other disposition thereof appears to be advantageous to achieve our investment objectives or until it appears that such objectives will not be met. Our General Partners may exercise their discretion as to whether and when to sell a property, and we will have no obligation to sell properties at any particular time, except upon the termination of the Partnership as specified in the partnership agreement, or earlier if a majority of you vote to liquidate the Partnership in response to a formal proxy to liquidate. We cannot predict with any certainty the various market conditions affecting real estate investments which will exist at any particular time in the future. Due to the uncertainty of market conditions which may affect the future disposition of our properties, we cannot assure you that we will be able to sell our properties at a profit in the future. Accordingly, the timing of liquidation of the Partnership and the extent to which you will receive cash distributions and realize potential appreciation on our real estate investments will be dependent upon fluctuating market conditions.

If any environmentally hazardous material is determined to exist on a property owned by the Partnership, our operating results could be adversely affected.

Under various federal, state, and local environmental laws, ordinances, and regulations, a current or previous owner or operator of real property may be liable for the cost of removal or remediation of hazardous or toxic substances on, under, or in such property. Such laws often impose liability whether or not the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of such hazardous or toxic substances. Environmental laws also may impose restrictions on the manner in which property may be used or businesses may be operated, and these restrictions may require expenditures. Environmental laws provide for sanctions in the event of noncompliance and may be enforced by governmental agencies or, in certain circumstances, by private parties. In connection with the acquisition and ownership of our properties, we may be potentially liable for such costs. The cost of defending against claims of liability, complying with environmental regulatory requirements, or remediating any contaminated property could materially adversely affect the business, assets, or results of operations of the Partnership and, consequently, amounts available for distribution to limited partners holding Class A Units.

 

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The Partnership and/or other prior Wells public limited partnerships sponsored by our General Partners have sold real estate properties for a sale price less than the original purchase price.

Certain of the real estate properties previously purchased by the Partnership and other Wells public limited partnerships sponsored by the General Partners have not appreciated to the levels anticipated at the time of purchase. Recently some of these properties have been sold by such programs at purchase prices below the prices paid for such properties. We cannot guarantee that any of our properties will appreciate in value.

General Investment Risks

The Georgia Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (GRULPA) does not grant you any specific voting rights and your rights are limited under our partnership agreement.

A vote of a majority in interest of the limited partners is sufficient to take the following significant Partnership actions:

 

    to amend our partnership agreement;

 

    to change our business purpose or our investment objectives;

 

    to remove our General Partners; or

 

    to authorize a merger or a consolidation of the Partnership.

These are your only significant voting rights granted under our partnership agreement. In addition, GRULPA does not grant you any specific voting rights. Therefore, your voting rights are severely limited.

You are bound by the majority vote on matters on which you are entitled to vote.

You may approve any of the above actions by majority vote of the limited partners. Therefore, you are bound by such majority vote even if you do not vote with the majority on any of these actions.

Under our partnership agreement, we are required to indemnify our General Partners under certain circumstances which may reduce returns to our limited partners.

Under our partnership agreement and subject to certain limitations, the Partnership is required to indemnify our General Partners from and against losses, liabilities, and damages relating to or arising out of any action or inaction on behalf of the Partnership done in good faith and in the best interest of the Partnership. If substantial and expensive litigation should ensue and the Partnership is obligated to indemnify one or both General Partners, we may be forced to use substantial funds to do so, which may reduce the return on your investment.

Payment of fees to our General Partners and their affiliates will reduce cash available for distributions to our limited partners.

Our General Partners and their affiliates perform services for us in connection with the management and leasing of our properties. Our affiliates may receive property management and leasing fees of 6.0% of gross revenues in connection with the commercial properties we own. In addition, we will reimburse our General Partners and their affiliates for the administrative services necessary to our prudent operation, which includes actual costs of goods, services, and materials used for or by the Partnership. These fees and reimbursements will reduce the amount of cash available for capital expenditures to our properties or distributions to limited partners.

The availability and the timing of cash distributions are uncertain.

We cannot assure you that sufficient cash will be available to make distributions to you from either net cash from operations or proceeds from the sale of properties. We bear all expenses incurred in connection with our operations, which are deducted from cash funds generated by operations prior to computing the amount of net cash from operations to be distributed to our general and limited partners. In addition, our General Partners, in

 

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their discretion, may retain all or any portion of net cash generated from our operations and/or proceeds from the sale of our properties for tenant improvements, tenant refurbishments, and other lease-up costs or for working capital reserves.

Gains and distributions upon sale of our properties are uncertain.

Although gains from the sale of properties typically represent a substantial portion of any profits attributable to real estate investments, we cannot assure you that we will realize any gains on the sale of our properties. In addition, the amount of taxable gain allocated to you with respect to the sale of a Partnership property could exceed the cash proceeds received from such sale. While the net proceeds from the sale of a property will generally be distributed to investors, the General Partners, in their sole discretion, may not make such distribution if such proceeds are used to:

 

    purchase land underlying any of our properties;

 

    buy out the interest of any co-venturer or joint venture partner in a property which is jointly owned;

 

    establish working capital reserves; or

 

    make repairs, maintenance, tenant improvements, capital improvements, or other expenditures to any of our existing properties.

We are uncertain of our sources for funding of future capital needs.

Substantially all of the gross proceeds of the offering were used to invest in properties and to pay various fees and expenses. In addition, we do not anticipate that we will maintain any permanent working capital reserves. Accordingly, in the event that we develop a need for additional capital in the future, such as the funding of tenant improvements, tenant refurbishments, or other lease-up costs, we have not identified any sources for such funding, and we cannot assure you that any sources of funding will be available to us for potential capital needs in the future.

We may need to reserve net cash from operations for future tenant improvements which may reduce your returns.

We may be required to expend substantial funds for tenant improvements and tenant refurbishments to vacated space and other lease-up costs. Substantially all of our net offering proceeds available for investment will be used for investment in Partnership properties, and we do not anticipate that we will maintain permanent working capital reserves. We also have no identified funding source to provide funds which may be required in the future for tenant improvements, tenant refurbishments, and other lease-up costs in order to attract new tenants. We cannot assure you that any such source of funding will be available to us for such purposes in the future. In the event that we are required to use net cash from operations to fund such tenant improvements, tenant refurbishments, and other lease-up costs, cash distributions to limited partners holding Class A Units will be reduced or eliminated for potentially extended periods of time.

Marketability and Transferability Risks

There is no public trading market for your units.

There is no public market for your units, and we do not anticipate that any public trading market for your units will ever develop. If you attempt to sell your units, you would likely do so at substantially discounted prices on the secondary market. Further, our partnership agreement restricts our ability to participate in a public trading market or anything substantially equivalent to one by providing that any transfer which may cause us to be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” as defined in Section 7704 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be deemed void and shall not be recognized. Because classification of the Partnership as a “publicly traded partnership” may significantly decrease the value of your units, our General Partners intend to use their authority to the maximum extent possible to prohibit transfers of units which could cause us to be classified as a “publicly traded partnership.”

 

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Your units have limited transferability and lack liquidity due to restrictions under state regulatory laws and our partnership agreement.

You are limited in your ability to transfer your units. Our partnership agreement and certain state regulatory agencies have imposed restrictions relating to the number of units you may transfer. In addition, the suitability standards applied to you upon the purchase of your units may also be applied to persons to whom you wish to transfer your units. Accordingly, you may find it difficult to sell your units for cash or if you are able to sell your units, you may have to sell your units at a substantial discount. You may not be able to sell your units in the event of an emergency, and your units are not likely to be accepted as collateral for a loan.

Our estimated unit valuations should not be viewed as an accurate reflection of the value of the limited partners’ units.

The estimated unit valuations contained in this annual report on Form 10-K should not be viewed as an accurate reflection of the value of the limited partners’ units, what limited partners might be able to sell their units for, or the fair market value of the Partnership’s properties, nor do they necessarily represent the amount of net proceeds limited partners would receive if the Partnership’s properties were sold and the proceeds distributed in a liquidation of the Partnership. There is no established public trading market for the Partnership’s limited partnership units, and it is not anticipated that a public trading market for the units will ever develop. We did not obtain any third-party appraisals of our properties in connection with these estimated unit valuations. In addition, property values are subject to change and could decline in the future. Further, the valuations performed by the General Partners are estimates only, and are based on a number of assumptions which may not be accurate or complete and may or may not be applicable to any specific limited partnership units. These estimated valuations assume, and are applicable only to, limited partners who have made no conversion elections under the partnership agreement and who purchased their units directly from the Partnership in the Partnership’s original public offering of units. It should also be noted that, as properties are sold and the net proceeds from property sales are distributed to limited partners, the remaining value of the Partnership’s portfolio of properties, and resulting value of Partnership’s limited partnership units, will naturally decline.

Special Risks Regarding Status of Units

If you hold Class A Units, you will be allocated more income than cash flow.

Since limited partners holding Class A Units are allocated substantially all of the Partnership’s net income, while substantially all deductions for depreciation and other tax losses are allocated to limited partners holding Class B Units, we expect that those of you who hold Class A Units will be allocated taxable income in excess of your cash distributions. We cannot assure you that cash flow will be available for distribution in any year.

If you hold Class B Units, you may not be able to use your passive losses.

Those of you holding Class B Units will be allocated a disproportionately larger share of our deductions for depreciation and other tax losses. Such losses will be treated as “passive” losses, which may only be used to offset “passive” income and may not be used to offset active or portfolio income. Accordingly, you may receive no current benefit from your share of tax losses unless you are currently being allocated passive income from other sources.

In addition, the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the “Act”) added Section 470 to the Internal Revenue Code, which provides for certain limitations on the utilization of losses allocable to leased property owned by a partnership having both taxable and tax-exempt partners, such as the Partnership. In March 2005, the Internal Revenue Service issued IRS Notice 2005-29 announcing that the IRS would not be applying Section 470 to disallow losses for tax year 2004 based solely on the fact that a partnership had both taxable and tax-exempt partners. In December 2005, the IRS issued IRS Notice 2006-2 extending the period for transitional relief through the 2005 tax year; however, it is important to note that IRS Notices 2005-29 and 2006-2 provide relief for partnerships only for tax years 2004 and 2005. The IRS has indicated that it is continuing to study the application of Section 470 to partnerships, such as the Partnership, but unless further legislation is enacted which

 

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addresses this issue or some other form of relief from the provisions of Section 470 of the Act is granted, beginning in tax year 2006 and thereafter, passive losses allocable to limited partners holding Class B Units may be used only to offset passive income generated from the same property or within the same fund.

The desired effect of holding Class A Units or Class B Units may be reduced depending on how many investors hold each type of unit.

You will be entitled to different rights and priorities as to distributions of cash flow from operations and net sale proceeds and as to the allocation of depreciation and other tax losses depending upon whether you are holding Class A Units or Class B Units. However, the effect of any advantage associated with holding Class A Units or Class B Units may be significantly reduced or eliminated, depending upon the ratio of Class A Units to Class B Units during any given period. We will not attempt to restrict the ratio of Class A Units to Class B Units, and we will not attempt to establish or maintain any particular ratio.

Management Risks

You must rely on our General Partners for management of our business.

Our General Partners make all decisions with respect to the management of the Partnership. Limited partners have no right or power to take part in the management of the Partnership, except through the exercise of limited voting rights. Therefore, you must rely almost entirely on our General Partners for management of the Partnership and the operation of its business. Our General Partners may be removed only under certain conditions set forth in our partnership agreement. If our General Partners are removed, they will receive payment equal to the fair market value of their interests in the Partnership as agreed upon by our General Partners and the Partnership or by arbitration if they are unable to agree.

Leo F. Wells, III has a primary role in determining what is in the best interests of the Partnership and its limited partners.

Leo F. Wells, III is one of our General Partners and is the president, treasurer, and sole director of Wells Capital, our other General Partner. Therefore, one person has a primary role in determining what is in the best interests of the Partnership and its limited partners. Although Mr. Wells relies on the input of the officers and other employees of Wells Capital, he ultimately has the authority to make decisions affecting our Partnership operations. Therefore, Mr. Wells alone will determine the propriety of his own actions, which could result in a conflict of interest when he is faced with any significant decision relating to our Partnership affairs.

Our loss of or inability to obtain key personnel could delay or hinder implementation of our investment strategies, which could limit our ability to make distributions.

Our success depends to a significant degree upon the contributions of Leo F. Wells, III, Douglas P. Williams, and Randall D. Fretz, each of whom would be difficult to replace. We do not have employment agreements with Messrs. Wells, Williams, or Fretz, and we cannot guarantee that such persons will remain affiliated with us. If any of Wells Capital’s key personnel were to cease their affiliation with the Partnership, we may be unable to find suitable replacement personnel, and our operating results could suffer. We do not intend to maintain key person life insurance on any person. We believe that our future success depends, in large part, upon the ability of our General Partners to hire and retain highly skilled managerial, operational, and marketing personnel. If we lose or are unable to obtain the services of highly skilled personnel or do not establish or maintain appropriate strategic relationships, our ability to implement our investment strategies could be delayed or hindered, and the value of your investment may decline.

Our operating performance could suffer if Wells Capital incurs significant losses, including those losses that may result from being the general partner of other entities.

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operations and our portfolio of investments. As a general partner in many Wells-sponsored programs, Wells Capital may have contingent liabilities for the obligations of such programs. Enforcement of such obligations against Wells Capital could result in a substantial reduction of its net worth. If such liabilities affected the level of services that Wells Capital could provide, our operations and financial performance could suffer.

Our General Partners have a limited net worth consisting of illiquid assets which may affect their ability to fulfill their financial obligations to the Partnership.

The net worth of our General Partners consists primarily of interests in real estate, retirement plans, partnerships, and closely-held businesses and, in the case of Wells Capital, receivables from affiliated corporations and partnerships. Accordingly, the net worth of our General Partners is illiquid and not readily marketable. This illiquidity may be relevant to you in evaluating the ability of our General Partners to fulfill their financial obligations to the Partnership. In addition, our General Partners have significant commitments to the other Wells-sponsored programs.

Increases in our administrative operating expenses, including increased expenses associated with operating as a public company in the current regulatory environment, could limit our ability to make distributions.

Over the last few years, our administrative operating expenses have increased, and the regulatory environment has resulted in increases in our expenses related to operating as a public company. In addition, as we evolve through our partnership life cycle, and sell various properties in our portfolio, our administrative operating expenses become a larger percentage in relationship to our operating cash flow and the value of our properties. Further, we bear all expenses incurred in connection with our operations, which are deducted from cash funds generated by operations prior to computing the amount of net cash from operations to be distributed to our limited partners. Therefore, as a result of the increased administrative operating expenses and increased percentage of such expenses, we cannot assure you that sufficient cash will be available to make future distributions to you from either net cash from our operations or proceeds from the sale of our properties.

Conflicts of Interest Risks

Our General Partners will face conflicts of interest relating to time management which could result in lower returns on our investments.

Because our General Partners and their affiliates have interests in other real estate programs and also engage in other business activities, they could have conflicts of interest in allocating their time between our business and these other activities, which could affect operations of the Partnership. You should note that our partnership agreement does not specify any minimum amount of time or level of attention that our General Partners are required to devote to the Partnership.

Our General Partners will face conflicts of interest relating to the sale and leasing of properties.

We may be selling properties at the same time as other Wells programs are buying and selling properties. We may have acquired or be selling properties in geographic areas where other Wells programs own properties or are trying to sell properties, which could lower your return on your investment.

Investments in joint ventures with affiliates will result in additional risks involving our relationship with the co-venturer.

We have entered into joint ventures with affiliates. Such investments may involve risks not otherwise present with an investment in real estate, including, for example:

 

    the possibility that our co-venturer, co-tenant, or partner in an investment might become bankrupt;

 

    that such co-venturer, co-tenant, or partner may at any time have economic or business interests or goals which are or which become inconsistent with our business interests or goals; or

 

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    that such co-venturer, co-tenant, or partner may be in a position to take action contrary to our instructions or requests or contrary to our policies or objectives.

Actions by such a co-venturer, co-tenant, or partner might result in subjecting the property to liabilities in excess of those contemplated and may have the effect of reducing your returns.

Our General Partners will face various conflicts of interest relating to joint ventures with affiliates.

Since our General Partners and their affiliates control both the Partnership and other affiliates, transactions between the parties with respect to joint ventures between such parties do not have the benefit of arm’s length negotiation of the type normally conducted between unrelated co-venturers. Under these joint venture arrangements, neither co-venturer has the power to control the venture, and an impasse could be reached regarding matters pertaining to the joint venture, which might have a negative influence on the joint venture and decrease potential returns to you. In the event that a co-venturer has a right of first refusal to buy out the other co-venturer, it may be unable to finance such buy-out at that time. It may also be difficult for us to sell our interest in any such joint venture or partnership or as a co-tenant in property. In addition, to the extent that our co-venturer, partner, or co-tenant is an affiliate of our General Partners, certain conflicts of interest will exist.

Federal Income Tax Risks

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may challenge our characterization of material tax aspects of your investment in the Partnership.

An investment in units involves certain material income tax risks, the character and extent of which are, to some extent, a function of whether you hold Class A Units or Class B Units. We will not seek any rulings from the IRS regarding any of the tax issues related to your units.

Investors may realize taxable income without cash distributions.

As a limited partner in the Partnership, you are required to report your allocable share of the Partnership’s taxable income on your personal income tax return regardless of whether or not you have received any cash distributions from the Partnership. For example, if you hold Class A Units, you will be allocated substantially all of our net income, defined in the partnership agreement to mean generally net income for federal income tax purposes, including any income exempt from tax, but excluding all deductions for depreciation and amortization and gain or loss from the sale of Partnership properties, even if such income is in excess of any distributions of cash from our operations. If you hold Class A Units, you will likely be allocated taxable income in excess of any distributions to you, and the amount of cash received by you could be less than the income tax attributable to the net income allocated to you.

We could potentially be characterized as a publicly traded partnership resulting in unfavorable tax results.

If the IRS were to classify the Partnership as a “publicly traded partnership,” we could be taxable as a corporation, and distributions made to you could be treated as portfolio income to you rather than passive income. We cannot assure you that we will not, at some time in the future, be treated as a publicly traded partnership due to the following factors:

 

    the complex nature of the IRS rules governing our potential exemption from classification as a publicly traded partnership;

 

    the lack of interpretive guidance with respect to such rules; and

 

    the fact that any determination in this regard will necessarily be based upon events which have not yet occurred.

 

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The deductibility of losses will be subject to limitations.

Section 469 of the Internal Revenue Code limits the allowance of deductions for losses attributable to “passive activities,” which are generally defined as activities in which the taxpayer does not materially participate. Any tax losses allocated to investors holding Class B Units will be characterized as passive losses, and accordingly, the deductibility of such losses will be subject to these limitations.

In addition, the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the “Act”) added Section 470 to the Internal Revenue Code, which provides for certain limitations on the utilization of losses allocable to leased property owned by a partnership having both taxable and tax-exempt partners, such as the Partnership. In March 2005, the Internal Revenue Service issued IRS Notice 2005-29 announcing that the IRS would not be applying Section 470 to disallow losses for tax year 2004 based solely on the fact that a partnership had both taxable and tax-exempt partners. In December 2005, the IRS issued IRS Notice 2006-2 extending the period for transitional relief through the 2005 tax year; however, it is important to note that IRS Notices 2005-29 and 2006-2 provide relief for partnerships only for tax years 2004 and 2005. The IRS has indicated that it is continuing to study the application of Section 470 to partnerships, such as the Partnership, but unless further legislation is enacted which addresses this issue or some other form of relief from the provisions of Section 470 of the Act is granted, beginning in tax year 2006 and thereafter, passive losses allocable to limited partners holding Class B Units may be used only to offset passive income generated from the same property or within the same fund.

The IRS may challenge our allocations of profit and loss.

While it is more likely than not Partnership items of income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit will be allocated among our General Partners and our limited partners substantially in accordance with the allocation provisions of the partnership agreement, we cannot assure you that the IRS will not successfully challenge the allocations in the partnership agreement and reallocate items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit in a manner which reduces the anticipated tax benefits to investors holding Class B Units or increases the income allocated to investors holding Class A Units.

We may be audited and additional tax, interest, and penalties may be imposed upon you.

Our federal income tax returns may be audited by the IRS. Any audit of the Partnership could result in an audit of your tax return causing adjustments of items unrelated to your investment in the Partnership, in addition to adjustments to various Partnership items. In the event of any such adjustments, you might incur accountants’ or attorneys’ fees, court costs, and other expenses contesting deficiencies asserted by the IRS. You also may be liable for interest on any underpayment and certain penalties from the date your tax was originally due. The tax treatment of all Partnership items will generally be determined at the partnership level in a single proceeding rather than in separate proceedings with each partner, and our General Partners are primarily responsible for contesting federal income tax adjustments proposed by the IRS. In this connection, our General Partners may extend the statute of limitations as to all partners and, in certain circumstances, may bind the partners to a settlement with the IRS. Further, our General Partners may cause us to elect to be treated as an “electing large partnership.” If they do, we could take advantage of simplified flow-through reporting of Partnership items. Adjustments to Partnership items would continue to be determined at the partnership level, however, and any such adjustments would be accounted for in the year they take effect, rather than in the year to which such adjustments relate. Accordingly, if you make an election to change the status of your units between the years in which a tax benefit is claimed and an adjustment is made, you may suffer a disproportionate adverse impact with respect to any such adjustment. Further, our General Partners will have the discretion in such circumstances either to pass along any such adjustments to the partners or to bear such adjustments at the partnership level, thereby potentially adversely impacting the holders of a particular class of units disproportionately to holders of the other class of units.

 

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State and local taxes and a requirement to withhold state taxes may apply.

The state in which you reside may impose an income tax upon your share of our taxable income. Further, states in which we own properties may impose income taxes upon your share of our taxable income allocable to any Partnership property located in that state or other taxes on limited partnerships owning properties in their states. Many states have implemented or are implementing programs to require partnerships to withhold and pay state income taxes owed by nonresident partners relating to income-producing properties located in their states, and we may be required to withhold state taxes from cash distributions otherwise payable to you. In the event we are required to withhold state taxes from your cash distributions, or pay other state taxes, the amount of the net cash from operations otherwise payable to you would be reduced. In addition, such collection and filing requirements at the state level may result in increases in our administrative expenses which would have the effect of reducing cash available for distribution to you. You are urged to consult with your own tax advisors with respect to the impact of applicable state and local taxes and state tax withholding requirements or other potential state taxes relating to an investment in our units.

Legislative or regulatory action could adversely affect investors.

In recent years, numerous legislative, judicial, and administrative changes have been made in the provisions of the federal income tax laws applicable to investments similar to an investment in our units. Additional changes to the tax laws are likely to continue to occur in the future, and we cannot assure you that any such changes will not adversely affect the taxation of a limited partner. Any such changes could have an adverse effect on an investment in our units or on the market value or the resale potential of our properties. You are urged to consult with your own tax advisor with respect to the impact of recent legislation on your investment in units and the status of legislative, regulatory, or administrative developments and proposals and their potential effect on an investment in our units.

Retirement Plan and Qualified Plan Risks

There are special considerations that apply to pension or profit-sharing trusts or IRAs investing in units.

If you are investing the assets of a pension, profit-sharing, Section 401(k), Keogh, or other qualified retirement plan or the assets of an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) in units, you should satisfy yourself that:

 

    your investment is consistent with your fiduciary obligations under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code;

 

    your investment is made in accordance with the documents and instruments governing your plan or IRA, including your plan’s investment policy;

 

    your investment satisfies the prudence and diversification requirements of Sections 404(a)(1)(B) and 404(a)(1)(C) of ERISA;

 

    your investment will not impair the liquidity of the plan or IRA;

 

    your investment will not produce “unrelated business taxable income” for the plan or IRA;

 

    you will be able to value the assets of the plan annually in accordance with ERISA requirements; and

 

    your investment will not constitute a prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code.

We may dissolve the Partnership if our assets are deemed to be plan assets or if we engage in prohibited transactions.

If our assets were deemed to be assets of qualified plans investing as limited partners, i.e., plan assets, our General Partners would be considered to be fiduciaries of such plans and certain contemplated transactions between our General Partners or their affiliates, and the Partnership may then be deemed to be “prohibited transactions” subject to excise taxation under Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code. Additionally, if our assets were deemed to be plan assets, the standards of prudence and other provisions of ERISA applicable to plan fiduciaries would apply to the General Partners with respect to our investments. We have not sought a ruling from the U.S. Department of Labor regarding the potential classification of our assets as plan assets.

 

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In this regard, U.S. Department of Labor Regulations defining plan assets for purposes of ERISA contain exemptions which, if satisfied, would preclude assets of a limited partnership such as ours from being treated as plan assets. We cannot assure you that our partnership agreement has been structured so that the exemptions in such Regulations would apply to us, although our General Partners intend that an investment by a qualified plan in units will not be deemed an investment in the assets of the Partnership. We can make no representations or warranties of any kind regarding the consequences of an investment in our units by qualified plans in this regard. Plan fiduciaries are urged to consult with and rely upon their own advisors with respect to this and other ERISA issues which, if decided adversely to the Partnership, could result in qualified plan investors being deemed to have engaged in “prohibited transactions,” which would cause the imposition of excise taxes and co-fiduciary liability under Section 405 of ERISA in the event actions taken by us are deemed to be nonprudent investments or “prohibited transactions.”

In the event our assets are deemed to constitute plan assets or certain transactions undertaken by us are deemed to constitute “prohibited transactions” under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code, and no exemption for such transactions is obtainable by us, the General Partners have the right, but not the obligation, upon notice to all limited partners, but without the consent of any limited partner, to:

 

    compel a termination and dissolution of the Partnership; or

 

    restructure our activities to the extent necessary to comply with any exemption in the U.S. Department of Labor Regulations or any prohibited transaction exemption granted by the Department of Labor or any condition which the Department of Labor might impose as a condition to granting a prohibited transaction exemption.

Adverse tax consequences may result because of minimum distribution requirements.

If you intend to purchase units through your IRA, or if you are a trustee of an IRA or other fiduciary of a retirement plan considering an investment in units, you must consider the limited liquidity of an investment in our units as it relates to applicable minimum distribution requirements under the Internal Revenue Code. If units are held and our properties have not yet been sold at such time as mandatory distributions are required to begin to an IRA beneficiary or qualified plan participant, Sections 408(a)(6) and 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code will likely require that a distribution-in-kind of the units be made to the IRA beneficiary or qualified plan participant. Any such distribution-in-kind of units must be included in the taxable income of the IRA beneficiary or qualified plan participant for the year in which the units are received at the fair market value of the units and taxes attributable thereto must be paid without any corresponding cash distributions from us with which to pay such income tax liability.

Unrelated business taxable income (UBTI) may be generated with respect to tax-exempt investors.

We do not intend or anticipate that the tax-exempt investors in the Partnership will be allocated income deemed to be derived from an unrelated trade or business, which is generally referred to as “UBTI.” Notwithstanding this, the General Partners do have limited authority to borrow funds deemed necessary:

 

    to finance improvements necessary to protect capital previously invested in a property;

 

    to protect the value of our investment in a property; or

 

    to make one of our properties more attractive for sale or lease.

Further, in the event we were deemed to be a “dealer” in real property, defined as one who holds real estate primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business, the gain realized on the sale of our properties which is allocable to tax-exempt investors would be characterized as UBTI.

 

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

There were no unresolved SEC staff comments as of December 31, 2005.

 

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.

Overview

The Partnership owns interests in all of its real estate assets through joint ventures with other entities affiliated with the General Partners. During the periods presented, the Partnership owned interests in the following joint ventures (the “Joint Ventures”) and properties:

 

              

Approximate Leased %

as of December 31,

 

Joint Venture

  

Joint Venture Partners

  

Properties

   2005     2004     2003     2002     2001  

Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates

(“Fund II-III-VI-VII Associates”)

  

•  Fund II and Fund III Associates (“Fund II-III Associates”)(1)

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P.

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P.

  

1. Holcomb Bridge Property(2)

An office/retail center located in Roswell, Georgia

           83 %   60 %   89 %

Fund V, Fund VI and Fund VII Associates

(“Fund V-VI-VII Associates”)

  

•  Wells Real Estate Fund V, L.P.

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P.

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P.

  

2. Marathon Building(3)

A three-story office building located in Appleton, Wisconsin

           100 %   100 %   100 %

Fund VI and Fund VII Associates

(“Fund VI-VII Associates”)

  

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P.

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P.

  

3. Stockbridge Village III(4)

Two retail buildings located in Stockbridge, Georgia

           94 %   84 %   91 %
         

4. Stockbridge Village I Expansion(4)

A retail shopping center expansion located in Stockbridge, Georgia

           100 %   81 %   100 %

Fund VI, Fund VII and Fund VIII Associates

(“Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates”)

  

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P.

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P.

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P.

  

5. BellSouth Building

A four-story office building located in Jacksonville, Florida

   100 %   100 %   100 %   100 %   100 %
         

6. Tanglewood Commons(5)

A retail center in Clemmons, North Carolina

       99 %   99 %   99 %   100 %

Fund VII and Fund VIII Associates

(“Fund VII-VIII Associates”)

  

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P.

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P.

  

7. Hannover Center(4)

A retail center located in Stockbridge, Georgia

           100 %   100 %   100 %
         

8. CH2M Hill Building(6)

An office building located in Gainesville, Florida

       83 %   92 %   100 %   100 %

 

  (1) Fund II and Fund II-OW (“Fund II-IIOW Associates”) is a joint venture between Wells Real Estate Fund II and Wells Real Estate Fund II-OW; Fund II-III Associates is a joint venture between Fund II-IIOW Associates and Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P.

 

  (2) This property was sold in July 2004.

 

  (3) This property was sold in December 2004.

 

  (4) These properties were sold in April 2004.

 

  (5) One outparcel of land was sold in October 2002; the shopping center and one outparcel of land was sold in April 2005; a portion of an outparcel of land was condemned by the North Carolina Department of Transportation in October 2005; and two outparcels of land remain unsold as of December 31, 2005.

 

  (6) This property was sold in December 2005.

 

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Wells Real Estate Fund II, Wells Real Estate Fund II-OW, Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P, and Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. are affiliated with the Partnership through one or more common general partners. Each of the properties described above was acquired on an all-cash basis.

Lease Expirations

As of December 31, 2005, the lease expirations scheduled during the following ten years for the remaining property in which the Partnership owned an interest through Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates, assuming no exercise of renewal options or termination rights, are summarized below:

 

Year of

Lease

Expiration

 

Number

of

Leases

Expiring

 

Square

Feet

Expiring

 

Annualized

Gross Base

Rent in

Year of
Expiration

 

Partnership

Share of

Annualized

Gross Base

Rent in Year of
Expiration(1)

 

Percentage

of Total

Square

Feet

Expiring

 

Percentage

of Total

Annualized

Gross Base

Rent in Year of
Expiration

2009(2)   1   57,351   $1,125,227   $375,826   100.0%   100.0%
                       

 

  (1) The Partnership’s share of annualized gross base rent in year of expiration is calculated based on the Partnership’s ownership percentage in the Joint Venture that owns the leased property.

 

  (2) BellSouth Building: BellSouth lease (approximately 57,000 square feet).

Property Descriptions

The Joint Ventures and properties in which the Partnership owns an interest during the periods presented are further described below:

Fund II-III-VI-VII Associates

In January 1995, Fund II-III-VI-VII Associates was formed for the purpose of developing, constructing, owning, and operating the Holcomb Bridge Property. During the periods presented, the Partnership, Fund II-III Associates, and Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. owned equity interests of approximately 50%, 24%, and 26%, respectively, in the following property based on their respective cumulative capital contributions to Fund II-III-VI-VII Associates:

Holcomb Bridge Property

In January 1995, Fund II-III Associates contributed the remaining approximate 4.3 acres of the undeveloped real property, including land improvements, to Fund II-III-VI-VII Associates for the development and construction of two buildings containing a total of approximately 49,500 square feet, the Holcomb Bridge Property.

On July 1, 2004, two Wells-affiliated Joint Ventures, including Fund II-III-VI-VII Associates, sold two real properties, including the Holcomb Bridge Property, collectively, to an unrelated third party for an aggregate gross sale price of $9,500,000. As a result of the sale of the Holcomb Bridge Property, the Partnership received net sale proceeds of approximately $3,474,000 and was allocated a gain of approximately $995,000.

Fund V-VI-VII Associates

In September 1994, Fund V-VI-VII Associates was formed for the purpose of investing in commercial real properties. During the periods presented, the Partnership, Wells Real Estate Fund V, L.P., and Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. owned equity interests of approximately 42%, 16%, and 42%, respectively, in the following property based on their respective cumulative capital contributions to Fund V-VI-VII Associates:

 

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Marathon Building

In September 1994, Fund V-VI-VII Associates purchased the Marathon Building, a three-story office building comprised of approximately 76,000 rentable square feet located on approximately 6.2 acres of land in Appleton, Wisconsin. On December 29, 2004, Fund V-VI-VII Associates sold the Marathon Building to an unrelated third party for a gross sales price of $10,250,000. As a result of the sale, the Partnership received net proceeds of approximately $4,141,000 in January 2005, and was allocated a gain of approximately $1,391,000.

Fund VI-VII Associates

In December 1994, Fund VI-VII Associates was formed for the purpose of developing, owning, and operating commercial properties. During the periods presented, the Partnership and Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. owned equity interests of approximately 55% and 45%, respectively, in the following properties based on their respective cumulative capital contributions to Fund VI-VII Associates:

Stockbridge Village III

In December 1994, Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. contributed this property to Fund VI-VII Associates. On April 29, 2004, four Wells-affiliated joint ventures, including Fund VI-VII Associates and Fund VII-VIII Associates, sold five real properties, including Stockbridge Village III, to an unrelated third party for an aggregate gross sale price of $23,750,000. As a result of the sale of Stockbridge Village III, the Partnership received net proceeds of approximately $1,606,000 and was allocated a gain of approximately $237,000.

Stockbridge Village I Expansion

In June 1995, Fund VI-VII Associates purchased 3.38 acres of real property located in Stockbridge, Georgia. Stockbridge Village I Expansion consisted of a multi-tenant shopping center comprised of approximately 29,200 square feet. On April 29, 2004, four affiliated joint ventures, including Fund VI-VII Associates, sold five real properties, including Stockbridge Village I Expansion, to an unrelated third party for an aggregate gross sale price of $23,750,000. As a result of the sale of Stockbridge Village I Expansion, the Partnership received net sale proceeds of approximately $2,268,000 and was allocated a gain of approximately $944,000.

Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates

In April 1995, Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates was formed to acquire, develop, operate, and sell commercial real properties. As of December 31, 2005, the Partnership, Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P., and Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. owned equity interests of approximately 33%, 34%, and 32%, respectively, in the following properties based on their respective cumulative capital contributions to Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates:

BellSouth Building

In April 1995, Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates purchased a 5.55-acre parcel of land in Jacksonville, Florida for the purpose of developing an office building. Upon completing the construction of an approximately 92,000-square-foot office building in May 1996, BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corporation (“BellSouth”), a subsidiary of BellSouth Company, took occupancy of approximately 66,000 square feet and American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (“American Express”) took occupancy of approximately 23,000 square feet. BellSouth took occupancy of an additional approximate 3,000 square feet in December 1996.

BellSouth entered into a lease amendment in 2005, which reduced the occupied space to approximately 57,000 square feet effective May 2006 and extended its lease until April 2009. As of December 31, 2005, the annual base rent was approximately $993,000. Under the new agreement, annual base rent will be approximately $1,061,000 beginning May 1, 2006, and thereafter will increase by approximately 3% every May until lease expiration. The annualized base rent payable under the BellSouth lease in 2009 is approximately $1,125,000.

 

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American Express also entered into a lease amendment in 2005, which increased the occupied space to approximately 35,000 square feet and extended the lease until February 2016. The amended lease commences on March 1, 2006, with rental abatements through September 30, 2006, followed by an annual base rent of approximately $602,000 that increases by approximately 2.5% each year. BellSouth and American Express are required to pay additional rent equal to their share of operating expenses during their respective lease terms.

Tanglewood Commons

In May 1995, Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates purchased a 14.683-acre tract of real property located in Clemmons, North Carolina. Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates constructed a strip-mall shopping center building containing approximately 67,320 gross square feet on a 12.48-acre tract of land. The remaining 2.2-acre portion of the property consists of four outparcels which have been graded and held for future development or resale.

On October 7, 2002, Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates sold an outparcel of land at Tanglewood Commons to an unrelated third party for a gross sales price of $559,000. As a result of this sale, the Partnership received net sale proceeds of approximately $175,000 and was allocates a gain of approximately $4,000.

On April 21, 2005, Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates sold the Tanglewood Commons shopping center and one outparcel of land to an unrelated third party for a gross sales price of $11,500,000. As a result of the sale, the Partnership received net proceeds of approximately $3,752,000 and was allocated a gain of approximately $1,811,000. On October 12, 2005, a portion of one of the remaining outparcels of land was condemned by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. As a result of the land condemnation, the Partnership was allocated net proceeds of approximately $17,000 and was allocated a gain of approximately $11,000. As of December 31, 2005, the net sale proceeds from the land condemnation are included in accounts receivable in the accompanying Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates’ balance sheets.

Fund VII-VIII Associates

In February 1995, Fund VII-VIII Associates was formed for the purpose of developing, owning, and operating commercial properties. During the periods presented, the Partnership and Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. owned equity interests of approximately 37% and 63%, respectively, in the following properties based on their respective cumulative capital contributions to Fund VII-VIII Associates:

Hannover Center

In April 1996, the Partnership contributed 1.01 acres of land located in Stockbridge, Georgia and improvements thereon to Fund VII-VIII Associates for the development of an approximately 12,000-square-foot, single-story combination retail center. On April 29, 2004, four affiliated joint ventures, including Fund VII-VIII Associates, sold five real properties, including the Hannover Center, to an unrelated third party for a gross sale price of $23,750,000. As a result of the sale of the Hannover Center, the Partnership received net sale proceeds of approximately $624,000 and was allocated a gain of approximately $168,000.

CH2M Hill Building

Fund VII-VIII Associates purchased an approximately 5-acre parcel of land in Gainesville, Florida. An office building, the CH2M Hill Building, containing approximately 61,000 rentable square feet was developed and constructed.

In December 1995, Fund VII-VIII Associates entered into a nine-year and eleven-month lease with CH2M Hill, Inc. to occupy 57,460 square feet, including one option to extend the term for an additional five-year period. In December 2004, Fund VII-VIII Associates entered into a fourth amendment to extend the termination date of the lease and reduce the leased square footage by approximately 10%. The amended lease was set to expire on November 30, 2010.

 

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On December 7, 2005, Fund VII-VIII Associates sold the CH2M Hill Building to an unrelated third party for a gross sale price of $8,200,000. As a result of the sale of the CH2M Hill Building, the Partnership was allocated net sale proceeds of approximately $2,907,000 and was allocated a gain of approximately $1,465,000.

 

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

From time to time, we are party to legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of our business. We are not currently involved in any litigation for which the outcome would, in the judgment of the General Partners based on information currently available, have a materially adverse impact on the results of operations or financial condition of the Partnership, nor is management aware of any such litigation threatened against us. In addition, no legal proceeds were terminated during the fourth quarter of 2005.

 

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

No matters were submitted to a vote of the limited partners during the fourth quarter of 2005.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR PARTNERSHIP’S UNITS AND RELATED SECURITY HOLDER MATTERS.

Summary

As of February 28, 2006, 2,156,298 Class A Units and 261,719 Class B Units held by a total of 1,671 and 192 limited partners, respectively, were outstanding. Capital contributions are equal to $10.00 per each limited partnership unit. A public trading market has not been established for the Partnership’s limited partnership units, nor is such a market anticipated to develop in the future. The partnership agreement provides the General Partners with the right to prohibit transfers of units at their discretion.

Unit Valuation

Because fiduciaries of retirement plans subject to the Employee Retirement income Security Act (“ERISA”) and the Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”) custodians are required to determine and report the value of the assets held in their respective plans or accounts on an annual basis, the General Partners are required under the partnership agreement to report estimated unit values to the limited partners each year in the Partnership’s annual report on Form 10-K. The methodology to be utilized for determining such estimated unit values under the partnership agreement requires the General Partners to estimate the amount a unit holder would receive assuming that the Partnership’s properties were sold at their estimated fair market values as of the end of the Partnership’s fiscal year and the proceeds therefrom (without any reduction for selling expenses) plus the amount of net sale proceeds held by the Partnership at year-end from previous property sales, if any, were distributed to the limited partners in liquidation. The estimated unit valuations are intended to be an estimate of the distributions that would be made to limited partners who purchased their units directly from the Partnership in the Partnership’s original public offering of units, and who have made no conversion elections under the partnership agreement.

Utilizing the foregoing methodology and based upon market conditions existing in early December 2005, the General Partners have estimated the Partnership’s unit valuations, based upon their estimates of property values as of December 31, 2005, to be approximately $3.20 per Class A Unit and $3.20 per Class B Unit, based upon market conditions existing in early December 2004. These estimates should not be viewed as an accurate reflection of the value of the limited partners’ units, what limited partners might be able to sell their units for, or the fair market value of the Partnership’s properties, nor do they necessarily represent the amount of net proceeds limited partners would receive if the Partnership’s properties were sold and the proceeds distributed in a liquidation of the Partnership. There is no established public trading market for the Partnership’s limited partnership units, and it is not anticipated that a public trading market for the units will ever develop. In addition, property values are subject to change and could decline in the future. While, as required by the partnership agreement, the General Partners have obtained an opinion from The David L. Beal Company, an independent appraiser certified by the Member Appraisal Institute, to the effect that such estimates of value were deemed reasonable and were prepared in accordance with appropriate methods for valuing real estate, no actual appraisals were obtained due to the inordinate expense which would be involved in obtaining appraisals for all of the Partnership’s properties.

The valuations performed by the General Partners are estimates only, and are based on a number of assumptions which may not be accurate or complete and may or may not be applicable to any specific limited partnership units. For example, as a result of the availability of conversion elections under the partnership agreement and the resulting complexities involved relating to the distribution methodology under the partnership agreement, each limited partnership unit of the Partnership potentially has its own unique characteristics as to distributions and value. These estimated valuations assume, and are applicable only to, limited partners who have made no conversion elections under the partnership agreement and who purchased their units directly from the Partnership in the Partnership’s original public offering of units. Further, as set forth above, no third-party appraisals have or will be obtained. For these reasons, the estimated unit valuations set forth above should not be used by or relied upon by investors, other than fiduciaries of retirement plans and IRA custodians for limited ERISA and IRA

 

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reporting purposes, as any indication of the fair market value of their units. In addition, it should be noted that ERISA plan fiduciaries and IRA custodians may use estimated unit valuations obtained from other sources, such as prices paid for the Partnership’s units in secondary market trades, and that such estimated unit valuations may well be lower than those estimated by the General Partners using the methodology required by the partnership agreement.

It should also be noted that the Partnership is in the process of selling certain of its properties and that, as properties are sold and the net proceeds from property sales are distributed to limited partners, the remaining value of the Partnership’s portfolio of properties, and resulting value of Partnership’s limited partnership units, will naturally decline. In considering the foregoing estimated unit valuations, it should be noted that the Partnership has previously distributed net sale proceeds in the amount of $5.48 per Class A Unit and $12.77 per Class B Unit to its limited partners. These amounts are intended to represent the per-unit distributions received by limited partners who purchased their units directly from the Partnership in the Partnership’s original public offering of units, and who have made no conversion elections under the partnership agreement. Limited partners who have made one or more conversion elections would have received a different level of per-unit distribution.

Operating Distributions

Operating cash available for distribution to the limited partners is generally distributed on a quarterly basis. Under the partnership agreement, distributions from net cash from operations are allocated first to the Class A limited partners until such limited partners have received a 10% per annum return on their respective adjusted capital contributions, as defined. Cash from operations is then paid to the General Partners until the General Partners have received an amount equal to 10% of distributions. Any remaining cash from operations is split between the limited partners holding Class A Units and the General Partners on a basis of 90% and 10%, respectively.

Operating cash distributions made to limited partners holding Class A Units during 2004 and 2005 are summarized below:

 

Operating

Distributions for

Quarter Ended

  

Total

Operating Cash

Distributed

  

Per Class A Unit

Investment

Income

  

Per Class A

Unit Return of

Capital

March 31, 2004

   $ 156,490    $ 0.00    $ 0.07

June 30, 2004

   $ 156,550    $ 0.00    $ 0.08

September 30, 2004

   $ 157,337    $ 0.00    $ 0.07

December 31, 2004

   $ 0    $ 0.00    $ 0.00

March 31, 2005

   $ 0    $ 0.00    $ 0.00

June 30, 2005

   $ 0    $ 0.00    $ 0.00

September 30, 2005

   $ 0    $ 0.00    $ 0.00

December 31, 2005

   $ 0    $ 0.00    $ 0.00

The Partnership reserved operating distributions in 2005 primarily due to a reduction in operating cash flows resulting from the sale of the Tanglewood Commons shopping center in the second quarter 2005 and the sale of the CH2M Hill Building in the fourth quarter 2005, funding capital expenditures at the CH2M Hill Building prior to the sale, and capital improvements and re-leasing costs at the Bellsouth Building. No operating cash distributions were paid to the limited partners holding Class B Units or the General Partners as of December 31, 2005 or 2004.

 

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

A summary of the selected financial data as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, and 2001 for the Partnership is provided below. The comparability of net income for the periods presented below is impacted by the sale of properties described in Item 2.

 

     2005    2004    2003    2002    2001

Total assets

   $ 5,598,484    $ 13,481,047    $ 14,882,784    $ 15,340,378    $ 16,278,839

Equity in income of Joint Ventures

   $ 3,610,122    $ 4,484,380    $ 1,133,025    $ 919,359    $ 1,202,011

Net income

   $ 3,558,507    $ 4,342,214    $ 1,039,461    $ 803,711    $ 1,113,684

Net income allocated to Limited Partners:

              

Class A

   $ 1,296,095    $ 1,416,306    $ 1,039,461    $ 803,711    $ 1,113,684

Class B

   $ 2,262,412    $ 2,925,908    $ 0    $ 0    $ 0

Net income per weighted-average Limited Partner Unit:

              

Class A

   $ 0.60    $ 0.67    $ 0.49    $ 0.39    $ 0.54

Class B

   $ 8.58    $ 9.97    $ 0.00    $ 0.00    $ 0.00

Operating cash distributions per weighted- average Class A Limited Partner Unit:

              

Investment income

   $ 0.00    $ 0.00    $ 0.00    $ 0.00    $ 0.07

Return of capital

   $ 0.00    $ 0.22    $ 0.70    $ 0.81    $ 0.82

Operating cash distributions per weighted- average Class B Limited Partner Unit:

              

Investment income

   $ 0.00    $ 0.00    $ 0.00    $ 0.00    $ 0.00

Return of capital

   $ 0.00    $ 0.00    $ 0.00    $ 0.00    $ 0.00

Distribution of net sale proceeds per weighted-average Limited Partner Unit:

              

Class A

   $ 4.73    $ 1.26    $ 0.00    $ 0.00    $ 0.00

Class B

   $ 4.82    $ 7.76    $ 0.00    $ 0.00    $ 0.00

 

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Selected Financial Data presented in Item 6 and our accompanying financial statements and notes thereto. See also “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” preceding Part I of this report and “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of this report.

Overview

Portfolio Overview

We are in the disposition-and-liquidation phase of our life cycle. We have sold eight assets upon the completion of the sale of the CH2M Hill Building in December 2005. Our focus on the remaining asset involves re-leasing and marketing efforts that we believe will result in the best disposition pricing for our investors.

Our portfolio benefited from a number of positive events in 2005, including the sale of the CH2M Hill Building for a gross price of $8,200,000, which was in excess of the original purchase price for this asset. We completed the distribution of net sale proceeds to the limited partners, totaling approximately $7,250,000 and approximately $4,200,000 on May 17, 2005 and November 1, 2005, respectively. We have announced the next planned net sale proceeds distribution, scheduled for the second quarter 2006, totaling approximately $2,400,000 from the sales of Tanglewood Commons and the CH2M Hill Building. We have returned, or announced plans to return, total net sale proceeds of approximately $18,798,000 to the limited partners from original gross capital contributions of approximately $24,180,000. Lastly, at the BellSouth Building, we executed an approximate three-year lease extension of the BellSouth lease, and an approximate ten-year extension of the American Express lease. With these leases completed, we have retained a broker to market the BellSouth Building for sale.

 

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With only one rental property remaining in the portfolio, the General Partners are currently reserving operating cash and the remaining net sale proceeds from the sale of the CH2M Hill Building. We anticipate that operating distributions will be reserved in the near term, since there is only one asset remaining in the portfolio, and it is being marketed for sale.

Property Summary

As we move further into the disposition-and-liquidation phase, we will continue to focus on re-leasing vacant space and space that may become vacant upon the expiration of our current leases. In doing so, we seek to maximize returns to the limited partners by negotiating long-term leases at market rental rates while attempting to minimize downtime, re-leasing expenditures, ongoing property level costs, and portfolio costs. As properties are positioned for sale, our attention will shift to locating suitable buyers and negotiating purchase and sale contracts that will attempt to maximize the total return to the limited partners and minimize contingencies and our post-closing involvement with the buyers.

Information relating to the properties owned, or previously owned, by the Joint Ventures is provided below:

 

    The Cherokee Commons property was sold on October 1, 2001.

 

    The Stockbridge Village III, Stockbridge Village I Expansion, and Hannover Center properties were sold on April 29, 2004.

 

    The Holcomb Bridge Property was sold on July 1, 2004.

 

    The Marathon Building was sold on December 29, 2004.

 

    The Tanglewood Commons shopping center was sold on April 21, 2005. On October 12, 2005, a portion of one of the remaining outparcels of land was condemned. We retain an ownership interest in two remaining outparcels of land, which will be marketed for sale now that the shopping center has been sold.

 

    The CH2M Hill Building was sold on December 7, 2005.

 

    The BellSouth Building in Jacksonville, Florida, is currently 100% leased. We have completed an approximately three-year lease extension with BellSouth through April 2009 and an approximate ten-year lease extension with American Express through February 2016. As part of this negotiation, BellSouth re-leased approximately 12,000 square feet of space to American Express effective November 1, 2005.

Industry Factors

Our results continue to be impacted by a number of factors influencing the real estate industry.

General Economic Conditions and Real Estate Market Commentary

The General Partners review a number of economic forecasts and market commentaries in order to evaluate general economic conditions and formulate a view of the current environment’s effect on the real estate markets in which we operate.

The U.S. economy experienced a moderate rate of growth at the end of 2005. Actual gross domestic product (“GDP”) grew at an annual rate of 1.1% for the fourth quarter of 2005, which declined from an annual growth rate of 4.1% for the third quarter of 2005. The decline in the rate of economic growth for the fourth quarter of 2005 is primarily attributable to corresponding declines in consumer and federal government spending and net exports. Annual GDP growth is projected to remain in the range of 3% during 2006. The economy is anticipated to grow at a slower pace during 2006 due to rising energy prices and growing trade deficits. However, the rate of job growth relative to the labor force is expected to continue to improve in 2006, partially due to a shrinking labor force.

 

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The U.S. office real estate market has shown some improvement over the past two years. The continued improvement of the overall economy is having a positive impact on office real estate fundamentals in certain markets. Office employment has grown moderately over the last year, and the pace is anticipated to accelerate in future years. The source of the future growth is projected to come predominately from the service sector. The U.S. office vacancy rate declined from approximately 14.1% for the third quarter of 2005 to approximately 13.6% for the fourth quarter of 2005. Positive absorption and low levels of new construction are projected to lead to a further reduction in vacancy in 2006. Increased tenant demand and steady absorption is expected to continue to contribute to positive rental rate growth in certain markets. Many markets are expected to move from the recovery cycle to the expansion cycle during 2006. The strength of office real estate market fundamentals will vary by location, as market conditions and real estate fundamentals differ based on geographical region, metropolitan area, and submarket.

The real estate capital transactions market remains relatively healthy and exceedingly liquid. The national transaction volume has grown at an average annual rate of over 50% during the past two years. Capitalization rates (“Cap rates”), or required first-year returns on real estate investments, remain low and we believe are likely to remain flat through 2006. The spread between average cap rates and 10-year U.S. Treasuries remained relatively stable in 2005. We believe that, absent a significant movement in interest rates or a significant decrease in capital flows into the real estate market, cap rates will remain at or near their current levels.

Impact of Economic Conditions to the Partnership

While some of the market conditions noted above may indicate an expected increase in rental rates, the extent to which we may benefit from this growth is dependent upon the contractual rental rates currently provided in existing leases at the properties in which we own an interest. Specifically, in instances where leases were executed at a time when the market demanded higher rental rates as compared to today, new leasing activities could actually result in a decrease in future rental rates.

Real Estate Funds with Current Vacancy or Near-term Rollover Exposure

Real estate funds, such as the Partnership, that contain properties with current vacancies or near-term tenant rollover may still face a challenging leasing environment. The properties within these funds will generally face lower rents and higher concession packages to the tenants in order to re-lease vacant space.

From a valuation standpoint, it is generally preferable to either renew an existing tenant lease or re-lease the property prior to marketing it for sale. Generally, buyers will heavily discount their offering prices to compensate for existing or pending vacancies.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

Our operating strategy entails funding expenditures related to the recurring operations of the Joint Ventures’ properties and the portfolio with operating cash flows, including current and prior period operating distributions received from the Joint Ventures, and assessing the amount of remaining cash flows that will be required to fund known future re-leasing costs and other capital improvements. Any residual operating cash flows are generally considered available for distribution to the Class A limited partners and, unless reserved, are generally paid quarterly. To the extent that operating cash flows are insufficient to fund our recurring operations, net sale proceeds will be utilized. As a result, the ongoing monitoring of our cash position is critical to ensuring that adequate liquidity and capital resources are available. Economic downturns in one or more of our core markets could adversely impact the ability of our tenants to honor lease payments and our ability to re-lease space on favorable terms as leases expire or space otherwise becomes vacant. In the event of either situation, cash flows and, consequently, our ability to provide funding for capital needs could be adversely affected.

 

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Short-Term Liquidity

During the year ended December 31, 2005, we generated net operating cash flows, including operating distributions received from the Joint Ventures, of approximately $440,000, as compared to approximately $1,049,000 for the year ended December 31, 2004 and $1,425,000 for the year ended December 31, 2003. The 2005 and 2004 decreases are primarily due to the corresponding decline in operating distributions received from Joint Ventures as further described below. Operating distributions from the Joint Ventures are generally representative of rental revenues and tenant reimbursements, less property operating expenses, management fees, general administrative expenses, and capital expenditures.

Operating distributions from the Joint Ventures have declined primarily due to (i) a reduction in cash flows as a result of the sale of Stockbridge Village III, Stockbridge Village I Expansion, Hannover Center, the Marathon Building, the Holcomb Bridge Property, the shopping center at Tanglewood Commons, and the CH2M Hill Building, (ii) funding re-leasing costs at the CH2M Hill Building prior to the sale, and (iii) capital improvements and re-leasing costs at the Bellsouth Building. Future operating distributions from the Joint Ventures and are expected to continue to decline as a result of only one rental property and two outparcels of land remaining in the portfolio. To the extent of any future operating distributions paid to limited partners will be largely dependent upon the amount of cash generated from the Joint Ventures, our expectations of future cash flows, and determination of near-term cash needs for tenant re-leasing costs and other capital improvements for the remaining property owned through Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates.

During the year ended December 31, 2005, we received net proceeds of approximately $10,800,000 from the 2004 sale of the Marathon Building and the 2005 sales of the shopping center at Tanglewood Commons and the CH2M Hill Building. We invested approximately $164,000 in the Joint Ventures primarily due to funding re-leasing costs at the CH2M Hill Building prior to the sale. Additionally, we distributed net sale proceeds of approximately $11,450,000 to limited partners in 2005.

We believe that the cash on hand and distributions due from the Joint Ventures are sufficient to cover our working capital needs, including liabilities of approximately $65,000 as of December 31, 2005. At this time, we expect to continue to generate cash flows from operations, including distributions from the Joint Ventures, sufficient to cover our estimated future expenses; however, net sale proceeds may be used to fund large capital expenditures as necessary.

Long-Term Liquidity

We expect that our future sources of capital will be primarily derived from operating cash flows generated from Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates and net proceeds generated from the selective and strategic sale of the remaining property. Our future long-term liquidity requirements will include, but not be limited to, funding tenant improvements, renovations, expansions, and other significant capital improvements necessary for the remaining property owned through Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates. We expect to continue to use substantially all future net cash flows from operations to provide funding for such requirements. Future cash flows from operating activities will be primarily affected by distributions received from Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates, which are dependent upon the net operating income generated by the remaining property, fewer reserves for known capital expenditures.

Capital Resources

The Partnership is an investment vehicle formed for the purpose of acquiring, owning, and operating income-producing real properties or investing in joint ventures formed for the same purpose, and has invested all of the partners’ original capital contributions. Thus, it is unlikely that we will acquire interests in any additional properties or joint ventures. Historically, our investment strategy has generally involved acquiring properties on an all-cash basis that are pre-leased to creditworthy tenants through joint ventures with affiliated partnerships.

 

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The Joint Ventures fund capital expenditures primarily related to building improvements for the purpose of maintaining the quality of their properties, and tenant improvements for the purpose of readying their properties for re-leasing. As leases expire, we will work with the Joint Ventures to attempt to re-lease space to an existing tenant or market the space to prospective new tenants. Generally, tenant improvements funded in connection with lease renewals require less capital than those funded in connection with new leases. However, external conditions, such as the supply of and demand for comparable space available within a given market, drive capital costs as well as rental rates. Any capital or other expenditures not provided for by the operations of the Joint Ventures will be funded by the Partnership and the respective Joint Venture partners on a pro-rata basis.

Operating cash flows, if available, are generally distributed from the Joint Ventures to the Partnership following each calendar quarter-end. Our cash management policy typically includes first utilizing current period operating cash flow until depleted, at which point operating reserves are utilized to fund capital and other required expenditures. In the event that current and prior period accumulated operating cash flows are insufficient to fund such costs, net property sale proceeds reserves would then be utilized.

As of December 31, 2005, we have received, used, distributed, and held net proceeds allocated to the Partnership from the sale of properties as presented below:

 

Property Sold

 

Net

Proceeds

 

Partnership’s

Approximate

Ownership %

   

Net Proceeds

Allocated to the

Partnership

 

Use of

Net Proceeds

 

Net Proceeds

Distributed to

Partners as of

December 31, 2005

 

Undistributed Net
Proceeds as of

December 31, 2005

        Amount   Purpose    

Cherokee Commons
(sold in 2001)

  $ 8,414,089   10.9 %   $ 886,212   $ 151,211  

•  Re-leasing the Marathon Building (2004)

  $ 735,001   $ 0

Tanglewood
Commons Outparcel
(sold in 2002)

    524,398   33.4 %     175,149     126,160  

•  Re-leasing the Marathon Building (2004)

    48,989     0

Stockbridge
Village III
(sold in 2004)

    2,909,853   55.2 %     1,606,248     0       1,606,248     0

Stockbridge Village I Expansion
(sold in 2004)

    4,108,277   55.2 %     2,267,781     0       2,267,781     0

Hannover Center
(sold in 2004)

    1,703,431   36.6 %     624,067     0       624,067     0

Holcomb Bridge
Property
(sold in 2004)

    6,889,379   50.4 %     3,473,625     0       3,473,625     0

Marathon Building
(sold in 2004)

    9,927,330   41.7 %     4,140,689     0       4,140,689     0

Tanglewood
Commons
shopping center
(sold in 2005)

    11,236,283   33.4 %     3,752,368     0       3,501,597     250,771

Tanglewood
Commons land
condemnation
(sold in 2005)

    52,050   33.4 %     17,382     0       0     17,382

CH2M Hill Building
(sold in 2005)

    7,935,259   36.6 %     2,907,154     0       0     2,907,154
                             

Total

      $ 19,850,675   $ 277,371     $ 16,397,997   $ 3,175,307
                             

 

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Upon evaluating the capital needs of the properties in which we currently hold an interest, our General Partners have determined that reserves of net sale proceeds of approximately $775,000 will be required to fund our pro-rata share of re-leasing costs for the BellSouth Building and future operating costs. Our General Partners anticipate distributing net sale proceeds of approximately $2,400,000 in the second quarter of 2006 as further described below.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

In December 2005, our General Partners announced their intention to distribute net sale proceeds of approximately $2,400,000 in the second quarter of 2006 to the limited partners of record as of March 31, 2006, which, under the terms of the partnership agreement, does not include limited partners acquiring units after December 31, 2005. Following such distribution, we would hold residual net sale proceeds of approximately $775,000 in reserve in order to fund our pro-rata share of the re-leasing costs for the BellSouth Building and future operating costs.

This distribution has not been formally declared by our General Partners. In accordance with the terms of the partnership agreement, our General Partners may elect to retain reserves deemed reasonably necessary in the sole discretion of our General Partners. Thus, should a change in circumstances prior to the intended distribution date require our General Partners to reevaluate our reserve requirements, it is possible that this distribution may not occur, or that distributions may be made at a lower amount.

Results of Operations

Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2005 vs. the year ended December 31, 2004

Equity in Income of Joint Ventures

Equity in income of Joint Ventures was $3,610,122 and $4,484,380 for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The 2005 decrease, as compared to 2004, is primarily attributable to (i) the gains recognized on the sales of Stockbridge Village III, Stockbridge Village I Expansion, Hannover Center in the second quarter of 2004, the Holcomb Bridge Property in the third quarter of 2004, and the Marathon Building in the fourth quarter of 2004, (ii) a reduction in operating income resulting from the aforementioned sales, (iii) a reduction in operating income resulting from the sale of the shopping center at Tanglewood Commons in the second quarter 2005 and the sale of the CH2M Hill Building in the fourth quarter 2005, partially offset by (iv) the gains recognized on the sales of the shopping center at Tanglewood Commons and the CH2M Hill Building in 2005, and (v) decrease in depreciation expense for all buildings owned through the Joint Ventures due to changing the estimated weighted-average composite useful life from 25 years to 40 years effective July 1, 2004. We expect future equity in income of Joint Ventures to decrease going forward as a result of a reduction in operating income resulting from the sale of the shopping center at Tanglewood Commons and the CH2M Hill Building.

Expenses

Total expenses were $204,341 and $184,967 for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The 2005 increase, as compared to 2004, is primarily attributable to increases in accounting fees and legal fees associated with increased reporting and regulatory requirements. We anticipate additional increases related to implementing and adhering to such reporting and regulatory requirements on a going-forward basis.

Interest and Other Income

Interest and other income was $152,726 and $42,801 for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The 2005 increase, as compared to 2004, is a result of (i) an increase in the average amount of net sale proceeds held during the respective periods as a result of the sale of the Tanglewood Commons shopping center in April 2005 and the Marathon Building in December 2004, (ii) an increase in the daily interest yield, partially offset by (iii) the 2005 distributions of net sale proceeds. Future levels of interest income will be largely dependent upon the timing of future dispositions and net sale proceeds distributions to the investors.

 

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Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2004 vs. the year ended December 31, 2003

Equity in Income of Joint Ventures

Equity in income of Joint Ventures was $4,484,380 and $1,133,025 for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The 2004 increase in equity in income of Joint Ventures, as compared to 2003, resulted primarily from the gains recognized on the sales of Stockbridge Village III, Stockbridge Village I Expansion, Hannover Center, the Holcomb Bridge Property, and the Marathon Building in 2004.

Expenses

Total expenses were $184,967 and $103,873 for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The 2004 increase, as compared to 2003, are primarily attributable to increases in administrative salaries, accounting fees, legal fees, postage and delivery, and printing costs associated with increased reporting and regulatory requirements.

Interest and Other Income

Interest and other income was $42,801 and $10,309 for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The 2004 increase, as compared to 2003, is a result of (i) an increase in the average amount of net sale proceeds held during the respective periods as a result of the sales of Stockbridge Village III, Stockbridge Village I Expansion, Hannover Center, and the Holcomb Bridge Property in 2004, partially offset by (ii) the distributions of net sale proceeds in 2004, and (iii) the investment of net sale proceeds to fund re-leasing costs at the Marathon Building.

Inflation

We are exposed to inflation risk as income from long-term leases is the primary source of our cash flows from operations. There are provisions in the majority of our tenant leases that would protect us from the impact of inflation. These provisions include rent steps, reimbursement billings for operating expense pass-through charges, real estate tax and insurance reimbursements on a per square-foot basis, or in some cases, annual reimbursement of operating expenses above a certain per square-foot allowance. However, due to the long-term nature of our leases, the leases may not readjust their reimbursement rates frequently enough to cover inflation.

Application of Critical Accounting Policies

Our accounting policies have been established to conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to use judgment in the application of accounting policies, including making estimates and assumptions. These judgments affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. If management’s judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions had been different, it is possible that different accounting policies would have been applied, thus resulting in a different presentation of the financial statements. Additionally, other companies may utilize different estimates that may impact comparability of our results of operations to those of companies in similar businesses.

Below is a discussion of the accounting policies that management considers to be critical in that they may require complex judgment in their application or require estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain.

 

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Investment in Real Estate Assets

We will be required to make subjective assessments as to the useful lives of its depreciable assets. We will consider the period of future benefit of the asset to determine the appropriate useful lives. These assessments have a direct impact on net income. The estimated useful lives of the Partnership’s assets by class are as follows:

 

Buildings

   40 years

Building improvements

   5-25 years

Land improvements

   20 years

Tenant improvements

   Shorter of lease term or economic life

Effective July 1, 2004, the Joint Ventures extended the weighted-average composite useful life for all building assets from 25 years to 40 years. The Partnership believes that this change more appropriately reflects the estimated useful lives of real estate assets and is consistent with prevailing industry practice. The change resulted in an increase to net income of approximately $77,473 for the year ended December 31, 2004. In the event that the Joint Ventures utilize inappropriate useful lives or methods of depreciation, its net income would be misstated.

Valuation of Real Estate Assets

We continually monitor events and changes in circumstances that could indicate that the carrying amounts of the real estate assets in which we have an ownership interest, either directly or through investments in the Joint Ventures, may not be recoverable. When indicators of potential impairment are present which indicate that the carrying amounts of real estate assets may not be recoverable, management assesses the recoverability of the real estate assets by determining whether the carrying value of the real estate assets will be recovered through the undiscounted future operating cash flows expected from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. In the event that such expected undiscounted future cash flows do not exceed the carrying value, management adjusts the real estate assets to the fair value, as defined by Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 144, and recognizes an impairment loss. Estimated fair values are calculated based on the following information, dependent upon availability, in order of preference: (i) recently quoted market prices, (ii) market prices for comparable properties, or (iii) the present value of undiscounted cash flows, including estimated salvage value. We have determined that there has been no impairment in the carrying value of any of the real estate assets held as of December 31, 2005.

Projections of expected future cash flows require management to estimate future market rental income amounts subsequent to the expiration of current lease agreements, property operating expenses, discount rates, the number of months it takes to re-lease the property, and the number of years the property is held for investment. The use of inappropriate assumptions in the future cash flow analysis would result in an incorrect assessment of the property’s future cash flows and fair value, and could result in the overstatement of the carrying value of real estate assets held by the Joint Ventures and net income of the Partnership.

Related-Party Transactions and Agreements

We have entered into agreements with Wells Capital and its affiliates, whereby we pay certain fees or reimbursements to Wells Capital and Wells Management, or their affiliates, for property management and leasing services and reimbursement of operating costs. See Item 13, “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” for a description of these fees and reimbursements and amounts incurred and “Risk Factors – Conflicts of Interest” in Item 1A of this report.

 

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Since we do not borrow any money, make any foreign investments, or invest in any market risk-sensitive instruments, we are not subject to risks relating to interest rates, foreign current exchange rate fluctuations, or the other market risks contemplated by Item 305 of Regulation S-K.

 

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

Our financial statements and supplementary data are detailed under Item 15(a) and filed as part of the report on the pages indicated.

 

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

There were no disagreements with our independent registered public accountants during the years ended December 31, 2005 or 2004.

 

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management of Wells Capital, the corporate general partner of one of our General Partners, including the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report in providing a reasonable level of assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in applicable SEC rules and forms, including providing a reasonable level of assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in such reports is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Principal Executive Officer and our Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There were no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2005 that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2005, all items required to be disclosed under Form 8-K were reported under Form 8-K.

 

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PART III

 

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT’S GENERAL PARTNERS.

Wells Partners

The sole general partner of Wells Partners, one of our General Partners, is Wells Capital, a Georgia corporation. The executive offices of Wells Capital are located at 6200 The Corners Parkway, Norcross, Georgia 30092. Wells Capital was organized on April 18, 1984 under the Georgia Business Corporation Code, and is primarily in the business of serving as general partner or as an affiliate of the general partner in affiliated public limited partnerships (“Wells Real Estate Funds”) and as the advisor to the Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. and Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc. (“Wells REITs”), each a Maryland corporation which qualifies as a real estate investment trust. In these capacities, Wells Capital performs certain services for the Wells Real Estate Funds and the Wells REITs, including presenting, structuring, and acquiring real estate investment opportunities, entering into leases and service contracts on acquired properties, arranging for and completing the disposition of properties, and providing other services such as accounting and administrative functions. Wells Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Real Estate Funds, Inc., of which Leo F. Wells, III is the sole stockholder.

Leo F. Wells, III

Mr. Wells, 62, who serves as one of our General Partners, is the president, treasurer, and sole director of Wells Capital, which is our corporate General Partner. He is also the sole stockholder, president, and sole director of Wells Real Estate Funds, Inc., the parent corporation of Wells Capital, Wells Management, Wells Investment Securities, Inc. (“WIS”), and Wells & Associates, Inc., a real estate brokerage and investment company formed in 1976 and incorporated in 1978, for which Mr. Wells serves as principal broker. He is also the president, treasurer, and sole director of:

 

    Wells Management, our property manager;

 

    Wells & Associates, Inc.; and

 

    Wells Development Corporation, a company he organized in 1997 to develop real properties.

Mr. Wells is the president and a director of Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. and Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc., which are both real estate investment trusts formed under Maryland law.

Mr. Wells was a real estate salesman and property manager from 1970 to 1973 for Roy D. Warren & Company, an Atlanta-based real estate company, and he was associated from 1973 to 1976 with Sax Gaskin Real Estate Company. From 1980 to February 1985 he served as Vice President of Hill-Johnson, Inc., a Georgia corporation engaged in the construction business. Mr. Wells holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in economics from the University of Georgia. Mr. Wells is a member of the Financial Planning Association.

On August 26, 2003, Mr. Wells and WIS entered into a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (“AWC”) with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) relating to alleged rule violations. The AWC set forth the NASD’s findings that WIS and Mr. Wells had violated conduct rules relating to the provision of noncash compensation of more than $100 to associated persons of NASD member firms in connection with their attendance at the annual educational and due diligence conferences sponsored by WIS in 2001 and 2002. Without admitting or denying the allegations and findings against them, WIS and Mr. Wells consented in the AWC to various findings by the NASD which are summarized in the following paragraph:

In 2001 and 2002, WIS sponsored conferences attended by registered representatives who sold its real estate investment products. WIS also paid for certain expenses of guests of the registered representatives who attended the conferences. In 2001, WIS paid the costs of travel to the conference and meals for many of the guests, and paid the costs of playing golf for some of the registered representatives and their guests. WIS

 

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later invoiced registered representatives for the cost of golf and for travel expenses of guests, but was not fully reimbursed for such. In 2002, WIS paid for meals for the guests. WIS also conditioned most of the 2001 conference invitations on attainment by the registered representatives of a predetermined sales goal for WIS products. This conduct violated the prohibitions against payment and receipt of noncash compensation in connection with the sales of these products contained in NASD’s Conduct Rules 2710, 2810, and 3060. In addition, WIS and Mr. Wells failed to adhere to all of the terms of their written undertaking made in March 2001 not to engage in the conduct described above, and thereby engaged in conduct that was inconsistent with high standards of commercial honor and just and equitable principles of trade in violation of NASD Conduct Rule 2110.

WIS consented to a censure and Mr. Wells consented to suspension from acting in a principal capacity with an NASD member firm for one year. WIS and Mr. Wells also agreed to the imposition of a joint and several fine in the amount of $150,000. Mr. Wells’ one-year suspension from acting in a principal capacity ended on October 6, 2004. Mr. Wells continues to engage in selling efforts and other nonprincipal activities on behalf of WIS.

In November 2004, a putative class action complaint, the Hendry Action, was filed against, among others, Wells Capital, Mr. Wells, and Wells Management. See Part I, Item 1 for additional information regarding the Hendry Action.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the officers and directors of the general partner of our General Partner, and persons who own 10% or more of any class of equity interests in the Partnership, to report their beneficial ownership of equity interests in the Partnership to the SEC. Their initial reports are required to be filed using the SEC’s Form 3, and they are required to report subsequent purchases, sales, and other changes using the SEC’s Form 4, which must be filed within two business days of most transactions. Officers, directors, and partners owning more than 10% of any class of equity interests in the Partnership are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all of reports they file pursuant to Section 16(a).

Based solely on our review of copies of these reports furnished to us by the officers and directors of the general partner of our General Partner, we believe that the officers and directors of the general partner of our General Partner listed below did not timely file initial Form 3 reports pursuant to Section 16(a) filing requirements (there are no individuals who own 10% of any class of equity interests in the Partnership). In addition, Leo F. Wells, III and Angeline J. Wells inadvertently failed to report prior issuances of units on such Form 3 reports when those reports were filed with the SEC. All such issuances were subsequently reported on amended Form 3 reports.

 

Name

  Report   No. of Late Reports   No. of Late Transactions   Date Form Filed

Robert E. Bowers

  Form 3   1   0   June 2, 2005

Thomas F. Brittelle

  Form 3   1   0   June 2, 2005

Linda L. Carson

  Form 3   1   0   June 2, 2005

Stephen G. Franklin, Sr.

  Form 3   1   0   June 2, 2005

Randy Fretz

  Form 3   1   0   June 2, 2005

Angeline J. Wells

  Form 3   2   1   June 2, 2005 and March 17, 2006

Leo F. Wells, III

  Form 3   2   2   June 2, 2005 and March 17, 2006

Douglas P. Williams

  Form 3   1   0   June 2, 2005

Donald A. Miller

  Form 3   1   0   July 8, 2005

Financial Oversight Committee

The Partnership does not have a board of directors or an audit committee. Accordingly, as the corporate general partner of one of the General Partners of the Partnership, Wells Capital has established a Financial Oversight Committee consisting of Leo F. Wells, III, as the Principal Executive Officer; Douglas P. Williams, as the

 

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Principal Financial Officer; and Randall D. Fretz, as the Senior Vice President, of Wells Capital. The Financial Oversight Committee serves the equivalent function of an audit committee for, among others, the following purposes: appointment, compensation, review and oversight of the work of our independent registered public accountant, and establishing and enforcing the code of ethics. However, since neither the Partnership nor its corporate General Partner has an audit committee and the Financial Oversight Committee is not independent of the Partnership or the General Partners, we do not have an “audit committee financial expert.”

Code of Ethics

The Financial Oversight Committee has adopted a code of ethics applicable to Wells Capital’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as well as the principal accounting officer, controller or other employees of Wells Capital performing similar functions on behalf of the Partnership, if any. You may obtain a copy of this code of ethics, without charge, upon request by calling our Client Services Department at 800-557-4830 or 770-243-8282.

 

ITEM 11. COMPENSATION OF GENERAL PARTNERS AND AFFILIATES.

As of December 31, 2005, the Partnership has not made any payments to Leo F. Wells, III as compensation for serving as our General Partner. See Item 13, “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,” for a description of the fees incurred by the Partnership payable to affiliates of the General Partners during the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.

 

(a) No limited partner owns beneficially more than 5% of any class of the outstanding units of the Partnership.

 

(b) Set forth below is the security ownership of management as of February 28, 2006.

 

Title of Class

 

Name of

Beneficial Owner

 

Amount and Nature of

Beneficial Ownership

 

Percent of Class

Limited Partnership Units

  Leo F. Wells, III   69.322 Units(1)   Less than 1%

 

  (1) Leo F. Wells, III owns 69.322 Class A Units through an Individual Retirement Account.

 

(c) No arrangements exist which would, upon execution thereof, result in a change in control of the Partnership.

 

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.

The compensation and fees we pay to our General Partners and their affiliates in connection with our operations are described below:

Interest in Partnership Cash Flow and Net Sale Proceeds

The General Partners are entitled to receive a subordinated participation in net cash flow from operations equal to 10% of net cash flow from operations after the limited partners holding Class A Units have received preferential distributions equal to 10% of their adjusted capital contribution. The General Partners are also entitled to receive a subordinated participation in net sale proceeds and net financing proceeds equal to 20% of residual proceeds available for distribution after the limited partners holding Class A Units have received a return of their adjusted capital contributions plus a 10% cumulative return on their adjusted capital contributions and the limited partners holding Class B Units have received a return of their adjusted capital contribution plus a 15% cumulative return on their adjusted capital contribution; however, that in no event shall the General Partners receive in the aggregate in excess of 15% of net sale proceeds and net financing proceeds remaining after payments to limited partners from such proceeds of amounts equal to the sum of their adjusted capital contributions plus a 6% cumulative return on their adjusted capital contributions. The General Partners did not receive any distributions of net cash from operations or net sale proceeds for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

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Management and Leasing Fees

Wells Management, an affiliate of the General Partners, receives compensation for asset management and the management and leasing of our properties owned through Joint Ventures equal to the lesser of (a) of the gross revenues collected monthly, 3% for management services and 3% for leasing services, plus a separate fee for the one-time lease-up of newly constructed properties in an amount not to exceed the fee customarily charged in arm’s-length transactions by others rendering similar services in the same geographic area for similar properties or (b) in the case of commercial properties which are leased on a long-term net basis (ten or more years), 1% of the gross revenues except for initial leasing fees equal to 3% of the gross revenues over the first five years of the lease term. Our share of management and leasing fees and lease acquisition costs incurred though the Joint Ventures was $62,126, $132,344, and $153,101 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.

Real Estate Commissions

In connection with the sale our properties, the General Partners or their affiliates may receive commissions not exceeding the lesser of (a) 50% of the commissions customarily charged by other brokers in arm’s-length transactions involving comparable properties in the same geographic area or (b) 3% of the gross sales price of the property, and provided that payments of such commissions will be made only after limited partners have received prior distributions totaling 100% of their capital contributions plus a 6% cumulative return on their adjusted capital contributions. No real estate commissions were paid to the General Partners or affiliates for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, or 2003.

Administration Reimbursements

Wells Capital, the corporate general partner of Wells Partners, one of the Partnership’s general partners, and Wells Management perform certain administrative services for the Partnership, relating to accounting and other partnership administration, and incurs the related expenses. Such expenses are allocated among the other entities affiliated with the General Partners based on estimates of the amount of time dedicated to each fund by individual administrative personnel. In the opinion of the General Partners, this allocation is a reasonable estimation of such expenses. We reimbursed Wells Capital and Wells Management for administrative expenses of $89,993, $98,940, and $47,144 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively, which are included in partnership administration expenses in the accompanying statement of operations.

 

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.

Preapproval Policies and Procedures

The Financial Oversight Committee preapproves all auditing and permissible nonauditing services provided by our independent registered public accountants. The approval may be given as part of the Financial Oversight Committee’s approval of the scope of the engagement of our independent registered public accountants or on an individual basis. The preapproval of certain audit-related services and certain nonauditing services not exceeding enumerated dollar limits may be delegated to one or more of the Financial Oversight Committee’s members, but the member to whom such authority is delegated shall report any preapproval decisions to the full Financial Oversight Committee. Our independent registered public accountants may not be retained to perform the nonauditing services specified in Section 10A(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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Fees Paid to the Independent Registered Public Accountants

During the year ended December 31, 2005, Ernst & Young LLP (“Ernst & Young”) served as our independent registered public accountants and provided certain tax and other services. Ernst & Young has served as our independent registered public accountants since July 3, 2002. All such fees are recognized in the period to which the services relate. A portion of such fees are allocated to the joint ventures in which the Partnership invests. The aggregate fees billed to the Partnership for professional accounting services by Ernst & Young, including the audit of the Partnership’s annual financial statements, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, are set forth in the table below.

 

     2005    2004

Audit Fees

   $ 21,571    $ 47,401

Audit-Related Fees

     0      0

Tax Fees

     25,608      12,253

Other Fees

     0      0
             

Total

   $ 47,179    $ 59,654
             

For purposes of the preceding table, the professional fees are classified as follows:

 

    Audit Fees – These are fees for professional services performed for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of financial statements included in our Form 10-Q filings, services that are normally provided by independent registered public accountants in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements, and services that generally independent registered public accountants reasonably can provide, such as statutory audits, attest services, consents, and assistance with and review of documents filed with the SEC.

 

    Audit-Related Fees – These are fees for assurance and related services that traditionally are performed by independent registered public accountants, such as due diligence related to acquisitions and dispositions, internal control reviews, attestation services that are not required by statute or regulation, and consultation concerning financial accounting and reporting standards.

 

    Tax Fees – These are fees for all professional services performed by professional staff in our independent registered public accountants’ tax division, except those services related to the audit of our financial statements. These include fees for tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice. Tax compliance involves preparation of any federal, state or local tax returns. Tax planning and tax advice encompass a diverse range of services, including assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to acquisitions and dispositions of assets, and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.

 

    Other Fees – These are fees for other permissible work performed that do not meet the above-described categories, including assistance with internal audit plans and risk assessments.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, 100% of the services performed by Ernst & Young described above under the captions “Audit Fees,” “Audit-Related Fees,” “Tax Fees,” and “Other Fees” were approved in advance by a member of the Financial Oversight Committee.

 

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PART IV

 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.

 

(a) 1.  The financial statements are contained on pages F-2 through F-40 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and the list of the financial statements contained herein is set forth on page F-1, which is hereby incorporated by reference.

 

(b) The Exhibits filed in response to Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed on the Exhibit Index attached hereto.

 

(c) See (a) 1 above.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

    WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND VII, L.P.
    (Registrant)
    By:   WELLS PARTNERS, L.P.
      (General Partner)
    By:   WELLS CAPITAL, INC.
      (Corporate General Partner)
March 28, 2006    

/s/    LEO F. WELLS, III

   

Leo F. Wells, III

President, Principal Executive Officer,

and Sole Director of Wells Capital, Inc.

March 28, 2006    

/s/    DOUGLAS P. WILLIAMS

   

Douglas P. Williams

Principal Financial Officer

of Wells Capital, Inc.

 

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WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND VII, L.P.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   Page

WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND VII, L.P.

  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   F-2

Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2005 and 2004

   F-3

Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

   F-4

Statements of Partners’ Capital for the Years Ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

   F-5

Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

   F-6

Notes to Financial Statements

   F-7

FUND V, FUND VI AND FUND VII ASSOCIATES

  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   F-18

Statement of Net Assets in Liquidation as of December 31, 2005 (unaudited) and the Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2004

   F-19

Statement of Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation for the Year Ended December 31, 2005 (unaudited)

   F-20

Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

   F-21

Statements of Partners’ Capital for the Years Ended December 31, 2003 and 2004

   F-22

Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

   F-23

Notes to Financial Statements

   F-24

Schedule III – Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

   F-28

FUND VI, FUND VII AND FUND VIII ASSOCIATES

  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   F-29

Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2005 and 2004

   F-30

Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

   F-31

Statements of Partners’ Capital for the Years Ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

   F-32

Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

   F-33

Notes to Financial Statements

   F-34

Schedule III – Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

   F-39

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The General Partners of

Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P.

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P (the “Partnership”) as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related statements of operations, partners’ capital, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Partnership’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. at December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

/s/    ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

March 2, 2006

 

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WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND VII, L.P.

 

BALANCE SHEETS

DECEMBER 31, 2005 AND 2004

ASSETS

 

     2005    2004

Investment in joint ventures

   $ 2,050,867    $ 9,225,694

Cash and cash equivalents

     3,507,960      3,884,551

Due from joint ventures

     39,159      370,802

Other assets

     498      0
             

Total assets

   $ 5,598,484    $ 13,481,047
             

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

 

Liabilities:

     

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 57,073    $ 50,333

Due to affiliates

     8,402      6,213
             

Total liabilities

     65,475      56,546

Commitments and contingencies

     0      0

Partners’ capital:

     

Limited partners:

     

Class A – 2,156,298 units and 2,147,148 units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively

     4,055,781      12,916,741

Class B – 261,719 units and 270,869 units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively

     1,477,228      507,760

General partners

     0      0
             

Total partners’ capital

     5,533,009      13,424,501
             

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

   $ 5,598,484    $ 13,481,047
             

See accompanying notes.

 

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WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND VII, L.P.

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2005, 2004, AND 2003

 

     2005    2004    2003

EQUITY IN INCOME OF JOINT VENTURES

   $ 3,610,122    $ 4,484,380    $ 1,133,025

EXPENSES:

        

Partnership administration

     125,054      139,242      84,580

Legal and accounting

     79,287      45,725      19,293
                    

Total expenses

     204,341      184,967      103,873

INTEREST AND OTHER INCOME

     152,726      42,801      10,309
                    

NET INCOME

   $ 3,558,507    $ 4,342,214    $ 1,039,461
                    

NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO LIMITED PARTNERS:

        

CLASS A

   $ 1,296,095    $ 1,416,306    $ 1,039,461
                    

CLASS B

   $ 2,262,412    $ 2,925,908    $ 0
                    

NET INCOME PER WEIGHTED-AVERAGE LIMITED PARTNER UNIT:

        

CLASS A

   $ 0.60    $ 0.67    $ 0.49
                    

CLASS B

   $ 8.58    $ 9.97    $ 0.00
                    

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE LIMITED PARTNER UNITS OUTSTANDING:

        

CLASS A

     2,154,273      2,124,447      2,102,347
                    

CLASS B

     263,744      293,570      0
                    

See accompanying notes.

 

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WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND VII, L.P.

 

STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2005, 2004, AND 2003

 

    Limited Partners    

General

Partners

 

Total

Partners’

Capital

 
    Class A     Class B      
    Units   Amount     Units     Amount      

BALANCE, December 31, 2002

  2,092,547   $ 14,932,843     325,470     $ 0     $ 0   $ 14,932,843  

Class B conversion elections

  13,150     0     (13,150 )     0       0     0  

Net income

  0     1,039,461     0       0       0     1,039,461  

Distributions of operating cash flow ($0.70 per weighted-average Class A Unit)

  0     (1,471,640 )   0       0       0     (1,471,640 )
                                       

BALANCE, December 31, 2003

  2,105,697     14,500,664     312,320       0       0     14,500,664  

Class B conversion elections

  41,451     139,085     (41,451 )     (139,085 )     0     0  

Net income

  0     1,416,306     0       2,925,908       0     4,342,214  

Distributions of operating cash flow ($0.22 per weighted-average Class A Unit)

  0     (470,378 )   0       0       0     (470,378 )

Distributions of net sale proceeds ($1.26 and $7.76 per weighted-average Class A Unit and Class B Unit, respectively)

  0     (2,668,936 )   0       (2,279,063 )     0     (4,947,999 )
                                       

BALANCE, December 31, 2004

  2,147,148     12,916,741     270,869       507,760       0     13,424,501  

Class B conversion elections

  9,150     22,415     (9,150 )     (22,415 )     0     0  

Net income

  0     1,296,095     0       2,262,412       0     3,558,507  

Distributions of net sale proceeds ($4.73 and $4.82 per weighted-average Class A Unit and Class B Unit, respectively)

  0     (10,179,470 )   0       (1,270,529 )     0     (11,449,999 )
                                       

BALANCE, December 31, 2005

  2,156,298   $ 4,055,781     261,719     $ 1,477,228     $     0   $ 5,533,009  
                                       

See accompanying notes.

 

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WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND VII, L.P.

 

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2005, 2004, AND 2003

 

     2005     2004     2003  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

      

Net income

   $ 3,558,507     $ 4,342,214     $ 1,039,461  

Operating distributions received from joint ventures

     483,329       1,148,446       1,519,965  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

      

Equity in income of joint ventures

     (3,610,122 )     (4,484,380 )     (1,133,025 )

Operating changes in assets and liabilities:

      

Increase in other assets

     (498 )     0       0  

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses

     6,740       39,356       (1,602 )

Increase in due to affiliates

     2,189       3,567       48  
                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     440,145       1,049,203       1,424,847  

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

      

Investment in joint ventures

     (164,290 )     (427,607 )     (20,167 )

Net sale proceeds received from joint ventures

     10,797,553       7,971,721       175,149  
                        

Net cash provided by investing activities

     10,633,263       7,544,114       154,982  

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

      

Net sales proceeds distributions paid to limited partners

     (11,449,999 )     (4,947,999 )     0  

Operating distributions paid to limited partners in excess of accumulated operating income

     0       (838,875 )     (1,495,501 )
                        

Net cash used in financing activities

     (11,449,999 )     (5,786,874 )     (1,495,501 )

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     (376,591 )     2,806,443       84,328  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of year

     3,884,551       1,078,108       993,780  
                        

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of year

   $ 3,507,960     $ 3,884,551     $ 1,078,108  
                        

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

      

Partnership distributions payable

   $ 0     $ 0     $ 368,497  
                        

See accompanying notes.

 

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WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND VII, L.P.

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2005, 2004, AND 2003

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. (the “Partnership”) is a Georgia public limited partnership, with Leo F. Wells, III and Wells Partners, L.P. (“Wells Partners”), a Georgia nonpublic limited partnership, serving as its general partners (collectively, the “General Partners”). Wells Capital, Inc. (“Wells Capital”) serves as the corporate general partner of Wells Partners. Wells Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Real Estate Funds, Inc. Leo F. Wells, III is the president and sole director of Wells Capital and the president, sole director, and sole owner of Wells Real Estate Funds, Inc. The Partnership was formed on December 1, 1992 for the purpose of acquiring, developing, owning, operating, improving, leasing, and managing income-producing commercial properties for investment purposes. Upon subscription, limited partners elected to have their units treated as Class A Units or Class B Units. Limited partners have the right to change their prior elections to have some or all of their units treated as Class A Units or Class B Units one time during each annual accounting period. Limited partners may vote to, among other things: (a) amend the partnership agreement, subject to certain limitations; (b) change the business purpose or investment objectives of the Partnership; and (c) add or remove a general partner. A majority vote on any of the above-described matters will bind the Partnership, without the concurrence of the General Partners. Each limited partnership unit has equal voting rights, regardless of class.

On April 6, 1994, the Partnership commenced an offering of up to $25,000,000 of Class A or Class B limited partnership units pursuant to a Registration Statement filed on Form S-11 under the Securities Act of 1933. The Partnership commenced active operations upon receiving and accepting subscriptions for 125,000 units on April 26, 1994. The offering was terminated on January 5, 1995, at which time the Partnership had sold approximately 1,678,810 Class A Units and 739,207 Class B Units representing capital contributions of $24,180,174.

The Partnership owns interests in all of its real estate assets through joint ventures with other entities affiliated with the General Partners. During the periods presented, the Partnership owned interests in the following joint ventures (the “Joint Ventures”) and properties:

 

Joint Venture    Joint Venture Partners    Properties

Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates

(“Fund II-III-VI-VII Associates”)

  

•  Fund II and Fund III Associates

(“Fund II-III Associates”)(1)

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P.

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P.

  

1. Holcomb Bridge Property(2)

An office/retail center located in Roswell, Georgia

Fund V, Fund VI and Fund VII Associates

(“Fund V-VI-VII Associates”)

  

•  Wells Real Estate Fund V, L.P.

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P.

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P.

  

2. Marathon Building(3)

A three-story office building located in Appleton, Wisconsin

Fund VI and Fund VII Associates

(“Fund VI-VII Associates”)

  

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P.

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P.

  

3. Stockbridge Village III(4)

Two retail buildings located in Stockbridge, Georgia

 

4. Stockbridge Village I Expansion(4)

A retail shopping center expansion located in Stockbridge, Georgia

 

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Joint Venture    Joint Venture Partners    Properties

Fund VI, Fund VII and Fund VIII Associates

(“Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates”)

  

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P.

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P.

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P.

  

5. BellSouth Building

A four-story office building located in Jacksonville, Florida

 

6. Tanglewood Commons(5)

A retail center in Clemmons, North Carolina, and four outparcels of land

Fund VII and Fund VIII Associates

(“Fund VII-VIII Associates”)

  

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P.

•  Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P.

  

7. Hannover Center(4)

A retail center located in Stockbridge, Georgia

 

8. CH2M Hill Building(6)

An office building located in Gainesville, Florida

 

  (1) Fund II and Fund II-OW (“Fund II-IIOW Associates”) is a joint venture between Wells Real Estate Fund II and Wells Real Estate Fund II-OW; Fund II-III Associates is a joint venture between Fund II-IIOW Associates and Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P.

 

  (2) This property was sold in July 2004.

 

  (3) This property was sold in December 2004.

 

  (4) These properties were sold in April 2004.

 

  (5) One outparcel of land was sold in October 2002; the shopping center and one outparcel of land was sold in April 2005; a portion of an outparcel of land was condemned by the North Carolina Department of Transportation in October 2005; and two outparcels of land remain unsold as of December 31, 2005.

 

  (6) This property was sold in December 2005.

Wells Real Estate Fund II, Wells Real Estate Fund II-OW, Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P, and Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. are affiliated with the Partnership through one or more common general partners. Each of the properties described above was acquired on an all-cash basis.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The Partnership’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”).

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Partnership’s financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Investment in Joint Ventures

The Partnership adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. (“FIN”) 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, which supersedes FIN 46 and is an interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin (“ARB”) No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, effective March 31, 2004. The Partnership and its partners in the Joint Ventures have disproportionate voting rights for certain major decisions relative to their obligations to absorb expected losses and rights to receive residual returns of such ventures. Management has evaluated the Joint Ventures and determined that they are not variable interest entities under the provisions of FIN 46(R) because such joint ventures do not conduct substantially all of their activities on behalf of a joint venture partner with

 

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disproportionately fewer voting rights. Management has also determined that the joint venture partners are not related parties, as defined in FIN 46(R) and Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 57. Accordingly, the adoption of FIN 46(R) did not result in the consolidation of any previously unconsolidated entities.

The Partnership does not have control over the operations of the Joint Ventures; however, it does exercise significant influence. Approval by the Partnership as well as the other joint venture partners is required for any major decision or any action that would materially affect the Joint Ventures, or their real property investments. Accordingly, upon applying the provisions of SFAS No. 94, Consolidation of All Majority-Owned Subsidiaries, ARB No. 51, and Statement of Position (“SOP”) No. 78-9, Accounting for Investments In Real Estate Ventures, the Partnership accounts for its investments in the Joint Ventures using the equity method of accounting, whereby original investments are recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted for contributions, distributions, and net income (loss) attributable to the Partnership. Pursuant to the terms of the joint venture agreements, all income (loss) and distributions are allocated to joint venture partners in accordance with their respective ownership interests. Distributions of net cash from operations, if available, are generally distributed to the joint venture partners on a quarterly basis.

In the third quarter of 2004, the Joint Ventures completed a review of their real estate depreciation by performing an analysis of the components of each property type in an effort to determine the weighted-average composite useful lives of their real estate assets. As a result of this review, effective July 1, 2004, the Joint Ventures extended the weighted-average composite useful life for all building assets from 25 years to 40 years. The Partnership believes that this change more appropriately reflects the estimated useful lives of real estate assets and is consistent with prevailing industry practice. The change resulted in an increase to the Partnership’s net income of approximately $77,000 for the year ended December 31, 2004. In the event that the Joint Ventures utilize inappropriate useful lives or methods of depreciation, the Partnership’s net income would be misstated.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Partnership considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents include cash and short-term investments. Short-term investments are stated at cost, which approximates fair value, and consist of investments in money market accounts.

Distribution of Net Cash from Operations

Net cash from operations, if available, is generally distributed to limited partners quarterly. In accordance with the partnership agreement, such distributions are paid first to the Class A limited partners until such limited partners have received a 10% per annum return on their respective adjusted capital contributions, as defined. Cash from operations is then paid to the General Partners until they have received an amount equal to 10% of distributions. Any remaining cash from operations is to be allocated between the limited partners holding Class A Units and the General Partners on a basis of 90% and 10%, respectively. No distributions of net cash from operations will be made to limited partners holding Class B Units.

Distribution of Sales Proceeds

Upon sales of the Partnership’s properties, unless reserved, net sale proceeds are distributed in the following order:

 

    In the event that the particular property sold is sold for a price that is less than its original property purchase price, to the limited partners holding Class A Units until they have received an amount equal to the excess of the original property purchase price over the price for which the property was sold, limited to the amount of depreciation, amortization, and cost recovery deductions taken by the limited partners holding Class B Units with respect to such property;

 

    To limited partners holding units, which at any time have been treated as Class B Units, until such limited partners have received an amount necessary to equal the net cash available for distribution received by the Class A limited partners on a per-unit basis;

 

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    To all limited partners, on a per-unit basis, until the limited partners have received 100% of their respective adjusted capital contributions, as defined;

 

    To all limited partners on a per-unit basis until the limited partners have received a cumulative 10% per annum return on their respective adjusted capital contributions, as defined;

 

    To limited partners on a per-unit basis until the limited partners have received an amount equal to their respective cumulative limited partner return (defined as the sum of a 10% per annum cumulative return on net capital contributions for all periods during which the units were treated as Class A Units and a 15% per annum cumulative return on net capital contributions for all periods during which the units were treated as Class B Units);

 

    To the General Partners until they have received 100% of their respective capital contributions, as defined;

 

    To the General Partners until they have received 100% of their respective capital contributions; in the event that limited partners have received aggregate cash distributions from the Partnership over the life of their investment in excess of a return of their net capital contributions plus their cumulative limited partner return, then the General Partners shall receive an additional sum equal to 25% of such excess; and

 

    Thereafter, 80% to the limited partners and 20% to the General Partners.

Allocation of Net Income, Net Loss, and Gain on Sale

For the purpose of determining allocations per the partnership agreement, net income is defined as net income recognized by the Partnership, excluding deductions for depreciation and amortization and cost recovery and the gain on the sale of assets. Net income, as defined, of the Partnership will be allocated each year in the same proportions that net cash from operations is distributed to the partners holding Class A Units and the General Partners. To the extent the Partnership’s net income in any year exceeds net cash from operations, it will be allocated 99% to the limited partners holding Class A Units and 1% to the General Partners.

Net loss, depreciation, and amortization deductions for each fiscal year will be allocated as follows: (a) 99% to the limited partners holding Class B Units and 1% to the General Partners until their capital accounts are reduced to zero; (b) then to any partner having a positive balance in his capital account in an amount not to exceed such positive balance; and (c) thereafter to the General Partners.

Gain on the sale or exchange of the Partnership’s properties will be allocated generally in the same manner that the net proceeds from such sale are distributed to partners after the following allocations are made, if applicable: (a) allocations made pursuant to a qualified income offset provision in the partnership agreement; (b) allocations to partners having negative capital accounts until all negative capital accounts have been restored to zero; (c) allocations to Class B limited partners in amounts equal to deductions for depreciation and amortization previously allocated to them with respect to the specific property sold, but not in excess of the amount of gain on sale recognized by the Partnership with respect to the sale of such property; and (d) allocations to Class A limited partners and General Partners in amounts equal to the deductions for depreciation and amortization previously allocated to them with respect to the specific partnership property sold, but not in excess of the amount of gain on sale recognized by the Partnership with respect to the sale of such property.

Income Taxes

The Partnership is not subject to federal or state income taxes; therefore, none have been provided for in the accompanying financial statements. The partners are required to include their respective shares of profits and losses in their individual income tax returns.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current year financial statement presentation.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, which replaces Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 20, Accounting Changes, and SFAS No. 3, Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements. SFAS No. 154 changes the method to account for and report changes in accounting principles and corrections of errors. Previously, most voluntary changes in accounting principles required recognition as a cumulative effect adjustment to net income during the period in which the change was adopted. Conversely, in circumstances where applicable accounting guidance does not include specific transition provisions, SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements unless it is impractical to determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. SFAS No. 154 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005; however, it does not change the transition provisions of any of the existing accounting pronouncements. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on the Partnership’s financial statements.

 

3. INVESTMENT IN JOINT VENTURES

Due from Joint Ventures

As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, Due from Joint Ventures represents the Partnership’s share of operating cash flow to be distributed for the fourth quarters of 2005 and 2004, respectively, from the following Joint Ventures:

 

     2005    2004

Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates

   $ 39,159    $ 304,308

Fund II- III-VI-VII Associates

     0      2,042

Fund V-VI-VII Associates

     0      64,452

Fund VI-VII Associates

     0      0

Fund VII-VIII Associates

     0      0
             
   $ 39,159    $ 370,802
             

Summary of Investments

The Partnership’s investments (deficit) and approximate ownership interests in the Joint Ventures as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 are summarized below:

 

     2005     2004  
     Amount    Percent     Amount     Percent  

Fund II- III-VI-VII Associates

   $ 0    50 %   $ (49,309 )   50 %

Fund V-VI-VII Associates

     0    42 %     4,146,919     42 %

Fund VI-VII Associates

     0    55 %     28,563     55 %

Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates

     2,029,625    33 %     3,820,574     33 %

Fund VII-VIII Associates

     21,242    37 %     1,278,947     37 %
                   
   $ 2,050,867      $ 9,225,694    
                   

Summary of Activity

Roll-forwards of the partnership’s investment in the Joint Ventures for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 are presented below:

 

     2005     2004  

Investment in Joint Ventures, beginning of year

   $ 9,225,694     $ 13,397,571  

Equity in income of Joint Ventures

     3,610,122       4,484,380  

Investments in Joint Ventures

     164,290       427,607  

Distributions from Joint Ventures

     (10,949,239 )     (9,083,864 )
                

Investment in Joint Ventures, end of year

   $ 2,050,867     $ 9,225,694  
                

 

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Summary of Financial Information

Condensed financial information for the Joint Ventures as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 and for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 is presented below:

 

     Total Assets    Total Liabilities    Total Equity (Deficit)  
    

December 31,

2005

  

December 31,

2004

  

December 31,

2005

  

December 31,

2004

  

December 31,

2005

   December 31,
2004
 

Fund II- III-VI-VII Associates

   $ 0    $ 32,963    $ 0    $ 130,560    $ 0    $ (97,597 )

Fund V-VI-VII Associates

     0      10,121,492      0      180,150      0      9,941,342  

Fund VI-VII Associates

     0      73,323      0      21,577      0      51,746  

Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates

     6,282,303      12,526,301      204,619      1,085,706      6,077,684      11,440,595  

Fund VII-VIII Associates

     107,196      3,682,607      49,213      191,643      57,983      3,490,964  
                                           
   $ 6,389,499    $ 26,436,686    $ 253,832    $ 1,609,636    $ 6,135,667    $ 24,827,050  
                                           

 

    Total Revenues  

Income (Loss) From

Continuing Operations

   

Income From

Discontinued Operations

  Net Income (Loss)(1)
   

For The Years Ended

December 31,

  For The Years Ended
December 31,
   

For The Years Ended

December 31,

 

For The Years Ended

December 31,

    2005   2004   2003   2005     2004     2003     2005     2004   2003   2005     2004   2003

Fund II-III-VI-VII Associates

  $ 0   $ 0   $ 0   $ (4,799 )   $ (23,811 )   $ 0     $ 94,148     $ 2,090,607   $ 210,044   $ 89,349     $ 2,066,796   $ 210,044

Fund V-VI-VII Associates

    0     0     0     (8,865 )     (15,902 )     0       (3,430 )     3,792,434     505,193     (12,295 )     3,776,532     505,193

Fund VI-VII Associates

    0     0     0     (11,175 )     (51,066 )     (12,018 )     3,043       2,296,468     619,642     (8,132 )     2,245,402     607,624

Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates

    1,775,609     1,852,872     1,804,032     570,315       556,673       523,813       5,640,739       536,317     508,216     6,211,054       1,092,990     1,032,029

Fund VII-VIII Associates

    636     0     0     (19,453 )     (28,654 )     (6,546 )     4,114,474       745,537     378,715     4,095,021       716,883     372,169
                                                                                 
  $ 1,776,245   $ 1,852,872   $ 1,804,032   $ 526,023     $ 437,240     $ 505,249     $ 9,848,974     $ 9,461,363   $ 2,221,810   $ 10,374,997     $ 9,898,603   $ 2,727,059
                                                                                 

 

  (1) Effective July 1, 2004, the Joint Ventures extended the weighted-average composite useful life for all building assets from 25 years to 40 years, which resulted in an increase to net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2004 of approximately $84,660, $87,530, and $35,279 for Fund V-VI-VII Associates, Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates, and Fund VII-VIII Associates, respectively. Management believes that this change more appropriately reflects the estimated useful lives of real estate assets and is consistent with prevailing industry practice.

The Partnership allocates operating income (loss) and gain (loss) on sale of properties generated by the Joint Ventures to its Class A and Class B limited partners pursuant to the respective partnership agreement provisions outlined in Note 2. The components of income (loss) from discontinued operations recognized by the Joint Ventures are provided below:

 

     2005     2004    2003
     Operating
Income
(loss)
   

Gain

on Sale

    Total     Operating
Income
(loss)
   Gain
on Sale
   Total    Operating
Income
  

Gain

on Sale

   Total

Fund II-III-VI-VII Associates

   $ (6,038 )   $ 100,186 (1)   $ 94,148     $ 217,207    $ 1,873,400    $ 2,090,607    $ 210,044    $ 0    $ 210,044

Fund V-VI-VII Associates

     (3,430 )     0       (3,430 )     457,970      3,334,464      3,792,434      505,193      0      505,193

Fund VI-VII Associates

     3,043       0       3,043       158,018      2,138,450      2,296,468      619,642      0      619,642

Fund VI-VII-VIII Associates

     186,238       5,454,501       5,640,739       536,317      0      536,317      508,216      0      508,216

Fund VII-VIII Associates

     115,790       3,998,684       4,114,474       286,627      458,910      745,537      378,715      0      378,715
                                                                 
   $ 295,603     $ 9,553,371     $ 9,848,974     $ 1,656,139    $ 7,805,224    $ 9,461,363    $ 2,221,810    $     0    $ 2,221,810
                                                                 

 

  (1) Represents additional gain recognized on the sale of the Holcomb Bridge Property, which was deferred at closing and represented our maximum estimated exposure related to a rental guarantee for certain space at the Holcomb Bridge Property.

 

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4. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Management and Leasing Fees

The Partnership entered into a property management and leasing agreement with Wells Management Company, Inc. (“Wells Management”), an affiliate of the General Partners. In consideration for the management and leasing of the Partnership’s properties, the Joint Ventures pay Wells Management Company, Inc. management and leasing fees equal to (a) of the gross revenues collected monthly, 3% of the gross revenues for management and 3% of the gross revenues for leasing (aggregate maximum of 6%), plus a separate fee for the one-time initial lease-up of newly constructed properties in an amount not to exceed the fee customarily charged in arm’s-length transactions by others rendering similar services in the same geographic area for similar properties or (b) in the case of commercial properties leased on a long-term net basis (ten or more years), 1% of the gross revenues except for initial leasing fees equal to 3% of the gross revenues over the first five years of the lease term. Management and leasing fees are paid by the Joint Ventures and, accordingly, included in equity in income of joint ventures in the accompanying statements of operations. The Partnership’s share of management and leasing fees and lease acquisition costs incurred though the Joint Ventures is $62,126, $132,344, and $153,101 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.

Administration Reimbursements

Wells Capital, the corporate general partner of Wells Partners, one of the Partnership’s general partners, and Wells Management perform certain administrative services for the Partnership, relating to accounting and other partnership administration, and incur the related expenses. Such expenses are allocated among the other entities affiliated with the General Partners based on estimates of the amount of time dedicated to each fund by individual administrative personnel. In the opinion of the General Partners, this allocation is a reasonable estimation of such expenses. The Partnership reimbursed Wells Capital and Wells Management for administrative expenses of $89,993, $98,940, and $47,144 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. In addition, Wells Capital pays for certain operating expenses of the Partnership (“bill-backs”) directly and invoices the Partnership for the reimbursement thereof on a monthly basis. As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, due to affiliates balances represent administrative reimbursements and bill-backs due to Wells Capital and/or Wells Management.

 

5. PARTNERSHIP ADMINISTRATION AND LEGAL AND ACCOUNTING COSTS

Partnership administration and legal and accounting costs for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 are comprised of the following items:

 

     2005    2004    2003

Salary reimbursements

   $ 85,879    $ 98,940    $ 47,144

Legal fees

     52,634      19,117      3,218

Printing expenses

     28,722      21,550      12,582

Independent accounting fees

     26,654      26,608      16,075

Postage and delivery expenses

     4,829      12,835      9,040

Other professional fees

     3,354      1,771      6,597

Computer costs

     1,959      2,365      8,377

Life insurance

     280      559      0

Registration and filing fees

     30      790      15

Bank service charges

     0      432      825
                    

Total partnership administration and legal and accounting costs

   $ 204,341    $ 184,967    $ 103,873
                    

 

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6. PER-UNIT AMOUNTS

Income (loss) per limited partnership unit amounts are calculated based upon weighted-average units outstanding during the respective periods. Income (loss) per limited partnership unit, as presented in the accompanying financial statements, will vary from the per-unit amounts attributable to the individual investors due to the differences between the GAAP and tax basis treatment of certain items of income and expense and the fact that, within the respective classes of Class A Units and Class B Units, individual units have different characteristics including capital bases, cumulative operating and net property sales proceeds distributions and cumulative earnings allocations as a result of, among other things, the ability of unit holders to elect to be treated as Class A Units or Class B Units, or to change their prime elections, one time each year.

For the reasons mentioned above, distributions of net sale proceeds per unit also vary among individual unit holders. Distributions of net sale proceeds have been calculated at the investor level pursuant to the partnership agreement and allocated between the Class A and Class B limited partners in the period paid. Accordingly, distributions of net sale proceeds per unit, as presented in the accompanying financial statements, vary from the per-unit amounts attributable to the individual investors.

 

7. INCOME TAX BASIS NET INCOME AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

A reconciliation of the Partnership’s financial statement net income to net income presented in accordance with the Federal Income Tax basis of accounting is as follows for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003:

 

     2005     2004     2003  

Financial statement net income

   $ 3,558,507     $ 4,342,214     $ 1,039,461  

Increase (decrease) in net income resulting from:

      

Depreciation expense for financial reporting purposes greater than amounts for income tax purposes

     33,979       47,300 (1)     149,377  

Write-off of assets (liabilities) for financial reporting purposes, but not for income tax purposes

     14,566       (38,597 )     24,031  

Expenses deductible when paid for income tax purposes in excess of amounts accrued for financial reporting purposes

     0       0       (4,205 )

Rental income for financial/reporting purposes (greater than) less than amounts for income tax purposes

     (212,784 )     (290,477 )     38,834  

Bad debt (recoveries) expense for financial reporting purposes in excess of amounts for income tax purposes

     (30,192 )     38,874       (45,479 )

Gains on sale of properties for financial reporting purposes in excess of amounts for income tax purposes

     (443,623 )     (838,669 )     0  

Other

     (1,800 )     0       0  
                        

Income tax basis net income

   $ 2,918,653     $ 3,260,645     $ 1,202,019  
                        

 

  (1) Effective July 1, 2004, the Joint Ventures extended the weighted-average composite useful lives for all building assets from 25 years to 40 years. This change has no impact on the statutory life used for Federal income tax purposes of 40 years, upon which Tax depreciation is based (see Note 2).

 

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A reconciliation of the partners’ capital balances, as presented in the accompanying financial statements, to partners’ capital balances, as presented in accordance with the Federal Income Tax basis of accounting, is as follows for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003:

 

     2005     2004     2003  

Financial statement partners’ capital

   $ 5,533,009     $ 13,424,501     $ 14,500,664  

Increase (decrease) in partners’ capital resulting from:

      

Accumulated meals and entertainment

     280       280       280  

Accumulated penalties

     62       62       62  

Accumulated bad debt recoveries, net, for financial reporting purposes in excess of amounts for income tax purposes

     (37,777 )     (7,585 )     (46,459 )

Accumulated depreciation expense for financial reporting purposes greater than amounts for income tax purposes

     2,558,892       2,524,913       2,477,613  

Joint venture change in ownership

     7,814       7,814       7,814  

Write-off of assets (liabilities) for financial reporting purposes, but not for income tax purposes

     0       (14,566 )     24,031  

Capitalization of syndication costs for income tax purposes, which are accounted for as cost of capital for financial reporting purposes

     3,595,776       3,595,776       3,595,776  

Accumulated rental income accrued for financial reporting purposes greater than amounts for income tax purposes

     (570,635 )     (357,851 )     (67,374 )

Accumulated expenses deductible when paid for income tax purposes less than amounts accrued for financial reporting purposes

     91,198       91,198       91,198  

Partnership’s distributions payable

     0       0       368,497  

Accumulated gains on sale of properties for financial reporting purposes in excess of amounts for income tax purposes

     (1,441,852 )     (998,229 )     (159,560 )

Other

     (1,800 )     0       0  
                        

Income tax basis partners’ capital

   $ 9,734,967     $ 18,266,313     $ 20,792,542  
                        

 

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8. QUARTERLY RESULTS (UNAUDITED)

Presented below is a summary of the unaudited quarterly financial information for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004:

 

     2005 Quarters Ended
     March 31     June 30    September 30     December 31

Equity in income of Joint Ventures

   $ 89,965     $ 1,895,020    $ 69,783     $ 1,555,354

Interest and other income

   $ 27,769     $ 48,077    $ 39,476     $ 37,404

Net income

   $ 72,818     $ 1,889,209    $ 55,983     $ 1,540,497

Net income (loss) allocated to limited partners:

         

Class A

   $ 134,110     $ 498,006    $ 113,154     $ 550,825

Class B

   $ (61,292 )   $ 1,391,203    $ (57,171 )   $ 989,672

Net income (loss) per weighted-average limited partner unit:

         

Class A

   $ 0.06     $ 0.23    $ 0.05     $ 0.26

Class B

   $ (0.23 )   $ 5.26    $ (0.22 )   $ 3.77

Distribution of operating cash per weighted-average limited partner unit:

         

Class A

   $ 0.00     $ 0.00    $ 0.00     $ 0.00

Class B

   $ 0.00     $ 0.00    $ 0.00     $ 0.00

Distribution of net property sale proceeds per weighted-average limited partner unit:

         

Class A

   $ 0.00     $ 2.99    $ 0.00     $ 1.74

Class B

   $ 0.00     $ 3.07    $ 0.00     $ 1.75

 

     2004 Quarters Ended
     March 31     June 30    September 30    December 31

Equity in income of Joint Ventures

   $ 269,084     $ 1,514,063    $ 1,105,248    $ 1,595,985

Interest and other income

   $ 2,170     $ 598    $ 11,573    $ 28,460

Net income

   $ 242,215     $ 1,452,726    $ 1,067,207    $ 1,580,066

Net income (loss) allocated to limited partners:

          

Class A

   $ (229,668 )   $ 784,192    $ 208,541    $ 653,241

Class B

   $ 471,883     $ 668,534    $ 858,666    $ 926,825

Net income (loss) per weighted-average limited partner unit:

          

Class A

   $ (0.11 )   $ 0.37    $ 0.10    $ 0.31

Class B(a)

   $ 1.55     $ 2.20    $ 2.92    $ 3.42

Distribution of operating cash per weighted-average limited partner unit:

          

Class A(b)

   $ 0.07     $ 0.07    $ 0.07    $ 0.00

Class B(b)

   $ 0.00     $ 0.00    $ 0.00    $ 0.00

Distribution of net property sale proceeds per weighted-average limited partner unit:

          

Class A(b)

   $ 0.13     $ 0.00    $ 0.00    $ 1.12

Class B(b)

   $ 1.55     $ 0.00    $ 0.00    $ 6.67

 

  (a) The quarterly per-unit amounts have been calculated using actual income (loss) for the respective quarters. Conversely, the corresponding annual income (loss) per-unit amounts have been calculated assuming that income (loss) was earned ratably over the year. As a result, the sum of these quarterly per-unit amounts does not equal the respective annual per-unit amount presented in the accompanying financial statements.

 

  (b) The quarterly per-unit amounts have been calculated using actual distribution for the respective quarters. Conversely, the corresponding distributions per-unit amounts have been calculated assuming that the total distribution was earned ratably over the year. As a result, the sum of these quarterly per-unit amounts does not equal the respective annual per-unit amount presented in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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9. POTENTIAL TAX IMPACT FOR LIMITED PARTNERS HOLDING CLASS B UNITS – AMERICAN JOBS CREATION ACT OF 2004

The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the “Act”) added Section 470 to the Internal Revenue Code, which provides certain limitations on the utilization of losses allocable to leased property owned by a partnership having both taxable and tax-exempt partners such as the Partnership. In March 2005, the Internal Revenue Service issued IRS Notice 2005-29 announcing that the IRS would not be applying Section 470 to partnerships for taxable year 2004 based solely on the fact that a partnership had both taxable and tax-exempt partners; however, it is important to note that IRS Notice 2005-29 provided relief for partnerships for taxable year 2004 only. Although the IRS has indicated that it is continuing to study the application of Section 470 to partnerships, such as the Partnership, unless Congress passes legislation which addresses this issue or some other form of relief from the provisions of Section 470 of the Act is granted, beginning in taxable year 2005 and thereafter, passive losses allocable to limited partners holding Class B Units may only be used to offset passive income generated from the same property or within the same fund.

 

10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Distribution of Net Sale Proceeds

In December 2005, our General Partners announced their intention to distribute net sale proceeds of approximately $2,400,000 in the second quarter of 2006 to the limited partners of record as of March 31, 2006, which, under the terms of the partnership agreement, does not include limited partners acquiring units after December 31, 2005. Following the aforementioned intended distribution, we will hold residual proceeds of approximately $775,000 in reserve in order to fund our pro-rata share of re-leasing costs for the BellSouth Building and future operating costs of the Partnership.

This distribution has not been formally declared by our General Partners. In accordance with the terms of the partnership agreement, our General Partners may elect to retain reserves deemed reasonably necessary for the Partnership in the sole discretion of our General Partners. Thus, should a change in circumstances prior to the intended distribution date require our General Partners to reevaluate our reserve requirements, it is possible that this distribution may not occur, or that distributions may be made at a lower amount.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The General Partners of

Fund V, Fund VI, and Fund VII Associates:

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Fund V, Fund VI and Fund VII Associates (the “Joint Venture”) as of December 31, 2004, and the related statements of operations, partners’ capital, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2004. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the index at Item 15(a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Joint Venture’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Joint Venture’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Joint Venture’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fund V, Fund VI and Fund VII Associates at December 31, 2004, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2004, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

/S/    ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

March 10, 2005

 

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FUND V, FUND VI AND FUND VII ASSOCIATES

 

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2005 (UNAUDITED)

AND

BALANCE SHEET

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2004

ASSETS

 

     2005
(unaudited)
   2004

Cash and cash equivalents

   $             0    $ 10,119,659

Accounts receivable, net

     0      1,833
             

Total assets

   $ 0    $ 10,121,492
             

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

 

Liabilities:

     

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $             0    $ 13,038

Due to affiliate

     0      2,750

Partnership distributions payable

     0      164,362
             

Total liabilities

     0      180,150

Partners’ capital:

     

Wells Real Estate Fund V, L.P.

        1,636,119

Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P.

        4,158,304

Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P.

        4,146,919
         

Total partners’ capital

        9,941,342
         

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

      $ 10,121,492
             

Total net assets in liquidation

   $ 0   
         

See accompanying notes.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005 (unaudited)

 

     2005
(unaudited)
 

Net assets in liquidation at January 1, 2005

   $ 9,941,342  

Changes in net assets in liquidation attributed to:

  

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (10,119,659 )

Decrease in accounts receivable, net

     (1,833 )

Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses

     13,038  

Decrease in due to affiliate

     2,750  

Decrease in partnership distributions payable

     164,362  
        

Net assets in liquidation at December 31, 2005

   $ 0  
        

See accompanying notes.

 

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FUND V, FUND VI AND FUND VII ASSOCIATES

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003

 

     2004     2003

EXPENSES:

    

Joint venture administration

   $ 184     $ 0

Legal and accounting

     15,718       0
              

Total expenses

     15,902       0
              

NET LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     (15,902 )     0

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:

    

Operating income

     457,971       505,193

Gain on disposition

     3,334,463       0
              

Income from discontinued operations

     3,792,434       505,193
              

NET INCOME

   $ 3,776,532     $ 505,193
              

See accompanying notes.

 

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STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003 AND 2004

 

     Wells Real
Estate
Fund V, L.P.
    Wells Real
Estate
Fund VI, L.P.
    Wells Real
Estate
Fund VII, L.P.
   

Total

Partners’

Capital

 

Partners’ Capital, December 31, 2002

   $ 991,125     $ 2,519,171     $ 2,512,487     $ 6,022,783  

Net income

     83,155       211,322       210,716       505,193  

Partnership distributions

     (151,695 )     (385,502 )     (384,395 )     (921,592 )
                                

Partners’ Capital, December 31, 2003

     922,585       2,344,991       2,338,808       5,606,384  

Net income

     621,617       1,579,723       1,575,192       3,776,532  

Partnership contributions

     109,459       278,170       277,371       665,000  

Partnership distributions

     (17,542 )     (44,580 )     (44,452 )     (106,574 )
                                

Partners’ Capital, December 31, 2004

   $ 1,636,119     $ 4,158,304     $ 4,146,919     $ 9,941,342  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003

 

     2004     2003  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net income

   $ 3,776,532     $ 505,193  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

    

Gain on sale

     (3,334,463 )     0  

Depreciation

     273,833       339,580  

Operating changes in assets and liabilities:

    

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, net

     (611,160 )     76,818  

(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses

     (520,359 )     533,398  

(Decrease) increase in due to affiliate

     (2,046 )     4,085  
                

Net cash (used in) provided by operations

     (417,663 )     1,459,074  

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Investment in real estate

     (117,592 )     (533,397 )

Net proceeds from sale of real estate

     9,927,330       0  
                

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     9,809,738       (533,397 )

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Operating distributions to joint venture partners in excess of accumulated earnings

     (171,783 )     (932,683 )

Contributions from joint venture partners

     665,000       0  
                

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     493,217       (932,683 )

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     9,885,292       (7,006 )

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of year

     234,367       241,373  
                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of year

   $ 10,119,659     $ 234,367  
                

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Partnership distributions payable

   $ 164,362     $ 229,571  
                

See accompanying notes.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2005 (UNAUDITED), 2004, AND 2003

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

On September 8, 1994, Wells Real Estate Fund V, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P., and Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. entered into a Georgia general partnership known as Fund V, Fund VI and Fund VII Associates (the ”Joint Venture”). The general partners of Wells Real Estate Fund V, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. are Leo F. Wells, III and Wells Partners, L.P., a private Georgia limited partnership.

The Joint Venture was formed for the purpose of investing in commercial real properties. In September 1994, the Joint Venture acquired an approximate 76,000-square-foot, three-story office building, the Marathon Building, located in Appleton, Wisconsin. On December 29, 2004, the Joint Venture sold the Marathon Building to an unrelated third party for a gross sales price of $10,250,000. As a result of the sale, the Joint Venture received net sale proceeds of approximately $9,927,000 and recognized a gain of approximately $3,334,000.

As of December 31, 2005, the Joint Venture has disposed of all of its real estate assets and does not intend to invest in additional properties. The Joint Venture wound up its affairs in 2005 by, among other things, collecting the outstanding receivables, satisfying outstanding payables, and distributing all residual cash balances to the joint venture partners. We intend to terminate the Joint Venture in 2006 in accordance with the relevant dissolution and termination provisions of the Georgia Uniform Partnership Act.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The Joint Venture’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

The Joint Venture’s policy is to adopt the liquidation basis of accounting once the liquidation of the Joint Venture is imminent, which the Joint Venture has defined as beginning on the first day of the quarter following the completion of the sale of all real estate assets. Accordingly, the Joint Venture adopted the liquidation basis of accounting effective January 1, 2005. Under the liquidation basis of accounting, assets and liabilities are stated at their estimated net realizable values and net settlement amounts, respectively, and are periodically reviewed and adjusted. As the Joint Venture no longer has continuing real estate operations, the Joint Venture is no longer required to present statements of operations or statements of cash flows following the adoption of liquidation basis of accounting.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Joint Venture’s financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition

The Joint Venture’s leases typically include renewal options, escalation provisions and provisions requiring tenants to reimburse the Joint Venture for a pro-rata share of operating costs incurred. All of the Joint Venture’s leases are classified as operating leases, and the related rental income, including scheduled rental rate increases

 

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(other than scheduled increases based on the Consumer Price Index) is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the respective leases. Rents and tenant reimbursements collected in advance are recorded as deferred income in the accompanying balance sheets.

Lease termination income is recognized when the tenant loses the right to lease the space and the Joint Venture has satisfied all obligations under the related lease or lease termination agreement.

The Joint Venture records the sale of real estate assets pursuant to the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 66, Accounting for Sales of Real Estate. Accordingly, gains are recognized upon completing the sale and, among other things, determining the sale price and transferring all of the risks and rewards of ownership without significant continuing involvement with the seller. Recognition of all or a portion of the gain would be deferred until both of these conditions are met. Losses are recognized in full as of the sale date.

Real Estate Assets

Real estate assets are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Amounts capitalized to real estate assets consist of the cost of acquisition or construction, and any tenant improvements or major improvements and betterments which extend the useful life of the related asset. All repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.

The estimated useful lives of the Joint Venture’s real estate assets by class are provided below:

 

Buildings

   40 years

Building improvements

   5-25 years

Land improvements

   20 years

Tenant Improvements

   Shorter of lease term or economic life

Management continually monitor events and changes in circumstances that could indicate that the carrying amounts of the real estate in which the Joint Venture has an ownership interest, may not be recoverable. When indicators of potential impairment are present which indicate that the carrying amounts of real estate may not be recoverable, management assesses the recoverability of these assets by determining whether the carrying value will be recovered through the undiscounted future operating cash flows expected from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. In the event that such expected undiscounted future cash flows do not exceed the carrying value, the Joint Venture adjusts the real estate to the estimated fair values, as defined by SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, (“SFAS No. 144”) and recognizes impairment losses. Estimated fair values are calculated based on the following information, dependent upon availability, in order of preference: (i) recently quoted market prices, (ii) market prices for comparable properties, or (iii) the present value of undiscounted cash flows, including estimated salvage value.

In the third quarter of 2004, the Joint Venture completed a review of its real estate depreciation by performing an analysis of the components of each property type in an effort to determine weighted-average composite useful lives of its real estate assets. As a result of this review, the Joint Venture changed its estimate of the weighted-average composite useful lives for all building assets. Effective July 1, 2004, for all building assets, the Joint Venture extended the weighted-average composite useful life from 25 years to 40 years. The change resulted in an increase to net income of approximately $84,660 for the year ended December 31, 2004. We believe the change more appropriately reflects the estimated useful lives of the building assets and is consistent with prevailing industry practice.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Joint Venture considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents include cash and short-term investments. Short-term investments are stated at cost, which approximates fair value, and consist of investments in money market accounts.

 

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Accounts Receivable, net

Accounts receivable are comprised of tenant receivables and straight-line rent receivables. Management assesses the collectibility of accounts receivable on an ongoing basis and provides for allowances as such balances, or portions thereof, become uncollectible. No such allowances have been recorded as of December 31, 2005 or 2004.

Allocation of Income and Distributions

Pursuant to the terms of the joint venture agreement, income and distributions are allocated to the joint venture partners based upon their respective ownership interests as determined by relative cumulative capital contributions, as defined. For the periods presented, Wells Real Estate Fund V, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P., and Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. held ownership interests in the Joint Venture of approximately 16%, 42%, and 42%, respectively. Net cash from operations is generally distributed to the joint venture partners on a quarterly basis.

Income Taxes

The Joint Venture is not subject to federal or state income taxes; therefore, none have been provided for in the accompanying financial statements. The partners of Wells Real Estate Fund V, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. are required to include their respective share of profits and losses from the Joint Venture in their individual income tax returns.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

 

3. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Management and Leasing Fees

Wells Real Estate Fund V, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. entered into property management and leasing agreements with Wells Management Company, Inc. (“Wells Management”), an affiliate of the general partners of Wells Real Estate Fund V, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. In consideration for asset management and the management and leasing of the Joint Venture’s properties, the Joint Venture will generally pay Wells Management fees equal to (a) of the gross revenues collected monthly, 3% for management services and 3% of the gross revenues for leasing services, plus a separate fee for the one-time lease-up of newly constructed properties in an amount not to exceed the fee customarily charged in arm’s-length transactions by others rendering similar services in the same geographic area for similar properties or (b) in the case of commercial properties which are leased on a long-term net basis (ten or more years), 1% of the gross revenues, except for initial leasing fees equal to 3% of the gross revenues over the first five years of the lease term. During the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Joint Venture incurred management and leasing fees of $6,425 and $9,900, respectively, all of which are included in income (loss) from discontinued operations in the accompanying statements of operations. As of December 31, 2004, management fee reimbursements of $1,830 are included in due to affiliate in the accompanying balance sheet, respectively.

Administrative Reimbursements

Wells Management and its affiliates perform certain administrative services for the Joint Venture, relating to accounting, property management, and other joint venture administration, and incur the related expenses. Such expenses are allocated among these entities based on time spent on each entity by individual personnel. In the opinion of management, this is a reasonable estimation of such expenses. During 2005, 2004, and 2003, the Joint Venture reimbursed $6,431, $13,983, and $28,958, respectively, to Wells Management and its affiliates for these services. As of December 31, 2004, administrative reimbursements of $920 are included in due to affiliate in the accompanying balance sheet.

 

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4. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

SFAS No. 144 requires, among other things, that the operating results of real estate assets sold or held for sale be included in discontinued operations in the statement of operations for all periods presented. On December 29, 2004, the Joint Venture sold the Marathon Building. The results of discontinued operations of the Marathon Building included in the accompanying statements of operations are summarized below:

 

     2004    2003

Total property revenues

   $ 819,048    $ 913,521

Property operating costs

     65,833      40,101

Legal and accounting

     14,986      18,747

Depreciation

     273,833      339,580

Management and leasing fees

     6,425      9,900
             

Total expenses

     361,077      408,328
             

Operating income

     457,971      505,193

Gain on disposition

     3,334,463      0
             

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

   $ 3,792,434    $ 505,193
             

 

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SCHEDULE III – REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

DECEMBER 31, 2005 (UNAUDITED)

 

     Cost    

Accumulated

Depreciation

 

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2002

   $ 8,682,495     $ 2,736,531  

2003 additions

     533,397       339,580  
                

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2003

     9,215,892       3,076,111  

2004 additions

     117,592       273,833  

2004 dispositions

     (9,333,484 )     (3,349,944 )
                

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2004

     0       0  

2005 additions

     0       0  

2005 dispositions

     0       0  
                

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2005 (UNAUDITED)

   $ 0     $ 0  
                

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The General Partners of

Fund VI, Fund VII, and Fund VIII Associates:

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Fund VI, Fund VII and Fund VIII Associates (the “Joint Venture”) as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related statements of operations, partners’ capital, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the index at Item 15(a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Joint Venture’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Joint Venture’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Joint Venture’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fund VI, Fund VII and Fund VIII Associates at December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

/s/    ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

March 2, 2006

 

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BALANCE SHEETS

DECEMBER 31, 2005 AND 2004

ASSETS

 

     2005    2004

Real estate assets, at cost:

     

Land

   $ 1,948,593    $ 3,955,493

Building and improvements, less accumulated depreciation of $3,685,482 and $5,592,438 at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively

     3,608,129      7,630,831
             

Total real estate assets

     5,556,722      11,586,324

Cash and cash equivalents

     199,103      605,747

Accounts receivable, net

     324,043      152,637

Deferred leasing costs, net

     197,973      150,080

Due from affiliate

     1,344      0

Other assets

     2,238      31,513
             

Total assets

   $ 6,281,423    $ 12,526,301
             

 

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

 

     

Liabilities:

     

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and refundable security deposits

   $ 53,701    $ 107,226

Due to affiliate

     0      17,142

Deferred income

     32,774      202,516

Partnership distributions payable

     117,264      758,822
             

Total liabilities

     203,739      1,085,706

Partners’ capital:

     

Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P.

     2,081,633      3,918,446

Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P.

     2,029,625      3,820,574

Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P.

     1,966,426      3,701,575
             

Total partners’ capital

     6,077,684      11,440,595
             

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

   $ 6,281,423    $ 12,526,301
             

See accompanying notes.

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2005, 2004, AND 2003

 

     2005    2004    2003

REVENUES:

        

Rental income

   $ 1,600,145    $ 1,596,722    $ 1,577,304

Reimbursement income

     172,861      254,278      199,047

Interest and other income

     2,603      1,872      27,681
                    

Total revenues

     1,775,609      1,852,872      1,804,032

EXPENSES:

        

Property operating costs

     670,405      638,325      629,964

Depreciation

     302,744      349,923      396,161

Management and leasing fees

     133,051      186,098      177,025

Lease termination expense

     34,860      0      0

Joint venture administration

     33,397      90,746      51,192

Legal and accounting

     30,837      31,107      25,877
                    

Total expenses

     1,205,294      1,296,199      1,280,219
                    

NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     570,315      556,673      523,813

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:

        

Operating income

     186,238      536,317      508,216

Gain on disposition

     5,454,501      0      0
                    

Income from discontinued operations

     5,640,739      536,317      508,216
                    

NET INCOME

   $ 6,211,054    $ 1,092,990    $ 1,032,029
                    

See accompanying notes.

 

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STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2005, 2004, AND 2003

 

    

Wells Real
Estate

Fund VI, L.P.

   

Wells Real
Estate

Fund VII, L.P.

   

Wells Real
Estate

Fund VIII, L.P.

   

Total

Partners’

Capital

 

Balance, December 31, 2002

   $ 4,577,276     $ 4,462,953     $ 4,323,939     $ 13,364,168  

Net income

     353,473       344,647       333,909       1,032,029  

Partnership distributions

     (625,232 )     (609,619 )     (590,626 )     (1,825,477 )
                                

Balance, December 31, 2003

     4,305,517       4,197,981       4,067,222       12,570,720  

Net income

     374,352       365,005       353,633       1,092,990  

Partnership distributions

     (761,423 )     (742,412 )     (719,280 )     (2,223,115 )
                                

Balance, December 31, 2004

     3,918,446       3,820,574       3,701,575       11,440,595  

Net income

     2,127,305       2,074,188       2,009,561       6,211,054  

Partnership distributions

     (3,964,118 )     (3,865,137 )     (3,744,710 )     (11,573,965 )
                                

Balance, December 31, 2005

   $ 2,081,633     $ 2,029,625     $ 1,966,426     $ 6,077,684  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2005, 2004, AND 2003

 

     2005     2004     2003  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

      

Net income

   $ 6,211,054     $ 1,092,990     $ 1,032,029  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

      

Gain on sale of real estate assets

     (5,454,501 )     0       0  

Depreciation

     346,707       560,073       661,496  

Amortization of deferred leasing costs

     81,694       88,014       92,387  

Changes in assets and liabilities:

      

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, net

     (212,958 )     78,055       73,106  

Increase in due from affiliate

     (1,344 )     0       0  

Decrease (increase) in other assets

     29,275       (4,767 )     25  

(Decrease) increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and refundable security deposits

     (53,525 )     59,647       (61,138 )

(Decrease) increase in due to affiliate

     (17,142 )     6,144       3,423  

(Decrease) increase in deferred income

     (169,742 )     (44,011 )     39,390  
                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     759,518       1,836,145       1,840,718  

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

      

Net proceeds from sale of real estate

     11,288,333       0       0  

Payments of deferred leasing costs

     (176,104 )     (17,115 )     (8,327 )

Investment in real estate

     (62,868 )     0       0  
                        

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     11,049,361       (17,115 )     (8,327 )

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

      

Net sale proceeds distributions to joint venture partners

     (11,236,283 )     0       0  

Operating distributions to joint venture partners in excess of accumulated earnings

     (979,240 )     (1,903,131 )     (2,258,584 )
                        

Net cash used in financing activities

     (12,215,523 )     (1,903,131 )     (2,258,584 )

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (406,644 )     (84,101 )     (426,193 )

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of year

     605,747       689,848       1,116,041  
                        

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of year

   $ 199,103     $ 605,747     $ 689,848  
                        

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

      

Partnership distributions payable

   $ 117,264     $ 758,822     $ 438,838  
                        

Write-off of fully depreciated real estate assets

   $ 233,477     $ 0     $ 0  
                        

Write-off of fully amortized deferred leasing costs

   $ 106,205     $ 62,603     $ 0  
                        

See accompanying notes.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2005, 2004, AND 2003

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

On April 17, 1995, Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., and Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. entered into a Georgia general partnership to form Fund VI, Fund VII and Fund VIII Associates (the “Joint Venture”). The general partners of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. are Leo F. Wells, III and Wells Partners, L.P., a private Georgia limited partnership.

The Joint Venture was formed to acquire, develop, operate, and sell real properties. On April 25, 1995, the Joint Venture purchased a 5.55-acre parcel of land in Jacksonville, Florida and constructed an approximate 92,000-square-foot office building, the BellSouth Building. On May 31, 1995, the Joint Venture purchased a 14.683-acre parcel of land located in Clemmons, North Carolina and constructed a retail shopping center, Tanglewood Commons.

On October 7, 2002, the Joint Venture sold an outparcel of land to an unrelated third party, for a gross sales price of $558,570. As a result of the sale, the Joint Venture recognized a gain of approximately $13,000 and received net sale proceeds of approximately $524,000. On April 21, 2005, the Joint Venture sold the shopping center at Tanglewood Commons to an unrelated third party for a gross selling price of $11,500,000. As a result of the sale, the Joint Venture recognized a gain of approximately $5,423,000 and received net sale proceeds of approximately $11,236,000. On October 12, 2005, a portion of the remaining outparcels of land was condemned by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. As a result of the land condemnation, the Joint Venture recognized a gain of approximately $32,000 and was allocated net sale proceeds of approximately $52,000. As of December 31, 2005, the net sale proceeds from the land condemnation are included in accounts receivable, net in the accompanying balance sheets.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The Joint Venture’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Joint Venture’s financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition

The Joint Venture’s leases typically include renewal options, escalation provisions, and provisions requiring tenants to reimburse the Joint Venture for a pro-rata share of operating costs incurred. All of the Joint Venture’s leases are classified as operating leases, and the related rental income, including scheduled rental rate increases (other than scheduled increases based on the Consumer Price Index) is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the respective leases. Rents and tenant reimbursements collected in advance are recorded as deferred income in the accompanying balance sheets.

Lease termination income is recognized when the tenant loses the right to lease the space and the Joint Venture has satisfied all obligations under the related lease or lease termination agreement.

 

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The Joint Venture records the sale of real estate assets pursuant to the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 66, Accounting for Sales of Real Estate. Accordingly, gains are recognized upon completing the sale and, among other things, determining the sale price and transferring all of the risks and rewards of ownership without significant continuing involvement with the seller. Recognition of all or a portion of the gain would be deferred until both of these conditions are met. Losses are recognized in full as of the sale date.

Real Estate Assets

Real estate assets are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Amounts capitalized to real estate assets consist of the cost of acquisition or construction, and any tenant improvements or major improvements and betterments which extend the useful life of the related asset. All repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.

The estimated useful lives of the Joint Venture’s real estate assets by class are provided below:

 

Buildings

   40 years

Building improvements

   5-25 years

Land improvements

   20 years

Tenant Improvements

   Shorter of lease term or economic life

Management continually monitors events and changes in circumstances that could indicate that the carrying amounts of the real estate in which the Joint Venture has an ownership interest, may not be recoverable. When indicators of potential impairment are present which indicate that the carrying amounts of real estate may not be recoverable, management assesses the recoverability of these assets by determining whether the carrying value will be recovered through the undiscounted future operating cash flows expected from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. In the event that such expected undiscounted future cash flows do not exceed the carrying value, the Joint Venture adjusts the real estate to the estimated fair values, as defined by SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, (“SFAS No. 144”) and recognizes impairment losses. Estimated fair values are calculated based on the following information, dependent upon availability, in order of preference: (i) recently quoted market prices; (ii) market prices for comparable properties; or (iii) the present value of undiscounted cash flows, including estimated salvage value.

In the third quarter of 2004, the Joint Venture completed a review of its real estate depreciation by performing an analysis of the components of each property type in an effort to determine weighted-average composite useful lives of its real estate assets. As a result of this review, the Joint Venture changed its estimate of the weighted-average composite useful lives for all building assets. Effective July 1, 2004, for all building assets, the Joint Venture extended the weighted-average composite useful life from 25 years to 40 years. The change resulted in an increase to net income of approximately $87,530 for the year ended December 31, 2004. We believe the change more appropriately reflects the estimated useful lives of the building assets and is consistent with prevailing industry practice.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Joint Venture considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents include cash and short-term investments. Short-term investments are stated at cost, which approximates fair value, and consist of investments in money market accounts.

Accounts Receivable, net

Accounts receivable are comprised of tenant receivables and straight-line rent receivables. Management assesses the collectibility of accounts receivable on an ongoing basis and provides for allowances as such balances, or portions thereof, become uncollectible. Allowances of $25,999 and $30,428 are included in accounts receivable as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

 

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Deferred Leasing Costs, net

Deferred leasing costs reflect costs incurred to procure operating leases, which are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the respective leases. Deferred leasing costs are presented net of accumulated amortization of $551,857 and $652,089 as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Other Assets

Other assets as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 is comprised of the following items:

 

     2005    2004

Refundable security deposits

   $ 0    $ 25,605

Prepaid property insurance

     2,238      5,908
             

Total

   $ 2,238    $ 31,513
             

Refundable security deposits represent cash deposits received from tenants. Pursuant to the respective leases, the Joint Venture may apply such balances towards unpaid receivable balances or property damages, where applicable, or is obligated to refund such balances to the tenants upon the expiration of the related lease term. Prepaid expenses are recognized as the related services are provided. Balances without a future economic benefit are written off as they are identified.

Allocation of Income and Distributions

Pursuant to the terms of the joint venture agreement, income and distributions are allocated to the joint venture partners based upon their respective ownership interests as determined by relative cumulative capital contributions, as defined. For the periods presented, Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., and Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. held ownership interests in the Joint Venture of approximately 34%, 33%, and 33%, respectively. Net cash from operations is generally distributed to the joint venture partners on a quarterly basis.

Income Taxes

The Joint Venture is not subject to federal or state income taxes; therefore, none have been provided for in the accompanying financial statements. The partners of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., and Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. are required to include their respective share of profits and losses from the Joint Venture in their individual income tax returns.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

 

3. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Management and Leasing Fees

Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., and Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. entered into property management and leasing agreements with Wells Management Company, Inc. (“Wells Management”), an affiliate of the general partners of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., and Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. In consideration for asset management and the management and leasing of the Joint Venture’s properties, the Joint Venture will generally pay Wells Management fees equal to (a) of the gross revenues collected monthly, 3% for management services and 3% for leasing services, plus a

 

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separate fee for the one-time lease-up of newly constructed properties in an amount not to exceed the fee customarily charged in arm’s-length transactions by others rendering similar services in the same geographic area for similar properties or (b) in the case of commercial properties which are leased on a long-term net basis (ten or more years), 1% of the gross revenues, except for initial leasing fees equal to 3% of the gross revenues over the first five years of the lease term. During the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 the Joint Venture incurred management and leasing fees of $156,398, $241,783, and $179,177, respectively, portions of which are included in income from discontinued operations in the accompanying statements of operations. As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, management and leasing fees due to Wells Management of $0 and $14,093, respectively, are included in due to affiliate in the accompanying balance sheets.

Administration Reimbursements

Wells Management and its affiliates perform certain administrative services for the Joint Venture’s properties, relating to accounting, property management, and other partnership administration, and incur the related expenses. Such expenses are allocated among these entities based on time spent on each entity by individual personnel. In the opinion of management, this is a reasonable estimation of such expenses. During 2005, 2004, and 2003, the Joint Venture reimbursed $25,837, $66,589, and $45,844, respectively, to Wells Management and its affiliates for these services, portions of which are included in income from discontinued operations in the accompanying statements of operations. As of December 31, 2005, administrative reimbursements due from Wells Management of $1,344 are included in due from affiliate in the accompanying balance sheets. As of December 31, 2004, administrative reimbursements due to Wells Management of $3,049 are included in due to affiliate in the accompanying balance sheets.

 

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4. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

SFAS No. 144 requires, among other things, that the operating results of real estate assets sold or held for sale be included in discontinued operations in the statement of operations for all periods presented. The Joint Venture sold the shopping center at Tanglewood Commons on April 21, 2005, and the North Carolina Department of Transportation condemned a portion of the remaining outparcels of land on October 12, 2005. The results of operations of the shopping center at Tanglewood Commons and the land condemnation, which are included as discontinued operations in the accompanying statements of operations, are presented below:

 

     2005    2004    2003

Total property revenues

   $ 330,094    $ 1,035,030    $ 1,021,435

Property operating costs

     57,037      204,881      184,429

Depreciation

     34,153      210,151      265,335

Management and leasing fees

     23,346      71,065      62,697

Legal and accounting

     29,320      12,616      758
                    

Total expenses

     143,856      498,713      513,219
                    

Operating income

     186,238      536,317      508,216

Gain on disposition

     5,454,501      0      0
                    

Income from discontinued operations

   $ 5,640,739    $ 536,317    $ 508,216
                    

 

5. RENTAL INCOME

The future minimum rental income due to the Joint Venture under noncancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2005 follows:

 

Year ending December 31:

  

2006

   $ 1,264,835

2007

     1,696,923

2008

     1,742,763

2009

     1,021,230

2010

     662,219

Thereafter

     3,688,892
      
   $ 10,076,862
      

Three tenants generated approximately 75%, 13%, and 6% of rental income for the year ended December 31, 2005, and two tenants will generate approximately 64% and 36% of future minimum rental income.

 

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SCHEDULE III – REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

DECEMBER 31, 2005

 

   

Encumbrances

  Initial Cost  

Costs

Capitalized

Subsequent

To

Acquisition(d)

    Gross Carrying Amount as of December 31, 2005  

Accumulated

Depreciation(c)

 

Date of

Construction

 

Date

Acquired

Description

    Land  

Buildings

and

Improvements

    Land  

Buildings

and

Improvements

 

Construction
in

Progress

  Total      

BELLSOUTH BUILDING(a)

  None   $ 1,244,256   $ 7,755,744   $ (404,499 )   $ 1,301,890   $ 7,293,611   $ 0   $ 8,595,501   $ 3,685,482   1996   04/25/95

TANGLEWOOD COMMONS(b)

  None     646,703     0     0       646,703     0     0     646,703     0   1997   05/31/95
                                                       

Total

    $ 1,890,959   $ 7,755,744   $ (404,499 )   $ 1,948,593   $ 7,293,611   $     0   $ 9,242,204   $ 3,685,482    
                                                       

 

  (a) The BellSouth Building is a four-story office building located in Jacksonville, Florida.

 

  (b) Tanglewood Commons is a retail center located in Clemmons, North Carolina. An outparcel of this property was sold in October 2002, the shopping center was sold in April 2005 and a portion of the remaining land parcel was condemned in October 2005.

 

  (c) Buildings, land improvements, building improvements, and tenant improvements are depreciated using the straight-line method over 40 years, 20 years, 10 to 25 years, and the shorter of the economic life or corresponding lease terms, respectively.

 

  (d) Includes acquisition and advisory fees and acquisition expense reimbursements applied at acquisition.

 

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SCHEDULE III – REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

DECEMBER 31, 2005

 

     Cost    

Accumulated

Depreciation

 

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2002

   $ 17,178,762     $ 4,370,869  

2003 additions

     0       661,496  
                

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2003

     17,178,762       5,032,365  

2004 additions

     0       560,073  
                

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2004

     17,178,762       5,592,438  

2005 additions

     62,868       346,707  

2005 dispositions

     (7,999,426 )     (2,253,663 )
                

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2005

   $ 9,242,204     $ 3,685,482  
                

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

TO

2005 FORM 10-K

OF

WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND VII, L.P.

The following documents are filed as exhibits to this report. Those exhibits previously filed and incorporated herein by reference are identified below by an asterisk. For each such asterisked exhibit, there is shown below the description of the previous filing. Exhibits which are not required for this report are omitted.

 

Exhibit
Number
   

Description of Document

*3 (a)   Certificate of Limited Partnership of Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. (Exhibit 3(d) to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., File No. 33-55908)
*4 (a)   Agreement of Limited Partnership of Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. dated April 5, 1994 (Exhibit to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 0-25606)
*4 (b)   First Amendment to Agreement of Limited Partnership of Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. dated April 5, 1994 (Exhibit to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 0-25606)
*10 (a)   Management Agreement dated April 5, 1994, between Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. and Wells Management Company, Inc. (Exhibit to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 0-25606)
*10 (b)   Leasing and Tenant Coordinating Agreement dated April 5, 1994, between Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. and Wells Management Company, Inc. (Exhibit to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 0-25606)
*10 (c)   Custodial Agency Agreement dated April 1, 1994, between Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. and NationsBank of Georgia, N.A. (Exhibit 10(f) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., File No. 33-55908)
*10 (d)   Joint Venture Agreement of Fund V, Fund VI and Fund VII Associates dated September 8, 1994, among Wells Real Estate Fund V, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. (Exhibit 10(j) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., File No. 33-55908)
*10 (e)   Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Property dated August 24, 1994, between Interglobia Inc. – Appleton and NationsBank of Georgia, N.A., as Agent for Fund V and Fund VI Associates (Exhibit 10(k) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., File No. 33-55908)
*10 (f)   Assignment and Assumption of Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Real Property dated September 9, 1994, between NationsBank of Georgia, N.A., as Agent for Fund V and Fund VI Associates, and NationsBank of Georgia, N.A., as Agent for Fund V, Fund VI and Fund VII Associates (Exhibit 10(l) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., File No. 33-55908)
*10 (g)   Building Lease dated February 14, 1991, between Interglobia Inc. – Appleton and Marathon Engineers/Architects/Planners, Inc. (included as part of Exhibit D to Exhibit 10(k) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., File No. 33-55908)


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Exhibit
Number
   

Description of Document

*10 (h)   Limited Guaranty of Lease dated January 1, 1993, by J. P. Finance OY and Fluor Daniel, Inc. for the benefit of Interglobia Inc. – Appleton (included as Exhibit B to Assignment, Assumption and Amendment of Lease referred to as Exhibit 10(i) below, which is included as part of Exhibit D to Exhibit 10(k) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., File No. 33-55908)
*10 (i)   Assignment, Assumption and Amendment of Lease dated January 1, 1993, among Interglobia Inc. – Appleton, Marathon Engineers/Architects/Planners, Inc. and Jaakko Pöyry Fluor Daniel (included as part of Exhibit D to Exhibit 10(k) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., File No. 33-55908)
*10 (j)   Second Amendment to Building lease dated August 15, 1994, between Interglobia Inc. – Appleton and Jaakko Pöyry Fluor Daniel (successor-in-interest to Marathon Engineers/Architects/Planners, Inc.) (included as Exhibit D-1 to Exhibit 10(k) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., File No. 33-55908)
*10 (k)   Assignment and Assumption of Lease dated September 6, 1994, between Interglobia Inc. – Appleton and NationsBank of Georgia, N.A., as Agent for Fund V, Fund VI and Fund VII Associates (Exhibit 10(q) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., File No. 33-55908)
*10 (l)   Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Real Property dated April 7, 1994, between 138 Industrial Ltd. and NationsBank of Georgia, N.A., as Agent for Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. (Exhibit 10(s) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 0-23656)
*10 (m)   Land and Building Lease Agreement dated August 22, 1994, between KRR Stockbridge, Inc. d/b/a Kenny Rogers Roasters and NationsBank of Georgia, N.A., as Agent for Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. (Exhibit 10(t) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 0-23656)
*10 (n)   Joint Venture Agreement of Fund VI and Fund VII Associates dated December 9, 1994 (Exhibit 10(u) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 0-23656)
*10 (o)   Building Lease Agreement dated December 19, 1994, between Damon’s of Stockbridge, LLC d/b/a Damon’s Clubhouse and NationsBank of Georgia, N.A., as Agent for Fund VI and Fund VII Associates, (Exhibit 10(v) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 0-23656)
*10 (p)   Joint Venture Agreement of Fund II, III, VI and VII Associates dated January 10, 1995 (Exhibit 10(w) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, File No. 0-23606)
*10 (q)   Fund VII and Fund VIII Associates Joint Venture Agreement dated February 10, 1995 (Exhibit 10(g) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., File No. 33-83852)
*10 (r)   Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Real Property dated March 31, 1994 (Exhibit 10(h) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., File No. 33-83852)
*10 (s)   Letter Agreement amending Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Real Property dated July 27, 1994 (Exhibit 10(i) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., File No. 33-83852)


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Exhibit
Number
   

Description of Document

*10 (t)   Letter Agreement amending Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Real Property dated October 27, 1994 (Exhibit 10(j) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., File No. 33-83852)
*10 (u)   Letter Agreement between NationsBank of Georgia, N.A., as Agent for Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., as Landlord, and CH2M Hill, Inc., as Tenant (Exhibit 10(k) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., File No. 33-83852)
*10 (v)   First Amendment to Lease Agreement between NationsBank of Georgia, N.A., as Agent for Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., as Landlord, and CH2M Hill, Inc., as Tenant (Exhibit 10(l) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., File No. 33-83852)
*10 (w)   Second Amendment to Lease Agreement between NationsBank of Georgia, N.A., as Agent for Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., as Landlord, and CH2M Hill, Inc, as Tenant (Exhibit 10(m) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., File No. 33-83852)
*10 (x)   Development Agreement between Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. and ADEVCO Corporation (Exhibit 10(n) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., File No. 33-83852)
*10 (y)   Owner-Contractor Agreement between Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., as Owner, and Integra Construction, Inc., as Contractor (Exhibit 10(o) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., File No. 33-83852)
*10 (z)   Architect’s Agreement between Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., as Owner, and Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates, Inc., as Architect (Exhibit 10(p) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., File No. 33-83852)
*10 (aa)   Joint Venture Agreement of Fund VI, Fund VII and Fund VIII Associates dated April 17, 1995 (Exhibit 10(q) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., File No. 33-83852)
*10 (bb)   Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Real Property dated February 13, 1995, between G.L. National, Inc. and Wells Capital, Inc. (Exhibit 10(r) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., File No. 33-83852)
*10 (cc)   Agreement to Lease dated February 15, 1995, between NationsBank of Georgia, N.A., as Agent for Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., and BellSouth Advertising & Publishing Corporation (Exhibit 10(s) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., File No. 33-83852)
*10 (dd)   Development Agreement dated April 25, 1995, between Fund VI, Fund VII and Fund VIII Associates and ADEVCO Corporation (Exhibit 10(t) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., File No. 33-83852)
*10 (ee)   Owner-Contractor Agreement dated April 24, 1995, between Fund VI, Fund VII and Fund VIII Associates, as Owner, and McDevitt Street Bovis, Inc., as Contractor (Exhibit 10(u) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., File No. 33-83852)


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Exhibit
Number
   

Description of Document

*10 (ff)   Architect’s Agreement dated February 15, 1995, between Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., as Owner, and Mayes, Suddereth & Etheredge, Inc., as Architect (Exhibit 10(v) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., File No. 33-83852)
*10 (gg)   First Amendment to Joint Venture Agreement of Fund VI and Fund VII Associates (Exhibit 10(dd) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, File No. 0-23656)
*10 (hh)   First Amendment to Joint Venture Agreement of Fund VI, Fund VII and Fund VIII Associates dated May 30, 1995 (Exhibit 10(w) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., File No. 33-83852)
*10 (ii)   Real Estate Purchase Agreement dated April 13, 1995 (Exhibit 10(x) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., File No. 33-83852)
*10 (jj)   Lease Agreement dated February 27, 1995, between NationsBank of Georgia, N.A., as Agent for Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., and Harris Teeter, Inc. (Exhibit 10(y) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., File No. 33-83852)
*10 (kk)   Development Agreement dated May 31, 1995, between Fund VI, Fund VII and Fund VIII Associates and Norcom Development, Inc. (Exhibit 10(z) to Post – Effective Amendment No. 4 to Form S-11 Registration Statement of Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., File No. 33-83852)
*10 (ll)   Joint Venture Agreement of Fund I, II, II-OW, VI and VII Associates dated August 1, 1995 (Exhibit 10(ii) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, File No. 0-23656)
*10 (mm)   Lease Modification Agreement No. 3 with The Kroger Co. dated December 31, 1993 (Exhibit 10(k) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund I for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, File No. 0-14463)
*10 (nn)   First Amendment to Joint Venture Agreement of Fund VII and Fund VIII Associates dated April 1, 1996 (Exhibit to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, File No. 0-25606)
*10 (oo)   Lease Agreement with Moovies, Inc. dated May 20, 1996 (Exhibit to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, File No. 0-25606)
*10 (pp)   Purchase and Sale Agreement for the sale of Cherokee Commons Shopping Center dated August 6, 2001 (Exhibit 10(p) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund I for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, File No. 0-14463)
*10 (qq)   Lease with Stockbridge Ribs, Inc. dated August 29, 2001 (Exhibit 10(ll) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, File No. 0-23656)
*10 (rr)   Purchase and Sale Agreement for the sale of Stockbridge Village Shopping Center, Stockbridge Village II, Stockbridge Village III, Stockbridge Village I Expansion, and Hannover Center (Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-Q of Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, Commission File No. 0-18407)
*10 (ss)   Purchase and Sale Agreement for the sale of 880 Holcomb Bridge Road and Brookwood Grill (Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-Q of Wells Real Estate Fund II for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, Commission File No. 0-16518)


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Exhibit
Number
 

Description of Document

*10(tt)   Purchase and Sale Agreement for the sale of the Marathon Building (Exhibit 10(qq) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund V, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, Commission File No. 0-21580)
*10(uu)   Fourth Amendment to Lease Agreement with CH2M Hill, Inc. dated December 8, 2004 (Exhibit 10(uu) to Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, Commission File No. 0-25606)
*10(vv)   Purchase and Sale Agreement for Tanglewood Commons (Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-Q of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, Commission File No. 0-23656)
*10(ww)   First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement for Tanglewood Commons (Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 10-Q of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, Commission File No. 0-23656)
*10(xx)   Second Amendment to Lease Agreement with BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corporation for a portion of the BellSouth Building (Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-Q of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. for the period ending June 30, 2005, Commission File No. 0-23656)
*10(yy)   Purchase and Sale Agreement for sale of CH2MHill Building (Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q of Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P. for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, Commission File No. 0-25606)
*10(zz)   Second Amendment to Lease Agreement with American Express Travel Related Services, Inc. for a portion of the BellSouth Building (Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-Q of Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P. for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, Commission File No. 0-23656)
*10(aaa)   Purchase and Sale Agreement for BellSouth Building (Exhibit 10(oo) to the Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund IV, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, Commission File No. 0-20103)
*10(bbb)   Termination of Purchase and Sale Agreement for BellSouth Building (Exhibit 10(pp) to the Form 10-K of Wells Real Estate Fund IV, L.P. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, Commission File No. 0-20103)
31.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002