RealtyShares and Novaya Real Estate Ventures Exit Industrial Property Investment

RealtyShares, an online platform for commercial real estate investing, has announced that one of its investment syndicates recently exited an industrial investment property—1 Distribution Center Circle in Littleton, Massachusetts—in partnership with Novaya Real Estate Ventures, an established Boston-based operator of commercial real estate throughout New England.

This Class A industrial building located thirty miles outside of Boston was purchased by Novaya in December 2016 for $41.3 million. In April 2017, a RealtyShares vehicle invested $1.5 million in a recapitalization opportunity, and the asset sold in June 2018 for $51.3 million, almost a year ahead of plan.

"RealtyShares was drawn to this investment opportunity due to the property's exceptional condition, its proximity to Boston, and the track record of the operating partner, Novaya," said Bryan Schultz, Vice President at RealtyShares. "We're happy to have played a part in this project, and we look forward to working with Novaya on additional investments throughout New England."

At the time of RealtyShares' investment, the 480,000 square foot distribution facility was 88% occupied. Novaya pursued a value-add strategy and succeeded in bringing the property up to 100% occupancy after six months of operations. During the course of the investment period, the asset's net operating income increased 118%. The property was sold to an institutional buyer seeking to acquire a core asset with full occupancy.

"We were thankful to have the experienced team at RealtyShares as a partner on this deal," said Novaya Principal, James Alden. "The brevity and flexibility with which RealtyShares was able to provide the capital we needed helped enable us to execute on our business plan and exit in a timely fashion."

New England Distribution Center marks the first project completed by Novaya with RealtyShares. Novaya reports having acquired more than $500 million in assets since 2012 and having sold more than $70 million in the same period. The company primarily focuses on industrial, office, and retail assets throughout the New England region.

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RealtyShares is a real estate investment platform that gives investors direct access to quality commercial real estate investment opportunities. We connect our network of individual and institutional investors with experienced real estate operators looking to raise capital to improve properties for higher, better use. Venture-backed by premier investors such as 500 Startups, Union Square Ventures, General Catalyst, Cross Creek Advisors and Menlo Ventures, RealtyShares has deployed more than $840 million over 1,100 investment opportunities in 41 states.

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