Elandis Acquires Six Multifamily Communities in Florida

Acquisitions are located in the Orlando and Daytona Beach area, and total 1,242 units

MIAMI (Dec 21, 2021) – Elandis, a real estate ownership and property management company, today announced that it has acquired six separate multifamily communities in Florida. The communities, located in Orlando and Daytona Beach, include:

• Millennium: Located at 4255 Barwood Drive, Orlando, FL – 200 units, built in 1974.

• Brookside: Located at 3997 Rosewood Way, Orlando, FL– 343 units, built in 1984.

• Bay: Located at 1225 S. Beach St., Daytona Beach, FL – 248 residences, built in 1974.

• Ridge: Located at 2050 S. Ridgewood Ave, South Daytona, FL – 232 units, built in 1973.

• Park: Located at 1049 Brentwood Dr., Daytona Beach, FL – 119 units, built in 1964.

• Rose: Located at 200 Robert Street New Smyrna Beach, FL – 100 units, built in 1973.

The properties are centrally located and feature a broad range of amenities. Elandis is planning an extensive series of upgrades to unit interiors, amenities and common areas.

With the acquisition, Elandis will have more than doubled the units owned in its portfolio during 2021, reaching almost 3,100 units owned. The portfolio is evenly split between holdings in Texas and Florida, while the company continues to seek out opportunities in its target markets of Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

“We are extremely pleased to be acquiring this excellent array of multifamily communities in two of Florida’s fastest-growing areas,” said Frank Espinosa, CEO of Elandis. “These properties have been an integral part of their communities for a long time, and as they are upgraded they will continue to serve a crucial need in the region’s rental housing market.”

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About Elandis

Elandis is a real estate investment and management firm based in Miami, Florida. Having owned and updated over 3,000 workforce housing units, the firm acquires and repositions multifamily assets across the Sunbelt region. Elandis is a partnership between the Libra Group, a global conglomerate focusing on aviation, energy, hospitality, real estate, shipping, and diversified investments, and M&G Investments, a leading savings and investments business, managing investments for both individuals and for large institutional investors around the world. Elandis leverages its global network, local expertise and on-the-ground presence to identify off-market opportunities and to strategically deploy capital. Elandis improves each property’s operating efficiencies and creates added-value to provide superior returns for investors and high quality of life for its residents. For additional information, visit www.elandis.com.

Acquisition is a result of JV platform with London-based M&G Investments

HOUSTON (Nov. 24, 2021) – Elandis, a real estate ownership and property management company, today announced that it has acquired Hudson & Crosby at Westchase, two multifamily communities with a combined 569 residential units in Houston. 

Located at 2909 Hayes Rd., Houston, Texas, the two-story properties ideally match Elandis’s stated goal of acquiring workforce housing communities throughout the Sun Belt states. The acquisition price was not disclosed.

The centrally located communities, which were built in 1980, have three shopping centers within a half mile for ease of shopping and for meeting residents’ everyday needs. It is also within easy access of major thoroughfares. 

Hudson & Crosby at Westchase feature one-, two- and three-bedroom residences, along with shared amenities which include a swimming pool and clubhouse, covered parking, business center, and a fitness center.

The communities will benefit from a comprehensive in-unit upgrade program, along with upgrades to its common areas and amenities. 

The acquisition is part of a joint venture between Libra Group and London-based M&G Investments, a multi-national conglomerate. The JV has now deployed in excess of $50 million of equity.

With this acquisition, Elandis leverages its local market knowledge and expands its footprint in Houston, while continuing to explore additional opportunities in the area.

“Hudson & Crosby at Westchase ideally meets the strong demand for workforce housing in the Houston market,” said Luis Pulido, CFO of Elandis. “The acquisition financing is provided by Freddie Mac, and hence we now have financial support from both government sponsored agencies.”

Elandis will use its expertise of investment and management to maximize the value of this and future properties in the JV through tenant retention and capital improvement programs. Raising residents’ quality of life, preserving much needed workforce housing, and benefitting the surrounding community are core values to Elandis, and a central tenet of its investment strategy. 

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About Elandis

Elandis is a real estate investment and management firm based in Miami, Florida. Having owned and operated over 3,000 workforce housing units, the firm acquires and repositions multifamily assets across the Sunbelt region. Elandis is a partnership between the Libra Group, a global conglomerate focusing on aviation, energy, hospitality, real estate, shipping, and diversified investments, and M&G Investments, a leading savings and investments business, managing investments for both individuals and for large institutional investors around the world. Elandis leverages its global network, local expertise and on-the-ground presence to identify off-market opportunities and to strategically deploy capital. Elandis improves each property’s operating efficiencies and creates added-value to provide superior returns for investors and high quality of life for its residents. For additional information, visit www.elandis.com.

Elandis, a real estate ownership and property management company, announces it has acquired Waters at Westchase, a 260-unit multifamily community in Houston.

The acquisition is part of a transformative Elandis joint venture, between London-based M&G Investments and the Libra Group, a multi-national conglomerate. The JV, which is deploying its first tranche of $50 million of equity, is expanding Elandis’s core business of investing in workforce multifamily assets in the U.S.

With this acquisition, Elandis leverages its local market knowledge and expands its footprint in Houston.  It has a strong regional property management presence and currently owns just over 1,000 units in Houston, with an eye to buy more.

“Working alongside our partners, M&G Investments and the Libra Group, we identified Houston as a market with propitious dynamics that complement our long-term investment goals,” said Ted Lawson, COO of Elandis. “The specifics of Waters at Westchase plus its submarket’s economic indicators provide a highly sought after reposition opportunity, where we can create substantial value in the asset and improve the quality of life for its residents.”

Built in 1979, Waters at Westchase is located at 11490 Harwin Drive. Its spacious one- and two-bedroom units, with large walk-in closets and private patios/balconies, will benefit from a comprehensive in-unit upgrade program. Its common areas and amenities will also receive major investment.

Situated in the Westchase District of Houston, the pet-friendly community is adjacent to one of the city’s most important and burgeoning neighborhoods. A leading office address for Houston employers, the Westchase District includes an affluent population, a safe environment, excellent mobility and prestigious Fortune 200 employers such as Bank of America, Target, Cisco, Office Depot, Harvey Builders and EHRA Engineering. 

Elandis will use its vertically integrated expertise of investment and management to maximize the value of this and future properties in the JV through tenant retention and capital improvement programs. Raising residents’ quality of life, preserving much needed workforce housing, and benefitting the surrounding community are core values to Elandis and central tenets of its investment strategy.

For more information, please visit www.elandis.com.

London-based M&G makes its entry into the American multifamily market

MIAMI (September 25, 2020) – Elandis, a real estate ownership and property management subsidiary of the Libra Group, today announced the launch of a transformative joint venture platform focusing on multifamily assets in the US between Libra Group and international asset manager, M&G Investments.

M&G Investments has committed an initial $50 million of equity to the JV which will focus on acquiring and repositioning undervalued workforce multifamily communities across the Sunbelt region, particularly in high population- and job-growth markets including Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Texas and Nevada. The plan is for the JV to invest and quickly grow beyond the initial equity commitment.

Having acquired 3,000 multifamily units since 2009, Elandis will leverage its proven track record and existing relationships across Sunbelt states with an addition of capital from one of the most prestigious global institutional investors. This allows for the procurement of high-yielding assets in competitive markets.

“The opportunities within the multifamily housing sector have made it a preferred product type among a variety of investors, thanks to strong fundamentals across the Southeast and Southwest,” said Frank Espinosa, CEO of Elandis. “Through this partnership we look forward to the success of this initiative and a future of sustained growth.”

“We are extremely pleased to enter this partnership with Elandis and actively engage the American market,” said William Nicoll, CIO of Private & Alternative Assets M&G Investments. “This is an encouraging time for multifamily investment, and we look forward to working alongside Elandis in this endeavor.”

George Logothetis, Chairman and CEO of the Libra Group added: “We are very proud to partner with this highly respected investment house and look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with their outstanding team as we invest in the all-important USA social housing sector”.

Celebrating 10 years of investment throughout the U.S., Elandis will experience a new stage of growth with the additional backing of large-scale resources and institutional capital from M&G Investments.

Elandis will use its vertically integrated expertise of investment and management to maximize the value of each property through tenant retention and capital improvements programs. Raising residents’ quality of life and enhancing the surrounding communities are core values to Elandis and its investment strategy.

With more than 80 years of experience and headquartered in the UK, M&G invests in a variety of assets including real estate on behalf of pension funds, insurance companies, consultants and sovereign wealth funds.

Based in New York and London, Libra Group is a diverse international business group active in 35 countries across six continents. Focusing on aviation, energy, hospitality, real estate, shipping, and diversified investments, Libra Group’s real estate interests span over 20 countries.

For more information, please visit www.elandis.com.

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About Elandis

Founded in 2010, Elandis is a real estate investment and management firm based in Miami, Florida. Having owned and operated over 3,000 workforce housing units, the vertically integrated firm actively acquires and repositions multifamily assets across the Sunbelt region. Elandis leverages its global network of personal and professional relationships, local expertise and on-the-ground presence to identify off-market opportunities and to strategically deploy capital. Through its own management services, Elandis improves each property’s operating efficiencies and creates added-value to provide superior returns for investors and high quality of life for its residents. www.elandis.com

About M&G Investments

Since 1931, M&G Investments has been helping its customers to prosper by putting investments to work, which in turn creates jobs, homes and vital infrastructure in the real economy. M&G’s investment solutions span equities, fixed income, multi asset, cash, private debt, infrastructure and real estate.

M&G Investments is part of M&G plc, a savings and investment business which was formed in 2017 through the merger of Prudential plc’s UK and Europe savings and insurance operation and M&G, its wholly owned international investment manager.  M&G plc listed as an independent company on the London Stock Exchange in October 2019 and has $418.5 billion of assets under management (as at 30 June 2020). M&G plc has over 5 million customers in the UK, Europe, the Americas and Asia, including individual savers and investors, life insurance policy holders and pension scheme members.

M&G plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom, is the direct parent company of The Prudential Assurance Company. The Prudential Assurance Company is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc., a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America.

For more information, please visit: https://global.mandg.com/