DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CMCT (NASDAQ: CMCT and TASE: CMCT) announced today that an international institutional investor has acquired a 49 percent interest in 1902 Park Ave., a premier, Class A apartment property located in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, a thriving walkable submarket with abundant dining and entertainment options.
Proceeds from the investment were used to pay off the mortgage and fund a distribution to CMCT and another CIM-advised fund. CMCT and the CIM-advised fund each acquired a 50 percent ownership in 1902 Park Ave. in early 2023 in an off-market transaction. These two funds will earn a management fee and potentially an incentive fee based on future performance.
1902 Park Ave. is a 75-unit apartment community located adjacent to 1910 W. Sunset Blvd., an eight-story creative office property that was acquired by CMCT in February 2022. CMCT is currently developing a former surface parking lot at 1910 W. Sunset Boulevard into a 36-unit premier apartment community, which is expected to be complete in the third quarter of 2025. Both the 1910 W. Sunset Blvd. creative office building and apartment development are CMCT joint ventures with an international pension fund.
ABOUT CMCT
Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation (“CMCT”) is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops premier multifamily and creative office assets in vibrant communities throughout the United States. CMCT is a leader in creative office, acquiring and developing properties catering to rapidly growing industries such as technology, media and entertainment. CMCT applies the expertise of CIM to the acquisition, development, and operation of top-tier multifamily properties situated in dynamic markets with similar business and employment characteristics to its creative office investments. CMCT also owns one hotel in Northern California and a lending platform that originates loans under the Small Business Administration (“SBA”)’s 7(a) loan program. CMCT is operated by affiliates of CIM Group, L.P., a vertically-integrated owner and operator of real assets with multi-disciplinary expertise and in-house research, acquisition, credit analysis, development, finance, leasing, and onsite property management capabilities. (www.creativemediacommunity.com).
