Colonial Properties

Colonial Properties Trust
Industry Real estate investment trust
Fate Acquired by Mid-America Apartment Communities
Founded 1970 (1970)
Defunct October 1, 2013 (2013-10-01)
Headquarters Birmingham, Alabama
Key people
 Thomas H. Lowder, Chairman and CEO
C. Reynolds Thompson, President and CFO
Revenue Increase $0.393 billion (2012)
Increase $0.008 billion (2012)
Total assets Increase $3.286 billion (2012)
Total equity Decrease $1.150 billion (2012)
Number of employees
 911 (2012)
Website www.colonialprop.com/ Edit this on Wikidata
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Colonial Properties Trust was a publicly-traded diversified real estate investment trust headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. In October 2013, the company was acquired by Mid-America Apartment Communities.

Company history

In 1970, the company was founded by Edward Lowder, the father of Bobby Lowder, the head of the failed Colonial Bank and Colonial Bancgroup.

In September 1993, the company became a public company via an initial public offering.[2]

In 1994, the company acquired the Rime Companies for $190.7 million.[3] Rime owned 10 apartment complexes containing 4,953 apartment units.[3] The acquisition increased the number of apartment owned by the company to 10,873 and made it the largest apartment owner in Alabama.[3]

In 2004, the company acquired Cornerstone Realty Income Trust for $650 million in stock.[4]

In 2005, the company partnered with DRA Advisors to acquire CRT properties. Colonial received a 15% stake in CRT, which was acquired for $1.8 billion. CRT owned 11.7 million square feet of office space mostly in Atlanta, Houston, Orlando and Charlotte.[5]

In 2006, the company sold a majority interest in 4 shopping centers for $127.3 million.[6]

In 2007, a joint venture between the company and DRA Advisors sold 15 properties in Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico containing 3,959 units for $468 million.[7]

In 2007, the company sold a majority interest in development assets in Alabama for $48.5 million.[8][9][10]

In 2014, the company sold Brookwood Village, which it had acquired in 1999.[11][12]

In October 2013, the company was acquired by Mid-America Apartment Communities.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Colonial Properties Trust 2012 Form 10-K Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  2. ↑ "Colonial Properties to pay 63-cent dividend". American City Business Journals. October 25, 2001.
  3. 1 2 3 "COLONIAL PROPERTIES TO BUY RIME FOR $190.7 MILLION". The New York Times. December 8, 1994.
  4. ↑ "COLONIAL PROPERTIES TO ACQUIRE CORNERSTONE". The New York Times. October 26, 2004.
  5. ↑ Gove, Matt (August 26, 2005). "Colonial Teams Up With DRA on $1.8B Purchase of CRT Properties". CoStar Group.
  6. ↑ Heschmeyer, Mark (March 23, 2006). "Colonial Properties Trust Sells 4 Shopping Centers". CoStar Group.
  7. ↑ "Alabama REIT sells three Albuquerque properties". American City Business Journals. January 12, 2007.
  8. ↑ "Colonial Properties Trust Sells $48.5 Million of Commercial Development Assets" (Press release). Business Wire. December 26, 2007.
  9. ↑ Nagaraj, Amulya (December 26, 2007). "Colonial Properties sells two properties for $48.5 mln". Reuters.
  10. ↑ Underwood, Jerry (December 26, 2007). "Colonial Properties sells two properties for $48.5 million to unnamed buyer". The Birmingham News.
  11. ↑ West, Ty (April 2, 2014). "Brookwood Village sold to Cypress Equities". American City Business Journals.
  12. ↑ Tomberlin, Michael (April 2, 2014). "Dallas-based Cypress Equities buys Brookwood Village". The Birmingham News.
  13. ↑ "MAA and Colonial Properties Trust complete $8.3 billion merger" (Press release). PR Newswire. October 1, 2013.
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