GREENWICH, Conn. and WELLINGTON, Fla., April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Starwood Capital Group Global, a leading private investment firm, Bainbridge Companies, LLC, a fully integrated family of real estate companies, announced today that a joint venture between affiliates of both companies and a major institutional investor have acquired seven apartment communities in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition includes a total of 1,626 apartment units in Virginia and Maryland, including:

• Amberton Apartments (190 units) in Manassas, VA
• The Reserve at Regency Park Apartments (252 units) in Centreville, VA
• Westfield Village Apartments (228 units) in Centreville, VA
• Saddle Ridge Apartments (216 units) in Ashburn, VA
• The Reserve at Towne Center Apartments (290 units) in Potomac Falls, VA
• Woodside Apartments (252 units) in Lorton, VA
• Clary's Crossing Apartments (198  apartments) in Columbia, MD

The units involved in the acquisition, which closed on April 26, 2011, average approximately 950 square feet each.  The properties were completed in between 1987 and 2002.  The joint venture has secured seven-year financing for the properties from Freddie Mac. The joint venture will begin shortly on an extensive remodeling and upgrade program at the communities, which involves updating amenities, interiors, exteriors, landscaping and signs. Total capitalization including the remodeling and upgrades will be approximately $300 million. Bainbridge Management will manage the properties.

"This investment presents the opportunity to capitalize on submarkets with favorable growth and household incomes and with very limited new supply," said Adam Shah, Vice President at Starwood Capital Group.  "Additionally, this portfolio will benefit from a capital investment program to reposition the assets and bring rents in-line with similar properties."  

Chris Graham, Managing Director at Starwood Capital Group, added: "We are very excited about this new venture and the opportunity to capitalize on the current and projected strength of the D.C. Metro apartment market."

Richard Schechter, CEO of Bainbridge added: "We are extremely excited about the opportunity to acquire and enhance the value of this excellent portfolio of properties in perhaps one of the most vibrant markets in the country. We are also looking forward to partnering with Starwood Capital, one of the most knowledgeable and capable institutional investors in real estate today."

About Starwood Capital Group Global, LLC

Starwood Capital is a private, U.S.-based investment firm with a core focus on global real estate.  Since the group's inception in 1991, the firm, through its various funds, has invested more than $9 billion of equity capital, representing $27 billion in assets. Starwood currently has approximately $17 billion of assets under management. Starwood maintains offices in Greenwich, Atlanta, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., London, Mumbai and Sao Paolo.  Starwood has invested in nearly every class of real estate on a global basis, including office, retail, residential, senior housing, golf, hotels, resorts and industrial assets.  Starwood and its affiliates have successfully executed an investment strategy that includes building enterprises around core real estate portfolios in both the private and public markets.

About The Bainbridge Companies

Founded in 1993, The Bainbridge Companies (www.bainbridgecompanies.com) are a fully-integrated family of real estate companies engaged in the development, construction, management, acquisition and disposition of residential and commercial real estate. With more than 100 years of combined experience, the Bainbridge principals have developed, redeveloped, and/or repositioned more than 35,000 multifamily units. The firm's full service real estate platform includes asset and property management, leasing, sales, marketing, renovation, construction, and development. Based in Wellington, Florida and Bethesda, Maryland (Washington, D.C.), it also has regional offices in Cary, North Carolina (Raleigh) and Atlanta, Georgia.

SOURCE Starwood Capital Group Global, LLC