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Modeling Exercise 1

All inputs below should be flexible assumptions

Development Program
* 200,000 SF office building
* Land purchase price: $20M ($100 per FAR)
* Closing Costs: 1% of purchase price
* Hard Costs: $300 psf
* Soft Costs: (excluding TI's, LC's and Debt): 15% of hard costs
* TI's: $60 psf - paid at tenant occupancy
* LC's: $18 psf - paid six months before tenant occupancy

Construction & Lease-up
* 24 Month Construction Period, beginning at land close date
* Costs spent evenly over construction period
* 2 Tenant Lease-up of equal size (one tenant at construction completion; one 6 months after completion)
* Lease up to 95%
* Rent $4.25 NNN
* Free Rent: 3 months free
* Annual rental bumps: 3%
* Annual Operating Expenses during Lease-Up: $16 psf

Debt Assumptions
* 60% LTC
* Rate: 5% all-in interest rate
* All equity drawn first; then debt
* Use available cash flow to offset debt costs, as available

Hold Period:
* 5 years after stabilization
* Exit Cap Rate: 5.5%
* Transaction Fees: 1.5%

Joint Venture Structure
* LP invests 95% of required equity / GP invests 5%
* GP receives a 20% promoted interest over a 12% 
IRR to the LP

Required Output
* Required Project Equity, Net Profit, IRR and ROC (Return on Capital)
* Required LP (after promote) Equity, Net Profit, IRR and ROC (Return on Capital)

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