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Lubert-Adler

2400 Market St. Suite 301, Philadelphia, PA, 19103, United States

Overview

Lubert-Adler Real Estate Funds Since its founding in 1997, the firm has invested $6.5 bln of equity into $16 bln of assets. Lubert-Adler's Investment Thesis and Strategy: 1. CREATE CURRENT YIELD: ● Pursue a disciplined investment strategy of creating Cash‐Yielding Rental Assets, with the goal of achieving: ► 10‐12% cash yield within 18 months of acquisition ► Overall returns of 2.0x equity and a 20% IRR ► 2/3 of overall return from current cash yield 2. SPECIFIC ASSET FOCUS: ● From 2010 to 2014 L‐A exclusively pursued Value‐Add Rental Assets: ► Multifamily ► Credit Retail ► Urban Retail/Multifamily Mixed‐Use ► Limited Service Hospitality ● L‐A specifically excluded assets that were back‐end weighted, because these asset types did not have the Cash‐Flow downside protection that rental assets have. ► Residential Resort; Speculative Land Assemblages; Large Scale Development 3. VALUE‐ADD EXECUTIONS: ● Current yield is too expensive to purchase. Lubert‐Adler utilizes value‐add strategies with strong local partners for multifamily and urban executions, together with national specialists for retail and hospitality. ● Value‐Add Executions Include: ► Renovations ► Repositionings ► Redevelopments ● Finally, L‐A focuses on prime mid‐size assets ($25m-$75m) that can generate higher margins due to their execution requirements, as well as being too large for local operators and too small for larger Funds. 4. DOWNSIDE PROTECTION: ● Lubert‐Adler is focused on creating downside protection: ► Redevelopments are targeted to be 2/3rds the cost of its competitive set ► Targeted margins must be sufficient to offset an expected rise in interest rate

Total investments
1
Lead investments
1
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
2

Sector focus

  • Real Estate
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Investment portfolio

  • Koala

    Led · Seed · Jun 2020

    Koala operates a marketplace focused on the timeshare rental market, aiming to make timeshare units easier to list, discover and rent. The platform verifies each listing, secures transactions through Stripe and only pays hosts after guests check in, and it charges timeshare owners 8–10% per sale. Koala was founded by Mike Kennedy and has Sean Stewart, a former Expedia and Airbnb vacation-rentals executive, on its board. The company planned to use its seed funding to drum up inventory and marketing but paused aggressive expansion when COVID-19 hit. With a small core team it delayed launch, worked on SEO and content, and is now launching domestically in driving destinations. Koala is targeting inventory in Arizona, South Carolina, Florida and California and is eyeing Mexico, the Caribbean, Hawaii and Japan for future expansion.

Team

  • Dean Adler

    Co-Founder and CEO

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  • Ira Lubert

    Co-Founder