HSR's Value-Add Strategy: Navigating the Multifamily Market
A discussion on HSR's value-add strategy and the various segments of the multifamily market.
Summary:
Ethan Penner, Chairman of HSR, recently discussed the company's value-add investment strategies and its focus on different segments of the multifamily market with CEO Joseph Penner. Ethan emphasized HSR's 22-year history of adapting to market changes and its dedication to value creation.
Joseph explained that HSR’s value-add strategies address properties with physical, operational, and/or financial distress. These investments range from simple upgrades like carpet and paint to more extensive projects like rebuilding an entire building. HSR typically operates in the middle of this spectrum, focusing on properties that need significant yet manageable improvements.
Both Ethan and Joseph, having grown up in apartments, deeply understand the apartment dweller mentality. Joseph shared that HSR typically avoids the super high-end luxury market as well as the very low-end market. Instead, they focus on mid-market properties where they can create and offer significant value. Their goal is to acquire properties at a basis that allows them to deliver exceptional value to renters, ideally repositioning their properties in the A-minus to B-plus range. This strategy ensures their properties are more resilient, offering a compelling alternative to high-end products at a more affordable price point.
View the full interview with HSR’s Chairman Ethan Penner here.
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