Comstock Holding Reports Closing of Transaction by Its Real Estate Services Division

WASHINGTON & RESTON, Va., Feb 24, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. (“Comstock”), CHCI, -1.97% announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Comstock Real Estate Services, LC (“CRES”) has arranged the equity placement for the development of The Heights @ Converse on behalf of Acme Development, LLC of San Francisco, California (“Acme Development”). CRES facilitated the placement of approximately $3.8 million of equity capital, provided by Kavalia, a Salt Lake City, Utah based INVESTMENT group.

The Heights @ Converse is a $22 million, 204-unit Class-A, multi-family community being developed by Acme Development in Converse, Texas, 15 miles northeast of San Antonio, a market where demand for rental housing continues to be fueled by an expanding employment base in the San Antonio MSA. The Heights @ Converse is being developed on a 10 acre site proximate to Randolph Air Force Base and will include numerous amenities such as a community clubhouse, fitness center, swimming pool and business center.

The new venture brings together Acme and Kavalia for the first time. “The key for Acme is having a financial partner and a capital markets advisor that understand the development process and the challenges that developers face on a daily basis. The teams at Kavalia and Comstock demonstrated an acute knowledge of residential real estate and were supportive throughout the acquisition process,” stated Vince Sosnkiwski, President of Acme Development.

“Comstock Real Estate Services was established to provide INVESTMENT advisory and other real estate related services where Comstock’s extensive real estate development and capital markets experience add value beyond the traditional capital markets fee-for-services arrangement,” said Comstock’s Chairman and CEO Christopher Clemente. “Because of Comstock’s diverse real estate development platform and the ability of CRES to draw on the resources of the entire Comstock organization, clients of CRES benefit from the value-add services that CRES is able to deliver while providing a conduit to the equity and debt capital markets.”

“We are pleased to announce the partnering of Acme and Kavalia for The Heights @ Converse,” said Stephen Trauner, Managing Director of Comstock Real Estate Services. “This development is a well positioned asset in a strong multi-family market being developed by an experienced operator. We look forward to CRES’ continued expansion as we focus on our pipeline of capital markets and other real estate related assignments with well established sponsors.”

For more information, contact Stephen Trauner, Managing Director of Comstock Real Estate Services, LC at 703-230-1293 or email: strauner@comstockcompanies.com.

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