A joint venture between Blaze Capital Partners and Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry, acting on behalf of its clients, announced the acquisition of The Aspens Verdae, a 159-unit active adult community in Greenville, South Carolina.
Financial terms weren’t disclosed.
"The acquisition of The Aspens Verdae represents our commitment to both growing our active adult portfolio and deepening our strategic presence in the Greenville market," said Chris Riley, cofounder and managing partner of Blaze.
Riley added, "The 55+ housing segment stands to benefit from exceptional fundamentals as Baby Boomers continue to seek more attractive forms of housing that offer a compelling alternative to traditional homeownership."
The Aspens Verdae is an active adult community built in 2022 within the Verdae Master Plan, located 15 minutes from downtown Greenville and providing residents with access to an array of activities, restaurants, and shopping.
The property is adjacent to the Preserve at Verdae Golf Club and a short distance from Swamp Rabbit Trail, a multi-use greenway that follows the Reedy River.
The Aspens Verdae provides residents with comprehensive programming ranging from fitness classes to group activities, as well as a variety of social events and gatherings.
The property offers several amenities, including an outdoor heated pool, fitness center and yoga studio, art room, movie theater, and resident lounges.
Units span a variety of one- and two-bedroom floorplans and feature vinyl plank flooring, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, walk-in showers, and full size washers and dryers.
"Our acquisition activity has increased over recent months as we have begun to find more compelling investment opportunities that align well with our focus of generating attractive returns to our investors by delivering exceptional living experiences to our residents," said Eddy O'Brien, co-founder and managing partner of Blaze.
O'Brien added, "We have been and will continue to be one of the most active buyers in the active adult segment building off our experience and long-history in the space."
"Greenville's strong demographics and notable supply constraints align with our thematic investing approach around differentiated opportunities for accessing demographic shifts occurring in the U.S.," said Eric Shepsman, managing director, Real Estate Americas, at Partners Group.
Shepsman added, "Blaze's expertise in the active adult space and investment approach aligns with our view on driving additional value through transformational business plans. Blaze has been an excellent partner to work with and we look forward to executing our business plan."
Blaze has continued to grow its rental housing portfolio significantly throughout the Sun Belt with a focus across the multifamily, built-to-rent single family, and active adult housing segments.
This acquisition follows the company's most recent acquisition of Lector 85, a midrise multifamily community in Tampa, FL.
Blaze Capital Partners is a rental housing investment management firm.
Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Blaze invests capital on behalf of a variety of institutional partners ranging from pension fund, endowment, and family office partners and offers a full suite of investment management and development services.
With a current portfolio across the Southeast, Blaze has transacted on approximately $2.5 billion in gross asset value since 2016.
Partners Group is one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry, with around 1,800 professionals and approximately USD 150 billion in assets under management.
With its heritage in Switzerland and its primary presence in the Americas in Colorado, the firm has investment programs and custom mandates spanning private equity, private credit, infrastructure, real estate, and royalties.
