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Note 1 – Organization and Nature of Business

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc., or the Company, was incorporated as a Maryland corporation on July 25, 2008. The Company’s objective is to maximize long-term stockholder value by acquiring well-located institutional-quality apartment properties in demographically attractive growth markets across the United States. The Company seeks to maximize returns through investments where it believes it can drive substantial growth in its funds from operations and net asset value through one or more of its Core-Plus, Value-Add, Opportunistic and Invest-to-Own investment strategies.

The Company conducts its operations through Bluerock Residential Holdings, L.P., its operating partnership, or Operating Partnership, of which the Company has a 95.41% ownership interest and is the sole general partner. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the Operating Partnership. The use of the words "we", "us" or "our" refers to Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. and the Operating Partnership, except where the context requires otherwise. Bluerock Real Estate L.L.C., or Bluerock, is our sponsor.

The Company raised capital in a continuous registered offering, carried out in a manner consistent with offerings of non-listed REITs, from its inception until September 9, 2013, when it terminated the continuous registered offering in connection with the Board of Directors’ consideration of strategic alternatives to maximize value to its stockholders. Through September 9, 2013, the Company had raised an aggregate of $22.6 million in gross proceeds through its continuous registered offering, including its distribution reinvestment plan.

The Company subsequently determined to register shares of newly authorized Class A common stock that were to be offered in a firmly underwritten public offering, or the IPO, by filing a registration statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-192610) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on November 27, 2013. On March 28, 2014, the SEC declared the registration statement effective and we announced the pricing of the IPO of 3,448,276 shares of Class A common stock at a public offering price of $14.50 per share for total gross proceeds of $50.0 million. The net proceeds of the IPO, which closed on April 2, 2014, were approximately $44.4 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering costs.

In connection with the IPO, shares of our Class A common stock were listed on the NYSE MKT for trading under the symbol “BRG.” Pursuant to the second articles of amendment and restatement to our charter filed on March 26, 2014, or Second Charter Amendment, each share of our common stock outstanding immediately prior to the listing, including shares sold in our continuous registered offering, was changed into one-third of a share of each of Class B-1 common stock, Class B-2 common stock and Class B-3 common stock. Following the filing of the Second Charter Amendment, we effected a 2.264881-to-1 reverse stock split of our outstanding shares of Class B-1 common stock, Class B-2 common stock and Class B-3 common stock, and on March 31, 2014, we effected an additional 1.0045878-to-1 reverse stock split of our outstanding shares of Class B-1 common stock, Class B-2 common stock and Class B-3 common stock.

As of March 31, 2014, we were externally managed by Bluerock Multifamily Advisor, LLC, an affiliate of Bluerock, or our Former Advisor, pursuant to an advisory agreement, or the Advisory Agreement. In connection with the completion of the IPO, we engaged BRG Manager, LLC, also an affiliate of Bluerock, or the Manager, to provide external management services to us under a new management agreement, or the Management Agreement, and terminated the Advisory Agreement with the Former Advisor.

Substantially concurrently with the completion of the IPO, we completed a series of related contribution transactions pursuant to which we acquired indirect equity interests in four apartment properties, and a 100% fee simple interest in a fifth apartment property for an aggregate asset value of $152.3 million (inclusive of Oak Crest which is accounted for under the equity method and Springhouse, which has been reported as consolidated for the periods presented). Since the completion of the IPO, the Company purchased an additional property for $58.6 million and made an aggregate of $10.2 million in preferred equity investments in two development projects. The total projected development cost for the two development projects, comprised of 636 units including land acquisition, is approximately $118.6 million.

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As of June 30, 2014, the Company's portfolio consisted of interests in ten properties (nine operating properties and one development property), all but one acquired through joint ventures, which are located primarily in the Southeastern United States. These ten properties are comprised of an aggregate of 3,218 units, including a 266-unit development property that began delivering units for move-ins in November 2013. As of June 30, 2014, these properties, exclusive of our development property, were approximately 95% occupied.

Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

The Company operates as an umbrella partnership REIT in which our subsidiary and Operating Partnership, Bluerock Residential Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, or its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns substantially all of the property interests acquired on its behalf.

Because the Company is the sole general partner of its Operating Partnership and has unilateral control over its management and major operating decisions, the accounts of our Operating Partnership are consolidated in its consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.  The Company will consider future majority owned and controlled joint ventures for consolidation in accordance with the provisions of Topic 810, “Consolidation” of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”).

Certain amounts in prior year presentations have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.  Amounts associated with the Company's Enders Place at Baldwin Park property, which was classified as held for sale at December 31, 2013 in the consolidated balance sheet for that period have been reclassified to continuing operations, as the Company no longer has the intent to sell the property. Amounts associated with The Reserve at Creekside Village, a 192-unit garden-style apartment community located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, or the Creekside property, which was sold on March 28, 2014, in the statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 have been reclassified to discontinued operations as a result of the sale.  See Note 3, “Real Estate Assets Held for Sale, Discontinued Operations and Sale of Joint Venture Equity Interests” for further explanation.

Interim Financial Information

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting, and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10-1 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, the financial statements for interim reporting do not include all of the information and notes or disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring items) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  Operating results for interim periods should not be considered indicative of the operating results for a full year.

The balance sheet at December 31, 2013 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements.  For further information refer to the financial statements and notes thereto included in our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC.

Readers should be aware that the financial position and operations of the Company have changed significantly at and as of June 30, 2014 from the prior comparable dates and periods due to the Company’s completion of the IPO on April 2, 2014 and the associated contribution transactions.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

There have been no significant changes to the Company’s accounting policies since it filed its audited consolidated financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  At the property level, these estimates include such items as purchase price allocations of real estate acquisitions, impairment of long-lived assets, depreciation and amortization, and allowance for doubtful accounts.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, (“ASU 2014-09”), which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. ASU 2014-09 will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance when it becomes effective on January 1, 2017. Early adoption is not permitted. ASU 2014-09 permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. We have not yet selected a transition method and are evaluating the impact that ASU 2014-09 will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In April 2014, the FASB issued an update (“ASU 2014-08”) Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity to ASC Topic 205, Presentation of Financial Statements and ASC Topic 360, Property Plant and Equipment. Under ASU 2014-08, only disposals that represent a strategic shift that will have a major effect on the entity’s results and operations would qualify as discontinued operations. In addition, ASU 2014-08 expands the disclosure requirements for disposals that meet the definition of a discontinued operation and requires entities to disclose information about disposals of individually of a discontinued operation and requires entities to disclose information about disposals of individually significant components that do not meet the definition of discontinued operations. ASU 2014-08 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years that begin after December 15, 2014. We are currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2014-08 on our consolidated financial statements. 

Note 3 – Real Estate Assets Held for Sale, Discontinued Operations and Sale of Joint Venture Equity Interests

Real Estate Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

ASC Topic 360-10, Property, Plant and Equipment - Overall, requires a long-lived asset to be classified as “held for sale” in the period in which certain criteria are met. The Company classifies real estate assets as held for sale after the following conditions have been satisfied: (1) management, having the appropriate authority, commits to a plan to sell the asset, (2) the initiation of an active program to sell the asset, and (3) the asset is available for immediate sale and it is probable that the sale of the asset will be completed within one year.

The Company periodically classifies real estate assets as held for sale, and these assets and their liabilities are stated separately on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Creekside property was classified as held for sale as of March 28, 2014, on which date the special purpose entity in which the Company holds a 24.706% indirect equity interest sold the Creekside property, as discussed below. As of June 30, 2014, the remaining assets and liabilities were classified as discontinued operations. Amounts associated with the Enders Place at Baldwin Park property, which was classified as held for sale at December 31, 2013 in the consolidated balance sheet for that period have been reclassified to continuing operations, as the Company no longer has the intent to sell the property.

The real estate assets and liabilities of the Creekside property presented as discontinued operations, as of June 30, 2014, were as follows:

The following is a summary of the results of operations of the Creekside property classified as discontinued operations at June 30, 2014, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:

Sale of Joint Venture Equity Interests

On March 28, 2014, BR Creekside, LLC, a special-purpose entity in which the Company holds a 24.706% indirect equity interest, sold the Creekside property to SIR Creekside, LLC, which is an unaffiliated third party, for $18,875,000, subject to certain prorations and adjustments typical in such real estate transactions. After deduction for payment of the existing mortgage indebtedness encumbering the Creekside property in the approximate amount of $13.5 million and payment of closing costs and fees, excluding disposition fees of approximately $69,946 deferred by the Former Advisor, the sale of the Creekside property generated net proceeds to the Company of approximately $1.2 million based on its proportionate ownership interest.

Note 4 – Consolidated Investments

As of June 30, 2014, the major components of our consolidated real estate properties, Springhouse at Newport News, Grove at Waterford, Enders Place at Baldwin Park, MDA Apartments, Village Green of Ann Arbor, a mid-rise community in development known as 23Hundred @ Berry Hill, North Park Towers and Lansbrook Village, were as follows:

Depreciation expense was $2,174,242 and $3,393,465 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively and $1,067,163 and $2,130,930 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively. 

Costs of intangibles related to our consolidated investments in real estate consist of the value of in-place leases and deferred financing costs.  In-place leases are amortized over the remaining term of the in-place leases, approximately a six-month term, and deferred financing costs are amortized over the life of the related loan.  Amortization expense related to our in-place leases and deferred financing costs was $1,663,481 and $1,735,864 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.  Amortization expense related to our in-place leases and deferred financing costs was $408,704 and $1,224,488 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively.

Substantially concurrently with the completion of the IPO, we completed a series of related contribution transactions pursuant to which we acquired indirect equity interests in four apartment properties, and a 100% fee simple interest in a fifth apartment property for an aggregate asset value of $152.3 million (inclusive of Oak Crest which is accounted for under the equity method and Springhouse, which has been reported as consolidated for the periods presented). Since the completion of the IPO, the Company purchased an additional property for $58.6 million and made an aggregate of $10.2 million in preferred equity investments in two development projects. The total projected development cost for the two development projects, comprised of 636 units including land acquisition, is approximately $118.6 million.

Note 5 – Acquisition of Real Estate

The following describes the Company’s significant acquisition activity during 2014:

Acquisition of North Park Towers

On April 3, 2014, the Company, through BRG North Park Towers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, or BRG North Park Towers, acquired all of North Park Towers’, or NPT’s, right, title and interest in a 100% fee simple interest in a 313-unit multifamily property located in Southfield, Michigan, or the NPT Property, pursuant to a contribution agreement, or the NPT Contribution Agreement. As consideration for the 100% fee simple interest of NPT in the NPT Property, or the NPT Consideration, the Operating Partnership issued 282,759 units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership, or OP Units, with an approximate value of $4.1 million (net of assumed mortgages) to NPT, which, subsequent to the one-year anniversary after their receipt by NPT, will be redeemable for cash or exchangeable at the Company’s option for shares of the Company’s Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain adjustments. The NPT Consideration was subject to certain prorations and adjustments typical in a real estate transaction and was based on the value of the equity interest of NPT in the NPT Property, which equity valuation was based on an independent third party appraisal of the NPT Property.

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As further consideration for the 100% fee simple interest of NPT in the NPT Property, on April 3, 2014, the Company and the Operating Partnership entered into that certain Joinder By and Agreement of New Indemnitor, or NPT Joinder Agreement, with U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee for the benefit of the holders of COMM 2014-CCRE14 Mortgage Trust Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, or the NPT Lender, pursuant to which R. Ramin Kamfar, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, was released from his obligations under that certain Guaranty of Recourse Obligations dated as of December 24, 2013, and that certain Environmental Indemnity Agreement dated as of December 24, 2013, both of which are related to approximately $11.5 million of indebtedness encumbering the NPT Property, and the Company and the Operating Partnership will serve as replacement guarantors and indemnitors.

In conjunction with the consummation of the NPT Contribution Agreement and the purchase and sale of the NPT Property, BPM received a disposition fee of approximately $468,000, which disposition fee was paid in the form of 32,276 OP Units, which OP Units which would have otherwise been paid to NPT. Additionally, the Former Advisor received an acquisition fee of approximately $390,000 under the Advisory Agreement, which acquisition fee was paid in the form of 26,897 LTIP Units. The Advisory Agreement was terminated in connection with the completion of the IPO.

Acquisition of Interest in Village Green of Ann Arbor

On April 2, 2014, the Company, through BRG Ann Arbor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, or BRG Ann Arbor, acquired all of Bluerock Special Opportunity + Income Fund II, LLC’s, or Fund II’s, right, title and interest in and to a 58.6084% limited liability company interest, or the Fund II VG Interest, in BR VG Ann Arbor JV Member, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or Ann Arbor JV Member, and all of Bluerock Special Opportunity + Income Fund III, LLC’s, or Fund III’s, right, title and interest in and to a 38.6084% limited liability company interest, or the Fund III VG Interest, in Ann Arbor JV Member, which is the owner and holder of a 50% limited liability company interest in Village Green of Ann Arbor Associates, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, or VG Ann Arbor, which is the fee simple owner of a 520-unit multifamily property located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, or the Village Green Property. The acquisition of the Fund II VG Interest and the Fund III VG Interest, or collectively, the VG Interests, was made pursuant to a contribution agreement, or the VG Contribution Agreement.

As consideration for the Fund II VG Interest, the Company issued 293,042 unregistered shares of its Class A common stock with an approximate value of $4.2 million to Fund II, and as consideration for the Fund III VG Interest, the Company issued 193,042 unregistered shares of its Class A common stock with an approximate value of $2.8 million to Fund III, or collectively, the VG Consideration. The VG Consideration was subject to certain prorations and adjustments typical in a real estate transaction and was based on the value of the indirect equity interest of Fund II and Fund III in the Village Green Property, which indirect equity valuation was based on an independent third party appraisal of the Village Green Property.

As further consideration for the VG Interests, on April 2, 2014, the Company entered into that certain Consent Agreement with Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee for the Registered Holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc. Multifamily Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2013-K26, or the VG Lender, VG Ann Arbor, Fund II, Fund III, BRG Ann Arbor, the Operating Partnership and Jonathan Holtzman, which Consent Agreement released Fund II and Fund III from their obligations under that certain Guaranty entered into with the VG Lender, related to an approximate $43.2 million loan originally made by KeyCorp Real Estate Capital Markets, Inc., which loan encumbers the Village Green Property.

In conjunction with the consummation of the VG Contribution Agreement and the purchase and sale of the VG Interests, BR SOIF Manager II, LLC, or Fund II Manager, and BR SOIF III Manager, LLC, or Fund III Manager, received respective disposition fees of approximately $300,000 and $200,000 under the management agreements for Fund II and Fund III, respectively, which disposition fees were paid in the form of 23,322 and 11,523 unregistered shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, which would otherwise have been issued to Fund II and Fund III, respectively. Additionally, the Former Advisor received an acquisition fee of approximately $700,000 under the Advisory Agreement, which was paid in the form of 48,357 LTIP Units. The Advisory Agreement was terminated in connection with the completion of the IPO.

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Acquisition of Additional Interest in Springhouse at Newport News

On April 2, 2014, the Company acquired through BEMT Springhouse, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, all of Bluerock Special Opportunity + Income Fund, LLC's, or Fund I’s, right, title and interest in and to a 49% limited liability company interest, or the Springhouse Interest, in BR Springhouse Managing Member, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which is the owner and holder of a 75% limited liability company interest in BR Hawthorne Springhouse JV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which is the sole owner and holder of 100% of the limited liability company interests in BR Springhouse, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which is the fee simple owner of a 432-unit multifamily property located in Newport News, Virginia, or the Springhouse Property, in which the Company previously owned a 38.25% indirect equity interest. The acquisition of the Springhouse Interest was made pursuant to a contribution agreement, or the Springhouse Contribution Agreement.

The Company purchased the Springhouse Interest from Fund I in exchange for approximately $3.5 million in cash, or the Springhouse Consideration. The Springhouse Consideration was subject to certain prorations and adjustments typical in a real estate transaction and was based on the value of the indirect equity interest of Fund I in the Springhouse Property, which indirect equity valuation was based on an independent third party appraisal of the Springhouse Property.

As further consideration for the Springhouse Interest, on April 2, 2014, the Company entered into that certain Indemnity Agreement with James G. Babb, III and R. Ramin Kamfar, pursuant to which, subject to certain exceptions, the Company agreed to indemnify and hold Mr. Babb and Mr. Kamfar, or collectively, the Guarantors, harmless from and against any loss, claim, liability or cost incurred by the Guarantors, or either of them, pursuant to the terms of those certain Guaranties provided by the Guarantors in conjunction with the indebtedness encumbering the Springhouse Property in the original principal amount of $23.4 million, or the Springhouse Loan, and the terms of that certain Backstop Agreement pursuant to which the Guarantors and other guarantors of the Springhouse Loan agreed to allocate amongst themselves liability which they might incur under the Guaranties or other guaranties provided in conjunction with the Springhouse Loan and to which the other guarantors are a party.

In conjunction with the consummation of the Springhouse Contribution Agreement and the purchase and sale of the Springhouse Interest, Bluerock received a disposition fee of approximately $350,000 under the management agreement for Fund I, which disposition fee was paid in cash and deducted from the Springhouse Consideration paid to Fund I. Additionally, the Former Advisor received an acquisition fee of approximately $300,000 under the Advisory Agreement, which acquisition fee was paid in the form of 20,593 LTIP Units. The Advisory Agreement was terminated in connection with the completion of the IPO.

Acquisition of Interest in Grove at Waterford

On April 2, 2014, the Company, through BRG Waterford, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, acquired all of Fund I’s right, title and interest in and to a 10% limited liability company interest, or the Fund I Waterford Interest, in BR Waterford JV Member, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or Waterford JV Member, and all of Fund II’s right, title and interest in and to a 90% limited liability company interest, or the Fund II Waterford Interest, in Waterford JV Member, which is the owner and holder of a 60% limited liability company interest in Bell BR Waterford Crossing JV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which is the fee simple owner of a 252-unit multifamily property located in Hendersonville, Tennessee, or the Waterford Property. The acquisition of the Fund I Waterford Interest and the Fund II Waterford Interest, or collectively, the Waterford Interests, was made pursuant to a contribution agreement, or the Waterford Contribution Agreement.

As consideration for the Fund I Waterford Interest, the Company paid approximately $600,000 in cash to Fund I, and as consideration for the Fund II Waterford Interest, the Company issued 361,241 unregistered shares of its Class A common stock with an approximate value of $5.2 million to Fund II, collectively, the Waterford Consideration. The Waterford Consideration was subject to certain prorations and adjustments typical in a real estate transaction and was based on the value of the indirect equity interest of Fund I and Fund II in the Waterford Property, which indirect equity valuation was based on an independent third party appraisal of the Waterford Property.

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As further consideration for the Waterford Interests, the Company entered into that certain Assumption and Release Agreement, or the Release Agreement, related to approximately $20.1 million of indebtedness encumbering the Waterford Property, which Release Agreement provides for the assumption by the Company of the obligations of Fund I and Fund II under the terms of that certain Guaranty of Non-Recourse Obligations dated April 4, 2012, related to an approximate $20.1 million loan originally made by Walker & Dunlop, LLC, as subsequently assigned to Fannie Mae, which loan encumbers the Waterford Property.

In conjunction with the consummation of the Waterford Contribution Agreement and the purchase and sale of the Waterford Interests, Fund II Manager received a disposition fee of approximately $300,000 under the management agreement for Fund II, which disposition fee was paid in the form of 22,196 unregistered shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, which shares of Class A common stock would otherwise have been issued to Fund II. Further in connection with the Waterford Contribution Agreement and the purchase and sale of the Waterford Interests, Bluerock received a disposition fee of approximately $50,000 under the management agreement for Fund I, which disposition fee was paid in cash and deducted from the amount payable by the Company to Fund I. Additionally, the Former Advisor received an acquisition fee of approximately $450,000 under the Advisory Agreement, which acquisition fee was paid in the form of 30,828 LTIP Units. The Advisory Agreement was terminated in connection with the completion of the IPO.

Acquisition of Interest in Lansbrook Village

On May 23, 2014, Fund II, sold a 32.67% limited liability company interest in BR Lansbrook JV Member, LLC, or BR Lansbrook JV Member, to BRG Lansbrook, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of our Operating Partnership, for a purchase price of approximately $5.4 million in cash, and Fund III, sold a 52.67% limited liability company interest in BR Lansbrook JV Member to BRG Lansbrook, LLC, for a purchase price of approximately $8.8 million in cash. BR Lansbrook JV Member is the owner and holder of a 90% limited liability company interest in BR Carroll Lansbrook JV, LLC, which, as of June 30, 2014, owned 576 condominium units being operated as an apartment community within a 774-unit condominium property known as Lansbrook Village located in Palm Harbor, Florida, or the Lansbrook property. As further consideration for the Lansbrook acquisition, the Company was required to provide certain standard scope non-recourse carveout guarantees (and related hazardous materials indemnity agreements) related to approximately $42.0 million of indebtedness encumbering the Lansbrook property through a joinder to the loan agreement. The transaction was unanimously approved by the independent members of our Board. The purchase price paid for the acquired interest was based on the amounts capitalized by Fund II and Fund III in the Lansbrook property plus an 8% annualized return for the period they held their respective interests in BR Lansbrook JV Member. The approximate dollar value attributed to Mr. Kamfar, as a result of his indirect ownership of Bluerock, was $183,689. Fund II and Fund III will continue to own a 7.33% and 7.33%, respectively, limited liability interest in BR Lansbrook JV Member.

The above acquisitions have been accounted for as business combinations. The purchase prices were allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities based on their estimated fair values at the dates of acquisition. The preliminary measurements of fair value reflected below are subject to change. The Company expects to finalize the valuations and complete the purchase price allocations within one year from the dates of acquisition.

  Note 6 – Equity Method Investments

Following is a summary of the Company’s ownership interest in the investments we report under the equity method of accounting, representative of The Estates at Perimeter/Augusta and the Villas at Oak Crest at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. 

The carrying amount of the Company’s investment in The Estates at Perimeter/Augusta and the Villas at Oak Crest unconsolidated joint ventures was $4,255,162 and $1,254,307 as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.  Summary unaudited financial information for The Estates at Perimeter/Augusta and the Villas at Oak Crest Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and Operating Statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, is as follows:

Acquisition of Interest in Villas at Oak Crest

On April 2, 2014, the Company, through BRG Oak Crest, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, acquired all of Fund II’s right, title and interest in and to a 93.432% limited liability company interest, or the Oak Crest Interest, in BR Oak Crest Villas, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which is the owner and holder of a 71.9% limited liability company interest in Oak Crest Villas JV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which is the owner and holder of 100% of the limited liability company interests in Villas Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which is the fee simple owner of a 209-unit multifamily property located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, or the Oak Crest Property. The acquisition of the Oak Crest Interest was made pursuant to a contribution agreement, or the Oak Crest Contribution Agreement. The Oak Crest Interest is a preferred equity investment that earns a preferred return of 15%.

As consideration for the Oak Crest Interest, the Company issued 200,143 unregistered shares of its Class A common stock, with an approximate value of $2.9 million, to Fund II, or the Oak Crest Consideration. The Oak Crest Consideration was subject to certain prorations and adjustments typical in a real estate transaction and was based on the value of the indirect equity interest of Fund II in the Oak Crest Property, which indirect equity valuation was based on an independent third party appraisal of the Oak Crest Property.

In conjunction with the consummation of the Oak Crest Contribution Agreement and the purchase and sale of the Oak Crest Interest, Fund II Manager received a disposition fee of approximately $200,000 under the management agreement for Fund II, which disposition fee was paid in the form of 15,474 unregistered shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, which shares of Class A common stock would otherwise have been issued to Fund II. Additionally, the Former Advisor received an acquisition fee of approximately $300,000 under the Advisory Agreement, which acquisition fee was paid in the form of 19,343 LTIP Units. The Advisory Agreement was terminated in connection with the completion of the IPO.

⁽¹⁾ The construction loan is based on a floating rate, which is benchmarked to three-month Libor plus 2.75% during construction and three-month Libor plus 2.50% upon construction completion.

Note 8 – Line of Credit

As of December 31, 2013, the outstanding balance on the Company's working capital line of credit provided by Fund II and Fund III, both of which are affiliates of Bluerock, or the Fund LOC, was $7,571,223.  On April 2, 2014, the Fund LOC was paid in full with the proceeds of the IPO and extinguished. As a result, there is no outstanding balance as of June 30, 2014.

Note 9 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments

As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company believes the carrying values of cash and cash equivalents and receivables and payables from affiliates, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, distributions payable and mortgages payable approximate their fair values based on their highly-liquid nature and/or short-term maturities, including prepayment options.  As of June 30, 2014, the carrying value and approximate fair value of the mortgages payables, as presented on the balance sheet, were $218.3 million and $219.7 million respectively.  The fair value of mortgages payables is estimated based on the Company’s current interest rates (Level 3 inputs) for similar types of borrowing arrangements. 

Note 10 – Related Party Transactions

In connection with the Company’s investments in the Enders Place at Baldwin Park, the Berry Hill and MDA Apartments properties, it entered into the Fund LOC with Fund II and Fund III. Cash payments by the Company on the Fund LOC for the three months ended March 31, 2014 were $186,688, including interest.  At December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, the outstanding balance on the Fund LOC was $7,571,223. On April 2, 2014, the Fund LOC was paid in full with the proceeds of the IPO and extinguished.

In connection with the Company’s acquisition of an interest in the Villas at Oak Crest, the Company assumed a receivable of $302,763 from Fund II related to accrued interest on Fund II’s investment in the Villas at Oak Crest prior to the contribution of their interest to the Company. As of June 30, 2014, the Company has recorded a payable to Fund II for this amount.

As of March 31, 2014, we were externally managed by our Former Advisor pursuant to the Advisory Agreement. In connection with the completion of the IPO, we terminated our Advisory Agreement with our Former Advisor, and we entered into a new management agreement, or Management Agreement, with BRG Manager, LLC, an affiliate of Bluerock, or the Manager, on April 2, 2014. The disclosure below describes the terms and conditions of the Management Agreement, which became effective as of April 2, 2014, and the Advisory Agreement, which was effective for the reported periods prior to April 2, 2014.

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Management Agreement

The Management Agreement requires the Manager to manage the Company’s business affairs in conformity with the investment guidelines and other policies that are approved and monitored by the Company’s board of directors, or the Board. The Manager’s role as manager will be under the supervision and direction of the Board. Specifically, the Manager will be responsible for (1) the selection, purchase and sale of the Company’s portfolio investments, (2) the Company’s financing activities, and (3) providing the Company with advisory services.

Pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement, the Manager provides the Company with a management team, including a chief executive officer, president, chief accounting officer and chief operating officer, along with appropriate support personnel, to provide the management services to be provided by the Manager to the Company. None of the officers or employees of the Manager are dedicated exclusively to the Company.

We pay the Manager a base management fee in an amount equal to the sum of: (A) 0.25% of the Company’s stockholders’ existing and contributed equity prior to the IPO and in connection with our contribution transactions, per annum, calculated quarterly based on the Company’s stockholders’ existing and contributed equity for the most recently completed calendar quarter and payable in quarterly installments in arrears in cash, and (B) 1.5% of the equity per annum of the Company’s stockholders who purchase shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, calculated quarterly based on their equity for the most recently completed calendar quarter and payable in quarterly installments in arrears. The base management fee is payable independent of the performance of the Company’s investments. The base management fee expense accrued for the Manager for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 was $217,965.

The Company also pays the Manager an incentive fee with respect to each calendar quarter in arrears. The incentive fee will be an amount, not less than zero, equal to the difference between (1) the product of (x) 20% and (y) the difference between (i) the Company’s adjusted funds from operations, or AFFO, for the previous 12-month period, and (ii) the product of (A) the weighted average of the issue price of equity securities issued in the IPO and in future offerings and transactions, multiplied by the weighted average number of all shares of the Company’s Class A common stock outstanding on a fully-diluted basis (including any restricted stock units, any restricted shares of Class A common stock, LTIP Units, and other shares of common stock underlying awards granted under the Incentive Plans and OP Units) in the previous 12-month period, exclusive of equity securities issued prior to the IPO, and (B) 8%, and (2) the sum of any incentive fee paid to the Manager with respect to the first three calendar quarters of such previous 12-month period; provided, however, that no incentive fee is payable with respect to any calendar quarter unless AFFO is greater than zero for the four most recently completed calendar quarters, or the number of completed calendar quarters since the closing date of the IPO, whichever is less. For purposes of calculating the incentive fee during the first 12 months after completion of the IPO, AFFO will be determined by annualizing the applicable period following completion of the IPO. One half of each quarterly installment of the incentive fee will be payable in LTIP Units, calculated pursuant to the formula above. The remainder of the incentive fee will be payable in cash or in LTIP Units, at the election of the Board, in each case calculated pursuant to the formula above. Management fee expense of $340,676 was recorded for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 related to the LTIP units granted in connection with the IPO. There were no incentive fees paid to the Manager during both the three and six months ended June 30, 2014.

The Company is also required to reimburse the Manager for certain expenses and pay all operating expenses, except those specifically required to be borne by the Manager under the Management Agreement.

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The initial term of the Management Agreement expires on the third anniversary of the closing of the IPO and will be automatically renewed for a one-year term on each anniversary date thereafter unless previously terminated in accordance with the terms of the Management Agreement. Following the initial term of the Management Agreement, the Management Agreement may be terminated annually upon the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the Company’s independent directors, based upon (1) unsatisfactory performance that is materially detrimental to the Company, or (2) the Company’s determination that the fees payable to the Manager are not fair, subject to the Manager’s right to prevent such termination due to unfair fees by accepting a reduction of the fees agreed to by at least two-thirds of the Company’s independent directors. The Company must provide 180 days’ prior notice of any such termination. Unless terminated for cause, as further described in the Management Agreement, the Manager will be paid a termination fee equal to three times the sum of the base management fee and incentive fee earned, in each case, by the Manager during the 12-month period immediately preceding such termination, calculated as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter before the date of termination. The Company may also terminate the Management Agreement at any time, including during the initial term, without the payment of any termination fee, for cause with 30 days’ prior written notice from the Board.

During the initial three-year term of the Management Agreement, the Company may not terminate the Management Agreement except as described above or in the following circumstance: At the earlier of (i) three years following the completion of the IPO, and (ii) the date on which the value of the Company’s stockholders’ equity exceeds $250 million, the Board may, but is not obligated to, internalize the Company’s management. The Manager may terminate the Management Agreement if it becomes required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act, with such termination deemed to occur immediately before such event, in which case the Company would not be required to pay a termination fee. In addition, if the Company defaults in the performance of any material term of the Management Agreement and the default continues for a period of 30 days after written notice to the Company, the Manager may terminate the Management Agreement upon 60 days’ written notice. If the Management Agreement is terminated by the Manager upon a breach by the Company, the Company is required to pay the Manager the termination fee described above.

Advisory Agreement

Prior to the entry by the Company into the Management Agreement upon the completion of the IPO and the concurrent termination of the Advisory Agreement, the Former Advisor performed its duties and responsibilities as the Company’s fiduciary under the Advisory Agreement. The Advisory Agreement had a one-year term expiring October 14, 2014, and was renewable for an unlimited number of successive one-year periods upon the mutual consent of the Company and its Advisor. The Former Advisor conducted the Company’s operations and managed its portfolio of real estate investments under the terms of the Advisory Agreement.

The Former Advisor was entitled to receive a monthly asset management fee for the services it provided pursuant to the Advisory Agreement. On September 26, 2012, the Company amended the Advisory Agreement to reduce the monthly asset management fee from one-twelfth of 1.0% of the higher of the cost or the value of each asset to one-twelfth of 0.65% of the higher of the cost or the value of each asset, where (A) cost equals the amount actually paid, excluding acquisition fees and expenses, to purchase each asset it acquires, including any debt attributable to the asset (including any debt encumbering the asset after acquisition), provided that, with respect to any properties the Company develops, constructs or improves, cost will include the amount expended by the Company for the development, construction or improvement, and (B) the value of an asset is the value established by the most recent independent valuation report, if available, without reduction for depreciation, bad debts or other non-cash reserves.  The asset management fee was based only on the portion of the cost or value attributable to our investment in an asset if the Company did not own all of an asset.

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Former Advisor was entitled to receive an acquisition fee for its services in connection with the investigation, selection, sourcing, due diligence and acquisition of a property or investment.  On September 26, 2012, the Company amended its Advisory Agreement to increase the acquisition fee from 1.75% to 2.50% of the purchase price. The purchase price of a property or investment was equal to the amount paid or allocated to the purchase, development, construction or improvement of a property, inclusive of expenses related thereto, and the amount of debt associated with such real property or investment. The purchase price allocable for joint venture investments was equal to the product of (1) the purchase price of the underlying property and (2) the Company’s ownership percentage in the joint venture. Total acquisition and disposition expenses of $3,148,729 and $65,462 were incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively, of which $2,117,237 and none were for the Former Advisor for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.  Total acquisition and disposition expenses of $3,967,789 and $143,018 were incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively, of which $2,187,183 and $77,556 were for the Former Advisor for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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The Former Advisor was also entitled to receive a financing fee for any loan or line of credit, made available to the Company. The Former Advisor was entitled to re-allow some or all of this fee to reimburse third parties with whom it subcontracted to procure such financing for the Company. On October 21, 2013, the Company amended its Advisory Agreement to decrease the financing fee from 1.0% to 0.25% of any loan made to the Company. In addition, to the extent the Former Advisor provided a substantial amount of services in connection with the disposition of one or more of our properties or investments (except for securities traded on a national securities exchange), the Former Advisor would receive fees equal to the lesser of (A) 1.5% of the sales price of each property or other investment sold or (B) 50% of the selling commission that would have been paid to a third-party broker in connection with such a disposition. In no event were disposition fees paid to the Former Advisor or its affiliates and unaffiliated third parties to exceed in the aggregate 6% of the contract sales price. On October 21, 2013, the Company amended its Advisory Agreement to change the disposition fee to only 1.5% of the sales price of each property or other investment sold, such that the disposition fee was no longer determined based on selling commissions payable to third-party sales brokers.

In addition to the fees payable to the Former Advisor, the Company reimbursed the Former Advisor for all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with services provided to the Company, subject to the limitation that it would not reimburse any amount that would cause the Company’s total operating expenses at the end of the four preceding fiscal quarters to exceed the greater of 2% of our average invested assets or 25% of its net income determined (1) without reductions for any additions to reserves for depreciation, bad debts or other similar non-cash reserves and (2) excluding any gain from the sale of our assets for the period.  Notwithstanding the above, the Company was permitted to reimburse amounts in excess of the limitation if a majority of its independent directors determined such excess amount was justified based on unusual and non-recurring factors. If such excess expenses were not approved by a majority of the Company’s independent directors, the Former Advisor was required to reimburse us at the end of the four fiscal quarters the amount by which the aggregate expenses during the period paid or incurred by us exceeded the limitations provided above.  The Company was not permitted to reimburse the Former Advisor for personnel costs in connection with services for which the Former Advisor received acquisition, asset management or disposition fees.  Due to the limitation discussed above and because operating expenses incurred directly by the Company exceeded the 2% threshold, the Board of Directors, including all of its independent directors, reviewed the total operating expenses for the four fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2013 and the Company’s total operating expenses for the four fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2014 and unanimously determined the excess amounts to be justified because of the costs of operating a public company in its early stage of operation and the Company’s initial difficulties with raising capital, which are expected to be non-recurring.  As the Board of Directors has previously approved such expenses, all operating expenses for the year ended 2013 and the three months ended March 31, 2014 have been expensed as incurred.

The Company issued 1,000 shares of convertible stock, par value $0.01 per share, to the Former Advisor. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, upon completion of the IPO, the convertible stock was convertible to shares of common stock if and when: (A) the Company has made total distributions on the then outstanding shares of its common stock equal to the original issue price of those shares plus an 8% cumulative, non-compounded, annual return on the original issue price of those shares or (B) subject to specified conditions, the Company listed its common stock for trading on a national securities exchange. We listed shares of our Class A common stock on the NYSE MKT on March 28, 2014. At that time, the terms for converting the convertible stock would not be achieved and we amended our charter on March 26, 2014 to remove the convertible stock as an authorized class of our capital stock.

In general, the Company contracts property management services for certain properties directly to non-affiliated third parties, in which event it was to pay the Former Advisor an oversight fee equal to 1% of monthly gross revenues of such properties.

All of the Company’s executive officers and some of its directors are also executive officers, managers and/or holders of a direct or indirect controlling interest in the Manager and other Bluerock-affiliated entities.  As a result, they owe fiduciary duties to each of these entities, their members and limited partners and investors, which fiduciary duties may from time to time conflict with the fiduciary duties that they owe to the Company and its stockholders.

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Some of the material conflicts that the Manager or its affiliates face are: 1) the determination of whether an investment opportunity should be recommended to us or another Bluerock-sponsored program or Bluerock-advised investor; 2) the allocation of the time of key executive officers, directors, and other real estate professionals among the Company, other Bluerock-sponsored programs and Bluerock-advised investors, and the activities in which they are involved; 3) the fees received by the Manager and its affiliates in connection with transactions involving the purchase, management and sale of investments regardless of the quality of the asset acquired or the service provided us; and 4) the fees received by the Manager and its affiliates.

During the first quarter of 2014, the Company was reimbursed approximately $508,000 by our Former Advisor for certain organizational and offering costs related to the Company's continuous registered offering on Form S-11 (File No. 333-153135).

Pursuant to the terms of the Advisory Agreement and the Management Agreement, summarized below are the related party amounts payable to our Former Advisor and the Manager, as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. 

As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we had $311,690 and $17,748, respectively, in payables due to related parties other than our Manager and Former Advisor.

As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we had $37,082 and $8,960, respectively, in receivables due to us from related parties other than our Manager and Former Advisor.

Note 11 – Stockholders’ Equity

  Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share

Basic net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders, less dividends on restricted stock expected to vest plus gains on redemptions on common stock, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the sum of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and any potential dilutive shares for the period.  Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders is computed by adjusting net income (loss) for the non-forfeitable dividends paid on non-vested restricted stock.

The number of shares and per share amounts for the prior period have been retroactively restated to reflect the two reverse stock splits of the Class B common stock discussed below.

⁽¹⁾   Excludes 5,933 and 6,199 shares of Class B common stock and 279,652 and 140,598 Operating Partnership units for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively, and 6,593 and 6,859 shares of Class B common stock for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, related to non-vested restricted stock and Operating Partnership Units, as the effect would be anti-dilutive.  Also excludes any potential dilution related to the 1,000 shares of convertible stock outstanding as of June 30, 2013, as there would be no conversion into common shares.

⁽²⁾   Represents the difference between the fair value and carrying amount of the common stock upon redemption.

⁽³⁾   For 2014, amounts relate to Class A, Class B-1, B-2, B-3 common shares and Long-Term Incentive Plan Units outstanding. For 2013, amounts relate to common shares outstanding.

⁽⁴⁾   For 2014, amounts relate to Class A, Class B-1, B-2, B-3 common shares and Operating Partnership and Long-Term Incentive Plan Units outstanding. For 2013, amounts relate to common shares outstanding.

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Common Stock

The Company raised capital in a continuous registered offering, carried out in a manner consistent with offerings of non-listed REITs, from its inception until September 9, 2013, when it terminated the continuous registered offering in connection with the Board of Directors’ consideration of strategic alternatives to maximize value to its stockholders. Through September 9, 2013, the Company had raised an aggregate of $22.6 million in gross proceeds through its continuous registered offering, including its distribution reinvestment plan.

On January 23, 2014, the Company's stockholders approved the second articles of amendment and restatement to our charter, or Second Charter Amendment, that provided, among other things, for the designation of a new share class of Class A common stock, and for the change of each existing outstanding share of our common stock into:

This transaction was effective upon filing the Second Charter Amendment with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland on March 26, 2014. Immediately following the filing of the Second Charter Amendment, we effectuated a 2.264881 to 1 reverse stock split of our outstanding shares of Class B-1 common stock, Class B-2 common stock and Class B-3 common stock, and on March 31, 2014, we effected an additional 1.0045878 to 1 reverse stock split of our outstanding shares of Class B-1 common stock, Class B-2 common stock and Class B-3 common stock.

We refer to Class B-1 common stock, Class B-2 common stock and Class B-3 common stock collectively as “Class B” common stock. We listed our Class A common stock on the NYSE MKT on March 28, 2014. Our Class B common stock is identical to our Class A common stock, except that (i) we do not intend to list our Class B common stock on a national securities exchange, and (ii) shares of our Class B common stock will convert automatically into shares of Class A common stock at specified times, as follows:

Operating Partnership and Long-Term Incentive Plan Units

On April 2, 2014, concurrently with the completion of the IPO, the Company entered into the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, or the Partnership Agreement Amendment, of its Operating Partnership, Bluerock Residential Holdings, L.P. Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement Amendment, the Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership and may not be removed as general partner by the limited partners with or without cause. The limited partners of the Operating Partnership, which are also parties to the Partnership Agreement Amendment, are Bluerock REIT Holdings, LLC, our Manager, BR-NPT Springing Entity, LLC, or NPT, Bluerock Property Management, LLC, or BPM, and the Company’s former advisor, Bluerock Multifamily Advisor, LLC, or our Former Advisor, all of which are affiliates of the Company.

Prior to the completion of the IPO, the Company owned, directly and indirectly, 100% of the limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership. Effective as of the completion of the IPO, limited partners other than the Company now own approximately 9.87% of the Operating Partnership.

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The Partnership Agreement Amendment provides, among other things, that the Operating Partnership initially has two classes of limited partnership interests, which are units of limited partnership interest, or OP Units, and the Operating Partnership’s long-term incentive plan units, or LTIP Units. In calculating the percentage interests of the partners of the Operating Partnership, holders of LTIP Units are treated as holders of OP Units and LTIP Units are treated as OP Units. In general, LTIP Units will receive the same per-unit distributions as the OP Units. Initially, each LTIP unit will have a capital account balance of zero and, therefore, will not have full parity with OP Units with respect to liquidating distributions. However, the Partnership Agreement Amendment provides that “book gain,” or economic appreciation, in the Company’s assets realized by the Operating Partnership as a result of the actual sale of all or substantially all of the Operating Partnership’s assets or the revaluation of the Operating Partnership’s assets as provided by applicable U.S. Department of Treasury regulations will be allocated first to the holders of LTIP Units until the capital account per unit of LTIP unit holders is equal to the average capital account per-unit of the Company’s OP Units in the Operating Partnership. We expect that the Operating Partnership will issue OP Units to limited partners, including the Company, in exchange for capital contributions of cash or property, and will issue LTIP Units pursuant to the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan for Individuals and 2014 Equity Incentive Plan for Entities, or collectively the Incentive Plans, to persons who provide services to the Company, including the Company’s officers, directors and employees.

Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement Amendment, any holders of OP Units other than the Company or its subsidiaries, will receive redemption rights, which, subject to certain restrictions and limitations, will enable them to cause the Operating Partnership to redeem their OP Units in exchange for cash or, at the Company’s option, shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. The Company has agreed to file, not earlier than one year after the closing of the IPO, one or more registration statements registering the issuance or resale of shares of its Class A common stock issuable upon redemption of the OP Units issued upon conversion of LTIP Units, which include those issued to the Manager and the Former Advisor. Subject to certain exceptions, the Operating Partnership will pay all expenses in connection with the exercise of registration rights under the Partnership Agreement Amendment.

Share Repurchase Plan and Redeemable Common Stock

On June 27, 2013, following a meeting of its Board of Directors, the Company decided to explore strategic alternatives to enhance the growth of its portfolio. In anticipation of its review of strategic alternatives, the Board of Directors, including all of the Company’s independent directors, voted to suspend the Company’s share repurchase plan as of June 27, 2013 through the third quarter of 2013.  In addition, the Company’s Board of Directors, including all of the Company’s independent directors, voted to suspend payment of pending repurchase requests under the share repurchase plan that were queued as of June 27, 2013 for repurchase.

On August 23, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors, including all of the Company’s independent directors, voted to terminate the Company’s Distribution Reinvestment Plan, or the (“DRP”).  The termination of the DRP eliminated the source of proceeds for the repurchase of shares under the share repurchase plan and, therefore, the Company’s Board of Directors, including all of the Company’s independent directors, voted to terminate the share repurchase plan, effective as of September 9, 2013.

The aggregate amount of any accrued redemptions and redeemable common stock were reclassified back to additional paid-in capital at that time.

Stock-based Compensation for Independent Directors

Prior to the Company’s IPO on April 2, 2014, the Company’s independent directors received an automatic grant of 5,000 shares of restricted stock on the initial effective date of the continuous registered offering and received an automatic grant of 2,500 shares of restricted stock when such directors were reelected at each annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders thereafter through the 2013 annual meeting on August 5, 2013. To the extent allowed by applicable law, the independent directors were required to pay any purchase price for these grants of restricted stock. The restricted stock vested 20% at the time of the grant and 20% on each anniversary thereafter over four years from the date of the grant. All restricted stock receive distributions, whether vested or unvested. The value of the restricted stock granted was determined at the date of grant. Commencing with the Company’s IPO, the Directors will no longer receive automatic grants upon appointment or reelection at each annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders.

⁽¹⁾ The number of shares and per share amounts for the prior period have been retroactively restated to reflect the two reverse stock splits of the Class B common stock discussed above.

At June 30, 2014, there was $93,750 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stocks granted under the independent director compensation plan. The original cost is expected to be recognized over a period of four years. The total fair value of shares vested during the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $15,000.

The Company currently uses authorized and unissued shares to satisfy share award grants.

Distributions

On December 27, 2013, the Company's Board of Directors authorized, and the Company declared, distributions on its common stock, for the month of January 2014 at a rate of $0.05945211 per share to stockholders of record at the close of business on January 31, 2014. Distributions payable to each stockholder of record were paid in cash on February 3, 2014.

On March 13, 2014, the Company's Board of Directors authorized, and the Company declared, distributions on its common stock, for the month of February 2014, at a rate of $0.05369868 per share for stockholders of record at the end of business on February 28, 2014. Distributions payable to each stockholder of record were paid in cash on or before the 15th day of the following month.

On April 8, 2014, the Company's Board of Directors declared monthly distributions for the second quarter of 2014 equal to a quarterly rate of $0.29 per share on both the Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock, payable to the stockholders of record as of April 25, 2014, May 25, 2014 and June 25, 2014, which will be paid in cash on May 5, 2014, June 5, 2014 and July 5, 2014, respectively. Holders of OP and LTIP units are entitled to receive "distribution equivalents" at the same time as dividends are paid to holders of the Company's Class A common stock.

The declared dividends equal a monthly distributions on the Class A common stock and the Class B common stock as follows: $0.096666 per share for the distributions paid to stockholders of record as of April 25, 2014, $0.096667 per share for the distributions paid to stockholders of record as of May 25, 2014, and $0.096667 per share for the distributions paid to stockholders of record as of June 25, 2014. A portion of each distributions may constitute a return of capital for tax purposes. There is no assurance that the Company will continue to declare distributions or at this rate.

Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is subject to various legal actions and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. Although the outcome of any legal matter cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not believe that any of these legal proceedings or matters will have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position or results of operations or liquidity of the Company.

Note 13 – Economic Dependency

The Company is dependent on its Manager, an affiliate of Bluerock, to provide external management services for certain services that are essential to the Company, including the identification, evaluation, negotiation, purchase and disposition of properties and other investments; management of the daily operations of its real estate portfolio; and other general and administrative responsibilities. In the event that the Manager or its affiliates are unable to provide the respective services, the Company will be required to obtain such services from other sources.