As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 2014

Registration No. 333-      

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-11
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
OF SECURITIES OF CERTAIN REAL ESTATE COMPANIES

 

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in governing instruments)

 

712 Fifth Avenue
9 ^th Floor
New York, New York 10019
(212) 843-1601

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

R. Ramin Kamfar
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
712 Fifth Avenue
9 ^th Floor
New York, New York 10019
(877) 826-2583

(Name, address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

Copies to:

Richard P. Cunningham, Jr., Esq. Kathryn A. Lawrence, Esq. Kaplan Voekler Cunningham & Frank, PLC 1401 East Cary Street Richmond, Virginia 23229 Telephone: (804) 823-4000 Facsimile: (804) 823-4099		Lori B. Morgan, Esq. Sehrish Siddiqui, Esq. Bass, Berry & Sims PLC 150 Third Avenue South, Suite 2800 Nashville, TN 37201 Telephone: (615) 742-6280 Facsimile: (615) 742-2780

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effectiveness of the registration statement.

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of Securities to be Registered		Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (1) (2)				Amount of Registration Fee (1) (3)
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		$	40,250,000.00			$	5,184.20

(1)

Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act, as amended.

(2)

Includes shares the underwriters have the option to purchase to cover overallotments, if any.

(3)

Pursuant to Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, filing fees aggregating $34,776.96 have already been paid with respect to unsold securities registered pursuant to the registration statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-153135) and registration statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-192610), and are being carried forward. As a result, all of the filing fee of $5,184.20 due for this offering is offset against the registration fee previously paid.

The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell the securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

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BLUEROCK RESIDENTIAL GROWTH REIT, INC.

Class A Common Stock

We are a Maryland corporation formed to acquire a diversified portfolio of institutional-quality apartment properties in demographically attractive growth markets throughout the United States. We seek to create substantial value by applying our broad range of Core-Plus, Value-Add, Opportunistic and Invest-to-Own investment strategies, as described further in this prospectus, in order to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns for our stockholders. We are externally managed and advised by BRG Manager, LLC, an affiliate of Bluerock Real Estate, L.L.C.

We are offering             shares of our Class A common stock in this offering. Our Class A common stock is listed on the NYSE MKT under the symbol “BRG.” On         , 2014, the last sale price of our Class A common stock as reported on the NYSE MKT was $        per share.

We have elected to qualify as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for federal income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code. Shares of our Class A common stock are subject to ownership limitations that are primarily intended to assist us in maintaining our qualification as a REIT. Our charter contains certain restrictions relating to the ownership and transfer of our Class A common stock, including, subject to certain exceptions, a 9.8% ownership limit of common stock by value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive. See “Description of Capital Stock — Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer” beginning on page 161 of this prospectus.

Investing in us involves a high degree of risk. See “ Risk Factors ” beginning on page 26 of this prospectus for a discussion of the risks that should be considered in connection with your investment in our Class A common stock.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

		Per Share				Total
Public offering price		$				$
Underwriting discounts and commissions (1)		$				$
Proceeds, before expenses, to us		$				$

(1)

See “Underwriting” for additional disclosure regarding the underwriting discounts and commissions and other expenses payable to the underwriters by us.

We have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to         additional shares of Class A common stock at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions, to cover overallotments, if any. If the underwriters exercise this option in full, the total public offering amount will be $       , the total underwriting discounts and commissions payable by us will be $            and our total proceeds, before expenses, will be $           .

Delivery of the shares of our Class A common stock in book-entry form will be made on or about           , 2014.

Wunderlich Securities

Prospectus Dated             , 2014

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY			1
SUMMARY SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA			24
RISK FACTORS			26
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS			58
USE OF PROCEEDS			60
RECAPITALIZATION			61
DISTRIBUTION POLICY			62
CAPITALIZATION			65
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA			66
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS			68
DILUTION			84
OUR INDUSTRY AND MARKET OPPORTUNITY			85
OUR BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES			89
MANAGEMENT			114
OUR MANAGER AND RELATED AGREEMENTS			126
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS			139
POLICIES WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN ACTIVITIES			151
PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS			158
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK			160
IMPORTANT PROVISIONS OF MARYLAND CORPORATE LAW AND OUR CHARTER AND BYLAWS			165
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE			169
THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT			171
MATERIAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS			179
ERISA CONSIDERATIONS			201
UNDERWRITING			203
LEGAL MATTERS			207
EXPERTS			207
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION			208
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS			F-1

You should rely only upon the information contained in this prospectus and any free writing prospectus provided or approved by us. We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely upon it. We are not, and the underwriters are not, making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. The information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of shares of our Class A common stock.

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Certain Definitions

We use certain defined terms throughout this prospectus that have the following meanings:

Bluerock SPs: Bluerock strategic partners, which are leading regional apartment owner/operators with which we invest through controlling positions in joint ventures. Bluerock SPs bring deep intellectual and relationship capital in their local markets, extensive operational infrastructure and ability to execute as a ‘local sharpshooter’, a track record of success, and capital to invest alongside us, which we believe aligns their interests with ours.

Bluerock BLIs: Bluerock Lifestyle Initiatives, comprising a customized, property specific capital expenditure and asset management plan implemented by the Company at each of the properties in which it invests, providing amenities and services based on a human-centric analysis of our assets, in order to foster a sense of community within our properties. Our BLIs are tailored to each of our properties utilizing a focused analysis of our tenants and prospective tenants at each property, and the extensive intellectual capital provided by Bluerock SPs within each submarket. We believe the implementation of our BLIs at our properties significantly helps drive tenant satisfaction, lowers tenant turnover and delivers higher rents.

Class A:  Class A properties are generally properties that are recently built or substantially rehabilitated. Class A properties typically contain high-end interior finishes and modern ceiling heights, and offer a variety of amenities, which may include fitness/spa facilities, resort-style pool, business center and WiFi connectivity, and outdoor/indoor social gathering spaces.

Core-Plus:  Core-Plus investments generally consist of properties that demonstrate predictable and stable cash flow with a high proportion of the total return attributable to current income. These communities, however, also provide an opportunity for the owner to achieve appreciation by increasing occupancy and/or executing enhancement projects. These enhancement projects can generally be undertaken without disrupting the property’s rent roll and while maintaining occupancy and the in-place cash flow stream.

Development property, or property in development: Any undeveloped land, vacant property, property under construction, or other property we acquire for construction or development for future use as a multifamily property as part of our investment strategy.

Continuous Follow-On Offering:  The continuous registered follow-on offering by the Company to the Continuous Registered Offering (as hereinafter defined) which was conducted prior to the IPO in April 2014, pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-11 filed with the SEC on September 20, 2012, of $500.0 million in shares of our common stock (exclusive of shares to be sold pursuant to our distribution reinvestment program) at a price of $10.00 per share, and $50.0 million in shares of our common stock to be sold pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan at $9.50 per share, pursuant to a follow-on offering to the Continuous Registered Offering, which registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on April 12, 2013. The Continuous Follow-On Offering was terminated on September 9, 2013.

Internal Rate of Return (IRR):  The annualized effective compounded return rate or discount rate that results in the net present value of all cash flows from a particular investment equal to zero. Unless stated otherwise, the IRRs presented in this prospectus utilize cash flows that are gross of any acquisition, disposition and/or asset management fees payable to Bluerock and/or its affiliates. The calculation is typically performed with a spreadsheet application, most commonly Microsoft Excel, and utilizes the spreadsheet application’s IRR or XIRR function.

Invest-to-Own:  Invest-to-Own investments generally consist of investment in the development of Class A properties where the investor can capture significant development premiums and minimize and/or eliminate development risks and guarantees. Our targeted Invest-to-Own investments will generally take the form of a convertible preferred equity structure that provides income during the development period and the ability to capture development premiums at completion by exercising the conversion right to take control and an equity stake in the ownership of the project.

Opportunistic:  Opportunistic investments generally consist of properties that exhibit some characteristics of distress, such as operational inefficiencies, significant deferred capital maintenance or broken capital structures providing an opportunity for a substantial portion of total return attributable to appreciation in value.

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Continuous Registered Offering:   The continuous registered offering by the Company which was conducted prior to the Company’s IPO in April 2014, pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-11 filed with the SEC on August 22, 2008, of a maximum of $1 billion in shares of our common stock in a primary offering, at an offering price of $10.00 per share, and $285 million in shares of our common stock pursuant to a distribution reinvestment program, at an offering price of $9.50 per share, which registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on October 15, 2009. The Continuous Registered Offering was terminated on April 12, 2013 in connection with the effectiveness of the Continuous Follow-On Offering.

Value-Add:  Value-Add investments generally consist of properties that are well-occupied and provide a relatively stable stream of cash flow; however, they also provide an opportunity for the improvement of the physical, financial, operational, or management characteristics of the property in order to drive rent growth, minimize turnover, and/or control operating expenses, with a high proportion of the total return attributable to appreciation in value. Value-Add initiatives are typically identified by the buyer prior to acquisition and include projects such as comprehensive interior upgrades to units, re-tenanting and/or repositioning of the property, and curing deferred maintenance or physical obsolescence.

Industry and Market Data

We use industry forecasts and projections and market data throughout this prospectus, including data from publicly available information and industry publications. These sources generally state that the information they provide has been obtained from sources they believe to be reliable. The forecasts and projections are based on industry surveys and the preparers’ experience in the industry, and there can be no assurance that any of the projections will be achieved. We believe that the surveys and market research others have performed are reliable, but we have not independently verified this information, and the accuracy and completeness of the information are not guaranteed.

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stock outstanding. Immediately following the Recapitalization and giving effect to the contribution transactions, we had an aggregate of approximately 1.06 million shares of our Class B common stock outstanding, of which 50,837 are held by affiliates of us, divided equally among our Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 common stock.

Unless otherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus reflects, and all share and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted, where required, to give effect to the Recapitalization. All information in this prospectus also reflects the issuance of 4,495,744 shares of our Class A common stock in the IPO (as hereinafter defined) and our contribution transactions, as described herein. Unless otherwise indicated, share and per share amounts have not been adjusted to give effect to any exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase up to         shares of our Class A common stock solely to cover overallotments, if any.

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also entered into a non-binding letter of intent, or LOI, along with one of our Bluerock SPs to invest in a Class A, 306-unit apartment community in Orlando, Florida.

As of September 5, 2014, we own a portfolio of twelve apartment properties located primarily in the Southeastern United States, comprised of an aggregate of approximately 3,857 units, including two development properties: a 296-unit development property in Orlando that broke ground during the second quarter of 2014, and a 340-unit development property in Houston that is expected to break ground in the second half of 2014. We refer to these twelve properties as our Current Portfolio, and generally share ownership in these properties with joint venture partners. As of June 30, 2014, the properties, exclusive of our development properties, were approximately 95% occupied.

We acquire well-located, Core-Plus institutional-quality apartment properties with strong and stable cash flows in target markets with relatively high expectations of rent growth. We also acquire Value-Add apartment properties that we believe present opportunities for medium-term capital appreciation, such as those requiring repositioning, renovation or redevelopment, and Opportunistic apartment properties available at below market prices from distressed or time-constrained sellers. We also selectively invest in development of Class A properties in target markets where we can structure the transaction as an Invest-to-Own investment to generate income during the development stage and capture significant development premiums upon completion, while minimizing development risks and guarantees. We intend to diversify our investments such that we create a balanced portfolio utilizing these strategies.

We invest primarily through controlling positions in joint ventures with our Bluerock SPs, which are generally leading regional apartment owner/operators that bring deep intellectual and relationship capital in their local markets, extensive operational infrastructure and ability to execute as a ‘local sharpshooter’, a track record of success, and capital to invest alongside us, which we believe aligns their interests with ours. We generally seek to invest approximately 90% of any property’s required investment capital, with Bluerock SPs investing the remaining equity on a pari passu basis. We believe our network of Bluerock SPs provides us with a substantial, often proprietary, transaction pipeline, and enables us to execute multiple investment strategies cost-efficiently across our target markets, without the internal cost and logistical burdens associated with maintaining our own infrastructure and pipeline in these markets.

As part of our asset management program, we implement our Bluerock Lifestyle Initiatives, or BLIs, at each property. Our BLIs comprise a customized, property specific capital expenditure and asset management plan that provides amenities and services based on a human-centric analysis of our assets, in order to foster a sense of community within our properties. Our BLIs are tailored to each of our properties utilizing a focused analysis of our tenants and prospective tenants at each property, and the extensive intellectual capital provided by Bluerock SPs within each submarket. We believe the implementation of our BLIs at our properties significantly helps drive tenant satisfaction, lowers tenant turnover and delivers higher rents.

Currently, we are externally managed and advised by our Manager, an indirect subsidiary of Bluerock formed in connection with the IPO. Bluerock is a leading private equity real estate asset manager with a focus on Core-Plus, Value-Add, Opportunistic and Invest-to-Own investment strategies, and has transacted over eleven million square feet of residential and commercial real estate acquisitions since its inception in 2002. Bluerock’s key principals have an average of over 20 years investing experience, have been involved with acquiring over 35 million square feet of real estate with approximately $10 billion in value, and have helped launch leading real estate private and public company platforms. Our Manager’s senior executive officers have extensive experience investing in and developing multifamily real estate through several real estate and credit cycles. Specifically, we believe R. Ramin Kamfar, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Gary T. Kachadurian, Vice Chairman, James G. Babb, III, Chief Investment Officer, Jordan B. Ruddy, President, Michael L. Konig, Chief Operating Officer, Secretary and General Counsel, and Ryan S. MacDonald, Senior Vice President — Investments, of our Manager, respectively, provide us and our stockholders a competitive advantage in sourcing, evaluating, underwriting and managing attractive investment opportunities.

Our Target Markets

We focus on demographically attractive growth markets -- which we define as markets characterized by growing population and job growth, both of which are positively correlated with rental rates and occupancy -- in order to earn attractive risk-adjusted returns on invested equity. We select and continuously evaluate our

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target markets through a rigorous analysis of detailed demographic data at both the market and submarket levels, which may include projected short- and long-term employment growth; existence of robust infrastructures; diversity and growth of the economic base driven by the presence of major colleges, universities, technology, health care, trade, next-generation high value-add manufacturing and government industries; the presence of a younger, more educated demographic profile with a high population of renters by choice; the existence of right to work laws; and quality of life.

Description of Our Investment Strategies and Current Portfolio

  Investment Strategies

We acquire institutional-quality apartment properties where we believe we can create long-term value for our stockholders, utilizing the following investment strategies:

  Our Current Portfolio

As of September 5, 2014, we own, through wholly owned subsidiaries of our operating partnership, interests in twelve apartment properties with an aggregate of approximately 3,857 units. Prior to completion of the IPO, we co-invested with other funds managed by affiliates of our Manager; however, we now generally expect to fund co-investments with our Bluerock SPs solely through our company, subject to an investment allocation agreement we have with our Manager and Bluerock. See “Our Manager and Related Agreements — Investment Allocation Agreement.” The following table presents an overview of our Current Portfolio, based on information as of June 30, 2014 unless otherwise indicated.

Property Name		Location				Rentable Square Footage (1)				Number of Units				Year Built/ Renovated/ Expected Completion (2)				Ownership Interest in Property				Average Effective Monthly Rent Per Occupied Unit (3)				% Occupied (4)
MDA Apartments (5)			Chicago, IL				160,290				190				1929/2006	(6)			35.3	%		$	2,196				97	%
Enders Place at Baldwin Park			Orlando, FL				255,910				220				2003				89.5	% (7)		$	1,479				96	%
23Hundred@Berry Hill			Nashville, TN				194,273				266				2014				25.1	%		$	1,399				96	% (8)
Lansbrook Village			Palm Harbor, FL				671,756	(9)			579	(9)			1998-2004	(10)			76.8	%		$	1,099				92	%
Village Green			Ann Arbor, MI				471,050				520				1989 – 1992/ 2013	(11)			48.6	%		$	1,063				97	%
North Park Towers			Southfield, MI				468,895				313				1967/2000				100.0	%		$	1,022				96%

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Property Name		Location				Rentable Square Footage (1)				Number of Units				Year Built/ Renovated/ Expected Completion (2)				Ownership Interest in Property				Average Effective Monthly Rent Per Occupied Unit (3)				% Occupied (4)
Grove at Waterford			Hendersonville, TN				263,412				252				2010				60.0	%		$	981				97	%
The Estates at Perimeter			Augusta, GA				266,148				240				2007				25.0	%		$	951				92	%
Villas at Oak Crest			Chattanooga, TN				210,587				209				1985, 1999	(12)			67.2	%		$	797				99	%
Springhouse at Newport News			Newport News, VA				310,826				432				1985				75.0	%		$	793				91	%
UCF Orlando			Orlando, FL				265,166				296				2015				—	(13)			—	(14)			—
Alexan CityCentre			Houston, TX				281,891				340				2016				—	(15)			—	(16)			—
Total/Average (17)							3,273,147				3,221											$	1,133				95	%

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We have classified both the North Park Towers property and the Estates at Perimeter property as held for sale as of the date of this prospectus. The North Park Towers property and the Estates at Perimeter property are currently being actively marketed for sale, and we do not expect either the North Park Towers property or the Estates at Perimeter property to be a part of our portfolio within 12 months following the completion of this offering. See “Our Business and Properties — Description of Our Current Portfolio — Held for Sale.”

Our Investment Pipeline

The Company continues to see attractive multifamily pipeline opportunities, with 16 properties comprised of 5,263 units and a total value of over $500 million under review as of the date of this prospectus. The pipeline consists of Value-Add, stabilized and Invest-to-Own components, with a particular focus on off-market opportunities in our demographically attractive growth markets. In addition to our own underwriting, we are monitoring significant deal flow through our network of Bluerock SPs. We are currently in discussions regarding a number of apartment properties for investment, including as follows:

Venue Apartments

On September 12, 2014, we and a Bluerock SP, an affiliate of the Carroll Organization, or Carroll, jointly entered into a non-binding letter of intent to purchase a Class A, 306-unit market rate apartment community in Orlando, Florida known as the Venue Apartments, or Venue. The anticipated purchase price of $43.3 million, or $141,500 per unit, was negotiated off market with the seller and compares favorably to the 2006 sale of the asset for $49.3 million, or $161,100 per unit.

Built in 2005, Venue is a Class A multifamily community featuring one-, two- and three-bedroom unit layouts averaging 1,045 square feet, and has an average market rent per unit of $1,144 per month. The community features an abundance of amenities including a resort style pool, fitness center with indoor basketball court, volleyball court, and business and media centers. Additionally, the unit interiors are institutional quality, with nine-foot ceilings, crown moldings, black appliances, upgraded lighting, and garden bath tubs.

Venue is strategically located 15 miles south of downtown Orlando within a vibrant corridor that is in close proximity to Walt Disney World (10 miles), Universal Studios (9 miles), the 1.8 million square foot Simon Property Group-owned Florida Mall (3.8 miles), Sea World (3.3 miles), 2.9 million square foot Flagler-owned Class-A office park (1.25 miles), and the 1,584 room J.W. Marriott and Ritz Carlton at Grande Lakes Resort (0.5 miles).

We believe this transaction represents a unique off market opportunity to acquire a well-located, Class A, multifamily community at an attractive cost basis and has the potential to provide significant AFFO accretion to the portfolio. Additionally, we and Carroll believe there is an opportunity to increase AFFO through a modest value-add program as well as with better expense management than the prior owner.

Although the foregoing acquisition is subject to a non-binding LOI, we have not completed our diligence process nor have we begun the negotiation of definitive investment agreements, and several other conditions must be met in order for us to invest in this project, including approval by our investment committee. As a result, management does not deem this potential investment to be probable as of the date of this prospectus. The consummation of this transaction may not occur on the terms described herein, or at all.

Market Opportunity

Bluerock believes that institutional and public capital is largely focused on investing in apartment properties in the largest metropolitan, or “gateway,” markets. We believe that this presents an attractive investment opportunity for us in demographically attractive growth markets that are underinvested by institutional and public capital. As a result, we believe that cap rates in our target markets are at significant

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premiums to those in gateway markets and that certain properties in these markets provide not only the potential for significant current income, but also capital appreciation.

Bluerock additionally believes that select demographically attractive growth markets are underserved by newer institutional-quality Class A apartment properties, especially as the wave of Echo Boomers moves into its prime rental years over the upcoming decade. As such, we believe there is opportunity in certain of our target markets for development and/or redevelopment to deliver Class A product and capture premium rental rates and value growth.

Bluerock believes that the first wave of opportunity following the financial crisis provided investment-oriented, or “financial,” buyers the opportunity to earn significant returns simply by “spread investing” (i.e., taking advantage of historical spreads between higher acquisition cap rates and lower, long-term financing interest rates). Bluerock believes that as financial buyers enter their disposition periods, the next phase of recovery provides opportunity for real estate-centric buyers (i.e., buyers who have real estate-specific investment expertise and deep intellectual capital in specific markets) to create value using proven real estate investment strategies. In addition, Bluerock believes that as the economy continues its recovery, private purchasers with greater capital constraints who have needed significant leverage to fund acquisitions will become less competitive in an environment of more traditional (i.e., higher) interest rate levels and cap rate spreads. We expect to capitalize on this change in the competitive landscape to acquire apartment communities from owners who do not have sufficient capital resources to execute their business plans.

Investing successfully across multiple markets with multiple investment strategies involves both cost and logistical challenges, requiring an investor to cost-efficiently monitor, source, invest in, and as appropriate, divest of properties in such markets based on their investment attractiveness throughout the cycle. We believe Bluerock’s key principals bring significant experience in implementing such a strategy in a private equity ‘capital partner/operating partner’ model, and bring established relationships throughout our target markets to execute such a strategy successfully. Furthermore, we believe that Bluerock’s principals’ experience, along with our network of Bluerock SPs, provides us with the unique ability to monitor, access, source, invest in, execute and, as appropriate, divest of properties across our target markets with our multiple investment strategies, and to do so cost-efficiently in order to drive value.

Our Competitive Strengths

We believe that Bluerock and its principals’ competitive strengths will enable us to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for our stockholders. These strengths include the following:

Experienced and Well-Known Investment Team with Significant Expertise.   Bluerock’s key principals have been involved with sourcing, structuring and acquiring over 35 million square feet of real estate, with approximately $10 billion in value, and have an average of over 20 years of experience during three major market cycles. We believe Bluerock’s key principals have significant value-added expertise in the following areas:

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Network of Strategic Partners.   We invest primarily through controlling positions in joint ventures with our Bluerock SPs. Our network of Bluerock SPs allows us to draw on the collective market knowledge of some of the leading private apartment owner/operators in the nation who invest alongside us in transactions, in order to source, underwrite, and execute attractive transactions. By accessing our network of Bluerock SPs, we believe we have access to a substantial, often proprietary, transaction pipeline, along with an institutional-quality infrastructure and ability to execute, in our target markets without the cost and logistical burdens associated with maintaining our own infrastructure and pipeline in these markets.

Disciplined ‘Broad and Deep’ Underwriting and Due Diligence.   By leveraging our network of Bluerock SPs, we are able to execute a rigorous double underwriting process, which we believe improves our ability to evaluate risk and create value in our transactions. As a first level, Bluerock’s team of investment professionals implement a disciplined underwriting and due diligence process, including a comprehensive risk-reward analysis with a focus on relative values among potential opportunities across our target markets. At the same time, because Bluerock SPs generally invest approximately 10% of a property’s required investment capital on a pari passu basis, the Bluerock SPs conduct their own underwriting and due diligence for potential transactions, enabling us to leverage their depth of intellectual capital and experience acquired through decades of experience in their target markets. We believe this ability to review investment opportunities with both depth (in the target market) and breadth (across target markets) improves our ability to source and execute attractive transactions.

Scalable Operating Model.   Bluerock’s relationships enable us to tap into what we believe to be the substantial, often proprietary, transaction flow of our Bluerock SPs, allowing for a rapid deployment of available capital. Our extensive network of Bluerock SPs provides us the ability to scale our operations rapidly, enabling us to allocate or reallocate capital across multiple target markets and along multiple strategies, and to rapidly invest in or divest of properties without the time delay associated with building infrastructure across multiple markets, and without burdening us with excessive operating and overhead costs.

Strong Alignment of Interests.   In connection with our contribution transactions, private funds affiliated with Bluerock, including funds in which certain of our executives or their affiliates own interests, received units of limited partnership interest in our operating partnership, or OP Units, and shares of Class A common stock at the IPO price as consideration for the contributed assets in lieu of cash. In addition, concurrently with the completion of the IPO, we granted 179,562 LTIP units to our Manager under the 2014 Entities Plan. These LTIP units will vest ratably over a three-year period that commenced on April 30, 2014, and may convert to OP Units upon reaching capital account equivalency with the OP Units held by us, and may then be settled in shares of our Class A common stock. For a more complete description of the LTIP units, see “The Operating Partnership Agreement — LTIP Units.” Upon completion of the IPO and consummation of our contribution transactions, Bluerock, along with our Manager, senior executives of our Manager, and our directors, along with their affiliates, collectively owned approximately 10.1% of our company on a fully diluted basis, which we believe creates a strong alignment of their interests with those of our stockholders.

Reduced General and Administrative Expenses.   Our Management Agreement provides us with access to Bluerock’s team of management, investment, capital markets, asset management, finance, legal and administrative personnel, which we believe is likely to be more experienced, capable and diverse than we would otherwise be able to attract at this stage of our life cycle. In addition, we believe our Manager currently provides us with our management team at a lower cost than associated with employing our own management

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team, which provides a significant benefit to our stockholders. Finally, we retain the ability to internalize our management team at the discretion of our board of directors by terminating the Management Agreement and paying the termination fee thereunder or acquiring our Manager at an equivalent price. See “Our Manager and Related Agreements — Management Agreement — Term and Termination.”

Our Business and Growth Strategies

Our principal business objective is to generate attractive risk-adjusted investment returns by assembling a high-quality portfolio of apartment properties located in demographically attractive growth markets and by implementing our investment strategies and our BLIs to achieve sustainable long-term growth in both our funds from operations and net asset value.

Invest in Institutional-Quality Apartment Properties.   We acquire institutional-quality apartment properties where we believe we can create long-term value for our stockholders utilizing our Core-Plus, Value-Add, Opportunistic and Invest-to-Own investment strategies.

Diversify Across Markets, Strategies and Investment Size.   We seek to grow our high-quality portfolio of apartment properties diversified by geography and by investment strategy in order to drive both current income and capital appreciation throughout the portfolio. Bluerock and our Bluerock SPs enable us to diversify across multiple markets and multiple strategies efficiently, without the logistical burden and time delay of building operating infrastructure in multiple markets and across multiple investment strategies. We seek to diversify our investments by investment size, typically ranging in asset value from $20 million to $50 million.

Focus on Demographically Attractive Growth Markets.   We focus on demographically attractive growth markets, which we believe provide high potential for attractive risk-adjusted returns. We continuously evaluate and select our target markets through a rigorous analysis of detailed demographic data at both the market and submarket levels, which market characteristics may include projected short- and long-term employment growth; existence of robust infrastructures; diversity and growth of the economic base; the presence of a younger, more educated demographic profile with a high population of renters by choice; the existence of right to work laws; and quality of life. Within these markets, we focus on submarkets where our Bluerock SPs have established relationships, transaction history, market knowledge and potential access to off-market investments, as well as an ability to efficiently direct property management and leasing operations.

Implement Bluerock Lifestyle Initiatives.   We implement our BLIs, which seek to transform the perception of the apartment from purely functional (i.e., as solely a place to live), to a lifestyle product (i.e., as a place to live, interact, and socialize). The BLIs are property specific, and generally consist of amenities and attributes that go beyond traditional features, including highly amenitized common areas, cosmetic and architectural improvements, technology, music and other community-oriented activities. Our BLIs are customized to appeal to our target residents’ desire for a “sense of community” by creating places to gather, socialize and interact in an amenity-rich environment. We believe this creates an enhanced perception of value among residents, allowing for premium rental rates and improved resident retention.

Aggressively Manage Assets to Drive Value.   We implement an aggressive asset management strategy in order to maximize our return on investment. Our Manager works with our Bluerock SPs to create an asset-specific business plan for each acquired and Invest-to-Own property. As part of this plan, our team evaluates property needs along with value-creation opportunities to determine how we can best position or reposition the property to meaningfully drive rental rates and asset values. Our Manager then manages our Bluerock SPs in conjunction with the plan, with the goal of driving rental rates and values. Notwithstanding the fact that our Bluerock SPs may have an investment in the project, we generally retain control with respect to the property and the right to terminate property management.

Selectively Harvest and Redeploy Capital.   On an opportunistic basis and subject to compliance with certain REIT restrictions, we sell properties in cases where we have successfully executed our value creation plans and where we believe the investment has limited additional upside relative to other opportunities, in order to harvest profits and to reinvest proceeds to maximize stockholder value. Since inception, we have sold interests in four assets, including two to affiliates at appraised value, yielding an average IRR of 43.5%, with a return on equity of 2.2x. We currently have two assets that we are actively marketing for sale.

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Selected Case Studies

Below are case studies of the types of transactions we have executed in the past, which are representative of the transactions we expect to execute as part of our business and growth strategies.

Core-Plus Acquisition

On September 30, 2010, we, our affiliates, and Bell Partners, Inc., or Bell, acquired a 201-unit Class A apartment community known as The Gardens at Hillsboro Village, or the Hillsboro property, located in Nashville, Tennessee, for a purchase price of $31.6 million, or $157,000 per unit, and a cap rate of 6.5%.

The Hillsboro property was built in 1940 and expanded and renovated in 1997 through 1998, and is located in an irreplaceable urban infill location in the West End/Downtown submarket of Nashville, Tennessee, less than 1/4 mile from Vanderbilt University, and uniquely adjacent to the neighborhood amenities of Hillsboro Village, including numerous restaurants, bars, and shops.

Pursuant to our BLIs, Bluerock and Bell implemented a modest interior unit renovation program and modernization of the clubhouse and amenities at the property, including the fitness center. As of July 2010, prior to the acquisition, the property had an average effective rent of $1,316 per unit and was 99% occupied. As of September 30, 2013, the property was 94% occupied, and the average effective rent was $1,578 per unit, a 20% increase in approximately three years.

The asset was sold on September 30, 2013 for $44.0 million, which yielded a 34.0% IRR and a return on equity of 2.2x.

Value-Added Acquisition

On December 3, 2009, we, our affiliates, and Hawthorne Residential, Inc., or Hawthorne, acquired a Class B 432-unit apartment community known as Springhouse at Newport News, located in Newport News, Virginia, for a purchase price of $29.3 million, or $68,000 per unit, and a cap rate of 8.3%. The purchase was part of an off-market two asset portfolio purchase from a publicly traded REIT.

At the time of acquisition, our BLIs analysis revealed that the property’s tenant base was highly concentrated in one employment industry that consisted primarily of transient and price-sensitive renters. In order to position the property for future rent increases, Bluerock and Hawthorne implemented a comprehensive marketing and re-tenanting program, which diversified our tenant base to include a more permanent and less price-conscious segment of the market.

With a more stable rent roll at the property, Bluerock and Hawthorne commenced a comprehensive unit interior value-added program in November 2012. As of June 30, 2014, Bluerock and Hawthorne have completed renovation of 41 units, at an average cost of approximately $5,000 per unit, and the property is achieving monthly effective rent increases over non-renovated units of $80 per unit, yielding a 20% annual return on equity.

Recapitalization

On December 17, 2012, we, our affiliates, and Village Green recapitalized a Class A 190-unit high-rise apartment community with 8,238 square feet of ground floor retail known as the MDA City Apartments, located in the Chicago Loop submarket of downtown Chicago, Illinois in an off-market transaction.

The recapitalization allowed the existing ownership to streamline a complicated ownership structure that included historic tax credits and mezzanine financing to a more traditional senior financing and common equity ownership structure. As a result of the complicated nature of the previous ownership structure, Bluerock was able to negotiate a favorable investment basis of $54.8 million, or approximately $268,000 per unit (assuming a $4.0 million value allocation to the retail component).

The property is located in the Chicago Loop neighborhood submarket, a desirable “24-7” neighborhood. Virgin Hotels is in the process of redeveloping the former Old Dearborn Bank Building, located immediately across the street from MDA City Apartments, which will deliver 250 rooms and suites, two restaurants, a rooftop bar/lounge and a wellness center, all of which will further enhance the immediate neighborhood.

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According to public records, Alta at K Station, a Class A 848-unit apartment development in downtown Chicago that we believe is comparable to the MDA City Apartments, was sold in December 2012 for approximately $356,000 per unit and a cap rate of 4.6%.

Opportunistic Acquisition

On October 2, 2012, we, our affiliates, and Waypoint Residential, LLC, or Waypoint, acquired 198 of 220 condominium units in a community known as Enders Place at Baldwin Park, located in Orlando, Florida, for a purchase price of $25.1 million, or $127,000 per unit, and a cap rate of 6.7%. The purchase price was a 44.0% discount to the previous 2006 sale price of $227,000 per unit, according to public records. The asset, built in 2003, was a real estate owned, or REO, property and the 198 units were being operated as a rental community at the time of purchase. In order to reposition the property as a Class A apartment community, we worked to structure the acquisition with long-term agency financing at attractive rates. Since the initial purchase, we have acquired the remaining 22 units, for a total of 220 units, converted the condominium to an apartment property in April 2014, increased the amount of permanent financing with the purchase of additional units, and used proceeds from the IPO and proceeds from the refinancing to increase our ownership from 48.4% to 89.5%.

Enders Place is one of several communities located within the larger Baldwin Park development. Pedestrian-friendly with two large lakes, more than 50 miles of paths and trails, and over 20 parks, Baldwin Park is a popular and award-winning, low-to medium-density planned community. The development, built in the early 2000s, also features high-end housing, top schools, quality shopping, restaurants and fitness facilities, all within three miles of Orlando’s Central Business District. Based on offers from 3 ^rd party buyers solicited over the course of a fully marketed sales effort, the Manager estimates the fair market value of Enders Place to be $37.0 million, or approximately $168,000 per unit.

Development

On October 18, 2012, we, our affiliates, and Stonehenge Real Estate Group, LLC, or Stonehenge, completed an off-market investment in a to-be-built 266-unit apartment development known as 23Hundred@Berry Hill, located in Nashville, Tennessee. First Certificates of Occupancy were received and move-ins began in November 2013, and as of June 30, 2014, 256 leases have been signed, representing 96% of the community. Leases have been signed at an average of $1,415 per month, approximately $164 per month above our original underwriting.

The property is a Class A, urban apartment community with highly appointed unit interiors and an abundance of lifestyle amenities. Community features include a top floor rhythm lounge with panoramic views of Nashville, an entertainment stage and indoor/outdoor space, an oversized pool with aqua deck, a Fusion Fit Club with group and personal training available, an interactive smart building community with concierge services and a cyber cafe with WiFi access, coffee bar and flat screen TVs overlooking the pool courtyard, among other amenities.

The total projected development cost is approximately $33.7 million, or $126,579 per unit. According to public records, Vista Germantown, a Class A 242-unit development in Nashville that we believe is comparable to 23Hundred@Berry Hill, was sold in March 2014 for a price of approximately $53.2 million, or approximately $220,000 per unit. The Berry Hill property joint venture has incurred $33.2 million in costs as of June 30, 2014, with an expected $0.5 million necessary to complete development. Construction is expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2014.

The information presented in these case studies should not be considered indicative of our future performance and you should not rely on this information as an indication thereof.

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If we are unable to effectively manage the impact of these and other risks, our ability to meet our investment objectives would be substantially impaired. In turn, the value of our Class A common stock and our ability to make distributions would be materially reduced.

Our Manager and Bluerock

Currently, we are externally managed and advised by our Manager. Our Manager is majority owned by Bluerock. Pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement, our Manager provides us with our management team and appropriate support personnel, and we have access to the management, infrastructure, personnel and other resources of Bluerock necessary for the implementation and execution of our business and growth strategies. Our Manager has substantial discretion with respect to the selection of specific investments consistent with our investment objectives and strategy, subject to our investment guidelines.

Our Manager draws upon the experience, expertise, and relationships of Bluerock’s senior executives, and its team of over 40 professionals and support personnel, which provides asset management, portfolio management, finance, administration, legal, compliance, investor relations, asset valuation, risk management, information technology and other operational matters in connection with the performance of our Manager’s duties. We expect to benefit from the personnel of Bluerock and the relationships and experience of Bluerock’s management team, including our network of Bluerock SPs, in order to create value for our stockholders.

We believe the Management Agreement provides significant benefits to our stockholders. Our company will not be burdened by the high expenses associated with employing our own management team and infrastructure, and instead relies on our Manager to provide these services in exchange for management fees, which, at our current size and fee structure, we believe are lower than the costs associated with managing internally. In addition, our Management Agreement provides us access to a team of executive, management, investment, capital markets and administrative personnel that we believe, given our size and stage of development, is likely to be more capable and diverse than we would otherwise be able to attract at this stage of our life cycle.

Further, at the earlier of (i) April 2, 2017, three years following the completion of the IPO, and (ii) the date on which the value of our stockholders’ equity exceeds $250 million, our board of directors may, but is not obligated to, internalize our management. For this purpose, our “stockholders’ equity” means: (a) the sum of (1) the net proceeds from (or equity value assigned to) all issuances of our equity and equity equivalent securities (including Class A and Class B common stock, common stock equivalents, preferred stock, LTIP units and OP Units issued by our operating partnership) since inception (allocated on a pro rata daily basis for such issuances during the fiscal quarter of any such issuance), plus (2) our retained earnings at the end of the most recently completed calendar quarter (without taking into account any non-cash equity compensation expense incurred in current or prior periods), less (b) any amount that we pay to repurchase our common

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stock since inception. Our stockholders’ equity also excludes (1) any unrealized gains and losses and other non-cash items (including depreciation and amortization) that have impacted stockholders’ equity as reported in our financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP, and (2) one-time events pursuant to changes in GAAP, and certain non-cash items not otherwise described above, in each case after discussions between our Manager and our independent directors and approval by a majority of our independent directors. As a result, our stockholders’ equity, for purposes of considering an internalization transaction, could be greater or less than the amount of stockholders’ equity shown on our financial statements.

Our board of directors would consider an internalization where our pro forma internalized general and administrative expenses would be lower on a consistent basis as compared to remaining externally managed. Should our board of directors decide to internalize our management, it could do so by terminating the Management Agreement and paying the fee thereunder, or through the acquisition of our Manager at an equivalent price, which would require the approval of a majority of our independent directors, and the approval of our stockholders, other than our Manager and its affiliates. Consequently, no assurance can be given that the internalization of our Manager will be undertaken or achieved.

Pursuant to the Management Agreement, we pay our Manager and its affiliates fees and reimburse certain expenses for services rendered to us. The most significant items of compensation and reimbursement are outlined in “— Compensation to Our Manager,” below. For a more complete explanation of the fees and expenses, see “Our Manager and Related Agreements.”

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Compensation to Our Manager

Set forth below is a summary of the fees and compensation we pay our Manager under the Management Agreement for managing our business and assets. For additional information with respect to the compensation of our Manager, see “Our Manager and Related Agreements.”

Type		Description
Base Management Fee		The sum of: (A) 0.25% of our pre-IPO stockholders’ existing and contributed equity per annum (measured as of April 2, 2014, the date of the completion of our IPO), calculated quarterly, which equates to $24,620 on a quarterly basis; and (B) 1.5% of our new stockholders’ equity per annum, calculated quarterly based on our new stockholders’ equity for the most recently completed calendar quarter and payable in quarterly installments in arrears. For purposes of calculating the base management fee, our new stockholders’ equity means: (a) the sum of (1) the net proceeds from (or equity value assigned to) all issuances of our equity and equity equivalent securities (including Class A common stock, common stock equivalents, preferred stock, LTIP units and OP Units issued by our operating partnership) in the IPO, this offering or any subsequent offering (allocated on a pro rata daily basis for such issuances during the fiscal quarter of any such issuance), plus (2) our cumulative retained earnings from April 2, 2014 (the date of the completion of the IPO) through the end of the most recently completed calendar quarter (without taking into account any non-cash equity compensation expense incurred in current or prior periods), less (b) any amount that we pay to repurchase shares of our Class A common stock issued in the IPO, this offering or any subsequent offering. Our new stockholders’ equity also excludes (1) any unrealized gains and losses and other non-cash items (including depreciation and amortization) that have impacted stockholders’ equity as reported in our financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP, and (2) one-time events pursuant to changes in GAAP, and certain non-cash items not otherwise described above, in each case after discussions between our Manager and our independent directors and approval by a majority of our independent directors. As a result, our new stockholders’ equity, for purposes of calculating the base management fee, could be greater or less than the amount of stockholders’ equity shown on our financial statements.
		The base management fee is payable in cash.

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Type		Description
Incentive Fee		An incentive fee payable with respect to each calendar quarter (or part thereof that the Management Agreement is in effect) 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) our AFFO (as defined below) 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, this offering and in future offerings and transactions, multiplied by the weighted average number of all shares of Class A common stock outstanding on a fully-diluted basis (including any restricted stock units, any restricted shares of common stock, LTIP unit awards and other shares of common stock underlying awards granted under our 2014 Incentive Plans, LTIP units and OP Units) in the previous 12-month period, exclusive of equity securities issued prior to the IPO or in the contribution transactions, and (B) 8%, and (2) the sum of any incentive fee paid to our 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.
		AFFO is calculated by adjusting our funds from operations, or FFO, by adding back acquisition expenses, equity based compensation expenses, and any other non-recurring or non-cash expenses, which are costs that do not relate to the operating performance of our properties, and subtracting recurring capital expenditures (and, when calculating the incentive fee only, we further adjust FFO to include any realized gains or losses on our real estate investments). See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Non-GAAP Financial Measures — Funds from Operations” and “— Adjusted Funds from Operations” for additional information.
		The incentive fee is payable as set forth below.
Partial Payment of Incentive Fee in LTIP Units		One half of each quarterly installment of the incentive fee will be payable in LTIP units, calculated pursuant to the formula described in “Our Manager and Related Agreements — Management Agreement.” The remainder of the incentive fee will be payable in cash or in LTIP units, at the election of our board of directors, in each case calculated pursuant to the formula described in “Our Manager and Related Agreements — Management Agreement.”
		The number of LTIP units to be issued to our Manager will be equal to the dollar amount of the portion of the quarterly installment of the incentive fee payable in such LTIP units, divided by the average of the closing prices of our common stock on the NYSE MKT for the five trading days immediately preceding the date on which such quarterly installment is paid.

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Type		Description
Expense Reimbursement		We are required to reimburse our Manager for operating expenses related to us that are incurred by our Manager, including expenses relating to legal, accounting, due diligence and other services. Our reimbursement obligation is not subject to any dollar limitation. Expenses will be reimbursed in cash on a monthly basis.
		We will not reimburse our Manager for the salaries and other compensation of its personnel.
Termination Fee		Termination fee equal to three times the sum of the base management fee and incentive fee earned, in each case, by our Manager during the 12-month period prior to such termination, calculated as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter prior to the date of termination.
		The termination fee will be payable upon termination of the Management Agreement (i) by us without cause or (ii) by our Manager if we materially breach the Management Agreement.

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Organizational Structure

The following chart shows our ownership structure immediately prior to this offering. Percentages reflect ownership interests in the specified entity.

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Our Contribution Transactions and Post-IPO Investments

Substantially concurrently with the completion of the IPO, we acquired additional real estate investments as described below, which we refer to as our contribution transactions. The real estate investments contributed to us were owned by private partnerships that are managed directly or indirectly by Bluerock and, in some instances, partially owned by Mr. Kamfar, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, and certain of our and our Manager’s senior executive officers. Upon completion of the IPO and consummation of our contribution transactions, Bluerock, along with our Manager, senior executives of our Manager, and our directors, along with their affiliates, owned approximately 10.1% of our company on a fully diluted basis.

In our contribution transactions, we acquired from one or more of the Bluerock Funds as described further herein:

Since the completion of our IPO, we have made the following additional real estate investments:

Our contribution transactions and post-IPO investments are described in more detail under the caption “Description of Our Current Portfolio — Contributed Properties and Post-IPO Investments” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” in this prospectus.

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To address certain potential conflicts arising from our relationship with Bluerock and its affiliates, we have entered into an investment allocation agreement with Bluerock and our Manager whereby none of the Bluerock Funds nor any of their affiliates will acquire institutional-quality apartment properties in our target markets and within our investment strategies without providing us with the right (but not the obligation) to contribute, subject to our investment guidelines, our availability of capital and maintaining our qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes and to our and the Bluerock Funds’ exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the Investment Company Act, at least 75% of the capital to be funded by such investment vehicles in institutional-quality apartment properties in our target markets, subject to change if agreed upon by a majority of our independent directors. To the extent that the Bluerock vehicles elect to invest less than the remaining 25% of the investment amount, we will have the right to invest an additional percentage of equity equal to the amount not so invested by the Bluerock vehicles. To the extent that we do not have sufficient capital to contribute at least 75% of the capital required for any such proposed investment by such investment vehicle, the allocation agreement provides for a fair and equitable allocation of investment opportunities among all such vehicles and us, in each case taking into account the suitability of each investment opportunity for the particular vehicle and us and the capital available for investment by each such vehicle and by us. Bluerock has agreed that this investment allocation agreement will apply to any fund that is formed by Bluerock at a later date. Our board of directors will re-evaluate the investment allocation agreement from time to time and will periodically review each party’s compliance with its allocation provisions.

We do not have a policy that expressly restricts any of our directors, officers, stockholders or affiliates, including our Manager and its officers and employees, from having a pecuniary interest in an investment in or from conducting, for their own account, business activities of the type we conduct. However, our code of business conduct and ethics contains a conflicts of interest policy that prohibits our directors, officers and personnel, as well as employees and officers of our Manager and its affiliates who provide services to us, from engaging in any transaction that involves an actual conflict of interest with us. Notwithstanding the prohibitions in our code of business conduct and ethics, after considering the relevant facts and circumstances of any actual conflict of interest, our board of directors may, on a case-by-case basis and in their sole

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discretion, waive such conflict of interest for executive officers or directors, which must be promptly disclosed to stockholders. Waivers for other personnel may be made by our Chief Executive Officer.

Financing Policy

We intend to continue to use prudent amounts of leverage in making our investments, which we define as having total indebtedness of approximately 65% of the fair market value of our real estate investments as determined by our Manager. For purposes of calculating our leverage, we assume full consolidation of all of our real estate investments, whether or not they would be consolidated under GAAP, include assets we have classified as held for sale, and include any joint venture level indebtedness in our total indebtedness. However, we are not subject to any limitations on the amount of leverage we may use, and accordingly, the amount of leverage we use may be significantly less or greater than we currently anticipate. We expect our leverage to decline commensurately as we execute our business plan to grow our net asset value.

Our board of directors has the authority to change our financing policies at any time and without stockholder approval. If our board of directors changes our policies regarding our use of leverage, we expect that it will consider many factors, including the lending standards of government-sponsored enterprises, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, for loans in connection with the financing of apartment properties, the leverage ratios of publicly traded REITs with similar investment strategies, the cost of leverage as compared to expected operating net revenues, and general market conditions.

By operating on a leveraged basis, we expect to have more funds available for real estate investments and other purposes than if we operated on a nonleveraged basis, which we believe will allow us to acquire more investments than would otherwise be possible, resulting in a larger and more diversified portfolio. See “Risk Factors — Risks Associated with Debt Financing” for more information about the risks related to operating on a leveraged basis.

Distribution Policy

In order to qualify as a REIT, we must distribute to our stockholders at least 90% of our annual taxable income (excluding net capital gains and income from operations or sales through a taxable REIT subsidiary, or TRS). We intend to continue to make regular cash distributions to our stockholders out of our cash available for distribution, typically on a monthly basis. Our board of directors determines the amount of distributions to be distributed to our stockholders on a quarterly basis. The board’s determination will be based on a number of factors, including funds available from operations, our capital expenditure requirements and the annual distribution requirements necessary to maintain our REIT qualification under the Code. As a result, our distribution rate and payment frequency may vary from time to time. Generally, our policy is to pay distributions from cash flow from operations. However, all of our distributions through June 30, 2014 have been paid from sources other than cash flows from operations, such as from the proceeds of our Continuous Registered Offering and our Continuous Follow-On Offering (collectively referred to herein as the Continuous Registered Offerings), proceeds from the IPO, sales of assets, borrowings, advances from our Manager or from our Manager’s deferral of its fees and expense reimbursements, and we may continue to pay distributions from such sources as necessary. See “Distribution Policy.”

REIT Status

As long as we maintain our qualification as a REIT, we generally will not be subject to federal income or excise tax on income that we currently distribute to our stockholders. Under the Code, a REIT is subject to numerous organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that it annually distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income (determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gain) to its stockholders. If we fail to maintain our qualification as a REIT in any year, our income will be subject to federal income tax at regular corporate rates, regardless of our distributions to stockholders, and we may be precluded from qualifying for treatment as a REIT for the four-year period immediately following the taxable year in which such failure occurs. Even if we qualify for treatment as a REIT, we may still be subject to state and local taxes on our income and property and to federal income and excise taxes on our undistributed income. Moreover, if we establish TRSs, such TRSs generally will be subject to federal income taxation and to various other taxes.

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Restriction on Ownership and Transfer of Our Common Stock

Our charter contains a restriction on ownership of our shares that generally prevents any one person from owning more than 9.8% in value of the outstanding shares of our capital stock or more than 9.8% in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of the outstanding shares of our common stock, unless otherwise excepted (prospectively or retroactively) by our board of directors. Our charter also contains other restrictions designed to help us maintain our qualification as a REIT. See “Description of Capital Stock — Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer.” Our board of directors has granted an exemption from the 9.8% ownership limitation with respect to the holdings by Fund II of 793,434 shares of Class A common stock.

Registration Rights

Holders of shares of our Class A common stock issued in our contribution transactions have certain registration rights covering the resale of their shares of Class A common stock. In addition, in accordance with the terms of our operating partnership’s Limited Partnership Agreement, holders of OP Units issued in our contribution transactions and holders of LTIP units have certain registration rights covering the resale of shares of our Class A common stock issued or issuable, at our option, in exchange for OP Units, including OP Units into which LTIP units may be converted. See “Shares Eligible for Future Sale — Registration Rights.”

Corporate Information

We were incorporated on July 25, 2008 under the laws of the State of Maryland for the purpose of raising capital and acquiring a diverse portfolio of residential real estate assets. Our principal executive offices are located at 712 Fifth Avenue, 9 ^th Floor, New York, New York 10019. Our telephone number is (212) 843-1601. Our internet address is www.bluerockresidential.com. Our internet website and the information contained therein or connected thereto do not constitute a part of this prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto.

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		Six Months Ended June 30,												Year Ended December 31,
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		Pro Forma				Historical				Historical				Pro Forma				Historical				Historical
Operating Data:
Total revenue		$	15,538,093			$	10,990,931			$	5,935,143			$	28,786,330			$	12,215,087			$	3,407,989
Total expenses			15,780,116				14,629,950				6,818,802				29,384,014				13,340,261				8,645,305
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures			985,106				80,706				52,694				1,955,836				(102,939	)			13,435
Operating income (loss)			743,083				(3,558,313	)			(883,659	)			1,358,152				(1,228,113	)			(5,223,881	)
Total other (expense) income (1)			(4,625,156	)			(3,137,798	)			(2,270,788	)			(9,471,983	)			(2,991,075	)			11,984,598
Net (loss) income from continuing operations			(3,749,549	)			(6,563,587	)			(3,154,447	)			(8,113,831	)			(4,219,188	)			6,760,717
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations			—				8,925				(89,537	)			—				(194,365	)			604,591
Net (loss) income			(3,749,549	)			(6,554,662	)			(3,243,984	)			(8,113,831	)			(4,413,553	)			7,365,308
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders			(3,277,450	)			(5,582,739	)			(2,422,297	)			(5,202,672	)			(2,971,001	)			3,920,841
Earnings (loss) per share – continuing operations:
Basic		$				$	(1.63	)		$	(2.31	)		$				$	(2.70	)		$	4.48
Diluted		$				$	(1.63	)		$	(2.31	)		$				$	(2.70	)		$	4.44
Earnings (loss) per share – discontinued operations:
Basic		$				$	0.00			$	(0.09	)		$				$	(0.19	)		$	0.82
Diluted		$				$	0.00			$	(0.09	)		$				$	(0.19	)		$	0.81
Balance Sheet Data (as of end of period):
Total net operating real estate		$	293,258,751			$	308,105,722			$	—			$	—			$	119,547,318			$	146,589,933
Total net operating real estate held for sale			—				—				—				—				43,458,027				—
Total investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures			13,281,010				4,255,162				—				—				1,254,307				2,398,902
Assets related to real estate held for sale			—				10,726				—				—				1,452,785				—
Total assets			354,788,086				344,281,627				—				—				172,526,092				156,631,431
Mortgage payable			214,783,947				218,283,947				—				—				79,034,338				96,099,690
Line of credit			—				—				—				—				7,571,223				11,935,830
Liabilities related to real estate held for sale			—				475,630				—				—				33,227,650				—
Total liabilities			222,536,198				227,018,984				—				—				126,443,873				113,147,458
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)			89,438,038				67,172,486				—				—				12,001,393				11,037,961
Other Data:
Cash flows (used in) provided by operations		$	—			$	(1,438,329	)		$	1,715,339			$	—			$	244,264			$	(2,048,484	)
Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities			—				(19,530,631	)			(7,395,762	)			—			$	(16,544,289	)		$	10,851,725
Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities			—				38,366,552				4,619,050				—				16,494,647				15,268,802
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic							3,452,032				1,012,870								1,032,339				738,276
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted							3,452,032				1,012,870								1,032,339				745,517

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Our Current Portfolio consists of interests in twelve apartment communities located primarily in markets in the Southeastern United States. Any adverse developments in local economic conditions or the demand for apartment units in these markets may negatively impact our results of operations.

Our Current Portfolio of properties consists primarily of apartment communities geographically concentrated in the Southeastern United States, and our portfolio going forward may consist primarily of the same. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, properties in Florida, Michigan, Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia comprised 20%, 19%, 19%, 17%, 15%, and 10%, respectively, of our total rental revenue. As such, we are currently susceptible to local economic conditions and the supply of and demand for apartment units in these markets. If there is a downturn in the economy or an oversupply of or decrease in demand for apartment units in these markets, our business could be materially adversely affected to a greater extent than if we owned a real estate portfolio that was more diversified in terms of both geography and industry focus.

Our Manager may not be successful in identifying and consummating suitable investment opportunities.

Our investment strategy requires us, through our Manager, to identify suitable investment opportunities compatible with our investment criteria. Our Manager may not be successful in identifying suitable opportunities that meet our criteria or in consummating investments on satisfactory terms or at all. Our ability to make investments on favorable terms may be constrained by several factors including, but not limited to, competition from other investors with significant capital, including other publicly-traded REITs and institutional investment funds, which may significantly increase investment costs; and/or the inability to finance an investment on favorable terms or at all. The failure to identify or consummate investments may impede our growth and negatively affect our cash available for distribution to our stockholders.

Adverse economic conditions may negatively affect our results of operations and, as a result, our ability to make distributions to our stockholders or to realize appreciation in the value of our properties.

Our operating results may be adversely affected by market and economic challenges, which may negatively affect our returns and profitability and, as a result, our ability to make distributions to our stockholders or to realize appreciation in the value of our properties. These market and economic challenges include, but are not limited to, the following:

The length and severity of any economic slow-down or downturn cannot be predicted. Our operations and, as a result, our ability to make distributions to our stockholders and/or our ability to realize appreciation in the value of our properties could be materially and adversely affected to the extent that an economic slow-down or downturn is prolonged or becomes severe.

Our revenues are significantly influenced by demand for apartment properties generally, and a decrease in such demand will likely have a greater adverse effect on our revenues than if we owned a more diversified real estate portfolio.

Our Current Portfolio is focused predominately on apartment properties, and we expect that our portfolio going forward will focus predominately on the same. As a result, we are subject to risks inherent in investments in a single industry, and a decrease in the demand for apartment properties would likely have a

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greater adverse effect on our rental revenues than if we owned a more diversified real estate portfolio. Resident demand at apartment properties was adversely affected by the recent U.S. recession, including the reduction in spending, reduced home prices and high unemployment, together with the price volatility, dislocations and liquidity disruptions in the debt and equity markets, as well as the rate of household formation or population growth in our markets, changes in interest rates or changes in supply of, or demand for, similar or competing apartment properties in an area. If the economic recovery slows or stalls, these conditions could persist and we could experience downward pressure on occupancy and market rents at our apartment properties, which could cause a decrease in our rental revenue. Any such decrease could impair our ability to satisfy our substantial debt service obligations or make distributions to our stockholders.

The properties in our investment pipeline are subject to contingencies that could delay or prevent acquisition or investment in those properties.

We are currently in discussions regarding a number of apartment properties for acquisition or investment. In particular, we and an affiliate of Carroll recently entered into a nonbinding LOI to purchase a Class-A, 306-unit market rate apartment community in Orlando, Florida known as the Venue Apartments, or Venue. See “Our Business and Properties — Our Investment Pipeline.” However, we have not completed our diligence process on this or any other properties or development projects nor do we have definitive investment or purchase and sale agreements, as applicable, and several other conditions must be met in order for us to complete these acquisitions or developments, including approval by our investment committee or board of directors. If we are unable to complete the acquisition of the interests or investment in any of these properties or experience significant delays in executing any such acquisition or investment, we will have issued shares of our common stock in this offering without realizing a corresponding current or future increase in earnings and cash flow from acquiring those interests or developing those properties, which could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, to the extent the uses of proceeds from this offering are designated for the acquisition of or investment in these properties, e.g., Venue, we will have no specific designated use for the net proceeds from this offering allocated to the purchase or development and investors will be unable to evaluate in advance the manner in which we will invest, or the economic merits of the properties we may ultimately acquire or develop with such proceeds.

Our expenses may remain constant or increase, even if our revenues decrease, causing our results of operations to be adversely affected.

Costs associated with our business, such as mortgage payments, real estate taxes, insurance premiums and maintenance costs, are relatively inflexible and generally do not decrease, and may increase, when a property is not fully occupied, rental rates decrease, a tenant fails to pay rent or other circumstances cause a reduction in property revenues. As a result, if revenues drop, we may not be able to reduce our expenses accordingly, which would adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

We compete with numerous other parties or entities for real estate assets and tenants and may not compete successfully.

We compete with numerous other persons or entities engaged in real estate investment activities, many of which have greater resources than we do. Some of these investors may enjoy significant competitive advantages that result from, among other things, a lower cost of capital and enhanced operating efficiencies. Our competitors may be willing to offer space at rates below our rates, causing us to lose existing or potential tenants.

Competition from other apartment properties for tenants could reduce our profitability and the return on your investment.

The apartment property industry is highly competitive. Our competitors may be willing to offer space at rates below our rates, causing us to lose existing or potential tenants. This competition could reduce occupancy levels and revenues at our apartment properties, which would adversely affect our results of operations. We expect to face competition for tenants from many sources. We will face competition from other apartment communities both in the immediate vicinity and in the larger geographic market where our

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apartment communities will be located. If overbuilding of apartment properties occurs at our properties it will increase the number of apartment units available and may decrease occupancy and apartment rental rates at our properties.

Increased competition and increased affordability of single-family homes could limit our ability to retain residents, lease apartment units or increase or maintain rents.

Any apartment properties we may acquire will most likely compete with numerous housing alternatives in attracting residents, including single-family homes, as well as owner-occupied single and multifamily homes available to rent. Competitive housing in a particular area and the increasing affordability of owner occupied single and multifamily homes available to rent or buy caused by declining mortgage interest rates and government programs to promote home ownership could adversely affect our ability to retain our residents, lease apartment units and increase or maintain rental rates.

Increased construction of similar properties that compete with our properties in any particular location could adversely affect the operating results of our properties and our cash available for distribution to our stockholders.

We may acquire properties in locations which experience increases in construction of properties that compete with our properties. This increased competition and construction could:

Our investments will be dependent on tenants for revenue, and lease terminations could reduce our revenues from rents, resulting in the decline in the value of your investment.

The underlying value of our properties and the ability to make distributions to you depend upon the ability of the tenants of our properties to generate enough income to pay their rents in a timely manner, and the success of our investments depends upon the occupancy levels, rental income and operating expenses of our properties and our company. Tenants’ inability to timely pay their rents may be impacted by employment and other constraints on their personal finances, including debts, purchases and other factors. These and other changes beyond our control may adversely affect our tenants’ ability to make lease payments. In the event of a tenant default or bankruptcy, we may experience delays in enforcing our rights as landlord and may incur costs in protecting our investment and re-leasing our property. We may be unable to re-lease the property for the rent previously received. We may be unable to sell a property with low occupancy without incurring a loss. These events and others could cause us to reduce the amount of distributions we make to stockholders and may also cause the value of your investment to decline.

Our operating results and distributable cash flow depend on our ability to generate revenue from leasing our properties to tenants on terms favorable to us.

Our operating results depend, in large part, on revenues derived from leasing space in our properties. We are subject to the credit risk of our tenants, and to the extent our tenants default on their leases or fail to make rental payments we may suffer a decrease in our revenue. In addition, if a tenant does not pay its rent, we may not be able to enforce our rights as landlord without delays and we may incur substantial legal costs. We are also subject to the risk that we will not be able to lease space in our value-added or opportunistic properties or that, upon the expiration of leases for space located in our properties, leases may not be renewed, the space may not be re-leased or the terms of renewal or re-leasing (including the cost of required renovations or concessions to customers) may be less favorable to us than current lease terms. If vacancies continue for a long period of time, we may suffer reduced revenues resulting in decreased distributions to our stockholders. In addition, the resale value of the property could be diminished because the market value of a particular property will depend principally upon the value of the leases of such property. Further, costs associated with real estate investment, such as real estate taxes and maintenance costs, generally are not reduced when circumstances cause a reduction in income from the investment. These events would cause a significant decrease in revenues and could cause us to reduce the amount of distributions to our stockholders.

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Short-term apartment leases expose us to the effects of declining market rent, which could adversely impact our ability to make cash distributions to our stockholders.

We expect that substantially all of our apartment leases will be for a term of one year or less. Because these leases generally permit the residents to leave at the end of the lease term without penalty, our rental revenues may be impacted by declines in market rents more quickly than if our leases were for longer terms.

Costs incurred in complying with governmental laws and regulations may reduce our net income and the cash available for distributions.

Our company and the properties we own and expect to own are subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to environmental protection and human health and safety. Federal laws such as the National Environmental Policy Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the Solid Waste Disposal Act as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Federal Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act and the Hazard Communication Act and their resolutions and corresponding state and local counterparts govern such matters as wastewater discharges, air emissions, the operation and removal of underground and above-ground storage tanks, the use, storage, treatment, transportation and disposal of solid and hazardous materials and the remediation of contamination associated with disposals. The properties we acquire will be subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 which generally requires that certain types of buildings and services be made accessible and available to people with disabilities. Additionally, we must comply with the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, or the FHAA, which requires that apartment properties first occupied after March 13, 1991 be accessible to handicapped residents and visitors. These laws may require us to make modifications to our properties. Some of these laws and regulations impose joint and several liability on tenants, owners or operators for the costs to investigate or remediate contaminated properties, regardless of fault or whether the acts causing the contamination were illegal. Compliance with these laws and any new or more stringent laws or regulations may require us to incur material expenditures. Future laws, ordinances or regulations may impose material environmental liability. In addition, there are various federal, state and local fire, health, life-safety and similar regulations with which we may be required to comply, and which may subject us to liability in the form of fines or damages for noncompliance.

Our properties may be affected by our tenants’ activities or actions, the existing condition of land when we buy it, operations in the vicinity of our properties, such as the presence of underground storage tanks, or activities of unrelated third parties. The presence of hazardous substances, or the failure to properly remediate these substances, may make it difficult or impossible to sell or rent such property. Any material expenditures, fines, or damages we must pay will reduce our ability to make distributions and may reduce the value of your investment.

A change in the United States government policy with regard to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could impact our financial condition.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are a major source of financing for the apartment real estate sector. We and other apartment companies in the apartment real estate sector depend frequently on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to finance growth by purchasing or guarantying apartment loans. In February 2011, the Obama Administration released a report to Congress which included options, among others, to gradually shrink and eventually shut down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. We do not know when or if Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac will restrict their support of lending to the apartment real estate industry or to us in particular. A final decision by the government to eliminate Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, or reduce their acquisitions or guarantees of apartment real estate mortgage loans, may adversely affect interest rates, capital availability and our ability to refinance our existing mortgage obligations as they come due and obtain additional long-term financing for the acquisition of additional apartment communities on favorable terms or at all.

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If we are not able to cost-effectively maximize the life of our properties, we may incur greater than anticipated capital expenditure costs, which may adversely affect our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

While the majority of our properties have undergone substantial renovations by prior owners since they were constructed, older properties may carry certain risks including unanticipated repair costs associated with older properties, increased maintenance costs as older properties continue to age, and cost overruns due to the need for special materials and/or fixtures specific to older properties. Although we take a proactive approach to property preservation, utilizing a preventative maintenance plan, and selective improvements that mitigate the cost impact of maintaining exterior building features and aging building components, if we are not able to cost-effectively maximize the life of our properties, we may incur greater than anticipated capital expenditure costs which may adversely affect our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

Any uninsured losses or high insurance premiums will reduce our net income and the amount of our cash distributions to stockholders.

Our Manager will attempt to ensure adequate insurance is obtained to cover significant areas of risk to us as a company and to our properties. However, there are types of losses at the property level, generally catastrophic in nature, such as losses due to wars, acts of terrorism, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, pollution or environmental matters, which are uninsurable or not economically insurable, or may be insured subject to limitations, such as large deductibles or co-payments. We may not have adequate coverage for such losses. If any of our properties incurs a casualty loss that is not fully insured, the value of our assets will be reduced by any such uninsured loss. In addition, other than any working capital reserve or other reserves we may establish, we have no source of funding to repair or reconstruct any uninsured damaged property. Also, to the extent we must pay unexpectedly large amounts for insurance, we could suffer reduced earnings that would result in lower distributions to stockholders.

We may have difficulty selling real estate investments, and our ability to distribute all or a portion of the net proceeds from such sale to our stockholders may be limited.

Real estate investments are relatively illiquid. We will have a limited ability to vary our Portfolio in response to changes in economic or other conditions. We will also have a limited ability to sell assets in order to fund working capital and similar capital needs. When we sell any of our properties, we may not realize a gain on such sale. We may not elect to distribute any proceeds from the sale of properties to our stockholders; for example, we may use such proceeds to:

Our ability to sell our properties may also be limited by our need to avoid a 100% penalty tax that is imposed on gain recognized by a REIT from the sale of property characterized as dealer property. In order to ensure that we avoid such characterization, we may be required to hold our properties for the production of rental income for a minimum period of time, generally two years, and comply with certain other requirements in the Code.

We may be unable to redevelop existing properties successfully and our investments in the development of new properties will be subjected to development risk, which could adversely affect our results of operations due to unexpected costs, delays and other contingencies.

As part of our operating strategy, we intend to selectively expand and/or redevelop existing properties as market conditions warrant, as well as invest in development of new properties through our Invest-to-Own

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strategy. In addition to the risks associated with real estate investments in general as described above, there are significant risks associated with development activities including the following:

In addition, if a project is delayed, certain residents and tenants may have the right to terminate their leases. Any one or more of these risks may cause us or the projects in which we invest to incur unexpected development costs, which would negatively affect our results of operations.

As part of otherwise attractive portfolios of properties, we may acquire some properties with existing lock-out provisions, which may prohibit or inhibit us from selling a property for an indeterminate period of time, or may require us to maintain specified debt levels for a period of years on some properties.

Loan provisions could materially restrict us from selling or otherwise disposing of or refinancing properties. These provisions would affect our ability to turn our investments into cash and thus affect cash available for distributions to you. Loan provisions may prohibit us from reducing the outstanding indebtedness with respect to properties, refinancing such indebtedness on a non-recourse basis at maturity, or increasing the amount of indebtedness with respect to such properties.

Loan provisions could impair our ability to take actions that would otherwise be in the best interests of our stockholders and, therefore, may have an adverse impact on the value of our stock, relative to the value that would result if the loan provisions did not exist. In particular, loan provisions could preclude us from participating in major transactions that could result in a disposition of our assets or a change in control even though that disposition or change in control might be in the best interests of our stockholders.

Our investments could be adversely affected if a Bluerock SP performs poorly at one of our projects, which could adversely affect returns to our stockholders.

In general, we expect to rely on our Bluerock SPs for the day-to-day management and development of our real estate investments. Our Bluerock SPs are not fiduciaries to us, and generally will have limited capital invested in a project, if any. One or more of our Bluerock SPs may perform poorly in managing one of our project investments for a variety of reasons, including failure to properly adhere to budgets or properly consummate the property business plan. Our Bluerock SPs may also underperform for strategic reasons related to projects or assets that a Bluerock SP is involved in with a Bluerock affiliate but not our company. If a Bluerock SP does not perform well at one of our projects, we may not be able to ameliorate the adverse effects of poor performance by terminating the Bluerock SP and finding a replacement partner to manage our projects in a timely manner. In such an instance, the returns to our stockholders could be adversely affected.

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Actions of our joint venture partners could subject us to liabilities in excess of those contemplated or prevent us from taking actions which are in the best interests of our stockholders, which could result in lower investment returns to our stockholders.

We have entered into, and in the future intend to enter into, joint ventures with affiliates and other third parties, including our Bluerock SPs, to acquire or improve properties. We may also purchase properties in partnerships, co-tenancies or other co-ownership arrangements. Such investments may involve risks not otherwise present when acquiring real estate directly, including, for example:

These events might subject us to liabilities in excess of those contemplated and thus reduce your investment returns. If we have a right of first refusal or buy/sell right to buy out a co-venturer, co-owner or partner, we may be unable to finance such a buy-out if it becomes exercisable or we may be required to purchase such interest at a time when it would not otherwise be in our best interest to do so. If our interest is subject to a buy/sell right, we may not have sufficient cash, available borrowing capacity or other capital resources to allow us to elect to purchase an interest of a co-venturer subject to the buy/sell right, in which case we may be forced to sell our interest as the result of the exercise of such right when we would otherwise prefer to keep our interest. Finally, we may not be able to sell our interest in a joint venture if we desire to exit the venture.

Your investment return may be reduced if we are required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act; if we are subject to registration under the Investment Company Act, we will not be able to continue our business.

Neither we, nor our operating partnership, nor any of our subsidiaries intend to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. We expect that our operating partnership’s and subsidiaries’ investments in real estate will represent the substantial majority of our total asset mix, which would not subject us to the Investment Company Act. In order to maintain an exemption from regulation under the Investment Company Act, we intend to engage, through our operating partnership and our wholly and majority owned subsidiaries, primarily in the business of buying real estate, and these investments must be made within a year after this offering ends. If we are unable to invest a significant portion of the proceeds of this offering in properties within one year of the termination of this offering, we may avoid being required to register as an investment company by temporarily investing any unused proceeds in government securities with low returns, which would reduce the cash available for distribution to stockholders and possibly lower your returns.

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We expect that most of our assets will be held through wholly owned or majority owned subsidiaries of our operating partnership. We expect that most of these subsidiaries will be outside the definition of investment company under Section 3(a)(1) of the Investment Company Act as they are generally expected to hold at least 60% of their assets in real property or in entities that they manage or co-manage that own real property. Section 3(a)(1)(A) of the Investment Company Act defines an investment company as any issuer that is or holds itself out as being engaged primarily in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities. Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the Investment Company Act defines an investment company as any issuer that is engaged or proposes to engage in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities and owns or proposes to acquire investment securities having a value exceeding 40% of the value of the issuer’s total assets (exclusive of U.S. government securities and cash items) on an unconsolidated basis, which we refer to as the 40% test. Excluded from the term “investment securities,” among other things, are U.S. government securities and securities issued by majority owned subsidiaries that are not themselves investment companies and are not relying on the exception from the definition of investment company set forth in Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act. We believe that we, our operating partnership and most of the subsidiaries of our operating partnership will not fall within either definition of investment company as we invest primarily in real property, through our wholly or majority owned subsidiaries, the majority of which we expect to have at least 60% of their assets in real property or in entities that they manage or co-manage that own real property. As these subsidiaries would be investing either solely or primarily in real property, they would be outside of the definition of “investment company” under Section 3(a)(1) of the Investment Company Act. We are organized as a holding company that conducts its businesses primarily through the operating partnership, which in turn is a holding company conducting its business through its subsidiaries. Both we and our operating partnership intend to conduct our operations so that they comply with the 40% test. We will monitor our holdings to ensure continuing and ongoing compliance with this test. In addition, we believe that neither we nor the operating partnership will be considered an investment company under Section 3(a)(1)(A) of the Investment Company Act because neither we nor the operating partnership will engage primarily or hold itself out as being engaged primarily in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities. Rather, through the operating partnership’s wholly-owned or majority owned subsidiaries, we and the operating partnership will be primarily engaged in the non-investment company businesses of these subsidiaries.

In the event that the value of investment securities held by the subsidiaries of our operating partnership were to exceed 40%, we expect our subsidiaries to be able to rely on the exclusion from the definition of “investment company” provided by Section 3(c)(5)(C) of the Investment Company Act. Section 3(c)(5)(C), as interpreted by the staff of the SEC, requires each of our subsidiaries relying on this exception to invest at least 55% of its portfolio in “mortgage and other liens on and interests in real estate,” which we refer to as “qualifying real estate assets” and maintain at least 70% to 90% of its assets in qualifying real estate assets or other real estate-related assets. The remaining 20% of the portfolio can consist of miscellaneous assets. What we buy and sell is therefore limited to these criteria. How we determine to classify our assets for purposes of the Investment Company Act will be based in large measure upon no-action letters issued by the SEC staff in the past and other SEC interpretive guidance. These no-action positions were issued in accordance with factual situations that may be substantially different from the factual situations we may face, and a number of these no-action positions were issued more than ten years ago. Pursuant to this guidance, and depending on the characteristics of the specific investments, certain joint venture investments may not constitute qualifying real estate assets and therefore investments in these types of assets may be limited. No assurance can be given that the SEC will concur with our classification of our assets. Future revisions to the Investment Company Act or further guidance from the SEC may cause us to lose our exclusion from registration or force us to re-evaluate our portfolio and our investment strategy. Such changes may prevent us from operating our business successfully.

In the event that we, or our operating partnership, were to acquire assets that could make either entity fall within the definition of investment company under Section 3(a)(1) of the Investment Company Act, we believe that we would still qualify for an exclusion from registration pursuant to Section 3(c)(6). Section 3(c)(6) excludes from the definition of investment company any company primarily engaged, directly or through majority owned subsidiaries, in one or more of certain specified businesses. These specified businesses include the real estate business described in Section 3(c)(5)(C) of the Investment Company Act. It

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also excludes from the definition of investment company any company primarily engaged, directly or through majority owned subsidiaries, in one or more of such specified businesses from which at least 25% of such company’s gross income during its last fiscal year is derived, together with any additional business or businesses other than investing, reinvesting, owning, holding, or trading in securities. Although the SEC staff has issued little interpretive guidance with respect to Section 3(c)(6), we believe that we and our operating partnership may rely on Section 3(c)(6) if 55% of the assets of our operating partnership consist of, and at least 55% of the income of our operating partnership is derived from, qualifying real estate assets owned by wholly owned or majority owned subsidiaries of our operating partnership.

To ensure that neither we, nor our operating partnership nor subsidiaries are required to register as an investment company, each entity may be unable to sell assets they would otherwise want to sell and may need to sell assets they would otherwise wish to retain. In addition, we, our operating company or our subsidiaries may be required to acquire additional income or loss-generating assets that we might not otherwise acquire or forego opportunities to acquire interests in companies that we would otherwise want to acquire. Although we, our operating partnership and our subsidiaries intend to monitor our respective portfolios periodically and prior to each acquisition or disposition, any of these entities may not be able to maintain an exclusion from registration as an investment company. If we, our operating partnership or our subsidiaries are required to register as an investment company but fail to do so, the unregistered entity would be prohibited from engaging in our business, and criminal and civil actions could be brought against such entity. In addition, the contracts of such entity would be unenforceable unless a court required enforcement, and a court could appoint a receiver to take control of the entity and liquidate its business.

For more information on issues related to compliance with the Investment Company Act, see “Policies With Respect to Certain Activities — Policies Relating to the Investment Company Act.”

We have experienced losses in the past, and we may experience similar losses in the future.

From inception of our company through June 30, 2014, we had a cumulative net loss of $11,694,021. Our losses can be attributed, in part, to the initial start-up costs and high corporate general and administrative expenses relative to the size of our portfolio. In addition, acquisition costs and depreciation and amortization expenses substantially reduced our income. We cannot assure you that, in the future, we will be profitable or that we will realize growth in the value of our assets.

We continue to generate negative operating cash flow, and our corporate general and administrative expenses remain high relative to the size of our Current Portfolio.

Our current corporate general and administrative expenses exceed the cash flow received from our investments in real estate joint ventures. The primary reason for our negative operating cash flow is the amount of our corporate general and administrative expenses relative to the size of our Current Portfolio. Our corporate general and administrative expenses were $929,739 for the six months ended June 30, 2014, which reflected an increase of $99,807 over the same period in 2013. There can be no assurance that future operating cash flow will improve. If cash flow received from our investments does not improve and our corporate general and administrative expenses remain high relative to the size of our portfolio, this would reduce the amount of funds available for us to invest in properties or other investments. These factors could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and ability to pay distributions to our stockholders.

Our corporate general and administrative costs are likely to remain high relative to the size of our portfolio, which will adversely affect our results of operations and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

If we are not successful in investing the net proceeds of this offering in the manner set forth under “Use of Proceeds” and continuing to raise capital and invest on an accretive basis, our corporate general and administrative costs will likely remain high relative to the size of our portfolio. If that occurs, it would adversely affect our results of operations and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

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We have very limited sources of capital other than the proceeds of this offering to meet our primary liquidity requirements.

We have very limited sources of capital other than cash from property operations and the net proceeds of this offering to meet our primary liquidity requirements. As a result, we may not be able to pay our liabilities and obligations when they come due other than with the net proceeds of this offering, which may limit our ability to fully consummate our business plan and diversify our portfolio. In the past, we have relied on borrowing from affiliates to help finance our business activities. However, there are no assurances that we will be able to continue to borrow from affiliates or extend the maturity date of any loans that may be outstanding and due to affiliates.

You will have limited control over changes in our policies and day-to-day operations, which limited control increases the uncertainty and risks you face as a stockholder. In addition, our board of directors may change our major operational policies without your approval.

Our board of directors determines our major policies, including our policies regarding financing, growth, debt capitalization, REIT qualification and distributions. Our board of directors may amend or revise these and other policies without a vote of the stockholders. Under the Maryland General Corporation Law and our charter, our stockholders have a right to vote only on limited matters. See “Important Provisions of Maryland Corporate Law and Our Charter and Bylaws.”

Our Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of our company and the selection and management of investments and has broad discretion over the use of proceeds from this offering. Accordingly, you should not purchase shares of our Class A common stock unless you are willing to entrust all aspects of the day-to-day management and the selection and management of investments to our Manager, who will manage our company in accordance with the Management Agreement. In addition, our Manager may retain independent contractors to provide various services for our company, and you should note that such contractors will have no fiduciary duty to you or the other stockholders and may not perform as expected or desired.

In addition, while this prospectus outlines our investment policies and generally describes our target portfolio, our board of directors or our Manager may make adjustments to these policies based on, among other things, prevailing real estate market conditions and the availability of attractive investment opportunities. While we have no current intention of changing our investment policies, we will not forego an attractive investment because it does not fit within our targeted asset class or portfolio composition. We may use the proceeds of this offering to purchase or invest in any type of real estate which we determine is in the best interest of our stockholders. As such, our actual portfolio composition may vary substantially from the target portfolio described in this prospectus.

If we internalize our management functions, we could incur other significant costs associated with being self-managed.

At the earlier of (i) April 2, 2017, three years following the completion of the IPO, and (ii) the date on which the value of our stockholders’ equity exceeds $250 million, our board of directors may, but is not obligated to, pursue the internalization of the functions performed for us by our Manager through the acquisition of our Manager or similar transaction through which we would bring onboard our Manager’s management team. The method by which we could internalize these functions could take many forms. While we believe that there are substantial benefits to internalization of management functions at the appropriate time, there is no assurance that internalization will be beneficial to us and our stockholders, and internalizing our management functions could reduce earnings per share and funds from operation per share. For example, we may not realize the perceived benefits or we may not be able to properly integrate a new staff of managers and employees or we may not be able to effectively replicate the services provided previously by our Manager or its affiliates. Internalization transactions involving the internalization of managers affiliated with entity sponsors have also, in some cases, been the subject of litigation. Even if these claims are without merit, we could be forced to spend significant amounts of money defending claims which would reduce the amount of funds available for us to invest in properties or other investments to pay distributions. All these factors could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and ability to pay distributions.

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Your rights as stockholders and our rights to recover claims against our officers, directors and Manager are limited.

Under Maryland law, our charter, our bylaws and the terms of certain indemnification agreements with our directors, we may generally indemnify our officers, our directors, our Manager and their respective affiliates to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law. Maryland law permits us to indemnify our present and former directors and officers, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in connection with any proceeding to which they may be made or threatened to be made a party by reason of their service in those or other capacities unless it is established that: (1) the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (i) was committed in bad faith or (ii) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (2) the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (3) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. As a result, we and our stockholders may have more limited rights against our directors, officers, employees and agents, and our Manager and its affiliates, than might otherwise exist under common law. In addition, we may be obligated to fund the defense costs incurred by our directors, officers, employees and agents or our Manager in some cases.

A limit on the percentage of our securities a person may own may discourage a takeover or business combination, which could prevent our stockholders from realizing a premium price for their stock.

Our charter restricts direct or indirect ownership by one person or entity to no more than 9.8% in value of the outstanding shares of our capital stock or 9.8% in number of shares or value, whichever is more restrictive, of the outstanding shares of our common stock unless exempted (prospectively or retroactively) by our board of directors. This restriction may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of us, including an extraordinary transaction (such as a merger, tender offer or sale of all or substantially all of our assets) that might provide a premium price to our stockholders.

Our charter permits our board of directors to issue stock with terms that may subordinate the rights of our Class A common stockholders or discourage a third party from acquiring us in a manner that could result in a premium price to our stockholders.

Our board of directors may amend our charter from time to time to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class or series that we have authority to issue and may classify or reclassify any unissued common stock or preferred stock into other classes or series of stock and establish the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms or conditions of redemption of any such stock. Our board of directors could also authorize the issuance of up to 250,000,000 shares of preferred stock with terms and conditions that could have priority as to distributions and amounts payable upon liquidation over the rights of the holders of our Class A common stock. Such preferred stock could also have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of us, including an extraordinary transaction (such as a merger, tender offer or sale of all or substantially all of our assets) that might provide a premium price to holders of our Class A common stock. See “Description of Capital Stock — Preferred Stock.”

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We did not obtain new owner’s title insurance policies in connection with the acquisition of our real estate investments in the contribution transactions.

Each of the properties underlying the contributed real estate investments in our contribution transactions is insured by a title insurance policy. We did not, however, obtain new owner’s title insurance policies in connection with the contribution transactions unless the existing mortgage loans remained in place upon completion of the acquisition, in which case we may have obtained new title policies or updated existing title policies if required by a lender. Although we are not aware of any, if there were a material title defect related to any of these properties that is not adequately covered by a title insurance policy, we could lose some or all of our capital invested in and our anticipated profits from such property.

We did not obtain new Phase I environmental site assessments in connection with our contribution transactions, and the assessments our sellers obtained before acquisition of these properties did not provide assurance that we will not be exposed to environmental liabilities at our properties.

We did not obtain new Phase I environmental site assessments with respect to all of the properties underlying our contributed real estate investments prior to the contribution transactions. No assurances can be given that any of the prior Phase I environmental site assessments previously obtained by Fund I and the Bluerock Funds identify all environmental conditions impacting the properties because material environmental conditions may have developed since the Phase I environmental site assessments were conducted. The Phase I environmental site assessments are also of limited scope and do not include comprehensive asbestos, lead-based paint or lead in drinking water assessments. Therefore, the properties developed earlier than 1989 may contain such hazardous substances. Comprehensive mold and radon assessments also were not conducted and some of the initial properties were identified in areas with radon levels above action levels for residential buildings by the Environmental Protection Agency. We also cannot guarantee that a prior owner or tenant of a property or that an adjacent property owner has not created a material environmental condition that is unknown to us or that there are no other unknown material environmental conditions as to any one or more of the properties underlying our contributed real estate investments. There also exists the risk that material environmental conditions, liabilities or compliance concerns may arise in the future. The realization of any or all of these risks may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, our ability to make distributions to our stockholders and the trading price of our shares of Class A common stock.

We may pursue less vigorous enforcement of the terms of certain agreements in connection with related party transactions because of conflicts of interest with certain of our officers and directors, and the terms of those agreements may be less favorable to us than they might otherwise be in an arm’s-length transaction.

The agreements we enter into in connection with related party transactions are expected to contain limited representations and warranties and have limited express indemnification rights in the event of a breach of those agreements. Furthermore, Mr. Kamfar, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, currently serves as an officer of Bluerock. Consequently, he has a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of Fund I and the Bluerock Funds. Further, Mr. Kachadurian, a director and our Manager’s Vice Chairman, is affiliated with Bluerock and will have a conflict with respect to any matters that require consideration by our board of directors that occur between us and Bluerock. Even if we have actionable rights, we may choose not to enforce, or to enforce less vigorously, our rights under these agreements or under other agreements we may have with these parties, because of our desire to maintain positive relationships with these individuals.

Our tax protection agreement requires our operating partnership to maintain certain debt levels that otherwise would not be required to operate our business.

Under our tax protection agreement with NPT, our operating partnership will provide NPT the opportunity to guarantee debt or enter into a deficit restoration obligation upon a future repayment, retirement, refinancing or other reduction (other than scheduled amortization) of currently outstanding debt prior to the sixth anniversary of the completion of our contribution transactions. If we fail to make such opportunity available, we will be required to deliver to NPT a cash payment intended to approximate the tax liability of certain members of NPT resulting from our failure to make such opportunity available and the tax liabilities incurred as a result of such tax protection payment. We agreed to these provisions in order to assist certain members of NPT in deferring the recognition of taxable gain as a result of and after our contribution

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transactions. These obligations may require us to maintain more or different indebtedness than we would otherwise require for our business. We estimate that the amount of indebtedness we are required to maintain for this purpose will not exceed $20 million.

Risks Related to our Management and Relationships with our Manager

We are dependent on our Manager and its key personnel for our success.

Currently, we are externally advised by our Manager and, pursuant to the Management Agreement, our Manager is not obligated to dedicate any specific personnel exclusively to us, nor is its personnel obligated to dedicate any specific portion of their time to the management of our business. As a result, we cannot provide any assurances regarding the amount of time our Manager will dedicate to the management of our business. Moreover, each of our officers and non-independent directors is also an employee of our Manager or one of its affiliates, and has significant responsibilities for other investment vehicles currently managed by Bluerock affiliates, and may not always be able to devote sufficient time to the management of our business. Consequently, we may not receive the level of support and assistance that we otherwise might receive if we were internally managed.

In addition, we offer no assurance that our Manager will remain our manager or that we will continue to have access to our Manager’s principals and professionals. The initial term of our Management Agreement with our Manager only extends until April 2, 2017 (the third anniversary of the closing of the IPO), with automatic one-year renewals thereafter, and may be terminated earlier under certain circumstances. If the Management Agreement is terminated or not renewed and no suitable replacement is found to manage us, we may not be able to execute our business plan, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

The inability of our Manager to retain or obtain key personnel could delay or hinder implementation of our investment strategies, which could impair our ability to make distributions and could reduce the value of your investment.

Our Manager is obligated to supply us with substantially all of our senior management team, including our chief executive officer, president, chief accounting officer and chief operating officer. Subject to investment, leverage and other guidelines or policies adopted by our board of directors, our Manager has significant discretion regarding the implementation of our investment and operating policies and strategies. Accordingly, we believe that our success will depend significantly upon the experience, skill, resources, relationships and contacts of the senior officers and key personnel of our Manager and its affiliates. In particular, our success depends to a significant degree upon the contributions of Messrs. Kamfar, Kachadurian, Babb, Ruddy, Konig and MacDonald, all of whom are senior officers of our Manager. We do not have employment agreements with any of these key personnel and do not have key man life insurance on any of them. If any of Messrs. Kamfar, Kachadurian, Babb, Ruddy, Konig and MacDonald were to cease their affiliation with us or our Manager, our Manager may be unable to find suitable replacements, and our operating results could suffer. We believe that our future success depends, in large part, upon our Manager’s ability to hire and retain highly skilled managerial, operational and marketing personnel. Competition for highly skilled personnel is intense, and our Manager may be unsuccessful in attracting and retaining such skilled personnel. If we lose or are unable to obtain the services of highly skilled personnel, our ability to implement our investment strategies could be delayed or hindered, and the value of your investment may decline.

Our Manager’s limited operating history makes it difficult for you to evaluate this investment.

Our Manager has less than one year of operating history and may not be able to successfully operate our business or achieve our investment objectives. We may not be able to conduct our business as described in our plan of operation.

Termination of our Management Agreement, even for poor performance, could be difficult and costly, including as a result of termination fees, and may cause us to be unable to execute our business plan.

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independent directors determine either (i) there has been unsatisfactory performance by our Manager that is materially detrimental to us or (ii) the base management and incentive fees payable by us to our Manager are above current market rates. We may generally terminate our Manager for “cause” (as defined in our Management Agreement); provided, that if we are terminating due to a “change of control” of our Manager (as defined in our Management Agreement), a majority of our independent directors must determine such change of control is materially detrimental to us prior to any termination. If we terminate the Management Agreement without cause or in connection with an internalization, or if the Manager terminates the Management Agreement because of a material breach thereof by us or as a result of a change of control of our company, we must pay our Manager a termination fee payable in cash or, in connection with an internalization, acquire our Manager at an equivalent price, which may include a contribution of the Manager’s assets in exchange for OP Units or other tax-efficient transaction. The termination fee, if any, will be equal to three times the sum of the base management fee and incentive fee earned, in each case, by our Manager during the 12-month period prior to such termination, calculated as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter. These provisions may substantially restrict our ability to terminate the Management Agreement without cause and would cause us to incur substantial costs in connection with such a termination. Furthermore, in the event that our Management Agreement is terminated, with or without cause, and we are unable to identify a suitable replacement to manage us, our ability to execute our business plan could be adversely affected.

Because we are dependent upon our Manager and its affiliates to conduct our operations, any adverse changes in the financial health of our Manager or its affiliates or our relationship with them could hinder our operating performance and the return on your investment.

We are dependent on our Manager and its affiliates to manage our operations and acquire and manage our portfolio of real estate assets. Under the direction of our board of directors, and subject to our investment guidelines, our Manager makes all decisions with respect to the management of our company. Our Manager depends upon the fees and other compensation that it receives from us in connection with managing our company to conduct its operations. Any adverse changes in the financial condition of our Manager or its affiliates, or our relationship with our Manager, could hinder its ability to successfully manage our operations and our portfolio of investments, which would adversely affect us and our stockholders.

Our board of directors has approved very broad investment guidelines for our Manager and will not approve each investment and financing decision made by our Manager unless required by our investment guidelines.

Our Manager is authorized to follow very broad investment guidelines established by our board of directors. Our board of directors will periodically review our investment guidelines and our portfolio of assets but will not, and will not be required to, review all of our proposed investments, except in limited circumstances as set forth in our investment policies, which are described under “Policies with Respect to Certain Activities — Our Investment Policies.” In addition, in conducting periodic reviews, our board of directors may rely primarily on information provided to them by our Manager. Furthermore, transactions entered into by our Manager may be costly, difficult or impossible to unwind by the time they are reviewed by our board of directors. Our Manager has great latitude within the broad parameters of our investment guidelines in determining the types and amounts of assets in which to invest on our behalf, including making investments that may result in returns that are substantially below expectations or result in losses, which would materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations, or may otherwise not be in the best interests of our stockholders.

Our Manager and our senior management team have limited experience managing a REIT and limited experience managing a publicly traded REIT.

The experience of our senior management team in managing a REIT is limited to the time since 2008, and that of our Manager is limited to the time since the completion of the IPO. Moreover, our Manager and most members of our senior management team have limited experience managing a publicly traded REIT. We cannot assure you that the past experience of our Manager and our senior management team will be sufficient

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to successfully operate our company as a REIT or a publicly traded company, including the requirements to timely meet disclosure requirements of the SEC, and comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Risks Related to Conflicts of Interest

The Management Agreement with our Manager was not negotiated on an arm’s-length basis and may not be as favorable to us as if it had been negotiated with an unaffiliated third party.

Our executive officers, including two of our five directors, are executives of Bluerock. Our Management Agreement was negotiated between related parties and its terms, including fees payable to our Manager, may not be as favorable to us as if it had been negotiated with an unaffiliated third party. In addition, we may choose not to enforce, or to enforce less vigorously, our rights under the Management Agreement because of our desire to maintain our ongoing relationship with Bluerock and its affiliates.

We may have conflicts of interest with our Manager and other affiliates, which could result in investment decisions that are not in the best interests of our stockholders.

There are numerous conflicts of interest between our interests and the interests of our Manager, Bluerock and their respective affiliates, including conflicts arising out of allocation of personnel to our activities, allocation of investment opportunities between us and investment vehicles affiliated with Bluerock, purchase or sale of apartment properties, including from or to Bluerock or its affiliates and fee arrangements with our Manager that might induce our Manager to make investment decisions that are not in our best interests. Examples of these potential conflicts of interest include:

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Any of these and other conflicts of interest between us and our Manager could have a material adverse effect on the returns on our investments, our ability to make distributions to stockholders and the trading price of our Class A common stock.

Certain current or future private investment funds managed by Bluerock or its affiliates may have the right to co-invest with us in Class A apartment properties in our target markets, which could adversely affect our ability to invest timely in our target assets, thereby materially and adversely affecting our results of operations and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

Certain current or future private investment funds managed by Bluerock or its affiliates may have the right to co-invest with us in Class A apartment properties in our target markets under an investment allocation agreement, subject to us and each fund having capital available for investment and the determination by our Manager and the general partner of each of such funds, which is, or will be, an affiliate of Bluerock, that the proposed investment is suitable for us and such fund, respectively. Pursuant to the investment allocation agreement, the Bluerock-affiliated funds will have the right to co-invest with us under certain circumstances. Depending on the circumstances, we may co-invest in a particular asset with one or any combination of the Bluerock-affiliated funds. To the extent that one of the Bluerock-affiliated funds has significant available capital, the likelihood that we may co-invest in a particular asset with such fund could increase significantly. To the extent that we acquire assets with the Bluerock-affiliated funds, our ability to invest the net proceeds from this offering in revenue-generating assets in the near term may be hindered, which would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and ability to make distributions to our stockholders. In addition, because affiliates of Bluerock also manage the Bluerock-affiliated funds, and fees payable to such affiliates by the Bluerock-affiliated funds may be more advantageous than fees payable by us to our Manager, our interests in such investments may conflict with the interests of the Bluerock-affiliated funds, and our Manager or its affiliates may take actions that may not be most favorable to us, including in the event of a default or restructuring of assets subject to co-investment rights.

In addition, because these funds are, and other co-investment funds managed by Bluerock and its affiliates in the future likely will be closed-end funds with finite lives, such funds are expected to dispose of substantially all of the assets in their respective portfolios prior to dissolution. As a result, prior to such dissolutions, we may need to sell our interests in the co-investment assets before we otherwise would in order to avoid a potential conflict. Our decision to sell such interests will depend, among other things, on our ability to sell the interests at favorable prices or at all. It is also possible that our Manager or its affiliates, who also manage such funds, may sell such co-investment assets at times or prices that are not in the best interests of us or our stockholders. In addition, to the extent that such funds dispose of co-investment assets that are qualifying assets, we may be required to purchase additional qualifying assets (subject to the availability of capital at favorable prices or at all) or sell non-qualifying assets at inopportune times or prices in order to maintain our qualification as a REIT and our exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act. Even if our interests are not in conflict with those of funds with co-investment rights, we will not realize the full economic benefits of the investment. If any of the foregoing were to occur, our Manager’s ability to

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operate our business in a manner consistent with our business strategy could be hindered materially, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

Bluerock and the Bluerock Funds’ ownership of a significant portion of the outstanding shares of our common stock on a fully diluted basis could give Bluerock the ability to control the outcome of matters submitted for stockholder approval and otherwise allow Bluerock to exert significant influence over our company in a manner that may not be in the best interests of our other stockholders.

Immediately following the completion of this offering, Bluerock Funds will beneficially own approximately      % of our outstanding Class A common stock on a fully diluted basis and Bluerock, along with our Manager, senior executives of our Manager, and our directors, along with their affiliates, will beneficially own approximately      % of our outstanding Class A common stock on a fully diluted basis. As a result of Bluerock and the Bluerock Funds’ significant ownership in our company, Bluerock will have significant influence over our affairs and could exercise such influence in a manner that is not in the best interests of our other stockholders, including the ability to control the outcome of matters submitted to our stockholders for approval such as the election of directors and any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets. In particular, this concentrated voting control could delay, defer or prevent a change of control, merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets that our other stockholders and our board of directors support. Conversely, Bluerock’s concentrated voting control could result in the consummation of such a transaction that our other stockholders and our board of directors do not support.

Our executive officers have interests that may conflict with the interests of stockholders.

Our executive officers are also affiliated with or are executive and/or senior officers of our Manager, Bluerock and their affiliates. These individuals may have personal and professional interests that conflict with the interests of our stockholders with respect to business decisions affecting us and our operating partnership. As a result, the effect of these conflicts of interest on these individuals may influence their decisions affecting the negotiation and consummation of the transactions whereby we acquire apartment properties in the future from Bluerock or its affiliates, or in the allocation of investment opportunities to us by Bluerock or its affiliates.

We may pursue less vigorous enforcement of terms of the contribution agreements for the apartment properties we acquired from Fund I and the Bluerock Funds because of conflicts of interest with our senior management team.

Our executive officers and two of our directors, one of whom is also chairman of our board of directors, have professional responsibilities with Fund I and the Bluerock Funds, which contributed interests in apartment properties to our operating partnership. As part of the contribution of these interests, Fund I and the Bluerock Funds made limited representations and warranties to us regarding the interests acquired. See “— Risks Related to Our Contribution Transactions — We may be subject to unknown liabilities in connection with our contribution transactions which could result in unexpected liabilities and expenses.” Any indemnification from Fund I and the Bluerock Funds related to the contribution is limited. We may choose not to enforce, or to enforce less vigorously, our rights under the contribution agreements due to our ongoing relationship between our executive officers and Bluerock.

Our Manager, our executive officers and their affiliates may face conflicts of interest and competing demands on their time, which could adversely impact your investment.

We rely on our Manager and its affiliates to select our properties and manage our assets and daily operations. Many of the same persons serve as directors, officers and employees of our company, our Manager and its affiliates. This amount will vary from week to week depending on our needs, as well as the needs of our affiliates for which our officers perform functions. Certain of our Manager’s affiliates, including its principals, are presently, and plan in the future to continue to be, and our Manager plans in the future to be, involved with real estate programs and activities which are unrelated to us. As a result of these activities, our Manager, its employees and certain of its affiliates have conflicts of interest in allocating their time between us

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and other activities in which they are or may become involved. Our Manager and its employees will devote only as much of their time to our business as our Manager, in its judgment, determines is reasonably required, which may be substantially less than their full time. Therefore, our Manager and its employees may experience conflicts of interest in allocating management time, services, and functions among us and other of our affiliates and any other business ventures in which they or any of their key personnel, as applicable, are or may become involved. This could result in actions that are more favorable to other of our affiliates than to us. However, our Manager believes that it and its affiliates have sufficient personnel to discharge fully their responsibilities to all of the activities of our affiliates in which they are involved.

The incentive fee we pay our Manager may induce it to make riskier investments, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and the trading price of our Class A common stock.

The incentive fee payable by us to our Manager is determined based on AFFO, which may create an incentive for our Manager to make investments that are risky or more speculative than would otherwise be in our best interests. In evaluating investments and other management strategies, the incentive fee structure may lead our Manager to place undue emphasis on the maximization of AFFO at the expense of other criteria, such as preservation of capital, in order to increase its incentive fee. Investments with higher yields generally have higher risk of loss than investments with lower yields, and could result in higher investment losses, particularly during cyclical economic downturns, which could adversely affect the trading price of our Class A common stock.

We may be obligated to pay our Manager quarterly incentive fees even if we incur a net loss during a particular quarter and our Manager will receive a base management fee regardless of the performance of our portfolio.

Our Manager is entitled to a quarterly incentive fee based on our pre-incentive fee AFFO, which will reward our Manager if our quarterly AFFO exceeds an 8% hurdle on our adjusted stockholders’ equity. Our AFFO for a particular quarter will exclude the effect of any unrealized gains, losses or other items during that quarter that do not affect realized net income, even if these adjustments result in a net loss on our statement of operations for that quarter. Thus, we may be required to pay our Manager an incentive fee for a fiscal quarter even if we incur a net loss for that quarter as determined in accordance with GAAP. In addition, our Manager is entitled to receive a base management fee based on a percentage of stockholders’ equity, regardless of our performance or its performance in managing our business. Our Manager will also receive reimbursement of expenses and fees incurred directly on our behalf regardless of its or our performance. As a result, even if our Manager does not identify profitable investment opportunities for us, it will still receive material compensation from us. This compensation structure may reduce our Manager’s incentive to devote time and effort to seeking profitable opportunities for our portfolio.

If we acquire properties from affiliates of our Manager, the price may be higher than we would pay if the transaction were the result of arm’s-length negotiations.

We may acquire properties or investments from Bluerock, our Manager, directors or officers, or their respective affiliates. The prices we pay for such properties will not be the subject of arm’s-length negotiations, which means that the acquisitions may be on terms less favorable to us than those negotiated in an arm’s-length transaction. Even though we expect to use an independent third-party appraiser to determine fair market value when acquiring properties from our Manager and its affiliates, we may pay more for particular properties than we would have in an arm’s-length transaction, which would reduce our cash available for investment in other properties or distribution to our stockholders.

Legal counsel for us, Bluerock and some of our affiliates is the same law firm.

Kaplan Voekler Cunningham & Frank, PLC acts as legal counsel to us, Bluerock, Fund I and the Bluerock Funds, and some of our affiliates. Kaplan Voekler Cunningham & Frank, PLC is not acting as counsel for any specific group of stockholders or any potential investor. There is a possibility in the future that the interests of the various parties may become adverse and, under the Code of Professional Responsibility of the legal profession, Kaplan Voekler Cunningham & Frank, PLC may be precluded from representing any one or all of such parties. If any situation arises in which our interests appear to be in

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conflict with those of our Manager or our affiliates, additional counsel may be retained by one or more of the parties to assure that their interests are adequately protected. Moreover, should such a conflict not be readily apparent, Kaplan Voekler Cunningham & Frank, PLC may inadvertently act in derogation of the interest of parties which could adversely affect us, and our ability to meet our investment objectives and, therefore, our stockholders.

We have entered into joint venture investments with affiliates of Bluerock and may continue to do so in the future.

As of the date of this prospectus, all but one of our investments in equity interests in real property have been made through joint venture arrangements with affiliates of Bluerock as well as unaffiliated third parties. We expect that our Manager will continue to be presented with opportunities to purchase all or a portion of a property. In such instances, it is likely that we will continue to work together with programs sponsored by Bluerock to apportion the assets within the property among us and such other programs in accordance with the investment objectives of the various programs and the terms of our investment allocation agreement. After such apportionment, the property would be owned by two or more programs sponsored by Bluerock or joint ventures composed of programs sponsored by affiliates of Bluerock. The negotiation of how to divide the property among the various programs will not be at arm’s-length and conflicts of interest will arise in the process. We cannot assure you that we will be as successful as we otherwise would be if we enter into joint venture arrangements with programs sponsored by Bluerock or with affiliates of Bluerock or our Manager. It is possible that in connection with the purchase of a property or in the course of negotiations with programs sponsored by Bluerock to allocate portions of such property, we may be required to purchase a property that we would otherwise consider inappropriate for our portfolio, in order to also purchase a property that our Manager considers desirable. Although we expect to conduct independent appraisals of the assets comprising the property prior to apportionment, it is possible that we could pay more for an asset in this type of transaction than we would pay in an arm’s-length transaction with a third party unaffiliated with our Manager.

The terms pursuant to which affiliates of Bluerock manage one of our joint venture partners will differ from the terms pursuant to which our Manager manages us. Moreover, affiliates of Bluerock may also have a much more significant ownership interest in such joint venture partner than in us. As a result, Bluerock may have financial incentives to structure the terms of the joint venture in a way that favors such joint venture partner. In addition, the co-venturer may have economic or business interests or goals that are or may become inconsistent with our business interests or goals. Since Bluerock and its affiliates control both us and any affiliated co-venturer, agreements and transactions between the co-venturers with respect to any such joint venture do not have the benefit of arm’s-length negotiation of the type normally conducted between unrelated co-venturers.

Risks Associated with Debt Financing

We have used and may continue to use mortgage and other debt financing to acquire properties or interests in properties and otherwise incur other indebtedness, which increases our expenses and could subject us to the risk of losing properties in foreclosure if our cash flow is insufficient to make loan payments.

We are permitted to acquire real properties and other real estate-related investments, including entity acquisitions, by assuming either existing financing secured by the asset or by borrowing new funds. In addition, we may incur or increase our mortgage debt by obtaining loans secured by some or all of our assets to obtain funds to acquire additional investments or to pay distributions to our stockholders. We also may borrow funds if necessary to satisfy the requirement that we distribute at least 90% of our annual “REIT taxable income,” or otherwise as is necessary or advisable to assure that we maintain our qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes.

There is no limit on the amount we may invest in any single property or other asset or on the amount we can borrow to purchase any individual property or other investment. If we mortgage a property and have insufficient cash flow to service the debt, we risk an event of default which may result in our lenders foreclosing on the properties securing the mortgage.

If we cannot repay or refinance loans incurred to purchase our properties, or interests therein, then we may lose our interests in the properties secured by the loans we are unable to repay or refinance.

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High levels of debt or increases in interest rates could increase the amount of our loan payments, which could reduce the cash available for distribution to stockholders.

Our policies do not limit us from incurring debt. For purposes of calculating our leverage, we assume full consolidation of all of our real estate investments, whether or not they would be consolidated under GAAP, include assets we have classified as held for sale, and include any joint venture level indebtedness in our total indebtedness. As of June 30, 2014, the ratio of our total indebtedness to the fair market value of our real estate investments as determined by our Manager was 64.5%, which is high relative to other listed REITs.

These high debt levels cause us to incur higher interest charges, resulting in higher debt service payments, and may be accompanied by restrictive covenants. Interest we pay reduces cash available for distribution to stockholders. Additionally, with respect to our variable rate debt, increases in interest rates increase our interest costs, which reduces our cash flow and our ability to make distributions to you. In addition, if we need to repay existing debt during periods of rising interest rates, we could be required to liquidate one or more of our investments in properties at times which may not permit realization of the maximum return on such investments and could result in a loss. In addition, if we are unable to service our debt payments, our lenders may foreclose on our interests in the real property that secures the loans we have entered into.

High mortgage rates may make it difficult for us to finance or refinance properties, which could reduce the number of properties we can acquire, our cash flow from operations and the amount of cash distributions we can make.

To qualify as a REIT, we will be required to distribute at least 90% of our annual taxable income (excluding net capital gains) to our stockholders in each taxable year, and thus our ability to retain internally generated cash is limited. Accordingly, our ability to acquire properties or to make capital improvements to or remodel properties will depend on our ability to obtain debt or equity financing from third parties or the sellers of properties. If mortgage debt is unavailable at reasonable rates, we may not be able to finance the purchase of properties. If we place mortgage debt on properties, we run the risk of being unable to refinance the properties when the debt becomes due or of being unable to refinance on favorable terms. If interest rates are higher when we refinance the properties, our income could be reduced. We may be unable to refinance properties. If any of these events occurs, our cash flow would be reduced. This, in turn, would reduce cash available for distribution to you and may hinder our ability to raise capital by issuing more stock or borrowing more money.

Lenders may require us to enter into restrictive covenants relating to our operations, which could limit our ability to make distributions to you.

When providing financing, a lender may impose restrictions on us that affect our distribution and operating policies and our ability to incur additional debt. Loan documents we enter into may contain covenants that limit our ability to further mortgage the property, discontinue insurance coverage, or replace our Manager. These or other limitations may limit our flexibility and prevent us from achieving our operating plans.

Our ability to obtain financing on reasonable terms would be impacted by negative capital market conditions.

Recently, domestic and international financial markets have experienced unusual volatility and uncertainty. Although this condition occurred initially within the “subprime” single-family mortgage lending sector of the credit market, liquidity has tightened in overall financial markets, including the investment grade debt and equity capital markets. Consequently, there is greater uncertainty regarding our ability to access the credit market in order to attract financing on reasonable terms. Investment returns on our assets and our ability to make acquisitions could be adversely affected by our inability to secure financing on reasonable terms, if at all.

Some of our mortgage loans may have “due on sale” provisions, which may impact the manner in which we acquire, sell and/or finance our properties.

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repayment of the mortgage loan if the borrower sells the mortgaged property. Similarly, due-on-encumbrance clauses allow a mortgage lender to demand full repayment if the borrower uses the real estate securing the mortgage loan as security for another loan. In such event, we may be required to sell our properties on an all-cash basis, which may make it more difficult to sell the property or reduce the selling price.

Lenders may be able to recover against our other properties under our mortgage loans.

In financing our property acquisitions, we will seek to obtain secured nonrecourse loans. However, only recourse financing may be available, in which event, in addition to the property securing the loan, the lender would have the ability to look to our other assets for satisfaction of the debt if the proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the property securing the loan are insufficient to fully repay it. Also, in order to facilitate the sale of a property, we may allow the buyer to purchase the property subject to an existing loan whereby we remain responsible for the debt.

If we are required to make payments under any “bad boy” carve-out guaranties that we may provide in connection with certain mortgages and related loans, our business and financial results could be materially adversely affected.

In obtaining certain nonrecourse loans, we may provide standard carve-out guaranties. These guaranties are only applicable if and when the borrower directly, or indirectly through agreement with an affiliate, joint venture partner or other third party, voluntarily files a bankruptcy or similar liquidation or reorganization action or takes other actions that are fraudulent or improper (commonly referred to as “bad boy” guaranties). Although we believe that “bad boy” carve-out guaranties are not guaranties of payment in the event of foreclosure or other actions of the foreclosing lender that are beyond the borrower’s control, some lenders in the real estate industry have recently sought to make claims for payment under such guaranties. In the event such a claim were made against us under a “bad boy” carve-out guaranty following foreclosure on mortgages or related loan, and such claim were successful, our business and financial results could be materially adversely affected.

Interest-only indebtedness may increase our risk of default and ultimately may reduce our funds available for distribution to our stockholders.

We may finance our property acquisitions using interest-only mortgage indebtedness. During the interest-only period, the amount of each scheduled payment will be less than that of a traditional amortizing mortgage loan. The principal balance of the mortgage loan will not be reduced (except in the case of prepayments) because there are no scheduled monthly payments of principal during this period. After the interest-only period, we will be required either to make scheduled payments of amortized principal and interest or to make a lump-sum or “balloon” payment at maturity. These required principal or balloon payments will increase the amount of our scheduled payments and may increase our risk of default under the related mortgage loan. If the mortgage loan has an adjustable interest rate, the amount of our scheduled payments also may increase at a time of rising interest rates. Increased payments and substantial principal or balloon maturity payments will reduce the funds available for distribution to our stockholders because cash otherwise available for distribution will be required to pay principal and interest associated with these mortgage loans.

To hedge against interest rate fluctuations, we may use derivative financial instruments that may be costly and ineffective, may reduce the overall returns on your investment, and may expose us to the credit risk of counterparties.

To the extent consistent with maintaining our qualification as a REIT, we may use derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to interest rate fluctuations on loans secured by our assets and investments in collateralized mortgage-backed securities. Derivative instruments may include interest rate swap contracts, interest rate cap or floor contracts, futures or forward contracts, options or repurchase agreements. Our actual hedging decisions will be determined in light of the facts and circumstances existing at the time of the hedge and may differ from time to time.

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of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the derivative contract. If the fair value of a derivative contract is positive, the counterparty owes us, which creates credit risk for us. Basis risk occurs when the index upon which the contract is based is more or less variable than the index upon which the hedged asset or liability is based, thereby making the hedge less effective. Finally, legal enforceability risks encompass general contractual risks, including the risk that the counterparty will breach the terms of, or fail to perform its obligations under, the derivative contract. If we are unable to manage these risks effectively, our results of operations, financial condition and ability to make distributions to you will be adversely affected.

Complying with REIT requirements may limit our ability to hedge risk effectively.

The REIT provisions of the Code may limit our ability to hedge the risks inherent to our operations. From time to time, we may enter into hedging transactions with respect to one or more of our assets or liabilities. Our hedging transactions may include entering into interest rate swaps, caps and floors, options to purchase these items, and futures and forward contracts. Any income or gain derived by us from transactions that hedge certain risks, such as the risk of changes in interest rates, will not be treated as gross income for purposes of either the 75% or the 95% income test, as defined below in “Material Federal Income Tax Considerations — Gross Income Tests,” unless specific requirements are met. Such requirements include that the hedging transaction be properly identified within prescribed time periods and that the transaction either (1) hedges risks associated with indebtedness issued by us that is incurred to acquire or carry real estate assets or (2) manages the risks of currency fluctuations with respect to income or gain that qualifies under the 75% or 95% income test (or assets that generate such income). To the extent that we do not properly identify such transactions as hedges, hedge with other types of financial instruments, or hedge other types of indebtedness, the income from those transactions is not likely to be treated as qualifying income for purposes of the 75% and 95% income tests. As a result of these rules, we may have to limit the use of hedging techniques that might otherwise be advantageous, which could result in greater risks associated with interest rate or other changes than we would otherwise incur.

You may not receive any profits resulting from the sale of one of our properties, or receive such profits in a timely manner, because we may provide financing for the purchaser of such property.

If we liquidate our company, you may experience a delay before receiving your share of the proceeds of such liquidation. In a forced or voluntary liquidation, we may sell our properties either subject to or upon the assumption of any then outstanding mortgage debt or, alternatively, may provide financing to purchasers. We may take a purchase money obligation secured by a mortgage as partial payment. We do not have any limitations or restrictions on our taking such purchase money obligations. To the extent we receive promissory notes or other property instead of cash from sales, such proceeds, other than any interest payable on those proceeds, will not be included in net sale proceeds until and to the extent the promissory notes or other property are actually paid, sold, refinanced or otherwise disposed of. In certain cases, we may receive initial down payments in the year of sale in an amount less than the selling price and subsequent payments may be spread over a number of years. In such cases, you may experience a delay in the distribution of the proceeds of a sale until such time.

Risks Related to this Offering

There was no active public market for our common stock prior to the IPO and the market price and trading volume of our Class A common stock has been volatile and has traded at a discount to the IPO price at times following the IPO, and these trends may continue following this offering, which may adversely impact the market for shares of our Class A common stock and make it difficult to sell your shares.

Prior to the IPO, there was no active market for our common stock. Although our Class A common stock is listed on the NYSE MKT, the stock markets, including the NYSE MKT on which our Class A common stock is listed, have from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations. Our Class A common stock has frequently traded below the IPO price since the completion of the IPO. As a result, the market price of shares of our Class A common stock may be similarly volatile, and holders of shares of our Class A common stock may from time to time experience a decrease in the value of their shares, including decreases unrelated to our operating performance or prospects. The offering price for shares of our Class A

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common stock has been determined by negotiation between us and the underwriters. You may not be able to sell your shares of Class A common stock at or above the offering price.

The price of shares of our Class A common stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to a number of factors, including those listed in this “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus and others such as:

No assurance can be given that the market price of shares of our Class A common stock will not fluctuate or decline significantly in the future or that holders of shares of our Class A common stock will be able to sell their shares when desired on favorable terms, or at all. From time to time in the past, securities class action litigation has been instituted against companies following periods of extreme volatility in their stock price. This type of litigation could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention and resources.

In addition, our charter contains restrictions on the ownership and transfer of our stock, and these restrictions may inhibit your ability to sell your stock. Our charter contains a restriction on ownership of our shares that generally prevents any one person from owning more than 9.8% in value of our outstanding shares of stock or more than 9.8% in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of our outstanding shares of common stock, unless otherwise excepted (prospectively or retroactively) by our board of directors.

Sales of shares of our Class A common stock, or the perception that such sales will occur, may have adverse effects on our share price.

We cannot predict the effect, if any, of future sales of Class A common stock, or the availability of shares for future sales, on the market price of our Class A common stock. Sales of substantial amounts of Class A common stock, including shares of Class A common stock issued in this offering, issuable upon the exchange of OP Units, the sale of shares of Class A common stock held by our current stockholders, and the sale of any shares we may issue under our 2014 Incentive Plans, or the perception that these sales could occur, may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our Class A common stock. Given the size of the offering, we

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will not have a large amount of unallocated offering proceeds and may be required to conduct additional offerings to raise more funds. These offerings or the perception of a need for offerings may affect the market prices for our Class A common stock.

An increase in market interest rates may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Class A common stock.

One of the factors that investors may consider in deciding whether to buy or sell our Class A common stock is our distribution yield, which is our distribution rate as a percentage of our share price, relative to market interest rates. If market interest rates increase, prospective investors may desire a higher distribution yield on our Class A common stock or may seek securities paying higher dividends or interest. The market price of our Class A common stock likely will be based primarily on the earnings that we derive from rental income with respect to our investments and our related distributions to stockholders, and not from the underlying appraised value of the properties themselves. As a result, interest rate fluctuations and capital market conditions are likely to affect the market price of our Class A common stock, and such effects could be significant. For example, if interest rates rise without an increase in our distribution rate, the market price of our Class A common stock could decrease because potential investors may require a higher distribution yield on our Class A common stock as market rates on interest-bearing securities, such as bonds, rise.

We have paid and may continue to pay distributions from offering proceeds, borrowings or the sale of assets to the extent our cash flow from operations or earnings are not sufficient to fund declared distributions. Rates of distribution to you will not necessarily be indicative of our operating results. If we make distributions from sources other than our cash flows from operations or earnings, we will have fewer funds available for the acquisition of properties and your overall return may be reduced.

Our organizational documents permit us to make distributions from any source, including the net proceeds from this offering. There is no limit on the amount of offering proceeds we may use to pay distributions. During the early stages of our operations, we have funded and expect to continue to fund distributions from the net proceeds of our offerings, including this offering, borrowings and the sale of assets to the extent distributions exceed our earnings or cash flows from operations. While our policy is generally to pay distributions from cash flow from operations, for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2013, none of our distributions paid during that period were covered by our cash flow from operations or our funds from operations for those same periods. To the extent we fund distributions from sources other than cash flow from operations, such distributions may constitute a return of capital and we will have fewer funds available for the acquisition of properties and your overall return may be reduced. Further, to the extent distributions exceed our earnings and profits, a stockholder’s basis in our stock will be reduced and, to the extent distributions exceed a stockholder’s basis, the stockholder will be required to recognize capital gain.

Future issuances of debt securities, which would rank senior to our Class A common stock upon liquidation, or future issuances of preferred equity securities, may adversely affect the trading price of our Class A common stock.

In the future, we may issue debt or preferred equity securities or incur other borrowings. Upon our liquidation, holders of our debt securities, other loans and preferred stock will receive a distribution of our available assets before common stockholders. Any preferred stock, if issued, likely will also have a preference on periodic distribution payments, which could eliminate or otherwise limit our ability to make distributions to holders of our Class A common stock. Holders of shares of our Class A common stock bear the risk that our future issuances of debt or equity securities or our incurrence of other borrowings may negatively affect the trading price of our Class A common stock.

We operate as a holding company dependent upon the assets and operations of our subsidiaries, and because of our structure, we may not be able to generate the funds necessary to make dividend payments on our common stock.

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on cash flows and payments of funds to us by our subsidiaries as dividends, distributions, loans, advances, leases or other payments from our subsidiaries to generate the funds necessary to make dividend payments on our common stock. Our subsidiaries’ ability to pay such dividends and/or make such loans, advances, leases or other payments may be restricted by, among other things, applicable laws and regulations, current and future debt agreements and management agreements into which our subsidiaries may enter, which may impair our ability to make cash payments on our common stock. In addition, such agreements may prohibit or limit the ability of our subsidiaries to transfer any of their property or assets to us, any of our other subsidiaries or to third parties. Our future indebtedness or our subsidiaries’ future indebtedness may also include restrictions with similar effects.

In addition, because we are a holding company, stockholders’ claims will be structurally subordinated to all existing and future liabilities and obligations (whether or not for borrowed money) of our operating partnership and its subsidiaries. Therefore, in the event of our bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization, claims of our stockholders will be satisfied only after all of our and our operating partnership’s and its subsidiaries’ liabilities and obligations have been paid in full.

Your percentage of ownership may be diluted if we issue new shares of stock.

Stockholders have no rights to buy additional shares of our stock in the event we issue new shares of stock. We may issue common stock, convertible debt or preferred stock pursuant to a subsequent public offering or a private placement, to sellers of properties we directly or indirectly acquire instead of, or in addition to, cash consideration, or to our Manager in payment of some or all of the base management fee or incentive fee that may be earned by our Manager. Because our decision to issue securities in any future offering will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing or nature of our future offerings. Investors purchasing shares of our Class A common stock in this offering who do not participate in any future stock issuances will experience dilution in the percentage of the issued and outstanding shares of Class A common stock they own. In addition, while shares of our Class B common stock will not be listed on a national securities exchange, shares of our Class B-1 common stock, Class B-2 common stock and Class B-3 common stock will convert automatically into shares of Class A common stock over a period of time. We cannot predict the effect that the conversion of shares of our Class B common stock into shares of Class A common stock will have on the market price of our Class A common stock, but these ongoing conversions may place downward pressure on the price of our Class A common stock, particularly at the time of each conversion. As a further result of these ongoing conversions, owners of shares of our Class A common stock will experience dilution in the percentage of the issued and outstanding shares of Class A common stock they own.

Because shares of our common stock were not listed on a national securities exchange prior to the IPO, there may be pent-up demand to sell such shares. Significant sales of shares of our Class A common stock, or the perception that significant sales of such shares could occur, may cause the price of shares of our Class A common stock to decline significantly.

Prior to the IPO, shares of our common stock were not listed on any national securities exchange and the ability of stockholders to liquidate their investments was limited. As a result, there may be pent-up demand to sell shares of our common stock. A large volume of sales of shares of our Class A common stock (whether such Class A shares are issued in the offering, OP Units exchanged for shares of our Class A common stock in connection with the contribution transactions, or shares of our Class A common stock created by the automatic conversion of shares of our Class B common stock over time) could further decrease the prevailing market price of our shares of Class A common stock and could impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of equity securities in the future. Even if sales of a substantial number of shares of our Class A common stock are not effectuated, the perception of the possibility of these sales could depress the market price for shares of our Class A common stock and have a negative effect on our ability to raise capital in the future.

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Although shares of our Class B common stock are not currently and will not, upon completion of this offering, be listed on a national securities exchange, sales of such shares or the perception that such sales could occur could have a material adverse effect on the trading price of shares of our Class A common stock.

Upon completion of this offering, approximately       shares of our Class A common stock (or       shares of our Class A common stock, if the underwriters’ overallotment option is exercised in full), 353,630 shares of our Class B-1 common stock, 353,630 shares of our Class B-2 common stock, and 353,629 shares of our Class B-3 common stock will be issued and outstanding. Although our Class B common stock is not currently and will not, upon completion of this offering, be listed on a national securities exchange, it is not subject to transfer restrictions (other than the restrictions on ownership and transfer of stock set forth in our charter); therefore, such stock will be transferable. As a result, it is possible that a market may develop for shares of our Class B common stock, and sales of such shares, or the perception that such sales could occur, could have a material adverse effect on the trading price for shares of our Class A common stock.

Additionally, all shares of our Class B common stock will be converted into shares of Class A common stock over time. As a result, holders of shares of Class B common stock seeking to immediately liquidate their investment in our common stock could engage in immediate short sales of shares of our Class A common stock prior to the date on which the shares of Class B common stock convert into shares of Class A common stock and use the shares of Class A common stock that they receive upon conversion of their shares of Class B common stock to cover these short sales in the future. Such short sales could depress the market price of our Class A common stock.

The cash distributions you receive may be less frequent or lower in amount than you expect.

Our directors determine the amount and timing of distributions in their sole discretion. Our directors consider all relevant factors, including the amount of cash available for distribution, capital expenditure and reserve requirements, general operational requirements and the requirements necessary to maintain our REIT qualification. We cannot assure you how long it may take to generate sufficient available cash flow to make distributions nor can we assure you that sufficient cash will be available to make distributions to you. We may borrow funds, return capital, make taxable distributions of our stock or debt securities, or sell assets to make distributions. We cannot predict the amount of distributions you may receive. We may be unable to pay or maintain cash distributions or increase distributions over time.

Also, because we may receive income from rents at various times during our fiscal year, distributions paid may not reflect our income earned in that particular distribution period. The amount of cash available for distributions will be affected by many factors, such as our ability to acquire properties as offering proceeds become available, the income from those investments and yields on securities of other real estate companies that we invest in, as well as our operating expense levels and many other variables. In addition, to the extent we make distributions to stockholders with sources other than cash flow from operations, the amount of cash that is available for investment in real estate assets will be reduced, which will in turn negatively impact our ability to achieve our investment objectives and limit our ability to make future distributions.

If the properties we acquire or invest in do not produce the cash flow that we expect in order to meet our REIT minimum distribution requirement, we may decide to borrow funds to meet the REIT minimum distribution requirements, which could adversely affect our overall financial performance.

We may decide to borrow funds in order to meet the REIT minimum distribution requirements even if our management believes that the then prevailing market conditions generally are not favorable for such borrowings or that such borrowings would not be advisable in the absence of such tax considerations. If we borrow money to meet the REIT minimum distribution requirement or for other working capital needs, our expenses will increase, our net income will be reduced by the amount of interest we pay on the money we borrow and we will be obligated to repay the money we borrow from future earnings or by selling assets, which may decrease future distributions to stockholders.

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You will experience immediate and material dilution in connection with the purchase of our shares of Class A common stock in this offering.

As of June 30, 2014, the historical net tangible book value of our company was approximately $64.0 million, or $10.88 per share of common stock held by our existing investors. As a result, the pro forma net tangible book value per share of Class A common stock after the completion of this offering will be less than the public offering price. The purchasers of shares of our Class A common stock offered hereby will experience immediate and substantial dilution of $      per share in the pro forma net tangible book value per share of shares of our Class A common stock, based on the public offering price per share set forth on the front cover of this prospectus. See “Dilution.”

We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund future acquisitions and for other general corporate and working capital purposes, but this offering is not conditioned upon the closing of properties in our current pipeline and we will have broad discretion to determine alternative uses of proceeds.

As described under “Use of Proceeds,” we intend to use a portion of the net proceeds from this offering to fund our anticipated interest in Venue and for other general corporate and working capital purposes. However, as of the date of this prospectus, we do not consider our acquisition of an interest in Venue probable and this offering is not conditioned upon the closing of any properties. If we do not consummate the acquisition of an interest in Venue, we will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds from this offering, and holders of our Class A common stock will not have the opportunity as part of their investment decision to assess whether the net proceeds are being used appropriately. Because of the number and variability of factors that will determine our use of the net proceeds from this offering, their ultimate use may vary substantially from their currently intended use.

Material Federal Income Tax Risks

Failure to remain qualified as a REIT would cause us to be taxed as a regular corporation, which would substantially reduce funds available for distributions to our stockholders.

We elected to be taxed as a REIT under the federal income tax laws commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2010. We believe that we have operated in a manner qualifying us as a REIT commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2010 and intend to continue to so operate. However, we cannot assure you that we will remain qualified as a REIT. In connection with this offering, we will receive an opinion from our special tax counsel, Hunton & Williams LLP, that we qualified to be taxed as a REIT under the federal income tax laws for our taxable years ended December 31, 2010 through December 31, 2013, and our organization and current and proposed method of operation will enable us to continue to qualify as a REIT for our taxable year ending December 31, 2014 and in the future. Investors should be aware that Hunton & Williams LLP’s opinion is based upon customary assumptions, conditioned upon certain representations made by us as to factual matters, including representations regarding the nature of our assets and the conduct of our business, is not binding upon the Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, or any court and speaks as of the date issued. In addition, Hunton & Williams LLP’s opinion is based on existing U.S. federal income tax law governing qualification as a REIT, which is subject to change either prospectively or retroactively. Moreover, our qualification and taxation as a REIT depend upon our ability to meet on a continuing basis, through actual annual operating results, certain qualification tests set forth in the federal tax laws. Hunton & Williams LLP will not review our compliance with those tests on a continuing basis. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that our actual results of operations for any particular taxable year will satisfy such requirements.

If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, we will face serious tax consequences that will substantially reduce the funds available for distributions to our stockholders because:

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In addition, if we fail to qualify as a REIT, we will no longer be required to make distributions. As a result of all these factors, our failure to qualify as a REIT could impair our ability to expand our business and raise capital, and it would adversely affect the value of our Class A common stock. See “Material Federal Income Tax Considerations” for a discussion of material federal income tax consequences relating to us and our Class A common stock.

Complying with REIT requirements may cause us to forego otherwise attractive opportunities or liquidate otherwise attractive investments.

To maintain our qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, we must continually satisfy tests concerning, among other things, the sources of our income, the nature and diversification of our assets, the amounts we distribute to our stockholders and the ownership of our capital stock. In order to meet these tests, we may be required to forego investments we might otherwise make. Thus, compliance with the REIT requirements may hinder our performance.

In particular, we must ensure that at the end of each calendar quarter, at least 75% of the value of our assets consists of cash, cash items, government securities and qualified real estate assets. The remainder of our investment in securities (other than government securities, securities of TRSs and qualified real estate assets) generally cannot include more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer or more than 10% of the total value of the outstanding securities of any one issuer. In addition, in general, no more than 5% of the value of our assets (other than government securities, securities of TRSs and qualified real estate assets) can consist of the securities of any one issuer, and no more than 25% of the value of our total assets can be represented by the securities of one or more TRSs. If we fail to comply with these requirements at the end of any calendar quarter, we must correct the failure within 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter or qualify for certain statutory relief provisions to avoid losing our REIT qualification and suffering adverse tax consequences. As a result, we may be required to liquidate otherwise attractive investments. These actions could have the effect of reducing our income and amounts available for distribution to our stockholders.

Even if we remain qualified as a REIT, we may face other tax liabilities that reduce our cash flows.

Even if we remain qualified as a REIT, we may be subject to certain federal, state and local taxes on our income and assets, including taxes on any undistributed income, tax on income from some activities conducted as a result of a foreclosure, and state or local income, property and transfer taxes. In addition, any TRS in which we own an interest will be subject to regular corporate federal, state and local taxes. Any of these taxes would decrease cash available for distributions to stockholders.

Failure to make required distributions would subject us to U.S. federal corporate income tax.

We intend to continue to operate in a manner so as to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In order to remain qualified as a REIT, we generally are required to distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and excluding any net capital gain, each year to our stockholders. To the extent that we satisfy this distribution requirement, but distribute less than 100% of our REIT taxable income, we will be subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax on our undistributed taxable income. In addition, we will be subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax if the actual amount that we pay out to our stockholders in a calendar year is less than a minimum amount specified under the Code.

The prohibited transactions tax may subject us to tax on our gain from sales of property and limit our ability to dispose of our properties.

A REIT’s net income from prohibited transactions is subject to a 100% tax. In general, prohibited transactions are sales or other dispositions of property other than foreclosure property, held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business. Although we intend to acquire and hold all of our assets as investments and not for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business, the IRS may assert that we are subject to the prohibited transaction tax equal to 100% of net gain upon a disposition of real property.

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Although a safe harbor to the characterization of the sale of real property by a REIT as a prohibited transaction is available, not all of our prior property dispositions qualified for the safe harbor and we cannot assure you that we can comply with the safe harbor in the future or that we have avoided, or will avoid, owning property that may be characterized as held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business. Consequently, we may choose not to engage in certain sales of our properties or may conduct such sales through a TRS, which would be subject to federal and state income taxation. Additionally, in the event that we engage in sales of our properties, any gains from the sales of properties classified as prohibited transactions would be taxed at the 100% prohibited transaction tax rate.

The ability of our board of directors to revoke our REIT qualification without stockholder approval may cause adverse consequences to our stockholders.

Our charter provides that our board of directors may revoke or otherwise terminate our REIT election, without the approval of our stockholders, if it determines that it is no longer in our best interest to continue to qualify as a REIT. If we cease to qualify as a REIT, we would become subject to U.S. federal income tax on our taxable income and would no longer be required to distribute most of our taxable income to our stockholders, which may have adverse consequences on our total return to our stockholders.

Our ownership of any TRSs will be subject to limitations and our transactions with any TRSs will cause us to be subject to a 100% penalty tax on certain income or deductions if those transactions are not conducted on arm’s-length terms.

Overall, no more than 25% of the value of a REIT’s assets may consist of stock or securities of one or more TRSs. In addition, the Code limits the deductibility of interest paid or accrued by a TRS to its parent REIT to assure that the TRS is subject to an appropriate level of corporate taxation. The Code also imposes a 100% excise tax on certain transactions between a TRS and its parent REIT that are not conducted on an arm’s-length basis. Furthermore, we will monitor the value of our respective investments in any TRSs for the purpose of ensuring compliance with TRS ownership limitations and will structure our transactions with any TRSs on terms that we believe are arm’s-length to avoid incurring the 100% excise tax described above. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be able to comply with the 25% REIT subsidiaries limitation or to avoid application of the 100% excise tax.

You may be restricted from acquiring or transferring certain amounts of our common stock.

The stock ownership restrictions of the Code for REITs and the 9.8% stock ownership limits in our charter may inhibit market activity in our capital stock and restrict our business combination opportunities.

In order to qualify as a REIT, five or fewer individuals, as defined in the Code to include specified private foundations, employee benefit plans and trusts, and charitable trusts, may not own, beneficially or constructively, more than 50% in value of our issued and outstanding stock at any time during the last half of a taxable year. Attribution rules in the Code determine if any individual or entity beneficially or constructively owns our capital stock under this requirement. Additionally, at least 100 persons must beneficially own our capital stock during at least 335 days of a taxable year. To help insure that we meet these tests, among other purposes, our charter restricts the acquisition and ownership of shares of our capital stock.

Our charter, with certain exceptions, authorizes our directors to take such actions as are necessary and desirable to preserve our qualification as a REIT. Unless exempted, prospectively or retroactively, by our board of directors, our charter prohibits any person from beneficially or constructively owning more than 9.8% in value of the aggregate of our outstanding shares of capital stock or 9.8% in value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of the outstanding shares of our common stock. Our board of directors may not grant an exemption from these restrictions to any proposed transferee whose ownership in excess of such thresholds does not satisfy certain conditions designed to ensure that we will not fail to qualify as a REIT. These restrictions on transferability and ownership will not apply, however, if our board of directors determines that it is no longer in our best interest to continue to qualify as a REIT or that compliance is no longer required for REIT qualification.

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We may be subject to adverse legislative or regulatory tax changes that could reduce the market price of our Class A common stock.

At any time, the U.S. federal income tax laws governing REITs or the administrative interpretations of those laws may be amended. We cannot predict when or if any new U.S. federal income tax law, regulation or administrative interpretation, or any amendment to any existing U.S. federal income tax law, regulation or administrative interpretation, will be adopted, promulgated or become effective and any such law, regulation, or interpretation may take effect retroactively. We and our stockholders could be adversely affected by any such change in the U.S. federal income tax laws, regulations or administrative interpretations.

Dividends payable by REITs generally do not qualify for the reduced tax rates available for certain dividends.

The maximum tax rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” payable to U.S. stockholders taxed at individual rates is 20%. Dividends payable by REITs, however, generally are not eligible for the reduced rates. The more favorable rates applicable to regular corporate qualified dividends could cause investors who are taxed at individual rates to perceive investments in REITs to be relatively less attractive than investments in the stocks of non-REIT corporations that pay dividends, which could adversely affect the value of the shares of REITs, including our Class A common stock.

Distributions to tax-exempt investors may be classified as unrelated business taxable income and tax-exempt investors would be required to pay tax on the unrelated business taxable income and to file income tax returns.

Neither ordinary nor capital gain distributions with respect to our Class A common stock nor gain from the sale of stock should generally constitute unrelated business taxable income to a tax-exempt investor. However, there are certain exceptions to this rule. In particular:

We encourage you to consult your own tax advisor to determine the tax consequences applicable to you if you are a tax-exempt investor. See “Material Federal Income Tax Considerations — Taxation of Tax-Exempt Stockholders.”

Benefit Plan Risks Under ERISA or the Code

If you fail to meet the fiduciary and other standards under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended or the Code as a result of an investment in our stock, you could be subject to criminal and civil penalties.

Special considerations apply to the purchase of stock by employee benefit plans subject to the fiduciary rules of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or ERISA, including pension or profit sharing plans and entities that hold assets of such plans, which we refer to as ERISA Plans, and plans and accounts that are not subject to ERISA, but are subject to the prohibited transaction rules of Section 4975 of the Code, including IRAs, Keogh Plans, and medical savings accounts. (Collectively, we refer to ERISA Plans and plans subject to Section 4975 of the Code as “Benefit Plans” or “Benefit Plan Investors”). If you are investing the assets of any Benefit Plan, you should consider whether:

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Failure to satisfy the fiduciary standards of conduct and other applicable requirements of ERISA and the Code may result in the imposition of civil and criminal penalties, and can subject the fiduciary to claims for damages or for equitable remedies. In addition, if an investment in our shares constitutes a prohibited transaction under ERISA or the Code, the fiduciary or IRA owner who authorized or directed the investment may be subject to the imposition of excise taxes with respect to the amount invested. In the case of a prohibited transaction involving an IRA owner, the IRA may be disqualified and all of the assets of the IRA may be deemed distributed and subjected to tax. Benefit Plan Investors should consult with counsel before making an investment in shares of our Class A common stock.

Plans that are not subject to ERISA or the prohibited transactions of the Code, such as government plans or church plans, may be subject to similar requirements under state law. The fiduciaries of such plans should satisfy themselves that the investment satisfies applicable law.

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Any of the assumptions underlying forward-looking statements could be inaccurate. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements included in this prospectus. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this prospectus and the risk that actual results will differ materially from the expectations expressed in this prospectus will increase with the passage of time. Except as otherwise required by the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included in this prospectus, including, without limitation, the risks described under “Risk Factors,” the inclusion of such forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the objectives and plans set forth in this prospectus will be achieved.

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RECAPITALIZATION

On December 16, 2013, our board of directors authorized and approved, and on January 23, 2014, our stockholders approved amendments to our charter 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:

These amendments to our charter became effective upon the filing of the second articles of amendment and restatement of our charter with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation on March 26, 2014. Immediately following the filing of the second articles of amendment and restatement of our charter, 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. On March 31, 2014, we effectuated 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. No additional shares of Class B common stock have been issued as of the date of this prospectus or are expected to be issued in the future.

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 our Class A common stock at specified times. Each share of our Class B common stock will convert automatically into one share of our Class A common stock on the following schedule:

In the event that we reorganize, merge or consolidate with one or more other corporations, holders of our Class A and Class B common stock will be entitled to receive the same kind and amount of securities or property. As of March 17, 2016, all shares of our Class B common stock will have converted into our Class A common stock.

The Recapitalization had the effect of reducing the total number of outstanding shares of our common stock. Immediately prior to the Recapitalization, we had approximately 2.4 million shares of common stock outstanding. Immediately following the Recapitalization and giving effect to the contribution transactions, we had an aggregate of approximately 1.06 million shares of our Class B common stock outstanding, of which 50,837 are held by affiliates of us, divided equally among our Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 common stock. The Recapitalization was effected on a pro rata basis with respect to all of our stockholders. Accordingly, it did not affect any stockholder’s proportionate ownership of our outstanding shares.

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DISTRIBUTION POLICY

We intend to continue to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. The Code generally requires that a REIT annually distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding any net capital gain, and imposes tax on any taxable income retained by a REIT, including capital gains.

To satisfy the requirements for qualification as a REIT and generally not be subject to federal income and excise tax, we intend to continue to make regular monthly distributions of all or substantially all of our REIT taxable income, determined without regard to dividends paid, to our stockholders out of assets legally available for such purposes. All future distributions will be determined at the sole discretion of our board of directors on a quarterly basis. When determining the amount of future distributions, we expect that our board of directors will consider, among other factors, (i) the amount of cash generated from our operating activities, (ii) our expectations of future cash flows, (iii) our determination of near-term cash needs for acquisitions of new properties, general property capital improvements and debt repayments, (iv) our ability to continue to access additional sources of capital, (v) the requirements of Maryland law, (vi) the amount required to be distributed to maintain our status as a REIT and to reduce any income and excise taxes that we otherwise would be required to pay and (vii) any limitations on our distributions contained in our credit or other agreements.

We cannot assure you that we will generate sufficient cash flows to make distributions to our stockholders, or that we will be able to sustain those distributions. If our operations do not generate sufficient cash flow to allow us to satisfy the REIT distribution requirements, we may be required to fund distributions from working capital, borrow funds, sell assets, make a taxable distribution of our equity or debt securities, or reduce such distributions. In addition, while we have no intention to do so, prior to the time we have fully invested the net proceeds of this offering, we may fund our distributions out of the net proceeds of this offering, which could adversely impact our results of operations. Our distribution policy enables us to review the alternative funding sources available to us from time to time. Our actual results of operations will be affected by a number of factors, including the revenues we receive from our properties, our operating expenses, interest expense, the ability of our tenants to meet their obligations and unanticipated expenditures. For more information regarding risk factors that could materially adversely affect our actual results of operations, please see “Risk Factors.”

Since our inception on July 25, 2008 through June 30, 2014, we have paid total distributions, including distributions reinvested through our previous distribution reinvestment plan, of $5,124,073 and incurred a cumulative net loss of $11,694,021. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Non-GAAP Financial Measures — Funds from Operations” and “— Adjusted Funds from Operations” for additional information.

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Historically, we have calculated our distributions based upon daily record dates and distribution amounts so that our stockholders would be entitled to be paid distributions beginning with the day their shares were purchased. Distributions payable to each stockholder of record are paid on or before the 15 ^th day of the following month. For 2012, 2013 and the first and second quarters of 2014, we have declared the following cash and stock distributions (expressed on a quarterly basis) on our common stock:

						Cash Distributions Declared per Share of Common Stock (1)				Stock Distributions Declared per Share of Common Stock (1)
2012			First Quarter			$	0.396			$	—
			Second Quarter				0.396				—
			Third Quarter				0.400				—
			Fourth Quarter				0.400				—
2013			First Quarter			$	0.394			$	—
			Second Quarter				0.398				—
			Third Quarter				0.400				0.460
			Fourth Quarter				0.400				—
2014			First Quarter			$	0.257			$	—
			Second Quarter				0.290				—
			Third Quarter				0.290				—

Cash distributions for 2012 and 2013 were calculated based on stockholders of record per day during the period at a rate of $0.00436354 per share of common stock per day. For the third quarter of 2013, stock distributions were calculated at a rate of $0.00498689 per share of common stock per day.

On October 21, 2013, our board of directors authorized and we declared distributions on our common stock for the fourth quarter of 2013 at a rate of $0.13526960 per share for the month of October 2013, a rate of $0.13090607 per share for the month of November 2013, and a rate of $0.13526960 per share for the month of December 2013, which were paid in cash on or before the fifteenth day following completion of the respective month.

On December 27, 2013, our board of directors authorized and we declared distributions on our common stock at a rate of $0.13526960 per share for the month of January 2014, which were paid in cash on February 3, 2014.

On March 13, 2014, our board of directors authorized and we declared distributions on our common stock at a rate of $0.12217900 per share for the month of February 2014, which were paid in cash on or before the 15th day of the following month.

On April 8, 2014, our board of directors authorized and we declared distributions on our common stock for the second quarter of 2014 at a rate of $0.096666 per share for the month of April 2014, $0.096667 per share for the month of May 2014, and $0.0966667 per share for the month of June 2014, which were paid in cash on May 5, 2014, June 5, 2014 and July 5, 2014, respectively.

On July 10, 2014, our board of directors authorized and we declared distributions on our common stock for the third quarter of 2014 at a rate of $0.096667 per share for the month of July 2014, $0.096667 per share for the month of August 2014, and $0.096666 per share for the month of September 2014, which were paid or will be payable, as applicable, on August 5, 2014, September 5, 2014 and October 5, 2014, respectively.

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For income tax purposes, dividends to common stockholders are characterized as ordinary income, capital gains, or as a return of a stockholder’s invested capital. We will furnish annually to each of our stockholders a statement setting forth distributions paid during the preceding year and their characterization as ordinary income, return of capital qualified dividend income or capital gain. The composition of our distributions per share for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and the first and second quarters of 2014 was as follows:

		2012				2013				2014
Ordinary Income			0	%			0	%			0	%
Capital Gains			0	%			0	%			0	%
Return of Capital			100	%			100	%			100	%
			100	%			100	%			100	%

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of June 30, 2014:

You should read the table below in conjunction with our “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus. All information in the following table has been adjusted to reflect the Recapitalization and giving effect to the contribution transactions.

		As of June 30, 2014
		Historical (unaudited)				Pro Forma Before Offering (unaudited)				As Adjusted Pro Forma (unaudited)
		(in thousands)
Mortgage notes		$	218,284			$	214,784			$	214,784
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, 250,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding, historical and pro forma
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 747,586,185 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding, historical, 4,495,744 shares issued and outstanding, and      shares issued and outstanding pro forma			45				45
Class B-1 common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 804,605 shares authorized, 353,630 shares issued and outstanding, historical, and 353,630 shares issued and outstanding, pro forma			4				4				4
Class B-2 common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 804,605 shares authorized, 353,630 shares issued and outstanding, historical, and 353,630 shares issued and outstanding, pro forma			4				4				4
Class B-3 common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 804,605 shares authorized, 353,629 shares issued and outstanding, historical, and 353,629 shares issued and outstanding, pro forma			4				4				4
Additional paid-in capital			84,531				79,268
Cumulative distributions in excess of earnings			(17,415	)			(22,134	)			(22,134	)
BRG stockholders’ equity			67,173				57,191				88,194
Noncontrolling interests, including OP Units and LTIP units			50,090				42,814				42,989
Total Stockholders’ Equity			117,263				100,005				131,183
Total Capitalization		$	335,547			$	314,789			$	345,967

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		Six Months Ended June 30,												Year Ended December 31,
		2014								2013				2013								2012
		(unaudited)				(unaudited)				(unaudited)				(unaudited)
		Pro Forma				Historical				Historical				Pro Forma				Historical				Historical
Operating Data:
Total revenue		$	15,538,093			$	10,990,931			$	5,935,143			$	28,786,330			$	12,215,087			$	3,407,989
Total expenses			15,780,116				14,629,950				6,818,802				29,384,014				13,340,261				8,645,305
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures			985,106				80,706				52,694				1,955,836				(102,939	)			13,435
Operating income (loss)			743,083				(3,558,313	)			(883,659	)			1,358,152				(1,228,113	)			(5,223,881	)
Total other (expense) income (1)			(4,625,156	)			(3,137,798	)			(2,270,788	)			(9,471,983	)			(2,991,075	)			11,984,598
Net (loss) income from continuing operations			(3,749,549	)			(6,563,587	)			(3,154,447	)			(8,113,831	)			(4,219,188	)			6,760,717
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations			—				8,925				(89,537	)			—				(194,365	)			604,591
Net (loss) income			(3,749,549	)			(6,554,662	)			(3,243,984	)			(8,113,831	)			(4,413,553	)			7,365,308
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders			(3,277,450	)			(5,582,739	)			(2,422,297	)			(5,202,672	)			(2,971,001	)			3,920,841
Earnings (loss) per share – continuing operations:
Basic		$				$	(1.63	)		$	(2.31	)		$				$	(2.70	)		$	4.48
Diluted		$				$	(1.63	)		$	(2.31	)		$				$	(2.70	)		$	4.44
Earnings (loss) per share – discontinued operations
Basic		$				$	0.00			$	(0.09	)		$				$	0.19			$	0.82
Diluted		$				$	0.00			$	(0.09	)		$				$	0.19			$	0.81
Balance Sheet Data (as of end of period):
Total net operating real estate		$	293,258,751			$	308,105,722			$	—			$	—			$	119,547,318			$	146,589,933
Total net operating real estate held for sale			—				—				—				—				43,458,027				—
Total investments in unconsolidated real estate joint venture			13,281,010				4,255,162				—				—				1,254,307				2,398,902
Assets related to real estate held for sale			—				10,726				—				—				1,452,785				—
Total assets			354,788,086				344,281,627				—				—				172,526,092				156,631,431
Mortgage payable			214,783,947				218,283,947				—				—				79,034,338				96,099,690
Line of credit			—				—				—				—				7,571,223				11,935,830
Liabilities related to real estate held for sale			—				475,630				—				—				33,227,650				—
Total liabilities			222,536,198				227,018,984				—				—				126,443,873				113,147,458
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)			89,438,038				67,172,486				—				—				12,001,393				11,037,961
Other Data:
Cash flows (used in) provided by operations		$	—			$	(1,438,329	)		$	1,715,339			$	—			$	244,264			$	(2,048,484	)
Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities			—				(19,530,631	)			(7,395,762	)			—			$	(16,544,289	)		$	10,851,725
Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities			—				38,366,552				4,619,050				—				16,494,647				15,268,802
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic							3,452,032				1,012,870								1,032,339				738,276
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted							3,452,032				1,012,870								1,032,339				745,517

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gross primary offering proceeds of approximately $330,251 under our Continuous Follow-On Offering. After consideration by our board of strategic alternatives to enhance the growth of our portfolio and the slow rate at which we raised funds in our Continuous Registered Offerings, we terminated the Continuous Follow-On Offering on September 9, 2013, including the related distribution reinvestment program. We raised an aggregate of $22.6 million in gross proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock in the Continuous Registered Offering and the Continuous Follow-On Offering.

We completed our initial public offering, or the IPO, on April 2, 2014, pursuant to which we issued an aggregate of 4,495,744 shares of our Class A common stock, including 3,448,276 shares of Class A common stock issued to the public and received approximately $44.0 million in net proceeds from the sale of shares of our Class A common stock to the public. We contributed the net proceeds of the IPO to our operating partnership in exchange for units of limited partnership interest in our operating partnership, or OP Units. 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, in exchange for 1,047,468 shares of our Class A common stock, 282,759 OP Units, and approximately $4.1 million in cash.

Our total stockholders’ equity increased $55.2 million from $12.0 million as of December 31, 2013 to $67.2 million as of June 30, 2014. The increase in our total stockholders’ equity is primarily attributable to the IPO, which increased our stockholders’ equity by $59.2 million partially offset by our net loss of $5.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.

Since the completion of our IPO, we have invested approximately $27.1 million for the acquisition or development of 1,234 multifamily units. We invested in Lansbrook Village, located in Palm Harbor, Florida, and increased our ownership percentage in our Enders property from 48.4% to 89.5%. In addition, we made preferred equity investments in two development projects with a total of 636 units, located in Orlando and Houston, with the option to convert into common equity interests upon property stabilization. The projected development cost of these two projects, including land acquisition, is approximately $118.6 million. We have also entered into a non-binding LOI along with one of our Bluerock SPs to invest in a Class A, 306-unit apartment community in Orlando, Florida.

As of September 5, 2014, we own a portfolio of twelve apartment properties located primarily in the Southeastern United States, comprised of an aggregate of approximately 3,857 units, including two development properties: a 296-unit development property that broke ground during the second quarter of 2014, and a 340-unit development property that is expected to break ground in the second half of 2014. As of June 30, 2014, the properties, exclusive of our development properties, were approximately 95% occupied.

Industry Outlook

Bluerock, which provides us with our senior management team through our manager, believes that demographic forces indicate strong growth for apartment demand in the foreseeable future due to the increasing number of Echo Boomer households, the propensity of these Echo Boomers to rent longer than previous generations, the increase in Baby Boomer renter households and trends in immigration and population growth. See“Our Industry and Market Opportunity — Demand Overview.”

Bluerock believes that institutional and public capital is largely focused on investing in apartment properties in the largest metropolitan, or “gateway,” markets. We believe that this presents an attractive investment opportunity for us in demographically attractive growth markets that are underinvested by institutional and public capital. As a result, we believe that cap rates in our target markets are at significant premiums to those in gateway markets and that certain properties in these markets provide not only the potential to provide significant current income and capital appreciation.

Bluerock additionally believes that select demographically attractive growth markets are underserved by newer institutional-quality Class A apartment properties, especially as the wave of Echo Boomers moves into its prime rental years over the upcoming decade. As such, we believe there is opportunity in certain of our target markets for development and/or redevelopment to deliver Class A product and capture premium rental rates and value growth.

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Bluerock believes that the first wave of opportunity following the financial crisis provided investment-oriented, or “financial,” buyers the opportunity to earn significant returns simply by “spread investing” (i.e., taking advantage of historical spreads between higher acquisition cap rates and lower, long-term financing interest rates). We believe that as financial buyers enter their disposition periods, the next phase of recovery provides opportunity for real-estate-centric buyers (i.e., buyers who have real estate-specific investment expertise and deep intellectual capital in specific markets) to create value using proven real estate investment strategies. In addition, Bluerock believes that as the economy continues its recovery, private purchasers with greater capital constraints who have needed significant leverage to fund acquisitions will become less competitive in an environment of more traditional (i.e., higher) interest rate levels and cap rate spreads.

Results of Operations

Unless specified otherwise, none of the comparative discussion below has been adjusted to include non-same store operating results for periods in which we did not own an interest in the property.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2013

Revenues increased $4,785,890 from $2,978,819 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 to $7,764,709 for the three months ended June 30, 2014. This increase was due to the rental income associated with owning additional properties, the various equity interest investments entered into during the second quarter of 2014, accounted for as business combinations and reported for on a consolidated basis, in the Springhouse property and the acquisition of interests in the Village Green of Ann Arbor, Grove at Waterford, North Park Towers and Lansbrook Village properties.

Expenses increased $8,007,679 from $3,273,150 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 to $11,280,829 for the three months ended June 30, 2014. This increase was due to the expenses associated with owning additional properties, the various equity interest investments entered into during the second quarter of 2014, accounted for as business combinations and reported for on a consolidated basis, in the Springhouse property and the acquisition of interests in the Village Green of Ann Arbor, Grove at Waterford, North Park Towers and Lansbrook Village properties. As a result, virtually all statement of operations expense items increased from the three months ended June 30, 2013 by the following amounts during the three months ended June 30, 2014, property operating expenses by $1,217,615, total management and oversight fees by $584,266, depreciation and amortization by $2,528,051, general and administrative expenses by $20,741, real estate taxes and insurance by $586,739, and acquisition costs by $3,070,267.

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures increased $88,070 from a loss of $1,513 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 to income of $86,557 for the three months ended June 30, 2014. This increase is primarily due to the addition one additional equity method investment, in the Oak Crest property, during the second quarter of 2014.

Other expense increased $705,369 from $1,176,583 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 to $1,881,952 for the three months ended June 30, 2014. This increase was primarily due to an increase in interest expense, net, of $837,893 from $1,176,583 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 to $2,014,476 for the three months ended June 30, 2014, partially offset by an increase of $132,524 in other income. The increase in interest expense is primarily the result of the increase in mortgage payables resulting from the acquisition of the four additional consolidated equity interests mentioned above.

Loss from discontinued operations increased $34,561 from $20,554 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 to $55,115 for the three months ended June 30, 2014. This increase was primarily due to the wind down activities at our Creekside property, which was sold on March 28, 2014.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2013

Revenues increased $5,055,788 from $5,935,143 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 to $10,990,931 for the six months ended June 30, 2014. This increase was due to the rental income associated with owning additional properties, the various equity interest investments entered into during the second quarter of 2014 accounted for as business combination and reported for on a consolidated basis, in the Springhouse property

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and the acquisition of interests in the Village Green of Ann Arbor, Grove at Waterford, North Park Towers and Lansbrook Village properties. As a result, revenues increased by $5,055,788 from the six months ended June 30, 2013.

Expenses increased $7,811,148 from $6,818,802 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 to $14,629,950 for the six months ended June 30, 2014. This increase was due to the expenses associated with owning additional properties, the various equity interest investments entered into during the second quarter of 2014 accounted for as business combination and reported for on a consolidated basis, in the Springhouse property and the acquisition of interests in the Village Green of Ann Arbor, Grove at Waterford, North Park Towers and Lansbrook Village properties. As a result, virtually all statement of operations expense items increased from the six months ended June 30, 2013 by the following amounts during the six months ended June 30, 2014; property operating expenses by $1,557,409, total management and oversight fees by $586,587, depreciation and amortization by $1,920,146, general and administrative expenses by $99,807, real estate taxes and insurance by $640,679, and acquisition costs by $3,006,520.

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures increased $28,012 from $52,694 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 to income of $80,706 for the six months ended June 30, 2014. This increase is primarily due to the addition one additional equity method investment, in the Oak Crest property, during the second quarter of 2014.

Other expense increased $681,792 from $2,323,482 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 to $3,005,274 for the six months ended June 30, 2014. This increase was primarily due to an increase in interest expense, net, of $814,316 from $2,323,482 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 to $3,137,798 for the six months ended June 30, 2014, partially offset by an increase of $132,524 in other income. The increase in interest expense is primarily the result of the increase in mortgage payables resulting from the acquisition of the four additional consolidated equity interests mentioned above.

Income from discontinued operations increased $98,462 from a loss of $89,537 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 to income of $8,925 for the three months ended June 30, 2014. This increase was primarily due a $1,006,359 increase in the gain on the sale of rental property, partially offset by a $879,583 increase in the loss on the early extinguishment of debt and an increase of $28,314 in the loss on the discontinued operation of our Creekside property, which was sold on March 28, 2014.

Year ended December 31, 2013 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2012

Revenues, property operating expenses, management fees, depreciation and amortization, and real estate taxes and insurance increased due to the various equity interest investments entered into following the first quarter for the year ended December 31, 2012, including additional equity interest in the Springhouse property late in the second quarter of 2012 and the acquisition of the Berry Hill development property and MDA property in the fourth quarter of 2012. The structure of these business combinations allowed us to report consolidated financial information for these investments. We had reported all of our investments under the equity method in previous reporting periods. As the additional equity interest in the Springhouse property was not acquired until June 27, 2012, and the other investments were not acquired until the fourth quarter of 2012, the prior period results reflect financial information for fewer properties and for equity method reporting of our Springhouse property. Therefore, virtually all statement of operations financial items increased from the year ended December 31, 2012 by the following amounts compared to the year ended December 31, 2013: revenues by $6,313,331, property operating expenses by $1,952,503, management fees by $255,990, depreciation and amortization by $2,556,908, and real estate taxes and insurance by $581,817.

General and administrative expenses as reflected in our income statement, which include approximately $330,000 in property-level expenses, increased $407,585 from $1,715,675 for the year ended December 31, 2012 to $2,123,260 for the year ended December 31, 2013. This increase is primarily due to the addition of three properties to our portfolio during the last half of 2012 and an increase in legal expenses associated with our business operations.

Gain on business combinations was as a result of the business combination from our additional equity purchases in the Springhouse property in June 2012, which resulted in a revaluation gain of $2,284,656, and

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from the acquisition of the MDA property, which resulted in a gain of $8,642,386. There were no such business combinations for the 2013 period.

Gain on sale of JV interests of $2,014,533 represents the gain on sale of the Meadowmont property in June 2012. There were no such sales for the 2013 period.

Equity in gain on sale of real estate asset of unconsolidated joint venture represents the gain from the sale of the Hillsboro property during the third quarter of 2013.

Interest expense increased $3,107,783 from $781,359 for the year ended December 31, 2012 to $3,889,142 for the year ended December 31, 2013. The increase in interest expense is primarily the result of the Fund LOC, entered into during the fourth quarter of 2012, which resulted in interest expense of $956,087 for the year ended December 31, 2013. In addition, interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2013 includes twelve months of expense, while interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2012 reflects expense incurred subsequent to the 2012 acquisitions discussed above. The increase was offset by the amortization of the fair value debt adjustment resulting from the consolidation of the Springhouse property late in the second quarter of 2012.

Loss from discontinued operations decreased $364,269 from $720,815 for the year ended December 31, 2012 to $356,546 for the year ended December 31, 2013. We recognized a $1,242,964 gain on revaluation of the equity on business combination related to additional equity interest purchased in the Creekside property in June 2012, which was offset by a loss of approximately $613,272 for the year ended December 31, 2012, and recognized a loss of $194,365 at the Creekside property for the year ended December 31, 2013. The decrease was primarily due to the amortization of in-place leases in 2012 of approximately $452,467, which was not incurred in 2013, as in-place leases are amortized over a useful life of 6 months. We recognized a loss at the Enders property of approximately $1,325,577 for the year ended December 31, 2012, compared to a loss of $162,864 for the year ended December 31, 2013, which was primarily due to acquisition costs of $1,090,435 in 2012.

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store property revenues, property expenses and net operating income represented by our Gardens at Hillsboro Village property were $951,824, $352,661 and $599,163, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the components of same store property revenues, property expenses and net operating income represented by The Estates at Perimeter/Augusta property were $1,317,762, $437,769 and $879,993, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the components of non-same store property revenues, property expenses and net operating income represented by our Gardens at Hillsboro Village property were $1,869,059, $678,409 and $1,190,650, respectively. The Estates at Perimeter/Augusta’s financial information can be found at Note 6, “Equity Method Investments” in our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The Gardens at Hillsboro Village property was sold on September 30, 2013.

The following table presents the same store and non-same store results from operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:

		Three Months Ended June 30,								Change
		2014				2013				$				%
Property Revenues
Same Store		$	3,745,188			$	3,645,705			$	99,483				2.73	%
Non-Same Store			5,204,529				1,473,927				3,730,602				253.11	%
Total property revenues		$	8,949,717			$	5,119,632			$	3,830,085				74.81%
Property Expenses
Same Store		$	1,446,547			$	1,509,794			$	(63,247	)			-4.19	%
Non-Same Store			2,448,472				735,885				1,712,587				232.72	%
Total property expenses		$	3,895,019			$	2,245,679			$	1,649,340				73.45%
Same Store NOI		$	2,298,641			$	2,135,911			$	162,730				7.62	%
Non-Same Store NOI			2,756,057				738,042				2,018,015				273.43	%
Total NOI (1)		$	5,054,698			$	2,873,953			$	2,180,745				75.88%

		Six Months Ended June 30,								Change
		2014				2013				$				%
Property Revenues
Same Store		$	7,335,917			$	7,252,877			$	83,040				1.14	%
Non-Same Store			5,981,108				2,907,238				3,073,870				105.73	%
Total property revenues		$	13,317,025			$	10,160,115			$	3,156,910				31.07%
Property Expenses
Same Store		$	3,007,411			$	2,870,774			$	136,637				4.76	%
Non-Same Store			2,936,784				1,369,892				1,566,892				114.38	%
Total property expenses		$	5,944,195			$	4,240,666			$	1,703,529				40.17%
Same Store NOI		$	4,328,506			$	4,382,103			$	(53,597	)			-1.22	%
Non-Same Store NOI			3,044,324				1,537,346				1,506,978				98.02	%
Total NOI (1)		$	7,372,830			$	5,919,449			$	1,453,381				24.55%

Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2013

Same store NOI for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was $2.30 million as compared to $2.14 million in the same period in the prior year. Same store NOI increased 7.6% as compared to the second quarter of the prior year, driven primarily by a 2.7% increase in revenue and a 4.2% decrease in expenses. The increase in same store revenue was primarily attributable to a 2.6% increase in average rent per month and the acquisition of 22 additional units at our Enders property, balanced by a 1.7% decrease in

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average occupancy, primarily due to underperformance at our Springhouse property as a result of defense spending related market weakness in Newport News, Virginia from the sequester in 2013. In April 2014, some government defense contracts have commenced, and in August 2014, the property has achieved occupancy of 95%. The decrease in same store expenses was primarily attributable to a decrease in repairs and maintenance costs.

Property revenues and property expenses for our non-same store properties increased significantly due to the five properties acquired during the second quarter of 2014. The results of operations for these properties have been included in our consolidated statements of operations from the date of acquisition.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2013

Same store NOI for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $4.33 million as compared to $4.38 million in the same period in the prior year. Same store NOI decreased 1.2% as compared to the same period in prior year, driven primarily by a 1.1% increase in revenue and a 4.8% increase in expenses. The increase in same store revenue was primarily attributable to a 2.1% increase in average rent per month and the acquisition of 22 additional units at our Enders property, balanced by a 1.8% decrease in average occupancy. The increase in same store expenses was primarily attributable to an increase in utilities expenses, due to an unusually severe winter in the first quarter of 2014.

Property revenues and property expenses for our non-same store properties increased significantly due to the five properties acquired during the second quarter of 2014. The results of operations for these properties have been included in our consolidated statements of operations from the date of acquisition.

Net Operating Income

We believe that net operating income, or NOI, is a useful measure of our operating performance. We define NOI as total property revenues less total property operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization and interest. Other REITs may use different methodologies for calculating NOI, and accordingly, our NOI may not be comparable to other REITs.

We believe that this measure provides an operating perspective not immediately apparent from GAAP operating income or net income. We use NOI to evaluate our performance on a same store and non-same store basis, because NOI allows us to evaluate the operating performance of our properties because it measures the core operations of property performance by excluding corporate level expenses and other items not related to property operating performance and captures trends in rental housing and property operating expenses.

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However, NOI should only be used as an alternative measure of our financial performance. The following table reflects same store and non-same store contributions to consolidated NOI together with a reconciliation of NOI to net loss as computed in accordance with GAAP for the periods presented (amounts in thousands):

		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2014				2013				2014				2013
Net operating income
Same store		$	2,299			$	2,136			$	4,329			$	4,382
Non-same store			2,756				738				3,044				1,537
Total net operating income			5,055				2,874				7,373				5,919
Less:
Interest expense			2,365				1,312				3,637				2,879
Total property income			2,690				1,562				3,736				3,040
Less:
Noncontrolling interest pro-rata share of property income			1,442				1,258				2,129				2,270
Other (income) loss related to JV/MM entities			50				(19	)			39				—
Pro-rata share of properties’ income			1,198				323				1,568				770
Less pro-rata share of:
Depreciation and amortization			2,157				632				2,692				1,416
Affiliate loan interest, net			4				275				191				527
Asset management and oversight fees			533				126				658				260
Acquisition and disposition costs			2,852				62				3,339				140
Corporate operating expenses			361				424				892				849
Add pro-rata share of:
Other income			72				—				72				—
Equity in operating earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures			101				—				101				—
Gain on sale of joint venture interest, net of fees			—				—				448				—
Net loss attributable to common stockholders		$	(4,536	)		$	(1,196	)		$	(5,583	)		$	(2,422	)

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period paid or incurred by us exceeded the limitations provided above. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, our board of directors approved operating expenses to be expensed as incurred. Our charter was amended on March 26, 2014 pursuant to the Second Charter Amendment. The amendments included, among other things, removing the 2%/25% Guidelines.

Under the Management Agreement with the Manager, which became effective April 2, 2014 and will govern future quarters, expense reimbursements to our Manager are made in cash on a monthly basis following the end of each month. Our reimbursement obligation is not subject to any dollar limitation. Because our Manager’s personnel perform certain legal, accounting, due diligence tasks and other services that outside professionals or outside consultants otherwise would perform, our Manager is paid or reimbursed for the documented cost of performing such tasks, provided that such costs and reimbursements are in amounts which are no greater than those which would be payable to outside professionals or consultants engaged to perform such services pursuant to agreements negotiated on an arm’s-length basis. We also pay all our operating expenses, except those specifically required to be borne by our Manager under the Management Agreement. In addition, we may be required to pay our pro-rata portion of rent, telephone, utilities, office furniture, equipment, machinery and other office, internal and overhead expenses of our Manager and its affiliates required for our operations. We will not reimburse our Manager for the salaries and other compensation of its personnel.

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We believe we will be able to meet our primary liquidity requirements going forward through:

We may also selectively sell assets at appropriate times, which would be expected to generate cash sources for our liquidity needs. In this regard, on March 28, 2014, BR Creekside, LLC, a special-purpose entity in which we hold a 24.7% indirect equity interest sold the Creekside property to SIR Creekside, LLC, an unaffiliated third party, for $18.9 million, generating net proceeds to the Company of approximately $1.2 million.

Should our liquidity needs exceed our available sources of liquidity, we believe that we could also sell assets to raise additional cash. In the past, the Company has sold assets to meet its short-term liquidity requirements, including sales of interests in its 23Hundred@BerryHill development project, or the Berry Hill property, during 2013 to fund working capital, distributions to stockholders and payments of our working capital line of credit provided by Fund II and Fund III, both of which are affiliates of Bluerock, pursuant to which we had the option to borrow up to $13.5 million, or the Fund LOC.

We intend to continue to use prudent amounts of leverage in making our investments, which we define as having total indebtedness of approximately 65% of the fair market value of the properties in which we have invested as determined by our Manager. For purposes of calculating our leverage, we assume full consolidation of all of our real estate investments, whether or not they would be consolidated under GAAP, include assets we have classified as held for sale, and include any joint venture level indebtedness in our total indebtedness. However, we are not subject to any limitations on the amount of leverage we may use, and accordingly, the amount of leverage we use may be significantly less or greater than we currently anticipate. We expect our leverage to decline commensurately as we execute our business plan to grow our net asset value.

We may seek to utilize credit facilities or loans from unaffiliated parties when possible. To date, we have relied on borrowing from affiliates to help finance our business activities. On October 2, 2012, we entered into the Fund LOC pursuant to which we were initially entitled to borrow up to $12.5 million. At December 31, 2013, the outstanding balance on the Fund LOC was $7,571,223 and no amount was available for borrowing at December 31, 2013. On April 2, 2014, the Fund LOC was paid in full with the proceeds of the IPO and extinguished. We did not view the Fund LOC as a source of liquidity during the six months ended June 30, 2014.

If we are unable to obtain financing on favorable terms or at all, we may have to curtail our investment activities, including acquisitions and improvements to and developments of real properties, which could limit our growth prospects. This, in turn, could reduce cash available for distribution to our stockholders and may hinder our ability to raise capital by issuing more securities or borrowing more money. We also may be forced to dispose of assets at inopportune times in order to maintain our REIT qualification and Investment Company Act exemption.

In prior quarters, including the three months ended June 30, 2014, Bluerock has deferred payment by us as needed of asset management fees, acquisition fees and organizational and offering costs incurred by us and has deferred current year reimbursable operating expenses, to support our continued operations.

For the remainder of 2014, the Company expects to maintain a distribution paid on a monthly basis to all of our stockholders at a quarterly rate of $0.29 per share. To the extent the Company continues to pay distributions at this rate, the Company expects to substantially use cash flows from operations to fund distribution payments. The Company’s board of directors will review the distribution rate quarterly, and there

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can be no assurance that the current distribution level will be maintained. While our policy is generally to pay distributions from cash flow from operations, our distributions through June 30, 2014 have been paid from proceeds from our continuous registered public offering, proceeds from the IPO and sales of assets, and may in the future be paid from additional sources, such as from borrowings.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 30, 2014, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have had or are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital resources or capital expenditures. As of June 30, 2014, we own interests in two joint ventures that are accounted for under the equity method as we exercise significant influence over, but do not control, the investee.

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

As of June 30, 2014, we owned indirect equity interests in ten real estate properties, (nine operating properties and one development property), eight of which are consolidated for reporting purposes. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, net cash used in operating activities was $1,438,329. After the net loss of $6,554,662 was adjusted for $3,951,363 of non-cash items, net cash used in operating activities consisted of the following:

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, net cash used in investing activities was $19,530,631, primarily due to the following:

Capital Expenditures

The following table summarizes our total capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:

		For the six months ended June 30,
		2014				2013
New development		$	5,352,720			$	6,622,057
Redevelopment/renovations			590,098				472,153
Routine capital expenditures			243,361				164,980
Total capital expenditures		$	6,186,179			$	7,259,190

The majority of our capital expenditures during the six months ended June 30, 2014 relates to the Berry Hill property, which was acquired in October 2012 as a development project. First move-ins began in November 2013 and total projected development costs are expected to be approximately $33.7 million, or $126,579 per unit. As of June 30, 2014, 220 units had been completed, with 213 units occupied. As of June 30, 2014, $33.2 million in development costs had been incurred by the Berry Hill property joint venture, of which we have funded our proportionate share of the equity in the amount of $2.4 million.

We define redevelopment and renovation costs as non-recurring capital expenditures for significant projects that upgrade units or common areas and projects that are revenue enhancing for the six months ended

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June 30, 2014. We define routine capital expenditures as recurring capital expenditures that are incurred at every property and exclude development, investment, revenue enhancing and non-recurring capital expenditures.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Funds from Operations

Funds from operations, or FFO, is a non-GAAP financial measure that is widely recognized as a measure of REIT operating performance. We consider FFO to be an appropriate supplemental measure of our operating performance as it is based on a net income analysis of property portfolio performance that excludes non-cash items such as depreciation. The historical accounting convention used for real estate assets requires straight-line depreciation of buildings and improvements, which implies that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values historically rise and fall with market conditions, presentations of operating results for a REIT, using historical accounting for depreciation, could be less informative. We define FFO, consistent with the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts’, or NAREIT’s, definition, as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures will be calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis.

Adjusted Funds from Operations

In addition to FFO, we use adjusted funds from operations, or AFFO. AFFO is a computation made by analysts and investors to measure a real estate company’s operating performance by removing the effect of items that do not reflect ongoing property operations.

We further adjust FFO by adding back certain items that are not added to net income in NAREIT’s definition of FFO, such as acquisition expenses, equity based compensation expenses, and any other non-recurring or non-cash expenses, which are costs that do not relate to the operating performance of our properties, and subtracting recurring capital expenditures (and when calculating the quarterly incentive fee payable to our Manager only, we further adjust FFO to include any realized gains or losses on our real estate investments).

We have incurred $3,148,729 and $65,462 of acquisition and disposition expense during the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Additionally, we have incurred $3,967,789 and $143,018 of acquisition and disposition expense during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Our calculation of AFFO differs from the methodology used for calculating AFFO by certain other REITs and, accordingly, our AFFO may not be comparable to AFFO reported by other REITs. Our management utilizes FFO and AFFO as measures of our operating performance after adjustment for certain non-cash items, such as depreciation and amortization expenses, and acquisition expenses and pursuit costs that are required by GAAP to be expensed but may not necessarily be indicative of current operating performance and that may not accurately compare our operating performance between periods. Furthermore, although FFO, AFFO and other supplemental performance measures are defined in various ways throughout the REIT industry, we also believe that FFO and AFFO may provide us and our stockholders with an additional useful measure to compare our financial performance to certain other REITs. We also use AFFO for purposes of determining the quarterly incentive fee, if any, payable to our Manager.

Neither FFO nor AFFO is equivalent to net income or cash generated from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, FFO and AFFO do not represent amounts available for management’s discretionary use because of needed capital replacement or expansion, debt service obligations or other commitments or uncertainties. Neither FFO nor AFFO should be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of our operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity.

The table below presents our calculation of FFO and AFFO for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.

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We made no investments, had one full disposition and two partial dispositions in 2013, and have acquired interests in five additional properties during the six months ended June 30, 2014. The results presented in the table below are not directly comparable and should not be considered an indication of our future operating performance.

		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2014				2013				2014				2013
Net loss attributable to common stockholders		$	(4,535,993	)		$	(1,196,165	)		$	(5,582,739	)		$	(2,422,297	)
Add: Pro-rata share of investments depreciation and amortization (1)			2,157,086				632,168				2,692,142				1,416,365
			(2,378,907	)			(563,997	)			(2,890,597	)			(1,005,932	)
Less: Pro-rata share of investments gain on sale of joint venture interests			—				—				(447,549	)			—
FFO		$	(2,378,907)			$	(563,997)			$	(3,338,146)			$	(1,005,932)
Add: Pro-rata share of investments acquisition and disposition costs			2,851,846				62,382				3,339,183				140,103
non-cash equity compensation to directors and officers			336,932				18,750				350,682				37,500
Less: Pro-rata share of normally recurring capital expenditures (2)			(71,050	)			(8,203	)			(89,616	)			(23,636	)
AFFO		$	738,821			$	(491,068)			$	262,103			$	(851,965)

Operating cash flow, FFO and AFFO may also be used to fund all or a portion of certain capitalizable items that are excluded from FFO and AFFO, such as tenant improvements, building improvements and deferred leasing costs.

Presentation of this information is intended to assist the reader in comparing the sustainability of the operating performance of different REITs, although it should be noted that not all REITs calculate FFO or AFFO the same way, so comparisons with other REITs may not be meaningful. FFO or AFFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss), as an indication of our liquidity, nor is either indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make distributions. Both FFO and AFFO should be reviewed in connection with other GAAP measurements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

There has been no issued accounting guidance not yet adopted by us that we believe is material or potentially material to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Critical Accounting Policies

Below is a discussion of the accounting policies that we consider critical to an understanding of our financial condition and operating results that may require complex or significant judgment in their application or require estimates about matters which are inherently uncertain.

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

Our consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of other subsidiaries over which we have control. All inter-company transactions, balances, and profits have been eliminated in consolidation. Interests in entities acquired will be evaluated based on applicable GAAP, which includes the

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requirement to consolidate entities deemed to be variable interest entities, or a VIE, in which we are the primary beneficiary. If the entity in which we hold an interest is determined not to be a VIE, then the entity will be evaluated for consolidation based on legal form, economic substance, and the extent to which we have control and/or substantive participating rights under the respective ownership agreement.

There are judgments and estimates involved in determining if an entity in which we have made an investment is a VIE and, if so, whether we are the primary beneficiary, which determines whether or not the entity is consolidated. The entity is evaluated to determine if it is a VIE by, among other things, calculating the percentage of equity being risked compared to the total equity of the entity. If an entity is not considered a VIE, we also make judgments and estimates to assess whether we are in control of and would require consolidation of the entity by evaluating the respective rights and privileges afforded each member or partner of the entity. We would not be deemed to control the entity if any of the other members or partners have either (i) substantive kickout rights providing the ability to dissolve (liquidate) the entity or otherwise remove the member or partner without cause, or (ii) has substantive participating rights in the entity. A change in the judgments, assumptions, and estimates used could result in consolidating an entity that should not be consolidated or accounting for an investment using the equity method that should in fact be consolidated, the effects of which could be material to our financial statements.

Real Estate Asset Acquisition and Valuation

Upon the acquisition of real estate properties, we recognize the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest as of the acquisition date, measured at their fair values. Acquisition-related costs are expensed in the period incurred. We assess the acquisition-date fair values of all tangible assets, identifiable intangible assets and assumed liabilities using methods similar to those used by independent appraisers (e.g., discounted cash flow analysis) and that utilize appropriate discount and/or capitalization rates and available market information. Estimates of future cash flows are based on a number of factors including historical operating results, known and anticipated trends, and market and economic conditions. The fair value of tangible assets of an acquired property considers the value of the property as if it was vacant.

Intangible assets include the value of in-place leases, which represents the estimated value of the net cash flows of the in-place leases to be realized, as compared to the net cash flows that would have occurred had the property been vacant at the time of acquisition and subject to lease-up. We amortize the value of in-place leases to expense over six months. Should a tenant terminate its lease, the unamortized portion of the in-place lease value and customer relationship intangibles would be charged to expense in that period.

Estimates of the fair values of the tangible assets, identifiable intangible assets and assumed liabilities require us to make significant assumptions to estimate market lease rates, property-operating expenses, carrying costs during lease-up periods, discount rates, market absorption periods, and the number of years the property will be held for investment. The use of inappropriate assumptions could result in an incorrect valuation of acquired tangible assets, identifiable intangible assets and assumed liabilities, which could impact the amount of our net income (loss).

We assess the acquisition-date fair values of all tangible assets, identifiable intangible assets and assumed liabilities using methods similar to those used by independent appraisers (e.g., discounted cash flow analysis) and that utilize appropriate discount and/or capitalization rates and available market information. Estimates of future cash flows are based on a number of factors including historical operating results, known and anticipated trends, and market and economic conditions. The fair value of tangible assets of an acquired property considers the value of the property as if it was vacant.

Our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2, “Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” to our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Certain of our accounting policies require management to make estimates and judgments regarding uncertainties that may affect the reported amounts presented and disclosed in our consolidated financial statements. These estimates and judgments are affected by management’s application of accounting policies. These judgments affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and our disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods.

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We base these estimates on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments under the circumstances. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making these estimates, actual results reported may differ from these estimates under different situations or conditions. Additionally, other companies may utilize different estimates that may impact the comparability of our results of operations to those of companies in similar businesses. We consider an accounting estimate to be significant if it requires us to make assumptions about matters that were uncertain at the time the estimate was made and changes in the estimate would have had a significant impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Subsequent Events

Investment in Alexan CityCentre Property

On July 1, 2014, through BRG T&C BLVD Houston, LLC, or BRG Alexan, a wholly-owned subsidiary of our operating partnership, we made a convertible preferred equity investment in a multi-tiered joint venture along with BGF, Fund II and Fund III (collectively, the “BRG Co-Investors”), which are affiliates of our Manager, and an affiliate of Trammell Crow Residential, or TCR, to develop a 340-unit Class A, apartment community located in Houston, Texas, to be known as Alexan CityCentre, or the Alexan CityCentre property.

For development of the Alexan CityCentre property and funding of any required reserves, we made a capital commitment of $6,564,557 to acquire 100% of the preferred membership interests in BR T&C BLVD Member, LLC, or BR Alexan Member, the owner of a majority in interest of the beneficial owner of the Alexan CityCentre property, through BRG Alexan. The BRG Co-Investors’ budgeted development-related capital commitments are as follows: BGF, $6.50 million; Fund II, $6.27 million; and Fund III, $4.36 million, to acquire 37.9%, 36.6% and 25.5% of the common membership interests in BR Alexan Member, respectively.

Under the operating agreement for BR Alexan Member, our preferred membership interest earns and shall be paid on a current basis a preferred return at the annual rate of 15.0% times the outstanding amount of our capital contributions made pursuant to our capital commitment. To date (i) we have funded $4,842,493 of our capital commitment leaving $1,722,064 remaining to be funded and (ii) the BRG Co-Investors have funded $15,006,051.

BR Alexan Member is required to redeem our preferred membership interests on the earlier of the date that is six (6) months following the maturity of the construction loan (including any extensions thereof but excluding refinancing), or any acceleration of the construction loan. On the redemption date, BR Alexan Member is required to pay us an amount equal to our outstanding net capital contributions to BR Alexan Member plus any accrued but unpaid preferred return. If BR Alexan Member does not redeem our preferred membership interest in full on the required redemption date, then any of our net capital contributions remaining outstanding shall accrue a preferred return at the rate of 20.0% per annum.

We have the right, in our sole discretion, to convert our preferred membership interest in BR Alexan Member into a common membership interest for a period of six months from and after the date upon which 70% of the units in the Alexan CityCentre property have been leased, or the Alexan Conversion Trigger Date. Assuming that we and the BRG Co-Investors have made all of our budgeted development-related capital contributions as required, and all accrued preferred returns have been paid to us, upon conversion we will receive a common membership interest of 18.5% of the aggregate common membership interest in BR Alexan Member, or the Alexan Expected Interest, and the membership percentages of the BRG Co-Investors shall be adjusted accordingly. If the facts as of the Alexan Conversion Trigger Date are substantially different from the capital investment assumptions resulting in our receipt of the Alexan Expected Interest, then we and the BRG Co-Investors are required to confer and determine in good faith a new common membership interest percentage relative to our conversion.

Prior to the exercise of the conversion right, the BRG Co-Investors shall be the managers of BR Alexan Member, and shall have the power and authority to govern the business of BR Alexan Member, subject to the approval of certain “major decisions” by members holding a majority of the membership interests and subject to the further requirement that our economic interests and other rights in and to the Alexan CityCentre property may not be diluted or altered without our prior written consent. Following exercise of the conversion right, we would succeed to control of the BR Alexan Member.

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Investment in UCF Orlando Property

On July 29, 2014, through BRG UCFP Investor, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of our operating partnership, we made a convertible preferred equity investment in a multi-tiered joint venture along with Fund I, an affiliate of our Manager, and CDP UCFP Developer, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company, a non-affiliated entity, to develop a 296-unit Class A apartment community located in Orlando, Florida, located in close proximity to the University of Central Florida and Central Florida Research Park, or the UCF Orlando property. The UCF Orlando property will be a featured component of a master-planned, Publix-anchored retail development known as Town Park.

For development of the UCF Orlando property and funding of any required reserves, we made a capital commitment of $3,629,345 to acquire 100% of the preferred membership interests in BR Orlando UCFP, LLC, or BR Orlando JV Member, the owner of a majority in interest of the beneficial owner of the UCF Orlando property, through BRG UCFP Investor, LLC.

Under the operating agreement for BR Orlando JV Member, our preferred membership interest earns and shall be paid on a current basis a preferred return at the annual rate of 15.0% on the outstanding amount of our capital contributions made pursuant to our capital commitment. To date (i) we have fully funded our $3,629,345 capital commitment and (ii) Fund I has funded $5,621,159.

We are not required to make any additional capital contributions beyond our capital commitment. However, if BR Orlando JV Member makes an additional capital call and Fund I does not fully fund it, then we may elect to fund such shortfall as an additional capital contribution, in which case those contributions will accrue a preferred return at the annual rate of 20.0% on the outstanding amount of such capital contributions.

The BR Orlando JV Member is required to redeem our preferred membership interests on the earlier of the date that is six (6) months following the maturity of the construction loan (including any extensions thereof but excluding refinancing), or any acceleration of the construction loan. On the redemption date, BR Orlando JV Member is required to pay us an amount equal to our outstanding net capital contributions to BR Orlando JV Member, plus any accrued but unpaid preferred return. If BR Orlando JV Member does not redeem our preferred membership interest in full on the required redemption date, then any of our net capital contributions remaining outstanding shall accrue a preferred return at the rate of 20.0% per annum.

We have the right, in our sole discretion, to convert our preferred membership interest in BR Orlando JV Member into a common membership interest for a period of six (6) months from and after the date upon which 70% of the units in the UCF Orlando property have been leased, or the UCF Conversion Trigger Date. Assuming that we and Fund I have made all capital contributions as required, and all accrued preferred returns have been paid to us, upon conversion we will receive a common membership interest of 31% of the aggregate common membership interest in BR Orlando JV Member, or the UCF Expected Interest, and the membership percentage of Fund I shall be adjusted accordingly. If the facts as of the UCF Conversion Trigger Date are substantially different from the capital investment assumptions resulting in our receipt of the UCF Expected Interest, then we and Fund I are required to confer and determine in good faith a new common membership interest percentage relative to our conversion.

Prior to the exercise of the conversion right, Fund I shall be the manager of BR Orlando JV Member, and shall have the power and authority to govern the business of BR Orlando JV Member, subject to the approval of certain “major decisions” by members holding a majority of the membership interests and subject to the further requirement that our economic interests and other rights in and to the UCF Orlando property may not be diluted or altered without our prior written consent. Following exercise of the conversion right, we would succeed to control of the BR Orlando JV Member.

Acquisition of Additional Interest in Enders Property

As of June 30, 2014, through a joint venture, we held a 48.4% indirect equity interest in the Enders property.

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On September 10, 2014, through the Enders property joint venture, we acquired an additional 41.1% indirect interest in the Enders property in exchange for approximately $4.4 million in cash and approximately $8.0 million in additional financing proceeds, such that we currently hold an indirect 89.5% interest therein.

DILUTION

Purchasers of our Class A common stock offered by this prospectus will experience an immediate and substantial dilution of the net tangible book value of shares of our common stock from the initial public offering price. As of June 30, 2014, we had a historical net tangible book value of approximately $64.0 million, or $10.88 per share of common stock held by existing investors. After giving effect to the sale of the shares of Class A common stock offered by this prospectus, including the expected use of the net proceeds of this offering as described under “Use of Proceeds,” and the deduction of underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering, the pro forma net tangible book value as of June 30, 2014 would have been approximately $     , or $      per share of common stock. This amount represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value of $      per share to existing stockholders and an immediate dilution in pro forma net tangible book value of $      per share from the public offering price of $      per share of our shares of Class A common stock to new public investors. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to this Offering — You will experience immediate and material dilution in connection with the purchase of shares of Class A common stock in this offering.” The following table illustrates this per share dilution:

Public offering price per share of Class A common stock (1)		$
Net tangible book value per share of common stock before this offering (2)		$	10.88
Increase in pro forma net tangible book value per share of common stock after this offering (3)		$
Pro forma net tangible book value per share of common stock after this offering (4)		$
Dilution in pro forma net tangible book value per share to new investors (5)		$

(1)

Based on the public offering price per share set forth on the front cover of this prospectus.

(2)

Net tangible book value per share of our common stock before this offering is determined by dividing the net tangible book value based on June 30, 2014 net book value of tangible assets (consisting of total assets less intangible assets, which are comprised of deferred financing and leasing costs, acquired above-market leases and acquired in-place lease value, net of liabilities, excluding acquired below-market leases) excluding noncontrolling interests, by the number of shares of Class A common stock held by prior stockholders after this offering.

(3)

The increase in pro forma net tangible book value per share attributable to this offering is determined by subtracting (a) the sum of (i) the net tangible book value per share before this offering (see note (2) above) from (b) the pro forma net tangible book value per share after this offering (see note (4) below).

(4)

Based on pro forma net tangible book value of approximately $      divided by       shares of common stock, not including (a) up to       shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option and (b) 96,300 shares of Class A common stock available for issuance under our 2014 Incentive Plans, assuming the size of this offering does not change.

(5)

Dilution is determined by subtracting pro forma net tangible book value per share of common stock after giving effect to this offering from the public offering price paid by a new investor for a share of Class A common stock.

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OUR INDUSTRY AND MARKET OPPORTUNITY

Bluerock believes that institutional and public capital is largely focused on investing in apartment properties in the largest metropolitan, or “gateway,” markets. We believe that this presents an attractive investment opportunity for us in demographically attractive growth markets that are underinvested by institutional and public capital. As a result, we believe that cap rates in our target markets are at significant premiums to those in gateway markets and that certain properties in these markets provide not only the potential to provide significant current income, but also capital appreciation.

Bluerock additionally believes that select demographically attractive growth markets are underserved by newer institutional-quality, Class A apartment properties, especially as the wave of Echo Boomers — the demographic cohort with birth dates from the early 1980’s to the early 2000’s — moves into its prime rental years over the upcoming decade. As such, we believe there is opportunity in certain of our target markets for development and/or redevelopment to deliver Class A product and capture premium rental rates and value growth.

Bluerock believes that the first wave of opportunity following the financial crisis provided investment-oriented, or “financial,” buyers the opportunity to earn significant returns simply by “spread investing” (i.e., taking advantage of historical spreads between higher acquisition cap rates and lower, long-term financing interest rates). Bluerock believes that as financial buyers enter their disposition periods, the next phase of recovery provides opportunity for real estate-centric buyers (i.e., buyers who have real estate-specific investment expertise and deep intellectual capital in specific markets) to create value using proven real estate investment strategies. In addition, Bluerock believes that as the economy continues its recovery, private purchasers with greater capital constraints who have needed significant leverage to fund acquisitions will become less competitive in an environment of more traditional interest rate levels and cap rate spreads. We expect to capitalize on this change in the competitive landscape by acquiring apartment properties from owners who do not have the capital resources to execute their business plans. In addition, we believe we are well-positioned within the marketplace to execute our business plan, and believe there will be less competition in the changing economic environment as interest rates increase from the historically low levels of the past several years.

Investing successfully across multiple markets with multiple investment strategies involves both cost and logistical challenges, requiring an investor to cost-efficiently monitor, source, invest in, and as appropriate, divest of properties in such markets based on their investment attractiveness throughout the cycle. We believe Bluerock’s key principals bring significant experience in implementing such a strategy in a private equity ‘capital partner/operating partner’ model, and bring established relationships throughout our target markets to execute such a strategy successfully. Furthermore, we believe that Bluerock’s principals’ experience, along with our network of Bluerock SPs, provides us with the unique ability to monitor, access, source, invest in, execute and, as appropriate, divest of properties across our target markets, and across our multiple investment strategies, and to do so cost efficiently in order to drive value.

Demand Overview

We believe that demographic forces indicate strong growth for apartment demand in the foreseeable future due to a variety of factors, including the following:

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Source: Marcus and Millichap, 2013 National Apartment Market Report        

Source: JCHS tabulations of U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Censuses and Housing Vacancy Surveys

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, John Burns Real Estate Consulting

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Supply Overview

Projections of additions to supply in the short-term are generally based on permitting and construction activity, while longer term projections are based on economics, construction cost, land availability and demand.

Research from NAREIT’s analysis shows that construction of multifamily units plunged to a nearly 20-year low during the Great Recession, creating a supply shortfall.

United States Census Bureau data indicate that in 2011 and 2012, multifamily construction began on 167,300 and 233,900 units, respectively, in buildings with five or more units, up from 97,300 in 2009. While multifamily construction has been increasing, it is still below the roughly 300,000 starts averaged each year in the decade prior to the downturn. Further, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. multifamily starts have a cumulative shortfall of approximately 565,000 units from 2008-2011 compared to the 2000-2007 average. The NMHC projects that the U.S. will need approximately 300,000 units constructed each year moving forward, while only 129,900 units, 157,600 units and 187,100 units were delivered in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau data.

Supply-Demand Imbalance

NAREIT concludes that a dearth of new apartment construction coupled with a record level of pent-up demand for apartment space has created an approximately 2.5 million unit supply-demand imbalance in apartment inventory. Further, NAREIT reports that it will take several years to bring enough new apartment stock to the market to meet the pent-up demand. NAREIT estimates that the 2.5 million unit imbalance is comprised of 2 million households in pent-up demand and a 500,000 unit shortfall that would have had to exist just to meet normal population growth over the last 4 years. For example, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, from 2011 to 2013, an average of only 158,200 new multifamily units were completed versus the prior 30-year average of approximately 300,000 annually.

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OUR BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES

Overview of Our Business Objectives and Strategy

We were formed in 2008 as a Maryland corporation and have elected to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. Our 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. We seek to maximize returns through investments where we believe we can drive substantial growth in our funds from operations and net asset value through one or more of our Core-Plus, Value-Add, Opportunistic and Invest-to-Own investment strategies.

As of September 5, 2014, we own a portfolio of twelve apartment properties located primarily in the Southeastern United States comprised of an aggregate of approximately 3,857 units. We refer to these twelve properties as our Current Portfolio, and generally share ownership in these properties with joint venture partners. As of June 30, 2014, the properties, exclusive of our development properties, were approximately 95% occupied.

We acquire well-located, Core-Plus institutional-quality apartment properties with strong and stable cash flows in target markets with relatively high expectations of rent growth. We also acquire Value-Add apartment properties that we believe present opportunities for medium-term capital appreciation, such as those requiring repositioning, renovation or redevelopment, and Opportunistic apartment properties available at below market prices from distressed or time-constrained sellers. We also selectively invest in development of Class A properties in our target markets where we can structure the transaction as an Invest-to-Own investment to generate income during the development stage and capture significant development premiums upon completion, while minimizing development risks and guarantees. We intend to diversify our investments such that we create a balanced portfolio utilizing these strategies.

We invest primarily through controlling positions in joint ventures with Bluerock’s strategic partners, or Bluerock SPs, which are generally leading regional apartment owner/operators that bring deep intellectual and relationship capital in their local markets, extensive operational infrastructure and ability to execute as a ‘local sharpshooter’, a track record of success and capital to invest alongside us, which we believe aligns their interests with ours. We generally seek to invest approximately 90% of any property’s required investment capital, with Bluerock SPs investing the remaining equity on a pari passu basis. We believe our network of Bluerock SPs provides us with a substantial, often proprietary, transaction pipeline, and enables us to execute multiple investment strategies cost-efficiently across our target markets, without the internal cost and logistical burdens associated with maintaining our own infrastructure and pipeline in these markets.

As part of our acquisition and asset management program, we create a focused sub-market and tenant analysis at each of our properties. We use this proprietary analysis, along with the intellectual capital provided by Bluerock SPs within each submarket, to create and implement our Bluerock Lifestyle Initiatives, or BLIs, at each property. The BLIs comprise a customized, property specific capital and management plan that provides amenities and services based on a human-centric analysis of our assets in order to foster a sense of community within our properties. We believe the implementation of the BLIs at our properties significantly helps drive tenant satisfaction, lowers tenant turnover, and delivers higher rents.

Currently, we are externally managed and advised by our Manager, an indirect subsidiary of Bluerock formed in connection with the IPO. Bluerock is a leading private equity real estate asset manager with a focus on Core-Plus, Value-Add, Opportunistic and Invest-to-Own investment strategies, and has transacted over eleven million square feet of residential and commercial real estate acquisitions since its inception in 2002. Bluerock’s key principals have an average of over 20 years of investing experience, have been involved with acquiring over 35 million square feet of real estate with approximately $10 billion in value and have helped launch leading real estate private and public company platforms. Our Manager’s senior executive officers have extensive experience investing in and developing multifamily real estate through several real estate and credit cycles. Specifically, we believe R. Ramin Kamfar, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Gary T. Kachadurian, Vice Chairman, James G. Babb, III, Chief Investment Officer, Jordan B. Ruddy, President, Michael L. Konig, Chief Operating Officer, Secretary and General Counsel, and Ryan S. MacDonald, Senior Vice President — Investments, of our Manager, respectively, provide us and our stockholders a competitive advantage in sourcing, evaluating, underwriting and managing attractive investment opportunities.

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Our board of directors has delegated to our Manager the authority to approve all real property acquisitions, developments (i.e., with respect to our Invest-to-Own strategy) and dispositions, as well as all other investments consistent with our investment guidelines, for any investment less than 5% of our total assets, including our financing of such investments. Our Manager will recommend suitable investments for consideration by the investment committee for investments that exceed this threshold up to 10% of our total assets, and, for investments equal to or in excess of this amount, to our full board of directors. See “Management — Committees of the Board of Directors — Investment Committee.”

Our Target Markets

We intend to continue to focus on demographically attractive growth markets, which we define as markets characterized by growing population and job growth, both of which are positively correlated with rental rates and occupancy, in order to earn attractive risk-adjusted returns on invested equity. We select and continuously evaluate our target markets through a rigorous analysis of detailed demographic data at both the market and submarket levels, which may include projected short- and long-term employment growth; existence of robust infrastructures; diversity and growth of the economic base driven by the presence of major colleges, universities, technology, health care, trade, next-generation high value-add manufacturing, and government industries; the presence of a younger, more educated demographic profile with a high population of renters by choice; the existence of right to work laws; and quality of life.

Employment Growth in Our Target Markets.   Given that employment growth is highly correlated with apartment demand, we believe that job growth significantly above the national average in certain of our target markets will increase rental demand in those markets. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national average for employment growth was 1.74% for the year ended October 2013, while growth in many of our target markets exceeded 2.5%.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, HFF Research (MSA Employment Update, October 2013)

Corporate Information

We were incorporated in 2008 for the purpose of raising capital and acquiring a diverse portfolio of residential real estate assets.

The principal executive offices of the company and our Manager are located at 712 Fifth Avenue, 9 ^th Floor, New York, New York 10019. Our telephone number is (877) 826-BLUE (2583). Information regarding Bluerock is also available at www.bluerockresidential.com .

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Our Manager and Bluerock

Our Manager

Currently, we are externally managed and advised by our Manager. Our Manager is majority owned by Bluerock. Pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement, our Manager provides us with our management team and appropriate support personnel, and we have access to the management, infrastructure, personnel and other resources of Bluerock necessary for the implementation and execution of our business and growth strategies. Our Manager has substantial discretion with respect to the selection of specific investments consistent with our investment objectives and strategy, subject to our investment guidelines.

Our Manager draws upon the experience, expertise, and relationships of Bluerock’s senior executives, and its team of over 40 professionals and support personnel, which provides asset management, portfolio management, finance, administration, legal, compliance, investor relations, asset valuation, risk management, information technology and other operational matters in connection with the performance of our Manager’s duties. We expect to benefit from the personnel of Bluerock and the relationships and experience of Bluerock’s management team, including with our network of Bluerock SPs, in order to create value for our stockholders.

We believe the Management Agreement provides significant benefits to our stockholders. Our company will not be burdened by the high expenses associated with employing our own management team and infrastructure, and instead relies on our Manager to provide these services in exchange for management fees, which, at our current size and fee structure, we believe are lower than the costs associated with managing internally. In addition, our Management Agreement provides us access to a team of executive, management, investment, capital markets and administrative personnel that we believe, given our size and stage of development, is likely to be more capable and diverse than we would otherwise be able to attract at this stage of our life cycle.

Further, at the earlier of (i) April 2, 2017, three years following the completion of the IPO, and (ii) the date on which the value of our stockholders’ equity exceeds $250 million, our board of directors may, but is not obligated to, internalize our management. For this purpose, our “stockholders’ equity” means: (a) the sum of (1) the net proceeds from (or equity value assigned to) all issuances of our equity and equity equivalent securities (including Class A and Class B common stock, common stock equivalents, preferred stock, LTIP units and OP Units issued by our operating partnership) since inception (allocated on a pro rata daily basis for such issuances during the fiscal quarter of any such issuance), plus (2) our retained earnings at the end of the most recently completed calendar quarter (without taking into account any non-cash equity compensation expense incurred in current or prior periods), less (b) any amount that we pay to repurchase our common stock since inception. Our stockholders’ equity also excludes (1) any unrealized gains and losses and other non-cash items (including depreciation and amortization) that have impacted stockholders’ equity as reported in our financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP, and (2) one-time events pursuant to changes in GAAP, and certain non-cash items not otherwise described above, in each case after discussions between our Manager and our independent directors and approval by a majority of our independent directors. As a result, our stockholders’ equity, for purposes of considering an internalization transaction, could be greater or less than the amount of stockholders’ equity shown on our financial statements.

Our board of directors would consider an internalization where our pro forma internalized general and administrative expenses would be lower on a consistent basis as compared to remaining externally managed. Should our board of directors decide to internalize our management, it could do so by terminating the Management Agreement and paying the fee thereunder, or through the acquisition of our Manager at an equivalent price, which would require the approval of a majority of our independent directors, and the approval of our stockholders, other than our Manager and its affiliates. Consequently, no assurance can be given that the internalization of our Manager will be undertaken or achieved.

Pursuant to the Management Agreement, we will pay our Manager and its affiliates fees and reimburse certain expenses for services rendered to us. For a complete explanation of the fees and expenses, see “Our Manager and Related Agreements.”

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Bluerock SP Strategy

We believe one of the most important elements in successful investing in multifamily real estate is significant intellectual capital with respect to local market knowledge, relationships and operational expertise. One of the critical elements of our investment process is the identification of uniquely qualified, specialized top-tier regional real estate operating partners of Bluerock who bring such intellectual capital in terms of local market expertise, operational infrastructure and proven ability to execute, as well as a track record of success and capital to invest alongside us, which we believe aligns their interests with ours. We refer to this network of Bluerock’s strategic partners as Bluerock SPs. We believe Bluerock SPs bring the following advantages to augment the likelihood of success of an investment:

We intend to continue to invest primarily through controlling positions in joint ventures with our Bluerock SPs. Notwithstanding the investments of Bluerock SPs, we expect to maintain substantial control over these ventures, including strategic decision-making.

Our joint venture strategy with our Bluerock SPs allows us to draw on the collective market knowledge, including potentially proprietary deal flow of some of the leading apartment owner/operators in the nation, which we believe will enable us to generate above market returns on our investments. Each Bluerock SP, as part of their ongoing business, is actively involved in the process of utilizing its network of deal flow and knowledge of the region to access, select and underwrite what they believe are the most attractive deals available to them. As part of the acquisition process, Bluerock performs its own review and underwriting of select deals in the various regions and compares their risk/reward characteristics across Bluerock SPs to then choose the most appropriate opportunities for our company. We believe that our stockholders should benefit from this double underwriting process, which is designed to mitigate risk through expert local knowledge, along with comparison of opportunities across multiple regions.

To date, Bluerock SPs have included some of the leading apartment owner/operators in the nation, including: