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B & J Apartments 1545 Kansas Ave 40 Unit Apartment Building $2,275,000 ($56,875/Unit) 5.74% Cap Rate Lorain, OH 44052



Investment Highlights
- Durable brick construction with strong infrastructure, 38 on-site parking spaces
- Tenant-paid electric minimizes expense exposure
- Fully stabilized asset with immediate cash flow; Below-market rents with measurable upside (10–40%+)
Executive Summary
LOW BASIS | HIGH UPSIDE | 100% OCCUPIED
40-UNIT MIXED-USE VALUE-ADD OPPORTUNITY
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OFFERING SUMMARY
Asking Price: $2,275,000
Units: 40 (36 Residential + 4 Commercial)
Location: Lorain, Ohio
Gross Building Area (GBA): 31,700 SF
Gross Income: $304,608
NOI: $130,636
Cap Rate (In-Place): 5.74%
GRM: 7.47
Occupancy: 100%
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TOP 5 REASONS TO BUY
1. BELOW-MARKET RENTS (10–40%+)
Clear path to increased income through rent normalization
2. LOW BASIS – $71.77/SF
Well below replacement cost and attractive entry point
3. 100% OCCUPIED – IMMEDIATE CASH FLOW
No lease-up risk, stabilized tenant base
4. MIXED-USE INCOME DIVERSIFICATION
36 residential units + 4 commercial storefronts
5. FORCED APPRECIATION OPPORTUNITY
Projected $60K–$400K+ in value creation
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UNIT MIX:
1 Efficiency – $499
23 One-Bedroom – $623 avg
12 Two-Bedroom – $713 avg
4 Commercial Units – $500 avg
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PRICE METRICS:
Price per Unit: $56,875
Price per SF: $71.77/SF
?? Well below replacement cost with a strong basis for value-add execution
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VALUE-ADD OPPORTUNITY?:
Current rents are significantly below market for Lorain, Ohio, where:
1BR units average ~$700+
2BR units average ~$900+
Opportunity: Increase rents through natural turnover and operational improvements.
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS?:
Fully stabilized asset with immediate cash flow
Below-market rents with measurable upside (10–40%+)
Mixed-use income stream (residential + retail)
Central heating (30 units) + individual systems (10 units)
Two boiler systems
Tenant-paid electric minimizes expense exposure
38 on-site parking spaces
Durable brick construction with strong infrastructure
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INVESTOR RETURNS (ILLUSTRATIVE)
Initial Cash-on-Cash: ~1–2%
Stabilized Cash-on-Cash: ~6–8%
Target IRR (2–3 Year Hold): ~10–14%
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NOTE: There are 9 addresses altogether for the 40-unit mixed-use investment.
Detailed financials, rent roll, and additional documentation available upon execution of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).
40-UNIT MIXED-USE VALUE-ADD OPPORTUNITY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OFFERING SUMMARY
Asking Price: $2,275,000
Units: 40 (36 Residential + 4 Commercial)
Location: Lorain, Ohio
Gross Building Area (GBA): 31,700 SF
Gross Income: $304,608
NOI: $130,636
Cap Rate (In-Place): 5.74%
GRM: 7.47
Occupancy: 100%
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TOP 5 REASONS TO BUY
1. BELOW-MARKET RENTS (10–40%+)
Clear path to increased income through rent normalization
2. LOW BASIS – $71.77/SF
Well below replacement cost and attractive entry point
3. 100% OCCUPIED – IMMEDIATE CASH FLOW
No lease-up risk, stabilized tenant base
4. MIXED-USE INCOME DIVERSIFICATION
36 residential units + 4 commercial storefronts
5. FORCED APPRECIATION OPPORTUNITY
Projected $60K–$400K+ in value creation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
UNIT MIX:
1 Efficiency – $499
23 One-Bedroom – $623 avg
12 Two-Bedroom – $713 avg
4 Commercial Units – $500 avg
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PRICE METRICS:
Price per Unit: $56,875
Price per SF: $71.77/SF
?? Well below replacement cost with a strong basis for value-add execution
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
VALUE-ADD OPPORTUNITY?:
Current rents are significantly below market for Lorain, Ohio, where:
1BR units average ~$700+
2BR units average ~$900+
Opportunity: Increase rents through natural turnover and operational improvements.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS?:
Fully stabilized asset with immediate cash flow
Below-market rents with measurable upside (10–40%+)
Mixed-use income stream (residential + retail)
Central heating (30 units) + individual systems (10 units)
Two boiler systems
Tenant-paid electric minimizes expense exposure
38 on-site parking spaces
Durable brick construction with strong infrastructure
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
INVESTOR RETURNS (ILLUSTRATIVE)
Initial Cash-on-Cash: ~1–2%
Stabilized Cash-on-Cash: ~6–8%
Target IRR (2–3 Year Hold): ~10–14%
?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NOTE: There are 9 addresses altogether for the 40-unit mixed-use investment.
Detailed financials, rent roll, and additional documentation available upon execution of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).
Financial Summary (Actual - 2025) Click Here to Access |
Annual | Annual Per SF |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Rental Income |
$99,999
|
$9.99
|
| Other Income |
$99,999
|
$9.99
|
| Vacancy Loss |
$99,999
|
$9.99
|
| Effective Gross Income |
$99,999
|
$9.99
|
| Taxes |
$99,999
|
$9.99
|
| Operating Expenses |
$99,999
|
$9.99
|
| Total Expenses |
$99,999
|
$9.99
|
| Net Operating Income |
$99,999
|
$9.99
|
Financial Summary (Actual - 2025) Click Here to Access
| Gross Rental Income | |
|---|---|
| Annual | $99,999 |
| Annual Per SF | $9.99 |
| Other Income | |
|---|---|
| Annual | $99,999 |
| Annual Per SF | $9.99 |
| Vacancy Loss | |
|---|---|
| Annual | $99,999 |
| Annual Per SF | $9.99 |
| Effective Gross Income | |
|---|---|
| Annual | $99,999 |
| Annual Per SF | $9.99 |
| Taxes | |
|---|---|
| Annual | $99,999 |
| Annual Per SF | $9.99 |
| Operating Expenses | |
|---|---|
| Annual | $99,999 |
| Annual Per SF | $9.99 |
| Total Expenses | |
|---|---|
| Annual | $99,999 |
| Annual Per SF | $9.99 |
| Net Operating Income | |
|---|---|
| Annual | $99,999 |
| Annual Per SF | $9.99 |
Property Facts
| Price | $2,275,000 | Apartment Style | Low-Rise |
| Price Per Unit | $56,875 | Building Class | C |
| Sale Type | Investment | Lot Size | 0.32 AC |
| Cap Rate | 5.74% | Building Size | 31,700 SF |
| Gross Rent Multiplier | 7.47 | Average Occupancy | 100% |
| No. Units | 40 | No. Stories | 3 |
| Property Type | Multifamily | Year Built | 1972 |
| Property Subtype | Apartment | Parking Ratio | 1.2/1,000 SF |
| Price | $2,275,000 |
| Price Per Unit | $56,875 |
| Sale Type | Investment |
| Cap Rate | 5.74% |
| Gross Rent Multiplier | 7.47 |
| No. Units | 40 |
| Property Type | Multifamily |
| Property Subtype | Apartment |
| Apartment Style | Low-Rise |
| Building Class | C |
| Lot Size | 0.32 AC |
| Building Size | 31,700 SF |
| Average Occupancy | 100% |
| No. Stories | 3 |
| Year Built | 1972 |
| Parking Ratio | 1.2/1,000 SF |
Amenities
- Smoke Detector
Unit Amenities
- Balcony
- Refrigerator
- Oven
- Range
- Carpet
- Freezer
Site Amenities
- Laundry Facilities
Unit Mix Information
| Description | No. Units | Avg. Rent/Mo | SF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1+1 | 28 | $623.00 | 500 |
| 2+1 | 6 | $713.00 | 700 |
| 2+2 | 1 | $713.00 | 1,000 |
| 1+1 | 5 | $586.00 | - |
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Property Taxes
| Parcel Number | 02-01-001-106-016 | Total Assessment | $126,000 (2024) |
| Land Assessment | $9,611 (2024) | Annual Taxes | ($1) ($0.00/SF) |
| Improvements Assessment | $116,389 (2024) | Tax Year | 2025 |
Property Taxes
Parcel Number
02-01-001-106-016
Land Assessment
$9,611 (2024)
Improvements Assessment
$116,389 (2024)
Total Assessment
$126,000 (2024)
Annual Taxes
($1) ($0.00/SF)
Tax Year
2025
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