Building One properties is a limited partnership formed with the express purpose of investing in commercial real estate. The firm is currently considering the acquisition of an office building that we refer to simply as Building B. Building B is very similar to Building A, which recently sold for $36,960,000. BuildingOne has gathered general information about the two buildings, including valuation information for building A:

	Per Square Foot		Total Square Footage
	A	B	A	B
Building size (sq ft)			80,000	90,000
Rent	$100/sq ft	$120/sq ft	$8,000,000	$10,800,000
Maintenance (fixed cost)	$(23)/sq ft	$(30)/sq ft	$(1,840,000)	$(2,700,000)
Net operating income	$77/sq ft	$90/sq ft	$6,160,000	$8,100,000

Buildings A and B are similar in size (80,000 and 90,000 square feet, respectively.) However, the two buildings differ both in maintenance costs ($23 and $30 per square foot), and rentals rates ($100 versus $120 per square foot). At this point we do not know why these differences exist. Nonetheless, the differences is real and should somehow be "accounted for" in the analysis of the value of Building B using data based on the sale of Building A. Building A sold for $462 per square foot, or $36,960,000. This reflects a sales multiple of six times the building's net operating income (NOI) of $6,160,000 per year and a capitalization rate of 16.67%.

A. Using the multiple of operating income, determine what value BuildingOne should place on Building B. B. If the risk-free rate of interest is 5.5% and the building maintenance costs are known with a high degree of certainty, what value should BuildingOne place on Building B's maintenance costs? How much value should BuildingOne place on Building B's revenues and, consequently, on the firm?

	PROBLEM 8-2
	Given							Solution Legend
			Per Square Foot		Total Square Footage				= Value given in problem
			A	B	A	B			= Formula/Calculation/Analysis required
	Building size (Sq. ft.)				80,000	90,000			= Qualitative analysis or Short answer required
	Rent		$100	$120	$8,000,000	$10,800,000			= Goal Seek or Solver cell
	Maintenance (fixed cost)		(23)	(30)	(1,840,000)	(2,700,000)			= Crystal Ball Input
	Net Operating Income		$77	$90	$6,160,000	$8,100,000			= Crystal Ball Output
	% Change in NOI
	Selling Price Information		A	B	A	B
	Sales multiple for NOI/sq. ft.		6	?	6	?
	Capitalization rate (1/Sales multiple)		16.67%	?	16.67%	?
	Estimated property value		$462	?	$36,960,000	?
	Solution
	a.
	b.
			Per Square Foot		Total Square Footage
	Alternative Valuation Procedure		A	B	A	B
	Risk free rate		5%	5%	5%	5%
	Implied value of maintenance costs
	Implied revenue value
	Implied revenue multiple
	Implied revenue cap rate
	Property value/sq. ft.
	Implied multiple
	Implied cap rate
			Building A			Building B
	% Change in Revenues		-20%	0%	20%	-20%	0%	20%
	Revenues
	Maintenance (fixed cost)		(1,840,000)	(1,840,000)	(1,840,000)	(2,700,000)	(2,700,000)	(2,700,000)
	Net Operating Income
	% Change in Revenues		-20.00%	0.00%	20.00%	-20.00%	0.00%	20.00%
	% Change in NOI