Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: APTS) announced that it acquired a recently constructed 290-unit Class A multifamily community in Jacksonville, Florida named Sorrel Luxury Apartments. "We believe this is a high quality, Class-A community in a superb location," said John A. Williams, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for PAC. Mr. Williams added, "We continue to add communities in the fast growing Florida market." PAC financed the acquisition utilizing a first mortgage loan from Prudential Multifamily Mortgage for approximately $33.6 million and has a maturity date of September 1, 2023, a fixed interest rate of 3.44% per annum and will amortize based on a 30-year amortization. Prudential intends to assign this loan to Fannie Mae within 60 days of closing.

About Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.

Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. is a Maryland corporation formed primarily to acquire and operate multifamily properties in select targeted markets throughout the United States. As part of our business strategy, we may enter into forward purchase contracts or purchase options for to-be-built multifamily communities and we may make real estate related loans, provide deposit arrangements, or provide performance assurances, as may be necessary or appropriate, in connection with the development of multifamily communities and other properties. As a secondary strategy, we may acquire or originate senior mortgage loans, subordinate loans or mezzanine debt secured by interests in multifamily properties, membership or partnership interests in multifamily properties and other multifamily related assets and invest not more than 20% of our assets, subject to any temporary increase unanimously approved by our board of directors, in other real estate related investments such as grocery-anchored shopping centers, senior mortgage loans, subordinate loans or mezzanine debt secured by interests in grocery-anchored shopping centers, membership or partnership interests in grocery-anchored shopping centers and other grocery-anchored shopping center related assets as determined by our manager as appropriate for us. At June 30, 2016, the Company was the approximate 96.4% owner of Preferred Apartment Communities Operating Partnership, L.P., or the Operating Partnership. Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, commencing with its tax year ended December 31, 2011.