North Star Group, Inc.
19901 Quail Circle
Fairhope AL 36532
701-770-9118
michaelh@nsgia.com
Serenity Village - Funding Flow & Equity
Structure Analysis
Executive Summary
Serenity Village is a HUD 221-d-4 financed affordable housing development with a multi-party
equity structure. The project utilizes a Treasury Fund's bridge financing to cover pre-development
costs and initial developer fees, with the majority of the developer fee deferred as equity. The
project has a planned 5-year hold period before refinance or sale.
Key Capital Structure Elements
HUD 221-d-4 Loan: Covers hard costs, interest, and most soft costs (developer fees
ineligible)
Treasury Fund Bridge Financing:
$100k revolving marketing line for site pursuit (10 sites)
~$1.3-1.4MM Bridge Note covering pre-development costs and initial developer
fee ($300k)
Bridge Note secured by first lien on PHA land (8% simple interest)
Fully repaid at HUD initial closing
Developer Fee Structure:
Total nominal fee: $1.7MM (8% of TDC)
Initial draw: $300k (part of Bridge Note)
Deferred portion: $1.4MM (remains as equity)
Fee allocation: NSG (64%), PHA (30%), Consulting Partners (6%)
Serenity Village Housing Model
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Equity Structure
Partner
Equity %
Cash/Value Contribution
Core Responsibilities
PHA
30%
Land ($2.7MM) + 30% of
developer fee
Vouchers, stewardship, property
management
Treasury Fund
25%
Marketing line + Pre-Dev
Bridge (repaid)
Treasury, draw control, HUD
liquidity proof
Tom (Panels)
15%
$350,000 initial equipment
investment
Cost discipline, build-team
introductions
NSG (Developer)
19%
64% of developer fee
($1.7MM nominal)
HUD process, design, finance,
overall delivery
Consulting
Partners
6% (3 ×
2%)
6% of developer fee
Finance, legal, construction
admin
Project Timeline
1. Seed & Pursuit (0-6 months)
$100k revolving Treasury marketing line for preliminary studies
2. Pre-Development (6-12 months)
Bridge Note (~$1.3-1.4MM) funds studies, appraisals, legal costs, and initial
developer fee
Secured by first lien on PHA land (land value ≈ $2.7MM; lien ≤ 40% LTV)
3. HUD Initial Closing (~12-14 months)
HUD 221-d-4 mortgage closes
Bridge Note + interest repaid via land-lien payoff
Treasury maintains 25% equity with $500K cash outstanding as req by 221d4
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19901 Quail Circle
Fairhope AL 36532
701-770-9118
michaelh@nsgia.com
Serenity Village Housing Model
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4. Construction (14-38 months)
24-month build plus ~2 months for cost certification
5. Cost Certification (Post-construction)
HUD releases 100% retainage on hard costs
Developer fees remain as equity
6. Operations (Years 1-4)
Cash flow: PHA management fee (7% EGI) → operating reserves → distributions per
equity split
7. Exit (Year 5)
HUD loan retired
Net proceeds split according to equity percentages
Partners realize deferred developer fee through their equity shares
Year 5 Exit Summary
Partner
Equity
%
Rents
Collected
Land
Exit Dev
Fee
Ent Dev
Fee
Total Exit
Prefunder
25%
$294,665
$0
$0
$0
$1,404,540
Tom
15%
$235,732
$0
$0
$0
$790,670
PHA
30%
$353,598
$2,700,000
$420,000
$100,000
$4,683,473
NSG
19%
$223,946
$0
$686,000
$833,000
$1,612,866
NSG TEAM
(3 × 2%)
6%
$70,719
$0
$294,000
$63,000
$649,695
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19901 Quail Circle
Fairhope AL 36532
701-770-9118
michaelh@nsgia.com
Serenity Village Housing Model
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Annual Cash Flows
Year
Cash Flow
after DSCR
Prefunder
(25%)
Tom
(15%)
PHA
(30%)
NSG
(19%)
NSG TEAM (3
× 2%)
1
$177,425
$44,356
$35,485
$53,228
$33,711
$10,647 (3 ×
$3,549)
2
$205,944
$51,486
$41,189
$61,783
$39,129
$12,357 (3 ×
$4,119)
3
$235,091
$58,773
$47,018
$70,527
$44,667
$14,106 (3 ×
$4,702)
4
$264,879
$66,220
$52,976
$79,464
$50,327
$15,894 (3 ×
$5,298)
5
$296,322
$74,081
$59,264
$88,897
$56,301
$17,718 (3 ×
$5,906)
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19901 Quail Circle
Fairhope AL 36532
701-770-9118
michaelh@nsgia.com
Serenity Village Housing Model
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IRR Analysis
Partner
Equity %
Initial Investment
Total 5-Year Return
IRR
Prefunder
25%
$1,300,000-$1,400,000 (repaid)
$1,404,540
40.9%
Tom
15%
$350,000
$790,670
17.7%
PHA
30%
$2,700,000 + 30% dev fee
$4,683,473
13.7%
NSG
19%
64% of $1.7MM dev fee
$1,612,866
10.2%
NSG TEAM (2%
each)
2%
2% of dev fee
$216,565
21.5%
Note: The IRR for Treasury Fund accounts for both the bridge financing being repaid at HUD
closing and the subsequent equity returns. NSG's IRR is improved because they're contributing a
smaller portion of the development fee (64% rather than the full amount).
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© North Star Group, Inc. 2025 All rights reserved.
19901 Quail Circle
Fairhope AL 36532
701-770-9118
michaelh@nsgia.com