Waterford
Diversified property — sponsored by Griffin Capital
Files with the SEC as Griffin Capital (Waterford) Investors, DST
Sponsor-reported, from SEC filings and cited sources.
What is this, in one paragraph?
Waterford is a Delaware statutory trust — a DST, the fractional-ownership vehicle 1031 exchangers use to defer tax — sponsored by Griffin Capital and first offered in July 2009.3 Public filings never name the property; the Form D describes the asset only as residential real estate.1 Griffin Capital's SEC-filed prospectus reports the Waterford property was disposed of in September 2011.3
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What exactly is the property?
Public filings never identify the building. The original Form D classifies the underlying asset as residential real estate and names neither a property nor a location.1 A Griffin Capital prospectus filed with the SEC refers only to "the Waterford property" and reports that it was disposed of in September 2011.3 No acquisition date, price, or address appears in either record.
- Property size
- 9-property diversified portfolio
How did it end?
Sold
Listed as a completed/full-cycle program on Griffin Capital's published track record.
Sponsor-launched DST offering raised $6.9M; launched July 2009. Property name suggests a 'Waterford' multifamily or commercial property; specific address not located in available sources.
9-property diversified portfolioWho's behind it?
Griffin Capital sponsored this Trust through Griffin Capital Corporation, whose El Segundo, California offices served as the issuer's address on the original Form D.1 The January 2011 amendment identifies Griffin Capital Corporation as the sponsor-related entity and names the trust manager through Griffin Capital personnel.2 The firm has sponsored other 1031 exchange programs; this one dates from the early years of that platform.
- Sponsor
- Griffin Capital
- Legal Trust name
- Griffin Capital (Waterford) Investors, DST
- May convert to a REIT
- No
- Offerings from this sponsor
- 3 active / 5 total offerings from Griffin Capital
Reported by the sponsor. Top1031 does not independently audit sponsor-reported figures.
What does the paperwork say?
The paper trail is short: an original notice of exempt offering and a single amendment that raised the reported amount sold, with nothing filed afterward.2 The Trust was offered under Rule 506(b), the private-placement exemption that bars general advertising and limits sales essentially to accredited investors.
- First Form D filedThe public offering record begins.
- Latest Form D filedThe most recent sponsor-filed checkpoint in this record.
- Filings on record
- 2
- How it may be offered
- Rule 506(b)Not advertised publicly. Offered through existing relationships.
- Source filing
- Read the filings on SEC EDGAR
A Form D is the notice a sponsor files when it starts raising money. A Form D filing does not mean the SEC approved, endorsed, or verified the offering.
DST interests are illiquid private securities. You may lose some or all of your investment. Distributions, tax treatment, and exit timing are not guaranteed. Review the current Private Placement Memorandum before investing.
Common questions
What happened to Waterford?
Top1031 lists Waterford as historical. It is no longer raising money.
Where does Top1031 get the data for Waterford?
Top1031 builds this record from the sponsor’s own SEC filings and cited sponsor disclosures. Filings can lag what is happening now. A Form D filing does not mean the SEC approved, endorsed, or verified the offering.
Can I still invest in this Trust?
No. The last SEC filing for this Trust is a Form D amendment dated January 21, 2011, and Griffin Capital's SEC-filed prospectus reports that the Waterford property was disposed of in September 2011. It is closed to new investors and appears here as a historical record.
What property did the Trust actually own?
That is unresolved in public sources. The original Form D classifies the underlying asset as residential real estate and reports no revenues, but names no property or location. The Griffin Capital prospectus refers only to "the Waterford property." No address, unit count, or tenant appears in either document.
Was there an outcome for investors?
Griffin Capital's SEC-filed prospectus reports that the Waterford property was disposed of in September 2011. The sources reviewed do not disclose the buyer, the sale price, or what beneficial owners received. Those details would sit in the sponsor's investor communications rather than in the Form D record.
What is a Delaware statutory trust, and why does it matter for a 1031 exchange?
A DST holds real estate and issues fractional beneficial interests. The IRS treats those interests as direct property ownership for exchange purposes, so a seller of investment real estate can roll proceeds into one and defer capital gains tax. The trustee controls the asset; investors are passive.
Why is so little disclosed about this offering?
A Form D is a short notice of an exempt offering, not a disclosure document. It reports the offering amount, amounts sold, and minimum investment, but not the property, the lender, or the lease. The Private Placement Memorandum carried those facts, and PPMs are not filed with the SEC.
What does Rule 506(b) mean here?
Rule 506(b) is the private-placement exemption that lets an issuer raise unlimited capital without registering, provided it does not advertise generally and sells essentially only to accredited investors. Under 506(b), the sponsor may accept an investor's own representation of accredited status rather than verifying it.