Exhibit 1
KRUPP REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - V
December 5, 1996
Dear Limited Partner:
As you are by now aware, Krescent Partners L.L.C., a Delaware
limited liability company (the "Purchaser"), has made an offer (the "Krescent
Offer") to purchase limited partnership units ("Units") of Krupp Realty Limited
Partnership - V (the "Partnership") for $375 per Unit.
THE KRUPP CORPORATION, A GENERAL PARTNER OF THE PARTNERSHIP (A
"GENERAL PARTNER"), IN LIGHT OF ALL RELEVANT CIRCUMSTANCES, HAS DETERMINED THAT
THE KRESCENT OFFER IS INADEQUATE AND NOT IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE UNIT
HOLDERS. THE GENERAL PARTNER RECOMMENDS THAT THE HOLDERS OF UNITS REJECT THE
KRESCENT OFFER AND NOT TENDER THEIR UNITS PURSUANT THERETO. The General Partner
reached this conclusion after considering a number of factors, including, but
not limited to, the following:
o THE PRICE PER UNIT OFFERED BY THE PURCHASER
DOES NOT REFLECT THE VALUE INHERENT IN THE UNITS. The
price being offered by the Purchaser is less than 48%
of the General Partner's estimate of the
Partnership's net asset value of $787 per Unit. (Such
net asset value assumes a sale of all of the
Partnership's properties at net asset value, after
deduction for estimated transaction costs, and the
distribution of the net proceeds of such sale to the
Unit holders. Actual transaction costs and market
conditions will affect the actual amount available
for distribution.) Although Unit holders, in exchange
for receiving the certainty of a cash purchase price
from the Purchaser, may prefer to forego the
opportunity to hold their Units and receive proceeds
upon the potential future liquidation of the
Partnership's assets in excess of the amount being
offered by the Purchaser, the General Partner
believes that the price specified in the Krescent
Offer reflects too great a discount to value.
o AS STATED BY THE PURCHASER IN THE KRESCENT
OFFER, THE PURCHASER IS MAKING THE KRESCENT OFFER
WITH A VIEW TO MAKING A PROFIT. Accordingly, there is
a conflict of interest between the
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Purchaser's desire to purchase the Units at a low
price and the Unit holders' desire to sell their
Units at a high price.
o UNIT HOLDERS WHO ACCEPT THE KRESCENT OFFER
WILL NO LONGER RECEIVE CASH DISTRIBUTIONS. The
Partnership currently is paying a semi-annual cash
distribution of $10.00 or $20.00 annually, per Unit.
Unit holders who sell their Units to the Purchaser
will lose their right to receive future semi-annual
distributions from operations that are payable in
respect of Units. Furthermore, Unit holders who sell
their Units to the Purchaser will lose their right to
future distributions from future sales of Partnership
properties.
o AS STATED BY THE PURCHASER IN THE KRESCENT OFFER,
UNIT HOLDERS WHO TENDER UNITS ACQUIRED FROM THE
PARTNERSHIP IN CONNECTION WITH THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE
THEREOF ARE EXPECTED TO RECOGNIZE TAXABLE GAIN, WHICH
WILL BE IN EXCESS OF THE PURCHASE PRICE RECEIVED BY
THEM FROM THE PURCHASER.
Enclosed is a copy of the Partnership's Statement on Schedule
14D-9 which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and sets
forth the Partnership's response to the Krescent Offer. Limited partners are
advised to carefully read the Schedule 14D-9.
Unit holders also should be advised that, by letter dated
November 4, 1996, Longacre Corp. ("Longacre") requested that the Partnership
provide to it a list of the Partnership's Unit holders. The letter stated that
the request was being made to facilitate a tender offer by an affiliate of
Longacre. As a result of negotiations, the General Partner agreed to provide a
list of the Partnership's Unit holders to Longacre in connection with obtaining
the agreement by Longacre, pursuant to a Standstill Agreement dated as of
November 26, 1996, that Longacre and its affiliates, among other things, would
refrain from acquiring in excess of 25% of the Units for a period ending 30
months after receipt from the Partnership of any list of its Unit holders. The
General Partner was subsequently advised by Longacre that its affiliate,
American Holdings I, L.P.("American Holdings"), intended to commence an offer to
acquire up to 4.9% of the outstanding Units at a price of $390 per Unit, which
is in excess of the purchase price specified in the Krescent Offer. On December
4, 1996, a representative of Liquidity advised a representative of the
Partnership that an agreement had been reached between persons affiliated with
each of Longacre and Krescent and that, as a result of such agreement, the offer
by American Holdings "would be withdrawn."
The General Partner believes that the market value of the
Partnership's assets have recently begun to recover. As you may know, real
estate values fell precipitously during the late 1980's and early 1990's. The
Partnership survived this turbulent period by adopting various measures,
including the suspension of
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distributions in 1990, the sale of certain properties, and the refinancing of
the remaining properties at favorable rates. The Partnership's properties have
begun to generate greater revenues and reflect increased property values.
Encouraged by this improvement, the General Partner authorized the reinstatement
of distributions in 1995.
The General Partner looks forward to continued success in
recovering the loss in value that occurred in the late 1980's and early 1990's.
The General Partner's strategy is to aggressively manage the Partnership's
properties to maximize their value and prepare the properties for sale when this
goal is reached.
Please do not hesitate to call our Investor Communication
representatives at 1-800-255-7877 for assistance in any Partnership matter.
Sincerely yours,
Laurence Gerber
The Krupp Corporation, a General
Partner
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