UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

            

              

FORM 8-K

                    

CURRENT REPORT

                          

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                      

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  December 14, 2010

                    

ASSOCIATED ESTATES REALTY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                    

                

                    

Commission File Number 1-12486

                    

Ohio

34-1747603

(State or other jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

Identification Number)

             

                   

1 AEC PARKWAY, RICHMOND HEIGHTS, OHIO  44143-1467

(Address of principal executive offices)

                   

(216) 261-5000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

                               

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ITEM 2.01   Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

On December 14, 2010, Associated Estates Realty Corporation (the “Company”), through a wholly owned subsidiary, completed the acquisition of Westwind Farms, a 464-unit apartment community located in Ashburn, Virginia.  The property was purchased from Camden USA, Inc. for $89.5 million, which was funded by cash on hand and borrowings on the Company’s unsecured line of credit.  The purchase price of this property exceeds 10% of the Company's total assets as of December 31, 2009.

  

ITEM 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a) The Company intends to file these financial statements by an amendment within the time permitted by Item 9.01(a).

 

(b) The Company intends to file these financial statements by an amendment within the time permitted by Item 9.01(a).

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

ASSOCIATED ESTATES REALTY CORPORATION

         

 

                    

             

 

                     

                 

 

                   

December 15, 2010

 

/s/ Lou Fatica

(Date)

 

Lou Fatica, Vice President

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

                         

 

                    

                     

 

                   




 

 

 

 

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