Bankruptcy petitions have been filed for more than 20 properties and affiliates related to Pacific Property Assets, an Irvine-based apartment investor.
Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings for 22 Pacific Property-related entities were filed last week in state court in Santa Ana.
The largest of the individual filings, for PPA Holdings LLC, lists between $50 million and $100 million in liabilities, while assets are listed between $10 million and $50 million.
The bankruptcy petitions follow reports of the privately held company being in default of debt payments to its nearly 800 individual investors.
Michael Stewart, the company’s chief executive, in May told the Orange County Register that the company would be skipping interest payments on about $90 million in notes for an undetermined period.
The move was made to give the company “breathing room,” the company said at the time.
Company officials said at the time that bankruptcy was not being considered.
Pacific Property has bought more than $300 million of apartments since 1999, according to the company’s Web site.
The company lists close to 50 assets,primarily apartment complexes,in Long Beach, Riverside and Phoenix.
The company owns about 2,400 apartments, as well as three commercial buildings and an assisted-living facility.
