Multi-Property Swap-and-Drop: Genuine Partnership Holding or Prearranged Conduit?
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2026-03-26
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Partnership holding appreciated commercial property ($8M basis, $25M FMV) with GP (30%) and three institutional LPs (70%) seeking divergent Section 1031 exchanges—GP targeting Denver multifamily, LPs targeting Phoenix industrial. Partnership executed swap-and-drop: exchanged into both properties, operated 18-24 months with preferential allocations giving each partner economic benefits tied to their preferred asset, then liquidating dissolution distributing properties along pre-negotiated lines.
Structure qualifies for Section 1031 treatment under Revenue Procedure 2002-22 safe harbor because partnership genuinely acquired and operated replacement properties for 18+ months with substantive bu…