TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – May 31, 2016) – Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“Allied”) (TSX:AP.UN) today announced that it has closed the acquisition of the following properties in Montréal (the “Properties”):
| Address | Total GLA |
Office GLA |
Retail GLA |
Industrial GLA |
Parking Spaces |
Buildable Area |
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| Le Nordelec Rental | 786,954 | 734,157 | 19,914 | 32,883 | 520 | 0 | ||||||
| Le Nordelec Development | 74,396 | 0 | 39,396 | 35,000 | 0 | 251,000 | ||||||
| 740 St-Maurice Street | 67,869 | 67,869 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||||||
| 480 St-Laurent Blvd. | 53,530 | 46,365 | 7,165 | 0 | 75 | 0 | ||||||
| 3510 St-Laurent Blvd. | 98,824 | 84,740 | 14,084 | 0 | 72 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 Place du Commerce | 57,236 | 40,702 | 16,534 | 0 | 193 | 0 | ||||||
| 1,138,809 | 973,833 | 97,093 | 67,883 | 900 | 251,000 |
Le Nordelec Development in the table above includes two additional neighbouring properties acquired from the vendor for a purchase price of $2 million, bringing the total purchase price for the properties to $220 million. The additional properties include (i) a vacant industrial structure (approximately 35,000 square feet of GLA) that will be demolished, with the 48,378 square feet of underlying land being used for additional surface parking capacity and (ii) a very small brick-and-beam structure (approximately 2,345 square feet of GLA) that will be restored for retail use.
Allied funded the acquisitions with (i) $33.6 million of existing first-mortgage financing, (ii) the net proceeds of the $150 million of 3.934% Series B Unsecured Debentures and (iii) a portion of the final $100 million drawn down on an unsecured debt facility provided by a Canadian chartered bank. Despite a more rapid pace of acquisitions than anticipated at the outset of the year, Allied’s commitment to its balance sheet remains unwavering.
Allied also announced that it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire 47 Front Street East in Toronto for $6.2 million. On closing, which is scheduled for July 31, 2016, the property will give Allied ownership of the properties from 35 to 49 Front East, representing 230 feet of uninterrupted frontage on the south side of the street, just east of St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. Allied will redevelop 47 Front East for office use above grade and retail use at grade and will carry it as a Property Under Development during the redevelopment process.
About Allied
Allied is a leading owner, manager and developer of urban office environments that enrich experience and enhance profitability for business tenants operating in Canada’s major cities. Its objectives are to provide stable and growing cash distributions to unitholders and to maximize unitholder value through effective management and accretive portfolio growth. For further information, please refer to Allied’s website at www.alliedreit.com.
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President & CEO
(416) 977-0643
memory@alliedreit.com
Cecilia C. Williams
Vice President & CFO
(416) 977-9002
cwilliams@alliedreit.com