Firm Capital Property Trust Announces Closing of Lower Sackville Property Acquisition Comprised of 132 Units for $18.0 Millio...
May 05 2021 - 5:01PM
Firm Capital Property Trust ("
FCPT" or the
"
Trust") (TSXV: FCD.UN) is pleased to announce the
closing of the previously announced acquisition of 132 units in
three multi-residential buildings located in Lower Sackville, Nova
Scotia (the “
Lower Sackville
Property”) for approximately $18.0 million
(excluding transaction costs).
The Lower Sackville Property is located in
proximity to downtown Halifax and is conveniently located to
schools, public transportation, shopping, restaurants, and
entertainment. The Lower Sackville Property has enjoyed strong 98%
occupancy rates or higher since 2018. The Lower Sackville Property
was purchased for approximately $136,300 per unit or $113 per
square foot.
The Lower Sackville Property was financed with a
new $13.7 million mortgage with a Canadian Chartered Bank for an
interest rate of approximately 2.4%, term of five years and a 30
year amortization.
The Trust acquired the Lower Sackville Property
such that the Trust owns 70% and private clients affiliated with
certain members of senior management and the board of trustees of
the Trust owning the remaining 30% in a side-by-side alignment of
interest structure. The Trust's portion of the acquisition price
was approximately $12.7 million (excluding transaction costs).
The Trust funded its equity requirement through
existing cash resources, including credit facilities. The Lower
Sackville Property is expected to be immediately accretive to
AFFO.
ABOUT FIRM CAPITAL PROPERTY
TRUST Firm Capital Property Trust is focused on creating
long-term value for Unitholders, through capital preservation and
disciplined investing to achieve stable distributable income. In
partnership with management and industry leaders, The Trust’s plan
is to own as well as to co-own a diversified property portfolio of
multi-residential, flex industrial, net lease convenience retail,
and core service provider professional space. In addition to stand
alone accretive acquisitions, the Trust will make joint
acquisitions with strong financial partners and acquisitions of
partial interests from existing ownership groups, in a manner that
provides liquidity to those selling owners and professional
management for those remaining as partners. Firm Capital Realty
Partners Inc., through a structure focused on an alignment of
interests with the Trust sources, syndicates and property and asset
manages investments on behalf of the Trust.
FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION
This press release may contain forward-looking
statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be
identified by the use of words such as "may", "will", "should",
"expect", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "predict",
"potential", "continue", and by discussions of strategies that
involve risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements are
based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by the
Trust. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve numerous
assumptions, inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and
specific, that contribute to the possibility that the predictions,
forecasts, projections, acquisitions as outlined and various future
events will not occur. Although management of the Trust believes
that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements
are reasonable, there can be no assurance that future results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements will occur as
anticipated. Neither the Trust nor any other person assumes
responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any
forward-looking statements, and no one has any obligation to update
or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new
information, future events or such other factors which affect this
information, except as required by law.
This press release shall not constitute an offer
to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, which may be made
only by means of a prospectus, nor shall there be any sale of the
Units in any state, province or other jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration
or qualification under securities laws of any such state, province
or other jurisdiction. The Units of the Firm Capital Property Trust
have not been, and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered, sold or delivered
in the United States absent registration or an application for
exemption from the registration requirements of U.S. securities
laws.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation
Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
For further information, please contact:
Robert
McKee |
Sandy
Poklar |
President & Chief Executive Officer |
Chief Financial Officer |
(416) 635-0221 |
(416) 635-0221 |
For Investor Relations information, please
contact:
Victoria Moayedi |
Director, Investor Relations |
(416) 635-0221 |
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