Allied to Acquire Class I Office Property in Toronto's Liberty Village

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – March 8, 2016) – Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“Allied”) (TSX:AP.UN) has entered into an agreement to acquire 30, 64 and 70 Jefferson Avenue in Toronto’s Liberty Village (the “Property”) for $31 million. The purchase is expected to close on March 29, 2016, subject to customary conditions. The Property will be free and clear of mortgage financing on closing and will afford an annual unlevered yield of approximately 6.5%.

Allied does not intend to place mortgage financing on the Property in the near term. On closing of the acquisition, the Property will become part of Allied’s growing pool of unencumbered properties, which reached $1.6 billion at the end of 2015 and has since increased as a result of the repayment of mortgage financing as it came due.

Located in Liberty Village between Jefferson and Pardee Avenues, the Property is comprised of 78,820 square feet of GLA and 120 surface parking spaces. The Property is directly across the street from Allied’s other three properties in Liberty Village, The Castle, 32 Atlantic and 47 Jefferson. The site is 2.6 acres, and the buildings are leased in their entirety to ZoomerMedia.

“This is a good, stabilized in-fill acquisition with long-term intensification potential,” said Michael Emory, Allied’s President & CEO. “It’s also strategically located in relation to our existing Liberty Village portfolio, which has performed well over many years now.”

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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