WINNIPEG, Oct. 6, 2016 /CNW/ – Lanesborough Real Estate Investment Trust (“LREIT”) (TSX: LRT.UN) announced today that it has completed the sale of Elgin Lodge, effective October 1, 2016, for $14.5 million, subject to customary closing adjustments. Elgin Lodge is a 115-suite retirement residence located in Port Elgin, Ontario.
The sale resulted in net cash proceeds to LREIT of approximately $4.33 million, after closing costs and adjustments and the repayment of mortgage debt. The net cash proceeds were used to repay the revolving loan.
As part of the sale agreement, LREIT and the purchaser have agreed that, in the event that the property is re-sold within a 24-month period, LREIT will share equally in any profit that is realized as a result of such sale.
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SOURCE Lanesborough Real Estate Investment Trust
