CAPREIT Announces Strategic Capital Recycling in Ottawa
TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“CAPREIT”) (TSX:CAR.UN) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of an on-strategy, newly-built property located in a major suburb of Ottawa.
- TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“CAPREIT”) (TSX:CAR.UN) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of an on-strategy, newly-built property located in a major suburb of Ottawa.
- The amenity-rich property, which contains 143 residential suites that are approximately 95% occupied, is located in close proximity to another newly-built property that CAPREIT purchased in 2022, providing economies of scale.
- CAPREIT acquired the high-quality asset for a purchase price of $61 million (excluding transaction costs), which was satisfied by the following sources of capital: $16 million in cash, $42 million from the assumption of an existing mortgage, and $3 million from a Vendor Take-Back (“VTB”) loan.
- The mortgage being assumed carries contractual interest of 3.25% per annum for a remaining ten-year term to maturity.