Tue, December 8, 2009
Mon, December 7, 2009
Sun, December 6, 2009
Sat, December 5, 2009
Fri, December 4, 2009
Thu, December 3, 2009

Lanesborough REIT Completes Sale of Eight Properties for $40.3 Million and Reports Gain on Sale of $8.98 Million

[ CNW Group ]
[ Home | ][ Products & Services ] | [ Social Media Releases ] | [ About Us ] | [ Contact Us ][ Client Login ] | [ Français ]

LANESBOROUGH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST

[ LANESBOROUGH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST ]

[ ] >[ TELL A FRIEND ] >[ PRINTER FRIENDLY ] >[ SUBSCRIBE TO PORTFOLIO E-MAIL ]

[ Save to del.icio.us ] [ Submit to Digg ] [ Seed Newsvine ] [ Find blogs discussing this release ]

LANESBOROUGH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
[ Detailed Chart... ]

Lanesborough REIT Completes Sale of Eight Properties for $40.3 Million and Reports Gain on Sale of $8.98 Million

WINNIPEG, Dec. 7 /CNW/ - Lanesborough Real Estate Investment Trust ("LREIT") (TSX: LRT.UN) announced today that it has completed the previously announced sales of eight apartment properties. Details of the sales transactions are as follows:

 - 404-suite portfolio of six apartment properties in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, known as Marquis Towers, Borden Estates, Cedar Village, MGM Apartments, Carlton Manor and Riverside Apartments. The portfolio was sold for $17.4 million and resulted in net cash to LREIT of approximately $6.24 million, net of expenses, closing adjustments, and approximately $10.65 million of first mortgage debt either repaid or assumed by the purchaser. The gain on sale was approximately $2.87 million. - 93-suite apartment property in Sherwood Park, Alberta, known as Broadview Meadows. The property was sold for $9.1 million and resulted in net cash to LREIT of approximately $3.6 million, net of expenses, closing adjustments, and the assumption by the purchaser of approximately $5.23 million of first mortgage debt. The gain on sale was approximately $2.84 million. - 183-suite apartment property in Surrey, British Columbia, known as Greenwood Gardens. The sale price was $13.82 million of which $6.55 million was satisfied by LREIT providing second mortgage financing to the purchaser for an 18-month term, bearing interest at 3% for the first six months and 6% thereafter. Net of the second mortgage, the sale resulted in net cash to LREIT of approximately $2 million, after expenses, closing adjustments and the assumption by the purchaser of approximately $5.21 million of first mortgage debt. The gain on sale was approximately $3.27 million. 
 ABOUT LREIT -----------