BSR REIT Completes Sale of Austin Portfolio to Avalonbay Communities for $187 Million
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. and TORONTO, March 31, 2025 /CNW/ - BSR Real Estate Investment Trust ("BSR" or the "REIT") (TSX:HOM) (TSX:HOM) announced today that it has completed the sale of three properties located in Austin, TX to AvalonBay Communities, Inc. ("AVB") (NYSE:AVB) for cash proceeds of $187 million (the "Transaction"). The properties included in the Transaction are Cielo I (326 apartment units), Cielo II (228 apartment units), and Retreat at Wolf Ranch (303 apartment units).
The Transaction completes the "Direct Asset Sale Transaction" portion of the previously announced two-part $618.5 million strategic disposition to AvalonBay. In connection with the Transaction, BSR retained $109 million of secured Fannie Mae mortgage indebtedness with an attractive interest rate of approximately 2.7%. Proceeds from the Transaction will be used for repayment of certain indebtedness, transaction expenses and for general corporate purposes, including redeployment into potential higher growth acquisition targets in BSR's core investment markets.
The previously announced $431.5 million "Contribution Transaction", which is the second portion of the strategic disposition to AvalonBay and comprises the sale of six properties located in Dallas, TX, remains subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025.
About BSR Real Estate Investment Trust
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust is an internally managed, unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust established pursuant to a declaration of trust under the laws of the Province of Ontario. The REIT owns a portfolio of multifamily garden-style residential properties located in attractive primary markets in the Sunbelt region of the United States.
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SOURCE BSR Real Estate Investment Trust
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