Gramercy Property Trust Announces Acquisition of Two Properties for $26.9 Million

April 6, 2015 | By Business Wire News

NEW YORK

Gramercy Property Trust Inc. (NYSE:GPT), a real estate investment trust, announced today that it closed on the acquisition of one industrial property and one office property totaling approximately 170,000 square feet. The properties are 100% leased with a weighted average lease term of approximately 10.6 years. For the two properties, Year 1 net operating income is anticipated to be approximately $1.9 million (7.2% initial cap rate; 8.2% annualized straight-line cap rate) with rent escalations throughout each lease term. The two properties were acquired in separate transactions all-cash for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $26.9 million.

The first property is an approximately 75,000 square foot manufacturing facility located in Oswego, Illinois (Chicago MSA), which is leased through May 2022 to a leading manufacturer of bonded and super abrasive grinding tools. The second property is an approximately 95,000 square foot post-production office building located in Burbank, California (Los Angeles MSA), which is leased through July 2026 to a global leader in end-to-end entertainment and media services for the entertainment industry.

About Gramercy Property Trust

Gramercy Property Trust Inc. is a leading global investor and asset manager of commercial real estate. Gramercy specializes in acquiring and managing single-tenant, net-leased industrial and office properties purchased through sale-leaseback transactions or directly from property developers and owners. We focus on income producing properties leased to high quality tenants in major markets in the United States and Europe.

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