BRG Sells North Park Towers Generating 40% IRR
New York, NY (October 22, 2015) – Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BRG) (“BRG,” “The REIT” or “the Company”) announced today that it has closed on the sale of its North Park Towers property, in Southfield, Michigan. The property, which encompasses two 19-story apartment buildings, 313 apartment rental units and 13 retail/commercial spaces, sold for $18.2 million, generating an Internal Rate of Return of approximately 40% on, and a return of 1.68 times, BRG’s equity investment in the project.
“With the sale of North Park Towers, BRG is fulfilling our commitment to prudent recycling of capital. We are exiting an older asset in a non-strategic market with very low average rents relative to our portfolio and doing so at a very healthy return. This will enable us to redeploy our capital into a Class A asset in our targeted high growth markets,” said Ramin Kamfar, Chairman and CEO of BRG.
BRG expects the sale to generate approximately $7 million of net proceeds for reinvestment.
North Park Towers was constructed in 1967 as a premier luxury high-rise apartment. It underwent extensive renovations in 1999 and 2000.
About Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BRG) is a real estate investment trust that focuses on acquiring a diversified portfolio of Class A institutional-quality apartment properties in demographically attractive growth markets to appeal to the renter by choice. The Company’s objective is to generate value through off-market/relationship-based transactions and, at the asset level, through improvements to operations and properties. BRG generally invests with strategic regional partners, including some of the best-regarded, private owner-operators in the United States, making it possible to operate as a local sharpshooter in each of its markets while enhancing off-market sourcing capabilities. The company is listed on the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 Indexes. BRG has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For more information, please visit our website at: www.bluerockresidential.com.
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