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BSR REIT Announces US$618.5 Million Strategic Disposition Unlocking Growth Potential and Eliminating Class B Unit Consent Rights

Newswire.ca - Thu Feb 27, 2025

Transaction Highlights:

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. and TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2025 /CNW/ - BSR Real Estate Investment Trust ("BSR" or the "REIT") (TSX: HOM.U) (TSX: HOM.UN) today announced that it has entered into two agreements to sell an aggregate of nine properties, consisting of 2,701 apartment units, to AvalonBay Communities, Inc. ("AVB") (NYSE: AVB) for gross consideration valued at approximately US$618,500,000 (collectively, the "Transaction"). The value ascribed to the nine properties to be sold by the REIT pursuant to the Transaction is approximately in line with the REIT's IFRS carrying value, implying a price per apartment unit of approximately US$229,000. The Transaction is expected to simplify the REIT's restrictive capital structure, strategically positioning the REIT for value enhancing initiatives.

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