Summit Industrial Income REIT Strengthens Greater Toronto Area Portfolio

TORONTO, Dec. 11, 2014 /CNW/ -  Summit Industrial Income REIT ("Summit" or the "REIT") (TSX: SMU.UN) announced today that it has waived conditions and will be acquiring a 220,000 square foot single-tenant property situated on 16.3 acres of land in Mississauga. The purchase price will be approximately $22.2 million satisfied with cash from the REIT's credit facility. The acquisition price equates to a price of approximately $98.18 per square foot, and generates a going-in capitalization rate of 6.5%.  The property is leased to the Ford Motor Company of Canada under a seven-year lease. Prior to the closing of the acquisition the building is undergoing approximately $3.7 million of upgrades (paid for by the tenant and the vendor). Approximately 5.2 acres of the property is excess land on which a new 100,000 square foot building could be developed in the future. The closing is expected to happen prior to December 31, 2014.

"Pursuant to our stated growth strategies, we continue to expand our presence in the Greater Toronto Area, one of the strongest industrial real estate markets in the country," commented Paul Dykeman, Summit's Chief Executive Officer. "In addition, with the completion of this acquisition, we will bring our leverage ratio closer to our 55% target."

About Summit
Summit Industrial Income REIT is an unincorporated open-end trust focused on growing and managing a portfolio of light industrial properties across Canada. Summit's units are listed on the TSX and trade under the symbol SMU.UN. For more information, please visit our web site at www.summitIIreit.com.

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SOURCE: Summit Industrial Income REIT

Paul Dykeman, CEO at [phone], [email protected]