Summit Industrial Income REIT to Acquire $25 Million Single-Tenant Industrial Property in prime GTA Location

TORONTO, March 22, 2022 /CNW/ -  Summit Industrial Income REIT ("Summit" or the "REIT") (TSX: SMU.UN) announced that it has waived conditions and will acquire a 76,423 square foot Class A single tenant property in the Greater Toronto Area. Summit will pay $25.2 million for the property, well below replacement cost and generating a going-in capitalization rate of approximately 4.25%. Closing is expected on or before the end of April 2022.

The property has a prime location in an established industrial area in Vaughan, Ontario between Highway 7 and Highway 407 with excellent connectivity to 400 series highways. It consists of 64,941 square feet of functional warehouse space with a clear 22-foot ceiling height, ample loading, truck-level and drive-in doors, as well as high-quality modern office space. The property is being acquired from the current tenant, a well-regarded high-end custom store fixtures company, who will enter into a new ten-year lease with 3% annual rent increases, generating an average 4.7% capitalization rate over the term.    

"We are pleased to be acquiring this well-maintained building in an attractive prime GTA industrial node below replacement cost," commented Dayna Gibbs, Chief Operating Officer. "The space is highly leasable, and the acquisition continues to grow our presence in Canada's strongest industrial property market."

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

Dayna Gibbs, COO at [phone] ext. 220, [email protected]