Summit Industrial Income REIT to Acquire GTA Logistics Property

TORONTO, Sept. 27, 2018 /CNW/ - Summit Industrial Income REIT ("Summit" or the "REIT") (TSX: SMU.UN) announced today that it has waived conditions and will acquire 100% of a 262,610 square foot single tenant Class A logistics facility located in Mississauga, Ontario. The building has 24-foot clear celling height and large bay sizes with 21 truck-level doors and four drive-in doors, spacious truck courts and ample parking. It is well located within the Pearson International Airport Corporate Centre, with excellent highway and rail transportation links, and situated close to an existing Summit property providing operational efficiencies.

The property is being acquired in a sale-leaseback transaction from the owner, a private company specializing in fashion and consumer products warehousing and distribution under a ten-year lease with one five-year renewal option at market rent. Summit will pay $33.5 million or $125 per square foot (below replacement cost) for the property, financed in cash from the REIT's operating facility, generating a going-in capitalization rate of approximately 5.0%. Closing of the acquisition is expected before the end of October 2018.

"Our presence continues to grow in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada's strongest industrial property market," commented Paul Dykeman, Chief Executive Officer. "With the completion of this acquisition, approximately 62.2% of our total portfolio will now be located in the GTA."

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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