TORONTO, Feb. 5, 2019 /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 236,134 square foot single tenant logistics facility located in Montreal, Quebec. The property is situated on a 16.5-acre site in a prime location with excellent exposure to the Trans-Canada Highway and other transportation links. It is also situated close to other existing Summit properties providing operational efficiencies. The property offers the potential for re-development to add additional square footage over time.

The property is being acquired in a sale-leaseback transaction from the owner, a private Montreal company specializing in furniture design, manufacturing and distribution under a new ten-year lease with 2.0% contractual annual rent increases.  Summit will pay $23.0 million for the property, financed in cash from the REIT's operating facility, generating a going-in capitalization rate of approximately 5.6%. Closing of the acquisition is expected in early March 2019.

"We are pleased to expand our presence in Montreal, one of Canada's strongest industrial markets," commented Paul Dykeman, Chief Executive Officer. "The re-development opportunity on this property will also generate very accretive returns for our Unitholders over the longer term."

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

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