BOSTON, July 26, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Winthrop Realty Trust (NYSE:FUR), a diversified REIT that focuses on opportunistic debt and equity investments in real estate, announced today that it has acquired for a purchase price of approximately $27 million, a $31.1 million first mortgage loan secured by a 276 unit class A apartment community in Tempe, Arizona. The loan, which bears interest at a blended rate of 5.88% and matures January 2015, has an unleveraged current yield of 8.31% and, assuming the loan is satisfied at maturity, an unleveraged yield to maturity of 10.11%. Winthrop financed a portion of this transaction with borrowings under its credit facility with KeyBank National Association.
In addition, Winthrop acquired two rake bonds with a face amount of $2.27 million, for $1.2 million. The rake bonds are subordinate to $17.7 million of senior debt, all of which is secured by a three building, 229,000 square foot office complex in Costa Mesa, California. The rake bonds mature in December 2010.
Michael L. Ashner, Winthrop's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "As with our most recently announced acquisitions, we believe each of these investments provides potential for equity-like returns with limited downside risk."
Winthrop Realty Trust is a NYSE-listed real estate investment trust (REIT) headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Additional information on Winthrop Realty Trust is available on its Web site at www.winthropreit.com.
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