Consolidated Tomoka Announces Acquisition of Two Single-Tenant Retail Properties in Separate Transactions for $7.6 Million


DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., June 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. (NYSE American: CTO) (the “Company”) today announced the purchase of an approximately 9,000 square foot building on 0.57 acres outside of Boston, Massachusetts, in Lynn (the “Lynn Property”), for approximately $2.1 million, leased to a subsidiary of Family Dollar.  The Lynn Property is situated in downtown Lynn, just 11 miles north of Boston, with a 3-mile population of approximately 126,600, and has less than 5 years remaining on the current lease term.  The Lynn Property is zoned for up to ten stories of vertical development and multiple uses including multi-family residential.  The initial investment cap rate for the Lynn Property is near the high-end of the Company’s 2019 guidance for income property acquisitions.

The Company also announced the purchase of an approximately 15,000 square foot building on 2.05 acres in Birmingham, Alabama (the “Birmingham Property”), for approximately $5.5 million, under lease with Walgreens.  The Birmingham Property is an outparcel to a Publix-anchored shopping center that also includes a Hobby Lobby and AMC Theater.  The lease has approximately 9 years remaining on the current term.  The Birmingham Property is situated along Highway 280, with traffic counts of approximately 60,000 vehicles per day, and also has a 3-mile average household income of over $115,000.  The initial investment cap rate for the Birmingham Property is near the mid-point of the Company’s 2019 guidance for income property acquisitions.

The acquisition of the Birmingham Property increases the Company’s geographic footprint to fifteen states.  Including these two transactions, the Company’s income property portfolio consists of 49 properties, of which 44 are single-tenant and 5 are multi-tenant properties. Both acquisitions were purchased using the Company’s line of credit and are expected to be part of a 1031 like-kind exchange.

Mr. John P. Albright, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, stated, “These two acquisitions add a new market and a new credit to our portfolio and eflect the continued expansion of our investment strategy toward single-tenant net lease.”

About Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.
Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. is a Florida-based publicly traded real estate company, which owns approximately 2.3 million square feet of income properties in diversified markets in the United States, as well as over 5,300 acres of land in the Daytona Beach area. Visit our website at www.ctlc.com.

We encourage you to review our most recent investor presentations which are available on our website at www.ctlc.com.

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Contact:Mark E. Patten, Sr. Vice President and CFO
 mpatten@ctlc.com
Phone:(386) 944-5643
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