REIT Meets REIT. Huge Windsor Portfolio Changes Hands.

Boardwalk REIT is selling its portfolio of 1,685 Windsor apartment units, including at Buckingham Tower (above), to Skyline Apartment REIT for $136M. CEO Sam Kolias told the Financial Post the buyer (not disclosed by the trust but reported by the Post) made an unsolicited offer, “but we thought the price was a fair one.” Boardwalk owns and operates 220 communities with 34,000 units. The trust is reviewing select non-core properties with the intent of “high-grading” its portfolio by redeploying equity from the assets toward "value-enhancing transactions,” such as acquisitions, development and capital improvements. [FP]

Continue reading this story with a free account

Log in or register
Sign up for more articles like this
Subscribe to Bisnow's Toronto Newsletters
Related Stories

Camden Property Trust Sells West Coast Portfolio, Clears $1.5B Target

Bringing Stability And Savings To CRE Insurance Through Working Layer

Former Arms Dealer Targeting Heartland Apartment Takeover Files For Bankruptcy

SEC Charges REIT, Its Founders With Alleged $152M Fraud Scheme

Miami's Condo Craze Has Developers Spending Millions On Sales Galleries

Slate, Hudson Cos. Picked To Develop Massive Queens Housing Project

Ryan Cos. Secures Permit For Austin's Sixth Street Redevelopment

Rapper Rick Ross Joins 670-Unit Miami Gardens Condo Project

How A New Financing Model Helps Spur More Mixed-Income Housing

Riverwards Group Secures Construction Financing For 155 Units In Olde Richmond

Mesirow Pays $132M For Midtown Luxury Apartment Tower

Integra Acquires Evacuated Broward Condo Complex Via Court-Ordered Auction