DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Letting of New Office Building in Central Park
Green REIT Plc, (“Green REIT”, or “the Company”), announces that it has signed an agreement with Allied Irish Banks plc (‘AIB’) to lease the entirety of its recently completed office building at Central Park in Dublin 18.
The letting comprises 14,701 square metres (158,244 square feet) of lettable space on a 20 year lease from May 2017, with a tenant break option at the end of year 12. The annual rent payable by AIB is €4.8 million, which equates to €291 per square metre (€27 per square foot). AIB is entitled to a 12 month rent free period under the terms of the agreement.
This letting will bring the total contracted rent in Central Park to €23.7 million per annum, representing 34% of the Company’s contracted annual rent of €70 million, with full occupancy throughout the 79,000 square metres (850,000 square feet) of lettable space in the office park. The remaining land at Central Park provides additional optionality to Green REIT for further development, where planning consents are in place for a further 37,160 square metres (400,000 square feet) of office space, which includes Block I, comprising 9,020 square metres (97,100 square feet), and which is fully designed.
Paul Culhane, Development Director of Green Property REIT Ventures, commented: “We are delighted to welcome AIB to Central Park. Securing a tenant of this calibre confirms Central Park’s status as Dublin’s premier office park. It also highlights the value proposition for tenants in Central Park, which has city centre quality offices, but at rents of less than 50% of those in the city centre.
We look forward to creating additional value for our shareholders by exploiting the further development potential at Central Park and adding to what is already a substantial rent roll in the park of €23.7 million per annum.”
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Contacts
Green Property REIT Ventures (Investment Manager to the Company)
Niall
O’Buachalla
+353 (0) 1 2418400
FTI Consulting (IR and PR to the Company)
Dublin: Jonathan
Neilan
+353 (0) 1 765 0886
London: Giles Barrie / Claire Turvey
+44 (0)20 3727 1000
About Green REIT Plc
Green REIT Plc is an Irish Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) and is listed on the Irish and London Stock Exchanges. The Company was the first REIT established in Ireland following the introduction of REIT legislation by the Irish Government. The Company’s stated strategy is to create a property portfolio consisting primarily of commercial property in Ireland to deliver income and capital growth through opportunistic investments, active property management and prudent use of debt finance. Please visit www.greenreitplc.com
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