NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Urban Edge Properties (NYSE:UE) announces that it has entered into a $32
million contract to acquire the leasehold interest in the Shops at
Bruckner, a 114,000 square foot retail center in the Bronx, NY directly
across White Plains Road from the Company’s 387,000 sf Bruckner Commons.
Urban Edge owns the land under the Shops and has been leasing it to the
seller. Marshalls, Old Navy and other value retailers anchor the
property. Bruckner Commons is undergoing a $38 million redevelopment
anchored by the first ShopRite grocery store in the Bronx. Acquisition
of the leasehold will bring this dominant, 501,000 sf retail destination
under a single ownership. The acquisition is expected to close in the
first quarter of 2017 and includes assumption of a $12.7 million
mortgage.
ABOUT URBAN EDGE PROPERTIES
Urban Edge Properties is a NYSE listed real estate investment trust
focused on managing, acquiring, developing, and redeveloping retail real
estate in urban communities, primarily in the New York metropolitan
region. Urban Edge owns 83 properties totaling 14.8 million square feet
of gross leasable area.
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Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are not
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redevelopment and anchor repositioning projects, the Company's ability
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pipeline and the Company's ability to achieve the estimated unleveraged
returns for such projects.
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Urban Edge Properties
Mark Langer, 212-956-0082
EVP and Chief
Financial Officer
Source: Urban Edge Properties