Thomas Properties Group Announces Sale of Suburban Austin Properties
02 April 2013 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Thomas Properties Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TPGI) today announced
that its affiliate, TPG/CalSTRS Austin, LLC, has completed the sale
of three office properties containing a total of 517,974 rentable
square feet in suburban northwest Austin, Texas. The properties are
Westech 360, Park Centre and Great Hills Plaza, all of which were
unencumbered by debt. The sales price for the properties was $76.0
million, which after closing adjustments and prorations, resulted
in net proceeds to TPG/CalSTRS Austin, LLC of $73.0 million. Thomas
Properties Group’s share of the net proceeds is $24.3 million.
James A. Thomas, Chairman and CEO noted, "The closing of this
transaction is the culmination of our original plan for the 10
building Austin portfolio, which included our disposition of the
suburban properties, allowing us to concentrate on the ownership
and operation of the five Class A high rise buildings in downtown
Austin. This sale is also a further step in completing our
corporate strategic plan of generating cash from the sale of
non-core operating assets that have achieved their maximum value in
our portfolio for reinvestment in first class office buildings that
generate recurring cash flow, with our focus on markets in western
US cities.”
About Thomas Properties Group
Thomas Properties Group, Inc., based in Los Angeles, is a
full-service real estate company that owns, acquires, develops and
manages primarily office, as well as mixed-use and residential
properties on a nationwide basis. The company's primary areas of
focus are the acquisition and ownership of premier properties, both
on a consolidated basis and through its strategic joint ventures,
property development and redevelopment, and property management and
leasing activities. For more information about Thomas Properties
Group, Inc., please visit www.tpgre.com.
Forward Looking Statements
Statements made in this press release that are not historical
may contain forward-looking statements. Although TPGI believes the
expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based
on reasonable assumptions, these statements are subject to numerous
risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from TPGI’s expectations include actual and
perceived trends in various national and economic conditions that
affect global and regional markets for commercial real estate
services (including interest rates), the availability of credit and
equity investors to finance commercial real estate transactions,
our ability to enter into or renew leases at favorable rates, which
can be impacted by the financial condition of our tenants, risks
associated with the success of our development and property
redevelopment projects, general volatility in the securities and
credit markets, and the impact of tax laws affecting real estate.
For a discussion of some of the factors that may cause our results
to differ from management’s expectations, see the information under
the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, which is filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. TPGI disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
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