Mack-Cali Completes Acquisition of Investment Interests in Downtown Manhattan Office Tower
EDISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (NYSE: CLI) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of condominium interests in 125 Broad Street, a downtown Manhattan office tower, for $273 million. The condominium units, which are 100 percent leased, were acquired from SL Green Realty Corp. The units include floors 2-16, and collectively comprise 39.6 percent, or 524,500 square feet, of the property.
In a related transaction, Mack-Cali also completed the sale of a Greenwich, Connecticut property at 500 West Putnam Avenue to SL Green for $56 million. The property, which was Mack-Cali's sole asset in Greenwich, is a four-story, 121,500 square-foot office building that is 94.4 percent leased.
Mitchell E. Hersh, president and chief executive officer of Mack-Cali, commented, "We're very excited about our entry into the Manhattan office market and look forward to building our presence there." He continued, "125 Broad Street is an excellent complement to Mack-Cali's portfolio on the Jersey City waterfront, and it offers significant upside potential as the positive momentum in the Manhattan market continues."
125 Broad Street is a 40-story, 1.2 million square-foot class A office building located in the heart of the Downtown Financial District with spectacular East River views. Tenants in the condominium units acquired include Citigroup, Oppenheimer and Ark Asset Management.
Mack-Cali Realty Corporation is a fully-integrated, self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) providing management, leasing, development, construction and other tenant-related services for its class A real estate portfolio. Mack-Cali owns or has interests in 303 properties, primarily office and office/flex buildings located in the Northeast, totaling approximately 34.8 million square feet. The properties enable the Company to provide a full complement of real estate opportunities to its diverse base of approximately 2,200 tenants.
Additional information on Mack-Cali Realty Corporation is available on the Company's Web site at www.mack-cali.com.
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Source: Mack-Cali Realty Corporation
Released June 12, 2007