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GlobeSt.com UPDATE: Reckson Details Australian LPT

MELVILLE, NY-The LPT will initially purchase a 75% indirect interest in a 3.4-million-sf portfolio for approximately $563 million, while Reckson will retain a 25% indirect interest in the 25 properties.

By Barbara Jarvie | Updated on August 16, 2005

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MELVILLE, NY-Continuing its effort toward “operating locally and financing globally,” Reckson Associates Realty Corp. officials further detail plans for the REIT’s Australian limited property trust. Approximately $202 million worth of units in the Reckson-sponsored trust, which is named Reckson NYPT, will be traded on the Australian Stock Exchange starting Sept. 26.

The LPT will initially purchase a 75% indirect interest in a portfolio of 25 suburban core plus office properties, containing approximately 3.4 million sf, for $563 million with Reckson retaining a 25% indirect interest. The LPT will then have a two-year option to purchase an additional 10 properties totaling approximately 1.2 million sf. Reckson intends to use the net proceeds to fund recently announced acquisitions and for the repayment of outstanding indebtedness. Reckson’s vice president of investor relations, Susan McGuire says Australian investors were attracted for several reasons, in particular the unique supply and demand characteristics of the New York Tri-state area suburban markets and the strength of Reckson’s franchise.

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