TMX group

MONTREAL, Dec. 23, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - BTB Real Estate Investment Trust (TSXV: BTB.UN) ("BTB") is announcing that, after the conclusion of the due diligence process, it has now closed the acquisition of an industrial property in Dorval, Province of Quebec, for the purchase price of $5.5 M, excluding closing costs.

1325 Hymus Boulevard, Dorval, Québec

This industrial property has a total leasable area of 80,000 square feet. It is well situated on a highly trafficked area at the interchange of highway 40 and Des Sources Boulevard, one of the Island of Montreal's larger industrial parks, and a few minutes from Montreal's International Airport. The building is fully-leased to Metro Logistics Inc. (3E Logistics) one of the most important supplier of third party logistics in Canada. This building will contribute to BTB's FFO on an annualized basis of approximately 0.4¢ per unit.

As part of this transaction, BTB assumed a mortgage of $2.6 M for a remaining term of 29 months.

About BTB

BTB is a growth-oriented real estate investment trust listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. Its total assets are more than $370 M, its real estate portfolio constitutes 54 properties totaling more than 3.2 million square feet. Its objective is to provide unitholders with stable cash distributions from investments in good quality leased office, industrial, commercial and retail properties predominantly located in the province of Quebec. BTB is led by an experienced management team with in-depth experience in the real estate industry and a Board of Trustees focused on governance and sound business practices.

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