Courtesy of Benzinga.
Colonial Properties Trust (NYSE: CLP), announced the sale of Colonial Pinnacle Turkey Creek, a 659,000 square foot retail center located in Knoxville, Tenn. for total sales proceeds of $131.7 million. The company had a 50% joint venture interest in the property. The company’s 50% interest was sold for total consideration of $65.9 million, comprised of $27.2 million in cash and the assumption and/or repayment of the company’s $38.7 million share of the existing loans secured by the property. Proceeds from the sale were used to repay a portion of the outstanding balance on the company’s unsecured line of credit and a portion of the proceeds will be used to acquire multifamily apartment communities.
Additionally, the company sold its remaining 5% interest in Colonial Promenade Alabaster II/Tutwiler II, a 420,000 square foot retail center located in Birmingham, Ala. to its joint venture partner. The company’s interest was sold for total consideration of $2.4 million, comprised of $0.4 million in cash and the joint venture partner’s assumption of the company’s $2.0 million share of the existing loan secured by the property. Proceeds from the sale were used to repay a portion of the outstanding balance on the company’s unsecured line of credit.
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