Charter Hall Fund Buys $118 Million of Assets in Sydney, Perth

Charter Hall Long REIT has entered into a $117.8 million agreement to snatch up a 100 per cent interest in a Sydney industrial asset and a 50 per cent share in a Perth A-grade office building.

The acquisition increases the trust’s portfolio to 85 assets worth $1.625 billion.

The assets are 100 per cent occupied, predominantly to government tenants, on a combined WALE of 15.3 years.

The REIT will undertake a fully underwritten $60 million institutional placement at $4.04 per security to partially fund the deal.

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The Sydney asset in Chester Hill is the National Archives facility, an industrial building used for the collection and storage of government records.

The fund has taken a 100 per cent interest in the industrial building, comprising office and warehouse across 22,824sq m, for $54.1 million.

The industrial zoned land parcel in the Chester Hill, Villawood industrial precinct is fully leased to government on a new 20 year lease, and represents a net passing yield of 6.6 per cent.

Across the country, the fund has also taken a 50 per cent share of the Perth based Optima Centre, worth $62.6 million.

The building is 80 per cent leased to state government on a 7 per cent yield.

The property comprises two fully leased, suburban office buildings of 16,116sq m completed in 2010, located five kilometres from the CBD.

Charter Hall WALE will acquire a 50 per cent interest in joint venture with the Charter Hall Direct PFA Fund .