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Skyline Industrial REIT has sold two non-core assets and is nearing the completion of its “strategic disposition program” which began in 2021 and focused on selling smaller bay, multi-tenant industrial properties and remaining office assets.

Recognizing an increased need for purpose-built warehousing and logistics spaces across Canada, the REIT has shifted focus from general light industrial and manufacturing properties to larger, more modern, industrial, warehousing and distribution focused assets. Post-dispositions, the REIT is now 97.72% weighted in warehousing, distribution, and logistics focused assets.1

Disposition Summary

Industrial Building

A single-tenant industrial building, located at 500 Saint-Louis Street, Saint-Jean-sur Richelieu, Quebec:

  • Transaction completed on February 10, 2023
  • Totalling 56,000 square feet of industrial manufacturing space on 8 acres
  • Total sale price: $10.75 Million

Office Building

A multi-tenant office building located at 380 Hunt Club Rd. Ottawa, Ontario:

  • Transaction completed on February 27, 2023
  • Totalling 50,869 square feet of suburban office space
  • Total sale price: $4.08 Million

“With these dispositions now complete, we are nearing the end of our strategic disposition program, with only a few remaining properties left for disposition that will finally complete this initiative and bring us to our desired position in the sector.” said Mike Bonneveld, President, Skyline Industrial REIT.

“We look forward to expanding our development pipeline and continuing to acquire quality industrial assets that will further enhance our portfolio. Thank you to all the parties involved in these transactions.”  Said Mike Bonneveld, President, Skyline Industrial REIT.

Post dispositions, Skyline Industrial REIT comprises 60 properties in 5 provinces across Canada, with a total of 9,264,097 square feet of Industrial space.

1 As at February 27, 2023
2 Skyline Industrial REIT was previously Skyline Commercial REIT. As a result of the REIT’s increasing focus on modern warehousing and logistics assets, the REIT updated its name to better reflect its portfolio composition and target sector, effective June 14, 2022).

About Skyline Industrial REIT

Skyline Industrial REIT (the “REIT”) is a privately owned and managed portfolio of industrial properties, focused on acquiring warehousing and logistics-centred properties along major highway corridors and transportation routes in Canada.

Skyline Industrial REIT is distributed as an alternative investment product through Skyline Wealth Management Inc. (“Skyline Wealth Management”), the preferred Exempt Market Dealer for the REIT. It is also available on Fundserv (Code: SKY2012).

Skyline Industrial REIT is committed to providing outstanding places to do business and superior service to its tenants, while surfacing value with a goal to deliver stable returns to its investors.

To learn more about Skyline Industrial REIT, please visit SkylineIndustrialREIT.ca.

To learn about additional alternative investment products offered through Skyline Wealth Management, please visit SkylineWealthManagement.ca.

Skyline Industrial REIT is operated and managed by Skyline Group of Companies.

For media inquiries, please contact:

Cindy Beverly
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Skyline Group of Companies
5 Douglas Street, Suite 301
Guelph, ON N1H 2S8
519.826.0439 x602