Friday, July 24, 2009

Post Properties Completes Sales of Post Ridge® in Atlanta, GA and Post Forest® in Fairfax, VA


Net Proceeds of Approximately $100M Used to Repay Line of Credit and to Add to Cash Balances

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Post Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PPS), an Atlanta-based real estate investment trust, announced today the sale of its Post Ridge® apartment community located in Atlanta, GA for a gross sales price of $44.8 million.

Post Ridge® (top left photo) is a garden-style apartment community, consisting of 434 units, and was completed in 1998.

The buyer was an entity affiliated with Centennial Holding Company, LLC of Atlanta, GA. CB Richard Ellis, Inc. brokered the transaction.

The Company also announced on Monday that it recently closed the sale of its Post Forest® (bottom right photo) apartment community located in Fairfax, VA for a gross sales price of $57.5 million. Post Forest® is a garden-style apartment community, consisting of 364 units, and was completed in 1990.

The buyer was an entity affiliated with Pantzer Properties, Inc. of New York, NY. Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. brokered the transaction.

The Company expects to report net gains of approximately $54 million in the third quarter relating to these two sales.

Said David P. Stockert, (top right photo) CEO and President of Post, “Completing these two sales in a difficult transaction environment reflects the quality of the assets and the strength of the Post® brand.

"Net proceeds will be used to bolster our balance sheet and our cash balances, enhancing the Company’s financial strength and flexibility through the current economic cycle.”
Post Properties owns 19,864 apartment units in 55 communities, including 1,747 apartment units in five communities held in unconsolidated entities and 1,736 apartment units in five communities currently under construction and/or in lease-up.

The Company is also developing and selling 362 for-sale condominium homes in three communities (including 129 units in one community held in an unconsolidated entity) and is converting apartment units in two communities initially consisting of 349 units into for-sale condominium homes through a taxable REIT subsidiary.

Contacts
Post Properties, Inc., Dave Stockert, 404-846-5000

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