FIBRA Prologis Acquires 634,800 Square Feet of Logistics Space
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — FIBRA Prologis (BMV: FIBRAPL14), the leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico, today announced the acquisition of approximately 634,800 square feet of logistics space in Mexico City and Guadalajara from Prologis Mexico Fondo Logistico.
The portfolio was acquired with a combination of cash and through the issuance of Certificados Bursatiles Fiduciarios Inmobiliarios (CBFIs), recently approved at the certificate holders meeting held on Nov. 19, 2014. The acquisition consists of the remaining buildings owned by Prologis Mexico Fondo Logistico.
The portfolio includes:
- a 159,600 square foot facility in Guadalajara’s South Periferico submarket;
- a 296,000 square foot facility in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa submarket; and
- a 179,200 square foot facility at Prologis Park Toluca in Mexico City’s Toluca submarket.
“We are pleased to announce the acquisition of our first portfolio following our June IPO,” said Luis Gutierrez, chief executive officer, FIBRA Prologis. “The FIBRA Prologis exclusivity provision on properties developed by Prologis provides proprietary organic growth opportunities in properties adjacent to our existing portfolio. Our investment strategy is focused on owning assets in the most active markets in Mexico.”
With this acquisition, the FIBRA Prologis portfolio comprises 181 high-quality logistics facilities totaling 30.4 million square feet (2.8 million square meters) of gross leasable area.
ABOUT FIBRA PROLOGIS
FIBRA Prologis is the leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico. As of September 30, 2014, FIBRA Prologis was comprised of 178 logistics and manufacturing facilities in six industrial markets in Mexico totaling 29.8 million square feet (2.8 million square meters) of gross leasable area.
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