Forest City joint venture acquires partner's interest in DKLB BKLN apartment community

CLEVELAND, June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Forest City Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FCEA) today announced that a joint venture between the company and Madison International Realty has closed the acquisition of Forest City's partner's 49 percent interest in DKLB BKLN, a 365-unit apartment community located at 80 DeKalb Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. Forest City, which owns the remaining 51 percent interest, developed the property in partnership with a comingled fund managed by National Real Estate Advisors, LLC (National). DKLB BKLN opened in 2009.

The transaction values National's share of the property at a total of $93.5 million, including assumption of debt.

"Brooklyn continues to be one of the strongest rental apartment markets in the country, and DKLB BKLN has quickly become both a landmark in the Fort Greene neighborhood and a valuable and productive asset for our company," said David J. LaRue, Forest City president and chief executive officer. "All of that makes acquiring our partner's interest a compelling opportunity and a low-risk capital allocation decision."

The New York City metro area is Forest City's largest core market by net operating income. In addition to DKLB BKLN, the regional portfolio includes the 11-building MetroTech Center office campus in Brooklyn, the New York Times Building and New York by Gehry in Manhattan, and the Tata Innovation Center at Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island, among other properties.

About Forest City
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc. is a NYSE-listed national real estate company with $8.0 billion in consolidated assets. The Company is principally engaged in the ownership, development, management and acquisition of commercial and residential real estate throughout the United States.  For more information, visit www.forestcity.net.

About Madison International Realty
Madison International Realty (www.madisonint.com) is a leading liquidity provider to real estate investors worldwide.  Madison provides joint venture and preferred equity capital for real estate owners and investors that are looking to de-lever their properties; seek an exit strategy; or where existing sponsors seek to sell a portion of their ownership position.  The firm provides equity for recapitalizations, partner buyouts and capital infusions; and acquires joint venture, limited partner and co-investment interests as principals.  Madison invests only in secondary transactions and focuses solely on existing properties and portfolios in the U.S., U.K., and Western Europe.  Madison has offices in New York, London and Frankfurt, Germany, where the firm operates under the name of Madison International Realty GmbH.

About National Real Estate Advisors
National Real Estate Advisors is a leading investment manager specializing in build-to-core, developing and owning large-scale, urban commercial and multifamily projects for its institutional client accounts. National constructs investment portfolios of stabilized modern property assets—apartment, office, mixed-use, industrial, data center and hotel—with design features, technological enhancements, and amenities that can drive high tenant demand and create value for investors. National is an independently operated subsidiary of the National Electrical Benefit Fund. For more information visit www.natadvisors.com.

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SOURCE Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.

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