Partners Real Estate Investment Trust Appoints New Trustee

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 7, 2017) - Partners Real Estate Investment Trust (the "REIT") (TSX:PAR.UN) announced today that its Board of Trustees has appointed Mr. Grant Anthony a Trustee of the REIT. Mr. Anthony is a significant unitholder of the REIT, owning approximately 13.4% of the outstanding units. Mr. Anthony is a more than 35-year commercial real estate veteran with extensive experience owning, managing and developing a broad range of investment properties including industrial, retail plazas, retirement homes and medical buildings. Since 2014, Mr. Anthony has been President of privately-held Binscarth Holdings LP, a limited partnership which presently owns and manages over 3 million sq. ft. of industrial, medical and other properties in the GTA and surrounding areas. Prior to 2014, Mr. Anthony was involved for many years in a senior executive capacity in directing and managing the predecessor to Binscarth Holdings LP. Since 1974, Mr. Anthony has also been a licenced commercial realtor focussed on diversified investment properties across Southern Ontario.

About Partners REIT
Partners REIT is a growth-oriented real estate investment trust focused on the expansion and management of a portfolio of 35 retail and mixed-use community and neighbourhood shopping centres. These properties are located in both primary and secondary markets across British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec, and comprise a total of approximately 2.5 million square feet of leasable space.

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