OneREIT Enters into Lease Agreement with The City of Toronto at Yorkgate Mall

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Feb. 8, 2017) -

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OneREIT (TSX:ONR.UN) is pleased to announce it has entered into a lease agreement at Yorkgate Mall for a 44,000 square foot premises with the City of Toronto. The lease has an initial term of 10 years with additional renewal options. Opening is scheduled for late 2017 and will generate increased traffic flow to the retail tenants at Yorkgate. The addition of this tenancy together with the previously announced opening of Planet Fitness increases occupancy of this property from 65% to 94%.

Yorkgate Mall is a 218,000 square foot, two level community mall, centrally located in the heart of the area's dominant retail node, with a trade area population in excess of 750,000. A new station on the University Subway extension will be located a short distance from this property as will a proposed stop on the planned Finch West LRT Line, both of which will promote greater density in this area.

"We are pleased to welcome the City of Toronto to Yorkgate Mall, which together with the recent opening of a 20,500 square foot Planet Fitness, will further build on this property's role as a key hub in the community," stated Richard Michaeloff, OneREIT's Chief Executive Officer. "These significant additions to Yorkgate Mall, together with the scheduled spring opening for the Real Canadian Superstore® at our Golden Mile Shopping Centre, marks our continuing strategy of strengthening our portfolio and improving our occupancy level while building on our goal to best serve our communities. These initiatives have successfully driven our committed occupancy from 85% to 90% over the past two years." 

About OneREIT

OneREIT is an unincorporated, open-end real estate investment trust which focuses on owning and acquiring retail properties across Canada with the goal of enhancing long-term Unitholder value.

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