Firm Capital Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust

Firm Capital Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Closing of Previously Announced 50% Interest in a 235 Unit, Multi-Family Residential Building for $37.5 Million in the Washington D.C. Metro Area

All amounts are in US Dollars unless otherwise stated.

TORONTO, Sept. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Firm Capital Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust (the "Trust"), (TSXV: FCA.U), (TSXV: FCA) is pleased to announce it has closed the previously announced joint venture with an unrelated third party to acquire a $37.5 million multi-family residential property located in the Washington D.C. Metro Area.

The Trust has closed the North Pointe Apartments ("North Pointe" or the "Property"), a 235-unit, multi-family residential property located in Hyattsville, Maryland. The joint venture purchased the property for $37.5 million or approximately $159,575 per unit ($217 per square foot), representing a 5.7% capitalization rate. The Property was financed with a new first mortgage for approximately $29.7 million with an approximate 3.0% interest rate. The terms of the financing include a four-year interest-only or I/O period, 30 year amortization and a twelve year term. The remaining capital requirement, including closing and working capital, is approximately $10.8 million and was funded through $6.8 million of common equity held 50% by the Trust and 50% by the unrelated third party, with the remaining $4.0 million funded as preferred equity at an 8% rate of return, held 100% by the Trust.

ABOUT FIRM CAPITAL APARTMENT REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
Firm Capital Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust is a U.S. focused real estate investment trust that pursues multi-residential income producing real estate and related debt investments on both a wholly owned and joint venture basis. The Trust has ownership interests in a total of 2,308 apartment units diversely located in Florida, Connecticut, Texas, New York, New Jersey, Georgia and Maryland.

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Forward-looking statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks, including, without limitation, risks associated with general economic conditions; adverse factors affecting the U.S. real estate market generally or those specific markets in which the Trust holds properties; volatility of real estate prices; inability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources, and/or inability to access sufficient capital on favourable terms; industry and government regulation; changes in legislation, income tax and regulatory matters; the ability of the Trust to implement its business strategies; competition; currency and interest rate fluctuations and other risks. Additional risk factors that may impact the Trust or cause actual results and performance to differ from the forward looking statements contained herein are set forth in the Trust's Annual Information Form under the heading Risk Factors (a copy of which can be obtained under the Trust's profile on www.sedar.com).

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