First Potomac Realty Trust (NYSE: FPO), a leading owner and operator of office and business park properties in the greater Washington D.C. region, today announced that it sold Storey Park, a development site located in the NoMa submarket of Washington, D.C., to 1005 First, LLC, a partnership between Perseus Realty, LLC and W-G Capital, LLC, an affiliate of Four Points, LLC and Greencourt Capital, for gross proceeds of $54.5 million, which generated net proceeds of $52.7 million. First Potomac and Perseus Realty, LLC acquired the site in August 2011 through a joint venture in which First Potomac had a 97% economic interest.
The completion of this sale brings the aggregate gross proceeds from dispositions identified as part of the Strategic Plan to over $200 million against our stated goal of $350 million. The joint venture utilized proceeds from the sale to repay the $22 land loan at the property, and First Potomac used its portion of the remaining proceeds to repay outstanding borrowings on its unsecured revolving credit facility.
"The sale of Storey Park is an important milestone in our Strategic Plan and a significant step towards de-risking our portfolio and de-levering our balance sheet," said Robert Milkovich, CEO of First Potomac Realty Trust. "We remain focused on accomplishing the additional goals we laid out to improve performance and maximize shareholder value, and we look forward to reporting second quarter results later this week."
About First Potomac Realty Trust
First Potomac Realty Trust is a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust that focuses on owning, operating, developing and redeveloping office and business park properties in the greater Washington, D.C. region. FPO common shares (NYSE: FPO) are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. As ofMarch 31, 2016, our consolidated portfolio totaled 6.5 million square feet. Based on annualized cash basis rent, our portfolio consists of 64% office properties and 36% business park and industrial properties. A key element of First Potomac's overarching strategy is its dedication to sustainability. Over one million square feet of First Potomac property is LEED Certified and approximately half of the portfolio's multi-story office square footage is LEED or Energy Star Certified.
About Perseus Realty, LLC
Perseus Realty began as a Washington DC focused investment firm in 2004 and over time has created a significant development portfolio within the metropolitan area. Specializing in office, hotel and residential uses that incorporate urban oriented retail, Perseus Realty has spearheaded dynamic projects within the 14th Street corridor. Through a disciplined yet contrarian approach, Perseus Realty targets value add opportunities within emerging submarkets and asset classes that capitalize on trending investment and development cycles.
About W-G Capital, LLC
W-G Capital, an affiliate of Four Points, LLC and Greencourt Capital, is a Washington, D.C. based private equity company focused on real estate investments in the United States with a particular focus on the Northeast Corridor and the Nation's Capital. The principals of W-G Capital have developed, built, owned, managed, and operated more than 20 Million SF of real estate in all asset classes and all development types in 24 States and managed a portfolio in excess of $1 Billion in value in Washington, DC.
