Service Properties Trust sells industrial property for $51m

Service Properties Trust sells industrial property for $51m

Service Properties Trust (Nasdaq: SVC), a real estate investment trust, or REIT, has sold a 674,143 square foot industrial property located at 555 Turnpike Street, Canton, MA for $51 million, excluding closing costs.

The proceeds from the sale will be used for the repayment of debt, said the company in a statement.

“Given current market volatility, we are pleased to complete the sale of this property, a non-core industrial property acquired as part of our SMTA net lease portfolio acquisition in September 2019,” said John Murray, President and Chief Executive Officer of SVC.

Service Properties Trust owns a diverse portfolio of hotels and net lease service and necessity-based retail properties across the United States and in Puerto Rico and Canada with 148 distinct brands across 23 industries.

SVC is managed by the operating subsidiary of The RMR Group Inc. (Nasdaq: RMR), an alternative asset management company that is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.