Arab News, Sunday, Mar 7, 2021 | Rajab 23, 1442
Jadwa REIT Saudi in $85m deal for Riyadh retail, office complex
Saudi Arabia: Jadwa REIT Saudi Fund, a Shariah-compliant real
estate investment fund, has signed an agreement to purchase Boulevard Riyadh for
SR320 million ($85 million).
Fund manager, Jadwa Investment, announced the deal in a bourse filing on
Thursday.
Boulevard Riyadh is a retail and office complex covering 18,854 square meters
and with a built-up-area of 36,340 square meters. The development is leased to
multiple tenants and has an occupancy rate of 97 percent, with net operating
income of approximately SR29.3 million.
The property is located in Riyadh on Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Al-Awwal Road
in the capital’s northern Hittin district, an area known as Riyadh Boulevard.
According to the statement, the deal was subject to legal due diligence and
other regulatory approvals within 180 days from the agreement date.
The transaction is expected to have a positive impact on the fund’s financial
performance in the first half of this year, the filing said.
In its latest financial results, Jadwa REIT Saudi Fund posted a net profit of
SR35.67 million for the first half of 2020, compared to SR37.23 million for the
same period in 2019, according to data from Argaam.
The decline in net profit was mainly attributed to higher financing charges,
management and custody fees, and other expenses, in addition to depreciation of
operating investments.