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ATLANTA -- (Business Wire)

Post Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PPS), an Atlanta-based real estate investment trust, today announced the closing of its acquisition of Crosswater at Lakeside Village, located in the affluent Windermere submarket of Orlando, Florida. The 300-unit community, which has been renamed Post Lakeside™, was recently completed in 2013, and is in the late stages of its initial lease-up (currently 86 percent leased). The community has units averaging 1,070 square feet, with resort-style amenities oriented to maximize the impact of the lake and associated conservation area. The community is also located adjacent to a recently developed Publix-anchored shopping center, providing walkable retail amenities to residents.

The purchase price of the community was $48.5 million, and was paid out of the Company’s available cash balances. The Company expects the first-year stabilized yield on its investment to be approximately 5.2 percent, after deducting a 3 percent management fee and $300 per unit replacement reserve.

In connection with this acquisition, the Company expects to commence the sale of one of its older Atlanta apartment communities, with the intent to complete a reverse like-kind exchange. That sale and exchange is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2013.

About Post Properties

Post Properties, Inc., founded more than 40 years ago, is a leading developer and operator of upscale multifamily communities. The Company’s mission is delivering superior satisfaction and value to its residents, associates, and investors, with a vision of being the first choice in quality multifamily living. Operating as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”), the Company focuses on developing and managing Post® branded high density urban and resort-style garden apartments. Post Properties is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and has operations in ten markets across the country.

Post Properties has interests in 22,858 apartment units in 61 communities, including 1,471 apartment units in four communities held in unconsolidated entities and 1,964 apartment units in six communities currently under development or in lease-up. The Company is also selling luxury for-sale condominium homes in two communities through a taxable REIT subsidiary.

Contacts:

Post Properties, Inc.
Chris Papa, 404-846-5000

Source: Post Properties, Inc.