NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Government Properties Income Trust (NYSE: GOV) today announced that it
has executed a 10 year lease renewal with the U.S. Government for a
531,976 square foot building located in Fresno, CA which is occupied by
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The new lease is effective today,
December 1, 2011, and requires rent of approximately $8.4 million per
year. The new rent represents a modest reduction from the rent
previously paid; however, the new lease does not include any landlord
concessions, such as a deferred rent period or an upfront landlord
capital contribution, and does not provide an early lease termination
right by the tenant prior to the lease expiration on November 30, 2021.
Government Properties Income Trust is a real estate investment trust, or
REIT, which owns properties leased primarily to the U.S. Government and
state governments located throughout the United States. As of September
30, 2011, GOV owned approximately $1.3 billion of office properties with
approximately 8.3 million square feet located in 27 states and
Washington, D.C. GOV is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.
A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with transferable shares of
beneficial interest listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
No
shareholder, Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or
obligation of the Trust.
Government Properties Income Trust
Timothy A. Bonang, 617-219-1410
Vice
President, Investor Relations
or
Elisabeth A. Heiss,
617-219-1410
Manager, Investor Relations
www.govreit.com
Source: Government Properties Income Trust
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