MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORP. BUYS INDUSTRIAL BUILDING FOR $23.5M

INDIANAPOLIS — Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. has acquired a 327,822-square-foot industrial building in Indianapolis for $23.5 million from an undisclosed buyer. The property is located at 8951 Mirabel Road and is net-leased for 10 years to FedEx SmartPost Inc., a Delaware corporation. The building is situated on approximately 37 acres. The new Class A built-to-suit distribution center for FedEx SmartPost is at the Indianapolis International Airport. With this transaction, Monmouth has acquired six properties totaling approximately 1.45 million square feet thus far in fiscal 2014. Founded in 1968, Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp., one of the oldest public equity REITs in the U.S., specializes in net-leased industrial properties. The company’s portfolio consists of 82 properties located in 28 states, containing a total of approximately 11.1 million rentable square feet. In addition, the company owns a portfolio of REIT securities.