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Easterly Government Properties Completes Acquisition of VA - Birmingham, the Fifth of 10 Properties in the VA Portfolio

Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE: DEA), a fully integrated real estate investment trust focused primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties leased to the U.S. Government, announced today that it has, through its joint venture (“JV”), completed the acquisition of the previously announced 77,128 leased square foot outpatient facility leased to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) located in Birmingham, Alabama (“VA - Birmingham”). VA - Birmingham is the fifth property to be acquired in the previously announced portfolio of 10 properties 100% leased to the VA under predominately 20-year firm term leases (the “VA Portfolio”).

“VA - Birmingham is the latest JV acquisition within the previously identified VA Portfolio,” said William C. Trimble III, Easterly’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “With a robust, identified acquisition pipeline, we look forward to executing on our external growth strategy for many years to come.”

The VA Portfolio is comprised of the following 10 properties, arranged by anticipated lease commencement date:

Property Name

 

State

 

Leased SF

 

Leased

 

Lease Term (Yrs)

 

Status

VA - Chattanooga

 

TN

 

94,566

 

100%

 

15.0

 

Delivered (Nov. 2020) / Acquired (Nov. 2021)

VA - Lubbock

 

TX

 

120,916

 

100%

 

20.0

 

Delivered (Dec. 2020) / Acquired (Oct. 2021)

VA - Lenexa

 

KS

 

31,062

 

100%

 

20.0

 

Delivered (May 2021) / Acquired (Oct. 2021)

VA - San Antonio

 

TX

 

226,148

 

100%

 

20.0

 

Delivered (Aug. 2021) / Acquired (Dec. 2021)

VA - Birmingham

 

AL

 

77,128

 

100%

 

20.0

 

Delivered (Nov. 2021) / Acquired (Apr. 2022)

VA - Marietta

 

GA

 

76,882

 

100%

 

20.0

 

Delivered (Dec. 2021) / Future Acquisition

VA - Columbus

 

GA

 

67,793

 

100%

 

20.0

 

Delivered (Jan. 2022) / Future Acquisition

VA - Phoenix

 

AZ

 

257,294

 

100%

 

20.0

 

Development / Future Acquisition

VA - Corpus Christi

 

TX

 

69,276

 

100%

 

20.0

 

Development / Future Acquisition

VA - Jacksonville

 

FL

 

193,100

 

100%

 

20.0

 

Development / Future Acquisition

Totals

   

1,214,165

 

100%

 

19.6(1)

 

(1) Weighted average by leased square foot.

Year to date, Easterly, through the previously announced JV, has acquired one property for a total pro rata contractual purchase price of approximately $22.0 million, representing 15% of its stated $145.0 million in pro rata acquisition volume for the VA Portfolio for the year. Pro forma for this acquisition, Easterly owns, directly or through the JV, 90 properties totaling 8.6 million square feet.

About Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DEA) is based in Washington, D.C., and focuses primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties that are leased to the U.S. Government. Easterly’s experienced management team brings specialized insight into the strategy and needs of mission-critical U.S. Government agencies for properties leased to such agencies either directly or through the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). For further information on the company and its properties, please visit www.easterlyreit.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws and regulations. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “project,” “anticipate,” “position,” and other similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions and forecasts of future results. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated at the time the forward-looking statements are made. These risks include, but are not limited to, those risks and uncertainties associated with our business described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2022. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that the expectations will be attained or that any deviation will not be material. All information in this release is as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in our expectations.

Contacts

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Lindsay S. Winterhalter

Supervisory Vice President, Investor Relations & Operations

202-596-3947

ir@easterlyreit.com

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