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Property disposition
6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2019
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Property disposition

Note 6 – Property disposition:

 

On February 8, 2019, FREIT sold a commercial building, formerly occupied as a Pathmark supermarket in Patchogue, New York for a sales price of $7.5 million. The sale of this property, which had a carrying value of approximately $6.2 million, resulted in a gain of approximately $0.8 million net of sales fees and commissions. Net cash proceeds of approximately $2 million were realized after paying off the related mortgage on this property in the amount of approximately $5.2 million. FREIT distributed and paid approximately $676,000 of this gain by way of a one-time special dividend in connection with and in anticipation of the closing of the sale of the Patchogue property of $0.10 per share. The sale of this property eliminates an operating loss of approximately $0.8 million ($0.12 per share) incurred, annually, since Pathmark vacated in December 2015.

 

As the disposal of this property did not represent a strategic shift that would have a major impact on FREIT’s operations or financial results, the property’s operations were not reflected as discontinued operations in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.