MEXICO CITY, Oct. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- FIBRA Prologis (BMV: FIBRAPL 14), the leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico, today announced the acquisition of a fully occupied 796,000 square foot portfolio of Class-A logistic facilities for a total investment of US$64.3 million, including closing costs.

The portfolio is in Mexico City's Cuautitlan-Izcalli submarket and was developed by sponsor Prologis.

The portfolio includes:

• two buildings totaling 408,000 square feet at Prologis Park Tres Rios
• a single 388,000 square foot building at Prologis Park Izcalli

"This acquisition is in line with our growth strategy and complements our existing ownership in Tres Rios and in Izcalli Park," said Jorge Girault, SVP, Finance, Prologis Mexico. "The portfolio is leased primarily to e-commerce clients which allows us to increase our participation in this rapidly growing sector."

As of June 30, 2015, FIBRA Prologis owns approximately 10.4 million square feet of logistics and distribution space in its Mexico City market and 31.6 million throughout Mexico.

ABOUT FIBRA PROLOGIS
FIBRA Prologis is the leading owner and operator of Class-A industrial real estate in Mexico. As of June 30, 2015, FIBRA Prologis comprised 185 logistics and manufacturing facilities in six industrial markets in Mexico totaling 31.6 million square feet (2.9 million square meters) of gross leasable area.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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SOURCE FIBRA Prologis