NEW YORK, Aug. 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brookfield Asset Management (“Brookfield”) (NYSE: BAM; TSX: BAM.A; Euronext: BAMA) today announced it has acquired a 100% leasehold interest in 666 Fifth Avenue’s office condo, a 1.5-million-square-foot building in Midtown Manhattan, through one of its real estate investment funds. Brookfield Properties will operate the building and plans a major redevelopment program to upgrade it.

“With its ‘Main and Main’ location, direct transportation access and currently unrefined physical characteristics, 666 Fifth Avenue has the potential to be one of New York City’s most iconic and successful office properties,” said Ric Clark, Senior Managing Partner and Chairman, Brookfield Property Group. “Given Brookfield’s experience in successfully redeveloping and repositioning major office assets in New York and other cities around the world, we are well placed to capitalize on that opportunity.”

The term of Brookfield’s 100% leasehold interest in the office condominium, acquired from the Kushner Companies, will be 99 years.

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Brookfield owns and operates more than 275 office buildings worldwide, with approximately $160 billion in real estate assets under management.

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is a leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $285 billion in assets under management. The company has more than a 115-year history of owning and operating assets with a focus on real estate, renewable power, infrastructure and private equity. Brookfield offers a range of public and private investment products and services, and is co-listed on the New York, Toronto and Euronext stock exchanges under the symbol BAM, BAM.A and BAMA, respectively. For more information, please visit our website at www.brookfield.com.

Brookfield Properties is a premier real estate operating company that provides integrated services across the real estate investment strategies of Brookfield Asset Management. Brookfield’s global investing expertise and access to large-scale capital, combined with Brookfield Properties’ well-established position as the commercial landlord of choice in many of the world’s most dynamic markets, provides a unique advantage. It also assures premier-quality commercial premises and optimal outcomes for our tenants, business partners and the communities in which we operate. Our vertically integrated real estate capabilities are established in each of Brookfield’s target sectors and regions around the globe, ensuring that our assets are managed to maximize the tenant experience, with a focus on integrating new real estate technologies that keep us at the forefront of innovation and sustainability. For more information, visit brookfieldproperties.com.

Brookfield Contacts:

Suzanne Fleming
Communications
(212) 417-2421
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Matt Cherry
Investor Relations & Communications
(212) 417-7488
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