Article: Colonial Properties Trust Closes Merger with Cornerstone Realty Income Trust, Inc.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Colonial Properties Trust ("Colonial Properties"), a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns a diversified portfolio of multifamily, office and retail properties, announced the completion of the merger by Cornerstone Realty Income Trust, Inc. ("Cornerstone") with and into a wholly-owed subsidiary of Colonial Properties. The merger became effective at 2:00 p.m. E.S.T. this afternoon. The combined company now owns and manages approximately 50,000 multifamily units, making it one of the largest public owners of Sunbelt multifamily properties.

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