Winthrop Realty Trust Announces Agreement to Sell Its Interest in Its Vintage Housing Venture

BOSTON, Feb. 17, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Winthrop Realty Trust FUR ("Winthrop") announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell its interest in its Vintage Housing Venture to Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc. The sale, which is subject to customary conditions, including obtaining certain third party consents, is expected to close, if at all, in the second quarter of 2015. Winthrop estimates that the net proceeds from the sale will be approximately $85.6 million.

About Winthrop Realty Trust

Winthrop, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, is a NYSE-listed real estate investment trust (REIT). Winthrop's shareholders recently adopted a plan of liquidation pursuant to which Winthrop is liquidating and winding down and, in connection therewith, is seeking to sell its assets in an orderly fashion to maximize shareholder value. For more information, please visit our web-site at www.winthropreit.com.

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