Brandywine Realty Trust Announces 224,426 Square Feet of Additional Leasing in Three Logan Square; Year-to-Date Leasing Activity Totals 462,236 Square Feet

RADNOR, Pa., Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN) announced today that it has executed five additional leases totaling 224,426 square feet at Three Logan Square in Philadelphia, PA. Three leases representing 178,279 square feet are for new tenants, while the other two are for existing tenants who renewed their leases. The execution of these transactions, together with previously announced leases totaling 237,810 square feet brings Three Logan Square to 88% leased overall. 

"We are extremely pleased with the 2011 leasing activity at Three Logan Square," stated Gerard H. Sweeney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Brandywine Realty Trust. "Just as importantly, our leasing pipeline continues to be very strong with several additional transactions in advanced stages of negotiation."

The two largest tenants in the building will now be:   

• Reed Smith LLP with 115,000 square feet (not previously announced)
• Janney Montgomery Scott with 146,321 square feet (previously announced on July 26, 2011)

Reed Smith was represented by Josh Sloan and Ron Cariola of Jones Lang LaSalle and Brandywine Realty Trust was represented internally by Steve Rush.  Reed Smith is a global relationship law firm with more than 1,600 lawyers in 23 offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Additional information on Reed Smith LLP can be found at www.reedsmith.com.

About Brandywine Realty Trust

Brandywine Realty Trust is one of the largest, publicly traded, full-service, integrated real estate companies in the United States.  Organized as a real estate investment trust and operating in select markets, Brandywine owns, develops, manages and has ownership interests in a primarily Class A, suburban and urban office portfolio comprising 307 properties and 35.1 million square feet, including 234 properties and 25.6 million square feet owned on a consolidated basis and 50 properties and 6.1 million square feet in 16 unconsolidated real estate ventures. For more information, please visit www.brandywinerealty.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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SOURCE Brandywine Realty Trust