Pure Multi-Family REIT LP Announces It Has Entered Into an Agreement to Sell Fairways at Prestonwood for US$22.8 Million

VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - August 05, 2016) - Pure Multi-Family REIT LP ("Pure Multi-Family") (TSX VENTURE: RUF.U) (TSX VENTURE: RUF.UN) (TSX VENTURE: RUF.DB.U) (OTCQX: PMULF) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell Fairways at Prestonwood ("Fairways"), located in Dallas, Texas, for gross proceeds of US$22.8 million. The sale is expected to close on or around August 31, 2016.

Fairways is comprised of 156 residential units, situated on 11.46 acres of land and was built in 1991. Pure Multi-Family acquired Fairways in March 2013 for US$17.5 million. As part of Pure Multi-Family's commitment to create value for its unitholders through selective dispositions of its Class B assets, Pure Multi-Family anticipates using the net proceeds from this sale to improve the overall quality of the portfolio by acquiring a high-quality Class A property.

Steve Evans, CEO, stated, "Having successfully executed our value-add initiatives at Fairways, we are excited to capture this value we have created through this profitable sale and we intend to re-invest these proceeds into a newer, higher-quality asset, thus enhancing our overall portfolio and in turn increasing our shareholder value."

About Pure Multi-Family REIT LP

Pure Multi-Family is a Canadian based, publically traded vehicle which offers investors exclusive exposure to attractive, institutional quality U.S. multi-family real estate assets.

Additional information about Pure Multi-Family is available at www.puremultifamily.com or www.sedar.com.

Forward-Looking Information:

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The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by Pure Multi-Family. Although Pure Multi-Family believes that the expectations and assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because Pure Multi-Family can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks. These include, but are not limited to, the failure to identify, negotiate the purchase of and acquire quality Class A assets, competitive factors in the industries in which Pure Multi-Family operates, prevailing economic conditions, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of Pure Multi-Family.

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