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Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust
Annual Report 2019

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Annual Report 
December 31, 2019

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2019

YOY SANOI GROWTH 5.5%
YOY NORMALIZED FFO PER UNIT GROWTH 5.5% (EXCLUDING CONDO MARKETING COSTS)
YOY NORMALIZED AFFO PER UNIT GROWTH 7.8% (EXCLUDING CONDO MARKETING COSTS)
YOY RENT GROWTH ON RENEWALS AND REPLACEMENTS 18.7%
YOY NAV/UNIT GROWTH 10.5%
DEBT RATIO AT YEAR-END 26.1%
UNENCUMBERED ASSETS AT YEAR-END $5.5B

Annual Report

December 31, 2019

Contents

LETTER TO UNITHOLDERS  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . . 5

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND 
ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS  
AND FINANCIAL CONDITION AS AT 
DECEMBER 31, 2019  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 8

SECTION I—Overview  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 9

Summary of Key Financial and Operating 
Performance Measures  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 13

Business Overview and Strategy   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 15

Property Management  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 18

Property Portfolio   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 19

Acquisitions & Dispositions   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 20

Corporate Social Responsibility  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 21

Business Environment and Outlook  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 22

SECTION II—Leasing   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 23

Status  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 24

Activity  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 26

User Profile  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 27

Lease Maturity  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 28

SECTION III—Asset Profile  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 30

Rental Properties  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 34

Development Properties  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 41

Residential Inventory .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 

43

Development Completions   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 45

Loans Receivable  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 45

SECTION IV—Liquidity and   
Capital Resources   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 47

SECTION IX—Risks and Uncertainties  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 83

Financing and Interest Rate Risk  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 84

Debt   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 48

Credit Ratings   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 54

Financial Covenants .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 

55

Unitholders’ Equity   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 56

Distributions to Unitholders  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 59

Commitments  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 60

SECTION V—Discussion of Operations   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 61

Net Income and Comprehensive Income  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 62

Net Operating Income  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 64

Same Asset NOI  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 66

Interest Expense   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 69

General and Administrative Expenses  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 70

Other Financial Performance Measures  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 70

SECTION VI—Historical Performance   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 78

SECTION VII—Accounting Estimates   
and Assumptions  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 81

SECTION VIII—Disclosure Controls and   
Internal Controls .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 

82

Credit Risk   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 85

Lease Roll-Over Risk   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 85

Environmental and Climate Change Risk  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 86

Development Risk   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 87

Taxation Risk   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 87

Joint Arrangement Risk  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 87

Cybersecurity Risk .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 

88

Real Estate Risk  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 88

SECTION X—Property Table  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 89

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED  
DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 97

Management’s Statement of  
Responsibility for Financial Reporting  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 98

Independent Auditor’s Report   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 99

Consolidated Balance Sheets  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 102

Consolidated Statements of  
Income and Comprehensive Income   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 103

Consolidated Statements of  
Unitholders’ Equity   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 104

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 105

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements  107

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTLetter to Unitholders

Dear Fellow Unitholder:

As you know, we pursue sustained profitability for the benefit of our unitholders by operating, acquiring and 

developing distinctive urban workspace and network-dense urban data centres (“UDCs”) in Canada’s major cities.  

In 2019, we pursued our strategy with excellent short-term and long-term results. Most notably, we allocated  

$870 million to accretive acquisitions and another $425 million to development and value-add activity. In the face  

of this extraordinary level of capital allocation, we maintained strong balance-sheet metrics by raising more capital 

($920 million in equity and $600 million in unsecured debentures) at lower cost than any other year in our history.

Measured by short-term results, our performance was at the high-end of our internal forecast with mid-single-digit 

percentage growth in each of same-asset NOI, FFO per unit and AFFO per unit. Measured by long-term results, our 

performance was also at the high-end of expectation. Following 10% NAV per unit growth in 2018, we delivered 11% 

growth in 2019. In 2018, development completions and value-add initiatives represented 44% of our NAV per unit 

growth, organic NOI growth 18% and cap-rate compression 37%. In 2019, development completions and value-add 

initiatives represented 34% of our NAV per unit growth, development approvals 3%, organic NOI growth 44% and 

cap-rate compression 19%.

We cannot count on cap-rate compression to drive NAV per unit growth in any particular year, as cap rates are entirely 

beyond our control. Indeed, cap-rate expansion will occur from time to time, putting downward pressure on NAV per 

unit. It’s important to appreciate, therefore, that nearly three-quarters of our NAV per unit growth in the past two years 

was driven by development completions and value-add initiatives, development approvals and organic NOI growth 
and just over one-quarter by cap-rate compression. This underscores the importance of ongoing NOI growth, 
organic and otherwise, which can drive NAV per unit growth independently of cap rates.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTWe made excellent progress on our development program in 2019, which bodes well for our short-term and long-term 

results going forward. By year-end, the office component of The Well in Toronto, which expanded by 90,000 square 

feet to 1.16 million square feet of GLA, was 84% pre-leased, 425 Viger in Montréal 95% pre-leased and TELUS Sky 

in Calgary 64% pre-leased. Construction is on schedule at The Well and 425 Viger, and construction at TELUS Sky is 

nearing completion. Construction is underway at 19 Duncan in Toronto, the office component of which is 100% pre-

leased, and The Breithaupt Block, Phase III, in Kitchener, which is also 100% pre-leased. All pre-leasing commitments 

are from outstanding knowledge-based organizations.

Looking forward, we expect our operating and development environment to be favourable in 2020. Our internal 

forecast for 2020 calls for mid-single-digit percentage growth in each of same-asset NOI, FFO per unit and AFFO 

per unit. While we do not forecast NAV per unit growth in a given year, we do expect to propel further growth in 

2020. We also expect to allocate a large amount of capital in 2020 with the same strategic coherence and discipline we 

demonstrated in 2019. We’re currently committed to allocating $335 million to development and value-add activity, 

and we expect to allocate additional capital to accretive acquisitions.

It follows that we continue to have deep confidence in our strategy of operating, acquiring and developing distinctive 

urban workspace and UDCs in Canada’s major cities. We firmly believe that our strategy is underpinned by the most 

important secular trends in Canadian and global real estate. We also firmly believe that we have the properties, the 

people and the platform necessary to execute our strategy for the ongoing benefit of our unitholders.

If you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to call me at (416) 977-0643 or e-mail me at  
memory@alliedreit.com.

*     *     *

Yours truly,

Michael Emory
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT7

ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTManagement’s Discussion and 
Analysis of Results of Operations 
and Financial Condition as at 
December 31, 2019

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTSection I
—Overview

Allied is an unincorporated closed-end real estate investment trust created pursuant to the Declaration of Trust 

(“Declaration”) dated October 25, 2002, as amended and restated from time to time, most recently on May 12, 2016. 

Allied is governed by the laws of Ontario. Allied’s units (“Units”) are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange 

under the symbol “AP.UN’’. Additional information on Allied, including its annual information form, is available on 
SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) of results of operations and financial condition relates to 

the year ended December 31, 2019. Unless the context indicates otherwise, all references to “Allied”, “we”, “us” and 

“our” in this MD&A refer to Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust. The Board of Trustees of Allied, upon the 

recommendation of its Audit Committee, approved the contents of this MD&A.

This MD&A has been prepared with an effective date of February 5, 2020, and should be read in conjunction with 

the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2019. Historical results 

and percentage relationships contained in this MD&A, including trends that might appear, should not be taken as 

indicative of future results, operations or performance. Unless otherwise indicated, all amounts in this MD&A are in 

thousands of Canadian dollars.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTNON-IFRS MEASURES

Readers are cautioned that certain terms used in the MD&A such as Funds from Operations (“FFO”), Normalized 

Funds from Operations (“Normalized FFO”), Adjusted Funds from Operations (“AFFO”), Normalized Adjusted 

Funds from Operations (“Normalized AFFO”), Net Rental Income (“NRI”) (a non-IFRS measure on a consolidated 

basis), Net Operating Income (“NOI”), “Same Asset NOI”, Net Asset Value (“NAV”), Gross Book Value (“GBV”), 

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”), Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, 

Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”), “Payout Ratio”, “Interest Coverage”, “Net Debt to 

Adjusted EBITDA” and any related per unit amounts used by Management of Allied to measure, compare and explain 

the operating results and financial performance of Allied do not have any standardized meaning prescribed under IFRS 

and, therefore, should not be construed as alternatives to net income or cash flow from operating activities calculated 

in accordance with IFRS. 

These terms are defined in the MD&A and reconciled to the consolidated financial statements of Allied for the year 

ended December 31, 2019. Such terms do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and may not be 

comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other publicly traded entities. See “Other Financial Performance 

Measures”, “Net Operating Income”, “Debt” and “Financial Covenants”.

Allied applies the equity method of accounting to its joint venture, TELUS Sky, as prescribed under IFRS. Any 

references to the financial statements refer to amounts as reported under IFRS unless referenced as “proportionate 

share” or “proportionate basis,” which are non-IFRS measures and include the proportionate share of equity accounted 

investments. Management presents the proportionate share of its interests in joint arrangements that are accounted for 

using the equity method as it is viewed as more relevant in demonstrating Allied’s performance and is the basis of many 

of Allied’s key performance measures. Refer to Section III - Asset Profile, Section IV - Liquidity and Capital Resources, 

and Section V - Discussion of Operations, for a reconciliation of Allied’s consolidated financial statements as presented 

under IFRS to the proportionate share basis.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain information included in this MD&A contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable 

securities laws, including, among other things, statements concerning Allied’s objectives and strategies to achieve those 

objectives, statements with respect to Management’s beliefs, plans, estimates and intentions and statements concerning 

anticipated future events, circumstances, expectations, results, operations or performance that are not historical facts. 

Forward-looking statements can be identified generally by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “indicators”, 

“outlook”, “objective”, “may”, “will”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “should”, “plans”, “continue” or 

similar expressions suggesting future outcomes or events. In particular, certain statements in the Letter to Unitholders, 

Section I—Overview, under the headings “Business Overview and Strategy”, “Corporate Social Responsibility” 

and “Business Environment and Outlook”, Section III—Asset Profile, under the headings “Rental Properties”, and 

“Development Properties”, Section IV—Liquidity and Capital Resources and Section IX - Risks and Uncertainties, 

constitute forward-looking information. This MD&A includes, but is not limited to, forward-looking statements 

regarding: completion of construction and lease-up in connection with Properties Under Development (“PUDs”); 

growth of our normalized FFO and normalized AFFO per unit; continued demand for space in our target markets; 

increase in operating income per square feet of gross leasable area (“GLA”); ability to extend lease terms; the creation 

of future value; estimated GLA, NOI and growth from PUDs; estimated costs of PUDs; future economic occupancy; 

return on investments, including yield on cost of PUDs; estimated rental NOI and anticipated rental rates; lease up 

of our intensification projects; anticipated available square feet of leasable area; Management’s plans to put additional 

buildings forward for certification; our ability to achieve risk-adjusted returns on intensification; receipt of municipal 

approval for value-creation projects, including intensifications; and completion of future financings and availability of 

capital. Such forward-looking statements reflect Management’s current beliefs and are based on information currently 

available to Management.

The forward-looking statements in this MD&A are not guarantees of future results, operations or performance and 

are based on estimates and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those described in 

Section IX - Risks and Uncertainties, which could cause actual results, operations or performance to differ materially 

from the forward-looking statements in this MD&A. Those risks and uncertainties include risks associated with 

property ownership, property development, geographic focus, asset-class focus, competition for real property 

investments, financing and interest rates, government regulations, environmental matters, construction liability, 

taxation and cybersecurity. Material assumptions that were made in formulating the forward-looking statements in 

this MD&A include the following: that our current target markets remain stable, with no material increase in supply 

of directly-competitive office space; that acquisition capitalization rates remain reasonably constant; that the trend 

toward intensification within our target markets continues; and that the equity and debt markets continue to provide 

us with access to capital at a reasonable cost to fund our future growth and potentially refinance our mortgage debt as it 

matures. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A are based on what Management believes 
are reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that actual results, operations or performance will be consistent 

with these statements.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTAll forward-looking statements in this MD&A are qualified in their entirety by this forward-looking disclaimer. 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the discussion in the Letter to Unitholders, Section I— Overview and 

Section III—Asset Profile are qualified in their entirety by this forward-looking disclaimer. These statements are made 

as of February 5, 2020, and, except as required by applicable law, Allied undertakes no obligation to update publicly or 

revise any such statements to reflect new information or the occurrence of future events or circumstances.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTSUMMARY OF KEY FINANCIAL AND OPERATING PERFORMANCE MEASURES 

The following table summarizes the key financial and operating performance measures for the periods listed below:

($000’s except per-square foot,  
per-unit and financial ratios) 

Portfolio 

Number of properties (1) 

Total rental GLA (000’s of square feet) 

Leased rental GLA (000’s of square feet) 

Leased area 

Occupied area 

Average in-place net rent per occupied  
square foot (period-end) 

Renewal and replacement rate for 
leases maturing in the period 

Increase in net rent on maturing leases 

Investment properties (4) 

Total assets (4) 

Cost of PUD as % of GBV 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

YEAR ENDED

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 
31, 2019

DECEMBER 
31, 2018

DECEMBER 
31, 2019

DECEMBER 
31, 2018

DECEMBER  
31, 2017

192 

175 

12,948 

11,192 

12,278 

10,826 

94.8% 

96 .7% 

94.4% 

96 .3% 

170

11,268

10,728

95 .2%

93 .5%

22.88 

22 . 64 

22 .52

84.9% 

90 .6% 

18.7% 

17 .8% 

84 .7%

17 .8%

7,576,225 

6,257,647 

5,627,439

8,324,179 

6,706,271 

5,823,632

9.4% 

8 .9% 

6 .5%

Unencumbered investment properties 

5,464,860 

4,266,900 

2,925,135

Total debt (4) 

Net asset value (4) 

2,155,181 

1,957,611 

1,959,877

5,717,699 

4,374,663 

3,549,022

Annualized Adjusted EBITDA 

333,216 

273,984 

310,291 

267,550 

252,753

Net debt 

1,943,899 

1,939,250 

1,943,899 

1,939,250 

1,953,829

Net debt as a multiple of  
Annualized Adjusted EBITDA 

Adjusted EBITDA 

Interest expense (4) 

Adjusted EBITDA as a multiple  
of interest expense 

Rental revenue from  
investment properties (4) 

5.8x 

7 .1x 

6.3x 

7 .2x 

7 .7x

83,304 

68,496 

310,291 

267,550 

252,753

15,838 

14,422 

60,826 

60,969 

69,625

5.3x 

4  .7x 

5.1x 

4  .4x 

3 .6x

134,718 

112,889 

497,256 

436,396 

419,263

NOI 

81,950 

70,371 

309,992 

272,285 

250,344

Same Asset NOI - rental portfolio 

71,165 

68,653 

281,259 

266,669 

238,166

Same Asset NOI - total portfolio 

72,127 

69,094 

286,388 

268,519 

243,374

Net income excluding gain (loss) on disposal  
and fair value adjustments (3) 

Net income 

FFO 

55,711 

45,926 

210,994 

168,704 

148,516

264,960 

137,270 

629,223 

540,276 

357,959

66,304 

55,657 

251,083 

204,695 

187,204

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SUMMARY OF KEY FINANCIAL AND OPERATING PERFORMANCE MEASURES - continued

($000’s except per-square foot,  
per-unit and financial ratios) 

DECEMBER 
31, 2019

DECEMBER 
31, 2018

DECEMBER 
31, 2019

DECEMBER 
31, 2018

DECEMBER  
31, 2017

THREE MONTHS ENDED

YEAR ENDED

YEAR ENDED

Normalized FFO (2) 

Normalized AFFO (2) 

Distributions 

Per unit: 

68,181 

55,657 

255,102 

212,197 

187,204

56,741 

45,186 

215,632 

175,645 

139,668

47,267 

40,817 

180,284 

153,855 

135,177

Net income excluding gain (loss)  
on disposal and fair value adjustments 

Net income 

FFO 

Normalized FFO (2)  

0.47 

2.24 

0.561 

0.577 

0 .44 

1 .32 

0 .535 

0 .535 

1.87 

5.58 

2.227 

2.263 

1 .72 

5  .51 

2 . 089 

2 .166 

1 .69

4 .07

2 .127

2 .127

Normalized FFO payout ratio (2) 

69.3% 

73 .3% 

70.7% 

72 .5% 

72 .2%

Normalized FFO (2) excluding  
condo marketing costs 

Normalized AFFO (2) 

0.583 

0.480 

0 .550 

0 .434 

2.301 

1.913 

2 .182 

1 . 793 

2 .127

1 .587

Normalized AFFO payout ratio (2) 

83.3% 

90 .3% 

83.6% 

87 .6% 

96 .8%

Normalized AFFO (2) excluding  
condo marketing costs 

Distributions 

Net asset value 

0.487 

0.40 

0 .450 

0 .39 

1.951 

1.60 

46.55 

1 . 809 

1 .56 

42 .12 

1 .587

1 .53

38 .19

Actual Units outstanding 

122,838,799 

103,861,945 

92,935,150

Weighted average diluted Units outstanding 

118,248,550 

104,062,567 

112,731,050 

97,965,711 

88,006,010

Financial Ratios 

Total indebtedness ratio 

Secured indebtedness ratio 

Debt service coverage ratio 

Unencumbered property asset ratio 

Interest-coverage ratio - including interest capitalized 

ALLIED’S
TARGETS 

<35% 

<45% 

>1.50x 

>1.40x 

>3.0x 

26.1% 

29 .4% 

9.1% 

12 .5% 

2.5x 

3.9x 

3.3x 

2 .2x 

3 .8x 

3 .2x 

33 .8%

17 .4%

2 .0x

3 .1x

2 .8x

(1)  Allied changed the property count methodology to reflect the number of buildings in the portfolio. For example, CDM is marketed as one complex,  

but consists of six buildings. The comparative periods were restated to reflect the new methodology. 

(2)  In the third and fourth quarter of 2019, Allied incurred $2,563 and $3,455, respectively, of prepayment costs in connection with the favourable 
refinancing of unsecured debentures and first mortgages, which was partially offset by incremental condominium profits of $1,999 in the year.  
In June 2018, Allied incurred $7,502 of prepayment cost in connection with the favourable refinancing of the first mortgage on 151 Front W, Toronto. 
Allied normalized the presentation of FFO and AFFO by excluding these items. 

(3)  Includes $26,152 of fair value adjustments related to an equity accounted investment (December 31, 2018 - $1,848).
(4)  This measure is presented on either a proportionate consolidation or IFRS basis; refer to Section III, Section IV or Section V for a reconciliation  

of these measures.

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BUSINESS OVERVIEW AND STRATEGY

Allied is a leading owner, manager and developer of (i) distinctive urban workspace in Canada’s major cities and 

(ii) network-dense urban data centres in Toronto that form Canada’s hub for global connectivity. Allied’s business is 

providing knowledge-based organizations with distinctive urban environments for creativity and connectivity.

DISTINCTIVE URBAN WORKSPACE 

Allied was known initially for its leading role in the emergence of Class I workspace in Toronto, a format created 

through the adaptive re-use of light industrial structures in the Downtown East and Downtown West submarkets. This 

format typically features high ceilings, abundant natural light, exposed structural frames, interior brick and hardwood 

floors. When restored and retrofitted to high standards, Class I workspace can satisfy the needs of the most demanding 

office and retail users. When operated in a coordinated manner, this workspace becomes a vital part of the urban fabric 

and contributes meaningfully to a sense of community.

Allied went public in 2003 for the express purpose of consolidating Class I workspace that was centrally located, 

distinctive and cost-effective. The consolidation that ensued was continuous, enabling Allied to evolve into a leading 

owner, manager and developer of distinctive urban workspace in Canada’s major cities.

URBAN DATA CENTRE (UDC) SPACE

In addition to providing urban workspace, Allied provides network-dense UDC space in Downtown Toronto. Allied 

established this capability in 2009 through the acquisition of 151 Front W, the largest internet exchange point in 

Canada and the fifth largest in North America. Allied has since expanded this capability by retrofitting a portion of 

905 King W and a portion of 250 Front W. Just as Allied’s workspace does, this space provides knowledge-based 

businesses with distinctive urban environments for creativity and connectivity. Allied’s deep expertise in adaptively 

re-using urban structures has contributed meaningfully to its success in operating network-dense data centre space in 

Downtown Toronto.

WORKSPACE INNOVATION

Allied’s experience informed its approach to workspace innovation. Office users today value light, air and an open-

plan. Abundant natural light and fresh air contribute enormously to human wellness and productivity. An open-

plan improves collaboration and creativity. When people can move around and freely connect with one another, 

communication is improved, along with mutual understanding, and sparks of ingenuity occur.

Technology has contributed to workspace innovation. Light harvesting has made great strides, as has fresh air delivery. 

Raised-floor systems have made aesthetic and practical contributions in recent years. Aesthetically, they declutter 

the workspace and obviate the need for drop-ceilings. Practically, they improve air circulation by pressurizing the 

underfloor area and de-pressurizing the actual work environment. All this can be delivered to workspace users in an 

environmentally sustainable manner.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTWorkspace amenities have made an equivalent contribution to workspace innovation. While achievable to an extent 

within a single building, amenity-richness is best achieved within a surrounding urban neighbourhood. This in turn 

places a premium on clustering buildings within an amenity-rich urban neighbourhood.

Allied’s experience with Class I workspace also increased its sensitivity to design. When people migrated to the 

suburbs in the 1950s, the sensitivity to design in the inner-cities seemed to diminish, if not disappear altogether. 

Heritage properties were destroyed to make way for non-descript, inward-looking buildings, and synthetic materials 

seemed to cover everything everywhere. Fortunately, design now matters, and design now pays. The workspace Allied 

created at QRC West in Toronto is an excellent example. Allied’s architects came up with a creative and beautiful 

way to build a new office tower above two fully-restored heritage buildings. Although the design entailed additional 

cost, the ultimate economic and social return on the investment was exceptional. The design paid off in every 

conceivable way. 

Finally, Allied’s experience with Class I workspace put it at the forefront of creating workspace for the knowledge-

based economy. This led Allied to place ever-greater emphasis on the ongoing relationship between the user and 

provider of workspace. Put differently, it led Allied to understand the need for a partnership-like relationship between 

itself and workspace users.

FOCUS AND DEFINITION

From the outset, Allied adhered to a clear investment and operating focus. It focused initially on the Class I format 

and continues to do so on a large scale in major urban centres in Canada. More recently, Allied expanded its focus 

to include hybrid structures like QRC West and King Portland Centre in Toronto and 425 Viger in Montréal, where 

heritage buildings were integrated with new structures in a way that resonated meaningfully with the knowledge-based 

organizations Allied serves. Allied will continue to do so on a large scale in major urban centres in Canada.

As Allied’s business grew and evolved, it was defined not by the specific workspace format Allied owns, operates and 

develops, but rather by the workspace users Allied serves. If a particular format enables Allied to serve knowledge-

based organizations better and more profitably, Allied will invest in it. The Well in Toronto is a good example. The 

workspace component will be a high-rise tower for the most part with no heritage element at all. However, because of 

its architecture, performance attributes and location within a vibrant and amenity-rich neighbourhood, it has attracted 

outstanding knowledge-based organizations.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTAllied’s acquisition of 700 de la Gauchetière Street West in Montréal (“700 DLG”) in July of 2019 is another good 

example. Through a user-led transformation, a small portion of the workspace at 700 DLG was improved in a manner 

consistent with the distinctive urban workspace environments that Allied develops, owns and operates. In fact, this 

workspace is strikingly similar to workspace occupied by Ubisoft, Framestore, Spaces and Sun Life Financial at 

Allied’s de Gaspé properties in Montréal. Allied intends (i) to work with existing and future users to continue this 

transformation over time and (ii) to transform the extensive public and common areas, all with a view to creating a 

comprehensively distinctive urban workspace environment at 700 DLG for knowledge-based organizations. In effect, 

Allied intends to complete on a vertical plane the kind of building transformation it has completed so often on a more 

horizontal plane. In doing so, Allied expects to augment its ability to serve knowledge-based organizations, as well as 

adding meaningful value to 700 DLG over a three- to five-year timeframe.

When Allied’s business is defined by the workspace users it serves, the actual format becomes less important and 

the specific building attributes and neighbourhood amenities take on paramount importance. Accordingly, if a 

conventional office tower can be transformed to provide the specific attributes and amenities favoured by knowledge-

based organizations, it falls squarely within Allied’s investment and operating focus. This expands Allied’s opportunity-

set materially.

VISION AND MISSION

Allied’s vision statement is as follows: To make a continuous contribution to cities and culture that elevates and inspires the 
humanity in all of us. In isolation, this could be seen as somewhat extravagant and nebulous, but it is fully grounded and 
informed by Allied’s mission statement, which is as follows: To provide knowledge-based organizations with distinctive 
urban workspace in a manner that is sustainable and conducive to human wellness, creativity, connectivity and diversity.  
Like all such statements, Allied’s vision and mission statements need elaboration.

From inception, Allied’s approach to workspace was both humanistic and technical. Allied sees workspace from the 

vantage point of people who use it rather than people who invest in it. Allied sees workspace as optimal light and air, 

a flexible and open floorplan and a collaborative rather than feudal relationship between owner and user. Allied sees 

workspace as a product of aesthetic and technical design. Finally, Allied sees workspace as part of a large, amenity-

rich, urban ecosystem rather than as an instance of the monumental isolation that characterizes so many conventional 

office towers.

Real estate is no longer a passive investment or a static tolling business. It is a profoundly human business that needs to 

keep pace with demographic and technological change, as well as the ongoing change in human attitudes and values. 

It needs to be run with future generations in mind. This means we have to run commercial real estate to save the 

global environment, not destroy it. It means we have to foster human wellness, not undermine it. It means we have to 

promote diversity, not impose uniformity. It means we have to facilitate creativity, not encourage conformity. Finally, 

it means we have to build and operate as city builders.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTCity builders see commercial real estate as an integral part of a much larger ecosystem of infrastructure, buildings and 

people. The ecosystem, of course, is the city. We can only build cities well if they endure, if they stand the test of time. 

This means cities have to be sustainable and conducive to human wellness, creativity, connectivity and diversity. Put 

differently, it means they have to elevate and inspire the humanity in all of us.

City building requires commitment, innovation and imagination, something Allied strives for on an ongoing basis. In 

an era of remarkable and continuous urban intensification, city building is essential to sustained profitability in real 

estate. Sporadic profitability is achievable without reference to the principles of city building. Merchant development 

of commoditized structures in a boom market illustrates this perfectly. Sustained profitability, on the other hand, 

requires adherence to the principles of city building. It follows that Allied’s vision and mission statements are the 

aspirational context within which Allied pursues sustained profitability for the benefit of its unitholders.

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Allied’s wholly owned subsidiary, Allied Properties Management Limited Partnership, provides property management 

and related services on a fee-for-services basis.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTPROPERTY PORTFOLIO

Allied completed its initial public offering on February 20, 2003, at which time it had assets of $120 million, a market 

capitalization of $62 million and a local, urban-office portfolio of 820,000 square feet of GLA. As of December 31, 

2019, Allied had assets of $8.3 billion, a market capitalization of $6.4 billion and rental properties with 12.9 million 

square feet of GLA in seven cities across Canada. The illustration below depicts the geographic diversity of Allied’s 

rental portfolio.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

During the year ended December 31, 2019, Allied completed the following property acquisitions from third parties:

PROPERTY

ACQUISITION
 DATE

ACQUISITION 
COST  (1)

OFFICE 
GLA

RETAIL 
GLA

TOTAL 
GLA

738-11th SW, Calgary (2) 

April 9, 2019 

6,145 

10,844 

2233 Columbia, Vancouver 

April 11, 2019 

25,074 

21,591 

2-4 Stewart, Kitchener (3) 

May 9, 2019 

1,791 

— 

4,895 

6,852 

— 

15,739

28,443

—

1050 Homer, Vancouver 

May 27, 2019 

41,420 

28,483 

14,215 

42,698

53-55 Wellington, Kitchener (3) 

June 3, 2019 

371 

— 

— 

—

1001 Rue Lenoir, Montréal 

July 2, 2019 

82,091 

304,555 

39,013 

343,568

700 de la Gauchetière, Montréal 

July 17, 2019 

335,714 

955,790 

45,179 

1,000,969

365 Railway, Vancouver 

September 26, 2019 

18,988 

134-11th SE, Calgary (4) 

November 28, 2019 

14,800 

Ancillary residential properties, Toronto (5) 

— 

23,074 

31,528 

73,352 

— 

— 

— 

— 

31,528

73,352

—

Total 

$549,468 

1,426,143 

110,154 

1,536,297

(1)  Purchase price plus transaction costs. 
(2)  This property is 50/50 co-owned with First Capital. 
(3)  These properties are 50/50 co-owned with Perimeter and are grouped with Breithaupt - Phase III in our PUD. 
(4)  134-11th SE has a parking lot component containing 21 spaces. 
(5)  Allied acquired eight ancillary residential properties in 2019. 

On January 14, 2020, Allied completed the purchase of 3530-3540 Saint-Laurent, Montréal, for a purchase price of 

$13,000. 

On January 15, 2020, Allied completed the purchase of 4396-4410 Saint Laurent, Montréal, for a purchase price of 

$18,000. 

On January 16, 2020, Allied completed the purchase of 54 The Esplanade, Toronto, for a purchase price of $25,000.

On January 28, 2020, Allied completed the purchase of 747 Square-Victoria, Montréal, for a purchase price of 

$276,000. 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, Allied did not dispose of any investment properties.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Allied is committed to sustainability as it relates to the physical environment within which it operates. Most of 

Allied’s buildings were created through the adaptive re-use of structures built over a century ago. They are recycled 

buildings and the recycling has considerably less impact on the environment than new construction (of equivalent 

GLA) through things like embodied carbon and the reuse of materials. Equally, Allied’s commitment to revitalizing 

neighborhoods strives to cultivate vibrant communities. 

As a community builder, Allied has a responsibility to ensure its practices and operations create and leave a positive 

impact. A commitment to, and implementation of this is expressed and executed through Allied’s Sustainable 

Wellbeing Program. The program is designed to incorporate Allied’s business, from design to construction to 

operations and overall management. The program also incorporates the most important aspect of Allied’s business 

- the people that serve, service and occupy Allied’s buildings. This commitment means that Allied’s Sustainable 

Wellbeing Program is not only core to the decision making process, but is being acted on every day. 

With carbon reduction a primary focus of our operations, Allied is systematically deploying a multi-year energy 

budget. The budget allocates dedicated funds for capital projects that are focused on mitigating carbon emissions 

in Allied’s portfolio. To the extent Allied undertakes new construction through development or intensification, it 

is committed to obtaining LEED certification. LEED certification is a program administered by the Canada Green 

Building Council for certifying the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. 

Allied is also attentive to the impact of its business on the human environment. Allied’s investment and development 

activities can have a displacing impact on members of the artistic community. As building inventory in an area is 

improved, the cost of occupancy can become prohibitive. Allied believes that its buildings and users are best served if 

artists remain viable members of the surrounding communities. Accordingly, Allied has made a practice of allocating 

an appropriate portion of its rentable area to artistic uses on an affordable basis as part of its Make Room for the Arts 

Program, which celebrates the power of place to facilitate connectivity and creativity. The program allows Allied 

to leverage its expertise and its properties in order to support art, creativity and culture via strategic community 

partnerships. It is a compelling dimension of Allied’s story, which can engage tenants, employees, investors and the 

broader community. 

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND OUTLOOK

As at December 31, 2019, Allied operated in seven urban markets in Canada – Toronto, Kitchener, Ottawa, Montréal, 

Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. 

Allied expects its operating and development environments to remain favourable in 2020. Allied’s internal forecast for 

2020 contemplates mid-single-digit percentage growth in each of same-asset NOI, FFO per unit and AFFO per unit. 

While Allied does not forecast NAV per unit growth in a given year, Allied does expect to propel further growth in 

2020. Allied does expect to allocate a large amount of capital in 2020 with the same strategic coherence and discipline 

demonstrated in 2019. Allied is currently committed to allocating $335 million to development and value-add activity 

in 2020, and expects to allocate additional capital to accretive acquisitions.

Allied has deep confidence in its strategy of operating, acquiring and developing distinctive urban workspace and 

UDCs in Canada’s major cities. Allied firmly believes that its strategy is underpinned by the most important secular 

trends in Canadian and global real estate. Allied also firmly believes that it has the properties, the people and the 

platform necessary to execute its strategy for the ongoing benefit of its unitholders.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTSection II
—Leasing

Allied strives to maintain high levels of occupancy and leased area. At December 31, 2019, Allied’s rental portfolio was 

94.8% leased.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTSTATUS

Leasing status for the rental portfolio as at December 31, 2019, is summarized below:

Leased area (occupied & committed) 

December 31, 2018 

Vacancy committed for future leases 

Occupancy - December 31, 2018 

Previous committed vacant space now occupied 

New leases and expansions on vacant space 

New vacancies during the period 

Surrender / early termination agreements 

Suite additions, remeasurements and removals 

GLA

AS A % OF   
TOTAL GLA  (1)

10,826,361 

96.7%

(52,374) 

10,773,987 

96.3%

51,481 

153,741 

(245,740) 

(79,523) 

91,435 

Occupancy (pre acquisitions, dispositions and transfers) 

10,745,381 

95.3%

Occupancy related to acquired properties 

Occupancy related to transfers from PUD 

1,335,412 

136,318 

Occupancy - December 31, 2019 

12,217,111 

94.4%

Vacancy committed for future leases 

60,635 

Leased area (occupied & committed) December 31, 2019 

12,277,746 

94.8%

(1)  Excludes properties under development.

Of 12,948,175 square feet total GLA in Allied’s rental portfolio, 12,217,111 square feet were occupied by users on 

December 31, 2019. Another 60,635 square feet were subject to contractual lease commitments with users whose 

leases commence subsequent to December 31, 2019, bringing the leased area to 12,277,746 square feet, which 

represents 94.8% of Allied’s total rental portfolio GLA. 

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The table below outlines the timing of the contractual lease commitments by commencement of occupancy:

FIXTURING COMMENCEMENT 
(OCCUPANCY)

Lease commitments - GLA 

% of lease commitments 

Q1 2020

Q3 2020

Q1 2023

TOTAL

52,154 

86 .0% 

2,931 

4 .8% 

5,550 

9 .2% 

60,635

100%

In most instances, occupancy commences with a rent-free fixturing period prior to rent commencement. During the 

fixturing period, straight-line rent revenue is recognized, and no recoverable costs are paid by the user. Thereafter, 

recoverable costs are paid by the user and recognized as rental revenue. In cases where interest and realty taxes were 

being capitalized prior to occupancy (in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards), capitalization 

ends on occupancy, partially offsetting the impact of rent recognition.

The table below outlines the timing of the contractual lease commitments by commencement of rent payment:

RENT COMMENCEMENT 
(ECONOMIC OCCUPANCY)

Q1 2020

Q2 2020

Q3 2020

Q2 2023

TOTAL

Lease commitments - GLA 

10,424 

7,576 

37,085 

% of lease commitments 

17 .2% 

12 .5% 

61 .1% 

5,550 

9 .2% 

60,635

100%

Allied monitors the level of sub-lease space being marketed in its rental portfolio. Below is a summary of sub-lease 

space being marketed by city as at December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018:

Toronto 

Kitchener 

Montréal 

Calgary 

Edmonton 

Vancouver 

Total square feet 

% of Total GLA 

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

66,845 

1,429 

49,370 

55,889 

2,416 

9,819 

185,768 

1.4% 

35,271

1,429

35,670

131,712

—

—

204,082

1 . 8%

This level of marketed sublease space is consistent with past experience and does not represent an operating or leasing 

challenge.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 
 
 
 
ACTIVITY

Allied places a high value on user retention, as the cost of retention is typically lower than the cost of securing new 

users. When retention is neither possible nor desirable, Allied strives for high-quality replacement users. 

Leasing activity in connection with the rental portfolio as at December 31, 2019, is summarized in the following table: 

LEASABLE SF

LEASED SF BY 
DECEMBER 31

% LEASED BY 
DECEMBER 31

UNLEASED SF AT 
DECEMBER 31

Unleased area on January 1, 2019,  
including re-measurement 

Maturities during the period ended  
December 31, 2019 

371,307 

214,091 

57 .7% 

157,216

974,095 

827,410 

84 .9% 

146,685

On January 1, 2019, 371,307 square feet of GLA was vacant. By the year ended December 31, 2019, Allied leased 

214,091 square feet of this GLA, leaving 157,216 square feet unleased (net of vacancy transferred to PUD, if any).

Leases for 974,095 square feet of GLA matured in the period ending December 31, 2019, at the end of which Allied 

renewed or replaced leases totaling 827,410 square feet of GLA, leaving 146,685 square feet unleased. 

For the year ended December 31, 2019, the table below summarizes the rental rates achieved for the leases expiring in 

2019 that were either renewed or replaced. Overall, this has resulted in an increase of 18.7% in the net rent per square 

foot from maturing leases. This high increase stems from the material rent growth in Allied’s primary target markets in 

Toronto.

LEASE RENEWALS/
REPLACEMENTS

% of Total leased SF 

Maturing leases in 2019 - Weighted average rent 

Renewals & Replacements - Weighted average rent 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED, 
DECEMBER 31, 2019

ABOVE IN-
PLACE RENTS

AT IN-PLACE 
RENTS

BELOW IN- 
PLACE RENTS

75 .4% 

$21 .38 

$28 .20 

7 .4% 

$38 .01 

$38 .01 

17 .2%

$26 .31

$18 .15

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTUSER PROFILE

The following sets out Allied’s user-mix on the basis of percentage of rental revenue for the year ended 

December 31, 2019:

CATEGORY

Telecommunications and information technology 

Business services and professional 

Media and entertainment 

Retail (head office and storefront) 

Financial services 

Parking & other 

Government 

Educational and institutional 

% OF RENTAL REVENUE 
DECEMBER 31, 2019

31 .7%

29 .1%

13 .4%

12 .4%

4 .5%

4 .0%

3 .1%

1 .8%

100 .0%

The following sets out the percentage of rental revenue from top 10 users by rental revenue for the year ended 

December 31, 2019:

USER

Cloud Service Provider 

Ubisoft 

Cologix 

Equinix 

National Capital Commission,  
a Canadian Crown Corporation 

Shopify Inc . 

Morgan Stanley 

Bell Canada 

IBM Canada 

Entertainment One 

*Credit rating for parent company 

% OF RENTAL 
REVENUE   
DECEMBER 31, 2019

WEIGHTED AVERAGE 
REMAINING LEASE 
TERM (YEARS)

CREDIT RATING 
DBRS/S&P/MOODY’S

5 .1% 

2 .8% 

2 .7% 

2 .4% 

1 .8% 

1 .7% 

1 .5% 

1 .5% 

1 .5% 

1 .2% 

22 .2% 

1 .3 

12 .4 

18  .0 

5 .3 

21 .1 

6 .3 

9 .1 

15 .9 

2 .0 

8 .5 

10  .5

*-/AAA/Aaa

Not Rated

-/B-/B3

-/BBB-/Ba1

Not Rated

Not Rated

AH/BBB+/A3

BBBH/BBB+/Baa1

*-/A/A2

-/B+/Ba3

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 
 
 
LEASE MATURITY

As at December 31, 2019, 94.8% of the GLA in Allied’s rental portfolio was leased. The weighted average term 

to maturity of Allied’s leases at that time was 5.9 years. The weighted average market net rental rate is based on 

Management’s current estimates and is supported in part by independent appraisals of certain relevant properties. 

There can be no assurance that Management’s current estimates are accurate or that they will not change with the 

passage of time.

The following table contains information on the urban workspace, retail and urban data centre leases that mature up 

to 2024 and the corresponding estimated weighted average market rental rate as at December 31, 2019. Where the 

renewal rate on maturity is contractually predetermined, it is reflected below as the market rental rate. 

TOTAL RENTAL 
PORTFOLIO

SQUARE   
FEET

% OF TOTAL 
GLA

WEIGHTED 
AVERAGE   
IN-PLACE 
RENTAL RATE

ESTIMATED 
WEIGHTED   
AVERAGE MARKET 
RENTAL RATE

December 31, 2020 

December 31, 2021 

December 31, 2022 

December 31, 2023 

December 31, 2024 

1,174,525 

1,338,266 

1,655,396 

1,271,202 

832,518 

9 .6% 

10 .9% 

13 .5% 

10 .4% 

6 .8% 

22 .15 

19 .10 

20 .90 

24 .44 

27 .83 

25 .90

24 .23

27 .76

28 .42

30 .54

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTThe following tables contain information on lease maturities by segment:

MONTRÉAL & OTTAWA

SQUARE   
FEET

% OF   
SEGMENT GLA

WEIGHTED 
AVERAGE   
IN-PLACE 
RENTAL RATE

ESTIMATED 
WEIGHTED   
AVERAGE MARKET 
RENTAL RATE

December 31, 2020 

December 31, 2021 

December 31, 2022 

December 31, 2023 

December 31, 2024 

407,192 

717,004 

558,199 

335,607 

185,805 

7 .5% 

13 .1% 

10 .2% 

6 .2% 

3 .4% 

12 .65 

15 .78 

17 .94 

15 .61 

16 .80 

14 .54

17 .52

19 .60

17 .29

16 .09

TORONTO & KITCHENER

SQUARE   
FEET

% OF   
SEGMENT GLA

WEIGHTED 
AVERAGE   
IN-PLACE 
RENTAL RATE

ESTIMATED 
WEIGHTED   
AVERAGE MARKET 
RENTAL RATE

December 31, 2020 

December 31, 2021 

December 31, 2022 

December 31, 2023 

December 31, 2024 

439,784 

376,674 

861,863 

627,291 

346,032 

9 .3% 

8 .0% 

18 .2% 

13 .2% 

7 .3% 

19 .47 

19 .68 

21 .68 

25 .07 

27 .74 

28 .54

33 .32

33 .33

35 .57

34 .96

CALGARY, EDMONTON 
& VANCOUVER

SQUARE   
FEET

% OF   
SEGMENT GLA

WEIGHTED 
AVERAGE   
IN-PLACE 
RENTAL RATE

ESTIMATED 
WEIGHTED   
AVERAGE MARKET 
RENTAL RATE

December 31, 2020 

December 31, 2021 

December 31, 2022 

December 31, 2023 

December 31, 2024 

256,666 

220,465 

205,785 

286,004 

244,708 

15 .5% 

13 .3% 

12 .4% 

17 .3% 

14 .8% 

15 .21 

22 .65 

18 .84 

24 .97 

21 .29 

13 .34

20 .77

19 .04

17 .35

19 .14

URBAN DATA CENTRES

SQUARE   
FEET

% OF   
SEGMENT GLA

WEIGHTED 
AVERAGE   
IN-PLACE 
RENTAL RATE

ESTIMATED 
WEIGHTED   
AVERAGE MARKET 
RENTAL RATE

December 31, 2020 

December 31, 2021 

December 31, 2022 

December 31, 2023 

December 31, 2024 

70,883 

24,123 

29,550 

22,301 

55,973 

16 .7% 

5 .7% 

6 .9% 

5 .2% 

13 .2% 

118 .46 

92 .48 

73 .54 

133 .00 

96 .62 

120 .22

109 .97

76 .29

137 .06

101 .01

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTSection III
—Asset Profile

The following table reconciles the consolidated balance sheet, on a proportionate basis, as at December 31, 2019, and 

December 31, 2018.

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

IFRS   
BASIS

INVESTMENT 
IN JOINT 
VENTURE

PROPOR-
TIONATE 
BASIS

IFRS 
BASIS

INVESTMENT 
IN JOINT 
VENTURE

PROPOR-
TIONATE 
BASIS

Assets 

Non-current assets 

Investment properties 

$7,469,265 

$106,960 

$7,576,225 

$6,162,457 

$95,190 

$6,257,647

Residential inventory 

114,910 

— 

114,910 

103,690 

— 

103,690

Investment in joint venture  
and loan receivable 

Loans and notes receivable 

Other assets 

Current assets 

95,596 

(95,596) 

— 

18,456 

(18,456) 

—

247,413 

39,788 

— 

— 

247,413 

202,367 

39,788 

28,518 

— 

— 

202,367

28,518

7,966,972 

11,364 

7,978,336 

6,515,488 

76,734 

6,592,222

Cash and cash equivalents 

208,914 

2,368 

211,282 

Loans and notes receivable 

3,863 

— 

3,863 

Accounts receivable,  
prepaid expenses and deposits 

Residential inventory 

129,944 

— 

754 

— 

130,698 

— 

342,721 

3,122 

345,843 

18,059 

11,077 

45,838 

36,612 

111,586 

302 

— 

2,161 

— 

18,361

11,077

47,999

36,612

2,463 

114,049

Total assets 

$8,309,693 

$14,486 

$8,324,179 

$6,627,074 

$79,197 

$6,706,271     

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

IFRS   
BASIS

INVESTMENT 
IN JOINT 
VENTURE

PROPOR-
TIONATE 
BASIS

IFRS 
BASIS

INVESTMENT 
IN JOINT 
VENTURE

PROPOR-
TIONATE 
BASIS

$2,125,938 

$— 

$2,125,938 

$1,850,621 

$— 

$1,850,621

33,923 

155,221 

2,315,082 

— 

— 

— 

33,923 

— 

155,221 

156,663 

2,315,082 

2,007,284 

— 

— 

— 

—

156,663

2,007,284

Liabilities 

Non-current liabilities 

Debt   

Other liabilities 

Lease liabilities 

Current liabilities 

Debt   

29,243 

— 

29,243 

36,081 

70,909 

106,990

Accounts payable and  
other liabilities 

247,669 

276,912 

14,486 

262,155 

209,046 

8,288 

217,334

14,486 

291,398 

245,127 

79,197 

324,324

Total liabilities 

2,591,994 

14,486 

2,606,480 

2,252,411 

79,197 

2,331,608

Unitholders’ equity 

5,717,699 

— 

5,717,699 

4,374,663 

— 

4,374,663

Total liabilities and  
Unitholders’ equity 

$8,309,693 

$14,486 

$8,324,179 

$6,627,074 

$79,197 

$6,706,271

As at December 31, 2019, Allied’s portfolio consisted of 192 investment properties (174 rental properties, 

eight development properties and 10 ancillary parking facilities), with a fair value of $7,576,225.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Changes to the carrying amounts of investment properties are summarized as follows:

THREE MONTHS ENDED 
DECEMBER 31, 2019

YEAR ENDED 
DECEMBER 31, 2019

RENTAL 
PROPERTIES

PROPERTIES 
UNDER DEVEL-
OPMENT

TOTAL

RENTAL 
PROPERTIES

PROPERTIES 
UNDER DEVEL-
OPMENT

TOTAL

Balance, beginning of year 

$6,510,187 

$755,510 

$7,265,697 

$5,592,216 

$665,431 

$6,257,647

Additions:

Acquisitions  

Improvement allowances (1) 

Leasing commissions (1) 

14,800  

5,102 

3,710 

— 

— 

2,700 

14,800 

547,306 

5,102 

6,410 

37,755 

13,310 

2,162 

4,961 

5,116 

549,468

42,716

18,426

Capital expenditures (1) 

19,666 

69,586 

89,252 

55,428 

250,227 

305,655

Transfers from PUD 

Transfers to PUD 

Transfers to other assets 

Finance leases 

Amortization of  
straight-line rent and  
improvement allowances (1) 

Fair value gain (loss)  
on investment properties (1) 

— 

— 

(152) 

473 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(152) 

473 

98,850 

(98,850) 

(6,530) 

6,530 

(152) 

1,887 

— 

— 

—

—

(152)

1,887

(6,909) 

401 

(6,508) 

(24,882) 

1,122 

(23,760)

207,338 

(6,187) 

201,151 

439,027 

(14,689) 

424,338

Balance, end of year 

$6,754,215 

$822,010 

$7,576,225 

$6,754,215 

$822,010 

$7,576,225

(1)  Includes Allied’s proportionate share of the equity accounted investment for the following amounts for the three months and year ended December 31, 
2019, respectively: improvement allowances of nil and $4,939; leasing commissions of $451 and $893; capital expenditures of $5,851 and $30,948; 
amortization of straight-line rent and improvement allowances of $407 and $1,142; and fair value loss on investment of $14,979 and $26,152.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTFor the year ended December 31, 2019, Allied capitalized $28,624 of borrowing costs, $21,442 of which related to 

development activity (including $2,431 relating to the equity accounted investment) and $1,968 to upgrade activity 

in the rental portfolio (250 Front W and 151 Front W). Allied capitalized $5,214 of borrowing costs to qualifying 

residential inventory. 

The appraised fair value of investment properties is most commonly determined using the following methodologies: 

Discounted cash flow method (“DCF method”) - Under this approach, discount rates are applied to the projected 
annual operating cash flows, generally over a ten year period, including a terminal value of the properties based on a 

capitalization rate applied to the estimated net operating income (“NOI”), a non-GAAP measure, in the terminal year. 

This method is primarily used to value the rental properties portfolio. 

Comparable sales method - This approach compares a subject property’s characteristics with those of comparable 
properties which have recently sold. The process uses one of several techniques to adjust the price of the comparable 

transactions according to the presence, absence, or degree of characteristics which influence value. These 

characteristics include the cost of construction incurred at a property under development. This method is primarily 

used to value the development portfolio and ancillary parking facilities. 

Allied’s entire portfolio is revalued by the external appraiser each quarter. Management verifies all major inputs to 

the valuations, analyzes the change in fair values at the end of each reporting period and reviews the results with the 

independent appraiser every quarter. There were no material changes to the valuation techniques during the period. 

For properties with a leasehold interest with a term less than 40 years, the resulting valuation methodology is based 

upon a full-term discounted cash flow model.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTIn valuing the investment properties as at December 31, 2019, the independent appraiser compares the value derived 

using the DCF method to the value that would have been calculated by applying a capitalization rate to NOI. This is 

done to assess the reasonability of the value obtained under the DCF method. The corresponding portfolio weighted 

average overall capitalization rate used was 4.98%, detailed in the table below:

OVERALL  
CAPITALIZATION 
RATE

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

RANGE %

WEIGHTED 
AVERAGE %

FAIR   
VALUE $

RANGE %

WEIGHTED 
AVERAGE %

FAIR   
VALUE $

Montréal & Ottawa 

5.00% - 7.00% 

5.28% 

$1,855,598 

5 .00% - 7 .25% 

5 .55% 

$1,298,019

Toronto & Kitchener 

4.00% - 5.75% 

4.62% 

3,208,262 

4 .00% - 6 .00% 

4 .67% 

2,747,929

Calgary, Edmonton & Vancouver 

3.75% - 7.00% 

4.96% 

752,405 

4 .00% - 7 .00% 

5 .23% 

655,998

Urban Data Centres 

5.25% - 6.25% 

5.60% 

937,950 

5 .50% - 6 .25% 

5 .83% 

890,270

Rental Properties 

3.75% - 7.00% 

4.96% 

$6,754,215 

4 .00% - 7 .25% 

5 .13% 

$5,592,216

Properties Under Development 

5.00% - 7.00% 

5.25% 

822,010 

4 .25% - 7 .00% 

5 .01% 

665,431

Total Investment Properties 

3.75% - 7.00% 

4.98% 

$7,576,225 

4 .00% - 7 .25% 

5 .13% 

$6,257,647

RENTAL PROPERTIES

Allied’s rental portfolio was built by consolidating the ownership of urban office properties and network-dense urban 

data centres. Scale within each city of focus proved to be important as Allied grew. It enabled Allied to provide users 

with greater expansion flexibility, more parking and better human and digital connectivity than its direct competitors. 

Scale across the country also proved to be important. It enabled Allied to serve national and global users better, to 

expand its growth opportunities and to achieve meaningful geographic diversification.

URBAN WORKSPACE

Allied has evolved into a leading owner, manager and developer of urban workspace in Canada’s major cities. 

It currently owns 171 rental properties in seven Canadian cities. Listed below are Allied’s top 10 office rental 

properties measured by Normalized Last Quarter Annualized (“LQA”) NOI. Normalized LQA NOI is a non-IFRS 

measure, which represents the normalized results for the most recently completed quarter (excluding straight-line 

rent) multiplied by four. These properties represent 31.4% of the last quarter annualized NOI for the year ended 

December 31, 2019.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTPROPERTY NAME

NORMALIZED 
LQA NOI

APPRAISED 
FAIR VALUE

CAP RATE

PRINCIPAL USERS

Cité Multimédia, Montréal 

$19,473 

$403,650 

5 .00% 

Desjardins, Morgan Stanley, SAP Canada

700 de la Gauchetière, Montréal (1) 

16,957 

322,500 

—% 

Le Nordelec, Montréal 

14,798 

275,720 

5 .25% 

QRC West, Toronto 

12,097 

283,700 

5455 de Gaspé, Montréal 

555 Richmond W, Toronto 

Vintage I & II, Calgary 

The Chambers, Ottawa (2) 

King Portland Centre, Toronto 

5445 de Gaspé, Montréal 

8,251 

7,783 

6,126 

6,056 

6,046 

5,429 

136,310 

168,630 

132,650 

145,250 

98,670 

Total 

$103,016 

$2,038,340 

AON Canada Inc, Hydro-Québec,  
National Bank of Canada

Gsoft, Unity Technologies,  
Yellow Pages Media

eOne, Sapient Canada

Attraction Media, Framestore, Ubisoft

Centre Francophone de Toronto,  
Synaptive

4 .25% 

5 .25% 

4 .75% 

—% 

4 .28% 

5 .50% 

4 .90%

National Capital Commission

Indigo, Shopify

Sun Life, Ubisoft

71,260 

5 .75% 

Royal & Sun Alliance

(1)  Allied acquired 700 de la Gauchetière in the third quarter ended September 30, 2019; the appraised fair value is the purchase price. 
(2)  The Chambers is a leasehold interest property and the resulting valuation methodology is based on a full-term discounted cash flow model as there are 

less than 40 years remaining on the land lease.

NETWORK-DENSE URBAN DATA CENTRES

Allied operates three network-dense urban data centres (“UDCs”) in downtown Toronto: 151 Front W (“151”), 

250 Front W (“250”) and 905 King W (“905”). Listed below are Allied’s UDCs measured by normalized LQA NOI. 

UDCs represent 15.7% of the total normalized LQA NOI for the period ended December 31, 2019.

PROPERTY NAME

NORMALIZED 
LQA NOI

APPRAISED 
FAIR VALUE

CAP RATE

PRINCIPAL USERS

151 Front W, Toronto 

$32,636 

$533,550 

5 .25% 

250 Front W, Toronto 

905 King W, Toronto 

14,067 

4,604 

311,130 

6 .00% 

93,270 

6 .25% 

Beanfield, Cloud Service Provider, Cologix

Total 

$51,307 

$937,950 

5 .60%

Regular rental revenue represented 91.5% of normalized LQA NOI from UDCs in 2019. Ancillary rental revenue 

represented 8.5% of normalized LQA NOI from UDCs. Ancillary rental revenue is comprised of revenue from the 

rental of conduit space, rack space and cross-connect space.

NORMALIZED LQA NOI

% OF UDC

Regular rental revenue 

Ancillary rental revenue 

Total normalized LQA NOI 

$46,954 

4,353 

$51,307 

91 .5%

8 .5%

100% 

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Bell, Cologix, Equinix, Rogers,  
TELUS, TorIX, Zayo  
AWS, Cloud Service Provider

ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allied acquired 151 in 2009 and has operated it very successfully since acquisition. 250 and 905 are connected to 

151 via a multi-layered, diverse infrastructure of high-density fibre that Allied owns.

151 is the largest internet exchange point (IXP) in Canada and the fifth largest in North America. It houses Toronto 

Internet Exchange (TorIX), a not-for-profit organization that enables internet networks to connect and exchange 

traffic. With over 230 peers connecting, TorIX has experienced a steady and dramatic increase in traffic since 2009, 

with traffic in 2018 exceeding 530 gigabits per second. The traffic growth is illustrated below:

Source: TorIX Website

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT151 is a carrier-neutral facility. With a critical mass of carrier networks, TorIX and numerous other networks, 151 is 

Canada’s hub for global connectivity and is the gateway to Canada for all major North American cities and numerous 

major international cities. This is illustrated below:

Source: PeeringDB.com

As a critical component of Canada’s communications infrastructure, 151 is a network-dense urban data centre, distinct 

from conventional suburban data centres. The latter are analogous to interchanges on small highways. While valuable, 

they are relatively easy to replicate. 151 is analogous to a massive interchange on an intersecting series of super-

highways. It is exceptionally valuable and very difficult to replicate. 

151 has not historically generated ancillary rental revenue in the form of interconnection fees, even though there are 

26,480 cross-connects in the two existing meet-me rooms. With 151 becoming the landing point for Crosslake Fibre’s 
new fibre connection between Toronto and Buffalo, Allied will create a new meet-me room at 151, enabling it to 

generate ancillary rental revenue in the form of interconnection fees charged on a recurring monthly basis for cross-

connects to the Crosslake’s fibre.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTAllied leases 173,000 square feet of GLA at 250 pursuant to a long-term lease that expires on February 28, 2061. As a 

result of substantial capital improvements completed by Allied, including high-density fibre connections to 151, 250 

has become an important interconnected cloud-hosting facility in Canada, providing retail, wholesale and managed 

services.

Allied has two basic sources of rental revenue from 250. The largest source, direct rental revenue, derives from 

subleasing space to ultimate users. A smaller but material source, ancillary rental revenue, derives from interconnection 

fees charged on a recurring monthly basis for cross-connects that enable different types of users to interconnect with 

low-latency and redundancy, reducing network costs and improving network security and performance. 

Allied expects that cross-connects at 250 will give rise to recurring ancillary rental revenue. Cross-connects utilize the 

existing infrastructure at 250 without occupying any of the unleased GLA or requiring additional capital expenditure 

by Allied.

Allied also owns 905. As a result of substantial capital improvements completed by Allied, including connecting it to 

151 with high-density fibre, 58,666 square feet of GLA at the property has become an important urban data centre.

RENTAL PROPERTIES UNDERGOING INTENSIFICATION APPROVAL

One way Allied creates value is by intensifying the use of underutilized land. The land beneath the buildings in Toronto 

is significantly underutilized in relation to the existing zoning potential. This is also true of some of Allied’s buildings in 

Kitchener, Montréal, Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver. These opportunities are becoming more compelling as the 

urban areas of Canada’s major cities intensify. Since Allied has captured the unutilized land value at a low cost, it can 

achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns on intensification. 

Allied began tracking the intensification potential inherent in the Toronto portfolio in the fourth quarter of 2007  

(see our MD&A dated March 7, 2008, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2007). At the time, the 

46 properties in Toronto comprised 2.4 million square feet of GLA and were situated on 780,000 square feet 

(17.8 acres) of underutilized land immediately east and west of the Downtown Core. The 100 properties in Toronto 

(including properties in the development portfolio) now comprise 4.2 million square feet of GLA and are situated 

on 37.5 acres of underutilized land immediately east and west of the Downtown Core. With achievable rezoning, the 

underlying land in our Toronto portfolio could permit up to 10.7 million square feet of GLA, 6.5 million square feet 

more than currently is in place.

Allied entered the Montréal market in April of 2005. The 27 properties in Montréal now comprise 5.6 million square 

feet of GLA. As they are much larger buildings on average than those comprising the Toronto portfolio, the 39.1 acres 

of land on which they sit (immediately south, east and northeast of the Downtown Core) is more fully utilized than 

the land in the Toronto portfolio. Nevertheless, the underlying land in the Montréal portfolio could permit up to 
7.5 million square feet of GLA, 1.9 million square feet more than currently is in place.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTThere is similar potential inherent in the rest of Allied’s portfolio, which is quantified in the chart below. Across Canada 

on a portfolio-wide basis, there is 10.6 million square feet of potential incremental density, of which 1.9 million square 

feet is currently in PUD, and the remaining 8.7 million square feet is potential incremental density. Of the 8.7 million 

square feet of potential incremental density, 4.3 million square feet is reflected in the appraised fair values and the 

remaining 4.4 million square feet is not reflected in the appraised fair values. 

Potential Incremental Density (in sq.ft.) - Geographic Breakdown

CURRENT PUD   

(ESTIMATED ON 

COMPLETION)

POTENTIAL 

INCREMENTAL   

TOTAL POTENTIAL   

DENSITY

GLA

5,344,000 

10,689,357

CITY

Toronto 

Kitchener 

CURRENT GLA

4,225,357 

562,902 

Total Toronto & Kitchener 

4,788,259 

Toronto Urban Data Centres 

509,410 

Total Urban Data Centres 

509,410 

Montréal 

Ottawa 

5,608,522 

231,468 

Total Montréal & Ottawa 

5,839,990 

Calgary 

Edmonton 

Vancouver 

1,045,023 

297,851 

467,642 

1,120,000 

147,000 

1,267,000 

— 

— 

— 

317,500 

306,000 

— 

— 

Total Calgary, Edmonton  
& Vancouver 

1,810,516 

306,000 

Total 

12,948,175 

1,890,500 

317,500 

1,568,000 

332,000 

5,676,000 

— 

— 

— 

1,568,000 

1,148,000 

230,000 

59,000 

1,437,000 

8,681,000 

1,041,902

11,731,259

509,410

509,410

7,494,022

231,468

7,725,490

2,499,023

527,851

526,642

3,553,516

23,519,675

The timing of development for the 8.7 million square feet of potential incremental density is impossible to predict with 

precision, however the chart below provides a reasonable estimate of when the potential could begin to be realized. 

One factor is our self-imposed limitation on development activity. The focus in the short-term and the long-term 

remains on the Toronto portfolio.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTAllied has initiated the intensification approval process for five rental properties in Toronto and one rental property in 

Montréal, all of which are owned in their entirety. These properties are identified in the following table: 

PROPERTY 
NAME

NORMALIZED 

APPRAISED 

APPROVAL 

CURRENT 

GLA ON   

ESTIMATED 

LQA NOI

FAIR VALUE

STATUS

USE

GLA

COMPLETION

COMPLETION

REZONING 

ESTIMATED 

King & Peter (1) 

$2,128 

$81,080 

Completed 

Office, limited retail 

86,250 

790,000 

Unscheduled

QRC West, Phase II (2) 

1,268 

36,030 

Completed 

Office, retail 

32,624 

90,000 

2022

Union Centre 

1,006 

107,860 

Completed 

Office, limited retail 

41,787 

1,129,000 

Unscheduled

King & Brant (3) 

Adelaide & Spadina (4) 

407 

282 

20,850 

Completed 

Office, retail 

16,340 

130,000 

2022

25,000 

Completed 

Office, retail 

11,015 

230,000 

Unscheduled

Le Nordelec 

— 

29,300 

In Progress 

Office 

— 

230,000 

Unscheduled

Total 

$5,091 

$300,120 

188,016 

2,599,000

(1)  King & Peter is comprised of the following properties: 82 Peter and 388 King W.
(2)  QRC West, Phase II is comprised of 375-381 Queen W.
(3)  Allied has received permission to intensify 544 King W and 7-9 Morrison. The approval permits approximately 120,000 square feet of office space  

and 10,000 square feet of retail space. Allied is exploring the opportunity to increase the permitted leasable area.

(4)  Adelaide & Spadina is comprised of 383-387 Adelaide W. 96 Spadina and 379 Adelaide W were previously included, but will now remain in the 

rental portfolio during future development activity. 

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 
 
Estimated GLA is based on applicable standards of area measurement and the expected or actual outcome of rezoning. 

These properties are currently generating NOI and will continue to do so until Allied initiates construction. With 

respect to the ultimate intensification of these properties, a significant amount of pre-leasing will be required on the 

larger projects before construction commences. The design-approval costs have been, and will continue to be, funded 

by Allied for its share. 

DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES

Development is another way to create value and a particularly effective one for Allied, given the strategic positioning 

of its portfolio in the urban areas of Canada’s major cities. Urban intensification is the single most important trend in 

relation to Allied’s business. Not only does it anchor Allied’s investment and operating focus, it provides the context 

within which Allied creates value for its Unitholders. The pace of urban intensification is accelerating. Residential 

structures are moving inexorably upward, office structures are moving well beyond traditional boundaries and retailers 

are accepting new and different spatial configurations, all in an effort to exploit opportunity while accommodating the 

physical constraints of the inner-city. It has even reached a point where the migration to the suburbs that started in the 

1950s is reversing itself. What was identified a few years back as an incipient trend has become a reasonably widespread 

reverse migration, with office users returning to the inner city to capture the ever more concentrated talent pools. 

It is expected that development activity will become a more important component of Allied’s growth as projects 

are completed. The expectation is largely contingent upon completing the development projects in the manner 

contemplated. The most important factor affecting completion will be successful lease-up of space in the development 

portfolio. The material assumption is that the office leasing market in the relevant markets remains stable. Pursuant 

to Allied’s Declaration of Trust, the cost of Properties Under Development cannot exceed 15% of GBV. At the end 

of December 31, 2019, the cost of Allied’s Properties Under Development was 9.4% of GBV (December 31, 2018 - 

8.9%). This self-imposed limitation is intended to align the magnitude of Allied’s development activity with the overall 

size of the business.

Properties Under Development consist of properties purchased with the intention of being developed before being 

operated and properties transferred from the rental portfolio once activities changing the condition or state of the 

property, such as the de-leasing process, commence.  

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTAllied has the following eight Properties Under Development:

PROPERTY NAME

USE

ESTIMATED GLA ON 
COMPLETION (SF)

% OF OFFICE 
DEVELOPMENT 
LEASED

TELUS Sky, Calgary (1)(2) 

Office, retail, residential 

425 Viger, Montréal (3) 

The Lougheed (604-1st SW), Calgary (4) 

Office, retail 

Office, retail 

College & Manning, 547-549 College, Toronto (1) 

Retail, residential 

Adelaide & Duncan, Toronto (1)(5) 

Office, retail, residential 

The Well, Toronto (1)(6) 

KING Toronto, Toronto (1)(7) 

Breithaupt Phase III, Kitchener (1) 

Total 

Office, retail 

Office, retail 

Office 

218,000 

317,500 

88,000 

27,000 

230,000 

763,000 

100,000 

147,000 

1,890,500 

64%

95%

—

—

100%

84%

—

100%

81%

(1)  These properties are co-owned, reflected in the table above at Allied’s ownership.
(2)  The GLA components (in square feet) at our 33.33% share are as follows: 143,000 of office, 70,000 of residential and 5,000 of retail. 
(3)  The GLA components (in square feet) are as follows: 313,000 of office and 4,500 of retail. 
(4)  While initially working toward repositioning this property for a different use, Allied is now working toward restoring and retrofitting the property  

to the highest possible standards for workspace in the creative economy. 

(5)  The GLA components (in square feet) at our 50% share are as follows: 144,000 of residential, 77,000 of office and 9,000 of retail. 
(6)  Each of Allied and RioCan own an undivided 50% interest with an estimated total GLA of 3,100,000 square feet. The GLA components  

(in square feet) at our 50% share will be as follows: approximately 578,000 of office, 185,000 of retail, and the remaining is related to residential air 
rights. The air rights were sold by the co-ownership as previously announced, with closing expected to occur by 2021. 

(7)  Allied entered into a joint arrangement with Westbank to develop KING Toronto. As part of the arrangement, Allied sold a 50% undivided interest 
to Westbank. KING Toronto is comprised of the following properties: 489 King W, 495 King W, 499 King W, 511-529 King W, 533 King W, 
539 King W. The GLA components (in square feet) at our 50% share will be as follows: 200,000 of residential, 60,000 of retail and 40,000 of office.

The following table sets out the fair value of Allied’s Properties Under Development as at December 31, 2019, as well 

as Management’s estimates with respect to the financial outcome on completion: 

PROPERTY NAME

TRANSFER   

ESTIMATED 

ESTIMATED 

TO RENTAL 

APPRAISED 

ESTIMATED   

ESTIMATED 

YIELD   

COST TO   

PORTFOLIO

VALUE

ANNUAL NOI

TOTAL COST

ON COST

COMPLETE

TELUS Sky, Calgary (1) 

Q1 2020 

$106,960 

$7,650 - $8,310 

$145,000 

5 .3% - 5 .7% 

$4,310

425 Viger, Montréal 

Q1 2020 

123,240 

6,500 - 7,000 

99,881 

6 .5% - 7 .0% 

4,000

The Lougheed (604-1st SW), Calgary 

Q1 2021 

15,460 

TBD 

TBD 

TBD 

TBD

College & Manning,  
547-549 College, Toronto (1) 

Q1 2021 

12,880 

975 - 1,125 

30,597 

3 .2% - 3 .7% 

13,400

Adelaide & Duncan, Toronto (1) 

Q2 2021 

84,550 

10,125 - 11,500 

190,600 

5 .3% - 6 .0% 

114,000

Breithaupt Phase III, Kitchener (1) (2) 

Q4 2021 

10,530 

5,375 - 5,500 

78,652 

6 .8% - 7 .0% 

65,600

The Well, Toronto (1) 

Q1 2022 

441,730 

37,500 - 43,250 

688,000 

5 .5% - 6 .3% 

296,300

KING Toronto, Toronto (1) (3) 

Q1 2023 

26,660 

5,000 - 6,000 

75,932 

6 .6% - 7 .9% 

43,500

Total 

$822,010 

(1)  These properties are co-owned, reflected in the table above at Allied’s ownership percentage of assets and liabilities.
(2)  Breithaupt Phase III is comprised of 43 Wellington, 53 & 55 Wellington, 305 Joseph and 2-4 Stewart.
(3)  Allied entered into a joint arrangement with Westbank to develop KING Toronto. As part of the arrangement, Allied sold a 50% undivided interest 
to Westbank. KING Toronto is comprised of the following properties: 489 King W, 495 King W, 499 King W, 511-529 King W, 533 King W, 
539 King W. The appraised value relates to the commercial component. The estimated total cost is net of the estimated gross proceeds from the  
sale of the residential inventory of $280,000 - $290,000.

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The initial cost of Properties Under Development includes the acquisition cost of the property, direct development 

costs, realty taxes and borrowing costs directly attributable to the development. Borrowing costs and realty taxes 

associated with direct expenditures on Properties Under Development are capitalized. The amount of capitalized 

borrowing costs is determined first by reference to borrowings specific to the project, where relevant, and otherwise by 

applying a weighted average cost of borrowings to eligible expenditures after adjusting for borrowings associated with 

other specific developments.

Transfer to the rental portfolio occurs when the property is capable of operating in the manner intended by 

Management. Generally this occurs upon completion of construction and receipt of all necessary occupancy and other 

material permits. Estimated annual NOI is based on 100% economic occupancy. The most important factor affecting 

estimated annual NOI will be successful lease-up of vacant space in the development properties at current levels of 

net rent per square foot. The material assumption is that the office leasing market in the relevant markets remains 

stable. Estimated total cost includes acquisition cost, estimated total construction, financing costs and realty taxes. The 

material assumption made in formulating the estimated total cost is that construction and financing costs remain stable 

for the remainder of the development period. Estimated yield on cost is the estimated annual NOI as a percentage of 

the estimated total cost. Estimated cost to complete is the difference between the estimated total cost and the costs 

incurred to date.

RESIDENTIAL INVENTORY

Residential inventory consists of assets that are developed by Allied for sale in the ordinary course of business. 

Allied may transfer an investment property to residential inventory based on a change in use, as evidenced by the 

commencement of development activities with the intention to sell. Alternatively, a transfer from residential inventory 

to investment property would be evidenced by the commencement of leasing activity. 

On September 19, 2017, Allied and its partner RioCan announced that they had finalized plans that would allow the 

co-owners to improve the return on the development of King Portland Centre. The co-owners had originally intended 

to develop the residential portion of the project as rental apartments and then decided to sell the residential portion as 

condominium units, comprised of 132 units. As of December 31, 2019, all units have been occupied for which $45,341 

and $43,342 of revenue and related cost of sales, respectively, have been recognized in the consolidated statements of 

income and comprehensive income. Prior to 2019, a net fair value gain of $12,271 was recognized in condominium 

cost of sales on transfer of the property to residential inventory.

On November 30, 2018, Allied entered into a joint arrangement with Westbank to develop KING Toronto. 

KING Toronto is a mixed-use property comprised of office, retail, and residential uses. As part of the arrangement, 

Allied sold a 50% undivided interest to Westbank. The residential component will be developed and sold as 

condominiums. The sale of the residential units commenced in October 2018 and totals 210,000 square feet of GLA. 
Management expects the condominium sales to close in 2023.  

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTResidential inventory is as follows: 

King Portland Centre 

KING Toronto 

Current 

Non-current 

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$— 

114,910 

$114,910 

$— 

114,910 

$114,910 

$36,612

103,690

$140,302

$36,612

103,690

$140,302

The changes in the aggregate carrying value of Allied’s residential inventory is as follows: 

Balance, beginning of year 

Acquisitions (1) 

Dispositions (1) 

Sale of residential units (2) 

Development expenditures 

Transfers from investment properties (3) 

Balance, end of year 

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$140,302 

10,454 

(5,227) 

(43,342) 

12,723 

— 

$114,910 

$28,239

—

—

—

8,373

103,690

$140,302

(1) On February 14, 2019, Allied acquired 464-466 Queen W, Toronto, at a purchase price of $10,454 and concurrently sold a 50% undivided interest 
to Westbank at a sale price of $5,227. This property will be transferred to the City of Toronto as parkland dedication related to the KING Toronto 
condominium development. 

(2) Allied recognized condominium cost of sales for the 132 units occupied at King Portland Centre. 
(3) On November 30, 2018, the fair market value of a portion of KING Toronto was transferred from investment property to inventory with the intention 

for future sale as condominium units.

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DEVELOPMENT COMPLETIONS

PROPERTY

COMPLETION

INVESTMENT

NOI

COST

FAIR VALUE

CREATION

% OF COST

UNLEVERED 

VALUE 

STABILIZED 

YIELD ON 

VALUE 

CREATION AS  

QRC West, Toronto 

2015 

$130,000 

$12,097 

9 .3% 

$283,700 

$153,700 

118 .2%

The Breithaupt Block,  
Kitchener 

180 John, Toronto 

189 Joseph, Kitchener 

2016 

2017 

2017 

$25,020 

$1,950 

$27,500 

$1,600 

$11,360 

$720 

7 .8% 

5 .8% 

6 .3% 

$46,010 

$20,990 

83 .9%

$31,440 

$3,940 

$13,270 

$1,910 

14 .3%

16 .8%

In addition to the development completions listed above, Allied most recently completed King Portland Centre, 

summarized below:

In 2012, Allied entered into an equal two-way joint arrangement with RioCan to develop King Portland Centre. Allied 

and RioCan each acquired an undivided 50% interest in 642 King W and 620 King W and subsequently put them into 

development, completing 642 King W in early 2018 and 620 King W in early 2019. They are comprised of 297,200 

square feet of GLA (Allied’s share 148,600 square feet) and are 99.7% leased. 602-606 King W is excluded from the 

figures below as they were never under development.

KING PORTLAND 
CENTRE

Land Costs 

Hard & Soft Costs 

INVESTMENT

$21,478

64,437

Capitalized Interest & Operating Costs 

5,033

UNLEVERED 

VALUE   

STABILIZED 

YIELD ON 

VALUE   

CREATION AS  

Condominium Profits 

(14,270)

NOI

COST

FAIR VALUE

CREATION

% OF COST

Total Development Costs 

$76,678 

$6,361 

8.3% 

$125,540 

$48,862 

63.7%

The fair value is provided by our external appraiser, which is calculated based on the discounted cash flow method.

LOANS RECEIVABLE

As of December 31, 2019, total loans receivable outstanding is $245,303 (December 31, 2018 - $200,289).

In February 2015, Allied entered into a joint arrangement with Westbank and completed the acquisition of an 

undivided 50% interest in Adelaide & Duncan. Allied advanced $21,173 to Westbank. As at December 31, 2019, the 

loan receivable outstanding is $21,173 (December 31, 2018 - $21,173) and is secured by a first charge on the property 

and assignment of rents and leases. Interest on the loan is payable monthly. In accordance with the loan agreement, the 

rate increased to 7.75% per annum upon placement of construction financing (December 31, 2018 - 6.17%). The loan 

is repayable when the joint arrangement obtains external permanent financing. 

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTOn August 1, 2017, Allied entered into an arrangement with Westbank to provide a credit facility of up to $100,000, 

plus interest, for the land acquisition and the pre-development costs of 400 West Georgia in Vancouver. The facility 

will initially be secured by a first charge on the property and upon permanent financing, the facility will be secured 

by Westbank’s covenant and a second charge with the construction lender having the first charge. On February 11, 

2019, the facility was increased to $160,000. Interest accrues monthly at rates between 5.00% to 6.75% per annum in 

year one and is payable monthly at a rate of 6.75% per annum in each year thereafter until maturity. The credit facility 

matures on August 31, 2022, and has a one-year extension option to August 31, 2023. On placement of permanent 

financing, Allied intends to acquire a 50% undivided interest in 400 West Georgia based on total development costs. 

The loan outstanding as at December 31, 2019, is $106,292 (December 31, 2018 - $112,086). 

On November 30, 2018, Allied entered into a joint arrangement with Westbank to develop KING Toronto. As part of 

the arrangement, Allied advanced $67,030 to Westbank for its purchase of a 50% undivided interest in the property. As 

at December 31, 2019, the loan receivable outstanding is $77,765 (December 31, 2018 - $67,030) and bears interest 

at a rate of 7.00% per annum. Interest accrues monthly and is payable on loan repayment. The loan is repayable at the 

earlier of November 23, 2023, or the closing of the condominiums. 

On March 18, 2019, Allied made an amendment to the joint arrangement with Perimeter to develop Breithaupt Phase 

III and a loan receivable arrangement to provide 50% of the pre-development costs. As at December 31, 2019, the loan 

receivable outstanding is $9,365 (December 31, 2018 - nil) and bears interest at a rate of 7.00% per annum. Interest 

accrues monthly and is payable on loan repayment. The loan is repayable upon completion of development and rent 

commencement, which is anticipated to be in the fourth quarter of 2021. 

On July 31, 2019, Allied entered into an arrangement with Westbank to provide a credit facility of up to $185,000, plus 

interest, for the land acquisition and the pre-development costs of 720 Beatty Street in Vancouver. The funding will 

initially be secured by a first mortgage on the property for a fixed term and bears interest at a rate of 7.00% per annum. 

Interest accrues monthly and is payable on loan repayment. On placement of construction financing, the mortgage 

will be secured by a second charge with the construction lender having the first charge. The credit facility matures in 

six years following approval of the project by the British Columbia Utilities Commission. On placement of permanent 

financing, Allied intends to acquire a 50% undivided interest in 720 Beatty based on an agreed upon formula. The loan 

outstanding as at December 31, 2019, is $30,708 (December 31, 2018 - nil). 

The table below summarizes the loans receivable as at December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018.

Adelaide & Duncan 

400 West Georgia 

KING Toronto 

Breithaupt Phase III 

720 Beatty 

Total loans receivable 

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DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$21,173 

106,292 

77,765 

9,365 

30,708 

$21,173

112,086

67,030

—

—

$245,303 

$200,289

ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTSection IV
—Liquidity and Capital Resources

Allied’s liquidity and capital resources are used to fund capital investments including development activity, leasing 

costs, interest expense and distributions to Unitholders. The primary source of liquidity is net operating income 

generated from rental properties, which is dependent on rental and occupancy rates, the structure of lease agreements, 

leasing costs, and the rate and amount of capital investment and development activity, among other variables.

Allied has financed its operations through the use of equity, mortgage debt secured by rental properties, construction 

loans, an unsecured operating line, senior unsecured debentures and unsecured term loans. Conservative financial 

management has been consistently applied through the use of long term, fixed rate, debt financing. Allied’s objective 

is to maximize financial flexibility while continuing to strengthen the balance sheet. Management intends to achieve 

this by continuing to access the equity market, unsecured debenture market, unsecured loans and growing the pool of 

unencumbered assets, which totals $5.5 billion as at December 31, 2019.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTDEBT

Total debt and net debt are non-IFRS financial measures and do not have any standard meaning prescribed by IFRS. 

As computed by Allied, total debt and net debt may differ from similar computations reported by other Canadian 

real estate investment trusts and, accordingly, may not be comparable to similar computations reported by such 

organizations. Management considers total debt and net debt to be useful measures for evaluating debt levels and 

interest coverage. The following illustrates the calculation of total debt (net of transaction costs) and net debt as at 

December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018:

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Mortgages payable 

Construction loans payable 

Unsecured revolving operating facility 

Senior unsecured debentures 

Unsecured term loans 

Total debt, IFRS basis 

Add: share of joint venture 

Total debt, proportionate share 

Less cash and cash equivalents (1) 

Net debt 

$737,448 

23,210 

— 

945,369 

449,154 

$2,155,181 

— 

$2,155,181 

211,282 

$1,943,899 

$769,473

—

95,000

573,320

448,909

$1,886,702

70,909

$1,957,611

18,361

$1,939,250

(1)  As of December 31, 2019, cash and cash equivalents attributable to TELUS Sky total $2,368 (December 31, 2018 - $302).

The table below summarizes the scheduled principal maturity for Allied’s Mortgages Payable, Unsecured Debentures 

and Unsecured Term Loans:

W/A INTEREST 

MORTGAGES 

MATURING 

UNSECURED 

INTEREST 

UNSECURED 

INTEREST 

RATE OF 

SENIOR 

W/A 

W/A 

CONSOLIDATED 

W/A INTEREST 

RATE OF 

MATURING 

PAYABLE

MORTGAGES

DEBENTURES

RATE

TERM LOANS

RATE

TOTAL

DEBT

29,243 

4 .95% 

26,668 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

231,356 

4 .19% 

150,000 

3 .93% 

242,366 

4 .72% 

157,198 

4 .31% 

— 

— 

— 

— 

10,384 

3 .63% 

200,000 

3 .64% 

— 

— 

29,243 

4 .95%

200,000 

2 . 86% 

226,668 

2 .86%

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

381,356 

4 .08%

242,366 

4 .72%

157,198 

4 .31%

210,384 

3 .64%

21,834 

3 .59% 

— 

— 

250,000 

3 .99% 

271,834 

3 .96%

487 

— 

300,000 

3 .11% 

14,750 

4 .04% 

— 

— 

— 

— 

300,000 

3 .39% 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

300,487 

3 .11%

14,750 

4 .04%

300,000 

3 .39%

$734,286 

4 .38% 

$950,000 

3 .44% 

$450,000 

3 .49% 

$2,134,286 

3 .77%

2020 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

2028 

2029 

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The chart below summarizes the maturities of principal in regards to Allied’s debt obligations as at December 31, 2019:

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTMORTGAGES PAYABLE

As of December 31, 2019, mortgages payable, net of financing costs, total $737,448 and have a weighted average stated 

interest rate of 4.38% (December 31, 2018 - 4.38%). The weighted average term of the mortgage debt is 3.8 years 

(December 31, 2018 - 4.6 years). The mortgages are secured by a first registered charge over specific investment 

properties and first general assignments of leases, insurance and registered chattel mortgages. 

The following table contains information on the remaining contractual mortgage maturities:

PRINCIPAL   
REPAYMENTS

BALANCE DUE 
AT MATURITY

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

2020 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

2028 

25,530 

26,668 

25,728 

16,781 

4,726 

1,596 

1,391 

487 

293 

3,713 

— 

205,628 

225,585 

152,472 

8,788 

20,443 

— 

14,457 

29,243 

26,668 

231,356 

242,366 

157,198 

10,384 

21,834 

487 

14,750 

Mortgages, principal 

$103,200 

$631,086 

$734,286 

$771,916

Net premium on assumed mortgages 

Net financing costs 

5,400 

(2,238) 

924

(3,367)

$737,448 

$769,473

For the year ended December 31, 2019, in addition to regularly scheduled principal payments, Allied repaid mortgages 

totaling $172,642 with a weighted average interest rate of 4.22%.

CONSTRUCTION LOANS PAYABLE

As of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, Allied’s obligation under the construction loans is as follows: 

JOINT  
ARRANGEMENT

TELUS Sky 

Adelaide & Duncan 

OWNERSHIP

DATE OF   
MATURITY

DECEMBER 31, 
2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

33 .33% 

50 .00% 

October 31, 2019 

August 11, 2023 

$— 

23,210 

$23,210 

$70,909

—

$70,909

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On June 23, 2015, the TELUS Sky joint arrangement obtained a $342,000 construction lending facility from a 

syndicate of Canadian banks for the TELUS Sky joint arrangement, in which Allied’s 33.33% share is $114,000. On 

August 8, 2019, the date of maturity was extended by two months to October 31, 2019, and bears interest at bank 

prime plus 70 basis points or banker’s acceptance rate plus 195 basis points. On October 31, 2019, Allied entered into a 

credit agreement to repay its share of the construction lending facility in its entirety. This resulted in lower interest cost 

and extended the weighted average term to maturity of Allied’s debt. Allied is providing a joint and several guarantee to 

support the facility and is earning a related guarantee fee. 

On January 31, 2019, the Adelaide & Duncan joint arrangement obtained a $270,000 construction lending facility 

from a syndicate of Canadian banks, in which Allied’s 50% share is $135,000. The loan matures on August 11, 2023, 

and bears interest at bank prime plus 35 basis points or bankers’ acceptance rate plus 135 basis points. Allied is 

providing a joint and several guarantee to support the construction facility for the Adelaide & Duncan development. 

On August 23, 2019, the Adelaide & Duncan joint arrangement entered into a swap agreement to fix 75% of 

construction costs up to $209,572 at 2.86%.

In September 2019, Allied and Perimeter received a commitment from a syndicate of Canadian banks for a 

construction loan for the Breithaupt Phase III joint arrangement, subject to execution of definitive financing 

documents and completion of customary financing conditions. The commitment is expected to fund up to $138,000 

(Allied’s 50% share being $69,000). The loan matures on December 2, 2022, and bears interest at bank prime or 

banker’s acceptance rate plus 120 basis points. Allied is providing a joint and several guarantee to support the facility 

and is earning a related guarantee fee. The construction loan has no balance outstanding as at December 31, 2019.

UNSECURED REVOLVING OPERATING FACILITY

As of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, Allied’s obligation under the unsecured revolving operating facility 

is as follows: 

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Unsecured Facility limit 

Amounts drawn under the Unsecured Facility 

Letters of credit outstanding under the Unsecured Facility 

Remaining unused balance under the Unsecured Facility 

$400,000 

— 

(14,896) 

$385,104 

$400,000

(95,000)

(14,404)

$290,596

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTAs at December 31, 2019, Allied has access to an Unsecured Facility of $400,000 with a maturity of January 29, 2022. 

The Unsecured Facility bears interest at bank prime plus 45 basis points or bankers’ acceptance plus 145 basis points 

with a standby fee of 29 basis points, subject to certain conditions being met. In the event that these conditions are 

not met, the Unsecured Facility will bear interest at bank prime plus 70 basis points or bankers’ acceptance plus 

170 basis points with a standby fee of 34 basis points. The Unsecured Facility contains a $100,000 accordion feature, 

allowing Allied to increase the amount available under the facility to $500,000. The Unsecured Facility has no balance 

outstanding as at December 31, 2019 (December 31, 2018 - $95,000).

On January 21, 2020, Allied amended the Unsecured Facility to extend the maturity to January 30, 2023. The Facility 

will bear interest at bank prime plus 20 basis points or bankers’ acceptance plus 120 basis points with a standby fee of 

24 basis points, subject to certain conditions being met. In the event that these conditions are not met, the Unsecured 

Facility will bear interest at bank prime plus 45 basis points or bankers’ acceptance plus 145 basis points with a standby 

fee of 29 basis points. 

SENIOR UNSECURED DEBENTURES

As of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, Allied’s obligation under the senior unsecured debentures is as 

follows:

SERIES

Series A 

Series B 

Series C 

Series D 

Series E 

INTEREST 
RATE

DATE OF   
MATURITY

INTEREST   
PAYMENT DATE

DECEMBER 
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

3 .748% 

May 13, 2020 

May 13 and November 13 

$— 

$225,000

3 .934% 

November 14, 2022 

May 14 and November 14 

150,000 

150,000

3 .636% 

April 21, 2025 

April 21 and October 21 

200,000 

200,000

3 .394% 

August 15, 2029 

February 15 and August 15 

300,000 

3 .113% 

April 8, 2027 

April 8 and October 8 

300,000 

—

—

Unsecured Debentures, principal 

Net premium on Unsecured Debentures 

Net financing costs 

$950,000 

$575,000

— 

216

(4,631) 

(1,896)

$945,369 

$573,320

The Series A, B, C, D, and E debentures are collectively referred to as the “Unsecured Debentures”.

On August 15, 2019, Allied issued $300,000 of 3.394% Series D Unsecured Debentures (the “Series D Debentures”) 

due August 15, 2029, with semi-annual interest payments due on February 15 and August 15 of each year commencing 

February 15, 2020. Debt financing costs of $1,843 were incurred and recorded against the principal owing. 

Proceeds from the Series D Debentures were used to redeem $225,000 of an aggregate principal amount of 3.748% 

Series A Debentures due May 13, 2020, in full, with a prepayment penalty of $2,563, repay amounts drawn on the 

Unsecured Facility in the amount of $55,000, and for general working capital purposes. 

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On October 8, 2019, Allied issued $300,000 of 3.113% Series E Unsecured Debentures (the “Series E Debentures”) 

due April 8, 2027, with semi-annual interest payments due on April 8 and October 8 of each year commencing April 8, 

2020. Debt financing costs of $1,760 were incurred and recorded against the principal owing.  

Proceeds from the Series E Debentures were used to prepay $165,752 aggregate principal amount of first mortgages, 

with a prepayment penalty of $3,455, repay amounts drawn on the Unsecured Facility in the amount of $60,000, and 

to fund its development and value-add initiatives. 

The respective financing costs and premium recognized are amortized using the effective interest method and recorded 

to Interest Expense.

UNSECURED TERM LOANS

As of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, Allied’s obligation under the unsecured term loans is as follows: 

INTEREST 
RATE

DATE OF   
MATURITY

FREQUENCY 
OF INTEREST 
PAYMENT

DECEMBER 
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

Unsecured Term Loan 

3 .992% 

January 14, 2026 

Monthly 

$250,000 

$250,000

Unsecured Term Facility 

Tranche 1 

Tranche 2 

2 .830% 

2 .890% 

Unsecured Term Loans, principal 

Net financing costs 

March 16, 2021 

Quarterly 

100,000 

100,000

March 16, 2021 

Quarterly 

100,000 

100,000

$450,000 

$450,000

(846) 

(1,091)

$449,154 

$448,909

The Unsecured Term Loan and Unsecured Term Facility are collectively referred to as the “Unsecured Term Loans”.

On December 14, 2018, Allied entered into a new Unsecured Term Loan with a financial institution for $250,000 

at a rate of 3.992% due on January 14, 2024, with two one-year extensions to January 14, 2026. The proceeds from 

the loan were used to repay the $150,000 maturing term loan due on December 14, 2018, at a rate of 2.645% and the 

balance was used to reduce amounts drawn on the Unsecured Facility. Debt financing costs of $810 were incurred and 

recorded against the principal owing. 

The respective financing costs are amortized using the effective interest method and recorded to Interest Expense.

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CREDIT RATINGS

Allied’s credit ratings for the Unsecured Debentures are summarized below: 

DEBT

RATING AGENCY

LONG-TERM   
CREDIT RATING

TREND/OUTLOOK

Unsecured Debentures 

DBRS 

Unsecured Debentures 

Moody’s Investors Service 

BBB 

Baa2 

Positive

Stable

DBRS Limited (“DBRS”) provides credit ratings of debt securities for commercial issuers that indicate the risk 

associated with a borrower’s capabilities to fulfill its obligations. The minimum investment grade rating is “BBB (low),” 

with the highest rating being “AAA.” On May 17, 2019, DBRS upgraded Allied’s trend from stable to positive. On 

December 4, 2019, DBRS upgraded Allied’s rating from BBB (low) to BBB, and maintained the positive trend. 

On June 25, 2018, Moody’s Investors Service Inc. (“Moody’s”) assigned Allied an issuer and an unsecured debt rating 

of “Baa3,” with a stable rating outlook. The minimum investment grade rating is “Baa3,” with the highest rating being 

“Aaa”. On April 9, 2019, Moody’s upgraded Allied’s outlook from stable to positive. On October 30, 2019, Moody’s 

upgraded Allied’s rating from Baa3 to Baa2, with a stable outlook.

With these two ratings, Allied’s ability to access the debt capital markets on favourable financial terms will be 

enhanced. Allied expects the ratings to be particularly helpful as Allied continues to fortify the balance sheet with a 

view to bringing added financial flexibility and discipline to the urban development program. 

The above-mentioned ratings assigned to the Unsecured Debentures are not recommendations to buy, sell or hold 

any securities of Allied. Allied has paid customary rating fees to DBRS and Moody’s in connection with the above-

mentioned ratings. There can be no assurance that any rating will remain in effect for any given period of time or that a 

rating will not be lowered, withdrawn or revised by the rating agency if in its judgment circumstances so warrant.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTFINANCIAL COVENANTS

The Unsecured Facility, Unsecured Term Loans and Unsecured Debentures contain numerous financial covenants. 

Failure to comply with the covenants could result in a default, which, if not waived or cured, could result in adverse 

financial consequences. The related covenants are as follows:

UNSECURED FACILITY AND UNSECURED TERM LOANS

The following outlines the requirements of covenants as defined in the agreements governing the Unsecured Facility 

and Unsecured Term Loans.

COVENANT

Indebtedness ratio 

Secured indebtedness ratio 

Debt service coverage ratio 

Equity maintenance 

Unencumbered property  
assets value ratio 

THRESHOLD

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

Below 60% 

Below 45% 

Consolidated adjusted EBITDA to be  
more than 1 .5 times debt service payments 

At least $1,250,000 plus 75% of future  
equity issuances ($2,683,314) 

Unencumbered property assets to be  
more than 1 .4 times total unsecured debt 

26.1% 

9.1% 

2.5x 

29 .4%

12 .5%

2 .2x

5,717,699 

4,374,663

3.9x 

71.5% 

3 .8%

72 .4%

Distribution payout ratio 

Maintain distributions below 100% of FFO 

SENIOR UNSECURED DEBENTURES

The following outlines the requirements of covenants specified in the trust indenture with respect to the Unsecured 

Debentures. 

COVENANT

THRESHOLD

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

Pro forma interest coverage ratio 

Maintain a 12-month rolling consolidated  
pro forma EBITDA of at least 1 .65 times  
pro forma interest expense 

3.1x 

2 .9x

Pro forma asset coverage test 

Maintain net consolidated debt below 65%  
of net aggregate assets on a pro forma basis 

26.0% 

29 .3%

Equity maintenance covenant 

Maintain Unitholders’ equity above $300,000 

5,717,699 

4,374,663

Pro forma unencumbered net  
aggregate adjusted asset ratio 

Maintain pro forma unencumbered net  
aggregate adjusted assets above 1 .4 times  
consolidated unsecured indebtedness 

4.4x 

4 .2x

As of December 31, 2019, Allied was in compliance with the terms and covenants of the agreements governing the 
Unsecured Facility, the Unsecured Term Loans and the Unsecured Debentures.

A number of other financial ratios are also monitored by Allied, including net debt to EBITDA and EBITDA as a 

multiple of interest expense. These ratios are presented in Section I—Overview.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
UNITHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The following represents the number of Units issued and outstanding, and the related carrying value of Unitholders’ 

equity, for the year ended December 31, 2019, and for December 31, 2018.

Units, beginning of year 

103,861,945 

$2,835,395 

92,935,150 

$2,399,768

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

UNITS

AMOUNT

UNITS

AMOUNT

Restricted Unit plan (net of forfeitures) 

Unit option plan - options exercised 

— 

277,854 

(2,462) 

10,437 

— 

84,595 

Unit offering 

Units, end of year 

18,699,000 

882,102 

10,842,200 

122,838,799 

$3,725,472 

103,861,945 

$2,835,395

(2,584)

3,043

435,168

As at February 5, 2020, 122,838,799 Trust Units and 1,213,310 options to purchase Units were issued and 

outstanding.

On December 4, 2019, Allied raised gross proceeds of $345,449 through the issuance of 6,555,000 Units at a price 

of $52.70 per unit. Costs relating to the issuance totaled $14,568 and were applied against the gross proceeds of the 

issuance and charged against Unitholders’ equity. 

On June 19, 2019, Allied raised gross proceeds of $345,524 through the issuance of 7,176,000 Units at a price of 

$48.15 per unit. Costs relating to the issuance totaled $14,571 and were applied against the gross proceeds of the 

issuance and charged against Unitholders’ equity. 

On March 7, 2019, Allied raised gross proceeds of $230,018 through the issuance of 4,968,000 Units at a price of 

$46.30 per unit. Costs relating to the issuance totaled $9,750 and were applied against the gross proceeds of the 

issuance and charged against Unitholders’ equity. 

On September 26, 2018, Allied raised gross proceeds of $155,264 through the issuance of 3,548,900 Units at a price 

of $43.75 per unit. Costs relating to the issuance totaled $6,760 and were applied against the gross proceeds of the 

issuance and charged against Unitholders’ equity. 

On June 22, 2018, Allied raised gross proceeds of $299,025 through the issuance of 7,293,300 Units at a price of 

$41.00 per unit. Costs relating to the issuance totaled $12,361 and were applied against the gross proceeds of the 

issuance and charged against Unitholders’ equity. 

Allied does not hold any of its own Units, nor does Allied reserve any Units for issue under options and contracts.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTThe table below represents weighted average Units outstanding for:

THREE MONTHS ENDED

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

117,917,803 

103,859,370  

112,443,006 

97,785,091

330,747 

203,197  

288,044 

180,620

118,248,550 

104,062,567 

112,731,050 

97,965,711

Basic 

Unit Option Plan 

Fully diluted 

NORMAL COURSE ISSUER BID

On February 20, 2019, Allied received approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) for the renewal of its normal 

course issuer bid (“NCIB”), which entitles Allied to purchase up to 10,205,838 of its outstanding Units, representing 

approximately 10% of its public float as at February 14, 2019. The NCIB commenced February 22, 2019, and will expire 

on February 21, 2020, or such earlier date as Allied completes its purchases pursuant to the NCIB. All purchases under 

the NCIB will be made on the open market through the facilities of the TSX or alternate trading systems in Canada at 

market prices prevailing at the time of purchase. Any Units that are repurchased will either be cancelled or delivered to 

participants under Allied’s Restricted Unit Plan or to employees pursuant to Allied’s employee programs.  

During the year ended December 31, 2019, Allied purchased 52,162 Units for $2,513 at a weighted average price of 

$48.18 per unit under its NCIB program, of which 51,858 were purchased for delivery to participants under Allied’s 

Restricted Unit Plan and 304 Units were purchased for certain employee rewards outside of Allied’s Restricted Unit Plan. 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, Allied purchased 62,044 Units for $2,598 at a weighted average price of 

$41.87 per unit under its NCIB program, of which 61,733 Units were purchased for delivery to participants under 

Allied’s Restricted Unit Plan and 311 Units were purchased for certain employee rewards outside of Allied’s Restricted 

Unit Plan.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTUNIT OPTION AND RESTRICTED UNIT PLANS

Allied adopted a Unit Option Plan providing for the issuance, from time to time, at the discretion of the trustees, of 

options to purchase Units for cash. Participation in the Unit Option Plan is restricted to certain employees of Allied. 

The Unit Option Plan complies with the requirements of the Toronto Stock Exchange. The exercise price of any option 

granted will not be less than the closing market price of the Units on the day preceding the date of grant. The term of 

the options may not exceed ten years. Options granted prior to February 22, 2017 vest evenly over three years; options 

granted subsequently vest evenly over four years from the date of grant. All options are settled in Units.

At December 31, 2019, Allied had issued options to purchase 1,213,310 Units outstanding, of which 604,445 had vested. 

At December 31, 2018, Allied had options to purchase 1,169,497 Units outstanding, of which 596,331 had vested. 

For the year ended December 31, 2019, Allied recorded a share-based payment expense related to options of $1,583 in 

general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income (for the year 

ended December 31, 2018 - $1,346).

In March 2010, Allied adopted a restricted unit plan (the “Restricted Unit Plan”), whereby restricted Units (“Restricted 

Units”) are granted to certain key employees and trustees, at the discretion of the Board of Trustees. The Restricted 

Units are purchased in the open market. Employees who are granted Restricted Units have the right to vote and 

to receive distributions from the date of the grant. The Restricted Units vest as to one-third on each of the three 

anniversaries following the date of the grant. Whether vested or not, without the specific authority of the Governance 

and Compensation Committee, the Restricted Units may not be sold, mortgaged or otherwise disposed of for a period 

of six years following the date of the grant. The Restricted Unit Plan contains provisions providing for the forfeiture 

within specified time periods of unvested Restricted Units in the event the employee’s employment is terminated. At 

December 31, 2019, Allied had 287,023 Restricted Units outstanding (December 31, 2018 – 267,420).

For the year ended December 31, 2019, Allied recorded a share-based payment expense related to Restricted Units of 

$2,437 in general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income 

(for the year ended December 31, 2018 - $2,247).

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTDISTRIBUTIONS TO UNITHOLDERS

Allied is focused on increasing distributions to its Unitholders on a regular and prudent basis. During the first 

12 months of operations, Allied made regular monthly distributions of $1.10 per unit on an annualized basis. 

The distribution increases since then are set out in the table below:

MARCH,   
2004

MARCH,   
2005

MARCH,   
2006

MARCH,   
2007

MARCH,   
2008

DECEMBER, 
2012

Annualized increase per unit 

$0 .04 

$0 .04 

$0 .04 

$0 .04 

$0 .06 

% increase 

Annualized distribution per unit 

3 .6% 

$1 .14 

3 .5% 

$1 .18 

3 .4% 

$1 .22 

3 .3% 

$1 .26 

4 .8% 

$1 .32 

$0 .04

3 .0%

$1 .36

DECEMBER, 
2013

DECEMBER, 
2014

DECEMBER, 
2015

DECEMBER, 
2016

DECEMBER, 
2017

DECEMBER, 
2018

JANUARY 
2020

Annualized increase per unit 

$0 .05 

$0 .05 

$0 .04 

$0 .03 

$0 .03 

$0 .04 

$0 .05

% increase 

Annualized distribution per unit 

3 .7% 

$1 .41 

3 .5% 

2 .7% 

$1 .46 

$1 .50 

2 .0% 

$1 .53 

2 .0% 

$1 .56 

2 .6% 

$1 .60 

3 .1%

$1 .65

SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTIONS

For the three months and year ended December 31, 2019, Allied declared $47,267 and $180,284, respectively in 

distributions (three months and year ended December 31, 2018 - $40,817 and $153,855, respectively).

THREE MONTHS ENDED

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

Distributions declared 

$47,267 

$40,817 

$180,284 

$153,855

Net income 

$264,960 

$137,270 

$629,223 

$540,276

Cash flows provided by operating activities 

$67,577 

$72,085 

$245,650 

$236,748

Normalized AFFO excluding  
condo marketing costs 

Excess of net income over distributions  
declared 

Excess of cash flows provided by operating  
activities over distributions declared 

Excess of cash provided by normalized AFFO  
over distributions declared 

$57,551 

$46,795 

$219,967 

$177,254

$217,693 

$96,453 

$448,939 

$386,421

$20,310 

$31,268 

$65,366 

$82,893

$10,284 

$5,978 

$39,683 

$23,399

In the table above, AFFO has been presented in accordance with the “White Paper on Funds From Operations & 

Adjusted Funds From Operations for IFRS” published by REALpac in February of 2019.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTIn determining the amount of distributions to be made to Unitholders, Allied’s Board of Trustees consider many 

factors, including provisions in its Declaration of Trust, macro-economic and industry specific environments, the 

overall financial condition of Allied, future capital requirements, debt covenants, and taxable income. In accordance 

with Allied’s distribution policy, Management and the Board of Trustees regularly review Allied’s rate of distributions 

to ensure an appropriate level of cash and non-cash distributions. Management anticipates that distributions declared 

will, in the foreseeable future, continue to vary from net income as net income includes fair value adjustments 

and other non-cash items. While cash flows from operating activities are generally sufficient to cover distribution 

requirements, timing of expenses and seasonal fluctuations in non-cash working capital may result in a shortfall. 

These seasonal or short-term fluctuations will be funded, if necessary, by the Unsecured Facility. As such, the cash 

distributions are not an economic return of capital, but a distribution of sustainable cash flow from operations. Based 

on current facts and assumptions, Management does not anticipate cash distributions will be reduced or suspended in 

the foreseeable future.

The current rate of distribution amounts to $1.65 per unit per annum (December 31, 2018 - $1.60 per unit per 

annum).

COMMITMENTS

At December 31, 2019, Allied had future commitments as set out below, excluding the amount held within equity 

accounted investments:

Capital expenditures and committed acquisitions 

DECEMBER 31, 2019

$687,242

Commitments as at December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, of $1,238 and $719 were held within equity 

accounted investments.

The above does not include Allied’s lease liability commitments, which are disclosed in Note 12 of the consolidated 

financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTSection V
—Discussion of Operations

The following sets out summary information and financial results for the three months and year ended 

December 31, 2019, and the comparable period in 2018. Unless otherwise noted, the figures in this section  

represents proportionate basis of accounting.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTNET INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The following table reconciles the consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income, on a proportionate 

basis, for the three months and year ended December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018.

THREE MONTHS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

IFRS   
BASIS

INVESTMENT 
IN JOINT 
VENTURE

PROPOR-
TIONATE 
BASIS

IFRS 
BASIS

INVESTMENT 
IN JOINT 
VENTURE

PROPOR-
TIONATE 
BASIS

Rental revenue from  
investment properties 

Property operating costs 

Net rental income 

$134,306 

(59,174) 

75,132 

Condominium revenue 

30,600 

Condominium cost of sales 

(29,022) 

Condominium profits 

Operating income 

1,578 

$76,710 

$412 

(102) 

310 

— 

— 

— 

$134,718 

$112,889 

$— 

$112,889

(59,276) 

(47,925) 

75,442 

64,964 

30,600 

(29,022) 

1,578 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(47,925)

64,964

—

—

—

$310 

$77,020 

$64,964 

$— 

$64,964

Interest expense 

(19,202) 

(91) 

(19,293) 

(14,422) 

(5,990) 

(904) 

(365) 

5,149 

— 

94 

— 

— 

(5,990) 

(5,220) 

(810) 

(365) 

5,149 

(1,609) 

(360) 

2,573 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(14,422)

(5,220)

(1,609)

(360)

2,573

216,130 

(14,979) 

201,151 

101,395 

(1,024) 

100,371

8,098 

— 

8,098 

(10,034) 

— 

(10,034)

Net loss from joint venture 

(14,666) 

14,666 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(1,024) 

1,024 

—

1,007 

— 

1,007

$264,960 

$— 

$264,960 

$137,270 

$— 

$137,270 

General and administrative  
expenses 

Condominium marketing  
expenses 

Amortization of other assets 

Interest income 

Fair value gain on investment  
properties 

Fair value gain (loss) on  
derivative instruments 

Gain on disposal of  
investment properties 

Net income and  
comprehensive income 

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YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

IFRS   
BASIS

INVESTMENT 
IN JOINT 
VENTURE

PROPOR-
TIONATE 
BASIS

IFRS 
BASIS

INVESTMENT 
IN JOINT 
VENTURE

PROPOR-
TIONATE 
BASIS

Rental revenue from  
investment properties 

$496,109 

$1,147 

$497,256 

$436,396 

$— 

$436,396

Property operating costs 

(210,747) 

(277) 

(211,024) 

(185,938) 

Net rental income 

285,362 

870 

286,232 

250,458 

Condominium revenue 

45,341 

Condominium cost of sales 

(43,342) 

Condominium profits 

1,999 

— 

— 

— 

45,341 

(43,342) 

1,999 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(185,938)

250,458

—

—

—

Operating income 

$287,361 

$870 

$288,231 

$250,458 

$— 

$250,458

Interest expense 

(66,403) 

(441) 

(66,844) 

(68,471) 

(21,953) 

— 

(21,953) 

(17,059) 

(4,214) 

(1,456) 

17,351 

(121) 

(4,335) 

— 

— 

(1,456) 

17,351 

(1,609) 

(1,556) 

6,941 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(68,471)

(17,059)

(1,609)

(1,556)

6,941

450,490 

(26,152) 

424,338 

378,883 

(1,848) 

377,035

Net loss from joint venture 

(25,844) 

25,844 

(6,109) 

— 

(6,109) 

— 

— 

(6,470) 

(1,848) 

— 

(6,470)

1,848 

—

1,007 

— 

1,007

— 

— 

$629,223 

$— 

$629,223 

$540,276 

$— 

$540,276

General and administrative  
expenses 

Condominium marketing  
expenses 

Amortization of other assets 

Interest income 

Fair value gain on investment  
properties 

Fair value (loss) on  
derivative instruments 

Gain on disposal of  
investment properties 

Net income and  
comprehensive income 

Net income and comprehensive income for the three months and year ended December 31, 2019, increased by 

$127,690 and $88,947, respectively, over the comparable period in 2018. Excluding the effect of the prepayment cost, 

condominium profits, fair value changes on investment properties and derivative instruments, net income for the three 

months and year ended December 31, 2019, was up by $11,662 and $38,807, respectively, from the same period in the 

prior year. This was primarily due to an increase in net rental and interest income, partially offset by higher general and 

administrative expenses.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTNET OPERATING INCOME (“NOI”)

NOI is a non-IFRS financial measure and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or net income 

and comprehensive income, cash flow from operating activities or any other measure prescribed under IFRS. NOI 

does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. As computed by Allied, NOI may differ from similar 

computations reported by other Canadian real estate investment trusts and, accordingly, may not be comparable 

to similar computations reported by such organizations. Management considers NOI to be a useful measure of 

performance for rental properties. Effective for the year ended December 31, 2019, NOI includes an adjustment to 

exclude the condominium revenue and cost of sales. Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform 

with the presentation adopted in the current year.

Allied operates in seven urban markets — Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Kitchener, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. 

For the purpose of analyzing NOI, Allied groups the cities by geographic location. 

Over the past year, Allied’s real estate portfolio has grown through acquisitions and development activities that have 

positively contributed to the operating results for the year ended December 31, 2019, as compared to the same period 

in the prior year.

The following table reconciles operating income to net rental income and net operating income. Management 

considers NRI and NOI to be useful measures of performance for rental properties. NRI is a non-IFRS financial 

measure and should not be considered as an alternative to net income and comprehensive income, cash flow from 

operating activities or any other measure prescribed under IFRS. NRI does not have any standardized meaning 

prescribed by IFRS. NRI is comprised of operating income less condominium profits.

THREE MONTHS ENDED

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

Operating income 

Condominium revenue 

Condominium cost of sales 

$77,020 

$64,964 

$288,231 

$250,458

(30,600) 

29,022 

— 

— 

(45,341) 

43,342 

—

—

Net rental income 

$75,442 

$64,964 

$286,232 

$250,458

Amortization of improvement allowances (1) 

Amortization of straight-line rents (1) 

NOI 

7,935 

(1,427) 

$81,950 

7,788 

(2,381) 

$70,371 

30,997 

(7,237) 

28,819

(6,992)

$309,992 

$272,285

(1)  Includes Allied’s proportionate share of the equity accounted investment for the following amounts for the three months and year ended December 31, 

2019, respectively: amortization improvement allowances of $56 and $201 and amortization of straight-line rents of $463 and $1,343.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTThe following tables set out the NOI by segment and space type from the rental and development properties for the 

three months and year ended December 31, 2019, and the comparable period in 2018.

SEGMENT

Urban Workspace 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

CHANGE

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$

%

Montréal & Ottawa 

$23,125 

28.2% 

$17,565 

25 .0% 

$5,560 

Toronto & Kitchener 

37,040 

45.2% 

31,570 

44 .8% 

5,470 

Calgary, Edmonton & Vancouver 

9,095 

11.1% 

8,700 

12 . 4% 

395 

Urban Workspace - Total 

69,260 

84.5% 

57,835 

82 .2% 

11,425 

Urban Data Centres 

12,690 

15.5% 

12,536 

17 .8% 

154 

NOI 

$81,950 

100.0% 

$70,371 

100 .0% 

$11,579 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

CHANGE

TYPE OF SPACE

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$

Urban Workspace - Office 

$58,374 

71.2% 

$49,303 

70 .1% 

$9,071 

Urban Data Centres 

12,690 

15.5% 

12,536 

17 .8% 

Urban Workspace - Retail 

Urban Workspace - Parking 

6,397 

4,489 

7.8% 

5.5% 

5,238 

3,294 

7 .4% 

4 .7% 

154 

1,159 

1,195 

NOI 

$81,950 

100.0% 

$70,371 

100 .0% 

$11,579 

31 .7%

17 .3%

4 .5%

19 .8%

1 .2%

16 .5%

%

18 .4%

1 .2%

22 .1%

36 .3%

16 .5%

The increase in NOI for the three months ended December 31, 2019, was primarily the result of rent growth in 

Montréal and Toronto, contributions from acquisitions in Montréal and Vancouver and the development completion 

of King Portland Centre in Toronto. 

SEGMENT

Urban Workspace 

YEAR ENDED

CHANGE

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$

%

Montréal & Ottawa 

$81,463 

26.3% 

$68,555 

25 .2% 

$12,908 

Toronto & Kitchener 

139,317 

44.9% 

122,410 

45  .0% 

16,907 

Calgary, Edmonton & Vancouver 

35,831 

11.6% 

32,182 

11 . 8% 

3,649 

Urban Workspace - Total 

256,611 

82.8% 

223,147 

82 . 0% 

33,464 

Urban Data Centres 

53,381 

17.2% 

49,138 

18  .0% 

4,243 

NOI 

$309,992 

100.0% 

$272,285 

100 .0% 

$37,707 

18 .8%

13 .8%

11 .3%

15 .0%

8 .6%

13 .8%

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YEAR ENDED

CHANGE

TYPE OF SPACE

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$

%

Urban Workspace - Office 

$218,588 

70.5% 

$188,629 

69 .4% 

$29,959 

15 .9%

Urban Data Centres 

53,381 

17.2% 

49,138 

18 .0% 

4,243 

Urban Workspace - Retail 

22,911 

7.4% 

21,629 

Urban Workspace - Parking 

15,112 

4.9% 

12,889 

7 .9% 

4 .7% 

1,282 

2,223 

NOI 

$309,992 

100.0% 

$272,285 

100 .0% 

$37,707 

8 .6%

5 .9%

17 .2%

13 .8%

The increase in NOI for the year ended December 31, 2019, was primarily the result of occupancy and rent growth in 

Montréal and Toronto, rent growth in the UDC portfolio, contributions from acquisitions in Montréal and Vancouver 

and the development completion of King Portland Centre in Toronto.

SAME ASSET NOI

Same asset NOI is a non-IFRS measure and refers to the NOI for those properties that Allied owned and operated for 

the entire period in question and for the same period in the prior year. Allied strives to maintain or increase same asset 

NOI over time.

The same asset NOI in the table below refers to those investment properties that were owned by Allied from October 

1, 2018, to December 31, 2019. The same asset NOI of the development portfolio for the three months ended 

December 31, 2019, consists of 425 Viger, Adelaide & Duncan, King Portland Centre, KING Toronto, 305 Joseph, 

TELUS Sky, and The Well.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTUrban Workspace 

Montréal & Ottawa 

Toronto & Kitchener 

Calgary, Edmonton & Vancouver 

Urban Workspace 

Urban Data Centres 

Rental Portfolio - Same Asset NOI 

Urban Workspace 

Development Portfolio - Same Asset NOI 

Total Portfolio - Same Asset NOI 

Acquisitions 

Dispositions 

Lease terminations 

Development fees and corporate items 

NOI 

Amortization of improvement allowances 

Amortization of straight-line rents 

Condominium profits 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

CHANGE

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

$

%

$17,581 

33,354 

7,540 

58,475 

12,690 

71,165 

962 

962 

$72,127 

7,303 

— 

169 

2,351 

$81,950 

(7,935) 

1,427 

1,578 

$17,312 

30,473 

8,331 

56,116 

12,537 

68,653 

441 

441 

$269 

2,881 

(791) 

2,359 

153 

2,512 

521 

521 

$69,094 

$3,033 

1 .6%

9 .5%

(9 .5)%

4 .2%

1 .2%

3 .7%

118  .1%

118  .1%

4 .4%

415 

250 

168 

444 

$70,371 

(7,788) 

2,381 

— 

6,888 

(250) 

1 

1,907 

$11,579 

16 .5%

(147) 

(954) 

1,578 

Operating income 

$77,020 

$64,964 

$12,056 

18 .6%

Same asset NOI of the total portfolio increased by 4.4% for the three months ended December 31, 2019. Same asset 

NOI of the rental portfolio increased by 3.7% as a result of rent growth in Toronto, Montréal and the UDC portfolio. 

Same asset NOI of the development portfolio increased by 118.1%, primarily as a result of rent commencement at 

King Portland Centre.

The same asset NOI in the table below refers to those investment properties that were owned by Allied from January 1, 

2018, to December 31, 2019. The same asset NOI of the development portfolio for the year ended December 31, 

2019, consists of 425 Viger, Adelaide & Duncan, College & Palmerston (including 547 College), College & Manning, 

King Portland Centre (including 642 King), KING Toronto, The Lougheed (604-1st SW), Le Nordelec, TELUS Sky, 

and The Well. 

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YEAR ENDED

CHANGE

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

$

%

Urban Workspace 

Montréal & Ottawa 

Toronto & Kitchener 

Calgary, Edmonton & Vancouver 

Urban Workspace 

Urban Data Centres 

Rental Portfolio - Same Asset NOI 

Urban Workspace 

Development Portfolio - Same Asset NOI 

$70,561 

126,580 

30,892 

228,033 

53,226 

281,259 

5,129 

5,129 

$68,144 

117,961 

31,426 

217,531 

49,138 

266,669 

1,850 

1,850 

$2,417 

8,619 

(534) 

10,502 

4,088 

14,590 

3,279 

3,279 

Total Portfolio - Same Asset NOI 

$286,388 

$268,519 

$17,869 

Acquisitions 

Dispositions 

Lease terminations 

Development fees and corporate items 

16,657 

— 

801 

6,146 

734 

1,181 

460 

1,391 

NOI 

$309,992 

$272,285 

Amortization of improvement allowances 

(30,997) 

(28,819) 

Amortization of straight-line rents 

Condominium profits 

7,237 

1,999 

6,992 

— 

15,923 

(1,181) 

341 

4,755 

$37,707 

(2,178) 

245 

1,999 

3 .5%

7 .3%

(1 .7)%

4 .8%

8 .3%

5 .5%

177 .2%

177 .2%

6 .7%

13 .8%

Operating income 

$288,231 

$250,458 

$37,773 

15 .1%

Same asset NOI of the total portfolio increased by 6.7% for the year ended December 31, 2019. Same asset NOI of the 

rental portfolio increased by 5.5% as a result of rent and occupancy growth in Toronto, Montréal, and Vancouver and 

rent growth in the UDC portfolio. Same asset NOI of the development portfolio increased by 177.2%, primarily as a 

result of rent commencement at King Portland Centre.

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INTEREST EXPENSE

Interest expense for the three months and year ended December 31, 2019, and 2018 is as follows: 

Interest on debt: 

Mortgages payable 

Construction loans payable 

Unsecured Facility 

Unsecured Debentures 

Unsecured Term Loans 

Interest on lease liabilities 

Amortization, premium (discount) on debt 

Amortization, net financing costs 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

$8,102 

$8,206 

$33,989 

$38,452

244 

631 

8,012 

3,945 

2,078 

(449) 

406 

— 

581 

5,466 

2,652 

2,065 

(98) 

422 

604 

2,667 

24,629 

15,679 

8,350 

(1,000) 

1,660 

—

2,779

21,714

9,838

8,292

(1,828)

1,746

$22,969 

$19,294 

$86,578 

$80,993

Less: Interest capitalized to qualifying  
investment properties and residential inventory 

(7,222) 

Interest expense excluding prepayment cost 

$15,747 

Prepayment cost 

3,455 

(4,872)  

$14,422 

— 

(26,193) 

$60,385 

6,018 

Interest expense, IFRS basis 

$19,202 

$14,422 

$66,403 

Add: share from joint venture 

91 

— 

441 

(20,024)

$60,969

7,502

$68,471

—

Total interest expense, proportionate basis 

$19,293 

$14,422 

$66,844 

$68,471

For the three months and year ended December 31, 2019, excluding capitalized interest and the prepayment cost, 

interest expense increased by $3,675 and $5,585, respectively, over the comparable period due to a higher balance of 

construction loans, unsecured debentures and term loans.

For the three months and year ended December 31, 2019, capitalized interest increased over the comparable period 

with the continuation of development and upgrade activities across the portfolio.

In accordance with IAS 23 - Borrowing Costs, interest may be capitalized on properties in connection with activity 
required to get the assets ready for their intended use (refer to note 2 (g) in Allied’s audited consolidated financial 

statements for the year ended December 31, 2019, for further details). This would include upgrade work as well as 

work completed in relation to a future development, such as obtaining zoning approval, completing site approval plans, 

engineering and architectural drawings. On completion of upgrade and development activity, the ability to capitalize 

interest expense ends, partially offsetting the positive impact of occupancy commencement.

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GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

For the three months and year ended December 31, 2019, general and administrative expenses increased by $770 and 

$4,894, respectively, from the comparable period. The increase is mainly due to higher compensation expenses related 

to Allied’s expanding management team, corporate expenses and professional fees.

THREE MONTHS ENDED

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

Salaries and benefits 

$5,263 

$4,870 

$19,036 

$15,277

Professional and trustees fees 

Office and general expenses 

Capitalized to qualifying investment properties 

Total general and administrative expenses 

761 

1,163 

$7,187 

(1,197) 

$5,990 

814 

566 

$6,250 

(1,030) 

$5,220 

3,388 

3,932 

$26,356 

(4,403) 

$21,953 

2,801

2,823

$20,901

(3,842)

$17,059

OTHER FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES 

FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS AND NORMALIZED FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS   

(“FFO” AND “NORMALIZED FFO”) 

FFO is a non-IFRS financial measure used by most Canadian real estate investment trusts and should not be 

considered as an alternative to net income or comprehensive income, cash flow from operating activities or any other 

measure prescribed under IFRS. While FFO does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS, the Real 

Property Association of Canada (“REALpac”) established a standardized definition of FFO. Management believes that 

it is a useful measure of operating performance. 

In the third and fourth quarter of 2019, Allied incurred $2,563 and $3,455, respectively, of prepayment costs in 

connection with the favourable refinancing of unsecured debentures and first mortgages, which was partially offset 

by incremental condominium profits of $1,999 in the year.  In June 2018, Allied incurred $7,502 of prepayment 

cost in connection with the favourable refinancing of the first mortgage on 151 Front W, Toronto. Allied initiated 

condominium pre-sales at KING Toronto, a 50/50 joint venture with Westbank, in the fourth quarter of 2018. The 

first three phases have sold well, and the fourth and final phase has been released to strong demand. For the year ended 

December 31, 2019, Allied incurred $4,335 (at its share) of non-recurring marketing costs in connection with the 

pre-sales activity. (Marketing costs associated with merchant development are expensed when incurred.) Allied and 

Westbank have initiated construction of KING Toronto. Normalized FFO excluding condo marketing costs starts with 

the standardized definition of FFO and removes the effects of these one-time items.

For the three months ended December 31, 2019, Normalized FFO excluding condo marketing costs totaled $0.583 

per unit. This is an increase of $0.033 per unit, or 6.0%, over the comparable period in the prior year. The increase was 

primarily due to an increase in NOI and interest income, partially offset by higher general and administrative expenses. 

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For the year ended December 31, 2019, excluding the prepayment cost and incremental condominium profits, 

Normalized FFO excluding condo marketing costs totaled $2.301 per unit. This is an increase of $0.119 per unit, or 

5.5%, over the comparable period in the prior year. This was primarily due to an increase in NOI, interest income, and 

lower interest expense, partially offset by higher general and administrative expenses. 

To ensure sufficient cash is retained to meet capital improvement and leasing objectives, Allied strives to maintain an 

appropriate Normalized FFO pay-out ratio, which is the ratio of actual distributions to Normalized FFO in a given 

period. For the three months and year ended December 31, 2019, the Normalized FFO pay-out ratio excluding condo 

marketing costs was 68.5% and 69.5%, respectively.

NORMALIZED ADJUSTED FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (“NORMALIZED AFFO”)

AFFO is a non-IFRS financial measure used by most Canadian real estate investment trusts and should not be 

considered as an alternative to net income or comprehensive income, cash flow from operating activities or any 

other measure prescribed under IFRS. AFFO does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. The 

Real Property Association of Canada (“REALpac”) established a standardized definition of AFFO in its February 

2017 white paper. Management considers AFFO to be a useful measure of recurring economic earnings. The 

principal advantage of AFFO is that it starts from the standardized definition of FFO and takes account of regular 

maintenance capital expenditures and regular leasing expenditures while ignoring the impact of non-cash revenue. 

With the adoption of the February 2017 white paper, Allied added recoverable maintenance capital expenditures and 

incremental leasing costs related to regular leasing in order to comply with the white paper. As regular maintenance 

capital expenditures and regular leasing expenditures are not incurred evenly throughout a fiscal year, there can be 

volatility in AFFO on a quarterly basis. 

For the three months ended December 31, 2019, Normalized AFFO excluding condo marketing costs totaled 

$0.487 per unit. This represents an increase of $0.037 per unit, or 8.2%, over the comparable period in the prior 

year. Normalized AFFO excluding condo marketing costs per unit increase is largely attributable to the changes in 

Normalized FFO excluding condo marketing costs discussed above, lower straight-line rents, partially offset by higher 

regular and recoverable maintenance capital expenditures.

For the year ended December 31, 2019, Normalized AFFO excluding condo marketing costs totaled $1.951 per unit. 

This represents an increase of $0.142 per unit, or 7.8%, over the comparable period in the prior year. Normalized 

AFFO excluding condo marketing costs per unit increased primarily due to the changes in Normalized FFO excluding 

condo marketing costs discussed above, and lower regular leasing expenditures, partially offset by higher straight line 

rent, higher regular and recoverable maintenance capital expenditures and incremental leasing costs.

To ensure sufficient cash is retained to meet capital improvement and leasing objectives, Allied strives to maintain an 

appropriate Normalized AFFO pay-out ratio, which is the ratio of actual distributions to Normalized AFFO in a given 
period. For the three months and year ended December 31, 2019, the Normalized AFFO excluding condo marketing 

costs pay-out ratio was 82.1% and 82.0%, respectively. 

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTThe following table reconciles Allied’s net income to FFO, Normalized FFO and Normalized AFFO for the three 

months ended December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018. 

RECONCILIATION OF FFO, NORMALIZED FFO AND NORMALIZED AFFO

THREE MONTHS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019 DECEMBER 31, 2018

CHANGE

Net income and comprehensive income 

Adjustment to fair value of investment properties 

Adjustment to fair value of derivative instruments 

Loss on disposal of investment properties 

Incremental leasing costs 

Amortization of improvement allowances 

Adjustments relating to joint venture: 

Adjustment to fair value on investment properties 

Amortization of improvement allowances 

Interest capitalized (1) 

FFO 

One-time items (2) 

Normalized FFO (2) 

Condominium marketing costs 

Normalized FFO (2) excluding condo marketing costs 

Amortization of straight-line rents 

Regular leasing expenditures 

Regular maintenance capital expenditures 

Incremental leasing  
(related to regular leasing expenditures) 

Recoverable maintenance capital expenditures 

Adjustments relating to joint venture: 

Amortization of straight-line rents 

Normalized AFFO (2) excluding condo marketing costs 

Weighted average number of Units 

$264,960 

(216,130) 

(8,098) 

— 

1,968 

7,879 

14,979 

56 

690 

$66,304 

1,877 

$68,181 

810 

$68,991 

(964) 

(4,168) 

(1,852) 

(1,377) 

(2,616) 

(463) 

$57,551 

$137,270 

(101,395) 

10,034 

(1,007) 

1,646 

7,788 

1,024 

— 

297 

$55,657 

— 

$55,657 

1,609 

$57,266 

(2,381) 

(4,372) 

(796) 

(1,152) 

(1,770) 

— 

$46,795 

$127,690

(114,735)

(18,132)

1,007

322

91

13,955

56

393

$10,647

1,877

$12,524

(799)

$11,725

1,417

204

(1,056)

(225)

(846)

(463)

$10,756

Basic 

Diluted 

Per Unit - basic 

FFO 

72

117,917,803 

103,859,370 

14,058,433

118,248,550 

104,062,567 

14,185,983

$0.562 

$0 .536 

$0  .026

ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Normalized FFO (2) 

Normalized FFO (2) excluding  
condominium marketing costs 

Normalized AFFO (2) excluding  
condominium marketing costs 

Per Unit - diluted 

FFO 

Normalized FFO (2) 

Normalized FFO (2) excluding  
condominium marketing costs 

Normalized AFFO (2) excluding  
condominium marketing costs 

Payout Ratio 

FFO 

Normalized FFO (2) 

Normalized FFO (2) excluding  
condominium marketing costs 

Normalized AFFO (2) excluding  
condominium marketing costs 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019 DECEMBER 31, 2018

CHANGE

$0.578  

$0 .536  

$0 .042

$0.585 

$0.488 

$0.561 

$0.577 

$0.583 

$0.487 

71.3% 

69.3% 

68.5% 

82.1% 

$0 .551 

$0  .034

$0 .451 

$0 .037

$0 .535 

$0 .535 

$0  .026

$0  .042

$0 .550 

$0  .033

$0 .450 

$0 .037

73 .3% 

73 .3% 

(2 . 0%)

(4  .0%)

71 .3% 

(2 . 8%)

87 .2% 

(5  .1%)

(1)  This amount represents the interest capitalized to Allied’s joint venture investment in TELUS Sky. This amount is not capitalized to properties under 

development under IFRS, but is allowed as an adjustment under REALPac’s definition of FFO. 

(2)  In the fourth quarter of 2019, Allied incurred $3,455 of prepayment cost in connection with the favourable refinancing of first mortgages, which was 
partially offset by incremental condominium profits of $1,578. Allied normalized the presentation of FFO and AFFO by excluding these items.

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The following table reconciles Allied’s net income to FFO, Normalized FFO and Normalized AFFO for the year ended 

December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018. 

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019 DECEMBER 31, 2018

CHANGE

Net income and comprehensive income 

Adjustment to fair value of investment properties 

Adjustment to fair value of derivative instruments 

Loss on disposal of investment properties 

Incremental leasing costs 

Amortization of improvement allowances 

Adjustments relating to joint venture: 

Adjustment to fair value on investment properties 

Amortization of improvement allowances 

Interest capitalized (1) 

FFO 

One-time items (2) 

Normalized FFO (2) 

Condominium marketing costs 

$629,223 

(450,490) 

6,109 

— 

7,530 

30,796 

26,152 

201 

1,562 

$540,276 

(378,883) 

6,470 

(1,007) 

5,986 

28,819 

1,848 

— 

1,186 

$251,083 

$204,695 

4,019 

255,102 

4,335 

Normalized FFO (2) excluding condo marketing costs 

$259,437 

Amortization of straight-line rents 

Regular leasing expenditures 

Regular maintenance capital expenditures 

Incremental leasing  
(related to regular leasing expenditures) 

Recoverable maintenance capital expenditures 

Adjustments relating to joint venture: 

Amortization of straight-line rents 

Normalized AFFO (2) excluding condo marketing costs 

Weighted average number of Units 

(5,894) 

(18,353) 

(3,656) 

(5,271) 

(4,953) 

(1,343) 

$219,967 

7,502 

212,197 

1,609 

$213,806 

(6,992) 

(19,900) 

(1,524) 

(4,190) 

(3,946) 

— 

$177,254 

$88,947

(71,607)

(361)

1,007

1,544

1,977

24,304

201

376

$46,388

(3,483)

42,905

2,726

$45,631

1,098

1,547

(2,132)

(1,081)

(1,007)

(1,343)

$42,713

Basic 

Diluted 

Per Unit - basic 

FFO 

Normalized FFO (2) 

Normalized FFO (2) excluding  
condominium marketing costs 

Normalized AFFO (2) excluding  
condominium marketing costs 

74

112,443,006 

112,731,050 

97,785,091 

14,657,915

97,965,711 

14,765,339

$2.233 

$2.269 

$2.307 

$1.956 

$2 .093 

$2 .170 

$0 .140

$0  .099

$2 .186 

$0  .121

$1 .813 

$0 .143

ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Per Unit - diluted 

FFO 

Normalized FFO (2) 

Normalized FFO (2) excluding  
condominium marketing costs 

Normalized AFFO (2) excluding  
condominium marketing costs 

Payout Ratio 

FFO 

Normalized FFO (2) 

Normalized FFO (2) excluding condo marketing costs 

Normalized AFFO (2) excluding condo marketing costs 

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019 DECEMBER 31, 2018

CHANGE

$2.227 

$2.263 

$2.301 

$1.951 

71.8% 

70.7% 

69.5% 

82.0% 

$2 .089 

$2 .166 

$0 .138

$0  .097

$2 .182 

$0  .119

$1 .809 

$0 .142

75 .2% 

72 .5% 

72 .0% 

86 .8% 

(3  .4%)

(1 . 8%)

(2 .5%)

(4  .8%)

(1)  This amount represents the interest capitalized to Allied’s joint venture investment in TELUS Sky. This amount is not capitalized to properties under 

development under IFRS, but is allowed as an adjustment under REALPac’s definition of FFO.

(2)  In the third and fourth quarter of 2019, Allied incurred $2,563 and $3,455, respectively, of prepayment costs in connection with the favourable 
refinancing of unsecured debentures and first mortgages, which was partially offset by incremental condominium profits of $1,999 in the year.  
In June 2018, Allied incurred $7,502 of prepayment cost in connection with the favourable refinancing of the first mortgage on 151 Front W, Toronto. 
Allied normalized the presentation of FFO and AFFO by excluding these items.

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CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

Our portfolio requires ongoing maintenance capital expenditures and leasing expenditures. Leasing expenditures 

include the cost of in-suite or base-building improvements made in connection with the leasing of vacant space or the 

renewal or replacement of users occupying space covered by maturing leases, as well as improvement allowances and 

commissions paid in connection with the leasing of vacant space and the renewal or replacement of users occupying 

space covered by maturing leases.

For the three months ended December 31, 2019, Allied incurred (i) $4,168 in regular leasing expenditures or 

$9.46 per leased square foot, (ii) $1,852 in regular maintenance capital expenditures and (iii) $2,616 of recoverable 

maintenance capital expenditures.

For the year ended December 31, 2019, Allied incurred (i) $18,353 in regular leasing expenditures or $10.68 per 

leased square foot, (ii) $3,656 in regular maintenance capital expenditures and (iii) $4,953 of recoverable maintenance 

capital expenditures.

For the year ended December 31, 2019, Allied invested $84,784 and $297,046, respectively, of revenue enhancing 

capital into the rental and development portfolio to enhance its income-producing capability and in ongoing 

development activity.

THREE MONTHS ENDED

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

Regular leasing expenditures 

Regular maintenance capital expenditures 

Recoverable maintenance capital expenditures 

$4,168 

$1,852 

$2,616 

$4,372 

$796 

$1,770 

$18,353 

$3,656 

$4,953 

$19,900

$1,524

$3,946

Revenue-enhancing capital and  
development costs 

$84,784 

$94,809 

$297,046 

$238,740

EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST, TAXES, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION (“EBITDA”)

EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure that is comprised of earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation 

expense and amortization expense. Adjusted EBITDA, as defined by Allied, is a non-IFRS measure that is comprised 

of net earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation expense and amortization expense, gains and losses 

on disposal of investment properties and the fair value changes associated with investment properties and financial 

instruments. 

EBITDA is a metric that can be used to help determine Allied’s ability to service its debt, finance capital expenditures 

and provide distributions to its Unitholders. Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA removes the non-cash impact of the fair 

value changes and gains and losses on investment property dispositions.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTThe ratio of Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA is included and calculated each period to provide information on the level 

of Allied’s debt versus Allied’s ability to service that debt. Adjusted EBITDA is used as part of this calculation as the fair 

value changes and gains and losses on investment property dispositions do not impact cash flow, which is a critical part 

of the measure. 

The following table reconciles Allied’s net income and comprehensive income to Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended 

December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018. 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

Net income and comprehensive income  
for the period 

Interest expense 

Amortization of equipment and other assets 

Amortization of improvement allowances 

$264,960 

$137,270 

$629,223 

$540,276

19,293 

365 

7,935 

14,422 

360 

7,788 

66,844 

1,456 

30,997 

68,471

1,556

28,819

Fair value (gain) on investment properties 

(201,151) 

(100,371) 

(424,338) 

(377,035)

Fair value loss (gain) on derivative instruments 

(8,098) 

(Gain) loss on disposal of investment properties 

— 

10,034  

(1,007) 

6,109 

— 

6,470

(1,007)

Adjusted EBITDA 

$83,304 

$68,496 

$310,291 

$267,550

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTSection VI
—Historical Performance

The following sets out summary information and financial results, on an IFRS basis, for the eight most recently 

completed fiscal quarters.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTQ4   
2019  (1)

Q3   
2019  (1)

Q2   
2019

Q1   
2019

Q4   
2018

Q3   
2018

Q2   
2018  (1)

Q1   
2018

Rental revenue from  
investment properties 

$134,306 

$127,867 

$117,449 

$116,486 

$112,889 

$109,630 

$106,983 

$106,894

Condominium revenue 

30,600 

14,741 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

—

Property operating costs 

$(59,174) 

$(54,284) 

$(47,857) 

$(49,432) 

$(47,925) 

$(46,145) 

$(45,540) 

$(46,328)

Condominium cost  
of sales 

(29,022) 

(14,320) 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

—

Operating income 

$76,710 

$74,004 

$69,593 

$67,054 

$64,964 

$63,485 

$61,443 

$60,566

Net income and  
comprehensive income 

Weighted average units  
(diluted) 

$264,960 

$121,191 

$99,895 

$143,177 

$137,270 

$204,654 

$113,652 

$84,700

118,248,550  116,563,480  110,368,003  105,546,682  104,062,567  100,680,315  93,868,833  93,099,918

Distributions 

$47,267 

$46,393 

$44,484 

$42,140 

$40,817 

$39,575 

$37,210 

$36,253

FFO 

$66,304 

$63,674 

$62,557 

$58,548 

$55,657 

$55,253 

$43,750 

$50,035

FFO per unit (diluted) 

$0 .561 

$0 .546 

$0 .567 

$0 .555 

$0 .535 

$0 .549 

$0 .466 

$0 .537

FFO pay-out ratio 

71 .3% 

72 .9% 

71 .1% 

72 .0% 

73 .3% 

71 .6% 

85 .1% 

72 .5%

Normalized FFO (1) 

$68,181 

$65,816 

$62,557 

$58,548 

$55,657 

$55,253 

$51,252 

$50,035

Normalized FFO per unit  
(diluted) (1) 

Normalized FFO  
pay-out ratio (1) 

Normalized FFO (1)  
per unit (diluted)  
excluding condominium  
marketing costs 

$0 .577 

$0 .565 

$0 .567 

$0 .555 

$0 .535 

$0  .549 

$0 .546 

$0 .537

69 .3% 

70 .5% 

71 .1% 

72 . 0% 

73 .3% 

71 .6% 

72 .6% 

72 .5%

$0 .583 

$0 .576 

$0 .579 

$0 .563 

$0 .550 

$0 .549 

$0 .546 

$0 .537

Normalized AFFO (1) 

$56,741 

$56,866 

$51,840 

$50,186 

$45,186 

$47,034 

$42,610 

$40,815

Normalized AFFO  
per unit (diluted) (1) 

Normalized AFFO  
pay-out ratio (1) 

Normalized AFFO (1) 
per unit (diluted)  
excluding condominium  
marketing costs 

$0 .480 

$0 .488 

$0 .470 

$0 .475 

$0 .434 

$0 .467 

$0 .454 

$0 .438

83 .3% 

81 .6% 

85 .8% 

84  .0% 

90 .3% 

84 .1% 

87 .3% 

88 .8%

$0 .487 

$0 .499 

$0 .482 

$0 .484 

$0 .450 

$0 .467 

$0 .454 

$0 .438

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 - continued

Net debt as a multiple  
of annualized adjusted  
EBITDA 

Q4   
2019  (1)

Q3   
2019  (1)

Q2   
2019

Q1   
2019

Q4   
2018

Q3   
2018

Q2   
2018  (1)

Q1   
2018

5 .8x 

6 .7x 

5 .6x 

6 .2x 

7 .1x 

6  .3x 

6 .8x 

7 .7x

Total indebtedness ratio 

26 .1% 

28 .1% 

25 .8% 

27 .0% 

29 .4% 

27 .6% 

29 .9% 

34 .0%

Total rental GLA 

12,948 

12,878 

11,507 

11,422 

11,192 

10,953 

10,940 

10,929

Leased rental GLA 

12,278 

12,234 

11,080 

11,010 

10,826 

10,541 

10,435 

10,380

Leased area % 

94 .8% 

95 .0% 

96 .3% 

96 .4% 

96 .7% 

96 .2% 

95 .4% 

95 .0%

(1)  In the third and fourth quarter of 2019, Allied incurred $2,563 and $3,455, respectively, of prepayment costs in connection with the favourable 

refinancing of unsecured debentures and first mortgages, which was partially offset by incremental condominium profits of $1,999 in the year. In June 
2018, Allied incurred $7,502 of prepayment cost in connection with the favourable refinancing of the first mortgage on 151 Front W, Toronto. Allied 
normalized the presentation of FFO and AFFO by excluding these items.

Factors that cause variation from quarter to quarter include, but are not limited to, occupancy, cost of capital, same 

asset NOI, acquisition activity, leasing expenditures and maintenance capital expenditures. Allied’s commitment to  

the balance sheet is evidenced by the fact that net debt as a multiple of annualized adjusted EBITDA declined from 

7.7x to 5.8x over the last eight quarters.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTSection VII
— Accounting Estimates and Assumptions

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make judgments and estimates 

in applying Allied’s accounting policies that affect the reported amounts and disclosures made in the consolidated 

financial statements and accompanying notes.

Critical accounting estimates and assumptions are discussed in Allied’s audited consolidated financial statements for 

the year ended December 31, 2019, and the notes contained therein.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Accounting policies and any respective changes are discussed in Allied’s audited consolidated financial statements for 

the year ended December 31, 2019, and the notes contained therein.

Furthermore, the future accounting policy changes as proposed by the International Accounting Standards Board  

(the “IASB”) are discussed in Allied’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019, and 

notes contained therein.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTSection VIII
—Disclosure Controls and Internal Controls

Management maintains appropriate information systems, procedures and controls to provide reasonable assurance that 

information that is publicly disclosed is complete, reliable and timely. The Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”) and Chief 

Financial Officer (the “CFO”) evaluated, or caused to be evaluated under their direct supervision, the design and operating 

effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in National Instrument 52-109, Certification of Disclosure 

in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings) at December 31, 2019, and based on that evaluation, have concluded that such 

disclosure controls and procedures were appropriately designed and were operating effectively.

Management is responsible for establishing adequate internal controls over financial reporting to provide reasonable 

assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes 

in accordance with IFRS. The CEO and CFO evaluated, or caused to be evaluated under their direct supervision, the 

effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in National Instrument 52-109, Certification of 

Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings) at December 31, 2019, using the COSO Internal Control - Independent 

Framework (2013), published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on 

that assessment, the CEO and the CFO determined that our internal controls over financial reporting were appropriately 

designed and were operating effectively.

No changes were made in our design of internal controls over financial reporting during the year ended December 31, 2019, 

that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

It should be noted that a control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not 

absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control 

systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance of control issues, including whether instances of fraud, 

if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include, among other items: (i) that Management’s assumptions 

and judgments could ultimately prove to be incorrect under varying conditions and circumstances; (ii) the impact of any 

undetected errors; and (iii) that controls may be circumvented by the unauthorized acts of individuals, by collusion of two 

or more people, or by Management override.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTSection IX
— Risks and Uncertainties

There are certain risk factors inherent in the investment and ownership of real estate. Real estate investments are capital 

intensive, and success from real estate investments depends upon maintaining occupancy levels and rental income 

flows to generate acceptable returns. These success factors are dependent on general economic conditions and local 

real estate markets, demand for leased premises and competition from other available properties.

Allied’s portfolio is focused on a particular asset class in seven metropolitan real estate markets in Canada. This focus 

enables Management to capitalize on certain economies of scale and competitive advantages that would not otherwise 

be available.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTFINANCING AND INTEREST RATE RISK

Allied is subject to risk associated with debt financing. The availability of debt to re-finance existing and maturing 

loans and the cost of servicing such debt will influence Allied’s success. In order to minimize risk associated with debt 

financing, Allied strives to re-finance maturing loans with long-term fixed-rate debt and to stagger the maturities over 

time. Allied’s current debt-maturity schedule is set out below:

Interest rates on total debt are between 2.83% and 5.08% with a weighted average interest rate of 3.77%. The weighted 

average term of our debt is 5.19 years. The aforementioned excludes the revolving Unsecured Facility and construction 

loans, refer to note 11(b) and (c) of the audited consolidated financial statements for further details.

Allied is additionally subject to risk associated with equity financing. The ability to access the equity capital markets 

at appropriate points in time and at an acceptable cost will influence Allied’s success. In order to minimize the risk 

associated with equity financing, Allied engages in extensive investor relations activity with retail and institutional 

investors globally and strives to fix the cost of equity in conjunction with a clear use of proceeds.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTCREDIT RISK

Allied is subject to credit risk arising from the possibility that users may not be able to fulfill their lease obligations. 

Allied strives to mitigate this risk by maintaining a diversified user-mix and limiting exposure to any single user. Allied’s 

exposure to top 10 users is 22.2% of gross revenue and the credit quality of our top 10 users continues to improve.

As Allied has invested in mortgages to facilitate acquisitions, further credit risks arise in the event that borrowers 

default on the repayment of their mortgages to Allied. Allied’s mortgage investments will typically be subordinate 

to prior ranking mortgage or charges. Not all of Allied’s financing activities will translate into acquisitions. As at 

December 31, 2019, Allied had $245,303 in loans receivable, the majority of which is loaned to affiliates of a single 

private company. In the event of a large commercial real estate market correction, the fair market value of an underlying 

property may be unable to support the mortgage investment. Allied mitigates this risk by obtaining corporate 

guarantees and/or registered mortgage charges.

LEASE ROLL-OVER RISK

Allied is subject to lease roll-over risk. Lease roll-over risk arises from the possibility that Allied may experience 

difficulty renewing or replacing users occupying space covered by leases that mature. Allied strives to stagger its lease 

maturity schedule so that it is not faced with a disproportionately large level of lease maturities in a given year. Allied’s 

current lease maturity schedule is set out below:

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTIn evaluating lease roll-over risk, it is informative to determine Allied’s sensitivity to a decline in occupancy. For every 

full-year decline of 100 basis points in occupancy at its average rental rate per square foot, Allied’s annual Normalized 

AFFO would decline by approximately $4,972 (approximately $0.044 per unit). The decline in Normalized AFFO per 

unit would be more pronounced if the decline in occupancy involved space leased above the average rental rate per 

square foot and less pronounced if the decline in occupancy involved space leased below the average rental rate per 

square foot. 

ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE CHANGE RISK

As an owner of real estate, Allied is subject to various federal, provincial and municipal laws relating to environmental 

matters. Such laws provide that Allied could be liable for the costs of removal of certain hazardous substances and 

remediation of certain hazardous locations. The failure to remove or remediate such substances or locations, if any, 

could adversely affect Allied’s ability to sell such real estate or to borrow using such real estate as collateral and could 

potentially also result in claims against Allied. Allied is not aware of any material non-compliance with environmental 

laws at any of the properties. Allied is also not aware of any pending or threatened investigations or actions by 

environmental regulatory authorities in connection with any of the properties or any pending or threatened claims 

relating to environmental conditions at the properties.

Allied will make the necessary capital and operating expenditures to ensure compliance with environmental laws 

and regulations. Although there can be no assurances, Allied does not believe that costs relating to environmental 

matters will have a material adverse effect on Allied’s business, financial condition or results of operation. However, 

environmental laws and regulations may change and Allied may become subject to more stringent environmental 

laws and regulations in the future. Compliance with more stringent environmental laws and regulations could have an 

adverse effect on Allied’s business, financial condition or results of operation. It is Allied’s operating policy to obtain a 

Phase I environmental assessment conducted by an independent and experienced environmental consultant prior to 

acquiring a property. Phase I environmental assessments have been performed in respect of all properties.

Natural disasters and severe weather such as floods, blizzards and rising temperatures may result in damage to the 

properties. The extent of Allied’s casualty losses and loss in operating income in connection with such events is a 

function of the severity of the event and the total amount of exposure in the affected area. Allied is also exposed to 

risks associated with inclement winter weather, including increased need for maintenance and repair of its buildings. 

In addition, climate change, to the extent it causes changes in weather patterns, could have effects on Allied’s business 

by increasing the cost of property insurance, and/or energy at the properties. As a result, the consequences of natural 

disasters, severe weather and climate change could increase Allied’s costs and reduce Allied’s cash flow. 

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTDEVELOPMENT RISK

As an owner of Properties Under Development, Allied is subject to development risks, such as construction delays, 

cost over-runs and the failure of users to take occupancy and pay rent in accordance with lease arrangements. In 

connection with all Properties Under Development, Allied incurs development costs prior to (and in anticipation of) 

achieving a stabilized level of rental revenue. In the case of the development of ancillary or surplus land, these risks are 

managed in most cases by not commencing construction until a satisfactory level of pre-leasing is achieved. Overall, 

these risks are managed through Allied’s Declaration, which states that the cost of development cannot exceed 15% 

of GBV.

TAXATION RISK

On June 22, 2007, specified investment flow through trusts or partnerships (“SIFT”) rules were introduced and 

changed the manner in which certain trusts are taxed. Certain distributions from a SIFT would not be deductible in 

computing the SIFT’s taxable income and therefore the distributions would be subject to trust entity level tax, at the 

general tax rate applicable to Canadian corporations. Trusts that meet the REIT exemption are not subject to SIFT 

rules. The determination as to whether Allied qualifies for the REIT exemption in a particular taxation year can only 

be made with certainty at the end of that taxation year. Asset tests need to be met at all times in the taxation year and 

revenue tests need to be met for the taxation year. While there is uncertainty surrounding the interpretation of the 

relevant provisions of the REIT exemption and application of SIFT rules, Allied expects that it will qualify for the 

REIT exemption.

JOINT ARRANGEMENT RISK

Allied has entered into various joint arrangements and partnerships with different entities. If these joint arrangements 

or partnerships do not perform as expected or default on financial obligations, Allied has an associated risk. Allied 

reduces this risk by seeking to negotiate contractual rights upon default, by entering into agreements with financially 

stable partners and by working with partners who have a successful record of completing development projects.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTCYBERSECURITY RISK

The efficient operation of Allied’s business is dependent on computer hardware and software systems. Information 

systems are vulnerable to cybersecurity incidents. A cybersecurity incident is considered to be any material adverse 

event that threatens the confidentiality, integrity or availability of Allied’s information resources. A cybersecurity 

incident is an intentional attack or an unintentional event including, but not limited to, malicious software, attempts 

to gain unauthorized access to data or information systems, and other electronic security breaches that could lead to 

disruptions in critical systems, unauthorized release of confidential or otherwise protected information and corruption 

of data. Allied’s primary risks that could directly result from the occurrence of a cyber incident include operational 

interruption, damage to its reputation, damage to its business relationships with users, the disclosure of confidential 

information including personally identifiable information, potential liability to third parties, loss of revenue, additional 

regulatory scrutiny and fines, as well as litigation and other costs and expenses. Allied takes data privacy and protection 

seriously and has implemented processes, procedures and controls to help mitigate these risks. Access to personal data 

is controlled through physical security and IT security mechanisms. For information stored with or processed by third 

parties, Allied undertakes due diligence prior to working with them and uses contractual means to ensure compliance 

to standards set by Allied. Additionally, Allied monitors and assesses risks surrounding collection, usage, storage, 

protection, and retention/destruction practices of personal data. These measures, as well as its increased awareness of a 

risk of a cyber incident, do not guarantee that its financial results will not be negatively impacted by such an incident.

REAL ESTATE RISK

Allied is subject to the conventional risks associated with the ownership of real estate. Allied strives to mitigate these 

risks by remaining fully informed on best practices, trends and legislative and demographic changes in the commercial 

real estate markets within which we operate. Allied additionally strives to mitigate these risks by focusing intently on 

execution.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTSection X
— Property Table

Urban Workspace

DECEMBER 31, 2019 
PROPERTIES

Office 
GLA

Retail 
GLA

Urban Data 
Centres 
GLA

Total 
GLA

% Total 
GLA

Total 
Vacant & 
Unleased

Total 
Leased

Leased %

28 Atlantic 

32 Atlantic 

47 Jefferson 

64 Jefferson 

905 King W 

College & Manning -  
559-563 College (1) 

College & Palmerston -  
491 College (1) 

The Castle - 135 Liberty 

The Castle - 41 Fraser 

10,065 

50,434 

6,884 

78,820 

— 

— 

— 

— 

51,262 

1,400 

24,627 

2,634 

8,863 

3,717 

55,152 

13,921 

— 

— 

The Castle - 47 Fraser 

7,468 

3,480 

The Castle - 49 Fraser 

The Castle - 53 Fraser 

17,472 

79,048 

— 

— 

The Castle - 8 Pardee 

— 

2,681 

King West 

404,016 

13,912 

141 Bathurst 

183 Bathurst 

241 Spadina 

10,101 

— 

24,136 

5,643 

24,833 

6,046 

379 Adelaide W 

38,560 

3,045 

383 Adelaide W 

387 Adelaide W 

4,515 

6,500 

— 

— 

420 Wellington W 

31,221 

3,163 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

10,065 

50,434 

6,884 

78,820 

52,662 

27,261 

12,580 

55,152 

13,921 

10,948 

17,472 

79,048 

2,681 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

10,065 

100 .0%

50,434 

100 .0%

6,884 

100 .0%

78,820 

100 .0%

52,662 

100 .0%

27,261 

100 .0%

12,580 

100 .0%

55,152 

100 .0%

13,921 

100 .0%

10,948 

100 .0%

7,109 

10,363 

59 .3%

— 

— 

79,048 

100 .0%

2,681 

100 .0%

417,928 

3.2% 

7,109 

410,819 

98.3%

10,101 

29,779 

30,879 

41,605 

4,515 

6,500 

34,384 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

10,101 

100 .0%

29,779 

100 .0%

30,879 

100 .0%

41,605 

100 .0%

4,515 

100 .0%

6,500 

100 .0%

34,384 

100 .0%

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Urban Workspace

DECEMBER 31, 2019 
PROPERTIES

Office 
GLA

Retail 
GLA

Urban Data 
Centres 
GLA

Total 
GLA

% Total 
GLA

Total 
Vacant & 
Unleased

Total 
Leased

Leased %

425 Adelaide W 

72,404 

2,903 

425-439 King W 

66,486 

23,497 

441-443 King W 

6,377 

2,904 

445-455 King W 

31,513 

16,342 

460 King W 

461 King W 

468 King W 

469 King W 

10,144 

4,285 

38,689 

35,833 

63,121 

— 

61,618 

12,273 

478 King W (2) 

— 

4,351 

485 King W 

500 King W 

522 King W 

544 King W 

12,339 

— 

44,130 

21,598 

28,850 

21,863 

16,340 

— 

552-560 King W 

6,784 

17,395 

555 Richmond W 

296,162 

1,850 

579 Richmond W 

662 King W 

668 King W 

26,818 

33,731 

— 

— 

— 

6,934 

80-82 Spadina 

60,004 

16,009 

96 Spadina 

79,450 

8,815 

King Portland Centre -  
602-606 King W (1) 

King Portland Centre -  
642 King W (1) 

19,208 

6,346 

7,382 

4,900 

King West Central 

1,121,416 

225,995 

116 Simcoe 

179 John 

180 John 

185 Spadina 

200 Adelaide W 

208-210 Adelaide W 

15,461 

70,923 

45,631 

55,213 

26,614 

11,477 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

217-225 Richmond W 

30,205 

22,587 

257 Adelaide W 

42,763 

— 

312 Adelaide W 

62,420 

5,583 

331-333 Adelaide W 

19,048 

3,725 

358-360 Adelaide W 

50,786 

— 

90

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

75,307 

89,983 

9,281 

47,855 

14,429 

74,522 

63,121 

73,891 

4,351 

12,339 

65,728 

50,713 

16,340 

24,179 

951 

74,356 

98 .7%

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

89,983 

100 .0%

9,281 

100 .0%

47,855 

100 .0%

14,429 

100 .0%

74,522 

100 .0%

63,121 

100 .0%

73,891 

100 .0%

4,351 

100 .0%

12,339 

100 .0%

65,728 

100 .0%

50,713 

100 .0%

16,340 

100 .0%

24,179 

100 .0%

298,012 

4,850 

293,162 

98 .4%

26,818 

33,731 

6,934 

76,013 

88,265 

— 

— 

— 

— 

26,818 

100 .0%

33,731 

100 .0%

6,934 

100 .0%

76,013 

100 .0%

575 

87,690 

99 .4%

25,554 

3,383 

22,171 

86 .8%

12,282 

375 

11,907 

97 .0%

1,347,411 

10.4% 

10,134 

1,337,277 

99.3%

15,461 

70,923 

45,631 

55,213 

26,614 

11,477 

52,792 

42,763 

68,003 

22,773 

50,786 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

15,461 

100 .0%

70,923 

100 .0%

45,631 

100 .0%

55,213 

100 .0%

26,614 

100 .0%

11,477 

100 .0%

2,698 

50,094 

94 .9%

— 

42,763 

100 .0%

2,294 

65,709 

96 .6%

— 

— 

22,773 

100 .0%

50,786 

100 .0%

ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Urban Workspace

DECEMBER 31, 2019 
PROPERTIES

Office 
GLA

Retail 
GLA

Urban Data 
Centres 
GLA

Total 
GLA

% Total 
GLA

Total 
Vacant & 
Unleased

Total 
Leased

Leased %

375-381 Queen W 

21,541 

11,083 

20,275 

19,060 

38,583 

8,332 

51,058 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

32,624 

39,335 

46,915 

51,058 

— 

— 

32,624 

100 .0%

39,335 

100 .0%

8,332 

38,583 

82 .2%

— 

51,058 

100 .0%

298,782 

8,213 

— 

306,995 

— 

306,995 

100 .0%

388 King W 

82 Peter 

99 Spadina 

QRC West -  
134 Peter, Phase I 

QRC West -  
364 Richmond W, Phase I 

Union Centre 

38,279 

41,787 

— 

— 

Entertainment District 

940,846 

78,583 

193 Yonge 

Downtown 

106 Front E 

184 Front E 

34,349 

16,898 

34,349 

16,898 

24,146 

10,554 

84,115 

4,829 

35-39 Front E 

34,653 

13,822 

36-40 Wellington E 

15,494 

9,993 

41-45 Front E 

20,958 

14,239 

45-55 Colborne 

30,622 

13,158 

47 Front E 

49 Front E 

9,068 

4,337 

9,482 

10,435 

50 Wellington E 

22,112 

12,454 

56 Esplanade 

60 Adelaide E 

70 Esplanade 

59,270 

22,137 

105,571 

4,608 

19,590 

6,109 

St. Lawrence Market 

435,081 

126,675 

137 George 

1,770 

— 

204-214 King E 

115,426 

13,837 

230 Richmond E 

73,542 

— 

252-264 Adelaide E 

44,536 

2,582 

489 Queen E 

70 Richmond E 

Dominion Square -  
468 Queen N 

Dominion Square -  
468 Queen S 

31,737 

34,333 

— 

— 

30,398 

3,523 

34,313 

9,091 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

38,279 

41,787 

— 

38,279 

100 .0%

4,952 

36,835 

88 .2%

1,019,429 

7.9% 

18,276 

1,001,153 

98.2%

51,247 

51,247 

0.4% 

34,700 

88,944 

48,475 

25,487 

35,197 

43,780 

13,405 

19,917 

34,566 

81,407 

110,179 

25,699 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

51,247 

100 .0%

51,247 

100.0%

34,700 

100 .0%

88,944 

100 .0%

48,475 

100 .0%

25,487 

100 .0%

35,197 

100 .0%

1,592 

42,188 

96 .4%

— 

— 

— 

13,405 

100 .0%

19,917 

100 .0%

34,566 

100 .0%

1,177 

80,230 

98 .6%

— 

— 

110,179 

100 .0%

25,699 

100 .0%

561,756 

4.3% 

2,769 

558,987 

99.5%

1,770 

129,263 

73,542 

47,118 

31,737 

34,333 

1,770 

— 

—%

— 

— 

129,263 

100 .0%

73,542 

100 .0%

1,404 

45,714 

97 .0%

— 

— 

31,737 

100 .0%

34,333 

100 .0%

33,921 

4,683 

29,238 

86 .2%

43,404 

— 

43,404 

100 .0%

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Urban Workspace

DECEMBER 31, 2019 
PROPERTIES

Office 
GLA

Retail 
GLA

Urban Data 
Centres 
GLA

Total 
GLA

% Total 
GLA

Total 
Vacant & 
Unleased

Total 
Leased

Leased %

Dominion Square -  
478-496 Queen 

6,552 

33,526 

QRC East - 111 Queen E 

172,881 

38,549 

QRC South - 100 Lombard 

44,671 

— 

Queen Richmond 

590,159 

101,108 

— 

— 

— 

— 

40,078 

211,430 

44,671 

— 

40,078 

100 .0%

3,046 

208,384 

98 .6%

— 

44,671 

100 .0%

691,267 

5.3% 

10,903 

680,364 

98.4%

Toronto 

3,525,867 

563,171 

— 

4,089,038 

31.6% 

49,191  4,039,847 

98.8%

189-195 Joseph 

25 Breithaupt (3) 

51 Breithaupt (3) 

72 Victoria 

26,462 

46,845 

66,355 

89,860 

— 

— 

— 

— 

The Tannery - 151 Charles W 

307,570 

25,810 

Kitchener 

537,092 

25,810 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

26,462 

46,845 

66,355 

89,860 

— 

— 

— 

— 

26,462 

100 .0%

46,845 

100 .0%

66,355 

100 .0%

89,860 

100 .0%

333,380 

4,785 

328,595 

98 .6%

562,902 

4.3% 

4,785 

558,117 

99.2%

Toronto & Kitchener 

4,062,959 

588,981 

— 

4,651,940 

35.9% 

53,976 

4,597,964 

98.8%

The Chambers - 40 Elgin 

195,994 

5,500 

The Chambers - 46 Elgin 

29,974 

— 

Ottawa 

225,968 

5,500 

3510 Saint-Laurent 

85,687 

15,022 

3575 Saint-Laurent 

165,501 

19,276 

400 Atlantic 

87,181 

292 

4446 Saint-Laurent 

72,798 

7,251 

451-481 Saint-Catherine W 

20,879 

9,984 

480 Saint-Laurent 

50,249 

6,323 

5445 de Gaspé 

480,945 

896 

5455 de Gaspé 

465,071 

22,539 

5505 Saint-Laurent 

244,685 

2,221 

6300 Parc 

181,180 

3,736 

645 Wellington 

129,017 

8,115 

700 de la Gauchetière W 

954,114 

41,617 

740 Saint-Maurice 

67,692 

— 

8 Place du Commerce 

48,306 

11,633 

85 Saint-Paul W 

79,404 

— 

Cité Multimédia - 111 Duke 

358,913 

12,571 

Cité Multimédia - 50 Queen 

27,071 

— 

92

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

201,494 

29,974 

— 

201,494 

100 .0%

2,430 

27,544 

91 .9%

231,468 

1.8% 

2,430 

229,038 

99.0%

100,709 

184,777 

87,473 

80,049 

30,863 

56,572 

481,841 

487,610 

246,906 

184,916 

137,132 

995,731 

67,692 

59,939 

79,404 

371,484 

27,071 

15,537 

85,172 

84 .6%

15,887 

168,890 

91 .4%

5,164 

82,309 

94 .1%

3,209 

76,840 

96 .0%

2,350 

28,513 

92 .4%

15,360 

41,212 

72 .9%

— 

481,841 

100 .0%

24,392 

463,218 

95 .0%

— 

246,906 

100 .0%

7,008 

177,908 

96 .2%

— 

137,132 

100 .0%

131,917 

863,814 

86 .8%

— 

— 

67,692 

100 .0%

59,939 

100 .0%

18,382 

61,022 

76 .9%

4,530 

366,954 

98 .8%

— 

27,071 

100 .0%

ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Urban Workspace

DECEMBER 31, 2019 
PROPERTIES

Office 
GLA

Retail 
GLA

Urban Data 
Centres 
GLA

Total 
GLA

% Total 
GLA

Total 
Vacant & 
Unleased

Total 
Leased

Leased %

Cité Multimédia -  
700 Wellington 

135,232 

— 

Cité Multimédia - 75 Queen 

253,311 

2,513 

Cité Multimédia - 80 Queen 

65,044 

4,203 

Cité Multimédia - 87 Prince 

100,116 

1,040 

El Pro Lofts - 644 Courcelle 

145,030 

8,451 

Le Nordelec -  
1301-1303 Montmorency 

Le Nordelec -  
1655 Richardson 

Le Nordelec -  
1751 Richardson &  
1700 Saint-Patrick 

7,550 

32,893 

— 

— 

787,001 

42,401 

RCA Building - 1001 Lenoir 

304,555 

39,013 

Montréal 

5,349,425 

259,097 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

135,232 

255,824 

69,247 

101,156 

153,481 

7,550 

32,893 

829,402 

343,568 

12,005 

123,227 

91 .1%

644 

255,180 

99 .8%

3,152 

66,095 

95 .5%

— 

101,156 

100 .0%

32,910 

120,571 

78 .6%

— 

7,550 

100 .0%

— 

32,893 

100 .0%

28,212 

801,190 

96 .6%

63,731 

279,837 

81 .5%

5,608,522 

43.3% 

384,390 

5,224,132 

93.2%

Montréal & Ottawa 

5,575,393 

264,597 

— 

5,839,990 

45.1% 

386,820 

5,453,170 

93.4%

613 11th SW 

617 11th SW 

— 

4,288 

3,230 

6,306 

Alberta Block - 805 1st SW 

9,094 

22,540 

Alberta Hotel - 808 1st SW 

28,036 

20,424 

Atrium on Eleventh -  
625 11th SE 

34,870 

1,410 

Biscuit Block - 438 11th SE 

51,298 

— 

Burns Building - 237 8th SE 

75,040 

1,249 

Cooper Block - 809 10th SW 

35,256 

Customs House - 134 11th SE 

73,352 

Demcor Condo - 221 10th SE 

14,253 

Demcor Tower - 239 10th SE 

25,749 

— 

— 

— 

— 

Five Roses Building -  
731-739 10th SW (4) 

Glenbow - 802 11th SW (4) 

— 

— 

10,432 

3,660 

Glenbow - 822 11th SW (4) 

4,848 

3,919 

Glenbow Annex -  
816 11th SW (4) 

Glenbow Cornerblock -  
838 11th SW (4) 

Glenbow Ellison -  
812 11th SW (4) 

— 

4,511 

5,499 

5,606 

5,676 

— 

— 

Kipling Square - 601 10th SW 

48,502 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

4,288 

9,536 

31,634 

48,460 

36,280 

51,298 

76,289 

35,256 

73,352 

14,253 

25,749 

10,432 

3,660 

8,767 

4,511 

11,105 

5,676 

48,502 

— 

— 

4,288 

100 .0%

9,536 

100 .0%

1,534 

30,100 

95 .2%

10,563 

37,897 

78 .2%

9,316 

26,964 

74 .3%

— 

51,298 

100 .0%

1,070 

75,219 

98 .6%

5,278 

29,978 

85 .0%

— 

73,352 

100 .0%

14,253 

— 

—%

6,022 

19,727 

76 .6%

— 

— 

10,432 

100 .0%

3,660 

100 .0%

2,168 

6,599 

75  .3%

— 

4,511 

100 .0%

573 

10,532 

94  .8%

5,676 

— 

—%

13,281 

35,221 

72 .6%

93

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Urban Workspace

DECEMBER 31, 2019 
PROPERTIES

Office 
GLA

Retail 
GLA

Urban Data 
Centres 
GLA

Total 
GLA

% Total 
GLA

Total 
Vacant & 
Unleased

Total 
Leased

Leased %

Leeson Lineham Building -  
209 8th SW 

LocalMotive - 1240 20th SE 

Odd Fellows - 100 6th SW 

Pilkington Building -  
402 11th SE 

Roberts Block -  
603-605 11th SW 

33,241 

57,537 

33,474 

40,253 

— 

— 

— 

— 

23,645 

27,499 

Sherwin Block - 738 11th SW (4) 

10,845 

4,895 

Telephone Building -  
119 6th SW 

63,063 

— 

Vintage Towers - 322-326 11th SW 

190,219 

20,418 

Woodstone Building -  
1207-1215 13th SE 

Young Block - 129 8th SW 

33,152 

7,734 

— 

— 

Calgary 

907,866 

137,157 

Boardwalk Building -  
10310 102nd NW 

Revillon Building -  
10310 102nd NW 

Revillon Parkade -  
10230 104th NW 

121,318 

18,067 

149,029 

— 

— 

9,437 

Edmonton 

270,347 

27,504 

1040 Hamilton 

36,276 

9,162 

1050 Homer 

1220 Homer 

1286 Homer 

151-155 West Hastings 

28,483 

14,215 

21,708 

25,637 

38,512 

— 

— 

— 

2233 Columbia Street 

21,591 

6,852 

342 Water 

365 Railway 

840 Cambie 

948-950 Homer 

18,416 

2,886 

31,528 

89,377 

45,003 

— 

— 

— 

Sun Tower - 128 West Pender 

76,303 

1,693 

Vancouver 

432,834 

34,808 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

33,241 

57,537 

33,474 

— 

33,241 

100 .0%

4,871 

52,666 

91 .5%

— 

33,474 

100 .0%

40,253 

— 

40,253 

100 .0%

51,144 

15,740 

63,063 

210,637 

33,152 

7,734 

16,989 

34,155 

66 .8%

— 

15,740 

100 .0%

— 

63,063 

100 .0%

3,758 

206,879 

98 .2%

14,217 

18,935 

57 .1%

2,414 

5,320 

68 .8%

1,045,023 

8.1% 

111,983 

933,040 

89.3%

139,385 

— 

139,385 

100 .0%

149,029 

17,393 

131,636 

88 .3%

9,437 

— 

9,437 

100 .0%

297,851 

2.3% 

17,393 

280,458 

94.2%

45,438 

42,698 

21,708 

25,637 

38,512 

28,443 

21,302 

31,528 

89,377 

45,003 

77,996 

12,167 

33,271 

73 .2%

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

42,698 

100 .0%

21,708 

100 .0%

25,637 

100 .0%

38,512 

100 .0%

28,443 

100 .0%

21,302 

100 .0%

31,528 

100 .0%

89,377 

100 .0%

45,003 

100 .0%

4,182 

73,814 

94 .6%

467,642 

3.6% 

16,349 

451,293 

96.5%

Calgary, Edmonton,  
& Vancouver 

1,611,047 

199,469 

— 

1,810,516 

14.0% 

145,725 

1,664,791 

92.0%

Total Office and Retail 

11,249,399 

1,053,047 

— 

12,302,446 

95.0% 

586,521 

11,715,925 

95.2%

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Urban Workspace

DECEMBER 31, 2019 
PROPERTIES

Office 
GLA

Retail 
GLA

Urban Data 
Centres 
GLA

Total 
GLA

% Total 
GLA

Total 
Vacant & 
Unleased

Total 
Leased

Leased %

151 Front W 

250 Front W 

905 King W 

Urban Data Centres 

Total Rental Portfolio,  
Excluding PUD Transfers 

King Portland Centre -  
620 King W (1) 

Total Rental Portfolio,  
Including PUD Transfers 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

277,744 

277,744 

28,008 

249,736 

89 .9%

173,000 

173,000 

55,900 

117,100 

67 .7%

58,666 

58,666 

— 

58,666 

100 .0%

509,410 

509,410 

3.9% 

83,908 

425,502 

83.5%

11,249,399 

1,053,047 

509,410 

12,811,856 

98.9% 

670,429 

12,141,427 

94.8%

128,599 

7,720 

— 

136,319 

— 

136,319 

100 .0%

11,377,998 

1,060,767 

509,410 

12,948,175 

100% 

670,429 

12,277,746 

94.8%

Note that the table above does not include ancillary residential properties, which total 12 and are included in the property count. 

(1)  RioCan/Allied Joint Arrangement
(2)  Lifetime/Allied Joint Arrangement
(3)  Perimeter/Allied Joint Arrangement
(4)  First Capital/Allied Joint Arrangement

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PROPERTIES UNDER DEVELOPMENT

ESTIMATED GLA ON 
COMPLETION (SF)

TELUS Sky, Calgary (1) 

425 Viger, Montréal 

The Lougheed (604-1st SW), Calgary 

College & Manning, 547-549 College, Toronto (2) 

Adelaide & Duncan, Toronto (3) 

The Well, Toronto (4) 

KING Toronto, Toronto (3)(5) 

Breithaupt Phase III, Kitchener (6) 

Total Development Portfolio 

218,000

317,500

88,000

27,000

230,000

763,000

100,000

147,000

1,890,500

(1)  TELUS/Westbank/Allied Joint Venture
(2)  RioCan/Allied Joint Arrangement
(3)  Westbank/Allied Joint Arrangement
(4)  Each of Allied and RioCan own an undivided 50% interest with an estimated total GLA of 3,100,000 square feet. The GLA components  

(in square feet) at our 50% share will be as follows: approximately 534,000 of office, 212,000 of retail, and the remaining is related to  
residential air rights. The air rights were sold by the co-ownership as previously announced, with closing expected to occur by 2021.

(5)  Allied entered into a joint arrangement with Westbank to develop KING Toronto. As part of the arrangement, Allied sold a 50% undivided interest 
to Westbank. KING Toronto is comprised of the following properties: 489 King W, 495 King W, 499 King W, 511-529 King W, 533 King W and 
539 King W. The GLA components (in square feet) at our 50% share will be as follows: 200,000 of residential, 60,000 of retail and 40,000 of office.

(6)  Perimeter/Allied Joint Arrangement. Breithaupt Phase III is comprised of 43 Wellington, 53 & 55 Wellington, 305 Joseph and 2-4 Stewart.

ANCILLARY PARKING FACILITIES

NUMBER OF SPACES

25

203

39

15

47

121

12

65

171

71

769

7-9 Morrison, Toronto 

15 Brant, Toronto 

78 Spadina, Toronto 

105 George, Toronto 

301 Markham, Toronto 

388 Richmond, Toronto 

464 King, Toronto 

478 King, Toronto (1) 

560 King, Toronto 

650 King, Toronto 

Total Parking 

(1)  Lifetime/Allied Joint Arrangement

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Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the Years Ended  
December 31, 2019 and 2018

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTManagement’s Statement of 
Responsibility for Financial Reporting

The accompanying consolidated financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis of results of operations 

and financial condition and the annual report are the responsibility of the Management of Allied Properties Real Estate 

Investment Trust (“Allied”). The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International 

Financial Reporting Standards and where appropriate, include amounts which are based on judgments, estimates and 

assumptions of Management.

Management has developed and maintains a system of accounting and reporting which provides for the necessary 

internal controls to ensure that transactions are properly authorized and recorded, assets are safeguarded against 

unauthorized use or disposition, and liabilities are recognized.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) is responsible for ensuring that Management fulfills its responsibility for financial 

reporting and is ultimately responsible for reviewing and approving the consolidated financial statements. The Board 

carries out this responsibility principally through its Audit Committee (the “Committee”), which is comprised entirely 

of independent trustees. The Committee reviews the consolidated financial statements with both Management and 

the independent auditors. The Committee reports its findings to the Board, which approves the consolidated financial 

statements before they are submitted to the Unitholders of Allied.

Deloitte LLP (the “Auditors”), the independent auditors of Allied, have audited the consolidated financial statements of 

Allied in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards to enable them to express to the Unitholders 

their opinion on the consolidated financial statements. The Auditors have direct and full access to, and meet periodically 

with the Committee, both with and without Management present.

Michael R. Emory   
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 

Cecilia C. Williams, CPA, CA
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 
 
 
 
Independent Auditor’s Report

TO THE UNITHOLDERS AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES   

OF ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 

OPINION

We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (the “Trust”), 

which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as at December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the consolidated statements 

of income and comprehensive income, unitholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and notes to the 

consolidated financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies (collectively referred to as the 

“financial statements”).

In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of 

the Trust as at December 31, 2019 and 2018, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the years then ended 

in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).

BASIS FOR OPINION

We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards (“Canadian GAAS”). Our 
responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial 
Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Trust in accordance with the ethical requirements that are 
relevant to our audit of the financial statements in Canada, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in 

accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate 

to provide a basis for our opinion.

OTHER INFORMATION

Management is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises: 

-   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition

-   The information, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon, in the Annual Report.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTOur opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of 

assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the 

other information identified above and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent 

with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. 

We obtained Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition and the Annual 

Report prior to the date of this auditor’s report. If, based on the work we have performed on this other information, 

we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact in this 

auditor’s report. We have nothing to report in this regard. 

RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANAGEMENT AND THOSE CHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE FOR THE FINANCIAL 

STATEMENTS

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with 

IFRS, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial 

statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Trust’s ability to continue as a going 

concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting 

unless management either intends to liquidate the Trust or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to 

do so.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Trust’s financial reporting process.

AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from 

material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. 

Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with 

Canadian GAAS will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error 

and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the 

economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with Canadian GAAS, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional 

skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

-  

Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, 

design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and 

appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from 
fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, 

misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT-   Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are 

appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the 

Trust’s internal control. 

-   Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and 

related disclosures made by management.

-   Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on 

the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast 

significant doubt on the Trust’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty 

exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements 

or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence 

obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Trust to cease 

to continue as a going concern.

-   Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and 

whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair 

presentation.

-   Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities 

within the Trust to express an opinion on the financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision 

and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion. 

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing 

of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify 

during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical 

requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may 

reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this independent auditor’s report is Antonio Ciciretto.

/s/ Deloitte LLP

CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS

LICENSED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

TORONTO, ONTARIO

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31, 2018

(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

NOTES

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Assets 

Non-current assets 

Investment properties 

Residential inventory 

Investment in joint venture and loan receivable 

Loans and notes receivable 

Other assets 

Current assets 

Cash and cash equivalents 

Loans and notes receivable 

Accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and deposits 

Residential inventory 

Total assets 

Liabilities 

Non-current liabilities 

Debt 

Other liabilities 

Lease liabilities 

Current liabilities 

Debt 

Accounts payable and other liabilities 

Total liabilities 

Unitholders’ equity 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

20 

8 

10 

6 

11 

13 

12 

11 

13 

Total liabilities and Unitholders’ equity 

Commitments and Contingencies (note 26)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 

$7,469,265 

$6,162,457

114,910 

95,596 

247,413 

39,788 

103,690

18,456

202,367

28,518

7,966,972 

6,515,488 

208,914 

3,863 

129,944 

— 

342,721 

18,059

11,077

45,838

36,612

111,586

$8,309,693 

$6,627,074 

$2,125,938 

$1,850,621

33,923 

155,221 

2,315,082 

29,243 

247,669 

276,912 

2,591,994 

5,717,699 

$8,309,693 

—

156,663

2,007,284 

36,081

209,046 

245,127 

2,252,411 

4,374,663

$6,627,074 

Gordon Cunningham 
TRUSTEE

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Michael R. Emory 
TRUSTEE

ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018 

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

(in thousands of Canadian dollars,  
except unit and per unit amounts)

NOTES

Rental revenue from investment properties 

Condominium revenue 

Total revenue 

Property operating costs 

Condominium cost of sales 

Total operating expenses 

Operating income 

Interest expense 

General and administrative expenses 

Condominium marketing expenses 

Amortization of other assets 

Interest income 

Fair value gain on investment properties 

18 

18 

6 

11 (f) 

19 

9 

5 

Fair value loss on derivative instruments 

14, 25 (d) 

Net loss from joint venture 

Gain on disposal of investment properties 

Net income and comprehensive income 

Income per unit 

Basic 

Diluted 

Weighted average number of Units 

17 

Basic 

Diluted 

$496,109 

45,341 

541,450 

(210,747) 

(43,342) 

(254,089) 

287,361 

(66,403) 

(21,953) 

(4,214) 

(1,456) 

17,351 

450,490 

(6,109) 

(25,844) 

— 

$629,223 

$5.60 

$5.58 

112,443,006 

112,731,050 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

$436,396

—

436,396

(185,938)

—

(185,938)

250,458

(68,471)

(17,059)

(1,609)

(1,556)

6,941

378,883

(6,470)

(1,848)

1,007

$540,276

$5  .53

$5  .51

97,785,091

97,965,711

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ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF UNITHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018

(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

NOTES TRUST UNITS

RETAINED 
EARNINGS

CONTRIBUTED 
SURPLUS

TOTAL

Balance at January 1, 2018 

15 

$2,399,768 

$1,134,614 

$14,640 

$3,549,022

Net income and comprehensive income 

— 

540,276 

Unit offering (net of issuance costs) 

15 

435,168 

— 

Distributions 

— 

(153,855) 

Unit option plan – options exercised 

Contributed surplus – Unit option plan 

Restricted Unit plan (net of forfeitures) 

16 (a) 

16 (a) 

16 (b) 

3,043 

— 

(2,584) 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

1,346 

2,247 

540,276

435,168

(153,855)

3,043

1,346

(337)

Balance at December 31, 2018 

$2,835,395 

$1,521,035 

$18,233 

$4,374,663

(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

NOTES TRUST UNITS

RETAINED 
EARNINGS

CONTRIBUTED 
SURPLUS

TOTAL

Balance at January 1, 2019 

15 

$2,835,395 

$1,521,035 

$18,233 

$4,374,663

Net income and comprehensive income 

— 

629,223 

Unit offering (net of issuance costs) 

15 

882,102 

— 

Distributions 

— 

(180,284) 

Unit option plan – options exercised 

Contributed surplus – Unit option plan 

Restricted Unit plan (net of forfeitures) 

16 (a) 

16 (a) 

16 (b) 

10,437 

— 

(2,462) 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

1,583 

2,437 

629,223

882,102

(180,284)

10,437

1,583

(25)

Balance at December 31, 2019 

$3,725,472 

$1,969,974 

$22,253 

$5,717,699

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018

(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

NOTES

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

YEAR ENDED

Operating activities 

Net income for the year 

Fair value gain on investment properties 

Fair value loss on derivative instruments 

Realized gain on derivative instruments 

(Gain) on disposal of investment properties 

5 

25 (d) 

25 (d) 

Interest expense (excluding capitalized interest) 

11 (f) 

Interest paid (excluding capitalized interest) 

20, 5, 6 

Interest income 

Interest received 

Net loss from joint venture 

Amortization of equipment and other assets 

Amortization of improvement allowances 

Amortization of straight-line rents 

20 

7 

9 

5 

5 

Amortization of discount on debt 

11 (f) 

Amortization of lease liabilities 

Unit compensation expense 

Additions to residential inventory 

Change in other non-cash financing items 

16 

6 

7 

Change in other non-cash operating items 

7, 20 

Cash provided by operating activities 

Financing activities 

Repayment of mortgages payable 

Proceeds from senior unsecured debentures  
(net of financing costs) 

Repayment of senior unsecured debentures 

Proceeds from unsecured term loan  
(net of financing costs) 

Principal payments of lease liabilities 

Distributions paid to Unitholders 

Proceeds of Unit offering (net of issuance costs) 

Proceeds from exercise of Unit options 

Restricted Unit Plan (net of forfeitures) 

4, 11 (a) 

11 (d) 

11 (d) 

11 (e) 

15 

15, 16 

15, 16 

$629,223 

(450,490) 

6,109 

(2,146) 

— 

66,403 

(60,079) 

(17,351) 

12,102 

25,844 

1,456 

30,796 

(5,894) 

(1,127) 

(1,279) 

4,020 

(17,950) 

(3,316) 

29,329 

245,650 

(192,878) 

596,397 

(225,000) 

— 

(2,049) 

(177,760) 

882,102 

10,437 

(2,462) 

$540,276

(378,883)

6,470

—

(1,007)

68,471

(69,363)

(6,941)

6,941

1,848

1,556

28,819

(6,992)

(1,828)

(68)

3,593

(8,373)

1,924

50,305

236,748

(213,653)

— 

—

99,190 

(24)

(152,123)

435,168

3,043

(2,584)

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ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018  - continued

(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

NOTES

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

YEAR ENDED

Proceeds from notes receivables 

Proceeds from Unsecured Revolving  
Operating Facility 

Repayments of Unsecured Revolving  
Operating Facility 

Proceeds from construction loan 

Financing costs 

Loan receivable payments received 

8 (b) 

11 (c) 

11 (c) 

11 (c) 

8 (a) 

Loan receivable issued to third-party 

7, 8 (a), 20 

Cash provided by financing activities 

Investing activities 

Acquisition of investment properties 

Deposits on acquisitions 

Additions to investment properties  
(including capitalized interest) 

Additions to equipment and other assets 

Leasing commissions 

Improvement allowances 

Cash used in investing activities 

4 

10 (d) 

5, 7 

9 

5, 7 

5 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year 

Supplemental cash flow information (note 20) 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

551 

575

338,000 

470,000

(433,000) 

(400,000)

23,210 

(96) 

35,057 

(178,566) 

673,943 

(370,075) 

(28,250) 

(274,707) 

(396) 

(17,533) 

(37,777) 

(728,738) 

190,855 

18,059 

$208,914 

—

(719)

—

(44,943)

193,930

(123,279)

—

(217,440)

(2,613)

(21,022)

(54,024)

(418,378)

12,300

5,759

$18,059

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ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018 
(IN THOUSANDS OF CANADIAN DOLLARS, EXCEPT PER UNIT AND UNIT AMOUNTS)

1.  NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“Allied”) is a Canadian unincorporated closed-end real estate 

investment trust created pursuant to the Declaration of Trust dated October 25, 2002, most recently amended 

May 12, 2016. Allied is governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and began operations on February 19, 

2003. The Units of Allied are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and are traded under the symbol “AP.UN”. 

Allied is domiciled in Ontario, Canada. The address of Allied’s registered office and its principal place of business 

is 134 Peter Street, Suite 1700, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H2.

2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a)  Statement of compliance

The consolidated financial statements of Allied for the year ended December 31, 2019, and 2018, are prepared in 

accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting 

Standards Board (“IASB”). The policies set out below were consistently applied to all the years presented unless 

otherwise noted.

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting 

judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Allied’s basis for applying judgments, 

estimates and assumptions to its accounting policies are described in note 2 and 3 below.

The consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019, and 2018, were approved and 

authorized for issue by the Board of Trustees on February 5, 2020.

(b)  Basis of presentation 

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis except for the following items 

that were measured at fair value:

-  

-  

investment properties as described in note 2 (d) and note 5; and 

interest rate swaps as described in note 2 (i).

The consolidated financial statements are presented in Canadian dollars, which is Allied’s functional currency,  
and all amounts are rounded to the nearest thousand, unless otherwise indicated.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTThe preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires Allied to make estimates and assumptions that 

affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts 

of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual outcomes could differ from these estimates. These 

consolidated financial statements include estimates, which, by their nature, are uncertain. The impact of such 

estimates is pervasive throughout the consolidated financial statements, and may require accounting adjustments 

based on future occurrences. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate 

is revised and the revision affects both current and future periods. Significant estimates and assumptions include 

the fair values assigned to investment properties, interest rate derivative contracts, and allowances for doubtful 

accounts.

(c)  Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of Allied and its subsidiaries.

Subsidiaries are all entities over which Allied has control, where control is defined as the power to direct the 

relevant activities of an entity so as to obtain benefit from its activities. Control exists when a parent company 

is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from the subsidiaries and has the ability to affect those returns 

through its power.

Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date control is transferred to Allied, and are de-consolidated from the date 

control ceases. Intercompany transactions between subsidiaries are eliminated on consolidation. Accounting 

policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by 

Allied. All subsidiaries have a reporting date of December 31.

(d)  Investment properties

At the time of acquisition of a property, Allied applies judgment when determining if the acquisition is an asset 

acquisition or a business combination.

Allied classifies its acquisitions as asset acquisitions when it acquires properties or a portfolio of properties and it 

has not assumed any employees or acquired an operating platform.

Investment properties include rental properties and properties under development that are owned by Allied, 

or leased by Allied as a lessee, to earn rental revenue and/or for capital appreciation. Investment properties are 

accounted for using the fair value model. Rental income and operating expenses from investment properties are 

reported within ‘total revenue’ and ‘total operating expenses’ respectively.

Where Allied has concluded an acquisition of an asset, Allied uses the asset purchase model whereby the initial 

cost of an investment property is comprised of its purchase price and any directly attributable expenditures. 
Directly attributable expenditures include transaction costs such as due diligence costs, appraisal fees, 

environmental fees, legal fees, land transfer taxes, and brokerage fees.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTInvestment properties are externally appraised quarterly and are reported in the consolidated balance sheets at 

their fair values. Fair value is based on valuations prepared by a nationally recognized and qualified independent 

professional appraiser with sufficient experience with respect to both the geographic location and the nature 

of the investment property and supported by market evidence. Any gain or loss resulting from a change in the 

fair value of an investment property is immediately recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income and 

Comprehensive Income. The fair value of each investment property is based upon, among other things, rental 

income from current leases and assumptions about rental income from future leases reflecting market conditions 

at the balance sheet date, less future estimated cash outflows in respect of such properties.

The independent professional appraiser engaged by Allied predominantly uses the discounted cash flow method 

to determine fair value, whereby the income and expenses are projected over the anticipated term of the 

investment and combined with a terminal value, all of which is discounted using an appropriate discount rate. 

Properties under development are measured using both a comparable sales method and a discounted cash flow 

method, net of costs to complete, as of the balance sheet date. For further details on methods used, refer to note 5. 

Valuations of investment properties are most sensitive to changes in discount rates and capitalization rates.

Allied has applied judgment based on the extent that costs are incurred to enhance the service potential of the 

property in determining whether certain costs are additions to the carrying amount of investment properties or 

will be expensed.

Allied has applied judgment when reporting its properties under development. The cost of properties under 

development includes the acquisition cost of the property, direct development costs, realty taxes and borrowing 

costs attributable to the development. See 2 (g) below for further information regarding Allied’s accounting for 

borrowing costs.

(e)  Joint Arrangements

Investments in joint arrangements are classified as either joint operations or joint ventures depending on the 

contractual rights and obligations of each investor. Joint control is the contractually agreed sharing of control of 

an arrangement, which exists only when decisions about the relevant activities require unanimous consent of the 

parties sharing control.

Joint operation

A joint operation is a joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control have rights to the assets and 

obligations for the liabilities relating to the arrangement. A joint operation usually results from direct interests in 

the assets and liabilities of an investee. None of the parties involved have unilateral control of a joint operation. 

Allied accounts for its joint arrangements as joint operations wherein it records its share of the assets, liabilities, 
revenue and expenses of the joint operations.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTJoint venture

A joint venture is a joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control have rights to the net assets 

relating to the arrangement, and usually results from the establishment of a separate legal entity. Allied accounts 

for its joint ventures using the equity method. The share of results of earnings (loss) of the joint venture is 

reflected in the consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income. 

Under the equity method, an investment in a joint venture is recognized initially in the consolidated balance sheet 

at cost and adjusted thereafter to recognize Allied’s share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive income of 

the joint venture in accordance with Allied’s accounting policies. When Allied’s share of losses of a joint venture 

exceeds Allied’s interest in that joint venture (which includes any long-term interests that, in substance, form part 

of Allied’s net investment in the joint venture), Allied continues recognizing its share of further losses to the extent 

that Allied has incurred legal or constructive obligations or made payments on behalf of the joint venture.

When Allied transacts with a joint venture, profits and losses resulting from the transactions with the joint venture 

are recognized in Allied’s consolidated financial statements only to the extent of interests in the joint venture that 

are not related to Allied.

(f)  Revenue Recognition

Allied has retained substantially all of the risks and benefits of ownership of its investment properties and as such 

accounts for its leases with tenants as operating leases.

Revenue from investment properties include rents from tenants under leases, property tax and operating cost 

recoveries, percentage participation rents, lease cancellation fees, parking income and other income. Rents 

from tenants may include free rent periods and rental increases over the term of the lease and are recognized in 

revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. The difference between revenue recognized and the cash 

received is included in investment properties as straight-line rents receivable.

Lease incentives provided to tenants are deferred and amortized on a straight-line basis against revenue over the 

term of the lease. Recoveries from tenants are recognized as revenue in the period in which the applicable costs 

are incurred. Percentage participation rents are recognized after the minimum sales level has been achieved with 

each lease, where applicable. Lease cancellation fees are recognized as revenue once an agreement is completed 

with the tenant to terminate the lease and the collectability is reasonably assured. Other income is recognized 

upon provision of goods or services when collectability is reasonably assured.

Contracts with customers for residential condominium units generally include one distinct performance 

obligation. Revenue is measured at the transaction price agreed under the contract, and is recognized at the point 

in time in which control over the property has been transferred. Customer deposits received are held in trust and 

restricted for use.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT(g)  Borrowing Costs

Borrowing costs directly attributable to acquiring or constructing a qualifying investment property are capitalized. 

Capitalization commences when the activities necessary to prepare an asset for development or redevelopment 

begin, and ceases once the asset is substantially complete, or is suspended if the development of the asset is 

suspended. The amount of borrowing costs capitalized is determined first by reference to borrowings specific to the 

project, where relevant, and otherwise by applying a weighted average cost of borrowings to eligible expenditures 

after adjusting for borrowings associated with other specific developments. Where borrowings are associated with 

specific developments, the amount capitalized is the gross costs incurred on those borrowings. The capitalization of 

borrowing costs is suspended if there are prolonged periods when development activity is interrupted.

(h)  Other Assets

Computer and office equipment and owner occupied property are included in other assets and are stated at cost 

less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes expenditures that are directly 

attributable to the acquisition of the asset.

Allied records amortization expense on a straight-line basis over the assets’ estimated useful life which is generally 

three to seven years. The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed annually or if expectations differ from 

previous estimates, and adjusted if appropriate.

When events and circumstances indicate an asset may be impaired, the carrying amount is written down immediately 

to its recoverable amount (defined as the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell and its value in use).

(i)  Financial Instruments

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, balances with banks and short-term deposits with original 

maturities of three months or less.

Mortgages payable consists of the legal liabilities owing pursuant to loans secured by mortgages and premiums and 

discounts recognized on loans assumed on acquisition of properties, netted against the transaction costs, and the 

effective interest method of amortization is applied to the premiums, discounts and transaction costs.

The following table describes Allied’s classification and measurement of its financial assets and liabilities:

ASSET/LIABILITY

CLASSIFICATION

MEASUREMENT

Loans and notes receivable 

Cash and cash equivalents 

Accounts receivable 

Debt 

Loans and receivables 

Loans and receivables 

Loans and receivables 

Other financial liabilities 

Accounts payable and other liabilities 

Other financial liabilities 

Interest rate swaps 

Fair value through profit or loss 

Amortized cost

Amortized cost

Amortized cost

Amortized cost

Amortized cost

Fair value

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTAllied designated its accounts receivable, loans and notes receivable, and cash and cash equivalents as loans 

and receivables; its debt and accounts payable and other liabilities as other financial liabilities. All derivatives, 

including embedded derivatives, are classified at fair value through profit or loss and are recorded on the 

consolidated balance sheet at fair value.

At the end of each reporting period, Allied will reassess categorization between levels in the hierarchy to 

determine whether transfers have occurred. The reassessment is based on the lowest level input that is significant 

to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

FINANCIAL ASSETS

Financial assets are classified as loans and receivables or fair value through profit or loss. Financial assets are 

initially measured at fair value.

Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issuance of financial assets or liabilities, with 

the exception of those classified as at fair value through profit or loss, are accounted for as part of the respective 

asset or liability’s carrying value at inception and amortized over the expected life of the financial instrument 

using the effective interest method. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition or issuance of 

financial assets or liabilities classified as at fair value through profit or loss are recognized immediately in net 

income.

Allied assesses, on a continual basis, whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset that is not carried 

at fair value through profit or loss is impaired based on changes in the credit risk of the financial asset since initial 

recognition. An impairment loss, which is the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value, is recognized if 

the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the original effective interest rate inherent in the 

loan is less than its carrying value and is measured as the difference between the two amounts. Impairments are 

recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.

FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

Financial liabilities are classified and measured as disclosed in the table above. Financial liabilities are initially 

recognized at fair value net of any transaction costs directly attributable to the issuance of the instrument and 

subsequently carried at amortized cost using the effective interest method, except for financial liabilities held for 

trading or designated at fair value through profit or loss, that are carried subsequently at fair value with gains or 

losses recognized in profit or loss.

Allied measures its debt, finance lease obligations, and accounts payable and other liabilities, at amortized cost 

using the effective interest method. All interest-related charges are reported in the Consolidated Statements of 

Income and Comprehensive Income and are included within ‘Interest expense’, except for those interest-related 

charges capitalized to qualifying properties under development or rental properties.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTFrom time to time, Allied uses derivative financial instruments to manage risks from fluctuations in interest rates. 

All derivative instruments, including embedded derivatives that must be separately accounted for, are valued at their 

respective fair values unless they are effective cash flow hedging instruments.

On the date a derivative contract is entered into, Allied assesses whether or not to designate the derivative as either a 

hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability (a “fair-value hedge”) or a hedge of the variability of cash flows 

to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability or a forecasted transaction (a “cash-flow hedge”). Allied 

does not hold any fair-value or cash-flow hedges.

Allied has entered into interest rate derivative contracts to limit its exposure to fluctuations in the interest rates on 

variable rate mortgages and unsecured term loans. Gains or losses arising from the change in fair values of the interest 

rate derivative contracts are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.

(j)  Unitholders’ Equity

Trust Units represents the initial value of Units that have been issued. Any transaction costs associated with the 

issuing of Units are deducted from Unit proceeds.

Unitholders’ equity includes all current and prior period retained income. Distributions payable to Unitholders are 

included in ‘Distributions payable to Unitholders’ when the distributions have been approved and declared prior to 

the reporting date, but have yet to be paid.

(k)  Short-Term Employee Benefits

Allied does not provide pension plan benefits. Short-term employee benefits are expensed as a period expense.

(l)  Unit-Based Payments

Equity-settled unit-based payments to employees and trustees are measured at the fair value of the equity instruments 

at the grant date.

The fair value determined at the grant date of the equity-settled unit-based payments is expensed on a straight-line 

basis over the period during which the employee becomes unconditionally entitled to equity instruments, based on 

Allied’s estimate of equity instruments that will eventually vest. At the end of each reporting period, Allied revises  

its estimate of the number of equity instruments that are expected to vest. Allied utilizes the Black-Scholes Model for 

the valuation of unit options with no performance criteria, see note 16 for assumptions used.

Units granted under the Unit Option Plan and Restricted Unit Plan are subject to vesting conditions and disposition 

restrictions, in order to provide a long term compensation incentive. The Unit Options and Restricted Units are 

subject to forfeiture until the participant has held his or her position with Allied for a specified period of time. Full 
vesting of Restricted Units and Unit Options may not occur until the participant has remained employed by Allied 

for three and four years, respectively from the date of grant. Upon forfeiture of Unit Options and Restricted Units by 

an employee or trustee of Allied, the expense related to any unvested, forfeited Unit Options and Restricted Units 

recognized up to and including the date of the forfeiture is reversed.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT(m)  Provisions

Provisions are recognized when there is a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events, it is 

probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation, and the amount can be reliably 

estimated. Provisions are not recognized for future operating losses. Allied does not have any provisions as of the 

date of this report.

(n)  Per Unit Calculations

Basic net income per unit is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of Units outstanding 

for the period (refer to note 17 for further details).

Diluted net income per unit is calculated using the denominator of the basic calculation described above adjusted 

to include the potentially dilutive effect of the outstanding unit purchase options. The denominator is increased by 

the total number of additional Units that would have been issued by Allied assuming exercise of all unit purchase 

options with exercise prices below the average market price for the year (refer to note 16 for further details).

(o)  Residential Inventories

Residential inventory are assets that are developed by Allied for sale in the ordinary course of business and is 

recorded at the lower of cost and estimated net realizable value. Impairment is reviewed at each reporting date, with 

any losses recognized in net income when the carrying value of the inventory exceeds its net realizable value. The net 

realizable value is defined as the entity-specific future selling price, including any development plans, in the ordinary 

course of business less estimated costs of completion and selling costs.

The cost of residential inventory includes any costs that are directly attributable to bring the projects to a state of 

active development, which includes borrowing costs. Borrowing costs are accounted under IAS 23 similarly to 

Allied’s policies for capitalization to qualifying assets.

(p)  Accounting standards adopted in 2019

IFRS 16 - LEASES (“IFRS 16”) 

Allied has adopted IFRS 16, as issued by the IASB in January 2016, which replaces IAS 17, Leases, and related 
interpretations effective on January 1, 2019. Allied has elected to apply the standard on a modified retrospective 

basis and accordingly the comparative period has not been restated. 

IFRS 16 introduces new or amended requirements with respect to lease accounting. It introduces significant changes 

to lessee accounting by removing the distinction between operating and finance leases and requires the lessee to 

recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at commencement for all leases, except for short-term leases (lease 
term of 12 months or less) and leases of low-value assets. In contrast to lessee accounting, the requirements for 

lessor accounting have remained largely unchanged with the distinction between operating leases and finance leases 

being retained. However, IFRS 16 requires enhanced disclosures to be provided by lessors.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTAllied has historically recorded five land leases and accounted for the respective leases as finance leases under 

IAS 17. Accordingly, the adoption of IFRS 16 resulted in a change in the description of the line item entitled 

finance lease obligations to the new line item entitled lease liabilities. There was no impact to the measurement of 

the finance lease obligations and corresponding investment properties on the adoption of IFRS 16.

As no right-of-use asset or lease liabilities have been recognized in the period there is no cumulative effect 

adjustment required to be recorded in retained earnings on initial application of IFRS 16. 

For short-term leases and leases of low-value assets, Allied has elected to recognize the lease expense in the period 

in accordance with the practical expedients of IFRS 16. This expense is presented within property operating 

costs and/or general and administrative expenses, as applicable, in the consolidated statements of income and 

comprehensive income. The total amount expensed during the year ended December 31, 2019, is $270.

The adoption of IFRS 16 did not have an impact on the consolidated statements of cash flows as all short-term leases 

and low-value asset payments continue to be recorded within cash provided by operating activities line items. 

(q)  Comparative figures

As a result of the condominium sales earned in the year ended December 31, 2019, a revised sub-total entitled 

operating income has replaced the previous sub-total net rental income on the face of the consolidated statement 

of income and comprehensive income. Also, the comparative figures have been revised for the accounting related 

to a joint venture (see Note 7) and related segment disclosures.

3.  CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make judgments and estimates 

in applying Allied’s accounting policies that affect the reported amounts and disclosures made in the consolidated 

financial statements and accompanying notes.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTWithin the context of these consolidated financial statements, a judgment is a decision made by management in 

respect of the application of an accounting policy, a recognized or unrecognized financial statement amount and/

or note disclosure, following an analysis of relevant information that may include estimates and assumptions. 

Estimates and assumptions are used mainly in determining the measurement of balances recognized or disclosed 

in the consolidated financial statements and are based on a set of underlying data that may include management’s 

historical experience, knowledge of current events and conditions and other factors that are believed to be 

reasonable under the circumstances. Management continually evaluates the estimates and judgments it uses.

The following are the accounting policies subject to judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty that 

Allied believes could have the most significant impact on the amounts recognized in the consolidated financial 

statements. Allied’s significant accounting policies are disclosed in note 2.

INVESTMENT PROPERTIES

Judgments Made in Relation to Accounting Policies Applied - Judgment is applied in determining whether certain 
costs are additions to the carrying value of investment properties, identifying the point at which substantial 

completion of a development property occurs, and identifying the directly attributable borrowing costs to be 

included in the carrying value of the development property. Allied also applies judgment in determining whether 

the properties it acquires are considered to be asset acquisitions or business combinations. Allied has determined 

through the appropriate analysis that all the properties it has acquired to date to be asset acquisitions.

Key Sources of Estimation - The fair value of investment properties is dependent on available comparable 
transactions, future cash flows over the holding period and discount rates and capitalization rates applicable to 

those assets. For further details, see note 5. The review of anticipated cash flows involves assumptions relating to 

occupancy, rental rates and residual value. In addition to reviewing anticipated cash flows, management assesses 

changes in the business climate and other factors which may affect the ultimate value of the property. These 

assumptions may not ultimately be achieved.

JOINT ARRANGEMENTS

Judgments Made in Relation to Accounting Policies Applied - Judgment is applied in determining whether Allied has 
joint control and whether the arrangements are joint operations or joint ventures. In assessing whether the joint 

arrangements are joint operations or joint ventures, management applies judgment to determine Allied’s rights 

and obligations in the arrangement based on factors such as the structure, legal form and contractual terms of the 

arrangement.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTLEASES

Judgments Made in Relation to Accounting Policies Applied - Prior to the adoption of IFRS 16, Allied has applied 
judgment to determine whether the freehold lease and certain land leases, where Allied is the lessee, are operating 

leases or finance leases. In order to determine the classification, Allied considers judgments and estimates related 

to lease terms, incremental borrowing rates, and contingent rent and fixed payments. Pursuant to the long term 

contractual obligations in each, they are finance leases and accordingly they are classified as investment properties. 

All tenant leases where Allied is the lessor have been determined to be operating leases.

INCOME TAXES

Judgments Made in Relation to Accounting Policies Applied - Allied qualifies as a mutual fund trust (“MFT”) and a 
REIT as defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada). Allied is not liable to pay entity level Canadian income taxes 

provided that its taxable income is fully distributed to Unitholders each year and if it meets the prescribed rules 

under the Income Tax Act (Canada) to be a REIT and MFT. This results in no current or deferred income tax being 

recognized in the financial statements.

Allied applies judgment in determining whether it will continue to qualify as a REIT and in assessing its 

interpretation and application to its assets and revenue. While there are uncertainties in interpretation and 

application of these rules, Allied believes it meets the REIT and MFT rules.

Allied expects to continue to qualify as a REIT under the Income Tax Act (Canada), however, should it no longer 

qualify, it would be subject to entity level tax and would be required to recognize current and deferred income taxes.

4.  ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

During the year ended December 31, 2019, Allied completed the following property acquisitions from third parties:

PROPERTY

ACQUISITION 
DATE

PROPERTY 
TYPE

INVESTMENT 
PROPERTY

INTEREST 
ACQUIRED

738-11th SW, Calgary 

April 9, 2019 

Office, Retail 

6,145 

2233 Columbia, Vancouver 

April 11, 2019 

Office, Retail 

25,074 

2-4 Stewart, Kitchener 

1050 Homer, Vancouver 

May 9, 2019 

Development 

1,791 

May 27, 2019 

Office, Retail 

41,420 

53-55 Wellington, Kitchener 

June 3, 2019 

Development 

371 

1001 Rue Lenoir, Montréal 

July 2, 2019 

Office, Retail 

82,091 

700 de la Gauchetière, Montréal 

July 17, 2019 

Office, Retail 

335,714 

365 Railway, Vancouver 

134-11th SE, Calgary 

September 26, 2019 

November 28, 2019 

Office 

Office 

Ancillary residential properties, Toronto (1) 

- 

Residential 

18,988 

14,800 

23,074 

$549,468

(1)  Allied acquired eight ancillary residential properties in 2019.

50%

100%

50%

100%

50%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

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The total purchase price for the above noted properties of $549,468 is comprised of net cash consideration of 

$370,075, the assumption of other liabilities of $17,442 and mortgage assumptions of $161,951. 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, Allied completed the following property acquisitions from third parties:

PROPERTY

464 King W, Toronto 

812-11th SW, Calgary 

137 George, Toronto 

731-10th SW, Calgary 

305 Joseph, Kitchener 

1220 Homer, Vancouver 

802-11th SW, Calgary 

668 King W, Toronto 

342 Water, Vancouver 

ACQUISITION   
DATE

PROPERTY 
TYPE

INVESTMENT 
PROPERTY

INTEREST   
ACQUIRED

January 18, 2018 

Parking 

$7,529 

January 25, 2018 

Retail 

January 30, 2018 

Office, Retail 

February 12, 2018 

Retail 

June 21, 2018 

Parking 

October 15, 2018 

October 15, 2018 

Office 

Retail 

Office 

Retail 

November 30, 2018 

December 3, 2018 

Office, Retail 

1,750 

1,110 

5,970 

888 

18,072 

2,287 

40,061 

12,547 

20,074 

33,108 

$143,396

100%

50%

100%

50%

50%

100%

50%

100%

100%

100%

100%

151 West Hastings, Vancouver 

November 30, 2018 

644 Courcelle, Montréal 

December 19, 2018 

Office, Retail 

The total purchase price for the above noted properties of $143,396 is comprised of net cash consideration of 

$123,279, the assumption of other liabilities of $1,442, and mortgages payable of $18,675. 

DISPOSITIONS

During the year ended December 31, 2019, Allied did not dispose of any investment properties.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, Allied completed the following disposition of an investment property 

to a third party:

PROPERTY

KING Toronto (1) 

Total selling price 

Net selling costs 

Working capital adjustments 

Loan Issuance 

Net cash consideration received 

DISPOSITION   
DATE

November 30, 2018 

PROPERTY TYPE

SELLING PRICE

Residential, Office,  
Retail 

$63,225

$63,225

(20)

3,825

(67,030)

$—

(1)  Allied entered into a joint arrangement with Westbank to develop KING Toronto. As part of the arrangement, Allied sold a 50% undivided interest 

to Westbank. KING Toronto is comprised of the following properties: 489 King W, 495 King W, 499 King W, 511-529 King W, 533 King W, and 
539 King W.

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5. 

INVESTMENT PROPERTIES

Changes to the carrying amounts of investment properties are summarized as follows:

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

PROPERTIES UNDER 

PROPERTIES UNDER 

RENTAL   

DEVELOPMENT   

RENTAL   

DEVELOPMENT   

PROPERTIES

(“PUD”)

TOTAL

PROPERTIES

(“PUD”)

TOTAL

Balance, beginning of year 

$5,592,216 

$570,241 

$6,162,457 

$5,168,621 

$387,365 

$5,555,986

Additions: 

Acquisitions 

Improvement allowances 

Leasing commissions 

547,306 

37,755 

13,310 

2,162 

22 

4,223 

549,468 

143,396 

— 

143,396

37,777 

48,607 

17,533 

13,823 

5,417 

7,199 

54,024

21,022

Capital expenditures 

55,428 

219,279 

274,707 

40,091 

177,349 

217,440

Dispositions 

— 

— 

Transfers from PUD 

98,850 

(98,850) 

Transfers to PUD 

(6,530) 

6,530 

Transfers to residential inventory 

Transfers to other assets 

Lease liabilities 

— 

(152) 

1,887 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(67,030) 

(67,030)

67,180 

(67,180) 

(185,770) 

185,770 

—

—

— 

(103,690) 

(103,690)

(152) 

1,887 

(17,631) 

1,884 

— 

— 

(17,631)

1,884

Amortization of straight-line rent  
and improvement allowances 

Fair value gain on  
investment properties 

(24,882) 

(20) 

(24,902) 

(23,287) 

1,460 

(21,827)

439,027 

11,463 

450,490 

335,302 

43,581 

378,883

Balance, end of year 

$6,754,215 

$715,050 

$7,469,265 

$5,592,216 

$570,241 

$6,162,457

For the year ended December 31, 2019, Allied capitalized $20,979 of borrowing costs to qualifying investment 

properties (December 31, 2018 - $18,760).

Included in the rental properties amounts noted above are right-of-use assets with a fair value of $509,860 

(December 31, 2018 - $502,040) representing the fair value of Allied’s interest in five investment properties with 

corresponding lease liabilities. The leases’ maturities range from 24.8 years to 82.5 years.

VALUATION METHODOLOGY

The appraised fair value of investment properties is most commonly determined using the following 

methodologies: 

(a)  Discounted cash flow method - Under this approach, discount rates are applied to the projected annual 

operating cash flows, generally over a ten year period, including a terminal value of the properties based on 

a capitalization rate applied to the estimated net operating income (“NOI”), a non-GAAP measure, in the 

terminal year. This method is primarily used to value the rental properties portfolio. 

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(b)  Comparable sales method - This approach compares a subject property’s characteristics with those of 

comparable properties which have recently sold. The process uses one of several techniques to adjust 

the price of the comparable transactions according to the presence, absence, or degree of characteristics 

which influence value. These characteristics include the cost of construction incurred at a property under 

development. This method is primarily used to value the development portfolio and ancillary parking 

facilities. 

In accordance with its policy, Allied measures and records its investment properties using valuations under the 

supervision of Management with the support of an independent external appraiser. Allied’s entire portfolio is 

revalued by the external appraiser each quarter. Management verifies all major inputs to the valuations, analyzes 

the change in fair values at the end of each reporting period and reviews the results with the independent 

appraiser every quarter. There were no material changes to the valuation techniques during the year. For 

properties with a leasehold interest with a term less than 40 years, the resulting valuation methodology is based 

upon a full-term discounted cash flow model.

SIGNIFICANT INPUTS

There are significant unobservable inputs used, such as capitalization rates, in determining the fair value of 

each investment property. Accordingly, all investment properties are measured in accordance with the fair 

value measurement hierarchy levels and the inputs for investment properties comprise Level 3 unobservable 

inputs, reflecting Management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset at the 

measurement date. Fair values are most sensitive to changes in capitalization rates and stabilized or forecasted 

NOI. Generally, an increase in NOI will result in an increase in the fair value of investment properties and an 

increase in capitalization rates will result in a decrease in the fair value of investment properties. Below are the 

rates used in the modeling process for valuations.

Discount rate 

Terminal capitalization rate 

Overall capitalization rate 

Discount horizon (years) 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

6.63% 

5.38% 

4.98% 

10 

6 .64%

5  .55%

5  .13%

10

The analysis below shows the maximum impact on fair values of possible changes in capitalization rates, assuming 

no changes in NOI:

CHANGE IN  
CAPITALIZATION RATE OF

Increase (decrease) in fair value 

-0 .50%

-0 .25%

+0 .25%

+0 .50%

Investment Properties 

$833,623 

$394,781 

$(357,039) 

$(681,502)

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6.  RESIDENTIAL INVENTORY

Residential inventory consists of assets that are developed by Allied for sale in the ordinary course of business. 

Allied may transfer an investment property to residential inventory based on a change in use, as evidenced by 

the commencement of development activities with the intention to sell. Alternatively, a transfer from residential 

inventory to investment property would be evidenced by the commencement of leasing activity. 

On September 19, 2017, Allied and its partner RioCan announced that they had finalized plans that would allow 

the co-owners to improve the return on the development of King Portland Centre. The co-owners had originally 

intended to develop the residential portion of the project as rental apartments and then decided to sell the 

residential portion as condominium units, comprised of 132 units. As of December 31, 2019, all units have been 

occupied for which $45,341 and $43,342 of revenue and related cost of sales, respectively, have been recognized 

in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. 

On November 30, 2018, Allied entered into a joint arrangement with Westbank to develop KING Toronto. 

KING Toronto is a mixed-use property comprised of office, retail, and residential uses. As part of the 

arrangement, Allied sold a 50% undivided interest to Westbank. The residential component will be developed and 

sold as condominiums. The sale of the residential units commenced in October 2018 and totals 210,000 square 

feet of GLA. 

For the year ended December 31, 2019, Allied capitalized $5,214 of borrowing costs to qualifying residential 

inventory (December 31, 2018 - $1,264).

Residential inventory is as follows: 

King Portland Centre 

KING Toronto 

Current 

Non-current 

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$— 

114,910 

$114,910 

$— 

114,910 

$114,910 

$36,612

103,690

$140,302

$36,612

103,690

$140,302

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The changes in the aggregate carrying value of Allied’s residential inventory is as follows: 

Balance, beginning of year 

Acquisitions (1) 

Dispositions (1) 

Sale of residential units (2) 

Development expenditures 

Transfers from investment properties (3) 

Balance, end of year 

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$140,302 

10,454 

(5,227) 

(43,342) 

12,723 

— 

$114,910 

$28,239

—

—

—

8,373

103,690

$140,302

(1)  On February 14, 2019, Allied acquired 464-466 Queen W, Toronto, at a purchase price of $10,454 and concurrently sold a 50% undivided interest 
to Westbank at a sale price of $5,227. This property will be transferred to the City of Toronto as parkland dedication related to the KING Toronto 
condominium development. 

(2)  Allied recognized condominium cost of sales for the 132 units occupied at King Portland Centre. 
(3)  On November 30, 2018, the fair market value of a portion of KING Toronto was transferred from investment property to inventory with the intention 

for future sale as condominium units. 

7. 

INVESTMENT IN JOINT VENTURE AND LOAN RECEIVABLE

Investment in joint venture and the associated loan receivable is comprised of the following: 

Investment in joint venture 

Loans receivable from joint venture 

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$(8,439) 

104,035 

$95,596 

$18,456

—

$18,456 

On July 2, 2013, Allied entered into a partnership agreement whereby Allied holds a one-third voting and 

economic interest in 7th Avenue Sky Partnership (“TELUS Sky”). TELUS Sky was created with the specific 

purpose of acquiring the entire beneficial interest in the property located at 100-114 7th Avenue SW, Calgary and 

participating in its construction and development. 

On October 31, 2019, Allied advanced a construction loan in the amount of $96,142 to TELUS Sky, with the loan 

having a maximum limit of $114,000. The loan matures on August 31, 2021, and bears interest at bank prime plus 

45 basis points or banker’s acceptance rate plus 145 basis points. As at December 31, 2019, the loan receivable 

outstanding is $104,035 (December 31, 2018 - nil). Allied is providing a joint and several guarantee, in the 

amount of $114,000 to support the TELUS Sky facility.

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Allied accounts for its interests in joint ventures using the equity method. The financial information below 

represents TELUS Sky at 100%, as well as Allied’s one-third interest.

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Current assets (including cash and cash equivalents) 

Non-current assets 

Current liabilities 

Non-current liabilities 

Net assets of TELUS Sky at 100% 

Net assets of TELUS Sky at Allied’s share (1) 

Revenue 

Expenses 

Interest expense 

General and administrative expense 

Fair value loss 

Net loss and total comprehensive loss of TELUS Sky at 100%   

Net loss and total comprehensive loss at Allied’s share (1) 

(1)  Includes costs only pertaining to Allied, and not the joint venture. 

$9,377 

320,880 

(43,457) 

(312,117) 

$(25,317) 

$(8,439) 

$3,441 

(830) 

(1,326) 

(362) 

(78,455) 

$(77,532) 

$(25,844) 

$7,391

285,568

(24,865)

(212,726)

$55,368

$18,456

$—

—

—

—

(5,543)

$(5,543)

$(1,848)

Opening balance  

Net earnings  

Distributions 

Ending balance 

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$18,456  

(25,844) 

(1,051) 

$(8,439) 

$20,304

(1,848)

—

$18,456

The comparative figures for the year ended December 31, 2018, have been revised in respect of the accounting for 

Allied’s investment in TELUS Sky from a joint operation to a joint venture. As a result the consolidated balance 

sheet, statement of income and comprehensive income and statement of cash flow accounts summarized in 

the table below were revised; and there was no impact on net income, earnings per share and the consolidated 

statement of equity. The revision had an immaterial impact on the January 1, 2018, opening balance sheet.

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PREVIOUSLY 
REPORTED

ADJUSTMENT

REVISED 
PRESENTATION

Consolidated Balance Sheet,  
as at December 31, 2018

Investment properties 

$6,257,647 

$(95,190) 

$6,162,457

Investment in joint venture and loan receivable 

Cash and cash equivalents  

Accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and deposits  

Current debt  

Accounts payable and other liabilities  

Consolidated Statement of Income  
& Comprehensive Income for  
the year ended December 31, 2018

Interest expense 

Fair value gain on investment properties 

Net loss from joint venture 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows  
for the year ended December 31, 2018

Cash provided by operating activities

— 

18,361 

47,999 

106,990  

217,334  

(67,285) 

375,848 

— 

Fair value (gain) on investment properties  

(375,849)  

Change in other non-cash financing items  

Change in other non-cash operating items  

1,918  

51,758  

Cash provided by financing activities  

18,456 

(302) 

(2,161) 

(70,909)  

(8,288)  

(1,186) 

3,034 

(1,848) 

(3,034)  

6  

(1,453)  

18,456

18,059

45,838

36,081

209,046

(68,471)

378,882

(1,848)

(378,883)

1,924

50,305

Proceeds of construction loan  

24,151  

(24,151) 

—

Cash used by investing activities  

Additions to investment properties  

Leasing commissions  

8.  LOANS AND NOTES RECEIVABLE

Loans and notes receivable are as follows:

Loans receivable (a) 

Notes and other receivables (b) 

Current 

Non-current 

124

(244,210)  

(21,023)  

26,770  

1  

(217,440)

(21,022)

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$245,303 

5,973 

$251,276 

$3,863 

247,413 

$251,276 

$200,289

13,155

$213,444

$11,077

202,367

$213,444

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(a)  In February 2015, Allied entered into a joint arrangement with Westbank and completed the acquisition of 

an undivided 50% interest in Adelaide & Duncan. Allied advanced $21,173 to Westbank. As at December 31, 

2019, the loan receivable outstanding is $21,173 (December 31, 2018 - $21,173) and is secured by a first 

charge on the property and assignment of rents and leases. Interest on the loan is payable monthly. In 

accordance with the loan agreement, the rate increased to 7.75% per annum upon placement of construction 

financing (December 31, 2018 - 6.17%). The loan is repayable when the joint arrangement obtains external 

permanent financing. 

On August 1, 2017, Allied entered into an arrangement with Westbank to provide a credit facility of up 

to $100,000, plus interest, for the land acquisition and the pre-development costs of 400 West Georgia 

in Vancouver. The facility will initially be secured by a first charge on the property and upon permanent 

financing, the facility will be secured by Westbank’s covenant and a second charge with the construction 

lender having the first charge. On February 11, 2019, the facility was increased to $160,000. Interest accrues 

monthly at rates between 5.00% to 6.75% per annum in year one and is payable monthly at a rate of 6.75% 

per annum in each year thereafter until maturity. The credit facility matures on August 31, 2022, and has a 

one-year extension option to August 31, 2023. The loan outstanding as at December 31, 2019, is $106,292 

(December 31, 2018 - $112,086). 

On November 30, 2018, Allied entered into a joint arrangement with Westbank to develop KING Toronto. 

As part of the arrangement, Allied advanced $67,030 to Westbank for its purchase of a 50% undivided 

interest in the property. As at December 31, 2019, the loan receivable outstanding is $77,765 (December 31, 

2018 - $67,030) and bears interest at a rate of 7.00% per annum. Interest accrues monthly and is payable 

on loan repayment. The loan is repayable at the earlier of November 23, 2023, or the closing of the 

condominiums.

On March 18, 2019, Allied made an amendment to the joint arrangement with Perimeter to develop 

Breithaupt Phase III and a loan receivable arrangement to provide 50% of the pre-development costs. As at 

December 31, 2019, the loan receivable outstanding is $9,365 (December 31, 2018 - nil) and bears interest at 

a rate of 7.00% per annum. Interest accrues monthly and is payable on loan repayment. The loan is repayable 

upon completion of development and rent commencement, which is anticipated to be in the fourth quarter 

of 2021.

On July 31, 2019, Allied entered into an arrangement with Westbank to provide a credit facility of up to 

$185,000, plus interest, for the land acquisition and the pre-development costs of 720 Beatty Street in 

Vancouver. The funding will initially be secured by a first mortgage on the property for a fixed term and 

bears interest at a rate of 7.00% per annum. Interest accrues monthly and is payable on loan repayment. On 

placement of construction financing, the mortgage will be secured by a second charge with the construction 
lender having the first charge. The credit facility matures in six years following approval of the project by 

the British Columbia Utilities Commission. The loan outstanding as at December 31, 2019, is $30,708 

(December 31, 2018 - nil). 

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(b)  As at December 31, 2019, the balance of notes and other receivables includes $3,713 of mortgage receivables 

(December 31, 2018 - $10,967) from the purchaser of Allied’s Québec City portfolio as the mortgage 

transfer was not executed by the lender. The remaining balance is made up of individually insignificant notes 

receivable.

9.  OTHER ASSETS 

Other assets consist of the following:

Equipment and other assets (1) 

Property, plant and equipment (2) 

Prepaid deposits (3) 

Interest rate swap derivative assets 

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$5,081 

17,782 

13,202 

3,723 

$39,788 

$6,141

17,631

—

4,746

$28,518

(1)  During the year ended December 31, 2019, Allied recorded amortization of equipment and other assets of $1,456 (December 31, 2018 - $1,556). 
(2)  This relates to owner-occupied property. 
(3)  These are deposits from the sale of residential condominium units for KING Toronto, which are held in trust.

10.  ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, PREPAID EXPENSES AND DEPOSITS

User trade receivables - net of allowance (a) 

Other user receivables (b) 

Miscellaneous receivables (c) 

Prepaid expenses and deposits (d) 

(a)  User trade receivables

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$7,686 

46,569 

15,258 

60,431 

$129,944 

$7,271

3,581

9,647

25,339

$45,838

User trade receivables include minimum rent, annual common area maintenance recoverable costs, property tax 

recovery billings and other recoverable charges.

An allowance is maintained for expected credit losses resulting from the inability of users to meet obligations 

under lease agreements. Allied actively reviews receivables on a continuous basis and determines the potentially 

uncollectible accounts on a per-user basis giving consideration to their credit risk and records an impairment 

based on expected credit losses as required.

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The movement in the allowance for doubtful accounts is reconciled as follows:

Allowance for doubtful accounts, beginning of year 

Additional provision recorded during the year 

Reversal of previous provisions 

Receivables written off during the year 

Allowance for doubtful accounts, end of year 

(b) 

 Other user receivables

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$2,333 

2,837 

(1,008) 

(263) 

$3,899 

$2,342

2,926

(1,469)

(1,466)

$2,333

Other user receivables pertain to unbilled operating costs such as common area maintenance and property tax 

recoveries and chargebacks. Included in this amount is $40,153 of condominium sales receivables related to 

King Portland Centre (net of deposits).

(c)  Miscellaneous receivables 

Miscellaneous receivables consist primarily of property taxes recoverable from municipalities and insurance 

claims. As at December 31, 2019, there are no credit risk indicators that the debtors will not meet their payment 

obligations.

(d)  Prepaid expenses and deposits

Prepaid expenses primarily relate to property operating expenses (mainly realty taxes and insurance), deposits 

relating to acquisitions of $29,080 (December 31, 2018 - $3,780) and deposits held in trust of $18,340 

(December 31, 2018 - $9,000) received from the sale of residential condominium units.

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Debt consists of the following items, net of financing costs:

Mortgages payable (a) 

Construction loans payable (b) 

Unsecured revolving operating facility (c) 

Senior unsecured debentures (d) 

Unsecured term loans (e) 

Current 

Non-current 

(a) Mortgages payable

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$737,448 

23,210 

— 

945,369 

449,154 

$769,473

—

95,000

573,320

448,909

$2,155,181 

$1,886,702

$29,243 

2,125,938 

$2,155,181 

$36,081

1,850,621

$1,886,702

Mortgages payable have a weighted average stated interest rate of 4.38% as at December 31, 2019  

(December 31, 2018 - 4.38%). The mortgages are secured by a first registered charge over specific investment 

properties and first general assignments of leases, insurance and registered chattel mortgages. 

PRINCIPAL 
REPAYMENTS

BALANCE DUE 
AT MATURITY

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 
2018

2020 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

2027 

2028 

25,530 

26,668 

25,728 

16,781 

4,726 

1,596 

1,391 

487 

293 

3,713 

— 

205,628 

225,585 

152,472 

8,788 

20,443 

— 

14,457 

29,243 

26,668 

231,356 

242,366 

157,198 

10,384 

21,834 

487 

14,750 

Mortgages, principal 

$103,200 

$631,086 

$734,286 

$771,916

Net premium on assumed mortgages 

Net financing costs 

5,400 

(2,238) 

924

(3,367)

$737,448 

$769,473

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(b)  Construction loans payable

As of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, Allied’s obligation under the construction loans is as follows: 

JOINT   
ARRANGEMENT

OWNERSHIP

DATE OF   
MATURITY

DECEMBER 31,   
2019

DECEMBER 31, 
2018

Adelaide & Duncan 

50 .00% 

August 11, 2023 

23,210 

$23,210 

—

$—

On January 31, 2019, the Adelaide & Duncan joint arrangement obtained a $270,000 construction lending 

facility from a syndicate of Canadian banks, in which Allied’s 50% share is $135,000. The loan matures on August 

11, 2023, and bears interest at bank prime plus 35 basis points or bankers’ acceptance rate plus 135 basis points. 

Allied is providing a joint and several guarantee to support the construction facility for the Adelaide & Duncan 

development. On August 23, 2019, the Adelaide & Duncan joint arrangement entered into a swap agreement to 

fix 75% of construction costs up to $209,572 at 2.86%.

In September 2019, Allied and Perimeter received a commitment from a syndicate of Canadian banks for a 

construction loan for the Breithaupt Phase III joint arrangement, subject to execution of definitive financing 

documents and completion of customary financing conditions. The commitment is expected to fund up to 

$138,000 (Allied’s 50% share being $69,000). The loan matures on December 2, 2022, and bears interest at 

bank prime or banker’s acceptance rate plus 120 basis points. Allied is providing a joint and several guarantee to 

support the facility and is earning a related guarantee fee. The construction loan has no balance outstanding as at 

December 31, 2019.

(c)  Unsecured revolving operating facility

As of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, Allied’s obligation under the unsecured revolving operating 

facility is as follows: 

Unsecured Facility limit 

Amounts drawn under the Unsecured Facility 

Letters of credit outstanding under the Unsecured Facility 

Remaining unused balance under the Unsecured Facility 

$400,000 

— 

(14,896) 

$385,104 

$400,000

(95,000)

(14,404)

$290,596

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

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As at December 31, 2019, Allied has access to an Unsecured Facility of $400,000 with a maturity of January 29, 

2022. The Unsecured Facility bears interest at bank prime plus 45 basis points or bankers’ acceptance plus 145 

basis points with a standby fee of 29 basis points, subject to certain conditions being met. In the event that these 

conditions are not met, the Unsecured Facility will bear interest at bank prime plus 70 basis points or bankers’ 

acceptance plus 170 basis points with a standby fee of 34 basis points. The Unsecured Facility contains a $100,000 

accordion feature, allowing Allied to increase the amount available under the facility to $500,000. The Unsecured 

Facility has no balance outstanding as at December 31, 2019 (December 31, 2018 - $95,000).

On January 21, 2020, Allied amended the Unsecured Facility to extend the maturity to January 30, 2023. The 

Facility will bear interest at bank prime plus 20 basis points or bankers’ acceptance plus 120 basis points with 

a standby fee of 24 basis points, subject to certain conditions being met. In the event that these conditions are 

not met, the Unsecured Facility will bear interest at bank prime plus 45 basis points or bankers’ acceptance plus 

145 basis points with a standby fee of 29 basis points.

(d)  Senior unsecured debentures

As of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, Allied’s obligation under the senior unsecured debentures is 

as follows: 

SERIES

Series A 

Series B 

Series C 

Series D 

Series E 

INTEREST 
RATE

DATE OF   
MATURITY

INTEREST   
PAYMENT DATE

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

3 .748% 

May 13, 2020 

May 13 and November 13 

$— 

$225,000

3 .934% 

November 14, 2022 

May 14 and November 14 

150,000 

150,000

3 .636% 

3 .394% 

3 .113% 

April 21, 2025 

April 21 and October 21 

200,000 

200,000

August 15, 2029 

February 15 and August 15 

300,000 

April 8, 2027 

April 8 and October 8 

300,000 

—

—

Unsecured Debentures, principal 

Net premium on Unsecured Debentures 

Net financing costs 

$950,000 

$575,000

— 

216

(4,631) 

(1,896)

$945,369 

$573,320

The Series A, B, C, D and E Debentures are collectively referred to as the “Unsecured Debentures”.

On August 15, 2019, Allied issued $300,000 of 3.394% Series D Unsecured Debentures (the “Series D 

Debentures”) due August 15, 2029, with semi-annual interest payments due on February 15 and August 15 of 

each year commencing February 15, 2020. Debt financing costs of $1,843 were incurred and recorded against the 

principal owing. 

Proceeds from the Series D Debentures were used to redeem $225,000 of an aggregate principal amount of 

3.748% Series A Debentures due May 13, 2020, in full, with a prepayment penalty of $2,563, repay amounts 

drawn on the Unsecured Facility in the amount of $55,000, and for general working capital purposes. 

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On October 8, 2019, Allied issued $300,000 of 3.113% Series E Unsecured Debentures (the “Series E 

Debentures”) due April 8, 2027, with semi-annual interest payments due on April 8 and October 8 of each year 

commencing April 8, 2020. Debt financing costs of $1,760 were incurred and recorded against the principal 

owing.

Proceeds from the Series E Debentures were used to prepay $165,752 aggregate principal amount of first 

mortgages, with a prepayment penalty of $3,455, repay amounts drawn on the Unsecured Facility in the amount 

of $60,000, and to fund its development and value-add initiatives.

The respective financing costs and premium recognized are amortized using the effective interest method and 

recorded to Interest Expense (note 11 (f)). 

(e)  Unsecured term loans

As of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, Allied’s obligation under the unsecured term loans is as 

follows: 

INTEREST 
RATE

DATE OF MATURITY

FREQUENCY 
OF INTEREST 
PAYMENT

DECEMBER   
31, 2019

DECEMBER   
31, 2018

Unsecured Term Loan 

3 .992% 

January 14, 2026 

Monthly 

$250,000 

$250,000

Unsecured Term Facility 

Tranche 1 

Tranche 2 

2 .830% 

2 .890% 

Unsecured Term Loans, principal 

Net financing costs 

March 16, 2021 

Quarterly 

100,000 

100,000

March 16, 2021 

Quarterly 

100,000 

100,000

$450,000 

$450,000

(846) 

(1,091)

$449,154 

$448,909

The Unsecured Term Loan and Unsecured Term Facility are collectively referred to as the “Unsecured Term 

Loans”.

On December 14, 2018, Allied entered into a new Unsecured Term Loan with a financial institution for $250,000 

at a rate of 3.992% due on January 14, 2024, with two one-year extensions to January 14, 2026. The proceeds 

from the loan were used to repay the $150,000 maturing term loan due on December 14, 2018, at a rate of 2.645% 

and the balance was used to reduce amounts drawn on the Unsecured Facility. Debt financing costs of $810 were 

incurred and recorded against the principal owing.

The respective financing costs are amortized using the effective interest method and recorded to Interest Expense 
(note 11 (f)). 

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(f)  Interest expense

Interest expense consists of the following:

Interest on debt: 

Mortgages payable 

Construction loans payable 

Unsecured Facility 

Unsecured Debentures 

Unsecured Term Loans 

Interest on lease liabilities 

Amortization, discount on debt 

Amortization, net financing costs 

Less: Interest capitalized to qualifying investment  
properties and residential inventory 

Interest expense excluding prepayment cost 

Prepayment cost 

Interest expense 

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$33,989 

$38,452

604 

2,667 

24,629 

15,679 

8,350 

(1,000) 

1,660 

$86,578 

(26,193) 

$60,385 

6,018 

$66,403 

—

2,779

21,714

9,838

8,292

(1,828)

1,746

$80,993

(20,024)

$60,969

7,502

$68,471

Borrowing costs have been capitalized to qualifying investment properties and residential inventory, where 

applicable, at a weighted average rate of 3.77% per annum (December 31, 2018 – 3.94%).

(g)  Schedule of principal repayments

The table below summarizes the scheduled principal maturity for Allied’s Mortgages payable, Construction loans 

payable, Unsecured Facility, Unsecured Debentures and Unsecured Term Loans.

Mortgages payable,  
principal repayments 

Mortgages payable,  
balance due at maturity 

Construction loans payable 

Unsecured Debentures 

Unsecured Term Loans 

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

THEREAFTER

TOTAL

$25,530 

$26,668 

$25,728 

$16,781 

$4,726 

$3,767 

$103,200

205,628 

225,585 

152,472 

43,688 

631,086

3,713 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

23,210 

150,000 

200,000 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

23,210

800,000 

950,000

250,000 

450,000

Total 

$29,243 

$226,668 

$381,356 

$265,576 

$157,198 

$1,097,455 

$2,157,496

A description of Allied’s risk management objectives and policies for financial instruments is provided in note 25.

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12.  LEASE LIABILITIES

Allied’s future minimum lease liability payments as a lessee are as follows: 

2020  (1)

2021 -   
2024  (1)

THEREAFTER

DECEMBER 31,  
2019

DECEMBER 31, 
2018

Future minimum lease payments 

$9,699 

$40,299 

$453,202 

$503,200 

$512,865

Interest accrued on lease obligations 

526 

875 

— 

1,401 

911

Less: amounts representing  
interest payments 

(10,225) 

(41,174) 

(297,981) 

(349,380) 

Present value of lease payments 

$— 

$— 

$155,221 

$155,221 

(357,113)

$156,663

(1)  The future minimum lease payments prior to 2024 are less than the effective interest on the lease liabilities. 

Some of Allied’s lease agreements contain contingent rent clauses. Contingent rental payments are recognized in 

the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income as required when contingent criteria are met. 

The lease agreements contain renewal options, purchase options, escalation clauses, additional debt and further 

leasing clauses. For the year ended December 31, 2019, minimum lease payments of $11,629 were paid by Allied 

(December 31, 2018 - $8,335).

13.  ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND OTHER LIABILITIES

Accounts payable and other liabilities consists of the following:

Trade payables and other liabilities 

Prepaid user rents 

Accrued interest payable 

Distributions payable to Unitholders 

Residential deposits (1) 

Interest rate swap derivative liability (2) 

Current 

Non-current (3) 

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$157,014 

63,844 

10,473 

16,338 

23,203 

10,720 

$122,075

54,958

5,418

13,814

5,000

7,781

$281,592 

$209,046

$247,669 

33,923 

$281,592 

$209,046

—

$209,046

(1) These deposits relate to KING Toronto in 2019 and King Portland Centre in 2018. 
(2) The interest rate swap derivative liability is classified as non-current in 2019. 
(3) Non-current liabilities are composed of residential deposits totaling $23,203 and an interest rate swap derivative liability totaling $10,720.

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14.  FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The classification, measurement basis, and related fair value disclosures of the financial assets and liabilities are 

summarized in the following table: 

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

CLASSIFICATION/ 
MEASUREMENT

CARRYING 
VALUE

FAIR  
VALUE

CARRYING 
VALUE

FAIR  
VALUE

Financial Assets: 

Loans and notes receivable (note 8) 

Amortized cost 

251,276 

251,276 

213,444 

213,444

Loan receivable from joint venture (note 7) 

Amortized cost 

104,035 

104,035 

— 

—

Cash and cash equivalents (note 20) 

Amortized cost 

208,914 

208,914 

18,059 

18,059

Accounts receivable (note 10) 

Amortized cost 

69,513 

69,513 

20,499 

20,499

Interest rate swap derivative assets (note 9) 

FVTPL 

3,723 

3,723 

4,746 

4,746

Financial Liabilities: 

Debt (note 11) 

Mortgages 

Amortized cost 

737,448 

759,823 

769,473 

798,485

Construction loans payable  

Amortized cost 

23,210 

23,210 

— 

—

Unsecured Facility 

Amortized cost 

— 

— 

95,000 

95,000

Unsecured Debentures 

Amortized cost 

945,369 

966,973 

573,320 

570,616

Unsecured Term Loans 

Amortized cost 

449,154 

457,310 

448,909 

454,350

Interest rate swap liability (note 13) 

FVTPL 

10,720 

10,720 

7,781 

7,781

Accounts payable and other liabilities (note 13) 

Amortized cost 

270,872 

270,872 

201,265 

201,265

Allied uses various methods in estimating the fair value of assets and liabilities that are measured on a recurring or 

non-recurring basis in the consolidated balance sheet after initial recognition. The fair value hierarchy reflects the 

significance of inputs used in determining the fair values.

—  Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;

—  Level 2 – inputs other than quoted prices in active markets or valuation techniques where significant inputs 

are based on observable market data; and

—  Level 3 – valuation technique for which significant inputs are not based on observable market data.

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The following table presents the hierarchy of assets and liabilities:

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 3

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 3

Financial Assets: 

Loans and notes receivable (note 8) 

Loan receivable from joint venture (note 7) 

— 

— 

251,276 

104,035 

Cash and cash equivalents (note 20) 

208,914 

— 

Accounts receivable (note 10) 

Interest rate swap derivative assets  
(note 9) 

Financial Liabilities: 

Debt (note 11) 

Mortgages 

Construction loans payable 

Unsecured Facility 

Unsecured Debentures 

Unsecured Term Loans 

Interest rate swap liability (note 13) 

Accounts payable and other liabilities  
(note 13) 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

69,513 

3,723 

759,823 

23,210 

— 

966,973 

457,310 

10,720 

270,872 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

18,059 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

213,444 

— 

— 

20,499 

4,746 

798,485 

— 

95,000 

570,616 

454,350 

7,781 

201,265 

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

The carrying value of Allied’s financial assets and liabilities approximates the fair value except for debt (note 11).

There were no transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy during the periods.

Other than as described in investment properties (note 5), the following summarizes the significant methods and 

assumptions used in estimating the fair value of Allied’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value:

INTEREST RATE SWAP DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS

The fair value of Allied’s interest rate derivative contracts, which represent a net liability as at December 31, 2019, 

is $6,997 (December 31, 2018 - $3,035). The fair value of the derivative contracts is determined using forward 

interest rates observable in the market (Level 2).

Interest rate swap derivative asset (note 9) 

Interest rate swap derivative liability (note 13) 

Net (liability) 

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$3,723 

(10,720) 

$(6,997) 

$4,746

(7,781)

$(3,035)

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DEBT

The fair value of debt is determined by discounting the cash flows of these financial instruments using period end 

market rates for instruments of similar terms and credit risks that are observable in the market (Level 2). 

15.  UNITHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The following represents the number of Units issued and outstanding, and the related carrying value of 

Unitholders’ equity, for the year ended December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018.

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

UNITS

AMOUNT

UNITS

AMOUNT

Units, beginning of year 

103,861,945 

$2,835,395 

92,935,150 

$2,399,768

Restricted Unit plan (net of forfeitures) (note 16(b)) 

— 

(2,462) 

— 

(2,584)

Unit option plan - options exercised (note 16(a)) 

277,854 

10,437 

84,595 

3,043

Unit offering 

Units, end of year 

18,699,000 

882,102 

10,842,200 

435,168

122,838,799 

$3,725,472 

103,861,945 

$2,835,395

On December 4, 2019, Allied raised gross proceeds of $345,449 through the issuance of 6,555,000 Units at a price 

of $52.70 per unit. Costs relating to the issuance totaled $14,568 and were applied against the gross proceeds of 

the issuance and charged against Unitholders’ equity. 

On June 19, 2019, Allied raised gross proceeds of $345,524 through the issuance of 7,176,000 Units at a price of 

$48.15 per unit. Costs relating to the issuance totaled $14,571 and were applied against the gross proceeds of the 

issuance and charged against Unitholders’ equity. 

On March 7, 2019, Allied raised gross proceeds of $230,018 through the issuance of 4,968,000 Units at a price of 

$46.30 per unit. Costs relating to the issuance totaled $9,750 and were applied against the gross proceeds of the 

issuance and charged against Unitholders’ equity. 

On September 26, 2018, Allied raised gross proceeds of $155,264 through the issuance of 3,548,900 Units at a 

price of $43.75 per unit. Costs relating to the issuance totaled $6,760 and were applied against the gross proceeds 

of the issuance and charged against Unitholders’ equity.

On June 22, 2018, Allied raised gross proceeds of $299,025 through the issuance of 7,293,300 Units at a price of 

$41.00 per unit. Costs relating to the issuance totaled $12,361 and were applied against the gross proceeds of the 

issuance and charged against Unitholders’ equity. 

Allied does not hold any of its own Units, nor does Allied reserve any Units for issue under options and contracts.

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTDISTRIBUTIONS

On January 15, 2020, Allied declared a distribution for the month of January 2020 of $0.1375 per unit, 

representing $1.65 per unit on an annualized basis to Unitholders of record on January 31, 2020. 

NORMAL COURSE ISSUER BID

On February 20, 2019, Allied received approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) for the renewal of 

its normal course issuer bid (“NCIB”), which entitles Allied to purchase up to 10,205,838 of its outstanding 

Units, representing approximately 10% of its public float as at February 14, 2019. The NCIB commenced 

February 22, 2019, and will expire on February 21, 2020, or such earlier date as Allied completes its purchases 

pursuant to the NCIB. All purchases under the NCIB will be made on the open market through the facilities of 

the TSX or alternate trading systems in Canada at market prices prevailing at the time of purchase. Any Units 

that are repurchased will either be cancelled or delivered to participants under Allied’s Restricted Unit Plan or to 

employees pursuant to Allied’s employee programs. 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, Allied purchased 52,162 Units for $2,513 at a weighted average price 

of $48.18 per unit under its NCIB program, of which 51,858 were purchased for delivery to participants under 

Allied’s Restricted Unit Plan and 304 Units were purchased for certain employee rewards outside of Allied’s 

Restricted Unit Plan. 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, Allied purchased 62,044 Units for $2,598 at a weighted average price 

of $41.87 per unit under its NCIB program, of which 61,733 Units were purchased for delivery to participants 

under Allied’s Restricted Unit Plan and 311 Units were purchased for certain employee rewards outside of Allied’s 

Restricted Unit Plan.

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(a)  Unit Option Plan 

Allied adopted a Unit Option Plan providing for the issuance, from time to time, at the discretion of the trustees, 

of options to purchase Units for cash. Participation in the Unit Option Plan is restricted to certain employees of 

Allied. The Unit Option Plan complies with the requirements of the Toronto Stock Exchange. The exercise price 

of any option granted will not be less than the closing market price of the Units on the day preceding the date of 

grant. Options granted prior to February 22, 2017, vest evenly over three years and options granted subsequently 

vest evenly over four years from the date of grant. All options are settled in Units.

SUMMARY OF UNIT OPTION GRANTS:

Date granted

Expiry date

Units  
granted

Exercise  
price

Exercised - 
life to date

Forfeited -  
life to date

Net  
outstanding

Vested

March 3, 2015 

March 3, 2020 

302,706 

$40 .60 

(208,689) 

— 

94,017 

94,017

March 1, 2016 

March 1, 2026 

540,480 

$31 .56 

(186,466) 

(19,132) 

334,882 

334,882

February 22, 2017 

February 22, 2027 

279,654 

$35 .34 

(15,717) 

February 14, 2018 

February 14, 2028 

198,807 

$40 .30 

February 13, 2019 

February 13, 2029 

323,497 

$47 .53 

— 

— 

— 

— 

263,937 

124,110

198,807 

51,436

(1,830) 

321,667 

—

1,645,144 

(410,872) 

(20,962) 

1,213,310 

604,445

YEAR ENDED

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

The range of  
exercise prices

Weighted average 
remaining contractual  
life (years)

The range of  
exercise prices

Weighted average 
remaining contractual  
life (years)

For the Units outstanding  
at the end of the year 

$31.56-47.53 

7.02 

$31 .56-40  .60 

6 .26

YEAR ENDED

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Number of Units

Weighted average  
exercise price

Number of Units

Weighted average 
exercise price

Balance at the beginning of the year 

1,169,497 

$36.05 

1,057,084 

$35  .24

Granted during the year 

Forfeited during the year 

Exercised during the year 

Balance at the end of the year 

323,497 

(1,830) 

(277,854) 

1,213,310 

47.53 

47.53 

37.56 

$38.75 

198,807 

(1,799) 

(84,595) 

1,169,497 

40 .30

31 .56

35  .97

$36 .05

Units exercisable at the end of the year 

604,445 

$34.49 

596,331 

$36 .12

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Allied accounts for its Unit Option Plan using the fair value method, under which compensation expense is 

measured at the date options are granted and recognized over the vesting period.

Allied utilizes the Black-Scholes Model for the valuation of Unit options with no performance criteria.

Assumptions utilized in the Black-Scholes Model for option valuation are as follows:

Unit options granted 

Unit option holding period (years) 

Volatility rate 

Distribution yield 

Risk-free interest rate 

Value of options granted 

YEAR ENDED

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

323,497 

10 

18.85% 

3.37% 

1.87% 

$1,980 

198,807

10

24 .48%

3 .87%

2 .32%

$1,354

The underlying expected volatility was determined by reference to historical data of Allied’s Units over 10 years. 

For the year ended December 31, 2019, Allied recorded a share-based payment expense of $1,583 in general and 

administrative expense in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income (for the year ended 

December 31, 2018 - $1,346).

(b)  Restricted Unit Plan

Certain employees and the Trustees of Allied may be granted Restricted Units pursuant to the terms of the 

Restricted Unit Plan, which are subject to vesting conditions and disposition restrictions, in order to provide a 

long-term compensation incentive. The Restricted Units will not vest and remain subject to forfeiture until the 

participant has held his or her position with Allied for a specific period of time. One third of the Restricted Units 

vest on each of the first, second and third anniversaries from the date of grant. Units required under the Restricted 

Unit Plan are acquired in the secondary market through a custodian and then distributed to the individual 

participant accounts. The following is a summary of the activity of Allied’s Restricted Unit Plan:

Restricted Units, beginning of the year 

Granted 

Expiration of restriction year 

Forfeited 

Restricted Units, end of the year 

YEAR ENDED

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

267,420 

51,858 

(31,586) 

(669) 

287,023 

241,557

61,733

(35,870)

—

267,420

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORTFor the year ended December 31, 2019, Allied recorded a share-based payment expense of $2,437 in general and 

administrative expense in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income (for the year ended 

December 31, 2018 - $2,247).

17.  WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF UNITS

The weighted average number of Units for the purpose of calculating basic and diluted income per unit is as 

follows:

Basic 

Unit Option Plan 

Fully diluted 

18.  TOTAL REVENUE

Total revenue includes the following:

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

112,443,006 

288,044 

112,731,050 

97,785,091

180,620

97,965,711

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Rental revenue (1) 

Tax and insurance recoveries 

Miscellaneous revenue (2) 

Operating cost recoveries 

Total rental revenue from investment properties 

Condominium revenue 

Total revenue 

$227,528 

83,368 

22,506 

162,707 

$496,109 

45,341 

$541,450 

$200,760

69,144

9,687

156,805

$436,396

—

$436,396

(1) Includes straight-line rent, amortization of tenant improvements and parking revenue earned at properties. 
(2) Includes lease terminations, third-party managed parking , variable percentage rent and other miscellaneous items. 

Future minimum rental income is as follows:

Future minimum rental income 

$271,583 

$844,713 

$938,739 

$2,055,035

2020

2021 - 2024

THEREAFTER

TOTAL

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YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Salaries and benefits 

Professional and trustee fees 

Office and general expenses 

Capitalized to qualifying investment properties 

Total general and administrative expenses 

$19,036 

3,388 

3,932 

$26,356 

(4,403) 

$21,953 

20.  SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Cash and cash equivalents include the following components:

$15,277

2,801

2,823

$20,901

(3,842)

$17,059

Cash 

Short-term deposits 

Total cash and cash equivalents 

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$208,414 

500 

$208,914 

$17,059

1,000

$18,059

The following summarizes supplemental cash flow information in operating activities:

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Supplemental 

Interest paid on debt  
(including capitalized interest (note 11)) 

Interest received 

$86,272 

$12,102 

$89,387

$6,941

The following summarizes supplemental cash flow information in financing activities:

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Supplemental 

Non-cash loan issuance (note 8) 

Non-cash proceeds from loan receivables 

Non-cash mortgage payments 

$5,540 

$6,703 

$6,703 

$—

$67,030

$—

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The following summarizes supplemental cash flow information in investing activities: 

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Supplemental 

Mortgages assumed (note 4) 

$161,951 

$18,675

The following summarizes the change in non-cash operating items:

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Net change in accounts receivable,  
prepaid expenses and deposits 

Add back: Deposits from acquired properties 

Change in inventory due to sale of residential units 

Net change in loans and notes receivable 

Net change in accounts payable and other liabilities 

Less: Non-cash interest 

Less: Distributions payable to Unitholders 

Less: Mortgage interest swap liability 

Less: Accrued amounts from disposed properties 

Less: Accrued amounts from acquired properties  
(net of assumed mortgage premiums) 

Change in non-cash operating items 

$(97,308) 

28,250 

43,342 

6,340 

72,546 

(6,324) 

(2,524) 

(2,939) 

— 

(12,054) 

$29,329 

$631

—

—

195  

54,461

892

(1,732)

(3,707)

1,007

(1,442)

$50,305

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21.  JOINT OPERATIONS

Allied has investments in properties under joint arrangements which are accounted for as joint operations. The 

following tables summarize Allied’s ownership interests in joint operations and its share of the rights to the assets, 

its share of the obligations with respect to liabilities, and its share of revenues and expenses for the joint operations 

in which it participates.

Allied’s joint arrangements are governed by agreements with the respective co-owners. Included within the 

agreements are standard exit and transfer provisions that include, but are not limited to, buy/sell and/or right of 

first offers or refusals that provide for unwinding the arrangement. Allied is liable for its proportionate share of 

the obligations of the arrangement. In the event that there is default on payment by the co-owner, credit risk is 

typically mitigated with an option to remedy any non-performance by the defaulting co-owner, as well as recourse 

against the asset, whereby claims would be against both the underlying real estate investments and the co-owner 

in default.

PROPERTIES

LOCATION

CURRENT STATUS

478 King W 

642 King W 

731-10th SW 

802-838 11th SW,  
Glenbow Assembly 

Toronto, ON 

Toronto, ON 

Calgary, AB 

Rental Property 

Rental Property 

Rental Property 

Calgary, AB 

Rental Property 

Adelaide & Duncan 

Toronto, ON 

Property Under Development 

Breithaupt Block 

Kitchener, ON 

College & Manning 

Toronto, ON 

Rental Property and  
Property Under Development 

Rental Property and  
Property Under Development 

College & Palmerston 

Toronto, ON 

Rental Property 

KING Toronto 

Toronto, ON 

Property Under Development 

King Portland Centre 

Toronto, ON 

Sherwin Block 

Calgary, AB 

Rental Property 

Rental Property 

The Well (1) 

Toronto, ON 

Property Under Development 

OWNERSHIP

DECEMBER 31,   
2019

DECEMBER 31, 
2018

50% 

50% 

50% 

50% 

50% 

50% 

50% 

50% 

50% 

50% 

50% 

50% 

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

—%

50%

(1)  Allied owns an undivided 40% interest in the residential component and an undivided 50% interest in the commercial component of The Well. The 

residential component is comprised of residential air rights, which were sold by the co-ownership in 2016, with closing expected to occur by 2021 when 
certain specified conditions are met. The commercial component is comprised of the office and retail components of the property under development.

Total assets 

Total liabilities 

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$1,034,433 

$273,556 

$795,029

$150,838

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YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Revenue 

Expenses 

Income before fair value adjustment  
on investment properties 

Fair value (loss) gain on investment properties 

Net income (loss) gain 

22.  SEGMENTED INFORMATION

$63,068 

(55,960) 

7,108 

(10,213) 

$(3,105) 

$10,362

(5,998)

4,364

69,788

$74,152

IFRS 8, Operating Segments, requires reportable segments to be determined based on internal reports that are 
regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) for the purpose of allocating resources 

to the segment and assessing its performance. Allied has determined that its CODM is the President and Chief 

Executive Officer. Allied’s operating segments are managed by use of properties and geographical locations. Urban 

Data Centres are comprised of properties operating similar to data centres and colocation facilities. The urban 

office properties are managed by geographic location consisting of three areas. Allied has relabelled the previous 

segments referred to as Eastern Canada, Central Canada and Western Canada to be known as Montréal and 

Ottawa, Toronto and Kitchener, and Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver. The comparative periods have been updated 

to conform to the revised segment naming convention and current period terminology. 

The CODM measures and evaluates the performance of Allied’s operating segments based on net rental income 

and condominium profits. 

Management reviews assets and liabilities on a total basis and therefore assets and liabilities are not included in 

the segmented information below.

Allied does not allocate interest expense to segments as debt is viewed by Management to be used for the purpose 

of acquisitions, development and improvement of all the properties. Similarly, general and administrative 

expenses, interest income, fair value of investment properties and fair value of derivative instruments are not 

allocated to operating segments. 

The following summary tables present a reconciliation of operating income to net income for the year ended 

December 31, 2019, and 2018.

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Year ended 
December 31, 2019

MONTRÉAL  
& OTTAWA

TORONTO & 
KITCHENER

CALGARY, 
EDMONTON & 
VANCOUVER  (1)

URBAN   
DATA 
CENTRES

CONDO-
MINIUMS

JOINT 
VENTURE 
(TELUS 
SKY)

TOTAL

Rental revenue from  
investment properties 

$144,849 

$208,035 

$56,311 

$88,055 

$— 

$(1,141)  $496,109

Property operating costs 

(73,040) 

(79,460) 

(23,599) 

(34,919) 

— 

271 

(210,747)

Net rental income 

$71,809 

$128,575 

$32,712 

$53,136 

$— 

$(870) 

— 

— 

$— 

— 

— 

$— 

— 

— 

$— 

— 

45,341 

— 

45,341

— 

(43,342) 

— 

(43,342)

$— 

$1,999 

$— 

Condominium revenue 

Condominium cost  
of sales 

Condominium profits 

Interest expense 

General and  
administrative expenses 

Condominium  
marketing expenses 

Amortization of  
other assets 

Interest income 

Fair value gain on  
investment properties 

Fair value loss on  
derivative instruments 

Net loss  
from joint venture 

Net income and  
comprehensive income 

(1)  Includes Allied’s proportionate share of revenue and expenses of its investment in TELUS Sky

(66,403)

(21,953)

(4,214)

(1,456)

17,351

450,490

(6,109)

(25,844)

  $629,223

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SEGMENTED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Year ended 
December 31, 2018

MONTRÉAL  
& OTTAWA

TORONTO & 
KITCHENER

CALGARY, 
EDMONTON & 
VANCOUVER

URBAN   
DATA 
CENTRES

JOINT 
VENTURE 
(TELUS 
SKY)

TOTAL

Rental revenue from  
investment properties 

$115,696 

$192,674 

$49,138 

$78,888 

$—  

$436,396

Property operating costs 

(57,707) 

(74,851) 

(22,177) 

(31,203) 

— 

(185,938)

Net rental income 

$57,989 

$117,823 

$26,961 

$47,685 

$— 

Interest expense 

General and administrative  
expenses 

Condominium marketing  
expenses 

Amortization of other assets 

Interest income 

Fair value gain on  
investment properties 

Fair value loss on  
derivative instruments 

Net loss from joint venture 

Loss on disposal of  
investment properties 

Net income and  
comprehensive income 

23.  INCOME TAXES

(68,471)

(17,059)

(1,609)

(1,556)

6,941

378,883

(6,470)

(1,848)

1,007

$540,276

Allied qualifies as a REIT and MFT for income tax purposes. Pursuant to its Declaration of Trust, it also 

distributes or designates substantially all of its taxable income to Unitholders and deducts such distributions or 

designations for income tax purposes. Accordingly, there is no entity level tax and no provision for current and 

deferred income taxes in the financial statements. Income tax obligations relating to distributions of Allied are the 

obligations of the Unitholders.

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24.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Allied’s related parties include its subsidiaries, nominee corporations, Allied Properties Management Trust, Allied 

Properties Management Limited Partnership, Allied Properties Management GP Limited, the joint venture, key 

management, Board of Trustees, and their close family members.

Allied engages in third-party property management business, including the provision of services for properties 

in which certain trustees of Allied have an ownership interest. For the year ended December 31, 2019, real estate 

service revenue earned from these properties was $373 (for the year ended December 31, 2018 - $290).

The loan to the joint venture has a balance outstanding of $104,035 (December 31, 2018 - nil) (see Note 7). 

The transactions are in the normal course of operations and were measured at the amount set out in agreement 

between the respective property owners. Related party transactions were made on terms equivalent to those that 

prevail in arm’s length transactions.

Transactions with key management personnel are summarized in the table below:

YEAR ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

 $4,552 

 3,337 

 $7,889 

$4,386

2,895

$7,281

Salary, bonus and other  
short-term employee benefits 

Unit-based compensation 

25.  RISK MANAGEMENT

(a)  Capital management

Allied defines capital as the aggregate of Unitholders’ equity, mortgages payable, construction loans payable, 

Unsecured Facility, Unsecured Debentures, Unsecured Term Loans and lease liabilities. Allied manages its capital 

to comply with investment and debt restrictions pursuant to the Declaration of Trust, to comply with debt 

covenants, to ensure sufficient operating funds are available to fund business strategies, to fund leasing and capital 

expenditures, to fund acquisitions and development activities of properties, and to provide stable and growing 

cash distributions to Unitholders.

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Various debt, equity and earnings distributions ratios are used to monitor capital adequacy requirements. For 

debt management, debt to gross book value and fair value, debt average term to maturity, and variable debt as 

a percentage of total debt are the primary ratios used in capital management. The Declaration of Trust requires 

Allied to maintain debt to gross book value, as defined by the Declaration of Trust, of less than 60% (65% 

including convertible debentures, if any) and the variable rate debt and debt having maturities of less than one 

year to not exceed 15% of gross book value. As at December 31, 2019, the debt to gross book value ratio was 

26.1% (December 31, 2018 - 29.4%) and debts having variable interest rates or maturities of less than one year 

aggregated to 0.4% of gross book value (December 31, 2018 - 3.0%).

On November 19, 2019, Allied filed a short form base shelf prospectus allowing for the issuance, from time 

to time, of Units and debt securities, or any combination thereof having an aggregate offering price of up to 

$2,000,000. This document is valid for a 25-month period. 

Allied has certain key financial covenants in its Unsecured Debentures, Unsecured Facility and Unsecured 

Term Loans. The key financial covenants include debt service ratios and leverage ratios, as defined in the 

respective agreements. These ratios are evaluated by Allied on an ongoing basis to ensure compliance with the 

agreements. Allied was in compliance with each of the key financial covenants under these agreements as at 

December 31, 2019.

(b)  Market risk 

Market risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flow of financial instruments will fluctuate because of 

changes in market prices. Allied is exposed to interest rate risk on its borrowings. Substantively all of Allied’s 

mortgages payable as at December 31, 2019, are at fixed interest rates and are not exposed to changes in interest 

rates during the term of the debt. However, there is interest rate risk associated with Allied’s fixed interest rate 

term debt due to the expected requirement to refinance such debts upon maturity. As fixed rate debt matures 

and as Allied utilizes additional floating rate debt under the Unsecured Facility, Allied will be further exposed to 

changes in interest rates. As at December 31, 2019, the Unsecured Facility, which is at a floating interest rate and 

is exposed to changes in interest rates, had no balance outstanding (December 31, 2018 - $95,000). In addition, 

there is a risk that interest rates will fluctuate from the date Allied commits to a debt to the date the interest rate is 

set with the lender. As part of its risk management program, Allied endeavours to maintain an appropriate mix of 

fixed rate and floating rate debt, to stagger the maturities of its debt and to minimize the time between committing 

to a debt and the date the interest rate is set with the lender.

The following table illustrates the annualized sensitivity of income and equity to a reasonably possible change in 

interest rates of +/- 1.0%. These changes are considered to be reasonably possible based on observation of current 

market conditions. The calculations are based on a change in the average market interest rate for each period, 
and the financial instruments held at each reporting date that are sensitive to changes in interest rates. All other 

variables are held constant. 

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-1 .0%

+1 .0%

CARRYING 
AMOUNT

INCOME   
IMPACT

INCOME   
IMPACT

Mortgages and construction loans payable maturing within one year 

$29,243 

$292 

$(292)

(c)  Credit risk

As Allied has provided loans and advances to facilitate property development, further credit risks arise in the 

event that borrowers default on the repayment of their amounts owing to Allied. Allied’s loans and advances will 

be subordinate to prior ranking mortgages or charges. As at December 31, 2019, Allied had $245,303 outstanding 

in loans receivable (December 31, 2018 - $200,289) and $104,035 outstanding in joint venture loan receivable 

(December 31, 2018 - nil). In the event of a large commercial real estate market correction, the fair market 

value of an underlying property may be unable to support the loan value. Allied mitigates this risk by obtaining 

corporate guarantees and/or registered mortgage charges.

Credit risk from user receivables arises from the possibility that users may experience financial difficulty and 

be unable to fulfill their lease commitments, resulting in Allied incurring a financial loss. Allied manages credit 

risk to mitigate exposure to financial loss by staggering lease maturities, diversifying revenue sources over a 

large user base, ensuring no individual user contributes a significant portion of Allied’s revenues and conducting 

credit reviews of new users. Management reviews user receivables on a regular basis and reduces carrying 

amounts through the use of an allowance for doubtful accounts and the amount of any loss is recognized in 

the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income within property operating costs. As at 

December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the allowance for doubtful accounts totals $3,899 and $2,333, 

respectively.

Allied considers that all the financial assets that are not impaired or past due for each of the reporting dates 

under review are of good quality. The carrying amount of accounts receivable best represents Allied’s maximum 

exposure to credit risk. None of Allied’s financial assets are secured by collateral or other credit enhancements. 

An aging of trade receivables, including trade receivables past due but not impaired can be shown as follows:

Less than 30 days 

30 to 60 days 

More than 60 days 

Total 

DECEMBER 31, 2019

DECEMBER 31, 2018

$2,658 

835 

4,193 

$7,686 

$1,693

1,719

3,859

$7,271

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ALLIED 2019 ANNUAL REPORT(d)  Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk arises from the possibility of not having sufficient capital available to fund ongoing operations or 

the ability to refinance or meet obligations as they come due. Mitigation of liquidity risk is also managed through 

credit risk as discussed above. A significant portion of Allied’s assets have been pledged as security under the 

related mortgages and other security agreements. Interest rates on the mortgages payable are between 3.59% and 

5.08% for December 31, 2019 (December 31, 2018 - 3.59% and 5.58%).

As at December 31, 2019, Allied has entered into interest rate derivative contracts to limit its exposure to 

fluctuations in interest rates on $84,594 of its variable rate mortgages payable and $450,000 of its variable rate 

Unsecured Term Loans (December 31, 2018 - $208,712 and $450,000, respectively). Gains or losses arising from 

the change in fair values of the interest rate derivative contracts are recognized in the consolidated statements 

of income and comprehensive income. For the year ended December 31, 2019, Allied recognized as part of the 

change in fair value adjustment on derivative instruments a net loss of $6,109 (for the year ended December 31, 

2018 – a net loss of $6,470).

Liquidity and capital availability risks are mitigated by maintaining appropriate levels of liquidity, diversifying 

Allied’s sources of funding, maintaining a well-staggered debt maturity profile and actively monitoring market 

conditions.

(e) Maturity Analysis

The undiscounted future principal and interest payments on Allied’s debt instruments are as follows:

2020

2021

2022

2023

THEREAFTER

TOTAL

Mortgages payable 

$60,378 

$56,665 

$258,352 

$259,552 

$213,055 

$848,002

Construction loans payable 

772 

772 

772 

Unsecured Debentures 

32,694 

32,694 

182,694 

Unsecured Term Loans 

15,700 

209,980 

9,980 

23,725 

17,454 

9,980 

— 

26,041

886,544 

1,152,080

269,960 

515,600

Total 

$109,544 

$300,111 

$451,798 

$310,711 

$1,369,559 

$2,541,723

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Allied has entered into commitments for acquisitions, building renovations with respect to leasing activities and 

development costs. The commitments as at December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, were $687,242 and 

$401,806, respectively.

Commitments as at December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, of $1,238 and $719 were held within equity 

accounted investments.

Allied is subject to legal and other claims in the normal course of business. Management and legal counsel 

evaluate all claims. In the opinion of Management these claims are generally covered by Allied’s insurance policies 

and any liability from such remaining claims are not probable to occur and would not have a material effect on the 

consolidated financial statements.

Allied, through a financial intermediary, has issued letters of credit in the amount of $15,036 (December 31, 2018 

- $14,545).

27.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On January 14, 2020, Allied completed the purchase of 3530-3540 Saint-Laurent, Montréal, for total cash 

consideration of $13,000. 

On January 15, 2020, Allied completed the purchase of 4396-4410 Saint Laurent, Montréal, for total cash 

consideration of $18,000. 

On January 16, 2020, Allied completed the purchase of 54 The Esplanade, Toronto, for a total purchase price of 

$25,000, comprised of net cash consideration of $15,000 and a mortgage assumption of $10,000. 

On January 28, 2020, Allied completed the purchase of 747 Square-Victoria, Montréal, for total cash 

consideration of $276,000.

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MID-SINGLE-DIGIT % GROWTH IN SANOI

MID-SINGLE-DIGIT % GROWTH IN FFO/UNIT

MID-SINGLE-DIGIT % GROWTH IN AFFO/UNIT

CONTINUED GROWTH IN NAV/UNIT

CONTINUED STRONG DEBT-METRICS

CONTINUED GROWTH IN UNENCUMBERED ASSETS

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