Aviv REIT Celebrates IPO on the NYSE

Executives and guests of Chicago-based Aviv REIT, a real estate investment trust that specializes in owning post-acute and long-term care skilled nursing facilities and other healthcare properties, will visit the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to celebrate the company's initial public offering. Aviv REIT will begin trading today on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "AVIV". In honor of the occasion, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Craig Bernfield, joined by members of the company's management team, will ring the NYSE Opening Bell. Aviv REIT, Inc. (NYSE: AVIV) Aviv REIT, Inc., based in Chicago, is a real estate investment trust that specializes in owning post-acute and long-term care skilled nursing facilities and other healthcare properties. Aviv is one of the largest owners of SNFs in the United States and has been in the business for over 30 years. The Company currently owns 258 properties that are triple-net leased to 38 operators in 29 states.