November 16, 2023
For Immediate Release
Advance Residence Investment CorporationSecurities Code：3269
1-105 Kanda-Jinbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Wataru Higuchi, Executive Director
Asset Management Company:
ITOCHU REIT Management Co., Ltd.
Junichi Shoji, Representative Director, President& CEOInquiries:
Isao Kudo, Executive Officer
TEL. +81-3-6821-5483

Notice Concerning Acquisition of BELS Certification
Advance Residence Investment Corporation (ADR) announced it has acquired BELS (Building-Housing
Energy-efficiency Labeling System) Certification and received two stars for RESIDIA TOWER Kami-IkebukuroAnnex Building on November 16, 2023.
1. Overview of BELS Certification
BELS is a third-party certification system that indicates the energy conservation performance of buildings. Under
the Law Concerning the Improvement of Energy Consumption Performance of Buildings (Building Energy SavingLaw), real estate companies and others are required to make efforts to indicate the energy conservation performanceof buildings. BELS is evaluated based on the guidelines for energy conservation performance indication of buildings
established by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and the rating is indicated at five levels(★ to ★★★★★). For details of BELS, please refer to the following.
About BELS (Japanese): https://www.hyoukakyoukai.or.jp/bels/bels.html
2.

Certified Property and Ranking
Name of Property

Exterior

Certification Rank

RESIDIA TOWER
Kami-Ikebukuro Annex Building(Kami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku,Tokyo)

BELS Rank: ★★

1[Provisional Translation]
This English translation of the original Japanese document is provided solely for informational purposes.
Should there be any discrepancies between this translation and the Japanese original, the latter shall prevail.

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Initiatives for ADR and IRM
ADR and ITOCHU REIT Management Co., Ltd, (IRM) the asset management company to which ADR entrusts themanagement of its assets recognizes the importance of sustainability through environmental consideration, social
contributions and improving its tenants’ satisfaction to maintain and add value to ADR’s assets in the medium to longterm. We will continue to promote these activities to further raise our unitholder’s value going forward.

About Advance Residence Investment Corporation
Advance Residence Investment Corporation is the largest J-REIT specializing in residential properties and is managed by ITOCHU REITManagement Co., Ltd. (IRM), the asset management company of the ITOCHU Group, investing in over 280 rental apartments located mostly incentral Tokyo and in other major cities throughout Japan (AUM over 480 billion yen). ADR can be expected have a stable dividend in the long-termand can be considered as a defensive J-REIT, on back of the stable income from residential assets and with the largest dividend reserve among
J-REITs.
"Advance" is the common brand name of the real estate investment corporation managed by ITOCHU REIT Management Co., Ltd.
ADR’s website: https://www.adr-reit.com/en/
IRM’s website : https://www.itc-rm.co.jp/en/

2[Provisional Translation]
This English translation of the original Japanese document is provided solely for informational purposes.
Should there be any discrepancies between this translation and the Japanese original, the latter shall prevail.