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| Overall, we have very good activity of many of our assets, generally at higher rents than a year ago |
| Our business is performing well in this environment |
| So that was the first quarter non-Citadel activity As it relates to 1290, 770 and other expirations this year in 2024, we're obviously in the market, and we're seeing very strong demand for those properties |
| We consider that to be an offensive move and we're very excited about it |
| These buildings have significant future embedded earnings growth |
| We're in the middle of planning that and we're actually very excited about it |
| So the buildings where we have holes in them, the 280s, the 1290s, et cetera, we're seeing very good tenant activity there and rents are starting to move up in those assets |
| But again, it continues to be I think the best performing asset in San Francisco, with just the premier lineup of financial service down |
| So it was a good execution |
| Leasing activity has been led by strong demand from traditional industries, financial services, and law firms, in particular, with many financial firms growing their footprint and accounting for 40% of the 7.4 million square feet leased in the first quarter |
| Tenants in the market are increasingly focused on the highest quality redeveloped Class A buildings that are well amenitized, have strong sponsorship in our near transportation in Midtown and on the West side, which was resulting in rents moving up in these buildings |
| So we're really pleased how Penn 1 is coming along |
| So, I think, Rosalind was a small asset, good execution and reflective of a high quality location |
| We are actually very excited about beginning a buyback program |
| We are continuing to experience good momentum in the PENN District with a steady stream of new leases at PENN1 at ever-increasing rents, now in the high $90s and reaching $100 per square foot in the buildings tower floors, reflecting tenant's attraction to the unique amenity offering we have in the most successful location in the city |
| It is the best product available in the market |
| Our leasing pipeline in New York remains healthy |
| And really, as Penn 2 on referrals month-to-month, the project is looking better, better and better |
| So we're supremely confident in the product and we look forward to great success or less |
| Steven Roth Alex – Alex, we have a great deal of confidence in the strength of our balance sheet |
| If we exclude the Citadel DL from our statistics, our team completed 21 leases, totaling 192,000 square feet at $83 starting rents with a very strong cash mark-to-market of 13.1% |
| And I feel good about those properties and those spaces coming back in terms of making matches with the tenants or in demand in the market right now |
| Just amazing product we're delivering |
| I mean the one thing that we are focused on in terms of the workplace is what we've done in the buildings particularly at PENN1 what we're doing at PENN2, what we've done at the mark, what we're going to do shortly at 1290 where we believe tenants want to be in these buildings because of the way we have really improved the experience when you first enter the asset |
| Amidst the backdrop of interest rate volatility and recessionary concerns, we remain encouraged by the level of activity year-to-date |
| And we're pleased with the activity at a number of our assets that are consistent with that theme |
| It sounds like with the renovation at Penn 1you're getting really good traction at the triple-digit rents you'd sort of talked about when you did the redevelopment |
| Our core office and retail businesses remain resilient with long-term credit leases |
| During the first quarter, we completed 22 leases totaling 777,000 square feet with healthy metrics, including starting rents at $101 per square foot and a positive mark-to-market of 1.7% cash and 8.5% cap |
| We have done a massive and very successful renovation of PENN1 where we have driven the rents from 55, 60 to the stunning side of $100 a foot and delivered value to our tenants and we are in the middle of a $1 billion renovation of PENN2 |
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| Lastly, with all CBD office stocks having been crushed, I'm great concern about the future viability of office |
| You're sticking this out, which means to us that you see a way out of this negative office REIT narrative |
| I mean the debt capital markets right now seem as bad as they've been for office since the great financial crisis and there's a bearish argument that maybe the lending markets don't come back in a way that they existed in the past decade |
| The only thing that really changed was that our stock went down 35% from, as I said in my remarks, from a low level to an even lower level |
| As expected, first quarter comparable FFO as adjusted was $0.60 per share compared to $0.79 for last year's first quarter, a decrease of $0.19 or 24.1% |
| While there is solid activity in the market, large requirement deal flow is lagging, and concessions remain stubbornly high |
| Retail I think people view the worst is behind us |
| I think that commentary relates to the macro environment is likely going to remain choppy near-term |
| But since last quarter's dividend announcement to this quarter's dividend announcement, our stock price has declined 35%, from a low level to an even lower level |
| It continues to be a difficult market to sell assets in |
| Though the current economic environment makes forecasting more difficult than usual, this remains a decent assumption absent the impact of any asset sales |
| And I think your -- I think your comments sort of at the end that while the market may not be strong or as strong as it was and pricing has been impacted our share price has been impacted more |
| The markets are challenging |
| I think we've said it's a more difficult market to sell assets in |
| So, I think most -- and I think most lenders appreciate that that it's going to be difficult to refinance certainly large assets for the foreseeable future |
| And so, they have been struggling, because there is a cadre of employees that don't -- that are sort of fighting coming back to the office |
| I guess what gives you the confidence that the stock is trading so cheaply relative to your expectation, right? We've known that office NAV is relative to the stock price have been pretty materially depressed recently, but your share price relative to GFC times is down 30-plus percent from the beginning of 2009 |
| The availability rate of newly constructed properties has substantially declined with much of the new trophy space now largely absorbed at record level rents |
| So have you run some analysis, is there really some kind of thought behind it, or is there a worry that this could be attended catching a falling knife, so to speak |
| If you have to finance you're at a huge disadvantage |
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