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| In summary, despite unconstructive market conditions, BXP had another productive quarter with financial performance above and leasing in line with expectations |
| The Premier Workplace segment continues to materially outperform the broader office market |
| BXP is well positioned to weather the current economic slowdown given our position in the premier workplace segment, our strong and liquid balance sheet with access to multiple capital sources, our significant development portfolio and progress and our potential to gain market share in both assets and clients due to the current market dislocation |
| We've been successful in selling assets annually and fitting the gains on sale within our regular dividend policy without the need for special dividends |
| But I think overall, it's a positive signal for the market |
| Today, I'll cover BXP's continued steady operating performance as demonstrated in our first quarter results |
| With more challenging economic conditions, the return to office trend continues to improve |
| But it's in the high the number of -- the number of spec suites that we've done out there and all with great success, many leased prior to or at delivery |
| So I feel very confident that we will be able to achieve a 3 million square foot leasing market I hope we're going to exceed it, but it's not based upon our projections |
| So the $0.04 increase in our full year guidance includes $0.03 of improvement in our portfolio NOI and that is comprised of $0.02 of lower expenses and $0.01 of better-than-projected revenues |
| BXP will outperform the market, and we will continue to lease the available space because our portfolio was fundamentally comprised of premier workplaces and the majority of the demand new and existing clients in the market want to be in these types of properties |
| Our FAD provides reliable coverage of our dividend, such that we're able to reinvest excess cash flow into the growth of our business |
| And it's been a very successful program out there, capitalizing on exactly this type of tenant that's being discussed |
| We have an attractive pipeline of well-leased developments and existing properties that represent unique offerings to these investors |
| Our results exceeded the midpoint of our FFO guidance by $0.06 per share |
| Our FFO per share was above both market consensus and the midpoint of our guidance, and we increased our FFO per share guidance for all of 2023 |
| But we've had great success with these smaller suites so far |
| So again, I think that if you have a good quality income stream to finance in a good building with good tenants and long weighted average lease term, that will get recognized by the financing markets |
| So while the public discussion continues to be broadly pessimistic on real estate and the availability of capital, we continue to have plenty of flexibility with strong liquidity and multiple sources of debt and equity capital that we can turn to |
| The increase is $0.04 per share at the midpoint and it comes from $0.03 of better projected contribution from our portfolio and $0.01 of higher fee income |
| Rents and rent growth are higher for Premier workplaces, and we believe the segment captures the majority of all gross leasing activity, including 2 buildings undergoing renovation, 94% of BXP CBD space is in buildings rated by CBRE as Premier workplaces, which has been and will be critical for our long-term success |
| that's a little bit more of a competitive market, but we think in the right buildings, for instance, after some good success on the leasing front at 2100 Penn, we're likely to have some space left there where we think spec suites will be very, very sought after due to the quality of the building and the quality of the spec suites that we'll build there |
| Long term, our goal is to maintain a steady dividend and increase it over time as our developments add to our income |
| The expense savings are the result of lower energy costs due to both lower commodity prices and reduced utilization related to the mild winter in the Northeast |
| These projects aggregate approximately 4 million square feet and $3.3 billion of BXP investment with $1.9 billion remaining to be funded and are projected to generate attractive yield upon delivery |
| And in the past 4 years, we've sold over $2 billion of properties and have efficiently recycled the capital into newer investments |
| The unsecured bond market has been a reliable debt capital source for us for over 20 years |
| We are currently in a strong position with $2.4 billion of liquidity comprised of $900 million of cash and full availability under our $1.5 billion line of credit |
| region has elected to pursue professional interests outside of BXP John joined us 7 years ago and has been an important contributor to BXP's growth in the L.A |
| This allows us to selectively secure assets if we want to raise capital and appropriately leveraged and well-leased premier workplace can be financed in today's mortgage market at pricing inside our bond pricing |
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| Though we are not in a recession defined as negative GDP growth, approximately 75% of S&P 500 companies are forecasting lower earnings this quarter and aggregate earnings are expected to drop over 6% |
| Also for the first quarter, net absorption for the premier segment was a negative 200,000 square feet versus a negative 3.3 million square feet for the balance of the market |
| Real estate values have reset down due to higher capital costs, and sellers have so far been unwilling to accept lower prices, creating a bid-ask gap common and declining markets |
| transaction volume for office assets slowed materially to $6.6 billion in the first quarter, down 47% from the fourth quarter of last year |
| was down 47%, which was a little bit shocking |
| This year, the economy is clearly weaker, but many more workers are back in the office and our leasing has slowed |
| First, the deceleration in leasing, which we forecasted last year and are now experiencing driven primarily by the economic slowdown, a cyclical trend rather than remote work a secular trend |
| The issue with it is -- and the reason I say it's going to unfold slowly is there are big challenges in doing it |
| So I think it's fair to say that we are operating in a challenging real estate supply and demand environment |
| In the near term, a slowdown in expected sales activity would create room in our dividend relative to the REIT distribution requirements |
| First off, the CNBC report that came out the other day that they were stopping the project is false news |
| The reduction was by no means an office-specific trend as transaction volume across all assets -- all real estate asset classes was also 43% lower over the same period |
| Number two, there is a shortage of housing in I think all the cities where we operate |
| There's been a lot of talk in the media about the lack of financing available for commercial real estate |
| Though the office sector is clearly facing challenges in the current economic environment, there are two underappreciated trends, which we believe will have a significant impact on BXP's longer-term performance |
| The bond market experienced volatility and higher credit spreads in March, coming out of the bank failures over fears of a broader crisis |
| In addition, capital market volatility on the heels of recent bank failures drives companies to be more cautious in capital outlays, including capital required for leasing new space |
| The challenging office supply picture is not a New York or a San Francisco story |
| And as Owen stated, businesses continue to make pronouncements about the importance of in-person work, but office job reductions related to the economy have impacted both supply and demand |
| This segment of the workforce does not as commonly occupy premier workplace assets, putting more pressure on the market for lower quality buildings |
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