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| So I think it’s got to be a good thing for us going forward |
| So I’m very optimistic about where our buildings will be headed as soon as, what I think what you’ll actually see is you’ll see interest rates lighten up and tenants kind of come back strong into the market all around the same time |
| The metric that gets us really excited right now is cost per square foot is going to be very attractive |
| Otherwise, our cash and strong JV relationships position us to take advantage of new opportunities in our markets and we’re focused on finding those opportunities in both residential and office |
| Our residential properties continued to perform well during the fourth quarter, ending the year at 98.5% leased |
| And hopefully, we have a good spread |
| We are prepared for both as I am confident in the long-term prospects of our markets |
| Our supply demand dynamic is among the best in the U.S |
| It was pretty positive for Century City |
| We have the best supply demand dynamic of any market in the United States |
| I am pleased that shortly after quarter end, one of our largest tenants signed an early renewal for 250,000 square feet |
| I mean, I think, we’re spending a – definitely spending time trying to find deals and I think it’s an amazing opportunity right now |
| We have added almost 1,300 apartments over the last five years in our strongest markets |
| Reviewing our results compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, revenue increased by 2%, partly from higher multifamily revenues and ground rent |
| And it was probably pretty positive |
| I mean they’re -- do you have any taught on that? Stuart McElhinney Camille, I’d say this, we – giving the strikes result has to be a good thing on the margin |
| We continue to grow our residential portfolio |
| Residential has remained pretty strong, and we’re dealing with the occupancy drag that’s office a little bit |
| Our submarkets are vibrant, and our office tenants have overwhelmingly returned to work |
| I mean, it’s not very material, but we were certainly happy to provide that liquidity for that partner that wanted to get out and that’s all that really happened there |
| I mean if you’re there, you maybe have a better feel than I do |
| The overall value of new leases we signed in the quarter increased by 4.3% |
| Great |
| But I think happy that those are resolved |
| Upal Rana Great |
| Jordan Kaplan Good morning and thank you for joining us |
| We have significant cash on hand, meaningful free cash flow, no corporate level debt and almost half of our office properties remain unencumbered |
| Our office occupancy declined, but large fixed rent increases, stable rental rates and low concessions in our markets mitigated the impact on revenue |
| And good morning, everyone |
| Good morning, everyone |
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| There are challenges and opportunities ahead |
| FFO decreased by 12%, $0.46 per share, primarily as a result of higher interest expense |
| As Peter will tell you, our 2024 guidance anticipates lower FFO as a result of vacating the Barrington Plaza Apartments, the expiration of one large lease and higher interest costs |
| So it’s mainly the occupancy drag that’s kind of leading to the negative growth there, but other than Discovery |
| And same-property cash NOI decreased by 1.1%, driven by a comparison to a strong prior period that benefited from onetime tax refunds on a residential portfolio |
| AFFO decreased 8.1% to $74.6 million |
| As a result, tenants became more cautious, office leasing slowed and our leasing gains immediately following the pandemic were reversed |
| So that’s going to skew the retention average for this year down lower than it normally would be |
| Interestingly, remote work does not seem to have meaningfully reduced demand from our tenants |
| We do certainly have entertainment clients and tenants, and so some of that stuff did slow down a little bit on the margin during the strike |
| Based on your occupancy guidance, retention seems to imply about 62%, which is marginally below your historical range that you mentioned |
| There’s still caution in the market, as Jordan’s been describing |
| But what’s happened now is the country, and particularly a lot of people that hold an office space have gotten some sort of recessionary fear, shrinking, cost cutting |
| At an average of only $5.86 per square foot per year, our leasing costs during the fourth quarter remained well below the average for other office REITs in our benchmark group |
| In 2023, higher interest rates fueled recession fears |
| Cash spreads were down 6.1%, reflecting the strong annual rent increases built into our leases |
| During the fourth quarter, we prevailed in a ground rent reset arbitration on land that we own |
| Our guidance does not take into account any significant recovery in leasing demand, even though we see the potential for that as tenant confidence increases |
| I think there’s reticence to committing |
| So that’s certainly going to have an impact |
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