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| As we start 2024, we believe we are well positioned to build on this momentum and continue to execute at the high standard our stakeholders have come to expect |
| On a related note, we are thrilled to see the recent progress Cytokinetics made with positive data from a Phase III trial of its heart disease drug, aficamten, which has resulted in a near doubling of their market cap |
| I would just say, if you heard in my prepared remarks, we had a very strong fourth quarter from a leasing activity perspective, at least certainly carried over into Q1, which we're very encouraged by |
| First, our West Coast geographic markets are feeling better with more energy and vibrancy than has been seen in the post pandemic period |
| I'd also just underscore, obviously, we've got tremendous liquidity like we've hit on a few times, so we've got lots of capacity to be able to allocate capital over the next few years, I think, in a smart way |
| Second, while the office market is and will remain challenging in the near term, our portfolio is focused and well positioned to respond to tenant needs that continue to change and evolve |
| To conclude, we are pleased we were able to outperform our expectations in 2023 while also finding ways to further enhance our balance sheet and liquidity profile |
| Kilroy’s well located, high quality amenitized portfolio can meet these demands and in the process, capture outsized market share throughout what is likely to be an extended recovery in this space |
| Third, Kilroy has made the strength of tenant relationships a key priority and it's abundantly clear that the trust that has been built by this team over time has tangible economic value, particularly at this point in the cycle |
| John has built a premier portfolio in the most dynamic innovation driven markets in the country while also creating an organization capable of meeting and exceeding the high expectations of our diverse tenant base |
| But I think the trajectory we've got on leasing feels really good and we're hopeful we can meet if not exceed the expectations we laid out last night |
| The team's reputation in the industry is unmatched, and they are and will continue to be a key contributor to our ability to outperform going forward |
| So we have a pipeline we feel good about |
| There are obviously challenges in the sector in the space, but I'm very convicted that this platform, given we have a premier portfolio, an impeccable reputation in the industry, an incredibly talented team of people and a really excellent track record of capital allocation that we'll be able to not only sort of weather through some of these challenges, but really outperform and take advantage of the opportunities that some of this disruption creates, which really gets kind of the heart of your question about capital allocation and how we should think about that going forward |
| This too represented the highest annual leasing volume since 2019 |
| For the full year, FFO was $4.62 per share, which was the second best year in the history of the company and more than 5% better than our original guidance after adjusting for the previously disclosed CEO transition costs |
| I really think this is an outstanding product with unparalleled amenities |
| We continue to be excited about the quality and the competitiveness of our Kilroy Oyster Point project because we believe is one of the most compelling life science projects in the country |
| And I think I'm very pleased to see how well Kilroy's done that in the past |
| I'm pleased to report that the fourth quarter was a very strong conclusion to the year |
| I can assure you that I am equally committed to each of these pillars, which represent the best path towards navigating challenging market environments and capturing outsized growth opportunities during a more favorable market environment |
| The physically attractive waterside campus setting with unparalleled views and world class amenities differentiates the campus from others, and we are confident that many prospective tenants will find it every bit as appealing as Cytokinetics and Stripe did in Phase I |
| And I am really excited about the long term prospects, not only for Phase II, but for potential future phases at KOP as well |
| Cytokinetics has a 20 year history in public markets and a strong drug pipeline, and we look forward to a long relationship with them at Kilroy Oyster Point |
| As Camille sort of noted earlier, we have a tremendous amount of liquidity and we're in a really good place from a balance sheet perspective |
| So Bellevue activity for us is quite strong |
| For the full year, cash same store NOI was up roughly 4.5% or approximately 350 basis points better than our original guidance |
| I have been extraordinarily impressed by the talent embedded in every function across this organization, which has only been confirmed by the tenants I have had an opportunity to interact with over the last two weeks |
| So net-net, we think and we are very confident that we can deliver the project within the revised time line, and the first building will be delivered late 2024, stabilizing '25 |
| What we're seeing in our spillover into Q1 is that we have good activity at West 8th, for example, where we're exchanging paper with two different prospects |
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| On a same store basis, fourth quarter cash NOI was down about 1% due to lower occupancy year-over-year |
| GAAP same store NOI was down roughly 10.5% due to the previously mentioned rental income reversals |
| Camille Bonnel It is a very challenging market |
| There was what we thought was an unexpected decline in property taxes |
| It just seems to us as we kind of try to look at the ranges, it's very difficult for us at least to get to the very low end of the range unless you've really got almost no new leasing commencing or you have an exceptionally low retention rate on the space that's not a known move-out |
| They've been in the news for just some issues there and potentially pulling back on the drug development side of their business |
| Cash same store NOI is projected to be between negative 4% and 6% |
| Straight line rent is anticipated to be approximately zero for the full year, a decline from roughly $8.5 million in 2023 |
| As Eliott highlighted, we're obviously facing some significant move-outs in 2024 that's going to weigh on occupancy |
| I think the right way to think about our margins going forward is if you look at the 2023 margins and then adjust for the fact that we're going to have lower occupancy as their occupancy gets lower that negatively impacts our margins |
| So what the net effect is, is that the work that went on top or was scheduled to go on top of the utilities had to be delayed |
| But the easiest way to think about it is starting at the fourth quarter and going to the midpoint of our range, that's about 175 basis point decline on the 17 million square feet in our portfolio that comes out to about 300,000 square feet |
| So the midpoint of our guidance in 2024 is a few million dollars below that |
| Rob Paratte In Q3 and Q4, we talked about how the summer particularly when we were hitting temperatures of 115 or so on a daily basis really curtailed touring activity, and it's really picked up a lot since the holidays |
| And then the only other last thing I would say is that retail landlords over the course of the last 15 or 20 years have been no stranger to flight to quality and increasing functional obsolescence |
| I just am cautiously optimistic that it's -- I don't feel that it's going to be quarter-to-quarter in the same magnitude that I highlighted earlier |
| Average occupancy is expected to be 82.5% to 84%, a 175 basis point decrease at the midpoint from the fourth quarter |
| So if we're at the lower end of the range, you can assume that the new leasing is pretty light and the retention is pretty low, I think that's fair |
| And the utility companies are notoriously slow at the best of times, and despite scheduling for their work plus contingency, they took far longer |
| So you could assume it's kind of close to zero, which seems abnormally low or you can put no new leasing, which again would seem abnormally low |
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