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| Our first quarter operating metrics were strong |
| Our 1.5 million square feet of active developments which are 92% leased provides a strong trajectory for NOI growth over the next few years |
| As a result of these expense variances results exceeded our expectations, as same-property cash NOI increased 8.3% year-over-year, while same-property GAAP NOI increased by 3.7% year-over-year |
| Summarizing our key messages, we delivered a strong quarter with FFO per share $0.02 above the midpoint of our guidance |
| Our balance sheet is well positioned to navigate the current volatility in the capital markets environment |
| And we believe our asset competes very favorably with other availability to that segment |
| Adding our fully leased data center shell portfolio, 50% of our core annualized rental revenue comes from assets that are 99.1% leased and have rock-solid stability for years to come |
| The location of our Defense/IT assets has driven our exceptional leasing results, which translates into resilient and growing NOI |
| We raised the midpoint of full year same property cash NOI guidance, by 100 basis points driven by a great first quarter |
| Same property cash NOI increased 8.3% year-over-year, which is the highest level in over a decade, leading us to raise full year guidance by 100 basis points at the midpoint |
| The dividend increase illustrates our confidence in strong FFO and AFFO growth |
| The fundamentals of our business remained very strong, as does the outlook for defense spending |
| We raised the midpoint of our full year retention rate guidance by 250 basis points to 82.5% demonstrating our confidence in our renewal leasing |
| We're incredibly proud to play a role in the creation in advance with such a vital facility, supporting critical defense missions of our country |
| The continued need for investment in cybersecurity should support strong demand from cyber tenants in our portfolio |
| Beyond that pipeline, we're tracking another 1.7 million square feet of potential future opportunities which gives us confidence that we'll be able to maintain a healthy development pipeline in the near and medium term |
| Although results exceeded expectations in the first quarter and the fundamentals of our portfolio continue to be very strong |
| But the value creation, we can deliver to shareholders through our development, is superior to that of what we could do through an acquisition and we'll continue to remain very disciplined, looking to maximize shareholder value through the development process |
| Our leasing pipeline remains strong, with a vacancy leasing activity ratio at 75% and a development and leasing pipeline at 700,000 square feet |
| I think what we were trying to communicate with the changes that we did make as a result of the performance in the first quarter, was the strength in the same office portfolio, as well as in the retention of our expiring leases |
| Our vacancy leasing activity ratio remained strong at 75% with a pipeline of 950,000 square feet of prospects |
| I think it will be a -- if it's finalized in Alabama, it will be a big benefit to that market overall and I think there'll be quite a bit of opportunity for our company there |
| Cash rent spreads were slightly positive, while GAAP rent spreads were up 4.2%, driven by annual rent increases of 2.4% |
| We continue to see opportunities of significant size for new facilities to meet new missions or enhanced capabilities in the marketplace |
| We expect demand from the 2023 budget increase will materialize in our portfolio starting in 2024, while growth from the 2024 budget will benefit us thereafter |
| However, driven by the first quarter's outperformance, we are increasing the midpoint of our same-property cash NOI guidance by 100 basis points to 3% to 5% |
| We have good visibility into demand for our current and future development projects |
| It's too early to be overly optimistic, but there's opportunity out there that we can compete for, which is a good sign |
| Our Defense/IT segment is 96.7% leased which is the highest rate since we started reporting the segment in 2015 |
| And as a result, we expect to achieve a tenant retention rate in 2023 that is at or above our 10-year record high of 81% in 2017 |
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| Recall, our expected leasing volumes in 2023 are lower due to our diminished space available to lease |
| So, I think the rate of continuing progress will be lower than it was say five years ago |
| In our Defense/IT portfolio, we have less than 700,000 square feet of inventory available which is the lowest level since 2017, despite the fact that that portfolio has increased by nearly 6 million square feet during that period |
| And in the trophy office segment, there's diminishing supply, I think it's below 13% availability right now |
| We expect same property growth will moderate during the remainder of the year |
| Clearly, the cyber threat environment continues to represent a significant security threat and must remain a priority investment choice |
| And I guess to that point, can you give us your latest thoughts around data center development and whether land costs, and power availability continue to be issues that could maybe impede your ability to develop more on that side of the business in the future? Steve Budorick So, unquestionably the availability of land, but more so the availability of power is going to limit the overall opportunity to grow the data center capacity in the market that we serve which is Northern Virginia and Prince William County |
| It's been challenged three times and each and every challenge and review Redstone Arsell comes out as the number one choice |
| And then last one for me, and this is probably doesn't impact you guys but obviously, lots of distress and talks about distressed opportunities when it comes to office |
| Defense tenants working on secured programs can't work from home and that's resulting in our tenants retaining space in our portfolio |
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