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| We see decent activity in Nova, and that building is really well positioned on top of Metro, walkable to Ballston Quarter, the Hockey Rink and a lot of the retail that sits around there and lunch options located within the building as well, so really well positioned there |
| But great news is we're also going to have the best building in that submarket, certainly from existing build top three with a phenomenal amenity at the top, which you will think to loves and a light refresh on the lobby just to continue to improve and enhance the retail experience which we think is going to continue to be able for us to garner the best asset and good demand downtown as well |
| We're well equipped from a capital standpoint and we really can bring a fresh different appearance, hospitality focus, and you've heard us talk about tenant engagement, and we're really light years ahead of most other office operators in that market, so we really can compete effectively TC is a little bit more of a difficult market to compete in |
| But as we've talked about that small, the inside tenant, that floor plate perfectly, and we're seeing good leasing traction |
| We believe this differentiation among office product is driving increased market share for the highest quality, placemaking assets and well-capitalized landlords |
| All in all, it was another solid quarter of leasing and perhaps the most exciting news occurred just after the end of the quarter, and that is the execution of over 600,000 square feet of leasing thus far in October |
| As we've mentioned many times, a key component of our leasing formula is that our balance sheet and liquidity remains strong |
| Overall, this quarter, we had another strong leasing performance with 45 lease transactions completed for just over 302,000 square feet of total overall volume |
| I would add that we have about 200,000 square feet of vacancy remaining at the project with continued strong demand |
| As we've talked about today, the success we've had year-to-date is tremendous |
| That said, we do have actually good velocity, if you will, on Tour Activity and traction to backfill that, including a number of large users for all of the space |
| Finally, the strong start to the fourth quarter leasing reinforces our optimism to reach our goal of approximately 87% leased at year-end nd demonstrates the continuing demand for highly amenitized, well-located office space owned by a sustainability focused and financially stable landlord |
| As George and Brent noted, our core business that is leasing has been strong throughout the year with over 2 million square feet of executed leases completed thus far for this year, including what we expect to be the highest amount of new tenant leasing since 2016 |
| In summary, we continue to be optimistic about our value proposition for our customers and our ability to garner outsized demand from small- and medium-sized businesses as well as larger non-tech corporate tenants |
| So overall, again, we think that building is really well positioned at the corner of 494/35 West for signs, very, I'd say, accessible right off the highway, walkable to number of restaurants more importantly, probably in the Minneapolis market |
| The good news is we've actually already seen good traction at that property, and we've signed a 10,000 square foot backfill lease already with the user as part of our October total that you've seen |
| And after leasing almost 7 million square feet since the pandemic, I believe we've demonstrated an ability to backfill vacancy with new tenants despite the difficult market backdrop |
| With a limited amount of rent roll expired during the fourth quarter, we expect positive net space absorption for the rest of the year, resulting in an anticipated year-end lease percentage of around 87% |
| And we've already seen actually good traction at our Meridian Crossings building |
| Demand for Piedmont's high-quality assets has produced another quarter of solid operational results |
| Having now eclipsed 2022 new leasing volumes and with two months still remaining in the year and given our strong start to the final quarter, we feel confident in achieving the annual lease percentage and same-store goals that we've outlined previously |
| So, ultimately we think that gets great traction in the marketplace, along with our Excelsior building |
| And we feel pretty great about keeping U.S |
| Continuing with operational metrics, our lease economics were also quite favorable with 11.7% and 10.3% roll-up or increase in rents for the quarter on a cash and an accrual basis, respectively |
| So, if we were going to get back space, I think that's overall the positive spin to the ultimate outcome there |
| As we witnessed just this quarter, getting a 32,000 square foot lease in that suburban market and seeing continued good demand |
| Coming back to our overall portfolio, we remain positive about our future near-term leasing trends and operational performance |
| Our downtown LEED Gold US Corp Center, which was just recognized as a 2023 International TOBY award-winning building serves as the bank's global headquarters, and we're very pleased that our long-term relationship will continue under a 10-year lease extension for all of its base for 447,000 square feet |
| Though this deal is flat on a cash flow basis, it represents a positive roll-up on accrual basis and a strong commitment to downtown, but one of Minneapolis largest employers |
| Needless to say, we're excited about the increased momentum we're experiencing in this market |
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| Certainly, the elevated interest rate environment will weigh on earnings and FFO and the financing environment continues to mute transactional activity |
| That said, higher interest rates, the possibility of a few small dispositions to pay down debt and downtimes between a handful of lease expirations and corresponding new lease commitments will weigh on 2024 results |
| Obviously, the disruption in particularly the debt capital markets has made the transactional activity more challenging |
| I'll be brief, as generally speaking, market activity remains muted, given the extraordinarily challenging financing environment |
| I do believe the office sector has been oversold |
| As previously announced, given the significant increase in interest costs that we're all currently experiencing, we reduced our annual dividend from $0.84 per share to $0.50 per share beginning with the third quarter of 2023, which approximates our forecasted taxable income over the next year or two |
| TC is probably the district are most challenged market by far, as George noted, and I would think that's going to continue just given the vast amount of space |
| And so we do think it's probably our most challenged market |
| The lack of leasing is being witnessed predominantly at lower-quality B and C assets, which are experiencing the majority of the reported vacancies and subleasing availabilities |
| There's a lot of product, tougher to differentiate |
| We were not in a position we felt to go higher than that, and frankly, didn't make economic sense in our mind |
| Both sides made every effort to execute, but at the end of the day, the buyers were unable to secure a suitable capital structure and we recently agreed to terminate the transaction |
| I think that's always a difficult thing with office companies is the ins and outs, the tenants is complicated and of course, when they come in, they don't necessarily always start cash paying |
| However, that growth was offset by continued elevated interest costs, which Bobby will discuss further |
| We're starting to see many larger primarily technology-related tenants that initially seized upon the hybrid Flex Works model now beginning to realize the productivity and collaboration lost outside the office |
| But it seems like Houston is an exit |
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