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| But I'm confident that SL Green will be the best positioned Company by far for a recovery when it comes, and it will inevitably come |
| As you know, in SL Green style, we'll be doing it right to the last day of December 31 of the year and then we'll take stock and make sure that we're extremely well positioned |
| So it sets up really well for next year |
| I think there's going to be three years of very solid opportunities |
| But I feel like we'll be able to really enter the market in '24 with a strong hand in terms of operating expense control and capital cost control |
| Building off our positive experience and sales momentum at 760 Madison, I'm now happy to report that we have successfully acquired the fee interest in 625 Madison Avenue through a UCC foreclosure of our mezzanine loan and we are now in control of the fee |
| The various parts of the business are going better than expected |
| And we think we're really well positioned right now to work with these lenders on terms that make sense, given their confidence in us to be the right steward of this portfolio |
| We're getting very well ahead of our existing debt maturities |
| And I'm not going to get too far out of them, but other than to say that I feel really positive about our prospects on at least two or three of those tenants |
| And I would expect to see good momentum for that in the next few months |
| And in fact, more and more of New York City's leading businesses are championing physical presence in the workplace as the best and most meaningful way of building community, promoting teamwork, establishment relationships and maximizing productivity |
| And I think that's a positive note |
| It has incredibly favorable locked in and low-rate debt for, I think, another 8 or 8.5 years |
| You saw us successfully navigate through that last quarter at 245 Park |
| While the current market remains challenging, we did have a number of very positive developments and milestones that I'll summarize for you right now because they were a hard fought and we're proud of them |
| Harrison Sitomer I've been very happy with the response we're getting |
| And I look forward to continued involvement in the Company's success as a Board member as long as they'll have me and as an adviser to Marc and all the words and kind reach out, I've gotten over the last couple of weeks is greatly appreciated |
| The good news behind that is, as we said in the last earnings call is we continue to see increased foot traffic and proposals at the -- in the rest of the portfolio and the buildings that are more price-sensitive type of product |
| And we just felt that this was the right time and the best time for this restructuring, if you will, to allow for that talent to step up at a moment in time where we can maximize their relationships with kind of a new generation of lenders and partners and co-investors out there that we think is just in the interest of the Company and knowing that Andrew is still on the board and still an adviser to me, serves a critical role for me that I don't feel this is a loss, but I feel it's additive overall to something that I think is a good move for the Company |
| And I think we're going to continue to see traction on that as the -- as we come to the end of the year and going into early next year |
| Marc alluded to in his comments that we have a good pipeline, we've already done 1.3 million square feet of leasing |
| And I guess you never really know, none of us know when it's time when's the right time, but I think there's a recognition that we are starting a new chapter here at SL Green, starting in 2024 with extraordinary new opportunity, and we have this unbelievable talent younger professionals that in and of themselves have been 10, 15, in some cases, 20 years |
| We will continue to enhance and amenitize our core properties to provide maximum convenience and benefits to a workforce today that is looking for elevated workplace experiences |
| It's obviously -- it's a great building |
| So yes, there will be some significant changes as you roll through 2024 and into maybe even 2025 as One Madison comes online NOI benefit, capitalized interest reduction and so I'm optimistic that people will start to flow those through their models |
| So there's a good chance we'll be over in our leases signed, which also sets up well for '24 but we're dancing on the heads of tens of basis points |
| Offsetting that, though, performance and the rest of the Company has been modestly better than expected |
| We will talk at greater length about our 2024 strategic plan at our upcoming investor conference, but rest assured that we are ready for this moment of great opportunity and we intend to take advantage of market repricing and the liquid borrower dislocation through growth in our asset management business |
| It has truly been a long and amazing run for the kid from Buffalo, who never expected anything like this kind of experience in his life |
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| Decision timelines for tenants are lengthier than average, which has delayed some of the occupancy gains we had hoped to achieve this year, but directionally, it appears that predictions of an existential crisis from New York City office buildings is way, way overblown |
| So that metric has been and will continue to be for several more quarters, weighed down by 245 and a higher corporate debt load |
| On the last call, I did say I would expect it to trend down into Q3 |
| It was a high priority of ours, we're going to be putting a lot of pressure to get that done |
| The trajectory we're on was third quarter is we would trend lower into third quarter and then bounce off of that |
| We will not make that goal |
| Capitalized interest is a tough thing to model even here |
| So that's a trend that I think is unusual or unequal in our industry and sector |
| And therefore, the occupancy is picking up but at a slower trajectory than we had anticipated |
| So as we look into 2024, we see reasons for real optimism |
| So yes, I mean, active or continuing the program, I'd say, is an understatement |
| We're seeing a capitulation in the market from the lenders |
| And yes, I appreciate that you guys have mentioned that those goals can be stretched goals |
| Obviously, the timing of things could affect that |
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