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| A lot of general contractors are looking for work, so we're able to kind of get better buying power given the size of our asset base here particularly in Philadelphia, to drive better GC fees, better general conditions, do some forward procurement programs |
| So I think combination of the really great work our operating teams do every day to make sure that we ever improve our margins in a challenging environment, that we expect to be a continual trend line |
| Our cash flow is strong |
| Pipeline remains very strong |
| So as evidenced by our positive mark-to-market results, this lower capital ratio, we will continue to generate positive net effect of rents in most of our markets |
| Market dynamics seems solid |
| Our operating portfolio is solid with a stable outlook |
| We do feel very good about our portfolio quality, our management services delivery platform and our submarket positioning |
| We do believe the quality curve thesis remains intact as evidenced by the overall pick up in leasing activity that we continue to see |
| Additionally rather, overall tour velocity, which is really a starting point for our leasing cycle continues to improve |
| So really one of the real green shoots this year has been our ability to really maintain very strong control over our capital spend, which I think really helps drive those net effective rents up |
| Our third quarter physical tours exceeded second quarter tour volume by 29%, but also exceeded our trailing fourth quarter average by 69% and our tour activity level remains above pre-pandemic levels by 18%, so good traction through the entire portfolio |
| Our plan to keep the line of credit zero and are executing a baseline business plan that as Tom touched on, improves liquidity keeps that portfolio on very solid footing with strong forward leasing prospects |
| We've been posting and expect to continue to post fairly strong mark-to-markets |
| I mean, I think we've been very pleased with the progress on the residential |
| So we do expect to continue to see very good mark-to-markets in our CBD, University City, and particularly our Radnor submarket in Pennsylvania |
| And certainly as the pace of overall construction slows, we think we'll be in even a stronger position to leverage our buying power in our core markets to drive even better cost modules from our outside general contracting firms |
| On the capital plan, we experienced better than forecasted third-party CAD payout ratio of 76%, primarily due to leasing capital costs being below our business plan range, and improved operating results |
| And while our cash flow numbers are solid and our CAD payout ratio is strong and remains well covered and we continue to forecast as I just mentioned, full availability on our line of credit, the Board felt we needed to reduce the dividend to account for both the challenges, but more importantly, simply the ongoing volatility in the equity and debt markets |
| We believe this reset dividend level will serve as a solid foundation from which to grow our dividend in the future as capital market recovers and leasing continues to accelerate |
| The increase in physical tour volume has been very encouraging |
| As I mentioned, we continue to be very pleased with the level of traction through every element of our portfolio |
| So very pleased with the pipeline there |
| We're actually pleased with the overall and continual increase in both tours and prospect activity as a true reinforcement of the quality thesis I mentioned earlier |
| So the key takeaways are the portfolio is in solid shape with an increasing leasing pipeline |
| The topping off ceremony occurred yesterday and the project's profile in the market continues to improve |
| Activity levels are very good, and we currently have 62 leases executed |
| So we do have an expectation that as we've even seen on the residential component 3025 where we're running ahead of pro forma on the residential leasing side, that we will be in a good position on those development projects |
| And while the elements of the development pipeline are progressing slower than we would like, the pipeline continues to get very strong |
| So we certainly think the portfolio has a good degree of stability to it |
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| When that happens, we're going to have some operating losses as we bring those properties on |
| Our third quarter net loss totaled $21.7 million or $0.13 per share, and our results were negatively impacted by a non-cash impairment charge totaling $11.7 million, or $0.07 per share |
| Our fourth quarter guidance, looking more closely, we have the following general assumptions, property level operating income will total approximately $74 million and will be about $3 million below the 3Q range, primarily due to lower revenue from several known move-outs we discussed and incrementally higher operating expenses, primarily due to fourth quarter seasonality and higher R&M |
| As a result of delayed occupancy on executed deals, primarily due to slower build-out approvals and frankly, the slower pace of leasing in Austin, we are reducing our year-end occupancy range from 90% to 91% down to 89% to 90% |
| And so overall net effective rents, we've continued to see growth, especially in Philadelphia, University City and in Radnor, more challenging given the dynamic in Austin on net effective rent growth |
| Looking at the sales activity look, there's no question that the pricing and pace of office sales has been impacted by the challenging rate environment and the pullback by lenders in commercial real estate and certainly the negative macro tones on office |
| Look, I think certainly with the increased rate of debt, it squeezes the return margins on those properties |
| In addition, our MAP FFO contribution decreased about $700,000, primarily due to higher interest expense |
| As I noted in last quarter's call, our mark-to-market will vary by region, with Philadelphia CBD, University City, and the Pennsylvania suburbs leading the way, we certainly continue to expect that given current market conditions, our mark-to-market in Austin for the balance of the year will remain negative on both a cash and GAAP basis |
| As we did anticipate in our business plan, we had negative absorption this quarter, primarily related to tenants moving out in our Pennsylvania Plymouth Meeting portfolio, a tenant in Austin, Texas and a 42,000 square foot firm vacating the lower bank here at Cira Center and at Cira as I'll touch on later, this space is part of our life science conversion within that lower bank and work is already underway |
| I do think though, Tony, in all Canada will continue to have negative mark-to-markets coming out of Austin |
| I mean the reality is, if you think about it, overall leasing velocity is down not just in Brandywine, but in the market |
| Net management, leasing and development fees will be $3 million as we forecast sequential lower third-party lease commission income after a higher third quarter level |
| Also, while the third quarter mark-to-market results were below our annual targets based on executed leases, we expect our full-year mark-to-market range to be between 11% to 13% on a GAAP basis and 4% to 6% on a cash basis |
| The fundamental reality is there's a lot of economic uncertainty out there |
| I think from our perspective, the portfolio, while were the occupancy range has been reduced by 100 basis points in a range for 2023, as I mentioned, that was really due to some slower delays in occupancy |
| And during the fourth quarter, we will recognize higher operating losses, lower capitalized interest and increased preferred equity costs |
| There's a lot of geopolitical risk |
| However, based on year-to-date results and projected fourth quarter activity, we are reducing our leasing capital ratio from 11% to 13% down to 9% to 10% |
| We've seen a little bit of pressure on unit costing but the overall package |
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