Improving Portfolio Lease Percentage
Year-end lease percentage of 89.6%, up 120 basis points during 2025; company guidance expects year-end portfolio lease percentage of ~89.5%–90.5% for 2026 and projects commenced/occupied percentage to rise ~400 basis points from 81% to 85% by year-end 2026.
Meaningful Rent Growth / Mark-to-Market Upside
Q4 roll-up (rental increases) of ~12% on a cash basis and ~21% on an accrual basis for leases vacant <1 year; weighted average accrual-based roll-up over the past eight quarters ~17%; management expects additional mark-to-market upside of roughly 20%–40% in Sunbelt markets versus older in-place rents.
Out-of-Service Redevelopments Leasing Progress
Out-of-service portfolio (two Minneapolis projects and one Orlando) was 62% leased at year-end 2025 and nearly 80% leased including legal-stage transactions; majority of those leases expected to commence in 2026 and stabilize by end of 2026/early 2027.
Positive Same-Store NOI Trend and 2026 Growth Guidance
Portfolio has generated positive cash same-store NOI growth each year for the last five years; 2026 Core FFO guidance of $1.47–$1.53 per diluted share (midpoint up $0.08 vs. 2025), and management projects mid-single-digit organic FFO growth in 2026 and 2027.
Balance Sheet and Interest Cost Improvements
Issued $400,000,000 of new bonds, repurchased ~$245,000,000 of 9.25% 2028 bonds, paid down revolver; expected annual interest savings of ~$0.04 per share and ~$550,000,000 revolver capacity at year-end; no final debt maturities until 2028.
Operational Efficiency and Capital Discipline
Leasing capital spend of $6.12 per sq ft in the quarter, down $0.46 per sq ft from trailing twelve months; weighted average starting cash rent of $42/sq ft essentially unchanged quarter-over-quarter, and net effective rents around $21/sq ft.
Record Annual Leasing Volume
Leased 2,500,000 sq ft in 2025 (~16% of the portfolio), the most leasing in over a decade and ~1,000,000 sq ft ahead of original 2025 guidance.
Strong Quarterly and Pipeline Leasing Momentum
Completed ~679,000 sq ft in Q4 2025 (60 transactions), ~70% new tenants; backlog of ~2,000,000 sq ft representing $68,000,000 of future annualized cash rents, and over 200,000 sq ft already signed in 2026 with ~600,000 sq ft in legal stage.