Record High Occupancy
Committee occupancy reached a record 97.7% at year-end 2025, reflecting strong tenant demand and portfolio stability.
Strong Rent Growth and Lease Spreads
Year 1 renewal spreads averaged 10.4% for the year; Q4 renewals (239,000 sq ft) achieved a 10% first-year increase versus expiring rents and a 12.1% increase when comparing expiring rates to the weighted average rental rate over the renewal term. Weighted average lease term remained healthy at 7.9 years.
Same-Asset NOI Outperformance
Commercial same-asset property cash NOI grew 3.7% for the full year and 4.1% in Q4, exceeding the long-term target range of 2%–3%.
FFO and AFFO Growth
FFO per unit increased 4.8% year-over-year to $1.30; AFFO per unit rose 6.5% year-over-year to $1.15. Q4 FFO per unit was $0.33 (up 3.1% YoY).
Revenue and Fee Growth
Full-year property revenue grew 3.8% to $488.7M; Q4 property revenue was $122.1M (up 0.4% YoY). Management and development fee revenue doubled year-over-year to $11.4M (up 113%), with Q4 fee revenue of $2.5M versus $1.4M in Q4 2024.
Accretive and Strategic Acquisitions
Added five Empire-bannered grocery properties (197,000 sq ft) for $49.7M and entered a binding agreement to acquire a Whitby, ON grocery-related industrial distribution facility (484,000 sq ft) for ~ $115M—fully leased to Sobeys and described as accretive from day one.
Active Portfolio Recycling and Modernization
Sold two noncore New Brunswick properties to redeploy capital; completed 60+ modernization projects with Empire in 2025 to enhance asset quality and leasing performance. Nonmajor development activity continued with expected yields on cost of 6%–8%.
Balance Sheet Strength and Liquidity
Available liquidity of $669.2M (undrawn credit + cash) and an unencumbered asset pool exceeding $3.9B. Debt to gross fair value was 42.1%; interest coverage improved to 3.39x; ~97% of debt is fixed-rate with ~4-year weighted average term to maturity. Received a credit rating upgrade from Morningstar DBRS.
Distribution and Payout Discipline
FFO and AFFO payout ratios remained within targeted ranges: year-end FFO payout ~69.1% and AFFO payout ~78.1% for the full year, even after a distribution increase implemented in 2025.
Major Development Progress (Marlstone)
Marlstone (Halifax) is the only major project under construction; pre-leasing response positive, occupancy starting in Q2 for some tenants. Estimated cost to complete at Crombie share was ~$22M with expected yields on cost of 4.5%–5.5% and planned conversion to CMHC mortgage financing upon completion.