Strong Rental Growth
Rental growth was up 8.8% on lease extensions, excluding anchors, and 6.6% overall, contributing to a five-year high occupancy rate of 98.7%.
High Occupancy and Cash Collections
Occupancy reached a five-year high of 98.7%, with cash collections above 99%.
Successful Leasing and Development Deals
Executed 192,000 square feet of deals for vacant space and 253,000 square feet of deals for new retail construction. New leases with Walmart and Costco at key locations.
Mixed-use Development Progress
Achieved 1.8 million square feet of new permissions in Q4, bringing the year to a total of 9.8 million square feet. Significant ongoing projects like the 36-story ArtWalk project.
Improved Financial Performance
Net operating income increased by $12.3 million or 9% from the same quarter last year. FFO with adjustments was $0.56 per unit, a 9.8% increase from 2023.
Stable Financial Metrics
Adjusted debt to adjusted EBITDA decreased to 9.6 times from 9.8 times last quarter. Debt to aggregate assets ratio was steady at 43.7%.