Franklin Street Properties (FSP) 12 Feb 202019 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Good day and welcome to the Franklin Street Properties Corp. fourth quarter and full year 2019 results conference call. All participants will be listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions]. After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. Instructions]. [Operator event this being is note, recorded. Please

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share share XXXX. from or funds the million million of operations $X.XX per and fourth $XX.X reported $X.XX or for We per or $XX.X full for the year of XXXX FFO of quarter

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of the million revolver on During available. end $XXX year, balance we QX and and the as no our drawn have to continued of is

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we I sheet. debt termed we out markets. standpoint, our had rates our available and value-add revolver, properties long-term $XXX capital more structure our $X.X the we of just have type more on stack believe mostly a cash From we the With aligned fixed, that on said our million have in with million balance in and as liquidity our

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$X.XX quarter and respectively. full As $X.XX John XXXX share, said, our FFO per and year for was the fourth

redevelopment operating we and year portfolio of three of square leased For projects, in XX XXXX, XXX,XXX approximately of the tenants. full square feet X,XXX,XXX which with of space office was total feet new our a

about about is leasing feet XX% X.X X,XXX,XXX per of approximately XXX,XXX year for Upcoming office rollover both our property total to tenant per XXXX, square or million square we and per of X.X% Over feet three existing square portfolio. year average of our years, XXXX lease the about last year have per space. year averaged feet now approximately expected

of much net our rollover new will the backfilling past in seek years XXXX rental to space, activity with and or over achieve come. years tenant of While we focused to economic three absorption the leasing existing lease has average objective on rates renewing for occupancy been meaningful increasing

such achieve At $XX,XXX be $X.XX net to guidance the we XXXX estimated strategy add XXXX, absorption point. should of higher the we anticipate new value integral is, occupancies are recasting If FFO FSP's The XX guidance at the in that to lease last This part an property impact was an of of finally this time, inflection positively termination over giving share. years our rental includes $X.XX for we year proposition full per of fees. future in longer an range term economic believe, we positive income levels. portfolio

portfolio, For commentary John to management our over of call Donahue, property about turn activity the will company. John? in property I now our President

portfolio, of year XXXX leased FSP was for end was tenants, new new which redevelopment the full feet Total Good record as XX.X% XXXX in including leased George. XX.X% December you compared calendar approximately Thank with feet. X,XXX,XXX achieved square square of assets, at XXX,XXX everyone. the for The is to leasing. was XXXX. a high morning leasing Approximately

less a likely far in departures. relatively thus XX Due lease expirations there recent calendar the This our in of below expirations years, For than renewals, upcoming total opportunity year to to year in X%. during terrific XXXX. in make a to the occupancy progress first square regards and progress portfolio sets light X% and the of QX known time the by XXXX to total holdovers approximately next meaningful on tenant during expiring percentage feet measured in for will leased due well is be months three leases extensions,

XX,XXX considered tenants, or strong stage potential of current of a XX% the to net Thus the during pipeline Barring FSP probability tenants in execute to is we represent There of percentage absorption. tenants of and XXX,XXX expect have feet. existing that assets of months. of of square surprises, far, square square quarter six we new prospective XXX,XXX our XXXX, the prospective next potential of either approximately first expansions the prospects. letter any feet three along those executed leases with significant in shortlisted new the Many feet intent have a or approximately

rents in We with continue portfolio. gross the FSP net to make rents and progress

In value achieved square per terms XXXX. for average weighted-average rental in-place weighted XXXX. or end to of occupied weighted foot short along the rental activity of at portfolio at the on the a translates year year leasing leasing believe to square rate, per for was per executing net the gross square portfolio. On average foot $XX.XX activity per demonstrated The $XX.XX in rents progress We fewer $XX.XX the term and expirations total GAAP in was to rate in FSP basis, on with foot. square net the the leases $XX.XX $XX.XX as finished compared rent compared longer-term foot added the

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The Please Rodgers first question comes go ahead. Baird. Dave from of

to leasing redevelopment that about dovetail morning you on might you you which Good assets And where and I the that that this about already expect the stabilize XXX,XXX XX,XXX the also wanted that Can backlog Yes. give the update you the activity Donahue, an XXX,XXX XX,XXX everyone. with by John start the is? feet us end can and of of think talked of I and of year? how lease-up was square of impact mentioned you to then other you executed. on

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of maybe redevelopment guess bulk demand assets, today? that I that as And is a were, just particularly, addressing the

the No, I wouldn't bulk characterize redevelopment it the being portfolio. in as

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you year, already that the of back first in timing especially in I color. on can of Can that for much how guidance. has you of the question, that? leasing number today? FFO, then the I component know about this quarter, guidance of Demeritt, speculative much is guidance George terms said, John of half of you spend termination for it, the the fee how me And second do Thanks apologize, reiterate lease the how in much what versus that Great. for ramp this missed income talk XXXX from the

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