New York, NY, April 19, 2017 - SL Green Realty Corp. (the "Company") (NYSE: SLG) today reported net income attributable to common stockholders for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 of $11.4 million, or $0.11 per share as compared to net income attributable to common stockholders of $23.2 million, or $0.23 per share for the same quarter in 2016.
The Company reported funds from operations, or FFO, for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 of $165.9 million, or $1.57 per share, as compared to FFO for the same period in 2016 of $191.8 million, or $1.84 per share. FFO for the first quarter of 2016 included $21.9 million or $0.21 per share, of income from 388-390 Greenwich Street, which was sold in the second quarter of 2016, and the accelerated recognition of $7.5 million, or $0.07 per share, of income, from the repayment of a debt and preferred equity position.
All per share amounts in this press release are presented on a diluted basis.
Operating and Leasing Activity
For the quarter ended March 31, 2017, the Company reported consolidated revenues and operating income of $377.4 million and $215.8 million, respectively, compared to $455.4 million and $290.7 million, respectively, for the same period in 2016.
Same-store cash NOI on a combined basis increased by 2.0% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, or 3.6% excluding the effect of lease termination income, as compared to the same period in 2016. For the quarter, consolidated property same-store cash NOI increased by 1.1% to $161.2 million and unconsolidated joint venture property same-store cash NOI increased by 7.2% to $28.9 million in 2017 as compared to the same period in 2016.
In the first quarter, the Company signed 44 office leases in its Manhattan portfolio totaling 346,345 square feet. Twenty-nine leases comprising 187,096 square feet, representing office leases on space that had been occupied within the prior twelve months, are considered replacement leases on which mark-to-market is calculated. Those replacement leases had average starting rents of $78.41 per rentable square foot, representing a 21.6% increase over the previously fully escalated rents on the same office spaces. The average lease term on the Manhattan office leases signed in the first quarter was 9.7 years and average tenant concessions were 4.4 months of free rent with a tenant improvement allowance of $50.71 per rentable square foot.
This leasing activity resulted in same store occupancy of 96.2% as of March 31, 2017, inclusive of leases signed but not yet commenced, for the properties included in the same store pool for 2016. The same store pool was revised as of January 1, 2017 to include 280 Park Avenue, 600 Lexington Avenue, and 110 Greene Street, among other properties. Occupancy for our current same-store portfolio was 95.7% as of March 31, 2017, as compared to 96.2% as of December 31, 2016.
In the first quarter, the Company signed 26 office leases in its Suburban portfolio totaling 146,257 square feet. Fifteen leases comprising 78,729 square feet, representing office leases on space that had been occupied within the prior twelve months, are considered replacement leases on which mark-to-market is calculated. Those replacement leases had average starting rents of $30.52 per rentable square foot, representing a 2.5% increase over the previously fully escalated rents on the same office spaces. The average lease term on the Suburban office leases signed in the first quarter was 5.4 years and average tenant concessions were 3.6 months of free rent with a tenant improvement allowance of $20.92 per rentable square foot.
Occupancy in the Company's Suburban same-store portfolio was 85.2% at March 31, 2017, inclusive of 67,639 square feet of leases signed but not yet commenced, as compared to 84.9% at March 31, 2016 and 85.1% at December 31, 2016.
Significant leases that were signed in the first quarter included:
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• | New retail lease on 7,711 square feet with LINE FRIENDS at 1515 Broadway for 10 years; |
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• | New retail lease on 8,700 square feet with Viacom at 1515 Broadway for 10.8 years; |
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• | Renewal and expansion on 52,293 square feet with ABN Amro at 100 Park Avenue bringing the remaining term to 10.3 years; |
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• | Renewal and expansion on 40,639 square feet with Wells Fargo Clearing Services at 280 Park Avenue bringing the remaining term to 11.8 years; |
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• | New lease on 32,814 square feet with International Swaps and Derivatives Association Inc at 10 East 53rd Street, for 15.3 years; |
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• | New lease on 32,000 square feet with USI Insurance Services at 100 Summit in Valhalla, New York, for 8.3 years; |
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• | New lease on 30,469 square feet with Ricoh USA, Inc. at 711 Third Avenue for 10.5 years; |