NYC - Earnings call transcript Q1 2021 | New York City REIT, Inc.

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Operator

Good morning, and welcome to the New York City REIT First Quarter Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note, this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Louisa Quarto, Executive Vice President. Please go ahead.

Louisa Quarto

Thank you, operator. thank earnings joining call. and first for everyone, XXXX quarter morning, you us for NYC’s Good This Investor NYC’s Relations is section event being of website webcast at in the www.newyorkcityreit.com.

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Mike Weil

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Chris Masterson

Thanks, Mike.

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Mike Weil

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Operator

from Securities. Our from Instructions] Bryan Maher comes question B. [Operator Riley first

Bryan Maher

A questions couple me. of for

for acquisitions seeing, bit Can what what is quarters? your give talked next, appetite on scope? You you’re the over a you us prepared maybe color say, And NYC’s comments. making opportunities more acquisitions X about in briefly little

Mike Weil

Sure.

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Bryan Maher

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Mike Weil

you give update an I’ll there.

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Bryan Maher

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Mike Weil

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Bryan Maher

And me. Great. for more then a just couple of

the of balance far. congratulations quickly But On for that all, of side Knotel that have -- so space? outlook what so you the getting on first what’s the re-leased

Mike Weil

space. you So, conversation, Chris you’ve got public like and in sense that bit want a update that. our keep it to Chao, think, to disclosures, would talk great I But Obviously, little Bryan. to of a Chris, we we’ll at general about continue activity to

Chris Chao

noticed to over Street starting past walk activity tremendous had good certainly. X talk and -- We’ve to them. seen been floors. looking -- and of months tenants at tours Bryan, XXX pick up you West just really Knotel a where There’s we’ve several number XXst through really a the leasing again. Yes, tremendous

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pleased the that so And with far. so quite we’ve we’re had progress

Bryan Maher

Great.

Mike Weil

rents And location. seeing levels the if pre-COVID just Bryan, up can add, this we’re to I market at holding

essentially as So build-out discount a And is we’re this not to mentioned, space. significant first-generation seeing need rents. Chris

in costs construction significant retenanting. anticipating not we’re So

to not momentum. want leasing got his done, retenanting. team Chris are good don’t certainly active we’ve -- and I So we’re in but And

Bryan Maher

of year? just last couple back a Chris $X do years, Where over then And that. you look kind this that last years when sticks million Great. and that, for last you the in for think maybe best me, X-ish it On this of year, is the Masterson. little think I CapEx, X-ish, before was out

Chris Masterson

You just out kind the repeat phone. please? on beginning you can Sorry, of my cut

Bryan Maher

it it Sorry. I asking million And about looked was when closer million. $X the back closer CapEx million only little $X X just million. we for before this that, a is was $X kind $X $X year, to years or million, it million, last was of XXXX for because over to $X the And at year? the

Chris Masterson

general, It’s what up new towards probably it’ll year. to to closer $X in. going on in do will to probably out need end coming I say would it depend end the any million. tenants would I probably we this shake say with But the lower

Operator

concludes There back are This turn no our more management the conference like question-and-answer session. questions remarks. any closing the in I’d for to to queue. over

Mike Weil

for to just our some taking I the to thank first and want time everybody for update listening quarter.

news based that very is This COVID reopening in positive York underway We’re about obviously and New is the City. dropping. on the cases regarding excited vaccinations

again at to So a to we’re of quarter. talking second the forward forward and looking the positive XXXX look end

you all much. thank very So

Operator

attending concluded. now you has today’s presentation. for conference The Thank

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New York City REIT (NYC) 14 May 212021 Q1 Earnings call transcript