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Executed More Than 2.3 Million Square Feet of Leases in Q4 for a Total of Approximately 5.6 Million Square Feet in 2024 and Commenced Redevelopment of the Newly Acquired 725 12th Street in Washington, DC

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2025-- BXP, Inc. (NYSE: BXP), the largest publicly traded developer, owner, and manager of premier workplaces in the United States, reported results today for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2024.

Financial Highlights

Fourth Quarter 2024:

• Revenue increased 3.6% to $858.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, compared to $828.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2023.
  
  
• Net income (loss) attributable to BXP, Inc. of $(230.0) million, or $(1.45) per diluted share (EPS), for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, compared to $119.9 million, or $0.76 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2023.
  
  
  • EPS for the fourth quarter includes non-cash impairment charges totaling approximately $341.3 million, or $1.94 per diluted share, related to investments in the unconsolidated joint ventures that own Colorado Center, Gateway Commons and Safeco Plaza.
    
    
• Funds from Operations (FFO) of $284.0 million, or $1.79 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, compared to FFO of $286.2 million, or $1.82 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2023.

Year Ended December 31, 2024:

• Net income attributable to BXP, Inc. of $14.3 million, or $0.09 per diluted share (EPS), for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $190.2 million, or $1.21 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2023. The year-over-year decrease is primarily due to the non-cash impairment charges noted above.
  
  
• FFO of $1.1 billion, or $7.10 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to FFO of $1.1 billion, or $7.28 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Guidance

BXP provided guidance for first quarter 2025 EPS of $0.33 - $0.35 and FFO of $1.63 - $1.65 per diluted share, and full year 2025 EPS of $1.57 - $1.75 and FFO of $6.77 - $6.95 per diluted share.

The midpoint of guidance for 2025 EPS is projected to be higher than full year 2024 EPS primarily due to the 2024 non-cash impairment charges related to BXP’s investments in its unconsolidated joint ventures that are not projected to reoccur in 2025.

The midpoint of guidance for 2025 FFO per diluted share is projected to be lower than full year 2024 FFO per diluted share primarily due to higher net interest expense.

See “EPS and FFO per Share Guidance” below.

Leasing & Occupancy

• Executed 83 leases in the fourth quarter totaling more than 2.3 million square feet with a weighted-average lease term of 10.3 years. This represents BXP’s strongest leasing quarter since Q2 2019, and the amount leased is approximately 130% of our historical 10-year average for the fourth quarter.
  
  
• For full year 2024, executed 291 leases totaling approximately 5.6 million square feet with a weighted-average lease term of 9.8 years.
  
  
• BXP’s CBD portfolio of premier workplaces was 90.9% occupied and 92.8% leased (including vacant space for which we have signed leases that have not yet commenced in accordance with GAAP) for the fourth quarter. Approximately 88.0% of BXP’s Share of annualized rental obligations is derived from clients located in our CBD portfolio, underscoring the strength of BXP’s strategy to invest in the highest quality buildings in dynamic urban gateway markets.
  
  
• BXP’s total portfolio occupancy for the fourth quarter was 87.5% and it was 89.4% leased (including vacant space for which we have signed leases that have not yet commenced in accordance with GAAP).

Transactions

• BXP completed the acquisition of 725 12th Street, a 300,000 square foot, 12-story property in the East End of Washington, DC, for a purchase price of $34.0 million. BXP will be demolishing and redeveloping the property into an approximately 320,000 square foot premier workplace. In conjunction with closing, BXP signed a lease agreement with global law firm, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, covering approximately 152,000 square feet in the top five floors of the “to-be-constructed” premier workplace. BXP is currently negotiating with a client for the majority of the remaining space. Ideally located in the Central Business District of Washington, DC, the property sits three blocks from the White House and steps from Metro Center Station, the transportation hub for the City’s Metrorail service, where the Red, Orange, Blue, and Silver lines converge.
  
  
• BXP also completed the following transactions in 2024:
  
  
  • the acquisition of its joint venture partner’s 50% economic ownership interest in 901 New York Avenue located in Washington, DC for a purchase price of $10.0 million.
    
    
  • the sale of a 45% interest in 290 Binney Street, a 100% pre-leased, life sciences development located in Kendall Square in Cambridge Massachusetts, to Norges Bank Investment Management (“NBIM”). NBIM’s investment in 290 Binney Street will reduce BXP’s share of the project’s estimated development spend over time by approximately $533.5 million, including $141.8 million that was funded at closing.

Development

• BXP fully placed in-service 300 Binney Street, an approximately 240,000 square foot laboratory/life sciences project located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in which BXP has a 55% interest. This project is 100% leased to the Broad Institute.
  
  
• BXP commenced the redevelopment of 725 12th Street in Washington, DC. BXP will be demolishing and redeveloping the property into an approximately 320,000 square foot premier workplace.
  
  
• In addition to 300 Binney Street, BXP completed and fully placed in-service four development/redevelopment projects in 2024: 760 Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts, Skymark Residential in Reston, Virginia, and 103 CityPoint and 180 CityPoint both in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

• In the fourth quarter, BXP exercised the first extension option to extend the maturity date for the loan collateralized by 901 New York Avenue in Washington, DC to January 5, 2029. The 508,000 square foot premier workplace is 84.8% leased. At the time of the extension, the outstanding principal balance was $202.3 million. The extended loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.00% per annum. BXP has one additional one-year extension option, subject to certain conditions.
  
  
• A joint venture in which BXP has a 71% interest modified the construction loan collateralized by 360 Park Avenue South in New York City, New York. The extended loan has an outstanding balance of $220.0 million and an interest rate equal to Term SOFR plus 2.50% per annum. The loan now matures on December 13, 2027 and has one additional one-year extension option, subject to certain conditions.
  
  
• Throughout 2024, BXP further strengthened its balance sheet by addressing debt maturities, and sourcing additional liquidity in the capital markets. In the aggregate, BXP’s share of 2024 debt market activities totaled approximately $3.2 billion. Notable transactions during 2024 include:
  
  
  • Boston Properties Limited Partnership (“BPLP”) completed the repayment of $700.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 3.800% unsecured senior notes at maturity on February 1, 2024. The repayment was completed with the proceeds of a $600.0 million mortgage loan entered into on October 26, 2023 and available cash.
    
    
  • BPLP established an unsecured commercial paper program. Under the terms of the program, BPLP may issue, from time to time, unsecured commercial paper notes up to a maximum aggregate amount outstanding at any one time of $500 million with varying maturities of up to one year. At December 31, 2024, BPLP has $500 million of commercial paper outstanding at an average interest rate of 4.79% per annum.
    
    
  • In August 2024, BPLP completed a public offering of $850.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 5.750% unsecured senior notes due 2035. The notes were priced at 99.961% of the principal amount to yield an effective rate (including financing fees) of approximately 5.842% per annum to maturity. The notes will mature on January 15, 2035, unless earlier redeemed. The net proceeds from the offering were approximately $841.9 million after deducting underwriting discounts and transaction expenses.
    
    
• On January 15, 2025, BPLP repaid $850.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 3.200% unsecured senior notes at maturity on January 15, 2025. The repayment was completed with available cash and the proceeds from BPLP’s August 2024 offering of its 5.750% unsecured senior notes. The repayment price was approximately $863.6 million, which was equal to the stated principal plus approximately $13.6 million of accrued and unpaid interest.

Sustainability & Impact

• BXP was awarded Nareit’s 2024 Leader in the Light Award in the office property sector. This award is the highest achievement for Office REITs and acknowledges BXP’s leadership in demonstrating outstanding sustainability practices throughout the year.
  
  
• BXP earned national recognition as an industry leader and furthered its commitments to sustainability and impact in 2024. Highlights include:
  
  
  • named by TIME Magazine and Statista to the inaugural list of the World’s Most Sustainable Companies. BXP ranked #79 overall and was the highest-rated United States property owner.
    
    
  • received a Sustainable Design Impact Award for 140 Kendrick Building A in Needham, Massachusetts—the first net-zero, carbon-neutral office repositioning of its scale in Massachusetts.
    
    
  • published BXP’s 2023 Sustainability & Impact Report and hosted its third annual Sustainability & Impact Investor Update.

EPS and FFO per Share Guidance:

BXP’s guidance for the first quarter of 2025 and full year 2025 for EPS (diluted) and FFO per share (diluted) is set forth and reconciled below. Except as described below, the estimates reflect management’s view of current and future market conditions, including assumptions with respect to rental rates, occupancy levels, interest rates, the timing of the lease-up of available space, the timing of development cost outlays and development deliveries, and the earnings impact of the events referenced in this release and those referenced during the related conference call. The estimates do not include (1) possible future gains or losses or the impact on operating results from other possible future property acquisitions or dispositions, (2) the impacts of any other capital markets activity, (3) future write-offs or reinstatements of accounts receivable and accrued rent balances, or (4) future impairment charges. EPS estimates may fluctuate as a result of several factors, including changes in the recognition of depreciation and amortization expense, impairment losses on depreciable real estate, and any gains or losses associated with disposition activity. BXP is not able to assess at this time the potential impact of these factors on projected EPS. By definition, FFO does not include real estate-related depreciation and amortization, impairment losses on depreciable real estate, or gains or losses associated with disposition activities. There can be no assurance that BXP’s actual results will not differ materially from the estimates set forth below.

The reported results are unaudited and there can be no assurance that these reported results will not vary from the final information for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024. In the opinion of management, BXP has made all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of these reported results.

BXP will host a conference call on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, open to the general public, to discuss the fourth quarter and full year 2024 results, provide a business update, and discuss other business matters that may be of interest to investors. Participants who would like to join the call and ask a question may register at https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIcceb8b138e20411daca9e938d99bc189 to receive the dial-in numbers and unique PIN to access the call. There will also be a live audio, listen-only webcast of the call, which may be accessed in the Investors section of BXP’s website at https://investors.bxp.com/events-webcasts. Shortly after the call, a replay of the call will be available on BXP’s website at https://investors.bxp.com/events-webcasts for up to twelve months following the call.

Additionally, a copy of BXP’s fourth quarter 2024 “Supplemental Operating and Financial Data” and this press release are available in the Investors section of BXP’s website at investors.bxp.com.

BXP, Inc. (NYSE: BXP) is the largest publicly traded developer, owner, and manager of premier workplaces in the United States, concentrated in six dynamic gateway markets - Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. BXP has delivered places that power progress for our clients and communities for more than 50 years. BXP is a fully integrated real estate company, organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT). Including properties owned by unconsolidated joint ventures, BXP’s portfolio totals 53.3 million square feet and 185 properties, including seven properties under construction/redevelopment. For more information about BXP, please visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn or Instagram.

This press release includes references to “BXP’s Share of annualized rental obligations.” We define rental obligations as the contractual base rents (but excluding percentage rent) and budgeted reimbursements from clients under existing leases. These amounts exclude rent abatements. Further, "annualized rental obligations" is defined as monthly rental obligations, as of the last day of the reporting period, multiplied by twelve (12). "BXP's Share" is based on annualized rental obligations for our consolidated portfolio, plus our share of annualized rental obligations from the unconsolidated joint ventures properties (calculated based on our ownership percentage), minus our partners' share of annualized rental obligations from our consolidated joint venture properties (calculated based on our partners' percentage ownership interests). Our definitions of the foregoing operating metrics may be different than those used by other companies.

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements by our use of the words “anticipates,” “believes,” “budgeted,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “guidance,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plans,” “projects,” “should,” “will,” and similar expressions that do not relate to historical matters. These statements are based on our current plans, expectations, projections and assumptions about future events. You should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which are, in some cases, beyond BXP’s control. If our underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, or known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These factors include, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties related to the impact of changes in general economic and capital market conditions, including continued inflation, high interest rates, supply chain disruptions, labor market disruptions, dislocation and volatility in capital markets, potential longer-term changes in consumer and client behavior resulting from the severity and duration of any downturn in the U.S. or global economy, general risks affecting the real estate industry (including, without limitation, the inability to enter into or renew leases on favorable terms, changes in client preferences and space utilization, dependence on clients’ financial condition, and competition from other developers, owners and operators of real estate), the impact of geopolitical conflicts, the immediate and long-term impact of the outbreak of a highly infectious or contagious disease, on our and our clients’ financial condition, results of operations and cash flows (including the impact of actions taken to contain the outbreak or mitigate its impact, the direct and indirect economic effects of the outbreak and containment measures on our clients, and the ability of our clients to successfully operate their businesses), the uncertainties of investing in new markets, the costs and availability of financing, the effectiveness of our interest rate hedging contracts, the ability of our joint venture partners to satisfy their obligations, the effects of local, national and international economic and market conditions, the effects of acquisitions, dispositions and possible impairment charges on our operating results, the impact of newly adopted accounting principles on BXP’s accounting policies and on period-to-period comparisons of financial results, the uncertainties of costs to comply with regulatory changes (including costs to comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s and the State of California’s rules to standardize climate-related disclosures) and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in BXP’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of issuance of this report and are not guarantees of future results, performance, or achievements. BXP does not undertake a duty to update or revise any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

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AT BXP
Michael LaBelle
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
mlabelle@bxp.com

Helen Han
Vice President, Investor Relations
hhan@bxp.com

Source: BXP, Inc.