BXP, Inc. (BXP)
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SEC company page: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1037540. Latest filing source: 0001037540-26-000006.
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Selected Fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Unit | FY | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3,482,279,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-27 |
| Net income | 276,800,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-27 |
| Assets | 26,166,164,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-27 |
Financials
Annual standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-02-27. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001037540.json. Derived margins, ratios, and free cash flow are computed from the extracted annual SEC facts.
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2,550,820,000 | 2,602,076,000 | 2,717,076,000 | 2,960,562,000 | 2,765,686,000 | 2,888,621,000 | 3,108,581,000 | 3,273,569,000 | 3,407,719,000 | 3,482,279,000 |
| Net income | 512,785,000 | 462,439,000 | 582,847,000 | 521,534,000 | 872,727,000 | 505,195,000 | 848,947,000 | 190,215,000 | 14,272,000 | 276,800,000 |
| Gross profit | 1,605,435,000 | 1,649,314,000 | 1,826,123,000 | 1,694,075,000 | 1,814,288,000 | 1,929,527,000 | 1,998,776,000 | 2,041,045,000 | 2,058,649,000 | |
| Diluted EPS | 3.26 | 2.93 | 3.70 | 3.30 | 5.54 | 3.17 | 5.40 | 1.21 | 0.09 | 1.74 |
| Operating cash flow | 1,034,548,000 | 911,979,000 | 1,150,245,000 | 1,181,165,000 | 1,156,840,000 | 1,133,227,000 | 1,282,399,000 | 1,301,520,000 | 1,234,501,000 | 1,245,157,000 |
| Dividends paid | 671,626,000 | 526,578,000 | 587,628,000 | 666,294,000 | 688,904,000 | 683,753,000 | 685,019,000 | 687,809,000 | 689,870,000 | 643,107,000 |
| Assets | 18,851,643,000 | 19,372,233,000 | 20,256,477,000 | 21,284,905,000 | 22,858,190,000 | 22,365,258,000 | 24,207,669,000 | 26,026,149,000 | 26,084,980,000 | 26,166,164,000 |
| Liabilities | 10,919,719,000 | 11,269,777,000 | 12,042,509,000 | 13,262,304,000 | 14,511,681,000 | 14,322,462,000 | 15,837,237,000 | 17,833,785,000 | 18,137,324,000 | 18,473,924,000 |
| Stockholders' equity | 5,786,295,000 | 5,813,957,000 | 5,883,171,000 | 5,684,687,000 | 5,996,083,000 | 5,834,020,000 | 6,132,919,000 | 5,876,697,000 | 5,413,306,000 | 5,147,190,000 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 356,914,000 | 434,767,000 | 543,359,000 | 644,950,000 | 1,668,742,000 | 452,692,000 | 690,333,000 | 1,531,477,000 | 1,254,882,000 | 1,478,206,000 |
Ratios
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 20.10% | 17.77% | 21.45% | 17.62% | 31.56% | 17.49% | 27.31% | 5.81% | 0.42% | 7.95% |
| Return on equity | 8.86% | 7.95% | 9.91% | 9.17% | 14.55% | 8.66% | 13.84% | 3.24% | 0.26% | 5.38% |
| Return on assets | 2.72% | 2.39% | 2.88% | 2.45% | 3.82% | 2.26% | 3.51% | 0.73% | 0.05% | 1.06% |
| Liabilities / equity | 1.89 | 1.94 | 2.05 | 2.33 | 2.42 | 2.45 | 2.58 | 3.03 | 3.35 | 3.59 |
Financial Charts
Quarterly
Quarterly standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-02-27. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001037540.json.
| Quarter | End Date | Revenue | Net Income | Diluted EPS | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-Q1 | 2022-03-31 | 0.91 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2022-Q2 | 2022-06-30 | 1.42 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2022-Q3 | 2022-09-30 | 2.29 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2023-Q1 | 2023-03-31 | 803,200,000 | 77,890,000 | 0.50 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q2 | 2023-06-30 | 817,153,000 | 104,299,000 | 0.66 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q3 | 2023-09-30 | 824,283,000 | -111,826,000 | -0.71 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q4 | 2023-12-31 | 828,933,000 | 119,925,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2024-Q1 | 2024-03-31 | 839,439,000 | 79,883,000 | 0.51 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q2 | 2024-06-30 | 850,482,000 | 79,615,000 | 0.51 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q3 | 2024-09-30 | 859,227,000 | 83,628,000 | 0.53 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q4 | 2024-12-31 | 858,571,000 | -228,854,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2025-Q1 | 2025-03-31 | 865,215,000 | 61,177,000 | 0.39 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q2 | 2025-06-30 | 868,457,000 | 88,977,000 | 0.56 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q3 | 2025-09-30 | 871,510,000 | -121,712,000 | -0.77 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q4 | 2025-12-31 | 877,097,000 | 248,350,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD |
Quarterly Charts
Macro Cross-References
- CPIAUCSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items in U.S. City Average
- UNRATE - Unemployment Rate
- FEDFUNDS - Federal Funds Effective Rate
- CES0500000003 - Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private
- DFEDTARU - Federal Funds Target Range - Upper Limit
- DFEDTARL - Federal Funds Target Range - Lower Limit
- DGS3MO - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 3-Month Constant Maturity
- DGS2 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 2-Year Constant Maturity
- DGS10 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity
- DGS30 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 30-Year Constant Maturity
- T10Y2Y - 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 2-Year Treasury Constant Maturity
- CPILFESL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food and Energy
- CPIUFDSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food
- CPIENGSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Energy
- CUSR0000SAH1 - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Shelter
- PCEPI - Personal Consumption Expenditures: Chain-type Price Index
- PCEPILFE - Personal Consumption Expenditures Excluding Food and Energy: Chain-type Price Index
- PPIACO - Producer Price Index by Commodity: All Commodities
- T10YIE - 10-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate
- U6RATE - Total Unemployed, Plus All Marginally Attached Workers Plus Total Employed Part Time for Economic Reasons
- PAYEMS - All Employees, Total Nonfarm
- CIVPART - Labor Force Participation Rate
- EMRATIO - Employment-Population Ratio
- UNEMPLOY - Unemployed
- CE16OV - Employment Level
- ICSA - Initial Claims
- JTSJOL - Job Openings: Total Nonfarm
- JTSQUR - Quits: Total Nonfarm
- GDPC1 - Real Gross Domestic Product
- A191RL1Q225SBEA - Real Gross Domestic Product: Percent Change from Preceding Period
- INDPRO - Industrial Production: Total Index
- TCU - Capacity Utilization: Total Index
- HOUST - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units
- PERMIT - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places: Total Units
- RSAFS - Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade
- PCE - Personal Consumption Expenditures
- DSPIC96 - Real Disposable Personal Income
- PSAVERT - Personal Saving Rate
- M2SL - M2
- BOPGSTB - U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Balance
- MSPUS - Median Sales Price of Houses Sold for the United States
- HSN1F - New One Family Houses Sold: United States
- RHORUSQ156N - Homeownership Rate in the United States
- TTLCONS - Total Construction Spending: Total Construction in the United States
- RRVRUSQ156N - Rental Vacancy Rate in the United States
- TOTALSL - Total Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
- REVOLSL - Revolving Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
- DRCCLACBS - Delinquency Rate on Credit Card Loans, All Commercial Banks
- GDP - Gross Domestic Product
- GPDI - Gross Private Domestic Investment
- GCE - Government Consumption Expenditures and Gross Investment
- PCEC - Personal Consumption Expenditures
- NETEXP - Net Exports of Goods and Services
- GFDEBTN - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt
- GFDEGDQ188S - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt as Percent of Gross Domestic Product
- FYFSD - Federal Surplus or Deficit
- FGRECPT - Federal Government Current Receipts
- FGEXPND - Federal Government: Current Expenditures
- MANEMP - All Employees, Manufacturing
- USCONS - All Employees, Construction
- USTRADE - All Employees, Retail Trade
- USFIRE - All Employees, Financial Activities
- USGOVT - All Employees, Government
- AWHAETP - Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Total Private
- DGORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Durable Goods
- NEWORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft
- BUSINV - Total Business Inventories
- EXPGS - Exports of Goods and Services
- IMPGS - Imports of Goods and Services
- IR - Import Price Index (End Use): All Commodities
- PPIFIS - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Final Demand
Latest quarter (10-Q)
Latest 10-Q source: 0001037540-26-000019.
Item 2—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the documents incorporated by reference herein, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and we are including this statement for purposes of complying with those safe harbor provisions, in each case, to the extent applicable. The forward-looking statements are contained principally, but not only, under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” We caution investors that forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs, expectations of future events and assumptions made by, and information currently available to, our management. When used, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “budget,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “project,” “should,” “will,” and similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance or occurrences, which may be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties and factors that are, in some cases, beyond our control. If one or more of these known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We caution you that, while forward-looking statements reflect our good-faith beliefs when we make them, they are not guarantees of future performance or occurrences and are impacted by actual events when they occur after we make such statements. Accordingly, investors should use caution in relying on forward-looking statements, which are based on results, trends and assumptions at the time they are made, to anticipate future results or trends.
Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include the following risks and uncertainties, among others:
•volatile or adverse economic, capital markets and political conditions, including continued inflation, elevated interest rates, supply chain disruptions, policy changes related to tariffs and prolonged government shutdowns or disruptions, which may directly or indirectly impact us, our current clients and our prospective clients, including their demand for office space, and the costs and availability of construction materials and the economic returns on our construction and development activities;
•volatile or adverse geopolitical conflicts and dislocations in the credit markets could adversely affect economic conditions and/or restrict our access to cost-effective capital, which could have a material adverse effect on our business opportunities, results of operations and financial condition;
•risks associated with the availability and terms of financing, the use of debt to fund acquisitions and developments or refinance existing indebtedness, including the impact of higher interest rates on the cost and/or availability of financing and the use of forward interest rate contracts and derivatives and the effectiveness of such arrangements;
•general risks affecting the real estate industry (including, without limitation, the inability to enter into or renew leases on attractive terms, sustained changes in client preferences and space utilization, dependence on clients’ financial condition, and competition from other developers, owners and operators of real estate);
•failure to integrate acquisitions and developments successfully;
•risks and uncertainties affecting property development and construction;
•the ability of our joint venture partners to satisfy their obligations;
•risks associated with actual or threatened terrorist attacks;
•costs of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other similar laws;
•potential liability for uninsured losses and environmental contamination;
•risks associated with climate change and severe weather events, as well as the regulatory efforts intended to reduce the effects of climate change;
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•risks associated with our use of AI and cyber security breaches, incidents and compromises, as well as other significant disruptions of our information technology (IT) networks and related systems, which support our operations and our buildings;
•risks associated with legal proceedings and other claims that could result in substantial monetary damages and other costs;
•risks associated with BXP’s potential failure to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”);
•possible adverse changes in tax and environmental laws;
•the impact of newly adopted accounting principles on our accounting policies and on period-to-period comparisons of financial results;
•risks associated with possible state and local tax audits; and
•risks associated with our dependence on key personnel whose continued service is not guaranteed.
Investors are also urged to carefully review the disclosures we make concerning these risks and other factors
that may affect our business and operating results, including the risks and uncertainties described in (i) our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 including those described under the caption
“Risk Factors,” (ii) our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act and (iii) the risk factors set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in Part II, Item 1A, if any.
Other sections of this report may include additional factors that could adversely affect our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not unduly rely on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Investors should also refer to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for future periods and Current Reports on Form 8-K as we file them with the SEC, and to other materials we may furnish to the public from time to time through Current Reports on Form 8-K or otherwise, for a discussion of risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, future events, or otherwise, and you should not rely upon these forward-looking statements after the date of this report.
Overview
BXP is one of the largest publicly traded office REITs (based on total market capitalization as of March 31, 2026) in the United States that develops, owns, and manages primarily premier workplaces. Our properties are concentrated in six gateway markets in the U.S. - Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC.
We generate revenue and cash primarily by leasing premier workplaces to our clients. We consider premier workplaces to be well-located buildings that are modern structures or have been modernized to compete with newer buildings, are professionally managed and maintained, and offer a number and type of amenities that are in high demand by clients that are focused on the importance of the physical work environment in recruiting and retaining the best and brightest employees. As such, these properties attract creditworthy clients and command upper-tier rental rates in their markets. We do not consider the expression “premier workplaces” a classification of our properties in accordance with any standard listing criteria in the real estate industry. We therefore caution investors that our use and definition of “premier workplaces” may be different than the use and definition of similar expressions and traditional classifications that may be used by other companies.
When making leasing decisions, we consider, among other things, the creditworthiness of the client and the industry in which it conducts business, the length of the lease, the rental rate to be paid at inception and throughout the lease term, the amount of any security deposit or letter of credit posted by the client, the costs of tenant improvement allowances, free rent periods and other landlord concessions, anticipated operating expenses and real estate taxes, the date by which we expect to begin revenue recognition for the lease under GAAP, current and anticipated vacancy in our properties and the market overall (including sublease space), current and expected future demand for the space, the impact of other clients’ expansion rights and general economic factors.
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We believe our key competitive advantages are our commitments to the office asset class and to our clients as many competitors have divested from the sector, a strong balance sheet with access to capital in the secured and unsecured debt markets and the private and public equity markets, and the high quality of our portfolio of premier workplaces. Our core strategy has always been to develop, acquire and manage premier workplaces in gateway markets with high barriers-to-entry and attractive demand drivers and to focus on executing long-term leases with financially strong clients that are diverse across market sectors. We believe this strategy provides a competitive advantage as our clients are interested in leasing space in vibrant, amenitized and accessible premier workplaces. This interest has accelerated the flight to quality in the office market. Over the past several years, BXP’s experience and performance has diverged from the larger market and media sentiment, as premier workplaces have outperformed the broader office market consistently and substantially in both rental rates achieved and occupancy. We believe this divergence validates our strategy and differentiates BXP from other office companies.
Premier workplaces in our five traditional central business district (“CBD”) markets (Boston, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC) have consistently outperformed the broader office market in those CBDs on several key metrics, including occupancy, net absorption levels, rental rates and landlord concessions. This outperformance is evident in BXP’s portfolio where we derive approximately 90% of our share of annualized rental obligations from predominantly premier workplaces located in CBDs. We define annualized rental obligations as the monthly contractual base rent (excluding percentage rent and rent abatements) and budgeted reimbursements from clients under existing leases as of March 31, 2026, multiplied by twelve. Our share of annualized rental obligations is calculated as the consolidated amount, plus our share of the amount from our unconsolidated joint ventures (calculated based on our economic percentage ownership interest), less
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Latest 10-K MD&A
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.
Forward Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the documents incorporated by reference herein, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and we are including this statement for purposes of complying with those safe harbor provisions, in each case, to the extent applicable. The forward-looking statements are contained principally, but not only, under the captions “Business — Business and Growth Strategies” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” We caution investors that forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs, expectations of future events and assumptions made by, and information currently available to, our management. When used, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “budget,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “project,” “should,” “will,” and similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance or occurrences, which may be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties and factors that are, in some cases, beyond our control. If one or more of these known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We caution you that, while forward-looking statements reflect our good-faith beliefs when we make them, they are not guarantees of future performance or occurrences and are impacted by actual events when they occur after we make such statements. Accordingly, investors should use caution in relying on forward-looking statements, which are based on results, trends and assumptions at the time they are made, to anticipate future results or trends.
Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include the following risks and uncertainties, among others:
•volatile or adverse economic, capital markets and political conditions, including continued inflation, elevated interest rates, supply chain disruptions, policy changes related to tariffs and prolonged government shutdowns or disruptions, which may directly or indirectly impact us, our current clients and our prospective clients, including their demand for office space, and the costs and availability of construction materials and the economic returns on our construction and development activities;
•volatile or adverse geopolitical conflicts and dislocations in the credit markets could adversely affect economic conditions and/or restrict our access to cost-effective capital, which could have a material adverse effect on our business opportunities, results of operations and financial condition;
•risks associated with the availability and terms of financing, the use of debt to fund acquisitions and developments or refinance existing indebtedness, including the impact of higher interest rates on the cost and/or availability of financing and the use of forward interest rate contracts and derivatives and the effectiveness of such arrangements;
•general risks affecting the real estate industry (including, without limitation, the inability to enter into or renew leases on attractive terms, sustained changes in client preferences and space utilization, dependence on clients’ financial condition, and competition from other developers, owners and operators of real estate);
•failure to integrate acquisitions and developments successfully;
•risks and uncertainties affecting property development and construction;
•the ability of our joint venture partners to satisfy their obligations;
•risks associated with actual or threatened terrorist attacks;
•costs of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other similar laws;
•potential liability for uninsured losses and environmental contamination;
•risks associated with climate change and severe weather events, as well as the regulatory efforts intended to reduce the effects of climate change;
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•risks associated with our use of AI and cyber security breaches, incidents and compromises, as well as other significant disruptions of our information technology (IT) networks and related systems, which support our operations and our buildings;
•risks associated with legal proceedings and other claims that could result in substantial monetary damages and other costs;
•risks associated with BXP’s potential failure to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”);
•possible adverse changes in tax and environmental laws;
•the impact of newly adopted accounting principles on our accounting policies and on period-to-period comparisons of financial results;
•risks associated with possible state and local tax audits; and
•risks associated with our dependence on key personnel whose continued service is not guaranteed.
The risks set forth above are not exhaustive. Other sections of this report, including “Part I, Item 1A—Risk Factors,” include additional factors that could adversely affect our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not unduly rely on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Investors should also refer to our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for future periods and Current Reports on Form 8-K as we file them with the SEC, and to other materials we may furnish to the public from time to time through Current Reports on Form 8-K or otherwise, for a discussion of risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, future events, or otherwise, and you should not rely upon these forward-looking statements after the date of this report.
Overview
BXP is one of the largest publicly traded office REITs (based on total market capitalization as of December 31, 2025) in the United States that develops, owns, and manages primarily premier workplaces. Our properties are concentrated in six dynamic gateway markets in the U.S. - Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC.
We generate revenue and cash primarily by leasing premier workplaces to our clients. We consider premier workplaces to be well-located buildings that are modern structures or have been modernized to compete with newer buildings, are professionally managed and maintained, and offer a number and type of amenities that are in high demand by clients that are focused on the importance of the physical work environment in recruiting and retaining the best and brightest employees. As such, these properties attract creditworthy clients and command upper-tier rental rates in their markets. We do not consider the expression “premier workplaces” a classification of our properties in accordance with any standard listing criteria in the real estate industry. We therefore caution investors that our use and definition of “premier workplaces” may be different than the use and definition of similar expressions and traditional classifications that may be used by other companies.
When making leasing decisions, we consider, among other things, the creditworthiness of the client and the industry in which it conducts business, the length of the lease, the rental rate to be paid at inception and throughout the lease term, the amount of any security deposit or letter of credit posted by the client, the costs of tenant improvement allowances, free rent periods and other landlord concessions, anticipated operating expenses and real estate taxes, the date by which we expect to begin revenue recognition for the lease under GAAP, current and anticipated vacancy in our properties and the market overall (including sublease space), current and expected future demand for the space, the impact of other clients’ expansion rights and general economic factors.
We believe our key competitive advantages are our commitments to the office asset class and to our clients as many competitors have divested from the sector, a strong balance sheet with access to capital in the secured and unsecured debt markets and the private and public equity markets, and the high quality of our portfolio of premier
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workplaces. Our core strategy has always been to develop, acquire and manage premier workplaces in gateway markets with high barriers-to-entry and attractive demand drivers and to focus on executing long-term leases with financially strong clients that are diverse across market sectors. We believe this strategy provides a competitive advantage as our clients are interested in leasing space in vibrant, amenitized and accessible premier workplaces. This interest has accelerated the flight to quality in the office market. Over the past several years, BXP’s experience and performance has diverged from the larger market and media sentiment, as premier workplaces have outperformed the broader office market consistently and substantially in both rental rates achieved and occupancy. We believe this divergence validates our strategy and differentiates BXP from other office companies.
Premier workplaces in our five traditional central business district (“CBD”) markets (Boston, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC) have consistently outperformed the broader office market in those CBDs on several key metrics, including occupancy, net absorption levels, rental rates and landlord concessions. This outperformance is evident in BXP’s portfolio where we derive approximately 90% of our share of annualized rental obligations from predominantly premier workplaces located in CBDs. We define annualized rental obligations as the monthly contractual base rent (excluding percentage rent and rent abatements) and budgeted reimbursements from clients under existing leases as of December 31, 2025, multiplied by twelve. Our share of annualized rental obligations is calculated as the consolidated amount, plus our share of the amount from our unconsolidated joint ventures (calculated based on our economic percentage ownership interest), less our partners’ share of the amount from our consolidated joint ventures (calculated based on the partners’ economic percentage ownership interest). As of December 31, 2025, our CBD assets were 89.8% occupied and 92.5% leased (including vacant space for which we have signed leases that have not yet commenced in accordance with GAAP).
As of December 31, 2025, the weighted-average remaining lease term for (1) our in-place leases, based on square feet, including those signed by our unconsolidated joint ventures but excluding residential units, was approximately 7.9 years, and (2) our 20 largest clients, based on square feet, was approximately 9.8 years. Through year-end 2027, we have relatively low exposure to contractual lease expirations with approximately 7.2% of our share of the square footage of our in-service portfolio expiring.
During the fourth quarter of 2025, BXP continued to successfully execute on the multi-year strategic action plan introduced at our September 2025 Investor Day. The action plan focuses on earnings growth, which we expect will be achieved through a combination of increased occupancy and development deliveries, and reducing leverage through asset sales and retention of cash flow. Our progress reflects steady advancement across each of these key priorities.
Growth in Funds from Operations (“FFO”) per share depends in large part on the success of our leasing activity. Leasing momentum remained strong during the fourth quarter of 2025, as we signed leases for more than 1.8 million square feet.
Consistent with the asset sales program outlined at our September 2025 Investor Day, as of February 20, 2026, BXP completed property sales with an aggregate gross sales price of approximately $1.17 billion. These asset sales enhance balance sheet flexibility and support our capital needs and strategic priorities, and fall into the following categories:
•Land Sales: Multiple land dispositions across our Boston, San Francisco and Washington, DC regions which aggregated a gross sales price of approximately $266.4 million.
•Residential Sales: The sales of Proto in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Signature in Reston, Virginia which aggregated a gross sales price of approximately $407.5 million.
•Non-Strategic Office Sales: The sale of 140 Kendrick Street in Needham, Massachusetts, and BXP’s ownership interests in Gateway Commons in South San Francisco, California and Market Square North in Washington, DC which aggregated a gross sales price of approximately $491.5 million.
Outlook
Leasing conditions across BXP’s portfolio remain constructive. Fourth quarter and full-year 2025 leasing results exceeded expectations, supporting anticipated occupancy gains throughout 2026. While market conditions continue to vary by region, demand remains concentrated in our highest-quality CBD assets, particularly in Midtown Manhattan, the Back Bay of Boston, Reston Town Center, and select submarkets in San Francisco.
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Looking ahead, in-service vacant space leasing and coverage of near-term expirations are expected to be the primary drivers of occupancy and same-store revenue growth. With a manageable level of 2026 expirations, a growing pipeline of active negotiations, and a meaningful number of executed leases scheduled to commence this year, we remain on track to achieve occupancy improvements by year-end 2026, consistent with the targets outlined at our September 2025 Investor Day.
On the supply side, new office construction has effectively halted, improving long-term supply-demand fundamentals across many of our markets. Capital markets sentiment toward the office sector continues to improve, evidenced by increasing private market transaction activity and greater availability of debt and equity capital at more attractive pricing. This backdrop is expected to support both our leasing momentum and continued progress on our strategic asset sales and capital recycling initiatives throughout 2026.
Leasing Activity and Occupancy
Although all of the markets in which we operate still need consistent incremental absorption to constitute a macro recovery, we continue to see pockets of strength where low availability is driving constructive client behavior. As clients choose premier workplaces in sound financial condition with building owners that are committed to their properties for the long term and operated by the best property management teams, we expect to continue to be successful in gaining market share.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, we executed 87 leases totaling more than 1.8 million square feet with a weighted-average lease term of approximately 11.3 years.
At December 31, 2025, BXP’s total in-service portfolio occupancy was 86.7%, an increase of 70 basis points from the third quarter of 2025. BXP’s total portfolio was 89.4% leased (including vacant space for which we have signed leases that have not yet commenced revenue recognition in accordance with GAAP), an increase of 60 basis points from the third quarter of 2025.
An overview of the leasing activity in each of our regions for the three months ended December 31, 2025 is set forth in the table below. Amounts shown are in square feet, except for percentages, and include 100% of the unconsolidated joint venture properties.
| Leases commenced (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Region | Leases executed (2) | Total | Second generation space vacant 1 Year | Change in second generation cash rents, net (3) | Occupancy | Leased (4) | ||||||||||||
| Boston | 363,248 | 330,378 | 213,655 | 15.35 | % | 91.9 | % | 93.1 | % | |||||||||
| Los Angeles | 2,971 | 9,117 | 6,644 | (6.27) | % | 86.5 | % | 87.0 | % | |||||||||
| New York | 563,236 | 486,371 | 374,256 | (3.91) | % | 83.8 | % | 89.4 | % | |||||||||
| San Francisco | 368,189 | 148,903 | 57,133 | (30.47) | % | 77.0 | % | 79.2 | % | |||||||||
| Seattle | 4,393 | 26,039 | 13,105 | (9.51) | % | 79.8 | % | 81.3 | % | |||||||||
| Washington, DC | 509,103 | 296,353 | 234,006 | (15.91) | % | 91.7 | % | 93.8 | % | |||||||||
| Total / Weighted Average | 1,811,140 | 1,297,161 | 898,799 | (5.46) | % | 86.7 | % | 89.4 | % |
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(1)Represents space with signed leases for which lease revenue recognition has commenced in accordance with GAAP during the three months ended December 31, 2025.
(2)Represents leases executed during the three months ended December 31, 2025 for which we either (1) commenced lease revenue recognition in such quarter or (2) will commence lease revenue recognition in subsequent quarters, in accordance with GAAP, and includes leases at properties currently under development. The total square feet of leases executed during the three months ended December 31, 2025 for which we recognized lease revenue in the three months ended December 31, 2025 is 275,420.
(3)Represents the increase (decrease) in net rent (gross rent less operating expenses) under the new leases versus expired leases on the 898,799 square feet of second generation leases that had been occupied within the prior 12 months.
(4)Represents signed leases for which lease revenue recognition has commenced in accordance with GAAP and signed leases for vacant space with future commencement dates.
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The table below details the vacancy and leasing activity in our portfolio, including 100% of the unconsolidated joint ventures, that commenced revenue recognition during the year ended December 31, 2025:
| Year ended December 31, 2025 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Square Feet) | |||||
| Vacant space available at the beginning of the period | 6,122,074 | ||||
| Vacant space from property dispositions/properties taken out of service (1) | (890,984) | ||||
| Vacant space from properties placed (and partially placed) in-service (2) | 590,615 | ||||
| Leases expiring or terminated during the period | 4,832,804 | ||||
| Total space available for lease | 10,654,509 | ||||
| 1st generation leases (3) | 366,440 | ||||
| 2nd generation leases with new clients (3) | 2,397,971 | ||||
| 2nd generation lease renewals (3) | 1,547,971 | ||||
| Total space leased (3) | 4,312,382 | ||||
| Vacant space available for lease at the end of the period | 6,342,127 | ||||
| Leases executed during the period, in square feet (4) | 5,575,629 | ||||
| Second generation leasing information: (5) | |||||
| Leases commencing during the period, in square feet | 3,945,942 | ||||
| Weighted Average Lease Term | 89 Months | ||||
| Weighted Average Free Rent Period | 195 Days | ||||
| Total Transaction Costs Per Square Foot (6) | $94.32 | ||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Gross Rents (7) | (3.41) | % | |||
| Increase (Decrease) in Net Rents (8) | (5.41) | % |
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(1)Total square feet from properties taken out of service during the year ended December 31, 2025 consists of 261,046 square feet at Reston Corporate Center, 211,840 square feet at 1000 Winter Street, 201,634 square feet at Reservoir Place, 102,980 square feet at Market Square North, 89,851 square feet at 140 Kendrick Street and 23,633 square feet at 200 Clarendon Street.
(2)Total square feet from properties placed (and partially placed) in-service during the year ended December 31, 2025 consists of 345,570 square feet at 360 Park Avenue South, 162,274 square feet at 1050 Winter Street and 82,771 square feet at Reston Next Office Phase II.
(3)Represents leases for which lease revenue recognition has commenced in accordance with GAAP during the year ended December 31, 2025.
(4)Represents leases executed during the year ended December 31, 2025 for which we either (1) commenced lease revenue recognition in such quarter or (2) will commence lease revenue recognition in subsequent quarters, in accordance with GAAP, and includes leases at properties currently under development. The total square feet of leases executed during the year ended December 31, 2025 for which we recognized lease revenue in the year ended December 31, 2025 is 886,021.
(5)Second generation leases are defined as leases for space that we have previously leased. Of the 3,945,942 square feet of second generation leases that commenced revenue recognition during the year ended December 31, 2025, leases for 3,067,250 square feet were signed in prior periods.
(6)Total transaction costs include tenant improvements and leasing commissions but exclude free rent concessions and other inducements in accordance with GAAP.
(7)Represents the increase (decrease) in gross rent (base rent plus expense reimbursements) under the new leases versus expired leases on the 2,453,253 square feet of second generation leases that had been occupied within the prior 12 months; excludes leases that management considers temporary because the client is not expected to occupy the space on a long-term basis.
(8)Represents the increase (decrease) in net rent (gross rent less operating expenses) under the new leases versus expired leases on the 2,453,253 square feet of second generation leases that had been occupied within the prior 12 months.
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Investment Activity
In 2025, BXP commenced construction on 343 Madison Avenue in New York City, New York. 343 Madison Avenue will be a highly amenitized, sustainably designed, 46-story, 930,000 square foot premier workplace located on one of the most desirable office development sites in Manhattan with direct access to Grand Central Station. The project is 29% pre-leased as of February 20, 2026, and BXP is in active discussions with other prospective clients.
BXP fully placed three development properties into service in 2025, reflecting continued execution on its development pipeline and the successful delivery of premier workplace assets:
•1050 Winter Street, an approximately 162,000 square foot office building located in the urban edge of Boston, Massachusetts. As of February 20, 2026, the project is 100% leased.
•Reston Next Office Phase II, an approximately 87,000 square foot boutique premier workplace located in Reston, Virginia. As of February 20, 2026, the project is 92% leased.
•360 Park Avenue South, an approximately 448,000 square foot premier workplace located in New York City, New York, in which we have an approximately 71% ownership interest. As of February 20, 2026, the project is 59% leased.
For descriptions of significant transactions that we completed during 2025, see “Item 1. Business—Transactions During 2025.”
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, requires management to use judgment in the application of accounting policies, including making estimates and assumptions. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. These judgments affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. If our judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions had been different, it is possible that different accounting policies would have been applied resulting in a different presentation of our financial statements. From time to time, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions. In the event estimates or assumptions prove to be different from actual results, adjustments are made in subsequent periods to reflect more current information. Our significant accounting policies, which utilize these critical accounting estimates, are described in Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
We consider our critical accounting estimates to be those used in the determination of the reported amounts and disclosure related to the following:
•Purchase price allocations,
•Impairment and
•Impairment related to unconsolidated joint ventures.
Each of the above critical accounting estimates is described in more detail below.
Real Estate
Purchase Price Allocations
We assess the fair value of acquired tangible and intangible assets (including land, buildings, tenant improvements, “above-” and “below-market” leases, leasing and assumed financing origination costs, acquired in-place leases, other identified intangible assets and assumed liabilities (including ground leases)) and allocate the purchase price to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities, including land and buildings as if vacant. We assess fair value based on estimated cash flow projections that utilize discount and/or capitalization rates that we deem appropriate, as well as available market information. Estimates of future cash flows are based on a number of factors including the historical operating results, known and anticipated trends, and market and economic conditions.
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The fair value of the tangible assets of an acquired property considers the value of the property as if it were vacant. We also consider an allocation of purchase price of other acquired intangibles, including acquired in-place leases that may have a customer relationship intangible value, including (but not limited to) the nature and extent of the existing relationship with the clients, the clients’ credit quality and expectations of lease renewals. Based on our acquisitions to date, our allocation to customer relationship intangible assets has been immaterial.
We record acquired “above-” and “below-market” leases at their fair values (using a discount rate which reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) equal to the difference between (1) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to each in-place lease and (2) management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for each corresponding in-place lease, measured over a period equal to the remaining term of the lease for above-market leases and the initial term plus the term of any below-market fixed rate renewal options for below-market leases. Acquired “above-” and “below-market” lease values have been reflected within Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets and Other Liabilities, respectively, in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Other intangible assets acquired include amounts for in-place lease values that are based on our evaluation of the specific characteristics of each client’s lease. Factors to be considered include estimates of carrying costs during hypothetical expected lease-up periods considering current market conditions, and costs to execute similar leases. In estimating carrying costs, we include real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses and estimates of lost rentals at market rates during the expected lease-up periods, depending on local market conditions. In estimating costs to execute similar leases, we consider leasing commissions, legal and other related expenses.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, we completed the acquisition of 2100 M Street, located in Washington, DC, for a purchase price, including transaction costs, of approximately $55.9 million. This transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition, and the purchase price was allocated based on the relative fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed (See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Impairment
Management reviews its long-lived assets for indicators of impairment following the end of each quarter and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. This evaluation of long-lived assets is dependent on a number of factors, including when there is an event or adverse change in the operating performance of the long-lived asset or a current expectation that, more likely than not, a long-lived asset will be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of its previously estimated useful life or hold period. An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an asset is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value. The evaluation of anticipated cash flows is subjective and is based in part on assumptions regarding anticipated hold periods, future occupancy, future rental rates, future capital requirements, discount rates and capitalization rates. Any or all of such assumptions could differ materially from actual results in future periods. Because cash flows on properties considered to be “long-lived assets to be held and used” are considered on an undiscounted basis to determine whether an asset may be impaired, our established strategy of holding properties over the long term directly decreases the likelihood of recording an impairment loss. If our hold strategy changes or market conditions otherwise dictate a shorter hold period, an impairment loss may be recognized and such loss could be material. If we determine that an impairment has occurred, the affected assets must be reduced to their fair value. During the year ended December 31, 2025, in conjunction with our strategy to sell non-core assets, we evaluated the consolidated properties approved by BXP’s Board of Directors (or a committee thereof) for sale to third-parties, which resulted in recognized impairment losses of approximately $85.8 million and $82.9 million for BXP and BPLP, respectively (See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
As of December 31, 2025, the net carrying amounts of our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures was approximately $983.7 million, which includes investments with deficit balances aggregating approximately $15.6 million included within Other Liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Impairment
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are reviewed for indicators of impairment on a quarterly basis and we record impairment charges when events or circumstances change indicating that a decline in the fair values below the carrying amounts has occurred and such decline is other-than-temporary. This evaluation of the investments in unconsolidated joint ventures is dependent on a number of factors, including the performance of each investment, the intent and ability to retain each investment for a period of time to allow for anticipated recovery in market value, and market conditions. We will record an impairment charge if we determine that a decline in the fair value below the carrying amount of an investment in an unconsolidated joint venture is other-than-temporary. The fair value could be calculated by using a pending offer from a third-party or discounted cash flows, which are
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estimates based, in part, on assumptions regarding future occupancy, future rental rates, future capital requirements, debt interest rates and availability, third party offers, discount rates and capitalization rates that could differ materially from actual results in future periods. Such evaluation of key impairment indicators, including a pending offer from a third-party, resulted in our determination that the decline in value for the joint venture that owns Gateway Commons was other-than-temporary. As a result, during the year ended December 31, 2025, we recognized an other-than-temporary impairment loss on our investment in Gateway Commons of approximately $145.1 million (See Notes 6 and 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Income Taxes
Our accounting policies related to income tax are described in Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
BXP
The net difference between the tax basis and the reported amounts of BXP’s assets and liabilities was approximately $653.1 million and $1.6 billion as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which was primarily related to the difference in basis of contributed property and accrued rental income.
Certain entities included in BXP’s Consolidated Financial Statements are subject to certain state and local taxes. These taxes are recorded as operating expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table reconciles GAAP net income attributable to BXP, Inc. to taxable income:
| For the year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to BXP, Inc. | $ | 276,800 | $ | 14,272 | $ | 190,215 | |||||
| Straight-line rent and net “above-” and “below-market” rent adjustments | (91,180) | (81,883) | (97,163) | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from depreciation and amortization | 159,300 | 183,353 | 208,872 | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from interest expense | 2,202 | 16,321 | 125 | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences on gains/(losses) from capital transactions | 223,542 | 302,062 | 359,063 | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from stock-based compensation | 49,154 | 44,480 | 51,511 | ||||||||
| Tangible Property Regulations | (97,695) | (43,549) | (165,033) | ||||||||
| Other book/tax differences, net | 77,922 | 89,834 | 84,985 | ||||||||
| Taxable income | $ | 600,045 | $ | 524,890 | $ | 632,575 |
BPLP
The net difference between the tax basis and the reported amounts of BPLP’s assets and liabilities was approximately $1.7 billion and $2.7 billion as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which was primarily related to the difference in basis of contributed property and accrued rental income.
Certain entities included in BPLP’s Consolidated Financial Statements are subject to certain state and local taxes. These taxes are recorded as operating expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table reconciles GAAP net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership to taxable income:
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| For the year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership | $ | 321,104 | $ | 23,480 | $ | 219,771 | |||||
| Straight-line rent and net “above-” and “below-market” rent adjustments | (101,761) | (91,593) | (108,679) | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from depreciation and amortization | 168,142 | 193,493 | 216,434 | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from interest expense | 2,457 | 18,256 | 140 | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences on gains/(losses) from capital transactions | 265,037 | 337,792 | 406,738 | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from stock-based compensation | 54,858 | 49,755 | 57,617 | ||||||||
| Tangible Property Regulations | (109,032) | (48,713) | (184,593) | ||||||||
| Other book/tax differences, net | 82,036 | 98,403 | 92,866 | ||||||||
| Taxable income | $ | 682,841 | $ | 580,873 | $ | 700,294 |
Results of Operations
At December 31, 2025 and 2024, we owned or had joint venture interests in a portfolio of 179 and 185 commercial real estate properties, respectively (in each case, the “Total Property Portfolio”). As a result of changes within our Total Property Portfolio, the financial data presented below shows significant changes in revenue and expenses from period-to-period. Accordingly, we do not believe that our period-to-period financial data with respect to the Total Property Portfolio provides a complete understanding of our operating results. Therefore, the comparison of operating results for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 shows separately the changes attributable to the properties that were owned by us and in-service throughout each period compared (the “Same Property Portfolio”) and the changes attributable to the properties included in the Acquired, Placed In-Service, In or Held for Development or Redevelopment or Sold Portfolios.
In our analysis of operating results, particularly to make comparisons of Net Operating Income (“NOI”) between periods more meaningful, it is important to provide information for properties that were in-service and owned by us throughout each period presented. We refer to properties acquired or placed in-service prior to the beginning of the earliest period presented and owned by us and in-service through the end of the latest period presented as our Same Property Portfolio. The Same Property Portfolio therefore excludes properties acquired, placed in-service or in or held for development or redevelopment after the beginning of the earliest period presented or disposed of prior to the end of the latest period presented.
NOI is a non-GAAP financial measure equal to net income attributable to BXP, Inc. and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership, as applicable, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, plus (1) net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, interest expense, loss from early extinguishment of debt, impairment losses, loss on sales-type lease, loss from unconsolidated joint ventures, depreciation and amortization expense, transaction costs, payroll and related costs from management services contracts and corporate general and administrative expense less (2) unrealized gain (loss) on non-real estate investments, gains from investments in securities, interest and other income (loss), gains on sales of real estate, direct reimbursements of payroll and related costs from management services contracts and development and management services revenue. We use NOI internally as a performance measure and believe it provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations and financial condition because, when compared across periods, it reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs and acquisition and development activity on an unleveraged basis, providing perspective not immediately apparent from net income attributable to BXP, Inc. and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership. For example, interest expense is not necessarily linked to the operating performance of a real estate asset and is often incurred at the corporate level as opposed to the property level. Similarly, interest expense may be incurred at the property level even though the financing proceeds may be used at the corporate level (e.g., used for other investment activity). In addition, depreciation and amortization expense, because of historical cost accounting and useful life estimates, may distort operating performance measures at the property level. NOI presented by us may not be comparable to NOI reported by other REITs or real estate companies that define NOI differently.
We believe that in order to understand our operating results, NOI should be examined in conjunction with net income attributable to BXP, Inc. and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership as presented in our Consolidated Financial Statements. NOI should not be considered as a substitute for net income attributable
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to BXP, Inc. or net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership (determined in accordance with GAAP) or any other GAAP financial measures and should only be considered together with and as a supplement to our financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Gains on sales of real estate, impairment losses and depreciation expense may differ between BXP and BPLP as a result of previously applied acquisition accounting by BXP for the issuance of common stock in connection with non-sponsor redemptions of common units of limited partnership interest of BPLP (“OP Units”). This accounting resulted in a step-up of the real estate assets at BXP that was allocated to certain properties. The difference between the real estate assets of BXP as compared to BPLP for certain properties having an allocation of the real estate step-up will result in a corresponding difference in depreciation expense, impairment losses and gains on sales of real estate upon the sale of these properties. For additional information see the Explanatory Note that immediately follows the cover page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
This section of this Form 10-K generally discusses 2025 and 2024 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2025 and 2024. Discussions of 2023 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2024 and 2023 that are not included in this Form 10-K can be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, which was filed with the SEC on February 27, 2025.
Net income attributable to BXP, Inc. and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership increased by approximately $262.5 million and $297.6 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024, as set forth in the following tables and for the reasons discussed below under the heading “Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2025 to the year ended December 31, 2024” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
The following are reconciliations of (1) Net Income Attributable to BXP, Inc. to NOI and (2) Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership to NOI for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. For a detailed discussion of NOI, including the reasons management believes NOI is useful to investors, see page 60.
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BXP
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % Change | ||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to BXP, Inc. | $ | 276,800 | $ | 14,272 | $ | 262,528 | 1,839.46 | % | |||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership | 32,014 | 2,400 | 29,614 | 1,233.92 | % | ||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 75,181 | 67,516 | 7,665 | 11.35 | % | ||||||||||
| Net Income | 383,995 | 84,188 | 299,807 | 356.12 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 653,138 | 645,117 | 8,021 | 1.24 | % | ||||||||||
| Loss from early extinguishment of debt | 338 | — | 338 | 100.00 | % | ||||||||||
| Impairment losses | 85,803 | 13,615 | 72,188 | 530.21 | % | ||||||||||
| Loss on sales-type lease | 2,490 | — | 2,490 | 100.00 | % | ||||||||||
| Loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 103,560 | 343,177 | (239,617) | (69.82) | % | ||||||||||
| Other Income: | |||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on non-real estate investments | (346) | 546 | (892) | (163.37) | % | ||||||||||
| Gains from investments in securities | 5,481 | 4,416 | 1,065 | 24.12 | % | ||||||||||
| Interest and other income (loss) | 35,784 | 60,199 | (24,415) | (40.56) | % | ||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 176,732 | 602 | 176,130 | 29,257.48 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 912,088 | 887,191 | 24,897 | 2.81 | % | ||||||||||
| Transaction costs | 2,678 | 1,597 | 1,081 | 67.69 | % | ||||||||||
| Payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 16,383 | 16,488 | (105) | (0.64) | % | ||||||||||
| General and administrative expense | 168,789 | 159,983 | 8,806 | 5.50 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Revenue: | |||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Direct reimbursements of payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 16,383 | 16,488 | (105) | (0.64) | % | ||||||||||
| Development and management services revenue | 36,579 | 28,060 | 8,519 | 30.36 | % | ||||||||||
| Net Operating Income (“NOI”) | $ | 2,058,649 | $ | 2,041,045 | $ | 17,604 | 0.86 | % |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % Change | ||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership | $ | 321,104 | $ | 23,480 | $ | 297,624 | 1,267.56 | % | |||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 75,181 | 67,516 | 7,665 | 11.35 | % | ||||||||||
| Net Income | 396,285 | 90,996 | 305,289 | 335.50 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 653,138 | 645,117 | 8,021 | 1.24 | % | ||||||||||
| Loss from early extinguishment of debt | 338 | — | 338 | 100.00 | % | ||||||||||
| Impairment losses | 82,890 | 13,615 | 69,275 | 508.81 | % | ||||||||||
| Loss on sales-type lease | 2,490 | — | 2,490 | 100.00 | % | ||||||||||
| Loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 103,560 | 343,177 | (239,617) | (69.82) | % | ||||||||||
| Other Income: | |||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on non-real estate investments | (346) | 546 | (892) | (163.37) | % | ||||||||||
| Gains from investments in securities | 5,481 | 4,416 | 1,065 | 24.12 | % | ||||||||||
| Interest and other income (loss) | 35,784 | 60,199 | (24,415) | (40.56) | % | ||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 179,322 | 602 | 178,720 | 29,687.71 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 905,301 | 880,383 | 24,918 | 2.83 | % | ||||||||||
| Transaction costs | 2,678 | 1,597 | 1,081 | 67.69 | % | ||||||||||
| Payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 16,383 | 16,488 | (105) | (0.64) | % | ||||||||||
| General and administrative expense | 168,789 | 159,983 | 8,806 | 5.50 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Revenue: | |||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Direct reimbursements of payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 16,383 | 16,488 | (105) | (0.64) | % | ||||||||||
| Development and management services revenue | 36,579 | 28,060 | 8,519 | 30.36 | % | ||||||||||
| Net Operating Income (“NOI”) | $ | 2,058,649 | $ | 2,041,045 | $ | 17,604 | 0.86 | % |
Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2025 to the year ended December 31, 2024
The table below shows selected operating information for the Same Property Portfolio and the Total Property Portfolio. The Same Property Portfolio consists of 142 properties totaling approximately 40.0 million net rentable square feet, excluding unconsolidated joint ventures. The Same Property Portfolio includes properties acquired or placed in-service on or prior to January 1, 2024 and owned and in service through December 31, 2025. The Total Property Portfolio includes the effects of the other properties either acquired, placed in-service, in or held for development or redevelopment after January 1, 2024 or disposed of on or prior to December 31, 2025. This table includes a reconciliation from the Same Property Portfolio to the Total Property Portfolio by also providing information for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 with respect to the properties that were acquired, placed in-service, in or held for development or redevelopment, or sold.
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| Same Property Portfolio | Properties Acquired Portfolio | Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio | Properties in or Held for Development or Redevelopment Portfolio | Properties Sold Portfolio | Total Property Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2025 | 2024 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % Change | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rental Revenue: (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lease Revenue (Excluding Termination Income) | $ | 3,033,905 | $ | 2,990,375 | $ | 43,530 | 1.46 | % | $ | 31,755 | $ | 31,687 | $ | 74,989 | $ | 28,904 | $ | 14,990 | $ | 38,844 | $ | 21,257 | $ | 23,300 | $ | 3,176,896 | $ | 3,113,110 | $ | 63,786 | 2.05 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Termination Income | 11,344 | 8,699 | 2,645 | 30.41 | % | — | — | — | — | — | 7,174 | — | — | 11,344 | 15,873 | (4,529) | (28.53) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lease Revenue | 3,045,249 | 2,999,074 | 46,175 | 1.54 | % | 31,755 | 31,687 | 74,989 | 28,904 | 14,990 | 46,018 | 21,257 | 23,300 | 3,188,240 | 3,128,983 | 59,257 | 1.89 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking and Other | 138,749 | 130,429 | 8,320 | 6.38 | % | 1,539 | 1,408 | 12 | 102 | (73) | 1,175 | 311 | 342 | 140,538 | 133,456 | 7,082 | 5.31 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Rental Revenue (1) | 3,183,998 | 3,129,503 | 54,495 | 1.74 | % | 33,294 | 33,095 | 75,001 | 29,006 | 14,917 | 47,193 | 21,568 | 23,642 | 3,328,778 | 3,262,439 | 66,339 | 2.03 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real Estate Operating Expenses | 1,248,591 | 1,209,073 | 39,518 | 3.27 | % | 13,328 | 12,340 | 18,172 | 10,212 | 19,430 | 21,808 | 9,360 | 9,933 | 1,308,881 | 1,263,366 | 45,515 | 3.60 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Operating Income (Loss), Excluding Residential and Hotel | 1,935,407 | 1,920,430 | 14,977 | 0.78 | % | 19,966 | 20,755 | 56,829 | 18,794 | (4,513) | 25,385 | 12,208 | 13,709 | 2,019,897 | 1,999,073 | 20,824 | 1.04 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential Net Operating Income (2) | 7,281 | 7,495 | (214) | (2.86) | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17,074 | 18,541 | 24,355 | 26,036 | (1,681) | (6.46) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hotel Net Operating Income (2) | 14,397 | 15,936 | (1,539) | (9.66) | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14,397 | 15,936 | (1,539) | (9.66) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Operating Income (Loss) | $ | 1,957,085 | $ | 1,943,861 | $ | 13,224 | 0.68 | % | $ | 19,966 | $ | 20,755 | $ | 56,829 | $ | 18,794 | $ | (4,513) | $ | 25,385 | $ | 29,282 | $ | 32,250 | $ | 2,058,649 | $ | 2,041,045 | $ | 17,604 | 0.86 | % |
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(1)Rental Revenue is equal to Revenue less Development and Management Services Revenue and Direct Reimbursements of Payroll and Related Costs from Management Services Revenue per the Consolidated Statements of Operations, excluding the residential and hotel revenue that is noted below. We use Rental Revenue internally as a performance measure and in calculating other non-GAAP financial measures (e.g., NOI), which provide investors with information regarding our performance that is not immediately apparent from the most directly comparable GAAP measures and allows investors to compare operating performance between periods.
(2)For a detailed discussion of NOI, including the reasons management believes NOI is useful to investors, see page 60. Residential Net Operating Income for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 is comprised of Residential Revenue of $50,543 and $49,508 less Residential Expenses of $26,188 and $23,472, respectively. Hotel Net Operating Income for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 is comprised of Hotel Revenue of $49,996 and $51,224 less Hotel Expenses of $35,599 and $35,288, respectively, per the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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Same Property Portfolio
Lease Revenue (Excluding Termination Income)
Lease revenue (excluding termination income) from the Same Property Portfolio increased by approximately $43.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024. The increase was a result of our average revenue per square foot increasing by approximately $1.70, contributing approximately $57.3 million, partially offset by approximately $13.8 million due to our average occupancy decreasing from 89.1% to 88.7%.
Termination Income
Termination income increased by approximately $2.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024.
Termination income for the year ended December 31, 2025 related to 14 clients across the Same Property Portfolio and totaled approximately $11.3 million.
Termination income for the year ended December 31, 2024 related to 29 clients across the Same Property Portfolio and totaled approximately $8.7 million.
Parking and Other Revenue
Parking and other revenue increased by approximately $8.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024. Parking and other revenue increased by approximately $1.8 million and $6.5 million, respectively. The increase in parking revenue was primarily due to an increase in monthly parking. The increase in other revenue was primarily associated with an increase in insurance proceeds.
Real Estate Operating Expenses
Real estate operating expenses from the Same Property Portfolio increased by approximately $39.5 million, or 3.3%, for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024, due primarily to increases in (1) repairs and maintenance of approximately $18.7 million, or 9.2%, (2) utilities of approximately $17.8 million, or 14.1%, and (3) other real estate operating expenses of approximately $3.0 million, or 0.3%. The increase in repairs and maintenance was primarily in the New York region. The increase in utilities was primarily in the Boston region.
Properties Acquired Portfolio
The table below lists the properties acquired between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025. Rental revenue and real estate operating expenses increased by approximately $0.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024, as detailed below.
| Square Feet | Rental Revenue | Real Estate Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Date acquired | 2025 | 2024 | Change | 2025 | 2024 | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 901 New York Avenue | January 8, 2024 | 524,021 | $ | 33,294 | $ | 33,095 | $ | 199 | $ | 13,328 | $ | 12,340 | $ | 988 |
Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio
The table below lists the properties that were placed in-service or partially placed in-service between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025. Rental revenue and real estate operating expenses from our Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio increased by approximately $46.0 million and $8.0 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024, as detailed below.
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| Quarter Initially Placed In-Service | Quarter Fully Placed In-Service | Rental Revenue | Real Estate Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Square Feet | 2025 | 2024 | Change | 2025 | 2024 | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 180 CityPoint | Third Quarter, 2023 | Third Quarter, 2024 | 329,195 | $ | 15,973 | $ | 14,558 | $ | 1,415 | $ | 6,878 | $ | 5,996 | $ | 882 | |||||||||||||||
| 103 CityPoint | Fourth Quarter, 2023 | Fourth Quarter, 2024 | 112,842 | 3 | 3 | — | 1,639 | 871 | 768 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 760 Boylston Street | Second Quarter, 2024 | Second Quarter, 2024 | 118,000 | 9,597 | 6,991 | 2,606 | 1,135 | 786 | 349 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Reston Next Office Phase II | Third Quarter, 2024 | Third Quarter, 2025 | 86,629 | 230 | 12 | 218 | 398 | 57 | 341 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 300 Binney Street | Fourth Quarter, 2024 | Fourth Quarter, 2024 | 239,908 | 46,720 | 7,212 | 39,508 | 6,450 | 1,052 | 5,398 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Reston Next Retail (1) | First Quarter, 2025 | N/A | 30,000 | — | — | — | 70 | — | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1050 Winter Street | Second Quarter, 2025 | Third Quarter, 2025 | 162,274 | 2,478 | 230 | 2,248 | 1,602 | 1,450 | 152 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,078,848 | $ | 75,001 | $ | 29,006 | $ | 45,995 | $ | 18,172 | $ | 10,212 | $ | 7,960 |
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(1)On January 16, 2026, Reston Next Retail was fully placed in-service.
Properties in or Held for Development or Redevelopment Portfolio
The table below lists the properties that were in or held for development or redevelopment between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025. Rental revenue and real estate operating expenses from our Properties in or Held for Development or Redevelopment Portfolio decreased by approximately $32.3 million and $2.4 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024, as detailed below.
| Date Commenced Held for Development / Redevelopment | Rental Revenue | Real Estate Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Square Feet | 2025 | 2024 | Change | 2025 | 2024 | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Held for Development or Redevelopment (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lexington Office Park | March 31, 2023 | 167,000 | $ | 985 | $ | 967 | $ | 18 | $ | 1,676 | $ | 1,681 | $ | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| Shady Grove Innovation District (2) | March 31, 2024 | 129,000 | 2 | 102 | (100) | 487 | 730 | (243) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1000 & 1100 Winter Street (3) | December 31, 2025 | 567,000 | 10,492 | 22,380 | (11,888) | 8,549 | 8,903 | (354) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kingstowne One | September 30, 2024 | 154,000 | 959 | 2,010 | (1,051) | 1,307 | 1,324 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reston Corporate Center | January 1, 2025 | 261,000 | 13 | 12,591 | (12,578) | 2,019 | 3,742 | (1,723) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reservoir Place (4) | March 31, 2025 | 361,000 | 2,466 | 9,143 | (6,677) | 4,368 | 5,167 | (799) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,639,000 | 14,917 | 47,193 | (32,276) | 18,406 | 21,547 | (3,141) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Redevelopment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 171 Dartmouth Street | March 28, 2024 | N/A | — | — | — | 1,024 | 261 | 763 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | 1,024 | 261 | 763 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,639,000 | $ | 14,917 | $ | 47,193 | $ | (32,276) | $ | 19,430 | $ | 21,808 | $ | (2,378) |
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(1)These properties are no longer considered “in-service” because each property’s occupied percentage is less than 50% and we anticipate a future development/redevelopment of the property. A property will be considered held for development or redevelopment until the last client has vacated the property and the property is no longer revenue producing.
(2)This portion of Shady Grove Innovation District is comprised of two buildings, 2098 Gaither Road and 15825 Shady Grove Road.
(3)Rental revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024 includes approximately $6.5 million of termination income.
(4)Reservoir Place is an approximately 526,000 square foot office building, of which approximately 165,000 square feet remains in-service. Rental revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024 includes approximately $0.7 million of termination income.
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Properties Sold Portfolio
The table below lists the properties we sold between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025. Rental revenue from our Properties Sold Portfolio decreased by approximately $1.2 million and real estate operating expenses increased by approximately $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024, as detailed below.
| Rental Revenue | Real Estate Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Date Sold | Property Type | Square Feet | 2025 | 2024 | Change | 2025 | 2024 | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office/Land | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 Hartwell Avenue (1) | June 27, 2025 | Office | 30,000 | $ | (4) | $ | 608 | $ | (612) | $ | 215 | $ | 452 | $ | (237) | |||||||||||||||
| Almaden Boulevard | October 17, 2025 | Land | N/A | 310 | 339 | (29) | 406 | 493 | (87) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Land Parcels at Broad Run | December 1, 2025 | Land | N/A | — | — | — | 43 | 48 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3625 Peterson Way | December 11, 2025 | Land | N/A | 2,317 | 2,384 | (67) | 858 | 1,112 | (254) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 140 Kendrick Street | December 17, 2025 | Office | 409,200 | 18,945 | 20,311 | (1,366) | 7,838 | 7,828 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Office/Land | 439,200 | 21,568 | 23,642 | (2,074) | 9,360 | 9,933 | (573) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proto Kendall Square | December 18, 2025 | Residential | 166,700 | 12,798 | 11,879 | 919 | 6,123 | 3,946 | 2,177 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Signature at Reston Town Center | December 19, 2025 | Residential | 517,800 | 18,617 | 18,642 | (25) | 8,218 | 8,034 | 184 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Residential | 684,500 | 31,415 | 30,521 | 894 | 14,341 | 11,980 | 2,361 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,123,700 | $ | 52,983 | $ | 54,163 | $ | (1,180) | $ | 23,701 | $ | 21,913 | $ | 1,788 |
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(1)During the year ended December 31, 2024, this property was removed from our “in-service” properties listing and classified as held for redevelopment (See Notes 3 and 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Residential Net Operating Income
Net operating income for our residential same properties decreased by approximately $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024.
The following reflects our occupancy and rate information, by region, for our residential same properties for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
| Average Monthly Rental Rate (1) | Average Rental Rate Per Occupied Square Foot | Average Physical Occupancy (2) | Average Economic Occupancy (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | 2025 | 2024 | Change (%) | 2025 | 2024 | Change (%) | 2025 | 2024 | Change (%) | 2025 | 2024 | Change (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston | $ | 4,685 | $ | 4,420 | 6.0 | % | $ | 5.20 | $ | 4.94 | 5.3 | % | 97.5 | % | 95.6 | % | 2.0 | % | 97.2 | % | 94.5 | % | 2.9 | % | ||||||||
| San Francisco | $ | 3,025 | $ | 3,013 | 0.4 | % | $ | 3.82 | $ | 3.81 | 0.3 | % | 90.9 | % | 89.0 | % | 2.1 | % | 89.1 | % | 87.1 | % | 2.3 | % |
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(1)Average Monthly Rental Rate is calculated as the average of the quotients obtained by dividing (A) rental revenue as determined in accordance with GAAP, by (B) the number of occupied units for each month within the applicable fiscal period.
(2)Average Physical Occupancy is defined as (1) the average number of occupied units divided by (2) the total number of units, expressed as a percentage.
(3)Average Economic Occupancy is defined as (1) total possible revenue less vacancy loss divided by (2) total possible revenue, expressed as a percentage. Total possible revenue is determined by valuing average occupied units at contract rates and average vacant units at Market Rents. Vacancy loss is determined by valuing vacant units at current Market Rents. By measuring vacant units at their Market Rents, Average Economic Occupancy takes into account the fact that units of different sizes and locations within a residential property have different economic impacts on a residential property’s total possible gross revenue. Market Rents used by us in calculating Economic Occupancy are based on the current market rates set by the managers of our residential properties based on their experience in renting their residential property’s units and publicly available market data. Actual market rents and trends in such rents for a region as reported by others may vary materially from Market Rents used by us. Market Rents for a period are based on the average Market Rents during that period and do not reflect any impact for cash concessions.
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Hotel Net Operating Income
The Boston Marriott Cambridge hotel had net operating income of approximately $14.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, representing a decrease of approximately $1.5 million compared to the year ended December 31, 2024.
The following reflects our occupancy and rate information for the Boston Marriott Cambridge hotel for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
| 2025 | 2024 | Change (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy | 78.7 | % | 77.2 | % | 1.9 | % | |||||
| Average daily rate | $ | 322.45 | $ | 331.41 | (2.7) | % | |||||
| REVPAR | $ | 253.92 | $ | 255.73 | (0.7) | % |
Other Operating Revenue and Expense Items
Development and Management Services Revenue
Development and management services revenue increased by approximately $8.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024. Development services revenue and management services revenue increased by approximately $3.8 million and $4.7 million, respectively. The increase in development services revenue was primarily related to an increase in fees associated with a tenant improvement project in the Boston region. The increase in management services revenue was primarily related to leasing commissions earned from an unconsolidated joint venture and a third-party managed building in the New York region.
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expense increased by approximately $8.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024 primarily due to increases in compensation expense and other general and administrative expenses of approximately $7.0 million and $1.8 million, respectively. The increase in compensation expense was partially due to an approximately $2.3 million increase in health insurance costs and an approximately $1.1 million increase in the value of our deferred compensation plan.
Wages directly related to the development of rental properties are capitalized and included in real estate assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and amortized over the useful lives of the applicable asset or lease term. Capitalized wages for each of the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were approximately $17.0 million and $17.2 million, respectively. These costs are not included in the general and administrative expenses discussed above.
Transaction Costs
Transaction costs increased by approximately $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024. In general, transaction costs relating to the formation of new joint ventures and the pursuit of other transactions are expensed as incurred.
Depreciation and Amortization Expense
Depreciation and amortization expense increased by approximately $24.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024, for BXP and BPLP, as detailed below (in thousands).
| Portfolio | BXP | BPLP | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | Change | 2025 | 2024 | Change | ||||||||||||||||||
| Same Property Portfolio | $ | 853,291 | $ | 837,603 | $ | 15,688 | $ | 846,504 | $ | 830,795 | $ | 15,709 | |||||||||||
| Properties Acquired Portfolio | 13,410 | 14,622 | (1,212) | 13,410 | 14,622 | (1,212) | |||||||||||||||||
| Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio | 22,421 | 10,283 | 12,138 | 22,421 | 10,283 | 12,138 | |||||||||||||||||
| Properties in or Held for Development or Redevelopment Portfolio | 8,819 | 9,851 | (1,032) | 8,819 | 9,851 | (1,032) | |||||||||||||||||
| Properties Sold Portfolio | 14,147 | 14,832 | (685) | 14,147 | 14,832 | (685) | |||||||||||||||||
| $ | 912,088 | $ | 887,191 | $ | 24,897 | $ | 905,301 | $ | 880,383 | $ | 24,918 |
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Direct Reimbursements of Payroll and Related Costs From Management Services Contracts and Payroll and Related Costs From Management Service Contracts
We have determined that amounts reimbursed for payroll and related costs received from third parties in connection with management services contracts should be reflected on a gross basis instead of on a net basis as we have determined that we are the principal under these arrangements. We anticipate that these two financial statement line items will generally offset each other.
Other Income and Expense Items
Loss from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
For the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024, loss from unconsolidated joint ventures decreased by approximately $239.6 million primarily due to (1) an approximately $196.2 million decrease in the non-cash impairment losses that were recognized at several of our joint ventures and (2) a decrease in depreciation expense as a result of the impairment losses recognized, partially offset by an increase in gains on sales of approximately $32.0 million (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Gains on Sales of Real Estate
Gains on sales of real estate increased by approximately $176.1 million and $178.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024, for BXP and BPLP, respectively, as detailed below.
| Property | Location | Date Disposed | Square Feet | Gross Sales Price | Net Cash Proceeds | BXP Gain (1) | BPLP Gain (1) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 Hartwell Avenue (2) | Lexington, MA | June 27, 2025 | 30,000 | $ | 21,840 | $ | 21,840 | $ | 18,390 | $ | 18,489 | |||||||||||
| Land Parcels at New Dominion Technology Park | Fairfax County, VA | October 15, 2025 | N/A | 250 | 248 | 248 | 248 | |||||||||||||||
| Almaden Boulevard | San Jose, CA | October 17, 2025 | N/A | 13,500 | 12,659 | 124 | 124 | |||||||||||||||
| Land Parcels at Broad Run | Loudoun County, VA | December 1, 2025 | N/A | 37,500 | 36,613 | 35,418 | 35,418 | |||||||||||||||
| 3625 Peterson Way | San Jose, CA | December 11, 2025 | N/A | 90,000 | 78,908 | 10,662 | 10,662 | |||||||||||||||
| 30,000 | 163,090 | 150,268 | 64,842 | 64,941 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Residential: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proto Kendall Square | Cambridge, MA | December 18, 2025 | 166,700 | 171,500 | 169,413 | 53,276 | 53,276 | |||||||||||||||
| Signature at Reston Town Center | Reston, VA | December 19, 2025 | 517,800 | 236,000 | 234,327 | 49,584 | 49,584 | |||||||||||||||
| 684,500 | 407,500 | 403,740 | 102,860 | 102,860 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Office: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 140 Kendrick Street | Needham, MA | December 17, 2025 | 409,200 | 132,000 | 128,506 | 7,306 | 9,796 | |||||||||||||||
| 409,200 | 132,000 | 128,506 | 7,306 | 9,796 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total Dispositions | 1,123,700 | $ | 702,590 | $ | 682,514 | $ | 175,008 | $ | 177,597 |
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(1)Excludes approximately $1.7 million of gains for each of BXP and BPLP, which are primarily related to sales that occurred in prior periods. With the exception of Almaden Boulevard, the fair value of the real estate disposed exceeded the carrying value (see “Impairment Losses” below). During the year ended December 31, 2024, gains on sales of real estate related to prior period sales and totaled approximately $0.6 million for BXP and BPLP.
(2)See Notes 3 and 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Interest and Other Income (Loss)
Interest and other income (loss) decreased by approximately $24.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024, due primarily to a decrease in our outstanding cash balances and corresponding lower interest income, an approximately $5.8 million reserve related to the unpaid default interest on one of our Related Party Notes Receivable (See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), partially offset by an
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approximately $1.3 million decrease in the current expected credit loss allowance related to the refinancing of the related party note receivable for 3 Hudson Boulevard (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Gains from Investments in Securities
Gains from investments in securities for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 related to investments that we have made to reduce our market risk relating to deferred compensation plans that we maintain for BXP’s officers and former non-employee directors. Under their respective deferred compensation plans, eligible officers and non-employee directors are permitted to defer a portion of their current compensation on a pre-tax basis and receive a tax-deferred return on the amounts deferred based on the performance of specific investments selected by participating officers and non-employee directors. In order to reduce our market risk relating to these plans, we typically acquire, in a separate account that is not restricted as to its use, similar or identical investments as those selected by each officer or non-employee director. This enables us to generally match our liabilities to participants under our deferred compensation plans with equivalent assets and thereby limit our market risk. The performance of these investments is recorded as gains from investments in securities. During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we recognized gains of approximately $5.5 million and $4.4 million, respectively, on these investments. By comparison, our general and administrative expense decreased by approximately $5.5 million and $4.4 million during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, as a result of decreases in our liability under our deferred compensation plans that was associated with the performance of the specific investments selected by participating officers and former non-employee directors of BXP.
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Non-Real Estate Investments
We invest in non-real estate investments, which primarily consist of environmentally-focused investment funds. During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we recognized an unrealized gain (loss) of approximately $(0.3) million and $0.5 million, respectively, due to the observable changes in the fair value of the investments.
Loss on Sales-Type Lease
During the year ended December 31, 2025, we recognized approximately $2.5 million in additional costs, which had previously been contingent, related to a ground lease for land at our Reston Next property located in Reston, Virginia. We entered into the ground lease in 2020 with a third-party hotel developer and amended it in 2022. The amendment resulted in the derecognition of the assets related to the ground lease and the classification of the ground lease as a sales-type lease resulting in the recognition of a gain on sales-type lease of approximately $10.1 million.
Impairment Losses
Impairment losses increased by approximately $72.2 million and $69.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024, for BXP and BPLP, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2025, in conjunction with our strategy to sell non-core assets, we evaluated the properties approved by BXP’s Board of Directors (or a committee thereof) for sale to third-parties which resulted in recognized impairment losses (See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), as detailed below (in thousands):
| Property | Location | Property Type | BXP | BPLP | |||||||
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| Shady Grove - Parcel 1 (1) | Rockville, MD | Land | $ | 13,615 | $ | 13,615 | |||||
| $ | 13,615 | $ | 13,615 | ||||||||
| 2025 | |||||||||||
| Almaden Boulevard | San Jose, CA | Land | $ | 25,515 | $ | 25,515 | |||||
| 1330 Connecticut Avenue | Washington, DC | Office | 20,358 | 17,461 | |||||||
| North First Business Park (2) | San Jose, CA | Office | 14,971 | 14,955 | |||||||
| Shady Grove – Parcel 3 | Rockville, MD | Land | 13,913 | 13,913 | |||||||
| Springfield Metro Center | Springfield, VA | Land | 11,046 | 11,046 | |||||||
| $ | 85,803 | $ | 82,890 |
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(1)Sold on February 5, 2026, see Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
(2)Sold on January 14, 2026, see Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Loss From Early Extinguishment of Debt
On March 28, 2025, BPLP amended and restated its revolving credit agreement (See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). As a result of the amendment and restatement, during the year ended December 31, 2025, we recognized a loss from early extinguishment of debt of approximately $0.3 million related to unamortized origination costs.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased by approximately $8.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024, as detailed below.
| Component | Change in interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to December 31, 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | |||
| Increases to interest expense due to: | |||
| Issuance of $850 million in aggregate principal of 5.750% senior notes due 2035 on August 26, 2024 | $ | 31,921 | |
| Unsecured commercial paper | 13,833 | ||
| Increase in interest due to finance leases | 8,242 | ||
| Issuance of $1.0 billion in aggregate principal of 2.000% exchangeable senior notes due 2030 on September 29, 2025 (1) | 5,111 | ||
| Increase in interest associated with unsecured term loans and the unsecured credit facility, net (2) | 121 | ||
| Total increases to interest expense | 59,228 | ||
| Decreases to interest expense due to: | |||
| Repayment of $850 million in aggregate principal of the 3.200% senior notes due 2025 on January 15, 2025 | (26,460) | ||
| Mortgage loan financings (2) | (13,209) | ||
| Increase in capitalized interest related to development projects | (8,651) | ||
| Redemption of $700 million in aggregate principal of 3.800% senior notes due 2024 on February 1, 2024 | (2,237) | ||
| Other interest expense (excluding senior notes) | (584) | ||
| Amortization expense of financing fees | (66) | ||
| Total decreases to interest expense | (51,207) | ||
| Total change in interest expense | $ | 8,021 |
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(1) See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
(2)Includes, if applicable, fair value and swap adjustments (See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Interest expense directly related to the development of rental properties is capitalized and included in real estate assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and amortized over the useful lives of the real estate or lease term. As portions of properties are placed in-service, we cease capitalizing interest on that portion and interest is then expensed. Interest capitalized for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was approximately $50.6 million and $42.0 million, respectively. These costs are not included in the interest expense referenced above.
At December 31, 2025, our variable rate debt consisted of (1) BPLP’s $2.95 billion unsecured credit facility (“2025 Credit Facility”) and (2) BPLP’s $750.0 million unsecured commercial paper program (“Commercial Paper Program”). The 2025 Credit Facility consists of (1) a revolving line of credit (the “Revolving Facility”) of $2.25 billion and (2) an unsecured term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) of $700.0 million. As of December 31, 2025, there
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were $700.0 million and $750.0 million outstanding under the 2025 Credit Facility and Commercial Paper Program, respectively.
In addition, we have a $100.0 million unsecured term loan facility (“2024 Unsecured Term Loan”) and an aggregate of $800.0 million of mortgage notes collateralized by Santa Monica Business Park and the 325 Main Street, 355 Main Street, 90 Broadway and Cambridge East Garage (also known as Kendall Center Green Garage) properties that bear interest at variable rates, which have all been hedged with interest rate swaps to fix SOFR for all or a portion of the applicable debt term.
For a summary of our consolidated debt as of December 31, 2025 refer to the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Debt” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
Noncontrolling Interests in Property Partnerships
Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships increased by approximately $7.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024, as detailed below.
| Property | Noncontrolling Interests in Property Partnerships for the year ended December 31, | ||||||||||
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| 2025 | 2024 | Change | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| 767 Fifth Avenue (the General Motors Building) | $ | 11,818 | $ | 12,495 | $ | (677) | |||||
| 7 Times Square (1) | 9,233 | 15,657 | (6,424) | ||||||||
| 601 Lexington Avenue | 10,210 | 9,402 | 808 | ||||||||
| 100 Federal Street | 12,177 | 11,443 | 734 | ||||||||
| Atlantic Wharf Office Building | 16,376 | 15,549 | 827 | ||||||||
| 343 Madison Avenue (2) | (1) | (32) | 31 | ||||||||
| 300 Binney Street (3) | 14,375 | 2,505 | 11,870 | ||||||||
| 290 Binney Street (4) | 993 | 497 | 496 | ||||||||
| $ | 75,181 | $ | 67,516 | $ | 7,665 |
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(1)The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in lease revenue from our clients.
(2)On August 27, 2025, we acquired our partner’s 45% ownership interest (See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(3)Property was fully placed in-service on October 31, 2024.
(4)Property is currently in development.
Noncontrolling Interest—Common Units of the Operating Partnership
For BXP, noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership increased by approximately $29.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024 due to an increase in allocable income, which was the result of recognizing greater gains on sales of real estate during 2025. Due to our ownership structure, there is no corresponding line item on BPLP’s financial statements.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
General
Our principal liquidity needs for the next twelve months and beyond are to:
•fund normal recurring expenses;
•meet debt service and principal repayment obligations on maturing debt, including:
•$100.0 million of principal outstanding on the 2024 Unsecured Term Loan due September 26, 2026, for which we have two, one-year extension options, subject to customary conditions;
•$1.0 billion of 2.750% unsecured senior notes due October 1, 2026; and
•amounts that become due under the Commercial Paper Program;
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•fund capital calls from our unconsolidated joint venture investments to fund development costs, capital improvements, leasing costs and debt principal repayment;
•fund mezzanine debt obligations;
•fund development and redevelopment costs;
•fund capital expenditures, including major renovations, tenant improvements and leasing costs;
•fund possible acquisitions of properties, either directly or indirectly through the acquisition of equity interests; and
•make the minimum distribution required to enable BXP to maintain its REIT qualification under the Code.
We expect to satisfy these needs using one or more of the following:
•cash flow from operations;
•distributions of cash flows from joint ventures;
•cash and cash equivalent balances;
•borrowings under BPLP’s Revolving Facility, unsecured term loans, short-term bridge facilities and construction loans (which may require guarantees by BPLP);
•proceeds from the sales of real estate and interests in joint ventures owning real estate, including proceeds generated from BXP’s asset sales program;
•long-term secured and unsecured indebtedness (including unsecured exchangeable indebtedness);
•private equity sources, including institutional investors;
•third-party fees generated by our property management, leasing, development and construction businesses; and
•issuances of BXP equity securities and/or preferred or common units of partnership interests in BPLP.
We draw on multiple financing sources to fund our long-term capital needs. We use BPLP’s 2025 Credit Facility primarily as a bridge facility to fund acquisition opportunities, refinance outstanding indebtedness, fund short-term development costs and for working capital. We also use BPLP’s 2025 Credit Facility to backstop the Commercial Paper Program. Although we may seek to fund our development projects with construction loans, which may require guarantees by BPLP, the source of financing for each particular project ultimately depends on several factors, including, among others, the project’s size and duration, whether the project is funded and owned by a joint venture, the extent of pre-leasing, our available cash and access to cost effective capital at the given time.
We seek to maximize income from our existing properties by maintaining quality standards for our properties that promote high occupancy rates and permit increases in rental rates while reducing client turnover and controlling operating expenses. Our sources of revenue also include third-party fees generated by our property management, leasing, development and construction businesses, interest earned on cash deposits and, from time to time, the sale of assets. We believe these capital sources will continue to meet our short-term liquidity needs. A material adverse change in one or more sources of capital may adversely affect our net cash flows and our ability to repay or refinance existing indebtedness as it matures.
Balance Sheet & Financing Activity
After the repayment at maturity of BPLP’s $1.0 billion unsecured senior notes due on February 1, 2026, as of February 20, 2026, we had available cash of approximately $363.4 million (of which approximately $93.0 million was attributable to our consolidated joint venture partners). Our liquidity and capital resources depend on a wide range of factors, and we believe that our access to capital and our strong liquidity, including the approximately $1.5 billion available under BPLP’s Revolving Facility (after deducting the $750.0 million being used as a backstop for the Commercial Paper Program) as of February 20, 2026, and our available cash are sufficient to fund our near term capital needs on existing development and redevelopment projects, repay our maturing indebtedness when due (if not refinanced or extended), satisfy our REIT distribution requirements (see “REIT Tax Distribution Considerations” below) and still allow us to act opportunistically on attractive investment opportunities.
From January 1, 2025 through February 20, 2026, we completed 14 sales transactions of which our share of the aggregate gross sales price was approximately $1.17 billion. Our share of the net proceeds from the sales from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 was approximately $852.7 million.
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We may seek to enhance our liquidity to fund our current and future development activity, pursue additional attractive investment opportunities and refinance or repay indebtedness. Depending on then-current interest rates, the overall conditions in the public and private debt and equity markets, and our existing and expected leverage at the time, we may decide to access one or more of these capital sources. Doing so may result in greater cash and cash equivalents pending our use of the proceeds.
We have not sold any shares under BXP’s $600.0 million “at the market” equity offering program.
Construction & Redevelopment Activities
As of December 31, 2025, we have eight properties under development or redevelopment. Our share of the estimated total investment for these projects is approximately $3.9 billion, of which approximately $2.5 billion remained to be invested as of December 31, 2025. The commercial space in the pipeline, which excludes 651 Gateway and residential units, was approximately 61% pre-leased as of February 20, 2026.
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The following table presents information on properties under construction/redevelopment as of December 31, 2025 (dollars in thousands):
| Financings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Construction/Redevelopment Properties | Estimated Stabilization Date | Location | # of Buildings | Estimated Square Feet | Investment to Date (1)(2)(3) | Estimated Total Investment (1)(2) | Total Available (1) | Outstanding at December 31, 2025 (1) | Estimated Future Equity Requirement (1)(2)(4) | Percentage Leased (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 725 12th Street (Redevelopment) | Q4 2030 | Washington, DC | 1 | 320,000 | $ | 84,459 | $ | 349,600 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 265,141 | 87 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| 343 Madison Avenue | Q2 2031 | New York, NY | 1 | 930,000 | 304,640 | 1,971,000 | — | — | 1,666,360 | 29 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Office Properties under Construction/Redevelopment | 2 | 1,250,000 | 389,099 | 2,320,600 | — | — | 1,931,501 | 44 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 290 Binney Street (55% ownership) | Q2 2026 | Cambridge, MA | 1 | 573,000 | 354,590 | 508,000 | — | — | 153,410 | 100 | % | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 651 Gateway (50% ownership) (Redevelopment) | Q3 2027 | South San Francisco, CA | 1 | 327,000 | 134,754 | 167,100 | — | — | 32,346 | N/A | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Laboratory/Life Sciences Properties under Construction/Redevelopment | 2 | 900,000 | 489,344 | 675,100 | — | — | 185,756 | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 17 Hartwell Avenue (312 units) (20% ownership) | Q2 2028 | Lexington, MA | 1 | 288,000 | 11,494 | 35,900 | 19,747 | — | 4,659 | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 Hartwell Avenue - Retail | — | 2,100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 121 Broadway Street (439 units) | Q2 2029 | Cambridge, MA | 1 | 492,000 | 274,681 | 597,800 | — | — | 323,119 | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 290 Coles Street (670 Units) (19.46% ownership) | Q3 2029 | Jersey City, NJ | 1 | 547,000 | 20,707 | 88,700 | 56,400 | — | 11,593 | — | % | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 290 Coles Street - Retail | — | 13,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Residential Properties under Construction | 3 | 1,342,100 | 306,882 | 722,400 | 76,147 | — | 339,371 | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reston Next Retail | Q4 2026 | Reston, VA | 1 | 30,000 | 27,477 | 31,600 | — | — | 4,123 | 70 | % | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Retail Properties under Construction | 1 | 30,000 | 27,477 | 31,600 | — | — | 4,123 | 70 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Properties under Construction/Redevelopment | 8 | 3,522,100 | $ | 1,212,802 | $ | 3,749,700 | $ | 76,147 | $ | — | $ | 2,460,751 | 61 | % | (10) |
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(1)Represents our share.
(2)Each of Investment to Date, Estimated Total Investment and Estimated Future Equity Requirement represent our share of acquisition expenses, as applicable, and reflect our share of the estimated net revenue/expenses that we expect to incur prior to stabilization of the project, including any amounts actually received or paid through December 31, 2025.
(3)Includes approximately $124.3 million of unpaid but accrued construction costs and leasing commissions.
(4)Excludes approximately $124.3 million of unpaid but accrued construction costs and leasing commissions.
(5)Represents percentage leased as of February 20, 2026, including leases with future commencement dates. Percentage leased excludes 651 Gateway which was sold on January 2, 2026.
(6)The Estimated Total Investment reflects our 55% share of joint venture costs related to 290 Binney Street. In addition, we have the sole obligation to construct an underground electrical vault for an estimated gross cost of $183.9 million. We have entered into a contract to sell the electrical vault to a third-party for a fixed price of $84.1 million upon completion. The net investment of $99.8 million will be included in our outside basis in 290 Binney Street. We have invested $125.0 million for the vault as of December 31, 2025.
(7)On January 1, 2025, in accordance with our accounting policy, we ceased interest capitalization of our equity method investment. As of December 31, 2025, the joint venture partner, which is also the managing partner, classifies the project as under construction. As such, we continue to reflect the project as under construction. As of December 31, 2025, this development project was 27% placed in-service. On January 2, 2026, we sold our interest in the joint venture that owns Gateway Commons (See Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
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(8)On March 5, 2025, we acquired a 19.46% interest in 290 Coles Street. The budget represents our 19.46% ownership of the project budget and financings which includes our share of preferred equity. We contributed $20.0 million of common equity at closing. In addition, we committed to provide up to $65.0 million in preferred equity accruing at a 13.0% IRR. As of December 31, 2025, approximately $29.9 million of preferred equity has been contributed.
(9)On January 16, 2026, this project was fully placed in-service.
(10)Percentage leased excludes 651 Gateway and the residential units.
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Inflation
We are exposed to inflation risk, as income from long-term leases is the primary source of our cash flows from operations. There are provisions in the majority of our client leases that protect us from, and mitigate the near term risk of, the impact of inflation. These provisions include rent steps and resets to market, reimbursement billings for operating expense pass-through charges, real estate tax and insurance reimbursements on a per-square-foot basis, or in some cases, annual reimbursement of operating expenses above a certain per-square-foot allowance. However, due to the long-term nature of the leases, the rent may not increase frequently enough to fully cover inflation.
REIT Tax Distribution Considerations
Dividend
As a REIT, BXP is subject to a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that BXP currently distribute at least 90% of its annual taxable income (excluding capital gains and with certain other adjustments). Our policy is for BXP to distribute at least 100% of its taxable income, including capital gains, to avoid paying federal tax. BXP’s Board of Directors will continue to evaluate BXP’s dividend rate in light of our actual and projected taxable income (including gains on sales), liquidity requirements and other circumstances, and there can be no assurance that the future dividends declared by BXP’s Board of Directors will not differ materially from the current quarterly dividend amount.
Holders of common and LTIP units (other than unearned MYLTIP units) of limited partnership interest in BPLP receive the same distribution per unit that is paid per share of BXP common stock.
Sales
To the extent that we sell assets at a gain and cannot efficiently use the proceeds in a tax deferred manner for either our development activities or acquisitions, BXP would, at the appropriate time, decide whether it is better to declare a special dividend, adopt a stock repurchase program, reduce indebtedness or retain the cash for future investment opportunities. Such a decision will depend on many factors including, among others, the timing, availability and terms of development and acquisition opportunities, our then-current and anticipated leverage, the cost and availability of capital from other sources, the price of BXP’s common stock and REIT distribution requirements. At a minimum, we expect that BXP would distribute at least that amount of proceeds necessary for BXP to avoid paying corporate level tax on the applicable gains realized from any asset sales.
From time to time in select cases, whether due to a change in use, structuring issues to comply with applicable REIT regulations or other reasons, we may sell an asset that is held by a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”). Such a sale by a TRS would be subject to federal and local taxes.
Cash Flow Summary
The following summary discussion of our cash flows is based on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and is not meant to be an all-inclusive discussion of the changes in our cash flows for the periods presented below.
Cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrows aggregated approximately $1.6 billion and $1.3 billion at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, representing an increase of approximately $222.1 million. The following table sets forth changes in cash flows:
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | Change | ||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 1,245,157 | $ | 1,234,501 | $ | 10,656 | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (644,526) | (1,237,396) | 592,870 | |||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (378,561) | (274,476) | (104,085) |
Our principal source of cash flow is related to the operation of our properties. The weighted-average term of our in-place leases, including leases signed by our unconsolidated joint ventures, excluding residential units, was approximately 7.9 years as of December 31, 2025, with occupancy rates historically in the range of approximately 86% to 92%. Generally, our properties generate a relatively consistent stream of cash flows that provides us with
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resources to pay operating expenses, debt service and fund regular quarterly dividend and distribution payment requirements. In addition, over the past several years, we have raised capital through the sale of some of our properties and through secured and unsecured borrowings.
Cash is used in investing activities to fund acquisitions, development, net investments in unconsolidated joint ventures and maintenance and repositioning capital expenditures. Cash is provided by investing activities from sales of real estate and net proceeds from notes receivables. Cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 is detailed below:
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||
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| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||
| Acquisitions of real estate (1) | $ | (55,864) | $ | (35,366) | ||
| Construction in progress (2) | (683,750) | (651,346) | ||||
| Building, pre-development and other capital improvements (3) | (216,687) | (189,667) | ||||
| Tenant improvements | (338,808) | (258,312) | ||||
| Proceeds from sales of real estate (4) | 682,514 | 602 | ||||
| Acquisition of real estate upon consolidation of unconsolidated joint ventures (net of cash) (5) | — | 6,086 | ||||
| Capital contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures (6) | (258,752) | (132,096) | ||||
| Capital distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures (7) | 172,662 | 28,325 | ||||
| Investment in non-real estate investments | (3,538) | (2,500) | ||||
| Issuance of note receivables (including related party) (8) | (22,861) | (3,258) | ||||
| Proceeds from note receivables (including related party) (8) | 80,000 | — | ||||
| Investments in securities, net | 558 | 136 | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (644,526) | $ | (1,237,396) |
Cash used in investing activities changed primarily due to the following:
(1)On December 15, 2025, we completed the acquisition of 2100 M Street, located in Washington, D.C., for a purchase price, including transaction costs, of approximately $55.9 million. The acquisition was completed with available cash. We intend to redevelop 2100 M Street in the future.
On December 27, 2024, we completed the acquisition of 725 12th Street located in Washington, DC, for a purchase price, including transaction costs, of approximately $35.4 million. The acquisition was completed with available cash. Following the acquisition, we commenced redevelopment of the property.
(2)Construction in progress for the year ended December 31, 2025 included ongoing expenditures associated with Reston Next Office Phase II, Reston Next Retail and 1050 Winter Street, which were partially or fully placed in-service during the year ended December 31, 2025. In addition, we incurred costs associated with our continued development/redevelopment of 290 Binney Street, 121 Broadway, 725 12th Street and 343 Madison Avenue.
Construction in progress for the year ended December 31, 2024 included ongoing expenditures associated with 760 Boylston Street, 180 CityPoint, 103 CityPoint and 300 Binney Street, which were fully placed in-service during the year ended December 31, 2024. In addition, we incurred costs associated with our continued development/redevelopment of Reston Next Office Phase II that was partially placed in-service, 290 Binney Street, 121 Broadway and 725 12th Street.
(3)Building, pre-development and other capital improvements for the year ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 included approximately $39.4 million and $47.9 million, respectively, of pre-development expenditures associated with the 343 Madison Avenue project. Beginning July 31, 2025, costs associated with the continued development of 343 Madison Avenue are included within construction in progress.
(4)Proceeds from sales of real estate for the year ended December 31, 2025 consisted of eight transactions (See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
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(5)On January 8, 2024, we completed the acquisition of our joint venture partner’s 50% economic ownership interest in the joint venture that owns 901 New York Avenue, located in Washington, DC, for a gross purchase price of $10.0 million and we acquired net working capital, including cash and cash equivalents of approximately $16.1 million.
(6)Capital contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures for the year ended December 31, 2025 consisted primarily of cash contributions of approximately $102.7 million, $49.9 million, $42.0 million, $21.2 million and $14.8 million to our Dock 72, 290 Coles Street, 360 Park Avenue South, 751 Gateway, and 200 Fifth Avenue joint ventures, respectively. On March 5, 2025, we entered into a new joint venture for the development of 290 Coles Street (See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Capital contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures for the year ended December 31, 2024 consisted primarily of cash contributions of approximately $62.7 million, $32.1 million, $13.5 million and $11.6 million to our 360 Park Avenue South, Gateway Commons, Platform 16 and Dock 72 joint ventures, respectively.
(7)Capital distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures for the year ended December 31, 2025 consisted of cash distributions totaling approximately $143.5 million and $29.2 million from our 751 Gateway and Beach Cities Media Campus joint ventures, respectively, resulting from excess proceeds from each of the sales.
Capital distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures for the year ended December 31, 2024 consisted primarily of cash distributions from our 360 Park Avenue South joint venture.
(8)On October 17, 2025, our 3 Hudson Boulevard joint venture refinanced its debt and proceeds from the new loans were used to repay the existing $80.0 million related party note receivable. Funding for the mezzanine loan, which has a maximum commitment of $50.0 million, totaled approximately $18.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Cash used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 totaled approximately $378.6 million. This amount consisted primarily of the repayment of BPLP’s $850.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 3.200% unsecured senior notes due January 15, 2025 and the payment of our regular dividends and distributions to our shareholders and unitholders, partially offset by the net proceeds from the issuance of BPLP’s $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of its 2.00% unsecured exchangeable senior notes. The unsecured exchangeable senior notes are due October 2030 and net proceeds, including the purchase of the capped call transactions entered into simultaneously with the exchangeable senior notes closing, totaled approximately $940.1 million. Future debt payments are discussed below under the heading “Debt.”
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Capitalization
The following table presents Consolidated Market Capitalization and BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization, as well as the corresponding ratios of Consolidated Debt to Consolidated Market Capitalization and BXP’s Share of Debt to BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization (in thousands, except for percentages):
| December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares / Units Outstanding | Common Stock Equivalent | Equivalent Value (1) | ||||||||
| Common Stock | 158,548 | 158,548 | $ | 10,698,819 | ||||||
| Common Operating Partnership Units | 18,252 | 18,252 | 1,231,645 | (2) | ||||||
| Total Equity | 176,800 | $ | 11,930,464 | |||||||
| Consolidated Debt | $ | 16,609,483 | ||||||||
| Add: | ||||||||||
| BXP’s share of unconsolidated joint venture debt (3) | 1,221,666 | |||||||||
| Subtract: | ||||||||||
| Partners’ share of Consolidated Debt (4) | 1,364,360 | |||||||||
| BXP’s Share of Debt | $ | 16,466,789 | ||||||||
| Consolidated Market Capitalization | $ | 28,539,947 | ||||||||
| BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization | $ | 28,397,253 | ||||||||
| Consolidated Debt/Consolidated Market Capitalization | 58.20 | % | ||||||||
| BXP’s Share of Debt/BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization | 57.99 | % |
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(1)Values are based on the closing price per share of BXP’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on December 31, 2025 of $67.48.
(2)Includes long-term incentive plan units (including 2012 OPP Units and 2013 - 2022 MYLTIP Units but excludes the 2023 - 2025 MYLTIP Units and 2025 OPP Units because the performance periods had not ended as of December 31, 2025).
(3)See page 85 for additional information.
(4)See page 83 for additional information.
Consolidated Debt to Consolidated Market Capitalization Ratio is a measure of leverage commonly used by analysts in the REIT sector. We present this measure as a percentage and it is calculated by dividing (A) our consolidated debt by (B) our consolidated market capitalization, which is the market value of our outstanding equity securities plus our consolidated debt. Consolidated market capitalization is the sum of:
(1) our consolidated debt; plus
(2) the product of (x) the closing price per share of BXP common stock on December 31, 2025, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange, multiplied by (y) the sum of:
(i) the number of outstanding shares of common stock of BXP,
(ii) the number of outstanding OP Units in BPLP (excluding OP Units held by BXP),
(iii) the number of OP Units issuable upon conversion of all outstanding LTIP Units, assuming all conditions have been met for the conversion of the LTIP Units, and
(iv) the number of OP Units issuable upon conversion of 2012 OPP Units, and 2013 - 2022 MYLTIP Units that were issued in the form of LTIP Units.
The calculation of consolidated market capitalization does not include LTIP Units issued in the form of Outperformance Awards or MYLTIP Awards unless and until certain performance thresholds are achieved and they are earned. Because their performance periods have not yet ended, the 2023 - 2025 MYLTIP Units and 2025 OPP Units are not included in this calculation as of December 31, 2025.
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We also present BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization and BXP’s Share of Debt/BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization, which are calculated in the same manner, except that BXP’s Share of Debt is utilized instead of our consolidated debt in both the numerator and the denominator. BXP’s Share of Debt is defined as our consolidated debt plus our share of debt from our unconsolidated joint ventures (calculated based upon our ownership percentage), minus our partners’ share of debt from our consolidated joint ventures (calculated based upon the partners’ percentage ownership interests adjusted for basis differentials). Management believes that BXP’s Share of Debt provides useful information to investors regarding our financial condition because it includes our share of debt from unconsolidated joint ventures and excludes our partners’ share of debt from consolidated joint ventures, in each case presented on the same basis. We have several significant joint ventures and presenting various measures of financial condition in this manner can help investors better understand our financial condition and/or results of operations after taking into account our economic interest in these joint ventures. We caution investors that the ownership percentages used in calculating BXP’s Share of Debt may not completely and accurately depict all of the legal and economic implications of holding an interest in a consolidated or unconsolidated joint venture. For example, in addition to partners’ interests in profits and capital, venture agreements vary in the allocation of rights regarding decision making (both for routine and major decisions), distributions, transferability of interests, financing and guarantees, liquidations and other matters. Moreover, in some cases we exercise significant influence over, but do not control, the joint venture in which case GAAP requires that we account for the joint venture entity using the equity method of accounting and we do not consolidate it for financial reporting purposes. In other cases, GAAP requires that we consolidate the venture even though our partner(s) own(s) a significant percentage interest. As a result, management believes that the presentation of BXP’s Share of a financial measure should not be considered a substitute for, and should only be considered with and as a supplement to our financial information presented in accordance with GAAP.
We present these supplemental ratios because our degree of leverage could affect our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, development or other general corporate purposes and because different investors and lenders consider one or both of these ratios. Investors should understand that these ratios are, in part, a function of the market price of the common stock of BXP and as such will fluctuate with changes in such price, and they do not necessarily reflect our capacity to incur additional debt to finance our activities or our ability to manage our existing debt obligations. However, for a company like BXP, whose assets are primarily income-producing real estate, these ratios may provide investors with an alternate indication of leverage, so long as they are evaluated along with the ratio of indebtedness to other measures of asset value used by financial analysts and other financial ratios, as well as the various components of our outstanding indebtedness.
For a discussion of our unconsolidated joint venture indebtedness, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Secured Debt” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and for a discussion of our consolidated joint venture indebtedness see “Debt” below.
Debt
For further discussion on the terms of our debt, see Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The following table summarizes certain information with respect to our indebtedness outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollars in thousands).
| Interest Rate | Amount | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stated | GAAP (1) | Maturity Date | 12/31/2025 | 12/31/2024 | ||||||||||
| Unsecured Senior Notes (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Unsecured Senior Notes (3) | 3.200 | % | 3.350 | % | January 15, 2025 | N/A | $ | 850,000 | ||||||
| Unsecured Senior Notes (4) | 3.650 | % | 3.766 | % | February 1, 2026 | $ | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||
| Unsecured Senior Notes | 2.750 | % | 3.495 | % | October 1, 2026 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | |||||||
| Unsecured Senior Notes | 6.750 | % | 6.924 | % | December 1, 2027 | 750,000 | 750,000 | |||||||
| Unsecured Senior Notes | 4.500 | % | 4.628 | % | December 1, 2028 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | |||||||
| Unsecured Senior Notes | 3.400 | % | 3.505 | % | June 21, 2029 | 850,000 | 850,000 | |||||||
| Unsecured Senior Notes | 2.900 | % | 2.984 | % | March 15, 2030 | 700,000 | 700,000 | |||||||
| Unsecured Senior Notes | 3.250 | % | 3.343 | % | January 30, 2031 | 1,250,000 | 1,250,000 | |||||||
| Unsecured Senior Notes | 2.550 | % | 2.671 | % | April 1, 2032 | 850,000 | 850,000 |
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| Interest Rate | Amount | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stated | GAAP (1) | Maturity Date | 12/31/2025 | 12/31/2024 | |||||||||
| Unsecured Senior Notes | 2.450 | % | 2.524 | % | October 1, 2033 | 850,000 | 850,000 | ||||||
| Unsecured Senior Notes | 6.500 | % | 6.619 | % | January 15, 2034 | 750,000 | 750,000 | ||||||
| Unsecured Senior Notes | 5.750 | % | 5.842 | % | January 15, 2035 | 850,000 | 850,000 | ||||||
| Total Principal Amount | 9,850,000 | 10,700,000 | |||||||||||
| Less: Unamortized discount and deferred financing costs, net | 43,900 | 54,923 | |||||||||||
| Carrying Amount | 9,806,100 | 10,645,077 | |||||||||||
| Unsecured Exchangeable Senior Notes | 2.000 | % | 2.496 | % | October 1, 2030 | 1,000,000 | N/A | ||||||
| Less: Unamortized deferred financing costs | 23,737 | N/A | |||||||||||
| Carrying Amount | 976,263 | N/A | |||||||||||
| Unsecured Commercial Paper (5) | 4.24 | % | 4.25 | % | Various | 750,000 | 500,000 | ||||||
| Unsecured Line of Credit (Revolving Credit Facility) (6) | — | % | — | % | March 29, 2030 | — | — | ||||||
| Unsecured Term Loans | |||||||||||||
| 2023 Unsecured Term Loan | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 700,000 | ||||||||
| 2024 Unsecured Term Loan (7) | 4.73 | % | 4.88 | % | September 26, 2026 | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
| Unsecured Term Loan Facility (8) | 4.82 | % | 4.94 | % | March 30, 2029 | 700,000 | N/A | ||||||
| Total Principal Amount | 800,000 | 800,000 | |||||||||||
| Less: Deferred financing costs and fair value adjustments, net | 2,947 | 1,187 | |||||||||||
| Carrying Amount | 797,053 | 798,813 | |||||||||||
| Mortgage Notes | |||||||||||||
| 767 Fifth Avenue (the General Motors Building) (60% ownership) (2)(9) | 3.43 | % | 3.64 | % | June 9, 2027 | 2,300,000 | 2,300,000 | ||||||
| Santa Monica Business Park (2)(10) | 5.28 | % | 5.40 | % | October 8, 2028 | 200,000 | 200,000 | ||||||
| 90 Broadway, 325 Main Street, 355 Main Street, and Cambridge East Garage (also known as Kendall Center Green Garage) (2)(11) | 6.04 | % | 6.27 | % | October 26, 2028 | 600,000 | 600,000 | ||||||
| 901 New York Avenue (12) | 5.00 | % | 5.06 | % | January 5, 2029 | 198,063 | 202,313 | ||||||
| 601 Lexington Avenue (55% ownership) (2) | 2.79 | % | 2.93 | % | January 9, 2032 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||
| Total Principal Amount | 4,298,063 | 4,302,313 | |||||||||||
| Less: Deferred financing costs and fair value adjustments, net | 17,996 | 25,704 | |||||||||||
| Carrying Amount | 4,280,067 | 4,276,609 | |||||||||||
| Total Consolidated Debt | $ | 16,609,483 | $ | 16,220,499 |
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(1)For the unsecured senior notes, the GAAP rate represents the yield on issuance date including the effects of discounts on the notes, settlements of interest rate contracts and the amortization of financing costs. For all other debt, the GAAP interest rate differs from the stated interest rate due to the inclusion of the amortization of financing charges, the effects of hedging transactions (if any and excluding capped calls classified as equity) and adjustments required under ASC 805 “Business Combinations” to reflect loans and swaps at their fair values (if any).
(2)No principal amounts are due prior to maturity.
(3)This unsecured senior note was repaid at maturity, see Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
(4)See Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
(5)At December 31, 2025, the weighted average interest rate of the commercial paper notes outstanding was approximately 3.99% per annum and had a weighted-average maturity of 45 days from the date of issuance. At
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February 20, 2026, BPLP had an aggregate of $750.0 million of commercial paper notes outstanding that bore interest at a weighted-average rate of approximately 3.93% per annum and had a weighted-average maturity of 44 days, from the date of issuance.
(6)The unsecured line of credit bears interest at a variable rate of SOFR+0.85% per annum. The 2025 Credit Facility is used as a backstop for the $750.0 million Commercial Paper Program. As such, BPLP intends to maintain, at a minimum, availability under the unsecured line of credit in an amount equal to the amount of unsecured commercial paper notes outstanding. The table below provides the principal indebtedness outstanding and remaining capacity under the unsecured line of credit at December 31, 2025 and February 20, 2026 (dollars in thousands).
| December 31, 2025 | February 20, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facility | Outstanding | Remaining Capacity | Outstanding | Remaining Capacity | |||||||||||||||
| Unsecured Line of Credit | $ | 2,250,000 | $ | — | $ | 2,250,000 | $ | — | $ | 2,250,000 | |||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Unsecured Commercial Paper | 750,000 | 750,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Letters of Credit | 5,086 | 5,253 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Remaining Capacity | $ | 1,494,914 | $ | 1,494,747 |
(7)The 2024 Unsecured Term Loan bears interest at a variable rate of SOFR+1.05% per annum. BPLP entered into an interest rate swap contract to fix SOFR at a weighted-average fixed interest rate of 3.6775% per annum for the period commencing on April 7, 2025 and ending on April 6, 2026. Stated interest rate reflects the weighted-average fixed interest rate based on the interest rate swap contracts plus 1.05% per annum. The 2024 Unsecured Term Loan has two one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions.
(8)The Unsecured Term Loan Facility bears interest at a variable rate of SOFR+0.95% per annum and has two six-month extension options, each subject to customary conditions.
(9)In connection with the refinancing of the loan, we guaranteed the consolidated entity’s obligation to fund various reserves for tenant improvement costs and allowances, leasing commissions and free rent obligations in lieu of cash deposits. As of December 31, 2025, the maximum funding obligation under the guarantee was approximately $6.4 million. We earn a fee from the joint venture for providing the guarantee and have an agreement with our partners to reimburse the joint venture for their share of any payments made under the guarantee.
(10)The mortgage loan bears interest at a variable rate of Daily Simple SOFR+1.60% per annum. BPLP entered into an interest rate swap contract to fix Daily Simple SOFR at a weighted-average fixed interest rate of 3.6775% per annum for the period commencing on April 7, 2025 and ending on April 6, 2026. Stated interest rate reflects the weighted-average fixed interest rate based on the interest rate swap contracts plus 1.60% per annum.
(11)The mortgage loan bears interest at a variable rate of Daily Compounded SOFR+2.25% per annum. BPLP entered into three interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $600.0 million to fix Daily Compounded SOFR at a weighted-average fixed interest rate of 3.7925% for the period commencing on December 15, 2023 and ending on October 26, 2028. The stated interest rate reflects the weighted average fixed interest rate based on the interest rate swap contracts plus 2.25% per annum.
(12)The loan has a one-year extension option remaining, subject to certain conditions.
The following table lists our mortgage notes, net outstanding and our partners’ share, based on their respective ownership percentage, from our consolidated joint ventures as of December 31, 2025 (dollars in thousands).
| Carrying Amount | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Properties | 100% | Partners’ Share | |||||
| Wholly-owned | |||||||
| 901 New York Avenue | $ | 197,682 | N/A | ||||
| Santa Monica Business Park | 199,302 | N/A | |||||
| 90 Broadway, 325 Main Street, 355 Main Street, and Cambridge East Garage (also known as Kendall Center Green Garage) | 596,213 | N/A | |||||
| Subtotal | 993,197 | N/A | |||||
| Consolidated Joint Ventures | |||||||
| 767 Fifth Avenue (the General Motors Building) (60% ownership) (1) | 2,294,992 | $ | 918,015 | ||||
| 601 Lexington Avenue (55% ownership) | 991,878 | 446,345 | |||||
| Subtotal | 3,286,870 | 1,364,360 | |||||
| Total | $ | 4,280,067 | $ | 1,364,360 |
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(1)The partners’ share of the carrying amount has been adjusted for basis differentials.
The following table lists the contractual aggregate principal payments of mortgage notes payable at December 31, 2025:
| Principal Payments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | (in thousands) | |
| 2026 | $ | 4,357 |
| 2027 | 2,304,580 | |
| 2028 | 804,815 | |
| 2029 | 184,311 | |
| 2030 | — | |
| Thereafter | 1,000,000 | |
| $ | 4,298,063 |
The table below provides the debt statistics of our outstanding consolidated indebtedness at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted Average | Weighted Average | |||||||||||||||||||||
| % of Total Debt | Stated Rates | GAAP Rates (1) | Maturity (years) | % of Total Debt | Stated Rates | GAAP Rates (1) | Maturity (years) | |||||||||||||||
| Floating Rate Debt (2) | 8.71 | % | 4.52 | % | 4.58 | % | 1.6 | 7.39 | % | 5.34 | % | 5.47 | % | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Fixed Rate Debt (3) | 91.29 | % | 3.85 | % | 3.99 | % | 3.9 | 92.61 | % | 3.89 | % | 4.11 | % | 4.6 | ||||||||
| Consolidated Debt | 100.00 | % | 3.91 | % | 4.04 | % | 3.7 | 100.00 | % | 4.00 | % | 4.21 | % | 4.3 | ||||||||
| Unsecured Debt | 74.23 | % | 3.94 | % | 4.06 | % | 4.0 | 73.63 | % | 4.11 | % | 4.23 | % | 4.4 | ||||||||
| Secured Debt | 25.77 | % | 3.80 | % | 3.99 | % | 2.8 | 26.37 | % | 3.68 | % | 4.17 | % | 3.8 | ||||||||
| Consolidated Debt | 100.00 | % | 3.91 | % | 4.04 | % | 3.7 | 100.00 | % | 4.00 | % | 4.21 | % | 4.3 |
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(1)The GAAP interest rate differs from the stated interest rate due to the inclusion of the amortization of financing charges, the effects of hedging transactions (if any and excluding capped calls classified as equity) and adjustments required under ASC 805 “Business Combinations” to reflect loans and swaps at their fair values (if any).
(2)The unsecured commercial paper notes are included in our floating rate debt statistics. At December 31, 2025, the weighted average interest rate of the unsecured commercial paper notes outstanding was approximately 3.99% per annum and had a weighted-average maturity of 45 days from the date of issuance.
(3)The Fixed Rate Debt includes the effects of hedging transactions.
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
As of December 31, 2025, we had $900.0 million of interest rate swaps outstanding, where hedge accounting was elected, with a fair value of approximately $(8.3) million. On April 8, 2025, we entered into an interest rate swap contract with a notional amount of $300.0 million to replace $300.0 million of interest rate swaps that expired on April 1, 2025. For a description of these interest rate swaps, see Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Secured Debt
We have investments in unconsolidated joint ventures with our effective ownership interests ranging from approximately 19% to approximately 71%. Fourteen of these ventures have mortgage indebtedness. We exercise significant influence over, but do not control, these entities. As a result, we account for them using the equity method of accounting. See also Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. At December 31, 2025, the aggregate carrying amount of debt, including both our and our partners’ share, incurred by these ventures was approximately $2.9 billion (of which our proportionate share is approximately $1.2 billion). The table below summarizes the outstanding debt of these joint venture properties at December 31, 2025. In addition to other guarantees specifically noted in the table, we have agreed to customary environmental indemnifications and nonrecourse carve-outs (e.g., guarantees against fraud, misrepresentation and bankruptcy) as well as the completion of development projects on certain of the loans.
| Properties | Nominal % Ownership | Stated Interest Rate | GAAP Interest Rate (1) | Term of Variable Rate + Spread | Stated Principal Amount | Deferred Financing Costs, Net | Carrying Amount | Carrying Amount (Our share) | Maturity Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 360 Park Avenue South | 71.11 | % | 6.25 | % | 6.56 | % | Term SOFR+2.50% | $ | 220,000 | $ | (1,204) | $ | 218,796 | $ | 155,586 | (2)(3)(4) | December 13, 2027 | |||||||||||||||
| 1265 Main Street | 50.00 | % | 3.77 | % | 3.84 | % | N/A | 32,703 | (167) | 32,536 | 16,268 | January 1, 2032 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Center | 50.00 | % | 3.56 | % | 3.59 | % | N/A | 550,000 | (285) | 549,715 | 274,857 | (2) | August 9, 2027 | |||||||||||||||||||
| The Hub on Causeway - Podium & 100 Causeway Street | 50.00 | % | 5.73 | % | 5.94 | % | N/A | 465,000 | (5,010) | 459,990 | 229,995 | (2) | April 9, 2031 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hub50House | 50.00 | % | 4.43 | % | 4.51 | % | SOFR+1.35% | 185,000 | (882) | 184,118 | 92,059 | (2)(5) | June 17, 2032 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7750 Wisconsin Avenue (Marriott International Headquarters) | 50.00 | % | 5.49 | % | 5.54 | % | N/A | 249,663 | (1,237) | 248,426 | 124,213 | February 27, 2035 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Safeco Plaza | 33.67 | % | 4.82 | % | 6.21 | % | SOFR+2.32% | 250,000 | (227) | 249,773 | 84,098 | (2)(6) | September 1, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 500 North Capitol Street, NW | 30.00 | % | 6.83 | % | 7.16 | % | N/A | 105,000 | (121) | 104,879 | 31,436 | (2)(7) | June 5, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 200 Fifth Avenue | 26.69 | % | 4.34 | % | 5.60 | % | Term SOFR+1.41% | 599,134 | (4,876) | 594,258 | 154,502 | (8) | November 24, 2028 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Hudson Boulevard | 25.00 | % | 9.02 | % | 10.27 | % | Term SOFR+5.25% | 108,000 | (3,614) | 104,386 | 26,097 | (2)(3)(9) (10) | November 7, 2027 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Hudson Boulevard | 25.00 | % | 11.02 | % | 11.02 | % | Term SOFR+7.25% | 18,353 | — | 18,353 | 4,588 | (3)(9) | November 7, 2027 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Skymark - Reston Next Residential | 20.00 | % | 5.87 | % | 6.19 | % | SOFR+2.00% | 140,000 | (165) | 139,835 | 27,967 | (2)(3)(11) | May 13, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 Hartwell Avenue | 20.00 | % | 6.75 | % | 6.87 | % | N/A | — | — | — | — | (2)(12) | July 10, 2030 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 290 Coles Street | 19.46 | % | N/A | N/A | Term SOFR+2.50% | — | — | — | — | (2)(3)(13) | March 5, 2029 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 2,922,853 | $ | (17,788) | $ | 2,905,065 | $ | 1,221,666 |
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(1)The GAAP interest rate differs from the stated interest rate due to the inclusion of the amortization of financing costs, which includes mortgage recording fees, the effects of hedging transactions (if any) and adjustments required under ASC 805 “Business Combinations” to reflect loans at their fair values (if any).
(2)The loan requires interest only payments with a balloon payment due at maturity.
(3)The loan includes certain extension options, subject to certain conditions.
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(4)The joint venture entered into an interest rate cap agreement with a financial institution to limit its exposure to increases in Term SOFR rate to a cap of 5.00% per annum on a notional amount of $220.0 million through January 15, 2026. On January 6, 2026, the joint venture entered into a new interest rate cap agreement that continued to cap Term SOFR rate at 5.00% per annum on a notional amount of $220.0 million through January 15, 2027.
(5)The joint venture entered into interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $185.0 million through April 10, 2032, resulting in a fixed rate of approximately 4.432% per annum through the expiration of the interest rate swap contracts.
(6)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to the greater of (x) 2.35% or (y) SOFR plus 2.32% per annum. The joint venture entered into an interest rate cap agreement with a financial institution to limit its exposure to increases in the SOFR rate at a cap of 2.50% per annum on a notional amount of $250.0 million through September 1, 2026.
(7)The indebtedness consists of (x) a $70.0 million mortgage loan payable (Note A) which bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.23% per annum, and (y) a $35.0 million mortgage loan payable (Note B) which bears interest at a fixed rate of 8.03% per annum. We provided $10.5 million of the Note B mortgage financing to the joint venture. Our portion of the loan is reflected as Related Party Notes Receivable, Net on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(8)The joint venture entered into interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $600.0 million through June 2028, resulting in a fixed rate of approximately 4.34% per annum through the expiration of the interest rate swap contracts.
(9)The indebtedness consists of (x) a $108.0 million senior loan with a third-party lender and (y) a mezzanine loan provided by us with a maximum commitment of $50.0 million. As of December 31, 2025, we have funded approximately $18.4 million of the mezzanine loan. The loan is reflected as Related Party Note Receivables, Net on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(10)The joint venture entered into an interest rate cap agreement with a financial institution to limit its exposure to increases in Term SOFR rate to a cap of 6.00% per annum on a notional amount of $108.0 million through November 9, 2027.
(11)The construction financing has a borrowing capacity of $140.0 million.
(12)No amounts have been drawn under the $98.7 million construction loan.
(13)No amounts have been drawn under the $225.0 million construction loan.
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Funds from Operations
Pursuant to the revised definition of FFO adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”), we calculate FFO for each of BXP and BPLP by adjusting net income attributable to BXP, Inc. and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership (computed in accordance with GAAP), respectively, for gains (or losses) from sales of properties, including a change in control, impairment losses on depreciable real estate consolidated on our balance sheet, impairment losses on our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures driven by a measurable decrease in the fair value of depreciable real estate held by the unconsolidated joint ventures and our share of real estate-related depreciation and amortization. FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure. We believe the presentation of FFO, combined with the presentation of required GAAP financial measures, improves the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and helps make comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful. Management generally considers FFO to be a useful measure for understanding and comparing our operating results because, by excluding gains and losses related to sales or a change in control of previously depreciated operating real estate assets, impairment losses and real estate asset depreciation and amortization (which can differ across owners of similar assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates), FFO can help investors compare the operating performance of a company’s real estate across reporting periods and to the operating performance of other companies.
Our computation of FFO may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs or real estate companies that do not define the term in accordance with the current Nareit definition or that interpret the current Nareit definition differently. We believe that in order to facilitate a clear understanding of our operating results, FFO should be examined in conjunction with net income attributable to BXP, Inc. and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership as presented in our Consolidated Financial Statements. FFO should not be considered as a substitute for net income attributable to BXP, Inc. or net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership (determined in accordance with GAAP) or any other GAAP financial measures and should only be considered together with and as a supplement to our financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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BXP
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to BXP, Inc. to FFO attributable to BXP, Inc. for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to BXP, Inc. | $ | 276,800 | $ | 14,272 | $ | 190,215 | |||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership | 32,014 | 2,400 | 22,548 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 75,181 | 67,516 | 78,661 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 383,995 | 84,188 | 291,424 | ||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 912,088 | 887,191 | 830,813 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships’ share of depreciation and amortization | (86,109) | (76,660) | (73,027) | ||||||||||||
| BXP’s share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures | 65,446 | 81,904 | 101,199 | ||||||||||||
| Corporate-related depreciation and amortization | (2,479) | (1,710) | (1,810) | ||||||||||||
| Non-real estate depreciation and amortization | 8,521 | 8,520 | (1,681) | ||||||||||||
| Loss on sales-type lease | 2,490 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Impairment losses | 85,803 | 13,615 | — | ||||||||||||
| Impairment losses included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 145,133 | 341,338 | 272,603 | ||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale / consolidation included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 53,685 | 21,696 | 64,168 | ||||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 176,732 | 602 | 517 | ||||||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | — | — | 1,368 | ||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on non-real estate investments | (346) | 546 | 239 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 75,181 | 67,516 | 78,661 | ||||||||||||
| Funds from Operations (FFO) attributable to the Operating Partnership common unitholders (including BXP, Inc.) | 1,209,636 | 1,248,026 | 1,274,568 | ||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership’s share of funds from operations | 120,601 | 127,548 | 130,771 | ||||||||||||
| Funds from Operations attributable to BXP, Inc. | $ | 1,089,035 | $ | 1,120,478 | $ | 1,143,797 | |||||||||
| Our percentage share of Funds from Operations—basic | 90.03 | % | 89.78 | % | 89.74 | % | |||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding—basic | 158,330 | 157,468 | 156,863 |
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The following tables presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to BXP, Inc. to Diluted FFO attributable to BXP, Inc. for income (numerator) and shares/units (denominator) for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to BXP, Inc. | $ | 276,800 | $ | 14,272 | $ | 190,215 | |||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership | 32,014 | 2,400 | 22,548 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 75,181 | 67,516 | 78,661 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 383,995 | 84,188 | 291,424 | ||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 912,088 | 887,191 | 830,813 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships’ share of depreciation and amortization | (86,109) | (76,660) | (73,027) | ||||||||||||
| BXP’s share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures | 65,446 | 81,904 | 101,199 | ||||||||||||
| Corporate-related depreciation and amortization | (2,479) | (1,710) | (1,810) | ||||||||||||
| Non-real estate depreciation and amortization | 8,521 | 8,520 | (1,681) | ||||||||||||
| Loss on sales-type lease | 2,490 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Impairment losses | 85,803 | 13,615 | — | ||||||||||||
| Impairment losses included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 145,133 | 341,338 | 272,603 | ||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale / consolidation included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 53,685 | 21,696 | 64,168 | ||||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 176,732 | 602 | 517 | ||||||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | — | — | 1,368 | ||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on non-real estate investments | (346) | 546 | 239 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 75,181 | 67,516 | 78,661 | ||||||||||||
| Funds from Operations (FFO) attributable to the Operating Partnership common unitholders (including BXP, Inc.) | 1,209,636 | 1,248,026 | 1,274,568 | ||||||||||||
| Effect of Dilutive Securities: | |||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Diluted FFO | 1,209,636 | 1,248,026 | 1,274,568 | ||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership’s share of diluted FFO | 120,238 | 127,299 | 130,516 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted FFO attributable to BXP, Inc. (1) | $ | 1,089,398 | $ | 1,120,727 | $ | 1,144,052 |
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(1)BXP’s share of diluted Funds from Operations was 90.06%, 89.80% and 89.76% for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
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| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| shares/units (in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Basic Funds from Operations | 175,858 | 175,390 | 174,796 | |||||||||
| Effect of Dilutive Securities: | ||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | 539 | 325 | 338 | |||||||||
| Diluted Funds from Operations | 176,397 | 175,715 | 175,134 | |||||||||
| Less: | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership’s share of diluted Funds from Operations | 17,528 | 17,922 | 17,933 | |||||||||
| Diluted Funds from Operations attributable to BXP, Inc. (1) | 158,869 | 157,793 | 157,201 |
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(1)BXP’s share of diluted Funds from Operations was 90.06%, 89.80% and 89.76% for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
BPLP
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership to FFO attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership | $ | 321,104 | $ | 23,480 | $ | 219,771 | |||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 75,181 | 67,516 | 78,661 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 396,285 | 90,996 | 298,432 | ||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 905,301 | 880,383 | 823,805 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships’ share of depreciation and amortization | (86,109) | (76,660) | (73,027) | ||||||||||||
| BXP’s share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures | 65,446 | 81,904 | 101,199 | ||||||||||||
| Corporate-related depreciation and amortization | (2,479) | (1,710) | (1,810) | ||||||||||||
| Non-real estate depreciation and amortization | 8,521 | 8,520 | (1,681) | ||||||||||||
| Loss on sales-type lease | 2,490 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Impairment losses | 82,890 | 13,615 | — | ||||||||||||
| Impairment losses included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 145,133 | 341,338 | 272,603 | ||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale / consolidation included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 53,685 | 21,696 | 64,168 | ||||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 179,322 | 602 | 517 | ||||||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | — | — | 1,368 | ||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on non-real estate investments | (346) | 546 | 239 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 75,181 | 67,516 | 78,661 | ||||||||||||
| Funds from Operations attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership (1) | $ | 1,209,636 | $ | 1,248,026 | $ | 1,274,568 | |||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding—basic | 175,858 | 175,390 | 174,796 |
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(1)Our calculation includes OP Units and vested LTIP Units (including vested 2012 OPP Units and vested 2013 - 2022 MYLTIP Units).
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The following table presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership to Diluted FFO attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership for income (numerator) and shares/units (denominator) for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership | $ | 321,104 | $ | 23,480 | $ | 219,771 | |||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 75,181 | 67,516 | 78,661 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 396,285 | 90,996 | 298,432 | ||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 905,301 | 880,383 | 823,805 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships’ share of depreciation and amortization | (86,109) | (76,660) | (73,027) | ||||||||||||
| BXP’s share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures | 65,446 | 81,904 | 101,199 | ||||||||||||
| Corporate-related depreciation and amortization | (2,479) | (1,710) | (1,810) | ||||||||||||
| Non-real estate depreciation and amortization | 8,521 | 8,520 | (1,681) | ||||||||||||
| Loss on sales-type lease | 2,490 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Impairment losses | 82,890 | 13,615 | — | ||||||||||||
| Impairment losses included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 145,133 | 341,338 | 272,603 | ||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale / consolidation included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 53,685 | 21,696 | 64,168 | ||||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 179,322 | 602 | 517 | ||||||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | — | — | 1,368 | ||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on non-real estate investments | (346) | 546 | 239 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 75,181 | 67,516 | 78,661 | ||||||||||||
| Funds from Operations attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership (1) | 1,209,636 | 1,248,026 | 1,274,568 | ||||||||||||
| Effect of Dilutive Securities: | |||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Diluted Funds from Operations attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership | $ | 1,209,636 | $ | 1,248,026 | $ | 1,274,568 |
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(1)Our calculation includes OP Units and vested LTIP Units (including vested 2012 OPP Units and vested 2013 - 2022 MYLTIP Units).
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| shares/units (in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Basic Funds from Operations | 175,858 | 175,390 | 174,796 | |||||||||
| Effect of Dilutive Securities: | ||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | 539 | 325 | 338 | |||||||||
| Diluted Funds from Operations | 176,397 | 175,715 | 175,134 |
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Material Cash Commitments
As of December 31, 2025, we were subject to contractual payment obligations, excluding our unconsolidated joint ventures commitments. For details about our unconsolidated joint venture contractual payment obligations see “Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Contractual Obligations” below. Our primary contractual payment obligations, that are not disclosed in other sections of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, are client and development related and described in further detail below. For details about our other contractual payment obligations related to operating and finance leases and debt, see Notes 4 and 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, respectively.
| Payments Due by Period | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | Thereafter | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commitments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Client obligations (1) | $ | 723,491 | $ | 560,483 | $ | 107,560 | $ | 31,325 | $ | 18,522 | $ | 5,601 | $ | — | |||||||||||||
| Construction contracts for development projects (2) | 1,937,729 | 634,294 | 474,385 | 475,789 | 282,331 | 70,930 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Commitments | $ | 2,661,220 | $ | 1,194,777 | $ | 581,945 | $ | 507,114 | $ | 300,853 | $ | 76,531 | $ | — |
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(1)Committed client-related obligations (tenant improvements and lease commissions) based on executed leases as of December 31, 2025. The timing and amount of these payments is subject to change.
(2)Payments for construction contracts for development projects includes consolidated joint ventures and represents 100% of the estimated development costs.
We invest in two non-real estate funds, which are primarily environmentally focused investment funds, each with a commitment to contribute $10.0 million, aggregating to a total commitment of $20.0 million. As of December 31, 2025, we have contributed approximately $10.5 million, which includes required fees, with $9.5 million remaining to be contributed.
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Contractual Obligations
As of December 31, 2025, the unconsolidated joint ventures that we have an ownership interest in were subject to contractual payment obligations as described in the table below. The table represents our share of the contractual obligations. For details about our unconsolidated joint ventures secured debt see “Investment In Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Secured Debt” referred to in “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
| Payments Due by Period | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | Thereafter | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contractual Obligations: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating leases (1) | $ | 93,916 | $ | 944 | $ | 957 | $ | 970 | $ | 984 | $ | 998 | $ | 89,063 | |||||||||||||
| Total Contractual Obligations | 93,916 | 944 | 957 | 970 | 984 | 998 | 89,063 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commitments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Client obligations (2) | 66,856 | 42,643 | 24,213 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction contracts for development projects | 63,596 | 34,327 | 23,483 | 5,393 | 393 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Commitments | 130,452 | 76,970 | 47,696 | 5,393 | 393 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 224,368 | $ | 77,914 | $ | 48,653 | $ | 6,363 | $ | 1,377 | $ | 998 | $ | 89,063 |
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(1)Operating leases include approximately $61.6 million related to renewal options that the joint venture is reasonably certain it will exercise.
(2)Committed client-related obligations (tenant improvements and lease commissions) based on executed leases as of December 31, 2025. The timing and amount of these payments is subject to change.
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We have various service contracts with vendors related to our property management. In addition, we have certain other contracts we enter into in the ordinary course of business that may extend beyond one year. These contracts include terms that provide for cancellation with insignificant or no cancellation penalties. Contract terms are generally between three and five years.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, we paid approximately $461.4 million to fund client-related obligations, including tenant improvements and leasing commissions.
In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2025, we and our unconsolidated joint venture partners incurred approximately $529.8 million of new tenant-related obligations associated with approximately 4.6 million square feet of second generation leases, or approximately $116 per square foot. In addition, we signed leases for approximately 1.0 million square feet of first generation leases. The tenant-related obligations for the development properties are included within the projects’ “Estimated Total Investment” referred to in “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.” In the aggregate, during 2025, we signed leases for approximately 5.6 million square feet of space and incurred aggregate tenant-related obligations of approximately $767.2 million, or approximately $138 per square foot.
MD&A history
Prior-year 10-K MD&A spans are extracted from SEC filings with the same bounded parser used for the latest filing. The latest 10-K appears above; prior years are below.
FY 2024 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0001656423-25-000009.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.
Forward Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the documents incorporated by reference herein, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and we are including this statement for purposes of complying with those safe harbor provisions, in each case, to the extent applicable. The forward-looking statements are contained principally, but not only, under the captions “Business—Business and Growth Strategies,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” We caution investors that forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs, expectations of future events and assumptions made by, and information currently available to, our management. When used, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “budget,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “project,” “should,” “will” and similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance or occurrences, which may be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties and factors that are, in some cases, beyond our control. If one or more of these known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We caution you that, while forward-looking statements reflect our good-faith beliefs when we make them, they are not guarantees of future performance or occurrences and are impacted by actual events when they occur after we make such statements. Accordingly, investors should use caution in relying on forward-looking statements, which are based on results, trends and assumptions at the time they are made, to anticipate future results or trends.
The most significant factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include the risks and uncertainties related to adverse changes in general economic and capital market conditions, including inflation, increases in interest rates, supply chain disruptions, labor market disruptions, dislocation and volatility in capital markets, and potential longer-term changes in consumer and client behavior, sustained changes in client preferences and space utilization, as well as the other important factors below and the risks set forth in this Form 10-K in Part I, Item 1A.
Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:
•volatile or adverse global economic and political conditions, health crises and dislocations in the credit markets could adversely affect economic conditions and/or restrict our access to cost-effective capital, which could have a material adverse effect on our business opportunities, results of operations and financial condition;
•general risks affecting the real estate industry (including, without limitation, the inability to enter into or renew leases on attractive terms, changes in client preferences and space utilization, dependence on clients’ financial condition, and competition from other developers, owners and operators of real estate);
•failure to manage effectively our growth and expansion into new markets and sub-markets or to integrate acquisitions and developments successfully;
•the ability of our joint venture partners to satisfy their obligations;
•risks and uncertainties affecting property development and construction (including, without limitation, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, construction delays, increased construction costs, cost overruns, inability to obtain necessary permits, client accounting considerations that may result in negotiated lease provisions that limit a client’s liability during construction, and public opposition to such activities);
•risks associated with the availability and terms of financing and the use of debt to fund acquisitions and developments or refinance existing indebtedness, including the impact of higher interest rates on the cost and/or availability of financing;
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•risks associated with forward interest rate contracts and derivatives and the effectiveness of such arrangements;
•risks associated with actual or threatened terrorist attacks;
•costs of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other similar laws;
•potential liability for uninsured losses and environmental contamination;
•risks associated with climate change and severe weather events, as well as the regulatory efforts intended to reduce the effects of climate change;
•risks associated with security breaches, incidents, and compromises through cyber-attacks, cyber intrusions or otherwise, as well as other significant disruptions of our information technology (IT) networks and related systems, which support our operations and our buildings;
•risks associated with legal proceedings and other claims that could result in substantial monetary damages and other costs;
•risks associated with BXP’s potential failure to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
•possible adverse changes in tax and environmental laws;
•the impact of newly adopted accounting principles on our accounting policies and on period-to-period comparisons of financial results;
•risks associated with possible state and local tax audits; and
•risks associated with our dependence on key personnel whose continued service is not guaranteed.
The risks set forth above are not exhaustive. Other sections of this report, including “Part I, Item 1A—Risk Factors,” include additional factors that could adversely affect our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not unduly rely on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Investors should also refer to our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for future periods and Current Reports on Form 8-K as we file them with the SEC, and to other materials we may furnish to the public from time to time through Current Reports on Form 8-K or otherwise, for a discussion of risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, future events, or otherwise, and you should not rely upon these forward-looking statements after the date of this report.
Overview
BXP is one of the largest publicly traded office real estate investment trusts (REITs) (based on total market capitalization as of December 31, 2024) in the United States that develops, owns, and manages primarily premier workplaces. Our properties are concentrated in six dynamic gateway markets in the U.S. - Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC. BPLP is the entity through which BXP conducts substantially all of its business and owns (either directly or through subsidiaries) substantially all of its assets. We generate revenue and cash primarily by leasing premier workplaces to our clients. When making leasing decisions, we consider, among other things, the creditworthiness of the client and the industry in which it conducts business, the length of the lease, the rental rate to be paid at inception and throughout the lease term, the amount of any security deposit or letter of credit posted by the client, the costs of tenant improvement allowances, free rent periods and other landlord concessions, anticipated operating expenses and real estate taxes, the date by which we expect to begin revenue recognition for the lease under GAAP, current and anticipated vacancy in our properties and the market overall (including sublease space), current and expected future demand for the space, the impact of other clients’ expansion rights and general economic factors.
We believe our key competitive advantages are our commitment to the office asset class and to our clients as many competitors have divested in the sector, a strong balance sheet with access to capital in the secured and unsecured debt markets and the private and public equity markets, and one of the highest quality portfolios of
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premier workplaces in the U.S. assembled over several decades of intentional development, acquisitions and dispositions. Clients and their advisors are increasingly focused on these attributes for their building owners, which distinguishes BXP among its competitors.
We consider premier workplaces to be well-located buildings that are modern structures or have been modernized to compete with newer buildings, are professionally managed and maintained, and offer a number and type of amenities that are in high demand by clients that are focused on the importance of the physical work environment in recruiting and retaining the best and brightest employees. As such, these properties attract creditworthy clients and command upper-tier rental rates in their markets. We do not consider the expression “premier workplaces” a classification of our properties in accordance with any standard listing criteria in the real estate industry. We therefore caution investors that our use and definition of “premier workplaces” may be different than the use and definition of similar expressions and traditional classifications that may be used by other companies.
Our core strategy has always been to develop, acquire and manage premier workplaces in gateway markets with high barriers-to-entry and attractive demand drivers and to focus on executing long-term leases with financially strong clients that are diverse across market sectors. We believe this strategy provides a competitive advantage that helps BXP distinguish itself from competitors as our clients are interested in leasing space in vibrant, amenitized and accessible premier workplaces to encourage more in-person work. This interest has accelerated the flight to quality in the office industry. Over the past several years, BXP’s experience and performance has diverged from the larger market and media sentiment, as premier workplaces have outperformed the broader office market consistently and substantially in both rental rates achieved and occupancy. We believe this divergence validates our strategy and differentiates BXP from other office companies.
Premier workplaces in our five traditional central business district (“CBD”) markets (Boston, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC) have consistently outperformed the broader office market in those CBDs on several key metrics, including occupancy, net absorption levels, rental rates and landlord concessions. This outperformance is evident in BXP’s portfolio where we derive approximately 88% of our share of annualized rental obligations from predominantly premier workplaces located in CBDs. We define annualized rental obligations as the monthly contractual base rent (excluding percentage rent and rent abatements) and budgeted reimbursements from clients under existing leases as of December 31, 2024, multiplied by twelve. Our share of annualized rental obligations is calculated as the consolidated amount, plus our share of the amount from our unconsolidated joint ventures (calculated based on our economic percentage ownership interest), less our partners’ share of the amount from our consolidated joint ventures (calculated based on the partners’ economic percentage ownership interest). As of December 31, 2024, these CBD assets are 90.9% occupied and 92.8% leased (including vacant space for which we have signed leases that have not yet commenced in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”)).
As of December 31, 2024, the weighted-average remaining lease term for (1) our in-place leases, based on square feet, including those signed by our unconsolidated joint ventures but excluding residential units, was approximately 7.8 years, and (2) our 20 largest clients, based on square feet, was approximately 9.4 years.
Outlook
The important market forces impacting BXP continue to be corporate earnings growth, return-to-office behavior, limited new development starts and the outperformance of premier workplaces, all of which are currently serving as tailwinds to BXP’s performance. Interest rates also remain a critical factor but are on a more uncertain trajectory. Inflation rose in the last three months of 2024 to 2.9%, remaining above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, and the December 2024 employment data indicated new job creation exceeded market expectations. As a result, the Federal Reserve has become more cautious, lowering its forecast of Federal funds rate cuts in 2025. In the fixed income markets, long-term interest rates have increased approximately 100 basis points since the Federal Reserve's first rate cut in September 2024. Notwithstanding these uncertainties, we expect short-term interest rates to remain lower in 2025 compared to 2024, which would be a positive for both BXP and our clients' cost of capital.
Though we are in the early stages of the new presidential administration, we believe many of the initial articulated policies are generally business friendly, particularly lower taxes and less regulation, which could build the confidence of our clients and, as a result, potentially stimulate leasing activities.
An area of concern with the new presidential administration's policies is the potential impact to interest rates, given that new tariffs, if implemented, could be inflationary and tax cuts without corresponding spending cuts could lead to longer fiscal deficits and higher long-term treasury yields in the debt markets.
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The evolving operating environment impacts various aspects of our operating activities as:
•labor market conditions shift, which has gradually increased employer demand for mandatory in-person workdays;
•private market debt financing, both for construction and existing assets, continues to be challenging to arrange despite broader market improvements as lenders remain focused on top-tier sponsorship and derisked financing opportunities; and
•construction costs have increased and, although much of the cost for our active development pipeline is fixed, the cost of potential future construction activity continues to increase.
In light of the uncertain trajectory of the U.S. and global economies, we continue to position BXP for success by ensuring ample liquidity, managing our leverage, pursuing additional capital raising opportunities and maintaining discipline in discretionary capital expenditures, while continuing to selectively invest (including through both acquisitions and developments) in premier workplace opportunities. We remain focused on:
•continuing to embrace our leadership position in the premier workplace segment and leveraging our strength in portfolio quality, client relationships, development skills, market penetration and sustainability to profitably build market share;
•leasing available space in our in-service and development properties, as well as proactively focusing on future lease expirations;
•completing the construction and leasing of our development properties;
•pursuing attractive asset class adjacencies where we have a track record of success, such as residential development;
•continuing to enhance the overall quality of our portfolio and actively recycling capital by selling assets, subject to market conditions, that we believe no longer fit within our portfolio strategy or could attract premium pricing in the current market;
•actively managing our operations in a sustainable and responsible manner; and
•prioritizing risk management by actively managing liquidity, investing more extensively with joint venture partners to manage our debt levels, and being highly selective in new investment commitments.
The following is an overview of leasing and investment activity in the fourth quarter of 2024 and recent business highlights.
Leasing Activity and Occupancy
To be successful in any leasing environment, we believe we must consider all aspects of the client-landlord relationship. In this regard, we believe that our competitive leasing advantage is based on the following attributes:
•our understanding of our client’s short- and long-term space utilization and amenity needs in the local markets;
•our track record of developing and operating premier workplaces in a sustainable and responsible manner;
•our reputation as a high-quality developer, owner and manager of premier workplaces in our markets;
•our financial strength, including our ability to fund our share of lease obligations and maintain premier building standards; and
•our relationships with local brokers.
Overall, we believe that our operating environment is improving. Although all the markets in which we operate still need consistent incremental absorption to constitute a macro recovery, we have started to see pockets of strength where low availability is driving constructive client behavior, particularly in New York and Boston which accounts for 61% of our share of annualized rental obligations. As clients choose premier workplaces in sound financial condition, with building owners that are committed for the long term to their properties operated by the best property management teams, we expect to continue to be successful in gaining market share.
In the fourth quarter of 2024, we executed 83 leases totaling more than 2.3 million square feet with a weighted-average lease term of approximately 10.3 years. This result represents BXP’s strongest leasing quarter since the second quarter of 2019, and the amount leased is approximately 130% of our historical 10-year average for the
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fourth quarter. For full year 2024, we executed 291 leases totaling approximately 5.6 million square feet with a weighted-average lease term of 9.8 years.
At December 31, 2024, BXP’s CBD portfolio 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). Approximately 88% of our share of annualized rental obligations comes from assets located in our CBD portfolio, underscoring the strength of BXP’s strategy to invest in the highest quality buildings in dynamic urban gateway markets.
At December 31, 2024, the overall occupancy of our in-service office and retail properties was 87.5%, an increase of 50 basis points from September 30, 2024. We define occupancy as space with signed leases for which revenue recognition has commenced in accordance with GAAP. Including vacant space for which we have signed leases that have not yet commenced revenue recognition in accordance with GAAP, our in-service office and retail properties were approximately 89.4% leased at December 31, 2024.
Investment Activity
We remain in active pursuit of opportunities in our core markets and asset types with primarily two types of counterparties: lenders to highly leveraged assets that require recapitalization and institutional owners seeking to divest from the office asset class. To date, there has been limited market transaction activity for higher-quality office assets, though owners are increasingly testing the market to understand pricing.
We continually evaluate current and prospective markets for possible acquisitions of “value-add” assets that require lease-up or repositioning, and acquisitions that are otherwise consistent with our long-term strategy of owning, managing, developing, and improving premier workplaces in each of our chosen markets. Additional new acquisition opportunities will likely increase in this environment, and we remain committed to developing and acquiring assets to enhance our long-term growth and to meet client demand by focusing on premier workplaces.
Consistent with this strategy, on December 27, 2024, we completed the acquisition of 725 12th Street, an approximately 300,000 square foot, 12-story property in Washington, DC, for a purchase price, excluding transaction costs, of $34.0 million. We will be redeveloping the property into an approximately 320,000 square foot premier workplace. In conjunction with the closing, we 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. We are currently negotiating with a client for the majority of the remaining space, although there is no guarantee we will lease such space on the terms contemplated or at all. Ideally located in the CBD 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.
As of December 31, 2024, our development/redevelopment pipeline consisted of seven properties that, when completed, we expect will total approximately 2.3 million net rentable square feet. Our share of the estimated total cost for these projects is approximately $2.3 billion, of which approximately $1.3 billion remains to be invested. The commercial space in the pipeline, which excludes the residential project, was 50% pre-leased as of February 21, 2025.
In the fourth quarter of 2024, we completed and 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% ownership interest. This project is 100% leased to the Broad Institute.
As we continue to focus on new investments to drive future growth, we regularly review our portfolio to identify properties as potential sales candidates that either no longer fit within our portfolio strategy or could attract premium pricing in the current market. In addition, the BXP regional teams are pursuing alternative uses for some of our suburban land holdings, which includes vacant office buildings for which the highest and best use may not be office.
We are currently in active negotiations for the disposition of three land sites and we expect to put an operating property into the market for sale in 2025. If successful, these sales in aggregate could generate approximately $200.0 million of net proceeds in 2025, although it is possible that one of the land sales does not close until 2026. However, there can be no assurance that we will complete any of these transactions on the terms and schedule currently contemplated or at all.
A brief overview of each of our markets follows.
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Boston
During the fourth quarter of 2024, we executed approximately 682,000 square feet of leases and approximately 430,000 square feet of leases commenced in the Boston region. Approximately 146,000 square feet of the leases that commenced had been vacant for less than one year and represent a decrease in net rental obligations of approximately 0.3% over the prior leases.
As of December 31, 2024, our approximately 8.4 million square foot Boston CBD in-service portfolio was approximately 95.6% occupied and approximately 97.5% leased (including vacant space for which we have signed leases that have not yet commenced in accordance with GAAP).
Our approximately 2.7 million square foot in-service CBD portfolio in Cambridge was approximately 96.6% occupied and 97.6% leased (including vacant space for which we have signed leases that have not yet commenced in accordance with GAAP) as of December 31, 2024.
As of December 31, 2024, our approximately 4.8 millions square foot Route 128-Mass Turnpike in-service portfolio was approximately 75.6% occupied and approximately 77.7% leased (including vacant space for which we have signed leases that have not yet commenced in accordance with GAAP).
Los Angeles
Our Los Angeles (“LA”) in-service portfolio of approximately 2.3 million square feet is currently focused in West LA and includes Colorado Center, an approximately 1.1 million square foot property of which we own 50%, and Santa Monica Business Park, a 21-building, approximately 1.2 million square foot property. As of December 31, 2024, our LA in-service properties were approximately 84.9% occupied and 87.4% leased (including vacant space for which we have signed leases that have not yet commenced in accordance with GAAP).
New York
During the fourth quarter of 2024, we executed approximately 574,000 square feet of leases in the New York region and approximately 575,000 square feet of leases commenced. Approximately 199,000 square feet of the leases that commenced had been vacant for less than one year, and they represent a decrease in net rental obligations of approximately 5.9% over the prior leases.
As of December 31, 2024, our New York CBD in-service portfolio was approximately 90.8% occupied and approximately 93.6% leased (including vacant space for which we have signed leases that have not yet commenced in accordance with GAAP).
San Francisco
During the fourth quarter of 2024, we executed leases for approximately 383,000 square feet and approximately 106,000 square feet commenced in the San Francisco region. Approximately 56,000 square feet of leases that commenced had been vacant for less than one year and represent an increase in net rental obligations of approximately 13.2% over the prior leases.
As of December 31, 2024, our San Francisco CBD in-service properties were approximately 84.3% occupied and approximately 85.2% leased (including vacant space for which we have signed leases that have not yet commenced in accordance with GAAP).
Seattle
Our Seattle in-service portfolio includes Safeco Plaza, an approximately 762,000 square foot property of which we own 33.67%, and Madison Centre, an approximately 755,000 square foot property. As of December 31, 2024, these in-service properties were approximately 81.6% occupied and approximately 83.5% leased (including vacant space for which we have signed leases that have not yet commenced in accordance with GAAP).
Washington, DC
During the fourth quarter of 2024, we executed leases for approximately 494,000 square feet and leases for approximately 140,000 square feet commenced in the Washington, DC region. Leases for approximately 64,000 square feet that commenced had been vacant for less than one year and represent a decrease in net rental obligations of approximately 11.6% over the prior leases.
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As of December 31, 2024, our Washington, DC CBD in-service properties were approximately 89.2% occupied and approximately 90.7% leased (including vacant space for which we have signed leases that have not yet commenced in accordance with GAAP).
A significant component of our Washington, DC regional portfolio is in Reston Town Center, an award-winning mixed-use development in Northern Virginia. Reston is a hub for technology, cloud services, cybersecurity and defense intelligence companies. As of December 31, 2024, our approximately 4.9 million square foot Reston CBD portfolio was approximately 94.9% occupied and approximately 96.9% leased (including vacant space for which have signed leases that have not yet commenced in accordance with GAAP).
In regard to the new presidential administration’s efficiency initiatives, if the federal workforce returns to their offices, their return should be a significant positive for our business in the Washington, DC region. More street life would be a positive for the urban environment, hopefully triggering government contractor clients to return to their offices in line with government clients. In addition, if the General Services Administration (“GSA”) reduces space requirements, we do not expect to be directly or materially impacted by this reduction as we have limited exposure to GSA leases.
Leasing Statistics
The table below details our vacancy and the leasing activity, including 100% of the unconsolidated joint ventures, that commenced revenue recognition during the year ended December 31, 2024:
| Year ended December 31, 2024 | |||||
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| (Square Feet) | |||||
| Vacant space available at the beginning of the period | 5,696,007 | ||||
| Vacant space from property dispositions/properties taken out of service (1) | (580,232) | ||||
| Vacant space from properties placed (and partially placed) in-service (2) | 831,121 | ||||
| Leases expiring or terminated during the period | 4,952,232 | ||||
| Total space available for lease | 10,899,128 | ||||
| 1st generation leases | 754,932 | ||||
| 2nd generation leases with new clients | 1,965,698 | ||||
| 2nd generation lease renewals | 2,056,424 | ||||
| Total space leased (3) | 4,777,054 | ||||
| Vacant space available for lease at the end of the period | 6,122,074 | ||||
| Leases executed during the period (4) | 5,648,615 | ||||
| Second generation leasing information: (5) | |||||
| Leases commencing during the period, in square feet | 4,022,122 | ||||
| Weighted Average Lease Term | 89 Months | ||||
| Weighted Average Free Rent Period | 140 Days | ||||
| Total Transaction Costs Per Square Foot (6) | $79.32 | ||||
| Increase in Gross Rents (7) | 1.38 | % | |||
| Increase in Net Rents (8) | 1.79 | % |
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(1)Total square feet from properties taken out of service during the year ended December 31, 2024 consists of 205,355 square feet at 1100 Winter Street, 162,274 square feet at 1050 Winter Street, 111,183 square feet at Kingstowne One, 71,420 square feet at 15825 Shady Grove Road and 30,000 square feet at 17 Hartwell Avenue.
(2)Total square feet from properties placed (and partially placed) in-service during the year ended December 31, 2024 consists of 239,908 square feet at 300 Binney Street, 187,048 square feet at 180 CityPoint, 117,907 square feet at 760 Boylston Street, 112,841 square feet at 103 CityPoint, 102,542 square feet at 360 Park Avenue South, 67,017 square feet at 651 Gateway and 3,858 square feet at Reston Next Office Phase II.
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(3)Represents leases for which lease revenue recognition has commenced in accordance with GAAP during the year ended December 31, 2024.
(4)Represents leases executed during the year ended December 31, 2024 for which we either (1) commenced lease revenue recognition in such period or (2) will commence lease revenue recognition in subsequent periods, in accordance with GAAP, and includes leases at properties currently under development. The total square feet of leases executed and recognized during the year ended December 31, 2024 is 943,147 square feet.
(5)Second generation leases are defined as leases for space that we have previously leased. Of the 4,022,122 square feet of second generation leases that commenced during the year ended December 31, 2024, leases for 3,105,337 square feet were signed in prior periods.
(6)Total transaction costs include tenant improvements and leasing commissions but exclude free rent concessions and other inducements in accordance with GAAP.
(7)Represents the increase in gross rent (base rent plus expense reimbursements) on the new versus expired leases on the 2,820,354 square feet of second generation leases that had been occupied within the prior 12 months for the year ended December 31, 2024; excludes leases that management considers temporary because the client is not expected to occupy the space on a long-term basis.
(8)Represents the increase in net rent (gross rent less operating expenses) on the new versus expired leases on the 2,820,354 square feet of second generation leases that had been occupied within the prior 12 months for the year ended December 31, 2024.
For descriptions of significant transactions that we completed during 2024, see “Item 1. Business—Transactions During 2024.”
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, requires management to use judgment in the application of accounting policies, including making estimates and assumptions. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. These judgments affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. If our judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions had been different, it is possible that different accounting policies would have been applied resulting in a different presentation of our financial statements. From time to time, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions. In the event estimates or assumptions prove to be different from actual results, adjustments are made in subsequent periods to reflect more current information. Our significant accounting policies, which utilize these critical accounting estimates, are described in Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
We consider our critical accounting estimates to be those used in the determination of the reported amounts and disclosure related to the following:
•Purchase price allocations,
•Impairment and
•Impairment related to unconsolidated joint ventures.
Each of the above critical accounting estimates is described in more detail below.
Real Estate
Purchase Price Allocations
We assess the fair value of acquired tangible and intangible assets (including land, buildings, tenant improvements, “above-” and “below-market” leases, leasing and assumed financing origination costs, acquired in-place leases, other identified intangible assets and assumed liabilities (including ground leases)) and allocate the purchase price to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities, including land and buildings as if vacant. We assess fair value based on estimated cash flow projections that utilize discount and/or capitalization rates that we deem appropriate, as well as available market information. Estimates of future cash flows are based on a number of factors including the historical operating results, known and anticipated trends, and market and economic conditions.
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The fair value of the tangible assets of an acquired property considers the value of the property as if it were vacant. We also consider an allocation of purchase price of other acquired intangibles, including acquired in-place leases that may have a customer relationship intangible value, including (but not limited to) the nature and extent of the existing relationship with the clients, the clients’ credit quality and expectations of lease renewals. Based on our acquisitions to date, our allocation to customer relationship intangible assets has been immaterial.
We record acquired “above-” and “below-market” leases at their fair values (using a discount rate which reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) equal to the difference between (1) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to each in-place lease and (2) management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for each corresponding in-place lease, measured over a period equal to the remaining term of the lease for above-market leases and the initial term plus the term of any below-market fixed rate renewal options for below-market leases. Acquired “above-” and “below-market” lease values have been reflected within Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets and Other Liabilities, respectively, in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Other intangible assets acquired include amounts for in-place lease values that are based on our evaluation of the specific characteristics of each client’s lease. Factors to be considered include estimates of carrying costs during hypothetical expected lease-up periods considering current market conditions, and costs to execute similar leases. In estimating carrying costs, we include real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses and estimates of lost rentals at market rates during the expected lease-up periods, depending on local market conditions. In estimating costs to execute similar leases, we consider leasing commissions, legal and other related expenses.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, we completed two acquisitions in Washington, DC consisting of (1) 725 12th Street for a purchase price, excluding transaction costs, of $34.0 million and (2) our joint venture partner’s 50% economic ownership interest in the joint venture entity that owned 901 New York Avenue. At acquisition, the total net equity acquired for 901 New York Avenue was $20.0 million, which includes $10.0 million in cash that we paid for the joint venture partner's 50% economic ownership interest in the joint venture. These transactions were accounted for as asset acquisitions, and the purchase price was allocated based on the relative fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed (See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Impairment
Management reviews its long-lived assets for indicators of impairment following the end of each quarter and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. This evaluation of long-lived assets is dependent on a number of factors, including when there is an event or adverse change in the operating performance of the long-lived asset or a current expectation that, more likely than not, a long-lived asset will be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of its previously estimated useful life or hold period. An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an asset is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value. The evaluation of anticipated cash flows is subjective and is based in part on assumptions regarding anticipated hold periods, future occupancy, future rental rates, future capital requirements, discount rates and capitalization rates. Any or all of such assumptions could differ materially from actual results in future periods. Because cash flows on properties considered to be “long-lived assets to be held and used” are considered on an undiscounted basis to determine whether an asset may be impaired, our established strategy of holding properties over the long term directly decreases the likelihood of recording an impairment loss. If our hold strategy changes or market conditions otherwise dictate a shorter hold period, an impairment loss may be recognized and such loss could be material. If we determine that an impairment has occurred, the affected assets must be reduced to their fair value. At March 31, 2024, we evaluated the expected hold period for a portion of our Shady Grove property, consisting of 2 Choke Cherry Road, 2094 Gaither Road and a land parcel, located in Rockville, Maryland. Based on a shorter-than-expected hold period, we reduced the carrying value of a portion of the property that we anticipate selling to a third-party developer to its estimated fair value at March 31, 2024. As a result, each of BXP and BPLP recognized an impairment loss of approximately $13.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Impairment
Our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are reviewed for indicators of impairment on a quarterly basis and we record impairment charges when events or circumstances change indicating that a decline in the fair values below the carrying amounts has occurred and such decline is other-than-temporary. This evaluation of the investments in unconsolidated joint ventures is dependent on a number of factors, including the performance of each investment and market conditions. We will record an impairment charge if we determine that a decline in the fair value below the carrying amount of an investment in an unconsolidated joint venture is other-than-temporary. The fair value is calculated using discounted cash flows which is subjective and considers assumptions regarding
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future occupancy, future rental rates, future capital requirements, debt interest rates and availability, discount rates and capitalization rates that could differ materially from actual results in future periods.
As of December 31, 2024, the net carrying amounts of our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures was approximately $1.1 billion, which includes investments with deficit balances aggregating approximately $33.5 million included within Other Liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we recognized an other-than-temporary impairment loss on our investments in Colorado Center, Gateway Commons and Safeco Plaza of approximately $168.4 million, $126.1 million and $46.8 million, respectively (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Income Taxes
Our accounting policies related to income tax are described in Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
BXP
The net difference between the tax basis and the reported amounts of BXP’s assets and liabilities was approximately $1.6 billion and $2.0 billion as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, which was primarily related to the difference in basis of contributed property and accrued rental income.
Certain entities included in BXP’s Consolidated Financial Statements are subject to certain state and local taxes. These taxes are recorded as operating expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table reconciles GAAP net income attributable to BXP, Inc. to taxable income:
| For the year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
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| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to BXP, Inc. | $ | 14,272 | $ | 190,215 | $ | 848,947 | |||||
| Straight-line rent and net “above-” and “below-market” rent adjustments | (81,883) | (97,163) | (88,487) | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from depreciation and amortization | 183,353 | 208,872 | 172,558 | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from interest expense | 16,321 | 125 | — | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences on gains/(losses) from capital transactions | 302,062 | 359,063 | (273,345) | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from stock-based compensation | 44,480 | 51,511 | 42,510 | ||||||||
| Tangible Property Regulations | (43,549) | (165,033) | (112,355) | ||||||||
| Other book/tax differences, net | 89,834 | 84,985 | 51,490 | ||||||||
| Taxable income | $ | 524,890 | $ | 632,575 | $ | 641,318 |
BPLP
The net difference between the tax basis and the reported amounts of BPLP’s assets and liabilities was approximately $2.7 billion and $3.0 billion as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, which was primarily related to the difference in basis of contributed property and accrued rental income.
Certain entities included in BPLP’s Consolidated Financial Statements are subject to certain state and local taxes. These taxes are recorded as operating expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table reconciles GAAP net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership to taxable income:
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| For the year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
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| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership | $ | 23,480 | $ | 219,771 | $ | 957,265 | |||||
| Straight-line rent and net “above-” and “below-market” rent adjustments | (91,593) | (108,679) | (98,770) | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from depreciation and amortization | 193,493 | 216,434 | 173,272 | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from interest expense | 18,256 | 140 | — | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences on gains/(losses) from capital transactions | 337,792 | 406,738 | (289,174) | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from stock-based compensation | 49,755 | 57,617 | 47,450 | ||||||||
| Tangible Property Regulations | (48,713) | (184,593) | (125,411) | ||||||||
| Other book/tax differences, net | 98,403 | 92,866 | 48,982 | ||||||||
| Taxable income | $ | 580,873 | $ | 700,294 | $ | 713,614 |
Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
This section of this Form 10-K generally discusses 2024 and 2023 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2024 and 2023. Discussions of 2022 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2023 and 2022 that are not included in this Form 10-K can be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was filed with the SEC on February 27, 2024.
Net income attributable to BXP, Inc. and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership decreased by approximately $175.9 million and $196.3 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023, as set forth in the following tables and for the reasons discussed below under the heading “Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2024 to the year ended December 31, 2023” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
The following are reconciliations of Net Income Attributable to BXP, Inc. to Net Operating Income and Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership to Net Operating Income for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. For a detailed discussion of Net Operating Income (“NOI”), including the reasons management believes NOI is useful to investors, see page 65.
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| 2024 | 2023 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % Change | ||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to BXP, Inc. | $ | 14,272 | $ | 190,215 | $ | (175,943) | (92.50) | % | |||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership | 2,400 | 22,548 | (20,148) | (89.36) | % | ||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 67,516 | 78,661 | (11,145) | (14.17) | % | ||||||||||
| Net Income | 84,188 | 291,424 | (207,236) | (71.11) | % | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 645,117 | 579,572 | 65,545 | 11.31 | % | ||||||||||
| Impairment loss | 13,615 | — | 13,615 | 100.00 | % | ||||||||||
| Losses from interest rate contracts | — | 79 | (79) | (100.00) | % | ||||||||||
| Loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 343,177 | 239,543 | 103,634 | 43.26 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Income: | |||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain on non-real estate investments | 546 | 239 | 307 | 128.45 | % | ||||||||||
| Gains from investments in securities | 4,416 | 5,556 | (1,140) | (20.52) | % | ||||||||||
| Interest and other income (loss) | 60,199 | 69,964 | (9,765) | (13.96) | % | ||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 602 | 517 | 85 | 16.44 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 887,191 | 830,813 | 56,378 | 6.79 | % | ||||||||||
| Transaction costs | 1,597 | 4,313 | (2,716) | (62.97) | % | ||||||||||
| Payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 16,488 | 17,771 | (1,283) | (7.22) | % | ||||||||||
| General and administrative expense | 159,983 | 170,158 | (10,175) | (5.98) | % | ||||||||||
| Other Revenue: | |||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Direct reimbursements of payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 16,488 | 17,771 | (1,283) | (7.22) | % | ||||||||||
| Development and management services revenue | 28,060 | 40,850 | (12,790) | (31.31) | % | ||||||||||
| Net Operating Income | $ | 2,041,045 | $ | 1,998,776 | $ | 42,269 | 2.11 | % |
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| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % Change | ||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership | $ | 23,480 | $ | 219,771 | $ | (196,291) | (89.32) | % | |||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 67,516 | 78,661 | (11,145) | (14.17) | % | ||||||||||
| Net Income | 90,996 | 298,432 | (207,436) | (69.51) | % | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 645,117 | 579,572 | 65,545 | 11.31 | % | ||||||||||
| Impairment loss | 13,615 | — | 13,615 | 100.00 | % | ||||||||||
| Losses from interest rate contracts | — | 79 | (79) | (100.00) | % | ||||||||||
| Loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 343,177 | 239,543 | 103,634 | 43.26 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Income: | |||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain on non-real estate investments | 546 | 239 | 307 | 128.45 | % | ||||||||||
| Gains from investments in securities | 4,416 | 5,556 | (1,140) | (20.52) | % | ||||||||||
| Interest and other income (loss) | 60,199 | 69,964 | (9,765) | (13.96) | % | ||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 602 | 517 | 85 | 16.44 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 880,383 | 823,805 | 56,578 | 6.87 | % | ||||||||||
| Transaction costs | 1,597 | 4,313 | (2,716) | (62.97) | % | ||||||||||
| Payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 16,488 | 17,771 | (1,283) | (7.22) | % | ||||||||||
| General and administrative expense | 159,983 | 170,158 | (10,175) | (5.98) | % | ||||||||||
| Other Revenue: | |||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Direct reimbursements of payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 16,488 | 17,771 | (1,283) | (7.22) | % | ||||||||||
| Development and management services revenue | 28,060 | 40,850 | (12,790) | (31.31) | % | ||||||||||
| Net Operating Income | $ | 2,041,045 | $ | 1,998,776 | $ | 42,269 | 2.11 | % |
At December 31, 2024 and 2023, we owned or had joint venture interests in a portfolio of 185 and 188 commercial real estate properties, respectively (in each case, the “Total Property Portfolio”). As a result of changes within our Total Property Portfolio, the financial data presented below shows significant changes in revenue and expenses from period-to-period. Accordingly, we do not believe that our period-to-period financial data with respect to the Total Property Portfolio provides a complete understanding of our operating results. Therefore, the comparison of operating results for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 show separately the changes attributable to the properties that were owned by us and in-service throughout each period compared (the “Same Property Portfolio”) and the changes attributable to the properties included in the Acquired, Placed In-Service, In or Held for Development or Redevelopment or Sold Portfolios.
In our analysis of operating results, particularly to make comparisons of NOI between periods more meaningful, it is important to provide information for properties that were in-service and owned by us throughout each period presented. We refer to properties acquired or placed in-service prior to the beginning of the earliest period presented and owned by us and in-service through the end of the latest period presented as our Same Property Portfolio. The Same Property Portfolio therefore excludes properties acquired, placed in-service or in or held for development or redevelopment after the beginning of the earliest period presented or disposed of prior to the end of the latest period presented.
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NOI is a non-GAAP financial measure equal to net income attributable to BXP, Inc. and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership, as applicable, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, plus (1) net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, interest expense, impairment loss, losses from interest rate contracts, loss from unconsolidated joint ventures, depreciation and amortization expense, transaction costs, payroll and related costs from management services contracts and corporate general and administrative expense less (2) unrealized gain on non-real estate investments, gains from investments in securities, interest and other income (loss), gains on sales of real estate, direct reimbursements of payroll and related costs from management services contracts and development and management services revenue. We use NOI internally as a performance measure and believe it provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations and financial condition because, when compared across periods, it reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs and acquisition and development activity on an unleveraged basis, providing perspective not immediately apparent from net income attributable to BXP, Inc. and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership. For example, interest expense is not necessarily linked to the operating performance of a real estate asset and is often incurred at the corporate level as opposed to the property level. Similarly, interest expense may be incurred at the property level even though the financing proceeds may be used at the corporate level (e.g., used for other investment activity). In addition, depreciation and amortization expense, because of historical cost accounting and useful life estimates, may distort operating performance measures at the property level. NOI presented by us may not be comparable to NOI reported by other REITs or real estate companies that define NOI differently.
We believe that in order to understand our operating results, NOI should be examined in conjunction with net income attributable to BXP, Inc. and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership as presented in our Consolidated Financial Statements. NOI should not be considered as a substitute for net income attributable to BXP, Inc. or net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership (determined in accordance with GAAP) or any other GAAP financial measures and should only be considered together with and as a supplement to our financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Depreciation expense may differ between BXP and BPLP as a result of previously applied acquisition accounting by BXP for the issuance of common stock in connection with non-sponsor redemptions of common units of limited partnership interest of BPLP (“OP Units”). This accounting resulted in a step-up of the real estate assets at BXP that was allocated to certain properties. The difference between the real estate assets of BXP as compared to BPLP for certain properties having an allocation of the real estate step-up will result in a corresponding difference in depreciation expense when those properties are sold. For additional information see the Explanatory Note that immediately follows the cover page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2024 to the year ended December 31, 2023
The table below shows selected operating information for the Same Property Portfolio and the Total Property Portfolio. The Same Property Portfolio consists of 127 properties totaling approximately 40.3 million net rentable square feet, excluding unconsolidated joint ventures. The Same Property Portfolio includes properties acquired or placed in-service on or prior to January 1, 2023 and owned and in service through December 31, 2024. The Total Property Portfolio includes the effects of the other properties either acquired, placed in-service, in or held for development or redevelopment after January 1, 2023 or disposed of on or prior to December 31, 2024. This table includes a reconciliation from the Same Property Portfolio to the Total Property Portfolio by also providing information for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 with respect to the properties that were acquired, placed in-service, in or held for development or redevelopment or sold. We did not sell any properties during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
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| Same Property Portfolio | Properties Acquired Portfolio | Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio | Properties in or Held for Development or Redevelopment Portfolio | Total Property Portfolio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2024 | 2023 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % Change | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rental Revenue: (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lease Revenue (Excluding Termination Income) | $ | 2,934,261 | $ | 2,955,816 | $ | (21,555) | (0.73) | % | $ | 100,007 | $ | 3,603 | $ | 71,302 | $ | 24,442 | $ | 7,540 | $ | 11,906 | $ | 3,113,110 | $ | 2,995,767 | $ | 117,343 | 3.92 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Termination Income | 9,275 | 13,082 | (3,807) | (29.10) | % | 189 | — | — | — | 6,409 | — | 15,873 | 13,082 | 2,791 | 21.33 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lease Revenue | 2,943,536 | 2,968,898 | (25,362) | (0.85) | % | 100,196 | 3,603 | 71,302 | 24,442 | 13,949 | 11,906 | 3,128,983 | 3,008,849 | 120,134 | 3.99 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking and Other | 123,271 | 109,660 | 13,611 | 12.41 | % | 8,252 | 287 | 1,815 | 1,201 | 118 | 2 | 133,456 | 111,150 | 22,306 | 20.07 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Rental Revenue (1) | 3,066,807 | 3,078,558 | (11,751) | (0.38) | % | 108,448 | 3,890 | 73,117 | 25,643 | 14,067 | 11,908 | 3,262,439 | 3,119,999 | 142,440 | 4.57 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real Estate Operating Expenses | 1,190,288 | 1,134,568 | 55,720 | 4.91 | % | 39,885 | 1,431 | 22,744 | 10,802 | 10,449 | 13,896 | 1,263,366 | 1,160,697 | 102,669 | 8.85 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Operating Income (Loss), Excluding Residential and Hotel | 1,876,519 | 1,943,990 | (67,471) | (3.47) | % | 68,563 | 2,459 | 50,373 | 14,841 | 3,618 | (1,988) | 1,999,073 | 1,959,302 | 39,771 | 2.03 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential Net Operating Income (2) | 26,036 | 24,342 | 1,694 | 6.96 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26,036 | 24,342 | 1,694 | 6.96 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hotel Net Operating Income (2) | 15,936 | 15,132 | 804 | 5.31 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15,936 | 15,132 | 804 | 5.31 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Operating Income (Loss) | $ | 1,918,491 | $ | 1,983,464 | $ | (64,973) | (3.28) | % | $ | 68,563 | $ | 2,459 | $ | 50,373 | $ | 14,841 | $ | 3,618 | $ | (1,988) | $ | 2,041,045 | $ | 1,998,776 | $ | 42,269 | 2.11 | % |
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(1)Rental Revenue is equal to Revenue less Development and Management Services Revenue and Direct Reimbursements of Payroll and Related Costs from Management Services Revenue per the Consolidated Statements of Operations, excluding the residential and hotel revenue that is noted below. We use Rental Revenue internally as a performance measure and in calculating other non-GAAP financial measures (e.g., NOI), which provides investors with information regarding our performance that is not immediately apparent from the comparable non-GAAP measures and allows investors to compare operating performance between periods.
(2)For a detailed discussion of NOI, including the reasons management believes NOI is useful to investors, see page 65. Residential Net Operating Income for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 is comprised of Residential Revenue of $49,508 and $47,592 less Residential Expenses of $23,472 and $23,250, respectively. Hotel Net Operating Income for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 is comprised of Hotel Revenue of $51,224 and $47,357 less Hotel Expenses of $35,288 and $32,225, respectively, per the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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Same Property Portfolio
Lease Revenue (Excluding Termination Income)
Lease revenue (excluding termination income) from the Same Property Portfolio decreased by approximately $21.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023. The decrease was a result of our average occupancy decreasing from 90.8% to 88.9%, resulting in a decrease of approximately $60.6 million, partially offset by revenue per square foot increasing by approximately $1.14, contributing approximately $39.0 million.
Termination Income
Termination income decreased by approximately $3.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023.
Termination income for the year ended December 31, 2024 related to 30 clients across the Same Property Portfolio and totaled approximately $9.3 million, with the largest contribution related to a retail client that terminated its lease early in Boston.
Termination income for the year ended December 31, 2023 related to 28 clients across the Same Property Portfolio and totaled approximately $13.1 million, which was primarily related to clients that terminated leases early in Seattle.
Parking and Other Revenue
Parking and other revenue increased by approximately $13.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023. Parking and other revenue increased by approximately $1.8 million and $11.8 million, respectively. The increase in other revenue was primarily related to the View Boston observatory.
Real Estate Operating Expenses
Real estate operating expenses from the Same Property Portfolio increased by approximately $55.7 million, or 4.9%, for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023, due primarily to increases in (1) repairs and maintenance of approximately $18.3 million, or 9.9%, (2) utilities of approximately $11.0 million, or 9.8%, and (3) other real estate operating expenses of approximately $16.0 million, or 1.9%. The increase in repairs and maintenance related primarily to properties in our Boston region. The increase in utilities related primarily to properties in our New York region. In addition, approximately $10.4 million of the increase related to marketing and operating expenses associated with the View Boston observatory.
Properties Acquired Portfolio
The table below lists the properties acquired between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024. Rental revenue and real estate operating expenses increased by approximately $104.6 million and $38.5 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023, as detailed below.
| Square Feet | Rental Revenue | Real Estate Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Date acquired | 2024 | 2023 | Change | 2024 | 2023 | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Monica Business Park (1) | December 14, 2023 | 1,177,973 | $ | 75,353 | $ | 3,890 | $ | 71,463 | $ | 27,545 | $ | 1,431 | $ | 26,114 | ||||||||||||||
| 901 New York Avenue | January 8, 2024 | 508,130 | 33,095 | — | 33,095 | 12,340 | — | 12,340 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,686,103 | $ | 108,448 | $ | 3,890 | $ | 104,558 | $ | 39,885 | $ | 1,431 | $ | 38,454 |
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(1)Rental revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024 includes approximately $0.2 million of termination income.
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Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio
The table below lists the properties that were placed in-service or partially placed in-service between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024. Rental revenue and real estate operating expenses from our Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio increased by approximately $47.5 million and $11.9 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023, as detailed below.
| Quarter Initially Placed In-Service | Quarter Fully Placed In-Service | Rental Revenue | Real Estate Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Square Feet | 2024 | 2023 | Change | 2024 | 2023 | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue | Second Quarter, 2022 | Second Quarter, 2023 | 475,849 | $ | 36,677 | $ | 21,893 | $ | 14,784 | $ | 11,570 | $ | 9,536 | $ | 2,034 | |||||||||||||||
| 140 Kendrick Street - Building A | Third Quarter, 2023 | Third Quarter, 2023 | 104,166 | 7,664 | 3,338 | 4,326 | 2,412 | 943 | 1,469 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 180 CityPoint | Third Quarter, 2023 | Third Quarter, 2024 | 329,195 | 14,558 | 1,312 | 13,246 | 5,996 | 136 | 5,860 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 103 CityPoint | Fourth Quarter, 2023 | Fourth Quarter, 2024 | 112,841 | 3 | — | 3 | 871 | 70 | 801 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 760 Boylston Street | Second Quarter, 2024 | Second Quarter, 2024 | 118,000 | 6,991 | — | 6,991 | 786 | — | 786 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Reston Next Office Phase II | Third Quarter, 2024 | N/A | 90,000 | 12 | — | 12 | 57 | — | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 300 Binney Street | Fourth Quarter, 2024 | Fourth Quarter, 2024 | 239,908 | 7,212 | (900) | 8,112 | 1,052 | 117 | 935 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,469,959 | $ | 73,117 | $ | 25,643 | $ | 47,474 | $ | 22,744 | $ | 10,802 | $ | 11,942 |
Properties in or Held for Development or Redevelopment Portfolio
The table below lists the properties that were in or held for development or redevelopment between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024. Rental revenue from our Properties in or Held for Development or Redevelopment Portfolio increased by approximately $2.2 million and real estate operating expenses decreased by approximately $3.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023, as detailed below.
| Date Commenced Held for Development / Redevelopment | Rental Revenue | Real Estate Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Square Feet | 2024 | 2023 | Change | 2024 | 2023 | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 105 Carnegie Center (1) | November 30, 2022 | 73,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 548 | $ | 54 | $ | 494 | ||||||||||||||
| Kendall Center Blue Parking Garage (2) | January 4, 2023 | N/A | 8 | 25 | (17) | (72) | 2,378 | (2,450) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shady Grove Innovation District (3) | March 31, 2023 | 184,000 | 102 | 2,061 | (1,959) | 886 | 1,482 | (596) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lexington Office Park (3) | March 31, 2023 | 167,000 | 967 | 1,486 | (519) | 1,681 | 2,067 | (386) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 171 Dartmouth Street | March 28, 2024 | N/A | — | — | — | 261 | — | 261 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1050 and 1100 Winter Street (3) (4) | March 31, 2024 | 455,000 | 10,372 | 4,313 | 6,059 | 5,369 | 5,974 | (605) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 Hartwell Avenue (3) | June 30, 2024 | 30,000 | 608 | 1,892 | (1,284) | 452 | 518 | (66) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kingstowne One (3) | September 30, 2024 | 154,000 | 2,010 | 2,131 | (121) | 1,324 | 1,423 | (99) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,063,000 | $ | 14,067 | $ | 11,908 | $ | 2,159 | $ | 10,449 | $ | 13,896 | $ | (3,447) |
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(1)On November 30, 2023, we elected to suspend redevelopment. Although no longer in redevelopment, this property is not considered “in-service” as we are not actively leasing this property in anticipation of restarting redevelopment in the future.
(2)The Kendall Center Blue Parking Garage was taken out of service on January 4, 2023 and then demolished to support the development of 290 Binney Street. Real estate operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2023 included approximately $2.4 million of demolition costs.
(3)Lexington Office Park, 1050 and 1100 Winter Street, 17 Hartwell Avenue, Kingstowne One and a portion of Shady Grove Innovation District are no longer considered “in-service” because each property’s occupied percentage is less than 50% and we are no longer actively leasing the properties in anticipation of a future development/redevelopment. The properties will be considered held for development or redevelopment until the last client has vacated the property and the
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property is no longer revenue producing. Shady Grove Innovation District is comprised of three buildings, 2092 and 2098 Gaither Road and 15825 Shady Grove Road that were taken out of service between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024.
(4)1100 Winter Street was taken out of service as of September 30, 2024. Rental revenue at 1100 Winter Street for the year ended December 31, 2024 included approximately $6.4 million of termination income.
Residential Net Operating Income
Net operating income for our residential same properties increased by approximately $1.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023.
The following reflects our occupancy and rate information for our residential same properties for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
| Average Monthly Rental Rate (1) | Average Rental Rate Per Occupied Square Foot | Average Physical Occupancy (2) | Average Economic Occupancy (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | 2024 | 2023 | Change (%) | 2024 | 2023 | Change (%) | 2024 | 2023 | Change (%) | 2024 | 2023 | Change (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Proto Kendall Square | $ | 3,209 | $ | 3,076 | 4.3 | % | $ | 5.90 | $ | 5.65 | 4.4 | % | 94.9 | % | 95.5 | % | (0.6) | % | 94.8 | % | 95.1 | % | (0.3) | % | ||||||||
| The Lofts at Atlantic Wharf | $ | 4,420 | $ | 4,432 | (0.3) | % | $ | 4.94 | $ | 4.91 | 0.6 | % | 95.6 | % | 95.6 | % | — | % | 94.5 | % | 95.6 | % | (1.2) | % | ||||||||
| Signature at Reston | $ | 2,841 | $ | 2,698 | 5.3 | % | $ | 2.92 | $ | 2.79 | 4.7 | % | 95.6 | % | 94.9 | % | 0.7 | % | 95.6 | % | 94.3 | % | 1.4 | % | ||||||||
| The Skylyne | $ | 3,387 | $ | 3,480 | (2.7) | % | $ | 4.28 | $ | 4.42 | (3.2) | % | 89.0 | % | 91.1 | % | (2.3) | % | 87.1 | % | 89.1 | % | (2.2) | % |
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(1)Average Monthly Rental Rate is calculated as the average of the quotients obtained by dividing (A) rental revenue as determined in accordance with GAAP, by (B) the number of occupied units for each month within the applicable fiscal period.
(2)Average Physical Occupancy is defined as (1) the average number of occupied units divided by (2) the total number of units, expressed as a percentage.
(3)Average Economic Occupancy is defined as (1) total possible revenue less vacancy loss divided by (2) total possible revenue, expressed as a percentage. Total possible revenue is determined by valuing average occupied units at contract rates and average vacant units at Market Rents. Vacancy loss is determined by valuing vacant units at current Market Rents. By measuring vacant units at their Market Rents, Average Economic Occupancy takes into account the fact that units of different sizes and locations within a residential property have different economic impacts on a residential property’s total possible gross revenue. Market Rents used by us in calculating Economic Occupancy are based on the current market rates set by the managers of our residential properties based on their experience in renting their residential property’s units and publicly available market data. Actual market rents and trends in such rents for a region as reported by others may vary materially from Market Rents used by us. Market Rents for a period are based on the average Market Rents during that period and do not reflect any impact for cash concessions.
Hotel Net Operating Income
The Boston Marriott Cambridge hotel had net operating income of approximately $15.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, representing an increase of approximately $0.8 million compared to the year ended December 31, 2023.
The following reflects our occupancy and rate information for the Boston Marriott Cambridge hotel for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
| 2024 | 2023 | Change (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy | 77.2 | % | 72.8 | % | 6.0 | % | |||||
| Average daily rate | $ | 331.41 | $ | 326.18 | 1.6 | % | |||||
| REVPAR | $ | 255.73 | $ | 237.44 | 7.7 | % |
Other Operating Revenue and Expense Items
Development and Management Services Revenue
Development and management services revenue decreased by approximately $12.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023. Development services revenue and management services revenue decreased by approximately $6.1 million and $6.7 million, respectively. The decrease in development services
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revenue is primarily related to decreases in fees associated with tenant improvement projects in New York City and decreases in development income earned from unconsolidated joint ventures in the San Francisco and Washington DC regions. The decrease in management services revenue primarily related to the elimination of property and asset management fees earned from an unconsolidated joint venture in the Los Angeles region in which we acquired the joint venture partner’s interest in December 2023.
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expense decreased by approximately $10.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023 primarily due to decreases in compensation expense and other general and administrative expenses of approximately $10.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The decrease in compensation expense related to an approximately $8.9 million decrease in other compensation expenses and approximately $1.2 million decrease in the value of our deferred compensation plan.
Wages directly related to the development of rental properties are capitalized and included in real estate assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and amortized over the useful lives of the applicable asset or lease term. Capitalized wages for each of the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were approximately $17.2 million and $16.1 million, respectively. These costs are not included in the general and administrative expenses discussed above.
Transaction Costs
Transaction costs decreased by approximately $2.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023. In general, transaction costs relate to the formation of new joint ventures and the pursuit of other transactions are expensed as incurred.
Depreciation and Amortization Expense
Depreciation expense may differ between BXP and BPLP as a result of previously applied acquisition accounting by BXP for the issuance of common stock in connection with non-sponsor OP Unit redemptions by BPLP. This accounting resulted in a step-up of the real estate assets at BXP that was allocated to certain properties. The difference between the real estate assets of BXP as compared to BPLP for certain properties having an allocation of the real estate step-up will result in a corresponding difference in depreciation expense. For additional information see the Explanatory Note that immediately follows the cover page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
BXP
Depreciation and amortization expense increased by approximately $56.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023, as detailed below.
| Portfolio | Depreciation and Amortization for the year ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Same Property Portfolio | $ | 800,814 | $ | 797,908 | $ | 2,906 | |||||
| Properties Acquired Portfolio | 55,236 | 2,112 | 53,124 | ||||||||
| Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio | 25,657 | 24,333 | 1,324 | ||||||||
| Properties in or Held for Development or Redevelopment Portfolio (1) | 5,484 | 6,460 | (976) | ||||||||
| $ | 887,191 | $ | 830,813 | $ | 56,378 |
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(1)During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Kendall Center Blue Parking Garage was taken out of service and demolished to support the development of 290 Binney Street, an approximately 573,000 net rentable square foot laboratory/life sciences project in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As a result, during the year ended December 31, 2023, we recorded approximately $0.8 million of accelerated depreciation expense for the demolition of the garage, of which approximately $0.2 million related to the step-up of real estate assets.
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BPLP
Depreciation and amortization expense increased by approximately $56.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023, as detailed below.
| Portfolio | Depreciation and Amortization for the year ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Same Property Portfolio | $ | 794,006 | $ | 791,080 | $ | 2,926 | |||||
| Properties Acquired Portfolio | 55,236 | 2,112 | 53,124 | ||||||||
| Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio | 25,657 | 24,333 | 1,324 | ||||||||
| Properties in or Held for Development or Redevelopment Portfolio (1) | 5,484 | 6,280 | (796) | ||||||||
| $ | 880,383 | $ | 823,805 | $ | 56,578 |
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(1)During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Kendall Center Blue Parking Garage was taken out of service and demolished to support the development of 290 Binney Street, an approximately 573,000 net rentable square foot laboratory/life sciences project in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As a result, during the year ended December 31, 2023, BPLP recorded approximately $0.6 million of accelerated depreciation expense for the demolition of the garage.
Direct Reimbursements of Payroll and Related Costs From Management Services Contracts and Payroll and Related Costs From Management Service Contracts
We have determined that amounts reimbursed for payroll and related costs received from third parties in connection with management services contracts should be reflected on a gross basis instead of on a net basis as we have determined that we are the principal under these arrangements. We anticipate that these two financial statement line items will generally offset each other.
Other Income and Expense Items
Loss from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
For the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023, loss from unconsolidated joint ventures increased by approximately $103.6 million primarily due to the recognition of non-cash impairment charges related to our investments in Colorado Center, Gateway Commons and Safeco Plaza aggregating approximately $341.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the recognition of non-cash impairment charges in the amount of $272.6 million related to our investments in Platform 16, 360 Park Avenue South, 200 Fifth Avenue and Safeco Plaza during the year ended December 31, 2023.
In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2024, there was an approximately $21.8 million gain recognized from acquiring our joint venture partner’s economic ownership interest in 901 New York Avenue. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2023, there was an approximately $34.3 million net gain related to the disposition of our ownership interest in Metropolitan Square and an approximately $29.9 million net gain related to the acquisition of our joint venture partner’s ownership interest in Santa Monica Business Park that did not recur during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Gains on Sales of Real Estate
The $0.6 million and $0.5 million gains on sale of real estate for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, were related to the sale of real estate occurring in prior periods.
Gains on sales of real estate may differ between BXP and BPLP as a result of previously applied acquisition accounting by BXP for the issuance of common stock in connection with non-sponsor OP Unit redemptions by BPLP. This accounting resulted in a step-up of the real estate assets at BXP that was allocated to certain properties. The difference between the real estate assets of BXP as compared to BPLP for certain properties having an allocation of the real estate step-up will result in a corresponding difference in the gains on sales of real estate when those properties are sold. For additional information, see the Explanatory Note that immediately follows the cover page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Interest and Other Income (Loss)
Interest and other income (loss) decreased by approximately $9.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023, due primarily to a decrease in our outstanding cash balances and corresponding lower interest income.
Gains from Investments in Securities
Gains from investments in securities for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 related to investments that we have made to reduce our market risk relating to deferred compensation plans that we maintain for BXP’s officers and former non-employee directors. Under the deferred compensation plans, each officer or non-employee director who is eligible to participate is permitted to defer a portion of the officer’s current income or the non-employee director’s compensation on a pre-tax basis and receive a tax-deferred return on these deferrals based on the performance of specific investments selected by the officer or non-employee director. In order to reduce our market risk relating to these plans, we typically acquire, in a separate account that is not restricted as to its use, similar or identical investments as those selected by each officer or non-employee director. This enables us to generally match our liabilities to BXP’s officers or former non-employee directors under our deferred compensation plans with equivalent assets and thereby limit our market risk. The performance of these investments is recorded as gains from investments in securities. During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, we recognized gains of approximately $4.4 million and $5.6 million, respectively, on these investments. By comparison, our general and administrative expense decreased by approximately $4.4 million and $5.6 million during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, as a result of decreases in our liability under our deferred compensation plans that was associated with the performance of the specific investments selected by officers and former non-employee directors of BXP participating in the plans.
Unrealized Gain on Non-Real Estate Investments
We invest in non-real estate investments, which are primarily environmentally-focused investment funds. As a result, during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, we recognized an unrealized gain of approximately $0.5 million and $0.2 million, respectively, due to the observable changes in the fair value of the investments.
Impairment Loss
At March 31, 2024, we evaluated the expected hold period for a portion of our Shady Grove property, located in Rockville, Maryland, consisting of 2 Choke Cherry Road, 2094 Gaither Road and a land parcel. Based on a shorter-than-expected hold period, we reduced the carrying value of a portion of the property that we anticipate selling to a third-party developer to its estimated fair value at March 31, 2024. As a result, each of BXP and BPLP recognized an impairment loss of approximately $13.6 million. Our estimated fair value was based on Level 3 inputs as defined in ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” and on a pending offer from a third party (See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Losses from Interest Rate Contracts
During the year ended December 31, 2023, to satisfy a lender requirement, we entered into two agreements with the same third-party to purchase and sell a $600.0 million interest rate cap. We did not elect hedge accounting, and as such, any change in market value will be recognized at the end of the period. For the year ended December 31, 2023, we recognized a loss of approximately $79,000 from entering into these agreements. We did not recognize any losses during the year ended December 31, 2024.
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Interest Expense
Interest expense increased by approximately $65.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023, as detailed below.
| Component | Change in interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to December 31, 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | |||
| Increases to interest expense due to: | |||
| New mortgage loan financings (1) | $ | 64,308 | |
| Unsecured commercial paper (2) | 18,582 | ||
| Issuance of $750 million in aggregate principal of 6.500% senior notes due 2034 on May 15, 2023 | 18,345 | ||
| Issuance of $850 million in aggregate principal of 5.750% senior notes due 2035 on August 26, 2024 | 16,979 | ||
| Other interest expense (excluding senior notes) | 105 | ||
| Total increases to interest expense | 118,319 | ||
| Decreases to interest expense due to: | |||
| Repayment of $700 million in aggregate principal of 3.800% senior notes due 2024 on February 1, 2024 | (24,600) | ||
| Decrease in interest associated with unsecured term loans and the unsecured credit facility, net (3) | (13,430) | ||
| Repayment of $500 million in aggregate principal of 3.125% senior notes due 2023 on September 1, 2023 | (10,672) | ||
| Decrease in interest due to finance leases | (2,109) | ||
| Increase in capitalized interest related to development projects | (1,724) | ||
| Amortization expense of financing fees | (239) | ||
| Total decreases to interest expense | (52,774) | ||
| Total change in interest expense | $ | 65,545 |
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(1)Consists of the mortgage loan and, if applicable, fair value debt and swap adjustments collateralized by (1) 325 Main Street, 355 Main Street, 90 Broadway and Cambridge East Garage (also known as Kendall Center Green Garage) properties located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, (2) Santa Monica Business Park located in Santa Monica, California and (3) 901 New York Avenue located in Washington, DC (See Notes 7 and 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(2)On April 17, 2024, BPLP established an unsecured commercial paper program (See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(3)Includes, if applicable, swap adjustments (See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Interest expense directly related to the development of rental properties is capitalized and included in real estate assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and amortized over the useful lives of the real estate or lease term. As portions of properties are placed in-service, we cease capitalizing interest on that portion and interest is then expensed. Interest capitalized for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was approximately $42.0 million and $42.6 million, respectively. These costs are not included in the interest expense referenced above. The decrease in capitalized interest is primarily attributable to a development project that had a finance lease and is now placed in service.
On January 15, 2025, we repaid at maturity $850.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 3.200% unsecured senior notes. The repayment was completed with available cash and proceeds from our August 2024 offering of $850.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.750% unsecured senior notes due 2035.
At December 31, 2024, our variable rate debt consisted of (1) BPLP’s $2.0 billion 2021 Credit Facility, (2) BPLP’s $700.0 million 2023 Unsecured Term Loan and (3) BPLP’s $500.0 million unsecured commercial paper notes. As of December 31, 2024, the 2021 Credit Facility did not have a balance outstanding. In addition, we have the $100.0 million 2024 Unsecured Term Loan and $800.0 million of mortgage notes collateralized by Santa Monica Business Park and our 325 Main Street, 355 Main Street, 90 Broadway and Cambridge East Garage (also known
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as Kendall Center Green Garage) properties that bore interest at variable rates, which have all been hedged with interest rates swaps to fix SOFR for all or a portion of the applicable debt term. For a summary of our consolidated debt as of December 31, 2024 refer to the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Debt Financing” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
Noncontrolling Interests in Property Partnerships
Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships decreased by approximately $11.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023, as detailed below.
| Property | Noncontrolling Interests in Property Partnerships for the year ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| 767 Fifth Avenue (the General Motors Building) | $ | 12,495 | $ | 13,201 | $ | (706) | |||||
| 7 Times Square (formerly Times Square Tower) (1) | 15,657 | 22,495 | (6,838) | ||||||||
| 601 Lexington Avenue (2) | 9,402 | 13,625 | (4,223) | ||||||||
| 100 Federal Street | 11,443 | 13,350 | (1,907) | ||||||||
| Atlantic Wharf Office Building | 15,549 | 15,936 | (387) | ||||||||
| 343 Madison Avenue (3) | (32) | (6) | (26) | ||||||||
| 300 Binney Street (4) | 2,505 | 60 | 2,445 | ||||||||
| 290 Binney Street (5) | 497 | — | 497 | ||||||||
| $ | 67,516 | $ | 78,661 | $ | (11,145) |
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(1)The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in lease revenue from our clients.
(2)The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in lease revenue from our clients and depreciation and amortization expense related to new and expiring clients.
(3)Property is held for future development.
(4)Property was fully placed in service on October 31, 2024.
(5)Property is currently in development.
Noncontrolling Interest—Common Units of the Operating Partnership
For BXP, noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership decreased by approximately $20.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023 due primarily to a decrease in allocable income, which was primarily the result of recognizing a greater non-cash impairment charge related to our investment in unconsolidated joint ventures during the year ended December 31, 2024. Due to our ownership structure, there is no corresponding line item on BPLP’s financial statements.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
General
Our principal liquidity needs for the next twelve months and beyond are to:
•fund normal recurring expenses;
•meet debt service and principal repayment obligations and balloon payments on maturing debt, including:
•$700.0 million of principal outstanding on the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan due May 16, 2025,
•$100.0 million of principal outstanding on the 2024 Unsecured Term Loan due September 26, 2025, for which we have three, one-year extension options, subject to customary conditions,
•$1.0 billion of 3.650% unsecured senior notes due February 1, 2026, and
•amounts that become due under BPLP’s unsecured commercial paper program
•fund capital calls from our unconsolidated joint venture investments to fund development costs, capital improvements, leasing costs and debt principal repayment;
•fund development and redevelopment costs;
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•fund capital expenditures, including major renovations, tenant improvements and leasing costs;
•fund possible acquisitions of properties, either directly or indirectly through the acquisition of equity interests; and
•make the minimum distribution required to enable BXP to maintain its REIT qualification under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
We expect to satisfy these needs using one or more of the following:
•cash flow from operations;
•distribution of cash flows from joint ventures;
•cash and cash equivalent balances;
•borrowings under BPLP’s 2021 Credit Facility, unsecured term loans, short-term bridge facilities and construction loans;
•long-term secured and unsecured indebtedness (including unsecured exchangeable indebtedness);
•sales of real estate and interests in joint ventures owning real estate;
•private equity sources, including institutional investors; and
•issuances of BXP equity securities and/or preferred or common units of partnership interests in BPLP.
We draw on multiple financing sources to fund our long-term capital needs. We expect to fund our current development/redevelopment projects primarily with our available cash balances, funding from institutional private equity partners, construction loans, unsecured term loans, proceeds from possible asset sales, BPLP’s 2021 Credit Facility and BPLP's commercial paper program. We use BPLP’s 2021 Credit Facility primarily as a bridge facility to fund acquisition opportunities, refinance outstanding indebtedness, fund short-term development costs and for working capital. We also use BPLP’s 2021 Credit Facility to backstop BPLP’s commercial paper program. Although we may seek to fund our development projects with construction loans, which may require guarantees by BPLP, the source of financing for each particular project ultimately depends on several factors, including, among others, the project’s size and duration, whether the project is owned by a joint venture, the extent of pre-leasing, our available cash and access to cost effective capital at the given time.
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The following table presents information on properties under construction/redevelopment as of December 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands):
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| Construction/Redevelopment Properties | Estimated Stabilization Date | Location | # of Buildings | Estimated Square Feet | Investment to Date (1)(2)(3) | Estimated Total Investment (1)(2) | Total Available (1) | Outstanding at December 31, 2024 (1) | Estimated Future Equity Requirement (1)(2)(4) | Percentage Leased (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 360 Park Avenue South (71% ownership) (Redevelopment) | Q4 2026 | New York, NY | 1 | 450,000 | $ | 359,688 | $ | 418,300 | $ | 156,470 | $ | 156,470 | $ | 58,612 | 23 | % | (6) | ||||||||||||||||
| Reston Next Office Phase II | Q2 2026 | Reston, VA | 1 | 90,000 | 45,672 | 61,000 | — | — | 15,328 | 9 | % | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 725 12th Street (Redevelopment) | Q4 2030 | Washington, DC | 1 | 320,000 | 51,447 | 349,600 | — | — | 298,153 | 47 | % | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Office Properties under Construction/Redevelopment | 3 | 860,000 | 456,807 | 828,900 | 156,470 | 156,470 | 372,093 | 30 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 651 Gateway (50% ownership) (Redevelopment) | Q3 2026 | South San Francisco, CA | 1 | 327,000 | 132,083 | 167,100 | — | — | 35,017 | 21 | % | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 290 Binney Street (55% ownership) | Q2 2026 | Cambridge, MA | 1 | 573,000 | 212,002 | 508,000 | — | — | 295,998 | 100 | % | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Laboratory/Life Sciences Properties under Construction/Redevelopment | 2 | 900,000 | 344,085 | 675,100 | — | — | 331,015 | 71 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 121 Broadway Street (439 units) | Q2 2029 | Cambridge, MA | 1 | 492,000 | 104,364 | 597,800 | — | — | 493,436 | — | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Residential Property under Construction | 1 | 492,000 | 104,364 | 597,800 | — | — | 493,436 | — | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reston Next Retail | Q4 2025 | Reston, VA | 1 | 33,000 | 24,427 | 26,600 | — | — | 2,173 | 13 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Retail Properties under Construction | 1 | 33,000 | 24,427 | 26,600 | — | — | 2,173 | 13 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Properties under Construction/Redevelopment | 7 | 2,285,000 | $ | 929,683 | $ | 2,128,400 | $ | 156,470 | $ | 156,470 | $ | 1,198,717 | 50 | % | (11) |
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(1)Represents our share.
(2)Each of Investment to Date, Estimated Total Investment and Estimated Future Equity Requirement represent our share of acquisition expenses, as applicable, and reflect our share of the estimated net revenue/expenses that we expect to incur prior to stabilization of the project, including any amounts actually received or paid through December 31, 2024.
(3)Includes approximately $44.0 million of unpaid but accrued construction costs and leasing commissions.
(4)Excludes approximately $44.0 million of unpaid but accrued construction costs and leasing commissions.
(5)Represents percentage leased as of February 21, 2025, including leases with future commencement dates.
(6)As of December 31, 2024, this property was 30% placed in-service.
(7)As of December 31, 2024, this property was 6% placed in-service.
(8)We acquired 725 12th Street on December 27, 2024 for a purchase price, excluding transaction costs, of $34.0 million. Concurrently with the acquisition, a lease was executed with McDermott Will & Emery LLP for approximately 152,000 square feet of the redeveloped building (See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(9)As of December 31, 2024, this property was 27% placed in-service. This property was fully placed in-service on January 2, 2025 (See Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(10)On March 21, 2024, we completed the sale of a 45% interest in 290 Binney Street (See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The project budget reflects our 55% share of joint venture costs related to 290 Binney Street. We have the sole obligation to construct an underground electrical vault for an estimated gross cost of $183.9 million. We have entered into a contract to sell the electrical vault to a third party for a fixed price of $84.1 million upon completion. The net investment of $99.8 million will be included in our outside basis in 290 Binney Street. We have invested $71.9 million for the vault as of December 31, 2024.
(11)Percentage leased excludes the residential property.
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We seek to maximize income from our existing properties by maintaining quality standards for our properties that promote high occupancy rates and permit increases in rental rates while reducing client turnover and controlling operating expenses. Our sources of revenue also include third-party fees generated by our property management, leasing, development and construction businesses, interest earned on cash deposits and, from time to time, the sale of assets. We believe these sources of capital will continue to provide the funds necessary for our short-term liquidity needs. Material adverse changes in one or more sources of capital may adversely affect our net cash flows and our ability to repay or refinance existing indebtedness as it matures.
As of December 31, 2024, we had seven properties under development or redevelopment. BXP’s Share of the estimated total investment for these projects is approximately $2.3 billion, of which approximately $1.3 billion remains to be funded through 2030.
Since the third quarter of 2024, we further strengthened our balance sheet by repaying debt and extending maturities. Notable transactions include:
•On October 8, 2024, we modified the mortgage loan collateralized by our Santa Monica Business Park properties located in Santa Monica, California (“SMBP Loan”). The SMBP Loan had an outstanding principal balance of $200.0 million, bore interest at a variable rate equal to Daily Simple SOFR plus 1.38% per annum and was scheduled to mature on July 19, 2025. The modified loan has an outstanding principal balance of $200.0 million, is scheduled to mature on October 8, 2028 and continues to bear interest at a variable rate equal to Daily Simple SOFR plus 1.38% per annum until July 19, 2025. Beginning July 19, 2025, the mortgage loan will bear interest at Daily Simple SOFR plus 1.60% per annum through the maturity date. The entire principal is subject to interest rate swap contracts to fix Daily Simple SOFR at a weighted-average fixed interest rate of approximately 2.675% per annum through April 1, 2025 (See Notes 7 and 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
•On January 15, 2025, we repaid at maturity $850.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 3.200% unsecured senior notes. The repayment was completed with available cash and proceeds from our August 2024 offering of $850.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.750% unsecured senior notes due 2035.
As of December 31, 2024, our share of unconsolidated joint venture debt maturing through February 2026 was approximately $551.4 million. This debt matures at different times through February 2026 and we expect to fund the repayment of this debt through a combination of refinancings in whole or in part, available cash balances, proceeds from asset sales, draws on BPLP’s 2021 Credit Facility, proceeds from BPLP’s unsecured commercial paper program, secured debt or unsecured debt.
We expect net interest expense will be higher in 2025 as a result of lower projected interest income in 2025 due to (i) lower cash balances as a result of ongoing development costs in 2025 and (ii) the repayment of our $850.0 million unsecured senior notes at maturity on January 15, 2025 (See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). We expect our interest expense will be flat or slightly higher in 2025 compared to 2024 (assuming no interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve) primarily due to the increased interest expense associated with BPLP’s August 2024 issuance of $850.0 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes offset by lower average outstanding debt balances.
As of February 21, 2025, we had available cash of approximately $366.7 million (of which approximately $125.0 million was attributable to our consolidated joint venture partners). Our liquidity and capital resources depend on a wide range of factors, and we believe that our access to capital and our strong liquidity, including the approximately $1.2 billion available under BPLP’s 2021 Credit Facility and our available cash, as of February 21, 2025, are sufficient to fund our remaining capital needs on existing development and redevelopment projects, fund acquisitions, repay our maturing indebtedness when due (if not refinanced or extended), satisfy our REIT distribution requirements and still allow us to act opportunistically on attractive investment opportunities. We are currently in active negotiations for the disposition of three land sites and we expect to put an operating property into the market for sale in 2025. If successful, these sales in aggregate could generate approximately $200.0 million of net proceeds in 2025, although it is possible that one of the land sales does not close until 2026. However, there can be no assurance that we will complete any of these transactions on the terms and schedule currently contemplated or at all.
We may seek to enhance our liquidity to fund our current and future development activity, pursue additional attractive investment opportunities and refinance or repay indebtedness. Depending on then-current interest rates,
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the overall conditions in the public and private debt and equity markets, and our existing and expected leverage at the time, we may decide to access one or more of these capital sources. Doing so may result in greater cash and cash equivalents pending our use of the proceeds, and depending on the sources of liquidity, higher interest expense or share count.
We have not sold any shares under BXP’s $600.0 million “at the market” equity offering program.
Inflation
We are exposed to inflation risk, as income from long-term leases is the primary source of our cash flows from operations. There are provisions in the majority of our client leases that protect us from, and mitigate the near term risk of, the impact of inflation. These provisions include rent steps and resets to market, reimbursement billings for operating expense pass-through charges, real estate tax and insurance reimbursements on a per-square-foot basis, or in some cases, annual reimbursement of operating expenses above a certain per-square-foot allowance. However, due to the long-term nature of the leases, the rent may not increase frequently enough to fully cover inflation.
REIT Tax Distribution Considerations
Dividend
As a REIT, BXP is subject to a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that BXP currently distribute at least 90% of its annual taxable income (excluding capital gains and with certain other adjustments). Our policy is for BXP to distribute at least 100% of its taxable income, including capital gains, to avoid paying federal tax. Holders of common and LTIP units (other than unearned MYLTIP units) of limited partnership interest in BPLP receive the same distribution per unit that is paid per share of BXP common stock.
BXP’s Board of Directors will continue to evaluate BXP’s dividend rate in light of our actual and projected taxable income (including gains on sales), liquidity requirements and other circumstances, and there can be no assurance that the future dividends declared by BXP’s Board of Directors will not differ materially from the current quarterly dividend amount.
Sales
To the extent that we sell assets at a gain and cannot efficiently use the proceeds in a tax deferred manner for either our development activities or attractive acquisitions, BXP would, at the appropriate time, decide whether it is better to declare a special dividend, adopt a stock repurchase program, reduce indebtedness or retain the cash for future investment opportunities. Such a decision will depend on many factors including, among others, the timing, availability and terms of development and acquisition opportunities, our then-current and anticipated leverage, the cost and availability of capital from other sources, the price of BXP’s common stock and REIT distribution requirements. At a minimum, we expect that BXP would distribute at least that amount of proceeds necessary for BXP to avoid paying corporate level tax on the applicable gains realized from any asset sales.
From time to time in select cases, whether due to a change in use, structuring issues to comply with applicable REIT regulations or other reasons, we may sell an asset that is held by a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”). Such a sale by a TRS would be subject to federal and local taxes.
Cash Flow Summary
The following summary discussion of our cash flows is based on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and is not meant to be an all-inclusive discussion of the changes in our cash flows for the periods presented below.
Cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrows aggregated approximately $1.3 billion and $1.6 billion at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, representing a decrease of approximately $0.3 billion. The following table sets forth changes in cash flows:
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| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||
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| 2024 | 2023 | Change | ||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 1,234,501 | $ | 1,301,520 | $ | (67,019) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (1,237,396) | (1,193,681) | (43,715) | |||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (274,476) | 767,916 | (1,042,392) |
Our principal source of cash flow is related to the operation of our properties. The weighted-average term of our in-place leases, including leases signed by our unconsolidated joint ventures, excluding residential units, was approximately 7.8 years as of December 31, 2024, with occupancy rates historically in the range of 87% to 92%. Generally, our properties generate a relatively consistent stream of cash flows that provides us with resources to pay operating expenses, debt service and fund regular quarterly dividend and distribution payment requirements. In addition, over the past several years, we have raised capital through the sale of some of our properties and through secured and unsecured borrowings.
Cash is used in investing activities to fund acquisitions, development, net investments in unconsolidated joint ventures and maintenance and repositioning capital expenditures. Cash used in investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 is detailed below:
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||
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| 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||
| Acquisitions of real estate (1) | $ | (35,366) | $ | — | ||
| Construction in progress (2) | (651,346) | (525,963) | ||||
| Building and other capital improvements | (189,667) | (171,424) | ||||
| Tenant improvements | (258,312) | (310,925) | ||||
| Proceeds from sales of real estate | 602 | 517 | ||||
| Acquisition of real estate upon consolidation of unconsolidated joint ventures (net of cash) (3) | 6,086 | (13,155) | ||||
| Capital contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures (4) | (132,096) | (192,650) | ||||
| Capital distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures (5) | 28,325 | 32,787 | ||||
| Investment in non-real estate investments | (2,500) | (2,187) | ||||
| Issuance of note receivables (including related party) (6) | (3,258) | (12,177) | ||||
| Investments in securities, net | 136 | 1,496 | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (1,237,396) | $ | (1,193,681) |
Cash used in investing activities changed primarily due to the following:
(1)On December 27, 2024, we completed the acquisition of 725 12th Street located in Washington, DC, for a purchase price, including transaction costs, of approximately $35.4 million. The acquisition was completed with available cash. Following the acquisition, we commenced redevelopment of the property.
(2)Construction in progress for the year ended December 31, 2024 included ongoing expenditures associated with 760 Boylston Street, 180 CityPoint, 103 CityPoint and 300 Binney Street, which were fully placed in-service during the year ended December 31, 2024. In addition, we incurred costs associated with our continued development/redevelopment of Reston Next Office Phase II that was partially placed in-service, 290 Binney Street, 121 Broadway and 725 12th Street.
Construction in progress for the year ended December 31, 2023 included ongoing expenditures associated with 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, 140 Kendrick Street Building A and the View Boston observatory at The Prudential Center, which were fully placed in-service during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 180 CityPoint and 103 CityPoint that were partially placed in-service during the year ended December 31, 2023. In addition, we incurred costs associated with our continued development/redevelopment of Reston Next Office Phase II, 760 Boylston Street, 105 Carnegie Center, 290 Binney Street and 300 Binney Street. On November 30, 2023, we elected to suspend redevelopment on 105 Carnegie Center located in Princeton, New Jersey.
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(3)On January 8, 2024, we completed the acquisition of our joint venture partner’s 50% economic ownership interest in the joint venture that owns 901 New York Avenue, located in Washington, DC, for a gross purchase price of $10.0 million and we acquired net working capital, including cash and cash equivalents of approximately $16.1 million.
On December 14, 2023, we acquired our joint venture partner’s 45% interest in the joint venture entity that owns Santa Monica Business Park located in Santa Monica, California. The acquisition was completed for a gross purchase price of $38.0 million and we acquired net working capital, including cash and cash equivalents of approximately $20 million. Santa Monica Business Park is a 47-acre office park consisting of 21 buildings totaling approximately 1.2 million net rentable square feet.
(4)Capital contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures for the year ended December 31, 2024 consisted primarily of cash contributions of approximately $62.7 million, $32.1 million, $13.5 million and $11.6 million to our 360 Park Avenue South, Gateway Commons, Platform 16 and Dock 72 joint ventures, respectively.
Capital contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures for the year ended December 31, 2023 consisted primarily of cash contributions of approximately $62.6 million, $42.7 million, $18.0 million, $18.0 million, $14.9 million, $10.6 million and $10.1 million to our Gateway Commons, Platform 16, Worldgate Drive, Dock 72, 360 Park Avenue South, 751 Gateway and Safeco Plaza joint ventures, respectively. On January 31, 2023, we entered into a new joint venture for 13100 and 13150 Worldgate Drive located in Herndon, Virginia.
(5)Capital distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 consisted primarily of cash distributions from our 360 Park Avenue South joint venture.
(6)On October 2, 2023, a joint venture in which we owned a 20% interest completed the restructuring of Metropolitan Square which included among other items, the closing of a new mezzanine loan with a maximum principal amount of $100.0 million. The new mezzanine loan may be drawn upon for future lease-up, operating and other costs on an as needed basis, and amounts borrowed will bear interest at a per annum rate of 12%, compounded monthly. We will fund 20%, or up to $20.0 million, of any amounts borrowed under the new mezzanine loan. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, we had funded approximately $3.3 million and $1.7 million, respectively.
On June 5, 2023, a joint venture in which we own a 30% interest repaid the existing construction loan collateralized by its 500 North Capitol Street, NW property and obtained new mortgage loans with related parties. At the time of the payoff, the outstanding balance of the loan totaled approximately $105.0 million and was scheduled to mature on June 6, 2023. The new mortgage loans have an aggregate principal balance of $105.0 million, bear interest at a weighted average fixed rate of 6.83% per annum and mature on June 5, 2026. Our portion of the mortgage loans, $10.5 million, has been reflected as a Related Party Note Receivable on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. 500 North Capitol Street, NW is an approximately 231,000 square foot premier workplace in Washington, DC.
Cash used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 totaled approximately $274.5 million. This amount consisted primarily of the repayment of BPLP’s $700.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 3.800% unsecured senior notes due February 1, 2024, repayment of $500.0 million of the outstanding balance of the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan and payment of our regular dividends and distributions to our shareholders and unitholders and distributions to noncontrolling interests in property partnerships, partially offset by the issuance of BPLP’s $850.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 5.750% unsecured senior notes due 2035, $500.0 million of unsecured commercial paper borrowings, and $374.7 million in contributions from noncontrolling interests in property partnerships and proceeds from the sale of a 45% interest in 290 Binney Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Future debt payments are discussed below under the heading “Debt Financing.”
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Capitalization
The following table presents Consolidated Market Capitalization and BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization, as well as the corresponding ratios of Consolidated Debt to Consolidated Market Capitalization and BXP’s Share of Debt to BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization (in thousands, except for percentages):
| December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares / Units Outstanding | Common Stock Equivalent | Equivalent Value (1) | ||||||||
| Common Stock | 158,175 | 158,175 | $ | 11,761,893 | ||||||
| Common Operating Partnership Units | 18,066 | 18,066 | 1,343,388 | (2) | ||||||
| Total Equity | 176,241 | $ | 13,105,281 | |||||||
| Consolidated Debt | $ | 16,220,499 | ||||||||
| Add: | ||||||||||
| BXP’s share of unconsolidated joint venture debt (3) | 1,383,764 | |||||||||
| Subtract: | ||||||||||
| Partners’ share of Consolidated Debt (4) | 1,362,367 | |||||||||
| BXP’s Share of Debt | $ | 16,241,896 | ||||||||
| Consolidated Market Capitalization | $ | 29,325,780 | ||||||||
| BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization | $ | 29,347,177 | ||||||||
| Consolidated Debt/Consolidated Market Capitalization | 55.31 | % | ||||||||
| BXP’s Share of Debt/BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization | 55.34 | % |
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(1)Values are based on the closing price per share of BXP’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on December 31, 2024 of $74.36.
(2)Includes long-term incentive plan units (including 2012 OPP Units and 2013 - 2021 MYLTIP Units but excluding the 2022 - 2024 MYLTIP Units because the three-year performance periods had not ended as of December 31, 2024).
(3)See page 88 for additional information.
(4)See page 86 for additional information.
Consolidated Debt to Consolidated Market Capitalization Ratio is a measure of leverage commonly used by analysts in the REIT sector. We present this measure as a percentage and it is calculated by dividing (A) our consolidated debt by (B) our consolidated market capitalization, which is the market value of our outstanding equity securities plus our consolidated debt. Consolidated market capitalization is the sum of:
(1) our consolidated debt; plus
(2) the product of (x) the closing price per share of BXP common stock on December 31, 2024, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange, multiplied by (y) the sum of:
(i) the number of outstanding shares of common stock of BXP,
(ii) the number of outstanding OP Units in BPLP (excluding OP Units held by BXP),
(iii) the number of OP Units issuable upon conversion of all outstanding LTIP Units, assuming all conditions have been met for the conversion of the LTIP Units, and
(iv) the number of OP Units issuable upon conversion of 2012 OPP Units, and 2013 - 2021 MYLTIP Units that were issued in the form of LTIP Units.
The calculation of consolidated market capitalization does not include LTIP Units issued in the form of MYLTIP Awards unless and until certain performance thresholds are achieved and they are earned. Because their three-year performance periods have not yet ended, 2022 - 2024 MYLTIP Units are not included in this calculation as of December 31, 2024.
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We also present BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization and BXP’s Share of Debt/BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization, which are calculated in the same manner, except that BXP’s Share of Debt is utilized instead of our consolidated debt in both the numerator and the denominator. BXP’s Share of Debt is defined as our consolidated debt plus our share of debt from our unconsolidated joint ventures (calculated based upon our ownership percentage), minus our partners’ share of debt from our consolidated joint ventures (calculated based upon the partners’ percentage ownership interests adjusted for basis differentials). Management believes that BXP’s Share of Debt provides useful information to investors regarding our financial condition because it includes our share of debt from unconsolidated joint ventures and excludes our partners’ share of debt from consolidated joint ventures, in each case presented on the same basis. We have several significant joint ventures and presenting various measures of financial condition in this manner can help investors better understand our financial condition and/or results of operations after taking into account our economic interest in these joint ventures. We caution investors that the ownership percentages used in calculating BXP’s Share of Debt may not completely and accurately depict all of the legal and economic implications of holding an interest in a consolidated or unconsolidated joint venture. For example, in addition to partners’ interests in profits and capital, venture agreements vary in the allocation of rights regarding decision making (both for routine and major decisions), distributions, transferability of interests, financing and guarantees, liquidations and other matters. Moreover, in some cases we exercise significant influence over, but do not control, the joint venture in which case GAAP requires that we account for the joint venture entity using the equity method of accounting and we do not consolidate it for financial reporting purposes. In other cases, GAAP requires that we consolidate the venture even though our partner(s) own(s) a significant percentage interest. As a result, management believes that the presentation of BXP’s Share of a financial measure should not be considered a substitute for, and should only be considered with and as a supplement to our financial information presented in accordance with GAAP.
We present these supplemental ratios because our degree of leverage could affect our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, development or other general corporate purposes and because different investors and lenders consider one or both of these ratios. Investors should understand that these ratios are, in part, a function of the market price of the common stock of BXP and as such will fluctuate with changes in such price, and they do not necessarily reflect our capacity to incur additional debt to finance our activities or our ability to manage our existing debt obligations. However, for a company like BXP, whose assets are primarily income-producing real estate, these ratios may provide investors with an alternate indication of leverage, so long as they are evaluated along with the ratio of indebtedness to other measures of asset value used by financial analysts and other financial ratios, as well as the various components of our outstanding indebtedness.
For a discussion of our unconsolidated joint venture indebtedness, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Secured Debt” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and for a discussion of our consolidated joint venture indebtedness see “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Mortgage Notes Payable” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
Debt Financing
As of December 31, 2024, we had approximately $16.2 billion of outstanding consolidated indebtedness, representing approximately 55.31% of our Consolidated Market Capitalization as calculated above consisting of approximately (1) $10.6 billion (net of discount and deferred financing fees) in publicly traded unsecured senior notes having a GAAP weighted-average interest rate of 4.07% per annum and maturities in 2025 through 2035 (See Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), (2) $4.3 billion (net of deferred financing fees and fair value interest adjustments) of property-specific mortgage debt having a GAAP weighted-average interest rate of 4.17% per annum and a weighted-average term of 3.8 years, (3) $0.8 billion (net of deferred financing fees and fair value interest adjustments) of unsecured term loans having a GAAP weighted-average interest rate of 5.88% per annum with maturities in 2025, and (4) $0.5 billion of unsecured commercial paper borrowings having a weighted-average interest rate of 4.79% per annum and a weighted-average maturity of 38 days, from the issuance date.
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The table below summarizes the aggregate carrying value of our outstanding indebtedness, as well as Consolidated Debt Financing Statistics at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
| December 31, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||
| Debt Summary: | ||||||
| Balance | ||||||
| Mortgage notes payable, net | $ | 4,276,609 | $ | 4,166,379 | ||
| Unsecured senior notes, net | 10,645,077 | 10,491,617 | ||||
| Unsecured line of credit | — | — | ||||
| Unsecured term loans, net | 798,813 | 1,198,301 | ||||
| Unsecured commercial paper | 500,000 | — | ||||
| Consolidated Debt | 16,220,499 | 15,856,297 | ||||
| Add: | ||||||
| BXP’s share of unconsolidated joint venture debt, net (1) | 1,383,764 | 1,421,655 | ||||
| Subtract: | ||||||
| Partners’ share of consolidated mortgage notes payable, net (2) | 1,362,367 | 1,360,375 | ||||
| BXP’s Share of Debt | $ | 16,241,896 | $ | 15,917,577 | ||
| December 31, | ||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| Consolidated Debt Financing Statistics: | ||||||
| Percent of total debt: | ||||||
| Fixed rate (3) | 92.61 | % | 100.00 | % | ||
| Variable rate | 7.39 | % | — | % | ||
| Total | 100.00 | % | 100.00 | % | ||
| GAAP Weighted-average interest rate at end of period: | ||||||
| Fixed rate (3) | 4.11 | % | 4.11 | % | ||
| Variable rate | 5.47 | % | — | % | ||
| Total | 4.21 | % | 4.11 | % | ||
| Coupon/Stated Weighted-average interest rate at end of period: | ||||||
| Fixed rate (3) | 3.89 | % | 3.96 | % | ||
| Variable rate | 5.34 | % | — | % | ||
| Total | 4.00 | % | 3.96 | % | ||
| Weighted-average maturity at end of period (in years): | ||||||
| Fixed rate (3) | 4.6 | 4.6 | ||||
| Variable rate | 0.2 | — | ||||
| Total | 4.3 | 4.6 |
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(1)See page 88 for additional information.
(2)See page 86 for additional information.
(3)At December 31, 2024, BPLP’s $100.0 million 2024 Unsecured Term Loan and two of our mortgage loans aggregating approximately $800.0 million bore interest at variable rates. We entered into interest rate swap contracts that effectively fixed the variability of these loans for all or a portion of the applicable debt term and as such, they are reflected in our Fixed rate statistics. At December 31, 2023, BPLP’s 2023 Unsecured Term Loan and two of our mortgage loans aggregating approximately $900.0 million bore interest at variable rates that were subject to interest rate swaps that effectively fixed the interest rate for all or a portion of the applicable debt term. As such, they are reflected in our Fixed rate statistics.
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Unsecured Credit Facility
The 2021 Credit Facility provides for borrowings of up to $2.0 billion, as described below, through BPLP’s revolving facility, subject to customary conditions. The 2021 Credit Facility matures on June 15, 2026 and includes a sustainability-linked pricing component. Under the 2021 Credit Facility, BPLP had the option to increase the original total commitment of $1.5 billion by up to an additional $500.0 million by increasing the amount of the revolving facility and/or by incurring one or more term loans, in each case, subject to syndication of the increase and other conditions (the “Accordion Option”). On September 28, 2023, BPLP exercised a portion of the Accordion Option, which increased the then maximum borrowing amount under the 2021 Credit Facility from $1.5 billion to $1.815 billion. On April 29, 2024, BPLP exercised the remainder of the Accordion Option and further increased the maximum borrowing amount under the 2021 Credit Facility to $2.0 billion. All other terms of the 2021 Credit Facility remain unchanged.
Based on BPLP’s December 31, 2024 credit rating, (1) the applicable Daily SOFR, Term SOFR, alternative currency daily rate, and alternative currency term rate margins are 0.850%, (2) the alternate base rate margin is zero basis points and (3) the facility fee is 0.20% per annum.
The 2021 Credit Facility is used as a backstop for BPLP’s $500.0 million unsecured commercial paper program (See “Unsecured Commercial Paper” below). As such, BPLP intends to maintain, at a minimum, availability under the 2021 Credit Facility in an amount equal to the amount of unsecured commercial paper notes outstanding.
At December 31, 2024, BPLP had no borrowings under its 2021 Credit Facility, outstanding letters of credit totaling approximately $5.4 million, and $500.0 million is being used as a backstop for the commercial paper program. At February 21, 2025, BPLP had $310.0 million outstanding under its 2021 Credit Facility, outstanding letters of credit totaling approximately $5.4 million, and $500.0 million is being used as a backstop for the commercial paper program. Therefore, at December 31, 2024 and February 21, 2025, BPLP has the ability to borrow approximately $1.5 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively.
Unsecured Term Loans
The 2023 Unsecured Term Loan provided for a single borrowing of up to $1.2 billion. Upon entry into the credit agreement in January 2023, BPLP exercised its option to draw $1.2 billion under the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan. Under the credit agreement governing the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan, BPLP may, at any time prior to the maturity date, increase total commitments by up to an additional $300.0 million in aggregate principal amount by increasing the existing 2023 Unsecured Term Loan or incurring one or more additional term loans, in each case, subject to syndication of the increase and other conditions. On April 29, 2024, BPLP repaid $500.0 million of the outstanding balance under the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan from the proceeds of its unsecured commercial paper program (See “Unsecured Commercial Paper” below). The 2023 Unsecured Term Loan had an initial maturity date of May 16, 2024, with one 12-month extension option, subject to customary conditions. On May 16, 2024, BPLP exercised its option to extend the maturity date of the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan to May 16, 2025. All other terms of the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan remain unchanged.
At BPLP’s option, loans under the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (1) a base rate equal to the greatest of (a) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.5%, (b) the administrative agent’s prime rate, (c) Term SOFR for a one-month period plus 1.00%, and (d) 1.00%, in each case, plus a margin ranging from 0 to 60 basis points based on BPLP’s credit rating; or (2) a rate equal to adjusted Term SOFR with a one-month period plus a margin ranging from 75 to 160 basis points based on BPLP’s credit rating.
On September 27, 2024, BPLP entered into the 2024 Unsecured Term Loan with the Lender under the SMBP Loan. Upon entry into the credit agreement, BPLP exercised its option to draw $100.0 million under the 2024 Unsecured Term Loan. The proceeds were used to repay the portion of the SMBP Loan held by the Lender. After the repayment, the SMBP Loan had a remaining principal balance of $200.0 million (See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The 2024 Unsecured Term Loan matures on September 26, 2025 with three, one-year extension options, subject to customary conditions.
At BPLP’s option, loans under the 2024 Unsecured Term Loan will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (1) a base rate equal to the highest of (a) zero, (b) Prime Rate, (c) the Federal Funds effective rate plus 0.50%, and (d) Term SOFR for a one-month period plus 1.10%, in each case, plus a margin ranging from 0 to 60 basis points based on BPLP’s credit rating; or (2) a rate equal to adjusted Term SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR with a one-month period plus a margin ranging from 75 to 160 basis points based on BPLP’s credit rating.
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Based on BPLP’s December 31, 2024 credit rating, (1) the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan bears interest at a rate equal to Term SOFR plus 1.05% per annum and (2) the 2024 Unsecured Term Loan bears interest at a rate equal to Daily Simple SOFR plus 1.05% per annum. The 2024 Unsecured Term Loan is subject to an existing interest rate swap to fix Daily Simple SOFR at a fixed rate of approximately 2.688% per annum for a period that ends on April 1, 2025 (See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). At December 31, 2024 and February 21, 2025, BPLP had $700.0 million and $100.0 million of principal outstanding under the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan and 2024 Unsecured Term Loan, respectively.
Unsecured Senior Notes
For a description of BPLP’s outstanding unsecured senior notes as of December 31, 2024, See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
On February 1, 2024, BPLP repaid $700.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 3.800% senior notes due February 1, 2024. The repayment was completed with available cash. The repayment price was approximately $713.3 million, which was equal to the stated principal plus approximately $13.3 million of accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the repayment date. Excluding the accrued and unpaid interest, the repayment price was equal to the principal amount being repaid.
On August 26, 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 aggregate 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% senior notes due January 15, 2025. The repayment was completed with available cash and the proceeds from BPLP’s August 2024 offering of 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 to, but not including, the repayment date. Excluding the accrued and unpaid interest, the repayment price was equal to the principal amount being repaid.
The indenture relating to the unsecured senior notes contains certain financial restrictions and requirements, including (1) a leverage ratio not to exceed 60%, (2) a secured debt leverage ratio not to exceed 50%, (3) an interest coverage ratio of greater than 1.50, and (4) an unencumbered asset value of not less than 150% of unsecured debt. At December 31, 2024, BPLP was in compliance with each of these financial restrictions and requirements.
Unsecured Commercial Paper
On April 17, 2024, 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 $500.0 million with varying maturities of up to one year. Amounts available under the unsecured commercial paper program may be borrowed, repaid, and re-borrowed from time to time. The notes are sold in private placements and rank pari passu with all of BPLP’s other unsecured senior indebtedness, including its outstanding senior notes. The unsecured commercial paper program is backstopped by available capacity under the 2021 Credit Facility. At December 31, 2024, BPLP had an aggregate of $500.0 million of unsecured commercial paper notes outstanding that bore interest at a weighted-average rate of approximately 4.79% per annum and had a weighted-average maturity of 38 days, from the issuance date. At February 21, 2025, BPLP had an aggregate of $500.0 million of commercial paper notes outstanding that bore interest at a weighted-average rate of approximately 4.64% per annum and had a weighted-average maturity of 46 days, from the issuance date. Proceeds from the unsecured commercial paper program were used to reduce BPLP’s 2023 Unsecured Term Loan from $1.2 billion to $700.0 million.
Mortgage Notes Payable
On January 8, 2024, we acquired our joint venture partner’s 50% economic ownership interest in the joint venture that owns 901 New York Avenue located in Washington, DC (See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The property is subject to existing mortgage indebtedness. At acquisition, the mortgage loan had an outstanding principal balance of approximately $207.1 million, bore interest at 3.61% per annum and was scheduled to mature on January 5, 2025. The mortgage loan was recorded at a fair value of approximately $198.7 million. On
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January 11, 2024, we modified the mortgage loan to provide for two extension options totaling five years of additional term, each subject to certain conditions. On December 20, 2024, we exercised the first extension option to extend the maturity date to January 5, 2029. At the time of the extension, the outstanding principal balance was $202.3 million. The extended loan bears interest at 5.00% per annum beginning January 5, 2025. The loan has a one-year extension option remaining, subject to certain conditions.
On October 8, 2024, we modified the mortgage loan collateralized by our Santa Monica Business Park properties located in Santa Monica, California. The mortgage loan had an outstanding principal balance of $200.0 million, bore interest at a variable rate equal to Daily Simple SOFR plus 1.38% per annum and was scheduled to mature on July 19, 2025. The modified loan is scheduled to mature on October 8, 2028 and continues to bear interest at a variable rate equal to Daily Simple SOFR plus 1.38% per annum until July 19, 2025. Beginning July 19, 2025, the mortgage loan will bear interest at Daily Simple SOFR plus 1.60% per annum through the maturity date. The entire principal is subject to interest rate swap contracts to fix Daily Simple SOFR at a weighted-average fixed interest rate of approximately 2.675% per annum through April 1, 2025 (See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The mortgage loan requires monthly interest-only payments during the term of the loan, with the entire principal due at maturity. Santa Monica Business Park is an office park consisting of 21 buildings totaling approximately 1.2 million net rentable square feet.
The following represents the outstanding mortgage notes payable, net at December 31, 2024:
| Properties | Stated Interest Rate | GAAP Interest Rate (1) | Stated Principal Amount | Fair Value Adjustment and Deferred Financing Costs, Net | Carrying Amount | Carrying Amount (Partners’ Share) | Maturity Date | |||||||||||||||||
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| 901 New York Avenue | 3.61 | % | 7.69 | % | $ | 202,313 | $ | (621) | $ | 201,692 | N/A | (2) | January 5, 2029 | |||||||||||
| Santa Monica Business Park | 4.05 | % | 6.65 | % | 200,000 | (1,979) | 198,021 | N/A | (3)(4) | October 8, 2028 | ||||||||||||||
| 90 Broadway, 325 Main Street, 355 Main Street, and Cambridge East Garage (also known as Kendall Center Green Garage) | 6.04 | % | 6.27 | % | 600,000 | (5,131) | 594,869 | N/A | (3)(5) | October 26, 2028 | ||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | 1,002,313 | (7,731) | 994,582 | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 767 Fifth Avenue (the General Motors Building) | 3.43 | % | 3.64 | % | 2,300,000 | (8,502) | 2,291,498 | $ | 916,629 | (3)(6)(7) | June 9, 2027 | |||||||||||||
| 601 Lexington Avenue | 2.79 | % | 2.93 | % | 1,000,000 | (9,471) | 990,529 | 445,738 | (3)(8) | January 9, 2032 | ||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | 3,300,000 | (17,973) | 3,282,027 | 1,362,367 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 4,302,313 | $ | (25,704) | $ | 4,276,609 | $ | 1,362,367 |
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(1)The GAAP interest rate differs from the stated interest rate due to the inclusion of the amortization of financing charges, the effects of hedging transactions (if any) and adjustments required under Accounting Standards Codification 805 “Business Combinations” to reflect loans and swaps at their fair values (if any).
(2)Carrying amount includes an approximately $0.1 million fair value interest adjustment. Beginning January 5, 2025, the loan will bear interest at a stated fixed rate of 5.0% per annum. The loan has a one-year extension option remaining, subject to certain conditions.
(3)The mortgage loan requires interest only payments with a balloon payment due at maturity.
(4)The mortgage loan bears interest at a variable rate of Daily Simple SOFR plus 1.38% per annum (See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The borrower under the loan entered into interest rate swap contracts to fix Daily Simple SOFR at a weighted-average fixed interest rate of 2.675% for the period commencing on February 1, 2023 and ending on April 1, 2025. Stated interest rate reflects the weighted average fixed interest rate based on the interest rate swap contracts plus 1.38% per annum. Carrying amount includes an approximately $1.0 million fair value interest adjustment and excludes the adjustment required to reflect the interest rate swap at fair value upon acquisition of approximately $0.9 million. Beginning July 19, 2025, the mortgage loan will bear interest at Daily Simple SOFR plus 1.60% per annum through the maturity date.
(5)The mortgage loan bears interest at a variable rate of Daily Compounded SOFR plus 2.25% per annum. On December 7, 2023, BPLP entered into three interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $600.0 million to fix Daily Compounded SOFR at a weighted-average fixed interest rate of 3.7925% for the period commencing on December 15, 2023 and ending on October 26, 2028. The stated interest rate reflects the weighted average fixed interest rate based on the interest rate swap contracts plus 2.25% per annum.
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(6)This property is owned by a consolidated entity in which we have a 60% interest. The partners’ share of the carrying amount has been adjusted for basis differentials.
(7)In connection with the refinancing of the loan, we guaranteed the consolidated entity’s obligation to fund various reserves for tenant improvement costs and allowances, leasing commissions and free rent obligations in lieu of cash deposits. As of December 31, 2024, the maximum funding obligation under the guarantee was approximately $6.4 million. We earn a fee from the joint venture for providing the guarantee and have an agreement with our partners to reimburse the joint venture for their share of any payments made under the guarantee (See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(8)This property is owned by a consolidated entity in which we have a 55% interest.
Contractual aggregate principal payments of mortgage notes payable at December 31, 2024 are as follows:
| Principal Payments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | (in thousands) | |
| 2025 | $ | 4,250 |
| 2026 | 4,357 | |
| 2027 | 2,304,580 | |
| 2028 | 804,815 | |
| 2029 | 184,311 | |
| Thereafter | 1,000,000 | |
| $ | 4,302,313 |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
As of December 31, 2024, we had $900.0 million of interest rate swaps outstanding, where hedge accounting was elected, with a fair value of approximately $5.3 million. For a description of these interest rate swaps, see Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Secured Debt
We have investments in unconsolidated joint ventures with our effective ownership interests ranging from 20% to approximately 71%. Fourteen of these ventures have mortgage indebtedness. We exercise significant influence over, but do not control, these entities. As a result, we account for them using the equity method of accounting. See also Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. At December 31, 2024, the aggregate carrying amount of debt, including both our and our partners’ share, incurred by these ventures was approximately $3.2 billion (of which our proportionate share is approximately $1.4 billion). The table below summarizes the outstanding debt of these joint venture properties at December 31, 2024. In addition to other guarantees specifically noted in the table, we have agreed to customary environmental indemnifications and nonrecourse carve-outs (e.g., guarantees against fraud, misrepresentation and bankruptcy) as well as the completion of development projects on certain of the loans.
| Properties | Nominal % Ownership | Stated Interest Rate | GAAP Interest Rate (1) | Term of Variable Rate + Spread | Stated Principal Amount | Deferred Financing Costs, Net | Carrying Amount | Carrying Amount (Our share) | Maturity Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 360 Park Avenue South | 71.11 | % | 6.90 | % | 7.21 | % | Term SOFR + 2.50% | $ | 220,000 | $ | (1,816) | $ | 218,184 | $ | 155,151 | (2)(3)(4) | December 13, 2027 | |||||||||||||||
| Market Square North | 50.00 | % | 6.89 | % | 7.07 | % | SOFR + 2.41% | 125,000 | (197) | 124,803 | 62,402 | (2)(3)(5) | November 10, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1265 Main Street | 50.00 | % | 3.77 | % | 3.84 | % | N/A | 33,700 | (195) | 33,505 | 16,753 | January 1, 2032 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Center | 50.00 | % | 3.56 | % | 3.59 | % | N/A | 550,000 | (465) | 549,535 | 274,768 | (2) | August 9, 2027 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dock 72 | 50.00 | % | 6.84 | % | 7.12 | % | SOFR +2.50% | 198,383 | (507) | 197,876 | 98,938 | (2)(6) | December 18, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| The Hub on Causeway - Podium | 50.00 | % | 7.35 | % | 7.75 | % | Daily Simple SOFR + 2.50% | 154,278 | (424) | 153,854 | 76,927 | (2)(3)(7) | September 8, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hub50House | 50.00 | % | 4.43 | % | 4.51 | % | SOFR + 1.35% | 185,000 | (1,018) | 183,982 | 91,991 | (2)(8) | June 17, 2032 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 100 Causeway Street | 50.00 | % | 6.03 | % | 6.12 | % | Term SOFR + 1.48% | 333,579 | (396) | 333,183 | 166,592 | (2) | September 5, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7750 Wisconsin Avenue (Marriott International Headquarters) | 50.00 | % | 5.75 | % | 5.90 | % | SOFR + 1.35% | 251,541 | (122) | 251,419 | 125,710 | (2) | April 26, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Safeco Plaza | 33.67 | % | 4.82 | % | 6.68 | % | SOFR + 2.32% | 250,000 | (567) | 249,433 | 83,984 | (2)(9) | September 1, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 500 North Capitol Street, NW | 30.00 | % | 6.83 | % | 7.16 | % | N/A | 105,000 | (403) | 104,597 | 31,289 | (2)(10) | June 5, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 200 Fifth Avenue | 26.69 | % | 4.34 | % | 5.60 | % | Term SOFR + 1.41% | 600,000 | (6,512) | 593,488 | 152,686 | (2)(11) | November 24, 2028 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Hudson Boulevard | 25.00 | % | 12.53 | % | 12.53 | % | Term SOFR + 3.61% | 80,000 | — | 80,000 | 20,000 | (2)(12) | August 7, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Skymark - Reston Next Residential | 20.00 | % | 6.55 | % | 6.87 | % | SOFR + 2.00% | 133,476 | (612) | 132,864 | 26,573 | (2)(3)(13) | May 13, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 3,219,957 | $ | (13,234) | $ | 3,206,723 | $ | 1,383,764 |
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(1)The GAAP interest rate differs from the stated interest rate due to the inclusion of the amortization of financing costs, which includes mortgage recording fees, the effects of hedging transactions (if any) and adjustments required under Accounting Standards Codification 805 “Business Combinations” to reflect loans at their fair values (if any).
(2)The loan requires interest only payments with a balloon payment due at maturity.
(3)The loan includes certain extension options, subject to certain conditions.
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(4)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to Term SOFR plus 2.50% per annum. The joint venture entered into an interest rate cap agreement with a financial institution to limit its exposure to increases in Term SOFR rate to a cap of 5.00% per annum on a notional amount of $220.0 million through January 15, 2026.
(5)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to the greater of (1) the sum of (x) SOFR and (y) 2.41% or (2) 2.80% per annum.
(6)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to (1) the greater of (x) SOFR or (y) 0.25%, plus (2) 2.50% per annum.
(7)The joint venture entered into interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $154.3 million through September 2, 2025, resulting in a fixed rate of approximately 7.35% per annum through the expiration of the interest rate swap contracts.
(8)The joint venture entered into interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $185.0 million through April 10, 2032, resulting in a fixed rate of approximately 4.432% per annum through the expiration of the interest rate swap contracts.
(9)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to the greater of (x) 2.35% or (y) SOFR plus 2.32% per annum. The joint venture entered into an interest rate cap agreement with a financial institution to limit its exposure to increases in the SOFR rate at a cap of 2.50% per annum on a notional amount of $250.0 million through September 1, 2025.
(10)The indebtedness consists of (x) a $70.0 million mortgage loan payable (Note A) which bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.23% per annum, and (y) a $35.0 million mortgage loan payable (Note B) which bears interest at a fixed rate of 8.03% per annum. We provided $10.5 million of the Note B mortgage financing to the joint venture. Our portion of the loan is reflected as Related Party Note Receivables, Net on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(11)The joint venture entered into interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $600.0 million through June 2028, resulting in a fixed rate of approximately 4.34% per annum through the expiration of the interest rate swap contracts. The deferred financing costs, net include the adjustment required to reflect the loan and interest rate swap at fair value upon acquisition.
(12)As of December 31, 2024, the loan was in a maturity default and had an outstanding balance, including accrued and unpaid interest and default interest, of approximately $119.6 million. The joint venture is negotiating a new third-party loan, however, there can be no assurance that the joint venture will enter into a new third-party loan on the terms and schedule currently contemplated or at all. We are the lender of the loan, and the loan and accrued interest are reflected as Related Party Note Receivables, Net and Tenant and Other Receivables, Net, respectively, on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(13)The construction financing has a borrowing capacity of $140.0 million.
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Market Risk
Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates. Our future earnings, cash flows and fair values relevant to financial instruments are dependent upon prevalent market interest rates. Our primary market risk results from our indebtedness, which bears interest at fixed and variable rates. The fair value of our debt obligations are affected by changes in the market interest rates. We manage our market risk by matching long-term leases with long-term, fixed-rate, non-recourse debt of similar duration. We continue to follow a conservative strategy of generally pre-leasing development projects on a long-term basis to creditworthy clients in order to achieve the most favorable construction and permanent financing terms. As of December 31, 2024, approximately 92.61% of our outstanding debt, excluding our unconsolidated joint ventures and after taking into account hedging agreements, has fixed interest rates, which minimizes the interest rate risk through the maturity of the hedging agreements. We also manage our market risk by entering into hedging arrangements with financial institutions. Our primary objectives when undertaking hedging transactions and derivative positions is to reduce our floating rate exposure and to fix a portion of the interest rate for anticipated financing and refinancing transactions. This in turn, reduces the risks that the variability of cash flows imposes on variable rate debt. Our strategy mitigates against future increases in our interest rates.
Including the effects of interest rate swaps, at December 31, 2024, our weighted-average coupon/stated rate on our fixed rate outstanding Consolidated Debt was 3.89% per annum. At December 31, 2024, we had approximately $2.1 billion of consolidated variable rate debt outstanding, including $800.0 million of unsecured term loans, $500.0 million of unsecured commercial paper borrowings and approximately $800.0 million of secured debt. However, we entered into interest rate swaps with notional amounts aggregating $800.0 million for our secured debt and $100.0 million for BPLP’s 2024 Unsecured Term Loan, thus fixing the interest rates for all, or a portion of the applicable debt term (See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for information pertaining to interest rate contracts in place as of December 31, 2024 and their respective fair values). For example, if market interest rates on our variable rate debt had been 100 basis points greater, total interest expense would have increased approximately $21.0 million, on an annualized basis, for the year ended December 31, 2024.
The information above does not include our unconsolidated joint venture debt. For a discussion concerning our unconsolidated joint venture debt, see Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Secured Debt.”
Funds from Operations
Pursuant to the revised definition of Funds from Operations adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”), we calculate Funds from Operations, or “FFO,” for each of BXP and BPLP by adjusting net income attributable to BXP, Inc. and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership (computed in accordance with GAAP), respectively, for gains (or losses) from sales of properties, including a change in control, impairment losses on depreciable real estate consolidated on our balance sheet, impairment losses on our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures driven by a measurable decrease in the fair value of depreciable real estate held by the unconsolidated joint ventures and our share of real estate-related depreciation and amortization. FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure. We believe the presentation of FFO, combined with the presentation of required GAAP financial measures, improves the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and helps make comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful. Management generally considers FFO to be a useful measure for understanding and comparing our operating results because, by excluding gains and losses related to sales or a change in control of previously depreciated operating real estate assets, impairment losses and real estate asset depreciation and amortization (which can differ across owners of similar assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates), FFO can help investors compare the operating performance of a company’s real estate across reporting periods and to the operating performance of other companies.
Our computation of FFO may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs or real estate companies that do not define the term in accordance with the current Nareit definition or that interpret the current Nareit definition differently. We believe that in order to facilitate a clear understanding of our operating results, FFO should be examined in conjunction with net income attributable to BXP, Inc. and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership as presented in our Consolidated Financial Statements. FFO should not be considered as a substitute for net income attributable to BXP, Inc. or net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership (determined in accordance with GAAP) or any other GAAP financial measures and should only be considered together with and as a supplement to our financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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BXP
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to BXP, Inc. to FFO attributable to BXP, Inc. for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to BXP, Inc. | $ | 14,272 | $ | 190,215 | $ | 848,947 | |||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership | 2,400 | 22,548 | 96,780 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 67,516 | 78,661 | 74,857 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 84,188 | 291,424 | 1,020,584 | ||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 887,191 | 830,813 | 749,775 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships’ share of depreciation and amortization | (76,660) | (73,027) | (70,208) | ||||||||||||
| BXP’s share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures | 81,904 | 101,199 | 89,275 | ||||||||||||
| Corporate-related depreciation and amortization | (1,710) | (1,810) | (1,679) | ||||||||||||
| Non-real estate depreciation and amortization | 8,520 | (1,681) | — | ||||||||||||
| Impairment loss | 13,615 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Impairment losses included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (1) | 341,338 | 272,603 | 50,705 | ||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale / consolidation included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (2) | 21,696 | 28,412 | — | ||||||||||||
| Gain on investment included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (3) | — | 35,756 | — | ||||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 602 | 517 | 437,019 | ||||||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease | — | — | 10,058 | ||||||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | — | 1,368 | — | ||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on non-real estate investment | 546 | 239 | (150) | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 67,516 | 78,661 | 74,857 | ||||||||||||
| Funds from Operations (FFO) attributable to the Operating Partnership common unitholders (including BXP, Inc.) | 1,248,026 | 1,274,568 | 1,316,668 | ||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership’s share of funds from operations | 127,548 | 130,771 | 133,115 | ||||||||||||
| Funds from Operations attributable to BXP, Inc. | $ | 1,120,478 | $ | 1,143,797 | $ | 1,183,553 | |||||||||
| Our percentage share of Funds from Operations—basic | 89.78 | % | 89.74 | % | 89.89 | % | |||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding—basic | 157,468 | 156,863 | 156,726 |
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(1)The impairment loss on investment in unconsolidated joint venture consists of an other-than-temporary impairment loss on our investments in (i) Colorado Center, Gateway Commons and Safeco Plaza aggregating approximately $341.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), (ii) Platform 16, 360 Park Avenue South, 200 Fifth Avenue and Safeco Plaza aggregating approximately $272.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 and (iii) the Dock 72 unconsolidated joint venture for the year ended December 31, 2022.
(2)On January 8, 2024, we acquired our joint venture partner’s 50% economic ownership interest in 901 New York Avenue located in Washington, DC for a gross purchase price of $10.0 million. We recognized a gain of approximately $21.8 million on the consolidation of 901 New York Avenue (See Notes 3 and 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). On December 14, 2023, we acquired our joint venture partner’s 45% ownership interest in Santa Monica Business Park located in Santa Monica, California for a purchase price of $38.0 million. We recognized a gain of approximately $29.9 million on the consolidation of Santa Monica Business Park.
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(3)On October 2, 2023, a joint venture in which we owned a 20% equity interest completed a two-step restructuring of the ownership in Metropolitan Square, which resulted in, among other things, (i) the cessation of our obligation to fund future investments through our then 20% equity interest, which caused us to recognize a gain on investment of approximately $35.8 million related to our deficit investment balance that resulted from distributions, (ii) the removal of the property from our in-service portfolio, (iii) the sale of the property, which resulted in a loss on the sale of approximately $1.5 million and assignment of the existing senior loan to the new owner, and (iv) the closing of a new mezzanine loan.
The following tables presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to BXP, Inc. to Diluted FFO attributable to BXP, Inc. for income (numerator) and shares/units (denominator) for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to BXP, Inc. | $ | 14,272 | $ | 190,215 | $ | 848,947 | |||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership | 2,400 | 22,548 | 96,780 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 67,516 | 78,661 | 74,857 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 84,188 | 291,424 | 1,020,584 | ||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 887,191 | 830,813 | 749,775 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships’ share of depreciation and amortization | (76,660) | (73,027) | (70,208) | ||||||||||||
| BXP’s share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures | 81,904 | 101,199 | 89,275 | ||||||||||||
| Corporate-related depreciation and amortization | (1,710) | (1,810) | (1,679) | ||||||||||||
| Non-real estate depreciation and amortization | 8,520 | (1,681) | — | ||||||||||||
| Impairment loss | 13,615 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Impairment losses included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (1) | 341,338 | 272,603 | 50,705 | ||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale / consolidation included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (2) | 21,696 | 28,412 | — | ||||||||||||
| Gain on investment included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (3) | — | 35,756 | — | ||||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 602 | 517 | 437,019 | ||||||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease | — | — | 10,058 | ||||||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | — | 1,368 | — | ||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on non-real estate investment | 546 | 239 | (150) | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 67,516 | 78,661 | 74,857 | ||||||||||||
| Funds from Operations (FFO) attributable to the Operating Partnership common unitholders (including BXP, Inc.) | 1,248,026 | 1,274,568 | 1,316,668 | ||||||||||||
| Effect of Dilutive Securities: | |||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Diluted FFO | 1,248,026 | 1,274,568 | 1,316,668 | ||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership’s share of diluted FFO | 127,299 | 130,516 | 132,852 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted FFO attributable to BXP, Inc. (4) | $ | 1,120,727 | $ | 1,144,052 | $ | 1,183,816 |
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(1)The impairment loss on investment in unconsolidated joint venture consists of an other-than-temporary impairment loss on our investments in (i) Colorado Center, Gateway Commons and Safeco Plaza aggregating approximately $341.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), (ii) Platform 16,
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360 Park Avenue South, 200 Fifth Avenue and Safeco Plaza aggregating approximately $272.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 and (iii) the Dock 72 unconsolidated joint venture for the year ended December 31, 2022.
(2)On January 8, 2024, we acquired our joint venture partner’s 50% economic ownership interest in 901 New York Avenue located in Washington, DC for a gross purchase price of $10.0 million. We recognized a gain of approximately $21.8 million on the consolidation of 901 New York Avenue (See Notes 3 and 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). On December 14, 2023, we acquired our joint venture partner’s 45% ownership interest in Santa Monica Business Park located in Santa Monica, California for a purchase price of $38.0 million. We recognized a gain of approximately $29.9 million on the consolidation of Santa Monica Business Park.
(3)On October 2, 2023, a joint venture in which we owned a 20% equity interest completed a two-step restructuring of the ownership in Metropolitan Square, which resulted in, among other things, (i) the cessation of our obligation to fund future investments through our then 20% equity interest, which caused us to recognize a gain on investment of approximately $35.8 million related to our deficit investment balance that resulted from distributions, (ii) the removal of the property from our in-service portfolio, (iii) the sale of the property, which resulted in a loss on the sale of approximately $1.5 million and assignment of the existing senior loan to the new owner, and (iv) the closing of a new mezzanine loan.
(4)BXP’s share of diluted Funds from Operations was 89.80%, 89.76% and 89.91% for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| shares/units (in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Basic Funds from Operations | 175,390 | 174,796 | 174,360 | |||||||||
| Effect of Dilutive Securities: | ||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | 325 | 338 | 411 | |||||||||
| Diluted Funds from Operations | 175,715 | 175,134 | 174,771 | |||||||||
| Less: | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership’s share of diluted Funds from Operations | 17,922 | 17,933 | 17,634 | |||||||||
| Diluted Funds from Operations attributable to BXP, Inc. (1) | 157,793 | 157,201 | 157,137 |
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(1)BXP’s share of diluted Funds from Operations was 89.80%, 89.76% and 89.91% for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
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BPLP
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership to FFO attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership | $ | 23,480 | $ | 219,771 | $ | 957,265 | |||||
| Add: | |||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 67,516 | 78,661 | 74,857 | ||||||||
| Net income | 90,996 | 298,432 | 1,032,122 | ||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 880,383 | 823,805 | 742,293 | ||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships’ share of depreciation and amortization | (76,660) | (73,027) | (70,208) | ||||||||
| BXP’s share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures | 81,904 | 101,199 | 89,275 | ||||||||
| Corporate-related depreciation and amortization | (1,710) | (1,810) | (1,679) | ||||||||
| Non-real estate depreciation and amortization | 8,520 | (1,681) | — | ||||||||
| Impairment loss | 13,615 | — | — | ||||||||
| Impairment losses included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (1) | 341,338 | 272,603 | 50,705 | ||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||
| Gain on sale / consolidation included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (2) | 21,696 | 28,412 | — | ||||||||
| Gain on investment included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (3) | — | 35,756 | — | ||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 602 | 517 | 441,075 | ||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease | — | — | 10,058 | ||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | — | 1,368 | — | ||||||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on non-real estate investment | 546 | 239 | (150) | ||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 67,516 | 78,661 | 74,857 | ||||||||
| Funds from Operations attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership (4) | $ | 1,248,026 | $ | 1,274,568 | $ | 1,316,668 | |||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding—basic | 175,390 | 174,796 | 174,360 |
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(1)The impairment loss on investment in unconsolidated joint venture consists of an other-than-temporary impairment loss on our investments in (i) Colorado Center, Gateway Commons and Safeco Plaza aggregating approximately $341.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), (ii) Platform 16, 360 Park Avenue South, 200 Fifth Avenue and Safeco Plaza aggregating approximately $272.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 and (iii) the Dock 72 unconsolidated joint venture for the year ended December 31, 2022.
(2)On January 8, 2024, we acquired our joint venture partner’s 50% economic ownership interest in 901 New York Avenue located in Washington, DC for a gross purchase price of $10.0 million. We recognized a gain of approximately $21.8 million on the consolidation of 901 New York Avenue (See Notes 3 and 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). On December 14, 2023, we acquired our joint venture partner’s 45% ownership interest in Santa Monica Business Park located in Santa Monica, California for a purchase price of $38.0 million. We recognized a gain of approximately $29.9 million on the consolidation of Santa Monica Business Park.
(3)On October 2, 2023, a joint venture in which we owned a 20% equity interest completed a two-step restructuring of the ownership in Metropolitan Square, which resulted in, among other things, (i) the cessation of our obligation to fund future investments through our then 20% equity interest, which caused us to recognize a gain on investment of approximately $35.8 million related to our deficit investment balance that resulted from distributions, (ii) the removal of the property from our in-service portfolio, (iii) the sale of the property, which resulted in a loss on the sale of approximately $1.5 million and assignment of the existing senior loan to the new owner, and (iv) the closing of a new mezzanine loan.
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(4)Our calculation includes OP Units and vested LTIP Units (including vested 2012 OPP Units and vested 2013 - 2021 MYLTIP Units).
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership to Diluted FFO attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership for income (numerator) and shares/units (denominator) for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
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| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership | $ | 23,480 | $ | 219,771 | $ | 957,265 | |||||
| Add: | |||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 67,516 | 78,661 | 74,857 | ||||||||
| Net income | 90,996 | 298,432 | 1,032,122 | ||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 880,383 | 823,805 | 742,293 | ||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships’ share of depreciation and amortization | (76,660) | (73,027) | (70,208) | ||||||||
| BXP’s share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures | 81,904 | 101,199 | 89,275 | ||||||||
| Corporate-related depreciation and amortization | (1,710) | (1,810) | (1,679) | ||||||||
| Non-real estate depreciation and amortization | 8,520 | (1,681) | — | ||||||||
| Impairment loss | 13,615 | — | — | ||||||||
| Impairment losses included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (1) | 341,338 | 272,603 | 50,705 | ||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||
| Gain on sale / consolidation included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (2) | 21,696 | 28,412 | — | ||||||||
| Gain on investment included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (3) | — | 35,756 | — | ||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 602 | 517 | 441,075 | ||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease | — | — | 10,058 | ||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | — | 1,368 | — | ||||||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on non-real estate investment | 546 | 239 | (150) | ||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 67,516 | 78,661 | 74,857 | ||||||||
| Funds from Operations attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership (4) | 1,248,026 | 1,274,568 | 1,316,668 | ||||||||
| Effect of Dilutive Securities: | |||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Diluted Funds from Operations attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership | $ | 1,248,026 | $ | 1,274,568 | $ | 1,316,668 |
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(1)The impairment loss on investment in unconsolidated joint venture consists of an other-than-temporary impairment loss on our investments in (i) Colorado Center, Gateway Commons and Safeco Plaza aggregating approximately $341.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), (ii) Platform 16, 360 Park Avenue South, 200 Fifth Avenue and Safeco Plaza aggregating approximately $272.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 and (iii) the Dock 72 unconsolidated joint venture for the year ended December 31, 2022.
(2)On January 8, 2024, we acquired our joint venture partner’s 50% economic ownership interest in 901 New York Avenue located in Washington, DC for a gross purchase price of $10.0 million. We recognized a gain of approximately $21.8 million on the consolidation of 901 New York Avenue (See Notes 3 and 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). On December 14, 2023, we acquired our joint venture partner’s 45% ownership interest in Santa Monica Business Park located in Santa Monica, California for a purchase price of $38.0 million. We recognized a gain of approximately $29.9 million on the consolidation of Santa Monica Business Park.
(3)On October 2, 2023, a joint venture in which we owned a 20% equity interest completed a two-step restructuring of the ownership in Metropolitan Square, which resulted in, among other things, (i) the cessation of our obligation to fund future
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investments through our then 20% equity interest, which caused us to recognize a gain on investment of approximately $35.8 million related to our deficit investment balance that resulted from distributions, (ii) the removal of the property from our in-service portfolio, (iii) the sale of the property, which resulted in a loss on the sale of approximately $1.5 million and assignment of the existing senior loan to the new owner, and (iv) the closing of a new mezzanine loan.
(4)Our calculation includes OP Units and vested LTIP Units (including vested 2012 OPP Units and vested 2013 - 2021 MYLTIP Units).
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
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| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| shares/units (in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Basic Funds from Operations | 175,390 | 174,796 | 174,360 | |||||||||
| Effect of Dilutive Securities: | ||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | 325 | 338 | 411 | |||||||||
| Diluted Funds from Operations | 175,715 | 175,134 | 174,771 |
Material Cash Commitments
As of December 31, 2024, we were subject to contractual payment obligations, excluding our unconsolidated joint ventures commitments. For details about our unconsolidated joint venture contractual payment obligations see “Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Contractual Obligations” below. Our primary contractual payment obligations, that are not disclosed in other sections of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, are client and development related and described in further detail below. For details about our other contractual payment obligations related to operating and finance leases and debt, see Notes 4 and 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, respectively.
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| Commitments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Client obligations (1) | $ | 692,038 | $ | 520,934 | $ | 121,033 | $ | 22,735 | $ | 9,370 | $ | 14,231 | $ | 3,735 | |||||||||||||
| Construction contracts on development projects (2) | 1,146,479 | 562,998 | 396,215 | 88,646 | 80,575 | 17,280 | 765 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Commitments | $ | 1,838,517 | $ | 1,083,932 | $ | 517,248 | $ | 111,381 | $ | 89,945 | $ | 31,511 | $ | 4,500 |
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(1)Committed client-related obligations (tenant improvements and lease commissions) based on executed leases as of December 31, 2024. The timing and amount of these payments is subject to change.
(2)Payments for construction contracts on development projects includes consolidated joint ventures and represents 100% of the estimated development costs.
We invest in two non-real estate funds, which are primarily environmentally focused investment funds, each with a commitment to contribute $10.0 million, aggregating to a total commitment of $20.0 million. As of December 31, 2024, we have contributed approximately $7.1 million, which includes required fees, with $12.9 million remaining to be contributed.
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Contractual Obligations
As of December 31, 2024, the unconsolidated joint ventures that we have an ownership interest in were subject to contractual payment obligations as described in the table below. The table represents our share of the contractual obligations. For details about our unconsolidated joint ventures secured debt see “Investment In Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Secured Debt” referred to in “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
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| Total | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | Thereafter | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Contractual Obligations: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating leases (1) | $ | 94,825 | $ | 908 | $ | 944 | $ | 957 | $ | 970 | $ | 984 | $ | 90,062 | |||||||||||||
| Total Contractual Obligations | 94,825 | 908 | 944 | 957 | 970 | 984 | 90,062 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commitments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Client obligations (2) | 33,845 | 6,299 | 19,432 | 8,114 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction contracts on development projects | 124,583 | 42,090 | 47,320 | 30,545 | 4,628 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Commitments | 158,428 | 48,389 | 66,752 | 38,659 | 4,628 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 253,253 | $ | 49,297 | $ | 67,696 | $ | 39,616 | $ | 5,598 | $ | 984 | $ | 90,062 |
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(1)Operating leases include approximately $61.6 million related to renewal options that the joint venture is reasonably certain it will exercise.
(2)Committed client-related obligations (tenant improvements and lease commissions) based on executed leases as of December 31, 2024. The timing and amount of these payments is subject to change.
We have various service contracts with vendors related to our property management. In addition, we have certain other contracts we enter into in the ordinary course of business that may extend beyond one year. These contracts include terms that provide for cancellation with insignificant or no cancellation penalties. Contract terms are generally between three and five years.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, we paid approximately $377.3 million to fund client-related obligations, including tenant improvements and leasing commissions.
In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2024, we and our unconsolidated joint venture partners incurred approximately $534.1 million of new client-related obligations associated with approximately 5.3 million square feet of second generation leases, or approximately $100 per square foot. In addition, we signed leases for approximately 286,600 square feet of first generation leases. The client-related obligations for the development properties are included within the projects’ “Estimated Total Investment” referred to in “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.” In the aggregate, during 2024, we signed leases for approximately 5.6 million square feet of space and incurred aggregate client-related obligations of approximately $597.3 million, or approximately $106 per square foot.
Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-07”). ASU 2023-07 improves reportable segment disclosure requirements for public business entities primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and included within each reported measure of segment profit (referred to as the “significant expense principle”). ASU 2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. We adopted this accounting standard on January 1, 2024. While the adoption has no impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements, it has resulted in incremental disclosures within the footnotes to our Consolidated Financial Statements (See Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
In August 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-05, “Business Combinations - Joint Venture Formations (Subtopic 805-60)” (“ASU 2023-05”). ASU 2023-05 is intended to (1) address accounting for contributions made to a joint venture upon formation and (2) reduce diversity in practice. This ASU will apply to joint ventures that meet the definition of a corporate joint venture under GAAP, thus limiting its scope to joint ventures not controlled and therefore not consolidated by any joint venture investor. This accounting standard is effective for joint ventures with a formation date on or after January 1, 2025. We adopted this ASU on January 1, 2025.
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Newly Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40)” (“ASU 2024-03”): ASU 2024-03 will require entities to provide enhanced disclosures related to certain expense categories included in income statement captions. The ASU aims to increase transparency and provide investors with more detailed information about the nature of expenses reported on the face of the income statement. The new standard does not change the requirements for the presentation of expenses on the face of the income statement. Under this ASU, entities are required to disaggregate, in a tabular format, expense captions presented on the face of the income statement — excluding earnings or losses from equity method investments — if they include any of the following expense categories: purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, intangible asset amortization, and depreciation or depletion. For any remaining items within each relevant expense caption, entities must provide a qualitative description of the nature of those expenses. The new ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the impact that ASU 2024-03 may have on our Consolidated Financial Statements and footnotes.
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FY 2023 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0001656423-24-000007.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the documents incorporated by reference, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and we are including this statement for purposes of complying with those safe harbor provisions, in each case, to the extent applicable. The forward-looking statements are contained principally, but not only, under the captions “Business—Business and Growth Strategies,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” We caution investors that forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs, expectations of future events and assumptions made by, and information currently available to, our management. When used, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “budget,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “project,” “should,” “will” and similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance or occurrences, which may be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties and factors that are, in some cases, beyond our control. If one or more of these known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We caution you that, while forward-looking statements reflect our good-faith beliefs when we make them, they are not guarantees of future performance or occurrences and are impacted by actual events when they occur after we make such statements. Accordingly, investors should use caution in relying on forward-looking statements, which are based on results and trends at the time they are made, to anticipate future results or trends.
The most significant factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include the risks and uncertainties related to the impact of changes in general economic and capital market conditions, including continued inflation, increasing interest rates, supply chain disruptions, labor market disruptions, dislocation and volatility in capital markets, and 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, sustained changes in client preferences and space utilization, as well as the other important factors below and the risks set forth in this Form 10-K in Part I, Item 1A.
Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:
•volatile or adverse global economic and geopolitical conditions, health crises and dislocations in the credit markets could adversely affect economic conditions and/or restrict our access to cost-effective capital, which could have a material adverse effect on our business opportunities, results of operations and financial condition;
•general risks affecting the real estate industry (including, without limitation, the inability to enter into or renew leases, changes in client preferences and space utilization, dependence on clients’ financial condition, and competition from other developers, owners and operators of real estate);
•failure to manage effectively our growth and expansion into new markets and sub-markets or to integrate acquisitions and developments successfully;
•the ability of our joint venture partners to satisfy their obligations;
•risks and uncertainties affecting property development and construction (including, without limitation, continued inflation, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, construction delays, increased construction costs, cost overruns, inability to obtain necessary permits, client accounting considerations that may result in negotiated lease provisions that limit a client’s liability during construction, and public opposition to such activities);
•risks associated with the availability and terms of financing and the use of debt to fund acquisitions and developments or refinance existing indebtedness, including the impact of higher interest rates on the cost and/or availability of financing;
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•risks associated with forward interest rate contracts and derivatives and the effectiveness of such arrangements;
•risks associated with actual or threatened terrorist attacks;
•costs of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other similar laws;
•potential liability for uninsured losses and environmental contamination;
•risks associated with climate change and severe weather events, as well as the regulatory efforts intended to reduce the effects of climate change;
•risks associated with security breaches, incidents, and compromises through cyber-attacks, cyber intrusions or otherwise, as well as other significant disruptions of our information technology (IT) networks and related systems, which support our operations and our buildings;
•risks associated with legal proceedings and other claims that could result in substantial monetary and other costs;
•risks associated with BXP’s potential failure to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
•possible adverse changes in tax and environmental laws;
•the impact of newly adopted accounting principles on our accounting policies and on period-to-period comparisons of financial results;
•risks associated with possible state and local tax audits; and
•risks associated with our dependence on key personnel whose continued service is not guaranteed.
The risks set forth above are not exhaustive. Other sections of this report, including “Part I, Item 1A—Risk Factors,” include additional factors that could adversely affect our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Investors should also refer to our most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for future periods and Current Reports on Form 8-K as we file them with the SEC, and to other materials we may furnish to the public from time to time through Current Reports on Form 8-K or otherwise, for a discussion of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, future events, or otherwise, and you should not rely upon these forward-looking statements after the date of this report.
Overview
BXP is one of the largest publicly traded office real estate investment trusts (REITs) (based on total market capitalization as of December 31, 2023) in the U.S. that develops, owns, and manages primarily premier workplaces. Our properties are concentrated in six dynamic gateway markets in the U.S. - Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. BPLP is the entity through which BXP conducts substantially all of its business and owns (either directly or through subsidiaries) substantially all of its assets. We generate revenue and cash primarily by leasing premier workplaces to our clients. When making leasing decisions, we consider, among other things, the creditworthiness of the client and the industry in which it conducts business, the length of the lease, the rental rate to be paid at inception and throughout the lease term, the amount of any security deposit or letter of credit posted by the client, the costs of tenant improvements, free rent periods and other landlord concessions, anticipated operating expenses and real estate taxes, current and anticipated vacancy in our properties and the market overall (including sublease space), current and expected future demand for the space, the impact of other clients’ expansion rights, and general economic factors.
Our core strategy has always been to develop, acquire and manage premier workplaces in gateway markets with high barriers-to-entry and attractive demand drivers, and to focus on executing long-term leases with financially strong clients that are diverse across market sectors. As of December 31, 2023, the weighted-average remaining lease term based on square feet (1) for our in-place leases, including those signed by our unconsolidated joint
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ventures but excluding residential units, was approximately 7.8 years, and (2) for our 20 largest clients was approximately 10.7 years.
To be successful in any leasing environment, we believe we must consider all aspects of the client-landlord relationship. In this regard, we believe we have a competitive leasing advantage that results from:
•our understanding of our client’s short- and long-term space utilization and amenity needs in the local markets;
•our track record of developing and operating premier workplaces in a sustainable and responsible manner;
•our reputation as a high-quality developer, owner and manager of premier workplaces in our markets;
•our financial strength, including our ability to fund our share of lease obligations and maintain premier building standards; and
•our relationships with local brokers.
Outlook
The U.S. economy continued to grow during the fourth quarter of 2023, with the Gross Domestic Product growing at a 3.3% annual rate in the fourth quarter. While the year also ended with continued low unemployment and cooling inflation, the economic statistics may not accurately reflect the market sentiment and operating environment facing many of our clients, as well as BXP, as we look ahead to 2024 and beyond.
In 2023, the U.S. office markets experienced overall negative leasing absorption, including in all of our coastal markets, as well as the major Sunbelt and Midwest markets. According to recent labor statistics, the U.S. added 333,000 jobs in December, however, only approximately 8% of those jobs were categorized as professional and business services, which are drivers of demand for premier workplace space. Despite the slowed pace of job reductions from this time last year, we continue to see employee layoff announcements across a wide variety of industries, particularly technology. As a result, although the U.S. economy may not enter a technical recession, we do not expect that a soft landing will stimulate an increase in office-using employment or in leasing absorption in 2024.
Remote work continues to be a factor restraining demand for office space, though we believe macroeconomic conditions are the primary driver of leasing activity and that our leasing, in particular, is driven by corporate earnings growth. The S&P 500’s trailing 10-year average annual earnings growth rate from 2013-2022 was 8.4%, as compared to 2023 where, earnings growth is projected to be less than 1%. S&P 500 companies are expected to increase earnings by over 9% in 2024. As overall earnings growth for our clients and potential clients improves, it should lead to employment growth and demand for office space over time. However, we are not counting on a near-term market recovery to maintain our occupancy. Our leasing, construction and property management teams will lean on our operating prowess to gain new clients and market share as clients choose premier workplaces that are in sound financial condition for their office space.
The evolving operating environment impacts various aspects of our operating activities as:
•labor market conditions shift, resulting in increasing employer demands for mandatory in-person workdays;
•volatility in the capital markets has led companies to be more reticent in capital outlays, including capital required for leasing new space;
•our capital costs have increased due to higher interest rates and credit spreads, and private market debt financing, both for construction and existing assets, is significantly more challenging to arrange; and
•construction costs have increased and, although much of the cost for our active development pipeline is fixed, the cost of potential future construction activity continues to increase.
In light of the uncertain trajectory of the U.S. and global economies, we believe we continue to position BXP for success by increasing liquidity, managing our leverage, pursuing additional capital raising opportunities and maintaining discipline in discretionary capital expenditures, while continuing to selectively invest (including through both acquisitions and developments) in premier workplace opportunities. We remain focused on the following strategies:
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•continuing to embrace our leadership position in the premier workplace segment and leveraging our strength in portfolio quality, client relationships, development skills, market penetration and sustainability to profitably build market share. Premier workplaces, the preferred choice for our current and prospective clients, are gaining market share compared to general office space and continue to demonstrate the highest occupancy, net absorption levels and rental rates in the central business districts (“CBDs”) in markets where we operate;
•leasing available space in our in-service and development properties, as well as proactively focusing on future lease expirations;
•completing the construction and leasing of our development properties;
•pursuing attractive asset class adjacencies where we have a track record of success, such as life sciences and residential development;
•continuing to raise the bar in the quality of our portfolio and actively recycling capital by selling assets, subject to market conditions, which have been, and may continue to be, negatively impacted by a slowdown in the capital markets and the limited availability of private market debt financing;
•actively managing our operations in a sustainable and responsible manner; and
•prioritizing risk management by actively managing liquidity, investing more extensively with joint venture partners to manage our debt levels, and being highly selective in new investment commitments.
The following is an overview of leasing and investment activity in the fourth quarter of 2023 and recent business highlights.
Leasing Activity and Occupancy
The macroeconomic environment has resulted in softening demand in all of our markets. While property tours continue and lease negotiations move forward, there is less urgency from clients to make new commitments. Potential clients touring space acknowledge that economic uncertainty is impacting space decisions.
In the fourth quarter of 2023, we signed more than 1.5 million square feet of leases with a weighted-average lease term of approximately 8.4 years, for a total of approximately 4.2 million square feet leased in 2023 with a weighted-average lease term of 8.2 years. This is the third consecutive quarter that leasing has increased, underscoring the demand for premier workplaces despite the challenging market.
The overall occupancy of our in-service premier workplace and retail properties was 88.4% at December 31, 2023, a decrease of 40 basis points from September 30, 2023. We define occupancy as space with signed leases for which revenue recognition has commenced in accordance with GAAP. Including vacant space for which we have signed leases that have not yet commenced revenue recognition in accordance with GAAP, our in-service premier workplace and retail properties were approximately 89.9% leased at December 31, 2023.
Investment Activity
We continually evaluate current and prospective markets for possible acquisitions of “value-add” assets that require lease-up or repositioning, and acquisitions that are otherwise consistent with our long-term strategy of owning, managing, developing, and improving premier workplaces in each of our chosen markets. We expect to see more opportunities to make investments in this environment, and we remain committed to developing and acquiring assets to enhance our long-term growth and to meet current and future client demand for premier workplaces, life sciences, and residential development.
Consistent with this strategy, we purchased our partners’ interests in three assets from two different joint venture partners, one of which closed in early January 2024.
•We completed the acquisition of our joint venture partner’s 45% ownership interest in Santa Monica Business Park located in Santa Monica, California. The acquisition was completed for a gross purchase price of $38.0 million, and we acquired net working capital, including cash and cash equivalents of approximately $20 million, as well as the partner’s share of the outstanding $300.0 million mortgage debt. Subsequent to closing, we extended an approximately 467,000 square foot lease with anchor client, Snap Inc. through 2036. Santa Monica Business Park is a 47-acre office park consisting of 21 buildings and totaling approximately 1.2 million net rentable square feet. Approximately 70% of the square footage is subject to a ground lease having a remaining term of approximately 75 years, inclusive of renewal options
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that are subject to certain conditions. Under the ground lease, we have a purchase option at fair market value in 2028 (See Notes 3, 4, and 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
•We completed the acquisition of one of our joint venture partner’s approximate 29% ownership interest in 360 Park Avenue South located in New York City, New York for a purchase price of $1. We now own approximately 71% of the joint venture. We also assumed the partner’s share of the joint venture’s cash and working capital aggregating approximately $25.4 million, as well as the partner’s share of the outstanding $220.0 million mortgage debt. 360 Park Avenue South is a 20-story, approximately 450,000 square foot premier workplace that is currently under redevelopment (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
•On January 8, 2024, we completed the acquisition of our 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. We also assumed the partner’s share of the outstanding approximately $207.1 million mortgage debt, which bears interest at 3.61% per annum and matures on January 5, 2025. On January 11, 2024, we modified the mortgage loan to provide for two loan extension options totaling five years of additional term, each subject to certain conditions. The first loan extension option is four years at a fixed interest rate of 5.0% per annum. Also, we extended an approximately 200,000 square foot lease with anchor client, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. through 2042. 901 New York Avenue is a premier workplace consisting of approximately 548,000 net rentable square feet.
These transactions were sparked, in part, by lease extensions at two of the properties and further motivated by our partners electing to reduce their exposure to and investment in the office sector. We believe we purchased their interests on attractive terms.
Also in the fourth quarter of 2023, we entered into agreements to sell a 45% interest in each of 290 Binney Street and 300 Binney Street, two life sciences development projects located in Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to an institutional investor at a gross valuation of approximately $1.66 billion or $2,050 per square foot. The properties total approximately 802,000 square feet and each is 100% pre-leased. We completed the sale of a 45% interest in 300 Binney Street upon entry into the agreement in November 2023. We will provide development, property management, and leasing services for the ventures. The institutional investor funded approximately $212.9 million at closing for its 45% investment in 300 Binney Street and, upon closing of its 45% investment in 290 Binney Street, their investment will reduce our estimated future development spend over time by approximately $533.5 million (See Notes 3 and 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
As of December 31, 2023, our development/redevelopment pipeline consisted of 10 properties that, when completed, we expect will total approximately 2.7 million net rentable square feet. Our share of the estimated total cost for these projects is approximately $2.4 billion, of which approximately $1.3 billion remains to be invested. The commercial space in the pipeline, which excludes Skymark – Reston Next Residential, was 53% pre-leased as of February 20, 2024.
As we continue to focus on new investments to drive future growth, we regularly review our portfolio to identify properties as potential sales candidates that either no longer fit within our portfolio strategy or could attract premium pricing in the current market, as evidenced by the partial interest sale of 300 Binney Street during the fourth quarter of 2023 and anticipated partial interest sale of 290 Binney Street. However, the asset sale market for all real estate asset classes has slowed dramatically with the increase in interest rates and transaction volume for office assets continues to be minimal in the U.S.
A brief overview of each of our markets follows.
Boston
During the fourth quarter of 2023, we executed approximately 153,000 square feet of leases and approximately 393,000 square feet of leases commenced revenue recognition in the Boston region. Approximately 159,000 square feet of the leases that commenced revenue recognition had been vacant for less than one year and represent an increase in net rental obligations of approximately 30.4% over the prior leases.
As of December 31, 2023, our approximately 8.3 million square foot Boston CBD in-service portfolio was approximately 95.5% occupied and approximately 96.1% leased (including vacant space for which we have signed leases that have not yet commenced revenue recognition in accordance with GAAP).
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Our approximately 2.5 million square foot in-service premier workplace portfolio in Cambridge was approximately 97.2% occupied and leased (including vacant space for which we have signed leases that have not yet commenced revenue recognition in accordance with GAAP) as of December 31, 2023.
Our Route 128-Mass Turnpike in-service portfolio is comprised of approximately 4.9 million square feet and, as of December 31, 2023, was approximately 76.6% occupied and approximately 76.7% leased (including vacant space for which we have signed leases that have not yet commenced revenue recognition in accordance with GAAP).
Los Angeles
Our Los Angeles (“LA”) in-service portfolio of approximately 2.3 million square feet is currently focused in West LA and includes Colorado Center, an approximately 1.1 million square foot property of which we own 50%, and Santa Monica Business Park, a 21-building, approximately 1.2 million square foot property. As of December 31, 2023, our LA in-service properties were approximately 85.9% occupied and 88.1% leased (including vacant space for which we have signed leases that have not yet commenced revenue recognition in accordance with GAAP).
During the fourth quarter of 2023, we executed approximately 468,000 square feet of leases in the Los Angeles region highlighted by a 10-year early lease renewal with Snap Inc. for approximately 467,000 square feet.
New York
During the fourth quarter of 2023, we executed approximately 567,000 square feet of leases in the New York region and approximately 143,000 square feet of leases commenced revenue recognition. Approximately 130,000 square feet of the leases that commenced revenue recognition had been vacant for less than one year and they represent a decrease in net rental obligations of approximately 15.4% over the prior leases. As of December 31, 2023, our New York CBD in-service portfolio was approximately 91.8% occupied and approximately 94.4% leased (including vacant space for which we have signed leases that have not yet commenced revenue recognition in accordance with GAAP).
San Francisco
During the fourth quarter of 2023, we executed approximately 199,000 square feet of leases and approximately 171,000 square feet of leases commenced revenue recognition in the San Francisco region. Approximately 98,000 square feet of leases that commenced revenue recognition had been vacant for less than one year and represent a decrease in net rental obligations of approximately 3.5% over the prior leases.
As of December 31, 2023, our San Francisco CBD in-service properties were approximately 87.4% occupied and approximately 88.0% leased (including vacant space for which we have signed leases that have not yet commenced revenue recognition in accordance with GAAP).
Seattle
Our Seattle in-service portfolio includes Safeco Plaza, an approximately 780,000 square foot property of which we own 33.67%, and Madison Centre, an approximately 755,000 square foot property. During the fourth quarter of 2023, approximately 123,000 square feet of leases commenced revenue recognition in the Seattle region. Approximately 99,000 square feet of the leases that commenced revenue recognition had been vacant for less than one year and represent a decrease in net rental obligations of approximately 13.1% over the prior leases. As of December 31, 2023, our Seattle in-service properties were approximately 81.8% occupied and approximately 83.1% leased (inclusive of vacant space with signed leases that have not yet commenced revenue recognition in accordance with GAAP).
Washington, DC
During the fourth quarter of 2023, we executed approximately 141,000 square feet of leases and approximately 344,000 square feet of leases commenced revenue recognition in the Washington, DC region. Approximately 108,000 square feet of the leases that commenced revenue recognition had been vacant for less than one year and represent a decrease in net rental obligations of approximately 13.4% over the prior leases.
As of December 31, 2023, our Washington, DC CBD in-service properties were approximately 83.2% occupied and approximately 89.1% leased (inclusive of vacant space with signed leases that have not yet commenced revenue recognition in accordance with GAAP). In January 2024, we extended an approximately 200,000 square
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foot lease with anchor client, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. through 2042 at 901 New York Avenue.
A significant component of our Washington, DC regional portfolio is in Reston Town Center, an award-winning mixed-use development in Northern Virginia comprised of approximately 4.9 million square feet. Reston is a hub for technology, cloud services, cybersecurity and defense intelligence companies. As of December 31, 2023, our Reston, Virginia properties were approximately 92.4% occupied and approximately 94.4% leased (inclusive of vacant space with signed leases that have not yet commenced revenue recognition in accordance with GAAP).
Leasing Statistics
The table below details the leasing activity, including 100% of the unconsolidated joint ventures, that commenced revenue recognition during the year ended December 31, 2023:
| Year ended December 31, 2023 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Square Feet) | |||||
| Vacant space available at the beginning of the period | 5,610,777 | ||||
| Property dispositions/properties taken out of service (1) | (645,154) | ||||
| Properties placed (and partially placed) in-service (2) | 668,672 | ||||
| Leases expiring or terminated during the period | 4,620,806 | ||||
| Total space available for lease | 10,255,101 | ||||
| 1st generation leases | 884,677 | ||||
| 2nd generation leases with new clients | 2,106,810 | ||||
| 2nd generation lease renewals | 1,567,607 | ||||
| Total space leased (3) | 4,559,094 | ||||
| Vacant space available for lease at the end of the period | 5,696,007 | ||||
| Leases executed during the period, in square feet (4) | 4,181,399 | ||||
| Second generation leasing information: (5) | |||||
| Leases commencing during the period, in square feet | 3,674,417 | ||||
| Weighted Average Lease Term | 89 Months | ||||
| Weighted Average Free Rent Period | 182 Days | ||||
| Total Transaction Costs Per Square Foot (6) | $77.72 | ||||
| Increase in Gross Rents (7) | 0.46 | % | |||
| Increase in Net Rents (8) | 0.48 | % |
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(1)Total vacant square feet of properties taken out of service and property dispositions during the year ended December 31, 2023 consists of 289,204 square feet at Metropolitan Square (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), 195,191 square feet at 300 Binney Street, 55,852 square feet at 420 Bedford Street, 57,045 square feet at 430 Bedford Street, 25,189 square feet at 2098 Gaither Road and 22,673 square feet at 2092 Gaither Road.
(2)Total vacant square feet of properties placed (and partially placed) in-service during the year ended December 31, 2023 consists of 230,592 square feet at 751 Gateway, 181,597 square feet at 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, 104,166 square feet at 140 Kendrick Street - Building A, 142,147 square feet at 180 CityPoint and 10,170 square feet at Reston Next.
(3)Represents leases for which lease revenue recognition has commenced in accordance with GAAP during the year ended December 31, 2023.
(4)Represents leases executed during the year ended December 31, 2023 for which we either (1) commenced lease revenue recognition in such period or (2) will commence lease revenue recognition in subsequent periods, in accordance with GAAP, and includes leases at properties currently under development. The total square feet of leases executed and recognized during the year ended December 31, 2023 is 600,807 square feet.
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(5)Second generation leases are defined as leases for space that we have previously leased. Of the 3,674,417 square feet of second generation leases that commenced during the year ended December 31, 2023, leases for 3,117,737 square feet were signed in prior periods.
(6)Total transaction costs include tenant improvements and leasing commissions but exclude free rent concessions and other inducements in accordance with GAAP.
(7)Represents the increase in gross rent (base rent plus expense reimbursements) on the new versus expired leases on the 2,442,828 square feet of second generation leases that had been occupied within the prior 12 months for the year ended December 31, 2023; excludes leases that management considers temporary because the client is not expected to occupy the space on a long-term basis.
(8)Represents the increase in net rent (gross rent less operating expenses) on the new versus expired leases on the 2,442,828 square feet of second generation leases that had been occupied within the prior 12 months for the year ended December 31, 2023.
For descriptions of significant transactions that we completed during 2023, see “Item 1. Business—Transactions During 2023.”
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, requires management to use judgment in the application of accounting policies, including making estimates and assumptions. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. These judgments affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. If our judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions had been different, it is possible that different accounting policies would have been applied resulting in a different presentation of our financial statements. From time to time, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions. In the event estimates or assumptions prove to be different from actual results, adjustments are made in subsequent periods to reflect more current information. Our significant accounting policies, which utilize these critical accounting estimates, are described in Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
We consider our critical accounting estimates to be those used in the determination of the reported amounts and disclosure related to the following:
•Purchase price allocations,
•Impairment and
•Impairment related to unconsolidated joint ventures.
Each of the above critical accounting estimates is described in more detail below.
Real Estate
Purchase Price Allocations
We assess the fair value of acquired tangible and intangible assets (including land, buildings, tenant improvements, “above-” and “below-market” leases, leasing and assumed financing origination costs, acquired in-place leases, other identified intangible assets and assumed liabilities (including ground leases)) and allocate the purchase price to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities, including land and buildings as if vacant. We assess fair value based on estimated cash flow projections that utilize discount and/or capitalization rates that we deem appropriate, as well as available market information. Estimates of future cash flows are based on a number of factors including the historical operating results, known and anticipated trends, and market and economic conditions.
The fair value of the tangible assets of an acquired property considers the value of the property as if it were vacant. We also consider an allocation of purchase price of other acquired intangibles, including acquired in-place leases that may have a customer relationship intangible value, including (but not limited to) the nature and extent of the existing relationship with the clients, the clients’ credit quality and expectations of lease renewals. Based on our acquisitions to date, our allocation to customer relationship intangible assets has been immaterial.
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We record acquired “above-” and “below-market” leases at their fair values (using a discount rate which reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) equal to the difference between (1) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to each in-place lease and (2) management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for each corresponding in-place lease, measured over a period equal to the remaining term of the lease for above-market leases and the initial term plus the term of any below-market fixed rate renewal options for below-market leases. Acquired “above-” and “below-market” lease values have been reflected within Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets and Other Liabilities, respectively, in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Other intangible assets acquired include amounts for in-place lease values that are based on our evaluation of the specific characteristics of each client’s lease. Factors to be considered include estimates of carrying costs during hypothetical expected lease-up periods considering current market conditions, and costs to execute similar leases. In estimating carrying costs, we include real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses and estimates of lost rentals at market rates during the expected lease-up periods, depending on local market conditions. In estimating costs to execute similar leases, we consider leasing commissions, legal and other related expenses.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, we completed the acquisition of our joint venture partner’s 45% interest in the joint venture entity that owns Santa Monica Business Park located in Santa Monica, California, for a gross purchase price of approximately $38.0 million. This transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition, and the purchase price was allocated based on the relative fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed (See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Impairment
Management reviews its long-lived assets for indicators of impairment following the end of each quarter and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. This evaluation of long-lived assets is dependent on a number of factors, including when there is an event or adverse change in the operating performance of the long-lived asset or a current expectation that, more likely than not, a long-lived asset will be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of its previously estimated useful life or hold period. An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an asset is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value. The evaluation of anticipated cash flows is subjective and is based in part on assumptions regarding anticipated hold periods, future occupancy, future rental rates, future capital requirements, discount rates and capitalization rates that could differ materially from actual results in future periods. Because cash flows on properties considered to be “long-lived assets to be held and used” are considered on an undiscounted basis to determine whether an asset may be impaired, our established strategy of holding properties over the long term directly decreases the likelihood of recording an impairment loss. If our hold strategy changes or market conditions otherwise dictate a shorter hold period, an impairment loss may be recognized and such loss could be material. If we determine that an impairment has occurred, the affected assets must be reduced to their fair value.
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Impairment
Our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are reviewed for indicators of impairment on a quarterly basis and we record impairment charges when events or circumstances change indicating that a decline in the fair values below the carrying amounts has occurred and such decline is other-than-temporary. This evaluation of the investments in unconsolidated joint ventures is dependent on a number of factors, including the performance of each investment and market conditions. We will record an impairment charge if we determine that a decline in the fair value below the carrying amount of an investment in an unconsolidated joint venture is other-than-temporary. The fair value is calculated using discounted cash flows which is subjective and considers assumptions regarding future occupancy, future rental rates, future capital requirements, debt interest rates and availability, discount rates and capitalization rates that could differ materially from actual results in future periods.
As of December 31, 2023, the net carrying amounts of our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures was approximately $1.3 billion, which includes investments with deficit balances aggregating approximately $39.9 million included within Other Liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the year ended December 31, 2023, we recorded an other-than-temporary impairment loss on our investments in Platform 16, 360 Park Avenue South, 200 Fifth Avenue and Safeco Plaza of approximately $155.2 million, $54.0 million, $33.4 million and $29.9 million, respectively (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
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Income Taxes
Our accounting policies related to income tax are described in Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
BXP
The net difference between the tax basis and the reported amounts of BXP’s assets and liabilities was approximately $2.0 billion and $2.1 billion as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, which was primarily related to the difference in basis of contributed property and accrued rental income.
Certain entities included in BXP’s Consolidated Financial Statements are subject to certain state and local taxes. These taxes are recorded as operating expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table reconciles GAAP net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. to taxable income:
| For the year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. | $ | 190,215 | $ | 848,947 | $ | 505,195 | |||||
| Straight-line rent and net “above-” and “below-market” rent adjustments | (97,163) | (88,487) | (107,942) | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from depreciation and amortization | 208,872 | 172,558 | 146,028 | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from interest expense | 125 | — | — | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences on gains/(losses) from capital transactions | 359,063 | (273,345) | (25,756) | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from stock-based compensation | 51,511 | 42,510 | 61,387 | ||||||||
| Tangible Property Regulations | (165,033) | (112,355) | (77,489) | ||||||||
| Other book/tax differences, net | 84,985 | 51,490 | 71,464 | ||||||||
| Taxable income | $ | 632,575 | $ | 641,318 | $ | 572,887 |
BPLP
The net difference between the tax basis and the reported amounts of BPLP’s assets and liabilities was approximately $3.0 billion and $3.2 billion as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, which was primarily related to the difference in basis of contributed property and accrued rental income.
Certain entities included in BPLP’s Consolidated Financial Statements are subject to certain state and local taxes. These taxes are recorded as operating expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table reconciles GAAP net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership to taxable income:
| For the year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership | $ | 219,771 | $ | 957,265 | $ | 570,965 | |||||
| Straight-line rent and net “above-” and “below-market” rent adjustments | (108,679) | (98,770) | (120,074) | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from depreciation and amortization | 216,434 | 173,272 | 144,794 | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from interest expense | 140 | — | — | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences on gains/(losses) from capital transactions | 406,738 | (289,174) | (24,109) | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from stock-based compensation | 57,617 | 47,450 | 68,287 | ||||||||
| Tangible Property Regulations | (184,593) | (125,411) | (86,199) | ||||||||
| Other book/tax differences, net | 92,866 | 48,982 | 81,693 | ||||||||
| Taxable income | $ | 700,294 | $ | 713,614 | $ | 635,357 |
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Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
This section of this Form 10-K generally discusses 2023 and 2022 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2023 and 2022. Discussions of 2021 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2022 and 2021 that are not included in this Form 10-K can be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, which was filed with the SEC on February 27, 2023.
Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership decreased by approximately $658.7 million and $737.5 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022, as set forth in the following tables and for the reasons discussed below under the heading “Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2023 to the year ended December 31, 2022” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
The following are reconciliations of Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. to Net Operating Income and Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership to Net Operating Income for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. For a detailed discussion of Net Operating Income (“NOI”), including the reasons management believes NOI is useful to investors, see page 71.
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BXP
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % Change | ||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. | $ | 190,215 | $ | 848,947 | $ | (658,732) | (77.59) | % | |||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership | 22,548 | 96,780 | (74,232) | (76.70) | % | ||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 78,661 | 74,857 | 3,804 | 5.08 | % | ||||||||||
| Net Income | 291,424 | 1,020,584 | (729,160) | (71.45) | % | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 579,572 | 437,139 | 142,433 | 32.58 | % | ||||||||||
| Losses from interest rate contracts | 79 | — | 79 | 100.00 | % | ||||||||||
| Loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 239,543 | 59,840 | 179,703 | 300.31 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Income: | |||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on non-real estate investment | 239 | (150) | 389 | 259.33 | % | ||||||||||
| Gains (losses) from investments in securities | 5,556 | (6,453) | 12,009 | 186.10 | % | ||||||||||
| Other income - assignment fee | — | 6,624 | (6,624) | (100.00) | % | ||||||||||
| Interest and other income (loss) | 69,964 | 11,940 | 58,024 | 485.96 | % | ||||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease | — | 10,058 | (10,058) | (100.00) | % | ||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 517 | 437,019 | (436,502) | (99.88) | % | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 830,813 | 749,775 | 81,038 | 10.81 | % | ||||||||||
| Transaction costs | 4,313 | 2,905 | 1,408 | 48.47 | % | ||||||||||
| Payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 17,771 | 15,450 | 2,321 | 15.02 | % | ||||||||||
| General and administrative expense | 170,158 | 146,378 | 23,780 | 16.25 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Revenue: | |||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Direct reimbursements of payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 17,771 | 15,450 | 2,321 | 15.02 | % | ||||||||||
| Development and management services revenue | 40,850 | 28,056 | 12,794 | 45.60 | % | ||||||||||
| Net Operating Income | $ | 1,998,776 | $ | 1,929,527 | $ | 69,249 | 3.59 | % |
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BPLP
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % Change | ||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership | $ | 219,771 | $ | 957,265 | $ | (737,494) | (77.04) | % | |||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 78,661 | 74,857 | 3,804 | 5.08 | % | ||||||||||
| Net Income | 298,432 | 1,032,122 | (733,690) | (71.09) | % | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 579,572 | 437,139 | 142,433 | 32.58 | % | ||||||||||
| Losses from interest rate contracts | 79 | — | 79 | 100.00 | % | ||||||||||
| Loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 239,543 | 59,840 | 179,703 | 300.31 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Income: | |||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on non-real estate investment | 239 | (150) | 389 | 259.33 | % | ||||||||||
| Gains (losses) from investments in securities | 5,556 | (6,453) | 12,009 | 186.10 | % | ||||||||||
| Other income - assignment fee | — | 6,624 | (6,624) | (100.00) | % | ||||||||||
| Interest and other income (loss) | 69,964 | 11,940 | 58,024 | 485.96 | % | ||||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease | — | 10,058 | (10,058) | (100.00) | % | ||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 517 | 441,075 | (440,558) | (99.88) | % | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 823,805 | 742,293 | 81,512 | 10.98 | % | ||||||||||
| Transaction costs | 4,313 | 2,905 | 1,408 | 48.47 | % | ||||||||||
| Payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 17,771 | 15,450 | 2,321 | 15.02 | % | ||||||||||
| General and administrative expense | 170,158 | 146,378 | 23,780 | 16.25 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Revenue: | |||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Direct reimbursements of payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 17,771 | 15,450 | 2,321 | 15.02 | % | ||||||||||
| Development and management services revenue | 40,850 | 28,056 | 12,794 | 45.60 | % | ||||||||||
| Net Operating Income | $ | 1,998,776 | $ | 1,929,527 | $ | 69,249 | 3.59 | % |
At December 31, 2023 and 2022, we owned or had joint venture interests in a portfolio of 188 and 194 commercial real estate properties, respectively (in each case, the “Total Property Portfolio”). As a result of changes within our Total Property Portfolio, the financial data presented below shows significant changes in revenue and expenses from period-to-period. Accordingly, we do not believe that our period-to-period financial data with respect to the Total Property Portfolio provides a complete understanding of our operating results. Therefore, the comparison of operating results for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 show separately the changes attributable to the properties that were owned by us and in-service throughout each period compared (the “Same Property Portfolio”) and the changes attributable to the properties included in the Acquired, Placed In-Service, In or Held for Development or Redevelopment or Sold Portfolios.
In our analysis of operating results, particularly to make comparisons of NOI between periods more meaningful, it is important to provide information for properties that were in-service and owned by us throughout each period presented. We refer to properties acquired or placed in-service prior to the beginning of the earliest period presented and owned by us and in-service through the end of the latest period presented as our Same Property Portfolio. The Same Property Portfolio therefore excludes properties acquired, placed in-service or in or held for development or redevelopment after the beginning of the earliest period presented or disposed of prior to the end of the latest period presented.
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NOI is a non-GAAP financial measure equal to net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership, as applicable, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, plus (1) net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, interest expense, losses from interest rate contracts, loss from unconsolidated joint ventures, depreciation and amortization expense, transaction costs, payroll and related costs from management services contracts and corporate general and administrative expense less (2) unrealized gain (loss) on non-real estate investment, gains (losses) from investments in securities, other income - assignment fee, interest and other income (loss), gain on sales-type lease, gains on sales of real estate, direct reimbursements of payroll and related costs from management services contracts and development and management services revenue. We use NOI internally as a performance measure and believe it provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations and financial condition because, when compared across periods, it reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs and acquisition and development activity on an unleveraged basis, providing perspective not immediately apparent from net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership. For example, interest expense is not necessarily linked to the operating performance of a real estate asset and is often incurred at the corporate level as opposed to the property level. Similarly, interest expense may be incurred at the property level even though the financing proceeds may be used at the corporate level (e.g., used for other investment activity). In addition, depreciation and amortization expense, because of historical cost accounting and useful life estimates, may distort operating performance measures at the property level. NOI presented by us may not be comparable to NOI reported by other REITs or real estate companies that define NOI differently.
We believe that in order to understand our operating results, NOI should be examined in conjunction with net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership as presented in our Consolidated Financial Statements. NOI should not be considered as a substitute for net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. or net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership (determined in accordance with GAAP) or any other GAAP financial measures and should only be considered together with and as a supplement to our financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
The gains on sales of real estate and depreciation expense may differ between BXP and BPLP as a result of previously applied acquisition accounting by BXP for the issuance of common stock in connection with non-sponsor redemptions of common units of limited partnership interest of BPLP (“OP Units”). This accounting resulted in a step-up of the real estate assets at BXP that was allocated to certain properties. The difference between the real estate assets of BXP as compared to BPLP for certain properties having an allocation of the real estate step-up will result in a corresponding difference in gains on sales of real estate and depreciation expense when those properties are sold. For additional information see the Explanatory Note that immediately follows the cover page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2023 to the year ended December 31, 2022
The table below shows selected operating information for the Same Property Portfolio and the Total Property Portfolio. The Same Property Portfolio consists of 125 properties totaling approximately 38.3 million net rentable square feet, excluding unconsolidated joint ventures. The Same Property Portfolio includes properties acquired or placed in-service on or prior to January 1, 2022 and owned and in service through December 31, 2023. The Total Property Portfolio includes the effects of the other properties either acquired, placed in-service, in or held for development or redevelopment after January 1, 2022 or disposed of on or prior to December 31, 2023. This table includes a reconciliation from the Same Property Portfolio to the Total Property Portfolio by also providing information for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 with respect to the properties that were acquired, placed in-service, in or held for development or redevelopment or sold.
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| Same Property Portfolio | Properties Acquired Portfolio | Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio | Properties in or Held for Development or Redevelopment Portfolio | Properties Sold Portfolio | Total Property Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | 2022 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % Change | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rental Revenue: (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lease Revenue (Excluding Termination Income) | $ | 2,752,200 | $ | 2,713,072 | $ | 39,128 | 1.44 | % | $ | 94,855 | $ | 40,668 | $ | 144,525 | $ | 64,030 | $ | 2,609 | $ | 6,949 | $ | 1,578 | $ | 33,853 | $ | 2,995,767 | $ | 2,858,572 | $ | 137,195 | 4.80 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Termination Income | 3,008 | 7,302 | (4,294) | (58.81) | % | 9,856 | 402 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | 13,082 | 7,704 | 5,378 | 69.81 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lease Revenue | 2,755,208 | 2,720,374 | 34,834 | 1.28 | % | 104,711 | 41,070 | 144,743 | 64,030 | 2,609 | 6,949 | 1,578 | 33,853 | 3,008,849 | 2,866,276 | 142,573 | 4.97 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking and Other | 105,380 | 89,112 | 16,268 | 18.26 | % | 4,246 | 2,348 | 1,526 | 10 | (3) | 10,254 | 1 | 412 | 111,150 | 102,136 | 9,014 | 8.83 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Rental Revenue (1) | 2,860,588 | 2,809,486 | 51,102 | 1.82 | % | 108,957 | 43,418 | 146,269 | 64,040 | 2,606 | 17,203 | 1,579 | 34,265 | 3,119,999 | 2,968,412 | 151,587 | 5.11 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real Estate Operating Expenses | 1,095,353 | 1,032,539 | 62,814 | 6.08 | % | 17,977 | 9,435 | 41,396 | 17,810 | 5,561 | 8,148 | 410 | 10,555 | 1,160,697 | 1,078,487 | 82,210 | 7.62 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Operating Income (Loss), Excluding Residential and Hotel | 1,765,235 | 1,776,947 | (11,712) | (0.66) | % | 90,980 | 33,983 | 104,873 | 46,230 | (2,955) | 9,055 | 1,169 | 23,710 | 1,959,302 | 1,889,925 | 69,377 | 3.67 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential Net Operating Income (2) | 24,342 | 21,351 | 2,991 | 14.01 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6,247 | 24,342 | 27,598 | (3,256) | (11.80) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hotel Net Operating Income (2) | 15,132 | 12,004 | 3,128 | 26.06 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15,132 | 12,004 | 3,128 | 26.06 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Operating Income (Loss) | $ | 1,804,709 | $ | 1,810,302 | $ | (5,593) | (0.31) | % | $ | 90,980 | $ | 33,983 | $ | 104,873 | $ | 46,230 | $ | (2,955) | $ | 9,055 | $ | 1,169 | $ | 29,957 | $ | 1,998,776 | $ | 1,929,527 | $ | 69,249 | 3.59 | % |
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(1)Rental Revenue is equal to Revenue less Development and Management Services Revenue and Direct Reimbursements of Payroll and Related Costs from Management Services Revenue per the Consolidated Statements of Operations, excluding the residential and hotel revenue that is noted below. We use Rental Revenue internally as a performance measure and in calculating other non-GAAP financial measures (e.g., NOI), which provides investors with information regarding our performance that is not immediately apparent from the comparable non-GAAP measures and allows investors to compare operating performance between periods.
(2)For a detailed discussion of NOI, including the reasons management believes NOI is useful to investors, see page 71. Residential Net Operating Income for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 is comprised of Residential Revenue of $47,592 and $57,181 less Residential Expenses of $23,250 and $29,583, respectively. Hotel Net Operating Income for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 is comprised of Hotel Revenue of $47,357 and $39,482 less Hotel Expenses of $32,225 and $27,478, respectively, per the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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Same Property Portfolio
Lease Revenue (Excluding Termination Income)
Lease revenue (excluding termination income) from the Same Property Portfolio increased by approximately $39.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022. The increase was a result of our average revenue per square foot increasing by approximately $1.88, contributing approximately $70.3 million, partially offset by average occupancy decreasing from 91.2% to 90.2%, resulting in a decrease of approximately $31.2 million.
Termination Income
Termination income decreased by approximately $4.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022.
Termination income for the year ended December 31, 2023 related to 24 clients across the Same Property Portfolio and totaled approximately $3.0 million, which was primarily related to clients that terminated leases early in San Francisco.
Termination income for the year ended December 31, 2022 related to 27 clients across the Same Property Portfolio and totaled approximately $6.7 million, which was primarily related to clients that terminated leases early in New York City. In addition, we received a distribution from our unsecured credit claim against Lehman Brothers, Inc. of approximately $0.6 million.
Parking and Other Revenue
Parking and other revenue increased by approximately $16.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022. Parking and other revenue increased by approximately $7.3 million and $9.0 million, respectively. The increase in parking revenue was primarily due to an increase in transient and monthly parking. The increase in other revenue was primarily related to the View Boston observatory, which was completed and placed in-service on June 1, 2023.
Real Estate Operating Expenses
Real estate operating expenses from the Same Property Portfolio increased by approximately $62.8 million, or 6.1%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022, due primarily to increases in real estate taxes of approximately $19.2 million, or 3.8%, and other real estate operating expenses of approximately $33.4 million, or 5.9%. The increase in real estate taxes was primarily in New York City. In addition, there was approximately $10.2 million related to the marketing and operating expenses associated with the View Boston observatory which was completed and placed in-service on June 1, 2023.
Properties Acquired Portfolio
The table below lists the properties acquired between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023. Rental revenue and real estate operating expenses increased by approximately $65.5 million and $8.5 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022, as detailed below.
| Square Feet | Rental Revenue | Real Estate Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Date acquired | 2023 | 2022 | Change | 2023 | 2022 | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madison Centre (1) | May 17, 2022 | 754,988 | $ | 63,820 | $ | 31,978 | $ | 31,842 | $ | 12,393 | $ | 8,386 | $ | 4,007 | ||||||||||||||
| 125 Broadway | September 16, 2022 | 271,000 | 41,247 | 11,440 | 29,807 | 4,153 | 1,049 | 3,104 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Monica Business Park | December 14, 2023 | 1,182,605 | 3,890 | — | 3,890 | 1,431 | — | 1,431 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2,208,593 | $ | 108,957 | $ | 43,418 | $ | 65,539 | $ | 17,977 | $ | 9,435 | $ | 8,542 |
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(1)Rental revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 includes approximately $9.9 million and $0.4 million of termination income, respectively.
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Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio
The table below lists the properties that were placed in-service or partially placed in-service between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023. Rental revenue and real estate operating expenses from our Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio increased by approximately $82.2 million and $23.6 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022, as detailed below.
| Quarter Initially Placed In-Service | Quarter Fully Placed In-Service | Rental Revenue | Real Estate Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Square Feet | 2023 | 2022 | Change | 2023 | 2022 | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reston Next | Fourth Quarter, 2021 | Fourth Quarter, 2022 | 1,063,296 | $ | 48,235 | $ | 35,248 | $ | 12,987 | $ | 16,318 | $ | 11,831 | $ | 4,487 | |||||||||||||||
| 325 Main Street | Second Quarter, 2022 | Second Quarter, 2022 | 414,565 | 46,543 | 21,177 | 25,366 | 8,743 | 2,532 | 6,211 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue | Second Quarter, 2022 | Second Quarter, 2023 | 475,849 | 21,893 | 851 | 21,042 | 9,536 | 867 | 8,669 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 880 Winter Street (1) | Third Quarter, 2022 | Fourth Quarter, 2022 | 243,618 | 24,948 | 3,898 | 21,050 | 5,650 | 1,678 | 3,972 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 140 Kendrick Street - Building A | Third Quarter, 2023 | Third Quarter, 2023 | 104,166 | 3,338 | 2,866 | 472 | 943 | 902 | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 180 CityPoint | Third Quarter, 2023 | N/A | 329,000 | 1,312 | — | 1,312 | 136 | — | 136 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 103 CityPoint | Fourth Quarter, 2023 | N/A | 113,000 | — | — | — | 70 | — | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2,743,494 | $ | 146,269 | $ | 64,040 | $ | 82,229 | $ | 41,396 | $ | 17,810 | $ | 23,586 |
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(1)Conversion of a 224,000 square foot office property located in Waltham, Massachusetts to laboratory space. Rental revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023 includes approximately $0.2 million of termination income.
Properties in or Held for Development or Redevelopment Portfolio
The table below lists the properties that were in or held for development or redevelopment between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023. Rental revenue and real estate operating expenses from our Properties in or Held for Development or Redevelopment Portfolio decreased by approximately $14.6 million and $2.6 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022, as detailed below.
| Rental Revenue | Real Estate Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Date Commenced or Held for Development / Redevelopment | Square Feet | 2023 | 2022 | Change | 2023 | 2022 | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 760 Boylston Street | September 12, 2022 | 118,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 608 | $ | (608) | ||||||||||||||
| 105 Carnegie Center (1) | November 30, 2022 | 73,000 | — | 1,464 | (1,464) | 54 | 826 | (772) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shady Grove Innovation District (2) | December 1, 2022 | 154,000 | 1,069 | 1,909 | (840) | 943 | 1,039 | (96) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| RTC Next-Hotel (3) | December 19, 2022 | N/A | 926 | — | 926 | 2 | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kendall Center Blue Parking Garage (4) | January 4, 2023 | N/A | 25 | 9,832 | (9,807) | 2,378 | 1,425 | 953 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 300 Binney Street (5) | January 30, 2023 | 236,000 | (900) | 1,628 | (2,528) | 117 | 1,908 | (1,791) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lexington Office Park (2) | March 31, 2023 | 167,000 | 1,486 | 2,370 | (884) | 2,067 | 2,342 | (275) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 748,000 | $ | 2,606 | $ | 17,203 | $ | (14,597) | $ | 5,561 | $ | 8,148 | $ | (2,587) |
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(1)On November 30, 2023, we elected to suspend redevelopment. Although no longer in redevelopment, this property is not considered “in-service” as we are not actively leasing this property in anticipation of restarting redevelopment in the future.
(2)A portion of Shady Grove Innovation District and Lexington Office Park are no longer considered “in-service” because each property’s occupied percentage is less than 50% and we are no longer actively leasing the properties in anticipation of a future development/redevelopment. This portion of Shady Grove Innovation District is comprised of three buildings, 2092, 2096, and 2098 Gaither Road that were taken out of service between December 1, 2022 and November 1, 2023.
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(3)On December 19, 2022, in accordance with GAAP, the ground lease that encumbers this property was reclassified as a sales-type lease and the associated assets were derecognized.
(4)The Kendall Center Blue Parking Garage was taken out of service on January 4, 2023 to support the development of 290 Binney Street. Real estate operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2023 included approximately $2.4 million of demolition costs. On November 13, 2023, we entered into an agreement to sell a 45% interest in 290 Binney Street.
(5)On November 13, 2023, we sold a 45% interest in this property to an institutional investor (See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Properties Sold Portfolio
The table below lists the properties we sold between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023. Rental revenue and real estate operating expenses from our Properties Sold Portfolio decreased by approximately $43.3 million and $14.5 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022, as detailed below.
| Rental Revenue | Real Estate Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Date Sold | Property Type | Square Feet | 2023 | 2022 | Change | 2023 | 2022 | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 195 West Street | March 31, 2022 | Office | 63,500 | $ | — | $ | 749 | $ | (749) | $ | — | $ | 242 | $ | (242) | |||||||||||||||
| Virginia 95 Office Park | June 15, 2022 | Office/Flex | 733,421 | — | 5,190 | (5,190) | — | 1,787 | (1,787) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 601 Massachusetts Avenue | August 30, 2022 | Office | 478,667 | — | 28,225 | (28,225) | — | 8,499 | (8,499) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Office | 1,275,588 | — | 34,164 | (34,164) | — | 10,528 | (10,528) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Avant at Reston Town Center (1) | November 8, 2022 | Residential | 329,195 | 1,579 | 10,682 | (9,103) | 410 | 4,361 | (3,951) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Residential | 329,195 | 1,579 | 10,682 | (9,103) | 410 | 4,361 | (3,951) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,604,783 | $ | 1,579 | $ | 44,846 | $ | (43,267) | $ | 410 | $ | 14,889 | $ | (14,479) |
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(1)We retained and continue to own approximately 26,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Rental Revenue and Real Estate Operating Expenses for the year ended December 31, 2023 represent the ground-level retail space. Rental Revenue and Real Estate Operating Expenses for the year ended December 31, 2022 represent the entire property and not just the portion sold.
For additional information on the sales of the above properties refer to “Results of Operations—Other Income and Expense Items—Gains on Sales of Real Estate” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
Residential Net Operating Income
Net operating income for our residential same properties increased by approximately $3.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022.
The following reflects our occupancy and rate information for our residential same properties for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
| Average Monthly Rental Rate (1) | Average Rental Rate Per Occupied Square Foot | Average Physical Occupancy (2) | Average Economic Occupancy (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | 2023 | 2022 | Change (%) | 2023 | 2022 | Change (%) | 2023 | 2022 | Change (%) | 2023 | 2022 | Change (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Proto Kendall Square | $ | 3,076 | $ | 2,844 | 8.2 | % | $ | 5.65 | $ | 5.23 | 8.0 | % | 95.5 | % | 94.9 | % | 0.6 | % | 95.1 | % | 94.2 | % | 1.0 | % | ||||||||
| The Lofts at Atlantic Wharf | $ | 4,432 | $ | 4,162 | 6.5 | % | $ | 4.91 | $ | 4.62 | 6.3 | % | 95.6 | % | 97.8 | % | (2.2) | % | 95.6 | % | 97.4 | % | (1.8) | % | ||||||||
| Signature at Reston | $ | 2,698 | $ | 2,653 | 1.7 | % | $ | 2.79 | $ | 2.73 | 2.2 | % | 94.9 | % | 94.9 | % | — | % | 94.3 | % | 94.5 | % | (0.2) | % | ||||||||
| The Skylyne | $ | 3,480 | $ | 3,391 | 2.6 | % | $ | 4.42 | $ | 4.20 | 5.2 | % | 91.1 | % | 84.8 | % | 7.4 | % | 89.1 | % | 82.3 | % | 8.3 | % |
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(1)Average Monthly Rental Rate is calculated as the average of the quotients obtained by dividing (A) rental revenue as determined in accordance with GAAP, by (B) the number of occupied units for each month within the applicable fiscal period.
(2)Average Physical Occupancy is defined as (1) the average number of occupied units divided by (2) the total number of units, expressed as a percentage.
(3)Average Economic Occupancy is defined as (1) total possible revenue less vacancy loss divided by (2) total possible revenue, expressed as a percentage. Total possible revenue is determined by valuing average occupied units at contract rates and average vacant units at Market Rents. Vacancy loss is determined by valuing vacant units at current Market Rents. By measuring vacant units at their Market Rents, Average Economic Occupancy takes into account the fact that units of different sizes and locations within a residential property have different economic impacts on a residential property’s total possible gross revenue. Market Rents used by us in calculating Economic Occupancy are based on the current market rates set by the managers of our residential properties based on their experience in renting their residential property’s units and publicly available market data. Actual market rents and trends in such rents for a region as reported by others may vary materially from Market Rents used by us. Market Rents for a period are based on the average Market Rents during that period and do not reflect any impact for cash concessions.
Hotel Net Operating Income
The Boston Marriott Cambridge hotel had net operating income of approximately $15.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, representing an increase of approximately $3.1 million compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. As demand for travel has returned, the Boston Marriott Cambridge has seen an increase in occupancy and room rates, which has led to increased net operating income.
The following reflects our occupancy and rate information for the Boston Marriott Cambridge hotel for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
| 2023 | 2022 | Change (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy | 72.8 | % | 64.6 | % | 12.7 | % | |||||
| Average daily rate | $ | 326.18 | $ | 315.55 | 3.4 | % | |||||
| REVPAR | $ | 237.44 | $ | 203.83 | 16.5 | % |
Other Operating Revenue and Expense Items
Development and Management Services Revenue
Development and management services revenue increased by approximately $12.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022. Development services revenue and management services revenue increased by approximately $5.0 million and $7.8 million, respectively. The increase in development services revenue was primarily related to an increase in development fees earned from unconsolidated joint ventures in the Washington, DC region and an increase in fees associated with tenant improvement projects earned from a third-party owned building and a consolidated joint venture in the New York region. The increase in management services revenue was primarily related to an increase in property management fees earned from a third-party owned building in the Washington, DC region and an unconsolidated joint venture in the New York region. The increase in management services revenue was also related to an increase in asset management fees earned from an unconsolidated joint venture in the Los Angeles region and leasing commission fees earned from an unconsolidated joint venture in the New York region.
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expense increased by approximately $23.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022 primarily due to increases in compensation expense and other general and administrative expenses of approximately $21.2 million and $2.6 million, respectively. The increase in compensation expense related to (1) an approximately $12.1 million increase in the value of our deferred compensation plan and (2) an approximately $9.1 million increase in other compensation expenses, primarily due to age-based vesting and annual increases in employee compensation. The increase in other general and administrative expenses primarily related to an increase in professional fees.
Wages directly related to the development of rental properties are capitalized and included in real estate assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and amortized over the useful lives of the applicable asset or lease
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term. Capitalized wages for each of the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were approximately $16.1 million. These costs are not included in the general and administrative expenses discussed above.
Transaction Costs
Transaction costs increased by approximately $1.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022. In general, transaction costs relating to the formation of new joint ventures and the pursuit of other transactions are expensed as incurred.
Depreciation and Amortization Expense
Depreciation expense may differ between BXP and BPLP as a result of previously applied acquisition accounting by BXP for the issuance of common stock in connection with non-sponsor OP Unit redemptions by BPLP. This accounting resulted in a step-up of the real estate assets at BXP that was allocated to certain properties. The difference between the real estate assets of BXP as compared to BPLP for certain properties having an allocation of the real estate step-up will result in a corresponding difference in depreciation expense. For additional information see the Explanatory Note that immediately follows the cover page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
BXP
Depreciation and amortization expense increased by approximately $81.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022, as detailed below.
| Portfolio | Depreciation and Amortization for the year ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | Change | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Same Property Portfolio | $ | 691,319 | $ | 673,227 | $ | 18,092 | |||||
| Properties Acquired Portfolio | 74,014 | 28,533 | 45,481 | ||||||||
| Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio | 51,160 | 23,602 | 27,558 | ||||||||
| Properties in or Held for Development or Redevelopment Portfolio (1) | 13,873 | 16,075 | (2,202) | ||||||||
| Properties Sold Portfolio | 447 | 8,338 | (7,891) | ||||||||
| $ | 830,813 | $ | 749,775 | $ | 81,038 |
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(1)During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Kendall Center Blue Parking Garage was taken out of service and demolished to support the development of 290 Binney Street, an approximately 566,000 net rentable square foot laboratory/life sciences project in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As a result, during the year ended December 31, 2023, we recorded approximately $0.8 million of accelerated depreciation expense for the demolition of the garage, of which approximately $0.2 million related to the step-up of real estate assets.
BPLP
Depreciation and amortization expense increased by approximately $81.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022, as detailed below.
| Portfolio | Depreciation and Amortization for the year ended December 31, | ||||||||||
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| 2023 | 2022 | Change | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Same Property Portfolio | $ | 684,491 | $ | 665,993 | $ | 18,498 | |||||
| Properties Acquired Portfolio | 74,014 | 28,533 | 45,481 | ||||||||
| Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio | 51,160 | 23,602 | 27,558 | ||||||||
| Properties in or Held for Development or Redevelopment Portfolio (1) | 13,693 | 15,827 | (2,134) | ||||||||
| Properties Sold Portfolio | 447 | 8,338 | (7,891) | ||||||||
| $ | 823,805 | $ | 742,293 | $ | 81,512 |
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(1)During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Kendall Center Blue Parking Garage was taken out of service and demolished to support the development of 290 Binney Street, an approximately 566,000 net rentable square foot laboratory/life sciences project in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As a result, during the year ended December 31, 2023, we recorded approximately $0.6 million of accelerated depreciation expense for the demolition of the garage.
Direct Reimbursements of Payroll and Related Costs From Management Services Contracts and Payroll and Related Costs From Management Service Contracts
We have determined that amounts reimbursed for payroll and related costs received from third parties in connection with management services contracts should be reflected on a gross basis instead of on a net basis as we have determined that we are the principal under these arrangements. We anticipate that these two financial statement line items will generally offset each other.
Other Income and Expense Items
Loss from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
For the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022, loss from unconsolidated joint ventures increased by approximately $179.7 million primarily due to an approximately $272.6 million non-cash impairment charge (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). This increase was partially offset by (1) an approximately $34.3 million net gain related to the disposition of our interest in Metropolitan Square, (2) an approximately $29.9 million gain on consolidation related to the acquisition of our joint venture partner’s interest in our Santa Monica Business Park joint venture during the year ended December 31, 2023 (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), and (3) an approximately $50.7 million non-cash impairment charge at our Dock 72 joint venture during the year ended December 31, 2022.
Gains on Sales of Real Estate
Gains on sales of real estate may differ between BXP and BPLP as a result of previously applied acquisition accounting by BXP for the issuance of common stock in connection with non-sponsor OP Unit redemptions by BPLP. This accounting resulted in a step-up of the real estate assets at BXP that was allocated to certain properties. The difference between the real estate assets of BXP as compared to BPLP for certain properties having an allocation of the real estate step-up will result in a corresponding difference in the gains on sales of real estate when those properties are sold. For additional information, see the Explanatory Note that immediately follows the cover page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
BXP
Gains on sales of real estate decreased by approximately $436.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022, as detailed below.
| Name | Date Sold | Property Type | Square Feet | Sale Price | Net Cash Proceeds | Gain on Sale of Real Estate | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| N/A | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | (1) | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 195 West Street | March 31, 2022 | Office | 63,500 | $ | 37.7 | $ | 35.4 | $ | 22.7 | ||||||||||
| Virginia 95 Office Park | June 15, 2022 | Office/Flex | 733,421 | 127.5 | 121.9 | 96.2 | |||||||||||||
| 601 Massachusetts Avenue | August 30, 2022 | Office | 478,667 | 531.0 | 512.3 | 237.4 | |||||||||||||
| Broadrun Land Parcel | September 15, 2022 | Land | N/A | 27.0 | 25.6 | 24.4 | |||||||||||||
| The Avant at Reston Town Center | November 8, 2022 | Residential | 329,195 | 141.0 | 139.6 | 55.6 | |||||||||||||
| $ | 864.2 | $ | 834.8 | $ | 436.3 | (2) |
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(1)Excludes approximately $0.5 million of gains on sales of real estate recognized during the year ended December 31, 2023 related to gain amounts from sales of real estate occurring in the prior year.
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(2)Excludes approximately $0.7 million of gains on sales of real estate recognized during the year ended December 31, 2022 related to gain amounts from sales of real estate occurring in the prior year.
BPLP
Gains on sales of real estate decreased by approximately $440.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022, as detailed below.
| Name | Date Sold | Property Type | Square Feet | Sale Price | Net Cash Proceeds | Gain on Sale of Real Estate | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| N/A | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | (1) | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 195 West Street | March 31, 2022 | Office | 63,500 | $ | 37.7 | $ | 35.4 | $ | 23.4 | ||||||||||
| Virginia 95 Office Park | June 15, 2022 | Office/Flex | 733,421 | 127.5 | 121.9 | 99.5 | |||||||||||||
| 601 Massachusetts Avenue | August 30, 2022 | Office | 478,667 | 531.0 | 512.3 | 237.5 | |||||||||||||
| Broadrun Land Parcel | September 15, 2022 | Land | N/A | 27.0 | 25.6 | 24.4 | |||||||||||||
| The Avant at Reston Town Center | November 8, 2022 | Residential | 329,195 | 141.0 | 139.6 | 55.6 | |||||||||||||
| $ | 864.2 | $ | 834.8 | $ | 440.4 | (2) |
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(1)Excludes approximately $0.5 million of gains on sales of real estate recognized during the year ended December 31, 2023 related to gain amounts from sales of real estate occurring in the prior year.
(2)Excludes approximately $0.7 million of gains on sales of real estate recognized during the year ended December 31, 2022 related to gain amounts from sales of real estate occurring in the prior year.
Gain on Sales-Type Lease
In connection with a ground lease amendment, executed on December 19, 2022 with a third-party hotel developer, we recorded a sales-type lease receivable of approximately $13.0 million, which includes an unguaranteed residual asset of approximately $17,000. The sales-type lease receivable was measured as the present value of the fixed and determinable lease payments, including the unguaranteed residual value of the asset at the end of the lease, discounted at the rate implicit in the lease. In addition, we recorded a gain on sales-type lease of approximately $10.1 million associated with the derecognition of the asset.
Interest and Other Income (Loss)
Interest and other income (loss) increased by approximately $58.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022, due primarily to an increase of approximately $58.6 million in interest income due to increased interest earned on our deposits partially offset by an increase in our allowance for current expected credit losses of approximately $0.6 million.
Other Income - Assignment Fee
On April 19, 2021, we entered into an agreement to acquire 11251 Roger Bacon Drive in Reston, Virginia for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $5.6 million. On April 7, 2022, we executed an agreement to assign the right to acquire 11251 Roger Bacon Drive to a third party for an assignment fee of approximately $6.9 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $6.6 million. 11251 Roger Bacon Drive is an approximately 65,000 square foot office building situated on approximately 2.6 acres.
Gains (Losses) from Investments in Securities
Gains (losses) from investments in securities for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 related to investments that we have made to reduce our market risk relating to deferred compensation plans that we maintain for BXP’s officers and former non-employee directors. Under the deferred compensation plans, each officer or non-employee director who is eligible to participate is permitted to defer a portion of the officer’s current income or the non-employee director’s compensation on a pre-tax basis and receive a tax-deferred return on these deferrals based on the performance of specific investments selected by the officer or non-employee director. In order to
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reduce our market risk relating to these plans, we typically acquire, in a separate account that is not restricted as to its use, similar or identical investments as those selected by each officer or non-employee director. This enables us to generally match our liabilities to BXP’s officers or former non-employee directors under our deferred compensation plans with equivalent assets and thereby limit our market risk. The performance of these investments is recorded as gains (losses) from investments in securities. During the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, we recognized gains (losses) of approximately $5.6 million and $(6.5) million, respectively, on these investments. By comparison, our general and administrative expense increased (decreased) by approximately $5.6 million and $(6.5) million during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, as a result of increases (decreases) in our liability under our deferred compensation plans that was associated with the performance of the specific investments selected by officers and former non-employee directors of BXP participating in the plans.
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Non-Real Estate Investment
During the year ended December 31, 2022, we began investing in non-real estate investments, which are primarily environmentally focused investment funds. During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, we recognized an unrealized gain (loss) of approximately $0.2 million and $(0.2) million, respectively, due to the observable changes in the fair value of the investments.
Losses from Interest Rate Contracts
During the year ended December 31, 2023, to satisfy a lender requirement, we entered into two agreements with the same third-party to purchase and sell a $600.0 million interest rate cap. We did not elect hedge accounting, and as such, any change in market value will be recognized at the end of the period. For the year ended December 31, 2023, we recognized approximately $79,000 of loss from entering into these agreements.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased by approximately $142.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022, as detailed below.
| Component | Change in interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | |||
| Increases to interest expense due to: | |||
| Increase in interest associated with unsecured term loans and the unsecured credit facility, net | $ | 45,373 | |
| Issuance of $750 million in aggregate principal of 6.750% senior notes due 2027 on November 17, 2022 | 44,505 | ||
| Issuance of $750 million in aggregate principal of 6.500% senior notes due 2034 on May 15, 2023 | 30,564 | ||
| Increase in interest due to finance leases | 10,427 | ||
| New mortgage loan financings (1) | 9,657 | ||
| Amortization expense of financing fees primarily related to unsecured term loan | 4,375 | ||
| Decrease in capitalized interest related to development projects | 2,296 | ||
| Other interest expense (excluding senior notes) | 522 | ||
| Total increases to interest expense | 147,719 | ||
| Decrease to interest expense due to: | |||
| Repayment of $500 million in aggregate principal of 3.125% senior notes due 2023 on September 1, 2023 | (5,286) | ||
| Total decrease to interest expense | (5,286) | ||
| Total change in interest expense | $ | 142,433 |
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(1)Consists of the mortgage loan collateralized by the 325 Main Street, 355 Main Street, 90 Broadway and Cambridge East Garage (also known as Kendall Center Green Garage) properties located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the
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mortgage loan and fair value debt adjustment for Santa Monica Business Park located in Santa Monica, California (See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Interest expense directly related to the development of rental properties is capitalized and included in real estate assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and amortized over the useful lives of the real estate or lease term. As portions of properties are placed in-service, we cease capitalizing interest on that portion and interest is then expensed. Interest capitalized for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was approximately $42.6 million and $52.1 million, respectively. These costs are not included in the interest expense referenced above. The decrease in capitalized interest is primarily attributable to a development project that had a finance lease and is now placed in service.
On February 1, 2024, BPLP completed the repayment of $700.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 3.800% senior notes due February 1, 2024. The repayment was completed with available cash and the $600 million proceeds from the mortgage loan entered into on October 26, 2023 (See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The repayment price was approximately $713.3 million, which was equal to the stated principal plus approximately $13.3 million of accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the repayment date. Excluding the accrued and unpaid interest, the repayment price was equal to the principal amount being repaid.
At December 31, 2023, our variable rate debt consisted of BPLP’s $1.815 billion revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”) under its $1.5 billion unsecured credit facility (the “2021 Credit Facility”), $1.2 billion unsecured term loan drawn by BPLP in January 2023 (the ”2023 Unsecured Term Loan”), $900 million collateralized by Santa Monica Business Park and our 325 Main Street, 355 Main Street, 90 Broadway and Kendall Center Green Garage properties. As of December 31, 2023, the Revolving Facility did not have a balance outstanding. The other variable rate debt has all been hedged with interest rates swaps to fix SOFR for all, or a portion of the applicable debt term. For a summary of our consolidated debt as of December 31, 2023 refer to the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Debt Financing” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
Noncontrolling Interests in Property Partnerships
Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships increased by approximately $3.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022, as detailed below.
| Property | Noncontrolling Interests in Property Partnerships for the year ended December 31, | ||||||||||
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| 2023 | 2022 | Change | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| 767 Fifth Avenue (the General Motors Building) | $ | 13,201 | $ | 12,031 | $ | 1,170 | |||||
| Times Square Tower | 22,495 | 21,057 | 1,438 | ||||||||
| 601 Lexington Avenue | 13,625 | 13,865 | (240) | ||||||||
| 100 Federal Street | 13,350 | 13,341 | 9 | ||||||||
| Atlantic Wharf Office Building | 15,936 | 14,563 | 1,373 | ||||||||
| 343 Madison Avenue (1) | (6) | — | (6) | ||||||||
| 300 Binney Street (2) | 60 | — | 60 | ||||||||
| $ | 78,661 | $ | 74,857 | $ | 3,804 |
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(1)343 Madison Avenue is held for future development (See Notes 4 and 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(2)300 Binney Street is currently under redevelopment (See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Noncontrolling Interest—Common Units of the Operating Partnership
For BXP, noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership decreased by approximately $74.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022 due primarily to a decrease in allocable income, which was primarily the result of recognizing a non-cash impairment charge related to our investment in unconsolidated joint ventures during 2023 and a greater gain on sales of real estate amount during 2022. Due to our ownership structure, there is no corresponding line item on BPLP’s financial statements.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
General
Our principal liquidity needs for the next twelve months and beyond are to:
•fund normal recurring expenses;
•meet debt service and principal repayment obligations and balloon payments on maturing debt, including the $1.2 billion 2023 Unsecured Term Loan maturing May 16, 2024 (unless we exercise the one-year extension option, subject to certain conditions) and $850 million of 3.200% unsecured senior notes due January 15, 2025;
•fund development and redevelopment costs;
•fund capital expenditures, including major renovations, tenant improvements and leasing costs;
•fund possible acquisitions of properties, either directly or indirectly through the acquisition of equity interests; and
•make the minimum distribution required to enable BXP to maintain its REIT qualification under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
We expect to satisfy these needs using one or more of the following:
•cash flow from operations;
•distribution of cash flows from joint ventures;
•cash and cash equivalent balances;
•borrowings under BPLP’s Revolving Facility, unsecured term loans, short-term bridge facilities and construction loans;
•long-term secured and unsecured indebtedness (including unsecured exchangeable indebtedness);
•sales of real estate and interests in joint ventures owning real estate;
•private equity sources, including institutional investors; and
•issuances of BXP equity securities and/or preferred or common units of partnership interests in BPLP.
We draw on multiple financing sources to fund our long-term capital needs. We expect to fund our current development/redevelopment properties primarily with our available cash balances, funding from institutional private equity partners, construction loans, unsecured term loans, proceeds from asset sales and BPLP’s Revolving Facility. We use BPLP’s Revolving Facility primarily as a bridge facility to fund acquisition opportunities, refinance outstanding indebtedness and meet short-term development and working capital needs. Although we may seek to fund our development projects with construction loans, which may require guarantees by BPLP, the financing for each particular project ultimately depends on several factors, including, among others, the project’s size and duration, whether the project is owned by a joint venture, the extent of pre-leasing, our available cash and access to cost effective capital at the given time.
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The following table presents information on properties under construction/redevelopment as of December 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):
| Financings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Construction/Redevelopment Properties | Estimated Stabilization Date | Location | # of Buildings | Estimated Square Feet | Investment to Date (1)(2)(3) | Estimated Total Investment (1)(2) | Total Available (1) | Outstanding at December 31, 2023 (1) | Estimated Future Equity Requirement (1)(2)(4) | Percentage Leased (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 360 Park Avenue South (71% ownership) (Redevelopment) | Q4 2025 | New York, NY | 1 | 450,000 | $ | 325,070 | $ | 418,300 | $ | 156,470 | $ | 156,470 | $ | 93,230 | 18 | % | (6) | ||||||||||||||||
| Reston Next Office Phase II | Q2 2025 | Reston, VA | 1 | 90,000 | 39,201 | 61,000 | — | — | 21,799 | 4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Office Properties under Construction/Redevelopment | 2 | 540,000 | 364,271 | 479,300 | 156,470 | 156,470 | 115,029 | 16 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laboratory/Life Sciences | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 103 CityPoint | Q3 2025 | Waltham, MA | 1 | 113,000 | 88,084 | 115,100 | — | — | 27,016 | — | % | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 180 CityPoint | Q3 2025 | Waltham, MA | 1 | 329,000 | 217,911 | 290,500 | — | — | 72,589 | 43 | % | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 300 Binney Street (55% ownership) (Redevelopment) | Q1 2025 | Cambridge, MA | 1 | 236,000 | (24,497) | 112,915 | — | — | 137,412 | 100 | % | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 651 Gateway (50% ownership) (Redevelopment) | Q4 2025 | South San Francisco, CA | 1 | 327,000 | 107,582 | 167,100 | — | — | 59,518 | 21 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 290 Binney Street | Q2 2026 | Cambridge, MA | 1 | 566,000 | 265,462 | 1,116,300 | — | — | 850,838 | 100 | % | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Laboratory/Life Sciences Properties under Construction/Redevelopment | 5 | 1,571,000 | 654,542 | 1,801,915 | — | — | 1,147,373 | 64 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skymark - Reston Next Residential (508 units) (20% ownership) | Q2 2026 | Reston, VA | 1 | 417,000 | 33,081 | 47,700 | 28,000 | 14,734 | 1,353 | — | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Residential Property under Construction | 1 | 417,000 | 33,081 | 47,700 | 28,000 | 14,734 | 1,353 | — | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 760 Boylston Street (Redevelopment) | Q2 2024 | Boston, MA | 1 | 118,000 | 31,490 | 43,800 | — | — | 12,310 | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reston Next Retail | Q4 2025 | Reston, VA | 1 | 33,000 | 22,366 | 26,600 | — | — | 4,234 | — | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Retail Properties under Construction/Redevelopment | 2 | 151,000 | 53,856 | 70,400 | — | — | 16,544 | 78 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Properties under Construction/Redevelopment | 10 | 2,679,000 | $ | 1,105,750 | $ | 2,399,315 | $ | 184,470 | $ | 171,204 | $ | 1,280,299 | 53 | % | (11) |
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(1)Represents our share.
(2)Each of Investment to Date, Estimated Total Investment and Estimated Future Equity Requirement represent our share of acquisition expenses, as applicable, and reflect our share of the estimated net revenue/expenses that we expect to incur prior to stabilization of the project, including any amounts actually received or paid through December 31, 2023.
(3)Includes approximately $138.7 million of unpaid but accrued construction costs and leasing commissions.
(4)Excludes approximately $138.7 million of unpaid but accrued construction costs and leasing commissions.
(5)Represents percentage leased as of February 20, 2024, including leases with future commencement dates.
(6)On December 14, 2023, we acquired an additional 29% ownership interest in the property, which has increased our total ownership to 71%. Investment to Date excludes approximately $54.0 million of an impairment charge (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(7)As of December 31, 2023, this property was 4% placed in-service.
(8)As of December 31, 2023, this property was 46% placed in-service.
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(9)On November 13, 2023, we entered into a joint venture with an institutional investor who funded approximately $212.9 million at closing for its investment. We withdrew approximately $212.9 million at closing and will fund all future costs of the project (See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(10)On November 13, 2023, we entered into an agreement with an institutional investor to sell a 45% interest in 290 Binney Street. Upon closing of the partial interest sale, our share of estimated future development spend will be reduced over time by approximately $533.5 million.
(11)Percentage leased excludes the residential property.
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Lease revenue (which includes reimbursement of operating expenses from clients, if any), other income from operations, available cash balances, proceeds from mortgage financings and offerings of unsecured indebtedness, draws on BPLP’s Revolving Facility, and funding from institutional private equity partners are the principal sources of capital that we use to fund operating expenses, debt service, development and redevelopment activities, maintenance and repositioning capital expenditures, tenant improvements and the minimum distribution required to enable BXP to maintain its REIT qualification. We seek to maximize income from our existing properties by maintaining quality standards for our properties that promote high occupancy rates and permit increases in rental rates while reducing client turnover and controlling operating expenses. Our sources of revenue also include third-party fees generated by our property management, leasing, development and construction businesses, interest earned on cash deposits and, from time to time, the sale of assets. We believe these sources of capital will continue to provide the funds necessary for our short-term liquidity needs. Material adverse changes in one or more sources of capital may adversely affect our net cash flows.
We expect our primary uses of capital over the next twelve months will be to fund our current and committed development and redevelopment projects, repay debt maturities (as discussed below), make interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness, and satisfy our REIT distribution requirements.
As of December 31, 2023, we had 10 properties under development or redevelopment. Our share of the estimated total investment for these projects is approximately $2.4 billion, of which approximately $1.3 billion remains to be funded primarily with equity through 2027. During 2023, we completed the development/redevelopment of:
•2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, an approximately 476,000 net rentable square foot premier workplace located in Washington, DC, for an estimated total investment of $394.9 million. Including leases with future commencement dates, the property was 95% leased as of December 31, 2023.
•View Boston observatory, a panoramic three-floor observatory at the top of 800 Boylston Street - The Prudential Tower in Boston, Massachusetts, for an estimated total investment of $182.3 million.
•140 Kendrick Street - Building A, a premier workplace redevelopment project with approximately 104,000 net rentable square feet located in Needham, Massachusetts, for an estimated total investment of $21.9 million. The property is the first net-zero, carbon-neutral office repositioning of its scale in Massachusetts. The property is 100% leased as of December 31, 2023.
•751 Gateway, a laboratory/life sciences property with approximately 231,000 net rentable square feet in South San Francisco, California, for an estimated total investment of $127.6 million. We own this property through a joint venture entity in which we own a 49% interest. The property is 100% leased as of December 31, 2023.
Since September 30, 2023, we further strengthened our balance sheet through sourcing additional liquidity. Notable transactions include:
•On November 13, 2023, we entered into agreements to sell a 45% interest in each of 290 Binney Street and 300 Binney Street, two life science development projects located in Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to an institutional investor at a gross valuation of approximately $1.66 billion or $2,050 per square foot. The properties total approximately 802,000 net rentable square feet, and each is 100% pre-leased. We will provide development, property management, and leasing services for the joint ventures. The institutional investor funded approximately $212.9 million at closing for its 45% investment in 300 Binney Street (see Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements) and, upon closing of its 45% investment in 290 Binney Street, the institutional investor’s investment will reduce BXP’s estimated future development spend over time by approximately $533.5 million.
•On October 26, 2023, we closed on a $600 million mortgage loan collateralized by our 325 Main Street, 355 Main Street, 90 Broadway and Cambridge East Garage (also known as Kendall Center Green Garage) properties located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The mortgage loan, totaling $600 million, requires interest-only payments at Daily Compounded SOFR plus 2.25% per annum until maturity on October 26, 2028. On December 7, 2023, we entered into interest rate swap agreements to fix Daily Compounded SOFR at a weighted-average fixed interest rate of approximately 3.79% for an all-in interest rate of 6.04% for this mortgage loan.
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•On February 1, 2024, we repaid at maturity our 3.800% unsecured senior notes at par utilizing available cash and the proceeds from the aforementioned $600 million mortgage loan. The repayment price was approximately $713.3 million, which included the stated principal of $700 million plus approximately $13.3 million of accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the repayment date.
Our consolidated debt maturities through January 31, 2025 include the $1.2 billion 2023 Unsecured Term Loan that matures on May 16, 2024 (unless we exercise the one-year extension option, subject to certain conditions) and $850 million aggregate principal amount of BPLP’s 3.200% unsecured senior notes due January 15, 2025. In our unconsolidated joint venture portfolio, we have approximately $343.2 million (our share) of debt maturing in 2024. We expect to fund the foregoing debt maturities using available cash balances, proceeds from asset sales, draws on BPLP’s Revolving Facility, and/or through refinancings using secured debt or unsecured debt, or both. We expect our net interest expense will increase in 2024 compared to 2023 primarily due to higher interest rates on outstanding debt and debt that we refinance, and lower interest income as we use cash balances to repay debt and fund our development pipeline.
As of February 20, 2024, we had available cash of approximately $533.1 million (of which approximately $104.0 million is attributable to our consolidated joint venture partners). Our liquidity and capital resources depend on a wide range of factors, and we believe that our access to capital and our strong liquidity, including the approximately $1.8 billion available under BPLP’s Revolving Facility and our available cash, as of February 20, 2024, are sufficient to fund our remaining capital needs on existing development and redevelopment projects, fund acquisitions, repay our maturing indebtedness when due (if not refinanced or extended), satisfy our REIT distribution requirements and still allow us to act opportunistically on attractive investment opportunities.
We may seek to enhance our liquidity to fund our current and future development activity, pursue additional attractive investment opportunities and refinance or repay indebtedness. Depending on interest rates, the overall conditions in the public and private debt and equity markets, and our leverage at the time, we may decide to access one or more of these capital sources. Doing so may result in us carrying additional cash and cash equivalents pending our use of the proceeds, which would increase our net interest expense.
On May 17, 2023, BXP renewed its ATM stock offering program through which it may sell from time to time up to an aggregate of $600.0 million of its common stock through sales agents over a three-year period. Under the ATM stock offering program, BXP may also engage in forward sale transactions with affiliates of certain sales agents for the sale of its common stock on a forward basis. BXP intends to use the net proceeds from any offering for general business purposes, which may include investment opportunities and debt reduction. We have not sold any shares under this ATM stock offering program.
Inflation
We are exposed to inflation risk, as income from long-term leases is the primary source of our cash flows from operations. There are provisions in the majority of our client leases that protect us from, and mitigate the risk of, the impact of inflation. These provisions include rent steps and resets to market, reimbursement billings for operating expense pass-through charges, real estate tax and insurance reimbursements on a per-square-foot basis, or in some cases, annual reimbursement of operating expenses above a certain per-square-foot allowance. However, due to the long-term nature of the leases, the rent may not increase frequently enough to fully cover inflation.
REIT Tax Distribution Considerations
Dividend
BXP as a REIT is subject to a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that BXP currently distribute at least 90% of its annual taxable income (excluding capital gains and with certain other adjustments). Our policy is for BXP to distribute at least 100% of its taxable income, including capital gains, to avoid paying federal tax. Common and LTIP unitholders (other than unearned MYLTIP units) of limited partnership interest in BPLP receive the same distribution per unit that is paid per share of BXP common stock.
BXP’s Board of Directors will continue to evaluate BXP’s dividend rate in light of our actual and projected taxable income (including gains on sales), liquidity requirements and other circumstances, and there can be no assurance that the future dividends declared by BXP’s Board of Directors will not differ materially from the current quarterly dividend amount.
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Sales
To the extent that we sell assets at a gain and cannot efficiently use the proceeds in a tax deferred manner for either our development activities or attractive acquisitions, BXP would, at the appropriate time, decide whether it is better to declare a special dividend, adopt a stock repurchase program, reduce indebtedness or retain the cash for future investment opportunities. Such a decision will depend on many factors including, among others, the timing, availability and terms of development and acquisition opportunities, our then-current and anticipated leverage, the cost and availability of capital from other sources, the price of BXP’s common stock and REIT distribution requirements. At a minimum, we expect that BXP would distribute at least that amount of proceeds necessary for BXP to avoid paying corporate level tax on the applicable gains realized from any asset sales.
From time to time in select cases, whether due to a change in use, structuring issues to comply with applicable REIT regulations or other reasons, we may sell an asset that is held by a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”). Such a sale by a TRS would be subject to federal and local taxes.
Cash Flow Summary
The following summary discussion of our cash flows is based on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and is not meant to be an all-inclusive discussion of the changes in our cash flows for the periods presented below.
Cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrows aggregated approximately $1.6 billion and $736.8 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, representing an increase of approximately $875.8 million. The following table sets forth changes in cash flows:
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||
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| 2023 | 2022 | Change | ||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 1,301,520 | $ | 1,282,399 | $ | 19,121 | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (1,193,681) | (1,602,802) | 409,121 | |||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 767,916 | 556,057 | 211,859 |
Our principal source of cash flow is related to the operation of our properties. The weighted-average term of our in-place leases, including leases signed by our unconsolidated joint ventures, excluding residential units, was approximately 7.8 years as of December 31, 2023, with occupancy rates historically in the range of 88% to 92%. Generally, our properties generate a relatively consistent stream of cash flow that provides us with resources to pay operating expenses, debt service and fund regular quarterly dividend and distribution payment requirements. In addition, over the past several years, we have raised capital through the sale of some of our properties and through secured and unsecured borrowings.
Cash is used in investing activities to fund acquisitions, development, net investments in unconsolidated joint ventures and maintenance and repositioning capital expenditures. We selectively invest in new projects that enable us to take advantage of our development, leasing, financing and property management skills and invest in existing buildings to enhance or maintain our market position. Cash used in investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 is detailed below:
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| Year ended December 31, | ||||||
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| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||
| Acquisitions of real estate (1) | $ | — | $ | (1,320,273) | ||
| Construction in progress (2) | (525,963) | (500,273) | ||||
| Building and other capital improvements | (171,424) | (177,004) | ||||
| Tenant improvements | (310,925) | (218,685) | ||||
| Proceeds from sales of real estate (3) | 517 | 834,770 | ||||
| Acquisition of real estate (net of cash received upon consolidation) (4) | (13,155) | — | ||||
| Proceeds from assignment fee (5) | — | 6,624 | ||||
| Capital contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures (6) | (192,650) | (277,581) | ||||
| Capital distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures (7) | 32,787 | 37,122 | ||||
| Investment in non-real estate investments | (2,187) | (2,404) | ||||
| Issuance of note receivables (including related party) (8) | (12,177) | — | ||||
| Proceeds from note receivable (9) | — | 10,000 | ||||
| Investments in securities, net | 1,496 | 4,902 | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (1,193,681) | $ | (1,602,802) |
Cash used in investing activities changed primarily due to the following:
(1)On September 16, 2022, we acquired 125 Broadway in Cambridge, Massachusetts for a net purchase price, including transaction costs, of approximately $592.4 million. The acquisition was completed with available cash and borrowings under BPLP’s Revolving Facility. 125 Broadway is a 271,000 net rentable square foot, six-story, laboratory/life sciences property.
On May 17, 2022, we completed the acquisition of Madison Centre in Seattle, Washington, for an aggregate purchase price, including transaction costs, of approximately $724.3 million. Madison Centre is an approximately 755,000 net rentable square foot, 37-story, LEED-Platinum certified, premier workplace.
(2)Construction in progress for the year ended December 31, 2023 included ongoing expenditures associated with 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, 140 Kendrick Street Building A and the View Boston observatory at The Prudential Center, which were fully placed in-service during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 180 CityPoint and 103 CityPoint that were partially placed in-service during the year ended December 31, 2023. In addition, we incurred costs associated with our continued development/redevelopment of Reston Next Office Phase II, 760 Boylston Street, 105 Carnegie Center, 290 Binney Street and 300 Binney Street. On November 30, 2023, we elected to suspend redevelopment on 105 Carnegie Center located in Princeton, New Jersey.
Construction in progress for the year ended December 31, 2022 included ongoing expenditures associated with 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, which was partially placed in-service, and 325 Main Street, 880 Winter Street and Reston Next, which were completed and fully placed in-service during the year ended December 31, 2022. In addition, we incurred costs associated with our continued development/redevelopment of 180 CityPoint, View Boston observatory at The Prudential Center, 103 CityPoint, Reston Next Office Phase II, 140 Kendrick Street Building A, 760 Boylston Street and 105 Carnegie Center.
(3)On November 8, 2022, we completed the sale of the residential component of The Avant at Reston Town Center, located in Reston, Virginia, for a gross sale price of $141.0 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $139.6 million, resulting in a gain on sale of real estate of approximately $55.6 million for BXP and BPLP. The Avant at Reston Town Center is a 15-story, 359-unit, luxury multifamily building consisting of approximately 329,000 net rentable square feet, excluding retail space. We retained ownership of the approximately 26,000 square foot ground-level retail space.
On September 15, 2022, we completed the sale of two parcels of land located in Loudoun County, Virginia for a gross sale price of $27.0 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $25.6 million, resulting in a gain on sale of real estate totaling approximately $24.4 million for BXP and BPLP.
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On August 30, 2022, we completed the sale of 601 Massachusetts Avenue located in Washington, DC for a gross sale price of $531.0 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $512.3 million, resulting in a gain on sale of real estate totaling approximately $237.4 million for BXP and approximately $237.5 million for BPLP. 601 Massachusetts Avenue is an approximately 479,000 net rentable square foot premier workplace.
On June 15, 2022, we completed the sale of our Virginia 95 Office Park properties located in Springfield, Virginia for an aggregate gross sale price of $127.5 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $121.9 million, resulting in a gain on sale of real estate totaling approximately $96.2 million for BXP and approximately $99.5 million for BPLP. Virginia 95 Office Park consists of eleven Class A office/flex properties aggregating approximately 733,000 net rentable square feet.
On March 31, 2022, we completed the sale of 195 West Street located in Waltham, Massachusetts for a gross sale price of $37.7 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $35.4 million, resulting in a gain on sale of real estate totaling approximately $22.7 million for BXP and approximately $23.4 million for BPLP. 195 West Street is an approximately 63,500 net rentable square foot premier workplace.
(4)On December 14, 2023, we acquired our joint venture partner’s 45% interest in the joint venture entity that owns Santa Monica Business Park located in Santa Monica, California. The acquisition was completed for a gross purchase price of $38.0 million and we acquired net working capital, including cash and cash equivalents of approximately $20 million. Santa Monica Business Park is a 47-acre office park consisting of 21 buildings totaling approximately 1.2 million net rentable square feet.
(5)On April 19, 2021, we entered into an agreement to acquire 11251 Roger Bacon Drive in Reston, Virginia for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $5.6 million. On April 7, 2022, we executed an agreement to assign the right to acquire 11251 Roger Bacon Drive to a third party for an assignment fee of approximately $6.9 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $6.6 million. 11251 Roger Bacon Drive is an approximately 65,000 square foot office building situated on approximately 2.6 acres. The property was 100% leased.
(6)Capital contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures for the year ended December 31, 2023 consisted primarily of cash contributions of approximately $62.6 million, $42.7 million, $18.0 million, $18.0 million, $14.9 million, $10.6 million and $10.1 million to our Gateway Commons, Platform 16, Worldgate Drive, Dock 72, 360 Park Avenue South, 751 Gateway and Safeco Plaza joint ventures, respectively. On January 31, 2023, we entered into a new joint venture for 13100 and 13150 Worldgate Drive located in Herndon, Virginia.
Capital contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures for the year ended December 31, 2022 consisted primarily of cash contributions of approximately $120.8 million, $56.9 million, $45.2 million and $24.7 million to our 200 Fifth Avenue, Gateway Commons, Platform 16 and 751 Gateway joint ventures, respectively. On November 17, 2022, we entered into a new joint venture for 200 Fifth Avenue located in New York, New York.
(7)Capital distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures for the year ended December 31, 2023 consisted primarily of a cash distribution totaling approximately $32.8 million from our 360 Park Avenue South joint venture.
Capital distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures for the year ended December 31, 2022 consisted primarily of cash distributions totaling approximately $21.6 million and $11.6 million from our Metropolitan Square and 7750 Wisconsin Avenue joint ventures, respectively.
(8)On October 2, 2023, a joint venture in which we owned a 20% interest completed the restructuring of Metropolitan Square (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements) which included among other items, the closing of a new mezzanine loan with a maximum principal amount of $100.0 million (“New Mezz Loan”). The New Mezz Loan may be drawn upon for future lease-up, operating and other costs on an as needed basis, and amounts borrowed will bear interest at a per annum rate of 12%, compounded monthly. We will fund 20%, or up to $20.0 million, of any amounts borrowed under the New Mezz Loan. As of December 31, 2023, we had funded approximately $1.7 million.
On June 5, 2023, a joint venture in which we own a 30% interest repaid the existing construction loan collateralized by its 500 North Capitol Street, NW property and obtained new mortgage loans with related
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parties. At the time of the pay off, the outstanding balance of the loan totaled approximately $105.0 million and was scheduled to mature on June 6, 2023. The new mortgage loans have an aggregate principal balance of $105.0 million, bear interest at a weighted average fixed rate of 6.83% per annum and mature on June 5, 2026. Our portion of the mortgage loans, $10.5 million, has been reflected as a Related Party Note Receivable on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. 500 North Capitol Street, NW is an approximately 231,000 net rentable square foot premier workplace in Washington, DC.
(9)An affiliate of The Bernstein Companies exercised its option to borrow $10.0 million from us, and we provided the financing on June 1, 2020. The financing bore interest at a fixed rate of 8.00% per annum, compounded monthly, and was scheduled to mature on the fifth anniversary of the date on which the base building of the affiliate of The Bernstein Companies’ hotel property was substantially completed. On June 27, 2022, the borrower repaid the loan in full, including approximately $1.6 million of accrued interest.
Cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2023 totaled approximately $767.9 million. This amount consisted primarily of borrowings under the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan, the proceeds from the issuance by BPLP of $750 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.500% unsecured senior notes due 2034, the proceeds from the $600 million mortgage loan that is collateralized by three properties and a garage in Cambridge, Massachusetts and $212.9 million from the sale of a 45% interest in 300 Binney Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, partially offset by the repayment of BPLP’s $730 million unsecured credit agreement (the “2022 Unsecured Term Loan”), repayment of BPLP’s $500 million in aggregate principal amount of its 3.125% unsecured senior notes due September 1, 2023 and payment of our regular dividends and distributions to our shareholders and unitholders and distributions to noncontrolling interests in property partnerships. Future debt payments are discussed below under the heading “Debt Financing.”
Capitalization
The following table presents Consolidated Market Capitalization and BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization, as well as the corresponding ratios of Consolidated Debt to Consolidated Market Capitalization and BXP’s Share of Debt to BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization (in thousands, except for percentages):
| December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares / Units Outstanding | Common Stock Equivalent | Equivalent Value (1) | ||||||||
| Common Stock | 156,941 | 156,941 | $ | 11,012,550 | ||||||
| Common Operating Partnership Units | 18,574 | 18,574 | 1,303,338 | (2) | ||||||
| Total Equity | 175,515 | $ | 12,315,888 | |||||||
| Consolidated Debt | $ | 15,856,297 | ||||||||
| Add: | ||||||||||
| BXP’s share of unconsolidated joint venture debt (3) | 1,421,655 | |||||||||
| Subtract: | ||||||||||
| Partners’ share of Consolidated Debt (4) | (1,360,375) | |||||||||
| BXP’s Share of Debt | $ | 15,917,577 | ||||||||
| Consolidated Market Capitalization | $ | 28,172,185 | ||||||||
| BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization | $ | 28,233,465 | ||||||||
| Consolidated Debt/Consolidated Market Capitalization | 56.28 | % | ||||||||
| BXP’s Share of Debt/BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization | 56.38 | % |
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(1)Values are based on the closing price per share of BXP’s Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on December 29, 2023 of $70.17.
(2)Includes long-term incentive plan units (including 2012 OPP Units and 2013 - 2020 MYLTIP Units) but excludes the 2021 - 2023 MYLTIP Units because the three-year performance periods had not ended as of December 31, 2023.
(3)See page 97 for additional information.
(4)See page 96 for additional information.
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Consolidated Debt to Consolidated Market Capitalization Ratio is a measure of leverage commonly used by analysts in the REIT sector. We present this measure as a percentage and it is calculated by dividing (A) our consolidated debt by (B) our consolidated market capitalization, which is the market value of our outstanding equity securities plus our consolidated debt. Consolidated market capitalization is the sum of:
(1) our consolidated debt; plus
(2) the product of (x) the closing price per share of BXP common stock on December 29, 2023, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange, multiplied by (y) the sum of:
(i) the number of outstanding shares of common stock of BXP,
(ii) the number of outstanding OP Units in BPLP (excluding OP Units held by BXP),
(iii) the number of OP Units issuable upon conversion of all outstanding LTIP Units, assuming all conditions have been met for the conversion of the LTIP Units, and
(iv) the number of OP Units issuable upon conversion of 2012 OPP Units, and 2013 - 2020 MYLTIP Units that were issued in the form of LTIP Units.
The calculation of consolidated market capitalization does not include LTIP Units issued in the form of MYLTIP Awards unless and until certain performance thresholds are achieved and they are earned. Because their three-year performance periods have not yet ended, 2021 - 2023 MYLTIP Units are not included in this calculation as of December 31, 2023.
We also present BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization and BXP’s Share of Debt/BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization, which are calculated in the same manner, except that BXP’s Share of Debt is utilized instead of our consolidated debt in both the numerator and the denominator. BXP’s Share of Debt is defined as our consolidated debt plus our share of debt from our unconsolidated joint ventures (calculated based upon our ownership percentage), minus our partners’ share of debt from our consolidated joint ventures (calculated based upon the partners’ percentage ownership interests adjusted for basis differentials). Management believes that BXP’s Share of Debt provides useful information to investors regarding our financial condition because it includes our share of debt from unconsolidated joint ventures and excludes our partners’ share of debt from consolidated joint ventures, in each case presented on the same basis. We have several significant joint ventures and presenting various measures of financial condition in this manner can help investors better understand our financial condition and/or results of operations after taking into account our economic interest in these joint ventures. We caution investors that the ownership percentages used in calculating BXP’s Share of Debt may not completely and accurately depict all of the legal and economic implications of holding an interest in a consolidated or unconsolidated joint venture. For example, in addition to partners’ interests in profits and capital, venture agreements vary in the allocation of rights regarding decision making (both for routine and major decisions), distributions, transferability of interests, financing and guarantees, liquidations and other matters. Moreover, in some cases we exercise significant influence over, but do not control, the joint venture in which case GAAP requires that we account for the joint venture entity using the equity method of accounting and we do not consolidate it for financial reporting purposes. In other cases, GAAP requires that we consolidate the venture even though our partner(s) own(s) a significant percentage interest. As a result, management believes that the presentation of BXP’s Share of a financial measure should not be considered a substitute for, and should only be considered with and as a supplement to our financial information presented in accordance with GAAP.
We present these supplemental ratios because our degree of leverage could affect our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, development or other general corporate purposes and because different investors and lenders consider one or both of these ratios. Investors should understand that these ratios are, in part, a function of the market price of the common stock of BXP and as such will fluctuate with changes in such price, and they do not necessarily reflect our capacity to incur additional debt to finance our activities or our ability to manage our existing debt obligations. However, for a company like BXP, whose assets are primarily income-producing real estate, these ratios may provide investors with an alternate indication of leverage, so long as they are evaluated along with the ratio of indebtedness to other measures of asset value used by financial analysts and other financial ratios, as well as the various components of our outstanding indebtedness.
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For a discussion of our unconsolidated joint venture indebtedness, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Secured Debt” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and for a discussion of our consolidated joint venture indebtedness see “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Mortgage Notes Payable” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
Debt Financing
As of December 31, 2023, we had approximately $15.9 billion of outstanding consolidated indebtedness, representing approximately 56.28% of our Consolidated Market Capitalization as calculated above consisting of approximately (1) $10.5 billion (net of discount and deferred financing fees) in publicly traded unsecured senior notes having a GAAP weighted-average interest rate of 3.91% per annum and maturities in 2024 through 2034 (See Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), (2) $4.2 billion (net of deferred financing fees and fair value interest adjustment) of property-specific mortgage debt having a GAAP weighted-average interest rate of 4.09% per annum and a weighted-average term of 4.6 years (See Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements) and (3) $1.2 billion outstanding under BPLP’s 2023 Unsecured Term Loan that matures on May 16, 2024.
The table below summarizes the aggregate carrying value of our outstanding indebtedness, as well as Consolidated Debt Financing Statistics at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
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| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||
| Debt Summary: | ||||||
| Balance | ||||||
| Mortgage notes payable, net | $ | 4,166,379 | $ | 3,272,368 | ||
| Unsecured senior notes, net | 10,491,617 | 10,237,968 | ||||
| Unsecured line of credit | — | — | ||||
| Unsecured term loan, net | 1,198,301 | 730,000 | ||||
| Consolidated Debt | 15,856,297 | 14,240,336 | ||||
| Add: | ||||||
| BXP’s share of unconsolidated joint venture debt, net (1) | 1,421,655 | 1,600,367 | ||||
| Subtract: | ||||||
| Partners’ share of consolidated mortgage notes payable, net (2) | (1,360,375) | (1,358,395) | ||||
| BXP’s Share of Debt | $ | 15,917,577 | $ | 14,482,308 | ||
| December 31, | ||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| Consolidated Debt Financing Statistics: | ||||||
| Percent of total debt: | ||||||
| Fixed rate (3) | 100.00 | % | 94.87 | % | ||
| Variable rate | — | % | 5.13 | % | ||
| Total | 100.00 | % | 100.00 | % | ||
| GAAP Weighted-average interest rate at end of period: | ||||||
| Fixed rate (3) | 4.11 | % | 3.62 | % | ||
| Variable rate | — | % | 4.85 | % | ||
| Total | 4.11 | % | 3.69 | % | ||
| Coupon/Stated Weighted-average interest rate at end of period: | ||||||
| Fixed rate (3) | 3.96 | % | 3.51 | % | ||
| Variable rate | — | % | 4.85 | % | ||
| Total | 3.96 | % | 3.58 | % | ||
| Weighted-average maturity at end of period (in years): | ||||||
| Fixed rate (3) | 4.6 | 5.6 | ||||
| Variable rate | — | 0.4 | ||||
| Total | 4.6 | 5.3 |
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(1)See page 97 for additional information.
(2)See page 96 for additional information.
(3)At December 31, 2023, the $1.2 billion 2023 Unsecured Term Loan and two of our mortgage loans aggregating approximately $900.0 million bore interest at variable rates. We entered into interest rate swap contracts that effectively fixed the variability of these loans for all or a portion of the applicable debt term and as such, they are reflected in our Fixed rate statistics (see Notes 7 and 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Unsecured Credit Facility
The 2021 Credit Facility provides for borrowings of up to $1.815 billion, as described below, through the Revolving Facility, subject to customary conditions. The 2021 Credit Facility matures on June 15, 2026 and includes a sustainability-linked pricing component. Under the 2021 Credit Facility, BPLP may increase the total commitment by up to $500.0 million by increasing the amount of the Revolving Facility and/or by incurring one or more term loans, in each case, subject to syndication of the increase and other conditions (the “Accordion”). On September 28, 2023, BPLP exercised a portion of the Accordion with three new lenders to the 2021 Credit Facility (the “New Lenders”). Each of the New Lenders entered into a lender agreement with BPLP to provide an aggregate
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of $315.0 million in additional revolving credit commitments, which increased the maximum borrowing amount under the 2021 Credit Facility from $1.5 billion to $1.815 billion. All other terms of the 2021 Credit Facility remain unchanged.
On June 1, 2023, BPLP amended its 2021 Credit Facility to replace the LIBOR-based daily floating rate option with a SOFR-based daily floating rate option and to add options for SOFR-based term floating rates and rates for alternative currency loans. In addition, the amendment added a SOFR credit spread adjustment of 0.10%. Other than the foregoing, the material terms of the 2021 Credit Facility remain unchanged.
At December 31, 2023, based on BPLP’s then credit rating, (1) the applicable Daily SOFR, Term SOFR, alternative currency daily rate, and alternative currency term rate margins were 0.775%, (2) the alternate base rate margin was zero basis points and (3) the facility fee was 0.15% per annum. Based on BPLP’s February 20, 2024 credit rating, (1) the applicable Daily SOFR, Term SOFR, alternative currency daily rate, and alternative currency term rate margins are 0.850%, (2) the alternate base rate margin is zero basis points and (3) the facility fee is 0.20% per annum.
At December 31, 2023 and February 20, 2024, BPLP had no borrowings under its Revolving Facility and outstanding letters of credit totaling approximately $6.7 million, with the ability to borrow approximately $1.8 billion.
Unsecured Term Loan
On January 4, 2023, BPLP entered into the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan, which provided for a single borrowing of up to $1.2 billion. Under the credit agreement, BPLP may, at any time prior to the maturity date, increase total commitments by up to an additional $300.0 million in aggregate principal amount by increasing the existing 2023 Unsecured Term Loan or incurring one or more additional term loans, in each case, subject to syndication of the increase and other conditions. The 2023 Unsecured Term Loan matures on May 16, 2024, with one 12-month extension option, subject to customary conditions. Upon entry into the credit agreement, BPLP exercised its option to draw $1.2 billion under the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan, a portion of which was used to repay in full the 2022 Unsecured Term Loan, which was scheduled to mature on May 16, 2023. There was no prepayment penalty associated with the repayment of the 2022 Unsecured Term Loan.
At BPLP’s option, loans under the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (1) a base rate equal to the greatest of (a) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.5%, (b) the administrative agent’s prime rate, (c) Term SOFR for a one-month period plus 1.00%, and (d) 1.00%, in each case, plus a margin ranging from 0 to 60 basis points based on BPLP’s credit rating; or (2) a rate equal to adjusted Term SOFR with a one-month period plus a margin ranging from 75 to 160 basis points based on BPLP’s credit rating.
On May 2, 2023, BPLP executed interest rate swaps in notional amounts aggregating $1.2 billion. These interest rate swaps were entered into to fix Term SOFR, at a weighted-average rate of 4.6420% for the period commencing on May 4, 2023 and ending on May 16, 2024 (See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
At December 31, 2023, the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan bore interest at a rate equal to adjusted Term SOFR plus 0.85% per annum based on BPLP’s credit rating at December 31, 2023. Based on BPLP’s February 20, 2024 credit rating, the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan bears interest at a rate equal to adjusted Term SOFR plus 0.95% per annum. At December 31, 2023 and February 20, 2024, BPLP had $1.2 billion outstanding under the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan.
Unsecured Senior Notes
For a description of BPLP’s outstanding unsecured senior notes as of December 31, 2023, see Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
On May 15, 2023, BPLP completed a public offering of $750.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.500% unsecured senior notes due 2034. The notes were priced at 99.697% of the principal amount to yield an effective rate (including financing fees) of approximately 6.619% per annum to maturity. The notes will mature on January 15, 2034, unless earlier redeemed. The aggregate net proceeds from the offering were approximately $741.3 million after deducting underwriting discounts and transaction expenses.
On September 1, 2023, BPLP completed the repayment of $500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 3.125% senior notes due September 1, 2023. The repayment price was approximately $507.8 million, which was equal to the stated principal plus approximately $7.8 million of accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the
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repayment date. Excluding the accrued and unpaid interest, the repayment price was equal to the principal amount being repaid.
On February 1, 2024, BPLP completed the repayment of $700.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 3.800% senior notes due February 1, 2024. The repayment was completed with available cash and the $600 million proceeds from the mortgage loan entered into on October 26, 2023 (See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The repayment price was approximately $713.3 million, which was equal to the stated principal plus approximately $13.3 million of accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the repayment date. Excluding the accrued and unpaid interest, the repayment price was equal to the principal amount being repaid.
The indenture relating to the unsecured senior notes contains certain financial restrictions and requirements, including (1) a leverage ratio not to exceed 60%, (2) a secured debt leverage ratio not to exceed 50%, (3) an interest coverage ratio of greater than 1.50, and (4) an unencumbered asset value of not less than 150% of unsecured debt. At December 31, 2023, BPLP was in compliance with each of these financial restrictions and requirements.
Mortgage Notes Payable
On October 26, 2023, we closed on a mortgage loan collateralized by our 325 Main Street, 355 Main Street, 90 Broadway and Cambridge East Garage (also known as Kendall Center Green Garage) properties located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The mortgage loan has a principal amount of $600.0 million, bears interest at a variable rate of Daily Compounded SOFR plus 2.25% per annum and matures on October 26, 2028. On December 7, 2023, BPLP entered into three interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $600.0 million. These interest rate swap contracts were entered into to reduce the exposure to the variability in future cash flows attributable to changes in the interest rate associated with the mortgage. These interest rate swaps were entered into to fix Daily Compounded SOFR at a weighted-average fixed interest rate of 3.7925% for the period commencing on December 15, 2023 and ending on October 26, 2028 (See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The loan requires monthly interest-only payments during the term of the loan, with the entire principal amount due at maturity. 325 Main Street, 355 Main Street and 90 Broadway are three premier workplaces that aggregate approximately 898,000 net rentable square feet.
On December 14, 2023, we completed the acquisition of our joint venture partner’s 45% interest in the joint venture entity that owns Santa Monica Business Park located in Santa Monica, California (See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The property is subject to existing mortgage indebtedness. The mortgage loan has a principal amount of $300.0 million, bears interest at a variable rate equal to SOFR plus 1.38% per annum and matures on July 19, 2025. The borrower under the loan entered into three interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $300.0 million to fix SOFR at a weighted-average fixed interest rate of approximately 2.679% per annum for the period ending on April 1, 2025 (See Notes 3, 7 and 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). These interest rate swap contracts were entered into to reduce the exposure to the variability in future cash flows attributable to changes in the interest rate associated with the mortgage loan. The loan requires monthly interest-only payments during the term of the loan, with the entire principal due at maturity. Upon consolidation, the mortgage loan was recorded at a fair value of approximately $295.5 million using a weighted-average effective interest rate of approximately SOFR plus 2.50% per annum.
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The following represents the outstanding mortgage notes payable, net at December 31, 2023:
| Properties | Stated Interest Rate | GAAP Interest Rate (1) | Stated Principal Amount | Deferred Financing Costs, Net | Carrying Amount | Carrying Amount (Partners’ Share) | Maturity Date | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wholly-owned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Monica Business Park | 4.06 | % | 5.00 | % | $ | 300,000 | $ | (4,351) | $ | 295,649 | N/A | (2)(3) | July 19, 2025 | |||||||||||
| 90 Broadway, 325 Main Street, 355 Main Street, and Cambridge East Garage (also known as Kendall Center Green Garage) | 6.04 | % | 6.26 | % | 600,000 | (6,455) | 593,545 | N/A | (2)(4) | October 26, 2028 | ||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | 900,000 | (10,806) | 889,194 | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated Joint Ventures | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 767 Fifth Avenue (the General Motors Building) | 3.43 | % | 3.64 | % | 2,300,000 | (11,996) | 2,288,004 | 915,244 | (2)(5)(6) | June 9, 2027 | ||||||||||||||
| 601 Lexington Avenue | 2.79 | % | 2.93 | % | 1,000,000 | (10,819) | 989,181 | 445,131 | (2)(7) | January 9, 2032 | ||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | 3,300,000 | (22,815) | 3,277,185 | 1,360,375 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 4,200,000 | $ | (33,621) | $ | 4,166,379 | $ | 1,360,375 |
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(1)The GAAP interest rate differs from the stated interest rate due to the inclusion of the amortization of financing charges, the effects of hedging transactions (if any) and adjustments required under Accounting Standards Codification 805 “Business Combinations” to reflect loans at their fair values (if any).
(2)The mortgage loan requires interest only payments with a balloon payment due at maturity.
(3)The mortgage loan bears interest at a variable rate of SOFR plus 1.38% per annum. The borrower under the loan entered into three interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $300.0 million to fix SOFR at a weighted-average fixed interest rate of 2.679% for the period commencing on February 1, 2023 and ending on April 1, 2025. Stated interest rate reflects the weighted average fixed interest rate based on the interest rate swap contracts plus 1.38% per annum (See Notes 3, 7 and 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). Deferred financing costs, net includes approximately $4.4 million of fair value interest adjustment.
(4)The mortgage loan bears interest at a variable rate of Daily Compounded SOFR plus 2.25% per annum. On December 7, 2023, BPLP entered into three interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $600.0 million to fix Daily Compounded SOFR at a weighted-average fixed interest rate of 3.7925% for the period commencing on December 15, 2023 and ending on October 26, 2028. Stated interest rate reflects the weighted average fixed interest rate based on the interest rate swap contracts plus 2.25% per annum (See Notes 7 and 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(5)This property is owned by a consolidated entity in which we have a 60% interest. The partners’ share of the carrying amount has been adjusted for basis differentials.
(6)In connection with the refinancing of the loan, we guaranteed the consolidated entity’s obligation to fund various reserves for tenant improvement costs and allowances, leasing commissions and free rent obligations in lieu of cash deposits. As of December 31, 2023, the maximum funding obligation under the guarantee was approximately $8.5 million. We earn a fee from the joint venture for providing the guarantee and have an agreement with our partners to reimburse the joint venture for their share of any payments made under the guarantee (See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(7)This property is owned by a consolidated entity in which we have a 55% interest.
Contractual aggregate principal payments of mortgage notes payable at December 31, 2023 are as follows:
| Principal Payments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | (in thousands) | |
| 2024 | $ | — |
| 2025 | 300,000 | |
| 2026 | — | |
| 2027 | 2,300,000 | |
| 2028 | 600,000 | |
| Thereafter | 1,000,000 | |
| $ | 4,200,000 |
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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
As of December 31, 2023, we had $2.1 billion of interest rate swaps outstanding, where hedge accounting was elected, with a fair value of approximately $2.0 million. For a description of these interest rate swaps, see Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements as well as refer to the discussion above under “Mortgage Notes Payable” and “Unsecured Term Loan”.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, to satisfy a lender requirement, we entered into two agreements with the same third-party to purchase and sell a $600.0 million interest rate cap. We did not elect hedge accounting and as such any change in market value will be recognized at the end of the period in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2023, we recognized approximately $79,000 of loss from entering into these agreements (See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Secured Debt
We have investments in unconsolidated joint ventures with our effective ownership interests ranging from 20% to approximately 71%. Fifteen of these ventures have mortgage indebtedness. We exercise significant influence over, but do not control, these entities. As a result, we account for them using the equity method of accounting. See also Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. At December 31, 2023, the aggregate carrying amount of debt, including both our and our partners’ share, incurred by these ventures was approximately $3.4 billion (of which our proportionate share is approximately $1.4 billion). The table below summarizes the outstanding debt of these joint venture properties at December 31, 2023. In addition to other guarantees specifically noted in the table, we have agreed to customary environmental indemnifications and nonrecourse carve-outs (e.g., guarantees against fraud, misrepresentation and bankruptcy) as well as the completion of development projects on certain of the loans.
| Properties | Nominal % Ownership | Stated Interest Rate | GAAP Interest Rate (1) | Stated Principal Amount | Deferred Financing Costs, Net | Carrying Amount | Carrying Amount (Our share) | Maturity Date | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 360 Park Avenue South | 71.11 | % | 7.86 | % | 8.32 | % | $ | 220,000 | $ | (955) | $ | 219,045 | $ | 155,762 | (2)(3) (4) | December 14, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Market Square North | 50.00 | % | 7.77 | % | 7.95 | % | 125,000 | (426) | 124,574 | 62,287 | (2)(3) (5) | November 10, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1265 Main Street | 50.00 | % | 3.77 | % | 3.84 | % | 34,660 | (222) | 34,438 | 17,219 | January 1, 2032 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Center | 50.00 | % | 3.56 | % | 3.59 | % | 550,000 | (646) | 549,354 | 274,677 | (2) | August 9, 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dock 72 | 50.00 | % | 7.86 | % | 8.11 | % | 198,383 | (881) | 197,502 | 98,751 | (2)(6) | December 18, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Hub on Causeway - Podium | 50.00 | % | 7.35 | % | 7.75 | % | 154,329 | (1,041) | 153,288 | 76,644 | (2)(3) (7) | September 8, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hub50House | 50.00 | % | 4.43 | % | 4.51 | % | 185,000 | (1,154) | 183,846 | 91,923 | (2)(8) | June 17, 2032 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 100 Causeway Street | 50.00 | % | 6.82 | % | 6.96 | % | 333,579 | (321) | 333,258 | 166,629 | (2)(3) (9) | September 5, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7750 Wisconsin Avenue (Marriott International Headquarters) | 50.00 | % | 6.70 | % | 6.84 | % | 251,542 | (124) | 251,418 | 125,709 | (2)(3) (10) | April 26, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Safeco Plaza | 33.67 | % | 4.82 | % | 4.96 | % | 250,000 | (906) | 249,094 | 83,870 | (2)(11) | September 1, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 500 North Capitol Street, NW | 30.00 | % | 6.83 | % | 7.16 | % | 105,000 | (684) | 104,316 | 31,141 | (2)(12) | June 5, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 200 Fifth Avenue | 26.69 | % | 4.34 | % | 5.60 | % | 600,000 | (8,182) | 591,818 | 150,692 | (2)(13) | November 24, 2028 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 901 New York Avenue | 25.00 | % | 3.61 | % | 3.69 | % | 207,493 | (179) | 207,314 | 51,829 | (14) | January 5, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Hudson Boulevard | 25.00 | % | 9.07 | % | 9.07 | % | 80,000 | — | 80,000 | 20,000 | (2) (15) | February 9, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Skymark - Reston Next Residential | 20.00 | % | 7.34 | % | 7.66 | % | 73,668 | (1,060) | 72,608 | 14,522 | (2)(3) (16) | May 13, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 3,368,654 | $ | (16,781) | $ | 3,351,873 | $ | 1,421,655 |
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(1)The GAAP interest rate differs from the stated interest rate due to the inclusion of the amortization of financing costs, which includes mortgage recording fees, the effects of hedging transactions (if any) and adjustments required under Accounting Standards Codification 805 “Business Combinations” to reflect loans at their fair values (if any).
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(2)The loan requires interest only payments with a balloon payment due at maturity.
(3)The loan includes certain extension options, subject to certain conditions.
(4)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to Adjusted Term SOFR plus 2.40% per annum. The spread on the variable rate may be reduced, subject to certain conditions.
(5)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to the greater of (1) the sum of (x) SOFR and (y) 2.41% or (2) 2.80% per annum.
(6)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to (1) the greater of (x) SOFR or (y) 0.25%, plus (2) 2.50% per annum.
(7)The loan bore interest at a variable rate equal to Daily Simple SOFR plus 2.50% per annum. The joint venture entered into interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $154.3 million through September 2, 2025, resulting in a fixed rate of approximately 7.35% per annum through the expiration of the interest rate swap contracts.
(8)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to SOFR plus 1.35% per annum. The joint venture entered into interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $185.0 million through April 10, 2032, resulting in a fixed rate of approximately 4.432% per annum through the expiration of the interest rate swap contracts.
(9)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to SOFR plus 1.48% per annum.
(10)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to SOFR plus 1.35% per annum (See Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(11)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to the greater of (x) 2.35% or (y) SOFR plus 2.32% per annum. The joint venture entered into an interest rate cap agreement with a financial institution to limit its exposure to increases in the SOFR rate at a cap of 2.50% per annum on a notional amount of $250.0 million through September 1, 2024.
(12)The indebtedness consists of (x) a $70.0 million mortgage loan payable (Note A) which bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.23% per annum, and (y) a $35.0 million mortgage loan payable (Note B) which bears interest at a fixed rate of 8.03% per annum. We provided $10.5 million of the Note B mortgage financing to the joint venture. Our portion of the loan has been reflected as Related Party Note Receivable, Net on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(13)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to Term SOFR plus approximately 1.41% per annum. The joint venture entered into interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $600.0 million through June 2028, resulting in a fixed rate of approximately 4.34% per annum through the expiration of the interest rate swap contracts. The deferred financing costs, net include the adjustment required to reflect the loan and interest rate swap at fair value upon acquisition.
(14)Our economic ownership has increased based on the achievement of certain return thresholds. At December 31, 2023, our economic ownership was approximately 50%. On January 8, 2024, our joint venture partner transferred all of its interest in the joint venture to us for a gross purchase price of $10.0 million. On January 11, 2024, we modified the mortgage loan. The modified mortgage loan continues to bear interest at a fixed rate of 3.61% per annum and has an initial maturity date of January 5, 2025 with two extension options, subject to certain conditions.
(15)We provided $80.0 million of mortgage financing to the joint venture. The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to Term SOFR plus 3.61% per annum. The loan has been reflected as Related Party Note Receivable, Net on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2023, the loan has approximately $28.0 million of accrued interest due at the maturity date. On February 6, 2024, the maturity date for the loan was extended to May 9, 2024.
(16)The construction financing has a borrowing capacity of $140.0 million. The construction financing bears interest at a variable rate equal to SOFR plus 2.00% per annum.
Market Risk
Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates. Our future earnings, cash flows and fair values relevant to financial instruments are dependent upon prevalent market interest rates. Our primary market risk results from our indebtedness, which bears interest at fixed and variable rates. The fair value of our debt obligations are affected by changes in the market interest rates. We manage our market risk by matching long-term leases with long-term, fixed-rate, non-recourse debt of similar duration. We continue to follow a conservative strategy of generally pre-leasing development projects on a long-term basis to creditworthy clients in order to achieve the most favorable construction and permanent financing terms. As of December 31, 2023, all of our outstanding debt, excluding our unconsolidated joint ventures and after taking into account hedging agreements, has fixed interest rates, which minimizes the interest rate risk through the maturity of such outstanding debt. We also manage our market risk by entering into hedging arrangements with financial institutions. Our primary objectives when undertaking hedging transactions and derivative positions is to reduce our floating rate exposure and to fix a portion of the interest rate for anticipated financing and refinancing transactions. This in turn, reduces the risks that the variability of cash flows imposes on variable rate debt. Our strategy mitigates against future increases in our interest rates.
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Including the effects of interest rate swaps, at December 31, 2023, our weighted-average coupon/stated rate on our fixed rate outstanding Consolidated Debt was 3.96% per annum. At December 31, 2023, we had approximately $2.1 billion of consolidated variable rate debt outstanding, including $1.2 billion under the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan and $900.0 million of secured debt, all of which were subject to interest rate swaps (See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for information pertaining to interest rate contracts in place as of December 31, 2023 and their respective fair values). If market interest rates on our variable rate debt had been 100 basis points greater, total interest expense would have increased approximately $21.0 million, on an annualized basis for the year ended December 31, 2023.
The information above does not include our unconsolidated joint venture debt. For a discussion concerning our unconsolidated joint venture debt, see Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Secured Debt.”
Funds from Operations
Pursuant to the revised definition of Funds from Operations adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”), we calculate Funds from Operations, or “FFO,” for each of BXP and BPLP by adjusting net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders (computed in accordance with GAAP), respectively, for gains (or losses) from sales of properties, including a change in control, impairment losses on depreciable real estate consolidated on our balance sheet, impairment losses on our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures driven by a measurable decrease in the fair value of depreciable real estate held by the unconsolidated joint ventures and our share of real estate-related depreciation and amortization. FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure. We believe the presentation of FFO, combined with the presentation of required GAAP financial measures, improves the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and helps make comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful. Management generally considers FFO to be useful measures for understanding and comparing our operating results because, by excluding gains and losses related to sales or a change in control of previously depreciated operating real estate assets, impairment losses and real estate asset depreciation and amortization (which can differ across owners of similar assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates), FFO can help investors compare the operating performance of a company’s real estate across reporting periods and to the operating performance of other companies.
Our computation of FFO may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs or real estate companies that do not define the term in accordance with the current Nareit definition or that interpret the current Nareit definition differently. We believe that in order to facilitate a clear understanding of our operating results, FFO should be examined in conjunction with net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders as presented in our Consolidated Financial Statements. FFO should not be considered as a substitute for net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders or net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders (determined in accordance with GAAP) or any other GAAP financial measures and should only be considered together with and as a supplement to our financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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BXP
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders to FFO attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 190,215 | $ | 848,947 | $ | 496,223 | |||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock redemption charge | — | — | 6,412 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred dividends | — | — | 2,560 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership | 22,548 | 96,780 | 55,931 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 78,661 | 74,857 | 70,806 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 291,424 | 1,020,584 | 631,932 | ||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 830,813 | 749,775 | 717,336 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships’ share of depreciation and amortization | (73,027) | (70,208) | (67,825) | ||||||||||||
| BXP’s share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures | 101,199 | 89,275 | 71,966 | ||||||||||||
| Corporate-related depreciation and amortization | (1,810) | (1,679) | (1,753) | ||||||||||||
| Non-real estate depreciation and amortization | (1,681) | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Impairment losses included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (1) | 272,603 | 50,705 | — | ||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of real estate included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (2) | — | — | 10,257 | ||||||||||||
| Gain (loss) on sale / consolidation included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (3) | 28,412 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Gain on investment included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (4) | 35,756 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 517 | 437,019 | 123,660 | ||||||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease | — | 10,058 | — | ||||||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 1,368 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on non-real estate investment | 239 | (150) | — | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 78,661 | 74,857 | 70,806 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred dividends | — | — | 2,560 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred stock redemption charge | — | — | 6,412 | ||||||||||||
| Funds from Operations (FFO) attributable to the Operating Partnership common unitholders (including Boston Properties, Inc.) | 1,274,568 | 1,316,668 | 1,137,961 | ||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership’s share of funds from operations | 130,771 | 133,115 | 111,975 | ||||||||||||
| Funds from Operations attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 1,143,797 | $ | 1,183,553 | $ | 1,025,986 | |||||||||
| Our percentage share of Funds from Operations—basic | 89.74 | % | 89.89 | % | 90.16 | % | |||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding—basic | 156,863 | 156,726 | 156,116 |
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(1)The impairment loss on investment in unconsolidated joint venture consists of an other-than-temporary decline in the fair value below the carrying value of our investments in (i) Platform 16, 360 Park Avenue South, 200 Fifth Avenue and Safeco Plaza of approximately $155.2 million, $54.0 million, $33.4 million and $29.9 million, respectively, for the year
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ended December 31, 2023 (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), and (ii) the Dock 72 unconsolidated joint venture for the year ended December 31, 2022.
(2)Consists of the portion of income from unconsolidated joint ventures related to the gain on sale of real estate associated with the sale of our ownership interest in the joint venture that owned Annapolis Junction Buildings Six and Seven for the year ended December 31, 2021.
(3)On December 14, 2023, we acquired our joint venture partner’s 45% ownership interest in Santa Monica Business Park located in Santa Monica, California for a purchase price of $38.0 million. We recognized a gain of approximately $29.9 million on the consolidation of Santa Monica Business Park (See Notes 3 and 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(4)On October 2, 2023, a joint venture in which we owned a 20% equity interest completed a two-step restructuring of the ownership in Metropolitan Square, which resulted in, among other things, (i) the cessation of our obligation to fund future investments through our then 20% equity interest, which caused us to recognize a gain on investment of approximately $35.8 million related to our deficit investment balance that resulted from distributions, (ii) the removal of the property from our in-service portfolio, (iii) the sale of the property, which resulted in a loss on the sale of approximately $1.5 million and assignment of the existing senior loan to the new owner, and (iv) the closing of a new mezzanine loan (see Note 6 of the Consolidated Financial Statements).
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The following tables presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders to Diluted FFO attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. for income (numerator) and shares/units (denominator) for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 190,215 | $ | 848,947 | $ | 496,223 | |||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock redemption charge | — | — | 6,412 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred dividends | — | — | 2,560 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership | 22,548 | 96,780 | 55,931 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 78,661 | 74,857 | 70,806 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 291,424 | 1,020,584 | 631,932 | ||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 830,813 | 749,775 | 717,336 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships’ share of depreciation and amortization | (73,027) | (70,208) | (67,825) | ||||||||||||
| BXP’s share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures | 101,199 | 89,275 | 71,966 | ||||||||||||
| Corporate-related depreciation and amortization | (1,810) | (1,679) | (1,753) | ||||||||||||
| Non-real estate depreciation and amortization | (1,681) | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Impairment losses included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (1) | 272,603 | 50,705 | — | ||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of real estate included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (2) | — | — | 10,257 | ||||||||||||
| Gain (loss) on sale / consolidation included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (3) | 28,412 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Gain on investment included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (4) | 35,756 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 517 | 437,019 | 123,660 | ||||||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease | — | 10,058 | — | ||||||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 1,368 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on non-real estate investment | 239 | (150) | — | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 78,661 | 74,857 | 70,806 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred dividends | — | — | 2,560 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred stock redemption charge | — | — | 6,412 | ||||||||||||
| Funds from Operations (FFO) attributable to the Operating Partnership common unitholders (including Boston Properties, Inc.) | 1,274,568 | 1,316,668 | 1,137,961 | ||||||||||||
| Effect of Dilutive Securities: | |||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Diluted FFO | 1,274,568 | 1,316,668 | 1,137,961 | ||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership’s share of diluted FFO | 130,516 | 132,852 | 111,748 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted FFO attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. (5) | $ | 1,144,052 | $ | 1,183,816 | $ | 1,026,213 |
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(1)The impairment loss on investment in unconsolidated joint venture consists of an other-than-temporary decline in the fair value below the carrying value of our investments in (i) Platform 16, 360 Park Avenue South, 200 Fifth Avenue and Safeco Plaza of approximately $155.2 million, $54.0 million, $33.4 million and $29.9 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2023 (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), and (ii) the Dock 72 unconsolidated joint venture for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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(2)Consists of the portion of income from unconsolidated joint ventures related to the gain on sale of real estate associated with the sale of our ownership interest in the joint venture that owned Annapolis Junction Buildings Six and Seven for the year ended December 31, 2021.
(3)On December 14, 2023, we acquired our joint venture partner’s 45% ownership interest in Santa Monica Business Park located in Santa Monica, California for a purchase price of $38.0 million. We recognized a gain of approximately $29.9 million on the consolidation of Santa Monica Business Park (See Notes 3 and 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(4)On October 2, 2023, a joint venture in which we owned a 20% equity interest completed a two-step restructuring of the ownership in Metropolitan Square, which resulted in, among other things, (i) the cessation of our obligation to fund future investments through our then 20% equity interest, which caused us to recognize a gain on investment of approximately $35.8 million related to our deficit investment balance that resulted from distributions, (ii) the removal of the property from our in-service portfolio, (iii) the sale of the property, which resulted in a loss on the sale of approximately $1.5 million and assignment of the existing senior loan to the new owner, and (iv) the closing of a new mezzanine loan (see Note 6 of the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(5)BXP’s share of diluted Funds from Operations was 89.76%, 89.91% and 90.18% for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
| shares/units (in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Basic Funds from Operations | 174,796 | 174,360 | 173,150 | |||||||||
| Effect of Dilutive Securities: | ||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | 338 | 411 | 260 | |||||||||
| Diluted Funds from Operations | 175,134 | 174,771 | 173,410 | |||||||||
| Less: | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership’s share of diluted Funds from Operations | 17,933 | 17,634 | 17,034 | |||||||||
| Diluted Funds from Operations attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. (1) | 157,201 | 157,137 | 156,376 |
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(1)BXP’s share of diluted Funds from Operations was 89.76%, 89.91% and 90.18% for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 respectively.
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BPLP
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders to FFO attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders | $ | 219,771 | $ | 957,265 | $ | 561,993 | |||||
| Add: | |||||||||||
| Preferred unit redemption charge | — | — | 6,412 | ||||||||
| Preferred distributions | — | — | 2,560 | ||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 78,661 | 74,857 | 70,806 | ||||||||
| Net income | 298,432 | 1,032,122 | 641,771 | ||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 823,805 | 742,293 | 709,035 | ||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships’ share of depreciation and amortization | (73,027) | (70,208) | (67,825) | ||||||||
| BXP’s share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures | 101,199 | 89,275 | 71,966 | ||||||||
| Corporate-related depreciation and amortization | (1,810) | (1,679) | (1,753) | ||||||||
| Non-real estate depreciation and amortization | (1,681) | — | — | ||||||||
| Impairment losses included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (1) | 272,603 | 50,705 | — | ||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||
| Gain on sale of real estate included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (2) | — | — | 10,257 | ||||||||
| Gain (loss) on sale / consolidation included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (3) | 28,412 | — | — | ||||||||
| Gain on investment included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (4) | 35,756 | — | — | ||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 517 | 441,075 | 125,198 | ||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease | — | 10,058 | — | ||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 1,368 | — | — | ||||||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on non-real estate investment | 239 | (150) | — | ||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 78,661 | 74,857 | 70,806 | ||||||||
| Preferred distributions | — | — | 2,560 | ||||||||
| Preferred unit redemption charge | — | — | 6,412 | ||||||||
| Funds from Operations attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders (5) | $ | 1,274,568 | $ | 1,316,668 | $ | 1,137,961 | |||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding—basic | 174,796 | 174,360 | 173,150 |
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(1)The impairment loss on investment in unconsolidated joint venture consists of an other-than-temporary decline in the fair value below the carrying value of our investments in (i) Platform 16, 360 Park Avenue South, 200 Fifth Avenue and Safeco Plaza of approximately $155.2 million, $54.0 million, $33.4 million and $29.9 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2023 (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), and (ii) the Dock 72 unconsolidated joint venture for the year ended December 31, 2022.
(2)Consists of the portion of income from unconsolidated joint ventures related to the gain on sale of real estate associated with the sale of our ownership interest in the joint venture that owned Annapolis Junction Buildings Six and Seven for the year ended December 31, 2021.
(3)On December 14, 2023, we acquired our joint venture partner’s 45% ownership interest in Santa Monica Business Park located in Santa Monica, California for a purchase price of $38.0 million. We recognized a gain of approximately $29.9
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million on the consolidation of Santa Monica Business Park (See Notes 3 and 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(4)On October 2, 2023, a joint venture in which we owned a 20% equity interest completed a two-step restructuring of the ownership in Metropolitan Square, which resulted in, among other things, (i) the cessation of our obligation to fund future investments through our then 20% equity interest, which caused us to recognize a gain on investment of approximately $35.8 million related to our deficit investment balance that resulted from distributions, (ii) the removal of the property from our in-service portfolio, (iii) the sale of the property, which resulted in a loss on the sale of approximately $1.5 million and assignment of the existing senior loan to the new owner, and (iv) the closing of a new mezzanine loan (see Note 6 of the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(5)Our calculation includes OP Units and vested LTIP Units (including vested 2012 OPP Units and vested 2013 - 2020 MYLTIP Units).
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The following tables presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders to Diluted FFO attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership for income (numerator) and shares/units (denominator) for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders | $ | 219,771 | $ | 957,265 | $ | 561,993 | |||||
| Add: | |||||||||||
| Preferred unit redemption charge | — | — | 6,412 | ||||||||
| Preferred distributions | — | — | 2,560 | ||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 78,661 | 74,857 | 70,806 | ||||||||
| Net income | 298,432 | 1,032,122 | 641,771 | ||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 823,805 | 742,293 | 709,035 | ||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships’ share of depreciation and amortization | (73,027) | (70,208) | (67,825) | ||||||||
| BXP’s share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures | 101,199 | 89,275 | 71,966 | ||||||||
| Corporate-related depreciation and amortization | (1,810) | (1,679) | (1,753) | ||||||||
| Non-real estate depreciation and amortization | (1,681) | — | — | ||||||||
| Impairment losses included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (1) | 272,603 | 50,705 | — | ||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||
| Gain on sale of real estate included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (2) | — | — | 10,257 | ||||||||
| Gain (loss) on sale / consolidation included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (3) | 28,412 | — | — | ||||||||
| Gain on investment included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (4) | 35,756 | — | — | ||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 517 | 441,075 | 125,198 | ||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease | — | 10,058 | — | ||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease included within loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 1,368 | — | — | ||||||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on non-real estate investment | 239 | (150) | — | ||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 78,661 | 74,857 | 70,806 | ||||||||
| Preferred distributions | — | — | 2,560 | ||||||||
| Preferred unit redemption charge | — | — | 6,412 | ||||||||
| Funds from Operations attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders (5) | 1,274,568 | 1,316,668 | 1,137,961 | ||||||||
| Effect of Dilutive Securities: | |||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Diluted Funds from Operations attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership | $ | 1,274,568 | $ | 1,316,668 | $ | 1,137,961 |
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(1)The impairment loss on investment in unconsolidated joint venture consists of an other-than-temporary decline in the fair value below the carrying value of our investments in (i) Platform 16, 360 Park Avenue South, 200 Fifth Avenue and Safeco Plaza of approximately $155.2 million, $54.0 million, $33.4 million and $29.9 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2023 (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), and (ii) the Dock 72 unconsolidated joint venture for the year ended December 31, 2022.
(2)Consists of the portion of income from unconsolidated joint ventures related to the gain on sale of real estate associated with the sale of our ownership interest in the joint venture that owned Annapolis Junction Buildings Six and Seven for the year ended December 31, 2021.
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(3)On December 14, 2023, we acquired our joint venture partner’s 45% ownership interest in Santa Monica Business Park located in Santa Monica, California for a purchase price of $38.0 million. We recognized a gain of approximately $29.9 million on the consolidation of Santa Monica Business Park (See Notes 3 and 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(4)On October 2, 2023, a joint venture in which we owned a 20% equity interest completed a two-step restructuring of the ownership in Metropolitan Square, which resulted in, among other things, (i) the cessation of our obligation to fund future investments through our then 20% equity interest, which caused us to recognize a gain on investment of approximately $35.8 million related to our deficit investment balance that resulted from distributions, (ii) the removal of the property from our in-service portfolio, (iii) the sale of the property, which resulted in a loss on the sale of approximately $1.5 million and assignment of the existing senior loan to the new owner, and (iv) the closing of a new mezzanine loan (see Note 6 of the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(5)Our calculation includes OP Units and vested LTIP Units (including vested 2012 OPP Units and vested 2013 - 2020 MYLTIP Units).
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
| shares/units (in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Basic Funds from Operations | 174,796 | 174,360 | 173,150 | |||||||||
| Effect of Dilutive Securities: | ||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | 338 | 411 | 260 | |||||||||
| Diluted Funds from Operations | 175,134 | 174,771 | 173,410 |
Material Cash Commitments
As of December 31, 2023, we were subject to contractual payment obligations, excluding our unconsolidated joint ventures commitments. For details about our unconsolidated joint venture contractual payment obligations see “Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Contractual Obligations” below. Our primary contractual payment obligations, that are not disclosed in other sections of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, are client and development related and described in further detail below. For details about our other contractual payment obligations related to operating and finance leases and debt, see Notes 4, 7 and 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, respectively.
| Payments Due by Period | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | Thereafter | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commitments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Client obligations (1) | $ | 517,519 | $ | 401,843 | $ | 42,034 | $ | 47,790 | $ | 16,512 | $ | 9,275 | $ | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Construction contracts on development projects | 1,144,150 | 586,540 | 369,905 | 152,349 | 35,356 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Commitments | $ | 1,661,669 | $ | 988,383 | $ | 411,939 | $ | 200,139 | $ | 51,868 | $ | 9,275 | $ | 65 |
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(1)Committed client-related obligations (tenant improvements and lease commissions) based on executed leases as of December 31, 2023. The timing and amount of these payments is subject to change.
We invest in a non-real estate fund, which is primarily an environmentally focused investment fund, with an aggregate commitment to contribute $10.0 million. As of December 31, 2023, we have contributed approximately $4.6 million, which includes required fees, with $5.4 million remaining to be contributed.
On October 2, 2023, the restructuring of Metropolitan Square was completed (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), which included, among other items, the closing of the New Mezz Loan with a maximum principal amount of $100.0 million, which loan is subordinate only to the Senior Loan. The New Mezz Loan may be drawn upon for future lease-up, operating and other costs on an as needed basis, and amounts borrowed will bear interest at a per annum rate of 12%, compounded monthly. We will fund 20%, or up to $20.0 million, of any amounts borrowed under the New Mezz Loan. As of December 31, 2023, we have funded approximately $1.7 million.
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Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Contractual Obligations
As of December 31, 2023, the unconsolidated joint ventures that we have an ownership interest in were subject to contractual payment obligations as described in the table below. The table represents our share of the contractual obligations. For details about our unconsolidated joint ventures secured debt see “Investment In Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Secured Debt” referred to in “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
| Payments Due by Period | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | Thereafter | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contractual Obligations: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating leases (1) | $ | 95,698 | $ | 873 | $ | 908 | $ | 944 | $ | 957 | $ | 970 | $ | 91,046 | |||||||||||||
| Total Contractual Obligations | 95,698 | 873 | 908 | 944 | 957 | 970 | 91,046 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commitments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Client obligations (2) | 28,482 | 12,336 | 10,265 | 5,333 | 548 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction contracts on development projects | 120,253 | 53,143 | 40,785 | 26,325 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Commitments | 148,735 | 65,479 | 51,050 | 31,658 | 548 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 244,433 | $ | 66,352 | $ | 51,958 | $ | 32,602 | $ | 1,505 | $ | 970 | $ | 91,046 |
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(1)Operating leases include approximately $61.6 million related to renewal options that the joint venture is reasonably certain it will exercise.
(2)Committed client-related obligations (tenant improvements and lease commissions) based on executed leases as of December 31, 2023. The timing and amount of these payments is subject to change.
We have various service contracts with vendors related to our property management. In addition, we have certain other contracts we enter into in the ordinary course of business that may extend beyond one year. These contracts include terms that provide for cancellation with insignificant or no cancellation penalties. Contract terms are generally between three and five years.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, we paid approximately $388.6 million to fund client-related obligations, including tenant improvements and leasing commissions.
In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2023, we and our unconsolidated joint venture partners incurred approximately $299.2 million of new client-related obligations associated with approximately 3.9 million square feet of second generation leases, or approximately $76 per square foot. In addition, we signed leases for approximately 267,900 square feet of first generation leases. The client-related obligations for the development properties are included within the projects’ “Estimated Total Investment” referred to in “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.” In the aggregate, during 2023, we signed leases for approximately 4.2 million square feet of space and incurred aggregate client-related obligations of approximately $355.0 million, or approximately $85 per square foot.
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New Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-05, “Business Combinations - Joint Venture Formations (Subtopic 805-60)” (“ASU 2023-05”). ASU 2023-05 is intended to (1) address accounting for contributions made to a joint venture upon formation and (2) reduce diversity in practice. ASU 2023-05 is effective for all joint ventures formed on or after January 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted. We are currently assessing the potential impact that the adoption of ASU 2023-05 will have on our consolidated financial statements.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-07”). ASU 2023-07 improves reportable segment disclosure requirements for public business entities primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and included within each reported measure of segment profit (referred to as the “significant expense principle”). ASU 2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. We are currently assessing the potential impact that the adoption of ASU 2023-07 will have on our consolidated financial statements.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 enhances income tax disclosure should be enhanced to provide information to better assess how an entity’s operations and related tax risks and tax planning and operational opportunities affect its tax rate and prospects for future cash flows. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. We are currently assessing the potential impact that the adoption of ASU 2023-09 will have on our consolidated financial statements.
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FY 2022 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0001656423-23-000013.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the documents incorporated by reference, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are including this statement for purposes of complying with those safe harbor provisions, in each case, to the extent applicable. The forward-looking statements are contained principally, but not only, under the captions “Business—Business and Growth Strategies,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” We caution investors that forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs, expectations of future events and assumptions made by, and information currently available to, our management. When used, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “budget,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “project,” “should,” “will” and similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance or occurrences, which may be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties and factors that are, in some cases, beyond our control. Should one or more of these known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We caution you that, while forward-looking statements reflect our good-faith beliefs when we make them, they are not guarantees of future performance or occurrences and are impacted by actual events when they occur after we make such statements. Accordingly, investors should use caution in relying on forward-looking statements, which are based on results and trends at the time they are made, to anticipate future results or trends.
The most significant factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include the risks and uncertainties related to the impact of changes in general economic and capital market conditions, including continued inflation, increasing interest rates, supply chain disruptions, labor market disruptions, dislocation and volatility in capital markets, and 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, as well as the other important factors below and the risks set forth in this Form 10-K in Part I, Item 1A.
Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:
•volatile or adverse global economic and geopolitical conditions, health crises and dislocations in the credit markets could adversely affect our access to cost-effective capital and have a resulting material adverse effect on our business opportunities, results of operations and financial condition;
•risks associated with downturns in the national and local economies, continued inflation, increasing interest rates, and volatility in the securities markets;
•general risks affecting the real estate industry (including, without limitation, the inability to enter into or renew leases, 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, including the ongoing war in Ukraine;
•the immediate and long-term impact of the outbreak of a highly infectious or contagious disease, such as COVID-19, 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);
•failure to manage effectively our growth and expansion into new markets and sub-markets or to integrate acquisitions and developments successfully;
•the ability of our joint venture partners to satisfy their obligations;
•risks and uncertainties affecting property development and construction (including, without limitation, continued inflation, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, construction delays, increased construction costs, cost overruns, inability to obtain necessary permits, client accounting
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considerations that may result in negotiated lease provisions that limit a client’s liability during construction, and public opposition to such activities);
•risks associated with the availability and terms of financing and the use of debt to fund acquisitions and developments or refinance existing indebtedness, including the impact of higher interest rates on the cost and/or availability of financing;
•risks associated with forward interest rate contracts and the effectiveness of such arrangements;
•risks associated with actual or threatened terrorist attacks;
•costs of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other similar laws;
•potential liability for uninsured losses and environmental contamination;
•risks associated with climate change and severe weather events, as well as the regulatory efforts intended to reduce the effects of climate change;
•risks associated with security breaches through cyber attacks, cyber intrusions or otherwise, as well as other significant disruptions of our information technology (IT) networks and related systems, which support our operations and our buildings;
•risks associated with BXP’s potential failure to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
•possible adverse changes in tax and environmental laws;
•the impact of newly adopted accounting principles on our accounting policies and on period-to-period comparisons of financial results;
•risks associated with possible state and local tax audits; and
•risks associated with our dependence on key personnel whose continued service is not guaranteed.
The risks set forth above are not exhaustive. Other sections of this report, including “Part I, Item 1A—Risk Factors,” include additional factors that could adversely affect our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Investors should also refer to our most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for future periods and Current Reports on Form 8-K as we file them with the SEC, and to other materials we may furnish to the public from time to time through Current Reports on Form 8-K or otherwise, for a discussion of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, future events, or otherwise, and you should not rely upon these forward-looking statements after the date of this report.
Overview
BXP is one of the largest publicly traded office real estate investment trusts (REITs) (based on total market capitalization as of December 31, 2022) in the United States that develops, owns, and manages primarily premier workplaces. Our properties are concentrated in six dynamic gateway markets in the United States - Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. BPLP is the entity through which BXP conducts substantially all of its business and owns (either directly or through subsidiaries) substantially all of its assets. We generate revenue and cash primarily by leasing premier workplaces to our clients. When making leasing decisions, we consider, among other things, the creditworthiness of the client and the industry in which it conducts business, the length of the lease, the rental rate to be paid at inception and throughout the lease term, the costs of tenant improvements, free rent periods and other landlord concessions, anticipated operating expenses and real estate taxes, current and anticipated vacancy in our properties and the market overall (including sublease space), current and expected future demand for the space, the impact of other client’s expansion rights and general economic factors.
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Our core strategy has always been to develop, acquire and manage premier workplaces in gateway markets with high barriers-to-entry and attractive demand drivers, and to focus on executing long-term leases with financially strong clients. Our client base is diverse across market sectors and the weighted-average lease term for our in-place leases, excluding residential units, was approximately 7.9 years, as of December 31, 2022, including leases signed by our unconsolidated joint ventures. The weighted-average lease term for our 20 largest clients, based on leased square footage, was approximately 10.7 years as of December 31, 2022.
To be successful in any leasing environment, we believe we must consider all aspects of the client-landlord relationship. In this regard, we believe that our competitive leasing advantage is based on the following attributes:
•our understanding of our client’s short- and long-term space utilization and amenity needs in the local markets;
•our track record of developing and operating premier workplaces in a sustainable and responsible manner;
•our reputation as a high quality developer, owner and manager of premier workplaces in our markets;
•our financial strength and our ability to maintain high building standards; and
•our relationships with local brokers.
Outlook
The inflation experienced in 2022 has slowly decreased but remains high. The Federal Reserve is expected to continue to increase interest rates, although likely at a more moderate pace, in an effort to bring prices under control. This, coupled with the discussion surrounding raising the U.S. debt ceiling could cause further turmoil in the financial markets. There have already been signs of this strain with announcements of staff reductions from large- and medium-sized employers. While the initial announcements were largely concentrated in the technology sectors, companies in the finance industry, the legal industry and broader corporate America are now announcing similar layoffs. This evolving operating environment impacts various aspects of our operating activities as:
•business leaders may generally become more reticent to make large capital allocation decisions, such as entry into a new lease;
•labor market conditions shift resulting in increasing employer demands for mandatory in-person workdays and gradual increases in space utilization by our clients;
•our capital costs have increased due to higher interest rates and credit spreads, and private market debt financing, both for construction and existing assets, is significantly more challenging to arrange; and
•construction costs have increased for new development and, although the costs for our active development pipeline are, at this stage, relatively fixed, the cost of potential future developments continues to increase.
In light of the foregoing, we believe we are positioning ourselves for success, notwithstanding the uncertain trajectory of the U.S. and global economies, by managing our leverage while continuing to selectively invest (including both acquisitions and developments) in premier workplace opportunities. We remain focused on the following priorities:
•continuing to embrace our leadership position in the premier workplace industry and leveraging our strength in portfolio quality, client relationships, development skills, market penetration and sustainability to profitably build market share. Premier workplaces, the preferred choice for our current and prospective clients, are gaining market share compared to general office space and demonstrating the highest occupancy, net absorption levels and rental rates in the central business district (“CBD”) markets where we operate;
•leasing available space in our in-service and development properties, as well as proactively focusing on future lease expirations;
•completing the construction and leasing of our development properties;
•pursuing attractive asset class adjacencies where we have a track record of success, such as life sciences and residential development;
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•continuing to raise the bar in the quality of our portfolio and actively recycling capital by selling assets, subject to market conditions, which may be negatively impacted by a slowdown in the capital markets and the limited availability of private market debt financing;
•actively managing our operations in a sustainable and responsible manner; and
•prioritizing risk management by actively managing liquidity, investing more extensively with joint venture partners to manage our debt levels, and being highly selective in new investment commitments.
The following is an overview of leasing and investment activity in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Leasing Activity and Occupancy
In the fourth quarter of 2022, we signed approximately 1.1 million square feet of new leases and renewals, for a total of approximately 5.7 million square feet leased in 2022, which is 95% of our average annual leasing volume over the last ten years. The leases executed in the fourth quarter and full year 2022 have a weighted-average lease term of approximately 7.8 years and 9.2 years, respectively, indicating that many new and existing clients continue to commit to the long-term use of space and view our properties as their preferred choice for a premier workplace environment.
The overall occupancy of our in-service office and retail properties was 88.6% at December 31, 2022, a decrease of 30 basis points from September 30, 2022. The decrease in occupancy is primarily due to fully placing in-service Reston Next and 880 Winter Street, which have leases for which revenue recognition has not commenced in accordance with GAAP. Excluding the impact of placing these two properties in-service, occupancy would have increased in the fourth quarter of 2022 by 20 basis points to 89.1%.
The macroeconomic environment has resulted in softening demand in all of our markets. While property tours continue and leases under negotiation move forward, there is less urgency from clients to make new commitments. Potential clients touring space acknowledge that economic uncertainty is impacting space decisions. As we consider our expectations for leasing in 2023, we have factored in the impacts of a slower economy, softer business performance, and reduced demand for space. We expect the bulk of our leasing in 2023 will continue to come from small- and medium-sized professional and financial services firms.
Investment Activity
Although the real estate capital markets for office assets has slowed substantially with U.S. transaction volume down 40% in the fourth quarter of 2022 from the third quarter of 2022, we remain committed to developing and acquiring assets to enhance our long-term growth and to meet client demand for premier workplaces, life sciences, retail and residential space. We continually evaluate current and prospective markets for possible acquisitions of “value-add” assets that require lease-up or repositioning, and acquisitions that are otherwise consistent with our long-term strategy of owning, managing, developing, and improving premier workplaces in each of our chosen markets.
Consistent with this strategy, in 2022, we purchased an aggregate of approximately $1.6 billion (our share) of premier workplaces, including life sciences, and an interest in an unconsolidated joint venture that owns a premier workplace. In the fourth quarter of 2022, we acquired a 26.69% interest in the joint venture that owns 200 Fifth Avenue, a 14-story, approximately 855,000 square-foot, LEED Gold certified, premier workplace located in New York City that is approximately 93% leased as of December 31, 2022. The acquisition of the joint venture interest is our second investment in the vibrant Midtown South neighborhood. We serve as the managing member and provide customary leasing and property management services for the joint venture. We closed on the interest in the joint venture for a gross purchase price of approximately $280.2 million, which includes $120.1 million of cash and our pro rata share of the outstanding loan secured by the property of $160.1 million. The mortgage loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.30% per annum and matures on November 24, 2028. The joint venture has interest rate swap contracts through June 2028, resulting in a fixed rate of approximately 4.34% per annum through the expiration of the interest rate swap contracts.
As of December 31, 2022, our development/redevelopment pipeline consisted of 13 properties that, when completed, we expect will total approximately 3.2 million net rentable square feet. Our share of the estimated total cost for these projects is approximately $1.9 billion, of which approximately $729.1 million remains to be invested. In January 2023, BXP commenced the development of 290 Binney Street and the redevelopment of 300 Binney Street at Kendall Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Including projects that commenced in January 2023, we had 15 properties under development or redevelopment which, excluding View Boston at The Prudential Center and
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Reston Next Residential, are 52% pre-leased as of February 21, 2023. Our share of the estimated total cost for these projects is approximately $3.3 billion.
As we continue to focus on new investments to drive future growth, we regularly review our portfolio to identify properties as potential sales candidates that either no longer fit within our portfolio strategy or could attract premium pricing in the current market. In the fourth quarter of 2022, we completed the disposition of The Avant at Reston Town Center for a gross sale price of $141.0 million. The Avant at Reston Town Center a is a 15-story, approximately 329,000 square foot, excluding retail space, 359-unit, luxury residential building located in Reston, Virginia. BXP retained ownership of the approximately 26,000 square foot ground-level retail space.
Including the sale of the residential component of The Avant at Reston Town Center, BXP completed the disposition of 14 properties and two land parcels, for an aggregate gross sale price of approximately $864.2 million, in 2022.
A brief overview of each of our markets follows.
Boston
During the fourth quarter of 2022, we executed approximately 287,000 square feet of leases and approximately 476,000 square feet of leases commenced in the Boston region. Approximately 245,000 square feet of the leases that commenced had been vacant for less than one year and represent an increase in net rental obligations of approximately 22% over the prior leases.
Our Boston CBD in-service portfolio was approximately 94% leased as of December 31, 2022.
Our approximately 2.7 million square foot in-service office portfolio in Cambridge was approximately 96% leased as of December 31, 2022.
In January 2023, BXP commenced the development of 290 Binney Street and the redevelopment of 300 Binney Street at Kendall Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts for an estimated total investment of approximately $1.4 billion. 290 Binney Street is an approximately 566,000 net rentable square foot laboratory/life sciences project that is 100% pre-leased to AstraZeneca. Concurrent with the commencement of this project, BXP removed from service and began demolition of the existing Kendall Center Blue Parking Garage to support the development of this project. 300 Binney Street is a conversion of an approximately 195,000 net rentable square foot property into an approximately 240,000 net rentable square foot laboratory/life sciences property. 300 Binney Street is 100% pre-leased to a life sciences organization.
Our Route 128-Mass Turnpike portfolio is comprised of approximately 4.9 million square feet and was approximately 81% leased as of December 31, 2022. On December 23, 2022, we fully placed in-service 880 Winter Street, an approximately 244,000 square foot laboratory/life sciences project located in Waltham, Massachusetts. Including leases that have not yet commenced, 880 Winter Street is 97% pre-leased as of February 21, 2023.
Los Angeles
Our Los Angeles (“LA”) in-service portfolio of approximately 2.3 million square feet is currently focused in West LA and includes Colorado Center, an approximately 1.1 million square foot property of which we own 50%, and Santa Monica Business Park, a 21-building, approximately 1.2 million square foot property of which we own 55%. As of December 31, 2022, our LA in-service properties were approximately 88% leased.
New York
During the fourth quarter of 2022, we executed approximately 304,000 square feet of leases in the New York region and approximately 148,000 square feet of leases commenced. Approximately 107,000 square feet of the leases that commenced in the fourth quarter had been vacant for less than one year and they represent a decrease in net rental obligations of approximately 17% over the prior leases. As of December 31, 2022, our New York CBD in-service portfolio was approximately 88% leased.
On November 30, 2022, we commenced the redevelopment of 105 Carnegie Center, located in Princeton, New Jersey. 105 Carnegie Center is an approximately 70,000 square foot property that will be redeveloped into an approximately 73,000 square foot laboratory/life sciences space. Life science clients have already been reviewing the opportunity.
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San Francisco
During the fourth quarter of 2022, we executed approximately 213,000 square feet of leases and approximately 225,000 square feet of leases commenced in the San Francisco region. Approximately 92,000 square feet of leases that commenced had been vacant for less than one year and represent an increase in net rental obligations of approximately 28% over the prior leases.
Our San Francisco CBD in-service properties were approximately 89% leased as of December 31, 2022.
Seattle
Our Seattle in-service portfolio includes Safeco Plaza, an approximately 778,000 square foot property of which we own 33.67%, and Madison Centre, an approximately 755,000 square foot property. As of December 31, 2022, our Seattle in-service properties were approximately 88% leased.
Washington, DC
During the fourth quarter of 2022, we executed approximately 321,000 square feet of leases and approximately 648,000 square feet of leases commenced in the Washington, DC region. Approximately 79,000 square feet of the leases that commenced had been vacant for less than one year and represent a decrease in net rental obligations of approximately 11% over the prior leases. Our Washington, DC CBD in-service properties were approximately 88% leased as of December 31, 2022.
A significant component of our Washington, DC regional portfolio is in Reston Town Center, an award-winning mixed-use development in Northern Virginia. Reston is a hub for technology, cloud services, cybersecurity and defense intelligence companies. Our Reston, Virginia properties were approximately 89% leased as of December 31, 2022. In Reston, Virginia, we fully placed in-service Reston Next, a premier workplace project consisting of two buildings totaling approximately 1.1 million square feet. Including leases that have not yet commenced, this project is 90% leased as of February 21, 2023.
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Leasing Statistics
The table below details the leasing activity, including 100% of the unconsolidated joint ventures, that commenced during the year ended December 31, 2022:
| Year ended December 31, 2022 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Square Feet) | |||||
| Vacant space available at the beginning of the period | 5,340,029 | ||||
| Property dispositions/properties taken out of service (1) | (530,107) | ||||
| Vacant space in properties acquired (2) | 142,018 | ||||
| Properties placed (and partially placed) in-service (3) | 1,713,366 | ||||
| Leases expiring or terminated during the period | 6,158,731 | ||||
| Total space available for lease | 12,824,037 | ||||
| 1st generation leases | 1,505,314 | ||||
| 2nd generation leases with new clients | 2,965,270 | ||||
| 2nd generation lease renewals | 2,742,676 | ||||
| Total space leased (4) | 7,213,260 | ||||
| Vacant space available for lease at the end of the period | 5,610,777 | ||||
| Leases executed during the period, in square feet (5) | 5,696,677 | ||||
| Second generation leasing information: (6) | |||||
| Leases commencing during the period, in square feet | 5,707,946 | ||||
| Weighted Average Lease Term | 99 Months | ||||
| Weighted Average Free Rent Period | 121 Days | ||||
| Total Transaction Costs Per Square Foot (7) | $83.70 | ||||
| Increase in Gross Rents (8) | 3.98 | % | |||
| Increase in Net Rents (9) | 5.29 | % |
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(1)Total vacant square feet of properties taken out of service and property dispositions during the year ended December 31, 2022 consists of 117,907 square feet at 760 Boylston Street, 95,180 square feet at 651 Gateway, 185,298 square feet at Virginia 95 Office Park, 5,270 square feet at 601 Massachusetts Avenue, 69,995 square feet at 105 Carnegie Center and 56,457 square feet at 2096 Gaither Road.
(2)Total vacant square feet of properties acquired during the year ended December 31, 2022 consists of 77,581 square feet at Madison Centre and 64,437 square feet at 200 Fifth Avenue.
(3)Total square feet of properties placed (and partially placed) in-service during the year ended December 31, 2022 consists of 243,614 square feet at 880 Winter Street, 761,492 square feet at Reston Next, 294,252 square feet at 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue and 414,008 square feet at 325 Main Street.
(4)Represents leases for which lease revenue recognition has commenced in accordance with GAAP during the year ended December 31, 2022.
(5)Represents leases executed during the year ended December 31, 2022 for which we either (1) commenced lease revenue recognition in such period or (2) will commence lease revenue recognition in subsequent periods, in accordance with GAAP, and includes leases at properties currently under development. The total square feet of leases executed and recognized during the year ended December 31, 2022 is 1,002,153 square feet.
(6)Second generation leases are defined as leases for space that had previously been leased by us. Of the 5,707,946 square feet of second generation leases that commenced during the year ended December 31, 2022, leases for 4,717,398 square feet were signed in prior periods.
(7)Total transaction costs include tenant improvements and leasing commissions but exclude free rent concessions and other inducements in accordance with GAAP.
(8)Represents the increase in gross rent (base rent plus expense reimbursements) on the new versus expired leases on the 4,209,361 square feet of second generation leases that had been occupied within the prior 12 months for the year ended December 31, 2022; excludes leases that management considers temporary because the client is not expected to occupy the space on a long-term basis.
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(9)Represents the increase in net rent (gross rent less operating expenses) on the new versus expired leases on the 4,209,361 square feet of second generation leases that had been occupied within the prior 12 months for the year ended December 31, 2022.
For descriptions of significant transactions that we completed during 2022, see “Item 1. Business—Transactions During 2022.”
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, requires management to use judgment in the application of accounting policies, including making estimates and assumptions. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. These judgments affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. If our judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions had been different, it is possible that different accounting policies would have been applied resulting in a different presentation of our financial statements. From time to time, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions. In the event estimates or assumptions prove to be different from actual results, adjustments are made in subsequent periods to reflect more current information. Our significant accounting policies, which utilize these critical accounting estimates, are described in Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
We consider our critical accounting estimates to be those used in the determination of the reported amounts and disclosure related to the following:
•Purchase price allocations,
•Impairment and
•Impairment related to unconsolidated joint ventures.
Each of the above critical accounting estimates is described in more detail below.
Real Estate
Purchase Price Allocations
We assess the fair value of acquired tangible and intangible assets (including land, buildings, tenant improvements, “above-” and “below-market” leases, leasing and assumed financing origination costs, acquired in-place leases, other identified intangible assets and assumed liabilities) and allocate the purchase price to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities, including land and buildings as if vacant. We assess fair value based on estimated cash flow projections that utilize discount and/or capitalization rates that we deem appropriate, as well as available market information. Estimates of future cash flows are based on a number of factors including the historical operating results, known and anticipated trends, and market and economic conditions.
The fair value of the tangible assets of an acquired property considers the value of the property as if it were vacant. We also consider an allocation of purchase price of other acquired intangibles, including acquired in-place leases that may have a customer relationship intangible value, including (but not limited to) the nature and extent of the existing relationship with the clients, the clients’ credit quality and expectations of lease renewals. Based on our acquisitions to date, our allocation to customer relationship intangible assets has been immaterial.
We record acquired “above-” and “below-market” leases at their fair values (using a discount rate which reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) equal to the difference between (1) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to each in-place lease and (2) management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for each corresponding in-place lease, measured over a period equal to the remaining term of the lease for above-market leases and the initial term plus the term of any below-market fixed rate renewal options for below-market leases. Acquired “above-” and “below-market” lease values have been reflected within Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets and Other Liabilities, respectively, in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Other intangible assets acquired include amounts for in-place lease values that are based on our evaluation of the specific characteristics of each client’s lease. Factors to be considered include estimates of carrying costs during hypothetical expected lease-up periods considering current market conditions, and costs to execute similar leases. In estimating carrying costs, we include real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses and estimates of lost rentals at market rates during the
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expected lease-up periods, depending on local market conditions. In estimating costs to execute similar leases, we consider leasing commissions, legal and other related expenses.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, we completed the acquisition of Madison Centre in Seattle, Washington and 125 Broadway in Cambridge, Massachusetts for an aggregate net purchase price of approximately $1.3 billion. These transactions were accounted for as asset acquisitions, and the purchase price of each was allocated based on the relative fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed (See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Impairment
Management reviews its long-lived assets for indicators of impairment following the end of each quarter and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. This evaluation of long-lived assets is dependent on a number of factors, including when there is an event or adverse change in the operating performance of the long-lived asset or a current expectation that, more likely than not, a long-lived asset will be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of its previously estimated useful life or hold period. An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an asset is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value. The evaluation of anticipated cash flows is subjective and is based in part on assumptions regarding anticipated hold periods, future occupancy, future rental rates, future capital requirements, discount rates and capitalization rates that could differ materially from actual results in future periods. Because cash flows on properties considered to be “long-lived assets to be held and used” are considered on an undiscounted basis to determine whether an asset may be impaired, our established strategy of holding properties over the long term directly decreases the likelihood of recording an impairment loss. If our hold strategy changes or market conditions otherwise dictate an earlier sale date, an impairment loss may be recognized and such loss could be material. If we determine that an impairment has occurred, the affected assets must be reduced to their fair value.
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Impairment
Our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are reviewed for indicators of impairment on a quarterly basis and we record impairment charges when events or circumstances change indicating that a decline in the fair values below the carrying amounts has occurred and such decline is other-than-temporary. This evaluation of the investments in unconsolidated joint ventures is dependent on a number of factors, including the performance of each investment and market conditions. We will record an impairment charge if we determine that a decline in the fair value below the carrying amount of an investment in an unconsolidated joint venture is other-than-temporary. The fair value is calculated using discounted cash flows which is subjective and considers assumptions regarding future occupancy, future rental rates, future capital requirements, debt interest rates and availability, discount rates and capitalization rates that could differ materially from actual results in future periods.
As of December 31, 2022, the net carrying amounts of our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures was approximately $1.6 billion, which includes investments with deficit balances aggregating approximately $85.4 million included within Other Liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the year ended December 31, 2022, we recorded an other-than-temporary impairment of approximately $50.7 million related to our Dock 72 unconsolidated joint venture (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Income Taxes
Our accounting policies related to income tax are described in Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
BXP
The net difference between the tax basis and the reported amounts of BXP’s assets and liabilities was approximately $2.1 billion and $1.8 billion as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which was primarily related to the difference in basis of contributed property and accrued rental income.
Certain entities included in BXP’s Consolidated Financial Statements are subject to certain state and local taxes. These taxes are recorded as operating expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
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The following table reconciles GAAP net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. to taxable income:
| For the year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. | $ | 848,947 | $ | 505,195 | $ | 872,727 | |||||
| Straight-line rent and net “above-” and “below-market” rent adjustments | (88,487) | (107,942) | (90,144) | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from depreciation and amortization | 172,558 | 146,028 | 106,203 | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences on gains/(losses) from capital transactions | (273,345) | (25,756) | (345,854) | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from stock-based compensation | 42,510 | 61,387 | 42,576 | ||||||||
| Tangible Property Regulations | (112,355) | (77,489) | (144,981) | ||||||||
| Other book/tax differences, net | 51,490 | 71,464 | 117,166 | ||||||||
| Taxable income | $ | 641,318 | $ | 572,887 | $ | 557,693 |
BPLP
The net difference between the tax basis and the reported amounts of BPLP’s assets and liabilities was approximately $3.2 billion and $2.9 billion as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which was primarily related to the difference in basis of contributed property and accrued rental income.
Certain entities included in BPLP’s Consolidated Financial Statements are subject to certain state and local taxes. These taxes are recorded as operating expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table reconciles GAAP net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership to taxable income:
| For the year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership | $ | 957,265 | $ | 570,965 | $ | 990,479 | |||||
| Straight-line rent and net “above-” and “below-market” rent adjustments | (98,770) | (120,074) | (100,375) | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from depreciation and amortization | 173,272 | 144,794 | 101,470 | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences on gains/(losses) from capital transactions | (289,174) | (24,109) | (359,497) | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from stock-based compensation | 47,450 | 68,287 | 47,408 | ||||||||
| Tangible Property Regulations | (125,411) | (86,199) | (161,435) | ||||||||
| Other book/tax differences, net | 48,982 | 81,693 | 121,397 | ||||||||
| Taxable income | $ | 713,614 | $ | 635,357 | $ | 639,447 |
Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
This section of this Form 10-K generally discusses 2022 and 2021 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2022 and 2021. Discussions of 2020 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2021 and 2020 that are not included in this Form 10-K can be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which was filed with the SEC on February 25, 2022.
Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders increased by approximately $352.7 million and $395.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021, respectively, as set forth in the following tables and for the reasons discussed below under the heading “Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2022 to the year ended December 31, 2021” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
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The following are reconciliations of Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. Common Shareholders to Net Operating Income and Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership Common Unitholders to Net Operating Income for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. For a detailed discussion of Net Operating Income (“NOI”), including the reasons management believes NOI is useful to investors, see page 70.
BXP
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % Change | ||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. Common Shareholders | $ | 848,947 | $ | 496,223 | $ | 352,724 | 71.08 | % | |||||||
| Preferred stock redemption charge | — | 6,412 | (6,412) | (100.00) | % | ||||||||||
| Preferred dividends | — | 2,560 | (2,560) | (100.00) | % | ||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. | 848,947 | 505,195 | 343,752 | 68.04 | % | ||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership | 96,780 | 55,931 | 40,849 | 73.03 | % | ||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 74,857 | 70,806 | 4,051 | 5.72 | % | ||||||||||
| Net Income | 1,020,584 | 631,932 | 388,652 | 61.50 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 437,139 | 423,346 | 13,793 | 3.26 | % | ||||||||||
| Losses from early extinguishment of debt | — | 45,182 | (45,182) | (100.00) | % | ||||||||||
| Unrealized loss on non-real estate investment | 150 | — | 150 | 100.00 | % | ||||||||||
| Loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 59,840 | 2,570 | 57,270 | 2,228.40 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Income: | |||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Gains (losses) from investments in securities | (6,453) | 5,626 | (12,079) | (214.70) | % | ||||||||||
| Other income - assignment fee | 6,624 | — | 6,624 | 100.00 | % | ||||||||||
| Interest and other income (loss) | 11,940 | 5,704 | 6,236 | 109.33 | % | ||||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease | 10,058 | — | 10,058 | 100.00 | % | ||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 437,019 | 123,660 | 313,359 | 253.40 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 749,775 | 717,336 | 32,439 | 4.52 | % | ||||||||||
| Transaction costs | 2,905 | 5,036 | (2,131) | (42.32) | % | ||||||||||
| Payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 15,450 | 12,487 | 2,963 | 23.73 | % | ||||||||||
| General and administrative expense | 146,378 | 151,573 | (5,195) | (3.43) | % | ||||||||||
| Other Revenue: | |||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Direct reimbursements of payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 15,450 | 12,487 | 2,963 | 23.73 | % | ||||||||||
| Development and management services revenue | 28,056 | 27,697 | 359 | 1.30 | % | ||||||||||
| Net Operating Income | $ | 1,929,527 | $ | 1,814,288 | $ | 115,239 | 6.35 | % |
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BPLP
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % Change | ||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership Common Unitholders | $ | 957,265 | $ | 561,993 | $ | 395,272 | 70.33 | % | |||||||
| Preferred unit redemption charge | — | 6,412 | (6,412) | (100.00) | % | ||||||||||
| Preferred distributions | — | 2,560 | (2,560) | (100.00) | % | ||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership | 957,265 | 570,965 | 386,300 | 67.66 | % | ||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 74,857 | 70,806 | 4,051 | 5.72 | % | ||||||||||
| Net Income | 1,032,122 | 641,771 | 390,351 | 60.82 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 437,139 | 423,346 | 13,793 | 3.26 | % | ||||||||||
| Losses from early extinguishment of debt | — | 45,182 | (45,182) | (100.00) | % | ||||||||||
| Unrealized loss on non-real estate investment | 150 | — | 150 | 100.00 | % | ||||||||||
| Loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 59,840 | 2,570 | 57,270 | 2,228.40 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Income: | |||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Gains (losses) from investments in securities | (6,453) | 5,626 | (12,079) | (214.70) | % | ||||||||||
| Other income - assignment fee | 6,624 | — | 6,624 | 100.00 | % | ||||||||||
| Interest and other income (loss) | 11,940 | 5,704 | 6,236 | 109.33 | % | ||||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease | 10,058 | — | 10,058 | 100.00 | % | ||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 441,075 | 125,198 | 315,877 | 252.30 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 742,293 | 709,035 | 33,258 | 4.69 | % | ||||||||||
| Transaction costs | 2,905 | 5,036 | (2,131) | (42.32) | % | ||||||||||
| Payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 15,450 | 12,487 | 2,963 | 23.73 | % | ||||||||||
| General and administrative expense | 146,378 | 151,573 | (5,195) | (3.43) | % | ||||||||||
| Other Revenue: | |||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Direct reimbursements of payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 15,450 | 12,487 | 2,963 | 23.73 | % | ||||||||||
| Development and management services revenue | 28,056 | 27,697 | 359 | 1.30 | % | ||||||||||
| Net Operating Income | $ | 1,929,527 | $ | 1,814,288 | $ | 115,239 | 6.35 | % |
At December 31, 2022 and 2021, we owned or had joint venture interests in a portfolio of 194 and 201 commercial real estate properties, respectively (in each case, the “Total Property Portfolio”). As a result of changes within our Total Property Portfolio, the financial data presented below shows significant changes in revenue and expenses from period-to-period. Accordingly, we do not believe that our period-to-period financial data with respect to the Total Property Portfolio provides a complete understanding of our operating results. Therefore, the comparison of operating results for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 show separately the changes attributable to the properties that were owned by us and in-service throughout each period compared (the “Same Property Portfolio”) and the changes attributable to the properties included in the Acquired, Placed In-Service, Development or Redevelopment or Sold Portfolios.
In our analysis of operating results, particularly to make comparisons of net operating income between periods more meaningful, it is important to provide information for properties that were in-service and owned by us throughout each period presented. We refer to properties acquired or placed in-service prior to the beginning of the
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earliest period presented and owned by us and in-service through the end of the latest period presented as our Same Property Portfolio. The Same Property Portfolio therefore excludes properties acquired, placed in-service or in development or redevelopment after the beginning of the earliest period presented or disposed of prior to the end of the latest period presented.
NOI is a non-GAAP financial measure equal to net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders, as applicable, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, plus (1) preferred stock/unit redemption charge, preferred dividends/distributions, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, interest expense, losses from early extinguishment of debt, unrealized loss on non-real estate investment, loss from unconsolidated joint ventures, depreciation and amortization expense, transaction costs, payroll and related costs from management services contracts and corporate general and administrative expense less (2) gains (losses) from investments in securities, other income - assignment fee, interest and other income (loss), gain on sales-type lease, gains on sales of real estate, direct reimbursements of payroll and related costs from management services contracts and development and management services revenue. We use NOI internally as a performance measure and believe it provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations and financial condition because, when compared across periods, it reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs and acquisition and development activity on an unleveraged basis, providing perspective not immediately apparent from net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders. For example, interest expense is not necessarily linked to the operating performance of a real estate asset and is often incurred at the corporate level as opposed to the property level. Similarly, interest expense may be incurred at the property level even though the financing proceeds may be used at the corporate level (e.g., used for other investment activity). In addition, depreciation and amortization expense, because of historical cost accounting and useful life estimates, may distort operating performance measures at the property level. NOI presented by us may not be comparable to NOI reported by other REITs or real estate companies that define NOI differently.
We believe that in order to understand our operating results, NOI should be examined in conjunction with net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders as presented in our Consolidated Financial Statements. NOI should not be considered as a substitute for net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders or net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders (determined in accordance with GAAP) or any other GAAP financial measures and should only be considered together with and as a supplement to our financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
The gains on sales of real estate and depreciation expense may differ between BXP and BPLP as a result of previously applied acquisition accounting by BXP for the issuance of common stock in connection with non-sponsor redemptions of common units of limited partnership interest of BPLP (“OP Units”). This accounting resulted in a step-up of the real estate assets at BXP that was allocated to certain properties. The difference between the real estate assets of BXP as compared to BPLP for certain properties having an allocation of the real estate step-up will result in a corresponding difference in gains on sales of real estate and depreciation expense when those properties are sold. For additional information see the Explanatory Note that follows the cover page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2022 to the year ended December 31, 2021
The table below shows selected operating information for the Same Property Portfolio and the Total Property Portfolio. The Same Property Portfolio consists of 124 properties totaling approximately 37.8 million net rentable square feet, excluding unconsolidated joint ventures. The Same Property Portfolio includes properties acquired or placed in-service on or prior to January 1, 2021 and owned and in service through December 31, 2022. The Total Property Portfolio includes the effects of the other properties either acquired, placed in-service, in development or redevelopment after January 1, 2021 or disposed of on or prior to December 31, 2022. This table includes a reconciliation from the Same Property Portfolio to the Total Property Portfolio by also providing information for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 with respect to the properties that were acquired, placed in-service, in development or redevelopment or sold.
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| Same Property Portfolio | Properties Acquired Portfolio | Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio | Properties in Development or Redevelopment Portfolio | Properties Sold Portfolio | Total Property Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022 | 2021 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % Change | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rental Revenue: (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lease Revenue (Excluding Termination Income) | $ | 2,670,752 | $ | 2,588,606 | $ | 82,146 | 3.17 | % | $ | 54,057 | $ | 6,702 | $ | 96,004 | $ | 27,422 | $ | 3,906 | $ | 7,409 | $ | 33,853 | $ | 69,628 | $ | 2,858,572 | $ | 2,699,767 | $ | 158,805 | 5.88 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Termination Income | 7,302 | 11,482 | (4,180) | (36.40) | % | 402 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7,704 | 11,482 | (3,778) | (32.90) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lease Revenue | 2,678,054 | 2,600,088 | 77,966 | 3.00 | % | 54,459 | 6,702 | 96,004 | 27,422 | 3,906 | 7,409 | 33,853 | 69,628 | 2,866,276 | 2,711,249 | 155,027 | 5.72 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking and Other | 98,913 | 79,565 | 19,348 | 24.32 | % | 2,348 | — | 39 | 15 | 424 | 205 | 412 | 1,126 | 102,136 | 80,911 | 21,225 | 26.23 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Rental Revenue (1) | 2,776,967 | 2,679,653 | 97,314 | 3.63 | % | 56,807 | 6,702 | 96,043 | 27,437 | 4,330 | 7,614 | 34,265 | 70,754 | 2,968,412 | 2,792,160 | 176,252 | 6.31 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real Estate Operating Expenses | 1,027,141 | 960,299 | 66,842 | 6.96 | % | 12,301 | 1,432 | 25,095 | 9,729 | 3,395 | 3,573 | 10,555 | 21,674 | 1,078,487 | 996,707 | 81,780 | 8.21 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Operating Income, Excluding Residential and Hotel | 1,749,826 | 1,719,354 | 30,472 | 1.77 | % | 44,506 | 5,270 | 70,948 | 17,708 | 935 | 4,041 | 23,710 | 49,080 | 1,889,925 | 1,795,453 | 94,472 | 5.26 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential Net Operating Income (2) | 21,351 | 11,718 | 9,633 | 82.21 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6,247 | 6,506 | 27,598 | 18,224 | 9,374 | 51.44 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hotel Net Operating Income (2) | 12,004 | 611 | 11,393 | 1,864.65 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12,004 | 611 | 11,393 | 1,864.65 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Operating Income | $ | 1,783,181 | $ | 1,731,683 | $ | 51,498 | 2.97 | % | $ | 44,506 | $ | 5,270 | $ | 70,948 | $ | 17,708 | $ | 935 | $ | 4,041 | $ | 29,957 | $ | 55,586 | $ | 1,929,527 | $ | 1,814,288 | $ | 115,239 | 6.35 | % |
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(1)Rental Revenue is equal to Revenue less Development and Management Services Revenue and Direct Reimbursements of Payroll and Related Costs from Management Services Revenue per the Consolidated Statements of Operations, excluding the residential and hotel revenue that is noted below. We use Rental Revenue internally as a performance measure and in calculating other non-GAAP financial measures (e.g., NOI), which provides investors with information regarding our performance that is not immediately apparent from the comparable non-GAAP measures and allows investors to compare operating performance between periods.
(2)For a detailed discussion of NOI, including the reasons management believes NOI is useful to investors, see page 70. Residential Net Operating Income for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 is comprised of Residential Revenue of $57,181 and $42,668 less Residential Expenses of $29,583 and $24,444, respectively. Hotel Net Operating Income for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 is comprised of Hotel Revenue of $39,482 and $13,609 less Hotel Expenses of $27,478 and $12,998, respectively, per the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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Same Property Portfolio
Lease Revenue (Excluding Termination Income)
Lease revenue (excluding termination income) from the Same Property Portfolio increased by approximately $82.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021. The increase was a result of our average revenue per square foot increasing by approximately $2.96, contributing approximately $99.3 million, partially offset by average occupancy decreasing from 91.7% to 91.1%, resulting in a decrease of approximately $17.2 million.
Termination Income
Termination income decreased by approximately $4.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021.
Termination income for the year ended December 31, 2022 related to approximately 29 clients across the Same Property Portfolio and totaled approximately $6.7 million, which was primarily related to clients that terminated leases early in New York City. In addition, we received a distribution from our unsecured credit claim against Lehman Brothers, Inc. of approximately $0.6 million.
Termination income for the year ended December 31, 2021 related to 27 clients across the Same Property Portfolio and totaled approximately $11.5 million, which was primarily related to clients that terminated leases early in New York City and the Boston region.
Parking and Other Revenue
Parking and other revenue increased by approximately $19.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021. Parking revenue increased by approximately $19.7 million and was partially offset by a decrease in other revenue of approximately $0.4 million. The increase in parking revenue was primarily due to an increase in transient and monthly parking primarily in the Boston region.
Real Estate Operating Expenses
Real estate operating expenses from the Same Property Portfolio increased by approximately $66.8 million, or 7.0%, for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021, due primarily to an increase in operating expenses, including cleaning, utilities, repairs and maintenance, and roads/grounds/security. The increase in operating expenses was primarily driven by an increase in physical occupancy.
Properties Acquired Portfolio
The table below lists the properties acquired between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022. Rental revenue and real estate operating expenses increased by approximately $50.1 million and $10.9 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021, as detailed below.
| Square Feet | Rental Revenue | Real Estate Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Date acquired | 2022 | 2021 | Change | 2022 | 2021 | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 153 & 211 Second Avenue | June 2, 2021 | 136,882 | $ | 10,446 | $ | 5,470 | $ | 4,976 | $ | 1,106 | $ | 547 | $ | 559 | ||||||||||||||
| Shady Grove Innovation District | August 2, 2021 | 182,290 | 2,943 | 1,232 | 1,711 | 1,760 | 885 | 875 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Madison Centre (1) | May 17, 2022 | 754,988 | 31,978 | — | 31,978 | 8,386 | — | 8,386 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 125 Broadway | September 16, 2022 | 271,000 | 11,440 | — | 11,440 | 1,049 | — | 1,049 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,345,160 | $ | 56,807 | $ | 6,702 | $ | 50,105 | $ | 12,301 | $ | 1,432 | $ | 10,869 |
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(1)Rental revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022 includes approximately $0.4 million of termination income.
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Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio
The table below lists the properties that were placed in-service or partially placed in-service between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022. Rental revenue and real estate operating expenses from our Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio increased by approximately $68.6 million and $15.4 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021, as detailed below.
| Quarter Initially Placed In-Service | Quarter Fully Placed In-Service | Rental Revenue | Real Estate Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Square Feet | 2022 | 2021 | Change | 2022 | 2021 | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| One Five Nine East 53rd Street (1) | First Quarter, 2021 | First Quarter, 2021 | 220,000 | $ | 17,909 | $ | 15,672 | $ | 2,237 | $ | 2,668 | $ | 3,582 | $ | (914) | |||||||||||||||
| 200 West Street (2) | Fourth Quarter, 2020 | Fourth Quarter, 2021 | 273,365 | 16,960 | 6,612 | 10,348 | 5,519 | 3,181 | 2,338 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Reston Next | Fourth Quarter, 2021 | Fourth Quarter, 2022 | 1,063,236 | 35,248 | 2,677 | 32,571 | 11,831 | 1,140 | 10,691 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 325 Main Street (3) | Second Quarter, 2022 | Second Quarter, 2022 | 414,008 | 21,177 | — | 21,177 | 2,532 | 317 | 2,215 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue | Second Quarter, 2022 | N/A | 480,000 | 851 | — | 851 | 867 | — | 867 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 880 Winter Street (4) | Third Quarter, 2022 | Fourth Quarter, 2022 | 243,618 | 3,898 | 2,476 | 1,422 | 1,678 | 1,509 | 169 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2,694,227 | $ | 96,043 | $ | 27,437 | $ | 68,606 | $ | 25,095 | $ | 9,729 | $ | 15,366 |
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(1)This is the low-rise portion of 601 Lexington Avenue.
(2)Includes 138,444 square feet of redevelopment that was fully placed in-service in December 2021.
(3)Real estate operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2021 were related to demolition costs.
(4)Conversion of a 224,000 square foot office property located in Waltham, Massachusetts to laboratory space.
Properties in Development or Redevelopment Portfolio
The table below lists the properties that were in development or redevelopment between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022. Rental revenue and real estate operating expenses from our Properties in Development or Redevelopment Portfolio decreased by approximately $3.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021, as detailed below.
| Rental Revenue | Real Estate Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Date Commenced Development / Redevelopment | Square Feet | 2022 | 2021 | Change | 2022 | 2021 | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3625-3635 Peterson Way (1) | April 16, 2021 | 218,000 | $ | — | $ | 1,753 | $ | (1,753) | $ | 1,059 | $ | 459 | $ | 600 | ||||||||||||||
| 140 Kendrick Street - Building A | July 1, 2022 | 104,000 | 2,866 | 4,410 | (1,544) | 902 | 1,272 | (370) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 760 Boylston Street | September 12, 2022 | 118,000 | — | 247 | (247) | 608 | 1,039 | (431) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 105 Carnegie Center | November 30, 2022 | 73,000 | 1,464 | 1,204 | 260 | 826 | 803 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 513,000 | $ | 4,330 | $ | 7,614 | $ | (3,284) | $ | 3,395 | $ | 3,573 | $ | (178) |
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(1)On April 16, 2021, we removed 3625-3635 Peterson Way, located in Santa Clara, California, from our in-service portfolio. We demolished the building and expect to redevelop the site at a future date.
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Properties Sold Portfolio
The table below lists the properties we sold between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022. Rental revenue and real estate operating expenses from our Properties Sold Portfolio decreased by approximately $37.2 million and $11.6 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021, as detailed below.
| Rental Revenue | Real Estate Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Date Sold | Property Type | Square Feet | 2022 | 2021 | Change | 2022 | 2021 | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 181, 191 and 201 Spring Street | October 25, 2021 | Office | 333,000 | $ | — | $ | 12,649 | $ | (12,649) | $ | — | $ | 3,999 | $ | (3,999) | |||||||||||||||
| 195 West Street | March 31, 2022 | Office | 63,500 | 749 | 1,578 | (829) | 242 | 734 | (492) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia 95 Office Park | June 15, 2022 | Office/Flex | 733,421 | 5,190 | 13,774 | (8,584) | 1,787 | 3,903 | (2,116) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 601 Massachusetts Avenue | August 30, 2022 | Office | 478,667 | 28,225 | 42,753 | (14,528) | 8,499 | 13,038 | (4,539) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Office | 1,608,588 | 34,164 | 70,754 | (36,590) | 10,528 | 21,674 | (11,146) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Avant at Reston Town Center (1) | November 8, 2022 | Residential | 329,195 | 10,682 | 11,327 | (645) | 4,361 | 4,821 | (460) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Residential | 329,195 | 10,682 | 11,327 | (645) | 4,361 | 4,821 | (460) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,937,783 | $ | 44,846 | $ | 82,081 | $ | (37,235) | $ | 14,889 | $ | 26,495 | $ | (11,606) |
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(1)We retained and continue to own approximately 26,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Rental Revenue and Real Estate Operating Expenses shown represent the entire property and not just the portion sold.
For additional information on the sales of the above properties refer to “Results of Operations—Other Income and Expense Items—Gains on Sales of Real Estate” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
Residential Net Operating Income
Net operating income for our residential same properties increased by approximately $9.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021. The increase in net operating income was primarily due to the initial lease-up of the Skylyne, which was fully placed in-service during the third quarter of 2020.
The following reflects our occupancy and rate information for our residential same properties for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
| Average Monthly Rental Rate (1) | Average Rental Rate Per Occupied Square Foot | Average Physical Occupancy (2) | Average Economic Occupancy (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | 2022 | 2021 | Change (%) | 2022 | 2021 | Change (%) | 2022 | 2021 | Change (%) | 2022 | 2021 | Change (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Proto Kendall Square | $ | 2,844 | $ | 2,615 | 8.8 | % | $ | 5.23 | $ | 4.80 | 9.0 | % | 94.9 | % | 93.0 | % | 2.0 | % | 94.2 | % | 92.0 | % | 2.4 | % | ||||||||
| The Lofts at Atlantic Wharf | $ | 4,162 | $ | 3,558 | 17.0 | % | $ | 4.62 | $ | 3.99 | 15.8 | % | 97.8 | % | 94.2 | % | 3.8 | % | 97.4 | % | 92.2 | % | 5.6 | % | ||||||||
| Signature at Reston | $ | 2,653 | $ | 2,358 | 12.5 | % | $ | 2.73 | $ | 2.44 | 11.9 | % | 94.9 | % | 88.6 | % | 7.1 | % | 94.5 | % | 86.0 | % | 9.9 | % | ||||||||
| The Skylyne | $ | 3,391 | $ | 3,207 | 5.7 | % | $ | 4.20 | $ | 3.83 | 9.7 | % | 84.8 | % | 37.8 | % | 124.3 | % | 82.3 | % | 31.6 | % | 160.4 | % |
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(1)Average Monthly Rental Rate is calculated as the average of the quotients obtained by dividing (A) rental revenue as determined in accordance with GAAP, by (B) the number of occupied units for each month within the applicable fiscal period.
(2)Average Physical Occupancy is defined as (1) the average number of occupied units divided by (2) the total number of units, expressed as a percentage.
(3)Average Economic Occupancy is defined as (1) total possible revenue less vacancy loss divided by (2) total possible revenue, expressed as a percentage. Total possible revenue is determined by valuing average occupied units at contract rates and average vacant units at Market Rents. Vacancy loss is determined by valuing vacant units at current
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Market Rents. By measuring vacant units at their Market Rents, Average Economic Occupancy takes into account the fact that units of different sizes and locations within a residential property have different economic impacts on a residential property’s total possible gross revenue. Market Rents used by us in calculating Economic Occupancy are based on the current market rates set by the managers of our residential properties based on their experience in renting their residential property’s units and publicly available market data. Actual market rents and trends in such rents for a region as reported by others may vary materially from Market Rents used by us. Market Rents for a period are based on the average Market Rents during that period and do not reflect any impact for cash concessions.
Hotel Net Operating Income
The Boston Marriott Cambridge hotel had net operating income of approximately $12.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, representing an increase of approximately $11.4 million compared to the year ended December 31, 2021. As demand for travel has returned, the Boston Marriott Cambridge has seen an increase in occupancy and room rates, which has led to increased net operating income.
The following reflects our occupancy and rate information for the Boston Marriott Cambridge hotel for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
| 2022 | 2021 | Change (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy | 64.6 | % | 33.5 | % | 92.8 | % | |||||
| Average daily rate | $ | 315.55 | $ | 211.59 | 49.1 | % | |||||
| REVPAR | $ | 203.83 | $ | 70.92 | 187.4 | % |
Other Operating Revenue and Expense Items
Development and Management Services Revenue
Development and management services revenue increased by approximately $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021. Management services revenue increased by approximately $2.3 million and development services revenue decreased by approximately $1.9 million. The increase in management services revenue was primarily related to an increase in property management fees from an unconsolidated joint venture in the Boston region and asset management fees from unconsolidated joint ventures in the Los Angeles and Seattle regions. The decrease in development services revenue was primarily related to a decrease in development fees earned from unconsolidated joint venture properties in the Washington, DC and Boston regions, which were placed in-service during prior periods.
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expense decreased by approximately $5.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to a decrease in compensation expense of approximately $11.9 million, partially offset by an approximately $6.7 million increase in other general and administrative expenses. The decrease in compensation expense related to an approximately $12.1 million decrease in the value of our deferred compensation plan and an approximately $0.2 million increase in other compensation expenses. The increase in other general and administrative expenses was primarily related to an increase in professional fees.
Wages directly related to the development of rental properties are capitalized and included in real estate assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and amortized over the useful lives of the applicable asset or lease term. Capitalized wages for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were approximately $16.1 million and $13.7 million, respectively. These costs are not included in the general and administrative expenses discussed above.
Transaction Costs
Transaction costs decreased by approximately $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021 due primarily to costs incurred in connection with the pursuit and formation of new joint ventures in 2021 that did not occur at the same levels in 2022. In general, transaction costs relating to the formation of new joint ventures and the pursuit of other transactions are expensed as incurred.
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Depreciation and Amortization Expense
Depreciation expense may differ between BXP and BPLP as a result of previously applied acquisition accounting by BXP for the issuance of common stock in connection with non-sponsor OP Unit redemptions by BPLP. This accounting resulted in a step-up of the real estate assets at BXP that was allocated to certain properties. The difference between the real estate assets of BXP as compared to BPLP for certain properties having an allocation of the real estate step-up will result in a corresponding difference in depreciation expense. For additional information see the Explanatory Note that follows the cover page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
BXP
Depreciation and amortization expense increased by approximately $32.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021, as detailed below.
| Portfolio | Depreciation and Amortization for the year ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | Change | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Same Property Portfolio (1) | $ | 658,008 | $ | 660,851 | $ | (2,843) | |||||
| Properties Acquired Portfolio | 43,509 | 8,904 | 34,605 | ||||||||
| Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio (2) | 34,869 | 28,031 | 6,838 | ||||||||
| Properties in Development or Redevelopment Portfolio | 5,051 | 3,758 | 1,293 | ||||||||
| Properties Sold Portfolio | 8,338 | 15,792 | (7,454) | ||||||||
| $ | 749,775 | $ | 717,336 | $ | 32,439 |
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(1)During the year ended December 31, 2021, we commenced redevelopment of View Boston Observatory at The Prudential Center, a 59,000 net rentable square foot redevelopment of the top three floors of 800 Boylston Street - The Prudential Center, located in Boston, Massachusetts. As a result, during the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded approximately $2.6 million of accelerated depreciation expense for the demolition of the space, of which approximately $0.8 million related to the step-up of real estate assets.
(2)On February 25, 2021, we commenced redevelopment of 880 Winter Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. As a result, during the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded approximately $13.7 million of accelerated depreciation expense for the demolition of a portion of the building.
BPLP
Depreciation and amortization expense increased by approximately $33.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021, as detailed below.
| Portfolio | Depreciation and Amortization for the year ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | Change | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Same Property Portfolio (1) | $ | 650,774 | $ | 652,550 | $ | (1,776) | |||||
| Properties Acquired Portfolio | 43,509 | 8,904 | 34,605 | ||||||||
| Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio (2) | 34,869 | 28,031 | 6,838 | ||||||||
| Properties in Development or Redevelopment Portfolio | 4,803 | 3,758 | 1,045 | ||||||||
| Properties Sold Portfolio | 8,338 | 15,792 | (7,454) | ||||||||
| $ | 742,293 | $ | 709,035 | $ | 33,258 |
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(1)During the year ended December 31, 2021, we commenced redevelopment of View Boston Observatory at The Prudential Center, a 59,000 net rentable square foot redevelopment of the top three floors of 800 Boylston Street - The Prudential Center, located in Boston, Massachusetts. As a result, during the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded approximately $1.8 million of accelerated depreciation expense for the demolition of the space.
(2)On February 25, 2021, we commenced redevelopment of 880 Winter Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. As a result, during the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded approximately $13.7 million of accelerated depreciation expense for the demolition of a portion of the building.
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Direct Reimbursements of Payroll and Related Costs From Management Services Contracts and Payroll and Related Costs From Management Service Contracts
We have determined that amounts reimbursed for payroll and related costs received from third parties in connection with management services contracts should be reflected on a gross basis instead of on a net basis as we have determined that we are the principal under these arrangements. We anticipate that these two financial statement line items will generally offset each other.
Other Income and Expense Items
Loss from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
For the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021, loss from unconsolidated joint ventures increased by approximately $57.3 million primarily due to (1) a $50.7 million non-cash impairment charge at our Dock 72 joint venture during the year ended December 31, 2022, (2) a $10.3 million gain on sale of investment from the sale of our Annapolis Junction joint venture interest during the year ended December 31, 2021 and (3) an increase in interest expense due to increasing interest rates on variable rate debt.
The unconsolidated joint venture properties have approximately $4.0 billion of outstanding debt, which is primarily variable rate. Therefore, we expect our share of joint venture income to be impacted by higher interest rates.
Gains on Sales of Real Estate
Gains on sales of real estate may differ between BXP and BPLP as a result of previously applied acquisition accounting by BXP for the issuance of common stock in connection with non-sponsor OP Unit redemptions by BPLP. This accounting resulted in a step-up of the real estate assets at BXP that was allocated to certain properties. The difference between the real estate assets of BXP as compared to BPLP for certain properties having an allocation of the real estate step-up will result in a corresponding difference in the gains on sales of real estate when those properties are sold. For additional information, see the Explanatory Note that follows the cover page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
BXP
Gains on sales of real estate increased by approximately $313.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021, as detailed below.
| Name | Date Sold | Property Type | Square Feet | Sale Price | Net Cash Proceeds | Gain on Sale of Real Estate | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 195 West Street | March 31, 2022 | Office | 63,500 | $ | 37.7 | $ | 35.4 | $ | 22.7 | ||||||||||
| Virginia 95 Office Park | June 15, 2022 | Office/Flex | 733,421 | 127.5 | 121.9 | 96.2 | |||||||||||||
| 601 Massachusetts Avenue | August 30, 2022 | Office | 478,667 | 531.0 | 512.3 | 237.4 | |||||||||||||
| Broadrun Land Parcel | September 15, 2022 | Land | N/A | 27.0 | 25.6 | 24.4 | |||||||||||||
| The Avant at Reston Town Center | November 8, 2022 | Residential | 329,195 | 141.0 | 139.6 | 55.6 | |||||||||||||
| $ | 864.2 | $ | 834.8 | $ | 436.3 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6595 Springfield Center Drive | December 13, 2018 | Office | 634,000 | N/A | N/A | $ | 8.1 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 181, 191 and 201 Spring Street | October 25, 2021 | Office | 333,000 | $ | 191.5 | $ | 179.9 | 115.6 | |||||||||||
| $ | 191.5 | $ | 179.9 | $ | 123.7 |
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(1)Excludes approximately $0.7 million of gains on sales of real estate recognized during the year ended December 31, 2022 related to gains on sales of real estate occurring in the prior year.
(2)On December 13, 2018, we sold our 6595 Springfield Center Drive development project located in Springfield, Virginia. Concurrently with the sale, we agreed to act as development manager and guaranteed the completion of the project. The development project achieved final completion during the third quarter of 2021 at which time the total cost of development was determined to be below the estimated total investment at the time of sale. As a result, we recognized a gain of approximately $8.1 million.
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BPLP
Gains on sales of real estate increased by approximately $315.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021, as detailed below.
| Name | Date Sold | Property Type | Square Feet | Sale Price | Net Cash Proceeds | Gain on Sale of Real Estate | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 195 West Street | March 31, 2022 | Office | 63,500 | $ | 37.7 | $ | 35.4 | $ | 23.4 | ||||||||||
| Virginia 95 Office Park | June 15, 2022 | Office/Flex | 733,421 | 127.5 | 121.9 | 99.5 | |||||||||||||
| 601 Massachusetts Avenue | August 30, 2022 | Office | 478,667 | 531.0 | 512.3 | 237.5 | |||||||||||||
| Broadrun Land Parcel | September 15, 2022 | Land | N/A | 27.0 | 25.6 | 24.4 | |||||||||||||
| The Avant at Reston Town Center | November 8, 2022 | Residential | 329,195 | 141.0 | 139.6 | 55.6 | |||||||||||||
| $ | 864.2 | $ | 834.8 | $ | 440.4 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6595 Springfield Center Drive | December 13, 2018 | Office | 634,000 | N/A | N/A | $ | 8.1 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 181, 191 and 201 Spring Street | October 25, 2021 | Office | 333,000 | $ | 191.5 | $ | 179.9 | 117.1 | |||||||||||
| $ | 191.5 | $ | 179.9 | $ | 125.2 |
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(1)Excludes approximately $0.7 million of gains on sales of real estate recognized during the year ended December 31, 2022 related to gains on sales of real estate occurring in the prior year.
(2)On December 13, 2018, we sold our 6595 Springfield Center Drive development project located in Springfield, Virginia. Concurrently with the sale, we agreed to act as development manager and guaranteed the completion of the project. The development project achieved final completion during the third quarter of 2021 at which time the total cost of development was determined to be below the estimated total investment at the time of sale. As a result, we recognized a gain of approximately $8.1 million.
Gain on sales-type lease
In connection with a ground lease amendment, executed on December 19, 2022 with a third-party hotel developer, we recorded a sales-type lease receivable of approximately $13.0 million, which includes an unguaranteed residual asset of approximately $17,000. The sales-type lease receivable was measured as the present value of the fixed and determinable lease payments, including the unguaranteed residual value of the asset at the end of the lease, discounted at the rate implicit in the lease. In addition, we recorded a gain on sales-type lease of approximately $10.1 million associated with the derecognition of the asset. We did not recognize any interest income during the year ended December 31, 2022 (See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Interest and Other Income (Loss)
Interest and other income (loss) increased by approximately $6.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021, due primarily to an increase of approximately $7.3 million in interest income due to increased interest earned on our deposits.
Other Income - Assignment Fee
On April 19, 2021, we entered into an agreement to acquire 11251 Roger Bacon Drive in Reston, Virginia for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $5.6 million. On April 7, 2022, we executed an agreement to assign the right to acquire 11251 Roger Bacon Drive to a third party for an assignment fee of approximately $6.9 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $6.6 million. 11251 Roger Bacon Drive is an approximately 65,000 square foot office building situated on approximately 2.6 acres.
Gains (Losses) from Investments in Securities
Gains (losses) from investments in securities for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 related to investments that we have made to reduce our market risk relating to deferred compensation plans that we maintain for BXP’s officers and former non-employee directors. Under the deferred compensation plans, each officer or non-employee director who is eligible to participate is permitted to defer a portion of the officer’s current income or the non-employee director’s compensation on a pre-tax basis and receive a tax-deferred return on these deferrals
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based on the performance of specific investments selected by the officer or non-employee director. In order to reduce our market risk relating to these plans, we typically acquire, in a separate account that is not restricted as to its use, similar or identical investments as those selected by each officer or non-employee director. This enables us to generally match our liabilities to BXP’s officers or former non-employee directors under our deferred compensation plans with equivalent assets and thereby limit our market risk. The performance of these investments is recorded as gains (losses) from investments in securities. During the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, we recognized gains (losses) of approximately $(6.5) million and $5.6 million, respectively, on these investments. By comparison, our general and administrative expense increased (decreased) by approximately $(6.5) million and $5.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, as a result of increases (decreases) in our liability under our deferred compensation plans that was associated with the performance of the specific investments selected by officers and former non-employee directors of BXP participating in the plans.
Unrealized Loss on Non-Real Estate Investment
During the year ended December 31, 2022, we began investing in non-real estate investments, which are primarily environmentally focused investment funds. As a result, we recognized an unrealized loss of $0.2 million due to the observable changes in the fair value of the investments.
Losses From Early Extinguishment of Debt
On February 14, 2021, BPLP completed the redemption of $850.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 4.125% senior notes due May 15, 2021. The redemption price was approximately $858.7 million, which was equal to the stated principal plus approximately $8.7 million of accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date. We recognized a loss from early extinguishment of debt totaling approximately $0.4 million related to unamortized origination costs.
On March 16, 2021, BPLP repaid $500.0 million, representing all amounts outstanding on its delayed draw term loan facility (“Delayed Draw Facility”) under its prior unsecured revolving credit agreement. We recognized a loss from early extinguishment of debt totaling approximately $0.5 million related to the acceleration of remaining unamortized financing costs.
On October 15, 2021, BPLP used proceeds from its September 2021 offering of unsecured senior notes and borrowings under its new credit facility, which replaced the prior credit facility (as amended and restated, the “2021 Credit Facility”) to complete the redemption of $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of its 3.85% senior notes due February 1, 2023. The redemption price was approximately $1.05 billion. The redemption price included approximately $7.9 million of accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date. Excluding the accrued and unpaid interest, the redemption price was approximately 104.284% of the principal amount being redeemed. We recognized a loss from early extinguishment of debt totaling approximately $44.2 million, which amount included the payment of the redemption premium totaling approximately $42.8 million.
On December 10, 2021, the consolidated entity in which we have a 55% interest refinanced the mortgage loan collateralized by its 601 Lexington Avenue property located in New York City with a new lender. The mortgage loan has a principal amount of $1.0 billion, requires interest-only payments at a fixed interest rate of 2.79% per annum and matures on January 9, 2032. The previous mortgage loan had an outstanding balance of approximately $616.1 million, bore interest at a fixed rate of 4.75% per annum and was scheduled to mature on April 10, 2022. There was no prepayment penalty associated with the repayment of the previous mortgage loan. We recognized a loss from early extinguishment of debt totaling approximately $0.1 million due to the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs.
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Interest Expense
Interest expense increased by approximately $13.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021, as detailed below.
| Component | Change in interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | |||
| Increases to interest expense due to: | |||
| Increase in interest associated with unsecured credit facilities and term loans | $ | 19,592 | |
| Issuance of $850 million in aggregate principal of 2.450% senior notes due 2033 on September 29, 2021 | 15,521 | ||
| Issuance of $750 million in aggregate principal of 6.750% senior notes due 2027 on November 17, 2022 | 6,197 | ||
| Issuance of $850 million in aggregate principal of 2.550% senior notes due 2032 on March 16, 2021 | 4,577 | ||
| Amortization expense of financing fees primarily related to the 2022 Unsecured Term Loan | 2,525 | ||
| Increase in interest due to finance lease for one in-service property | 618 | ||
| Decrease in capitalized interest related to development projects | 545 | ||
| Total increases to interest expense | 49,575 | ||
| Decreases to interest expense due to: | |||
| Redemption of $1.0 billion in aggregate principal of 3.85% senior notes due 2023 on October 15, 2021 | (30,557) | ||
| Redemption of $850 million in aggregate principal of 4.125% senior notes due 2021 on February 14, 2021 | (4,279) | ||
| Other interest expense (excluding senior notes) | (946) | ||
| Total decreases to interest expense | (35,782) | ||
| Total change in interest expense | $ | 13,793 |
Interest expense directly related to the development of rental properties is capitalized and included in real estate assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and amortized over the useful lives of the real estate or lease term. As portions of properties are placed in-service, we cease capitalizing interest on that portion and interest is then expensed. Interest capitalized for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was approximately $52.1 million and $53.1 million, respectively. These costs are not included in the interest expense referenced above.
We expect our interest expense will be materially greater in 2023 compared to 2022 due to the cessation of capitalized interest on our development deliveries, acquisitions funded by debt, higher interest rates on our floating rate debt, and the impact of refinancing our 2023 debt maturities at materially higher interest rates.
At December 31, 2022, our variable rate debt consisted of BPLP’s $1.5 billion revolving facility (the “Revolving Facility”) and BPLP’s $730.0 million 2022 Unsecured Term Loan. The Revolving Facility and 2022 Unsecured Term Loan had approximately $730.0 million outstanding as of December 31, 2022 (See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). For a summary of our consolidated debt as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 refer to the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Debt Financing” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
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Noncontrolling Interests in Property Partnerships
Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships increased by approximately $4.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021, as detailed below.
| Property | Noncontrolling Interests in Property Partnerships for the year ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | Change | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| 767 Fifth Avenue (the General Motors Building) | $ | 12,031 | $ | 11,594 | $ | 437 | |||||
| Times Square Tower | 21,057 | 20,051 | 1,006 | ||||||||
| 601 Lexington Avenue | 13,865 | 14,897 | (1,032) | ||||||||
| 100 Federal Street | 13,341 | 12,158 | 1,183 | ||||||||
| Atlantic Wharf Office Building | 14,563 | 12,106 | 2,457 | ||||||||
| $ | 74,857 | $ | 70,806 | $ | 4,051 |
Noncontrolling Interest—Common Units of the Operating Partnership
For BXP, noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership increased by approximately $40.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021 due primarily to an increase in allocable income, which was the result of recognizing a greater gain on sales of real estate amount during 2022. Due to our ownership structure, there is no corresponding line item on BPLP’s financial statements.
Preferred Stock/Unit Redemption Charge
On March 2, 2021, BXP issued a redemption notice for 80,000 shares of its 5.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”), which constituted all of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock, and the corresponding depositary shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of Series B Preferred Stock (the “Depositary Shares”). In connection with the redemption of the Series B Preferred Stock, all of the Series B Preferred Units, which had terms and preferences generally mirroring those of the Series B Preferred Stock, were redeemed by BPLP. The redemption price per share of Series B Preferred Stock was $2,500, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the redemption date, totaling $2,516.41 per share. On March 31, 2021, we transferred the full redemption price for all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock of approximately $201.3 million, including approximately $1.3 million of accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the redemption date, to the redemption agent. The excess of the redemption price over the carrying value of the Series B Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Units of approximately $6.4 million relates to the original issuance costs and is reflected as a reduction to Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders and Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders on the Consolidated Income Statement.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
General
Our principal liquidity needs for the next twelve months and beyond are to:
•fund normal recurring expenses;
•meet debt service and principal repayment obligations and balloon payments on maturing debt, Including the $500 million of 3.125% unsecured senior notes maturing September 1, 2023;
•fund development and redevelopment costs;
•fund capital expenditures, including major renovations, tenant improvements and leasing costs;
•fund pending and possible acquisitions of properties, either directly or indirectly through the acquisition of equity interests therein; and
•make the minimum distribution required to enable BXP to maintain its REIT qualification under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
We expect to satisfy these needs using one or more of the following:
•cash flow from operations;
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•distribution of cash flows from joint ventures;
•cash and cash equivalent balances;
•borrowings under BPLP’s Revolving Facility, unsecured term loans, short-term bridge facilities and construction loans;
•long-term secured and unsecured indebtedness (including unsecured exchangeable indebtedness);
•sales of real estate and interests in joint ventures owning real estate;
•private equity sources, including through our Strategic Capital Program (“SCP”) with large institutional investors; and
•issuances of BXP equity securities and/or preferred or common units of partnership interests in BPLP.
We draw on multiple financing sources to fund our long-term capital needs. We expect to fund our current development/redevelopment properties primarily with our available cash balances, construction loans, unsecured term loans, proceeds from asset sales and BPLP’s Revolving Facility. We use BPLP’s Revolving Facility primarily as a bridge facility to fund acquisition opportunities, refinance outstanding indebtedness and meet short-term development and working capital needs. Although we may seek to fund our development projects with construction loans, which may require guarantees by BPLP, the financing for each particular project ultimately depends on several factors, including, among others, the project’s size and duration, the extent of pre-leasing, our available cash and access to cost effective capital at the given time.
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The following table presents information on properties under construction/redevelopment as of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
| Financings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Construction/Redevelopment Properties | Estimated Stabilization Date | Location | # of Buildings | Estimated Square Feet | Investment to Date (1)(2)(3) | Estimated Total Investment (1)(2) | Total Available (1) | Outstanding at December 31, 2022 (1) | Estimated Future Equity Requirement (1)(2)(4) | Percentage Leased (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 140 Kendrick - Building A (Redevelopment) | Third Quarter, 2023 | Needham, MA | 1 | 104,000 | $ | 7,995 | $ | 26,600 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 18,605 | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue | Third Quarter, 2024 | Washington, DC | 1 | 480,000 | 315,966 | 356,100 | — | — | 40,134 | 84 | % | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 360 Park Avenue South (42% ownership) | First Quarter, 2025 | New York, NY | 1 | 450,000 | 203,545 | 219,000 | 92,774 | 88,164 | 10,845 | — | % | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reston Next Office Phase II | Second Quarter, 2025 | Reston, VA | 1 | 90,000 | 22,954 | 61,000 | — | — | 38,046 | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Platform 16 Building A (55% ownership) | Fourth Quarter, 2026 | San Jose, CA | 1 | 389,500 | 85,471 | 231,900 | — | — | 146,429 | — | % | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Office Properties under Construction/Redevelopment | 5 | 1,513,500 | 635,931 | 894,600 | 92,774 | 88,164 | 254,059 | 34 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laboratory/Life Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 751 Gateway (49% ownership) | Second Quarter, 2024 | South San Francisco, CA | 1 | 231,000 | 87,847 | 127,600 | — | — | 39,753 | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 103 CityPoint | Third Quarter, 2024 | Waltham, MA | 1 | 113,000 | 44,678 | 115,100 | — | — | 70,422 | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 190 CityPoint (formerly 180 CityPoint) | Fourth Quarter, 2024 | Waltham, MA | 1 | 329,000 | 143,389 | 274,700 | — | — | 131,311 | 43 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 105 Carnegie Center (Redevelopment) | First Quarter, 2025 | Princeton, NJ | 1 | 73,000 | 631 | 40,600 | — | — | 39,969 | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 651 Gateway (50% ownership) (Redevelopment) | Fourth Quarter, 2025 | South San Francisco, CA | 1 | 327,000 | 44,648 | 146,500 | — | — | 101,852 | 7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Laboratory/Life Sciences Properties under Construction/Redevelopment | 5 | 1,073,000 | 321,193 | 704,500 | — | — | 383,307 | 37 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reston Next Residential (508 units) (20% ownership) | Second Quarter, 2026 | Reston, VA | 1 | 417,000 | 11,451 | 47,700 | 28,000 | 3,037 | 11,286 | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Residential Properties under Construction | 1 | 417,000 | 11,451 | 47,700 | 28,000 | 3,037 | 11,286 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 760 Boylston Street (Redevelopment) | Second Quarter, 2024 | Boston, MA | 1 | 118,000 | 3,071 | 43,800 | — | — | 40,729 | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Reston Next Retail | Fourth Quarter, 2025 | Reston, VA | 1 | 33,000 | 17,198 | 26,600 | — | — | 9,402 | — | % | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Retail Properties under Construction/Redevelopment | 2 | 151,000 | 20,269 | 70,400 | — | — | 50,131 | 78 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| View Boston Observatory at The Prudential Center (Redevelopment) | N/A | Boston, MA | — | 59,000 | 151,999 | 182,300 | — | — | 30,301 | N/A | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Properties under Construction/Redevelopment | 13 | 3,213,500 | $ | 1,140,843 | $ | 1,899,500 | $ | 120,774 | $ | 91,201 | $ | 729,084 | 37 | % | (11) |
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(1)Represents our share.
(2)Each of Investment to Date, Estimated Total Investment and Estimated Future Equity Requirement represent our share of acquisition expenses, as applicable, and reflect our share of the estimated net revenue/expenses that we expect to incur prior to stabilization of the project, including any amounts actually received or paid through December 31, 2022.
(3)Includes approximately $76.9 million of unpaid but accrued construction costs and leasing commissions.
(4)Excludes approximately $76.9 million of unpaid but accrued construction costs and leasing commissions.
(5)Represents percentage leased as of February 21, 2023, including leases with future commencement dates.
(6)The property was 64% placed in-service as of December 31, 2022.
(7)Investment to Date includes all related costs incurred prior to the contribution of the property by us to the joint venture on December 15, 2021 totaling approximately $107 million and our proportionate share of the loan. Our joint venture partners will fund required capital until their aggregate investment is approximately 58% of all capital contributions; thereafter, the joint venture partners will fund required capital according to their percentage interests.
(8)Estimated total investment represents the costs to complete Building A, a 389,500 square foot building, and Building A’s proportionate share of land and garage costs. In conjunction with the construction of Building A, garage and site work will be completed for Phase II, which will support approximately 700,000 square feet of development in two office buildings, budgeted to be an incremental $141 million.
(9)Reston Next Retail was previously included within the Reston Next project.
(10)We expect to place this project in-service and open to the public in the second quarter of 2023.
(11)Percentage leased excludes the residential property and the View Boston Observatory at The Prudential Center (redevelopment) at 800 Boylston Street - The Prudential Center. Estimated total investment excludes approximately $1.2 billion related to the development of 290 Binney Street and approximately $210 million related to the redevelopment of 300 Binney Street which was still in-service at December 31, 2022. We terminated our existing lease agreement with a client at 300 Binney Street to facilitate the redevelopment of the property, which commenced in January 2023. 290 Binney Street and 300 Binney Street are 100% pre-leased. See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Lease revenue (which includes recoveries from clients), other income from operations, available cash balances, mortgage financings, unsecured indebtedness and draws on BPLP’s Revolving Facility are the principal sources of capital that we use to fund operating expenses, debt service, maintenance and repositioning capital expenditures, tenant improvements and the minimum distribution required to enable BXP to maintain its REIT qualification. We seek to maximize income from our existing properties by maintaining quality standards for our properties that promote high occupancy rates and permit increases in rental rates while reducing client turnover and controlling operating expenses. Our sources of revenue also include third-party fees generated by our property management, leasing, development and construction businesses, as well as the sale of assets from time to time. We believe these sources of capital will continue to provide the funds necessary for our short-term liquidity needs. Material adverse changes in one or more sources of capital may adversely affect our net cash flows.
We expect our primary uses of capital over the next twelve months will be to fund the continuation and completion of our current and committed development and redevelopment projects, repay debt maturities (as discussed below), service the interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness, and satisfy our REIT distribution requirements.
As of December 31, 2022, we had 13 properties under development or redevelopment. Our share of the estimated total cost for these projects is approximately $1.9 billion, of which approximately $729.1 million remains to be funded with equity through 2026. In the fourth quarter of 2022, we commenced the redevelopment of 105 Carnegie Center in Princeton, New Jersey. 105 Carnegie Center is an approximately 70,000 net rentable square feet property that will be converted into an approximately 73,000 square foot laboratory/life sciences property for an approximate cost of $40.6 million.
In January 2023, we added the following new projects to our active development and redevelopment portfolio (see Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements):
•290 Binney Steet in Cambridge, Massachusetts, an approximately 566,000 net rentable square foot laboratory/life sciences project. The project has a total budget of approximately $1.2 billion and is expected to be completed in 2026. The project is 100% pre-leased to AstraZeneca.
•300 Binney Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The conversion of this approximately 195,000 net rentable square foot property into an approximately 240,000 net rentable square foot laboratory/life sciences property has a total budgeted cost of $210.0 million. This project is 100% pre-leased.
As of February, 21, 2023, we had 15 properties under development or redevelopment. Our share of the estimated total cost for these projects is approximately $3.3 billion.
On November 17, 2022, we acquired a 26.69% interest in the joint venture that owns 200 Fifth Avenue for a gross purchase price of approximately $280.2 million, which include $120.1 million of cash and our pro rata share of the outstanding loan secured by the property of $160.1 million. 200 Fifth Avenue is a 14-story, approximately 855,000 square foot LEED Gold certified, premier workplace located in the Midtown South submarket of Manhattan, New York. The property was 93% leased as of December 31, 2022.
In the fourth quarter of 2022, we completed the sale of the residential component of The Avant at Reston Town Center, located in Reston, Virginia, for a gross sale price of $141.0 million. The Avant is a 15-story, approximately 329,000 square foot, excluding retail space, 359-unit, luxury multifamily property.
Aggregating our pro rata share of 2022 capital markets activity, we purchased properties or interests in joint ventures that own property of approximately $1.6 billion, sold properties or parcels of land for gross sales prices of approximately $864.2 million, commenced development and redevelopment projects, including projects that commenced in the first quarter of 2023, of approximately $2.0 billion and completed approximately $1.8 billion of debt financing.
In July 2021, we announced the formation of the SCP with two partners each having a targeted equity commitment of $1.0 billion and a $250 million commitment from us. Under this agreement, we agreed to provide these partners, for up to two years, exclusive first offers to form joint ventures with us to invest in assets that meet target criteria. All investments are discretionary to each partner.
The SCP provides us the opportunity to partner with large institutional investors and capitalize our investment opportunities partially through private equity. The SCP enhances our access to capital and investment capacity, enhances our returns through fee income, and in some investments provides us the opportunity to realize a greater
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share of income upon achieving certain success criteria. These large financial partners are among the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds and pension plans. As we move forward, we anticipate increasing our use of joint venture partner equity to manage our debt levels.
On January 4, 2023, we entered into a credit agreement that provided for a $1.2 billion unsecured term loan facility (the “2023 Unsecured Term Loan”). Under the credit agreement, we may, at any time prior to the maturity date, increase total commitments by up to an additional $300.0 million in aggregate principal amount by increasing the existing 2023 Unsecured Term Loan or incurring one or more additional term loans, in each case, subject to syndication of the increase and other conditions. The 2023 Unsecured Term Loan matures on May 16, 2024, with one 12-month extension option, subject to customary conditions. Upon entry into the credit agreement, we borrowed the full $1.2 billion available under the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan, a portion of which was used to repay in full the 2022 Unsecured Term Loan, which was scheduled to mature on May 16, 2023.
After repayment of the $730.0 million 2022 Unsecured Term Loan on January 4, 2023, our remaining 2023 and 2024 debt maturities include (1) $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of BPLP’s 3.125% senior unsecured notes, which mature on September 1, 2023, (2) $700.0 million aggregate principal amount of BPLP’s 3.800% senior unsecured notes, which mature on February 1, 2024 and (3) the $1.2 billion 2023 Unsecured Term Loan. In our unconsolidated joint venture portfolio, we have approximately $603.2 million (our share) of debt maturating in 2023 and 2024. We expect to fund 2023 and 2024 debt maturities using available cash balances, proceeds from asset sales, draws on BPLP’s Revolving Facility, and/or through refinancings. We expect our interest expense will be materially greater in 2023 compared to 2022 due to the cessation of capitalized interest on our development deliveries, acquisitions funded by debt, higher interest rates on our floating rate debt, and the impact of refinancing our 2023 debt maturities at materially higher interest rates.
As of February 21, 2023, we had available cash of approximately $833.3 million (of which approximately $79.9 million is attributable to our consolidated joint venture partners). Our liquidity and capital resources depend on a wide range of factors and we believe that our access to capital and our strong liquidity, including the approximately $1.5 billion available under the Revolving Facility and our available cash, as of February 21, 2023, are sufficient to fund our remaining capital requirements on existing development and redevelopment projects, fund acquisitions, repay our maturing indebtedness when due (if not refinanced), satisfy our REIT distribution requirements and still allow us to act opportunistically on attractive investment opportunities.
We may seek to enhance our liquidity to fund our current and future development activity, pursue additional attractive investment opportunities and refinance or repay indebtedness. Depending on interest rates, the overall conditions in the debt and public and private equity markets, and our leverage at the time, we may decide to access one or more of these capital sources (including utilization of BXP’s $600.0 million “at the market” equity offering program). Doing so may result in us carrying additional cash and cash equivalents pending our use of the proceeds, which could increase our net interest expense or be dilutive to our earnings, or both.
We have not sold any shares under BXP’s $600.0 million “at the market” equity offering program.
Inflation
We are exposed to inflation risk, as income from long-term leases is the primary source of our cash flows from operations. There are provisions in the majority of our client leases that protect us from, and mitigate the risk of, the impact of inflation. These provisions include rent steps and resets to market, reimbursement billings for operating expense pass-through charges, real estate tax and insurance reimbursements on a per-square-foot basis, or in some cases, annual reimbursement of operating expenses above a certain per-square-foot allowance. However, due to the long-term nature of the leases, the rent may not increase frequently enough to fully cover inflation.
REIT Tax Distribution Considerations
Dividend
BXP as a REIT is subject to a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that BXP currently distribute at least 90% of its annual taxable income (excluding capital gains and with certain other adjustments). Our policy is for BXP to distribute at least 100% of its taxable income, including capital gains, to avoid paying federal tax. Common and LTIP unitholders (other than unearned MYLTIP units) of limited partnership interest in BPLP receive the same total distribution per unit.
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BXP’s Board of Directors will continue to evaluate BXP’s dividend rate in light of our actual and projected taxable income (including gains on sales), liquidity requirements and other circumstances and there can be no assurance that the future dividends declared by BXP’s Board of Directors will not differ materially from the current quarterly dividend amount.
Sales
To the extent that we sell assets at a gain and cannot efficiently use the proceeds in a tax deferred manner for either our development activities or attractive acquisitions, BXP would, at the appropriate time, decide whether it is better to declare a special dividend, adopt a stock repurchase program, reduce indebtedness or retain the cash for future investment opportunities. Such a decision will depend on many factors including, among others, the timing, availability and terms of development and acquisition opportunities, our then-current and anticipated leverage, the cost and availability of capital from other sources, the price of BXP’s common stock and REIT distribution requirements. At a minimum, we expect that BXP would distribute at least that amount of proceeds necessary for BXP to avoid paying corporate level tax on the applicable gains realized from any asset sales.
From time to time in select cases, whether due to a change in use, structuring issues to comply with applicable REIT regulations or other reasons, we may sell an asset that is held by a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”). Such a sale by a TRS would be subject to federal and local taxes.
Cash Flow Summary
The following summary discussion of our cash flows is based on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and is not meant to be an all-inclusive discussion of the changes in our cash flows for the periods presented below.
Cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrows aggregated approximately $736.8 million and $501.2 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, representing an increase of approximately $235.7 million. The following table sets forth changes in cash flows:
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||
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| (in thousands) | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 1,282,399 | $ | 1,133,227 | $ | 149,172 | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (1,602,802) | (1,039,956) | (562,846) | |||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 556,057 | (1,311,442) | 1,867,499 |
Our principal source of cash flow is related to the operation of our properties. The weighted-average term of our in-place leases, including leases signed by our unconsolidated joint ventures, excluding residential units, was approximately 7.9 years as of December 31, 2022, with occupancy rates historically in the range of 88% to 94%. Generally, our properties generate a relatively consistent stream of cash flow that provides us with resources to pay operating expenses, debt service and fund regular quarterly dividend and distribution payment requirements. In addition, over the past several years, we have raised capital through the sale of some of our properties and through secured and unsecured borrowings.
Cash is used in investing activities to fund acquisitions, development, net investments in unconsolidated joint ventures and maintenance and repositioning capital expenditures. We selectively invest in new projects that enable us to take advantage of our development, leasing, financing and property management skills and invest in existing buildings to enhance or maintain our market position. Cash used in investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is detailed below:
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| Year ended December 31, | ||||||
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| 2022 | 2021 | |||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||
| Acquisitions of real estate (1) | $ | (1,320,273) | $ | (222,260) | ||
| Construction in progress (2) | (500,273) | (513,878) | ||||
| Building and other capital improvements | (177,004) | (150,998) | ||||
| Tenant improvements | (218,685) | (263,952) | ||||
| Proceeds from the sales of real estate (3) | 834,770 | 179,887 | ||||
| Proceeds from assignment fee (4) | 6,624 | — | ||||
| Capital contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures (5) | (277,581) | (98,152) | ||||
| Capital distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures (6) | 37,122 | 122 | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of investment in unconsolidated joint venture (7) | — | 17,789 | ||||
| Investment in non-real estate investments | (2,404) | — | ||||
| Proceeds from note receivable (8) | 10,000 | 10,035 | ||||
| Investments in securities, net | 4,902 | 1,451 | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (1,602,802) | $ | (1,039,956) |
Cash used in investing activities changed primarily due to the following:
(1)On September 16, 2022, we acquired 125 Broadway in Cambridge, Massachusetts for a net purchase price, including transaction costs, of approximately $592.4 million. The acquisition was completed with available cash and borrowings under BPLP’s Revolving Facility. 125 Broadway is a 271,000 net rentable square foot, six-story, laboratory/life sciences property.
On May 17, 2022, we completed the acquisition of Madison Centre in Seattle, Washington, for an aggregate purchase price, including transaction costs, of approximately $724.3 million. Madison Centre is an approximately 755,000 net rentable square foot, 37-story, LEED-Platinum certified, premier workplace.
On August 2, 2021, we acquired Shady Grove Innovation District in Rockville, Maryland, for a purchase price, including transaction costs, of approximately $118.5 million in cash. Shady Grove Innovation District is an approximately 435,000 net rentable square foot, seven-building office park situated on an approximately 31-acre site. We anticipate we will redevelop or convert Shady Grove Innovation District to support lab or life sciences-related uses.
On June 2, 2021, we acquired 153 & 211 Second Avenue located in Waltham, Massachusetts for a purchase price of approximately $100.2 million in cash. 153 & 211 Second Avenue consists of two life sciences lab buildings totaling approximately 137,000 net rentable square feet.
(2)Construction in progress for the year ended December 31, 2022 included ongoing expenditures associated with 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, which was partially placed in-service, and 325 Main Street, 880 Winter Street and Reston Next, which were completed and fully placed in-service during the year ended December 31, 2022. In addition, we incurred costs associated with our continued development/redevelopment of 190 CityPoint (formerly 180 CityPoint), View Boston Observatory at The Prudential Center, 103 CityPoint, Reston Next Office Phase II, 140 Kendrick Street Building A, 760 Boylston Street and 105 Carnegie Center.
Construction in progress for the year ended December 31, 2021 includes ongoing expenditures associated with One Five Nine East 53rd Street, which was completed and fully placed in-service during the year ended December 31, 2021. In addition, we incurred costs associated with our continued development/redevelopment of 200 West Street, 325 Main Street, 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, Reston Next, 190 CityPoint (formerly 180 CityPoint), View Boston Observatory at The Prudential Center and 880 Winter Street.
(3)On November 8, 2022, we completed the sale of the residential component of The Avant at Reston Town Center, located in Reston, Virginia, for a gross sale price of $141.0 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $139.6 million, resulting in a gain on sale of real estate of approximately $55.6 million for BXP and BPLP. The Avant at Reston Town Center is a 15-story, 359-unit, luxury multifamily building
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consisting of approximately 329,000 net rentable square feet, excluding retail space. We retained ownership of the approximately 26,000 square foot ground-level retail space.
On September 15, 2022, we completed the sale of two parcels of land located in Loudoun County, Virginia for a gross sale price of $27.0 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $25.6 million, resulting in a gain on sale of real estate totaling approximately $24.4 million for BXP and BPLP.
On August 30, 2022, we completed the sale of 601 Massachusetts Avenue located in Washington, DC for a gross sale price of $531.0 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $512.3 million, resulting in a gain on sale of real estate of approximately $237.4 million for BXP and approximately $237.5 million for BPLP. 601 Massachusetts Avenue is an approximately 479,000 net rentable square foot premier workplace.
On June 15, 2022, we completed the sale of our Virginia 95 Office Park properties located in Springfield, Virginia for an aggregate gross sale price of $127.5 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $121.9 million, resulting in a gain on sale of real estate totaling approximately $96.2 million for BXP and approximately $99.5 million for BPLP. Virginia 95 Office Park consists of eleven office/flex properties aggregating approximately 733,000 net rentable square feet.
On March 31, 2022, we completed the sale of 195 West Street located in Waltham, Massachusetts for a gross sale price of $37.7 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $35.4 million, resulting in a gain on sale of real estate totaling approximately $22.7 million for BXP and approximately $23.4 million for BPLP. 195 West Street is an approximately 63,500 net rentable square foot office property.
On October 25, 2021, we completed the sale of our 181,191 and 201 Spring Street properties located in Lexington, Massachusetts for an aggregate gross sales price of $191.5 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $179.9 million, resulting in a gain on sale of real estate totaling approximately $115.6 million for BXP and approximately $117.1 million for BPLP. 181,191 and 201 Spring Street are three Class A office properties aggregating approximately 333,000 net rentable square feet.
(4)On April 19, 2021, we entered into an agreement to acquire 11251 Roger Bacon Drive in Reston, Virginia for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $5.6 million. On April 7, 2022, we executed an agreement to assign the right to acquire 11251 Roger Bacon Drive to a third party for an assignment fee of approximately $6.9 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $6.6 million. 11251 Roger Bacon Drive is an approximately 65,000 square foot office building situated on approximately 2.6 acres.
(5)Capital contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures for the year ended December 31, 2022 consisted primarily of cash contributions of approximately $120.8 million, $56.9 million, $45.2 million and $24.7 million to our 200 Fifth Avenue, Gateway Commons, Platform 16 and 751 Gateway joint ventures, respectively. On November 17, 2022, we entered into a new joint venture for 200 Fifth Avenue located in New York, New York.
Capital contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures for the year ended December 31, 2021 consisted primarily of cash contributions of approximately $73.0 million and $11.4 million to our Safeco Plaza and Santa Monica Business Park joint ventures, respectively. On September 1, 2021, we entered into a new joint venture for Safeco Plaza located in Seattle, Washington.
(6)Capital distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures for the year ended December 31, 2022 consisted primarily of cash distributions totaling approximately $21.6 million and $11.6 million from our Metropolitan Square and 7750 Wisconsin Avenue joint ventures, respectively.
(7)On March 30, 2021, we completed the sale of our 50% ownership interest in Annapolis Junction NFM LLC to the joint venture partner for a gross sale price of $65.9 million. Net cash proceeds to us totaled approximately $17.8 million after repayment of our share of debt totaling approximately $15.1 million.
(8)We invest in a non-real estate fund, which is primarily an environmentally focused investment fund, with an aggregate commitment to contribute $10.0 million. As of December 31, 2022, we have contributed $2.4 million, which includes required fees, with $7.8 million remaining to be contributed.
(9)An affiliate of The Bernstein Companies exercised its option to borrow $10.0 million from us, and we provided the financing on June 1, 2020. The financing bore interest at a fixed rate of 8.00% per annum, compounded monthly, and was scheduled to mature on the fifth anniversary of the date on which the base
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building of the affiliate of The Bernstein Companies’ hotel property was substantially completed. On June 27, 2022, the borrower repaid the loan in full, including approximately $1.6 million of accrued interest.
Proceeds from note receivable consists of the final repayment of a note receivable provided by us to the buyer in connection with the sale of land at our Tower Oaks property located in Rockville, Maryland, which was collateralized by a portion of the land parcel, bore interest at an effective rate of 1.92% per annum and matured on December 20, 2021.
Cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2022 totaled approximately $556.1 million. This amount consisted primarily of borrowings under BPLP’s Revolving Facility and 2022 Unsecured Term Loan and the proceeds from the issuance by BPLP of $750 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.75% unsecured senior notes due 2027, partially offset by the payment of our regular dividends and distributions to our shareholders and unitholders and distributions to noncontrolling interests in property partnerships. Future debt payments are discussed below under the heading “Debt Financing.”
Capitalization
The following table presents Consolidated Market Capitalization and BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization, as well as the corresponding ratios of Consolidated Debt to Consolidated Market Capitalization and BXP’s Share of Debt to BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization (in thousands except for percentages):
| December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||
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| Shares / Units Outstanding | Common Stock Equivalent | Equivalent Value (1) | ||||||||
| Common Stock | 156,758 | 156,758 | $ | 10,593,706 | ||||||
| Common Operating Partnership Units | 18,210 | 18,210 | 1,230,632 | (2) | ||||||
| Total Equity | 174,968 | $ | 11,824,338 | |||||||
| Consolidated Debt | $ | 14,240,336 | ||||||||
| Add: | ||||||||||
| BXP’s share of unconsolidated joint venture debt (3) | 1,600,367 | |||||||||
| Subtract: | ||||||||||
| Partners’ share of Consolidated Debt (4) | (1,358,395) | |||||||||
| BXP’s Share of Debt | $ | 14,482,308 | ||||||||
| Consolidated Market Capitalization | $ | 26,064,674 | ||||||||
| BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization | $ | 26,306,646 | ||||||||
| Consolidated Debt/Consolidated Market Capitalization | 54.63 | % | ||||||||
| BXP’s Share of Debt/BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization | 55.05 | % |
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(1)Values are based on the closing price per share of BXP’s Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on December 30, 2022 of $67.58.
(2)Includes long-term incentive plan units (including 2012 OPP Units and 2013 - 2019 MYLTIP Units) but excludes the 2020 - 2022 MYLTIP Units because the three-year performance periods had not ended as of December 31, 2022.
(3)See page 95 for additional information.
(4)See page 94 for additional information.
Consolidated Debt to Consolidated Market Capitalization Ratio is a measure of leverage commonly used by analysts in the REIT sector. We present this measure as a percentage and it is calculated by dividing (A) our consolidated debt by (B) our consolidated market capitalization, which is the market value of our outstanding equity securities plus our consolidated debt. Consolidated market capitalization is the sum of:
(1) our consolidated debt; plus
(2) the product of (x) the closing price per share of BXP Common Stock on December 31, 2022, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange, multiplied by (y) the sum of:
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(i) the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock of BXP,
(ii) the number of outstanding OP Units in BPLP (excluding OP Units held by BXP),
(iii) the number of OP Units issuable upon conversion of all outstanding LTIP Units, assuming all conditions have been met for the conversion of the LTIP Units, and
(iv) the number of OP Units issuable upon conversion of 2012 OPP Units, and 2013 - 2019 MYLTIP Units that were issued in the form of LTIP Units.
The calculation of consolidated market capitalization does not include LTIP Units issued in the form of MYLTIP Awards unless and until certain performance thresholds are achieved and they are earned. Because their three-year performance periods have not yet ended, 2020 - 2022 MYLTIP Units are not included in this calculation as of December 31, 2022.
We also present BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization and BXP’s Share of Debt/BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization, which are calculated in the same manner, except that BXP’s Share of Debt is utilized instead of our consolidated debt in both the numerator and the denominator. BXP’s Share of Debt is defined as our consolidated debt plus our share of debt from our unconsolidated joint ventures (calculated based upon our ownership percentage), minus our partners’ share of debt from our consolidated joint ventures (calculated based upon the partners’ percentage ownership interests adjusted for basis differentials). Management believes that BXP’s Share of Debt provides useful information to investors regarding our financial condition because it includes our share of debt from unconsolidated joint ventures and excludes our partners’ share of debt from consolidated joint ventures, in each case presented on the same basis. We have several significant joint ventures and presenting various measures of financial condition in this manner can help investors better understand our financial condition and/or results of operations after taking into account our economic interest in these joint ventures. We caution investors that the ownership percentages used in calculating BXP’s Share of Debt may not completely and accurately depict all of the legal and economic implications of holding an interest in a consolidated or unconsolidated joint venture. For example, in addition to partners’ interests in profits and capital, venture agreements vary in the allocation of rights regarding decision making (both for routine and major decisions), distributions, transferability of interests, financing and guarantees, liquidations and other matters. Moreover, in some cases we exercise significant influence over, but do not control, the joint venture in which case GAAP requires that we account for the joint venture entity using the equity method of accounting and we do not consolidate it for financial reporting purposes. In other cases, GAAP requires that we consolidate the venture even though our partner(s) own(s) a significant percentage interest. As a result, management believes that the presentation of BXP’s Share of a financial measure should not be considered a substitute for, and should only be considered with and as a supplement to our financial information presented in accordance with GAAP.
We present these supplemental ratios because our degree of leverage could affect our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, development or other general corporate purposes and because different investors and lenders consider one or both of these ratios. Investors should understand that these ratios are, in part, a function of the market price of the common stock of BXP and as such will fluctuate with changes in such price, and they do not necessarily reflect our capacity to incur additional debt to finance our activities or our ability to manage our existing debt obligations. However, for a company like BXP, whose assets are primarily income-producing real estate, these ratios may provide investors with an alternate indication of leverage, so long as they are evaluated along with the ratio of indebtedness to other measures of asset value used by financial analysts and other financial ratios, as well as the various components of our outstanding indebtedness.
For a discussion of our unconsolidated joint venture indebtedness, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Secured Debt” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and for a discussion of our consolidated joint venture indebtedness see “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Mortgage Notes Payable” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
Debt Financing
As of December 31, 2022, we had approximately $14.2 billion of outstanding consolidated indebtedness, representing approximately 54.63% of our Consolidated Market Capitalization as calculated above consisting of approximately (1) $10.2 billion (net of discount and deferred financing fees) in publicly traded unsecured senior
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notes having a GAAP weighted-average interest rate of 3.69% per annum and maturities in 2023 through 2033, (2) $3.3 billion (net of deferred financing fees) of property-specific mortgage debt having a GAAP weighted-average interest rate of 3.42% per annum and a weighted-average term of 5.8 years and (3) $730.0 million outstanding under BPLP’s 2022 Unsecured Term Loan that was scheduled to mature on May 16, 2023 and was repaid subsequent to December 31, 2022 (See Notes 7 and 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
The table below summarizes the aggregate carrying value of our mortgage notes payable and BPLP’s unsecured senior notes, line of credit, and unsecured term loan, as well as Consolidated Debt Financing Statistics at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
| December 31, | ||||||
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| 2022 | 2021 | |||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||
| Debt Summary: | ||||||
| Balance | ||||||
| Fixed rate mortgage notes payable, net | $ | 3,272,368 | $ | 3,267,914 | ||
| Unsecured senior notes, net | 10,237,968 | 9,483,695 | ||||
| Unsecured line of credit | — | 145,000 | ||||
| Unsecured term loan, net | 730,000 | — | ||||
| Consolidated Debt | 14,240,336 | 12,896,609 | ||||
| Add: | ||||||
| BXP’s share of unconsolidated joint venture debt, net (1) | 1,600,367 | 1,383,887 | ||||
| Subtract: | ||||||
| Partners’ share of consolidated mortgage notes payable, net (2) | (1,358,395) | (1,356,579) | ||||
| BXP’s Share of Debt | $ | 14,482,308 | $ | 12,923,917 | ||
| December 31, | ||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||
| Consolidated Debt Financing Statistics: | ||||||
| Percent of total debt: | ||||||
| Fixed rate | 94.87 | % | 98.88 | % | ||
| Variable rate | 5.13 | % | 1.12 | % | ||
| Total | 100.00 | % | 100.00 | % | ||
| GAAP Weighted-average interest rate at end of period: | ||||||
| Fixed rate | 3.62 | % | 3.43 | % | ||
| Variable rate | 4.85 | % | 0.98 | % | ||
| Total | 3.69 | % | 3.40 | % | ||
| Coupon/Stated Weighted-average interest rate at end of period: | ||||||
| Fixed rate | 3.51 | % | 3.32 | % | ||
| Variable rate | 4.85 | % | 0.87 | % | ||
| Total | 3.58 | % | 3.29 | % | ||
| Weighted-average maturity at end of period (in years): | ||||||
| Fixed rate | 5.6 | 6.6 | ||||
| Variable rate | 0.4 | 4.5 | ||||
| Total | 5.3 | 6.6 |
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(1)See page 95 for additional information.
(2)See page 94 for additional information.
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Unsecured Credit Facility
On June 15, 2021, BPLP amended and restated its prior credit facility (as amended and restated, the “2021 Credit Facility”). The 2021 Credit Facility provides for borrowings of up to $1.5 billion through the Revolving Facility, subject to customary conditions. Among other things, the 2021 Credit Facility (1) extended the maturity date from April 24, 2022 to June 15, 2026, (2) eliminated the $500.0 million delayed draw facility (3) reduced the per annum variable interest rates on borrowings and (4) added a sustainability-linked pricing component. Under the 2021 Credit Facility, BPLP may increase the total commitment by up to $500.0 million by increasing the amount of the Revolving Facility and/or by incurring one or more term loans, in each case, subject to syndication of the increase and other conditions. Based on BPLP’s December 31, 2022 credit rating, (1) the applicable Eurocurrency and LIBOR Daily Floating Rate margins are 0.775%, (2) the alternate base rate margin is zero basis points and (3) the facility fee is 0.15% per annum. The 2021 Credit Facility includes provisions which allow LIBOR Daily Floating Rate to be switched to SOFR.
At December 31, 2022 and February 21, 2023, BPLP had no borrowings under its Revolving Facility and outstanding letters of credit totaling approximately $6.4 million, with the ability to borrow approximately $1.5 billion.
Unsecured Term Loans
On May 17, 2022, BPLP entered into the 2022 Unsecured Term Loan, which provided for a single borrowing of up to $730.0 million. The 2022 Unsecured Term Loan was scheduled to mature on May 16, 2023.
At BPLP’s option, the 2022 Unsecured Term Loan bore interest at a rate per annum equal to (A) (1) a base rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) the federal funds rate plus 0.5%, (b) the administrative agent’s prime rate, (c) term SOFR plus 1.00% and (d) 1.00%, or (2) a term SOFR rate per annum equal to the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME Group Benchmark Administration (“CME”) two business days prior to the commencement of such interest period; or if the rate was unavailable, then the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME on the first business day immediately prior thereto, in each case, plus 0.10%, and (B) a margin ranging from zero to 160 basis points based on BPLP’s credit rating.
On May 17, 2022, BPLP exercised its option to draw $730.0 million under the 2022 Unsecured Term Loan (See Notes 3 and 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). As of December 31, 2022, the 2022 Unsecured Term Loan bore interest at a variable rate equal to term SOFR plus 0.95% per annum based on BPLP’s credit rating at December 31, 2022. At December 31, 2022, BPLP had $730.0 million outstanding under its 2022 Unsecured Term Loan. The 2022 Unsecured Term Loan was repaid in full on January 4, 2023 with proceeds from the credit agreement entered into on that date (the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan) as further discussed below.
On January 4, 2023, BPLP entered into the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan, which provided for a single borrowing of up to $1.2 billion. Under the credit agreement, BPLP may, at any time prior to the maturity date, increase total commitments by up to an additional $300.0 million in aggregate principal amount by increasing the existing 2023 Unsecured Term Loan or incurring one or more additional term loans, in each case, subject to syndication of the increase and other conditions. The 2023 Unsecured Term Loan matures on May 16, 2024, with one 12-month extension option, subject to customary conditions.
At BPLP’s option, the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (1) a base rate equal to the greatest of (a) the Federal Funds rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the administrative agent’s prime rate, (c) Term SOFR for a one-month period plus 1.00%, and (d) 1.00%, in each case, plus a margin ranging from 0 to 60 basis points based on BPLP’s credit rating; or (2) a rate equal to adjusted Term SOFR with a one-month period plus a margin ranging from 75 to 160 basis points based on BPLP’s credit rating.
On January 4, 2023, upon entry into the credit agreement, BPLP exercised its option to draw $1.2 billion under the 2023 Unsecured Term Loan, a portion of which was used to repay in full the 2022 Unsecured Term Loan, which was scheduled to mature on May 16, 2023. Based on the BPLP’s credit rating upon entry into the credit agreement, the base rate margin is zero basis points and the Term SOFR margin is 85 basis points.
Unsecured Senior Notes
For a description of BPLP’s outstanding unsecured senior notes as of December 31, 2022, see Note 7 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements.
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On November 17, 2022, BPLP completed a public offering of $750.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.750% unsecured senior notes due 2027. The notes were priced at 99.941% of the principal amount to yield an effective rate (including financing fees) of approximately 6.924% per annum to maturity. The notes will mature on December 1, 2027, unless earlier redeemed. The aggregate net proceeds from the offering were approximately $743.5 million after deducting underwriting discounts and transaction expenses.
The indenture relating to the unsecured senior notes contains certain financial restrictions and requirements, including (1) a leverage ratio not to exceed 60%, (2) a secured debt leverage ratio not to exceed 50%, (3) an interest coverage ratio of greater than 1.50, and (4) an unencumbered asset value of not less than 150% of unsecured debt. At December 31, 2022, BPLP was in compliance with each of these financial restrictions and requirements.
Mortgage Notes Payable
The following represents the outstanding principal balances due under the mortgage notes payable at December 31, 2022:
| Properties | Stated Interest Rate | GAAP Interest Rate (1) | Stated Principal Amount | Deferred Financing Costs, Net | Carrying Amount | Carrying Amount (Partners’ Share) | Maturity Date | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated Joint Ventures | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 767 Fifth Avenue (the General Motors Building) | 3.43 | % | 3.64 | % | $ | 2,300,000 | $ | (15,490) | $ | 2,284,510 | $ | 913,859 | (2)(3)(4) | June 9, 2027 | ||||||||||||
| 601 Lexington Avenue | 2.79 | % | 2.93 | % | 1,000,000 | (12,142) | 987,858 | 444,536 | (2)(5) | January 9, 2032 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 3,300,000 | $ | (27,632) | $ | 3,272,368 | $ | 1,358,395 |
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(1)GAAP interest rate differs from the stated interest rate due to the inclusion of the amortization of financing charges and the effects of hedging transactions (if any).
(2)The mortgage loan requires interest only payments with a balloon payment due at maturity.
(3)This property is owned by a consolidated entity in which we have a 60% interest. The partners’ share of the carrying amount has been adjusted for basis differentials.
(4)In connection with the refinancing of the loan, we guaranteed the consolidated entity’s obligation to fund various reserves for tenant improvement costs and allowances, leasing commissions and free rent obligations in lieu of cash deposits. As of December 31, 2022, the maximum funding obligation under the guarantee was approximately $13.7 million. We earn a fee from the joint venture for providing the guarantee and have an agreement with our partners to reimburse the joint venture for their share of any payments made under the guarantee (See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(5)This property is owned by a consolidated entity in which we have a 55% interest.
Contractual aggregate principal payments of mortgage notes payable at December 31, 2022 are as follows:
| Principal Payments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | (in thousands) | |
| 2023 | $ | — |
| 2024 | — | |
| 2025 | — | |
| 2026 | — | |
| 2027 | 2,300,000 | |
| Thereafter | 1,000,000 | |
| $ | 3,300,000 |
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Secured Debt
We have investments in unconsolidated joint ventures with our effective ownership interests ranging from 20% to 55%. Seventeen of these ventures have mortgage indebtedness. We exercise significant influence over, but do not control, these entities. As a result, we account for them using the equity method of accounting. See also Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. At December 31, 2022, the aggregate carrying amount of debt, including both our and our partners’ share, incurred by these ventures was approximately $4.0 billion (of which our
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proportionate share is approximately $1.6 billion). The table below summarizes the outstanding debt of these joint venture properties at December 31, 2022. In addition to other guarantees specifically noted in the table, we have agreed to customary environmental indemnifications and nonrecourse carve-outs (e.g., guarantees against fraud, misrepresentation and bankruptcy) as well as the completion of development projects on certain of the loans.
| Properties | Nominal % Ownership | Stated Interest Rate | GAAP Interest Rate (1) | Stated Principal Amount | Deferred Financing Costs, Net | Carrying Amount | Carrying Amount (Our share) | Maturity Date | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Monica Business Park | 55.00 | % | 4.06 | % | 4.24 | % | $ | 300,000 | $ | (1,350) | $ | 298,650 | $ | 164,258 | (2)(3) | July 19, 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Market Square North | 50.00 | % | 6.11 | % | 6.29 | % | 125,000 | (655) | 124,345 | 62,173 | (2)(4) | November 10, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1265 Main Street | 50.00 | % | 3.77 | % | 3.84 | % | 35,585 | (250) | 35,335 | 17,668 | January 1, 2032 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Center | 50.00 | % | 3.56 | % | 3.59 | % | 550,000 | (826) | 549,174 | 274,587 | (2) | August 9, 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dock 72 | 50.00 | % | 6.93 | % | 7.19 | % | 198,383 | (1,403) | 196,980 | 98,490 | (2)(5) | December 18, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Hub on Causeway - Podium | 50.00 | % | 6.18 | % | 6.35 | % | 174,329 | (213) | 174,116 | 87,058 | (2)(6) | September 6, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hub50House | 50.00 | % | 4.43 | % | 4.51 | % | 185,000 | (1,290) | 183,710 | 91,854 | (2)(7) | June 17, 2032 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 100 Causeway Street | 50.00 | % | 5.17 | % | 5.38 | % | 337,604 | (580) | 337,024 | 168,512 | (2)(8) | September 5, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7750 Wisconsin Avenue (Marriott International Headquarters) | 50.00 | % | 4.90 | % | 5.44 | % | 251,542 | (464) | 251,078 | 125,539 | (2)(9) | April 26, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 360 Park Avenue South | 42.21 | % | 6.31 | % | 6.77 | % | 209,082 | (1,957) | 207,125 | 87,427 | (2)(10) | December 14, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Safeco Plaza | 33.67 | % | 4.82 | % | 4.96 | % | 250,000 | (1,247) | 248,753 | 83,755 | (2)(11) | September 1, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 500 North Capitol Street, NW | 30.00 | % | 4.15 | % | 4.20 | % | 105,000 | (25) | 104,975 | 31,493 | (2) | June 6, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 200 Fifth Avenue | 26.69 | % | 4.34 | % | 5.60 | % | 600,000 | (9,849) | 590,151 | 148,697 | (2)(12) | November 24, 2028 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 901 New York Avenue | 25.00 | % | 3.61 | % | 3.69 | % | 212,200 | (357) | 211,843 | 52,961 | January 5, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Hudson Boulevard | 25.00 | % | 7.29 | % | 7.37 | % | 80,000 | (32) | 79,968 | 19,992 | (2)(13) | July 13, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Metropolitan Square | 20.00 | % | 6.59 | % | 7.36 | % | 420,000 | (4,158) | 415,842 | 83,168 | (2)(14) | April 9, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reston Next Residential | 20.00 | % | 5.74 | % | 6.06 | % | 15,184 | (1,507) | 13,677 | 2,735 | (2)(15) | May 13, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 4,048,909 | $ | (26,163) | $ | 4,022,746 | $ | 1,600,367 |
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(1)GAAP interest rate differs from the stated interest rate due to the inclusion of the amortization of financing charges, which includes mortgage recording fees.
(2)The loan requires interest only payments with a balloon payment due at maturity.
(3)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.28% per annum and matures on July 19, 2025. A subsidiary of the joint venture entered into interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $300.0 million through April 1, 2025, resulting in a fixed rate of approximately 4.063% per annum through the expiration of the interest rate swap contracts.
(4)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to the greater of (1) the sum of (x) LIBOR and (y) 2.30% or (2) 2.80% per annum and matures on November 10, 2025, with one, one-year extension option, subject to certain conditions.
(5)The construction financing has a borrowing capacity of $198.4 million. The construction financing bears interest at a variable rate equal to (1) the greater of (x) SOFR or (y) 0.25%, plus (2) 2.50% per annum and matures on December 18, 2025.
(6)The construction financing has a borrowing capacity to $175.8 million. The construction financing bears interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 2.25% per annum and matures on September 6, 2023.
(7)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to SOFR plus 1.35% per annum and matures on June 17, 2032. The joint venture entered into interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $185.0 million through April 10, 2032, resulting in a fixed rate of approximately 4.432% per annum through the expiration of the interest rate swap contracts.
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(8)The construction financing has a borrowing capacity of $400.0 million. The construction financing bears interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.50% per annum (LIBOR plus 1.375% per annum upon stabilization, as defined in the loan agreement) and matures on September 5, 2023, with two, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions.
(9)The construction financing has a borrowing capacity of $255.0 million. The construction financing bears interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.25% per annum and matures on April 26, 2023, with two, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions.
(10)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to Adjusted Term SOFR plus 2.40% per annum and matures on December 14, 2024, with two, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions. The spread on the variable rate may be reduced, subject to certain conditions.
(11)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to the greater of (x) 2.35% or (y) SOFR plus 2.32% per annum and matures on September 1, 2026. The joint venture entered into an interest rate cap agreement with a financial institution to limit its exposure to increases in the SOFR rate at a cap of 2.50% per annum on a notional amount of $250.0 million through September 1, 2023.
(12)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.30% per annum and matures on November 24, 2028. The joint venture entered into interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $600.0 million through June 2028, resulting in a fixed rate of approximately 4.34% per annum through the expiration of the interest rate swap contracts. In addition to items noted in footnote one above, the GAAP interest rate includes the adjustment required to reflect the loan at fair value upon acquisition.
(13)We provided $80.0 million of mortgage financing to the joint venture. The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 3.50% per annum and matures on July 13, 2023, with extension options, subject to certain conditions. The loan has been reflected as Related Party Note Receivable, Net on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2022, the loan has approximately $19.1 million of accrued interest due at the maturity date.
(14)The indebtedness consists of (x) a $305.0 million mortgage loan payable which bears interest at a variable rate equal to SOFR plus approximately 1.81% and matures on April 9, 2024 with three, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions, and (y) a $115.0 million mezzanine note payable which bears interest at a variable rate equal to SOFR plus 5.25% and matures on April 9, 2024 with three, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions. The joint venture entered into an interest rate cap agreement with a financial institution to limit its exposure to increases in the SOFR rate at a cap of 4.50% per annum on a notional amount of $420.0 million through April 15, 2024.
(15)The construction financing has a borrowing capacity of $140.0 million. The construction financing bears interest at a variable rate equal to SOFR plus 2.00% per annum and matures on May 13, 2026, with two, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions.
Market Risk
Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates. Our future earnings, cash flows and fair values relevant to financial instruments are dependent upon prevalent market interest rates. Our primary market risk results from our indebtedness, which bears interest at fixed and variable rates. The fair value of our debt obligations are affected by changes in the market interest rates. We manage our market risk by matching long-term leases with long-term, fixed-rate, non-recourse debt of similar duration. We continue to follow a conservative strategy of generally pre-leasing development projects on a long-term basis to creditworthy clients in order to achieve the most favorable construction and permanent financing terms. Approximately 94.9% of our outstanding debt, excluding our unconsolidated joint ventures, has fixed interest rates, which minimizes the interest rate risk through the maturity of such outstanding debt. We also manage our market risk by entering into hedging arrangements with financial institutions. Our primary objectives when undertaking hedging transactions and derivative positions is to reduce our floating rate exposure and to fix a portion of the interest rate for anticipated financing and refinancing transactions. This in turn, reduces the risks that the variability of cash flows imposes on variable rate debt. Our strategy mitigates against future increases in our interest rates.
At December 31, 2022, our weighted-average coupon/stated rate on our fixed rate outstanding Consolidated Debt was 3.51% per annum. At December 31, 2022, we had $730.0 million of consolidated variable rate debt outstanding. At December 31, 2022, the GAAP interest rate on our variable rate debt was approximately 4.85% per annum. If market interest rates on our variable rate debt had been 100 basis points greater, total interest expense would have increased approximately $7.3 million, on an annualized basis, for the year ended December 31, 2022.
The information above does not include our unconsolidated joint venture debt. For a discussion concerning our unconsolidated joint venture debt, see Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Secured Debt.”
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Funds from Operations
Pursuant to the revised definition of Funds from Operations adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”), we calculate Funds from Operations, or “FFO,” for each of BXP and BPLP by adjusting net income (loss) attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders and net income (loss) attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders (computed in accordance with GAAP), respectively, for gains (or losses) from sales of properties, impairment losses on depreciable real estate consolidated on our balance sheet, impairment losses on our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures driven by a measurable decrease in the fair value of depreciable real estate held by the unconsolidated joint ventures and our share of real estate-related depreciation and amortization. FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure. We believe the presentation of FFO, combined with the presentation of required GAAP financial measures, improves the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and helps make comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful. Management generally considers FFO to be useful measures for understanding and comparing our operating results because, by excluding gains and losses related to sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets, impairment losses and real estate asset depreciation and amortization (which can differ across owners of similar assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates), FFO can help investors compare the operating performance of a company’s real estate across reporting periods and to the operating performance of other companies.
Our computation of FFO may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs or real estate companies that do not define the term in accordance with the current Nareit definition or that interpret the current Nareit definition differently. We believe that in order to facilitate a clear understanding of our operating results, FFO should be examined in conjunction with net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders as presented in our Consolidated Financial Statements. FFO should not be considered as a substitute for net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders or net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders (determined in accordance with GAAP) or any other GAAP financial measures and should only be considered together with and as a supplement to our financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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BXP
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders to FFO attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 848,947 | $ | 496,223 | $ | 862,227 | |||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock redemption charge | — | 6,412 | — | ||||||||||||
| Preferred dividends | — | 2,560 | 10,500 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership | 96,780 | 55,931 | 97,704 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 74,857 | 70,806 | 48,260 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 1,020,584 | 631,932 | 1,018,691 | ||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 749,775 | 717,336 | 683,751 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships’ share of depreciation and amortization | (70,208) | (67,825) | (71,850) | ||||||||||||
| BXP’s share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures | 89,275 | 71,966 | 80,925 | ||||||||||||
| Corporate-related depreciation and amortization | (1,679) | (1,753) | (1,840) | ||||||||||||
| Impairment loss on investment in unconsolidated joint venture (1) | 50,705 | — | 60,524 | ||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of real estate included within (loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures (2) | — | 10,257 | 5,958 | ||||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 437,019 | 123,660 | 618,982 | ||||||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease | 10,058 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Unrealized loss on non-real estate investment | (150) | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 74,857 | 70,806 | 48,260 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred dividends | — | 2,560 | 10,500 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred stock redemption charge | — | 6,412 | — | ||||||||||||
| Funds from Operations (FFO) attributable to the Operating Partnership common unitholders (including Boston Properties, Inc.) | 1,316,668 | 1,137,961 | 1,086,501 | ||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership’s share of funds from operations | 133,115 | 111,975 | 108,310 | ||||||||||||
| Funds from Operations attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 1,183,553 | $ | 1,025,986 | $ | 978,191 | |||||||||
| Our percentage share of Funds from Operations—basic | 89.89 | % | 90.16 | % | 90.03 | % | |||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding—basic | 156,726 | 156,116 | 155,432 |
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(1)The impairment loss on investment in unconsolidated joint venture consists of an other-than-temporary decline in the fair value below the carrying value of our investment in the Dock 72 unconsolidated joint venture for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020.
(2)Consists of the portion of income from unconsolidated joint ventures related to the gain on sale of real estate associated with the sale of our ownership interest in the joint venture that owned Annapolis Junction Buildings Six and Seven for the year ended December 31, 2021 and Annapolis Junction Building Eight and two land parcels for the year ended December 31, 2020.
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The following tables presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders to Diluted FFO attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. for income (numerator) and shares/units (denominator) for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 848,947 | $ | 496,223 | $ | 862,227 | |||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock redemption charge | — | 6,412 | — | ||||||||||||
| Preferred dividends | — | 2,560 | 10,500 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership | 96,780 | 55,931 | 97,704 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 74,857 | 70,806 | 48,260 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 1,020,584 | 631,932 | 1,018,691 | ||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 749,775 | 717,336 | 683,751 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships’ share of depreciation and amortization | (70,208) | (67,825) | (71,850) | ||||||||||||
| BXP’s share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures | 89,275 | 71,966 | 80,925 | ||||||||||||
| Corporate-related depreciation and amortization | (1,679) | (1,753) | (1,840) | ||||||||||||
| Impairment loss on investment in unconsolidated joint venture (1) | 50,705 | — | 60,524 | ||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of real estate included within (loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures (2) | — | 10,257 | 5,958 | ||||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 437,019 | 123,660 | 618,982 | ||||||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease | 10,058 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Unrealized loss on non-real estate investment | (150) | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 74,857 | 70,806 | 48,260 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred dividends | — | 2,560 | 10,500 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred stock redemption charge | — | 6,412 | — | ||||||||||||
| Funds from Operations (FFO) attributable to the Operating Partnership common unitholders (including Boston Properties, Inc.) | 1,316,668 | 1,137,961 | 1,086,501 | ||||||||||||
| Effect of Dilutive Securities: | |||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Diluted FFO | 1,316,668 | 1,137,961 | 1,086,501 | ||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership’s share of diluted FFO | 132,852 | 111,748 | 108,256 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted FFO attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. (3) | $ | 1,183,816 | $ | 1,026,213 | $ | 978,245 |
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(1)The impairment loss on investment in unconsolidated joint venture consists of an other-than-temporary decline in the fair value below the carrying value of our investment in the Dock 72 unconsolidated joint venture for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020.
(2)Consists of the portion of income from unconsolidated joint ventures related to the gain on sale of real estate associated with the sale of our ownership interest in the joint venture that owned Annapolis Junction Buildings Six and Seven for the year ended December 31, 2021 and Annapolis Junction Building Eight and two land parcels for the year ended December 31, 2020.
(3)BXP’s share of diluted Funds from Operations was 89.91%, 90.18% and 90.04% for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
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| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||
| shares/units (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||
| Basic Funds from Operations | 174,360 | 173,150 | 172,643 | |||||||||||
| Effect of Dilutive Securities: | ||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | 411 | 260 | 85 | |||||||||||
| Diluted Funds from Operations | 174,771 | 173,410 | 172,728 | |||||||||||
| Less: | ||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership’s share of diluted Funds from Operations | 17,634 | 17,034 | 17,211 | |||||||||||
| Diluted Funds from Operations attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. (1) | 157,137 | 156,376 | 155,517 |
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(1)BXP’s share of diluted Funds from Operations was 89.91%, 90.18% and 90.04% for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
BPLP
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders to FFO attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders | $ | 957,265 | $ | 561,993 | $ | 979,979 | |||||
| Add: | |||||||||||
| Preferred unit redemption charge | — | 6,412 | — | ||||||||
| Preferred distributions | — | 2,560 | 10,500 | ||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 74,857 | 70,806 | 48,260 | ||||||||
| Net income | 1,032,122 | 641,771 | 1,038,739 | ||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 742,293 | 709,035 | 676,666 | ||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships’ share of depreciation and amortization | (70,208) | (67,825) | (71,850) | ||||||||
| BXP’s share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures | 89,275 | 71,966 | 80,925 | ||||||||
| Corporate-related depreciation and amortization | (1,679) | (1,753) | (1,840) | ||||||||
| Impairment loss on investment in unconsolidated joint venture (1) | 50,705 | — | 60,524 | ||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||
| Gain on sale of investment included within (loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures (2) | — | 10,257 | 5,958 | ||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 441,075 | 125,198 | 631,945 | ||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease | 10,058 | — | — | ||||||||
| Unrealized loss on non-real estate investment | (150) | — | — | ||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 74,857 | 70,806 | 48,260 | ||||||||
| Preferred distributions | — | 2,560 | 10,500 | ||||||||
| Preferred unit redemption charge | — | 6,412 | — | ||||||||
| Funds from Operations attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership (3) | $ | 1,316,668 | $ | 1,137,961 | $ | 1,086,501 | |||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding—basic | 174,360 | 173,150 | 172,643 |
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(1)The impairment loss on investment in unconsolidated joint venture consists of an other-than-temporary decline in the fair value below the carrying value of our investment in the Dock 72 unconsolidated joint venture for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020.
(2)Consists of the portion of income from unconsolidated joint ventures related to the gain on sale of real estate associated with the sale of our ownership interest in the joint venture that owned Annapolis Junction Buildings Six and Seven for the year ended December 31, 2021 and Annapolis Junction Building Eight and two land parcels for the year ended December 31, 2020.
(3)Our calculation includes OP Units and vested LTIP Units (including vested 2012 OPP Units and vested 2013 - 2019 MYLTIP Units).
The following tables presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders to Diluted FFO attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership for income (numerator) and shares/units (denominator) for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
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| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders | $ | 957,265 | $ | 561,993 | $ | 979,979 | |||||
| Add: | |||||||||||
| Preferred unit redemption charge | — | 6,412 | — | ||||||||
| Preferred distributions | — | 2,560 | 10,500 | ||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 74,857 | 70,806 | 48,260 | ||||||||
| Net income | 1,032,122 | 641,771 | 1,038,739 | ||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 742,293 | 709,035 | 676,666 | ||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships’ share of depreciation and amortization | (70,208) | (67,825) | (71,850) | ||||||||
| BXP’s share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures | 89,275 | 71,966 | 80,925 | ||||||||
| Corporate-related depreciation and amortization | (1,679) | (1,753) | (1,840) | ||||||||
| Impairment loss on investment in unconsolidated joint venture (1) | 50,705 | — | 60,524 | ||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||
| Gain on sale of investment included within (loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures (2) | — | 10,257 | 5,958 | ||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 441,075 | 125,198 | 631,945 | ||||||||
| Gain on sales-type lease | 10,058 | — | — | ||||||||
| Unrealized loss on non-real estate investment | (150) | — | — | ||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 74,857 | 70,806 | 48,260 | ||||||||
| Preferred distributions | — | 2,560 | 10,500 | ||||||||
| Preferred unit redemption charge | — | 6,412 | — | ||||||||
| Funds from Operations attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership (3) | 1,316,668 | 1,137,961 | 1,086,501 | ||||||||
| Effect of Dilutive Securities: | |||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Diluted Funds from Operations attributed to Boston Properties Limited Partnership | $ | 1,316,668 | $ | 1,137,961 | $ | 1,086,501 |
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(1)The impairment loss on investment in unconsolidated joint venture consists of an other-than-temporary decline in the fair value below the carrying value of our investment in the Dock 72 unconsolidated joint venture for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020.
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(2)Consists of the portion of income from unconsolidated joint ventures related to the gain on sale of real estate associated with the sale of our ownership interest in the joint venture that owned Annapolis Junction Buildings Six and Seven for the year ended December 31, 2021 and Annapolis Junction Building Eight and two land parcels for the year ended December 31, 2020.
(3)Our calculation includes OP Units and vested LTIP Units (including vested 2012 OPP Units and vested 2013 - 2019 MYLTIP Units).
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
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| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||
| shares/units (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||
| Basic Funds from Operations | 174,360 | 173,150 | 172,643 | |||||||||||
| Effect of Dilutive Securities: | ||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | 411 | 260 | 85 | |||||||||||
| Diluted Funds from Operations | 174,771 | 173,410 | 172,728 |
Material Cash Commitments
As of December 31, 2022, we were subject to contractual payment obligations, excluding our unconsolidated joint ventures commitments. For details about our unconsolidated joint venture contractual payment obligations see “Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Contractual Obligations” below. Our primary contractual payment obligations, that are not disclosed in other sections of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, are client and development related and described in further detail below. For details about our other contractual payment obligations related to operating and finance leases, mortgage debt, unsecured senior notes, unsecured line of credit and unsecured term loans see Notes 4, 7 and 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, respectively.
| Payments Due by Period | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | Thereafter | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commitments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Client obligations (1) | $ | 529,173 | $ | 473,437 | $ | 44,187 | $ | 246 | $ | 10,790 | $ | 513 | $ | — | |||||||||||||
| Construction contracts on development projects | 462,803 | 394,499 | 66,844 | 1,460 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Commitments | $ | 991,976 | $ | 867,936 | $ | 111,031 | $ | 1,706 | $ | 10,790 | $ | 513 | $ | — |
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(1)Committed client-related obligations (tenant improvements and lease commissions) based on executed leases as of December 31, 2022. The timing and amount of these payments is subject to change.
We invest in a non-real estate fund, which is primarily an environmentally focused investment fund, with an aggregate commitment to contribute $10.0 million. As of December 31, 2022, we have contributed $2.4 million, which includes required fees, with $7.8 million remaining to be contributed.
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Contractual Obligations
As of December 31, 2022, the unconsolidated joint ventures that we have an ownership interest in were subject to contractual payment obligations as described in the table below. The table represents our share of the contractual obligations. For details about our unconsolidated joint ventures secured debt see “Investment In Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Secured Debt” referred to in “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
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| Payments Due by Period | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | Thereafter | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contractual Obligations: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating leases (1) | $ | 96,559 | $ | 861 | $ | 873 | $ | 908 | $ | 944 | $ | 957 | $ | 92,016 | |||||||||||||
| Finance leases (2) | 250,476 | 10,894 | 10,980 | 10,980 | 10,980 | 10,980 | 195,662 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Contractual Obligations | 347,035 | 11,755 | 11,853 | 11,888 | 11,924 | 11,937 | 287,678 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commitments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Client obligations (3) | 41,549 | 23,717 | 14,038 | 91 | 432 | 3,271 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction contracts on development projects | 329,899 | 193,069 | 89,581 | 36,005 | 11,244 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Commitments | 371,448 | 216,786 | 103,619 | 36,096 | 11,676 | 3,271 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 718,483 | $ | 228,541 | $ | 115,472 | $ | 47,984 | $ | 23,600 | $ | 15,208 | $ | 287,678 |
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(1)Operating leases include approximately $61.6 million related to renewal options that the joint venture is reasonably certain it will exercise.
(2)Finance leases include approximately $194.7 million related to a purchase option that the joint venture is reasonably certain it will exercise in 2028.
(3)Committed client-related obligations (tenant improvements and lease commissions) based on executed leases as of December 31, 2022. The timing and amount of these payments is subject to change.
We have various service contracts with vendors related to our property management. In addition, we have certain other contracts we enter into in the ordinary course of business that may extend beyond one year. These contracts include terms that provide for cancellation with insignificant or no cancellation penalties. Contract terms are generally between three and five years.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, we paid approximately $302.7 million to fund client-related obligations, including tenant improvements and leasing commissions.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, we and our unconsolidated joint venture partners incurred approximately $415 million of new client-related obligations associated with approximately 4.5 million square feet of second generation leases, or approximately $93 per square foot. In addition, we signed leases for approximately 1.2 million square feet of first generation leases. The client-related obligations for the development properties are included within the projects’ “Estimated Total Investment” referred to in “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.” In the aggregate, during 2022, we signed leases for approximately 5.7 million square feet of space and incurred aggregate client-related obligations of approximately $732 million, or approximately $129 per square foot.
New Accounting Pronouncements
As of December 31, 2022, there were no new accounting pronouncements.
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FY 2021 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0001656423-22-000013.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the documents incorporated by reference, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are including this statement for purposes of complying with those safe harbor provisions, in each case, to the extent applicable. Such statements are contained principally, but not only, under the captions “Business—Business and Growth Strategies,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” We caution investors that any such forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs or expectations of future events and on assumptions made by, and information currently available to, our management. When used, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “budget,” “could”, “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “project,” “should,” “will” and similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance or occurrences, which may be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties and factors that are, in some cases, beyond our control. Should one or more of these known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We caution you that, while forward-looking statements reflect our good-faith beliefs when we make them, they are not guarantees of future performance or occurrences and are impacted by actual events when they occur after we make such statements. Accordingly, investors should use caution in relying on forward-looking statements, which are based on results and trends at the time they are made, to anticipate future results or trends.
The most significant factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include the ongoing impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. and global economies, which has impacted, and is likely to continue to impact, us directly and indirectly, as well as the other important factors below and the risks set forth in this Form 10-K in Part I, Item 1A.
Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:
•the risks and uncertainties related to the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic, including the emergence of additional variants, the effectiveness, availability and distribution of vaccines, including their efficacy against new variant strains and the willingness of individuals to be vaccinated, the severity and duration of indirect economic impacts such as recession, supply chain disruptions, labor market disruptions, inflation, dislocation and volatility in capital markets, job losses, potential longer-term changes in consumer and tenant behavior, as well as possible future governmental responses;
•volatile or adverse global economic and political conditions, health crises and dislocations in the credit markets could adversely affect our access to cost-effective capital and have a resulting material adverse effect on our business opportunities, results of operations and financial condition;
•general risks affecting the real estate industry (including, without limitation, the inability to enter into or renew leases, tenant space utilization, dependence on tenants’ financial condition, and competition from other developers, owners and operators of real estate);
•failure to manage effectively our growth and expansion into new markets and sub-markets or to integrate acquisitions and developments successfully;
•the ability of our joint venture partners to satisfy their obligations;
•risks and uncertainties affecting property development and construction (including, without limitation, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, construction delays, increased construction costs, cost overruns, inability to obtain necessary permits, tenant accounting considerations that may result in negotiated lease provisions that limit a tenant’s liability during construction, and public opposition to such activities);
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•risks associated with the availability and terms of financing and the use of debt to fund acquisitions and developments or refinance existing indebtedness, including the impact of higher interest rates on the cost and/or availability of financing;
•risks associated with forward interest rate contracts and the effectiveness of such arrangements;
•risks associated with downturns in the national and local economies, increases in interest rates, and volatility in the securities markets;
•risks associated with actual or threatened terrorist attacks;
•costs of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other similar laws;
•potential liability for uninsured losses and environmental contamination;
•risks associated with the physical effects of climate change;
•risks associated with security breaches through cyber attacks, cyber intrusions or otherwise, as well as other significant disruptions of our information technology (IT) networks and related systems, which support our operations and our buildings;
•risks associated with BXP’s potential failure to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
•possible adverse changes in tax and environmental laws;
•the impact of newly adopted accounting principles on our accounting policies and on period-to-period comparisons of financial results;
•risks associated with possible state and local tax audits; and
•risks associated with our dependence on key personnel whose continued service is not guaranteed.
The risks set forth above are not exhaustive. Other sections of this report, including “Part I, Item 1A—Risk Factors,” include additional factors that could adversely affect our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment, particularly in light of the circumstances relating to COVID-19. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Investors should also refer to our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for future periods and Current Reports on Form 8-K as we file them with the SEC, and to other materials we may furnish to the public from time to time through Current Reports on Form 8-K or otherwise, for a discussion of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, future events, or otherwise, and you should not rely upon these forward-looking statements after the date of this report.
Overview
BXP is one of the largest publicly traded office real estate investment trusts (REITs) (based on total market capitalization as of December 31, 2021) in the United States that develops, owns and manages primarily Class A office properties. Our properties are concentrated in six markets in the United States - Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. BPLP is the entity through which BXP conducts substantially all of its business and owns (either directly or through subsidiaries) substantially all of its assets. We generate revenue and cash primarily by leasing Class A office space to our tenants. When making leasing decisions, we consider, among other things, the creditworthiness of the tenant and the industry in which it conducts business, the length of the lease, the rental rate to be paid at inception and throughout the lease term, the costs of tenant improvements, free rent periods and other landlord concessions, anticipated operating expenses and real estate taxes, current and anticipated vacancy in our properties and the market overall (including sublease space), current and expected future demand for the space, the impact of other tenants’ expansion rights and general economic factors.
Our core strategy has always been to develop, acquire and manage high-quality properties in supply-constrained markets with high barriers-to-entry and attractive demand drivers, and to focus on executing long-term leases with financially strong tenants. Historically, these factors have minimized our exposure in weaker economic cycles and enhanced revenues as market conditions improve. Our tenant base is diverse across market sectors
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and the weighted-average lease term for our in-place leases, excluding residential units, was approximately 7.9 years, as of December 31, 2021, including leases signed by our unconsolidated joint ventures. The weighted-average lease term for our 20 largest office tenants was approximately 11.4 years as of December 31, 2021.
To be successful in any leasing environment, we believe we must consider all aspects of the tenant-landlord relationship. In this regard, we believe that our competitive leasing advantage is based on the following attributes:
•our understanding of tenants’ short- and long-term space utilization and amenity needs in the local markets;
•our track record of developing and operating Class A office properties in a sustainable and responsible manner;
•our reputation as a premier developer, owner and manager of primarily Class A office properties;
•our financial strength and our ability to maintain high building standards; and
•our relationships with local brokers.
Outlook
The United States economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic as quarter-over-quarter GDP growth increased to an annual rate of 6.9% in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to 2.3% in the third quarter of 2021. GDP growth was 3.1% above pre-pandemic level, including the impacts of an uptick of COVID-19 infections. However, the momentum slowed by December as the Omicron variant contributed to decreased spending as well as disruptions to factories and services businesses. Despite this, we have not experienced any delays in negotiating leases nor did these tenants change their space needs. We believe there are signs that infections have peaked within the markets we operate in, which could lead to increased demand for services. We believe these trends, combined with relatively low unemployment rates and consistent job growth, bode well for continuing economic growth in our markets.
The overall economic recovery is having a positive impact on our leasing activity. Although additional COVID variants and supply-chain issues may continue to emerge, we believe as employees return to their offices in greater numbers, our strategically located, high-quality office properties will remain a vital component of the strategies of today’s forward-thinking organizations that prioritize fostering collaboration, innovation, productivity and culture, and we expect tenants will take advantage of the availability of Class A space and upgrade.
BXP Priorities
Despite the concerns surrounding COVID-19 and the lingering impact on economic conditions in our markets, we remain optimistic for our industry generally and our company in particular, given the demand for workers across sectors, the high quality of our properties, and the success of our development efforts.
We remain focused on the following priorities, which we believe are key to increasing future revenue and asset values over the long-term:
•ensuring tenant health, safety and satisfaction;
•leasing available space in our in-service and development properties, as well as proactively focusing on future lease expirations;
•completing the construction and leasing of our development properties;
•continuing and completing the redevelopment, repositioning, and repurposing for growing life sciences use of several key properties;
•identifying new investment opportunities that meet our criteria while maintaining discipline in our underwriting;
•managing our near-term debt maturities and maintaining our conservative balance sheet; and
•actively managing our operations in a sustainable and responsible manner.
The following is an overview of leasing and investment activity in the fourth quarter of 2021.
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Leasing Activity and Occupancy
In the fourth quarter of 2021, we signed approximately 1.8 million square feet of new leases and renewals with a weighted-average lease term of approximately 8.6 years, indicating that many new and existing tenants continue to commit to the long-term use of space and view our properties as their preferred choice for a premium Class A office environment. More than 25% of the square footage signed in the fourth quarter was leased to life sciences tenants, demonstrating the strong demand from this sector and the opportunities we have to grow our life sciences portfolio. Leasing activity steadily increased throughout 2021, with the fourth quarter achieving the largest square footage leased since the third quarter of 2019, a 55% increase from the fourth quarter of 2020, and approximately 97% of our 10-year fourth quarter leasing average.
The overall occupancy of our in-service office and retail properties was 88.8% at December 31, 2021, an increase of 0.4% from September 30, 2021. Given current vacancy and near-term rollover, the amount of leases signed, but for which occupancy has not commenced, leases in negotiation on space in the in-service portfolio, and the expected delivery of our development properties, we are confident that our occupancy will increase.
Our parking and other revenue was approximately $23 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, an increase of approximately $1.7 million, or 8% from the third quarter of 2021, and an increase of approximately $7 million, or 41% from the depth of the pandemic in the second quarter of 2020. As infections from the Omicron variant rose, transient parking revenue declined modestly in January 2022 as compared to our forecast, but we believe this decrease is only temporary and that we will begin to see an increase in the remainder of the first quarter of 2022 as infection rates decline and workers increasingly return to work in their offices.
Our hotel property, the Boston Marriott Cambridge, operated at approximately 50% occupancy during the fourth quarter of 2021. For the full-year 2021, it operated at a small profit contributing approximately $0.6 million to our net income. In 2019, prior to the commencement of the pandemic, the hotel contributed approximately $15 million to our net income. Given the hotel’s location in the heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts and adjacent to MIT, we expect hotel occupancy and REVPAR to improve to pre-pandemic levels over time as business and leisure travel return to historical levels.
Investment Activity
We remain committed to developing and acquiring assets to enhance our long-term growth and to meet tenant demand for high-quality office, residential, and lab space. We continually evaluate current and prospective markets for possible acquisitions of “value-add” assets that require lease-up or repositioning, and acquisitions that are otherwise consistent with our long-term strategy of owning, managing, developing and improving, premier Class A properties in each of our chosen markets.
During the fourth quarter of 2021, we continued to execute on our strategy and completed the acquisition of 360 Park Avenue South. 360 Park Avenue South is an approximately 450,000 square foot, 20-story office property located in the Midtown South submarket of Manhattan, New York. Utilizing our Strategic Capital Program (“SCP”), we contributed the asset and related loan to a joint venture with two institutional partners for our aggregate (direct and indirect) 42.21% ownership interest in the joint venture. Midtown South has been an attractive market to growing technology companies. We are repositioning the asset, both in terms of building system and the common areas and tenant spaces, to attract the type of tenancy that prefers the Midtown South location.
We believe this investment aligns with several elements of our growth strategy, including entering new markets or submarkets that exhibit strong demand and limitations on supply, uncovering opportunities that utilize our leasing and redevelopment skills to increase value, broadening our portfolio to meet the current and anticipated future demand of tenants in the technology sector and using private equity to increase our returns and enhance our investment capacity (Refer to the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for a discussion of the SCP).
In the fourth quarter of 2021, we completed and fully placed in-service two development projects and one redevelopment project, partially placed in-service a development project, and commenced two new development projects. For the full-year 2021 and including January 2022, we placed in-service five development projects and commenced the development/redevelopment of seven projects.
As of December 31, 2021, our development/redevelopment pipeline consists of nine properties that, when completed, we expect will total approximately 3.4 million net rentable square feet. Our share of the estimated total cost for these projects is approximately $2.5 billion, of which approximately $1.1 billion remained to be invested. The total development pipeline, inclusive of both office and lab/life sciences developments, but excluding the View
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Boston Observatory at The Prudential Center, is 59% pre-leased as of February 14, 2022. The office development projects, which total approximately 2.4 million square feet, are approximately 65% pre-leased, as of February 14, 2022, to predominately credit-strong tenants with long-lease terms.
Four of the new development and redevelopment projects added to our development pipeline in 2021 focus on the specific needs of tenants in the life sciences sector. As of January 2022, our lab/life sciences developments in our pipeline total approximately 1.2 million square feet and include properties in Waltham, Massachusetts and South San Francisco, California. Although the approximately 435,000 square foot Shady Grove Innovation District, which we acquired in 2021, is not currently included in our development pipeline, we anticipate redeveloping these office buildings to lab/life sciences space. We commenced the development of 103 CityPoint in Waltham, Massachusetts in the fourth quarter of 2021, and in January 2022, we commenced the redevelopment of 651 Gateway, which we own a 50% interest, in South San Francisco, California. Our lab/life sciences developments are located in some of the largest life sciences clusters in the United States, with strong demand from tenants because of the close proximity to universities, research institutions and related businesses and concentrations of labor with specialized skills and knowledge.
Supply-chain concerns and inflation pressures continue to impact our business both in time to completion and increased costs. Our construction schedule is one of the criteria we use when we evaluate bids for development projects and capital improvements. We have been successful in awarding bids and maintaining schedules through the pandemic. However, there are fewer choices for materials, and we are working closely with our consultants and contractors to ensure there are not items used in the development or redevelopment process that could, directly or indirectly, cause delays. We are intentionally minimizing the amount of materials we acquire from foreign suppliers, releasing material packages as early as possible and making advance purchases of materials and storing them off-site. We currently expect to deliver all active developments and redevelopments on time and budget. However, we may experience greater costs and/or necessary materials may not be available, which could delay the completion of our development projects. A failure to deliver a project on time could expose us to additional costs, in time or penalties, for signed leases with such penalties.
As we continue to focus on new investments to drive future growth, we continually review our portfolio to identify properties as potential sales candidates that either no longer fit within our portfolio strategy or could attract premium pricing in the current market. On October 25, 2021, we completed the sale of 181,191 and 201 Spring Street, a three-building complex aggregating approximately 333,000 net rentable square feet in Lexington, Massachusetts, for an aggregate gross sales price of $191.5 million. The three buildings were 100% leased at the time of the sale. We will continue to evaluate the sale of similar properties.
A brief overview of each of our markets follows.
Boston
The Boston region is home to the largest cluster of life sciences companies in the world with growth and increasing demand driving and growing rents. During the fourth quarter of 2021, we signed approximately 415,000 square feet of leases and approximately 274,000 square feet of leases commenced. Approximately 167,000 square feet of the leases that commenced had been vacant for less than one year and represent an increase in net rental obligations of approximately 34% over the prior leases.
Our Boston central business district (“CBD”) in-service portfolio was approximately 94% leased as of December 31, 2021. During the fourth quarter of 2021, we completed and fully placed in-service 100 Causeway Street, an approximately 634,000 net rentable square feet Class A office building in which we have a 50% ownership interest. Including leases that have not yet commenced, this project is 95% leased.
Our approximately 2.0 million square foot in-service office portfolio in Cambridge was approximately 99% leased as of December 31, 2021. During the fourth quarter of 2021, we continued our development of 325 Main Street at Kendall Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is 90% pre-leased to an office tenant for a term of 15 years. We expect to place the building in-service in 2022. In early 2021, we received approximately one million square feet of new entitlements at Kendall Center for potential future development of office or lab/life sciences spaces.
Waltham and the area surrounding the Route 128-Mass Turnpike interchange continue to comprise a popular submarket of Boston for leading and emerging companies in the life sciences, biotechnology and technology sectors. During the fourth quarter of 2021, we signed leases for approximately 165,000 square feet at 880 Winter Street, an approximately 224,000 square foot office property in Waltham, Massachusetts under conversion to lab
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space. This project is 74% pre-leased as of February 14, 2022, with delivery expected in late 2022. In addition, we completed and fully placed in-service the redeveloped portion of 200 West Street in Waltham, Massachusetts, an approximately 138,000 square foot redevelopment to convert a portion of the building to lab space. Including leases that have not yet commenced, this project is 100% leased. In addition, we commenced the development of 103 CityPoint in Waltham, Massachusetts. When completed, the project will consist of approximately 113,000 square feet of life sciences space.
Los Angeles
Our Los Angeles (“LA”) in-service portfolio of approximately 2.3 million square feet is currently focused in West LA and includes Colorado Center, a 1.1 million square foot property of which we own 50%, and Santa Monica Business Park, a 21-building, approximately 1.2 million square foot property of which we own 55%. As of December 31, 2021, our LA in-service properties were approximately 89% leased.
Leasing activity in the greater Los Angeles market continued to recover in the fourth quarter of 2021, especially in West LA where our properties are located. Technology and media tenants accounted for almost half of all transactions in the fourth quarter in the greater Los Angeles market. These transactions suggest a steady preference by many creative tenants for modern low-rise product with collaborative space similar to our two office parks in Santa Monica.
New York
As of December 31, 2021, our New York CBD in-service portfolio was approximately 90% leased. During the fourth quarter of 2021, we executed approximately 594,000 square feet of leases and commenced approximately 222,000 square feet of leases. Approximately 93,000 square feet of the leases that commenced had been vacant for less than one year and represent a decrease in net rental obligations of approximately 18% over the prior leases. One lease where we terminated a tenant, received a fee, and subsequently took over a below-market sublease accounted for the decrease. Excluding this lease, we experienced an increase in net rental obligations of approximately 7%.
In the fourth quarter of 2021, we acquired and commenced the redevelopment of 360 Park Avenue South, in which we have an aggregate (direct and indirect) 42.21% interest. The redevelopment will include modernizing building systems and creating amenities, collaborative spaces, and client spaces to reimagine the property to meet the needs of today’s tech and creative firms and position it as the premier workspace for growing companies in the Midtown South submarket.
San Francisco
The recovery in San Francisco continues to lag our East Coast markets as fewer businesses have commenced their return to work, street-level retail remains closed or slow, and the streets are quiet. As restrictions are lifted, we believe the pace of new leasing activity will begin to increase.
Our San Francisco CBD in-service properties were approximately 92% leased as of December 31, 2021. In the fourth quarter of 2021 in the CBD portfolio, we commenced approximately 76,000 square feet of leases with an increase in net rental obligations of approximately 13%.
In South San Francisco, life sciences activity at our Gateway Commons joint venture continues to be productive. We executed a 229,000 square foot lease with a leading biotech company at 751 Gateway. The lease comprises the entire building, which is currently under construction with initial occupancy expected in 2024. 751 Gateway is the first phase of a multi-phase life sciences campus development project at Gateway Commons. When completed, we will have a 49% ownership interest in 751 Gateway. Also at Gateway Commons, in January 2022, we commenced the redevelopment 651 Gateway. 651 Gateway is an approximately 300,000 net rentable square feet office building that will be converted to life sciences space. This property is owned by a joint venture in which we have a 50% interest.
Throughout 2021, the Class A office Silicon Valley leasing markets grew stronger with healthy net absorption. We are experiencing improving tour activity and the market is seeing large technology tenant requirements for existing and new products. Due to the limited supply of new, high-quality office space in this submarket, in February 2022, we announced the restart of the first phase of our Platform 16 development project. Platform 16, in which we own a 55% interest, is an approximately 1.1 million aggregate square foot development located in San Jose, California and proximate to San Jose Diridon Station. The first phase of the development project will include the
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construction of an approximately 390,000 square foot Class A creative office building and a below-grade parking garage, which are expected to be completed in early 2025.
Inclusive of the CBD and suburban portfolio, we executed approximately 405,000 square feet of leases, and commenced approximately 191,000 square feet of leases in the San Francisco region during the fourth quarter of 2021. Of the leases that commenced, approximately 159,000 square feet had been vacant for less than one year and represent a modest increase in net rental obligations of approximately 1% over the prior leases.
Seattle
We entered the Seattle market on September 1, 2021 with the acquisition of Safeco Plaza, a 50-story, 765,000 net rentable square feet, LEED Platinum certified, Class A office property in Seattle, Washington. The property was acquired under a joint venture in which we have a 33.67% ownership interest. Safeco Plaza was approximately 90% leased at December 31, 2021.
Seattle is one of the most dynamic office markets in the U.S. for companies in the technology, life sciences, financial services, and manufacturing sectors. Much like San Francisco, the recovery from the pandemic is lagging behind our East Coast markets as workers are slow to return to the office, office worker supported retail remains closed or slow and the streets remain quiet. However, in the Seattle market, there are signs of recovery as leasing activity and tenant demand increased throughout 2021. The technology industry remains a key market driver and, in the fourth quarter of 2021, accounted for more than 51% of the total leasing volume.
We continue to explore opportunities to increase our presence in the Seattle market including seeking investments where our financial, operational, redevelopment and development expertise provide the opportunity to achieve accretive returns.
Washington, DC
During the fourth quarter of 2021, we executed approximately 379,000 square feet of leases and we commenced approximately 1.4 million square feet of leases in the Washington, DC region. Of these leases, approximately 240,000 square feet had been vacant for less than one year and represent a decrease in net rental obligations of approximately 18% over the prior leases.
Our Washington, DC CBD in-service properties were approximately 85% leased as of December 31, 2021. In December 2021, we delivered 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue to our anchor tenant, who leases approximately 56% of the building, to perform their tenant improvements and we are working on leasing the remainder of the building. 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue is a Class A office project with approximately 480,000 net rentable square feet located in Washington, DC and is 58% pre-leased as of February 14, 2022.
Our Washington, DC suburban properties include our significant presence in Reston, Virginia, where demand from technology and cybersecurity tenants remains strong. Our Washington, DC suburban properties were approximately 89% leased as of December 31, 2021. During the fourth quarter of 2021, we completed more than 200,000 square feet of leasing in Reston, including an approximately 89,000 square foot lease with a technology company at South of Market in Reston, Virginia.
During the fourth quarter of 2021, we partially placed in-service Reston Next, a Class A office project with approximately 1.1 million square feet located in Reston, Virginia. This project is 86% pre-leased as of February 14, 2022. In addition, a joint venture in which we own a 50% interest fully placed in-service 7750 Wisconsin Avenue, a Class A office project with approximately 733,000 net rentable square feet located in Bethesda, Maryland. This project is 100% leased.
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Leasing Statistics
The table below details the leasing activity, including 100% of the unconsolidated joint ventures, that commenced during the year ended December 31, 2021:
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Square Feet) | |||||
| Vacant space available at the beginning of the period | 4,517,385 | ||||
| Property dispositions/properties taken out of service (1) | (104,613) | ||||
| Vacant space in properties acquired (2) | 143,848 | ||||
| Properties placed (and partially placed) in-service (3) | 2,035,237 | ||||
| Leases expiring or terminated during the period | 5,236,075 | ||||
| Total space available for lease | 11,827,932 | ||||
| 1st generation leases | 1,896,596 | ||||
| 2nd generation leases with new tenants | 2,592,605 | ||||
| 2nd generation lease renewals | 1,998,702 | ||||
| Total space leased (4) | 6,487,903 | ||||
| Vacant space available for lease at the end of the period | 5,340,029 | ||||
| Leases executed during the period, in square feet (5) | 5,056,310 | ||||
| Second generation leasing information: (6) | |||||
| Leases commencing during the period, in square feet | 4,591,307 | ||||
| Weighted Average Lease Term | 83 Months | ||||
| Weighted Average Free Rent Period | 170 Days | ||||
| Total Transaction Costs Per Square Foot (7) | $71.71 | ||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Gross Rents (8) | (0.16) | % | |||
| Increase (Decrease) in Net Rents (9) | (0.31) | % |
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(1)Total square feet of property dispositions during the year ended December 31, 2021 consists of 29,595 square feet due to the sale of Annapolis Junction Building Six. Total square feet of properties taken out of service during the year ended December 31, 2021 consists of 34,290 square feet at 880 Winter Street and 40,728 square feet at 800 Boylston Street - The Prudential Center, both due to redevelopment.
(2)Total square feet of vacant space in properties acquired during the year ended December 31, 2021 consists of 69,581 square feet at Safeco Plaza and 74,267 square feet at Shady Grove Innovation District.
(3)Total square feet of properties placed (and partially placed) in-service during the year ended December 31, 2021 consists of 195,326 square feet of office and 31,950 square feet of retail at One Five Nine East 53rd Street, 6,709 square feet at 685 Gateway, 633,819 square feet at 100 Causeway Street, 733,483 square feet at 7750 Wisconsin Avenue, 295,506 square feet at Reston Next and 138,444 square feet at 200 West Street.
(4)Represents leases for which lease revenue recognition has commenced in accordance with GAAP during the year ended December 31, 2021.
(5)Represents leases executed during the year ended December 31, 2021 for which we either (1) commenced lease revenue recognition in such period or (2) will commence lease revenue recognition in subsequent periods, in accordance with GAAP, and includes leases at properties currently under development. The total square feet of leases executed and recognized during the year ended December 31, 2021 is 1,156,558.
(6)Second generation leases are defined as leases for space that had previously been leased by us. Of the 4,591,307 square feet of second generation leases that commenced during the year ended December 31, 2021, leases for 2,856,968 square feet were signed in prior periods.
(7)Total transaction costs include tenant improvements and leasing commissions but exclude free rent concessions and other inducements in accordance with GAAP.
(8)Represents the decrease in gross rent (base rent plus expense reimbursements) on the new versus expired leases on the 3,285,722 square feet of second generation leases that had been occupied within the prior 12 months for the year ended December 31, 2021; excludes leases that management considers temporary because the tenant is not expected to occupy the space on a long-term basis.
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(9)Represents the decrease in net rent (gross rent less operating expenses) on the new versus expired leases on the 3,285,722 square feet of second generation leases that had been occupied within the prior 12 months for the year ended December 31, 2021.
For descriptions of significant transactions that we completed during 2021, see “Item 1. Business—Transactions During 2021.”
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, requires management to use judgment in the application of accounting policies, including making estimates and assumptions. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. These judgments affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. If our judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions had been different, it is possible that different accounting policies would have been applied resulting in a different presentation of our financial statements. From time to time, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions. In the event estimates or assumptions prove to be different from actual results, adjustments are made in subsequent periods to reflect more current information. Our significant accounting policies, which utilize these critical accounting estimates, are described in Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
We consider our critical accounting estimates to be those used in the determination of the reported amounts and disclosure related to the following:
•Purchase price allocations; and
•Impairment.
Each of the above critical accounting estimates is described in more detail below.
Real Estate
Purchase Price Allocations
We assess the fair value of acquired tangible and intangible assets (including land, buildings, tenant improvements, “above-” and “below-market” leases, leasing and assumed financing origination costs, acquired in-place leases, other identified intangible assets and assumed liabilities) and allocate the purchase price to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities, including land and buildings as if vacant. We assess fair value based on estimated cash flow projections that utilize discount and/or capitalization rates that we deem appropriate, as well as available market information. Estimates of future cash flows are based on a number of factors including the historical operating results, known and anticipated trends, and market and economic conditions.
The fair value of the tangible assets of an acquired property considers the value of the property as if it were vacant. We also consider an allocation of purchase price of other acquired intangibles, including acquired in-place leases that may have a customer relationship intangible value, including (but not limited to) the nature and extent of the existing relationship with the tenants, the tenants’ credit quality and expectations of lease renewals. Based on our acquisitions to date, our allocation to customer relationship intangible assets has been immaterial.
We record acquired “above-” and “below-market” leases at their fair values (using a discount rate which reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) equal to the difference between (1) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to each in-place lease and (2) management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for each corresponding in-place lease, measured over a period equal to the remaining term of the lease for above-market leases and the initial term plus the term of any below-market fixed rate renewal options for below-market leases. Acquired “above-” and “below-market” lease values have been reflected within Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets and Other Liabilities, respectively, in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Other intangible assets acquired include amounts for in-place lease values that are based on our evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenant’s lease. Factors to be considered include estimates of carrying costs during hypothetical expected lease-up periods considering current market conditions, and costs to execute similar leases. In estimating carrying costs, we include real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses and estimates of lost rentals at market rates during the expected lease-up periods, depending on local market conditions. In estimating costs to execute similar leases, we consider leasing commissions, legal and other related expenses.
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Impairment
Management reviews its long-lived assets for indicators of impairment following the end of each quarter and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. This evaluation of long-lived assets is dependent on a number of factors, including when there is an event or adverse change in the operating performance of the long-lived asset or a current expectation that, more likely than not, a long-lived asset will be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of its previously estimated useful life or hold period. An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an asset is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value. The evaluation of anticipated cash flows is subjective and is based in part on assumptions regarding anticipated hold periods, future occupancy, future rental rates, future capital requirements, discount rates and capitalization rates that could differ materially from actual results in future periods. Because cash flows on properties considered to be “long-lived assets to be held and used” are considered on an undiscounted basis to determine whether an asset may be impaired, our established strategy of holding properties over the long term directly decreases the likelihood of recording an impairment loss. If our hold strategy changes or market conditions otherwise dictate an earlier sale date, an impairment loss may be recognized and such loss could be material. If we determine that an impairment has occurred, the affected assets must be reduced to their fair value.
Income Taxes
Our accounting policies related to income tax are described in Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Boston Properties Inc.
The net difference between the tax basis and the reported amounts of BXP’s assets and liabilities was approximately $1.8 billion and $2.0 billion as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, which was primarily related to the difference in basis of contributed property and accrued rental income.
Certain entities included in BXP’s Consolidated Financial Statements are subject to certain state and local taxes. These taxes are recorded as operating expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table reconciles GAAP net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. to taxable income:
| For the year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. | $ | 505,195 | $ | 872,727 | $ | 521,534 | |||||
| Straight-line rent and net “above-” and “below-market” rent adjustments | (107,942) | (90,144) | (65,111) | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from depreciation and amortization | 146,028 | 106,203 | 125,281 | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences on gains/(losses) from capital transactions | (25,756) | (345,854) | 51,555 | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from stock-based compensation | 61,387 | 42,576 | 49,123 | ||||||||
| Tangible Property Regulations | (77,489) | (144,981) | (148,157) | ||||||||
| Other book/tax differences, net | 71,464 | 117,166 | (15,221) | ||||||||
| Taxable income | $ | 572,887 | $ | 557,693 | $ | 519,004 |
Boston Properties Limited Partnership
The net difference between the tax basis and the reported amounts of BPLP’s assets and liabilities was approximately $2.9 billion as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, which was primarily related to the difference in basis of contributed property and accrued rental income.
Certain entities included in BPLP’s Consolidated Financial Statements are subject to certain state and local taxes. These taxes are recorded as operating expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
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The following table reconciles GAAP net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership to taxable income:
| For the year ended December 31, | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership | $ | 570,965 | $ | 990,479 | $ | 590,602 | |||||
| Straight-line rent and net “above-” and “below-market” rent adjustments | (120,074) | (100,375) | (72,687) | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from depreciation and amortization | 144,794 | 101,470 | 124,108 | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences on gains/(losses) from capital transactions | (24,109) | (359,497) | 56,955 | ||||||||
| Book/Tax differences from stock-based compensation | 68,287 | 47,408 | 54,838 | ||||||||
| Tangible Property Regulations | (86,199) | (161,435) | (165,395) | ||||||||
| Other book/tax differences, net | 81,693 | 121,397 | (20,177) | ||||||||
| Taxable income | $ | 635,357 | $ | 639,447 | $ | 568,244 |
Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
This section of this Form 10-K generally discusses 2021 and 2020 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2021 and 2020. Discussions of 2019 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2020 and 2019 that are not included in this Form 10-K can be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on February 26, 2021.
Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders decreased approximately $366.0 million and $418.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020, respectively, as set forth in the following tables and for the reasons discussed below under the heading “Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2021 to the year ended December 31, 2020” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
The following are reconciliations of Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. Common Shareholders to Net Operating Income and Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership Common Unitholders to Net Operating Income for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):
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Boston Properties, Inc.
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. Common Shareholders | $ | 496,223 | $ | 862,227 | $ | (366,004) | (42.45) | % | |||||||
| Preferred stock redemption charge | 6,412 | — | 6,412 | 100.00 | % | ||||||||||
| Preferred dividends | 2,560 | 10,500 | (7,940) | (75.62) | % | ||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. | 505,195 | 872,727 | (367,532) | (42.11) | % | ||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership | 55,931 | 97,704 | (41,773) | (42.75) | % | ||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 70,806 | 48,260 | 22,546 | 46.72 | % | ||||||||||
| Net Income | 631,932 | 1,018,691 | (386,759) | (37.97) | % | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 423,346 | 431,717 | (8,371) | (1.94) | % | ||||||||||
| Losses from early extinguishment of debt | 45,182 | — | 45,182 | 100.00 | % | ||||||||||
| Loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 2,570 | 85,110 | (82,540) | (96.98) | % | ||||||||||
| Other Income: | |||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Gains from investments in securities | 5,626 | 5,261 | 365 | 6.94 | % | ||||||||||
| Interest and other income (loss) | 5,704 | 5,953 | (249) | (4.18) | % | ||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 123,660 | 618,982 | (495,322) | (80.02) | % | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 717,336 | 683,751 | 33,585 | 4.91 | % | ||||||||||
| Transaction costs | 5,036 | 1,531 | 3,505 | 228.94 | % | ||||||||||
| Payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 12,487 | 11,626 | 861 | 7.41 | % | ||||||||||
| General and administrative expense | 151,573 | 133,112 | 18,461 | 13.87 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Revenue: | |||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Direct reimbursements of payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 12,487 | 11,626 | 861 | 7.41 | % | ||||||||||
| Development and management services revenue | 27,697 | 29,641 | (1,944) | (6.56) | % | ||||||||||
| Net Operating Income | $ | 1,814,288 | $ | 1,694,075 | $ | 120,213 | 7.10 | % |
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Boston Properties Limited Partnership
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership Common Unitholders | $ | 561,993 | $ | 979,979 | $ | (417,986) | (42.65) | % | |||||||
| Preferred unit redemption charge | 6,412 | — | 6,412 | 100.00 | % | ||||||||||
| Preferred distributions | 2,560 | 10,500 | (7,940) | (75.62) | % | ||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership | 570,965 | 990,479 | (419,514) | (42.35) | % | ||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 70,806 | 48,260 | 22,546 | 46.72 | % | ||||||||||
| Net Income | 641,771 | 1,038,739 | (396,968) | (38.22) | % | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 423,346 | 431,717 | (8,371) | (1.94) | % | ||||||||||
| Losses from early extinguishment of debt | 45,182 | — | 45,182 | 100.00 | % | ||||||||||
| Loss from unconsolidated joint ventures | 2,570 | 85,110 | (82,540) | (96.98) | % | ||||||||||
| Other Income: | |||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Gains from investments in securities | 5,626 | 5,261 | 365 | 6.94 | % | ||||||||||
| Interest and other income (loss) | 5,704 | 5,953 | (249) | (4.18) | % | ||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 125,198 | 631,945 | (506,747) | (80.19) | % | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 709,035 | 676,666 | 32,369 | 4.78 | % | ||||||||||
| Transaction costs | 5,036 | 1,531 | 3,505 | 228.94 | % | ||||||||||
| Payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 12,487 | 11,626 | 861 | 7.41 | % | ||||||||||
| General and administrative expense | 151,573 | 133,112 | 18,461 | 13.87 | % | ||||||||||
| Other Revenue: | |||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Direct reimbursements of payroll and related costs from management services contracts | 12,487 | 11,626 | 861 | 7.41 | % | ||||||||||
| Development and management services revenue | 27,697 | 29,641 | (1,944) | (6.56) | % | ||||||||||
| Net Operating Income | $ | 1,814,288 | $ | 1,694,075 | $ | 120,213 | 7.10 | % |
At December 31, 2021 and 2020, we owned or had joint venture interests in a portfolio of 201 and 196 commercial real estate properties, respectively (in each case, the “Total Property Portfolio”). As a result of changes within our Total Property Portfolio, the financial data presented below shows significant changes in revenue and expenses from period-to-period. Accordingly, we do not believe that our period-to-period financial data with respect to the Total Property Portfolio provides a complete understanding of our operating results. Therefore, the comparison of operating results for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 show separately the changes attributable to the properties that were owned by us and in-service throughout each period compared (the “Same Property Portfolio”) and the changes attributable to the properties included in the Acquired, Placed In-Service, Development or Redevelopment or Sold Portfolios.
In our analysis of operating results, particularly to make comparisons of net operating income between periods more meaningful, it is important to provide information for properties that were in-service and owned by us throughout each period presented. We refer to properties acquired or placed in-service prior to the beginning of the earliest period presented and owned by us and in-service through the end of the latest period presented as our Same Property Portfolio. The Same Property Portfolio therefore excludes properties acquired, placed in-service or in development or redevelopment after the beginning of the earliest period presented or disposed of prior to the end of the latest period presented.
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Net operating income (“NOI”) is a non-GAAP financial measure equal to net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders, as applicable, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, plus (1) preferred stock/unit redemption charge, preferred dividends/distributions, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, interest expense, losses from early extinguishment of debt, loss from unconsolidated joint ventures, depreciation and amortization expense, transaction costs, payroll and related costs from management services contracts and corporate general and administrative expense less (2) gains from investments in securities, interest and other income (loss), gains on sales of real estate, direct reimbursements of payroll and related costs from management services contracts and development and management services revenue. We use NOI internally as a performance measure and believe it provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations and financial condition because, when compared across periods, it reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs and acquisition and development activity on an unleveraged basis, providing perspective not immediately apparent from net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders. For example, interest expense is not necessarily linked to the operating performance of a real estate asset and is often incurred at the corporate level as opposed to the property level. Similarly, interest expense may be incurred at the property level even though the financing proceeds may be used at the corporate level (e.g., used for other investment activity). In addition, depreciation and amortization expense, because of historical cost accounting and useful life estimates, may distort operating performance measures at the property level. NOI presented by us may not be comparable to NOI reported by other REITs or real estate companies that define NOI differently.
We believe that in order to understand our operating results, NOI should be examined in conjunction with net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders as presented in our Consolidated Financial Statements. NOI should not be considered as a substitute for net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders or net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders (determined in accordance with GAAP) or any other GAAP financial measures and should only be considered together with and as a supplement to our financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
The gains on sales of real estate and depreciation expense may differ between BXP and BPLP as a result of previously applied acquisition accounting by BXP for the issuance of common stock in connection with non-sponsor OP Unit redemptions by BPLP. This accounting resulted in a step-up of the real estate assets at BXP that was allocated to certain properties. The difference between the real estate assets of BXP as compared to BPLP for certain properties having an allocation of the real estate step-up will result in a corresponding difference in gains on sales of real estate and depreciation expense when those properties are sold. For additional information see the Explanatory Note that follows the cover page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2021 to the year ended December 31, 2020
The table below shows selected operating information for the Same Property Portfolio and the Total Property Portfolio. The Same Property Portfolio consists of 137 properties totaling approximately 38.7 million net rentable square feet, excluding unconsolidated joint ventures. The Same Property Portfolio includes properties acquired or placed in-service on or prior to January 1, 2020 and owned and in service through December 31, 2021. The Total Property Portfolio includes the effects of the other properties either acquired, placed in-service, in development or redevelopment after January 1, 2020 or disposed of on or prior to December 31, 2021. This table includes a reconciliation from the Same Property Portfolio to the Total Property Portfolio by also providing information for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 with respect to the properties that were acquired, placed in-service, in development or redevelopment or sold.
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| Same Property Portfolio | Properties Acquired Portfolio | Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio | Properties in Development or Redevelopment Portfolio | Properties Sold Portfolio | Total Property Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2021 | 2020 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % Change | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | Increase/ (Decrease) | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rental Revenue: (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lease Revenue (Excluding Termination Income) | $ | 2,614,630 | $ | 2,518,898 | $ | 95,732 | 3.80 | % | $ | 8,145 | $ | 435 | $ | 50,717 | $ | 24,573 | $ | 4,028 | $ | 14,430 | $ | 22,247 | $ | 41,440 | $ | 2,699,767 | $ | 2,599,776 | $ | 99,991 | 3.85 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Termination Income | 11,428 | 8,914 | 2,514 | 28.20 | % | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 11,482 | 8,973 | 2,509 | 27.96 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lease Revenue | 2,626,058 | 2,527,812 | 98,246 | 3.89 | % | 8,199 | 435 | 50,717 | 24,573 | 4,028 | 14,430 | 22,247 | 41,499 | 2,711,249 | 2,608,749 | 102,500 | 3.93 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking and Other | 78,388 | 68,608 | 9,780 | 14.25 | % | 895 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 201 | — | 1,412 | 1,404 | 80,911 | 70,046 | 10,865 | 15.51 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Rental Revenue (1) | 2,704,446 | 2,596,420 | 108,026 | 4.16 | % | 9,094 | 449 | 50,732 | 24,593 | 4,229 | 14,430 | 23,659 | 42,903 | 2,792,160 | 2,678,795 | 113,365 | 4.23 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real Estate Operating Expenses | 967,317 | 966,623 | 694 | 0.07 | % | 3,643 | 875 | 15,639 | 11,567 | 2,285 | 4,834 | 7,823 | 14,570 | 996,707 | 998,469 | (1,762) | (0.18) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Operating Income (Loss), Excluding Residential and Hotel | 1,737,129 | 1,629,797 | 107,332 | 6.59 | % | 5,451 | (426) | 35,093 | 13,026 | 1,944 | 9,596 | 15,836 | 28,333 | 1,795,453 | 1,680,326 | 115,127 | 6.85 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential Net Operating Income (Loss) (2) | 21,049 | 21,513 | (464) | (2.16) | % | — | — | (2,825) | (2,106) | — | — | — | — | 18,224 | 19,407 | (1,183) | (6.10) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hotel Net Operating Income (Loss) (2) | 611 | (5,658) | 6,269 | 110.80 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 611 | (5,658) | 6,269 | 110.80 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Operating Income (Loss) | $ | 1,758,789 | $ | 1,645,652 | $ | 113,137 | 6.87 | % | $ | 5,451 | $ | (426) | $ | 32,268 | $ | 10,920 | $ | 1,944 | $ | 9,596 | $ | 15,836 | $ | 28,333 | $ | 1,814,288 | $ | 1,694,075 | $ | 120,213 | 7.10 | % |
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(1)Rental Revenue is equal to Revenue less Development and Management Services Revenue and Direct Reimbursements of Payroll and Related Costs from Management Services Revenue per the Consolidated Statements of Operations, excluding the residential and hotel revenue that is noted below. We use Rental Revenue internally as a performance measure and in calculating other non-GAAP financial measures (e.g., NOI), which provides investors with information regarding our performance that is not immediately apparent from the comparable non-GAAP measures and allows investors to compare operating performance between periods.
(2)For a detailed discussion of NOI, including the reasons management believes NOI is useful to investors, see page 71. Residential Net Operating Income (Loss) for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 is comprised of Residential Revenue of $42,668 and $38,146 less Residential Expenses of $24,444 and $18,739, respectively. Hotel Net Operating Income (Loss) for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 is comprised of Hotel Revenue of $13,609 and $7,478 less Hotel Expenses of $12,998 and $13,136, respectively, per the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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Same Property Portfolio
Lease Revenue (Excluding Termination Income)
Lease revenue (excluding termination income) from the Same Property Portfolio increased by approximately $95.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020. Approximately $86.1 million of the increase related to write-offs of accrued rent and accounts receivable balances which occurred during the year ended December 31, 2020 and did not recur in 2021, for primarily retail and co-working tenants that either terminated their leases or for which we determined that the accrued rent and/or accounts receivable balances were no longer probable of collection. Excluding the write-offs, the Same Property Portfolio increased by approximately $9.6 million due to an increase in average revenue per square foot by approximately $1.54, contributing approximately $52.0 million, partially offset by average occupancy decreasing from 93.1% to 91.5%, resulting in a decrease of approximately $42.4 million.
We continue to evaluate the collectability of our accrued rent and accounts receivable balances related to lease revenue. Following a write-off, if (1) we subsequently determine that it is probable we will collect substantially all the remaining lessee’s lease payments under the lease term and (2) the lease has not been modified since the write-off, we will then reinstate the accrued rent and accounts receivable write-offs, adjusting for the amount related to the period when the lease payments were considered not probable of collection. If our estimate of collectability differs from the cash received, then the timing and amount of our reported revenue could be impacted.
The number of executed COVID-19 lease modifications has decreased each quarter since the second quarter of 2020 and we are now executing COVID-19 modifications on a limited basis.
Termination Income
Termination income increased by approximately $2.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020.
Termination income for the year ended December 31, 2021 totaled approximately $11.4 million and related to 27 tenants across the Same Property Portfolio, most of which related to tenants that terminated leases early in New York City and the Boston region.
Termination income for the year ended December 31, 2020 totaled approximately $8.9 million and related to 39 tenants across the Same Property Portfolio, most of which related to tenants that terminated leases early in New York City.
Parking and Other Revenue
Parking and other revenue increased by approximately $9.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020. Parking revenue and other revenue increased by approximately $7.1 million and $2.7 million, respectively. The increase in parking revenue was primarily due to an increase in transient parking. The increase in other revenue was primarily due to approximately $5.3 million in insurance proceeds related to damage at one of our properties in the New York region due to a water-main break, partially offset by a decrease in other revenue of approximately $2.6 million related to tenant restoration obligation payments in 2020 that did not recur in 2021. Expenses of $5.3 million related to the insurance claim are included within real estate operating expenses.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, transient parking increased by approximately $10.0 million, partially offset by a decrease in monthly parking of approximately $3.3 million, compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. Some of our monthly parking revenues are contractual agreements embedded in our leases, and some are at will individual agreements.
Real Estate Operating Expenses
Real estate operating expenses from the Same Property Portfolio increased by approximately $0.7 million, or 0.1%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020, due primarily to an increase in utility expense and expenses related to the insurance claim mentioned above, partially offset by a decrease in real estate taxes. The increase in utility expense was experienced across the portfolio and was primarily driven by an increase in physical tenant occupancy, which led to greater demand for electricity and HVAC.
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Properties Acquired Portfolio
The table below lists the properties acquired between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021. Rental revenue and real estate operating expenses increased by approximately $8.6 million and $2.8 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020, as detailed below.
| Square Feet | Rental Revenue | Real Estate Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Date acquired | 2021 | 2020 | Change | 2021 | 2020 | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 777 Harrison Street (1) | June 26, 2020 | N/A | $ | 2,392 | $ | 449 | $ | 1,943 | $ | 2,211 | $ | 875 | $ | 1,336 | ||||||||||||||
| 153 & 211 Second Avenue | June 2, 2021 | 136,882 | 5,470 | — | 5,470 | 547 | — | 547 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shady Grove Innovation District | August 2, 2021 | 233,452 | 1,232 | — | 1,232 | 885 | — | 885 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 370,334 | $ | 9,094 | $ | 449 | $ | 8,645 | $ | 3,643 | $ | 875 | $ | 2,768 |
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(1)Includes operating results for 759 Harrison Street, which we fully acquired on December 16, 2020.
Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio
The table below lists the properties that were placed in-service or partially placed in-service between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021. Rental revenue and real estate operating expenses from our Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio increased by approximately $29.9 million and $8.5 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020, as detailed below.
| Quarter Initially Placed In-Service | Quarter Fully Placed In-Service | Rental Revenue | Real Estate Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Square Feet | 2021 | 2020 | Change | 2021 | 2020 | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 CityPoint | Second Quarter, 2019 | Second Quarter, 2020 | 211,476 | $ | 8,580 | $ | 7,246 | $ | 1,334 | $ | 3,117 | $ | 2,782 | $ | 335 | |||||||||||||||
| 17Fifty Presidents Street | First Quarter, 2020 | First Quarter, 2020 | 275,809 | 19,868 | 13,339 | 6,529 | 5,759 | 3,894 | 1,865 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| One Five Nine East 53rd Street (1) | First Quarter, 2021 | First Quarter, 2021 | 220,000 | 15,672 | (1,041) | 16,713 | 3,582 | 1,504 | 2,078 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 West Street (2) | Fourth Quarter, 2020 | Fourth Quarter, 2021 | 273,365 | 6,612 | 5,049 | 1,563 | 3,181 | 3,387 | (206) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Office | 980,650 | 50,732 | 24,593 | 26,139 | 15,639 | 11,567 | 4,072 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Skylyne | Third Quarter, 2020 | Third Quarter, 2020 | 330,996 | 3,891 | 155 | 3,736 | 6,716 | 2,261 | 4,455 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Residential | 330,996 | 3,891 | 155 | 3,736 | 6,716 | 2,261 | 4,455 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,311,646 | $ | 54,623 | $ | 24,748 | $ | 29,875 | $ | 22,355 | $ | 13,828 | $ | 8,527 |
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(1)This is the low-rise portion of 601 Lexington Avenue, which was in development for the year ended December 31, 2020. Rental revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes an approximately $2.9 million write-off of accrued rent and accounts receivable balances for a terminated tenant.
(2)Includes 138,444 square feet of redevelopment that was fully placed in-service in December 2021. This property was in development for the year ended December 31, 2020.
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Properties in Development or Redevelopment Portfolio
The table below lists the properties that were in development or redevelopment between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021. Rental revenue and real estate operating expenses from our Properties in Development or Redevelopment Portfolio decreased by approximately $10.2 million and $2.5 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020, as detailed below.
| Rental Revenue | Real Estate Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Date Commenced Development / Redevelopment | Square Feet | 2021 | 2020 | Change | 2021 | 2020 | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 325 Main Street (1) | May 9, 2019 | 115,000 | $ | — | $ | 36 | $ | (36) | $ | 317 | $ | 276 | $ | 41 | ||||||||||||||
| 880 Winter Street (2) | February 25, 2021 | 224,000 | 2,476 | 8,253 | (5,777) | 1,509 | 3,174 | (1,665) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3625-3635 Peterson Way (3) | April 16, 2021 | 218,000 | 1,753 | 6,141 | (4,388) | 459 | 1,384 | (925) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 557,000 | $ | 4,229 | $ | 14,430 | $ | (10,201) | $ | 2,285 | $ | 4,834 | $ | (2,549) |
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(1)Real estate operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were related to demolition costs.
(2)On February 25, 2021, we commenced the redevelopment and conversion of 880 Winter Street, a 224,000 square foot office property located in Waltham, Massachusetts, to laboratory space.
(3)On April 16, 2021, we removed 3625-3635 Peterson Way, located in Santa Clara, California, from our in-service portfolio. We demolished the building and expect to redevelop the site at a future date.
Properties Sold Portfolio
The table below lists the properties we sold between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021. Rental revenue and real estate operating expenses from our Properties Sold Portfolio decreased by approximately $19.2 million and $6.7 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020, as detailed below.
| Rental Revenue | Real Estate Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Date Sold | Property Type | Square Feet | 2021 | 2020 | Change | 2021 | 2020 | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 601, 611 and 651 Gateway | January 28, 2020 | Office | 768,000 | $ | — | $ | 1,946 | $ | (1,946) | $ | — | $ | 881 | $ | (881) | |||||||||||||||
| New Dominion Technology Park | February 20, 2020 | Office | 493,000 | — | 2,551 | (2,551) | — | 772 | (772) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital Gallery (1) | June 25, 2020 | Office | 631,000 | 11,010 | 23,352 | (12,342) | 3,824 | 8,669 | (4,845) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 181, 191 and 201 Spring Street | October 25, 2021 | Office | 333,000 | 12,649 | 15,054 | (2,405) | 3,999 | 4,248 | (249) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2,225,000 | $ | 23,659 | $ | 42,903 | $ | (19,244) | $ | 7,823 | $ | 14,570 | $ | (6,747) |
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(1)We completed the sale of a portion of our Capital Gallery property located in Washington, DC. Capital Gallery is an approximately 631,000 net rentable square foot Class A office property. The portion sold was comprised of approximately 455,000 net rentable square feet of commercial office space. We continue to own the land, underground parking garage and remaining commercial office and retail space. The amounts shown represent the entire property and not just the portion sold.
For additional information on the sales of the above properties refer to “Results of Operations—Other Income and Expense Items—Gains on Sales of Real Estate” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
Residential Net Operating Income (Loss)
Net operating income for our residential same properties decreased by approximately $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020. The decrease was primarily due to approximately $0.7 million of termination income from a retail tenant in 2020 that did not recur in 2021.
The following reflects our occupancy and rate information for The Lofts at Atlantic Wharf, The Avant at Reston Town Center, Signature at Reston and Proto Kendall Square for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
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| The Lofts at Atlantic Wharf | The Avant at Reston Town Center | Signature at Reston | Proto Kendall Square | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2021 | 2020 | Change (%) | 2021 | 2020 | Change (%) | 2021 | 2020 | Change (%) | 2021 | 2020 | Change (%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Monthly Rental Rate (1) | $ | 3,558 | $ | 4,269 | (16.7) | % | $ | 2,277 | $ | 2,336 | (2.5) | % | $ | 2,358 | $ | 2,329 | 1.2 | % | $ | 2,615 | $ | 2,810 | (6.9) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Rental Rate Per Occupied Square Foot | $ | 3.99 | $ | 4.73 | (15.6) | % | $ | 2.49 | $ | 2.56 | (2.7) | % | $ | 2.44 | $ | 2.45 | (0.4) | % | $ | 4.80 | $ | 5.17 | (7.2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Physical Occupancy (2) | 94.2 | % | 88.4 | % | 6.6 | % | 94.2 | % | 90.3 | % | 4.3 | % | 88.6 | % | 81.6 | % | 8.6 | % | 93.0 | % | 90.9 | % | 2.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Economic Occupancy (3) | 92.2 | % | 87.9 | % | 4.9 | % | 93.6 | % | 89.1 | % | 5.1 | % | 86.0 | % | 77.2 | % | 11.4 | % | 92.0 | % | 89.4 | % | 2.9 | % |
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(1)Average Monthly Rental Rate is calculated as the average of the quotients obtained by dividing (A) rental revenue as determined in accordance with GAAP, by (B) the number of occupied units for each month within the applicable fiscal period.
(2)Average Physical Occupancy is defined as (1) the average number of occupied units divided by (2) the total number of units, expressed as a percentage.
(3)Average Economic Occupancy is defined as (1) total possible revenue less vacancy loss divided by (2) total possible revenue, expressed as a percentage. Total possible revenue is determined by valuing average occupied units at contract rates and average vacant units at Market Rents. Vacancy loss is determined by valuing vacant units at current Market Rents. By measuring vacant units at their Market Rents, Average Economic Occupancy takes into account the fact that units of different sizes and locations within a residential property have different economic impacts on a residential property’s total possible gross revenue. Market Rents used by us in calculating Economic Occupancy are based on the current market rates set by the managers of our residential properties based on their experience in renting their residential property’s units and publicly available market data. Actual market rents and trends in such rents for a region as reported by others may vary materially from Market Rents used by us. Market Rents for a period are based on the average Market Rents during that period and do not reflect any impact for cash concessions.
Hotel Net Operating Income (Loss)
The Boston Marriott Cambridge hotel had net operating income of approximately $0.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, representing an increase of approximately $6.3 million compared to the year ended December 31, 2020.
The Boston Marriott Cambridge closed in March 2020 due to COVID-19. The hotel re-opened on October 2, 2020 and has operated at lower occupancy levels due to the continued impact of COVID-19 on business and leisure travel. The closing of the hotel for more than two fiscal quarters, and the decreased demand and occupancy since its re-opening, have had, and are expected to continue to have, a material adverse effect on the hotel’s operations. We expect hotel occupancy to remain low until the demand for business and leisure travel accelerates.
The following reflects our occupancy and rate information for the Boston Marriott Cambridge hotel for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
| 2021 | 2020 | Change (%) | |||||||||
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| Occupancy | 33.5 | % | 16.4 | % | 104.3 | % | |||||
| Average daily rate | $ | 211.59 | $ | 211.36 | 0.1 | % | |||||
| REVPAR | $ | 70.92 | $ | 33.52 | 111.6 | % |
Other Operating Revenue and Expense Items
Development and Management Services Revenue
Development and management services revenue decreased by approximately $1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020. Development services revenue decreased by approximately $3.9 million while management services revenue increased by approximately $2.0 million. The decrease in development services revenue was primarily related to a decrease in development fees earned from a building owned by a third-party in the Washington, DC region and an unconsolidated joint venture in New York City and fees associated with tenant improvement projects earned from a third-party owned building in the Washington, DC region. The increase in management services revenue was primarily related to an increase in property management fees earned from a building owned by a third-party in the Washington, DC region, the unconsolidated joint venture that owns Safeco
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Plaza in Seattle, Washington, leasing commissions earned in the Washington, DC region and from an unconsolidated joint venture in the Los Angeles region.
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expense increased by approximately $18.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to an increase in compensation and health care expenses of approximately $19.9 million, partially offset by an approximately $1.4 million decrease in other general and administrative expenses. The increase in compensation expense was related to (1) an approximately $18.4 million increase in other compensation expenses, primarily due to the reduction of bonuses paid to senior management for the year ended December 31, 2020, which resulted from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our actual performance versus targets under BXP’s 2020 annual cash incentive plan, and accelerated age-based vesting of certain employees, (2) an approximately $1.2 million increase in health care costs and (3) an approximately $0.3 million increase in the value of our deferred compensation plan. The decrease in other general and administrative expenses was primarily related to a decrease in professional fees.
Wages directly related to the development of rental properties are capitalized and included in real estate assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and amortized over the useful lives of the applicable asset or lease term. Capitalized wages for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were approximately $13.7 million and $12.9 million, respectively. These costs are not included in the general and administrative expenses discussed above.
Transaction Costs
Transaction costs increased by approximately $3.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020 due primarily to costs incurred in connection with the pursuit and formation of new joint ventures. In general, transaction costs relating to the formation of new and pending joint ventures and the pursuit of other transactions are expensed as incurred.
Depreciation and Amortization Expense
Depreciation expense may differ between BXP and BPLP as a result of previously applied acquisition accounting by BXP for the issuance of common stock in connection with non-sponsor OP Unit redemptions by BPLP. This accounting resulted in a step-up of the real estate assets at BXP that was allocated to certain properties. The difference between the real estate assets of BXP as compared to BPLP for certain properties having an allocation of the real estate step-up will result in a corresponding difference in depreciation expense. For additional information see the Explanatory Note that follows the cover page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Boston Properties, Inc.
Depreciation and amortization expense increased by approximately $33.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020, as detailed below.
| Portfolio | Depreciation and Amortization for the year ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | Change | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Same Property Portfolio (1) | $ | 661,972 | $ | 656,409 | $ | 5,563 | |||||
| Properties Acquired Portfolio | 8,990 | 2 | 8,988 | ||||||||
| Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio | 22,273 | 10,475 | 11,798 | ||||||||
| Properties in Development or Redevelopment Portfolio (2) | 19,703 | 9,219 | 10,484 | ||||||||
| Properties Sold Portfolio | 4,398 | 7,646 | (3,248) | ||||||||
| $ | 717,336 | $ | 683,751 | $ | 33,585 |
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(1)During the year ended December 31, 2021, we commenced redevelopment of View Boston Observatory at The Prudential Center, a 59,000 net rentable square foot redevelopment of the top three floors of 800 Boylston Street - The Prudential Center, located in Boston, Massachusetts. As a result, during the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded approximately $2.6 million of accelerated depreciation expense for the demolition of the space, of which approximately $0.8 million related to the step-up of real estate assets.
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(2)On February 25, 2021, we commenced redevelopment of 880 Winter Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. As a result, during the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded approximately $13.7 million of accelerated depreciation expense for the demolition of a portion of the building.
Boston Properties Limited Partnership
Depreciation and amortization expense increased by approximately $32.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020, as detailed below.
| Portfolio | Depreciation and Amortization for the year ended December 31, | ||||||||||
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| 2021 | 2020 | Change | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Same Property Portfolio (1) | $ | 653,671 | $ | 649,324 | $ | 4,347 | |||||
| Properties Acquired Portfolio | 8,990 | 2 | 8,988 | ||||||||
| Properties Placed In-Service Portfolio | 22,273 | 10,475 | 11,798 | ||||||||
| Properties in Development or Redevelopment Portfolio (2) | 19,703 | 9,219 | 10,484 | ||||||||
| Properties Sold Portfolio | 4,398 | 7,646 | (3,248) | ||||||||
| $ | 709,035 | $ | 676,666 | $ | 32,369 |
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(1)During the year ended December 31, 2021, we commenced redevelopment of View Boston Observatory at The Prudential Center, a 59,000 net rentable square foot redevelopment of the top three floors of 800 Boylston Street - The Prudential Center, located in Boston, Massachusetts. As a result, during the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded approximately $1.8 million of accelerated depreciation expense for the demolition of the space.
(2)On February 25, 2021, we commenced redevelopment of 880 Winter Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. As a result, during the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded approximately $13.7 million of accelerated depreciation expense for the demolition of a portion of the building.
Direct Reimbursements of Payroll and Related Costs From Management Services Contracts and Payroll and Related Costs From Management Service Contracts
We have determined that amounts reimbursed for payroll and related costs received from third parties in connection with management services contracts should be reflected on a gross basis instead of on a net basis as we have determined that we are the principal under these arrangements. We anticipate that these two financial statement line items will generally offset each other.
Other Income and Expense Items
Loss from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
For the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020, loss from unconsolidated joint ventures decreased by approximately $82.5 million primarily due to (1) a $60.5 million non-cash impairment charge at our Dock 72 joint venture during the year ended December 31, 2020, (2) a net decrease in loss from unconsolidated joint ventures of approximately $4.5 million related to our exit from the Annapolis, Maryland submarket in 2021 and 2020 (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements) and (3) an approximately $8.1 million increase in net income at our Dock 72 and Metropolitan Square joint ventures primarily due to a write-off of lease revenue during the year ended December 31, 2020. There were no non-cash impairment charge or write-off of lease revenue during 2021.
Gains on Sales of Real Estate
Gains on sales of real estate may differ between BXP and BPLP as a result of previously applied acquisition accounting by BXP for the issuance of common stock in connection with non-sponsor OP Unit redemptions by BPLP. This accounting resulted in a step-up of the real estate assets at BXP that was allocated to certain properties. The difference between the real estate assets of BXP as compared to BPLP for certain properties having an allocation of the real estate step-up will result in a corresponding difference in the gains on sales of real estate when those properties are sold. For additional information, see the Explanatory Note that follows the cover page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Boston Properties, Inc.
Gains on sales of real estate decreased by approximately $495.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020, as detailed below.
| Name | Date Sold | Property Type | Square Feet | Sale Price | Net Cash Proceeds | Gain on Sale of Real Estate | |||||||||||||
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| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6595 Springfield Center Drive | December 13, 2018 | Office | 634,000 | N/A | N/A | $ | 8.1 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 181, 191 and 201 Spring Street | October 25, 2021 | Office | 333,000 | $ | 191.5 | $ | 179.9 | 115.6 | |||||||||||
| $ | 191.5 | $ | 179.9 | $ | 123.7 | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 601, 611 and 651 Gateway | January 28, 2020 | Office | 768,000 | $ | 350.0 | $ | — | $ | 217.7 | ||||||||||
| New Dominion Technology Park | February 20, 2020 | Office | 493,000 | 256.0 | 254.0 | 192.3 | |||||||||||||
| Capital Gallery | June 25, 2020 | Office | 455,000 | 253.7 | 246.6 | 203.5 | |||||||||||||
| Crane Meadow | December 16, 2020 | Land | N/A | 14.3 | 14.2 | 5.2 | |||||||||||||
| $ | 874.0 | $ | 514.8 | $ | 618.7 | (2) |
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(1)On December 13, 2018, we sold our 6595 Springfield Center Drive development project located in Springfield, Virginia. Concurrently with the sale, we agreed to act as development manager and guaranteed the completion of the project (See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The development project achieved final completion during the third quarter of 2021 and, upon completion of the project, the total cost of development was determined to be below the estimated total investment at the time of sale. As a result, we recognized a gain of approximately $8.1 million.
(2)Excludes approximately $0.3 million of gains on sales of real estate recognized during the year ended December 31, 2020 related to gain amounts from sales of real estate occurring in the prior year.
Boston Properties Limited Partnership
Gains on sales of real estate decreased by approximately $506.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020, as detailed below.
| Name | Date Sold | Property Type | Square Feet | Sale Price | Net Cash Proceeds | Gain on Sale of Real Estate | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 6595 Springfield Center Drive | December 13, 2018 | Office | 634,000 | N/A | N/A | $ | 8.1 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 181, 191 and 201 Spring Street | October 25, 2021 | Office | 333,000 | $ | 191.5 | $ | 179.9 | 117.1 | |||||||||||
| $ | 191.5 | $ | 179.9 | $ | 125.2 | ||||||||||||||
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| 601, 611 and 651 Gateway | January 28, 2020 | Office | 768,000 | $ | 350.0 | $ | — | $ | 222.4 | ||||||||||
| New Dominion Technology Park | February 20, 2020 | Office | 493,000 | 256.0 | 254.0 | 197.1 | |||||||||||||
| Capital Gallery | June 25, 2020 | Office | 455,000 | 253.7 | 246.6 | 207.0 | |||||||||||||
| Crane Meadow | December 16, 2020 | Land | N/A | 14.3 | 14.2 | 5.2 | |||||||||||||
| $ | 874.0 | $ | 514.8 | $ | 631.7 | (2) |
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(1)On December 13, 2018, we sold our 6595 Springfield Center Drive development project located in Springfield, Virginia. Concurrently with the sale, we agreed to act as development manager and guaranteed the completion of the project (See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The development project achieved final completion during the third quarter of 2021 and, upon completion of the project, the total cost of development was determined to be below the estimated total investment at the time of sale. As a result, we recognized a gain of approximately $8.1 million.
(2)Excludes approximately $0.2 million of gains on sales of real estate recognized during the year ended December 31, 2020 related to gain amounts from sales of real estate occurring in the prior year.
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Interest and Other Income (Loss)
Interest and other income (loss) decreased by approximately $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020, due primarily to a decrease of approximately $3.4 million in interest income due to lower interest earned on our deposits, partially offset by an approximately $3.2 million decrease in the allowance for current expected credit losses, which results in higher income.
On January 1, 2020, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” (“ASU 2016-13”) and, as a result, we were required to record an allowance for current expected credit losses related to our outstanding (1) related party note receivable, (2) notes receivable and (3) off-balance sheet credit exposures.
Gains from Investments in Securities
Gains from investments in securities for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 related to investments that we have made to reduce our market risk relating to deferred compensation plans that we maintain for BXP’s officers and former non-employee directors. Under the deferred compensation plans, each officer or non-employee director who is eligible to participate is permitted to defer a portion of the officer’s current income or the non-employee director’s compensation on a pre-tax basis and receive a tax-deferred return on these deferrals based on the performance of specific investments selected by the officer or non-employee director. In order to reduce our market risk relating to these plans, we typically acquire, in a separate account that is not restricted as to its use, similar or identical investments as those selected by each officer or non-employee director. This enables us to generally match our liabilities to BXP’s officers or former non-employee directors under our deferred compensation plans with equivalent assets and thereby limit our market risk. The performance of these investments is recorded as gains from investments in securities. During the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, we recognized gains of approximately $5.6 million and $5.3 million, respectively, on these investments. By comparison, our general and administrative expense increased by approximately $5.6 million and $5.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as a result of increases in our liability under our deferred compensation plans that was associated with the performance of the specific investments selected by officers and former non-employee directors of BXP participating in the plans.
Losses From Early Extinguishment of Debt
On February 14, 2021, BPLP completed the redemption of $850.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 4.125% senior notes due May 15, 2021. The redemption price was approximately $858.7 million, which was equal to the stated principal plus approximately $8.7 million of accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date. Excluding the accrued and unpaid interest, the redemption price was equal to the principal amount being redeemed. We recognized a loss from early extinguishment of debt totaling approximately $0.4 million related to unamortized origination costs.
On March 16, 2021, BPLP repaid $500.0 million, representing all amounts outstanding on its delayed draw term loan facility (“Delayed Draw Facility”) under our prior unsecured revolving credit agreement (the “2017 Credit Facility”). We recognized a loss from early extinguishment of debt totaling approximately $0.5 million related to unamortized financing costs.
On October 15, 2021, BPLP used proceeds from its September 2021 offering of unsecured senior notes and borrowings under its new credit facility, which replaced the 2017 Credit Facility (as amended and restated, the “2021 Credit Facility”) to complete the redemption of $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of its 3.85% senior notes due February 1, 2023. The redemption price was approximately $1.05 billion. The redemption price included approximately $7.9 million of accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date. Excluding the accrued and unpaid interest, the redemption price was approximately 104.284% of the principal amount being redeemed. We recognized a loss from early extinguishment of debt totaling approximately $44.2 million, which amount included the payment of the redemption premium totaling approximately $42.8 million.
On December 10, 2021, the consolidated entity in which we have a 55% interest refinanced the mortgage loan collateralized by its 601 Lexington Avenue property located in New York City with a new lender. The mortgage loan has a principal amount of $1.0 billion, requires interest-only payments at a fixed interest rate of 2.79% per annum and matures on January 9, 2032. The previous mortgage loan had an outstanding balance of approximately $616.1 million, bore interest at a fixed rate of 4.75% per annum and was scheduled to mature on April 10, 2022. There was no prepayment penalty associated with the repayment of the previous mortgage loan. We recognized a
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loss from early extinguishment of debt totaling approximately $0.1 million due to the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs.
Interest Expense
Interest expense decreased by approximately $8.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020, as detailed below.
| Component | Change in interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to December 31, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | |||
| Increases to interest expense due to: | |||
| Issuance of $850 million in aggregate principal of 2.550% senior notes due 2032 on March 16, 2021 | $ | 17,389 | |
| Issuance of $1.25 billion in aggregate principal of 3.250% senior notes due 2031 on May 5, 2020 | 14,155 | ||
| Issuance of $850 million in aggregate principal of 2.450% senior notes due 2033 on September 29, 2021 | 5,328 | ||
| Increase in interest due to finance leases for two in-service properties | 1,880 | ||
| Decrease in capitalized interest related to development projects | 1,139 | ||
| Total increases to interest expense | 39,891 | ||
| Decreases to interest expense due to: | |||
| Redemption of $850 million in aggregate principal of 4.125% senior notes due 2021 on February 14, 2021 | (31,497) | ||
| Redemption of $1.0 billion in aggregate principal of 3.85% senior notes due 2023 on October 15, 2021 | (8,176) | ||
| Decrease in interest rates for the 2017 and 2021 Credit Facilities and the repayment of the unsecured term loan on March 16, 2021 (1) | (5,964) | ||
| Increase in capitalized interest related to development projects that had finance leases | (1,139) | ||
| Other interest expense (excluding senior notes) | (968) | ||
| Decrease in interest due to finance leases that are related to development properties | (355) | ||
| Decrease in interest related to the repayment of the University Place mortgage loan | (163) | ||
| Total decreases to interest expense | (48,262) | ||
| Total change in interest expense | $ | (8,371) |
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(1)On June 15, 2021, BPLP entered into the 2021 Credit Facility, which replaced the 2017 Credit Facility (See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Interest expense directly related to the development of rental properties is capitalized and included in real estate assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and amortized over the useful lives of the real estate or lease term. As portions of properties are placed in-service, we cease capitalizing interest on that portion and interest is then expensed. Interest capitalized for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was approximately $53.1 million and $53.9 million, respectively. These costs are not included in the interest expense referenced above.
At December 31, 2021, our variable rate debt consisted of BPLP’s $1.5 billion revolving facility (the “Revolving Facility”). The Revolving Facility had $145 million outstanding as of December 31, 2021. For a summary of our consolidated debt as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 refer to the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Debt Financing” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
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Noncontrolling Interests in Property Partnerships
Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships increased by approximately $22.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020, as detailed below.
| Property | Noncontrolling Interests in Property Partnerships for the year ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | Change | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| 767 Fifth Avenue (the General Motors Building) (1) | $ | 11,594 | $ | 4,954 | $ | 6,640 | |||||
| Times Square Tower (2) | 20,051 | 3,535 | 16,516 | ||||||||
| 601 Lexington Avenue | 14,897 | 16,575 | (1,678) | ||||||||
| 100 Federal Street | 12,158 | 14,313 | (2,155) | ||||||||
| Atlantic Wharf Office Building | 12,106 | 8,883 | 3,223 | ||||||||
| $ | 70,806 | $ | 48,260 | $ | 22,546 |
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(1)The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in lease revenue from our tenants. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2020, we accelerated amortization expense related to a below-market lease that terminated early.
(2)During the year ended December 31, 2020, we wrote off approximately $26.8 million of accrued rent and accounts receivable balances for tenants that either terminated their leases or for which we determined these balances were no longer probable of collection. Approximately $12.0 million represents our partners’ share of the write-offs.
Noncontrolling Interest—Common Units of the Operating Partnership
For BXP, noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership decreased by approximately $41.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020 due primarily to a decrease in allocable income, which was the result of recognizing a greater gain on sales of real estate amount during 2020. Due to our ownership structure, there is no corresponding line item on BPLP’s financial statements.
Preferred Stock/Unit Redemption Charge
On March 2, 2021, BXP issued a redemption notice for 80,000 shares of its Series B Preferred Stock, which constituted all of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock, and the corresponding Depositary Shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of Series B Preferred Stock. The redemption price per share of Series B Preferred Stock was $2,500, plus all accrued and unpaid dividend to, but not including, the redemption date, totaling $2,516.41 per share. On March 31, 2021, we transferred the full redemption price for all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock of approximately $201.3 million, including approximately $1.3 million of accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the redemption date, to the redemption agent. The excess of the redemption price over the carrying value of the Series B Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Units of approximately $6.4 million relates to the original issuance costs and is reflected as a reduction to Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders and Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders on the Consolidated Income Statement.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
General
Our principal liquidity needs for the next twelve months and beyond are to:
•fund normal recurring expenses;
•meet debt service and principal repayment obligations, including balloon payments on maturing debt;
•fund development and redevelopment costs;
•fund capital expenditures, including major renovations, tenant improvements and leasing costs;
•fund pending and possible acquisitions of properties, either directly or indirectly through the acquisition of equity interests therein; and
•make the minimum distribution required to enable BXP to maintain its REIT qualification under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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We expect to satisfy these needs using one or more of the following:
•cash flow from operations;
•distribution of cash flows from joint ventures;
•cash and cash equivalent balances;
•borrowings under BPLP’s Revolving Facility, short-term bridge facilities and construction loans;
•long-term secured and unsecured indebtedness (including unsecured exchangeable indebtedness);
•sales of real estate;
•private equity sources through our Strategic Capital Program (“SCP”) with large institutional investors, and
•issuances of BXP equity securities and/or preferred or common units of partnership interests in BPLP.
We draw on multiple financing sources to fund our long-term capital needs. We expect to fund our current development/redevelopment properties primarily with our available cash balances, construction loans and BPLP’s Revolving Facility. We use BPLP’s Revolving Facility primarily as a bridge facility to fund acquisition opportunities, refinance outstanding indebtedness and meet short-term development and working capital needs. Although we may seek to fund our development projects with construction loans, which may require guarantees by BPLP, the financing for each particular project ultimately depends on several factors, including, among others, the project’s size and duration, the extent of pre-leasing and our available cash and access to cost effective capital at the given time.
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The following table presents information on properties under construction and redevelopment as of December 31, 2021 (dollars in thousands):
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| Construction Properties | Estimated Stabilization Date | Location | # of Buildings | Estimated Square Feet | Investment to Date (1)(2)(3) | Estimated Total Investment (1)(2) | Total Available (1) | Outstanding at December 31, 2021 (1) | Estimated Future Equity Requirement (1)(2)(4) | Percentage Leased (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 325 Main Street | Third Quarter, 2022 | Cambridge, MA | 1 | 420,000 | $ | 308,403 | $ | 418,400 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 109,997 | 90 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Reston Next | Fourth Quarter, 2023 | Reston, VA | 2 | 1,062,000 | 534,847 | 715,300 | — | — | 180,453 | 86 | % | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue | Third Quarter, 2024 | Washington, DC | 1 | 480,000 | 229,749 | 356,100 | — | — | 126,351 | 58 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 360 Park Avenue South (42% ownership) | First Quarter, 2025 | New York, NY | 1 | 450,000 | 192,058 | 219,000 | 92,774 | 84,925 | 19,093 | — | % | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Office Properties under Construction | 5 | 2,412,000 | 1,265,057 | 1,708,800 | 92,774 | 84,925 | 435,894 | 65 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 880 Winter Street (Redevelopment) | First Quarter, 2023 | Waltham, MA | 1 | 224,000 | 20,345 | 108,000 | — | — | 87,655 | 74 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 751 Gateway (49% ownership) | Second Quarter, 2024 | South San Francisco, CA | 1 | 230,592 | 41,337 | 127,600 | — | — | 86,263 | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 103 CityPoint | Third Quarter, 2024 | Waltham, MA | 1 | 113,000 | 14,663 | 115,100 | — | — | 100,437 | — | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 180 CityPoint | Fourth Quarter, 2024 | Waltham, MA | 1 | 329,000 | 50,776 | 274,700 | — | — | 223,924 | — | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Lab/Life Sciences Properties under Construction | 4 | 896,592 | 127,121 | 625,400 | — | — | 498,279 | 44 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| View Boston Observatory at The Prudential Center (Redevelopment) | N/A | Boston, MA | — | 59,000 | 59,699 | 182,300 | — | — | 122,601 | N/A | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Properties under Construction | 9 | 3,367,592 | $ | 1,451,877 | $ | 2,516,500 | $ | 92,774 | $ | 84,925 | $ | 1,056,774 | 59 | % | (9) |
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(1)Represents our share.
(2)Each of Investment to Date, Estimated Total Investment and Estimated Future Equity Requirement includes our share of acquisition expenses, as applicable, and reflect our share of the estimated net revenue/expenses that we expect to incur prior to stabilization of the project, including any amounts actually received or paid through December 31, 2021.
(3)Includes approximately $51.1 million of unpaid but accrued construction costs and leasing commissions.
(4)Excludes approximately $51.1 million of unpaid but accrued construction costs and leasing commissions.
(5)Represents percentage leased as of February 14, 2022, including leases with future commencement dates.
(6)The property was 28% placed in-service as of December 31, 2021.
(7)Investment to Date includes all related costs incurred prior to the contribution of the property by us to the venture on December 15, 2021 totaling approximately $107 million and our proportionate share of the loan. Our partners will fund required capital until their aggregate investment is approximately 58% of all capital contributions; thereafter, the partners will fund required capital according to their percentage interests.
(8)We expect to place this project in-service and open to the public in the second quarter of 2023.
(9)Percentage leased excludes View Boston Observatory at The Prudential Center (redevelopment) at 800 Boylston Street - The Prudential Center.
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Lease revenue (which includes recoveries from tenants), other income from operations, available cash balances, mortgage financings, unsecured indebtedness and draws on BPLP’s Revolving Facility are the principal sources of capital that we use to fund operating expenses, debt service, maintenance and repositioning capital expenditures, tenant improvements and the minimum distribution required to enable BXP to maintain its REIT qualification. We seek to maximize income from our existing properties by maintaining quality standards for our properties that promote high occupancy rates and permit increases in rental rates while reducing tenant turnover and controlling operating expenses. Our sources of revenue also include third-party fees generated by our property management, leasing and development and construction businesses, as well as the sale of assets from time to time. We believe these sources of capital will continue to provide the funds necessary for our short-term liquidity needs, including our properties under development and redevelopment. Material adverse changes in one or more sources of capital, whether due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic or otherwise, may adversely affect our net cash flows.
Leasing activity and revenue from parking and our hotel improved in the fourth quarter of 2021. We signed approximately 1.8 million square feet of leases in the fourth quarter of 2021, which is in-line with our 10-year fourth quarter leasing average. Our fourth quarter parking revenue was approximately 87% of our fourth quarter 2019 pre-pandemic parking revenue. While our hotel revenue significantly improved in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to the fourth quarter of 2020, it was approximately 47% below our fourth quarter 2019 (i.e., pre-pandemic) hotel revenue as a result of low occupancy.
Our primary uses of capital over the next twelve months will be the commencement, continuation and completion of our current and committed development and redevelopment projects, servicing the interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness and satisfying our REIT distribution requirements.
As of December 31, 2021, we had nine properties under development or redevelopment. Our share of the remaining development and redevelopment costs that we expect to fund through 2025 was approximately $1.1 billion. In January 2022, we commenced the redevelopment of 651 Gateway, in which we own a 50% interest, located in South San Francisco, California and in February 2022, we announced the restart of the first phase of our Platform 16 development project, in which we own a 55% interest, in San Jose, California (see Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
During the fourth quarter of 2021, a joint venture in which we own a 55% interest refinanced the mortgage debt collateralized by its 601 Lexington Avenue property located in New York City with a new lender. The new mortgage loan totals $1.0 billion, bears interest at a rate of 2.79% per annum and matures in January 2032. The previous mortgage debt had an outstanding balance of approximately $616.1 million, bore interest at a rate of 4.75% per annum and was scheduled to expire in April 2022.
In July 2021, we announced the formation of an investment program with two partners committing a targeted equity investment of $1.0 billion, including $250 million from us. Under this agreement, we will provide these partners, for up to two years, exclusive first offers to form joint ventures with us to invest in assets that meet pre-established target criteria. All investments are discretionary to each partner.
The SCP provides us the opportunity to partner with large institutional investors and capitalize our investment opportunities partially through private equity. The SCP enhances our access to capital and investment capacity and further enhances our returns through fees paid to us, and in certain partnerships, a greater share of income upon achieving certain success criteria. These large financial partners include some of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds and pension plans. Our use of the SCP is consistent with our ongoing strategy to create value through opportunistic investments in high-quality office properties in markets with the strongest economic growth over time while maintaining a strong balance sheet and modest leverage.
On December 14, 2021, we acquired 360 Park Avenue South, an approximately 450,000 square foot office building located in New York City, for an aggregate purchase price, including transactions costs, of approximately $300.7 million. At closing, we assumed approximately $200.3 million of mortgage debt and BPLP issued approximately $99.7 million of its common units of limited partnership interest in BPLP (“OP Units”) at approximately $115 per OP Unit. Immediately following the acquisition, we refinanced the assumed debt with a $220.0 million, of which $202.0 million was advanced at closing, three-year mortgage loan with a variable interest rate equal to the Adjusted SOFR plus 2.40% per annum. The spread on the variable rate may be reduced subject to certain conditions. On December 15, 2021, we contributed the property to a joint venture for our aggregate (direct and indirect) approximately 42.21% ownership interest and the two SCP partners own the remaining approximately 58%
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interest. The joint venture assumed the related indebtedness. The venture immediately commenced redevelopment of the asset with an estimated initial occupancy in late 2023.
On October 25, 2021, we completed the sale of our 181, 191 and 201 Spring Street properties, located in Lexington, Massachusetts, for an aggregate gross sales price of $191.5 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $179.9 million.
We have no debt maturities until September 2023. Our unconsolidated joint ventures have two loans maturing in 2022, of which our share of the aggregate outstanding principal is approximately $146.5 million. We are currently in the market to refinance both maturities with mortgage debt in amounts equal to or greater than the current balances. There can be no assurance that we will complete these refinancings on the terms currently contemplated or at all.
Although the current and future impact of COVID-19 on our liquidity and capital resources will depend on a wide range of factors, we believe that our access to capital and our strong liquidity, including the approximately $1.2 billion available under the 2021 Credit Facility and available cash of approximately $292.2 million (of which approximately $101.0 million is attributable to our consolidated joint venture partners), as of February 14, 2022, is sufficient to fund our remaining capital requirements on existing development and redevelopment projects, repay our maturing indebtedness when due, satisfy our REIT distribution requirements and still allow us to act opportunistically on attractive investment opportunities.
We have not sold any shares under BXP’s $600.0 million “at the market” equity offering program.
We may seek to enhance our liquidity to fund our current and future development activity, pursue additional attractive investment opportunities and refinance or repay indebtedness. Depending on interest rates, the overall conditions in the debt and equity markets, and our leverage at the time, we may decide to access either or both of these capital sources. Doing so may result in us carrying additional cash and cash equivalents pending our use of the proceeds, which could increase our net interest expense or be dilutive to our earnings, or both.
Inflation
We are exposed to inflation risk, as income from long-term leases is the primary source of our cash flows from operations. There are provisions in the majority of our tenant leases that protect us from, and mitigate the risk of, the impact of inflation. These provisions include rent steps and resets to market, reimbursement billings for operating expense pass-through charges, real estate tax and insurance reimbursements on a per-square-foot basis, or in some cases, annual reimbursement of operating expenses above a certain per-square-foot allowance. However, due to the long-term nature of the leases, the rent may not increase frequently enough to fully cover inflation.
REIT Tax Distribution Considerations
Dividend
BXP as a REIT is subject to a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that BXP currently distribute at least 90% of its annual taxable income (excluding capital gains and with certain other adjustments). Our policy is for BXP to distribute at least 100% of its taxable income, including capital gains, to avoid paying federal tax. On December 17, 2019, the Board of Directors of BXP increased our regular quarterly dividend from $0.95 per common share to $0.98 per common share, or 3%, beginning with the fourth quarter of 2019. Common and LTIP unitholders of limited partnership interest in BPLP, received the same total distribution per unit.
BXP’s Board of Directors will continue to evaluate BXP’s dividend rate in light of our actual and projected taxable income (including gains on sales), liquidity requirements and other circumstances, including the impact of COVID-19, and there can be no assurance that the future dividends declared by BXP’s Board of Directors will not differ materially from the current quarterly dividend amount.
Sales
To the extent that we sell assets at a gain and cannot efficiently use the proceeds in a tax deferred manner for either our development activities or attractive acquisitions, BXP would, at the appropriate time, decide whether it is better to declare a special dividend, adopt a stock repurchase program, reduce indebtedness or retain the cash for future investment opportunities. Such a decision will depend on many factors including, among others, the timing, availability and terms of development and acquisition opportunities, our then-current and anticipated leverage, the
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cost and availability of capital from other sources, the price of BXP’s common stock and REIT distribution requirements. At a minimum, we expect that BXP would distribute at least that amount of proceeds necessary for BXP to avoid paying corporate level tax on the applicable gains realized from any asset sales.
From time to time in select cases, whether due to a change in use, structuring issues to comply with applicable REIT regulations or other reasons, we may sell an asset that is held by a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”). Such a sale by a TRS would be subject to federal and local taxes.
Cash Flow Summary
The following summary discussion of our cash flows is based on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and is not meant to be an all-inclusive discussion of the changes in our cash flows for the periods presented below.
Cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrows aggregated approximately $0.5 billion and $1.7 billion at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, representing a decrease of approximately $1.2 billion. The following table sets forth changes in cash flows:
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||
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| 2021 | 2020 | Increase (Decrease) | ||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 1,133,227 | $ | 1,156,840 | $ | (23,613) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (1,039,956) | (613,719) | (426,237) | |||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (1,311,442) | 484,322 | (1,795,764) |
Our principal source of cash flow is related to the operation of our properties. The weighted-average term of our in-place leases, excluding residential units, was approximately 7.9 years as of December 31, 2021, including leases signed by our unconsolidated joint ventures, with occupancy rates historically in the range of 88% to 94%. Generally, our properties generate a relatively consistent stream of cash flow that provides us with resources to pay operating expenses, debt service and fund regular quarterly dividend and distribution payment requirements. In addition, over the past several years, we have raised capital through the sale of some of our properties and through secured and unsecured borrowings.
The full extent of the impact of COVID-19 on our business, operations and financial results will depend on numerous evolving factors that we may not be able to accurately predict. In addition, we cannot predict the impact that COVID-19 will have on our tenants, employees, contractors, lenders, suppliers, vendors and joint venture partners; any material adverse effect on these parties could also have a material adverse effect on us.
Cash is used in investing activities to fund acquisitions, development, net investments in unconsolidated joint ventures and maintenance and repositioning capital expenditures. We selectively invest in new projects that enable us to take advantage of our development, leasing, financing and property management skills and invest in existing buildings to enhance or maintain our market position. Cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021 consisted primarily of acquisitions of real estate, development projects, building and tenant improvements and capital contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures, partially offset by proceeds from the sales of real estate and proceeds from sale of investment in unconsolidated joint ventures. Cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 consisted primarily of acquisitions of real estate, development projects, building and tenant improvements and capital contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures, partially offset by the proceeds from the sale of real estate and capital distribution from unconsolidated joint ventures, as detailed below:
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| Year ended December 31, | ||||||
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| 2021 | 2020 | |||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||
| Acquisitions of real estate (1) | $ | (222,260) | $ | (137,976) | ||
| Construction in progress (2) | (513,878) | (482,507) | ||||
| Building and other capital improvements | (150,998) | (160,126) | ||||
| Tenant improvements | (263,952) | (234,423) | ||||
| Proceeds from sales of real estate (3) | 179,887 | 519,303 | ||||
| Capital contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures (4) | (98,152) | (172,436) | ||||
| Capital distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures (5) | 122 | 55,298 | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of investment in unconsolidated joint venture (6) | 17,789 | — | ||||
| Issuance of note receivable, net (7) | — | (9,800) | ||||
| Proceeds from note receivable (8) | 10,035 | 6,397 | ||||
| Investments in securities, net | 1,451 | 2,551 | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (1,039,956) | $ | (613,719) |
Cash used in investing activities changed primarily due to the following:
(1)On August 2, 2021, we acquired Shady Grove Innovation District in Rockville, Maryland, for a purchase price, including transaction costs, of approximately $118.5 million in cash. Shady Grove Innovation District is an approximately 435,000 net rentable square foot, seven-building office park situated on an approximately 31-acre site.
On June 2, 2021, we acquired 153 & 211 Second Avenue located in Waltham, Massachusetts for a purchase price of approximately $100.2 million in cash. 153 & 211 Second Avenue consists of two life sciences lab buildings totaling approximately 137,000 net rentable square feet.
On June 26, 2020, we completed the acquisition of real property at 777 Harrison Street (known as Fourth + Harrison) located in San Francisco, California for a gross purchase price, including entitlements, totaling approximately $140.1 million. On July 31, 2020 and December 16, 2020, we acquired real property at 759 Harrison Street located in San Francisco, California, which is expected to be included in the Fourth + Harrison development project, for an aggregate purchase price totaling approximately $4.5 million. 759 Harrison Street and Fourth + Harrison are expected to support the development of approximately 850,000 square feet of primarily commercial office space.
(2)Construction in progress for the year ended December 31, 2021 includes ongoing expenditures associated with One Five Nine East 53rd Street, which was completed and fully placed in-service during the year ended December 31, 2021. In addition, we incurred costs associated with our continued development/redevelopment of 200 West Street, 325 Main Street, 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, Reston Next, 180 CityPoint, View Boston Observatory at The Prudential Center and 880 Winter Street.
Construction in progress for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes ongoing expenditures associated with 17Fifty Presidents Street, 20 CityPoint and The Skylyne, which were completed and fully placed in-service during the year ended December 31, 2020. In addition, we incurred costs associated with our continued development/redevelopment of One Five Nine East 53rd Street, Reston Next, 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, 200 West Street and 325 Main Street.
(3)On October 25, 2021, we completed the sale of our 181,191 and 201 Spring Street properties located in Lexington, Massachusetts for an aggregate gross sales price of $191.5 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $179.9 million, resulting in a gain on sale of real estate totaling approximately $115.6 million for BXP and approximately $117.1 million for BPLP. 181,191 and 201 Spring Street are three Class A office properties aggregating approximately 333,000 net rentable square feet.
On December 16, 2020, we completed the sale of a parcel of land located in Marlborough, Massachusetts for a gross sale price of approximately $14.3 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $14.2 million, resulting in a gain on sale of real estate totaling approximately $5.2 million.
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On June 25, 2020, we completed the sale of a portion of our Capital Gallery property located in Washington, DC for a gross sales price of approximately $253.7 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $246.6 million, resulting in a gain on sale of real estate totaling approximately $203.6 million for BXP and approximately $207.0 million for BPLP. Capital Gallery is an approximately 631,000 net rentable square foot Class A office property. The portion sold is comprised of approximately 455,000 net rentable square feet of commercial office space. We continue to own the land, underground parking garage and remaining commercial office and retail space containing approximately 176,000 net rentable square feet at the property.
On February 20, 2020, we completed the sale of New Dominion Technology Park located in Herndon, Virginia for a gross sales price of $256.0 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $254.0 million, resulting in a gain on sale of real estate totaling approximately $192.3 million for BXP and approximately $197.1 million for BPLP. New Dominion Technology Park is comprised of two Class A office properties aggregating approximately 493,000 net rentable square feet.
(4)Capital contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures for the year ended December 31, 2021 consisted primarily of cash contributions of approximately $73.0 million and $11.4 million to our Safeco Plaza and Santa Monica Business Park joint ventures, respectively. On September 1, 2021, we entered into a new joint venture for Safeco Plaza located in Seattle, Washington (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Capital contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures for the year ended December 31, 2020 consisted primarily of cash contributions of approximately $79.3 million, $46.3 million, $27.2 million, $7.5 million and $7.4 million to our Platform 16, 3 Hudson Boulevard, Beach Cities Media Campus, Dock 72 and Metropolitan Square joint ventures, respectively.
(5)Capital distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures for the year ended December 31, 2020 consisted of cash distributions totaling (1) approximately $22.5 million from our Metropolitan Square joint venture resulting from the excess proceeds from the refinancing of the mortgage loan on the property, (2) approximately $17.9 million from our Annapolis Junction joint venture resulting from available cash and the net proceeds from the sale of Annapolis Junction Building Eight and two land parcels after the pay down of the mortgage loan and (3) approximately $14.0 million from our Colorado Center joint venture resulting from the excess proceeds from the mortgage financing on the property that occurred during 2017, which proceeds were released from lender reserves.
(6)On March 30, 2021, we completed the sale of our 50% ownership interest in Annapolis Junction NFM LLC (the “Annapolis Junction Joint Venture”) to the joint venture partner for a gross sales price of $65.9 million. Net cash proceeds to us totaled approximately $17.8 million after repayment of our share of debt totaling approximately $15.1 million.
(7)Issuance of notes receivable, net consisted of the $10.0 million of financing provided to an affiliate of our partner in the joint venture that owns and is developing 7750 Wisconsin Avenue located in Bethesda, Maryland. The financing bears interest at a fixed rate of 8.00% per annum, compounded monthly, and matures on the fifth anniversary of the date on which the base building of the affiliate of our partner’s hotel property is substantially completed. The loan is collateralized by a pledge of the partner’s equity interest in our joint venture that owns and is developing 7750 Wisconsin Avenue.
(8)Proceeds from note receivable consists of the final repayment of a note receivable provided by us to the buyer in connection with the sale of land at our Tower Oaks property located in Rockville, Maryland, which was collateralized by a portion of the land parcel, bore interest at an effective rate of 1.92% per annum and matured on December 20, 2021.
Cash used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021 totaled approximately $1.3 billion. This amount consisted primarily of (1) the redemption of $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of BPLP’s 3.85% senior notes due 2023, (2) the redemption of $850.0 million in aggregate principal amount of BPLP’s 4.125% senior notes due 2021, (3) the repayment of the $500.0 million Delayed Draw Facility under the 2017 Credit Facility, (4) redemption of the $200 million Series B Preferred Stock, (5) payment of our regular dividends and distributions to our shareholders and unitholders and (6) distributions to noncontrolling interest holders in property partnership. These decreases were partially offset by the proceeds from the issuance by BPLP of (1) $850.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 2.550% senior unsecured notes due 2032 and (2) $850.0 million in aggregate principal
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amount of its 2.450% senior unsecured notes due 2033. Future debt payments are discussed below under the heading “Debt Financing.”
Capitalization
The following table presents Consolidated Market Capitalization and BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization, as well as the corresponding ratios of Consolidated Debt to Consolidated Market Capitalization and BXP’s Share of Debt to BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization (in thousands except for percentages):
| December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares / Units Outstanding | Common Stock Equivalent | Equivalent Value (1) | ||||||||
| Common Stock | 156,545 | 156,545 | $ | 18,030,853 | ||||||
| Common Operating Partnership Units | 18,047 | 18,047 | 2,078,653 | (2) | ||||||
| Total Equity | 174,592 | $ | 20,109,506 | |||||||
| Consolidated Debt | $ | 12,896,609 | ||||||||
| Add: | ||||||||||
| BXP’s share of unconsolidated joint venture debt (3) | 1,383,887 | |||||||||
| Subtract: | ||||||||||
| Partners’ share of Consolidated Debt (4) | (1,356,579) | |||||||||
| BXP’s Share of Debt | $ | 12,923,917 | ||||||||
| Consolidated Market Capitalization | $ | 33,006,115 | ||||||||
| BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization | $ | 33,033,423 | ||||||||
| Consolidated Debt/Consolidated Market Capitalization | 39.07 | % | ||||||||
| BXP’s Share of Debt/BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization | 39.12 | % |
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(1)Values are based on the closing price per share of BXP’s Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on December 31, 2021 of $115.18.
(2)Includes long-term incentive plan units (including 2012 OPP Units and 2013 - 2018 MYLTIP Units) but excludes MYLTIP Units granted between 2019 and 2021 because the three-year performance period has not ended.
(3)See page 95 for additional information.
(4)See page 94 for additional information.
Consolidated Debt to Consolidated Market Capitalization Ratio is a measure of leverage commonly used by analysts in the REIT sector. We present this measure as a percentage and it is calculated by dividing (A) our consolidated debt by (B) our consolidated market capitalization, which is the market value of our outstanding equity securities plus our consolidated debt. Consolidated market capitalization is the sum of:
(1) our consolidated debt; plus
(2) the product of (x) the closing price per share of BXP common stock on December 31, 2021, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange, multiplied by (y) the sum of:
(i) the number of outstanding shares of common stock of BXP,
(ii) the number of outstanding OP Units in BPLP (excluding OP Units held by BXP),
(iii) the number of OP Units issuable upon conversion of all outstanding LTIP Units, assuming all conditions have been met for the conversion of the LTIP Units, and
(iv) the number of OP Units issuable upon conversion of 2012 OPP Units, 2013 - 2018 MYLTIP Units that were issued in the form of LTIP Units.
The calculation of consolidated market capitalization does not include LTIP Units issued in the form of MYLTIP Awards unless and until certain performance thresholds are achieved and they are earned. Because their three-
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year performance periods have not yet ended, 2019 - 2021 MYLTIP Units are not included in this calculation as of December 31, 2021.
We also present BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization and BXP’s Share of Debt/BXP’s Share of Market Capitalization, which are calculated in the same manner, except that BXP’s Share of Debt is utilized instead of our consolidated debt in both the numerator and the denominator. BXP’s Share of Debt is defined as our consolidated debt plus our share of debt from our unconsolidated joint ventures (calculated based upon our ownership percentage), minus our partners’ share of debt from our consolidated joint ventures (calculated based upon the partners’ percentage ownership interests adjusted for basis differentials). Management believes that BXP’s Share of Debt provides useful information to investors regarding our financial condition because it includes our share of debt from unconsolidated joint ventures and excludes our partners’ share of debt from consolidated joint ventures, in each case presented on the same basis. We have several significant joint ventures and presenting various measures of financial condition in this manner can help investors better understand our financial condition and/or results of operations after taking into account our economic interest in these joint ventures. We caution investors that the ownership percentages used in calculating BXP’s Share of Debt may not completely and accurately depict all of the legal and economic implications of holding an interest in a consolidated or unconsolidated joint venture. For example, in addition to partners’ interests in profits and capital, venture agreements vary in the allocation of rights regarding decision making (both for routine and major decisions), distributions, transferability of interests, financing and guarantees, liquidations and other matters. Moreover, in some cases we exercise significant influence over, but do not control, the joint venture in which case GAAP requires that we account for the joint venture entity using the equity method of accounting and we do not consolidate it for financial reporting purposes. In other cases, GAAP requires that we consolidate the venture even though our partner(s) own(s) a significant percentage interest. As a result, management believes that the presentation of BXP’s Share of a financial measure should not be considered a substitute for, and should only be considered with and as a supplement to our financial information presented in accordance with GAAP.
We present these supplemental ratios because our degree of leverage could affect our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, development or other general corporate purposes and because different investors and lenders consider one or both of these ratios. Investors should understand that these ratios are, in part, a function of the market price of the common stock of BXP and as such will fluctuate with changes in such price, and they do not necessarily reflect our capacity to incur additional debt to finance our activities or our ability to manage our existing debt obligations. However, for a company like BXP, whose assets are primarily income-producing real estate, these ratios may provide investors with an alternate indication of leverage, so long as they are evaluated along with the ratio of indebtedness to other measures of asset value used by financial analysts and other financial ratios, as well as the various components of our outstanding indebtedness.
For a discussion of our unconsolidated joint venture indebtedness, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Secured Debt within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and for a discussion of our consolidated joint venture indebtedness see “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Mortgage Notes Payable” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
Debt Financing
As of December 31, 2021, we had approximately $12.9 billion of outstanding consolidated indebtedness, representing approximately 39.07% of our Consolidated Market Capitalization as calculated above consisting of approximately (1) $9.5 billion (net of discount and deferred financing fees) in publicly traded unsecured senior notes having a GAAP weighted-average interest rate of 3.43% per annum and maturities in 2023 through 2033, (2) $3.3 billion (net of deferred financing fees) of property-specific mortgage debt having a GAAP weighted-average interest rate of 3.42% per annum and a weighted-average term of 6.8 years and (3) $145.0 million outstanding under BPLP’s 2021 Credit Facility that matures on June 15, 2026.
The table below summarizes the aggregate carrying value of our mortgage notes payable and BPLP’s unsecured senior notes, line of credit and term loan, as well as Consolidated Debt Financing Statistics at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
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| December 31, | ||||||
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| 2021 | 2020 | |||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||
| Debt Summary: | ||||||
| Balance | ||||||
| Fixed rate mortgage notes payable, net | $ | 3,267,914 | $ | 2,909,081 | ||
| Unsecured senior notes, net | 9,483,695 | 9,639,287 | ||||
| Unsecured line of credit | 145,000 | — | ||||
| Unsecured term loan, net | — | 499,390 | ||||
| Consolidated Debt | 12,896,609 | 13,047,758 | ||||
| Add: | ||||||
| BXP’s share of unconsolidated joint venture debt, net (1) | 1,383,887 | 1,153,628 | ||||
| Subtract: | ||||||
| Partners’ share of consolidated mortgage notes payable, net (2) | (1,356,579) | (1,194,619) | ||||
| BXP’s Share of Debt | $ | 12,923,917 | $ | 13,006,767 | ||
| December 31, | ||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||
| Consolidated Debt Financing Statistics: | ||||||
| Percent of total debt: | ||||||
| Fixed rate | 98.88 | % | 96.17 | % | ||
| Variable rate | 1.12 | % | 3.83 | % | ||
| Total | 100.00 | % | 100.00 | % | ||
| GAAP Weighted-average interest rate at end of period: | ||||||
| Fixed rate | 3.43 | % | 3.75 | % | ||
| Variable rate | 0.98 | % | 1.19 | % | ||
| Total | 3.40 | % | 3.65 | % | ||
| Coupon/Stated Weighted-average interest rate at end of period: | ||||||
| Fixed rate | 3.32 | % | 3.65 | % | ||
| Variable rate | 0.87 | % | 1.10 | % | ||
| Total | 3.29 | % | 3.55 | % | ||
| Weighted-average maturity at end of period (in years): | ||||||
| Fixed rate | 6.6 | 5.5 | ||||
| Variable rate | 4.5 | 1.3 | ||||
| Total | 6.6 | 5.4 |
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(1)See page 95 for additional information.
(2)See page 94 for additional information.
Unsecured Credit Facility
On March 16, 2021, BPLP repaid $500.0 million, representing all amounts outstanding, on the Delayed Draw Facility under the 2017 Credit Facility. We recognized a loss from early extinguishment of debt totaling approximately $0.5 million, related to unamortized financing costs.
On June 15, 2021, BPLP amended and restated the 2017 Credit Facility and entered into the 2021 Credit Facility. The 2021 Credit Facility provides for borrowings of up to $1.5 billion through the Revolving Facility, subject to customary conditions. Among other things, the amendment and restatement (1) extended the maturity date to June 15, 2026, (2) eliminated the $500.0 million Delayed Draw Facility provided under the 2017 Credit Facility, (3) reduced the per annum variable interest rates on borrowings and (4) added a sustainability-linked pricing component. Under the 2021 Credit Facility, BPLP may increase the total commitment by up to $500.0 million by
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increasing the amount of the Revolving Facility and/or by incurring one or more term loans, in each case, subject to syndication of the increase and other conditions (See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
The 2021 Credit Facility replaces the 2017 Credit Facility, which consisted of a $1.5 billion unsecured revolving line of credit and a $500.0 million Delayed Draw Facility, and was scheduled to expire on April 24, 2022.
At December 31, 2021, BPLP had $145.0 million of borrowings under its 2021 Credit Facility and outstanding letters of credit totaling approximately $6.3 million, with the ability to borrow approximately $1.3 billion. At February 14, 2022, BPLP had $265.0 million of borrowings under its 2021 Credit Facility and outstanding letters of credit totaling approximately $6.3 million, with the ability to borrow approximately $1.2 billion.
Unsecured Senior Notes
For a description of BPLP’s outstanding unsecured senior notes as of December 31, 2021, see Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
On February 14, 2021, BPLP completed the redemption of $850.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 4.125% senior notes due May 15, 2021. The redemption price was approximately $858.7 million, which was equal to the stated principal plus approximately $8.7 million of accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date. Excluding the accrued and unpaid interest, the redemption price was equal to the principal amount being redeemed. We recognized a loss from early extinguishment of debt totaling approximately $0.4 million, related to unamortized origination costs.
On March 16, 2021, BPLP completed a public offering of $850.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 2.550% unsecured senior notes due 2032. The notes were priced at 99.570% of the principal amount to yield an effective rate (including financing fees) of approximately 2.671% per annum to maturity. The notes will mature on April 1, 2032, unless earlier redeemed. The aggregate net proceeds from the offering were approximately $839.2 million after deducting underwriting discounts and transaction expenses.
On September 29, 2021, BPLP completed a public offering of $850.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 2.450% unsecured senior notes due 2033. The notes were priced at 99.959% of the principal amount to yield an effective rate (including financing fees) of approximately 2.524% per annum to maturity. The notes will mature on October 1, 2033, unless earlier redeemed. The aggregate net proceeds from the offering were approximately $842.5 million after deducting underwriting discounts and transaction expenses.
On October 15, 2021, BPLP used proceeds from its September 2021 offering of unsecured senior notes and borrowings under its 2021 Credit Facility to complete the redemption of $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of its 3.85% senior notes due February 1, 2023. The redemption price was approximately $1.05 billion. The redemption price included approximately $7.9 million of accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date. Excluding the accrued and unpaid interest, the redemption price was approximately 104.284% of the principal amount being redeemed. We recognized a loss from early extinguishment of debt totaling approximately $44.2 million, which amount included the payment of the redemption premium totaling approximately $42.8 million.
The indenture relating to the unsecured senior notes contains certain financial restrictions and requirements, including (1) a leverage ratio not to exceed 60%, (2) a secured debt leverage ratio not to exceed 50%, (3) an interest coverage ratio of greater than 1.50, and (4) an unencumbered asset value of not less than 150% of unsecured debt. At December 31, 2021, BPLP was in compliance with each of these financial restrictions and requirements.
Mortgage Notes Payable
On March 26, 2021, we used available cash to repay the mortgage loan collateralized by our University Place property located in Cambridge, Massachusetts totaling approximately $0.9 million. The mortgage loan bore interest at a fixed rate of 6.94% per annum and was scheduled to mature on August 1, 2021. There was no prepayment penalty.
On December 10, 2021, the consolidated entity in which we have a 55% interest refinanced the mortgage loan collateralized by its 601 Lexington Avenue property located in New York City with a new lender. The mortgage loan has a principal amount of $1.0 billion, requires interest-only payments at a fixed interest rate of 2.79% per annum and matures on January 9, 2032. The previous mortgage loan had an outstanding balance of approximately
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$616.1 million, bore interest at a fixed rate of 4.75% per annum and was scheduled to mature on April 10, 2022. There was no prepayment penalty associated with the repayment of the previous mortgage loan. We recognized a loss from early extinguishment of debt totaling approximately $0.1 million due to the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs.
The following represents the outstanding principal balances due under the mortgage notes payable at December 31, 2021:
| Properties | Stated Interest Rate | GAAP Interest Rate (1) | Stated Principal Amount | Deferred Financing Costs, Net | Carrying Amount | Carrying Amount (Partners’ Share) | Maturity Date | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated Joint Ventures | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 767 Fifth Avenue (the General Motors Building) | 3.43 | % | 3.64 | % | $ | 2,300,000 | $ | (18,984) | $ | 2,281,016 | $ | 912,474 | (2)(3)(4) | June 9, 2027 | ||||||||||||
| 601 Lexington Avenue | 2.79 | % | 2.92 | % | 1,000,000 | (13,102) | 986,898 | 444,105 | (2)(5) | January 9, 2032 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 3,300,000 | $ | (32,086) | $ | 3,267,914 | $ | 1,356,579 |
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(1)GAAP interest rate differs from the stated interest rate due to the inclusion of the amortization of financing charges and the effects of hedging transactions (if any).
(2)The mortgage loan requires interest only payments with a balloon payment due at maturity.
(3)This property is owned by a consolidated entity in which we have a 60% interest. The partners’ share of the carrying amount has been adjusted for basis differentials.
(4)In connection with the refinancing of the loan, we guaranteed the consolidated entity’s obligation to fund various reserves for tenant improvement costs and allowances, leasing commissions and free rent obligations in lieu of cash deposits. As of December 31, 2021, the maximum funding obligation under the guarantee was approximately $19.0 million. We earn a fee from the joint venture for providing the guarantee and have an agreement with our partners to reimburse the joint venture for their share of any payments made under the guarantee (See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
(5)This property is owned by a consolidated entity in which we have a 55% interest.
Contractual aggregate principal payments of mortgage notes payable at December 31, 2021 are as follows:
| Principal Payments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | (in thousands) | |
| 2022 | $ | — |
| 2023 | — | |
| 2024 | — | |
| 2025 | — | |
| 2026 | — | |
| Thereafter | 3,300,000 | |
| $ | 3,300,000 |
Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Secured Debt
We have investments in unconsolidated joint ventures with our effective ownership interests ranging from 20% to 55%. Fifteen of these ventures have mortgage indebtedness. We exercise significant influence over, but do not control, these entities. As a result, we account for them using the equity method of accounting. See also Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. At December 31, 2021, the aggregate carrying amount of debt, including both our and our partners’ share, incurred by these ventures was approximately $3.2 billion (of which our proportionate share is approximately $1.4 billion). The table below summarizes the outstanding debt of these joint venture properties at December 31, 2021. In addition to other guarantees that may be specifically noted in the table, we have agreed to customary environmental indemnifications and nonrecourse carve-outs (e.g., guarantees against fraud, misrepresentation and bankruptcy) as well as the completion of development projects on certain of the loans.
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| Properties | Venture Ownership % | Stated Interest Rate | GAAP Interest Rate (1) | Stated Principal Amount | Deferred Financing Costs, Net | Carrying Amount | Carrying Amount (Our share) | Maturity Date | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Monica Business Park | 55 | % | 4.06 | % | 4.24 | % | $ | 300,000 | $ | (1,872) | $ | 298,128 | $ | 163,970 | (2)(3) | July 19, 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Market Square North | 50 | % | 2.80 | % | 2.96 | % | 125,000 | (796) | 124,204 | 62,102 | (2)(4) | November 10, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1265 Main Street | 50 | % | 3.77 | % | 3.84 | % | 36,476 | (278) | 36,198 | 18,099 | January 1, 2032 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Center | 50 | % | 3.56 | % | 3.58 | % | 550,000 | (576) | 549,424 | 274,712 | (2) | August 9, 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dock 72 | 50 | % | 3.10 | % | 3.33 | % | 197,602 | (1,103) | 196,499 | 98,249 | (2)(5) | December 18, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Hub on Causeway - Podium | 50 | % | 2.34 | % | 2.51 | % | 174,329 | (487) | 173,842 | 86,921 | (2)(6) | September 6, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hub50House | 50 | % | 2.09 | % | 2.38 | % | 176,468 | (170) | 176,298 | 88,149 | (2)(7) | April 19, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 100 Causeway Street | 50 | % | 1.57 | % | 1.78 | % | 309,434 | (1,412) | 308,022 | 154,011 | (2)(8) | September 5, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7750 Wisconsin Avenue (Marriott International Headquarters) | 50 | % | 1.34 | % | 1.88 | % | 214,769 | (1,856) | 212,913 | 106,456 | (2)(9) | April 26, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 360 Park Avenue South | 42 | % | 2.55 | % | 2.79 | % | 201,388 | (2,935) | 198,453 | 83,767 | (2)(10) | December 14, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Safeco Plaza | 34 | % | 2.35 | % | 2.49 | % | 250,000 | (1,587) | 248,413 | 83,641 | (2)(11) | September 1, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 500 North Capitol Street, NW | 30 | % | 4.15 | % | 4.20 | % | 105,000 | (84) | 104,916 | 31,475 | (2) | June 6, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 901 New York Avenue | 25 | % | 3.61 | % | 3.69 | % | 216,741 | (536) | 216,205 | 54,051 | January 5, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Hudson Boulevard | 25 | % | 3.59 | % | 3.67 | % | 80,000 | (96) | 79,904 | 19,976 | (2)(12) | July 13, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Metropolitan Square | 20 | % | 5.40 | % | 6.90 | % | 294,073 | (2,531) | 291,542 | 58,308 | (2)(13) | July 7, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 3,231,280 | $ | (16,319) | $ | 3,214,961 | $ | 1,383,887 |
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(1)GAAP interest rate differs from the stated interest rate due to the inclusion of the amortization of financing charges, which includes mortgage recording fees.
(2)The loan requires interest only payments with a balloon payment due at maturity.
(3)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.28% per annum and matures on July 19, 2025. A subsidiary of the joint venture entered into interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $300.0 million through April 1, 2025, resulting in a fixed rate of approximately 4.063% per annum through the expiration of the interest rate swap contracts.
(4)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to (1) the greater of (x) LIBOR or (y) 0.50%, plus (2) 2.30% per annum and matures on November 10, 2025, with one, one-year extension option, subject to certain conditions.
(5)The construction financing has a borrowing capacity of $250.0 million. The construction financing bears interest at a variable rate equal to (1) the greater of (x) LIBOR or (y) 0.25%, plus (2) 2.85% per annum and matures on December 18, 2023.
(6)The construction financing had a borrowing capacity of $204.6 million. On September 16, 2019, the joint venture paid down the construction loan principal balance in the amount of approximately $28.8 million, reducing the borrowing capacity to $175.8 million. The construction financing bears interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 2.25% per annum and matures on September 6, 2023.
(7)The construction financing has a borrowing capacity of $180.0 million. The construction financing bears interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 2.00% per annum and matures on April 19, 2022, with two, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions.
(8)The construction financing has a borrowing capacity of $400.0 million. The construction financing bears interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.50% per annum (LIBOR plus 1.375% per annum upon stabilization, as defined in the loan agreement) and matures on September 5, 2023, with two, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions.
(9)The construction financing has a borrowing capacity of $255.0 million. The construction financing bears interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.25% per annum and matures on April 26, 2023, with two, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions.
(10)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to Adjusted Term SOFR plus 2.40% per annum and matures on December 14, 2024, with two, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions. The spread on the variable rate may be reduced, subject to certain conditions.
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(11)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to the greater of (x) 2.35% or (y) LIBOR plus 2.20% per annum and matures on September 1, 2026.
(12)We provided $80.0 million of mortgage financing to the joint venture. The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 3.50% per annum and matures on July 13, 2023, with extension options, subject to certain conditions. The loan has been reflected as Related Party Note Receivable, Net on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(13)The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to (1) the greater of (x) LIBOR or (y) 0.65%, plus (2) 4.75% per annum and matures on July 7, 2022 with two, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions. The joint venture entered into an interest rate cap agreement with a financial institution to limit its exposure to increases in the LIBOR rate at a cap of 3.00% per annum on a notional amount of $325.0 million through July 7, 2022.
Market Risk
Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates. Our future earnings, cash flows and fair values relevant to financial instruments are dependent upon prevalent market interest rates. Our primary market risk results from our indebtedness, which bears interest at fixed and variable rates. The fair value of our debt obligations are affected by changes in the market interest rates. We manage our market risk by matching long-term leases with long-term, fixed-rate, non-recourse debt of similar duration. We continue to follow a conservative strategy of generally pre-leasing development projects on a long-term basis to creditworthy tenants in order to achieve the most favorable construction and permanent financing terms. Approximately 98.9% of our outstanding debt, excluding our unconsolidated joint ventures, has fixed interest rates, which minimizes the interest rate risk through the maturity of such outstanding debt. We also manage our market risk by entering into hedging arrangements with financial institutions. Our primary objectives when undertaking hedging transactions and derivative positions is to reduce our floating rate exposure and to fix a portion of the interest rate for anticipated financing and refinancing transactions. This in turn, reduces the risks that the variability of cash flows imposes on variable rate debt. Our strategy mitigates against future increases in our interest rates.
At December 31, 2021, our weighted-average coupon/stated rate on our fixed rate outstanding Consolidated Debt was 3.32% per annum. At December 31, 2021, we had $145.0 million outstanding of consolidated variable rate debt. At December 31, 2021, the GAAP interest rate on our variable rate debt was approximately 0.98% per annum. If market interest rates on our variable rate debt had been 100 basis points greater, total interest expense would have increased approximately $1.5 million, on an annualized basis, for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Funds from Operations
Pursuant to the revised definition of Funds from Operations adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”), we calculate Funds from Operations, or “FFO,” for each of BXP and BPLP by adjusting net income (loss) attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders and net income (loss) attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders (computed in accordance with GAAP), respectively, for gains (or losses) from sales of properties, impairment losses on depreciable real estate consolidated on our balance sheet, impairment losses on our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures driven by a measurable decrease in the fair value of depreciable real estate held by the unconsolidated joint ventures and our share of real estate-related depreciation and amortization. FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure. We believe the presentation of FFO, combined with the presentation of required GAAP financial measures, improves the understanding of operating results of REITs among the investing public and helps make comparisons of REIT operating results more meaningful. Management generally considers FFO to be useful measures for understanding and comparing our operating results because, by excluding gains and losses related to sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets, impairment losses and real estate asset depreciation and amortization (which can differ across owners of similar assets in similar condition based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates), FFO can help investors compare the operating performance of a company’s real estate across reporting periods and to the operating performance of other companies.
Our computation of FFO may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs or real estate companies that do not define the term in accordance with the current Nareit definition or that interpret the current Nareit definition differently. We believe that in order to facilitate a clear understanding of our operating results, FFO should be examined in conjunction with net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders and net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership as presented in our Consolidated Financial Statements. FFO should not be considered as a substitute for net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders or net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders
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(determined in accordance with GAAP) or any other GAAP financial measures and should only be considered together with and as a supplement to our financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
The impact that COVID-19 has had on our business, financial position and results of operations is discussed throughout this report. The full extent of the impact of COVID-19 on our business, operations and financial results will depend on numerous evolving factors that we may not be able to accurately predict.
Boston Properties, Inc.
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders to FFO attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 496,223 | $ | 862,227 | $ | 511,034 | |||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock redemption charge | 6,412 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Preferred dividends | 2,560 | 10,500 | 10,500 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership | 55,931 | 97,704 | 59,345 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 70,806 | 48,260 | 71,120 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 631,932 | 1,018,691 | 651,999 | ||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 717,336 | 683,751 | 677,764 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships’ share of depreciation and amortization | (67,825) | (71,850) | (71,389) | ||||||||||||
| BXP’s share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures | 71,966 | 80,925 | 58,451 | ||||||||||||
| Corporate-related depreciation and amortization | (1,753) | (1,840) | (1,695) | ||||||||||||
| Impairment loss on investment in unconsolidated joint venture (1) | — | 60,524 | — | ||||||||||||
| Impairment loss | — | — | 24,038 | ||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of real estate included within (loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures (2) | 10,257 | 5,958 | 47,238 | ||||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 123,660 | 618,982 | 709 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 70,806 | 48,260 | 71,120 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred dividends | 2,560 | 10,500 | 10,500 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred stock redemption charge | 6,412 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Funds from Operations (FFO) attributable to the Operating Partnership common unitholders (including Boston Properties, Inc.) | 1,137,961 | 1,086,501 | 1,209,601 | ||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership’s share of funds from operations | 111,975 | 108,310 | 123,757 | ||||||||||||
| Funds from Operations attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders | $ | 1,025,986 | $ | 978,191 | $ | 1,085,844 | |||||||||
| Our percentage share of Funds from Operations—basic | 90.16 | % | 90.03 | % | 89.77 | % | |||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding—basic | 156,116 | 155,432 | 154,582 |
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(1)The impairment loss on investment in unconsolidated joint venture consists of an other-than-temporary decline in the fair value below the carrying value of our investment in the Dock 72 unconsolidated joint venture for the year ended December 31, 2020.
(2)Consists of the portion of income from unconsolidated joint ventures related to the gain on sale of real estate associated with the sale of our ownership interest in the joint venture that owned Annapolis Junction Buildings Six and Seven for the year ended December 31, 2021, Annapolis Junction Building Eight and two land parcels for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 540 Madison Avenue for the year ended December 31, 2019.
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Reconciliation to Diluted Funds from Operations:
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (Numerator) | Shares/Units (Denominator) | Income (Numerator) | Shares/Units (Denominator) | Income (Numerator) | Shares/Units (Denominator) | |||||||||||||||
| Basic Funds from Operations | $ | 1,137,961 | 173,150 | $ | 1,086,501 | 172,643 | $ | 1,209,601 | 172,200 | |||||||||||
| Effect of Dilutive Securities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | — | 260 | — | 85 | — | 301 | ||||||||||||||
| Diluted Funds from Operations | $ | 1,137,961 | 173,410 | $ | 1,086,501 | 172,728 | $ | 1,209,601 | 172,501 | |||||||||||
| Less: Noncontrolling interest—common units of the Operating Partnership’s share of diluted Funds from Operations | 111,748 | 17,034 | 108,256 | 17,211 | 123,541 | 17,618 | ||||||||||||||
| Diluted Funds from Operations attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. (1) | $ | 1,026,213 | 156,376 | $ | 978,245 | 155,517 | $ | 1,086,060 | 154,883 |
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(1)BXP’s share of diluted Funds from Operations was 90.18%, 90.04% and 89.79% for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
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Boston Properties Limited Partnership
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders to FFO attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019:
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders | $ | 561,993 | $ | 979,979 | $ | 580,102 | |||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Preferred unit redemption charge | 6,412 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Preferred distributions | 2,560 | 10,500 | 10,500 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 70,806 | 48,260 | 71,120 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 641,771 | 1,038,739 | 661,722 | ||||||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 709,035 | 676,666 | 669,956 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships’ share of depreciation and amortization | (67,825) | (71,850) | (71,389) | ||||||||||||
| BXP’s share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated joint ventures | 71,966 | 80,925 | 58,451 | ||||||||||||
| Corporate-related depreciation and amortization | (1,753) | (1,840) | (1,695) | ||||||||||||
| Impairment loss on investment in unconsolidated joint venture (1) | — | 60,524 | — | ||||||||||||
| Impairment loss | — | — | 22,272 | ||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of investment included within (loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures (2) | 10,257 | 5,958 | 47,238 | ||||||||||||
| Gains on sales of real estate | 125,198 | 631,945 | 858 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests in property partnerships | 70,806 | 48,260 | 71,120 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred distributions | 2,560 | 10,500 | 10,500 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred unit redemption charge | 6,412 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Funds from Operations attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders (3) | $ | 1,137,961 | $ | 1,086,501 | $ | 1,209,601 | |||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding—basic | 173,150 | 172,643 | 172,200 |
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(1)The impairment loss on investment in unconsolidated joint venture consists of an other-than-temporary decline in the fair value below the carrying value of our investment in the Dock 72 unconsolidated joint venture for the year ended December 31, 2020.
(2)Consists of the portion of income from unconsolidated joint ventures related to the gain on sale of real estate associated with the sale of our ownership interest in the joint venture that owned Annapolis Junction Buildings Six and Seven for the year ended December 31, 2021, Annapolis Junction Building Eight and two land parcels for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 540 Madison Avenue for the year ended December 31, 2019.
(3)Our calculation includes OP Units and vested LTIP Units (including vested 2012 OPP Units and vested 2013 - 2018 MYLTIP Units).
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Reconciliation to Diluted Funds from Operations:
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (Numerator) | Shares/Units (Denominator) | Income (Numerator) | Shares/Units (Denominator) | Income (Numerator) | Shares/Units (Denominator) | |||||||||||||||
| Basic Funds from Operations | $ | 1,137,961 | 173,150 | $ | 1,086,501 | 172,643 | $ | 1,209,601 | 172,200 | |||||||||||
| Effect of Dilutive Securities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | — | 260 | — | 85 | — | 301 | ||||||||||||||
| Diluted Funds from Operations | $ | 1,137,961 | 173,410 | $ | 1,086,501 | 172,728 | $ | 1,209,601 | 172,501 |
Material Cash Commitments
As of December 31, 2021, we were subject to contractual payment obligations, excluding our unconsolidated joint ventures commitments. For details about our unconsolidated joint venture contractual payment obligations see “Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Contractual Obligations” below. Our primary contractual payment obligations, that are not disclosed in other sections of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, are tenant and development related and described in further detail below. For details about our other contractual payment obligations related to operating and finance leases, mortgage debt, unsecured senior notes and unsecured line of credit see Notes 4, 7, 8 and 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, respectively.
| Payments Due by Period | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Thereafter | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commitments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tenant obligations (1) | $ | 521,895 | $ | 462,699 | $ | 51,845 | $ | 7,351 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||
| Construction contracts on development projects | 847,162 | 617,684 | 187,322 | 42,156 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Commitments | $ | 1,369,057 | $ | 1,080,383 | $ | 239,167 | $ | 49,507 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — |
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(1)Committed tenant-related obligations (tenant improvements and lease commissions) based on executed leases as of December 31, 2021.
Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Contractual Obligations
As of December 31, 2021, the unconsolidated joint ventures that we have an ownership interest in were subject to contractual payment obligations as described in the table below. The table represents our share of the contractual obligations. For details about our unconsolidated joint ventures secured debt see “Investments In Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Secured Debt” referred to in “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Thereafter | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contractual Obligations: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating leases (1) | $ | 97,408 | $ | 849 | $ | 861 | $ | 873 | $ | 908 | $ | 944 | $ | 92,973 | |||||||||||||
| Finance leases (2) | 260,421 | 9,945 | 10,894 | 10,980 | 10,980 | 10,980 | 206,642 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Contractual Obligations | 357,829 | 10,794 | 11,755 | 11,853 | 11,888 | 11,924 | 299,615 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commitments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tenant obligations (3) | 62,468 | 54,770 | 3,024 | 50 | 50 | 1,303 | 3,271 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction contracts on development projects | 103,760 | 60,815 | 30,684 | 11,599 | 662 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Commitments | 166,228 | 115,585 | 33,708 | 11,649 | 712 | 1,303 | 3,271 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 524,057 | $ | 126,379 | $ | 45,463 | $ | 23,502 | $ | 12,600 | $ | 13,227 | $ | 302,886 |
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(1)Operating leases include approximately $61.6 million related to renewal options that the joint venture is reasonably certain it will exercise.
(2)Finance leases include approximately $194.7 million related to a purchase option that the joint venture is reasonably certain it will exercise in 2028.
(3)Committed tenant-related obligations (tenant improvements and lease commissions) based on executed leases as of December 31, 2021.
We have various service contracts with vendors related to our property management. In addition, we have certain other contracts we enter into in the ordinary course of business that may extend beyond one year. These contracts include terms that provide for cancellation with insignificant or no cancellation penalties. Contract terms are generally between three and five years.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, we paid approximately $326.8 million to fund tenant-related obligations, including tenant improvements and leasing commissions.
In addition, we and our unconsolidated joint venture partners incurred approximately $417 million of new tenant-related obligations associated with approximately 4.7 million square feet of second generation leases, or approximately $88 per square foot. In addition, we signed leases for approximately 316,000 square feet of first generation leases. The tenant-related obligations for the development properties are included within the projects’ “Estimated Total Investment” referred to in “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.” In the aggregate, during 2021, we signed leases for approximately 5.1 million square feet of space and incurred aggregate tenant-related obligations of approximately $483 million, or approximately $96 per square foot.
New Accounting Pronouncements
As of December 31, 2021, there were no new accounting pronouncements.
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