Terreno Realty Corporation Announces Quarterly Operating, Investment and Capital Markets Activity

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Terreno Realty Corporation (NYSE:TRNO) reported strong Q3 2021 results with a 98.0% occupancy rate, up from 97.5% last quarter. The company achieved a 34.9% increase in cash rents on new leases, and total acquisitions reached $167.1 million this quarter, totaling $354.9 million year-to-date. Notable financial activities include issuing $50 million in stock and pricing $125 million in senior unsecured notes at 2.38%. The company plans further acquisitions and redevelopment projects, with a focus on maintaining high occupancy and rental growth.

Positive

• 98.0% occupancy, up from 97.5% last quarter and 97.3% year-over-year.
• 34.9% increase in cash rents on new and renewed leases.
• $167.1 million in acquisitions this quarter; $354.9 million YTD.
• Issued 751,539 shares for gross proceeds of $50 million.
• Priced $125 million senior unsecured notes at a fixed rate of 2.38%.
• Amended credit facility provides flexible financing options.

Negative

• Occupancy for improved land parcels dropped to 96.1%, down from 98.0% last quarter.
• Tenant retention ratio decreased to 57.5% for new leases.

• 98.0% quarter-end occupancy compared to prior quarter of 97.5% and prior year of 97.3%
• 98.7% quarter-end same-store occupancy compared to prior quarter of 97.9% and prior year of 98.3%
• 34.9% increase in cash rents on new and renewed leases; 26.8% increase year-to-date
• $167.1 million of acquisitions; $354.9 million year-to-date
• Sold one property for $10.3 million
• 751,539 shares of common stock issued under ATM for gross proceeds of $50.0 million; $160.7 million year-to-date
• Priced private placement of $125 million senior unsecured notes with nine-year term at 2.38%
• Amended and restated $350 million senior unsecured credit facility

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Terreno Realty Corporation (NYSE:TRNO), an acquirer, owner and operator of industrial real estate in six major coastal U.S. markets, announced today its operating, investment and capital markets activity for the third quarter of 2021.

Operating

As of September 30, 2021, Terreno Realty Corporation owned 241 buildings aggregating approximately 14.1 million square feet and 31 improved land parcels consisting of approximately 114.7 acres. In addition, Terreno Realty Corporation had four properties under redevelopment that upon completion will consist of three properties with buildings aggregating approximately 415,000 square feet and one improved land parcel of approximately 4.9 acres:

• The operating portfolio, excluding three properties under redevelopment, was 98.0% leased at September 30, 2021 to 548 tenants as compared to 97.5% at June 30, 2021 and 97.3% at September 30, 2020;
• The same-store portfolio of approximately 12.5 million square feet was 98.7% leased at September 30, 2021 as compared to 97.9% at June 30, 2021 and 98.3% at September 30, 2020;
• The improved land portfolio of 31 parcels, excluding one parcel under redevelopment, totaling approximately 114.7 acres was 96.1% leased at September 30, 2021 as compared to 98.0% at June 30, 2021 and 98.5% at September 30, 2020; and
• Cash rents on new and renewed leases totaling approximately 0.8 million square feet commencing during the third quarter increased approximately 34.9% with a tenant retention ratio of 57.5%. Cash rents on new and renewed leases totaling approximately 1.9 million square feet commencing during the nine months ending September 30, 2021 increased approximately 26.8% with a tenant retention ratio of 67.4%.

Investment

During the third quarter of 2021, Terreno Realty Corporation acquired ten properties consisting of eight buildings containing approximately 339,000 square feet and five improved land parcels of approximately 22.0 acres for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $167.1 million. The third quarter investment activity was as follows:

• 13025 Cerise Avenue: One industrial distribution building containing approximately 21,000 square feet on 1.5 acres in Hawthorne, California, adjacent to Terreno Realty Corporation’s 13020 and 13030 Cerise Avenue buildings, south of I-105 and between I-405 and I-110. The property provides 13 dock-high and two grade-level loading positions and parking for 54 cars. The property was acquired 100% leased to one tenant until May 2024 for a purchase price of approximately $7.9 million and an estimated stabilized cap rate of 2.9%;
• 97 Third Street: One 5.4-acre improved land parcel in Kearny, New Jersey, adjacent to Exit 15E of the New Jersey Turnpike. The property was acquired 51% leased to two tenants for a purchase price of approximately $26.3 million and an estimated stabilized cap rate of 3.1%;
• 245 Paterson Plank Road: One 4.9-acre improved land parcel in Carlstadt, New Jersey, immediately adjacent to Terreno Realty Corporation’s Michele Place property and American Dream, the MetLife Sports Complex and Exit 16W of the New Jersey Turnpike. The property is vacant and under redevelopment. The property was purchased for approximately $17.9 million and the total expected investment is approximately $23.6 million with an estimated stabilized cap rate of 4.5%;
• 23482-23520 Foley Street: Two industrial distribution buildings containing approximately 41,000 square feet on 2.0 acres located in Hayward, California, northwest of the intersection of I-880 and CA 92. The property provides 14 grade-level loading positions and parking for 64 cars. The property was acquired 92% leased to 10 tenants, all of which expire by December 2025, for a purchase price of approximately $8.3 million and an estimated stabilized cap rate of 4.9%;
• 9801 Martin Luther King Jr Way S: One 3.1-acre improved land parcel in Seattle, Washington, adjacent to King County International Airport-Boeing Field and Interstate 5. The property was acquired 100% leased to one tenant for a purchase price of approximately $11.9 million and an estimated stabilized cap rate of 2.4%;
• 9845 Martin Luther King Jr Way S: One 3.4-acre improved land parcel in Seattle, Washington, adjacent to King County International Airport-Boeing Field and Interstate 5. The property was acquired 100% leased to one tenant for a purchase price of approximately $15.8 million and an estimated stabilized cap rate of 3.4%;
• 9600 Martin Luther King Jr Way S: One 5.2-acre improved land parcel in Seattle, Washington, adjacent to King County International Airport-Boeing Field and Interstate 5. The property was acquired 100% leased to one tenant on a short-term basis through September 2021 for a purchase price of approximately $22.4 million and an estimated stabilized cap rate of 4.9%;
• 1150 and 1250 West Trenton Avenue: Two industrial distribution buildings containing approximately 34,000 square feet on 2.5 acres located adjacent to the Orange Freeway and Platinum Triangle in Orange, California. The property provides one dock-high and nine grade-level loading positions and parking for 77 cars. The property was acquired 100% leased to one tenant for a purchase price of approximately $9.3 million and an estimated stabilized cap rate of 3.6%;
• 13020 and 13030 Cerise Avenue: Two industrial distribution buildings containing approximately 22,000 square feet on 1.6 acres in Hawthorne, California, adjacent to Terreno Realty Corporation’s 13025 Cerise Avenue building, south of I-105 and between I-405 and I-110. The property provides two grade-level loading positions and parking for 64 cars. The property was acquired 100% leased to two tenants, both of which expire by October 2025, for a purchase price of approximately $8.1 million and an estimated stabilized cap rate of 5.4%; and
• 4151 West 108th Street: One recently developed rear-load 32-foot clear industrial distribution building containing approximately 221,000 square feet on 11.4 acres in Hialeah, Florida, immediately adjacent to Terreno Realty Corporation’s buildings at 4021-4071 West 108th Street and adjacent to Florida’s Turnpike and the southern terminus of I-75. The property provides 65 dock-high and two grade-level loading positions and parking for 188 cars and is expected to obtain LEED certification. The property is 100% pre-leased to three tenants with leases that commence between August and October 2021. The property was acquired for a purchase price of approximately $39.4 million, net of free-rent credits, and an estimated stabilized cap rate of 3.7%.

As of September 30, 2021, Terreno Realty Corporation had four properties under redevelopment (SoDo Row in Seattle, NW 73^rd and America’s Gateway 5 in Miami, and 245 Paterson Plank Road in New Jersey) that upon completion will consist of three properties with buildings aggregating approximately 415,000 square feet and one improved land parcel of approximately 4.9 acres, with a total expected investment of approximately $115.2 million.

Subsequent to September 30, 2021, Terreno Realty Corporation acquired a property at 16224-16240 Woodinville Redmond Road. The property consists of one industrial distribution building containing approximately 84,000 square feet on 5.1 acres in Woodinville, Washington, southeast of the intersection of I-405 and SR 522. The property provides 16 dock-high and three grade-level loading positions and parking for 139 cars. The property was acquired 100% leased to one tenant for a purchase price of approximately $23.6 million and an estimated stabilized cap rate of 3.1%.

Year-to-date, Terreno Realty Corporation has acquired 21 properties consisting of 22 buildings containing approximately 1,088,000 square feet and eight improved land parcels of approximately 33.4 acres for an aggregate purchase price of $354.9 million. During the third quarter of 2021, Terreno Realty Corporation sold one property in Seattle containing approximately 35,000 square feet for a sale price of approximately $10.3 million generating an unleveraged internal rate of return of approximately 11.0%.

Terreno Realty Corporation has approximately $110.7 million of acquisitions under contract and approximately $141.0 million of acquisitions under letter of intent. Terreno Realty Corporation has one property under contract for sale for approximately $32.7 million aggregating approximately 167,000 square feet. There is no assurance that Terreno Realty Corporation will acquire or dispose of the properties under contract or letter of intent because the proposed acquisitions and disposition are subject to the completion of satisfactory due diligence, closing conditions and, in the case of letters of intent, contracts.

Capital Markets

During the third quarter of 2021, Terreno Realty Corporation issued 751,539 shares of common stock with a weighted average offering price of $66.51 per share, receiving gross proceeds of $50.0 million under the Company’s at-the-market equity offering program. Year-to-date through September 30, 2021, Terreno Realty Corporation has issued 2,542,357 shares of common stock with a weighted average offering price of $63.22 per share, receiving gross proceeds of $160.7 million under the Company’s at-the-market equity offering program. Terreno Realty Corporation did not repurchase any shares of common stock pursuant to the Company’s share repurchase authorization.

During the third quarter of 2021, Terreno Realty Corporation closed on the previously announced private placement of $150 million senior unsecured notes. The senior unsecured notes consist of $100 million seven-year senior unsecured notes (“Green Bonds”) that bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.41% and $50 million ten-year senior unsecured notes that bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.84%. The Company has allocated the net proceeds of the Green Bonds to recently completed and future green buildings that will be LEED, BREEAM or Energy Star certified, and towards projects that improve energy efficiency, sustainable water and wastewater management, and renewable energy.

During the third quarter of 2021, Terreno Realty Corporation announced the pricing of the private placement of $125 million nine-year senior unsecured notes that bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.38%. The private placement is expected to close on or around October 28, 2021, and the Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund future acquisitions and for other corporate purposes.

During the third quarter of 2021, Terreno Realty Corporation closed a $350 million amended and restated senior unsecured credit facility (the “Facility”) to replace its existing $350 million senior unsecured credit facility. Interest rates on the Facility depend on Terreno Realty Corporation’s total debt as a percentage of total asset value as defined by the Facility. The Facility consists of a $250 Million Revolving Credit Facility that bears a current interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.00% (previously 1.05%) and will mature in August 2025, and a $100 Million Term Loan that bears a current interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.15%, a reduction of 5 basis points. The maturity date of the outstanding term loan was extended to January 2027.

Additional information is available on the Company’s website at www.terreno.com. Terreno Realty Corporation expects to file its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2021 on or about November 3, 2021.

Terreno Realty Corporation acquires, owns and operates industrial real estate in six major coastal U.S. markets: Los Angeles, Northern New Jersey/New York City, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Miami, and Washington, D.C.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. We caution investors that forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs and on assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. When used, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “project,” “result,” “should,” “will,” “seek,” “target,” “see,” “likely,” “position,” “opportunity,” “outlook,” and similar expressions which 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, which may be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties, and factors that are beyond our control, including risks related to our ability to meet our estimated forecasts related to stabilized cap rates, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, our tenants and the national and local economies, and those risk factors contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and our other public filings. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, or projected. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to update our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. Accordingly, investors should use caution in relying on past forward-looking statements, which are based on results and trends at the time they are made, to anticipate future results or trends.

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FAQ

What were Terreno Realty Corporation's occupancy rates for Q3 2021?

Terreno Realty Corporation achieved a 98.0% quarter-end occupancy rate in Q3 2021.

How much cash rent increase did Terreno Realty Corporation report?

Terreno Realty Corporation reported a 34.9% increase in cash rents on new and renewed leases.

What acquisitions did Terreno Realty Corporation make in Q3 2021?

Terreno Realty Corporation acquired properties worth $167.1 million in Q3 2021.

What is the significance of the $125 million senior unsecured notes issued by TRNO?

The $125 million notes were issued at a fixed interest rate of 2.38% and will aid in financing future projects.

How many properties are currently under redevelopment by Terreno Realty Corporation?

Terreno Realty Corporation has four properties under redevelopment as of September 30, 2021.