Brookfield Office Properties – BPO – Strong Second Quarter 2012 Results
Brookfield Office Properties Inc. (NYSE : BPO) announced that net income attributable to common shareholders for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 was $217 million or $0.38 per diluted share, compared with $631 million or $1.11 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2011. The year- over-year difference is attributable to significant fair value gains recognized on investment properties in the prior period under IFRS accounting.
Funds from operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 was $171 million or $0.30 per diluted common share, compared with $166 million or $0.30 per diluted common share during the same period in 2011.
Commercial property net operating income for the second quarter of 2012 increased to $342 million, compared with $217 million in the second quarter of 2011, largely due to the impact of the property acquisitions and the consolidation of the U.S. Office Fund.
BPO – Outlook
“With significant new acquisitions in London, Seattle and Washington, DC, we captured a number of properties with both positive current cashflows and growth potential as we rework the assets. Furthermore, the environment is presenting us with a number of opportunities in our current and new markets,” stated Dennis Friedrich, chief executive officer of Brookfield Office Properties. “We remain focused on monetizing our development pipeline and keeping our portfolio well-occupied in the face of stable but slower leasing markets.”
BPO – Highlights of the Second Quarter
Leased 2.6 million square feet of space during the quarter at an average net rent of $28.59 per square foot, representing a 34% increase over expiring net rents in the period. The portfolio occupancy rate finished the quarter at 93.4%, up from 92.9% at the end of the first quarter.
Brookfield Office Properties – BPO
Brookfield Office Properties (BPO) owns, develops and manages premier office properties in the United States, Canada and Australia. Its portfolio is comprised of interests in 112 properties totaling 80 million square feet in the downtown cores of New York, Washington, D.C., Houston, Los Angeles, Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, making Brookfield the global leader in the ownership and management of office assets. Landmark properties include the World Financial Center in Manhattan, Brookfield Place in Toronto, Bank of America Plaza in Los Angeles, Bankers Hall in Calgary, Darling Park in Sydney and Brookfield Place in Perth. The company’s common shares trade on the NYSE and TSX under the symbol BPO.
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