Duke Realty (DRE) Secures Lease for Pinebrooke Business Center – December 20, 2021
Duke Realty Corp. (DRE – Free Report) recently secured a lease deal with Allios for space at Pinebrooke Business Center 10350 in Tampa, FL. The lease deal for 53,709 square feet of the 107,418-square-foot distribution facility with the U.S.-based digital supply-chain solutions and advanced logistics company reflects solid demand for the company’s well-located properties.
Duke Realty’s Pinebooke Business Center at 10350 Windhorst Road in Tampa, FL boasts 32’ clear height, 12 dock doors and a 180’ truck court, garnering solid interest from tenants in search of high-quality industrial space in convenient locations. It is only two miles south of I-4 and the Martin Luther King Jr. interchange, with frontage on I-75 and also minutes away from several airports.
Demand for logistics infrastructure and efficient distribution networks have been shooting up amid the e-commerce boom, with growth in industries and companies making efforts to improve supply-chain efficiencies. This, in turn, is helping the industrial real estate market to prosper.
Given Duke Realty’s solid capacity to offer modern, high-quality logistics facilities, it is poised to bank on this trend. It is witnessing healthy demand in its markets. DRE leased 9.5 million square feet of space during the September-end quarter. Tenant retention was 71.5% for the reported quarter and 86.2% after considering the immediate backfills.
Apart from the fast adoption of e-commerce, logistics real estate is anticipated to benefit from a likely increase in inventory levels post the global health crisis, offering scope to industrial landlords, including Duke Realty, Prologis (PLD – Free Report) , Terreno Realty Corporation (TRNO – Free Report) and Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. (REXR – Free Report) to enjoy a favorable market environment. However, with the asset category being attractive in these challenging times, there is a development boom in several markets, which is likely to fuel competition and curb pricing power.
Duke Realty currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). DRE’s shares have rallied 26.4%, outperforming its industry’s increase of 6.4% over the past three months. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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Terreno Realty holds a Zacks Rank of 2 at present. 2021 FFO per share for Terreno Realty is expected to increase 19.4% year over year.
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Note: Anything related to earnings presented in this write-up represents funds from operations (FFO) — a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs.