BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BXP), the largest publicly-traded developer, owner and manager of Class A office properties in the United States, reported results today for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Financial highlights for the third quarter include:

• Net income attributable to common shareholders of $89.9 million, or $0.58 per diluted share (EPS), compared to $107.8 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. The third quarter of 2020 included a $0.06 per share charge to revenue related to the write-off of accrued rent and accounts receivable of tenants primarily in the retail, fitness and entertainment sectors.
• Funds from Operations (FFO) of $244.0 million, or $1.57 per diluted share, compared to FFO of $253.6 million, or $1.64 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. The third quarter of 2020 included a $0.06 per share charge to revenue related to the write-off of accrued rent and accounts receivable of tenants primarily in the retail, fitness and entertainment sectors.

Third quarter and recent business highlights include:

• Completed 811,000 square feet of leases and renewals in the third quarter with a weighted average lease term of approximately seven years. Notable leases signed in the quarter include a 13-year expansion and a long-term extension with Microsoft Corporation in Reston, Virginia totaling 186,000 square feet and a new, 14-year, 82,000 square foot lease with Columbia Threadneedle Investments at Atlantic Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts.
• In addition, the Company recently signed a 196,000 square foot, 20-year lease with the Volkswagen Group of America at BXP’s 1.1 million square foot development in the new phase of Reston Town Center in Reston, Virginia. With this new lease, the development is 85% pre-leased. Further details can be found in the press release issued today.
• Collected 99% of its total rent payments from office tenants in the third quarter. Rent collections from all commercial tenants, including base rent from retail tenants, were 97% in total in Q3.
• Completed and fully placed in-service two developments in the third quarter including Hub50House, a 320,000 square foot residential property in Boston, Massachusetts which the Company has a 50% ownership and The Skylyne, a 331,000 square foot residential property in Oakland, California.
• Entered into an agreement with an existing joint venture partner for the future development of a 1.2 million square foot site in Waltham, Massachusetts, a popular submarket of Boston for leading and emerging companies in the life sciences, biotechnology and technology sectors. The agreement allows for the phased development of office and lab properties across 41-acres. Boston Properties will serve as the development manager and expects to be a majority owner of the properties. This agreement builds on Boston Properties’ current footprint of 4.3 million square feet of Class A Office and lab properties in this submarket.
• Completed the acquisition of a 50% interest in Beach Cities Media Center, a 6.4-acre land site on the Rosecrans Corridor of the El Segundo submarket of Los Angeles, California for a purchase price of approximately $21.2 million. Located in close proximity to the desirable beach cities of Manhattan, Hermosa and Redondo as well as the Palos Verdes peninsula, El Segundo is one of the most in-demand locations for Fortune 500 and emerging office tenants in the South Bay of Los Angeles. The site is fully entitled to support the future development of approximately 275,000 square feet of Class A creative office space.

The reported results are unaudited and there can be no assurance that these reported results will not vary from the final information for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. In the opinion of management, the Company has made all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of these reported results.

Boston Properties (NYSE: BXP) is the largest publicly-held developer and owner of Class A office properties in the United States, concentrated in five markets - Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC. The Company is a fully integrated real estate company, organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT), that develops, manages, operates, acquires and owns a diverse portfolio of primarily Class A office space. The Company’s portfolio totals 51.2 million square feet and 196 properties, including seven properties under construction/redevelopment. For more information about Boston Properties, please visit our website at www.bxp.com or follow us on LinkedIn or Instagram.