WINTER PARK, Fla., March 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (NYSE: CTO) (the “Company” or “CTO”), a leading owner and operator of high-quality, open-air shopping centers located in the higher growth Southeast and Southwest markets of the United States, today announced the acquisition of Ashley Park (the “Property”), a 559,000-square-foot, 60-acre, lifestyle center in the Newnan submarket of Atlanta, Georgia for a purchase price of $79.8 million. The purchase price represents a going-in cap rate near the high end of the Company’s current guidance range for initial cash yields. The acquisition increases the total portfolio by 12%, to 5.2 million square feet.
“This acquisition enhances our portfolio by adding another lifestyle shopping center in Atlanta, our largest market, while leveraging our local personnel to drive operational synergies. Further, approximately 82% of our annual base rent is now derived from assets located in Georgia, Florida, Texas, or North Carolina,” said John P. Albright, President and Chief Executive Officer of CTO Realty Growth, Inc. “Additionally, Dick’s Sporting Goods becomes our fifth largest tenant. We acquired the Property below replacement cost with below-market rents, providing an opportunity to unlock long-term value through strategic lease-up and mark-to-market rent opportunities.”
The Property is anchored by Dick’s Sporting Goods, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Regal and Dillard’s, and is currently 93% occupied. Ashley Park is situated along I-85, south of the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. The Property receives over 6 million visits per year.
About CTO Realty Growth, Inc.
CTO Realty Growth, Inc. owns and operates high-quality, open-air shopping centers located in the higher growth Southeast and Southwest markets of the United States. CTO also externally manages and owns a meaningful interest in Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PINE).
We encourage you to review our most recent investor presentation and supplemental financial information, which is available on our website at www.ctoreit.com.
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Although forward-looking statements are made based upon management’s present expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect upon the Company, a number of factors could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Such factors may include, but are not limited to: the Company’s ability to remain qualified as a REIT; the Company’s exposure to U.S. federal and state income tax law changes, including changes to the REIT requirements; general adverse economic and real estate conditions; macroeconomic and geopolitical factors, including but not limited to inflationary pressures, interest rate volatility, tariffs, distress in the banking sector, global supply chain disruptions, and ongoing geopolitical war; credit risk associated with the Company investing in structured investments; the ultimate geographic spread, severity and duration of pandemics, actions that may be taken by governmental authorities to contain or address the impact of such pandemics, and the potential negative impacts of such pandemics on the global economy and the Company’s financial condition and results of operations; the inability of major tenants to continue paying their rent or obligations due to bankruptcy, insolvency or a general downturn in their business; the loss or failure, or decline in the business or assets of PINE; the completion of 1031 exchange transactions; the availability of investment properties that meet the Company’s investment goals and criteria; the uncertainties associated with obtaining required governmental permits and satisfying other closing conditions for planned acquisitions and sales; and the uncertainties and risk factors discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and other risks and uncertainties discussed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
There can be no assurance that future developments will be in accordance with management’s expectations or that the effect of future developments on the Company will be those anticipated by management. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances.
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