Orion Office REIT Inc. Changes Name to Orion Properties and Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results

In This Article:

- Completed 1.1 Million Square Feet of Leasing in 2024, Including 0.3 Million Square Feet in the Fourth Quarter -
- Acquired One 97,000 Square Foot Property in 2024 for $34.6 Million -
- Sold Two Vacant Properties in 2024 for $5.3 Million -
- Declares Dividend for First Quarter 2025 -

PHOENIX, March 05, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orion Office REIT Inc. (NYSE: ONL) ("Orion" or the "Company"), a fully-integrated real estate investment trust ("REIT") engaged in the ownership, acquisition and management of a diversified portfolio of single-tenant net lease office properties located across the United States, announced today a change in its corporate name to Orion Properties Inc., to better describe its broader investment strategy to shift its portfolio concentration over time away from traditional office properties, towards more dedicated use assets that have an office component. The Company’s ticker symbol will remain "ONL." Consistent with the foregoing strategy, during September 2024, Orion acquired an approximately 97,000 square foot flex/laboratory/R&D facility in San Ramon, California for $34.6 million. As of December 31, 2024, approximately 31.8% of the Company’s Annualized Base Rent was derived from properties it deemed dedicated use assets.

Orion also announced today its operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024.

Paul McDowell, Orion’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are proud of the team’s success in leasing 1.1 million square feet across 12 different properties in 2024, which was four times the leasing volume we achieved in the prior year, and importantly, our leasing pipeline for 2025 continues to be robust. We are energized by the shift in strategy to increase our portfolio concentration over time toward more dedicated use assets such as flex, laboratory, medical and governmental. We believe this strategy will result in a more stable portfolio with higher renewal prospects, as tenants need the space to operate their business, therefore requiring employees to be in person at the property. As we look to execute on this strategy in the coming years, we intend to continue to execute on asset sale activity, adding to the almost 2.0 million square feet sold since our spin off. We have also made various changes to reduce G&A growth and expect to deliver approximately $1.0 million of annualized savings that will start to contribute in the second half of this year. We believe these savings, along with our ongoing efforts to reduce property carrying costs and a realigned dividend, will enable us to maintain the liquidity necessary to support our stabilized well-located portfolio with future leasing and required capital expenditures. As we look ahead, the improving leasing environment and the meaningful actions we have taken should enable Orion to stabilize Core FFO earnings this year and next with meaningful earnings and value growth in future years."