Alpine Income Property Trust Announces Fourth Quarter Investment Activity

Written By Michael Gary Scott

WINTER PARK, Fla., Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. PINE (the “Company” or “PINE”), an owner and operator of single tenant net leased commercial income properties, today announced updated fourth quarter and year-to-date 2024 investment and disposition activities. 

2024 Investment Activity 

  • In November 2024, the Company completed a $28 million purchase of a portfolio of 5 single-tenant properties anchored by BJ’s Wholesale Club, all of which are located in the greater Charlotte, North Carolina area. The portfolio is located near the 1.4 million square foot Concord Mills mall. With the addition of this investment, Charlotte, North Carolina now enters PINE’s top 5 markets based on annual ABR.
  • The Company’s year-to-date total investment activity, including acquisitions and structured investment activity, now totals $112.2 million at a weighted average initial investment yield of 9.3%, exceeding the high end of investment activity given with the third quarter reporting.

2024 Disposition Activity 

  • In October 2024, the Company sold two former Mountain Express convenience stores for a total of $1.4 million.
  • The Company’s year-to-date disposition volume, inclusive of property and structured investment sales, now totals $70.2 million at a weighted average exit cash cap rate of 7.1%. 

About Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc.

Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. PINE is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that seeks to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns and dependable cash dividends by investing in, owning and operating a portfolio of single tenant net leased commercial income properties that are predominately leased to high-quality publicly traded and credit-rated tenants.

Contact: Philip R. Mays
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(407) 904-3324
pmays@alpinereit.com
   

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This press release may contain “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements include statements that may be identified by words such as “continued,” “could,” “may,” “might,” “will,” “likely,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “continues,” “projects” and similar references to future periods, or by the inclusion of forecasts or projections. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and assumptions regarding capital market conditions, the Company’s business, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, by their nature, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. As a result, the Company’s actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include general business and economic conditions, continued volatility and uncertainty in the credit markets and broader financial markets, risks inherent in the real estate business, including tenant defaults, potential liability relating to environmental matters, credit risk associated with the Company investing in first mortgage investments, illiquidity of real estate investments and potential damages from natural disasters, the impact of epidemics or pandemics (such as the COVID-19 Pandemic and its variants) on the Company’s business and the business of its tenants and the impact of such epidemics or pandemics on the U.S. economy and market conditions generally, other factors affecting the Company’s business or the business of its tenants that are beyond the control of the Company or its tenants, and the factors set forth under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and other risks and uncertainties discussed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statement made in this press release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. 

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