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Alpine (PINE) Grows Portfolio With $8M Retail Property Buyout

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Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (PINE - Free Report) recently announced the acquisition of a retail property net leased to Hobby Lobby in Asheville, NC MSA. The company has shelled out $8 million for this purchase.

The building comprises 55,000 square feet of space. Developed in 2016, it is situated on more than four acres of land. With the single-tenant property having about 11 years left on the lease term with contractual rent escalations every five years and a going-in cap rate of 6.68%, the buyout seems to be a strategic fit.

The company has been on an acquisition spree and has made acquisitions worth $55 million of single tenant net-leased properties in the year so far, with a weighted average going-in cap rate of 7.03%.

Notable among these acquisitions are a property leased to Hobby Lobby in Tulsa, OK, for $12.8 million, and two corporate operated 7-Eleven convenience stores in Austin, TX for $10.1 million. With these expansion efforts, Alpine company’s total portfolio now comprises 30 properties, spanning across 13 states, 14 industries and 20 markets.

The company’s decent acquisition volume has been aided by its solid balance sheet and efficient liquidity management. In March 2020, the company drew $20 million of available capacity on its $100-million credit facility to enhance its liquidity position. The total borrowing capacity on the credit facility is $87 million, with the company having the ability to draw an additional $30 million. Additionally, as of Mar 31, 2020, the company had about $22 million as cash on hand.

Currently, Alpine carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Its shares have lost 13.5% compared with the industry's decline of 6.7% over the past 12 months.

 

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