CTO Realty Growth Announces Acquisition of 446,500 Square Foot Retail Power Center in Dallas, Texas for $61.2 Million

WINTER PARK, Fla., June 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (NYSE: CTO) (the “Company” or “CTO”) today announced the acquisition of Plaza at Rockwall, a 446,500 square foot multi-tenant retail power center in the Rockwall submarket of Dallas, Texas (the “Property”) for a purchase price of $61.2 million. The purchase price represents a going-in cap rate above the range of the Company’s current guidance for initial cash yields.

“The Plaza at Rockwall is a great addition to our high-quality, growth markets-focused portfolio, allowing us to increase exposure to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex in a high barriers-to-entry submarket with accretive demographics,” said John P. Albright, President and Chief Executive Officer of CTO Realty Growth. “This acquisition is a terrific opportunity to invest at an attractive cost basis with a strong in-place yield, and it further diversifies our portfolio’s tenant mix, increasing our exposure to leading retailers such as Best Buy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, HomeGoods, and Ulta Beauty. Future cash flow growth will be driven by meaningful long-term re-leasing and repositioning opportunities, which are supported by excellent demographics from one of the most affluent submarkets in Texas."

Plaza at Rockwall is situated on 42 acres along I-30, just over 20 miles northeast of downtown Dallas, Texas. The Property is 95% occupied and is anchored by Best Buy, Ulta Beauty, Dick’s Sporting Goods, JCPenney, Belk, Five Below, and HomeGoods. Plaza at Rockwall is located within one of the wealthiest and fastest growing counties in Texas, benefiting from a five-mile population of nearly 99,000, five-mile average household incomes of more than $142,500, and a five-year projected five-mile population growth rate of 1.25% annually. Following the Company’s acquisition of the Property, Dallas-Fort Worth continues to be the Company’s second largest market exposure with approximately 18% of the Company’s in-place annualized cash base rent coming from the metropolitan statistical area.

The Property was purchased using draws from the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility. The acquisition was structured as a reverse like-kind exchange in anticipation of possible future income property dispositions by the Company.

About CTO Realty Growth, Inc.

CTO Realty Growth, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns and operates a portfolio of high-quality, retail-based properties located primarily in higher growth markets in the United States. CTO also externally manages and owns a meaningful interest in Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PINE), a publicly traded net lease REIT.

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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