Clipper Realty Inc. Announces First Quarter 2025 Results

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clipper Realty Inc. (NYSE: CLPR) (the “Company”), a leading owner and operator of multifamily residential and commercial properties in the New York metropolitan area, today announced financial and operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Highlights for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025

• Record quarterly revenues of $39.4 million for the first quarter of 2025, up 10% from last year
• Quarterly income (loss) from operations of $(23.6) million or $10.2 million excluding $33.8 million impairment charge, for the first quarter of 2025
• Net operating income (“NOI”)¹ of $21.8 million for the first quarter of 2025, up 8% from last year
• Quarterly net loss of $35.1 million, or $1.3 million excluding impairment charge of $33.8 million, for the first quarter of 2025
• Adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”)¹ of $8.0 million for the first quarter of 2025, up 36% from last year
• Declared a dividend of $0.095 per share for the first quarter of 2025

David Bistricer, Co-Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, commented,

“The Company continued to grow revenue, NOI and AFFO on a seasonally adjusted basis in the first quarter of 2025, based on very strong residential leasing. We continue to have very high occupancy and strong renter demand in our buildings. For all our properties, new leases exceeded previous rents by nearly 15% and renewals by over 8%. At Flatbush Gardens, we continue to achieve increased rental recoveries and make the committed capital improvements and other improvements in the property. At the Dean Street ground-up development, we have substantially completed construction and expect to begin leasing soon. Additionally, we just completed bridge financing that paid off the construction financing that served us well and that should cover costs during the lease up period up to permanent financing and provide additional working capital. At our 250 Livingston Street commercial property, where we previously disclosed New York City’s notification of its intention to vacate in late August 2025, we continue to actively seek solutions and pursue opportunities. At our nearby 141 Livingston Street the Company has agreed to the terms of a new five-year lease renewal with NYC. Lastly, 10 West 65^th Street is under contract to be sold, and we expect a closing at the beginning of June 2025. This should generate approximately $12 million in cash.”

Financial Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025

For the first quarter of 2025, revenues increased by $3.6 million, or 10.2%, to $39.4 million as compared to revenue of $35.8 million during the first quarter of 2024. Residential revenue increased by $3.1 million, or 11.8%, driven by higher rental rates, occupancy and collections at all our residential properties. Commercial income increased by $0.6 million, or 5.7%, in the first quarter of 2025 due to leasing some smaller vacant spaces at Tribeca House and Aspen.

For the first quarter of 2025, net loss was $35.1 million ($0.86 per share) or $1.3 million ($0.03 per share) excluding an impairment charge related to the 10 West 65^th Street property that is now held for sale. The net loss excluding the impairment charge compares to net loss of $2.9 million ($0.09 per share) for the first quarter of 2024. This lower net loss excluding the impairment charge was primarily due to increased rental revenue discussed above and lower repairs and maintenance expenses partially offset by higher property taxes at properties other than Flatbush Gardens and, at Flatbush Gardens, higher payroll expenses from an increase in repairs and maintenance workers, higher utilities expenses and higher depreciation expense from capital spending. The impairment charge of $33.8 results from the determination of probability of selling the Company’s 10 West 65^th Street property based on a contract entered in April 2025 for $45.5 million. The Company determined to sell the property primarily because of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, which restricted the Company’s 2017 acquisition plans to convert many of its units to free market. The sale is expected to generate approximately $12 million after payment of debt and closing costs.

For the first quarter of 2025, AFFO was $8.0 million, or $0.19 per share, compared to $5.9 million, or $0.14 per share, for the first quarter of 2024. As discussed above, the increase was primarily due to increased rental revenue and lower repairs and maintenance costs partially offset by higher property taxes and payroll and utilities costs.

¹ NOI and AFFO are non-GAAP financial measures. For a definition of these financial measures and a reconciliation of such measures to the most comparable GAAP measures, see “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures” at the end of this release.

Balance Sheet

At March 31, 2025, notes payable (excluding unamortized loan costs) were $1,281.2 million, compared to $1,275.4 million at December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to borrowings on Dean Street development construction loan. On May 2, 2025, the Dean Street property entered into a $160 million, two-year bridge loan and repaid the existing $126 million Dean Street development construction loan. As compared to the construction loan, the new bridge loan offers a lower interest rate of 265% over SOFR and is expected to provide funds for operating expenses through the lease-up period and provide additional working capital of up to $18 million after attaining certain operating objectives.

Dividend

The Company today declared a first quarter dividend of $0.095 per share, the same amount as last quarter, to shareholders of record on May 27, 2025, payable June 11, 2025.

Conference Call and Supplemental Material

The Company will host a conference call on May 12, 2025, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time to discuss the first quarter 2025 results and provide a business update. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (800) 346-7359 or (973) 528-0008, conference entry code 691682. A replay of the call will be available from May 12, 2025, following the call, through May 26, 2025, by dialing (800) 332-6854 or (973) 528-0005, replay conference ID 691682. Supplemental data to this press release can be found under the “Quarterly Earnings” navigation tab on the “Investors” page of our website at www.clipperrealty.com. The Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) are filed at www.sec.gov under Clipper Realty Inc.

About Clipper Realty Inc.

Clipper Realty Inc. (NYSE: CLPR) is a self-administered and self-managed real estate company that acquires, owns, manages, operates, and repositions multifamily residential and commercial properties in the New York metropolitan area, with a portfolio in Manhattan and Brooklyn. For more information on the Company, please visit www.clipperrealty.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Various statements contained in this press release, including those that express a belief, expectation or intention, as well as those that are not statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may include estimates concerning capital projects and the success of specific properties. Our forward-looking statements are generally accompanied by words such as "estimate," "project," "predict," "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "potential," "plan" or other words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release.

We disclaim any obligation to update these statements unless required by law, and we caution you not to rely on them unduly. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and assumptions about future events. While our management considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks, contingencies and uncertainties), most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control and which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. For a discussion of these and other important factors that could affect our actual results, please refer to our filings with the SEC, including the "Risk Factors" section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and other reports filed from time to time with the SEC.

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