Simon poised to rake in millions more in rent thanks to Saks Global closures

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    "title": "Simon poised to rake in millions more in rent thanks to Saks Global closures",
    "author": "Daphne Howland",
    "excerpt": "After vacating a million square feet, the luxury retailer stopped paying $18 million in rent, but the mall owner is on pace to more than double that. Saks Global’s bankruptcy this year has been a boon to Simon Property Group, which has already begun to benefit from the luxury retailer’s Chapter 11-related store closures. The upscale department store retailer exited bankruptcy in June as Exemplar Luxury Group. In May, 1 million square feet of space was opened up due to retail bankruptcy – almost all from Saks Off 5th closures – yet the real estate investment trust’s occupancy level is equal to what it was at the end of Q1, Chief Executive Officer Eli Simon told analysts Monday. Even better perhaps, new tenants are – or soon will be – paying higher rent, he said. Through Q2 this year, initial base rent from new leases is up 17% year over year. Already-inked leases that cover about half the space emptied by Saks already exceed the $18 million in rent that Saks had been paying. At the same time, tenant allowances – money up front given to tenants for renovations and other uses – are down 12%, Simon said. “The rest are under discussions and near final deals, but we'll basically take the $18 million and turn it into $44 million,” he said. Simon’s retail investments, a group that includes Simon-owned retailers J.C. Penney operator Catalyst Brands and e-commerce company Rue Gilt...",
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