Ahead of their own clock: a consequential milestone just moved earlier than the company's own prior timeline
The model's full reasoning — Q4 2015 call → NOWe need to determine if management states that a consequential upcoming milestone is happening earlier or faster than the company's own previously communicated timeline. Look for phrases like "ahead of schedule", "sooner than planned", "pulled forward", "faster than expected". Also check if it's near-dated and consequential. Scan the transcript. Victor Coleman mentions several things. For example, about ICON: "ICON is now 100% pre-leased and anticipated delivery in the third quarter 2016" - that's not earlier, just on schedule. About 12655 Jefferson: "we're in leases for the balance of that space and expect this project to be 100% pre-leased shortly with delivery anticipated this summer." That's not necessarily earlier. Look for explicit comparisons to prior timeline. There is a mention of "we broke ground on the parking structure and started building renovations at four contractions with anticipated completion by the second quarter of 2017." Not earlier. Also about the creative office building: "we started construction on earlier this month." That's just starting. What about the Netflix lease? They pre-leased 200k, then executed lease for remaining 123k. That's a leasing milestone, not a construction milestone. But is it earlier than expected? They said "early this month they executed a lease for the remaining five floors" - that's just an event, not necessarily ahead of schedule. Check for any statement like "ahead of schedule" or "sooner than expected". I see "we're in leases for the balance of that space and expect this project to be 100% pre-leased shortly" - that's not a timeline comparison. Maybe about the 1455 Market Street: "We actually leased up the balance of that space in the first quarter of this year" - that's just a fact. Look for any mention of "faster" or "earlier". The only thing that might be relevant is about the Blackstone portfolio leasing: "Since the December announcement we completed approximately1.6 million square feet of leases at those asset including renewal of backfill of nearly 81% of 2015 lease expirations." That's a result, not a milestone moving earlier. Also about the Bayhill sale: "we saw a bagel office center 550,000 square foot campus in [indiscernible] YouTube for $250 million." That's a disposition, not a milestone.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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