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Broadstone Net Lease reported a $456.3 million build-to-suit pipeline, $236.6 million in third-quarter investments and an approximately $259 million equity offering. The development pipeline is not completed construction.
Broadstone Net Lease has assembled a $456 million committed build-to-suit development pipeline after returning to the public equity market with an approximately $259 million offering. Its third-quarter results show the REIT placing more capital into tenant-specific construction while maintaining a portfolio of long-term leased properties.
The company released its earnings October 28, reporting $77.8 million in adjusted funds from operations, or 39 cents per diluted share, up 5.4% from a year earlier. Revenue reached $121.9 million compared with $114.2 million in the 2025 quarter. Net income including noncontrolling interests was $28.1 million.
Broadstone invested $236.6 million during the quarter. That total included $137.1 million in build-to-suit development, $63.8 million in acquisitions, $35.1 million in transitional capital and approximately $600,000 in redevelopment spending.
The company started three development projects with an estimated aggregate investment of $325.8 million. Its in-process build-to-suit pipeline was $456.3 million as of the release date. Pipeline value represents planned or committed spending and should not be treated as completed construction or rent already being collected.
Build-to-suit properties are typically developed for an identified tenant under a negotiated lease. That structure can reduce speculative leasing risk, although developers still face construction costs, completion schedules, tenant credit exposure and the possibility of delays before rent begins.
In August, Broadstone completed a public offering of 12.65 million shares at $20.50 each, for approximately $259.3 million in gross proceeds connected with forward-sale agreements. Management said it was the company’s first return to the public equity market in four years.
The new equity gives Broadstone another way to fund projects without relying exclusively on borrowing. The trade-off is a larger potential share base. Whether development investments improve per-share returns will depend on project yields, funding costs and the timing of rent commencement.
Broadstone said it had collected 99.9% of quarterly base rents due from properties under lease as of the release date. Same-store rental revenue rose 0.7% from a year earlier, much slower than the reported 5.4% AFFO increase, reflecting different components of earnings growth.
The company raised its full-year investment assumptions and guided to AFFO of $1.55 to $1.57 per share. Those figures remain forward-looking. The build-to-suit pipeline’s completion, leasing commencement and capital requirements will determine how much of the anticipated investment translates into future cash flow.
