The locally based REIT is in the process of acquiring Dallas-based Prentiss Properties Trust, and the rating affirmation acknowledges that the acquisition will improve the company's geographic reach and market position, in effect creating a national operating platform. The post-merger organization will be capitalized to the tune of $5.8 million with a portfolio of 48 million sf of office and industrial properties in 18 markets.
For the short term, however, Mack-Cali's downgrade from stable to negative reflects concerns about its ability to shift smoothly to a decentralized national operating platform; its potential to grow more rapidly and to use the new, larger platform for further consolidations; and its reduced financial capability because of increased encumbrance levels.
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