First Capital Realty

First Capital Realty is a Canadian public real estate company, specializing in retail real estate, and based in Toronto, Ontario. It is one of the largest retail landlords in Canada.[1]

First Capital Realty
TypePublic
TSX: FCR.UN
S&P/TSX Composite Component
IndustryCommercial Real Estate
Founded1994
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario
,
Canada
Key people
Adam E. Paul (President and Chief executive officer)
Revenue$676 million CAD (2016)
Cedarbrae Mall, a First Capital Property

History

First Capital Realty was founded in 1994 as Centrefund Realty through a 1994 IPO.[2] It started with 5 properties, and grew to 70 properties by 2000.[2] In May 2000, Riocan Real Estate Investment Trust briefly entered into discussions into buying First Capital.[3] Gazit Group ended up acquiring the company, which was restructured and renamed First Capital Realty in 2001.[3]

Gazit Group (now Gazit-Globe) remains a significant shareholder in First Capital (32% as of March 2017),[4] although both they and First Capital have issued a number of shares to public markets in the intervening time.[5] As of 2003, First Capital had 81 properties, after spinning off its American properties and acquiring 18 properties during the year.[5] In 2011, First Capital Realty bought Hazelton Lanes, a shopping centre in Yorkville, Toronto, for $110 million.[6]

Business

First Capital primarily owns shopping centres shopping centres in large urban areas in Canada. As of Q4 2018, First Capital had 166 Canadian properties, with 25.5 million square feet of gross leasable area with total enterprise valued at $9.2 Billion.[7] Major tenant groups include grocery stores (17.7% of 2018 rent), restaurants (13.8%), pharmacies (9.1%), and banks (8.6%). [8] The top 10 tenants in 2018 were Loblaws, Sobeys, Metro, Canadian Tire, Walmart, TD Canada Trust, RBC, Goodlife Fitness, Dollarama, and Save on Foods.

First Capital has recently been shifting to mixed-use developments, as opposed to purely retail developments.[1]

In September 2017, it was announced that First Capital was considering selling $500 million worth of properties in Ottawa and Toronto in which it has a partial interest.[1]

Unlike many public real estate companies, First Capital Realty is not structured as a real estate investment trust.[9]

Properties

Notable properties owned by First Capital (as of October 2018) include:[10]

Ontario

Quebec

Alberta

British Columbia

    References
    1. "First Capital Realty-backed portfolio of 19 properties in Ottawa and Toronto on the market". Financial Post. September 21, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
    2. "Our History | North American Development Group". North American Development Group. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
    3. Howlett, Karen (October 23, 2001). "The stock trades nobody noticed". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
    4. "Gazit-Globe Announces Sale of Common Shares of First Capital Realty Inc". March 22, 2017.
    5. Church, Elizabeth (December 27, 2003). "First Capital shops for the right property". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
    6. "Yorkville's $110M Hazelton Lanes mall sold". CBC News. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
    7. "First Capital Realty - Investors". www.fcr.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
    8. Capital Realty, First. "Strategic and Diversified Tenant Mix" (PDF). First Capital Realty. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
    9. "RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust vs. First Capital Realty Inc.: Which Is the Better Buy?". The Motley Fool Canada. April 12, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
    10. "First Capital Realty - Portfolio&Leasing". fcr.ca. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
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