

Office Reits eye AI-resilient, GCC-driven tenant portfolios, acquisitions to expand
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Bengaluru: India’s listed office real estate investment trusts (Reits) are building artificial intelligence-resilient, GCC-driven tenant portfolios as they focus on expansion through acquiring premium assets and increasing occupancy in FY27.Reits have emerged from a strong year with good leasing and increased demand from global capability centres (GCCs). The publicly listed office Reits in the country—Embassy Office Parks REIT, Mindspace Business Parks REIT, Brookfield India Real Estate Trust (Biret) and Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT)—have seen their net operating income, occupancy levels and distribution grow in FY26.Bagmane Prime Office REIT was the fifth and latest to list in May.
Its initial public offering was subscribed almost 25 times, attracting the highest number of investor applications ever for a Reit IPO in the country.“We have an AI-resilient portfolio, with a strong GCC client base that is not affected by IT (information technology). In FY27, we are looking at higher occupancy, which also means a significant amount of leasing,” Shirish Godbole, chief executive officer of KRT, which is backed by real estate company Sattva Group and asset manager Blackstone, told Mint.Godbole expects healthy growth in revenue, net operating income and distribution, along with a strong acquisition pipeline of sponsor assets as well as third-party buyout opportunities.Reits pool income-generating real estate assets such as office parks and shopping malls to help investors earn a share of the income produced without purchasing the properties.
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