GlobeNewswire Inc | Oct 26, 2020 06:00AM EDT

October 26, 2020

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Oct. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (NYSE: AHH) announced today that it has reclaimed two prime sites for redevelopment 3 acres within the Companys flagship development, the Town Center of Virginia Beach and nearly 10 acres adjacent to James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Following the tenants default, the Company terminated its two leases with Regal Cinemas for the freestanding locations in Virginia Beach and Harrisonburg, the only cinema leases in Armada Hoffler Properties portfolio.

The Town Center of Virginia Beach is Armada Hoffler Properties ongoing multi-phased, mixed-use, public-private partnership with the City of Virginia Beach. The 3-acre parcel formerly occupied by Regal Cinemas is strategically situated within the 17-block development in the middle of over one million square feet of commercial office and retail space, 750 apartment units, 175 residential condos, 400 hotel rooms, 25 restaurants, two performing arts theaters, and five parking garages offering 4,400 free spaces.

The Harrisonburg Regal site is located in the heart of the areas commercial corridor on University Boulevard within a half-mile walk of the campus of James Madison University. The existing 49,000 square foot building sits on nearly 10 acres currently used primarily for surface parking.

Our advantage as a diversified, vertically-integrated, and development-focused firm is our ability to quickly respond to changing market conditions and identify opportunities in the face of adversity, said Louis Haddad, President & CEO of Armada Hoffler Properties. We would have been pleased to see these two leases through to their contractual expirations. However, following Regals default and recent decision to indefinitely suspend all operations, we regained full control over two prime pieces of real estate, thereby accelerating our long-term goal of redevelopment. As weve discussed on previous earnings calls, our focus and specialty is on creative mixed-use development and we envision both sites to feature a major multifamily component amongst other uses. We look forward to unlocking the full potential of both properties and as a result, maximizing value for both their respective communities and our shareholders.

About Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (NYSE: AHH) is a vertically-integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust ("REIT") with four decades of experience developing, building, acquiring, and managing high-quality, institutional-grade office, retail, and multifamily properties located primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. In addition to developing and building properties for its own account, the Company also provides development and general contracting construction services to third-party clients. Founded in 1979 by Daniel A. Hoffler, the Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For more information, visit ArmadaHoffler.com.

Forward-Looking StatementsCertain matters within this press release are discussed using forward-looking language as specified in the Private Securities LitigationReform Act of 1995, and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actualresults or performance to differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements. When used, the words "anticipate,""believe," "expect," "intend," "may," "might," "plan," "estimate," "project," "should," "will," "result," and similar expressions, whichdo not relate solely to historical matters, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forwarding-looking statements mayinclude, but are not limited to, comments relating to the Companys development pipeline, the timing of future dividend payments, if any, the Companys construction anddevelopment businesses, including backlog, timing of deliveries and estimated costs, and the Companys expectations andprojections, including estimated rent collections, the estimated construction segment gross profit range, projected mezzanine loan interest income andexpected financing activities such as issuances under the Companys at-the-market equity offering program. The Companys actualfuture results and trends may differ materially from expectations depending on a variety of factors discussed in the Companys filingswith theSecurities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). These factors include, without limitation: (a) the impact of the coronavirus(COVID-19) pandemic on macroeconomic conditions and economic conditions in the markets in which the Company operates,including, among others: (i) disruptions in, or a lack of access to, the capital markets or disruptions in the Companys ability toborrow amounts subject to existing construction loan commitments; (ii) adverse impacts to the Companys tenants and other thirdparties businesses and financial condition that adversely affect the ability and willingness of the Companys tenants and other thirdparties to satisfy their rent and other obligations to the Company, including deferred rent; (iii) the ability and willingness of theCompanys tenants to renew their leases with the Company upon expiration of the leases or to re-lease the Companys properties onthe same or better terms in the event of nonrenewal or early termination of existing leases; and (iv) federal, state and localgovernment initiatives to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including additional restrictions on business activities,shelter-in-place orders and other restrictions, and the timing and amount of economic stimulus or other initiatives; (b) theCompanys ability to continue construction on development and construction projects, in each case on the timeframes and on termscurrently anticipated; (c) the Companys ability to accurately assess and predict the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the amount and timing of rent collections, resultsof operations, financial condition, acquisition and disposition activities and growth opportunities; (d) the Companys ability tomaintain compliance with the covenants under its existing debt agreements or to obtain modifications to such covenants from theapplicable lenders; and (e) the information under the heading Risk Factors included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-Kfor the year endedDecember 31, 2019and in other filings the Company makes from time to time with theSEC, including theCompanys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 2, 2020.

Contact:Michael P. OHaraArmada Hoffler Properties, Inc.Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and SecretaryEmail: MOHara@ArmadaHoffler.comPhone: (757) 366-6684