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Cohen & Steers Income Opportunities REIT, Inc. Acquires Sprouts-Anchored Shopping Center

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Cohen & Steers Income Opportunities REIT, through its joint venture with Phillips Edison (NASDAQ: PECO), acquired Oracle Crossings, a 266,000-square-foot, Sprouts- and HomeGoods-anchored open-air shopping center in Oro Valley, Tucson.

The property is 96% leased, draws 2.1 million annual visitors, and sits in a high-income, fast-growing submarket. Open-air shopping centers report 95.7% occupancy, supporting the asset’s income-focused strategy.

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  • Acquisition of 266,000-square-foot grocery-anchored center via PECO joint venture
  • Property 96% leased with Sprouts and HomeGoods as anchor tenants
  • Center sees 2.1 million annual visitors and 66,000 vehicles per day nearby
  • Located in affluent, fast-growing Oro Valley submarket of Tucson
  • Open-air shopping centers at 95.7% occupancy, supporting demand backdrop

Negative

  • None.

News Market Reaction – PECO

+0.10%
+0.10% Session close to close

In the Jun 2 session, PECO gained 0.10%, reflecting a mild positive market reaction.

Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.

Market Context

This announcement highlights another CNSREIT–PECO grocery-anchored acquisition, adding a 266,000 squ...
Analysis

This announcement highlights another CNSREIT–PECO grocery-anchored acquisition, adding a 266,000 square foot center that is 96% leased with 2.1 million annual visitors in a growing Tucson submarket. It reinforces a pattern of partnering on necessity-driven, open-air assets amid sector occupancy of 95.7%. Investors may watch how future leasing metrics, tenant performance, and additional JV deals compare with prior Publix-, Kroger-, and ALDI-anchored transactions.

Key Figures

Property size: 266,000 square feet Leased rate: 96% Traffic volume: 66,000 vehicles per day +5 more
8 metrics
Property size 266,000 square feet Oracle Crossings open-air shopping center
Leased rate 96% Oracle Crossings occupancy at acquisition
Traffic volume 66,000 vehicles per day Intersection of Oracle Road and Magee Road
Annual visitors 2.1 million Oracle Crossings yearly footfall
Population growth 1.2% per year Tucson metro annual population growth over past three years
Income growth 3.7% per year Tucson metro median household income growth over past three years
Open-air occupancy 95.7% Sector-wide open-air shopping center occupancy per CoStar
Years at high occupancy 16 years Open-air centers at highest occupancy level in 16 years

Previous Acquisition Reports

4 past events · Latest: May 15 (Positive)
Same Type Pattern 4 events
Date Event Sentiment 24h Move Catalyst
May 15 Acquisitions leadership hire Positive -1.1% Hired veteran VP of Acquisitions to support grocery-anchored growth strategy.
Dec 08 ALDI-anchored JV deal Positive -1.1% CNSREIT-PECO JV bought 195,000 sq ft ALDI-anchored center at 99% occupancy.
Nov 04 Kroger-anchored JV deal Positive +0.5% CNSREIT-PECO JV acquired 288,000 sq ft Kroger-anchored center in strong market.
Jan 21 Publix-anchored JV deal Positive +1.7% Second $300M JV acquisition of Publix-anchored Orlando center at 91% leased.

24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.

Pattern Detected

Acquisition and JV-related headlines have produced mixed reactions, with an even split between aligned and divergent moves.

Recent Company History

Over the past year, PECO has repeatedly featured in CNSREIT joint venture acquisitions of grocery‑anchored open‑air centers, including Publix‑, Kroger‑, and ALDI‑anchored properties in Florida and Virginia. These deals highlight a consistent focus on necessity‑based retail and high‑occupancy assets. Market reactions have varied: some announcements around Jan 21, 2025 and Nov 4, 2025 coincided with gains, while others on Dec 8, 2025 and May 15, 2026 saw declines, underscoring inconsistent trading responses to similar growth news.

Key Terms

reit, joint venture, median household income
3 terms
reit financial
"Cohen & Steers Income Opportunities REIT, Inc. ("CNSREIT") announced today"
A real estate investment trust (REIT) is a company that owns, operates, or finances income-producing real estate, like shopping centers, apartments, or office buildings. For investors, REITs offer a way to invest in real estate without having to buy property directly, often providing regular income through dividends. They function like a mutual fund for real estate, making it easier for people to add property investments to their portfolio.
joint venture financial
"completed through CNSREIT's programmatic joint venture with Phillips Edison & Company"
A joint venture is when two or more companies team up to work on a specific project or business idea, sharing both the risks and the rewards. It’s like friends starting a lemonade stand together—each contributes resources and they split the profits, making it easier to succeed than going alone.
median household income financial
"3.7% annual median household income growth over the past three years"
The median household income is the income level at which half of households earn more and half earn less, so it represents the “middle” household’s earnings rather than an average that can be skewed by very high or low incomes. Investors use it as a quick snapshot of consumer purchasing power and local economic health—like checking the midpoint of a line to understand where most people stand—which helps gauge demand for goods and services, credit risk, and the likely impact of policy changes.

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NEW YORK, June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers Income Opportunities REIT, Inc. ("CNSREIT") announced today its acquisition of Oracle Crossings, a 266,000‑square‑foot, grocery‑anchored open‑air shopping center located in the Oro Valley submarket of Tucson, Arizona. The acquisition was completed through CNSREIT's programmatic joint venture with Phillips Edison & Company (NASDAQ: PECO – "PECO"), a publicly traded owner and operator of grocery‑anchored U.S. shopping centers.

Oracle Crossings is 96% leased and anchored by Sprouts Farmers Market and HomeGoods. The center benefits from a highly visible location at the intersection of Oracle Road and Magee Road, which sees 66,000 vehicles per day. The center attracts more than 2.1 million annual visitors.

The property sits within Oro Valley, which is adjacent to Tucson's most affluent and fastest‑growing suburbs. The broader Tucson metro area has experienced 1.2% annual population growth and 3.7% annual median household income growth over the past three years—both above U.S. averages—supported by a diversified economic base including the University of Arizona, Raytheon, Davis‑Monthan Air Force Base, and Banner Health.

James S. Corl, Chief Executive Officer of CNSREIT and Head of the Private Real Estate Group at Cohen & Steers, said:
"Oracle Crossings is exactly the type of necessityanchored, highquality retail asset we seek to own in CNSREIT. Tenants demonstrate strong performance, and the property's location in one of Tucson's most affluent and supplyconstrained submarkets provides a compelling foundation for durable income and longterm growth. Openair shopping centers continue to benefit from limited new supply, strong tenant balance sheets, and resilient consumer demand—conditions that we believe position Oracle Crossings as a highly attractive addition to our portfolio."

CNSREIT is acquiring high-quality properties that seek to generate attractive income potential alongside best-in-class operators and has a current focus on well-anchored, necessity-driven shopping centers. Open-air shopping centers are at their highest occupancy level of the past 16 years at 95.7%1, according to real estate analytics provider CoStar Group.

About CNSREIT. Cohen & Steers Income Opportunities REIT, Inc. is a perpetual-life, non-listed REIT formed to invest primarily in high quality, income-focused, stabilized properties within the United States. CNSREIT is externally managed by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., a subsidiary of Cohen & Steers, Inc.

About Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers is a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, including listed and private real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, resource equities, commodities, as well as multi-strategy solutions. Founded in 1986, the firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.

About Phillips Edison & Company.
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. ("PECO") is one of the nation's largest owners and operators of high-quality, grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping centers. Founded in 1991, PECO has generated strong results through its vertically-integrated operating platform and national footprint of well-occupied shopping centers. PECO's centers feature a mix of national and regional retailers providing necessity-based goods and services in fundamentally strong markets throughout the United States. PECO's top grocery anchors include Kroger, Publix, Albertsons and Ahold Delhaize. As of March 31, 2026, PECO managed 326 shopping centers, including 299 wholly-owned centers comprising 33.7 million square feet across 31 states and 27 shopping centers owned in three institutional joint ventures. PECO is focused on creating great omni-channel, grocery-anchored shopping experiences and improving communities, one neighborhood shopping center at a time. Learn more at www.phillipsedison.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," "identified" or other similar words or the negatives thereof. These may include CNSREIT's financial projections and estimates and their underlying assumptions, statements about plans, objectives and expectations with respect to future operations, statements with respect to acquisitions, statements regarding future performance and statements regarding identified but not yet closed acquisitions. Such forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and there are or may be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements. CNSREIT believes these factors also include but are not limited to those described under the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the prospectus, as amended and supplemented from time to time, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which is accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this document. Except as otherwise required by federal securities laws, CNSREIT undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

1 Source: CoStar

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FAQ

What property did Cohen & Steers and PECO acquire on June 2, 2026?

They acquired Oracle Crossings, a 266,000-square-foot open-air shopping center in Oro Valley, Tucson. According to CNSREIT, it is a grocery-anchored center featuring Sprouts Farmers Market and HomeGoods, focused on necessity-driven retail tenants.

How does the Oracle Crossings acquisition involve Phillips Edison (NASDAQ: PECO)?

The Oracle Crossings purchase was completed through a programmatic joint venture between CNSREIT and Phillips Edison (PECO). According to CNSREIT, this partnership targets high-quality, necessity-anchored U.S. shopping centers with strong occupancy and income potential.

What is the occupancy rate of Oracle Crossings acquired by CNSREIT and PECO?

Oracle Crossings is reported to be 96% leased at acquisition. According to CNSREIT, the center benefits from strong tenant performance and anchors like Sprouts and HomeGoods, supporting the strategy of generating durable income from well-leased retail assets.

Why is Oracle Crossings’ Tucson location important for CNSREIT and PECO (PECO)?

Oracle Crossings is in Oro Valley, adjacent to Tucson’s most affluent and fastest-growing suburbs. According to CNSREIT, the broader Tucson metro has seen 1.2% annual population and 3.7% income growth over three years, supporting retail demand.

How does the Oracle Crossings deal fit CNSREIT’s strategy with PECO (NASDAQ: PECO)?

The acquisition aligns with CNSREIT’s focus on well-anchored, necessity-driven shopping centers. According to CNSREIT, Oracle Crossings’ high occupancy, strong anchors, and supply-constrained submarket support the goal of attractive income potential alongside best-in-class operators like PECO.

What broader market conditions support the Oracle Crossings acquisition for PECO investors?

Open-air shopping centers are at their highest occupancy in 16 years at 95.7%. According to CNSREIT, limited new supply, strong tenant balance sheets, and resilient consumer demand underpin the investment case for assets like Oracle Crossings.