Organization and Nature of the Business

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization and Nature of the Business

Organization and Nature of the Business

Blue Owl Real Estate Net Lease Trust (“we”, “us”, “our”, “ORENT”, and the “Company”) invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of single-tenant commercial real estate properties subject to long-term net leases with investment grade and other creditworthy tenants or guarantors across the United States and Canada. The Company is the sole general partner and majority limited partner in Blue Owl NLT Operating Partnership LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “NLT OP” or “Operating Partnership”). Substantially all of the Company’s business is conducted through the NLT OP. As of June 30, 2024, ORENT owns 91.6% of the NLT OP. The Company and the NLT OP are externally managed by an adviser, Blue Owl Real Estate Capital LLC (“Blue Owl Real Estate” or “Adviser”), a subsidiary of Blue Owl Capital Inc. (“Blue Owl”). The Company’s investment decisions are made by employees of the Adviser, subject to general oversight by the Company’s investment committee and the Company’s board of trustees (the “Board”). The Company was formed under the name Oak Street Net Lease Trust on April 4, 2022 (“Inception”) as a Maryland statutory trust; however, no activity occurred until the first capital funding from Blue Owl on August 9, 2022. On July 6, 2023, the Company and NLT OP changed their legal names from Oak Street Net Lease Trust and OakTrust Operating Partnership L.P., respectively.

The Company operates in a manner to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a REIT, the Company is entitled to a tax deduction for some or all of the dividends paid to shareholders. Accordingly, the Company generally will not be subject to federal income taxes as long as it currently distributes to shareholders an amount equal to or in excess of the Company’s taxable income. If the Company fails to operate in a manner to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, without the benefit of certain relief provisions, the Company will be subject to federal and state income tax on its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates.

The Company’s principal business is the acquisition, ownership, financing and leasing of single-tenant commercial real estate properties subject to long-term net leases with investment grade and other creditworthy tenants or guarantors, and its management does not distinguish the principal business, or group the operations, by geography or property type for purposes of measuring performance. Accordingly, the Company has only one reportable segment.

As of June 30, 2024, the Company owned 182 investments in real estate, 19 investments in real estate leases and 22 build-to-suit assets currently in development, including industrial, retail, and office properties. Additionally, the Company holds interest in three joint ventures that are included in investments in unconsolidated real estate affiliates, including STORE Capital LLC and Waterparks LLC (collectively, “STORE”). STORE owns 3,230 properties which are leased to 625 tenants on a triple-net lease basis. As of June 30, 2024, the Company holds a 16.1% ownership interest in STORE. The Company’s investment in STORE qualifies as a significant investment under SEC Regulation S-X Rule 10-01(b) (refer to Note 4 - Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Affiliates). The Company also holds investments in real estate debt which consist of securities and loans (refer to Note 5 - Investments in Real Estate Debt).

On September 1, 2022, the Company commenced the offering of its common shares through a continuous private placement offering (“Private Offering”), under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). As of June 30, 2024, the Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of each of its classes of shares of its common shares (Class S shares, Class N shares, Class D shares, and Class I shares), each with a par value of $0.01 per common share. The share classes have different upfront selling commissions, dealer manager fees and ongoing shareholder servicing fees. The initial offering price for shares sold through the Private Offering was $10.00 per share. The Company conducts periodic closings and sells shares at the prior net asset value (“NAV”) per share as determined using the valuation methodology recommended by the Adviser and approved by the pricing committee of the Board, plus applicable fees and commissions. The NAV per share is calculated on a fully diluted basis. NAV may differ from the values of our real estate assets as calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”).

On August 31, 2023, the Company, through the NLT OP, initiated a program (the “DST Program”) to issue and sell up to a maximum aggregate offering amount of $3,000,000 of beneficial interests (“Interests”) in specific Delaware statutory trusts (the “DSTs”) holding real properties (the “DST Properties”) to “accredited investors,” as that term is defined under Regulation D promulgated by the SEC under the 1933 Act in private placements exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act (the “DST Offerings”). As of June 30, 2024, the Company has raised proceeds of $26,736 from its DST program. See Note 6 - DST Program for additional information.