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Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions
Acquisitions

Development Project Acquisitions

During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, we acquired the following undeveloped land sites listed below from unrelated third parties. The acquisitions were funded with proceeds from the Company’s at-the-market stock offering program (see Note 11 “Stockholders’ Equity of the Company” for additional information), borrowings under the unsecured line of credit (see Note 8 “Secured and Unsecured Debt of the Operating Partnership” for additional information), and disposition proceeds (see Note 4 “Dispositions and Real Estate Assets Held for Sale” for additional information).

Project
 
Date of
Acquisition
 
City/Submarket
 
Type
 
Purchase Price (1) 
(in millions)
2015 Acquisitions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
333 Dexter (2)
 
February 13, 2015
 
Seattle, WA
 
Land
 
$
49.5

100 Hooper (3)
 
July 7, 2015
 
San Francisco, CA
 
Land
 
78.0

Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
127.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014 Acquisitions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Exchange on 16th (4)
 
May 23, 2014
 
San Francisco, CA
 
Land
 
$
95.0

Flower Mart (5)
 
October 23, 2014
 
San Francisco, CA
 
Land
 
 
 
December 19, 2014
 
 
 
71.0

Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
166.0

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(1)
See Note 16 “Commitments and Contingencies” for additional information on certain accrued liabilities for these acquisitions.
(2)
Acquisition comprised of four adjacent parcels in the South Lake Union submarket of Seattle, Washington located at 330 Dexter Avenue North, 333 Dexter Avenue North, 401 Dexter Avenue North, and 400 Aurora Avenue North. In connection with this acquisition, we also assumed $2.4 million in accrued liabilities and acquisition costs that are not included in the purchase price above.
(3)
In connection with this acquisition, we assumed $4.1 million in accrued liabilities and acquisition costs that are not included in the purchase price above.
(4)
In connection with this acquisition, we assumed $2.3 million in accrued liabilities that are not included in the purchase price above.
(5)
In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company closed on two adjacent land sites for a total purchase price of $71.0 million and approximately $13.4 million in transaction costs and accrued liabilities, net. The acquisitions, which were completed through the execution of two merger transactions, were partially funded through the issuance of 351,476 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at approximately $21.6 million and the remainder was paid in cash.

Operating Properties

We did not acquire any operating properties during the year ended December 31, 2015. During the year ended December 31, 2014, we acquired the five operating office properties, listed below, from unrelated third parties. Unless otherwise noted, we funded these acquisitions with proceeds from the Company’s public offerings of common stock and the Company's at-the-market stock offering program (see Note 11 “Stockholders’ Equity of the Company”), borrowings under the unsecured line of credit (see Note 8 “Secured and Unsecured Debt of the Operating Partnership”), disposition proceeds (see Note 4 “Dispositions and Real Estate Assets Held for Sale” for additional information”), the assumption of existing debt and/or the issuance of common units of the Operating Partnership.

Property
 
Date of Acquisition
 
Number of Buildings
 
Rentable Square Feet (unaudited)
 
Occupancy as of December 31, 2015 (unaudited)
 
Purchase Price (in millions) (1)
2014 Acquisitions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
401 Terry Ave. N., Seattle, WA
 
March 13, 2014
 
1
 
140,605

 
100.0%
 
$
106.1

1310, 1315, 1320-1324, 1325-1327 Chesapeake Terrace, Sunnyvale, CA (2)
 
November 5, 2014
 
4
 
266,982

 
100.0%
 
100.5

Total (3)
 
 
 
5
 
407,587

 
 
 
$
206.6

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(1)
Excludes acquisition-related costs and non-lease related accrued liabilities assumed. Includes assumed unpaid leasing commissions and tenant improvements.
(2)
As of December 31, 2014, these properties, together the “Chesapeake Commons” project, were temporarily being held in a separate VIE to facilitate potential Section 1031 Exchanges. During January 2015, the Company closed out the Section 1031 Exchange related to this VIE. (See Note 2 “Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies”).
(3)
The results of operations for the properties acquired during 2014 contributed $7.7 million and $2.8 million to revenues and net income from continuing operations, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2014.


The related assets, liabilities and results of operations of the acquired properties are included in the consolidated financial statements as of the date of acquisition. The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the respective acquisition dates for our 2014 operating property acquisitions:

Acquisitions
Total 2014
Acquisitions (1)
 
 
Assets
 
Land and improvements
$
81,430

Buildings and improvements (2)
114,876

Deferred leasing costs and acquisition-related intangible assets (3)
17,259

Total assets acquired
213,565

Liabilities
 
Deferred revenue and acquisition-related intangible liabilities (4)
6,990

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
2,029

Total liabilities assumed
9,019

Net assets and liabilities acquired (5)
$
204,546

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(1)
The purchase price of the two acquisitions completed during the year ended December 31, 2014 were individually less than 5% and in aggregate less than 10% of the Company’s total assets as of December 31, 2014.
(2)
Represents buildings, building improvements and tenant improvements.
(3)
Represents in-place leases (approximately $12.3 million with a weighted average amortization period of 7.0 years) and leasing commissions (approximately $4.9 million with a weighted average amortization period of 7.0 years).
(4)
Represents below-market leases (approximately $7.0 million with a weighted average amortization period of 6.1 years).
(5)
Reflects the purchase price net of assumed secured debt and other lease-related obligations.