Real Estate Fund Investments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Real Estate Fund Investments [Abstract]

We are the general partner and investment manager of Vornado Capital Partners Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”) and own a 25.0% interest in the Fund, which had an initial eight-year term ending February 2019. On January 29, 2018, the Fund's term was extended to February 2023. The Fund's three-year investment period ended in July 2013. The Fund is accounted for under ASC Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies (“ASC 946”) and its investments are reported on its balance sheet at fair value, with changes in value each period recognized in earnings. We consolidate the accounts of the Fund into our consolidated financial statements, retaining the fair value basis of accounting.

We are the general partner and investment manager of the Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel Joint Venture (the “Crowne Plaza Joint Venture”) and own a 57.1% interest in the joint venture which owns the 24.7% interest in the Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel not owned by the Fund. The Crowne Plaza Joint Venture is also accounted for under ASC 946 and we consolidate the accounts of the joint venture into our consolidated financial statements, retaining the fair value basis of accounting. On June 9, 2020, the joint venture between the Fund and the Crowne Plaza Joint Venture defaulted on the $274,355,000 non-recourse loan on the Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel. The interest-only loan, which bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 3.69% (3.81% as of June 30, 2021) and provides for additional default interest of 3.00%, was scheduled to mature on July 9, 2020.

On April 12, 2021, the Fund defaulted on the $82,750,000 non-recourse loan on 1100 Lincoln Road. The interest-only loan currently bears interest at a floating rate of prime plus 1.40% (4.65% as of June 30, 2021) and provides for additional default interest of 3.00%. The loan was scheduled to mature on July 27, 2021.

As of June 30, 2021, we had four real estate fund investments through the Fund and the Crowne Plaza Joint Venture with an aggregate fair value of $3,739,000, $339,812,000 below cost, and had remaining unfunded commitments of $29,194,000, of which our share was $9,266,000. As of December 31, 2020, those four real estate fund investments had an aggregate fair value of $3,739,000.

Below is a summary of income (loss) from the Fund and the Crowne Plaza Joint Venture.


(Amounts in thousands)	For the Three Months Ended June 30,				For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Net investment income (loss)	$	5,637	$	(366)	$	5,962	$	(309)
Net unrealized loss on held investments	(295)		(27,676)		(789)		(211,196)



Income (loss) from real estate fund investments	5,342		(28,042)		5,173		(211,505)
Less (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	(3,703)		21,953		(3,274)		149,258
Income (loss) from real estate fund investments net of noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	$	1,639	$	(6,089)	$	1,899	$	(62,247)