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Organization and Description of Business
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Organization and Description of Business

1. Organization and Description of Business

Sotherly Hotels Inc. (the “Company”) is a self-managed and self-administered lodging real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that was incorporated in Maryland on August 20, 2004. The Company historically has focused on the acquisition, renovation, upbranding and repositioning of upscale to upper-upscale full-service hotels in the southern United States. The Company’s portfolio, as of September 30, 2024, consisted of investments in ten hotel properties, comprising 2,786 rooms and two hotel commercial condominium units and their associated rental programs. Seven of our hotels operated under the Hilton, DoubleTree, and Hyatt brands, and three are independent hotels.

The Company commenced operations on December 21, 2004, when it completed its initial public offering and thereafter consummated the acquisition of six hotel properties (the “Initial Properties”). Substantially all of the Company’s assets are held by, and all of its operations are conducted through, Sotherly Hotels LP (the “Operating Partnership”).

Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (the “Partnership Agreement”) of the Operating Partnership, the Company, as general partner, is not entitled to compensation for its services to the Operating Partnership. The Company, as general partner, conducts substantially all of its operations through the Operating Partnership and the Company’s administrative expenses are the obligations of the Operating Partnership. Additionally, the Company is entitled to reimbursement for any expenditure incurred by it on the Operating Partnership’s behalf.

For the Company to qualify as a REIT, it cannot operate hotels. Therefore, the Operating Partnership, which at September 30, 2024 was approximately 98.2% owned by the Company, and its subsidiaries, lease its hotels to direct and indirect subsidiaries of MHI Hospitality TRS Holding, Inc., MHI Hospitality TRS, LLC and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, “MHI TRS Entities”), each of which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership. The MHI TRS Entities have engaged Our Town Hospitality, LLC (“Our Town”), an eligible independent management company, to operate the hotels under management contracts. MHI Hospitality TRS Holding, Inc. (“MHI TRS”) is treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary for federal income tax purposes.

All references in these “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” to “we”, “us”, “our” and “Sotherly” refer to the Company, its Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries and predecessors, collectively, unless the context otherwise requires or where otherwise indicated.

Overview of Significant Transactions

Significant transactions occurring during the current nine-month period and prior fiscal year include the following:

 

On February 26, 2023, the Company entered into amended loan documents to modify the mortgage loan on The Whitehall hotel located in Houston, TX with the lender, International Bank of Commerce. The amendment (i) extends the maturity date to February 26, 2028; (ii) maintains a floating interest rate of New York Prime Rate plus 1.25%; and (iii) subjects the interest rate to a floor rate of 7.50%. The mortgage loan continues to be guaranteed by the Operating Partnership. The amendment also required us to establish a real estate tax reserve as well as a debt service reserve that approximates the aggregate amount of one year's debt service, which was initially established at approximately $1.5 million.

 

On March 14, 2023, the Company entered into amended loan documents to modify the mortgage loan on the DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Airport with the lender, TD Bank, N.A. The amendment provided a waiver for non-compliance with financial covenants for the periods ended September 30 and December 31, 2022, modified the reference rate replacing 1-month LIBOR with SOFR and required us to establish a debt service coverage reserve of $0.3 million.

 

On May 4, 2023, affiliates of the Company entered into loan documents to secure a $10.0 million mortgage loan on the DoubleTree by Hilton Laurel hotel located in Laurel, MD with Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Pursuant to the loan documents, the mortgage loan: (i) has a principal balance of $10.0 million; (ii) has a maturity date of May 6, 2028; (iii) carries a fixed interest rate of 7.35%; (iv) requires payments of interest only; (v) cannot be prepaid until the last 4 months of the loan term; and (vi) contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and events of default for a mortgage loan.

 

On February 7, 2024, affiliates of the Company entered into loan documents to secure a $35.0 million mortgage loan on the Hotel Alba Tampa located in Tampa, Florida with Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Company received approximately $10.2 million in net proceeds. Pursuant to the loan documents, the mortgage loan: (i) has a principal balance of $35.0 million; (ii) has a 5 year term maturing on March 6, 2029; (iii) carries a fixed interest rate of 8.49%; (iv) requires payments of interest only; (v) is guaranteed by the Operating Partnership only for traditional “bad boy” acts; (vi) cannot be prepaid until the last four months of the term; and (vii) contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and events of default for a mortgage loan.

On April 29, 2024, the Company entered into a loan amendment to amend the existing mortgage on the DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Airport hotel with the existing lender, TD Bank, N.A. Pursuant to the amended loan documents, the mortgage loan: (i) has a principal balance of approximately $35.9 million; (ii) extends the maturity by two years to April 29, 2026; (iii) continues to carry a floating interest rate of SOFR plus 3.50%; (iv) requires payments of interest only; (v) continues to be guaranteed by the Operating Partnership; and (vi) contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and events of default for a mortgage loan. Concurrent with the execution of the loan amendment, the Company (i) made a principal payment of $3.0 million; (ii) funded $0.3 million to the interest reserve escrow, bringing the balance in the interest reserve escrow account to $1.3 million; (iii) funded $5.0 million into a product improvement plan ("PIP") reserve account; and (iv) provided $1.7 million in additional cash collateral, of which $1.2 million can be released into the PIP reserve account as early as June 30, 2025 assuming compliance with the financial covenants. On May 3, 2024, an affiliate of the Company entered into an interest rate cap with a notional amount of $26.0 million with Webster Bank, N.A. The cap has a strike rate of 3.0%, is indexed to SOFR, and expires on May 1, 2026.

On July 8, 2024, we secured a $26.25 million mortgage loan on the DoubleTree by Hilton Jacksonville Riverfront hotel located in Jacksonville, Florida with Fifth Third Bank, N.A. The loan provides for an additional $9.49 million available to fund a product improvement plan at the hotel; matures on July 8, 2029; and requires monthly payments of interest at a floating interest rate of SOFR plus 3.00% plus principal of $38,700.

On August 14, 2024, we secured a $5.0 million second mortgage loan on The DeSoto hotel located in Savannah, Georgia with MONY Life Insurance Company. The loan has a maturity date of July 1, 2026 and requires level payments of principal and interest at a fixed interest rate of 7.50% and amortizing on a 25-year schedule. Proceeds of the loan were used for working capital.