COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

The Company owns two hotels, Springmaid Beach Resort and Q&C Hotel. The operation for both hotels are externally managed by third-party hotel operators, in which the Company have contractual obligations under the management agreements.

Management Agreement

Springmaid Beach Resort

The consolidated joint venture entity through which the Company leases the operations for Springmaid Beach Resort has entered into a management agreement with Doubletree Management LLC, an independent third-party hotel operator (the “Operator”) pursuant to which the Operator will manage and operate the Springmaid Beach Resort. The hotel was branded a DoubleTree by Hilton in September 2016 (the “Brand Commencement Date”).

The management agreement expires on December 31 of the 20th full year following the Brand Commencement Date. Upon mutual agreement, the parties may extend the term of the agreement for two successive periods of five years each. If an event of default occurs and continues beyond any applicable notice and cure periods set forth in the management agreement, the non-defaulting party generally has, among other remedies, the option of terminating the management agreement upon written notice to the defaulting party with no termination fee payable to Doubletree. In addition, the Company has the right to terminate the management agreement without the payment of a termination fee if Doubletree fails to achieve certain criteria relating to the performance of the hotel for any two consecutive years following the Brand Commencement Date. Under certain circumstances following a casualty or condemnation event, either party may terminate the management agreement provided Doubletree receives a termination fee an amount equal to two years of the base fee. The Company is permitted to terminate the management agreement upon a sale, lease or other transfer of the Springmaid Beach Resort any time so long as the buyer is approved for, and enters into a DoubleTree by Hilton franchise agreement for the balance of the agreement’s term. Finally, the Company is restricted in its ability to assign the management agreement upon a sale, lease or other transfer the Springmaid Beach Resort unless the transferee is approved by Doubletree to assume the management agreement.

Pursuant to the management agreement the Operator receives the following fees:

•a base fee, which is a percentage of total operating revenue that starts at 2.5% and increases to 2.75% in the second year following the Brand Commencement Date and further increases in the third year following the Brand Commencement Date and thereafter to 3.0%;

•a campground area management fee, which is 2% of any campground revenue;

•an incentive fee, which is 15% of operating cash flow (after deduction for capital renewals reserve and the joint venture owner’s priority, which is 12% of the joint venture owner’s total investment);

•an additional services fee in the amount reasonably determined by the Operator from time to time; and

•a brand services fee in the amount of 4% of total rooms revenue, and an other brand services fee in an amount determined by the Operator from time to time.

The management agreement contains specific standards for the operation and maintenance of the hotel, which allows the Operator to maintain uniformity in the system created by the Operator’s franchise. Such standards generally regulate the appearance of the hotel, quality and type of goods and services offered, signage and protection of trademarks. Compliance with the management agreement will require the Company to make significant expenditures for capital improvements.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company incurred $0.1 million of fees related to the management agreement, which are included in hotel expenses on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Q&C Hotel

A wholly owned subsidiary of the joint venture through which the Company leases the operations of the Q&C Hotel (“Q&C Hotel Operations”) has entered into a management agreement with Encore Hospitality, LLC (“Encore Hospitality”), an affiliate of the joint venture partner, pursuant to which Encore Hospitality will manage and operate the Q&C Hotel. The management agreement expires on December 17, 2035. Subject to certain conditions, Encore Hospitality may extend the term of the agreement for a period of five years. Pursuant to the management agreement Encore Hospitality will receive a base fee, which is 4.0% of gross revenue (as defined in the management agreement). During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company incurred $22,000 of fees related to the management agreement, which are included in hotel expenses on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Q&C Hotel Operations has also entered into a franchise agreement with Marriott International (“Marriott”) pursuant to which Marriott has granted Q&C Hotel Operations a limited, non-exclusive license to establish and operate the Q&C Hotel using certain of Marriott’s proprietary marks and systems and the hotel was branded as a Marriott Autograph Collection hotel on May 25, 2016. The franchise agreement will expire on May 25, 2041. Pursuant to the franchise agreement, Q&C Hotel Operations pays Marriott a monthly franchise fee equal to a percent of gross room sales on a sliding scale that is initially 2% and increases to 5% on May 25, 2019 and a monthly marketing fund contribution fee equal to 1.5% of the Q&C Hotel’s gross room sales. In addition, the franchise agreement requires the maintenance of a reserve account to fund all renovations at the hotel based on a percentage of gross revenues which starts at 2% of gross revenues and increases to 5% of gross revenues on May 25, 2019. Q&C Hotel Operations is also responsible for the payment of certain other fees, charges and costs as set forth in the agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company incurred $0.1 million of fees related to the Marriott franchise agreement, which are included in hotel expenses on the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

In addition, in connection with the execution of the franchise agreement, SOR US Properties II is providing an unconditional guarantee that all Q&C Hotel Operations’ obligations under the franchise agreement will be punctually paid and performed. Finally, certain transfers of the Q&C Hotel or an ownership interest therein are subject to a notice and consent requirement, and the franchise agreement further provides Marriott with a right of first refusal with respect to a sale of the hotel to a competitor of Marriott.

Lease Obligations

As of March 31, 2021, the Company’s lease and rights to a leasehold interest with respect to 210 West 31st, which was accounted for as a finance lease, are included in the consolidated balance sheet as follows:



Right-of-use asset (included in real estate held for investment, net)	$	9,258
Lease obligation (included in other liabilities)	9,298

Remaining lease term	92.8 years
Discount rate	4.8		%

The components of lease expense were as follows:
Interest on lease obligation	114

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had a leasehold interest expiring on 2114. Future minimum lease payments owed by the Company under the finance lease as of March 31, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):



April 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021	$	270
2022	360
2023	360
2024	360
2025	393
Thereafter	52,563
Total expected minimum lease obligations	54,306
Less: Amount representing interest (1)	(45,008)
Present value of net minimum lease payments (2)	$	9,298

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(1) Interest includes the amount necessary to reduce the total expected minimum lease obligations to present value calculated at the Company’s incremental borrowing rate at acquisition.

(2) The present value of net minimum lease payments are presented in other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Paycheck Protection Program

On February 10, 2021 and March 13, 2021, the Company, through wholly owned subsidiaries of joint ventures, entered into Paycheck Protection Program Promissory (“PPP”) notes for the Q&C Hotel and Springmaid Beach Resort and received funding of $0.6 million and $1.8 million, respectively. The PPP notes are supplementing payroll costs for the third-party managers of the joint ventures. In accordance with the requirements of the CARES Act, at least 60% of the proceeds used to date have been used to pay eligible payroll costs. Under the requirements of the CARES Act, the loan may be fully forgiven if (i) proceeds are used to pay eligible payroll costs, rent, mortgage interest and utilities and (ii) full-time employee headcount and salaries are either maintained during the applicable twenty-four-week period after loan origination. Any forgiveness of the loan will be subject to approval by the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) and will require the Company to apply for such treatment in the future. While the Company may apply for forgiveness of the PPP notes in accordance with the requirements and limitations under the CARES Act and the SBA regulations and requirements, no assurance can be given that any portion of the PPP notes will be forgiven. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the PPP notes balance was $3.9 million and $1.5 million and recorded in other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, respectively.

Economic Dependency

The Company is dependent on the Advisor for certain services that are essential to the Company, including the identification, evaluation, negotiation, origination, acquisition and disposition of investments; management of the daily operations of the Company’s investment portfolio; and other general and administrative responsibilities. In the event that the Advisor is unable to provide these services, the Company will be required to obtain such services from other sources.

Environmental

As an owner of real estate, the Company is subject to various environmental laws of federal, state and local governments. Although there can be no assurance, the Company is not aware of any environmental liability that could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations as of March 31, 2021. However, changes in applicable environmental laws and regulations, the uses and conditions of properties in the vicinity of the Company’s properties, the activities of its tenants and other environmental conditions of which the Company is unaware with respect to the properties could result in future environmental liabilities.

COVID-19

During the first quarter of 2020 and subsequent periods, efforts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus have had a significant impact on the U.S. economy. The Company continues to follow the policies described in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K, including those related to impairments of real estate assets and investments in unconsolidated affiliates, collectability assessments on operating lease receivables. While the results of our current analyses did not result in any material adjustments to amounts as of and during the three months ended March 31, 2021, circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic may result in recording impairments and lease modifications or adjustments to rental revenues for lease payments deemed not probably of collection in future periods.

Legal Matters

From time to time, the Company is a party to legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of its business. Management is not aware of any legal proceedings of which the outcome is probable or reasonably possible to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition, which would require accrual or disclosure of the contingency and the possible range of loss. Additionally, the Company has not recorded any loss contingencies related to legal proceedings in which the potential loss is deemed to be remote.