Related-Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Related-Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related-Party Transactions

13. Related-Party Transactions

FUR Advisors

The activities of the Trust are administered by FUR Advisors LLC (“FUR Advisors”) pursuant to the terms of the Advisory Agreement between the Trust and FUR Advisors. FUR Advisors is controlled by and partially owned by the executive officers of the Trust. Pursuant to the terms of the Advisory Agreement, FUR Advisors is responsible for providing asset management services to the Trust and coordinating with the Trust’s shareholder transfer agent and property managers. FUR Advisors is entitled to receive a base management fee and an incentive fee in accordance with the terms of the Advisory Agreement. In addition, FUR Advisors or its affiliate is also entitled to receive property and construction management fees subject to the approval of the independent Trustees of the Trust.

The following table sets forth the fees and reimbursements paid by the Trust for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 to FUR Advisors and Winthrop Management (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 30, 2012		March 31, 2011
Base Asset Management	$	2,027	$	1,720
Property Management		116		132
	$	2,143	$	1,852

Base Asset Management Fee

Effective January 1, 2012, the Advisory Agreement was amended to reflect the redemption of the Series B-1 Preferred Shares and Series C Preferred Shares and the issuance of the Series D Preferred Shares. Additionally, FUR Advisors receives a fee equal to 0.25% of any equity contributions by unaffiliated third parties to a venture managed by the Trust.

Winthrop Management

Winthrop Management L.P. (“Winthrop Management”), an affiliate of FUR Advisors and the Trust’s executive officers, assumed property management responsibilities for various properties owned by the Trust. Winthrop Management receives a property management fee pursuant to the terms of individual property management agreements.