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Related-Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related-Party Transactions
15.   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 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 to FUR Advisors and Winthrop Management L.P. (“Winthrop Management”) (in thousands):

 

     For the Three Months Ended      For the Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,
2013
     September 30,
2012
     September 30,
2013
     September 30,
2012
 

Base Asset Management

   $ 2,309       $ 2,316       $ 6,866       $ 6,641   

Property Management

     304         193         895         506   

Construction Management

     112         33         381         97   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,725       $ 2,542       $ 8,142       $ 7,244   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Base Asset Management Fee – FUR Advisors is entitled to receive a base management fee of 1.5% of equity as defined in the Advisory Agreement and in certain instances, a termination fee and/or an incentive fee in accordance with the terms of the Advisory Agreement. 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.

Property Management and Construction Management – 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 and construction management fee pursuant to the terms of individual property management agreements. Construction management fees are capitalized in accordance with GAAP.

At September 30, 2013 $2,309,000 payable to FUR Advisors and $383,000 payable to Winthrop Management were included in related party fees payable.