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Related-Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related-Party Transactions

20. 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. 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 years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 to FUR Advisors and Winthrop Management (in thousands):

 

     For the Years Ended  
     December 31, 2013      December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Base Asset Management Fee (1)

   $ 9,289       $ 8,953       $ 7,690   

Property Management Fee

     1,226         724         537   

Construction Management Fee

     397         128         1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 10,912       $ 9,805       $ 8,228   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The base asset management fee paid by the Trust for third party equity contributions amounted to $100,000, $139,000 and $49,000 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

At December 31, 2013, $2,423,000 payable to FUR Advisors and $408,000 payable to Winthrop Management were included in related party fees payable.

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.

Incentive Fee / Supplemental Fee – In certain circumstances, FUR Advisors is entitled to receive an incentive fee and/or a supplemental fee.

The incentive fee is equal to 20% of any amounts available for distribution in excess of the threshold amount and is only payable at such time, if at all, (i) when holders of our Common Shares receive aggregate dividends above the threshold amount or (ii) upon termination of the Advisory Agreement if the net value of our assets exceeds the threshold amount based on then current market values and appraisals. That is, the incentive fee is not payable annually but only at such time, if at all, as shareholders have received dividends in excess of the threshold amount (set at $534,224,000 on December 31, 2012 plus the issuance price for any equity interests in the Trust issued from and after January 1, 2013 plus an annual return thereon equal to the greater of (x) 4% or (y) the 5 year U.S. Treasury Yield plus 2.5% (such return, the “Growth Factor”) less any dividends paid from and after January 1, 2013). The incentive fee will also be payable if the Advisory Agreement is terminated, other than for cause (as defined) by us or with cause by our Advisor, and if on the date of termination the net value of the Trust’s assets exceeds the threshold amount. At December 31, 2013 the threshold amount required to be distributed before any incentive fee would be payable to FUR Advisors was $563,966,000, which was equivalent to $15.75 per diluted Common Share.

With respect to the supplemental fee, it is only payable if there is (i) a termination of the Advisory Agreement for any reason other than for cause (as defined) by us or with cause by our Advisor, (ii) a disposition of all or substantially all of our assets, or (iii) an election by us to orderly liquidate our assets. The supplemental fee, if payable, is equal to the lesser of (i) the base management fee paid to our Advisor for the prior twelve month period or (ii) either (x) in the case of a termination of the Advisory Agreement, 20% of the positive difference, if any between (A) the appraised net asset value of our assets at the date of termination and (B) the threshold amount less $104,980,000, or (y) in the case of a disposition or liquidation, 20% of any dividends paid on account of our Common Shares at such time as the threshold amount is reduced to $104,980,000, which will be achieved at such time as aggregate distributions of approximately $12.82 per Common Share in excess of the Growth Factor have been paid. For example, if the Trust had been liquidated at January 1, 2014, the supplemental fee would only have been payable if total dividends of approximately $12.82 per Common Share had been paid, and then only until the total supplemental fee paid would have equaled $9,289,000 (the base management fee for calendar 2013), which amount would be achieved when total dividends paid per Common Share equaled approximately $14.12.

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.

Winthrop 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 pursuant to the terms of individual property management agreements.

Other Transactions

On October 4, 2012 the Trust purchased from an affiliate of FUR Advisors for $75,000 a 100% membership interest in the entity that holds fee simple title to a Class B office building located in Cerritos, California.