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Equity Investments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Equity Method Investments And Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Equity Investments
7. Equity Investments

The Trust’s carrying amounts in its equity investments consist of the following at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):

 

Venture Partner

  

Equity Investment

   Nominal % Ownership
at March 31, 2014
    March 31,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 
Gancar Trust (1)   

Vintage Housing Holdings LLC

     75.0   $ 34,386       $ 34,153   
Elad Canada Ltd   

WRT One South State Lender LP

     50.0     23,927         23,661   
Elad Canada Ltd   

WRT - Elad One South State Equity LP

     50.0     —           —     
Mack-Cali   

WRT-Stamford LLC

     20.0     9,208         9,064   
Atrium/Northstar   

10 Metrotech Loan LLC

     33.3     11         11   
Atrium Holding   

RE CDO Management LLC

     50.0     996         992   
Freed   

Mentor Retail LLC

     49.9     585         635   
Inland/Lexington   

Concord Debt Holdings LLC

     33.3     —           —     
Inland/Lexington   

CDH CDO LLC

     24.8     —           —     
Inland (2)   

Concord Debt Holdings LLC

     33.3     790         966   
Inland (2)   

CDH CDO LLC

     24.8     4,615         4,215   
Sealy (1)   

Northwest Atlanta Partners LP

     60.0     7,507         7,635   
Marc Realty (1)   

Brooks Building LLC

     50.0     6,546         6,551   
Marc Realty (1)   

High Point Plaza LLC

     50.0     —           —     
Marc Realty (1)   

1701 Woodfield LLC

     50.0     —           150   
Marc Realty (1)   

Enterprise Center LLC

     50.0     —           50   
Marc Realty (1)   

Atrium Mall

     50.0     3,776         3,845   
ROIC   

WRT-ROIC Lakeside Eagle LLC

     50.0     4         —     
New Valley/Witkoff   

701 7th WRT Investors LLC

     70.5     96,147         55,259   
Fenway   

WRT-Fenway Wateridge LLC

     50.0     1,989         1,898   
Freed   

Edens Plaza Associates LLC

     1.0     250         —     
       

 

 

    

 

 

 
        $ 190,737       $ 149,085   
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The Trust has determined that these equity investments are investments in VIEs. The Trust has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of these VIEs since the Trust does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIEs.
(2) Represents the interests acquired from Lexington Realty Trust on May 1, 2012.

 

The following table reflects the activity of the Trust’s equity investments for the period ended March 31, 2014 (in thousands):

 

Investment

   Balance at
December 31,
2013
     Contributions      Equity
Income
(loss)
    Distributions     Sales Price     Balance at
March 31,
2014
 

Vintage Housing Holdings LLC (2)

   $ 34,153       $ —         $ 1,620      $ (1,387   $ —        $ 34,386   

WRT-Elad One South State Equity LP (2)

     —           —           —          —          —          —     

WRT- One South State

                 —     

Lender LP (2)

     23,661         —           1,236        (970     —          23,927   

WRT-Stamford LLC

     9,064         —           229        (85     —          9,208   

10 Metrotech Loan LLC

     11         —           —          —          —          11   

RE CDO Management LLC

     992         —           4        —          —          996   

Concord Debt Holdings LLC

     —           —           266        (266     —          —     

CDH CDO LLC

     —           —           433        (433     —          —     

Concord Debt Holdings LLC (1)

     966         —           90        (266     —          790   

CDH CDO LLC (1)

     4,215         —           833        (433     —          4,615   

Mentor Retail LLC

     635         —           20        (70     —          585   

701 7th WRT Investors LLC (3) (4)

     55,259         39,698         1,558        (368     —          96,147   

WRT-Fenway Wateridge LLC (2)

     1,898         39         52        —          —          1,989   

Sealy

     7,635         —           (128     —          —          7,507   

Marc Realty

     6,751         —           (5     —          (200     6,546   

WRT-ROIC Lakeside Eagle LLC

     —           15         (11     —          —          4   

Atrium Mall

     3,845         —           (3     (66     —          3,776   

Edens Plaza Associates LLC

     —           250         —          —          —          250   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 149,085       $ 40,002       $ 6,194      $ (4,344   $ (200   $ 190,737   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents the interests acquired from Lexington Realty Trust on May 1, 2012.
(2) The Trust has elected to report its share of earnings from the investment on a one month lag period.
(3) The Trust has elected to report its share of earnings from the investment on a three month lag period.
(4) Contributions include $975 of capitalized interest.

The Trust has determined that the fair value of certain of its investments in the Marc Realty and Sealy ventures each marginally exceed their carrying values. While these ventures continue to aggressively market available space for lease and work with existing tenants for lease renewal, declines in occupancy could cause impairment of certain of these ventures that could be material.

 

WRT-Elad Equity/Lender (Sullivan Center) – There is a basis differential of $10,435,000 between the Trust’s carrying value of its investments in Sullivan Center and the basis reflected at the joint venture level, which is amortized over the life of the related assets. The basis differential primarily relates to a bargain purchase gain recognized at the joint venture level upon acquisition.

WRT One South State Lender LP had revenues of $2,472,000 and $1,402,000 for the three months ended February 28, 2014 and 2013, respectively and net income of $2,472,000 and $1,379,000 for the three months ended February 28, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Vintage Housing Holdings – Vintage Housing Holdings LLC had revenues of $11,519,000 and $10,579,000 for the three months ended February 28, 2014 and 2013, respectively and net income of $1,754,000 and $3,355,000 for the three months ended February 28, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Concord – During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Trust received cash distributions from its original investment in Concord Debt Holdings LLC of $266,000. The Trust recognized equity income for the full amount of the distributions. The Trust has suspended losses of $40,403,000 to offset against future equity income from its original investment in Concord at March 31, 2014.

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Trust received cash distributions from its original investment in CDH CDO LLC of $433,000. The Trust recognized equity income for the full amount of the distributions. The Trust has suspended losses of $18,772,000 to offset against future equity income from its original investment in CDH CDO LLC at March 31, 2014.

CDH CDO LLC had total revenues of $3,545,000 and $5,037,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 respectively and net income of $3,346,000 and $5,957,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 respectively.

701 Seventh Avenue – The property is currently in development. There were no revenues or net income for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. The Trust recognizes equity in earnings from this investment based on its priority return in accordance with the venture agreement. Earnings are recognized on a three month lag.