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New Valley LLC
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
New Valley LLC [Abstract]  
New Valley LLC
NEW VALLEY LLC
Residential Brokerage Business Acquisition. New Valley is engaged in the real estate business and is seeking to acquire additional real estate properties and operating companies. The Company owns a 70.59% interest in Douglas Elliman and the condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company include the account balances of Douglas Elliman.




Investments in real estate ventures.  New Valley also holds equity investments in various real estate projects domestically and internationally. The components of “Investments in real estate ventures” were as follows:

 
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
 
 
 
Milanosesto Holdings (Sesto Holdings)
$
5,037

 
$
5,037

Land Development
5,037

 
5,037

 
 
 
 
10 Madison Square Park West (1107 Broadway)
7,407

 
6,383

The Marquand
13,500

 
12,000

11 Beach Street
12,004

 
12,328

20 Times Square (701 Seventh Avenue)
12,737

 
12,481

111 Murray Street
27,203

 
27,319

357 West (160 Leroy Street)
1,753

 
1,467

PUBLIC Chrystie House (Chrystie Street)
5,297

 
3,300

The Dutch (25-19 43rd Avenue)
980

 
733

Queens Plaza (23-10 Queens Plaza South)
11,146

 
11,082

87 Park (8701 Collins Avenue)
5,736

 
6,144

125 Greenwich Street
9,110

 
9,308

West Hollywood Edition (9040 Sunset Boulevard)
5,604

 
5,604

76 Eleventh Avenue
17,000

 

Monad Terrace
6,200

 

Condominium and Mixed Use Development
135,677

 
108,149

 
 
 
 
Maryland Portfolio
2,916

 
3,234

ST Portfolio
16,910

 
15,283

Apartment Buildings
19,826

 
18,517

 
 
 
 
Park Lane Hotel
19,529

 
19,341

Hotel Taiwana
8,206

 
7,629

Coral Beach and Tennis Club
3,025

 
2,816

Hotels
30,760

 
29,786

 
 
 
 
The Plaza at Harmon Meadow
5,958

 

Commercial
5,958

 

 
 
 
 
Other
1,768

 
1,971

 
 
 
 
Investments in real estate ventures
$
199,026

 
$
163,460


 
Condominium and Mixed Use Development:
Condominium and mixed use developments investments range in ownership percentage from 5% to 49.5%. New Valley recorded net equity income of $138 and $675 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively. The $675 equity income for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was primarily related to New Valley's proportionate share of three units at the Marquand offset by equity losses from the other condominiums and mixed use development projects. New Valley recorded equity income of $7 and $2,299 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. The $2,299 equity income for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was primarily related to the sale of a commercial unit at 10 Madison Square Park West.
During the six months ended June 30, 2015, New Valley made capital contributions totaling $27,091 primarily related to 76 Eleventh Avenue and Monad Terrace. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, New Valley made capital contributions totaling $10,737 related to 11 Beach Street, 111 Murray Street, PUBLIC Chrystie House, Queens Plaza and 20 Times Square. New Valley contributed its proportionate share of additional capital along with contributions by the other investment partners. New Valley's investment percentages did not change.
During the six months ended June 30, 2015, New Valley received a distribution of $236 from its investment in Chelsea Eleven, which sold its last unit in 2012, for excess amounts held back in 2012 for final expenses of the investment. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, New Valley received distributions of $5,189 primarily related to 10 Madison Square Park West, 11 Beach Street and 20 Times Square.
New Valley's maximum exposure to loss, net of non-controlling interest, as a result of its investments in condominium and mixed use developments was $132,842 at June 30, 2015.

Apartment Buildings:
Apartment buildings investments range in ownership percentage from 7.6% to 16.3%. New Valley recorded equity income of $1,848 and $1,801 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, primarily related to the ST Portfolio apartment portfolio. In 2015, ST Portfolio sold one (Phoenix, Arizona) of its three remaining Class A multi-family buildings and the proceeds were used to pay down debt. New Valley recorded net equity losses of $217 and $164 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively, primarily related to equity losses of ST Portfolio. New Valley received distributions of $493 and $250 during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, primarily related to NV Maryland. New Valley's maximum exposure to loss as a result of its investment in apartment buildings was $19,826 at June 30, 2015.

Hotels:
Hotel investments range in ownership percentage from 5% to 49%. New Valley recorded net equity losses of $261 and $1,006 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, related to hotel operations. New Valley recorded net equity losses of $857 and $2,171 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. New Valley made capital contributions totaling $1,980 for the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily related to Coral Beach and Tennis Club and Park Lane. New Valley made capital contributions totaling $589 for the six months ended June 30, 2014, primarily related to Coral Beach. New Valley's maximum exposure to loss as a result of its investments in hotels was $30,760 at June 30, 2015.

Commercial:
Commercial ventures include a contribution by New Valley of $5,931 for a 49% interest in a joint venture which purchased a shopping center, The Plaza at Harmon Meadow, in New Jersey at the end of March 2015. The joint venture is a variable interest entity, however, New Valley is not the primary beneficiary of the joint venture. New Valley will account for its interest in the joint venture under the equity method of accounting. New Valley recorded equity income of $27 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 related to shopping center rental operations. New Valley's maximum exposure to loss as a result of its investments in commercial ventures was $5,958 at June 30, 2015.

Other:
Other investments in real estate ventures relate to an investment in a mortgage company and an insurance company partially owned by Douglas Elliman.

Real Estate Held for Sale:
The components of “Real estate held for sale, net” were as follows:
 
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Escena, net
$
10,541

 
$
10,643

Sagaponack
12,502

 

            Real estate held for sale, net
$
23,043

 
$
10,643



Escena.  The assets of “Escena, net” are as follows:
 
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Land and land improvements
$
8,953

 
$
8,953

Building and building improvements
1,873

 
1,865

Other
1,575

 
1,568

 
12,401

 
12,386

Less accumulated depreciation
(1,860
)
 
(1,743
)
 
$
10,541

 
$
10,643



New Valley recorded operating losses of $173 and $287 for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, from Escena. New Valley recorded operating income of $552 and $233 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, from Escena.

Investment in Indian Creek. In March 2013, New Valley invested $7,616 for an 80% interest in Timbo LLC (“Indian Creek”) which owns a residential real estate project located on Indian Creek, Florida. As a result of the 80% ownership interest, the consolidated financial statements of the Company included the balances of Indian Creek.
 
In May 2014, the Indian Creek property was sold for $14,400 and New Valley received a distribution of approximately $7,100. New Valley recognized income of approximately $2,400 from the sale for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014.

Investment in Sagaponack. In April 2015, New Valley invested $12,502 in a residential real estate project located in Sagaponack, NY. The project is wholly owned and the balances of the project are included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company. As of June 30, 2015, the assets of Sagaponack consist of land and land improvements of $12,502.