Business	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Business
Business	Note 1 – Business Overview Trinity Place Holdings Inc. (“Trinity,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is a real estate holding, investment, development and asset management company. Our largest asset is currently a property located at 77 Greenwich Street in Lower Manhattan (“77 Greenwich”). 77 Greenwich was a vacant building that was demolished and is under development as a mixed-use project consisting of a 90-unit residential condominium tower, retail space and a New York City elementary school. We also own a newly built 105-unit, 12-story multi-family property located at 237 11^th Street in Brooklyn, New York (“237 11^th”), acquired in May 2018, and, through joint ventures, a 50% interest in a newly built 95-unit multi-family property known as The Berkley, located at 223 North 8^th Street, Brooklyn (“The Berkley”) and a 10% interest in a newly built 234-unit multi-family property located one block from The Berkley at 250 North 10^th Street (“250 North 10^th”) acquired in January 2020, also in Brooklyn, New York. In addition, we own a property occupied by retail tenants in Paramus, New Jersey. We also control a variety of intellectual property assets focused on the consumer sector, a legacy of our predecessor, Syms Corp. (“Syms”), including our on-line marketplace at FilenesBasement.com, our rights to the Stanley Blacker® brand, as well as the intellectual property associated with the Running of the Brides® event and An Educated Consumer is Our Best Customer® slogan. In addition, we had approximately $227.6 million of federal net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) at September 30, 2020, which can be used to reduce our future taxable income and capital gains. Trinity is the successor to Syms, which also owned Filene’s Basement. Syms and its subsidiaries filed for relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code in 2011. In September 2012, the Syms Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”) became effective and Syms and its subsidiaries consummated their reorganization under Chapter 11 through a series of transactions contemplated by the Plan and emerged from bankruptcy. As part of those transactions, reorganized Syms merged with and into Trinity, with Trinity as the surviving corporation. We completed our final payment and reserve obligations under the Plan in March 2016. On January 18, 2018, Syms and certain of its subsidiaries (the “Reorganized Debtors”) filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”) a motion for entry of a final decree (the “Final Decree”) (i) closing the chapter 11 cases of the Reorganized Debtors; and (ii) retaining the Bankruptcy Court’s jurisdiction as provided for in the Plan, including to enforce or interpret its own orders pertaining to the chapter 11 cases including, but not limited to, the Plan and Final Decree, among other matters. On February 6, 2018, the Bankruptcy Court entered the Final Decree closing the chapter 11 cases of the Reorganized Debtors. COVID-19 Pandemic As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous federal, state, local and foreign governmental authorities issued a range of “stay-at-home orders”, proclamations and directives aimed at minimizing the spread of COVID-19, among other restrictions on businesses and individuals. Additional proclamations and directives have been issued in response to further outbreaks, and may be issued in the future. The outbreak and restrictions have adversely affected our business operations including, among other things, a temporary suspension of construction work at our most significant asset, 77 Greenwich, which resumed in mid-April, initially on a modified basis as certain work was deemed “essential” construction, and the temporary closing of the sales center for the 77 Greenwich residential condominium units as well as the temporary suspension of the remediation work being performed on 237 11^th, which resumed in early June. The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operations is unknown and will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the duration and severity of the outbreak, recurring outbreaks, new information which may emerge concerning the pandemic and any additional preventative and protective actions that governments, lending institutions and other businesses, including us, may direct or institute. These and other developments have resulted in and are expected to result in an extended period of continued business disruption and reduced operations for us as well as for lending and other businesses and governmental entities with which we do business. The ultimate financial impacts cannot be reasonably estimated at this time but the outbreak, restrictions and future developments are anticipated to continue to have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations, which has been and may continue to be material. The recent economic downturn and volatility in financial markets appear to have been primarily driven by uncertainties associated with the pandemic. As it relates to our business, these uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the adverse effect of the pandemic on the New York City and broader economy, residential and potential residential sentiment in New York City, particularly Manhattan, lending institutions, construction and material supply partners, travel and transportation services, our employees, residents and tenants, and traffic to and within geographic areas containing our real estate assets. The pandemic has adversely affected our near-term, and may adversely affect our long-term, liquidity, cash flows and revenues and has required and may continue to require significant actions in response, including, but not limited to, reducing or discounting prices for our residential condominium units more than originally budgeted, seeking loan extensions and covenant modifications, modifying, eliminating or deferring rent payments in the short term for tenants in an effort to mitigate financial hardships and seeking access to federal, state and/or local financing and other programs. In addition, we continue to be subject to a New York State mandate disallowing tenant evictions for non-payment of rent due to COVID-19 related hardships. The measures taken to date, together with any additional measures and developments including those noted above, impacted and will continue to impact the Company’s business for the third and fourth fiscal quarters of 2020 and beyond, although the extent of the significance of the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on our business and the duration for which it may have an impact cannot be determined at this time. Our financial statements are prepared using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America applicable to a going concern, which contemplate the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may affect our ability to extend or refinance our secured line of credit and the 237 11^th Loan (as defined in Note 5 - Loans Payable and Secured Line of Credit) as they mature in March 2021 and June 2021, respectively. The impact of the pandemic has impeded the sale of residential condominium units necessary to meet existing minimum sales covenants in the 77 Greenwich Construction Facility (as defined in Note 5 - Loans Payable and Secured Line of Credit) applicable at December 31, 2020. Given the impacts of COVID-19, it is possible that we may be unable to extend or refinance the maturing debt and we expect that we will be unable to meet the December 31, 2020 sales covenant creating substantial doubt about our ability to operate as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of any uncertainty as to our ability to continue as a going concern. We are in active discussion with the 77 Greenwich Lender to amend certain terms of the 77 Greenwich Construction Facility (each as defined in Note 5 - Loans Payable and Secured Line of Credit) including with respect to the December 31, 2020 sales pace covenant.

Business

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Note 1 – Business

Overview

Trinity Place Holdings Inc. (“Trinity,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is a real estate holding, investment, development and asset management company. Our largest asset is currently a property located at 77 Greenwich Street in Lower Manhattan (“77 Greenwich”). 77 Greenwich was a vacant building that was demolished and is under development as a mixed-use project consisting of a 90-unit residential condominium tower, retail space and a New York City elementary school. We also own a newly built 105-unit, 12-story multi-family property located at 237 11^th Street in Brooklyn, New York (“237 11^th”), acquired in May 2018, and, through joint ventures, a 50% interest in a newly built 95-unit multi-family property known as The Berkley, located at 223 North 8^th Street, Brooklyn (“The Berkley”) and a 10% interest in a newly built 234-unit multi-family property located one block from The Berkley at 250 North 10^th Street (“250 North 10^th”) acquired in January 2020, also in Brooklyn, New York. In addition, we own a property occupied by retail tenants in Paramus, New Jersey.

We also control a variety of intellectual property assets focused on the consumer sector, a legacy of our predecessor, Syms Corp. (“Syms”), including our on-line marketplace at FilenesBasement.com, our rights to the Stanley Blacker® brand, as well as the intellectual property associated with the Running of the Brides® event and An Educated Consumer is Our Best Customer® slogan. In addition, we had approximately $227.6 million of federal net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) at September 30, 2020, which can be used to reduce our future taxable income and capital gains.

Trinity is the successor to Syms, which also owned Filene’s Basement. Syms and its subsidiaries filed for relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code in 2011. In September 2012, the Syms Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”) became effective and Syms and its subsidiaries consummated their reorganization under Chapter 11 through a series of transactions contemplated by the Plan and emerged from bankruptcy. As part of those transactions, reorganized Syms merged with and into Trinity, with Trinity as the surviving corporation. We completed our final payment and reserve obligations under the Plan in March 2016.

On January 18, 2018, Syms and certain of its subsidiaries (the “Reorganized Debtors”) filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”) a motion for entry of a final decree (the “Final Decree”) (i) closing the chapter 11 cases of the Reorganized Debtors; and (ii) retaining the Bankruptcy Court’s jurisdiction as provided for in the Plan, including to enforce or interpret its own orders pertaining to the chapter 11 cases including, but not limited to, the Plan and Final Decree, among other matters. On February 6, 2018, the Bankruptcy Court entered the Final Decree closing the chapter 11 cases of the Reorganized Debtors.

COVID-19 Pandemic

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous federal, state, local and foreign governmental authorities issued a range of “stay-at-home orders”, proclamations and directives aimed at minimizing the spread of COVID-19, among other restrictions on businesses and individuals. Additional proclamations and directives have been issued in response to further outbreaks, and may be issued in the future. The outbreak and restrictions have adversely affected our business operations including, among other things, a temporary suspension of construction work at our most significant asset, 77 Greenwich, which resumed in mid-April, initially on a modified basis as certain work was deemed “essential” construction, and the temporary closing of the sales center for the 77 Greenwich residential condominium units as well as the temporary suspension of the remediation work being performed on 237 11^th, which resumed in early June.

The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operations is unknown and will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the duration and severity of the outbreak, recurring outbreaks, new information which may emerge concerning the pandemic and any additional preventative and protective actions that governments, lending institutions and other businesses, including us, may direct or institute. These and other developments have resulted in and are expected to result in an extended period of continued business disruption and reduced operations for us as well as for lending and other businesses and governmental entities with which we do business. The ultimate financial impacts cannot be reasonably estimated at this time but the outbreak, restrictions and

future developments are anticipated to continue to have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations, which has been and may continue to be material.

The recent economic downturn and volatility in financial markets appear to have been primarily driven by uncertainties associated with the pandemic. As it relates to our business, these uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the adverse effect of the pandemic on the New York City and broader economy, residential and potential residential sentiment in New York City, particularly Manhattan, lending institutions, construction and material supply partners, travel and transportation services, our employees, residents and tenants, and traffic to and within geographic areas containing our real estate assets. The pandemic has adversely affected our near-term, and may adversely affect our long-term, liquidity, cash flows and revenues and has required and may continue to require significant actions in response, including, but not limited to, reducing or discounting prices for our residential condominium units more than originally budgeted, seeking loan extensions and covenant modifications, modifying, eliminating or deferring rent payments in the short term for tenants in an effort to mitigate financial hardships and seeking access to federal, state and/or local financing and other programs. In addition, we continue to be subject to a New York State mandate disallowing tenant evictions for non-payment of rent due to COVID-19 related hardships.

The measures taken to date, together with any additional measures and developments including those noted above, impacted and will continue to impact the Company’s business for the third and fourth fiscal quarters of 2020 and beyond, although the extent of the significance of the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on our business and the duration for which it may have an impact cannot be determined at this time.

Our financial statements are prepared using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America applicable to a going concern, which contemplate the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may affect our ability to extend or refinance our secured line of credit and the 237 11^th Loan (as defined in Note 5 - Loans Payable and Secured Line of Credit) as they mature in March 2021 and June 2021, respectively. The impact of the pandemic has impeded the sale of residential condominium units necessary to meet existing minimum sales covenants in the 77 Greenwich Construction Facility (as defined in Note 5 - Loans Payable and Secured Line of Credit) applicable at December 31, 2020. Given the impacts of COVID-19, it is possible that we may be unable to extend or refinance the maturing debt and we expect that we will be unable to meet the December 31, 2020 sales covenant creating substantial doubt about our ability to operate as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of any uncertainty as to our ability to continue as a going concern. We are in active discussion with the 77 Greenwich Lender to amend certain terms of the 77 Greenwich Construction Facility (each as defined in Note 5 - Loans Payable and Secured Line of Credit) including with respect to the December 31, 2020 sales pace covenant.