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Joint Ventures
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Joint Ventures  
Joint Ventures

4. Joint Ventures

The Company enters into JVs, from time to time, for the purpose of developing real estate and other business activities in which the Company may or may not have a controlling financial interest. GAAP requires consolidation of VIEs in which an enterprise has a controlling financial interest and is the primary beneficiary. A controlling financial interest will have both of the following characteristics: (a) the power to direct the VIE activities that most significantly impact economic performance and (b) the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The Company examines specific criteria and uses judgment when determining whether the Company is the primary beneficiary and must consolidate a VIE. The Company continues to

assess whether it is the primary beneficiary on an ongoing basis. Investments in JVs and limited partnerships in which the Company is not the primary beneficiary are accounted for by the equity method.

The timing of cash flows for additional required capital contributions related to the Company’s JVs varies by agreement. Some of the Company’s consolidated and unconsolidated JVs have entered into financing agreements, where the Company or its JV partners have provided guarantees. See Note 10. Debt, Net and Note 18. Commitments and Contingencies for additional information.

Consolidated Joint Ventures

The Lodge 30A JV

The Lodge 30A JV was created in July 2020, when the Company entered into a JV agreement to develop and operate a boutique hotel in Seagrove Beach, Florida. The JV parties are working together to develop and construct the hotel. The hotel is located on Scenic County Highway 30A on land that was contributed to the JV by the Company’s JV partner. As of September 30, 2020, the Company owned a 52.8% interest in the consolidated JV. The Company’s partner is currently responsible for the construction activities of the JV, but once operational, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company will manage the day-to-day operations of the hotel. The Company has significant involvement in the project design and development and approves all major decisions, including annual budgets and financing. The Company determined The Lodge 30A JV is a VIE and that the Company is the VIE’s primary beneficiary as of September 30, 2020.

Pier Park Resort Hotel JV

Pier Park Resort Hotel JV was created in April 2020, when the Company entered into a JV agreement to develop and operate an Embassy Suites hotel in Panama City Beach, Florida. The JV parties are working together to develop and construct a 255 room hotel. The hotel is located on land in the Pier Park area that was contributed to the JV by the Company. As of September 30, 2020, the Company owned a 70.0% interest in the consolidated JV. The Company’s partner is currently responsible for the construction activities of the JV, but once operational, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company will manage the day-to-day operations of the hotel. The Company has significant involvement in the project design and development, annual budgets and financing. The Company determined Pier Park Resort Hotel JV is a VIE and that the Company is the VIE’s primary beneficiary as of September 30, 2020.

Pier Park Crossings Phase II JV

Pier Park Crossings Phase II JV was created in October 2019, when the Company entered into a JV agreement to develop, manage and lease apartments in Panama City Beach, Florida. The JV parties are working together to develop and construct a 120 unit apartment community. The community is located on land in the Pier Park area that was contributed to the JV by the Company. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company owned a 75.0% interest in the consolidated JV. The Company’s partner is responsible for the day-to-day activities of the JV. However, the Company has significant involvement in the design of the development and approves all major decisions, including project development, annual budgets and financing. The Company determined Pier Park Crossings Phase II JV is a VIE and that the Company is the VIE’s primary beneficiary as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

Reliant Title JV

Reliant Title JV was created in October 2019, when the Company entered into a JV agreement to own, operate and manage a real estate title insurance agency business. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company owned a 66.0% interest in the consolidated JV. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company is the managing member of Reliant Title JV and is responsible for the day-to-day activities of the JV. As the manager of the JV, as well as the majority member, the Company has the power to direct all of the activities of the JV that most significantly impact economic performance. The Company determined Reliant Title JV is a VIE and that the Company is the VIE’s primary beneficiary as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

Watercrest JV

Watercrest JV was created in May 2019, when the Company entered into a JV agreement to develop and operate a new assisted living and memory care community in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. The JV parties are working together to develop and construct a 107 unit community. The community is located on land that was contributed to the JV by the Company. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company owned an 87.0% interest in the consolidated JV. The Company’s partner is responsible for the day-to-day activities of the JV. However, the Company has significant involvement in the design of the development and approves all major decisions, including project development, annual budgets and financing. The Company determined Watercrest JV is a VIE and that the Company is the VIE’s primary beneficiary as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

Watersound Origins Crossings JV

Watersound Origins Crossings JV was created in January 2019, when the Company entered into a JV agreement to develop, manage and lease apartments in Watersound, Florida. The JV parties are working together to develop and construct a 217 unit apartment community. The community is located on land near the entrance to the Watersound Origins residential community, which was contributed to the JV by the Company. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 the Company owned a 75.0% interest in the consolidated JV. The Company’s partner is responsible for the day-to-day activities of the JV. However, the Company has significant involvement in the design of the development and approves all major decisions, including project development, annual budgets and financing. The Company determined Watersound Origins Crossings JV is a VIE and that the Company is the VIE’s primary beneficiary as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

Pier Park Crossings JV

In April 2017, the Company entered into a JV agreement to develop, manage and lease apartments in Panama City Beach, Florida. Construction of the 240 unit apartment community was completed in the first quarter of 2020. The community is located on land in the Pier Park area that was contributed to the JV by the Company. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company owned a 75.0% interest in the consolidated JV. The Company’s partner is responsible for the day-to-day activities of the JV. However, the Company approves all major decisions, including project development, annual budgets and financing. The Company determined Pier Park Crossings JV is a VIE and that the Company is the VIE’s primary beneficiary as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

Pier Park North JV

During 2012, the Company entered into a JV agreement with a partner to develop a retail center at Pier Park North. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company owned a 60.0% interest in the consolidated JV. The Company’s partner is responsible for the day-to-day activities of the JV. However, the Company approves all major decisions, including project development, annual budgets and financing. The Company determined the Pier Park North JV is a VIE and that the Company is the VIE’s primary beneficiary as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures includes the Company’s investments accounted for using the equity method. The following table presents detail of the Company’s investments in unconsolidated joint ventures and total outstanding debt of unconsolidated JVs:

    

September 30, 

    

December 31, 

2020

2019

Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

 

  

 

  

Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV

$

21,048

$

791

Pier Park TPS JV

 

2,192

 

3,083

Sea Sound Apartments JV (a)

10,348

Busy Bee JV

 

1,260

 

1,210

Total investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

$

34,848

$

5,084

 

  

 

  

Outstanding debt of unconsolidated JVs

Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV (b)

$

1,542

$

Sea Sound Apartments JV (a)

1,260

Pier Park TPS JV

14,388

6,791

Busy Bee JV

6,638

1,451

Total outstanding debt of unconsolidated JVs (c)

$

23,828

$

8,242

a)JV was formed in January 2020.
b)See Note 9. Other Assets for additional information on the $10.0 million secured revolving promissory note Company entered into with the unconsolidated Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV.
c)See Note 18. Commitments and Contingencies for additional information.

The following table presents detail of the Company’s equity in loss from unconsolidated affiliates:

Three Months Ended September 30, 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

2020

2019

2020

2019

Equity in (loss) income from unconsolidated affiliates

Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV

$

(136)

$

$

(304)

$

Pier Park TPS JV

(41)

(47)

Busy Bee JV

82

50

Total equity in loss from unconsolidated affiliates

$

(95)

$

$

(301)

$

Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV

LMWS, LLC (“Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV”) was created in June 2019, when the Company entered into a JV agreement to develop a 55+ active adult residential community in Bay County, Florida. The JV parties are working together to develop the first phase of the community. The sales center is currently under construction. In addition, lot infrastructure for the initial neighborhoods is underway, which includes site development of 248 homesites and an additional 381 homesites that are fully permitted and anticipated to commence development within the next 30 days, for a total of 629 homesites. The community is located on land that was contributed to the JV by the Company in June 2020. The contributed land obligates the Company to make certain infrastructure improvements, such that the total contractual value of the land and its improvements equals $35.0 million. As of September 30, 2020, the Company’s investment in the unconsolidated Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV includes $4.3 million of cash contributions and $16.6 million for the net present value of the land contribution. The initial present value of the land contribution was based on the Company’s best estimate of the prevailing market rates for the source of credit using an imputed interest rate of 5.75%. The Company continues to have a performance obligation to provide agreed upon infrastructure improvements in the vicinity of the contributed land, which will be recognized over time as improvements are completed. As of September 30, 2020, the Company completed $0.7 million of the agreed upon infrastructure improvements. The transaction price

was allocated based on the stand-alone selling prices of the land and agreed upon improvements. The Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV community is estimated to include approximately 3,500 residential homes, which will be developed in smaller increments of discrete neighborhoods. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company owned a 50.0% voting interest in the JV. Each JV member initially contributed and will continue to contribute an equal amount of cash towards the development and construction of the main spine infrastructure and amenities. The Company’s unimproved land contribution and agreed upon infrastructure improvements will be returned at an average of $10,000 per home, as each home is sold by the JV. Per the JV agreement, the Company has provided interest-bearing financing in the form of a revolving promissory note to the Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV to finance the development of the pod-level, non-spine infrastructure, which will be repaid by the JV as each home is sold by the JV. See Note 9. Other Assets for additional information related to the revolving promissory note. The day-to-day activities of the JV are being managed through a board of managers, with each JV partner having equal voting rights. The Company has determined that Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV is a VIE, but that the Company is not the primary beneficiary since it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the JV. The Company’s investment in the Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV is accounted for using the equity method.

Summarized financial information for Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV is as follows:

    

September 30, 

    

December 31, 

2020

2019

BALANCE SHEETS:

 

  

 

  

Investment in real estate (a)

$

10,328

$

1,116

Cash and cash equivalents

 

1,225

 

525

Other assets

 

162

 

Total assets

$

11,715

$

1,641

 

  

 

  

Debt

$

1,542

$

Other liabilities

551

58

Equity

9,622

1,583

Total liabilities and equity

$

11,715

$

1,641

(a)As of September 30, 2020, investment in real estate includes the land contributed to the Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV at the Company’s historical cost basis of $1.3 million and additional completed infrastructure improvements of $0.7 million.

Three Months Ended September 30, 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

2020

2019

2020

2019

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS:

Total expenses

$

260

$

$

595

$

Net loss

$

(260)

$

$

(595)

$

Sea Sound Apartments JV

FDSJ Eventide, LLC (“Sea Sound Apartments JV”) was created in January 2020. The Company entered into a JV agreement to develop, construct and manage a 300 unit apartment community in Panama City Beach, Florida. The community is located near the Breakfast Point residential community on land that was contributed to the JV by the Company in January 2020, with a fair value of $5.1 million. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company contributed mitigation bank credits of $0.4 million and cash of $4.9 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the JV partner contributed $6.9 million of cash. The project is currently under development with no income or loss impacting the condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, the Company owned a 60.0% interest in the JV. The Company’s partner is responsible for the day-to-day activities of the JV. The Company has determined that Sea Sound

Apartments JV is a VIE, but that the Company is not the primary beneficiary since it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the JV. The Company’s investment in Sea Sound Apartments JV is accounted for using the equity method. In January 2020, the JV entered into a $40.3 million loan, maturing in January 2024 (the “Sea Sound Apartments JV Loan”). The Sea Sound Apartments JV Loan is secured by the real property, all assets of the borrower, assignment of leases and rents and the security interest in the rents and personal property. The Company’s JV partner is the sole guarantor of the Sea Sound Apartments JV Loan and will receive a fee related to the guarantee from the Company based on its ownership percentage. As of September 30, 2020, $1.3 million was outstanding on the Sea Sound Apartments JV Loan.

Summarized financial information for Sea Sound Apartments JV is as follows:

    

September 30, 

2020

BALANCE SHEET:

 

  

Investment in real estate

$

20,729

Total assets

$

20,729

 

  

Debt, net

$

800

Other liabilities

2,646

Equity

17,283

Total liabilities and equity

$

20,729

Pier Park TPS, LLC

Pier Park TPS, LLC (“Pier Park TPS JV”) was created in April 2018. The Company entered into a JV agreement to develop and operate a 124 room hotel in Panama City Beach, Florida. The hotel opened in May 2020 and is located on land in the Pier Park area that the Company contributed to the JV on January 14, 2019, with a fair value of $1.7 million. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company contributed cash of $0.2 million and mitigation bank credits of $0.1 million. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company owned a 50.0% interest in the JV. The Company’s partner is responsible for the day-to-day activities of the JV. The Company has determined that Pier Park TPS JV is a VIE, but that the Company is not the primary beneficiary since it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the JV. The Company’s investment in Pier Park TPS JV is accounted for using the equity method. See Note 18. Commitments and Contingencies for additional information related to debt guaranteed by the Company.

Summarized financial information for Pier Park TPS JV is as follows:

    

September 30, 

    

December 31, 

2020

2019

BALANCE SHEETS:

 

  

 

  

Property and equipment, net

$

18,320

$

14,775

Cash and cash equivalents

 

1,496

 

51

Other assets

 

531

 

12

Total assets

$

20,347

$

14,838

 

  

 

  

Debt, net

$

14,087

$

6,480

Other liabilities

1,876

2,193

Equity

4,384

6,165

Total liabilities and equity

$

20,347

$

14,838

Three Months Ended September 30, 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

2020

2019

2020

2019

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS:

Total revenue

$

1,001

$

$

1,534

$

Cost of revenue

515

789

Other operating expenses

92

130

Depreciation and amortization

379

578

Total expenses

986

1,497

Operating income

15

37

Interest expense

(98)

(132)

Net loss

$

(83)

$

$

(95)

$

SJBB, LLC

SJBB, LLC (“Busy Bee JV”) was created in July 2019, when the Company entered into a JV agreement to construct, own and manage a Busy Bee branded fuel station and convenience store in Panama City Beach, Florida. The project is located on land that the Company contributed to the JV on July 5, 2019. Construction of the fuel station and convenience store was completed on June 29, 2020. The investment in the unconsolidated JV of $1.2 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 includes $1.4 million for the fair value of land contributed by the Company, which was offset by a $0.2 million note receivable from the JV partner. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company owned a 50.0% interest in the JV. The Company’s partner is responsible for the day-to-day activities of the JV. The Company has determined that Busy Bee JV is a VIE, but that the Company is not the primary beneficiary since it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the JV. The Company’s investment in the Busy Bee JV is accounted for using the equity method. See Note 18. Commitments and Contingencies for additional information related to debt guaranteed by the Company.

Summarized financial information for Busy Bee JV is as follows:

    

September 30, 

    

December 31, 

2020

2019

BALANCE SHEETS:

 

  

 

  

Property and equipment, net

$

8,670

$

3,886

Cash and cash equivalents

 

202

 

36

Other assets

 

760

 

28

Total assets

$

9,632

$

3,950

 

  

 

  

Debt, net

$

6,548

$

1,349

Other liabilities

582

181

Equity

2,502

2,420

Total liabilities and equity

$

9,632

$

3,950

Three Months Ended September 30, 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

2020

2019

2020

2019

STATEMENTS OF INCOME:

Total revenue

$

3,360

$

$

3,360

$

Cost of revenue

2,510

2,510

Other operating expenses

530

580

Depreciation and amortization

135

135

Total expenses

3,175

3,225

Operating income

185

135

Interest expense

(39)

(54)

Net income

$

146

$

$

81

$