Real Estate Investments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Real Estate [Abstract]

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011 the gross carrying value of the Company’s Properties was as follows (in thousands):

	2012		2011
Land	$	662,107	$	677,891
Building and improvements	3,576,065		3,631,388
Tenant improvements	487,997		483,801
	$	4,726,169	$	4,793,080

Acquisitions and Dispositions

2012

Brandywine/Toll Brothers Venture

On September 5, 2012, the Company formed a joint venture, TB-BDN Plymouth Apartments, L.P., (the "Venture"), with Toll Brothers, Inc. ("Toll Brothers"), a residential home builder. The Company and Toll Brothers each own a 50% interest in the Venture. The Venture owns a 20-acre parcel of land located in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, which the Company contributed to the Venture upon its formation. Concurrent with the Company's contribution of the aforementioned land parcel, Toll Brothers contributed $15.5 million of cash to the venture, equivalent to the fair value of the land parcel contributed by the Company. The Venture will use the cash contributed by Toll Brothers to fund predevelopment costs for construction of a 398 unit apartment complex.

Based on the facts and circumstances at the date of formation of the Venture, and in accordance with applicable accounting standards for the consolidation of variable interest entities, or VIEs, the Company determined that the Venture is not a VIE. Accordingly, the Company used the voting interest model under the accounting standards for consolidation to determine whether to consolidate the Venture. Under the joint venture agreement for the Venture, each of the Company and Toll Brothers has significant participating rights and the Company does not have exclusive control over the development or construction phases of the Venture's project. Because each partner has significant participating rights, the Company deconsolidated the land parcel that was contributed to the Venture, and the Company is accounting for the Venture under the equity method of accounting. As of December 31, 2012, the carrying amount of the Company's equity investment in the Venture equaled $15.2 million, with an associated $0.3 million permanent basis adjustment accounting for the difference between the fair value and carrying amount of the land parcel contributed by the Company. This basis adjustment will remain unamortized until the property is sold to a third party or until the Venture is dissolved, in accordance with the accounting standard for equity method investment.

Brandywine AI Venture - Station Square Acquisition

On July 10, 2012, the Company contributed $26.1 million to a joint venture, Brandywine AI Venture, that the Company formed in 2011 with an affiliate of Allstate Insurance. The Company's contribution funded its share of partner capital for the Venture's $120.6 million acquisition of three office properties containing 497,896 net rentable square feet in Silver Spring, Maryland. The properties were 93.2% occupied as of December 31, 2012.

Acquisitions

On December 31, 2012, the Company acquired a two-building office property totaling 136,075 of net rentable square feet in Austin, Texas known as 7000 West at Lantana for $32.1 million. This property was 100.0% occupied as of December 31, 2012. The Company funded the acquisition price with available corporate funds, while recognizing $0.1 million of acquisition related costs, which are included as part of general and administrative expenses in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. On the acquisition date of the office property, the total purchase price was allocated as follows: $20.9 million to building, $4.7 million to land, $8.4 million to intangible assets and $1.9 million to below market lease liabilities assumed.

On December 11, 2012, the Company acquired an office property containing 456,922 net rentable square feet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania known as 1900 Market Street for $34.8 million. This property was 76.3% occupied as of December 31, 2012, with redevelopment expected to commence in early 2013 in anticipation of the lead tenant's departure in late 2015. The Company funded the acquisition price with available corporate funds, while recognizing $0.1 million of acquisition related costs, which are included as part of general and administrative expenses in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. On the acquisition date of the office property, the total purchase price was allocated as follows: $17.3 million to building, $7.8 million to land, $13.5 million to intangible assets and $3.8 million to below market lease liabilities assumed.

On November 20, 2012, the Company acquired a ten-acre parcel of land in Herndon, Virginia for $2.1 million. The Company funded the acquisition price with available corporate funds. The Company capitalized a nominal amount of acquisition related and other costs as part of land inventory on its consolidated balance sheet.

On January 6, 2012, the Company acquired a vacant office property containing 154,392 net rentable square feet in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania known as 660 West Germantown Pike for $9.1 million. The Company is currently redeveloping this property. The Company funded the acquisition price with available corporate funds. The Company also recognized $0.1 million of acquisition related costs that have been capitalized on our consolidated balance sheet, in accordance with the accounting standard for asset acquisitions.

Dispositions

On July 18, 2012, the Company sold a portfolio of 11 flex/office properties, totaling 466,719 square feet, in Exton, Pennsylvania, for a sales price of $52.7 million. These properties, collectively known as the Oaklands Corporate Center, were 81.6% occupied as of the date of sale.

On June 22, 2012, the Company sold Pacific Ridge Corporate Center, a 121,381 net rentable square feet, two-building office property located in Carlsbad, California, for a sales price of $29.0 million. The property was 83.7% occupied as of the sale date.

On March 22, 2012, the Company sold South Lake at Dulles Corner, a 268,240 net rentable square feet office property located in Herndon, Virginia, for a sales price of $91.1 million. The property was 100.0% occupied as of the date of sale.

On January 17, 2012, the Company sold 304 Harper Drive, a 32,978 net rentable square feet office property located in Moorestown, New Jersey, for a sales price of $3.0 million. The property was 90.1% occupied as of the date of sale.

Each of these sales is included in discontinued operations (see Note 10).

2011

Brandywine-AI Venture

On December 20, 2011, the Company formed a joint venture, Brandywine - AI Venture LLC, (the "Venture"), with Current Creek Investments, LLC ("Current Creek"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allstate Insurance Company. The Company and Current Creek each own a 50% interest in the Venture. The Venture owns three office properties, which the Company contributed to the Venture upon its formation. The contributed office properties contain an aggregate of 587,317 net rentable square feet and consist of 3130 and 3141 Fairview Park Drive, both located in Falls Church, Virginia, and 7101 Wisconsin Avenue located in Bethesda, Maryland. Concurrent with the Company's contribution of the three properties to the Venture, Current Creek contributed approximately $32.2 million (net of closing costs and customary prorations) to the capital of the Venture and the Venture closed on non-recourse fixed rate mortgage loans in the aggregate amount of $90.0 million, secured by mortgages on each of the three properties. The mortgage loans have a weighted-average maturity of 7.4 years and bear interest at a weighted average rate of 4.4%. The Company transferred the properties to the Venture based on a $156.0 million valuation. Upon formation of the Venture, the Company received $120.1 million of aggregate proceeds from these transactions net of $2.9 million of transaction and venture formation costs. The Company used the net proceeds to reduce its outstanding indebtedness under its Prior Credit Facility and for general corporate purposes.

Based on facts and circumstances at Venture formation, the Company has determined that the Venture is not a VIE in accordance with the accounting standard for the consolidation of VIEs. As a result, the Company used the voting interest model under the accounting standard for consolidation to determine if it will consolidate the Venture. Based on the provisions within the joint venture agreement, the Company and Current Creek have shared control rights and the Company does not have exclusive control over the properties. Since control is shared, 3130 Fairview Park and 7101 Wisconsin Avenue were deconsolidated by the Company and are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The Company recorded a net loss on partial sale of $0.1 million related to these two office properties which is included as part of the loss on venture formation in the Company's consolidated statements of operations together with the related $0.2 million basis adjustment on the Company's equity method investment in the Venture. As of December 31, 2011, the carrying amount of the Company's equity investment in this Venture amounted to $24.7 million.

The Company will continue to maintain a regional management and leasing office in 3141 Fairview Park. Consistent with the other two properties, financial control is shared, however, pursuant to the accounting standard for sales-leaseback transactions, the lease maintained by the Company at 3141 Fairview Park and its 50% ownership interest in the Venture results in the Company having continued involvement that will require the property and its related operations to be consolidated by the Company under the financing method. The Company recorded a mortgage debt of $22.0 million and a $7.5 million financing obligation as part of other liabilities in the Company's balance sheet representing the cash it received from the Venture related to this transaction. The Company recognized a nominal amount of interest expense related to the other partner's portion of the property's operation, from Venture formation through December 31, 2011. As of December 31, 2011, the balance of the financing obligation amounted to $7.5 million.

The Company's continuing involvement with the properties through its interest in the Venture and its management and leasing activities represents a significant continuing involvement in the properties. Accordingly, under the accounting standard for reporting discontinued operations, the Company has determined that the loss on partial sale and the operations of the properties should not be included as part of discontinued operations in its consolidated statements of operations.

Acquisitions

On August 12, 2011, the Company acquired an office property located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, together with related ground tenancy rights under a long-term ground lease, through the foreclosure of a note receivable amounting to $18.8 million under which the said property was encumbered. The Company obtained the note receivable from a third party on August 2, 2011 which was funded through an advance under its Prior Credit Facility and with available corporate funds. The office property contains 192,707 of net rentable square feet and was 57.4% leased as of December 31, 2011. The Company recognized $0.3 million of transaction costs to acquire the office property which is included as part of general and administrative expenses in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. On the acquisition date of the office property, the total purchase price was allocated as follows: $21.4 million to building, $12.0 million to intangible assets and $14.4 million to below market lease liabilities assumed. The Company also acquired other assets of $0.2 million and assumed certain liabilities of $0.4 million.

On March 28, 2011, the Company acquired two office properties totaling 126,496 of net rentable square feet in Glen Allen, Virginia known as Overlook I and II for $12.6 million. The acquired properties were 100% leased as of December 31, 2011. The Company funded the acquisition price through an advance under its Prior Credit Facility and with available corporate funds. The Company recognized a nominal amount of acquisition related costs, which are included as part of general and administrative expenses in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.

On January 20, 2011, the Company acquired a one acre parcel of land in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for $9.3 million. The Company funded the cost of this acquisition with available corporate funds and a draw on its Prior Credit Facility. The Company capitalized $0.5 million of acquisition related and other costs as part of land inventory on its consolidated balance sheet. On December 29, 2011, the Company contributed the acquired property into a newly formed real estate venture known as Brandywine 1919 Market Ventures (the "1919 Ventures") in return for a 50% general partner interest in the venture. 1919 Ventures is expected to construct a mixed-use development property in the city of Philadelphia. The Company has determined that 1919 Ventures is a VIE due to insufficient equity at the date of formation. It was also determined that the Company will not consolidate 1919 Ventures as both partners have shared power in the venture. Prior to the formation of 1919 Ventures, the Company received $4.9 million from the other partner in anticipation of the real estate venture formation. The amount received was accounted for as a distribution from 1919 Ventures and accordingly reduced the Company's equity investment in the venture in the Company's consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2011.

Dispositions

On November 22, 2011, the Company sold 442 Creamery Way, a 104,500 net rentable square feet office property located in Exton, PA, for a sales price of $7.4 million. The property was 100.0% occupied as of the date of sale.

On October 28, 2011, the Company sold two office properties (Five Greentree and Lake Center II) containing a total of 206,243 net rentable square feet located in Marlton, NJ for an aggregate sales price of $22.8 million. Five Greentree and Lake Center II were 92.2% and 47.8% occupied, respectively, as of the date of sale.

On October 14, 2011, the Company sold an undeveloped parcel of land in Dallas, Texas containing six acres of land for $0.6 million.

On June 27, 2011, the Company sold Three Greentree Center, a 69,300 net rentable square feet office property located in Marlton, New Jersey, for a sales price of $5.9 million. The property was 13.9% occupied as of the date of sale.

During the first quarter of 2011, the Company recognized a $2.8 million net gain upon the sale of its remaining 11% ownership interest in three properties which it partially sold to one of its unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures in December 2007. The Company had retained an 11% equity interest in these properties subject to a put/call at fixed prices for a period of three years from the time of the sale. In January 2011, the Company exercised the put/call and transferred full ownership in the three properties to the Real Estate Venture. Accordingly, the Company's direct continuing involvement through its 11% interest in the properties ceased as a result of the transfer of the ownership interest. The Company has also presented the gain as part of its continuing operations in its consolidated statements of operations because of its prior significant continuing involvement with the properties through its interest in the unconsolidated Real Estate Venture and its management and leasing activities at the properties