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Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Affiliates
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Affiliates
Investments In and Advances to Unconsolidated Affiliates

The Company accounts for its investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates primarily under the equity method of accounting as it has the ability to exercise significant influence, but does not have financial or operating control over the investment, which is maintained by each of the unaffiliated partners who co-invest with the Company. The Company’s investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates consist of the following (dollars in thousands):
 
 
Nominal Ownership Interest
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Fund
Property
March 31, 2018
 
 
Core:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
840 N. Michigan (a)
88.43%
 
$
69,265

 
$
69,846

 
Renaissance Portfolio
20%
 
34,294

 
35,041

 
Gotham Plaza
49%
 
29,408

 
29,416

 
Town Center (a, b)
75.22%
 
100,918

 
78,801

 
Georgetown Portfolio
50%
 
3,540

 
3,479

 
 
 
 
237,425

 
216,583

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mervyns I & II:
KLA/Mervyn's, LLC (c)
10.5%
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fund III:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fund III Other Portfolio
90%
 
161

 
167

 
Self Storage Management (d)
95%
 
206

 
206

 
 
 
 
367

 
373

Fund IV:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Broughton Street Portfolio (e)
50%
 
41,331

 
48,335

 
Fund IV Other Portfolio
90%
 
16,101

 
20,199

 
650 Bald Hill Road
90%
 
13,506

 
13,609

 
 
 
 
70,938

 
82,143

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Various Funds:
Due from Related Parties (f)
 
 
2,254

 
2,415

 
Other (g)
 
 
556

 
556

 
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates
 
$
311,540

 
$
302,070

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crossroads (h)
49%
 
$
15,226

 
$
15,292

 
Distributions in excess of income from,
and investments in, unconsolidated affiliates
 
$
15,226

 
$
15,292

__________

(a)
Represents a tenancy-in-common interest.
(b)
During November 2017 and March 2018, as discussed below, the Company increased its ownership in Town Center
(c)
Distributions have exceeded the Company’s non-recourse investment, therefore the carrying value is zero.
(d)
Represents a variable interest entity.
(e)
The Company is entitled to a 15% return on its cumulative capital contribution which was $15.7 million and $15.4 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. In addition, the Company is entitled to a 9% preferred return on a portion of its equity, which was $30.2 million and $36.8 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
(f)
Represents deferred fees.
(g)
Includes a cost-method investment in Albertson’s (Note 8) and other investments.
(h)
Distributions have exceeded the Company’s investment; however, the Company recognizes a liability balance as it may be required to fund future obligations of the entity.

Core Portfolio

Acquisition of Unconsolidated Investment

On January 4, 2017, an entity in which the Company owns a 20% noncontrolling interest (the “Renaissance Portfolio”), acquired a 6,200 square foot property in Alexandria, Virginia referred to as (“907 King Street”) for $3.0 million. The Renaissance Portfolio is now a 213,000 square-foot portfolio of 18 mixed-use properties, 16 of which are located in Georgetown, Washington D.C. and two of which are located in Alexandria, Virginia.

Brandywine Portfolio, Market Square and Town Center

The Company owns an interest in an approximately one million square foot retail portfolio (the “Brandywine Portfolio” joint venture) located in Wilmington, Delaware, which includes two properties referred to as “Market Square” and “Town Center.” Prior to the second quarter of 2016, the Company had a controlling interest in the Brandywine Portfolio, and it was therefore consolidated within the Company’s financial statements. During April 2016, the arrangement with the partners of the Brandywine Portfolio was modified to change the legal ownership from a partnership to a tenancy-in-common interest, as well as to provide certain participating rights to the outside partners. As a result of these modifications, the Company de-consolidated the Brandywine Portfolio and accounted for its interest under the equity method of accounting effective May 1, 2016. Furthermore, as the owners of the Brandywine Portfolio had consistent ownership interests before and after the modification and the underlying net assets were unchanged, the Company reflected the change from consolidation to equity method based upon its historical cost. The Brandywine Portfolio and Market Square ventures do not include the property held by Brandywine Holdings, an entity consolidated by the Company.

Additionally, in April 2016, the Company repaid the outstanding balance of $140.0 million of non-recourse debt collateralized by the Brandywine Portfolio and provided a note receivable collateralized by the partners’ tenancy-in-common interest in the Brandywine Portfolio for their proportionate share of the repayment. On May 1, 2017, the Company exchanged $16.0 million of the $153.4 million notes receivable (the “Brandywine Notes Receivable”) (Note 3) plus accrued interest of $0.3 million for one of the partner’s 38.89% tenancy-in-common interests in Market Square. The Company already had a 22.22% interest in Market Square and continued to apply the equity method of accounting for its aggregate 61.11% noncontrolling interest in Market Square and its 22.22% interest in Town Center through November 16, 2017. The incremental investment in Market Square was recorded at $16.3 million and the excess of this amount over the venture’s book value associated with this interest, or $9.8 million, was being amortized over the remaining depreciable lives of the venture’s assets through November 16, 2017. On November 16, 2017, the Company exchanged an additional $16.0 million of Brandywine Notes Receivable plus accrued interest of $0.6 million for the remaining 38.89% interest in Market Square, thereby obtaining a 100% controlling interest in the property. The exchange was deemed to be a business combination and as a result, the property was consolidated and a gain on change of control of $5.6 million was recorded (Note 2).

On November 16, 2017, the Company exchanged $60.7 million of the Brandywine Notes Receivable plus accrued interest of $0.9 million for one of the partner’s 38.89% tenancy-in-common interests in Town Center. The incremental investment in Town Center was recorded at $61.6 million and the excess of this amount over the venture’s book value associated with this interest, or $34.5 million, will be amortized over the remaining depreciable lives of the venture’s assets. The Company previously had a 22.22% interest in Town Center which then became 61.11% following the November 2017 transaction.

On March 28, 2018, the Company exchanged $22.0 million of its Brandywine Notes Receivable plus accrued interest of $0.3 million for one of the partner’s 14.11% tenancy-in-common interests in Town Center. The incremental investment in Town Center was recorded at $22.3 million and the excess of this amount over the venture’s book value associated with this interest, or $12.7 million, will be amortized over the remaining depreciable lives of the venture’s assets. The Company continues to apply the equity method of accounting for its aggregate 75.22% noncontrolling interest in Town Center after the March 2018 transaction.

At March 31, 2018, $38.7 million of the Brandywine Note Receivable remains outstanding (Note 3), which is collateralized by the remaining 24.78% undivided interest in Town Center.

Fund Investments

Mervyn’s I & II

In 2017, Mervyn’s I and Mervyn’s II received a total of $1.1 million in distributions from certain investments. The Company had already reduced the carrying amount of these investments to zero, and consequently the entire amount received has been reflected as equity in earnings and gains of unconsolidated affiliates in the consolidated statements of income.

Albertson’s

“Other” includes Fund II’s cost method investment in Albertson’s supermarkets among other investments. In 2017, the Company received $2.4 million in distributions from Albertson’s and reduced the carrying amount of its investment in Albertson’s to zero, reflecting the remaining $2.0 million as equity in earnings and gains of unconsolidated affiliates in the consolidated statements of income.

2018 Dispositions of Unconsolidated Investments

On January 18, 2018, Fund IV’s Broughton Street Portfolio venture sold two properties for aggregate proceeds of $8.0 million, resulting in a net loss of $0.4 million at the property level of which the Fund’s share and the Operating Partnership’s proportionate share of the loss was zero. At March 31, 2018, the Broughton Street portfolio had 16 remaining properties.

2017 Dispositions of Unconsolidated Investments

On January 31, 2017, Fund IV completed the disposition of 2819 Kennedy Boulevard, for $19.0 million less $8.4 million debt repayment for net proceeds of $10.6 million, resulting in a gain on disposition of $6.3 million at the property level, of which the Fund’s share was $6.2 million, which is included in equity in earnings and gains from unconsolidated affiliates in the consolidated statements of income. The Operating Partnership’s proportionate share of the gain was $1.4 million, net of noncontrolling interests.

On February 15, 2017, Fund III completed the disposition of Arundel Plaza, for $28.8 million less $10.0 million debt repayments for net proceeds of $18.8 million, resulting in a gain on disposition of $8.2 million at the property level, of which the Fund’s share was $5.3 million, which is included in equity in earnings and gains from unconsolidated affiliates in the consolidated statements of income. The Operating Partnership’s proportionate share of the gain was $1.3 million, net of noncontrolling interests.

On June 30, 2017, Fund IV completed the disposition of 1701 Belmont Avenue, for $5.6 million less $2.9 million debt repayments for net proceeds of $2.7 million, resulting in a gain on disposition of $3.3 million at the property level, of which the Fund’s share was $3.3 million, which is included in equity in earnings and gains from unconsolidated affiliates in the consolidated statements of income. The Operating Partnership’s proportionate share of the gain was $0.8 million, net of noncontrolling interests.

On October 3 and December 21, 2017, Fund IV’s Broughton Street Portfolio venture sold a total of five properties for aggregate proceeds of $11.0 million resulting in a net gain of $1.2 million at the property level, of which the Fund’s share was $0.6 million, which is included in equity in earnings and gains from unconsolidated affiliates in the consolidated financial statements. The Operating Partnership’s proportionate share of the gain was $0.1 million, net of noncontrolling interests.

Fees from Unconsolidated Affiliates

The Company earned property management, construction, development, legal and leasing fees from its investments in unconsolidated partnerships totaling $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, which is included in other revenues in the consolidated financial statements.

In addition, the Company paid to certain unaffiliated partners of its joint ventures, $0.5 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 for leasing commissions, development, management, construction and overhead fees.

Summarized Financial Information of Unconsolidated Affiliates

The following combined and condensed Balance Sheets and Statements of Income, in each period, summarize the financial information of the Company’s investments in unconsolidated affiliates (in thousands):
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Combined and Condensed Balance Sheets
 
 

 
 

Assets:
 
 

 
 

Rental property, net
 
$
509,634

 
$
518,900

Real estate under development
 
24,976

 
26,681

Investment in unconsolidated affiliates
 
6,853

 
6,853

Other assets
 
95,934

 
100,901

Total assets
 
$
637,397

 
$
653,335

Liabilities and partners’ equity:
 
 

 
 

Mortgage notes payable
 
$
405,955

 
$
405,652

Other liabilities
 
60,950

 
61,932

Partners’ equity
 
170,492

 
185,751

Total liabilities and partners’ equity
 
$
637,397

 
$
653,335

 
 
 
 
 
Company's share of accumulated equity
 
$
183,602

 
$
185,533

Basis differential
 
107,347

 
95,358

Deferred fees, net of portion related to the Company's interest
 
3,111

 
3,472

Amounts receivable by the Company
 
2,254

 
2,415

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates, net of Company's share of distributions in excess of income from and investments in unconsolidated affiliates
 
296,314

 
286,778

Company's share of distributions in excess of income from and investments in unconsolidated affiliates
 
15,226

 
15,292

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates
 
$
311,540

 
$
302,070



 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Combined and Condensed Statements of Income
 
 
 
 
Total revenues
 
$
20,156

 
$
21,603

Operating and other expenses
 
(5,921
)
 
(5,866
)
Interest expense
 
(4,874
)
 
(4,538
)
Depreciation and amortization
 
(6,055
)
 
(6,449
)
Loss on debt extinguishment
 

 
(151
)
(Loss) gain on disposition of properties
 
(418
)
 
14,446

Net income attributable to unconsolidated affiliates
 
$
2,888

 
$
19,045

 
 
 
 
 
Company’s share of equity in
net income of unconsolidated affiliates
 
$
2,267

 
$
13,569

Basis differential amortization
 
(583
)
 
(866
)
Company’s equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
 
$
1,684

 
$
12,703