Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary, Does Not Hold Majority Voting Interest, Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Included in Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Consolidated Balance Sheets included the following assets and liabilities of the consolidated VIEs of the Operating Partnership:


(dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
VIE ASSETS
Operating real estate, net	$	1,679,779	$	1,466,381
Real estate under development		28,851		129,888
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates		92,802		210,922
Other assets, net		101,679		98,675
Right-of-use assets - operating leases, net		2,112		2,535
Cash and cash equivalents		10,787		13,330
Restricted cash		7,048		14,995
Rents receivable, net		21,427		17,915
Total VIE assets (a)	$	1,944,485	$	1,954,641

VIE LIABILITIES
Mortgage and other notes payable, net	$	764,614	$	761,166
Unsecured notes payable, net		80,473		51,202
Accounts payable and other liabilities		127,162		95,385
Lease liability - operating leases		2,213		2,657
Total VIE liabilities (a)	$	974,462	$	910,410

(a)

At December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, totals included VIE assets of $721.2 million and 678.1 million, respectively, and VIE liabilities of $234.7 million and $200.4 million, respectively, related to third-party mortgages that are collateralized by the real estate assets of City Point, a Fund II property, and 27 East 61st Street, 801 Madison Avenue, and 1035 Third Avenue, all Fund IV properties, of which $72.5 million is guaranteed by the Operating Partnership (Note 9). The remaining VIE assets are generally encumbered by third-party non-recourse mortgage debt and are collateral under the respective mortgages and are therefore restricted and can only be used to settle the corresponding liabilities of the VIE. The remaining VIE assets may only be used to settle obligations of these consolidated VIEs and the remaining VIE liabilities are only the obligations of these consolidated VIEs and they do not have recourse to the Operating Partnership or the Company.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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