10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

        ☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022

OR

        ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 1-12254

SAUL CENTERS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	52-1833074
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814

(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (301) 986-6200

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:	Trading symbol:	Name of exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share	BFS	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares each representing 1/100th of a share of 6.125% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share	BFS/PRD	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares each representing 1/100th of a share of 6.000% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share	BFS/PRE	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirement for the past 90 days.    Yes   ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes   ☒    No   ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☒
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

Number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share outstanding as of April 29, 2022: 23.9 million.

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SAUL CENTERS, INC.

Table of Contents

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
(a) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021	4
(b) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021	5
(c) Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021	6
(d) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021	7
(e) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	8
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(a) Critical Accounting Policies	22
(b) Results of Operations:
Three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to three months ended March 31, 2021	23
Same property revenue and same property operating income	24
(c) Liquidity and Capital Resources	26
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	31
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	32
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	33
Item 1A. Risk Factors	33
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	33
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities	33
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures	33
Item 5. Other Information	33
Item 6. Exhibits	33
Signatures	34

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.    Financial Statements

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Assets
Real estate investments
Land	$	511,529	$	511,529
Buildings and equipment	1,570,123		1,566,686
Construction in progress	225,087		205,911
	2,306,739		2,284,126
Accumulated depreciation	(660,855)		(650,113)
	1,645,884		1,634,013
Cash and cash equivalents	12,313		14,594
Accounts receivable and accrued income, net	56,357		58,659
Deferred leasing costs, net	23,420		24,005
Other assets	17,578		15,490
Total assets	$	1,755,552	$	1,746,761
Liabilities
Notes payable	$	905,225	$	941,456
Revolving credit facility payable	135,360		103,167
Term loan facility payable	99,270		99,233
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	39,649		25,558
Deferred income	23,867		25,188
Dividends and distributions payable	21,722		21,672
Total liabilities	1,225,093		1,216,274
Equity
Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized:
Series D Cumulative Redeemable, 30,000 shares issued and outstanding	75,000		75,000
Series E Cumulative Redeemable, 44,000 shares issued and outstanding	110,000		110,000
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 42,000,000 shares authorized, 23,910,338 and 23,840,471 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	239		238
Additional paid-in capital	440,151		436,609
Partnership units in escrow	39,650		39,650
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings	(259,506)		(256,448)
Total Saul Centers, Inc. equity	405,534		405,049
Noncontrolling interests	124,925		125,438
Total equity	530,459		530,487
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,755,552	$	1,746,761

The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Saul Centers, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Revenue
Rental revenue	$	60,680	$	57,756
Other	1,464		968
Total revenue	62,144		58,724
Expenses
Property operating expenses	9,538		8,686
Real estate taxes	7,418		7,829
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	10,602		11,988
Depreciation and amortization of lease costs	12,327		12,748
General and administrative	4,768		4,678
Total expenses	44,653		45,929
Net Income	17,491		12,795
Noncontrolling interests
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(4,126)		(2,533)
Net income attributable to Saul Centers, Inc.	13,365		10,262
Preferred stock dividends	(2,798)		(2,798)
Net income available to common stockholders	$	10,567	$	7,464
Per share net income available to common stockholders
Basic and diluted	$	0.44	$	0.32

The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Saul Centers, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(Unaudited) 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	Preferred Stock		Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital		Partnership Units in Escrow		Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings		Total Saul Centers, Inc.		Noncontrolling Interests		Total
Balance at January 1, 2022	$	185,000	$	238	$	436,609	$	39,650	$	(256,448)	$	405,049	$	125,438	$	530,487
Issuance of shares of common stock:
61,861 shares pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan	—		1		2,948		—		—		2,949		—		2,949
8,007 shares due to exercise of stock options and issuance of directors’ deferred stock	—		—		594		—		—		594		—		594
Issuance of 13,704 partnership units pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan	—		—		—		—		—		—		653		653
Net income	—		—		—		—		13,365		13,365		4,126		17,491
Distributions payable preferred stock:
Series D, $38.28 per share	—		—		—		—		(1,148)		(1,148)		—		(1,148)
Series E, $37.50 per share	—		—		—		—		(1,650)		(1,650)		—		(1,650)
Distributions payable common stock ($0.57/share) and distributions payable partnership units ($0.57/unit)	—		—		—		—		(13,625)		(13,625)		(5,292)		(18,917)
Balance, March 31, 2022	$	185,000	$	239	$	440,151	$	39,650	$	(259,506)	$	405,534	$	124,925	$	530,459

Balance at January 1, 2021	$	185,000	$	235	$	420,625	$	—	$	(241,535)	$	364,325	$	63,208	$	427,533
Issuance of shares of common stock:
96,268 shares pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan	—		1		2,839		—		—		2,840		—		2,840
910 shares due to exercise of stock options and issuance of directors’ deferred stock	—		—		323		—		—		323		—		323
Issuance of 19,493 partnership units pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan	—		—		—		—		—		—		575		575
1,416,071 partnership units placed in escrow pursuant to Twinbrook contribution	—		—		—		79,300		—		79,300		—		79,300
Net income	—		—		—		—		10,262		10,262		2,533		12,795
Distributions payable preferred stock:
Series D, $38.28 per share	—		—		—		—		(1,148)		(1,148)		—		(1,148)
Series E, $37.50 per share	—		—		—		—		(1,650)		(1,650)		—		(1,650)
Distributions payable common stock ($0.53/share) and distributions payable partnership units ($0.53/unit)	—		—		—		—		(12,488)		(12,488)		(4,218)		(16,706)
Balance, March 31, 2021	$	185,000	$	236	$	423,787	$	79,300	$	(246,559)	$	441,764	$	62,098	$	503,862

The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Saul Centers, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2022		2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	17,491	$	12,795
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of lease costs	12,327		12,748
Amortization of deferred debt costs	477		405
Compensation costs of stock and option grants	286		323
Credit losses on operating lease receivables	25		1,211
Decrease in accounts receivable and accrued income	2,277		1,061
Additions to deferred leasing costs	(496)		(508)
Decrease in other assets	2,519		831
Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	6,425		4,356
Increase (decrease) in deferred income	(1,321)		1,519
Increase in finance lease liability	—		37
Net cash provided by operating activities	40,010		34,778
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of real estate investments (1)	—		(8,399)
Additions to real estate investments	(3,941)		(6,069)
Additions to development and redevelopment projects	(12,927)		(4,450)
Net cash used in investing activities	(16,868)		(18,918)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments on notes payable	(36,473)		(13,553)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility	40,000		8,000
Repayments on revolving credit facility	(8,000)		(8,500)
Proceeds from construction loan	—		1,919
Additions to deferred debt costs	(3,194)		—
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Common stock	3,257		2,840
Partnership units (1)	653		575
Distributions to:
Series D preferred stockholders	(1,149)		(1,148)
Series E preferred stockholders	(1,650)		(1,650)
Common stockholders	(13,583)		(12,438)
Noncontrolling interests	(5,284)		(4,207)
Net cash used in financing activities	(25,423)		(28,162)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(2,281)		(12,302)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	14,594		26,856
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	12,313	$	14,554
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	9,737	$	11,689
Increase (decrease) in accrued real estate investments and development costs	$	6,189	$	(1,276)

(1) The 2021 acquisition of real estate and proceeds from the issuance of partnership units each excludes $79,300 in connection with the contribution of Twinbrook Quarter by the B. F. Saul Real Estate Investment Trust in exchange for limited partnership units held in escrow. Half of the units held in escrow were released on October 18, 2021. The remaining units held in escrow are scheduled to be released on October 18, 2023.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1.    Organization, Basis of Presentation

Saul Centers, Inc. (“Saul Centers”) was incorporated under the Maryland General Corporation Law on June 10, 1993, and operates as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Company is required to annually distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income (excluding net capital gains) to its stockholders and meet certain organizational and other requirements. Saul Centers has made and intends to continue to make regular quarterly distributions to its stockholders. Saul Centers, together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries and the limited partnerships of which Saul Centers or one of its subsidiaries is the sole general partner, are referred to collectively as the “Company.” B. Francis Saul II serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Saul Centers.

The Company, which conducts all of its activities through its subsidiaries, Saul Holdings Limited Partnership, a Maryland limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) and two subsidiary limited partnerships (the “Subsidiary Partnerships,” and, collectively with the Operating Partnership, the “Partnerships”), engages in the ownership, operation, management, leasing, acquisition, renovation, expansion, development and financing of community and neighborhood shopping centers and mixed-use properties, primarily in the Washington, DC/Baltimore metropolitan area.

As of March 31, 2022, the Company’s properties (the “Current Portfolio Properties”) consisted of 50 shopping center properties (the “Shopping Centers”), seven mixed-use properties, which are comprised of office, retail and multi-family residential uses (the “Mixed-Use Properties”) and four (non-operating) development properties.

Because the properties are located primarily in the Washington, DC/Baltimore metropolitan area, the Company is subject to a concentration of credit risk related to these properties. A majority of the Shopping Centers are anchored by one or more major tenants. As of March 31, 2022, 33 of the Shopping Centers were anchored by a grocery store and offer primarily day-to-day necessities and services. Giant Food, a tenant at 11 Shopping Centers, individually accounted for 5.2% of the Company's total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022. No other tenant individually accounted for 2.5% or more of the Company’s total revenue, excluding lease termination fees, for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of Saul Centers and its subsidiaries, including the Partnerships, which are majority owned by Saul Centers. Substantially all assets and liabilities of the Company as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, are comprised of the assets and liabilities of the Operating Partnership. Debt arrangements subject to recourse are described in Note 5. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Operating Partnership is a variable interest entity ("VIE") because the limited partners do not have substantive kick-out or participating rights. The Company is the primary beneficiary of the Operating Partnership because it has the power to direct its activities and the rights to absorb 71.9% of its net income. Because the Operating Partnership is consolidated into the financial statements of the Company, classification of it as a VIE has no impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations of the Company for the interim periods have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. These consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2021, which are included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to those instructions. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

2.     Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Our significant accounting policies disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 have not changed significantly in amount or composition.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant estimates and assumptions relate to collectability of operating lease receivables and impairment of real estate properties. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Accounts Receivable, Accrued Income and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Accounts receivable are primarily comprised of rental and reimbursement billings due from tenants, and straight-line rent receivables representing the cumulative amount of adjustments necessary to present rental income on a straight-line basis. Individual leases are assessed for collectability and, upon the determination that the collection of rents is not probable, accrued rent and accounts receivable are charged off, and the charge off is reflected as an adjustment to rental revenue. Revenue from leases where collection is not probable is recorded on a cash basis until collectability is determined to be probable. Further, we assess whether operating lease receivables, at the portfolio level, are appropriately valued based upon an analysis of balances outstanding, historical bad debt levels and current economic trends. As of March 31, 2022, $6.7 million of rents previously deferred have come due. Of the amounts that have come due, $6.5 million, or approximately 97%, has been paid.

At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, accounts receivable was comprised of:

(In thousands)	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Rents currently due	$	5,728	$	8,484
Deferred rents	3,710		4,141
Straight-line rent	46,279		46,239
Other receivables	3,672		2,877
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(3,032)		(3,082)
Total	$	56,357	$	58,659

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements to conform to the presentation used for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

3.    Real Estate

Construction In Progress

Construction in progress includes land, preconstruction and development costs of active projects. Preconstruction costs include legal, zoning and permitting costs and other project carrying costs incurred prior to the commencement of construction. Development costs include direct construction costs and indirect costs incurred subsequent to the start of construction such as architectural, engineering, construction management and carrying costs consisting of interest, real estate taxes and insurance.

Construction in progress as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, is composed of the following:

(In thousands)	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Twinbrook Quarter	$	155,284	$	138,069
Hampden House	58,499		56,898
Other	11,304		10,944
Total	$	225,087	$	205,911

Leases

We lease Shopping Centers and Mixed-Use Properties to lessees in exchange for monthly payments that cover rent, and, where applicable, reimbursement for property taxes, insurance, and certain property operating expenses. Our leases have been determined to be operating leases and generally range in term from one to 15 years.

Some of our leases have termination options and/or extension options. Termination options allow the lessee and/or lessor to terminate the lease prior to the end of the lease term, provided certain conditions are met. Termination options generally require advance notification from the lessee and/or lessor and payment of a termination fee. Termination fees are recognized as revenue over the modified lease term. Extension options are subject to terms and conditions stated in the lease.

An operating lease right of use asset and corresponding lease liability related to our headquarters sublease are reflected in other assets and other liabilities, respectively. The sublease expires on February 28, 2027. The right of use asset and corresponding lease liability totaled $3.7 million and $3.7 million, respectively, at March 31, 2022.

Due to the business disruptions and challenges severely affecting the global economy caused by the novel strain of coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic, many lessees requested rent relief, including rent deferrals and other lease concessions. The lease modification guidance in Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, "Accounting for Leases"
("ASU 2016-02") does not contemplate the rapid execution of concessions for multiple tenants in response to sudden liquidity constraints of lessees. In April 2020, the staff of the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a question and answer document that provided guidance allowing the Company to elect to either apply the lease modification accounting framework or not, with such election applied consistently to leases with similar characteristics and similar circumstances. The Company elected to apply such relief, which, in the case of rent deferrals, results in the accrual of rent due from tenants. The Company will continue to monitor the collectability of rent receivables.

Deferred Leasing Costs

Deferred leasing costs primarily consist of initial direct costs incurred in connection with successful property leasing and amounts attributed to in-place leases associated with acquired properties. Such amounts are capitalized and amortized, using the straight-line method, over the term of the lease or the remaining term of an acquired lease. Initial direct costs primarily consist of leasing commissions, which are costs paid to third-party brokers and lease commissions paid to certain employees that are incremental to obtaining a lease and would not have been incurred if the lease had not been obtained. Unamortized deferred costs are charged to expense if the applicable lease is terminated prior to expiration of the initial lease term. Collectively, deferred leasing costs totaled $23.4 million and $24.0 million, net of accumulated amortization of $49.3 million and $48.7 million, as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Amortization expense, included in depreciation and amortization of lease costs in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, totaled $1.1 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Real Estate Investment Properties

Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method and estimated useful lives of generally between 35 and 50 years for base buildings, or a shorter period if management determines that the building has a shorter useful life, and up to 20 years for certain other improvements that extend the useful lives. Leasehold improvement expenditures are capitalized when certain criteria are met, including when the Company supervises construction and will own the improvements. Tenant improvements are amortized, over the shorter of the lives of the related leases or the useful life of the improvements, using the straight-line method. Depreciation expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations totaled $11.2 million and $11.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Repairs and maintenance expense totaled $4.5 million and $3.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and is included in property operating expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

As of March 31, 2022, we have not identified any impairment triggering events, including the impact of COVID-19 and corresponding tenant requests for rent relief. Therefore, under applicable GAAP guidance, no impairment charges were recorded.

4.    Noncontrolling Interests - Holders of Convertible Limited Partnership Units in the Operating Partnership

As of March 31, 2022, the B. F. Saul Company and certain other affiliated entities, each of which is controlled by B. Francis Saul II and his family members, (collectively, the “Saul Organization”) held an aggregate 26.7% limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership represented by approximately 8.8 million convertible limited partnership units. These units are convertible into shares of Saul Centers’ common stock, at the option of the unit holder, on a one-for-one basis provided that, in accordance with the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the rights may not be exercised at any time that the Saul Organization beneficially owns or will own after the exercise, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate more than 39.9% of the value of the outstanding common stock and preferred stock of Saul Centers (the “Equity Securities”). As of March 31, 2022, approximately 350,000 units could be converted into shares of Saul Centers common stock.

As of March 31, 2022, a third party investor holds a 1.4% limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership represented by 469,740 convertible limited partnership units. At the option of the unit holder, these units are convertible into shares of Saul Centers’ common stock on a one-for-one basis; provided that, in lieu of the delivery of Saul Centers' common stock, Saul Centers may, in its sole discretion, deliver cash in an amount equal to the value of such Saul Centers' common stock.

The impact of the aggregate 28.1% limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership held by parties other than Saul Centers is reflected as Noncontrolling Interests in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Weighted average fully diluted partnership units and common stock outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, was approximately 33.9 million and 32.0 million, respectively.

The Company previously issued 708,035 limited partnership units related to the contribution of Twinbrook Quarter that are held in escrow and will be released on October 18, 2023. Until such time as the units are released from escrow, they are not eligible to receive distributions from the Operating Partnership.

5.    Notes Payable, Revolving Credit Facility, Interest and Amortization of Deferred Debt Costs

At March 31, 2022, the Company had a $525.0 million senior unsecured credit facility (the "Credit Facility") comprised of a $425.0 million revolving credit facility and a $100.0 million term loan. The revolving credit facility matures on August 29, 2025, which may be extended by the Company for one additional year, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. The term loan matures on February 26, 2027, and may not be extended. Interest accrues at a rate of LIBOR plus an applicable spread which is determined by certain leverage tests. As of March 31, 2022, the applicable spread for borrowings was 135 basis points related to the revolving credit facility and 130 basis points related to the term loan. Letters of credit may be issued under the Credit Facility. On March 31, 2022, based on the value of the Company’s unencumbered properties, approximately $233.5 million was available under the Credit Facility, $238.0 million was outstanding and approximately $185,000 was committed for letters of credit.

On February 23, 2022, the Company closed on a $133.0 million construction-to-permanent loan, the proceeds of which will be used to partially fund Hampden House. The loan matures in 2040, bears interest at a fixed rate of 3.90%, and requires interest only payments, which will be funded by the loan, until conversion to permanent. The conversion is expected in the first quarter of 2026, and thereafter, monthly principal and interest payments based on a 25-year amortization schedule will be required.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

On March 11, 2022, the Company repaid in full the remaining principal balance of $28.3 million of the mortgage loan secured by Lansdowne Town Center, which was scheduled to mature in June 2022.

Saul Centers and certain consolidated subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership have guaranteed the payment obligations of the Operating Partnership under the Credit Facility. The Operating Partnership is the guarantor of (a) a portion of the Broadlands mortgage (approximately $3.7 million of the $29.5 million outstanding balance at March 31, 2022), (b) a portion of the Avenel Business Park mortgage (approximately $6.3 million of the $23.8 million outstanding balance at March 31, 2022), (c) a portion of The Waycroft mortgage (approximately $23.6 million of the $155.2 million outstanding balance at March 31, 2022), (d) the Ashbrook Marketplace mortgage (totaling $21.2 million at March 31, 2022), and (e) the mortgage secured by Kentlands Place, Kentlands Square I and Kentlands Pad (totaling $28.8 million at March 31, 2022). All other notes payable are non-recourse.

The principal amount of the Company’s outstanding debt totaled approximately $1.2 billion at March 31, 2022, of which approximately $912.6 million was fixed-rate debt and approximately $238.0 million was variable rate debt outstanding under the Credit Facility. The carrying value of the properties collateralizing the notes payable totaled approximately $1.1 billion as of March 31, 2022.

At December 31, 2021, the principal amount of the Company’s outstanding debt totaled approximately $1.2 billion, of which $949.0 million was fixed rate debt and $206.0 million was variable rate debt outstanding under the Credit Facility. The carrying value of the properties collateralizing the notes payable totaled approximately $1.1 billion as of December 31, 2021.

At March 31, 2022, the scheduled maturities of debt, including scheduled principal amortization, for years ending December 31, were as follows:

(In thousands)	Balloon Payments			Scheduled Principal Amortization		Total
April 1 through December 31, 2022	$	8,555		$	25,513	$	34,068
2023	9,225			35,080		44,305
2024	66,164			34,652		100,816
2025	158,363		(a)	31,814		190,177
2026	134,088			28,474		162,562
2027	142,028		(b)	22,052		164,080
Thereafter	339,177			115,367		454,544
Principal amount	$	857,600		$	292,952	1,150,552
Unamortized deferred debt costs						10,697
Net						$	1,139,855

(a) Includes $138.0 million outstanding under the Credit Facility.

(b) Includes $100.0 million outstanding under the Credit Facility.

Deferred debt costs consist of fees and costs incurred to obtain long-term financing, construction financing and the Credit Facility. These fees and costs are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the respective loans or agreements, which approximates the effective interest method. Deferred debt costs totaled $10.7 million and $11.2 million, net of accumulated amortization of $7.7 million and $7.7 million, at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, and are reflected as a reduction of the related debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2022		2021
Interest incurred	$	12,313	$	12,681
Amortization of deferred debt costs	477		405
Capitalized interest	(2,187)		(1,095)
Interest expense	10,603		11,991
Less: Interest income	1		3
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	$	10,602	$	11,988

6.    Equity

The consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, reflect noncontrolling interests of $4.1 million and $2.5 million, respectively, representing income attributable to limited partnership units not held by Saul Centers.

At March 31, 2022, the Company had outstanding 3.0 million depositary shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of 6.125% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series D Stock"). The depositary shares may be redeemed at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, on or after January 23, 2023, at the $25.00 liquidation preference, plus accrued but unpaid dividends to but not including the redemption date. The depositary shares pay an annual dividend of $1.53125 per share, equivalent to 6.125% of the $25.00 liquidation preference. The Series D Stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption and is not convertible into any other securities of the Company except in connection with certain changes in control or delisting events. Investors in the depositary shares generally have no voting rights, but will have limited voting rights if the Company fails to pay dividends for six or more quarters (whether or not declared or consecutive) and in certain other events.

At March 31, 2022, the Company had outstanding 4.4 million depositary shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of 6.000% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series E Stock”). The depositary shares may be redeemed at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, on or after September 17, 2024, at the $25.00 liquidation preference, plus accrued but unpaid dividends to but not including the redemption date. The depositary shares pay an annual dividend of $1.50 per share, equivalent to 6.000% of the $25.00 liquidation preference. The Series E Stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption and is not convertible into any other securities of the Company except in connection with certain changes in control or delisting events. Investors in the depositary shares generally have no voting rights, but will have limited voting rights if the Company fails to pay dividends for six or more quarters (whether or not declared or consecutive) and in certain other events.

Per Share Data

Per share data for net income (basic and diluted) is computed using weighted average shares of common stock. Convertible limited partnership units and employee stock options are the Company’s potentially dilutive securities. For all periods presented, the convertible limited partnership units are non-dilutive. The following table sets forth, for the indicated periods, weighted averages of the number of common shares outstanding, basic and dilutive, the effect of dilutive options and the number of options which are not dilutive because the average price of the Company's common stock was less than the exercise prices. The treasury stock method was used to measure the effect of the dilution.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

	Average Shares/Options Outstanding
	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2022	2021
Weighted average common stock outstanding-Basic	23,884	23,542
Effect of dilutive options	14	—
Weighted average common stock outstanding-Diluted	23,898	23,542
Non-dilutive options	1,231	1,423
Years non-dilutive options were issued	2015 through 2020	2011 through 2020

7.     Related Party Transactions

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the President and Chief Operating Officer, the Executive Vice President-Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and the Senior Vice President-Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer of the Company are also officers of various members of the Saul Organization and their management time is shared with the Saul Organization. Their annual compensation is fixed by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, with the exception of the Senior Vice President-Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer whose share of annual compensation allocated to the Company is determined by the shared services agreement (described below).

The Company participates in a multiemployer 401K plan with entities in the Saul Organization which covers those full-time employees who meet the requirements as specified in the plan. Company contributions, which are included in general and administrative expense or property operating expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, at the discretionary amount of up to 6% of the employee’s cash compensation, subject to certain limits, were $112,200 and $123,100 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. All amounts contributed by employees and the Company are fully vested.

The Company also participates in a multiemployer nonqualified deferred compensation plan with entities in the Saul Organization which covers those full-time employees who meet the requirements as specified in the plan. According to the plan, which can be modified or discontinued at any time, participating employees defer 2% of their compensation in excess of a specified amount. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company credited to employee accounts $46,800 and $33,400, respectively, which is the sum of accrued earnings and up to three times the amount deferred by employees and is included in general and administrative expense. All amounts contributed by employees and credited by the Company are fully vested. The cumulative unfunded liability under this plan was $2.6 million and $3.2 million, at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, and is included in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company and the Saul Organization are parties to a shared services agreement (the “Agreement”) that provides for the sharing of certain personnel and ancillary functions such as computer hardware, software, and support services and certain direct and indirect administrative personnel. The method for determining the cost of the shared services is provided for in the Agreement and is based upon head count, estimates of usage or estimates of time incurred, as applicable. The terms of the Agreement and the payments made thereunder are deemed reasonable by management and are reviewed annually by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, which consists entirely of independent directors. Net billings by the Saul Organization for the Company’s share of these ancillary costs and expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, which included rental expense for the Company’s headquarters sublease, totaled approximately $2.4 million and $2.0 million, respectively. The amounts are generally expensed as incurred and are primarily reported as general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities included approximately $821,100 and $1.1 million, respectively, representing amounts due to the Saul Organization for the Company’s share of these ancillary costs and expenses.

The Company subleases its corporate headquarters space from a member of the Saul Organization. The sublease commenced in March 2002, expires in 2027, and provides for base rent increases of 3% per year, with payment of a pro-rata share of operating expenses over a base year amount. The Agreement requires each party to pay an allocation of total rental payments based on a percentage proportionate to the number of employees employed by each party. The Company’s rent expense for its headquarters location was $192,900 and $202,900 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and is included in general and administrative expense.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

The B. F. Saul Insurance Agency, Inc., a subsidiary of the B. F. Saul Company and a member of the Saul Organization, is a general insurance agency that receives commissions and fees in connection with the Company’s insurance program. Such commissions and fees amounted to $70,700 and $99,100 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

8.     Stock-based Employee Compensation, Stock Option Plans, and Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors

In 2004, the Company established a stock incentive plan (the "Plan"), as amended. Under the Plan, options are granted at an exercise price not less than the market value of the common stock on the date of grant and expire ten years from the date of grant. Officer options vest ratably over four years following the grant and are charged to expense using the straight-line method over the vesting period. Director options vest immediately and are charged to expense as of the date of grant. 

The Company uses the fair value method to value and account for employee stock options. The fair value of options granted is determined at the time of the grant using the Black-Scholes model, a widely used method for valuing stock-based employee compensation, and the following assumptions: (1) Expected Volatility determined using the most recent trading history of the Company’s common stock (month-end closing prices) corresponding to the average expected term of the options; (2) Average Expected Term of the options based on prior exercise history, scheduled vesting and the expiration date; (3) Expected Dividend Yield determined by management after considering the Company’s current and historic dividend yield, the Company’s yield in relation to other retail REITs and the Company’s market yield at the grant date; and (4) a Risk-free Interest Rate based upon the market yields of US Treasury obligations with maturities corresponding to the average expected term of the options at the grant date. The Company amortizes the value of options granted ratably over the vesting period and includes the amounts as compensation expense in general and administrative expenses.

Pursuant to the Plan, the Compensation Committee established a Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors for the benefit of the Company’s directors and their beneficiaries, which replaced a previous Deferred Compensation and Stock Plan for Directors. Annually, directors are given the ability to make an election to defer all or part of their fees and have the option to have their fees paid in cash, in shares of common stock or in a combination of cash and shares of common stock upon separation from the Board. If a director elects to have their fees paid in stock, fees earned during a calendar quarter are aggregated and divided by the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the first trading day of the following quarter to determine the number of shares to be credited to the director. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, 1,873 shares were credited to director's deferred fee accounts and 6,535 shares were issued. As of March 31, 2022, the director's deferred fee accounts comprise 115,578 shares.

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, stock option expense totaling $0.3 million was included in general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of March 31, 2022, the estimated future expense related to unvested stock options was $1.4 million.

The table below summarizes the option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2022:

	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price per share		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 1	1,601,250	$	51.73	$	4,886,106
Granted	—	—		—
Exercised	(7,500)	41.00		43,548
Expired/Forfeited	—	—		—
Outstanding at March 31	1,593,750	51.78		4,486,236
Exercisable at March 31	1,091,000	53.30		2,069,031

The intrinsic value measures the price difference between the options’ exercise price and the closing share price quoted by the New York Stock Exchange as of the date of measurement. The intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2022 was calculated by using the transaction price on the date of exercise and totaled $43,548. No options were exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2021. At March 31, 2022, the final trading day of the 2022 first quarter, the closing share price of $52.70 was lower than the exercise price of 625,875 outstanding options granted in 2016, 2017, and 2019. The weighted average remaining contractual life of the Company’s outstanding and exercisable options is 6.0 years and 5.0 years, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

9.     Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses are reasonable estimates of their fair value. The aggregate fair value of the notes payable with fixed-rate payment terms was determined using Level 3 data in a discounted cash flow approach, which is based upon management’s estimate of borrowing rates and loan terms currently available to the Company for fixed-rate financing and, assuming long-term market interest rates of approximately 4.25% and 3.60%, would be approximately $933.9 million and $933.0 million, respectively, compared to the principal balance of $912.6 million and $949.0 million at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. A change in any of the significant inputs may lead to a change in the Company’s fair value measurement of its debt.

10.    Commitments and Contingencies

Neither the Company nor the current portfolio properties are subject to any material litigation, nor, to management’s knowledge, is any material litigation currently threatened against the Company, other than routine litigation and administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that these items, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on the Company or the current portfolio properties.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

11.    Business Segments

The Company has two reportable business segments: Shopping Centers and Mixed-Use Properties. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies (see Note 2). The Company evaluates performance based upon income and cash flows from real estate of the combined properties in each segment. All of our properties within each segment generate similar types of revenues and expenses related to tenant rent, reimbursements and operating expenses. Although services are provided to a variety of tenants, the types of services provided to them are similar within each segment. The properties in each portfolio have similar economic characteristics and the nature of the products and services provided to our tenants and the method to distribute such services are consistent throughout the portfolio. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year information to conform to the 2022 presentation.

Financial Information By Segment
(In thousands)	Shopping Centers		Mixed-Use Properties		Corporate and Other		Consolidated Totals
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Real estate rental operations:
Revenue	$	44,099	$	18,045	$	—	$	62,144
Expenses	(10,092)		(6,864)		—		(16,956)
Income from real estate	34,007		11,181		—		45,188
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	—		—		(10,602)		(10,602)
Depreciation and amortization of lease costs	(7,141)		(5,186)		—		(12,327)
General and administrative	—		—		(4,768)		(4,768)
Net income (loss)	$	26,866	$	5,995	$	(15,370)	$	17,491
Capital investment	$	1,532	$	15,336	$	—	$	16,868
Total assets	$	940,049	$	794,682	$	20,821	$	1,755,552
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Real estate rental operations:
Revenue	$	42,444	$	16,280	$	—	$	58,724
Expenses	(10,077)		(6,438)		—		(16,515)
Income from real estate	32,367		9,842		—		42,209
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	—		—		(11,988)		(11,988)
Depreciation and amortization of lease costs	(7,241)		(5,507)		—		(12,748)
General and administrative	—		—		(4,678)		(4,678)
Net income (loss)	$	25,126	$	4,335	$	(16,666)	$	12,795
Capital investment	$	4,149	$	14,769	$	—	$	18,918
Total assets	$	967,458	$	751,445	$	15,353	$	1,734,256

12. Subsequent Events

The Company has reviewed operating activities for the period subsequent to March 31, 2022, and determined there are no subsequent events required to be disclosed.

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Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This section should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the accompanying notes in “Item 1. Financial Statements” of this report and the more detailed information contained in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. Historical results and percentage relationships set forth in Item 1 and this section should not be taken as indicative of future operations of the Company. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this section have the meanings given to them in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained herein constitute forward-looking statements as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. Our future results, financial condition and business may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. You can find many of these statements by looking for words such as “plans,” “intends,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “believes” or similar expressions in this Form 10-Q. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon present expectations and reasonable assumptions, our actual results could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, unless required by law. The following are some of the risks and uncertainties, although not all risks and uncertainties, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those presented in our forward-looking statements:

•challenging domestic and global credit markets and their effect on discretionary spending;

•the ability of our tenants to pay rent;

•our reliance on shopping center “anchor” tenants and other significant tenants;

•our substantial relationships with members of the Saul Organization;

•risks of financing, such as increases in interest rates, restrictions imposed by our debt, our ability to meet existing financial covenants and our ability to consummate planned and additional financings on acceptable terms;

•our development activities;

•our access to additional capital;

•our ability to successfully complete additional acquisitions, developments or redevelopments, or if they are completed, whether such acquisitions, developments or redevelopments perform as expected;

•risks generally incident to the ownership of real property, including adverse changes in economic conditions, changes in the investment climate for real estate, changes in real estate taxes and other operating expenses, adverse changes in governmental rules and fiscal policies, the relative illiquidity of real estate and environmental risks;

•risks related to our status as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, such as the existence of complex regulations relating to our status as a REIT, the effect of future changes to REIT requirements as a result of new legislation and the adverse consequences of the failure to qualify as a REIT; and

•an epidemic or pandemic (such as the outbreak and worldwide spread of COVID-19), and the measures that international, federal, state and local governments, agencies, law enforcement and/or health authorities implement to address it, which may (as with COVID-19) precipitate or exacerbate one or more of the above-mentioned and/or other risks, and significantly disrupt or prevent us from operating our business in the ordinary course for an extended period.

Additional information related to these risks and uncertainties are included in “Risk Factors” (Part I, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021), “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” (Part I, Item 3 of this Form 10-Q and Part II, Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021), and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations” (Part I, Item 2 of this Form 10-Q).

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Impact of COVID-19

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a novel strain of coronavirus ("COVID-19") a pandemic, and on March 13, 2020, the United States declared a national emergency with respect to COVID-19. As a result, the COVID-19 pandemic is negatively affecting almost every industry directly or indirectly.

The actions taken by federal, state and local governments to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 by ordering closure of nonessential businesses and ordering residents to generally stay at home, and subsequent phased re-openings, resulted in many of our tenants announcing mandated or temporary closures of their operations and/or requesting adjustments to their lease terms. While most of our tenants that closed due to COVID-19 have re-opened their businesses, there remains significant uncertainty around the long-term economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which could have a material and adverse effect on or cause disruption to our business or financial condition, results from operations, cash flows and the market value and trading price of our securities.

If the effects of COVID-19 result in continued deterioration of economic and market conditions, or if the Company’s expected holding period for assets changes, subsequent tests for impairment could result in impairment charges in the future. The Company can provide no assurance that material impairment charges with respect to the Company’s investment properties will not occur during the remainder of 2022 or future periods. As of March 31, 2022, we have not identified any impairment triggering events, including the impact of COVID-19 and corresponding tenant requests for rent relief. Therefore, under applicable GAAP guidance, no impairment charges have been recorded. However, we have yet to see the long-term effects of COVID-19 and the extent to which it may impact our tenants in the future. Indications of a tenant’s inability to continue as a going concern, changes in our view or strategy relative to a tenant’s business or industry as a result of COVID-19, or changes in our long-term hold strategies, could be indicative of an impairment triggering event. Accordingly, the Company will continue to monitor circumstances and events in future periods to determine whether impairment charges are warranted.

While the Company’s grocery store, pharmacy, bank and home improvement store tenants have generally remained fully open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many restaurants have operated with reduced hours and/or limited indoor seating, supplemented with delivery and curbside pick-up, and most health, beauty supply and services, fitness centers, and other non-essential businesses are open with limited or full capacity depending on location. As of April 30, 2022, payments by tenants of contractual base rent and operating expense and real estate tax recoveries for the 2022 first quarter totaled approximately 98%. The deferral agreements, generally, permit tenants to defer 30 to 90 days of rent, operating expense and real estate tax recovery payments until a later time in their lease term with repayment typically occurring over a 12-month period generally commencing in 2021. We will continue to accrue rental revenue during the deferral period. However, we anticipate that some tenants eventually will not be able to pay amounts due and we will incur losses against our rent receivables. The extent and timing of the recognition of such losses will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. Management considers reserves established as of March 31, 2022, against such potential losses to be reasonable and adequate. Rent collections during the first quarter and rent relief requests to-date may not be indicative of collections or requests in any future period.

The following is a summary of the Company's executed rent deferral agreements and repayments as of April 30, 2022, with the exception of amounts due, which are as of March 31, 2022.

(In thousands)
Original Rent Due By Quarter	Original Rent Amount		Repayment Year	Repayment Amount		Amount Due		Amount Collected		Collection Percentage
	(prior to deferral)			(after deferral)						(based on payments currently due)
2020 First Quarter	$	67	2020	$	331	$	331	$	331	100	%
2020 Second Quarter	6,282		2021	5,703		5,703		5,549		97	%
2020 Third Quarter	1,502		2022	1,979		645		610		95	%
2020 Fourth Quarter	391		2023	695
2021 First Quarter	249		2024	274
2021 Second Quarter	266		2025	53
2021 Third Quarter	273		2026	19
2021 Fourth Quarter	74		Thereafter	50
2022 First Quarter	—		Total	$	9,104	$	6,679	$	6,490	97	%
April 2022	—
Total	$	9,104

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While we expect collections of rent billings, including minimum rent, operating expense recoveries and real estate tax reimbursements, to remain below pre-pandemic levels in the near-term, when taking into account the amount of time elapsed since the due date of the payment, we continue to experience sequential improvement in our collection rates.

The following table summarizes the Company's consolidated total collections of the 2022 first quarter rent billings as of April 30, 2022:

	Retail		Office		Residential		Total
2022 First Quarter	98	%	99	%	99	%	98	%

Although the Company is and will continue to be actively engaged in rent collection efforts related to uncollected rent, and the Company will continue to work with certain tenants who have requested rent deferrals, the Company can provide no assurance that such efforts or our efforts in future periods will be successful, particularly in the event that the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions intended to prevent its spread continue for a prolonged period. The Company strongly encouraged small business tenants to apply for Paycheck Protection Program loans, as available, under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. The Company has information that many tenants applied for these loans and several tenants have communicated that loan proceeds were received and have subsequently remitted rental payments.

As of April 30, 2022, the Company had $6.8 million of cash and cash equivalents and borrowing availability of approximately $217.5 million under its Credit Facility.

The extent of the effects of COVID-19 on the Company’s business, results of operations, cash flows, and growth prospects is highly uncertain and will ultimately depend on future developments, none of which can be predicted with any certainty. See Item 1A. Risk Factors. However, we believe the actions we have taken and are continuing to take have helped minimize interruptions to operations and will put the Company in the best position as the economic recovery continues. Management and the Board of Directors will continue to actively monitor the effects of the pandemic, including governmental directives in the jurisdictions in which we operate and the recommendations of public health authorities, and will, as needed, take further measures to adapt the Company’s business in the best interests of our stockholders and personnel. The extent to which COVID-19 continues to impact our operations and those of our tenants will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the outbreak, the actions taken to contain the outbreak or mitigate its impact, and the direct and indirect economic effects of the outbreak and containment measures, among others.

In accordance with guidance issued by state and local health authorities and with safety protocols in place as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on June 1, 2021, the Company began transitioning employees from a remote working environment to working in the office. On November 1, 2021, the Company formally reopened, without occupancy restrictions, its corporate office in Bethesda, Maryland. The Company does not anticipate any adverse impact on its ability to continue to operate its business during the transition back to the office.

General

The following discussion is based primarily on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Overview

The Company’s primary strategy is to continue to focus on diversification of its assets through development of transit-oriented, residential mixed-use projects in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The Company’s operating strategy also includes improvement of the operating performance of its assets, internal growth of its Shopping Centers through the addition of pad sites, and supplementing its development pipeline with selective redevelopment and renovations of its core Shopping Centers. The Company has a pipeline of entitled sites in its portfolio, some of which are currently shopping center operating properties, for development of up to 3,700 apartment units and 975,000 square feet of retail and office space. All such sites are located adjacent to red line Metro stations in Montgomery County, Maryland.

The Company intends to selectively add free-standing pad site buildings within its Shopping Center portfolio, and replace underperforming tenants with tenants that generate strong traffic, including anchor stores such as supermarkets and drug stores. The Company has executed leases or leases are under negotiation for ten more pad sites.

In recent years, there has been a limited amount of quality properties for sale and pricing of those properties has escalated. Accordingly, management believes acquisition opportunities for investment in existing and new shopping center and mixed-use

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properties in the near future is uncertain. Nevertheless, because of the Company’s conservative capital structure, including its cash and capacity under its revolving credit facility, management believes that the Company is positioned to take advantage of additional investment opportunities as attractive properties are identified and market conditions improve. (See “Item 1. Business - Capital Policies”.) It is management’s view that several of the sub-markets in which the Company operates have, or are expected to have in the future, attractive supply/demand characteristics. The Company will continue to evaluate acquisition, development and redevelopment as integral parts of its overall business plan.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, economic conditions within the local Washington, DC metropolitan area were relatively stable. Issues facing the Federal government relating to taxation, spending and interest rate policy will likely continue to impact the office, retail and residential real estate markets over the coming years. Because the majority of the Company’s property operating income is produced by our Shopping Centers, we continually monitor the implications of government policy changes, as well as shifts in consumer demand between on-line and in-store shopping, on future shopping center construction and retailer store expansion plans. Based on our observations, we continue to adapt our marketing and merchandising strategies in ways to maximize our future performance.  The Company's commercial leasing percentage, on a same property basis, which excludes the impact of properties not in operation for the entirety of the comparable periods, increased to 92.5% at March 31, 2022, from 92.2% at March 31, 2021.

The Company maintains a ratio of total debt to total asset value of under 50%, which allows the Company to obtain additional secured borrowings if necessary. As of March 31, 2022, amortizing fixed-rate mortgage debt with staggered maturities from 2022 to 2041 represented approximately 79.3% of the Company’s notes payable, thus minimizing refinancing risk. The Company’s variable-rate debt consists of $238.0 million outstanding under the Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2022, the Company has availability of approximately $233.5 million under its Credit Facility.

Although it is management’s present intention to concentrate future acquisition and development activities on transit-centric, primarily residential mixed-use properties in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore metropolitan area, the Company may, in the future, also acquire other types of real estate in other areas of the country as opportunities present themselves. The Company plans to continue to diversify in terms of property types, locations, size and market, and it does not set any limit on the amount or percentage of assets that may be invested in any one property or any one geographic area.

The following table sets forth average annualized base rent per square foot and average annualized effective rent per square foot for the Company's Commercial properties (all properties except for the apartments within The Waycroft, Clarendon Center and Park Van Ness properties). For purposes of this table, annualized effective rent is annualized base rent minus amortized tenant improvements and amortized leasing commissions.

	Commercial Rents per Square Foot
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Base rent	$	20.62	$	20.54
Effective rent	$	18.97	$	18.79

Recent Developments

The Company has completed plans for the development of Hampden House, a project that will include up to 366 apartment units and 10,100 square feet of retail space located in downtown Bethesda, Maryland. In June 2020, the Montgomery County Planning Commission unanimously approved the Company's amended site plan. Approval from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority was received in 2020 and approval from Maryland Transit Administration was received in 2021. The total cost of the project is expected to be approximately $246.4 million. On February 23, 2022, the Company closed on a $133.0 million construction-to-permanent loan, the proceeds of which will be used to partially finance the project. The Company has entered into a contract with a general contractor and construction is expected to be completed during 2025. Demolition of the existing structure is ongoing.

Development of the residential and retail portions of Twinbrook Quarter Phase I (“Phase I”), which will include an 80,000 square foot Wegmans, and approximately 25,000 square feet of adjacent small shop space, 450 apartments and a 230,000 square foot office building, located in Rockville, Maryland, is in process. The office portion of Phase I will not be constructed at this time. In connection with the development of the residential and retail portions of Phase I, we must also invest in infrastructure and other items that will support both Phase I and other portions of the development of Twinbrook Quarter. The total cost of the project is expected to be approximately $331.5 million, of which $271.4 million is related to the development of the residential and retail portions of Phase I and $60.1 million is related to infrastructure and other items. A

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portion of the project will be financed by a $145.0 million construction-to-permanent loan. Demolition of the existing improvements within Phase I has been completed and excavation of the site is ongoing. Below grade foundation work has begun and will continue during 2022. Initial delivery of Phase I is anticipated in late 2024. The development potential of all phases of the entire 18.4 acre Twinbrook Quarter site totals 1,865 residential units, 473,000 square feet of retail space, and 431,000 square feet of office space.

Critical Accounting Policies

The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), which requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reporting of financial position and results of operations. If judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions had been different, it is possible that different accounting policies would have been applied resulting in a different presentation of the financial statements. The Company has identified the following policies that, due to estimates and assumptions inherent in these policies, involve a relatively high degree of judgment and complexity.

Real Estate Investments

Real estate investment properties are stated at historic cost less depreciation. Although the Company intends to own its real estate investment properties over a long term, from time to time it will evaluate its market position, market conditions, and other factors and may elect to sell properties that do not conform to the Company’s investment profile. Management believes that the Company’s real estate assets have generally appreciated in value since their acquisition or development and, accordingly, the aggregate current value exceeds their aggregate net book value and also exceeds the value of the Company’s liabilities as reported in the financial statements. Because the financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP, they do not report the current value of the Company’s real estate investment properties.

If there is an event or change in circumstance that indicates a potential impairment in the value of a real estate investment property, the Company prepares an analysis to determine whether the carrying value of the real estate investment property exceeds its estimated fair value. The Company considers both quantitative and qualitative factors when identifying impairment indicators including recurring operating losses, significant decreases in occupancy, and significant adverse changes in market conditions, legal factors and business climate. If impairment indicators are present, the Company compares the projected cash flows of the property over its remaining useful life, on an undiscounted basis, to the carrying value of that property. The Company assesses its undiscounted projected cash flows based upon estimated capitalization rates, historic operating results and market conditions that may affect the property. If the carrying value is greater than the undiscounted projected cash flows, the Company would recognize an impairment loss equivalent to an amount required to adjust the carrying amount to its then estimated fair value. The fair value of any property is sensitive to the actual results of any of the aforementioned estimated factors, either individually or taken as a whole. Should the actual results differ from management’s projections, the valuation could be negatively or positively affected.

Accounts Receivable, Accrued Income, and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Accounts receivable primarily represent amounts currently due from tenants in accordance with the terms of their respective leases. Individual leases are assessed for collectability and, upon the determination that the collection of rents is not probable, accrued rent and accounts receivable are charged off, and the charge off is reflected as an adjustment to rental revenue. Revenue from leases where collection is not probable is recorded on a cash basis until collectability is determined to be probable. We also assess whether operating lease receivables, at the portfolio level, are appropriately valued based upon an analysis of balances outstanding, effects of tenant bankruptcies, historical levels of bad debt and current economic trends. Additionally, because of the uncertainties related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, our assessment also takes into consideration the types of business conducted by tenants and current discussions with the tenants, as well as recent rent collection experience. Evaluating and estimating uncollectable lease payments and related receivables requires a significant amount of judgment by management and is based on the best information available to management at the time of evaluation. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Legal Contingencies

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business, which are generally covered by insurance. While the resolution of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company believes the final outcome of current matters will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position or the results of operations. Upon determination that a loss is probable to occur, the estimated amount of the loss is recorded in the financial statements. Both the amount of the loss and the point at which its occurrence is considered probable can be difficult to determine.

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Results of Operations

Three months ended March 31, 2022 (the "2022 Quarter") compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021 (the "2021 Quarter")

Net income for the 2022 Quarter increased to $17.5 million from $12.8 million for the 2021 Quarter. Significant changes in revenue and expenses are discussed below.

Revenue 

	Three Months Ended March 31,				2021 to 2022 Change
(Dollars in thousands)	2022		2021		Amount		Percent
Base rent	$	49,815	$	48,659	$	1,156	2.4	%
Expense recoveries	9,724		9,411		313		3.3	%
Percentage rent	679		599		80		13.4	%
Other property revenue	487		298		189		63.4	%
Credit losses on operating lease receivables	(25)		(1,211)		1,186		NM
Rental revenue	60,680		57,756		2,924		5.1	%
Other revenue	1,464		968		496		51.2	%
Total revenue	$	62,144	$	58,724	$	3,420	5.8	%

NM - Not Meaningful

Base rent includes $32,200 and $835,600 for the 2022 Quarter and 2021 Quarter, respectively, to recognize base rent on a straight-line basis. In addition, base rent includes $324,900 and $346,900, for the 2022 Quarter and 2021 Quarter, respectively, to recognize income from the amortization of in-place leases acquired in connection with purchased real estate investment properties.

Total revenue increased 5.8% in the 2022 Quarter compared to the 2021 Quarter, as described below.

Base Rent. The $1.2 million increase in base rent in the 2022 Quarter compared to the 2021 Quarter is primarily attributable to The Waycroft ($1.0 million).

Credit Losses on Operating Lease Receivables. Credit losses on operating lease receivables for the 2022 Quarter decreased $1.2 million from the 2021 Quarter. The decrease is primarily due to net collections across the portfolio as tenant operations have improved due to restrictions related to COVID-19 being removed or lessened.

Other revenue. The $0.5 million increase in other revenue in the 2022 Quarter compared to the 2021 Quarter is primarily due to higher parking revenue ($0.3 million) and higher lease termination fees ($0.2 million).

Expenses

	Three Months Ended March 31,				2021 to 2022 Change
(Dollars in thousands)	2022		2021		Amount		Percent
Property operating expenses	$	9,538	$	8,686	$	852	9.8	%
Real estate taxes	7,418		7,829		(411)		(5.2)	%
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	10,602		11,988		(1,386)		(11.6)	%
Depreciation and amortization of lease costs	12,327		12,748		(421)		(3.3)	%
General and administrative	4,768		4,678		90		1.9	%
Total expenses	$	44,653	$	45,929	$	(1,276)	(2.8)	%

Total expenses decreased 2.8% in the 2022 Quarter compared to the 2021 Quarter, as described below.

Property Operating Expenses. Property operating expenses increased 9.8% in the 2022 Quarter primarily due to increased repair and maintenance costs throughout the portfolio ($0.6 million).

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Real estate taxes. Real estate taxes decreased 5.2% in the 2022 Quarter primarily due to reductions of tax assessments across the portfolio.

Interest Expense, net and Amortization of Deferred Debt Costs. Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs decreased 11.6% in the 2022 Quarter primarily due to higher capitalized interest ($1.1 million). The increase was largely driven by the Twinbrook development project.

Same property revenue and same property operating income

Same property revenue and same property operating income are non-GAAP financial measures of performance and improve the comparability of these measures by excluding the results of properties which were not in operation for the entirety of the comparable reporting periods.

We define same property revenue as total revenue minus the revenue of properties not in operation for the entirety of the comparable reporting periods, and we define same property operating income as net income plus (a) interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs, (b) depreciation and amortization of lease costs, (c) general and administrative expenses, and (d) change in fair value of derivatives, minus (e) gains on property dispositions and (f) the operating income of properties which were not in operation for the entirety of the comparable periods.

Other REITs may use different methodologies for calculating same property revenue and same property operating income. Accordingly, our same property revenue and same property operating income may not be comparable to those of other REITs.

Same property revenue and same property operating income are used by management to evaluate and compare the operating performance of our properties, and to determine trends in earnings, because these measures are not affected by the cost of our funding, the impact of depreciation and amortization expenses, gains or losses from the acquisition and sale of operating real estate assets, general and administrative expenses or other gains and losses that relate to ownership of our properties. We believe the exclusion of these items from property revenue and property operating income is useful because the resulting measures capture the actual revenue generated and actual expenses incurred by operating our properties.

Same property revenue and same property operating income are measures of the operating performance of our properties but do not measure our performance as a whole. Such measures are therefore not substitutes for total revenue, net income or operating income as computed in accordance with GAAP.

The tables below provide reconciliations of total property revenue and property operating income under GAAP to same property revenue and operating income for the indicated periods. The same property results for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 include 50 Shopping Centers and seven Mixed-Use properties.

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Same property revenue

(in thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Total revenue	$	62,144	$	58,724
Less: Acquisitions, dispositions and development properties	—		—
Total same property revenue	$	62,144	$	58,724
Shopping Centers	$	44,099	$	42,444
Mixed-Use properties	18,045		16,280
Total same property revenue	$	62,144	$	58,724
Total Shopping Center revenue	$	44,099	$	42,444
Less: Shopping Center acquisitions, dispositions and development properties	—		—
Total same Shopping Center revenue	$	44,099	$	42,444
Total Mixed-Use property revenue	$	18,045	$	16,280
Less: Mixed-Use acquisitions, dispositions and development properties	—		—
Total same Mixed-Use revenue	$	18,045	$	16,280

The $3.4 million increase in same property revenue for the 2022 Quarter compared to the 2021 Quarter, was primarily due to (a) lower credit losses on operating lease receivables and corresponding reserves ($1.2 million), (b) higher base rent at The Waycroft ($1.0 million), (c) higher other revenue ($0.5 million), (d) higher expense recoveries ($0.3 million) and (e) higher base rent, exclusive of the Waycroft ($0.2 million).

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Same property operating income

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2022		2021
Net income	$	17,491	$	12,795
Add: Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	10,602		11,988
Add: Depreciation and amortization of lease costs	12,327		12,748
Add: General and administrative	4,768		4,678
Property operating income	45,188		42,209
Less: Acquisitions, dispositions and development properties	—		—
Total same property operating income	$	45,188	$	42,209
Shopping Centers	$	34,007	$	32,367
Mixed-Use properties	11,181		9,842
Total same property operating income	$	45,188	$	42,209
Shopping Center operating income	$	34,007	$	32,367
Less: Shopping Center acquisitions, dispositions and development properties	—		—
Total same Shopping Center operating income	$	34,007	$	32,367
Mixed-Use property operating income	$	11,181	$	9,842
Less: Mixed-Use acquisitions, dispositions and development properties	—		—
Total same Mixed-Use property operating income	$	11,181	9,842

Same property operating income increased $3.0 million (7.1%) for the 2022 Quarter compared to the 2021 Quarter. Shopping Center same property operating income for the 2022 Quarter totaled $34.0 million, a $1.6 million increase from the 2021 Quarter. Mixed-Use same property operating income totaled $11.2 million, a $1.3 million increase from the 2021 Quarter. The increase in Shopping Center same property operating income was primarily the result of (a) lower credit losses on operating lease receivables and corresponding reserves (collectively, $0.8 million) and (b) higher base rent ($0.4 million). The increase in Mixed-Use same property operating income was primarily the result of (a) higher base rent ($0.7 million), (b) lower credit losses on operating lease receivables and corresponding reserves (collectively, $0.4 million) and (c) higher parking income, net of expenses ($0.2 million).

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $12.3 million and $14.6 million at March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company’s cash flow is affected by its operating, investing and financing activities, as described below.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2022		2021
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	40,010	$	34,778
Net cash used in investing activities	(16,868)		(18,918)
Net cash used in financing activities	(25,423)		(28,162)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	$	(2,281)	$	(12,302)

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Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities represents cash received primarily from rental revenue, plus other revenue, less property operating expenses, leasing costs, normal recurring general and administrative expenses and interest payments on debt outstanding.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities includes property acquisitions, developments, redevelopments, tenant improvements and other property capital expenditures. The $2.1 million decrease in cash used in investing activities is primarily due to (a) increased development expenditures ($8.5 million), partially offset by (b) decreased acquisitions of real estate investments ($8.4 million) and (c) decreased additions to real estate investments throughout the portfolio ($2.1 million).

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities represents (a) cash received from loan proceeds and issuance of common stock, preferred stock and limited partnership units minus (b) cash used to repay and curtail loans, redeem preferred stock and pay dividends and distributions to holders of common stock, preferred stock and limited partnership units. See note 5 to the consolidated financial statements for a discussion of financing activity.

Liquidity Requirements

Short-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of normal recurring operating expenses and capital expenditures, debt service requirements (including debt service relating to additional and replacement debt), distributions to common and preferred stockholders, distributions to unit holders and amounts required for expansion and renovation of the Current Portfolio Properties and selective acquisition and development of additional properties. In order to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, the Company must distribute to its stockholders at least 90% of its “real estate investment trust taxable income,” as defined in the Code. The Company expects to meet these short-term liquidity requirements (other than amounts required for additional property acquisitions and developments) through cash provided from operations, available cash and its existing line of credit.

The Company is currently developing Phase I of Twinbrook Quarter, a project that includes an 80,000 square foot Wegmans, approximately 25,000 square feet of small shop space, and 450 apartments, which are currently under construction. Located in Rockville, Maryland, Phase I also includes a planned 230,000 square foot office building that is not under construction at this time. In November 2021, the Company closed on a $145.0 million construction-to-permanent loan, the proceeds of which will be used to partially finance the residential and retail portions of Phase I. In connection with the development of the residential and retail portions of Phase I, we must also invest in infrastructure and other items that will support both Phase I and other portions of the development of Twinbrook Quarter. The total cost of the project is expected to be approximately $331.5 million, of which $271.4 million is related to the development of the residential and retail portions of Phase I and $60.1 million is related to infrastructure and other items. Demolition of the existing improvements within Phase I has been completed and excavation of the site is ongoing. Below grade foundation work has begun and will continue during 2022. Initial delivery of Phase I is anticipated in late 2024. The Company has completed development plans for Hampden House, a project that includes up to 366 apartment units and 10,100 square feet of retail space. The total cost of the project is expected to be approximately $246.4 million. On February 23, 2022, the Company closed on a $133.0 million construction-to-permanent loan, the proceeds of which will be used to partially finance the project. Demolition of the existing structure is ongoing. The Company has entered into a contract with a general contractor and construction is expected to be completed during 2025. The Company may also redevelop certain of the Current Portfolio Properties and may develop additional freestanding outparcels or expansions within certain of the Shopping Centers.

Long-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of obligations under our long-term debt and dividends paid to our preferred shareholders. The Company anticipates that long-term liquidity requirements will also include amounts required for property acquisitions and developments.

Acquisition and development of properties are undertaken only after careful analysis and review, and management’s determination that such properties are expected to provide long-term earnings and cash flow growth. During the coming year, developments, expansions or acquisitions (if any) are expected to be funded with available cash, bank borrowings from the Company’s credit line, construction and permanent financing, proceeds from the operation of the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan or other external debt or equity capital resources available to the Company. Any future borrowings may be at the Saul Centers, Operating Partnership or Subsidiary Partnership level, and securities offerings may include (subject to certain limitations) the issuance of additional limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership which can be converted into

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shares of Saul Centers common stock. The availability and terms of any such financing will depend upon market and other conditions.

Management believes that the Company’s capital resources, which at April 30, 2022 included cash balances of approximately $6.8 million and borrowing availability of approximately $217.5 million on its Credit Facility, provide sufficient liquidity and flexibility to meet the needs of the Company's operations as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to evolve.

Dividend Reinvestments

The Company has a DRIP that allows its common stockholders and holders of limited partnership interests an opportunity to buy additional shares of common stock by reinvesting all or a portion of their dividends or distributions. The DRIP provides for investing in newly issued shares of common stock at a 3% discount from market price without payment of any brokerage commissions, service charges or other expenses. All expenses of the DRIP are paid by the Company. The Company issued 60,495 and 94,231 shares under the DRIP at a weighted average discounted price of $47.66 and $29.50 per share, during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company issued 13,704 and 19,493 limited partnership units under the DRIP at a weighted average price of $48.16 and $29.83 per unit during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company also credited 1,366 and 2,037 shares to directors pursuant to the reinvestment of dividends specified by the Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan at a weighted average discounted price of $47.66 and $29.50 per share, during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Capital Strategy and Financing Activity

As a general policy, the Company intends to maintain a ratio of its total debt to total asset value of 50% or less and to actively manage the Company’s leverage and debt expense on an ongoing basis in order to maintain prudent coverage of fixed charges. Asset value is the aggregate fair market value of the Current Portfolio Properties and any subsequently acquired properties as reasonably determined by management by reference to the properties’ aggregate cash flow. Given the Company’s current debt level, it is management’s belief that the ratio of the Company’s debt to total asset value was below 50% as of March 31, 2022.

The organizational documents of the Company do not limit the absolute amount or percentage of indebtedness that it may incur. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, reevaluate the Company’s debt/capitalization strategy in light of current economic conditions, relative costs of capital, market values of the Company’s property portfolio, opportunities for acquisition, development or expansion, and such other factors as the Board of Directors then deems relevant. The Board of Directors may modify the Company’s debt/capitalization policy based on such a reevaluation without shareholder approval and consequently, may increase or decrease the Company’s debt to total asset ratio above or below 50% or may waive the policy for certain periods of time. The Company selectively continues to refinance or renegotiate the terms of its outstanding debt in order to achieve longer maturities, and obtain generally more favorable loan terms, whenever management determines the financing environment is favorable.

At March 31, 2022, the Company had a $525.0 million Credit Facility comprised of a $425.0 million revolving credit facility and a $100.0 million term loan. The revolving credit facility matures on August 29, 2025, which may be extended by the Company for one additional year, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. The term loan matures on February 26, 2027, and may not be extended. Interest accrues at a rate of LIBOR plus an applicable spread which is determined by certain leverage tests. As of March 31, 2022, the applicable spread for borrowings was 135 basis points related to the revolving credit facility and 130 basis points related to the term loan. Saul Centers and certain consolidated subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership have guaranteed the payment obligations of the Operating Partnership under the Credit Facility. Letters of credit may be issued under the Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2022, based on the value of the Company’s unencumbered properties, approximately $233.5 million was available under the Credit Facility, $238.0 million was outstanding and approximately $185,000 was committed for letters of credit.

The facility requires the Company and its subsidiaries to maintain compliance with certain financial covenants. The material covenants require the Company, on a consolidated basis, to:

•limit the amount of debt as a percentage of gross asset value, as defined in the loan agreement, to less than 60% (leverage ratio);

•limit the amount of debt so that interest coverage will exceed 2.0x on a trailing four-quarter basis (interest expense coverage); and

•limit the amount of debt so that interest, scheduled principal amortization and preferred dividend coverage exceeds 1.4x on a trailing four-quarter basis (fixed charge coverage).

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As of March 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on the Company’s financial condition, revenue or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Funds From Operations

Funds From Operations (FFO)1 available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests for the 2022 Quarter, totaled $27.0 million, an increase of 18.8% compared to the 2021 Quarter. FFO available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests increased primarily due to (a) lower credit losses on operating lease receivables and corresponding reserves (collectively, $1.2 million), (b) higher capitalized interest ($1.1 million), primarily due to the Twinbrook Quarter development project, (c) higher base rent at The Waycroft ($1.0 million), (d) higher base rent, exclusive of The Waycroft ($0.2 million), (e) higher lease termination fees ($0.2 million) and (f) higher parking income, net of expenses ($0.2 million).

The following table presents a reconciliation from net income to FFO available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	2022		2021
Net income	$	17,491	$	12,795
Add:
Real estate depreciation and amortization	12,327		12,748
FFO	29,818		25,543
Subtract:
Preferred stock dividends	(2,798)		(2,798)
FFO available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests	$	27,020	$	22,745
Weighted average shares and units:
Basic	33,164		31,493
Diluted (2)	33,886		31,965
Basic FFO per share available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests	$	0.81	$	0.72
Diluted FFO per share available to common stockholders and noncontrolling interests	$	0.80	$	0.71

1    The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) developed FFO as a relative non-GAAP financial measure of performance of an equity REIT in order to recognize that income-producing real estate historically has not depreciated on the basis determined under GAAP. FFO is defined by NAREIT as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and excluding impairment charges on real estate assets and gains or losses from real estate dispositions. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs, which is disclosed in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the applicable periods. There are no material legal or functional restrictions on the use of FFO. FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income, its most directly comparable GAAP measure, as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance, or as an alternative to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. Management considers FFO a meaningful supplemental measure of operating performance because it primarily excludes the assumption that the value of the real estate assets diminishes predictably over time (i.e. depreciation), which is contrary to what the Company believes occurs with its assets, and because industry analysts have accepted it as a performance measure. FFO may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other REITs.

2    Beginning March 5, 2021, fully diluted shares and units includes 1,416,071 limited partnership units held in escrow related to the contribution of Twinbrook Quarter. Half of the units held in escrow were released on October 18, 2021. The remaining units held in escrow are scheduled to be released on October 18, 2023.

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Acquisitions and Redevelopments

Management anticipates that during the coming year, the Company will complete the remaining retail spaces at The Waycroft. The Company may redevelop certain of the Current Portfolio Properties and may develop additional freestanding outparcels or expansions within certain of the Shopping Centers. Acquisition and development of properties are undertaken only after careful analysis and review, and management’s determination that such properties are expected to provide long-term earnings and cash flow growth. During the coming year, any developments, expansions or acquisitions are expected to be funded with bank borrowings from the Company’s credit line, construction financing, proceeds from the operation of the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan or other external capital resources available to the Company.

The Company has been selectively involved in acquisition, development, redevelopment and renovation activities. It continues to evaluate the acquisition of land parcels for retail and mixed-use development and acquisitions of operating properties for opportunities to enhance operating income and cash flow growth. The Company also continues to analyze redevelopment, renovation and expansion opportunities within the portfolio.

Portfolio Leasing Status

The following chart sets forth certain information regarding Commercial leases at our properties.

	Total Properties		Total Square Footage		Percent Leased
	Shopping Centers	Mixed-Use	Shopping Centers	Mixed-Use	Shopping Centers		Mixed-Use
March 31, 2022	50	7	7,874,130	1,136,885	93.9	%	83.4	%
March 31, 2021	50	7	7,876,455	1,136,937	93.1	%	86.0	%

As of March 31, 2022, 92.5% of the Commercial portfolio was leased, compared to 92.2% March 31, 2021. On a same property basis, 92.5% of the Commercial portfolio was leased, compared to 92.2% at March 31, 2021. As of March 31, 2022, the Residential portfolio was 96.8% leased compared to 96.9% at March 31, 2021.

The following table shows selected data for leases executed in the indicated periods. The information is based on executed leases without adjustment for the timing of occupancy, tenant defaults, or landlord concessions. The base rent for an expiring lease is the annualized contractual base rent, on a cash basis, as of the expiration date of the lease. The base rent for a new or renewed lease is the annualized contractual base rent, on a cash basis, as of the expected rent commencement date. Because tenants that execute leases may not ultimately take possession of their space or pay all of their contractual rent, the changes presented in the table provide information only about trends in market rental rates. The actual changes in rental income received by the Company may be different.

Commercial Property Leasing Activity			Average Base Rent per Square Foot
Three Months Ended March 31,	Square Feet	Number of Leases	New/Renewed Leases		Expiring Leases
2022	280,273	72	$	22.72	$	22.93
2021	270,004	61	18.29		20.00

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Additional information about the leasing activity during the three months ended March 31, 2022 is set forth below. The below information includes leases for space which had not been previously leased during the period of the Company's ownership, either a result of acquisition or development.

	Commercial Property Leasing Activity
	New Leases		First Generation/Development Leases		Renewed Leases
Number of leases	18		1		54
Square feet	89,374		5,182		190,899
Per square foot average annualized:
Base rent	$	17.03	$	40.00	$	25.39
Tenant improvements	(2.52)		(8.00)		(1.69)
Leasing costs	(0.50)		(1.26)		(0.16)
Rent concessions	(0.31)		—		(0.53)
Effective rents	$	13.70	$	30.74	$	23.01

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company entered into 179 new or renewed apartment leases. The average monthly rent per square foot increased to $3.23 from $3.13. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, on a same property basis, the Company entered into 130 new or renewed apartment leases. The average monthly rent per square foot decreased to $3.18 from $3.53.

As of December 31, 2021, 843,842 square feet of Commercial space was subject to leases scheduled to expire in 2022. Of those leases, as of March 31, 2022, leases representing 673,843 square feet of Commercial space have not yet renewed and are scheduled to expire over the next nine months. Below is information about existing and estimated market base rents per square foot for that space.

Expiring Commercial Property Leases	Total
Square feet	673,843
Average base rent per square foot	$	22.59
Estimated market base rent per square foot	$	22.92

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company is exposed to certain financial market risks, the most predominant being fluctuations in interest rates. Interest rate fluctuations are monitored by management as an integral part of the Company’s overall risk management program, which recognizes the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to reduce the potentially adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations.

The Company is exposed to interest rate fluctuations which will affect the amount of interest expense of its variable rate debt and the fair value of its fixed rate debt. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had variable rate indebtedness totaling $238.0 million. If the interest rates on the Company’s variable rate debt instruments outstanding at March 31, 2022 had been one percentage point higher, our annual interest expense relating to these debt instruments would have increased by $2.4 million based on those balances. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had fixed-rate indebtedness totaling $912.6 million with a weighted average interest rate of 4.91%. If interest rates on the Company’s fixed-rate debt instruments at March 31, 2022 had been one percentage point higher, the fair value of those debt instruments on that date would have been approximately $48.2 million less than the carrying value.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, its Senior Vice President-Chief Financial Officer, and its Senior Vice President-Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based closely on the definition of “disclosure controls and procedures” in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

The Company carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, its Senior Vice President-Chief Financial Officer, and its Senior Vice President-Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2022. Based on the foregoing, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, its Senior Vice President-Chief Financial Officer and its Senior Vice President-Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of March 31, 2022.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

None

Item 1A.    Risk Factors

The Company has no material updates to the risk factors presented in Item 1A. Risk Factors in the 2021 Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K.

Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

B. Francis Saul II, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, his spouse and entities affiliated with Mr. Saul II, through participation in the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan for the January 31, 2022 dividend distribution acquired 53,373 shares of common stock at a price of $47.66 per share and 13,704 limited partnership units at a price of $48.16 per unit. The limited partnership units were sold pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable

Item 5.    Other Information

None

Item 6.    Exhibits

31.		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (filed herewith).*
32.		Section 1350 Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (filed herewith).*
99.	(a)	Schedule of Portfolio Properties (filed herewith).
101.		The following financial statements from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2022, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (“Inline XBRL”): (i) consolidated balance sheets, (ii) consolidated statements of operations, (iii) consolidated statements of equity and comprehensive income, (iv) consolidated statements of cash flows, and (v) the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
104.		Cover Page Interactive Data File (the Cover Page Interactive Data File is embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101).

* In accordance with Item 601(b)(32) of Regulation S-K, this Exhibit is not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such certifications will not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	SAUL CENTERS, INC. (Registrant)
Date: May 5, 2022	/s/ D. Todd Pearson
	D. Todd Pearson President and Chief Operating Officer
Date: May 5, 2022	/s/ Carlos L. Heard
	Carlos L. Heard Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)
Date: May 5, 2022	/s/ Joel A. Friedman
	Joel A. Friedman Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer (principal accounting officer)

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EX-31

    Exhibit 31

CERTIFICATIONS

I, B. Francis Saul II, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Saul Centers, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 5, 2022

/s/ B. Francis Saul II

B. Francis Saul II

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Carlos L. Heard, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Saul Centers, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 5, 2022

/s/ Carlos L. Heard

Carlos L. Heard

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

EX-32

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned, B. Francis Saul II, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Saul Centers, Inc. (the “Company”), has executed this certification in connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2022 (the “Report”). The undersigned hereby certifies that:

(1)the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 5, 2022/s/ B. Francis Saul II

Name: B. Francis Saul II

Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned, Carlos L. Heard, the Chief Financial Officer of Saul Centers, Inc. (the “Company”), has executed this certification in connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2022 (the “Report”). The undersigned hereby certifies that:

(1)the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 5, 2022/s/ Carlos L. Heard

Name: Carlos L. Heard

Title: Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.A

																		Exhibit 99 (a)
Saul Centers, Inc.
Schedule of Current Portfolio Properties
March 31, 2022
					Leasable Area (Square Feet)	Year Acquired or Developed (Renovated)	Land Area (Acres)	Percentage Leased as of March 31,										(1)
		Property	Location					2022		2021		2020		2019		2018		Anchor / Significant Tenants
Shopping Centers
	Ashbrook Marketplace		Ashburn, VA		85,819	2018 (2019)	13.7	100	%	100	%	100	%	N/A		N/A		Lidl, Planet Fitness, Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, Valvoline, Cafe Rio, McAlisters Deli
	Ashburn Village		Ashburn, VA		221,596	1994-2006	26.4	96	%	95	%	97	%	97	%	96	%	Giant Food, Hallmark, McDonald's, Burger King, Dunkin Donuts, Kinder Care, Blue Ridge Grill
	Ashland Square Phase I		Dumfries, VA		23,120	2007	2.0	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	Capital One Bank, CVS Pharmacy, The All American Steakhouse
	Beacon Center		Alexandria, VA		359,671	1972 (1993/99/07)	32.3	100	%	99	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	Lowe's Home Improvement Center, Giant Food, Home Goods, Outback Steakhouse, Marshalls, Party Depot, Panera Bread, TGI Fridays, Starbucks, Famous Dave's, Chipotle, Capital One Bank, Wendy's
	BJ's Wholesale Club		Alexandria, VA		115,660	2008	9.6	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	BJ's Wholesale Club
	Boca Valley Plaza		Boca Raton, FL		121,365	2004	12.7	97	%	88	%	99	%	98	%	94	%	Publix, Palm Beach Fitness, Anima Domus
	Boulevard		Fairfax, VA		49,140	1994 (1999/09)	5.0	96	%	97	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	Panera Bread, Party City, Petco, Capital One Bank
	Briggs Chaney MarketPlace		Silver Spring, MD		194,258	2004	18.2	95	%	97	%	98	%	98	%	100	%	Global Food, Ross Dress For Less, Advance Auto Parts, McDonald's, Dunkin Donuts, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Dollar Tree, Dollar General, Salon Plaza
	Broadlands Village		Ashburn, VA		174,438	2003/4/6	24.0	92	%	90	%	96	%	98	%	77	%	Aldi Grocery, The All American Steakhouse, Bonefish Grill, Dollar Tree, Starbucks, Minnieland Day Care, LA Fitness, Chase Bank
	Burtonsville Town Square		Burtonsville, MD		139,928	2017	26.3	100	%	100	%	99	%	100	%	100	%	Giant Food, Petco, Starbucks, Greene Turtle, Capital One Bank, CVS Pharmacy, Roy Rogers, Mr. Tire, Taco Bell
	Countryside Marketplace		Sterling, VA		138,804	2004	16.0	91	%	92	%	95	%	96	%	95	%	Lotte Plaza Market, CVS Pharmacy, Starbucks, McDonald's, 7-Eleven
	Cranberry Square		Westminster, MD		141,450	2011	18.9	97	%	87	%	96	%	97	%	100	%	Giant Food, Giant Gas Station, Staples, Party City, Wendy's, Sola Salons
	Cruse MarketPlace		Cumming, GA		78,686	2004	10.6	94	%	92	%	94	%	96	%	89	%	Publix, Subway, Orange Theory, Anytime Fitness
	Flagship Center		Rockville, MD		21,500	1972, 1989	0.5	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	Chase Bank, Bank of America
	French Market		Oklahoma City, OK		246,148	1974 (1984/98)	13.8	75	%	76	%	99	%	96	%	96	%	Burlington Coat Factory, Bed Bath & Beyond, Staples, Petco, The Tile Shop, Lakeshore Learning Center, Dollar Tree, Verizon, Raising Cane's
	Germantown		Germantown, MD		18,982	1992	2.7	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	CVS Pharmacy, Jiffy Lube
	The Glen		Woodbridge, VA		136,440	1994 (2005)	14.7	94	%	98	%	96	%	96	%	96	%	Safeway, Panera Bread, Five Guys, Chipotle
	Great Falls Center		Great Falls, VA		91,666	2008	11.0	98	%	98	%	98	%	100	%	99	%	Safeway, CVS Pharmacy, Trustar Bank, Starbucks, Subway, Long & Foster
	Hampshire Langley		Takoma Park, MD		131,700	1972 (1979)	9.9	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	Mega Mart, Starbucks, Chuck E. Cheese's, Sardi's Chicken, Capital One Bank, Kool Smiles, Wells Fargo
	Hunt Club Corners		Apopka, FL		107,103	2006	13.9	96	%	99	%	100	%	97	%	91	%	Publix, Pet Supermarket, Boost Mobile
	Jamestown Place		Altamonte Springs, FL		96,201	2005	10.9	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	93	%	Publix, Carrabas Italian Grill, Orlando Health
	Kentlands Square I		Gaithersburg, MD		116,494	2002	11.5	100	%	100	%	100	%	98	%	98	%	Lowe's Home Improvement Center, Chipotle, Starbucks, Shake Shack
	Saul Centers, Inc.
	Schedule of Current Portfolio Properties
	March 31, 2022
					Leasable Area (Square Feet)	Year Acquired or Developed (Renovated)	Land Area (Acres)	Percentage Leased as of March 31,										(1)
		Property	Location					2022		2021		2020		2019		2018		Anchor / Significant Tenants
	Shopping Centers (continued)
	Kentlands Square II and Kentlands Pad		Gaithersburg, MD		253,052	2011	23.4	97	%	96	%	99	%	96	%	57	%	Giant Food, At Home, Party City, Panera Bread, Not Your Average Joe's, Hallmark, Chick-Fil-A, Coal Fire Pizza, Cava Mezza Grill
	Kentlands Place		Gaithersburg, MD		40,697	2005	3.4	86	%	75	%	93	%	93	%	90	%	Bonefish Grill, Privai Spa
	Lansdowne Town Center		Leesburg, VA		196,817	2006	23.4	88	%	92	%	90	%	95	%	90	%	Harris Teeter, CVS Pharmacy, Panera Bread, Starbucks, Capital One Bank, Ford's Oyster House, Fusion Learning, Chick-Fil-A
	Leesburg Pike Plaza		Baileys Crossroads, VA		97,752	1966 (1982/95)	9.4	100	%	93	%	93	%	100	%	100	%	CVS Pharmacy, Party Depot, FedEx Office, Capital One Bank, Five Guys, Dollar Tree
	Lumberton Plaza		Lumberton, NJ		192,718	1975 (1992/96)	23.3	66	%	66	%	68	%	69	%	84	%	Aldi, Rite Aid, Family Dollar, Retro Fitness, Big Lots, Burger King
	Metro Pike Center		Rockville, MD		67,488	2010	4.6	85	%	84	%	87	%	69	%	67	%	McDonald's, Dunkin Donuts, 7-Eleven, Palm Beach Tan, Mattress Warehouse, Salvation Army
	Shops at Monocacy		Frederick, MD		111,166	2004	13.0	98	%	100	%	97	%	95	%	99	%	Giant Food, Panera Bread, Five Guys, California Tortilla, Firehouse Subs, Comcast
	Northrock		Warrenton, VA		100,032	2009	15.4	94	%	99	%	99	%	100	%	99	%	Harris Teeter, Longhorn Steakhouse, Ledo's Pizza, Capital One Bank, Novant Health
	Olde Forte Village		Ft. Washington, MD		143,577	2003	16.0	98	%	95	%	94	%	96	%	99	%	Safeway, Advance Auto Parts, Dollar Tree, McDonald's, Wendy's, Ledo's Pizza, M&T Bank
	Olney		Olney, MD		53,765	1975 (1990)	3.7	93	%	93	%	93	%	93	%	97	%	Walgreens, Olney Grille, Ledo's Pizza, Popeye's, Sardi's Fusion
	Orchard Park		Dunwoody, GA		87,365	2007	10.5	100	%	99	%	99	%	98	%	98	%	Kroger, Subway, Jett Ferry Dental
	Palm Springs Center		Altamonte Springs, FL		126,446	2005	12.0	97	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	94	%	Publix, Duffy's Sports Grill, Toojay's Deli, The Tile Shop, Rockler Tools, Humana Health, Sola Salons
	Ravenwood		Baltimore, MD		93,328	1972 (2006)	8.0	93	%	97	%	97	%	97	%	100	%	Giant Food, Dominos, Bank of America
	11503 Rockville Pk / 5541 Nicholson Ln		Rockville, MD		40,249	2010 / 2012	3.0	61	%	61	%	61	%	61	%	61	%	Dr. Boyd's Pet Resort, Metropolitan Emergency Animal Clinic
	1500/1580/1582 Rockville Pike		Rockville, MD		105,428	2012/2014	10.2	100	%	100	%	97	%	97	%	96	%	Party City, CVS Pharmacy, Danker Furniture Outlet
	Seabreeze Plaza		Palm Harbor, FL		146,673	2005	18.4	93	%	96	%	98	%	99	%	98	%	Publix, Earth Origins Health Food, Petco, Planet Fitness, Vision Works
	Marketplace at Sea Colony		Bethany Beach, DE		21,677	2008	5.1	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	Resort Quest, Armand's Pizza, Candy Kitchen, Summer Salts, Fin's Alehouse
	Seven Corners		Falls Church, VA		573,481	1973 (1994-7/07)	31.6	98	%	99	%	97	%	98	%	100	%	The Home Depot, Giant Food, Michaels Arts & Crafts, Barnes & Noble, Ross Dress For Less, Ski Chalet, Off-Broadway Shoes, JoAnn Fabrics, Starbucks, Dogfish Head Ale House, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Chipotle, Wendy's, Burlington Coat Factory, Mattress Warehouse, J. P. Morgan Chase, Five Below
	Severna Park Marketplace		Severna Park, MD		254,011	2011	20.6	89	%	89	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	Giant Food, Kohl's, Office Depot, Goodyear, Chipotle, McDonald's, Five Guys, Unleashed (Petco), Jersey Mike's, Bath & Body Works, Wells Fargo, MOD Pizza
	Saul Centers, Inc.
	Schedule of Current Portfolio Properties
	March 31, 2022
					Leasable Area (Square Feet)	Year Acquired or Developed (Renovated)	Land Area (Acres)	Percentage Leased as of March 31,										(1)
		Property	Location					2022		2021		2020		2019		2018		Anchor / Significant Tenants
	Shopping Centers (continued)
	Shops at Fairfax		Fairfax, VA		68,762	1975 (1993/99)	6.7	98	%	97	%	98	%	100	%	100	%	99 Ranch
	Smallwood Village Center		Waldorf, MD		173,341	2006	25.1	80	%	81	%	66	%	79	%	84	%	Safeway, CVS Pharmacy, Family Dollar
	Southdale		Glen Burnie, MD		485,628	1972 (1986)	39.8	95	%	94	%	98	%	100	%	99	%	The Home Depot, Michaels Arts & Crafts, Marshalls, PetSmart, Value City Furniture, Athletic Warehouse, Starbucks, Gallo Clothing, Office Depot, The Tile Shop, Mercy Health Care, Massage Envy, Potbelly, Capital One Bank, Chipotle, Banfield Pet Hospital, Glory Days Grill, Bank of America
	Southside Plaza		Richmond, VA		371,761	1972	32.8	98	%	97	%	98	%	92	%	91	%	Super Fresh, Citi Trends, City of Richmond, McDonald's, Burger King, Kool Smiles, Crafty Crab, Roses
	South Dekalb Plaza		Atlanta, GA		163,418	1976	14.6	94	%	87	%	87	%	87	%	89	%	Big Lots, Emory Clinic, Roses, Deal $, Humana Oak Street Health
	Thruway		Winston-Salem, NC		365,816	1972 (1997)	31.5	87	%	80	%	94	%	96	%	95	%	Harris Teeter, Trader Joe's, Talbots, Hanes Brands, Jos. A. Bank, Chico's, Loft, FedEx Office, New Balance, Aveda Salon, Carter's Kids, McDonald's, Chick-Fil-A, Wells Fargo Bank, Francesca's Collections, Great Outdoor Provision Company, White House / Black Market, Soma, J. Crew, Chop't, Lululemon, Orange Theory, Athleta, Sephora
	Village Center		Centreville, VA		145,651	1990	17.2	87	%	88	%	97	%	98	%	97	%	Giant Food, Starbucks, McDonald's, Pet Supplies Plus, Bikram Yoga, Capital One Bank, Truist Bank
	Westview Village		Frederick, MD		103,186	2009	11.6	93	%	92	%	99	%	99	%	95	%	Silver Diner, Sleepy's, Music & Arts, Firehouse Subs, CiCi's Pizza, Café Rio, Five Guys, Regus, Krispy Kreme, Wendy's, State Employees Credit Union (SECU)
	White Oak		Silver Spring, MD		480,676	1972 (1993)	27.9	100	%	100	%	100	%	99	%	99	%	Giant Food, Sears, Walgreens, Sarku Japan
			Total Shopping Centers	(3)	7,874,130		766.8	93.9	%	93.1	%	95.7	%	96.0	%	94.3	%
Saul Centers, Inc.
Schedule of Current Portfolio Properties
March 31, 2022
					Leasable Area (Square Feet)	Year Acquired or Developed (Renovated)	Land Area (Acres)	Percentage Leased as of March 31,										(1)
		Property	Location					2022		2021		2020		2019		2018		Anchor / Significant Tenants
Mixed-Use Properties (4)
	Avenel Business Park		Gaithersburg, MD		390,683	1981-2000	37.1	90	%	95	%	94	%	90	%	86	%	General Services Administration, Gene Dx, Inc., American Type Culture Collection, Inc.
	Clarendon Center-North Block		Arlington, VA		108,386	2010	0.6	85	%	83	%	83	%	100	%	100	%	AT&T Mobility, Chipotle, Airlines Reporting Corporation
	Clarendon Center-South Block		Arlington, VA		104,894	2010	1.3	88	%	86	%	96	%	97	%	95	%	Trader Joe's, Circa, Burke & Herbert Bank, South Block Blends, Keppler Speakers Bureau, ECG Management Co., Leadership Institute, Capital One Bank, Massage Envy
	Clarendon Center Residential-South Block (244 units)		Arlington, VA		188,671	2010		96	%	98	%	97	%	100	%	95	%
	Park Van Ness- Residential (271 units)		Washington, DC		214,600	2016	1.4	97	%	95	%	96	%	99	%	97	%
	Park Van Ness-Retail		Washington, DC		8,847	2016		100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	Uptown Market, Sfoglina Pasta House
	601 Pennsylvania Ave.		Washington, DC		227,651	1973 (1986)	1.0	78	%	79	%	94	%	98	%	100	%	National Gallery of Art, American Assn. of Health Plans, Southern Company, Regus, Capital Grille
	Washington Square		Alexandria, VA		236,376	1975 (2000)	2.0	71	%	78	%	90	%	91	%	91	%	Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, Cooper Carry, National PACE Association, Marketing General, Trader Joe's, FedEx Office, Talbots, Virginia ABC
	The Waycroft-Residential (491 units)		Arlington, VA		404,709	2020	2.8	97	%	98	%	N/A		N/A		N/A
	The Waycroft-Retail		Arlington, VA		60,048	2020		100	%	90	%	N/A		N/A		N/A		Target, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Silver Diner, Salon Lofts
			Total Mixed-Use Properties	(3)	1,944,865		46.2	83.4	%	86.0	%	92.3	%	93.6	%	92.5	%	(2)
			Total Portfolio	(3)	9,818,995		813.0	92.5	%	92.2	%	95.3	%	95.7	%	94.1	%	(2)
Land and Development Parcels
	Hampden House		Bethesda, MD			2018	0.6	Planned development of a mixed-use project with up to 366 apartment units and 10,100 square feet of retail space. The Company has entered into a contract with a general contractor and construction is expected to be completed during 2025. Demolition of the existing structure is ongoing.
	Twinbrook Quarter		Rockville, MD			2021	8.2	Development of the residential and retail portions of Phase I, which will include an 80,000 square foot Wegmans, approximately 25,000 square feet of adjacent small shop space, 450 apartments and a 230,000 square foot office building, located in Rockville, Maryland, is in process. The office portion of Phase I will not be constructed at this time. Demolition of the existing improvements within Phase I has been completed and excavation of the site is ongoing. Below grade foundation work has begun and will continue during 2022. Initial delivery of Phase I is anticipated in late 2024.
	Ashland Square Phase II		Manassas, VA			2004	17.3	Marketing to grocers and other retail businesses, with a development timetable yet to be finalized.
	New Market		New Market, MD			2005	35.5	Parcel will accommodate retail development in excess of 120,000 square feet near I-70, east of Frederick, Maryland. A development timetable has not been determined.
			Total Development Properties				61.6
		(1)	Percentage leased is a percentage of rentable square feet leased for commercial space and a percentage of units leased for apartments. Includes only operating properties owned as of March 31, 2022. As such, prior year totals do not agree to prior year tables.
		(2)	Total percentage leased is for commercial space only.
		(3)	Prior year leased percentages for Total Shopping Centers, Total Mixed-Use Properties and Total Portfolio have been recalculated to exclude the impact of properties sold or removed from service and, therefore, the percentages reported in this table may be different than the percentages previously reported.
		(4)	For the purposes of the property count listed elsewhere in this document, residential and commercial are combined. The residential units at Clarendon South, Park Van Ness and The Waycroft are all part of the same building as the commercial tenants at those locations.

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Cover Page - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Apr. 29, 2022
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2022
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	1-12254
Entity Registrant Name	SAUL CENTERS, INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	MD
Entity Tax Identification Number	52-1833074
Entity Address, Address Line One	7501 Wisconsin Avenue
Entity Address, City or Town	Bethesda
Entity Address, State or Province	MD
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	20814
City Area Code	301
Local Phone Number	986-6200
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		23.9
Entity Central Index Key	0000907254
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
Trading Symbol	BFS
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Depositary Shares each representing 1/100th of a share of 6.125% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
Entity Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Depositary Shares each representing 1/100th of a share of 6.125% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
Trading Symbol	BFS/PRD
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Depositary Shares each representing 1/100th of a share of 6.000% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
Entity Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Depositary Shares each representing 1/100th of a share of 6.000% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
Trading Symbol	BFS/PRE
Security Exchange Name	NYSE

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Real estate investments
Land	$ 511,529	$ 511,529
Buildings and equipment	1,570,123	1,566,686
Construction in progress	225,087	205,911
Total purchase price	2,306,739	2,284,126
Accumulated depreciation	(660,855)	(650,113)
Real estate investments, net	1,645,884	1,634,013
Cash and cash equivalents	12,313	14,594
Accounts receivable and accrued income, net	56,357	58,659
Deferred leasing costs, net	23,420	24,005
Other assets	17,578	15,490
Total assets	1,755,552	1,746,761
Liabilities
Notes payable	905,225	941,456
Revolving credit facility payable	135,360	103,167
Term loan facility payable	99,270	99,233
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	39,649	25,558
Deferred income	23,867	25,188
Dividends and distributions payable	21,722	21,672
Total liabilities	1,225,093	1,216,274
Equity
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 42,000,000 shares authorized, 23,910,338 and 23,840,471 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	239	238
Additional paid-in capital	440,151	436,609
Partnership units in escrow	39,650	39,650
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings	(259,506)	(256,448)
Total Saul Centers, Inc. equity	405,534	405,049
Noncontrolling interests	124,925	125,438
Total equity	530,459	530,487
Total liabilities and equity	1,755,552	1,746,761
Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Equity
Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized: Series D Cumulative Redeemable, 30,000 shares issued and outstanding, Series E Cumulative Redeemable, 44,000 shares issued and outstanding	75,000	75,000
Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Equity
Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized: Series D Cumulative Redeemable, 30,000 shares issued and outstanding, Series E Cumulative Redeemable, 44,000 shares issued and outstanding	$ 110,000	$ 110,000

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,000,000	1,000,000
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	42,000,000	42,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	23,910,338	23,840,471
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	23,910,338	23,840,471
Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Cumulative redeemable preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	30,000	30,000
Cumulative redeemable preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	30,000	30,000
Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Cumulative redeemable preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	44,000	44,000
Cumulative redeemable preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	44,000	44,000

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Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Revenue
Rental revenue	$ 60,680	$ 57,756
Other	1,464	968
Total revenue	62,144	58,724
Expenses
Property operating expenses	9,538	8,686
Real estate taxes	7,418	7,829
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	10,602	11,988
Depreciation and amortization of lease costs	12,327	12,748
General and administrative	4,768	4,678
Total expenses	44,653	45,929
Net Income	17,491	12,795
Noncontrolling interests
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(4,126)	(2,533)
Net income attributable to Saul Centers, Inc.	13,365	10,262
Preferred stock dividends	(2,798)	(2,798)
Net income available to common stockholders	10,567	7,464
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 10,567	$ 7,464
Per share net income available to common stockholders
Basic (in usd per share)	$ 0.44	$ 0.32
Diluted (in usd per share)	$ 0.44	$ 0.32

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Consolidated Statement of Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) Twinbrook Metro Station	Limited Partner	Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	Total Saul Centers, Inc.	Total Saul Centers, Inc. Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) Twinbrook Metro Station	Total Saul Centers, Inc. Limited Partner	Total Saul Centers, Inc. Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	Total Saul Centers, Inc. Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Partnership Units in Escrow	Partnership Units in Escrow Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) Twinbrook Metro Station	Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings	Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	Noncontrolling Interests	Noncontrolling Interests Limited Partner
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2020	$ 427,533					$ 364,325					$ 185,000	$ 235	$ 420,625	$ 0		$ (241,535)			$ 63,208
Issuance of shares of common stock:
Issuance of shares pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan	2,840		$ 575			2,840		$ 0				1	2,839							$ 575
Issuance of shares due to exercise of employee stock options and issuance of directors’ deferred shares	323					323							323
Restricted Units Released Pursuant to First Escrow Release		$ 79,300					$ 79,300								$ 79,300
Net income	12,795					10,262										10,262			2,533
Distributions payable preferred stock:
Preferred stock distributions				$ (1,148)	$ (1,650)				$ (1,148)	$ (1,650)							$ (1,148)	$ (1,650)
Distributions payable, common stock and partnership units	(16,706)					(12,488)										(12,488)			(4,218)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2021	503,862					441,764					185,000	236	423,787	79,300		(246,559)			62,098
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2021	530,487					405,049					185,000	238	436,609	39,650		(256,448)			125,438
Issuance of shares of common stock:
Issuance of shares pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan	2,949		$ 653			2,949		$ 0				1	2,948							$ 653
Issuance of shares due to exercise of employee stock options and issuance of directors’ deferred shares	594					594							594
Net income	17,491					13,365										13,365			4,126
Distributions payable preferred stock:
Preferred stock distributions				$ (1,148)	$ (1,650)				$ (1,148)	$ (1,650)							$ (1,148)	$ (1,650)
Distributions payable, common stock and partnership units	(18,917)					(13,625)										(13,625)			(5,292)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2022	$ 530,459					$ 405,534					$ 185,000	$ 239	$ 440,151	$ 39,650		$ (259,506)			$ 124,925

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Consolidated Statement of Equity (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Shares pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan (in shares)	61,861	96,268
Shares due to exercise of employee stock options and issuance of directors' deferred stock (in shares)	8,007	910
Limited Partner
Issuance of partnership units pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan (in shares)	13,704	19,493
Twinbrook Metro Station | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Restricted units released pursuant to first escrow release, shares		1,416,071
Dividend Distributions Payable
Distributions payable common stock, per share (in usd per share)	$ 0.57	$ 0.53
Distributions partnership units, per unit (in usd per share)	0.57	0.53
Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock | Dividend Distributions Payable
Distributions payable on preferred stock, per share (in usd per share)	38.28	38.28
Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock | Dividend Distributions Payable
Distributions payable on preferred stock, per share (in usd per share)	$ 37.50	$ 37.50

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income		$ 17,491	$ 12,795
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of lease costs		12,327	12,748
Amortization of deferred debt costs		477	405
Compensation costs of stock and option grants		286	323
Credit losses on operating lease receivables		25	1,211
Decrease in accounts receivable and accrued income		2,277	1,061
Additions to deferred leasing costs		(496)	(508)
Decrease in other assets		2,519	831
Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		6,425	4,356
Increase (decrease) in deferred income		(1,321)	1,519
Increase in finance lease liability		0	37
Net cash provided by operating activities		40,010	34,778
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of real estate investments	[1]	0	(8,399)
Additions to real estate investments		(3,941)	(6,069)
Additions to development and redevelopment projects		(12,927)	(4,450)
Net cash used in investing activities		(16,868)	(18,918)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments on notes payable		(36,473)	(13,553)
Repayments on revolving credit facility		(8,000)	(8,500)
Proceeds from construction loan		0	1,919
Additions to deferred debt costs		(3,194)	0
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Common stock		3,257	2,840
Partnership units	[1]	653	575
Distributions to:
Common stockholders		(13,583)	(12,438)
Noncontrolling interests		(5,284)	(4,207)
Net cash used in financing activities		(25,423)	(28,162)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(2,281)	(12,302)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		14,594	26,856
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		12,313	14,554
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest		9,737	11,689
Increase (decrease) in accrued real estate investments and development costs		6,189	(1,276)
Revolving Credit Facility
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit facility		40,000	8,000
Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Distributions to:
Preferred stockholders		(1,149)	(1,148)
Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Distributions to:
Preferred stockholders		$ (1,650)	$ (1,650)

[1] The 2021 acquisition of real estate and proceeds from the issuance of partnership units each excludes $79,300 in connection with the contribution of Twinbrook Quarter by the B. F. Saul Real Estate Investment Trust in exchange for limited partnership units held in escrow. Half of the units held in escrow were released on October 18, 2021. The remaining units held in escrow are scheduled to be released on October 18, 2023.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Twinbrook Quarter
Limited partnership units issued	$ 79,300

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Organization, Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization, Basis of Presentation

Organization, Basis of Presentation

Saul Centers, Inc. (“Saul Centers”) was incorporated under the Maryland General Corporation Law on June 10, 1993, and operates as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Company is required to annually distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income (excluding net capital gains) to its stockholders and meet certain organizational and other requirements. Saul Centers has made and intends to continue to make regular quarterly distributions to its stockholders. Saul Centers, together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries and the limited partnerships of which Saul Centers or one of its subsidiaries is the sole general partner, are referred to collectively as the “Company.” B. Francis Saul II serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Saul Centers.

The Company, which conducts all of its activities through its subsidiaries, Saul Holdings Limited Partnership, a Maryland limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) and two subsidiary limited partnerships (the “Subsidiary Partnerships,” and, collectively with the Operating Partnership, the “Partnerships”), engages in the ownership, operation, management, leasing, acquisition, renovation, expansion, development and financing of community and neighborhood shopping centers and mixed-use properties, primarily in the Washington, DC/Baltimore metropolitan area.

As of March 31, 2022, the Company’s properties (the “Current Portfolio Properties”) consisted of 50 shopping center properties (the “Shopping Centers”), seven mixed-use properties, which are comprised of office, retail and multi-family residential uses (the “Mixed-Use Properties”) and four (non-operating) development properties.

Because the properties are located primarily in the Washington, DC/Baltimore metropolitan area, the Company is subject to a concentration of credit risk related to these properties. A majority of the Shopping Centers are anchored by one or more major tenants. As of March 31, 2022, 33 of the Shopping Centers were anchored by a grocery store and offer primarily day-to-day necessities and services. Giant Food, a tenant at 11 Shopping Centers, individually accounted for 5.2% of the Company's total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022. No other tenant individually accounted for 2.5% or more of the Company’s total revenue, excluding lease termination fees, for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of Saul Centers and its subsidiaries, including the Partnerships, which are majority owned by Saul Centers. Substantially all assets and liabilities of the Company as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, are comprised of the assets and liabilities of the Operating Partnership. Debt arrangements subject to recourse are described in Note 5. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Operating Partnership is a variable interest entity ("VIE") because the limited partners do not have substantive kick-out or participating rights. The Company is the primary beneficiary of the Operating Partnership because it has the power to direct its activities and the rights to absorb 71.9% of its net income. Because the Operating Partnership is consolidated into the financial statements of the Company, classification of it as a VIE has no impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations of the Company for the interim periods have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. These consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2021, which are included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to those instructions. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Our significant accounting policies disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 have not changed significantly in amount or composition.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant estimates and assumptions relate to collectability of operating lease receivables and impairment of real estate properties. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Accounts Receivable, Accrued Income and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Accounts receivable are primarily comprised of rental and reimbursement billings due from tenants, and straight-line rent receivables representing the cumulative amount of adjustments necessary to present rental income on a straight-line basis. Individual leases are assessed for collectability and, upon the determination that the collection of rents is not probable, accrued rent and accounts receivable are charged off, and the charge off is reflected as an adjustment to rental revenue. Revenue from leases where collection is not probable is recorded on a cash basis until collectability is determined to be probable. Further, we assess whether operating lease receivables, at the portfolio level, are appropriately valued based upon an analysis of balances outstanding, historical bad debt levels and current economic trends. As of March 31, 2022, $6.7 million of rents previously deferred have come due. Of the amounts that have come due, $6.5 million, or approximately 97%, has been paid.

At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, accounts receivable was comprised of:

(In thousands)	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Rents currently due	$	5,728	$	8,484
Deferred rents	3,710		4,141
Straight-line rent	46,279		46,239
Other receivables	3,672		2,877
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(3,032)		(3,082)
Total	$	56,357	$	58,659

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements to conform to the presentation used for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

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Real Estate

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Real Estate [Abstract]

Real Estate

Real Estate

Construction In Progress

Construction in progress includes land, preconstruction and development costs of active projects. Preconstruction costs include legal, zoning and permitting costs and other project carrying costs incurred prior to the commencement of construction. Development costs include direct construction costs and indirect costs incurred subsequent to the start of construction such as architectural, engineering, construction management and carrying costs consisting of interest, real estate taxes and insurance.

Construction in progress as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, is composed of the following:

(In thousands)	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Twinbrook Quarter	$	155,284	$	138,069
Hampden House	58,499		56,898
Other	11,304		10,944
Total	$	225,087	$	205,911

Leases

We lease Shopping Centers and Mixed-Use Properties to lessees in exchange for monthly payments that cover rent, and, where applicable, reimbursement for property taxes, insurance, and certain property operating expenses. Our leases have been determined to be operating leases and generally range in term from one to 15 years.

Some of our leases have termination options and/or extension options. Termination options allow the lessee and/or lessor to terminate the lease prior to the end of the lease term, provided certain conditions are met. Termination options generally require advance notification from the lessee and/or lessor and payment of a termination fee. Termination fees are recognized as revenue over the modified lease term. Extension options are subject to terms and conditions stated in the lease.

An operating lease right of use asset and corresponding lease liability related to our headquarters sublease are reflected in other assets and other liabilities, respectively. The sublease expires on February 28, 2027. The right of use asset and corresponding lease liability totaled $3.7 million and $3.7 million, respectively, at March 31, 2022.

Due to the business disruptions and challenges severely affecting the global economy caused by the novel strain of coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic, many lessees requested rent relief, including rent deferrals and other lease concessions. The lease modification guidance in Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, "Accounting for Leases"
("ASU 2016-02") does not contemplate the rapid execution of concessions for multiple tenants in response to sudden liquidity constraints of lessees. In April 2020, the staff of the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a question and answer document that provided guidance allowing the Company to elect to either apply the lease modification accounting framework or not, with such election applied consistently to leases with similar characteristics and similar circumstances. The Company elected to apply such relief, which, in the case of rent deferrals, results in the accrual of rent due from tenants. The Company will continue to monitor the collectability of rent receivables.

Deferred Leasing Costs

Deferred leasing costs primarily consist of initial direct costs incurred in connection with successful property leasing and amounts attributed to in-place leases associated with acquired properties. Such amounts are capitalized and amortized, using the straight-line method, over the term of the lease or the remaining term of an acquired lease. Initial direct costs primarily consist of leasing commissions, which are costs paid to third-party brokers and lease commissions paid to certain employees that are incremental to obtaining a lease and would not have been incurred if the lease had not been obtained. Unamortized deferred costs are charged to expense if the applicable lease is terminated prior to expiration of the initial lease term. Collectively, deferred leasing costs totaled $23.4 million and $24.0 million, net of accumulated amortization of $49.3 million and $48.7 million, as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Amortization expense, included in depreciation and amortization of lease costs in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, totaled $1.1 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Real Estate Investment Properties

Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method and estimated useful lives of generally between 35 and 50 years for base buildings, or a shorter period if management determines that the building has a shorter useful life, and up to 20 years for certain other improvements that extend the useful lives. Leasehold improvement expenditures are capitalized when certain criteria are met, including when the Company supervises construction and will own the improvements. Tenant improvements are amortized, over the shorter of the lives of the related leases or the useful life of the improvements, using the straight-line method. Depreciation expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations totaled $11.2 million and $11.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Repairs and maintenance expense totaled $4.5 million and $3.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and is included in property operating expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

As of March 31, 2022, we have not identified any impairment triggering events, including the impact of COVID-19 and corresponding tenant requests for rent relief. Therefore, under applicable GAAP guidance, no impairment charges were recorded.

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Noncontrolling Interests - Holders of Convertible Limited Partnership Units in the Operating Partnership

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Noncontrolling Interests - Holders of Convertible Limited Partnership Units in the Operating Partnership

Noncontrolling Interests - Holders of Convertible Limited Partnership Units in the Operating Partnership

As of March 31, 2022, the B. F. Saul Company and certain other affiliated entities, each of which is controlled by B. Francis Saul II and his family members, (collectively, the “Saul Organization”) held an aggregate 26.7% limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership represented by approximately 8.8 million convertible limited partnership units. These units are convertible into shares of Saul Centers’ common stock, at the option of the unit holder, on a one-for-one basis provided that, in accordance with the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the rights may not be exercised at any time that the Saul Organization beneficially owns or will own after the exercise, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate more than 39.9% of the value of the outstanding common stock and preferred stock of Saul Centers (the “Equity Securities”). As of March 31, 2022, approximately 350,000 units could be converted into shares of Saul Centers common stock.

As of March 31, 2022, a third party investor holds a 1.4% limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership represented by 469,740 convertible limited partnership units. At the option of the unit holder, these units are convertible into shares of Saul Centers’ common stock on a one-for-one basis; provided that, in lieu of the delivery of Saul Centers' common stock, Saul Centers may, in its sole discretion, deliver cash in an amount equal to the value of such Saul Centers' common stock.

The impact of the aggregate 28.1% limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership held by parties other than Saul Centers is reflected as Noncontrolling Interests in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Weighted average fully diluted partnership units and common stock outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, was approximately 33.9 million and 32.0 million, respectively.

The Company previously issued 708,035 limited partnership units related to the contribution of Twinbrook Quarter that are held in escrow and will be released on October 18, 2023. Until such time as the units are released from escrow, they are not eligible to receive distributions from the Operating Partnership.

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Notes Payable, Revolving Credit Facility, Interest and Amortization of Deferred Debt Costs

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Notes Payable, Revolving Credit Facility, Interest and Amortization of Deferred Debt Costs

Notes Payable, Revolving Credit Facility, Interest and Amortization of Deferred Debt Costs

At March 31, 2022, the Company had a $525.0 million senior unsecured credit facility (the "Credit Facility") comprised of a $425.0 million revolving credit facility and a $100.0 million term loan. The revolving credit facility matures on August 29, 2025, which may be extended by the Company for one additional year, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. The term loan matures on February 26, 2027, and may not be extended. Interest accrues at a rate of LIBOR plus an applicable spread which is determined by certain leverage tests. As of March 31, 2022, the applicable spread for borrowings was 135 basis points related to the revolving credit facility and 130 basis points related to the term loan. Letters of credit may be issued under the Credit Facility. On March 31, 2022, based on the value of the Company’s unencumbered properties, approximately $233.5 million was available under the Credit Facility, $238.0 million was outstanding and approximately $185,000 was committed for letters of credit.

On February 23, 2022, the Company closed on a $133.0 million construction-to-permanent loan, the proceeds of which will be used to partially fund Hampden House. The loan matures in 2040, bears interest at a fixed rate of 3.90%, and requires interest only payments, which will be funded by the loan, until conversion to permanent. The conversion is expected in the first quarter of 2026, and thereafter, monthly principal and interest payments based on a 25-year amortization schedule will be required.

On March 11, 2022, the Company repaid in full the remaining principal balance of $28.3 million of the mortgage loan secured by Lansdowne Town Center, which was scheduled to mature in June 2022.

Saul Centers and certain consolidated subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership have guaranteed the payment obligations of the Operating Partnership under the Credit Facility. The Operating Partnership is the guarantor of (a) a portion of the Broadlands mortgage (approximately $3.7 million of the $29.5 million outstanding balance at March 31, 2022), (b) a portion of the Avenel Business Park mortgage (approximately $6.3 million of the $23.8 million outstanding balance at March 31, 2022), (c) a portion of The Waycroft mortgage (approximately $23.6 million of the $155.2 million outstanding balance at March 31, 2022), (d) the Ashbrook Marketplace mortgage (totaling $21.2 million at March 31, 2022), and (e) the mortgage secured by Kentlands Place, Kentlands Square I and Kentlands Pad (totaling $28.8 million at March 31, 2022). All other notes payable are non-recourse.

The principal amount of the Company’s outstanding debt totaled approximately $1.2 billion at March 31, 2022, of which approximately $912.6 million was fixed-rate debt and approximately $238.0 million was variable rate debt outstanding under the Credit Facility. The carrying value of the properties collateralizing the notes payable totaled approximately $1.1 billion as of March 31, 2022.

At December 31, 2021, the principal amount of the Company’s outstanding debt totaled approximately $1.2 billion, of which $949.0 million was fixed rate debt and $206.0 million was variable rate debt outstanding under the Credit Facility. The carrying value of the properties collateralizing the notes payable totaled approximately $1.1 billion as of December 31, 2021.

At March 31, 2022, the scheduled maturities of debt, including scheduled principal amortization, for years ending December 31, were as follows:

(In thousands)	Balloon Payments			Scheduled Principal Amortization		Total
April 1 through December 31, 2022	$	8,555		$	25,513	$	34,068
2023	9,225			35,080		44,305
2024	66,164			34,652		100,816
2025	158,363		(a)	31,814		190,177
2026	134,088			28,474		162,562
2027	142,028		(b)	22,052		164,080
Thereafter	339,177			115,367		454,544
Principal amount	$	857,600		$	292,952	1,150,552
Unamortized deferred debt costs						10,697
Net						$	1,139,855

(a) Includes $138.0 million outstanding under the Credit Facility.

(b) Includes $100.0 million outstanding under the Credit Facility.

Deferred debt costs consist of fees and costs incurred to obtain long-term financing, construction financing and the Credit Facility. These fees and costs are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the respective loans or agreements, which approximates the effective interest method. Deferred debt costs totaled $10.7 million and $11.2 million, net of accumulated amortization of $7.7 million and $7.7 million, at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, and are reflected as a reduction of the related debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2022		2021
Interest incurred	$	12,313	$	12,681
Amortization of deferred debt costs	477		405
Capitalized interest	(2,187)		(1,095)
Interest expense	10,603		11,991
Less: Interest income	1		3
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	$	10,602	$	11,988

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Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Equity [Abstract]

Equity

Equity

The consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, reflect noncontrolling interests of $4.1 million and $2.5 million, respectively, representing income attributable to limited partnership units not held by Saul Centers.

At March 31, 2022, the Company had outstanding 3.0 million depositary shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of 6.125% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series D Stock"). The depositary shares may be redeemed at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, on or after January 23, 2023, at the $25.00 liquidation preference, plus accrued but unpaid dividends to but not including the redemption date. The depositary shares pay an annual dividend of $1.53125 per share, equivalent to 6.125% of the $25.00 liquidation preference. The Series D Stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption and is not convertible into any other securities of the Company except in connection with certain changes in control or delisting events. Investors in the depositary shares generally have no voting rights, but will have limited voting rights if the Company fails to pay dividends for six or more quarters (whether or not declared or consecutive) and in certain other events.

At March 31, 2022, the Company had outstanding 4.4 million depositary shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of 6.000% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series E Stock”). The depositary shares may be redeemed at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, on or after September 17, 2024, at the $25.00 liquidation preference, plus accrued but unpaid dividends to but not including the redemption date. The depositary shares pay an annual dividend of $1.50 per share, equivalent to 6.000% of the $25.00 liquidation preference. The Series E Stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption and is not convertible into any other securities of the Company except in connection with certain changes in control or delisting events. Investors in the depositary shares generally have no voting rights, but will have limited voting rights if the Company fails to pay dividends for six or more quarters (whether or not declared or consecutive) and in certain other events.

Per Share Data

Per share data for net income (basic and diluted) is computed using weighted average shares of common stock. Convertible limited partnership units and employee stock options are the Company’s potentially dilutive securities. For all periods presented, the convertible limited partnership units are non-dilutive. The following table sets forth, for the indicated periods, weighted averages of the number of common shares outstanding, basic and dilutive, the effect of dilutive options and the number of options which are not dilutive because the average price of the Company's common stock was less than the exercise prices. The treasury stock method was used to measure the effect of the dilution.

	Average Shares/Options Outstanding
	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2022	2021
Weighted average common stock outstanding-Basic	23,884	23,542
Effect of dilutive options	14	—
Weighted average common stock outstanding-Diluted	23,898	23,542
Non-dilutive options	1,231	1,423
Years non-dilutive options were issued	2015 through 2020	2011 through 2020

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Related Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the President and Chief Operating Officer, the Executive Vice President-Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and the Senior Vice President-Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer of the Company are also officers of various members of the Saul Organization and their management time is shared with the Saul Organization. Their annual compensation is fixed by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, with the exception of the Senior Vice President-Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer whose share of annual compensation allocated to the Company is determined by the shared services agreement (described below).

The Company participates in a multiemployer 401K plan with entities in the Saul Organization which covers those full-time employees who meet the requirements as specified in the plan. Company contributions, which are included in general and administrative expense or property operating expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, at the discretionary amount of up to 6% of the employee’s cash compensation, subject to certain limits, were $112,200 and $123,100 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. All amounts contributed by employees and the Company are fully vested.

The Company also participates in a multiemployer nonqualified deferred compensation plan with entities in the Saul Organization which covers those full-time employees who meet the requirements as specified in the plan. According to the plan, which can be modified or discontinued at any time, participating employees defer 2% of their compensation in excess of a specified amount. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company credited to employee accounts $46,800 and $33,400, respectively, which is the sum of accrued earnings and up to three times the amount deferred by employees and is included in general and administrative expense. All amounts contributed by employees and credited by the Company are fully vested. The cumulative unfunded liability under this plan was $2.6 million and $3.2 million, at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, and is included in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company and the Saul Organization are parties to a shared services agreement (the “Agreement”) that provides for the sharing of certain personnel and ancillary functions such as computer hardware, software, and support services and certain direct and indirect administrative personnel. The method for determining the cost of the shared services is provided for in the Agreement and is based upon head count, estimates of usage or estimates of time incurred, as applicable. The terms of the Agreement and the payments made thereunder are deemed reasonable by management and are reviewed annually by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, which consists entirely of independent directors. Net billings by the Saul Organization for the Company’s share of these ancillary costs and expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, which included rental expense for the Company’s headquarters sublease, totaled approximately $2.4 million and $2.0 million, respectively. The amounts are generally expensed as incurred and are primarily reported as general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities included approximately $821,100 and $1.1 million, respectively, representing amounts due to the Saul Organization for the Company’s share of these ancillary costs and expenses.

The Company subleases its corporate headquarters space from a member of the Saul Organization. The sublease commenced in March 2002, expires in 2027, and provides for base rent increases of 3% per year, with payment of a pro-rata share of operating expenses over a base year amount. The Agreement requires each party to pay an allocation of total rental payments based on a percentage proportionate to the number of employees employed by each party. The Company’s rent expense for its headquarters location was $192,900 and $202,900 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and is included in general and administrative expense.

The B. F. Saul Insurance Agency, Inc., a subsidiary of the B. F. Saul Company and a member of the Saul Organization, is a general insurance agency that receives commissions and fees in connection with the Company’s insurance program. Such commissions and fees amounted to $70,700 and $99,100 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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Stock-based Employee Compensation, Stock Option Plans, and Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Stock-based Employee Compensation, Stock Option Plans, and Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors

Stock-based Employee Compensation, Stock Option Plans, and Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors

In 2004, the Company established a stock incentive plan (the "Plan"), as amended. Under the Plan, options are granted at an exercise price not less than the market value of the common stock on the date of grant and expire ten years from the date of grant. Officer options vest ratably over four years following the grant and are charged to expense using the straight-line method over the vesting period. Director options vest immediately and are charged to expense as of the date of grant. 

The Company uses the fair value method to value and account for employee stock options. The fair value of options granted is determined at the time of the grant using the Black-Scholes model, a widely used method for valuing stock-based employee compensation, and the following assumptions: (1) Expected Volatility determined using the most recent trading history of the Company’s common stock (month-end closing prices) corresponding to the average expected term of the options; (2) Average Expected Term of the options based on prior exercise history, scheduled vesting and the expiration date; (3) Expected Dividend Yield determined by management after considering the Company’s current and historic dividend yield, the Company’s yield in relation to other retail REITs and the Company’s market yield at the grant date; and (4) a Risk-free Interest Rate based upon the market yields of US Treasury obligations with maturities corresponding to the average expected term of the options at the grant date. The Company amortizes the value of options granted ratably over the vesting period and includes the amounts as compensation expense in general and administrative expenses.

Pursuant to the Plan, the Compensation Committee established a Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors for the benefit of the Company’s directors and their beneficiaries, which replaced a previous Deferred Compensation and Stock Plan for Directors. Annually, directors are given the ability to make an election to defer all or part of their fees and have the option to have their fees paid in cash, in shares of common stock or in a combination of cash and shares of common stock upon separation from the Board. If a director elects to have their fees paid in stock, fees earned during a calendar quarter are aggregated and divided by the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the first trading day of the following quarter to determine the number of shares to be credited to the director. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, 1,873 shares were credited to director's deferred fee accounts and 6,535 shares were issued. As of March 31, 2022, the director's deferred fee accounts comprise 115,578 shares.

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, stock option expense totaling $0.3 million was included in general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of March 31, 2022, the estimated future expense related to unvested stock options was $1.4 million.

The table below summarizes the option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2022:

	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price per share		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 1	1,601,250	$	51.73	$	4,886,106
Granted	—	—		—
Exercised	(7,500)	41.00		43,548
Expired/Forfeited	—	—		—
Outstanding at March 31	1,593,750	51.78		4,486,236
Exercisable at March 31	1,091,000	53.30		2,069,031

The intrinsic value measures the price difference between the options’ exercise price and the closing share price quoted by the New York Stock Exchange as of the date of measurement. The intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2022 was calculated by using the transaction price on the date of exercise and totaled $43,548. No options were exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2021. At March 31, 2022, the final trading day of the 2022 first quarter, the closing share price of $52.70 was lower than the exercise price of 625,875 outstanding options granted in 2016, 2017, and 2019. The weighted average remaining contractual life of the Company’s outstanding and exercisable options is 6.0 years and 5.0 years, respectively.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments	Fair Value of Financial InstrumentsThe carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses are reasonable estimates of their fair value. The aggregate fair value of the notes payable with fixed-rate payment terms was determined using Level 3 data in a discounted cash flow approach, which is based upon management’s estimate of borrowing rates and loan terms currently available to the Company for fixed-rate financing and, assuming long-term market interest rates of approximately 4.25% and 3.60%, would be approximately $933.9 million and $933.0 million, respectively, compared to the principal balance of $912.6 million and $949.0 million at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. A change in any of the significant inputs may lead to a change in the Company’s fair value measurement of its debt.

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Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and ContingenciesNeither the Company nor the current portfolio properties are subject to any material litigation, nor, to management’s knowledge, is any material litigation currently threatened against the Company, other than routine litigation and administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that these items, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on the Company or the current portfolio properties.

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Business Segments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segments

Business Segments

The Company has two reportable business segments: Shopping Centers and Mixed-Use Properties. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies (see Note 2). The Company evaluates performance based upon income and cash flows from real estate of the combined properties in each segment. All of our properties within each segment generate similar types of revenues and expenses related to tenant rent, reimbursements and operating expenses. Although services are provided to a variety of tenants, the types of services provided to them are similar within each segment. The properties in each portfolio have similar economic characteristics and the nature of the products and services provided to our tenants and the method to distribute such services are consistent throughout the portfolio. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year information to conform to the 2022 presentation.

Financial Information By Segment
(In thousands)	Shopping Centers		Mixed-Use Properties		Corporate and Other		Consolidated Totals
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Real estate rental operations:
Revenue	$	44,099	$	18,045	$	—	$	62,144
Expenses	(10,092)		(6,864)		—		(16,956)
Income from real estate	34,007		11,181		—		45,188
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	—		—		(10,602)		(10,602)
Depreciation and amortization of lease costs	(7,141)		(5,186)		—		(12,327)
General and administrative	—		—		(4,768)		(4,768)
Net income (loss)	$	26,866	$	5,995	$	(15,370)	$	17,491
Capital investment	$	1,532	$	15,336	$	—	$	16,868
Total assets	$	940,049	$	794,682	$	20,821	$	1,755,552
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Real estate rental operations:
Revenue	$	42,444	$	16,280	$	—	$	58,724
Expenses	(10,077)		(6,438)		—		(16,515)
Income from real estate	32,367		9,842		—		42,209
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	—		—		(11,988)		(11,988)
Depreciation and amortization of lease costs	(7,241)		(5,507)		—		(12,748)
General and administrative	—		—		(4,678)		(4,678)
Net income (loss)	$	25,126	$	4,335	$	(16,666)	$	12,795
Capital investment	$	4,149	$	14,769	$	—	$	18,918
Total assets	$	967,458	$	751,445	$	15,353	$	1,734,256

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Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent EventsThe Company has reviewed operating activities for the period subsequent to March 31, 2022, and determined there are no subsequent events required to be disclosed.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Nature of Operations

The Company, which conducts all of its activities through its subsidiaries, Saul Holdings Limited Partnership, a Maryland limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) and two subsidiary limited partnerships (the “Subsidiary Partnerships,” and, collectively with the Operating Partnership, the “Partnerships”), engages in the ownership, operation, management, leasing, acquisition, renovation, expansion, development and financing of community and neighborhood shopping centers and mixed-use properties, primarily in the Washington, DC/Baltimore metropolitan area.

As of March 31, 2022, the Company’s properties (the “Current Portfolio Properties”) consisted of 50 shopping center properties (the “Shopping Centers”), seven mixed-use properties, which are comprised of office, retail and multi-family residential uses (the “Mixed-Use Properties”) and four (non-operating) development properties.

Because the properties are located primarily in the Washington, DC/Baltimore metropolitan area, the Company is subject to a concentration of credit risk related to these properties. A majority of the Shopping Centers are anchored by one or more major tenants.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of Saul Centers and its subsidiaries, including the Partnerships, which are majority owned by Saul Centers. Substantially all assets and liabilities of the Company as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, are comprised of the assets and liabilities of the Operating Partnership. Debt arrangements subject to recourse are described in Note 5. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Consolidation, Variable Interest Entity

The Operating Partnership is a variable interest entity ("VIE") because the limited partners do not have substantive kick-out or participating rights. The Company is the primary beneficiary of the Operating Partnership because it has the power to direct its activities and the rights to absorb 71.9% of its net income. Because the Operating Partnership is consolidated into the financial statements of the Company, classification of it as a VIE has no impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations of the Company for the interim periods have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. These consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2021, which are included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to those instructions. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant estimates and assumptions relate to collectability of operating lease receivables and impairment of real estate properties. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Accounts Receivable, Accrued Income and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Accounts Receivable, Accrued Income and Allowance for Doubtful AccountsAccounts receivable are primarily comprised of rental and reimbursement billings due from tenants, and straight-line rent receivables representing the cumulative amount of adjustments necessary to present rental income on a straight-line basis. Individual leases are assessed for collectability and, upon the determination that the collection of rents is not probable, accrued rent and accounts receivable are charged off, and the charge off is reflected as an adjustment to rental revenue. Revenue from leases where collection is not probable is recorded on a cash basis until collectability is determined to be probable. Further, we assess whether operating lease receivables, at the portfolio level, are appropriately valued based upon an analysis of balances outstanding, historical bad debt levels and current economic trends.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements to conform to the presentation used for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Receivable

At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, accounts receivable was comprised of:

(In thousands)	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Rents currently due	$	5,728	$	8,484
Deferred rents	3,710		4,141
Straight-line rent	46,279		46,239
Other receivables	3,672		2,877
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(3,032)		(3,082)
Total	$	56,357	$	58,659

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Real Estate (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Real Estate [Abstract]

Schedule of Construction in Progress

Construction in progress as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, is composed of the following:

(In thousands)	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Twinbrook Quarter	$	155,284	$	138,069
Hampden House	58,499		56,898
Other	11,304		10,944
Total	$	225,087	$	205,911

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Notes Payable, Revolving Credit Facility, Interest and Amortization of Deferred Debt Costs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Scheduled Maturities of Debt, Including Scheduled Principal Amortization

At March 31, 2022, the scheduled maturities of debt, including scheduled principal amortization, for years ending December 31, were as follows:

(In thousands)	Balloon Payments			Scheduled Principal Amortization		Total
April 1 through December 31, 2022	$	8,555		$	25,513	$	34,068
2023	9,225			35,080		44,305
2024	66,164			34,652		100,816
2025	158,363		(a)	31,814		190,177
2026	134,088			28,474		162,562
2027	142,028		(b)	22,052		164,080
Thereafter	339,177			115,367		454,544
Principal amount	$	857,600		$	292,952	1,150,552
Unamortized deferred debt costs						10,697
Net						$	1,139,855

(a) Includes $138.0 million outstanding under the Credit Facility.

(b) Includes $100.0 million outstanding under the Credit Facility.

Interest Expense and Amortization of Deferred Debt Costs

Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2022		2021
Interest incurred	$	12,313	$	12,681
Amortization of deferred debt costs	477		405
Capitalized interest	(2,187)		(1,095)
Interest expense	10,603		11,991
Less: Interest income	1		3
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	$	10,602	$	11,988

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Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares

The following table sets forth, for the indicated periods, weighted averages of the number of common shares outstanding, basic and dilutive, the effect of dilutive options and the number of options which are not dilutive because the average price of the Company's common stock was less than the exercise prices. The treasury stock method was used to measure the effect of the dilution.

	Average Shares/Options Outstanding
	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2022	2021
Weighted average common stock outstanding-Basic	23,884	23,542
Effect of dilutive options	14	—
Weighted average common stock outstanding-Diluted	23,898	23,542
Non-dilutive options	1,231	1,423
Years non-dilutive options were issued	2015 through 2020	2011 through 2020

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Stock-based Employee Compensation, Stock Option Plans, and Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Summary of Option Activity

The table below summarizes the option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2022:

	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price per share		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 1	1,601,250	$	51.73	$	4,886,106
Granted	—	—		—
Exercised	(7,500)	41.00		43,548
Expired/Forfeited	—	—		—
Outstanding at March 31	1,593,750	51.78		4,486,236
Exercisable at March 31	1,091,000	53.30		2,069,031

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Business Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segments

Financial Information By Segment
(In thousands)	Shopping Centers		Mixed-Use Properties		Corporate and Other		Consolidated Totals
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Real estate rental operations:
Revenue	$	44,099	$	18,045	$	—	$	62,144
Expenses	(10,092)		(6,864)		—		(16,956)
Income from real estate	34,007		11,181		—		45,188
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	—		—		(10,602)		(10,602)
Depreciation and amortization of lease costs	(7,141)		(5,186)		—		(12,327)
General and administrative	—		—		(4,768)		(4,768)
Net income (loss)	$	26,866	$	5,995	$	(15,370)	$	17,491
Capital investment	$	1,532	$	15,336	$	—	$	16,868
Total assets	$	940,049	$	794,682	$	20,821	$	1,755,552
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Real estate rental operations:
Revenue	$	42,444	$	16,280	$	—	$	58,724
Expenses	(10,077)		(6,438)		—		(16,515)
Income from real estate	32,367		9,842		—		42,209
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	—		—		(11,988)		(11,988)
Depreciation and amortization of lease costs	(7,241)		(5,507)		—		(12,748)
General and administrative	—		—		(4,678)		(4,678)
Net income (loss)	$	25,126	$	4,335	$	(16,666)	$	12,795
Capital investment	$	4,149	$	14,769	$	—	$	18,918
Total assets	$	967,458	$	751,445	$	15,353	$	1,734,256

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Organization, Formation and Structure (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 property store subsidiary
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of taxable income distribution of shareholders	90.00%
Number of subsidiaries | subsidiary	2
Number of shopping centers | store	33
Noncontrolling Interests
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Limited partnership units, conversion ratio	1
Saul Holdings Limited Partnership
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in operating partnership (as a percent)	71.90%
Saul Holdings Limited Partnership | Noncontrolling Interests
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Limited partnership units, conversion ratio	1
Giant Food
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of shopping centers | store	11
Giant Food | Revenue | Customer Concentration Risk
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of total revenue (as a percent)	5.20%
No Individual Tenant | Revenue | Customer Concentration Risk
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of total revenue (as a percent)	2.50%
Shopping Centers
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	50
Mixed-Use Properties
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	7
Non-operating Development Properties
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	4

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Accrued rent	$ 6.7
Deferred rent receivables, net	$ 6.5
Deferred rent receivables, net, percentage paid	97.00%

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Accounts Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ (3,032)	$ (3,082)
Total	56,357	58,659
Rents currently due
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, before allowance for doubtful accounts	5,728	8,484
Deferred rents
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, before allowance for doubtful accounts	3,710	4,141
Straight-line rent
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, before allowance for doubtful accounts	46,279	46,239
Other receivables
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, before allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 3,672	$ 2,877

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Real Estate - Schedule of Construction in Progress (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Real Estate [Line Items]
Construction in progress	$ 225,087	$ 205,911
Twinbrook Quarter
Real Estate [Line Items]
Construction in progress	155,284	138,069
Hampden House
Real Estate [Line Items]
Construction in progress	58,499	56,898
Other
Real Estate [Line Items]
Construction in progress	$ 11,304	$ 10,944

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Real Estate Transactions - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Real Estate [Line Items]
Right-of-use asset	$ 3,700,000
Operating lease liability	3,700,000
Deferred leasing costs, net	23,420,000		$ 24,005,000
Accumulated amortization deferred leasing cost	49,300,000		$ 48,700,000
Depreciation expense	11,200,000	$ 11,500,000
Repairs and maintenance expense	4,500,000	3,900,000
Impairment of real estate	$ 0
Minimum
Real Estate [Line Items]
Operating lease term of contract	1 year
Maximum
Real Estate [Line Items]
Operating lease term of contract	15 years
Building | Minimum
Real Estate [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	35 years
Building | Maximum
Real Estate [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	50 years
Building Improvements | Maximum
Real Estate [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	20 years
Lease Acquisition Costs
Real Estate [Line Items]
Amortization of intangible assets	$ 1,100,000	$ 1,200,000

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Noncontrolling Interests - Holders of Convertible Limited Partnership Units in the Operating Partnership (Details) - shares		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Limited partnership units (in shares)	8,800,000	8,800,000
Leasehold Interest Contributed In Contribution Agreement
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Number of partnership units issued in transaction (in shares)	469,740
Noncontrolling Interests
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Limited partnership units, conversion ratio	1	1
Outstanding stock percent that should be acquired for rights to be exercised (as a percent)	39.90%	39.90%
Limited partnership units convertible into shares of common stock, eligible for conversion (in shares)	350,000	350,000
Fully converted partnership units and diluted weighted average shares outstanding		33,900,000	32,000,000
Partners capital account units placed In escrow		708,035
Saul Holdings Limited Partnership
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest of noncontrolling interest (as a percent)	26.70%	26.70%
Saul Holdings Limited Partnership | Noncontrolling Interests
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest of noncontrolling interest (as a percent)	28.10%	28.10%
Limited partnership units, conversion ratio	1	1
Third Party Investor
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest of noncontrolling interest (as a percent)	1.40%	1.40%

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Notes Payable, Revolving Credit Facility, Interest and Amortization of Deferred Debt Costs - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 11, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Feb. 23, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility payable	$ 135,360,000		$ 135,360,000			$ 103,167,000
Repayments of secured debt			36,473,000	$ 13,553,000
Principal amount	1,139,855,000		1,139,855,000
Principal amount	1,150,552,000		1,150,552,000			1,200,000,000
Debt outstanding with fixed-rate	912,600,000		912,600,000			949,000,000
Debt outstanding with variable-rate	238,000,000		238,000,000			206,000,000
Carrying value of properties collateralizing mortgage notes	1,100,000,000		1,100,000,000			1,100,000,000
Unamortized deferred debt costs	10,697,000		10,697,000			11,200,000
Debt issuance costs amortization	7,700,000		7,700,000			$ 7,700,000
Broadlands Village Mortgage
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure	3,700,000		3,700,000
Principal amount	29,500,000		29,500,000
Avenel Business Park
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure	6,300,000		6,300,000
The Waycroft Mortgage
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure	$ 23,600,000		23,600,000
Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread on LIBOR	1.35%
Term Facility | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread on LIBOR	1.30%
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity	$ 233,500,000		233,500,000
Revolving credit facility payable	238,000,000		238,000,000
Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility payable	185,000		185,000
Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	525,000,000		525,000,000
Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	425,000,000		425,000,000
Line of Credit | Term Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	100,000,000		100,000,000
Line of Credit | Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility payable	138,000,000		$ 138,000,000
Secured Debt | Construction-to-Permanent Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 133,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage					3.90%
Amortization period			25 years
Mortgages | Lansdowne Town Center Mortgage
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of secured debt		$ 28,300,000
Mortgages | Avenel Business Park
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	23,800,000		$ 23,800,000
Mortgages | The Waycroft Mortgage
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	155,200,000		155,200,000
Mortgages | Ashbrook Marketplace Mortgage
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	21,200,000		21,200,000
Mortgages | Kentlands Place Mortgage
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 28,800,000		$ 28,800,000

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Notes Payable, Revolving Credit Facility, Interest and Amortization of Deferred Debt Costs - Scheduled Maturities of Debt, Including Scheduled Principal Amortization (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Balloon Payments
April 1 through December 31, 2022	$ 8,555,000
2023	9,225,000
2024	66,164,000
2025	158,363,000
2026	134,088,000
2027	142,028,000
Thereafter	339,177,000
Principal amount	857,600,000
Scheduled Principal Amortization
April 1 through December 31, 2022	25,513,000
2023	35,080,000
2023	34,652,000
2024	31,814,000
2025	28,474,000
2026	22,052,000
Thereafter	115,367,000
Principal amount	292,952,000
Total
April 1 through December 31, 2022	34,068,000
2023	44,305,000
2024	100,816,000
2025	190,177,000
2026	162,562,000
2027	164,080,000
Thereafter	454,544,000
Principal amount	1,150,552,000	$ 1,200,000,000
Unamortized deferred debt costs	10,697,000	11,200,000
Net	1,139,855,000
Outstanding line of credit	135,360,000	$ 103,167,000
Line of Credit
Total
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	525,000,000
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
Total
Outstanding line of credit	238,000,000
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit
Total
Outstanding line of credit	138,000,000
Term Facility | Line of Credit
Total
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 100,000,000

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Notes Payable, Revolving Credit Facility, Interest and Amortization of Deferred Debt Costs - Interest Expense and Amortization of Deferred Debt Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Interest incurred	$ 12,313	$ 12,681
Amortization of deferred debt costs	477	405
Capitalized interest	(2,187)	(1,095)
Interest expense	10,603	11,991
Less: Interest income	1	3
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	$ 10,602	$ 11,988

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Equity - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests	$ (4,126)	$ (2,533)
Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Depositary shares outstanding (in shares)	3.0
Depository shares to cumulative redeemable preferred stock ratio	1.00%
Percentage of redeemable preferred stock (as a percent)	6.125%
Cumulative redeemable preferred stock liquidation preference (in usd per share)	$ 25.00
Annual dividend on depositary shares (in usd per share)	$ 1.53125
Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Depositary shares outstanding (in shares)	4.4
Depository shares to cumulative redeemable preferred stock ratio	1.00%
Percentage of redeemable preferred stock (as a percent)	6.00%
Cumulative redeemable preferred stock liquidation preference (in usd per share)	$ 25.00
Annual dividend on depositary shares (in usd per share)	$ 1.50

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Equity - Per Share Data (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Weighted average common stock outstanding-Basic (in shares)	23,884	23,542
Effect of dilutive options (in shares)	14	0
Weighted average common stock outstanding-Diluted (in shares)	23,898	23,542
Non-dilutive options
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Non-dilutive options (in shares)	1,231	1,423

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Related Party Transactions (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Company contribution to a multi employer 401K plan at discretionary amount of employee's cash compensation, maximum percentage (as a percent)	6.00%
Company contribution to a multi employer 401K plan at discretionary amount of employee's cash compensation, amount	$ 112,200	$ 123,100
Deferred compensation, employee contribution (as a percent)	2.00%
Deferred compensation, company contribution	$ 46,800	$ 33,400
Deferred compensation, company contribution percentage	3	3
Deferred compensation, cumulative unfunded liability	$ 2,600,000		$ 3,200,000
Ancillary costs and expenses	2,400,000	$ 2,000,000
Liability due to The Saul Organization for the Company's share of these ancillary costs and expenses	$ 821,100		$ 1,100,000
Percentage of annual increase in base rent (as a percent)	3.00%
Rent expense	$ 192,900	202,900
Insurance commissions and fees expense	$ 70,700	$ 99,100

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Stock-based Employee Compensation, Stock Option Plans, and Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred compensation (in shares)	115,578	1,873
Shares due to exercise of employee stock options and issuance of directors' deferred stock (in shares)		8,007	910
Stock option expense		$ 300,000
Future expense	$ 1,400,000	1,400,000
Exercised		$ 43,548
Closing share price (in usd per share)	$ 52.70	$ 52.70
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, grants since inception	625,875	625,875
Weighted average remaining contractual life of the Company's outstanding options		6 years
Weighted average remaining contractual life of the Company's exercisable options		5 years
Common Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares due to exercise of employee stock options and issuance of directors' deferred stock (in shares)		6,535
Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration period		10 years
Employee Stock Option | Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period		4 years

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Stock-based Employee Compensation, Stock Option Plans, and Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors - Summary of Option Activity (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Number of Shares
Outstanding at beginning of period (in shares) | shares	1,601,250
Granted (in shares) | shares	0
Exercised (in shares) | shares	(7,500)
Expired/Forfeited (in shares) | shares	0
Outstanding at end of period (in shares) | shares	1,593,750
Exercisable at end of period (in shares) | shares	1,091,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price per share
Outstanding at beginning of period (in usd per share) | $ / shares	$ 51.73
Granted (in usd per share) | $ / shares	0
Exercised (in usd per share) | $ / shares	41.00
Expired/Forfeited (in usd per share) | $ / shares	0
Outstanding at end of period (in usd per share) | $ / shares	51.78
Exercisable at end of period (in usd per share) | $ / shares	$ 53.30
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at beginning of period | $	$ 4,886,106
Granted | $	0
Exercised | $	43,548
Expired/Forfeited | $	0
Outstanding at end of period | $	4,486,236
Exercisable at end of period | $	$ 2,069,031

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Notes payable, fixed interest rate (as a percent)	4.25%	3.60%
Notes payable, aggregate fair value	$ 933.9	$ 933.0
Notes payable, principal balance	$ 912.6	$ 949.0

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Business Segments - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable business segments	2

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Business Segments - Schedule of Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Real estate rental operations:
Revenue	$ 62,144	$ 58,724
Expenses	(16,956)	(16,515)
Income from real estate	45,188	42,209
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	(10,602)	(11,988)
Depreciation and amortization of lease costs	(12,327)	(12,748)
General and administrative	(4,768)	(4,678)
Net Income	17,491	12,795
Capital investment	16,868	18,918
Total assets	1,755,552	1,734,256	$ 1,746,761
Operating Segments | Shopping Centers
Real estate rental operations:
Revenue	44,099	42,444
Expenses	(10,092)	(10,077)
Income from real estate	34,007	32,367
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	0	0
Depreciation and amortization of lease costs	(7,141)	(7,241)
General and administrative	0	0
Net Income	26,866	25,126
Capital investment	1,532	4,149
Total assets	940,049	967,458
Operating Segments | Mixed-Use Properties
Real estate rental operations:
Revenue	18,045	16,280
Expenses	(6,864)	(6,438)
Income from real estate	11,181	9,842
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	0	0
Depreciation and amortization of lease costs	(5,186)	(5,507)
General and administrative	0	0
Net Income	5,995	4,335
Capital investment	15,336	14,769
Total assets	794,682	751,445
Corporate and Other
Real estate rental operations:
Revenue	0	0
Expenses	0	0
Income from real estate	0	0
Interest expense, net and amortization of deferred debt costs	(10,602)	(11,988)
Depreciation and amortization of lease costs	0	0
General and administrative	(4,768)	(4,678)
Net Income	(15,370)	(16,666)
Capital investment	0	0
Total assets	$ 20,821	$ 15,353