INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITY

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITY

4. INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITY

In February 2022, the Company invested in the Unconsolidated Joint Venture with the CIM JV Partner to purchase an office property in Los Angeles, California for a gross purchase price of approximately $51.0 million, of which the Company initially contributed approximately $22.4 million and the CIM JV Partner initially contributed the remaining balance. The Unconsolidated Joint Venture records its assets and liabilities at fair value.

The following table details the Company’s equity method investment in the Unconsolidated Joint Venture. See to Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (dollars in thousands):

					Carrying Value
Property	Asset Type	Location	Date of Acquisition	Ownership Interest	December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
1910 Sunset Boulevard (1)	Office	Los Angeles, CA	February 11, 2022	44%	$	12,381	$	—

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(1)1910 Sunset Boulevard is an office building with 97,746 square feet of office space and 2,760 square feet of retail space. The Unconsolidated Joint Venture plans to undertake a capital improvement program to renovate and modernize the building into creative office space as well as a limited number of multifamily units.

The Company recorded income of $164,000 related to its investment in the Unconsolidated Joint Venture during the year ended December 31, 2022 in the consolidated statements of operations.

In September 2022, the Unconsolidated Joint Venture obtained financing through a mortgage loan of $23.9 million secured by its investment in real estate with an estimated fair value of $52.5 million as of December 31, 2022 (the “1910 Sunset Mortgage Loan”). The 1910 Sunset Mortgage Loan has a three-year term with interest-only monthly payments. The Company entered into a guaranty with the lender, under which the Company agreed to guarantee the Unconsolidated Joint Venture’s obligations under the 1910 Sunset Mortgage Loan (the “1910 Sunset Guarantee”). Under the terms of the Unconsolidated Joint Venture, the Company and the CIM JV Partner are subject to cross indemnity obligations pursuant to which the CIM JV Partner agrees to reimburse the Company for its share of any indemnity payment, to the extent any such indemnity payment did not result from the Company’s fraud, gross neglect, or willful misconduct.

In connection with the closing of the financing of the property owned by the Unconsolidated Joint Venture, the Company received a distribution from the Unconsolidated Joint Venture of $10.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2022, $164,000 of which was recognized as a return on investment and $10.3 million of which was recognized as a return of investment. The Company also made additional contributions during the year ended December 31, 2022 totaling $242,000. The Company’s investment in the Unconsolidated Joint Venture was $12.4 million and its ownership percentage remained unchanged as of December 31, 2022.