RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS

14. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS

Asset Management and Other Fees to Related Parties

Asset Management Fees; Administrative Fees and Expenses—CIM Urban Partners, L.P., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and CIM Capital, LLC, an affiliate of CIM Group (“CIM Capital”), have an investment management agreement, pursuant to which CIM Urban engaged CIM Capital to provide certain services to CIM Urban (the “Investment Management Agreement”). CIM Capital has assigned its duties under the Investment Management Agreement to its four wholly owned subsidiaries: CIM Capital Securities Management, LLC, a securities manager, CIM Capital RE Debt Management, LLC, a debt manager, CIM Capital Controlled Company Management, LLC, a controlled company manager, and CIM Capital Real Property Management, LLC, a real property manager. The “Operator” refers to CIM Capital and its four wholly owned subsidiaries.

The Company and its subsidiaries have a master services agreement (the “Master Services Agreement”) with CIM Service Provider, LLC (the “Administrator”), an affiliate of CIM Group, pursuant to which the Administrator provides, or arranges for other service providers to provide, management and administration services to the Company and its subsidiaries. Pursuant to the Master Services Agreement, the Company appointed an affiliate of CIM Group as the administrator of Urban Partners GP, LLC.

On January 5, 2022, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a Fee Waiver (the “Fee Waiver”) with the Operator and the Administrator with respect to fees that are payable to them. The Fee Waiver is effective retroactively to January 1, 2022 (the “Effective Date”). Pursuant to the Fee Waiver, the Administrator agreed to voluntarily waive any fees in excess of those set forth in the Fee Waiver, to the extent it would otherwise have been entitled to such additional compensation under the Master Service Agreement, and the Operator agreed to voluntarily waive any fees in excess of those set forth in the Fee Waiver, to the extent it would otherwise have been entitled to such additional compensation under the Investment Management Agreement. Following the end of each quarter, the Administrator will deliver to the Company (i) a calculation of the cumulative fees earned by the Operator and the Administrator under the methodology prescribed by the Fee Waiver from the Effective Date through the end of such quarter and (ii) a calculation of the cumulative fees that would have been earned by the Operator and the Administrator during such period under the Master Services Agreement and the Investment Management Agreement without giving effect to the Fee Waiver. If, in respect of any quarter, the aggregate fees that are payable under the methodology prescribed by the Fee Waiver exceed the aggregate fees that would have been payable under the Master Services Agreement and the Investment Management Agreement, without giving effect to the Fee Waiver, such quarter will be deemed an “Excess Quarter”. For any quarter following an Excess Quarter, the Company (upon the direction of the independent members of the Board) may, at its option and upon written notice to Administrator, elect to calculate all fees due to the Administrator and the Operator in accordance with the Master Services Agreement and the Investment Management Agreement, without giving effect to the Fee Waiver, from and after such Excess Quarter. Any such election by the Company will be irrevocable, and all fees due to the Administrator and the Operator from and after such election will be calculated in accordance with the Master Services Agreement and the Investment Management Agreement, without giving effect to the Fee Waiver.

The fees payable to the Operator and the Administrator are determined as follows under the Fee Waiver.

1.Base Fee: A base asset management fee (the “Base Fee”) is payable quarterly in arrears to the Operator in an amount equal to an annual rate of 1% (or 0.25% per quarter) of the average of the “Net Asset Value Attributable to Common Stockholders” as of the first and last day of the applicable quarter. Net Asset Value Attributable to Common stockholders is defined as (a) the sum of the Company’s (1) investments in real estate at fair value, (2) cash, (3) loans receivable at fair value and (4) the book value of the other assets of the Company, excluding deferred costs and net of other liabilities at book value, less (b) the Company’s (i) debt at face value, (ii) outstanding preferred stock at stated value, and (iii) non-controlling interests at book value; provided, that, non-controlling interests in any UPREIT operating partnership relating to the Company shall not be excluded.

2.Incentive Fee: An incentive fee (the “Revised Incentive Fee”) is payable quarterly in arrears to the Administrator with respect to the quarterly core funds from operations in excess of a quarterly threshold equal to 1.75% (i.e., 7.00% on an annualized basis) of the Company’s “Adjusted Common Equity” (as defined below) for such quarter (“Excess Core FFO”) as follows: (i) no Revised Incentive Fee in any quarter in which the Excess Core FFO is $0; (ii) 100% of any Excess Core FFO up to an amount equal to the product of (x) the average of the Adjusted Common Equity as of the first and last day of the applicable quarter and (y) 0.4375%; and (iii) 20% of any Excess Core FFO thereafter. Revised Incentive Fees payable for any partial quarter will be appropriately prorated.

“Adjusted Common Equity” means Common Equity plus Excluded Depreciation and Amortization. “Common Equity” means Total Stockholders’ Equity minus Excluded Equity. “Total Stockholders’ Equity” means the amount reflected as total stockholders’ equity in accordance with GAAP on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the last day of a given quarter. “Excluded Equity” means the sum of all preferred securities of the Company and its subsidiaries classified as permanent equity in accordance with GAAP on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the last day of a given quarter. “Excluded Depreciation and Amortization” means, for a given quarter, the amount of all accumulated depreciation and amortization of (i) the Company and its subsidiaries and (ii) to the extent allocable to the Company and its subsidiaries, the unconsolidated affiliates, in each case as of the last day of such quarter that corresponds to the periodic depreciation and amortization expense calculated in each case in accordance with GAAP that is a permitted add back to net income calculated in accordance with GAAP when calculating funds from operations.

3.Capital Gains Fee: A capital gains fee (the “Capital Gains Fee”) is payable quarterly in arrears to the Administrator in an amount equal to (i) 15% of the cumulative aggregate realized capital gains minus the cumulative aggregate realized capital losses (in each case since the Effective Date), minus (ii) the aggregate capital gains fees paid since the Effective Date. Realized capital gains and realized capital losses are calculated by subtracting from the sales price of a property: (a) any costs incurred to sell such property, and (b) the current gross value of the property (meaning the property’s original acquisition price plus any subsequent, non-reimbursed capital improvements thereon paid for by the Company).

Pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement, the asset management fee prior to January 1, 2022 fee was calculated (without giving effect to the Fee Waiver) as a percentage of the daily average adjusted fair value of CIM Urban’s assets as follows:

Daily Average Adjusted Fair Value of CIM Urban’s Assets				Quarterly Fee
From Greater of		To and Including		Percentage
(in thousands)
$	—	$	500,000	0.2500%
$	500,000	$	1,000,000	0.2375%
$	1,000,000	$	1,500,000	0.2250%
$	1,500,000	$	4,000,000	0.2125%
$	4,000,000	$	20,000,000	0.1000%

Asset management fees are included in asset management and other fees to related parties in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Under the Master Services Agreement, for fiscal quarters prior to April 1, 2020, the Company paid a base service fee (the “Base Service Fee”) to the Administrator initially set at $1.0 million per year (subject to an annual escalation by a specified inflation factor beginning on January 1, 2015), payable quarterly in arrears. On May 11, 2020, the Master Services Agreement was amended to replace the Base Service Fee with an incentive fee pursuant to which the Administrator was entitled to receive, on a quarterly basis, 15.00% of the Company’s quarterly core funds from operations in excess of a quarterly threshold equal to 1.75% (i.e., 7.00% on an annualized basis) of the Company’s average Adjusted Common Equity (defined above) for such quarter. The amendment was effective as of April 1, 2020 and was further modified by the Fee Waiver described above. No such incentive fee was paid by the Company.

In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Master Services Agreement, the Administrator may receive compensation and/or reimbursement for performing certain services for the Company and its subsidiaries that are not covered by the Base Fee. During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, such services performed by the Administrator and its affiliates included accounting, tax, reporting, internal audit, legal, compliance, risk management, IT, human resources, corporate communications, operational and on-going support in connection with the Company’s offering of Preferred Stock. The Company will also reimburse the Administrator for the Company’s share of broken deal expenses that are incurred by the Administrator and its affiliates (i.e., fees and expenses relating to investments that were contemplated but the Company did not make and/or transactions that could have been executed by the Company but that the Company did not consummate, including fees and expenses associated with performing due diligence review and negotiating the terms of such investments or transactions). The Administrator’s compensation is based on the salaries and benefits of the employees of the Administrator and/or its affiliates who performed these services (allocated based on the percentage of time spent on the affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries). The expense for such services is included in expense reimbursements to related parties—corporate in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Property Management Fees and Reimbursements—CIM Management, Inc. and certain of its affiliates (collectively, the “CIM Management Entities”), all affiliates of CIM Group, provide property management, leasing, and development services to properties owned by the Company. Property management fees earned by the CIM Management entities and onsite management costs incurred are included in rental and other property operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations, with the exception of certain onsite management costs which are capitalized in some cases. Leasing commissions earned are capitalized to deferred charges on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Construction

management fees and development management reimbursements are capitalized to investments in real estate on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Lending Segment Expenses—The Company has a Staffing and Reimbursement Agreement with CIM SBA Staffing, LLC (“CIM SBA”), an affiliate of CIM Group, and the Company’s subsidiary, PMC Commercial Lending, LLC. The agreement provides that CIM SBA will provide personnel and resources to the Company and that the Company will reimburse CIM SBA for the costs and expenses of providing such personnel and resources. The expense for such services is included in expense reimbursements to related parties—lending segment in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Offering-Related Fees—CCO Capital, LLC (“CCO Capital”) became the exclusive dealer manager for the Company’s public offering of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series A Preferred Warrants effective as of May 31, 2019. CCO Capital is a registered broker dealer and is under common control with the Operator and the Administrator. The Company’s offering of the Series A Preferred Warrants ended at the end of January 2020. On January 28, 2020, the Company entered into the Second Amended and Restated Dealer Manager Agreement, pursuant to which CCO Capital acted as the exclusive dealer manager for the Company’s public offering of its Series A Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock. The Second Amended and Restated Dealer Manager Agreement was subsequently amended by the Company and CCO Capital to address changes to, among other things, selling commissions and dealer manager fees.

On June 16, 2022, the Company entered into the Third Amended and Restated Dealer Manager Agreement, pursuant to which CCO Capital has been acting as the exclusive dealer manager for the Company’s public offering of its Series A1 Preferred Stock. Thereunder, the Company agreed to compensate CCO Capital, as the dealer manager for the offering, as follows: (1) a dealer manager fee of up to 3.00% of the selling price of each share of Series A1 Preferred Stock sold and (2) selling commissions of up to 7.00% of the selling price of each share of Series A1 Preferred Stock sold. The Company has been informed that CCO Capital generally reallows 100% of the selling commissions on sales of Series A1 Preferred Stock and generally reallows substantially all of the dealer manager fee on sales of Series A1 Preferred Stock to participating broker-dealers. In addition, pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Dealer Manager Agreement, CCO Capital will no longer solicit or make any offers for the sale of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Series D Preferred Stock.

The Company recorded fees and expense reimbursements as shown in the table below for services provided by related parties related to the services described above during the periods indicated:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2023		2022
	(in thousands)
Asset Management Fees:
Asset management fees (1)	$	2,627	$	3,570
Property Management Fees and Reimbursements:
Property management fees(2)	$	2,107	$	1,747
Onsite management and other cost reimbursement(3)	$	5,794	$	2,838
Leasing commissions(4)	$	101	$	794
Construction management fees(5)	$	308	$	398
Development management reimbursements(6)	$	1,321	$	—
Administrative Fees and Expenses:
Expense reimbursements to related parties - corporate	$	2,342	$	1,925
Lending Segment Expenses:
Expense reimbursements to related parties - lending segment (7)	$	2,579	$	1,929
Offering-Related Fees:
Upfront dealer manager and trailing dealer manager fees (8)	$	1,391	$	1,996
Non-issuance specific offering costs (9)	$	623	$	689

(1)The Company issued to the Operator 110,285 shares of Series A1 Preferred Stock in lieu of cash payment for the asset management fees incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

(2)Does not include the company’s share of the property management fees from the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures of $78,000 and $40,000 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

(3)Does not include the Company’s share of the onsite management and other cost reimbursements from the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures of $336,000 and $94,000 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

(4)Does not include the Company’s share of the leasing commissions from the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures of $32,000 and $4,000 for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

(5)Does not include the Company’s share of the construction management fees from the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures of $183,000 and $21,000 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

(6)Does not include the Company’s share of the development management reimbursements from the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures of $481,000 for the year ended December 31, 2023.

(7)Expense reimbursements to related parties - lending segment do not include personnel costs capitalized to deferred loan origination costs of $121,000 and $136,000 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

(8)Represents fees earned by CCO Capital and allocated to Series A1 Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock.

(9)As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, $2.5 million and $2.3 million, respectively, was included in deferred costs as reimbursable expenses incurred pursuant to the Master Services Agreement and the then applicable dealer manager agreement with CCO Capital. These non-issuance specific costs are allocated against the gross proceeds from the sale of the Series A1 Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock on a pro rata basis for each issuance as a percentage of the total offering.

As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, due to related parties consisted of the following:

	December 31,
	2023		2022
	(in thousands)
Asset management fees	$	555	$	812
Property management fees and reimbursements	1,505		1,214
Expense reimbursements - corporate	613		466
Expense reimbursements - lending segment	156		124
Upfront dealer manager and trailing dealer manager fees	283		454
Non-issuance specific offering costs	61		17
Other amounts due to the CIM Management Entities and certain of its affiliates	290		68
Total due to related parties	$	3,463	$	3,155

Investments with Affiliates of CIM Group

In February 2022, the Company invested with the 1910 Sunset JV Partner, a CIM-managed separate account, in the 1910 Sunset JV which purchased 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 1910 Sunset JV Partner initially contributed the remaining balance. See Note 2 and Note 4 for more information.

In February 2023, the Company and the 1902 Park JV Partner invested in the 1902 Park JV, which purchased a multifamily property in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California for a gross purchase price of $19.1 million. The Company owns 50% of the 1902 Park JV. In connection with the closing in February 2023, the 1902 Park JV obtained financing of $9.6 million through the 1902 Park Mortgage Loan. The Company and the 1902 Park JV Partner both initially contributed $6.6 million to the 1902 Park JV. See Note 2 and Note 4 for more information.

In October 2023, the Company and the 1015 N Mansfield JV Partner acquired from an unrelated third-party a 100% fee-simple interest in a plot of land located in the Sycamore media district of Los Angeles, California for a gross purchase price of $18.0 million (excluding transaction costs). The property has a site area of approximately 44,141 square feet and contains a parking garage that has been leased to a third party tenant. The site is being evaluated for different creative office development options. The Company owns 28.8% of the 1015 N Mansfield JV.

Other

On May 15, 2019, an affiliate of CIM Group entered into an approximately 11-year lease for approximately 32,000 rentable square feet with respect to a property owned by the Company (4750 Wilshire). The lease was amended on August 7, 2019 to reduce the rentable square feet to approximately 30,000 rentable square feet. In February 2023, the Company sold an 80% interest in 4750 Wilshire and now holds its retained 20% interest in the property through the 4750 Wilshire JV. Prior to the sale, for the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recorded rental and other property income related to this tenant of $194,000 and for the year ended December 31, 2022, recorded rental and other property income from the tenant of $1.5 million. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company’s share of the income from the tenant earned by the 4750 Wilshire JV was $170,000.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company acquired an interest in four assets from entities indirectly wholly owned by a fund that is managed by affiliates of CIM Group for $282.9 million (exclusive of transactions costs). See Note 3 and Note 7 for more information.