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INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES
4. INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES
The following table details the Company’s equity method investments in its Unconsolidated Joint Ventures. See Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (dollars in thousands):
Carrying Value
PropertyAsset TypeLocationAcquisition DateOwnership InterestMarch 31, 2024December 31, 2023
1910 Sunset Boulevard (1)
Office / Multifamily (Development)
Los Angeles, CAFebruary 11, 202244.2%$11,739 $12,040 
4750 Wilshire Boulevard (2)
Office / Multifamily (Development)
Los Angeles, CAFebruary 17, 202320.0%9,950 9,119 
1902 Park Avenue (3)
MultifamilyLos Angeles, CAFebruary 28, 202350.0%6,739 7,082 
1015 N Mansfield Avenue (4)
Office (Development)
Los Angeles, CAOctober 10, 202328.8%5,281 5,264 
Total investments in unconsolidated entities$33,709 $33,505 
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(1)1910 Sunset Boulevard is an office building with 104,764 square feet of office space and 2,760 square feet of retail space. The 1910 Sunset JV (defined below) has plans to begin a development program to renovate and modernize the building’s creative office space but the 1910 Sunset JV has not yet finalized the formal development plan for the property. The 1910 Sunset JV has begun the 1915 Park Project (defined below) to build multifamily units on the 1915 Park Avenue land parcel adjacent to the office building.
(2)4750 Wilshire Boulevard is a three-story office building with 30,335 square feet of office space located on the first floor. The remainder of the building is being converted into for-lease multifamily units.
(3)1902 Park Avenue is a 75-unit four-story multifamily building.
(4)1015 N Mansfield Avenue is an office building with a 44,141 square foot site area and a parking garage. The site is being evaluated for different development options, including creative office or other commercial space. As of March 31, 2024, this property was in pre-development phase and the Company has not finalized the formal development plan for the property.
1910 Sunset Boulevard— In February 2022, the Company invested in an Unconsolidated Joint Venture (the “1910 Sunset JV”) with a CIM-managed separate account (the “1910 Sunset JV Partner) to purchase an office property located at 1910 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California along with an adjacent vacant land parcel located at 1915 Park Avenue, 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. In September 2022, the 1910 Sunset JV obtained financing through a mortgage loan of $23.9 million secured by the office property (the “1910 Sunset Mortgage Loan”). The Company provided a limited guarantee to the lender under the 1910 Sunset Mortgage Loan.
The 1910 Sunset JV plans to begin a development program to renovate and modernize the building’s creative office space but the 1910 Sunset JV has not yet finalized the formal development plan for the property. Additionally, the 1910 Sunset JV has begun construction to build 36 multifamily units on the 1915 Park Avenue land parcel adjacent to the office building (the “1915 Park Project”). The 1915 Park Project is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2025 and to cost approximately $19.3 million (the Company’s share of which will be $8.5 million). The 1910 Sunset JV plans to finance the project through a combination of cash from operations at its office property, additional equity contributions from existing investors, and proceeds from a mortgage loan from a third-party lender (which is in-place but currently has no outstanding borrowings and is subject to additional equity contribution requirements which have not yet been met). As of March 31, 2024, the 1910 Sunset JV had incurred total costs of $2.3 million in connection with the 1915 Park Project.
The Company recorded a loss of $301,000 and $61,000 related to its investment in the 1910 Sunset JV during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, respectively. The Company’s investment in the 1910 Sunset JV was $11.7 million and its ownership percentage remained unchanged as of March 31, 2024.
4750 Wilshire Boulevard— In February 2023, three co-investors (the “4750 Wilshire JV Partners”) acquired an 80% interest in a property owned by a subsidiary of the Company located at 4750 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California (“4750 Wilshire”) for a gross sales price of $34.4 million (excluding transaction costs). The Company retained a 20% interest in 4750 Wilshire through an Unconsolidated Joint Venture arrangement between the Company and the 4750 Wilshire JV Partners (the “4750 Wilshire JV”). The 4750 Wilshire JV is converting two of the three floors of 4750 Wilshire from office-use into 68 for-lease multifamily units (the 4750 Wilshire Project), with the first floor of 4750 Wilshire continuing to function as 30,335 square feet of office space. The 4750 Wilshire Project is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2024 and the total cost of the conversion is expected to be approximately $31.0 million (the Company’s share of which will be $6.2 million), which will be financed by a combination of equity contributions from the 4750 Wilshire JV Partners and a third-party construction loan, secured by 4750 Wilshire, which closed in March 2023 and that allows for total draws of $38.5 million (the “4750 Wilshire Construction Loan”). The Company provided a limited guarantee to the lender under the 4750 Wilshire Construction Loan. As of March 31, 2024, total costs of $17.3 million had been incurred by the 4750 Wilshire JV in connection with the 4750 Wilshire Project.
Pursuant to the co-investment agreement, the 4750 Wilshire JV pays an on-going management fee to the Company. In addition, the Company may earn incentive fees based on the performance of 4750 Wilshire after the conversion.
The Company recorded income of $401,000 and a loss of $3,000 related to its investment in the 4750 Wilshire JV during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, respectively, in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company’s investment in the 4750 Wilshire JV was $10.0 million and its ownership percentage remained unchanged at 20% as of March 31, 2024.
1902 Park Avenue— In February 2023, the Company and a CIM-managed interval fund (the “1902 Park JV Partner) purchased a multifamily property in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California for a gross purchase price of $19.1 million (excluding transaction costs) (the “1902 Park JV”). The Company owns 50% of the 1902 Park JV. In connection with the closing of this transaction in February 2023, the 1902 Park JV obtained financing through a mortgage loan of $9.6 million secured by the multifamily property (the “1902 Park Mortgage Loan”). The Company provided a limited guarantee to the lender under the 1902 Park Mortgage Loan.
The Company recorded a loss of $443,000 and income of $832,000 related to its investment in the 1902 Park JV during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, respectively, in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company’s investment in the 1902 Park JV was $6.7 million as of March 31, 2024.
1015 N Mansfield Avenue— In October, 2023, the Company and a co-investor affiliated with CIM Group (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 “1015 N Mansfield JV”). 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 or other commercial space development options and was in pre-development phase as the Company has not finalized the formal development plan for the property.The Company owns 28.8% of the 1015 N Mansfield JV.
The Company recorded income of $17,000 related to its investment in the 1015 N Mansfield JV during the three months ended March 31, 2024 in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company’s investment in the 1015 N Mansfield JV was $5.3 million as of March 31, 2024.