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Loans Receivable and Other Lending Investments, net
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Receivables [Abstract]  
Loans Receivable and Other Lending Investments, net

Note 7—Loans Receivable and Other Lending Investments, net

The following is a summary of the Company’s loans receivable and other lending investments by class ($ in thousands):

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

    

As of

​

​

   

December 31, 2021

   

December 31, 2020

​

Construction loans

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Senior mortgages

​

$

184,643

​

$

449,733

​

Corporate/Partnership loans

​

 

618

​

 

65,100

​

Subtotal - gross carrying value of construction loans(1)

​

 

185,261

​

 

514,833

​

Loans

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

Senior mortgages

​

 

14,965

​

 

35,922

​

Corporate/Partnership loans

​

 

—

​

 

20,567

​

Subordinate mortgages

​

 

12,457

​

 

11,640

​

Subtotal - gross carrying value of loans

​

 

27,422

​

 

68,129

​

Other lending investments

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

Held-to-maturity debt securities

​

 

96,838

​

 

90,715

​

Available-for-sale debt securities

​

 

28,092

​

 

25,274

​

Subtotal - other lending investments

​

 

124,930

​

 

115,989

​

Total gross carrying value of loans receivable and other lending investments

​

 

337,613

​

 

698,951

​

Allowance for loan losses

​

 

(4,769)

​

 

(12,020)

​

Total loans receivable and other lending investments, net

​

$

332,844

​

$

686,931

​

(1)As of December 31, 2021, 100% of gross carrying value of construction loans had completed construction.

Allowance for Loan Losses—Changes in the Company’s allowance for loan losses were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 ($ in thousands):

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

    

General Allowance

​

​

​

​

​

​

    

​

​

    

​

​

    

Held to  

    

​

​

    

​

​

​

​

Construction 

​

​

​

​

Maturity Debt 

​

Specific 

​

​

​

Year Ended December 31, 2021

​

Loans

​

Loans

​

Securities

​

Allowance

​

Total

Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period

​

$

6,541

​

$

1,643

​

$

3,093

​

$

743

​

$

12,020

Recovery of loan losses(1)

​

 

(5,328)

​

 

(967)

​

 

(789)

​

 

(167)

​

 

(7,251)

Allowance for loan losses at end of period

​

$

1,213

​

$

676

​

$

2,304

​

$

576

​

$

4,769

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Year Ended December 31, 2020

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period

​

$

6,668

​

$

265

​

$

—

​

$

21,701

​

$

28,634

Adoption of new accounting standard(2)

​

 

(353)

​

 

98

​

 

20

​

 

—

​

 

(235)

Provision for loan losses(1)

​

 

226

​

 

1,280

​

 

3,073

​

 

4,931

​

 

9,510

Charge-offs(3)

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

(25,889)

​

 

(25,889)

Allowance for loan losses at end of period

​

$

6,541

​

$

1,643

​

$

3,093

​

$

743

​

$

12,020

(1)During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded a recovery of loan losses of $8.1 million in its consolidated statement of operations resulting from the repayment of loans during the period and an improving macroeconomic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial real estate markets, of which $1.0 million related to a provision for credit losses for unfunded loan commitments and is recorded as a reduction to "Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities". During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $8.9 million in its consolidated statement of operations resulting from the macroeconomic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial real estate markets, of which $1.5 million related to a recovery of credit losses for unfunded loan commitments and is recorded as a reduction to "Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities" and $0.9 million related to a provision on a non-performing loan that was recorded as a reduction to "Accrued interest and operating lease income receivable, net."
(2)On January 1, 2020, the Company recorded an increase to its allowance for loan losses of $2.3 million upon the adoption of ASU 2016-13, of which $2.5 million related to expected credit losses for unfunded loan commitments and was recorded in "Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities."
(3)During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company charged-off $25.9 million from the specific allowance due to the sale of a non-performing loan.

The Company’s investment in loans and other lending investments and the associated allowance for loan losses were as follows ($ in thousands):

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

    

Individually 

    

Collectively 

    

​

​

​

​

Evaluated for 

​

Evaluated for 

​

​

​

​

​

Impairment(1)

​

Impairment

​

Total

As of December 31, 2021

 

​

  

 

​

  

 

​

  

Construction loans(2)

​

$

59,640

​

$

125,621

​

$

185,261

Loans(2)

​

 

—

​

 

27,422

​

 

27,422

Held-to-maturity debt securities

​

 

—

​

 

96,838

​

 

96,838

Available-for-sale debt securities(3)

​

 

—

​

 

28,092

​

 

28,092

Less: Allowance for loan losses

​

 

(576)

​

 

(4,193)

​

 

(4,769)

Total

​

$

59,064

​

$

273,780

​

$

332,844

As of December 31, 2020

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

Construction loans(2)

​

$

53,305

​

$

461,528

​

$

514,833

Loans(2)

​

 

—

​

 

68,129

​

 

68,129

Held-to-maturity debt securities

​

 

—

​

 

90,715

​

 

90,715

Available-for-sale debt securities(3)

​

 

—

​

 

25,274

​

 

25,274

Less: Allowance for loan losses

​

 

(743)

​

 

(11,277)

​

 

(12,020)

Total

​

$

52,562

​

$

634,369

​

$

686,931

(1)The carrying value of this loan includes an unamortized discount of $0.8 million and $0.8 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company’s loans individually evaluated for impairment represent loans on non-accrual status and the unamortized amounts associated with these loans are not currently being amortized into income.
(2)The carrying value of these loans includes an unamortized net discount of $0.2 million and $2.3 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
(3)Available-for-sale debt securities are evaluated for impairment under ASC 326-30 – Financial Instruments-Credit Losses.

Credit Characteristics—As part of the Company’s process for monitoring the credit quality of its loans, it performs a quarterly loan portfolio assessment and assigns risk ratings to each of its performing loans. Risk ratings, which range from 1 (lower risk) to 5 (higher risk), are based on judgments which are inherently uncertain and there can be no assurance that actual performance will be similar to current expectation.

​

The Company’s amortized cost basis in performing senior mortgages, corporate/partnership loans, subordinate mortgages and financing receivables, presented by year of origination and by credit quality, as indicated by risk rating, was as follows as of December 31, 2021 ($ in thousands):

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​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

    

Year of Origination

    

    

​

​

    

2021

    

2020

    

2019

    

2018

    

2017

    

Prior to 2017

    

Total

Senior mortgages

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Risk rating

​

​

  

 

​

  

 

​

  

 

​

  

 

​

  

 

​

  

​

​

  

1.0

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

—

1.5

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

2.0

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

11,909

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

11,909

2.5

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

52,161

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

52,161

3.0

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

58,522

​

 

—

​

 

3,056

​

 

61,578

3.5

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

14,320

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

14,320

4.0

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

4.5

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

5.0

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

Subtotal(1)

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

136,912

​

$

—

​

$

3,056

​

$

139,968

Corporate/partnership loans

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

Risk rating

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

1.0

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

618

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

618

1.5

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

2.0

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

2.5

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

3.0

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

3.5

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

4.0

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

4.5

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

5.0

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

Subtotal

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

618

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

618

Subordinate mortgages

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

Risk rating

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

1.0

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

—

1.5

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

2.0

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

2.5

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

3.0

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

12,457

​

 

12,457

3.5

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

4.0

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

4.5

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

5.0

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

Subtotal

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

12,457

​

$

12,457

Total

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

137,530

​

$

—

​

$

15,513

​

$

153,043

(1)As of December 31, 2021, excludes $59.6 million for one loan on non-accrual status.

​

The Company’s amortized cost basis in loans, aged by payment status and presented by class, was as follows ($ in thousands):

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

    

​

​

    

Less Than 

    

Greater 

    

​

​

    

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

or Equal 

​

Than 

​

Total 

​

​

​

​

​

Current

​

to 90 Days

​

90 Days

​

Past Due

​

Total

As of December 31, 2021

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Senior mortgages

​

$

139,968

​

$

—

​

$

59,640

​

​

59,640

​

$

199,608

Corporate/Partnership loans

​

 

618

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

618

Subordinate mortgages

​

 

12,457

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

12,457

Total

​

$

153,043

​

$

—

​

$

59,640

​

$

59,640

​

$

212,683

As of December 31, 2020

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

Senior mortgages

​

$

443,154

​

$

42,501

​

$

—

​

$

42,501

​

$

485,655

Corporate/Partnership loans

​

 

42,721

​

 

42,946

​

 

—

​

 

42,946

​

 

85,667

Subordinate mortgages

​

 

11,640

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

11,640

Total

​

$

497,515

​

$

85,447

​

$

—

​

$

85,447

​

$

582,962

​

Impaired Loans—In the fourth quarter 2020, the Company sold a non-performing loan with a carrying value of $15.2 million and received proceeds of $11.0 million. In addition, the Company recorded a $4.2 million loan loss provision and simultaneously charged-off of the remaining unpaid balance.

The Company’s impaired loans, presented by class, were as follows ($ in thousands):

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

    

As of December 31, 2021

    

As of December 31, 2020

​

    

​

​

    

Unpaid 

    

​

​

    

​

​

    

Unpaid 

    

​

​

​

​

Amortized

​

Principal 

​

Related 

​

Amortized

​

Principal 

​

Related 

​

​

Cost

​

Balance

​

Allowance

​

Cost

​

Balance

​

Allowance

With an allowance recorded:

​

​

  

 

​

  

 

​

  

​

​

  

 

​

  

 

​

  

Senior mortgages(1)

​

$

59,640

​

$

58,888

​

$

(576)

​

$

53,305

​

$

52,552

​

$

(743)

Total

​

$

59,640

​

$

58,888

​

$

(576)

​

$

53,305

​

$

52,552

​

$

(743)

(1)The Company has one non-accrual loan as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 that is considered impaired and included in the table above. The Company did not record any interest income on impaired loans for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.

The Company’s average recorded investment in impaired loans and interest income recognized, presented by class, was as follows ($ in thousands):

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

    

Years Ended December 31, 

​

​

2021

​

2020

​

2019

​

    

Average 

    

Interest 

    

Average 

    

Interest 

    

Average 

    

Interest 

​

​

Recorded 

​

Income 

​

Recorded 

​

Income 

​

Recorded 

​

Income 

​

​

Investment

​

Recognized

​

Investment

​

Recognized

​

Investment

​

Recognized

With an allowance recorded:

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

Senior mortgages

​

$

57,853

​

$

—

​

$

50,205

​

$

2,145

​

$

38,556

​

$

—

Total

​

$

57,853

​

$

—

​

$

50,205

​

$

2,145

​

$

38,556

​

$

—

​

Loans receivable held for sale—In March 2021, the Company acquired land and simultaneously structured and entered into with the seller a Ground Lease on which a multi-family project will be constructed. The Company funded $16.1 million at closing and the Ground Lease documents provided for future funding obligations to the Ground Lease tenant of approximately $11.9 million of deferred purchase price and $52.0 million of leasehold improvement allowance upon achievement of certain milestones. At closing, the Company entered into an agreement with SAFE pursuant to which, subject to certain conditions being met, SAFE would acquire the ground lessor entity from the Company. The Company determined that the transaction did not qualify as a sale leaseback transaction and recorded the Ground Lease in “Loans receivable held for sale” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Subsequent to closing, the Company funded approximately $6.0 million of the deferred purchase price to the Ground Lease tenant. The Company sold the ground

lessor entity (and SAFE assumed all future funding obligations to the Ground Lease tenant) to SAFE in September 2021 for $22.1 million and recorded no gain or loss on the sale.

In June 2021, the Company acquired a parcel of land for $42.0 million and simultaneously entered into a Ground Lease (refer to Note 5). The Company also concurrently entered into an agreement pursuant to which SAFE would acquire the Ground Lease from the Company. The Ground Lease was entered into with the seller of the land and did not qualify for sale leaseback accounting, and as such, was accounted for as a financing transaction and $42.0 million was recorded in “Loans receivable held for sale” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at the time of acquisition.

Other lending investments—Other lending investments includes the following securities ($ in thousands):

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

    

​

​

    

​

​

    

Net 

    

​

​

    

Net 

​

​

​

​

​

Amortized 

​

Unrealized 

​

Estimated 

​

Carrying 

​

​

Face Value

​

Cost Basis

​

Gain

​

Fair Value

​

Value

As of December 31, 2021

 

​

  

 

​

  

 

​

  

 

​

  

 

​

  

Available-for-Sale Securities

 

​

  

 

​

  

 

​

  

 

​

  

 

​

  

Municipal debt securities

​

$

23,855

​

$

23,855

​

$

4,237

​

$

28,092

​

$

28,092

Held-to-Maturity Securities

​

 

​

​

 

​

​

 

​

​

 

  

​

 

​

Debt securities

​

 

100,000

​

 

96,838

​

 

—

​

 

96,838

​

 

96,838

Total

​

$

123,855

​

$

120,693

​

$

4,237

​

$

124,930

​

$

124,930

As of December 31, 2020

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

Available-for-Sale Securities

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

  

Municipal debt securities

​

$

20,680

​

$

20,680

​

$

4,594

​

$

25,274

​

$

25,274

Held-to-Maturity Securities

​

 

​

​

 

​

​

 

  

​

 

  

​

 

​

Debt securities

​

 

100,000

​

 

90,715

​

 

—

​

 

90,715

​

 

90,715

Total

​

$

120,680

​

$

111,395

​

$

4,594

​

$

115,989

​

$

115,989

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

As of December 31, 2021, the contractual maturities of the Company’s securities were as follows ($ in thousands):

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

    

Held-to-Maturity Debt Securities

    

Available-for-Sale Debt Securities

​

​

Amortized 

​

Estimated 

​

Amortized 

​

Estimated 

​

​

Cost Basis

    

Fair Value

    

Cost Basis

    

Fair Value

Maturities

 

​

  

 

​

  

 

​

  

 

​

  

Within one year

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

—

​

$

—

After one year through 5 years

​

 

96,838

​

 

96,838

​

 

—

​

 

—

After 5 years through 10 years

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

—

After 10 years

​

 

—

​

 

—

​

 

23,855

​

 

28,092

Total

​

$

96,838

​

$

96,838

​

$

23,855

​

$

28,092

​