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Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
As of December 31, 2017, our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures consist of effective: 50% interests in four joint ventures that own data center buildings in Seattle, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Osaka; 20% interests in two joint ventures, one of which owns 10 data center properties with an investment fund managed by Prudential Real Estate Investors (PREI®) and the other which owns one data center property with an affiliate of Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. (GCEAR) and a 17% interest in a joint venture that owns a data center property at 1101 Space Park Drive in Santa Clara.

On November 1, 2017, the Company formed a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation to provide data center solutions in Japan. The Company contributed its recently completed data center development project in Osaka, cash and working capital for a 50% interest in the joint venture. The Mitsubishi Corporation contributed two existing data center facilities in the western Tokyo suburb of Mitaka for the remaining 50% interest.

The following tables present summarized financial information for our joint ventures for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 (in thousands):
2017
%
Ownership
 
Net Investment
in Properties
 
Total
Assets
 
Mortgage
Loans
 
Total
Liabilities
 
Equity /
(Deficit)
 
Revenues
 
Property
Operating
Expense
 
Net
Operating
Income
 
Net
Income
(Loss)
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2001 Sixth Avenue
50.00
%
 
$
26,933

 
$
50,481

 
$
134,472

 
$
138,564

 
$
(88,083
)
 
$
49,369

 
$
(16,719
)
 
$
32,650

 
$
20,833

2020 Fifth Avenue
50.00
%
 
45,309

 
54,594

 
47,000

 
47,249

 
7,345

 
9,088

 
(1,820
)
 
7,268

 
4,881

33 Chun Choi Street (Hong Kong)
50.00
%
 
133,435

 
192,071

 

 
5,598

 
186,473

 
19,235

 
(6,504
)
 
12,731

 
5,467

Mitsubishi
50.00
%
 
325,977

 
452,063

 
221,851

 
288,962

 
163,101

 
7,927

 
(4,218
)
 
3,709

 
1,108

PREI ®
20.00
%
 
399,967

 
456,912

 
207,687

 
285,050

 
171,862

 
41,464

 
(7,978
)
 
33,486

 
13,889

GCEAR
20.00
%
 
114,376

 
151,191

 
101,680

 
104,220

 
46,971

 
18,924

 
(7,362
)
 
11,562

 
(1,962
)
1101 Space Park Drive
17.00
%
 
15,953

 
17,694

 

 
236

 
17,458

 
5,958

 
(4,629
)
 
1,329

 
(272
)
Total Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
 
 
$
1,061,950

 
$
1,375,006

 
$
712,690

 
$
869,879

 
$
505,127

 
$
151,965

 
$
(49,230
)
 
$
102,735

 
$
43,944

Our investment in and share of equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
163,477

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
25,516

2016
%
Ownership
 
Net Investment
in Properties
 
Total
Assets
 
Mortgage
Loans
 
Total
Liabilities
 
Equity /
(Deficit)
 
Revenues
 
Property
Operating
Expense
 
Net
Operating
Income
 
Net
Income
(Loss)
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2001 Sixth Avenue
50.00
%
 
$
27,342

 
$
43,258

 
$
101,394

 
$
106,241

 
$
(62,983
)
 
$
45,518

 
$
(15,574
)
 
$
29,944

 
$
16,374

2020 Fifth Avenue
50.00
%
 
45,973

 
55,005

 
47,000

 
47,612

 
7,393

 
8,788

 
(1,500
)
 
7,288

 
4,821

33 Chun Choi Street (Hong Kong)
50.00
%
 
134,249

 
184,855

 

 
3,291

 
181,564

 
18,856

 
(6,636
)
 
12,220

 
6,315

PREI ®
20.00
%
 
409,876

 
468,298

 
207,270

 
288,325

 
179,973

 
41,075

 
(8,503
)
 
32,572

 
13,615

GCEAR
20.00
%
 
116,949

 
162,863

 
101,477

 
104,393

 
58,470

 
19,742

 
(7,808
)
 
11,934

 
(1,396
)
1101 Space Park Drive
17.00
%
 
6,839

 
8,415

 

 
135

 
8,280

 
3,539

 
(4,105
)
 
(566
)
 
(1,515
)
Total Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
 
 
$
741,228

 
$
922,694

 
$
457,141

 
$
549,997

 
$
372,697

 
$
137,518

 
$
(44,126
)
 
$
93,392

 
$
38,214

Our investment in and share of equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
106,402

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
17,104

2015
%
Ownership
 
Net Investment
in Properties
 
Total
Assets
 
Mortgage
Loans
 
Total
Liabilities
 
Equity /
(Deficit)
 
Revenues
 
Property
Operating
Expense
 
Net
Operating
Income
 
Net
Income
(Loss)
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2001 Sixth Avenue
50.00
%
 
$
33,757

 
$
44,732

 
$
102,998

 
$
107,807

 
$
(63,075
)
 
$
43,734

 
$
(15,205
)
 
$
28,529

 
$
14,171

2020 Fifth Avenue
50.00
%
 
46,633

 
55,257

 
47,000

 
47,857

 
7,400

 
8,474

 
(1,177
)
 
7,297

 
4,840

33 Chun Choi Street (Hong Kong)
50.00
%
 
138,742

 
179,525

 

 
4,173

 
175,352

 
17,700

 
(5,358
)
 
12,342

 
4,480

PREI ®
20.00
%
 
419,498

 
481,175

 
208,000

 
293,276

 
187,898

 
40,011

 
(6,157
)
 
33,854

 
15,121

GCEAR
20.00
%
 
119,952

 
175,301

 
102,025

 
105,197

 
70,104

 
19,730

 
(8,249
)
 
11,481

 
(1,262
)
Total Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
 
 
$
758,582

 
$
935,990

 
$
460,023

 
$
558,310

 
$
377,679

 
$
129,649

 
$
(36,146
)
 
$
93,503

 
$
37,350

Our investment in and share of equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
106,107

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
15,491



The amounts reflected in the tables above, except for our investment in and share of equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures, are based on the historical financial information of the individual joint ventures. The debt of our unconsolidated joint ventures generally are non-recourse to us, except for customary exceptions pertaining to such matters as intentional misuse of funds, environmental conditions, and material misrepresentations.

Differences between the Company’s investments in the joint ventures and the amount of the underlying equity in net assets of the joint ventures are due to basis differences resulting from the Company’s equity investment recorded at its historical basis versus the fair value of the Company’s contributed interest in the joint ventures. Our proportionate share of the earnings or losses related to these unconsolidated joint ventures is reflected as equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures on the accompanying consolidated income statements.