NOTES PAYABLE AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OBLIGATIONS

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, our notes payable and special assessment obligations consisted of the following (in thousands):



	March 31,			December 31,
	2019			2018
$37.0 million note payable, as amended, to MidFirst Bank secured by a first lien on an operating hotel property, interest-only payments due monthly at the 30-day Libor (2.49% and 2.50% at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively) plus 3.34% to 3.75% depending on compensating balances and meeting certain financial thresholds and terms (6.24% and 5.84% effective rate at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively), matures October 1, 2020 with two one-year extension options, with construction completion and repayment guarantees provided by the Company	$	28,453		$	20,669
$5.9 million note payable secured by real estate in New Mexico, annual interest only payments based on annual interest rates of prime plus 3.0% through maturity date of December 31, 2019. 8.5% and 8.25% as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.	5,940			5,940
Unsecured note payable under class action settlement, face amount of $10.2 million, net of discount of $0.1 million and $0.3 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, 4% annual coupon interest rate (14.6% effective yield), interest payable quarterly, matured and paid in full on April 28, 2019.	10,159			9,899
$2.3 million special assessment bonds dated between 2002 and 2007, secured by the residential land located in Dakota County, Minnesota, annual interest rate ranging from 6%-7.5%, maturing various dates through 2022 (classified as held for sale as of March 31, 2018)	89			90
Total notes payable	44,640			36,598
Less: deferred financing costs of notes payable	(243		)	(284		)
Total notes payable	$	44,397		$	36,314

Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $0.5 million and $0.7 million, respectively.

Senior Indebtedness

MacArthur Place

In October 2017, we closed on a $32.3 million acquisition and construction loan from MidFirst Bank in connection with our purchase of MacArthur Place (the “MacArthur Loan”), of which (i) $19.4 million was utilized for the purchase of MacArthur Place, (ii) approximately $10.0 million was set aside to fund planned hotel improvements, and (iii) the balance to fund interest reserves and operating capital. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the MacArthur Loan was modified to, among other things, increase the total loan facility to $37.0 million, thereby increase the Company’s equity commitment to $27.7 million due to projected increased renovation costs, and to establish certain additional reserve accounts in the amount of $2.0 million for the completion of certain aspects of the renovation project. The principal balance of the loan was $28.5 million and $20.7 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The loan bears floating interest equal to the 30-day LIBOR rate (2.49% at March 31, 2019) plus 3.75%, which may be reduced by up to 0.50% if certain conditions are met, which were met as of March 31, 2019. The loan has an initial term of three years subject to the right of the Company to extend the maturity date for two one-year periods, provided that the loan is in good standing and upon satisfaction of certain other conditions, including payment of an extension fee equal to 0.35% of outstanding principal per extension. The Company is required to make interest-only payments during the initial three year term. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company made loan draws totaling $7.8 million, of which $7.5 million represented renovation cost draw and $0.3 million represented draws against the interest reserve on the loan. The Company incurred deferred financing fees of $0.5 million which are being amortized over the term of the loan using the effective interest method.

The MacArthur Loan is secured by a deed of trust on all MacArthur Place real property and improvements, and a security interest in all furniture, fixtures and equipment, licenses and permits, and MacArthur Place related revenues. The Company agreed to provide a construction completion guaranty which shall be released upon payment of all project costs and receipt of a certificate of occupancy. In addition, the Company provided a loan repayment guaranty equal to 50% of the loan principal along with a guaranty of interest and operating deficits, as well as other customary carve-out matters such as bankruptcy and environmental matters. Under the guarantees, the Company is required to maintain a minimum tangible net worth of $50.0 million and minimum liquidity of $5.0 million throughout the term of the loan. The Company was in compliance with these covenants and guarantees at March 31, 2019. The loan includes a provision requiring substantial completion of the project by June 30, 2019. In addition, the Company is required to establish various operating and reserve accounts at MidFirst Bank which are subject to a cash management agreement. In the event of default, MidFirst Bank has the ability to take control of such accounts for the allocation and distribution of proceeds in accordance with the cash management agreement.

Exchange Notes

In April 2014, we completed an offering of a five-year, 4%, unsecured notes to certain of our shareholders in exchange for common stock held by such shareholders at an exchange price of $8.02 per share (“Exchange Offering”). Upon completion of the Exchange Offering, we issued Exchange Offering notes (“EO Notes”) with a face value of $10.2 million, which were recorded by the Company at fair value of $6.4 million based on the fair value and the imputed effective yield of such notes of 14.6% (as compared to the note rate of 4%) resulting in an initial debt discount on the EO Notes of $3.8 million which was amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the EO Notes. The amortized discount added to the principal balance of the EO Notes during the three months ended March 31, 2019 totaled $0.3 million. The EO Notes matured and all outstanding principal and interest were paid on April 29, 2019.

Our notes payable and special assessment obligations have the following scheduled maturities as of March 31, 2019 (in thousands):



Year	Amount
2019	$	16,127
2020	28,479
2021	26
2022	8
Less: deferred financing costs of notes payable	(243		)
Total	$	44,397