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INVESTMENTS IN LODGING PROPERTY, NET
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Real Estate [Abstract]  
INVESTMENTS IN LODGING PROPERTY, NET INVESTMENTS IN LODGING PROPERTY, NET
 
Investments in Lodging Property, net
 
Investments in lodging property, net at December 31, 2023 and 2022 include (in thousands):

 
 20232022
Land$373,039 $373,106 
Lodging buildings and improvements2,786,223 2,815,993 
Intangible assets39,954 39,954 
Construction in progress41,324 64,159 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment268,631 252,842 
Real estate development loan (1)
4,176 — 
 3,513,347 3,546,054 
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization(784,298)(704,198)
 $2,729,049 $2,841,856 

(1)    In January 2023, we entered into an agreement with affiliates of Onera Opportunity Fund I, LP to provide a mezzanine financing loan to fund up to $4.6 million for the development of a property. The mezzanine loan was classified as Investments in Lodging Property, net in our Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2023. See "Note 4 - Investment in Real Estate Loans" for further information.

Depreciation expense was $150.3 million, $149.5 million, and $105.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Lodging Property Acquisitions
 
Residence Inn by Marriott - Scottsdale, AZ

In June 2023, the GIC Joint Venture acquired the Residence Inn by Marriott located in Scottsdale, AZ containing 120 guestrooms for a purchase price of approximately $29.0 million. GIC made a capital contribution of $13.7 million, or 49% of the cash paid at closing, to the GIC Joint Venture, and the Operating Partnership made a capital contribution of $14.3 million, or 51% of the cash paid at closing to the GIC Joint Venture, along with $1.0 million of earnest money that was paid from available cash of the GIC Joint Venture to fund the purchase price. The Operating Partnership made its capital contribution to the GIC Joint Venture with available cash on hand and borrowings on our revolving line of credit.

Nordic Lodge - Steamboat Springs, CO

In June 2023, the GIC Joint Venture acquired the Nordic Lodge located in Steamboat Springs, CO containing 47 guestrooms for a purchase price of approximately $13.7 million. GIC made a capital contribution of $6.7 million, or 49% of the purchase price, to the GIC Joint Venture and the Operating Partnership made a capital contribution of $7.0 million, or 51% of the purchase price, to the GIC Joint Venture to fund the purchase price. The Operating Partnership made its capital contribution to the GIC Joint Venture with available cash on hand and borrowings on our revolving line of credit.
NCI Transaction

In January and March 2022, the Operating Partnership and the GIC Joint Venture closed on a transaction with NewcrestImage Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and NewcrestImage Holdings II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together, “NewcrestImage”), to purchase from NewcrestImage a portfolio of 27 lodging properties, containing an aggregate of 3,709 guestrooms, and two parking structures, containing 1,002 spaces and various financial incentives for an aggregate purchase price of $822.0 million (the "NCI Transaction"), paid in the form of 15,864,674 Common Units (deemed value of $10.0853 per unit), 2,000,000 preferred units of limited partnership of the Operating Partnership newly designated as 5.25% Series Z Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Units (Liquidation Preference $25 Per Unit) (the “Series Z Preferred Units”), cash draws totaling $410.0 million from a term loan entered into by subsidiaries of the GIC Joint Venture, the assumption by a subsidiary of the GIC Joint Venture of approximately $6.5 million in Property Assessed Clean Energy ("PACE") loan debt, $5.9 million of cash contributed to escrow in the prior year by GIC, as a limited partner in the GIC Joint Venture, and approximately $185.2 million cash contributed by GIC at closing. GIC also contributed to the GIC Joint Venture an additional $18.5 million in cash for estimated pre-acquisition costs related to the NCI Transaction, a portion of which was distributed to the Operating Partnership as reimbursement for transaction costs paid by the Operating Partnership.

We valued the Common Units and Series Z Preferred Units at fair market value on the closing dates of the NCI Transaction, which resulted in us recording the issued Common Units and Series Z Preferred Units at $157.5 million and $50.0 million, respectively. The Common Units were recorded at the closing prices of our Common Stock on the closing dates since the Common Units are redeemable for shares of our Common Stock on a 1:1 basis. We estimated the fair value of the Series Z Preferred Units based on the features and stated dividend coupon of the Series Z Preferred Units relative to similar securities with more readily determinable market values. We recorded the Series Z Preferred Units at their redemption value of $50.0 million, which approximates fair value on the closing dates.

Our GIC Joint Venture assumed $335.2 million of debt in connection with the NCI Transaction and immediately repaid $328.7 million of the assumed debt on the closing date using proceeds from borrowings on the GIC Joint Venture Term Loan (as described below). We recorded debt assumed in connection with the NCI Transaction at its face amount, which approximated fair market value on the closing date.

Our Joint Venture recorded the NCI Transaction as an asset acquisition and allocated the aggregate purchase price paid for the NCI Transaction to the net assets acquired based on their relative fair values. In determining relative fair values, we made significant estimates regarding replacement costs for the buildings and furniture, fixtures and equipment, and judgements related to certain market assumptions. Incentives and other intangibles include tax incentives totaling approximately $19.8 million associated with certain of the acquired properties in the NCI Transaction and are being amortized over a weighted average amortization period of approximately 9.1 years, which is the period in which we expect to meet the requirements to receive payment of the tax incentives. Other intangible assets totaling approximately $3.9 million are related to key money associated with certain of the lodging properties acquired in the NCI Transaction and are being amortized over a weighted average amortization period of approximately 19.7 years, which is the remaining key money contract period with the franchisor.

Brickell Transaction

In June 2022, we formed the Brickell Joint Venture (see "Note 10 - Non-controlling Interests and Redeemable Non-controlling Interests") to facilitate the exercise of our initial purchase option to acquire a 90% equity interest (the "Initial Purchase Option") in the AC Hotel by Marriott and Element Miami Brickell Hotel in Miami, FL (together the "AC/Element Hotel"). The exercise price of the Initial Purchase Option was $89.0 million and was primarily funded with the conversion of the mezzanine loan of $29.9 million to equity, $7.9 million in cash and the assumption of debt.

Onera Transaction

In October 2022, we formed the Onera Joint Venture (see "Note 10 - Non-controlling Interests and Redeemable Non-controlling Interests") to facilitate the acquisition of a 90% equity interest in the Onera Opportunity Fund I LP ("Onera") for $5.2 million in cash, plus additional contingent consideration of $1.8 million paid in September 2023. The Onera Joint Venture has a 100% fee simple interest in real property and improvements consisting of an 11-unit glamping property and a 6.4-acre parcel of land.
Lodging property acquisitions during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):

Date AcquiredFranchise/BrandLocationGuestroomsPurchase
Price
2023 Acquisitions:
June 1, 2023Residence Inn by MarriottScottsdale, AZ120$29,000 
June 23, 2023Nordic LodgeSteamboat Springs, CO4713,700 
Total acquisitions 2023167$42,700 
2022 Acquisitions:
January 13, 2022
Portfolio of properties - twenty-six lodging properties and two parking garages (1)
Various3,533$766,000 
March 23, 2022
Canopy Hotel by Hilton (1)
New Orleans, LA17656,000 
June 10, 2022
AC/Element Hotel (2)
Miami, FL26480,100 
October 26, 2022
Onera (3)
Fredericksburg, TX
117,000 
Total acquisitions 20223,984 $909,100

(1)       In January 2022, we acquired a portfolio of twenty-six hotels and two parking garages for an aggregate purchase price of 766.0 million. The hotels acquired included 21 hotels and two parking garages in Texas, two hotels in Louisiana, and three hotels in Oklahoma under the following brands: Marriott (13), Hilton (7), Hyatt (4), and IHG (2). In March 2022, we acquired the Canopy New Orleans upon completion of its construction for a purchase price of $56.0 million.

(2)    We acquired a 90% equity interest in the AC/Element Hotel for $80.1 million based on the exercise price of the Initial Purchase Option of $89.0 million. The transaction included the assumption of $47.0 million of debt resulting in a net consideration payment requirement of $42.0 million. We paid 90% of the required net consideration with the conversion of our $29.9 million mezzanine loan into equity and a cash payment of $7.9 million. The carrying amount of our Initial Purchase Option of $2.8 million is also included in the total amount allocated to the assets acquired. The Brickell Joint Venture partner’s non-controlling interest of $6.9 million represents 10% of the fair value of the net assets on the transaction date, determined by a third-party valuation expert based on discounted forecasted future cash flows of the net assets acquired. We also incurred $0.6 million of transaction costs. The result is a total amount allocated to the assets acquired of $95.1 million plus an intangible asset totaling $2.0 million related to the assumption of the franchises for the hotel properties and a related key money liability.

(3)       In October 2022, we completed the acquisition of a 90% equity interest in Onera Joint Venture which owns an 11-unit glamping property for $5.2 million based on aggregate purchase price of $5.8 million. We paid for our 90% in cash, plus $0.5 million of transaction costs. Additionally, the transaction includes additional contingent consideration (based on performance of the property for the 12-month period ending July 31, 2023) that was paid in September 2023 of $1.8 million. The Onera Joint Venture has a 100% fee simple interest in real property and improvements consisting of 11 lodging units and a 6.4-acre parcel of undeveloped land.


The allocation of the aggregate purchase prices and contingent consideration to the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired for the above acquisitions is as follows (in thousands):
20232022
Land$12,645 $68,426 
Lodging buildings and improvements30,721 756,551 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment1,448 82,730 
Incentives and other intangibles— 25,642 
Other assets— 5,318 
Total assets acquired (1) (2)
44,814 938,667 
Less debt assumed— (382,205)
Less lease liabilities assumed— (5,441)
Less other liabilities— (5,892)
Net assets acquired$44,814 $545,129 

(1)       Total assets acquired during the year ended December 31, 2023 is based on an aggregate purchase price of $42.7 million plus transaction costs of $0.1 million and $1.8 million related to contingent consideration paid to the seller in September 2023. See "Note 10 - Non-controlling Interests and Redeemable Non-controlling Interests" for details related to the Onera Joint Venture.

(2)       Total assets acquired during the year ended December 31, 2022 is based on an aggregate purchase price of $909.1 million adjusted for the following items:
NCI Transaction: interest swap breakage fees and debt defeasance costs of $3.5 million, a reduction to the value of the Common Units issued on the closing date of $2.5 million, plus transaction costs of $3.0 million, and intangible assets totaling $9.1 million acquired outside of escrow, and
Brickell Transaction: Brickell Joint Venture partner’s non-controlling interest of $6.9 million; Brickell Joint Venture partner’s non-controlling interest share of the debt assumed as part of the transaction of $4.7 million, the assumption of intangible assets totaling $2.0 million, the carrying amount of our Initial Purchase Option of $2.9 million, and transactions costs of $0.6 million.
Onera Transaction: Onera Joint Venture partner's non-controlling interest of $0.8 million and $0.5 million of transaction costs.
All lodging property purchases completed during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were deemed to be the acquisition of assets. Therefore, acquisition costs related to these transactions have been capitalized as part of the recorded amounts of the acquired net assets.

Lodging Property Sales

Portfolio of Four Lodging Properties

In May 2023, we completed the sale of four lodging properties (the "Sale Portfolio") for an aggregate gross selling price of $28.1 million as follows:

Franchise/BrandLocationGuestrooms
Hilton Garden InnMinneapolis (Eden Prairie), MN97
Holiday Inn Express & SuitesMinneapolis (Minnetonka), MN93
Hyatt PlaceChicago (Hoffman Estates), IL126
Hyatt PlaceChicago (Lombard/Oak Brook), IL151
467

At December 31, 2022, we classified the Sale Portfolio as Assets Held for Sale and recorded a write-down of $2.9 million to reduce the carrying amount of the net assets to the selling price less estimated costs to sell. As such, the net selling proceeds approximated the net carrying amount of the Sale Portfolio at closing.

Hyatt Place - Baltimore (Owings Mills), MD

In December 2023, we completed the sale of the 123-guestroom Hyatt Place in Baltimore, MD for a gross selling price of $8.3 million. The net selling price less costs to sell approximated the net book value of the hotel property on the sale date resulting in a nominal gain that was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Hilton Garden Inn San Francisco Airport North - San Francisco, CA

In May 2022, the GIC Joint Venture completed the sale of a 169-guestroom Hilton Garden Inn San Francisco Airport North in San Francisco, CA for a gross selling price of $75.0 million. The sale of this property resulted in a net gain of $20.5 million to the GIC Joint Venture during the year ended December 31, 2022.

Hyatt Place - Dallas (Plano), TX

During the fourth quarter of 2023, we entered into a purchase and sale agreement with a third-party to sell the 127-guestroom Hyatt Place Dallas (Plano), TX for $10.3 million. We reclassified the property in Assets Held for sale, net at December 31, 2023 and recorded a write-down of $4.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 for the excess of the net carrying amount of the portfolio of properties over the net selling price less estimated costs to sell. We completed the sale of the property on February 15, 2024 under the terms described above.
Intangible Assets

Intangible assets included in Investments in Lodging Property, net in our Consolidated Balance Sheets include the following (in thousands):
December 31,
Weighted Average Amortization Period (in Years)20232022
Indefinite-lived Intangible assets:
Air rightsN/A$10,754 $10,754 
OtherN/A80 80 
10,834 10,834 
Finite-lived intangible assets:
Tax incentives(1)
9.219,750 19,750 
Key money(1)
17.89,370 9,370 
29,120 29,120 
Total intangible assets39,954 39,954 
    Less - accumulated amortization(9,251)(5,110)
Intangible assets, net$30,703 $34,844 

(1)    Finite-lived intangible assets were primarily acquired in the NCI Transaction.

We recorded amortization expense related to intangible assets of approximately $4.1 million and $4.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. There was no amortization expense related to intangible assets for the for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Future amortization expense related to intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):

For the Year Ended
December 31,
Amount
2024$4,126 
20251,564 
20261,564 
20271,511 
20281,016 
Thereafter10,088 
$19,869 
Assets Held for Sale

Assets held for sale, net at December 31, 2023 include a parcel of undeveloped land in Flagstaff, AZ and certain properties that are under contract for sale and expected to close during the first half of 2024 as follows (in thousands):

December 31,
20232022
Under Contract for Sale:
Portfolio of four lodging properties$— $27,516 
Hyatt Place - Dallas (Plano), TX
9,940 — 
One individual lodging property and a portfolio of two lodging properties
54,146 — 
Parcel of undeveloped land - San Antonio, TX1,225 1,225 
65,311 28,741 
Marketed for Sale:
One individual lodging property
8,004 — 
Parcel of undeveloped land - Flagstaff, AZ425 425 
$73,740 $29,166 

During the first quarter of 2024, we entered into two separate purchase and sale agreements with two unrelated third-parties to sell one individual lodging property and a portfolio of two lodging properties with an aggregate 529-guestrooms for an aggregate selling price of $84.0 million. We reclassified all three of the properties to Assets Held for sale, net at December 31, 2023 and recorded a write-down of $1.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 for the excess of the net carrying amount of one of the lodging properties over its net selling price less estimated costs to sell. We expect to complete the transactions during the first half of 2024.

At December 31, 2023, we have a lodging property with 101-guestrooms being marketed for sale. We have reclassified the property to Assets Held for Sale, net at December 31, 2023 and recorded a write-down of $11.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 for the excess of the net carrying amount of the lodging property over its expected net selling price less estimated costs to sell.

During the first quarter of 2023, we entered into a purchase and sale agreement with a third-party to sell a 5.99-acre parcel of undeveloped land in San Antonio, TX for $1.3 million. We expect to complete the transaction during the second quarter of 2024.

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded a Loss on write-down of assets of $2.9 million to reduce the carrying amounts of the Hilton Garden Inn - Eden Prairie, MN, Holiday Inn Express & Suites - Minnetonka, MN, Hyatt Place - Chicago (Hoffman Estates), and Hyatt Place - Chicago (Lombard), IL to their net selling prices less estimated costs to sell. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded a loss on write-down of assets of $7.2 million to reduce the carrying amounts of two lodging properties to their expected selling prices less estimated costs to sell. The proposed sale of these two lodging properties was terminated during the year ended December 31, 2023.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded a loss on write-down of assets of $4.4 million on its unexercised purchase options related to real estate development loans. See "Note 11 – Fair Value Measurement" for further information.