Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

Leases

Lessor

We lease various commercial spaces to tenants over terms ranging from one to 22 years. Certain leases have renewal options for additional terms. The leases provide for base monthly rentals and reimbursements for real estate taxes, escalations linked to the consumer price index or common area maintenance known as operating expense escalation. Operating expense reimbursements are reflected in our December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 consolidated statements of operations as rental revenue.

Rental revenue includes fixed and variable payments. Fixed payments primarily relate to base rent and variable payments primarily relate to tenant expense reimbursements for certain property operating costs. The components of rental revenue for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 are as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
Rental revenue	2023		2022		2021
Fixed payments	$	529,965	$	531,740	$	500,847
Variable payments	67,354		59,308		58,843
Total rental revenue	$	597,319	$	591,048	$	559,690

As of December 31, 2023, we were entitled to the following future contractual minimum lease payments (excluding operating expense reimbursements) on non-cancellable operating leases to be received which expire on various dates through 2040 (amounts in thousands):    

    

2024	$	513,589
2025	499,154
2026	453,645
2027	434,447
2028	395,858
Thereafter	1,646,769
	$	3,943,462

The above future minimum lease payments exclude tenant recoveries and the net accretion of above-market leases and below-market lease intangibles. Some leases are subject to termination options generally upon payment of a termination fee. The preceding table is prepared assuming such options are not exercised.

Lessee

We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Our operating lease agreements relate to three ground lease assets and are reflected in right-of-use assets of $28.4 million and lease liabilities of $28.4 million in our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2023. Right-of-use assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Variable lease payments are excluded from the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities and are recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred.

The ground leases are due to expire between the years 2050 and 2077, inclusive of extension options, and have no variable payments or residual value guarantees. As our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we determined our incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the date of adoption of ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), in determining the present value of lease payments. The weighted average incremental borrowing rate used to calculate the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities as of December 31, 2023 was 4.5%. Rent expense for lease payments related to our operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the non-cancellable term of the leases. The weighted average remaining lease term as of December 31, 2023 was 46.5 years.

As of December 31, 2023, the following table summarizes our future minimum lease payments discounted by our incremental borrowing rates to calculate the lease liabilities of our leases (amounts in thousands):    

2024	$	1,518
2025	1,518
2026	1,503
2027	1,482
2028	1,482
Thereafter	60,795
Total undiscounted lease payments	68,298
Present value discount	(39,859)
Ground lease liabilities	$	28,439

Leases

Leases

Lessor

We lease various commercial spaces to tenants over terms ranging from one to 22 years. Certain leases have renewal options for additional terms. The leases provide for base monthly rentals and reimbursements for real estate taxes, escalations linked to the consumer price index or common area maintenance known as operating expense escalation. Operating expense reimbursements are reflected in our December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 consolidated statements of operations as rental revenue.

Rental revenue includes fixed and variable payments. Fixed payments primarily relate to base rent and variable payments primarily relate to tenant expense reimbursements for certain property operating costs. The components of rental revenue for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 are as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
Rental revenue	2023		2022		2021
Fixed payments	$	529,965	$	531,740	$	500,847
Variable payments	67,354		59,308		58,843
Total rental revenue	$	597,319	$	591,048	$	559,690

As of December 31, 2023, we were entitled to the following future contractual minimum lease payments (excluding operating expense reimbursements) on non-cancellable operating leases to be received which expire on various dates through 2040 (amounts in thousands):    

    

2024	$	513,589
2025	499,154
2026	453,645
2027	434,447
2028	395,858
Thereafter	1,646,769
	$	3,943,462

The above future minimum lease payments exclude tenant recoveries and the net accretion of above-market leases and below-market lease intangibles. Some leases are subject to termination options generally upon payment of a termination fee. The preceding table is prepared assuming such options are not exercised.

Lessee

We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Our operating lease agreements relate to three ground lease assets and are reflected in right-of-use assets of $28.4 million and lease liabilities of $28.4 million in our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2023. Right-of-use assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Variable lease payments are excluded from the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities and are recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred.

The ground leases are due to expire between the years 2050 and 2077, inclusive of extension options, and have no variable payments or residual value guarantees. As our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we determined our incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the date of adoption of ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), in determining the present value of lease payments. The weighted average incremental borrowing rate used to calculate the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities as of December 31, 2023 was 4.5%. Rent expense for lease payments related to our operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the non-cancellable term of the leases. The weighted average remaining lease term as of December 31, 2023 was 46.5 years.

As of December 31, 2023, the following table summarizes our future minimum lease payments discounted by our incremental borrowing rates to calculate the lease liabilities of our leases (amounts in thousands):    

2024	$	1,518
2025	1,518
2026	1,503
2027	1,482
2028	1,482
Thereafter	60,795
Total undiscounted lease payments	68,298
Present value discount	(39,859)
Ground lease liabilities	$	28,439