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Equity
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Equity [Abstract]  
Equity Equity
 
Stockholders’ Equity
 
As of each of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company’s authorized capital was 500 million shares of common stock and 100 million shares of preferred stock. The Company had 66.8 million and 67.7 million shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company had 6.8 million shares of its Series A Preferred Stock (as defined below) issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.

Common Stock

On March 10, 2020, the Company commenced a new at-the-market continuous equity offering program (the "ATM Program") through which the Company may, from time to time, issue and sell shares of its common stock and shares of its 6.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock") having an aggregate offering price of up to $300.0 million, to or through its sales agents and, with respect to shares of its common stock, may enter into separate forward sales agreements to or through the forward purchaser. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company did not issue any shares of common stock under the ATM Program. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company issued and sold 475,074 and 3,801,731 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $15.21 and $13.87 per share under the ATM Program, receiving net proceeds, after offering costs and commissions, of $7.1 million and $51.7 million, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, the Company did not issue any shares of the Series A Preferred Stock under the ATM Program.

On January 11, 2022, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 4,025,000 shares of common stock, which were pre-purchased from the Company by the underwriter at a purchase price of $14.45 per share of common stock including fees, resulting in net proceeds after offering costs of $58.0 million.

On April 3, 2023, in connection with the tender by a holder of Class A Units of 51,000 Class A Units for redemption by the Operating Partnership, the Company elected to satisfy the redemption request with a cash payment of $0.6 million.

On July 14, 2023, in connection with the tender by a holder of Class A Units of 10,146 Class A Units for redemption by the Operating Partnership, the Company elected to satisfy the redemption request with a cash payment of $0.1 million.

On October 2, 2023, in connection with the tender by a holder of Class A Units of 50,000 Class A Units for redemption by the Operating Partnership, the Company elected to satisfy the redemption request through the issuance of an equal number of shares of common stock.
Preferred Stock

Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock are payable quarterly in arrears on or about the 15th day of each January, April, July, and October. The first dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock was paid on October 15, 2019. The Series A Preferred Stock does not have a stated maturity date and is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption provisions. Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the Series A Preferred Stock will rank senior to the Company's common stock with respect to the payment of distributions and other amounts. Except in instances relating to preservation of the Company's qualification as a REIT or pursuant to the Company’s special optional redemption right, the Series A Preferred Stock is not redeemable prior to June 18, 2024. On and after June 18, 2024, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole, at any time, or in part, from time to time, for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) to, but excluding, the redemption date.

Upon the occurrence of a change of control (as defined in the articles supplementary designating the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock), the Company has a special optional redemption right that enables it to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole or in part and within 120 days after the first date on which a change of control has occurred resulting in neither the Company nor the surviving entity having a class of common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE American, or NASDAQ or the acquisition of beneficial ownership of its stock entitling a person to exercise more than 50% of the total voting power of all our stock entitled to vote generally in election of directors. The special optional redemption price is $25.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) to, but excluding, the date of redemption.

Upon the occurrence of a change of control, holders will have the right (unless the Company has elected to exercise its
special optional redemption right to redeem their Series A Preferred Stock) to convert some or all of such holder’s Series A Preferred Stock into a number of shares of the Company's common stock equal to the lesser of:

•the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the $25.00 liquidation preference plus the amount of any accrued and unpaid distributions to, but not including, the change of control conversion date (unless the change of control conversion date is after a record date for a Series A Preferred Stock distribution payment and prior to the corresponding Series A Preferred Stock distribution payment date, in which case no additional amount for such accrued and unpaid distribution will be included in this sum) by (ii) the Common Stock Price (as defined in the articles supplementary designating the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock); and

•2.97796 (i.e., the Share Cap), subject to certain adjustments;

Such conversions are subject to certain adjustments and provisions for the receipt of alternative consideration of equivalent value as described in the articles supplementary designating the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock.
 
Noncontrolling Interests
 
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company held a 75.6% and 76.7% common interest in the Operating Partnership, respectively. As of December 31, 2023, the Company also held a preferred interest in the Operating Partnership in the form of preferred units with a liquidation preference of $171.1 million. The Company is the primary beneficiary of the Operating Partnership as it has the power to direct the activities of the Operating Partnership and the rights to absorb 75.6% of the net income of the Operating Partnership. As the primary beneficiary, the Company consolidates the financial position and results of operations of the Operating Partnership. Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership represent units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership not held by the Company. As of December 31, 2023, there were 21,553,062 Class A Units and 39,694 LTIP Units in the Operating Partnership ("LTIP Units") not held by the Company. The Company's financial position and results of operations are the same as those of the Operating Partnership. See Note 11 for a description of LTIP Units.

Additionally, the Operating Partnership owns a majority interest in certain non-wholly-owned operating and development properties. The noncontrolling interest in investment entities was $10.0 million and $24.1 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, which represents the minority partners' interest in certain consolidated real estate entities.

Holders of Class A Units may not transfer their units without the Company’s prior consent as general partner of the Operating Partnership. Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, holders of Class A Units may tender their units for redemption by the Operating Partnership in exchange for cash equal to the market price of shares of the Company’s
common stock at the time of redemption or, at the Company’s option and sole discretion, for unregistered or registered shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis. Accordingly, the Company presents Class A Units of the Operating Partnership not held by the Company as noncontrolling interests within equity in the consolidated balance sheets. 

Share Repurchase Program

On June 15, 2023, the Company adopted a $50.0 million share repurchase program (the "Share Repurchase Program"). Under the Share Repurchase Program, the Company may repurchase shares of common stock and Series A Preferred Stock from time to time in the open market, in block purchases, through privately negotiated transactions, the use of trading plans intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or other means. The Share Repurchase Program does not obligate the Company to acquire any specific number of shares or acquire shares over any specific period of time. The Share Repurchase Program may be suspended or discontinued at any time by the Company and does not have an expiration date.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company repurchased 1,204,838 shares of common stock for a total of $12.6 million. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company did not repurchase any shares of Series A Preferred Stock. As of December 31, 2023, $37.4 million remained available for repurchases under the Share Repurchase Program.

Dividends and Class A Unit Distributions
 
During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, the Company declared dividends per common share and distributions per Class A Unit of $0.775, $0.72, and $0.64, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, these common stock dividends totaled $52.4 million, $48.7 million, and $39.3 million, respectively, and these Operating Partnership distributions totaled $16.6 million, $14.8 million, and $13.3 million, respectively.

The tax treatment of dividends paid to common stockholders during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 was as follows (unaudited):
Years ended December 31,
202320222021
Capital gains2.84 %— %8.98 %
Ordinary income35.77 %65.64 %66.71 %
Return of capital61.39 %34.36 %24.31 %
Total100.00 %100.00 %100.00 %

During each of the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, the Company declared dividends of $1.6875 per share to holders of Series A Preferred Stock. During each of the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, these preferred stock dividends totaled $11.5 million.

The tax treatment of dividends paid to preferred stockholders during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 was as follows (unaudited):
Years ended December 31,
202320222021
Capital gains5.03 %— %11.96 %
Ordinary income94.97 %100.00 %88.04 %
Total100.00 %100.00 %100.00 %