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Rent Expense
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Rent Expense  
Rent Expense

Note 10—Rent Expense

 

The Trust leases the rights to a parking structure at one of its properties and the land upon which seven of its properties are located from third party land owners pursuant to separate ground and parking leases. The parking and ground leases require fixed annual rental payments and may also include escalation clauses and renewal options. These leases have terms up to 67 years remaining, excluding extension options. As of June 30, 2015, the future minimum lease obligations under non-cancelable parking and ground leases were as follows (in thousands):

 

2015

 

$

809 

 

2016

 

1,629 

 

2017

 

1,666 

 

2018

 

1,708 

 

2019

 

1,751 

 

Thereafter

 

32,831 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

40,394 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rent expense for the parking and ground leases of $0.4 million and $0.3 million for the three month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $0.8 million and $0.4 million for the six month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are reported in operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.