Organization and Business

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization And Business

1. Organization and Business

As used in these consolidated financial statements, unless otherwise indicated, all references to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,”  and “Paramount” refer to Paramount Group, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries, including Paramount Group Operating Partnership LP (the “Operating Partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership. We are a fully-integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”) focused on owning, operating, managing, acquiring and redeveloping high-quality, Class A office properties in select central business district submarkets of New York City and San Francisco. We conduct our business through, and substantially all of our interests in properties and investments are held by, the Operating Partnership. We are the sole general partner of, and owned approximately 91.4% of, the Operating Partnership as of September 30, 2020.

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus 2019 (“COVID-19”) a global pandemic. The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused, and continues to cause, severe disruptions in the global economy, and has adversely impacted businesses and financial markets, including that of the United States. Specifically, New York and San Francisco, the markets in which we operate and where a majority of our assets are located, initially reacted by instituting quarantines, “pause” orders, “shelter-in-place” rules, restrictions on travel, and restriction on the types of business that could operate. These measures have had and continue to have a significant adverse impact on businesses. In June 2020, New York and San Francisco began their “re-opening” process by easing restrictions that were initially imposed and provided for a phased-in approach towards reopening that would enable businesses to operate; however, in mid-July, amidst a rise in COVID-19 cases, San Francisco mandated an “indefinite pause” to their re-opening process. On October 20, 2020, San Francisco announced that they will re-open most non-essential businesses effective October 27, 2020, albeit with certain restrictions.

As of September 30, 2020, our portfolio consisted of 14 Class A properties aggregating 13.1 million square feet that was 95.5.% leased, primarily to office tenants. The office tenants in our portfolio account for approximately 97.0% of our annualized rents and the remaining 3.0% is derived from non-office tenants (i.e. retail, parking garages and two theatres). Since the outbreak of COVID-19, we have received several requests from tenants seeking “short-term” rent relief and have entered into agreements with select tenants to abate and/or defer a portion of their 2020 rental obligations. We continue to evaluate tenant requests on a case-by-case basis and are closely monitoring all rent collections. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, our portfolio-wide rent collections were 97.5%, including 99.0% from office tenants and 50.4% from non-office tenants. We continue to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on our business, our tenants and the industry as a whole. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded non-cash write-offs, primarily for straight-line rent receivables, of $14,863,000 and $26,172,000, respectively, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded reserves for uncollectible accounts receivable of $2,051,000. The rapid development and fluidity of this situation precludes us at this time from making any predictions as to the ultimate impact COVID-19 may have on our future financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.