Note payable:

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Note payable: [Abstract]

Note payable:

5. Note payable:

In April 2010, the Company borrowed $6,000,000 from a bank. The loan bears interest at an annual rate of 6 percent and has a term of ten years with repayments on a twenty-year amortization schedule (monthly principal payments of $25,000 plus interest). The loan matures in April 2020 and contains the customary covenants, terms and conditions and permits prepayment, in whole or in part, at any time without penalty if the prepayment is made from internally generated funds. As collateral for the loan, the Company granted the bank a mortgage on Parcels 3S and 5 in the Capital Center.

In May 2010, the proceeds from the loan were used principally to fund a special dividend of $5,478,000 to shareholders, which represented the Company’s earnings and profits as calculated for federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2009.

In connection with the borrowing, the Company incurred financing fees totaling $55,000, which are being amortized on a straight-line method over the 10-year term of the note (which approximates the effective interest rate method) and are included in interest expense on the accompanying consolidated statements of income and retained earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.

In June 2011, the Company made a $1,000,000 principal prepayment.