NOTE 5. LAND AND SUBSURFACE INTERESTS

As of September 30, 2018, the Company owned approximately 5,500 acres of undeveloped land in Daytona Beach, Florida, along six miles of the west and east sides of Interstate 95. Currently, the majority of this land is used for agricultural purposes. As of October 26, 2018, approximately 64% of this acreage, or nearly 3,500 acres, is under contract to be sold. Approximately 1,000 acres of our land holdings are located on the east side of Interstate 95 and are generally well suited for commercial development. Approximately 4,500 acres of our land holdings are located on the west side of Interstate 95 and the majority of this land is generally well suited for residential development. Included in the western land is approximately 1,000 acres, primarily an 850-acre parcel and three smaller parcels, which are located further west of Interstate 95 and a few miles north of Interstate 4 that are generally well suited for industrial purposes.

Real estate operations revenue consisted of the following for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively:


		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2018		September 30, 2017		September 30, 2018		September 30, 2017
Revenue Description	($000's)		($000's)		($000's)		($000's)
Land Sales Revenue	$	6,971	$	—	$	21,821	$	39,564
Revenue from Reimbursement of Infrastructure Costs		—		—		—		1,276
Impact Fee and Mitigation Credit Sales		665		548		1,251		1,987
Subsurface Revenue		377		2,374		1,403		2,827
Fill Dirt and Other Revenue		—		4		1		4
Total Real Estate Operations Revenue	$	8,013	$	2,926	$	24,476	$	45,658

2018 Land Sales. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company completed land transactions representing approximately 2,583 acres of land including: (i) the sale of a 70% interest in the Mitigation Bank (hereinafter defined) that holds approximately 2,492 acres of land for proceeds of $15.3 million and (ii) six land sales totaling approximately 91 acres for aggregate proceeds of approximately $22.6 million, as described below:


					Gross Sales				Gain
			Date of	No. of	Price		Price		on Sale
	Buyer (or Description)	Location	Sale	Acres	($000's)		per Acre		($000's)
1	Buc-ee's	East of I-95	03/16/18	34.9	$	13,948	$	400,000	$	11,926	(1)
		Subtotal - Q1 2018		34.9		13,948		400,000		11,926

2	Residential	West of I-95	06/12/18	19.0		265		14,000		226
3	Commercial / Retail	East of I-95	06/25/18	5.7		625		110,000		224
4	Commercial / Retail	East of I-95	06/28/18	7.7		819		106,000		628
		Subtotal - Q2 2018		32.4		1,709		53,000		1,078

5	Commercial / Retail	East of I-95	07/16/18	3.5		285		81,000		262
6	Unicorp-Williamson Crossing	East of I-95	08/30/18	20.6		6,685		325,000		1,502
		Subtotal - Q3 2018		24.1		6,970		289,000		1,764

		YTD Q3 2018		91.4	$	22,627	$	248,000	$	14,768

(1)The gain recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 on the Buc-ee’s sale totaling approximately $11.9 million excludes approximately $831,000 held in an escrow reserve related to the portion of the acreage sold for which the Company remains obligated to perform wetlands mitigation. The Company expects to recognize the remaining gain of approximately $831,000 upon completion of the mitigation work. See Note 16, “Deferred Revenue”.

Mitigation Bank. The mitigation bank transaction consists of the sale of a 70% interest in the entity that holds approximately 2,492 acres of land that has been permitted for the creation of a wetland mitigation bank (the “Venture” or the “Mitigation Bank”). The purchaser of the 70% interest in the Mitigation Bank is comprised of certain funds and accounts managed by an investment advisor subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). The Company retained an approximately 30% non-controlling interest in the Mitigation Bank. A third-party was retained by the Venture as the day-to-day manager of the Mitigation Bank property, responsible for the maintenance, generation, tracking, and other aspects of wetland mitigation credits.

The Mitigation Bank intends to engage in the creation and sale of both federal and state wetland mitigation credits. These credits will be created pursuant to the applicable permits that have been or will be issued to the Venture from the federal and state regulatory agencies that exercise jurisdiction over the awarding of such credits, but no assurances can be given as to the issuance, marketability or value of the credits. The Venture received the permit from the state regulatory agency on June 8, 2018 (the “State Permit”). The state regulatory agency may award up to 355 state credits under the State Permit. On August 6, 2018, the state regulatory agency awarded the initial 88.84 credits under the State Permit. Receipt of the remaining federal permit is anticipated to occur prior to the end of the year.

The gain on the sale of the 70% interest in the Mitigation Bank totaled approximately $18.4 million and is comprised of the gain on the sale of 70% interest for proceeds of $15.3 million as well as the gain on the retained 30% interest pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 610-20, Other Income – Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets. The gain is included in the Gain on Disposition of Assets in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. As of September 30, 2018, the approximately $6.7 million Investment in Joint Venture included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets is comprised of the fair market value of the 30% retained interest in the Venture.

The operating agreement of the Venture (the “Operating Agreement”) executed in conjunction with the mitigation bank transaction stipulates that the Company shall arrange for sales of the Venture’s mitigation credits to unrelated third parties totaling no less than $6 million of revenue to the Mitigation Bank, net of commissions, by the end of 2020, utilizing a maximum of 60 mitigation credits (the “Minimum Sales Requirement”). The Operating Agreement stipulates that if the Minimum Sales Requirement is not achieved, then BlackRock has the right, but is not required, to have the Company purchase the number of mitigation credits necessary to reach the Minimum Sales Requirement (the “Minimum Sales Guarantee”). The Company estimates the fair value of the Minimum Sales Guarantee to be approximately $100,000 which was recorded as a reduction in the gain on the transaction and is included in Accrued and Other Liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2018.

Additionally, the Operating Agreement provides BlackRock the right to cause the Company to purchase a maximum of 8.536 mitigation credits per quarter (the “Commitment Amount”) from the Mitigation Bank at a price equal to 60% of the then fair market value for mitigation credits (the “Put Right”). The Put Right is applicable even if the Mitigation Bank has not yet been awarded a sufficient number of mitigation credits by the applicable federal and state regulatory agencies. Further, in any quarter that BlackRock does not exercise its Put Right, the unexercised Commitment Amount for the applicable quarter may be rolled over to future calendar quarters. However, the Operating Agreement also stipulates that any amount of third-party sales of mitigation credits will reduce the Put Rights outstanding on a one-for-one basis, if the sales price of the third-party sales equals or exceeds the prices stipulated by the Put Right. Further, any sales of mitigation credits to third parties at the requisite minimum prices in a quarter that exceeds the quarterly amount of the Put Right, will reduce the Put Rights in future calendar quarters on a one-for-one basis. The maximum potential of future payments for the Company pursuant to the Put Right is approximately $27 million. The Company estimates the fair value of the Put Right to be approximately $200,000, which was recorded as a reduction in the gain on the transaction and is included in Accrued and Other Liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2018.

2017 Land Sales. No land sales were completed during the three months ended September 30, 2017. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, a total of approximately 1,669 acres were sold for approximately $40.5 million as described below:


					Gross Sales				Gain
			Date of	No. of	Price		Price		on Sale
	Buyer (or Description)	Location	Sale	Acres	($000's)		per Acre		($000's)
1	Minto Communities, LLC	West of I-95	02/10/17	1,581.0	$	27,151	$	17,000	$	20,041
2	Commercial	East of I-95	03/22/17	6.4		1,556		245,000		11
		Subtotal - Q1 2017		1,587.4		28,707		18,000		20,052

3	Commercial	East of I-95	04/05/17	27.5		3,218		117,000		2,955
4	Commercial	East of I-95	04/13/17	4.5		1,235		274,000		13
5	Commercial	West of I-95	04/25/17	30.0		2,938		98,000		627
6	Third NADG Land Sale	East of I-95	06/27/17	19.4		4,422		228,000		3,263	(1)
		Subtotal - Q2 2017		81.4		11,813		145,000		6,858

		YTD Q3 2017		1,668.8	$	40,520	$	24,000	$	26,910

(1)The gain of approximately $3.3 million on the Third NADG Land Sale includes an infrastructure reimbursement payment of approximately $955,000 received in conjunction with the closing on June 27, 2017.

Pipeline. For a description of our land which is currently under contract, see the land pipeline in Note 19, “Commitment and Contingencies.”

Land Impairments. There were no impairment charges related to the Company’s undeveloped land during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 or 2017.

Beachfront Development. During the first quarter of 2018, the Company completed the construction of two single-tenant restaurants located on the Company’s six-acre beachfront property with a cost basis of approximately $11.7 million, which was included in Land and Development Costs on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017. The total cost of construction was approximately $6.8 million. Upon completion of the construction and commencement of the tenant leases (described herein), the total basis of approximately $18.5 million was transferred to Income Properties, Land, Buildings, and Improvements from Land and Development Costs and Construction in Process on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s 15-year lease agreement with the operator of LandShark Bar & Grill, for the approximately 6,264 square foot restaurant property, includes annual rent based on a percentage of the tenant’s net operating income (“NOI”) until the Company has received its investment basis in the property; thereafter, the Company will receive a lower percentage of the tenant’s NOI during the remaining lease term. The Company’s 15-year lease agreement with the operator of Cocina 214 Restaurant & Bar, for the second restaurant property includes annual rent equal to the greater of $360,000 per year or a certain percentage of gross sales, and also provides for additional percentage rent upon the achievement of certain gross sales thresholds.

Daytona Beach Development. We may selectively acquire other real estate in the downtown and beachside areas of Daytona Beach, Florida. We may target either vacant land or land with existing structures that we would demolish and develop into additional income properties. During the first quarter of 2018, the Company acquired a 3-acre parcel of land with existing structures in downtown Daytona Beach, Florida, for a purchase price of approximately $2.0 million. As of September 30, 2018, the Company has also acquired other contiguous parcels for a total of approximately 1.1-acres for approximately $1.8 million. We intend to pursue the potential redevelopment of these parcels, which are located nearly adjacent to the location of the future headquarters of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO), along with certain other adjacent land parcels, some of which we have under contract for purchase. We intend for our investments in the Daytona Beach area to target opportunistic acquisitions of select catalyst sites, which are typically distressed, with an objective of having short investment horizons. We may seek to partner with developers to develop the sites acquired during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, and any other sites we acquire, rather than self-develop the properties.

Other Real Estate Assets. The Company owns impact fees with a cost basis of approximately $79,000 and mitigation credits with a cost basis of approximately $460,000 for a combined total of approximately $539,000 as of September 30, 2018. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company transferred mitigation credits with a basis of approximately $124,000 to the land acquired by Buc-ee’s. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company sold mitigation credits for approximately $1.0 million, for a gain of approximately $882,000, or $0.12 per share, after tax. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company sold mitigation credits for approximately $1.5 million, for a gain of approximately $1.2 million, or $0.14 per share, after tax. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company received cash payments of approximately $251,000 and $506,000, respectively, for impact fees with a cost basis that was generally of equal value. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, impact fees with a cost basis of approximately $72,000 were transferred to the beachfront restaurant leased to LandShark Bar & Grill.

As of December 31, 2017, the Company owned impact fees with a cost basis of approximately $402,000 and mitigation credits with a cost basis of approximately $723,000 for a combined total of approximately $1.1 million.

Subsurface Interests. As of September 30, 2018, the Company owns full or fractional subsurface oil, gas, and mineral interests underlying approximately 455,000 “surface” acres of land owned by others in 20 counties in Florida (the “Subsurface Interests”). The Company leases certain of the Subsurface Interests to mineral exploration firms for exploration. Our subsurface operations consist of revenue from the leasing of exploration rights and in some instances, additional revenues from royalties applicable to production from the leased acreage.

There were no subsurface sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company sold approximately 38,750 acres of subsurface interests in Osceola County, Florida for approximately $2.1 million (the “Osceola Subsurface Sale”). The gain from the Osceola Subsurface Sale totaled approximately $2.08 million, or $0.23 per share, after tax.

During 2011, an eight-year oil exploration lease was executed covering a portion of our Subsurface Interests. On September 20, 2017, the Company amended the oil exploration lease to, among other things, extend the expiration of the original term for five additional years to the new expiration date of September 22, 2024. The lease is effectively thirteen one-year terms as the lessee has the option to terminate the lease at the end of each lease year. The lessee has exercised renewal options through lease year eight ending September 22, 2019. The terms of the lease state the Company will receive royalty payments if production occurs, and may receive additional annual rental payments if the lease is continued in years nine through thirteen. The lease calls for annual lease payments which are recognized as revenue ratably over the respective twelve-month lease periods. Pursuant to the amendment for the Year 8 renewal the annual lease payment is to be paid in installments. In addition, non-refundable drilling penalty payments are made as required by the drilling requirements in the lease which are recognized as revenue when earned, i.e. when the amount is agreed upon.

Lease payments on the respective acreages and drilling penalties through lease year eight are as follows:


	Acreage
Lease Year	(Approximate)	Florida County	Lease Payment (1)		Drilling Penalty (1)
Lease Year 1 - 9/23/2011 - 9/22/2012	136,000	Lee and Hendry	$	913,657	$	—
Lease Year 2 - 9/23/2012 - 9/22/2013	136,000	Lee and Hendry		922,114		—
Lease Year 3 - 9/23/2013 - 9/22/2014	82,000	Hendry		3,293,000		1,000,000
Lease Year 4 - 9/23/2014 - 9/22/2015	42,000	Hendry		1,866,146		600,000
Lease Year 5 - 9/23/2015 - 9/22/2016	25,000	Hendry		1,218,838		175,000
Lease Year 6 - 9/23/2016 - 9/22/2017	15,000	Hendry		806,683		150,000
Lease Year 7 - 9/23/2017 - 9/22/2018	15,000	Hendry		806,683		50,000
Lease Year 8 - 9/23/2018 - 9/22/2019	15,000	Hendry		806,684		150,000
Total Payments			$	10,633,805	$	2,125,000

(1)Generally, cash payment for the Lease Payment and Drilling Penalty is received on or before the first day of the lease year. The Drilling Penalty, which is due within thirty days from the end of the prior lease year, is recorded as revenue when earned, i.e. when the amount is agreed upon, while the Lease Payment is recognized on a straight-line basis over the respective lease term. Pursuant to the amendment for the Year 7 renewal, the Lease Payment and Drilling Penalty were both received on October 11, 2017. Pursuant to the amendment for the Year 8 renewal, the Lease Payment and Drilling Penalty are to be received in monthly installments. As of September 30, 2018, $400,000 of the total approximately $957,000 has been received pursuant to the payment schedule. See separate disclosure of revenue recognized per period below.

Lease income generated by the annual lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the guaranteed lease term. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, lease income of approximately $203,000 and $603,000 was recognized. There can be no assurance that the oil exploration lease will be extended beyond the expiration of the current term of September 22, 2019 or, if extended, the terms or conditions of such extension.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company also received oil royalties from operating oil wells on 800 acres under a separate lease with a separate operator. Revenues received from oil royalties totaled approximately $11,000 and $19,000, during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Revenues received from oil royalties totaled approximately $50,000 and $69,000, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

The Company is not prohibited from the disposition of any or all of its Subsurface Interests. Should the Company complete a transaction to sell all or a portion of its Subsurface Interests, the Company may utilize the like-kind exchange structure in acquiring one or more replacement investments including income-producing properties. The Company may release surface entry rights or other rights upon request of a surface owner for a negotiated release fee typically based on a percentage of the surface value.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company completed a transaction releasing our surface entry rights on approximately 600 acres in exchange for approximately $185,000 in cash and fee title to approximately 40 additional acres in Hendry County, valued at approximately $320,000. Including the non-cash value received, the gain from the transaction totaled approximately $435,000, or $0.06 per share, after tax. The Company also received cash payments for the release of surface entry rights of approximately $73,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. There were no releases of surface entry rights during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.