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260 RIVER CORP. MONTPELIER, VERMONT
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Two sixty River Montpelier Vermont [Abstract]  
260 RIVER CORP. MONTPELIER, VERMONT
 
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260 RIVER CORP. MONTPELIER, VERMONT
 
The Company’s property located in Montpelier Vermont has completed the required environmental remediation as previously disclosed. Groundwater monitoring is ongoing and will continue on a long term (annually or biannually) until levels of contaminants reach acceptable levels .  The costs of such monitoring are expected to be less than $4,000 per year. The owners agreed with a local developer on a fixed fee of $500,000 to remediate the property, of which a balance of approximately $61,000 is owed and payable upon the property receiving a Certificate of Completion (COC) from the State of Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (“ANR”). The COC provides certain liability protections for environmental contamination at the property under Vermont’s Brownfields Reuse and Environmental Liability Limitation Act program (“BRELLA”). We are expecting to receive the COC in the fourth quarter of 2021.
 
In August 2020, the existing owners of the property amended and restated the previously reported Pre-Development Agreement. The Amended and Restated Pre-Development Agreement calls for the transfer of 50% of our interest in the property to the local developer which remediated the property and 10% to an unrelated real estate consultant which has assisted us in the process of remediating and developing the property. The transfer of ownership will occur upon receipt of the COC and will result in the Company owning approximately 28% of the project thereafter. Also, in August 2020, we entered into a lease agreement with an unrelated party which covers approximately 3.5 acres of land and existing improvements together with an expansion building of approximately 8,000 square feet. The term of the lease will commence on the earlier of: (a) 30 days after the date the project is substantially completed (as defined); or (b) the date that the tenant opens for business (the “Commencement Date”) and shall continue until the 10
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anniversary of the Commencement Date. The lease provides the tenant the option to renew or extend the lease for two consecutive renewal terms of five years each. Average gross annual rent over the ten-year initial term is approximately $229,000. Under the terms of the lease the tenant is responsible for real estate taxes, insurance, and maintenance (except for capital repairs and replacements, as defined). The remainder of the property (approximately 2.5 acres) is subject to development limitations related to wetlands, the location of the Winooski River and institutional controls that have been or will be implemented to address contamination related to historical site operations.
 
On March 1, 2021 the project was completed, a certificate of occupancy was obtained, and the lease commenced upon tenant taking possession of the property. The total costs of renovation and construction was approximately $2.5 million. The Company’s portion of the total costs (28% ownership) is approximately $726,000 of which $717,000 has been paid as of September 30, 2021 and $9,000 is accrued as of September 30,
 
2021. Loss from operations and estimated depreciation expense for the period ended September 30, 2021 was minimal. As of September 30, 2021 the carrying value of this investment is approximately $838,000.