Net Loss on Disposition of Partial Interest in Development Project

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Net Loss on Disposition of Partial Interest in Development Project [Abstract]

Net Loss on Disposition of Partial Interest in Development Project

Net Loss on Disposition of Partial Interest in Development Project

On June 30, 2014, the Company entered into a joint venture with Greenland Atlantic Yards, LLC, a subsidiary of Shanghai-based Greenland Holding Group Company Limited (“Greenland”) to develop Pacific ParkBrooklyn, a 22 acre mixed-use project in Brooklyn, New York. Greenland acquired 70% of the joint venture and will share in the total project costs in proportion to their ownership interests. The joint venture intends to co-develop the entire project including the infrastructure and vertical construction of the residential units, excluding Barclays Center arena and the under-construction B2 BKLYN apartment community. For its 70% equity interest, Greenland invested cash and assumed 70% of the nonrecourse mortgage debt on the project. The transaction resulted in net cash proceeds of $208,275,000, net of transaction costs, during the year ended December 31, 2014 and a net loss on disposition of partial interest in development project of $19,590,000 ($16,211,000, net of noncontrolling interests) during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Upon closing, the Company determined it was not the primary beneficiary of the joint venture. As a result, the Company deconsolidated the Pacific Park Brooklyn development project and accounts for the joint venture on the equity method of accounting.