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Real Estate Investments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Real Estate [Abstract]  
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS

3. REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014 the gross carrying value of the Company’s Properties was as follows (in thousands):

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Land

$

513,268

 

 

$

669,635

 

Building and improvements

 

2,719,780

 

 

 

3,409,303

 

Tenant improvements

 

459,952

 

 

 

524,754

 

 

 

3,693,000

 

 

 

4,603,692

 

Assets held for sale - real estate investments (a)

 

794,588

 

 

 

27,436

 

Total

$

4,487,588

 

 

$

4,631,128

 

 

(a)

Real estate investments related to assets held for sale above represents gross real estate assets and does not include accumulated depreciation or other assets on the balance sheets of the properties held for sale. See Held for Sale section below.

Acquisitions and Dispositions

2015

Acquisitions

The Company completed each of the transactions described below with unaffiliated third parties in arms’ length transactions.

On July 7, 2015, the Company acquired a 0.8 acre parcel of land located at 2100 Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for $18.8 million. The Company funded $16.8 million of the purchase price with available corporate funds and the remaining $2.0 million of the purchase price was deferred until the earlier of the commencement of development or 24 months from settlement. The Company accounted for this transaction as an asset acquisition and capitalized a nominal amount of acquisition related costs and other costs as part of land inventory on its consolidated balance sheet. In connection with the purchase agreement, if certain land parcels adjacent to 2100 Market Street are acquired from unaffiliated third parties, the Company may be required to pay additional consideration to the seller of 2100 Market Street. The unaffiliated third parties are not party to this transaction and any land parcels acquired will be acquired in arm’s length transactions. The amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the seller of 2100 Market Street cannot be determined at this time. The Company has not yet determined the timing and cost of construction for the project as of December 31, 2015.

On June 22, 2015, through a series of transactions with International Business Machines ("IBM"), the Company acquired the remaining 50.0% interest in Broadmoor Austin Associates, consisting of seven office buildings and the 66.0 acre underlying land parcel located in Austin, Texas, for an aggregate purchase price of $211.4 million. The aggregate purchase price includes the carrying amount of our investment in Broadmoor Austin Associates of $66.3 million. The office buildings contain 1,112,236 net rentable square feet of office space and were 100.0% occupied as of June 22, 2015. The Company funded the cost of the acquisition with an aggregate cash payment of $143.8 million, consisting of $81.0 million from available corporate funds and $62.8 million previously held in escrow related to a Section 1031 like-kind exchange. Part of the cash payment was used at closing to repay, at no repayment penalty, the remaining $51.2 million of secured debt. The Company incurred $0.2 million of acquisition related costs that are classified within general and administrative expenses.

The Company previously accounted for its 50.0% non-controlling interest in Broadmoor Austin Associates under the equity method of accounting. As a result of acquiring IBM's remaining 50.0% common interest in Broadmoor Austin Associates, the Company obtained control of Broadmoor Austin Associates and the Company's existing investment balance was remeasured based on the fair value of the underlying properties acquired and the existing distribution provisions under the relevant partnership agreement. As a result, the Company recorded a $0.8 million gain on remeasurement.

The Company has treated its acquisition of the 50.0% ownership interest in Broadmoor Austin Associates as a business combination and allocated the purchase price to the tangible and intangible assets and liabilities. The Company utilized a number of sources in making estimates of fair values for purposes of allocating the purchase price to tangible and intangibles assets acquired and intangible liabilities assumed. The purchase price has been allocated as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

June 22, 2015

 

Building, land and improvements

 

$

163,271

 

Land inventory

 

 

6,045

 

Intangible assets acquired (a)

 

 

50,637

 

Below market lease liabilities assumed (b)

 

 

(8,600

)

 

 

$

211,353

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return of existing equity method investment

 

 

(66,324

)

Gain on remeasurement

 

 

(758

)

Net working capital assumed

 

 

(450

)

     Total cash payment at settlement

 

$

143,821

 

 

 

(a)

Weighted average amortization period of 4.0 years.

 

(b)

Weighted average amortization period of 1.5 years

 

The unaudited pro forma information below summarizes the Company’s combined results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, as though the acquisition of Broadmoor Austin Associates was completed on January 1, 2014. The supplemental pro forma operating data is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations would have been assuming the transaction had been completed as set forth above, nor do they purport to represent the Company’s results of operations for future periods (in thousands, except for per share amounts).

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro forma revenue

 

$

612,649

 

 

$

618,119

 

Pro forma income (loss) from continuing operations

 

 

(36,704

)

 

 

(7,371

)

Pro forma net income (loss) available to common shareholders

 

 

(43,594

)

 

 

(13,669

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per common share from continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic -- as reported

 

$

(0.17

)

 

$

0.04

 

Basic -- as pro forma

 

$

(0.21

)

 

$

(0.04

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted -- as reported

 

$

(0.17

)

 

$

0.04

 

Diluted -- as pro forma

 

$

(0.21

)

 

$

(0.04

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic -- as reported

 

$

(0.21

)

 

$

-

 

Basic -- as pro forma

 

$

(0.24

)

 

$

(0.08

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted -- as reported

 

$

(0.21

)

 

$

-

 

Diluted -- as pro forma

 

$

(0.24

)

 

$

(0.08

)

 

For the year ended December 31, 2014, $0.2 million of acquisition related costs are included as if the transaction occurred January 1, 2014.

On April 6, 2015, the Company acquired a 0.8 acre parcel of land, located at 25 M Street Southeast, Washington, D.C. for $20.3 million. The Company funded the cost of this acquisition with available corporate funds. The Company capitalized $0.3 million of acquisition related costs and these costs are included as part of land inventory on the Company's consolidated balance sheet. On May 12, 2015, the Company subsequently contributed the land parcel into a newly formed real estate venture known as 25 M Street Holdings, LLC (“25 M Street”), a joint venture between the Company and Jaco 25 M Investors, LLC (“Akridge”), an unaffiliated third party, with the intent to construct a 271,000 square foot Class A office property. The Company holds a 95.0% ownership interest in 25 M Street and Akridge contributed $1.0 million in cash for its 5.0% ownership interest in 25 M Street. The $1.0 million contribution from Akridge was distributed to the Company during 2015. 25 M Street is consolidated within the Company's financial statements. See Note 4, "Investment in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures," for further information. As of December 31, 2015, 25 M Street had not finalized development plans and total development costs, or received committed debt financing.

On April 2, 2015, the Company acquired, from an unaffiliated third party, a property located at 618 Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, comprised of a 330-space parking garage and 14,404 net rentable square feet for $19.4 million. Although the property is currently fully operational, the Company intends to either redevelop the existing property or demolish and fully develop the property. As of December 31, 2015, we had not yet begun any such development or redevelopment plans. The purchase price includes contingent consideration, recorded at fair value and payable to the seller upon commencement of development, totaling $1.6 million, and cash of $17.8 million.

The Company has treated the acquisition of 618 Market Street as a business combination and allocated the purchase price to the tangible and intangible assets. The Company utilized a number of sources in making estimates of fair values for purposes of allocating the purchase price to tangible and intangible assets acquired. The Company allocated $19.2 million to building, land and improvements and $0.2 million to intangible assets.

The fair value of contingent consideration was determined using a probability weighted discounted cash flow model. The significant inputs to the discounted cash flow model were the discount rate and weighted probability scenarios. As the inputs are unobservable, the Company determined the inputs used to value this liability falls within Level 3 for fair value reporting. As of December 31, 2015, there was no significant changes to the inputs and the liability remains within Level 3 for fair value reporting.

Dispositions

The Company sold the following office properties, in each case to unaffiliated third parties in arms’ length transactions, during the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

 

Disposition Date

 

Property/Portfolio Name

 

Location

 

Number of Properties

 

Rentable Square Feet

 

 

Sales Price

 

 

Net Proceeds on Sale

 

 

Gain On Sale (a)

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

5707 Southwest Parkway (Encino Trace)

 

Austin, TX

 

2

 

 

320,000

 

 

$

76,700

 

 

$

50,158

 

 

$

2,008

 

(b)

December 29, 2015

 

Laurel Corporate Center

 

Mt. Laurel, NJ

 

6

 

 

560,147

 

 

 

56,500

 

 

 

56,253

 

 

 

2,901

 

 

December 18, 2015

 

Carlsbad Properties

 

Carlsbad, CA

 

3

 

 

196,075

 

 

 

30,400

 

 

 

29,568

 

 

 

-

 

(c)

December 18, 2015

 

751-761 Fifth Ave

 

King of Prussia, PA

 

1

 

 

158,000

 

 

 

4,600

 

 

 

4,245

 

 

 

894

 

 

September 29, 2015

 

1000 Howard Boulevard

 

Mt. Laurel, NJ

 

1

 

 

105,312

 

 

 

16,500

 

 

 

15,780

 

 

 

4,828

 

 

August 13, 2015

 

Bay Colony Office Park

 

Wayne, PA

 

4

 

 

247,294

 

 

 

37,500

 

 

 

36,386

 

 

 

269

 

 

August 11, 2015

 

741 First Avenue

 

King of Prussia, PA

 

1

 

 

77,184

 

 

 

4,900

 

 

 

4,640

 

 

 

372

 

 

June 10, 2015

 

100 Gateway Centre Parkway

 

Richmond, VA

 

1

 

 

74,991

 

 

 

4,100

 

 

 

3,911

 

 

 

-

 

(d)

April 24, 2015

 

Christina & Delaware Corporate Centers

 

Newark, DE / Wilmington, DE

 

5

 

 

485,182

 

 

 

50,100

 

 

 

49,579

 

 

 

1,749

 

 

April 9, 2015

 

Lake Merritt Tower

 

Oakland, CA

 

1

 

 

204,336

 

 

 

65,000

 

 

 

62,800

 

 

 

-

 

(e)

January 8, 2015

 

1000 Atrium Way / 457 Haddonfield Road (Atrium I / Libertyview)

 

Mt. Laurel, NJ / Cherry Hill, NJ

 

2

 

 

221,405

 

 

 

28,300

 

 

 

26,778

 

 

 

8,981

 

 

Total Dispositions

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

2,649,926

 

 

$

374,600

 

 

$

340,098

 

 

$

22,002

 

(f)

 

 

(a)

Gain on Sale is net of closing and other transaction related costs.

 

(b)

On December 31, 2015, the Company contributed two newly constructed four-story, Class A office buildings, commonly known as “Encino Trace,” containing an aggregate of approximately 320,000 square feet in Austin, Texas to one of its existing real estate ventures (the “Austin Venture”) that the Company formed in 2013 with G&I VII Austin Office LLC, an investment vehicle advised by DRA Advisors LLC (“DRA”). When these two properties were contributed to the Austin Venture the Company had incurred a total of $76.7 million of development costs, representing the contribution value.  The project is expected to cost $91.3 million with remaining costs fully funded by the Austin Venture.  In conjunction with the contribution: (i) the Austin Venture obtained a $30.0 million mortgage loan; (ii) DRA contributed $25.1 million in net cash to the capital of the Austin Venture, including a $1.8 million working capital contribution; and (iii) the Austin Venture distributed $50.2 million to the Company and credited the Company with a $23.3 million capital contribution to the Austin Venture. In addition to the contribution of the properties, the Company also made a $1.8 million cash contribution to the Austin Venture for working capital. The Company recognized a $2.0 million gain on the contribution. Under the Encino Trace loan agreement the Austin Venture has the option, subject to certain leasing and loan-to-value requirements, to borrow an additional $29.7 million to fund tenant improvements and leasing commissions.

 

(c)

The Company recorded an impairment loss of $6.3 million for the Carlsbad office properties during the fourth quarter of 2015. As such, there was no gain at disposition for this property.

 

(d)

The Company recorded an impairment loss of $0.8 million for 100 Gateway Centre Parkway during the second quarter of 2015. As such, there was no gain at disposition for this property.

 

(e)

The Company recorded an impairment loss of $1.7 million for Lake Merritt Tower at March 31, 2015. As such, there was no gain at disposition for this property. Sales proceeds were deposited in escrow under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code and applied to purchase the Broadmoor Austin portfolio. Refer to Broadmoor Austin Associates acquisition summary, above, for further details.

 

(f)

Total gain on sale does not include a deferred gain of $0.5 million related to a prior sale.

The Company sold the following land parcels, in each case to unaffiliated third parties in arms’ length transactions, during the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

 

Disposition Date

 

Property/Portfolio Name

 

Location

 

Number of Parcels

 

 

Acres

 

 

Sales Price

 

 

Net Proceeds on Sale

 

 

Gain/(Loss) on Sale (a)

 

 

December 18, 2015

 

Two Christina Centre

 

Wilmington, DE

 

1

 

 

1.6

 

 

$

6,500

 

 

$

5,986

 

 

$

-

 

(b)

September 1, 2015

 

7000 Midlantic

 

Mt. Laurel, NJ

 

 

1

 

 

 

3.5

 

 

 

2,200

 

 

 

1,742

 

 

 

(169

)

 

August 31, 2015

 

Four Points

 

Austin, TX

 

 

1

 

 

 

8.6

 

 

 

2,500

 

 

 

2,344

 

 

 

71

 

 

August 25, 2015

 

Two Kaiser Plaza

 

Oakland, CA

 

 

1

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

11,100

 

 

 

11,016

 

 

 

3,117

 

 

Total Dispositions

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

14.7

 

 

$

22,300

 

 

$

21,088

 

 

$

3,019

 

 

 

(a)

Gain/(Loss) on sale includes closing and other transaction related costs.

 

(b)

The Company recorded an impairment loss of $0.3 million for Two Christina Centre during the fourth quarter of 2015. As such, there was no gain/(loss) at disposition for this land parcel.

Held for Sale

The following is a summary of properties classified as held for sale but which did it not meet the criteria to be classified within discontinued operations at December 31, 2015 (in thousands):  

 

 

Held for Sale Properties Included in Continuing Operations

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

Och-Ziff Properties (a)

 

 

2970 Market Street (b)

 

 

Greenhills Land (c)

 

 

Total

 

ASSETS HELD FOR SALE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating properties

$

526,099

 

 

$

268,489

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

794,588

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

(179,092

)

 

 

(34,489

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(213,581

)

Operating real estate investments, net

 

347,007

 

 

 

234,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

581,007

 

Construction-in-progress

 

1,915

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,940

 

Land held for development

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

837

 

 

 

837

 

Total real estate investments, net

 

348,922

 

 

 

234,025

 

 

 

837

 

 

 

583,784

 

Intangible assets, net

 

581

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

581

 

Total assets held for sale, net

$

349,503

 

 

$

234,025

 

 

$

837

 

 

$

584,365

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES HELD FOR SALE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquired lease intangibles, net

$

192

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

192

 

Other liabilities

 

1,959

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,959

 

Total liabilities held for sale

$

2,151

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,151

 

 

 

(a)

On February 4, 2016, the Company disposed of its interests in 58 properties located in the Pennsylvania Suburbs, New Jersey/Delaware, Metropolitan Washington, D.C. and Richmond, Virginia segments in a series of related transactions with Och Ziff Real Estate. During the fourth quarter of 2015, significant provisions were agreed upon by both the Company and Och Ziff Real Estate and, as a result, the Company determined that the sale of the portfolio was probable and classified these properties as held for sale in accordance with applicable accounting standards for long lived assets. At such date, the carrying value of the properties exceeded the fair value less the anticipated costs of sale. As a result, the Company recognized an impairment loss totaling approximately $45.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2015. The fair value measurement was based on the pricing in the purchase and sale agreement.  As the significant inputs to the model are unobservable, the Company determined that the value determined for these real estate investments fall within Level 3 for fair value reporting.

 

(b)

On December 23, 2015 the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement to dispose of its equity interests in the office property located at 2970 Market Street in Philadelphia commonly known as 30th Street Main Post Office (“Cira Square”), which includes 862,692 square feet of rentable space and is fully leased to a single tenant.  As of December 31, 2015, the Company determined the sale was probable and classified the property as held for sale in accordance with applicable accounting standards for long lived assets. As the fair value less anticipated costs to sell exceeded the carrying value of the property no impairment loss was recorded.  The fair value measurement was based on the pricing in the purchase and sale agreement.  As the sales price is unobservable, the Company determined that the significant inputs used to value this real estate investment falls within Level 3 for fair value reporting. On February 5, 2016 the Company completed the disposition of our equity interests in Cira Square.

 

(c)

On January 15, 2016, the Company sold the fee interest in a 120 acre land parcel located in Berks County, Pennsylvania for $0.9 million. As of December 31, 2015, the Company classified this land parcel as held for sale in accordance with the applicable accounting standards for long lived assets. At such date, the carrying value of the properties exceeded the fair value less the anticipated costs of sale.  As a result, the Company recognized an impairment loss totaling approximately $0.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2015.

The sales of our equity interests and the fee interests in the properties referenced above do not represent a strategic shift that has a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results. As a result, the operating results of these properties remain classified within continuing operations for all periods presented. See Note 21, "Subsequent Events," for further information regarding these dispositions.

Held for Use Impairment

As of December 31, 2015, the Company evaluated the recoverability of the carrying value of its properties under the undiscounted cash flow model. Based on the analysis, it was determined that due to deteriorating operating results, increased market vacancy and a reduction in management’s intended hold period, the Company would not recover the carrying value of three properties located in our Metropolitan D.C. segment. Accordingly, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $27.5 million at December 31, 2015 reducing the aggregate carrying values of these properties from $40.4 million to their estimated fair values of $12.9 million. The Company determined these impairments based on a discounted cash flow analysis, using a hold period of 10 years and residual capitalization rates and discount rates of 8.0%. The results were compared to indicative pricing in the market. The assumptions used to determine fair value are Level 3 inputs, respectively, in accordance with the fair value hierarchy established by Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 820, "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.”

2014

Acquisitions

The Company completed each of the transactions described below with unaffiliated third parties in arms’ length transactions.

On February 19, 2014, the Company acquired 54.1 acres of undeveloped land known as Encino Trace in Austin, Texas for $14.0 million. The land is fully entitled with a site plan and building permits in place allowing for the development of two four-story office buildings containing approximately 320,000 net rentable square feet.  The purchase price included an in-place lease for 75% of the first building.  The Company capitalized $8.4 million in construction in progress, recorded $4.6 million in land inventory and recorded a deposit for a portion of the future development fee held in escrow of $1.0 million.  The Company funded the acquisition with available corporate funds.

As of December 31, 2014, each of the two office buildings at Encino Trace was in development, and the Company had funded, through such date, $38.8 million, inclusive of the $14.0 million acquisition cost.  During the second quarter of 2014, the Company reclassified the $4.6 million remaining in land inventory to construction in progress in connection with commencement of development of the second building.

Dispositions

The Company sold the following office properties, in each case to unaffiliated third parties in arms’ length transactions, during the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):

Disposition Date

 

Property/Portfolio Name

 

Location

 

Number of Properties

 

Rentable Square Feet

 

 

Sales Price

 

 

Net Proceeds on Sale

 

 

Gain/(Loss) On Sale (a)

 

 

October 24, 2014

 

100, 101, 200, 300 and 301 Lindenwood Drive (the Valleybrooke Poperties)

 

Malvern, PA

 

5

 

 

279,934

 

 

$

37,900

 

 

$

37,156

 

 

$

203

 

(b)

September 30, 2014

 

1880 Campus Commons Drive (Campus Pointe)

 

Reston, VA

 

1

 

 

172,943

 

 

 

42,500

 

 

 

41,476

 

 

 

4,698

 

 

April 3, 2014

 

11305 Four Points Drive (Four Points Centre) (c)

 

Austin, TX

 

2

 

 

192,396

 

 

 

20,750

 

 

 

34,392

 

 

 

(255

)

(c)

Total Dispositions

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

645,273

 

 

$

101,150

 

 

$

113,024

 

 

$

4,646

 

 

 

(a)

Gain/(Loss) on Sale is net of closing and other transaction related costs.

 

(b)

During the third quarter of 2014, the Company recorded a $1.8 million impairment loss on these properties.  

 

(c)

On April 3, 2014, the Company contributed two three-story, Class A office buildings, commonly known as “Four Points Centre,” containing an aggregate of approximately 192,396 net rentable square feet in Austin, Texas to an existing real estate venture (the “Austin Venture”) that the Company formed in 2013 with G&I VII Austin Office LLC, an investment vehicle advised by DRA Advisors LLC (“DRA”). The Company contributed the properties to the Austin Venture at an agreed upon value of $41.5 million. In conjunction with the contribution: (i) the Austin Venture obtained a $29.0 million mortgage loan; (ii) DRA contributed $5.9 million in net cash to the capital of the Austin Venture; and (iii) the Austin Venture distributed $34.4 million to the Company and credited the Company with a $5.9 million capital contribution to the Austin Venture. The Company incurred a $0.2 million loss on the contribution, driven primarily by closing costs.

The Company sold the following land parcels, in each case to unaffiliated third parties in arms’ length negotiations, during the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):

Disposition Date

 

Property/Portfolio Name

 

Location

 

Number of Parcels

 

 

Acres

 

 

Sales Price

 

 

Net Proceeds on Sale

 

 

Gain/(Loss) on Sale (a)

 

April 16, 2014

 

Westpoint II Land

 

Dallas, TX

 

1

 

 

5.3

 

 

$

1,600

 

 

$

1,505

 

 

$

12

 

March 27, 2014

 

Rob Roy Land

 

Austin, TX

 

 

1

 

 

 

16.8

 

 

 

3,520

 

 

 

3,350

 

 

 

1,172

 

Total Dispositions

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

22.1

 

 

$

5,120

 

 

$

4,855

 

 

$

1,184

 

 

(a)

Gain/(Loss) on Sale is net of closing and other transaction related costs.

Held for Sale

Subsequent to December 31, 2014, the Company sold two office properties, commonly known as “Atrium I,” which includes 99,668 square feet of rentable space located in Mt Laurel, New Jersey and “Libertyview,” which includes 121,737 square feet of rentable space located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.   As of December 31, 2014, the Company classified Atrium I and Libertyview as held for sale in accordance with applicable accounting standard for long lived assets. Accordingly, at December 31, 2014, the properties were required to be measured at the lower of their carrying value or the estimated fair value less costs to sell. No provision for impairment was recognized at December 31, 2014, as the estimated fair value of the properties (based on the executed agreement in place at December 31, 2014) less costs to sell exceeded the carrying value of the properties.

The disposal of the properties referenced above does not represent a strategic shift that has a major effect on our operations and financial results.  Accordingly, the operating results of these properties remain classified within continuing operations for all periods presented.

2013

Acquisitions

One and Two Commerce Square

On December 19, 2013, the Company acquired 99% of the common interests in the One and Two Common Square partnerships (“Commerce Square”), the entities which own two 41-story Trophy-class office towers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from Parkway. The office towers contain 1,896,142 of net rentable square feet and were 86.7% occupied as of December 31, 2013.  The Company acquired Commerce Square for an aggregate purchase price of $331.8 million and funded the acquisition via assumption of $237.1 million of existing mortgage debt and a $73.1 million cash payment from available corporate funds.

The Company previously accounted for our non-controlling interest in Commerce Square under the equity method of accounting. As a result of acquiring a 99% common interest in the partnerships the Company obtained control of Commerce Square and our existing investment balance was remeasured based on the fair value of the underlying properties acquired and the existing distribution provisions under the relevant partnership agreements. Accordingly, a loss on remeasurement of $1.0 million was recorded as a result of this transaction.

The Company has treated this transaction as a business combination and allocated the purchase price to the tangible and intangible assets and liabilities. As discussed in Note 2, the Company utilized a number of sources in making estimates of fair values for purposes of allocating the purchase price to tangible and intangible assets acquired and intangible liabilities assumed.  The purchase price is allocated as follows:

 

 

 

December 19, 2013

 

Building, land and improvements

 

$

255,705

 

Intangible assets acquired

 

 

85,036

 

Below market lease liabilities assumed

 

 

(8,637

)

 

 

$

332,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage debt assumed - at fair value (a)

 

 

(238,082

)

Return of existing equity method investment

 

 

(30,424

)

Net working capital assumed

 

 

10,423

 

Non-controlling interest

 

 

(946

)

Total cash payment at settlement

 

$

73,075

 

 

(a)

Principal outstanding on assumed mortgage debt at December 19, 2013 was $237.1 million.

Intangible assets acquired and intangible liabilities assumed consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

December 19, 2013

 

 

Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years)

Intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

In-place lease value

 

$

80,916

 

 

7.9

Above market tenant leases acquired

 

 

4,120

 

 

6.9

Total

 

$

85,036

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below market leases acquired

 

$

(8,637

)

 

6.5

 

In connection with the acquisition of One Commerce Square, the Company assumed a $125.1 million existing non-recourse first mortgage with a fixed interest rate of 5.67% and a maturity date of January 6, 2016. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the mortgage was recorded at $130.2 million to reflect the fair value.  On December 29, 2015, the Company refinanced the debt increasing the principal balance to $130.0 million and extended the term from the scheduled maturity from January 6, 2016 to April 5, 2023.

In connection with the acquisition of Two Commerce Square, the Company assumed a $112.0 million existing non-recourse first mortgage with a fixed interest rate of 3.96% and a maturity date of April 5, 2023. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the mortgage was recorded at $107.9 million to reflect the fair value.

The Company recognized $0.9 million of acquisition related costs which are included as part of general and administrative expenses of the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

Four Points Centre

On December 19, 2013, the Company acquired two three-story, Class A office buildings totaling 192,396 of net rentable square feet known as Four Points Centre, together with 22.3 acres of nearby parcels of land in Austin, Texas known for an aggregate $47.3 million.  This property was 99.2% occupied as of December 31, 2013.  The Company funded the acquisition price with available corporate funds, while recognizing $0.1 million of acquisition related costs, which are included as part of general and administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The acquisition has been treated as a business combination and the total purchase price was allocated as follows: $36.0 million to building, $5.8 million to land, $6.5 million to intangible assets and $1.0 million to below market lease liabilities assumed.

Six Tower Bridge

On June 19, 2013, the Company acquired the remaining ownership interest in the real estate venture known as “Six Tower Bridge” that it did not then already own.  See Note 4, “Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures,” for further discussion.

Cira Centre

On November 19, 2013, the Company acquired a 0.8 acre land parcel underlying Cira Centre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for $24.6 million. The purchase terminates a long term ground lease agreement entered into during the development of Cira Centre. The Company has accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition. Prior to the acquisition date, the Company recorded ground rent expense on a straight-line basis, resulting in accrued rent liability of $12.1 million. The accounting guidance for leases requires that an asset purchased which was previously subject to an operating lease cannot result in a gain, accordingly, the basis of the acquired land was reduced by the accrued rent liability and no income was recognized at acquisition. The Company capitalized $1.4 million of acquisition related costs as part of the basis in the operating land.

Three Logan Square

On April 25, 2013, the Company exercised its purchase option under the long term ground lease agreement it held through its acquisition of Three Logan Square on August 5, 2010 and acquired the 1.8 acre land parcel underlying Three Logan Square in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for $20.8 million. The Company has accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition. A portion of the original purchase price of Three Logan Square was allocated to a below market ground lease intangible asset.  As the sum of the purchase price of the land plus the $4.3 million remaining unamortized balance for the intangible asset approximates the fair value of the land as unencumbered by the ground lease, the remaining intangible asset balance was reclassified to land upon exercise of the purchase option. The Company funded the cost of the acquisition with available corporate funds and capitalized $0.1 million of acquisition related costs as part of the basis in the operating land.

Dispositions

The Company sold the following office properties during the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2013 (dollars in thousands):

Disposition Date

 

Property/Portfolio Name

 

Location

 

Number of Properties

 

Rentable Square Feet

 

 

Sales Price

 

 

Net Proceeds on Sale

 

 

Gain/(Loss) On Sale (a)

 

 

December 19, 2013

 

875 First Avenue

 

King of Prussia, PA

 

1

 

 

50,000

 

 

$

3,750

 

 

$

3,658

 

 

$

131

 

 

October 17, 2013

 

1336 Enterprise Drive

 

West Chester, PA

 

1

 

 

39,330

 

 

 

2,600

 

 

 

2,521

 

 

 

156

 

 

October 16, 2013

 

Austin Properties/DRA JV

 

Austin, TX

 

7

 

 

1,398,826

 

 

 

330,000

 

 

 

266,340

 

 

 

25,864

 

(b)

June 28, 2013

 

16870 West Bernardo Drive

 

San Diego, CA

 

1

 

 

68,708

 

 

 

18,000

 

 

 

17,403

 

 

 

(856

)

 

June 28, 2013

 

100 Arrandale Boulevard

 

Exton, PA

 

1

 

 

34,931

 

 

 

3,500

 

 

 

3,268

 

 

 

(401

)

 

June 19, 2013

 

1700 Paoli Pike (100 Applebrook)

 

Malvern, PA

 

1

 

 

28,000

 

 

 

2,675

 

 

 

2,544

 

 

 

(444

)

 

June 14, 2013

 

Pacific View Plaza

 

Carlsbad, CA

 

1

 

 

51,695

 

 

 

10,300

 

 

 

9,950

 

 

 

(521

)

 

February 25, 2013

 

Princeton Pike Corporate Center

 

Lawrenceville, NJ

 

8

 

 

800,546

 

 

 

121,000

 

 

 

112,863

 

 

 

5,304

 

 

Total Dispositions

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

2,472,036

 

 

$

491,825

 

 

$

418,547

 

 

$

29,233

 

 

 

(a)

Gain/(Loss) on Sale is net of closing and other transaction related costs.

 

(b)

The Austin portfolio was contributed to a newly formed real estate venture.  For additional information, see Note 4, “Investments in Unconsolidated Ventures,” to our consolidated financial statements.  

On August 5, 2013, the Company sold an eight-acre parcel of land located in Richmond, Virginia known as Dabney Land East, for a sales price of $0.5 million resulting in a $0.1 million loss on sale after closing and other transaction related costs. The land parcel was undeveloped as of the date of sale.

The sales of these properties, with the exception of the Austin portfolio and Dabney Land East, are included in discontinued operations.