Transactions With Related Parties

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Transactions with Related Parties

22. Transactions with Related Parties:

Joint Ventures

The Company provides management services for shopping centers owned principally by affiliated entities and various real estate joint ventures in which certain stockholders of the Company have economic interests. Such services are performed pursuant to management agreements which provide for fees based upon a percentage of gross revenues from the properties and other direct costs incurred in connection with management of the centers. Substantially all of the Management and other fee income on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income constitute fees earned from affiliated entities. Reference is made to Footnote 7 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding transactions with related parties.

During 2023, the Company acquired the remaining 85% interest in three operating properties from the Prudential Investment Program, in separate transactions, with an aggregate gross fair value of $150.7 million. The Company evaluated these transactions pursuant to the FASB’s Consolidation guidance and as a result, recognized net gains on change in control of interests of $7.7 million, in aggregate, resulting from the fair value adjustments associated with the Company’s previously held equity interests. See Footnote 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the operating properties acquired by the Company.

Ripco

Ripco Real Estate Corp. (“Ripco”) business activities include serving as a leasing agent and representative for national and regional retailers including Target, Best Buy, Kohl’s and many others, providing real estate brokerage services and principal real estate investing. Todd Cooper, an officer and 50% shareholder of Ripco, is a son of Milton Cooper, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. During 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company paid brokerage commissions of $0.6 million, $0.5 million and $0.3 million, respectively, to Ripco for services rendered primarily as leasing agent for various national tenants in shopping center properties owned by the Company.

Fifth Wall

Mary Hogan Preusse, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, is a Senior Advisor at Fifth Wall. The Company holds an investment in the Fifth Wall’s Climate Technology Fund with a commitment of up to $25.0 million, of which $19.0 million has been funded as of December 31, 2024 and a cost method investment of $1.6 million within Fifth Wall’s Ventures SPV Fund as of December 31, 2024.