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Note 18 - Transactions With Related Parties
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

18.  Transactions with Related Parties:

 

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 Footnotes 3 and 7 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding transactions with related parties.

 

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 2019, 2018 and 2017, the Company paid brokerage commissions of $0.4 million, $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively, to Ripco for services rendered primarily as leasing agent for various national tenants in shopping center properties owned by the Company.

 

 

ProHEALTH

 

ProHEALTH is a multi-specialty physician group practice offering one-stop health care. Dr. David Cooper, M.D. and Dr. Clifford Cooper, M.D. were minority owners of ProHEALTH and are sons of Milton Cooper, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. As of December 31, 2019, Dr. David Cooper, M.D. and Dr. Clifford Cooper, M.D. no longer have an affiliation with ProHEALTH.  David Cooper is the father of Ross Cooper, President and Chief Investment Officer of the Company.  ProHEALTH and/or its affiliates (“ProHEALTH”) have leasing arrangements with the Company whereby two consolidated property locations are currently under lease.  Total contractual annual base rent received by the Company from these ProHEALTH leasing arrangements was $0.4 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.