Notes Receivable, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Accounts And Notes Receivable Net [Abstract]

Notes Receivable, Net

3. Notes Receivable, Net

The Company’s notes receivable, net are generally collateralized either by the underlying properties or the borrowers’ ownership interests in the entities that own the properties, and were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	December 31,			December 31,		December 31, 2020
Description	2020			2019		Number		Maturity Date	Interest Rate
Core Portfolio (a)	$	96,794		$	76,467		6	Apr 2020 - Dec 2027	2.81% - 9.00%
Fund II		—			33,170		—	Dec 2020	1.75%
Fund III		5,306			5,306		1	Jul 2020	18.00%
Total notes receivable		102,100			114,943
Allowance for credit loss		(650	)		—
Notes receivable, net	$	101,450		$	114,943		7

(a) Includes two notes receivable from OP Unit holders, with balances totaling $6.5 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company:

• exchanged its Brandywine Note Receivable of $38.7 million plus accrued interest of $2.0 million for the remaining 24.78% undivided interest in Town Center on April 1, 2020 (Note 4);

• recorded credit loss reserves of $0.4 million upon the adoption of ASC 326 (Note 1);

• converted $33.8 million balance of a Fund II note receivable for interest in real estate on November 2, 2020 (Note 2). Prior to the exchange, the note had been increased by the interest accrued during 2020 of $0.6 million;

• made a Core loan for $54.0 million with an interest rate of 9% structured as a redeemable preferred equity investment in a property at 850 Third Avenue in Brooklyn, New York on January 14, 2020;

• issued a new Core Portfolio note for $5.0 million with an interest rate of 8% collateralized by our partner’s 50% share of the LUF Portfolio (Note 4) in Washington, D.C. effective February 1, 2020; and

• recorded additional credit loss reserves of $0.3 million related to new transactions and recent market volatility.

One Core Portfolio note aggregating $21.6 million including accrued interest (exclusive of default interest and other amounts due on the loan that have not been recognized) was in default at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. On April 1, 2020, the loan matured and was not repaid. The Company expects to take appropriate actions to recover the amounts due under the loan, and has issued a reservation of rights letter to the borrowers and guarantor, reserving all of its rights and remedies under the applicable loan documents and otherwise. In addition, one Fund III note receivable aggregating $10.0 million, including accrued interest (exclusive of default interest and other amounts due on the loan that have not been recognized) matured on July 1, 2020 and was not repaid. The Company has issued the borrower a notice of maturity default. The Company has determined for each loan that the collateral is sufficient to cover the loan’s carrying value at December 31, 2020. In addition, there are certain personal guarantees associated with these notes receivable.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company:

• redeemed its $15.3 million Fund IV investment plus accrued interest of $10.0 million;

• provided seller financing to the buyer in the amount of $13.5 million with an effective interest rate of 5.1%, collateralized by Pacesetter Park, in connection with the sale of the property (Note 2);

• funded an additional $4.3 million on a Core Portfolio note receivable from an OP Unit holder;

• increased the balance of a Fund II note receivable by the interest accrued of $0.4 million;

• stopped accruing interest on one Fund III loan, due to the estimated market value of the collateral. The note had $4.7 million of accrued interest at each of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2019 and was guaranteed by a third party; and

• modified one Core loan to defer $0.4 million of interest until maturity. Subsequent to modification, the first mortgage, which aggregated $20.8 million including accrued interest, was in default as of December 31, 2019.

The Company monitors the credit quality of its notes receivable on an ongoing basis and considers indicators of credit quality such as loan payment activity, the estimated fair value of the underlying collateral, the seniority of the Company’s loan in relation to other debt secured by the collateral and the prospects of the borrower.

Earnings from these notes and mortgages receivable are reported within the Company’s Structured Financing segment (Note 12). See Note 16 for information about investments subsequent to December 31, 2020.

The Company’s estimated reserve for credit losses related to its Structured Financing segment has been computed for its amortized cost basis in the portfolio, including accrued interest (Note 5), factoring historical loss experience in the United Sates for similar loans, as adjusted for current conditions, as well as the Company’s expectations related to future economic conditions. Due to the lack of comparability across the Structured Financing portfolio, each loan was evaluated separately. As a result, for non-collateral dependent loans with a total amortized cost of $77.7 million, inclusive of accrued interest of $5.2 million, credit loss reserves have been recorded aggregating $0.7 million at December 31, 2020. For certain loans in this portfolio, aggregating $38.3 million, inclusive of accrued interest of $8.7 million, at December 31, 2020, the Company has elected to apply a practical expedient in accordance with ASC 326 and did not establish a credit loss reserve because (i) these loans are collateral-dependent loans, which due to their settlement terms are not expected to be settled in cash but rather by the Company’s possession of the real estate collateral; and (ii) at December 31, 2020, the Company determined that the estimated fair value of the collateral at the expected realization date for these three loans was sufficient to cover the carrying value of its investments in these notes receivable. Impairment charges may be required if and when such amounts are estimated to be nonrecoverable upon a realization event, which is generally at the time a loan is repaid, or in the case of foreclosure, when the underlying asset is sold; however, non-recoverability may also be concluded if it is reasonably certain that all amounts due will not be collected.