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Vornado Capital Partners Real Estate Fund (the "Fund")
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Vornado Capital Partners Real Estate Fund [Abstract]  
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5. Vornado Capital Partners Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”)

 

In February 2011, the Fund's subscription period closed with an aggregate of $800,000,000 of capital commitments, of which we committed $200,000,000. We are the general partner and investment manager of the Fund, which has an eight-year term and a three-year investment period. During the investment period, which concludes in July 2013, the Fund is our exclusive investment vehicle for all investments that fit within its investment parameters, as defined. The Fund is accounted for under the AICPA Investment Company Guide and its investments are reported on its balance sheet at fair value, with changes in value each period recognized in earnings. We consolidate the accounts of the Fund into our consolidated financial statements, retaining the fair value basis of accounting.

 

On April 26, 2012, the Fund acquired 520 Broadway, a 112,000 square foot office building located in Santa Monica, California for $59,650,000 and subsequently placed a $30,000,000 mortgage loan on the property. The three-year loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.25% and has two one-year extension options.

 

On July 2, 2012, the Fund acquired 1100 Lincoln Road, a 167,000 square foot retail property, the western anchor of the Lincoln Road Shopping District in Miami Beach, Florida, for $132,000,000. The purchase price consisted of $66,000,000 in cash and a $66,000,000 mortgage loan. The three-year loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.75% and has two one-year extension options.

 

On August 20, 2012, the Fund acquired 501 Broadway, a 9,000 square foot retail property in New York for $31,000,000. The purchase price consisted of $11,000,000 in cash and a $20,000,000 mortgage loan. The three-year loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.75% with a floor of 3.50%, and has two one-year extension options.

 

5. Vornado Capital Partners Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”) - continued

 

At September 30, 2012, the Fund had eight investments with an aggregate fair value of approximately $482,442,000, or $45,818,000 in excess of cost, and had remaining unfunded commitments of $314,371,000, of which our share was $78,592,750. Below is a summary of income from the Fund for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

 

   For the Three Months For the Nine Months
(Amounts in thousands) Ended September 30, Ended September 30,
  2012 2011 2012 2011
Operating (loss) income  $ (49) $ (286) $ 4,035 $ 3,197
Net realized gain   -   -   -   3,085
Net unrealized gains   5,558   5,639   33,537   19,209
Income from Real Estate Fund   5,509   5,353   37,572   25,491
Less (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests   (4,787)   (3,675)   (25,026)   (15,703)
Income from Real Estate Fund attributable to Vornado (1) $ 722 $ 1,678 $ 12,546 $ 9,788
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(1)Excludes management, leasing and development fees of $681 and $638 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $2,025 and $1,803 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, which are included as a component of "fee and other income" on our consolidated statements of income.