Variable Interest Entities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]

Other Real Estate Partnerships

The Other Real Estate Partnerships are variable interest entities ("VIEs") of the Operating Partnership and the Operating Partnership is the primary beneficiary, thus causing the Other Real Estate Partnerships to be consolidated by the Operating Partnership. In addition, the Operating Partnership is a VIE of the Company and the Company is the primary beneficiary.

The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities of the Other Real Estate Partnerships included in our consolidated balance sheets, net of intercompany amounts:



	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
ASSETS
Assets:
Net Investment in Real Estate	$	242,214	$	240,847
Other Assets, Net	45,039		69,982
Total Assets	$	287,253	$	310,829
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
Liabilities:
Mortgage Loans Payable, Net	$	10,928	$	11,009
Other Liabilities, Net	19,669		21,088
Partners' Capital	256,656		278,732
Total Liabilities and Partners' Capital	$	287,253	$	310,829

Joint Venture

Through a wholly-owned TRS of the Operating Partnership, we own a 49% interest in a Joint Venture with a third party partner for the purpose of developing, leasing, operating and potentially selling approximately 532 net developable acres of land located in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area. The purchase price of the land was $49,000 and was acquired by the Joint Venture via cash equity contributions from us and our joint venture partner during 2018.

Under the Joint Venture's operating agreement, we act as the managing member of the Joint Venture and are entitled to receive fees for providing management, leasing, development, construction supervision, disposition and asset management services to the Joint Venture. In addition, the Joint Venture's operating agreement provides us the ability to earn an incentive fee based on the ultimate financial performance of the Joint Venture.

The Joint Venture has a 0.6 million square foot building under development (the "Project") at March 31, 2020. In connection with the Project, the Joint Venture entered into a construction loan with a capacity of $28,000 with a third party lender (the "Joint Venture Loan") during the three months ended March 31, 2020. At March 31, 2020, the Joint Venture Loan has a $0 outstanding balance. With respect to the Joint Venture Loan, we provided a guarantee to the lender, which upon default of the loan, would require us to pay up to six months of interest and Project operating expenses with a maximum obligation of $500. Additionally, we provided the lender and our third party joint venture partner, guarantees that require timely completion of construction of the Project as well as the payment, subject to certain exceptions, of cost overruns incurred in the development of the Project. Total estimated investment for the Project is $42,800 and the Joint Venture is using a third party contractor to develop the building pursuant to a guaranteed maximum price contract. Lastly, we provided a guarantee to the lender related to typical non-recourse exceptions and an environmental indemnity. It is not possible to estimate the amount of additional costs, if any, that we may incur in connection with our completion guarantees to the third party lender and/or our joint venture partner as well as the non-recourse exception and environmental indemnity guarantees; however, we do not expect that we will be required to make any significant payments in satisfaction of these guarantees.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we recognized fees of $60 from the Joint Venture related to asset management and development services we provided to the Joint Venture. At March 31, 2020, we had a receivable from the Joint Venture of $670.

As part of our assessment of the appropriate accounting treatment for the Joint Venture, we reviewed the operating agreement of the Joint Venture in order to determine our rights and the rights of our joint venture partner, including whether those rights are protective or participating. We found that the operating agreement contains certain protective rights, such as the requirement of both member's approval to sell, finance or refinance the property and to pay capital expenditures and operating expenditures outside of the approved budget. However, we also found that we and our Joint Venture partner jointly (i) approve the annual budget, (ii) approve certain expenditures, (iii) review and approve the Joint Venture's tax return before filing, and (iv) approve each lease at a developed property. We consider the latter rights substantive participation rights that result in shared, joint power over the activities that most significantly impact the performance of the Joint Venture. As such, we concluded to account for our investment in the Joint Venture under the equity method of accounting.