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JOINT VENTURES AND PARTNERSHIPS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
JOINT VENTURES AND PARTNERSHIPS  
JOINT VENTURES AND PARTNERSHIPS

5. JOINT VENTURES AND PARTNERSHIPS

UDR has entered into joint ventures and partnerships with unrelated third parties to own, operate, acquire, renovate, develop, redevelop, dispose of, and manage real estate assets that are either consolidated and included in Real estate owned on the Consolidated Balance Sheets or are accounted for under the equity method of accounting, and are included in Investment in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures, net, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company consolidates the entities that we control as well as any variable interest entity where we are the primary beneficiary. Under the VIE model, the Company consolidates an entity when it has control to direct the activities of the

VIE and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Under the voting model, the Company consolidates an entity when it controls the entity through ownership of a majority voting interest.

UDR’s joint ventures and partnerships are funded with a combination of debt and equity. Our losses are typically limited to our investment and except as noted below, the Company does not guarantee any debt, capital payout or other obligations associated with our joint ventures and partnerships.

Consolidated joint venture

The Company has a preferred equity investment in a joint venture that owns 1532 Harrison, a 136 home community located in San Francisco, California. In September 2022, the joint venture defaulted on its senior construction loan, and the Company subsequently purchased the loan for its unpaid balance of $47.2 million pursuant to an agreement entered into with the lender at the time the preferred equity investment was made. As a result, the joint venture was deemed to be a VIE. The Company concluded that it is the primary beneficiary of the VIE, and therefore began consolidating the joint venture. The consolidated assets and liabilities related to the VIE were initially recorded at fair value during September 2022 and were approximately $86.9 million and $0.3 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2022. The senior construction loan payable and related interest expense due from the joint venture eliminate upon consolidation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Unconsolidated joint ventures and partnerships

The Company recognizes earnings or losses from our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures and partnerships consisting of our proportionate share of the net earnings or losses of the joint ventures and partnerships. In addition, we may earn fees for providing management services for the communities held by the unconsolidated joint ventures and partnerships.

The following table summarizes the Company’s investment in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures and partnerships, net, which are accounted for under the equity method of accounting as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (dollars in thousands):

Number of

Number of

Operating

Apartment

 

Income/(loss) from investments

Communities

Homes

Investment at

UDR’s Ownership Interest

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

  

Location of

  

September 30, 

  

September 30, 

  

September 30, 

  

December 31, 

September 30, 

  

December 31, 

 

September 30, 

September 30, 

Joint Ventures

  

Properties

  

2022

    

2022

  

2022

  

2021

2022

  

2021

 

2022

  

2021

2022

  

2021

Operating:

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

UDR/MetLife I

Los Angeles, CA

1

150

$

21,532

$

23,880

50.0

%  

50.0

%

$

(423)

$

(608)

$

(1,556)

$

(1,922)

UDR/MetLife II

 

Various

 

7

 

1,250

 

176,191

 

181,023

50.0

%  

50.0

%

295

(289)

811

(3,126)

Other UDR/MetLife Joint Ventures (a)

 

Various

 

5

 

1,437

 

55,619

 

66,012

50.6

%  

50.6

%

(1,699)

(2,859)

(5,521)

(9,611)

Investment in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures, net, before preferred equity investments and real estate technology investments

 

  

$

253,342

$

270,915

  

 

  

$

(1,827)

$

(3,756)

$

(6,266)

$

(14,659)

Income/(loss) from investments

Investment at

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

Developer Capital Program

  

  

  

Years To

UDR

  

September 30, 

  

December 31, 

  

September 30, 

September 30, 

and Real Estate Technology Investments (b)

  

Location

  

Rate

  

Maturity

Commitment (c)

  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

Preferred equity investments:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

  

  

  

Junction

Santa Monica, CA

12.0

%

0.2

$

8,800

$

14,415

$

13,183

$

428

$

379

$

1,232

$

1,093

1532 Harrison (d)

San Francisco, CA

N/A

35,248

5,158

1,003

5,152

2,896

1200 Broadway (e) (f)

Nashville, TN

N/A

61,326

1,837

11,893

4,936

1300 Fairmount (f)

Philadelphia, PA

8.5

%

1.0

51,393

69,013

64,780

1,457

1,338

4,233

3,869

Modera Lake Merritt (f)

Oakland, CA

9.0

%

1.6

27,250

34,073

33,828

(1,283)

739

246

2,144

Thousand Oaks (f)

Thousand Oaks, CA

9.0

%

2.4

20,059

24,342

22,764

544

497

1,578

1,415

Vernon Boulevard (f)

Queens, NY

13.0

%

2.8

40,000

53,104

48,210

1,693

1,496

4,885

4,300

Makers Rise (f)

Herndon, VA

9.0

%

3.3

30,208

33,299

22,828

743

251

2,105

519

121 at Watters (f)

Allen, TX

9.0

%

3.5

19,843

22,009

14,134

490

234

1,359

462

Infield Phase I

Kissimmee, FL

14.0

%

1.6

16,044

17,201

593

1,129

Upton Place

Washington, D.C.

9.7

%

5.2

52,163

55,465

29,566

1,316

3,061

Meetinghouse (g)

Portland, OR

8.25

%

4.4

11,600

12,007

239

466

Heirloom (h)

Portland, OR

8.25

%

4.7

16,185

16,539

332

347

Portfolio Recapitalization (i)

Various

8.0

%

6.7

102,000

102,674

1,565

1,565

Real estate technology investments:

RETV I (j)

N/A

N/A

N/A

18,000

25,639

71,464

(1,458)

9,869

(28,009)

17,975

RETV II

N/A

N/A

N/A

18,000

9,607

8,130

122

147

(603)

209

RET Strategic Fund (k)

N/A

N/A

N/A

25,000

7,435

(37)

(115)

RET ESG (l)

N/A

N/A

N/A

10,000

3,959

(72)

(72)

Total Preferred Equity Investments and Real Estate Technology Investments

500,781

425,461

11,830

17,790

10,452

39,818

Sold joint ventures and other investments

416

3,964

Total Joint Ventures and Developer Capital Program and Real Estate Technology Investments, net (a)

$

754,123

$

696,376

$

10,003

  

$

14,450

$

4,186

  

$

29,123

(a)As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company’s negative investment in 13th and Market Properties LLC of $7.0 million and $6.1 million, respectively, is included in Other UDR/MetLife Joint Ventures in the table above and recorded in Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(b)The Developer Capital Program is the program through which the Company makes investments, including preferred equity investments, mezzanine loans or other structured investments that may receive a fixed yield on the investment and may include provisions pursuant to which the Company participates in the increase in value of the property upon monetization of the applicable property.
(c)Represents UDR’s maximum funding commitment only and therefore excludes other activity such as income from investments.
(d)As disclosed above, the Company began consolidating the 1532 Harrison joint venture in September 2022. The Company recorded $5.2 million in Income/(loss) from unconsolidated entities in connection with recording the joint venture’s assets and liabilities at fair value on the date of consolidation.
(e)In January 2022, the joint venture sold its community, a 313 apartment home operating community located in Nashville, Tennessee, for a sales price of approximately $294.0 million. As a result, the Company recorded variable upside participation on the sale of approximately $10.6 million, net of associated costs.
(f)The Company’s preferred equity investment receives a variable percentage of the value created from the project
upon a capital or liquidating event.
(g)In March 2022, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with an unaffiliated joint venture partner to operate a 232 apartment home community in Portland, Oregon. The Company’s preferred equity investment of $11.6 million earns a preferred return of 8.25% per annum. The unaffiliated joint venture partner is the managing member of the joint venture. The Company has concluded that it does not control the joint venture and accounts for it under the equity method of accounting.
(h)In June 2022, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with an unaffiliated joint venture partner to operate a 286 apartment home community in Portland, Oregon. The Company’s preferred equity investment of $16.2 million earns a preferred return of 8.25% per annum. The unaffiliated joint venture partner is the managing member of the joint venture. The Company has concluded that it does not control the joint venture and accounts for it under the equity method of accounting.
(i)In July 2022, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with an unaffiliated joint venture partner to operate 14 communities located in various markets across the United States. The Company’s preferred equity investment of $102.0 million will earn a preferred return of 8.0% per annum. The unaffiliated joint venture partner is the managing member of the joint venture. The Company has concluded that it does not control the joint venture and accounts for it under the equity method of accounting.
(j)The Company recognized $(1.5) million and $9.9 million of investment income/(loss) from RETV I for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $(28.0) million and $18.0 million of investment income/(loss) from RETV I for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which primarily related to unrealized gains/(losses) from one portfolio investment held by RETV I, SmartRent, Inc. (“SmartRent”). In 2021, SmartRent, a provider of smart home automation solutions, went public through a merger with a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. As a result, SmartRent began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SMRT.” Due to the merger, all shares of SmartRent that RETV I held were converted to publicly traded SmartRent shares based on a pre-determined conversion factor. Following the merger and stock conversion, RETV I began recording its investment in SmartRent based on the share price at the end of the applicable reporting period.
(k)In January 2022, the Company entered into a real estate technology investment as a limited partner, for a total commitment of $25.0 million. The Company funded $7.5 million to the limited partnership at closing. The Company has concluded that it does not control the limited partnership and accounts for it under the equity method of accounting.
(l)In April 2022, the Company entered into a real estate technology ESG investment as a limited partner, for a total commitment of $10.0 million. The Company funded $4.0 million to the limited partnership at closing. The Company has concluded that it does not control the limited partnership and accounts for it under the equity method of accounting.

As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had deferred fees of $8.2 million and $8.7 million, respectively, which will be recognized through earnings over the weighted average life of the related properties, upon the disposition of the properties to a third party, or upon completion of certain development obligations.

The Company recognized management fees of $1.3 million and $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $3.8 million and $4.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, for management of the communities held by the joint ventures and partnerships. The management fees are included in Joint venture management and other fees on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company may, in the future, make additional capital contributions to certain of our joint ventures and partnerships should additional capital contributions be necessary to fund acquisitions or operations.

We consider various factors to determine if a decrease in the value of our Investment in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures, net is other-than-temporary. These factors include, but are not limited to, age of the venture, our intent and ability to retain our investment in the entity, the financial condition and long-term prospects of the entity, and the relationships with the other joint venture partners and its lenders. Based on the significance of the

unobservable inputs, we classify these fair value measurements within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. The Company did not incur any other-than-temporary impairments in the value of its investments in unconsolidated joint ventures during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.

Combined summary balance sheets relating to the unconsolidated joint ventures’ and partnerships’ (not just our proportionate share) are presented below as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (dollars in thousands):

September 30, 

December 31, 

    

2022

    

2021

Total real estate, net

 

$

2,315,766

 

$

2,043,158

Real estate assets held for sale

 

 

168,668

Investments, at fair value

258,129

460,241

Cash and cash equivalents

 

38,298

 

22,891

Other assets

122,365

 

28,948

Total assets

 

$

2,734,558

 

$

2,723,906

Third party debt, net

$

1,359,194

$

1,215,918

Liabilities held for sale

 

 

106,990

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

156,175

51,689

Total liabilities

 

1,515,369

 

1,374,597

Total equity

 

$

1,219,189

 

$

1,349,309

Combined summary financial information relating to the unconsolidated joint ventures’ and partnerships’ operations (not just our proportionate share) is presented below for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (dollars in thousands):

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

Total revenues

 

$

38,093

 

$

33,635

 

$

110,451

 

$

97,777

Property operating expenses

 

18,326

 

18,128

 

52,805

 

51,983

Real estate depreciation and amortization

 

16,233

 

17,486

 

50,689

 

50,082

Gain/(loss) on sale of property

127,542

34,757

Operating income/(loss)

 

3,534

(1,979)

 

134,499

30,469

Interest expense

 

(9,829)

 

(13,181)

 

(26,598)

 

(32,776)

Net realized gain/(loss) on held investments

19,331

1,875

95,953

4,452

Net unrealized gain/(loss) on held investments

(24,561)

60,138

(263,202)

104,399

Other income/(loss)

(478)

(156)

(877)

(1,826)

Net income/(loss)

 

$

(12,003)

 

$

46,697

 

$

(60,225)

 

$

104,718