Consolidated and unconsolidated real estate joint ventures (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Consolidated and unconsolidated real estate joint venture properties

From time to time, we enter into joint venture agreements through which we own a partial interest in real estate entities that own, develop, and operate real estate properties. As of March 31, 2024, our real estate joint ventures held the following properties:


	Property	Market	Submarket	Our Ownership Interest(1)
Consolidated real estate joint ventures(2):
	50 and 60 Binney Street	Greater Boston	Cambridge/Inner Suburbs		34.0	%
	75/125 Binney Street	Greater Boston	Cambridge/Inner Suburbs		40.0	%
	100 and 225 Binney Street and 300 Third Street	Greater Boston	Cambridge/Inner Suburbs		30.0	%
	99 Coolidge Avenue	Greater Boston	Cambridge/Inner Suburbs		75.0	%
	15 Necco Street	Greater Boston	Seaport Innovation District		56.7	%
	285, 299, 307, and 345 Dorchester Avenue	Greater Boston	Seaport Innovation District		60.0	%
	Alexandria Center® for Science and Technology – Mission Bay(3)	San Francisco Bay Area	Mission Bay		25.0	%
	1450 Owens Street	San Francisco Bay Area	Mission Bay		27.2	%	(4)
	601, 611, 651, 681, 685, and 701 Gateway Boulevard	San Francisco Bay Area	South San Francisco		50.0	%
	751 Gateway Boulevard	San Francisco Bay Area	South San Francisco		51.0	%
	211 and 213 East Grand Avenue	San Francisco Bay Area	South San Francisco		30.0	%
	500 Forbes Boulevard	San Francisco Bay Area	South San Francisco		10.0	%
	Alexandria Center® for Life Science – Millbrae	San Francisco Bay Area	South San Francisco		47.4	%
	3215 Merryfield Row	San Diego	Torrey Pines		30.0	%
	Campus Point by Alexandria(5)	San Diego	University Town Center		55.0	%
	5200 Illumina Way	San Diego	University Town Center		51.0	%
	9625 Towne Centre Drive	San Diego	University Town Center		30.0	%
	SD Tech by Alexandria(6)	San Diego	Sorrento Mesa		50.0	%
	Pacific Technology Park	San Diego	Sorrento Mesa		50.0	%
	Summers Ridge Science Park(7)	San Diego	Sorrento Mesa		30.0	%
	1201 and 1208 Eastlake Avenue East and 199 East Blaine Street	Seattle	Lake Union		30.0	%
	400 Dexter Avenue North	Seattle	Lake Union		30.0	%
	800 Mercer Street	Seattle	Lake Union		60.0	%

Unconsolidated real estate joint ventures(2):
	1655 and 1725 Third Street	San Francisco Bay Area	Mission Bay		10.0	%
	1401/1413 Research Boulevard	Maryland	Rockville		65.0	%	(8)
	1450 Research Boulevard	Maryland	Rockville		73.2	%	(8)
	101 West Dickman Street	Maryland	Beltsville		57.9	%	(8)

(1)Refer to the table on the next page that shows the categorization of our joint ventures under the consolidation framework.

(2)In addition to the real estate joint ventures listed, various partners hold insignificant noncontrolling interests in four other consolidated real estate joint ventures in North America and we hold an interest in one other insignificant unconsolidated real estate joint venture in North America.

(3)Includes 409 and 499 Illinois Street, 1500 and 1700 Owens Street, and 455 Mission Bay Boulevard South.

(4)During the three months ended March 31, 2024, our equity ownership decreased from 40.6% to 27.2% based on continued funding of construction costs by our joint venture partner and a reallocation of equity to our joint venture partner of $30.2 million from us. The noncontrolling interest share of our joint venture partner is anticipated to increase to 75% and ours to decrease to 25% as our partner contributes additional equity to fund the construction of the project.

(5)Includes 10210, 10260, 10290, and 10300 Campus Point Drive and 4110, 4135, 4155, 4161, 4165, 4224, and 4242 Campus Point Court.

(6)Includes 9605, 9645, 9675, 9685, 9725, 9735, 9805, 9808, 9855, and 9868 Scranton Road and 10055, 10065, and 10075 Barnes Canyon Road.

(7)Includes 9965, 9975, 9985, and 9995 Summers Ridge Road.

(8)Represents a joint venture with a local real estate operator in which our joint venture partner manages the day-to-day activities that significantly affect the economic performance of the joint venture.

Consolidated VIE's balance sheet information

The table below aggregates the balance sheet information of our consolidated VIEs as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands):


	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Investments in real estate	$	8,487,213	$	8,032,315
Cash and cash equivalents	228,462		306,475
Other assets	777,416		728,390
Total assets	$	9,493,091	$	9,067,180

Secured notes payable	$	129,431	$	119,042
Other liabilities	593,166		608,665
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest	—		35,250
Total liabilities	722,597		762,957
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	7,008		6,868
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.’s share of equity	4,436,783		4,162,017
Noncontrolling interests’ share of equity	4,326,703		4,135,338
Total liabilities and equity	$	9,493,091	$	9,067,180

Investment in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures

Our investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures, accounted for under the equity method and presented in our consolidated balance sheets consisted of the following as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands):


Property	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
1655 and 1725 Third Street	$	11,471	$	11,718
1450 Research Boulevard	9,055		6,041
101 West Dickman Street	9,473		9,290
Other	10,637		10,731
	$	40,636	$	37,780

Summary of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures loans

The following table presents key terms related to our unconsolidated real estate joint ventures’ secured loans as of March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands):


					Interest Rate(1)	At 100%				Our Share
Unconsolidated Joint Venture	Maturity Date		Stated Rate			Aggregate Commitment		Debt Balance(2)
1401/1413 Research Boulevard		12/23/24	2.70%		3.31%	$	28,500	$	28,374	65.0%
1655 and 1725 Third Street		3/10/25	4.50%		4.57%	600,000		599,612		10.0%
101 West Dickman Street		11/10/26	SOFR+1.95%	(3)	7.37%	26,750		17,749		57.9%
1450 Research Boulevard		12/10/26	SOFR+1.95%	(3)	7.43%	13,000		8,509		73.2%
						$	668,250	$	654,244

(1)Includes interest expense and amortization of loan fees.

(2)Represents outstanding principal, net of unamortized deferred financing costs, as of March 31, 2024.

(3)This loan is subject to a fixed SOFR floor of 0.75%.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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