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INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE VENTURE | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE VENTURES |
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE VENTURES | 5. INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE VENTURES On December 10, 2013, the Company acquired a 50% ownership interest in 35 self-storage facilities located in Texas (34) and North Carolina (1) through a newly-formed joint venture (“HHF”). HHF paid $315.7 million for these facilities, of which $12.1 million was allocated to the value of the in-place lease intangible. The Company and the unaffiliated joint venture partner, collectively the “HHF Partners,” each contributed cash equal to 50% of the capital required to fund the acquisition. HHF was not consolidated as the entity was not determined to be a VIE and the HHF Partners have equal ownership and voting rights in the entity. The Company accounts for its unconsolidated interest in the real estate venture using the equity method. The Company’s investment in HHF is included in Investment in real estate venture, at equity on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and earnings attributed to HHF are presented in Equity in losses of real estate ventures on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. On May 1, 2014, HHF obtained a $100 million loan secured by the 34 self-storage facilities located in Texas that are owned by the venture. There is no recourse to the Company, subject to customary exceptions to non-recourse provisions. The loan bears interest at 3.59% per annum and matures on April 30, 2021. This financing completed the planned capital structure of HHF and proceeds (net of closing costs) of $99.2 million were distributed proportionately to the partners. On September 26, 2011, the Company contributed $15.4 million in cash for a 50% interest in HSREV, a partnership that owned nine self-storage facilities in Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, New Jersey and Florida. The other partner held the remaining 50% interest in the partnership. HSREV was not consolidated because the Company was not the primary beneficiary, the limited partners had the ability to dissolve or remove the Company without cause and the Company did not possess substantive participating rights. The Company accounted for the unconsolidated interests in its real estate venture using the equity method. The Company’s investment in HSREV was included in Investment in real estate venture, at equity on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and earnings attributable to HSREV were presented in Equity in losses of real estate ventures on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. As explained in note 4, on September 28, 2012, the Company purchased the remaining 50% ownership in HSREV for cash of $21.7 million. In addition, upon taking control of these assets, the Company repaid $59.3 million of mortgage loans related to the facilities. As noted above, the Company previously accounted for its investment in HSREV using the equity method. As a result, the Company’s original 50% interest was remeasured during 2012 and the Company recorded a gain of approximately $7.0 million, which is reflected in Gain from remeasurement of investment in real estate venture on the accompanying statements of operations. The amounts reflected in the following table are based on the historical financial information of the real estate venture. The following is a summary of the financial position of the HHF venture as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
Assets |  |  |  |  |
Storage facilities, net |  | $ | 291,357 |  | $ | 302,557 |
Other assets |  | 5,786 |  | 11,688 |
Total assets |  | $ | 297,143 |  | $ | 314,245 |
Liabilities and equity |  |  |  |  |
Other liabilities |  | $ | 5,725 |  | $ | 1,625 |
Debt |  | 100,000 |  | — |
Equity |  |  |  |  |
CubeSmart |  | 95,709 |  | 156,310 |
Joint venture partner |  | 95,709 |  | 156,310 |
Total liabilities and equity |  | $ | 297,143 |  | $ | 314,245 |
The following is a summary of results of operations of the real estate ventures for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands).
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Total revenues |  | $ | 26,852 |  | $ | 1,600 |  | $ | 7,229 |
Operating expenses |  | 11,754 |  | 1,742 |  | 3,010 |
Interest expense, net |  | 2,522 |  | — |  | 2,690 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 25,086 |  | 2,160 |  | 2,691 |
Net loss |  | (12,510 | ) | (2,302 | ) | (1,162 | )
Company’s share of net loss |  | (6,255 | ) | (1,151 | ) | (745 | )
The results of operations above include the periods from December 13, 2013 (date of acquisition) through December 31, 2014 for HHF, and the periods from January 1, 2012 through September 28, 2012 for HSREV, the date of the Company’s acquisition of the remaining 50% interest.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.12) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 35 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7658923&loc=d3e32847-111569 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 32 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7658923&loc=d3e32787-111569 + Details
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