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Investment in Real Estate
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Real Estate [Abstract]  
Investment in Real Estate
Investment in Real Estate
    
The following table summarizes the Company’s investment in real estate, at cost as of:
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Land
$
1,302,907

 
$
1,155,037

Building and improvements
4,480,993

 
4,069,005

Tenant improvements
411,706

 
354,940

Furniture and fixtures
8,608

 
4,264

Property under development
219,227

 
295,234

Investment in real estate, at cost(1)
$
6,423,441

 
$
5,878,480

_____________ 
(1)
Excludes balances related to properties that have been classified as held for sale.

Acquisitions

The following table summarizes the information on the acquisitions completed in 2017 and 2016:
Property
 
Submarket
 
Segment
 
Month of Acquisition
 
Square Feet
 
Purchase Price(1) (in millions)
Sunset Las Palmas Studios(2)
 
Hollywood
 
Media and Entertainment
 
May 2017
 
369,000

 
$
200.0

11601 Wilshire land(3)
 
West Los Angeles
 
Office
 
June 2017
 
N/A

 
50.0

6666 Santa Monica(4)
 
Hollywood
 
Media and Entertainment
 
June 2017
 
4,150

 
3.2

Total acquisitions in 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
373,150

 
$
253.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11601 Wilshire(5)
 
West Los Angeles
 
Office
 
July 2016
 
500,475

 
$
311.0

Hill7(6)
 
South Lake Union
 
Office
 
October 2016
 
285,680

 
179.8

Page Mill Hill(7)
 
Palo Alto
 
Office
 
December 2016
 
182,676

 
150.0

Total acquisitions in 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
968,831

 
$
640.8

_____________ 
(1)
Represents purchase price before certain credits, prorations and closing costs.
(2)
The property consists of stages, production office and support space on 15 acres near Sunset Gower Studios and Sunset Bronson Studios. The purchase price above does not include equipment purchased by the Company for $2.8 million, which was transacted separately from the studio acquisition. In April 2017, the Company drew $150.0 million under the unsecured revolving credit facility to fund the acquisition.
(3)
On July 1, 2016 the Company purchased a partial interest in land held as a tenancy in common in conjunction with its acquisition of the 11601 Wilshire property. The land interest held as a tenancy in common was accounted for as an equity method investment. On June 15, 2017, the Company purchased the remaining interest, which was fair valued and allocated to land and building.
(4)
This parcel is adjacent to the Sunset Las Palmas Studios property.
(5)
Previously owned by an affiliate of Blackstone, the property has served as the Company’s corporate headquarters since its IPO. The Company funded this acquisition with proceeds from the unsecured revolving credit facility.
(6)
The Company purchased the property through a joint venture with the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board. The Company has a 55% ownership interest in the consolidated joint venture. In conjunction with the acquisition, the joint venture closed a secured non-recourse loan in the amount of $101.0 million.
(7)
The Company funded this acquisition with proceeds from the unsecured revolving credit facility.

The Company’s acquisitions in 2017 did not meet the definition of a business and were therefore accounted for as asset acquisitions. In accordance with asset acquisitions, the purchase price includes capitalized acquisition costs. The following table represents the Company’s final aggregate purchase price accounting, as of the respective acquisition dates, for each of the Company’s acquisitions completed in 2017:
 
 
Sunset Las Palmas Studios(1)
 
11601 Wilshire land
 
6666 Santa Monica
 
Total
Investment in real estate
 
$
202,723

 
$
50,034

 
$
3,091

 
$
255,848

Deferred leasing costs and in-place lease intangibles(2)
 
1,741

 

 
145

 
1,886

Total assets assumed
 
$
204,464

 
$
50,034

 
$
3,236

 
$
257,734

_____________
(1)
The purchase price allocation includes equipment purchased by the Company of $2.8 million.
(2)
Represents weighted-average amortization period of 1.2 years.

The following table represents the final purchase price accounting for each of the Company’s acquisitions completed in 2016:
 
11601 Wilshire
 
Hill7
 
Page Mill Hill
 
Total
Investment in real estate, net
$
292,382

 
$
173,967

 
$
131,402

 
$
597,751

Land interest(1)
7,836

 

 

 
7,836

Above-market leases(2)
167

 

 
307

 
474

Below-market ground leases(3)
212

 

 
12,125

 
12,337

Deferred leasing costs and lease intangibles(4)
13,884

 
7,617

 
14,697

 
36,198

Below-market leases(5)
(6,562
)
 
(1,417
)
 
(8,636
)
 
(16,615
)
Net asset and liabilities assumed
$
307,919

 
$
180,167

 
$
149,895

 
$
637,981

_____________
(1)
Represents the fair value of the Company’s interest in the land which was included in investment in unconsolidated entities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2016. On June 15, 2017, the Company purchased the remaining interest, which was fair valued and allocated to land and building. Refer to the 2017 acquisitions above for details.
(2)
Represents weighted-average amortization period of 5.4 years.
(3)
Represents weighted-average amortization period of 33.2 years.
(4)
Represents weighted-average amortization period of 5.8 years.
(5)
Represents weighted-average amortization period of 6.4 years.

Dispositions
    
The following table summarizes the properties sold in 2017, 2016 and 2015. These properties were considered non-strategic to the Company’s portfolio:
Property
Month of Disposition
 
Square Feet
 
Sales Price(1) (in millions)
222 Kearny
February 2017
 
148,797

 
$
51.8

3402 Pico
March 2017
 
50,687

 
35.0

Pinnacle I and Pinnacle II(2)
November 2017
 
623,777

 
350.0

Total dispositions in 2017
 
 
823,261

 
$
436.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
Bayhill Office Center
January 2016
 
554,328

 
$
215.0

Patrick Henry
April 2016
 
70,520

 
19.0

One Bay Plaza
June 2016
 
195,739

 
53.4

12655 Jefferson
November 2016
 
100,756

 
80.0

Total dispositions in 2016(3)
 
 
921,343

 
$
367.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
First Financial
March 2015
 
223,679

 
$
89.0

Bay Park Plaza
September 2015
 
260,183

 
90.0

Total dispositions in 2015(4)
 
 
483,862

 
$
179.0

_____________ 
(1)
Represents gross sales price before certain credits, prorations and closing costs.
(2)
The consolidated joint venture that owned Pinnacle I and Pinnacle II sold the properties to affiliates of Blackstone. In conjunction with the sale, the $216.0 million debt secured by these properties was assumed by the purchasers.
(3)
Excludes the sale of an option to acquire land at 9300 Culver on December 6, 2016.
(4)
Excludes the 45% ownership interest in 1455 Market completed on January 7, 2015.

The disposition of these properties resulted in gains of $45.6 million, $30.4 million and $30.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Included in gains on sale of real estate line item on the Consolidated Statements of Operations in 2016 is a gain of $7.5 million related to a sale of an option to purchase land at 9300 Culver.
    
Held for sale
    
As of December 31, 2017, the Company had four properties that met the criteria to be classified as held for sale. The following table summarizes properties classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2017:
Property
 
Purchase and Sale Executed
 
Square Feet
 
Sales Price(1) (in millions)
2180 Sand Hill
 
November 2017
 
45,613

 
$
82.5

2600 Campus Drive (building 6 of Peninsula Office Park)
 
December 2017
 
63,050

 
22.5

Embarcadero Place
 
December 2017
 
197,402

 
136.0

9300 Wilshire
 
December 2017
 
61,422

 
13.8

Total
 
 
 
367,487

 
$
254.8

____________ 
(1)
Represents gross sales price before certain credits, prorations and closing costs.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had eight properties that met the criteria to be classified as held for sale which includes the properties sold during 2017.

The following table summarizes the components of assets and liabilities associated with real estate held for sale as of:
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
ASSETS
 
 
 
Investment in real estate, net
$
204,895

 
$
580,261

Accounts receivable, net
85

 
183

Straight-line rent receivables, net
2,234

 
8,849

Deferred leasing costs and lease intangible assets, net
4,063

 
23,078

Prepaid expenses and other assets, net
58

 
2,803

Assets associated with real estate held for sale
$
211,335

 
$
615,174

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
Notes payable, net
$

 
$
214,684

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
782

 
8,816

Lease intangible liabilities, net
95

 
6,890

Security deposits and prepaid rent
1,339

 
6,233

Liabilities associated with real estate held for sale
$
2,216

 
$
236,623