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Future Minimum Rents and Lease Payments (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Leases [Abstract]  
Schedule of future minimum base rents
The following table summarizes the future minimum base rents (excluding tenant reimbursements for operating expenses and termination fees related to tenants exercising early termination options) for properties as of September 30, 2020:
Year EndedNon-CancellableSubject to Early Termination Options
Total (1)
Remaining 2020$154,712 $1,065 $155,777 
2021582,495 10,799 593,294 
2022523,207 23,674 546,881 
2023479,796 29,084 508,880 
2024419,047 19,040 438,087 
Thereafter1,657,622 151,782 1,809,404 
TOTAL$3,816,879 $235,444 $4,052,323 
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1.Excludes rents under leases at the Company’s studio properties with terms of one year or less.
Summary of ground lease terms
The following table summarizes the Company’s ground lease terms related to properties that are held subject to long-term non-cancellable ground lease obligations as of September 30, 2020:
PropertyExpiration DateNotes
3400 Hillview10/31/2040
The ground rent is the greater of the minimum annual rent or percentage annual rent. The minimum annual rent until October 31, 2017 is the lesser of 10% of Fair Market Value (“FMV”) of the land or $1.0 million grown at 75% of the cumulative increases in consumer price index (“CPI”) from October 1989. Thereafter, minimum annual rent, which resets annually, is the lesser of 10% of FMV of the land or the minimum annual rent as calculated as of November 1, 2017 plus 75% of subsequent cumulative CPI changes. In no event can rent be less than the specific amount prescribed in the ground lease agreement. Percentage annual rent is gross income multiplied by 24.125%.
Clocktower Square9/26/2056
The ground rent is minimum annual rent (adjusted every 10 years) plus 25% of adjusted gross income (“AGI”). Minimum rent adjustments add 60% of the average annual participation rent payable over five years. Annual participation is the excess of 25% of AGI over the minimum annual rent for a given lease year.
Del Amo6/30/2049
Rent under the ground sublease is $1.00 per year, with the sublessee being responsible for all impositions, insurance premiums, operating charges, maintenance charges, construction costs and other charges, costs and expenses that arise or may be contemplated under any provisions of the ground sublease.
Ferry BuildingVarious
The land on which the building is situated is subject to a ground lease agreement that expires on April 1, 2067. The minimum annual rent (adjusted every 5 years) is the prior year’s minimum annual rent plus cumulative increase in CPI with a floor of 10% and a cap of 20%.

Additionally, the parking lot is subject to a separate ground lease agreement that expires on April 1, 2023. The minimum annual rent adjusts each year for changes in CPI with a floor of 2% and a cap of 4%. The parking lot is subject to automatic renewals for 10-year periods at market.
Foothill Research Center6/30/2039
The ground rent is the greater of the minimum annual rent or percentage annual rent. The minimum annual rent, which resets annually, is the lesser of 10% of FMV of the land or the previous year’s minimum annual rent plus 75% of CPI increase. In no event can rent be less than the specific amount prescribed in the ground lease agreement. Percentage annual rent is gross income multiplied by 24.125%.
Lockheed7/31/2040
The ground rent is the greater of the minimum annual rent or percentage annual rent. The minimum annual rent, which resets annually, is the lesser of 10% of FMV of the land or the previous year’s minimum annual rent plus 75% of CPI increase. Percentage annual rent is Lockheed’s base rent multiplied by 24.125%. In no event can rent be less than the specific amount prescribed in the ground lease agreement.
Metro Center4/29/2054
Every 10 years rent adjusts to 7.233% of FMV of the land (since 2008) and adjusts to reflect the change in CPI from the preceding FMV adjustment date (since 2013). The CPI adjustment has a floor of the previous minimum rent. The Company has an option to extend the ground lease for four additional periods of 11 years each.
Page Mill Center11/30/2041
The ground rent is minimum annual rent (adjusted on January 1, 2019 and January 1, 2029) plus 25% of AGI, less minimum annual rent. Minimum rent adjustments add 60% of the average annual participation rent payable over five years. Annual participation is the excess of 25% of AGI over the minimum annual rent for a given lease year.
Page Mill Hill11/17/2049
The ground rent is minimum annual rent (adjusted every 10 years) plus 60% of the average of the percentage annual rent for the previous 7 lease years. Minimum rent adjustments add 60% of the average annual percentage rent for the previous 7 years.
Palo Alto Square11/30/2045
The ground rent is minimum annual rent (adjusted every 10 years starting January 1, 2022) plus 25% of AGI less minimum annual rent. The minimum annual rent adjustments add 50% of the average annual percentage rent from the previous 5 years.
Sunset Gower Studios3/31/2060
Every 7 years rent adjusts to 7.5% of FMV of the land.
Techmart5/31/2053
Rent subject to a 10% increase every 5 years. The Company has an option to extend the ground lease for two additional periods of 10 years each.
Rental expense for ground leases The following table summarizes rental expense for ground leases as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Contingent rental expense$2,427 $1,523 $6,683 $7,014 
Minimum rental expense$4,991 $5,713 $14,973 $14,922 
Future minimum lease payments for ground leases
The following table provides information regarding the Company’s future minimum lease payments for its ground leases (before the impact of extension options, if applicable) as of September 30, 2020:
Year
Lease Payments(1)
Remaining 2020$4,625 
202118,622 
202218,663 
202318,438 
202418,392 
Thereafter534,354 
Total ground lease payments
613,094 
Less: interest portion(342,267)
PRESENT VALUE OF LEASE LIABILITY$270,827 
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1.In situations where ground lease obligation adjustments are based on third-party appraisals of fair market land value, CPI adjustments and/or percentage of gross income that exceeds the minimum annual rent, the future minimum lease amounts above include the lease rental obligations in effect as of September 30, 2020.