Real Estate Owned and Related Debt

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Real Estate Held for Sale

In 2017, we originated a subordinate loan junior to a $33.0 million third-party mortgage, secured by a hotel in Anaheim, CA. In December 2020, due to non-performance, we assumed legal title through the execution of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure. We intended to sell the hotel and, as such, as of the date of the title assumption, we recorded the hotel property on our consolidated balance sheet at its fair market value less costs to sell, net of a realized loss of $2.4 million, that was previously recorded as Specific CECL.

As of March 31, 2021 there was an increase in our expected costs to sell the property, and therefore, we recorded a $0.6 million loss during the three months ended March 31, 2021, as realized losses and impairments on real estate owned in our consolidated statement of operations. During the second quarter of 2021 the property was sold at our cost basis and no additional gain or loss was recorded. The $33.0 million first mortgage was repaid upon the sale of the property.

Real Estate Owned

In 2017, we originated a $20.0 million junior mezzanine loan which was subordinate to: (i) a $110.0 million mortgage loan, and (ii) a $24.5 million senior mezzanine loan, secured by a full-service luxury hotel in Washington, D.C. During the first quarter of 2020, we recorded a $10.0 million Specific CECL Allowance and placed our junior mezzanine loan on non-accrual status.

On May 24, 2021, we purchased the $24.5 million senior mezzanine loan at par and acquired legal title to the hotel through a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure. We assumed the hotel’s assets and liabilities (including the $110.0 million mortgage loan) and recorded an additional $10.0 million charge reflecting the difference between the fair value of the hotel’s net assets and the carrying amount of the loan. This $10.0 million loss on title assumption plus the previously recorded Specific CECL Allowance of $10.0 million represents the $20.0 million recorded as a realized loss on investments in our consolidated statement of operations.

On May 24, 2021, in accordance with ASC 805, "Business Combinations," we allocated the fair value of the hotel’s acquired assets and assumed debt. On June 29, 2021, we repaid the $110.0 million mortgage loan against the property. Below are the hotel's acquired assets and assumed debt as of May 24 and December 31, 2021, which are designated as real estate owned on our consolidated balance sheet ($ in thousands):


	December 31, 2021		May 24, 2021
Assets:
Cash	$	4,881	$	4,148
Land	58,742		58,742
Buildings	86,973		86,871
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment	8,718		8,687
Other Assets	3,141		1,555
Accumulated depreciation	(2,645)		—
Total Assets	$	159,810	$	160,003
Liabilities:
Debt related to real estate owned(1)	$	—	$	110,073
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	7,195		4,641
Total Liabilities	$	7,195	$	114,714
Net Real Estate Assets	$	152,615	$	45,289

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(1)$110 million first mortgage loan was repaid on June 29, 2021. Upon consolidation we assumed the other hotel assets and liabilities such as cash, operating receivables, accrued operating expenses, and unearned revenue, which have been recorded on our consolidated balance sheet within cash, other assets, and accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded the operating revenue, expenses and fixed asset depreciation and amortization in its consolidated income statement as shown below ($ in thousands):



	2021
Operations related to real estate owned:
Revenue from operations	$	18,917
Operating expenses	(19,923)
Depreciation and amortization	(2,645)
Net loss from real estate owned	$	(3,651)