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Real Estate Owned
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Real Estate [Abstract]  
Real Estate Owned

Note 5 – Real Estate Owned

Real Estate Owned, Held for Investment

As of June 30, 2024, assets and liabilities related to real estate owned, held for investment consisted of three properties: the D.C. Hotel, a full-service luxury hotel in Washington, D.C., the Brooklyn Development, a multifamily development property located in downtown Brooklyn, NY, and the Atlanta Hotel, a hotel in Atlanta, GA.

D.C. Hotel

On May 24, 2021, we acquired legal title to the D.C. hotel, which previously secured two subordinate loans, through a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure. In accordance with ASC 805, we consolidated the hotel's assets and liabilities at their respective fair values. Refer to "Note 3 – Fair Value Disclosure" for full discussion of non-recurring fair value measurements.

As of March 1, 2022, the hotel assets, comprised of land, building, furniture, fixtures, and equipment ("FF&E"), and accumulated depreciation (collectively "REO Fixed Assets"), and liabilities met the criteria to be classified as held for sale under ASC Topic 360, "Property, Plant, and Equipment" ("ASC 360"). Accordingly, as of March 1, 2022, we ceased recording depreciation on the building and FF&E on the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

As of March 1, 2023, due to market conditions, we curtailed active marketing efforts, and reclassified the REO Fixed Assets and liabilities from real estate owned, held for sale to real estate owned, held for investment, net. In accordance with ASC 360, the REO Fixed Assets were reclassified to their carrying value before they were initially classified as held for sale in March of 2022, and all other assets and liabilities were reclassified to the corresponding line items on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Upon reclassification, we recorded $4.0 million of depreciation expense, representing the amount that would have been recorded had the asset remained as held for investment, and included this amount within Depreciation and amortization on real estate owned on our condensed consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2023. No realized gain or loss was recorded in connection with this reclassification.

As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the value of net real estate assets related to the D.C. Hotel was $158.5 million and $152.4 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2024, our net real estate assets included depreciable assets of $79.9 million, net of $7.9 million in accumulated depreciation, attributable to the building, and $5.7 million, net of $4.6 million in accumulated depreciation, attributable to FF&E. As of December 31, 2023, our net real estate assets included depreciable assets of $80.5 million, net of $6.6 million in accumulated depreciation, attributable to the building, and $6.1 million, net of $3.8 million in accumulated depreciation, attributable to FF&E.

During the three months ended June 30, 2024, we obtained a $73.7 million mortgage secured by the D.C. Hotel. The mortgage includes an interest rate of term one-month SOFR + 3.00% and current maturity of July 2026, with an option to extend for one year, contingent upon meeting certain conditions. The mortgage agreement contains covenants requiring our unencumbered liquidity be greater than $10.0 million and our net worth be greater than $200.0 million. Under these covenants, our General CECL Allowance is added back to our net worth calculation.

The carrying value of the mortgage included within debt related to real estate owned, held for investment, net on our condensed consolidated balance sheet was $72.3 million, net of $1.4 million in deferred financing costs. To manage our exposure to variable cash flows on our borrowings under this mortgage, we entered into an interest rate cap on June 13, 2024. As of June 30, 2024, the fair value of the interest rate cap was de minimis. Refer to "Note 11 - Derivatives" for full detail.

We recorded net profit from hotel operations of $4.8 million and $5.9 million for three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and net profit of $5.7 million and $3.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.

Brooklyn Development

In 2015, we originated a $122.2 million multifamily development commercial mortgage loan secured by an assemblage of properties in downtown Brooklyn, NY. In 2020, the loan went into default, and we recorded a $30.0 million Specific CECL Allowance, due to the deterioration of market conditions attributable to COVID-19. As a result of improved market conditions, we reversed $20.0 million of Specific CECL Allowance during the second quarter of 2021. In the second quarter of 2022, we

reversed the remaining $10.0 million Specific CECL Allowance as a result of market rent growth and value created from development activities at the underlying property.

On August 3, 2022, we acquired legal title of the property through a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure and accounted for the asset acquisition in accordance with ASC 805. At that time, our amortized cost basis in the commercial mortgage loan was $226.5 million. We recorded the real estate assumed at a fair value of $270.1 million based on the market value of the property as of the date of acquisition. We recognized a realized gain of $43.6 million, recorded within realized gain (loss) on investments on our condensed consolidated statement of operations, which reflects the difference between the fair value of the property and the carrying value of the loan at the time of acquisition. The non-recurring fair value measurement was classified as Level III within the fair value hierarchy due to the use of significant unobservable inputs, including comparable sales of similar properties in the market. We capitalized construction and financing costs of $39.9 million and $77.4 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and $15.2 million and $29.1 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, our cost basis in the property was $451.6 million and $374.2 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, our cost basis included construction costs of $230.4 million and $152.9 million, respectively. There is no depreciation recorded while the property is under development.

Upon taking title, we concurrently contributed the property to a joint venture with a third-party real estate developer. The entity was deemed to be a VIE, of which we were determined to be the primary beneficiary. Through our wholly owned subsidiaries, we hold a 100% equity ownership interest in the joint venture and our partner is only entitled to profit upon achievement of certain returns under our joint venture agreement. Concurrently with taking title to the property, we obtained $164.8 million in construction financing on the property. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the carrying value of the construction financing included within debt related to real estate owned, held for investment, net on our condensed consolidated balance sheets was $163.1 million, net of $2.6 million in deferred financing costs and $161.6 million, net of $3.2 million in deferred financing costs, respectively.

The construction financing includes a maximum commitment of $388.4 million, an interest rate of SOFR +2.55%, and current maturity of August 2026, with an option to extend for one year, contingent upon meeting certain conditions. The construction financing agreement contains covenants requiring our unencumbered liquidity be greater than $100.0 million and our net worth be greater than $600.0 million. Under these covenants, our General CECL Allowance is added back to our net worth calculation. As of both June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we were in compliance with these covenants.

To manage our exposure to variable cash flows on our borrowings under this construction financing, we entered into an interest rate cap on September 26, 2023. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the fair value of the interest rate cap was $0.7 million and $1.4 million, respectively, and recorded within derivative assets, net on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Refer to "Note 11 - Derivatives" for full detail.

Atlanta Hotel

In March 2017, we originated a first mortgage loan secured by the Atlanta Hotel. During the second quarter of 2022, due to slower than expected recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, we deemed the borrower to be experiencing financial difficulty. Accordingly, we ceased accruing interest on the loan and recorded a $7.0 million Specific CECL Allowance.

During the fourth quarter of 2022, we wrote off the $7.0 million previously recorded Specific CECL Allowance and reduced the principal balance of the loan which was recorded as a realized loss within net realized loss on investments in our December 31, 2022 consolidated statement of operations.

On March 31, 2023, we acquired legal title of the Atlanta Hotel through a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure and determined the fair value of net real estate assets to be $75.0 million in accordance with ASC 820. The fair value of the real estate owned is categorized within Level III of the fair value hierarchy set forth by ASC 820 and includes the use of significant unobservable inputs. See "Note 3 - Fair Value Disclosure" for discussion of our non-recurring fair value measurements. Additionally, we recognized a realized loss of $4.8 million, recorded within net realized loss on investments on our condensed consolidated statement of operations. The realized loss represents the difference between the original loan's amortized cost and the fair value of the net assets acquired.

During the three months ended June 30, 2023, we received an unsolicited offer from a third party to purchase the Atlanta Hotel. As of June 30, 2023, the hotel's assets and liabilities met the criteria to be classified as held for sale under ASC 360. In accordance with ASC 360, we ceased recording depreciation on the building and FF&E on the condensed consolidated statement of operations and we have reclassified assets and liabilities from their respective condensed consolidated balance sheet line items to Assets related to real estate owned, held for sale and Liabilities related to real estate owned, held for sale.

As of March 31, 2024, we determined the sale of the Atlanta Hotel to a third party, from whom we received an unsolicited offer, to be no longer probable, and we are not actively marketing the property for sale to other potential buyers. As such, the Atlanta Hotel no longer met the criteria to be classified as held for sale under ASC 360. In accordance with ASC 360, the REO Fixed Assets were reclassified to their carrying value before classifying as held for sale in June of 2023. On the date of reclassification, March 31, 2024, we recorded $3.6 million in depreciation, representing the amount that would have been recorded had the asset remained as held for investment. All other assets and liabilities were reclassified to the corresponding line items on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. No realized gain or loss was recorded in connection with this reclassification.

As of June 30, 2024, the value of net real estate assets related to the Atlanta Hotel was $69.9 million. As of June 30, 2024, our net real estate assets included depreciable assets of $46.2 million, net of $3.9 million in accumulated depreciation, attributable to the building, and $6.7 million, net of $2.1 million in accumulated depreciation, attributable to FF&E. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, we recorded net profit/(loss) from the hotel's operations of $0.2 million and ($1.6) million, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, we recorded $1.4 million of net income from the hotel's operations.

As of December 31, 2023, the hotel's assets and liabilities were classified as held for sale, and the value of net real estate assets related to the Atlanta Hotel was $75.4 million. As of December 31, 2023, our net real estate assets included depreciable assets of $49.4 million, net of $0.8 million in accumulated depreciation, attributable to the building, and $8.0 million, net of $0.4 million in accumulated depreciation, attributable to FF&E.