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Real Estate
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Real Estate [Abstract]  
Real Estate

Note 4—Real Estate

Real estate consists of:

 

                 
    First
Quarter-End
2012
    Year-End
2011
 
    (In thousands)  

Entitled, developed and under development projects

  $ 414,325     $ 383,026  

Undeveloped land

    81,078       80,076  

Commercial and income producing properties

               

Carrying value

    137,716       129,220  

Accumulated depreciation

    (27,836     (26,955
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net carrying value

    109,880       102,265  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 605,283     $ 565,367  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Included in entitled, developed and under development projects are the estimated costs of assets we expect to convey to utility and improvement districts of $63,573,000 at first quarter-end 2012 and $61,526,000 at year-end 2011, including $34,802,000 included in both first quarter-end 2012 and year-end 2011 related to our Cibolo Canyons project near San Antonio, Texas. These costs relate to water, sewer and other infrastructure assets we have submitted to utility or improvement districts for approval and reimbursement. We submitted for reimbursement to these districts $2,296,000 in first quarter 2012 and $1,800,000 in first quarter 2011. We collected $108,000 from these districts in first quarter 2012 and $36,000 in first quarter 2011. We expect to collect the remaining amounts billed when these districts achieve adequate tax bases to support payment.

Also included in entitled, developed and under development projects is our investment in the resort development owned by third parties at our Cibolo Canyons project. At first-quarter-end 2012, we have $35,368,000 invested in the resort development.

In first quarter 2012, entitled, developed and under development projects increased by $31,891,000 as result of our acquisition of certain residential and mixed-use projects from CL Realty and Temco. Please read Note 3 for additional information.

At first quarter-end 2012, commercial and income producing properties primarily represents our investment in a 401 unit multifamily property in Houston with a carrying value of $46,344,000, a 413 guest room hotel in Austin with a carrying value of $20,844,000 and a 289 unit multifamily project in Austin, currently under construction, with a carrying value of $21,193,000. In first quarter 2012, we invested $7,765,000 in construction costs associated with this property and the estimated cost to complete construction is approximately $9,343,000.

Depreciation expense, primarily related to commercial and income producing properties, was $882,000 in first quarter 2012 and $879,000 in first quarter 2011 and is included in other operating expenses.