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Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures  
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

 

Note 7 — Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

 

On April 5, 2018, an unconsolidated joint venture sold its building and a portion of its land, located in Savannah, Georgia for $2,600,000, net of closing costs. The Company’s 50% share of the gain from this sale was $71,000, which is included in Equity in earnings from sale of unconsolidated joint venture property on the consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018. The unconsolidated joint venture retained approximately five acres of land at this property.

 

At June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company’s five unconsolidated joint ventures each owned and operated one property.  The Company’s equity investment in such unconsolidated joint ventures at such dates totaled $11,214,000 and $10,723,000, respectively.  In addition to the equity in earnings from the sale of property of $71,000 in 2018, the Company recorded equity in earnings of $348,000 and $543,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, and $206,000 and $451,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively. Included in equity in earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 is $110,000 related to the discontinuance of hedge accounting on a mortgage swap related to an unconsolidated joint venture property, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that was sold in July 2018 (see below and Note 14).

 

At June 30, 2018, MCB is the Company’s joint venture partner in one of these unconsolidated joint ventures in which the Company has an equity investment of $8,408,000.

 

On July 31, 2018, an unconsolidated joint venture sold its property located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for approximately $12,800,000, net of closing costs and paid off the related $6,970,000 mortgage. The Company anticipates its 50% share of the gain from this sale will be approximately $2,000,000, which will be recognized in the three months ending September 30, 2018.