Related Party Transactions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Related Party Transactions
Related Party Transactions	Note 11 – Related Party Transactions Compensation and Services Agreement Pursuant to the compensation and services agreement with Majestic Property Management Corp. (“Majestic”), the Company pays fees to Majestic and Majestic provides to the Company the services of all affiliated executive, administrative, legal, accounting, clerical and property management personnel, as well as property acquisition, sale and lease consulting and brokerage services, consulting services with respect to mortgage financings and construction supervisory services. Majestic is wholly-owned by the Company’s vice-chairman and certain of the Company’s executive officers are officers of, and are compensated by, Majestic. The fee the Company pays Majestic is negotiated each year by Majestic and the Compensation and/or Audit Committees of the Company’s Board of Directors, and is approved by such committees and the independent directors. In consideration for the services described above, the Company paid Majestic $687,000 and $2,054,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and $667,000 and $1,996,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. Included in these fees are $307,000 and $915,000 of property management costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and $287,000 and $857,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. The property management fee portion of the compensation and services agreement is paid based on 1.5% and 2.0% of the rental payments (including tenant reimbursements) actually received by the Company from net lease tenants and operating lease tenants, respectively. The Company does not pay Majestic property management fees with respect to properties managed by third parties. Majestic credits against the fees due to it under the compensation and services agreement any management or other fees received by it from any joint venture in which the Company is a joint venture partner. The compensation and services agreement also provides for an additional payment to Majestic of $54,000 and $162,000 in each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, for the Company’s share of all direct office expenses, including rent, telephone, postage, computer services, internet usage and supplies. The Company does not pay any fees or expenses to Majestic for such services except for the fees described in this paragraph. Executive officers and others providing services to the Company under the compensation and services agreement were awarded shares of restricted stock and RSUs under the Company’s stock incentive plans (described in Note 14). The related expense charged to the Company’s operations was $483,000 and $1,332,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and $361,000 and $1,128,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. The fees paid under the compensation and services agreement (except for the property management fees which are included in Real estate expenses) and the costs of the stock incentive plans are included in General and administrative expense on the consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. Joint Venture Partners and Affiliates The Company paid an aggregate of $21,000 and $86,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and $30,000 and $112,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, to its consolidated joint venture partners or their affiliates (none of whom are officers, directors or employees of the Company) for property management fees, which are included in Real estate expenses on the consolidated statements of income. The Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures paid management fees of $39,000 and $135,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 , respectively, and $45,000 and $132,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, to the other partner of the venture, which reduced Equity in earnings of $19,000 and $67,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and $22,000 and $66,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. Other During 2018 and 2017, the Company paid quarterly fees of $69,000 to the Company’s chairman and $27,500 to the Company’s vice-chairman. These fees are included in General and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of income. The Company obtains its property insurance in conjunction with Gould Investors L.P. (“Gould Investors”), a related party, and reimburses Gould Investors annually for the Company’s insurance cost relating to its properties. Amounts reimbursed to Gould Investors were $912,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and $782,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. Included in Real estate expenses on the consolidated statements of income is insurance expense of $241,000 and $646,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and $204,000 and $551,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. The balance of the amounts reimbursed to Gould Investors represents prepaid insurance at September 30, 2018 and is included in Other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

Note 11 – Related Party Transactions

Compensation and Services Agreement

Pursuant to the compensation and services agreement with Majestic Property Management Corp. (“Majestic”), the Company pays fees to Majestic and Majestic provides to the Company the services of all affiliated executive, administrative, legal, accounting, clerical and property management personnel, as well as property acquisition, sale and lease consulting and brokerage services, consulting services with respect to mortgage financings and construction supervisory services. Majestic is wholly-owned by the Company’s vice-chairman and certain of the Company’s executive officers are officers of, and are compensated by, Majestic. The fee the Company pays Majestic is negotiated each year by Majestic and the Compensation and/or Audit Committees of the Company’s Board of Directors, and is approved by such committees and the independent directors.

In consideration for the services described above, the Company paid Majestic $687,000 and $2,054,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and $667,000 and $1,996,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. Included in these fees are $307,000 and $915,000 of property management costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and $287,000 and $857,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. The property management fee portion of the compensation and services agreement is paid based on 1.5% and 2.0% of the rental payments (including tenant reimbursements) actually received by the Company from net lease tenants and operating lease tenants, respectively. The Company does not pay Majestic property management fees with respect to properties managed by third parties. Majestic credits against the fees due to it under the compensation and services agreement any management or other fees received by it from any joint venture in which the Company is a joint venture partner. The compensation and services agreement also provides for an additional payment to Majestic of $54,000 and $162,000 in each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, for the Company’s share of all direct office expenses, including rent, telephone, postage, computer services, internet usage and supplies. The Company does not pay any fees or expenses to Majestic for such services except for the fees described in this paragraph.

Executive officers and others providing services to the Company under the compensation and services agreement were awarded shares of restricted stock and RSUs under the Company’s stock incentive plans (described in Note 14). The related expense charged to the Company’s operations was $483,000 and $1,332,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and $361,000 and $1,128,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.

The fees paid under the compensation and services agreement (except for the property management fees which are included in Real estate expenses) and the costs of the stock incentive plans are included in General and administrative expense on the consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.

Joint Venture Partners and Affiliates

The Company paid an aggregate of $21,000 and $86,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and $30,000 and $112,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, to its consolidated joint venture partners or their affiliates (none of whom are officers, directors or employees of the Company) for property management fees, which are included in Real estate expenses on the consolidated statements of income.

The Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures paid management fees of $39,000 and $135,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 , respectively, and $45,000 and $132,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, to the other partner of the venture, which reduced Equity in earnings of $19,000 and $67,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and $22,000 and $66,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.

Other

During 2018 and 2017, the Company paid quarterly fees of $69,000 to the Company’s chairman and $27,500 to the Company’s vice-chairman. These fees are included in General and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of income.

The Company obtains its property insurance in conjunction with Gould Investors L.P. (“Gould Investors”), a related party, and reimburses Gould Investors annually for the Company’s insurance cost relating to its properties. Amounts reimbursed to Gould Investors were $912,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and $782,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. Included in Real estate expenses on the consolidated statements of income is insurance expense of $241,000 and $646,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and $204,000 and $551,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. The balance of the amounts reimbursed to Gould Investors represents prepaid insurance at September 30, 2018 and is included in Other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.