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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt

10. DEBT

Notes payable consisted of the following:

 

 

 

December 31,

2018

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

Construction revolvers

 

$

2,220

 

 

$

7,237

 

Development and acquisition notes

 

 

10,290

 

 

 

9,533

 

Mezzanine notes

 

 

 

 

 

3,253

 

Line of credit

 

 

13

 

 

 

2,123

 

Secured-other

 

 

909

 

 

 

1,069

 

Total secured notes

 

 

13,432

 

 

 

23,215

 

Unsecured financing, net of unamortized

   deferred financing charges of $0 and $55

 

 

595

 

 

 

1,285

 

Notes payable, unsecured, net of $0.8 and $2.0

   million discount and unamortized deferred

   financing charges, respectively

 

 

4,903

 

 

 

14,893

 

Total notes payable

 

$

18,930

 

 

$

39,393

 

 

As of December 31, 2018, maturities of our borrowings, net of discounts and unamortized deferred financing costs, are as follows:

 

2019

 

$

6,664

 

2020

 

 

6,312

 

2021

 

 

4,437

 

2022

 

 

1,483

 

2023 and thereafter

 

 

34

 

Total

 

$

18,930

 

 

See Note 21 for further discussion on repayments subsequent to December 31, 2018.

Construction, development and mezzanine debt—secured

The Company enters into secured acquisition and development loan agreements to purchase and develop land parcels. In addition, the Company enters into secured construction loan agreements for the construction of its real estate inventories. The loans are repaid with proceeds from home closings based upon a specific release price, as defined in each respective loan agreement.

The Company had $2.2 million and $7.3 million of outstanding secured construction borrowings as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Interest rates charged under these facilities include the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and prime rate pricing options, subject to minimum interest rate floors. At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the weighted average interest rate on the Company’s outstanding construction revolving facility was 5.7% and 4.7%, respectively. The secured debt facilities have maturity dates ranging from March 15, 2020 to July 31, 2020, including extensions subject to certain conditions. 

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had approximately $10.3 million and $9.5 million, respectively, of aggregate acquisition and development loans outstanding  The acquisition and development loans have maturity dates ranging from March 15, 2019 to July 25, 2021, including auto extension subject to certain conditions and bear interest at a rate based on LIBOR and Prime Rate pricing options, with interest rate floors ranging from 4.25% to 5.5%. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the weighted average interest rates were 6.6% per annum and 7.1% per annum, respectively.

During 2018, the Company had a mezzanine loan that is being used to finance the development of the Momentum | Shady Grove Metro project. This mezzanine loan was paid in full prior to June 30, 2018. The maximum principal commitment amount of this loan was $1.1 million, of which $1.2 million of principal and accrued interest was outstanding at December 31, 2017. This financing carried an annual interest rate of 12% of which 6% is paid on a monthly basis with the remaining 6% being accrued and paid at maturity.

During 2018, the Company also had a mezzanine loan that was being used to finance the development of finished lots at its Richmond Station project located in Prince William County, Virginia. This mezzanine loan was paid in full prior to September 30, 2018. The maximum principal commitment amount of this loan was $2.0 million, of which $2.0 million of principal and accrued interest was outstanding at December 31, 2017. This financing carried an annual interest rate of 12% annually.  

Line of credit – secured

During 2018, the Company utilized a secured revolving line of credit with a maximum capacity of $3.0 million, which was paid in full prior to September 30, 2018. As of December 31, 2017, $2.1 million was outstanding under this revolving line of credit. This line of credit was secured by the first priority security interest in the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and guaranteed by our Chief Executive Officer. The Company used this line of credit to finance the predevelopment related expenses and deposits for current and future projects and carried a variable interest rate tied to a one-month LIBOR plus 3.25% per annum, with an interest rate floor of 5.0%. At December 31, 2017, the interest rate was 5.00%. This line of credit also called for the Company to adhere to financial covenants such as minimum net worth and minimum liquidity, measured quarterly and minimum EBITDA, as defined in the agreement, measured on a twelve-month basis.

Additionally, during 2018, the Company opened a secured line of credit, with a maximum capacity of $0.2 million. Interest charged on this line of credit is based on the prime rate plus 2.50%. As of December 31, 2018, there was $13 thousand of principal and interest outstanding on this line of credit, and the interest rate was 6.75%.

Secured – other

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had one secured loan related to Comstock Environmental. The loan was used to finance the acquisition of Comstock Environmental, and carries a fixed interest rate of 6.5%, and has a maturity date of October 17, 2022. At December 31, 2018 and 2017, this financing had an outstanding balance of $0.9 million and $1.1 million, respectively. This financing is secured by the assets of Comstock Environmental and is guaranteed by our Chief Executive Officer.

Unsecured notes

During 2018 the Company the company paid in full a 10-year unsecured note with a bank. At December 31, 2017, the Company had $0.6 million outstanding. Interest was charged on this financing at LIBOR plus 2.2%. At December 31, 2017, the interest rate was 3.6%.

As of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had one unsecured seller-financed promissory note with an outstanding balance of $0.6 million. This financing carries an annual interest rate of LIBOR plus 3% and has a maturity date of July 17, 2022. At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the interest rate was 6.0% and 4.6%, respectively. Additionally, as of December 31, 2017, the Company had another unsecured seller financed promissory note, which was paid in full prior to September 30, 2018. As of December 31, 2017, $0.1 million was outstanding. This financing carried an annual interest rate of the prime rate plus 5%. At December 31, 2017, the interest rate was 9.5%.

Notes payable to affiliate—unsecured

Comstock Growth Fund

On October 17, 2014, Comstock Growth Fund (“CGF”) entered into a subscription agreement with Comstock Development Services (“CDS”), pursuant to which CDS purchased membership interests in CGF for a principal amount of $10.0 million (the “CGF Private Placement”). Other purchasers who subsequently purchased interests in the private placement included members of the Company’s management and board of directors and other third party accredited investors for an additional principal amount of $6.2 million.

On October 17, 2014, the Company entered into an unsecured promissory note with CGF whereby CGF made a loan to the Company in the initial principal amount of $10.0 million and a maximum amount available for borrowing of up to $20.0 million with a three-year term. On December 18, 2014, the loan agreement was amended and restated to provide for a maximum capacity of $25 million. On May 23, 2018, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Exchange and Subscription Agreement (the “Membership Exchange Agreement”), together with a revised promissory note agreement, in which a note (“CGF Note”) with an outstanding principal and accrued interest balance of $7.7 million was exchanged for 1,482,300 shares of the Company’s Series C Non-Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share and a stated liquidation value of $5.00 per share (the “Series C Preferred Stock”), issued by the Company to Comstock Development Services, LLC (“CDS”), a Company wholly owned by our Chief Executive Officer. The Company exchanged the preferred equity for 91.5% of CDS membership interest in the Comstock Growth Fund promissory note. Concurrently, the face amount of the CGF Note was reduced to $5.7 million as of the Effective Date. The loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 10% per annum. Interest payments will be made monthly in arrears. There is a principal curtailment requirement of 10% annually based on the average outstanding balance for the prior year. The Company is the administrative manager of CGF but does not own any membership interests. The Company had approximately $4.9 million and $11.3 million of outstanding borrowings and accrued interest under the CGF loan, net of discounts, as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017 the interest rate was 10.0% and 11.9% per annum, respectively. The maturity date for the CGF loan is April 16, 2019.

During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company made interest payments of $0.6 million and $1.6 million, respectively.

During the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company did not make principal payments to CGF. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company made principal payments to CGF of $1.5 million.

Comstock Growth Fund II

On December 29, 2015, the Company entered into a revolving line of credit promissory note with Comstock Growth Fund II (“CGF II”) whereby CGF II made a loan to the Company in the initial principal amount of $5.0 million and a maximum amount available for borrowing of up to $10.0 million with a two-year term, which may be extended an additional year. The interest rate is 10% per annum, and interest payments will be accrued and paid in kind monthly for the first year, and then paid current monthly in arrears beginning December 31, 2016. Effective December 31, 2017, the CGF II loan was extended one year to December 31, 2018. On May 23, 2018, Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. (“Comstock” , “CHCI” or the “Company”) entered into a Note Exchange and Subscription Agreement (the “Note Exchange Agreement”) in which a note (“CGF2 Note”) with an outstanding principal and accrued interest balance of $3.7 million was exchanged for 738,390 shares of the Company’s Series C Non-Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share and a stated liquidation value of $5.00 per share (the “Series C Preferred Stock”), issued by the Company to Comstock Growth Fund II, L.C. (“CGF2”), a Company wholly owned by our Chief Executive Officer. The CGF2 Note was cancelled in its entirety effective as of the Effective Date. As a result of the conversion of the CGF & CGF2 notes, the Company recognized a gain of $3.7 million, which was recorded in ‘Additional paid-in capital’ in the consolidated balance sheet net of an income tax benefit of $0.9 million which was recorded in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2018. Refer to Note 12 – Fair Value Disclosures for further information regarding the assumptions and methods utilized in determining the fair value of the Preferred Stock issued. As of December 31, 2017, $3.6 million was outstanding in principal and accrued interest under the CGF II loan.