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Investments in Real Estate Ventures
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Investments in Real Estate Ventures Investments in Real Estate Ventures
The Company's material unconsolidated investments in real estate ventures are recorded on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value. The following table summarizes these investments (in thousands):
December 31,
Description20212020
Investors X$1,484 $5,147 
The Hartford1,211 1,160 
BLVD 442,007 — 
Total$4,702 $6,307 
Investors X
On April 30, 2019, the Company entered into a Master Transfer agreement with CP Real Estate Services, LC (“CPRES”), formerly Comstock Development Services, LC, an entity wholly owned by the Company’s CEO, Christopher Clemente, which entitled the Company to priority distribution of residual cash flow from its Class B membership interest in Comstock Investors X, L.C. ("Investors X"), an unconsolidated variable interest entity that owns the Company's residual homebuilding operations. As of December 31, 2021, the residual cash flow primarily relates to anticipated returns of cash backing outstanding letters of credit and cash collateral posted for land development work performed by subsidiaries owned by Investors X. The cash will be released as bond release work associated with these projects is completed. In addition, a subsidiary of Investors X is undergoing a re-zoning from commercial to residential and the Company will be entitled to 50% of the profit from the anticipated residential lot sales after re-zoning and land development work is completed. Expected future cash flows include contractually fixed revenues and expenses, as well as estimates for future revenues and expenses where contracts do not currently exist. These estimates are based on prior experience as well as comparable, third-party data. See Note 14 for further information.
The Hartford
In December 2019, the Company partnered with Comstock Partners, LC (“Partners”), an entity that is controlled by our CEO, and wholly-owned by Mr. Clemente and certain family members, to acquire a Class-A office building immediately adjacent to Clarendon Station on Metro’s Orange Line in Arlington County’s premier transit-oriented office market, the Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor. Built in 2003, the 211,000 square foot mixed-use Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (“LEED”) GOLD building is approximately 76% leased to multiple high-quality tenants. In February 2020, the Company arranged for DivcoWest to purchase a majority ownership stake in the Hartford Building and secured a $87 million loan facility from MetLife. As part of the transaction, the Company entered into asset management and property management agreements to manage the property. Fair value is determined using an income approach and sales comparable approach models. As of December 31, 2021, the Company’s ownership interest in the Hartford was 2.5%.
BLVD Forty Four
In October 2021, the Company entered into a joint venture with Partners to acquire BLVD Forty Four, a 15-story, luxury high-rise apartment building located one block from the Rockville Metro Station and in the heart of the I-270 Technology and Life Science Corridor in Montgomery County. Built in 2015, the 263-unit mixed use property includes approximately 16,000 square feet of
retail and a commercial parking garage. In connection with the transaction, the Company received an acquisition fee and will also receive investment related income and incentive fees in connection with its equity interest in the asset. The Company also provides asset, residential, retail and parking property management services for the property in exchange for market rate fees. The Company considers BLVD Forty Four to be a variable interest entity upon which it exercises significant influence; however, considering key factors such as the Company’s ownership interest and participation in policy-making decisions by majority equity holders, the Company concluded that it does not control the investment. As of December 31, 2021, the Company’s ownership interest in BLVD Forty Four was 5%.
The following table below summarizes the activity of the Company’s unconsolidated investments in real estate ventures that are reported at fair value (in thousands):
Balance as of December 31, 2019$8,421 
Investments— 
Distributions(1,921)
Change in fair value(193)
Balance as of December 31, 20206,307 
Investments2,058 
Distributions(3,522)
Change in fair value(141)
Balance as of December 31, 2021$4,702 
In addition, the Company has a joint venture with Superior Title Services, Inc. ("STS") to provide title insurance to its clients. The Company records this co-investment using the equity method of accounting and adjusts the carrying value of the investment for its proportionate share of net income and distributions. The carrying value of the STS investment is recorded in "other assets" on the Company's consolidated statement of balance sheets. The Company's proportionate share of net income and distributions are recorded in other income (expense) and were $0.1 million and immaterial for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
The following tables summarize the combined financial information for our unconsolidated investments in real estate ventures accounted for at fair value or under the equity method (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
Combined Statements of Operations:20212020
Revenue$17,670 $24,009 
Operating income (loss)8,878 8,097 
Net income (loss)(316)(737)