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Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
Note 8. Related Party Transactions

Management Agreement

The Company entered into a Management Agreement with the Manager whereby the Manager is responsible for its day-to-day operations. The Management Agreement runs co-terminus with the amended and restated operating agreement for Terra Fund 5, which is scheduled to terminate on December 31, 2023 unless Terra Fund 5 is dissolved earlier. The following table presents a summary of fees paid and costs reimbursed to the Manager in connection with providing services to the Company that are included on the consolidated statements of operations:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2021202020212020
Origination and extension fee expense (1)
$975,598 $285,205 $1,573,612 $973,423 
Asset management fee1,420,1191,151,1663,733,358 3,321,125 
Asset servicing fee311,127258,860861,324 746,384 
Operating expenses reimbursed to Manager1,528,2231,719,7674,878,050 4,781,831 
Disposition fee (2)
342,50895,889657,196 391,833 
Total$4,577,575 $3,510,887 $11,703,540 $10,214,596 
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(1)Origination and extension fee expense is generally offset with origination and extension fee income. Any excess is deferred and amortized to interest income over the term of the loan.
(2)Disposition fee is generally offset with exit fee income and included in interest income on the consolidated statements of operations.

Origination and Extension Fee Expense

Pursuant to the Management Agreement, the Manager or its affiliates receives an origination fee in the amount of 1% of the amount used to originate, fund, acquire or structure real estate-related investments, including any third-party expenses related to such loans. In the event that the term of any real estate-related loan held by the Company is extended, the Manager also receives an extension fee equal to the lesser of (i) 1% of the principal amount of the loan being extended or (ii) the amount of fee paid to the Company by the borrower in connection with such extension.

Asset Management Fee

Under the terms of the Management Agreement, the Manager or its affiliates provides the Company with certain investment management services in return for a management fee. The Company pays a monthly asset management fee at an annual rate of 1% of the aggregate funds under management, which includes the loan origination price or aggregate gross acquisition price, as defined in the Management Agreement, for each real estate related loan and cash held by the Company.

Asset Servicing Fee

The Manager or its affiliates receives from the Company a monthly servicing fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the aggregate gross origination price or acquisition price, as defined in the Management Agreement, for each real estate-related loan held by the Company.

Transaction Breakup Fee

    In the event that the Company receives any “breakup fees,” “busted-deal fees,” termination fees, or similar fees or liquidated damages from a third-party in connection with the termination or non-consummation of any loan or disposition transaction, the Manager will be entitled to receive one-half of such amounts, in addition to the reimbursement of all out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by the Manager with respect to its evaluation and pursuit of such transactions. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company has not received any breakup fees.

Operating Expenses

The Company reimburses the Manager for operating expenses incurred in connection with services provided to the operations of the Company, including the Company’s allocable share of the Manager’s overhead, such as rent, employee costs, utilities, and technology costs.

Disposition Fee

Pursuant to the Management Agreement, the Manager or its affiliates receives a disposition fee in the amount of 1% of the gross sale price received by the Company from the disposition of any real estate-related loan, or any portion of, or interest in, any real estate-related loan. The disposition fee is paid concurrently with the closing of any such disposition of all or any portion of any real estate-related loan or any interest therein, which is the lesser of (i) 1% of the principal amount of the loan or debt-related loan prior to such transaction or (ii) the amount of the fee paid by the borrower in connection with such transaction. If the Company takes ownership of a property as a result of a workout or foreclosure of a loan, the Company will pay a disposition fee upon the sale of such property equal to 1% of the sales price.

Distributions Paid

For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company made distributions to Terra JV and Terra Offshore REIT totaling $3.9 million and $4.0 million, respectively, of which $3.9 million and $1.9 million were returns of capital, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company made distributions to Terra 5, Terra JV
and Terra Offshore REIT totaling $12.2 million and $17.3 million, respectively, of which $10.7 million and $12.0 million were returns of capital, respectively (Note 11).

Due to Manager

    As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, approximately $1.9 million and $1.3 million was due to the Manager, respectively, as reflected on the consolidated balance sheets, primarily related to the present value of the disposition fees on individual loans due to the Manager.

Merger and Issuance of Common Stock to Terra Offshore REIT

    As discussed in Note 3, on March 1, 2020, TPT2 merged with and into the Company with the Company continuing as the surviving company. In connection with the Merger, the Company issued 2,116,785.76 shares of common stock of the Company to Terra Fund 7, the sole stockholder of TPT2, as consideration in the Merger. In addition, on March 2, 2020, Terra Offshore REIT contributed cash and released obligations under the participation agreements to the Company (Note 3) in exchange for the issuance of 2,457,684.59 shares of common stock of the Company. As described in Note 3, Terra Fund 7 contributed the shares of the Company’s common stock received as consideration in the Merger to Terra JV and became a co-managing member of Terra JV pursuant to the JV Agreement. The JV Agreement and related stockholders agreement between Terra JV and the Company, dated March 2, 2020, provide for the joint approval of Terra Fund 5 and Terra Fund 7 with respect to certain major decisions that are taken by Terra JV and the Company. As of September 30, 2021, Terra JV owns 87.4% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock with the remainder held by Terra Offshore REIT, and Terra Fund 5 and Terra Fund 7 own an 87.6% and 12.4% interest, respectively, in Terra JV.

Mavik Real Estate Special Opportunities Fund, LP

On August 3, 2020, the Company entered into a subscription agreement with Mavik RESOF whereby the Company committed to fund up to $50.0 million to purchase limited partnership interests in Mavik RESOF. For more information on this investment, please see Note 5.

Terra International Fund 3, L.P.

    On September 30, 2019, Terra International Fund 3, L.P. (“Terra International 3”), through Terra Offshore REIT, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Terra International 3, contributed cash in the amount of $3.6 million to the Company in exchange for 212,691 shares of common stock, at a price of $17.02 per share. On April 29, 2020, the Company repurchased, at a price of $17.02 per share, the 212,691 shares of common stock that the Company had previously sold to Terra Offshore REIT on September 30, 2019.

Participation Agreements

In the normal course of business, the Company may enter into participation agreements with related parties, primarily other affiliated funds managed by the Manager, and to a lesser extent, unrelated parties (the “Participants”). The purpose of the participation agreements is to allow the Company and an affiliate to originate a specified loan when, individually, the Company does not have the liquidity to do so or to achieve a certain level of portfolio diversification. The Company may transfer portions of its investments to other Participants or it may be a Participant to a loan held by another entity.

ASC 860, Transfers and Servicing (“ASC 860”), establishes accounting and reporting standards for transfers of financial assets. ASC 860-10 provides consistent standards for distinguishing transfers of financial assets that are sales from transfers that are secured borrowings. The Company has determined that the participation agreements it enters into are accounted for as secured borrowings under ASC 860 (See “Participation interests” in Note 2 and “Obligations under Participation Agreements” in (Note 9).

Participation Interests Purchased by the Company

From time to time, the Company may purchase investments from affiliates pursuant to participation agreements. In accordance with the terms of each participation agreement, each Participant’s rights and obligations, as well as the proceeds received from the related borrower/issuer of the loan, are based upon their respective pro rata participation interest in the loan.
The table below lists the participation interests purchased by the Company pursuant to participation agreements as of December 31, 2020. There were no such purchased participation interests outstanding as of September 30, 2021.

December 31, 2020
Participating InterestsPrincipal BalanceCarrying Value
LD Milpitas Mezz, LP (1)
25.00%$4,250,000 $4,294,053 
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(1)On June 27, 2018, the Company entered into a participation agreement with Terra Income Fund 6, Inc. (“Terra Fund 6”) to purchase a 25% participation interest, or $4.3 million, in a $17.0 million mezzanine loan. This loan was repaid in full in May 2021.

Transfers of Participation Interest by the Company

    The following tables summarize the loans that were subject to participation agreements with affiliated entities and third-parties as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
Transfers Treated as Obligations Under Participation Agreements as of
September 30, 2021
Principal BalanceCarrying Value% TransferredPrincipal BalanceCarrying Value
14th & Alice Street Owner, LLC (1)
$38,871,218 $39,110,871 80.00 %$31,096,974 $31,237,324 
370 Lex Part Deux, LLC (2)
58,419,764 58,429,227 35.00 %20,446,917 20,446,917 
BW Property Owner LLC and BW 2
   Property Owner LLC (1)(2)(3)
52,000,000 52,464,277 90.38 %47,000,000 47,419,635 
RS JZ Driggs, LLC (2)
14,038,270 14,166,228 50.00 %7,022,341 7,086,349 
$163,329,252 $164,170,603 $105,566,232 $106,190,225 

Transfers Treated as Obligations Under Participation Agreements as of
December 31, 2020
Principal BalanceCarrying Value% TransferredPrincipal BalanceCarrying Value
14th & Alice Street Owner, LLC (1)
$32,625,912 $32,877,544 80.00 %$26,100,729 $26,211,548 
370 Lex Part Deux, LLC (2)
53,874,507 53,912,363 35.00 %18,856,078 18,856,077 
City Gardens 333 LLC (2)
28,303,628 28,307,408 14.00 %3,962,509 3,963,010 
Orange Grove Property Investors, LLC (2)(4)
10,600,000 10,701,924 80.00 %8,480,000 8,561,523 
RS JZ Driggs, LLC (2)
8,544,513 8,629,929 50.00 %4,272,257 4,314,965 
Stonewall Station Mezz LLC (2)(4)
10,442,567 10,537,512 44.00 %4,594,730 4,635,937 
The Bristol at Southport, LLC (1)(4)
23,500,000 23,682,536 21.28 %5,000,000 5,038,837 
$167,891,127 $168,649,216 $71,266,303 $71,581,897 
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(1)Participant is a third-party.
(2)Participant is Terra Fund 6, an affiliated fund advised by Terra Income Advisors, LLC, an affiliate of the Company’s sponsor and Manager.
(3)The participation interest was transferred to an affiliate and/or a third-party pursuant to a participation agreement in the second quarter of 2021.
(4)The obligation under participation agreement was repaid in 2021.

These investments are held in the name of the Company, but each of the Participant’s rights and obligations, including interest income and other income (e.g., exit fee, prepayment income) and related fees/expenses (e.g., disposition fees, asset management and asset servicing fees), are based upon their respective pro rata participation interest in such participated
investments, as specified in the respective participation agreement. The Participants’ share of the investments is repayable only from the proceeds received from the related borrower/issuer of the investments and, therefore, the Participants also are subject to credit risk (i.e., risk of default by the underlying borrower/issuer). Pursuant to the participation agreements with these entities, the Company receives and allocates the interest income and other related investment income to the Participants based on their respective pro rata participation interest. The Participants pay any expenses, including any fees to the Manager, only on their respective pro rata participation interest, subject to the terms of the respective governing fee arrangements.

Secured Borrowing

In March 2020, the Company entered into a financing transaction where a third-party purchased an A-note position. However, the sale of the A-note position did not qualify for sale accounting under ASC 860 and therefore, the gross amount of the loan remains in the consolidated balance sheets and the proceeds from the sale on the portion transferred are recorded as secured borrowing. Interest earned on the entire loan balance is recorded within “Interest income” and the interest related to the transferred interest is recorded within “Interest expense on secured borrowing” in the consolidated statements of operations.
The following table summarizes the loan that was transferred to a third-party that was accounted for as secured borrowing as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
Transfers Treated as Secured Borrowing as of September 30, 2021
Principal BalanceCarrying Value% TransferredPrincipal BalanceCarrying Value
Windy Hill PV Five CM, LLC$45,550,347 $45,813,408 69.11 %$31,477,882 $31,525,439 
$45,550,347 $45,813,408 $31,477,882 $31,525,439 

Transfers Treated as Secured Borrowing as of December 31, 2020
Principal BalanceCarrying Value% TransferredPrincipal BalanceCarrying Value
Windy Hill PV Five CM, LLC$26,454,910 $26,407,494 69.11 %$18,281,848 $18,187,663 
$26,454,910 $26,407,494 $18,281,848 $18,187,663