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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

The accompanying audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, the Company’s subsidiaries and joint ventures in which the Company has a controlling interest. For consolidated joint ventures, the non-controlling partner’s share of the assets, liabilities and operations of the joint ventures is included in non-controlling interests as equity of the Company. The non-controlling partner’s interest is generally computed as the joint venture partner’s ownership percentage. Certain of the joint ventures formed by the Company provide the other partner a profits interest based on certain return hurdles being achieved. Any profits interest due to the other partner is reported within non-controlling interests.

 

In determining whether the Company has a controlling financial interest in a partially owned entity and the requirement to consolidate the accounts of that entity, the Company considers whether the entity is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and whether it is the primary beneficiary. The Company is the primary beneficiary of a VIE when it has (i) the power to direct the most significant activities impacting the economic performance of the VIE and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits significant to the VIE. The Operating Partnership is considered to be a VIE. The Company consolidates the Operating Partnership because it has the ability to direct the most significant activities of the entity such as purchases, dispositions, financings, budgets, and overall operating plans. The Company meets the VIE disclosure exemption criteria, as the Company’s interest in the Operating Partnership is considered a majority voting interest. Where the Company does not have the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance, the Company’s interest for those partially owned entities are accounted for using the equity method of accounting.

The Company has a DST Program to raise capital through private placement offerings by selling beneficial interests (the “DST Interests”) in specific DSTs holding real properties. Under the DST Program, each private placement offers interest in one or more DST Properties. DST Properties may be sourced from properties currently owned by the Operating Partnership or newly acquired properties. The underlying interest of real properties sold to investors pursuant to such private placements are leased-back to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership on a long-term basis through January 2, 2031, unless sooner terminated pursuant to master lease agreements. These master lease agreements are fully guaranteed by the Operating Partnership in the form of demand notes capitalizing the lessee. Additionally, the Operating Partnership retains a fair market value purchase option giving it the right, but not the obligation, to acquire the interests in the DSTs from the investors at a later time in exchange for Operating Partnership units.

Under the master lease agreements, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the Operating Partnership is responsible for subleasing the property to occupying tenants and all underlying costs associated with operating the property and is responsible for paying rent to the DST that owns such property. For financial reporting purposes (and not for income tax purposes), the sale of the DST Properties is accounted for as a failed sale-leaseback transaction and, as a result, the DST Properties are included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. The master lease agreements are absolute leases, pursuant to which the master tenant will pay the stated rent and will be responsible for paying leasing costs, operating expenses, real estate taxes, special assessments, sales and use taxes, utilities, insurance and repairs for maintenance related to the DST Properties.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company held two properties through the DST Program and the total investments in real estate, net associated with the DST Properties was $163.0 million. There were no properties held through the DST Program as of December 31, 2023.

The Company has determined that the DST entities are VIEs. The Company has determined that it is the primary beneficiary of these VIEs. As a result, these DST entities are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. As of December 31, 2024, the total liabilities of the Company’s consolidated VIEs, excluding the Operating Partnership, were $0.1 billion. Such amounts are included on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. There were no assets of the Company’s consolidated VIEs as of December 31, 2024, due to certain intercompany eliminations upon consolidation. There were no assets or liabilities in the consolidated VIEs, excluding the Operating Partnership, as of December 31, 2023.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the balance sheet. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents represent cash held in banks, cash on hand, and liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. The Company may have bank balances in excess of federally insured amounts; however, the Company deposits its cash and cash equivalents with high credit-quality institutions to minimize credit risk exposure.

Restricted Cash

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash consists of cash received for subscriptions prior to the date in which the subscriptions are effective, amounts in escrow related to real estate taxes and insurance in connection with mortgages at certain of the Company’s properties, and tenant security deposits. The Company’s restricted cash pertaining to subscriptions received in advance is held primarily in a bank account controlled by the Company’s transfer agent but in the name of the Company.

Investments in Real Estate

Investments in Real Estate

In accordance with the guidance for business combinations, the Company determines whether the acquisition of a property qualifies as a business combination, which requires that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed constitute a business. If the property acquired is not a business, the Company accounts for the transaction as an asset acquisition. All property acquisitions to date have been accounted for as asset acquisitions.

 

Upon the acquisition of a property, the Company assesses the fair value of acquired tangible and intangible assets (including land, buildings, tenant improvements, “above-market” and “below-market” leases, acquired in-place leases, other identified intangible assets and assumed liabilities) and allocates the purchase price to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities. The Company assesses and considers fair value based on estimated cash flow projections that utilize discount and/or capitalization rates that it deems appropriate, as well as other available market information. Estimates of future cash flows are based on a number of factors including the historical operating results, known and anticipated trends and market and economic conditions. The Company capitalizes acquisition-related costs associated with asset acquisitions.

The fair value of the tangible assets of an acquired property considers the value of the property as if it were vacant. The Company also considers an allocation of purchase price of other acquired intangibles, including acquired in-place leases that may have a customer relationship intangible value, including (but not limited to) the nature and extent of the existing relationship with the tenants, the tenants’ credit quality and expectations of lease renewals. Based on its acquisitions to date, the Company’s allocation to customer relationship intangible assets has not been material.

The cost of buildings and improvements includes the purchase price of the Company’s properties and any acquisition-related costs, along with any subsequent improvements to such properties.

The Company’s investments in real estate are stated at cost and are generally depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:

 

Description

 

Depreciable Life

Building

 

30 - 42 years

Building and land improvements

 

5 - 30 years

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

 

1 - 10 years

Lease intangibles and leasehold improvements

 

Shorter of useful life or lease term

 

Repairs and maintenance are expensed to operations as incurred and are included in Property operating expenses on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. Significant improvements to properties are capitalized. When assets are sold or retired, their costs and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts with the resulting gains or losses reflected in net income or loss for the period.

The Company records acquired above-market and below-market leases at their fair values (using a discount rate which reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) equal to the difference between (1) the contractual amounts to be received pursuant to each in-place lease and (2) management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for each corresponding in-place lease, measured over a period equal to the remaining term of the lease for above-market leases and the initial term plus the term of any below-market fixed rate renewal options for below-market leases. Other intangible assets acquired include amounts for in-place lease values that are based on the Company’s evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenant’s lease. Factors to be considered include estimates of carrying costs during hypothetical expected lease-up periods considering current market conditions, and costs to execute similar leases. In estimating carrying costs, the Company includes real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses and estimates of lost rentals at market rates during the expected lease-up periods, depending on local market conditions. In estimating costs to execute similar leases, the Company considers leasing commissions, legal and other related expenses.

The amortization of acquired above-market and below-market leases is recorded as an adjustment to Rental revenue on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. The amortization of in-place leases is recorded as an adjustment to Depreciation and amortization expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

Certain of the Company’s investments in real estate are subject to a ground lease, for which a lease liability and corresponding right-of-use (“ROU”) asset were recognized. The Company calculates the amount of the lease liability and ROU asset by taking the present value of the remaining lease payments, and adjusting the ROU asset for any existing straight-line ground rent liability and acquired ground lease intangibles. The Company’s estimated incremental borrowing rate of a loan with a similar term as the ground lease was used as the discount rate. The lease liability is included as a component of Other liabilities and the related ROU asset is recorded as a component of Investments in real estate, net on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Impairment of Investments in Real Estate

 

The Company’s management reviews its real estate properties for impairment each quarter or when there is an event or change in circumstances that indicates an impaired value. If the carrying amount of the real estate investment is no longer recoverable and exceeds the fair value of such investment, an impairment loss is recognized. The impairment loss is recognized based on the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its fair value. The evaluation of anticipated future cash flows is highly subjective and is based in part on assumptions regarding future occupancy, rental rates and capital requirements that could differ materially from actual results. Since cash flows on real estate properties considered to be “long-lived assets to be held and used” are considered on an undiscounted basis to determine whether an asset has been impaired, the Company’s strategy of holding properties over the long term decreases the likelihood of recording an impairment loss. If the Company’s strategy changes or market conditions otherwise dictate an earlier sale date, an impairment loss may be recognized and such loss could be material to the Company’s results. If the Company determines that an impairment has occurred, the affected assets must be reduced to their fair value. Impairment charges are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recognized an aggregate $150.4 million of impairment charges related predominantly to multifamily properties and, to a lesser extent, one hospitality property and one industrial property. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recognized an aggregate of $188.8 million of impairment charges related predominantly to single-family rental properties and, to a lesser extent, two hospitality properties, in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. The estimated fair values of the impaired properties held as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, were primarily based on recently completed sales transactions, letters of intent, or non-binding purchase and sales contracts. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company did not recognize any impairment charges on investments in real estate.

Properties Held-for-Sale

Properties Held-for-Sale

The Company classifies the assets and liabilities related to its investments in real estate as held-for-sale when a sale is probable to occur within one year. The Company considers a sale to be probable when a binding contract has been executed, the buyer has posted a non-refundable deposit, and there are limited contingencies to closing. The Company records held-for-sale investments in real estate at the lower of depreciated cost or fair value, less estimated closing costs. Held-for-sale assets and liabilities are presented within Other assets and Other liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2024, 11 multifamily properties and one hospitality property met the criteria to be classified as held-for-sale. As of December 31, 2023, there were no real estate investments that met the criteria to be classified as held-for-sale.

Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures

Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures

Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently adjusted for equity in earnings and cash contributions and distributions. Under the equity method of accounting, the net equity investment of the Company is reflected within the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the Company’s share of net income or loss from the joint ventures is included within the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. The joint venture agreements may designate different percentage allocations among investors for profits and losses; however, the Company’s recognition of joint venture income or loss generally follows the joint venture’s distribution priorities, which may change upon the achievement of certain investment return thresholds. The Company’s investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are reviewed for impairment quarterly and the Company records impairment charges when events or circumstances change indicating that a decline in the fair values below the carrying values has occurred and such decline is other-than-temporary. The ultimate realization of the investment in unconsolidated joint ventures is dependent on a number of factors, including the performance of each investment and market conditions. During the periods presented, no such impairment occurred.

Investments in Real Estate Debt

Investments in Real Estate Debt

The Company’s investments in real estate debt consists of loans secured by real estate and real estate-related securities. The Company classifies its real estate-related securities as trading securities and record such investments at fair value. As such, the resulting unrealized gains and losses of such securities are recorded as a component of Income from investments in real estate debt, net on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company’s real estate-related debt securities portfolio was completely disposed of.

The Company elected the fair value option (“FVO”) for its loans secured by real estate. As such, the resulting unrealized gains and losses of such loans are recorded as a component of Income from investments in real estate debt, net on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

Interest income from the Company’s investments in real estate-related debt securities is recognized over the life of each investment using the effective interest method and is recorded on the accrual basis. Recognition of premiums and discounts associated with these investments is deferred and recorded over the term of the investment as an adjustment to yield. Upfront costs and fees related to items for which the FVO is elected shall be recognized in earnings as incurred and not deferred. Such items are recorded as components of Income from investments in real estate debt on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

Derivative Instruments

Derivative Instruments

The Company uses derivative financial instruments such as interest rate caps, interest rate swaps and foreign currency swaps to manage risks from fluctuations in exchange rates and interest rates.

The Company records its derivatives on its Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value and such amounts are included as a component of Other assets or Other liabilities. Any changes in the fair value of these derivatives are recorded as components of Other (expense) income, net on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

Foreign Currency

Foreign Currency

The Company’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar. Nonmonetary assets and liabilities are translated at historical rates and monetary assets and liabilities are translated at exchange rates in effect at the end of the reporting period. Income statement accounts are translated at average rates for the reporting period. Gains and losses from translation of foreign denominated transactions into U.S. dollars are included in current results of operations. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are also included in current results of operations. The effects of translating the assets, liabilities and income of the Company’s foreign investments held by entities with functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar are included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. Aggregate foreign currency transaction gains (losses) included in operations totaled ($41.1) million, $14.8 million and ($49.5) million for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. These amounts are recorded as a component of Other (expense) income, net in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. Cumulative translation adjustments arising from the translation of non-U.S. dollar denominated assets and liabilities are recorded in Other comprehensive (loss) income.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

Under normal market conditions, the fair value of an investment is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). Additionally, there is a hierarchal framework that prioritizes and ranks the level of market price observability used in measuring investments at fair value. Market price observability is impacted by a number of factors, including the type of investment and the characteristics specific to the investment and the state of the market place, including the existence and transparency of transactions between market participants. Investments with readily available active quoted prices or for which fair value can be measured from actively quoted prices generally will have a higher degree of market price observability and a lesser degree of judgment used in measuring fair value.

Investments measured and reported at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following levels within the fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 — quoted prices are available in active markets for identical investments as of the measurement date. The Company does not adjust the quoted price for these investments.

Level 2 — quoted prices are available in markets that are not active or model inputs are based on inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable as of the measurement date.

Level 3 — pricing inputs are unobservable and include instances where there is minimal, if any, market activity for the investment. These inputs require significant judgment or estimation by management or third parties when determining fair value and generally represent anything that does not meet the criteria of Levels 1 and 2. Due to the inherent uncertainty of these estimates, these values may differ materially from the values that would have been used had a ready market for these investments existed.

Valuation of assets and liabilities measured at fair value

The Company’s investments in real estate debt are reported at fair value. The Company’s investments in real estate debt include commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”). The Company generally determines the fair value of its CMBS investments by utilizing third-party pricing service providers. In determining the value of a particular investment, the pricing service providers may use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models to determine the reported price. The pricing service providers’ internal models for real estate-related securities usually consider the attributes applicable to a particular class of security (e.g., credit rating or seniority), current market data, and estimated cash flows for each class and incorporate deal collateral performance such as prepayment speeds and default rates, as available.

 

Certain of the Company’s investments in real estate debt include loans secured by real estate, such as its term loans, which may not have readily available market quotations. In such cases, the Company will generally determine the initial value based on the origination amount or acquisition price of such investment if acquired by the Company or the par value of such investment if originated by the Company. Following the initial measurement, the Company will determine fair value by utilizing or reviewing certain of the following inputs (i) market yield data, (ii) discounted cash flow modeling, (iii) collateral asset performance, (iv) local or macro real estate performance, (v) capital market conditions, (vi) debt yield or loan-to-value ratios, and (vii) borrower financial condition and performance.

During the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, the Company recorded net unrealized gains (losses) on its investments in real estate debt securities of $5.3 million, $10.0 million, and ($18.3) million, respectively. The Company’s securities portfolio was completely disposed of by June 30, 2024. Such amounts are recorded as a component of Income from investments in real estate debt, net on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

The Company’s derivative financial instruments are reported at fair value. The Company’s interest rate swap agreements are valued using a discounted cash flow analysis based on the terms of the contract and the forward interest rate curve adjusted for the Company’s non-performance risk. The Company’s interest rate cap positions are valued using models developed by the respective counterparty as well as third party pricing service providers that use as their basis readily observable market parameters (such as forward yield curves and credit default swap data).

The fair values of the Company’s foreign currency forward contracts are determined by comparing the contracted forward exchange rate to the current market exchange rate. The current market exchange rates are determined by using market spot rates, forward rates and interest rate curves for the underlying instruments.

The fair values of the Company’s financial instruments (other than investments in real estate debt, mortgage notes, credit facilities, unsecured line of credit and derivative instruments), including cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and other financial instruments, approximate their carrying or contract value. The Company utilizes a discounted cash flow model to value its loans secured by real estate (considering loan features, credit quality of the loans and includes a review of market yield data, collateral asset performance, local and macro real estate performance, capital market conditions, debt yield, loan-to-value ratios, borrower financial condition and performance, among other factors). The Company continuously monitors and assesses the credit quality of individual loans including the review of delinquency and loan-to-value ratios on its loans secured by real estate. Such loans have floating interest rates with market terms and there are no underlying credit quality issues as of December 31, 2024.

The following table details the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis ($ in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in real estate debt

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

852,461

 

 

$

852,461

 

 

$

 

 

$

201,070

 

 

$

1,388,280

 

 

$

1,589,350

 

Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

368,871

 

 

 

 

 

 

368,871

 

 

 

 

 

 

554,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

554,263

 

Total

 

$

 

 

$

368,871

 

 

$

852,461

 

 

$

1,221,332

 

 

$

 

 

$

755,333

 

 

$

1,388,280

 

 

$

2,143,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

$

 

 

$

9,505

 

 

$

 

 

$

9,505

 

 

$

 

 

$

46,178

 

 

$

 

 

$

46,178

 

Total

 

$

 

 

$

9,505

 

 

$

 

 

$

9,505

 

 

$

 

 

$

46,178

 

 

$

 

 

$

46,178

 

 

The following table details the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs ($ in thousands):

 

 

 

Investments in
Real Estate Debt

 

Balance as of December 31, 2023

 

$

1,388,280

 

          Dispositions

 

 

(438,092

)

Included in net loss

 

 

 

      Foreign currency exchange

 

 

(93,260

)

          Realized losses on dispositions

 

 

(4,418

)

          Unrealized loss

 

 

(49

)

Balance as of December 31, 2024

 

$

852,461

 

 

The following table contains the quantitative inputs and assumptions used for items categorized in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy ($ in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Valuation Technique

 

Unobservable Inputs

 

Weighted Average

 

Impact to Valuation from an Increase in Input

Investments in real estate debt

 

$

852,461

 

 

Discounted Cash Flow

 

Discount Rate

 

9.5%

 

Decrease

 

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Valuation Technique

 

Unobservable Inputs

 

Weighted Average

 

Impact to Valuation from an Increase in Input

Investments in real estate debt

 

$

1,388,280

 

 

Discounted Cash Flow

 

Discount Rate

 

9.7%

 

Decrease

 

Valuation of assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis

Certain of the Company’s assets are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments, such as when there is evidence of impairment, and therefore measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. The Company reviews its real estate properties for impairment each quarter or when there is an event or change in circumstances that indicates an impaired value.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recognized an aggregate $150.4 million of impairment charges related predominantly to multifamily properties and, to a lesser extent, one hospitality property and one industrial property. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recognized an aggregate of $188.8 million of impairment charges related predominantly to single-family rental properties and, to a lesser extent, two hospitality properties, in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company did not recognize any impairment charges on investments in real estate.

As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the estimated fair value of the Company’s remaining impaired assets was $856.1 million and $53.8 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the carrying value of the Company’s remaining impaired assets was $855.6 million and $53.0 million, respectively. The estimated fair values of the impaired properties held as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, were primarily based on recently completed sales transactions, letters of intent, or non-binding purchase and sales contracts. These inputs are considered Level 2 inputs for purposes of the fair value hierarchy. There are inherent uncertainties in making these estimates such as current and future macroeconomic conditions.

 

Valuation of liabilities not measured at fair value

Fair value of the Company’s indebtedness is estimated by modeling the cash flows required by the Company’s debt agreements and discounting them back to the present value using an appropriate discount rate. Additionally, the Company considers current market rates and conditions by evaluating similar borrowing agreements with comparable loan-to-value ratios and credit profiles. The inputs used in determining the fair value of the Company’s indebtedness are considered Level 3. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the fair value of the Company’s mortgage notes, secured credit facilities, and secured financings on investments in real estate debt was approximately $423.3 million and $390.9 million below the outstanding principal balance, respectively.

Deferred Charges

Deferred Charges

The Company’s deferred charges include financing and leasing costs. Deferred financing costs include legal, structuring and other loan costs incurred by the Company for its financing agreements. Deferred financing costs related to the Company’s mortgage notes are recorded as an offset to the related liability and amortized over the term of the applicable financing instruments as interest expense. Deferred financing costs related to the Company’s credit facilities and its unsecured line of credit are recorded as a component of Other assets on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and amortized over the term of the applicable financing agreement. Deferred leasing costs incurred in connection with new leases, which consist primarily of brokerage commissions, are recorded as a component of Other assets on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and amortized over the life of the related lease.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company commences revenue recognition on its leases based on a number of factors, including the initial determination that the contract is or contains a lease. Generally, all of the Company’s contracts are, or contain leases, and therefore revenue is recognized when the lessee takes possession of or controls the physical use of the leased assets. In most instances this occurs on the lease commencement date. At the inception or acquisition of a lease, including new leases that arise from amendments, the Company assesses the terms and conditions of the lease to determine the proper lease classification.

A lease is classified as an operating lease if none of the following criteria are met: (i) ownership transfers to the lessee at the end of the lease term, (ii) the lessee has a purchase option that is reasonably expected to be exercised, (iii) the lease term is for a major part of the economic life of the leased property, (iv) the present value of the future lease payments and any residual value guaranteed by the lessee that is not already reflected in the lease payments equals or exceeds substantially all of the fair value of the leased property, and (v) the leased property is of such a specialized nature that it is expected to have no future alternative use to the Company at the end of the lease term. If one or more of these criteria are met, the lease will generally be classified as a sales-type lease, unless the lease contains a residual value guarantee from a third party other than the lessee, in which case it would be classified as a direct financing lease under certain circumstances in accordance with ASC 842, Leases.

The Company’s rental revenue primarily consists of fixed contractual base rent arising from tenant leases at the Company’s properties under operating leases. Revenue under operating leases that are deemed probable of collection, is recognized as revenue on a straight-line basis over the non-cancelable terms of the related leases. For leases that have fixed and measurable rent escalations, the difference between such rental income earned and the cash rent due under the provisions of the lease is recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s Hospitality revenue consists of room revenue and food and beverage revenue. Room revenue is recognized when the related room is occupied and other hospitality revenue is recognized when the service is rendered. For leases that are deemed not probable of collection, revenue is recorded as the lesser of (i) the amount which would be recognized on a straight-line basis or (ii) cash that has been received from the tenant, with any tenant and deferred rent receivable balances charged as a direct write-off against rental income in the period of the change in the collectability determination.

Certain of the Company’s contracts contain nonlease components (e.g., charges for management fees, common area maintenance, and reimbursement of third-party maintenance expenses) in addition to lease components (i.e., monthly rental charges). Services related to nonlease components are provided over the same period of time as, and billed in the same manner as, monthly rental charges. The Company elected to apply the practical expedient available under ASC 842, for all classes of assets, not to segregate the lease components from the nonlease components when accounting for operating leases. Since the lease component is the predominant component under each of these leases, combined revenues from both the lease and nonlease components are accounted for in accordance with ASC 842 and reported as Rental revenues in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

In connection with its investments, the Company has utilized loan programs designed to encourage housing development. The proceeds from these loans are governed by restrictive covenants. For certain housing development loans, so long as the Company remains in compliance with the covenants and program requirements, the loans will be forgiven in equal annual installments until the loans are discharged in full. The Company treats these loans as deferred income and records them as a component of Other liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, deferred income related to these loans amounted to $3.4 million and $3.4 million, respectively. As the loan balances are reduced during the compliance period, the Company will record income associated with the discharge of the loans as a component of Other revenue in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. For each of the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, Other revenue related to these loans amounted to $0.8 million.

Other revenues and interest income are recorded on an accrual basis.

Organization and Offering Expenses

Organization and Offering Expenses

Organization costs are expensed as incurred and recorded as a component of General and administrative expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss and offering costs are charged to equity as such amounts are incurred.

The Advisor advanced $7.3 million of organization and offering expenses on behalf of the Company (including legal, accounting, and other expenses attributable to the organization, but excluding upfront selling commissions, dealer manager fees and stockholder servicing fees) through December 21, 2019, the first anniversary of the date on which the proceeds from escrow were released. The Company reimbursed the Advisor for all such advanced expenses ratably over a 60 month period, which commenced in January 2020, and these amounts were fully reimbursed as of December 31, 2024. These organization and offering costs were recorded as a component of Due to affiliates on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023.

 

Starwood Capital, L.L.C. (the “Dealer Manager”), a registered broker-dealer affiliated with the Advisor, serves as the dealer manager for the Company’s public offering. The Dealer Manager is entitled to receive selling commissions and dealer manager fees based on the transaction price of each applicable class of shares sold in the primary offering. The Dealer Manager is also entitled to receive a stockholder servicing fee based on the aggregate net asset value (“NAV”) of the Company’s outstanding Class T shares, Class S shares and Class D shares.

The following table details the selling commissions, dealer manager fees, and stockholder servicing fees for each applicable share class as of December 31, 2024:

 

 

 

Common
Stock
Class T

 

Common
Stock
Class S

 

Common
Stock
Class D

 

Common
Stock
Class I

Selling commissions and dealer manager fees
   (% of transaction price)

 

up to 3.5%

 

up to 3.5%

 

up to 1.5%

 

Stockholder servicing fee (% of NAV)

 

0.85%

 

0.85%

 

0.25%

 

 

For Class T shares sold in the primary offering, investors will pay upfront selling commissions of up to 3.0% of the transaction price and upfront dealer manager fees of 0.5% of the transaction price, however such amounts may vary at certain participating broker-dealers, provided that the sum will not exceed 3.5% of the transaction price. For Class S shares sold in the primary offering, investors will pay upfront selling commissions of up to 3.5% of the transaction price. For Class D shares sold in the primary offering, investors will pay upfront selling commissions of up to 1.5% of the transaction price.

The Dealer Manager is entitled to receive stockholder servicing fees of 0.85% per annum of the aggregate NAV for Class S shares and Class T shares. For Class T shares such stockholder servicing fee includes, a representative stockholder servicing fee of 0.65% per annum, and a dealer stockholder servicing fee of 0.20% per annum, of the aggregate NAV for the Class T shares, however, with respect to Class T shares sold through certain participating broker-dealers, the representative stockholder servicing fee and the dealer stockholder servicing fee may be other amounts, provided that the sum of such fees will always equal 0.85% per annum of the NAV of such shares. For Class D shares the Dealer Manager is entitled to a stockholder servicing fee equal to 0.25% per annum of the aggregate NAV for the Class D shares. There is no stockholder servicing fee with respect to Class I shares.

The Dealer Manager has entered into agreements with the selected dealers distributing the Company’s shares in the Company’s public offering, which provide, among other things, for the re-allowance of the full amount of the selling commissions and dealer manager fees received and all or a portion of the stockholder servicing fees to such selected dealers. The Company will cease paying the stockholder servicing fee with respect to any Class T share, Class S share or Class D share sold in the primary offering at the end of the month in which the total selling commissions, dealer manager fees and stockholder servicing fees paid with respect to the shares held by such stockholder within such account would exceed 8.75% (or, in the case of Class T shares sold through certain participating broker-dealers, a lower limit as set forth in any applicable agreement between the Dealer Manager and a participating broker-dealer) of the gross proceeds from the sale of such share (including the gross proceeds of any shares issued under the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan with respect thereto). The Company will accrue the full cost of the stockholder servicing fee as an offering cost at the time each Class T, Class S and Class D share is sold during the offering. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had accrued $262.3 million and $301.0 million, respectively, of stockholder servicing fees related to shares sold and recorded such amount as a component of Due to affiliates on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), for federal income tax purposes, beginning with its taxable year ended December 31, 2019. As long as the Company qualifies for taxation as a REIT, it generally will not be subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax on its net taxable income that is currently distributed to its stockholders. A REIT is subject to a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that it currently distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income (subject to certain adjustments) to its stockholders. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT in a taxable year, without the benefit of certain relief provisions, it will be subject to federal and state income tax on its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates. Even if the Company qualifies for taxation as a REIT, it may also be subject to certain federal, state, local, and foreign taxes on its income and assets, including (i) taxes on any undistributed income, (ii) taxes related to its taxable REIT subsidiaries (TRSs), and (iii) certain state or local income taxes. The Company and the Operating Partnership’s tax returns for three years from the date filed are subject to examination.

 

The Company has formed wholly-owned subsidiaries to function as TRSs and filed TRS elections, together with such subsidiaries, with the Internal Revenue Service. In general, a TRS may perform additional services for the Company’s tenants and generally may engage in any real estate or non-real estate-related business other than management or operation of a lodging facility or a health care facility. The TRSs are subject to taxation at the federal, state, local, and foreign levels, as applicable, at regular corporate tax rates. The Company accounts for applicable income taxes by utilizing the asset and liability method. As such, the Company records deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences resulting from the difference between the carrying value of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. A valuation allowance for deferred tax assets is provided if the Company believes all or some portion of the deferred tax asset may not be realized.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has a framework to implement a global minimum corporate tax of 15% for companies with global revenues and profits above certain thresholds (referred to as “Pillar 2”), with certain aspects of Pillar 2 effective January 1, 2024 and other aspects effective January 1, 2025. While it is uncertain whether the United States will enact legislation to adopt Pillar 2, certain foreign jurisdictions where the Company owns real estate assets has adopted legislation. The Company does not expect Pillar 2 to have a material impact on the Company’s effective tax rate or the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized an income tax expense of ($10.1) million, ($5.0) million and ($2.1) million, respectively, within Other (expense) income, net in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded a net deferred tax liability of $35.5 million and $30.7 million, respectively, primarily due to assumed capital gains from three European investments, within Other liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

As of December 31, 2024, net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards for federal, state and foreign income tax purposes totaled $93.2 million, and are primarily driven by dispositions of residential rental units within one of the Company’s TRSs and valuation adjustments in certain foreign jurisdictions. Although the federal NOL carryforwards do not expire, the Company has recorded full valuation allowances against certain deferred tax assets for which the Company believes it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize a benefit from these in future taxable years.

Net Loss per Share

Net Loss per Share

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to stockholders for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. All classes of common stock are allocated net loss at the same rate per share and receive the same gross distribution per share. Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to stockholders for the period by the weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding (unless their effect is antidilutive) for the period. There are no common share equivalents outstanding that would have a dilutive effect as a result of the net loss, and accordingly, the weighted average number of common shares outstanding is identical for both basic and diluted shares for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022.

The restricted stock grants of Class I shares held by the Company’s independent directors are not considered to be participating securities because they do not contain non-forfeitable rights to distributions. As a result, there is no impact of these restricted stock grants on basic and diluted net loss per common share until the restricted stock grants have fully vested.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-07”). The amendments are intended to increase reportable segment disclosure requirements primarily through enhanced disclosures of significant segment expenses that are readily provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) and included in segment profit or loss and disclosure of the title and position of the CODM and how the CODM uses the reported segment measures in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. ASU 2023-07 is effective on a retrospective basis for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 retrospectively as of January 1, 2024. Refer to Note 15 “Segment Reporting” for the impact of the adoption of this standard. The adoption of ASU 2023-07 did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2024-03, “Income Statement — Reporting Comprehensive Income — Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses” (“ASU 2024-03”), which requires disclosure of certain costs and expenses on an interim and annual basis in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The guidance is to be applied either (1) prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date or (2) retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this standard on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.