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Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefits
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Postemployment Benefits [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefits
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Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefits

Restricted Stock

On February 22, 2025, the Company granted a total of 30,924 shares of service-based restricted stock to its executive officers and other employees with an aggregate value of $0.8 million, which will vest ratably over a four-year period with the first vesting date being February 22, 2026, subject to the continued employment of the applicable executive officer or employee. The awards to the executive officers were made pursuant to their respective employment agreements.

On February 22, 2026, the Company granted a total of 39,472 shares of service-based restricted stock to its executive officers and other employees with an aggregate value of $1.1 million, which will vest ratably over a four-year period with the first vesting date being February 22, 2027, subject to the continued employment of the applicable executive officer or employee. The awards to the executive officers were made pursuant to their respective employment agreements.

LTIP Units

LTIP Units represent limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership, an entity through which the Company conducts its business, and are structured to qualify as “profits interests” for federal income tax purposes. Awards of LTIP Units shall be valued by

reference to our common stock. When issued, LTIP Units do not have full parity, on a per unit basis, with the Common Units. To the extent they receive sufficient allocations of book gain for tax purposes, the LTIP Units can over time achieve full parity with Common Units, at which time vested LTIP Units will be converted into Common Units on a one-for-one basis. Vested LTIP Units that have not achieved full parity with Common Units may also convert into Common Units on a less than a one-for-one basis based on relative capital accounts. Regular and other non-liquidating distributions will be made by the Operating Partnership with respect to unvested LTIP Units as provided in the applicable award agreement for such units. Each Common Unit acquired upon conversion of a vested LTIP Unit may be presented, at the election of the holder, for redemption for cash equal to the market price of a share of common stock of the Company, except that the Company may, at its election, acquire each Common Unit so presented for one share of common stock, subject to certain adjustments. Generally, LTIP Units entitle the holder to receive distributions from the Operating Partnership that are equivalent to the dividends and distributions that would be made with respect to the number of shares of common stock underlying such LTIP Units, though receipt of such distributions may be delayed or made contingent on vesting.

On February 22, 2025, the CEO was granted service-based LTIP Units pursuant to his employment agreement with a value of $0.8 million, which equated to 32,391 LTIP Units, which will vest ratably over a three-year period with the first vesting date being February 22, 2026, subject to his continued employment. On February 22, 2026, the CEO and an executive officer were granted service-based LTIP Units pursuant to their employment agreements with a value of $3.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, which equated to 122,373 LTIP Units and 5,740 LTIP Units, respectively, which will vest ratably over a three-year period and four-year period, respectively, with the first vesting date being February 22, 2027, subject to their continued employment. The grant values were equal to the market value of the Company’s common stock at the dates of the grants.

Non-Cash Compensation Expense

The amounts recorded in general and administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the amortization of all of the outstanding stock-based awards and LTIP Units for the three month periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

Non-Cash Compensation Expense

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

March 31, 2025

 

Restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and Restricted stock awards ("RSAs")

 

$

1,504

 

 

$

2,296

 

Service-based LTIP Units

 

 

363

 

 

 

379

 

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Awards (“PRSAs”)

 

 

317

 

 

 

132

 

Performance-Based LTIP Units (“PB LTIPs”)

 

 

787

 

 

 

787

 

  Total non-cash compensation expense

 

$

2,971

 

 

$

3,594