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Business and Structure
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Business and Structure
1.Business and Structure

 

Lightstone Value Plus REIT II, Inc. (“Lightstone REIT II”), is a Maryland corporation formed on April 28, 2008, which elected to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for United States (the “U.S.”) federal income tax purposes beginning with the taxable year ended December 31, 2009.

 

Lightstone REIT II is structured as an umbrella partnership REIT, or UPREIT, and substantially all of its current and future business will be conducted through Lightstone Value Plus REIT II LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”). As of June 30, 2026, Lightstone REIT II held an approximately 99% general partnership interest in the Operating Partnership’s common units.

 

Lightstone REIT II and the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the “Company” and the use of “we,” “our,” “us” or similar pronouns in these consolidated financial statements refers to Lightstone REIT II, its Operating Partnership or the Company as required by the context in which such pronoun is used.

 

Through the Operating Partnership, the Company owns and operates commercial properties and makes real estate-related investments. Since its inception, the Company has primarily acquired and operated commercial hospitality properties, principally consisting of limited-service-hotels all located in the U.S. Although the Company has historically acquired hotels, it has and may continue to purchase other types of real estate. Assets other than hotels may include, without limitation, office buildings, shopping centers, business and industrial parks, manufacturing facilities, single-tenant properties, multifamily residential properties, student housing properties, warehouses and distribution facilities and medical/life sciences office buildings. The Company’s real estate investments are held by it alone or jointly with other parties. In addition, the Company may invest up to 20% of its net assets in collateralized debt obligations, commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) and mortgage and mezzanine loans secured, directly or indirectly, by the same types of properties which it may acquire directly. Although most of its investments are these types, the Company may invest in whatever types of real estate or real estate-related investments that it believes are in its best interests. The Company evaluates all of its real estate investments as one operating segment. The Company currently intends to hold its investments until such time as it determines that a sale or other disposition appears to be advantageous to achieve its investment objectives or until it appears that the objectives will not be met.

 

As of June 30, 2026, the Company (i) majority owned and consolidated the operating results and financial condition of 10 limited-service hotels containing a total of 1,352 rooms, (ii) held an unconsolidated 48.6% membership interest in Brownmill, LLC (the “Brownmill Joint Venture”), an affiliated real estate entity that owns two retail properties, and (iii) held an unconsolidated 50% membership interest in LVP LIC Hotel JV LLC (the “Hilton Garden Inn Joint Venture”), an affiliated real estate entity that owns one limited-service hotel.

 

The Brownmill Joint Venture owns Browntown Shopping Center, located in Old Bridge, New Jersey, and Millburn Mall, located in Vauxhall, New Jersey. The Brownmill Joint Venture is between the Company and Lightstone Holdings LLC (“LGH”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Lightstone Group LLC (the “Sponsor”), and a related party. The Company and LGH have 48.6% and 51.4% membership interests in the Brownmill Joint Venture, respectively. The Hilton Garden Inn Joint Venture owns a 183-room, limited-service hotel (the “Hilton Garden Inn – Long Island City”) located in the Long Island City neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York City. The Hilton Garden Inn Joint Venture is between the Company and Lightstone Value Plus REIT III, Inc. (“Lightstone REIT III”), a related party REIT, which is sponsored by the Sponsor.

 

As of June 30, 2026, five of the Company’s consolidated limited-service hotels are held in LVP Holdco JV LLC (the “Hotel Joint Venture”), a joint venture formed between the Company and Lightstone Value Plus REIT I, Inc. (“Lightstone REIT I”), a related party REIT also sponsored by Sponsor. The Company and Lightstone REIT I have 97.5% and 2.5% membership interests in the Hotel Joint Venture, respectively. Additionally, as of June 30, 2026, one of the Company’s consolidated limited-service hotels also has ownership interests held by unrelated minority owners. The membership interests of Lightstone REIT I and the unrelated minority owners are accounted for as noncontrolling interests in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The Company’s advisor is Lightstone Value Plus REIT II LLC (the “Advisor”), which is majority owned by David Lichtenstein. On May 20, 2008, the Advisor contributed $2 to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 200 limited partner common units (“Common Units”) in the Operating Partnership. The Advisor also owns 20,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (“Common Shares”) which were issued on May 20, 2008 for $200, or $10.00 per share. Mr. Lichtenstein also is a majority owner of the equity interests of the Sponsor, which served as the Company’s sponsor during its initial public offering and follow-on offering (collectively, “the Offerings”), which terminated on August 15, 2012 and September 27, 2014, respectively. The Advisor, pursuant to the terms of an advisory agreement, together with the Company’s board of directors (the “Board of Directors”), is primarily responsible for making investment decisions on behalf of the Company and managing its day-to-day operations. Through his ownership and control of the Sponsor, Mr. Lichtenstein is the indirect owner and manager of Lightstone SLP II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Associate General Partner”), which owns 177 subordinated profits interests (“Subordinated Profits Interests”) in the Operating Partnership, which were acquired, at a cost of $100,000 per unit, or aggregate consideration of $17.7 million in connection with the Company’s Offerings. Mr. Lichtenstein also acts as the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. As a result, he exerts influence over but does not control Lightstone REIT II or the Operating Partnership.

 

The Company has no employees. The Company is dependent on the Advisor and certain affiliates of the Sponsor for performing a full range of services that are essential to it, including asset management, property management (excluding our hospitality properties, which are managed by unrelated third-party property managers) and acquisition, disposition and financing activities, and other general administrative responsibilities, such as tax, accounting, legal, information technology and investor relations services. If the Advisor and certain affiliates of the Sponsor are unable to provide these services to the Company, it would be required to provide the services itself or obtain the services from another party or other parties.

 

The Company’s Common Shares are not currently listed on any national securities exchange. The Company may seek to list its Common Shares for trading on a national securities exchange only if a majority of its independent directors believe listing them would be in the best interest of its stockholders. However, the Company does not intend to list its Common Shares at this time. The Company does not anticipate that there would be any active market for its Common Shares until they are listed for trading.

 

Noncontrolling Interests – Partners of the Operating Partnership

 

Limited Partner

 

On May 20, 2008, the Advisor contributed $2 to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 200 Common Units in the Operating Partnership. The Advisor has the right to convert its Common Units into cash or, at the Company’s option, an equal number of Common Shares. 

 

Associate General Partner

 

In connection with the Company’s Offerings, the Sponsor and LGH contributed (i) cash of $12.9 million and (ii) equity interests totaling 48.6% in the Brownmill Joint Venture, which were valued at $4.8 million, respectively, to the Operating Partnership in exchange for it issuing 177 Subordinated Profits Interests in the Operating Partnership to the Associate General Partner at a cost of $100,000 per unit, with an aggregate value of $17.7 million. 

 

As the indirect majority owner of the Associate General Partner, Mr. Lichtenstein is the beneficial owner of a 99% interest in such Subordinated Profits Interests and thus receives an indirect benefit from any distributions made in respect thereof.

 

These Subordinated Profits Interests may entitle the Associate General Partner to a portion of any regular distributions that the Company makes to its stockholders, but only after its stockholders have received a stated preferred return. Since the Company’s inception, the cumulative distributions declared and paid on the Subordinated Profits Interests were $7.9 million. However, there have been no distributions declared or paid on the Subordinated Profits Interests for any quarterly periods subsequent to the fourth quarter of 2019. Any future distributions on the Subordinated Profits Interests will always be subordinated until stockholders receive a stated preferred return.

 

The Subordinated Profits Interests may also entitle the Associate General Partner to a portion of any liquidating distributions made by the Operating Partnership. The value of such distributions will depend upon the net proceeds available for distribution upon the liquidation of the Company and, therefore, cannot be determined at the present time. Liquidating distributions to the Associate General Partner will always be subordinated until stockholders receive a distribution equal to their initial investment plus a stated preferred return.

Other Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Subsidiaries

 

Other noncontrolling interests consist of the (i) membership interest in the Hotel Joint Venture held by Lightstone REIT I and (ii) membership interests held by minority owners in one of the Company’s limited-service hotels.

 

Related Parties

 

The Company’s Sponsor, Advisor and their affiliates, including the Associate General Partner and LGH, are related parties of the Company as well as the other public REITs also sponsored and/or advised by these entities. Pursuant to the terms of various agreements, certain of these entities are entitled to compensation and reimbursement for services and costs incurred related to the investment, development, management and disposition of the Company’s assets. The compensation is generally based on the cost of acquired properties/investments and the annual revenue earned from such properties/investments, and other such fees and expense reimbursements as outlined in each of the respective agreements.

 

Current Environment

 

The Company’s operating results and financial condition are substantially impacted by the overall health of local, U.S. national and global economies and may be influenced by market and other challenges. Additionally, its business and financial performance may be adversely affected by current and future economic and other conditions; including, but not limited to, new and existing competition, inflation, the impact of tariffs and global trade disruptions, recessionary pressures, supply chain disruptions, wars and acts of war, geopolitical tensions, political upheaval or uncertainty, potential violence, civil unrest, criminal activity or terrorism, the availability and cost of comprehensive insurance coverage, the effects of climate change, environmental liabilities, natural and other disasters, security breaches and cybercrime, any disruptions in the financial markets that may adversely affect the availability or terms of financings, unfavorable changes in laws, ordinances and regulations, technological advances and challenges, such as the use and impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning, and loss of key relationships.

 

The Company’s overall performance depends in part on worldwide economic and geopolitical conditions and their impacts on consumer behavior. Worsening economic conditions, increases in costs due to inflation or tariffs, higher interest rates, labor and supply chain challenges, and other changes in economic conditions, could adversely affect the Company’s future results of operations and financial condition.