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Real Estate Activity
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Real Estate [Abstract]  
Real Estate Activity Real Estate Activity
At December 31, 2025 and 2024, our real estate investment is comprised of the following:
December 31,
20252024
Land$113,357 $104,076 
Building and improvements500,292 375,430 
Tenant improvements20,388 16,629 
Construction in progress56,163 140,046 
   Total cost690,200 636,181 
Less accumulated deprecation(87,769)(78,793)
Total real estate$602,431 $557,388 
We incurred depreciation expense of $11,851, $11,662 and $12,887 for the years ending December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Construction Activities
Construction in progress consists of the development of Windmill Farms and the costs associated with our ground-up development projects.
Windmill Farms is a collection of freshwater districts ("Districts") in Kaufman County Texas that is being developed into single family lots ("Lots"), multifamily properties and retail properties. In connection with the project, we develop the infrastructure in Windmill Farms, including roads, water and sewer, to facilitate the sale of Lots to home builders for construction of single family homes. We receive reimbursement of the infrastructure costs ("District Receivables") through the issuance of municipal bonds by the Districts. As of December 31, 2025, we have $55,693 in District Receivables included in other assets (See Note 11Other Assets) and $46,895 of Lot development costs included in construction in progress.
We have entered into several development agreements with Pillar (See Note 13Related Party Transactions) to develop multifamily properties ("Development Projects"). Each Development Project is funded in part by a construction loan (See Note 12Mortgages and Other Notes Payable).
The following is a summary of the total projected and incurred costs of the Development Projects as of December 31, 2025:
ProjectUnitsLocationTotal Project CostTotal Project Cost Incurred
Alera240 Lake Wales, FL$55,330 $55,394 
Bandera Ridge216 Temple, TX49,603 48,082 
Merano216 McKinney, TX51,910 48,971 
Mountain Creek234 Dallas, TX49,971 9,268 
906$206,814 $161,715 
During the year ended December 31, 2025, we expended $68,995 in the construction of the Development Projects, which was funded in part by $63,781 in borrowing from our construction loans. As of December 31, 2025, we have substantially completed the construction of Alera, Bandera Ridge and Merano and transferred the costs associated with those projects to land and building improvements.
Disposition of assets
Gain (loss) on real estate transactions consists of the following:
For the Year Ended
December 31,
202520242023
Land(1)$4,720 $1,095 $188 
Residential properties(2)12,204 — — 
Other(3)3,064 (25,084)(2,111)
$19,988 $(23,989)$(1,923)

(1)Includes the sale of lots related to our investment in Windmill Farms and other land holdings.
(2)On October 10, 2025, we sold Villas at Bon Secour, a 200 unit multifamily property in Gulf Shores, Alabama for $28,000, resulting in a gain on sale of $12,204. We used the proceeds to pay off the $18,767 mortgage note payable on the property and for general corporate purposes.
(3)Includes the sale of our joint venture interest in Milano (See Note 10 - Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures) and the write-off of development costs. On October 31, 2024, we paid $23,400 to resolve all claims and disputes with David Clapper and entities related to Mr. Clapper (collectively, “Clapper"). These claims originally involved a transaction in 1998 in which we were to acquire eight multifamily properties from Clapper.