Basis of presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are unaudited and include the accounts of the Company, including the Operating Partnership and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures required for annual consolidated financial statements have been condensed or excluded pursuant to SEC rules and regulations. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. In the opinion of management, all adjustments of a normal and recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements for the interim periods have been made.

 

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, including the Operating Partnership and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Company presents the portion of any equity it does not own but controls (and thus consolidates) as noncontrolling interest. Noncontrolling interest in the Company includes the LTIP Units that have been granted to the Company’s and Advisor’s directors, officers and employees and the OP Units held by third parties. Refer to Note 5 – “Stockholders’ Equity” and Note 7 – “Stock-Based Compensation” for additional information regarding the OP Units and LTIP Units.

 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and footnotes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Investment in Real Estate

 

Real estate and related assets are recorded at cost and stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Renovations, replacements and other expenditures that improve or extend the life of assets are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Expenditures for ordinary maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the buildings, which are generally between 23 and 50 years, tenant improvements, which are generally between  one and 19 years, and site improvements, which are generally between  three  and 14 years.

Leases

 

See Note 8 – “Leases” for policies and related disclosures with respect to the Company’s leases as both a lessor and a lessee in accordance with the new lease standard Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842 “Leases” (“ASC Topic 842”) that was implemented by the Company on January 1, 2019.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

The Company considers all demand deposits, cashier’s checks, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Amounts included in restricted cash represent (1) certain security deposits received from tenants at the inception of their leases; (2) cash required to be held by a third-party lender as a reserve for debt service; and (3) funds held by the Company that were received from certain tenants that the Company collected to pay specific tenant expenses, such as real estate taxes and insurance, on the tenant’s behalf (“tenant reimbursements”).

The following table provides a reconciliation of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash that sums to the total of those amounts at the end of the periods presented on the Company’s accompanying Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

 

Tenant Receivables

 

The tenant receivables balance as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was $3,559 and $2,905, respectively. The balance as of March 31, 2019 consisted of $1,162 in funds owed from the Company’s tenants for rent that the Company had earned but had not yet received, and $1,289 in tenant reimbursements owed to the Company. Additionally, the balance as of March 31, 2019 included a $1,000 receivable for a loan that was made to one of the Company’s tenants and $108 in miscellaneous receivables. The balance as of December 31, 2018 consisted of $783 in funds owed from the Company’s tenants for rent that the Company had earned but had not yet received, and $1,062 in tenant reimbursements owed to the Company. Additionally, the balance as of December 31, 2018 included a $1,000 receivable for a loan that was made to one of the Company’s tenants and $60 in miscellaneous receivables.

Escrow Deposits

 

The escrow deposits balance as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was $3,296 and $1,752, respectively. Escrow deposits include funds held in escrow to be used for the acquisition of properties in the future and for the payment of taxes, insurance, and other amounts as stipulated by the Company’s Cantor Loan, as hereinafter defined.

Deferred Assets

The deferred assets balance as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was $10,358 and $9,352, respectively. The balance as of March 31, 2019 consisted of $10,072 in deferred rent receivables resulting from the recognition of revenue from leases with fixed annual rental escalations on a straight-line basis and $286 of other deferred costs. The balance as of December 31, 2018 consisted of $8,706 in deferred rent receivables resulting from the recognition of revenue from leases with fixed annual rental escalations on a straight-line basis and $646 of other deferred costs.

 

Other Assets

 

Other assets primarily includes the Company’s right of use asset and capitalized costs related to the Company’s property acquisitions. Costs that are incurred prior to the completion of the acquisition of a property are capitalized if all of the following conditions are met: (a) the costs are directly identifiable with the specific property, (b) the costs would be capitalized if the property were already acquired, and (c) acquisition of the property is probable. These costs are included with the value of the acquired property upon completion of the acquisition. The costs are charged to expense when it is probable that the acquisition will not be completed. The other assets balance was $3,009 as of March 31, 2019, which consisted of $2,337 for a right of use asset that was recorded in connection with the implementation of ASC Topic 842 on January 1, 2019 (refer to Note 8 – “Leases” for additional details), $521 in capitalized costs related to property acquisitions and capital expenditures on investment in real estate, and $151 in a prepaid asset. The other assets balance was $322 as of December 31, 2018, which consisted of $139 in capitalized costs related to property acquisitions and $183 in a prepaid asset.

Security Deposits and Other

 

The security deposits and other liability balance as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was $4,122 and $4,152, respectively. The balance as of March 31, 2019 consisted of security deposits of $3,284 and a tenant impound liability of $838 related to amounts owed for specific tenant expenses. The balance as of December 31, 2018 consisted of security deposits of $3,272 and a tenant impound liability of $880 related to amounts owed for specific tenant expenses.

Derivative Instruments - Interest Rate Swaps

 

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had three interest rate swaps that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk. In accordance with the Company’s risk management strategy, the purpose of the interest rate swaps is to manage interest rate risk for a portion of the Company’s variable-rate debt. The interest rate swaps involve the Company’s receipt of variable-rate amounts from three counterparties in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreement. The Company accounts for derivative instruments in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” and ASU No. 2017-12, “Derivatives and Hedging: Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities.” As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company’s liability balance related to these interest rate swaps was $5,520 and $3,487, respectively. Refer to Note 4 – “Notes Payable and Credit Facility” for additional details.

Other Liability

As of March 31, 2019 the Company had an other liability balance of $2,367 that was recorded in connection with the implementation of ASC Topic 842 on January 1, 2019 (refer to Note 8 – “Leases” for additional details).

 

Reclassification

 

The Company reclassified the line item “Expense Recoveries” on its Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 to present this amount as a component of “Rental Revenue.”