Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Deferred Charges And Other Assets, Net

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Deferred Charges And Other Assets, Net
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Deferred Charges, Goodwill And Other Assets [Line Items]  
Deferred Charges And Other Assets, Net 5.    DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS, NET

March 31,

December 31,

(dollars in thousands)

2022

2021

Deferred leasing costs

$

85,436

$

88,265

Deferred financing costs - revolving credit facility (a)

6,684

6,684

92,120

94,949

Accumulated amortization

(38,369)

(40,956)

Deferred charges, net

53,751

53,993

Notes receivable (b)

3,380

4,015

In-place lease values, related intangibles and other assets, net (c)

10,865

42,183

Right of use assets (c)

2,896

22,298

Prepaid expenses and other assets, net

36,449

28,858

Total deferred charges and other assets, net

$

107,341

$

151,347

(a)Deferred financing costs related to all other debt liabilities (other than for the revolving credit facility) are netted against those debt liabilities for all periods presented. See Note 2: Significant Accounting Policies – Deferred Financing Costs.

(b)Includes as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, an interest-free note receivable with a net present value of $0.5 million and $0.7 million which matures in April 2023. The Company believes this balance is fully collectible. Also includes $2.6 million, net of a loan loss allowance of $0.2 million, as of March 31, 2022 and $3.1 million, net of a loan loss allowance of $0.2 million, as of December 31, 2021, of seller-financing provided by the Company to the buyers of the Metropark portfolio. The receivable is secured against available cash of one of the Metropark properties disposed of and earned an annual return of four percent for 90 days after the disposition, with the interest rate increased to 15 percent through November 18, 2021 and to 10 percent thereafter, pursuant to an amended operating agreement.

(c)This amount has a corresponding liability of $3.2 million and $23.7 million as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, which is included in Accounts payable, accrued expense and other liabilities. See Note 12: Commitments and Contingencies – Ground Lease agreements for further details.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps and caps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. Interest rate caps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty if interest rates rise above the strike rate on the contract in exchange for an up-front premium.

The changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable-rate debt. During the next 12 months, the Company estimates $0.6 million will be reclassified as a decrease to interest expense.

As of March 31, 2022, the Company had one interest rate cap outstanding with a notional amount of $75 million designated as a cash flow hedge of interest rate risk.

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (dollars in thousands):

Fair Value

Asset Derivatives designated

March 31,

December 31,

as hedging instruments

2022

2021

Balance sheet location

Interest rate caps

$

3,032

$

850 

Deferred charges and other assets

The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ending March 31, 2022 and 2021 (dollars in thousands):

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative

Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income

Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income

Total Amount of Interest Expense presented in the consolidated statements of operations

Three months ended March 31,

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

Interest Rate Caps

$

2,182

$

-

Interest expense

$

1

$

-

$

15,025

$

17,610

Credit-risk-related Contingent Features

As of March 31, 2022, the Company did not have any interest rate derivatives in a net liability position. If the Company had breached any of these provisions at March 31, 2022, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their termination value which includes accrued interest but excludes any adjustment for nonperformance risk.

 
VERIS RESIDENTIAL, L.P. [Member]  
Deferred Charges, Goodwill And Other Assets [Line Items]  
Deferred Charges And Other Assets, Net 5.    DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS, NET

March 31,

December 31,

(dollars in thousands)

2022

2021

Deferred leasing costs

$

85,436

$

88,265

Deferred financing costs - revolving credit facility (a)

6,684

6,684

92,120

94,949

Accumulated amortization

(38,369)

(40,956)

Deferred charges, net

53,751

53,993

Notes receivable (b)

3,380

4,015

In-place lease values, related intangibles and other assets, net (c)

10,865

42,183

Right of use assets (c)

2,896

22,298

Prepaid expenses and other assets, net

36,449

28,858

Total deferred charges and other assets, net

$

107,341

$

151,347

(a)Deferred financing costs related to all other debt liabilities (other than for the revolving credit facility) are netted against those debt liabilities for all periods presented. See Note 2: Significant Accounting Policies – Deferred Financing Costs.

(b)Includes as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, an interest-free note receivable with a net present value of $0.5 million and $0.7 million which matures in April 2023. The Company believes this balance is fully collectible. Also includes $2.6 million, net of a loan loss allowance of $0.2 million, as of March 31, 2022 and $3.1 million, net of a loan loss allowance of $0.2 million, as of December 31, 2021, of seller-financing provided by the Company to the buyers of the Metropark portfolio. The receivable is secured against available cash of one of the Metropark properties disposed of and earned an annual return of four percent for 90 days after the disposition, with the interest rate increased to 15 percent through November 18, 2021 and to 10 percent thereafter, pursuant to an amended operating agreement.

(c)This amount has a corresponding liability of $3.2 million and $23.7 million as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, which is included in Accounts payable, accrued expense and other liabilities. See Note 12: Commitments and Contingencies – Ground Lease agreements for further details.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps and caps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. Interest rate caps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty if interest rates rise above the strike rate on the contract in exchange for an up-front premium.

The changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable-rate debt. During the next 12 months, the Company estimates $0.6 million will be reclassified as a decrease to interest expense.

As of March 31, 2022, the Company had one interest rate cap outstanding with a notional amount of $75 million designated as a cash flow hedge of interest rate risk.

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (dollars in thousands):

Fair Value

Asset Derivatives designated

March 31,

December 31,

as hedging instruments

2022

2021

Balance sheet location

Interest rate caps

$

3,032

$

850 

Deferred charges and other assets

The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ending March 31, 2022 and 2021 (dollars in thousands):

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative

Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income

Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income

Total Amount of Interest Expense presented in the consolidated statements of operations

Three months ended March 31,

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

Interest Rate Caps

$

2,182

$

-

Interest expense

$

1

$

-

$

15,025

$

17,610

Credit-risk-related Contingent Features

As of March 31, 2022, the Company did not have any interest rate derivatives in a net liability position. If the Company had breached any of these provisions at March 31, 2022, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their termination value which includes accrued interest but excludes any adjustment for nonperformance risk.