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DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS, NET

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DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS, NET
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Other Assets [Abstract]  
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS, NET DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS, NET
(dollars in thousands) June 30,
2022
December 31,
2021
Deferred leasing costs $ 85,841 $ 88,265
Deferred financing costs - revolving credit facility (a) 6,684 6,684
92,525 94,949
Accumulated amortization (41,052) (40,956)
Deferred charges, net 51,473 53,993
Notes receivable (b) 2,718 4,015
In-place lease values, related intangibles and other assets, net (c) 10,706 42,183
Right of use assets (c) 2,896 22,298
Prepaid expenses and other assets, net (d) 135,674 28,858
Total deferred charges and other assets, net $ 203,467 $ 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)As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, includes an interest-free note receivable with a net present value of $0.4 million and $0.7 million which matures in April 2023. The Company believes this balance is fully collectible. Also includes $2.1 million, net of a loan loss allowance of $0.1 million, as of June 30, 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 June 30, 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.
(d)As of June 30, 2022, includes $98.3 million of funds available with the Company’s qualified intermediary from property sales proceeds, which were utilized in the acquisition of a property in Park Ridge, New Jersey, in July 2022.
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 $1.0 million will be reclassified as a decrease to interest expense.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had two interest rate caps outstanding with a notional amount of $185 million designated as cash flow hedges 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 June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (dollars in thousands):
Asset Derivatives designated
as hedging instruments
 Fair Value
Balance sheet location
June 30,
2022
December 31,
2021
Interest rate caps $ 4,883  $ 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 and six months ending June 30, 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 June 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021
Interest Rate Caps $ (60) $ —  Interest expense $ (2,213) $ —  $ (17,707) $ (16,554)
Six months ended June 30,
Interest Rate Caps $ 2,122  $ —  Interest expense $ (2,097) $ —  $ (32,733) $ (34,164)
Credit-risk-related Contingent Features
As of June 30, 2022, the Company did not have any interest rate derivatives in a net liability position.