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DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS, NET

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DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS, NET
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Other Assets [Abstract]  
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS, NET DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS, NET
(dollars in thousands) March 31,
2023		 December 31,
2022
Deferred leasing costs $ 54,674 $ 59,651
Deferred financing costs - revolving credit facility (a) 6,684 6,684
61,358 66,335
Accumulated amortization (26,792) (30,471)
Deferred charges, net 34,566 35,864
Notes receivable (b) 561 1,309
In-place lease values, related intangibles and other assets, net (c) 11,462 12,298
Right of use assets (c) 2,896 2,896
Prepaid expenses and other assets, net 38,907 43,795
Total deferred charges and other assets, net $ 88,392 $ 96,162
(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 to the Company's 2022 10-K: Significant Accounting Policies – Deferred Financing Costs.
(b)As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, includes an interest-free note receivable with a net present value of $42 thousand and $0.2 million which matures in April 2023. The Company believes this balance is fully collectible. Also includes $0.4 million, net of a loan loss allowance of $21 thousand, as of March 31, 2023 and $1.0 million, net of a loan loss allowance of $26.0 thousand, as of December 31, 2022, 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 as of both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, 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 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 $2.3 million will be reclassified as a decrease to interest expense.
As of March 31, 2023, the Company had four interest rate caps outstanding with a notional amount of $548 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 March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
Asset Derivatives designated
as hedging instruments
 Fair Value
Balance sheet location
March 31,
2023		 December 31,
2022
Interest rate caps $ 8,122  $ 9,808  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, 2023 and 2022 (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, 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022
Interest Rate Caps $ (524) $ 2,182  Interest expense $ 421  $ 1  $ 22,014  $ 11,606 
Credit-risk-related Contingent Features
As of March 31, 2023, the Company did not have any interest rate derivatives in a net liability position.