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NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES

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NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]  
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries in the accompanying consolidated financial statements relate to (i) common units (“Common Units”) and LTIP units in the Operating Partnership, held by parties other than the General Partner (“Limited Partners”), and (ii) interests in consolidated joint ventures for the portion of such ventures not owned by the Company.
The following table reflects the activity of noncontrolling interests for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively:
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
 (dollars in thousands) 2024   2023
Opening Balance at January 1 $ 142,075  $ 163,652 
Net (loss) income (566) 3,743 
Unit distributions (457) — 
Redeemable noncontrolling interests (297) (6,827)
Change in noncontrolling interests in consolidated joint ventures (933) (562)
Redemption of common units for common stock —  (4,859)
Redemption of common units —  (16)
Stock compensation —  393 
Other comprehensive (loss) income 94  (87)
Rebalancing of ownership percentage between parent and subsidiaries 69  2,002 
Balance at March 31 $ 139,985  $ 157,439 
Pursuant to ASC 810, Consolidation, on the accounting and reporting for noncontrolling interests and changes in ownership interests of a subsidiary, changes in a parent’s ownership interest (and transactions with noncontrolling interests unitholders in the subsidiary) while the parent retains its controlling interest in its subsidiary should be accounted for as equity transactions. The carrying value of the noncontrolling interests shall be adjusted to reflect the change in its ownership interest in the subsidiary, with the offset to equity attributable to the parent. Accordingly, as a result of equity transactions which caused changes in ownership percentages between Veris Residential, Inc. stockholders’ equity and noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company has increased noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and decreased additional paid-in capital in Veris Residential, Inc. stockholders’ equity by approximately $0.1 million as of March 31, 2024.
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS IN OPERATING PARTNERSHIP (applicable only to General Partner)
Common Units
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company did not redeem any common units for cash.
Certain individuals and entities own common units in the Operating Partnership. A common unit and a share of Common Stock of the General Partner have substantially the same economic characteristics in as much as they effectively share equally in the net income or loss of the Operating Partnership. Common unitholders have the right to redeem their common units, subject to certain restrictions. The redemption is required to be satisfied in shares of Common Stock, cash, or a combination thereof, calculated as follows: one share of the General Partner’s Common Stock, or cash equal to the fair market value of a share of the General Partner’s Common Stock at the time of redemption, for each common unit. The General Partner, in its sole discretion, determines the form of redemption of common units (i.e., whether a common unitholder receives Common Stock, cash, or any combination thereof). If the General Partner elects to satisfy the redemption with shares of Common Stock as opposed to cash, it is obligated to issue shares of its Common Stock to the redeeming unitholder. Regardless of the rights described above, the common unitholders may not put their units for cash to the General Partner or the Operating Partnership under any circumstances. When a unitholder redeems a common unit, noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership is reduced and Veris Residential, Inc. Stockholders’ equity is increased.
LTIP Units
After LTIP Units are fully vested, LTIP Units may be converted on a one-for-one basis into common units. Common units in turn have a one-for-one relationship in value with shares of the General Partner’s common stock, and are redeemable on a one-for-one basis for cash or, at the election of the Company, shares of the General Partner’s common stock.
Noncontrolling Interests Ownership in Operating Partnership
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the noncontrolling interests common unit and LTIP units holders owned 8.6 percent and 8.6 percent of the Operating Partnership, respectively.
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS IN CONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES (applicable to General Partner and Operating Partnership)
The Company consolidates certain joint ventures in which it has ownership interests. Various entities and/or individuals hold noncontrolling interests in these ventures.
PARTICIPATION RIGHTS
The Company’s interests in a potential future development provides for the initial distributions of net cash flow solely to the Company, and thereafter, other parties have participation rights in 50 percent of the excess net cash flow remaining after the distribution to the Company of the aggregate amount equal to the sum of: (a) the Company’s capital contributions, plus (b) an IRR of 10 percent per annum.