United States
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark one)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 20202021
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from   to
Commission file number: 001-37716
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Stratus Properties Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware72-1211572
(State or other jurisdiction of(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization) 

212 Lavaca Street, Suite 300
AustinTX78701
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(512) 478-5788
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSTRSThe NASDAQ Stock Market
Series D Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock Purchase RightsSTRSThe NASDAQ Stock Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes  No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes   No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer  

Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes  No
On June 19, 2020,April 30, 2021, there were issued and outstanding 8,210,1398,234,828 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share.



EXPLANATORY NOTE

On March 4, 2020, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) issued an order under Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), which was modified and superseded on March 25, 2020 (Release No. 34-88465), providing conditional relief to public companies that are unable to meet a filing deadline because of circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic (the SEC Order).

Stratus Properties Inc. (we or our) is filing this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020, (the Quarterly Report) in reliance on the SEC Order because of circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, COVID-19 and related precautionary responses from federal, state and local governments limited access to our facilities, including our corporate headquarters, and disrupted normal interactions among our accounting personnel and other staff involved in the completion of our Quarterly Report. The pandemic raised uncertainties surrounding our business and financing activities and real estate transactions. In addition, management’s attention has been focused primarily on addressing the operational and financial challenges presented by the pandemic. These restrictions, uncertainties and challenges slowed the completion of our internal reviews, including the evaluation of the various impacts of COVID-19 on our financial statements, and the preparation and completion of the Quarterly Report in a timely manner.

Pursuant to the requirements of the SEC Order, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC on May 11, 2020, indicating our intention to rely upon the SEC Order with respect to the filing of this Quarterly Report, which would have otherwise been filed by May 11, 2020. This Quarterly Report is being filed within the 45-day extension period provided by the SEC Order.


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

STRATUS PROPERTIES INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
(In Thousands)

March 31,
2020
December 31,
2019
March 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
ASSETSASSETS  ASSETS  
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents$23,882  $19,173  Cash and cash equivalents$12,560 $12,434 
Restricted cashRestricted cash13,824  19,418  Restricted cash18,682 21,749 
Real estate held for saleReal estate held for sale7,546  14,872  Real estate held for sale2,000 4,204 
Real estate under developmentReal estate under development100,953  95,026  Real estate under development110,464 98,137 
Land available for developmentLand available for development46,070  45,539  Land available for development43,555 53,432 
Real estate held for investment, netReal estate held for investment, net326,851  329,103  Real estate held for investment, net283,899 286,529 
Lease right-of-use assetsLease right-of-use assets11,222  11,378  Lease right-of-use assets10,784 10,871 
Deferred tax assets9,834  12,311  
Other assetsOther assets18,756  14,548  Other assets19,927 20,144 
Assets held for sale - The Saint MaryAssets held for sale - The Saint Mary36,516 
Total assetsTotal assets$558,938  $561,368  Total assets$501,871 $544,016 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITYLIABILITIES AND EQUITY  LIABILITIES AND EQUITY  
Liabilities:Liabilities:Liabilities:
Accounts payableAccounts payable$12,986  $16,053  Accounts payable$8,659 $8,047 
Accrued liabilities, including taxesAccrued liabilities, including taxes6,865  11,580  Accrued liabilities, including taxes5,477 12,868 
DebtDebt373,068  365,749  Debt339,213 351,055 
Lease liabilitiesLease liabilities12,765  12,636  Lease liabilities13,467 13,269 
Deferred gainDeferred gain7,423  7,654  Deferred gain5,936 6,173 
Other liabilitiesOther liabilities13,825  13,614  Other liabilities15,585 17,233 
Liabilities held for sale - The Saint MaryLiabilities held for sale - The Saint Mary25,607 
Total liabilitiesTotal liabilities426,932  427,286  Total liabilities388,337 434,252 
Commitments and contingenciesCommitments and contingenciesCommitments and contingencies00
Equity:Equity:  Equity:  
Stockholders’ equity:Stockholders’ equity:  Stockholders’ equity:  
Common stockCommon stock93  93  Common stock94 94 
Capital in excess of par value of common stockCapital in excess of par value of common stock186,244  186,082  Capital in excess of par value of common stock188,121 186,777 
Accumulated deficitAccumulated deficit(44,637) (43,567) Accumulated deficit(57,413)(66,357)
Common stock held in treasuryCommon stock held in treasury(21,600) (21,509) Common stock held in treasury(21,753)(21,600)
Total stockholders’ equityTotal stockholders’ equity120,100  121,099  Total stockholders’ equity109,049 98,914 
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiariesNoncontrolling interests in subsidiaries11,906  12,983  Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries4,485 10,850 
Total equityTotal equity132,006  134,082  Total equity113,534 109,764 
Total liabilities and equityTotal liabilities and equity$558,938  $561,368  Total liabilities and equity$501,871 $544,016 

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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STRATUS PROPERTIES INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) INCOME (Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

Three Months EndedThree Months Ended
March 31,March 31,
20202019 20212020
Revenues:Revenues:Revenues:
Real estate operationsReal estate operations$12,336  $2,948  Real estate operations$6,621 $12,336 
Leasing operationsLeasing operations5,732  3,629  Leasing operations5,167 5,732 
HotelHotel5,911  8,325  Hotel2,118 5,911 
EntertainmentEntertainment4,155  4,796  Entertainment609 4,155 
Total revenuesTotal revenues28,134  19,698  Total revenues14,515 28,134 
Cost of sales:Cost of sales:Cost of sales:
Real estate operationsReal estate operations10,255  46  Real estate operations4,344 10,255 
Leasing operationsLeasing operations3,082  2,139  Leasing operations2,377 3,082 
HotelHotel5,899  6,675  Hotel2,902 5,899 
EntertainmentEntertainment3,098  3,479  Entertainment1,307 3,098 
DepreciationDepreciation3,633  2,630  Depreciation3,002 3,633 
Total cost of salesTotal cost of sales25,967  14,969  Total cost of sales13,932 25,967 
General and administrative expensesGeneral and administrative expenses2,815  3,199  General and administrative expenses4,544 2,815 
Gain on sale of assetsGain on sale of assets—  (2,113) Gain on sale of assets(22,931)
TotalTotal28,782  16,055  Total(4,455)28,782 
Operating (loss) income(648) 3,643  
Operating income (loss)Operating income (loss)18,970 (648)
Interest expense, netInterest expense, net(3,915) (2,572) Interest expense, net(3,035)(3,915)
Loss on interest rate derivative instrumentsLoss on interest rate derivative instruments(121) (59) Loss on interest rate derivative instruments(121)
Loss on early extinguishment of debtLoss on early extinguishment of debt—  (16) Loss on early extinguishment of debt(63)
Other income, netOther income, net19  299  Other income, net19 
(Loss) income before income taxes(4,665) 1,295  
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes2,518  (433) 
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in unconsolidated affiliates' lossIncome (loss) before income taxes and equity in unconsolidated affiliates' loss15,875 (4,665)
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes(Provision for) benefit from income taxes(207)2,518 
Equity in unconsolidated affiliates' lossEquity in unconsolidated affiliates' loss(2)
Net (loss) income and total comprehensive (loss) income(2,147) 862  
Total comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries1,077  —  
Net (loss) income and total comprehensive (loss) income attributable to common stockholders$(1,070) $862  
Net income (loss) and total comprehensive income (loss)Net income (loss) and total comprehensive income (loss)15,666 (2,147)
Total comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiariesTotal comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries(6,722)1,077 
Net income (loss) and total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common stockholdersNet income (loss) and total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common stockholders$8,944 $(1,070)
Net (loss) income per share attributable to common stockholders:
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:
BasicBasic$(0.13) $0.11  Basic$1.09 $(0.13)
DilutedDiluted$(0.13) $0.10  Diluted$1.08 $(0.13)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:Weighted-average common shares outstanding:Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
BasicBasic8,200  8,167  Basic8,223 8,200 
DilutedDiluted8,200  8,213  Diluted8,273 8,200 

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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STRATUS PROPERTIES INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
(In Thousands)

Three Months EndedThree Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
20202019 20212020
Cash flow from operating activities:Cash flow from operating activities:  Cash flow from operating activities:  
Net (loss) income$(2,147) $862  
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Net income (loss)Net income (loss)$15,666 $(2,147)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
DepreciationDepreciation3,633  2,630  Depreciation3,002 3,633 
Cost of real estate soldCost of real estate sold8,146  1,931  Cost of real estate sold3,112 8,146 
Gain on sale of assetsGain on sale of assets—  (2,113) Gain on sale of assets(22,931)
Loss on interest rate derivative contracts121  59  
Loss on early extinguishment of debtLoss on early extinguishment of debt—  16  Loss on early extinguishment of debt63 
Amortization of debt issuance costs and stock-based compensationAmortization of debt issuance costs and stock-based compensation538  296  Amortization of debt issuance costs and stock-based compensation529 538 
Equity in unconsolidated affiliates' lossEquity in unconsolidated affiliates' loss
Deferred income taxesDeferred income taxes2,477 
Loss on interest rate derivative instrumentsLoss on interest rate derivative instruments121 
Purchases and development of real estate propertiesPurchases and development of real estate properties(2,489)(6,222)
Decrease in depositsDecrease in deposits(20)(185)
(Decrease) increase in deposits(185) 108  
Deferred income taxes2,477  291  
Purchases and development of real estate properties(6,222) (3,298) 
Municipal utility district reimbursements applied to real estate under development—  920  
Increase in other assets(3,967) (928) 
Decrease (increase) in other assetsDecrease (increase) in other assets238 (3,967)
Decrease in accounts payable, accrued liabilities and otherDecrease in accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other(6,828) (83) Decrease in accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other(7,543)(6,828)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities(4,434) 691  
Net cash used in operating activitiesNet cash used in operating activities(10,371)(4,434)
Cash flow from investing activities:Cash flow from investing activities:Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expendituresCapital expenditures(2,328) (29,443) Capital expenditures(1,009)(2,328)
Proceeds from sale of assetsProceeds from sale of assets—  3,170  Proceeds from sale of assets59,488 
Payments on master lease obligationsPayments on master lease obligations(287) (306) Payments on master lease obligations(270)(287)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiary—  (4,589) 
Net cash used in investing activities(2,615) (31,168) 
Other, netOther, net(5)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activitiesNet cash provided by (used in) investing activities58,204 (2,615)
Cash flow from financing activities:Cash flow from financing activities:Cash flow from financing activities:
Borrowings from credit facilityBorrowings from credit facility12,500  12,086  Borrowings from credit facility17,000 12,500 
Payments on credit facilityPayments on credit facility(5,681) (12,911) Payments on credit facility(26,227)(5,681)
Borrowings from project loansBorrowings from project loans5,905  30,744  Borrowings from project loans458 5,905 
Payments on project and term loansPayments on project and term loans(6,380) (4,006) Payments on project and term loans(28,708)(6,380)
Cash dividend paid for stock-based awards(8) (17) 
Cash dividend paid on vested stock-based awardsCash dividend paid on vested stock-based awards(4)(8)
Stock-based awards net paymentsStock-based awards net payments(91) (100) Stock-based awards net payments(153)(91)
Distributions to noncontrolling interestsDistributions to noncontrolling interests(13,087)
Financing costsFinancing costs(81) (209) Financing costs(53)(81)
Net cash provided by financing activities6,164  25,587  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activitiesNet cash (used in) provided by financing activities(50,774)6,164 
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashNet decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(885) (4,890) Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(2,941)(885)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of yearCash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year38,591  38,919  Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year34,183 38,591 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of periodCash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$37,706  $34,029  Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$31,242 $37,706 

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), which include information regarding noncash transactions, are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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STRATUS PROPERTIES INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (Unaudited)
(In Thousands)



Stockholders’ Equity   Stockholders’ Equity  
Common Stock
Held in Treasury
Total Stockholders' EquityCommon Stock
Held in Treasury
Total Stockholders' Equity
Common StockCapital in Excess of Par ValueAccum-ulated DeficitNoncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries  Common StockCapital in Excess of Par ValueCommon Stock
Held in Treasury
Total Stockholders' EquityNoncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries 
Number
of Shares
At Par
Value
Number
of Shares
At
Cost
Total Stockholders' EquityTotal
Equity
Number
of Shares
At Par
Value
Capital in Excess of Par ValueNumber
of Shares
At
Cost
Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries
Balance at December 31, 20199,330  $93  $186,082  $(43,567) 1,133  $(21,509) $121,099  $12,983  
Balance at December 31, 2020Balance at December 31, 20209,358 $94 $186,777 $(66,357)1,137 $(21,600)$98,914 $10,850 $109,764 
Exercised and vested stock-based awardsExercised and vested stock-based awards17  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  Exercised and vested stock-based awards19 — — — — — 
Stock-based compensationStock-based compensation—  —  162  —  —  —  162  —  162  Stock-based compensation— — 182 — — — 182 — 182 
Grant of restricted stock units under the Profit Participation Incentive PlanGrant of restricted stock units under the Profit Participation Incentive Plan— — 1,162 — — — 1,162 — 1,162 
Tender of shares for stock-based awardsTender of shares for stock-based awards—  —  —  —   (91) (91) —  (91) Tender of shares for stock-based awards— — — — (153)(153)— (153)
Total comprehensive loss—  —  —  (1,070) —  —  (1,070) (1,077) (2,147) 
Balance at March 31, 20209,347  $93  $186,244  $(44,637) 1,137  $(21,600) $120,100  $11,906  $132,006  
Distributions to noncontrolling interestsDistributions to noncontrolling interests— — — — — — — (13,087)(13,087)
Total comprehensive incomeTotal comprehensive income— — — 8,944 — — 8,944 6,722 15,666 
Balance at March 31, 2021Balance at March 31, 20219,377 $94 $188,121 $(57,413)1,143 $(21,753)$109,049 $4,485 $113,534 

Balance at December 31, 20189,288  $93  $186,256  $(41,103) 1,124  $(21,260) $123,986  $22,665  $146,651  
Exercised and vested stock-based awards17  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
Stock-based compensation—  —  168  —  —  —  168  —  168  
Tender of shares for stock-based awards—  —  —  —   (100) (100) —  (100) 
Purchase of noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiary—  —  —  —  —  —  —  (4,589) (4,589) 
Total comprehensive income—  —  —  862  —  —  862  —  862  
Balance at March 31, 20199,305  $93  $186,424  $(40,241) 1,128  $(21,360) $124,916  $18,076  $142,992  
Balance at December 31, 20199,330 $93 $186,082 $(43,567)1,133 $(21,509)$121,099 $12,983 $134,082 
Exercised and vested stock-based awards17 — — — — — 
Stock-based compensation— — 162 — — — 162 — 162 
Tender of shares for stock-based awards— — — — (91)(91)— (91)
Total comprehensive loss— — — (1,070)— — (1,070)(1,077)(2,147)
Balance at March 31, 20209,347 $93 $186,244 $(44,637)1,137 $(21,600)$120,100 $11,906 $132,006 

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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STRATUS PROPERTIES INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1.GENERAL
The unaudited consolidated financial statements, and the accompanying notes, are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2019,2020, included in Stratus Properties Inc.’s (Stratus) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20192020 (Stratus 20192020 Form 10-K) filed with the United States (U.S.) Securities and Exchange Commission. The information furnished herein reflects all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods reported and consist of normal recurring adjustments.

Operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020,first quarter of 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020.2021. In particular, Stratus recognized a $22.9 million gain on the impactsale of the COVID-19 pandemic intensified lateassets in the first quarter of 2020, has2021 and the COVID-19 pandemic continued into the second quarter of 2020 and is expected to continue beyond the second quarter of 2020.affect Stratus' operations. As a result, this interim period, as well as future interim periods in 2020,while the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, will not be comparable to past performance or indicative of future performance.

The preparation of Stratus’ consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions, including those related to the potential impacts arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and related government actions, that affect the amounts reported in these financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, and the extent of its impact cannot be determined with certainty, estimates and assumptions about future events and their effects require increased judgement. Stratus’ future assessment of the future magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic disruption, as well as other factors could result in material changes to the estimates used in and material impacts to Stratus’ consolidated financial statements in future reporting periods.

Block 21 Update. Block 21 is Stratus’ wholly owned mixed-use real estate development and entertainment business in downtown Austin, Texas that contains the 251-room W Austin Hotel and is home to Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater, a 2,750-seat entertainment venue that serves as the location for the filming of Austin City Limits, the longest running music series in American television history. Block 21 also includes Class A office space, retail space and the 3TEN ACL Live entertainment venue and business.

On December 9, 2019, Stratus entered into definitive agreements to sell Block 21 to Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (Ryman) for $275 million. Ryman deposited $15.0 million in earnest money to secure its performance under the agreements governing the sales. As this represented a strategic shift for Stratus, the assets and liabilities of Block 21 were previously classified as held for sale - discontinued operations in the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2019. As previously disclosed, on May 21, 2020, Ryman delivered a termination letter, which was agreed to and accepted by Stratus, terminating the agreements to sell Block 21 and authorizing the release of Ryman's $15.0 million in earnest money to Stratus. Stratus used $13.8 million of the $15.0 million earnest money to pay down its Comerica Bank revolving credit facility and used the remaining $1.2 million for Block 21 debt service and required monthly reserves. Stratus will record the $15.0 million as income in the second quarter of 2020. As a result of the termination of the agreements to sell Block 21, Stratus has concluded that such assets and liabilities no longer qualified as held for sale as of March 31, 2020. The carrying amounts as of December 31, 2019, of Block 21’s major classes of assets and liabilities, which were previously classified as held for sale - discontinued operations in the consolidated balance sheet follow (in thousands):

Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$10,408 
Restricted cash13,574 
Real estate held for investment131,286 
Other assets3,480 
Total assets$158,748 
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, including taxes$7,005 
Debt141,184 
Other liabilities7,036 
Total liabilities$155,225 

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COVID-19 Pandemic Impact. Since January 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial disruption in international and U.S. economies and markets. The World Health Organization designated the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic in mid-March 2020. The impacts of the pandemic are expected to continue during 2021 but are anticipated to lessen through the year. The pandemic has resulted in government restrictions of various degrees and effective at various times, including stay-at-home orders, bans on travel, limitations on the size of gatherings, limitations on the operations of businesses deemed non-essential, closures of work facilities, schools, public buildings and businesses, cancellation of events (including entertainment events, conferences and meetings), quarantines and social distancing measures. The pandemicEffective March 10, 2021, the Governor of Texas issued an executive order lifting the mask mandate in Texas and responses to it have also caused a steep increase in unemploymentincreasing the capacity of all businesses and facilities in the U.S.state to 100 percent. Businesses in Texas may still limit capacity or implement additional safety protocols at their own discretion. While Stratus is ramping up its hotel and entertainment operations, it will continue to increase capacity gradually and safely and in compliance with all applicable regulations. As a result, the pandemic has had, and is expected to continue to have, a significant adverse impact on Stratus' business and operations. As mentioned above, Stratus' previously announced transaction to sell Block 21 was terminated by Ryman as a result ofoperations, particularly on the capital marketshotel and economic environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, Stratus is deferring progress on development projects pending improvements in health and market conditions, but Stratus continues to advance its land planning, engineering and permitting activities.entertainment segments. Because the pandemic is unprecedented in recent history, and its severity, duration and future economic consequences are difficult to predict, Stratus cannot predict its future impact on the company with any certainty.

Stratus’ revenue, operating income and cash flow in its hotel and entertainment segments were adversely impacted beginning late in the first quarter of 2020 have been more adversely impacted inand through the secondfirst quarter of 20202021, and are expected to continue to be adversely impacted beyond second-quarter 2020.during 2021, although the adverse impacts are currently anticipated to lessen through the year. For example, while the hotel has remained open throughout the pandemic, average occupancy for the second quarter through June 21, 2020, was 12 percent, with June having the highest occupancy in the second quarter, averaging 24 percent.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of Stratus’ retail leasing tenants, other than grocery and liquor stores, closed or were operating at significantly reduced capacity beginning late in the first quarter of 2020 and continuing into2021 was 21 percent, compared to 50 percent in the secondfirst quarter of 2020. BeginningHowever, the average occupancy in Aprilthe first quarter of 2021 was higher than the average occupancy in the fourth quarter of 2020, Stratus agreed, generally, to 90-day base rent deferralswhich was 13 percent. Stratus' entertainment venues, ACL Live and 3TEN ACL Live, hosted a limited number of events with a majority of these tenants. The deferred rent will be amortized over a 12-month or 24-month period starting in Januaryrestricted capacity during first-quarter 2021. These rent deferrals have resulted in a reduction of scheduled base rent collections of approximately 30 percent for the second quarter through June 22, 2020. As of mid-June, most of Stratus’ retail tenants have reopened. At its multi-family properties, Stratus has granted rent deferral accommodations on a case-by-case basis, which as of June 22, 2020, had resulted in a reduction of scheduled rent collections of approximately 2 percent of contractual rents, with no material decline in occupancy. In the aggregate, Stratus’ second-quarter retail and multi-family rent collections are 15 percent less than scheduled rent as of June 22, 2020. Stratus will assess these deferred rents for potential credit losses at June 30, 2020.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act) was signed into law on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act provides retroactive tax provisions and other stimulus measures to affected companies including the ability to carryback net operating losses, raising the limitation on the deductibility of interest expense, technical corrections to accelerate tax depreciation for qualified improvement property, and delaying the payment of employer payroll taxes. On April 22, 2020, Stratus received a $4.0 million loan under the Paycheck Protection Program of the CARES Act. The loan bears interest at 1 percent and matures April 15, 2022. The proceeds from the loan must be used to retain workers and maintain payroll or make mortgage interest payments, lease payments and utility payments. As of June 25, 2020, Stratus has not used the funds. Refer to Note 81 of the Stratus 2020 Form 10-K for further discussion of income tax benefits.the pandemic's impacts on Stratus' business.

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Subsequent Events. Stratus evaluated events after March 31, 2021, and through the date the financial statements were issued, and determined any events or transactions occurring during this period that would require recognition or disclosure are appropriately addressed in these financial statements.

2. EARNINGS PER SHARE
Stratus’ basic net income (loss) income per share of common stock was calculated by dividing the net income (loss) income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding during the period. A reconciliation of net income (loss) income and weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding for purposes of calculating diluted net income (loss) income per share (in thousands, except per share amounts) follows:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
20202019
Net (loss) income and total comprehensive (loss) income attributable to common stockholders$(1,070) $862  
Basic weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding8,200  8,167  
Add shares issuable upon exercise or vesting of dilutive stock options and restricted stock units (RSUs)—  
a
46  
b
Diluted weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding8,200  8,213  
Net (loss) income per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic$(0.13) $0.11  
Diluted$(0.13) $0.10  
Three Months Ended
March 31,
20212020
Net income (loss) and total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common stockholders$8,944 $(1,070)
Basic weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding8,223 8,200 
Add shares issuable upon exercise or vesting of dilutive stock options and restricted stock units (RSUs)50 ab
Diluted weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding8,273 8,200 
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders$1.09 $(0.13)
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders$1.08 $(0.13)

a.Excludes 16 thousand shares of common stock associated with RSUs that were anti-dilutive.
b.Excludes 78 thousand shares of common stock associated with RSUs and stock options that were anti-dilutive as a result of the net loss.
b.Excludes 31 thousand shares of common stock associated with RSUs that were anti-dilutive.

3. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Saint Mary, L.P. OnIn June 19, 2018, The Saint Mary, L.P., a Texas limited partnership and a subsidiary of Stratus, completed a series of financing transactions to develop The Saint Mary, a 240-unit luxury, garden-style apartment project in the Circle C community in Austin, Texas. The financing transactions included (1) a $26.0 million construction loan with Texas Capital Bank, National Association and (2) an $8.0 million private placement. As one of the participants in the private placement offering, LCHM Holdings, LLC (LCHM), a related party as a result of its greater than 5 percent beneficial ownership of Stratus’ common stock, purchased limited partnership interests representing a 6.1 percent equity interest in The Saint Mary, L.P. Refer to Note 2 of the Stratus 20192020 Form 10-K for further discussion.

The Saint Mary, L.P. sold The Saint Mary property in January 2021. In connection with the sale, The Saint Mary, L.P. distributed $1.8 million to LCHM. Refer to Note 4 for further discussion.

Stratus Kingwood Place, L.P. OnIn August 3, 2018, Stratus Kingwood Place, L.P., a Texas limited partnership and a subsidiary of Stratus (the Kingwood, L.P.), completed a $10.7 million private placement, approximately $7 million of which, combined with a $6.75 million loan from Comerica Bank, was used to purchase a 54-acre tract of land located in Kingwood, Texas for $13.5 million, for the development of Kingwood Place, a new H-E-B, L.P. (HEB)-anchored,L.P.-anchored, mixed-use development project (Kingwood Place). As one of the participants in the private placement offering, LCHM purchased Class B limited partnership interests initially representing an 8.8 percent equity interest in the Kingwood, L.P. Refer to Note 2 of the Stratus 20192020 Form 10-K for further discussion.

Stratus has performed evaluations and concluded that The Saint Mary, L.P. and the Kingwood, L.P. are variable interest entities and that Stratus is the primary beneficiary. Stratus will continue to evaluate which entity is the primary beneficiary of The Saint Mary, L.P. and the Kingwood, L.P. in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. The Saint Mary, L.P. and the Kingwood, L.P.’s results are consolidated in Stratus’ financial statements.


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Stratus’ consolidated balance sheets include the following combinedassets and liabilities of the Kingwood, L.P. (in thousands). The assets and liabilities of The Saint Mary L.P.(primarily the real estate held for investment and the Kingwood, L.P. (in thousands):related debt) are presented as held for sale in Stratus' consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2020.
March 31, 2020December 31, 2019March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Assets:Assets:Assets:
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents$2,109  $1,110  Cash and cash equivalents$437 $745 
Real estate under developmentReal estate under development9,585  3,703  Real estate under development2,380 2,380 
Land available for developmentLand available for development4,163  9,273  Land available for development8,155 8,143 
Real estate held for investmentReal estate held for investment64,263  64,637  Real estate held for investment31,810 31,962 
Other assetsOther assets1,878  1,807  Other assets2,060 2,195 
Total assetsTotal assets$81,998  $80,530  Total assets44,842 45,425 
Liabilities:Liabilities:Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilitiesAccounts payable and accrued liabilities$4,973  $8,680  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities669 850 
DebtDebt51,974  45,848  Debt31,469 31,215 
Total liabilitiesTotal liabilities$56,947  $54,528  Total liabilities32,138 32,065 
Net assetsNet assets$25,051  $26,002  Net assets$12,704 $13,360 
Other Transactions. Stratus has an arrangement with Austin Retail Partners for services provided by a consultant of Austin Retail Partners who is the son of Stratus' President and Chief Executive Officer. Payments to Austin Retail Partners for the consultant's general consulting services related to the entitlement and development of properties and expense reimbursements totaled approximately$37 thousand in first-quarter 2021 and $39 thousand in first-quarter 2020 and $27 thousand in first-quarter 2019. Refer to Note 2 of the Stratus 2019 Form 10-K for further discussion.2020.

4. DISPOSITIONS
Circle C. The Saint Mary.In January 2019, Stratus2021, The Saint Mary, L.P. sold a retail pad subject to a ground lease located in the Circle C communityThe Saint Mary for $3.2$60.0 million. Stratus used a portionAfter closing costs and payment of the outstanding construction loan, the sale generated net proceeds of approximately $34 million. After establishing a reserve for remaining costs of the partnership, Stratus received $20.9 million from the subsidiary in connection with the sale to repay $2.5and $12.9 million of its Comerica Bank credit facility borrowings and recordedthe net proceeds were distributed to the noncontrolling interest owners. Stratus recognized a gain on thisthe sale totaling $2.1of $22.9 million ($16.2 million net of noncontrolling interests) in the first quarter of 2021. Stratus also recognized a $63 thousand loss on extinguishment of debt related to the repayment of The Saint Mary construction loan.

Stratus reported the assets and liabilities of The Saint Mary as held for sale in its December 31, 2020, consolidated balance sheet. The carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities for The Saint Mary as of December 31, 2020, follow (in thousands):
Assets:
Real estate held for investment, net$36,341 
Other assets175 
Total assets held for sale$36,516 
Liabilities:
Accrued liabilities$68 
Debt25,319 
Other liabilities220 
Total liabilities held for sale$25,607 

The Saint Mary had rental revenue of $0.1 million in first-quarter 2019.2021 prior to the sale and $0.7 million in first-quarter 2020. Interest expense, net of capitalized amounts, related to The Saint Mary construction loan was less than $0.1 million in first-quarter 2021 and $0.3 million in first-quarter 2020.

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Fair value accounting guidance includes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 inputs) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs).

The carrying value for certain Stratus financial instruments (i.e., cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities) approximates fair value because of their short-term nature and generally negligible credit losses.

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A summary of the carrying amount and fair value of Stratus' other financial instruments follows (in thousands):
 March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Carrying
Value
Fair
Value
Carrying
Value
Fair
Value
Assets:
Interest rate cap agreement$ $ $ $ 
Liabilities:
Debt373,068  377,427  365,749  370,558  
Interest rate swap agreement233  233  114  114  

Interest Rate Cap and Swap Agreements. In September 2019, a Stratus subsidiary paid $24 thousand to enter into an interest rate cap agreement, which caps the maximum London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) at 3.0 percent, on a total notional amount of $75.0 million (the principal amount of The Santal loan). The interest rate cap agreement provides that the Stratus subsidiary will collect the difference between 3.0 percent and one-month LIBOR if one-month LIBOR is greater than 3.0 percent (refer to Note 6 in the Stratus 2019 Form 10-K for further discussion of The Santal loan). The interest rate cap agreement terminates on October 5, 2021.

The interest rate swap agreement with Comerica Bank was entered into in 2013, is effective through December 31, 2020, and has a fixed interest rate of 2.3 percent compared to the variable rate based on the one-month LIBOR. As of March 31, 2020, the agreement had a notional amount of $15.2 million, which will amortize to $14.8 million by the end of the agreement, and as of December 31, 2019, the agreement had a notional amount of $15.3 million.

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The interest rate cap and swap agreements do not qualify for hedge accounting so changes in the agreements' fair values are recorded in the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income. Stratus uses an interest rate pricing model that relies on market observable inputs such as LIBOR to measure the fair value of both agreements. Stratus also evaluated the counterparty credit risk associated with both agreements, which is considered a Level 3 input, but did not consider such risk to be significant. Therefore, the interest rate cap and swap agreements are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Carrying
Value
Fair
Value
Carrying
Value
Fair
Value
Liabilities:
Debt$339,213 $342,214 $351,055 $354,380 

Debt. Stratus' debt is recorded at cost and is not actively traded. Fair value is estimated based on discounted future expected cash flows at estimated current market interest rates. Accordingly, Stratus' debt is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of debt does not represent the amounts that will ultimately be paid upon the maturities of the loans.

6. DEBT
The components of Stratus' debt are as follows (in thousands):
March 31, 2020December 31, 2019 March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Goldman Sachs loan$140,643  $141,184  
Block 21 loanBlock 21 loan$138,417 $139,013 
The Santal loanThe Santal loan74,065  73,972  The Santal loan74,439 74,343 
Comerica Bank credit facilityComerica Bank credit facility49,300  42,482  Comerica Bank credit facility34,077 43,304 
New Caney land loanNew Caney land loan4,918  4,908  New Caney land loan4,485 4,949 
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loanPaycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan3,987 3,987 
Construction loans:Construction loans:Construction loans:
Kingwood PlaceKingwood Place26,983  23,991  Kingwood Place31,469 31,215 
The Saint Mary24,991  21,857  
Jones CrossingJones Crossing22,370 22,377 
Lantana PlaceLantana Place23,283  23,268  Lantana Place21,926 24,051 
Jones Crossing21,669  21,354  
West Killeen MarketWest Killeen Market7,211  7,213  West Killeen Market6,674 6,707 
Amarra Villas credit facilityAmarra Villas credit facility 5,520  Amarra Villas credit facility1,369 1,109 
Total debta
Total debta
$373,068  $365,749  
Total debta
$339,213 $351,055 
a.Includes net reductions for unamortized debt issuance costs of $3.1$1.9 million at March 31, 2020,2021, and $3.5$2.2 million at December 31, 2019.

2020.

As of March 31, 2020,2021, Stratus had $10.6$25.8 million available under its $60.0 million Comerica Bank credit facility, with a $150 thousand of letters of credit committed against the credit facility. Effective April 14, 2020, Stratus and Comerica Bank agreed to modify the Comerica Bank credit facility to (i) extend the maturity date of the credit facility from June 29, 2020, to September 27, 2020, and (ii) revise the definition of LIBOR to provide for an increase in the LIBOR floor from zero percent to one percent. On June 12, 2020, the Company entered into a further amendment to its credit facility agreement with Comerica Bank to extend the maturity date of the facility to September 27, 2022. As of June 12, 2020, Stratus had $25.0 million available under its $60.0 million Comerica Bank credit facility, with $150 thousand of lettersletter of credit committed against the credit facility.

In January 2020,2021, Stratus entered into an amendment to the KingwoodLantana Place construction loan in which Stratus' Lantana Place subsidiary was modifiedgranted a waiver of the debt service coverage ratio covenant until September 30, 2021, at which point the ratio is measured by reference to increase the loan amountthree-month period then ended, and subsequently builds each quarter until measured by $2.5reference to the 12-month period ending June 30, 2022, and then on a trailing 12-month period for each quarter thereafter. As part of the January 2021 amendment, Stratus repaid $2.0 million to a total of $35.4 million. The increase is being used to fundin principal on the Lantana Place construction of a retail building on an existing Kingwood Place retail pad.loan.

In March 2021, Stratus exercised its option to extend the New Caney land loan for an additional 12 months from March 8, 2021, to March 8, 2022, which required a principal payment of $0.5 million.

In April 2021, Stratus entered into an amendment to The Santal loan to (i) extend the maturity date from October 5, 2022, to October 5, 2024 (and remove two options to extend the maturity date for an additional 12 months); (ii) revise the interest rate from LIBOR (or, if applicable, a replacement rate) plus 2.85 percent, with a 4.80 percent floor, to LIBOR (or, if applicable, a replacement rate) plus 3.25 percent, with a 3.40 percent floor; (iii) eliminate the requirement that Stratus' Santal subsidiary make minimum amortization payments beginning in November 2022; (iv) extend the period during which The Santal loan may not be prepaid from April 2020 to June 2022; and (v) revise certain events or circumstances that would qualify as an event of default or violate the prohibition on conveyances under the applicable provisions.

In April 2020, Stratus received a $4.0 million loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP loan) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act), which was signed into law on March 27, 2020. The PPP loan accrues interest at one percent and will mature on April 15, 2022, except for the portion that may be forgiven. The proceeds from the loan were to be used to retain workers and maintain payroll or make mortgage interest payments, lease payments and utility payments. Stratus intends to apply for forgiveness of its PPP loan prior to the June 2021 deadline; however, no assurance of full forgiveness can be provided.
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For a description ofadditional information regarding Stratus' other debt, refer to Note 6 in the Stratus 20192020 Form 10-K.

Interest Expense and Capitalization. Interest costs (before capitalized interest) totaled $4.3 million in first-quarter 2021 and $5.2 million in first-quarter 2020 and $4.6 million in first-quarter 2019.2020. Stratus' capitalized interest totaled $1.3 million in both first-quarter 2021 and first-quarter 2020, and $2.1 million in first-quarter 2019, primarily related to development activities at Barton Creek. The 2019 period also included capitalized interest related to development activities at Kingwood Place and The Saint Mary.

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7. PROFIT PARTICIPATION INCENTIVE PLAN
In July 2018, the Stratus Compensation Committee of theStratus' Board of Directors (the Committee) unanimously adopted the Stratus Profit Participation Incentive Plan (the Plan), which provides participants with economic incentives tied to the success of the development projects designated by the Committee as approved projects under the Plan. Estimates related to the awards may change over time as a result of differences between projected and actual development progress and costs, market conditions and the timing of capital transactions or valuation events.
Refer to Note 8 of the Stratus 20192020 Form 10-K for further discussion.

During first-quarter 2021, Stratus added $0.2 million to project development costs and charged $0.5 million to general and administrative expense related to the Plan. In March 2021, Stratus granted 53,411 stock-settled RSUs with a grant-date value of $1.5 million, based on Stratus' stock price on the date of issuance, under the Plan for West Killeen Market, which reached a valuation event under the Plan in October 2020. Stratus transferred the $1.2 million accrued liability balance under the Plan for West Killeen Market to capital in excess of par value and will amortize the $0.3 million balance of the grant date value with a charge to general and administrative expenses and a credit to capital in excess of par value over the three-year vesting period of the RSUs. The sale of The Saint Mary in January 2021, was a capital transaction under the Plan. The accrued liability under the Plan related to The Saint Mary project totaled $2.2 million at March 31, 2021, and is expected to be paid in cash to eligible participants no later than March 15, 2022.

During first-quarter 2020, Stratus recorded a $49 thousand reduction to the accrued liability for the Plan of which $4 thousand reduced project development costs and $45 thousand reduced general and administrative expenses. During first-quarter 2019, Stratus accrued $0.2 million to project development costs and $0.3 million in general and administrative expenses related to the Plan. The accrued liability for the Plan totaled $2.4$5.7 million at March 31, 2020,2021, and $2.5$6.2 million at December 31, 20192020 (included in other liabilities). As of March 31, 2020,2021, 0 amounts had been paid in cash to participants under the Plan.

8. INCOME TAXES
Stratus’ accounting policy for and other information regarding its income taxes is further described in Notes 1 and 7 in the Stratus 20192020 Form 10-K.

Stratus had deferred tax assets (net of deferred tax liabilities)liabilities and valuation allowances) totaling $9.8$44 thousand at March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020. Stratus' deferred tax assets had valuation allowances totaling $11.9 million at March 31, 2020, 2021, and $12.3$10.7 million at December 31, 2019.2020. In evaluating the recoverability of the deferred tax assets, management considered available positive and negative evidence, giving greater weight to the recent current cumulative losses and uncertainty regarding projected future financial results. Upon a change in facts and circumstances, management may conclude that sufficient positive evidence exists to support a reversal of, or decrease in, the valuation allowance in the future, which would favorably impact Stratus' results of operations. Stratus’ future results of operations may be negatively impacted by an inability to realize a tax benefit for future tax losses or for items that will generate additional deferred tax assets.assets that are not more likely than not to be realized.

The difference between Stratus' consolidated effective income tax rate of 1 percent for the first three months of 2021 and the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate of 21 percent was primarily attributable to a forecasted taxable loss for 2021, noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries, the presence of a full valuation allowance against U.S. Federal deferred tax assets, and the Texas state margin tax. The difference between Stratus' consolidated effective income tax rate of 54 percent for the first three months of 2020 and the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate of 21 percent, was primarily attributable to the CARES Act, which allowsallowed Stratus to carryback losses to 2017 when the U.S. corporate tax rate was 35 percent, among other impacts, resulting in a first-quarter 2020 tax benefit of $1.3 million, and the Texas state margin tax. The difference between Stratus' consolidated effective income tax rate for the first three months of 2019 and the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate of 21 percent, was primarily attributable to the Texas state margin tax and permanent differences.

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9. BUSINESS SEGMENTS
Stratus currently has 4 operating segments: Real Estate Operations, Leasing Operations, Hotel and Entertainment.

The Real Estate Operations segment is comprised of Stratus’ real estate assets (developed for sale, under development and available for development), which consists of its properties in Austin, Texas (including the Barton Creek community; the Circle C community; the Lantana community, including a portion of Lantana Place planned for a future commercialmulti-family phase; and one condominium unit at the W Austin Hotel & Residences)Residences in Block 21, which was sold in February 2021); in Lakeway, Texas, located in the greater Austin area (Lakeway); in College Station, Texas (a portion of Jones Crossing and vacant pad sites); in Killeen, Texas (vacant pad sites at West Killeen Market); and in Magnolia, Texas (Magnolia)(Magnolia Place), Kingwood, Texas (a portion of Kingwood Place, land(land for future multi-family development and vacant pad sites) and New Caney, Texas (New Caney), located in the greater Houston area.

The Leasing Operations segment is comprised of Stratus’ real estate assets, both residential and commercial, that are leased or available for lease and includes The Santal, West Killeen Market, The Saint Mary, office and retail space at the W Austin Hotel & ResidencesBlock 21 and completed portions of Lantana Place, Jones Crossing and Kingwood Place. The Saint Mary was included in Leasing Operations until it was sold in January 2021 (see Notes 3 and 4 for further discussion).

The Hotel segment includes the W Austin Hotel located at the W Austin Hotel & ResidencesBlock 21 in downtown Austin, Texas.

The Entertainment segment includes ACL Live, a live music and entertainment venue, and 3TEN ACL Live, both located at the W Austin Hotel & Residences.Block 21. In addition to hosting concerts and private events, ACL Live is the home of Austin City Limits, the longest running music series in American television history.


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Stratus uses operating income or loss to measure the performance of each segment. General and administrative expenses, which primarily consist of employee salaries, wages and other costs, are managed on a consolidated basis and are not allocated to Stratus’ operating segments. The following segment information reflects management determinations that may not be indicative of what the actual financial performance of each segment would be if it were an independent entity.

Revenues from Contracts with Customers. Stratus' revenues from contracts with customers follow (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
2020201920212020
Real Estate Operations:Real Estate Operations:Real Estate Operations:
Developed property salesDeveloped property sales$12,308  $2,834  Developed property sales$4,040 $12,308 
Undeveloped property salesUndeveloped property sales2,500 
Commissions and otherCommissions and other28  114  Commissions and other81 28 
12,336  2,948  6,621 12,336 
Leasing Operations:Leasing Operations:Leasing Operations:
Rental revenueRental revenue5,732  3,629  Rental revenue5,167 5,732 
5,732  3,629  
Hotel:Hotel:Hotel:
Rooms, food and beverageRooms, food and beverage5,075  7,737  Rooms, food and beverage1,760 5,075 
OtherOther836  588  Other358 836 
5,911  8,325  2,118 5,911 
Entertainment:Entertainment:Entertainment:
Event revenueEvent revenue3,558  4,224  Event revenue595 3,558 
OtherOther597  572  Other14 597 
4,155  4,796  609 4,155 
Total Revenues from Contracts with Customers$28,134  $19,698  
Total revenues from contracts with customersTotal revenues from contracts with customers$14,515 $28,134 



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Financial Information by Business Segment. The following segment information was prepared on the same basis as Stratus’ consolidated financial statements (in thousands).
Real Estate
Operationsa
Leasing OperationsHotelEntertainment
Corporate, Eliminations and Otherb
Total
Real Estate
Operationsa
Leasing OperationsHotelEntertainment
Corporate, Eliminations and Otherb
Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020:     
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021:Three Months Ended March 31, 2021:
Revenues:Revenues:Revenues:
Unaffiliated customersUnaffiliated customers$12,336  $5,732  $5,911  $4,155  $—  $28,134  Unaffiliated customers$6,621 $5,167 $2,118 $609 $$14,515 
IntersegmentIntersegment 227  48  15  (294) —  Intersegment230 32 (266)
Cost of sales, excluding depreciationCost of sales, excluding depreciation10,182  

3,088  5,908  3,226  (70) 22,334  Cost of sales, excluding depreciation4,333 2,381 2,902 1,425 (111)10,930 
DepreciationDepreciation59  2,047  1,105  
c
483  
c
(61) 3,633  Depreciation56 1,711 880 401 (46)3,002 
General and administrative expensesGeneral and administrative expenses—  —  —  —  2,815  2,815  General and administrative expenses4,544 4,544 
Gain on sale of assetsGain on sale of assets(22,931)c(22,931)
Operating income (loss)Operating income (loss)$2,099  $824  $(1,054) $461  $(2,978) $(648) Operating income (loss)$2,236 $24,236 $(1,632)$(1,217)$(4,653)$18,970 
Capital expenditures and purchases and development of real estate propertiesCapital expenditures and purchases and development of real estate properties$2,489 $919 $72 $18 $$3,498 
Total assets at March 31, 2021Total assets at March 31, 2021161,471 195,234 91,191 32,787 21,188 501,871 
Capital expenditures and purchases and development of real estate properties$6,222  $2,283  $27  $18  $—  $8,550  
Total assets at March 31, 2020160,691  235,734  96,484  42,639  23,390  558,938  

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Real Estate
Operationsa
Leasing OperationsHotelEntertainment
Corporate, Eliminations and Otherb
Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020:Three Months Ended March 31, 2020:
Revenues:Revenues:Revenues:
Unaffiliated customersUnaffiliated customers$2,948  $3,629  $8,325  $4,796  $—  $19,698  Unaffiliated customers$12,336 $5,732 $5,911 $4,155 $$28,134 
IntersegmentIntersegment 230  47  29  (311) —  Intersegment227 48 15 (294)
Cost of sales, excluding depreciationCost of sales, excluding depreciation46  
d
2,144  6,698  3,607  (156) 12,339  Cost of sales, excluding depreciation10,182 

3,088 5,908 3,226 (70)22,334 
DepreciationDepreciation61  1,407  900  394  (132) 2,630  Depreciation59 2,047 1,105 d483 d(61)3,633 
General and administrative expensesGeneral and administrative expenses—  —  —  —  3,199  3,199  General and administrative expenses2,815 2,815 
Gain on sales of assets—  (2,113) 
e
—  —  —  (2,113) 
Operating income (loss)Operating income (loss)$2,846  $2,421  $774  $824  $(3,222) $3,643  Operating income (loss)$2,099 $824 $(1,054)$461 $(2,978)$(648)
Capital expenditures and purchases and development of real estate propertiesCapital expenditures and purchases and development of real estate properties$3,298  $29,220  $98  $125  $—  $32,741  Capital expenditures and purchases and development of real estate properties$6,222 $2,283 $27 $18 $$8,550 
Municipal utility district (MUD) reimbursements classified as a reduction of real estate under developmentd
920  —  —  —  —  920  
Total assets at March 31, 2019198,447  164,811  98,503  43,846  23,176  528,783  
Total assets at March 31, 2020Total assets at March 31, 2020160,691 235,734 e96,484 42,639 23,390 558,938 
a.Includes sales commissions and other revenues together with related expenses.
b.Includes consolidated general and administrative expenses and eliminations of intersegment amounts.
c.Represents the gain on the January 2021 sale of The Saint Mary.
d.Includes a $202 thousand adjustment in the Hotel segment and an $89 thousand adjustment in the Entertainment segment for the period in December 2019 when the hotel and entertainment venues were held for sale and, therefore, not depreciated.
d.In the first quarter of 2019, Stratus received $4.6 million of proceeds related to MUD reimbursements of infrastructure costs incurred for development of Barton Creek. Of the total amount, Stratus recorded $0.9 million as a reduction of real estate under development on the consolidated balance sheets, and $3.4 million as a reduction in real estate cost of sales and $0.3 million in other income, net in the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income. Refer to Note 1 of the Stratus 2019 Form 10-K for further discussion of Stratus' accounting policy for MUD reimbursements.
e.Relates to the first-quarter 2019Includes assets held for sale of a retail pad subject to a ground lease located in the Circle C community. Refer to Note 4.at The Saint Mary, which totaled $37.1 million at March 31, 2020.

10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In June 2020, Stratus received $0.8 million related to a business interruption insurance claim that it filed as a result of water and smoke damage in the W Austin hotel in January 2018. Stratus will recognize these proceeds as a reduction of hotel costs of sales in the second quarter of 2020.

Stratus evaluated events after March 31, 2020, and through the date the financial statements were issued, and determined any events or transactions occurring during this period that would require recognition or disclosure are appropriately addressed in these financial statements.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

In Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A), “we,” “us,” “our” and "Stratus" refer to Stratus Properties Inc. and all entities owned or controlled by Stratus Properties Inc. You should read the following discussion in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes, related MD&A and discussion of our business and properties included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (20192020 (2020 Form 10-K) filed with the United States (U.S.) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the unaudited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in this Form 10-Q. The results of operations reported and summarized below are not necessarily indicative of future operating results, and future results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements (refer to “Cautionary Statement” and Part II, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" herein and Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our 20192020 Form 10-K for further discussion). In particular, the impactimpacts of the COVID-19 pandemic intensified late in the first quarter of 2020, has continued into the second quarter of 2020 and is expectedcontinue to continue beyond the second quarter of 2020.affect our operations. As a result, our performance during this interim period, as well as future interim periods in 2020,while the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, will not be comparable to past performance or indicative of future performance. Stratus expectsWe expect continued uncertainty in itsour business and the global economy as a result of the duration and intensity of the COVID-19 pandemic and its related effects.All subsequent references to “Notes” refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) located in Part I, Item 1. “Financial Statements” of this Form 10-Q,herein, unless otherwise stated.

We are a diversified real estate company with headquarters in Austin, Texas. We are engaged primarily in the acquisition, entitlement, development, management operation and sale of commercial, and multi-family and single-family residential real estate properties, real estate leasing, and the operation of hotel and entertainment businesses located in the Austin, Texas area, and other select, fast-growing markets in Texas. We generate revenues and cash flows from the sale of our developed properties, rental income from our leased properties and from our hotel and entertainment operations. Refer to Note 9 for further discussion of our operating segments.segments and “Business Strategy” below for a discussion of our business strategy.

BUSINESS STRATEGY

Our portfolio consists of approximately 1,700 acres of undeveloped acreage and acreage under development for commercial and multi-family and single-family residential projects, plusas well as several completed retailcommercial and residential projects. Our W Austin Hotel and our ACL Live and 3TEN ACL Live entertainment venues are located in downtown Austin at our Block 21 property and are central to the city's world-renowned, vibrant music scene.

Our primary business objective is to create value for stockholders by methodically developing and enhancing the value of our properties and then selling them profitably.or holding them for lease. Our full cycle development program of acquiring properties, securing and maintaining development entitlements, developing and stabilizing properties, and then preparingselling them for sale or refinancingholding them as part of our leasing operations is a key element of our strategy. We currently have projectsmay also seek to refinance properties, in certainorder to benefit from the increased value of these stages as described below in “Development Activities - Current Residential Activities” and “Development Activities - Current Commercial Activities.”the property, from lower interest rates or for other reasons.

We believe that Austin and other select, fast-growing markets in Texas continue to be desirableattractive locations. Many of our developments are in locations where development approvals have historically been subject to regulatory constraints, which has made it difficult to obtain or change entitlements. Our Austin properties, which are located in desirable areas with significant regulatory constraints, are entitled and have utility capacity for full buildout. As a result, we believe that through strategic planning, development and marketing, we can maximize and fully realize their value.

Our development plans require significant additional capital, which we may pursue through joint ventures or other arrangements. Our business strategy requires us to rely on cash flow from operations and debt financing as our primary sources of funding for our liquidity needs. We have also, from time to time, relied on project-level equity financing of our subsidiaries. We have formed strategic relationships as part of our overall strategy for particular development projects and may enter into other similar arrangements in the future.

In January 2021, we sold The Saint Mary, a 240-unit luxury garden-style apartment project in the Circle C community, for $60.0 million. After closing costs and payment of the outstanding construction loan, the sale generated net proceeds of approximately $34 million. After establishing a reserve for remaining costs of the partnership, we received $20.9 million from the subsidiary in connection with the sale and $12.9 million of the net proceeds were distributed to the noncontrolling interest owners. We recognized a gain on the sale of $22.9 million ($16.2 million net of noncontrolling interests) in the first quarter of 2021.
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Our Board of Directors (Board) has authorized an in-depth exploration of a conversion from a C-Corporation to a real estate investment trust (REIT). We have engaged financial, tax, accounting and legal advisors, and the Board will closely monitor and evaluate the findings to ultimately determine if conversion to a REIT is in the best interest of our stockholders. If the Board determines to move forward, we expect the conversion would occur no earlier than 2022. We believe that the REIT conversion would require consent from our major lenders and amendments to our major debt agreements, among other third-party consents. We also expect to seek stockholder approval to implement provisions in our organizational documents consistent with a public REIT structure, if the Board ultimately determines that a REIT conversion is in stockholders’ best interests.

OVERVIEW OF THE IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Since January 2020, the COVID-19 outbreakpandemic has caused substantial disruption in international and U.S. economies and markets, intensifying in the latter part of the first quarter of 2020 and continuing into the second quarter of 2020. On March 11, 2020, themarkets. The World Health Organization designated the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic.pandemic in mid-March 2020. The impacts of the pandemic are expected to continue during 2021 but are anticipated to lessen through the year. The pandemic has resulted in government restrictions of various degrees and effective at various times, including stay-at-home orders, bans on travel,resulting in limitations on normal daily activities for individuals and capacity restrictions and, in some cases, closures for many businesses. Effective March 10, 2021, the sizeGovernor of gatherings, limitationsTexas issued an executive order lifting the mask mandate in Texas and increasing the capacity of all businesses and facilities in the state to 100 percent. Businesses in Texas may still limit capacity or implement additional safety protocols at their own discretion. While we are ramping up our hotel and entertainment operations, we will continue to increase capacity gradually and safely and in compliance with all applicable regulations. We are optimistic about a post-pandemic recovery. We are encouraged by indications that the vaccines have been effective and believe they will help increase consumer confidence and deliver a resurgence in travel and live entertainment.

Impacts on our Business
The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and is expected to continue to have, a significant adverse impact on our business and operations, particularly on the operationshotel and entertainment segments which were adversely impacted beginning late in the first quarter of businesses deemed2020 and to date in 2021, and are expected to continue to be adversely impacted during 2021, although the impacts are anticipated to lessen through the year. For example, while the hotel has remained open throughout the pandemic, average occupancy in the first quarter of 2021 was 21 percent, compared to 50 percent in the first quarter of 2020. However, the average occupancy in the first quarter of 2021 was higher than the average occupancy in the fourth quarter of 2020, which was 13 percent. Our entertainment venues, ACL Live and 3TEN ACL Live, hosted a limited number of events with restricted capacity during first-quarter 2021. Our team continues to create innovative programming at our entertainment venues, and we currently expect to see improved results as schedules are filled and capacity increases over time. The extent to which the adverse impacts of the pandemic continue depends on numerous evolving factors that we cannot predict. Moreover, even as travel advisories and restrictions are lifted, travel and entertainment demand may remain weak for a significant length of time, and attractions and events that previously brought visitors and artists to the city of Austin may not proceed or may proceed with limited capacity.

The Austin market, as well as the other Texas markets where we operate, continue to rebound from pandemic lows. Our residential properties have been positively impacted by home-centric trends resulting from the pandemic and from the increased attractiveness of Austin, Texas as a desirable place to live. For example, we have sold almost all of our single-family lot inventory at Barton Creek at attractive prices. However, with increased demand and construction activity in our markets, we have also experienced cost increases in certain construction materials, particularly lumber. We continue to actively manage and monitor these costs. In addition, the ongoing trend toward online shopping has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have been adjusting to these retail trends by incorporating more multi-family residential space and more food and beverage and entertainment space into our development plans.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, we have continued to advance our land planning, engineering and permitting activities. In the first quarter of 2021, we completed site clearing on The Saint June, a 182-unit multi-family project in Barton Creek. In April 2021, we announced development plans for Holden Hills, a new residential development formerly known as Section KLO, in the Barton Creek community. The project consists of 495 acres and the community is designed to feature 475 unique residences to be developed in multiple phases with a focus on sustainability and energy conservation.


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non-essential, closures of work facilities, schools, public buildings and businesses, cancellation of events (including entertainment events, conferences and meetings), quarantines and social distancing measures. For example, on March 6, 2020, the annual South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas was cancelled. The pandemic and responses to it have also caused a steep increase in unemployment in the U.S. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and beginning in April 2020, we agreed, generally, to 90-day base rent deferrals with a majority of our retail leasing tenants, which had closed or were operating at significantly reduced capacities. Rent deferrals with our retail tenants resulted in a reduction of scheduled base rent collections of 10 percent during the period from April through December 2020. The deferred rents are scheduled to be collected over a 12-month or 24-month period that started in January 2021. During the first quarter of 2021, we began collecting these rent deferrals and as of March 31, 2021, all of our retail tenants that were open prior to the pandemic is having,had reopened, although some were still operating at reduced capacity. Further, despite the pandemic, we have added new tenants and all of our tenants are currently paying rent per their leases, as well as monthly payments pursuant to the base rent deferral arrangements. At our multi-family properties, we believe will continue to have granted rent deferral accommodations on a significant adverse impact on our business and operations, as discussed further below.case-by-case basis, with no material decline in rent collections or occupancy.

State and local governmentsOur previously disclosed transaction to sell Block 21 for $275 million was terminated by the purchaser in Texas have implemented phased reopening processes, often with reduced capacity and social distancing restrictions. The pandemic remains complex and rapidly-evolving. For example, in June, the city of Austin has extended its Stay-at-Home order through August 15, 2020. Health advisors warn thatMay 2020 as a “second wave”result of the pandemic is possible if reopening is pursued too soon or innegative impact on capital markets and the wrong manner.overall economic environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Because the pandemic is unprecedented in recent history, and its severity, duration and future economic consequences are difficult to predict, we cannot predict its future impact on ourthe company with any certainty.

Termination of Sale of Block 21
Our previously announced transaction to sell Block 21, which contains the W Austin Hotel and the ACL Live and 3TEN ACL Live entertainment venues, to Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (Ryman) was terminated by Ryman on May 21, 2020. As a result of Ryman’s termination of the transaction, Ryman forfeited to us its $15.0 million of earnest money. We used $13.8 million of the earnest money to pay down our Comerica Bank credit facility and used the remaining $1.2 million for Block 21 debt service and required monthly reserves. We will record the $15.0 million as income in the second quarter of 2020.

Impacts on our Business
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,At this time, we are deferring progressfocusing on development projects, includingtaking action to maintain liquidity and control costs; closing on asset sales in our previously announced Magnolia Place project, pending improvements in health and market conditions, but we continue to advancereal estate operations segment; closely monitoring our land planning, engineering and permitting activities. Many of our retail leasing tenants, other than grocery and liquor stores, have been closed or operating at significantly reduced capacity beginning late in the first quarter of 2020income-producing properties and continuing into the second quarter of 2020. Beginning in April 2020, we agreed, generally, to 90-day base rent deferralslease up certain properties; regularly communicating with a majority of these tenants. The deferred rent will be amortized over a 12-month or 24-month period starting in January 2021. These rent deferrals have resulted in a reduction of scheduled base rent collections of approximately 30 percent for the second quarter through June 22, 2020. As of mid-June, most of our retail tenants have reopened. At our multi-family properties, we have granted rent deferral accommodations on a case-by-case basis, which as of June 22, 2020, had resulted in a reduction of scheduled rent collections of approximately two percent of contractual rents, with no material decline in occupancy. In the aggregate, our second-quarter retaillenders and multi-family rent collections are 15 percent less than scheduled rent as of June 22, 2020.

Our revenue, operating income and cash flow from our hotel and entertainment segments were adversely impacted in the first quarter of 2020, have been more adversely impacted in the second quarter of 2020 and are expected to continue to be adversely impacted beyond second-quarter 2020. For example, while our hotel has remained open throughout the pandemic, average occupancy for the second quarter through June 21, 2020, was 12 percent, with June having the highest occupancy in the second quarter, averaging 24 percent.

We have implemented measures such as increased sanitizing, physical distancing and remote work arrangements, with the goal of protecting employees, tenants, guests, customers and suppliers. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on each of our segments are described below in more detail in “Results of Operations.”

Our current plans call for us to focus on ramping up operations at Block 21 as health and market conditions permit,investor groups; advancing our land planning, engineering and permitting activitiesactivities; and evaluating refinance opportunities for our development projectslarger, stabilized assets to take advantage of historic low interest rates. As previously discussed, we are also moving forward to complete the financing for The Saint June, and assessing new opportunitiesto secure financing for future projects.our Holden Hills and Magnolia Place developments. Further, we are considering a refinancing of our Jones Crossing construction loan.

Impacts on our Liquidity and Capital Resources
In April 2020,As of March 31, 2021, we extended the maturity date ofhad $25.8 million available under our $60$60.0 million revolvingComerica Bank credit facility, to September 27, 2020, and on June 12, 2020, we further extended the maturity date of the facility to September 27, 2022. As of June 12, 2020, we had borrowed $34.8 million on the facility and hadwith a $150 thousand of lettersletter of credit committed against the facility,credit facility. During the pandemic we have proactively engaged with $25.0 million availableour project lenders in connection with formulating rent deferral arrangements for future borrowings.our tenants, receiving waivers of and amendments to certain financial covenants for specific project loans and extending maturity dates on project loans with near-term maturities. See Note 6 for further discussion.

As discussedWith respect to our Block 21 loan, Stratus Block 21, LLC, our wholly owned subsidiary that owns Block 21 (the Block 21 subsidiary) continues to not meet the quarterly debt service coverage ratio test resulting in more detail below,a "Trigger Period," which is not a default but restricts our ability to receive cash distributions from the project. Although the Block 21 loan agreement is a non-recourse loan, we may contribute cash to our Block 21 subsidiary in order to prevent our Block 21 subsidiary from defaulting under the Block 21 loan agreement. Additionally, under our subsidiary’s hotel operating agreement, the hotel operator has and may continue to request funds from us if it reasonably determines that such funds are required in order to fund the operation of the hotel and specified reserves. Pursuant to such provisions, we contributed $6.3 million during 2020 and $5.0 million during first-quarter 2021, and based on current projections, we expect to make additional contributions of approximately $12 million through early 2022.

We project that we will be able to meet our debt service and other cash obligations for at least the next 12 months, without any significant asset sales or reductions in general and administrative expenses. However, ourmonths. Our projections are based on many detailed and complex underlying
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assumptions, including (1) that operating income for our hotel and entertainmentBlock 21 businesses will begin togradually ramp up to a break-even point in the summerfirst half of 2020,2021 and that tenants granted rent deferralsBlock 21 will recommence rent payments as agreed andgenerate sufficient cash to cover debt service by early 2022, (2) that current conditions in our leasing operations will not further deteriorate materially.materially and that our anchor tenant at Lantana Place will renew its lease on terms acceptable to us, (3) that we close on projected asset sales in our real estate operations segment, including certain land sales at our mixed-use properties, on anticipated terms, and (4) that we are able to secure anticipated financing for certain development projects. No assurances can be given that the results anticipated by our projections will occur. See Note 6 and “Capital Resources and LiquidityLiquidity” below “Risk Factors” included in Part II, Item 1A. of this Form 10-Q and “Risk Factors” included in Part I, Item 1A. of our 2019 Form 10-K, for further discussion.

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OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR FIRST-QUARTER 20202021
Our net lossincome attributable to common stockholders totaled $1.1$8.9 million, $0.13or $1.08 per share, in first-quarter 2020,2021, compared with a net incomeloss of $0.9$1.1 million, $0.10or $0.13 per share, in first-quarter 2019.2020. Our net lossincome attributable to common stockholders in first-quarter 2020,2021, compared to ourthe net incomeloss in first-quarter 2019, is2020, was primarily the result of municipal utility district (MUD) reimbursements and athe $22.9 million gain on the sale of assets being recognizedThe Saint Mary in first-quarter 2019 (as discussed below) and higher interest expense related to higher average debt in first-quarter 2020.
Our revenues totaled $28.1January 2021 ($16.2 million in first-quarter 2020, compared with $19.7 million infirst-quarter 2019. The increase in revenues in first-quarter 2020, compared to first-quarter 2019, primarily reflects the sales of two homes built on Amarra Drive Phase III lots and an increase in lot sales in first-quarter 2020, along with an increase in revenue from leasing operations. The overall increase in revenues was net of declines in revenues innoncontrolling interests), partially offset by operating losses from our hotel and entertainment segments caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.pandemic in the first quarter of 2021.

In first-quarter 2019, we received $4.6 million of proceeds related to Travis County MUD reimbursements of infrastructure costs incurred for development of Barton Creek. Of the total amount, we recorded $0.9 million as a reduction of real estate under development on the consolidated balance sheet, and $3.4 million as a reduction in real estate cost of sales and $0.3Our revenues totaled $14.5 million in other income, netfirst-quarter 2021, compared with $28.1 million infirst-quarter 2020. The decrease in revenues in first-quarter 2021, compared tofirst-quarter 2020, primarily reflects decreases in revenue from our hotel and entertainment segments caused by the pandemic and from a decrease in the consolidated statementnumber of comprehensive (loss) income. First-quarter 2019 also included a gain on the saledeveloped residential lots and homes sold as available inventory decreased. See "Results of assets totaling $2.1 million, primarily related to the saleOperations" below for further discussion of a retail pad subject to a ground lease located in the Circle C community.our segments.
UPDATE ON PROJECT AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
Current Residential Activities.
In first-quarter 2020,2021, we sold two Amarra Drive Phase IIIII lots, sixa five-acre multi-family tract of land in Amarra Drive Phase III lots, one of which was included inand our last remaining condominium unit at the contract discussed below, and two homes built on Amarra Drive Phase III lotsW Austin Residences for a total of $12.3$6.5 million. For further discussion, see "Results of Operations — Real Estate Operations." As of March 31, 2020, 112021, three developed Amarra Drive Phase III lots and 5 developed Amarra Drive Phase II lots remained unsold, one of which 4 Phase III lots and 3 Phase II lots were subject to the new homebuilder contract discussed below.
In September 2019, we amended a contract previously entered into in March 2018, pursuant to which we agreed to sell 2 Amarra Drive Phase II lots and 15 Amarra Drive Phase III lots to a homebuilder for a total of $11.6 million (the original homebuilder contract). In January 2020, the original homebuilder contract was terminated and replaced with
a similar contract with the same homebuilder in which we agreed to sell the three remaining Amarra Drive Phase III
lots under the original contract as well as three new Amarra Drive Phase II lots and two new Amarra Drive Phase III
lots for $5.2 million (the new homebuilder contract). In accordance with the new homebuilder contract the parties
are required to close on the sale of these lots ratably before March 31, 2021. If the purchaser fails to close on the sale of the minimum number of lots by any of the specified closing dates, we may elect to terminate the homebuilder contract but would retain the related $45 thousand earnest money. In first-quarter 2020, in accordance with the contract, we sold one Amarra Drive Phase III lot for $695 thousand as discussed above.

Subsequent to March 31, 2020, and through June 22, 2020, we closed on the sale of one Amarra Drive Phase III lot for $650 thousand and one Amarra Drive Phase II lot for $632 thousand, both of which were subject to the new homebuilder contract. As of June 22, 2020, one Amarra Drive Phase II lot and one Amarra Drive Phase III lot were under contract and subsequently sold in addition to the remaining two Amarra Drive Phase II lots and three Amarra Drive Phase III lots subject to the new homebuilder contract discussed above.April 2021 for $0.6 million.

The Villas at Amarra Drive (Amarra Villas) townhome project is a 20-unit development in the Barton Creek community for which we completed construction of the first seven townhomeshomes during 2017 and 2018. We sold the
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last two completed townhomeshomes in 2019. We began construction of the next two Amarra Villas townhomeshomes during first-quarter 2020.the first quarter of 2020, which are expected to be completed in mid-2021. As of May 10, 2021, one home was under contract, and a contract had been signed to sell one home on which we began construction in second-quarter 2021. As of May 10, 2021, a total of 11 units (1 of which is under construction and 10 of which construction has not started) remain available of the initial 20-unit development.

The Santal, a multi-family projectgarden-style luxury apartment complex consisting of 448 units in Section N in the Barton Creek community, is fully leased and stabilized. The Saint Mary, a multi-family project consisting of 240 units in the Circle C community, was approximately 65 percent leased as of March 31, 2020.

For further discussion of our multi-family and single-family residential properties, see MD&A in our 20192020 Form 10-K.
Current Commercial Activities.
During 2019, we completed construction of two retail buildings totaling 41,000We have constructed approximately 152,000 square feet and a 103,000-square-foot H-E-B, L.P. (HEB) grocery storeof retail space at Kingwood Place, including an HEB-anchored, mixed-use development in Kingwood, Texas. An 8,000-square-foot retail building is under construction and expected to be completed in July 2020,HEB grocery store, and we have signed ground leases on two of the retail pads. Three pad sites remain available for lease. As of March 31, 2020,2021, we had signed leases for approximately 85 percent of the retail space, including the HEB grocery store.

In March 2019, we finalized We continue to advance the lease for the HEB storepotential multi-family project at New Caney, an HEB-anchored, mixed-use development in New Caney, Texas, and acquired HEB's interest in the partnershipKingwood Place, which is currently planned for approximately $5 million. We currently do not anticipate commencing construction on the New Caney project prior to 2021.275 units.

Lantana Place is a partially developed, mixed-use development project located in southwest Austin. As of March 31, 2020,2021, we had signed leases for approximately 8085 percent of the retail space in the first phase, including the anchor tenant, Moviehouse & Eatery and(Moviehouse). In July 2020, we entered into a new six-month lease agreement with Moviehouse in which rent is based on a percentage of Moviehouse's revenue. The new lease was amended in December 2020 to extend the term through June 30, 2021. We are currently in discussions with Moviehouse to extend this lease. We also have a ground lease for an AC Hotel by Marriott. As of June 24, 2020, Moviehouse & Eatery had not reopened and we were in the process of renegotiating the lease. Construction of the hotel began in May 2019 and is expected to be completed in JanuaryJune 2021. We have rezoned a portion of the Lantana property for a potential multi-family development of up to 350320 units.

As of March 31, 2020,2021, we had signed leases for approximately 95 percentsubstantially all of the retail space at the first phase of Jones Crossing, an HEB-anchored, mixed-use development located in College Station, Texas, and approximately 70 percent of the retail space at West Killeen Market, our retail project located in Killeen, Texas, shadow-anchored by an adjacent HEB grocery store. Block 21's Class A leasable office space was approximately 60 percent leased as of March 31, 2021, including 9,000 square feet occupied by our corporate office, and the retail space was substantially fully leased as of March 31, 2021. Currently, we are considering a refinance of the Jones Crossing construction loan to improve loan terms and take advantage of the low-interest rate market.
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For further discussion of our commercial properties, see MD&A in our 20192020 Form 10-K.

Projects in Planning.
We are deferring progress on our development projects, including the previously announced first phase of development of Magnolia Place, a mixed-use project in Magnolia, Texas, currently planned for 133,605 square feet of commercial space; 7 pad sites; 2 hotel sites; and 96 single-family lots and 588 multi-family units, pending improvements in health and market conditions.

We are advancing the planning and permitting process for development of future phases of Barton Creek, including Holden Hills, a new residential development formerly known as Section KLO, and commercial and multi-family Section N. We redesigned Section KLO using

Holden Hills, our final residential development within the Barton Creek community, consists of 495 acres and the community is designed to feature 475 unique residences to be developed in multiple phases with a combination of single family lotsfocus on sustainability and residential condominium lots, which is expected to increase our density from 154 to approximately 420 home sites.energy conservation. The city of Austin and Travis County approved initial subdivision permit applications for Section KLOHolden Hills in October 2019. The2019 and the engineering for roads and utilities for the initial phasesphase has been completed. We anticipate securing final permits in the second or third quarter of Section KLO is2021. We currently expect to complete site work for phase one, including the construction of road, utility, drainage and other required infrastructure, approximately 17 months from the issuance of the final permits. Accordingly, our projections anticipate that we would begin sales in process. Holden Hills in late 2022 or early 2023. Phases one and two of the Holden Hills development plan encompass the development of the home sites. We may sell the developed home sites, or may elect to build and sell, or build and lease, homes on some or all of the home sites, depending on financing and market conditions.

Using a conceptual approach similar to that used for Section KLO,Holden Hills, we are also evaluating a redesign of Section N, our approximately 570 acre570-acre tract located along Southwest Parkway in the southern portion of the Barton Creek community. If successful, this new project would be designed as a dense, mid-rise, mixed-use project surrounded by an extensive greenspace amenity, and resultresulting in ana significant potential increase in potential densities. development density, as compared to our prior plans.

These potential development projects require extensive additional permitting and will be dependent on market conditions.conditions and financing. Because of the nature and cost of the approval and development process and uncertainty regarding market demand for a particular use, there is uncertainty regarding the nature of the final development plans and whether we will be able to successfully execute the plans. In addition, our development plans for Section KLOHolden Hills and Section N will require significant capital, which we maycurrently intend to pursue through bank debt and/orand third-party equity financings, joint ventures, commercial, partner or othercapital arrangements.
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We are planning to proceed, subject to financing, with the first phase of development of Magnolia Place, a mixed-use project in Magnolia, Texas, currently planned for 18,410 square feet of commercial space, 9 pad sites, 194 single-family lots and 495 multi-family units. Magnolia Place will be shadow-anchored by a 95,000-square-foot HEB grocery store to be constructed by HEB on an adjoining 18-acre site owned by HEB, with a targeted opening date in May 2022. We have targeted the commencement of construction on Magnolia Place for June 2021, and are in the process of negotiating financing and terms with lenders and HEB. We are also evaluating a sale of the land for the single-family residential component of Magnolia Place.

In March 2021, we completed site clearing on The Saint June, a 182-unit multi-family project within the Amarra subdivision. We expect to begin project construction in the second quarter of 2021, subject to completion of financing.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

We are continually evaluating the development and sale potential of our properties and will continue to consider opportunities to enter into transactions involving our properties, including possible sales, joint ventures or other arrangements. However, because of the pandemic we are deferring progress on development projects as we monitor health and market conditions. In addition, the pandemic has adversely affected the market for the sale of real estate in our operating areas at this time, and as a result, and because we project that we will not need to sell properties for liquidity purposes in the near term, we do not expect to sell significant assets at what we believe to be temporarily depressed market prices. As a result, and because of the COVID-19 pandemic and numerous other factors affecting our business activities as described herein and in our 20192020 Form 10-K, our past operating results are not necessarily indicative of our future results. We use operating income or loss to measure the performance of each operating segment. Corporate, eliminations and other includes consolidated general and administrative expenses, which primarily consist of employee salariescompensation and other costs.


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The following table summarizes our operating results for the first quarters of 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
20202019 20212020
Operating income (loss):Operating income (loss):Operating income (loss):
Real Estate Operationsa
Real Estate Operationsa
$2,099  $2,846  
Real Estate Operationsa
$2,236 $2,099 

Leasing OperationsLeasing Operations824  2,421  Leasing Operations24,236 b824 
HotelHotel(1,054) 774  Hotel(1,632)(1,054)
EntertainmentEntertainment461  824  Entertainment(1,217)461 
Corporate, eliminations and otherb
(2,978) (3,222) 
Operating (loss) income$(648) $3,643  
Corporate, eliminations and otherc
Corporate, eliminations and otherc
(4,653)(2,978)
Operating income (loss)Operating income (loss)$18,970 $(648)
Interest expense, netInterest expense, net$(3,915) $(2,572) Interest expense, net$(3,035)$(3,915)
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders$(1,070) $862  
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiariesNet (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries$(6,722)$1,077 
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholdersNet income (loss) attributable to common stockholders$8,944 $(1,070)
a.Includes sales commissions and other revenues together with related expenses.
b.Includes a $22.9 million gain on the sale of The Saint Mary.
c.Includes consolidated general and administrative expenses and eliminations of intersegment amounts.
We have four operating segments: Real Estate Operations, Leasing Operations, Hotel and Entertainment (refer to Note 9). The following is a discussion of our operating results by segment.

Real Estate Operations
COVID-19 Pandemic Impact
The pandemic is negatively affecting our real estate operations. We are deferring progress on development projects, as we continue to monitor developments in the market, but we continue to advance our land planning, engineering and permitting activities. We cannot predict when we will be able to recommence the active pursuit of our development projects. Also, the economic downturn caused by the pandemic has adversely affected the market for the sale of real estate in our operating areas. During second-quarter 2020 and through June 22, 2020, we have sold two lots, compared with eight lots and two homes in first-quarter 2020. For further discussion, see Part II, Item 1A. "Risk Factors."

First-Quarter Results
The following table summarizes our Real Estate Operations results for the first quarters of 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
 20202019
Revenues:
Developed property sales$12,308  $2,834  
Commissions and other32  119  
Total revenues12,340  2,953  
Cost of sales, including depreciation10,241  107  
a
Operating income$2,099  $2,846  
a.Includes $3.4 million credit related to MUD reimbursements.
Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
Revenues:
Developed property sales$4,040 $12,308 
Undeveloped property sales2,500 — 
Commissions and other85 32 
Total revenues6,625 12,340 
Cost of sales, including depreciation4,389 10,241 

Operating income$2,236 $2,099 

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Developed Property Sales. The following table summarizes our developed property sales (dollars in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
20202019 20212020
Lots/HomesRevenuesAverage Cost Per Lot/HomeLots/HomesRevenuesAverage Cost Per Lot/Home Lots/UnitsRevenuesAverage Cost Per Lot/UnitLots/HomesRevenuesAverage Cost Per Lot/Home
Barton CreekBarton Creek      Barton Creek  
Amarra Drive:Amarra Drive:Amarra Drive:
Phase II lotsPhase II lots $1,190  $208  —  —  —  Phase II lots— $— $— $1,190 $208 
Phase III lotsPhase III lots 3,940  314   $1,149  $226  Phase III lots1,640 332 3,940 314 
Homes built on Phase III lotsHomes built on Phase III lots 7,178  3,273  —  —  —  Homes built on Phase III lots— — — 7,178 3,273 
Amarra Villas townhomes—  —  —   1,685  1,588  
W Austin Residences at Block 21:W Austin Residences at Block 21:
Condominium UnitCondominium Unit2,400 1,721 — — — 
Total ResidentialTotal Residential10  $12,308   $2,834  Total Residential$4,040 10 $12,308 

The decrease in revenues in
first-quarter 2021, compared to first-quarter 2020, primarily reflects a decrease in the number of lots and homes sold during first-quarter 2021, compared to first-quarter 2020, as available inventory decreased.
Undeveloped Property Sales. During the first quarter of 2021, we sold a five-acre multi-family tract of land in Amarra Drive for $2.5 million.
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Real Estate Revenue. The increase in revenue in first-quarter 2020, compared to first-quarter 2019, primarily reflects the salesTable of two homes built on Amarra Drive Phase III lots and an increase in lot sales in first-quarter 2020.Contents

Cost of Sales. Cost of sales includes costcosts of property sold, project operating and marketing expenses and allocated overhead costs, partly offset by reductions for certain MUDmunicipal utility district (MUD) reimbursements. Cost of sales totaleddecreased to $4.4 million in first-quarter 2021 from $10.2 million in first-quarter 2020, compared with $0.1 millionprimarily reflecting a decrease in the number of lots and homes sold during first-quarter 2019. The increase in cost of sales in first-quarter2021. First-quarter 2020 compared with first-quarter 2019, primarily reflectsincluded the salessale of two homes built on Amarra Drive Phase III lots which have athat had higher average cost, and an increase in the number of lots sold first-quarter 2020. The increase also reflects $3.4 million in MUD reimbursements received in first-quarter 2019 recorded as a reduction in real estate cost of sales as the reimbursed property had previously been sold.costs.

Leasing Operations
COVID-19 Pandemic Impact
The pandemic is negatively affecting our leasing operations, primarily at our retail properties. Tenants at our retail locations are diverse and include grocery and liquor stores, which have remained open and have paid rent owed to-date, and restaurants, healthcare services, fitness centers, a movie house and other retail products and services, many of which have been closed or operating at significantly reduced capacity beginning late in the first quarter of 2020 and continuing during the second quarter of 2020. Beginning in April 2020, Stratus agreed, generally, to 90-day base rent deferrals with a majority of these tenants. The deferred rent will be amortized over a 12-month or 24-month period starting in January 2021. These rent deferrals have resulted in a reduction of scheduled base rent collections of approximately 30 percent for the second quarter through June 22, 2020. As of mid-June, most of our retail tenants have reopened.

At our multi-family properties, we have granted rent deferral accommodations on a case-by-case basis, which as of June 22, 2020, had resulted in a reduction of scheduled rent collections of approximately two percent of contractual rents, with no material decline in occupancy. We will continue to consider rent deferral accommodations on a case-by-case basis. In the aggregate, our second-quarter retail and multi-family rent collections are 15 percent less than scheduled rent as of June 22, 2020.

As a result of these rent deferral arrangements, and as a result of some other tenants not paying rent, our rental collections in our leasing segment are expected to decline significantly for the second quarter of 2020 and into the third quarter of 2020. We cannot assure you that our tenants will recommence rental payments in accordance with our agreements when the deferral period ends nor whether tenants will request additional accommodations or be willing or able to meet future lease obligations. For further discussion, see Part II, Item 1A. "Risk Factors."


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First-Quarter Results
The following table summarizes our Leasing Operations results for the first quarters of 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31, Three Months Ended March 31,
20202019 20212020
Rental revenueRental revenue$5,959  $3,859  Rental revenue$5,397 $5,959 
Rental cost of sales, excluding depreciationRental cost of sales, excluding depreciation3,088  2,144  Rental cost of sales, excluding depreciation2,381 3,088 
DepreciationDepreciation2,047  1,407  Depreciation1,711 2,047 
Gain on sale of assetsGain on sale of assets—  (2,113) Gain on sale of assets(22,931)— 
Operating incomeOperating income$824  $2,421  Operating income$24,236 $824 

Rental Revenue. Rental revenue primarily includes revenue from The Santal, Lantana Place, Jones Crossing, The Saint Mary, Kingwood Place, the office and retail space at the W Austin Hotel & Residences, andBlock 21, West Killeen Market.Market, and The increaseSaint Mary until our sale of it in January 2021. The decrease in rental revenue in first-quarter 2020,2021, compared with first-quarter 2019,2020 primarily reflects the commencementsale of new leases atThe Saint Mary. The Saint Mary Kingwood Place, The Santal, Jones Crossing and Lantana Place.had rental revenue of $0.1 million in first-quarter 2021 prior to the sale compared to $0.7 million in first-quarter 2020.

Rental Cost of Sales and Depreciation. Rental cost of sales and depreciation expense increaseddecreased in first-quarter 2020,2021, compared with first-quarter 2019,2020, primarily as a result of the completionsale of construction and the start of leasing operations at The Saint Mary and Kingwood Place.Mary.

Gain on Sale of Assets. In January 2019,2021, our subsidiary sold The Saint Mary for $60.0 million. After closing costs and payment of the outstanding construction loan, the sale generated net proceeds of approximately $34 million. After establishing a reserve for remaining costs of the partnership, we sold a retail pad subjectreceived $20.9 million from the subsidiary in connection with the sale and $12.9 million of the net proceeds were distributed to a ground lease located in the Circle C community for $3.2 million.noncontrolling interest owners. We recordedrecognized a gain of $2.1 million and used a portion of the proceeds fromon the sale to repay $2.5of $22.9 million ($16.2 million net of our Comerica Bank credit facility borrowings.

Hotel
COVID-19 Pandemic Impact
The pandemic has had, and we believe will continue to have, a significant adverse impact on the hospitality industry, as it has resulted in dramatically curtailed business and leisure travel and caused cancellations of events or rescheduling of events until later in 2020 and beyond. Accordingly, the pandemic has resulted in a significant decrease in revenue and expected revenue from our hotel rooms, conference facilities and hotel amenities. For example, while our hotel has remained open throughout the pandemic, average occupancy for the second quarter through June 21, 2020, was 12 percent, with June having the highest occupancy in the second quarter, averaging 24 percent. As a result of the pandemic, hotel revenue for the second quarter of 2020 will be significantly lower than hotel revenuenoncontrolling interests) in the first quarter of 2020, and we expect to incur higher operating losses in the segment during the second quarter of 2020. We are working with the hotel operator on plans to gradually ramp up hotel operations over the next 12 months, health and market conditions permitting.

The pandemic is expected to continue to negatively affect our hotel business, and the extent to which such adverse impacts continue depends on numerous evolving factors that we cannot predict. Moreover, even as travel advisories and restrictions are lifted, travel demand may remain weak for a significant length of time and attractions and events that previously brought visitors to the city of Austin may not proceed or may proceed with limited capacity. We cannot predict if or when our hotel will return to pre-pandemic demand or pricing. For further discussion, see Part II, Item 1A. "Risk Factors."2021.

First-Quarter ResultsHotel
The following table summarizes our Hotel results for the first quarters of 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
2020201920212020
Hotel revenueHotel revenue$5,959  $8,372  Hotel revenue$2,150 $5,959 
Hotel cost of sales, excluding depreciationHotel cost of sales, excluding depreciation5,908  6,698  Hotel cost of sales, excluding depreciation2,902 5,908 
DepreciationDepreciation1,105  900  Depreciation880 1,105 
Operating (loss) income$(1,054) $774  
Operating lossOperating loss$(1,632)$(1,054)

Hotel Revenue. Hotel revenue primarily includes revenue from W Austin Hotel room reservations and food and beverage sales. The decrease in Hotel revenues in first-quarter 2020,2021, compared to first-quarter 2019,2020, is primarily a result of lower room reservations and food and beverage sales as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.pandemic, which had a less significant impact in the first quarter of 2020 prior to the pandemic being declared in mid-March 2020. The hotel's average occupancy in the first quarter of 2021 was 21 percent, compared to 50 percent in the first quarter of 2020. Revenue per available room (RevPAR), which is calculated by dividing total room revenue by the average total rooms available, was $51 in first-quarter 2021, compared with $150 in first-quarter 2020.

Our hotel operations are beginning to show improvement compared to during the peak of the pandemic in 2020. The average occupancy in the first quarter of 2021 of 21 percent was higher than the average occupancy in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared with $238which was 13 percent. In addition, RevPAR of $51 for first-quarter 2021 was up from $31 in first-quarter 2019.fourth-quarter 2020.


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Hotel Cost of Sales. The decrease in Hotel cost of sales, excluding depreciation, in first-quarter 2020,2021, compared to first-quarter 2019,2020, is primarily a result of lower room reservations and food and beverage sales. The increasedecrease in depreciation in first-quarter 2020,2021, compared to first-quarter 2019,2020, is primarily because of ana $202 thousand adjustment made in first-quarter 2020 for the period in December 2019 when the hotel was held for sale and, therefore, not depreciated.

Hotel Renovation. We are considering proceeding with a renovation of the hotel guest rooms and public spaces, subject to various approvals, including from our lender, and coordination with the hotel operator. We expect to use approximately $7 million of reserves previously set aside for hotel improvements under our agreement with the hotel operator and reflected in restricted cash on our balance sheet.

Entertainment
COVID-19 Pandemic Impact
The pandemic has had, and we believe will continue to have, a significant adverse impact on the entertainment industry and our entertainment operations. Our entertainment venue ACL Live remains closed, and our entertainment venue 3TEN ACL Live is open at limited capacity. Many events previously scheduled for the rest of 2020 have been rescheduled and some have been cancelled. As a result of the pandemic, our Entertainment revenues will be much lower in the second quarter of 2020 and into the third quarter of 2020. It is also unclear whether and to what extent pandemic-related concerns will impact the use of and/or demand for our entertainment venues, even as government restrictions are modified or lifted. We have several events scheduled at our venues over the summer and expect an increasing number of events over the rest of the year. However, our scheduled programs will occur only to the extent health and safety conditions, and regulations, permit. As a result of the pandemic, entertainment revenue for the second quarter of 2020 will be significantly lower than entertainment revenue in the first quarter of 2020, and we expect to incur an operating loss in the segment during the second quarter of 2020. For further discussion, see Part II, Item 1A. "Risk Factors."

First-Quarter Results
The following table summarizes our Entertainment results for the first quarters of 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
2020201920212020
Entertainment revenueEntertainment revenue$4,170  $4,825  Entertainment revenue$609 $4,170 
Entertainment cost of sales, excluding depreciationEntertainment cost of sales, excluding depreciation3,226  3,607  Entertainment cost of sales, excluding depreciation1,425 3,226 
DepreciationDepreciation483  394  Depreciation401 483 
Operating income$461  $824  
Operating (loss) incomeOperating (loss) income$(1,217)$461 

Entertainment Revenue. Entertainment revenue primarily reflects the results of operations for ACL Live, including ticket sales, revenue from private events, sponsorships, personal seat license sales and suite sales, and sales of concessions and merchandise. Entertainment revenue also reflects revenues associated with events hosted at 3TEN ACL Live. Revenues from the Entertainment segment vary from period to period as a result of factors such as the price of tickets and number of tickets sold, as well as the number and type of events hosted at ACL Live and 3TEN ACL Live. Entertainment revenues decreased in first-quarter 2020,2021, compared to first-quarter 2019,2020, which primarily as a result of a decrease in the number of events hosted at ACL Live, as many scheduled events in first-quarter 2020 were cancelled as a result ofreflects the COVID-19 pandemic.pandemic preventing a full show schedule, with reduced capacity at events that could be held. Our team continues to create innovative programming at our entertainment venues, and we currently expect to see improved results as schedules are filled and capacity increases over time.


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Certain key operating statistics specific to the concert and event hosting industry are included below to provide additional information regarding our ACL Live and 3TEN ACL Live operating performance.
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
20202019 20212020
ACL LiveACL LiveACL Live
Events:Events:Events:
Events hostedEvents hosted38  64  Events hosted28 38 
Estimated attendanceEstimated attendance45,446  64,400  Estimated attendance3,416 45,446 
Ancillary net revenue per attendee$55.67  $46.12  
Ticketing:Ticketing:Ticketing:
Number of tickets soldNumber of tickets sold37,703  48,748  Number of tickets sold3,710 37,703 
Gross value of tickets sold (in thousands)Gross value of tickets sold (in thousands)$1,881  $2,523  Gross value of tickets sold (in thousands)$373 $1,881 
3TEN ACL Live3TEN ACL Live3TEN ACL Live
Events:Events:Events:
Events hostedEvents hosted36  50  Events hosted22 36 
Estimated attendanceEstimated attendance7,455  9,000  Estimated attendance1,828 7,455 
Ancillary net revenue per attendee$31.91  $37.29  
Ticketing:Ticketing:Ticketing:
Number of tickets soldNumber of tickets sold5,278  5,054  Number of tickets sold114 5,278 
Gross value of tickets sold (in thousands)Gross value of tickets sold (in thousands)$126  $120  Gross value of tickets sold (in thousands)$$126 
Entertainment Cost of Sales. The decrease in Entertainment cost of sales, excluding depreciation, totaled $3.2 million in first-quarter 2020,2021, compared to $3.6 million in first-quarter 2019, primarily reflecting decreases in2020, reflects the limited number of events at ACL Live (41 percent decrease). As mentioned previously, many scheduled eventsthat were held in first-quarter 2020 were rescheduled or cancelledthe first quarter of 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The increasedecrease in depreciation in first-quarter 2020,2021, compared tofirst-quarter 2019,2020, is primarily because of an $89 thousand adjustment made in first-quarter 2020 for the period in December 2019 when the entertainment venues were held for sale and, therefore, not depreciated.

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Corporate, Eliminations and Other
Corporate, eliminations and other (refer to Note 9) includes consolidated general and administrative expenses, which primarily consist of employee salariescompensation and other costs. Consolidated general and administrative expenses ofincreased to$4.5 million in first-quarter 2021 from $2.8 million in first-quarter 2020 were lower, compared with$3.2 million in first-quarter 2019,2020, primarily reflecting lower bonus accrualsa $1.1 million increase in consulting, legal, and public relation costs mostly for the REIT exploration process and proxy contest. The remaining increase is primarily the result of higher employee incentive compensation costs in first-quarter 2021 as the first quarter of 2020 including those relatedincluded significant reductions to our Profit Participation Incentive Plan. The overall decrease was partially offset by increases in legal fees incurred in connection with the Block 21 sale that ultimately did not close.estimated incentive compensation accruals. Corporate, eliminations and other also includes eliminations of intersegment transactions among the four operating segments.
Non-Operating Results
Interest Expense, Net. Interest costs (before capitalized interest) oftotaled $4.3 million in first-quarter 2021, compared with $5.2 million in first-quarter 2020 were higher, compared with $4.6 million2020. Interest costs in first-quarter 2019,2021 were lower, compared to the 2020 periods, primarily reflecting higherdecreases in average interest rates and average debt to finance development activities.balances.
Capitalized interest totaled $1.3 million in both first-quarter 2021 and first-quarter 2020, compared with $2.1 million in first-quarter 2019 and is primarily related to development activities at Barton Creek.
Other Income, Net.Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt. Other income, netWe recorded a loss on early extinguishment of $19 thousanddebt of $0.1 million in first-quarter 2020 decreased, compared2021 associated with $299 thousand in first-quarter 2019, as a resultthe repayment of receiving proceeds in first-quarter 2019 related to MUD reimbursementsThe Saint Mary construction loan upon the sale of infrastructure costs incurred for development of Barton Creek. Of the total amount received in first-quarter 2019, we recorded $0.3 million as interest income in other income, net in the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income.property.
(Provision for) Benefit from (Provision for) Income Taxes. We recorded a benefit from (provision for)provision for income taxes of $0.2 million in first-quarter 2021, compared to a benefit of $2.5 million in first-quarter 2020, compared with $(0.4) million infirst-quarter 2019.2020. Refer to Note 8 for further discussion of income tax benefits.taxes.
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Total Comprehensive (Income) Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries. During first-quarter 2020 ourOur partners' share of income totaled $6.7 million in first-quarter 2021 compared to their share of losses totaledof $1.1 million for projects that began operations in late 2019, primarilyfirst-quarter 2020. In first-quarter 2021, our partners were allocated $6.7 million of the gain from the sale of The Saint Mary. Of this total, $573 thousand relatesIn first-quarter 2020, $0.6 million related to losses incurred prior to 2020.
CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

Volatility in the real estate market, including the markets in which we operate, can impact the timing of and proceeds received from sales of our properties, which may cause uneven cash flows from period to period. Our cash flows have also been, and will continue for some time to be, adversely affected by the pandemic, as discussed throughout this report. However, we believe that the unique nature and location of our assets will provide us positive cash flows over time.

Comparison of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 20202021 and 20192020
Operating Activities. Cash (used in) provided byused in operating activities totaled $(4.4)$10.4 million in first-quarter 2020,2021, compared with $0.7$4.4 million infirst-quarter 2019.2020. Expenditures for purchases and development of real estate properties totaled $2.5 million in first-quarter 2021 and $6.2 million in first-quarter 2020, and $3.3 million infirst-quarter 2019, primarily related to development of our Barton Creek properties.properties, including Amarra Villas. The cash outflow resulting from the increase in other assets in first-quarter 2020 is primarily related to the increase in tax receivables as a result of the CARES Act allowing net operating losses to be carried back to 2017. Refer to Note 8 for further discussion. Additionally, the cash outflowoutflows resulting from the decrease in accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other in both first-quarter 2021 and first-quarter 2020 isare primarily related to the timing of property tax payments as well contractor retention payments associated with the completion of The Saint Mary and Kingwood Place.payments.
During first-quarter 2019, our operating cash flows included MUD reimbursements totaling $4.6 million related to infrastructure costs incurred in Barton Creek (of which $3.7 million increased net income before taxes for the period and $0.9 million reduced purchases and development of real estate properties).
Investing Activities. Cash used inprovided by (used in) investing activities totaled $2.6$58.2 million in first-quarter 20202021 and $31.2$(2.6) million infirst-quarter 2019.2020. Capital expenditures totaled $1.0 million in first-quarter 2021, primarily related to the Magnolia Place and Lantana Place projects, and $2.3 million in first-quarter 2020, primarily related to development of the Lantana Place, Kingwood Place and Jones Crossing projects, and $29.4 millionprojects.in
In first-quarter 2019, primarily related to development2021, we received proceeds, net of closing costs, from the sale of The Saint Mary Kingwood Placeof $59.5 million.
We also made payments totaling $0.3 million in both first-quarter 2021 and The Santal projects. Capital expenditures were lower in first-quarter 2020 compared to first-quarter 2019, primarily as a result ofunder our master lease obligations associated with the completion2017 sale of The Saint Mary and Kingwood Place in late 2019.
In first-quarter 2019, we recorded a purchase of noncontrolling interest totaling $4.6 million as a result of our acquisition of HEB's interests in the New Caney partnership in which we and HEB collectively purchased a tract of land for the future development of an HEB-anchored mixed-use project in New Caney, Texas.Oaks at Lakeway.
Financing Activities. Cash (used in) provided by financing activities totaled $(50.8) million in first-quarter 2021 and $6.2 million in first-quarter 2020 and $25.6 million infirst-quarter 2019.2020. During first-quarter 2020,2021, net borrowingsrepayments on the Comerica Bank credit facility totaled $9.2 million, primarily using proceeds from the sale of The Saint Mary, compared with net borrowings of $6.8 million in first-quarter 2020, primarily to fund working capital changes, compared withchanges. In first-quarter 2021, net repayments of $0.8 million infirst-quarter 2019. Net repayments on other
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project and term loans totaled $28.3 million, primarily reflecting the repayment of The Saint Mary construction loan, compared to net repayments of $0.5 million in first-quarter 2020, primarily related to repayment of the Amarra Villas credit facility partially offset by borrowings for The Saint Mary and Kingwood Place projects, compared with net borrowings of $26.7 million infirst-quarter 2019, primarily for the Jones Crossing, Amarra Villas, The Saint Mary and New Caney projects. See “Credit Facility, Other Financing Arrangements and Liquidity Outlook” below for a discussion of our outstanding debt at March 31, 2020.2021.

In first-quarter 2021, we paid distributions to noncontrolling interest owners of $13.1 million, primarily related to the sale of The Saint Mary.

Credit Facility, Other Financing Arrangements and Liquidity Outlook
At March 31, 2020,2021, the total principal amount of our outstanding debt was $376.1$341.2 million, compared with $369.2$353.2 million at December 31, 2019.2020. We had borrowings of $49.3$34.1 million under theour $60.0 million Comerica Bank revolving credit facility, which is comprised of a $60.0 million revolving line of credit, $10.6$25.8 million of which was available at March 31, 2020,2021, net of a $150 thousand of lettersletter of credit committed against the credit facility.
On June 12, 2020,During the pandemic we amendedhave proactively engaged with our credit facility agreementproject lenders in connection with Comerica Bankformulating rent deferral arrangements for our tenants, receiving waivers of and amendments to extend thecertain financial covenants for specific project loans and extending maturity date from September 27, 2020, to September 27, 2022. As of June 12, 2020, we had borrowed $34.8 milliondates on the facility and had $150 thousand of letters of credit committed against the facility,project loans with $25.0 million available for future borrowings.

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near-term maturities. Refer to Note 6 in this report and in our 20192020 Form 10-K for further discussion of our outstanding debt.discussion. Refer to “Debt Maturities and Other Contractual Obligations” below for a table illustrating the timing of principal payments due on our outstanding debt as of March 31, 2020.2021.

Several of our financing instruments contain customaryOur debt agreements require compliance with specified financial covenants. The West Killeen Market construction loan includes a requirement that we maintain a minimum total stockholders’ equity balance of $110.0 million. The Santal loan includes a requirement that we maintain liquid assets, as defined in the agreement, of not less than $7.5 million. The Saint Mary construction loan and the New Caney land loan includeincludes a requirement that we maintain liquid assets, as defined in eachthe agreement, of not less than $10 million. The Comerica Bank credit facility, the Lantana Place construction loan, the Jones Crossing construction loan, The Saint Mary construction loan, the Amarra Villas credit facility, the Kingwood Place construction loan, the West Killeen Market construction loan, the New Caney land loan and The Santal loan include a requirement that we maintain a net asset value, as defined in each agreement, of $125 million. The Comerica Bank credit facility, the Amarra Villas credit facility and the Kingwood Place construction loan also include a requirement that we maintain a promissory note debt-to-gross asset value, as defined in the agreement, of less than 50 percent. The Santal loan, the West Killeen Market construction loan, the Jones Crossing construction loan, and the Lantana Place construction loan each include a financial covenant requiring the applicable Stratus subsidiary to maintain a debt service coverage ratio as defined in each agreement. In addition,As of March 31, 2021, we were in compliance with all of our financial covenants; however, for the last three quarters of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, our Block 21 subsidiary did not pass the debt service coverage ratio financial test under the Block 21 loan, agreementswhich, though not a financial covenant, caused the Block 21 subsidiary to enter into a “Trigger Period” as discussed below.

Stratus’ and its subsidiaries’ debt arrangements contain significant limitations that may restrict Stratus’ and its subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things: borrow additional money or issue guarantees; pay dividends, repurchase equity or make other distributions to equityholders; make loans, advances or other investments; create liens on assets; sell assets; enter into sale-leaseback transactions; enter into transactions with affiliates; permit a change of control; sell all or substantially all of its assets; and engage in mergers, consolidations or other business combinations. Our Comerica Bank requirecredit facility requires Comerica Bank’s prior written consent for any common stock repurchases in excess of $1.0 million or any dividend payments. As

Our project loans are generally secured by all or substantially all of March 31, 2020, we were in compliance withthe assets of the project, and our Comerica Bank credit facility is secured by substantially all of our assets other than those encumbered by separate project financing. In addition, we are typically required to guarantee the payment of our project loans, in some cases until certain development milestones and/or financial covenants.conditions are met, except for the Block 21 loan and The Santal loan guarantees that are generally limited to non-recourse carve-out obligations. Refer to Note 6 in our 2020 Form 10-K for additional discussion.

We proactively engaged with our project lenders in connection with formulating rent deferral arrangements for tenants at our projects as a result of the pandemic. Although each of our projects is expected to generate sufficient revenue to pay debt service, our projections showed that we would not meet the debt service coverage ratio covenant at June 30, 2020, under the Lantana Place construction loan, and we have been granted a waiver of the covenant for the quarters needed such that we believe we will be able to remain in compliance if rent payments recover as anticipated.

The Goldman SachsBlock 21 loan agreement secured by the Block 21 assets contains financial covenant requirementstests that we must meet in order to avoid a “Trigger Period” (as described below). Specifically, we must maintain (i) a net worth in excess of $125 million and (ii) liquid assets having a market value of not less thanat least $10 million, and (iii)each as defined in the Block 21 loan agreement. Additionally, our Block 21 subsidiary must maintain a trailing-12-month debt service coverage ratio, tested quarterly, each as defined in the Block 21 loan agreement. If any of these financial covenantstests are not met, a “Trigger Period”, which is not a default, results. Asof March 31, 2020, we were in compliance with all of the financial covenants in the Goldman Sachs loan. However, as a result of the pandemic, we expect that we willour Block 21 subsidiary did not meet the debt
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service coverage ratio test on the June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, December 31, 2020, and March 31, 2021, test date.dates, resulting in a "Trigger Period." During a Trigger"Trigger Period," any cash generated from the Block 21's hotel, entertainment and office and retail space21 project in excess of amounts necessary to fund loan obligations, budgeted operating expenses and specified reserves would not be available to be distributed to us until after we meet a higher debt service coverage ratio requirement for two consecutive quarters. As the ratio is calculated on a trailing-12-month basis, we do notcurrently expect the Trigger Period"Trigger Period" to terminate until earlycontinue through at least 2022.

The Goldman SachsAlthough the Block 21 loan agreement requires us tois a non-recourse loan, we may contribute cash to our Block 21 subsidiary if fundsin order to prevent our Block 21 subsidiary from defaulting under the Block 21’s operations are insufficient to fund all payments and reserves as required under our21 loan agreement. Additionally, under our subsidiary’s hotel operating agreement, the hotel operator has and may continue to request funds from us if it reasonably determines that such funds are required in order to fund the operation of the hotel and specified reserves. We have been requiredPursuant to contribute such fundsprovisions, we contributed $6.3 million during 2020 and our$5.0 million during first-quarter 2021, and based on current projections, reflect that we will be requiredexpect to do so in future periods in 2020 andmake additional contributions of approximately $12 million through early 2021. In addition, our projections reflect that we will need to contribute funds to certain of our leasing projects in future periods in 2020 and early 2021.

2022. As of March 31, 2020,2021, we had $7.8$6.0 million of liabilities for deferred income and deposits that primarily related to ticket and sponsorship presales at our venues. We have refunded amounts related to events that have been cancelled, and we may refund additional amounts if more events are cancelled in the future.

We project that we will be able to meet our debt service and other cash obligations for at least the next 12 months, without any significant asset sales or reductions in general and administrative expenses. Prior to the start of the pandemic, our retail and multi-family projects were in advanced lease-up phases, and we expect that they will generate sufficient revenue to pay debt service. We have no significant principal maturities of debt during the remainder of 2020. In addition, we have no material commitments for capital expenditures and have deferred progress on development projects as we continue to evaluate market conditions.months. Our projections are based on many detailed and complex underlying assumptions, including (1) that operating income for our hotel and entertainmentBlock 21 businesses will
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begin to gradually ramp up to a break-even point in the summerfirst half of 2020,2021 and that tenants granted rent deferralsBlock 21 will recommence rent payments as agreed andgenerate sufficient cash to cover debt service by early 2022, (2) that current conditions in our leasing operations will not further deteriorate materially.materially and that our anchor tenant at Lantana Place will renew its lease on terms acceptable to us, (3) that we close on projected asset sales in our real estate operations segment, including certain land sales at our mixed-use properties, on anticipated terms, and (4) that we are able to secure anticipated financing for certain development projects. No assurances can be given that the results anticipated by our projections will occur. See “Risk Factors” includedNote 6 in Part II, Item 1A. of thisour 2020 Form 10-Q10-K and “Risk Factors” included in Part I, Item 1A. of our 20192020 Form 10-K, , for further discussion.

Our ability to meet our cash obligations over the longer term, including our significant debt maturities in 2022, will depend on our future operating and financial performance and cash flows, including our ability to sell or lease properties profitably and extend or refinance debt as it becomes due, which is subject to economic, financial, competitive and other factors beyond our control, including risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

DEBT MATURITIES AND OTHER CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

The following table summarizes our debt maturities based on the principal amounts outstanding as of March 31, 20202021 (in thousands):
2020 2021202220232024ThereafterTotal 2021 2022202320242025ThereafterTotal
Goldman Sachs loan$1,736  $2,470  $2,613  $2,765  $2,904  $128,967  $141,455  
Block 21 loanBlock 21 loan$1,839 $2,613 $2,765 $2,905 $3,094 $125,872 $139,088 
The Santal loana
The Santal loana
—  —  75,000  —  —  —  75,000  
The Santal loana
— 75,000 — — — — 75,000 
Comerica Bank credit facilityb
49,300  —  —  —  —  —  49,300  
Comerica Bank credit facilityComerica Bank credit facility— 34,077 — — — — 34,077 
New Caney land loanc
—  5,000  —  —  —  —  5,000  
New Caney land loanNew Caney land loan— 4,500 — — — — 4,500 
PPP loanPPP loan— 3,987 — — — — 3,987 
Construction loans:Construction loans:Construction loans:
Kingwood Placea
—  —  27,498  —  —  —  27,498  
Kingwood Placeb
Kingwood Placeb
— 31,791 — — — — 31,791 
Jones CrossingJones Crossing293 409 21,878 — — — 22,580 
Lantana PlaceLantana Place32  382  399  22,645  —  —  23,458  Lantana Place604 830 20,610 — — — 22,044 
The Saint Mary—  25,181  —  —  —  —  25,181  
Jones Crossing—  237  334  21,355  —  —  21,926  
West Killeen MarketWest Killeen Market87  122  7,087  —  —  —  7,296  West Killeen Market126 6,597 — — — — 6,723 
Amarra Villas credit facilityAmarra Villas credit facility—  —   —  —  —   Amarra Villas credit facility— 1,369 — — — — 1,369 
TotalTotal$51,155   $33,392  $112,936  $46,765  $2,904  $128,967  $376,119  Total$2,862  $161,173 $45,253 $2,905 $3,094 $125,872 $341,159 
a.In April 2021, we entered into an amendment to The Santal loan to, among other provisions, extend the maturity date from October 5, 2022 to October 5, 2024.
b.We have the option to extend the maturity date for two additional 12-month periods, subject to certain conditions.
b.Refer to Note 6 for further information, including the June 2020 amendment to extend the maturity to September 27, 2022.
c.We have the option to extend the maturity date for one additional 12-month period, subject to certaindebt service coverage conditions.

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Other than debt transactions (as discussed in Note 6), there have been no material changes in our contractual obligations since December 31, 2019.2020. Refer to Part II, Items 7. and 7A. "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" in our 20192020 Form 10-K for further information regarding our contractual obligations.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

There have been no changes in our critical accounting estimates from those discussed in our 20192020 Form 10-K.

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

There have been no changes inNo new accounting standards from those discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements included in our 2019 Form 10-K.2021 have had a material impact on us.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

There have been no material changes in our off-balance sheet arrangements since December 31, 2019.2020. Refer to Note 9 in our 20192020 Form 10-K for further information.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements in which we discuss factors we believe may affect our future performance. Forward-looking statements are all statements other than statements of historical fact, such as plans, projections or expectations related to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, our ability to meet our future debt service and its economic effects,other cash obligations, our ability to ramp-up operations at Block 21 according to our currently anticipated timeline, our ability to open and hold events at our venues, our ability to collect rents timely, future cash flows and liquidity, and our ability to remain in compliancecomply with or obtain waivers of financial and other covenants in debt agreements, our ongoing in-depth exploration of conversion to a REIT, potential steps necessary prior to conversion to a REIT, the potential timing of any REIT conversion, our expectations about the Austin and to meet other cash obligations,Texas real estate markets, potential changes in governance practices and Board composition, the planning, financing, development, construction, completion and stabilization of our development projects, plans to sell, recapitalize, or refinance properties, future operational and financial performance, MUD reimbursements for infrastructure costs, regulatory matters, leasing activities, estimated costs and timeframes for development and stabilization of properties, tax rates, the impact of interest rate changes, future capital expenditures and financing plans, possible joint venture, partnership,ventures, partnerships, or other strategic relationships, or other arrangements, our projections with respect to our obligations under the master lease
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agreements entered into in connection with the 2017 sale of The Oaks at Lakeway, other plans and objectives of management for future operations and development projects, and future dividend payments and share repurchases. The words “anticipate,” “may,” “can,” “plan,” “believe,” “potential,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” "target," “intend,” “likely,” “will,” “should,” “to be” and any similar expressions and/or statements that are not historical facts and are intended to identify those assertions as forward-looking statements.

Under our loan agreements with Comerica Bank credit facility, we are not permitted to pay dividends on common stock without Comerica Bank’sBank's prior written consent. The declaration of dividends is at the discretion of our Board, subject to restrictions under our loan agreements with Comerica Bank credit facility, and will depend on our financial results, cash requirements, projected compliance with covenants in our debt agreements, outlook and other factors deemed relevant by the Board.

We caution readers that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and our actual results
may differ materially from those anticipated, expected, projected or assumed in the forward-looking statements.
Important factors that can cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, evolving risks relative to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic effects, including the impact of the actions taken by governmental authorities to contain the virus or address the impact of the virus on the economy, fear of the further spread or second wave of COVID-19, the duration and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic and impact thereof including the pace of recovery, our ability to pay or refinance our debt or remain in compliancecomply with or obtain waivers of financial and other covenants in debt agreements and to meet other cash obligations, our ability to ramp up operations at Block 21, collect anticipated rental payments and close projected asset sales, the availability and terms of financing for development projects and other corporate purposes, the implementation, operational, financing and tax complexities to be evaluated and addressed before our Board decides whether to recommend a REIT conversion to shareholders, our ability to qualify as a REIT, which involves the application of highly technical and complex provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, our ability to complete the steps that must be taken in order to convert to a REIT and the timing thereof, the potential costs of converting to and operating as a REIT, whether our Board will determine that conversion to a REIT is in the best interests of our shareholders, whether shareholders will approve changes to our organizational documents consistent with a public REIT structure, our
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ability to enter into and maintain joint venture, partnership,ventures, partnerships, or other strategic relationships, or other arrangements, our ability to affectimplement our business strategy successfully, including our ability to develop, construct and sell or lease properties at priceson terms our Board considers acceptable, market conditions or corporate developments that could preclude, impair or delay any opportunities with respect to plans to sell, recapitalize or refinance properties, our ability to obtain various entitlements and permits, a decrease in the demand for real estate in select markets in Texas where we operate, changes in economic, market and business conditions, reductions in discretionary spending by consumers and businesses, competition from other real estate developers, hotel operators and/or entertainment venue operators and promoters, our ability to hold events and increase attendance at our venues, challenges associated with booking events and selling tickets and event cancellations at Stratus’our entertainment venues, which may result in refunds to customers, the termination of sales contracts or letters of intent because of, among other factors, the failure of one or more closing conditions or market changes, our ability to secure qualifying tenants for the space subject to the master lease agreements entered into in connection with the 2017 sale of The Oaks at Lakeway and to assign such leases to the purchaser and remove the corresponding property from the master leases, the failure to attract customers or tenants for our developments or such customers’ or tenants’ failure to satisfy their purchase commitments or leasing obligations, grants of rent deferral accommodations to our tenants and ability of our tenants to resume rent payments as agreed, increases in interest rates and the phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate, declines in the market value of our assets, increases in operating costs, including real estate taxes and the cost of building materials, including lumber, and labor, changes in external perception of the W Austin Hotel, unanticipated issues experienced by the third-party operator of the W Austin Hotel, changes in consumer preferences, industry risks, changes in laws, regulations or the regulatory environment affecting the development of real estate, opposition from special interest groups or local governments with respect to development projects, weather-related risks, loss of key personnel, cybersecurity incidents and other factors described in more detail under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A. of our 20192020 Form 10-K, filed with the SEC, and “Risk Factors” included in Part II, Item 1A.SEC.

We can provide no assurance as to when, if at all, we will convert to a REIT. We can give no assurance that our Board will approve a conversion to a REIT, even if there are no impediments to such conversion. Our exploration of this Form 10-Q.a potential REIT conversion may divert management's attention from traditional business concerns. If we determine to convert to a REIT, we cannot give assurance that we will qualify or remain qualified as a REIT.

Investors are cautioned that many of the assumptions upon which our forward-looking statements are based are likely to change after the date the forward-looking statements are made, some of which we may not be able to control.made. Further, we may make changes to our business plans that could affect our results. We caution investors that we do not intendundertake no obligation to update our forward-looking statements, more frequently than quarterlywhich speak only as of the date made, notwithstanding any changes in our assumptions, business plans, actual experience, or other changes, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.changes.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Not applicable.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

(a)           Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, with the participation of management, have evaluated the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, they have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2020.2021.

(b)           Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2020,2021, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors

We are supplementing the risk factors described under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2019 Form 10-K with the additional risk factor set forth below, which should be read in conjunction with the risk factors and other disclosures in this report and in our 2019 Form 10-K.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operation and liquidity, such impact has worsened during the second quarter of 2020, and could continue to last with unknown severity and for an unknown period of time.

OnMarch 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and on March 13, 2020, the U.S. declared a national emergency with respect to COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic is complex and rapidly evolving, with federal, state and local governments, public institutions and other organizations imposing or recommending, and businesses and individuals implementing, restrictions on activities in order to combat its spread. These restrictions have included stay-at-home orders, bans on travel, limitations on the size of gatherings, limitations on the operations of businesses deemed non-essential, closures of work facilities, schools, public buildings and businesses, cancellation of events (including entertainment events, conferences and meetings), quarantines and social distancing measures. State and local governments have implemented phased reopening processes, often with reduced capacity and social distancing restrictions. In June, the city of Austin extended its Stay-at-Home order through August 15, 2020..

The pandemic has caused a sharp global slowdown of economic activity resulting in a recession, a steep increase in unemployment in the U.S. and significant volatility and disruption of financial markets. Health advisors warn that a “second wave” of the pandemic is possible if reopening is pursued too soon or in the wrong manner. The pandemic had a significant adverse impact onThere have been no material changes to our companyrisk factors during the first quarter of 2020, is having a more severe adverse impact on our company during the second quarter of 2020 and is expected to continue to adversely impact our company beyond second-quarter 2020. Because the pandemic is unprecedented in recent history, and its severity, duration and future economic consequences are difficult to predict, we cannot predict its future impact on our company with any certainty. The COVID-19 pandemic has subjected our business, financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity to a number of risks, including, but not limited to, those discussed below:

Risks Related to our Liquidity. Although we project that we will be able to meet our debt service and other cash obligations for at least the next 12 months, our projections depend on many detailed and complex underlying assumptions, including that our hotel and entertainment businesses will begin to ramp up in the summer of 2020, that tenants granted rent deferrals will recommence rent payments as agreed and that current conditions in our leasing operations will not further deteriorate materially, and no assurances can be given that the results anticipated by our projections will occur. If we later determine that we will likely not be able to meet our debt service and other cash obligations, or will likely not be able to meet covenants under our debt agreements, we may seek further amendments to, waivers of provisions of, or restructuring of our debt agreements, seek to sell assets, seek to reduce operating expenses, and/or seek to raise additional capital, any or all of which actions may not be successful. If we cannot meet our debt service obligations, or otherwise default under a debt agreement, our lenders may declare all amounts outstanding under the loans due and payable, seek to foreclose on the collateral securing the loans and/or seek to force us into involuntary bankruptcy proceedings.
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Risks Related to our Hotel Operations. The pandemic has had, and we believe will continue to have, a significant adverse impact on the hospitality industry, as it has resulted in dramatically curtailed business and leisure travel and caused cancellations of events or rescheduling of events until later in 2020 and beyond. Accordingly, the pandemic has resulted in a significant decrease in revenue and expected revenue from our hotel rooms, conference facilities and hotel amenities, as discussed throughout this report. The pandemic is expected to continue to negatively affect our hotel business, and the extent to which such adverse impacts continue depends on numerous evolving factors that we cannot predict. Moreover, even as travel advisories and restrictions are lifted, travel demand may remain weak for a significant length of time and attractions and events that previously brought visitors to the city of Austin may not proceed or may proceed with limited capacity. We cannot predict if or when our hotel will return to pre-pandemic demand or pricing.

Risks Related to our Entertainment Operations. The pandemic has had, and we believe will continue to have, a significant adverse impact on the entertainment industry and our entertainment operations, as discussed throughout this report. It is unclear whether and to what extent pandemic-related concerns will impact the use of and/or demand for our entertainment venues as government restrictions are modified or lifted. Prolonged repercussions from the pandemic and government-mandated restrictions or other factors could continue to negatively affect our entertainment venues and the financial performance of our entertainment operations, and the extent to which such adverse impacts continue depends on numerous evolving factors that we cannot predict, including if or when our entertainment operations will return to pre-pandemic demand.

Risks Related to our Leasing Operations. The COVID-19 pandemic is negatively affecting our retail and multi-family leasing operations, as discussed throughout this report. Our retail and multi-family tenants may, as a result of COVID-19 and the related economic downturn, request additional rent deferrals, rent abatement, lease renegotiations or early termination of their leases as well as may be forced to temporarily or permanently close or declare bankruptcy, which could further reduce our cash flows. In addition, state, local or industry-initiated efforts, such as tenant rent freezes or suspension of a landlord’s ability to enforce evictions, may also affect our ability to collect rent or enforce remedies for the failure to pay rent. Further, our ability to renew leases or re-lease vacant spaces on favorable terms, or at all, is constrained in the current environment, which may worsen.

Risks Related to our Real Estate and Development Operations. The pandemic has negatively affected our real estate and development operations, as discussed throughout this report. We may be unable to sell assets in the current economic environment at a price that we find acceptable or at all. We have deferred progress on our development projects as we continue to monitor developments in the market. We cannot predict when we will be able to recommence the active pursuit of our development projects. Also, the economic downturn caused by the pandemic has adversely affected the market for the sale of real estate in our operating areas, and such effects could continue or worsen, diminishing the demand for and value of our properties for an indeterminate period. The pandemic has also constrained the availability of capital to companies in the real estate industry, and we can provide no assurances that, once we resume our development plans, we will be able to access the required capital at a reasonable cost. Prolonged inability to pursue our development plans will have a negative effect on our business and future profits.

These and other impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic could also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our 2019 Form 10-K. While we believe the risk factors above describe current material risks to our company related to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are other risks that we currently believe will not have a material adverse impact on us that may do so. In addition, there are other risks to our company, not necessarily related to the pandemic, which may adversely affect our business.three-month period ended March 31, 2021. For additional discussion,information on risk factors, refer to Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the 2019of our 2020 Form 10-K.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

There were no unregistered sales of equity securities and no repurchases of common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

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Item 6. Exhibits.
   Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit TitleFiled with this Form 10-QFormFile No.Date Filed
Agreement of Sale and Purchase, dated February 15, 2017, between Stratus Lakeway Center, LLC and FHF I Oaks at Lakeway, LLC.8-K001-377162/21/2017
Agreement of Sale and Purchase, dated December 9, 2019 between Stratus Block 21, L.L.C. and Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.8-K001-3771612/11/2019
Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated December 9, 2019 between Stratus Block 21, Investments, L.P. and Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.8-K001-3771612/11/2019
Termination Letter dated May 21, 2020 with respect to Block 21 purchase agreements.8-K001-377165/22/2020
Composite Certificate of Incorporation of Stratus Properties Inc. 8-A/A000-19989001-377168/26/20103/15/2021
   
Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of Stratus Properties Inc., as amended effective August 3, 2017.10-Q001-377168/9/2017
Investor Rights Agreement by and between Stratus Properties Inc. and Moffett Holdings, LLC dated as of March 15, 2012.8-K000-199893/20/2012
Assignment and Assumption Agreement by and among Moffett Holdings, LLC, LCHM Holdings, LLC and Stratus Properties Inc., dated as of March 3, 2014.13D005-42652000-199893/5/2014
Stockholder Rights Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2020, by and between the Company and Computershare Inc., as rights agent (which includes the Form of Rights Certificate as Exhibit C thereto).8-A001-377169/22/2020
Amendment to Stockholder Rights Agreement, dated as of March 12, 2021, by and between Stratus Properties Inc. and Computershare Inc., as Rights Agent.8-K001-377163/15/2021
Construction Loan Agreement by and between Lantana Place, L.L.C., as borrower, and Southside Bank, as lender, dated April 28, 2017.8-K001-377165/3/2017
Promissory Note by and between Lantana Place, L.L.C.L.L.C, and Southside Bank dated April 28, 2017.8-K001-377165/3/2017
First amendmentAmendment to Construction Loan Agreement by and between Lantana Place, L.L.C., as borrower, and Southside Bank, as lender, dated December 13, 2017.10-K001-377163/16/2018
Loan Modification Agreement by and between Lantana Place, L.L.C., as borrower, and Southside Bank, as lender, effective June 19, 2020.10-QX001-377166/25/2020
ConstructionSecond Loan Modification Agreement by and between Stratus KingwoodLantana Place, L.P.,L.L.C and Southside Bank, effective as borrower, and Comerica Bank, as lender, dated December 6, 2018.of January 4, 2021.10-K8-K001-3771612/12/20183/15/2021
ModificationLoan and Security Agreement by and among Stratus Kingwood Place, L.P.between Santal, L.L.C., as borrower Stratus Properties Inc. as guarantor, and Comerica Bank,ACRC Lender LLC, as lender, dated January 15, 2020.September 30, 2019.8-KX001-3771610/4/2019
Amended and Restated Installment Note by and between Stratus Kingwood Place, L.P.Santal, L.L.C. and Comerica BankACRC Lender LLC, dated January 15, 2020.September 30, 2019.8-KX001-3771610/4/2019
Modification of Loan Agreement, Note, Mortgage and Other Loan Documents by and betweenamong Santal, L.L.C., as borrower, Stratus Properties Inc., certain of its subsidiariesas guarantor, and Comerica Bank,ACRE Commercial Mortgage 2017-FL3 Ltd., as lender, dated as of June 29, 2018.April 1, 2021.8-K001-377167/5/20184/6/2021

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   Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit TitleFiled with this Form 10-QFormFile No.Date Filed
Revolving Promissory Note by and between Stratus Properties Inc., certain of its subsidiaries and Comerica Bank, dated as of June 29, 2018.8-K001-377167/5/2018
Modification Agreement by and between Stratus Properties Inc., certain of its subsidiaries and Comerica Bank, effective as of April 14, 2020.8-K001-377164/17/2020
Second Modification Agreement by and between Stratus Properties Inc., certain of its subsidiaries and Comerica Bank, effective as of June 12, 2020.8-K001-377166/15/2020
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).X
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).X
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.X
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.X
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SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

STRATUS PROPERTIES INC.

By: /s/ Erin D. Pickens
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Erin D. Pickens
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(authorized signatory and
Principal Financial Officer)

Date: June 25, 2020May 17, 2021
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