Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: Basis of Presentation: The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and include the financial statements of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries, and the Operating Partnership, as the Company makes all operating and financial decisions for (i.e., exercises control over) the Operating Partnership. All material intercompany transactions have been eliminated. The ownership interests of the other investors in the Operating Partnership are presented as non-controlling interests. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information has been prepared according to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted in accordance with such rules and regulations. The Company’s management believes that the disclosures presented in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. In management’s opinion, all adjustments and eliminations, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations for the reported periods have been included. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information should be read in conjunction with the Company’s December 31, 2019, audited consolidated financial statements, as previously filed with the SEC on Form 10-K on March 24, 2020. The Company has determined that redemptions of Company shares result in a reallocation between the Operating Partnership’s non-controlling interest (“OP NCI”) and Additional Paid-in-Capital (“APIC”). During the six months ended June 30, 2020, there were no redemptions of Company shares, and therefore, no reallocation was required. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company redeemed 73,637 shares, resulting in a decrease to APIC with an offsetting increase to OP NCI of approximately $0.3 million. Use of Estimates: The preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. All of these estimates reflect management’s best judgment about current economic and market conditions and their effects based on information available as of the date of these condensed consolidated financial statements. If such conditions persist longer or deteriorate further than expected, it is reasonably possible that the judgments and estimates could change, which may result in impairments of certain assets. Significant estimates include the useful lives of long-lived assets including property, equipment and intangible assets, impairment of assets, collectability of receivables, contingencies, stock-based compensation, and fair value of assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations. Reclassification: None of the prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation. Real Estate: Real estate assets are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. All costs related to the improvement or replacement of real estate properties, including interest expense on development properties, are capitalized. Acquisition related costs are capitalized for asset acquisitions. Additions, renovations, and improvements that enhance and/or extend the useful life of a property are also capitalized. Expenditures for ordinary maintenance, repairs, and improvements that do not materially prolong the normal useful life of an asset are charged to operations as incurred. The Company capitalizes all direct costs of real estate under development until the end of the development period. In addition, the Company capitalizes the indirect cost of insurance and real estate taxes allocable to real estate under development during the development period. The Company also capitalizes interest using the avoided cost method for real estate under development during the development period. The Company will cease the capitalization of these costs when development activities are substantially completed and the property is available for occupancy by tenants, but no later than one year from the completion of major construction activity at which time the property is placed in service and depreciation commences. If the Company suspends substantially all activities related to development of a qualifying asset, the Company will cease capitalization of these costs until activities are resumed. Real estate under development was $5.8 million and $5.6 million as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and is included in buildings and improvements on the Company’s balance sheet. Upon the acquisition of real estate properties, the relative fair value of the real estate purchased is allocated to the acquired tangible assets (generally consisting of land, buildings and building improvements, and tenant improvements) and identified intangible assets and liabilities (generally consisting of above-market and below-market leases and the origination value of in-place leases) on a relative fair value basis in accordance with GAAP. The Company utilizes methods similar to those used by independent appraisers in estimating the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities. The fair value of the tangible assets of an acquired property considers the value of the property “as-if-vacant.” In allocating the purchase price to identified intangible assets and liabilities of an acquired property, the value of above-market and below-market leases is estimated based on the differences between contractual rentals and estimated market rents over the applicable lease term discounted back to the date of acquisition utilizing a discount rate adjusted for the credit risk associated with the respective tenants. Fixed-rate renewal options have been included in the calculation of the fair value of acquired leases where applicable. The aggregate value of in-place leases is measured based on the avoided costs associated with lack of revenue over a market oriented lease-up period, the avoided leasing commissions, and other avoided costs common in similar leasing transactions. Mortgage notes payable assumed in connection with acquisitions are recorded at their fair value using current market interest rates for similar debt at the time of acquisitions. The capitalized above-market lease values are amortized as a reduction of rental revenue over the remaining term of the respective leases and the capitalized below-market lease values are amortized as an increase to rental revenue over the remaining term of the respective leases. The value of in-place leases is based on the Company’s evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenant’s lease. Factors considered include estimates of carrying costs during expected lease-up periods, current market conditions, and costs to execute similar leases. The values of in-place leases are amortized over the remaining term of the respective leases. If a tenant terminates its lease prior to its contractual expiration date, any unamortized balance of the related intangible assets or liabilities is recorded as income or expense in the period. The total net impact to rental revenues due to the amortization of above and below-market leases was a net increase of approximately $0.3 million for each of the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. As of June 30, 2020, above-market and in-place leases of approximately $0.7 million and $8.1 million (net of accumulated amortization), respectively, are included in acquired lease intangible assets, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2019, above-market and in-place leases of approximately $0.8 million and $8.9 million (net of accumulated amortization), respectively, are included in acquired lease intangible assets, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, approximately $3.7 million and $4.1 million (net of accumulated amortization), respectively, relating to below-market leases are included in acquired lease intangible liabilities, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The following table presents the projected impact for the remainder of 2020, the next five years and thereafter related to the net increase to rental revenue from the amortization of the acquired above-market and below-market lease intangibles and the increase to amortization expense of the in-place lease intangibles for properties owned at June 30, 2020 (in thousands): Net increase to Increase to rental revenues amortization expense Remainder of 2020 $ 330 $ 814 2021 510 1,400 2022 533 1,344 2023 635 1,189 2024 497 903 2025 148 733 Thereafter 329 1,709 $ 2,982 $ 8,092 Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliates: The Company has investments in other entities that have been accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The equity method of accounting is used when an investor has influence, but not control, over the investee. The Company records its share of the profits and losses of the investee in the period when theses profits and losses are also reflected in the accounts of the investee. On February 28, 2018, the Company purchased a 50% interest in Two CPS Developers LLC (the “Investee”) for $5.25 million. The Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over the Investee, does not have a controlling interest in the Investee, and the Investee is not a variable interest entity. Therefore, the Company accounts for this investment under the equity method of accounting. The Company recorded income of approximately $0.1 million from this investment for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Depreciation and Amortization: The Company uses the straight-line method for depreciation and amortization. Properties and property improvements are depreciated over their estimated useful lives, which range from 5 to 40 years. Furniture, fixtures, and equipment are depreciated over estimated useful lives that range from 5 to 10 years. Tenant improvements are amortized over the shorter of the remaining non-cancellable term of the related leases or their useful lives. Asset Impairment: Management reviews each real estate investment for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a real estate investment may not be recoverable. The review of recoverability is based on an estimate of the undiscounted future cash flows that are expected to result from the real estate investment’s use and eventual disposition. Such cash flow analyses consider factors such as expected future operating income, trends and prospects, as well as the effects of leasing demand, competition and other factors. If an impairment event exists due to the projected inability to recover the carrying value of a real estate investment, an impairment loss is recorded to the extent that the carrying value exceeds estimated fair value. Management is required to make subjective assessments as to whether there are impairments in the value of the Company’s real estate holdings. These assessments could have a direct impact on net income, because an impairment loss is recognized in the period the assessment is made. Management has determined that there was no impairment related to its long-lived assets at June 30, 2020. Deferred Charges: Deferred charges consist principally of leasing commissions, which are amortized over the life of the related tenant leases, and financing costs, relating to the Company’s revolving credit facility, which are amortized over the terms of the respective debt agreements. These deferred charges are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets. If leases are terminated, the unamortized charges are expensed. Reportable Segments: The Company operates in one reportable segment, commercial real estate. Revenue Recognition: Rental income includes the base rent that each tenant is required to pay in accordance with the terms of their respective leases reported on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Rental income related to tenants where the collectability of lease payments is not deemed probable will be recorded on a cash basis. If the Company determines that the collectability of a tenant’s lease payments is not probable, the write-off of the entire tenant receivable, including straight-line rent receivable, is presented as a reduction of revenue rather than an operating expense on the statement of operations. Some of the leases provide for additional contingent rental revenue in the form of increases based on the consumer price index, subject to certain maximums and minimums. Substantially all of the Company’s properties are subject to long-term net leases under which the tenant is typically responsible to pay for its pro rata share of real estate taxes, insurance, and ordinary maintenance and repairs for the property. Property operating expense recoveries from tenants of common area maintenance, real estate taxes, and other recoverable costs are included in revenues in the period that the related expenses are incurred. Future minimum contractual lease payments to be received by the Company (without taking into account straight-line rent, amortization of intangibles and tenant reimbursements) as of June 30, 2020, under operating leases for the remainder of 2020, the next five years, and thereafter are as follows (in thousands): Remainder of 2020 $ 23,099 2021 45,652 2022 41,232 2023 35,481 2024 29,193 2025 26,503 Thereafter 57,623 Total $ 258,783 Earnings Per Share Information: The Company presents both basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock, where such exercise or conversion would result in a lower per share amount. Restricted stock and stock options were included in the computation of diluted earnings per share. Cash and Cash Equivalents: The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. Restricted Cash: Restricted cash includes reserves used to pay real estate taxes, leasing costs and capital improvements. Restricted cash for prior periods included an additional reserve to pay for a construction bond. Fair Value Measurement: The Company determines fair value in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement.” This standard defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation models are applied. These valuation techniques involve some level of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency for the instruments or market and the instruments’ complexity. Assets and liabilities disclosed at fair values are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. Hierarchical levels, which are defined by ASC 820-10-35, are directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to fair valuation of these assets and liabilities. Determining which category an asset or liability falls within the hierarchy requires significant judgment, and the Company evaluates its hierarchy disclosures each quarter. The three-tier fair value hierarchy is as follows: Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets. Level 2 — Valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data. Level 3 — Valuations based on unobservable inputs reflecting management’s own assumptions, consistent with reasonably available assumptions made by other market participants. These valuations require significant judgment. Income Taxes: The Company is organized and conducts its operations to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, the Company is generally not subject to federal income taxation on the portion of its distributable income that qualifies as REIT taxable income, to the extent that it distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its stockholders and complies with certain other requirements as defined in the Code. The Company also participates in certain activities conducted by entities which elected to be treated as taxable subsidiaries under the Code. As such, the Company is subject to federal, state, and local taxes on the income from these activities. The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method as required by the provisions of ASC 740-10-30. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are established based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Company provides a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets for which it does not consider realization of such assets to be more likely than not. ASC 740-10-65 addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under ASC 740-10-65, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. ASC 740-10-65 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, and accounting in interim periods and requires increased disclosures. As of June 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, the Company had determined that no liabilities are required in connection with uncertain tax positions. As of June 30, 2020, the Company’s tax returns for the prior three years are subject to review by the Internal Revenue Service. Any interest and penalties would be expensed as incurred. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) enacted in 2017 is a complex revision to the U.S. federal income tax laws with impacts on different categories of taxpayers and industries, and will require subsequent rulemaking and interpretation in a number of areas. The Act may impact certain of the Company’s tenants’ operating results, financial condition, and future business plans. There can be no assurance that the Act will not impact the Company’s operating results, financial condition, and future business operations. Concentrations of Credit Risk: Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents, which from time-to-time exceed the federal depository insurance coverage. Beginning January 1, 2013, all interest and noninterest bearing transaction accounts deposited at an insured depository institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to the standard maximum deposit amount of $250,000. Management believes that the Company is not exposed to any significant credit risk due to the credit worthiness of the financial institutions. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, rental income of $4.8 million derived from five leases with the City of New York represents approximately 17% of the Company’s rental income. Stock-Based Compensation: The Company has a stock-based compensation plan which is described below in Note 5. The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation,” which establishes accounting for stock-based awards exchanged for employee services. Under the provisions of ASC Topic 718, share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date or service-inception date (if it precedes the grant date), based on the fair value of the award. Share-based compensation is expensed at the grant date (for awards or portion of awards that vested immediately), or ratably over the respective vesting periods, determined from the start of the grant date or service-inception date through the date of vesting. Recent Accounting Pronouncements: Lease Accounting In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic No. 842).” ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize, at the commencement date, a lease liability for all leases with a term greater than 12 months, which is the lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease and measure it on a discounted basis. A lessee must recognize an asset when it represents a lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. Under the new guidance, lessor accounting is largely unchanged but updated to align with certain changes to the lessee model and the new revenue recognition standard. In addition, under the new guidance, if the Company determines that collectability of lease payments is not probable, the write-off of the entire tenant receivable, including straight-line rent receivable, is presented as a reduction of revenue rather than an operating expense on the statement of operations. Rental income related to tenants where the collectability of lease payments is not probable will be recorded on a cash basis. The new lease accounting permits companies to utilize certain practical expedients in the implementation of the new standard. The Company has elected to utilize a package of three practical expedients for all leases which includes, (i) not reassessing expired or existing contracts as to whether they are or contain leases; (ii) not reassessing lease classification of existing leases; and (iii) not reassessing the amount of capitalized initial direct costs for existing leases. ASU 2016-02 also specifies that upon adoption, lessors will no longer be able to capitalize and amortize certain leasing related costs and instead will only be permitted to capitalize and amortize incremental direct leasing costs. Subsequent to adoption, there was no change in the capitalization of costs as compared to what we have historically capitalized. ASU 2016-02 initially provided for one retrospective transition method for lessors; however, a second transition method was subsequently provided by ASU 2018-11 as described below. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements,” which amended ASU 2016-02 to provide entities with an additional optional transition method to adopt ASU 2016-02. ASU 2018-11 simplifies transition requirements and, for lessors, provides a practical expedient for the separation of non-lease components from lease components. Specifically, ASU 2018-11 provides an option to apply the transition provisions of the new standard at its adoption date instead of at the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. In addition, ASU 2018-11 provides a practical expedient, by class of underlying asset, that permits lessors to make a policy election not to separate non-lease components from the associated lease component, and, instead, to account for those components as a single component if the non-lease components would otherwise be accounted for under the new revenue guidance (Topic 606). If certain conditions are met, the single component is to be accounted for under either Topic 842 or Topic 606 depending on which component(s) are predominant. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-10, “Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases.” These amendments provide clarifications and corrections to ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). In December 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-20, “Leases, (Topic 842): Narrow-Scope Improvements for Lessors”. These amendments clarify or simplify certain narrow aspects of ASC 842 for lessors. This ASU modifies ASU No. 2016-02 to permit lessors, as an accounting policy election, not to evaluate whether certain sales taxes and other similar taxes are lessor costs or lessee costs. Instead, those lessors will account for those costs as if they are lessee costs. Consequently, a lessor making this election will exclude from the consideration in the contract and from variable payments not included in the consideration in the contract all collections from lessees of taxes within the scope of the election and will provide certain disclosures (the accounting policy election includes sales, use, value added, and some excise taxes but excludes real estate taxes). The Company has elected not to evaluate whether the aforementioned costs are lessor or lessee costs. This ASU also provides that certain lessor costs require lessors to exclude from variable payments, and therefore revenue, specifically lessor costs paid by lessees directly to third parties. The amendments also require lessors to account for costs excluded from the consideration of a contract that are paid by the lessor and reimbursed by the lessee as variable payments. A lessor will record those reimbursed costs as revenue. The adoption of ASU 2018-20 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal periods and interim periods within those fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company adopted ASU 2016-02 (as amended by subsequent ASUs) effective January 1, 2019 utilizing the new transition method described in ASU 2018-11 and the package of three practical expedients provided by ASU 2016-02 as described above. As lessor, the Company has more than sixty (60) leases primarily with industrial tenants and a significant majority of its leases are on a triple-net basis. The Company’s leases will continue to be classified as operating leases and the adoption of ASU 2016-02 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results from operations. The Company has elected to use the practical expedient related to the separation of lease and non-lease components provided by ASU 2018-11. The Company has determined that the effect of electing this lessor practical expedient is that revenues related to leases will be reported on one line in the presentation within the consolidated statement of operations. The timing of revenue recognition is expected to be the same for the majority of the Company’s new leases as compared to similar existing leases. As lessee, the Company has elected to utilize the practical expedients in the implementation of ASU 2016-02 related to not separating non-lease components from the associated lease component. As lessee, the Company is a party to an office lease with future lease obligations aggregating to approximately $145,000 and $289,000 as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The Company has recorded a right-of-use asset and corresponding right-of use liability at the present value of the remaining minimum rental payments, based upon an incremental borrowing rate of 5.256%, of approximately $541,000 as of January 1, 2019. The Company did not record any cumulative effect of change in accounting principle upon the adoption of ASC Topic 842 as lessor or lessee. Other Accounting Topics In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” The new guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles when accounting for contract modifications, hedging relationships and other transactions impacted by rate reform, subject to meeting certain criteria. ASU 2020-04 is effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company had no transactions to which the ASU was applied since adoption and we are considering the impact of reference rate reform on our consolidated financial statements. In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718) – Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” These amendments provide specific guidance for transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees and specify that Topic 718 applies to all share-based payment transactions in which a grantor acquires goods or services to be used or consumed in a grantor’s own operations by issuing share-based payment awards. The amendments also clarify that Topic 718 does not apply to share-based payments used to effectively provide (i) financing to the issuer or (ii) awards granted in conjunction with selling goods or services to customers as part of a contract accounted for under Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that fiscal year. Early adoption was permitted but not earlier than the adoption of Topic 606. The adoption of ASU 2018-07 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. |