Real Estate, Operating Real Estate, Real Estate Under Construction, and Equity Investment in Real Estate | Real Estate, Operating Real Estate, Real Estate Under Construction, and Equity Investment in Real Estate Real Estate — Land, Buildings and Improvements Real estate, which consists of land and buildings leased to others, which are subject to operating leases, is summarized as follows (in thousands): September 30, 2020 (a) December 31, 2019 Land $ 212,957 $ 196,693 Buildings and improvements 1,072,171 1,003,952 Less: Accumulated depreciation (158,199) (135,922) $ 1,126,929 $ 1,064,723 ___________ (a) Amounts include two recently completed student housing properties located in Spain (subject to net lease agreements), as further described in the “Real Estate Under Construction” section below. The carrying value of our Real Estate — Land, buildings and improvements increased by $7.1 million from December 31, 2019 to September 30, 2020, reflecting the impact of exchange rate fluctuations during the same period ( Note 2 ). Depreciation expense, including the effect of foreign currency translation, on our real estate was $7.7 million and $7.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $22.1 million and $22.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Dispositions of Real Estate During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, one of our properties was sold through eminent domain. As a result, the carrying value of our real estate properties decreased by $2.5 million from December 31, 2019 to September 30, 2020. Operating Real Estate — Land, Buildings and Improvements Operating real estate, which consists of our self-storage and student housing properties (not subject to net lease agreements), is summarized as follows (in thousands): September 30, 2020 (a) December 31, 2019 Land $ 88,629 $ 78,240 Buildings and improvements 500,513 434,245 Less: Accumulated depreciation (68,841) (57,237) $ 520,301 $ 455,248 ___________ (a) Amounts include the recently completed student housing operating property located in Austin, Texas, as further described in the “Real Estate Under Construction” section below. The carrying value of our Operating real estate — land, buildings and improvements decreased by $3.2 million from December 31, 2019 to September 30, 2020, reflecting the impact of exchange rate fluctuations during the same period ( Note 2 ). Depreciation expense, including the effect of foreign currency translation, on our operating real estate was $4.1 million and $4.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $11.7 million and $11.6 million, for both the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Leases Operating Lease Income Lease income related to operating leases recognized and included within Lease revenues — net-leased and Lease revenues — operating real estate in the condensed consolidated statements of operations are as follows (in thousands): Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Lease revenues — net-leased Lease income — fixed (a) $ 22,184 $ 24,797 $ 61,267 $ 75,598 Lease income — variable (b) 3,187 3,859 11,064 12,177 Total operating lease income (c) $ 25,371 $ 28,656 $ 72,331 $ 87,775 Lease revenues — operating real estate Lease income — fixed $ 16,454 $ 16,758 $ 49,770 $ 50,038 Lease income — variable (d) 522 647 1,657 1,929 Total operating lease income $ 16,976 $ 17,405 $ 51,427 $ 51,967 ___________ (a) The nine months ended September 30, 2020 includes a $7.0 million write-off of straight-line rent receivables based on our current assessment of less than 75% likelihood of collecting all remaining contractual rent on certain net lease hotels. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, approximately $3.1 million and $5.7 million, respectivel y, of rent for these properties was not collected, and thus not recognized ( Note 2 ). (b) Includes (i) rent increases based on changes in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) and other comparable indices and (ii) reimbursements for property taxes, insurance, and common area maintenance services. (c) Excludes interest income from direct financing leases of $0.4 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $2.0 million and $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively ( Note 5 ). Interest income from direct financing leases is included in Lease revenues — net-leased in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. (d) Primarily comprised of late fees and administrative fees revenues. Real Estate Under Construction The following table provides the activity of our Real estate under construction (in thousands): Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 Beginning balance $ 235,751 Placed into service (156,984) Capitalized funds 121,279 Foreign currency translation adjustments 9,902 Capitalized interest 6,435 Ending balance $ 216,383 Placed into Service During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we completed and placed into service the following student housing properties (dollars in thousands): Property Location(s) Reclassified to Date of Completion Total Capitalized Costs (a) (b) Austin, Texas Operating real estate — Land, buildings and improvements 8/4/2020 $ 78,780 Barcelona, Spain (c) Real estate — Land, buildings and improvements 8/4/2020 33,425 San Sebastian, Spain (c) Real estate — Land, buildings and improvements 8/20/2020 38,528 $ 150,733 ___________ (a) Amount includes capitalized interest and acquisition fees payable to our Advisor ( Note 3 ). (b) Amounts related to our international student housing properties are denominated in a foreign currency. For these properties, amounts reflect the applicable exchange rate on the date that the assets were placed into service. (c) Upon completion, these properties became subject to individual net lease agreements with minimum fixed rents. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we placed into service approximately $6.3 million in capital investment projects at three of our net lease properties (non-cash investing activity). Capitalized Funds During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, total capitalized funds primarily related to construction draws for our student housing development projects, and includes accrued costs of $20.0 million, which is a non-cash investing activity. Capitalized Interest Capitalized interest includes interest incurred during construction as well as amortization of the mortgage discount and deferred financing costs, which totaled $6.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, and is a non-cash investing activity. Ending Balance As of September 30, 2020, we had nine ongoing student housing development projects, and aggregate unfunded commitments of approximately $200.9 million, excluding capitalized interest, accrued costs, and capitalized acquisition fees for our Advisor. Ghana Settlement Update In relation to the ongoing litigation with our former joint venture partner, the arbitrator issued a final decision and awarded the joint venture partner $2.6 million in damages during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, all amounts payable to the joint venture partner have been paid. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the collectibility of the value added tax (“VAT”) receivable to be refunded by the Ghanaian government was no longer deemed probable. As such, we recorded a $2.8 million loss to write-off the VAT receivable during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, which is included within Other gains and (losses) on our condensed consolidated statements of operations. Equity Investment in Real Estate We classify distributions received from equity method investments using the cumulative earnings approach. Distributions received are considered returns on the investment and classified as cash inflows from operating activities. If, however, the investor’s cumulative distributions received, less distributions received in prior periods determined to be returns of investment, exceeds cumulative equity in earnings recognized, the excess is considered a return of investment and is classified as cash inflows from investing activities. We have an interest in an unconsolidated investment in our Self Storage segment that relates to a joint venture for three self-storage facilities in Canada. This entity was jointly owned with a third party, which is also the general partner of the joint venture. Our ownership and economic interest in the joint venture is 100%. We continue to not consolidate this entity because we are not the primary beneficiary due to shared decision making with the general partner and the nature of our involvement in the activities, which allows us to exercise significant influence, but does not give us power over decisions that significantly affect the economic performance of the entity. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, our total equity investment balance for these self-storage properties was $13.9 million and $14.9 million, respectively, which is included in Accounts receivable and other assets, net in the condensed consolidated financial statements. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the joint venture had total third-party recourse debt of $30.8 million and $32.2 million, respectively. |