Real Estate, Operating Real Estate, Real Estate Under Construction, and Assets Held for Sale | Real Estate, Operating Real Estate, Real Estate Under Construction, and Assets Held for Sale 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, 2021 December 31, 2020 Land $ 265,612 $ 235,243 Buildings and improvements 1,281,394 1,205,111 Less: Accumulated depreciation (191,933) (172,319) $ 1,355,073 $ 1,268,035 The carrying value of our Real Estate — Land, buildings and improvements decreased by $47.2 million from December 31, 2020 to September 30, 2021, 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 $9.5 million and $7.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $27.5 million and $22.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. 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, 2021 December 31, 2020 Land $ 80,481 $ 89,148 Buildings and improvements 396,051 507,850 Less: Accumulated depreciation (76,540) (73,569) $ 399,992 $ 523,429 The carrying value of our Operating real estate — land, buildings and improvements increased by $1.5 million from December 31, 2020 to September 30, 2021, 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 for both the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, and $12.7 million and $11.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Dispositions of Operating Real Estate During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we sold two student housing operating properties located in Cardiff and Portsmouth, United Kingdom. As a result, the carrying value of our Operating real estate — land, buildings and improvements decreased by $114.1 million from December 31, 2020 to September 30, 2021 ( Note 1 2 ). Leases Lease Income Lease income 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, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Lease revenues — net-leased Lease income — fixed $ 26,741 $ 22,184 $ 75,189 $ 61,267 Lease income — variable (a) 4,884 3,187 13,474 11,064 Total operating lease income (b) $ 31,625 $ 25,371 $ 88,663 $ 72,331 Lease revenues — operating real estate Lease income — fixed $ 20,408 $ 16,454 $ 58,861 $ 49,770 Lease income — variable (c) 628 522 1,719 1,657 Total operating real estate income $ 21,036 $ 16,976 $ 60,580 $ 51,427 ___________ (a) 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. (b) Excludes interest income from direct financing leases of $0.4 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, and $1.1 million and $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively ( Note 5 ). Interest income from direct financing leases is included in Lease revenues — net-leased in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. (c) Primarily comprised of late fees and administrative fees. Real Estate Under Construction The following table provides the activity of our Real estate under construction (in thousands): Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 Beginning balance $ 180,055 Placed into service (171,870) Capitalized funds 87,809 Foreign currency translation adjustments (7,366) Capitalized interest 4,327 Ending balance $ 92,955 Projects Placed into Service During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we completed and placed into service the following student housing properties, which became subject to individual net lease agreements with minimum fixed rents and were reclassified to Real estate — Land, buildings and improvements on our condensed consolidated balance sheets (in thousands): Property Location(s) Date of Completion Total Capitalized Costs (a) (b) Coimbra, Portugal 7/5/2021 $ 34,986 Pamplona, Spain 7/8/2021 32,781 Seville, Spain 7/30/2021 47,694 Bilbao, Spain 8/24/2021 56,720 $ 172,181 ___________ (a) Amounts include capitalized interest, carrying costs, and acquisition fees payable to our Advisor ( Note 3 ). (b) Amounts reflect the exchange rate of the euro on the date the assets were placed into service. Capitalized Funds During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, total capitalized funds primarily related to construction draws for our student housing development projects, and includes $10.3 million of accrued costs, 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 $4.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and is a non-cash investing activity. Ending Balance As of September 30, 2021, we had three ongoing student housing development projects, and aggregate unfunded commitments of approximately $70.7 million, excluding capitalized interest, accrued costs, and capitalized acquisition fees. Assets Held for Sale, Net Below is a summary of our properties held for sale (in thousands): September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Real estate — Land, buildings and improvements $ 13,417 $ — Accumulated depreciation and amortization (2,306) — Assets held for sale, net $ 11,111 $ — At September 30, 2021, we had one property classified as Assets held for sale, net, with an aggregate carrying value of $11.1 million, which was sold in October 2021 ( Note 14 ). Equity Investment in Real Estate On December 23, 2020 we sold our 100% interest in an unconsolidated investment in our Self Storage segment that related to a joint venture for three self-storage facilities in Canada. This entity was jointly owned with a third party, which was also the general partner of the joint venture. As of both September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we no longer have any equity method investments. |