Equity | Equity Stockholders’ Equity On February 26, 2018, the Company commenced an at-the-market continuous equity offering program (the "ATM Program") through which the Company may, from time to time, issue and sell shares of its common stock. On August 6, 2019, the Company entered into amendments (the "Amendments") to the separate sales agreements related to the ATM Program, which, among other things, increased the aggregate offering price of shares of the Company’s common stock under the ATM Program from $125.0 million to $180.7 million . Prior to the date of the Amendments, the Company had sold shares having an aggregate offering price of $105.7 million , resulting in shares having an aggregate offering price of $75.0 million remaining available for sale under the ATM Program as of August 6, 2019. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 , the Company issued and sold 4,476,565 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $16.28 per share under the ATM Program, receiving net proceeds after offering costs and commissions of $71.9 million . On June 18, 2019, the Company issued 2,530,000 shares of its 6.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Series A Preferred Stock"), with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, which included 330,000 shares issued upon the underwriters’ full exercise of their option to purchase additional shares. Net proceeds from the offering, after the underwriting discount but before offering expenses payable by the Company, were approximately $61.3 million . The Company used the net proceeds to fund a portion of the purchase price of Thames Street Wharf, a 263,426 square foot office building located in the Harbor Point neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. The balance of the net proceeds was used to repay a portion of the outstanding borrowings under the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes. In connection with the issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock, on June 18, 2019, the Operating Partnership issued to the Company 2,530,000 6.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (the "Series A Preferred Units"), which have economic terms that are identical to the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Units were issued in exchange for the Company’s contribution of the net proceeds from the offering of the Series A Preferred Stock to the Operating Partnership. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock will be payable quarterly in arrears on or about the 15th day of each January, April, July and October. The first dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock was paid on October 15, 2019. The Series A Preferred Stock does not have a stated maturity date and is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption provisions. Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the Series A Preferred Stock will rank senior to the Company's common stock with respect to the payment of distributions and other amounts. Except in instances relating to preservation of the Company's qualification as a REIT or pursuant to the Company’s special optional redemption right, the Series A Preferred Stock is not redeemable prior to June 18, 2024. On and after June 18, 2024, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole, at any time, or in part, from time to time, for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) to, but excluding, the redemption date. Upon the occurrence of a change of control (as defined in the articles supplementary designating the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock), the Company has a special optional redemption right that enables it to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole or in part and within 120 days after the first date on which a change of control has occurred resulting in neither the Company nor the surviving entity having a class of common stock listed on the NYSE, NYSE American, or NASDAQ or the acquisition of beneficial ownership of its stock entitling a person to exercise more than 50% of the total voting power of all our stock entitled to vote generally in election of directors. The special optional redemption price is $25.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) to, but excluding, the date of redemption. Upon the occurrence of a change of control, holders will have the right (unless the Company has elected to exercise its special optional redemption right to redeem their Series A Preferred Stock) to convert some or all of such holder’s Series A Preferred Stock into a number of shares of the Company's common stock equal to the lesser of: • the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the $25.00 liquidation preference plus the amount of any accrued and unpaid distributions to, but not including, the change of control conversion date (unless the change of control conversion date is after a record date for a Series A Preferred Stock distribution payment and prior to the corresponding Series A Preferred Stock distribution payment date, in which case no additional amount for such accrued and unpaid distribution will be included in this sum) by (ii) the Common Stock Price (as defined in the articles supplementary designating the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock); and • 2.97796 (i.e., the Share Cap), subject to certain adjustments; subject, in each case, to certain adjustments and provisions for the receipt of alternative consideration of equivalent value as described in the articles supplementary designating the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock. Noncontrolling Interests As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 , the Company held a 72.2% and 74.5% common interest, respectively, in the Operating Partnership. As of September 30, 2019 , the Company also held a preferred interest in the Operating Partnership in the form of preferred units with a liquidation preference of $63.3 million . The Company is the primary beneficiary of the Operating Partnership as it has the power to direct the activities of the Operating Partnership and the rights to absorb 72.2% of the net income of the Operating Partnership. As the primary beneficiary, the Company consolidates the financial position and results of operations of the Operating Partnership. Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership represent units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership not held by the Company. As of September 30, 2019 , there were 21,167,104 Class A units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership ("Class A Units") not held by the Company. The Company's financial position and results of operations are the same as those of the Operating Partnership. Additionally, the Operating Partnership owns a majority interest in certain non-wholly-owned operating and development properties. The noncontrolling interest for investment entities of $5.5 million relates to the minority partners' interest in certain joint venture entities as of September 30, 2019 , including 1405 Point, Hoffler Place, and Lightfoot Marketplace, which was sold during the three months ended September 30, 2019 but for which proceeds have not yet been distributed to the partners. The noncontrolling interest for consolidated real estate entities was zero as of December 31, 2018 . On January 2, 2019, due to the holders of Class A Units tendering an aggregate of 118,471 Class A Units for redemption by the Operating Partnership, the Company elected to satisfy the redemption requests through the issuance of an equal number of shares of common stock. On May 23, 2019, the Operating Partnership issued 4,125,759 Class A Units valued at $68.1 million in connection with the acquisition of Red Mill Commons and Marketplace at Hilltop. On May 30, 2019, the Operating Partnership issued 60,000 Class A Units valued at $1.0 million in exchange for the remaining 35% ownership interest in Brooks Crossing Office, which was previously owned by Tidewater Partners. On July 1, 2019, due to the holders of Class A Units tendering an aggregate of 125,118 Class A Units for redemption by the Operating Partnership, the Company elected to satisfy the redemption requests through the issuance of an equal number of shares of common stock. On August 20, 2019, the Operating Partnership issued 40,864 Class A Units valued at $0.7 million due to the satisfaction of certain leasing requirements associated with the 2018 acquisition of Lexington Square. On September 20, 2019, the Operating Partnership issued 73,666 Class A Units valued at $1.3 million upon the satisfaction of certain leasing and development requirements associated with the 2016 acquisition of Southgate Square. Common Stock Dividends and Class A Unit Distributions On January 3, 2019, the Company paid cash dividends of $10.0 million to common stockholders, and the Operating Partnership paid cash distributions of $3.4 million to holders of Class A Units. On April 4, 2019, the Company paid cash dividends of $11.0 million to common stockholders, and the Operating Partnership paid cash distributions of $3.6 million to holders of Class A Units. On July 3, 2019, the Company paid cash dividends of $11.1 million to common stockholders, and the Operating Partnership paid cash distributions of $4.4 million to holders of Class A Units. On August 7, 2019, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend and distribution of $0.21 per share and unit payable on October 3, 2019 to stockholders and unitholders of record on September 25, 2019. On August 7, 2019, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend and distribution of $0.54844 per share on its 6.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock payable on October 15, 2019 to stockholders of record on October 1, 2019. Subsequent to September 30, 2019 On October 1, 2019, due to a holder of Class A Units tendering an aggregate of 4,896 Class A Units for redemption by the Operating Partnership, the Company elected to satisfy the redemption request through the issuance of an equal number of shares of common stock. On October 3, 2019, the Company paid cash dividends of $11.5 million to common stockholders, and the Operating Partnership paid cash distributions of $4.4 million to holders of Class A Units other than the Company. On October 15, 2019, the Company paid cash dividends of $1.4 million to holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock. In October 2019, the Company sold an aggregate of 543,513 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $18.14 per share under the ATM Program, receiving net proceeds, after offering costs and commissions, of $9.7 million |