Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Real Estate and Intangible Assets

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Real Estate and Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
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Real Estate and Intangible Assets
Real Estate and Intangible Assets

Real Estate

The following table sets forth the components of our investments in real estate as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, excluding real estate held for sale as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively (dollars in thousands):
 
 
 
December 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Real estate:
 
 
 
 
Land
 
$
104,719

 
$
97,117

Building and improvements
 
662,661

 
635,728

Tenant improvements
 
54,369

 
47,532

Accumulated depreciation
 
(131,661
)
 
(112,243
)
Real estate, net
 
$
690,088

 
$
668,134


 

Real estate depreciation expense on building and tenant improvements was $24.1 million, $22.2 million, and $18.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014 respectively.

Acquisitions

Certain acquisitions during the year ended December 31, 2016, were accounted for as business combinations in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 805, as there was a prior leasing history on the property. The fair value of all assets acquired and liabilities assumed were determined in accordance with ASC 805, and all acquisition-related costs were expensed as incurred. Commencing in the fourth quarter of 2016, we early adopted ASU 2017-01 "Clarifying the Definition of a Business," which narrows the scope of transactions that would be accounted under ASC 805 Business Combinations. Under ASU 2017-01, if substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the grouping is not a business, and rather an asset acquisition. Our fourth quarter 2016 acquisition has been deemed an asset acquisition when evaluated under the new guidance, and all acquisition-related costs have been capitalized.

During the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 we acquired three and six properties, respectively, which are summarized below (dollars in thousands):

Year Ended
 
Aggregate Square Footage
 
Weighted Average Lease Term
 
Aggregate Purchase Price
 
Acquisition Costs
 
Aggregate Annualized GAAP Rent
 
Aggregate Debt Issued
December 31, 2016
(1)
329,620

 
10.5 Years
 
$
66,570

 
$
179

 
$
5,589

 
$
38,800

December 31, 2015
(2)
520,053

 
9.9 Years
 
$
77,798

 
$
586

 
$
7,984

 
$
43,379

(1) On May 26, 2016 we acquired a 107,062 square foot property in Salt Lake City, UT for $17.0 million. We borrowed $9.9 million to fund the acquisition. The annualized GAAP rent on the 6 years lease is $1.4 million. On September 12, 2016 we acquired a 119,224 square foot property in Fort Lauderdale, FL for $23.9 million. We borrowed $14.1 million to fund the acquisition. The annualized GAAP rent on the 9 years lease is $2.0 million. On December 14, 2016 we acquired a 103,334 square foot property in King of Prussia, PA for $25.7 million, including $0.2 million of acquisition-related costs that were allocated among the identifiable assets acquired. These acquisition-related costs are not included in the aggregated costs in the table above. We borrowed $14.8 million to fund the acquisition. The annualized GAAP rent on the 15 years lease is $2.2 million. Our King of Prussia, PA acquisition in the fourth quarter was accounted for as an asset acquisition under ASC 360.
(2) On March 6, 2015 we acquired a 155,984 square foot property in Richardson, TX for $24.7 million. We borrowed $14.6 million to fund the acquisition. The annualized GAAP rent on the 9.5 years lease is $2.7 million. On March 20, 2015 we acquired a 30,850 square foot property in Birmingham, AL for $3.6 million. The annualized GAAP rent on the 8.5 years lease is $0.3 million. On May 28, 2015 we acquired a 78,033 square foot property in Columbus, OH for $7.7 million. We borrowed $4.5 million to fund the acquisition. The annualized GAAP rent on the 15 years lease is $0.6 million. On May 29, 2015 we acquired a 86,409 square foot property in Salt Lake City, UT for $22.2 million. We borrowed $13.0 million to fund the acquisition. The annualized GAAP rent on the 6.5 years lease is $2.4 million. On July 15, 2015 we acquired a 78,151 square foot property in Atlanta, GA for $13.0 million. We borrowed $7.5 million to fund the acquisition. The property is fully leased to one tenant through two leases, with 30% of the building leased for 15 years and the remainder leased for 7 years. The annualized GAAP rent on the leases is $1.3 million. On October 20, 2015 we acquired a 90,626 square foot property in Villa Rica, GA for $6.6 million. We borrowed $3.8 million to fund the acquisition. The annualized GAAP rent on the 18 years lease is $0.6 million.


We determined the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed related to the properties acquired during the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, as follows (dollars in thousands):

Business Combinations
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2016
 
Year ended December 31, 2015
Acquired assets and liabilities
 
Purchase price
 
Purchase price
Land
 
$
7,125

 
$
10,528

Building and improvements
 
22,934

 
42,652

Tenant Improvements
 
3,240

 
6,996

In-place Leases
 
3,355

 
7,410

Leasing Costs
 
1,437

 
4,338

Customer Relationships
 
3,090

 
5,408

Above Market Leases
 

 
1,712

Below Market Leases
 
(281
)
 
(1,246
)
Total Purchase Price
 
$
40,900

 
$
77,798

 
 
 
 
 
Asset Acquisitions
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2016
 
Year ended December 31, 2015
Acquired assets and liabilities
 
Purchase price
 
Purchase price
Land
 
$
3,681

 
$

Building and improvements
 
11,682

 

Tenant Improvements
 
4,057

 

In-place Leases
 
2,669

 

Leasing Costs
 
1,987

 

Customer Relationships
 
1,406

 

Above Market Leases
 
188

 

Total Purchase Price
 
$
25,670

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
Total Purchase Price on all Acquisitions
 
$
66,570

 
$
77,798


Below is a summary of the total revenue and earnings recognized on the 2, 6 and 11 asset acquisitions treated as business combinations completed during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014 respectively (dollars in thousands):
 
 
 
For the year ended December 31, 2016
 
For the year ended December 31, 2015
 
For the year ended December 31, 2014
Rental Revenue
 
$
1,462

 
$
4,919

 
$
5,605

Earnings
 
(162
)
 
(63
)
 
36


 

Pro Forma

The following table reflects pro-forma consolidated statements of operations as if the business combinations acquired through December 31, 2016, were acquired as of January 1, 2015, and the properties acquired during 2015, were acquired as of January 1, 2014. The pro-forma earnings for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 were adjusted to assume that the acquisition-related costs were incurred as of the beginning of the comparative period (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
 
 
For the year ended December 31,
 
 
 
(unaudited)
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
Operating Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total operating revenue
 
$
88,304

 
$
89,720

 
$
87,439

 
Total operating expenses
 
(56,697
)

(54,480
)

(66,052
)

Other expenses
 
(27,429
)
 
(31,014
)
 
(26,014
)
 
Net income (loss)
 
4,178

 
4,226

 
(4,627
)

Dividends attributable to preferred and senior common stock
 
(7,656
)
 
(5,101
)
 
(4,636
)
 
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
 
$
(3,478
)
 
$
(875
)
 
$
(9,263
)
 
Share and Per Share Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted loss per share of common stock - pro forma
 
$
(0.15
)
 
$
(0.04
)
 
$
(0.54
)
 
Basic and diluted loss per share of common stock - actual
 
$
(0.16
)
 
$
(0.07
)
 
$
(0.61
)
 
Weighted average shares outstanding-basic and diluted
 
23,193,962

 
21,159,597

 
17,253,503

 
 

Significant Real Estate Activity on Existing Assets

During the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, we executed 9 and 15 leases, respectively, which are aggregated below (dollars in thousands):


Year Ended
 
Aggregate Square Footage
 
Weighted Average Lease Term
 
Aggregate Annualized GAAP Rent
 
Aggregate Tenant Improvement
 
Aggregate Leasing Commissions
December 31, 2016
 
551,335

 
3.9 Years
(1)
$
2,478

 
$
1,244

 
$
436

December 31, 2015
 
890,092

 
7.3 Years
(2)
$
7,514

 
$
2,881

 
$
1,925

(1)
Weighted average lease term is weighted according to the annualized GAAP rent earned by each lease. Our leases have terms ranging from 1 year to 7.7 years.
(2)
Weighted average lease term is weighted according to the annualized GAAP rent earned by each lease. Our leases have terms ranging from 1 year to 12.4 years.

On May 31, 2016, we reached a legal settlement with the previous tenant on one property to compensate us for deferred capital obligations and repairs they were required to perform during their tenancy. We recognized $0.3 million, recorded in other income on the consolidated statement of operations, related to reimbursed deferred capital obligations, and received $0.9 million as a reimbursement of repairs incurred during the year ended December 31, 2016 in connection with the legal settlement received, which was recorded net against operating expenses on the consolidated statement of operations.

Future Lease Payments

Future operating lease payments from tenants under non-cancelable leases, excluding tenant reimbursement of expenses and excluding real estate held for sale as of December 31, 2016, for each of the five succeeding fiscal years and thereafter is as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
Year
Tenant Lease Payments
2017
$
84,787

2018
85,509

2019
86,273

2020
78,683

2021
69,827

Thereafter
275,938

 
$
681,017


 

In accordance with the lease terms, substantially all operating expenses are required to be paid by the tenant; however, we would be required to pay operating expenses on the respective properties in the event the tenants fail to pay them.

Intangible Assets

The following table summarizes the carrying value of intangible assets, liabilities and the accumulated amortization for each intangible asset and liability class as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, excluding real estate held for sale as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively (in thousands):
 
 
 
December 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
Lease Intangibles
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Lease Intangibles
 
Accumulated Amortization
In-place leases
 
$
71,482

 
$
(28,182
)
 
$
66,244

 
$
(22,679
)
Leasing costs
 
48,000

 
(18,599
)
 
44,360

 
(14,774
)
Customer relationships
 
50,252

 
(17,400
)
 
46,485

 
(14,722
)
 
 
$
169,734

 
$
(64,181
)
 
$
157,089

 
$
(52,175
)
 
 
Deferred Rent Receivable/(Liability)
 
Accumulated (Amortization)/Accretion
 
Deferred Rent Receivable/(Liability)
 
Accumulated (Amortization)/Accretion
Above market leases
 
$
10,479

 
$
(7,296
)
 
$
10,176

 
$
(6,818
)
Below market leases and deferred revenue
 
(21,606
)
 
8,959

 
(17,951
)
 
8,294

 
 
$
(11,127
)
 
$
1,663

 
$
(7,775
)
 
$
1,476


Total amortization expense related to in-place leases, leasing costs and customer relationship lease intangible assets was $13.4 million, $13.1 million, and $10.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively, and is included in depreciation and amortization expense in the consolidated statement of operations.

Total amortization related to above-market lease values was $0.5 million, $0.4 million, and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively, and is included in rental revenue in the consolidated statement of operations.
Total amortization related to below-market lease values was $1.2 million, $0.9 million, and $0.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively, and is included in rental revenue in the consolidated statement of operations.

The weighted average amortization periods in years for the intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, were as follows:
 
Intangible Assets & Liabilities
 
2016
 
2015
In-place leases
 
11.5
 
13.0
Leasing costs
 
11.5
 
13.0
Customer relationships
 
15.8
 
17.5
Above market leases
 
5.2
 
18.6
Below market leases
 
7.9
 
13.5
All intangible assets & liabilities
 
12.5
 
14.3


The estimated aggregate amortization expense to be recorded for in-place leases, leasing costs and customer relationships for each of the five succeeding fiscal years and thereafter is as follows, excluding real estate held for sale as of December 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):
 
Year
Estimated Amortization Expense
of In-Place Leases, Leasing
Costs and Customer
Relationships
2017
$
15,522

2018
15,459

2019
15,451

2020
13,827

2021
11,879

Thereafter
33,415


$
105,553


The estimated aggregate rental income to be recorded for the amortization of both above and below market leases for each of the five succeeding fiscal years and thereafter is as follows, excluding real estate held for sale as of December 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):
 
Year
Net Increase to Rental Income
Related to Above and Below
Market Leases
2017
$
743

2018
743

2019
743

2020
797

2021
705

Thereafter
5,594


$
9,325

(1) Does not include ground lease amortization of $139.