INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE VENTURES | 5. INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE VENTURES The Company’s investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands): CubeSmart Number of Stores as of Carrying Value of Investment as of Ownership June 30, December 31, June 30, December 31, Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures Interest 2023 2022 2023 2022 Fontana Self Storage, LLC ("Fontana") (1) 50% 1 1 $ 13,692 $ 13,789 Rancho Cucamonga Self Storage, LLC ("RCSS") (1) 50% 1 1 20,863 20,994 191 V CUBE LLC ("HVP V") 20% 6 6 13,508 14,318 191 IV CUBE LLC ("HVP IV") 20% 28 28 18,210 19,853 CUBE HHF Northeast Venture LLC ("HHFNE") 10% 13 13 1,045 1,101 CUBE HHF Limited Partnership ("HHF") 50% 28 28 34,164 35,938 77 77 $ 101,482 $ 105,993 (1) On December 9, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of LAACO, which included a 50% interest in Fontana and RCSS , each of which owns one self-storage property in California. As of the date of acquisition, the Company recognized differences between the Company’s equity investment in Fontana and RCSS and the underlying equity reflected at the venture level. As of June 30, 2023, this difference was $12.9 million and $19.3 million for Fontana and RCSS, respectively. These differences are being amortized over the expected useful life of the self-storage properties owned by the ventures. As of June 30, 2023, the Company also held a 10% interest in 191 IV CUBE Southeast LLC ("HVPSE"). On August 30, 2022, HVPSE sold all 14 of its stores to an unaffiliated third-party buyer for an aggregate sales price of $235.0 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company received distributions of $1.7 million in excess of its investment in HVPSE from proceeds that were held back at the time of the sale. These distributions are included in Equity in earnings of real estate ventures within the consolidated statements of operations. As of June 30, 2023 , HVPSE had no significant assets or liabilities and was winding down its operations. The Company determined that Fontana, RCSS, HVP V, HVPSE, HVP IV, HHFNE and HHF (the “Ventures”) are not VIEs in accordance with the accounting standard for the consolidation of VIEs. As a result, the Company used the voting interest model under the accounting standard for consolidation in order to determine whether to consolidate the Ventures. Based upon each member's substantive participating rights over the activities of each entity as stipulated in the operating agreements, the Ventures are not consolidated by the Company and are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The Company’s investments in the Ventures are included in Investment in real estate ventures, at equity on the consolidated balance sheets and the Company’s earnings from its investments in the Ventures are presented in Equity in earnings of real estate ventures within the consolidated statements of operations. The following is a summary of the financial position of the Ventures as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. June 30, December 31, 2023 2022 Assets (in thousands) Storage properties, net $ 728,291 $ 741,563 Other assets 11,598 11,708 Total assets $ 739,889 $ 753,271 Liabilities and equity Debt $ 469,678 $ 468,783 Other liabilities 21,864 16,626 Equity CubeSmart 69,209 73,289 Joint venture partners 179,138 194,573 Total liabilities and equity $ 739,889 $ 753,271 The following is a summary of results of operations of the Ventures for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022. Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 (in thousands) Total revenues $ 24,555 $ 26,632 $ 48,619 $ 51,596 Operating expenses (10,545) (11,238) (21,064) (21,981) Other expenses (180) (124) (248) (238) Interest expense, net (4,425) (3,601) (8,508) (7,453) Depreciation and amortization (7,676) (9,540) (15,447) (19,928) Net income $ 1,729 $ 2,129 $ 3,352 $ 1,996 Company’s share of net income $ 790 $ 680 $ 3,341 $ 974 |