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Real Estate Joint Ventures (Tables)

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Real Estate Joint Ventures (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Schedule of information related to investments in consolidated real estate joint ventures
The table below sets forth information pertaining to our investments in consolidated real estate joint ventures as of March 31, 2021 (dollars in thousands):
     
March 31, 2021 (1)
Date Acquired Nominal Ownership % Total
Assets		 Encumbered Assets Total Liabilities
Entity Location
LW Redstone Company, LLC (2) 3/23/2010 85% Huntsville, Alabama $ 418,577  $ 91,802  $ 89,723 
Stevens Investors, LLC 8/11/2015 95% Washington, DC 161,585  160,137  87,305 
M Square Associates, LLC 6/26/2007 50% College Park, Maryland 101,511  61,909  53,653 
  $ 681,673  $ 313,848  $ 230,681 
(1)Excludes amounts eliminated in consolidation.
(2)While net cash flow distributions to the partners vary depending on the source of the funds distributed, cash flows are generally distributed as follows: (1) cumulative preferred returns of 13.5% on our partner’s $9.0 million in invested capital; (2) cumulative preferred returns of 13.5% on our invested capital; (3) return of our invested capital; (4) return of our partner’s invested capital; and (5) any remaining residual 85% to us and 15% to our partner.
Schedule of information related to investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures
The table below sets forth information pertaining to our investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures accounted for using the equity method of accounting (dollars in thousands):
Date Acquired Nominal Ownership % Number of Properties Carrying Value of Investment (1)
Entity March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
B RE COPT DC JV II LLC (2) 10/30/2020 10% 8  $ 15,840  $ 15,988 
BREIT COPT DC JV LLC 6/20/2019 10% 9  13,094  13,315 
  17  $ 28,934  $ 29,303 
(1)Included in the line entitled “investment in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures” on our consolidated balance sheets.
(2)Our investment in B RE COPT DC JV II LLC was lower than our share of the joint venture’s equity by $7.4 million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 due to a difference between our cost basis and our share of the joint venture’s underlying equity in its net assets. We recognize adjustments to our share of the joint venture’s earnings and losses resulting from this basis difference in the underlying assets of the joint venture.