Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Properties, Net

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Properties, Net
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Real Estate [Abstract]  
Properties, Net Properties, Net
 
Operating properties, net consisted of the following (in thousands): 
December 31,
2024 2023
Land $ 495,707  $ 482,964 
Buildings and improvements 4,395,063  4,164,004 
Less: Accumulated depreciation (1,537,293) (1,400,162)
Operating properties, net $ 3,353,477  $ 3,246,806 
In 2024, we acquired the following operating office properties:

>6841 Benjamin Franklin Drive, a 202,000 square foot property in Columbia, Maryland (included in the Fort Meade/BW Corridor sub-segment of our Defense/IT Portfolio reportable segment) that was 56% leased, for a purchase price of $15.0 million on March 15, 2024; and
>3900 Rogers Road, an 80,000 square foot property in San Antonio, Texas (included in the Lackland Air Force Base sub-segment of our Defense/IT Portfolio reportable segment) that was vacant on the acquisition date and subsequently leased in full, for a purchase price of $17.0 million on September 26, 2024.

The table below sets forth the allocation of the aggregate purchase price and transaction costs associated with these acquisitions (in thousands):
Land, operating properties $ 8,361 
Building and improvements 16,635 
Intangible assets on real estate acquisitions 7,248 
Total acquisition cost $ 32,244 

Intangible assets recorded in connection with these acquisitions included the following (dollars in thousands):
Weighted Average Amortization Period
 (in Years)
Tenant relationship value $ 3,752  12.4
In-place lease value 2,229  2.4
Above-market leases 1,267  2.4
$ 7,248  7.6
2023 Impairments

As part of our closing process for the three months ended September 30, 2023, we conducted our quarterly review of our portfolio of long-lived assets to be held and used for indicators of impairment. As a result of this process, we shortened the expected holding periods for six operating properties in our Other segment and a parcel of land located in Baltimore, Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, DC. We determined that the carrying amount of the properties would not likely be recovered from the undiscounted cash flows from the operations and sales of the properties over the shortened holding periods. Accordingly, we recognized impairment losses of $252.8 million on these properties in 2023.

2023 Dispositions

On January 10, 2023, we sold a 90% interest in three data center shell properties in Northern Virginia based on an aggregate property value of $211.3 million and retained a 10% interest in the properties through Redshift JV LLC (“Redshift”), a newly-formed joint venture. Our partner in the joint venture acquired the 90% interest from us for $190.2 million. We account for our interest in the joint venture using the equity method of accounting, as described further in Note 6. We recognized a gain on sale of $49.4 million.

2022 Dispositions and Discontinued Operations

On January 25, 2022, we sold 9651 Hornbaker Road in Manassas, Virginia, our sole wholesale data center investment, for $222.5 million, resulting in a gain on sale of $28.6 million. This property, which is included in our Other reportable segment, is reported herein as discontinued operations. The table below sets forth the property’s results of operations included in discontinued operations on our consolidated statement of operations and its operating and investing cash flows included on our consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2022 (in thousands):
Revenues from real estate operations $ 1,980 
Property operating expenses (971)
Gain on sale of real estate 28,564 
Discontinued operations $ 29,573 
Cash flows from operating activities $ 5,757 
Cash flows from investing activities $ 220,565 

On December 14, 2022, we sold a 90% interest in two data center shell properties in Northern Virginia based on an aggregate property value of $67.0 million and retained a 10% interest in the properties through Quark JV LLC (“Quark”), a newly-formed joint venture. Our partner in the joint venture acquired the 90% interest from us for $60.3 million. We account for our interest in the joint venture using the equity method of accounting as described further in Note 6. We recognized a gain on sale of $19.2 million.