Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Real Estate Joint Ventures

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Real Estate Joint Ventures
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Real Estate Joint Ventures
Real Estate Joint Ventures

The table below sets forth information pertaining to our investments in consolidated real estate joint ventures as of March 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):
 
 
 
 
Nominal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ownership
 
 
 
March 31, 2014
(1)
 
 
Date
 
% as of
 
 
 
Total
 
Encumbered
 
Total
 
 
Acquired
 
3/31/2014
 
Nature of Activity
 
Assets
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
LW Redstone Company, LLC
 
3/23/2010
 
85%
 
Operates four buildings and developing others (2)
 
$
135,231

 
$
68,360

 
$
36,272

M Square Associates, LLC
 
6/26/2007
 
50%
 
Operates two buildings and developing others (3)
 
60,728

 
48,358

 
40,536

COPT-FD Indian Head, LLC
 
10/23/2006
 
75%
 
Holding land parcel (4)
 
6,436

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
202,395

 
$
116,718

 
$
76,808

(1)
Excludes amounts eliminated in consolidation.
(2)
This joint venture’s property is in Huntsville, Alabama.
(3)
This joint venture’s properties are in College Park, Maryland (in the Baltimore/Washington Corridor).
(4)
This joint venture’s property is in Charles County, Maryland. In 2012, the joint venture exercised its option under a development agreement to require Charles County to repurchase the land parcel at its original acquisition cost. Under the terms of the agreement with Charles County, the repurchase is expected to occur by August 2014.

Our commitments and contingencies pertaining to our real estate joint ventures are disclosed in Note 17.