Related Party Transactions (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

The following table presents the basis of fees incurred to the Manager and Brookfield affiliates during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:

Fee Type

Affiliate

Fee Description

Property management

The Manager

2.75% of rents collected (as defined in the management agreements)

Asset management

BPY and BAM

0.75% of DTLA Holdings’ invested equity in Brookfield DTLA’s properties

Leasing

The Manager and Brookfield affiliates

1.00% to 4.00% of expected rents, depending on the terms of the lease and whether a third-party broker was paid a commission for the transaction

Construction management

The Manager

3.00% of hard and soft construction costs

Development management

Other

3.00% of hard and soft construction costs

Entitlement

Other

20.00% of the entitlement costs incurred by BOA Plaza, if the entitlement budget is less than $3,000,000

A summary of fees and costs incurred by the applicable Brookfield DTLA subsidiaries under these arrangements is as follows:


	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021

Property management	$	2,007	$	1,946	$	3,975	$	3,982
Asset management	$	1,571	$	1,533	$	3,130	$	3,080
Leasing	$	584	$	223	$	665	$	503
Construction management	$	81	$	(146)	$	138	$	133
Development management (1)	$	401	$	357	$	967	$	706
Entitlement	$	16	$	142	$	71	$	209
General, administrative and reimbursable expenses	$	1,002	$	635	$	1,740	$	1,220

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(1)Amounts presented are calculated by applying the Company’s ownership interest percentage in the unconsolidated real estate joint venture as of period end to the costs incurred during the period.

A summary of costs incurred by the applicable Brookfield DTLA subsidiaries and affiliates under this arrangement, which are included in rental property operating and maintenance expense in the consolidated statements of operations, is as follows:


	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021

Insurance expense (1)	$	3,082	$	3,199	$	6,165	$	6,391

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(1)An affiliate of BAM secures insurance policies for the Company through third-party brokers and insurance companies and charges the Company a fee for the services it provides. Fees charged vary but will not exceed 2.50% of the total net insurance premiums of the Company and its covered properties. Effective November 1, 2021, this affiliate of BAM ceased charging such fee. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, fees incurred for these services totaled $76 thousand and $154 thousand, respectively. Additionally, the Company’s terrorism insurance coverage is purchased through a captive facility that is an affiliate of BPY. Insurance premiums incurred totaled $32 thousand and $64 thousand, respectively, during each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.

A summary of the impact of other related party transactions with BAM affiliates on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations is as follows:


	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021

Lease income (1)	$	3,475	$	4,189	$	7,085	$	8,965
Parking revenue (1)	$	247	$	246	$	494	$	496

Rental property operating and maintenance expense (2)	$	—	$	149	$	—	$	260

Interest expense (3)(4)	$	626	$	565	$	1,194	$	1,060

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(1)In September 2019, BAM acquired a significant interest in Oaktree Capital Group, LLC (“Oaktree”), an existing tenant at Wells Fargo Center–North Tower. Lease income and parking revenue from Oaktree and its subsidiaries have been reported as related party transactions since the date of acquisition by BAM.

(2)Amounts presented are for purchases of chilled water for air conditioning at one of the Company’s properties supplied by an affiliate of BAM. In July 2021, such supplier was acquired by third parties.

(3)A subsidiary of Oaktree is the lender of the $35.0 million mezzanine loan secured by Wells Fargo Center–North Tower. Interest payable to the lender totaled $105 thousand as of June 30, 2022 and is reported as part of accounts payable and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. See Note 6—“Secured Debt, Net.” Interest expense on this loan has been reported as a related party transaction since the date of acquisition by BAM.

(4)In February 2021, BAM purchased $18.2 million of commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) secured by the Gas Company Tower loans in the open market. The CMBS are payable in monthly installments over a two-year period at a fixed interest rate of 2.50%. The transaction was conducted on an arm’s length basis at fair market value. In September 2021, this CMBS was sold to Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners Ltd., an affiliate of BAM. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company incurred interest expense of $115 thousand and $229 thousand, respectively, on this CMBS, compared to $114 thousand and $162 thousand, respectively, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.

Brookfield DTLA Fund Office Trust Investor Inc. 10-Q