Business and Structure

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Business and Structure

Lightstone Value Plus REIT IV, Inc. (“Lightstone REIT IV’’), is a Maryland corporation, formed on September 9, 2014, which elected to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for United States (“U.S.”) federal income tax purposes beginning with the taxable year ended December 31, 2016.

Lightstone REIT IV, together with its subsidiaries is collectively referred to as the ‘‘Company’’ and the use of ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘our,’’ ‘‘us’’ or similar pronouns refers to Lightstone REIT IV or the Company as required by the context in which any such pronoun is used.

The Company has and currently expects to continue to seek opportunities to invest in real estate and real estate-related investments. The Company’s real estate investments may include operating properties and development projects and its real estate-related investment may include mezzanine loans, mortgage loans, bridge loans and preferred equity interests, with a focus on development-related investments, including investments intended to finance development or redevelopment opportunities. The Company may also invest in debt and derivative securities related to real estate assets. A portion of the Company’s investments may be secured by or related to properties or entities advised by, or wholly or partially, directly or indirectly owned by (i) The Lightstone Group, LLC (the “Sponsor”), which served as our sponsor during our initial public offering (the “Offering”), which terminated on March 31, 2017, (ii) its affiliates and/or (iii) other real estate investment programs it sponsors. Although the Company expects that most of its investments will be of these various types, it may also make other investments. In fact, it may invest in whatever types of investments that it believes are in its best interests.

The Company currently has one 1 operating segment. As of March 31, 2024, the Company majority owned and consolidated the operating results of Bedford Avenue Holdings LLC (the “Williamsburg Moxy Hotel Joint Venture”), a joint venture in which it has a 75% membership interest, and held an unconsolidated approximate 33.3% membership interest in 40 East End Ave. Pref Member LLC (the “40 East End Ave. Joint Venture”). The Company accounts for its unconsolidated membership interest in the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture in accordance with the equity method of accounting.

The Williamsburg Moxy Hotel Joint Venture owns a 216-room branded hotel (the “Williamsburg Moxy Hotel”) located in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, which it developed, constructed and opened on March 7, 2023. Lightstone Value Plus REIT III, Inc. (“Lightstone REIT III”), a REIT also sponsored by the Sponsor and a related party, owns the other 25% membership interest in the Williamsburg Moxy Hotel Joint Venture, which is accounted for as noncontrolling interests in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture, through affiliates, developed and constructed a luxury residential 29-unit condominium project located at the corner of 81st Street and East End Avenue in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Through March 31, 2024, 25 of the 29 units in the condominium project have been sold and the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture owns the remaining four unsold units which are referred to as the 40 East End Project. Various affiliated entities majority-owned and/or controlled by David Lichtenstein, who majority owns and controls the Sponsor, own the other approximate 66.7% membership in the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture.

The Company’s advisor is Lightstone Real Estate Income LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company (the “Advisor”). Both the Advisor and the Sponsor are majority owned by David Lichtenstein. On September 12, 2014, the Advisor contributed $200,000 for 20,000 shares of common stock (“Common Shares”), at $10.00 per share of Lightstone REIT IV. Mr. Lichtenstein also owns 222,222 Common Shares which were issued on June 15, 2015 for $2.0 million, or $9.00 per share. Subject to the oversight of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) and pursuant to the terms of an advisory agreement, the Advisor has the primary responsibility for making investment decisions on behalf of the Company and managing its day-to-day operations. Mr. Lichtenstein also acts as the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. As a result, he exerts influence over but does not control Lightstone REIT IV.

The Company has no employees. The Company is dependent on the Advisor and certain affiliates of its Sponsor for performing a full range of services that are essential to it, including asset management, property management (excluding its hospitality property, which is managed by unrelated third party property managers) and acquisition, disposition and financing activities, and other general administrative responsibilities; such as tax, accounting, legal, information technology and investor relations services. If the Advisor and certain affiliates of the Sponsor are unable to provide these services to the Company, it would be required to provide the services itself or obtain the services from other parties.

The Company’s Common Shares are not currently listed on a national securities exchange. The Company may seek to list its Common Shares for trading on a national securities exchange only if a majority of its independent directors believe listing would be in the best interest of its stockholders. The Company does not intend to list its shares at this time. The Company does not anticipate that there would be any active market for its Common Shares until they are listed for trading.

Related Parties

The Sponsor, Advisor and their affiliates are related parties of the Company as well as other public REITs also sponsored and/or advised by these entities. Pursuant to the terms of various agreements, certain of these entities are entitled to compensation and reimbursement of costs incurred for services related to the investment, development, management and disposition of the Company’s assets. The compensation is generally based on the cost of acquired properties/investments and the annual revenue earned from such properties/investments, and other such fees and expense reimbursements as outlined in each of the respective agreements. See Note 6 for additional information.

Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Subsidiaries

Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries represents Lightstone REIT III’s 25% share of the equity in the Williamsburg Moxy Hotel Joint Venture. Income and losses attributable to the Williamsburg Moxy Hotel Joint Venture are allocated to the noncontrolling interest holder based on its ownership percentage. See Note 3 for additional information.

Lightstone Value Plus REIT IV, Inc. 10-Q