UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021

 

OR

 

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                      to

 

Commission file number 000-55773

 

LIGHTSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Maryland		47-1796830
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1985 Cedar Bridge Avenue, Suite 1
Lakewood, New Jersey		08701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

(732) 367-0129

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  ☑ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☑ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer  ☐			Accelerated filer   ☐
Non-accelerated filer   ☑			Smaller reporting company  ☑
			Emerging growth company ☑

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐ No ☑

 

As of May 10, 2021, there were 8.5 million outstanding shares of common stock of Lightstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc.

 

 

 

LIGHTSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX

 

				Page
PART I		FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.		Financial Statements (unaudited)		1
		Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020		1
		Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020		2
		Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020		3
		Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020		4
		Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020		5
		Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		6
Item 2.		Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		15
Item 4.		Controls and Procedures		23
PART II		OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.		Legal Proceedings		24
Item 2.		Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		24
Item 3.		Defaults Upon Senior Securities		24
Item 4.		Mine Safety Disclosures		24
Item 5.		Other Information		24
Item 6.		Exhibits		25

 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

 

LIGHTSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

		March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
		(unaudited)
Assets
Investment property:
Construction in progress		$	44,099,707			$	40,479,640
Investment in unconsolidated affiliated real estate entity			10,529,775				10,988,023
Cash and cash equivalents			24,894,561				31,406,204
Restricted cash and other assets			384,642				116,419
Total Assets		$	79,908,685			$	82,990,286
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Mortgage payable, net		$	15,973,333			$	16,000,000
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses			1,879,846				1,178,674
Distributions payable			-				3,151,447
Subordinated advances - related party			13,497,790				13,451,692
Total Liabilities			31,350,969				33,781,813
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 50.0 million shares authorized, none issued and outstanding			-				-
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 200.0 million shares authorized, 8.5 million shares issued and outstanding			85,374				85,374
Additional paid-in-capital			71,665,213				71,665,213
Accumulated deficit			(23,192,871	)			(22,542,114	)
Total Stockholders' Equity			48,557,716				49,208,473
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity		$	79,908,685			$	82,990,286

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION, CONTINUED:  

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED:

 

LIGHTSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

		For the Three Months Ended March 31,
		2021				2020
(Loss)/Income:
Investment income		$	11,683			$	118,164
Gain from disposition of investment in unconsolidated affiliated real estate entity			-				8,180,509
Gain on sale of marketable securities			-				264,589
Loss from investments in unconsolidated affiliated real estate entities			(458,248	)			(392,287	)
Total (loss)/income			(446,565	)			8,170,975
Expenses:
General and administrative costs			158,094				226,616
Interest expense			46,098				46,483
Foreign currency transaction loss			-				47,648
Total expenses			204,192				320,747
Net (loss)/income		$	(650,757	)		$	7,850,228
Net (loss)/income per common share, basic and diluted		$	(0.08	)		$	0.92
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted			8,537,424				8,556,479

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION, CONTINUED:    

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED.

  

LIGHTSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(unaudited)

 

		For the Three Months Ended March 31,
		2021				2020
Net (loss)/income		$	(650,757	)		$	7,850,228
Other comprehensive loss:
Holding loss on marketable securities, available for sale			-				(135,500	)
Reclassification adjustment for gain included in net income			-				(264,589	)
Other comprehensive loss			-				(400,089	)
Comprehensive (loss)/income		$	(650,757	)		$	7,450,139

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION, CONTINUED:    

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED.

 

LIGHTSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

 

														Accumulated
										Additional				Other
		Common								Paid-In				Comprehensive				Accumulated				Total
		Shares				Amount				Capital				Income				Deficit				Equity
BALANCE, December 31, 2019			8,595,224			$	85,952			$	72,215,685			$	400,089			$	(23,324,903	)		$	49,376,823
Net income			-				-				-				-				7,850,228				7,850,228
Distributions declared(a)			-				-				-				-				(851,742	)			(851,742	)
Redemption and cancellation of shares			(57,800	)			(578	)			(550,472	)			-				-				(551,050	)
Other comprehensive loss			-				-				-				(400,089	)			-				(400,089	)
BALANCE, March 31, 2020			8,537,424			$	85,374			$	71,665,213			$	-			$	(16,326,417	)		$	55,424,170

 

(a)

Distributions per common share were $0.10.

 

														Accumulated
										Additional				Other
		Common								Paid-In				Comprehensive				Accumulated				Total
		Shares				Amount				Capital				Income				Deficit				Equity
BALANCE, December 31, 2020			8,537,424			$	85,374			$	71,665,213			$	-			$	(22,542,114	)		$	49,208,473
Net loss			-				-				-				-				(650,757	)			(650,757	)
BALANCE, March 31, 2021			8,537,424			$	85,374			$	71,665,213			$	-			$	(23,192,871	)		$	48,557,716

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION, CONTINUED:

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED:

 

LIGHTSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

		For the Three Months Ended March 31,
		2021				2020
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net (loss)/income		$	(650,757	)		$	7,850,228
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income to cash used in operating activities:
Loss from investments in unconsolidated affiliated real estate entities			458,248				392,287
Gain from disposition of investment in unconsolidated affiliated real estate entity			-				(8,180,509	)
Gain on sale of marketable securities			-				(264,589	)
Amortization of discount on debt securities			-				(30,196	)
Foreign currency transaction loss			-				47,648
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Increase in other assets			(143,499	)			(39,377	)
Increase in accounts payable and other accrued expenses			288,417				154,452
Increase in accrued interest on subordinated advances - related party			46,098				46,483
Cash used in operating activities			(1,493	)			(23,573	)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of investment property			(3,193,979	)			(2,225,730	)
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities			-				4,141,195
Proceeds from disposition of investment in unconsolidated affiliated real estate entity			-				21,869,246
Cash (used in)/provided by investing activities			(3,193,979	)			23,784,711
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Redemption and cancellation of common stock			-				(551,050	)
Payment of loan fees and expenses			(40,000	)			-
Distributions paid to Company's common stockholders			(3,151,447	)			(853,668	)
Cash used in financing activities			(3,191,447	)			(1,404,718	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			-				(47,648	)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(6,386,919	)			22,308,772
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year			31,490,826				14,263,182
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period		$	25,103,907			$	36,571,954
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Distributions declared, but not paid		$	-			$	283,914
Holding loss/gain on marketable securities, available for sale		$	-			$	400,089
Non-cash purchase of investment property		$	1,393,404			$	395,000
Amortization of deferred financing costs included in construction in progress		$	13,333			$	128,910
The following is a summary of the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash total as presented in our statements of cash flows for the periods presented:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	24,894,561			$	36,222,804
Restricted cash			209,346				349,150
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		$	25,103,907			$	36,571,954

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

LIGHTSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

1.

Structure

 

Lightstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (’‘Lightstone Income Trust’’), is a Maryland corporation, formed on September 9, 2014, which elected to qualify as a real estate investment trust (’‘REIT’’) for U.S. federal income tax purposes beginning with the taxable year ended December 31, 2016.

 

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

 

The Company has and intends to continue to seek opportunities to invest in real estate and real estate-related investments. The Company’s 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 by value may be secured by or related to properties or entities advised by, or wholly or partially, directly or indirectly owned by, The Lightstone Group, LLC (the “Sponsor”), its affiliates or 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 operating segment. As of March 31, 2021, it wholly owned and consolidated the operating results of one development project, the Williamsburg Moxy Hotel 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 Company’s advisor is Lightstone Real Estate Income LLC (the “Advisor”), which is majority owned by David Lichtenstein. On September 12, 2014, the Advisor contributed $200,000 for 20,000 shares of common stock (“Common Shares”), or $10.00 per share of the Lightstone Income Trust. Mr. Lichtenstein also is a majority owner of the equity interests of The Lightstone Group, LLC. The Lightstone Group, LLC served as the Company’s Sponsor during its initial public offering (the “Offering”) which terminated on March 31, 2017. Mr. Lichtenstein 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 Income Trust.

 

The Company does not have any employees. The Advisor receives compensation and fees for services related to the investment and management of the Company’s assets. The Advisor has certain affiliates which may manage the properties the Company acquires. However, the Company may also contract with other unaffiliated third-party property managers.

 

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 Common Shares at this time. The Company does not anticipate that there would be any market for its Common Shares until they are listed for trading. In the event the Company does not begin the process of achieving a liquidity event prior to March 31, 2022, which is the fifth anniversary of the termination of its Offering, its charter requires either (a) an amendment to the Company’s charter to extend the deadline to begin the process of achieving a liquidity event, or (b) the holding of a stockholders meeting to vote on a proposal for an orderly liquidation of its portfolio.

 

2.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) and accruals necessary in the judgment of management for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Lightstone Income Trust and Subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X.

 

 

LIGHTSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during a reporting period. The most significant assumptions and estimates relate to the valuation of real estate debt investments and securities, the valuation of the investment in related party and income recognition. Application of these assumptions requires the exercise of judgment as to future uncertainties and, as a result, actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 included herein has been derived from the consolidated balance sheet included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

The unaudited statements of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year or any other period.

 

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Lightstone Income Trust and Subsidiaries (over which the Company exercises financial and operating control). All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In determining whether the Company has a controlling financial interest in a joint venture and the requirement to consolidate the accounts of that entity, management considers factors such as ownership interest, authority to make decisions and contractual and substantive participating rights of the other partners or members as well as whether the entity is a variable interest entity for which the Company is the primary beneficiary.

 

Financial Instruments

 

The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and other assets, mortgage payable and accounts payable and other accrued expenses approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments.

 

COVID-19 Pandemic

 

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic leading many countries, including the United States, particularly at the individual state level, to subsequently impose various degrees of restrictions and other measures, including, but not limited to, mandatory temporary closures, quarantine guidelines, limitations on travel, and “shelter in place” rules in an effort to reduce its duration and the severity of its spread. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to evolve, most of these previously imposed restrictions and other measures have now been reduced and/or lifted. However, the COVID-19 pandemic remains highly unpredictable and dynamic and its duration and extent is likely dependent on numerous developments such as the regulatory approval, mass production, administration and ultimate effectiveness of vaccines, as well as the timeline to achieve a level of sufficient herd immunity amongst the general population. Accordingly, the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to have negative effects on the overall health of the U.S. economy for the foreseeable future.

 

To-date, the COVID-19 pandemic has not had any significant impact on the Company’s Williamsburg Moxy Hotel development project. The Company’s other investment is its approximately 33.3% membership interest in the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture, which owns a luxury residential condominium project (the “40 East End Avenue Project”) located at the corner of 81st Street and East End Avenue in the Upper East Side neighborhood of New York City. The 40 East End Avenue Project received its final temporary certificates of occupancy, or TCO, in March 2020 and through March 31, 2021, eight of the condominium units had been sold. The 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture has an outstanding loan on the 40 East End Project (the “Condo Loan”) which is currently scheduled to mature on December 19, 2021. Because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the pace of condominium unit sales, the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture is engaged in discussions with the lender to extend the maturity date of the Condo Loan. However, there can be no assurance that the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture will be successful in such endeavors. See Note 4 for additional information.

 

The extent to which the Company’s business may be affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will largely depend on both current and future developments, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be reasonably predicted.

 

If the Company’s Williamsburg Moxy Hotel development project and/or investment in the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture are negatively impacted for an extended period because development activities and/or sales of condominium units are delayed, the Company’s business and financial results could be materially and adversely impacted.

 

 

LIGHTSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

The Company has reviewed and determined that recently issued accounting pronouncements will not have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows, or do not apply to its current operations.

 

3.

Williamsburg Moxy Hotel

 

On July 17, 2019, the Company acquired four adjacent parcels of land located at 353-361 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, New York (collectively, the “Williamsburg Land”), from unaffiliated third parties, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $30.4 million, excluding closing and other acquisition related costs, on which it is developing and constructing a 210-room branded hotel (the “Williamsburg Moxy Hotel”).

 

As of March 31, 2021, the Company incurred and capitalized to construction in progress an aggregate of $44.1 million (including capitalized interest of $1.6 million) consisting of acquisition and other costs attributable to the development of the Williamsburg Moxy Hotel. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company capitalized interest of approximately $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, in connection with the development of the Williamsburg Moxy Hotel.

 

Williamsburg Mortgage

 

In connection with the closing of the acquisition of the Williamsburg Land, the Company simultaneously entered into a nonrecourse mortgage loan collateralized by the Williamsburg Land (the “Williamsburg Mortgage”) for $16.0 million. The Williamsburg Mortgage matures on August 9, 2021, bears interest at Libor plus 2.50% (2.61% as of March 31, 2021) and requires monthly interest-only payments through maturity with the principal balance due in full at maturity. As of March 31, 2021, the outstanding principal balance of the Williamsburg Mortgage was $16.0 million, which is presented on the consolidated balance sheet, net of unamortized deferred financing costs of $26,667, and is classified as mortgage payable, net.

 

The Company currently intends to seek to obtain construction financing on or before the maturity date of the Williamsburg Mortgage. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining construction financing or that it will be obtained at satisfactory terms. If the Company is unable to obtain construction financing prior to the maturity date of the Williamsburg Mortgage, it intends to refinance or repay the then outstanding balance with available cash on hand on or before its maturity date. The Company has no other maturities of mortgage debt over the next 12 months.

 

4.

Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliated Real Estate Entities

 

40 East End Ave. Joint Venture

 

On March 31, 2017, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement (the “40 East End Ave. Transaction”) with SAYT Master Holdco LLC, an entity majority-owned and controlled by David Lichtenstein, who also majority owns and controls the Company’s Sponsor, and a related party, (the “40 East End Seller”), providing for the Company to acquire approximately 33.3% of the 40 East End Seller’s approximate 100% membership interest in 40 East End Ave. Pref Member LLC (the “40 East End Ave. Joint Venture”) for aggregate consideration of approximately $10.3 million.

 

The Company’s ownership interest in the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture is a non-managing interest. Because the Company exerts significant influence over but does not control the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture, it accounts for its ownership interest in the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture in accordance with the equity method of accounting. All contributions to and distributions of earnings from the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture are made on a pro rata basis in proportion to each member’s equity interest percentage. Any distributions in excess of earnings from the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture are made to the members pursuant to the terms of its operating agreement. The Company commenced recording its allocated portion of earnings and cash distributions, if any, from the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture beginning as of March 31, 2017 with respect to its membership interest of approximately 33.3% in the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture. Additionally, Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (“Lightstone I”), a real estate investment trust also sponsored by the Company’s Sponsor, made $30.0 million of preferred equity contributions (the “Preferred Contributions”) to a subsidiary of the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture, pursuant to an instrument that entitles Lightstone I to monthly preferred distributions at a rate of 12% per annum. No distributions may be paid to the members until the Preferred Contributions are redeemed in full.

 

The 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture, through affiliates, owns the 40 East End Avenue Project, 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 New York City. The 40 East End Avenue Project received its final TCO in March 2020 and through March 31, 2021, eight of the condominium units have been sold.

 

 

LIGHTSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

On March 21, 2017, the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture obtained financing from a financial institution of up to $85.3 million (the “40 East End Ave. Mortgage”) for the land acquisition and construction of the 40 East End Ave. Project. On December 19, 2019, the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture refinanced the 40 East End Ave. Mortgage with a loan (the “Condo Loan”) from another financial institution of $95.2 million, of which $90.2 million was initially funded at closing and the remaining $5.0 million was subsequently advanced in April 2020. The Condo Loan is scheduled to mature on December 19, 2021, bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.45%, which is payable monthly, and requires principal payments to be made at certain prescribed amounts from proceeds from the sales of condominium units with any remaining outstanding balance due in full at maturity.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Condo Loan, the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture was required to make a principal paydown on December 19, 2020 if the then outstanding principal balance of the Condo Loan had not been paid down to at least $81.0 million as of that date. However, in lieu of a required principal paydown of $11.7 million, the lender agreed to accept an immediate principal paydown of $2.0 million, of which the Company’s proportionate share was approximately $0.7 million, which was paid on December 18, 2020, and allow for the remaining required principal paydown of $9.7 million to be paid during the first quarter of 2021.

 

During the first quarter of 2021, the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture made aggregate principal payments of $9.7 million on the Condo Loan reducing its outstanding principal balance to $81.0 million ($80.3 million, net of deferred financing costs) as of March 31, 2021. The 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture used proceeds from the sales of condominium units which closed in the first quarter of 2021 to make the remaining required principal paydown. The 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture will be required to make another principal paydown on June 19, 2021 if principal paydowns from additional condominium sales proceeds do not reduce the outstanding principal balance of the Condo Loan to at least $73.0 million as of that date. Based on the outstanding principal balance of the Condo Loan as of March 31, 2021, the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture would be required to make a principal paydown of $8.0 million, of which the Company’s proportionate share would be $2.6 million, no later than June 19, 2021.

 

The Condo Loan is scheduled to mature on December 19, 2021. Because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the pace of condominium unit sales, the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture is engaged in discussions with the lender to extend the maturity date of the Condo Loan. However, there can be no assurance that the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture will be successful in such endeavors.

 

The Company’s Sponsor and its affiliates (collectively, the “40 East End Guarantors”) have provided certain guarantees with respect to the Condo Loan and the members have agreed to reimburse the 40 East End Guarantors for any balance that may become due under the guarantees (the “40 East End Guarantee”), of which the Company’s share is approximately 33.3%. The Company has determined that the fair value of its share of the 40 East End Guarantee is immaterial.

 

In connection with the closing of the Condo Loan , the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture used a portion of the initial loan proceeds to (i) fully repay the then outstanding principal balance of $80.3 million plus accrued and unpaid interest of $0.2 million for the 40 East End Ave. Mortgage and (ii) redeem $9.5 million of Lightstone I’s Preferred Contributions.

 

The 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture subsequently redeemed an additional $3.5 million and $11.0 million of Preferred Contributions on December 26, 2019 and February 13, 2020, respectively, reducing Lightstone I’s Preferred Contributions to $6.0 million, which remains outstanding as of March 31, 2021.

 

 

LIGHTSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

Subsequent to the Company’s acquisition through March 31, 2021, it has made an aggregate of $5.7 million of additional capital contributions to the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture, of which none were made during the three months ended March 31, 2021. The Company’s investment in the 40 East Ave. Joint Venture was $10,529,775 and $10,988,023 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

 

The 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture Financial Information

 

The following table represents the condensed income statements for the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture:

 

(amounts in thousands)		For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021				For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Revenues		$	10,507			$	12,902
Cost of goods sold			10,279				11,581
Other expenses			642				703
Operating (loss)/income			(414	)			618
Interest expense and other, net			(962	)			(1,322	)
Net loss		$	(1,376	)		$	(704	)
Company's share of net loss (33.3%)		$	(458	)		$	(234	)

 

 

LIGHTSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

The following table represents the condensed balance sheets for the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture:

 

		As of				As of
(amounts in thousands)		March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
Real estate inventory		$	115,312			$	125,086
Cash and restricted cash			3,718				4,446
Other assets			384				587
Total assets		$	119,414			$	130,119
Mortgage payable, net		$	80,326			$	89,876
Other liabilities			1,529				1,309
Members' capital			37,559				38,934
Total liabilities and members' capital		$	119,414			$	130,119

 

The Cove Joint Venture

 

On January 31, 2017, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, REIT IV COVE LLC along with LSG Cove LLC, an affiliate of the Sponsor and a related party, REIT III COVE LLC, a subsidiary of the operating partnership of Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc., a real estate investment trust also sponsored by the Company’s Sponsor and a related party and Maximus Cove Investor LLC (“Maximus”), an unrelated third party, completed the acquisition of all of RP Cove, L.L.C’s membership interest in RP Maximus Cove, L.L.C. (the “Cove Joint Venture”) for aggregate consideration of approximately $255.0 million (the “Cove Transaction”). Excluding mortgage financing obtained by the Cove Joint Venture in connection with the Cove Transaction, the Company paid $20.0 million for a 22.5% non-managing membership interest in the Cove Joint Venture.

 

The Cove Joint Venture owned and operated The Cove at Tiburon (the “Cove”), a 281-unit, luxury waterfront multifamily residential property located in Tiburon, California from January 31, 2017 through February 12, 2020, As discussed below, the Company disposed of its 22.5% membership interest in the Cove Joint Venture on February 12, 2020.

 

The Company accounted for its 22.5% membership interest in the Cove Joint Venture in accordance with the equity method of accounting because it exercised significant influence, but did not exercise financial and operating control over this entity. For the period from January 1, 2020 through February 12, 2020, the Company’s share of the Cove Joint Venture’s loss of approximately $0.7 million was $0.2 million which is recorded as a loss from investments in unconsolidated affiliated real estate entities on the consolidated statements of operations.

 

On February 12, 2020, REIT IV Cove LLC, LSG Cove LLC and REIT III COVE LLC each redeemed their respective membership interests in the Cove Joint Venture for an aggregate redemption price of $87.6 million. In connection, with the redemption of the Company’s 22.5% membership interest in the Cove Joint Venture, it received proceeds of $21.9 million which resulted in the recognition of a gain on the disposition of unconsolidated affiliated real estate entity of $8.2 million during the first quarter of 2020.

 

As a result of the redemption of the Company’s 22.5% membership interest in the Cove Joint Venture on February 12, 2020, it no longer had an ownership interest in the Cove Joint Venture. During August 2020, the Company received $0.1 million of additional proceeds related to the redemption of its membership interest in the Cove Joint Venture and recognized a gain on the disposition of investment in unconsolidated affiliated real estate entity of $0.1 million during the third quarter of 2020. As a result, the Company recognized an aggregate gain on the disposition of investment in unconsolidated affiliated real estate entity of $8.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

 

LIGHTSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

5.

Stockholders’ Equity

 

Distributions

 

On March 25, 2020, the Board of Directors determined to suspend regular monthly distributions for months ending after March 2020.

 

Future distributions, if any, declared will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors based on their analysis of the Company’s performance over the previous periods and expectations of performance for future periods. The Board of Directors will consider various factors in its determination, including but not limited to, the sources and availability of capital, operating and interest expenses, the Company’s ability to refinance near-term debt, as well as the IRS’s annual distribution requirement that REITs distribute no less than 90% of their taxable income. The Company cannot assure that any future distributions will be made or that it will maintain any particular level of distributions that it has previously established or may establish.

 

2020 Special Distribution

 

On December 21, 2020, the Board of Directors authorized a special distribution of $0.37 per common share payable to stockholders of record as of December 31, 2020 (the “2020 Special Distribution”). The total 2020 Special Distribution of $3.2 million, which represented a portion of the proceeds generated from asset sales, was paid on or about January 15, 2021.

 

Share Repurchase Program

 

The Company’s share repurchase program may provide its stockholders with limited, interim liquidity by enabling them to sell their Common Shares back to the Company, subject to restrictions.

 

On March 25, 2020, the Board of Directors amended the share repurchase program to remove stockholder notice requirements and also approved the suspension of all redemptions effective immediately. On March 25, 2020, the Board of Directors determined to suspend the share repurchase program effective immediately.

 

Effective May 14, 2021, the Board of Directors reopened the share repurchase program for redemptions submitted in connection with a stockholder’s death or hardship and set the price for all such purchases to 100% of the NAV per Share ($8.50 as of December 31, 2020).

 

Deaths that occurred subsequent to January 1, 2020 are eligible for consideration. Beginning January 1, 2022, requests for redemptions in connection with a stockholder’s death must be submitted and received by the Company within one year of the stockholder’s date of death for consideration.

 

On an annual basis, the Company will not redeem in excess of 0.5% of the number of shares outstanding as of the end of the preceding year for either death or hardship redemptions, respectively. Redemption requests are expected to be processed on a quarterly basis and may be subject to pro ration if either type of redemption requests exceed the annual limitation.

 

Net Earnings per Common Share

 

Net earnings per Common Share on a basic and fully diluted basis is earnings divided by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. The Company does not have any potentially dilutive securities.

 

 

LIGHTSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

6.

Related Party Transactions and Other Arrangements

 

The Company has various agreements, including an advisory agreement, with the Advisor to pay certain fees, in exchange for services performed by the Advisor and/or its affiliated entities. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Advisor and its affiliated entities owe the Company $53,961 and $122, respectively, which is classified as restricted cash and other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

The following table represents the fees incurred associated with the payments to the Company’s Advisor for the periods indicated:

 

		For the Three Months Ended March 31,
		2021				2020
Development cost reimbursement (1)		$	130,654			$	70,200
Asset management fees (general and administrative costs)			-				77,313
Total		$	130,654			$	147,513

 

(1)

Development costs that the Company reimburses its Advisor for are capitalized and are included in the carrying value of the Company’s investment in the Williamsburg Moxy Hotel which is classified as construction in progress on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

The advisory agreement has a one-year term and is renewable for an unlimited number of successive one-year periods upon the mutual consent of the Advisor and the Company’s independent directors. Payments to the Advisor or its affiliates may include asset acquisition fees and the reimbursement of acquisition-related expenses, development fees and the reimbursement of development-related costs, financing coordination fees, asset management fees or asset management participation, and construction management fees. The Company may also reimburse the Advisor and its affiliates for actual expenses it incurs for administrative and other services provided for it. Upon the liquidation of the Company’s assets, it may pay the Advisor or its affiliates a disposition commission.

 

Subordinated Advances – Related Party

 

On March 18, 2016, the Company and its Sponsor entered into the Subordinated Agreement, a subordinated unsecured loan agreement, pursuant to which the Sponsor made aggregate principal advances of $12.6 million through March 31, 2017 (the termination date of the Offering). The outstanding principal advances bear interest at a rate of 1.48%, but no interest or principal is due or payable to the Sponsor until holders of the Company’s Common Shares have received liquidation distributions equal to their respective net investments (defined as $10.00 per Common Share) plus a cumulative, pre-tax, non-compounded annual return of 8.0% on their respective net investments.

 

 

LIGHTSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

Distributions in connection with a liquidation of the Company initially will be made to holders of its Common Shares until holders of its Common Shares have received liquidation distributions equal to their respective net investments plus a cumulative, pre-tax, non-compounded annual return of 8.0% on their respective net investments. Thereafter, only if additional liquidating distributions are available, the Company will be obligated to repay the outstanding principal advances and related accrued interest to the Sponsor, as described in the Subordinated Agreement. In the event that additional liquidation distributions are available after the Company repays its holders of common stock their respective net investments plus their 8% return on investment and then the outstanding principal advances under the Subordinated Agreement and accrued interest to its Sponsor, such additional distributions will be paid to holders of its Common Shares and its Sponsor: 85.0% of the aggregate amount will be payable to holders of the Company’s Common Shares and the remaining 15.0% will be payable to the Sponsor.

 

The principal advances and the related interest are subordinate to all of the Company’s obligations as well as to the holders of its Common Shares in an amount equal to the shareholder’s net investment plus a cumulative, pre-tax, non-compounded annual return of 8.0% and only potentially payable in the event of a liquidation of the Company.

 

In connection with the termination of the Offering, on March 31, 2017, the Company and the Sponsor simultaneously terminated the Subordinated Agreement. As a result of the termination, the Sponsor is no longer obligated to make any additional principal advances to the Company. Interest will continue to accrue on the outstanding principal advances and repayment, if any, of the principal advances and related accrued interest will be made according to the terms of the Subordinated Agreement disclosed above.

 

As of both March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, an aggregate of approximately $12.6 million of principal advances have been funded, which along with the related accrued interest of $865,777 and $819,679, respectively, are classified as Subordinated Advances – Related Party, a liability on the consolidated balance sheets. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company accrued $46,098 and $46,483, respectively, of interest on the principal advances.

 

7.

Commitments and Contingencies

 

Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time in the ordinary course of business, the Company may become subject to legal proceedings, claims or disputes.

 

As of the date hereof, the Company is not a party to any material pending legal proceedings of which the outcome is probable or reasonably possible to have a material adverse effect on its results of operations or financial condition, which would require accrual or disclosure of the contingency and possible range of loss. Additionally, the Company has not recorded any loss contingencies related to legal proceedings in which the potential loss is deemed to be remote.

 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION, CONTINUED:

 

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Lightstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. and Subsidiaries (‘‘Lightstone Income Trust’’), and the notes thereto. As used herein, the terms “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Lightstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc., a Maryland corporation, and its subsidiaries.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains, and other materials filed or to be filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), contain or will contain, forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, including, among others, statements regarding our possible or assumed future results of our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, plans and objectives, are forward-looking statements. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of Lightstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. and members of our management team, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based, and generally are identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “should” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements.

 

Such statements are based on assumptions and expectations which may not be realized and are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated. Future events and actual results, financial and otherwise, may differ from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.

 

Risks and other factors that might cause differences, some of which could be material, include, but are not limited to, economic and market conditions, competition, tenant or joint venture partner(s) bankruptcies, our lack of operating history, the availability of cash flows from operations to pay distributions, changes in governmental, tax, real estate and zoning laws and regulations, failure to increase tenant occupancy and operating income, rejection of leases by tenants in bankruptcy, financing and development risks, construction and lease-up delays, cost overruns, the level and volatility of interest rates, the rate of revenue increases versus expense increases, the financial stability of various tenants and industries, our failure to make additional investments in real estate properties, the failure to upgrade our tenant mix, restrictions in current financing arrangements, the failure to fully recover tenant obligations for common area maintenance, insurance, taxes and other property expenses, our failure to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”), the failure to refinance debt at favorable terms and conditions, an increase in impairment charges, loss of key personnel, failure to achieve earnings/funds from operations targets or estimates, conflicts of interest with the Advisor and the Sponsor and their affiliates, failure of joint venture relationships, significant costs related to environmental issues and uncertainties regarding the impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic, and restrictions intended to prevent its spread on our business and the economy generally, as well as other risks listed from time to time in this Form 10-Q, our Form 10-K and in our other reports filed with the SEC.

 

We believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations. All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time unless required by law.

 

Overview

 

Lightstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (’‘Lightstone Income Trust’’), is a Maryland corporation, formed on September 9, 2014, which elected to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes beginning with the taxable year ending December 31, 2016.

 

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

 

 

We have and intend to continue to seek opportunities to invest in real estate and real estate-related investments. Our 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. We may also invest in debt and derivative securities related to real estate assets. A portion of our investments by value may be secured by or related to properties or entities advised by, or wholly or partially, directly or indirectly owned by The Lightstone Group, LLC (the “Sponsor”), its affiliates or other sponsored real estate investment programs it sponsors. Although we expect that most of our investments will be of these various types, we may also invest in whatever types of investments that we believe are in our best interests.

 

We currently have one operating segment. As of March 31, 2021, we wholly owned and consolidated the operating results of one development project, the Williamsburg Moxy Hotel, and held an unconsolidated approximate 33.3% membership interest in 40 East End Ave. Pref Member LLC (the “40 East End Ave. Joint Venture”). We account for our unconsolidated membership interest in the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture in accordance with the equity method of accounting.

 

Our advisor is Lightstone Real Estate Income LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the ’‘Advisor’’), which is majority owned by David Lichtenstein. On September 12, 2014, the Advisor contributed $200,000 to Lightstone Income Trust in exchange for 20,000 shares of common stock (“Common Shares”), or $10.00 per share. Mr. Lichtenstein also is a majority owner of the equity interests of The Lightstone Group, LLC. The Lightstone Group, LLC served as our Sponsor during our initial public offering (the “Offering”) which terminated on March 31, 2017. Mr. Lichtenstein 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 our 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 our behalf and managing our day-to-day operations. Mr. Lichtenstein also acts as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. As a result, he exerts influence over but does not control Lightstone Income Trust.

 

We do not have any employees. The Advisor receives compensation and fees for services related to the investment and management of our assets. The Advisor has certain affiliates which may manage the properties we acquire. However, we may also contract with other unaffiliated third-party property managers.

 

Our Common Shares are not currently listed on a national securities exchange. We may seek to list our Common Shares for trading on a national securities exchange only if a majority of our independent directors believe listing would be in the best interest of our stockholders. We do not intend to list our Common Shares at this time. We do not anticipate that there would be any market for our Common Shares until they are listed for trading. In the event we do not begin the process of achieving a liquidity event prior to March 31, 2022, which is the fifth anniversary of the termination of our Offering, our charter requires either (a) an amendment to our charter to extend the deadline to begin the process of achieving a liquidity event, or (b) the holding of a stockholders meeting to vote on a proposal for an orderly liquidation of our portfolio.

 

Current Environment

 

Our operating results are substantially impacted by the overall health of local, U.S. national and global economies and may be influenced by market and other challenges. Additionally, our business and financial performance may be adversely affected by current and future economic and other conditions; including, but not limited to, availability or terms of financings, financial markets volatility, political upheaval or uncertainty, natural and man-made disasters, terrorism and acts of war, unfavorable changes in laws and regulations, outbreaks of contagious diseases, cybercrime, loss of key relationships, and recession.

 

COVID-19 Pandemic

 

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic leading many countries, including the United States, particularly at the individual state level, to subsequently impose various degrees of restrictions and other measures, including, but not limited to, mandatory temporary closures, quarantine guidelines, limitations on travel, and “shelter in place” rules in an effort to reduce its duration and the severity of its spread. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to evolve, most of these previously imposed restrictions and other measures have now been reduced and/or lifted. However, the COVID-19 pandemic remains highly unpredictable and dynamic and its duration and extent is likely dependent on numerous developments such as the regulatory approval, mass production, administration and ultimate effectiveness of vaccines, as well as the timeline to achieve a level of sufficient herd immunity amongst the general population. Accordingly, the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to have negative effects on the overall health of the U.S. economy for the foreseeable future.

 

 

To-date, the COVID-19 pandemic has not had any significant impact on our Williamsburg Moxy Hotel development project. Our other investment is our approximately 33.3% membership interest in the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture, which owns a luxury residential condominium project (the “40 East End Avenue Project”) located at the corner of 81st Street and East End Avenue in the Upper East Side neighborhood of New York City. The 40 East End Avenue Project received its final temporary certificates of occupancy, or TCO, in March 2020 and through March 31, 2021, eight of the condominium units had been sold. The 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture has an outstanding loan on the 40 East End Project (the “Condo Loan”) which is currently scheduled to mature on December 19, 2021. Because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the pace of condominium unit sales, the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture is engaged in discussions with the lender to extend the maturity date of the Condo Loan. However, there can be no assurance that the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture will be successful in such endeavors. See Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

 

The extent to which our business may be affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will largely depend on both current and future developments, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be reasonably predicted.

 

If our Williamsburg Moxy Hotel development project and/or investment in the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture are negatively impacted for an extended period because development activities and/or sales of condominium units are delayed, our business and financial results could be materially and adversely impacted.

 

We are not currently aware of any other material trends or uncertainties, favorable or unfavorable, that may be reasonably anticipated to have a material impact on either capital resources or the revenues or income to be derived from our operations, other than those referred to above or throughout this Form 10-Q. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (‘‘GAAP’’) requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during a reporting period.

 

Current Portfolio Summary –

 

On July 17, 2019 we acquired four adjacent parcels of land located at 353-361 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, New York on which we are developing and constructing the Williamsburg Moxy Hotel, a 210-room branded hotel. As of March 31, 2021, the Williamsburg Moxy Hotel, which we wholly own and consolidate, was under development.

 

As of March 31, 2021, we held an unconsolidated approximate 33.3% membership interest in the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture, an affiliated real estate entity which owns the 40 East End Project, a luxury residential condominium project consisting of 29 units located at the corner of 81st Street and East End Avenue in the Upper East Side neighborhood of New York City. We account for our unconsolidated membership interests in the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture in accordance with the equity method of accounting.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

There were no material changes during the three months ended March 31, 2021 to our critical accounting policies as reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

Results of Operations

 

For the periods presented, we had ownership interests in the following real estate and real estate-related investments:

 

The Cove Joint Venture

 

On January 31, 2017 we along with LSG Cove LLC, an affiliate of our Sponsor, our Sponsor’s other public program, Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. (“Lightstone III”) and Maximus Cove Investor LLC (“Maximus”), an unrelated third party acquired the membership interests in RP Maximus Cove L.L.C. (the “Cove Joint Venture”) from an unrelated third party. We, LSG Cove LLC, Lightstone III and Maximus had 22.5%, 45.0%, 22.5% and 10.0% membership interests in the Cove Joint Venture, respectively. The Cove Joint Venture owns and operates The Cove at Tiburon (the “Cove”), a multi-family complex consisting of 281-units, or 289,690 square feet, contained within 32 apartment buildings over 20.1 acres, located in Tiburon, California.

 

We accounted for our 22.5% membership interest in the Cove Joint Venture in accordance with the equity method of accounting.

 

On February 12, 2020, we, LSG Cove LLC and Lightstone III subsequently redeemed our respective membership interests in the Cove Joint Venture for an aggregate redemption price of approximately $87.6 million. In connection, with the redemption of our 22.5% membership interest in the Cove Joint Venture, we received proceeds of approximately $21.9 million which resulted in the recognition of a gain on the disposition of unconsolidated affiliated real estate entity of $8.2 million during the first quarter of 2020. As a result of the redemption of our 22.5% membership interest in the Cove Joint Venture on February 12, 2020, we no longer have an ownership interest in the Cove Joint Venture. During August 2020, we received $0.1 million of additional proceeds related to the redemption of our membership interest in the Cove Joint Venture and recognized a gain on the disposition of investment in unconsolidated affiliated real estate entity of $0.1 million during the third quarter of 2020. As a result, we have recognized an aggregate gain on the disposition of investment in unconsolidated affiliated real estate entity of approximately $8.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

 

40 East End Ave. Joint Venture

 

On March 31, 2017, we entered into a joint venture agreement (the “40 East End Ave. Transaction”) with SAYT Master Holdco LLC, an entity majority-owned and controlled by David Lichtenstein, who also majority owns and controls the Sponsor, and a related party, (the “40 East End Seller”), providing for us to acquire an approximate 33.3% of the 40 East End Seller’s approximate 100% membership interest in 40 East End Ave. Pref Member LLC (the “40 East End Ave. Joint Venture”).

 

The 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture, through affiliates, owns the 40 East End Avenue Project, 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 New York City. The 40 East End Avenue Project received its final TCO in March 2020 and through March 31, 2021, eight of the condominium units have been sold.

 

We account for our approximate 33.3% membership interest in the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture in accordance with the equity method of accounting.

 

Williamsburg Moxy Hotel

 

On July 17, 2019, we acquired four adjacent parcels of land located at 353-361 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, New York (collectively, the “Williamsburg Land”) on which we are developing and constructing a 210-room branded hotel (the “Williamsburg Moxy Hotel”).

 

Additionally, during 2019, we acquired corporate bonds that are publicly traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (the “Israeli Bonds”) and denominated in New Israeli Shekel (“ILS”) that we subsequently sold during the first quarter of 2020.

 

The operating results of these investments have been reflected in our consolidated statements of operations commencing from their respective dates of acquisition through their respective dates of disposition.

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 vs. March 31, 2020

 

Investment income

 

Our investment income was $11,683 and $118,164 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, our investment income consisted solely of interest income on our cash and cash equivalents. Our investment income during the three months ended March 31, 2020 primarily consisted of interest income on the Israeli Bonds and our cash and cash equivalents.

 

Gain from disposition of investment in unconsolidated affiliated real estate entity

 

On February 12, 2020, we completed the disposition of our unconsolidated 22.5% membership interest in the Cove Joint Venture which resulted in the recognition of a gain on the disposition of unconsolidated affiliated real estate entity of $8.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

Gain on sale of marketable securities

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we sold all of our Israeli Bonds and recognized a gain on the sale of marketable securities of $0.3 million.

 

Loss from investment in unconsolidated affiliated real estate entities

 

Our loss from investments in unconsolidated affiliated real estate entities during the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $0.5 million compared to $0.4 million for the same period in 2020. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, our loss from investments in unconsolidated affiliated real estate entities is attributable to our ownership interest in the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture. We account for our investments in unconsolidated affiliated real estate entities in accordance with the equity method of accounting. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, our loss from investments in unconsolidated affiliated real estate entities is attributable to our ownership interests in the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture and the Cove Joint Venture through the date of redemption of our membership interest on February 12, 2020.

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

General and administrative expenses were $0.2 million during both of the three months ended March 31, 2021and 2020.

 

Foreign currency transaction loss

 

We previously maintained funds in a bank account that was denominated in ILS and was re-measured into U.S. Dollars at the current exchange rate at the end of each reporting period. During the first quarter of 2020, we converted all of our ILS to U.S. Dollars and as a result, no longer have any ILS in the bank account. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, our foreign currency transaction gain was $47,648.

 

Interest expense

 

Interest expense, which is attributable to the outstanding principal advances of $12.6 million included in Subordinated Advances – Related Party, was $46,098 and $46,483 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, $0.1 million and $0.3 million of interest was capitalized to construction in progress for our Williamsburg Moxy Hotel development project.

 

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of March 31, 2021, we had cash and cash equivalents of $24.9 million. We currently believe that our current available cash on hand will be sufficient to satisfy our expected cash requirements primarily consisting of our anticipated operating expenses, scheduled debt service, and any necessary capital contributions for our investment in unconsolidated affiliated real estate entity and distributions to our shareholders, if any, required to maintain our qualification as a REIT for the foreseeable future. However, a substantial amount of the remaining costs associated with the development and construction of the Williamsburg Moxy Hotel are expected to be funded through a combination of financings and/or joint venture arrangements and there can be no assurance we will be successful in obtaining such funds at favorable terms, if at all.

 

We intend to limit our aggregate long-term permanent borrowings to 75% of the aggregate fair market value of all properties unless any excess borrowing is approved by a majority of the independent directors and is disclosed to our stockholders. Market conditions will dictate our overall leverage limit; as such our aggregate long-term permanent borrowings may be less than 75% of aggregate fair market value of all properties. We may also incur short-term indebtedness, having a maturity of two years or less.

 

Our charter provides that the aggregate amount of our borrowing, both secured and unsecured, may not exceed 300% of net assets in the absence of a satisfactory showing that a higher level is appropriate, the approval of our Board of Directors and disclosure to stockholders. Net assets means our total assets, other than intangibles, at cost before deducting depreciation or other non-cash reserves less our total liabilities, calculated at least quarterly on a basis consistently applied. Any excess in borrowing over such 300% of net assets level must be approved by a majority of our independent directors and disclosed to our stockholders in our next quarterly report to stockholders, along with justification for such excess. Market conditions will dictate our overall leverage limit; as such our aggregate borrowings may be less than 300% of net assets.

 

Our future borrowings may consist of single-property mortgages as well as mortgages cross-collateralized by a pool of properties. Such mortgages may be put in place either at the time we acquire a property or subsequent to our purchasing a property for cash. In addition, we may acquire properties that are subject to existing indebtedness where we choose to assume the existing mortgages. Generally, though not exclusively, we intend to seek to encumber our properties with non-recourse debt. This means that a lender’s rights on default will generally be limited to foreclosing on the property. However, we may, at our discretion, secure recourse financing or provide a guarantee to lenders if we believe this may result in more favorable terms. When we give a guaranty for a property owning entity, we will be responsible to the lender for the satisfaction of the indebtedness if it is not paid by the property owning entity.

 

In general the type of future financing executed by us to a large extent will be dictated by the nature of the investment and current market conditions. For long-term real estate investments, it is our intent to finance future acquisitions using long-term fixed rate debt. However there may be certain types of investments and market circumstances which may result in variable rate debt being the more appropriate choice of financing. To the extent floating rate debt is used to finance the purchase of real estate, management will evaluate a number of protections against significant increases in interest rates, including the purchase of interest rate cap instruments.

 

We may also obtain lines of credit to be used to acquire real estate and/or real estate related investments. If obtained, these lines of credit will be at prevailing market terms and will be repaid from the sale or refinancing of real estate and/or real estate related investments, working capital and/or permanent financing. Our Sponsor and/or its affiliates may guarantee our lines of credit although they are not obligated to do so. We expect that such properties may be purchased by our Sponsor’s affiliates on our behalf, in our name, in order to minimize the imposition of a transfer tax upon a transfer of such properties to us.

 

 

We have agreements with the Advisor to pay certain fees, in exchange for services performed by the Advisor and/or its affiliated entities. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Advisor and its affiliated entities owe us $53,961 and $122, respectively, which is included in restricted cash and other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

The following table represents the fees incurred associated with the payments to our Advisor for the periods indicated:

 

		For the Three Months Ended March 31,
		2021				2020
Development cost reimbursement (1)		$	130,654			$	70,200
Asset management fees (general and administrative costs)			-				77,313
Total		$	130,654			$	147,513

  

(1)

Development costs that we reimburse our Advisor for are capitalized and are included in the carrying value of our investment in the Williamsburg Moxy Hotel which is classified as construction in progress on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

The advisory agreement has a one-year term and is renewable for an unlimited number of successive one-year periods upon the mutual consent of our Advisor and our independent directors. Payments to our Advisor or its affiliates may include asset acquisition fees and the reimbursement of acquisition-related expenses, development fees and the reimbursement of development-related costs, financing coordination fees, asset management fees or asset management participation, and construction management fees. We may also reimburse our Advisor and its affiliates for actual expenses it incurs for administrative and other services provided for us. Upon the liquidation of our assets, we may pay our Advisor or its affiliates a disposition commission.

 

Summary of Cash Flows

 

The following summary discussion of our cash flows is based on the statements of cash flows and is not meant to be an all-inclusive discussion of the changes in our cash flows for the periods presented below:

 

		For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021				For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Cash flows used in operating activities		$	(1,493	)		$	(23,573	)
Cash flows (used in)/provided by investing activities			(3,193,979	)			23,784,711
Cash flows used in financing activities			(3,191,447	)			(1,404,718	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			-				(47,648	)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(6,386,919	)			22,308,772
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of the year			31,490,826				14,263,182
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of the period		$	25,103,907			$	36,571,954

 

Operating activities

 

The net cash used in operating activities of $1,493 during the three months ended March 31, 2021 consisted of our net loss of $0.7 million after adjustments for the noncash effect of our loss from our investment in unconsolidated affiliated real estate entity of $0.5 million and changes in assets and liabilities $0.2 million .

 

Investing activities

 

The cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2021 consisted solely of $3.2 million of development and construction costs associated with the Williamsburg Moxy Hotel.

 

Financing activities

 

The cash used in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2021 was primarily attributable to a special distribution for 2020 of $3.2 million paid to our common stockholders in January 2021.

 

 

Williamsburg Moxy Hotel

 

On July 17, 2019, we, through a subsidiary, acquired the Williamsburg Land, from unaffiliated third parties, for an aggregate purchase price of $30.4 million, excluding closing and other acquisition related costs, on which we are developing and constructing the Williamsburg Moxy Hotel. The acquisition was funded with cash on hand ($14.4 million) and proceeds from a mortgage loan ($16.0 million).

 

In connection with the closing of the acquisition of the Williamsburg Land, we simultaneously entered into a nonrecourse mortgage loan collateralized by the Williamsburg Land (the “Williamsburg Mortgage”) for $16.0 million. The Williamsburg Mortgage is scheduled to mature on August 9, 2021, bears interest at Libor plus 2.50% (2.61% as of March 31, 2021) and requires monthly interest-only payments through maturity with the principal balance due in full at maturity. As of March 31, 2021, the outstanding principal balance of the Williamsburg Mortgage was $16.0 million, which is presented on the consolidated balance sheet, net of unamortized deferred financing costs of $26,667, and is classified as mortgage payable, net. Our remaining scheduled interest payments through the maturity date of August 9, 2021 is $178,000.

 

We currently intend to seek to obtain construction financing on or before the maturity date of the Williamsburg Mortgage. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in obtaining construction financing or that it will be obtained at satisfactory terms. If we are unable to obtain construction financing prior to the maturity date of the Williamsburg Mortgage, we intend to refinance or repay the then outstanding balance with available cash on hand on or before its maturity date. We have no other maturities of mortgage debt over the next 12 months.

 

As of March 31, 2021, we incurred and capitalized to construction in progress an aggregate of $44.1 million (including capitalized interest of $1.6 million) consisting of acquisition and other costs attributable to development of the Williamsburg Moxy Hotel. A substantial amount of the remaining costs associated with the development and construction of the Williamsburg Moxy Hotel are expected to be funded through a combination of financings and/or joint venture arrangements and there can be no assurance we will be successful in obtaining such funds at favorable terms, if at all.

 

40 East End Ave. Joint Venture

 

On March 31, 2017, we entered into a joint venture agreement (the “40 East End Ave. Transaction”) with SAYT Master Holdco LLC, an entity majority-owned and controlled by David Lichtenstein, who also majority owns and controls our Sponsor, and a related party, (the “40 East End Seller”), providing for us to acquire approximately 33.3% of the 40 East End Seller’s approximate 100% membership interest in the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture for aggregate consideration of $10.3 million.

 

Our ownership interest in the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture is a non-managing interest. Because we exert significant influence over but do not control the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture, we account for our ownership interest in the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture in accordance with the equity method of accounting. All contributions to and distributions of earnings from the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture are made on a pro rata basis in proportion to each member’s equity interest percentage. Any distributions in excess of earnings from the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture are made to the members pursuant to the terms of its operating agreement. We commenced recording our allocated portion of earnings and cash distributions, if any, from the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture beginning as of March 31, 2017 with respect to our membership interest of approximately 33.3% in the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture. Additionally, Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (“Lightstone I”), a real estate investment trust also sponsored by our Sponsor, made $30.0 million of preferred equity contributions (the “Preferred Contributions”) to a subsidiary of the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture, pursuant to an instrument that entitles Lightstone I to monthly preferred distributions at a rate of 12% per annum. No distributions may be paid to the members until the Preferred Contributions are redeemed in full.

 

The 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture, through affiliates, owns the 40 East End Avenue Project, 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 New York City. The 40 East End Avenue Project received its final TCO in March 2020 and through March 31, 2021, eight of the condominium units have been sold.

 

On March 21, 2017, the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture obtained financing from a financial institution of up to $85.3 million (the “40 East End Ave. Mortgage”) for the land acquisition and construction of the 40 East End Ave. Project. On December 19, 2019, the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture refinanced the 40 East End Ave. Mortgage with a loan (the “Condo Loan”) from another financial institution of $95.2 million, of which $90.2 million was initially funded at closing and the remaining $5.0 million was subsequently advanced in April 2020. The Condo Loan is scheduled to mature on December 19, 2021, bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.45%, which is payable monthly, and requires principal payments to be made at certain prescribed amounts from proceeds from the sales of condominium units with any remaining outstanding balance due in full at maturity.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Condo Loan, the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture was required to make a principal paydown on December 19, 2020 if the then outstanding principal balance of the Condo Loan had not been paid down to at least $81.0 million as of that date. However, in lieu of a required principal paydown of $11.7. million, the lender agreed to accept an immediate principal paydown of $2.0 million, which was paid on December 18, 2020, and allow for the remaining required principal paydown of $9.7 million to be paid during the first quarter of 2021, which was paid in March 2021.

 

 

During the first quarter of 2021, the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture made aggregate principal payments of $9.7 million on the Condo Loan reducing its outstanding principal balance to $81.0 million ($80.3 million, net of deferred financing costs) as of March 31, 2021. The 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture used proceeds from the sales of condominium units which closed in the first quarter of 2021 to make the remaining required principal paydown. The 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture will be required to make another principal paydown on June 19, 2021 if principal paydowns from additional condominium sales proceeds do not reduce the outstanding principal balance of the Condo Loan to at least $73.0 million as of that date. Based on the outstanding principal balance of the Condo Loan as of March 31, 2021, the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture would be required to make a principal paydown of $8.0 million, of which the Company’s proportionate share would be $2.6 million, no later than June 19, 2021.

 

The Condo Loan is scheduled to mature on December 19, 2021. Because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the pace of condominium unit sales, the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture is engaged in discussions with the lender to extend the maturity date of the Condo Loan. However, there can be no assurance that the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture will be successful in such endeavors.

 

Our Sponsor and its affiliates (collectively, the “40 East End Guarantors”) have provided certain guarantees with respect to the Condo Loan and the members have agreed to reimburse the 40 East End Guarantors for any balance that may become due under the guarantees (the “40 East End Guarantee”), of which our share is approximately 33.3%. We have determined that the fair value of our share of the 40 East End Guarantee is immaterial.

 

In connection with the closing of the Condo Loan, the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture used a portion of the initial loan proceeds to (i) fully repay the then outstanding principal balance of $80.3 million plus accrued and unpaid interest of $0.2 million for the 40 East End Ave. Mortgage and (ii) redeem $9.5 million of Lightstone I’s Preferred Contributions.

 

The 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture subsequently redeemed an additional $3.5 million and $11.0 million of Preferred Contributions on December 26, 2019 and February 13, 2020, respectively, reducing Lightstone I’s Preferred Contributions to $6.0 million, which remains outstanding as of March 31, 2021.

 

Subsequent to our acquisition through March 31, 2021, we have made an aggregate of $5.7 million of additional capital contributions to the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture, of which none were made during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

 

Other than our proportionate share of any required balloon payments that may become due under the Condo Loan, we do not expect to make any significant capital contributions to the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture over the next 12 months. Additionally, we do not expect to receive any distributions from the 40 East End Ave. Joint Venture over the next 12 months as substantially all of proceeds from any sales of condominium units must first be used to pay-down the Condo Loan and thereafter to redeem Lightstone I’s remaining Preferred Contributions.

 

Distributions

 

On March 25, 2020, the Board of Directors determined to suspend regular monthly distributions for months ending after March 2020.

 

Future distributions declared will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors based on their analysis of our performance over the previous periods and expectations of performance for future periods and may differ from the amount of the distribution determined for this period. The Board of Directors will consider various factors in its determination, including but not limited to, the sources and availability of capital, operating and interest expenses and our ability to refinance near-term debt. In addition, we currently intend to continue to comply with REIT distribution requirements. We cannot assure that any future distributions will be made or that we will maintain any particular level of distributions that we have previously established or may establish.

 

2020 Special Distribution

 

On December 21, 2020, the Board of Directors authorized a special distribution of $0.37 per common share payable to stockholders of record as of December 31, 2020 (the “2020 Special Distribution”). The total 2020 Special Distribution of $3.2 million, which represented a portion of the proceeds generated from asset sales, was paid on or about January 15, 2021.

 

 

Share Repurchase Program

 

Our share repurchase program may provide our stockholders with limited, interim liquidity by enabling them to sell their Common Shares back to us, subject to restrictions.

 

On March 25, 2020, the Board of Directors amended the share repurchase program to remove stockholder notice requirements and also approved the suspension of all redemptions effective immediately. On March 25, 2020, the Board of Directors determined to suspend the share repurchase program effective immediately.

 

Effective May 14, 2021, the Board of Directors reopened the share repurchase program for redemptions submitted in connection with a stockholder’s death or hardship and set the price for all such purchases to 100% of the NAV per Share ($8.50 as of December 31, 2020).

 

Deaths that occurred subsequent to January 1, 2020 are eligible for consideration. Beginning January 1, 2022, requests for redemptions in connection with a stockholder’s death must be submitted and received by us within one year of the stockholder’s date of death for consideration.

 

On an annual basis, we will not redeem in excess of 0.5% of the number of shares outstanding as of the end of the preceding year for either death or hardship redemptions, respectively. Redemption requests are expected to be processed on a quarterly basis and may be subject to pro ration if either type of redemption requests exceed the annual limitation.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, management, including our chief executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon, and as of the date of the evaluation, our chief executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file and submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required.

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2021 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION:

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

From time to time in the ordinary course of business, we may become subject to legal proceedings, claims or disputes.

 

As of the date hereof, we are not a party to any material pending legal proceedings of which the outcome is probable or reasonably possible to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition, which would require accrual or disclosure of the contingency and possible range of loss. Additionally, we have not recorded any loss contingencies related to legal proceedings in which the potential loss is deemed to be remote.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

During the period covered by this Form 10-Q, we did not sell any unregistered securities.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

None.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Number		Description
31.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended.
31.2*		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended.
32.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Pursuant to SEC Release 34-47551 this Exhibit is furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed to be “filed.”
32.2*		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Pursuant to SEC Release 34-47551 this Exhibit is furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed to be “filed.”
101*		XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language).The following financial information from Lightstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2021, formatted in XBRL includes: (1) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (2) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (3) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (4) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (5) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statement.

 

*

Filed herewith

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

	LIGHTSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC.
Date: May 14, 2021	By:	/s/ David Lichtenstein
		David Lichtenstein
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date: May 14, 2021	By:	/s/ Seth Molod
		Seth Molod
		Chief Financial Officer (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)