As of March 31, 2022, the Company had equity interests in and advances to unconsolidated real estate joint ventures involved in the development of multifamily rental apartment communities and single-family master planned for sale housing communities. In addition, the Company owns a 50% equity interest in the Altman Companies, a developer and manager of multifamily apartment communities.

Investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures are accounted for as unconsolidated VIEs under the equity method of accounting.

The Company’s investments in and advances to unconsolidated real estate joint ventures consisted of the following (in thousands):

(1)The carrying value of BBXRE’s investment at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 includes $10.6 million and $10.3 million, respectively, related to BBXRE’s investment in the preferred equity associated with the Altis Ludlam Trail project accounted for as a loan receivable.

See Note 7 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 included in the 2021 Annual Report for the Company’s accounting policies relating to its investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures, including the Company’s analysis and determination that such entities are VIEs in which the Company is not the primary beneficiary.

In February 2022, BBXRE invested $0.4 million in Altis Santa Barbara – Naples Manager LLC (“Altis Santa Barbara”). Altis Santa Barbara was formed to serve as the Manager of Santa Barbara – Naples Venture, LLC, a joint venture sponsored by the Altman Companies that was formed to develop, construct, and manage Altis Santa Barbara, a 242 unit multifamily apartment community located in Naples, Florida.