DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Whitestone REIT (“Whitestone”) was formed as a real estate investment trust, pursuant to the Texas Real Estate Investment Trust Act on August 20, 1998. In July 2004, we changed our state of organization from Texas to Maryland pursuant to a merger where we merged directly with and into a Maryland real estate investment trust formed for the sole purpose of the reorganization and the conversion of each of our outstanding common shares of beneficial interest of the Texas entity into 1.42857 common shares of beneficial interest of the Maryland entity. We serve as the general partner of Whitestone REIT Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership” or “WROP” or “OP”), which was formed on December 31, 1998 as a Delaware limited partnership. We currently conduct substantially all of our operations and activities through the Operating Partnership. As the general partner of the Operating Partnership, we have the exclusive power to manage and conduct the business of the Operating Partnership, subject to certain customary exceptions. As of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, we owned 60, 58, and 58 commercial properties, respectively, in and around Austin, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Phoenix and San Antonio.
As of December 31, 2021, these properties consist of:
Consolidated Operating Portfolio
• 53 wholly-owned properties that meet our Community Centered Properties ® strategy; and
Redevelopment, New Acquisitions Portfolio
• two wholly owned properties, Lakeside Market and Anderson Arbor, that meet our Community Centered Properties ® containing approximately 0.2 and 0.1 million square feet of GLA and having total carrying amounts (net of accumulated depreciation) of $52.7 and $28.2 million, respectively.
• five parcels of land held for future development.
As of December 31, 2021, we, through our equity-method investment in Pillarstone Capital REIT Operating Partnership LP (“Pillarstone” or “Pillarstone OP”), owned a majority interest in eight properties that do not meet our Community Centered Property® strategy containing approximately 0.9 million square feet of GLA (the “Pillarstone Properties”). We own 81.4% of the total outstanding units of Pillarstone OP, which we account for using the equity method. We also manage the day-to-day operations of Pillarstone OP.
The global health crisis caused by COVID-19 and the related responses intended to control its spread may continue to adversely affect business activity, particularly relating to our retail tenants, across the markets in which we operate. In light of the changing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are unable to predict the extent that its impact will have on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Free historical financial statements for Whitestone REIT.
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