Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Organization and Business Purpose Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed on June 22, 2017 as a Maryland corporation and has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Company is organized to invest primarily in stabilized, income-oriented commercial real estate and debt secured by commercial real estate. The Company’s portfolio is principally comprised of properties located in the United States. The Company has diversified its portfolio on a global basis through the acquisition of properties outside of the United States, with a focus on Europe. To a lesser extent, the Company has invested in debt secured by commercial real estate and real estate-related securities. The Company is the sole general partner of Starwood REIT Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”). Starwood REIT Special Limited Partner, L.L.C. (the “Special Limited Partner”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Starwood Capital Group Holdings, L.P. (the “Sponsor” and together with any entity that is controlled by, controls or is under common control with the Sponsor, and any of their respective predecessor entities, “Starwood Capital”), owns a special limited partner interest in the Operating Partnership. Substantially all of the Company’s business is conducted through the Operating Partnership. The Company and the Operating Partnership are externally managed by Starwood REIT Advisors, L.L.C. (the “Advisor”), an affiliate of the Sponsor. As of December 31, 2024, the Company owned 461 consolidated real estate properties, 933 single-family rental units, two investments in unconsolidated real estate ventures and one real estate debt investment. The Company currently operates in seven reportable segments: Multifamily, Single-Family Rental, Industrial, Office, Self-Storage, Other, and Investments in Real Estate Debt. Financial results by segment are reported in Note 15. On December 27, 2017, the Company commenced its initial public offering of up to $5.0 billion in shares of common stock. On June 2, 2021, the initial public offering terminated and the Company commenced a follow-on public offering of up to $10.0 billion in shares of common stock. On August 10, 2022, the follow-on public offering terminated and the Company commenced its third public offering of up to $18.0 billion in shares of common stock, consisting of up to $16.0 billion in shares in its primary offering and up to $2.0 billion in shares pursuant to its distribution reinvestment plan. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had received aggregate net proceeds of $14.1 billion from the sale of shares of its common stock through its public offerings. In April 2024, the Company launched a program (the “DST Program”) to raise capital, through its Operating Partnership, through private placement offerings exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by selling beneficial interests in specific Delaware statutory trusts (“DSTs”) holding real properties (the “DST Properties”). As of December 31, 2024, the Company has raised approximately $25.8 million in gross offering proceeds through the DST Program.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
The accompanying audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, the Company’s subsidiaries and joint ventures in which the Company has a controlling interest. For consolidated joint ventures, the non-controlling partner’s share of the assets, liabilities and operations of the joint ventures is included in non-controlling interests as equity of the Company. The non-controlling partner’s interest is generally computed as the joint venture partner’s ownership percentage. Certain of the joint ventures formed by the Company provide the other partner a profits interest based on certain return hurdles being achieved. Any profits interest due to the other partner is reported within non-controlling interests. In determining whether the Company has a controlling financial interest in a partially owned entity and the requirement to consolidate the accounts of that entity, the Company considers whether the entity is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and whether it is the primary beneficiary. The Company is the primary beneficiary of a VIE when it has (i) the power to direct the most significant activities impacting the economic performance of the VIE and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits significant to the VIE. The Operating Partnership is considered to be a VIE. The Company consolidates the Operating Partnership because it has the ability to direct the most significant activities of the entity such as purchases, dispositions, financings, budgets, and overall operating plans. The Company meets the VIE disclosure exemption criteria, as the Company’s interest in the Operating Partnership is considered a majority voting interest. Where the Company does not have the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance, the Company’s interest for those partially owned entities are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. The Company has a DST Program to raise capital through private placement offerings by selling beneficial interests (the “DST Interests”) in specific DSTs holding real properties. Under the DST Program, each private placement offers interest in one or more DST Properties. DST Properties may be sourced from properties currently owned by the Operating Partnership or newly acquired properties. The underlying interest of real properties sold to investors pursuant to such private placements are leased- back to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership on a long-term basis through January 2, 2031, unless sooner
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