1. Organization and Structure

Lightstone Value Plus REIT III, Inc. (“Lightstone REIT III”) is a Maryland corporation, formed on October 5, 2012, which elected to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for United States (the “U.S.”) federal income tax purposes beginning with the taxable year ended December 31, 2015.

Lightstone REIT III is structured as an umbrella partnership REIT, or UPREIT, and substantially all of its current and future business will be conducted through Lightstone Value Plus REIT III LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”). As of December 31, 2024, Lightstone REIT III had a 99% general partnership interest in the Operating Partnership’s common units.

Lightstone REIT III and the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the “Company” and the use of “we,” “our,” “us” or similar pronouns in these consolidated financial statements refers to Lightstone REIT III, its Operating Partnership or the Company as required by the context in which such pronoun is used.

Through the Operating Partnership, the Company owns, operates and develops commercial properties and makes real estate-related investments. Since its inception, the Company has primarily acquired, developed and operated commercial hospitality properties, principally consisting of limited-service hotels and one full-service hotel all located in the U.S. Although the Company has historically acquired hotels, it has and may continue to purchase other types of real estate. Assets other than hotels may include, without limitation, office buildings, shopping centers, business and industrial parks, manufacturing facilities, single-tenant properties, multifamily residential properties, student housing properties, warehouses and distribution facilities and medical/life sciences office buildings. The Company’s real estate investments are held by it alone or jointly with other parties. In addition, the Company may invest up to 20% of its net assets in collateralized debt obligations, commercial mortgage-backed securities and mortgage and mezzanine loans secured, directly or indirectly, by the same types of properties which it may acquire directly. Although most of its investments are these types, the Company may invest in whatever types of real estate or real estate-related investments that it believes are in its best interests. The Company evaluates all of its real estate investments as one operating segment. The Company currently intends to hold its investments until such time as it determines that a sale or other disposition appears to be advantageous to achieve its investment objectives or until it appears that the objectives will not be met.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company (i) wholly owned and consolidated the operating results and financial condition of eight limited-service hotels containing a total of 872 rooms, (ii) held an unconsolidated 50% membership interest in LVP LIC Hotel JV LLC (the “Hilton Garden Inn Joint Venture”), which owns one limited-service hotel, and (iii) held an unconsolidated 25% membership interest in Bedford Avenue Holdings LLC (the “Williamsburg Moxy Hotel Joint Venture”), which owns one full-service hotel. The Company accounts for its unconsolidated membership interests in the Hilton Garden Inn Joint Venture and the Williamsburg Moxy Hotel Joint Venture under the equity method of accounting.

The Hilton Garden Inn Joint Venture owns a 183-room, limited-service hotel (the “Hilton Garden Inn – Long Island City”) located in the Long Island City neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York City. The Hilton Garden Inn Joint Venture is between the Company and Lightstone Value Plus REIT II, Inc. (Lightstone REIT II), a related party REIT, which is sponsored by The Lightstone Group LLC (the “Sponsor”). The Company and Lightstone REIT II each have a 50% membership interest in the Hilton Garden Inn Joint Venture. The Williamsburg Moxy Hotel Joint Venture developed, constructed and owns a 216-room Marriott branded hotel located in the Williamsburg neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, which opened on March 7, 2023. The Williamsburg Moxy Hotel Joint Venture is between the Company and Lightstone Value Plus REIT IV, Inc. (“Lightstone REIT IV”), a related party REIT, which is sponsored by the Sponsor. The Company and Lightstone REIT IV have 25% and 75% membership interests, respectively, in the Williamsburg Moxy Hotel Joint Venture.

The Company’s advisor is Lightstone Value Plus REIT III LLC (the “Advisor”), which is majority owned by David Lichtenstein. On July 16, 2014, the Advisor contributed $2 to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 200 limited partner units (“Common Units”) in the Operating Partnership. The Advisor also owns 20,000 shares of our common stock (“Common Shares”) which were issued on December 24, 2012 for $200, or $10.00 per share. Mr. Lichtenstein also is a majority owner of the equity interests of the Sponsor, which 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 December 11, 2014 for $2.0 million, or $9.00 per share. Pursuant to the terms of an advisory agreement and subject to the oversight of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board of Directors”), the Advisor has primary responsibility for making investment decisions on behalf of the Company and managing its day-to-day operations. Through his ownership and control of the Sponsor, Mr. Lichtenstein is the indirect owner and manager of Lightstone SLP III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Special Limited Partner”), which owns 242 subordinated participation interests (“Subordinated Participation Interests”) in the Operating Partnership which were acquired at a cost of $50,000 per unit, or an aggregate consideration of $12.1 million in connection with the Offering. Mr. Lichtenstein also acts as the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. As a result, he exerts influence over but does not control Lightstone REIT III or the Operating Partnership.

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

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

Noncontrolling Interests – Partners of the Operating Partnership

Limited Partner

On July 16, 2014, the Advisor contributed $2 to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 200 Common Units in the Operating Partnership. The Advisor has the right to convert its Common Units into cash or, at the Company’s option, an equal number of its Common Shares. 

Special Limited Partner

In connection with the Company’s Offering, the Special Limited Partner purchased from the Operating Partnership an aggregate of 242 Subordinated Participation Interests at a cost of $50,000 per unit, or aggregate consideration of $12.1 million.

As the indirect majority owner of the Special Limited Partner, Mr. Lichtenstein is the beneficial owner of a 99% interest in such Subordinated Participation Interests and will thus receive an indirect benefit from any distributions made in respect thereof.

These Subordinated Participation Interests may entitle the Special Limited Partner to a portion of any regular distributions that the Company makes to its stockholders, but only after its stockholders have received a stated preferred return. However, from inception through December 31, 2024, there have been no distributions declared on the Subordinated Participation Interests. Any future distributions on the Subordinated Participation Interests will always be subordinated until stockholders receive a stated preferred return.

The Subordinated Participation Interests may also entitle the Special Limited Partner to a portion of any liquidating distributions made by the Operating Partnership. The value of such distributions will depend upon the net proceeds available for distribution upon the Company’s liquidation and, therefore, cannot be determined at the present time. Liquidating distributions to the Special Limited Partner will always be subordinated until stockholders receive a distribution equal to their initial investment plus a stated preferred return.

Related Parties

The Company’s Advisor and certain affiliates of the Sponsor, including the Special Limited Partner, are related parties of the Company as well as the other public REITs also sponsored and/or advised by these entities. Pursuant to the terms of various agreements, these entities are entitled to compensation and reimbursement for services and costs incurred for services related to the investment, development, management and disposition of the Company’s assets. The compensation is generally based on the cost of acquired properties/investments and the annual revenue earned from such properties/investments, and other such fees and expense reimbursements as outlined in each of the respective agreements. See Note 7 – Related Party Transactions for additional information.