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Clipper Realty Inc

For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 14, 2025.

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FY2024 · Filed Feb 14, 2025

CLPR$3.25-1.5%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

☐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:001-38010

CLIPPER REALTY INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland47-4579660
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4611 12th Avenue, Suite 1L

Brooklyn, New York 11219

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(718)438-2804

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareCLPRNew York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes ☐No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Yes ☐No ☒

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 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 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 definition 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 has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

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

Yes☐ No ☒

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant based on the closing price per share of the registrant’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange as of June 28, 2024, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter – $49,096,593

As of February 14, 2025, there were 16,146,546 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The registrant intends to file its definitive proxy statement relating to its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders no later than 120 days after the end of its fiscal year, and certain portions of such proxy statement are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE
CAUTIONARY NOTE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS2
SUMMARY OF RISK FACTORS3
PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS5
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS9
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS34
ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY34
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES34
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS41
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE41
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES42
ITEM 6. RESERVED43
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS43
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK60
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA60
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE60
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES60
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION61
ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS61
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE61
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION61
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS62
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE62
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES62
62
PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES62

CAUTIONARY NOTE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Various statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including those that express a belief, expectation or intention, as well as those that are not statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may include projections and estimates concerning the timing and success of specific projects and our future production, revenues, income and capital spending. Our forward-looking statements are generally accompanied by words such as “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “potential,” “plan,” “goal” or other words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. The forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K speak only as of the date of this Report; we disclaim any obligation to update these statements unless required by law, . We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and assumptions about future events. While our management considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory, and other risks, contingencies and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These and other important factors, including those discussed under “Risk Factors,” may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks, contingencies and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following:

●our dependency on two commercial leases with certain agencies of the City of New York, as a single government tenant in our office buildings, which could cause a material adverse effect on us, including our financial condition, results of operations and cash flow, with one lease terminating effective August 23, 2025 and the other lease expiring on December 27, 2025;
●the impact of the increase in inflation in the United States which could increase the cost of acquiring, replacing and operating our properties;
●market and economic conditions, affecting occupancy, rental rates, the overall market value of our properties, our access to capital and the cost of capital, and our ability to refinance indebtedness;
●economic or regulatory developments in New York City;
●changes in rent stabilization regulations or claims by tenants in rent-stabilized units that their rents exceed specified maximum amounts under current regulations;
●our ability to control operating costs to the degree anticipated;
●the risk of damage to our properties, including from severe weather, natural disasters, climate change, and terrorist attacks;
●risks related to financing, cost overruns, and fluctuations in occupancy rates and rents resulting from development or redevelopment activities and the risk that we may not be able to pursue or complete development or redevelopment activities or that such development or redevelopment activities may not be profitable;
●concessions or significant capital expenditures that may be required to attract and retain tenants;
●the relative illiquidity of real estate investments;
●competition affecting our ability to engage in investment and development opportunities or attract or retain tenants;
●unknown or contingent liabilities in properties acquired in formative and future transactions;
●the possible effects of departure of key personnel in our management team on our investment opportunities and relationships with lenders and prospective business partners;
●conflicts of interest faced by members of management relating to the acquisition of assets and the development of properties, which may not be resolved in our favor;
●a transfer of a controlling interest in any of our properties that may obligate us to pay transfer tax based on the fair market value of the real property transferred;
●our ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting;
●the need to establish litigation reserves, costs to defend litigation and unfavorable litigation settlements or judgments; and
●other risks and risk factors or uncertainties identified from time to time in our filings with the SEC.

You should read this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the documents that we reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and have filed as exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of the forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K by these cautionary statements.

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