Item 2. Properties
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
As of July 30, 2022, Village owns the sites of seven of its supermarkets (containing 467,000 square feet of total space), all of which are freestanding stores, except the Egg Harbor store, which is part of a shopping center, and the micro-fulfillment center in southern New Jersey. The Company owns all trade fixtures and equipment in its stores and several other properties including a shopping center and parcels of vacant land, which are available as locations for possible future stores or other development. The remaining 31 stores (containing 1,573,000 square feet of total space), the central commissary and the corporate headquarters are leased, with initial lease terms generally ranging from 20 to 30 years, usually with renewal options. Twenty-three of these leased stores are located in shopping centers or city storefronts and the remaining eight are freestanding stores. Most of the Company’s leases contain renewal options at increased rents of five years each at the Company’s sole discretion. These options enable Village to retain the use of facilities in desirable operating areas. Each renewal option is evaluated when recognizing the lease right-of-use assets and liabilities, and the Company utilizes the lease term for which it is reasonably certain to use the underlying asset. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. The Company is obligated under all leases to pay for real estate taxes, utilities and liability insurance, and under certain leases to pay additional amounts based on maintenance and a percentage of sales in excess of stipulated amounts. The Company accounts for rent holidays, escalating rent provisions, and construction allowances on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.
As of July 30, 2022, finance lease right-of-use assets of $11,859 are included in property, equipment and fixtures, net in the Company's consolidated balance sheet.
The annual rental payment, including finance leases, for all of the Company's leased facilities for the year ended July 30, 2022 was approximately $38,419. For additional information on lease obligations, see Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements.
On April 28, 2022 the Company entered into a partnership agreement for a 30% interest in the development of a retail center in Old Bridge, New Jersey, which includes a Village replacement store with future lease obligations of $9,280. Village will fund its share of project costs estimated to be $15,000 to $20,000 over the two to three year life of the project. As of July 30, 2022, Village has invested $5,010 into the real estate partnership, which is accounted for as an equity method investment included in Investments in Real Estate Partnerships on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Village is a limited partner in two additional partnerships, one of which owns a shopping center in which one of our leased stores is located. The Company is also a general partner in a partnership that is a lessor of one of the Company's freestanding stores.
On October 13, 2021, Village completed the acquisition of the Galloway store shopping center for $9,800.
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