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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10 - Q

(Mark One)

|X| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004

|_| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________________________ to ________________________

Commission File Numbers 33-92990, 333-13477, 333-22809, 333-59778, 333-83964, and 333-113602

TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

NEW YORK
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

NOT APPLICABLE
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

C/O TEACHERS INSURANCE AND
ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
730 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
(address of principal executive offices)

10017-3206
(Zip code)

(212) 490-9000|
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

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 |X|      No |_|


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

INDEX TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OF THE TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
June 30, 2004


Page
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Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities
3  
     
Consolidated Statements of Operations 4  
     
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets 5  
     
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 6  
     
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 7  
   
Consolidated Statement of Investments 13  


TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

     
June 30,
2004
December 31,
2003
     
 
 
 
     
(Unaudited)
     
       
ASSETS
      Investments, at value:
            Real estate properties held for investment
                  (cost: $4,303,309,554 and $4,086,272,020)
    $4,239,379,289   $3,998,539,068  
            Real estate properties held for sale
                  (cost: $27,116,319 and $26,550,537)
    19,512,449   22,200,000  
            Other real estate related investments, including unconsolidated
                   joint ventures (cost: $257,114,409 and $256,127,352)
    335,538,970   283,252,850  
            Marketable securities:
                  Real estate related
                        (cost: $297,437,371 and $295,835,312)
    308,768,199   318,251,737  
                  Other
                        (cost: $1,155,573,141 and $435,725,426)
    1,155,209,661   435,720,073  
      Other     89,603,986   107,719,658  

TOTAL ASSETS
  6,148,012,554   5,165,683,386  

LIABILITIES
      Mortgage note payable—Note 6     115,000,000    
      Amount due to bank     504,771   1,015,345  
      Accrued real estate property level expenses and taxes     65,589,928   67,791,195  
      Security deposits held     12,290,602   13,137,670  

 TOTAL LIABILITIES
  193,385,301   81,944,210  

MINORITY INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARIES     257,489,026   290,317,015  

NET ASSETS
      Accumulation Fund     5,506,750,735   4,621,918,975  
      Annuity Fund     190,387,492   171,503,186  

 TOTAL NET ASSETS
  $5,697,138,227   $4,793,422,161  

 
NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS
      OUTSTANDING
—Notes 7 and 8
    28,263,808   24,724,183  

 
NET ASSET VALUE, PER ACCUMULATION UNIT—Note 7     $194.83   $186.94  

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

    For the
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  For the
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

   
2004
2003
2004
2003
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME   
      Real estate income, net:   
            Rental income   $125,302,236   $96,404,945   $247,256,371   $190,882,195  

            Real estate property level expenses and taxes:    
                  Operating expenses   30,209,736   22,885,047   62,042,350   46,037,233  
                  Real estate taxes   18,311,337   13,258,715   36,264,177   26,128,310  
                  Interest expense   1,367,606     1,367,606    

               Total real estate property level
                  expenses and taxes
  49,888,679   36,143,762   99,674,133   72,165,543  

      Real estate income, net
  75,413,557   60,261,183   147,582,238   118,716,652  
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures   2,992,927   4,918,980   7,520,560   10,152,046  
Interest   3,083,439   1,450,803   4,856,242   2,305,947  
Dividends   5,641,403   1,965,507   9,595,439   4,117,888  

      TOTAL INCOME
  87,131,326   68,596,473   169,554,479   135,292,533  

Expenses—Note 2:
      Investment advisory charges   2,748,599   2,939,495   5,903,085   5,735,231  
      Administrative and distribution charges   3,186,726   3,705,697   7,213,819   7,407,105  
      Mortality and expense risk charges   944,898   696,110   1,811,960   1,344,254  
      Liquidity guarantee charges   428,490   298,872   800,088   497,763  

      TOTAL EXPENSES
  7,308,713   7,640,174   15,728,952   14,984,353  

      INVESTMENT INCOME, NET
  79,822,613   60,956,299   153,825,527   120,308,180  

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
      GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
   
      Net realized gain (loss) on:   
            Marketable securities   7,012,352   (441,873)   20,969,395   (838,546)  

      Net realized gain (loss) on investments
  7,012,352   (441,873)   20,969,395   (838,546)  

      Net change in unrealized appreciation
            (depreciation) on:
            Real estate properties   32,802,036   (3,043,045)   23,802,687   (20,994,042)  
            Other real estate related investments   35,073,959   (4,579,257)   51,299,063   5,794,838  
            Marketable securities   (22,971,394)   11,362,030   (11,443,724)   10,415,679  

      Net change in unrealized appreciation
      (depreciation) on investments
  44,904,601   3,739,728   63,658,026   (4,783,525)  

      NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
      GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
  51,916,953   3,297,855   84,627,421   (5,622,071)  

      NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
      FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
      BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST
      AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
  131,739,566   64,254,154   238,452,948   114,686,109  
Minority interest in net increase in net assets
      resulting from continuing operations
  (11,119,092)   1,059,606   (16,990,304)   (1,628,869)  

      NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
      FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
      BEFORE DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
  120,620,474   65,313,760   221,462,644   113,057,240  

Discontinued operations—Note 3:
      Investment income (loss), net   (250,334)   4,278,944   (252,983)   8,939,311  
      Realized loss  
 
 
  (772,473)  
      Net change in unrealized appreciation on
            real estate property held for sale
  (2,036,045)   (1,603,974)   (3,253,333)   (1,678,459)  

      Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
      from discontinued operations
  (2,286,379)   2,674,970   (3,506,316)   6,488,379  

      NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
      RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
  $118,334,095   $67,988,730   $217,956,328   $119,545,619  

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)

    For the
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  For the
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

    2004   2003   2004   2003  

FROM OPERATIONS
      Investment income, net   $ 79,822,613   $ 60,956,299   $ 153,825,527   $ 120,308,180  
      Net realized gain (loss) on investments   7,012,352   (441,873)   20,969,395   (838,546)  
      Net change in unrealized appreciation
            (depreciation) on investments
  44,904,601   3,739,728   63,658,026   (4,783,525)  
      Minority interest in net increase in net assets
            resulting from continuing operations
  (11,119,092)   1,059,606   (16,990,304)   (1,628,869)  
      Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
            from discontinued operations
  (2,286,379)   2,674,970   (3,506,316)   6,488,379  

      NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
      RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
  118,334,095   67,988,730   217,956,328   119,545,619  

FROM PARTICIPANT TRANSACTIONS
      Premiums   172,376,902   123,835,674   337,227,547   240,926,745  
      Net transfers from (to) TIAA   31,090,911   3,096,063   51,364,495   (11,156,696)  
      Net transfers from CREF Accounts and
            affiliated mutual funds
  221,419,204   57,161,619   382,004,188   122,502,010  
      Annuity and other periodic payments   (5,817,072)   (4,508,120)   (12,042,335)   (9,270,877)  
      Withdrawals and death benefits   (47,667,424)   (24,688,113)   (72,794,157)   (47,918,747)  

   NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
      FROM PARTICIPANT TRANSACTIONS
  371,402,521   154,897,123   685,759,738   295,082,435  

      NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
  489,736,616   222,885,853   903,716,066   414,628,054  
NET ASSETS
      Beginning of period   5,207,401,611   3,867,730,761   4,793,422,161   3,675,988,560  

      End of period   $5,697,138,227   $4,090,616,614   $5,697,138,227   $4,090,616,614  

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

    For the
Three Months Ended
June 30,
  For the
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

    2004   2003   2004   2003  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING
      ACTIVITIES
      Net increase in net assets resulting
            from operations
  $ 118,334,095   $ 67,988,730   $ 217,956,328   $ 119,545,619  
      Adjustments to reconcile net increase in
            net assets resulting from operations
            to net cash used in operating activities:
            Increase in investments   (512,601,428)   (230,252,400)   (1,000,444,840)   (436,637,855)  
            Decrease in other assets   29,989,102   506,850   18,115,672   7,503,828  
            Increase (decrease) in accrued real estate
                  property level expenses and taxes
  (6,738,560)   1,462,536   (2,962,743)   6,827,152  
            Increase (decrease) in security
                  deposits held
  (1,136,713)   (1,277)   (847,068)   14,585  
            Increase (decrease) in other liabilities   (4,271,790)   5,498,248   250,902   5,497,380  
            Increase (decrease) in minority interest   5,022,773   (798,286)   (32,827,989)   1,669,992  

      NET CASH USED IN
      OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  (371,402,521)   (155,595,599)   (800,759,738)   (295,579,299)  

CASH FLOWS FROM PARTICIPANT
      TRANSACTIONS
      Premiums   172,376,902   123,835,674   337,227,547   240,926,745  
      Net transfers from (to) TIAA   31,090,911   3,096,063   51,364,495   (11,156,696)  
      Net transfers from CREF Accounts and
            affiliated mutual funds
  221,419,204   57,161,619   382,004,188   122,502,010  
      Annuity and other periodic payments   (5,817,072)   (4,508,120)   (12,042,335)   (9,270,877)  
      Withdrawals and death benefits   (47,667,424)   (24,688,113)   (72,794,157)   (47,918,747)  

      NET CASH PROVIDED BY
      PARTICIPANT TRANSACTIONS
  371,402,521   154,897,123   685,759,738   295,082,435  

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING
      TRANSACTIONS
      Proceeds of mortgage loan       115,000,000    

      NET CASH PROVIDED BY
      FINANCING TRANSACTIONS
      115,000,000    

      NET DECREASE IN CASH
    (698,476)     (496,864)  
CASH
      Beginning of period     698,476     496,864  

      End of period   $ —   $ —   $ —   $ —  

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Note 1—Significant Accounting Policies

The TIAA Real Estate Account (“Account”) is a segregated investment account of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”) and was established by resolution of TIAA’s Board of Trustees on February 22, 1995, under the insurance laws of the State of New York, for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts issued by TIAA. The investment objective of the Account is a favorable long-term rate of return primarily through rental income and capital appreciation from real estate investments owned by the Account. The Account holds various properties in wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries which are consolidated for financial statement purposes. The Account also holds various other properties in joint ventures in which the Account does not hold a controlling interest. Such joint ventures are not consolidated for financial statement purposes. The Account also invests in publicly-traded securities and other instruments to maintain adequate liquidity for operating expenses, capital expenditures and to make benefit payments. The financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States which may require the use of estimates made by management. Actual results may vary from those estimates. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Account.

Basis of Presentation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the Account and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Valuation of Real Estate Properties: Investments in real estate properties are stated at fair value, as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Investment Committee of the TIAA Board of Trustees and in accordance with the responsibilities of the Board as a whole; accordingly, the Account does not record depreciation. Fair value for real estate properties is defined as the most probable price for which a property will sell in a competitive market under all conditions requisite to a fair sale. Determination of fair value involves subjective judgement because the actual market value of real estate can be determined only by negotiation between the parties in a sales transaction. Real estate properties owned by the Account are initially valued at their respective purchase prices (including acquisition costs). Subsequently, independent appraisers value each real estate property at least once a year. The independent fiduciary, The Townsend Group, must approve all independent appraisers used by the Account. The independent fiduciary can also require additional appraisals if it believes that a property’s value has changed materially or otherwise to assure that the Account is valued correctly. TIAA’s appraisal staff performs a valuation review of each real estate property on a quarterly basis and updates the property value if it believes that the value of the property has changed since the previous valuation review or appraisal. Real estate properties subject to a mortgage are generally valued as described; however, the value may be adjusted if it is determined that the outstanding debt could have a material effect on the value of the property. The independent fiduciary reviews and approves any such valuation adjustments which exceed certain prescribed limits before such adjustments are recorded by the Account. TIAA continues to use the revised value to calculate the Account’s net asset value until the next valuation review or appraisal.

Valuation of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures: Real estate joint ventures (in which the Account does not have a controlling interest and therefore are not consolidated) are stated at the Account’s equity in the net assets of the underlying entities, which value their real estate holdings at fair value.

Valuation of Marketable Securities: Equity securities listed or traded on any national market or exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of the principal securities exchange on which such securities are traded or, if there is no sale, at the mean of the last bid and asked prices on such exchange. Debt securities, other than money market instruments, are valued at the most recent bid price or the equivalent quoted yield for such securities (or those of comparable maturity, quality and type). Money market instruments, with maturities of one year or less, are valued in the same manner as debt securities or derived from a pricing matrix that has various types of money market instruments along one axis and various maturities along the other. Portfolio securities and limited partnership interests for which market quota-

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tions are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of the Investment Committee of the TIAA Board of Trustees and in accordance with the responsibilities of the Board as a whole.

Accounting for Investments: Real estate transactions are accounted for as of the date on which the purchase or sale transactions for the real estate properties close (settlement date). Rent from real estate properties consists of all amounts earned under tenant operating leases, including base rent, recoveries of real estate taxes and other expenses and charges for miscellaneous services provided to tenants. Rental income is recognized in accordance with the billing terms of the lease agreements. The Account bears the direct expenses of the real estate properties owned. These expenses include, but are not limited to, fees to local property management companies, property taxes, utilities, maintenance, repairs, insurance and other operating and administrative costs. An estimate of the net operating income earned from each real estate property is accrued by the Account on a daily basis and such estimates are adjusted as soon as actual operating results are determined. Realized gains and losses on real estate transactions are accounted for under the specific identification method.

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Interest income is recorded as earned and includes accrual of discount and amortization of premium. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses on securities transactions are accounted for on the specific identification method.

Federal Income Taxes: Based on provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, the Account is taxed as a segregated asset account of TIAA. The Account should incur no material federal income tax attributable to the net investment experience of the Account.

Note 2—Management Agreements

Investment advisory services for the Account are provided by TIAA employees, under the direction of TIAA’s Board of Trustees and its Investment Committee, pursuant to investment management procedures adopted by TIAA for the Account. TIAA’s investment management decisions for the Account are also subject to review by the Account’s independent fiduciary. TIAA also provides all portfolio accounting and related services for the Account.

Distribution and administrative services for the Account are provided by TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC (“Services”) pursuant to a Distribution and Administrative Services Agreement with the Account. Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TIAA, is a registered broker-dealer and member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

TIAA also provides a liquidity guarantee to the Account, for a fee, to ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet participant transfer and cash withdrawal requests in the event that the Account’s cash flows and liquid investments are insufficient to fund such requests. TIAA also receives a fee for assuming certain mortality and expense risks.

The services provided by TIAA and Services are provided at cost. TIAA and Services receive payments from the Account on a daily basis according to formulas established each year with the objective of keeping the payments as close as possible to the Account’s actual expenses. Any differences between actual expenses and the amounts paid are adjusted quarterly.

Note 3—Real Estate Properties

Had the Account’s real estate properties which were purchased during the six months ended June 30, 2004 been acquired at the beginning of the period (January 1, 2004), rental income and operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2004 would have increased by approximately $7,624,000 and $3,155,000, respectively. In addition, interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2004 would have decreased by approximately $761,000. Accordingly, the total proforma effect on the Account’s net investment income for

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the six months ended June 30, 2004 would have been an increase of approximately $3,708,000, if the real estate properties acquired during the six months ended June 30, 2004 had been acquired at the beginning of the year.

During the six months ended June 30, 2004 the Account moved one real estate property from the held for investment category to the held for sale category. It is expected that this property will be sold during the third quarter of 2004. The current unrealized gain on this property for the six months ended June 30, 2004 was $3,253,333 which is included in discontinued operations along with net investment income for the period consisting of rental income of $506,835 less operating expense of $759,818, resulting in a net loss of $252,983.

Note 4—Leases

The Account’s real estate properties, including properties owned through unconsolidated joint ventures, are leased to tenants under operating lease agreements which expire on various dates through 2046. Aggregate minimum annual rentals for the properties owned, excluding short-term residential leases, are as follows:

  Years Ending   
  December 31,   

  2004 $  367,190,000  
  2005 346,096,000  
  2006 300,926,000  
  2007 264,548,000  
  2008 221,099,000  
  Thereafter 683,613,000  

  Total $2,183,472,000  

Certain leases provide for additional rental amounts based upon the recovery of actual operating expenses in excess of specified base amounts.

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Note 5—Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

The Account owns several real estate properties through unconsolidated joint ventures and receives distributions and allocations of profits and losses from the joint ventures based on the Account’s ownership interest percentages. Several of these joint ventures have mortgages payable on the properties owned. The Account’s allocated portion of the mortgages payable at June 30, 2004 is $217,568,210. The Account’s equity in the unconsolidated joint ventures at June 30, 2004 is $290,044,354. A condensed summary of the financial position and results of operations of the joint ventures is shown below.

    June 30, 2004 December 31, 2003

   
(Unaudited)
   
Assets
Real estates properties   $1,009,712,758   $914,645,112  
Other assets   12,434,970   24,673,188  

            Total assets   $1,022,147,728   $939,318,300  

 
Liabilities and Equity
Mortgages payable, including accrued interest   $ 435,136,420   $436,448,116  
Other liabilities   6,922,600   20,826,160  

            Total liabilities   442,059,020   457,274,276  
Equity   580,088,708   482,044,024  

            Total liabilities and equity   $1,022,147,728   $939,318,300  

    For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2004
For the
Year
Ended
December 31, 2003

Operating Revenues and Expenses
      Revenues   $ 49,229,546   $ 98,912,953  
      Expenses   29,969,975   57,489,623  

            Excess of revenues over expenses   $ 19,259,571   $ 41,423,330  

Note 6—Mortgage Note Payable

On March 31, 2004, the Account obtained a mortgage totaling $115 million on a portfolio of 32 storage facilities located throughout the U.S. which were purchased at the end of 2003. The interest on the mortgage is paid monthly based on an annual rate of 4.62%. The total principal is due on April 1, 2011.

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Note 7—Condensed Consolidated Financial Information

Selected condensed consolidated financial information for an Accumulation Unit of the Account is presented below.

    For the
Six Months
Ended

June 30,
2004 (1)
 
    For the Years Ended December 31,
   
   
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999

   
(Unaudited)
            
 
Per Accumulation Unit data:
      Rental income   $ 7.413   $ 16.514   $ 14.537   $ 14.862   $ 14.530   $ 12.168
      Real estate property
            level expenses and taxes
  2.988   6.263   4.988   4.754   4.674   3.975

      Real estate income, net
  4.425   10.251   9.549   10.108   9.856   8.193
      Income from unconsolidated
            joint ventures
  0.226   0.790   0.665   0.130   0.056  
      Dividends and interest   0.433   0.788   1.244   1.950   2.329   2.292

      Total income
  5.084   11.829   11.458   12.188   12.241   10.485
      Expense charges (2)   0.472   1.282   1.097   0.995   0.998   0.853

      Investment income, net
  4.612   10.547   10.361   11.193   11.243   9.632
      Net realized and unrealized
            gain (loss) on investments
  3.283   2.492   (4.621)   (1.239)   3.995   1.164

      Net increase in
            Accumulation Unit Value
  7.895   13.039   5.740   9.954   15.238   10.796
Accumulation Unit Value:
      Beginning of year   186.939   173.900   168.160   158.206   142.968   132.172

      End of period   $194.834   $186.939   $173.900   $168.160   $158.206   $142.968


Total return   4.22%   7.50%   3.41%   6.29%   10.66%   8.17%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
      Expenses (2)   0.30%   0.76%   0.67%   0.61%   0.67%   0.63%
      Investment income, net   2.96%   6.25%   6.34%   6.81%   7.50%   7.13%
Portfolio turnover rate:
      Real estate properties   0.00%   5.12%   0.93%   4.61%   3.87%   4.46%
      Securities   64.08%   71.83%   52.08%   40.62%   32.86%   27.68%
Thousands of Accumulation Units
      outstanding at end of period
  28,264   24,724   20,347   18,456   14,605   11,487

(1)   The percentages shown for this period are not annualized.  
(2)   Expense charges per Accumulation Unit and the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets include the portion of expenses related to the minority interests and exclude real estate property level expenses and taxes. If the real estate property level expenses and taxes were included, the expense charge per Accumulation Unit for the six months ended June 30, 2004 would be $3.460 ($7.545, $6.085, $5.749, $5.672 and $4.828 for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999 respectively), and the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets for the six months ended June 30, 2004 would be 2.22% (4.47%, 3.72%, 3.50%, 3.79% and 3.58% for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999 respectively).  

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Note 8—Accumulation Units

Changes in the number of Accumulation Units outstanding were as follows:

    For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2004
For the
Year
Ended
December 31, 2003

    (Unaudited)  
Accumulation Units:
      Credited for premiums   1,786,605   2,860,354  
      Credited for transfers, net disbursements and
            amounts applied to the Annuity Fund
  1,753,020   1,517,133  
      Outstanding:   
       Beginning of period   24,724,183   20,346,696  

       End of period   28,263,808   24,724,183  

Note 9—Commitments

During the normal course of business, the Account enters into discussions and agreements to purchase or sell real estate properties. As of June 30, 2004 the Account had no outstanding commitments. Subsequent to June 30, 2004, the Account has entered into a contract to purchase a 50% joint venture interest in a property for approximately $230.3 million.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2004

REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES—69.98%
Location / Description  
Value
 

Arizona:
  Biltmore Commerce Center—Office building   $ 29,000,000  
California:
  3 Hutton Centre Drive—Office building   40,396,753  
  9 Hutton Centre—Office building   21,200,000  
  88 Kearny Street—Office building   60,000,000  
  Cabot Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building   56,700,000  
  Capitol Place—Office building   40,000,000  
  Centerside I—Office building   64,909,676  
  Eastgate Distribution Center—Industrial building   17,300,000  
  Kenwood Mews—Apartments   24,900,000  
  Larkspur Courts—Apartments   56,000,000  
  The Legacy at Westwood—Apartments   84,600,000  
  Northpoint Commerce Center—Industrial building   41,800,000  
  Ontario Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building   128,700,000  
  Regents Court—Apartments   50,500,000  
  Treat Towers—Office building   112,863,329 (1)
  Westcreek—Apartments   23,114,164  
  West Lake North Business Park—Office building   49,601,450  
  Westwood Marketplace—Shopping center   74,500,000  
Colorado:
  The Lodge at Willow Creek—Apartments   31,000,000  
  Monte Vista—Apartments   21,000,000  
Connecticut:
  Ten & Twenty Westport Road—Office building   146,000,000  
Florida:
  701 Brickell—Office building   169,000,000  
  4200 West Cypress Street—Office building   32,515,862  
  Doral Pointe—Apartments   48,350,000  
  Golfview—Apartments   28,750,000  
  The Fairways of Carolina—Apartments   17,700,000  
  The Greens at Metrowest—Apartments   14,000,000  
  Maitland Promenade One—Office building   34,510,406  
  Plantation Grove—Shopping center   10,300,000  
  Pointe on Tampa Bay—Office building   41,501,821  
  Quiet Waters at Coquina Lakes—Apartments   19,400,000  
  Royal St. George—Apartments   18,200,000  
  Sawgrass Office Portfolio—Office building   47,200,000  
  South Florida Apartment Portfolio—Apartments   47,500,000  
Georgia:
  Alexan Buckhead—Apartments   37,500,000  
  Atlanta Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building   36,100,000  
  Prominence in Buckhead—Office building   92,667,421 (1)
Illinois:
  161 North Clark Street—Office building   211,106,790 (1)
  Chicago Caleast Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building   40,270,160  
  Chicago Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building   64,546,810  
  Columbia Center III—Office building   30,100,000  
  Oak Brook Regency Towers—Office building   67,100,000 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2004

Location / Description  
Value
 

Illinois (continued):
  Parkview Plaza—Office building   $ 48,000,000  
  Rolling Meadows—Shopping center   14,300,000  
Kentucky:
  IDI Kentucky Portfolio—Industrial building   48,800,000  
Maryland:
  Corporate Boulevard—Office building   70,016,208  
  FEDEX Distribution Facility—Industrial building   8,100,000  
  Mazza Gallerie—Shopping center   77,767,295  
Massachusetts:
  Batterymarch Park II—Office building   10,018,982  
  Longwood Towers—Apartments   76,000,000  
  Mellon Financial Center at One Boston Place—Office building   264,000,000 (1)
  Needham Corporate Center—Office building   11,659,848  
Michigan:
  Indian Creek—Apartments   17,500,000  
Minnesota:
  Interstate Crossing—Industrial building   6,400,000  
  River Road Distribution Center—Industrial building   4,150,000  
Nevada:
  UPS Distribution Facility—Industrial building   11,900,000  
New Jersey:
  10 Waterview Boulevard—Office building   27,000,000  
  371 Hoes Lane—Office building   10,700,000  
  Konica Photo Imaging Headquarters—Industrial building   20,800,000  
  Morris Corporate Center III—Office building   84,900,000  
  Caleast Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building   38,700,000  
  South River Road Industrial—Industrial building   33,000,000  
New York:
  780 Third Avenue—Office building   183,300,000  
  The Colorado—Apartments   57,019,200  
North Carolina:
  The Lynnwood Collection—Shopping center   8,300,000  
  The Millbrook Collection—Shopping center   6,200,000  
Ohio:
  Bent Tree—Apartments   13,300,000  
  BISYS Fund Services Building—Office building   35,700,000 (1)
  Columbus Portfolio—Office building   21,300,000  
  Northmark Business Center III—Office building   5,328,443  
Oregon:
  Five Centerpointe—Office building   14,205,194  
Pennsylvania:
  Lincoln Woods—Apartments   26,725,653  
Tennessee:
  Memphis Caleast Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building   43,994,324  
  Summit Distribution Center—Industrial building   22,600,000  
Texas:
  Butterfield Industrial Park—Industrial building   4,500,000 (2)
  Dallas Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building   133,300,000 
  The Legends at Chase Oaks—Apartments   27,000,000 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2004

Location / Description  
Value
 

Utah:
  Landmark at Salt Lake City (Building #4)—Industrial building  
$ 12,500,000
 
Virginia:
  Ashford Meadows—Apartments  
64,402,839
 
  Fairgate at Ballston—Office building  
28,493,764
 
  Monument Place—Office building  
33,800,000
 
Washington:
  Rainier Corporate Park—Industrial building  
54,000,000
 
Washington DC:
  1015 15th Street—Office building  
55,900,000
 
  The Farragut Building—Office building  
44,100,000
 
Other:
  Storage Portfolio  
177,292,897
(1)(3)(4)

  TOTAL REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES HELD FOR INVESTMENT
      (Cost $4,303,309,554)
 
4,239,379,289
 

REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES HELD FOR SALE—.32%
Location / Description  
 

Maryland:  
 
  Longview Executive Park—Office building  
19,512,449
 

  TOTAL REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES HELD FOR SALE (Cost $27,116,319)  
19,512,449
 

  TOTAL REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES (Cost $4,330,425,873)  
4,258,891,738
 

OTHER REAL ESTATE RELATED INVESTMENTS—5.54%
UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES—4.79%  
  Florida Mall Association, Ltd.
      The Florida Mall (50% Account Interest)*
 
128,280,592
 
  Teachers REA IV, LLC, which owns
      Tyson’s Executive Plaza II (50% Account Interest)
 
26,067,451
 
  West Dade County Associates
      Miami International Mall (50% Account Interest)*
 
51,429,549
 
  West Town Mall Joint Venture
      West Town Mall (50% Account Interest)*
 
84,266,762
 

  TOTAL UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES (Cost $213,082,624)  
290,044,354
 

LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS—0.75%
  Essex Apartment Value Fund, L.P. (10% Account Interest)  
20,648,273
 
  Heitman Value Part Fund (38.31% Account Interest)  
2,609,409
 
  MONY/Transwestern Mezzanine Realty Partners L.P.
      (19.76% Account Interest)
 
22,236,934
 

  TOTAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (Cost $44,031,785)  
45,494,616
 

       
TOTAL OTHER REAL ESTATE RELATED INVESTMENTS (Cost $257,114,409)   335,538,970  

(1)   This amount reflects the market value of the property as stated in the consolidated financial statements, which includes minority interest.  
(2)   Leasehold interest only.  
(3)   The market value reflects the Account’s interest in the joint venture gross of debt.  
(4)   32 facilities throughout the U.S.  
*   The market value reflects the Account’s interest in the joint venture after debt. 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2004          

MARKETABLE SECURITIES—24.16%      
REAL ESTATE RELATED—5.09%      
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS—4.39%      
             
       Shares   Issuer   
Value
 
 
 
 
 
  87,500   Acadia Realty Trust   $ 1,202,250  
  544,594   Affordable Residential Communities   9,040,260  
  36,685   AMB Property Corp   1,270,402  
  140,000   Amli Residential Properties   4,107,600  
  602,800   Ashford Hospitality Trust   5,033,380  
  60,547   Avalonbay Communities Inc   3,422,116  
  221,600   Boston Properties Inc   11,097,728  
  235,000   BRE Properties   8,166,250  
  41,200   Brookfield Properties   1,184,500  
  126,630   Capital Lease Funding Inc   1,316,952  
  900,000   CB Richard Ellis Group Inc   17,190,000  
  40,000   Centerpoint Properties Trust   3,070,000  
  150,000   Corporate Office Properties   3,727,500  
  200,000   Developers Diversified Realty   7,074,000  
  300,000   Equity Office Properties Trust   8,160,000  
  203,800   Equity Residential   6,058,974  
  20,000   Essex Property Trust Inc   1,367,000  
  400,000   Falcon Financial Investment   3,120,000  
  100,000   General Growth Properties   2,957,000  
  195,800   Hersha Hospitality Trust   1,934,504  
  114,700   Hilton Hotels Corp   2,140,302  
  196,000   Home Properties Inc   7,640,080  
  874,049   Host Marriott Corp   10,803,246  
  300,000   Interstate Hotels & Resorts   1,617,000  
  60,000   Kimco Realty Corp   2,730,000  
  467,670   Lexington Corporate Properties Trust   9,311,310  
  1,366,660   Lodgian Inc   14,418,263  
  175,000   Luminent Mortgage Capital   2,100,000  
  150,000   Macerich Company/The   7,180,500  
  31,875   Manufactured Home Communities   1,057,931  
  1,155,000   Meristar Hospitality Trust   7,900,200  
  65,000   Mills Corp/The   3,035,500  
  150,000   Mission West Properties   1,816,500  
  500,000   New York Mortgage Trust Inc   4,430,000  
  134,973   NewCastle Investment Corp   4,042,441  
  525,000   Origen Financial Inc   4,173,750  
  50,000   Post Properties, Inc   1,457,500  
  75,000   Prentiss Properties Trust   2,514,000  
  200,000   Prologis Trust   6,584,000  
  80,000   RAIT Investment Trust   1,972,000  
  21,833   Ramco-Gershenson Properties   529,014  
  165,490   Reckson Associates Realty Corp   4,544,355  
  50,000   Regency Centers Corp   2,145,000  
  200,000   Rouse Co/The   9,500,000 
  285,900   Simon Property Group Inc   14,700,978  
  254,360   Strategic Hotel Capital Inc   3,739,092  

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2004

 
Shares
  Issuer   
Value
 
 
 
 
 
  303,820   Sunset Financial Resources  
$ 3,108,079
 
  25,000   Taubman Centers Inc  
572,250
 
  100,000   United Dominion Realty Trust  
1,978,000
 
  216,458   Ventas Inc  
5,054,294
 
  180,000   Vornado Realty Trust  
10,279,800
 
  81,300   Washington Real Estate Inv  
2,388,594
 
  190,975   Weingarten Realty Investors  
5,973,698
 
  170,000   Windrose Medical Properties  
1,868,300
 
  206,200   Winston Hotels Inc  
2,134,170
 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (Cost $254,350,098)   
265,940,563
 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES—0.70%
   Principal   Issuer, Current Rate and Maturity Date  
 
 
 
     
  $10,000,000   Bear Stearns CMS  
 
      1.550% 05/14/16  
10,000,000
 
  10,000,000   GSMS 2001-Rock A2FL  
 
      1.721% 05/03/18  
10,006,940
 
  10,000,000   MSDWC 2001-280 A2F  
 
      1.751% 02/03/11  
9,837,700
 
  8,084,108   Opryland Hotel Trust  
 
      1.820% 04/01/11  
8,089,331
 
  5,000,000   Trize 2001—TZHA A3FL  
 
      1.609% 03/15/13  
4,893,665
 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $43,087,273)   
42,827,636
 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE RELATED (Cost $297,437,371)   
308,768,199
 

OTHER—19.07%
COMMERCIAL PAPER—6.47%
  13,950,000   ABN AMRO North America Finance, Inc  
 
      1.510% 09/22/04  
13,900,850
 
  19,000,000   Asset Securitization Cooperative Corp  
      1.210% 07/12/04  
18,992,146
 
  4,100,000   Beta Finance, Inc  
      1.050% 07/06/04  
4,099,125
 
  2,850,000   Beta Finance, Inc  
      1.120% 08/09/04  
2,845,820
 
  20,000,000   Beta Finance, Inc  
      1.280% 07/14/04  
19,990,122
 
  10,000,000   CC (USA), Inc  
      1.240% 08/16/04  
9,981,853
 
  15,000,000   CC (USA), Inc  
      1.200% 08/20/04  
14,970,462
 
  18,000,000   Ciesco LP  
      1.100% 07/12/04  
17,992,380
 
  15,000,000   Citicorp  
      1.230% 07/29/04  
14,984,654
 
  10,840,000   Corporate Asset Funding Corp, Inc 
 
      1.100% 07/14/04  
10,834,646
 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2004

  Principal   Issuer, Current Rate and Maturity Date  
Value
 
 
 
 
 
  12,000,000   Corporate Asset Funding Corp, Inc    
      1.130% 07/26/04   $ 11,988,993  
  1,840,000   Corporate Asset Funding Corp, Inc    
      1.170% 08/02/04   1,837,774  
  25,000,000   Dorada Finance Inc    
      1.090% 08/09/04   24,963,333  
  20,000,000   Fortune Brands    
      1.080% 07/15/04   19,989,417  
  5,000,000   Fortune Brands    
      1.220% 08/12/04   4,992,117  
  20,000,000   General Electric Capital Corp    
      1.120% 07/22/04   19,984,478  
  25,000,000   Greyhawk Funding LLC    
      1.380% 08/26/04   24,944,979  
  15,150,000   IBM Capital Inc    
      1.250% 08/05/04   15,130,002  
  5,000,000   Paccar Financial Corp    
      1.020% 07/01/04   4,999,805  
  10,000,000   Paccar Financial Corp    
      1.910% 01/24/05   9,891,378  
  23,000,000   Pfizer, Inc    
      1.030% 07/08/04   22,993,509  
  15,000,000   Preferred Receivables Funding Corp    
      1.150% 07/08/04   14,995,767  
  7,650,000   Rabobank USA Financial Corp    
      1.300% 09/13/04   7,626,891  
  15,000,000   Receivables Capital Corp    
      1.110% 07/13/04   14,993,121  
  10,000,000   Receivables Capital Corp    
      1.220% 07/19/04   9,993,297  
  1,900,000   Royal Bank of Scotland PLC    
      1.070% 07/06/04   1,899,595  
  3,830,000   Sigma Finance Inc    
      1.280% 10/21/04   3,810,645  
  20,325,000   Sigma Finance Inc    
      1.190% 10/22/04   20,221,376  
  10,000,000   Societe Generale North America, Inc    
      1.090% 09/02/04   9,974,222  
  18,000,000   UBS Finance, (Delaware) Inc    
      1.015% 07/01/04   17,999,300  

  TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER (Amortized cost $391,898,760)   
391,822,057
 

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES—12.60%
  500,000   Federal Farm Credit Banks    
      1.080% 10/13/04   497,667  
  10,750,000   Federal Farm Credit Banks    
      1.100% 11/17/04   10,678,931  
  8,603,000   Federal Farm Credit Banks    
      1.220% 01/07/05   8,517,190  

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2004

  Principal   Issuer, Current Rate and Maturity Date  
Value
 
 
 
 
 
  23,800,000   Federal Home Loan Banks    
      1.000% 07/01/04   $ 23,799,213  
  18,275,000   Federal Home Loan Banks    
      1.320% 07/02/04   18,273,782  
  50,000,000   Federal Home Loan Banks    
      1.050% 07/07/04   49,988,334  
  20,345,000   Federal Home Loan Banks    
      1.150% 07/09/04   20,338,693  
  26,600,000   Federal Home Loan Banks    
      1.120% 07/12/04   26,589,005  
  19,235,000   Federal Home Loan Banks    
      1.055% 07/23/04   19,219,516  
  14,915,000   Federal Home Loan Banks    
      1.230% 07/30/04   14,899,339  
  4,365,000   Federal Home Loan Banks    
      1.060% 08/06/04   4,359,213  
  24,000,000   Federal Home Loan Banks    
      1.125% 08/11/04   23,963,880  
  20,000,000   Federal Home Loan Banks    
      1.130% 08/12/04   19,969,183  
  13,025,000   Federal Home Loan Banks    
      1.220% 08/18/04   13,001,244  
  13,000,000   Federal Home Loan Banks    
      1.310% 08/27/04   12,971,934  
  41,941,000   Federal Home Loan Banks    
      1.260% 10/01/04   41,767,644  
  9,825,000   Federal Home Loan Banks    
      1.090% 10/06/04   9,782,207  
  4,000,000   Federal Home Loan Banks    
      1.090% 10/08/04   3,982,222  
  7,145,000   Federal Home Loan Banks    
      1.200% 10/20/04   7,109,434  
  12,980,000   Federal Home Loan Banks    
      1.520% 11/10/04   12,898,478  
  3,655,000   Federal Home Loan Banks    
      1.540% 12/03/04   3,626,491  
  7,860,000   Federal Home Loan Banks    
      1.850% 04/21/05   7,709,929  
  30,250,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp    
      1.040% 07/06/04   30,243,950  
  13,539,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp    
      1.165% 07/20/04   13,529,523  
  24,040,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp    
      1.170% 07/27/04   24,017,282  
  16,822,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp    
      1.200% 08/10/04   16,797,286  
  20,000,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp    
      1.170% 08/17/04   19,964,267  
  25,000,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp    
      1.280% 08/23/04   24,949,750 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
June 30, 2004

 
Principal
  Issuer, Current Rate and Maturity Date  
Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
21,550,000
 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp   
      1.240% 08/24/04   $ 21,505,882  
  10,945,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp    
      1.055% 08/03/04   10,931,665  
  8,290,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp   
      1.315% 09/24/04   8,260,492  
  18,565,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp    
      1.495% 09/28/04   18,495,845  
  17,974,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp    
      1.620% 11/09/04   17,861,962  
  2,240,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp    
      1.500% 11/30/04   2,222,864  
  15,000,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp    
      1.875% 01/15/05   14,999,100  
  23,195,000   Federal National Mortgage Association    
      1.130% 07/16/04   23,182,011  
  11,960,000   Federal National Mortgage Association    
      1.030 07/21/04   11,951,209  
  52,500,000   Federal National Mortgage Association    
      1.060% 07/28/04   52,448,550  
  11,100,000   Federal National Mortgage Association    
      1.080% 08/04/04   11,086,079  
  25,000,000   Federal National Mortgage Association    
      1.120% 08/11/04   24,962,375  
  25,000,000   Federal National Mortgage Association    
      1.210% 08/13/04   24,960,583  
  11,980,000   Federal National Mortgage Association    
      1.180% 08/25/04   11,955,028  
  25,000,000   Federal National Mortgage Association    
      1.325% 09/08/04   24,934,861  
  185,000   Federal National Mortgage Association    
      1.700% 12/08/04   183,511  

TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (Amortized cost $763,674,381)   
763,387,604
 

TOTAL OTHER (Cost $1,155,573,141)   
1,155,209,661
 

TOTAL MARKETABLE SECURITIES (Cost $1,453,010,512)   
1,463,977,860
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.00% (Cost $6,040,550,794)   
$6,058,408,568
 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF ACCOUNT’S
             FINANCIAL CONDITION AND OPERATING RESULTS.

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and notes contained in this report.

As of June 30, 2004, the Account owned a total of 90 real estate properties (four of which are held in unconsolidated joint ventures), representing 75.09% of the Account’s total investment portfolio. This real estate portfolio includes 37 office properties (five of which are held in consolidated joint ventures and one of which is held in an unconsolidated joint venture), 21 industrial properties, 22 apartment complexes, 9 retail properties (including three unconsolidated joint ventures, each owning a regional mall, in which the Account owns a 50% partnership interest), and a 75% consolidated joint venture partnership interest in a portfolio of storage facilities.

During the second quarter of 2004, the Account purchased two office and one retail properties in the aggregate amount of $189.0 million. Since the end of the quarter, the Account has purchased one office building in the amount of $41.1 million, and has entered into a contract to purchase a 50% joint venture interest in an office property for the approximate purchase price of $230.3 million.

The two charts below reflect the diversification of the Account’s real estate assets by region and property type as well as its ten largest holdings. All information is based on the value of each property as stated in the consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2004.

Real Estate Assets Diversification by Market Value
    East   West   South   Midwest   Various   TOTAL  
    (27)   (24)   (24)   (14)   (1)   (90)  

Office (37)   22.33%   9.51%   9.18%   9.21%   0.00%   50.23%  
Apartment (22)   4.93%   6.40%   5.68%   0.68%   0.00%   17.69%  
Industrial (21)   3.28%   7.11%   5.29%   2.54%   0.00%   18.22%  
Retail (9)   2.03%   1.64%   5.98%   0.31%   0.00%   9.96%  
Other* (1)   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   3.90%   3.90%  

TOTAL (90)   32.57%   24.66%   26.13%   12.74%   3.90%   100.00%  

( )   Number of properties in parentheses.  
*   Represents a portfolio of storage facilities located in various regions.  


  Property Name   State   Property
Type
  Value
(000,000)
  % of Total
Investments
  % of Total
Real Estate Portfolio
 

  Mellon Financial Center at                    
  One Boston Place   MA   Office   $264.0
(1)(2)
  4.36%   5.80%  
  161 North Clark Street   IL   Office   $211.1
(1)(3)
  3.48%   4.64%  
  780 Third Avenue   NY   Office   $183.3
  3.03%   4.03%  
  Storage Portfolio   Various   Other    
         
          —Commercial(3)   $177.3
(1)(4)
  2.93%   3.90%  
  701 Brickell   FL   Office   $169.0
  2.79%   3.72%  
  Ten & Twenty Westport Road   CT   Office   $146.0
  2.41%   3.21%  
  Dallas Industrial Portfolio   TX   Industrial   $133.3
  2.20%   2.93%  
  Ontario Industrial Portfolio   CA   Industrial   $128.7
  2.12%   2.83%  
  The Florida Mall   FL   Retail   $128.3
(5)
  2.12%   2.82%  
  Treat Towers   CA   Office   $112.9
(1)(6)
  1.86%   2.48%  

(1)
  This amount represents the value as reported in the June 30, 2004 Consolidated Statement of Investments, which includes minority interests.  
(2)
  The value of the Account’s interest in the property is $132.7 million, representing 2.19% of Total Investments and 2.92% of the Total Real Estate Portfolio.  
(3)
  The value of the Account’s interest in the property is $158.3 million, representing 2.61% of Total Investments and 3.48% of the Total Real Estate Portfolio.  
(4)
  This property is subject to debt. The value of the Account’s joint venture interest less the leverage is $46.7 million, representing 0.77% of Total Investments and 1.03% of the Total Real Estate Portfolio.  
(5)
  This property is held in an unconsolidated joint venture and is subject to debt. The value represents the Account’s Joint Venture interest in the property and is net of leverage.  
(6)
  The value of the Account’s interest in the property is $84.6 million, representing 1.40% of Total Investments and 1.86% of the Total Real Estate Portfolio. 

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As of June 30, 2004, the Account also held investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs), representing 4.39% of the portfolio, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), representing 0.70% of the portfolio, real estate limited partnerships, representing 0.75% of the portfolio, commercial paper, representing 6.47% of the portfolio and government agency bonds, representing 12.60% of the portfolio.

Real Estate Market Outlook In General

The 2nd Quarter 2004 reported modestly good news for the U.S. economy. Positive job growth continued but at a much slower pace than prior months. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 112,000 in June, substantially below the over 250,000 increases in April and May 2004. Nonetheless, payroll employment has grown by 1.5 million since August 2003. These employment gains are consistent with The Federal Reserve’s June 2004 “Beige Book” in which the 12 Federal Reserve districts reported that hiring and economic activity continued to expand across the nation in April and May. Healthy gains in manufacturing activity, retail sales and bank lending were also reported.

Although the Beige Book described commercial real estate markets as “mostly slack,” Torto Wheaton Research reported that office market vacancies declined for the fourth consecutive quarter, falling to 16.2% as of 2nd Quarter 2004 compared with 16.6% in 1st Quarter 2004. Industrial market vacancies also declined, dropping to 11.4% in 2nd Quarter 2004 compared with 11.7% in 1st Quarter 2004.

The Apartment markets showed improvement during the 2nd Quarter 2004. Vacancy rates in institutional grade apartments averaged 6.2% in 1st Quarter 2004 compared with 7.1% in 1st Quarter 2003. (2nd Quarter 2004 data are not yet available. Because of seasonality in leasing, it is best to compare available data with data for the same quarter in the prior year.) M/PF Research also reported that there was a surge in apartment demand during the 1st Quarter 2004, and that demand in many metro areas reached its highest level since 1st Quarter 2000. In addition to the improvement in occupancy, concessions, such as free rent and free cable television, were less frequent, another indication that markets have firmed.

The Federal Reserve reported that retail sales in April and May 2004 were positive in most districts. Sales of apparel and accessories, office supplies, home products and summer seasonal items were particularly strong. Vacancies in regional malls averaged 5.8% as of 1st Quarter 2004, a modest increase from 4th Quarter 2003 of 5.6%. Similarly, vacancies in neighborhood and community centers rose slightly to 7.0% in 1st Quarter 2004 as compared to 6.9% reported in 4th Quarter 2004. (2nd Quarter 2004 data are not yet available.)

While the longevity and strength of the economic recovery are not predictable, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, noted in his July 21, 2004 testimony to Congress that “Economic developments in the United States have generally been quite favorable in 2004, lending increasing support to the view that the expansion is self-sustaining.” While observing that economic activity had quickened and that the expansion had become more broad-based, Chairman Greenspan stated that “...business caution remains a feature of the economic landscape.” As a result, office and industrial space demand has lagged as

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Corporate America has held back from new capital investments, inventory building and new hiring. Near-term prospects for commercial real estate markets remain uncertain given the cautious stance of Corporate America.

Results of Operations

When reviewing this discussion, it is important to note that when the Account owns a controlling interest (generally over 50%) in a joint venture, consistent with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP), the Account’s consolidated financial statements and all financial data discussed in the report reflect 100% of the market value, free and clear of leverage, if applicable, of the joint venture’s assets. The interests of the other joint venture partners are reflected as minority interests in the Account’s consolidated financial statements. When the Account does not have a controlling interest in a joint venture (generally 50% or less), then only the Account’s proportionate interest in the unconsolidated joint venture is recorded by the Account.

Note also that all of the Account’s properties are appraised and revalued on a quarterly basis, in accordance with the valuation policies described in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Until a property is sold, these changes in property values are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. Upon the sale of a property, the difference between the Account’s then current cost for the property (original purchase price plus the cost of any capital improvements made) and the sale price is recorded as a realized gain or loss from discontinued operations.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 Compared to
Six Months Ended June 30, 2003

Results from Continuing Operations

Performance

The Account’s total net return was 4.22% for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 3.12% for the six months ended June 30, 2003. This increase in the Account’s total return was to due to the strong total return on the Account’s real estate holdings. In addition, the strong performance of the Account’s REIT holdings in the six months ended June 30, 2004 further enhanced its total return for the period.

The Account’s net investment income after deduction of all expenses was 28% higher for the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to the same period in 2003. This increase was primarily due to a 39% increase in total net assets, as well as a 29% increase in the Account’s real estate holdings at the end of the same periods.

The Account’s real estate holdings, including unconsolidated joint venture investments, generated approximately 91% and 95% of the Account’s total investment income (before deducting Account level expenses) during the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The remaining portion of the Account’s total investment income was generated by marketable securities investments.

Gross real estate rental income increased approximately 30% in the six months ended June 30, 2004, as compared to the same period in 2003. This increase was due to the increased number of properties owned by the Account as of June 30, 2004 as compared with June 30, 2003. Income from unconsolidated joint ventures was $7,520,560 as compared to $10,152,046 for the same period in 2003. The decrease in unconsolidated joint venture income was due to the increase in leverage on one of the regional malls. Interest income on the Account’s marketable securities investments increased to $4,856,242 for the six months ended June 30, 2004 from $2,305,947 for the six months ended June 30, 2003 due to the increase in the amount of non-real estate assets held by the Account. Dividend income on the Account’s REIT investments increased from $4,117,888 for the six months ended June 30, 2003 to $9,595,439 for the six months ended June 30, 2004. The increase was due to the timing of dividend payment dates on the Account’s REIT holdings.

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Total property level expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 were $99,674,133 and $72,165,543, respectively. The 38% increase in property level expenses from the six months ended June 30, 2003 to the same period in 2004 reflected the increased investment in real estate by the Account (76 properties as of June 30, 2003 compared to 90 properties as of June 30, 2004). Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2004 the Account incurred interest expense of $1,367,606 related to a mortgage placed on a portfolio of storage facilities at the end of the first quarter, in which the account has a 75% joint venture interest.

The Account also incurred expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 of $5,903,085 and $5,735,231, respectively, for investment advisory services, $7,213,819 and $7,407,105, respectively, for administrative and distribution services and $2,612,048 and $1,842,017, respectively, for the mortality, expense risk and liquidity guarantee charges. While the administrative and distribution service expenses decreased by 3% due to a decrease in company-wide expenses at TIAA, which are charged to the Account on a cost basis, the 5% increase in the total expenses is primarily a result of the larger net asset base of the Account and the increased costs associated with managing and administering the Account.

Including net gains and losses realized by the Account for properties sold (see details under “Results from Discontinued Operations”), the Account had an 82% increase in net assets resulting from operations ($217,956,328 as of June 30, 2004 as compared to $119,545,619 as of June 30, 2003). The increase is due primarily to substantial net (realized and unrealized) gains on the Account’s real estate and unconsolidated joint venture holdings.

The Account had net realized and unrealized gains on investments of $84,627,421 for the six months ended June 30, 2004, as compared to net realized and unrealized losses on investments of $5,622,071 for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The increase in net realized and unrealized gains is primarily due to the substantial net unrealized gain on the Account’s real estate properties of $23,802,687 for the six months ended June 30, 2004 as compared to net unrealized losses for the six months ended June 30, 2003 of $20,994,042. In addition, the Account had an unrealized gain on its unconsolidated joint venture holdings of $51,299,063 for the six months ended June 30, 2004 as compared to a gain of $5,794,838 for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The substantial net gain in the six month period ending June 30, 2004 is due to the increase in market value of several real estate properties, including the value of three regional malls in which the Account owns an unconsolidated joint venture interest. The Account’s marketable securities for the six months ended June 30, 2004 had net realized and unrealized gains totaling $9,525,671, as compared with net realized and unrealized gains of $9,577,133, for the six months ended June 30, 2003.

Results from Discontinued Operations

During the six months ended June 30, 2004, the Account sold no properties but moved one property to the held for sale category. During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Account sold one property and had one property in the held for sale category. The investment income and unrealized loss for the six months ended June 30, 2004 related to the property held for sale, as well as the investment income and unrealized and realized loss for the properties sold and held for sale during 2003, was removed from continuing operations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and was classified as discontinued operations. The income for the six months ended June 30, 2004 from the property held for sale during 2004, consisted of rental income of $506,835 less operating expenses and real estate taxes of $759,818, resulting in a net investment loss of $252,983. The income for the six months ended June 30, 2003 from the property sold during 2003 and the properties held for sale during 2003, consisted of rental income of $12,528,442 less operating expenses and real estate taxes of $3,589,131, resulting in net investment income of $8,939,311. At the time of sale, the property sold during the six months ended June 30, 2003 had a cost of $6,247,473 and the proceeds of sale were $5,475,000, resulting in a net realized loss of $772,473.

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2004 compared to
Three Months Ended June 30, 2003

Results from Continuing Operations

Performance

For the three months ended June 30, 2004, the Account’s total net return was 2.17%. This was 45 basis points higher than the return for the three months ended June 30, 2003 (1.72%). The returns were higher in the 2004 period as compared to the same time 2003 primarily due to the strong performance of the Account’s real estate holdings. The Account’s net investment income, after deduction of all expenses, was $79,822,613 for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and $60,956,299 for the three months ended June 30, 2003, a 31% increase.

The Account’s real estate holdings including unconsolidated joint ventures generated approximately 90% and 95% of the Account’s total investment income (before deducting Account level expenses) during the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The remaining portion of the Account’s total investment income was generated by investments in marketable securities.

Gross real estate rental income increased 31% in the three months ended June 30, 2004 over the same period in 2003. The higher real estate income for the three months ended June 30, 2004 was due primarily to the increase in the number of properties owned by the Account. Income from unconsolidated joint ventures was $2,992,927 and $4,918,980 in the three months ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003, respectively. The decrease in joint venture income was due to the increase in leverage on one of the regional malls. Interest income on the Account’s marketable securities investments for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 totaled $3,083,439 and $1,450,803, respectively. This increase was due to the increase in the amount of non-real estate assets held by the Account. Dividend income on the Account’s investments in REITs increased from $1,965,507 for the three months ended June 30, 2003 to $5,641,403, for the three months ended June 30, 2004. The increase was due to the timing of dividend payment dates on the Account’s REIT holdings.

Total property level expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 were $49,888,679 and $36,143,762, respectively. The increase in property level expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2004 reflected the increased number of properties held in the Account and the interest expense of $1,367,606 for a mortgage placed on a portfolio of storage facilities at the end of the first quarter, in which it has a 75% joint venture interest.

The Account also incurred expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 of $2,748,599 and $2,939,495, respectively, for investment advisory services, $3,186,726 and $3,705,697, respectively, for administrative and distribution services and $1,373,388 and $994,982, respectively, for the mortality, expense risk and liquidity guarantee charges. The mortality, expense risk and liquidity charges increased as a result of the larger net asset base of the Account, but the investment advisory charges and the administrative and distribution charges decreased due to a decrease in company-wide expenses at TIAA which are charged to the Account on a cost basis.

The Account had net realized and unrealized gains of $51,916,953 and $3,297,855 for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The difference was primarily due to a substantial increase in the aggregate market value of the Account’s real estate holdings in the three-months ended June 30, 2004 as compared to declines in market values in the same period in 2003. The Account posted net unrealized gains of $32,802,036 and losses of $3,043,045 on its real estate investments for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Due to the volatility of the REIT market, the Account posted net realized and unrealized losses on its marketable securities of $15,959,042 during the second quarter of 2004, as compared to net realized and unrealized gains on its marketable securities of $10,920,157 during the second quarter of 2003.

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Results from Discontinued Operations

At June 30, 2004, the Account had one real estate property in the held for sale category. At June 30, 2003, the Account also had one property in the held for sale category. The investment income and realized and unrealized gains for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 relating to the properties moved to the held for sale category was removed from continuing operations and classified as discontinued operations. The income from the properties during the second quarter of 2004 consisted of rental income of $177,720 less operating expenses and real estate taxes of $428,054 resulting in a loss of net investment income in the amount of $250,334. The income from these properties during the second quarter of 2003 consisted of rental income of $6,081,325 less operating expenses and real estate taxes of $1,802,381 resulting in net investment income of $4,278,944.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At June 30, 2004 and 2003, the Account’s liquid assets (i.e., its REITs, CMBSs, commercial paper, government securities and cash) had a value of $1,463,977,860 and $685,992,594, respectively. The increase in the Account’s liquid assets was primarily due to the increase in net inflow of transfers and premiums into the Account plus the large increase in the value of the REIT holdings.

During the six months ended June 30, 2004, the Account received $337,227,547 in premiums and $433,368,683 in net participant transfers from TIAA, the CREF Accounts and affiliated mutual funds, while for the same period in 2003, the Account received $240,926,745 in premiums and $111,345,314 in net participant transfers. The Account’s liquid assets, exclusive of the REITs, will continue to be available to purchase additional suitable real estate properties and to meet expense needs and redemption requests (i.e., cash withdrawals or transfers). In the unlikely event that the Account’s liquid assets and its cash flow from operating activities and participant transactions are not sufficient to meet its cash needs, including redemption requests, TIAA’s general account will purchase liquidity units in accordance with TIAA’s liquidity guarantee to the Account.

The Account, under certain conditions more fully described in the Account’s prospectus, may borrow money and assume or obtain a mortgage on a property — i.e., to make leveraged real estate investments. Also, to meet any short-term cash needs, the Account may obtain a line of credit whose terms may require that the Account secure a loan with one or more of its properties. The Account’s total borrowings may not exceed 20% of the Account’s total net asset value.

Effects of Inflation and Increasing Operating Expenses

Inflation, along with increased insurance and security costs, may increase property operating expenses in the future. We anticipate that these increases in operating expenses will generally be billed to tenants either through contractual lease provisions in office, industrial, and retail properties or through rent increases in apartment complexes. However, depending on how long any vacant space in a property remains unleased, the Account may not be able to recover the full amount of such increases in operating expenses.

Critical Accounting Policies

The consolidated financial statements of the Account are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

In preparing the Account’s consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances—the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

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Management believes that the following policies related to the valuation of the Account’s assets reflected in the Account’s consolidated financial statements affect the significant judgments, estimates and assumptions used in preparing its financial statements:

Valuation of Real Estate Properties: Investments in real estate properties are stated at fair value, as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Investment Committee of the TIAA Board of Trustees. Fair value for real estate properties is defined as the most probable price for which a property will sell in a competitive market under all conditions requisite to a fair sale. Determination of fair value involves subjective judgment because the actual market value of real estate can be determined only by negotiation between the parties in a sales transaction. The Account’s properties are initially valued at their respective purchase prices (including acquisition costs). Subsequently, independent appraisers value each real estate property at least once a year. TIAA’s appraisal staff performs a valuation of each real estate property on a quarterly basis and updates the property value if it believes that the value of the property has changed since the previous valuation or appraisal. The appraisals are performed in accordance with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices (USPAP), the real estate appraisal industry standards created by The Appraisal Foundation. Real estate appraisals are estimates of property values based on a professional’s opinion.

Valuation of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures: Real estate joint ventures are stated at the Account’s equity in the net assets of the underlying joint venture entities, which value their real estate holdings at fair value.

Valuation of Marketable Securities: Equity securities listed or traded on any United States national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of the principal securities exchange on which such securities are traded or, if there is no sale, at the mean of the last bid and asked prices on such exchange. Debt securities, other than money market instruments, are valued at the most recent bid price or the equivalent quoted yield for such securities (or those of comparable maturity, quality and type). Money market instruments, with maturities of one year or less, are valued in the same manner as debt securities or derived from a pricing matrix that has various types of money market instruments along one axis and various maturities along the other. Portfolio securities and limited partnership interests for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of the Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees and in accordance with the responsibilities of the Board as a whole.

Forward-Looking Statements

Some statements in this report which are not historical facts may be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements about our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies for the future, and the assumptions underlying these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical experience or management’s present expectations.

Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on management’s forward-looking statements, which represent management’s views only as of the date this report is filed. Neither management nor the Account undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

As of June 30, 2004, 24.16% of the Account’s investments were in market risk sensitive instruments, comprised entirely of marketable securities. These include real estate investment trusts (REITs), commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBSs), and high-quality short-term debt instruments (i.e., commercial paper). The Consolidated Statement of Investments for the Account sets forth the terms of these instruments, along with their fair value, as determined in accordance with procedures described in Note 1 to the

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Account’s financial statements. Note that the Account does not currently invest in derivative financial instruments.

The Account’s investments in marketable securities are subject to the following general risks:

  financial risk—for debt securities, the possibility that the issuer won’t be able to pay principal and interest when due, and for common or preferred stock, the possibility that the issuer’s current earnings will fall or that its overall financial soundness will decline, reducing the security’s value.  
       
  market risk—price volatility due to changing conditions in the financial markets and, particularly for debt securities, changes in overall interest rates.  
       
  interest rate volatility, which may affect current income from an investment. 

In addition, mortgage-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk—i.e., the risk that borrowers will repay the loans early. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated payments of principal, the Account could fail to recoup some or all of its initial investment in these securities. The market value of these securities is also highly sensitive to changes in interest rates. Note that the potential for appreciation, which could otherwise be expected to result from a decline in interest rates, may be limited by any increased prepayments.

In addition to these risks, REITs and mortgage-backed securities are subject to many of the same general risks inherent in real estate investing, making mortgage loans and investing in debt securities. For more information on the risks associated with all of the Account’s investments, see the Account’s most recent prospectus.

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. An evaluation was performed as of June 30, 2004, under the supervision of the registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, the registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective for this quarterly reporting period.

(b) Changes in internal controls over financial reporting. There have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

There are no material current or pending legal proceedings that the Account is a party to, or to which the Account’s assets are subject.

Item 2.  CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

Not applicable.

Item 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

Not applicable.

Item 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY-HOLDERS.

Not applicable.

Item 5.  OTHER INFORMATION.

Not applicable.

Item 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(a) EXHIBITS
  (3) (A) Charter of TIAA (as amended)1
    (B) Bylaws of TIAA (as amended)*
  (4) (A) Forms of RA, GRA, GSRA, SRA, IRA Real Estate Account Endorsements2, Keogh Contract3 and Retirement Select and Retirement Select Plus Contracts and Endorsements1
    (B) Forms of Income-Paying Contracts2
  (10) (A) Independent Fiduciary Agreement by and among TIAA, the Registrant, and The Townsend Group3, as amended5
    (B) Custodial Services Agreement by and between TIAA and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York with respect to the Real Estate Account (Agreement assigned to Bank of New York, January 1996)2
    (C) Distribution and Administrative Services Agreement by and between TIAA and TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, Inc. (as amended) (filed previously as Exhibit (1))1
  (31) Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-15(e) Certifications
  (32) Section 1350 Certifications

 


 

1

  Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference to the Account’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration statement on Form S-1 filed April 29, 2004 (File No. 333-113602).  
       
2   Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Account’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 30, 1996 (File No. 33-92990). 

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3   Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Account’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 26, 2000 (File No. 333-22809).  
       
4   Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference to the Account’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration statement on Form S-1 filed April 29, 2002 (File No. 333-83964).  
       
5   Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference to the Account’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration statement on Form S-1 filed April 29, 2003 (File No. 333-83964).  
       
*   Filed herewith. 
       
     (b)     REPORTS ON 8-K. The Account did not file any reports on Form 8-K during the period.  

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
DATE: July 29, 2004  

TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT 

  By:  TEACHERS INSURANCE AND
ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
     
 

By:

 /s/ Herbert M. Allison, Jr.
——————————————————————
Herbert M. Allison, Jr.
Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer

     
DATE: July 29, 2004

 

By:   

 

/s/ Elizabeth A. Monrad
——————————————————————
Elizabeth A. Monrad
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

     

   

 

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EXHIBIT 3(B)

BYLAWS

OF

TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

As Amended June 25, 2004

ARTICLE ONE

Stockholders

Section 1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of stockholders for the election of trustees and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held on the second Tuesday in June of each year, if not a legal holiday, or, if a legal holiday, then on the next preceding business day, at the office of the Association in the City of New York, and at an hour specified by notice mailed at least thirty days in advance. If the chief executive officer or the nominating and governance committee shall so determine, the annual meeting may be held at a different date, time and place, as shall be specified in the notice of meeting. The notice shall be in writing and shall be signed by the chairman, or the president, or a vice president, or the secretary. Special meetings of the stockholders may be held at the said office of the Association whenever called by the chairman, or by the president, or by order of the board of trustees, or by the holders of at least one third of the outstanding shares of stock of the Association, or may be held subject to the provisions of the emergency bylaws of the Association.

Section 2. Notice. It shall be the duty of the secretary not less than ten nor more than forty days prior to the date of each meeting of the stockholders to cause a notice of the meeting to be mailed to each
stockholder.

Section 3. Voting. At all meetings of stockholders each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote upon each share of stock owned by him of record on the books of the Association ten days before the meeting. Stockholders may vote in person or by proxy appointed in writing.

Section 4. Quorum. The presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a majority of the shares in the Association shall be necessary to constitute a quorum at any meeting of stockholders.

Section 5. Telephonic Participation. At all meetings of stockholders or any committee thereof, stockholders may participate by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time. Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.

ARTICLE TWO

Trustees

Section 1. General Management. The general management of the property, business and affairs of the Association shall be vested in the board of trustees provided by the charter. The board of trustees shall consist of no less than thirteen trustees or the minimum number of trustees required by law, whichever is less, and no more than twenty-four trustees, and the number of trustees shall be fixed by a vote of the majority of the board of trustees. All trustees shall be elected to a term of one year. The term of office of each trustee so elected shall commence at the beginning of the annual meeting of the board of trustees next succeeding such election, and shall continue until the beginning of the next annual meeting of the board of

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trustees and a successor shall take office. A trustee need not be a stockholder. At least one third of such trustees must satisfy the independence requirements of Section 1202(b)(2) of the New York Insurance Law or any successor provision. At least one such person must be included in the quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the trustees.

Section 2. Quorum. One third of the trustees shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the board. If less than a quorum shall be present at any meeting, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum shall attend. In case of a vacancy among the trustees of any class through death, resignation or other cause, a successor to hold office for the unexpired portion of the term may be elected at any meeting of the board at which a quorum shall be present. Such successors shall not take office nor exercise the duties thereof until ten days after written notice of their election shall have been filed in the office of the Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York.

Section 3. Annual Meeting. There shall be a meeting of the board of trustees on the third Wednesday in June each year, if not a legal holiday, or, if a legal holiday, then on the next preceding business day, at a time and place specified in a notice mailed at least ten days and not more than twenty days in advance. This shall be known as the annual meeting of the board of trustees. At this meeting the board shall elect officers, appoint committees and transact such other business as shall properly come before the meeting. If the chief executive officer or the nominating and governance committee shall so determine, the annual meeting may be held at a different date, time and place, as shall be specified in the notice of meeting.

Section 4. Other Meetings. Stated meetings of the board of trustees shall be held on such dates as the board by standing resolution may fix. No notice of such stated meetings need be given. Special meetings of the board may be called by order of the chairman or the presiding trustee by notice mailed at least one week prior to the date of such meeting, and any business may be transacted at the meeting.

Section 5. Telephonic Participation. At all meetings of the board of trustees or any committee thereof, trustees may participate by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time. Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.

Section 6. Action Without a Meeting. Where time is of the essence, but not in lieu of a regularly scheduled meeting of the board of trustees or committee thereof, any action required or permitted to be taken by the board, or any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the board or the committee consent in writing to the adoption of a resolution authorizing the action. The resolution and the written consents thereto by the members of the board or committee shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the board or committee.

Section 7. Trustees’ Compensation and Expenses. A trustee may be paid an annual stipend and fees and such other compensation or emolument in any amount first authorized by the board in accordance with Section 1 of Article Five hereof, including, but not limited to, a deferred compensation benefit, for meetings of the board that he/she attends and for services that he/she renders on or for committees or subcommittees of the board; and each trustee shall be reimbursed for transportation and other expenses incurred by him/her in serving the Association.

Section 8. Chairman. The chairman shall preside at all meetings of the board.

Section 9. Presiding Trustee. The board of trustees may elect a presiding trustee, who shall preside over executive sessions of the board and, in the absence of the chairman, preside over meetings of the stockholders and of the board. The presiding trustee also shall perform such functions as are delegated by the board.

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ARTICLE THREE

Officers

Section 1. Election. The board of trustees shall annually elect the executive officers of the corporation. Each such executive officer shall hold office until the next annual election or, if earlier, until retirement, death, resignation or removal. The board may appoint other officers and agents, assign titles to them and determine their duties; such officers and agents shall hold office during the pleasure of the board of trustees. It may appoint persons to act temporarily in place of any officers of the Association who may be absent, incapacitated, or for any other reason unable to act or may delegate such authority to the chief executive officer.

Section 2. Removal of Officers. Any officer elected by the board of trustees may be removed by the affirmative votes of a majority of all the trustees holding office. Any other officer may be removed by the affirmative votes of a majority of all members of the executive committee holding office.

Section 3. Removal of Other Employees. All other agents and employees shall hold their positions at the pleasure of the executive committee or of such executive officer as the executive committee may clothe with the powers of engaging and dismissing.

Section 4. Qualifications. The chief executive officer shall be a member of the board of trustees, but none of the other officers need be a trustee. One person may hold more than one office, except that no person shall be both president and secretary.

Section 5. Chief Executive Officer. The board of trustees shall designate either the chairman or the president as chief executive officer. Subject to the control of the board of trustees and the provisions of these bylaws, the chief executive officer shall be charged with the management of the affairs of the Association, and shall perform such duties as are not specifically delegated to other officers of the Association. The chief executive officer shall report from time to time to the board of trustees on the affairs of the Association.

Section 6. Chairman. Except as otherwise provided by the board of trustees, the chairman, when present, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the board. He shall be ex officio chairman of the executive committee.

Section 7. President. If the president is not the chief executive officer, he shall assist the chief executive officer in his duties and shall perform such functions as are delegated by the chief executive officer.

Section 8. Absence or Disability of Chief Executive Officer. In the absence or disability of the chief executive officer, the president, if he is not the chief executive officer, or the chairman, if he is not the chief executive officer, or if neither is available, a vice president so designated by the executive committee or so designated by the chief executive officer shall perform the duties of the chief executive officer, unless the board of trustees otherwise provides and subject to the provisions of the emergency bylaws of the Association.

Section 9. Secretary. The secretary shall give all required notices of meetings of the board of trustees, and shall attend and act as secretary at all meetings of the board and of the executive committee and keep the records thereof. The secretary shall keep the seal of the corporation, and shall perform all duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the board of trustees, the executive committee, or the chief executive officer.

Section 10. Other Officers. The chief executive officer shall determine the duties of all officers other than the president and secretary and may assign titles to and determine the duties of non-officers.

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ARTICLE FOUR

Committees

Section 1. Appointment. At each annual meeting of the board of trustees, the board shall appoint an executive committee, an investment committee, a nominating and governance committee, a human resources committee, an audit committee, and a corporate governance and social responsibility committee, each member of which shall hold such position until the beginning of the next annual meeting of the board and until a successor shall be appointed or until the member shall cease to be a trustee. The board of trustees may appoint such other trustee committees and subcommittees as may from time to time be found necessary or convenient for the proper conduct of the business of the Association, and designate their duties. Not less than one third of the members of each trustee committee shall satisfy the independence requirements of Section 1202(b)(1) of the New York Insurance Law or any successor provision, except for the nominating and governance committee, the human resources committee, the audit committee, and the corporate governance and social responsibility committee, each of which will be comprised solely of such persons. Further, at least one such person must be included in the quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of any of the committees. The board may appoint trustees to fill vacancies on trustee committees.

Section 2. Executive Committee. The executive committee shall consist of at least three trustees including the chairman. A majority shall constitute a quorum. The executive committee shall meet in regular meeting as it may from time to time determine, and in special meeting whenever called by the chairman, and, to the maximum extent permitted by law, shall be vested with full powers of the board of trustees during intervals between the meetings of the board in all cases in which specific instructions shall not have been given by the board of trustees. The committee shall, in the event of an acute emergency, as defined by Article Seven-A—Insurance, of the New York State Defense Emergency Act (Section 9177, Unconsolidated Laws of New York) and any amendments thereof, be responsible for the emergency management of the Association as provided in the emergency bylaws of the Association.

Section 3. Investment Committee. The investment committee shall consist of at least three trustees, including the chief executive officer, and such additional trustees, if any, as the board of trustees or the executive committee may appoint. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.

(a)     Subject to review by the board of trustees the investment committee shall determine the investment policies of the Association.

(b)     The investment committee shall supervise the investment of the funds of the Association. No loan or investment other than policy loans shall be made or disposed of without authorization or approval by the investment committee.

Section 4. Nominating and Governance Committee. The nominating and governance committee shall consist of at least three trustees, each of whom satisfies the independence requirements of Section 1202(b)(2) of the New York Insurance Law or any successor provision. A majority shall constitute a quorum. The committee shall nominate trustees to fill interim vacancies and shall nominate trustee candidates for election at the annual meeting of stockholders; provided that prior to nominating or making any recommendations with respect to trustee candidates for election at the annual meeting of stockholders, the committee shall consult fully with the board of trustees of TIAA Board of Overseers regarding each such trustee candidate and shall give diligent consideration to any suggestions of the board of trustees of TIAA Board of Overseers with respect to trustee candidates. In addition, the committee shall recommend to the board of trustees governance policies for the Association that are consistent with sound governance principles and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

Section 5. Audit Committee. The audit committee shall consist of at least three trustees, each of whom satisfies the independence requirements of Section 1202(b)(2) of the New York Insurance Law or any successor provision. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The committee shall itself, or through public accountants or otherwise, make such audits and examinations of the records and affairs of

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the Association as it may deem necessary. The committee shall review the reimbursement agreements among TIAA and CREF, TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC, Teachers Personal Investors Services, Inc., and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC, and make recommendations regarding them to the board of trustees.

Section 6. Human Resources Committee. The human resources committee shall consist of at least three trustees, each of whom satisfies the independence requirements of Section 1202(b)(2) of the New York Insurance Law or any successor provision. A majority shall constitute a quorum. The committee shall nominate executive officers, shall designate the principal officers of the Association, and shall recommend to the board of trustees the annual compensation of the principal officers and of any salaried employee if the level of compensation to be paid to such employee is equal to, or greater than, the compensation received or to be received by any principal officer. In addition, the committee shall approve the titles and base salaries of all appointed officers and the base salaries of executive officers, other than those designated as principal officers or those officers to be paid on an equal or greater level of compensation with principal officers, shall recommend the provisions of any incentive salary compensation program(s) and determine the amounts of any incentive salary payments for those officers included in any incentive salary plan, shall provide oversight of all of the Association’s compensation, incentive, pension, welfare and other benefits programs, and shall produce an annual report on executive compensation for distribution to policyholders.

Section 7. Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility Committee. The corporate governance and social responsibility committee shall consist of at least three trustees, each of whom satisfies the independence requirements of Section 1202(b)(2) of the New York Insurance Law or any successor provision. A majority shall constitute a quorum. The committee is responsible for addressing all corporate social responsibility and corporate governance issues, including the voting of TIAA shares and the initiation of appropriate shareholder resolutions. In addition, the committee shall develop and recommend specific corporate policy in these areas for consideration by the TIAA board of trustees.

Section 8. Reports. Within a reasonable time after their meetings, all such committees and subcommittees shall report their transactions to each trustee.

ARTICLE FIVE

Salaries, Compensation and Pensions
to Trustees, Officers and Employees

Section 1. Salaries and Pensions. The Association shall not pay any salary, compensation or emolument in any amount to any officer, deemed by a committee or committees of the board to be a principal officer pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 1202 of the Insurance Law of the State of New York, or to any salaried employee of the Association if the level of compensation to be paid to such employee is equal to, or greater than, the compensation received by any of its principal officers, or to any trustee thereof, unless such payment be first authorized by a vote of the board of trustees of the Association.

The Association shall not make any agreement with any of its officers or salaried employees whereby it agrees that for any services rendered or to be rendered he shall receive any salary, compensation or emolument that will extend beyond a period of thirty-six months from the date of such agreement, except as specifically permitted by the Insurance Law of the State of New York. No principal officer or employee of the class described in the first sentence of this section, who is paid a salary for his services, shall receive any other compensation, bonus or emolument from the Association, directly or indirectly, except in accordance with a plan recommended by a committee of the board pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 1202 of the Insurance Law of the State of New York and approved by the board of trustees. The Association shall not grant any pension to any officer or trustee, or to any member of his family after his death, except that the Association may pursuant to the terms of a retirement plan and other appropriate staff benefit plans adopted by the board provide for any person who is or has been a salaried officer or employee, a pension payable at the time of retirement by reason of age or disability and also life insurance, health insurance and disability benefits.

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Section 2. Prohibitions. No trustee or officer of the Association shall receive, in addition to fixed salary or compensation, any money or valuable thing, either directly or indirectly, or through any substantial interest in any other corporation or business unit, for negotiating, procuring, recommending or aiding in any purchase or sale of property, or loan, made by the Association or any affiliate or subsidiary thereof, nor be pecuniarily interested either as principal, coprincipal, agent or beneficiary, either directly or indirectly, or through any substantial interest in any other corporation or business unit, in any such purchase, sale or loan; provided that nothing herein contained shall prevent the Association from making a loan upon a policy held therein by the borrower not in excess of the net reserve value thereof.

ARTICLE SIX

Indemnification of Trustees, Officers and Employees

The Association shall indemnify, in the manner and to the full extent permitted by law, each person made or threatened to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether or not by or in the right of the Association, and whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or otherwise, by reason of the fact that he or his testator or intestate is or was a trustee, officer or employee of the Association or, while a trustee, officer or employee of the Association, served any other corporation or organization of any type or kind, domestic or foreign, in any capacity at the request of the Association. To the full extent permitted by law such indemnification shall include judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement, and expenses, including attorneys’ fees. No payment of indemnification, advance or allowance under the foregoing provisions shall be made unless a notice shall have been filed with the Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York not less than thirty days prior to such payment specifying the persons to be paid, the amounts to be paid, the manner in which payment is authorized and the nature and status, at the time of such notice, of the litigation or threatened litigation.

ARTICLE SEVEN

Execution of Instruments

The board of trustees or the executive committee shall designate who is authorized to execute certificates of stock, proxies, powers of attorney, deeds, leases, releases of mortgages, satisfaction pieces, checks, drafts, contracts for insurance or annuity and instruments relating thereto, and all other contracts and instruments in writing necessary for the Association in the management of its affairs, and to attach the Association’s seal thereto; and may further authorize the extent to which such execution may be done by facsimile signature.

ARTICLE EIGHT

Disbursements

No disbursements of $100 or more shall be made unless the same be evidenced by a voucher signed by or on behalf of the person, firm or corporation receiving the money and correctly describing the consideration for the payment, and if the same be for services and disbursements, setting forth the services rendered and an itemized statement of the disbursements made, and if it be in connection with any matter pending before any legislative or public body, or before any department or officer of any government, correctly describing in addition the nature of the matter and the interest of such corporation therein, or if such voucher cannot be obtained, by an affidavit stating the reasons therefor and setting forth the particulars above mentioned.

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ARTICLE NINE

Corporate Seal

The seal of the Association shall be circular in form and shall contain the words “Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, New York, Corporate Seal, 1918,” which seal shall be kept in the custody of the secretary of the Association and be affixed to all instruments requiring such corporate seal.

ARTICLE TEN

Amendments

Article One of these bylaws can be amended or repealed only by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Association, such vote being cast at a meeting held upon notice stating that such meeting is to vote upon a proposed amendment or repeal of such bylaw.

Any other bylaw may be amended or repealed at any meeting of the board of trustees provided notice of the proposed amendment or repeal shall have been mailed to each trustee at least one week and not more than two weeks prior to the date of such meeting.

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