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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 10-K


ý

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009

OR

o

 

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

For the transition period from                to                .

Commission File Number: 1-13762

RECKSON OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  11-3233647
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

420 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10170
(Address of principal executive offices—Zip Code)

(212) 594-2700
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



         SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT: None

         SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT: None

         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ý     No o

         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o    No ý

         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 ý    No o

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o    No o

         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ý

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer ý
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  Smaller Reporting Company o

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o    No ý

         As of March 18, 2009, no common units of limited partnership of the Registrant were held by non-affiliates of the Registrant. There is no established trading market for such units.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

         Portions of the Definitive Proxy Statement of SL Green Realty Corp., the indirect parent of Registrant, for its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed within 120 days after the end of the Registrant's fiscal year are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


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Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P.
FORM 10-K
TABLE OF CONTENTS

10-K PART AND ITEM NO.

PART I

       

1.

 

Business

   
3
 

1.A

 

Risk Factors

   
5
 

1.B

 

Unresolved Staff Comments

   
15
 

2.

 

Properties

   
15
 

3.

 

Legal Proceedings

   
19
 

4.

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   
19
 

PART II

       

5.

 

Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholders Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

   
20
 

6.

 

Selected Financial Data

   
21
 

7.

 

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   
23
 

7A.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks

   
37
 

8.

 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

   
38
 

9.

 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

   
66
 

9A.

 

Controls and Procedures

   
66
 

9B.

 

Other Information

   
66
 

PART III

       

10.

 

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance of the Registrant

   
67
 

11.

 

Executive Compensation

   
67
 

12.

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

   
67
 

13.

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence

   
67
 

14.

 

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

   
67
 

PART IV

       

15.

 

Exhibits, Financial Statements and Schedule

   
68
 

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PART I

ITEM 1.    BUSINESS

General

        Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P., or ROP, commenced operations on June 2, 1995. Reckson Associates Realty Corp., or RARC, served as the sole general partner until November 15, 2007, at which time RARC withdrew, and Wyoming Acquisitions GP LLC, or WAGP, succeeded it, as the sole general partner of ROP. WAGP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SL Green Realty Corp., or SL Green. The sole limited partner of ROP is SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P., or the operating partnership.

        ROP is engaged in the ownership, management, operation and development of commercial real estate properties, principally office properties and also owns land for future development located in the New York City, Westchester and Connecticut, which collectively is also known as the New York Metro Area. At December 31, 2009, our inventory of development parcels aggregated approximately 81 acres of land in four separate parcels on which we can, based on estimates at December 31, 2009, develop approximately 1.1 million square feet of office space and in which we had invested approximately $65.1 million. In addition, at December 31, 2009 ROP also held approximately $27.0 million of structured finance investments.

        SL Green and the operating partnership were formed in June 1997. SL Green has qualified, and expects to qualify in the current fiscal year as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, and operates as a self-administered, self-managed REIT. A REIT is a legal entity that holds real estate interests and, through payments of dividends to stockholders, is permitted to reduce or avoid the payment of Federal income taxes at the corporate level. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to "we," "our" and "us" means ROP and all entities owned or controlled by ROP.

        On January 25, 2007, SL Green completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of common stock of RARC pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 3, 2006, as amended, the Merger Agreement, among SL Green, Wyoming Acquisition Corp., or Wyoming, Wyoming Acquisition GP LLC, Wyoming Acquisition Partnership LP, RARC and ROP. We paid approximately $6.0 billion, inclusive of transaction costs, for Reckson. This transaction is referred to herein as the Merger.

        On January 25, 2007, SL Green completed the sale, or Asset Sale, of certain assets of ROP to an investment group led by certain of RARC's former executive management, or the Buyer, for a total consideration of approximately $2.0 billion.

        As of December 31, 2009, we owned the following interests in commercial office properties in the New York Metro area, primarily in midtown Manhattan, a borough of New York City, or Manhattan. Our investments in the New York Metro area also include investments in Queens, Westchester County and Connecticut, which are collectively known as the Suburban assets:

Location
  Ownership   Number of
Properties
  Square Feet   Weighted
Average
Occupancy(1)
 

Manhattan

  Consolidated properties     4     3,770,000     96.0 %

Suburban

 

Consolidated properties

   
16
   
2,642,100
   
87.2

%

  Unconsolidated properties     1     1,402,000     100.0 %
                   

        21     7,814,100     93.7 %
                   

(1)
The weighted average occupancy represents the total leased square feet divided by total available rentable square feet.

        As of December 31, 2009, our Manhattan properties were comprised of fee ownership (three properties) and leasehold ownership (one property). We are responsible for not only collecting rent from subtenants, but also maintaining the property and paying expenses relating to the property. As of December 31, 2009, our Suburban

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properties were comprised of fee ownership (16 properties) and leasehold ownership (one property). We refer to our Manhattan and Suburban properties collectively as our portfolio.

        Our corporate offices are located in midtown Manhattan at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10170. As of December 31, 2009, our corporate staff consisted of approximately 237 persons, including 182 professionals experienced in all aspects of commercial real estate. We can be contacted at (212) 594-2700. Our indirect parent entity, SL Green, maintains a website at www.slgreen.com. On this website, you can obtain, free of charge, a copy of our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as practicable after we file such material electronically with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. SL Green has also made available on its website its audit committee charter, compensation committee charter, corporate governance and nominating committee charter, code of business conduct and ethics and corporate governance principles. You can also read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at its Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549 (1-800-SEC-0330). The SEC maintains an Internet site (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.

Business Strategies and Growth Opportunities

        On January 25, 2007, ROP was acquired by SL Green. See Item 1 "Business—Business and Growth Strategies" in SL Green's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 for a complete description of SL Green's business and growth strategies.

Competition

        The leasing of real estate is highly competitive, especially in the Manhattan office market. Although currently no other publicly traded REIT has been formed primarily to acquire, own, reposition and manage Manhattan commercial office properties, we may in the future compete with such other REITs. We compete for tenants with landlords and developers of similar properties located in our markets primarily on the basis of location, rent charged, services provided, and the design and condition of our properties. In addition, we face competition from other real estate funds, domestic and foreign financial institutions, life insurance companies, pension trusts, partnerships, individual investors and others that may have greater financial resources or access to capital than we do or that are willing to acquire properties in transactions which are more highly leveraged or are less attractive from a financial viewpoint than we are willing to pursue.

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ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS

        We encourage you to read "Item 1A—Risk Factors" in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for SL Green Realty Corp., our 100% indirect parent company, for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Declines in the demand for office space in New York City, and in particular, in midtown Manhattan as well as our suburban markets, including Westchester County, Connecticut, and Long Island City, resulting from general economic conditions could adversely affect the value of our real estate portfolio and our results of operations and, consequently, our ability to service current debt and make distributions to SL Green.

        Most of our commercial office properties, based on square feet, are located in midtown Manhattan. As a result, our business is dependent on the condition of the New York City economy in general and the market for office space in midtown Manhattan, in particular. Weakness in the New York City economy could materially reduce the value of our real estate portfolio and our rental revenues, and thus adversely affect our ability to service current debt and to make distributions to SL Green. The Manhattan vacancy rate ended 2009 at 12% after reaching a high of 13.4% in October 2009. We could also be impacted by weakness in our Suburban markets, including Westchester County, Connecticut and Long Island City.

We may be unable to renew leases or relet space as leases expire.

        When our tenants decide not to renew their leases upon their expiration, we may not be able to relet the space. Even if tenants do renew or we can relet the space, the terms of renewal or reletting, including the cost of required renovations, may be less favorable than current lease terms. Over the next five years, through the end of 2014, leases will expire on approximately 46.1% and none of the rentable square feet at our consolidated properties and unconsolidated joint venture property, respectively. As of December 31, 2009, approximately 2.7 million and no square feet are scheduled to expire by December 31, 2014 at our consolidated properties and unconsolidated joint venture property, respectively, and these leases currently have annualized escalated rental income totaling approximately $113.0 million and none, respectively. If we are unable to promptly renew the leases or relet this space at similar rates, our cash flow and ability to service debt and make distributions to SL Green would be adversely affected.

The expiration of long term leases or operating sublease interests could adversely affect our results of operations.

        Our interest in our commercial office properties located at 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York and 1055 Washington Avenue, Connecticut are through long-term leasehold interests in the land and the improvements, rather than by a fee interest in the land. Unless we can purchase a fee interest in the underlying land or extend the terms of these leases before their expiration, we will lose our right to operate these properties and our interest in the improvements upon expiration of the lease, which would significantly adversely affect our results of operations. The remaining term of these long-term leases, including our unilateral extension rights is approximately 58 years. Pursuant to the leasehold arrangement, we, as tenant under the operating sublease, perform the functions traditionally performed by landlords with respect to our subtenants. We are responsible for not only collecting rent from our subtenants, but also maintaining the property and paying expenses relating to the property. Our share of annualized escalated rental income of this property at December 31, 2009 totaled approximately $76.6 million, or 29%, of our share of total portfolio annualized revenue associated with our portfolio.

Our results of operations rely on major tenants, including in the financial services sector, and insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership of these and other tenants could adversely affect our results of operations.

        Giving effect to leases in effect as of December 31, 2009 for consolidated properties and unconsolidated joint venture properties as of that date, our five largest tenants, based on square footage leased, accounted for approximately 23.7% of our share of portfolio annualized rent, and, other than three tenants, Citigroup, Inc. (and its affiliates), Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP and Verizon who accounted for approximately 6.6%, 7.1% and 3.0% of

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our share of portfolio annualized rent, respectively, no tenant accounted for more than 4.2% of that total. The financial services sector is currently experiencing significant turmoil which has resulted in significant job losses. Of our ten largest tenants based on square feet leased, which accounted for approximately 36.6% of our share of portfolio annualized rent, 46% (inclusive of lease guarantors) carry an investment grade credit rating. If current economic conditions persist or deteriorate, we may experience increases in past due accounts, defaults, lower occupancy and reduced effective rents, particularly in respect of our financial service tenants. Our business would be adversely affected if any of our major tenants or any other tenants became insolvent, declared bankruptcy, are put into receivership or otherwise refused to pay rent in a timely fashion or at all.

Adverse economic and geopolitical conditions in general and the Northeastern commercial office markets in particular could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and our ability to pay dividends to stockholders.

        Our business may be affected by the unprecedented volatility and illiquidity in the financial and credit markets, the general global economic recession, and other market or economic challenges experienced by the U.S. economy or real estate industry as a whole. Our business may also be adversely affected by local economic conditions, as substantially all of our revenues are derived from our properties located in the Northeast, particularly in New York, Westchester County and Connecticut. Because our portfolio consists primarily of commercial office buildings (as compared to a more diversified real estate portfolio) located principally in Manhattan, if economic conditions persist or deteriorate, then our results of operations, financial condition and ability to service current debt and to pay distributions to our stockholders may be adversely affected by the following, among other potential conditions:

    significant job losses in the financial and professional services industries have occurred and may continue to occur, which may decrease demand for our office space, causing market rental rates and property values to be negatively impacted;

    our ability to borrow on terms and conditions that we find acceptable, or at all, may be limited, which could reduce our ability to pursue acquisition and development opportunities and refinance existing debt, reduce our returns from both our existing operations and our acquisition and development activities and increase our future interest expense;

    reduced values of our properties may limit our ability to dispose of assets at attractive prices or to obtain debt financing secured by our properties and may reduce the availability of unsecured loans; and

    reduced liquidity in debt markets and increased credit risk premiums for certain market participants may impair our ability to access capital.

        These conditions, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and ability to pay distributions, may continue or worsen in the future.

We may suffer adverse consequences if our revenues decline since our operating costs do not necessarily decline in proportion to our revenue.

        We earn a significant portion of our income from renting our properties. Our operating costs, however, do not necessarily fluctuate in relation to changes in our rental revenue. This means that our costs will not necessarily decline even if our revenues do. Our operating costs could also increase while our revenues do not. If our operating costs increase but our rental revenues do not, we may be forced to borrow to cover our costs, we may incur losses and we may not have cash available for distributions to SL Green.

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We face risks associated with property acquisitions.

        We may acquire individual properties and portfolios of properties. Our acquisition activities and their success may be exposed to the following risks:

    even if we enter into an acquisition agreement for a property, it is usually subject to customary conditions to closing, including due diligence investigations to our satisfaction;

    we may be unable to finance acquisitions on favorable terms or at all;

    acquired properties may fail to perform as we expected;

    our estimates of the costs of repositioning or redeveloping acquired properties may be inaccurate;

    we may not be able to obtain adequate insurance coverage for new properties;

    acquired properties may be located in new markets where we may face risks associated with a lack of market knowledge or understanding of the local economy, lack of business relationships in the area and unfamiliarity with local governmental and permitting procedures; and

    we may be unable to quickly and efficiently integrate new acquisitions, particularly acquisitions of portfolios of properties, into our existing operations, and as a result our results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.

        We may acquire properties subject to liabilities and without any recourse, or with only limited recourse, with respect to unknown liabilities. As a result, if a liability were asserted against us based upon those properties, we might have to pay substantial sums to settle it, which could adversely affect our cash flow. Unknown liabilities with respect to properties acquired might include:

    liabilities for clean-up of undisclosed environmental contamination;

    claims by tenants, vendors or other persons dealing with the former owners of the properties;

    liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business; and

    claims for indemnification by general partners, directors, officers and others indemnified by the former owners of the properties.

Competition for acquisitions may reduce the number of acquisition opportunities available to us and increase the costs of those acquisitions.

        We may continue to acquire properties as we are presented with attractive opportunities. We may face competition for acquisition opportunities with other investors, particularly private investors who can incur more leverage, and this competition may adversely affect us by subjecting us to the following risks:

    an inability to acquire a desired property because of competition from other well-capitalized real estate investors, including publicly traded and privately held REITs, private real estate funds, domestic and foreign financial institutions, life insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, pension trusts, partnerships and individual investors; and

    an increase in the purchase price for such acquisition property, in the event we are able to acquire such desired property.

We rely on four large properties for a significant portion of our revenue.

        As of December 31, 2009, four of our properties, 1185 Avenue of the Americas, 919 Third Avenue, 810 Seventh Avenue and 1350 Avenue of the Americas, accounted for approximately 69% of our portfolio annualized rent, including our share of joint venture annualized rent, and 1185 Avenue of the Americas alone accounted for approximately 27% of our portfolio annualized rent, including our share of joint venture annualized rent. Our

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revenue and cash available for distribution to SL Green would be materially adversely affected if the ground lease for the 1185 Avenue of the Americas property were terminated for any reason or if one or all of these properties were materially damaged or destroyed. Additionally, our revenue and cash available for distribution to SL Green would be materially adversely affected if our tenants at these properties experienced a downturn in their business which may weaken their financial condition and result in their failure to timely make rental payments, defaulting under their leases or filing for bankruptcy.

The continuing threat of terrorist attacks may adversely affect the value of our properties and our ability to generate cash flow.

        There may be a decrease in demand for space in New York City because it is considered at risk for future terrorist attacks, and this decrease may reduce our revenues from property rentals. In the aftermath of a terrorist attack, tenants in the New York City area may choose to relocate their business to less populated, lower-profile areas of the United States that are not as likely to be targets of future terrorist activity. This in turn would trigger a decrease in the demand for space in the New York City area, which could increase vacancies in our properties and force us to lease our properties on less favorable terms. As a result, the value of our properties and the level of our revenues could materially decline.

A terrorist attack could cause insurance premiums to increase significantly.

        SL Green maintains "all-risk" property and rental value coverage (including coverage regarding the perils of flood, earthquake and terrorism) within two property insurance portfolios and liability insurance. This includes the ROP assets. The first property portfolio maintains a blanket limit of $600.0 million per occurrence for the majority of the New York City properties in our portfolio with a sub-limit of $450.0 million for acts of terrorism. This policy expires on December 31, 2010. The second portfolio maintains a limit of $600.0 million per occurrence, including terrorism, for a few New York City properties and the majority of the Suburban properties. The second property policy expires on December 31, 2010. Additional coverage may be purchased on a stand alone basis for certain assets. The liability policies cover all our properties and provide limits of $200.0 million per property. The liability policies expire on October 31, 2010.

        In October 2006, SL Green formed a wholly-owned taxable REIT subsidiary, Belmont Insurance Company, or Belmont, to act as a captive insurance company and be one of the elements of our overall insurance program Belmont was formed in an effort to, among other reasons, stabilize to some extent the fluctuations of insurance market conditions. Belmont is licensed in New York to write Terrorism, NBCR (nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological), General Liability, Environmental Liability and D&O coverage.

    Terrorism: Belmont acts as a direct property insurer with respect to a portion of our terrorism coverage for the New York City properties. Effective September 1, 2009 Belmont increased its terrorism coverage from $250 million to $400 million in an upper layer. In addition, Belmont purchased reinsurance to reinsure the retained insurable risk not otherwise covered under Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization and Extension Act of 2007 (TRIPRA), as detailed below.

    NBCR: Belmont acts as a direct insurer of NBCR coverage up to $250 million on the entire property portfolio.

    General Liability: Belmont insures a deductible on the general liability insurance with a $150,000 deductible per occurrence and a $2.2 million annual aggregate stop loss limit. SL Green has secured an excess insurer to protect against catastrophic liability losses above the $150,000 deductible per occurrence and a stop loss if aggregate claims exceed $2.2 million. Belmont has retained a third party administrator to manage all claims within the deductible and we anticipate that direct management of liability claims will improve loss experience and ultimately lower the cost of liability insurance in future years. In addition, SL Green has an umbrella liability policy of $200.0 million.

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    Environmental Liability: Belmont insures a deductible of $1 million per occurrence on a $30 million environmental liability policy covering the entire portfolio.

        TRIA, which was enacted in November 2002, was renewed on December 31, 2007. Congress extended TRIA, now called TRIPRA (Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization and Extension Act of 2007) until December 31, 2014. The law extends the federal Terrorism Insurance Program that requires insurance companies to offer terrorism coverage and provides for compensation for insured losses resulting from acts of foreign and domestic terrorism. Our debt instruments, consisting of mortgage loans secured by our properties (which are generally non-recourse to us), mezzanine loans, ground leases and SL Green's 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility, contain customary covenants requiring us to maintain insurance. There can be no assurance that the lenders or ground lessors under these instruments will not take the position that a total or partial exclusion from "all-risk" insurance coverage for losses due to terrorist acts is a breach of these debt and ground lease instruments that allows the lenders or ground lessors to declare an event of default and accelerate repayment of debt or recapture of ground lease positions. In addition, if lenders insist on full coverage for these risks and prevail in asserting that we are required to maintain such coverage, it could result in substantially higher insurance premiums.

Our dependence on smaller and growth-oriented businesses to rent our office space could adversely affect our cash flow and results of operations.

        Many of the tenants in our properties are smaller, growth-oriented businesses that may not have the financial strength of larger corporate tenants. Smaller companies generally experience a higher rate of failure than large businesses. Growth-oriented firms may also seek other office space, including Class A space, as they develop. Dependence on these companies could create a higher risk of tenant defaults, turnover and bankruptcies, which could adversely affect our distributable cash flow and results of operations.

Recent turmoil in the credit markets could affect our ability to obtain debt financing on reasonable terms.

        The U.S. credit markets have recently experienced significant dislocations and liquidity disruptions which have caused the spreads on prospective debt financings to widen considerably. Continued turmoil in the credit markets may negatively impact our ability to access additional debt financing at reasonable terms, which may negatively affect investment returns on future acquisitions or our ability to make acquisitions.

Debt financing, financial covenants, degree of leverage, and increases in interest rates could adversely affect our economic performance.

Scheduled debt payments could adversely affect our results of operations.

        The total principal amount of our outstanding consolidated indebtedness was approximately $0.9 billion as of December 31, 2009, consisting of approximately $0.7 billion under our senior unsecured notes and convertible bonds, and approximately $0.2 billion of non-recourse mortgage loan on one of our properties. As of December 31, 2009, the total principal amount of non-recourse indebtedness outstanding at our joint venture property was approximately $315.0 million, of which our proportionate share was approximately $94.5 million. Cash flow could be insufficient to pay distributions at expected levels and meet the payments of principal and interest required under our current mortgage indebtedness, senior unsecured notes and indebtedness outstanding at our joint venture properties.

        If we are unable to make payments under our senior unsecured notes, the principal and unpaid interest will become immediately payable. If a property is mortgaged to secure payment of indebtedness and we are unable to meet mortgage payments, the mortgagee could foreclose on the property, resulting in loss of income and asset value. Foreclosure on mortgaged properties or an inability to make payments under our unsecured notes would have a negative impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

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        We may not be able to refinance existing indebtedness, which in all cases requires substantial principal payments at maturity. In 2010, none of the debt on either of our consolidated properties or our unconsolidated joint venture property, respectively, will mature. However, we have the right to call our 4% exchangeable bonds in June 2010. At the present time, we intend to exercise extension options or refinance the debt associated with our properties on or prior to their respective maturity dates. If any principal payments due at maturity cannot be refinanced, extended or paid with proceeds of other capital transactions, such as new equity or debt capital, our cash flow will not be sufficient in all years to repay all maturing debt. At the time of refinancing, prevailing interest rates or other factors, such as the possible reluctance of lenders to make commercial real estate loans may result in higher interest rates. Increased interest expense on the refinanced debt would adversely affect cash flow and our ability to service debt and make distributions to SL Green.

Financial covenants could adversely affect our ability to conduct our business.

        The mortgages on our properties contain customary negative covenants that limit our ability to further mortgage the property, to enter into new leases or materially modify existing leases, and to discontinue insurance coverage. The terms of our senior unsecured notes include certain restrictions and covenants which limit, among other things, the incurrence of additional indebtedness and liens, and which require compliance with financial ratios relating to the minimum amount of debt service coverage, the maximum amount of consolidated unsecured and secured indebtedness and the minimum amount of unencumbered assets. These restrictions could adversely affect our results of operations and our ability to make distributions to SL Green.

Rising interest rates could adversely affect our cash flow.

        We may incur indebtedness in the future that bears interest at a variable rate or may be required to refinance our debt at higher rates. Accordingly, increases in interest rates above that which we anticipated based upon historical trends could adversely affect our ability to continue to make distributions to stockholders. At December 31, 2009, we had no variable rate borrowings.

Failure to hedge effectively against interest rate changes may adversely affect results of operations.

        The interest rate hedge instruments we may use to manage some of our exposure to interest rate volatility involve risk, such as the risk that counterparties may fail to honor their obligations under these arrangements. In addition, these arrangements may not be effective in reducing our exposure to interest rate changes. Failure to hedge effectively against interest rate changes may adversely affect our results of operations.

No limitation on debt could adversely affect our cash flow.

        Our organizational documents do not contain any limitation on the amount of indebtedness we may incur. If we become more highly leveraged, an increase in debt service could adversely affect cash available for distribution to SL Green and could increase the risk of default on our indebtedness. In addition, any change that increases SL Green's debt to market capitalization percentage could be viewed negatively by investors. As a result, SL Green's share price could decrease. SL Green's market capitalization is variable and does not necessarily reflect the fair market value of its assets at all times. SL Green also considers factors other than market capitalization in making decisions regarding the incurrence of indebtedness, such as the purchase price of properties to be acquired with debt financing, the estimated market value of our properties upon refinancing and the ability of particular properties and our business as a whole to generate cash flow to cover expected debt service.

Structured finance investments could cause us to incur expenses, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

        We owned three mezzanine and other loans with an aggregate book value of approximately $27.0 million at December 31, 2009. Such investments may or may not be recourse obligations of the borrower and are not insured or guaranteed by governmental agencies or otherwise. In the event of a default under these obligations, we may

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have to realize upon our collateral and thereafter make substantial improvements or repairs to the underlying real estate in order to maximize the property's investment potential. Borrowers may contest enforcement of foreclosure or other remedies, seek bankruptcy protection against such enforcement and/or bring claims for lender liability in response to actions to enforce their obligation to us. Relatively high loan-to-value ratios and declines in the value of the property may prevent us from realizing an amount equal to our investment upon foreclosure or realization.

        We evaluate the collectability of both interest and principal of each of our loans, if circumstances warrant, to determine whether they are impaired. A loan is impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the existing contractual terms. When a loan is impaired, the amount of the loss accrual is calculated by comparing the carrying amount of the investment to the value determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at the loan's effective interest rate or, as a practical expedient, to the value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. There can be no assurance that our estimates of collectible amounts will not change over time or that they will be representative of the amounts we actually collect, including amounts we would collect if we chose to sell these investments before their maturity. If we collect less than our estimates, we will record charges which could be material. We maintain and regularly evaluate financial reserves to protect against potential future losses. Our reserves reflect management's judgment of the probability and severity of losses. We cannot be certain that our judgment will prove to be correct and that reserves will be adequate over time to protect against potential future losses because of unanticipated adverse changes in the economy or events adversely affecting specific properties, assets, tenants, borrowers, industries in which our tenants and borrowers operate or markets in which our tenants and borrowers or their properties are located. We believe the increase in our non-performing loans has been driven by the recent credit crisis, which have adversely impacted the ability of many of our borrowers to service their debt and refinance our loans to them at maturity. We have increased our provision for loan losses in 2008 and 2009 based upon the performance of our assets and conditions in the financial markets and overall economy, which deteriorated precipitously in the fourth quarter of 2008. If our reserves for credit losses prove inadequate, we could suffer losses which would have a material adverse affect on our financial performance, the market prices of our securities and our ability to make distributions.

Joint investments could be adversely affected by our lack of sole decision-making authority and reliance upon a co-venturer's financial condition.

        We co-invest with third parties through partnerships, joint ventures, co-tenancies or other entities, acquiring non-controlling interests in, or sharing responsibility for managing the affairs of, a property, partnership, joint venture, co-tenancy or other entity. Therefore, we will not be in a position to exercise sole decision-making authority regarding that property, partnership, joint venture or other entity. Investments in partnerships, joint ventures, or other entities may involve risks not present were a third party not involved, including the possibility that our partners, co-tenants or co-venturers might become bankrupt or otherwise fail to fund their share of required capital contributions. Additionally, our partners or co-venturers might at any time have economic or other business interests or goals, which are inconsistent with our business interests or goals. These investments may also have the potential risk of impasses on decisions such as a sale, because neither we nor the partner, co-tenant or co-venturer would have full control over the partnership or joint venture. Consequently, actions by such partner, co-tenant or co-venturer might result in subjecting properties owned by the partnership or joint venture to additional risk. In addition, we may in specific circumstances be liable for the actions of our third-party partners, co-tenants or co-venturers. As of December 31, 2009, our unconsolidated joint venture owned one property and we had an aggregate cost basis in the joint venture totaling approximately $51.3 million. As of December 31, 2009, our share of unconsolidated joint venture debt totaled approximately $94.5 million.

Our joint venture agreements may contain terms in favor of our partners that could have an adverse effect on the value of our investments in the joint ventures.

        Each of our joint venture agreements has been individually negotiated with our partner in the joint venture and, in some cases, we have agreed to terms that are favorable to our partner in the joint venture. For example,

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our partner may be entitled to a specified portion of the profits of the joint venture before we are entitled to any portion of such profits and our partner may have rights to buy our interest in the joint venture, to force us to buy the partner's interest in the joint venture or to compel the sale of the property owned by such joint venture. These rights may permit our partner in a particular joint venture to obtain a greater benefit from the value or profits of the joint venture than us, which could have an adverse effect on the value of our investment in the joint venture and on our financial condition and results of operations. We may also enter into similar arrangements in the future.

We are subject to possible environmental liabilities and other possible liabilities.

        We are subject to various federal, state and local environmental laws. These laws regulate our use, storage, disposal and management of hazardous substances and wastes and can impose liability on property owners or operators for the clean-up of certain hazardous substances released on a property and any associated damage to natural resources without regard to whether the release was legal or whether it was caused by the property owner or operator. The presence of hazardous substances on our properties may adversely affect occupancy and our ability to develop or sell or borrow against those properties. In addition to potential liability for clean-up costs, private plaintiffs may bring claims for personal injury, property damage or for similar reasons. Various laws also impose liability for the clean-up of contamination at any facility (e.g., a landfill) to which we have sent hazardous substances for treatment or disposal, without regard to whether the materials were transported, treated and disposed in accordance with law.

We may incur significant costs complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and similar laws.

        Our properties may be subject to other risks relating to current or future laws including laws benefiting disabled persons, and other state or local zoning, construction or other regulations. These laws may require significant property modifications in the future for which we may not have budgeted and could result in fines being levied against us. The occurrence of any of these events could have an adverse impact on our cash flows and ability to make distributions to stockholders.

        Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, all public accommodations must meet federal requirements related to access and use by disabled persons. Additional federal, state and local laws also may require modifications to our properties, or restrict our ability to renovate our properties. We have not conducted an audit or investigation of all of our properties to determine our compliance. If one or more of our properties is not in compliance with the ADA or other legislation, then we would be required to incur additional costs to bring the property into compliance. We cannot predict the ultimate amount of the cost of compliance with ADA or other legislation. If we incur substantial costs to comply with the ADA and any other legislation, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flow and/or ability to satisfy our debt service obligations and to pay dividends to our stockholders could be adversely affected.

We face potential conflicts of interest.

Members of management may have a conflict of interest over whether to enforce terms of agreements with entities with which senior management, directly or indirectly, has an affiliation.

        Through Alliance Building Services, or Alliance, First Quality Maintenance, L.P., or First Quality, provides cleaning, extermination and related services, Classic Security LLC provides security services, Bright Star Couriers LLC provides messenger services, and Onyx Restoration Works provides restoration services with respect to certain properties owned by us. Alliance is owned by Gary Green, a son of Stephen L. Green, the chairman of SL Green's board of directors. SL Green and its tenants accounted for approximately 23.7% of Alliance's 2009 total revenue. The contracts pursuant to which these services are provided are not the result of arm's length negotiations and, therefore, there can be no assurance that the terms and conditions are not less favorable than those which could be obtained from third parties providing comparable services. In addition, to the extent that we choose to enforce our rights under any of these agreements, we may determine to pursue available remedies, such

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as actions for damages or injunctive relief, less vigorously than we otherwise might because of our desire to maintain our ongoing relationship with the individual involved.

        As of December 31, 2009, services were being provided by these entities to 11 of the properties owned by ROP.

Members of management may have a conflict of interest over whether to enforce terms of senior management's employment and non-competition agreements.

        Stephen Green, Marc Holliday, Gregory Hughes, Andrew Levine and Andrew Mathias entered into employment and noncompetition agreements with SL Green pursuant to which they have agreed not to actively engage in the acquisition, development or operation of office real estate in the New York City metropolitan area. For the most part these restrictions apply to the executive both during his employment and for a period of time thereafter. Each executive is also prohibited from otherwise disrupting or interfering with our business through the solicitation of our employees or clients or otherwise. To the extent that SL Green chooses to enforce its rights under any of these agreements, SL Green may determine to pursue available remedies, such as actions for damages or injunctive relief, less vigorously than we otherwise might because of its desire to maintain its ongoing relationship with the individual involved. Additionally, the non-competition provisions of these agreements despite being limited in scope and duration, could be difficult to enforce, or may be subject to limited enforcement, should litigation arise over them in the future. Mr. Green has interests in two properties in Manhattan, which are exempt from the non-competition provisions of his employment and non-competition agreement.

SL Green's failure to qualify as a REIT would be costly.

        We believe that SL Green has operated in a manner to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes and SL Green intends to continue to so operate. Many of these requirements, however, are highly technical and complex. The determination that SL Green is a REIT requires an analysis of factual matters and circumstances. These matters, some of which may not be totally within SL Green's control, can affect its qualification as a REIT. For example, to qualify as a REIT, at least 95% of SL Green's gross income must come from designated sources that are listed in the REIT tax laws. SL Green is also required to distribute to stockholders at least 90% of its REIT taxable income excluding capital gains. The fact that SL Green holds its assets through subsidiaries further complicates the application of the REIT requirements. Even a technical or inadvertent mistake could jeopardize SL Green's REIT status. Furthermore, Congress and the Internal Revenue Service, which we refer to as the IRS, might make changes to the tax laws and regulations, and the courts might issue new rulings that make it more difficult, or impossible, for SL Green to remain qualified as a REIT.

        If SL Green fails to qualify as a REIT, it would be subject to federal income tax at regular corporate rates. Also, unless the IRS grants SL Green relief under specific statutory provisions, it would remain disqualified as a REIT for four years following the year it first failed to qualify. If SL Green failed to qualify as a REIT, it would have to pay significant income taxes and ROP would therefore have less money available to service indebtedness.

SL Green would incur adverse tax consequences if RARC failed to qualify as a REIT.

        SL Green has assumed that RARC has historically qualified as a REIT for United States federal income tax purposes and that SL Green will continue to be able to qualify as a REIT following the Merger. However, if RARC failed to qualify as a REIT, SL Green generally would have succeeded to significant tax liabilities (including the significant tax liability that would result from a deemed sale of assets by RARC pursuant to the Merger).

We face significant competition for tenants.

        The leasing of real estate is highly competitive. The principal means of competition are rent charged, location, services provided and the nature and condition of the facility to be leased. We directly compete with all lessors and developers of similar space in the areas in which our properties are located. Demand for retail space

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has been impacted by the recent bankruptcy of a number of retail companies and a general trend toward consolidation in the retail industry, which could adversely affect the ability of our company to attract and retain tenants.

        Our commercial office properties are concentrated in highly developed areas of midtown Manhattan and certain Suburban central business districts, or CBDs. Manhattan is the largest office market in the United States. The number of competitive office properties in Manhattan and CBDs in which our Suburban properties are located (which may be newer or better located than our properties) could have a material adverse effect on our ability to lease office space at our properties, and on the effective rents we are able to charge.

Loss of our key personnel could harm our operations.

        We are dependent on the efforts of Stephen L. Green, the chairman of the board of directors of SL Green and an executive officer, Marc Holliday, the chief executive officer of SL Green and president of WAGP, Andrew Mathias, the president and chief investment officer of SL Green and Gregory F. Hughes, the chief operating officer and chief financial officer of SL Green and the treasurer of WAGP. These officers have employment agreements which expire in December 2010, January 2013, December 2010 and June 2010, respectively. A loss of the services of any of these individuals could adversely affect our operations.

Our business and operations would suffer in the event of system failures.

        Despite system redundancy, the implementation of security measures and the existence of a Disaster Recovery Plan for our internal information technology systems, our systems are vulnerable to damages from any number of sources, including computer viruses, unauthorized access, energy blackouts, natural disasters, terrorism, war and telecommunication failures. Any system failure or accident that causes interruptions in our operations could result in a material disruption to our business. We may also incur additional costs to remedy damages caused by such disruptions.

Compliance with changing regulation applicable to corporate governance and public disclosure may result in additional expenses, affect our operations and affect our reputation.

        Changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other SEC regulations and New York Stock Exchange rules, are creating uncertainty for public companies. These new or changed laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies, which could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. We are committed to maintaining high standards of corporate governance and public disclosure. As a result, our efforts to comply with evolving laws, regulations and standards have resulted in, and are likely to continue to result in, increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities. In particular, our efforts to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the related regulations regarding our required assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting has required the commitment of significant financial and managerial resources. In addition, it has become more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance. We expect these efforts to require the continued commitment of significant resources. Further, our directors, president and treasurer could face an increased risk of personal liability in connection with the performance of their duties. As a result, we may have difficulty attracting and retaining qualified directors and executive officers, which could harm our business. If our efforts to comply with new or changed laws, regulations and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to practice, our reputation may be harmed.

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Forward-Looking Statements May Prove Inaccurate

        See Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Forward-looking Information" for additional disclosure regarding forward-looking statements.

ITEM 1B.    UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

        As of December 31, 2009, we did not have any unresolved comments with the staff of the SEC.

ITEM 2.    PROPERTIES

The Portfolio

General

        As of December 31, 2009, we owned or held interests in four consolidated commercial office properties encompassing approximately 3.8 million rentable square feet, located primarily in midtown Manhattan. Certain of these properties include at least a small amount of retail space on the lower floors, as well as basement/storage space. As of December 31, 2009, our portfolio also included ownership interests in 16 consolidated and one unconsolidated commercial office properties located in Queens, Westchester County and Connecticut, or the Suburban assets, encompassing approximately 2.6 million rentable square feet and approximately 1.4 million rentable square feet, respectively.

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        The following table sets forth certain information with respect to each of the Manhattan and Suburban office and retail properties in the portfolio as of December 31, 2009:

Manhattan Properties
  Year Built/
Renovated
  SubMarket   Approximate
Rentable
Square Feet
  Percentage
of Portfolio
Rentable
Square
Feet (%)
  Percent
Leased (%)
  Annualized
Rent
($'s)(1)
  Percentage
of Portfolio
Annualized
Rent
(%)(2)
  Number
of
Tenants
  Annualized
Rent Per
Leased
Square
Foot ($)(3)
  Annualized
Net Effective
Rent Per
Leased
Square Foot
($)(4)
 

CONSOLIDATED PROPERTIES

                                                 

810 Seventh Avenue

   
1970
 

Times Square

   
692,000
   
9
   
88.8
 
$

38,393,772
   
15
   
36
   
61.17
   
53.84
 

919 Third Avenue(5)

    1970  

Grand Central North

    1,454,000     19     99.9     82,829,652     16     15     57.07     50.81  

1185 Avenue of the Americas(6)

    1969  

Rockefeller Center

    1,062,000     14     98.9     71,165,940     27     20     66.41     61.24  

1350 Avenue of the Americas

    1966  

Rockefeller Center

    562,000     7     89.2     29,870,676     11     42     58.81     54.22  
                                                 

Total / Weighted Average Consolidated Properties(7)

   
3,770,000
   
49
   
96.0
   
222,260,040
   
69
   
113
             

Suburban Properties

                                                           

CONSOLIDATED PROPERTIES

                                                 

1100 King Street—1 International Drive

    1983-1986  

Rye Brook, Westchester

    90,000     1     100.0     2,453,940     1     1     27.27     25.68  

1100 King Street—2 International Drive

    1983-1986  

Rye Brook, Westchester

    90,000     1     79.4     2,106,984     1     4     29.47     24.12  

1100 King Street—3 International Drive

    1983-1986  

Rye Brook, Westchester

    90,000     1     73.0     1,955,208     1     4     27.21     26.61  

1100 King Street—4 International Drive

    1983-1986  

Rye Brook, Westchester

    90,000     1     96.9     2,704,128     1     10     32.79     26.02  

1100 King Street—5 International Drive

    1983-1986  

Rye Brook, Westchester

    90,000     1     79.9     1,975,668     1     8     27.51     22.17  

1100 King Street—6 International Drive

    1983-1986  

Rye Brook, Westchester

    90,000     1     100.0     2,841,168     1     4     29.79     27.70  

520 White Plains Road

    1979  

Tarrytown, Westchester

    180,000     2     93.2     4,377,708     2     10     26.80     23.01  

115-117 Stevens Avenue

    1984  

Valhalla, Westchester

    178,000     2     67.0     2,378,244     1     13     23.72     19.02  

100 Summit Lake Drive

    1988  

Valhalla, Westchester

    250,000     3     86.4     5,811,336     2     7     29.72     27.31  

200 Summit Lake Drive

    1990  

Valhalla, Westchester

    245,000     3     93.5     6,817,812     2     9     30.34     28.57  

500 Summit Lake Drive

    1986  

Valhalla, Westchester

    228,000     3     56.4     4,874,304     2     4     26.03     23.31  

140 Grand Street

    1991  

White Plains, Westchester

    130,100     2     96.6     3,852,641     1     12     34.76     27.82  

360 Hamilton Avenue

    2000  

White Plains, Westchester

    384,000     5     100.0     13,367,208     5     14     35.70     31.80  
                                                 
 

Westchester, NY Subtotal

    2,135,100     26     86.5     55,516,349     21     100              

680 Washington Boulevard(5)

    1989  

Stamford, Connecticut

    133,000     2     84.5     2,798,460     1     5     38.62     33.26  

750 Washington Boulevard(5)

    1989  

Stamford, Connecticut

    192,000     3     97.4     6,718,020     1     8     37.07     34.63  

1055 Washington Boulevard(6)

    1987  

Stamford, Connecticut

    182,000     2     87.2     5,469,228     2     20     33.79     32.92  
                                                 
 

Connecticut Subtotal

    507,000     7     90.4     14,985,708     4     33              
                                                 

Total / Weighted Average Consolidated Property(8)

   
2,642,100
   
33
   
87.2
   
70,502,057
   
25
   
133
             

UNCONSOLIDATED PROPERTY

                                                 

One Court Square—30%

    1987  

Long Island City, New York

    1,402,000     18     100.0     51,363,840     6     1     36.65     36.65  
                                                 

Total / Weighted Average Unconsolidated Property(9)

    1,402,000     18     100.0     51,363,840     6     1              
                                                 

Grand Total / Weighted Average

    7,814,100     100     93.7     344,125,937           247              

Grand Total—SLG share of Annualized Rent

                    $ 262,921,644     100                    
                                                 

(1)
Annualized Rent represents the monthly contractual rent under existing leases as of December 31, 2009 multiplied by 12. This amount reflects total rent before any rent abatements and includes expense reimbursements, which may be estimated as of such date. Total rent abatements for leases in effect as of December 31, 2009 for the 12 months ending December 31, 2010 are approximately $1.0 million for our consolidated properties and $0.5 million for our unconsolidated property.

(2)
Includes our share of unconsolidated joint venture annualized rent calculated on a consistent basis.

(3)
Annualized Rent Per Leased Square Foot represents Annualized Rent, as described in footnote (1) above, presented on a per leased square foot basis.

(4)
Annual Net Effective Rent Per Leased Square Foot represents (a) for leases in effect at the time an interest in the relevant property was first acquired by us, the remaining lease payments under the lease from the acquisition date divided by the number of months remaining under the lease multiplied by 12 and (b) for leases entered into after an interest in the relevant property was first acquired by us, all lease payments under the lease divided by the number of months in the lease multiplied by 12, and, in the case of both (a) and (b), minus tenant improvement costs and leasing commissions, if any, paid or payable by us and presented on a per leased square foot basis. Annual Net Effective Rent Per Leased Square Foot includes future contractual increases in rental payments and therefore, in certain cases, may exceed Annualized Rent Per Leased Square Foot.

(5)
We hold a 51% interest in this property.

(6)
We hold a leasehold interest in this property.

(7)
Includes approximately 3.5 million square feet of rentable office space, 0.1 million square feet of rentable retail space and 0.2 million square feet of garage space.

(8)
Includes approximately 2.6 million square feet of rentable office space and 0.1 million square feet of rentable retail space.

(9)
Includes approximately 1.4 million square feet of rentable office space.

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Lease Expirations

        Leases in our Manhattan portfolio, as at many other Manhattan office properties, typically have a term of seven to fifteen years, compared to typical lease terms of five to ten years in other large U.S. office markets. For the five years ending December 31, 2014, the average annual rollover at our Manhattan consolidated properties is approximately 0.2 million square feet representing an average annual expiration rate of 6.2% per year (assuming no tenants exercise renewal or cancellation options and there are no tenant bankruptcies or other tenant defaults).

        The following tables set forth a schedule of the annual lease expirations at our Manhattan consolidated properties, with respect to leases in place as of December 31, 2009 for each of the next ten years and thereafter (assuming that no tenants exercise renewal or cancellation options and that there are no tenant bankruptcies or other tenant defaults):

Manhattan Consolidated Properties
Year of Lease Expiration
  Number
of
Expiring
Leases
  Square
Footage
of
Expiring
Leases
  Percentage
of
Total
Leased
Square
Feet (%)
  Annualized
Rent
of
Expiring
Leases(1)
  Annualized
Rent
Per
Leased
Square
Foot of
Expiring
Leases(2)
 

2010(3)

    20     185,443     5.07 % $ 9,402,276   $ 50.70  

2011

    7     116,567     3.19     6,765,924     58.04  

2012

    6     189,880     5.19     10,800,288     56.88  

2013

    11     279,625     7.64     16,689,264     59.68  

2014

    17     356,580     9.75     19,432,632     54.50  

2015

    5     29,194     0.80     1,496,748     51.27  

2016

    14     384,803     10.52     23,421,036     60.87  

2017

    4     74,337     2.03     6,684,312     89.92  

2018

    10     291,758     7.97     21,247,764     72.83  

2019 & thereafter

    21     1,750,271     47.84     106,319,796     60.74  
                       

Total/weighted average

    115     3,658,458     100.00 % $ 222,260,040   $ 60.75  
                       

(1)
Annualized Rent of Expiring Leases represents the monthly contractual rent under existing leases as of December 31, 2009 multiplied by 12. This amount reflects total rent before any rent abatements and includes expense reimbursements, which may be estimated as of such date. Total rent abatements for leases in effect as of December 31, 2009 for the 12 months ending December 31, 2010, are approximately $1.0 million for the Manhattan properties.

(2)
Annualized Rent Per Leased Square Foot of Expiring Leases represents Annualized Rent of Expiring Leases, as described in footnote (1) above, presented on a per leased square foot basis.

(3)
Includes no square feet of month-to-month holdover tenants whose leases expired prior to December 31, 2009.

        Leases in our Suburban portfolio, as at many other suburban office properties, typically have a term of five to ten years. For the five years ending December 31, 2014, the average annual rollover at our Suburban consolidated and unconsolidated properties is approximately 0.3 million square feet and none, respectively, representing an average annual expiration rate of 14.2% and none respectively, per year (assuming no tenants exercise renewal or cancellation options and there are no tenant bankruptcies or other tenant defaults).

        Our Suburban unconsolidated property is leased to a single tenant on a net-lease basis. The lease expires in 2020.

        The following tables set forth a schedule of the annual lease expirations at our Suburban consolidated properties with respect to leases in place as of December 31, 2009 for each of the next ten years and thereafter

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(assuming that no tenants exercise renewal or cancellation options and that there are no tenant bankruptcies or other tenant defaults):

Suburban Consolidated Properties
Year of Lease Expiration
  Number
of
Expiring
Leases
  Square
Footage
of
Expiring
Leases
  Percentage
of
Total
Leased
Square
Feet (%)
  Annualized
Rent
of
Expiring
Leases(1)
  Annualized
Rent
Per
Leased
Square
Foot of
Expiring
Leases(2)
 

2010(3)

    24     343,036     15.22 % $ 10,556,688   $ 30.77  

2011

    26     538,644     23.89     15,701,124     29.15  

2012

    16     136,802     6.07     4,576,608     33.45  

2013

    18     376,628     16.70     12,743,340     33.84  

2014

    18     203,530     9.03     6,353,844     31.22  

2015

    11     208,856     9.26     6,752,561     32.33  

2016

    11     229,260     10.17     6,995,100     30.51  

2017

    2     20,341     0.90     542,472     26.67  

2018

    5     90,943     4.03     2,565,312     28.21  

2019 & thereafter

    6     106,834     4.74     3,715,008     34.77  
                       

Total/weighted average

    137     2,254,874     100.00 % $ 70,502,057   $ 31.27  
                       

(1)
Annualized Rent of Expiring Leases represents the monthly contractual rent under existing leases as of December 31, 2009 multiplied by 12. This amount reflects total rent before any rent abatements and includes expense reimbursements, which may be estimated as of such date. Total rent abatements for leases in effect as of December 31, 2009 for the 12 months ending December 31, 2010 are approximately $0.5 million for the suburban properties.

(2)
Annualized Rent Per Leased Square Foot of Expiring Leases represents Annualized Rent of Expiring Leases, as described in footnote (1) above, presented on a per leased square foot basis.

(3)
Includes 2,643 square feet of month-to-month holdover tenants whose leases expired prior to December 31, 2009.

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Tenant Diversification

        At December 31, 2009, our portfolio was leased to approximately 247 tenants, which are engaged in a variety of businesses, including professional services, financial services, media, apparel, business services and government/non-profit. The following table sets forth information regarding the leases with respect to the 10 largest tenants in our portfolio, based on the amount of square footage leased by our tenants as of December 31, 2009:

Tenant(1)
  Properties   Remaining
Lease
Term
in Months(2)
  Total
Leased
Square Feet
  Percentage
of
Aggregate
Portfolio
Leased
Square
Feet (%)
  Percentage
of
Aggregate
Portfolio
Annualized
Rent (%)
 

Citigroup, N.A. 

 

Court Square and 750 Washington Blvd

    124     1,510,197     19.3 %   6.6 %

Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP

 

919 Third Avenue

    144     586,528     7.5     7.1  

Verizon

 

1100 King Street Bldg's 1&2 &
500 Summit Lake Drive

    24     295,737     3.8     3.0  

Schulte, Roth & Zabel LLP

 

919 Third Avenue

    138     263,186     3.4     2.8  

Amerada Hess Corp. 

 

1185 Avenue of the Americas

    216     182,529     2.3     4.2  

Fuji Color Processing Inc. 

 

200 Summit Lake Drive

    39     165,880     2.1     1.9  

King & Spalding

 

1185 Avenue of the Americas

    190     159,858     2.0     3.6  

National Hockey League

 

1185 Avenue of the Americas

    155     148,216     1.9     4.2  

Banque National De Paris

 

919 Third Avenue

    79     145,834     1.9     1.6  

Draft Worldwide

 

919 Third Avenue

    47     141,260     1.8     1.6  
                         

Total/ Weighted Average(3)

              3,599,225     46.1 %   36.6 %
                         

(1)
This list is not intended to be representative of our tenants as a whole.

(2)
Lease term from December 31, 2009 until the date of the last expiring lease for tenants with multiple leases.

(3)
Weighted average calculation based on total rentable square footage leased by each tenant.

Environmental Matters

        We engaged independent environmental consulting firms to perform Phase I environmental site assessments on our portfolio, in order to assess existing environmental conditions. All of the Phase I assessments met the ASTM Standard. Under the ASTM Standard, a Phase I environmental site assessment consists of a site visit, an historical record review, a review of regulatory agency data bases and records, and interviews with on-site personnel, with the purpose of identifying potential environmental concerns associated with real estate. These environmental site assessments did not reveal any known environmental liability that we believe will have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

ITEM 3.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

        As of December 31, 2009, we were not involved in any material litigation nor, to management's knowledge, is any material litigation threatened against us or our portfolio other than routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business or litigation that is adequately covered by insurance.

ITEM 4.    SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

        No matters were submitted to a vote of our stockholders during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009.

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PART II

ITEM 5.    MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

        There is no established trading market for our common equity. As of February 16, 2010, there were two holders of our Class A common units, both of which are subsidiaries of SL Green.

COMMON UNITS

        No distributions have been declared by ROP subsequent to the Merger on January 25, 2007.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

        We did not sell any Class A common units during the year ended December 31, 2009 that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

        In 2009 and 2008, none and 9,383 respectively, Class A common units were exchanged into shares of SL Green's common stock and cash in accordance with the Merger Agreement.

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ITEM 6.    SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

        The following table sets forth our selected financial data and should be read in conjunction with our Financial Statements and notes thereto included in Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" and Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

        The financial position as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 (Predecessor) and the results of operations for the period from January 1, 2007 to January 25, 2007 (Predecessor) and years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 (Predecessor), have been recorded based on the historical values of the assets and liabilities of ROP prior to the Merger. The financial position as of December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007 (Successor) and the results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the period from January 26, 2007 to December 31, 2007 (Successor) have been recorded based on the fair values assigned to the assets and liabilities of ROP in connection with the Merger. As such, the information presented may not be comparable.

 
   
   
  Period
January 26 to
December 31,
2007
  Period
January 1 to
January 25,
2007
  Year ended December 31,  
 
  Year Ended
December 31,
2009
  Year Ended
December 31,
2008
 
Operating Data
  2006   2005  
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Predecessor)
  (Predecessor)
  (Predecessor)
 

Total revenue

  $ 348,306   $ 349,547   $ 306,357   $ 26,418   $ 350,128   $ 351,861  
                           

Operating expenses

    76,115     80,099     70,679     6,770     78,275     71,019  

Real estate taxes

    55,317     50,331     46,391     4,659     56,525     52,198  

Ground rent

    8,643     8,643     8,081     699     8,489     7,907  

Interest expense, net of interest income

    56,299     72,649     69,068     6,956     98,512     97,916  

Amortization of deferred finance costs

                152     4,312     4,166  

Depreciation and amortization

    99,792     90,497     72,692     5,205     75,417     76,701  

Merger related costs

                8,814     56,896      

Loan loss reserves

    24,907     10,550                  

Long-term incentive compensation expense

                1,800     10,169     23,534  

Marketing, general and administration

    563     789     698     3,547     42,749     24,460  
                           

Total expenses

    321,636     313,558     267,609     38,602     431,344     357,901  
                           

Income (loss) from continuing operations before items

    26,670     35,989     38,748     (12,184 )   (81,216 )   (6,040 )

Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures

    1,109     838     1,249     8     3,681     1,371  

Gain on early extinguishment of debt

    3,519     16,569                  
                           

Income (loss) before gains on sale

    31,298     53,396     39,997     (12,176 )   (77,535 )   (4,669 )

Gain on sale of properties

                    63,640     92,130  
                           

Income (loss) from continuing operations

    31,298     53,396     39,997     (12,176 )   (13,895 )   87,461  

Discontinued operations

    (42 )   1,418     2,457     3,018     70,411     129,767  
                           

Net (loss) income

    31,256     54,814     42,454     (9,158 )   56,516     217,228  

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

    (13,380 )   (16,687 )   (9,864 )   (2,173 )   (13,690 )   (15,276 )
                           

Income (loss) attributable to ROP common unitholders

  $ 17,876   $ 38,127   $ 32,590   $ (11,331 ) $ 42,826   $ 201,952  
                           

Net income per Class A common unit—
Basic

                          $ 0.50   $ 2.40  
                                   

Cash distributions declared per Class A common unit

                          $ 1.70   $ 1.70  
                                   

Basic weighted average Class A common units outstanding

                            84,870     84,100  
                                   

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  As of December 31,  
Balance Sheet Data (In thousands)
  2009   2008   2007   2006   2005  
 
   
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Predecessor)
  (Predecessor)
 

Commercial real estate, before accumulated depreciation

  $ 3,938,299   $ 3,907,982   $ 3,938,060   $ 3,649,874   $ 3,476,415  

Total assets

    3,969,890     4,122,047     4,266,869     3,746,831     3,816,459  

Mortgage notes payable, revolving credit facilities, term loans and senior unsecured notes

    887,259     1,182,361     1,279,873     1,944,035     2,023,687  

Total Capital

    2,755,187     2,559,589     2,541,803     1,521,514     1,563,370  

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ITEM 7.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

        Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P., or ROP, commenced operations on June 2, 1995. Reckson Associates Realty Corp., or RARC, served as the sole general partner until November 15, 2007, at which time RARC withdrew, and Wyoming Acquisition GP LLC, or WAGP, succeeded it, as the sole general partner of ROP. WAGP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P., or the operating partnership. The sole limited partner of ROP is the operating partnership.

        ROP is engaged in the ownership, management, operation, acquisition, leasing, financing and development of commercial real estate properties, principally office properties and also owns land for future development located in the New York City, Westchester and Connecticut which collectively is also known as the New York Metro Area. At December 31, 2009, our inventory of development parcels aggregated approximately 81 acres of land in four separate parcels on which we can, based on estimates at December 31, 2009, develop approximately 1.1 million square feet of office space and in which we had invested approximately $65.1 million. In addition, as of December 31, 2009 ROP also held approximately $27.0 million of structured finance investments.

        On January 25, 2007, SL Green completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of common stock of RARC pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 3, 2006, as amended, the Merger Agreement, among SL Green, Wyoming Acquisition Corp., or Wyoming, Wyoming Acquisition GP LLC, Wyoming Acquisition Partnership LP, RARC and ROP. We paid approximately $6.0 billion, inclusive of transaction costs, for Reckson. This transaction is referred to herein as the Merger

        On January 25, 2007, SL Green completed the sale, or Asset Sale, of certain assets of ROP to an investment group led by certain of Reckson's former executive management for a total consideration of approximately $2.0 billion.

        The commercial real estate market is now in its third year of severe constraints on lending activity, resulting in continued illiquidity and reduced asset values.

        Beginning in the third quarter of 2007, the sub-prime residential lending and single family housing markets in the U.S. began to experience significant default rates, declining real estate values and increasing backlog of housing supply. As a result of the poor credit performance in the residential markets, other lending markets experienced higher volatility and decreased liquidity. The residential sector capital markets issues quickly spread into the asset-backed commercial real estate, corporate and other credit and equity markets. Substantially reduced mortgage loan originations and securitizations continued through 2008 and 2009, and caused more generalized credit market dislocations and a significant contraction in available credit. As a result, most commercial real estate owners, operators, investors and lenders continue to find it extremely difficult to obtain cost-effective debt capital to finance new investment activity or to refinance maturing debt. In the few instances in which debt is available, it is at a cost much higher than in the recent past.

        Credit spreads on commercial mortgages (i.e., the interest rate spread over given benchmarks such as LIBOR or U.S. Treasury securities) are significantly influenced by: (a) supply and demand for such mortgage loans; (b) perceived risk of the underlying real estate collateral cash flow; and (c) capital markets execution for the sale or financing of such commercial mortgage assets. In the case of (a), the number of potential lenders in the marketplace and the amount of funds they are willing to devote to commercial mortgage assets will impact credit spreads. As liquidity increases, spreads on equivalent commercial mortgage loans will decrease. Conversely, a lack of liquidity will result in credit spreads increasing. During periods of volatility, such as the markets are currently experiencing, the number of lenders participating in the market may change at an accelerated pace.

        During the past two years, the New York City real estate market saw an increase in the direct vacancy rate, as well as an increase in the amount of sublease space on the market, which largely subsided by late 2009. When the market absorbs sublease space, rents usually stabilize and occupancy begins to improve. We expect that total

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vacancy in Manhattan has now reached, or is close to reaching its inflection point and will improve in 2010, although probably very slowly at first. Along with rent stabilization and slow recovery, we anticipate a gradual reduction in the need to provide a long free rent period and large tenant improvement allowances used to attract tenants.

        Property sales continue to lag, as noted above. New York City sales activity in 2009 decreased by approximately $16.9 billion when compared to 2008, as total volume only reached approximately $3.5 billion. We believe that this is primarily due to a lack of financing for purchasers. However, we have been able to access capital for refinancing purposes which we believe primarily results from the asset quality of our portfolio and our ability to create and preserve asset value.

        Leasing activity for Manhattan, a borough of New York City, totaled approximately 16.3 million square feet compared to approximately 19.1 million square feet in 2008. Of the total 2009 leasing activity in Manhattan, the Midtown submarket accounted for approximately 11.3 million square feet, or 69.1%. Midtown's overall vacancy increased from 8.5% at December 31, 2008 to 12.0% at December 31, 2009, after reaching as high as 13.4% in October 2009.

        Overall asking rents for direct space in Midtown decreased from $72.08 at year-end 2008 to $57.32 at year-end 2009, a decrease of 20.5%. The decrease in rents has been driven by increased vacancy resulting from the financial crisis. Management believes that rental rates will begin to moderate and concession packages will decline during 2010 as vacancy shrinks.

        During 2009, minimal new office space was added to the Midtown office inventory. In a supply-constrained market, there is only 2.0 million square feet under construction in Midtown as of year-end and which becomes available in the next two years, only 7.3% of which is pre-leased.

        We saw significant fluctuations in short-term interest rates, although they still remain low compared to historical levels. The 30-day LIBOR rate ended 2009 at 0.23%, a 21 basis point decrease from the end of 2008. Ten-year US Treasuries ended 2009 at 3.83%, a 162 basis point increase from the end of 2008.

        The following discussion related to our consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements appearing in this report and in Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

        As a result of the substantial change in ownership from the Merger, SL Green has recorded the Merger in accordance with the provisions of "Push-Down Accounting." The application of "push-down accounting" resulted in the adjustment of the carrying values of the assets and liabilities of ROP to fair value in the same manner as ROP's assets and liabilities were recorded by SL Green subsequent to the Merger. The net impact of such adjustments was approximately $3.0 billion.

        As of December 31, 2009, we owned the following interests in commercial office properties in the New York Metro area, primarily in midtown Manhattan, a borough of New York City, or Manhattan. Our investments in the New York Metro area also include investments in Queens, Westchester County and Connecticut, which are collectively known as the Suburban assets:

Location
  Ownership   Number of
Properties
  Square Feet   Weighted
Average
Occupancy(1)
 

Manhattan

  Consolidated properties     4     3,770,000     96.0 %

Suburban

 

Consolidated properties

   
16
   
2,642,100
   
87.2

%

  Unconsolidated properties     1     1,402,000     100.0 %
                   

        21     7,814,100     93.7 %
                   

(1)
The weighted average occupancy represents the total leased square feet divided by total available rentable square feet.

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        We also own one development property encompassing approximately 36,800 square feet.

Critical Accounting Policies

        Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and contingencies as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. We evaluate our assumptions and estimates on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

Investment in Commercial Real Estate Properties

        On a periodic basis, we assess whether there are any indicators that the value of our real estate properties may be impaired or that their carrying values may not be recoverable. A property's value is considered impaired if management's estimate of the aggregate future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges for consolidated properties and discounted for unconsolidated properties) to be generated by the property are less than the carrying value of the property. To the extent impairment has occurred and is considered to be other than temporary, the loss will be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the property over the calculated fair value of the property. We do not believe that the value of any of our consolidated real estate properties or equity investment in rental property was impaired at December 31, 2009 and 2008.

        A variety of costs are incurred in the development and leasing of our properties. After determination is made to capitalize a cost, it is allocated to the specific component of a project that is benefited. Determination of when a development project is substantially complete and capitalization must cease involves a degree of judgment. The costs of land and building under development include specifically identifiable costs. The capitalized costs include pre-construction costs essential to the development of the property, development costs, construction costs, interest costs, real estate taxes, salaries and related costs and other costs incurred during the period of development. We consider a construction project as substantially completed and held available for occupancy upon the completion of tenant improvements, but no later than one year from cessation of major construction activity. We cease capitalization on the portions substantially completed and occupied or held available for occupancy, and capitalize only those costs associated with the portions under construction.

        We allocate the purchase price of real estate to land and building and, if determined to be material, intangibles, such as the value of above-, below-, and at-market leases and origination costs associated with the in-place leases. We depreciate the amount allocated to building and other intangible assets over their estimated useful lives, which generally range from three to 40 years and from one to 14 years, respectively. The values of the above- and below-market leases are amortized and recorded as either an increase (in the case of below-market leases) or a decrease (in the case of above-market leases) to rental income over the remaining term of the associated lease, which range from one to 14 years. The value associated with in-place leases are amortized over the expected term of the associated lease, which range from one to 14 years. If a tenant vacates its space prior to the contractual termination of the lease and no rental payments are being made on the lease, any unamortized balance of the related intangible will be written off. The tenant improvements and origination costs are amortized as an expense over the remaining life of the lease (or charged against earnings if the lease is terminated prior to its contractual expiration date). We assess fair value of the leases based on estimated cash flow projections that utilize appropriate discount and capitalization rates and available market information. Estimates of future cash flows are based on a number of factors including the historical operating results, known trends, and market/economic conditions that may affect the property.

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Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Venture

        We account for our investment in unconsolidated joint venture under the equity method of accounting in cases where we exercise significant influence, but do not control the entity and are not considered to be the primary beneficiary. We consolidate those joint ventures which are VIEs and where we are considered to be the primary beneficiary, even though we do not control the entity. In all the joint ventures, the rights of the minority investor are both protective as well as participating. Unless we are determined to be the primary beneficiary, these rights preclude us from consolidating these investments. These investments are recorded initially at cost, as investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, and subsequently adjusted for equity in net income (loss) and cash contributions and distributions. Any difference between the carrying amount of these investments on our balance sheet and the underlying equity in net assets is amortized as an adjustment to equity in net income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures over the lesser of the joint venture term or 10 years. Equity income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures is allocated based on our ownership interest in each joint venture. When a capital event (as defined in each joint venture agreement) such as a refinancing occurs, if return thresholds are met, future equity income will be allocated at our increased economic percentage. We recognize incentive income from unconsolidated real estate joint ventures as income to the extent it is earned and not subject to a clawback feature. Distributions we receive from unconsolidated real estate joint ventures in excess of our basis in the investment are recorded as offsets to our investment balance if we remain liable for future obligations of the joint venture or may otherwise be committed to provide future additional financial support. None of the joint venture debt is recourse to us.

Revenue Recognition

        Rental revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. The excess of rents recognized over amounts contractually due pursuant to the underlying leases are included in deferred rents receivable on the accompanying balance sheets. We establish, on a current basis, an allowance for future potential tenant credit losses, which may occur against this account. The balance reflected on the balance sheet is net of such allowance.

        Interest income on structured finance investments is recognized over the life of the investment using the effective interest method and recognized on the accrual basis. Fees received in connection with loan commitments are deferred until the loan is funded and are then recognized over the term of the loan as an adjustment to yield. Anticipated exit fees, whose collection is expected, are also recognized over the term of the loan as an adjustment to yield. Fees on commitments that expire unused are recognized at expiration.

        Income recognition is generally suspended for structured finance investments at the earlier of the date at which payments become 90 days past due or when, in the opinion of management, a full recovery of income and principal becomes doubtful. Income recognition is resumed when the loan becomes contractually current and performance is demonstrated to be resumed.

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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

        We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our tenants to make required rent payments. If the financial condition of a specific tenant were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of its ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.

Reserve for Possible Credit Losses

        The expense for possible credit losses in connection with structured finance investments is the charge to earnings to increase the allowance for possible credit losses to the level that we estimate to be adequate considering delinquencies, loss experience and collateral quality. Other factors considered relate to geographic trends and product diversification, the size of the portfolio and current economic conditions. Based upon these factors, we establish the provision for possible credit losses by category of asset. When it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts contractually due, the account is considered impaired.

        Where impairment is indicated, a valuation allowance is measured based upon the excess of the recorded investment amount over the net fair value of the collateral. Any deficiency between the carrying amount of an asset and the calculated value of the collateral is charged to expense. We recorded a reserve for impairment of approximately $24.9 million and $10.6 million in loan loss reserves and charge offs during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. No reserve for impairment was required at December 31, 2007.

Results of Operations

Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2009 to the year ended December 31, 2008

        The following section compares the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009 to the year ended December 31, 2008 for the 20 consolidated properties owned by ROP.

Rental Revenues (in millions)
  2009   2008   $ Change   % Change  

Rental revenue

  $ 287.4   $ 280.1   $ 7.3     2.6 %

Escalation and reimbursement revenue

    54.8     53.8     1.0     1.9  
                   
 

Total

  $ 342.2   $ 333.9   $ 8.3     2.5 %
                   

        At December 31, 2009, we estimated that the current market rents on our consolidated Manhattan properties and consolidated Suburban properties were approximately 0.8% higher and 1.0% lower, respectively, than then existing in-place fully escalated rents. Approximately 8.9% of the space leased at our consolidated properties expires during 2010.

Investment and Other Income (in millions)
  2009   2008   $ Change   % Change  

Equity in net income of unconsolidated joint venture

  $ 1.1   $ 0.8   $ 0.3     37.5 %

Investment and other income

    6.1     15.7     (9.6 )   (61.2 )
                   

    Total

  $ 7.2   $ 16.5   $ (9.3 )   (56.4 )%
                   

        The increase in equity in net income of unconsolidated joint venture was primarily due to higher net income contribution from One Court Square. Our joint venture at One Court Square is net leased to a single tenant until 2020. As such, we do not anticipate much change in occupancy rates or net income contributions from this asset. At December 31, 2009, we estimated that current market rents at our Suburban joint venture asset was approximately 2.6% higher than then existing in-place fully escalated rents.

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status during, 2008. There was also a reduction in lease buyout income (approximately $2.7 million) when comparing the year ended December 31, 2009 to the year ended December 31, 2008.

Property Operating Expenses (in millions)
  2009   2008   $ Change   % Change  

Operating expenses

  $ 76.1   $ 80.1   $ (4.0 )   (5.0 )%

Real estate taxes

    55.3     50.3     5.0     9.9  

Ground rent

    8.6     8.6          
                   

    Total

  $ 140.0   $ 139.0   $ 1.0     0.7 %
                   

        Operating expenses decreased compared to the same period in the prior year. The decrease was primarily attributable to decreases in utilities ($4.5 million) and repairs and maintenance ($0.4 million). This was offset by increases in payroll ($0.5 million) and insurance ($0.3 million). The increase in real estate taxes was primarily due to higher assessed values and higher tax rates.

Other Expenses (in millions)
  2009   2008   $ Change   % Change  

Interest expense, net of interest income

  $ 56.3   $ 72.6   $ (16.3 )   (22.5 )%

Depreciation and amortization expense

    99.8     90.5     9.3     10.3  

Loan loss reserves

    24.9     10.6     14.3     134.9  

Marketing, general and administrative expense

    0.6     0.8     (0.2 )   (25.0 )
                   

    Total

  $ 181.6   $ 174.5   $ 7.1     4.1 %
                   

        The decrease in interest expense was due to the redemption of $200.0 million of senior unsecured notes at maturity in March 2009 and which bore an average interest rate of 7.75%. We also repurchased early approximately $197.9 million of certain of our senior unsecured notes since October 2008, thereby reducing our interest expense during 2009.

        The increase in loan loss reserves was primarily due to the realized loss on sale of a structured finance investment (approximately $24.9 million) in June 2009.

Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2008 to the year ended December 31, 2007

        Comparisons discussed below are made using the combined operations of the Predecessor and Successor for 2007 as compared to the Successor's operations for the same period in 2008. The results of operations may not be comparable for the periods presented due to the change in the basis of accounting between the Successor and Predecessor periods resulting from the application of "push-down accounting." The results of operations for the Predecessor period in 2007 include 120 West 45th Street and Landmark Square 1-6. In connection with the Merger, these properties were assigned to the operating partnership and are therefore not included in the Successor period results of operations. Assets sold or classified as held for sale are excluded from the following discussion.

Rental Revenues (in millions)
  2008   2007   $ Change   % Change  

Rental revenue

  $ 280.1   $ 256.6   $ 23.5     9.2 %

Escalation and reimbursement revenue

    53.8     50.7     3.1     6.1  
                   

    Total

  $ 333.9   $ 307.3   $ 26.6     8.7 %
                   

        At December 31, 2008, we estimated that the current market rents on our consolidated Manhattan properties and consolidated Suburban properties were approximately 23.8% and 9.8% higher, respectively, than then existing

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in-place fully escalated rents. Approximately 4.6% of the space leased at our consolidated properties was scheduled to expire during 2009.

Investment and Other Income (in millions)
  2008   2007   $ Change   % Change  

Equity in net income of unconsolidated joint venture

  $ 0.8   $ 1.3   $ (0.5 )   (38.5 )%

Investment and other income

    15.7     25.5     (9.8 )   (38.4 )
                   

    Total

  $ 16.5   $ 26.8   $ (10.3 )   (38.4 )%
                   

        The decrease in equity in net income of unconsolidated joint venture was primarily due to lower net income contribution from One Court Square resulting from additional depreciation expense due to the purchase accounting adjustment to the investment in connection with the Merger. Our joint venture at One Court Square is net leased to a single tenant until 2020. As such, we do not anticipate much change in occupancy rates or net income contributions from this asset. At December 31, 2008, we estimated that current market rents at our Suburban joint venture asset was approximately 8.4% higher than then existing in-place fully escalated rents.

        The decrease in investment and other income is primarily due to the average investment balance decreasing between 2007 and 2008 due to the redemption of certain loans during 2007. Certain loans were also placed on non-accrual status in 2008. In 2007, we received a $2.5 million exit fee in connection with the redemption of a loan.

Property Operating Expenses (in millions)
  2008   2007   $ Change   % Change  

Operating expenses

  $ 80.1   $ 77.4   $ 2.7     3.5 %

Real estate taxes

    50.3     51.1     (0.8 )   (1.6 )

Ground rent

    8.6     8.8     (0.2 )   (2.3 )
                   

    Total

  $ 139.0   $ 137.3   $ 1.7     1.2 %
                   

        The increase in operating expenses was primarily driven by increases in payroll, cleaning, utilities and insurance. This was partially offset by decrease in repairs and maintenance. The operating expenses and real estate taxes for 120 West 45th Street and Landmark Square 1-6 are included in the 2007 Predecessor period. The decrease in ground rent expense related primarily to the ground rent at 1185 Avenue of the Americas.

Other Expenses (in millions)
  2008   2007   $ Change   % Change  

Interest expense, net of interest income

  $ 72.6   $ 76.2   $ (3.6 )   (4.7 )%

Depreciation and amortization expense

    90.5     77.9     12.6     16.2  

Loan loss reserves

    10.6         10.6     1,060.0  

Marketing, general and administrative expense

    0.8     14.9     (14.1 )   (94.6 )
                   

    Total

  $ 174.5   $ 169.0   $ 5.5     3.3 %
                   

        The decrease in interest expense is due to mortgage debt on certain properties being repaid in 2007 and those properties remaining unencumbered. During the fourth quarter of 2008, we also repurchased approximately $102.4 million of our 4% exchangeable unsecured bonds due June 2025. In addition, in April 2007, we redeemed $200.0 million of unsecured notes which bore an average interest rate of 6.9%. We incurred a $1.0 million make-whole payment in 2007 in connection with the early redemption of these bonds. In 2008, we recorded approximately $10.6 million in loan loss reserves against certain of our structured finance investments.

        The decrease in marketing, general and administrative expenses is primarily due to the Predecessor 2007 period including approximately $8.8 million related to merger costs and $1.8 million related to the long-term incentive compensation program. We did not incur similar costs in 2008.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

        We are currently experiencing a global economic downturn and credit crunch. As a result, many financial industry participants, including commercial real estate owners, operators, investors and lenders continue to find it extremely difficult to obtain cost-effective debt capital to finance new investment activity or to refinance maturing debt. In the few instances in which debt is available, it is at a cost much higher than in the recent past.

        On January 25, 2007, we were acquired by SL Green. See Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis—Liquidity and Capital Resources" in SL Green's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 for a complete discussion of additional sources of liquidity available to us due to our indirect ownership by SL Green.

        We currently expect that our principal sources of funds to meet our short-term and long-term liquidity requirements (working capital, property operations, debt service, redevelopment of properties, tenant improvements and leasing costs) will include cash on hand, cash flow from operations, net proceeds from divestitures of properties and redemptions of structured finance investments, and proceeds from debt offerings.

        Cash flow from operations is primarily dependent upon the occupancy level of our portfolio, the net effective rental rates achieved on our leases, the collections of rent and operating escalations and recoveries from our tenants and the level of operating and other costs.

        We believe that our sources of working capital, specifically our cash flow from operations, are adequate for us to meet our short-term and long-term liquidity requirements for the foreseeable future.

Cash Flows

        The following summary discussion of our cash flows is based on our consolidated statements of cash flows in "Item 8. Financial Statements" and is not meant to be an all-inclusive discussion of the changes in our cash flows for the periods presented below.

        Cash and cash equivalents were $22.0 million and $23.1 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, representing a decrease of $1.1 million. The decrease was a result of the following changes in cash flows (in thousands):

 
  Year ended December 31,  
 
  2009   2008   Increase
(Decrease)
 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 114,634   $ 82,696   $ 31,938  

Net cash provided by investing activities

  $ 14,210   $ 48,766   $ (34,556 )

Net cash used in financing activities

  $ (129,928 ) $ (124,811 ) $ (5,117 )

        Our principal source of operating cash flow is related to the leasing and operating of the properties in our portfolio. Our properties provide a relatively consistent stream of cash flow that provides us with resources to pay operating expenses, debt service and fund quarterly dividend and distribution payment requirements. At December 31, 2009, our portfolio was 93.7% occupied. Our structured finance and joint venture investments also provide a steady stream of operating cash flow to us.

        Cash is used in investing activities to fund acquisitions, redevelopment projects and recurring and nonrecurring capital expenditures. We selectively invest in existing buildings that meet our investment criteria. During the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to the same period in the prior year we used cash primarily from the following investing activities (in thousands):

Capital expenditures and capitalized interest

  $ (12,448 )

Distributions from joint ventures

    (108 )

Proceeds from sales of real estate

    (47,725 )

Structured finance and other investments

    23,347  

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        We generally fund our investment activity through property-level financing and asset sales. During the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to the same period in the prior year the following financing activities used the funds to complete the investing activity noted above (in thousands):

Repayments under our debt obligations

  $ 206,488  

Contributions from common unitholders

    (184,038 )

Distributions and other financing activities

    (17,332 )

Capitalization

        Prior to the Merger, a Class A common unit and a share of common stock of RARC had similar economic characteristics as they effectively share equally in the net income or loss and distributions of ROP. As of January 25, 2007, all of our issued and outstanding Class A common units were owned by RARC. In connection with the Merger, RARC assigned all of its interest in the Class A common units to WAGP and the operating partnership. On November 15, 2007, RARC withdrew, and WAGP succeeded it, as the sole general partner of ROP. All of our issued and outstanding Class A common units are owned by WAGP or the operating partnership.

        As of December 31, 2006, we had issued and outstanding 1,200 preferred units of limited partnership interest with a liquidation preference value of $1,000 per unit and a stated distribution rate of 7.0%, or Preferred Units, which was subject to reduction based upon terms of their initial issuance. The terms of the Preferred Units provided for this reduction in distribution rate in order to address the effect of certain mortgages with above market interest rates which were assumed by us in connection with properties contributed to us in 1998. As a result of the aforementioned reduction, no distributions were being made on the Preferred Units. In connection with the Merger, the holder of the Preferred Units transferred the Preferred Units to the operating partnership in exchange for the issuance of 1,200 preferred units of limited partnership interest in the operating partnership with substantially similar terms as the Preferred Units.

        Net income per common partnership unit for the year ended December 31, 2006 was determined by allocating net income after preferred distributions and minority partners' interest in consolidated partnerships income to the general and limited partners based on their weighted average distribution per common partnership units outstanding during the respective periods presented.

        Holders of preferred units of limited and general partnership interest were entitled to distributions based on the stated rates of return (subject to adjustment) for those units.

Contractual Obligations

        Combined aggregate principal maturities of mortgages payable and senior unsecured notes (net of discount), our share of joint venture debt, excluding extension options, estimated interest expense, and our obligations under our air rights and ground leases, as of December 31, 2009 are as follows (in thousands):

 
  2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   Thereafter   Total  

Property mortgages

  $ 4,225   $ 219,879   $   $   $   $   $ 224,104  

Senior unsecured notes

    114,821     123,607             150,000     274,727     663,155  

Ground leases

    9,698     7,724     7,594     7,594     7,594     247,237     287,441  

Estimated interest expense

    49,346     36,084     25,349     25,349     20,942     24,804     181,874  

Joint venture debt

                        94,500     94,500  
                               

Total

  $ 178,090   $ 387,294   $ 32,943   $ 32,943   $ 178,536   $ 641,268   $ 1,451,074  
                               

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Corporate Indebtedness

Senior Unsecured Notes

        The following table sets forth our senior unsecured notes and other related disclosures by scheduled maturity date (in thousands):

Issuance
  Accreted
Balance
  Coupon
Rate(1)
  Term
(in Years)
  Maturity  

January 22, 2004(2)

  $ 123,607     5.15 %   7     January 15, 2011  

August 13, 2004

    150,000     5.875 %   10     August 15, 2014  

March 31, 2006

    274,727     6.00 %   10     March 31, 2016  

June 27, 2005(3)

    114,821     4.00 %   20     June 15, 2025  
                         

  $ 663,155                    
                         

(1)
Interest on the senior unsecured notes is payable semi-annually with principal and unpaid interest due on the scheduled maturity dates.

(2)
During the year ended December 31, 2009, we repurchased approximately $26.4 million of these notes and realized net gains on early extinguishment of debt of approximately $2.5 million.

(3)
Exchangeable senior debentures which are callable after June 17, 2010 at 100% of par. In addition, the debentures can be put to us, at the option of the holder at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, on June 15, 2010, 2015 and 2020 and upon the occurrence of certain change of control transactions. As a result of the Merger, the adjusted exchange rate for the debentures is 7.7461 shares of SL Green common stock per $1,000 of principal amount of debentures and the adjusted reference dividend for the debentures is $1.3491. During the year ended December 31, 2009, we repurchased approximately $69.1 million of these notes and realized net gains on early extinguishment of debt of approximately $1.0 million.

        On March 16, 2009, the $200.0 million, 7.75% unsecured notes, assumed as part of the Merger, matured and were redeemed at par.

Restrictive Covenants

        The terms of our senior unsecured notes include certain restrictions and covenants which limit, among other things, the incurrence of additional indebtedness and liens, and which require compliance with financial ratios relating to the minimum amount of debt service coverage, the maximum amount of consolidated unsecured and secured indebtedness and the minimum amount of unencumbered assets. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, we were in compliance with all such covenants.

Market Rate Risk

        We are not exposed to changes in interest rates as we have no floating rate borrowing arrangements.

        All of our long-term debt, totaling approximately $0.9 billion, bears interest at fixed rates, and therefore the fair value of these instruments is affected by changes in the market interest rates.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

        We have off-balance sheet investments, including a joint venture investment and a structured finance investment. These investments have varying ownership structures. Our joint venture arrangement is accounted for under the equity method of accounting as we have the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control over the operating and financial decisions of this joint venture arrangement. Our off-balance sheet arrangements are discussed in Note 4, "Structured Finance Investments" and Note 5, "Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Venture" in the accompanying financial statements.

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Capital Expenditures

        We estimate that for the year ending December 31, 2010, we will incur approximately $34.9 million of capital expenditures (including tenant improvements and leasing costs), net of loan reserves on consolidated properties and none at our joint venture property. We expect to fund these capital expenditures with operating cash flow, borrowings under SL Green's credit facility and cash on hand. We believe that we will have sufficient resources to satisfy our capital needs during the next 12-month period.

        Thereafter, we expect that our capital needs will be met through a combination of net cash provided by operations, borrowings, potential asset sales or additional equity or debt issuances by SL Green.

Related Party Transactions

    Cleaning/ Security/ Messenger and Restoration Services

        Through Alliance Building Services, or Alliance, First Quality Maintenance, L.P., or First Quality, provides cleaning, extermination and related services, Classic Security LLC provides security services, Bright Star Couriers LLC provides messenger services, and Onyx Restoration Works provides restoration services with respect to certain properties owned by us. Alliance is owned by Gary Green, a son of Stephen L. Green, the chairman of our board of directors. In addition, First Quality has the non-exclusive opportunity to provide cleaning and related services to individual tenants at our properties on a basis separately negotiated with any tenant seeking such additional services. An affiliate of ours has entered into an arrangement with Alliance whereby it will receive a profit participation above a certain threshold for services provided by Alliance to tenants above the base services specified in their lease agreements. The affiliate received approximately $1.4 million, $1.2 million and $0.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. First Quality leases 26,800 square feet of space at 70 West 36th Street pursuant to a lease that expires on December 31, 2015. SL Green received approximately $75,000 in rent from Alliance in 2007. SL Green sold this property in March 2007. We paid Alliance approximately $2.1 million, $2.4 million and $0.6 million for three years ended December 31, 2009, respectively, for these services (excluding services provided directly to tenants).

    Allocated Expenses from SL Green

        Subsequent to the Merger, property operating expenses include an allocation of salary and other operating costs from SL Green. Such amount was approximately $3.9 million, $4.1 million and $3.5 million for 2009, 2008 and 2007 (Successor), respectively.

    Insurance

        SL Green maintains "all-risk" property and rental value coverage (including coverage regarding the perils of flood, earthquake and terrorism) within two property insurance portfolios and liability insurance. This includes the ROP assets. The first property portfolio maintains a blanket limit of $600.0 million per occurrence for the majority of the New York City properties in our portfolio with a sub-limit of $450.0 million for acts of terrorism. This policy expires on December 31, 2010. The second portfolio maintains a limit of $600.0 million per occurrence, including terrorism, for a few New York City properties and the majority of the Suburban properties. The second property policy expires on December 31, 2010. Additional coverage may be purchased on a stand alone basis for certain assets. The liability policies cover all our properties and provide limits of $200.0 million per property. The liability policies expire on October 31, 2010.

        In October 2006, SL Green formed a wholly-owned taxable REIT subsidiary, Belmont Insurance Company, or Belmont, to act as a captive insurance company and be one of the elements of our overall insurance program Belmont was formed in an effort to, among other reasons, stabilize to some extent the fluctuations of insurance market conditions. Belmont is licensed in New York to write Terrorism, NBCR (nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological), General Liability, Environmental Liability and D&O coverage.

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    Terrorism: Belmont acts as a direct property insurer with respect to a portion of our terrorism coverage for the New York City properties. Effective September 1, 2009 Belmont increased its terrorism coverage from $250 million to $400 million in an upper layer. In addition, Belmont purchased reinsurance to reinsure the retained insurable risk not otherwise covered under Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization and Extension Act of 2007 (TRIPRA), as detailed below.

    NBCR: Belmont acts as a direct insurer of NBCR coverage up to $250 million on the entire property portfolio.

    General Liability: Belmont insures a deductible on the general liability insurance with a $150,000 deductible per occurrence and a $2.2 million annual aggregate stop loss limit. SL Green has secured an excess insurer to protect against catastrophic liability losses above the $150,000 deductible per occurrence and a stop loss if aggregate claims exceed $2.2 million. Belmont has retained a third party administrator to manage all claims within the deductible and we anticipate that direct management of liability claims will improve loss experience and ultimately lower the cost of liability insurance in future years. In addition, SL Green has an umbrella liability policy of $200.0 million.

    Environmental Liability: Belmont insures a deductible of $1 million per occurrence on a $30 million environmental liability policy covering the entire portfolio.

        TRIA, which was enacted in November 2002, was renewed on December 31, 2007. Congress extended TRIA, now called TRIPRA (Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization and Extension Act of 2007) until December 31, 2014. The law extends the federal Terrorism Insurance Program that requires insurance companies to offer terrorism coverage and provides for compensation for insured losses resulting from acts of foreign and domestic terrorism. Our debt instruments, consisting of mortgage loans secured by our properties (which are generally non-recourse to us), mezzanine loans, ground leases and SL Green's 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility, contain customary covenants requiring us to maintain insurance. There can be no assurance that the lenders or ground lessors under these instruments will not take the position that a total or partial exclusion from "all-risk" insurance coverage for losses due to terrorist acts is a breach of these debt and ground lease instruments that allows the lenders or ground lessors to declare an event of default and accelerate repayment of debt or recapture of ground lease positions. In addition, if lenders insist on full coverage for these risks and prevail in asserting that we are required to maintain such coverage, it could result in substantially higher insurance premiums.

        Subsequent to the Merger, we obtained insurance coverage through an insurance program administered by SL Green. In connection with this program we incurred insurance expense of approximately $2.9 million, $2.6 million and $2.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the period January 26, 2007 to December 30, 2007, respectively.

Inflation

        Substantially all of the office leases provide for separate real estate tax and operating expense escalations as well as operating expense recoveries based on increases in the Consumer Price Index or other measures such as porters' wage. In addition, many of the leases provide for fixed base rent increases. We believe that inflationary increases may be at least partially offset by the contractual rent increases and expense escalations described above.

Accounting Standards Updates

        The Standards Updates Accounting Standards Updates are discussed in Note 2, "Significant Accounting Policies-Accounting Standards Updates" in the accompanying financial statements.

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Forward-Looking Information

        This report includes certain statements that may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Such forward-looking statements relate to, without limitation, our future capital expenditures, dividends and acquisitions (including the amount and nature thereof) and other development trends of the real estate industry and the Manhattan, Westchester, Connecticut and Long Island City office market, business strategies, and the expansion and growth of our operations. These statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by us in light of our experience and our perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by the use of the words "may," "will," "should," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "intend," "project," "continue," or the negative of these words, or other similar words or terms. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Among the factors about which we have made assumptions are:

    general economic or business (particularly real estate) conditions, either nationally or in the New York metro area being less favorable than expected;

    reduced demand for office space;

    risks of real estate acquisitions;

    risks of structured finance investments and borrowers;

    availability and creditworthiness of prospective tenants and borrowers;

    tenant bankruptcies;

    adverse changes in the real estate markets, including increasing vacancy, including availability of sublease space, decreasing rental revenue and increasing insurance costs;

    availability, terms and deployment of capital (debt and equity);

    unanticipated increases in financing and other costs, including a rise in interest rates;

    market interest rates could adversely affect the market price of our common stock, as well as our performance and cash flows;

    declining real estate valuations and impairment charges;

    our ability to comply with financial covenants in our debt instruments;

    our ability to satisfy complex rules in order for SL Green to qualify as a REIT, for federal income tax purposes, our ability to satisfy the rules in order for us to qualify as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to qualify as REITs and certain of our subsidiaries to qualify as taxable REIT subsidiaries for federal income tax purposes and our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to operate effectively within the limitations imposed by these rules;

    accounting principles and policies and guidelines applicable to REITs;

    competition with other companies;

    availability of and our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel;

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    the continuing threat of terrorist attacks on the national, regional and local economies including, in particular, the New York City area and our tenants;

    legislative or regulatory changes adversely affecting real estate investment trusts and the real estate business; and

    environmental, regulatory and/or safety requirements.

        We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise.

        The risks included here are not exhaustive. Other sections of this report may include additional factors that could adversely affect ROP's business and financial performance. In addition, sections of the SL Green's Annual Report on Form 10-K contains additional factors that could adversely effect our business and financial performance. Moreover, ROP operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors, nor can it assess the impact of all such risk factors on ROP's business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results.

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ITEM 7A.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

        See Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Market Rate Risk" for additional information regarding our exposure to interest rate fluctuations.

        The table below presents principal cash flows based upon maturity dates of our debt obligations and structured finance investments and the related weighted-average interest rates by expected maturity dates as of December 31, 2009 (in thousands):

 
  Long-Term Debt   Structured Finance
Investments
 
Date
  Fixed
Rate
  Average
Interest
Rate
  Amount   Weighted
Yield
 

2010

  $ 119,046     5.95 % $ 3,538     3.0 %

2011

    343,486     6.14 %       %

2012

        %       %

2013

        %   23,455     13.5 %

2014

    150,000     5.98 %       %

Thereafter

    274,727     6.02 %       %
                   

Total

  $ 887,259     6.02 % $ 26,993 (1)   12.1 %
                   

Fair Value

  $ 846,900                    
                         

(1)
Our structured finance investments had an estimated fair value ranging between $16.2 million and $24.3 million at December 31, 2009.

        The table below presents the gross principal cash flows based upon maturity dates of our share of our joint venture debt obligation and the related weighted-average interest rates by expected maturity dates as of December 31, 2009 (in thousands):

 
  Long Term Debt  
Date
  Fixed
Rate
  Average
Interest
Rate
 

2010

  $     %

2011

        %

2012

        %

2013

        %

2014

        %

Thereafter

    94,500     4.91 %
           

Total

  $ 94,500     4.91 %
           

Fair Value

  $ 81,090        
             

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ITEM 8.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Index to Financial Statements and Schedules

RECKSON OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 
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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 (Successor)

  40

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the period January 26, 2007 to December 31, 2007 (Successor), and the period January 1, 2007 to January 25, 2007 (Predecessor)

  41

Consolidated Statements of Partners' Capital for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the period January 26, 2007 to December 31, 2007 (Successor), and the period January 1, 2007 to January 25, 2007 (Predecessor)

  42

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the period January 26, 2007 to December 31, 2007 (Successor), and the period January 1, 2007 to January 25, 2007 (Predecessor)

  43

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

  44

Schedules

   

Schedule III Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation as of December 31, 2009

 
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        All other schedules are omitted because they are not required or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Partners of Reckson Operating Partnership L.P.:

        We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Reckson Operating Partnership L.P. (the "Company") as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 (Successor), and the related consolidated statements of operations, partners' capital and cash flows for the two years ended December 31, 2009, the period from January 26, 2007 through December 31, 2007 (Successor), and the period from January 1, 2007 through January 25, 2007 (Predecessor). Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed at Item 15(a)(2). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.

        We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company at December 31, 2009 and 2008 (Successor), and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the two years ended December 31, 2009, the period from January 26, 2007 through December 31, 2007 (Successor), and the period from January 1, 2007 through January 25, 2007 (Predecessor), in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

        As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company retrospectively changed its method of accounting for its convertible debt instruments with the adoption of the guidance originally issued in FSP APB 14-1 "Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments that maybe settled in cash upon conversion (including Partial Cash Settlement)" (codified primarily in FASB ASC Topic 470-20, "Debt with Conversion and Other Options") effective January 1, 2009. The Company retrospectively changed its presentation of non-controlling interests with the adoption of the guidance originally issued in SFAS No. 160, "Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements" (codified in FASB ASC Topic 810-10, "Consolidation" effective January 1, 2009.

    /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

New York, New York
February 16, 2010

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Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands)

 
  December 31,
2009
  December 31,
2008
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

Assets

             

Commercial real estate properties, at cost:

             

Land and land interests

  $ 643,667   $ 643,156  

Building and improvements

    3,294,632     3,264,826  
           

    3,938,299     3,907,982  

Less: accumulated depreciation

    (259,773 )   (162,324 )
           

    3,678,526     3,745,658  

Cash and cash equivalents

    22,030     23,114  

Restricted cash

    9,180     7,265  

Tenant and other receivables, net of allowance of $3,016 and $659 at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively

    10,138     12,796  

Deferred rents receivable, net of allowance of $5,362 and $4,548 at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively

    42,132     31,148  

Structured finance investments, net of allowance of $10,550 at both December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively

    26,993     90,794  

Investment in unconsolidated joint venture

    51,313     56,291  

Deferred costs, net

    18,047     15,267  

Other assets

    111,531     139,714  
           
 

Total assets

  $ 3,969,890   $ 4,122,047  
           

Liabilities

             

Mortgage note payable

  $ 224,104   $ 228,046  

Senior unsecured notes

    663,155     954,315  

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities

    8,733     17,321  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    34,785     30,882  

Deferred revenue

    275,451     326,227  

Security deposits

    8,475     5,667  
           
 

Total liabilities

    1,214,703     1,562,458  

Commitments and Contingencies

         

Capital

             

General partner capital—ROP

    2,258,389     2,057,112  

Limited partner capital

         

Noncontrolling interests in other partnerships

    496,798     502,477  
           
 

Total capital

    2,755,187     2,559,589  
           
   

Total liabilities and capital

  $ 3,969,890   $ 4,122,047  
           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Amounts in thousands)

 
  Year ended
December 31,
  Year ended
December 31,
  Period January 26
to December 31,
  Period January 1
to January 25,
 
 
  2009   2008   2007   2007  
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Predecessor)
 

Revenues

                         

Rental revenue, net

  $ 287,413   $ 280,089   $ 235,118   $ 21,458  

Escalation and reimbursement

    54,753     53,792     46,926     3,759  

Investment income

    2,715     9,989     16,554     1,201  

Other income

    3,425     5,677     7,759      
                   
   

Total revenues

    348,306     349,547     306,357     26,418  
                   

Expenses

                         

Operating expenses, including $8,874 (2009), $9,090 (2008) and $6,028 (2007) paid to affiliates

    76,115     80,099     70,679     6,770  

Real estate taxes

    55,317     50,331     46,391     4,659  

Ground rent

    8,643     8,643     8,081     699  

Interest expense, net of interest income

    56,299     72,649     69,068     6,956  

Amortization of deferred financing costs

                152  

Depreciation and amortization

    99,792     90,497     72,692     5,205  

Loan loss reserves

    24,907     10,550          

Long-term incentive compensation expense

                1,800  

Merger related costs

                8,814  

Marketing, general and administrative

    563     789     698     3,547  
                   
 

Total expenses

    321,636     313,558     267,609     38,602  
                   

Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in net income from unconsolidated joint venture, gain on early extinguishment of debt, gain on sale, noncontrolling interest and discontinued operations

    26,670     35,989     38,748     (12,184 )

Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint venture

    1,109     838     1,249     8  

Gain on early extinguishment of debt

    3,519     16,569          
                   

Income (loss) from continuing operations

    31,298     53,396     39,997     (12,176 )

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

    (42 )   1,952     2,457     3,018  

Loss on sale of real estate from discontinued operations

        (534 )        
                   

Net income (loss)

    31,256     54,814     42,454     (9,158 )

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in other partnerships

    (13,380 )   (16,687 )   (9,864 )   (2,173 )
                   

Net income (loss) attributable to ROP common unitholders

  $ 17,876   $ 38,127   $ 32,590   $ (11,331 )
                   

Amounts attributable to ROP common unitholders:

                         
 

Income from continuing operations

  $ 17,918   $ 37,483   $ 31,272   $ (13,846 )
 

Discontinued operations

    (42 )   644     1,318     2,515  
                   
 

Net income

  $ 17,876   $ 38,127   $ 32,590   $ (11,331 )
                   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P.

Consolidated Statements of Capital

(Amounts in thousands)

 
  General Partners' Capital    
  Limited Partners' Capital    
   
   
   
 
 
   
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
  Noncontrolling
Interests
In Other
Partnerships
   
   
 
 
  Preferred
Capital
  Class A
Common
Units
  Class A
Common
Units
  Total
Capital
  Comprehensive
Income
 

Balance at December 31, 2006

  $ 1,200   $ 1,242,248   $ 16,513   $ 1,816   $ 259,737   $ 1,521,514   $ 56,513  
                                           

Net loss

          (11,040 )   (291 )         2,173     (9,158 )   (9,158 )

Contributions

                            200     200        

Distributions

          (1,489,422 )               (3,119 )   (1,492,541 )      

Fair Value adjustment due to merger

    (1,200 )   2,016,668     (16,222 )   (1,816 )   266,594     2,264,024     (1,816 )
                               

Balance at January 25, 2007

        1,758,454             525,585     2,284,039     (10,974 )

Contributions

         
2,491,090
               
   
2,491,090
       

Distributions

          (2,266,862 )               (8,918 )   (2,275,780 )      

Net income

          32,590                 9,864     42,454     42,454  
                               

Balance at December 31, 2007

        2,015,272             526,531     2,541,803   $ 31,480  
                                           

Contributions

          436,561                     436,561        

Distributions

          (432,848 )               (40,741 )   (473,589 )      

Net income

        38,127                 16,687     54,814   $ 54,814  
                               

Balance at December 31, 2008

        2,057,112             502,477     2,559,589   $ 54,814  
                                           

Contributions

          547,522                     547,522        

Distributions

          (364,121 )               (19,059 )   (383,180 )      

Net income

        17,876                 13,380     31,256   $ 31,256  
                               

Balance at December 31, 2009

  $   $ 2,258,389   $   $   $ 496,798   $ 2,755,187   $ 31,256  
                               

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Amounts in thousands)

 
  Year Ended
December 31,
  Year Ended
December 31,
  Period
January 26 to
December 31,
  Period
January 1 to
January 25,
 
 
  2009   2008   2007   2007  
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Predecessor)
 
 

Operating Activities

                         

Net income (loss)

  $ 31,256   $ 54,814   $ 42,454   $ (9,158 )

Adjustment to reconcile net income loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

                         
 

Depreciation and amortization

    99,792     91,549     73,626     8,835  
 

Gain (loss) on sale of real estate

        534          
 

Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint venture

    (1,109 )   (838 )   (1,249 )   (8 )
 

Distributions of cumulative earnings from unconsolidated joint venture

    1,109     838     1,249     8  
 

Gain on early extinguishment of debt

    (3,519 )   (16,569 )            
 

Loan loss reserves

    24,907     10,550          
 

Deferred rents receivable

    (10,984 )   (13,687 )   (17,682 )   (695 )
 

Other non-cash adjustments

    (18,543 )   (14,124 )   4,427     228  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                         
 

Restricted cash—operations

    (1,901 )   1,105     3,989     7,544  
 

Tenant and other receivables

    301     (5,105 )   4,732     746  
 

Deferred lease costs

    (4,661 )   (12,012 )   (4,308 )    
 

Other assets

    1,554     (2,615 )   28,750     (27,408 )
 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

    (3,568 )   (11,744 )   (87,819 )   (15,060 )
                   

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    114,634     82,696     48,169     (34,968 )
                   
 

Investing Activities

                         

Additions to land, buildings and improvements

    (31,576 )   (21,599 )   (17,250 )   (19,631 )

Restricted cash—capital improvements

    (14 )   79          

Distributions in excess of cumulative earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures

    4,978     5,086     4,144     5,141  

Proceeds from disposition of real estate/ partial interest in property

        47,725          

Proceeds from the Asset Sale

                1,978,764  

Structured finance and other investments net of repayments/participations

    40,822     17,475     41,725      
                   

Net cash provided by investing activities

    14,210     48,766     28,619     1,964,274  
                   
 

Financing Activities

                         

Repayments of mortgage notes payable

    (3,942 )   (3,634 )   (16,066 )   (170,867 )

Proceeds from revolving credit facility, term loans and unsecured notes

                12,000  

Repayments of revolving credit facility, term loans and unsecured notes

    (290,328 )   (84,148 )   (200,000 )   (281,000 )

Contributions from common unitholders

    547,522     363,484     325,487      

Noncontrolling interest in other partnerships—distributions

    (19,059 )   (40,741 )   (8,918 )   (3,119 )

Distributions to common unitholders

    (364,121 )   (359,772 )   (172,079 )   (1,526,261 )
                   

Net cash used in financing activities

    (129,928 )   (124,811 )   (71,576 )   (1,969,247 )
                   

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    (1,084 )   6,651     5,212     (39,941 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    23,114     16,463     11,251     51,192  
                   

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 22,030   $ 23,114   $ 16,463   $ 11,251  
                   
 

Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosure

                         
 

Interest paid

  $ 50,486   $ 68,828   $ 87,016   $  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2009

1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

        Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P., or ROP, commenced operations on June 2, 1995. Reckson Associates Realty Corp., or RARC, served as the sole general partner until November 15, 2007, at which time RARC withdrew, and Wyoming Acquisition GP LLC, or WAGP, succeeded it, as the sole general partner of ROP. WAGP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P., or the operating partnership. The sole limited partner of ROP is the operating partnership.

        ROP is engaged in the ownership, management, operation and development of commercial real estate properties, principally office properties and also owns land for future development located in New York City, Westchester and Connecticut, which collectively is also known as the New York Metro Area. At December 31, 2009, our inventory of development parcels aggregated approximately 81 acres of land in four separate parcels on which we can, based on estimates at December 31, 2009, develop approximately 1.1 million square feet of office space and in which we had invested approximately $65.1 million. In addition, as of December 31, 2009 ROP also held approximately $27.0 million of structured finance investments.

        SL Green Realty Corp., or SL Green, and the operating partnership were formed in June 1997. SL Green has qualified, and expects to qualify in the current fiscal year as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, and operates as a self-administered, self-managed REIT. A REIT is a legal entity that holds real estate interests and, through payments of dividends to stockholders, is permitted to reduce or avoid the payment of Federal income taxes at the corporate level. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to "we," "our" and "us" means ROP and all entities owned or controlled by ROP.

        On January 25, 2007, SL Green completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of common stock of RARC pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 3, 2006, as amended, the Merger Agreement, among SL Green, Wyoming Acquisition Corp., or Wyoming, Wyoming Acquisition GP LLC, Wyoming Acquisition Partnership LP, RARC and ROP. We paid approximately $6.0 billion, inclusive of transaction costs, for Reckson. This transaction is referred to herein as the Merger.

        On January 25, 2007, SL Green completed the sale, or Asset Sale, of certain assets of ROP to an investment group led by certain of RARC's former executive management for a total consideration of approximately $2.0 billion.

        As a result of the substantial change in ownership from the Merger, SL Green has recorded the Merger in accordance with the provisions of "Push-Down Accounting." The application of "push-down accounting" resulting in the adjustment of the carrying values of the assets and liabilities of ROP to fair value in the same manner as ROP's assets and liabilities were recorded by SL Green subsequent to the Merger. The net impact of such adjustments was approximately $3.0 billion, related primarily to increases to the carrying value of real estate assets and lease related intangibles.

        As of December 31, 2009, we owned the following interests in commercial office properties in the New York Metro area, primarily in midtown Manhattan, a borough of New York City, or Manhattan. Our investments in the

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Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2009

1. Organization and Basis of Presentation (Continued)


New York Metro area also include investments in Queens, Westchester County and Connecticut, which are collectively known as the Suburban assets:

Location
  Ownership   Number of
Properties
  Square Feet   Weighted Average
Occupancy(1)
 

Manhattan

  Consolidated properties     4     3,770,000     96.0 %

Suburban

 

Consolidated properties

   
16
   
2,642,100
   
87.2

%

  Unconsolidated properties     1     1,402,000     100.0 %
                   

        21     7,814,100     93.7 %
                   

(1)
The weighted average occupancy represents the total leased square feet divided by total available rentable square feet.

        We also own one development property encompassing approximately 36,800 square feet.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

        In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued guidance regarding the Accounting Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This guidance establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, or the Codification, as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP, and states that all guidance contained in the Codification carries equal level of authority. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commissions, or SEC, under federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The Codification does not change GAAP, however it does change the way in which it is to be researched and referenced. This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ended September 15, 2009. We have implemented the Codification in this annual report.

Principles of Consolidation

        The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the consolidated financial position of ROP and the Service Companies (as defined below) at December 31, 2009 and 2008 (Successor), the consolidated results of their operations for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the periods January 26, 2007 to December 31, 2007 (Successor), and January 1, 2007 to January 25, 2007 (Predecessor) and their cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the periods January 26, 2007 to December 31, 2007 (Successor), and January 1, 2007 to January 25, 2007 (Predecessor). ROP's investments in majority-owned and controlled real estate joint ventures are reflected in the accompanying financial statements on a consolidated basis with a reduction for the minority partners' interests. ROP's investments in real estate joint ventures, where it owns less than a controlling interest, are reflected in the accompanying financial statements on the equity method of accounting. The Service Companies, which provide management, development and construction services to ROP and to third parties, include Reckson Management Group, Inc., RANY Management Group, Inc., Reckson Construction & Development LLC and Reckson Construction Group New York, Inc. (collectively, the "Service Companies"). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.

        The consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our subsidiaries, which are wholly-owned or controlled by us or entities which are variable interest entities, or VIEs in which we are the primary

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Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2009

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)


beneficiary. Entities which we do not control and entities which are VIEs, but where we are not the primary beneficiary are accounted for under the equity method. The interest that we do not own is included in "Noncontrolling Interests in Other Partnerships" on the balance sheet. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

        When accounting for our joint venture investments we apply the accounting standards which note that the general partner in a limited partnership is presumed to control that limited partnership. The presumption may be overcome if the limited partners have either (1) the substantive ability to dissolve the limited partnership or otherwise remove the general partner without cause or (2) substantive participating rights, which provide the limited partners with the ability to effectively participate in significant decisions that would be expected to be made in the ordinary course of the limited partnership's business and thereby preclude the general partner from exercising unilateral control over the partnership.

        The results of operations for the period from January 1, 2007 to January 25, 2007 (Predecessor) have been recorded based on the historical values of the assets and liabilities of ROP prior to the Merger. The financial position as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 (Successor) and the results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the period from January 26, 2007 to December 31, 2007 (Successor) have been recorded based on the fair values assigned to the assets and liabilities of ROP in connection with the Merger. As such, the information presented may not be comparable.

        Effective January 1, 2009, we revised the presentation of noncontrolling interests in our consolidated financial statements. A non-controlling interest in a consolidated subsidiary is defined as "the portion of the equity (net assets) in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to a parent". Noncontrolling interests are required to be presented as a separate component of equity in the consolidated balance sheet. In addition, the presentation of net income was modified by requiring earnings and other comprehensive income to be attributed to controlling and noncontrolling interests. Below are the steps we have taken as a result of the implementation of this standard:

    We have reclassified the noncontrolling interests of other consolidated partnerships from the mezzanine section of our balance sheets to equity. This reclassification totaled approximately $502.5 million as of December 31, 2008.

    Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of other consolidated partnerships is no longer included in the determination of net income. We reclassified prior year amounts to reflect this requirement.

Investment in Commercial Real Estate Properties

        Rental properties are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Costs directly related to the acquisition and redevelopments of rental properties are capitalized. Ordinary repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred; major replacements and betterments, which improve or extend the life of the asset, are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives.

        A property to be disposed of is reported at the lower of its carrying amount or its estimated fair value, less its cost to sell. Once an asset is held for sale, depreciation expense is no longer recorded and the historic results are reclassified as discontinued operations. See Note 4.

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Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2009

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

        Properties are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The estimated useful lives are as follows:

Category
  Term
Building (fee ownership)   40 years
Building improvements   shorter of remaining life of the building or useful life
Building (leasehold interest)   lesser of 40 years or remaining term of the lease
Furniture and fixtures   four to seven years
Tenant improvements   shorter of remaining term of the lease or useful life

        Depreciation expense amounted to approximately, $97.8 million, $89.5 million, $78.9 million, (including approximately $5.3 million related to the period January 1, 2007 to January 25, 2007) for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

        On a periodic basis, we assess whether there are any indicators that the value of our real estate properties may be impaired or that their carrying values may not be recoverable. A property's value is considered impaired if management's estimate of the aggregate future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges for consolidated properties and discounted for unconsolidated properties) to be generated by the property are less than the carrying value of the property. To the extent impairment has occurred and is considered to be other than temporary, the loss shall be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the property over the calculated fair value of the property. We do not believe that the value of any of our consolidated real estate properties or equity investment in rental property was impaired at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

        A variety of costs are incurred in the acquisition, development and leasing of our properties. After determination is made to capitalize a cost, it is allocated to the specific component of a project that is benefited. Determination of when a development project is substantially complete and capitalization must cease involves a degree of judgment. The costs of land and building under development include specifically identifiable costs. The capitalized costs include pre-construction costs essential to the development of the property, development costs, construction costs, interest costs, real estate taxes, salaries and related costs and other costs incurred during the period of development. We consider a construction project as substantially completed and held available for occupancy upon the completion of tenant improvements, but no later than one year from cessation of major construction activity. We cease capitalization on the portions substantially completed and occupied or held available for occupancy, and capitalize only those costs associated with the portions under construction.

        Results of operations of properties acquired are included in the Statement of Operations from the date of acquisition.

        We allocate the purchase price of real estate to land and building and, if determined to be material, intangibles, such as the value of above-, below- and at-market leases and origination costs associated with the in-place leases. We depreciate the amount allocated to building and other intangible assets over their estimated useful lives, which generally range from three to 40 years and from one to 40 years, respectively. The values of the above- and below-market leases are amortized and recorded as either an increase (in the case of below-market leases) or a decrease (in the case of above-market leases) to rental income over the remaining term of the associated lease, which range from one to 14 years. The value associated with in-place leases and tenant relationships are amortized over the expected term of the related lease, which range from one to 14 years. If a tenant vacates its space prior to the contractual termination of the lease and no rental payments are being made

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December 31, 2009

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)


on the lease, any unamortized balance of the related intangible will be written off. The tenant improvements and origination costs are amortized as an expense over the remaining life of the lease (or charged against earnings if the lease is terminated prior to its contractual expiration date). We assess fair value of the leases based on estimated cash flow projections that utilize appropriate discount and capitalization rates and available market information. Estimates of future cash flows are based on a number of factors including the historical operating results, known trends, and market/economic conditions that may affect the property.

        We recognized an increase of approximately $21.8 million, $18.3 million, $1.5 million, including none related to the period January 1, 2007 to January 25, 2007, in rental revenue for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, for the amortization of aggregate below-market rents in excess of above-market leases and a reduction in lease origination costs, resulting from the reallocation of the purchase price of the applicable properties. We recognized a reduction in interest expense for the amortization of above-market rate mortgages of approximately $2.7 million, $6.9 million, $6.1 million, including none related to the period January 1, 2007 to January 25, 2007, for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

        The following summarizes our identified intangible assets (acquired above-market leases and in-place leases) and intangible liabilities (acquired below-market leases) as of December 31, 2009 and 2008. Amounts in thousands:

 
  December 31,
2009
  December 31,
2008
 

Identified intangible assets (included in other assets):

             

Gross amount

  $ 167,078   $ 167,078  

Accumulated amortization

    (62,813 )   (35,343 )
           

Net

  $ 104,265   $ 131,735  
           

Identified intangible liabilities (included in deferred revenue):

             

Gross amount

  $ 373,950   $ 373,950  

Accumulated amortization

    (106,627 )   (57,380 )
           

Net

  $ 267,323   $ 316,570  
           

        The estimated annual amortization of acquired below-market leases, net of acquired above-market leases (a component of rental revenue), for each of the five succeeding years is as follows (in thousands):

2010

  $ 15,465  

2011

    15,644  

2012

    14,309  

2013

    12,348  

2014

    8,913  

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December 31, 2009

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

        The estimated annual amortization of all other identifiable assets (a component of depreciation and amortization expense) including acquired in-place leases for each of the five succeeding years is as follows (in thousands):

2010

  $ 5,601  

2011

    4,890  

2012

    4,450  

2013

    3,907  

2014

    3,398  

Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

        We account for our investment in the unconsolidated joint venture under the equity method of accounting as we exercise significant influence, but do not control the entity and are not considered to be the primary beneficiary. We consolidate those joint ventures which are VIEs and where we are considered to be the primary beneficiary, even though we do not control the entity. In all the joint ventures, the rights of the minority investor are both protective as well as participating. Unless the joint venture is determined to be a VIE and we are the primary beneficiary, these rights preclude us from consolidating these investments. These investments are recorded initially at cost, as investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, and subsequently adjusted for equity in net income (loss) and cash contributions and distributions. Any difference between the carrying amount of these investments on our balance sheet and the underlying equity in net assets is amortized as an adjustment to equity in net income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures over the lesser of the joint venture term or 10 years. Equity income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures is allocated based on our ownership interest in each joint venture. When a capital event (as defined in each joint venture agreement) such as a refinancing occurs, if return thresholds are met, future equity income will be allocated at our increased economic percentage. We recognize incentive income from unconsolidated real estate joint ventures as income to the extent it is earned and not subject to a clawback feature. Distributions we receive from unconsolidated real estate joint ventures in excess of our basis in the investment are recorded as offsets to our investment balance if we remain liable for future obligations of the joint venture or may otherwise be committed to provide future additional financial support. None of the joint venture debt is recourse to us. See Note 6.

Finite Life Joint Venture Agreements

        One of our consolidated joint ventures in 2009 and 2008 is subject to a finite life joint venture agreement. We have estimated the settlement value of these non-controlling interests at December 31, 2009 and 2008 to be approximately $70.7 million and $70.7 million, respectively. The carrying value of this noncontrolling interest, which is included in noncontrolling interests in other partnerships on our consolidated balance sheets, was approximately $74.9 million and $76.5 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

        We consider all highly liquid investments with maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.

Restricted Cash

        Restricted cash primarily consists of security deposits held on behalf of our tenants as well as capital improvement and real estate tax escrows required under certain loan agreements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2009

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Deferred Lease Costs

        Deferred lease costs consist of fees and direct costs incurred to initiate and renew operating leases and are amortized on a straight-line basis over the related lease term.

Revenue Recognition

        Rental revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. The excess of rents recognized over amounts contractually due pursuant to the underlying leases are included in deferred rents receivable on the accompanying balance sheets. We establish, on a current basis, an allowance for future potential tenant credit losses, which may occur against this account. The balance reflected on the balance sheet is net of such allowance.

        In addition to base rent, our tenants also generally will pay their pro rata share of increases in real estate taxes and operating expenses for the building over a base year. In some leases, in lieu of paying additional rent based upon increases in building operating expenses, the tenant will pay additional rent based upon increases in the wage rate paid to porters over the porters' wage rate in effect during a base year or increases in the consumer price index over the index value in effect during a base year. In addition, many of our leases contain fixed percentage increases over the base rent to cover escalations.

        Electricity is most often supplied by the landlord either on a sub-metered basis, or rent inclusion basis (i.e., a fixed fee is included in the rent for electricity, which amount may increase based upon increases in electricity rates or increases in electrical usage by the tenant). Base building services other than electricity (such as heat, air conditioning and freight elevator service during business hours, and base building cleaning) typically are provided at no additional cost, with the tenant paying additional rent only for services which exceed base building services or for services which are provided outside normal business hours.

        These escalations are based on actual expenses incurred in the prior calendar year. If the expenses in the current year are different from those in the prior year, then during the current year, the escalations will be adjusted to reflect the actual expenses for the current year.

        We record a gain on sale of real estate when title is conveyed to the buyer, subject to the buyer's financial commitment being sufficient to provide economic substance to the sale and we have no substantial economic involvement with the buyer.

        Interest income on structured finance investments is recognized over the life of the investment using the effective interest method and recognized on the accrual basis. Fees received in connection with loan commitments are deferred until the loan is funded and are then recognized over the term of the loan as an adjustment to yield. Anticipated exit fees, whose collection is expected, are also recognized over the term of the loan as an adjustment to yield. Fees on commitments that expire unused are recognized at expiration.

        Income recognition is generally suspended for structured finance investments at the earlier of the date at which payments become 90 days past due or when, in the opinion of management, a full recovery of income and principal becomes doubtful. Income recognition is resumed when the loan becomes contractually current and performance is demonstrated to be resumed.

        Asset management fees are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the asset management agreement.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2009

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

        We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our tenants to make required rent payments. If the financial condition of a specific tenant were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.

Reserve for Possible Credit Losses

        The expense for possible credit losses in connection with structured finance investments is the charge to earnings to increase the allowance for possible credit losses to the level that we estimate to be adequate considering delinquencies, loss experience and collateral quality. Other factors considered relate to geographic trends and product diversification, the size of the portfolio and current economic conditions. Based upon these factors, we establish the provision for possible credit losses by category of asset. When it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts contractually due, the account is considered impaired.

        Where impairment is indicated, a valuation allowance is measured based upon the excess of the recorded investment amount over the net fair value of the collateral. Any deficiency between the carrying amount of an asset and the calculated value of the collateral is charged to expense. We recorded approximately $24.9 million and $10.6 million in loan loss reserves and charge offs during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, on investments being held to maturity.

Rent Expense

        Rent expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the initial term of the lease. The excess of the amounts contractually due pursuant to the underlying lease over the rent expense recognized is included in other assets in the accompanying balance sheets.

Income Taxes

        No provision has been made for income taxes in the accompanying consolidated financial statements since such taxes, if any, are the responsibility of the individual partners.

Earnings Per Unit

        Earnings per unit was not computed in 2009, 2008 or 2007 as there were no outstanding common units at December 31, 2009, 2008 or 2007.

Use of Estimates

        The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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December 31, 2009

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Fair Value Measurements

        The methodologies used for valuing such instruments have been categorized into three broad levels as follows:

            Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments.

            Level 2—Valuations based principally on other observable market parameters, including

      Quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments,

      Quoted prices in less active or inactive markets for identical or similar instruments,

      Other observable inputs (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates), and

      Market corroborated inputs (derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data).

            Level 3—Valuations based significantly on unobservable inputs.

      Level 3A—Valuations based on third party indications (broker quotes or counterparty quotes) which were, in turn, based significantly on unobservable inputs or were otherwise not supportable as Level 2 valuations.

      Level 3B—Valuations based on internal models with significant unobservable inputs.

        These levels form a hierarchy. We follow this hierarchy for our financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The classifications are based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

        Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash investments, structured finance investments and accounts receivable. We place our cash investments in excess of insured amounts with high quality financial institutions. The collateral securing our structured finance investments is primarily located in the Greater New York Area. See Note 4. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our tenants and require certain tenants to provide security deposits or letters of credit. Though these security deposits and letters of credit are insufficient to meet the total value of a tenant's lease obligation, they are a measure of good faith and a source of funds to offset the economic costs associated with lost rent and the costs associated with re-tenanting the space. Although the properties in our real estate portfolio are primarily located in Manhattan, we also have Suburban properties located in Westchester County, Connecticut and Long Island City. The tenants located in our buildings operate in various industries. Other than two tenants who contributed approximately 6.6% and 7.1% of our annualized rent, no other tenant in the portfolio contributed more than 4.2% of our annualized rent, including our share of joint venture annualized rent, at December 31, 2009. Approximately 15%, 16%, 27% and 11% of our annualized rent, including our share of joint venture annualized revenue, was attributable to 810 Seventh Avenue, 919 Third Avenue, 1185 Avenue of the Americas and 1350 Avenue of the Americas, respectively, for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. One borrower accounted for more than 10.0% of the revenue earned on structured finance investments during the year ended December 31, 2009.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2009

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Accounting Standards Updates

        In December 2007, the FASB amended the accounting for acquisitions specifically eliminating the step acquisition model, changing the recognition of contingent consideration from being recognized when it is probable to being recognized at the time of acquisition, disallowing the capitalization of transaction costs and delays when restructurings related to acquisitions can be recognized. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and will only impact the accounting for acquisitions we make after our adoption of this standard. We adopted this standard on January 1, 2009.

        In May 2008, the FASB clarified its guidance on accounting for convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion. The issuer of certain convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash (or other assets) on conversion is required to separately account for the liability (debt) and equity (conversion option) components of the instrument in a manner that reflects the issuer's nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. The resulting debt discount will be amortized over the period during which the debt is expected to be outstanding (i.e., through the first optional redemption date) as additional non-cash interest expense. This amount (before netting) will increase in subsequent reporting periods through the first optional redemption date as the debt accretes to its par value over the same period. This amendment is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption was not permitted. Upon adoption, companies are required to retrospectively apply the requirements of the pronouncement to all periods presented. Adoption of this amendment had the following impact on our consolidated financial statements (in thousands):

 
  December 31, 2008
As Reported
  December 31, 2008
As Restated
 

Senior unsecured notes

  $ 956,540   $ 954,315  

Total liabilities

    1,564,684     1,562,458  

Total capital

    2,054,886     2,057,112  

 

 
  December 31, 2007
As Reported
  December 31, 2007
As Restated
 

Senior unsecured notes

  $ 1,056,900   $ 1,048,193  

Total liabilities

    1,733,773     1,725,066  

Total capital

    2,006,565     2,015,272  

 

 
  Year Ended
December 31, 2008
As Reported
(Successor)
  Year Ended
December 31, 2008
As Restated
(Successor)
  Period
January 25, 2007 to
December 31, 2007
As Reported
(Successor)
  Period
January 25, 2007 to
December 31, 2007
As Restated
(Successor)
 

Interest expense

  $ 69,368   $ 74,163   $ 65,435   $ 69,862  

Net income attributable to ROP common unitholders

    44,607     38,127     37,017     32,590  

 

 
  Period
January 1, 2007 to
January 25, 2007
As Reported
(Predecessor)
  Period
January 1, 2007 to
January 25, 2007
As Restated
(Predecessor)
 

Interest expense

  $ 6,728   $ 6,956  

Net income attributable to ROP common unitholders

    (11,103 )   (11,331 )

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2009

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

        The FASB provided guidance to address whether instruments granted in share-based payment transactions are participating securities prior to vesting and, therefore, need to be included in the earnings allocation in computing earnings per share, or EPS, under the two-class method. We adopted this guidance on January 1, 2009. It did not have any effect on our consolidated financial statements.

        In April 2009, the FASB provided additional guidance on estimating fair value when the volume and level of transaction activity for an asset or liability have significantly decreased in relation to normal market activity for the asset or liability. This update also provides additional guidance on circumstances that may indicate that a transaction is not orderly. Additional disclosures about fair value measurements in annual and interim reporting periods are also required. This guidance was effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

        In March 2008, the FASB issued guidance which requires entities to provide greater transparency about (a) how and why and entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity's financial position, results of operations, and cash flows. This guidance was effective on January 1, 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

        In June 2009, the FASB issued guidance on accounting for transfers of financial assets. This guidance amends various components of the existing guidance governing sale accounting, including the recognition of assets obtained and liabilities assumed as a result of a transfer, and considerations of effective control by a transferor over transferred assets. In addition, this guidance removes the exemption for qualifying special purpose entities from the consolidation guidance. This guidance is effective January 1, 2010, with early adoption prohibited. While the amended guidance governing sale accounting is applied on a prospective basis, the removal of the qualifying special purpose entity exception will require us to evaluate certain entities for consolidation. While we are evaluating the effect of adoption of this guidance, we currently believe that its adoption will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

        In June 2009, the FASB amended the guidance for determining whether an entity is a variable interest entity, or VIE, and requires the performance of a qualitative rather than a quantitative analysis to determine the primary beneficiary of a VIE. Under this guidance, an entity would be required to consolidate a VIE if it has (i) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity's economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could be significant to the VIE. This guidance is effective for the first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009, with early adoption prohibited. While we are currently evaluating the effect of adoption of this guidance, we currently believe that its adoption will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

3. Property Dispositions

        On January 25, 2007, we sold the interests in various properties as part of the Asset Sale for approximately $2.0 billion, excluding closing costs. Due to the application of "push-down accounting," no gain on sale was recognized. Simultaneous with the Merger, the properties located at 120 West 45th Street, NY, and Landmark Square 1-6, Connecticut, were distributed by ROP to the operating partnership.

        In October 2008, we along with our joint venture partner sold the properties located at 100/120 White Plains Road, Westchester, for $48.0 million, which approximated our book basis in these properties.

        At December 31, 2009, discontinued operations included the results of operations of real estate assets sold prior to that date. This included the assets sold as part of the Asset Sale as well as 100/120 White Plains Road.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2009

3. Property Dispositions (Continued)

        The following table summarizes income from discontinued operations and the related realized loss on sale of discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the period January 26, 2007 to December 31, 2007 (Successor), and the period January 1, 2007 to January 25, 2007 (Predecessor) (in thousands).

 
  Year Ended
December 31,
  Year Ended
December 31,
  Period
January 26 to
December 31
  Period
January 1 to
January 25,
 
 
  2009   2008   2007   2007  
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Predecessor)
  (Predecessor)
 

Revenues

                         
 

Rental revenue

  $   $ 4,677   $ 5,406   $ 14,707  
 

Escalation and reimbursement revenues

    (3 )   540     500     315  
 

Investment and other income

        321     82      
                   
 

Total revenues

    (3 )   5,538     5,988     15,022  
                   

Operating expenses

    39     1,515     1,444     3,882  

Real estate taxes

        1,019     1,153     2,743  

Ground rent

                134  

Interest

                465  

Marketing, general and administrative

                1,150  

Depreciation and amortization

        1,052     934     3,630  
                   
 

Total expenses

    39     3,586     3,531     12,004  
                   

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

    (42 )   1,952     2,457     3,018  

Loss on disposition of discontinued operations

        (283 )        

Noncontrolling interest in other partnerships

        (1,025 )   (1,139 )   (503 )
                   
 

Income (loss) and gain from discontinued operations, net of noncontrolling interest

  $ (42 ) $ 644   $ 1,318   $ 2,515  
                   

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2009

4. Structured Finance Investments

        As of December 31, 2009 and 2008 (Successor), we held the following structured finance investments, with an aggregate weighted average current yield of approximately 12.1% (in thousands):

Loan
Type
  Gross
Investment
  Senior
Financing
  2009
Principal
Outstanding
  2008
Principal
Outstanding
  Initial
Maturity
Date

Mezzanine Loan(1)(2)(7)

  $   $   $   $ 62,164   December 2020

Mezzanine Loan(1)(2)(3)(5)

    25,000     314,319     26,605     27,742   January 2013

Other Loan(1)

    1,000         1,000     1,000   January 2010

Other Loan(1)

                500  

Junior Participation(1)(4)(5)(6)

    14,189         9,938     9,938   April 2008

Loan loss reserves(5)

            (10,550 )   (10,550 )  
                     

  $ 40,189   $ 314,319   $ 26,993   $ 90,794    
                     

(1)
This is a fixed rate loan.

(2)
The difference between the pay and accrual rates is included as an addition to the principal balance outstanding.

(3)
This loan had been in default since December 2007. We reached an agreement with the borrower to, amongst other things, extended the maturity date to January 2013.

(4)
This loan is in default. The lender has begun foreclosure proceedings. Another participant holds a $12.2 million pari-pasu interest in this loan.

(5)
This represents specifically allocated loan loss reserves recorded during the year ended December 31, 2008. Our reserves reflect management's judgment of the probability and severity of losses based on Level 3 data. We cannot be certain that our judgment will prove to be correct and that reserves will be adequate over time to protect against potential future losses.

(6)
This loan is on non-accrual status.

(7)
This loan was sold in June 2009, resulting in a realized loss of approximately $24.9 million. This realized loss is included in loan loss reserves in our consolidated statement of income.

        At December 31, 2009 and 2008 all loans, other than as noted above, were performing in accordance with the terms of the loan agreements.

5. Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

        In May 2005, we acquired a 1.4 million square foot, 50-story, Class A office tower located at One Court Square, Long Island City, NY, for approximately $471.0 million, inclusive of transfer taxes and transactional costs. One Court Square is 100% leased to the seller, Citibank N.A., under a 15-year net lease. The lease contains partial cancellation options effective during 2011 and 2012 for up to 20% of the leased space and in 2014 and 2015 for up to an additional 20% of the originally leased space, subject to notice and the payment of early termination penalties. On November 30, 2005, we sold a 70% joint venture interest in One Court Square to certain institutional funds advised by JPMorgan Investment Management, or the JPM Investors, for approximately $329.7 million, including the assumption of $220.5 million of the property's mortgage debt. The operating agreement of the Court Square JV requires approvals from members on certain decisions including annual budgets, sale of the property, refinancing of the property's mortgage debt and material renovations to the property. In addition, after September 20, 2009 the members each have the right to recommend the sale of the property, subject to the terms of the mortgage debt, and to dissolve the Court Square JV. We have evaluated the

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December 31, 2009

5. Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Continued)


impact of FIN 46R on our accounting for the Court Square JV and have concluded that the Court Square JV is not a VIE. We account for the Court Square JV under the equity method of accounting. We have also concluded that the JPM Investors have substantive participating rights in the ordinary course of the Court Square JV's business.

6. Mortgage Notes Payable

        The first mortgage notes payable collateralized by the respective properties and assignment of leases at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, were as follows (in thousands):

Property
  Interest
Rate(1)
  Maturity Date   December 31,
2009
  December 31, 2008  

919 Third Avenue New York, NY(2)(3)

    6.87 %   7/2011   $ 224,104   $ 228,046  

(1)
Effective interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2009.

(2)
We own a 51% controlling interest in the joint venture that is the borrower on this loan. This loan is non-recourse to us. We consolidate this joint venture.

(3)
Held in a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity.

        At December 31, 2009, the gross book value of the property collateralizing the mortgage note was approximately $1.3 billion.

        Interest expense, excluding capitalized interest, was comprised of the following (in thousands):

 
  Year Ended
December 31,
  Year Ended
December 31,
  Period
January 26
to
December 31
  Period
January 1
to
January 25,
 
 
  2009   2008   2007   2007  
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Predecessor)
 

Interest expense

  $ 56,444   $ 74,163   $ 69,862   $ 6,956  

Interest income

    (145 )   (1,514 )   (794 )    
                   

Interest expense, net

  $ 56,299   $ 72,649   $ 69,068   $ 6,956  
                   

Interest capitalized

  $ 54   $ (480 ) $ 5,118   $  
                   

        At December 31, 2009, our unconsolidated joint venture had total indebtedness of approximately $315.0 million with a fixed interest rate of approximately 4.91%. The mortgage matures in June 2015. Our aggregate pro-rata share of the unconsolidated joint venture debt was approximately $94.5 million.

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Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2009

7. Corporate Indebtedness

Senior Unsecured Notes

        The following table sets forth our senior unsecured notes and other related disclosures by scheduled maturity date as of December 31, 2009 (in thousands):

Issuance
  Accreted
Balance
  Coupon Rate(1)   Term
(in Years)
  Maturity

January 22, 2004(2)

  $ 123,607     5.15 %   7   January 15, 2011

August 13, 2004

    150,000     5.875 %   10   August 15, 2014

March 31, 2006

    274,727     6.00 %   10   March 31, 2016

June 27, 2005(3)

    114,821     4.00 %   20   June 15, 2025
                     

  $ 663,155                
                     

(1)
Interest on the senior unsecured notes is payable semi-annually with principal and unpaid interest due on the scheduled maturity dates.

(2)
During the year ended December 31, 2009, we repurchased approximately $26.4 million of these notes and realized net gains on early extinguishment of debt of approximately $2.5 million.

(3)
Exchangeable senior debentures which are callable after June 17, 2010 at 100% of par. In addition, the debentures can be put to us, at the option of the holder at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, on June 15, 2010, 2015 and 2020 and upon the occurrence of certain change of control transactions. As a result of the Merger, the adjusted exchange rate for the debentures is 7.7461 shares of SL Green common stock per $1,000 of principal amount of debentures and the adjusted reference dividend for the debentures is $1.3491. During the year ended December 31, 2009, we repurchased approximately $69.1 million of these notes and realized net gains on early extinguishment of debt of approximately $1.0 million. On the Merger date, $13.1 million was recorded in equity. As of December 31, 2009, approximately $1.2 million remained unamortized.

        ROP and certain of its subsidiaries provide a senior guaranty of operating partnership's obligations under its 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility. ROP and its subsidiaries' respective obligations to guarantee amounts payable under the senior guaranty of operating partnership's obligations under its 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility are limited by the Allocable Guaranty Limitation, as defined in the guaranty agreement under the senior guaranty of operating partnership's obligations under its 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility. ROP's guaranty ranks pari passu in right of payment with its other senior, unsecured indebtedness. As of December 31, 2009, the maximum amount of ROP's guaranty obligation was $706.7 million.

        The Allocable Guaranty Limitation is the product of the Overall Guaranty Limitation times the amount of Pari Passu Indebtedness owing in respect of the senior guaranty of operating partnership's obligations under its 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility divided by the amount of Pari Passu Indebtedness outstanding at such time, each as defined in the guaranty agreement. The Overall Guaranty Limitation is the sum of $500 million plus 95% of Reckson's aggregate outstanding unsecured 5.15% notes due 2011, 5.875% notes due 2014, 4.000% exchangeable debentures due 2025 and 6.0% notes due 2016. Pari Passu Indebtedness includes all indebtedness owed by the operating partnership that is not secured, ranks pari passu with indebtedness under the senior guaranty of operating partnership's obligations under its 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility and is guaranteed by ROP and its subsidiaries on substantially the same terms as their guaranties under the 2007 unsecured revolving credit facility.

        On March 16, 2009, the $200.0 million, 7.75% unsecured notes, assumed as part of the Merger, matured and were redeemed at par.

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Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2009

7. Corporate Indebtedness (Continued)

Restrictive Covenants

        The terms of the senior unsecured notes include certain restrictions and covenants which limit, among other things, the incurrence of additional indebtedness and liens, and which require compliance with financial ratios relating to the minimum amount of debt service coverage, the maximum amount of consolidated unsecured and secured indebtedness and the minimum amount of unencumbered assets. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, we were in compliance with all such covenants.

Principal Maturities

        Combined aggregate principal maturities of mortgages and notes payable, senior unsecured notes (net of discount) and our share of joint venture debt as of December 31, 2009, including extension options, were as follows (in thousands):

 
  Scheduled
Amortization
  Principal
Repayments
  Unsecured
Notes
  Total   Joint
Venture
Debt
 

2010

  $ 4,225   $   $ 114,821   $ 119,046      

2011

    3,223     216,656     123,607     343,486      

2012

                     

2013

                     

2014

            150,000     150,000      

Thereafter

            274,727     274,727     94,500  
                       

  $ 7,448   $ 216,656   $ 663,155   $ 887,259   $ 94,500  
                       

8. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

        The following disclosures of estimated fair value were determined by management, using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and develop estimated fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts we could realize on disposition of the financial instruments. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

        Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, tenant and other receivables and accrued interest payable and other liabilities, accounts payable and accrued expenses and security deposits, reasonably approximate their fair values due to the short maturities of these items. Mortgage notes payable and the senior unsecured notes have an estimated fair value based on discounted cash flow models, based on Level 3 inputs, of approximately $846.9 million, compared to the book value of the related fixed rate debt of approximately $887.3 million. Our structured finance investments had an estimated fair value ranging between $16.2 million and $24.3 million, compared to the book value of the related investments of approximately $27.0 million at December 31, 2009.

        Disclosure about fair value of financial instruments is based on pertinent information available to us as of December 31, 2009. Although we are not aware of any factors that would significantly affect the reasonable fair value amounts, such amounts have not been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these financial statements since that date and current estimates of fair value may differ significantly from the amounts presented herein.

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Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2009

9. Rental Income

        We are the lessor and the sublessor to tenants under operating leases with expiration dates beginning January 1, 2010. The minimum rental amounts due under the leases are generally either subject to scheduled fixed increases or adjustments. The leases generally also require that the tenants reimburse us for increases in certain operating costs and real estate taxes above their base year costs. Approximate future minimum rents to be received over the next five years and thereafter for non-cancelable operating leases in effect at December 31, 2009 for the consolidated properties, including consolidated joint venture properties, and our share of unconsolidated joint venture properties are as follows (in thousands):

 
  Consolidated
Properties
  Unconsolidated
Property
 

2010

  $ 299,268   $ 9,527  

2011

    288,344     7,690  

2012

    276,755     7,759  

2013

    261,102     7,829  

2014

    243,801     5,925  

Thereafter

    1,405,578     32,502  
           

  $ 2,774,848   $ 71,232  
           

10. Related Party Transactions

Cleaning/ Security/ Messenger and Restoration Services

        Through Alliance Building Services, or Alliance, First Quality Maintenance, L.P., or First Quality, provides cleaning, extermination and related services, Classic Security LLC provides security services, Bright Star Couriers LLC provides messenger services, and Onyx Restoration Works provides restoration services with respect to certain properties owned by us. Alliance is owned by Gary Green, a son of Stephen L. Green, the chairman of our board of directors. First Quality also provides additional services directly to tenants on a separately negotiated basis. In addition, First Quality has the non-exclusive opportunity to provide cleaning and related services to individual tenants at our properties on a basis separately negotiated with any tenant seeking such additional services. An affiliate of ours has entered into an arrangement with Alliance whereby it will receive a profit participation above a certain threshold for services provided by Alliance to tenants above the base services specified in their lease agreements. The affiliate received approximately $1.4 million, $1.2 million and $0.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. First Quality leases 26,800 square feet of space at a property owned through March 2007 by SL Green pursuant to a lease that expires on December 31, 2015. SL Green received approximately $75,000 in rent from Alliance in 2007. We paid Alliance approximately $2.1 million, $2.4 million, $0.6 million (including none for the period January 1, 2007 to January 25, 2007), for three years ended December 31, 2009 respectively, for these services (excluding services provided directly to tenants).

Allocated Expenses from SL Green

        Subsequent to the Merger, property operating expenses include an allocation of salary and other operating costs from SL Green. Such amount was approximately $3.9 million, $4.1 million and $3.5 million for 2009, 2008 and 2007 (Successor), respectively.

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Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2009

10. Related Party Transactions (Continued)

Insurance

        Subsequent to the Merger, we obtain insurance coverage through an insurance program administered by SL Green. In connection with this program we incurred insurance expense of approximately $2.9 million, $2.6 million and $2.0 million for 2009, 2008 and 2007 (Successor), respectively.

11. Partners' Capital

        Prior to the Merger, a Class A common unit of ROP and a share of common stock of Reckson Associates Realty Corp., or RARC, had similar economic characteristics as they effectively shared equally in the net income or loss and distributions of ROP. Since consummation of the Merger on January 25, 2007, SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P., or the operating partnership, has owned all the economic interests in ROP either by direct ownership or by indirect ownership through its wholly-owned subsidiary Wyoming Acquisition GP LLC, or WAGP. Reckson Associates Realty Corp., or RARC, served as the sole general partner of ROP until November 15, 2007, at which time RARC withdrew and WAGP succeeded it as the sole general partner of ROP. Since consummation of the Merger, RARC has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of SL Green.

        As of December 31, 2006, we had issued and outstanding 1,200 preferred units of limited partnership interest with a liquidation preference value of $1,000 per unit and a stated distribution rate of 7.0%, or Preferred Units, which was subject to reduction based upon terms of their initial issuance. The terms of the Preferred Units provided for this reduction in distribution rate in order to address the effect of certain mortgages with above market interest rates which were assumed by us in connection with properties contributed to us in 1998. As a result of the aforementioned reduction, no distributions were being made on the Preferred Units. In connection with the Merger, the holder of the Preferred Units transferred the Preferred Units to the operating partnership in exchange for the issuance of 1,200 preferred units of limited partnership interest in the operating partnership with substantially similar terms as the Preferred Units.

        Holders of preferred units of limited and general partnership interest were entitled to distributions based on the stated rates of return (subject to adjustment) for those units.

        Prior to the Merger, RARC maintained a long term incentive program, or LTIP. With respect to the LTIP units and the restricted equity awards, RARC recorded compensation expense which has been included in marketing, general and administrative expenses on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2006, RARC had accrued approximately $33.7 million of compensation expense with respect to the special outperformance pool. These costs were included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the balance sheet at December 31, 2006. During January 2007, in connection with the Merger, RARC paid, in cash, approximately $35.5 million to the participants of the special outperformance pool of which $1.8 million was expensed during the period January 1, 2007 to January 25, 2007 (Predecessor).

        Intercompany transactions between SL Green and ROP are generally recorded as contributions and distributions.

12. Benefit Plans

        The building employees are covered by multi-employer defined benefit pension plans and post-retirement health and welfare plans. Contributions to these plans amounted to approximately $3.2 million, $3.1 million and $2.7 million during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Separate actuarial

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Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2009

12. Benefit Plans (Continued)


information regarding such plans is not made available to the contributing employers by the union administrators or trustees, since the plans do not maintain separate records for each reporting unit.

13. Commitments and Contingencies

        We are not presently involved in any material litigation nor, to our knowledge, is any material litigation threatened against us or our properties, other than routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes the costs, if any, incurred by us related to this litigation will not materially affect our financial position, operating results or liquidity.

        The property located at 1185 Avenue of the Americas operates under a ground lease (approximately $8.5 million in 2010 and approximately $6.9 million annually thereafter) with a term expiration of 2043.

        The following is a schedule of future minimum lease payments under noncancellable operating leases with initial terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2009 (in thousands):

December 31,
  Non-cancellable
operating leases
 

2010

  $ 9,992  

2011

    7,724  

2012

    7,594  

2013

    7,594  

2014

    7,594  

Thereafter

    247,237  
       
 

Total minimum lease payments

  $ 287,735  
       

14. Environmental Matters

        Our management believes that the properties are in compliance in all material respects with applicable Federal, state and local ordinances and regulations regarding environmental issues. Management is not aware of any environmental liability that it believes would have a materially adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Management is unaware of any instances in which it would incur significant environmental cost if any of the properties were sold.

15. Segment Information

        We are engaged in owning, managing and leasing commercial office properties in Manhattan, Westchester County, Connecticut and Long Island City and have two reportable segments, real estate and structured finance investments. We evaluate real estate performance and allocate resources based on earnings contribution to income from continuing operations.

        Our real estate portfolio is primarily located in the geographical markets of Manhattan, Westchester County, Connecticut and Long Island City. The primary sources of revenue are generated from tenant rents and escalations and reimbursement revenue. Real estate property operating expenses consist primarily of security, maintenance, utility costs, real estate taxes and ground rent expense (at certain applicable properties). See Note 4 for additional details on our structured finance investments.

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Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2009

15. Segment Information (Continued)

        Selected results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the periods January 26, 2007 to December 31, 2007 (Successor) and January 1, 2007 to January 25, 2007 (Predecessor), and selected asset information as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 (Successor), regarding our operating segments are as follows (in thousands):

 
  Real Estate
Segment
  Structured
Finance
Segment
  Total
Company
 

Total revenues:

                   
   

Year ended December 31, 2009 (Successor)

  $ 345,591   $ 2,715   $ 348,306  
   

Year ended December 31, 2008 (Successor)

    339,558     9,989     349,547  
   

January 26 to December 31, 2007 (Successor)

    289,803     16,554     306,357  
   

January 1 to January 25, 2007 (Predecessor)

    25,217     1,201     26,418  

Income (loss) from continuing operations before noncontrolling interest, gain on sale and discontinued operations:

                   
   

Year ended December 31, 2009 (Successor)

  $ 54,202   $ (22,904 ) $ 31,298  
   

Year ended December 31, 2008 (Successor)

    57,824     (4,428 )   53,396  
   

January 26 to December 31, 2007 (Successor)

    27,894     12,103     39,997  
   

January 1 to January 25, 2007 (Predecessor)

    (12,640 )   464     (12,176 )

Total assets

                   
 

As of:

                   
   

December 31, 2009 (Successor)

  $ 3,942,897   $ 26,993   $ 3,969,890  
   

December 31, 2008 (Successor)

    4,030,724     91,323     4,122,047  

        Income from continuing operations represents total revenues less total expenses for the real estate segment and total investment income less allocated interest expense and provision for loan losses for the structured finance segment. Interest costs for the structured finance segment are imputed assuming 100% leverage at SL Green's unsecured revolving credit facility borrowing cost. We do not allocate marketing, general and administrative expenses to the structured finance segment, since we base performance on the individual segments prior to allocating marketing, general and administrative expenses. All other expenses, except interest, relate entirely to the real estate assets. There were no transactions between the above two segments.

        The table below reconciles income from continuing operations before noncontrolling interest to net income available to common unitholders for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the periods January 26, 2007 to December 31, 2007 (Successor) and January 1, 2007 to January 25, 2007 (Predecessor) (in thousands):

 
  Year Ended
December 31,
2009
  Year Ended
December 31,
2008
  Period
January 26 to
December 31,
2007
  Period
January 1 to
January 25,
2007
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
  (Predecessor)
  (Predecessor)
 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

  $ 31,298   $ 53,396   $ 39,997   $ (12,176 )

Net income (loss) and gains from discontinued operations

    (42 )   1,418     2,457     3,018  
                   
 

Net income

    31,256     54,814     42,454     (9,158 )

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in other partnerships

    (13,380 )   (16,687 )   (9,864 )   (2,173 )
                   

Net income (loss) attributable to ROP common unitholders

  $ 17,876   $ 38,127   $ 32,590   $ (11,331 )
                   

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Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

December 31, 2009

16. Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)

        We are providing updated summary selected quarterly financial information, which is included below, reflecting the prior period reclassification as discontinued operations of the properties sold in 2009.

        Quarterly data for the last two years is presented in the tables below (in thousands).

2009 Quarter Ended
  December 31   September 30   June 30   March 31  

Total revenues

  $ 89,798   $ 85,556   $ 86,983   $ 85,969  
                   

Income (loss) net of noncontrolling interests and before gain on sale

    17,077     9,153     (10,414 )   10,854  

Equity in net income from joint venture property

    272     269     287     281  

Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt

        (163 )   1,774     1,908  

Discontinued operations

            (16 )   (26 )
                   

Net income (loss)

    17,349     9,259     (8,369 )   13,017  

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in other partnerships

    (3,502 )   (2,904 )   (3,647 )   (3,327 )
                   

Income (loss) attributable to ROP common unitholders

  $ 13,847   $ 6,355   $ (12,016 ) $ 9,690  
                   

 

2008 Quarter Ended
  December 31   September 30   June 30   March 31  

Total revenues

  $ 93,020   $ 87,672   $ 85,370   $ 83,487  
                   

Income net of noncontrolling interests and before gain on sale

    9,254     7,588     8,223     10,924  

Equity in net income (loss) from joint venture property

    262     284     344     (52 )

Gain on early extinguishment of debt

    16,569              

Discontinued operations

    (27 )   143     310     558  
                   

Net income

    26,058     8,015     8,877     11,430  

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in other partnerships

    (3,592 )   (3,753 )   (3,590 )   (5,318 )
                   

Income attributable to ROP common unitholders

  $ 22,466   $ 4,262   $ 5,287   $ 6,112  
                   

17. Subsequent Events

        We have evaluated subsequent events through the time of filing of these consolidated financial statements with the SEC on this Annual Report on Form 10-K on February 16, 2010.

        In February 2010, we repurchased approximately $21.4 million of our 4% exchangeable bonds.

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Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P.
Schedule III—Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation
December 31, 2009
(Dollars in thousands)

Column A   Column B   Column C
Initial Cost
  Column D
Cost Capitalized
Subsequent
To Acquisition
  Column E
Gross Amount at Which Carried at
Close of Period
  Column F   Column G   Column H   Column I  
Description
  Encumbrances   Land   Building &
Improvements
  Land   Building &
Improvements
  Land   Building &
Improvements
  Total   Accumulated
Depreciation
  Date of
Construction
  Date
Acquired
  Life on Which
Depreciation is
Computed
 

810 Seventh Avenue(1)

  $   $ 114,077   $ 476,386   $   $ 17,190   $ 114,077   $ 493,576   $ 607,653   $ 37,685     1970     1/2007     Various  

919 Third Avenue(1)(4)

    224,104     223,529     1,033,198         1,568     223,529     1,034,766     1,258,295     76,706     1970     1/2007     Various  

1185 Avenue of the Americas(1)

            728,213         17,159         745,372     745,372     62,271     1969     1/2007     Various  

1350 Avenue of the Americas(1)

        91,038     380,744         9,287     91,038     390,031     481,069     30,672     1966     1/2007     Various  

1100 King Street—1-7 International Drive(2)

        49,392     104,376     1,093     2,329     50,485     106,705     157,190     9,687     1983/1986     1/2007     Various  

520 White Plains Road(2)

        6,324     26,096         1,840     6,324     27,936     34,260     2,491     1979     1/2007     Various  

115-117 Stevens Avenue(2)

        5,933     23,826         2,849     5,933     26,675     32,608     2,726     1984     1/2007     Various  

100 Summit Lake Drive(2)

        10,526     43,109         3,647     10,526     46,756     57,282     4,089     1988     1/2007     Various  

200 Summit Lake Drive(2)

        11,183     47,906         327     11,183     48,233     59,416     4,081     1990     1/2007     Various  

500 Summit Lake Drive(2)

        9,777     39,048         1,424     9,777     40,472     50,249     2,953     1986     1/2007     Various  

140 Grand Street(2)

        6,865     28,264         2,207     6,865     30,471     37,336     2,489     1991     1/2007     Various  

360 Hamilton Avenue(2)

        29,497     118,250         1,958     29,497     120,208     149,705     10,069     2000     1/2007     Various  

7 Landmark Square(3)

        2,088     7,748             2,088     7,748     9,836         2007     1/2007     Various  

680 Washington Boulevard(3)(4)

        11,696     45,364         570     11,696     45,934     57,630     3,810     1989     1/2007     Various  

750 Washington Boulevard(3)(4)

        16,916     68,849         2,198     16,916     71,047     87,963     5,751     1989     1/2007     Various  

1055 Washington Boulevard(3)

        13,516     53,228         782     13,516     54,010     67,526     4,293     1987     1/2007     Various  

400 Summit Lake Drive(2)

        38,889         160         39,049         39,049             1/2007     Various  

Other(5)

        1,128         40     4,692     1,168     4,692     5,860                 Various  
                                                   

  $ 224,104   $ 642,374   $ 3,224,605   $ 1,293   $ 70,027   $ 643,667   $ 3,294,632   $ 3,938,299   $ 259,773              
                                                   

(1)
Property located in New York, New York.

(2)
Property located in Westchester County, New York.

(3)
Property located in Connecticut.

(4)
We own a 51% interest in this property.

(5)
Other includes tenant improvements, capitalized interest and corporate improvements.

The changes in real estate for the three years ended December 31, 2009 are as follows:

 
  2009   2008   2007  

Balance at beginning of year

  $ 3,907,982   $ 3,938,060   $ 3,649,874  

Property acquisitions

            3,280,949  

Improvements

    31,740     21,599     16,853  

Retirements/disposals

    (1,423 )   (51,677 )   (3,009,616 )
               

Balance at end of year

  $ 3,938,299   $ 3,907,982   $ 3,938,060  
               

        The aggregate cost of land, buildings and improvements, before depreciation, for Federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2009 was approximately $3.2 billion.

        The changes in accumulated depreciation, exclusive of amounts relating to equipment, autos, and furniture and fixtures, for the three years ended December 31, 2009, are as follows:

 
  2009   2008   2007  

Balance at beginning of year

  $ 162,324   $ 73,506   $ 634,536  

Depreciation for year

    97,826     89,499     78,856  

Retirements/disposals

    (377 )   (681 )   (639,886 )
               

Balance at end of year

  $ 259,773   $ 162,324   $ 73,506  
               

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ITEM 9.    CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

        None.

ITEM 9A.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

        We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our President and our Treasurer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based closely on the definition of "disclosure controls and procedures" in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that it will detect or uncover failures within the Company to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in our periodic reports. Also, we have investments in certain unconsolidated entities. As we do not control these entities, our disclosure controls and procedures with respect to such entities are necessarily substantially more limited than those we maintain with respect to our consolidated subsidiaries.

        As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our President and our Treasurer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this report, our President and Treasurer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to give reasonable assurances to the timely collection, evaluation and disclosure of information relating to the Company that would potentially be subject to disclosure under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

        We are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 (f) and 15d-15 (f). Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our President and Treasurer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009 based on the framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on that evaluation, we concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2009.

        This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company's registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management's report was not subject to attestation by the Company's registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permits the Company to provide only management's report in this annual report.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

        There have been no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the year ended December 31, 2009 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reports.

ITEM 9B.    OTHER INFORMATION

        None.

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PART III

        

ITEMS 10, 11, 12 AND 13.    

        As discussed in this report, SL Green acquired us on January 25, 2007. WAGP is the sole general partner of ROP and WAGP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SL Green. The directors and officers of WAGP also serve as officers of SL Green. As a result, you should read SL Green's Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, on or prior to April 30, 2010, for the information required by Items 10, 11, 12 and 13 with respect to SL Green and which is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 14.    

        Ernst & Young LLP has served as ROP's independent registered public accounting firm since ROP's formation in September 1994 and is considered by management of ROP to be well qualified. ROP has been advised by that firm that neither it nor any member thereof has any financial interest, direct or indirect, in ROP or any of its subsidiaries in any capacity.

        Ernst & Young LLP's fees for providing services to ROP in 2009 and 2008 were as follows:

        Audit Fees.    The aggregate fees billed by Ernst & Young LLP for professional services rendered for the audit of ROP's annual financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the reviews of the financial statements included in ROP's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were approximately $200,000 and $200,000, respectively.

        Audit Related Fees.    There were no audit related fees billed by Ernst & Young LLP for professional services rendered for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of ROP's financial statements, other than the services described under "Audit Fees," including employee benefit plan audits, due diligence and accounting assistance relating to transactions, joint ventures and other matters, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

        Tax Fees.    There were no tax fees billed by Ernst & Young LLP for professional services rendered for tax compliance (including REIT tax compliance), tax advice and tax planning for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

        All Other Fees.    There were no other fees billed by Ernst & Young LLP for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.

        Following the SL Green merger, RARC (and now WAGP) is not required to have an audit committee and WAGP in fact does not have an audit committee. Management has the primary responsibility for the preparation, presentation and integrity of our financial statements, accounting and financial reporting principles, internal controls and procedures designed to ensure compliance with accounting standards, applicable laws and regulations.

        Management has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements with ROP's independent auditors, Ernst & Young LLP, and discussed the matters required to be discussed by Statement of Auditing Standard No. 61. Management received the written disclosure and the letter from Ernst & Young LLP required by Rule 3526 of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, as currently in effect, discussed with Ernst & Young LLP the auditors' independence and considered the compatibility of Ernst & Young LLP's provision of non-audit services to our company with their independence.

        Management recommended to the Board of Directors of our sole general partner (and such Board of Directors has approved) that the audited financial statements be included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 for filing with the SEC.

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PART IV

        

ITEM 15.    EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES

(a)(1)    Consolidated Financial Statements

RECKSON OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

  39

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2009 (Successor) and December 31, 2008 (Succecessor)

  40

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 (Successor), the period January 26, 2007 to December 31, 2007 (Successor) and the period January 1, 2007 to January 25, 2007 (Predecessor)

  41

Consolidated Statements of Capital for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 (Successor), the period January 26, 2007 to December 31, 2007 (Successor) and the period January 1, 2007 to January 25, 2007 (Predecessor)

  42

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 (Successor), the period January 26, 2007 to December 31, 2007 (Successor) and the period January 1, 2007 to January 25, 2007 (Predecessor)

  43

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

  44

(a)(2)    Financial Statement Schedules

   

Schedule III—Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation as of December 31, 2009

 
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        Schedules other than those listed are omitted as they are not applicable or the required or equivalent information has been included in the financial statements or notes thereto.

(a)(3)    In reviewing the agreements included as exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, please remember they are included to provide you with information regarding their terms and are not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about us or the other parties to the agreements. The agreements contain representations and warranties by each of the parties to the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement and:

    should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate;

    have been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement, which disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the agreement;

    may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material to you or other investors; and

    were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement and are subject to more recent developments.

        Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time. Additional information about us may be found elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other public filings, which are available without charge through the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

(a)(4)    Exhibits

        See Index to Exhibits on following page.

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

(4)
Exhibits: The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 
   
  Incorporated by Reference    
Exhibit
Number
  Exhibit Description   Form   File No.   Exhibit   Filing
Date
  Filed
Herewith
  2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 3, 2006 by and among SL Green Realty Corp., others, the Reckson Associates Realty Corp. and the Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P.   10-Q*           2.1     8/9/06    

  3.1

 

Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant

 

S-11*

 

 

333-1280

 

 

10.1

 

 

2/12/96

 

 

  3.2

 

Supplement to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant Establishing Series A Preferred Units of Limited Partnership Interest

 

8-K*

 

 

 

 

 

10.1

 

 

3/1/99

 

 

  3.3

 

Supplement to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant Establishing Series B Preferred Units of Limited Partnership Interest

 

8-K*

 

 

 

 

 

10.2

 

 

3/1/99

 

 

  3.4

 

Supplement to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant Establishing Series C Preferred Units of Limited Partnership Interest

 

8-K*

 

 

 

 

 

10.3

 

 

3/1/99

 

 

  3.5

 

Supplement to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant Establishing Series D Preferred Units of Limited Partnership Interest

 

8-K*

 

 

 

 

 

10.4

 

 

3/1/99

 

 

  3.6

 

Supplement to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant Establishing Series B Common Units of Limited Partnership Interest

 

10-K*

 

 

 

 

 

10.6

 

 

3/17/00

 

 

  3.7

 

Supplement to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant Establishing Series E Preferred Partnership Units of Limited Partnership Interest

 

10-K*

 

 

 

 

 

10.7

 

 

3/17/00

 

 

  3.8

 

Supplement to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant Establishing the Series F Junior Participating Preferred Partnership Units

 

10-K*

 

 

 

 

 

10.8

 

 

3/21/01

 

 

  3.9

 

Supplement to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant Establishing the Series C Common Units of Limited Partnership Interest

 

10-Q*

 

 

 

 

 

10.4

 

 

8/13/03

 

 

  3.10

 

Supplement to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant Establishing LTIP Units of Limited Partnership Interest

 

8-K*

 

 

 

 

 

10.4

 

 

12/29/04

 

 

  3.11

 

Supplement to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant Establishing 2005 LTIP Units of Limited Partnership Interest

 

10-K*

 

 

 

 

 

10.11

 

 

3/10/06

 

 

  3.12

 

Supplement to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P. Establishing 2006 LTIP Units of Limited Partnership Interest

 

10-Q*

 

 

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

5/15/06

 

 

  3.13

 

Supplement to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Registrant relating to the succession as a general partner of the Acquisition GP LLC.

 

10-K*

 

 

 

 

 

3.12

 

 

3/31/08

 

 

  4.1

 

Form of 7.75% Notes due 2009 of the Registrant

 

8-K*

 

 

 

 

 

4.2

 

 

3/26/99

 

 

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  Incorporated by Reference    
Exhibit
Number
  Exhibit Description   Form   File No.   Exhibit   Filing
Date
  Filed
Herewith
  4.2   Indenture, dated March 26, 1999, among the Registrant, the Company, and The Bank of New York, as trustee   8-K*           4.3     3/26/99    

  4.3

 

Rights Agreement, dated as of October 13, 2000, between the Registrant and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent, which includes, as Exhibit A thereto, the Form of Articles Supplementary, as Exhibit B thereto, the Form of Right Certificate, and as Exhibit C thereto, the Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Shares

 

8-K*

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

10/17/00

 

 

  4.4

 

Note Purchase Agreement for the Senior Unsecured Notes due 2007

 

10-K*

 

 

 

 

 

10.23

 

 

3/26/98

 

 

  4.5

 

Form of 5.15% Notes due 2011 of the Registrant

 

8-K*

 

 

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

1/21/04

 

 

  4.6

 

Form of 5.875% Notes due 2014 of the Registrant

 

8-K*

 

 

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

8/12/04

 

 

  4.7

 

4.00% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2025 of the Registrant

 

8-K*

 

 

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

6/27/05

 

 

  4.8

 

First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2006, by and between Reckson Associates Realty Corp. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Reckson Associates Realty Corp.

 

8-K*

 

 

 

 

 

4.0

 

 

10/10/06

 

 

  4.9

 

Form of 6.0% Notes due 2016 of the Reckson Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P.

 

8-K*

 

 

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

3/31/06

 

 

10.1

 

Ground Leases for certain of the properties

 

S-11*

 

 

33-84324

 

 

10.17

 

 

2/3/95

 

 

10.2

 

Loan Agreement, dated as of July 18, 2001, between Metropolitan 919 3rd Avenue, LLC, as Borrower, and Secure Financial Corporation, as Lender

 

10-Q*

 

 

 

 

 

10.2

 

 

8/14/01

 

 

10.3

 

Operating Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2000, between Reckson Tri-State Member LLC (together with its permitted successors and assigns) and TIAA Tri-State LLC

 

8-K*

 

 

 

 

 

10.3

 

 

10/17/00

 

 

10.4

 

Consolidated, Amended and Restated Secured Promissory Note relating to Metropolitan 810 7th Ave., LLC and 100 Wall Company LLC

 

10-K*

 

 

 

 

 

10.52

 

 

 

 

 

10.5

 

Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of 919 JV LLC

 

8-K*

 

 

 

 

 

10.1

 

 

1/8/02

 

 

10.6

 

Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2005, by and between Citibank, N.A. and Reckson Court Square, LLC

 

10-Q*

 

 

 

 

 

10.1

 

 

5/9/05

 

 

10.7

 

Note, dated as of August 3, 2005, by Reckson Court Square, LLC (Borrower), in favor of German American Capital Corporation (Lender)

 

10-Q*

 

 

 

 

 

10.3

 

 

8/9/05

 

 

10.8

 

Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2005, between Reckson Court Square, LLC and German American Capital Corporation

 

10-Q*

 

 

 

 

 

10.4

 

 

8/9/05

 

 

10.9

 

Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of One Court Square Holdings LLC, dated as of November 30, 2005, by and between One Court Square Member LLC and One Court Square Investor, LLC

 

8-K*

 

 

 

 

 

10.1

 

 

12/6/05

 

 

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  Incorporated by Reference    
Exhibit
Number
  Exhibit Description   Form   File No.   Exhibit   Filing
Date
  Filed
Herewith
10.10   First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 25, 2007, by and among Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P., Reckson Associates Realty Corp., The Bank of New York and SL Green Realty Corp.   8-K           10.1     1/25/07    

10.11

 

Credit Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2007, by and among SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P., SL Green Realty Corp., Wachovia Capital Markets LLC, as sole lead arranger and sole book manager, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as agent, each of KeyBank National Association and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as co-syndication agents, each of Eurohypo AG, New York Branch and ING Real Estate Finance (USA) LLC, as co-documentation agents, and each of the lenders party thereto.

 

8-K

 

 

 

 

 

10.2

 

 

1/25/07

 

 

10.12

 

First Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2007, by and among SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P., SL Green Realty Corp., the lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as agent.

 

8-K

 

 

 

 

 

10.3

 

 

1/25/07

 

 

10.13

 

First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2007, by and among SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P., SL Green Realty Corp., the lenders party thereto, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as agent.

 

8-K

 

 

 

 

 

10.4

 

 

1/25/07

 

 

12.1

 

Statement of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

14.1

 

Reckson Associates Realty Corp. Code of Ethics and Business Conduct

 

10-K*

 

 

 

 

 

14.1

 

 

3/9/04

 

 

21.1

 

Statement of Subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

31.1

 

Certification of Marc Holliday President of WAGP, the sole general partner of the Registrant, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15(d)-14(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

31.2

 

Certification of Gregory F. Hughes, Treasurer of WAGP, the sole general partner of the Registrant, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15(d)-14(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

32.1

 

Certification of Marc Holliday, President of WAGP, the sole general partner of the Registrant, pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

32.2

 

Certification of Gregory F. Hughes, Treasurer of WAGP, the sole general partner of the Registrant, pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

*
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's filing with the SEC and incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on February 16, 2010.

    RECKSON OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

 

 

BY: WYOMING ACQUISITION GP LLC

 

 

By:

 

/s/ GREGORY F. HUGHES

Gregory F. Hughes
Treasurer

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated on February 16, 2010.

Signature
 
Title

 

 

 

 

 
/s/ MARC HOLLIDAY

Marc Holliday
  President of WAGP, the sole general partner of the Registrant (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ GREGORY F. HUGHES

Gregory F. Hughes

 

Treasurer of WAGP, the sole general partner of the Registrant (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ ANDREW S. LEVINE

Andrew S. Levine

 

Director of WAGP, the sole general partner of the Registrant

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