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Exhibit 12.1

SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P.
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charge & Preferred Unit Distributions

 
  Year Ended December 31,  
 
  2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  

Earnings

                               

Income (loss) from continuing operations

  $ 109,722   $ 3,163   $ 29,438   $ 67,350   $ 48,947  

Add: JV cash distributions

    584,564     79,523     525,372     128,305     112,540  

Interest

    234,161     238,993     298,108     263,663     94,799  

Amortization of loan costs expensed

    9,928     7,947     6,436     15,893     4,424  

Portion of rent expense representative of interest

    22,570     22,986     24,346     23,276     17,850  
                       

Total earnings

  $ 960,946   $ 352,611   $ 883,701   $ 498,487   $ 278,560  
                       

Fixed Charges and Preferred Unit Distributions

                               

Interest

  $ 234,161   $ 238,993   $ 298,108   $ 263,663   $ 94,799  

Preferred unit distributions

    29,749     19,875     19,875     19,875     19,875  

Interest capitalized

        98     (179 )   5,118     8,529  

Portion of rent expense representative of interest

    22,570     22,986     24,346     23,276     17,850  

Amortization of loan costs expensed

    9,928     7,947     6,436     15,893     4,424  
                       

Total Fixed Charges and Preferred Unit Distributions

  $ 296,409   $ 289,898   $ 348,587   $ 327,825   $ 145,477  
                       

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred unit distributions

    3.24 X   1.22 X   2.54 X   1.52 X   1.91 X

        The ratios of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred distributions were computed by dividing earnings by fixed charges. For the purpose of calculating the ratios, the earnings have been calculated by adding fixed charges to income or loss from continuing operations before adjustment for noncontrolling interests plus distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures, excluding gains or losses from sale of property, loss on equity investment and marketable securities and the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles. With respect to SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P., fixed charges and preferred unit distributions consist of interest expense including the amortization of debt issuance costs, rental expense deemed to represent interest expense and preferred distributions paid on its 7.625% Series C and its 7.875% Series D cumulative redeemable preferred units.




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