form10qcorp.htm
 
 

 

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

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
[X]           QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010

or

[  ]           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:
1-13274

 
Mack-Cali Realty Corporation
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland
 
 22-3305147
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     

343 Thornall Street, Edison, New Jersey
 
08837-2206
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

 
(732) 590-1000
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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 ninety (90) days.  YES X NO ___

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 X No ___

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 the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer  x                                                                                                           Accelerated filer  ¨
 
Non-accelerated filer  ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)                                                                                                                                Smaller reporting company  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  YES___  NO   X 

As of October 25, 2010, there were 79,529,859 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.

 
 

 


MACK-CALI REALTY CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

 
 
 
Part I
Financial Information
 
Page
       
 
Item 1.
Financial Statements (unaudited):
 
       
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2010
 
   
and December 31, 2009
4
       
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months
 
   
ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
5
       
   
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the nine months
 
   
ended September 30, 2010
6
       
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months
 
   
ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
7
       
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
8-38
       
 
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
 
   
and Results of Operations
39-55
       
 
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
55-56
       
 
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
56
       
Part II
Other Information
   
       
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
57
       
 
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
57
       
 
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
58
       
 
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
58
       
 
Item 4.
(Removed and Reserved)
58
       
 
Item 5.
Other Information
59
       
 
Item 6.
Exhibits
59
       
Signatures
   
60
       
Exhibit Index
   
61-80

 
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MACK-CALI REALTY CORPORATION

Part I – Financial Information


Item 1.        Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations, of changes in equity, and of cash flows and related notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in conjunction with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  Accordingly, they do not include all of the disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements.  The financial statements reflect all adjustments consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation for the interim periods.

The aforementioned financial statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to the aforementioned financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the financial statements and notes thereto included in Mack-Cali Realty Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

The results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year or any other period.

 
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MACK-CALI REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited)



   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
ASSETS
 
2010
   
2009
 
Rental property
           
Land and leasehold interests
  $ 770,166     $ 771,794  
Buildings and improvements
    3,958,379       3,948,509  
Tenant improvements
    457,040       456,547  
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
    9,380       9,358  
      5,194,965       5,186,208  
Less – accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (1,247,577 )     (1,153,223 )
Net investment in rental property
    3,947,388       4,032,985  
Cash and cash equivalents
    105,812       291,059  
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
    36,000       35,680  
Unbilled rents receivable, net
    124,566       119,469  
Deferred charges and other assets, net
    212,679       213,674  
Restricted cash
    18,036       20,681  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
               
of $2,293 and $2,036
    14,691       8,089  
                 
Total assets
  $ 4,459,172     $ 4,721,637  
                 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
               
Senior unsecured notes
  $ 1,433,191     $ 1,582,434  
Mortgages, loans payable and other obligations
    732,969       755,003  
Dividends and distributions payable
    42,141       42,109  
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
    106,347       106,878  
Rents received in advance and security deposits
    49,713       54,693  
Accrued interest payable
    18,901       37,330  
Total liabilities
    2,383,262       2,578,447  
Commitments and contingencies
               
                 
Equity:
               
Mack-Cali Realty Corporation stockholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 10,000
               
and 10,000 shares outstanding, at liquidation preference
    25,000       25,000  
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 190,000,000 shares authorized,
               
79,528,151 and 78,969,752 shares outstanding
    795       789  
Additional paid-in capital
    2,290,315       2,275,716  
Dividends in excess of net earnings
    (530,970 )     (470,047 )
Total Mack-Cali Realty Corporation stockholders’ equity
    1,785,140       1,831,458  
                 
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries:
               
Operating Partnership
    287,890       308,703  
Consolidated joint ventures
    2,880       3,029  
Total noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
    290,770       311,732  
                 
Total equity
    2,075,910       2,143,190  
                 
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 4,459,172     $ 4,721,637  
                 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 


 
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MACK-CALI REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
REVENUES
 
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
Base rents
  $ 150,064     $ 154,337     $ 452,449     $ 455,359  
Escalations and recoveries from tenants
    26,420       24,717       78,376       77,107  
Construction services
    16,475       7,761       49,694       16,466  
Real estate services
    2,014       1,808       5,660       6,450  
Other income
    2,983       3,524       9,145       9,874  
Total revenues
    197,956       192,147       595,324       565,256  
                                 
EXPENSES
                               
Real estate taxes
    24,913       23,450       72,986       70,015  
Utilities
    20,831       17,951       57,066       54,604  
Operating services
    27,345       24,588       84,099       78,849  
Direct construction costs
    15,884       7,337       47,588       15,347  
General and administrative
    8,992       9,816       26,064       30,524  
Depreciation and amortization
    47,978       51,377       143,942       148,460  
Total expenses
    145,943       134,519       431,745       397,799  
Operating income
    52,013       57,628       163,579       167,457  
                                 
OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME
                               
Interest expense
    (36,941 )     (35,744 )     (113,347 )     (101,445 )
Interest and other investment income
    34       166       73       549  
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures
    475       635       213       (6,401 )
Gain on reduction of other obligations
    --       --       --       1,693  
Total other (expense) income
    (36,432 )     (34,943 )     (113,061 )     (105,604 )
Income from continuing operations
    15,581       22,685       50,518       61,853  
Discontinued Operations:
                               
Income from discontinued operations
    --       104       242       158  
Realized gains (losses) and unrealized losses
                               
  on disposition of rental property, net
    --       --       4,447       --  
Total discontinued operations, net
    --       104       4,689       158  
Net income
    15,581       22,789       55,207       62,011  
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures
    108       213       281       980  
Noncontrolling interest in Operating Partnership
    (2,150 )     (3,399 )     (7,047 )     (9,905 )
Noncontrolling interest in discontinued operations
    --       (16 )     (668 )     (24 )
Preferred stock dividends
    (500 )     (500 )     (1,500 )     (1,500 )
Net income available to common shareholders
  $ 13,039     $ 19,087     $ 46,273     $ 51,562  
                                 
Basic earnings per common share:
                               
Income from continuing operations
  $ 0.16     $ 0.24     $ 0.53     $ 0.71  
Discontinued operations
    --       --       0.05       --  
Net income available to common shareholders
  $ 0.16     $ 0.24     $ 0.58     $ 0.71  
                                 
Diluted earnings per common share:
                               
Income from continuing operations
  $ 0.16     $ 0.24     $ 0.53     $ 0.71  
Discontinued operations
    --       --       0.05       --  
Net income available to common shareholders
  $ 0.16     $ 0.24     $ 0.58     $ 0.71  
                                 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
    79,304       78,151       79,161       72,889  
                                 
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
    92,464       92,245       92,467       87,106  
                                 
                                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 

 
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MACK-CALI REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (in thousands) (unaudited)

             
             
     
Additional
Dividends in
Noncontrolling
 
 
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Paid-In
Excess of
Interests
Total
 
Shares
Amount
Shares
Par Value
Capital
Net Earnings
in Subsidiaries
Equity
Balance at January 1, 2010
10
$25,000
78,970
$789
$2,275,716
$(470,047)
$311,732
$2,143,190
Net income
--
--
--
--
--
47,773
7,434
55,207
Preferred stock dividends
--
--
--
--
--
(1,500)
--
(1,500)
Common stock dividends
--
--
--
--
--
(107,196)
--
(107,196)
Common unit distributions
--
--
--
--
--
--
(17,690)
(17,690)
Increase in noncontrolling
               
  interests
--
--
--
--
--
--
132
132
Redemption of common units
               
  for common stock
--
--
487
5
11,047
--
(11,052)
--
Shares issued under Dividend
               
  Reinvestment and Stock
               
  Purchase Plan
--
--
4
--
121
--
--
121
Stock options exercised
--
--
54
1
1,472
--
--
1,473
Stock compensation
--
--
13
--
2,173
--
--
2,173
Rebalancing of ownership
               
  percent between parent
               
  and subsidiaries
--
--
--
--
(214)
--
214
--
Balance at September 30, 2010
10
$25,000
79,528
$795
$2,290,315
$(530,970)
$290,770
$2,075,910


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

 
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MACK-CALI REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands) (unaudited)

   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
2010
   
2009
 
Net income
  $ 55,207     $ 62,011  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
               
Operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization, including related intangible assets
    143,124       144,819  
Depreciation and amortization on discontinued operations
    409       1,358  
Amortization of stock compensation
    2,173       1,700  
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount
    2,021       2,024  
Gain on reduction of other obligations
    --       (1,693 )
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated joint venture, net
    (213 )     6,401  
Realized gains on disposition of rental property
    (4,447 )     --  
Distributions of cumulative earnings from unconsolidated
               
   joint ventures
    313       2,637  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Increase in unbilled rents receivable, net
    (5,034 )     (4,487 )
Increase in deferred charges and other assets, net
    (22,964 )     (256 )
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, net
    (6,602 )     12,670  
Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses
               
   and other liabilities
    3,376       2,219  
Decrease in rents received in advance and security deposits
    (4,980 )     (1,628 )
Decrease in accrued interest payable
    (18,429 )     (11,209 )
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 143,954     $ 216,566  
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
Additions to rental property and related intangibles
  $ (47,175 )   $ (57,308 )
Repayment of notes receivable
    --       11,441  
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures
    (833 )     (4,465 )
Distributions in excess of cumulative earnings from unconsolidated
               
   joint ventures
    438       518  
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash
    1,292       (8,001 )
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
  $ (46,278 )   $ (57,815 )
                 
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Borrowings from revolving credit facility
    --     $ 337,000  
Repayment of revolving credit facility and money market loans
    --       (498,000 )
Proceeds from senior unsecured notes
    --       246,238  
Repayments of senior unsecured notes
  $ (150,000 )     (199,724 )
Proceeds from mortgages and loans payable
    --       81,500  
Repayment of mortgages, loans payable and other obligations
    (6,032 )     (9,619 )
Payment of financing costs
    (2,010 )     (2,660 )
Proceeds from offering of Common Stock
    --       274,826  
Proceeds from stock options exercised
    1,473       421  
Payment of dividends and distributions
    (126,354 )     (131,198 )
                 
Net cash (used in) provided for financing activities
  $ (282,923 )   $ 98,784  
                 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
  $ (185,247 )   $ 257,535  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    291,059       21,621  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 105,812     $ 279,156  
                 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 

 
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MACK-CALI REALTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

1.      ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

ORGANIZATION
Mack-Cali Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation, together with its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”), is a fully-integrated, self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”) providing leasing, management, acquisition, development, construction and tenant-related services for its properties and third parties.  As of September 30, 2010, the Company owned or had interests in 287 properties plus developable land (collectively, the “Properties”).  The Properties aggregate approximately 32.9 million square feet, which are comprised of 275 buildings, primarily office and office/flex buildings totaling approximately 32.5 million square feet (which include 19 buildings, primarily office buildings aggregating approximately 2.1 million square feet owned by unconsolidated joint ventures in which the Company has investment interests), six industrial/warehouse buildings totaling approximately 387,400 square feet, two retail properties totaling approximately 17,300 square feet, one hotel (which is owned by an unconsolidated joint venture in which the Company has an investment interest) and three parcels of land leased to others.  The Properties are located in five states, primarily in the Northeast, plus the District of Columbia.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include all accounts of the Company, its majority-owned and/or controlled subsidiaries, which consist principally of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), and variable interest entities for which the Company has determined itself to be the primary beneficiary, if any.  See Note 2: Significant Accounting Policies – Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures for the Company’s treatment of unconsolidated joint venture interests.  Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.  Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts in order to conform with current period presentation.

On July 1, 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued the FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, also known as FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 105-10, General Accepted Accounting Principles, (“ASC 105-10”).  ASC 105-10 establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”) as the single source of authoritative U.S. GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities.  Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants.  The Codification supersedes all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards.  All other nongrandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification will become nonauthoritative.  Following the Codification, the FASB will not issue new standards in the form of Statements, FASB Staff Positions or Emerging Issues Task Force Abstracts.  Instead, it will issue Accounting Standards Updates, which will serve to update the Codification, provide background information about the guidance and provide the basis for conclusions on the changes to the Codification.  GAAP was not intended to be changed as a result of the FASB’s Codification project, but it will change the way the guidance is organized and presented.  The Company has implemented the Codification by providing references to the Codification topics, as appropriate.


 
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2.      SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Rental
Property
Rental properties are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization.  Costs directly related to the acquisition, development and construction of rental properties are capitalized. Pursuant to the Company’s adoption of ASC 805, Business Combinations, effective January 1, 2009, acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred.  Capitalized development and construction costs include pre-construction costs essential to the development of the property, development and construction costs, interest, property taxes, insurance, salaries and other project costs incurred during the period of development.  Included in total rental property is construction, tenant improvement and development in-progress of $67,959,000 and $107,226,000 as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.  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.  Fully-depreciated assets are removed from the accounts.

The Company considers 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 (as distinguished from activities such as routine maintenance and cleanup).  If portions of a rental project are substantially completed and occupied by tenants, or held available for occupancy, and other portions have not yet reached that stage, the substantially completed portions are accounted for as a separate project.  The Company allocates costs incurred between the portions under construction and the portions substantially completed and held available for occupancy, and capitalizes only those costs associated with the portion under construction.

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

Leasehold interests
Remaining lease term
Buildings and improvements
5 to 40 years
Tenant improvements
The shorter of the term of the
 
related lease or useful life
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
5 to 10 years

Upon acquisition of rental property, the Company estimates the fair value of acquired tangible assets, consisting of land, building and improvements, and identified intangible assets and liabilities assumed, generally consisting of the fair value of (i) above and below market leases, (ii) in-place leases and (iii) tenant relationships.  The Company allocates the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values.  The Company records goodwill or a gain on bargain purchase (if any) if the net assets acquired/liabilities assumed exceed the purchase consideration of a transaction.  In estimating the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired, the Company considers information obtained about each property as a result of its due diligence and marketing and leasing activities, and utilizes various valuation methods, such as estimated cash flow projections utilizing appropriate discount and capitalization rates, estimates of replacement costs net of depreciation, and available market information.  The fair value of the tangible assets of an acquired property considers the value of the property as if it were vacant.

Above-market and below-market lease values for acquired properties are initially recorded based on the present value, (using a discount rate which reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to each in-place lease and (ii) management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for each corresponding in-place lease, measured over a period equal to the remaining term of the lease for above-market leases and the initial term plus the term of any below-market fixed rate renewal options for below-market leases. The capitalized above-market lease values are amortized as a reduction of base rental revenue over the remaining term of the respective leases, and the capitalized below-market lease values are amortized as an increase to base rental revenue over the remaining initial terms plus the terms of any below-market fixed rate renewal options of the respective leases.
 
 
 
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Other intangible assets acquired include amounts for in-place lease values and tenant relationship values, which are based on management’s evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenant’s lease and the Company’s overall relationship with the respective tenant.  Factors to be considered by management in its analysis of in-place lease values include an estimate of carrying costs during hypothetical expected lease-up periods considering current market conditions, and costs to execute similar leases.  In estimating carrying costs, management includes real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses and estimates of lost rentals at market rates during the expected lease-up periods, depending on local market conditions.  In estimating costs to execute similar leases, management considers leasing commissions, legal and other related expenses.  Characteristics considered by management in valuing tenant relationships include the nature and extent of the Company’s existing business relationships with the tenant, growth prospects for developing new business with the tenant, the tenant’s credit quality and expectations of lease renewals.  The value of in-place leases are amortized to expense over the remaining initial terms of the respective leases.  The value of tenant relationship intangibles are amortized to expense over the anticipated life of the relationships.

On a periodic basis, management assesses whether there are any indicators that the value of the Company’s rental properties held for use may be impaired.  In addition to identifying any specific circumstances which may effect a property or properties, management considers other criteria for determining which properties may require assessment for potential impairment.  The criteria considered by management include reviewing low leased percentages, significant near-term lease expirations, recently acquired properties, current and historical operating and/or cash flow losses, near-term mortgage debt maturities or other factors that might impact the Company’s intent and ability to hold the property.  A property’s value is impaired only if management’s estimate of the aggregate future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) to be generated by the property is less than the carrying value of the property.  To the extent impairment has occurred, the loss shall be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the property over the fair value of the property.  The Company’s estimates of aggregate future cash flows expected to be generated by each property are based on a number of assumptions.  These assumptions are generally based on management’s experience in its local real estate markets and the effects of current market conditions.  The assumptions are subject to economic and market uncertainties including, among others, demand for space, competition for tenants, changes in market rental rates, and costs to operate each property.  As these factors are difficult to predict and are subject to future events that may alter management’s assumptions, the future cash flows estimated by management in its impairment analyses may not be achieved, and actual losses or impairment may be realized in the future.

Rental Property
 
Held for Sale and
 
Discontinued
 
Operations
When assets are identified by management as held for sale, the Company discontinues depreciating the assets and estimates the sales price, net of selling costs, of such assets.  If, in management’s opinion, the estimated net sales price of the assets which have been identified as held for sale is less than the net book value of the assets, a valuation allowance is established.  Properties identified as held for sale and/or disposed of are presented in discontinued operations for all periods presented.

If circumstances arise that previously were considered unlikely and, as a result, the Company decides not to sell a property previously classified as held for sale, the property is reclassified as held and used.  A property that is reclassified is measured and recorded individually at the lower of (a) its carrying amount before the property was classified as held for sale, adjusted for any depreciation (amortization) expense that would have been recognized had the property been continuously classified as held and used, or (b) the fair value at the date of the subsequent decision not to sell.
 
 
 
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Investments in
Unconsolidated
Joint Ventures
The Company accounts for its investments in unconsolidated joint ventures under the equity method of accounting.  The Company applies the equity method by initially recording these investments at cost, as Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures, subsequently adjusted for equity in earnings and cash contributions and distributions.

 
ASC 810, Consolidation, provides guidance on the identification of entities for which control is achieved through means other than voting rights (“variable interest entities” or “VIEs”) and the determination of which business enterprise, if any, should consolidate the VIE (the “primary beneficiary”).  Generally, the consideration of whether an entity is a VIE applies when either (1) the equity investors (if any) lack one or more of the essential characteristics of a controlling financial interest, (2) the equity investment at risk is insufficient to finance that entity’s activities without additional subordinated financial support or (3) the equity investors have voting rights that are not proportionate to their economic interests and the activities of the entity involve or are conducted on behalf of an investor with a disproportionately small voting interest.

On January 1, 2010, the Company adopted the updated provisions of ASC 810, pursuant to FASB No. 167, which amends FIN 46(R) to require ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity.  Additionally, FASB No. 167 amends FIN 46(R) to eliminate the quantitative approach previously required for determining the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity, which was based on determining which enterprise absorbs the majority of the entity’s expected losses, receives a majority of the entity’s expected residual returns, or both.  FASB No. 167 amends certain guidance in Interpretation 46(R) for determining whether an entity is a variable interest entity.  Also, FASB No. 167 amends FIN 46(R) to require enhanced disclosures that will provide users of financial statements with more transparent information about an enterprise’s involvement in a variable interest entity.  The enhanced disclosures are required for any enterprise that holds a variable interest in a variable interest entity.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact to these financial statements.  See Note 4: Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures for disclosures regarding the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures.

On a periodic basis, management assesses whether there are any indicators that the value of the Company’s investments in unconsolidated joint ventures may be impaired.  An investment is impaired only if management’s estimate of the value of the investment is less than the carrying value of the investment, and such decline in value is deemed to be other than temporary.  To the extent impairment has occurred, the loss shall be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the investment over the value of the investment.  The Company’s estimates of value for each investment (particularly in commercial real estate joint ventures) are based on a number of assumptions that are subject to economic and market uncertainties including, among others, demand for space, competition for tenants, changes in market rental rates, and operating costs.  As these factors are difficult to predict and are subject to future events that may alter management’s assumptions, the values estimated by management in its impairment analyses may not be realized, and actual losses or impairment may be realized in the future.  See Note 4: Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures.

Cash and Cash
 
Equivalents
All highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased are considered to be cash equivalents.

Marketable
 
Securities
The Company classifies its marketable securities among three categories: held-to-maturity, trading and available-for-sale.  Unrealized holding gains and losses relating to available-for-sale securities are excluded from earnings and reported as other comprehensive income (loss) in equity until realized.  A decline in the market value of any held-to-maturity marketable security below cost that is deemed to be other than temporary results in a reduction in the carrying amount to fair value.  Any impairment would be charged to earnings and a new cost basis for the security established.
 
 
 
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The fair value of the marketable securities is determined using level I inputs under ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.  Level I inputs represent quoted prices available in an active market for identical investments as of the reporting date.

Deferred
Financing Costs
Costs incurred in obtaining financing are capitalized and amortized over the term of the related indebtedness. Amortization of such costs is included in interest expense and was $646,000 and $681,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $2,021,000 and $2,024,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Deferred
Leasing Costs
Costs incurred in connection with leases are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related leases and included in depreciation and amortization.  Unamortized deferred leasing costs are charged to amortization expense upon early termination of the lease. Certain employees of the Company are compensated for providing leasing services to the Properties.  The portion of such compensation, which is capitalized and amortized, approximated $872,000 and $939,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively and $2,728,000 and $2,739,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Derivative
Instruments
The Company measures derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, at fair value and records them as an asset or liability, depending on the Company’s rights or obligations under the applicable derivative contract.  For derivatives designated and qualifying as fair value hedges, the changes in the fair value of both the derivative instrument and the hedged item are recorded in earnings.  For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, the effective portions of the derivative are reported in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and are subsequently reclassified into earnings when the hedged item affects earnings. Changes in fair value of derivative instruments not designated as hedging and ineffective portions of hedges are recognized in earnings in the affected period.

Revenue
Recognition
Base rental revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the respective leases.  Unbilled rents receivable represents the amount by which straight-line rental revenue exceeds rents currently billed in accordance with the lease agreements.  Above-market and below-market lease values for acquired properties are initially recorded based on the present value (using a discount rate which reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to each in-place lease and (ii) management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for each corresponding in-place lease, measured over a period equal to the remaining term of the lease for above-market leases and the initial term plus the term of any below-market fixed-rate renewal options for below-market leases.  The capitalized above-market lease values for acquired properties are amortized as a reduction of base rental revenue over the remaining term of the respective leases, and the capitalized below-market lease values are amortized as an increase to base rental revenue over the remaining initial terms plus the terms of any below-market fixed-rate renewal options of the respective leases.  Escalations and recoveries from tenants are received from tenants for certain costs as provided in the lease agreements.  These costs generally include real estate taxes, utilities, insurance, common area maintenance and other recoverable costs.  See Note 13: Tenant Leases.  Construction services revenue includes fees earned and reimbursements received by the Company for providing construction management and general contractor services to clients.  Construction services revenue is recognized on the percentage of completion method.  Using this method, profits are recorded on the basis of estimates of the overall profit and percentage of completion of individual contracts.  A portion of the estimated profits is accrued based upon estimates of the percentage of completion of the construction contract.  This revenue recognition method involves inherent risks relating to profit and cost estimates.  Real estate services revenue includes property management, facilities management, leasing commission fees and other services, and payroll and related costs reimbursed from clients.  Other income includes income from parking spaces leased to tenants, income from tenants for additional services arranged for by the Company and income from tenants for early lease terminations.
 
 
 
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Allowance for
Doubtful Accounts
Management periodically performs a detailed review of amounts due from tenants to determine if accounts receivable balances are impaired based on factors affecting the collectability of those balances.  Management’s estimate of the allowance for doubtful accounts requires management to exercise significant judgment about the timing, frequency and severity of collection losses, which affects the allowance and net income.

Income and
Other Taxes
The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).  As a REIT, the Company generally will not be subject to corporate federal income tax (including alternative minimum tax) on net income that it currently distributes to its shareholders, provided that the Company satisfies certain organizational and operational requirements including the requirement to distribute at least 90 percent of its REIT taxable income to its shareholders.  The Company has elected to treat certain of its corporate subsidiaries as taxable REIT subsidiaries (each a “TRS”).  In general, a TRS of the Company may perform additional services for tenants of the Company and generally may engage in any real estate or non-real estate related business (except for the operation or management of health care facilities or lodging facilities or the providing to any person, under a franchise, license or otherwise, rights to any brand name under which any lodging facility or health care facility is operated).  A TRS is subject to corporate federal income tax.  If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, the Company will be subject to federal income tax (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) on its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates.  The Company is subject to certain state and local taxes.

Pursuant to the amended provisions related to uncertain tax provisions of ASC 740, Income Taxes, the Company recognizes no material adjustments regarding its tax accounting treatment.  The Company expects to recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if any, as income tax expense, which is included in general and administrative expense.

In the normal course of business, the Company or one of its subsidiaries is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions in which it operates, where applicable.  As of September 30, 2010, the tax years that remain subject to examination by the major tax jurisdictions under the statute of limitations are generally from the year 2005 forward.

Earnings
 
Per Share
The Company presents both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”).  Basic EPS excludes dilution and is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock, where such exercise or conversion would result in a lower EPS amount.

Dividends and
 
Distributions
Payable
The dividends and distributions payable at September 30, 2010 represents dividends payable to preferred shareholders (10,000 shares) and common shareholders (79,528,337 shares), and distributions payable to noncontrolling interest common unitholders of the Operating Partnership (13,007,668 common units) for all such holders of record as of October 5, 2010 with respect to the third quarter 2010.  The third quarter 2010 preferred stock dividends of $50.00 per share, common stock dividends and common unit distributions of $0.45 per common share and unit were approved by the Board of Directors on September 15, 2010.  The common stock dividends and common unit distributions payable were paid on October 8, 2010.  The preferred stock dividends payable were paid on October 15, 2010.
 
 
 
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The dividends and distributions payable at December 31, 2009 represents dividends payable to preferred shareholders (10,000 shares) and common shareholders (78,969,858 shares), and distributions payable to noncontrolling interest common unitholders of the Operating Partnership (13,495,036 common units) for all such holders of record as of January 6, 2010 with respect to the fourth quarter 2009.  The fourth quarter 2009 preferred stock dividends of $50.00 per share, common stock dividends and common unit distributions of $0.45 per common share and unit were approved by the Board of Directors on December 8, 2009.  The common stock dividends, common unit distributions and preferred stock dividends payable were paid on January 15, 2010.

Costs Incurred
 
For Stock
 
Issuances
Costs incurred in connection with the Company’s stock issuances are reflected as a reduction of additional paid-in capital.

Stock
 
Compensation
The Company accounts for stock options and restricted stock awards granted prior to 2002 using the intrinsic value method prescribed in the previously existing accounting guidance on accounting for stock issued to employees.  Under this guidance, compensation cost for stock options is measured as the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of the Company’s stock at the date of grant over the exercise price of the option granted.  Compensation cost for stock options is recognized ratably over the vesting period.  The Company’s policy is to grant options with an exercise price equal to the quoted closing market price of the Company’s stock on the business day preceding the grant date.  Accordingly, no compensation cost has been recognized under the Company’s stock option plans for the granting of stock options made prior to 2002.  Restricted stock awards granted prior to 2002 are valued at the vesting dates of such awards with compensation cost for such awards recognized ratably over the vesting period.

In 2002, the Company adopted the provisions of ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation.  In 2006, the Company adopted the amended guidance, which did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.  These provisions require that the estimated fair value of restricted stock (“Restricted Stock Awards”) and stock options at the grant date be amortized ratably into expense over the appropriate vesting period.  The Company recorded restricted stock expense of $626,000, and $517,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $1,869,000 and $1,551,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Other
 
Comprehensive
 
Income
Other comprehensive income (loss) includes items that are recorded in equity, such as unrealized holding gains or losses on marketable securities available for sale.


3.      REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION

The Company's office property located at 105 Challenger Road in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, aggregating 150,050 square feet, was collateral for a $19.5 million mortgage loan scheduled to mature on June 6, 2010.  The Company had recorded an impairment charge on the property of $16.6 million at December 31, 2009.  On June 1, 2010, the Company transferred the deed for 105 Challenger to the lender in satisfaction of its obligations.  As a result, the Company recorded a gain on the disposal of the office property of approximately $4.4 million.
 
 
 
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4.      INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES

The debt of the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures generally is non-recourse to the Company, except for customary exceptions pertaining to such matters as intentional misuse of funds, environmental conditions and material misrepresentations, and except as otherwise indicated below.

PLAZA VIII AND IX ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.
Plaza VIII and IX Associates, L.L.C. is a joint venture between the Company and Columbia Development Company, L.L.C. (“Columbia”), which owns land for future development, located on the Hudson River waterfront in Jersey City, New Jersey, adjacent to the Company’s Harborside Financial Center office complex.  The Company and Columbia each hold a 50 percent interest in the venture.  The venture owns undeveloped land currently used as a parking facility.

SOUTH PIER AT HARBORSIDE – HOTEL
The Company has a joint venture with Hyatt Corporation (“Hyatt”) which owns a 350-room hotel on the South Pier at Harborside Financial Center, Jersey City, New Jersey.  The Company owns a 50 percent interest in the venture.

The venture has a mortgage loan with a balance as of September 30, 2010 of $66.5 million collateralized by the hotel property.  The loan carries an interest rate of 6.15 percent and matures in November 2016.  The venture has a loan with a balance as of September 30, 2010 of $5.9 million with the City of Jersey City, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.  The loan currently bears interest at fixed rates ranging from 6.09 percent to 6.62 percent and matures in August 2020.  The Company has posted a $5.9 million letter of credit in support of this loan, half of which is indemnified by Hyatt.

RED BANK CORPORATE PLAZA
The Company has a joint venture with The PRC Group, which owns Red Bank Corporate Plaza, a 92,878 square foot office building located in Red Bank, New Jersey.  The property is fully leased to Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. through September 30, 2017.  The Company holds a 50 percent interest in the venture.

The venture has a loan in an amount not to exceed $22.0 million with a commercial bank collateralized by the office property.  The loan (with a balance as of September 30, 2010 of $20.5 million), carries an interest rate of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 125 basis points and matures in April 2011.  LIBOR was 0.26 percent at September 30, 2010.  On January 26, 2010, the venture sold a vacant land parcel it had owned for approximately $1.7 million.

The Company performs management, leasing and other services for the property owned by the joint venture and recognized $24,000 and $25,100 in fees for such services during the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $72,000 and $73,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

MACK-GREEN-GALE LLC/GRAMERCY AGREEMENT
On May 9, 2006, the Company entered into a joint venture, Mack-Green-Gale LLC and subsidiaries (“Mack-Green”), with SL Green, pursuant to which Mack-Green held an approximate 96 percent interest in and acted as general partner of Gale SLG NJ Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “OPLP”).  The Company’s acquisition cost for its interest in Mack-Green was approximately $125 million, which was funded primarily through borrowing under the Company’s revolving credit facility.  At the time, the OPLP owned 100 percent of entities (“Property Entities”) which owned 25 office properties (the “OPLP Properties”) which aggregated 3.5 million square feet (consisting of 17 office properties aggregating 2.3 million square feet located in New Jersey and eight properties aggregating 1.2 million square feet located in Troy, Michigan).  In December 2007, the OPLP sold its eight properties located in Troy, Michigan for $83.5 million.  The venture recognized a loss of approximately $22.3 million from the sale.

As defined in the Mack-Green operating agreement, the Company shared decision-making equally with SL Green regarding:  (i) all major decisions involving the operations of Mack-Green; and (ii) overall general partner responsibilities in operating the OPLP.
 
 
 
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The Mack-Green operating agreement generally provided for profits and losses to be allocated as follows:

 
(i)
99 percent of Mack-Green’s share of the profits and losses from 10 specific OPLP Properties allocable to the Company and one percent allocable to SL Green;
 
(ii)
one percent of Mack-Green’s share of the profits and losses from eight specific OPLP Properties and its minor interest in four office properties allocable to the Company and 99 percent allocable to SL Green; and
 
(iii)
50 percent of all other profits and losses allocable to the Company and 50 percent allocable to SL Green.

Substantially all of the OPLP Properties were encumbered by mortgage loans with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $276.3 million at March 31, 2009.  $185.0 million of the mortgage loans bore interest at a weighted average fixed interest rate of 6.26 percent per annum and matured at various times through May 2016.

Six of the OPLP Properties (the “Portfolio Properties”) were encumbered by $90.3 million of mortgage loans which bore interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 275 basis points per annum and were scheduled to mature in May 2009. The floating rate mortgage loans were provided to the six entities which owned the Portfolio Properties (collectively, the “Portfolio Entities”) by Gramercy, which was a related party of SL Green.  Based on the venture’s anticipated holding period pertaining to the Portfolio Properties, the venture believed that the carrying amounts of these properties may not have been recoverable at December 31, 2008.  Accordingly, as the venture determined that its carrying value of these properties exceeded the estimated fair value, it recorded an impairment charge of approximately $32.3 million as of December 31, 2008. 

On April 29, 2009, the Company acquired the remaining interests in Mack-Green from SL Green.  As a result, the Company owns 100 percent of Mack-Green.  Additionally, on April 29, 2009, the mortgage loans with Gramercy on the Portfolio Properties (the “Gramercy Agreement”) were modified to provide for, among other things, interest to accrue at the current rate of LIBOR plus 275 basis points per annum, with the interest pay rate capped at 3.15 percent per annum.  Under the Gramercy Agreement, the payment of debt service is subordinate to the payment of operating expenses.  Interest at the pay rate is payable only out of funds generated by the Portfolio Properties and only to the extent that the Portfolio Properties’ operating expenses have been paid, with any accrued unpaid interest above the pay rate serving to increase the balance of the amounts due at the termination of the agreement.  Any excess funds after payment of debt service generally will be escrowed and available for future capital and leasing costs, as well as to cover future cash flow shortfalls, as appropriate.  The Gramercy Agreement terminates on May 9, 2011.  Approximately six months in advance of the end of the term of the Gramercy Agreement, the Portfolio Entities are to provide estimates of each property’s fair market value (“FMV”).  Gramercy has the right to accept or reject the FMV.  If Gramercy rejects the FMV, Gramercy must market the property for sale in cooperation with the Portfolio Entities and must approve the ultimate sale.  However, Gramercy has no obligation to market a Portfolio Property if the FMV is less than the allocated amount due, including accrued, unpaid interest. If any Portfolio Property is not sold, the Portfolio Entities have agreed to give a deed in lieu of foreclosure, unless the FMV was equal to or greater than the allocated amount due for such Portfolio Property, in which case they can elect to have that Portfolio Property released by paying the FMV.  If Gramercy accepts the FMV, the Portfolio Property will be released from the Gramercy Agreement upon payment of the FMV.  Under the direction of Gramercy, the Company continues to perform management, leasing, and construction services for the Portfolio Properties at market terms.  The Portfolio Entities have a participation interest which provides for sharing 50 percent of any amount realized in excess of the allocated amounts due for each Portfolio Property.

As the Company acquired SL Green’s interests in Mack-Green, the Company owns 100 percent of Mack-Green and is consolidating Mack-Green as of the closing date.  Mack-Green, in turn, has been and will continue consolidating the OPLP as Mack-Green’s approximate 96 percent, general partner ownership interest in the OPLP remained unchanged as of the closing date.  Additionally, as of the closing date, the OPLP continues to consolidate its Property Entities which own 11 office properties aggregating 1.5 million square feet as its 100-percent ownership and rights regarding these entities were unchanged in the transaction.  The OPLP will not be consolidating the Portfolio Entities that own six office properties, aggregating 786,198 square feet, as the Gramercy Agreement is considered a reconsideration event under the provisions of ASC 810, Consolidation, and accordingly, the Portfolio Entities were deemed to be variable interest entities for which the OPLP was not considered the primary beneficiary based on the Gramercy Agreement as described above.  As a result of the SLG Transactions, the Company has an unconsolidated joint venture interest in the Portfolio Properties.
 
 
 
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On March 31, 2010, the venture sold one of its unconsolidated Portfolio Properties subject to the Gramercy Agreement, 1280 Wall Street West, a 121,314 square foot office property, located in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, for approximately $13.9 million, which was primarily used to pay down mortgage loans pursuant to the Gramercy Agreement.

The Company performs management, leasing, and construction services for properties owned by the unconsolidated joint ventures and recognized $223,000 and $299,000 in income (net of $0 and $0 in direct costs) for such services in the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $690,000 and $1.9 million in income (net of $0 and $1.1 million in direct costs) for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

GE/GALE FUNDING LLC (Princeton Forrestal Village)
The Gale agreement signed as part of the Gale/Green transactions in May 2006 provided for the Company to acquire certain ownership interests in real estate projects (the “Non-Portfolio Properties”), subject to obtaining certain third party consents and the satisfaction of various project-related and/or other conditions.  Each of the Company’s acquired interests in the Non-Portfolio Properties provide for the initial distributions of net cash flow solely to the Company, and thereafter an affiliate of Mr. Gale (“Gale Affiliate”) has participation rights (“Gale Participation Rights”) in 50 percent of the excess net cash flow remaining after the distribution to the Company of the aggregate amount equal to the sum of: (a) the Company’s capital contributions, plus (b) an internal rate of return (“IRR”) of 10 percent per annum, accruing on the date or dates of the Company’s investments.

On May 9, 2006, as part of the Gale/Green transactions, the Company acquired from a Gale Affiliate for $1.8 million a 50 percent controlling interest in GMW Village Associates, LLC (“GMW Village”).  The Company consolidates GMW Village, which includes accounts for investments in unconsolidated joint venture and noncontrolling interests in consolidated joint ventures, with any profit and loss recorded in equity in earnings (loss) and noncontrolling interests.  GMW Village holds a 20 percent interest in GE/Gale Funding LLC (“GE Gale”).  GE Gale owns a 100 percent interest in the entity owning Princeton Forrestal Village, a mixed-use, office/retail complex aggregating 527,015 square feet and located in Plainsboro, New Jersey (“Princeton Forrestal Village” or “PFV”).

In addition to the cash consideration paid to acquire the interest, the Company provided a Gale affiliate with the Gale Participation Rights.

The operating agreement of GE Gale, which is owned 80 percent by GEBAM, Inc., provides for, among other things, distributions of net cash flow, initially, in proportion to each member’s interest and subject to adjustment upon achievement of certain financial goals, as defined in the operating agreement.

GE Gale has a mortgage loan with a balance of $49.9 million at September 30, 2010.  The loan bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 275 basis points and matures on January 9, 2011.

The Company performs management, leasing, and other services for PFV and recognized $371,000 and $236,000 in income for such services in the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $992,000 and $758,000 in income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

GALE KIMBALL, L.L.C.
On June 15, 2006, the Company entered into a joint venture with a Gale Affiliate to form M-C Kimball, LLC (“M-C Kimball”).  M-C Kimball was formed for the sole purpose of acquiring a Gale Affiliate’s 33.33 percent membership interest in Gale Kimball, L.L.C. (“Gale Kimball”), an entity holding a 25 percent interest in 100 Kimball Drive LLC (“100 Kimball”), which developed and placed in service a 175,000 square foot office property that is leased to a single tenant, located at 100 Kimball Drive, Parsippany, New Jersey (the “Kimball Property”).

The operating agreement of M-C Kimball provides, among other things, for the Gale Participation Rights (of which Mark Yeager, a former executive vice president of the Company, has a direct 26 percent interest).

Gale Kimball is owned 33.33 percent by M-C Kimball and 66.67 percent by the Hampshire Generational Fund, L.L.C. (“Hampshire”).  The operating agreement of Gale Kimball provides, among other things, for the distribution of net cash flow, initially, in accordance with its members’ respective membership interests and, upon achievement of certain financial conditions, 50 percent to each of the Company and Hampshire.
 
 
 
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100 Kimball is owned 25 percent by Gale Kimball and 75 percent by 100 Kimball Drive Realty Member LLC, an affiliate of JPMorgan (“JPM”). The operating agreement of 100 Kimball provides, among other things, for the distributions to be made in the following order:

(i)  
first, to JPM, such that JPM is provided with an annual 12 percent compound preferred return on Preferred Equity Capital Contributions (as such term is defined in the operating agreement of 100 Kimball and largely comprised of development and construction costs);
(ii)  
second, to JPM, as return of Preferred Equity Capital Contributions until complete repayment of such Preferred Equity Capital Contributions;
(iii)  
third, to each of JPM and Gale Kimball in proportion to their respective membership interests until each member is provided, as a result of such distributions, with an annual twelve percent compound return on the Member’s Capital Contributions (as defined in the operating agreement of 100 Kimball, and excluding Preferred Equity Capital Contributions, if any); and
(iv)  
fourth, 50 percent to each of JPM and Gale Kimball.

On September 21, 2007, 100 Kimball obtained a $47 million mortgage loan which bore interest at a rate of 5.95 percent and was scheduled to mature in September 2012.  On December 30, 2009 the venture paid the lender $40 million to satisfy the debt and recorded a gain of $7.0 million (of which the Company’s share of $579,000 is included in equity in earnings for the year ended December 31, 2009).  Concurrently, 100 Kimball obtained a $32 million mortgage loan that bears interest at a rate of the greater of LIBOR plus 400 basis points, or 5.50 percent. The loan matures on January 10, 2013 with two one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions and payment of a fee.

The Company performs management, leasing, and other services for the property owned by 100 Kimball for which it recognized $71,000 and $59,000 in income for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $213,300 and $181,000 in income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

12 VREELAND ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.
On September 8, 2006, the Company entered into a joint venture with a Gale Affiliate to form M-C Vreeland, LLC (“M-C Vreeland”).  M-C Vreeland was formed for the sole purpose of acquiring a Gale Affiliate’s 50 percent membership interest in 12 Vreeland Associates, L.L.C., an entity owning an office property located at 12 Vreeland Road, Florham Park, New Jersey.

The operating agreement of M-C Vreeland provides, among other things, for the Gale Participation Rights (of which Mark Yeager, a former executive vice president of the Company, has a direct 15 percent interest).

The office property at 12 Vreeland is a 139,750 square foot office building.  The property is subject to a fully-amortizing mortgage loan, which matures on July 1, 2012, and bears interest at 6.9 percent per annum.  As of September 30, 2010 the outstanding balance on the mortgage note was $3.8 million.

Under the operating agreement of 12 Vreeland Associates, L.L.C., M-C Vreeland has a 50 percent interest, with S/K Florham Park Associates, L.L.C. (the managing member) and its affiliate holding the other 50 percent.

BOSTON-DOWNTOWN CROSSING
On October 20, 2006, the Company formed a joint venture (the “MC/Gale JV LLC”) with Gale International/426 Washington St. LLC (“Gale/426”), which, in turn, entered into a joint venture (the “Vornado JV LLC”) with VNO 426 Washington Street JV LLC (“Vornado”), an affiliate of Vornado Realty LP, which was formed to acquire and redevelop the Filenes property located in the Downtown Crossing district of Boston, Massachusetts (the “Filenes Property”).

On January 25, 2007, (i) each of M-C/Gale JV LLC, Gale and Washington Street Realty Member LLC (“JPM”) formed a joint venture (“JPM JV LLC”), (ii) M-C/Gale JV LLC assigned its entire 50 percent ownership interest in the Vornado JV LLC to JPM JV LLC, (iii) the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vornado JV LLC was amended to reflect, among other things, the change in the ownership structure described in subsection (ii) above, and (iv) the Limited Liability Company Agreement of MC/Gale JV LLC was amended and restated to reflect, among other things, the change in the ownership structure described in subsection (ii) above.  The Vornado JV LLC acquired the Filenes Property on January 29, 2007, for approximately $100 million.
 
 
 
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On or about September 16, 2008, Vornado JV LLC was reorganized in contemplation of developing and converting the Filenes property into a condominium consisting of a retail unit, an office unit, a parking unit, a hotel unit and a residential unit.  Pursuant to this reorganization, (i) the Company and Gale/426 formed a new joint venture (“M-C/Gale JV II LLC”) and (ii) M-C/Gale JV II LLC and Washington Street Realty Member II LLC (“JPM II”) formed a new joint venture (“JPM JV II LLC”) to invest in a new joint venture (“Vornado JV II LLC”) with Vornado RTR DC LLC, an affiliate of Vornado Realty, LP (“Vornado II”).  Following this reorganization, Vornado JV LLC owns the interests in the retail unit and the office unit (the “Filenes Office/Retail Component”) and Vornado JV II LLC owns the interests in the parking unit, the hotel unit and the residential unit (“the “Filenes Hotel/Residential/Parking Component”).   In connection with the foregoing, (a) the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vornado JV LLC, as amended, was amended and restated to reflect, among other things, the change in the ownership structure described above, (b) the Limited Liability Company Agreement of JPM JV LLC was amended and restated to reflect, among other things, the change in the ownership structure described above and (c) the Limited Liability Company Agreement of M-C/Gale JV LLC was amended and restated to reflect, among other things, the change in the ownership structure described above.

As a result of the foregoing transactions, (A) (i) the Filenes Office/Retail Component is owned by Vornado JV LLC, (ii) Vornado JV LLC is owned 50 percent by each of Vornado and JPM JV LLC, (iii) JPM JV LLC is owned 30 percent by M-C/Gale JV LLC, 70 percent by JPM and managed by Gale/426, which has no ownership interest in JPM JV LLC, and (iv) M-C/Gale JV LLC is owned 99.99 percent by the Company and 0.01 percent by Gale/426 and (B) (i) the Filenes Hotel/Residential/Parking Component is owned by Vornado JV II LLC, (ii) Vornado JV II LLC is owned 50 percent by each of Vornado II and JPM JV II LLC, (iii) JPM JV II LLC is owned 30 percent by M-C/Gale JV II LLC, 70 percent by JPM II and managed by Gale/426, which has no ownership interest in JPM JV II LLC, and (iv) M-C/Gale JV II LLC is owned 99.99 percent by the Company and 0.01 percent by Gale/426.  Thus, the Company holds approximately a 15 percent indirect ownership interest in each of Vornado JV LLC and Vornado JV II LLC and the Filenes Property.

Distributions are made (i) by Vornado JV LLC in proportion to its members’ respective ownership interests, (ii) by JPM JV LLC (a) initially, in proportion to its members’ respective ownership interests until JPM’s investment yields an 11 percent IRR, (b) thereafter, 60/40 to JPM and MC/Gale JV LLC, respectively, until JPM’s investment yields a 15 percent IRR and (c) thereafter, 50/50 to JPM and MC/Gale JV LLC, respectively, and (iii) by MC/Gale JV LLC (w) initially, in proportion to its members’ respective ownership interests until each member has received a 10 percent IRR on its investment, (x) thereafter, 65/35 to the Company and Gale/426, respectively, until the Company’s investment yields a 15 percent IRR, (y) if by the time the Company receives a 15 percent IRR on its investment, Gale/426 has not done so, 100 percent to Gale/426 until Gale/426’s investment yields a 15 percent IRR, and (z) thereafter,  50/50 to each of the Company and Gale/426.

Distributions are made (i) by Vornado JV II LLC in proportion to its members’ respective ownership interests, (ii) by JPM JV II LLC (a) initially, in proportion to its members’ respective ownership interests until JPM II’s investment yields an 11 percent IRR, (b) thereafter, 60/40 to JPM II and M-C/Gale JV II LLC, respectively, until JPM II’s investment yields a 15 percent IRR and (c) thereafter, 50/50 to JPM II and M-C/Gale JV II LLC, respectively, and (iii) by M-C/Gale JV II LLC (w) initially, in proportion to its members’ respective ownership interests until each member has received a 10 percent IRR on its investment, (x) thereafter, 65/35 to the Company and Gale/426, respectively, until the Company’s investment yields a 15 percent IRR, (y) if by the time the Company receives a 15 percent IRR on its investment, Gale/426 has not done so, 100 percent to Gale/426 until Gale/426’s investment yields a 15 percent IRR, and (z) thereafter, 50/50 to each of the Company and Gale/426.

The joint venture has suspended its plans for the development of the Filenes Property which was to include approximately 1.2 million square feet consisting of office, retail, condominium apartments, hotel and a parking garage.  The project is subject to governmental approvals.  The venture recorded an impairment charge of approximately $69.5 million on its development project as of December 31, 2008.

GALE JEFFERSON, L.L.C.
On August 22, 2007, the Company entered into a joint venture with a Gale Affiliate to form M-C Jefferson, L.L.C. (“M-C Jefferson”).  M-C Jefferson was formed for the sole purpose of acquiring a Gale Affiliate’s 33.33 percent membership interest in Gale Jefferson, L.L.C. (“Gale Jefferson”), an entity holding a 25 percent interest in One Jefferson Road LLC (“One Jefferson”), which developed and placed in service a 100,000 square foot office property at One Jefferson Road, Parsippany, New Jersey, (“the Jefferson Property”).  The property has been fully leased to a single tenant through August 2025.
 
 
 
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The operating agreement of M-C Jefferson provides, among other things, for the Gale Participation Rights (of which Mark Yeager, a former executive vice president of the Company, has a direct 26 percent interest).  Gale Jefferson is owned 33.33 percent by M-C Jefferson and 66.67 percent by the Hampshire Generational Fund, L.L.C. (“Hampshire”).  The operating agreements of Gale Jefferson provides, among other things, for the distribution of net cash flow, first, in accordance with its member’s respective interests until each member is provided, as a result of such distributions, with an annual 12 percent compound return on the Member’s Capital Contributions, as defined in the operating agreement and secondly, 50 percent to each of the Company and Hampshire.

One Jefferson has a loan in an amount not to exceed $21 million (with a balance of $19.6 million at September 30, 2010), bearing interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 160 basis points and maturing on October 24, 2011.

The Company performs management, leasing and other services for Gale Jefferson and recognized $336,000 and $0 in income (net of $1.3 million and $123,000 in direct costs) for such services for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $467,500 and $188,000 in income (net of $5.3 million and $587,000 in direct costs) for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

ROUTE 93 MASTER LLC (“Route 93 Participant”)/ROUTE 93 BEDFORD MASTER LLC (with the Route 93 Participant, collectively, the “Route 93 Venture”)
On June 1, 2006, the Route 93 Venture was formed between the Route 93 Participant, a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company, having a 30 percent interest and the Commingled Pension Trust Fund (Special Situation Property) of JPMorgan Chase Bank having a 70 percent interest, for the purpose of acquiring seven office buildings, aggregating 666,697 square feet, located in the towns of Andover, Bedford and Billerica, Massachusetts.  Profits and losses were shared by the partners in proportion to their respective interests until the investment yielded an 11 percent IRR, then sharing shifted to 40/60, and when the IRR reached 15 percent, then sharing shifted to 50/50.  The Route 93 Participant is a joint venture between the Company and a Gale affiliate.  Profits and losses were shared by the partners under this venture in proportion to their respective interests (83.3/16.7) until the investment yielded an 11 percent IRR, then sharing shifted to 50/50.

On March 31, 2009, on account of the deterioration at the time in the commercial real estate markets in the Boston area, the Company wrote off its investment in the venture and recorded an impairment charge in equity in earnings (loss) of $4.0 million (of which $0.6 million was attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures) during the period.  The Route 93 Ventures had a mortgage loan with a $44.2 million balance at September 1, 2009 collateralized by its office properties.  The loan bore interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 220 basis points and was scheduled to mature on July 11, 2009.  On September 2, 2009, the venture transferred the deeds to the lender in satisfaction of its obligations.

 
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SUMMARIES OF UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES
The following is a summary of the financial position of the unconsolidated joint ventures in which the Company had investment interests as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. (dollars in thousands)


 
September 30, 2010
 
Plaza
 
Red Bank
 
Princeton
   
Boston-
     
 
VIII & IX
Harborside
Corporate
Gramercy
Forrestal
Gale
12
Downtown
Gale
Combined
 
 
Associates
South Pier
Plaza
Agreement
Village
Kimball
Vreeland
Crossing
Jefferson
Total
 
Assets:
                     
Rental property, net
$   9,100
$ 65,595
$ 23,782
$   66,869
$ 36,708
--
$ 14,375
--
--
$ 216,429
 
Other assets
836
9,712
5,985
9,700
20,954
$ 1,879
889
$ 46,216
$ 2,353
98,524
 
Total assets
$   9,936
$ 75,307
$ 29,767
$   76,569
$ 57,662
$ 1,879
$ 15,264
$ 46,216
$ 2,353
$ 314,953
 
Liabilities and
                     
 partners’/members’
                     
 capital (deficit):
                     
Mortgages, loans
                     
  payable and other
                     
  obligations
--
$ 72,426
$ 20,509
$   77,758
$ 49,866
--
$   3,841
--
--
$ 224,400
 
Other liabilities
$      533
4,106
30
2,218
2,458
--
--
--
--
9,345
 
Partners’/members’
                     
  capital (deficit)
9,403
(1,225)
9,228
(3,407)
5,338
$ 1,879
 11,423
$ 46,216
$ 2,353
81,208
 
Total liabilities and
                     
  partners’/members’
                     
  capital (deficit)
$   9,936
$ 75,307
$ 29,767
$   76,569
$ 57,662
$ 1,879
$ 15,264
$ 46,216
$ 2,353
$ 314,953
 
Company’s
                     
  investment
                     
  in unconsolidated
                     
  joint ventures, net
$   4,624
$      593
$   4,452
--
$   1,320
$ 1,221
$   9,743
$ 13,085
$    962
$   36,000
 


 
December 31, 2009
 
Plaza
 
Red Bank
 
Princeton
   
Boston-
     
 
VIII & IX
Harborside
Corporate
Gramercy
Forrestal
Gale
12
Downtown
Gale
Combined
 
 
Associates
South Pier
Plaza
Agreement
Village
Kimball
Vreeland
Crossing
Jefferson
Total
 
Assets:
                     
Rental property, net
$   9,560
$ 61,836
$ 24,884
$   73,037
$ 38,739
--
$ 15,265
--
--
$ 223,321
 
Other assets
997
15,255
4,623
8,631
21,937
$ 1,998
1,068
$ 45,884
$ 1,780
102,173
 
Total assets
$ 10,557
$ 77,091
$ 29,507
$   81,668
$ 60,676
$ 1,998
$ 16,333
$ 45,884
$ 1,780
$ 325,494
 
Liabilities and
                     
 partners’/members’
                     
 capital (deficit):
                     
Mortgages, loans
                     
  payable and other
                     
  obligations
--
$ 73,553
$ 20,764
$   90,288
$ 51,187
--
$   5,007
--
--
$ 240,799
 
Other liabilities
$      532
4,374
162
2,589
3,830
--
--
--
--
11,487
 
Partners’/members’
                     
  capital (deficit)
10,025
(836)
8,581
(11,209)
5,659
$ 1,998
 11,326
$ 45,884
$ 1,780
73,208
 
Total liabilities and
                     
  partners’/members’
                     
  capital (deficit)
$ 10,557
$ 77,091
$ 29,507
$   81,668
$ 60,676
$ 1,998
$ 16,333
$ 45,884
$ 1,780
$ 325,494
 
Company’s
                     
  investment
                     
  in unconsolidated
                     
  joint ventures, net
$   4,935
$      860
$   4,104
--
$   1,211
$ 1,259
$   9,599
$ 12,948
$    764
$   35,680
 

 
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SUMMARIES OF UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES
The following is a summary of the results of operations of the unconsolidated joint ventures for the period in which the Company had investment interests during the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.  (dollars in thousands)


   
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
 
   
Plaza
         
Red Bank
               
Princeton
               
Boston-
                   
   
VIII & IX
   
Harborside
   
Corporate
         
Gramercy
   
Forrestal
   
Gale
      12    
Downtown
   
Gale
   
Route 93
   
Combined
 
   
Associates
   
South Pier
   
Plaza
      M-G-G    
Agreement
   
Village
   
Kimball
   
Vreeland
   
Crossing
   
Jefferson
   
Portfolio
   
Total
 
Total revenues
  $ 221     $ 9,916     $ 827       --     $ 2,692     $ 3,149     $ 66     $ 603       --       --       --     $ 17,474  
Operating and other
    (58 )     (6,751 )     (263 )     --       (1,464 )     (1,954 )     --       (57 )   $ (381 )   $ 16       --       (10,912 )
Depreciation and amortization
    (154 )     (1,307 )     (225 )     --       (1,106 )     (790 )     --       (316 )     --       --       --       (3,898 )
Interest expense
    --       (1,134 )     (83 )     --       (606 )     (422 )     --       (72 )     --       --       --       (2,317 )
                                                                                                 
Net income
  $ 9     $ 724     $ 256       --     $ (484 )   $ (17 )   $ 66     $ 158     $ (381 )   $ 16       --     $ 347  
Company’s equity in earnings
                                                                                               
  (loss) of unconsolidated
                                                                                               
  joint ventures
  $ 5     $ 361     $ 128       --       --     $ (11 )   $ 22     $ 79     $ (114 )   $ 5       --     $ 475  


 
   
Three Months Ended September 30, 2009
 
   
Plaza
         
Red Bank
               
Princeton
               
Boston-
                   
   
VIII & IX
   
Harborside
   
Corporate
         
Gramercy
   
Forrestal
   
Gale
      12    
Downtown
   
Gale
   
Route 93
   
Combined
 
   
Associates
   
South Pier
   
Plaza
      M-G-G    
Agreement
   
Village
   
Kimball
   
Vreeland
   
Crossing
   
Jefferson
   
Portfolio
   
Total
 
Total revenues
  $ 232     $ 9,334     $ 808     $ 3,213       --     $ 2,856     $ 3     $ 594       --       --     $ 466     $ 17,506  
Operating and other
    (52 )     (6,112 )     (230 )     (1,924 )     --       (1,976 )     --       (12 )   $ (706 )     --       (516 )     (11,528 )
Depreciation and amortization
    (153 )     (1,045 )     (153 )     (1,211 )     --       (842 )     --       (128 )     --       --       (297 )     (3,829 )
Interest expense
    --       (1,154 )     (85 )     (781 )     --       (436 )     --       (106 )     --       --       (38 )     (2,600 )
                                                                                                 
Net income
  $ 27     $ 1,023     $ 340     $ (703 )     --     $ (398 )   $ 3     $ 348     $ (706 )     --     $ (385 )   $ (451 )
Company’s equity in earnings
                                                                                               
  (loss) of unconsolidated
                                                                                               
  joint ventures
  $ 13     $ 511     $ 170       --       --     $ (87 )   $ 66     $ 174     $ (212 )     --       --     $ 635  




SUMMARIES OF UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES
The following is a summary of the results of operations of the unconsolidated joint ventures for the period in which the Company had investment interests during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.  (dollars in thousands)

 
   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
 
   
Plaza
         
Red Bank
               
Princeton
               
Boston-
                   
   
VIII & IX
   
Harborside
   
Corporate
         
Gramercy
   
Forrestal
   
Gale
      12    
Downtown
   
Gale
   
Route 93
   
Combined
 
   
Associates
   
South Pier
   
Plaza
      M-G-G    
Agreement
   
Village
   
Kimball
   
Vreeland
   
Crossing
   
Jefferson
   
Portfolio
   
Total
 
Total revenues
  $ 673     $ 24,300     $ 3,407       --     $ 17,200     $ 9,577     $ 188     $ 1,593       --       --       --     $ 56,938  
Operating and other
    (154 )     (17,627 )     (694 )     --       (4,453 )     (5,515 )     --       (147 )   $ (890 )   $ (136 )     --       (29,616 )
Depreciation and amortization
    (460 )     (3,742 )     (676 )     --       (3,058 )     (2,509 )     --       (947 )     --       --       --       (11,392 )
Interest expense
    --       (3,320 )     (252 )     --       (1,887 )     (1,274 )     --       (211 )     --       --       --       (6,944 )
                                                                                                 
Net income
  $ 59     $ (389 )   $ 1,785       --     $ 7,802     $ 279     $ 188     $ 288     $ (890 )   $ (136 )     --     $ 8,986  
Company’s equity in earnings
                                                                                               
  (loss) of unconsolidated
                                                                                               
  joint ventures
  $ 30     $ (267 )   $ 511       --       --     $ 36     $ 64     $ 144     $ (267 )   $ (38 )     --     $ 213  


   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
 
   
Plaza
         
Red Bank
               
Princeton
               
Boston-
                   
   
VIII & IX
   
Harborside
   
Corporate
         
Gramercy
   
Forrestal
   
Gale
      12    
Downtown
   
Gale
   
Route 93
   
Combined
 
   
Associates
   
South Pier
   
Plaza
      M-G-G    
Agreement
   
Village
   
Kimball
   
Vreeland
   
Crossing
   
Jefferson
   
Portfolio
   
Total
 
Total revenues
  $ 619     $ 25,002     $ 2,421     $ 22,851       --     $ 9,262     $ 38     $ 1,786       --       --     $ 2,153     $ 64,132  
Operating and other
    (146 )     (16,921 )     (688 )     (10,052 )     --       (5,149 )     --       (47 )   $ (9,564 )     --       (2,487 )     (45,054 )
Depreciation and amortization
    (459 )     (3,130 )     (450 )     (8,466 )     --       (3,074 )     --       (383 )     --       --       (1,206 )     (17,168 )
Interest expense
    --       (3,459 )     (257 )     (6,057 )     --       (1,361 )     --       (340 )     --       --       (649 )     (12,123 )
                                                                                                 
Net income
  $ 14     $ 1,492     $ 1,026     $ (1,724 )     --     $ (322 )   $ 38     $ 1,016     $ (9,564 )     --     $ (2,189 )   $ (10,213 )
Company’s equity in earnings
                                                                                               
  (loss) of unconsolidated
                                                                                               
  joint ventures
  $ 7     $ 2,008     $ 513     $ (916 )     --     $ (159 )   $ 107     $ 508     $ (4,115 )     --     $ (4,354 )   $ (6,401 )




 
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5.  
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS

 
September 30,
December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
2010
2009
Deferred leasing costs
$234,599
$229,725
Deferred financing costs
28,743
26,733
 
263,342
256,458
Accumulated amortization
(123,729)
(119,267)
Deferred charges, net
139,613
137,191
In-place lease values, related intangible and other assets, net
38,140
49,180
Prepaid expenses and other assets, net
34,926
27,303
     
Total deferred charges and other assets, net
$212,679
$213,674


6.  
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On June 1, 2010, the Company disposed of its 150,050 square foot office property located at 105 Challenger Road in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey and recorded a gain on the disposal of the office property of approximately $4.4 million.  The Company has presented this property as discontinued operations in its statement of operations for all periods presented.

The following table summarizes income from discontinued operations and the related realized gains (losses) and unrealized losses on disposition of rental property, net, for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009:  (dollars in thousands)

 
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
September 30,
 
2010
2009
2010
2009
Total revenues
--
$1,470
$2,255
$4,365
Operating and other expenses
--
(610)
(1,173)
(1,946)
Depreciation and amortization
--
(453)
(409)
(1,358)
Interest expense (net of interest income)
--
(303)
(431)
(903)
         
Income from discontinued operations before
       
gains (losses) and unrealized losses on
       
disposition of rental property
--
104
242
158
Realized gains (losses) and unrealized losses on
       
disposition of rental property, net
--
--
4,447
--
         
Total discontinued operations, net
 --
$ 104
$4,689
$ 158






 
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7.  
SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES

A summary of the Company’s senior unsecured notes as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 
September 30,
December 31,
Effective
 
2010
2009
Rate (1)
5.050% Senior Unsecured Notes, due April 15, 2010 (2)
--
$149,984
5.265%
7.835% Senior Unsecured Notes, due December 15, 2010
$    15,000
15,000
7.950%
7.750% Senior Unsecured Notes, due February 15, 2011
299,944
299,814
7.930%
5.250% Senior Unsecured Notes, due January 15, 2012
99,744
99,599
5.457%
6.150% Senior Unsecured Notes, due December 15, 2012
93,823
93,455
6.894%
5.820% Senior Unsecured Notes, due March 15, 2013
25,834
25,751
6.448%
4.600% Senior Unsecured Notes, due June 15, 2013
99,923
99,901
4.742%
5.125% Senior Unsecured Notes, due February 15, 2014
200,809
200,989
5.110%
5.125% Senior Unsecured Notes, due January 15, 2015
149,602
149,533
5.297%
5.800% Senior Unsecured Notes, due January 15, 2016
200,408
200,464
5.806%
7.750% Senior Unsecured Notes, due August 15, 2019
248,104
247,944
8.017%
       
Total Senior Unsecured Notes
$1,433,191
$1,582,434
 
       
(1)  Includes the cost of terminated treasury lock agreements (if any), offering and other transaction costs and the discount/premium on the notes, as applicable.
(2)  These notes were paid at maturity on April 15, 2010.


8.      UNSECURED REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY

The Company has a $775 million unsecured credit facility (expandable to $800 million) with a group of 23 Lenders.  The interest rate on outstanding borrowings (not electing the Company’s competitive bid feature) is LIBOR plus 55 basis points at the BBB/Baa2 pricing level.  In June 2010, the Company exercised its option to extend the credit facility for one year to June 2012 and paid the $1,162,500 extension fee.

The facility has a competitive bid feature, which allows the Company to solicit bids from lenders under the facility to borrow up to $300 million at interest rates less than the current LIBOR plus 55 basis point spread.  The Company may also elect an interest rate representing the higher of the lender’s prime rate or the Federal Funds rate plus 50 basis points. The unsecured facility also requires a 15 basis point facility fee on the current borrowing capacity payable quarterly in arrears.

The interest rate and the facility fee are subject to adjustment, on a sliding scale, based upon the Operating Partnership’s unsecured debt ratings.  In the event of a change in the Operating Partnership’s unsecured debt rating, the interest and facility fee rates will be adjusted in accordance with the following table:

Operating Partnership’s
Interest Rate –
 
Unsecured Debt Ratings:
Applicable Basis Points
Facility Fee
S&P Moody’s/Fitch (a)
Above LIBOR
Basis Points
No ratings or less than BBB-/Baa3/BBB-
100.0
25.0
BBB-/Baa3/BBB-
75.0
20.0
BBB/Baa2/BBB (current)
55.0
15.0
BBB+/Baa1/BBB+
42.5
15.0
A-/A3/A- or higher
37.5
12.5
     
(a)   If the Operating Partnership has debt ratings from two rating agencies, one of which is Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), the rates per the above table shall be based on the lower of such ratings.  If the Operating Partnership has debt ratings from three rating agencies, one of which is S&P or Moody’s, the rates per the above table shall be based on the lower of the two highest ratings.  If the Operating Partnership has debt ratings from only one agency, it will be considered to have no rating or less than BBB-/Baa3/BBB- per the above table.
 
 
 
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The terms of the unsecured facility include certain restrictions and covenants which limit, among other things, the payment of dividends (as discussed below), the incurrence of additional indebtedness, the incurrence of liens and the disposition of real estate properties (to the extent that: (i) such property dispositions cause the Company to default on any of the financial ratios of the facility described below, or (ii) the property dispositions are completed while the Company is under an event of default under the facility, unless, under certain circumstances, such disposition is being carried out to cure such default), and which require compliance with financial ratios relating to the maximum leverage ratio, the maximum amount of secured indebtedness, the minimum amount of tangible net worth, the minimum amount of fixed charge coverage, the maximum amount of unsecured indebtedness, the minimum amount of unencumbered property interest coverage and certain investment limitations.  The dividend restriction referred to above provides that, if an event of default has occurred and is continuing, the Company will not make any excess distributions with respect to common stock or other common equity interests except to enable the Company to continue to qualify as a REIT under the Code.

The lending group for the credit facility consists of: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Agent”); Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent; Scotiabanc, Inc., Wachovia Bank, National Association; and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agents; SunTrust Bank, as senior managing agent; US Bank National Association, Citicorp North America, Inc.; and PNC Bank National Association, as managing agents; and Bank of China, New York Branch; The Bank of New York; Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B.; The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC; Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.; The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (Successor by merger to UFJ Bank Limited); North Fork Bank; Bank Hapoalim B.M.; Comerica Bank; Chang Hwa Commercial Bank, Ltd., New York Branch; First Commercial Bank, New York Agency; Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., New York Branch; Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and Hua Nan Commercial Bank, New York Agency, as participants.

As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under its unsecured revolving credit facility.

MONEY MARKET LOAN
The Company has an agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank to participate in a noncommitted money market loan program (“Money Market Loan”).  The Money Market Loan is an unsecured borrowing of up to $75 million arranged by JPMorgan Chase Bank with maturities of 30 days or less.  The rate of interest on the Money Market Loan borrowing is set at the time of each borrowing.  As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Money Market Loan.


9.      MORTGAGES, LOANS PAYABLE AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS

The Company has mortgages, loans payable and other obligations which primarily consist of various loans collateralized by certain of the Company’s rental properties.  As of September 30, 2010, 31 of the Company’s properties, with a total book value of approximately $973,581,000, are encumbered by the Company’s mortgages and loans payable.  Payments on mortgages, loans payable and other obligations are generally due in monthly installments of principal and interest, or interest only.


 
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A summary of the Company’s mortgages, loans payable and other obligations as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 is as follows: (dollars in thousands)

   
Effective
   
   
Interest
September 30,
December 31,
 
Property Name
Lender
Rate (a)
2010
2009
Maturity
105 Challenger Road (b)
Archon Financial CMBS
6.235%
--
$  19,408
--
2200 Renaissance Boulevard
Wachovia CMBS
5.888%
$  16,285
16,619
12/01/12
Soundview Plaza
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital
6.015%
16,223
16,614
01/01/13
9200 Edmonston Road
Principal Commercial Funding L.L.C.
5.534%
4,687
4,804
05/01/13
6305 Ivy Lane
John Hancock Life Insurance Co.
5.525%
6,531
6,693
01/01/14
395 West Passaic
State Farm Life Insurance Co.
6.004%
11,389
11,735
05/01/14
6301 Ivy Lane
John Hancock Life Insurance Co.
5.520%
6,152
6,297
07/01/14
35 Waterview Boulevard
Wachovia CMBS
6.348%
19,411
19,613
08/11/14
6 Becker, 85 Livingston,
  75 Livingston &
  20 Waterview
Wachovia CMBS
10.220%
61,013
60,409
08/11/14
4 Sylvan
Wachovia CMBS
10.190%
14,385
14,357
08/11/14
10 Independence
Wachovia CMBS
12.440%
15,536
15,339
08/11/14
4 Becker
Wachovia CMBS
9.550%
36,885
36,281
05/11/16
5 Becker
Wachovia CMBS
12.830%
11,472
11,111
05/11/16
210 Clay
Wachovia CMBS
13.420%
11,381
11,138
05/11/16
51 Imclone
Wachovia CMBS
8.390%
3,894
3,899
05/11/16
Various (c)
Prudential Insurance
6.332%
150,000
150,000
01/15/17
23 Main Street
JPMorgan CMBS
5.587%
31,667
32,042
09/01/18
Harborside Plaza 5
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. & New York Life Insurance Co.
6.842%
235,220
237,248
11/01/18
100 Walnut Avenue
Guardian Life Insurance Co.
7.311%
19,491
19,600
02/01/19
One River Center (d)
Guardian Life Insurance Co.
7.311%
44,650
44,900
02/01/19
581 Main Street
Valley National Bank
6.935% (e)     
16,697
16,896
07/01/34
           
Total mortgages, loans payable and other obligations
 
$732,969
$755,003
 

(a)  Reflects effective rate of debt, including deferred financing costs, comprised of the cost of terminated treasury lock agreements (if any), debt initiation costs, mark-to-market adjustment of acquired debt and other transaction costs, as applicable.
(b)  On June 1, 2010, the Company transferred the deed for 105 Challenger Road to the lender in satisfaction of its obligations.
(c)  Mortgage is collateralized by seven properties.  On January 15, 2010, the Company extended the mortgage loan until January 15, 2017 at an effective interest rate of 6.33 percent.
(d)  Mortgage is collateralized by the three properties comprising One River Center.
(e)  The coupon interest rate will be reset at the end of year 10 (2019) and year 20 (2029) at 225 basis points over the 10-year treasury yield 45 days prior to the reset dates with a minimum rate of 6.875 percent.

CASH PAID FOR INTEREST AND INTEREST CAPITALIZED
Cash paid for interest for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $127,257,000 and $109,718,000, respectively.  Interest capitalized by the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $1,327,000 and $1,104,000, respectively.

SUMMARY OF INDEBTEDNESS
As of September 30, 2010, the Company’s total indebtedness of $2,166,160,000 (weighted average interest rate of 6.81 percent) was comprised of all fixed rate debt.  As of December 31, 2009, the Company’s total indebtedness of $2,337,437,000 (weighted average interest rate of 6.61 percent) was comprised of all fixed rate debt.


 
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10.      EMPLOYEE BENEFIT 401(k) PLANS

Employees of the Company, who meet certain minimum age and service requirements, are eligible to participate in the Mack-Cali Realty Corporation 401(k) Savings/Retirement Plan (the “401(k) Plan”).  Eligible employees may elect to defer from one percent up to 60 percent of their annual compensation on a pre-tax basis to the 401(k) Plan, subject to certain limitations imposed by federal law.  The amounts contributed by employees are immediately vested and non-forfeitable.  The Company may make discretionary matching or profit sharing contributions to the 401(k) Plan on behalf of eligible participants in any plan year.  Participants are always 100 percent vested in their pre-tax contributions and will begin vesting in any matching or profit sharing contributions made on their behalf after two years of service with the Company at a rate of 20 percent per year, becoming 100 percent vested after a total of six years of service with the Company.  All contributions are allocated as a percentage of compensation of the eligible participants for the Plan year.  The assets of the 401(k) Plan are held in trust and a separate account is established for each participant.  A participant may receive a distribution of his or her vested account balance in the 401(k) Plan in a single sum or in installment payments upon his or her termination of service with the Company.  The Company did not recognize any expense for the 401(k) Plan for each of the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively and for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.


11.      DISCLOSURE OF FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Effective April 2009, the Company adopted the provisions of ASC 825, Financial Instruments, related to interim disclosures about fair value of financial instruments.  The authoritative guidance requires disclosures about fair value of financial instruments in both interim and annual financial statements. It also requires those disclosures in summarized financial information at interim reporting periods.

The following disclosure of estimated fair value was determined by management using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies.  However, 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 the Company could realize on disposition of the financial instruments at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.  The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

Cash equivalents, marketable securities, receivables, accounts payable, and accrued expenses and other liabilities are carried at amounts which reasonably approximate their fair values as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt, consisting of senior unsecured notes, an unsecured revolving credit facility and mortgages, loans payable and other obligations aggregate approximately $2.3 billion and $2.4 billion as compared to the book value of approximately $2.2 billion and $2.3 billion as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.  The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt is estimated on a level 2 basis (as provided by ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures), using a discounted cash flow analysis based on the borrowing rates currently available to the Company for loans with similar terms and maturities.  The fair value of the mortgage debt and the unsecured notes was determined by discounting the future contractual interest and principal payments by a market rate.

Disclosure about fair value of financial instruments is based on pertinent information available to management as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.  Although management is not aware of any factors that would significantly affect the fair value amounts, such amounts have not been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these financial statements since September 30, 2010 and current estimates of fair value may differ significantly from the amounts presented herein.

 
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12.      COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENTS
Harborside Financial Center
Pursuant to agreements with the City of Jersey City, New Jersey, the Company is required to make payments in lieu of property taxes (“PILOT”) on certain of its properties located in Jersey City, as follows:

The Harborside Plaza 4-A agreement, which commenced in 2002, is for a term of 20 years.  The PILOT is equal to two percent of Total Project costs, as defined.  Total Project costs, as defined, are $49.5 million.  The PILOT totaled $407,000 and $250,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $958,000 and $751,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The Harborside Plaza 5 agreement, as amended, which commenced in 2002 upon substantial completion of the property, as defined, is for a term of 20 years.  The PILOT is equal to two percent of Total Project Costs.  Total Project Costs, as defined, are $170.9 million.  The PILOT totaled $1.3 million and $798,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $3.0 million and $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

At the conclusion of the above-referenced PILOT agreements, it is expected that the properties will be assessed by the municipality and be subject to real estate taxes at the then prevailing rates.

LITIGATION
The Company is a defendant in litigation arising in the normal course of its business activities.  Management does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters will have a materially adverse effect upon the Company’s financial condition taken as whole.

GROUND LEASE AGREEMENTS
Future minimum rental payments under the terms of all non-cancelable ground leases under which the Company is the lessee, as of September 30, 2010, are as follows: (dollars in thousands)

Year
Amount
October 1 through December 31, 2010
$    114
2011
375
2012
367
2013
351
2014
367
2015 through 2084
17,060
   
Total
$18,634

Ground lease expense incurred by the Company during the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 amounted to $102,000, and $181,000, respectively, and $388,000 and $550,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

OTHER
The Company may not dispose of or distribute certain of its properties, currently comprising seven properties with an aggregate net book value of approximately $133.8 million, which were originally contributed by certain unrelated common unitholders, without the express written consent of such common unitholders, as applicable, except in a manner which does not result in recognition of any built-in-gain (which may result in an income tax liability) or which reimburses the appropriate specific common unitholders for the tax consequences of the recognition of such built-in-gains (collectively, the “Property Lock-Ups”).  The aforementioned restrictions do not apply in the event that the Company sells all of its properties or in connection with a sale transaction which the Company’s Board of Directors determines is reasonably necessary to satisfy a material monetary default on any unsecured debt, judgment or liability of the Company or to cure any material monetary default on any mortgage secured by a property.  The Property Lock-Ups expire periodically through 2016.  Upon the expiration of the Property Lock-Ups, the Company is generally required to use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent any sale, transfer or other disposition of the subject properties from resulting in the recognition of built-in gain to the specific common unitholders, which include members of the Mack Group (which includes William L. Mack, Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors; David S. Mack, director; Earle I. Mack, a former director; and Mitchell E. Hersh, president, chief executive officer and director), the Robert Martin Group (which includes Robert F. Weinberg, director; Martin S. Berger, a former director; and Timothy M. Jones, former president), the Cali Group (which includes John R. Cali, director, and John J. Cali, a former director).  130 of the Company’s properties, with an aggregate net book value of approximately $1.8 billion, have lapsed restrictions and are subject to these conditions.
 
 
 
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The Company had been obligated to acquire from an entity (the “Florham Entity”) whose beneficial owners include Stanley C. Gale and Mark Yeager, a former executive vice president of the Company, a 50 percent interest in a venture which owns a developable land parcel in Florham Park, New Jersey (the “Florham Park Land”) for a maximum purchase price of up to $10.5 million. In the event the acquisition of the Florham Park Land did not close by May 9, 2010, subject to certain conditions, the Florham Entity would have been obligated to pay certain deferred costs and an additional $1 million to the Company at that time.  On May 10, 2010, the parties agreed that the Company would not be obligated to purchase the land and the total amount due to the Company was reduced to $840,000, of which $351,000 is due in May 2015.

Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Inc. (“Sanofi”), which occupies neighboring buildings in Bridgewater, New Jersey, exercised its option to cause the Company to construct a building on its vacant, developable land and has signed a lease for the building.  The lease has a term of fifteen years, subject to three five-year extension options.  The construction of the 205,000 square foot building commenced in 2009 and is expected to be delivered to the tenant in January 2011.  The total estimated costs of the project are expected to be approximately $50.9 million (of which the Company has incurred $35.1 million through September 30, 2010.)


13.  
TENANT LEASES

The Properties are leased to tenants under operating leases with various expiration dates through 2030.  Substantially all of the leases provide for annual base rents plus recoveries and escalation charges based upon the tenant’s proportionate share of and/or increases in real estate taxes and certain operating costs, as defined, and the pass-through of charges for electrical usage.

Future minimum rentals to be received under non-cancelable operating leases at September 30, 2010 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

Year
Amount
October 1 through December 31, 2010
$148,490
2011
573,302
2012
520,463
2013
440,338
2014
370,387
2015 and thereafter
1,290,419
   
Total
$3,343,399


 
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14.
MACK-CALI REALTY CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

To maintain its qualification as a REIT, not more than 50 percent in value of the outstanding shares of the Company may be owned, directly or indirectly, by five or fewer individuals at any time during the last half of any taxable year of the Company, other than its initial taxable year (defined to include certain entities), applying certain constructive ownership rules.  To help ensure that the Company will not fail this test, the Company’s Articles of Incorporation provide for, among other things, certain restrictions on the transfer of common stock to prevent further concentration of stock ownership.  Moreover, to evidence compliance with these requirements, the Company must maintain records that disclose the actual ownership of its outstanding common stock and demands written statements each year from the holders of record of designated percentages of its common stock requesting the disclosure of the beneficial owners of such common stock.

PREFERRED STOCK
The Company has 10,000 shares of eight-percent Series C cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred stock issued and outstanding (“Series C Preferred Stock”) in the form of 1,000,000 depositary shares ($25 stated value per depositary share).  Each depositary share represents 1/100th of a share of Series C Preferred Stock.

The Series C Preferred Stock has preference rights with respect to liquidation and distributions over the common stock. Holders of the Series C Preferred Stock, except under certain limited conditions, will not be entitled to vote on any matters.  In the event of a cumulative arrearage equal to six quarterly dividends, holders of the Series C Preferred Stock will have the right to elect two additional members to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until dividends have been paid in full.  At September 30, 2010, there were no dividends in arrears.  The Company may issue unlimited additional preferred stock ranking on a parity with the Series C Preferred Stock but may not issue any preferred stock senior to the Series C Preferred Stock without the consent of two-thirds of its holders.  The Series C Preferred Stock is essentially on an equivalent basis in priority with the preferred units of the Operating Partnership (See Note 15: Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries).

The Series C Preferred Stock is redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at $25 per depositary share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends.

SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM
On September 12, 2007, the Board of Directors authorized an increase to the Company’s repurchase program under which the Company was permitted to purchase up to $150 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock (“Repurchase Program”).  The Company has purchased and retired 2,893,630 shares of its outstanding common stock for an aggregate cost of approximately $104 million through September 30, 2010 under the Repurchase Program (none of which has occurred in 2009 and the nine months ended September 30, 2010.)  The Company has a remaining authorization to repurchase up to an additional $46 million of its outstanding common stock, which it may repurchase from time to time in open market transactions at prevailing prices or through privately negotiated transactions.

STOCK OPTION PLANS
In May 2004, the Company established the 2004 Incentive Stock Plan under which a total of 2,500,000 shares have been reserved for issuance.  No options have been granted through September 30, 2010 under this plan.  In September 2000, the Company established the 2000 Employee Stock Option Plan (“2000 Employee Plan”) and the Amended and Restated 2000 Director Stock Option Plan (“2000 Director Plan”).  In May 2002, shareholders of the Company approved amendments to both plans to increase the total shares reserved for issuance under both of the 2000 plans from 2,700,000 to 4,350,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (from 2,500,000 to 4,000,000 shares under the 2000 Employee Plan and from 200,000 to 350,000 shares under the 2000 Director Plan).  In 1994, and as subsequently amended, the Company established the Mack-Cali Employee Stock Option Plan (“Employee Plan”) and the Mack-Cali Director Stock Option Plan (“Director Plan”) under which a total of 5,380,188 shares (subject to adjustment) of the Company’s common stock had been reserved for issuance (4,980,188 shares under the Employee Plan and 400,000 shares under the Director Plan).  As the Employee Plan and Director Plan expired in 2004, and the 2000 Employee Plan and 2000 Director Plan expired in September 2010, stock options may no longer be issued under those plans.  Stock options granted under the Employee Plan in 1994 and 1995 became exercisable over a three-year period.  Stock options granted under the 2000 Employee Plan and those options granted subsequent to 1995 under the Employee Plan became exercisable over a five-year period.  All stock options granted under both the 2000 Director Plan and Director Plan became exercisable in one year.  All options were granted at the fair market value at the dates of grant and have terms of ten years.  As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the stock options outstanding, which were all exercisable, had a weighted average remaining contractual life of approximately 2.0 and 2.5 years, respectively.
 
 
 
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Information regarding the Company’s stock option plans is summarized below:

   
Weighted
Aggregate
 
Shares
Average
Intrinsic
 
Under
Exercise
Value
 
Options
Price
$(000’s)
Outstanding at January 1, 2010
352,184
$28.74
$2,055
Exercised
(54,408)
27.07
 
Lapsed or canceled
(1,000)
26.75
 
Outstanding at September 30, 2010 ($26.31 – $45.47)
296,776
$29.05
$   1,087
Options exercisable at September 30, 2010
296,776
   
Available for grant at September 30, 2010
2,500,000
   

Cash received from options exercised under all stock option plans was $960,000 and $421,000 for the three month ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $1,473,000 and $421,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $203,000 and $102,000 respectively, and $344,000 and $102,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  The Company has a policy of issuing new shares to satisfy stock option exercises.

STOCK COMPENSATION
The Company has issued stock awards (“Restricted Stock Awards”) to officers, certain other employees, and nonemployee members of the Board of Directors of the Company, which allow the holders to each receive a certain amount of shares of the Company’s common stock generally over a one to seven-year vesting period, of which 216,802 unvested shares were outstanding as of September 30, 2010.  Of the outstanding Restricted Stock Awards issued to executive officers and senior management, 137,932 are contingent upon the Company meeting certain performance goals to be set by the Executive Compensation and Option Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company each year, with the remaining based on time and service. All Restricted Stock Awards provided to the officers and certain other employees were issued under the 2000 Employee Plan and the Employee Plan. Restricted Stock Awards provided to directors were issued under the 2000 Director Plan.

Information regarding the Restricted Stock Awards is summarized below:

   
Weighted-Average
   
Grant – Date
 
Shares
Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2010
323,088
$36.58
Granted
36,200
35.40
Vested
(119,008)
34.63
Forfeited
(23,478)
35.70
Outstanding at September 30, 2010
216,802
$37.55

DEFERRED STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN FOR DIRECTORS
The Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors, which commenced January 1, 1999, allows non-employee directors of the Company to elect to defer up to 100 percent of their annual retainer fee into deferred stock units.  The deferred stock units are convertible into an equal number of shares of common stock upon the directors’ termination of service from the Board of Directors or a change in control of the Company, as defined in the plan.  Deferred stock units are credited to each director quarterly using the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the applicable dividend record date for the respective quarter.  Each participating director’s account is also credited for an equivalent amount of deferred stock units based on the dividend rate for each quarter.
 
 
 
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During the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, 9,411 and 12,105 deferred stock units were earned, respectively.  As of September 30, 2010 and 2009, there were 81,136 and 68,556 director stock units outstanding, respectively.

EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic EPS excludes dilution and is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock.

The following information presents the Company’s results for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings Per Share:  (dollars in thousands)

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
 
Computation of Basic EPS
 
2010
   
2009
 
Income from continuing operations
  $ 15,581     $ 22,685  
Add:     Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures
    108       213  
Deduct:  Noncontrolling interest in operating partnership
    (2,150 )     (3,399 )
Deduct:  Preferred stock dividends
    (500 )     (500 )
Income from continuing operations available to common shareholders
    13,039       18,999  
Income from discontinued operations available to common shareholders
    --       88  
Net income available to common shareholders
  $ 13,039     $ 19,087  
                 
Weighted average common shares
    79,304       78,151  
                 
Basic EPS:
               
Income from continuing operations available to common shareholders
  $ 0.16     $ 0.24  
Income from discontinued operations available to common shareholders
    --       --  
Net income available to common shareholders
  $ 0.16     $ 0.24  


   
Three Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
 
Computation of Diluted EPS
 
2010
   
2009
 
Income from continuing operations available to common shareholders
  $ 13,039     $ 18,999  
Add:     Income from continuing operations attributable to common units
    2,150       3,399  
Income from continuing operations for diluted earnings per share
    15,189       22,398  
Income from discontinued operations for diluted earnings per share
    --       104  
Net income available to common shareholders
  $ 15,189     $ 22,502  
                 
Weighted average common shares
    92,464       92,245  
                 
Diluted EPS:
               
Income from continuing operations available to common shareholders
  $ 0.16     $ 0.24  
Income from discontinued operations available to common shareholders
    --       --  
Net income available to common shareholders
  $ 0.16     $ 0.24  


 
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The following information presents the Company’s results for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings Per Share:  (dollars in thousands)

   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
 
Computation of Basic EPS
 
2010
   
2009
 
Income from continuing operations
  $ 50,518     $ 61,853  
Add:         Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures
    281       980  
Deduct:  Noncontrolling interest in operating partnership
    (7,047 )     (9,905 )
Deduct:  Preferred stock dividends
    (1,500 )     (1,500 )
Income from continuing operations available to common shareholders
    42,252       51,428  
Income from discontinued operations available to common shareholders
    4,021       134  
Net income available to common shareholders
  $ 46,273     $ 51,562  
                 
Weighted average common shares
    79,161       72,889  
                 
Basic EPS:
               
Income from continuing operations available to common shareholders
  $ 0.53     $ 0.71  
Income from discontinued operations available to common shareholders
    0.05       --  
Net income available to common shareholders
  $ 0.58     $ 0.71  


   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
 
Computation of Diluted EPS
 
2010
   
2009
 
Income from continuing operations available to common shareholders
  $ 42,252     $ 51,428  
Add:         Income from continuing operations attributable to common units
    7,047       9,905  
Income from continuing operations for diluted earnings per share
    49,299       61,333  
Income from discontinued operations for diluted earnings per share
    4,689       158  
Net income available to common shareholders
  $ 53,988     $ 61,491  
                 
Weighted average common shares
    92,467       87,106  
                 
Diluted EPS:
               
Income from continuing operations available to common shareholders
  $ 0.53     $ 0.71  
Income from discontinued operations available to common shareholders
    0.05       --  
Net income available to common shareholders
  $ 0.58     $ 0.71  

The following schedule reconciles the shares used in the basic EPS calculation to the shares used in the diluted EPS calculation:

 
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
September 30,
 
2010
2009
2010
2009
Basic EPS shares
79,304
78,151
79,161
72,889
Add:Operating Partnership – common units
13,073
13,982
13,196
14,170
Stock options
32
19
47
--
Restricted Stock Awards
55
93
63
47
Diluted EPS Shares
92,464
92,245
92,467
87,106

Unvested restricted stock outstanding as of September 30, 2010 and 2009 were 216,802 and 301,418, respectively.


 
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The following are dividends declared per share of Common Stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.

 
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
September 30,
 
2010
2009
2010
2009
Dividends declared per common share
$0.45
$0.45
$1.35
$1.35


15.      NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES

Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries in the accompanying consolidated financial statements relate to (i) preferred units (“Preferred Units”) and common units in the Operating Partnership, held by parties other than the Company, and (ii) interests in consolidated joint ventures for the portion of such properties not owned by the Company.

OPERATING PARTNERSHIP

Preferred Units
In connection with the Company’s issuance of $25 million of Series C cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred stock, the Company acquired from the Operating Partnership $25 million of Series C Preferred Units (the “Series C Preferred Units”), which have terms essentially identical to the Series C preferred stock.  See Note 14: Mack-Cali Realty Corporation Stockholders’ Equity – Preferred Stock.

Common Units
Certain individuals and entities own common units in the Operating Partnership.  A common unit and a share of Common Stock of the Company have substantially the same economic characteristics in as much as they effectively share equally in the net income or loss of the Operating Partnership.  Common unitholders have the right to redeem their common units, subject to certain restrictions.  The redemption is required to be satisfied in shares of Common Stock, cash, or a combination thereof, calculated as follows:  one share of the Company’s Common Stock, or cash equal to the fair market value of a share of the Company’s Common Stock at the time of redemption, for each common unit.  The Company, in its sole discretion, determines the form of redemption of common units (i.e., whether a common unitholder receives Common Stock, cash, or any combination thereof).  If the Company elects to satisfy the redemption with shares of Common Stock as opposed to cash, it is obligated to issue shares of its Common Stock to the redeeming unitholder.  Regardless of the rights described above, the common unitholders may not put their units for cash to the Company or the Operating Partnership under any circumstances.  When a unitholder redeems a common unit, noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership is reduced and Mack-Cali Realty Corporation Stockholders’ equity is increased.

Unit Transactions
The following table sets forth the changes in noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries which relate to the common units in the Operating Partnership for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

       
Common
       
Units
Balance at January 1, 2010
     
13,495,036
Redemption of common units for shares
       
of Common Stock
     
(487,368)
         
Balance at September 30, 2010
     
13,007,668

Pursuant to ASC 810, Consolidation, changes in a parent’s ownership interest (and transactions with noncontrolling interest unitholders in the subsidiary) while the parent retains its controlling interest in its subsidiary should be accounted for as equity transactions.  The carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest shall be adjusted to reflect the change in its ownership interest in the subsidiary, with the offset to equity attributable to the parent.  Accordingly, as a result of equity transactions which caused changes in ownership percentages between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation stockholders’ equity and noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership that occurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company has increased noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and decreased additional paid-in capital in Mack-Cali Realty Corporation stockholders’ equity by approximately $0.2 million as of September 30, 2010.
 
 
 
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NONCONTROLLING INTEREST OWNERSHIP
As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the noncontrolling interest common unitholders owned 14.1 percent and 14.6 percent of the Operating Partnership, respectively.

CONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES
The Company has ownership interests in certain joint ventures which it consolidates.  Various entities and/or individuals hold noncontrolling interests in these ventures.


16.  
SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company operates in two business segments: (i) real estate and (ii) construction services.  The Company provides leasing, property and facilities management, acquisition, development, construction and tenant-related services for its portfolio.  In May 2006, in conjunction with the Company’s acquisition of the Gale Company and related businesses, the Company acquired a business specializing solely in construction and related services whose operations comprise the Company’s construction services segment.  The Company had no revenues from foreign countries recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.  The Company had no long lived assets in foreign locations as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.  The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 2: Significant Accounting Policies, excluding depreciation and amortization.

The Company evaluates performance based upon net operating income from the combined properties in the real estate segment and net operating income from its construction services segment.

 
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Selected results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and selected asset information as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 regarding the Company’s operating segments are as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
Construction
Corporate
Total
 
 
Real Estate
Services
 & Other (d)
Company
 
Total revenues:
         
 Three months ended:
         
September 30, 2010
$181,030
$16,733
$       193
$197,956
 
September 30, 2009
183,435
8,188
524
192,147
 
 Nine months ended:
         
September 30, 2010
$546,382
$50,173
$(1,231)
$595,324
 
September 30, 2009
546,443
25,692
(6,879)
565,256
 
           
Total operating and interest expenses(a):
         
 Three months ended:
         
September 30, 2010
$   73,433
$16,629
$44,810
$134,872
(e)
September 30, 2009
67,944
8,005
42,771
118,720
(f)
 Nine months ended:
         
September 30, 2010
$213,139
$49,723
$138,215
$401,077
(g)
September 30, 2009
197,409
25,476
127,350
350,235
(h)
           
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated
         
joint ventures:
         
 Three months ended:
         
September 30, 2010
$        475
--
--
$        475
 
September 30, 2009
548
--
$         87
635
 
 Nine months ended:
         
September 30, 2010
$        213
--
--
$        213
 
September 30, 2009
(6,401)
--
--
(6,401)
 
           
Net operating income (b):
         
 Three months ended:
         
September 30, 2010
$108,072
$     104
$(44,617)
$   63,559
(e)
September 30, 2009
116,039
183
(42,160)
74,062
(f)
 Nine months ended:
         
September 30, 2010
$333,456
$     450
$(139,446)
$194,460
(g)
September 30, 2009
342,633
216
(134,229)
208,620
(h)
           
Total assets:
         
September 30, 2010
$4,428,346
$18,692
$12,134
$4,459,172
 
December 31, 2009
4,512,974  
12,015
196,648
4,721,637
 
           
Total long-lived assets (c):
         
September 30, 2010
$4,106,961
--
$       993
$4,107,954
 
December 31, 2009
4,189,276  
--
(1,142)
4,188,134
 
 
 


 
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(a)  Total operating and interest expenses represent the sum of: real estate taxes; utilities; operating services; direct construction costs; general and administrative and interest expense (net of interest and other investment income).  All interest expense, net of interest income, (including for property-level mortgages) is excluded from segment amounts and classified in Corporate & Other for all periods.
(b)  Net operating income represents total revenues less total operating and interest expenses [as defined in Note (a)], plus equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures, for the period.
(c)  Long-lived assets are comprised of net investment in rental property, unbilled rents receivable and investments in unconsolidated joint ventures.
(d)  Corporate & Other represents all corporate-level items (including interest and other investment income, interest expense and non-property general and administrative expense) as well as intercompany eliminations necessary to reconcile to consolidated Company totals.
(e)  Excludes $47,978 of depreciation and amortization.
(f)  Excludes $51,377 of depreciation and amortization.
(g)  Excludes $143,942 of depreciation and amortization.
(h)      Excludes $148,460 of depreciation and amortization


17.  
IMPACT OF RECENTLY-ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-02, Consolidation (Topic 810), Accounting and Reporting for Decreases in Ownership of a Subsidiary—a Scope Clarification

The objective of this Update is to address implementation issues related to the changes in ownership provisions in the Consolidation—Overall Subtopic (Subtopic 810-10) of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification™, originally issued as FASB Statement No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements. Subtopic 810-10 establishes the accounting and reporting guidance for noncontrolling interests and changes in ownership interests of a subsidiary. An entity is required to deconsolidate a subsidiary when the entity ceases to have a controlling financial interest in the subsidiary. Upon deconsolidation of a subsidiary, an entity recognizes a gain or loss on the transaction and measures any retained investment in the subsidiary at fair value. The gain or loss includes any gain or loss associated with the difference between the fair value of the retained investment in the subsidiary and its carrying amount at the date the subsidiary is deconsolidated. In contrast, an entity is required to account for a decrease in its ownership interest of a subsidiary that does not result in a change of control of the subsidiary as an equity transaction.

This Update provides amendments to Subtopic 810-10 and related guidance within U.S. GAAP to clarify that the scope of the decrease in ownership provisions of the Subtopic and related guidance applies to the following:

1.  
A subsidiary or group of assets that is a business or nonprofit activity

2.  
A subsidiary that is a business or nonprofit activity that is transferred to an equity method investee or joint venture

3.  
An exchange of a group of assets that constitutes a business or nonprofit activity for a noncontrolling interest in an entity (including an equity method investee or joint venture).  

The amendments in this Update also clarify that the decrease in ownership guidance in Subtopic 810-10 does not apply to the following transactions even if they involve businesses:

1.  
Sales of in substance real estate. Entities should apply the sale of real estate guidance in Subtopics 360-20 (Property, Plant, and Equipment) and 976-605 (Retail/Land) to such transactions.

2.  
Conveyances of oil and gas mineral rights. Entities should apply the mineral property conveyance and related transactions guidance in Subtopic 932-360 (Oil and Gas—Property, Plant, and Equipment) to such transactions.

If a decrease in ownership occurs in a subsidiary that is not a business or nonprofit activity, an entity first needs to consider whether the substance of the transaction causing the decrease in ownership is addressed in other U.S. GAAP, such as transfers of financial assets, revenue recognition, exchanges of nonmonetary assets, sales of in substance real estate, or conveyances of oil and gas mineral rights, and apply that guidance as applicable. If no other guidance exists, an entity should apply the guidance in Subtopic 810-10.  
 
 
 
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The amendments in this Update expand the disclosures about the deconsolidation of a subsidiary or derecognition of a group of assets within the scope of Subtopic 810-10. In addition to existing disclosures, an entity should disclose the following for such a deconsolidation or derecognition:

1.  
The valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of any retained investment in the former subsidiary or group of assets and information that enables users of its financial statements to assess the inputs used to develop the measurement

2.  
The nature of continuing involvement with the subsidiary or entity acquiring the group of assets after it has been deconsolidated or derecognized

3.  
Whether the transaction that resulted in the deconsolidation of the subsidiary or the derecognition of the group of assets was with a related party or whether the former subsidiary or entity acquiring the group of assets will be a related party after deconsolidation.

An entity also should disclose the valuation techniques used to measure an equity interest in an acquiree held by the entity immediately before the acquisition date in a business combination achieved in stages.

The amendments in this Update are effective beginning in the period that an entity adopts Statement 160 (now included in Subtopic 810-10). If an entity has previously adopted Statement 160 as of the date the amendments in this Update are included in the Accounting Standards Codification, the amendments in this Update are effective beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after December 15, 2009. The amendments in this Update should be applied retrospectively to the first period that an entity adopted Statement 160.   The adoption of this Update did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and disclosures contained in its financial statements.




 
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Item 2.      Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

GENERAL

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and the notes thereto (collectively, the “Financial Statements”).  Certain defined terms used herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the Financial Statements.


Executive Overview

Mack-Cali Realty Corporation together with its subsidiaries, (the “Company”) is one of the largest real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the United States.  The Company has been involved in all aspects of commercial real estate development, management and ownership for over 50 years and has been a publicly-traded REIT since 1994.  The Company owns or has interests in 287 properties (collectively, the “Properties”), primarily class A office and office/flex buildings, totaling approximately 32.9 million square feet, leased to approximately 2,100 tenants.  The Properties are located primarily in suburban markets of the Northeast, some with adjacent, Company-controlled developable land sites able to accommodate up to 12.5 million square feet of additional commercial space.

The Company’s strategy is to be a significant real estate owner and operator in its core, high-barriers-to-entry markets, primarily in the Northeast.

As an owner of real estate, almost all of the Company’s earnings and cash flow is derived from rental revenue received pursuant to leased space at the Properties.  Key factors that affect the Company’s business and financial results include the following:

· 
the general economic climate;
· 
the occupancy rates of the Properties;
· 
rental rates on new or renewed leases;
· 
tenant improvement and leasing costs incurred to obtain and retain tenants;
· 
the extent of early lease terminations;
· 
operating expenses;
· 
cost of capital; and
· 
the extent of acquisitions, development and sales of real estate.

Any negative effects of the above key factors could potentially cause a deterioration in the Company’s revenue and/or earnings.  Such negative effects could include: (1) failure to renew or execute new leases as current leases expire; (2) failure to renew or execute new leases with rental terms at or above the terms of in-place leases; and (3) tenant defaults.

A failure to renew or execute new leases as current leases expire or to execute new leases with rental terms at or above the terms of in-place leases may be affected by several factors such as: (1) the local economic climate, which may be adversely impacted by business layoffs or downsizing, industry slowdowns, changing demographics and other factors; and (2) local real estate conditions, such as oversupply of office and office/flex space or competition within the market.

The Company’s core markets continue to be weak.  The percentage leased in the Company’s consolidated portfolio of stabilized operating properties was 89.0 percent at September 30, 2010 as compared to 88.9 percent at June 30, 2010 and 90.0 percent at September 30, 2009.  Percentage leased includes all leases in effect as of the period end date, some of which have commencement dates in the future and leases that expire at the period end date.  Leases that expired as of September 30, 2010, June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009 aggregate 105,001, 154,534 and 44,450 square feet, respectively, or 0.3, 0.5 and 0.1 percentage of the net rentable square footage, respectively.  The Company believes that vacancy rates may continue to increase and rental rates may continue to decline in some of its markets through 2011 and possibly beyond.  As a result, the Company’s future earnings and cash flow may continue to be negatively impacted by current market conditions.
 
 
 
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The Company expects that the impact of the current state of the economy, including high unemployment and the unprecedented volatility in the financial and credit market, will continue to have a negative effect on the fundamentals of its business, including lower occupancy, reduced effective rents, and increases in defaults and past due accounts.  These conditions would negatively affect the Company’s future net income and cash flows and could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition.

The remaining portion of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should help the reader understand:

· 
real estate transactions;
· 
critical accounting policies and estimates;
· 
results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009;
· 
liquidity and capital resources.


Real Estate Transactions

The Company's office property located at 105 Challenger Road in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, aggregating 150,050 square feet, was collateral for a $19.5 million mortgage loan scheduled to mature on June 6, 2010.  The Company had recorded an impairment charge on the property of $16.6 million at December 31, 2009.   On June 1, 2010, the Company transferred the deed for 105 Challenger to the lender in satisfaction of its obligations.  As a result, the Company recorded a gain on the disposal of the office property of approximately $4.4 million.


Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The Financial Statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.  The preparation of the Financial Statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Financial Statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period.  These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s historical experience that are believed to be reasonable at the time.  However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, the determination of estimates requires the exercise of judgment.  The Company’s critical accounting policies are those which require assumptions to be made about matters that are highly uncertain.  Different estimates could have a material effect on the Company’s financial results.  Judgments and uncertainties affecting the application of these policies and estimates may result in materially different amounts being reported under different conditions and circumstances.

Rental Property:
Rental properties are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization.  Costs directly related to the acquisition, development and construction of rental properties are capitalized.  Capitalized development and construction costs include pre-construction costs essential to the development of the property, development and construction costs, interest, property taxes, insurance, salaries and other project costs incurred during the period of development.  Interest capitalized by the Company for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $0.6 million and $0.3 million, respectively, and $1.3 million and $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  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.  Fully-depreciated assets are removed from the accounts.

The Company considers 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 (as distinguished from activities such as routine maintenance and cleanup).  If portions of a rental project are substantially completed and occupied by tenants, or held available for occupancy, and other portions have not yet reached that stage, the substantially completed portions are accounted for as a separate project.  The Company allocates costs incurred between the portions under construction and the portions substantially completed and held available for occupancy and capitalizes only those costs associated with the portion under construction.
 
 
 
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Properties are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.  The estimated useful lives are as follows:

Leasehold interests
Remaining lease term
Buildings and improvements
5 to 40 years
Tenant improvements
The shorter of the term of the
 
related lease or useful life
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
5 to 10 years

Upon acquisition of rental property, the Company estimates the fair value of acquired tangible assets, consisting of land, building and improvements, and identified intangible assets and liabilities generally consisting of the fair value of (i) above and below market leases, (ii) in-place leases and (iii) tenant relationships.  The Company allocates the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values. The Company records goodwill or a gain on bargain purchase (if any) if the net assets acquired/liabilities assumed exceed the purchase consideration of a transaction. In estimating the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired, the Company considers information obtained about each property as a result of its due diligence and marketing and leasing activities, and utilizes various valuation methods, such as estimated cash flow projections utilizing appropriate discount and capitalization rates, estimates of replacement costs net of depreciation, and available market information.  The fair value of the tangible assets of an acquired property considers the value of the property as if it were vacant.

Above-market and below-market lease values for acquired properties are initially recorded based on the present value (using a discount rate which reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to each in-place lease and (ii) management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for each corresponding in-place lease, measured over a period equal to the remaining term of the lease for above-market leases and the remaining initial term plus the term of any below-market fixed rate renewal options for below-market leases.  The capitalized above-market lease values are amortized as a reduction of base rental revenue over the remaining term of the respective leases, and the capitalized below-market lease values are amortized as an increase to base rental revenue over the remaining initial terms plus the terms of any below-market fixed rate renewal options of the respective leases.

Other intangible assets acquired include amounts for in-place lease values and tenant relationship values which are based on management’s evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenant’s lease and the Company’s overall relationship with the respective tenant.  Factors to be considered by management in its analysis of in-place lease values include an estimate of carrying costs during hypothetical expected lease-up periods considering current market conditions, and costs to execute similar leases.  In estimating carrying costs, management includes real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses and estimates of lost rentals at market rates during the expected lease-up periods, depending on local market conditions.  In estimating costs to execute similar leases, management considers leasing commissions, legal and other related expenses.  Characteristics considered by management in valuing tenant relationships include the nature and extent of the Company’s existing business relationships with the tenant, growth prospects for developing new business with the tenant, the tenant’s credit quality and expectations of lease renewals.  The value of in-place leases are amortized to expense over the remaining initial terms of the respective leases.  The value of tenant relationship intangibles will be amortized to expense over the anticipated life of the relationships.

On a periodic basis, management assesses whether there are any indicators that the value of the Company’s rental properties may be impaired.  In addition to identifying any specific circumstances which may effect a property or properties, management considers other criteria for determining which properties may require assessment for potential impairment.  The criteria considered by management include reviewing low leased percentages, significant near-term lease expirations, recently acquired properties, current and historical operating and/or cash flow losses, near-term mortgage debt maturities or other factors that might impact the Company’s intent and ability to hold the property.  A property’s value is impaired only if management’s estimate of the aggregate future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) to be generated by the property is less than the carrying value of the property.  To the extent impairment has occurred, the loss shall be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the property over the fair value of the property.  The Company’s estimates of aggregate future cash flows expected to be generated by each property are based on a number of assumptions.  These assumptions are generally based on management’s experience in its local real estate markets and the effects of current market conditions.  The assumptions are subject to economic and market uncertainties including, among others, demand for space, competition for tenants, changes in market rental rates, and costs to operate each property.  As these factors are difficult to predict and are subject to future events that may alter management’s assumptions, the future cash flows estimated by management in its impairment analyses may not be achieved, and actual losses or impairments may be realized in the future.
 
 
 
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Rental Property Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations:
When assets are identified by management as held for sale, the Company discontinues depreciating the assets and estimates the sales price, net of selling costs, of such assets.  If, in management’s opinion, the net sales price of the assets which have been identified as held for sale is less than the net book value of the assets, a valuation allowance is established.  Properties identified as held for sale and/or sold are presented in discontinued operations for all periods presented.

If circumstances arise that previously were considered unlikely and, as a result, the Company decides not to sell a property previously classified as held for sale, the property is reclassified as held and used.  A property that is reclassified is measured and recorded individually at the lower of (a) its carrying amount before the property was classified as held for sale, adjusted for any depreciation (amortization) expense that would have been recognized had the property been continuously classified as held and used, or (b) the fair value at the date of the subsequent decision not to sell.

Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures:
The Company accounts for its investments in unconsolidated joint ventures under the equity method of accounting.  The Company applies the equity method by initially recording these investments at cost, as Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures, subsequently adjusted for equity in earnings and cash contributions and distributions.

Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810, Consolidation, provides guidance on the identification of entities for which control is achieved through means other than voting rights (“variable interest entities” or “VIEs”) and the determination of which business enterprise, if any, should consolidate the VIEs (the “primary beneficiary”).  Generally, the consideration of whether an entity is a VIE applies when either (1) the equity investors (if any) lack one or more of the essential characteristics of a controlling financial interest, (2) the equity investment at risk is insufficient to finance that entity’s activities without additional subordinated financial support or (3) the equity investors have voting rights that are not proportionate to their economic interests and the activities of the entity involve or are conducted on behalf of an investor with a disproportionately small voting interest.

On January 1, 2010, the Company adopted the updated provisions of ASC 810, pursuant to FASB No. 167, which amends FIN 46(R) to require ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity.  Additionally, FASB No. 167 amends FIN 46(R) to eliminate the quantitative approach previously required for determining the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity, which was based on determining which enterprise absorbs the majority of the entity’s expected losses, receives a majority of the entity’s expected residual returns, or both.  FASB No. 167 amends certain guidance in Interpretation 46(R) for determining whether an entity is a variable interest entity.  Also, FASB No. 167 amends FIN 46(R) to require enhanced disclosures that will provide users of financial statements with more transparent information about an enterprise’s involvement in a variable interest entity.  The enhanced disclosures are required for any enterprise that holds a variable interest in a variable interest entity.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact to the Financial Statements.  See Note 4: Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures to the Financial Statements for disclosures regarding the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures.

On a periodic basis, management assesses whether there are any indicators that the value of the Company’s investments in unconsolidated joint ventures may be impaired.  An investment is impaired only if management’s estimate of the value of the investment is less than the carrying value of the investment, and such decline in value is deemed to be other than temporary.  To the extent impairment has occurred, the loss shall be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the investment over the value of the investment.  The Company’s estimates of value for each investment (particularly in commercial real estate joint ventures) are based on a number of assumptions that are subject to economic and market uncertainties including, among others, demand for space, competition for tenants, changes in market rental rates, and operating costs.  As these factors are difficult to predict and are subject to future events that may alter management’s assumptions, the values estimated by management in its impairment analyses may not be realized, and actual losses or impairment may be realized in the future.
 
 
 
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Revenue Recognition:
Base rental revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the respective leases.  Unbilled rents receivable represents the amount by which straight-line rental revenue exceeds rents currently billed in accordance with the lease agreements.  Above-market and below-market lease values for acquired properties are initially recorded based on the present value (using a discount rate which reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to each in-place lease and (ii) management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for each corresponding in-place lease, measured over a period equal to the remaining term of the lease for above-market leases and the initial term plus the term of any below-market fixed-rate renewal options for below-market leases.  The capitalized above-market lease values for acquired properties are amortized as a reduction of base rental revenue over the remaining term of the respective leases, and the capitalized below-market lease values are amortized as an increase to base rental revenue over the remaining initial terms plus the terms of any below-market fixed-rate renewal options of the respective leases.  Escalations and recoveries from tenants are received from tenants for certain costs as provided in the lease agreements.  These costs generally include real estate taxes, utilities, insurance, common area maintenance and other recoverable costs.

Construction services revenue includes fees earned and reimbursements received by the Company for providing construction management and general contractor services to clients.  Construction services revenue is recognized on the percentage of completion method.  Using this method, profits are recorded on the basis of our estimates of the overall profit and percentage of completion of individual contracts.  A portion of the estimated profits is accrued based upon estimates of the percentage of completion of the construction contract.  This revenue recognition method involves inherent risks relating to profit and cost estimates.  Real estate services revenue includes property management, facilities management, leasing commission fees and other services, and payroll and related costs reimbursed from clients.  Other income includes income from parking spaces leased to tenants, income from tenants for additional services arranged for the Company and income from tenants for early lease terminations.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:
Management periodically performs a detailed review of amounts due from tenants to determine if accounts receivable balances are impaired based on factors affecting the collectability of those balances.  Management’s estimate of the allowance for doubtful accounts requires management to exercise significant judgment about the timing, frequency and severity of collection losses, which affects the allowance and net income.


 
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Results From Operations

The following comparisons for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 (“2010”), as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 (“2009”), make reference to the following:  (i) the effect of the “Same-Store Properties,” which represent all in-service properties owned by the Company at June 30, 2009 (for the three-month period comparisons), and which represent all in-service properties owned by the Company at December 31, 2008 (for the nine-month period comparisons), excluding properties sold or held for sale through September 30, 2010, and (ii) the effect of the “Acquired Properties,” which represent all properties acquired by the Company, commencing initial operations, or initially consolidated by the Company, from July 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010 (for the three-month period comparisons), and which represent all properties acquired by the Company commencing initial operations, or initially consolidated by the Company from January 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010 (for the nine month period comparisons).

Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2009

   
Three Months Ended
             
   
September 30,
   
Dollar
   
Percent
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
2010
   
2009
   
Change
   
Change
 
Revenue from rental operations and other:
                       
Base rents
  $ 150,064     $ 154,337     $ (4,273 )     (2.8 )%
Escalations and recoveries from tenants
    26,420       24,717       1,703       6.9  
Other income
    2,983       3,524       (541 )     (15.4 )
Total revenues from rental operations
    179,467       182,578       (3,111 )     (1.7 )
                                 
Property expenses:
                               
Real estate taxes
    24,913       23,450       1,463       6.2  
Utilities
    20,831       17,951       2,880       16.0  
Operating services
    27,345       24,588       2,757       11.2  
Total property expenses
    73,089       65,989       7,100       10.8  
                                 
Non-property revenues:
                               
Construction services
    16,475       7,761       8,714       112.3  
Real estate services
    2,014       1,808       206       11.4  
Total non-property revenues
    18,489       9,569       8,920       93.2  
                                 
Non-property expenses:
                               
Direct construction costs
    15,884       7,337       8,547       116.5  
General and administrative
    8,992       9,816       (824 )     (8.4 )
Depreciation and amortization
    47,978       51,377       (3,399 )     (6.6 )
Total non-property expenses
    72,854       68,530       4,324       6.3  
Operating income
    52,013       57,628       (5,615 )     (9.7 )
Other (expense) income:
                               
Interest expense
    (36,941 )     (35,744 )     (1,197 )     (3.3 )
Interest and other investment income
    34       166       (132 )     (79.5 )
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures
    475       635       (160 )     (25.2 )
Total other (expense) income
    (36,432 )     (34,943 )     (1,489 )     (4.3 )
                                 
Income from continuing operations
    15,581       22,685       (7,104 )     (31.3 )
Discontinued Operations:
                               
Income from discontinued operations
    --       104       (104 )     (100.0 )
Total discontinued operations, net
    --       104       (104 )     (100.0 )
Net income
    15,581       22,789       (7,208 )     (31.6 )
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures
    108       213       (105 )     (49.3 )
Noncontrolling interest in Operating Partnership
    (2,150 )     (3,399 )     1,249       36.7  
Noncontrolling interest in discontinued operations
    --       (16 )     16       100.0  
Preferred stock dividends
    (500 )     (500 )     --       --  
Net income available to common shareholders
  $ 13,039     $ 19,087     $ (6,048 )     (31.7 )%

 
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The following is a summary of the changes in revenue from rental operations and other, and property expenses divided into Same-Store Properties and Acquired Properties:

 
   
Total
   
Same-Store
   
Acquired
 
   
Company
   
Properties
   
Properties
 
   
Dollar
   
Percent
   
Dollar
   
Percent
   
Dollar
   
Percent
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Change
   
Change
   
Change
   
Change
   
Change
   
Change
 
Revenue from rental operations
                                   
  and other:
                                   
Base rents
  $ (4,273 )     (2.8 )%   $ (4,273 )     (2.8 )%     --       --  
Escalations and recoveries
                                               
  from tenants
    1,703       6.9       1,703       6.9       --       --  
Other income
    (541 )     (15.4 )     (541 )     (15.4 )     --       --  
Total
  $ (3,111 )     (1.7 )%   $ (3,111 )     (1.7 )%     --       --  
                                                 
Property expenses:
                                               
Real estate taxes
  $ 1,463       6.2 %   $ 1,463       6.2 %     --       --  
Utilities
    2,880       16.0       2,880       16.0       --       --  
Operating services
    2,757       11.2       2,757       11.2       --       --  
Total
  $ 7,100       10.8 %   $ 7,100       10.8 %     --       --  
                                                 
OTHER DATA:
                                               
Number of Consolidated Properties
    267               267               --          
 (excluding properties held for sale):
                                               
Square feet (in thousands)
    30,796               30,796               --          


Base rents for the Same-Store Properties decreased $4.3 million, or 2.8 percent, for 2010 as compared to 2009 due primarily to decreased occupancy and rental rates.  Escalations and recoveries from tenants for the Same-Store Properties increased $1.7 million, or 6.9 percent, for 2010 over 2009, due primarily to higher property expenses in 2010 as compared to 2009.  Other income for the Same-Store Properties decreased $0.5 million, or 15.4 percent, for 2010 as compared to 2009, due primarily to a decrease in tenant extra services in 2010.

Real estate taxes on the Same-Store Properties increased $1.5 million, or 6.2 percent, for 2010 as compared to 2009, due primarily to increased tax rates in 2010.  Utilities for the Same-Store Properties increased $2.9 million, or 16.0 percent, for 2010 as compared to 2009, due primarily to increased usage and rates in 2010 as compared to 2009.  Operating services for the Same-Store Properties increased $2.8 million, or 11.2 percent, due primarily to increases in insurance and maintenance costs and property management salaries and related expenses for 2010 as compared to 2009.

Construction services revenue increased $8.7 million, or 112.3 percent, in 2010 as compared to 2009, due to increased construction contracts in late 2009 and 2010.  Real estate services revenue increased by $0.2 million, or 11.4 percent, for 2010 as compared to 2009, due primarily to an increase in commissions income of $0.3 million partially offset by a decrease in management fees and related salary reimbursements of $0.1 million for 2010 as compared to 2009.

Direct construction costs increased $8.5 million, or 116.5 percent, in 2010 as compared to 2009, due primarily to increased construction contracts in late 2009 and 2010.  General and administrative expense decreased $0.8 million, or 8.4 percent, for 2010 as compared to 2009, which was due primarily to a decrease in salaries and related expenses in 2010.

Depreciation and amortization decreased by $3.4 million, or 6.6 percent, for 2010 over 2009.  This decrease was due primarily to assets becoming fully depreciated in 2010.

Interest expense increased $1.2, million or 3.3 percent, for 2010 as compared to 2009.  This increase was due primarily as a result of higher average interest rates in 2010 as compared to 2009.
 
 
Interest and other investment income decreased $0.1 million, or 79.5 percent, for 2010 as compared to 2009.  This decrease was due primarily to the repayment of a note receivable in late 2009.
 
 
 
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Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures decreased $0.2 million, or 25.2 percent, for 2010 as compared to 2009, due primarily to decreased income of $0.2 million in the Harborside South Pier venture and decreased income of $0.1 million in the 12 Vreeland venture for 2010 as compared to 2009, partially offset by a decreased loss of $0.1 million in the Boston-Downtown Crossing venture for 2010 as compared to 2009.

Income from continuing operations decreased to approximately $15.6 million in 2010 from $22.7 million in 2009.  The decrease of $7.1 million was due to the factors discussed above.

Net income available to common shareholders decreased by approximately $6.1 million, from $19.1 million in 2009 to $13.0 million in 2010.  This decrease was the result of a decrease in income from continuing operations of $7.1 million for 2010 as compared to 2009, a decrease in income from discontinued operations of $0.1 million, and a decrease in noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures of $0.1 million.  These were partially offset by a decrease in noncontrolling interest in Operating Partnership of $1.2 million for 2010 as compared to 2009.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009

   
Nine Months Ended
             
   
September 30,
   
Dollar
   
Percent
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
2010
   
2009
   
Change
   
Change
 
Revenue from rental operations and other:
                       
Base rents
  $ 452,449     $ 455,359     $ (2,910 )     (0.6 )%
Escalations and recoveries from tenants
    78,376       77,107       1,269       1.6  
Other income
    9,145       9,874       (729 )     (7.4 )
Total revenues from rental operations
    539,970       542,340       (2,370 )     (0.4 )
                                 
Property expenses:
                               
Real estate taxes
    72,986       70,015       2,971       4.2  
Utilities
    57,066       54,604       2,462       4.5  
Operating services
    84,099       78,849       5,250       6.7  
Total property expenses
    214,151       203,468       10,683       5.3  
                                 
Non-property revenues:
                               
Construction services
    49,694       16,466       33,228       201.8  
Real estate services
    5,660       6,450       (790 )     (12.2 )
Total non-property revenues
    55,354       22,916       32,438       141.6  
                                 
Non-property expenses:
                               
Direct construction costs
    47,588       15,347       32,241       210.1  
General and administrative
    26,064       30,524       (4,460 )     (14.6 )
Depreciation and amortization
    143,942       148,460       (4,518 )     (3.0 )
Total non-property expenses
    217,594       194,331       23,263       12.0  
Operating income
    163,579       167,457       (3,878 )     (2.3 )
Other (expense) income:
                               
Interest expense
    (113,347 )     (101,445 )     (11,902 )     (11.7 )
Interest and other investment income
    73       549       (476 )     (86.7 )
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures
    213       (6,401 )     6,614       103.3  
Gain on reduction of other obligations
    --       1,693       (1,693 )     (100.0 )
Total other (expense) income
    (113,061 )     (105,604 )     (7,457 )     (7.1 )
                                 
Income from continuing operations
    50,518       61,853       (11,335 )     (18.3 )
Discontinued Operations:
                               
Income from discontinued operations
    242       158       84       53.2  
Realized gains (losses) and unrealized losses
                               
  on disposition of rental property, net
    4,447       --       4,447       --  
Total discontinued operations, net
    4,689       158       4,531       2,867.7  
Net income
    55,207       62,011       (6,804 )     (11.0 )
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures
    281       980       (699 )     (71.3 )
Noncontrolling interest in Operating Partnership
    (7,047 )     (9,905 )     2,858       28.9  
Noncontrolling interest in discontinued operations
    (668 )     (24 )     (644 )     (2,683.3 )
Preferred stock dividends
    (1,500 )     (1,500 )     --       --  
Net income available to common shareholders
  $ 46,273     $ 51,562     $ (5,289 )     (10.3 )%

 
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The following is a summary of the changes in revenue from rental operations and other, and property expenses divided into Same-Store Properties and Acquired Properties:
 
   
Total
   
Same-Store
   
Acquired
 
   
Company
   
Properties
   
Properties
 
   
Dollar
   
Percent
   
Dollar
   
Percent
   
Dollar
   
Percent
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Change
   
Change
   
Change
   
Change
   
Change
   
Change
 
Revenue from rental operations
                                   
  and other:
                                   
Base rents
  $ (2,910 )     (0.6 )%   $ (13,939 )     (3.1 )%   $ 11,029       2.5 %
Escalations and recoveries
                                               
  from tenants
    1,269       1.6       (155 )     (0.2 )     1,424       1.8  
Other income
    (729 )     (7.4 )     (736 )     (7.4 )     7       --  
Total
  $ (2,370 )     (0.4 )%   $ (14,830 )     (2.7 )%   $ 12,460       2.3 %
                                                 
Property expenses:
                                               
Real estate taxes
  $ 2,971       4.2 %   $ 1,116       1.6 %   $ 1,855       2.6 %
Utilities
    2,462       4.5       1,967       3.6       495       0.9  
Operating services
    5,250       6.7       3,079       3.9       2,171       2.8  
Total
  $ 10,683       5.3 %   $ 6,162       3.1 %   $ 4,521       2.2 %
                                                 
OTHER DATA:
                                               
Number of Consolidated Properties
    267               254               13          
 (excluding properties held for sale):
                                               
Square feet (in thousands)
    30,796               29,095               1,701          


Base rents for the Same-Store Properties decreased $13.9 million, or 3.1 percent, for 2010 as compared to 2009 due primarily to decreased occupancy and rental rates.  Escalations and recoveries from tenants for the Same-Store Properties decreased $0.2 million, or 0.2 percent, for 2010 over 2009, due primarily to lower recoveries from newer tenants in 2010.  Other income for the Same-Store Properties decreased $0.7 million, or 7.4 percent, for 2010 as compared to 2009 due primarily to a decrease in lease breakage fees in 2010 as compared to 2009.

Real estate taxes on the Same-Store Properties increased $1.1 million, or 1.6 percent, for 2010 as compared to 2009, due primarily to increased tax rates in 2010 as compared to 2009.  Utilities for the Same-Store Properties increased $2.0 million, or 3.6 percent, for 2010 as compared to 2009, due primarily to increased usage and rates in 2010 as compared to 2009.  Operating services for the Same-Store Properties increased $3.1 million, or 3.9 percent, due primarily to an increase in snow removal and maintenance costs for 2010 as compared to 2009.

Construction services revenue increased $33.2 million, or 201.8 percent, in 2010 as compared to 2009, due to increased construction contracts in late 2009 and 2010.  Real estate services revenue decreased by $0.8 million, or 12.2 percent, for 2010 as compared to 2009, due primarily to decreases in management fees income of $0.6 million, and salary reimbursements of $0.5 million for 2010 as compared to 2009, partially offset by an increase in commissions income of $0.3 million.

Direct construction costs increased $32.2 million, or 210.1percent, in 2010 as compared to 2009, due primarily to increased construction contracts in late 2009 and 2010.  General and administrative expense decreased $4.5 million, or 14.6 percent, for 2010 as compared to 2009, which was due primarily to a decrease in professional fees and salaries and related expenses in 2010.

Depreciation and amortization decreased by $4.5 million, or 3.0 percent, for 2010 over 2009.  This decrease was due primarily to assets becoming fully depreciated in 2010.

Interest expense increased $11.9 million or 11.7 percent for 2010 as compared to 2009.  This increase was due primarily as a result of higher average debt balances and interest rates in 2010 as compared to 2009.
 
 
 
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Interest and other investment income decreased $0.5 million, or 86.7 percent, for 2010 as compared to 2009.  This decrease was due primarily to the repayment of a note receivable in late 2009.

Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures increased $6.6 million, or 103.3 percent, for 2010 as compared to 2009, due primarily to a loss in 2009 of $4.4 million in the Route 93 Portfolio venture and a decreased loss of $3.8 million in the Boston-Downtown Crossing venture for 2010 as compared to 2009, partially offset by an increased loss in the Harborside South Pier venture of $2.3 million for 2010 as compared to 2009.

Income from continuing operations decreased to approximately $50.5 million in 2010 from $61.9 million in 2009.  The decrease of approximately $11.4 million was due to the factors discussed above.

Net income available to common shareholders decreased by approximately $5.3 million, from $51.6 million in 2009 to $46.3 million in 2010.  This decrease was the result of a decrease in income from continuing operations of $11.4 million, a decrease in noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures of $0.7 million and an increase in noncontroling interest in discontinued operations of $0.6 million for 2010 as compared to 2009.  These were partially offset by a realized gain on disposition of rental property of $4.4 million in 2010, a decrease in noncontrolling interest in Operating Partnership of $2.9 million and an increase in income from discontinued operations of $0.1 million for 2010 as compared to 2009.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Liquidity

Overview:
Historically, rental revenue has been the Company’s principal source of funds to pay operating expenses, debt service, capital expenditures and dividends, excluding non-recurring capital expenditures.  To the extent that the Company’s cash flow from operating activities is insufficient to finance its non-recurring capital expenditures such as property acquisitions, development and construction costs and other capital expenditures, the Company has and expects to continue to finance such activities through borrowings under its revolving credit facility and other debt and equity financings.

The Company believes that with the general downturn in the Company’s markets in recent years, it is reasonably likely that vacancy rates may continue to increase, effective rental rates on new and renewed leases may continue to decrease and tenant installation costs, including concessions, may continue to increase in most or all of its markets in 2011 and possibly beyond.  As a result of the potential negative effects on the Company’s revenue from the overall reduced demand for office space, the Company’s cash flow could be insufficient to cover increased tenant installation costs over the short-term.  If this situation were to occur, the Company expects that it would finance any shortfalls through borrowings under its revolving credit facility and other debt and equity financings.

The Company expects to meet its short-term liquidity requirements generally through its working capital, net cash provided by operating activities and from its revolving credit facility.  The Company frequently examines potential property acquisitions and development projects and, at any given time, one or more of such acquisitions or development projects may be under consideration.  Accordingly, the ability to fund property acquisitions and development projects is a major part of the Company’s financing requirements.  The Company expects to meet its financing requirements through funds generated from operating activities, proceeds from property sales, long-term and short-term borrowings (including draws on the Company’s revolving credit facility) and the issuance of additional debt and/or equity securities.

If current economic conditions persist or deteriorate, the Company may experience increases in past due accounts, defaults, lower occupancy rates and reduced effective rents.  This condition would negatively affect the Company’s future net income and cash flows and could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition.

Construction Projects and Other:
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Inc. (“Sanofi”), which occupies neighboring buildings in Bridgewater, New Jersey, exercised its option to cause the Company to construct a building on its vacant, developable land and has signed a lease for the building.  The lease has a term of fifteen years, subject to three five-year extension options.  The construction of the 205,000 square foot building commenced in 2009 and is expected to be delivered to the tenant in January 2011.  The total estimated costs of the project are expected to be approximately $50.9 million (of which the Company has incurred $35.1 million through September 30, 2010.)
 
 
 
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The Company had been obligated to acquire from an entity (the “Florham Entity”) whose beneficial owners include Stanley C. Gale and Mark Yeager, a former executive vice president of the Company, a 50 percent interest in a venture which owns a developable land parcel in Florham Park, New Jersey (the “Florham Park Land”) for a maximum purchase price of up to $10.5 million. In the event the acquisition of the Florham Park Land did not close by May 9, 2010, subject to certain conditions, the Florham Entity had been obligated to pay certain deferred costs and an additional $1 million to the Company at that time.  On May 10, 2010, the parties agreed that the Company would not be obligated to purchase the land and the total amount due to the Company was reduced to $840,000, of which $351,000 is due in May 2015.

REIT Restrictions:
To maintain its qualification as a REIT under the Code, the Company must make annual distributions to its stockholders of at least 90 percent of its REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and by excluding net capital gains.  Moreover, the Company intends to continue to make regular quarterly distributions to its common stockholders.  Based upon the most recently paid quarterly common stock dividend of $0.45 per common share, in the aggregate, such distributions would equal approximately $143.2 million on an annualized basis.  However, any such distribution, whether for federal income tax purposes or otherwise, would be paid out of (a) available cash, including borrowings and other sources, after meeting operating requirements, preferred stock dividends and distributions, and scheduled debt service on the Company’s debt, and (b) for distributions declared on or before December 31, 2012 with respect to a taxable year ending on or before December 31, 2011, our stock, as permitted pursuant to Internal Revenue Service Revenue Procedure 2010-12, 2010-3 I.R.B. Under this Revenue Procedure, we are permitted to make taxable distributions of our stock (in lieu of cash) if (x) any such distribution is declared on or before December 31, 2012 with respect to a taxable year ending on or before December 31, 2011, and (y) each of our stockholders is permitted to elect to receive its entire entitlement under such declaration in either cash or shares of equivalent value subject to a limitation in the amount of cash to be distributed in the aggregate; provided that (i) the amount of cash that we set aside for distribution is not less than 10 percent of the aggregate distribution so declared, and (ii) if too many of our stockholders elect to receive cash, a pro rata amount of cash will be distributed to each such stockholder electing to receive cash, but in no event will any such stockholder receive less than its entire entitlement under such declaration.

Property Lock-Ups:
The Company may not dispose of or distribute certain of its properties, currently comprising seven properties with an aggregate net book value of approximately $133.8 million, which were originally contributed by certain unrelated common unitholders of the Operating Partnership, without the express written consent of such common unitholders, as applicable, except in a manner which does not result in recognition of any built-in-gain (which may result in an income tax liability) or which reimburses the appropriate specific common unitholders for the tax consequences of the recognition of such built-in-gains (collectively, the “Property Lock-Ups”).  The aforementioned restrictions do not apply in the event that the Company sells all of its properties or in connection with a sale transaction which the Company’s Board of Directors determines is reasonably necessary to satisfy a material monetary default on any unsecured debt, judgment or liability of the Company or to cure any material monetary default on any mortgage secured by a property.  The Property Lock-Ups expire periodically through 2016.  Upon the expiration of the Property Lock-Ups, the Company is generally required to use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent any sale, transfer or other disposition of the subject properties from resulting in the recognition of built-in gain to the specific common unitholders, which include members of the Mack Group (which includes William L. Mack, Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors; David S. Mack, director; Earle I. Mack, a former director; and Mitchell E. Hersh, president, chief executive officer and director), the Robert Martin Group (which includes Robert F. Weinberg, director; Martin S. Berger, a former director; and Timothy M. Jones, former president), the Cali Group (which includes John R. Cali, director, and John J. Cali, a former director).  As of September 30, 2010, 130 of the Company’s properties, with an aggregate net book value of approximately $1.8 billion, have lapsed restrictions and are subject to these conditions.


 
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Unencumbered Properties:
As of September 30, 2010, the Company had 236 unencumbered properties, totaling 24.3 million square feet, representing 79.0 percent of the Company’s total portfolio on a square footage basis.


Cash Flows

Cash and cash equivalents decreased by $185.2 million to $105.8 million at September 30, 2010, compared to $291.0 million at December 31, 2009.  This decrease is comprised of the following net cash flow items:

1)  
$144.0 million provided by operating activities.

2)  
$46.3 million used in investing activities, consisting primarily of the following:

(a)  
$47.2 million used for additions to rental property; plus
(b)  
$0.8 million used for investments in unconsolidated joint ventures; minus
(c)  
$0.4 million provided by distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures, minus
(d)  
$1.3 million due to a decrease in restricted cash.

3)  
$283.0 million used in financing activities, consisting primarily of the following:

(a)  
$126.4 million used for payments of dividends and distributions; plus
(b)  
$150.0 million used for the repayments of senior unsecured notes; plus
(c)  
$6.0 million used for repayments of mortgages, loans payable and other obligations; plus
(d)  
$2.0 million for payment of financing costs; minus
(e)  
$1.5 million from proceeds received from stock options exercised.


Debt Financing

Summary of Debt:
The following is a breakdown of the Company’s debt consisting of all fixed rate financing as of September 30, 2010:

 
Balance
 
Weighted Average
Weighted Average Maturity
 
($000’s)
% of Total
Interest Rate (a)
in Years
Fixed Rate Unsecured Debt
$1,433,191
66.16%
6.49%
3.75
Fixed Rate Secured Debt
732,969
33.84%
7.44%
6.80
         
Totals/Weighted Average:
$2,166,160
100.00%
6.81%
4.78

(a)      No variable-rate borrowings were outstanding as of September 30, 2010.

 
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Debt Maturities:
Scheduled principal payments and related weighted average annual interest rates for the Company’s debt as of September 30, 2010 are as follows:

 
Scheduled
Principal
 
Weighted Avg.
 
Amortization
Maturities
Total
Interest Rate of
Period
($000’s)
($000’s)
($000’s)
Future Repayments (a)
October l – December 31, 2010
$2,122
$   15,000
$   17,122
7.91%
2011
9,217
300,000
309,217
7.92%
2012
10,687
210,148
220,835
6.21%
2013
11,319
145,223
156,542
5.39%
2014
10,473
335,257
345,730
6.82%
Thereafter
44,766
1,102,532
1,147,298
6.91%
Sub-total
88,584
2,108,160
2,196,744
 
Adjustment for unamortized debt
       
  discount/premium, net, as of
       
  September 30, 2010
(30,584)
--
(30,584)
 
         
Totals/Weighted Average
$58,000
$2,108,160
$2,166,160
6.81%
         
(a)   No variable rate borrowings were outstanding as of September 30, 2010.

Senior Unsecured Notes:
The terms of the Company’s senior unsecured notes (which totaled approximately $1.4 billion as of September 30, 2010) include certain restrictions and covenants which require compliance with financial ratios relating to the maximum amount of debt leverage, the maximum amount of secured indebtedness, the minimum amount of debt service coverage and the maximum amount of unsecured debt as a percent of unsecured assets.

Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility:
The Company has an unsecured revolving credit facility with a borrowing capacity of $775 million (expandable to $800 million). The interest rate on outstanding borrowings (not electing the Company’s competitive bid feature) is LIBOR plus 55 basis points at the BBB/Baa2 pricing level.  In June 2010, the Company exercised its option to extend the credit facility for one year to June 2012 and paid the $1,162,500 extension fee.  As of October 25, 2010, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under its unsecured revolving credit facility.

The facility has a competitive bid feature, which allows the Company to solicit bids from lenders under the facility to borrow up to $300 million at interest rates less than the current LIBOR plus 55 basis point spread.  The Company may also elect an interest rate representing the higher of the lender’s prime rate or the Federal Funds rate plus 50 basis points.  The unsecured facility also requires a 15 basis point facility fee on the current borrowing capacity payable quarterly in arrears.


 
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The interest rate and the facility fee are subject to adjustment, on a sliding scale, based upon the operating partnership’s unsecured debt ratings.  In the event of a change in the Operating Partnership’s unsecured debt rating, the interest and facility fee rates will be adjusted in accordance with the following table:

Operating Partnership’s
Interest Rate –
 
Unsecured Debt Ratings:
Applicable Basis Points
Facility Fee
S&P Moody’s/Fitch (a)
Above LIBOR
Basis Points
No ratings or less than BBB-/Baa3/BBB-
100.0
25.0
BBB-/Baa3/BBB-
75.0
20.0
BBB/Baa2/BBB (current)
55.0
15.0
BBB+/Baa1/BBB+
42.5
15.0
A-/A3/A- or higher
37.5
12.5
     
(a)   If the Operating Partnership has debt ratings from two rating agencies, one of which is Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), the rates per the above table shall be based on the lower of such ratings.  If the Operating Partnership has debt ratings from three rating agencies, one of which is S&P or Moody’s, the rates per the above table shall be based on the lower of the two highest ratings.  If the Operating Partnership has debt ratings from only one agency, it will be considered to have no rating or less than BBB-/Baa3/BBB- per the above table.

The terms of the unsecured facility include certain restrictions and covenants which limit, among other things, the payment of dividends (as discussed below), the incurrence of additional indebtedness, the incurrence of liens and the disposition of real estate properties (to the extent that: (i) such property dispositions cause the Company to default on any of the financial ratios of the facility described below; or (ii) the property dispositions are completed while the Company is under an event of default under the facility, unless, under certain circumstances, such disposition is being carried out to cure such default), and which require compliance with financial ratios relating to the maximum leverage ratio, the maximum amount of secured indebtedness, the minimum amount of tangible net worth, the minimum amount of fixed charge coverage, the maximum amount of unsecured indebtedness, the minimum amount of unencumbered property interest coverage and certain investment limitations.  The dividend restriction referred to above provides that, if an event of default has occurred and is continuing, the Company will not make any excess distributions with respect to common stock or other common equity interests except to enable the Company to continue to qualify as a REIT under the Code.

The lending group for the credit facility consists of: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Agent”); Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent; Scotiabanc, Inc., Wachovia Bank, National Association, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agents; SunTrust Bank, as senior managing agent; US Bank National Association, Citicorp North America, Inc. and PNC Bank, National Association, as managing agents; and Bank of China, New York Branch, The Bank of New York; Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B., The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (successor by merger to UFJ Bank Limited), North Fork Bank, Bank Hapoalim B.M., Comerica Bank, Chang Hwa Commercial Bank, Ltd., New York Branch, First Commercial Bank, New York Agency, Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., New York Branch, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and Hua Nan Commercial Bank, New York Agency, as participants.

Money Market Loan:
The Company entered into an agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank to participate in a noncommitted money market loan program (“Money Market Loan”).  The Money Market Loan is an unsecured borrowing of up to $75 million arranged by JPMorgan Chase Bank (“the lender”) with maturities of 30 days or less.  The rate of interest on the Money Market Loan borrowing is set at the time of each borrowing.  As of September 30, 2010, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under its Money Market Loan program.

Mortgages, Loans Payable and Other Obligations:
The Company has mortgages, loans payable and other obligations which consist of various loans collateralized by certain of the Company’s rental properties.  Payments on mortgages, loans payable and other obligations are generally due in monthly installments of principal and interest, or interest only.
 
 
 
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On January 15, 2010, the Company refinanced its $150 million secured loan with The Prudential Insurance Company of America.  The new loan also includes VPCM, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Virginia Retirement System, as co-lender.  The mortgage loan, which is collateralized by seven properties, is for a seven-year term at an effective interest rate of 6.33 percent.

Debt Strategy:
The Company does not intend to reserve funds to retire the Company’s senior unsecured notes or its mortgages, loans payable and other obligations upon maturity.  Instead, the Company will seek to refinance such debt at maturity or retire such debt through the issuance of additional equity or debt securities on or before the applicable maturity dates.  If it cannot raise sufficient proceeds to retire the maturing debt, the Company may draw on its revolving credit facility to retire the maturing indebtedness, which would reduce the future availability of funds under such facility.  As of October 25, 2010, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under its $775 million unsecured revolving credit facility and under the Money Market Loan.  The Company is reviewing various refinancing options, including the purchase of its senior unsecured notes in privately-negotiated transactions, the issuance of additional, or exchange of current, unsecured debt, common and preferred stock, and/or obtaining additional mortgage debt, some or all of which may be completed during 2010.  The Company currently anticipates that its available cash and cash equivalents and cash flows from operating activities, together with cash available from borrowings and other sources, will be adequate to meet the Company’s capital and liquidity needs in the short term.  However, if these sources of funds are insufficient or unavailable, due to current economic conditions or otherwise, the Company’s ability to make the expected distributions discussed in “REIT Restrictions” above may be adversely affected.


Equity Financing and Registration Statements

Common Equity:
The following table presents the changes in the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock and the Operating Partnership’s common units for the nine months ended September 30, 2010:

 
Common
Common
 
 
Stock
Units
Total
Outstanding at January 1, 2010
78,969,752
13,495,036
92,464,788
Stock options exercised
54,408
--
54,408
Common units redeemed for Common Stock
487,368
(487,368)
--
Shares issued under Dividend Reinvestment
     
  and Stock Purchase Plan
3,901
--
3,901
Restricted shares issued, net of cancellations
12,722
--
12,722
       
Outstanding at September 30,  2010
79,528,151
13,007,668
92,535,819

Share Repurchase Program:
The Company has a share repurchase program which was authorized by its Board of Directors in September 2007 to purchase up to $150 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock (“Repurchase Program”), which it may repurchase from time to time in open market transactions at prevailing prices or through privately negotiated transactions. As of September 30, 2010, the Company has a remaining authorization under the Repurchase Program of $46 million.

Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan:
The Company has a Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the “DRIP”) which commenced in March 1999 under which 5.5 million shares of the Company’s common stock have been reserved for future issuance.  The DRIP provides for automatic reinvestment of all or a portion of a participant’s dividends from the Company’s shares of common stock.  The DRIP also permits participants to make optional cash investments up to $5,000 a month without restriction and, if the Company waives this limit, for additional amounts subject to certain restrictions and other conditions set forth in the DRIP prospectus filed as part of the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the 5.5 million shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the DRIP.
 
 
 
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Shelf Registration Statements:
The Company has an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC for an aggregate amount of $2.0 billion in common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, and/or warrants of the Company, under which $287.5 million of securities have been sold through October 25, 2010 and $1.7 billion remains available for future issuances.
 
The Company and the Operating Partnership also have an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC for an aggregate amount of $2.5 billion in common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares and guarantees of the Company and debt securities of the Operating Partnership, under which $250 million of securities have been sold as of October 25, 2010 and $2.25 billion remains available for future issuances.


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Unconsolidated Joint Venture Debt:
The debt of the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures are generally non-recourse to the Company except for customary exceptions pertaining to such matters as intentional misuse of funds, environmental conditions and material misrepresentations.  The Company has also posted a $5.9 million letter of credit in support of the Harborside South Pier joint venture, half of which is indemnified by Hyatt Corporation, the Company’s joint venture partner.

The Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements are further discussed in Note 4: Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures to the Financial Statements.


Contractual Obligations

The following table outlines the timing of payment requirements related to the Company’s debt (principal and interest), PILOT agreements, ground lease and other agreements as of September 30, 2010:

 
Payments Due by Period
   
Less than 1
1 – 3
4 – 5
6 – 10
After 10
(dollars in thousands)
Total
Year
Years
Years
         Years
Years
Senior unsecured notes
$1,811,792
$393,332
$441,704
$443,456
$533,300
--
Mortgages, loans payable
           
  and other obligations
1,077,319
58,209
151,254
235,243
612,704
$19,909
Payments in lieu of taxes
           
  (PILOT)
51,339
4,484
13,222
8,815
22,037
2,781
Ground lease payments
18,634
396
1,087
741
1,232
15,178
Total
$2,959,084
$456,421
$607,267
$688,255
$1,169,273
$37,868


Inflation

The Company’s leases with the majority of its tenants provide for recoveries and escalation charges based upon the tenant’s proportionate share of, and/or increases in, real estate taxes and certain operating costs, which reduce the Company’s exposure to increases in operating costs resulting from inflation.

DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

We consider portions of this information, including the documents incorporated by reference, to be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 21E of such act.  Such forward-looking statements relate to, without limitation, our future economic performance, plans and objectives for future operations and projections of revenue and other financial items.  Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “plan,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue” or comparable terminology.  Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which we cannot predict with accuracy and some of which we might not even anticipate.  Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions at the time made, we can give no assurance that such expectations will be achieved.  Future events and actual results, financial and otherwise, may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
 
 
 
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Among the factors about which we have made assumptions are:

·  
risks and uncertainties affecting the general economic climate and conditions, including the impact of the general economic recession as it impacts the national and local economies, which in turn may have a negative effect on the fundamentals of our business and the financial condition of our tenants;
·  
the value of our real estate assets, which may limit our ability to dispose of assets at attractive prices or obtain or maintain debt financing secured by our properties or on an unsecured basis;
·  
the extent of any tenant bankruptcies or of any early lease terminations;
·  
our ability to lease or re-lease space at current or anticipated rents;
·  
changes in the supply of and demand for office, office/flex and industrial/warehouse properties;
·  
changes in interest rate levels and volatility in the securities markets;
·  
changes in operating costs;
·  
our ability to obtain adequate insurance, including coverage for terrorist acts;
·  
the availability of financing on attractive terms or at all, which may adversely impact our ability to pursue acquisition and development opportunities and refinance existing debt and our future interest expense;
·  
changes in governmental regulation, tax rates and similar matters; and
·  
other risks associated with the development and acquisition of properties, including risks that the development may not be completed on schedule, that the tenants will not take occupancy or pay rent, or that development or operating costs may be greater than anticipated.

For further information on factors which could impact us and the statements contained herein, see Item 1A: Risk Factors in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. We assume no obligation to update and supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events, new information or otherwise.


Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and equity prices.  In pursuing its business plan, the primary market risk to which the Company is exposed is interest rate risk.  Changes in the general level of interest rates prevailing in the financial markets may affect the spread between the Company’s yield on invested assets and cost of funds and, in turn, its ability to make distributions or payments to its investors.

All of the Company’s long-term debt as of September 30, 2010 bears interest at fixed rates and therefore the fair value of these instruments is affected by changes in market interest rates.  The following table presents principal cash flows (in thousands) based upon maturity dates of the debt obligations and the related weighted-average interest rates by expected maturity dates for the fixed-rate debt.

September 30, 2010
                   
Debt,
                   
including current portion
($’s in thousands)
10/1/10-
12/31/10
2011
2012
2013
2014
Thereafter
Sub-total
Other (a)
Total
Fair
Value
                     
Fixed Rate
$17,122
$309,217
$220,835
$156,542
$345,730
$1,147,298
$2,196,744
$(30,584)
$2,166,160
$2,327,945
Average Interest Rate
7.91%
7.92%
6.21%
5.39%
6.82%
6.91%
   
6.81%
 

(a)         Adjustment for unamortized debt discount/premium, net, as of September 30, 2010.
 
 
 
 
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While the Company has not experienced any significant credit losses, in the event of a significant rising interest rate environment and/or economic downturn, defaults could increase and result in losses to the Company which could adversely affect its operating results and liquidity.


Item 4.        Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures.  The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s president and chief executive officer and chief financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based on such evaluation, the Company’s president and chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.  There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 
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Part II – Other Information


Item 1.         Legal Proceedings

There are no material pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to its business, to which the Company is a party or to which any of the Properties is subject.


Item 1A.     Risk Factors

None.


 
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Part II – Other Information (continued)


Item 2.      Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a)              COMMON STOCK
During the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Company issued 92,238 shares of common stock to holders of common units in the Operating Partnership upon the redemption of such common units in private offerings pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.  The holders of the common units were limited partners of the Operating Partnership and accredited investors under Rule 501 of the Securities Act.  The common units were converted into an equal number of shares of common stock.  The Company has registered the resale of such shares under the Securities Act.

(b)              Not Applicable.

(c)              Not Applicable.

Item 3.      Defaults Upon Senior Securities

(a)              Not Applicable.

(b)              Not Applicable.

Item 4.      (Removed and Reserved)




 
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Part II – Other Information (continued)



Item 5.       Other Information

(a)
None.
 
(b)              None.


Item 6.       Exhibits

 
The exhibits required by this item are set forth on the Exhibit Index attached hereto.

 
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Signatures


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




 
Mack-Cali Realty Corporation
 
(Registrant)
     
     
Date:           October 27, 2010
By:
/s/ Mitchell E. Hersh
   
Mitchell E. Hersh
   
President and
   
  Chief Executive Officer
   
(principal executive officer)
     
     
     
Date:           October 27, 2010
By:
/s/ Barry Lefkowitz
   
Barry Lefkowitz
   
Executive Vice President and
   
  Chief Financial Officer
   
(principal accounting officer and     principal financial officer)
     


 
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EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
     
3.1
 
Articles of Restatement of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation dated September 18, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated September 17, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
3.2
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation dated June 10, 1999 (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated June 10, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
3.3
 
Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation dated March 4, 2003, (filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
3.4
 
Amendment No. 2 to the Mack-Cali Realty Corporation Amended and Restated Bylaws dated May 24, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated May 24, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
3.5
 
Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. dated December 11, 1997 (filed as Exhibit 10.110 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 11, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
3.6
 
Amendment No. 1 to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. dated August 21, 1998 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-57103, and incorporated herein by reference).
     
3.7
 
Second Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. dated July 6, 1999 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated July 6, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
3.8
 
Third Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. dated September 30, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 3.7 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated September 30, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
3.9
 
Certificate of Designation of Series B Preferred Operating Partnership Units of Limited Partnership Interest of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. (filed as Exhibit 10.101 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 11, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
3.10
 
Certificate of Designation for the 8% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Operating Partnership Units dated March 14, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated March 14, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
 


 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
     
4.1
 
Amended and Restated Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2000, between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated March 7, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.2
 
Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2000, by and among Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated June 27, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.3
 
Indenture dated as of March 16, 1999, by and among Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as issuer, Mack-Cali Realty Corporation, as guarantor, and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Operating Partnership’s Form 8-K dated March 16, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.4
 
Supplemental Indenture No. 1 dated as of March 16, 1999, by and among Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as issuer, and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Operating Partnership’s Form 8-K dated March 16, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.5
 
Supplemental Indenture No. 2 dated as of August 2, 1999, by and among Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as issuer, and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Operating Partnership’s Form 10-Q dated June 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.6
 
Supplemental Indenture No. 3 dated as of December 21, 2000, by and among Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as issuer, and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Operating Partnership’s Form 8-K dated December 21, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.7
 
Supplemental Indenture No. 4 dated as of January 29, 2001, by and among Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as issuer, and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Operating Partnership’s Form 8-K dated January 29, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.8
 
Supplemental Indenture No. 5 dated as of December 20, 2002, by and between Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as issuer, and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Operating Partnership’s Form 8-K dated December 20, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.9
 
Supplemental Indenture No. 6 dated as of March 14, 2003, by and between Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as issuer, and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated March 14, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.10
 
Supplemental Indenture No. 7 dated as of June 12, 2003, by and between Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as issuer, and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated June 12, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.11
 
Supplemental Indenture No. 8 dated as of February 9, 2004, by and between Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as issuer, and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated February 9, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.12
 
Supplemental Indenture No. 9 dated as of March 22, 2004, by and between Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as issuer, and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated March 22, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
 

 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
     
4.13
 
Supplemental Indenture No. 10 dated as of January 25, 2005, by and between Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as issuer, and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 25, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.14
 
Supplemental Indenture No. 11 dated as of April 15, 2005, by and between Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as issuer, and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated April 15, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.15
 
Supplemental Indenture No. 12 dated as of November 30, 2005, by and between Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as issuer, and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated November 30, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.16
 
Supplemental Indenture No. 13 dated as of January 24, 2006, by and between Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as issuer, and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 18, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.17
 
Supplemental Indenture No. 14 dated as of August 14, 2009, by and between Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as issuer, and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated August 14, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.18
 
Deposit Agreement dated March 14, 2003 by and among Mack-Cali Realty Corporation, EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., and the holders from time to time of the Depositary Receipts described therein (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated March 14, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.1
 
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of July 1, 1999 between Mitchell E. Hersh and Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated June 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.2
 
 
Letter Agreement dated December 9, 2008 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mitchell E. Hersh (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Form 8-K dated December 9, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.3
 
Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of July 1, 1999 between Barry Lefkowitz and Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated June 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.4
 
Letter Agreement dated December 9, 2008 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Barry Lefkowitz (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Form 8-K dated December 9, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.5
 
Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of July 1, 1999 between Roger W. Thomas and Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated June 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.6
 
Letter Agreement dated December 9, 2008 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Roger W. Thomas (filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the Company's Form 8-K dated December 9, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.7
 
Employment Agreement dated as of December 5, 2000 between Michael Grossman and Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference).

 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
     
10.8
 
Letter Agreement dated December 9, 2008 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Michael Grossman (filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Form 8-K dated December 9, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.9
 
Employment Agreement dated as of May 9, 2006 by and between Mark Yeager and Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (filed as Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated May 9, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.10
 
Letter Agreement dated December 9, 2008 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mark Yeager (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's Form 8-K dated December 9, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.11
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement dated as of July 1, 1999 between Mitchell E. Hersh and Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated June 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.12
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement dated as of July 1, 1999 between Barry Lefkowitz and Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated June 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.13
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement dated as of July 1, 1999 between Roger W. Thomas and Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (filed as Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated June 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.14
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement dated as of March 12, 2001 between Roger W. Thomas and Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.15
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement dated as of March 12, 2001 between Michael Grossman and Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.16
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective as of January 2, 2003 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mitchell E. Hersh (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.17
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective as of January 2, 2003 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mitchell E. Hersh (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.18
 
First Amendment effective as of January 2, 2003 to the Restricted Share Award Agreement dated July 1, 1999 between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mitchell E. Hersh (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.19
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective as of January 2, 2003 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Barry Lefkowitz (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.20
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective as of January 2, 2003 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Barry Lefkowitz (filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
 
 
 
 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
     
10.21
 
First Amendment effective as of January 2, 2003 to the Restricted Share Award Agreement dated July 1, 1999 between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Barry Lefkowitz (filed as Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.22
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective as of January 2, 2003 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Roger W. Thomas (filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.23
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective as of January 2, 2003 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Roger W. Thomas (filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.24
 
First Amendment effective as of January 2, 2003 to the Restricted Share Award Agreement dated July 1, 1999 between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Roger W. Thomas (filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.25
 
First Amendment effective as of January 2, 2003 to the Restricted Share Award Agreement dated March 12, 2001 between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Roger W. Thomas (filed as Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.26
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective as of January 2, 2003 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Michael A. Grossman (filed as Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.27
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective as of January 2, 2003 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Michael A. Grossman (filed as Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.28
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement dated December 6, 1999 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Michael A. Grossman (filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.29
 
First Amendment effective as of January 2, 2003 to the Restricted Share Award Agreement dated December 6, 1999 between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Michael A. Grossman (filed as Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.30
 
First Amendment effective as of January 2, 2003 to the Restricted Share Award Agreement dated March 12, 2001 between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Michael A. Grossman (filed as Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.31
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective as of December 2, 2003 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mitchell E. Hersh (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     


 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
     
10.32
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective as of December 2, 2003 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mitchell E. Hersh (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.33
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective as of December 2, 2003 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Barry Lefkowitz (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.34
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective as of December 2, 2003 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Barry Lefkowitz (filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.35
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective as of December 2, 2003 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Roger W. Thomas (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.36
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective as of December 2, 2003 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Roger W. Thomas (filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.37
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective as of December 2, 2003 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Michael Grossman (filed as Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.38
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective as of December 2, 2003 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Michael Grossman (filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.39
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 7, 2004 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mitchell E. Hersh (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 7, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.40
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective December 7, 2004 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mitchell E. Hersh (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 7, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.41
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 7, 2004 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Barry Lefkowitz (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 7, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.42
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective December 7, 2004 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Barry Lefkowitz (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 7, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
     


 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
     
10.43
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 7, 2004 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Roger W. Thomas (filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 7, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.44
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective December 7, 2004 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Roger W. Thomas (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 7, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.45
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 7, 2004 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Michael A. Grossman (filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 7, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.46
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective December 7, 2004 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Michael A. Grossman (filed as Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 7, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.47
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 6, 2005 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mitchell E. Hersh (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 6, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.48
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective December 6, 2005 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mitchell E. Hersh (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 6, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.49
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 6, 2005 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Barry Lefkowitz (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 6, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.50
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective December 6, 2005 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Barry Lefkowitz (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 6, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.51
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 6, 2005 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Roger W. Thomas (filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 6, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.52
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective December 6, 2005 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Roger W. Thomas (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 6, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.53
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 6, 2005 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Michael A. Grossman (filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 6, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).

 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
     
10.54
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective December 6, 2005 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Michael A. Grossman (filed as Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 6, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.55
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mark Yeager (filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated May 9, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.56
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 5, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mitchell E. Hersh (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 5, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.57
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective December 5, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mitchell E. Hersh (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 5, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.58
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 5, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mitchell E. Hersh (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 5, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.59
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective December 5, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mitchell E. Hersh (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 5, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.60
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 5, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Barry Lefkowitz (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 5, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.61
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective December 5, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Barry Lefkowitz (filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 5, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.62
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 5, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Barry Lefkowitz (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 5, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.63
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective December 5, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Barry Lefkowitz (filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 5, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.64
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 5, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Roger W. Thomas (filed as Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 5, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.65
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective December 5, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Roger W. Thomas (filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 5, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).

 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
     
10.66
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 5, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Roger W. Thomas (filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 5, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.67
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective December 5, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Roger W. Thomas (filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 5, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.68
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 5, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Michael A. Grossman (filed as Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 5, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.69
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective December 5, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Michael A. Grossman (filed as Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 5, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.70
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 5, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Michael A. Grossman (filed as Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 5, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.71
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective December 5, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Michael A. Grossman (filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 5, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.72
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 5, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mark Yeager (filed as Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 5, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.73
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective December 5, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mark Yeager (filed as Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 5, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.74
 
Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 5, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mark Yeager (filed as Exhibit 10.19 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 5, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.75
 
Tax Gross Up Agreement effective December 5, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mark Yeager (filed as Exhibit 10.20 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 5, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.76
 
Form of Multi-Year Restricted Share Award Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated September 12, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.77
 
Form of Tax Gross-Up Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated September 12, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.78
 
Form of Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 4, 2007 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and each of Mitchell E. Hersh, Barry Lefkowitz, Michael Grossman, Mark Yeager and Roger W. Thomas (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 4, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
     

 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
     
10.79
 
Form of Tax Gross-Up Agreement effective December 4, 2007 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and each of Mitchell E. Hersh, Barry Lefkowitz, Michael Grossman, Mark Yeager and Roger W. Thomas (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 4, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.80
 
Form of Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 4, 2007 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and each of William L. Mack, Martin S. Berger, Alan S. Bernikow, John R. Cali, Kenneth M. Duberstein, Nathan Gantcher, David S. Mack, Alan G. Philibosian, Dr. Irvin D. Reid, Vincent Tese and Roy J. Zuckerberg (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Form 8-K dated December 4, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.81
 
Form of Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 9, 2008 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and each of Mitchell E. Hersh, Barry Lefkowitz, Michael Grossman, Mark Yeager and Roger W. Thomas (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K dated December 9, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.82
 
Form of Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 9, 2008 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and each of William L. Mack, Alan S. Bernikow, John R. Cali, Kenneth M. Duberstein, Nathan Gantcher, David S. Mack, Alan G. Philibosian, Dr. Irvin D. Reid, Vincent Tese, Robert F. Weinberg and Roy J. Zuckerberg (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 8-K dated December 9, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.83
 
Form of Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 8, 2009 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and each of Mitchell E. Hersh, Barry Lefkowitz, Michael Grossman, Mark Yeager and Roger W. Thomas (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K dated December 8, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.84
 
Form of Restricted Share Award Agreement effective December 8, 2009 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and each of William L. Mack, Martin S. Berger, Alan S. Bernikow, John R. Cali, Kenneth M. Duberstein, Nathan Gantcher, David S. Mack, Alan G. Philibosian, Dr. Irvin D. Reid, Vincent Tese and Roy J. Zuckerberg (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 8-K dated December 8, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.85
 
 
Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of September 27, 2002, among Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, Fleet National Bank and Other Lenders Which May Become Parties Thereto with JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent, swing lender and fronting bank, Fleet National Bank and Commerzbank AG, New York and Grand Cayman branches as syndication agents, Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agents, and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Fleet Securities, Inc, as arrangers (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated September 27, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.86
 
Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement among Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., and other lending institutions that are or may become a party to the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 23, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated November 23, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.87
 
Extension and Modification Agreement dated as of September 16, 2005 by and among Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the several Lenders party thereto (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated September 16, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).

 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
     
10.88
 
Second Modification Agreement dated as of July 14, 2006 by and among Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the several Lenders party thereto (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated July 14, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.89
 
Extension and Third Modification Agreement dated as of June 22, 2007 by and among Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the several Lenders party thereto (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated June 22, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.90
 
Fourth Modification Agreement dated as of September 21, 2007 by and among Mack Cali Realty, L.P., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and the several Lenders party thereto (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated September 21, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.91
 
Amended and Restated Master Loan Agreement dated as of November 12, 2004 among Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., and Affiliates of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as Borrowers, Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mack-Cali Realty L.P., as Guarantors and The Prudential Insurance Company of America, as Lender (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated November 12, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.92
 
Contribution and Exchange Agreement among The MK Contributors, The MK Entities, The Patriot Contributors, The Patriot Entities, Patriot American Management and Leasing Corp., Cali Realty, L.P. and Cali Realty Corporation, dated September 18, 1997 (filed as Exhibit 10.98 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated September 19, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.93
 
First Amendment to Contribution and Exchange Agreement, dated as of December 11, 1997, by and among the Company and the Mack Group (filed as Exhibit 10.99 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 11, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.94
 
Employee Stock Option Plan of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8, Registration No. 333-44443, and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.95
 
Director Stock Option Plan of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8, Registration No. 333-44443, and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.96
 
2000 Employee Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-52478, and incorporated herein by reference), as amended by the First Amendment to the 2000 Employee Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated June 30, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.97
 
Amended and Restated 2000 Director Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-100244, and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.98
 
Mack-Cali Realty Corporation 2004 Incentive Stock Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-116437, and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.99
 
Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-80081, and incorporated herein by reference).

 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
     
10.100
 
Amended and Restated Mack-Cali Realty Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Form 8-K dated December 9, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.101*
 
Indemnification Agreement by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and William L. Mack dated October 22, 2002.
     
10.102*
 
Indemnification Agreement by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mitchell E. Hersh dated October 22, 2002.
     
10.103*
 
Indemnification Agreement by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Martin S. Berger dated December 11, 1997.
     
10.104*
 
Indemnification Agreement by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Alan S. Bernikow dated May 20, 2004.
     
10.105*
 
Indemnification Agreement by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and John R. Cali dated October 22, 2002.
     
10.106*
 
Indemnification Agreement by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Kenneth M. Duberstein dated September 13, 2005.
     
10.107*
 
Indemnification Agreement by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Nathan Gantcher dated October 22, 2002.
     
10.108*
 
Indemnification Agreement by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and David S. Mack dated December 11, 1997.
     
10.109*
 
Indemnification Agreement by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Alan G. Philibosian dated October 22, 2002.
     
10.110*
 
Indemnification Agreement by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Irvin D. Reid dated October 22, 2002.
     
10.111*
 
Indemnification Agreement by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Vincent Tese dated October 22, 2002.
     
10.112*
 
Indemnification Agreement by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Robert F. Weinberg dated October 22, 2002.
     
10.113*
 
Indemnification Agreement by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Roy J. Zuckerberg dated October 22, 2002.
     
10.114*
 
Indemnification Agreement by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Barry Lefkowitz dated October 22, 2002.
     
10.115*
 
Indemnification Agreement by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Michael Grossman dated October 22, 2002.
     
10.116*
 
Indemnification Agreement by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Roger W. Thomas dated October 22, 2002.

 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
     
10.117*
 
Indemnification Agreement by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mark Yeager dated May 9, 2006.
     
10.118
 
Indemnification Agreement dated October 22, 2002 by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and John Crandall (filed as Exhibit 10.29 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated September 30, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.119
 
Second Amendment to Contribution and Exchange Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2000, between RMC Development Company, LLC f/k/a Robert Martin Company, LLC, Robert Martin Eastview North Company, L.P., the Company and the Operating Partnership (filed as Exhibit 10.44 to the Company’s Form 10-K dated December 31, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.120
 
Limited Partnership Agreement of Meadowlands Mills/Mack-Cali Limited Partnership by and between Meadowlands Mills Limited Partnership, Mack-Cali Meadowlands Entertainment L.L.C. and Mack-Cali Meadowlands Special L.L.C. dated November 25, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 3, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.121
 
Redevelopment Agreement by and between the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and Meadowlands Mills/Mack-Cali Limited Partnership dated December 3, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 3, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.122
 
First Amendment to Redevelopment Agreement by and between the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and Meadowlands Mills/Mack-Cali Limited Partnership dated October 5, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 10.54 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated September 30, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.123
 
Letter Agreement by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and The Mills Corporation dated October 5, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 10.55 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated September 30, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.124
 
First Amendment to Limited Partnership Agreement of Meadowlands Mills/Mack-Cali Limited Partnership by and between Meadowlands Mills Limited Partnership, Mack-Cali Meadowlands Entertainment L.L.C. and Mack-Cali Meadowlands Special L.L.C. dated as of June 30, 2005 (filed as Exhibit 10.66 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated June 30, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.125
 
Mack-Cali Rights, Obligations and Option Agreement by and between Meadowlands Developer Limited Partnership, Meadowlands Limited Partnership, Meadowlands Developer Holding Corp., Meadowlands Mack-Cali GP, L.L.C., Mack-Cali Meadowlands Special, L.L.C., Baseball Meadowlands Mills/Mack-Cali Limited Partnership, A-B Office Meadowlands Mack-Cali Limited Partnership, C-D Office Meadowlands Mack-Cali Limited Partnership, Hotel Meadowlands Mack-Cali Limited Partnership and ERC Meadowlands Mills/Mack-Cali Limited Partnership dated November 22, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.92 to the Company’s Form 10-K dated December 31, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.126
 
Redemption Agreement by and among Meadowlands Developer Limited Partnership, Meadowlands Developer Holding Corp., Mack-Cali Meadowlands entertainment L.L.C., Mack-Cali Meadowlands Special L.L.C., and Meadowlands Limited Partnership dated November 22, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.93 to the Company’s Form 10-K dated December 31, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     

 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
     
10.127
 
Contribution and Exchange Agreement by and between Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. and Tenth Springhill Lake Associates L.L.L.P., Eleventh Springhill Lake Associates L.L.L.P., Twelfth Springhill Lake Associates L.L.L.P., Fourteenth Springhill Lake Associates L.L.L.P., each a Maryland limited liability limited partnership, Greenbelt Associates, a Maryland general partnership, and Sixteenth Springhill Lake Associates L.L.L.P., a Maryland limited liability limited partnership, and certain other natural persons, dated as of November 21, 2005 (filed as Exhibit 10.69 to the Company’s Form 10-K dated December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.128
 
Membership Interest Purchase and Contribution Agreement by and among Mr. Stanley C. Gale, SCG Holding Corp., Mack-Cali Realty Acquisition Corp. and Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. dated as of March 7, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated March 7, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.129
 
Amendment No. 1 to Membership Interest Purchase and Contribution Agreement dated as of March 31, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated March 28, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.130
 
Amendment No. 2 to Membership Interest Purchase and Contribution Agreement dated as of May 9, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated May 9, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.131
 
Amendment No. 8 to Membership Interest Purchase and Contribution Agreement by and among Mr. Stanley C. Gale, SCG Holding Corp., Mack-Cali Realty Acquisition Corp. and Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. dated as of May 23, 2007 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated May 23, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.132
 
Contribution and Sale Agreement by and among Gale SLG NJ LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Gale SLG NJ MEZZ LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Gale SLG RIDGEFIELD MEZZ LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Mack-Cali Ventures L.L.C. dated as of March 7, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated March 7, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.133
 
First Amendment to Contribution and Sale Agreement by and among GALE SLG NJ LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, GALE SLG NJ MEZZ LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and GALE SLG RIDGEFIELD MEZZ LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Mack-Cali Ventures L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, dated as of May 9, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated May 9, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.134
 
Non-Portfolio Property Interest Contribution Agreement by and among Mr. Stanley C. Gale, Mr. Mark Yeager, GCF II Investor LLC, The Gale Investments Company, LLC, Gale & Wentworth Vreeland, LLC, Gale Urban Solutions LLC, MSGW-ONE Campus Investors, LLC, Mack-Cali Realty Acquisition Corp. and Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. dated as of May 9, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated May 9, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.135
 
Loan Agreement by and among the entities set forth on Exhibit A, collectively, as Borrowers, and Gramercy Warehouse Funding I LLC, as Lender, dated May 9, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated May 9, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).

 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
     
10.136
 
Promissory Note of One Grande SPE LLC, 1280 Wall SPE LLC, 10 Sylvan SPE LLC, 5 Independence SPE LLC, 1 Independence SPE LLC, and 3 Becker SPE LLC, as Borrowers, in favor of Gramercy Warehouse Funding I, LLC, as Lender, in the principal amount of $90,286,551 dated May 9, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated May 9, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.137
 
Mortgage, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing by and between 4 Becker SPE LLC, as Borrower, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Lender, dated May 9, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated May 9, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.138
 
Promissory Note of 4 Becker SPE LLC, as Borrower, in favor of Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Lender, in the principal amount of $43,000,000 dated May 9, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated May 9, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.139
 
Mortgage, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing by and between 210 Clay SPE LLC, as Borrower, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Lender, dated May 9, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated May 9, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.140
 
Promissory Note of 210 Clay SPE LLC, as Borrower, in favor of Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Lender, in the principal amount of $16,000,000 dated May 9, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated May 9, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.141
 
Mortgage, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing by and between 5 Becker SPE LLC, as Borrower, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Lender, dated May 9, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated May 9, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.142
 
Promissory Note of 5 Becker SPE LLC, as Borrower, in favor of Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Lender, in the principal amount of $15,500,000 dated May 9, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated May 9, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.143
 
Mortgage, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing by and between 51 CHUBB SPE LLC, as Borrower, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Lender, dated May 9, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated May 9, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.144
 
Promissory Note of 51 CHUBB SPE LLC, as Borrower, in favor of Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Lender, in the principal amount of $4,500,000 dated May 9, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated May 9, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.145
 
Agreement of Sale and Purchase dated August 9, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. and Westcore Properties AC, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.91 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated September 30, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.146
 
First Amendment to Agreement of Sale and Purchase dated September 6, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. and Westcore Properties AC, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.92 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated September 30, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.147
 
Second Amendment to Agreement of Sale and Purchase dated September 15, 2006 by and between Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. and Westcore Properties AC, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.93 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated September 30, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).


 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
     
10.148
 
Agreement of Sale and Purchase dated September 25, 2006 by and between Phelan Realty Associates L.P., 795 Folsom Realty Associates L.P. and Westcore Properties AC, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.94 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated September 30, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.149
 
Membership Interest Purchase and Contribution Agreement dated as of December 28, 2006, by and among NKFGMS Owners, LLC, The Gale Construction Services Company, L.L.C., NKFFM Limited Liability Company, Scott Panzer, Ian Marlow, Newmark & Company Real Estate, Inc. d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, and Mack-Cali Realty, L.P (filed as Exhibit 10.117 to the Company’s Form 10-K dated December 31, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.150
 
Operating Agreement of NKFGMS Owners, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.118 to the Company’s Form 10-K dated December 31, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.151
 
Loans, Sale and Services Agreement dated December 28, 2006 by and between Newmark & Company Real Estate, Inc. d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., and Newmark Knight Frank Global Management Services, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.119 to the Company’s Form 10-K dated December 31, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.152
 
Term Loan Agreement among Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. as Arranger, and other lender which may become parties to this Agreement dated November 29, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.120 to the Company’s Form 10-K dated December 31, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.153
 
Agreement of Purchase and Sale among SLG Broad Street A LLC and SLG Broad Street C LLC, as Sellers, and M-C Broad 125 A L.L.C. and M-C Broad 125 C L.L.C., as Purchasers, dated as of March 15, 2007 (filed as Exhibit 10.121 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.154
 
Agreement of Purchase and Sale among 500 West Putnam L.L.C., as Seller, and SLG 500 West Putnam LLC, as Purchaser, dated as of March 15, 2007 (filed as Exhibit 10.122 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.155
 
Letter Agreement by and between Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., Mack-Cali Realty Acquisition Corp., Mack-Cali Belmar Realty, LLC, M-C Belmar, LLC, Mr. Stanley C. Gale, SCG Holding Corp., Mr. Mark Yeager, GCF II Investor LLC, The Gale Investments Company, LLC, Gale & Wentworth Vreeland, LLC, Gale Urban Solutions LLC, MSGW-ONE Campus Investors, LLC and Gale/Yeager Investments LLC dated October 31, 2007 (filed as Exhibit 10.128 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated September 30, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.156
 
Mortgage and Security Agreement and Financing Statement dated October 28, 2008 between M-C Plaza V L.L.C., Cal-Harbor V Urban Renewal Associates, L.P., Cal-Harbor V Leasing Associates L.L.C., as Mortgagors and The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and New York Life Insurance Company as Mortgagees (filed as Exhibit 10.131 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated September 30, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.157
 
Promissory Note of M-C Plaza V L.L.C., Cal-Harbor V Urban Renewal Associates, L.P., Cal-Harbor V Leasing Associates L.L.C., as Borrowers, in favor of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, as Lender, in the principal amount of $120,000,000, dated October 28, 2008. (filed as Exhibit 10.132 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated September 30, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).

 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
     
10.158
 
Promissory Note of M-C Plaza V L.L.C., Cal-Harbor V Urban Renewal Associates, L.P., Cal-Harbor V Leasing Associates L.L.C., as Borrowers, in favor of New York Life Insurance Company, as Lender, in the principal amount of $120,000,000, dated October 28, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 10.133 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated September 30, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.159
 
Guarantee of Recourse Obligations of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. in favor of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and New York Life Insurance Company dated October 28, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 10.134 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated September 30, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.160
 
Amended and Restated Loan Agreement by and among One Grande SPE LLC, 1280 Wall SPE LLC, 10 Sylvan SPE LLC, 5 Independence SPE LLC, 1 Independence SPE LLC, and 3 Becker SPE LLC, collectively, as Borrowers and Gramercy Warehouse Funding I LLC, as Lender, dated April 29, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 10.144 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.161
 
Amended and Restated Promissory Note of One Grande SPE LLC, 1280 Wall SPE LLC, 10 Sylvan SPE LLC, 5 Independence SPE LLC, 1 Independence SPE LLC, and 3 Becker SPE LLC, as Borrowers, in favor of Gramercy Warehouse Funding I, LLC, as Lender, dated April 29, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 10.145 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.162
 
Limited Liability Company Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement dated April 29, 2009 by and among Gale SLG NJ LLC, Mack-Cali Ventures L.L.C., SLG Gale 55 Corporation LLC and 55 Corporate Partners L.L.C.  (filed as Exhibit 10.146 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.163
 
Amended and Restated Master Loan Agreement dated as of January 15, 2010 among Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., and Affiliates of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as Borrowers, Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mack-Cali Realty L.P., as Guarantors and The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC, as Lenders (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 15, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.164
 
Partial Recourse Guaranty of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. dated as of January 15, 2010 to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 15, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.165*
 
Amended, Restated and Consolidated Mortgage and Security Agreement and Financing Statement dated as of January 15, 2010 by Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as Borrower, to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC, as Mortgagees with respect to Mack-Cali Centre I in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.166*
 
Amended, Restated and Consolidated Mortgage and Security Agreement and Financing Statement dated as of January 15, 2010 by Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as Borrower, to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC, as Mortgagees with respect to Mack-Cali Centre II in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.167*
 
Amended, Restated and Consolidated Mortgage and Security Agreement and Financing Statement dated as of January 15, 2010 by Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as Borrower, to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC, as Mortgagees with respect to Mack-Cali Centre III in Bergen County, New Jersey.


 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
     
10.168*
 
Amended, Restated and Consolidated Mortgage and Security Agreement and Financing Statement dated as of January 15, 2010 by Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as Borrower, to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC, as Mortgagees with respect to Mack-Cali Centre IV in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.169*
 
Amended, Restated and Consolidated Mortgage and Security Agreement and Financing Statement dated as of January 15, 2010 by Mack-Cali F Properties, L.P., as Borrower, to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC, as Mortgagees with respect to Mack-Cali Centre VII in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.170*
 
Amended, Restated and Consolidated Mortgage and Security Agreement and Financing Statement dated as of January 15, 2010 by Mack-Cali Chestnut Ridge, L.L.C., as Borrower, to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC, as Mortgagees with respect to Mack-Cali Corp. Center in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.171*
 
Amended, Restated and Consolidated Mortgage and Security Agreement and Financing Statement dated as of January 15, 2010 by Mack-Cali Realty, L.P., as Borrower, to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC, as Mortgagees with respect to Mack-Cali Saddle River in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.172*
 
Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. in favor of The Prudential Insurance Company of America with respect to Mack-Cali Centre I in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.173*
 
Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. in favor of VPCM, LLC with respect to Mack-Cali Centre I in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.174*
 
Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. in favor of The Prudential Insurance Company of America with respect to Mack-Cali Centre II in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.175*
 
Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. in favor of VPCM, LLC with respect to Mack-Cali Centre II in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.176*
 
Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. in favor of The Prudential Insurance Company of America with respect to Mack-Cali Centre III in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.177*
 
Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. in favor of VPCM, LLC with respect to Mack-Cali Centre III in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.178*
 
Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. in favor of The Prudential Insurance Company of America with respect to Mack-Cali Centre IV in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.179*
 
Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. in favor of VPCM, LLC with respect to Mack-Cali Centre IV in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.180*
 
Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali F Properties, L.P. in favor of The Prudential Insurance Company of America with respect to Mack-Cali Centre VII in Bergen County, New Jersey.


 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
     
10.181*
 
Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali F Properties, L.P. in favor of VPCM, LLC with respect to Mack-Cali Centre VII in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.182*
 
Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Chestnut Ridge, L.L.C. in favor of The Prudential Insurance Company of America with respect to Mack-Cali Corp. Center in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.183*
 
Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Chestnut Ridge, L.L.C. in favor of VPCM, LLC with respect to Mack-Cali Corp. Center in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.184*
 
Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. in favor of The Prudential Insurance Company of America with respect to Mack-Cali Saddle River in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.185*
 
Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. in favor of VPCM, LLC with respect to Mack-Cali Saddle River in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.186*
 
Recourse Liabilities Guaranty dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC with respect to certain liabilities of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. with respect to Mack-Cali Centre I in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.187*
 
Recourse Liabilities Guaranty dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC with respect to certain liabilities of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. with respect to Mack-Cali Centre II in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.188*
 
Recourse Liabilities Guaranty dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC with respect to certain liabilities of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. with respect to Mack-Cali Centre III in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.189*
 
Recourse Liabilities Guaranty dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC with respect to certain liabilities of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. with respect to Mack-Cali Centre IV in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.190*
 
Recourse Liabilities Guaranty dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC with respect to certain liabilities of Mack-Cali F Properties, L.P. with respect to Mack-Cali Centre VII in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.191*
 
Recourse Liabilities Guaranty dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC with respect to certain liabilities of Mack-Cali Chestnut Ridge, L.L.C. with respect to Mack-Cali Corp. Center in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.192*
 
Recourse Liabilities Guaranty dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC with respect to certain liabilities of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. with respect to Mack-Cali Saddle River in Bergen County, New Jersey.


 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Title
     
10.193*
 
Amended and Restated Irrevocable Cross Collateral Guaranty of Payment and Performance dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC with respect to Mack-Cali Centre I in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.194*
 
Amended and Restated Irrevocable Cross Collateral Guaranty of Payment and Performance dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC with respect to Mack-Cali Centre II in Bergen County, New Jersey.
   
 
10.195*
 
Amended and Restated Irrevocable Cross Collateral Guaranty of Payment and Performance dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC with respect to Mack-Cali Centre III in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.196*
 
Amended and Restated Irrevocable Cross Collateral Guaranty of Payment and Performance dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC with respect to Mack-Cali Centre IV in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.197*
 
Amended and Restated Irrevocable Cross Collateral Guaranty of Payment and Performance dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali F Properties, L.P. to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC with respect to Mack-Cali Centre VII in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.198*
 
Amended and Restated Irrevocable Cross Collateral Guaranty of Payment and Performance dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Chestnut Ridge, L.L.C. to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC with respect to Mack-Cali Corp. Center in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
10.199*
 
Amended and Restated Irrevocable Cross Collateral Guaranty of Payment and Performance dated January 15, 2010 of Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. to The Prudential Insurance Company of America and VPCM, LLC with respect to Mack-Cali Saddle River in Bergen County, New Jersey.
     
31.1*
 
Certification of the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Mitchell E. Hersh, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
31.2*
 
Certification of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Barry Lefkowitz, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.1*
 
Certification of the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Mitchell E. Hersh, and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Barry Lefkowitz, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
101.1*
 
The following financial statements from Mack-Cali Realty Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited), (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited), (iii) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (unaudited), (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited), and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited), tagged as blocks of text.

*filed herewith




 
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