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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 10-K
(Mark One)
xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 20162017
OR
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from          to
Commission File Number 1-13232 (Apartment Investment and Management Company)
Commission File Number 0-24497 (AIMCO Properties, L.P.)
 
Apartment Investment and Management Company
AIMCO Properties, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland (Apartment Investment and Management Company) 84-1259577 
Delaware (AIMCO Properties, L.P.) 84-1275621 
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
    
4582 South Ulster Street, Suite 1100   
Denver, Colorado 80237 
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) 
(303) 757-8101
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of Each Class  Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered 
Class A Common Stock (Apartment Investment and Management Company)  New York Stock Exchange 
Class A Cumulative Preferred Stock (Apartment Investment and Management Company) New York Stock Exchange 
    
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
  
None (Apartment Investment and Management Company)
Partnership Common Units (AIMCO Properties, L.P.)
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined by Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
 
Apartment Investment and Management Company: Yes x    No o
AIMCO Properties, L.P.: Yes x    No o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
 
Apartment Investment and Management Company: Yes o    No x
AIMCO Properties, L.P.: Yes o    No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
 
Apartment Investment and Management Company: Yes x    No o
AIMCO Properties, L.P.: Yes x    No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
 
Apartment Investment and Management Company: Yes x    No o
AIMCO Properties, L.P.: Yes x    No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.
 
Apartment Investment and Management Company: Yes xo     No ox
AIMCO Properties, L.P.: Yes x    No o

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,” “non-accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Apartment Investment and Management Company:
 Large accelerated filerx Accelerated filero
 Non-accelerated filero(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)Smaller reporting companyo
 Emerging growth companyo
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
AIMCO Properties, L.P.:
 Large accelerated filero Accelerated filerx
 Non-accelerated filero(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)Smaller reporting companyo
Emerging growth companyo
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
 
Apartment Investment and Management Company: Yes o    No x
AIMCO Properties, L.P.: Yes o    No x
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock of Apartment Investment and Management Company held by non-affiliates of Apartment Investment and Management Company was approximately $6.9$6.7 billion as of June 30, 2016.2017. As of February 23, 2017,27, 2018, there were 157,017,376157,330,262 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding.
As of February 23, 2017,27, 2018, there were 164,649,570164,901,915 Partnership Common Units outstanding.
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Documents Incorporated by Reference
Portions of Apartment Investment and Management Company’s definitive proxy statement to be issued in conjunction with Apartment Investment and Management Company’s annual meeting of stockholders to be held April 25, 2017,May 1, 2018, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report.
 

EXPLANATORY NOTE
This filing combines the Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016,2017, of Apartment Investment and Management Company, or Aimco, and AIMCO Properties, L.P., or the Aimco Operating Partnership. Where it is important to distinguish between the two entities, we refer to them specifically. Otherwise, references to “we,” “us” or “our” mean collectively Aimco, the Aimco Operating Partnership and their consolidated entities.
Aimco, a Maryland corporation, is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, or REIT. Aimco, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, is the general and special limited partner of and, as of December 31, 2016,2017, owned a 95.4%95.5% ownership interest in the common partnership units of, the Aimco Operating Partnership. The remaining 4.6%4.5% interest is owned by limited partners. As the sole general partner of the Aimco Operating Partnership, Aimco has exclusive control of the Aimco Operating Partnership’s day-to-day management.
The Aimco Operating Partnership holds all of Aimco’s assets and manages the daily operations of Aimco’s business. Pursuant to the Aimco Operating Partnership agreement, Aimco is required to contribute to the Aimco Operating Partnership any assets which it may acquire including all proceeds from the offerings of its securities. In exchange for the contribution of these assets, Aimco receives additional interests in the Aimco Operating Partnership with similar terms (e.g., if Aimco contributes proceeds of a stock offering, Aimco receives partnership units with terms substantially similar to the stock issued by Aimco).
We believe combining the periodic reports of Aimco and the Aimco Operating Partnership into this single report provides the following benefits:
We present our business as a whole, in the same manner our management views and operates the business;
We eliminate duplicative disclosure and provide a more streamlined and readable presentation sincebecause a substantial portion of the disclosures apply to both Aimco and the Aimco Operating Partnership; and
We save time and cost through the preparation of a single combined report rather than two separate reports.
We operate Aimco and the Aimco Operating Partnership as one enterprise, the management of Aimco directs the management and operations of the Aimco Operating Partnership, and the members of the Board of Directors of Aimco are identical to those of the Aimco Operating Partnership.
We believe it is important to understand the few differences between Aimco and the Aimco Operating Partnership in the context of how Aimco and the Aimco Operating Partnership operate as a consolidated company. Aimco has no assets or liabilities other than its investment in the Aimco Operating Partnership. Also, Aimco is a corporation that issues publicly traded equity from time to time, whereas the Aimco Operating Partnership is a partnership that has no publicly traded equity. Except for the net proceeds from stock offerings by Aimco, which are contributed to the Aimco Operating Partnership in exchange for additional limited partnership interests (of a similar type and in an amount equal to the shares of stock sold in the offering), the Aimco Operating Partnership generates all remaining capital required by its business. These sources include the Aimco Operating Partnership’s working capital, net cash provided by operating activities, borrowings under its revolving credit facility, the issuance of debt and equity securities, including additional partnership units, and proceeds received from the sale of apartment communities.
Equity, partners’ capital and noncontrolling interests are the main areas of difference between the consolidated financial statements of Aimco and those of the Aimco Operating Partnership. Interests in the Aimco Operating Partnership held by entities other than Aimco, which we refer to as OP Units, are classified within partners’ capital in the Aimco Operating Partnership’s financial statements and as noncontrolling interests in Aimco’s financial statements.
To help investors understand the differences between Aimco and the Aimco Operating Partnership, this report provides separate consolidated financial statements for Aimco and the Aimco Operating Partnership; a single set of consolidated notes to such financial statements that includes separate discussions of each entity’s stockholders’ equity or partners’ capital, as applicable; and a combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section that includes discrete information related to each entity.
This report also includes separate Part II, Item 9A. Controls and Procedures sections and separate Exhibits 31 and 32 certifications for Aimco and the Aimco Operating Partnership in order to establish that the requisite certifications have been made and that Aimco and the Aimco Operating Partnership are both compliant with Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and 18 U.S.C. §1350.


APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements in certain circumstances. Certain information included in this Annual Report contains or may contain information that is forward-looking, within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including, without limitation, statements regarding: our ability to maintain current or meet projected occupancy, rental rates and property operating results; the effect of acquisitions, dispositions, developmentsredevelopments and redevelopments;developments; our ability to meet budgeted costs and timelines, and achieve budgeted rental rates related to our developmentredevelopment and redevelopmentdevelopment investments; expectations regarding sales of our apartment communities and the use of proceeds thereof; and our ability to comply with debt covenants, including financial coverage ratios.
Actual results may differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements and, in addition, will be affected by a variety of risks and factors, some of which are beyond our control, including, without limitation:
Real estate and operating risks, including fluctuations in real estate values and the general economic climate in the markets in which we operate and competition for residents in such markets; national and local economic conditions, including the pace of job growth and the level of unemployment; the amount, location and quality of competitive new housing supply; the timing of acquisitions, dispositions, redevelopments and developments; and changes in operating costs, including energy costs;
Financing risks, including the availability and cost of capital markets financing andmarkets’ financing; the risk that our cash flows from operations may be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interestinterest; and the risk that our earnings may not be sufficient to maintain compliance with debt covenants;
Insurance risks, including the cost of insurance, and natural disasters and severe weather such as hurricanes; and
Legal and regulatory risks, including costs associated with prosecuting or defending claims and any adverse outcomes; the terms of governmental regulations that affect us and interpretations of those regulations; and possible environmental liabilities, including costs, fines or penalties that may be incurred due to necessary remediation of contamination of apartment communities presently or previously owned by us.
In addition, our current and continuing qualification as a real estate investment trust involves the application of highly technical and complex provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and depends on our ability to meet the various requirements imposed by the Internal Revenue Code, through actual operating results, distribution levels and diversity of stock ownership.
Readers should carefully review our financial statements and the notes thereto, as well as the section entitled “Risk Factors” described in Item 1A of this Annual Report and the other documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
PART I

Item 1. Business
The Company
Apartment Investment and Management Company, or Aimco, is a Maryland corporation incorporated on January 10, 1994. Aimco is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, or REIT, focused on the ownership, management, redevelopment and limited development of quality apartment communities located in some of the largest coastal and job growth markets ofin the United States.
Aimco, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, AIMCO-GP, Inc. and AIMCO-LP Trust, owns a majority of the ownership interests in AIMCO Properties, L.P., or the Aimco Operating Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership formed on May 16, 1994. Aimco conducts all of its business and owns all of its assets through the Aimco Operating Partnership.
As of December 31, 2016, our real estate portfolio consisted of 1892017, we had ownership interests in 182 apartment communities with 46,31143,802 apartment homes.
Business Overview
Our business activities are defined by a commitment to our core values of integrity, respect, collaboration, performance and a focus on our customers. These values and our corporate mission, “to consistently provide quality apartment homes in a respectful environment delivered by a team of people who care,” shape our culture. In all of our interactions with residents, team members, business partners, lenders, and equity holders, we aim to be the best owner and operator of apartment communities and an outstanding corporate citizen.

Our principal financial objective is to provide predictable and attractive returns to our equity holders. We measure our total return using growth in Economic Income and our current return using Adjusted Funds From Operations and our long-term return using Economic Income (each of which are defined under the Non-GAAP Measures heading in Item 7). Our business plan to achieve this principal financial objective is to:
operate our portfolio of desirable apartment homes with valued amenities, with a high level of focus on customer selection and customer satisfaction and in an efficient manner that realizesproduces predictable and growing Free Cash Flow, which is defined under the benefits of our corporate systems and local management expertise;Operational Excellence heading, below;
improve our portfolio of apartment communities, which is diversified both by geography and by price point and which averages “B/B+” in quality (defined under the Portfolio Management heading in the Executive Overview in Item 7) by selling apartment communities with lower projected free cash flow returnsinternal rates of return and investing the proceeds from such sales through property upgrades,capital enhancements, redevelopment, development, and acquisitions with greater land value, higher expected rent growth, and projected free cash flow returns higher thaninternal rates of return in excess of those expected from the communities sold;
use low levels of financial leverage primarily in the form of non-recourse, long-dated, fixed-rate property debt and perpetual preferred equity, a combination which reduces our refunding and re-pricing risk and which provides a hedge against increases in interest rates; and
emphasizefocus intentionally on a collaborative respectful and performance-orientedproductive culture with high team engagement.based on respect for others and personal responsibility.
Our business is organized around our strategicfive areas of strategic focus: property operations; redevelopment and development;operational excellence; redevelopment; portfolio management; balance sheet; and team and culture. Our strategic areas of strategic focus are described in more detail below. Recent accomplishments in the execution of such strategies are discussed in the Executive Overview in Item 7.
Property OperationsOperational Excellence
We own and operate a portfolio of conventionalmarket rate apartment communities diversified by both geography and price point, which we refer to as further discussedour Real Estate portfolio. At December 31, 2017, our Real Estate portfolio included 136 apartment communities with 36,904 apartment homes in Portfolio Management below. which we held an average ownership of 99%. This portfolio was divided about two thirds by value to our “Same Store” portfolio of stabilized apartment communities and about one third by value to “Other Real Estate,” which includes recently acquired communities and communities under redevelopment or development whose long-term financial contribution is not yet stabilized.
We also operate a portfolio of affordable apartment communities, which primarily consists of communities owned throughheld nominal ownership positions in partnerships that own 46 low-income housing tax credit apartment communities with 6,898 apartment homes. We provide services to these partnerships and receive fees and other payments in return. Our relationship with rents generally paid, in wholethese partnerships is different than real estate ownership and is better described as an asset management business, or part, by a government agency. As the tax credit delivery or compliance periods for these apartment communities expire, between 2017 and 2023, we expect to sell these communities and reinvest the proceeds in our conventional portfolio. Our conventional and affordable portfolios comprise our reportable segments.Asset Management.
Our property operations are primarily organized into two geographic areas, the East and West. To manage our portfolio moreproperty operations efficiently and to increase the benefits from our local management expertise, we give direct responsibility for operations within each area to area operations leaders with regular oversight by senior management oversight.management. To enable the area operations leaders to focus on sales and service, as well as to improve financial control and budgeting, we have dedicated area financial officers who support the operations leaders. Additionally, with the exception of routine maintenance and purchases and installation of equipment, we have specialized teams that manage capital spending related to redevelopmentslarger and developments, thus reducing the need for the area operations leaders to spend time on oversight of such activities.more complicated construction.
We seek to improve our property operations by: employing service-oriented, well-trained team members; taking advantage of advances in technology; centralizing operational tasks where efficient to do so; standardizing business processes, operational measurements, and internal reporting; and enhancing financial controls over field operations. We focus on the following areas:
Customer Satisfaction. Our operating culture is focused on our residents.residents and providing them with a high level of service in a clean, safe, and respectful living environment. We regularly monitor and evaluate our performance throughby providing customers with numerous opportunities to grade our work. In 2017, we received 84,000 customer grades averaging 4.25 on a five-point scale. We use this customer satisfaction tracking system,feedback as a daily management tool. We also publish on-line these customer evaluations as important and we publicly report these results. Our goal is to provide our residents with a high level of service in clean, safe and attractive communities. We believe that higher customer satisfaction leads to higher resident retention, which in turn leads to higher revenue and reduced costs.credible information for prospective customers. We have automated certain aspects of our on-site operations to enable our current and future residents to interact with us using methods that are efficient and effective for them, such as making on-line requests for service work and executing leases and lease renewals on-line. In addition, we emphasize the quality of our on-site team members through recruiting, training and retention programs, as well as providingwhich, with the continuous, real-time customer feedback, which we believe contributes to improved customer serviceservice. We believe that greater customer satisfaction leads to higher resident retention and increased occupancy rates, which in turn leads to increased occupancy ratesrevenue and enhanced operational performance.reduced costs.
Resident Selection and Retention. In our apartment communities, we believe that one’s neighbors are a meaningful part of the value provided,customer experience, together with the location of the community and the physical quality of the apartment homes.

Part of our property operations strategy is to focus on attracting and retaining stable, credit-worthy residents who are also good neighbors. We have structured goalsexplicit criteria for resident selection, which we apply to new leases and coaching for allto renewal leases, including creditworthiness and behavior in accordance with our community standards and our written “Good Neighbor Commitment.” Our focus on resident selection and retention led to 53% of our sales personnel, a tracking system for inquiries and a standardized renewal communication program. We have standardized residential financial stability requirements and have policies and monitoring practices to maintain our resident quality.

expiring leases being renewed in 2017, which is above peer average.
Revenue Management and Ancillary Services. For our conventional apartment communities, weWe have a centralized revenue management system that leverages people, processes, and technology to work in partnership with our area operationallocal property management teams to develop rental rate pricing. We seek to increase revenue,Free Cash Flow, which we define as net operating income and free cash flowless Capital Replacements, by optimizing the balance between rental and occupancy rates, as well as taking into consideration the cost ofcosts such as preparing an apartment home for a new resident. We are also focused on careful measurements of on-site operations, as we believe that timely and accurate collection of apartment community performance and resident profile data will enable us to maximize revenueFree Cash Flow through better property management and leasing decisions. We seek to maximize profit by performing timely data analysis of new and renewal pricing for each apartment home, thereby enabling us to adjust rents quickly in response to changes in supply and demand and minimize vacancy time. We also generate incremental revenue by providing services to our residents, including, at certain apartment communities, telecommunications services, parking options, package lockers, and storage space rental.
Controlling Expenses. Cost controls are accomplished by local focus atInnovation is the area level; centralizingfoundation of our cost control efforts. Innovative activities include: moving administrative tasks that can be more efficiently performed by specialists into our shared service center, which reduces costs and allows our site teams to focus on sales and service; taking advantage of economies of scale at the corporate level;level, through electronic procurement;procurement which reduces complexity and increases purchasing volume discounts; focusing on life cycle costs by investing in more durable, longer-lived materials, which reduce turn times and costs.costs; and leveraging technology to enhance the customer experience through website design and package lockers, which meet today’s customer preference for self-service. For the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to 2016, Same Store property operating expenses increased by 0.7%. Same Store controllable operating expenses, which we define as property operating expenses excluding taxes, insurance and utility expenses, decreased by 1.3%. The compounded annual growth rate for Same Store controllable operating expenses for the past decade is negative 0.4%.
Improving and Maintaining Apartment Community Quality. We believe that the physical condition and amenities of our apartment communities are important factors in our ability to maintain and increase rental rates. We invest in the maintenance and improvement of our apartment communities primarily through: Property Upgrades,Capital Enhancements, which may include kitchen and bath remodeling, energy conservation projects, and investments in longer-lived materials as described above, all of which are generally lesser in scope than is a redevelopment additions and do not significantly disrupt property operations; Capital Improvements, which are non-redevelopment capital additions that are made to enhanceextend the value, profitability or useful life of an apartment community from its original purchase condition;condition at our date of purchase; and Capital Replacements, which are capital additions made to replace the portion of an apartment community consumed during our ownership period.ownership. During 2016,2017, we invested approximately $2,000$2,800 per apartment home in Property Upgrades, $400Capital Enhancements, $470 per apartment home in Capital Improvements, and $1,100$1,050 per apartment home in Capital Replacements at our conventional apartment homes.Replacements.
Redevelopment and Development
We invest in the redevelopmentRedevelopment is our second line of certain apartment communities in superior locations, whenbusiness where we believe the investment will yield risk-adjusted returns in excess of those from apartment communities sold in paired trades or in excess of the cost of equity issued to fund the equity component of the redevelopments. We expect to create value equal to 25% to 35% of our incremental investment by repositioning communities within the Aimco portfolio and by constructing new communities. We measure the rate and quality of financial returns by Net Asset Value creation, an important component of Economic Income, our primary measure of long-term financial performance (Net Asset Value is defined under the Non-GAAP Measures heading in our redevelopments.Item 7). We invest to earn risk-adjusted returns in excess of those expected from the apartment communities sold in paired trades to fund the redevelopment and development.
We have undertakenundertake a range of redevelopments, including those in which buildings or exteriors are renovated without the need to vacate apartment homes; those in which significant renovation of apartment homes may be accomplished upon lease expiration and turnover; and those in which an entire building or community is wholly vacated. We often execute our redevelopments using a phased approach, in which we renovate portions of an apartment community in stages, which allows additional flexibility in the timing and amount of our investment and the ability to tailor our product offerings to customer response and rent achievement.stages. Redevelopment and development work may include seeking entitlements from local governments, which for redevelopments, enhance the value of our existing portfolio by increasing density, that is, the right to add apartment homes to a site.
In addition, we mayWe also undertake ground-up development when warranted by risk-adjusted investment returns, either directly in connection with the redevelopment of an existing apartment community or, on a more limited basis, at a new location. In such cases,When warranted, we may rely on the expertise and credit of a third-party developer familiar with expertise in the local market and with contracts thatto limit our exposure to construction risk.
Of these two activities, we favor redevelopment because it permits adjustment of the scope and timing of spending to align with changing market conditions and customer preferences.

Portfolio Management
PortfolioOur portfolio management strategy involves the ongoing allocation of investment capital to meet our geographicenhance rent growth and product type goals.increase long term capital values through portfolio design emphasizing land value as well as location and submarket. We target geographic diversification in our portfolio in order to optimize risk-adjusted returnsreduce the volatility of our rental revenue and to avoidreduce the risk of undue concentration in any particular market. WeSimilarly, we seek to balance the portfolioprice point diversification by owning communities that offer apartment homes with a range of prices so as to diversify our exposure to economic downturns and toat rents below those asked by competitive new building supply. We also seek to own properties with the potential for profitable redevelopment.
Our portfolio strategy seeks predictable rent growth from a portfolio of apartment communities that is diversified across “A,” “B”“B,” and “C+” price points, averaging “B/B+” in quality and that is also diversified among some of the largest coastal and job growth markets in the United States. Please refer to the Executive Overview heading under Item 7 for a description of our portfolio quality ratings.

At December 31, 2017, our Real Estate portfolio was allocated about one half to “A” rated properties, and about one half to “B” and “C+” rated properties.
As part of our portfolio strategy, we seek to sell each year up to 10% of the apartment communities in our portfolio with lower projected free cash flow returnsannually and to reinvest the proceeds from such sales in property upgrades, redevelopment of communities in our current portfolio,accretive uses such as capital enhancements, redevelopments, occasional development of new communitiesdevelopments, and selective acquisitions with projected free cash flow returnsinternal rates of return higher than expected from the communities being sold. Through this disciplined approach to capital recycling, we have significantly increased the quality and expected rental rate growth rate of our portfolio.
Balance Sheet and Liquidity
Our leverage strategy seeks to increase financial returns while using leverage with appropriate caution. We limit risk through balance sheet structure, employing low leverage, primarily non-recourse and long-dated property debt; build financial flexibility by maintaining ample unused and available credit as well as holding properties with substantial value unencumbered by property debt; and use partners’ capital when it enhances financial returns or reduces investment risk.
We target the ratio of Proportionate Debt plus Preferred Equity to Adjusted EBITDA to be below 7.0x and we target the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to Adjusted Interest Expense and Preferred Dividends to be greater than 2.5x. We also focus on the ratios of Proportionate Debt to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to Adjusted Interest Expense. Please refer to the Non-GAAP Measures heading under Item 7 for definitions of these terms. Our leverage includes our share of long-term, non-recourse property debt secured by apartment communities in our Real Estate portfolio, our term loan, outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility, and outstanding preferred equity.
Approximately 94%Our liquidity consists of cash balances and available capacity on our leverage atrevolving line of credit. At December 31, 2016, consisted2017, we had on hand $616.6 million in cash and restricted cash plus available capacity on our line of property-level, non-recourse, long-dated, amortizing debt,credit.
We also manage our financial flexibility by maintaining an investment grade rating and 6% consistedholding apartment communities that are unencumbered by property debt. At December 31, 2017, we held unencumbered apartment communities with an estimated fair market value of perpetual preferred equity. Our leverage had weighted average maturity of 9.8 years (assuming a 40 year term for perpetual preferred equity) and a weighted average cost of 4.90%. The composition of our leverage reduces our refunding and re-pricing risk. Approximately 98% of our property-level debt is fixed-rate, which provides a hedge against increases in interest rates, capitalization rates and inflation.approximately $1.8 billion, up 12.5% year-over year.
Although our primary source of leverage is property-level, non-recourse, long-dated, fixed-rate, amortizing debt, we also have a revolving credit arrangement, which we use for working capital and other short-term purposes. Please refer to the Executive Overview and Liquidity and Capital Resources headings under Item 7 for additional information regarding our balance sheet and liquidity.
Team and Culture
Our team and culture is the keyare keys to our success. Our emphasisintentional focus on a collaborative respectful and performance-orientedproductive culture based on respect for others and personal responsibility is what enablesreinforced by a preference for promotion from within based on succession planning and talent development to produce a strong, stable team that is the continuing transformationenduring foundation of the Aimco business.our success. In 2016,2017, Aimco was recognized by the Denver Post as a Top Work Place for the fourth consecutive year.Place. We wereare one of only three mid-sizea dozen Colorado companies to be named a Top Work Place in Coloradoof all sizes that have earned this designation for the past fourfive consecutive years.
Competition
In attracting and retaining residents to occupy our apartment communities, we compete with numerous other housing alternatives.providers. Our apartment communities compete directly with other rental apartments as well as condominiums and single-family homes that are available for rent or purchase in the markets in which our apartment communities are located. Principal factors of competition include rent or price charged, attractiveness of the location and apartment community, and the quality and breadth of services. The number of competitive apartment communities relative to demand in a particular area has a material effect on our ability to lease apartment homes at our communities and on the rents we charge. In certain markets, there exists an oversupply of newly-constructed apartment homes, single-family homes, and condominiums relative to consumer demand, which affectaffects the pricing and occupancy of our rental apartments.
We also compete with other real estate investors, including other apartment REITs, pension and investment funds, partnerships, and investment companies in acquiring, redeveloping, managing, obtaining financing for, and disposing of apartment communities. This competition affects our ability to acquire apartment communities we want to add to our portfolio and the price that we pay

in such acquisitions; our ability to finance or refinance communities in our portfolio and the cost of such financing; and our ability to dispose of communities we no longer desire to retain in our portfolio and the timing and price for whichavailable to us when we seek to dispose of such communities.
Taxation
Aimco
Aimco has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which we refer to as the Code, commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 1994, and intends to continue to operate in such a manner. The Code imposes various requirements related to organizational structure, distribution levels, diversity of stock ownership, and certain restrictions with regard to owned assets and categories of income that must be met in order to continue to qualify as a REIT. If Aimco continues to qualify for taxation as a REIT, Aimco will generally not be subject to United States federal corporate income tax on its taxable income that is currently distributed to stockholders. This treatment substantially eliminates the “double taxation” (at the corporate and stockholder levels) that generally results from an investment in a corporation.

Certain of Aimco’s operations or a portion thereof, including property management, asset management and risk management are conducted through taxable REIT subsidiaries, each of which we refer to as a TRS. A TRS is a subsidiary C-corporation that has not elected REIT status and, as such, is subject to United States federal corporate income tax. We use TRS entities to facilitate our ability to offer certain services and activities to our residents and investment partners that cannot be offered directly by a REIT. We also use TRS entities to hold investments in certain apartment communities, including redevelopment communities.
The Aimco Operating Partnership
The Aimco Operating Partnership is treated as a “pass-through” entity for United States federal income tax purposes and is not subject to United States federal income taxation. Partners in the Aimco Operating Partnership, however, are subject to tax on their allocable share of partnership income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits, regardless of whether the partners receive any actual distributions of cash or other property from the Aimco Operating Partnership during the taxable year. Generally, the characterization of any particular item is determined by the Aimco Operating Partnership, rather than at the partner level, and the amount of a partner’s allocable share of such item is governed by the terms of the Aimco Operating Partnership’s Partnership Agreement. The Aimco Operating Partnership is subject to tax in certain states.
Regulation
General
Apartment communities and their owners are subject to various laws, ordinances, and regulations, including those related to real estate broker licensing and regulations relating to recreational facilities such as swimming pools, activity centers and other common areas. Changes in laws increasing the potential liability for environmental conditions existing on apartment communities or increasing the restrictions on discharges or other conditions, as well as changes in laws affecting development, construction, and safety requirements, may result in significant unanticipated expenditures, which would adversely affect our net income and cash flows from operating activities. In addition, existing rent control laws, as well as future enactment of rent control or rent stabilization laws, such as legislation that has been considered in New York and certain cities in California, or other laws regulating multifamily housing may reduce rental revenue or increase operating costs in particular markets.
Environmental
Various federal, state, and local laws subject apartment community owners or operators to liability for management, and the costs of removal or remediation, of certain potentially hazardous materials that may be present at an apartment community. These materials may include lead-based paint, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, and petroleum-based fuels. Such laws often impose liability without regard to fault or whether the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the release or presence of such materials. In connection with the ownership, operation, and management of apartment communities, we could potentially be liable for environmental liabilities or costs associated with our current apartment communities, communities we acquire or manage in the future, or communities we previously owned or operated in the past. These and other risks related to environmental matters are described in more detail in Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Insurance
Our primary lines of insurance coverage are property, general liability, and workers’ compensation. We believe that our insurance coverages adequately insure our apartment communities against the risk of loss attributable to fire, earthquake, hurricane, tornado, flood, terrorism, and other perils, and adequately insure us against other risk. Our coverage includes deductibles, retentions and

limits that are customary in the industry. We have established loss prevention, loss mitigation, claims handling, and litigation management procedures to manage our exposure.
Employees
At December 31, 2016,2017, we had 1,456approximately 1,350 team members, of which 978about 1,000 were at the apartment community level performing various on-site functions, or at our shared service center performing tasks that have been centralized there, with the balance managing corporate and area operations,functions, including investment and debt transactions, legal, financial reporting,finance and accounting, information systems, human resources and other support functions. As of December 31, 2016,2017, unions represented 81approximately 80 of our team members. We have never experienced a work stoppage and believe we maintain satisfactory relations with our team members.
Available Information
Our combined Annual Report on Form 10-K, our combined Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K filed by Aimco or the Aimco Operating Partnership and any amendments to any of those reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission are available free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable through Aimco’s website at www.aimco.com. The information contained on Aimco’s website is not incorporated into this Annual Report. Aimco’s Common

Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “AIV.” In 2016,2017, Aimco’s chief executive officer submitted his annual corporate governance listing standards certification to the New York Stock Exchange, which certification was unqualified.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
The risk factors noted in this section and other factors noted throughout this Annual Report, describe certain risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
Redevelopment, development and construction risks could affect our profitability.
We are currently redeveloping and we intend to continue to redevelop, certain of our apartment communities. During 2017,2018, we expect to invest $100$120 million to $200 million in redevelopment and development activities. Redevelopment and development are subject to numerous risks, including the following risks:following:
we may be unable to obtain, or experience delays in obtaining, necessary zoning, occupancy, or other required governmental or third-party permits and authorizations, which could result in increased costs or the delay or abandonment of opportunities;
we may incur costs that exceed our original estimates due to increased material, labor or other costs, such as litigation;
we may be unable to complete construction and lease-up of an apartment community on schedule, resulting in increased construction and financing costs and a decrease in expected rental revenues;
occupancy rates and rents at an apartment community may fail to meet our expectations for a number of reasons, including changes in market and economic conditions beyond our control and the development of competing communities;
we may be unable to obtain financing with favorable terms, or at all, which may cause us to delay or abandon an opportunity;
we may abandon opportunities that we have already begun to explore, or stop projects we have already commenced, for a number of reasons, including changes in local market conditions or increases in construction or financing costs, and, as a result, we may fail to recover costs already incurred in exploring those opportunities;
we may incur liabilities to third parties during the redevelopment or development process;
unexpected events or circumstances may arise during the redevelopment or development process that affect the timing of completion and the cost and profitability of the redevelopment or development; and
loss of a key member of a redevelopment or development team could adversely affect our ability to deliver redevelopments and developments on time and within our budget.
Failure to generate sufficient net operating income may adversely affect our liquidity, limit our ability to fund necessary capital expenditures or adversely affect our ability to pay dividends or distributions.
Our ability to fund necessary capital expenditures on our apartment communities depends on, among other things, our ability to generate net operating income in excess of required debt payments. If we are unable to fund capital expenditures on our apartment communities, we may not be able to preserve the competitiveness of our communities, which could adversely affect ourtheir net operating income and long term value.

Our ability to make payments to our investors depends on our ability to generate net operating income in excess of required debt payments and capital expenditure requirements. Our net operating income and liquidity may be adversely affected by events or conditions beyond our control, including:
the general economic climate;
an inflationary environment in which the costs to operate and maintain our communities increase at a rate greater than our ability to increase rents, which we can only do upon renewal of existing leases or at the inception of new leases;
competition from other apartment communities and other housing options;
local conditions, such as loss of jobs, unemployment rates, or an increase in the supply of apartments, that might adversely affect apartment occupancy or rental rates;
changes in governmental regulations and the related cost of compliance;
changes in tax laws and housing laws, including the enactment of rent control laws or other laws regulating multifamily housing; and
changes in interest rates and the availability of financing.

Competition could limit our ability to lease apartment homes or increase or maintain rents.
Our apartment communities compete for residents with other housing alternatives, including other rental apartments and condominiums, and, to a lesser degree, single-family homes that are available for rent, as well as new and existing condominiums and single-family homes for sale. Competitive residential housing as well as household formation and job creation in a particular area could adversely affect our ability to lease apartment homes and to increase or maintain rental rates.
Because real estate investments are relatively illiquid, we may not be able to sell apartment communities when appropriate.
Real estate investments are relatively illiquid and generally cannot always be sold quickly. REIT tax rules also restrict our ability to sell apartment communities. Thus, we may not be able to change our portfolio promptly in response to changes in economic or other market conditions. Our ability to dispose of apartment communities in the future will depend on prevailing economic and market conditions, including the cost and availability of financing. This could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
If we are not successful in our acquisition of apartment communities, our results of operations could be adversely affected.
The selective acquisition of apartment communities is a component of our strategy. However, we may not be able to complete transactions successfully in the future. Although we seek to acquire apartment communities when such acquisitions increase our free cash flow internal rate of returns and are accretive to Net Asset Value, such transactions may fail to perform in accordance with our expectations. In particular, following acquisition, the value and operational performance of an apartment community may be diminished if obsolescence or neighborhood changes occur before we are able to redevelop or sell the community. This could have an adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
Our existing and future debt financing could render us unable to operate, result in foreclosure of our apartment communities, prevent us from making distributions on our equity, or otherwise adversely affect our liquidity.
We are subject to the risk that our cash flow from operations will be insufficient to make required payments of principal and interest, and the risk that existing indebtedness may not be refinanced or that the terms of any refinancing will not be as favorable as the terms of existing indebtedness. If we fail to make required payments of principal and interest on our non-recourse debt, our lenders could foreclose on the apartment communities and other collateral securing such debt, which would result in the loss to us of income and asset value to us.value. As of December 31, 2016,2017, the majority of our apartment communities were encumbered by debt. Our organizational documents do not limit the amount of debt that we may incur, and we have significant amounts of debt outstanding. Payments of principal and interest may leave us with insufficient cash resources to operate our communities or pay distributions required to be paid in order to maintain Aimco’s qualification as a REIT.
Disruptions in the financial markets could affect our ability to obtain financing and the cost of available financing and could adversely affect our liquidity.
Our ability to obtain financing and the cost of such financing depends on the overall condition of the United States credit markets. During periods of economic uncertainty, the United States credit markets may experience significant liquidity disruptions, which may cause the spreads on debt financings to widen considerably and make obtaining financing, both non-recourse property debt and corporate borrowings, such as those under our revolving credit agreement, more difficult. Additionally,In particular, apartment

borrowers have benefited from the historic willingness of Federal National Mortgage Association, or Fannie Mae, and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or Freddie Mac, to make substantial amounts of loans secured by multi-family properties, even in times of economic distress. These two lenders are federally chartered and Federal National Mortgage Association, or Fannie Mae, have historically provided significant capital atsubject to federal regulation, making uncertain their prospects and ability to provide liquidity in a relatively low cost to finance multifamily properties. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are under conservatorship by the Housing Finance Agency, and their future role in the housing finance market is uncertain. If there is any significant reduction in Freddie Mac’s or Fannie Mae’s level of involvement in the secondary credit markets, it may adversely affect the pricing at which we may obtain non-recourse property debt financing.downturn.
If our ability to obtain financing is adversely affected, we may be unable to satisfy scheduled maturities on existing financing through other sources of liquidity, which could result in lender foreclosure on the apartment communities securing such debt and loss of income and asset value, each of which would adversely affect our liquidity.
Increases in interest rates would increase our interest expense and reduce our profitability.
As of December 31, 2016, on a consolidated basis,2017, we had approximately $101.5$399.8 million of variable-rate indebtedness outstanding.outstanding associated with our Real Estate portfolio. We estimate that an increase in 30-day LIBOR of 100 basis points with constant credit risk spreads would reduce our net income and the amount of net income attributable to our common security holders (including Aimco common stockholders and the Aimco Operating Partnership’s common unitholders) by approximately $0.9$3.8 million on an annual basis.

At December 31, 2016, we2017, our Real Estate portfolio had approximately $131.2$95.3 million in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, a portion of which bear interest at variable rates indexed to LIBOR-based rates, and which may partially mitigate the effect of an increase in variable rates on our variable-rate indebtedness discussed above.
Covenant restrictions may limit our ability to make payments to our investors.
Some of our debt and other securities contain covenants that restrict our ability to make distributions or other payments to our investors unless certain financial tests or other criteria are satisfied. Our revolving credit agreement provides, among other things, that we may not make distributions to our investors during any four consecutive fiscal quarters in an aggregate amount that does not exceed the greater ofthan 95% of our Funds From Operations for such period, subject to certain non-cash adjustments, or such amount as may be necessary to maintain Aimco’s REIT status. Our outstanding classes of preferred stock or preferred units prohibit the payment of dividends on our Common Stock or common partnership units if we fail to pay the dividends to which the holders of the preferred stock or preferred units are entitled.
OurThe Aimco Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries may be prohibited from making distributions and other payments to us.payments.
All of Aimco’s apartment communities are owned, and all of Aimco’s operations are conducted, by the Aimco Operating Partnership. Further, many of the Aimco Operating Partnership’s apartment communities are owned by other subsidiaries.subsidiaries of the Aimco Operating Partnership. As a result, Aimco depends on distributions and other payments from the Aimco Operating Partnership, and the Aimco Operating Partnership depends on distributions and payments from its subsidiaries in order to satisfy our collective financial obligations and make payments to our investors. The ability of the Aimco Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries to make such distributions and other payments depends on their earnings and cash flows and may be subject to statutory or contractual limitations. As an equity investor in the Aimco Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries, our right to receive assets upon their liquidation or reorganization will be effectively subordinated to the claims of their creditors. To the extent that we are recognized as a creditor of such subsidiaries, our claims may still be subordinate to any security interest in or other lien on their assets and to any of their debt or other obligations that are senior to our claims.
Potential liability or other expenditures associated with potential environmental contamination may be costly.
Various federal, state and local laws subject apartment community owners or operators to liability for management, and the costs of removal or remediation, of certain potentially hazardous materials that may be present in the land or buildings of an apartment community. Potentially hazardous materials may include polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum-based fuels, lead-based paint, or asbestos, among other materials. Such laws often impose liability without regard to fault or whether the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of such materials. The presence of, or the failure to manage or remediate properly, these materials may adversely affect occupancy at such apartment communities as well as the ability to sell or finance such apartment communities. In addition, governmental agencies may bring claims for costs associated with investigation and remediation actions, damages to natural resources and for potential fines or penalties in connection with such damage or with respect to the improper management of hazardous materials. Moreover, private plaintiffs may potentially make claims for investigation and remediation costs they incur or personal injury, disease, disability or other infirmities related to the alleged presence of hazardous materials at an apartment community. In addition to potential environmental liabilities or costs associated with our current apartment communities, we may also be responsible for such liabilities or costs associated with communities we acquire or manage in the future, or apartment communities we no longer own or operate.

Laws benefiting disabled persons may result in our incurrence of unanticipated expenses.
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, or ADA, all places intended to be used by the public are required to meet certain federal requirements related to access and use by disabled persons. The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, or FHAA, requires apartment communities first occupied after March 13, 1991, to comply with design and construction requirements for disabled access. For those apartment communities receiving federal funds, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 also has requirements regarding disabled access. These and other federal, state and local laws may require structural modifications to our apartment communities or changes in policy/practice, or affect renovations of the communities. Noncompliance with these laws could result in the imposition of fines or an award of damages to private litigants and also could result in an order to correct any non-complying feature, which could result in substantial capital expenditures. Although we believe that our apartment communities are substantially in compliance with present requirements, we may incur unanticipated expenses to comply with the ADA, the FHAA and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 in connection with the ongoing operation or redevelopment of our apartment communities.

Moisture infiltration and resulting mold remediation may be costly.
Although we are proactively engaged in managing moisture intrusion and preventing the presence of mold at our apartment communities, it is not unusual for periodic moisture intrusion issues to cause mold in isolated locations within an apartment community. We have implemented policies, procedures and training, and include a detailed moisture intrusion and mold assessment during acquisition due diligence. We believe these measures will manage mold exposure at our apartment communities and will minimize the effects that mold may have on our residents. To date, we have not incurred any material costs or liabilities relating to claims of mold exposure or to abate mold conditions. We have only limited insurance coverage for property damage claims arising from the presence of mold and for personal injury claims related to mold exposure. Because the law regarding mold is unsettled and subject to change, we can make no assurance that liabilities resulting from the presence of or exposure to mold will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.
We may be subject to litigation associated with partnership transactions that could increase our expenses and prevent completion of beneficial transactions.
We have engaged in, and may continue to engage in, the selective acquisition of interests in partnerships controlled by us that own apartment communities. In some cases, we have acquired the general partner of a partnership and then made an offer to acquire the limited partners’ interests in the partnership. In these transactions, we may be subject to litigation based on claims that we, as the general partner, have breached our fiduciary duty to our limited partners or that the transaction violates the relevant partnership agreement or state law. Although we intend to comply with our fiduciary obligations and the relevant partnership agreements, we may incur costs in connection with the defense or settlement of this type of litigation. In some cases, this type of litigation may adversely affect our desire to proceed with, or our ability to complete, a particular transaction. Any litigation of this type could also have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
Government housing regulations may limit the opportunities at some of our apartment communities and failure to comply with resident qualification requirements may result in financial penalties and/or loss of benefits, such as rental revenues paid by government agencies. Additionally, the government may cease to operate or reduce funding for government housing programs which would result in a loss of benefits.benefits from those programs.
We own equity interests in consolidated and unconsolidated entities that own certain apartment communities that benefit from governmental programs intended to provide housing to people with low or moderate incomes. These programs, which are usually administered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, or state housing finance agencies, typically provide one or more of the following: mortgage insurance; favorable financing terms; tax-exempt interest; historic or low-income housing tax credits; or rental assistance payments to the apartment community owners. As a condition of the receipt of assistance under these programs, the apartment communities must comply with various requirements, which typically limit rents to pre-approved amounts and limit our choice of residents to those with incomes at or below certain levels. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in financial penalties or loss of benefits. We are usually required to obtain the approval of HUD in order to acquire or dispose of a significant interest in or manage a HUD-assisted apartment community. We may not always receive such approval.
Additionally, there is no guarantee that the government will continue to operate these programs or that the programs will be operated in a manner that generates benefits consistent with those received in the past. Any cessation of or change in the administration of benefits from these government housing programs may result in our loss or reduction in the amount of the benefits we receive under these programs, including rental subsidies. During 2017, 2016 2015 and 2014, our2015, rental revenues include $80.2for our Real Estate portfolio included $30.6 million, $73.4$30.9 million and $74.6$25.6 million, respectively, offrom subsidies from government agencies. Of the 20162017 subsidies, approximately 13.6%23.9% related to communities sold during 2017 leaving about $7.1 million related to communities benefiting from housing assistance contracts that expire in 2017,2018, which we are in the process of renewing or anticipate renewing, and the remainder$16.2 million related to communities benefiting from housing assistance contracts that expire after 20172018 and havehad a weighted average term of 8.48.0 years. Any loss or reduction in the amount of these benefits may adversely affect our liquidity and results of operations.
We also hold nominal ownership positions in partnerships owning low-income housing tax credit communities. We provide services to these partnerships and receive fees and other payments in return. We refer to this relationship as our Asset Management business. During 2017, 2016 and 2015, rental revenues of communities owned by partnerships served by our Asset Management business included $49.0 million, $49.3 million and $47.8 million, respectively, of subsidies from government agencies.
Although we are insured for certain risks, the cost of insurance, increased claims activity or losses resulting from casualty events may affect our operating results and financial condition.
We are insured for a portion of our consolidated apartment communities’ exposure to casualty losses resulting from fire, earthquake, hurricane, tornado, flood and other perils, which insurance is subject to deductibles and self-insurance retention. We recognize casualty losses or gains based on the net book value of the affected apartment community and the amount of any related

insurance proceeds. In many instances, the actual cost to repair or replace the apartment community may exceed its net book value and any insurance proceeds. We recognize the uninsured portion of losses as casualty losses in the periods in which they are incurred. In addition, we are self-insured for a portion of our exposure to third-party claims related to our employee health insurance plans, workers’ compensation coverage and general liability exposure. With respect to our exposure to claims of third parties, we establish reserves at levels that reflect our known and estimated losses. The ultimate cost of losses and the impact of unforeseen

events may vary materially from recorded reserves, and variances may adversely affect our operating results and financial condition. We purchase insurance to reduce our exposure to losses and limit our financial losses on large individual risks. The availability and cost of insurance are determined by market conditions outside our control. No assurance can be made that we will be able to obtain and maintain insurance at the same levels and on the same terms as we do today. If we are not able to obtain or maintain insurance in amounts we consider appropriate for our business, or if the cost of obtaining such insurance increases materially, we may have to retain a larger portion of the potential loss associated with our exposures to risks.
Natural disasters and severe weather may affect our operating results and financial condition.
Natural disasters such as earthquakes and severe weather such as hurricanes may result in significant damage to our apartment communities. The extent of our casualty losses and loss in operating income in connection with such events is a function of the severity of the event and the total amount of exposure in the affected area. When we have geographic concentration of exposures, a single catastrophe (such as an earthquake) or destructive weather event (such as a hurricane) affecting a region may have a significant adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. We cannot accurately predict natural disasters or severe weather, or the number and type of such events that will affect us. As a result, our operating and financial results may vary significantly from one period to the next. Although we anticipate and plan for losses, there can be no assurance that our financial results will not be adversely affected by our exposure to losses arising from natural disasters or severe weather in the future that exceed our previous experience and assumptions.
We depend on our senior management.
Our success depends upon the retention of our senior management, including Terry Considine, our chief executive officer. We have a succession planning and talent development process that is designed to identify potential replacements and develop our team members to provide depth in the organization and a bench of talent on which to draw. However, there are no assurances that we would be able to find qualified replacements for the individuals who make up our senior management if their services were no longer available. The loss of services of one or more members of our senior management team could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We do not currently maintain key-man life insurance for any of our employees.
Aimco may fail to qualify as a REIT.
If Aimco fails to qualify as a REIT, Aimco will not be allowed a deduction for dividends paid to its stockholders in computing its taxable income, and will be subject to United States federal income tax at regular corporate rates, including any applicable alternative minimum tax, or AMT.rates. This would substantially reduce our funds available for distribution to our investors. Unless entitled to relief under certain provisions of the Code, Aimco also would be disqualified from taxation as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year during which it ceased to qualify as a REIT. In addition, Aimco’s failure to qualify as a REIT would place us in default under our revolving credit agreement.
We believe that Aimco operates, and has since its taxable year ended December 31, 1994 operated, in a manner that enables it to meet the requirements for qualification as a REIT for United States federal income tax purposes. Aimco’s continued qualification as a REIT will depend on its satisfaction of certain asset, income, investment, organizational, distribution, stockholder ownership and other requirements on a continuing basis. Aimco’s ability to satisfy the asset tests depends upon our analysis of the fair market values of our assets, some of which are not susceptible to a precise determination, and for which we do not obtain independent appraisals. Aimco’s compliance with the REIT annual income and quarterly asset requirements also depends upon our ability to manage successfully the composition of our income and assets on an ongoing basis. Moreover, the proper classification of an instrument as debt or equity for United States federal income tax purposes may be uncertain in some circumstances, which could affect the application of the REIT qualification requirements. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, will not contend that our interests in subsidiaries or other issuers constitutes a violation of the REIT requirements. Moreover, future economic, market, legal, tax or other considerations may cause Aimco to fail to qualify as a REIT, or Aimco’s Board of Directors may determine to revoke its REIT status.
REIT distribution requirements limit our available cash.
As a REIT, Aimco is subject to annual distribution requirements. The Aimco Operating Partnership pays distributions intended to enable Aimco to satisfy its distribution requirements. This limits the amount of cash available for other business purposes, including amounts to fund our growth. Aimco generally must distribute annually at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and excluding any net capital gain, in order for its distributed earnings not to be

subject to United States federal corporate income tax. We intend to make distributions to Aimco’s stockholders to comply with the requirements of the Code. However, differences in timing between the recognition of taxable income and the actual receipt of cash could require us to sell apartment communities or borrow funds on a short-term or long-term basis to meet the 90% distribution requirement of the Code.

Aimco may be subject to federal and state income taxes, in certain circumstances.
Even if Aimco qualifies as a REIT, Aimco may be subject to United States federal income and excise taxes in various situations, such as on its undistributed income. Aimco could also be required to pay a 100% tax on any net income on non-arm’s length transactions between Aimco and a taxable REIT subsidiary and on any net income from sales of apartment communities that were held for sale to customersprimarily in the ordinary course. In addition, Aimco could be subject to AMT, on items of tax preference. State and local tax laws may not conform to the United States federal income tax treatment, and Aimco may be subject to state or local taxation in various state or local jurisdictions including those in which Aimco transacts business. Any taxes imposed on Aimco would reduce our operating cash flow and net income and could negatively impact our ability to pay dividends and distributions.
LegislativeDividends payable by REITs do not qualify for the reduced tax rates available for some dividends.
REITs are entitled to a U.S. federal tax deduction for dividends paid to their stockholders. As compared to other taxable corporations, this ability to reduce or regulatory action could adversely affecteliminate the REIT’s taxable income by paying dividends to stockholders is a principal benefit of maintaining REIT status, generally resulting in a lower combined tax liability of the REIT and its stockholders as compared to that of the combined tax liability of other taxable corporations and their stockholders. Notwithstanding this combined benefit, dividends payable by REITs may result in marginally higher taxes to the stockholder.
Regular corporateC-corporations are generally required to pay U.S. federal income tax on earnings. After tax earnings are then available for stockholder dividends. The maximum U.S. federal tax rate applicable to income from "qualified dividends" payable to U.S. stockholders that are individuals, trusts and estates is currently 20%, plus the 3.8% investment tax surcharge. While dividends payable by REITs are generally not eligible for the qualified dividend reduced rates, stockholders that are individuals, trusts or estates may deduct 20% of the aggregate amount of ordinary dividends from REITs. This deduction is available for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 and before January 1, 2026 and will generally cause the maximum tax rate for ordinary dividends from REITs to be 29.6%, plus the 3.8% investment tax surcharge.
Beginning in 2018, REIT dividends payable to individuals, trusts and estates can be taxed at 20% for capital gains and qualified dividends, 25% for unrecaptured Section 1250 gains, or 29.6% for ordinary dividends, whereas qualified dividends from C-corporations are generally taxed at 20%. Both are subject to the 3.8% investment tax surcharge. Based on the character of Aimco’s 2017 REIT dividends, the effective U.S. federal income tax rate that would be be paid on Aimco’s 2018 dividends by stockholders who are individuals, trusts and estates would be 25.5% before considering the 3.8% investment tax surcharge. To the extent, the character of Aimco’s 2018 REIT dividends are similar to that of 2017, Aimco dividends would be taxed at a lowermarginal rate 5.5% higher than the rate for a C-corporation dividend. In 2017, the ordinary income portion of of Aimco’s REIT taxable income was elevated compared to prior years. If the character of Aimco’s 2018 REIT dividends which could cause non-corporate investors to perceive investments in REITs to be relatively less attractive than investments in the stock of non-REIT corporations that pay dividends, which could adversely affect the value of Aimco Common Stock. However, as a REIT, Aimco generally would not be subject to federal or state corporate income taxes on that portion of its ordinary income or capital gain that it distributes currently to its stockholders, and we thus expect to avoid the “double taxation” to which other corporations are typically subject. Investors are urged to consult their tax advisors with respectsimilar to the tax rates that apply to them.
It is possible that future legislationaverage of the last three years, Aimco dividends would result inbe taxed at a REIT having fewer tax advantages and it could become more advantageousmarginal rate 4.6% higher than the rate for a company that invests in real estateC-corporation dividend.
Changes to elect to be taxed, forU.S. federal income tax purposes, as a corporation. Tax law changes maylaws could materially and adversely affect Aimco and Aimco's stockholders.
The present U.S. federal income tax treatment of REITs may be modified, possibly with retroactive effect, by legislative, judicial or administrative action at any time, which could affect the taxationU.S. federal income tax treatment of a stockholder. Any such changes could have an adverse effect on an investment in Aimco Common Stock or on the market value or the sale potential of our assets.
Tax Legislation Impacts Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Rules Applicable to REITs.
Stock. The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, or PATH Act, contains changes to certain aspects of the U.S. federal income tax rules dealing with REITs constantly are under review by persons involved in the legislative process, the IRS and the U.S. Treasury Department, which results in statutory changes as well as frequent revisions to regulations and interpretations. The recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made substantial changes to the Code. Among those changes are a significant permanent reduction in the generally applicable corporate tax rate, changes in the taxation of individuals and other non-corporate taxpayers that generally but not universally reduce their tax rates on a temporary basis subject to REITs.‘‘sunset” provisions, the elimination or modification of various currently allowed deductions (including substantial limitations on the deductibility of interest and, in the case of individuals, the deduction for personal state and local taxes), certain additional limitations on the deduction of net operating losses, and preferential rates of taxation on most ordinary REIT dividends and certain business income derived by noncorporate taxpayers in comparison to other ordinary income recognized by such taxpayers. The PATHeffect of these and the many other changes made in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act modifies various rules that applyis highly uncertain, both in terms of their direct effect on the taxation of an investment in our common stock and their indirect effect on market conditions generally. Furthermore, many of the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will require guidance through the issuance of Treasury regulations in order to a REIT’s ownership of and business relationship with its TRS entities, and reduces (beginning in 2018) the value of a REIT’s assets thatassess their effect. There may be in TRS entities from 25%a substantial delay before such regulations are promulgated, increasing the uncertainty as to 20%. The PATH Act makes permanent the reductionultimate effect of the period (from ten years to five years) during which a REIT is subject to corporate-level taxstatutory amendments on the recognition of built-in gains in assets of an acquired corporation. The PATH ActAimco. There may also makes multiple changes relatedbe technical corrections legislation proposed with respect to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, expands prohibited transaction safe harborsthe effect and qualifying hedges,timing of which cannot be predicted and repeals the preferential dividend rule for publicly-offered REITs. Lastly, the PATH Act adjusts the way a REIT calculates earnings and profits in certain circumstancesmay be adverse to avoid double taxation at the stockholder level, and expands the types of assets and income treated as qualifying for purposes of the REIT requirements. Aimco or Aimco's stockholders.

Investors are urged to consult their tax advisors with respect to these changes and the potential effect on their investment in Aimco’s Common Stock.
Limits on ownership of shares specified in Aimco’s charter may result in the loss of economic and voting rights by purchasers that violate those limits.
Aimco’s charter limits ownership of Common Stock by any single stockholder (applying certain “beneficial ownership” rules under the federal securities laws) to 8.7% (or up to 12.0% upon a waiver from Aimco’s Board of Directors) of outstanding shares of Common Stock, or 15% in the case of certain pension trusts, registered investment companies and Mr. Considine (or up to 18.0% for such pension trusts or registered investment companies upon a waiver from Aimco’s Board of Directors). Aimco’s charter also limits ownership of Aimco’s Common Stock and preferred stock by any single stockholder to 8.7% of the value of the outstanding Common Stock and preferred stock, or 15% in the case of certain pension trusts, registered investment companies and Mr. Considine. The charter also prohibits anyone from buying shares of Aimco’s capital stock if the purchase would result in Aimco losing its REIT status. This could happen if a transaction results in fewer than 100 persons owning all of Aimco’s shares of capital stock or results in five or fewer persons (applying certain attribution rules of the Code) owning 50% or more of the value of all of Aimco’s shares of capital stock. If anyone acquires shares in excess of the ownership limit or in violation of the ownership requirements of the Code for REITs:
the transfer will be considered null and void;
we will not reflect the transaction on Aimco’s books;
we may institute legal action to enjoin the transaction;

we may demand repayment of any dividends received by the affected person on those shares;
we may redeem the shares;
the affected person will not have any voting rights for those shares; and
the shares (and all voting and dividend rights of the shares) will be held in trust for the benefit of one or more charitable organizations designated by Aimco.
Aimco may purchase the shares of capital stock held in trust at a price equal to the lesser of the price paid by the transferee of the shares or the then current market price. If the trust transfers any of the shares of capital stock, the affected person will receive the lesser of the price paid for the shares or the then current market price. An individual who acquires shares of capital stock that violate the above rules bears the risk that the individual:
may lose control over the power to dispose of such shares;
may not recognize profit from the sale of such shares if the market price of the shares increases;
may be required to recognize a loss from the sale of such shares if the market price decreases; and
may be required to repay to us any dividends received from us as a result of his or her ownership of the shares.
Aimco’s charter may limit the ability of a third-party to acquire control of Aimco.
The 8.7% and other ownership limitlimits discussed above may have the effect of delaying or precluding acquisition by a third-party of control of Aimco by a third-party without the consent of Aimco’s Board of Directors. Aimco’s charter authorizes its Board of Directors to issue up to 510,587,500 shares of capital stock. As of December 31, 2016,2017, 500,787,260 shares were classified as Common Stock, of which 156,888,381157,189,447 were outstanding, and 9,800,240 shares were classified as preferred stock, of which 5,000,000 were outstanding. Under Aimco’s charter, its Board of Directors has the authority to classify and reclassify any of Aimco’s unissued shares of capital stock into shares of capital stock with such preferences, conversion or other rights, voting power restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemptions as the Board of Directors may determine. The authorization and issuance of a new class of capital stock could have the effect of delaying or preventing someone from taking control of Aimco, even ifwhere there is a change in control weredifference of opinion between the Aimco Board of Directors and others as to what is in Aimco’s stockholders’ best interests.
The Maryland General Corporation Law may limit the ability of a third-party to acquire control of Aimco.
As a Maryland corporation, Aimco is subject to various Maryland laws that may have the effect of discouraging offers to acquire Aimco and increasing the difficulty of consummating any such offers, even if an acquisition would bewhere there is a difference of opinion between the Aimco Board of Directors and others as to what is in Aimco’s stockholders’ best interests. The Maryland General Corporation Law, specifically the Maryland Business Combination Act, restricts mergers and other business combination transactions between Aimco

and any person who acquires, directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership of shares of Aimco’s stock representing 10% or more of the voting power without Aimco’s Board of Directors’ prior approval. Any such business combination transaction could not be completed until five years after the person acquired such voting power, and generally only with the approval of stockholders representing 80% of all votes entitled to be cast and 66-2/3% of the votes entitled to be cast, excluding the interested stockholder, or upon payment of a fair price. The Maryland General Corporation Law, specifically the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act, provides generally that a person who acquires shares of Aimco’s capital stock representing 10% or more of the voting power in electing directors will have no voting rights unless approved by a vote of two-thirds of the shares eligible to vote. Additionally, the Maryland General Corporation Law provides, among other things, that the board of directors has broad discretion in adopting stockholders’ rights plans and has the sole power to fix the record date, time and place for special meetings of the stockholders. To date, Aimco has not adopted a stockholders’ rights plan. In addition, the Maryland General Corporation Law provides that a corporation that:
has at least three directors who are not officers or employees of the entity or related to an acquiring person; and
has a class of equity securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
may elect in its charter or bylaws or by resolution of the board of directors to be subject to all or part of a special subtitle that provides that:
the corporation will have a staggered board of directors;
any director may be removed only for cause and by the vote of two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors generally, even if a lesser proportion is provided in the charter or bylaws;
the number of directors may only be set by the board of directors, even if the procedure is contrary to the charter or bylaws;
vacancies may only be filled by the remaining directors, even if the procedure is contrary to the charter or bylaws; and

the secretary of the corporation may call a special meeting of stockholders at the request of stockholders only on the written request of the stockholders entitled to cast at least a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at the meeting, even if the procedure is contrary to the charter or bylaws.
To date, Aimco has not made any of the elections described above.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.

Item 2. Properties
Additional information about our consolidated apartment communities is contained in “Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Refer to Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information regarding property debt.
Our Real Estate portfolio is diversified by both price point and geography and consists of market rate apartment communities in which we own a substantial interest. Our Real Estate portfolio includes garden style, mid-rise and high-rise apartment communities located in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Our portfolio strategy seeks predictable rent growth from a portfolio of apartment communities diversified among some of the largest coastal and job growth markets in the United States, and that is diversified across “A,” “B” and “C+” price points, averaging “B/B+” in quality. As of December 31, 2016,2017, our Real Estate portfolio of conventional apartment communities consisted of roughly 50%one half “A” quality communities and 50%one half “B” and “C+” quality communities (as measured by gross asset value). Please refer to the Executive Overview heading under Item 7 for a description of our portfolio quality ratings. The following table sets forth information on all ofthe apartment communities in our apartment communitiesReal Estate portfolio as of December 31, 2016:2017:
Number of Apartment Communities Number of Apartment Homes Average Economic OwnershipNumber of Apartment Communities Number of Apartment Homes Average Economic Ownership
Conventional:     
Atlanta5
 817
 100%5
 817
 100%
Bay Area12
 2,632
 100%16
 3,236
 100%
Boston15
 4,689
 100%15
 4,689
 100%
Chicago10
 3,246
 100%10
 3,246
 100%
Denver8
 2,065
 98%8
 2,065
 98%
Greater Washington DC13
 5,325
 99%
Greater New York18

1,040
 100%
Greater Washington, DC13
 5,325
 99%
Los Angeles14
 4,543
 86%13
 4,347
 100%
Miami5
 2,612
 100%5
 2,652
 100%
New York18
 1,040
 100%
Philadelphia5
 2,802
 97%5
 2,796
 97%
San Diego12
 2,423
 97%12
 2,423
 97%
Seattle2
 239
 100%2
 239
 100%
Total target markets119
 32,433
 97%
Other markets15
 5,489
 99%14
 4,029
 97%
Total conventional owned134
 37,922
 97%
Affordable55
 8,389
 95%
Total189
 46,311
 98%
Total Real Estate portfolio136
 36,904
 99%
At December 31, 2016,2017, we owned an equity interest in and consolidated within our financial statements 178136 apartment communities containing 45,482with 36,904 apartment homes in our Real Estate portfolio. We consolidated 132 of these apartment communities with 36,762 apartment homes.
These consolidated apartment communities contained, on average, 256279 apartment homes, with the largest community containing 2,113 apartment homes. These apartment communities offer residents a range of amenities, including resort pools with cabanas, grills, clubhouses, spas, fitness centers, package lockers, dog parks and large open spaces. Many of the apartment homes offer features such as granite countertops, wood flooring, stainless steel appliances, fireplaces, spacious closets, washer and dryer connections, balconies and patios. Some of our premier apartment communities also offer premium features including designer kitchens and bathroom finishes. Additional information on our consolidated apartment communities is contained in “Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. At December 31, 2016, we also held an equity interest in and did not consolidate within our financial statements 11 apartment communities containing 829 apartment homes.
The majority of our consolidated apartment communities are encumbered by property debt. At December 31, 2016, 155 of2017, apartment communities in our consolidated apartment communitiesReal Estate portfolio were encumbered by, in aggregate, $3.9$3.5 billion of property debt with a weighted average interest rate of 4.78%4.6% and a weighted average maturity of 8.07.2 years. Each of theThe apartment communities collateralizing this non-recourse property debt instruments comprising this total are collateralized by one of our apartment communities, without cross-collateralization, withhave an estimated aggregate fair value of $11.9$10.9 billion. Refer to Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information regarding our property debt. As ofAt December 31, 2016,2017, we held unencumbered apartment communities with an estimated fair value of $1.6approximately $1.8 billion.

At December 31, 2017, we also held nominal ownership positions in partnerships that own 46 apartment communities with 6,898 apartment homes that qualify for low-income housing tax credits and are structured to provide for the pass through of tax credits and tax deductions to their partners. We provide asset management and other services to these partnerships and receive fees and other payments in return. In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, we consolidate most of these partnerships, which own an aggregate of 39 apartment communities with 6,211 apartment homes.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
As further discussed in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8, we are engaged in discussions with regulatory agencies regarding environmental matters at apartment communities we, or predecessor entities, previously owned. Although the outcome of the process we are undergoing for these environmental matters is uncertain, we do not expect the resolution to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Additionally, as further discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8, in January 2018 we reached an agreement to settle litigation pertaining to the ownership of a property we acquired in 2014.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.

PART II

Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Aimco
Aimco’s Common Stock has been listed and traded on the NYSE under the symbol “AIV” since July 22, 1994. The following table sets forth the quarterly high and low sales prices of our Common Stock, as reported on the NYSE, and the dividends declared in the periods indicated:
Quarter EndedHigh Low 
Dividends
Declared
(per share)
High Low 
Dividends
Declared
(per share)
December 31, 2017$45.47
 $43.15
 $0.36
September 30, 201746.45
 42.42
 0.36
June 30, 201744.99
 42.64
 0.36
March 31, 201746.53
 43.11
 0.36
     
December 31, 2016$45.45
 $39.88
 $0.33
$45.45
 $39.88
 $0.33
September 30, 201647.59
 43.30
 0.33
47.59
 43.30
 0.33
June 30, 201644.16
 39.57
 0.33
44.16
 39.57
 0.33
March 31, 201641.82
 35.45
 0.33
41.82
 35.45
 0.33
     
December 31, 2015$40.83
 $35.88
 $0.30
September 30, 201540.43
 34.71
 0.30
June 30, 201539.66
 36.52
 0.30
March 31, 201541.55
 36.59
 0.28
Aimco’s Board of Directors determines and declares its dividends. In making a dividend determination, Aimco’s Board of Directors considers a variety of factors, including: REIT distribution requirements; current market conditions; liquidity needs; and other uses of cash, such as for deleveraging and accretive investment activities. Aimco’s Board of Directors targets a dividend payout ratio of approximatelybetween 65% and 70% of Adjusted Funds From Operations (which is defined in Item 7). In January 2017,2018, Aimco’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.36$0.38 per share on its Common Stock. On an annualized basis, this represents an increase of 9%6% compared to the dividends paid in 2016.2017. This dividend is payable on February 28, 2017,2018, to stockholders of record on February 17, 2017.16, 2018. Aimco’s Board of Directors anticipates similar per share quarterly cash dividends for the remainder of 2017.2018. However, the Board of Directors may adjust the dividend amount or the frequency with which the dividend is paid based on then prevailing circumstances.
On February 23, 2017,27, 2018, the closing price of theAimco Common Stock was $45.96$38.43 per share, as reported on the NYSE, and there were 157,017,376157,330,262 shares of Common Stock outstanding, held by 1,8421,741 stockholders of record. The number of holders does not include individuals or entities who beneficially own shares but whose shares are held of record by a broker or clearing agency, but does include each such broker or clearing agency as one recordholder.record holder.
As a REIT, Aimco is required to distribute annually to holders of its Common Stock at least 90% of its “real estate investment trust taxable income,” which, as defined by the Code and United States Department of Treasury regulations, is generally equivalent to net taxable ordinary income.
From time to time, Aimco may issue shares of Common Stock in exchange for OP Units, defined under The Aimco Operating Partnership heading below. Please refer to Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for further discussion of such exchanges. Aimco may also issue shares of Common Stock in exchange for limited partnership interests in consolidated real estate partnerships. During the year ended December 31, 2016, we2017, Aimco did not issue any shares of Common Stock in exchange for OP Units or limited partnership interests in consolidated real estate partnerships.
Aimco’s Board of Directors has, from time to time, authorized Aimco to repurchase shares of its outstanding capital stock. There were no repurchases of Aimco shares during the year ended December 31, 2016.2017. As of December 31, 2016,2017, Aimco was authorized to repurchase approximately 19.3 million shares. This authorization has no expiration date. These repurchases may be made from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.

Performance Graph
The following graph compares cumulative total returns for Aimco’s Common Stock, the MSCI US REIT Index, the NAREIT Apartment Index, and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Total Return Index (the “S&P 500”), and the NAREIT Apartment Index.. The MSCI US REIT Index is published by Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc., a provider of equity indices. The NAREIT Apartment Index is published by The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, a representative of real estate investment trusts and publicly traded real estate companies with interests in United States real estate and capital markets. The MSCI REIT Index reflects total shareholder return for a broad range of REITs and the NAREIT Apartment Index provides a more direct multifamily peer comparison of total shareholder return. The indices are weighted for all companies that fit the definitional criteria of the particular index and are calculated to exclude companies as they are acquired and to add themcompanies to the index calculation as they become publicly traded companies. All companies that fit the definitional criteria and existed at the point in time presented are included in the index calculations. The graph assumes the investment of $100 in Aimco’s Common Stock and in each index on December 31, 2011,2012, and that all dividends paid have been reinvested. The historical information set forth below is not necessarily indicative of future performance.
For the fiscal years ended December 31,For the fiscal years ended December 31,
Index201120122013201420152016201220132014201520162017
Aimco (1)$100.00
$121.68
$120.41
$178.25
$198.12
$232.37
$100.00
$98.95
$146.49
$162.81
$190.96
$189.68
MSCI US REIT (1)100.00
117.77
120.68
157.34
161.30
175.17
100.00
102.47
133.60
136.97
148.75
156.29
NAREIT Apartment Index (2)100.00
106.93
100.31
140.06
163.10
167.76
100.00
93.80
130.97
152.52
156.88
162.72
S&P 500 (1)100.00
116.00
153.57
174.60
177.01
198.18
100.00
132.39
150.51
152.59
170.84
208.14
(1) Source: SNL Financial, an offering of S&P Global Market Intelligence © 20172018
(2) Source: National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Performance Graph will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing by Aimco under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that Aimco specifically incorporates the same by reference.

The Aimco Operating Partnership
Interests in the Aimco Operating Partnership that are held by limited partners other than Aimco are referred to as OP Units. OP Units include common partnership units and high performance units, which we refer to as common OP Units, as well as partnership preferred units, or preferred OP Units. There is no public market for the Aimco Operating Partnership’s common partnership units, including OP Units, and we have no intention of listing the common partnership units on any securities exchange. In addition, the Aimco Operating Partnership’s Partnership Agreement restricts the transferability of common partnership units, including OP Units. The following table sets forth the distributions declared per common partnership unit in each quarterly period during the two years ended December 31, 20162017 and 2015:2016:
Quarter Ended2016 20152017 2016
December 31$0.33
 $0.30
$0.36
 $0.33
September 300.33
 0.30
0.36
 0.33
June 300.33
 0.30
0.36
 0.33
March 310.33
 0.28
0.36
 0.33
We intend forThe Aimco Operating Partnership’s Board of Directors determines and declares its distributions. Aimco, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, is the general and special limited partner of and, as of December 31, 2017, owned a 95.5% ownership interest in the common partnership units of the Aimco Operating Partnership’s futurePartnership and the Aimco Operating Partnership holds all of Aimco’s assets and manages the daily operations of Aimco’s business. The distributions paid by the Aimco Operating Partnership to Aimco are used by Aimco to fund the dividends paid to its stockholders.  Accordingly, the per share dividends Aimco pays to its stockholders generally equal the per share distributions paid by the Aimco Operating Partnership to holders of its common partnership unit to be equal to Aimco’s Common Stock dividends.units.
At February 23, 2017,27, 2018, there were 164,649,570164,901,915 common partnership units and equivalents outstanding (157,017,376(157,330,262 of which were held by Aimco) that were held by 2,7312,624 unitholders of record.
The Aimco Operating Partnership’s Partnership Agreement generally provides that after holding common OP Units for one year, limited partners other than Aimco have the right to redeem their common OP Units for cash subject toor, at our prior right to cause Aimco to acquire some or all of the common OP Units tendered for redemption in exchange forelection, shares of Aimco Common Stock. Common OP Units redeemed for shares of Aimco Common Stock are exchanged on a one-for-one basis (subject to antidilution adjustments).
No common OP Units or preferred OP Units held by Limited Partners were redeemed in exchange for shares of Aimco Common Stock during the year ended December 31, 2016.2017.
The following table summarizes the Aimco Operating Partnership’s repurchases of common OP Units for the three months ended December 31, 2016:2017:
Fiscal periodTotal Number of Units Purchased Average Price Paid per Unit Total Number of Units Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1) Maximum Number of Units that May Yet Be Purchased Under Plans or Programs (1)
October 1 - October 31, 20162,879
 $42.66
 N/A N/A
November 1 - November 30, 20162,048
 43.23
 N/A N/A
December 1 - December 31, 201627,698
 41.49
 N/A N/A
Total32,625
 $41.70
    
Fiscal periodTotal Number of Units Purchased Average Price Paid per Unit Total Number of Units Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Maximum Number of Units that May Yet Be Purchased Under Plans or Programs
October 1 - October 31, 20171,212
 $45.04
 N/A N/A
November 1 - November 30, 20174,155
 44.26
 N/A N/A
December 1 - December 31, 20172,685
 44.42
 N/A N/A
Total8,052
 $44.43
    
(1)The terms of the Aimco Operating Partnership’s Partnership Agreement do not provide for a maximum number of units that may be repurchased, and other than the express terms of the Aimco Operating Partnership’s Partnership Agreement, the Aimco Operating Partnership has no publicly announced plans or programs of repurchase. However, whenever Aimco repurchases its Common Stock, it is expected that Aimco will fund the repurchase with a concurrent repurchase by the Aimco Operating Partnership of common partnership units held by Aimco at a price per unit that is equal to the price per share paid for the Common Stock. Refer to the preceding discussion of Aimco’s authorization for equity repurchases.
Dividend and Distribution Payments
Our revolving credit agreement includes customary covenants, including a restriction on dividends and other restricted payments, but permits dividends and distributions during any four consecutive fiscal quarters in an aggregate amount of up to 95% of Aimco’s Funds From Operations for such period, subject to certain non-cash adjustments, or such amount as may be necessary to maintain Aimco’s REIT status.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data
The following selected financial data is based on audited historical financial statements of Aimco and the Aimco Operating Partnership. This information should be read in conjunction with such financial statements, including the notes thereto, and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included herein or in previous filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
For The Years Ended December 31,Years Ended December 31,
2016 2015 2014 2013 20122017 2016 2015 2014 2013
(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
OPERATING DATA:                  
Total revenues (1)$995,854
 $981,310
 $984,363
 $974,053
 $958,511
$1,005,437
 $995,854
 $981,310
 $984,363
 $974,053
Net income (1)483,273
 271,983
 356,111
 237,825
 195,361
347,079
 483,273
 271,983
 356,111
 237,825
Net income attributable to Aimco/the Aimco Operating Partnership per common share/unit – diluted$2.67
 $1.52
 $2.06
 $1.40
 $0.61
$1.96
 $2.67
 $1.52
 $2.06
 $1.40
                  
BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION:                  
Total assets (2)$6,232,818
 $6,118,681
 $6,068,631
 $6,046,579
 $6,363,366
$6,079,040
 $6,232,818
 $6,118,681
 $6,068,631
 $6,046,579
Total indebtedness (2)3,884,632
 3,849,141
 4,108,025
 4,355,849
 4,378,966
3,861,770
 3,648,206
 3,599,648
 3,852,885
 4,090,653
Non-recourse property debt of partnerships served by Asset Management business227,141
 236,426
 249,493
 255,140
 265,196
                  
OTHER INFORMATION:                  
Dividends/distributions declared per common share/unit$1.32
 $1.18
 $1.04
 $0.96
 $0.76
$1.44
 $1.32
 $1.18
 $1.04
 $0.96

(1)Effective January 1, 2014, we adopted a new accounting standard, which revised the definition of a discontinued operation. In the selected financial data presentation above, total revenues for the yearsyear ended December 31, 2013, and 2012total revenues excludes revenue generated by discontinued operations of $62.2 million and $140.6 million, respectively. Netnet income for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 includes income from discontinued operations, net of tax, of $203.2 million and $214.1 million, respectively.
(2)Effective January 1, 2016, we adopted new accounting standards, which revised the presentation of debt issue costs. In the selected financial data presented above, the total assets and total indebtedness as of December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012, have been recast to reflect the reclassification of unamortized debt issue costs related to property debt from total assets to total indebtedness.million.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Executive Overview
We are focused on the ownership, management, redevelopment and limited development of quality apartment communities diversified by geographylocated in some of the largest coastal and job growth markets in the United States and also diversified across price points.States.
Our principal financial objective is to provide predictable and attractive returns to our equity holders, as measured by growth in Economic Income and Adjusted Funds From Operations. Economic Income isholders. We measure our measure of totalcurrent return andusing Adjusted Funds From Operations, isor AFFO, and our measure of current return.long-term total return using Economic Income. In 2016,2017, AFFO grew by 7.6% to $2.12 per share. Over the last five years, our Economic Income totaled approximately $7 per share, representinggrew at a 15%compound annual return on our estimated net asset value at the beginning of that measurement period. Adjusted Funds From Operations was $1.97 per share, an increase13.7%, comprised of 5% as compared to 2015. Our calculation of Economic Income relies upon10.6% compounded annual growth in net asset value, or NAV. NAV, per share and Adjusted$5.78 in cash dividends per share paid over the period. We also use Pro forma Funds From Operations, or Pro forma FFO, as a measure of operational performance. Economic Income, NAV, AFFO, and Pro forma FFO are non-GAAP measures and are defined under the Non-GAAP Measures heading below.
Our business and strategicfive areas of strategic focus are described in more detail within the Business Overview in Item 1. ExecutionThe results from execution of our goals within our strategic areas of focus drove solid results for Aimcobusiness plan in 2016, as2017 are further described in the sections that follow.
Property OperationsNet income attributable to common stockholders per common share decreased by $0.71 for the year ended December 31, 2017, as compared to 2016, primarily due to lower gains on the sale of apartment communities and higher depreciation expense, partially offset by increased contribution from property net operating income more fully described below.
Pro forma FFO per share increased $0.13, or 5.6%, for the year ended December 31, 2017, as compared to 2016. The primary driver of this increase was property net operating income growth of $0.11 per share, consisting of:
$0.10 from Same Store property net operating income growth of 4.2%, driven primarily by a 3.2% increase in revenue and almost flat expense growth;
$0.12 from the lease-up over the last 12 months of more than 800 renovated homes at redevelopment communities and completion of the lease-up of One Canal in Boston, and Indigo in Redwood City, California; and

$0.02 from our Other Real Estate apartment communities, primarily due to rate increases; partially offset by
$0.13 lower property net operating income from apartment communities sold in 2016 to fund redevelopment and development activities and acquisitions.
As compared to 2016, lower interest rates, higher tax benefit, higher transactional income and other factors, partially offset by lower deferred tax credit income, contributed an additional $0.02 to Pro forma FFO per share.
The $0.13 increase in year-over-year Pro forma FFO per share plus $0.02 in lower capital replacement spending due to fewer apartment homes increased AFFO by $0.15, or 7.6% per share.
Operational Excellence
We own and operate a portfolio of conventionalmarket rate apartment communities diversified by both geography and price point. At December 31, 2016,2017, our conventionalReal Estate portfolio included 134136 apartment communities with 37,92236,904 apartment homes in which we held an average ownership of approximately 97%99%. We also operate a portfolio of affordable apartment communities, which primarily consists of communities owned through low-income housing tax credit partnerships, and with rents generally paid, in whole or part, by a government agency. Consolidated apartment communities that we manage within
Our property operations team delivered solid results for our conventional and affordable portfolios comprise our reportable segments and generated 90% and 10%, respectively, of our proportionate property net operating income, or NOI, (defined below under the Results of Operations – Property Operationsheading) during the year ended December 31, 2016.

In our conventional same storeReal Estate portfolio revenue and expense grew 4.7% and 1.4%, respectively, leading to 6.2% growth in property net operating income. Revenue growth was due to a weighted average rent increase of 4.0% and an average daily occupancy of 95.9%, which was consistent with 2015. We focus on customer satisfaction and resident retention, which results in lower resident turnover and reduces vacancy related costs. We receive approximately 90,000 customer satisfaction surveys annually and achieved an average rating of 4.18 (on a 1 to 5 scale) for the year ended December 31, 2016.2017. Highlights include:
Same Store net operating income growth greater than 4% for the seventh year in a row;
Same Store rent increases on renewals and new leases averaged 4.6% and 0.6%, respectively, for a weighted average increase of 2.5%; and
Completion of the lease-up of One Canal in Boston, and Indigo in Redwood City, California.
Our focus on efficient operations through productivity initiatives such as centralization of administrative tasks, optimization of economies of scale at the corporate level, and investment in more durable, longer-lived materials has helped us control operating expenses. As a result of these efforts, our conventional same storeSame Store controllable operating expenses, which we define as property level operating expenses before real estate taxes, insurance and utilities, had a compounddecreased by 1.3% for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to 2016. The compounded annual growth rate of 2.1% overfor Same Store controllable operating expenses for the last three years.past decade is negative 0.4%.
For the year ended December 31, 2016,2017, our conventionalReal Estate portfolio provided 68%69% net operating income margins and 62% free cash flow, or FCF,64% Free Cash Flow margins. FCFFree Cash Flow is defined under the Non-GAAP Measures heading below.
In addition to those communities in our Real Estate portfolio, as of December 31, 2017, we held nominal ownership positions (generally less than 1%) in partnerships that own 46 low-income housing tax credit communities with 6,898 apartment homes. We provide asset management and other services to these partnerships and receive fees and other payments in return. Our relationship with these partnerships is different than real estate ownership and is better described as an Asset Management business. We have limited upside or downside exposure. In accordance with GAAP, we consolidate most of these partnerships and communities, thus reflecting their operating results as though they were our own until our fee and other interests have been repaid, generally upon sale of the underlying communities.
Redevelopment
Our second line of business is the redevelopment and Developmentdevelopment of apartment communities where we create value equal to 25% to 35% of our incremental investment by repositioning communities within the Aimco portfolio and by constructing new communities. We measure the rate and quality of financial returns by Net Asset Value creation, an important component of Economic Income, our primary measure of long-term financial performance. We invest to earn risk-adjusted returns in excess of those expected from the apartment communities sold in paired trades to fund the redevelopment or development.
We also undertake ground-up development when warranted by risk-adjusted investment returns, either directly in connection with the redevelopment of an existing apartment community or, on a more limited basis, at a new location. When warranted, we rely on the expertise and credit of a third-party developer familiar with the local market to limit our exposure to construction risk.
Of these two activities, we favor redevelopment because it permits adjustment of the scope and timing of spending to align with changing market conditions and customer preferences.
During the year ended December 31, 2016,2017, we invested $155.4$172.4 million primarily in redevelopment, $85.2 million of which related to theour ongoing redevelopment and development projects.

During the year ended December 31, 2017, we completed construction on the third tower of Park Towne Place and The Sterling, mixed-use communities located in Center City, Philadelphia. We are redeveloping the threeAs of the four towers at Park Towne Place, one at a time, and at December 31, 2016, we had completed lease-up of2017, the South Tower and hadfirst three towers combined were 89% leased 70% ofwith approximately 40 homes remaining to be leased at the apartment homes in the East Tower. Rental rates are consistent with underwriting.third redeveloped tower to reach occupancy stabilization. Based on the success of the first two towers,these results, we commenceddecided to proceed with a $40 million redevelopment of the North Tower during 2016, completingfourth and final tower. We have completed de-leasing and commenced construction on this tower, and lease-up is scheduled to commence in the third quarterspring of 2018.
We have planned and starting constructionentitled a new $117.0 million, 226 apartment home community to be known as Parc Mosaic, located in Boulder, Colorado on the fourth quarter. We will continue to evaluatesite of our Eastpointe community. As part of this plan, as of December 31, 2017, we completed the successde-leasing of Eastpointe and commenced demolition and construction. The site is two miles from the new Google campus and is across the street from Ball Aerospace’s Technology Campus and Foothills Hospital. Building in Boulder is highly regulated and new supply is limited, notwithstanding higher enrollment at the University of Colorado and increased employment generally.
Inclusive of these two new projects, our total estimated net investment in redevelopment and may redevelop the fourth tower in the community.
We are redeveloping The Sterling,development activities is $714.6 million, with a 30-story building, two or three floors at a time, and atprojected weighted average net operating income yield on these investments of 6.1%, assuming untrended rents. As of December 31, 2016,2017, $513.1 million of this total has been funded.
During 2017, we had completed 88%leased over 800 apartment homes at our redevelopment communities. As of theDecember 31, 2017, our lease-up exposure at active redevelopment and development projects included approximately 611 apartment homes, of which 92% had been leased. Rental rates are in line with underwriting. Three floors, representing 12% of the homes, and 37,000 square feet of commercial space remain under construction with anticipated completion in second quarter 2017.
During 2016, we commenced four additional redevelopments with an estimated net investment of $81.4 million. These redevelopments include: Bay Parc Plaza in Miami, Florida; Saybrook Pointe in San Jose, California; Yorktown in suburban Chicago; and the second phase of redevelopment at The Palazzo at Park La Brea in Los Angeles, California. For additional information regarding these redevelopments, please refer to the discussion under the Liquidity and Capital Resources heading below.
During 2016, we achieved NOI stabilization at three redeveloped apartment communities in California, Lincoln Place in Venice, Ocean House on Prospect in La Jolla and Preserve at Marin in Corte Madera. The redevelopment of these apartment communities resulted in value creation of approximately $170.0 million, or about 30% of our $582.0 million investment in these projects.
During 2016, we invested $31.8 million in development, primarily232 were in the completionfourth tower of One CanalPark Towne Place, which we expect to be available for lease beginning in Boston. Lease-up is nearing completion, with 86%the summer of 2018 and 215 were in Parc Mosaic, which we expect to be available for lease beginning in the apartment homes occupied at December 31, 2016, a pace well aheadsummer of schedule and at rental rates consistent with underwriting.
During 2016, our Vivo community in Cambridge, Massachusetts achieved stabilized occupancy two months ahead of schedule with rental rates consistent with underwriting.2019.
See below under the Liquidity and Capital Resources – Redevelopment and Redevelopment/Development heading for additional information regarding our ongoing redevelopments atredevelopment and development investment during the year ended December 31, 2016.2017.
Portfolio Management
Our portfolio strategy seeks predictable rent growth from a portfolio of apartment communities that is diversified across “A,” “B,” and “C+” price points, averaging “B/B+” in quality and that is diversified across some of the largest coastal and job growth markets in the U.S. We measure conventionalthe quality of apartment community qualitycommunities in our Real Estate portfolio based on average rents of our apartment homes compared to local market average rents as reported by a third-party provider of commercial real estate performance and analysis. Under this rating system, we classify as “A” quality apartment communities those earning rents greater than 125% of the local market average, as “B” quality apartment communities those earning rents between 90% and 125% of the local market average; as “C+” quality apartment communities those withearning rents greater than $1,100 per month, but lower than 90% of local market average; and as “C” quality apartment communities those withearning rents less than $1,100 per month and lower than 90% of local market average. We classify as “B/B+” quality a portfolio that on average earns rents between 100% and 125% of the local market average rents where the portfolio is located. Although some companies and analysts within the multifamily real estate industry use apartment community quality ratings of “A,” “B”“B,” and “C,” some of which are tied to local market rent averages, the metrics used to classify apartment community quality as well as the timingperiod for which local marketsmarket rents are calculated may vary from company to company.

Accordingly, our rating system for measuring apartment community quality is neither broadly nor consistently used in the multifamily real estate industry.
As part of our portfolio strategy, we seek to sell each year up to 10% of the apartment communities in our portfolio with lower projected free cash flow returnsannually and investto reinvest the proceeds from such sales through property upgrades and redevelopment of communities in our current portfolio,accretive uses such as capital enhancements, redevelopments, occasional development of new communitiesdevelopments, and selective acquisition of apartment communitiesacquisitions with projected free cash flow returnsFree Cash Flow internal rates of return higher than expected from the communities being sold. Through this disciplined approach to capital recycling, we have significantly increased the quality and expected growth rate of our portfolio, as evidencedresulting in a compound annual growth rate in average revenue per Aimco apartment home of 8.8% over the last three years.
 Three Months Ended
 December 31,
 2017 2014
Average Revenue per Aimco apartment home (1)$2,123
 $1,650
Portfolio Average Rents as a Percentage of Local Market Average Rents113% 108%
Percentage A (4Q 2017 Average Revenue per Aimco Apartment Home $2,707)53% 45%
Percentage B (4Q 2017 Average Revenue per Aimco Apartment Home $1,848)32% 33%
Percentage C+ (4Q 2017 Average Revenue per Aimco Apartment Home $1,721)15% 5%
Percentage C% 17%
(1) Represents average monthly rental and other property revenues divided by the number of occupied apartment homes multiplied by our ownership interest in the apartment community as of the end of the current period.

The quality of our portfolio improved through value created by increasedour redevelopment and transaction activities, contributing to the increase in average revenue per apartment home for the portfolio and higher average rents compared to local market average rents.
 Three Months Ended
 December 31,
 2016 2013
Percentage of Conventional Net Operating Income in target markets88% 88%
Average Revenue per Effective Apartment Home (1)$1,978
 $1,469
Portfolio Average Rents as a Percentage of Local Market Average Rents113% 105%
Percentage A (4Q 2016 Average Revenue per Effective Apartment Home $2,505)52% 38%
Percentage B (4Q 2016 Average Revenue per Effective Apartment Home $1,771)34% 37%
Percentage C+ (4Q 2016 Average Revenue per Effective Apartment Home $1,595)14% 18%
Percentage C% 7%
(1) Represents average monthly rental and other property revenues divided by the number of occupied apartment homes multiplied by our economic interest in the apartment community as of the end of the current period.
During the three months ended December 31, 2016, our conventional portfolio average revenue per effective apartment home was $1,978, anhome. The increase of 34.6% as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2013. This increase wasis due to rent growth from the improved quality of our portfolio, driven in part by the sale of conventional apartment communities during these periods with average monthly revenues per effectiveAimco apartment home substantially lower than those of the retained portfolio, and also by our reinvestment of the sales proceeds through redevelopment, development and acquisition of apartment communities with higher rents and better free cash flow return prospects.
After several years of above-trend rent growth, we are seeing rent growth in many markets decelerate due to competitive new supply. As a result of our diversification by both geography and price point, our exposure to competitive new supply is largely limited to approximately one quarter of our portfolio, represented by “A” price point communities in submarkets with more than 2% supply growth projected over the next year. This exposure is mitigated in some submarkets where the rate of job growth exceeds the rate of supply growth, and in other submarkets where our “A” rents are substantially lowerprospects than the rents charged by new supply.apartment communities sold.
As we execute our portfolio strategy, we expect to increase conventional portfolio average revenue per Aimco apartment home for our Real Estate portfolio at a rate greater than market rent growth; increase FCFfree cash flow margins; and increase the percentage of our conventional property net operating income earned in our target markets.maintain sufficient geographic and price point diversification to moderate volatility and concentration risk.
During the year ended December 31, 2016,2017, we sold seven conventionalfive apartment communities with 3,0452,291 apartment homes for a gain of $297.9 million and gross proceeds of $517.0$397.0 million resulting in net proceeds of $381.1 million. After paymentTwo of these apartment communities were affordable communities located in Washington, DC and Philadelphia, and three were located in southern New Jersey and southern Virginia.
In January 2018, we agreed to sell our interests in the entities owning the La Jolla Cove property in settlement of legal actions filed in 2014 by a group of disappointed buyers who had hoped to acquire the property. As a result of the settlement, we recognized a gross impairment loss of $35.8 million in our 2017 results, $25.6 million of which relates to the establishment of a deferred tax liability assumed in connection with our acquisition of the business entities. Upon closing of the transaction, the tax liability will be assumed by the buyer, resulting in no economic loss. The remaining $10.2 million loss is offset by cash distributions we received during our ownership and avoided legal costs working capital adjustmentsfor continued litigation. On an economic basis, we agreed to sell these entities at roughly our purchase price, adjusted for retained cash distributions and distributionsavoided legal costs.
Also in January 2018, we sold three additional apartment communities with 513 apartment homes for a gain of approximately $50.0 million, net of tax, and gross proceeds of $71.9 million, resulting in $64.6 million in net proceeds. Two of these communities are located in southern Virginia and one is located in suburban Maryland.
Proceeds from the 2017 and 2018 sales were used to noncontrolling interests,repay outstanding borrowings on our revolving credit facility, effectively funding the equity portion of the Palazzo reacquisition, as further discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8, as well as our 2017 redevelopment and development activities.
Balance Sheet
We target net leverage of $3.8 billion. At December 31, 2017, our leverage of $3.9 billion was above this target due to the timing of the three apartment community sales discussed above that closed in January 2018.
Our leverage includes our share of the net proceeds totaled $509.1 million. We sold one apartment community from our low-income housing tax credit portfolio for gross proceeds of $27.5 million. After repayment oflong-term, non-recourse property debt paymentencumbering apartment communities in our Real Estate portfolio, our term loan, outstanding borrowings on the revolving credit facility and outstanding preferred equity. In our calculation of transaction costsleverage, we exclude non-recourse property debt obligations of consolidated partnerships served by our Asset Management business, as these are not our obligations and distributionsthey have limited effect on the amount of fees and other amounts we expect to noncontrolling interests,receive in our share of the net proceeds totaled $10.3 million. We investedrole as asset manager for these proceeds in redevelopment and development discussed below, as well as the acquisition for $320 million of Indigo, a 463-home apartment community in Redwood City, California that was in the final stages of construction at the time of acquisition. As of December 31, 2016, leasing was well ahead of schedule, with 77% of apartment homes occupied at rental rates consistent with underwriting.
Balance Sheet and Liquiditypartnerships.
Our leverage strategy seeks to increase financial returns while using leverage with appropriate caution. We limit risk through balance sheet structure, employing low leverage, primarily non-recourse and long-dated property debt; build financial flexibility by maintaining ample unused and available credit as well as holding properties with substantial value unencumbered by property debt; and use partners’ capital when it enhances financial returns or reduces investment risk.
We target the ratio of Proportionate Debt and Preferred Equity to Adjusted EBITDA to be below 7.0x and we target the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to Adjusted Interest Expense and Preferred Dividends to be greater than 2.5x. We also focus on the ratios of Proportionate Debt to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to Adjusted Interest Expense.
Proportionate Debt, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Interest Expense, as used in these ratios, are non-GAAP financial measures, which are definedfurther discussed and reconciled under the Non-GAAP Measures - Leverage Ratios heading below.heading. Preferred Equity represents Aimco’s preferred stock and the Aimco Operating

Partnership’s preferred OP units.Units. Our leverage ratios for the trailing twelve month periodsthree months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015,2017, are presented below:
 Trailing Twelve Months Ended December 31,
 2016 2015
Proportionate Debt to Adjusted EBITDA6.3x 6.4x
Proportionate Debt and Preferred Equity to Adjusted EBITDA6.7x 6.8x
Adjusted EBITDA to Adjusted Interest Expense3.2x 3.1x
Adjusted EBITDA to Adjusted Interest Expense and Preferred Dividends2.9x 2.8x
Proportionate Debt to Adjusted EBITDA 6.5x
Proportionate Debt and Preferred Equity to Adjusted EBITDA 6.9x
Adjusted EBITDA to Adjusted Interest Expense 3.3x
Adjusted EBITDA to Adjusted Interest Expense and Preferred Dividends 3.1x

We expect futurecalculate our leverage reduction from earnings growth, especially asratios based on the most recent three month amounts, annualized. Our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA in our leverage ratios has been adjusted on a pro forma basis to reflect the disposition of five apartment communities now being redeveloped are completedduring the period as if the sales had closed on October 1, 2017. The effect of this pro forma adjustment may be found in the Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation under the Non-GAAP Measures heading.
During 2017, we closed or rate-locked nine fixed-rate, non-recourse, amortizing, property loans totaling $550.8 million. On a weighted basis, the term of these loans averaged 9.1 years and their interest rates averaged 3.48%, 123 basis points above the lease-upcorresponding treasury rates at the time of Indigo is completed,pricing.
Also during 2017, we restructured five fixed-rate, non-recourse, amortizing, property loans totaling $17.4 million, extending their maturity dates from 2018 to 2023 and reducing their weighted average interest rate from regularly scheduled4.13% to 3.63%.
The net effect of 2017 property debt amortization funded from retained earnings.refinancing activities has been to lower our weighted average fixed interest rates by about 20 basis points to 4.64%, generating prospective annual interest savings of approximately $6.6 million.
Our liquidity consists of cash balances and available capacity on our revolving line of credit. As of December 31, 2016,2017, we had on hand $616.6 million of cash and restricted cash plus available capacity on our revolving line of credit.
We also manage our financial flexibility by maintaining an investment grade rating and holding apartment communities that are unencumbered by property debt. At December 31, 2017, we held unencumbered apartment communities with an estimated fair market value of approximately $1.6 billion.$1.8 billion, up 12.5% year-over-year.
Two credit rating agencies rate our creditworthiness, using different methodologies and ratios for assessing our credit. In 2015,credit, and both of these agencies upgradedhave rated our credit rating and outlook toas BBB- (stable), an investment grade rating. Although some of the ratios they use are similar to those we use to measure our leverage, there are differences in our methods of calculation and therefore our leverage ratios disclosed above are not indicative of the ratios that may be calculated by these agencies.
During 2016, we closed fixed-rate, non-recourse, amortizing, property loans totaling $393.5 million with a weighted average term of 9.4 years and weighted average interest rate of 3.2%, which were on average 145 basis points over the corresponding Treasury rates at the time of pricing. During 2016, we also amended our $600.0 million revolving credit facility, extending its maturity to January 2022. For additional information regarding our leverage, please see the discussion under the Liquidity and Capital Resources heading.
Team and Culture
Our team and culture is the keyare keys to our success. Our emphasisintentional focus on a collaborative respectful, and performance-orientedproductive culture based on respect for others and personal responsibility is what enablesreinforced by a preference for promotion from within based on succession planning and talent development to produce a strong, stable team that is the continuing transformationenduring foundation of the Aimco business.our success. In 2016,2017, Aimco was recognized by the Denver Post as a Top Work Place for the fourth consecutive year.Place. We wereare one of only three mid-sizea dozen Colorado companies to be named a Top Work Place in Coloradoof all sizes that have earned this designation for the past fourfive consecutive years.
Key Financial Indicators
The key financial indicators that we use in managing our business and in evaluating our operating performance are Economic Income, our measure of total return, and Adjusted Funds From Operations, our measure of current return. In addition to these indicators, we evaluate our operating performance and financial condition using: Pro forma Funds From Operations; FCF capitalization rate; NOI capitalization rate;FCF; same store property operating results; proportionate property NOI;net operating income; average revenue per effective apartment home; financial coverageleverage ratios; and net leverage. Certain of these financial indicators are non-GAAP financial measures, which are defined, further described and, for certain of the measures, reconciled to comparable GAAP-based measures under the Non-GAAP Measures heading below.
Results of Operations
Because our operating results depend primarily on income from our apartment communities, the supply of and demand for apartments influences our operating results. Additionally, the level of expenses required to operate and maintain our apartment communities and the pace and price at which we redevelop, acquire and dispose of our apartment communities affect our operating results.
The following discussion and analysis of the results of our operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements in Item 8.
Overview
2017 compared to2016
Net income attributable to Aimco and net income attributable to the Aimco Operating Partnership decreased by $114.6 million and $120.0 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2017 as compared to 2016. The decrease in income was

Overviewprincipally due to a decrease in gain on dispositions of real estate and an increase in depreciation and amortization resulting from redeveloped apartment homes placed into service and the completion of One Canal and the acquisition of Indigo in 2016, partially offset by improved operating results as further described below.

2016 compared to 2015
Net income attributable to Aimco and net income attributable to the Aimco Operating Partnership increased by $181.7 million and $190.8 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2016 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2015. The increase in income was principally due to an increase in gainsgain on dispositions of real estate, partially offset by an increase in depreciation and amortization resulting from redeveloped and developed apartment communitieshomes placed into service during 2016 and from recent acquisitions.

2015 compared to2014
Net income attributable to Aimcothe completion of One Canal and net income attributable to the Aimco Operating Partnership decreased by $60.5 million and $64.3 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2015, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2014. The decreaseacquisition of Indigo in income was principally due to a decrease in gains on dispositions of real estate, partially offset by the effect of various other items discussed below.2016.
The following paragraphs discuss these and other items affecting the results of operations of Aimco and the Aimco Operating Partnership in more detail.
Property Operations
As described under the preceding Executive Overview heading, our owned real estate portfolioReal Estate segment consists primarily of conventional apartment communities. We also operate a portfolio of affordablemarket rate apartment communities the majority ofin which are held in low-income housing tax credit partnerships. Our conventional and affordable real estate operations that we manage and that are not classified as held for sale at the end of the current period comprise our reportable segments.hold a substantial equity ownership interest.
Due to the range of our economic ownership interests in our apartment communities, weWe use proportionate property NOInet operating income to assess the operating performance of our apartment communities and our operating segments.Real Estate portfolio. Proportionate property NOInet operating income reflects our share of rental and other property revenues reduced byless direct property operating expenses, including real estate taxes, for the consolidated apartment communities that we manage. Accordingly, the results of operations of our conventional and affordable segmentsReal Estate segment discussed below are presented on a proportionate basis and exclude the results of four conventional apartment communities with 142 apartment homes and eight affordable apartment communities with 727 apartment homes that we do notneither manage and one affordable community with 52 apartment homes that was classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2016.nor consolidate.
We do not include property management revenues, offsite costs associated with property management or casualty-related amounts in our assessment of segment performance. Accordingly, these items are not allocated to our segment results discussed below. Refer to Note 12 in the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for further discussion regarding our reportable segments, including a reconciliation of these proportionate amounts to consolidated rental and other property revenues and property operating expenses.
Conventional Real Estate OperationsProportionate Property Net Operating Income
Our Conventional segment consists ofWe classify apartment communities we classifywithin our Real Estate segment as Conventional Same Store and Conventional Non-Same Store. ConventionalOther Real Estate. Same Store apartment communities are those that have reached a stabilized occupancylevel of operations as of the beginning of a two yeartwo-year comparable period and maintained it throughout the current and comparable prior year, and that are not expected to be sold within 12 months. Conventional Non-SameOther Real Estate includes apartment communities that do not meet the Same Store consists of conventionaldefinition, including, but not limited to: redevelopment and development apartment communities, which are those currently under construction that arehave not occupancyachieved a stabilized level of operations and those that have been completed in recent years that hadhave not achieved and maintained stabilized occupancyoperations for both the current and comparable prior year, and conventionalyear; acquisition apartment communities, which are those we have acquired since the beginning of a two yeartwo-year comparable period. Conventional Non-Same Store also includes apartment communities subject to agreements that limit the amount by which we may increase rents; apartmentperiod; and communities that had not reached or maintained a stabilized level of occupancy as of the beginning of a two year comparable period, often duewe expect to a casualty event; and apartment communities expected to be soldsell within 12 months but do not yet meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale.
As of December 31, 2017, as defined by our segment performance metrics, our Real Estate segment consisted of 92 Same Store communities with 26,386 apartment homes and 37 Other Real Estate communities with 9,863 apartment homes.
From December 31, 2016 to December 31, 2017, on a net basis, our Same Store portfolio decreased by nine communities and decreased by 4,507 apartment homes. These changes consisted of:
the addition of three redeveloped apartment communities with 974 apartment homes that were classified as Same Store upon maintaining stabilized operations for the entirety of both periods presented;
the addition of one acquired apartment community with 94 apartment homes that was classified as Same Store because we have now owned it for the entirety of both periods presented;
the reduction of five apartment communities with 2,460 apartment homes for which we commenced redevelopment during the period;
the reduction of two apartment communities with 906 apartment homes we expected to sell during 2017;
the reduction of three apartment communities with 1,696 apartment homes sold during the period; and
the reduction of three apartment communities with 513 apartment homes held for sale.

As of December 31, 2017, our Other Real Estate communities included:
15 apartment communities with 6,386 apartment homes in redevelopment or development;
2 apartment communities with 578 apartment homes recently acquired;
4 apartment communities with 604 apartment homes owned that receive forms of government rental assistance; and
16 apartment communities with 2,295 apartment homes that do not meet the definition of Same Store because they are either subject to agreements that limit the amount by which we may increase rents or have not reached or maintained a stabilized level of occupancy as of the beginning of a two-year comparable period, often due to a casualty event.
Prior to 2017, five of the Other Real Estate communities were classified as part of our former Affordable segment. The results of operations for these communities are reflected in the comparable periods in the tables below.
Our Real Estate segment results for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, as presented below, are based on the apartment community classifications as of December 31, 2017.
 Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)2017 2016 $ Change % Change
Rental and other property revenues:       
Same Store communities$587,562
 $569,522
 $18,040
 3.2%
Other Real Estate communities266,929
 222,065
 44,864
 20.2%
Total854,491
 791,587
 62,904
 7.9%
Property operating expenses:       
Same Store communities167,356
 166,134
 1,222
 0.7%
Other Real Estate communities97,830
 85,502
 12,328
 14.4%
Total265,186
 251,636
 13,550
 5.4%
Proportionate property net operating income:       
Same Store communities420,206
 403,388
 16,818
 4.2%
Other Real Estate communities169,099
 136,563
 32,536
 23.8%
Total$589,305
 $539,951
 $49,354
 9.1%
For the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to 2016, our Real Estate segment’s proportionate property net operating income increased $49.4 million, or 9.1%.
Same Store proportionate property net operating income increased by $16.8 million, or 4.2%. This increase was primarily attributable to an $18.0 million, or 3.2%, increase in rental and other property revenues due to higher average revenues ($59 per effective home), comprised primarily of increases in rental rates. Renewal rents (the rent paid by an existing resident who renewed her lease compared to the rent she previously paid) were up 4.6% for the year ended December 31, 2017, and new lease rents (the rent paid by a new resident compared to the rent paid by the previous resident of the same apartment home) were up 0.6%, resulting in a weighted average increase of 2.5%. The increase in Same Store rental and other property revenues was partially offset by a $1.2 million, or 0.7%, increase in property operating expenses, primarily due to increases in real estate taxes. During the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to 2016, controllable operating expenses, which exclude utility costs, real estate taxes and insurance, decreased by $1.0 million, or 1.3%.
The proportionate property net operating income of Other Real Estate communities increased by $32.5 million, or 23.8%, due to:
redevelopment and lease-up activities during the year ended December 31, 2017, which helped contribute to incremental property net operating income of $20.9 million compared to 2016; and
higher property net operating income of $11.6 million from other communities, including the effect of our increased ownership interest in the Palazzo communities from our June 2017 reacquisition of the 47% limited partner interest in the related joint venture.

As of December 31, 2016, as defined by our segment performance metrics, our conventionalReal Estate portfolio consisted of the following:
101 Conventional95 Same Store apartment communities with 30,89328,684 apartment homes;homes and 34 Other Real Estate communities with 7,531 apartment homes.
29 Conventional Non-Same StoreAs of December 31, 2016, our Other Real Estate communities included:
13 apartment communities with 6,8874,725 apartment homes.homes in redevelopment or development;

From December 31, 2015, to December 31, 2016, on a net basis, our Conventional Same Store portfolio decreased by six apartment communities and 2,256 apartment homes. This change consisted of:
five conventional redevelopment3 apartment communities with 1,544672 apartment homes recently acquired;
4 apartment communities with 604 apartment homes owned that receive forms of government rental assistance; and
14 apartment communities with 1,530 apartment homes that were reclassified into Conventional Non-Same Store;
one apartment community with 246 apartment homes reclassified into Conventional Non-Samedo not meet the definition of Same Store because they are either subject to agreements that limit the amount by which we may increase rents or have not reached or maintained a stabilized level of occupancy as a resultof the beginning of a two-year comparable period, often due to a casualty event; and
five apartment communities with 1,727 apartment homes sold during the period.
These decreases were offset by the addition of five apartment communities that were reclassified from Conventional Non-Same Store, including three acquisition communities with 818 apartment homes as we have now owned them for the entirety of both periods presented, and two redeveloped apartment communities with 443 apartment homes that were reclassified upon maintaining stabilized occupancy for the entirety of both periods presented.event.
Our proportionate conventional portfolioReal Estate segment results for the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, as presented below, are based on the apartment community classifications as of December 31, 2016.2016, including the five Other Real Estate communities that were classified as part of our former Affordable segment until 2017, and excluding amounts related to apartment communities sold or classified as held for sale during 2017.
 Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)2016 2015 $ Change % Change
Rental and other property revenues:       
Conventional Same Store$635,472
 $606,952
 $28,520
 4.7%
Conventional Non-Same Store168,863
 145,189
 23,674
 16.3%
Total804,335
 752,141
 52,194
 6.9%
Property operating expenses:       
Conventional Same Store192,280
 189,658
 2,622
 1.4%
Conventional Non-Same Store65,659
 56,899
 8,760
 15.4%
Total257,939
 246,557
 11,382
 4.6%
Property net operating income:       
Conventional Same Store443,192
 417,294
 25,898
 6.2%
Conventional Non-Same Store103,204
 88,290
 14,914
 16.9%
Total$546,396
 $505,584
 $40,812
 8.1%
 Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)2016 2015 $ Change % Change
Rental and other property revenues:       
Same Store communities$604,663
 $577,159
 $27,504
 4.8%
Other Real Estate communities186,924
 159,920
 27,004
 16.9%
Total791,587
 737,079
 54,508
 7.4%
Property operating expenses:       
Same Store communities181,077
 179,186
 1,891
 1.1%
Other Real Estate communities70,559
 61,603
 8,956
 14.5%
Total251,636
 240,789
 10,847
 4.5%
Proportionate property net operating income:       
Same Store communities423,586
 397,973
 25,613
 6.4%
Other Real Estate communities116,365
 98,317
 18,048
 18.4%
Total$539,951
 $496,290
 $43,661
 8.8%
For the year ended December 31, 2016 as compared to 2015, our conventionalReal Estate segment’s proportionate property NOInet operating income increased $40.8$43.7 million, or 8.1%8.8%.
For the year ended December 31, 2016, as compared to 2015, Conventional Same Store proportionate property NOInet operating income increased by $25.9$25.6 million, or 6.2%6.4%. This increase was primarily attributable to a $28.5$27.5 million, or 4.7%4.8%, increase in rental and other property revenues due to higher average revenues (approximately $82($85 per effective home), comprised primarily of increases in rental rates of 4.0%. Rental rates on new leases transacted duringrates. Renewal rents (the rent paid by an existing resident who renewed her lease compared to the rent she previously paid) were up 5.7% for the year ended December 31, 2016, and new lease rents (the rent paid by a new resident compared to the rent paid by the previous resident of the same apartment home) were up 2.4% higher than expiring lease rates, and renewal rates were 5.7% higher than expiring lease rates., resulting in a weighted average increase of 4.0%. The increase in Conventional Same Store rental and other property revenues was partially offset by a $2.6$1.9 million, or 1.4%1.1%, increase in property operating expenses, primarily due to increases in real estate taxes, personnel costs and repairs and maintenance, partially offset by lower utilities expenses and insurance costs. During the year ended December 31, 2016 as compared to 2015, controllable operating expenses, which exclude utility costs, real estate taxes and insurance, increased by $1.6$1.4 million, or 1.9%1.7%.
Our Conventional Non-Same StoreThe proportionate property NOInet operating income of Other Real Estate communities increased by $14.9$18.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2016 as compared to 2015.2015. This increase is attributable to the following:
$7.8 million increase due to the NOInet operating income stabilization of three redeveloped communities (Lincoln Place, Ocean House on Prospect and Preserve at Marin);communities;
$2.63.7 million due to completing lease-up of Vivoactivities at acquired and nearing completion of the lease-up of Indigo and One Canal;
$3.4 million due toredeveloped apartment communities, we acquired during 2015; and
$1.1 million due to other net increases in proportionate property NOI including the continued lease-up of redeveloped homes at Park Towne Place and The Sterling,partially offset by decreases due to apartment homes taken out of service for our current redevelopments.redevelopment; and

As of December 31, 2015, our conventional portfolio consisted of the following:
102 Conventional Same Store$6.5 million from other communities, including apartment communities with 31,422 apartment homes; and
27 Conventional Non-Same Store apartment communities with 5,855 apartment homes.
Our proportionate conventional portfolio results for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, as presented below, are based on the apartment community classifications as of December 31, 2015 (excluding amounts related to apartment communities sold or classified as held for sale during 2016).
 Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)2015 2014 $ Change % Change
Rental and other property revenues:       
Conventional Same Store$622,031
 $594,501
 $27,530
 4.6%
Conventional Non-Same Store130,110
 89,290
 40,820
 45.7%
Total752,141
 683,791
 68,350
 10.0%
Property operating expenses:       
Conventional Same Store194,283
 190,517
 3,766
 2.0%
Conventional Non-Same Store52,274
 37,868
 14,406
 38.0%
Total246,557
 228,385
 18,172
 8.0%
Property net operating income:       
Conventional Same Store427,748
 403,984
 23,764
 5.9%
Conventional Non-Same Store77,836
 51,422
 26,414
 51.4%
Total$505,584
 $455,406
 $50,178
 11.0%
For the year ended December 31, 2015, as compared to 2014, our conventional segment’s proportionate property NOI increased $50.2 million, or 11.0%.
For the year ended December 31, 2015, as compared to 2014, Conventional Same Store proportionate property NOI increased by $23.8 million, or 5.9%. This increase was primarily attributable to a $27.5 million, or 4.6%, increase in rental and other property revenues due to higher average revenues (approximately $78 per effective home), comprised of increases in rental rates, utility reimbursements and other fees, including parking. Rental rates on new leases transacted during the year ended December 31, 2015, were 4.4% higher than expiring lease rates, and renewal rates were 5.5% higher than expiring lease rates. The increase in Conventional Same Store rental and other property revenues was partially offset by a $3.8 million, or 2.0%, increase in property operating expenses, primarily due to increases in real estate taxes and repairs and maintenance. During the year ended December 31, 2015, as compared to 2014, controllable operating expenses, which exclude utility costs, real estate taxes and insurance, increased by $2.0 million, or 2.3%.
Our Conventional Non-Same Store proportionate property NOI increased by $26.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2015, as compared to 2014. Proportionate property NOI increased $13.1 million due to apartment communities that we acquired in 2015 and 2014. Proportionate property NOI increased $13.3 million due to higher revenues per apartment home and higher average daily occupancy associated with apartment homes placed into service following completion of construction activities at Lincoln Place, Preserve at Marin and Pacific Bay Vistas, partially offset by a reduction in revenue associated with apartment homes taken out of service at our Park Towne Place and The Sterling redevelopments during 2015.
Affordable Real Estate Operations
Our affordable portfolio consists primarily of apartment communities that we manage that are owned through low-income housing tax credit partnerships. At December 31, 2016 and 2015, our affordable portfolio consisted of 46 apartment communities with 7,610 apartment homes.
For the year ended December 31, 2016, as compared to 2015, our affordable portfolio’s proportionate property NOI increased $6.1 million, or 10.9%. The increase was primarily attributed to an increase in rental income driven by higher rental rates, including market rate increases onat four apartment communities that were approved in 2016 by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, partially offset by higher personnel and repairs and maintenance costs.
For the year ended December 31, 2015, as compared to 2014, the proportionate property NOI of our affordable apartment communities increased $1.6 million, or 2.9%. The increase was attributable to an increase in rental income driven primarily by higher rental rates of $23 per month on apartment homes.Development.

Non-Segment Real Estate Operations
Real estate operations NOIOperating income amounts not attributed to our conventional or affordable segmentsReal Estate segment include offsite costs associated with property management, and casualty losses, and the results of apartment communities sold or held for sale, reported in consolidated amounts, which we do not allocate to our conventional or affordable segmentsReal Estate segment for purposes of evaluating segment performance (see Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8).
For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 2014,2015, casualty losses totaled $5.8$8.2 million, $8.3$5.6 million and $11.8$7.0 million, respectively. Casualty losses were elevated during the year ended December 31, 2016, included claims related2017, primarily due to fire damage, water damage resulting from a storm affecting several communities, and water damage resulting from damaged pipes at several other communities.hurricane damage. Casualty losses were elevated during the year ended December 31, 2015, includedprimarily due to losses resulting from property damage and snow removal costs associated with the severe snow storms in the Northeast. Casualty losses during
For the yearyears ended December 31, 2014, included losses from the severe weather associated with the 2014 “Polar Vortex,” which affected many of our2017, 2016 and 2015, apartment communities previously in our Real Estate portfolio that were sold or classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2017 generated net operating income of $26.5 million, $46.8 million and $68.8 million, respectively.
Asset Management Results
As further discussed in Note 2 to the Northeastconsolidated financial statements in Item 8, we provide asset management and Midwest, as well as damageother services to one of ourcertain consolidated partnerships that own apartment communities resulting from a severe hail storm.
Tax Credit and Asset Management Revenues
We sponsor certain consolidated partnerships that acquire, develop and operate qualifying affordablequalify for low-income housing apartment communitiestax credits and are structured to provide for the pass-through of tax credits and tax deductions to their partners. We recognize
Contribution from Asset Management included in our consolidated financial statements includes: fees and other amounts paid to us from the net operating income of partnerships served by our Asset Management business less interest expense incurred on non-recourse property debt obligations of the partnerships; income associated with the delivery of tax credits to the third-party investors in the partnerships (including amounts received during the period and deductions generated by these partnershipsamounts received in previous periods); and transactional revenue and other income less asset management expenses (including certain allocated offsite costs related to their partners.the operation of this business).
The contribution from Asset Management for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, is presented in the table below.
 Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)2017 2016 2015
Net operating income of partnerships served by the Asset Management business$43,745
 $43,161
 $41,887
Interest expense on non-recourse property debt of partnerships(13,031) (13,387) (12,984)
Amount available for payment of Asset Management fees30,714
 29,774
 28,903
Tax credit income, net10,049
 16,546
 22,819
Asset management expenses(5,934) (5,804) (6,770)
Transactional revenue and other income5,208
 8,290
 3,146
Contribution from the Asset Management business$40,037
 $48,806
 $48,098
For the year ended December 31, 2016, as comparedperiods presented above, the contribution from the Asset Management business fluctuated for the reasons discussed below.
Increases in the amount available for payment of Asset Management fees generated by the partnerships were primarily attributed to increases in rental income due to higher rates, partially offset by the year ended December 31, 2015, tax creditloss of net operating income from communities sold and asset management revenues decreased $3.0 million. This decrease was primarily attributable to $6.6 million lower amortization of deferred taxhigher operating expenses, including personnel and repairs and maintenance costs.
Tax credit income, net, decreased primarily due to the delivery of substantially all of the tax credits on various apartment communitiespartnerships and our 2016 acquisition of an investor limited partner’s interest in one of the tax credit partnerships (and their rights to undelivered tax credits) prior periods, partiallyto the end of the tax credit delivery period. Following the purchase, we recognized tax benefits in our results of operations, which largely offset bythe tax credit income we otherwise would have recognized.
Transactional revenues for the year ended December 31, 2017 includes $2.4 million in fees earned in connection with the disposition of real estate and for the year ended December 31, 2016 includes a $3.6 million fee earned for assisting a third-party property owner in a mark-up-to-market renewal related to a propertyan affordable community we previously owned. Other income, for each of the years presented, includes results related to the Napico business, which is further described under the Other, net heading below.

We expect the contribution to our net income from the Asset Management business to decline in future years as we continue to deliver the final tax credits for these partnerships and, as part of our plan to exit the Asset Management business, the partnerships sell the underlying apartment communities.
Depreciation and Amortization
For the year ended December 31, 2015, as2017 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014, tax credit2016, depreciation and asset management revenues decreased $7.2 million. This decrease was attributable to a decrease in amortization of deferred tax credit income primarily due to delivery of substantially all of the tax credits on various apartment communities during 2014 and 2015, and a decrease in disposition and other transactional fees earned in 2015 as compared to 2014.
Certain of the apartment communities within our tax credit partnerships have delivered substantially all of the tax credits, or are anticipated to deliver substantially all of the tax credits during 2017. As the tax credit delivery and compliance periods for these apartment communities expire, amortization of deferred income associated with the delivery of tax credits and deductions will decrease. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2016, we acquired an investor limited partner’s interest in one of the tax credit partnerships prior to the end of the tax credit delivery period and as such we are no longer obligated to deliver tax credits. We expect amortization of deferred tax credit income to decrease from $17.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2016, to approximately $11 million for the year ending December 31, 2017.
Investment Management Expenses
For the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to the year ended December 31, 2015, investment management expenses decreased $1.5expense increased by $33.1 million primarily due to lower acquisition-related costs.
For the year ended December 31, 2015, compared to the year ended December 31, 2014, investment management expenses decreased $1.5 million primarily due to increases in acquisition and other costs, partially offset by an increase in personnel and related costs.
Depreciation and Amortization
During the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, depreciation and amortization totaled $333.1 million, $306.3 million and $282.6 million, respectively. The $26.8 million increase from 2015 to 2016 was primarily due to amountsrenovated apartment homes placed in service as we completed apartment homes in our Park Towne Place and The Sterling redevelopments,after their completion, a full year of depreciation following the 2016 completion of our One Canal development and Vivo developments, our2016 acquisition of Indigo, and other capital additions, partially offset by decreases associated with apartment communities sold. The $23.7 million increase from 2014
For the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to 2015, wasdepreciation and amortization expense increased by $26.8 million primarily due to renovated apartment homes placed intoin service as we completedafter their completion, the completion of our redevelopmentsOne Canal and apartment communities we acquired in 2014Vivo developments, and 2015,our 2016 acquisition of Indigo and other capital additions, partially offset by decreases associated with apartment communities sold.

General and Administrative Expenses
In recent years, we have worked toward simplifying our business, including winding down the portion of our business that generates transaction-based activity fees and reducing the number of partnerships that own our conventional apartment communities by acquiring the noncontrolling interests in these partnerships, which allowed us to reduce overhead and other costs associated with these activities. Thesecosts. This simplification and other simplification activities, along with our scale reductions have allowed us to reduce our offsite costs, which consist of general and administrative expenses, property management expenses and investment management expenses, by $6.5$11.6 million, or 8.1%15.1%, over the last three years.
For the year ended December 31, 2016,2017 compared to 2016, general and administrative expenses decreased $3.1 million, primarily due to lower personnel and related costs including incentive compensation, professional services, technology costs and other corporate costs.
For the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to 2015, general and administrative expenses, excluding incentive compensation, decreased by approximately $0.2 million. Inclusive of incentive compensation, general and administrative expenseexpenses increased $1.8$0.5 million, primarily due to higher incentive compensation based on our performance against key performance indicators in 2016 as compared to 2015.
For the year ended December 31, 2015, compared to the year ended December 31, 2014, general and administrative expenses decreased $0.9 million, or 2.1%, primarily due to reductions in personnel and related costs, partially offset by an increase in administrative costs, including travel and consulting costs.
Other Expenses, Net
Other expenses, net includes franchise taxes, costs associated with our risk management activities, partnership administration expenses and certain non-recurring items.
For the year ended December 31, 2016,2017 compared to the year ended December 31, 2015,2016, other expenses, net increaseddecreased by $3.9$2.9 million. The increasedecrease was primarily due an increased estimate forto the 2016 recognition of estimated future environmental clean-up and abatement costs which is furtherassociated with the matters discussed in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8, partially offset by lower legal andcosts we incurred related costs.
For the year ended December 31, 2015, comparedto a challenge to the year ended December 31, 2014, other expenses, net decreased by $4.0 million. The decrease was due totitle of a $1.8 million provision for real estate impairment lossproperty we recognized during the year ended December 31, 2014, related to the estimated costs to sell an apartment community, inclusive of prepayment penalties. The decrease was also due to lower legal and other costs as well as the favorable resolution of certain legal mattersacquired in 2015, partially offset by higher environmental costs associated with an apartment community we no longer own.
Interest Expense2014.
For the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to 2015, other expenses, net increased by $3.9 million. The increase was primarily due to the 2016 environmental costs discussed above, partially offset by lower legal and related costs.
Provision for Real Estate Impairment Loss
In January 2018, we agreed to sell our interests in the entities owning the La Jolla Cove property in settlement of legal actions filed in 2014 by a group of disappointed buyers who had hoped to acquire the property. As a result of the settlement, we recognized in our 2017 results a gross impairment loss of $35.8 million, $25.6 million of which relates to the establishment of a deferred tax liability assumed in connection with our acquisition of the business entities. Upon closing of the transaction, the tax liability will be assumed by the buyer, resulting in no economic loss to Aimco. The remaining $10.2 million loss is offset by cash distributions paid to us during our ownership and avoided legal costs for continued litigation. On an economic basis, we agreed to sell these entities at roughly our purchase price, adjusted for retained cash distributions and avoided legal costs.
We recognized no provisions for impairment losses during the years ended December 31, 2016 or 2015.
Interest Expense
For the year ended December 31, 2015,2017 compared to 2016, interest expense, which includes the amortization of debt issuance costs and amortization of deferred financing costs, decreased by $1.8 million, or 0.9%. The decrease was primarily due to lower average outstanding balances on non-recourse property debt for our Real Estate apartment communities and prepayment penalties incurredlower interest rates, resulting in financing activities,an $11.9 million reduction in interest expense. These decreases were partially offset by higher amounts outstanding on corporate borrowings (including our term loan and incremental line borrowings used to temporarily fund the reacquisition of

the Palazzo limited partner interests) and a decrease in capitalized interest associated with our redevelopment and development activities.
For the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to 2015, interest expense decreased by $3.3 million, or 1.7%. The decrease was primarily attributed to lower average outstanding balances from our repayment of non-recourse property debt and to a lesser extent from a lower average cost of debt on property loans refinanced during the year, resulting in an $8.1 million reduction in interest expense, and a $4.9 million reduction of interest expense on debt related to apartment community dispositions. These decreases were partially offset by increased interest expense on debt associated with apartment community acquisitions and on One Canal, the construction of which was completed during 2016 and for which we ceased interest capitalization, and higher average borrowings on our revolving credit facility.
For the year ended December 31, 2015, compared to the year ended December 31, 2014, interest expense decreased by $21.3 million, or 9.6%. The decrease was primarily the result of lower average outstanding balances on non-recourse property debt for our existing apartment communities, decreases in property debt resulting from apartment community dispositions and higher prepayment penalties incurred in 2014. These decreases in interest expense were partially offset by increases related to our acquisition of apartment communities and on three of our redevelopments which reached completion of construction and therefore ceased capitalization of related interest expense.
Other, Net
Other, net includes our equity in the income or loss of unconsolidated real estate partnerships, and the results of operations related to our legacy asset managementthe Napico business, which we accountaccounted for under the profit sharing method as furtherprior to the derecognition of the final property during 2017.
For the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to 2016, net income of the Napico business increased by $2.1 million. For the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to 2015, net income of the Napico business increased by $5.4 million. As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8.
During8, in 2017 we derecognized the years ended December 31,assets and liabilities related to the final Napico property, and in 2016 2015we partially derecognized the assets and 2014,liabilities of the Napico business, resulting in gains that contributed to the increase in other, net primarily consisted of $5.6 million and $0.2 million of net income and $0.8 million of net losses, respectively, related to our legacy asset management business. The increase in net income of the legacy asset management business from 2015 to 2016 was primarily due to the 2016 gain on the derecognition of the net liabilities of a portion of the legacy asset management business, as further described in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8. After income taxes and noncontrolling interest allocations, our share of the net results of the legacy assetboth years.

management business totaled $4.4 million of net loss, $3.6 million of net income and $1.2 million of net loss for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Income Tax Benefit
Certain of our operations, or a portion thereof, including property management, asset management and risk management, are conducted through TRS entities. Additionally, some of our apartment communities including redevelopment communities, are owned through TRS entities.
Our income tax benefit calculated in accordance with GAAP includes: (a) historic tax credits that offset income tax obligations of our TRS entities; (b) income taxes associated with the income or loss of our TRS entities, for which the tax consequences have been realized or will be realized in future periods; and (c) low income housing tax credits that offset REIT taxable income, primarily from retained capital gains. Income taxes related to the results of continuing operations of our TRS entitiesthese items (before gains on dispositions) are included in income tax benefit in our consolidated statements of operations.
Income tax benefit for the periods presented also reflects GAAP taxes associated with income and gains related to the Napico business, which was partially deconsolidated in 2016 and for which the final property was deconsolidated in 2017.
For the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to 2016, income tax benefit increased by $6.9 million, from $25.2 million to $32.1 million. The increase is primarily due to higher tax benefit associated with low-income housing tax credits from our September 2016 acquisition of the limited partner interests in a tax credit partnership, higher net operating losses at the TRS entities (including the La Jolla Cove impairment loss discussed above) and the $0.5 million net tax benefit we recognized as a result of the December 2017 tax reform legislation (as further discussed in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8). These increases were partially offset by a decrease in historic tax credits associated with the redevelopment of certain apartment communities, including the timing of final certification on one redevelopment in 2016.
For the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the year ended December 31, 2015, income tax benefit decreased by $2.3 million, from $27.5 million to $25.2 million, primarily due to lower net losses recognized by apartment communities owned by our TRS entities, partially offset by higher historic tax credits associated with the redevelopment of certain apartment communities and utilization ofhigher tax benefit associated with low-income housing tax credits from our acquisition of the outside limited partner’s interestpartner interests in a tax credit partnership.
For the year ended December 31, 2015, compared to the year ended December 31, 2014, income tax benefit increased by $7.5 million, from $20.0 million to $27.5 million, primarily due to the taxable income generated by our low-income housing tax credit business prior to the intercompany sale of this business in late 2014 to the Aimco Operating Partnership, and an increase in historic tax credits.
Based on the ongoing simplification of our TRS entities, and lower planned investment in redevelopments eligible for historic tax credits, we anticipate a reduction in our income tax benefit during the year ending December 31, 2017, to a range of $19 million to $22 million.
Prior to December 15, 2014, the interests in our low-income housing tax credit business were owned through TRS entities. On December 15, 2014, our TRS entities sold the interests held in our tax credit business to the Aimco Operating Partnership. Through the date of sale the income resulting from these interests was subject to income taxes. Subsequent to the sale of the tax credit business, the income resulting from interests held in the tax credit business will not result in federal income tax liability. In accordance with GAAP applicable to income tax accounting for intercompany transactions, net tax expense associated with the sale, totaling approximately $3.5 million, was deferred within our consolidated balance sheet at the time of sale, and is being recognized in earnings as the assets of the tax credit business affect our GAAP income or loss, through depreciation, impairment losses, or sales to third-party entities. Refer to the Recent Accounting Pronouncements heading within Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for a discussion of a change in accounting standards affecting the remaining deferred tax associated with this and other intercompany transactions.
Gain on Dispositions of Real Estate, Net of Tax
During the year ended December 31, 2016, we sold eight consolidatedThe table below summarizes dispositions of apartment communities for an aggregate sale pricefrom our Real Estate portfolio and of $544.5 million, resulting in net proceeds of $524.2 million, and a net gain of $393.8 million (which is net of $6.4 million of related income taxes). During the year ended December 31, 2015, we sold 11 consolidated apartment communities for an aggregate sales price of $404.3 million, resulting in net proceeds of $229.4 million, and a net gain of $180.6 million (which is net of $1.8 million of related income taxes). During the year ended December 31, 2014, we sold 30 consolidated apartment communities for an aggregate sales price of $735.6 million, resulting in net proceeds of $456.6 million and a net gain of approximately $288.6 million (which is net of $36.1 million of related income taxes).
NOI capitalization rate and FCF capitalization rate are benchmarks used in the real estate industry for relative comparison of real estate valuations, including for apartment community sales, and are defined and further described under the Non-GAAP Measures heading below. The NOI and FCF capitalization rates for sales ofpartnerships served by our consolidated conventional apartment communitiesAsset Management business during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, were as follows:(dollars in millions):
 2016 2015 2014
NOI capitalization rate5.6% 6.1% 6.8%
Free Cash Flow capitalization rate4.9% 4.9% 5.3%
  December 31,
  2017 2016 2015
Real Estate      
Number of apartment communities sold 5
 7
 11
Gross proceeds $397.0
 $517.0
 $404.3
Net proceeds (1) $385.3
 $511.0
 $229.4
Gain on disposition, net of tax $298.0
 $377.3
 $180.6
       
Asset Management      
Number of apartment communities sold 2
 1
 N/A
Gross proceeds $10.9
 $27.5
 N/A
Net proceeds (1) $5.0
 $13.2
 N/A
Gain on disposition, net of tax $1.6
 $16.5
 N/A
(1)
Net proceeds are after repayment of debt, if any, net working capital settlements, payment of transaction costs and debt prepayment penalties, if applicable.

The apartment communities sold from our Real Estate portfolio during 2017, 2016 2015 and 20142015 were primarily located outside of our targetprimary markets or in less desirablelower-rated locations within our targetprimary markets and had average revenues per apartment home significantly below those of our retained portfolio. Accordingly, the NOI and FCF capitalization rates for these properties may not be indicative of those of our retained portfolio.

Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Real Estate Partnerships
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships reflects the results of our consolidated real estate partnerships allocated to the owners who are not affiliated with Aimco. The amounts of income or loss of our consolidated real estate partnerships that we allocate to owners not affiliated with Aimco include their share of property management fees, interest on notes and other amounts that we charge to these partnerships.
For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 2014,2015, we allocated net income of $9.1 million, $25.3 million, $4.8 million, and $24.6$4.8 million, respectively, to noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships. The amountsamount of net income allocated to noncontrolling interests were lower in 2015 relativewas driven by three primary factors: the operations of the consolidated apartment communities; gains on the sale of apartment communities with noncontrolling interest holders; and the results of operations of the Napico business, as further discussed below.
The amount of net income allocated to noncontrolling interests resulting from operations of the consolidated apartment communities was $2.4 million, $4.4 million and $4.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2014,2015, respectively. The decrease from 2016 to 2017 is primarily due to the June 30, 2017 reacquisition of our derecognitionlimited partner’s interest in the Palazzo joint venture.
Gains on the sale of theapartment communities allocated to noncontrolling interests totaled $7.3 million, $13.0 million and $6.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8, we derecognized the Napico business in two transactions, which occurred in 2016 and recognition2017. We allocated $8.1 million of deferred asset management fees in 2014 relatedthe gain on sale and a $0.6 million net loss, respectively, to the legacy asset management business, as well asnoncontrolling interest holders in connection with the allocation2017 and 2016 transactions. In 2015, we allocated a net loss of gain on dispositions$5.4 million to the noncontrolling interest holders from the results of real estate to noncontrolling interests.Napico operations.
Net Income Attributable to Aimco Preferred Stockholders and the Aimco Operating Partnership’s Preferred Unitholders
Net income attributable to Aimco preferred stockholders and the Aimco Operating Partnership’s preferred unitholders decreased by $3.4 million and $2.9 million, respectively, during the year ended December 31, 2017 as compared to 2016. These decreases were primarily due to Aimco’s redemption of its Class Z Preferred Stock in 2016. In connection with the redemption, we wrote off previously deferred issuance costs of $1.3 million. Additionally, the $0.7 million excess of the redemption value over the

carrying amount was reflected in the net income attributable to Aimco Preferred Stockholders and Aimco Operating Partnership’s Preferred Unitholders for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Net income attributable to Aimco preferred stockholders and the Aimco Operating Partnership’s preferred unitholders increased by $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively, during the year ended December 31, 2016 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2015. These increases were partly due to our July 2016 redemption of the Class Z preferred shares. In connection with the redemption, we wrote off previously deferred issuance costs of $1.3 million. Additionally, the $0.7 million excess of the redemption value over the carrying amount was reflected in the net income attributable to Aimco Preferred Stockholders and Aimco Operating Partnership’s Preferred Unitholders. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in preferred dividends due to the timing of redemption of the Class Z preferred stock and our March 2015 redemption of Series A CRA Preferred Stock.
Net income attributable to Aimco preferred stockholders and the Aimco Operating Partnership’s preferred unitholders increased by $3.8 million and $4.3 million, respectively, during the year ended December 31, 2015, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2014. These increases were primarily due to the issuance during May 2014Aimco’s redemption of $125.0its Class Z Preferred Stock described above, which resulted in $2.0 million of preferred securities with a 6.875% dividend/distribution rate, and were also partly attributable to the write-offredemption related charges, partially offset by $1.1 million of previously deferred issuance costs in connection with our March 2015 redemption of preferred securities. See Notes 6 and 7 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for further discussion of our preferred securities.lower dividends.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP, which requires us to make estimates and assumptions. We believe that the following critical accounting policies involve our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
Capitalized Costs
We capitalize costs, including certain indirect costs, incurred in connection with our capital additions activities, including redevelopments and developments, other tangible apartment community improvements and replacements of existing apartment community components. Included in these capitalized costs are payroll costs associated with time spent by site employees in connection with the planning, execution and control of all capital additions activities at the apartment community level. We characterize as “indirect costs” an allocation of certain department costs, including payroll, at the area operations and corporate levels that clearly relate to capital additions activities. We also capitalize interest, property taxes and insurance during periods in which redevelopments and developments are in progress. We commence capitalization of costs, including certain indirect costs, incurred in connection with our capital addition activities, at the point in time when activities necessary to get apartment communities ready for their intended use begin. These activities include when apartment communities or apartment homes are undergoing physical construction, as well as when apartment homes are held vacant in advance of planned construction, provided that other activities such as permitting, planning and design are in progress. We cease the capitalization of costs when the apartment communities or components thereof are substantially complete and ready for their intended use, which is typically when construction has been completed and apartment homes are available for occupancy. We charge costs including ordinary repairs, maintenance and resident turnover costs to property operating expense, as incurred. Refer to the discussion of investing activities within the Liquidity and Capital Resources section for a summary of costs capitalized during the periods presented.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Real estate and other long-lived assets to be held and used are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization, unless the carrying amount of the asset is not recoverable. If events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an apartment community may not be recoverable, we make an assessment of its recoverability by comparing the carrying amount to our estimate of the undiscounted future cash flows, excluding interest charges, of the apartment community. If the carrying amount

exceeds the estimated aggregate undiscounted future cash flows, we recognize an impairment loss to the extent the carrying amount exceeds the estimated fair value of the apartment community.
As part of our portfolio strategy, we seek to sell each year up to 10% of the apartment communities in our portfolio with lower projected FCF returns,annually and to reinvest the proceeds from such sales in property upgrades and redevelopment of communities in our current portfolio,accretive uses such as capital enhancements, redevelopments, occasional development of new communitiesdevelopments, and selective acquisitions with projected FCF returnsFree Cash Flow internal rates of return higher than expected forfrom the communities being sold. As we execute this strategy, we evaluate alternatives to sell or reduce our interest in apartment communities that do not align with our long-term investment strategy, although there is no assurance that we will sell or reduce our investment in such apartment communities during the desired time frame. For any apartment communities that are sold or meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale during the next 12 months, the reduction in the estimated holding period for these apartment communities may result in impairment losses.
Non-GAAP Measures
Various of the key financial indicators we use in managing our business and in evaluating our financial condition and operating performance are non-GAAP measures. Key non-GAAP measures we use are defined and described below, and for those non-GAAP financial measures used or disclosed within this annual report, reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable financial measure computed in accordance with GAAP are provided.
Funds from Operations, Pro forma Funds From Operations and Adjusted Funds From Operations are non-GAAP financial measures, which are defined and further described below under the Funds From Operations and Adjusted Funds From Operations heading. Economic Income and Net Asset Value are non-GAAP financial measures defined and further described below under the Economic Income heading.

Free Cash Flow, or FCF, as calculated for our retained portfolio, represents an apartment community’s property net operating income, or NOI, less spending for capital replacements, which represents our estimation of the capital additions made to replace capital assets consumed during our ownership period (further discussed under the Funds From Operations and Adjusted Funds From Operations heading and the Liquidity and Capital Resources heading). FCF margin represents an apartment community’s NOI less $1,200 per apartment home of assumed annual capital replacement spending, as a percentage of the apartment community’s rental and other property revenues. Capital replacement spending is a method of measuring the cost of capital asset usage during the period; therefore we believe that FCF is useful to investors as a supplemental measure of apartment community performance because it takes into consideration costs incurred during the period to replace capital assets that have been consumed during our ownership.
NOI capitalization rate and FCF capitalization rate are benchmarks used in the real estate industry for relative comparison of real estate valuations, including for apartment community sales. For purposes of calculating such capitalization rates for apartment community sales, NOI capitalization rate represents an apartment community’s trailing twelve month NOI prior to sale, less a management fee equal to 3% of revenue, divided by gross proceeds. FCF capitalization rate represents an apartment community’s NOI (as calculated for NOI capitalization rate) less $1,200 per apartment home of assumed annual capital replacement spending, divided by gross proceeds.
Funds From Operations and Adjusted Funds From Operations
Funds From Operations, or FFO, is a non-GAAP financial measure that we believe, when considered with the financial statements determined in accordance with GAAP, is helpful to investors in understanding our performance because it captures features particular to real estate performance by recognizing that real estate generally appreciates over time or maintains residual value to a much greater extent than do other depreciable assets such as machinery, computers or other personal property. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, defines FFO as net income or loss computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains from sales of, and impairment losses recognized with respect to, depreciable real estate, plus depreciation and amortization related to real estate, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures are calculated on the same basis to determine FFO. We calculate FFO attributable to Aimco common stockholders (diluted) by subtracting, if dilutive, redemption or repurchase related preferred stock issuance costs and dividends on preferred stock, and adding back dividends/distributions on dilutive preferred securities and premiums or discounts on preferred stock redemptions or repurchases.stock.
In addition to FFO, we compute Pro forma FFO and Adjusted FFO, or AFFO, which are also non-GAAP financial measures that we believe are helpful to investors in understanding our performance. Pro forma FFO represents FFO attributable to Aimco common stockholders (diluted), excluding preferred equity redemption-related amounts (adjusted for noncontrolling interests). Preferred equity redemption-related amounts (gains or losses) are items that periodically affect our operating results and we exclude these items from our calculation of Pro forma FFO because such amounts are not representative of our operating performance.
Additionally in 2017, we recognized a net tax benefit associated with the December 2017 tax reform legislation consisting of a benefit related to the revaluation of net deferred tax liabilities of Aimco’s taxable REIT subsidiaries, partially offset by a valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets. We excluded this net tax benefit from our computation of Pro forma FFO because this type of tax benefit occurs infrequently and is not representative of our operating performance.
AFFO represents Pro forma FFO reduced by Capital Replacements (also adjusted for noncontrolling interests), which represents our estimation of the capital additions made to replace capital assets consumed during our ownership period. When we make capital additions at an apartment community, we evaluate whether the additions enhanceextend the value, profitability or useful life of

an asset as compared to its condition at the time we purchased the apartment community. We classify as Capital Improvements those capital additions that meet these criteria and we classify as Capital Replacements those that do not. AFFO is a key financial indicator we use to evaluate our operational performance and is one of the factors that we use to determine the amounts of our dividend payments.
FFO, Pro forma FFO and AFFO should not be considered alternatives to net income (loss), as determined in accordance with GAAP, as indications of our performance. Although we use these non-GAAP measures for comparability in assessing our performance compared to other REITs, not all REITs compute these same measures and those who do may not compute them in the same manner. Additionally, computation of AFFO is subject to our definition of Capital Replacement spending. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that our basis for computing these non-GAAP measures is comparable with that of other REITs.

For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 2014,2015, Aimco’s FFO, Pro forma FFO and AFFO are calculated as follows (in thousands):
2016 2015 20142017 2016 2015
Net income attributable to Aimco common stockholders (1)$417,781
 $235,966
 $300,220
$306,861
 $417,781
 $235,966
Adjustments:          
Real estate depreciation and amortization, net of noncontrolling partners’ interest314,840
 288,611
 265,548
352,109
 314,840
 288,611
Gain on dispositions and other, net of noncontrolling partners’ interest(381,131) (174,797) (299,219)(262,583) (381,131) (174,797)
Income tax provision related to gain on disposition of real estate6,374
 1,758
 36,058
(8,265) 6,374
 1,758
Common noncontrolling interests in Aimco Operating Partnership’s share of above adjustments (2)2,782
 (5,548) (777)(3,810) 2,782
 (5,548)
Amounts allocable to participating securities88
 (473) (5)(81) 88
 (473)
FFO attributable to Aimco common stockholders – diluted$360,734
 $345,517
 $301,825
$384,231
 $360,734
 $345,517
Preferred equity redemption related amounts1,877
 658
 
Revaluation of deferred tax accounts, net of common noncontrolling interests in Aimco Operating Partnership and participating securities(498) 
 
Preferred equity redemption related amounts, net of common noncontrolling interests in Aimco Operating Partnership and participating securities
 1,877
 658
Pro forma FFO attributable to Aimco common stockholders – diluted$362,611
 $346,175
 $301,825
$383,733
 $362,611
 $346,175
Capital Replacements, net of common noncontrolling interests in Aimco Operating Partnership and participating securities(55,289) (53,925) (56,051)(51,760) (55,289) (53,925)
AFFO attributable to Aimco common stockholders – diluted$307,322
 $292,250
 $245,774
$331,973
 $307,322
 $292,250
     
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted (FFO, Pro forma FFO and
AFFO) (3)
156,391
 155,570
 146,002
156,796
 156,391
 155,570
          
Net income attributable to Aimco per common share – diluted$2.67
 $1.52
 $2.06
$1.96
 $2.67
 $1.52
FFO per share – diluted$2.31
 $2.22
 $2.07
$2.45
 $2.31
 $2.22
Pro Forma FFO per share – diluted$2.32
 $2.23
 $2.07
$2.45
 $2.32
 $2.23
AFFO per share – diluted$1.97
 $1.88
 $1.68
$2.12
 $1.97
 $1.88
(1)
Represents the numerator for calculating Aimco’s earnings per common share in accordance with GAAP (see Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8).
(2)
During the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 2014,2015, the Aimco Operating Partnership had outstanding, on average, 7,422,334, 7,760,597 7,656,626 and 7,723,8227,656,626 common OP Units and equivalents.Units.
(3)Represents the denominator for Aimco’s earnings per common share – diluted, calculated in accordance with GAAP, plus common share equivalents that are dilutive for FFO, Pro forma FFO and AFFO.GAAP.
ForRefer to the year ended December 31, 2016Executive Overview for discussion of our Pro forma FFO and AFFO results for 2017, as compared to the 2015, Pro forma FFO increased 4% (on a diluted per share basis) primarily as a result of: Conventional Same Store property NOI growth, increased contribution from development, redevelopment and acquisition apartment communities, lower interest expense and lower casualty losses. The increases were partially offset by the loss of income from apartment communities that were soldtheir comparable periods in 2016 and 2015 and a lower income tax benefit due2016.
Refer to the simplification ofLiquidity and Capital Resources section for further information regarding our TRS entities. For the same period, AFFO increased 5% (on a diluted per share basis), primarily as a result of the Pro forma FFO growth.capital investing activities, including Capital Replacements.
The Aimco Operating Partnership does not separately compute or report FFO, Pro forma FFO or AFFO. However, based on Aimco’s method for allocation of such amounts to noncontrolling interests in the Aimco Operating Partnership, as well as the limited differences between Aimco’s and the Aimco Operating Partnership’s net income amounts during the periods presented, FFO, Pro forma FFO and AFFO amounts on a per unit basis for the Aimco Operating Partnership would be expected to be substantially the same as the corresponding per share amounts for Aimco.

Economic Income
Economic Income represents stockholder value creation as measured by the change in estimated NAV per share plus cash dividends per share. We believe Economic Income is important to investors as it represents a measure of the total return we have earned for our stockholders. NAV, as used in our calculation of Economic Income, is a non-GAAP measure and represents the estimated fair value of assets net of liabilities attributable to Aimco’s common stockholders and the Aimco Operating Partnership’s common unitholders on a diluted basis. We believe NAV is considered useful by some investors in valuing shares in public real estate companies because the value of company assets can be readily estimated, even for non-earning assets such as land or properties under development. NAV has the advantage of incorporating the investment decisions of thousands of real estate investors. We believe it seeksenhances comparability among companies that have differences in their accounting. While NAV is not identical to liquidation value in that some costs and benefits are disregarded, it is often considered a floor with upside for value ascribed to the assets heldoperating platform.

NAV also provides an objective basis for the perceived quality and predictability of future cash flows as well as their expected growth as these are factors considered by public companies in a manner similar to those values established in private transactions. real estate investors.
Our estimated NAV per share and the quoted share price of Aimco Common Stock are not necessarily equal. Although we use Economic Income and NAV for comparability in assessing our value creation compared to other REITs, not all REITs publish these measures and those who do may not compute them in the same manner. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that our basis for computing these measures is comparable with that of other REITs.
We estimatereport NAV on a semiannual basis, as of the end of the first and third quarters. Economic Income for 2016,2017, was calculated using the change in NAV per share between September 30, 20152016 and 2016.2017. NAV will fluctuate over time. This NAV information should not be relied upon as representative of the amount a stockholder could expect to receive in a liquidation event, now or in the future. Certain assets are excluded as are certain liabilities such as taxes and transaction costs associated with a liquidation. In addition, NAV is based on management’s subjective judgments, assumptions and opinions as of the date of determination. We assume no obligation to revise or update NAV to reflect subsequent or future events or circumstances. Our NAV estimate is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, including, without limitation, those described in Item 1A. Risk Factors.
A reconciliation of NAV to Aimco’s total equity, which we believe is the most directly comparable GAAP measure, as of September 30, 2017, is provided below (in millions, except per share data):
Total equityTotal equity  $1,436
Fair value adjustment for Real Estate portfolioFair value adjustment for Real Estate portfolio   
Less: consolidated real estate, at depreciated cost $(5,543)  
Plus: fair value of real estate (1)   
September 30, 2016Stabilized portfolio fair value (2)$10,059
   
Total equity  $1,828
Fair value adjustment for real estate   
Less: real estate, at depreciated cost$(5,756)  Non-stabilized portfolio fair value (3)2,741
   
Plus: fair value of real estate (1)12,341
  Total real estate at fair value
12,800
  
 Adjustment to present real estate at fair value  6,585
Adjustment to present real estate at fair value  7,257
Fair value adjustment for total indebtednessFair value adjustment for total indebtedness   Fair value adjustment for total indebtedness   
Plus: total indebtedness, net4,056
  Plus: consolidated total indebtedness, net related to Real Estate portfolio 4,162
  
Less: fair value of indebtedness (2)(3,851)  Less: fair value of indebtedness related to real estate shown above (4) (4,232)  
 Adjustment to present indebtedness at fair value  205
 Adjustment to present indebtedness at fair value  (70)
Adjustments to present other tangible assets, liabilities and preferred equity at fair value (3)  (19)
Plus: fair value of Asset Management business (5)Plus: fair value of Asset Management business (5)  213
Adjustments to present other tangible assets, liabilities and preferred equity at fair value (6)Adjustments to present other tangible assets, liabilities and preferred equity at fair value (6)  (189)
Estimated NAVEstimated NAV  $8,599
Estimated NAV  $8,647
Total shares, units and dilutive share equivalents (4)  165
Total shares, units and dilutive share equivalents (7)  164
Estimated NAV per weighted average common share and unit - dilutedEstimated NAV per weighted average common share and unit - diluted  $52
Estimated NAV per weighted average common share and unit - diluted  $53
(1)We compute NAV by estimating the value of our conventional communities, and our affordable apartment communities that are not held through low-income housing tax credit partnerships using a variety of methods we believe are appropriate based on the characteristics of the communities. For purposes of estimating NAV, real estate at fair value disclosed above includes wholly owned apartment communities including applying market-basedplus our proportionate share of communities held by non-wholly owned entities (both consolidated and unconsolidated), and excludes the estimated fair value of communities that are part of the Asset Management business. The value of Asset Management communities is factored into the valuation of the Asset Management portfolio as described in footnote 5. A reconciliation of our consolidated apartment communities to those communities included in total real estate at fair value in the table above is as follows:
Consolidated apartment communities as of September 30, 2017176
Less: Consolidated communities in the Asset Management portfolio(39)
Plus: Unconsolidated apartment communities4
Apartment communities in total real estate at fair value for NAV141
For valuation purposes at September 30, 2017, we segregated these 141 communities into the following categories: stabilized portfolio and non-stabilized portfolio.
(2)As of September 30, 2017, our stabilized portfolio includes 123 communities that had reached stabilized operations and were not expected to be sold within twelve months. We value this portfolio using a direct capitalization rates published by a third party torate method based on the annualized apartment communityproportionate property NOI for the most recent quarter; discountedthree months ended September 30, 2017, less a 2% management fee. Market property management fees range between 1.5% and 3.0% with larger, higher quality portfolios at the lower end of that range. The weighted average estimated capitalization rate as applied to the annualized property NOI was 5.1%, which we calculate on a property-by-property basis, based

primarily on information published by a third-party. Community characteristics that we use to determine comparable market capitalization rates include: the market in which the community is located; infill or suburban location within the market; property quality grade; and whether the community is stabilized or value-add. We used this valuation method for approximately 79% of real estate fair value at September 30, 2017.
(3)The non-stabilized portfolio includes seven apartment communities under redevelopment at September 30, 2017 and two apartment communities in lease-up. We valued these communities by discounting projected future cash flows;flows. Key assumptions used to estimate the value of these communities include: revenues, which are based on in-place rents, projected submarket rent growth to community stabilization based on projections published by third parties and adjusted for the impacts of redevelopment; expenses, which are based on estimated operating costs adjusted for inflation and a management fee equal to 2% of projected revenue; estimated remaining costs to complete construction; and a terminal value based on current market capitalization rates plus five basis points per year from September 30, 2017 to community stabilization. Discount rates applied to estimated future cash flows of these communities ranged between 6.00% and 7.15% depending on construction and lease-up progress. We used this valuation method for approximately 17% of the real estate fair value at September 30, 2017. The non-stabilized portfolio also included nine apartment communities under contract for sale, which were valued at sales contract price for apartment communities scheduled for sale.and represent approximately 4% of real estate fair value at September 30, 2017.
(2)(4)We calculate the fair value of indebtedness related to real estate as the carrying value of our non-recourse property debt basedadjusted for the mark-to-market liability on our fixed-rate property debt as of September 30, 2017, plus the outstanding balances on the revolving line of credit and term loan, which approximate their fair value as of September 30, 2017. The mark-to-market has been computed using a money-weighted average interest rate on our debt,of 4.15%, which rate takes into account the timing of amortization and maturities, and a market rate thatof 3.75%, which rate takes into account the duration of the existing property debt, the loan-to-value and debt service coverage, as well as loan-to-valuetiming of amortization and coverage ratios.maturities. For purposes of estimating NAV, the fair value of debt includes our proportionate share of debt related to non-wholly owned entities (both consolidated and unconsolidated), and excludes non-recourse property debt obligations of consolidated partnerships of the Asset Management business, which is factored into the valuation of the Asset Management business as described in footnote 5.
(3)(5)We estimate our share of the fair value of the Asset Management business as the present value of the expected future cash flows of various low-income housing tax credit partnerships using a 7% discount rate. As further discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8, the future cash flows we expect to receive include fees and other amounts to be paid from cash flows from the operation of the underlying communities and proceeds from sale of the underlying communities after repayment of any associated property-level debt. The key assumptions used to estimate the future cash flows we expect to receive include: operating cash flow, which is based on an estimate of contractual rents and expenses reflecting expected increases; the value of the underlying apartment communities, which we value using a direct capitalization rate method similar to that described in footnote 2 above; and the estimated sale date of the apartment communities, which is generally upon or shortly after the expiration of the tax credit compliance periods.
(6)Other tangible assets consist of cash, restricted cash, accounts receivable and other assets for which we reasonably expect to receive cash through the normal course of operations or another future event. Other tangible liabilities consist of accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other tangible liabilities we reasonably expect to settle in cash through the normal course of operations or another future event. Other tangible assets and liabilities were generally valued at their carrying amounts and reduced by the noncontrolling interests’ portion of these amounts and exclude intangible assets and liabilities reflected on our consolidated balance sheet. Our affordable communities held in low-income housing tax credit partnerships are consolidated for GAAP purposes where we expect to receive substantially all of the operating cash as well as a significant portion of the residual cash in payment of various fees and loans under the governing agreements. Our interests in these affordable communities is valued at the discounted future cash flows we expect to receive pursuant to the governing agreements, and such value is included in the value of other tangible assets for our NAV computation. The fair value of our preferred equity includes a mark-to-market adjustment for listed securities based on theirstock is estimated as the closing share price on September 30, 2017, less accrued dividends. Such accrued dividends are assumed to be accounted for in the valuation date.closing share price and these amounts are also included in other tangible liabilities.
(4)(7)Total shares, units and dilutive share equivalents represents Common Stock, OP Units, participating unvested restricted shares and the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents outstanding as of September 30, 2016.2017.

Leverage Ratios
As discussed under the Balance Sheet and Liquidity heading, as part of our leverage strategy, we target the ratio of Proportionate Debt and Preferred Equity to Adjusted EBITDA to be below 7.0x and we target the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to Adjusted Interest Expense and Preferred Dividends to be greater than 2.5x. We believe these ratios are important measures as they are commonly used by investors and analysts to assess the relative financial risk associated with balance sheets of companies within the same industry, and they are believed to be similar to measures used by rating agencies to assess entity credit quality.
We calculate our leverage ratios based on the most recent three month amounts, annualized.
Proportionate Debt, as used in our leverage ratios, is a non-GAAP measure and representsincludes our share of the long-term, non-recourse property debt obligations recognizedsecured by apartment communities in the Real Estate portfolio, our consolidated financial statements, as well asterm loan, and outstanding borrowings under our share of the debt obligations of our unconsolidated partnerships,revolving credit facility, reduced by our share of the cash and restricted cash of our consolidated and unconsolidated partnerships owning communities in our Real Estate portfolio, and also by our investment in the subordinate tranches of a securitization trust that holds certain of our property debt (essentially, ouran investment in our own non-recourse property loans).
In our Proportionate Debt computation, we increase our recorded debt by unamortized debt issue costs because these amounts represent cash expended in earlier periods and do not reduce our contractual obligations, and we reduce our recorded debt obligations by the amounts of cash and restricted cash on-hand (such restricted cash amounts being primarily restricted under the terms of

our property debt agreements), assuming these amounts would be used to reduce our outstanding leverage. We further reduce our recorded debt obligations by the value of our investment in a securitization trust that holds certain of our property debt, as our payments of principal and interest associated with such property debt will ultimately repay our investments in the trust.
We exclude from our leverage the non-recourse property debt obligations of consolidated partnerships served by our Asset Management business. The non-recourse property debt obligations of these partnerships are not our obligations and have limited effect on the amount of fees and other payments we expect to receive.
We believe Proportionate Debt is useful to investors as it is a measure of our net exposure to debt obligations. Proportionate Debt, as used in our leverage ratios, is calculated as set forth in the table below.
Preferred Equity, as used in our leverage ratios, represents the redemption amounts for Aimco’s preferred stock and the Aimco Operating Partnership’s preferred OP Units. Preferred Equity, although perpetual in nature, is another component of our overall leverage.
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. We believe Adjusted EBITDA provides investors relevant and useful information because it allows investors to view income from our operations on an unleveraged basis, before the effects of taxes, depreciation and amortization, gains or losses on sales of and impairment losses related to real estate and various other items described below.
Adjusted EBITDA represents Aimco’s share of the consolidated amount of our net income, adjusted to exclude the effect of the following items for the reasons set forth below:
interest expense, preferred dividends and interest income we earn onAdjusted Interest Expense, defined below, to allow investors to compare a measure of our investmentearnings before the effects of our indebtedness with that of other companies in the subordinate tranches of a securitization trust that holds certain of our property debt,real estate industry;
preferred dividends, to allow investors to compare a measure of our performance before the effects of our capital structure and indebtedness with that of other companies in the real estate industry;
income taxes, to allow investors to measure our performance independent of income taxes, which may vary significantly from other companies within our industry due to leverage and tax planning strategies, among other considerations;factors;
depreciation and amortization, gains or losses on dispositions and impairment losses related to real estate, for similar reasons similar to those set forth in our discussion of FFO, Pro forma FFO and AFFO in the preceding section; and
other items, including gains on dispositions of non-depreciable assets, as these are items that periodically affect our operations but that are not necessarily representative of our ongoing ability to service our debt obligations.
While Adjusted EBITDA is a relevant measure of performance and is commonly used in leverage ratios, it does not represent net income as defined by GAAP, and should not be considered as an alternative to net income in evaluating our performance. Further, our definition and computation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similar measures reported by other companies.

Adjusted Interest Expense, as calculated in our leverage ratios, is a non-GAAP measure that we believe is meaningful for investors and analysts as it presents our share of current recurring interest requirements associated with leverage. Our calculation of Adjusted Interest Expense is set forth in the table below. Adjusted Interest Expense represents our proportionate share of interest expense on non-recourse property debt encumbering apartment communities in the Real Estate portfolio and interest expense on our term loan and revolving credit facility borrowings. We exclude from our calculation of Adjusted Interest Expense:
debt prepayment penalties, which are items that, from time to time, affect our operating results, but are not representative of our scheduled interest obligations;
the amortization of debt issue costs, as these amounts have been expended in previous periods and are not representative of our current or prospective debt service requirements; and

the income we receive on our investment in the securitization trust that holds certain of our property debt, as this income is being generated indirectly from interest we pay with respect to property debt held by the trust.
Preferred Dividends represents the preferred dividends paid on Aimco’s preferred stock and the preferred distributions paid on the Aimco Operating Partnership’s preferred OP Units, exclusive of preferred equity redemption related amounts. We add Preferred Dividends to Adjusted Interest Expense for a more complete picture of the interest and dividend requirements of our leverage, inclusive of perpetual preferred equity.
For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, reconciliations
Reconciliations of the most closely related GAAP measures to our calculations of Proportionate Debt, Preferred Equity, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Interest Expense and Preferred Dividends, as used in our leverage ratios, are as follows (in thousands):
December 31,December 31, 2017
2016 2015
Total indebtedness$3,884,632
 $3,849,141
Total indebtedness associated with Real Estate portfolio$3,861,770
Adjustments:    
Debt issue costs related to non-recourse property debt22,945
 24,019
17,932
Debt issue costs related to term loan499
Proportionate share adjustments related to debt obligations of consolidated and unconsolidated partnerships(136,794) (139,295)(9,560)
Cash and restricted cash(131,150) (137,745)(95,325)
Proportionate share adjustments related to cash and restricted cash held by consolidated and unconsolidated partnerships2,320
 2,893
1,271
Securitization trust investment and other(74,294) (65,449)(82,794)
Proportionate Debt$3,567,659
 $3,533,564
$3,693,793
    
Preferred stock$125,000
 $159,126
$125,000
Preferred OP Units103,201
 87,926
101,537
Preferred Equity228,201
 247,052
226,537
Proportionate Debt plus Preferred Equity$3,795,860
 $3,780,616
Proportionate Debt and Preferred Equity$3,920,330
Year Ended December 31,
2016 2015Three Months Ended December 31, 2017
Net income attributable to Aimco Common Stockholders$417,781
 $235,966
$262,097
Adjustments:    
Interest expense, net of noncontrolling interest191,548
 194,423
Adjusted Interest Expense42,219
Income tax benefit(26,159) (29,549)(17,248)
Depreciation and amortization, net of noncontrolling interest325,865
 298,880
97,418
Gains on disposition and other, net of income taxes and noncontrolling partners’ interests(374,757) (173,039)
Gain on dispositions and other, net of income taxes and noncontrolling partners’ interests(255,516)
Preferred stock dividends11,994
 11,794
2,149
Interest income earned on securitization trust investment(6,825) (6,092)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in Aimco Operating Partnership28,242
 19,447
14,374
Other items, net(1,723) 2,246
Pro forma adjustment (1)(4,248)
Adjusted EBITDA$565,966
 $554,076
$141,245
 
Annualized Adjusted EBITDA$564,980
 
(1) In our calculation of leverage ratios for the three months ended December 31, 2017, we adjusted our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA to reflect the disposition of five apartment communities sold during the period as if they had closed on October 1, 2017, because the proceeds from these sales were used to reduce leverage as of December 31, 2017.(1) In our calculation of leverage ratios for the three months ended December 31, 2017, we adjusted our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA to reflect the disposition of five apartment communities sold during the period as if they had closed on October 1, 2017, because the proceeds from these sales were used to reduce leverage as of December 31, 2017.

Year Ended December 31,
2016 2015Three Months Ended December 31, 2017
Interest expense$196,389
 $199,685
$49,193
Interest expense related to non-recourse property debt obligations of consolidated partnerships served by our Asset Management business(3,166)
Interest expense attributable to Real Estate portfolio46,027
Adjustments:    
Proportionate share adjustments related to interest of consolidated and unconsolidated partnerships(4,841) (5,262)(105)
Debt prepayment penalties and other non-interest items(3,295) (6,068)(496)
Amortization of debt issue costs(4,685) (4,227)(1,393)
Interest income earned on securitization trust investment(6,825) (6,092)(1,814)
Adjusted Interest Expense$176,743
 $178,036
$42,219
    
Preferred stock dividends$11,994
 $11,794
2,149
Preferred stock redemption related amounts(1,980) (695)
Preferred OP Unit distributions7,239
 6,943
1,938
Preferred Dividends17,253
 18,042
4,087
Adjusted Interest Expense and Preferred Dividends$193,996
 $196,078
$46,306
 
Annualized Adjusted Interest Expense$168,876
Annualized Adjusted Interest Expense and Preferred Dividends$185,224

Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
Liquidity is the ability to meet present and future financial obligations. Our primary source of liquidity is cash flow from our operations. Additional sources are proceeds from sales of apartment communities, proceeds from refinancings of existing property debt, borrowings under new property debt, borrowings under our Credit Agreement, as defined below, including our revolving credit facility, and proceeds from equity offerings.
Our principal uses for liquidity include normal operating activities, payments of principal and interest on outstanding property debt, capital expenditures, dividends paid to stockholders, distributions paid to noncontrolling interest partners and acquisitions of apartment communities. We use our cash and cash equivalents and our cash provided by operating activities to meet short-term liquidity needs. In the event that our cash and cash equivalents and cash provided by operating activities are not sufficient to cover our short-term liquidity needs, we have additional means, such as short-term borrowing availability and proceeds from apartment community sales and refinancings. We may use our revolving credit facility for working capital and other short-term purposes, such as funding investments on an interim basis. We expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements, such as debt maturities, redevelopment spending and apartment community acquisitions, through long-term borrowings (primarily non-recourse), the issuance of equity securities (including OP Units), the sale of apartment communities and cash generated from operations.
As of December 31, 2017, our primary sources of liquidity were as follows:
$60.5 million in cash and cash equivalents;
$34.8 million of restricted cash, which consists primarily of escrows related to resident security deposits and reserves and escrows held by lenders for capital additions, property taxes and insurance; and
$521.3 million of available capacity to borrow under our revolving credit facility (which is more fully described below), after consideration of outstanding borrowings of $67.2 million and $11.5 million of letters of credit backed by the facility.
At December 31, 2017, we also held unencumbered apartment communities with an estimated fair market value of approximately $1.8 billion. Each of the amounts presented above exclude amounts attributable to partnerships served by our Asset Management business.
Leverage and Capital Resources
The availability of credit and its related effect on the overall economy may affect our liquidity and future financing activities, both through changes in interest rates and access to financing. Currently, interest rates are low compared to historical levels and many lenders are active in the market. However, any adverse changes in the lending environment could negatively affect our

liquidity. We believe we have mitigated much of this exposure by reducing our short and intermediate term maturity risk through refinancing such loans with long-dated, fixed-rate property debt. However, if property financing options become unavailable for our further debt needs, we may consider alternative sources of liquidity, such as reductions in capital spending or proceeds from apartment community dispositions.
Two credit rating agencies rate our creditworthiness and both have rated our credit and outlook as BBB- (stable), an investment grade rating. Our investment grade rating would be useful to accessin accessing capital through the sale of bonds in private or public transactions. However, our intention and historical practice has been to raise debt capital in the form of property-level, non-recourse, long-dated, fixed-rate, amortizing debt, the cost of which is generally less than that of recourse debt and the terms of which also provide for greater balance sheet safety.
At December 31, 2016,2017, approximately 94%86.7% of our leverage consisted of property-level, non-recourse, long-dated, amortizing debt and 6% consisted of perpetual preferred equity. The weighted average maturity of our property-level debt was 8.0 years, with $260.2 million of our unpaid principal balances maturing during 2017. On average, 8.6% of our unpaid principal balances will mature each year from 2018 through 2020.debt. Approximately 98%97.7% of our property-level debt is fixed-rate, which provides a hedge against increases in interest rates, capitalization rates and inflation. The weighted average maturity of our property-level debt was 7.2 years.
OurFor property debt encumbering the communities in our Real Estate portfolio, $173.7 million of our unpaid principal balances mature during 2018, of which $111.5 million was refinanced in January 2018 with ten-year, fixed-rate, non-recourse property debt. On average, 13.6% of our unpaid principal balances will mature each year from 2019 through 2021.
While our primary source of leverage is property-level, non-recourse, long-dated, fixed-rate, amortizing debt. We alsodebt, we have a Senior Secured Credit Agreement with a syndicate of financial institutions, thatwhich we refer to as our Credit Agreement. Our Credit Agreement provides for $600.0 million of revolving loan commitments, which we use for working capital and other short-term purposes. Atcommitments. As of December 31, 2016,2017, we had $17.9$67.2 million of outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement, and we had the right to borrow an additional $570.3 million, after considerationour revolving loan commitments, representing 1.6% of the outstanding borrowings and $11.8 million for undrawn letters of credit backed by the Credit Agreement.our total leverage. The Credit Agreement provides us with an option to expand the aggregate loan commitments, subject to customary conditions, by up to $200.0 million. Our borrowings

underDuring 2017, we amended the Credit Agreement represented less than 1%to add a $250.0 million term loan to fund partially our reacquisition of limited partner interests in the Palazzo joint venture. The term loan represents 6.1% of our total leverage as of December 31, 20162017, matures on June 30, 2018, has a one-year extension option and thebears interest rate on our outstanding borrowings was 2.09% at December 31, 2016.30-day LIBOR plus 135 basis points.
As of December 31, 2016,2017, our outstanding perpetual preferred equity represented approximately 6%5.5% of our total leverage. Our preferred securities are perpetual in nature; however, for illustrative purposes, we compute the weighted average maturity of our total leverage assuming a 40-year maturity on our preferred securities.
The combination of non-recourse property level debt, borrowings under our Credit Agreement and perpetual preferred equity that comprises our total leverage, reduces our refunding and re-pricing risk. The weighted average maturity for our total leverage described above was 9.88.5 years as of December 31, 2016.2017.
Under the Credit Agreement, we have agreed to maintain Fixed Charge Coverage ratio of 1.40x, as well as other covenants customary for similar revolving credit arrangements. For the year ended December 31, 2016,2017, our Fixed Charge Coverage ratio was 1.96x,2.01x, compared to ratio of 1.89x1.96x for the year ended December 31, 2015.2016. We expect to remain in compliance with this covenant during the next 12 months.
At December 31, 2016, we had $61.2 millionChanges in cashCash and cash equivalents and $69.9 million of restricted cash, an increase of $10.5 million and a decrease of $17.1 million, respectively, from December 31, 2015. Restricted cash primarily consists of reserves and escrows held by lenders for bond sinking funds, capital additions, property taxes and insurance and escrows related to resident security deposits. At December 31, 2016, we had approximately $700 million of cash and restricted cash on hand and credit available on our Credit Agreement.Cash Equivalents
The following discussion relates to changes in consolidated cash and cash equivalents due to operating, investing and financing activities, which are presented in our consolidated statements of cash flows in Item 8 of this report.
Operating Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2016,2017, our net cash provided by operating activities of $377.7 million was primarily related to$394.1 million. Our operating income from our consolidated apartment communities, whichcash flow is affected primarily by rental rates, occupancy levels and operating expenses related to our portfolio of apartment communities. Cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2016,2017, increased by $17.8$16.4 million as compared to the year ended December 31, 2015, primarily2016, due to improved operating results of our conventional portfolio, includingSame Store communities and increased contribution from redevelopment and development apartmentlease-up communities, and a decrease in cash paid for interest primarily due to repayment of non-recourse property debt. These increases in cash provided by operating activities were partially offset by a decrease in the NOInet operating income associated with apartment communities we sold during 2016 and 2015.2016.

Investing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2016, our2017, net cash used inprovided by investing activities of $97.8$14.7 million consisted primarily of our purchase of Indigo and other capital expenditures, partially offset by$402.2 million in proceeds from the sale of apartment communities. We funded a portion of our purchase of Indigo with $25 millioncommunities, partially offset by capital expenditures.
For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, we sold and acquired various apartment communities as further discussed in nonrefundable deposits providedNote 3 to the sellerconsolidated financial statements in 2015 and a portion was funded at closing through the issuance of $17 million of preferred OP units. The balance of the purchase was funded through a combination of proceeds from non-recourse property debt and from the sale of apartment communities.Item 8.
Capital expendituresadditions for our Real Estate segment totaled $346.6$338.0 million, $367.2$321.0 million and $367.3$340.3 million during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 2014,2015, respectively. We generally fund capital additions with cash provided by operating activities and cash proceeds from sales of apartment community sales.communities.
We categorize our capital spending for communities in our Real Estate portfolio broadly into six primary categories:
capital replacements, which represent capital additions made to replace the portion of acquired apartment communities consumed during our period of ownership;
capital improvements, which are non-redevelopmentrepresent capital additions that are made to enhancereplace the value, profitability or useful lifeportion of anacquired apartment community from its original purchase condition;communities consumed prior to our period of ownership;
property upgrades,capital enhancements, which may include kitchen and bath remodeling, energy conservation projects and investments in longer-lived materials designed to reduce turnover and maintenance costs, all of which are generally lesser in scope than redevelopment additions and do not significantly disrupt property operations;
redevelopment additions, which represent capital additions intended to enhance the value of the apartment community through the ability to generate higher average rental rates, and may include costs related to entitlement, which enhance

the value of a community through increased density, and costs related to renovation of exteriors, common areas or apartment homes;
development additions, which represent construction and related capitalized costs associated with ground-up development of apartment communities; and
casualty replacements spending,capital additions, which represent construction and related capitalized costs incurred in connection with the restoration of an apartment community after a casualty event such as a severe snow storm, hurricane, tornado, flood or flood.fire.
We exclude from these measures the amounts of capital spending related to apartment communities sold or classified as held for sale at December 31, 2016.the end of the period, as well as amounts expended by consolidated partnerships served by our Asset Management business as such amounts generally do not affect the amount of cash flow we expect to receive from the operation and ultimate disposition of these communities.
A summary of the capital spending for these categories, along with a reconciliation of the total for these categories to the capital expenditures reported in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flowflows for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 2014,2015, are presented below (dollars in thousands):
2016 2015 20142017 2016 2015
Real Estate     
Capital replacements$46,821
 $45,786
 $48,523
$38,037
 $39,749
 $38,009
Capital improvements17,019
 20,894
 25,028
17,039
 15,147
 16,759
Property upgrades76,094
 48,070
 46,867
Capital enhancements101,497
 74,544
 47,927
Redevelopment additions155,398
 117,794
 181,952
158,141
 155,399
 117,794
Development additions31,823
 115,638
 46,928
14,248
 31,823
 115,638
Casualty replacements8,473
 5,803
 5,799
Total capital additions335,628
 353,985
 355,097
Plus: additions related to apartment communities sold or held for sale2,886
 8,963
 12,357
Casualty capital additions9,060
 4,304
 4,184
Real Estate capital additions338,022
 320,966
 340,311
Plus: additions related to consolidated Asset Management communities, apartment communities sold or held for sale, and other adjustments16,207
 17,548
 22,637
Consolidated capital additions338,514
 362,948
 367,454
354,229
 338,514
 362,948
Plus: net change in accrued capital spending8,131
 4,232
 (130)3,875
 8,131
 4,232
Capital expenditures per consolidated statement of cash flows$346,645
 $367,180
 $367,324
$358,104
 $346,645
 $367,180

For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 2014,2015, we capitalized $7.6 million, $9.6 million $11.7 million and $14.2$11.7 million of interest costs, respectively, and $36.0 million, $32.9 million $28.2 million and $29.2$28.2 million of other direct and indirect costs, respectively.
Redevelopment and Redevelopment/Development
During the year ended December 31, 2016, we invested $155.4 million in our redevelopments, the majority of which related to six apartment communities detailed on the following table, and we invested $31.8 million in development, which primarily related to the completion of One Canal.
Information regarding our redevelopments and developments at December 31, 2016,2017, is presented below (dollars in millions):
Location Apartment Homes to be Redeveloped or Developed Estimated / Actual Net Investment Inception-to-Date Net Investment Expected Stabilized Occupancy Expected NOI StabilizationLocation Apartment Homes Approved for Redevelopment or Development Estimated Net Investment Inception-to-Date Net Investment Expected Stabilized Occupancy (1) Expected NOI Stabilization (1)
In Active Construction       
Bay Parc PlazaMiami, FL 
 $16.0
 $1.6
 (1) (1)
Under Redevelopment or DevelopmentUnder Redevelopment or Development       
Bay ParcMiami, FL 15
 $20.0
 $15.3
 (2) (2)
Calhoun Beach ClubMinneapolis, MN 275
 28.7
 9.4
 (3) (3)
Flamingo South BeachMiami, FL N/A
 9.7
 4.2
 (4) (4)
Palazzo at Park La BreaLos Angeles, CA 389
 24.5
 7.8
 2Q 2018 3Q 2019Los Angeles, CA 389
 24.5
 16.2
 2Q 2020 3Q 2021
Palazzo East at Park La BreaLos Angeles, CA 611
 28.0
 0.8
 4Q 2020 1Q 2022
Parc MosaicBoulder, CO 226
 117.0
 27.0
 4Q 2020 1Q 2022
Park Towne PlacePhiladelphia, PA 701
 136.3
 108.7
 1Q 2018 2Q 2019Philadelphia, PA 942
 176.0
 140.8
 1Q 2019 2Q 2020
Saybrook PointeSan Jose, CA 324
 15.2
 5.0
 1Q 2019 2Q 2020San Jose, CA 324
 18.3
 14.9
 1Q 2019 2Q 2020
YorktownLombard, IL 292
 25.7
 18.3
 (5) (5)
       
Lease-up complete, NOI stabilization periodLease-up complete, NOI stabilization period     
One CanalBoston, MA 310
 195.2
 195.2
 2Q 2018
The SterlingPhiladelphia, PA 534
 73.0
 63.5
 3Q 2017 4Q 2018Philadelphia, PA 534
 71.5
 71.0
 4Q 2018
YorktownLombard, IL 292
 25.7
 8.5
 3Q 2018 4Q 2019
In Lease-up       
One CanalBoston, MA 310
 195.0
 191.9
 1Q 2017 2Q 2018
Total 2,550
 $485.7
 $387.0
  3,918
 $714.6
 $513.1
 
       
(1) This phase of the redevelopment project encompasses common area, amenity improvements and the creation of a new retail space.
(1)Redevelopments provide us with the flexibility to align the timing of completed apartment homes with market demand. As such, expected occupancy stabilization and expected NOI Stabilization dates may change as market conditions evolve.
(2)This phase of redevelopment encompasses common areas, amenity improvements, residential homes on one floor and the creation of a new retail space.
(3)In response to market conditions, during 2017, we decided to pause redevelopment activities pertaining to apartment homes and will reassess an appropriate time to resume such activity. Redevelopment of common areas, such as corridors, is ongoing and expected to be complete in early 2018.
(4)This phase of the redevelopment encompasses common areas and security system upgrades.
(5)In response to market conditions, during 2017, we decided to pause redevelopment activities and will reassess an appropriate time to resume redevelopment activity.
Net investment represents the total actual or estimated investment, net of tax and other credits earned as a direct result of our redevelopment or development of the community.

NOI Stabilization represents the period in which we expect the communities to achieve stabilized rents and operating costs, generally five quarters after occupancy stabilization.
During the year ended December 31, 2016,2017, we invested $85.2$172.4 million primarily in theour ongoing redevelopment and development projects.
During the year ended December 31, 2017, we completed construction on the third tower of Park Towne Place and The Sterling, mixed-use communities located in Center City, Philadelphia. We are redeveloping threeAs of the four towers at Park Towne Place, one at a time, and at December 31, 2016, had completed 468 of2017, the 701 apartmentfirst three towers combined were 89% leased with approximately 40 homes being redeveloped. We completed lease-up of the homes in the South Tower and 70% of the apartment homes in the East Tower wereremaining to be leased at rental rates consistent with underwriting.the third redeveloped tower to reach occupancy stabilization. Based on the success of the first two towers,these results, we commenceddecided to proceed with a $40 million redevelopment of the North Towerfourth and final tower. We have completed de-leasing and commenced construction on this tower, and lease-up is scheduled to commence in the spring of 2018.
Also in Center City Philadelphia, during 2016. We will continue to evaluate the success of theyear ended December 31, 2017, we completed redevelopment and may redevelop the fourth tower in the community.
We are redeveloping The Sterling, a 30-story building, two or three floors at a time, and at December 31, 2016, we had completed redevelopment of 472lease-up of the 534 apartment homes inat The Sterling on schedule and at a cost consistent with underwriting. We had leased 92%substantially completed the reconfiguration of the completed homes at rental rates in line with underwriting.second floor commercial space, upgrades to the third and fourth floor commercial space and upgrades to residential common areas.
During 2016, we began redevelopment of four communities with an aggregate expected net investment of approximately $81.4 million. These redevelopments consist of the following:
Bay Parc Plaza,We have planned and entitled a 471new $117.0 million, 226 apartment home community to be known as Parc Mosaic, located in Miami, Florida. This phaseBoulder, Colorado on the site of redevelopment includes improvements to lobby areas, redesignour Eastpointe community. As part of this plan, as of December 31, 2017, we completed the de-leasing of Eastpointe and commenced demolition and construction. The site is two miles from the new Google campus and is across the street from Ball Aerospace’s Technology Campus and Foothills Hospital. Building in Boulder is highly regulated and new supply is limited, notwithstanding higher enrollment at the University of Colorado and increased employment generally.
Inclusive of the retail space, updates toredevelopment and development projects discussed above, during the landscapingyear ended December 31, 2017 we expanded our redevelopment and expansion of the pool deck;
development pipeline by $228.9 million. The Palazzo at Park La Brea,total estimated net investment for these redevelopment and development communities is $714.6 million, with a 521 apartment home community located in the Mid-Wilshire district of Los Angeles, California. This phase of redevelopment includes the renovation of 389 apartment homes on the first three floors, or 75% of the homes in the community. The redevelopment also includes enhancements to the corridorsprojected weighted average net operating income yield on these floors.investments of 6.1% assuming untrended rents. As of December 31, 2016, 123 of the 389 apartment homes approved for redevelopment were completed at a cost consistent with underwriting and 79% of the completed homes were leased at rates ahead of underwriting;
Saybrook Pointe, a 324 apartment home community located in San Jose, California. Redevelopment2017, $513.1 million of this community includes redesigned kitchens and open living space within the apartment homes; and
Yorktown, a 364 apartment home community located in Lombard, Illinois. Redevelopment of Yorktown will include upgrading apartment homes, expansion of the fitness center and renovation of common areas.
During 2016, we invested $31.8 million in development, primarily in the completion of One Canal in Boston. Lease-up is nearing completion, with 86% of the apartment homes occupied at December 31, 2016, at rental rates consistent with underwriting.total has been funded.
We expect our total redevelopment and development spending to range from $100$120 million to $200 million for the year ending December 31, 2017.2018.
Financing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2016,2017, our net cash used in financing activities of $269.5$393.3 million was primarily attributed to principal payments on property loans,our reacquisition of the limited partner interests in the Palazzo communities, dividends paid to common security holders, distributions paid to noncontrolling interests and redemptions of preferred stock,principal payments on property loans, partially offset by proceeds from the term loan, net borrowings on our revolving credit facility, and proceeds from non-recourse property debt.
Principal paymentsNet borrowings on our revolving credit facility primarily relate to the timing of property loans during the year totaled $371.9 million, consisting of $79.6 million of scheduled principal amortizationdebt financing activities and repayments of $292.3 million.apartment community dispositions. Proceeds from non-recourse property debt borrowings during the periodyear consisted of the closing of $393.5 millionseven fixed-rate, non-recourse, amortizing, non-recourse property loans withtotaling $308.8 million. On a weighted averagebasis, the term of 9.4these loans averaged 8.2 years in addition to $24.2 million for construction draws related to One Canal. and their interest rates averaged 3.48%, 121 basis points more than the corresponding 10-year Treasury rate at the time of pricing.
We like the discipline of financing our investments in real estate through the use of fixed-rate, amortizing, fixed-rate non-recourse property debt, as the amortization gradually reduces our leverage and reduces our refunding risk, and the fixed-rate provides a hedge against increases in interest rates.rates, and the non-recourse feature avoids entity risk.

Principal payments on property loans during the year totaled $409.2 million, consisting of $85.1 million of scheduled principal amortization and repayments of $324.1 million.
Net cash used in financing activities also includes $260.8 million of payments to equity holders, as further detailed in the table below.
Equity and Partners’ Capital Transactions
The following table presents our dividend and distribution activity, which is included in our net cash used in financing activities during the year ended December 31, 20162017 (dollars in thousands):
20162017
Cash distributions paid by the Aimco Operating Partnership to holders of noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships$18,253
$8,367
Cash distributions paid by the Aimco Operating Partnership to preferred unitholders (1)17,253
16,358
Cash distributions paid by the Aimco Operating Partnership to common unitholders (2)216,493
236,044
Total cash distributions paid by the Aimco Operating Partnership$251,999
$260,769
  
Cash distributions paid by Aimco to holders of noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships$18,253
$8,367
Cash distributions paid by Aimco to holders of OP Units17,453
18,431
Cash dividends paid by Aimco to preferred stockholders10,014
8,594
Cash dividends paid by Aimco to common stockholders206,279
225,377
Total cash dividends and distributions paid by Aimco$251,999
$260,769
  
(1)$10.08.6 million represented distributions to Aimco, and $7.2$7.8 million represented distributions paid to holders of OP Units.
(2)$206.3225.4 million represented distributions to Aimco, and $10.2$10.6 million represented distributions paid to holders of OP Units.

Pursuant to an At-The-Market offering program active at December 31, 2016, Aimco has the capacity to issue up to 3.5 million shares of its Common Stock. In the event of any such issuances, Aimco would contribute the net proceeds to the Aimco Operating Partnership in exchange for a number of partnership common units equal to the number of shares issued and sold. Additionally, the Aimco Operating Partnership and Aimco have a shelf registration statement that provides for the issuance of debt securities by the Aimco Operating Partnership and equity securities by Aimco.

Contractual Obligations
This table summarizes information contained elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding payments due under contractual obligations and commitments as of December 31, 20162017 (in thousands):
 TotalLess than One Year1-3 Years3-5 YearsMore than Five Years
Non-recourse property debt (1)$3,889,647
$346,519
$856,830
$1,189,941
$1,496,357
Revolving credit facility borrowings (2)17,930



17,930
Interest related to long-term debt (3)1,052,441
185,303
300,991
185,360
380,787
Office space lease obligations4,234
2,559
1,522
153

Ground lease obligations (4)88,057
1,093
2,486
3,094
81,384
Construction obligations (5)89,488
83,498
5,990


Total$5,141,797
$618,972
$1,167,819
$1,378,548
$1,976,458
      
 TotalLess than One Year1-3 Years3-5 YearsMore than Five Years
Non-recourse property debt - Real Estate (1)$3,563,041
$248,540
$915,257
$1,064,282
$1,334,962
Revolving credit facility borrowings (2)67,160


67,160

Term loan (3)250,000
250,000



Interest related to long-term debt - Real Estate (4)785,945
163,403
251,541
131,621
239,380
Office space lease obligations5,676
2,203
2,013
1,460

Ground lease obligations (5)86,409
1,179
2,793
3,100
79,337
Construction obligations (6)91,125
78,232
12,893


Total$4,849,356
$743,557
$1,184,497
$1,267,623
$1,653,679
      
(1)Includes scheduled principal amortization and maturity payments related to our non-recourse property debt. Excludes long-term debt collateralizedsecured by assets classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2016.communities in our Real Estate portfolio.
(2)Includes outstanding borrowings on our revolving credit facility assuming repayment at the contractual maturity date. Our revolving credit facility is subject to an annual commitment fee (0.25% of aggregate commitments), which is not included in the amounts above.
(3)Represents the term loan that matures on June 30, 2018 and has a one-year extension option.
(4)
Includes interest related to both fixed-rate and variable-rate non-recourse property debt, and our variable ratevariable-rate revolving credit facility borrowings.borrowings, and our variable-rate term loan. Interest related to variable-rate debt is estimated based on the rate effective at December 31, 2016.2017. Refer to Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for a description of average interest rates associated with our debt.
(4)(5)These ground leases expire in years ranging from 20562063 to 2087.
(5)(6)
Represents estimated obligations pursuant to construction contracts related to our redevelopment, development and other capital spending. Refer to Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information regarding these obligations.
In addition to the amounts presented in the table above, at December 31, 2016,2017, we had $125.0 million (liquidation value) of Aimco’s perpetual preferred stock outstanding with an annual dividend yield of 6.9% and $103.2$101.5 million (liquidation value) of redeemable preferred OP Units of the Aimco Operating Partnership outstanding with annual distribution yields ranging from 1.92% to 8.8%. The dividends and distributions that accrue on the perpetual preferred stock and redeemable preferred OP Units are cumulative and are paid quarterly.

At December 31, 2017, communities owned by partnerships served by our Asset Management business were encumbered by $231.4 million of non-recourse property debt, $43.3 million of which matures in the next five years. The partnerships’ future obligation for interest related to this debt is $124.6 million, $52.3 million of which will be incurred over the next five years. The non-recourse property debt obligations of these partnerships have limited effect on the amount of fees and other payments we expect to receive.
Additionally, we may enter into commitments to purchase goods and services in connection with the operations of our apartment communities. Those commitments generally have terms of one year or less and reflect expenditure levels comparable to our historical expenditures.
Future Capital Needs
In addition to the items set forth in “Contractual Obligations” above, we expect to fund any future acquisitions, redevelopment, development and other capital spending principally with proceeds from apartment community sales, short-term borrowings, debt and equity financing and operating cash flows. Our near-term business plan does not contemplate the issuance of equity.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Our primarychief market risks are refunding risk, exposurethat is to the availability of property debt or other cash sources to refund maturing property debt, and to changesre-pricing risk, that is the possibility of increases in base interest rates and credit risk spreads. Our liabilities are not subject to any other material market rate or price risks. We use predominantly long-dated, fixed-rate, amortizing, non-recourse property debt in order to avoid the refunding and repricing risks of short-term borrowings. We use short-term debt financing and working capital primarily to fund short-term uses and generally expect to refinance such borrowings with cash from operating activities, proceeds from apartment community sales, long-term debt or equity financings. We make limited use of derivative financial instruments and we do not use them for trading or other speculative purposes.
Market Risk Associated with Loans Secured by Our Real Estate Portfolio
As of December 31, 2016,2017, on a consolidated basis, we had approximately $83.6$82.7 million of variable-rate property-level debt outstanding and $17.9$317.2 million of variable-rate borrowings under our revolving credit facility.Credit Agreement, including a $250.0 million term loan that matures on June 30, 2018. We estimate that an increasea change in 30-day LIBOR of 100 basis points with constant credit risk spreads would reduce our net income, the amount ofor increase net income attributable to Aimco common stockholders and the amount of net income attributable to the Aimco Operating Partnership’s common unitholders by approximately $0.9$3.8 million on an annual basis.
At December 31, 2016, we2017, our Real Estate segment had approximately $131.2$95.3 million in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, a portion of which bearbears interest at variable rates, andwhich may mitigate the effect of an increaseoffset somewhat a change in variable rates on our variable-rate debt discussed above.
We estimate the fair value for ourof debt instruments as described in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8. The estimated aggregate fair value of our consolidated total debt (inclusive of outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility)indebtedness associated with the Real Estate portfolio was approximately $4.0$3.9 billion at December 31, 2016,2017, inclusive of a $63.2$55.1 million mark-to-market liability. The mark-to-market liability (a decrease of $56.6decreased by $9.8 million as compared to the mark-to-market liability at December 31, 2015). The combined carrying value of our consolidated debt (excluding unamortized debt issue costs) was $3.9 billion at December 31, 2016.
If market rates for ourconsolidated fixed-rate debt were higher by 100 basis points with constant credit risk spreads, the estimated fair value of our debt discussed above would have decreaseddecrease from $4.0$3.9 billion to $3.8 billion. If market rates for ourconsolidated debt discussed above were lower by 100 basis points with constant credit risk spreads, the estimated fair value of ourconsolidated fixed-rate debt would increase from $3.9 billion in the aggregate to $4.0 billion.
Market Risk Associated with Our Asset Management Business
The carrying value of non-recourse property debt of the partnerships served by our Asset Management business of $227.1 million and $236.4 million approximated its estimated fair value at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. All of the non-recourse property debt of these partnership is fixed-rate debt. We do not believe this indebtedness represents a market risk for Aimco because increases or decreases in the fair value of the indebtedness are not expected to have increaseda significant effect on the fees we expect to collect from $4.0 billion to $4.1 billion.these consolidated partnerships.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
The independent registered public accounting firm’s reports, consolidated financial statements and schedule listed in the “Index to Financial Statements” on page F-1 of this Annual Report are filed as part of this report and incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Aimco
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Aimco’s management, with the participation of Aimco’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures (as 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, Aimco’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, Aimco’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Aimco’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by our Board of Directors, management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:
pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of assets;
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and
provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management assessed the effectiveness of Aimco’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016.2017. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013 Framework).
Based on their assessment, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2016,2017, Aimco’s internal control over financial reporting is effective.
Aimco’s independent registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on Aimco’s internal control over financial reporting.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in Aimco’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fourth quarter of 20162017 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Aimco’s internal control over financial reporting.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmREPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Apartment Investment and Management Company
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited Apartment Investment and Management Company’s (the “Company”) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016,2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 Framework)framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, Apartment Investment and Management Company (the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017 and the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying Index to Financial Statements of the Company and our report dated February 28, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, based on the COSO criteria.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016, and our report dated February 24, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Denver, Colorado
February 24, 201728, 2018


The Aimco Operating Partnership
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Aimco Operating Partnership’s management, with the participation of the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of Aimco, who are the equivalent of the Aimco Operating Partnership’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, respectively, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Aimco Operating Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures (as 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 chief executive officer and chief financial officer of Aimco have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Aimco Operating Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management of the Aimco Operating Partnership is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by our Board of Directors, management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:
pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of assets;
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and
provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management assessed the effectiveness of the Aimco Operating Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016.2017. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013 Framework).
Based on their assessment, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2016,2017, the Aimco Operating Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting is effective.
The Aimco Operating Partnership’s independent registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on the Aimco Operating Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in the Aimco Operating Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fourth quarter of 20162017 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Aimco Operating Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmREPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Partners of
AIMCO Properties, L.P.
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited AIMCO Properties, L.P.’s (the “Partnership”) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016,2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 Framework)framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, AIMCO Properties, L.P. (the Partnership) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Partnership as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, partners’ capital and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017 and the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying Index to Financial Statements of the Partnership and our report dated February 28, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

The Partnership’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Partnership in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, the Partnership maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, based on the COSO criteria.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of the Partnership as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, partners’ capital, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016, and our report dated February 24, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Denver, Colorado
February 24, 201728, 2018

Item 9B. Other Information
None.
PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Each member of the board of directors of Aimco also is a director of the general partner of the Aimco Operating Partnership. The officers of Aimco are also the officers of the general partner of the Aimco Operating Partnership and hold the same titles. The information required by this item for both Aimco and the Aimco Operating Partnership is presented jointly under the captions “Board of Directors and Executive Officers,” “Corporate Governance Matters - Code of Ethics,” “Other Matters - Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” “Corporate Governance Matters - Meetings and Committees: Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee,” “Corporate Governance Matters - Meetings and Committees: Audit Committee” and “Corporate Governance Matters - Meetings and Committees: Audit Committee Financial Expert” in the proxy statement for Aimco’s 20172018 annual meeting of stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by this item is presented under the captions “Compensation Discussion & Analysis,” “Compensation and Human Resources Committee Report to Stockholders,” “Summary Compensation Table,” “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2016,2017,” “Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End 2016,Year-End 2017,” “Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2016,2017,” “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control” and “Corporate Governance Matters - Director Compensation” in the proxy statement for Aimco’s 20172018 annual meeting of stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The information required by this item, for both Aimco and the Aimco Operating Partnership, is presented under the captions “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” and “Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans” in the proxy statement for Aimco’s 20172018 annual meeting of stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, as of February 23, 2017,27, 2018, Aimco, through its consolidated subsidiaries, held 95.4% of the Aimco Operating Partnership’s common partnership units outstanding.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by this item is presented under the caption “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Corporate Governance Matters - Independence of Directors” in the proxy statement for Aimco’s 20172018 annual meeting of stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The information required by this item is presented under the caption “Principal Accountant Fees and Services” in the proxy statement for Aimco’s 20172018 annual meeting of stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a)(1)The financial statements listed in the Index to Financial Statements on Page F-1 of this report are filed as part of this report and incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(2)The financial statement schedule listed in the Index to Financial Statements on Page F-1 of this report is filed as part of this report and incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(3)The Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS (1) (2)
EXHIBIT NO.DESCRIPTION
Charter (Exhibit 3.1 to Aimco’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016,2015, is incorporated herein by this reference)
Amended and Restated Bylaws (Exhibit 3.1 to Aimco’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 26, 2016, is incorporated herein by this reference)
Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Aimco Operating Partnership, dated as of July 29, 1994, as amended and restated as of February 28, 2007 (Exhibit 10.1 to Aimco’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, is incorporated herein by this reference)
First Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Aimco Operating Partnership, dated as of December 31, 2007 (Exhibit 10.1 to Aimco’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 31, 2007, is incorporated herein by this reference)
Second Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Aimco Operating Partnership, dated as of July 30, 2009 (Exhibit 10.1 to Aimco’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009, is incorporated herein by this reference)
Third Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Aimco Operating Partnership, dated as of September 2, 2010 (Exhibit 10.1 to Aimco’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 3, 2010, is incorporated herein by this reference)
Fourth Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Aimco Operating Partnership, dated as of July 26, 2011 (Exhibit 10.1 to Aimco’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated July 26, 2011, is incorporated herein by this reference)
Fifth Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Aimco Operating Partnership, dated as of August 24, 2011 (Exhibit 10.1 to Aimco’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated August 24, 2011, is incorporated herein by this reference)
Sixth Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Aimco Operating Partnership, dated as of December 31, 2011 (Exhibit 10.1 to Aimco’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 31, 2011, is incorporated herein by this reference)
Seventh Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Aimco Operating Partnership, dated as of May 13, 2014 (Exhibit 10.1 to Aimco’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 15, 2014, is incorporated herein by this reference)
Eighth Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Aimco Operating Partnership, dated as of October 31, 2014 (Exhibit 10.1 to Aimco’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated November 4, 2014, is incorporated herein by this reference)
Ninth Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Aimco Operating Partnership, dated as of August 16, 2016 (Exhibit 10.1 to Aimco’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated August 16, 2016, is incorporated herein by this reference)
Tenth Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of AIMCO Properties, L.P.,the Aimco Operating Partnership, dated as of January 31, 2017 (Exhibit 10.1 to Aimco’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated January 31, 2017, is incorporated herein by this reference)
Second Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016,June 30, 2017, among Aimco, the Aimco Operating Partnership, AIMCO/Bethesda Holdings, Inc., the lenders from time to time party thereto, KeyBank National Association,N.A., as administrative agent, swing line lender and a letter of credit issuer Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.and PNC Bank National Association, as syndication agents and Citibank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A. and Regions Bank, as co-documentation agents (Exhibit 10.1 to Aimco’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 22, 2016,June 30, 2017, is incorporated herein by this reference)
Master Indemnification Agreement, dated December 3, 2001, by and among Aimco, the Aimco Operating Partnership., XYZ Holdings LLC, and the other parties signatory thereto (Exhibit 10.2 to Aimco’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 6, 2001, is incorporated herein by this reference)
Tax Indemnification and Contest Agreement, dated December 3, 2001, by and among Aimco, National Partnership Investments, Corp., and XYZ Holdings LLC and the other parties signatory thereto (Exhibit 10.3 to Aimco’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 6, 2001, is incorporated herein by this reference)
Employment Contract executed on December 29, 2008,21, 2017, by and between the Aimco Operating Partnership and Terry Considine (Exhibit 10.1 to Aimco’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 29, 2008,21, 2017, is incorporated herein by this reference)*
2007 Stock Award and Incentive Plan (Appendix A to Aimco’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2007 is incorporated herein by this reference)*
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (2007 Stock Award and Incentive Plan) (Exhibit 10.2 to Aimco’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 30, 2007, is incorporated herein by this reference)*

Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (2007 Stock Award and Incentive Plan) (Exhibit 10.3 to Aimco’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 30, 2007, is incorporated herein by this reference)*

2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Appendix B to Aimco’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2007, is incorporated herein by this reference)*
Apartment Investment and Management Company 2015 Stock Award and Incentive Plan (as amended and restated January 31, 2017) (Exhibit 10.2 to Aimco’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated January 31, 2017, is incorporated herein by this reference)*
Form of Performance Restricted Stock Agreement (2015 Stock Award and Incentive Plan) (Exhibit 10.24 to Aimco’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, is incorporated herein by this reference)*
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (2015 Stock Award and Incentive Plan) (Exhibit 10.25 to Aimco’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, is incorporated herein by this reference)*
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (2015 Stock Award and Incentive Plan) (Exhibit 10.26 to Aimco’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, is incorporated herein by this reference)*
Form of LTIP Unit Agreement (2015 Stock Award and Incentive Plan) (Exhibit 10.3 to Aimco’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated January 31, 2017, is incorporated herein by this reference)*
Form of Performance Vesting LTIP Unit Agreement (2015 Stock Award and Incentive Plan) (Exhibit 10.4 to Aimco’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated January 31, 2017, is incorporated herein by this reference)*
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (2015 Stock Award and Incentive Plan) (Exhibit 10.26 to Aimco’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, is incorporated herein by this reference)*
List of Subsidiaries
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Aimco
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Aimco Operating Partnership
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Aimco
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Aimco
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Aimco Operating Partnership
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Aimco Operating Partnership
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Aimco
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Aimco
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Aimco Operating Partnership
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Aimco Operating Partnership
Agreement regarding disclosure of long-term debt instruments - Aimco
Agreement regarding disclosure of long-term debt instruments - Aimco Operating Partnership
101XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language). The following materials from Aimco’s and the Aimco Operating Partnership’s combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016,2017, formatted in XBRL: (i) consolidated balance sheets; (ii) consolidated statements of operations; (iii) consolidated statements of comprehensive income; (iv) consolidated statements of equity and consolidated statements of partners’ capital; (v) consolidated statements of cash flows; (vi) notes to the consolidated financial statements; and (vii) financial statement schedule (3).
(1)Schedule and supplemental materials to the exhibits have been omitted but will be provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
(2)The Commission file numbers for exhibits is 001-13232 (Aimco) and 0-24497 (the Aimco Operating Partnership), and all such exhibits remain available pursuant to the Records Control Schedule of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(3)As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
*Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.

SIGNATURES

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

APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND
MANAGEMENT COMPANY
  
By:/s/ TERRY CONSIDINE    
 Terry Considine
 Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
Date:February 24, 201728, 2018
AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
  
By:AIMCO-GP, Inc., its General Partner
  
By:/s/ TERRY CONSIDINE    
 Terry Considine
 Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
Date:February 24, 201728, 2018

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of each registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature TitleDate
APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY 
    
AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P. 
By: AIMCO-GP, Inc., its General Partner  
    
/s/ TERRY CONSIDINE Chairman of the Board andFebruary 24, 201728, 2018
Terry Considine 
Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
 
    
/s/ PAUL BELDIN Executive Vice President andFebruary 24, 201728, 2018
Paul Beldin 
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
 
    
/s/ ANDREW HIGDON Senior Vice President andFebruary 24, 201728, 2018
Andrew Higdon 
Chief Accounting Officer
(principal accounting officer)
 
    
/s/ THOMAS L. KELTNER DirectorFebruary 24, 201728, 2018
Thomas L. Keltner   
    
/s/ J. LANDIS MARTIN DirectorFebruary 24, 201728, 2018
J. Landis Martin   
    
/s/ ROBERT A. MILLER DirectorFebruary 24, 201728, 2018
Robert A. Miller   
    
/s/ KATHLEEN M. NELSON DirectorFebruary 24, 201728, 2018
Kathleen M. Nelson   
    
/s/ MICHAEL A. STEIN DirectorFebruary 24, 201728, 2018
Michael A. Stein   
    
/s/ NINA A. TRAN DirectorFebruary 24, 201728, 2018
Nina A. Tran   


APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.


INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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Financial Statements: 
 
  
 
  
  
Financial Statement Schedule: 
  
All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto. 


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMReport of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


The Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Apartment Investment and Management Company

Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Apartment Investment and Management Company (the “Company”)Company) as of December 31, 20162017 and 2015, and2016, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016. Our audits also included2017, and the related notes and the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying Index to Financial Statements. TheseStatements (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements and schedule arepresent fairly, in all material respects, the responsibilityfinancial position of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statementsCompany at December 31, 2017 and schedule based on our audits.2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We conducted our auditsalso have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) and our report dated February 28, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Adoption of New Accounting Standard
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its accounting for the income tax consequences of intercompany transfers of assets effective January 1, 2017.

Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includesmisstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence supportingregarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An auditOur audits also includes assessingincluded evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statement presentation.statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company at December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 Framework) and our report dated February 24, 2017, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.    
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1994.
Denver, Colorado
February 24, 201728, 2018


APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of December 31, 20162017 and 20152016
(In thousands, except share data)

 2016 2015
ASSETS   
Buildings and improvements$6,627,374
 $6,446,326
Land1,858,792
 1,861,157
Total real estate8,486,166
 8,307,483
Accumulated depreciation(2,730,758) (2,778,022)
Net real estate5,755,408
 5,529,461
Cash and cash equivalents61,244
 50,789
Restricted cash69,906
 86,956
Other assets344,915
 448,405
Assets held for sale1,345
 3,070
Total assets$6,232,818
 $6,118,681
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY   
Non-recourse property debt, net$3,866,702
 $3,822,141
Revolving credit facility borrowings17,930
 27,000
Total indebtedness3,884,632
 3,849,141
Accounts payable36,677
 36,123
Accrued liabilities and other212,318
 317,481
Deferred income49,366
 64,052
Liabilities related to assets held for sale1,658
 53
Total liabilities4,184,651
 4,266,850
Preferred noncontrolling interests in Aimco Operating Partnership (Note 7)103,201
 87,926
Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)
 
Equity:   
Perpetual Preferred Stock (Note 6)125,000
 159,126
Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 500,787,260 shares authorized, 156,888,381 and 156,326,416 shares issued/outstanding at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively1,569
 1,563
Additional paid-in capital4,051,722
 4,064,659
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)1,011
 (6,040)
Distributions in excess of earnings(2,385,399) (2,596,917)
Total Aimco equity1,793,903
 1,622,391
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships151,121
 151,365
Common noncontrolling interests in Aimco Operating Partnership(58) (9,851)
Total equity1,944,966
 1,763,905
Total liabilities and equity$6,232,818
 $6,118,681







 2017 2016
ASSETS   
Buildings and improvements$6,174,149
 $6,106,298
Land1,753,604
 1,824,819
Total real estate7,927,753
 7,931,117
Accumulated depreciation(2,522,358) (2,421,357)
Net real estate5,405,395
 5,509,760
Cash and cash equivalents60,498
 45,821
Restricted cash34,827
 36,405
Other assets272,739
 293,768
Assets held for sale17,959
 
Assets of partnerships served by Asset Management business:   
Real estate, net224,873
 245,648
Cash and cash equivalents16,288
 15,423
Restricted cash30,928
 33,501
Other assets15,533
 52,492
Total assets$6,079,040
 $6,232,818
    
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY   
Non-recourse property debt secured by Real Estate communities, net$3,545,109
 $3,630,276
Term loan, net249,501
 
Revolving credit facility borrowings67,160
 17,930
Total indebtedness associated with Real Estate portfolio3,861,770
 3,648,206
Accrued liabilities and other200,540
 218,937
Liabilities of partnerships served by Asset Management business:   
Non-recourse property debt, net227,141
 236,426
Accrued liabilities and other19,812
 62,630
Deferred income12,487
 18,452
Total liabilities4,321,750
 4,184,651
Preferred noncontrolling interests in Aimco Operating Partnership (Note 7)101,537
 103,201
Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)
 
Equity:   
Perpetual Preferred Stock (Note 6)125,000
 125,000
Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 500,787,260 shares authorized, 157,189,447 and 156,888,381 shares issued/outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively1,572
 1,569
Additional paid-in capital3,900,042
 4,051,722
Accumulated other comprehensive income3,603
 1,011
Distributions in excess of earnings(2,367,073) (2,385,399)
Total Aimco equity1,663,144
 1,793,903
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships(1,716) 151,121
Common noncontrolling interests in Aimco Operating Partnership(5,675) (58)
Total equity1,655,753
 1,944,966
Total liabilities and equity$6,079,040
 $6,232,818




See notes to the consolidated financial statements.

APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 20142015
(In thousands, except per share data)

2016 2015 20142017 2016 2015
REVENUES:          
Rental and other property revenues$974,531
 $956,954
 $952,831
Tax credit and asset management revenues21,323
 24,356
 31,532
Rental and other property revenues attributable to Real Estate$918,148
 $899,891
 $883,020
Rental and other property revenues of partnerships served by Asset Management business74,046
 74,640
 73,934
Tax credit and transaction revenues13,243
 21,323
 24,356
Total revenues995,854
 981,310
 984,363
1,005,437
 995,854
 981,310
OPERATING EXPENSES:          
Property operating expenses352,427
 359,393
 373,654
Investment management expenses4,333
 5,855
 7,310
Property operating expenses attributable to Real Estate318,939
 317,957
 324,579
Property operating expenses of partnerships served by Asset Management business35,440
 36,956
 37,537
Depreciation and amortization333,066
 306,301
 282,608
366,184
 333,066
 306,301
General and administrative expenses44,937
 43,178
 44,092
43,657
 46,784
 46,310
Other expenses, net14,295
 10,368
 14,349
11,353
 14,295
 10,368
Provision for real estate impairment loss (Note 3)35,881
 
 
Total operating expenses749,058
 725,095
 722,013
811,454
 749,058
 725,095
Operating income246,796
 256,215
 262,350
193,983
 246,796
 256,215
Interest income7,797
 6,949
 6,878
8,332
 7,797
 6,949
Interest expense(196,389) (199,685) (220,971)(194,615) (196,389) (199,685)
Other, net6,071
 387
 (829)7,694
 6,071
 387
Income before income taxes and gain on dispositions64,275
 63,866
 47,428
15,394
 64,275
 63,866
Income tax benefit25,208
 27,524
 20,047
Income tax benefit (Note 9)32,126
 25,208
 27,524
Income before gain on dispositions89,483
 91,390
 67,475
47,520
 89,483
 91,390
Gain on dispositions of real estate, net of tax393,790
 180,593
 288,636
299,559
 393,790
 180,593
Net income483,273
 271,983
 356,111
347,079
 483,273
 271,983
Noncontrolling interests:          
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships(25,256) (4,776) (24,595)(9,084) (25,256) (4,776)
Net income attributable to preferred noncontrolling interests in Aimco Operating Partnership(7,239) (6,943) (6,497)(7,764) (7,239) (6,943)
Net income attributable to common noncontrolling interests in Aimco Operating Partnership(20,368) (11,554) (15,770)(14,457) (20,368) (11,554)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests(52,863) (23,273) (46,862)(31,305) (52,863) (23,273)
Net income attributable to Aimco430,410
 248,710
 309,249
315,774
 430,410
 248,710
Net income attributable to Aimco preferred stockholders(11,994) (11,794) (7,947)(8,594) (11,994) (11,794)
Net income attributable to participating securities(635) (950) (1,082)(319) (635) (950)
Net income attributable to Aimco common stockholders$417,781
 $235,966
 $300,220
$306,861
 $417,781
 $235,966
          
Net income attributable to Aimco per common share – basic (Note 10)$2.68
 $1.52
 $2.06
Net income attributable to Aimco per common share – diluted (Note 10)$2.67
 $1.52
 $2.06
Net income attributable to Aimco per common share – basic$1.96
 $2.68
 $1.52
Net income attributable to Aimco per common share – diluted$1.96
 $2.67
 $1.52
          
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic156,001
 155,177
 145,639
156,323
 156,001
 155,177
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted156,391
 155,570
 146,002
156,796
 156,391
 155,570






See notes to the consolidated financial statements.

APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 20142015
(In thousands)

 2016 2015 2014
      
Net income$483,273
 $271,983
 $356,111
Other comprehensive income (loss):     
Unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate swaps221
 (1,299) (2,306)
Losses on interest rate swaps reclassified into interest expense from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)1,586
 1,678
 1,685
Unrealized gains (losses) on debt securities classified as available-for-sale5,855
 214
 (1,192)
Other comprehensive income (loss)7,662
 593
 (1,813)
Comprehensive income490,935
 272,576
 354,298
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests(53,474) (23,450) (46,903)
Comprehensive income attributable to Aimco$437,461
 $249,126
 $307,395
 2017 2016 2015
Net income$347,079
 $483,273
 $271,983
Other comprehensive income:     
Unrealized (losses) gains on interest rate swaps(173) 221
 (1,299)
Losses on interest rate swaps reclassified into interest expense from accumulated other comprehensive income1,480
 1,586
 1,678
Unrealized gains on debt securities classified as available-for-sale1,507
 5,855
 214
Other comprehensive income2,814
 7,662
 593
Comprehensive income349,893
 490,935
 272,576
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests(31,527) (53,474) (23,450)
Comprehensive income attributable to Aimco$318,366
 $437,461
 $249,126






































See notes to the consolidated financial statements.

APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
For the Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 20142015
(In thousands)
Preferred Stock Common Stock            Preferred Stock Common Stock            
Shares Issued Amount Shares Issued Amount Additional Paid-in Capital Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Distributions in Excess of Earnings Total Aimco Equity Noncontrolling Interests Total EquityShares Issued Amount Shares Issued Amount Additional Paid-in Capital Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Distributions in Excess of Earnings Total Aimco Equity Noncontrolling Interests Total Equity
Balances at December 31, 20131,274
 $68,114
 145,917
 $1,459
 $3,701,339
 $(4,602) $(2,798,853) $967,457
 $205,287
 $1,172,744
Issuance of Preferred Stock5,117
 128,012
 
 
 (4,460) 
 
 123,552
 
 123,552
Balances at December 31, 20146,391
 $186,126
 146,403
 $1,464
 $3,696,143
 $(6,456) $(2,649,542) $1,227,735
 $214,370
 $1,442,105
Issuance of Common Stock
 
 9,430
 94
 366,486
 
 
 366,580
 
 366,580
Repurchase of Preferred Stock
 (10,000) 
 
 257
 
 227
 (9,516) 
 (9,516)
 (27,000) 
 
 695
 
 (695) (27,000) 
 (27,000)
Redemption of Aimco Operating Partnership units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (7,756) (7,756)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (4,181) (4,181)
Amortization of share-based compensation cost
 
 33
 
 6,139
 
 
 6,139
 
 6,139

 
 27
 
 7,096
 
 
 7,096
 
 7,096
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11,559
 11,559
Effect of changes in ownership for consolidated entities
 
 
 
 (8,097) 
 
 (8,097) 8,809
 712

 
 
 
 (6,008) 
 
 (6,008) 4,189
 (1,819)
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 (1,854) 
 (1,854) 41
 (1,813)
Other, net
 
 453
 5
 965
 
 
 970
 (21) 949
Net income
 
 
 
 
 
 309,249
 309,249
 40,365
 349,614
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (43,914) (43,914)
Common Stock dividends
 
 
 
 
 
 (151,991) (151,991) 
 (151,991)
Preferred Stock dividends
 
 
 
 
 
 (8,174) (8,174) 
 (8,174)
Balances at December 31, 20146,391
 186,126
 146,403
 1,464
 3,696,143
 (6,456) (2,649,542) 1,227,735
 214,370
 1,442,105
Issuance of Common Stock
 
 9,430
 94
 366,486
 
 
 366,580
 
 366,580
Redemption of Preferred Stock
 (27,000) 
 
 695
 
 (695) (27,000) 
 (27,000)
Redemption of Aimco Operating Partnership units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (4,181) (4,181)
Amortization of share-based compensation cost
 
 27
 
 7,096
 
 
 7,096
 
 7,096
Effect of changes in ownership for consolidated entities
 
 
 
 (6,008) 
 
 (6,008) 4,189
 (1,819)
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 416
 
 416
 177
 593
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 416
 
 416
 177
 593
Other, net
 
 466
 5
 247
 
 100
 352
 
 352

 
 466
 5
 247
 
 100
 352
 
 352
Net income
 
 
 
 
 
 248,710
 248,710
 16,330
 265,040

 
 
 
 
 
 248,710
 248,710
 16,330
 265,040
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (89,371) (89,371)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (89,371) (89,371)
Common Stock dividends
 
 
 
 
 
 (184,391) (184,391) 
 (184,391)
 
 
 
 
 
 (184,391) (184,391) 
 (184,391)
Preferred Stock dividends
 
 
 
 
 
 (11,099) (11,099) 
 (11,099)
 
 
 
 
 
 (11,099) (11,099) 
 (11,099)
Balances at December 31, 20156,391
 159,126
 156,326
 1,563
 4,064,659
 (6,040) (2,596,917) 1,622,391
 141,514
 1,763,905
6,391
 159,126
 156,326
 1,563
 4,064,659
 (6,040) (2,596,917) 1,622,391
 141,514
 1,763,905
Redemption of Preferred Stock(1,391) (34,126) 
 
 1,307
 
 (1,980) (34,799) 
 (34,799)(1,391) (34,126) 
 
 1,307
 
 (1,980) (34,799) 
 (34,799)
Redemption of Aimco Operating Partnership units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (10,819) (10,819)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (10,819) (10,819)
Amortization of share-based compensation cost
 
 31
 
 8,610
 
 
 8,610
 
 8,610

 
 31
 
 8,610
 
 
 8,610
 
 8,610
Effect of changes in ownership for consolidated entities
 
 
 
 (26,171) 
 
 (26,171) 10,107
 (16,064)
 
 
 
 (26,171) 
 
 (26,171) 10,107
 (16,064)
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 7,051
 
 7,051
 611
 7,662
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 7,051
 
 7,051
 611
 7,662
Other, net
 
 531
 6
 3,317
 
 
 3,323
 
 3,323

 
 531
 6
 3,317
 
 
 3,323
 
 3,323
Net income
 
 
 
 
 
 430,410
 430,410
 45,624
 476,034

 
 
 
 
 
 430,410
 430,410
 45,624
 476,034
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (35,974) (35,974)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (35,974) (35,974)
Common Stock dividends
 
 
 
 
 
 (206,898) (206,898) 
 (206,898)
 
 
 
 
 
 (206,898) (206,898) 
 (206,898)
Preferred Stock dividends
 
 
 
 $
 
 (10,014) (10,014) 
 (10,014)
 
 
 
 
 
 (10,014) (10,014) 
 (10,014)
Balances at December 31, 20165,000
 $125,000
 156,888
 $1,569
 $4,051,722
 $1,011
 $(2,385,399) $1,793,903
 $151,063
 $1,944,966
5,000
 125,000
 156,888
 1,569
 4,051,722
 1,011
 (2,385,399) 1,793,903
 151,063
 1,944,966
Redemption of Aimco Operating Partnership units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (11,882) (11,882)
Amortization of share-based compensation cost
 
 18
 
 8,638
 
 
 8,638
 613
 9,251
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3,401
 3,401
Effect of changes in ownership for consolidated entities
 
 
 
 (160,586) 
 
 (160,586) (152,189) (312,775)
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
 
 
 
 
 
 (62,682) (62,682) (3,028) (65,710)
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 2,592
 
 2,592
 222
 2,814
Other, net
 
 283
 3
 268
 
 
 271
 
 271
Net income
 
 
 
 
 
 315,774
 315,774
 23,541
 339,315
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (19,132) (19,132)
Common Stock dividends
 
 
 
 
 
 (226,172) (226,172) 
 (226,172)
Preferred Stock dividends
 
 
 
 
 
 (8,594) (8,594) 
 (8,594)
Balances at December 31, 20175,000
 $125,000
 157,189
 $1,572
 $3,900,042
 $3,603
 $(2,367,073) $1,663,144
 $(7,391) $1,655,753




See notes to the consolidated financial statements.

APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 20142015
(In thousands)
2016 2015 20142017 2016 2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:          
Net income$483,273
 $271,983
 $356,111
$347,079
 $483,273
 $271,983
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization333,066
 306,301
 282,608
366,184
 333,066
 306,301
Gain on dispositions of real estate, net of tax(393,790) (180,593) (288,636)(299,559) (393,790) (180,593)
Provision for real estate impairment loss35,881
 
 
Income tax benefit(25,208) (27,524) (20,047)(32,126) (25,208) (27,524)
Share-based compensation expense7,629
 6,640
 5,781
7,877
 7,629
 6,640
Amortization of debt issue costs and other5,060
 5,186
 3,814
5,666
 5,060
 5,186
Other, net(6,071) (387) 2,649
(7,694) (6,071) (387)
Changes in operating assets and operating liabilities:          
Accounts receivable and other assets(20,680) 619
 9,039
(13,375) (20,680) 619
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other(5,555) (22,334) (29,895)(15,794) (5,555) (22,334)
Total adjustments(105,549) 87,908
 (34,687)47,060
 (105,549) 87,908
Net cash provided by operating activities377,724
 359,891
 321,424
394,139
 377,724
 359,891
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:          
Purchases of real estate and deposits related to purchases of real estate(290,729) (169,447) (284,041)(20,372) (290,729) (169,447)
Capital expenditures(346,645) (367,180) (367,324)(358,104) (346,645) (367,180)
Proceeds from dispositions of real estate535,513
 367,571
 640,044
402,162
 535,513
 367,571
Purchases of corporate assets(7,540) (6,665) (8,479)(8,899) (7,540) (6,665)
Changes in restricted cash1,374
 (429) 26,315
1,506
 1,374
 (429)
Other investing activities10,254
 5,253
 7,163
(1,589) 10,254
 5,253
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities(97,773) (170,897) 13,678
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities14,704
 (97,773) (170,897)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
Proceeds from non-recourse property debt417,714
 352,602
 188,503
312,434
 417,714
 352,602
Principal repayments on non-recourse property debt(371,947) (514,294) (513,599)(409,167) (371,947) (514,294)
Net (repayments) borrowings on revolving credit facility(9,070) (85,330) 61,930
Proceeds from term loan250,000
 
 
Net borrowings (repayments) on revolving credit facility49,230
 (9,070) (85,330)
Proceeds from issuance of Common Stock
 366,580
 

 
 366,580
Proceeds from issuance of Preferred Stock
 
 123,551
Redemptions and repurchases of Preferred Stock(34,799) (27,000) (9,516)
Redemptions of Preferred Stock
 (34,799) (27,000)
Payment of dividends to holders of Preferred Stock(10,014) (11,099) (7,073)(8,594) (10,014) (11,099)
Payment of dividends to holders of Common Stock(206,279) (184,082) (152,002)(225,377) (206,279) (184,082)
Payment of distributions to noncontrolling interests(35,706) (57,401) (49,972)(26,799) (35,706) (57,401)
Purchases and redemptions of noncontrolling interests(26,485) (4,517) (8,178)(327,815) (26,485) (4,517)
Other financing activities7,090
 (2,635) 4,474
(7,213) 7,090
 (2,635)
Net cash used in financing activities(269,496) (167,176) (361,882)(393,301) (269,496) (167,176)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS10,455
 21,818
 (26,780)
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS15,542
 10,455
 21,818
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD50,789
 28,971
 55,751
61,244
 50,789
 28,971
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD$61,244
 $50,789
 $28,971
$76,786
 $61,244
 $50,789









See notes to the consolidated financial statements.

APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 20142015
(In thousands)

2016 2015 20142017 2016 2015
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:          
Interest paid$200,278
 $207,087
 $231,887
$196,438
 $200,278
 $207,087
Cash paid for income taxes2,152
 2,033
 1,657
7,401
 2,152
 2,033
Non-cash transactions associated with the acquisition or disposition of real estate:          
Non-recourse property debt assumed in connection with our acquisition of real estate
 
 65,200
Non-recourse property debt assumed by buyer in connection with our disposition of real estate
 6,068
 58,410
Non-recourse property debt assumed by buyer in connection with the disposition of real estate
 
 6,068
Issuance of preferred OP Units in connection with acquisition of real estate17,000
 
 9,117

 17,000
 
Other non-cash investing and financing transactions:          
Accrued capital expenditures (at end of period)35,594
 43,725
 45,701
31,719
 35,594
 43,725
Accrued dividends on TSR restricted stock (at end of period) (Note 8)927
 309
 
Accrued dividends on TSR restricted stock and LTIP awards (at end of period) (Note 8)1,720
 927
 309





































See notes to the consolidated financial statements.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMReport of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


The Partners of
AIMCO Properties, L.P.
 
Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of AIMCO Properties, L.P. (the “Partnership”) as of December 31, 20162017 and 2015, and2016, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, partners’partners' capital, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016. Our audits also included2017, and the related notes and the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying Index to Financial Statements. TheseStatements (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements and schedule arepresent fairly, in all material respects, the responsibilityfinancial position of the Partnership’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statementsPartnership at December 31, 2017 and schedule based on our audits.2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We conducted our auditsalso have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). (PCAOB), the Partnership's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) and our report dated February 28, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Adoption of New Accounting Standard
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Partnership changed its accounting for the income tax consequences of intercompany transfers of assets effective January 1, 2017.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Partnership's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Partnership’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Partnership in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includesmisstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence supportingregarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An auditOur audits also includes assessingincluded evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statement presentation.statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Partnership at December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 Framework) and our report dated February 24, 2017, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.    
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
We have served as the Partnership’s auditor since 1994.

Denver, Colorado
February 24, 201728, 2018





AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of December 31, 20162017 and 20152016
(In thousands)

 2016 2015
ASSETS   
Buildings and improvements$6,627,374
 $6,446,326
Land1,858,792
 1,861,157
Total real estate8,486,166
 8,307,483
Accumulated depreciation(2,730,758) (2,778,022)
Net real estate5,755,408
 5,529,461
Cash and cash equivalents61,244
 50,789
Restricted cash69,906
 86,956
Other assets344,915
 448,405
Assets held for sale1,345
 3,070
Total assets$6,232,818
 $6,118,681
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL   
Non-recourse property debt, net$3,866,702
 $3,822,141
Revolving credit facility borrowings17,930
 27,000
Total indebtedness3,884,632
 3,849,141
Accounts payable36,677
 36,123
Accrued liabilities and other212,318
 317,481
Deferred income49,366
 64,052
Liabilities related to assets held for sale1,658
 53
Total liabilities4,184,651
 4,266,850
Redeemable preferred units (Note 7)103,201
 87,926
Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)
 
Partners’ Capital:   
Preferred units (Note 7)125,000
 159,126
General Partner and Special Limited Partner1,668,903
 1,463,265
Limited Partners(58) (9,851)
Partners’ capital attributable to the Aimco Operating Partnership1,793,845
 1,612,540
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships151,121
 151,365
Total partners’ capital1,944,966
 1,763,905
Total liabilities and partners’ capital$6,232,818
 $6,118,681










 2017 2016
ASSETS   
Buildings and improvements$6,174,149
 $6,106,298
Land1,753,604
 1,824,819
Total real estate7,927,753
 7,931,117
Accumulated depreciation(2,522,358) (2,421,357)
Net real estate5,405,395
 5,509,760
Cash and cash equivalents60,498
 45,821
Restricted cash34,827
 36,405
Other assets272,739
 293,768
Assets held for sale17,959
 
Assets of partnerships served by Asset Management business:   
Real estate, net224,873
 245,648
Cash and cash equivalents16,288
 15,423
Restricted cash30,928
 33,501
Other assets15,533
 52,492
Total assets$6,079,040
 $6,232,818
    
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL   
Non-recourse property debt secured by Real Estate communities, net$3,545,109
 $3,630,276
Term loan, net249,501
 
Revolving credit facility borrowings67,160
 17,930
Total indebtedness associated with Real Estate portfolio3,861,770
 3,648,206
Accrued liabilities and other200,540
 218,937
Liabilities of partnerships served by Asset Management business:   
Non-recourse property debt, net227,141
 236,426
Accrued liabilities and other19,812
 62,630
Deferred income12,487
 18,452
Total liabilities4,321,750
 4,184,651
Redeemable preferred units (Note 7)101,537
 103,201
Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)
 
Partners’ Capital:   
Preferred units (Note 7)125,000
 125,000
General Partner and Special Limited Partner1,538,144
 1,668,903
Limited Partners(5,675) (58)
Partners’ capital attributable to the Aimco Operating Partnership1,657,469
 1,793,845
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships(1,716) 151,121
Total partners’ capital1,655,753
 1,944,966
Total liabilities and partners’ capital$6,079,040
 $6,232,818






See notes to the consolidated financial statements.

AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
As of December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 20142015
(In thousands, except per unit data)

2016 2015 20142017 2016 2015
REVENUES:          
Rental and other property revenues$974,531
 $956,954
 $952,831
Tax credit and asset management revenues21,323
 24,356
 31,532
Rental and other property revenues attributable to Real Estate$918,148
 $899,891
 $883,020
Rental and other property revenues of partnerships served by Asset Management business74,046
 74,640
 73,934
Tax credit and transaction revenues13,243
 21,323
 24,356
Total revenues995,854
 981,310
 984,363
1,005,437
 995,854
 981,310
OPERATING EXPENSES:          
Property operating expenses352,427
 359,393
 373,654
Investment management expenses4,333
 5,855
 7,310
Property operating expenses attributable to Real Estate318,939
 317,957
 324,579
Property operating expenses of partnerships served by Asset Management business35,440
 36,956
 37,537
Depreciation and amortization333,066
 306,301
 282,608
366,184
 333,066
 306,301
General and administrative expenses44,937
 43,178
 44,092
43,657
 46,784
 46,310
Other expenses, net14,295
 10,368
 14,349
11,353
 14,295
 10,368
Provision for real estate impairment loss (Note 3)35,881
 
 
Total operating expenses749,058
 725,095
 722,013
811,454
 749,058
 725,095
Operating income246,796
 256,215
 262,350
193,983
 246,796
 256,215
Interest income7,797
 6,949
 6,878
8,332
 7,797
 6,949
Interest expense(196,389) (199,685) (220,971)(194,615) (196,389) (199,685)
Other, net6,071
 387
 (829)7,694
 6,071
 387
Income before income taxes and gain on dispositions64,275
 63,866
 47,428
15,394
 64,275
 63,866
Income tax benefit25,208
 27,524
 20,047
Income tax benefit (Note 9)32,126
 25,208
 27,524
Income before gain on dispositions89,483
 91,390
 67,475
47,520
 89,483
 91,390
Gain on dispositions of real estate, net of tax393,790
 180,593
 288,636
299,559
 393,790
 180,593
Net income483,273
 271,983
 356,111
347,079
 483,273
 271,983
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships(25,256) (4,776) (24,595)(9,084) (25,256) (4,776)
Net income attributable to the Aimco Operating Partnership458,017
 267,207
 331,516
337,995
 458,017
 267,207
Net income attributable to the Aimco Operating Partnership’s preferred unitholders(19,233) (18,737) (14,444)(16,358) (19,233) (18,737)
Net income attributable to participating securities(635) (950) (1,082)(337) (635) (950)
Net income attributable to the Aimco Operating Partnership’s common unitholders$438,149
 $247,520
 $315,990
$321,300
 $438,149
 $247,520
          
Net income attributable to the Aimco Operating Partnership per common unit – basic (Note 10)$2.68
 $1.52
 $2.06
Net income attributable to the Aimco Operating Partnership per common unit – diluted (Note 10)$2.67
 $1.52
 $2.06
Net income attributable to the Aimco Operating Partnership per common unit – basic$1.96
 $2.68
 $1.52
Net income attributable to the Aimco Operating Partnership per common unit – diluted$1.96
 $2.67
 $1.52
          
Weighted average common units outstanding – basic163,761
 162,834
 153,363
163,746
 163,761
 162,834
Weighted average common units outstanding – diluted164,151
 163,227
 153,726
164,218
 164,151
 163,227










See notes to the consolidated financial statements.

AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 20142015
(In thousands)

 2016 2015 2014
      
Net income$483,273
 $271,983
 $356,111
Other comprehensive income (loss):     
Unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate swaps221
 (1,299) (2,306)
Losses on interest rate swaps reclassified into interest expense from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)1,586
 1,678
 1,685
Unrealized gains (losses) on debt securities classified as available-for-sale5,855
 214
 (1,192)
Other comprehensive income (loss)7,662
 593
 (1,813)
Comprehensive income490,935
 272,576
 354,298
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests(25,516) (4,932) (24,733)
Comprehensive income attributable to the Aimco Operating Partnership$465,419
 $267,644
 $329,565
 2017 2016 2015
Net income$347,079
 $483,273
 $271,983
Other comprehensive income:     
Unrealized (losses) gains on interest rate swaps(173) 221
 (1,299)
Losses on interest rate swaps reclassified into interest expense from accumulated other comprehensive income1,480
 1,586
 1,678
Unrealized gains on debt securities classified as available-for-sale1,507
 5,855
 214
Other comprehensive income2,814
 7,662
 593
Comprehensive income349,893
 490,935
 272,576
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests(9,185) (25,516) (4,932)
Comprehensive income attributable to the Aimco Operating Partnership$340,708
 $465,419
 $267,644






































See notes to the consolidated financial statements.

AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
For the Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 20142015
(In thousands)
Preferred
Units
 
General Partner
and Special
Limited Partner
 Limited Partners Partners’ Capital Attributable to the Partnership Noncontrolling Interests Total
Partners’ Capital
Preferred
Units
 
General Partner
and Special
Limited Partner
 Limited Partners Partners’ Capital Attributable to the Partnership Noncontrolling Interests Total
Partners’ Capital
Balances at December 31, 2013$68,114
 $899,343
 $(27,721) $939,736
 $233,008
 $1,172,744
Issuance of preferred units to Aimco128,012
 (4,460) 
 123,552
 
 123,552
Repurchase of preferred units held by Aimco(10,000) 484
 
 (9,516) 
 (9,516)
Redemption of partnership units held by non-Aimco partners
 
 (7,756) (7,756) 
 (7,756)
Amortization of Aimco share-based compensation
 6,139
 
 6,139
 
 6,139
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 11,559
 11,559
Effect of changes in ownership for consolidated entities
 (8,097) 8,888
 791
 (79) 712
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 (1,854) (97) (1,951) 138
 (1,813)
Other, net
 970
 
 970
 (21) 949
Net income
 309,249
 15,770
 325,019
 24,595
 349,614
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 (35,904) (35,904)
Distributions to common unitholders
 (151,991) (8,010) (160,001) 
 (160,001)
Distributions to preferred unitholders
 (8,174) 
 (8,174) 
 (8,174)
Balances at December 31, 2014186,126
 1,041,609
 (18,926) 1,208,809
 233,296
 1,442,105
$186,126
 $1,041,609
 $(18,926) $1,208,809
 $233,296
 $1,442,105
Issuance of common partnership units to Aimco
 366,580
 
 366,580
 
 366,580

 366,580
 
 366,580
 
 366,580
Redemption of preferred units held by Aimco(27,000) 
 
 (27,000) 
 (27,000)(27,000) 
 
 (27,000) 
 (27,000)
Redemption of partnership units held by non-Aimco partners
 
 (4,181) (4,181) 
 (4,181)
 
 (4,181) (4,181) 
 (4,181)
Amortization of Aimco share-based compensation
 7,096
 
 7,096
 
 7,096

 7,096
 
 7,096
 
 7,096
Effect of changes in ownership for consolidated entities
 (6,008) 10,739
 4,731
 (6,550) (1,819)
 (6,008) 10,739
 4,731
 (6,550) (1,819)
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 416
 21
 437
 156
 593
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income
 416
 21
 437
 156
 593
Other, net
 352
 
 352
 
 352

 352
 
 352
 
 352
Net income
 248,710
 11,554
 260,264
 4,776
 265,040

 248,710
 11,554
 260,264
 4,776
 265,040
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 (80,313) (80,313)
 
 
 
 (80,313) (80,313)
Distributions to common unitholders
 (184,391) (9,058) (193,449) 
 (193,449)
 (184,391) (9,058) (193,449) 
 (193,449)
Distributions to preferred unitholders
 (11,099) 
 (11,099) 
 (11,099)
 (11,099) 
 (11,099) 
 (11,099)
Balances at December 31, 2015159,126
 1,463,265
 (9,851) 1,612,540
 151,365
 1,763,905
159,126
 1,463,265
 (9,851) 1,612,540
 151,365
 1,763,905
Redemption of preferred units held by Aimco(34,126) (673) 
 (34,799) 
 (34,799)(34,126) (673) 
 (34,799) 
 (34,799)
Redemption of partnership units held by non-Aimco partners
 ��
 (10,819) (10,819) 
 (10,819)
 
 (10,819) (10,819) 
 (10,819)
Amortization of Aimco share-based compensation
 8,610
 
 8,610
 
 8,610

 8,610
 
 8,610
 
 8,610
Effect of changes in ownership for consolidated entities
 (26,171) 10,107
 (16,064) 
 (16,064)
 (26,171) 10,107
 (16,064) 
 (16,064)
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 7,051
 351
 7,402
 260
 7,662
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income
 7,051
 351
 7,402
 260
 7,662
Other, net
 3,323
 
 3,323
 
 3,323

 3,323
 
 3,323
 
 3,323
Net income
 430,410
 20,368
 450,778
 25,256
 476,034

 430,410
 20,368
 450,778
 25,256
 476,034
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 (25,760) (25,760)
 
 
 
 (25,760) (25,760)
Distributions to common unitholders
 (206,898) (10,214) (217,112) 
 (217,112)
 (206,898) (10,214) (217,112) 
 (217,112)
Distributions to preferred unitholders
 (10,014) 
 (10,014) 
 (10,014)
 (10,014) 
 (10,014) 
 (10,014)
Balances at December 31, 2016$125,000
 $1,668,903
 $(58) $1,793,845
 $151,121
 $1,944,966
125,000
 1,668,903
 (58) 1,793,845
 151,121
 1,944,966
Redemption of partnership units held by non-Aimco partners
 
 (11,882) (11,882) 
 (11,882)
Amortization of Aimco share-based compensation
 8,638
 613
 9,251
 
 9,251
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 3,401
 3,401
Effect of changes in ownership for consolidated entities
 (160,586) 4,867
 (155,719) (157,056) (312,775)
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
 (62,682) (3,028) (65,710) 
 (65,710)
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income
 2,592
 121
 2,713
 101
 2,814
Other, net
 271
 
 271
 
 271
Net income
 315,774
 14,457
 330,231
 9,084
 339,315
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 (8,367) (8,367)
Distributions to common unitholders
 (226,172) (10,765) (236,937) 
 (236,937)
Distributions to preferred unitholders
 (8,594) 
 (8,594) 
 (8,594)
Balances at December 31, 2017$125,000
 $1,538,144
 $(5,675) $1,657,469
 $(1,716) $1,655,753





See notes to the consolidated financial statements.

AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 20142015
(In thousands)
2016 2015 20142017 2016 2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:          
Net income$483,273
 $271,983
 $356,111
$347,079
 $483,273
 $271,983
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization333,066
 306,301
 282,608
366,184
 333,066
 306,301
Gain on dispositions of real estate, net of tax(393,790) (180,593) (288,636)(299,559) (393,790) (180,593)
Provision for real estate impairment loss35,881
 
 
Income tax benefit(25,208) (27,524) (20,047)(32,126) (25,208) (27,524)
Share-based compensation expense7,629
 6,640
 5,781
7,877
 7,629
 6,640
Amortization of debt issue costs and other5,060
 5,186
 3,814
5,666
 5,060
 5,186
Other, net(6,071) (387) 2,649
(7,694) (6,071) (387)
Changes in operating assets and operating liabilities:          
Accounts receivable and other assets(20,680) 619
 9,039
(13,375) (20,680) 619
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other(5,555) (22,334) (29,895)(15,794) (5,555) (22,334)
Total adjustments(105,549) 87,908
 (34,687)47,060
 (105,549) 87,908
Net cash provided by operating activities377,724
 359,891
 321,424
394,139
 377,724
 359,891
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:          
Purchases of real estate and deposits related to purchases of real estate(290,729) (169,447) (284,041)(20,372) (290,729) (169,447)
Capital expenditures(346,645) (367,180) (367,324)(358,104) (346,645) (367,180)
Proceeds from dispositions of real estate535,513
 367,571
 640,044
402,162
 535,513
 367,571
Purchases of corporate assets(7,540) (6,665) (8,479)(8,899) (7,540) (6,665)
Changes in restricted cash1,374
 (429) 26,315
1,506
 1,374
 (429)
Other investing activities10,254
 5,253
 7,163
(1,589) 10,254
 5,253
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities(97,773) (170,897) 13,678
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities14,704
 (97,773) (170,897)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
Proceeds from non-recourse property debt417,714
 352,602
 188,503
312,434
 417,714
 352,602
Principal repayments on non-recourse property debt(371,947) (514,294) (513,599)(409,167) (371,947) (514,294)
Net (repayments) borrowings on revolving credit facility(9,070) (85,330) 61,930
Proceeds from term loan250,000
 
 
Net borrowings (repayments) on revolving credit facility49,230
 (9,070) (85,330)
Proceeds from issuance of common partnership units to Aimco
 366,580
 

 
 366,580
Proceeds from issuance of preferred partnership units to Aimco
 
 123,551
Redemption and repurchase of preferred units from Aimco(34,799) (27,000) (9,516)
Redemption of preferred units from Aimco
 (34,799) (27,000)
Payment of distributions to preferred units(17,253) (18,042) (13,482)(16,358) (17,253) (18,042)
Payment of distributions to General Partner and Special Limited Partner(206,279) (184,082) (152,002)(225,377) (206,279) (184,082)
Payment of distributions to Limited Partners(10,214) (6,701) (8,008)(10,667) (10,214) (6,701)
Payment of distributions to noncontrolling interests(18,253) (43,757) (35,555)(8,367) (18,253) (43,757)
Purchases of noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships(13,941) (320) (101)(314,269) (13,941) (320)
Other financing activities(5,454) (6,832) (3,603)(20,760) (5,454) (6,832)
Net cash used in financing activities(269,496) (167,176) (361,882)(393,301) (269,496) (167,176)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS10,455
 21,818
 (26,780)
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS15,542
 10,455
 21,818
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD50,789
 28,971
 55,751
61,244
 50,789
 28,971
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD$61,244
 $50,789
 $28,971
$76,786
 $61,244
 $50,789








See notes to the consolidated financial statements.

AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 20142015
(In thousands)

2016 2015 20142017 2016 2015
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:          
Interest paid$200,278
 $207,087
 $231,887
$196,438
 $200,278
 $207,087
Cash paid for income taxes2,152
 2,033
 1,657
7,401
 2,152
 2,033
Non-cash transactions associated with the acquisition or disposition of real estate:          
Non-recourse property debt assumed in connection with our acquisition of real estate
 
 65,200
Non-recourse property debt assumed by buyer in connection with our disposition of real estate
 6,068
 58,410
Non-recourse property debt assumed by buyer in connection with the disposition of real estate
 
 6,068
Issuance of preferred OP Units in connection with acquisition of real estate17,000
 
 9,117

 17,000
 
Other non-cash investing and financing transactions:          
Accrued capital expenditures (at end of period)35,594
 43,725
 45,701
31,719
 35,594
 43,725
Accrued dividends on TSR restricted stock awards (at end of period) (Note 8)927
 309
 
Accrued dividends on TSR restricted stock and LTIP awards (at end of period) (Note 8)1,818
 927
 309





































See notes to the consolidated financial statements.

APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 20162017

Note 1 — Organization
Apartment Investment and Management Company, or Aimco, is a Maryland corporation incorporated on January 10, 1994. Aimco is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, or REIT. AIMCO Properties, L.P., or the Aimco Operating Partnership, is a Delaware limited partnership formed on May 16, 1994, to conduct our business, which is focused on the ownership, management, redevelopment and limited development of quality apartment communities located in some of the largest coastal and job growth markets in the United States.
Aimco, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, AIMCO-GP, Inc. and AIMCO-LP Trust, owns a majority of the ownership interests in the Aimco Operating Partnership. Aimco conducts all of its business and owns all of its assets through the Aimco Operating Partnership. Interests in the Aimco Operating Partnership that are held by limited partners other than Aimco are referred to as OP Units. OP Units include common partnership units, and high performance partnership units, which we refer to as common OP Units, as well as partnership preferred units, which we refer to as preferred OP Units. AtAs of December 31, 2016,2017, after eliminations for units held by consolidated subsidiaries, the Aimco Operating Partnership had 164,493,293164,617,537 common partnership units and equivalents outstanding. AtAs of December 31, 2016,2017, Aimco owned 156,888,381157,189,447 of the common partnership units (95.4%(95.5% of the common partnership units and equivalentsunits) of the Aimco Operating Partnership)Partnership and Aimco had outstanding an equal number of shares of its Class A Common Stock, which we refer to as Common Stock.
Except as the context otherwise requires, “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Aimco, the Aimco Operating Partnership and their consolidated subsidiaries, collectively.
As of December 31, 2016,2017, we owned an equity interest in 134 conventional136 apartment communities with 37,92236,904 apartment homes in our Real Estate portfolio. Our Real Estate portfolio, which comprises our reportable segment, is diversified by both price point and 55 affordablegeography and consists of market rate apartment communities in which we own a substantial interest. We consolidated 132 of these apartment communities with 8,38936,762 apartment homes. Of these apartment communities,
As of December 31, 2017, we consolidated 130 conventionalalso held nominal ownership positions in partnerships that own 46 low-income housing tax credit apartment communities with 37,7806,898 apartment homeshomes. We provide services to these partnerships and 48 affordablereceive fees and other payments in return. Our relationship with these partnerships is different than real estate ownership and is better described as an asset management business, or Asset Management. In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, we are required to consolidate partnerships owning an aggregate of 39 apartment communities with 7,7026,211 apartment homes. These conventional and affordable apartment communities generated 90% and 10%, respectively, of the proportionate property net operating income (as defined in Note 12 and excluding amounts related to apartment communities sold or classified as held for sale) during the year ended December 31, 2016.
Note 2 — Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation
Aimco’s accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Aimco, the Aimco Operating Partnership, and their consolidated subsidiaries. The Aimco Operating Partnership’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Aimco Operating Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Interests in the Aimco Operating Partnership that are held by limited partners other than Aimco are reflected in Aimco’s accompanying balance sheets as noncontrolling interests in Aimco Operating Partnership. Interests in partnerships consolidated into the Aimco Operating Partnership that are held by third parties are reflected in our accompanying balance sheets as noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships. The assets of real estate partnerships consolidated by the Aimco Operating Partnership must first be used to settle the liabilities of such consolidated real estate partnerships. These consolidated real estate partnerships’ creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of the Aimco Operating Partnership.
As used herein, and except where the context otherwise requires, “partnership” refers to a limited partnership or a limited liability company and “partner” refers to a partner in a limited partnership or a member of a limited liability company.
Acquisition of Real Estate and Related Depreciation and Amortization
We generally recognize the acquisition of apartment communities or interests in partnerships that own apartment communities at fair value. If the transaction results in consolidation and is a business combination, we expense related transaction costs as incurred. If the transaction is considered an asset acquisition (e.g. apartment communities under construction or vacant at time of acquisition), thecost. The related transaction costs are capitalized as agenerally included in the cost of the acquired apartment community.
We allocate the purchase price of apartment communities acquired in business combinations to tangible assets and identified intangible assets and liabilities based on their fair values.
We allocate the cost of apartment communities accounted for as asset acquisitionsacquired based on the relative fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. We determine the fair value of tangible

assets, such as land, building,buildings, furniture, fixtures and equipment, generally using internal valuation techniques that consider comparable market transactions, replacement costs and other available information. We determine the fair value of identified intangible assets (or liabilities), which typically relate to in-place leases, using internal valuation techniques that consider the terms of the in-place leases, current market data for comparable leases and our experience in leasing similar communities. The intangible assets or liabilities related to in-place leases are comprised of: (a) the value of the above- and below-market leases in-place, measured over the period, including probable lease renewals for below-market leases, that the leases are expected to remain in effect; (b) the estimated unamortized portion of avoided leasing commissions and other costs that ordinarily would be incurred to originate the in-place leases; and (c) the value associated with leased apartment homes during an estimated absorption period (estimates of rental revenue that would not have been earned had leased apartment homes been vacant at the time of acquisition assuming lease-up periods based on market demand and stabilized occupancy levels).
Depreciation for all tangible assets is calculated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. Acquired buildings and improvements are depreciated over a useful life based on the age, condition and other physical characteristics of the apartment community. At December 31, 2016,2017, the weighted average depreciable life of our acquired buildings and improvements was approximately 28 years. Furniture, fixtures and equipment associated with acquired apartment communities are depreciated over five years.
The above- and below-market lease intangibles are amortized to rental revenue over the expected remaining terms of the associated leases, which include reasonably assured renewal periods. Other intangible assets related to in-place leases are amortized to depreciation and amortization over the expected remaining terms of the associated leases.
At December 31, 20162017 and 2015,2016, deferred income in our consolidated balance sheets included below-market lease amounts totaling $10.4$9.1 million and $12.1$10.4 million, respectively, which are net of accumulated amortization of $33.1$34.4 million and $31.4$33.1 million, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 2014,2015, we included amortization of below-market leases of $1.7$1.3 million, $1.7 million and $1.3$1.7 million, respectively, in rental and other property revenues in our consolidated statements of operations. In connection with apartment communities sold during the year ended December 31, 2014, we wrote off $1.8 million of unamortized below-market lease amounts to gain on dispositions of real estate. There were no such write offs during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.
At December 31, 2016,2017, our below-market leases had a weighted average amortization period of 6.56.2 years and estimated aggregate amortization for each of the five succeeding years as follows (in thousands):
 Estimated Amortization Estimated Amortization
2017 
$1,200
2018 1,059
 
$1,128
2019 973
 998
2020 884
 886
2021 810
 811
2022 763
Capital Additions and Related Depreciation
We capitalize costs, including certain indirect costs, incurred in connection with our capital additions activities, including redevelopments, developments, other tangible apartment community improvements and replacements of existing apartment community components. Included in these capitalized costs are payroll costs associated with time spent by site employees in connection with capital additions activities at the apartment community level. We characterize as “indirect costs” an allocation of certain department costs, including payroll, at the area operations and corporate levels that clearly relate to capital additions activities. We also capitalize interest, property taxes and insurance during periods in which redevelopments, developments and construction projects are in progress. We begin capitalization of costs, including certain indirect costs, incurred in connection with our capital addition activities, upon commencement of activities necessary to get apartment communities ready for their intended use. These activities include when apartment communities or apartment homes are undergoing physical construction, as well as when apartment homes are held vacant in advance of planned construction, provided that other activities such as permitting, planning and design are in progress. We cease the capitalization of costs when the apartment communities are substantially complete and ready for their intended use, which is typically when construction has been completed and apartment homes are available for occupancy. Costs, including ordinary repairs, maintenance and resident turnover costs, are charged to property operating expense as incurred.
We depreciate capitalized costs using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the related improvement, which is generally 5, 15 or 30 years. All capitalized site payroll costs and indirect costs are allocated to capital additions proportionately, based on direct costs and depreciated over the estimated useful lives of such capital additions.

Certain homogeneous items that are purchased in bulk on a recurring basis, such as carpeting and appliances, are depreciated using group methods that reflect the average estimated useful life of the items in each group. Except in the case of apartment community casualties, where the net book value of the lost asset is written off in the determination of casualty gains or losses, we generally do not recognize any loss in connection with the replacement of an existing apartment community component because normal replacements are considered in determining the estimated useful lives used in connection with our composite and group depreciation methods.
For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 2014,2015, we capitalized to buildings and improvements $7.6 million, $9.6 million $11.7 million and $14.2$11.7 million of interest costs, respectively, and $36.0 million, $32.9 million $28.2 million and $29.2$28.2 million of other direct and indirect costs, respectively.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Real estate and other long-lived assets to be held and used are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization, unless the carrying amount of the asset is not recoverable. If events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an apartment community may not be recoverable, we make an assessment of its recoverability by comparing the carrying amount to our estimate of the undiscounted future cash flows, excluding interest charges, of the apartment community. If the carrying amount exceeds the aggregate undiscounted future cash flows, we recognize an impairment loss to the extent the carrying amount exceeds the estimated fair value of the apartment community.
Based on periodic tests of recoverability of long-lived assets, for the year ended December 31, 2014, we recorded a provision for real estate impairment losses of $1.8 million related to sold apartment communities, which is included in other expenses, net in our consolidated statement of operations. The impairment loss was related to estimated costs to sell, inclusive of a prepayment penalty. We recorded no such provisions during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.
Cash Equivalents
We classify highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less as cash equivalents. We maintain cash equivalents in financial institutions in excess of insured limits. We have not experienced any losses in these accounts in the past and believe that we are not exposed to significant credit risk because our accounts are deposited with major financial institutions.
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash includes capital replacement reserves, completion repair reserves, bond sinking fund amounts, tax and insurance escrow accounts held by lenders and resident security deposits.
Other Assets
At December 31, 20162017 and 2015,2016, other assets was comprised of the following amounts (dollars in thousands):
2016 20152017 2016
Investments in securitization trust that holds Aimco property debt$76,063
 $65,502
$82,794
 $76,063
Accumulated unrecognized deferred tax expense from intercompany transfers
 62,468
Deferred tax asset, net (Note 9)32,227
 5,076
Intangible assets, net40,668
 45,447
38,701
 39,039
Prepaid expenses, commissions, real estate taxes and insurance36,508
 37,082
Software, equipment and leasehold improvements20,048
 22,209
Investments in unconsolidated real estate partnerships14,983
 15,401
12,636
 12,496
Debt issue costs related to revolving credit facility borrowings, net5,250
 2,107
Deferred tax asset, net (Note 9)5,076
 26,117
Accumulated unrecognized deferred tax expense from intercompany transfers (Note 9)62,468
 15,099
Deposits for apartment community acquisitions1,404
 26,632
Assets related to the legacy asset management business (Note 3)34,397
 154,895
Prepaid expenses, accounts and notes receivable, and other104,606
 97,205
Accounts receivable, net11,417
 13,042
Deferred expenses, deposits, notes receivable and other38,408
 26,293
Other assets per consolidated balance sheets$344,915
 $448,405
$272,739
 $293,768
Deferred Costs
We defer lender fees and other direct costs incurred in obtaining new financing and amortize the amounts over the terms of the related loan agreements. Amortization of these costs is included in interest expense. As further discussed under the heading Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in the Current Year debt issue costs associated withheading, on January 1, 2017, we recognized a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings and partners’ capital, which reduced to zero the accumulated unrecognized deferred tax expense from intercompany transfers.
The table above excludes other assets of partnerships served by our revolving credit facilityAsset Management business, which are included in Other assetspresented separately on our consolidated balance sheets.sheet.
Investments in Securitization Trust that holds Aimco Property Debt issue costs
We hold investments in a securitization trust that primarily holds certain of our property debt. These investments were initially recognized at their purchase price and the discount to the face value is being accreted into interest income over the expected term of the securities. We have designated these investments as available for sale securities and we measure these investments at fair

value with changes in their fair value, other than the changes attributed to the accretion described above, recognized as an adjustment of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss within equity and partners’ capital. Refer to Note 11 for further information regarding these debt securities.
Intangible Assets
At December 31, 2017 and 2016, other assets included goodwill associated with non recourse propertyour reportable segment of $37.8 million. We perform an annual impairment test of goodwill by evaluating qualitative factors to determine the likelihood that goodwill may be impaired. We primarily consider the fair value of our real estate portfolio and the fair value of our debt are presentedrelative to their carrying values. As a result of the qualitative analysis, we do not believe our goodwill is impaired as of the date of our annual test.
During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, we allocated $4.5 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of goodwill related to our reportable segments to the carrying amounts of the apartment communities sold or classified as held for sale. The amounts of goodwill allocated to these apartment communities were based on the relative fair values of the apartment communities sold or classified as held for sale. As further discussed under the Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in the Current Year heading, commencing in 2017 we no longer allocate goodwill to the carrying amounts of apartment communities sold or classified as held for sale that do not meet the definition of a direct deduction from the related liability on our consolidated balance sheets.business.

Capitalized Software Costs
We defer leasing commissionsPurchased software and other direct costs incurred in connection with successful leasing effortsrelated to software purchased or developed for internal use are capitalized during the application development stage and amortizeare amortized using the costsstraight-line method over the termsestimated useful life of the related leases. Amortizationsoftware, generally three to five years. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, we capitalized software purchase and development costs totaling $2.0 million, $3.4 million and $3.6 million, respectively. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, other assets included $9.1 million and $12.6 million of these costsnet capitalized software, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, we recognized amortization of capitalized software of $5.5 million, $7.2 million and $6.9 million, respectively, which is included in depreciation and amortization.amortization in our consolidated statements of operations.
Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Partnerships
We own general and limited partner interests in partnerships that either directly, or through interests in other real estate partnerships, own apartment communities. We generally account for investments in real estate partnerships that we do not consolidate under the equity method. Under the equity method, we recognize our share of the earnings or losses of the entity for the periods presented, inclusive of our share of any impairments and disposition gains recognized by and related to such entities, and we present such amounts within other, net in our consolidated statements of operations.
The excess of the cost of the acquired partnership interests over the historical carrying amount of partners’ equity or deficit is generally ascribed to the fair values of land and buildings owned by the partnerships. We amortize the excess cost related to the buildings over the related estimated useful lives. Such amortization is recorded as an adjustment of the amounts of earnings or losses we recognize from such unconsolidated real estate partnerships.
InvestmentsDeferred Costs
We defer lender fees and other direct costs incurred in Securitization Trust that holds Aimco Property Debt
We hold investments in a securitization trust which primarily holds certain of our property debt. These investments were initially recognized at their purchase priceobtaining new financing and amortize the discount to the face value is being accreted into interest incomeamounts over the expected termterms of the securities. We have designatedrelated loan agreements. Amortization of these investments as available for sale securities and we measure these investments at fair value with changescosts is included in their fair value, other than the changes attributed to the accretion described above, recognized as an adjustment of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss within equity and partners’ capital. Refer to Note 11 for further information regarding these securities.
Intangible Assets
At December 31, 2016 and 2015, other assets included goodwillinterest expense. Debt issue costs associated with our reportable segments of $39.4 millionrevolving credit facility are included in other assets on our consolidated balance sheets. Debt issue costs associated with non-recourse property debt and $43.9 million, respectively. our term loan are presented as a direct deduction from the related liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets.
We perform an annual impairment test of goodwill that comparesdefer leasing commissions and other direct costs incurred in connection with successful leasing efforts and amortize the fair value of reporting units with their carrying amounts, including goodwill. We determined that our goodwill was not impaired in 2016, 2015 or 2014.
Duringcosts over the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, we allocated $4.5 million, $1.2 million and $3.9 million, respectively, of goodwill related to our reportable segments to the carrying amountsterms of the apartment communities sold or classified as held for sale. The amountsrelated leases. Amortization of goodwill allocated to these apartment communities were based on the relative fair values of the apartment communities sold or classified as held for sale and the retained portions of the reporting units to which the goodwill is allocated.
Intangible assets also includes amounts related to in-place leases as discussed under the Acquisition of Real Estate and Related Depreciation and Amortization heading.
Capitalized Software Costs
Purchased software and other costs related to software developed for internal use are capitalized during the application development stage and are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the software, generally three to five years. For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, we capitalized software purchase and development costs totaling $3.4 million, $3.6 million and $4.4 million, respectively. At December 31, 2016 and 2015, other assets included $12.6 million and $16.4 million of net capitalized software, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, we recognized amortization of capitalized software of $7.2 million, $6.9 million and $6.7 million, respectively, which is included in depreciation and amortization in our consolidated statements of operations.amortization.
Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Real Estate Partnerships
We report the unaffiliated partners’ interests in the net assets of our consolidated real estate partnerships as noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships within consolidated equity and partners’ capital. Noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships consist primarily of equity interests held by limited partners in consolidated real estate partnerships that have finite lives. We generally attribute to noncontrolling interests their share of income or loss of consolidated partnerships based on their proportionate interest in the results of operations of the partnerships, including their share of losses even if such attribution results in a deficit noncontrolling interest balance within our equity and partners’ capital accounts.

The terms of the related partnership agreements generally require the partnerships to be liquidated following the sale of the underlying real estate. As the general partner in these partnerships, we ordinarily control the execution of real estate sales and other events that could lead to the liquidation, redemption or other settlement of noncontrolling interests. However, as discussed

in Note 3, we continue to consolidate an apartment community associated with the legacy asset management business for which the derecognition criteria associated with our sale of the apartment community has not been met. We do not control the execution of a sale and other events related to the apartment community that will lead to the to the derecognition of the associated noncontrolling interests.
Changes in our ownership interest in consolidated real estate partnerships generally consist of our purchase of an additional interest in or the sale of our entire interest in a consolidated real estate partnership. The effect on our equity and partners’ capital of our purchase of additional interests in consolidated real estate partnerships during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 2014,2015, is shown in our consolidated statements of equity and partners’ capital. The effect on our equity and partners’ capital of sales of consolidated real estate or sales of our entire interest in consolidated real estate partnerships is reflected in our consolidated financial statements as gains on disposition of real estate and accordingly the effect on our equity and partners’ capital is reflected within the the amount of net income attributableallocated to us and to noncontrolling interests. Upon our deconsolidation of a real estate partnership following the sale of our partnership interests or liquidation of the partnership following sale of the related apartment community, we derecognize any remaining noncontrolling interest of the associated partnership previously recorded in our consolidated balance sheets.
Noncontrolling Interests in Aimco Operating Partnership
Noncontrolling interests in Aimco Operating Partnership consist of common OP Units and equivalents, as well as preferred OP Units. Within Aimco’s consolidated financial statements, the Aimco Operating Partnership’s income or loss is allocated to the holders of common partnership units and equivalents based on the weighted average number of common partnership units (including those held by Aimco) and equivalents outstanding during the period. During the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the holders of common OP Units and equivalents had a weighted average ownership interest in the Aimco Operating Partnership of 4.7%, 4.7% and 5.0%, respectively. Holders of preferred OP Units participate in the Aimco Operating Partnership’s income or loss only to the extent of their preferred distributions. Within Aimco’s consolidated financial statements, after provision for Preferred OP Unit distributions, the Aimco Operating Partnership’s income or loss is allocated to the holders of common partnership units based on the weighted average number of common partnership units (including those held by Aimco) outstanding during the period. During the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the holders of common OP Units had a weighted average ownership interest in the Aimco Operating Partnership of 4.5%, 4.7% and 4.7%, respectively. See Note 7 for further information regarding the items comprising noncontrolling interests in the Aimco Operating Partnership.
Revenue Recognition
Our apartment communities have operating leases with apartment residents with terms averaging 12 months. We recognize rental revenue related to these leases, net of any concessions, on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. We recognize revenues from asset management and other services when the related fees are earned and realized or realizable.
Tax Credit ArrangementsAsset Management Business
We sponsorare the general partner in certain low-income housing tax credit partnerships, that operate qualifying affordable housing apartment communities andwhich are structured to provide for the pass-through of tax credits and deductions to their partners. The tax credits are generally realized ratably over the first ten years of the tax credit arrangement and are subject to the partnership’s compliance with applicable laws and regulations for a period of 15 years. Typically, we are the general partner with a legalWe hold nominal ownership interest ofpositions in these partnerships, generally less than one percent or less and unaffiliated institutional investors (which we refer to as tax credit investors or investors) acquire the limited partnership interests of at least 99%.percent. At inception, each investor agreed to fund capital contributions to the partnerships and we received a syndication fee from the partnerships upon the investors’ admission to the partnership. In our role, we provide asset management and other services to these partnerships and we receive fees and other payments in return. To the extent amounts due to us are not paid currently, the balances accrue and are satisfied from the partnerships’ future operating or liquidating cash flow.
We have determined thatCapital contributions received by the partnerships from tax credit investors represent, in substance, consideration that we receive in exchange for our obligation to deliver tax credits and other tax benefits to the investors. We record these arrangements are variable interest entities, or VIEs,contributions as deferred income in our consolidated balance sheets upon receipt, and wherewe recognize these amounts as revenue in our consolidated statements of operations when our obligation to the investors is relieved upon delivery of the tax benefits.
We consolidate the low-income housing tax credit partnerships in which we are the sole general partner, we are generally the primary beneficiary that is required to consolidate the partnerships.as further discussed in Note 13. When the contractual arrangements obligate us to deliver tax benefits to the investors, and entitle us through fee arrangements to receive substantially all available cash flow from the partnerships, we recognize the income or loss generated by the underlying real estate based on our economic interest in the partnerships’ current period results, which is approximately 100% and represents the allocation of cash available for distribution we would receive from a hypothetical liquidation at the book value of the partnership’s net assets. Our economic interest in these partnerships will be 100% until such time that the limited partners become entitled to an allocation of a hypothetical or actual distributiondistributable cash (generally upon sale of the underlying real estate). EconomicOur economic interest generally differs from our legal interest due to the terms of the partnership agreements with profit and loss allocations and distributions upon liquidation that differ from stated percentages.
Capital contributions received by the partnerships from tax credit investors represent, in substance, consideration that we receive in exchange for our obligation to deliver tax credits and other tax benefits to the investors. We record these contributions as deferred income in our consolidated balance sheets upon receipt, and we recognize these amounts as revenue in our consolidated statements of operations when our obligation to the investors is relieved upon delivery of the tax benefits.

interest.
Insurance
We believe that our insurance coverages insure our apartment communities adequately against the risk of loss attributable to fire, earthquake, hurricane, tornado, flood and other perils. In addition, we have third-party insurance coverage (after self-insured

retentions) that defray the costs of large workers’ compensation, health and general liability exposures. We accrue losses based upon our estimates of the aggregate liability for uninsured losses incurred using certain actuarial assumptions followed in the insurance industry and based on our experience.
Share-Based Compensation
We issue various forms of share-based compensation, including stock options and restricted stock awards with service conditions and/or market conditions. We recognize share-based employee compensation based on the fair value on the grant date and recognize compensation cost net of forfeitures, over the awards’ requisite service periods. We reduce compensation cost related to forfeited awards in the period of forfeiture. See Note 8 for further discussion of our share-based compensation.
Income Taxes
Aimco has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 1994, and it intends to continue to operate in such a manner. Aimco’s current and continuing qualification as a REIT depends on its ability to meet the various requirements imposed by the Internal Revenue Code, which are related to organizational structure, distribution levels, diversity of stock ownership and certain restrictions with regard to owned assets and categories of income. If Aimco qualifies for taxation as a REIT, it will generally not be subject to United States federal corporate income tax on its taxable income that is currently distributed to stockholders. This treatment substantially eliminates the “double taxation” (at the corporate and stockholder levels) that generally results from an investment in a corporation.
Even if Aimco qualifies as a REIT, it may be subject to United States federal income and excise taxes in various situations, such as on our undistributed income. Aimco also will be required to pay a 100% tax on any net income on non-arm’s length transactions between it and a TRS (described below) and on any net income from sales of apartment communities that were held for sale to customers in the ordinary course. In addition, Aimco could also be subject to the alternative minimum tax, on our items of tax preference. The state and local tax laws may not conform to the United States federal income tax treatment, and Aimco may be subject to state or local taxation in various state or local jurisdictions, including those in which we transact business. Any taxes imposed on us reduce our operating cash flow and net income.
Certain of our operations or a portion thereof, including property management, asset management and risk management, are conducted through taxable REIT subsidiaries, which are subsidiaries of the Aimco Operating Partnership, and each of which we refer to as a TRS. A TRS is a subsidiary C-corporation that has not elected REIT status and as such is subject to United States federal corporate income tax. We use TRS entities to facilitate our ability to offer certain services and activities to our residents and investment partners that cannot be offered directly by a REIT. We also use TRS entities to hold investments in certain apartment communities.
For our TRS entities, deferred income taxes result from temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for United States federal income tax purposes, and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences reverse. We reduce deferred tax assets by recording a valuation allowance when we determine, based on available evidence, that it is more likely than not that the assets will not be realized. WeAs further discussed under the Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in the Current Year heading within this note, commencing in 2017, we recognize the tax consequences associated with intercompany transfers between the REITAimco Operating Partnership and TRS entities when the related assets affect our GAAP income or loss, generally through depreciation, impairment losses, or sales to third-party entities.such transactions occur. Refer to Note 9 for further information about our income taxes and to the Recent Accounting Pronouncements heading within this note for a discussion of a change in GAAP pertaining to tax consequences associated with intercompany transfers that we plan to adopt in 2017.taxes.
Comprehensive Income or Loss
As discussed under the preceding Investments in Securitization Trust that holds Aimco Property Debt heading, we have investments that are measured at fair value with unrealized gains or losses recognized as an adjustment of accumulated other comprehensive loss within equity and partners’ capital. Additionally, as discussed in Note 11, we recognize changes in the fair value of our cash flow hedges as an adjustment of accumulated other comprehensive loss within equity and partners’ capital. The amounts of consolidated comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 2014,2015, along with the corresponding amounts of such comprehensive income attributable to Aimco, the Aimco Operating Partnership and to noncontrolling interests, are presented within the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

Earnings per Share and Unit
Aimco calculatesand the Aimco Operating Partnership calculate earnings (loss) per share and unit based on the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock or common partnership units, participating securities, common stock equivalents and dilutive convertible securities outstanding during the period. The Aimco Operating Partnership calculates earnings (loss) peror common unit based on the weighted average number of common partnership units and equivalents participating securities and dilutive convertible securities outstanding during the period. The Aimco Operating Partnership considers both common partnership units and equivalents, which have identical rights to distributions and undistributed earnings, to be common units for purposes of the earnings per unit computations. See Note 10 for further information regarding earnings per share and unit computations.

Use of Estimates
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts included in the financial statements and accompanying notes thereto. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Reclassifications
Certain items included in the 20152016 and 20142015 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.
Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in the Current Year
During 2015,2017, we elected to adopt early the new accounting standard that revised the GAAP definition of a business. Under the new standard we expect apartment communities will no longer be considered businesses; therefore, transaction costs incurred related to the acquisition of real estate operations will be capitalized as a cost of the acquisition. Additionally, we will no longer allocate goodwill to sales of apartment communities for purposes of calculating gain or loss upon sale. We have applied the new standard prospectively to transactions occurring after adoption, which did not have a significant effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
Effective January 1, 2017, we adopted a new standard issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued new standards, which revisedthat simplifies the presentationaccounting for the income tax consequences of debt issue costs onintercompany transfers of assets. Previously, the balance sheet. After adoption, entities generally present debt issue costs associated with long term debt in their balance sheet as a direct deductionrecognition within the statement of operations of income tax expense or benefit resulting from an intercompany transfer of assets did not occur until the related debt liability, and debt issue costs related to line-of-credit arrangements may continue to be deferred and presented as assets. Amortizationassets affect GAAP income or loss, for example, through depreciation, impairment or upon the sale of the deferred costs will continueasset to be included in interest expense.a third-party. Under the new standard, we are required to recognize the income tax expense or benefit from an intercompany transfer of assets when the transfer occurs. We adoptedhave applied this guidance effectivechange on a modified retrospective basis and recognized a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings and partners’ capital of $65.7 million as of January 1, 20162017, representing accumulated unrecognized tax expense from intercompany transfers between the Aimco Operating Partnership and elected to continue to reflect deferred issue costs associated with our revolving credit facility as an asset, which isTRS entities. Such amounts were included in other assets onwithin our consolidated balance sheets. We have retrospectively applied the guidance for debt issue costs associated with our non-recourse property debt to all prior periods, which resulted in the reclassification of $24.0 million from other assets to non-recourse property debt on our consolidated balance sheetsheets at December 31, 2015.2016.

In February 2015,Also effective January 1, 2017, we adopted guidance that simplifies the FASB issued a standard that revisedaccounting for share-based compensation. Under prior practice, tax benefits in excess of those associated with compensation cost recognized in accordance with GAAP, or windfalls, were recorded in equity and tax deficiencies were recorded in equity until previous windfalls had been recovered and then recognized in earnings. Under the consolidation analysis required under GAAP for VIEs. Under this revisednew guidance, limited partnershipsall of the tax effects related to share-based compensation are no longer VIEs when the limited partners hold certain rights over the general partner. Alternatively, limited partnerships not previously viewed as VIEs are now considered VIEsrecognized through earnings. This guidance is applied to all windfalls and tax deficiencies resulting from settlements occurring after January 1, 2017. The new guidance also requires windfalls to be recorded in the absenceperiod the related transaction triggering tax consequences occurs, such as an exercise of such rights.stock options or vesting of restricted shares. This change in timing of recognition has been applied on a modified retrospective basis. We adopted this guidancedid not record a cumulative effect adjustment to opening retained earnings on the date of adoption as there were no accumulated windfalls recorded in 2016, as more fully describedequity. Compared to prior periods, we may experience incremental volatility in Note 13.income tax benefit or expense resulting from the recognition in earnings of windfall benefits or deficiencies upon the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted shares.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The FASB has issued new standards that affect accounting for revenue from contracts with customers and are effective for Aimcous on January 1, 2018. The new revenue standards establish a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersede most current GAAP applicable to revenue recognition. The core principle of the new guidance is that revenue should only be recognized when an entity has transferred control of goods or services to a customer and for an amount reflecting the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled for such exchange.
We anticipate using the modified retrospective adoption method, which will result in our recognition of a cumulative effect adjustment from initially applying the new revenue standards. We have not completed our analysis of the effect this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements norand have determined we determined the amount of thewill not recognize a cumulative effect adjustment that will be recognized upon adoption. However, based on our preliminary assessment, weWe do not anticipate significant changes to the timing or amount of revenue we recognize on an ongoing basis. We have not completedbasis as substantially all of our analysisrevenue is earned from leases and is subject to the current lease standard until the adoption of the effect the new revenue standards may have on various components of revenue, including government subsidies we receive in connection with our affordable portfolio, income recognized from our low-income housing tax credit partnerships and our disposition of the legacy asset management business,lease standard, which is discussed in Note 3.below.
The FASB has also issued a new standard on lease accounting, which is effective for Aimcous on January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted.2019. Under the new lease standard, lessor accounting will be substantially similar to the current model,largely unchanged, but aligned with certain changes to the lessee model and the new revenue standards. Lessors will be required to allocate lease payments to separate lease and nonlease components of each lease agreement, with the nonlease components evaluated under the revenue guidance discussed above. Lesseeslessees will be required to recognize a right of use asset and a lease liability for virtually all leases, with such leases classified as either operating or finance. Operating leases will result in straight-line expense recognition (similar

to current operating leases) and finance leases will result in a front-loaded expense recognition pattern (similar to current capital leases). Classification will be based on criteria that are largely similar to those applied in current lease accounting.
The new standard must be adopted using a modified retrospective method, which requires application of the new guidance at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented and provides for certain practical expedients, which we anticipate electing. We have not yet determined if we will elect to adopt this guidance prior to its effective date.
We do not anticipate significant changes in the accounting fortiming of income from our leases with residents. However, in circumstances where we are a lessee, in primarily a limited population of ground leases and leases for corporate office space, we will be required to recognize right of use assets and related lease liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. BasedWe do not anticipate the adoption of this standard will have a material

effect on our anticipated electionfinancial condition or results of the practical expedients, we will not be required to reassess the classification of existing leases and therefore the amount and timing of expense recognition will be unchanged. However, in the event we modify existing ground leases or enter into new ground leases after the effective date, such leases will likely be classified as finance leases, which have a front-loaded expense recognition.operations. We are in the process of determining the amount of the right of use assets and related lease liabilities that will be recognized upon adoption.
In addition to the revenue and lease accounting standards, the FASB has issued various accounting pronouncements, which are not yet effective that may have an effect on our financial statements. One such Accounting Standards update, or ASU, is intended to simplify the accounting for the income tax consequences of intercompany transfers of assets. We intend to early adopt this guidance effective January 1, 2017. Currently, the recognition within the statement of operations of income tax expenses or benefit resulting from an intercompany transfer of assets is prohibited until the assets affect GAAP income or loss, for example, through depreciation, impairment or upon the sale of the asset to a third-party. Under the new standard, an entity will recognize the income tax expense or benefit from an intercompany transfer of assets when the transfer occurs. This change is required to be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. As of December 31, 2016, we had accumulated unrecognized deferred tax expense from intercompany transfers between the Aimco Operating Partnership and TRS entities of approximately $62.5 million, which will be recognized as a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings on January 1, 2017.
Another standard recently issued by the FASB revises the GAAP definition of a business and is effective for Aimco on January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The new definition excludes sets of activities from the definition of a business when a single asset or group of similar assets comprises substantially all of the fair value of the acquired (or disposed) gross assets. Under the current definition, apartment communities with leases in place are considered businesses, whereas under the revised definition, we expect that most acquisitions and dispositions involving real estate will not be considered businesses. Under the new standard, transaction costs incurred to acquire real estate operations will be capitalized as a cost of the acquisition, whereas these costs are currently expensed when the acquired assets are determined to be a business. The new standard is required to be applied prospectively to transactions occurring after the date of adoption. We have not determined whether we will adopt this standard prior to the effective date, but we do not anticipate this standard will have a significant effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
During 2016, the FASB also issued an ASUAccounting Standards Update that is intended to reduce diversity in the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash in the statement of cash flows and is effective for Aimcous on January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted.2018. The new standard requires that the statement of cash flows describe the changes in the combined balances of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash during the period. The guidance is required to be applied retrospectively to each period presented in the financial statements. We currently present transfers between restricted and unrestricted cash accounts as operating, investing and financing activities depending upon the required or intended purpose for the restricted funds, and cash receipts and payments directly with third parties to or from restricted cash accounts are treatedpresented on the statement of cash flows as constructivea net change in restricted cash flows.and classified similarly to transfers between restricted and unrestricted cash. We expect that the primary change to our statement of cash flows will be the presentation of activity in the restricted cash accounts combined with similar activity in unrestricted accounts. We plan to adopt this standard on January 1, 2018.
Lastly, the FASB issued guidance intended to simplify the accounting for share-based compensation and such guidance is effective for Aimco on January 1, 2017. Under current practice, tax benefits in excess of those associated with recognized compensation cost, or windfalls, are recorded in equity and tax deficiencies are recorded in equity until previous windfalls have been recouped and then recognized in earnings. Under the new guidance, all of the tax effects related to share-based compensation will be recognized through earnings. This change is required to be applied prospectively to all windfalls and tax deficiencies resulting from settlements occurring after the date of adoption. The new guidance also requires windfalls to be recorded when they arise. This change in timing of recognition is required to be applied on a modified retrospective basis, with a cumulative effect adjustment to opening retained earnings on the date of adoption. As of December 31, 2016, there were no accumulated windfalls recorded in equity, therefore we will not record a cumulative effect adjustment upon adoption. In future periods, we may experience incremental volatility in income tax benefit or expense resulting from the recognition in earnings of windfall benefits or deficiencies upon the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted shares.

Note 3 — Significant Transactions
Reacquisition of Limited Partner Interest in Palazzo Joint Venture
During the year ended December 31, 2017, we reacquired for $451.5 million, the 47% noncontrolling limited partner interest in the Palazzo joint venture, which owns three communities with a total of 1,382 apartment homes located in Los Angeles, California. We assumed $140.5 million of the noncontrolling interest partner’s share of existing non-recourse property-level debt and paid $311.0 million in cash consideration, which was funded by short term borrowings. We now own all of the interests in the Palazzo joint venture and its underlying apartment communities. Prior to the transaction, we consolidated into our financial statements the joint venture and underlying apartment communities, therefore this transaction has been accounted for as an equity transaction. In accordance with GAAP, we recognized the $155.6 million of consideration paid in excess of the noncontrolling interest balance as a reduction of additional paid-in capital within Aimco’s equity and the Aimco Operating Partnership’s partners’ capital.
Acquisitions of Apartment Communities
During the year ended December 31, 2016, we purchased a 463-apartment community in Redwood City, California that was in the final stages of construction at the time of acquisition. At closing, we paid $303.0 million in cash and issued $17.0 million of 6.0% Class Ten preferred OP Units to the seller. The purchase price, plus $1.8 million of capitalized transaction costs, was allocated as follows: $26.9 million to land; $292.7 million to buildings and improvements (including construction in progress); and $2.2 million to furniture and fixtures.
DuringIn February 2018, we purchased a 748-apartment home community in Fairfax County, Virginia for $160.0 million. Based on the yeartiming of this acquisition, we have not completed our purchase price allocation.
Dispositions of Apartment Communities and Assets Held for Sale
Summarized information regarding apartment communities sold during the years ended December 31, 2015, we acquired conventional apartment communities located in Atlanta, Georgia2017, 2016 and Cambridge, Massachusetts. During the year ended December 31, 2014, we acquired conventional apartment communities located in: San Jose, California; Aurora, Colorado; Boulder, Colorado; Atlanta, Georgia; and New York, New York. Summarized information regarding these acquisitions2015 is set forth in the table below (dollars in thousands):
 Year Ended December 31,
 2015 2014
Number of apartment communities3
 6
Number of apartment homes300
 1,182
Acquisition price$129,150
 $291,925
Non-recourse property debt assumed (outstanding principal balance)
 65,200
Non-recourse property debt assumed (fair value)
 64,817
Total fair value allocated to land10,742
 70,961
Total fair value allocated to buildings and improvements118,366
 217,851
 2017 2016 2015
Real Estate portfolio:     
Apartment communities sold5
 7
 11
Apartment homes sold2,291
 3,045
 3,855
Gain on disposition, net of tax297,944
 377,280
 180,593
Consolidated partnerships served by the Asset Management business:     
Apartment communities sold2
 1
 
Apartment homes sold252
 296
 
Gain on disposition, net of tax1,615
 16,510
 
During the year ended December 31, 2014,The apartment communities sold from our Real Estate portfolio during 2017, 2016 and 2015 were predominantly located outside of our primary markets or in lower-rated locations within our primary markets and had average revenues per apartment home significantly below those of our retained portfolio.
In January 2018, we also purchased entities that own 2.4 acresagreed to sell our interests in the heart of downtown La Jolla, California, adjoining and overlookingentities owning the La Jolla Cove and the Pacific Ocean. The property which is zoned for multifamily and mixed-use, is currently occupied by three small commercial buildings and a limited-service hotel, which is managed for usin settlement of legal actions filed in 2014 by a third-party.group of disappointed buyers who had hoped to acquire the property. As a result of the settlement, we recognized
Dispositions
in our 2017 results of Apartment Communities and Assets Held for Sale
Duringoperations a gross impairment loss of $35.8 million, $25.6 million of which relates to the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, we sold 8, 11 and 30 apartment communities, respectively, withestablishment of a total of 3,341, 3,855 and 9,067 apartment homes, respectively. We recognized gains on dispositions of real estate, net ofdeferred tax of $393.8 million, $180.6 million and $288.6 million during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. We report gains on disposition net of incremental direct costs incurredliability assumed in connection with our acquisition of the transactions, including any prepayment penalties incurred upon repaymentbusiness entities. Upon closing of property debt collateralizedthe transaction, the tax liability will be assumed by the apartment communities being sold. Such prepayment penalties totaled $25.8 million and $25.2 million, of which $16.6 million and $16.6 million, respectively, represented the mark-to-market adjustment, during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.buyer, resulting in no economic loss to Aimco.
In addition to the apartment communities we sold during the periods presented, from time to time we are currentlymay be marketing for sale certain apartment communities that are inconsistent with our long-term investment strategy. At the end of each reporting period, we evaluate whether such communities meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale. As of December 31, 2016,2017, we had onethree apartment communitycommunities with 52513 apartment homes in our Real Estate portfolio that were classified as held for sale. In January 2018, we sold these apartment homes for a gain on disposition of $51.0 million, net of tax, and gross proceeds of $71.9 million resulting in $64.6 million of net proceeds to Aimco. Proceeds from the sales were primarily used to repay outstanding borrowings under our Credit Agreement.
Asset Management BusinessNapico Disposition
In 2012, we sold the Napico portfolio, our legacy asset management business. The transaction was primarily seller-financed, and the associated notes were scheduled to be repaid from the operation and liquidation of the Napico portfoliobusiness and were collateralized by the buyer’s interests in the portfolio. During the year ended December 31, 2016, we received the final payment on the first of two seller-financed notes. During 2016, the buyer prepaidpaid in full the second seller-financed notes as well as an agreed upon final payment representing future contingent consideration that may have been due under the terms of the sale. The 2016 payment represents the final amounts that the buyer owed to us; however, at the time of payment we had continuing involvement in two of the communities within the Napico portfolio in the form of legal interest in the communities and guarantees related to property level debt. In November 2016, we were released from the guarantee related to property level debt for one of the communities and transferred our legal interest in the property to the buyer.

In accordance with the provisions of GAAP applicable to sales of real estate or interests therein, during 2016As a result, we derecognized the net assets and liabilities of the Napico portfolio upon receipt of the final payment and release of the guarantees during 2016,business with the exception of the amounts related to the final community. The derecognition events resultedone community in which we had continuing involvement in the reductionform of other assetsa legal interest in the community and accrued liabilities and other by $107.7 million and $114.0 million, respectively, and our recognition ofa guarantee related to property-level debt. We recognized a gain of $5.2 million which is recorded in other, net on our consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2016. We also wrote off a deficit balance in noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships associated with the Napico portfoliobusiness of $8.1 million, which is recorded in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships for the year ended December 31, 2016.
We will continueIn 2017, the owner refinanced the mortgage related to account for the final community, underresulting in the profit sharing method until we have been released fromrelease of our remaining guarantee, which allowed us to transfer the guarantee and our legalnominal general partner interest has been transferredin the community to the buyer. Accordingly,In connection with the transfer, we will defer profit recognition associated with this community, and will continue to recognize its assets and liabilities, each condensed into single line items withinreduced other assets and accrued liabilities and other by $34.5 million and $38.4 million, respectively, and related deficit balancerecognized a gain of $7.1 million, net of tax, in noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnershipsother, net in our consolidated balance sheets. Such amounts were $34.4 million, $39.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively, as offinancial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016.2017.
Note 4 — Non-Recourse Property Debt and Credit Agreement
Non-Recourse Property Debt (Real Estate Portfolio)
We finance our apartment communities in our Real Estate portfolio primarily using property-level, non-recourse, long-dated, fixed-rate, amortizing debt. The following table summarizes our non-recourse property debt related to assets classified as held for use at December 31, 20162017 and 20152016 (in thousands):
December 31,
2016 20152017 2016
Fixed-rate property debt$3,806,003
 $3,761,238
$3,480,378
 $3,564,979
Variable-rate property debt83,644
 84,922
82,663
 83,644
Debt issue costs, net of accumulated amortization(22,945) (24,019)(17,932) (18,347)
Total non-recourse property debt, net$3,866,702
 $3,822,141
Non-recourse property debt, net$3,545,109
 $3,630,276
Fixed-rate property debt matures at various dates through February 2061,January 2055, and has interest rates that range from 2.28%2.73% to 8.50%8.05%, with a weighted average interest rate of 4.84%4.64%. Principal and interest on fixed-rate debt are generally payable monthly or in monthly interest-only payments with balloon payments due at maturity. At December 31, 2016,2017, each of ourthe fixed-rate loans payable related to apartment communities classified as held for use were secured by one of 15198 apartment communities that had an aggregate gross book value of $7.0$6.3 billion.
Variable-rate property debt matures at various dates through July 2033, and had interest rates that ranged from 0.62%1.00% to 2.07%3.06%, as of December 31, 2016,2017, with a weighted average interest rate of 1.82%2.70% at December 31, 2016.2017. Principal and interest on variable-rate debt are generally payable in semi-annual installments with balloon payments due at maturity. As of December 31, 2016,2017, our variable-rate property debt related to apartment communities classified as held for use were each secured by one of seven apartment communities that had an aggregate gross book value of $201.6$204.2 million.
OurThese non-recourse property debt instruments contain covenants common to the type of borrowing, and at December 31, 2016,2017, we were in compliance with all such covenants.

As of December 31, 2016,2017, the scheduled principal amortization and maturity payments for ourthe non-recourse property debt related to apartment communities classified as held for use were as follows (in thousands):
Amortization Maturities TotalAmortization Maturities
2017$86,357
 $260,162
 $346,519
201886,644
 207,616
 294,260
$74,807
 $173,733
201981,434
 481,136
 562,570
71,792
 481,136
202074,955
 303,741
 378,696
65,362
 296,967
202157,862
 753,383
 811,245
49,542
 741,523
202239,778
 233,439
Thereafter    1,496,357
  1,334,962
    $3,889,647
Total  $3,563,041
Credit Agreement
In December 2016, we entered into an amended and restatedWe have a senior secured credit agreement with a syndicate of financial institutions, which we refer to as the Credit Agreement. Our Credit Agreement provides for $600.0 million of revolving loan commitments. Borrowings underagainst the Credit Agreementrevolving loan commitments bear interest at a rate set forth on a pricing grid, which rate varies based on our credit rating as assigned by specified rating agencies (LIBOR plus 1.20%, or, at our option, Primea base rate plus 0.20% at December 31, 2016)2017). The Credit Agreement matures inon January 22, 2022. The Credit Agreement provides that we may make distributions to our investors during any four consecutive quarters in an aggregate amount that does not exceed the greater of 95% of our Funds From Operations for such period, subject to certain non-cash adjustments, or such amount as may be necessary to maintain Aimco’s REIT status.
During 2017, we amended the Credit Agreement to add a $250.0 million term loan, which we used to fund a portion of the reacquisition of our limited partner’s interest in the Palazzo joint venture. The term loan matures on June 30, 2018, includes a one-year extension option, subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, and bears interest at 30-day LIBOR plus 1.35%. We paid lender and other fees of $1.0 million in connection with the term loan, which have been deferred and are amortized as additional interest using the effective interest method.
As of December 31, 20162017 and 2015,2016, we had $17.9$67.2 million and $27.0$17.9 million of outstanding borrowings under our Credit Agreement,revolving loan commitments, respectively. The interest rate on our outstanding borrowings was 3.26% and 2.09% at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. As of December 31, 2016,2017, after outstanding borrowings and $11.8$11.5 million of undrawn letters of credit backed by the Credit Agreement, our available borrowing capacity was $570.3$521.3 million.
Non-Recourse Property Debt (Asset Management Business)
The interest rate on our outstanding borrowings was 2.09% and 1.59%partnerships served by the Asset Management business finance apartment communities using property-level, non-recourse, long-dated, fixed-rate, amortizing debt. The following table summarizes non-recourse property debt related to assets classified as held for use at December 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):
 2017 2016
Fixed-rate property debt231,374
 241,024
Debt issue costs, net of accumulated amortization(4,233) (4,598)
Non-recourse property debt, net$227,141
 $236,426
Fixed-rate property debt secured by these communities matures at various dates through February 2061, and 2015, respectively.has interest rates that range from 2.50% to 8.50%, with a weighted average interest rate of 5.11%. At December 31, 2017, each of the fixed-rate loans payable related to apartment communities classified as held for use were secured by one of 39 apartment communities that had an aggregate gross book value of $551.1 million.
These non-recourse property debt instruments contain covenants common to the type of borrowing, and at December 31, 2017, the partnerships served by our Asset Management business were in compliance with all such covenants.

As of December 31, 2017, the scheduled payments for the non-recourse property debt related to apartment communities classified as held for use were as follows (in thousands):
 Scheduled Payments
2018$5,959
20196,192
20209,317
202117,090
20224,714
Thereafter188,102
Total$231,374
Note 5 — Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments
In connection with our redevelopment, development and capital improvement activities, we have entered into various construction-related contracts and we have made commitments to complete redevelopment of certain apartment communities, pursuant to financing or other arrangements. As of December 31, 2016,2017, our commitments related to these capital activities totaled approximately $89.5$91.1 million, most of which we expect to incur during the next 12 months.
We enter into certain commitments for future purchases of goods and services in connection with the operations of our apartment communities. Those commitments generally have terms of one year or less and reflect expenditure levels comparable to our historical expenditures.
Tax Credit Arrangements
WeFor various consolidated partnerships served by our Asset Management business, we are required to manage certain consolidated real estatethe partnerships and related apartment communities in compliance with various laws, regulations and contractual provisions that apply to our historic and low-income housing tax credit syndication arrangements. In some instances, noncompliance with applicable requirements could result in projected tax benefits not being realized by the limited partners in these partnerships and would require a refund or reduction of investor capital contributions, which are reported as deferred income in our consolidated balance sheet,sheets until such time as our obligation to deliver tax benefits is relieved. The remaining compliance periods for ourthe tax credit syndication arrangements range from less than one year to 9eight years. We do not anticipate that any material refunds or reductions of investor capital contributions will be required in connection with these arrangements.
Legal Matters
In addition to the matters described below, we are a party to various legal actions and administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, some of which are covered by our general liability insurance program, and none of which we expect to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Limited Partnerships
In connection with our acquisitions of interests in real estate partnerships, we are sometimes subject to legal actions, including allegations that such activities may involve breaches of fiduciary duties to the partners of such real estate partnerships or violations of the relevant partnership agreements. We may incur costs in connection with the defense or settlement of such litigation. We believe that we comply with our fiduciary obligations and relevant partnership agreements. Although the outcome of any litigation is uncertain, we do not expect any such legal actions to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Environmental
Various federal, state and local laws subject apartment community owners or operators to liability for management, and the costs of removal or remediation, of certain potentially hazardous materials that may be present in the land or buildings of an apartment community. Potentially hazardous materials may include polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum-based fuels, lead-based paint, or asbestos, among other materials. Such laws often impose liability without regard to fault or whether the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of such materials. The presence of, or the failure to manage or remediate properly, these materials may adversely affect occupancy at such apartment communities as well as the ability to sell or finance such apartment communities. In addition, governmental agencies may bring claims for costs associated with investigation and remediation actions, damages to natural resources and for potential fines or penalties in connection with such damage or with respect to the improper management of hazardous materials.actions. Moreover, private plaintiffs may potentially make claims for investigation and remediation costs they incur or for personal injury, disease, disability or other infirmities related to the alleged presence of hazardous materials at an apartment community.materials. In addition to potential environmental liabilities or costs associated with our current apartment communities, we may also be responsible for such liabilities or costs associated with communities we acquire or manage in the future, or apartment communities we no longer own or operate.
We are engaged in discussions with the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, or IDEM, regarding contaminated groundwater in a residential area in the vicinity of an Indiana apartment community that has not been owned by us since 2008. The contamination allegedly derives from a dry cleaner that operated on our former property, prior to our ownership. We have undertaken a voluntary remediation of the dry cleaner contamination under IDEM’s

oversight, and in previous years accrued our share of the then estimatedthen-estimated cleanup and abatement costs. However, in SeptemberIn 2016, EPA listed our former community and a number of propertiesresidential communities in the vicinity on the National Priorities List, or NPL (i.e. as a Superfund site), and IDEM has formally sought to terminate us from the voluntary remediation program. We continue discussions with both agencies on potential long-term solutions. We have filed a formal appeal withof the EPA opposing the listing and already appealed IDEM’s decision to terminatethe IDEM termination of us from the voluntary remediation program. Based on the information learned through December 31, 2016, we believe that our share of the estimated cleanup and abatement costs associated with the Superfund site listing, as it is currently listed, has increased. As such, we increased our accrual for such costs. This accrual did not have a material effect on our consolidated results of operations. Although the outcome of these processes are uncertain, we do not expect their resolution to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
We also have been contacted by regulators and the current owner of a property in Lake Tahoe, California regarding environmental issues allegedly stemming from the historic operation of a dry cleaner. An entity owned by us was the former general partner of a now-dissolved companypartnership that previously owned thea site that was used for dry cleaner site.cleaning. That entity and the current property owner have been remediating the dry cleaner site since 2009, under the oversight of the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board, or Lahontan. In July 2016,May 2017, Lahontan sent us, the current property owner andissued a former operator of the dry cleaner a proposedfinal cleanup and abatement order that rejects technicalnames four potentially-responsible parties, acknowledges that there may be additional responsible parties, and legal arguments we previously made to Lahontan, and which if entered, would require all threerequires the named parties to perform additional groundwater investigation and corrective actions with respect to onsite and offsite contamination. We have filed comments onare appealing the proposed order and a similar order previously proposed by Lahontan, but no final order has been issued to date. We also have responded to technical inquiries from the local water district and local water purveyors allegedly impacted by the dry cleaner contamination, who are leading a parallel effort to develop and implement remedial alternatives for addressing groundwater contamination that allegedly migrated from the dry cleaner. Based on the information learned to date, during the year ended December 31, 2016, we accrued our share of the estimated cleanup and abatement costs. This accrual did not have a material effect on our consolidated results of operations.while simultaneously complying with it. Although the outcome of this process is uncertain, we do not expect its resolution to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
We have determined that our legal obligations to remove or remediate certain potentially hazardous materials may be conditional asset retirement obligations, as defined in GAAP. Except in limited circumstances where the asset retirement activities are expected to be performed in connection with a planned redevelopmentconstruction project or apartment community casualty, we believe that the fair value of our asset retirement obligations cannot be reasonably estimated due to significant uncertainties in the timing and manner of settlement of those obligations. Asset retirement obligations that are reasonably estimable as of December 31, 2016,2017, are immaterial to our consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Operating Leases
We are obligated under non-cancelable operating leases for office space and equipment.space. We are also obligated under non-cancelable operating leases for the ground under certain of our apartment communities with remaining terms ranging from 4046 years to 7170 years. Approximate minimum annual rental payments under operating leases are as follows (in thousands):
Office and Equipment Lease Obligations Ground Lease Obligations Total Operating Lease ObligationsOffice Lease Obligations Ground Lease Obligations Total Operating Lease Obligations
2017$2,559
 $1,093
 $3,652
20181,278
 1,193
 2,471
$2,203
 $1,179
 $3,382
2019244
 1,293
 1,537
1,050
 1,279
 2,329
2020153
 1,529
 1,682
963
 1,514
 2,477
2021
 1,565
 1,565
832
 1,550
 2,382
2022628
 1,550
 2,178
Thereafter
 81,384
 81,384

 79,337
 79,337
Total$4,234
 $88,057
 $92,291
$5,676
 $86,409
 $92,085
Substantially all of the office space subject to the operating leases in the table above is for the use of our corporate offices and area operations. Rent expense recognized totaled $3.0 million, $3.3 million $3.2 million and $3.3$3.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 2014,2015, respectively. Rent expense recognized for the ground leases totaled $1.8 million, $1.7 million $0.9 million and $1.0$0.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 2014,2015, respectively, and is included within interest expense in the accompanying statements of operations.
Note 6 — Aimco Equity
Preferred Stock
At December 31, 20162017 and 2015,2016, Aimco had the following classesa single class of perpetual preferred stock outstanding, (dollars in thousands):its Class A Cumulative Preferred Stock, with 5,000,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding and with a balance of $125.0 million as of December 31, 2017 and 2016.
 Redemption 
Annual Dividend Rate Per Share
(paid quarterly)
 Balance at December 31,
 Date (1)  2016 2015
Class A Cumulative Preferred Stock, 5,000,000 shares authorized and 5,000,000 shares issued/outstanding5/17/2019 6.88% $125,000
 $125,000
Class Z Cumulative Preferred Stock, 4,800,000 shares authorized and zero and 1,391,643 shares issued/outstanding, respectively7/29/2016 7.00% 
 34,126
Preferred stock per consolidated balance sheets    $125,000
 $159,126
(1)All classes of preferred stock are or were redeemable at our option on and after the dates specified.
Amico’sAimco’s Class A Preferred Stock has a $0.01 per share par value, is senior to Aimco’s Common Stock, and has a liquidation preference per share of $25.00.$25.00 and is redeemable at our option on or after May 17, 2019. The holders of Preferred Stock are generally not entitled to vote on matters submitted to stockholders. Dividends on Class A Preferred Stockat an annual rate of 6.88% are subject to declaration by Aimco’s Board of Directors.
The following table summarizes our issuances of preferred stock during the year ended December 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):
 Class A Cumulative Preferred Stock Class Z Cumulative Preferred Stock
Number of shares of preferred stock issued5,000,000
 117,400
Price to public per share$25.00
 $25.65
Underwriting discounts, commissions and transaction costs per share$0.85
 $0.51
Net proceeds per share$24.15
 $25.14
Net proceeds to Aimco$120,757
 $2,901
Issuance costs (primarily underwriting commissions) recognized as an adjustment of additional paid-in capital$4,350
 $110
In connection with these issuances of Aimco preferred stock, Aimco contributed the net proceeds to the Aimco Operating Partnership in exchange for an equal number of the corresponding class of partnership preferred units. 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, Aimco redeemed all of the outstanding shares of its Class Z Cumulative Preferred Stock at a redemption value of $34.8 million. We reflected the $0.7 million excess of the redemption value over the carrying amount and $1.3 million of previously deferred issuance costs previously recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital as an adjustment of net income attributable to preferred stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2016.
During the year ended December 31, 2015, Aimco redeemed the remaining outstanding shares, or $27.0 million in liquidation preference, of its Series A Community Reinvestment Act, or CRA, Preferred Stock. We reflected $0.7 million of issuance costs previously recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital as an adjustment of net income attributable to preferred stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2015. During the year ended December 31, 2014, Aimco repurchased 20 shares, or $10.0 million in liquidation preference, of its CRA Preferred Stock for cash totaling $9.5 million. We reflected the $0.5 million excess of the carrying value over the repurchase price, offset by $0.3 million of issuance costs previously recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital, as an adjustment of net income attributable to preferred stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2014.
In connection with these redemptions and repurchase of Aimco preferred stock, the Aimco Operating Partnership redeemed or repurchased from Aimco a number of Partnership Preferred Units equal to the number of shares redeemed or repurchased by Aimco.
Common Stock
During the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 2014,2015, Aimco declared dividends per common share of $1.44, $1.32 $1.18 and $1.04,$1.18, respectively.
During the year ended December 31, 2015, Aimco issued 9,430,000 shares of its Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, in an underwritten public offering, for net proceeds per share of $38.90. The offering generated net proceeds to Aimco of $366.6 million, net of issuance costs. Aimco contributed the net proceeds from the sale of Common Stock to the Aimco Operating Partnership in exchange for a number of common partnership units equal to the number of shares of Common Stock issued. Using the proceeds from this offering, during the year ended December 31, 2015, we repaid the then outstanding balance on our Credit Agreement, expanded our unencumbered pool, funded redevelopment and property upgrades investments that would otherwise have been funded with property debt and redeemed the remaining outstanding shares of our CRA Preferred Stock.
Registration Statements
Pursuant to an At-The-Market offering program active at December 31, 2016, Aimco had the capacity to issue up to 3.5 million additional shares of its Common Stock. In the event of any such issuances by Aimco, the Aimco Operating Partnership would issue to Aimco a corresponding number of common partnership units in exchange for the proceeds.
Additionally, Aimco and the Aimco Operating Partnership have a shelf registration statement that provides for the issuance of debt and equity securities by Aimco and debt securities by the Aimco Operating Partnership.
Note 7 — Partners’ Capital
Partnership Preferred Units Owned by Aimco
At December 31, 20162017 and 2015,2016, the Aimco Operating Partnership had outstanding preferred units in classes and amounts similar to Aimco’s Preferred Stock discusseddescribed in Note 6, or Partnership Preferred Units. All of these classes of Partnership Preferred Units were owned by Aimco during the periods presented.
All classes ofThe Partnership Preferred Units are pari passu with each other and are senior to the Aimco Operating Partnership’s common partnership units. None of the classes ofThe Partnership Preferred Units do not have any voting rights, except the right to approve certain changes to the Aimco Operating Partnership’s Partnership Agreement that would adversely affect holders of such class of units. Distributions on all Partnership Preferred Units are subject to being declared by the General Partner. All classes of theThe Partnership Preferred Units are redeemable by the Aimco Operating Partnership only in connection with a concurrent redemption by Aimco of the corresponding classes of Aimco Preferred Stock held by unrelated parties.
As discussed in Note 6, during the years ended December 31, 2016 2015 and 2014,2015, Aimco completed various Preferred Stock issuances, redemptions and repurchases.redemptions. In connection with these transactions,redemptions, the Aimco Operating Partnership issued to Aimco or redeemed or repurchased from Aimco a corresponding number of Partnership Preferred Units.

Redeemable Partnership Preferred OP Units
In addition to the Partnership Preferred Units owned by Aimco, the Aimco Operating Partnership has outstanding various classes of redeemable Partnership Preferred Units owned by third parties, which we refer to as preferred OP Units. As of December 31, 20162017 and 2015,2016, the Aimco Operating Partnership had the following classes of preferred OP Units (stated at their redemption values, in thousands, except unit and per unit data):
Distributions per Annum Units Issued and Outstanding Redemption ValuesDistributions per Annum Units Issued and Outstanding Redemption Values
Class of Preferred UnitsPercent Per Unit 2016 2015 2016 2015Percent Per Unit 2017 2016 2017 2016
Class One8.75% $8.00
 90,000
 90,000
 $8,229
 $8,229
8.75% $8.00
 90,000
 90,000
 $8,229
 $8,229
Class Two1.92% $0.48
 17,750
 18,124
 444
 453
1.92% $0.48
 17,750
 17,750
 444
 444
Class Three7.88% $1.97
 1,341,289
 1,341,289
 33,532
 33,532
7.88% $1.97
 1,338,524
 1,341,289
 33,462
 33,532
Class Four8.00% $2.00
 644,954
 644,954
 16,124
 16,124
8.00% $2.00
 644,954
 644,954
 16,124
 16,124
Class Six8.50% $2.13
 780,036
 790,883
 19,501
 19,772
8.50% $2.13
 780,036
 780,036
 19,501
 19,501
Class Seven7.87% $1.97
 27,960
 27,960
 699
 699
7.87% $1.97
 27,960
 27,960
 699
 699
Class Nine6.00% $1.50
 306,890
 364,668
 7,672
 9,117
6.00% $1.50
 243,112
 306,890
 6,078
 7,672
Class Ten6.00% $1.50
 680,000
 
 17,000
 
6.00% $1.50
 680,000
 680,000
 17,000
 17,000
Total    3,888,879
 3,277,878
 $103,201
 $87,926
    3,822,336
 3,888,879
 $101,537
 $103,201
The Class One through Class NineEach class of preferred OP Units areis currently redeemable at the holders’ option. The Class Ten preferred OP Units are redeemable after August 16, 2017, at the holder’s option. The Aimco Operating Partnership, at its sole discretion, may settle such redemption requests in cash or cause Aimco to issue shares of its Common Stock with a value equal to the redemption price. In the event the Aimco Operating Partnership requires Aimco to issue shares of Common Stock to settle a redemption request, the Aimco Operating Partnership would issue to Aimco a corresponding number of common partnership units. The Aimco Operating Partnership has a redemption policy that requires cash settlement of redemption requests for the redeemable preferred OP Units, subject to limited exceptions. Subject to certain conditions, the Class Four and Class Six preferred OP Units are convertiblemay be converted into common OP Units.
These redeemable units are classified within temporary equity in Aimco’s consolidated balance sheets and within temporary capital in the Aimco Operating Partnership’s consolidated balance sheets.
During the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, approximately 67,000, 69,000 and 2014, approximately 69,000, 700 and 12,600 preferred OP Units, respectively, were tendered for redemptionredeemed in exchange for cash, and no preferred OP Units were tendered for redemptionredeemed in exchange for shares of Aimco Common Stock.
The Class Ten and Class Nine preferred OP Units were issued as partial consideration for acquisitionsan acquisition during the yearsyear ended December 31, 2016 and 2014, respectively.2016.
The following table presents a reconciliation of the Aimco Operating Partnership’s preferred OP Units during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 20142015 (dollars in thousands).:
2016 2015 20142017 2016 2015
Balance at January 1$87,926
 $87,937
 $79,953
$103,201
 $87,926
 $87,937
Preferred distributions(7,239) (6,943) (6,409)(7,764) (7,239) (6,943)
Redemption of preferred units and other(1,725) (11) (1,221)(1,664) (1,725) (11)
Issuance of preferred units17,000
 
 9,117

 17,000
 
Net income7,239
 6,943
 6,497
7,764
 7,239
 6,943
Balance at December 31$103,201
 $87,926
 $87,937
$101,537
 $103,201
 $87,926
Common Partnership Units
In the Aimco Operating Partnership’s consolidated balance sheets, the common partnership units held by Aimco are classified within Partners’ Capital as General Partner and Special Limited Partner capital and the common OP Units are classified within Limited Partners’ capital. In Aimco’s consolidated balance sheets, the common OP Units are classified within permanent equity as common noncontrolling interests in the Aimco Operating Partnership.

Common partnership units held by Aimco are not redeemable whereas common OP Units are redeemable at the holders’ option, subject to certain restrictions, on the basis of one common OP Unit for either one share of Common Stock or cash equal to the fair

value of a share of Common Stock at the time of redemption. Aimco has the option to deliver shares of Common Stock in exchange for all or any portion of the common OP Units tendered for redemption. When a limited partner redeems a common OP Unit for Common Stock, Limited Partners’ capital is reduced and the General Partner and Special Limited Partners’ capital is increased.
The holders of the common OP Units receive distributions, prorated from the date of issuance, in an amount equivalent to the dividends paid to holders of Common Stock. During the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 2014,2015, the Aimco Operating Partnership declared distributions per common unit of $1.44, $1.32 $1.18 and $1.04,$1.18, respectively.
During the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, approximately 98,000, 248,000 and 2014, approximately 248,000, 112,000 and 268,000 common OP Units, respectively, were redeemed in exchange for cash, and no common OP Units were redeemed in exchange for shares of Common Stock.
At December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Aimco Operating Partnership also had outstanding 2,339,950 high performance units, or HPUs. Effective January 1, 2017, the holders of HPUs may redeem these units on the basis of one HPU for either one share of Common Stock or cash equal to the fair value of a share of Common Stock at the time of redemption, at Aimco’s option. The holders of HPUs receive the same amount of distributions that are paid to holders of an equivalent number of common OP Units. The HPUs are classified within permanent capital as part of Limited Partners’ capital in the Aimco Operating Partnership’s consolidated balance sheets, and within permanent equity as part of common noncontrolling interests in the Aimco Operating Partnership within Aimco’s consolidated balance sheets.
Note 8 — Share-Based Compensation
We have a stock award and incentive program to attract and retain officers key employees and independent directors. As of December 31, 2016,2017, approximately 1.00.4 million shares were available for issuance under our 2015 Stock Award and Incentive Plan. The total number of shares available for issuance under this plan may be increased by an additional 0.60.7 million shares to the extent of any forfeiture, cancellation, exchange, surrender, termination or expiration of an award outstanding under our 2007 Stock Award and Incentive Plan. Awards under the 2015 plan may be in the form of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options and restricted stock, or other types of awards as authorized under the plan.
Our plans are administered by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of Aimco’s Board of Directors. In the case of stock options, the exercise price of the options granted may not be less than the fair market value of a share of Common Stock at the date of grant.
Total compensation cost recognized for stock based awards was $9.3 million, $8.6 million $7.2 million and $6.1$7.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 2014,2015, respectively. Of these amounts, $1.4 million, $1.0 million $0.5 million and $0.3$0.5 million, respectively, were capitalized. At December 31, 2016,2017, total unvested compensation cost not yet recognized was $13.0$11.8 million. We expect to recognize this compensation over a weighted average period of approximately 1.71.6 years.
We grant fourhave granted five different types of awards that are outstanding as of December 31, 2016.2017. We granthave granted stock options and restricted stock awards that are subject to time-based vesting and require continuous employment, typically over a period of four years from the grant date, and we refer to these awards as Time-Based Stock Options and Time-Based Restricted Stock, respectively. We have also grantgranted stock options, and restricted stock awards and long-term incentive partnership units, or LTIP units, that vest conditioned on Aimco’s total shareholder return, or TSR, relative to the NAREIT Apartment Index (60% weighting) and the MSCI US REIT Index (40% weighting) over a forward-looking performance period of three years, and weyears. We refer to these awards as TSR Stock Options, and TSR Restricted Stock respectively. Earned TSR Stock Options and TSR Restricted Stock,LTIP units. Earned TSR-based awards, if any, will vest 50% on each of the third anniversary of the grant date and 50% on the fourth anniversary of the grant date, based on continued employment. The term of Time-Based Stock Options and TSR Stock Options is generally ten years from the date of grant.
We recognize compensation expensecost associated with Time-Based Stock Options and Time-Based Restricted Stockawards ratably over the requisite service periods, which are typically four years. We recognize compensation expensecost related to the TSR Stock Options and TSR Restricted Stock,TSR-based awards, which have graded vesting periods, over the requisite service period for each separate vesting tranche of the option,award, commencing on the grant date. The value of the TSR Stock Options and TSR Restricted Stock AwardsTSR-based awards take into consideration the probability that the optionsmarket condition will ultimately vest;be achieved; therefore previously recorded compensation expensecost is not adjusted in the event that the market condition is not achieved.achieved and awards do not vest.

Stock Options
During the yearyears ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, we granted TSR Stock Options, and during and prior to the year ended December 31, 2015, we granted Time-Based Stock Options.
The following table summarizes activity for our outstanding stock options, for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 20142015 (numbers of options in thousands):
2016 2015 20142017 2016 2015
Number of Options Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 Number of Options Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 Number of Options Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Number of Options Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 Number of Options Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 Number of Options Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Outstanding at beginning of year1,394
 $30.85
 1,640
 $28.91
 2,991
 $28.48
675
 $29.55
 1,394
 $30.85
 1,640
 $28.91
Granted216
 38.73
 239
 39.05
 
 
184
 44.07
 216
 38.73
 239
 39.05
Exercised(934) 33.61
 (484) 28.33
 (1,347) 27.97
(211) 9.90
 (934) 33.61
 (484) 28.33
Forfeited(1) 29.11
 (1) 25.78
 (4) 25.45

 
 (1) 29.11
 (1) 25.78
Outstanding at end of year675
 $29.55
 1,394
 $30.85
 1,640
 $28.91
648
 $40.08
 675
 $29.55
 1,394
 $30.85
Exercisable at end of year280
 $16.38
 1,155
 $29.16
 1,640
 $28.91
128
 $37.59
 280
 $16.38
 1,155
 $29.16
The intrinsic value of a stock option represents the amount by which the current price of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option. As of December 31, 2016,2017, options outstanding had an aggregate intrinsic value of $10.7$2.4 million and a weighted average remaining contractual term of 6.57.9 years. Options exercisable at December 31, 2016,2017, had an aggregate intrinsic value of $8.1$0.8 million and a weighted average remaining contractual term of 3.36.7 years. The intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, and 2014, was $7.1 million, $11.1 million $5.5 million and $10.0$5.5 million, respectively.
The weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $11.39, $9.94 and $6.97 per option, respectively.
Time-Based Restricted Stock Awards
The following table summarizes activity for Time-Based Restricted Stock awards for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 20142015 (numbers of shares in thousands):
2016 2015 20142017 2016 2015
Number of Shares Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
 Number of Shares Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
 Number of Shares Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
Number of Shares Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
 Number of Shares Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
 Number of Shares Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
Unvested at beginning of year339
 $29.96
 513
 $26.34
 575
 $25.28
249
 $33.61
 339
 $29.96
 513
 $26.34
Granted91
 40.03
 145
 39.39
 196
 26.69
45
 44.07
 91
 40.03
 145
 39.39
Vested(181) 29.99
 (259) 27.54
 (238) 24.07
(134) 32.35
 (181) 29.99
 (259) 27.54
Forfeited
 
 (60) 32.29
 (20) 26.26

 
 
 
 (60) 32.29
Unvested at end of year249
 $33.61
 339
 $29.96
 513
 $26.34
160
 $37.63
 249
 $33.61
 339
 $29.96
The aggregate fair value of shares that vested during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 and 2014 was $6.0 million, $7.0 million $10.4 million and $6.7$10.4 million, respectively.

TSR Restricted Stock Awards
The following table summarizes activity for TSR Restricted Stock awards for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (numbers of shares in thousands):
2016 20152017 2016 2015
Number of Shares Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
 Number of Shares Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
Number of Shares Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
 Number of Shares Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
 Number of Shares Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
Unvested at beginning of year123
 $39.72
 
 $
214
 $39.66
 123
 $39.72
 
 $
Granted91
 39.59
 142
 39.72
39
 46.39
 91
 39.59
 142
 39.72
Forfeited
 
 (19) 39.72

 
 
 
 (19) 39.72
Unvested at end of year214
 $39.66
 123
 $39.72
253
 $40.70
 214
 $39.66
 123
 $39.72
TSR LTIP Units
The following table summarizes activity for TSR LTIP units for the years ended December 31, 2017 (numbers of units in thousands):
 2017
 Number of Units Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
Unvested at beginning of year
 $
Granted45
 46.21
Unvested at end of year45
 $46.21
Determination of Grant-Date Fair Value of Awards
We estimated the fair value of TSR Stock OptionsTSR-based awards granted in 2016 and TSR Restricted Stock granted in2017, 2016 and 2015 using a Monte Carlo model using the assumptions set forth in the table below.
The risk-free interest rate reflects the annualized yield of a zero coupon U.S. Treasury security with a term equal to the expected term of the option. The expected dividend yield reflects expectations regarding cash dividend amounts per share paid on Aimco’s Common Stock during the expected term of the option. Expected volatility reflects an average of the historical volatility of Aimco’s Common Stock during the historical period commensurate with the expected term of the options that ended on the date of grant, and the implied volatility is calculated from observed call option contracts closest to the expected term. The derived vesting period of TSR Restricted Stock and TSR LTIP units was determined based on the graded vesting terms. The expected term of the optionsTSR-options was based on historical option exercises and post-vesting terminations. The midpoints of our valuation assumptions for the 2017, 2016 and 2015 grants were as follows:
 2016 2015
Grant date market value of a common share38.73
 39.05
Risk-free interest rate1.15% 1.04%
Dividend yield3.41% 2.87%
Expected volatility21.24% 19.48%
Derived vesting period of TSR Restricted Stock3.4 years
 3.4 years
Weighted average expected term of TSR Stock Options5.8 years
 n/a
We estimated the fair value of Time-Based Options granted during the year ended December 31, 2015, using a Black-Scholes closed-form valuation model using the assumptions set forth in the table below.
2015
Risk-free interest rate1.68%
Expected dividend yield2.87%
Expected volatility25.19%
Weighted average expected term of options5.5 years
 2017 2016 2015
Grant date market value of a common share$44.07
 $38.73
 $39.05
Risk-free interest rate1.57% 1.15% 1.04%
Dividend yield3.27% 3.41% 2.87%
Expected volatility21.33% 21.24% 19.48%
Derived vesting period of TSR Restricted Stock and TSR LTIP units3.4 years
 3.4 years
 3.4 years
Weighted average expected term of TSR Stock Options5.8 years
 5.8 years
 n/a
The grant date fair value for the Time-Based Restricted Stock awards reflects the closing price of a share of Aimco common sharestock on the grant date.

Note 9 — Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes reflect the net effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities of the TRS entities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of our deferred tax liabilities and assets are as follows (in thousands):
December 31,December 31,
2016 20152017 2016
Deferred tax liabilities:      
Real estate and real estate partnership basis differences$72,726
 $31,726
$32,032
 $72,726
Deferred tax assets:      
Net operating, capital and other loss carryforwards$8,873
 $8,024
$9,523
 $8,873
Accruals and expenses7,537
 4,917
6,575
 7,537
Tax credit carryforwards65,559
 49,036
73,450
 65,559
Management contracts and other300
 333
200
 300
Total deferred tax assets82,269
 62,310
89,748
 82,269
Valuation allowance(4,467) (4,467)(25,489) (4,467)
Net deferred tax assets$5,076
 $26,117
$32,227
 $5,076
In December 2017, the U.S. Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, or the 2017 Act, which is effective for years beginning with 2018. The 2017 Act provides for a reduction in the federal income tax rate. In accordance with GAAP, we revalued our deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2017. We have not completed our accounting for the tax effects of enactment of the 2017 Act; however, we have made a reasonable estimate of the effects on our existing deferred tax balances, resulting in our recognition of a net tax benefit of $15.9 million.
At December 31, 2017, we had federal and state net operating loss carryforwards, or NOLs, for which the deferred tax asset was approximately $9.5 million, before a valuation allowance of $6.6 million. The NOLs expire in years 2018 to 2033. Subject to certain separate return limitations, we may use these NOLs to offset a portion of state taxable income generated by our TRS entities.
As of December 31, 2017, we had low-income housing and rehabilitation tax credit carryforwards and corresponding deferred tax assets of approximately $73.5 million for income tax purposes that expire in years 2024 to 2037. In light of the lower federal tax rate under the 2017 Act, our TRS entities must generate more taxable income in future years to utilize tax credit carryforwards, which are recorded as deferred tax assets. As a result, during the year ended December 31, 2017, we recognized a partial valuation allowance of $15.4 million against the deferred tax assets associated with low-income housing and rehabilitation tax credit carryforwards.
At December 31, 2017, we had a real estate partnership basis difference of $4.4 million related to the 2017 impairment loss recognized related to the La Jolla Cove property discussed in Note 3, for which we have recognized a full valuation allowance.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of our unrecognized tax benefits is presented below (in thousands):
2016 2015 20142017 2016 2015
Balance at January 1$2,897
 $2,286
 $2,871
$2,286
 $2,897
 $2,286
Additions (reductions) based on tax positions related to prior years and current year excess benefits related to stock-based compensation(611) 611
 (585)
Additions (reductions) based on tax positions related to prior years190
 (611) 611
Balance at December 31$2,286
 $2,897
 $2,286
$2,476
 $2,286
 $2,897
Because the statute of limitations has not yet elapsed, our United States federal income tax returns for the year ended December 31, 2012,2013 and subsequent years and certain of our State income tax returns for the year ended December 31, 2012,2013 and subsequent years are currently subject to examination by the IRS or other taxing authorities. Approximately $2.3 million ofIf recognized, the unrecognized benefit if recognized, would affect the effective rate.
On March 19,In 2014, the IRS notifiedinitiated an audit of the Aimco Operating Partnership of its intent to audit thePartnership’s 2011 and 2012 tax years. This audit remains in process as of December 31, 2016.2017. We do not believe the audit will have any material effect on our unrecognized tax benefits, financial condition or results of operations.
Our policy is to include any interest and penalties related to income taxes within the income tax line item in our consolidated statements of operations.

In accordance with the accounting requirements for stock-based compensation, we may recognize tax benefits in connection with the exercise of stock options by employees of our TRS entities and the vesting of restricted stock awards. As of December 31, 2016,2017, all cumulative excess tax benefits from employee stock option exercises and vested restricted stock awards had been realized. BeginningAs further discussed in the Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in the Current Year heading in Note 2, in 2017 we will recognizebegan recognizing the tax effects related to stock-based compensation through earnings in the period the compensation is recorded. Refer to Recent Accounting Pronouncements section of was recognized.Note 2 for additional information regarding this change.

Significant components of the income tax benefit or expense are as follows and are classified within income tax benefit in income before gain on dispositions and gain on dispositions of real estate, net of tax, in our consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 20142015 (in thousands):
2016 2015 20142017 2016 2015
Current:          
Federal(1)$5,038
 $1,310
 $
$(938) $5,038
 $1,310
State2,916
 1,357
 970
525
 2,916
 1,357
Total current7,954
 2,667
 970
(413) 7,954
 2,667
          
Deferred:          
Federal(26,173) (27,382) 11,556
(10,908) (26,173) (27,382)
State(623) (1,052) 3,485
(3,621) (623) (1,052)
Revaluation of deferred taxes due to change in tax rate(15,894) 
 
Total deferred(26,796) (28,434) 15,041
(30,423) (26,796) (28,434)
Total (benefit) expense$(18,842) $(25,767) $16,011
Total benefit$(30,836) $(18,842) $(25,767)
Classification:          
Income before gain on dispositions$(25,208) $(27,524) $(20,047)$(32,126) $(25,208) $(27,524)
Gain on dispositions of real estate$6,366
 $1,757
 $36,058
$1,290
 $6,366
 $1,757
(1)As a result of the 2017 Act, Alternative Minimum Tax credits that are not used will be refunded before 2022, therefore in 2017 we reclassified $2.7 million in AMT credits from deferred tax assets to receivables, which is included in other assets on our consolidated balance sheet, resulting in a net current federal tax benefit.
Consolidated income or loss subject to tax consists of pretax income or loss of our TRS entities and income and gains retained by the REIT. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 2014,2015, we had consolidated net loss subject to tax of $55.6 million, net income subject to tax of $109.3 million and net loss subject to tax of $31.3 million and net income subject to tax of $137.0 million, respectively.
The reconciliation of income tax attributable to continuing and discontinued operations computed at the United States statutory rate to income tax (benefit) expensebenefit is shown below (dollars in thousands):
 2016 2015 2014
 Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
Tax at United States statutory rates on consolidated income or loss subject to tax$38,257
 35.0 % $(10,947) 35.0 % $47,950
 35.0 %
State income tax expense, net of federal tax (benefit) expense7,152
 6.5 % (361) 1.2 % 4,364
 3.2 %
Effect of permanent differences(132) (0.1)% (27) 0.1 % (154) (0.1)%
Tax effect of intercompany transactions (1)(47,369) (43.3)% (1,515) 4.8 % (23,969) (17.5)%
Tax credits(16,750) (15.3)% (13,583) 43.4 % (12,271) (9.0)%
Increase in valuation allowance
  % 666
 (2.1)% 91
 0.1 %
Total income tax (benefit) expense$(18,842) (17.2)% $(25,767) 82.4 % $16,011
 11.7 %
 2017 2016 2015
 Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
Tax (benefit) provision at United States statutory rates on consolidated income or loss subject to tax$(19,459) 35.0 % $38,257
 35.0 % $(10,947) 35.0 %
State income tax expense, net of federal tax (benefit) expense(1,769) 3.2 % 7,152
 6.5 % (361) 1.2 %
Establishment of deferred tax asset related to partnership basis difference (1)(3,501) 6.3 % 
  % 
  %
Effect of permanent differences(1,629) 2.9 % (132) (0.1)% (27) 0.1 %
Tax effect of intercompany transactions (2)
  % (47,369) (43.3)% (1,515) 4.8 %
Tax credits(9,607) 17.3 % (16,750) (15.3)% (13,583) 43.4 %
Tax reform revaluation (3)(15,894) 28.6 % 
  % 
  %
Increase in valuation allowance (4)21,023
 (37.8)% 
  % 666
 (2.1)%
Total income tax benefit$(30,836) 55.5 % $(18,842) (17.2)% $(25,767) 82.4 %
(1)Includes the establishment of a deferred tax asset related to partnership basis difference when it became apparent that it would reverse in the foreseeable future. This deferred tax asset is fully reserved in the valuation allowance described below.
(2)
Includes2016 and 2015 include the effect of intercompany asset transfers between the Aimco Operating Partnership and TRS entities, for which tax iswas deferred and recognized as the assets affectaffected GAAP income or loss, for example, through depreciation, impairment, or upon the sale of the asset to a third-party. As discussed in Note 2,Effective January 1, 2017, we expect to adopt theadopted a new accounting standard applicable to intercompany asset transfers effective January 1, 2017.transfers. As a result, the accumulated unrecognized deferred tax expense associated with historical intercompany transfers will bewas recognized as a cumulative effect adjustment through retained earnings at that time.time, as further described in Note 2.

(3)Reflects revaluation of deferred tax assets and liabilities using the TRS entities’ lower effective tax rates resulting from the 2017 Act.
(4)Includes a $15.4 million valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets associated with rehabilitation tax credits due to the lower federal tax rate under the 2017 Act.
Income taxes paid totaled approximately $7.4 million, $2.2 million $2.0and $2.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively, in the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, and 2014, respectively.
At December 31, 2016, we had state net operating loss carryforwards, or NOLs, for which the deferred tax asset was approximately $8.0 million, before a valuation allowance of $4.5 million. The NOLs expire in years 2017 to 2033. Subject to certain separate return limitations, we may use these NOLs to offset a portion of state taxable income generated by our TRS entities. As of December 31, 2016, we had low-income housing and rehabilitation tax credit carryforwards and corresponding deferred tax asset of approximately $65.6 million for income tax purposes that expire in years 2024 to 2036.

For income tax purposes, dividends paid to holders of Common Stock primarily consist of ordinary income, capital gains, qualified dividends and unrecaptured Section 1250 gains, or a combination thereof. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 2014,2015, dividends per share held for the entire year were estimated to be taxable as follows:
2016 2015 20142017 2016 2015
Amount Percentage Amount Percentage Amount PercentageAmount Percentage Amount Percentage Amount Percentage
Ordinary income$0.45
 34.2% $0.36
 30.2% $0.01
 0.6%$0.75
 51.5% $0.45
 34.2% $0.36
 30.2%
Capital gains0.47
 35.4% 0.37
 31.3% 0.53
 51.6%0.51
 35.7% 0.47
 35.4% 0.37
 31.3%
Qualified dividends0.13
 9.9% 0.17
 14.5% 
 %0.02
 1.6% 0.13
 9.9% 0.17
 14.5%
Unrecaptured Section 1250 gain0.27
 20.5% 0.28
 24.0% 0.50
 47.8%0.16
 11.2% 0.27
 20.5% 0.28
 24.0%
$1.32
 100.0% $1.18
 100.0% $1.04
 100.0%$1.44
 100.0% $1.32
 100.0% $1.18
 100.0%
Note 10 — Earnings (Loss) per Share/Unit
Aimco calculatesand the Aimco Operating Partnership calculate basic earnings per common share and basic earnings per common unit based on the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock and common partnership units and participating securities outstanding, and calculatescalculate diluted earnings per share taking into consideration dilutive common stock equivalents and dilutive convertible securities outstanding during the period.
The Aimco Operating Partnership calculates earnings per common unit based on the weighted average number of common partnership units, participating securities and calculates diluted earnings per unit taking into consideration dilutive common stock and common partnership unit equivalents and dilutive convertible securities outstanding during the period.
Our common stock equivalents and common partnership unit equivalents include options to purchase shares of Common Stock, which, if exercised, would result in Aimco’s issuance of additional shares and the Aimco Operating Partnership’s issuance to Aimco of additional common partnership units equal to the number of shares purchased under the options. These equivalents also include unvested TSR restricted stockRestricted Stock awards that do not meet the definition of participating securities, which would result in the issuance of additional common shares and common partnership units equal to the number of shares that vest. The effect of these securities was dilutive for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, and accordingly has been included in the denominator for calculating diluted earnings per share and unit during these periods.
Our Time-Based Restricted Stock awards receive dividends similar to shares of Common Stock and common partnership units prior to vesting and our TSR LTIP units receive a percentage of the distributions paid to common partnership units prior to vesting. These dividends and distributions are not forfeited in the event the restricted stock doesawards do not vest. Therefore, the unvested restricted shares and units related to these awards are participating securities. The effect of participating securities is included in basic and diluted earnings per share and unit computations using the two-class method of allocating distributed and undistributed earnings.earnings when the two-class method is more dilutive than the treasury stock method. At December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 2014,2015, there were 0.2 million, 0.30.2 million and 0.50.3 million shares of unvested participating restricted shares,securities, respectively.
As discussed in Note 7, the Aimco Operating Partnership has various classes of preferred OP Units, which may be redeemed at the holders’ option. The Aimco Operating Partnership may redeem these units for cash, or at its option, shares of Common Stock. As of December 31, 2016,2017, these preferred OP Units were potentially redeemable for approximately 2.3 million shares of Common Stock (based on the period end market price), or cash. The Aimco Operating Partnership has a redemption policy that requires cash settlement of redemption requests for the preferred OP Units, subject to limited exceptions. Accordingly, we have excluded these securities from earnings per share and unit computations for the periods presented above, and we expect to exclude them in future periods.
Note 11 — Fair Value Measurements
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
We measure at fair value on a recurring basis our investment in the securitization trust that holds certain of our property debt, which we classify as available for sale (AFS) debt securities, and our interest rate swaps, both of which are classified within Level 2 of the GAAP fair value hierarchy.
Our investments classified as AFS are presented within other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. We hold several positions in the securitization whichtrust that pay interest currently and we also hold the first loss position in the securitization

trust, which accrues interest over the term of the investment. We are accreting the discount to the $100.9 million face value of the investments into interest income using the effective interest method over the remaining expected term of the investments, which as of December 31, 2016,2017, was approximately 4.43.4 years. Our amortized cost basis for these investments, which represents the original cost adjusted for interest accretion less interest payments received, was $72.5$77.7 million and $67.8$72.5 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, and 2015,

respectively. We estimated the fair value of these investments to be $76.1$82.8 million and $65.5$76.1 million at December 31, 20162017 and 2015,2016, respectively.
We estimate the fair value of these investments in accordance with GAAP using an income and market approach with primarily observable inputs, including yields and other information regarding similar types of investments, and adjusted for certain unobservable inputs specific to these investments. The fair value of the positions that pay interest currently typically moves in an inverse relationship with movements in interest rates. The fair value of the first loss position is primarily correlated to collateral quality and demand for similar subordinate commercial mortgage-backed securities.
ForCertain consolidated partnerships served by our variable-rate debt, limited partners in our consolidated real estate partnerships sometimes require we limit our exposure to interest rate fluctuations by enteringAsset Management business have entered into interest rate swap agreements, which moderate ourlimit exposure to interest rate risk on the partnerships’ debt by effectively converting the interest onfrom a variable rate debt to a fixed rate. We estimate the fair value of interest rate swaps using an income approach with primarily observable inputs, including information regarding the hedged variable cash flows and forward yield curves relating to the variable interest rates on which the hedged cash flows are based.
The following table sets forth a summary of changes in fair value in ourthe interest rate swaps (in thousands):
 Year Ended December 31,
 2016 2015 2014
Beginning liability balance$(4,938) $(5,273) $(4,604)
Unrealized losses included in interest expense(44) (44) (48)
Losses on interest rate swaps reclassified into interest expense from accumulated other comprehensive loss1,586
 1,678
 1,685
Unrealized gains (losses) included in equity and partners’ capital221
 (1,299) (2,306)
Ending liability balance$(3,175) $(4,938) $(5,273)
 Year Ended December 31,
 2017 2016 2015
Beginning balance$(3,175) $(4,938) $(5,273)
Realized (unrealized) losses included in interest expense73
 (44) (44)
Realized losses on derecognition of interest rate swaps included in earnings273
 
 
Losses on interest rate swaps reclassified into interest expense from accumulated other comprehensive loss1,207
 1,586
 1,678
Unrealized (losses) gains included in equity and partners’ capital(173) 221
 (1,299)
Ending balance$(1,795) $(3,175) $(4,938)
Realized losses on derecognition of interest rate swaps included in earnings represents previously unrealized losses related to an interest rate swap to which the partnership owning the final Napico property was a party. We wrote off the accumulated other comprehensive income related to this swap in conjunction with the derecognition of the property’s assets and liabilities as discussed in Note 3.
As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and 2015, we hadthe remaining interest rate swaps, withexclusive of the derecognized Napico interest rate swap, had aggregate notional amounts of $49.6$22.0 million and $49.9$22.4 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2016,2017, these swaps had a weighted average remaining term of 4.06.0 years. We have designated these interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges. The fair value of these swaps is presented within accrued liabilities and other inrelated to the Asset Management business within our consolidated balance sheets, and we recognize any changes in the fair value as an adjustment of accumulated other comprehensive loss within equity and partners’ capital to the extent of their effectiveness.
If the forward rates at December 31, 2016,2017, remain constant, we estimate that during the next 12 months, we would reclassify into earnings approximately $1.3$0.3 million of the unrealized losses in accumulated other comprehensive loss. If market interest rates increase above the 3.44%3.26% weighted average fixed rate under these interest rate swaps we will benefit from net cash payments due to us from our counterparty to the interest rate swaps.

Fair Value Disclosures
We believe that the aggregate fair valuecarrying values of ourthe consolidated amounts of cash and cash equivalents, receivables and payables approximates their aggregate carrying amountsfair value at December 31, 20162017 and 2015,2016, due to their relatively short-term nature and high probability of realization. The estimated aggregate fair value of our consolidated total indebtedness associated with our Real Estate portfolio was approximately $4.0$3.9 billion and $4.0$3.7 billion at December 31, 20162017 and 2015,2016, respectively, as compared to aggregate carrying amounts of $3.9 billion and $3.8$3.6 billion, respectively. Substantially allThe carrying amounts of the difference betweennon-recourse property debt of the consolidated partnerships served by our Asset Management business approximated its estimated fair value at December 31, 2017 and the carrying value relates to property debt secured by apartment communities we wholly own.December 31, 2016. We estimate the fair value of our consolidated debt using an income and market approach, including comparison of the contractual terms to observable and unobservable inputs such as market interest rate risk spreads, contractual interest rates, remaining periods to maturity, collateral quality and loan to value ratios on similarly encumbered apartment communities within our portfolio. We classify the fair value of our consolidated debt within Level 3 of the GAAP valuation hierarchy based on the significance of certain of the unobservable inputs used to estimate their fair values.
Note 12 — Business Segments
We have two reportable segments: conventional and affordable real estate operations. Our conventional real estate operations consist of market-rate apartment communities with rents paid byDuring the residents and included 130 apartment communities with 37,780 apartment homes atyear ended December 31, 2016. Our affordable real estate operations consisted of 46 apartment communities with 7,610 apartment homes at December 31, 2016, with rents that are generally paid, in whole or part,2017, we revised the information regularly reviewed by a government agency.
Due to the diversity of our economic ownership interests in our apartment communities, our chief executive officer, who is our chief operating decision maker, to assess our operating performance. Apartment communities are classified as either part of our Real Estate portfolio or as those owned by partnerships served by our Asset Management business.
Our chief operating decision maker uses proportionate property net operating income to assess the operating performance of our apartment communities. Proportionate property net operating income reflects our share of rental and other property revenues less

direct property operating expenses, including real estate taxes, for the consolidated apartment communities we own and manage. As of December 31, 2017, for segment performance evaluation, our Real Estate segment included 132 consolidated apartment communities with 36,762 apartment homes and excluded four apartment communities with 142 apartment homes that we manage. neither manage nor consolidate.
As of December 31, 2017, through our Asset Management business we also held nominal ownership positions in consolidated partnerships that own 46 low-income housing tax credit apartment communities with 6,898 apartment homes. Neither the results of operations nor the assets of these partnerships and apartment communities are quantitatively material; therefore, we have one reportable segment, Real Estate. The results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the segment assets as of December 31, 2016, shown below have been revised to reflect the change in our reportable segments.
The following tables present the revenues, net operating income and income before gain on dispositions of our conventional and affordable real estate operations segmentsReal Estate segment on a proportionate basis (excluding amounts related to apartment communities sold or classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2016)2017) for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 20142015 (in thousands):
 
Conventional
Real Estate
Operations
 
Affordable
Real Estate
Operations
 
Proportionate
Adjustments (1)
 
Corporate and
Amounts Not
Allocated to
Segments (2)
 Consolidated
Year Ended December 31, 2016:         
Rental and other property revenues$804,335
 $100,745
 $29,250
 $40,201
 $974,531
Tax credit and asset management revenues
 
 
 21,323
 21,323
Total revenues804,335
 100,745
 29,250
 61,524
 995,854
Property operating expenses257,939
 38,644
 8,517
 47,327
 352,427
Investment management expenses
 
 
 4,333
 4,333
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
 333,066
 333,066
General and administrative expenses
 
 
 44,937
 44,937
Other expenses, net
 
 
 14,295
 14,295
Total operating expenses257,939
 38,644
 8,517
 443,958
 749,058
Net operating income546,396
 62,101
 20,733
 (382,434) 246,796
Other items included in income before gain on dispositions (3)
 
 
 (157,313) (157,313)
Income before gain on dispositions$546,396
 $62,101
 $20,733
 $(539,747) $89,483
 
Conventional
Real Estate
Operations
 
Affordable
Real Estate
Operations
 
Proportionate
Adjustments (1)
 
Corporate and
Amounts Not
Allocated to
Segments (2)
 Consolidated
Year Ended December 31, 2015:         
Rental and other property revenues$752,141
 $93,433
 $29,602
 $81,778
 $956,954
Tax credit and asset management revenues
 
 
 24,356
 24,356
Total revenues752,141
 93,433
 29,602
 106,134
 981,310
Property operating expenses246,557
 37,445
 9,076
 66,315
 359,393
Investment management expenses
 
 
 5,855
 5,855
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
 306,301
 306,301
General and administrative expenses
 
 
 43,178
 43,178
Other expenses, net
 
 
 10,368
 10,368
Total operating expenses246,557
 37,445
 9,076
 432,017
 725,095
Net operating income505,584
 55,988
 20,526
 (325,883) 256,215
Other items included in income before gain on dispositions (3)
 
 
 (164,825) (164,825)
Income before gain on dispositions$505,584
 $55,988
 $20,526
 $(490,708) $91,390
 Real Estate 
Proportionate
Adjustments (1)
 
Corporate and
Amounts Not
Allocated to Reportable
Segment (2)
 Consolidated
Year Ended December 31, 2017:       
Rental and other property revenues attributable to Real Estate$854,491
 $15,481
 $48,176
 $918,148
Rental and other property revenues of partnerships served by Asset Management business
 
 74,046
 74,046
Tax credit and transaction revenues
 
 13,243
 13,243
Total revenues854,491
 15,481
 135,465
 1,005,437
Property operating expenses attributable to Real Estate265,186
 4,887
 48,866
 318,939
Property operating expenses of partnerships served by Asset Management business
 
 35,440
 35,440
Other operating expenses not allocated to reportable
segment (3)

 
 457,075
 457,075
Total operating expenses265,186
 4,887
 541,381
 811,454
Operating income589,305
 10,594
 (405,916) 193,983
Other items included in income before gain on
dispositions (4)

 
 (146,463) (146,463)
Income before gain on dispositions$589,305
 $10,594
 $(552,379) $47,520

 
Conventional
Real Estate
Operations
 
Affordable
Real Estate
Operations
 
Proportionate
Adjustments (1)
 
Corporate and
Amounts Not
Allocated to
Segments (2)
 Consolidated
Year Ended December 31, 2014:         
Rental and other property revenues$683,791
 $91,549
 $28,228
 $149,263
 $952,831
Tax credit and asset management revenues
 
 
 31,532
 31,532
Total revenues683,791
 91,549
 28,228
 180,795
 984,363
Property operating expenses228,385
 37,123
 8,329
 99,817
 373,654
Investment management expenses
 
 
 7,310
 7,310
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
 282,608
 282,608
General and administrative expenses
 
 
 44,092
 44,092
Other expenses, net
 
 
 14,349
 14,349
Total operating expenses228,385
 37,123
 8,329
 448,176
 722,013
Net operating income455,406
 54,426
 19,899
 (267,381) 262,350
Other items included in income before gain on dispositions (3)
 
 
 (194,875) (194,875)
Income before gain on dispositions$455,406
 $54,426
 $19,899
 $(462,256) $67,475
 Real Estate 
Proportionate
Adjustments (1)
 
Corporate and
Amounts Not
Allocated to Reportable
Segment (2)
 Consolidated
Year Ended December 31, 2016:       
Rental and other property revenues attributable to Real Estate$791,587
 $28,509
 $79,795
 $899,891
Rental and other property revenues of partnerships served by Asset Management business
 
 74,640
 74,640
Tax credit and transaction revenues
 
 21,323
 21,323
Total revenues791,587
 28,509
 175,758
 995,854
Property operating expenses attributable to Real Estate251,636
 8,284
 58,037
 317,957
Property operating expenses of partnerships served by Asset Management business
 
 36,956
 36,956
Other operating expenses not allocated to reportable
segment (3)

 
 394,145
 394,145
Total operating expenses251,636
 8,284
 489,138
 749,058
Operating income539,951
 20,225
 (313,380) 246,796
Other items included in income before gain on
dispositions (4)

 
 (157,313) (157,313)
Income before gain on dispositions$539,951
 $20,225
 $(470,693) $89,483
 Real Estate 
Proportionate
Adjustments (1)
 
Corporate and
Amounts Not
Allocated to Reportable
Segment (2)
 Consolidated
Year Ended December 31, 2015:       
Rental and other property revenues attributable to Real Estate$737,079
 $28,875
 $117,066
 $883,020
Rental and other property revenues of partnerships served by Asset Management business
 
 73,934
 73,934
Tax credit and transaction revenues
 
 24,356
 24,356
Total revenues737,079
 28,875
 215,356
 981,310
Property operating expenses attributable to Real Estate240,789
 8,857
 74,933
 324,579
Property operating expenses of partnerships served by Asset Management business
 
 37,537
 37,537
Other operating expenses not allocated to reportable
segment (3)

 
 362,979
 362,979
Total operating expenses240,789
 8,857
 475,449
 725,095
Operating income496,290
 20,018
 (260,093) 256,215
Other items included in income before gain on
dispositions (4)

 
 (164,825) (164,825)
Income before gain on dispositions$496,290
 $20,018
 $(424,918) $91,390
(1)Represents adjustments for the noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships’ share of the results of our consolidated apartment communities in our Real Estate segment, which are included in the related consolidated amounts, but excluded from proportionate property net operating income for our segment evaluation, but included in the related consolidated amounts.evaluation.
(2)Includes the operating results for consolidated communities that we do not manage and operating results forof apartment communities sold during the periods shown or classified as held for sale during 2016, 2015 or 2014.at the end of the period, if any, and the operating results of apartment communities owned by consolidated partnerships served by our Asset Management business. Corporate and Amounts Not Allocated to SegmentsReportable Segment also includes property management revenues (which are included in consolidated rental and other property revenues), property management expenses and casualty gains and losses (which are included in consolidated property operating expenses) and depreciation and amortization,, which are property related items that are not part of our segment performance measure.
(3)Other operating expenses not allocated to reportable segment consists of depreciation and amortization, general and administrative expenses and other operating expenses including provision for real estate impairment loss, which are not included in our measure of segment performance.
(3)(4)Other items included in income before gain on dispositions primarily consist of interest expense and income tax benefit.

The assets of our reportable segments on a proportionate basis, together with the proportionate adjustments to reconcile these amounts to the consolidated assets of our segments,segment and the consolidated assets not allocated to our segmentssegment are as follows (in thousands):
 December 31,
 2016 2015
Conventional$5,374,999
 $4,981,915
Affordable399,188
 418,924
Proportionate adjustments (1)172,831
 174,645
Corporate and other assets (2)285,800
 543,197
Total consolidated assets$6,232,818
 $6,118,681
 December 31,
 2017 2016
Real Estate$5,495,069
 $5,432,642
Corporate and other assets (1)583,971
 800,176
Total consolidated assets$6,079,040
 $6,232,818
(1)Represents adjustments for the noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships’ share of
Includes the assets of our consolidated apartment communities, which are excluded from our measurement of segment financial condition,partnerships served by the Asset Management business and our share of the assets of our unconsolidated real estate partnerships, which are included in our measure of segment financial condition.
(2)Our basis for assessing segment performance excludes the results of apartment communities sold or classified as held for sale. Accordingly, assets related to apartment communities sold or classified as held for sale during the periods are included within Corporate and other assets for comparative periods presented.as of December 31, 2017.
For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 2014,2015, capital additions related to our conventionalReal Estate segment totaled $324.6$338.0 million, $341.4$321.0 million and $343.5 million, respectively, and capital additions related to our affordable segment totaled $11.1 million, $12.6 million and $11.6$340.3 million, respectively.

Note 13 — Variable Interest Entities
As discussed in Note 2, effective January 1, 2016, we adopted the amended guidance over consolidations. AsGenerally, a result, the Aimco Operating Partnership and each of our less than wholly-owned real estate partnerships has been deemed to have the characteristics of a VIE. However, we were not required to consolidate any previously unconsolidated entitiesvariable interest entity, or deconsolidate any previously consolidated entities as a result of the change in classification. Accordingly, there has been no change to the recognized amounts in our consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations or amounts reported in our consolidated statements of cash flows. We have, however, retrospectively revised the disclosure of significant assets and liabilities of consolidated VIEs as of December 31, 2015 shown below, to include the assets and liabilities of all of the Aimco Operating Partnership’s consolidated real estate partnerships that are now designated as VIEs but did not meet the previous VIE definition. We determined that an additional 14 consolidated partnerships owning 18 apartment communities with 6,186 apartment homes were VIEs under the new standard. These VIEs had assets of $885.9 million and liabilities of $645.3 million as of December 31, 2015. Because the Aimco Operating Partnership is a VIE, all of our assets and liabilities are held through a VIE.
Aimco, through the Aimco Operating Partnership, consolidates all VIEs for which we are the primary beneficiary. Generally, a VIE, is a legal entity in which the equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or the equity investors lack sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support. A limited partnership is considered a VIE when the majority of the limited partners unrelated to the general partner possess neither the right to remove the general partner without cause, nor certain rights to participate in the decisions that most significantly affect the financial results of the partnership. In determining whether we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE, we consider qualitative and quantitative factors, including, but not limited to: which activities most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and which party controls such activities; the amount and characteristics of our investment; the obligation or likelihood for us or other investors to provide financial support; and the similarity with and significance to our business activities and the business activities of the other investors. Significant judgments related to these determinations include estimates about the current and future fair values and performance of real estate held by these VIEs and general market conditions.
TheAimco consolidates the Aimco Operating Partnership, which is a VIE for which Aimco is the primary beneficiary. Aimco, through the Aimco Operating Partnership, consolidates all VIEs for which it is the primary beneficiary.
All of the VIEs we consolidate own interests in one or more apartment communities. VIEs that own interests in conventional apartment communities we classify as part of our Real Estate segment are typically hold between one and five apartment communities and are structured to generate a return for their partners through the operation and ultimate sale of the apartment communities. Substantially all ofWe are the VIEs thatprimary beneficiary in the limited partnerships in which we are the sole decision maker and have a substantial economic interest.
Certain partnerships served by our Asset Management business own interests in affordablelow-income housing tax credit apartment communities that are partnerships structured to provide for the pass-through of low-income housing tax credits and tax deductions to their partners.partners and are VIEs. We hold a nominal ownership position in these partnerships, generally one percent or less. As general partner in these partnerships, we are the sole decision maker and we receive fees and other payments in return for the asset management and other services we provide and thus share in the economics of the partnerships, and as such, we are the primary beneficiary of these partnerships. The table below summarizes information regarding VIEs that are consolidated by the Aimco Operating Partnership:
 December 31,
 2016 2015
VIEs with interests in conventional apartment communities11
 13
Conventional apartment communities held by VIEs13
 17
Apartment homes in conventional communities held by VIEs5,313
 6,089
VIEs with interests in affordable apartment communities56
 62
Affordable apartment communities held by VIEs44
 48
Apartment homes in affordable communities held by VIEs6,890
 7,556
 December 31,
 2017 2016
Real Estate portfolio:   
VIEs with interests in apartment communities14
 17
Apartment communities held by VIEs14
 19
Apartment homes in communities held by VIEs4,321
 6,110
Consolidated partnerships served by the Asset Management business:   
VIEs with interests in apartment communities49
 50
Apartment communities held by VIEs37
 38
Apartment homes in communities held by VIEs5,893
 6,093

Assets of the Aimco Operating Partnership’s consolidated VIEs must first be used to settle the liabilities of such consolidated VIEs. These consolidated VIEs’ creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of the Aimco Operating Partnership. Assets and liabilities of VIEs are summarized in the table below (in thousands):
 December 31,
 2016 2015
Assets   
Net real estate$1,133,430
 $1,201,998
Cash and cash equivalents30,803
 28,118
Restricted cash40,523
 44,813
Liabilities   
Non-recourse property debt954,571
 959,523
Accrued liabilities and other31,204
 28,846

In addition to the consolidated VIEs discussed above, at December 31, 2015, our consolidated financial statements included certain interests in consolidated and unconsolidated partnerships that were part of the legacy asset management business. As discussed in Note 3, the majority of these assets and liabilities were derecognized during the year ended December 31, 2016.
 December 31,
 2017 2016
Real Estate portfolio:   
Assets   
Net real estate$529,898
 $897,510
Cash and cash equivalents16,111
 15,877
Restricted cash4,798
 7,981
Liabilities   
Non-recourse property debt412,205
 725,061
Accrued liabilities and other10,623
 14,270
Consolidated partnerships served by the Asset Management business:   
Assets   
Real estate, net215,580
 235,920
Cash and cash equivalents15,931
 14,926
Restricted cash30,107
 32,542
Liabilities   
Non-recourse property debt220,356
 229,509
Accrued liabilities and other20,241
 16,934
Note 14 — Unaudited Summarized Consolidated Quarterly Information
Aimco
Aimco’s summarized unaudited consolidated quarterly information for the years ended December 31, 20162017 and 2015,2016, is provided below (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 Quarter
2016First Second Third Fourth
Total revenues$246,239
 $251,218
 $248,904
 $249,493
Total operating expenses182,705
 186,782
 190,172
 189,399
Operating income63,534
 64,436
 58,732
 60,094
Income before gain on dispositions23,698
 29,412
 15,538
 20,835
Gain on dispositions of real estate, net of tax6,187
 216,541
 14,498
 156,564
Net income29,885
 245,953
 30,036
 177,399
Net income attributable to Aimco common stockholders23,223
 221,382
 11,176
 162,000
Earnings per common share - basic:       
Net income attributable to Aimco common stockholders$0.15
 $1.42
 $0.07
 $1.04
Earnings per common share - diluted:       
Net income attributable to Aimco common stockholders$0.15
 $1.41
 $0.07
 $1.03
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic155,791
 156,375
 156,079
 156,171
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted156,117
 156,793
 156,527
 156,540
 Quarter
2017First Second Third Fourth
Total revenues$246,481
 $249,092
 $254,635
 $255,229
Operating income57,789
 59,706
 59,205
 17,283
Net income17,155
 21,591
 22,144
 286,189
Net income attributable to Aimco common stockholders11,491
 15,843
 17,430
 262,097
Net income attributable to Aimco common stockholders per common
share - basic
$0.07
 $0.10
 $0.11
 $1.68
Net income attributable to Aimco common stockholders per common
share - diluted
$0.07
 $0.10
 $0.11
 $1.67
 Quarter
2015First Second Third Fourth
Total revenues$244,265
 $244,783
 $246,387
 $245,875
Total operating expenses183,198
 179,140
 182,366
 180,391
Operating income61,067
 65,643
 64,021
 65,484
Income before gain on dispositions18,457
 23,907
 23,769
 25,257
Gain on dispositions of real estate, net of tax85,693
 44,781
 
 50,119
Net income104,150
 68,688
 23,769
 75,376
Net income attributable to Aimco common stockholders89,344
 60,804
 19,179
 66,639
Earnings per common share - basic and diluted:       
Net income attributable to Aimco common stockholders$0.58
 $0.39
 $0.12
 $0.43
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic153,821
 155,524
 155,639
 155,725
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted154,277
 155,954
 156,008
 156,043
 Quarter
2016First Second Third Fourth
Total revenues$246,239
 $251,218
 $248,904
 $249,493
Operating income63,534
 64,436
 58,732
 60,094
Net income29,885
 245,953
 30,036
 177,399
Net income attributable to Aimco common stockholders23,223
 221,382
 11,176
 162,000
Net income attributable to Aimco common stockholders per common
share - basic
$0.15
 $1.42
 $0.07
 $1.04
Net income attributable to Aimco common stockholders per common
share - diluted
$0.15
 $1.41
 $0.07
 $1.03

The Aimco Operating Partnership
The Aimco Operating Partnership’s summarized unaudited consolidated quarterly information for the years ended December 31, 20162017 and 2015,2016, is provided below (in thousands, except per unit amounts):
 Quarter
2016First Second Third Fourth
Total revenues$246,239
 $251,218
 $248,904
 $249,493
Total operating expenses182,705
 186,782
 190,172
 189,399
Operating income63,534
 64,436
 58,732
 60,094
Income before gain on dispositions23,698
 29,412
 15,538
 20,835
Gain on dispositions of real estate, net of tax6,187
 216,541
 14,498
 156,564
Net income29,885
 245,953
 30,036
 177,399
Net income attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders24,395
 232,517
 11,368
 169,869
Earnings per common unit - basic:       
Net income attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders$0.15
 $1.42
 $0.07
 $1.04
Earnings per common unit - diluted:       
Net income attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders$0.15
 $1.41
 $0.07
 $1.03
Weighted average common units outstanding - basic163,639
 164,188
 163,832
 163,799
Weighted average common units outstanding - diluted163,965
 164,606
 164,280
 164,168
 Quarter
2017First Second Third Fourth
Total revenues$246,481
 $249,092
 $254,635
 $255,229
Operating income57,789
 59,706
 59,205
 17,283
Net income17,155
 21,591
 22,144
 286,189
Net income attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders12,047
 16,627
 18,246
 274,380
Net income attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders per common unit - basic$0.07
 $0.10
 $0.11
 $1.68
Net income attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders per common unit - diluted$0.07
 $0.10
 $0.11
 $1.67
 Quarter
2015First Second Third Fourth
Total revenues$244,265
 $244,783
 $246,387
 $245,875
Total operating expenses183,198
 179,140
 182,366
 180,391
Operating income61,067
 65,643
 64,021
 65,484
Income before gain on dispositions18,457
 23,907
 23,769
 25,257
Gain on dispositions of real estate, net of tax85,693
 44,781
 
 50,119
Net income104,150
 68,688
 23,769
 75,376
Net income attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders93,742
 63,776
 20,072
 69,930
Earnings per common unit - basic and diluted:       
Net income attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders$0.58
 $0.39
 $0.12
 $0.43
Weighted average common units outstanding - basic161,461
 163,149
 163,241
 163,485
Weighted average common units outstanding - diluted161,917
 163,579
 163,610
 163,803
 Quarter
2016First Second Third Fourth
Total revenues$246,239
 $251,218
 $248,904
 $249,493
Operating income63,534
 64,436
 58,732
 60,094
Net income29,885
 245,953
 30,036
 177,399
Net income attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders24,395
 232,517
 11,368
 169,869
Net income attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders per common unit - basic$0.15
 $1.42
 $0.07
 $1.04
Net income attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders per common unit - diluted$0.15
 $1.41
 $0.07
 $1.03

APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
SCHEDULE III: REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
December 31, 20162017
(In Thousands Except Apartment Home Data)
   (2)    (2) 
 (1)   Initial Cost Cost CapitalizedDecember 31, 2016 (1)   Initial Cost Cost CapitalizedDecember 31, 2017
ApartmentDate  Year Apartment  Buildings and Subsequent to  Buildings and(3) Accumulated Total Cost ApartmentDate  Year Apartment  Buildings and Subsequent to  Buildings and(3) Accumulated Total Cost(4)
Apartment Community NameTypeConsolidatedLocation Built Homes Land Improvements Consolidation Land Improvements Total Depreciation (AD)  Net of AD EncumbrancesTypeConsolidatedLocation Built Homes Land Improvements Consolidation Land Improvements Total Depreciation (AD) Net of AD Encumbrances
      
Conventional Apartment Communities:   
Real Estate Segment:Real Estate Segment:   
100 Forest PlaceHigh RiseDec 1997Oak Park, IL1987234
$2,664
$18,815
$8,559
$2,664
$27,374
$30,038
$(13,668)$16,370
$
High RiseDec 1997Oak Park, IL1987234
$2,664
$18,815
$9,965
$2,664
$28,780
$31,444
$(14,718)$16,726
$
118-122 West 23rd StreetHigh RiseJun 2012New York, NY198742
14,985
23,459
6,229
14,985
29,688
44,673
(5,871)38,802
18,320
High RiseJun 2012New York, NY198742
14,985
23,459
6,520
14,985
29,979
44,964
(7,532)37,432
17,897
173 E. 90th StreetHigh RiseMay 2004New York, NY191072
12,066
4,535
5,630
12,066
10,165
22,231
(2,813)19,418
6,955
High RiseMay 2004New York, NY191072
12,066
4,535
7,725
12,066
12,260
24,326
(2,893)21,433
6,783
182-188 Columbus AvenueMid RiseFeb 2007New York, NY191032
19,123
3,300
4,954
19,123
8,254
27,377
(2,862)24,515
13,471
Mid RiseFeb 2007New York, NY191032
19,123
3,300
5,282
19,123
8,582
27,705
(3,371)24,334
14,204
1045 on the Park Apartments HomesMid RiseJul 2013Atlanta, GA201230
2,793
6,662
268
2,793
6,930
9,723
(843)8,880
5,868
Mid RiseJul 2013Atlanta, GA201230
2,793
6,662
600
2,793
7,262
10,055
(1,116)8,939
5,750
1582 First AvenueHigh RiseMar 2005New York, NY190017
4,281
752
453
4,281
1,205
5,486
(434)5,052
2,365
High RiseMar 2005New York, NY190017
4,281
752
508
4,281
1,260
5,541
(506)5,035
2,319
21 FitzsimonsMid-RiseAug 2014Aurora, CO2008600
12,864
104,720
4,291
12,864
109,011
121,875
(9,021)112,854
48,081
Mid-RiseAug 2014Aurora, CO2008600
12,864
104,720
16,930
12,864
121,650
134,514
(13,639)120,875
47,097
234 East 88th StreetMid-RiseJan 2014New York, NY190020
2,448
4,449
655
2,448
5,104
7,552
(606)6,946
3,366
Mid-RiseJan 2014New York, NY190020
2,448
4,449
755
2,448
5,204
7,652
(875)6,777
3,296
236-238 East 88th StreetHigh RiseJan 2004New York, NY190043
8,820
2,914
1,820
8,820
4,734
13,554
(1,679)11,875
11,359
High RiseJan 2004New York, NY190043
8,820
2,914
2,051
8,820
4,965
13,785
(1,835)11,950
11,122
237-239 Ninth AvenueHigh RiseMar 2005New York, NY190036
8,495
1,866
3,146
8,495
5,012
13,507
(2,016)11,491
5,778
High RiseMar 2005New York, NY190036
8,495
1,866
3,235
8,495
5,101
13,596
(2,428)11,168
5,664
240 West 73rd Street, LLCHigh RiseSep 2004New York, NY1900200
68,109
12,140
11,172
68,109
23,312
91,421
(8,242)83,179

High RiseSep 2004New York, NY1900200
68,109
12,140
11,586
68,109
23,726
91,835
(9,215)82,620

2900 on First ApartmentsMid RiseOct 2008Seattle, WA1989135
19,070
17,518
32,524
19,070
50,042
69,112
(16,740)52,372
14,482
Mid RiseOct 2008Seattle, WA1989135
19,070
17,518
33,024
19,070
50,542
69,612
(21,502)48,110
14,218
306 East 89th StreetHigh RiseJul 2004New York, NY193020
2,680
1,006
831
2,680
1,837
4,517
(622)3,895
1,929
High RiseJul 2004New York, NY193020
2,680
1,006
1,088
2,680
2,094
4,774
(734)4,040
1,891
311 & 313 East 73rd StreetMid RiseMar 2003New York, NY190434
5,678
1,609
433
5,678
2,042
7,720
(1,287)6,433
4,077
Mid RiseMar 2003New York, NY190434
5,678
1,609
417
5,678
2,026
7,704
(1,365)6,339
3,993
322-324 East 61st StreetHigh RiseMar 2005New York, NY190040
6,372
2,224
1,304
6,372
3,528
9,900
(1,545)8,355
3,548
High RiseMar 2005New York, NY190040
6,372
2,224
1,476
6,372
3,700
10,072
(1,618)8,454
3,478
3400 Avenue of the ArtsMid RiseMar 2002Costa Mesa, CA1987770
57,241
65,506
75,644
57,241
141,150
198,391
(80,828)117,563
152,000
Mid RiseMar 2002Costa Mesa, CA1987770
57,241
65,506
79,189
57,241
144,695
201,936
(84,070)117,866
148,926
452 East 78th StreetHigh RiseJan 2004New York, NY190012
1,982
608
447
1,982
1,055
3,037
(400)2,637
2,655
High RiseJan 2004New York, NY190012
1,982
608
539
1,982
1,147
3,129
(443)2,686
2,600
464-466 Amsterdam & 200-210 W. 83rd StreetMid RiseFeb 2007New York, NY191071
25,553
7,101
5,413
25,553
12,514
38,067
(5,344)32,723
19,679
Mid RiseFeb 2007New York, NY191071
25,553
7,101
5,641
25,553
12,742
38,295
(5,569)32,726
20,933
510 East 88th StreetHigh RiseJan 2004New York, NY190020
3,163
1,002
584
3,163
1,586
4,749
(490)4,259
2,845
High RiseJan 2004New York, NY190020
3,163
1,002
599
3,163
1,601
4,764
(567)4,197
2,785
514-516 East 88th StreetHigh RiseMar 2005New York, NY190036
6,282
2,168
1,214
6,282
3,382
9,664
(1,370)8,294
3,846
High RiseMar 2005New York, NY190036
6,282
2,168
1,319
6,282
3,487
9,769
(1,460)8,309
3,770
518 East 88th StreetMid-RiseJan 2014New York, NY190020
2,233
4,315
478
2,233
4,793
7,026
(616)6,410
2,916
Mid-RiseJan 2014New York, NY190020
2,233
4,315
572
2,233
4,887
7,120
(868)6,252
2,855
707 LeahyGardenApr 2007Redwood City, CA1973110
15,444
7,909
5,551
15,444
13,460
28,904
(6,408)22,496
9,112
GardenApr 2007Redwood City, CA1973110
15,444
7,909
6,581
15,444
14,490
29,934
(6,901)23,033
8,930
865 BellevueGardenJul 2000Nashville, TN1972326
3,562
12,037
25,750
3,562
37,787
41,349
(24,013)17,336
17,192
GardenJul 2000Nashville, TN1972326
3,562
12,037
22,966
3,562
35,003
38,565
(21,942)16,623
16,828
All HallowsGardenJan 2006San Francisco, CA1976157
1,338
29,770
21,530
1,338
51,300
52,638
(32,886)19,752
21,512
Axiom Apartment HomesMid RiseApr 2015Cambridge, MA2015115

63,612
1,025

64,637
64,637
(3,941)60,696
34,351
Mid RiseApr 2015Cambridge, MA2015115

63,612
2,006

65,618
65,618
(6,386)59,232
33,677
Bank LoftsHigh RiseApr 2001Denver, CO1920125
3,525
9,045
3,723
3,525
12,768
16,293
(6,411)9,882
10,957
High RiseApr 2001Denver, CO1920125
3,525
9,045
4,425
3,525
13,470
16,995
(6,845)10,150
10,722
Bay Parc PlazaHigh RiseSep 2004Miami, FL2000471
22,680
41,847
12,305
22,680
54,152
76,832
(16,466)60,366
43,631
Bay ParcHigh RiseSep 2004Miami, FL2000474
22,680
41,847
27,069
22,680
68,916
91,596
(18,431)73,165
43,045
Bay Ridge at NashuaGardenJan 2003Nashua, NH1984412
3,262
40,713
7,857
3,262
48,570
51,832
(20,124)31,708
29,311
GardenJan 2003Nashua, NH1984412
3,262
40,713
15,881
3,262
56,594
59,856
(22,065)37,791

Bayberry Hill EstatesGardenAug 2002Framingham, MA1971424
19,944
35,945
13,657
19,944
49,602
69,546
(22,871)46,675
31,399
GardenAug 2002Framingham, MA1971424
19,944
35,945
17,864
19,944
53,809
73,753
(24,945)48,808
30,710
BayviewGardenJun 2005San Francisco, CA1976146
582
15,265
18,447
582
33,712
34,294
(23,433)10,861
11,133
Bluffs at Pacifica, TheGardenOct 2006Pacifica, CA196364
8,108
4,132
19,221
8,108
23,353
31,461
(10,876)20,585

GardenOct 2006Pacifica, CA196364
8,108
4,132
19,367
8,108
23,499
31,607
(11,739)19,868

Boston LoftsHigh RiseApr 2001Denver, CO1890158
3,446
20,589
5,559
3,446
26,148
29,594
(13,350)16,244
16,007
High RiseApr 2001Denver, CO1890-01-01158
3,446
20,589
5,257
3,446
25,846
29,292
(13,192)16,100
15,663
Boulder CreekGardenJul 1994Boulder, CO1973221
754
7,730
20,110
754
27,840
28,594
(17,518)11,076
5,547
GardenJul 1994Boulder, CO1973221
754
7,730
20,443
754
28,173
28,927
(18,728)10,199
4,289
Broadcast CenterGardenMar 2002Los Angeles, CA1990279
29,407
41,244
22,509
29,407
63,753
93,160
(30,936)62,224
56,679
GardenMar 2002Los Angeles, CA1990279
29,407
41,244
20,096
29,407
61,340
90,747
(28,704)62,043
55,920
Broadway LoftsHigh RiseSep 2012San Diego, CA190984
5,367
14,442
2,522
5,367
16,964
22,331
(2,632)19,699
9,052
High RiseSep 2012San Diego, CA190984
5,367
14,442
3,531
5,367
17,973
23,340
(3,516)19,824
11,755
Burke Shire CommonsGardenMar 2001Burke, VA1986360
4,867
23,617
15,259
4,867
38,876
43,743
(19,677)24,066
39,639
GardenMar 2001Burke, VA1986360
4,867
23,617
16,505
4,867
40,122
44,989
(22,116)22,873
38,703
Calhoun Beach ClubHigh RiseDec 1998Minneapolis, MN1928332
11,708
73,334
56,061
11,708
129,395
141,103
(71,570)69,533
44,200
High RiseDec 1998Minneapolis, MN1928332
11,708
73,334
65,235
11,708
138,569
150,277
(75,654)74,623
43,292
Canyon TerraceGardenMar 2002Saugus, CA1984130
7,508
6,601
5,795
7,508
12,396
19,904
(7,207)12,697
9,502
GardenMar 2002Saugus, CA1984130
7,508
6,601
5,453
7,508
12,054
19,562
(7,037)12,525
9,285
Cedar RimGardenApr 2000Newcastle, WA1980104
761
5,218
12,754
761
17,972
18,733
(14,512)4,221
7,117
GardenApr 2000Newcastle, WA1980104
761
5,218
11,587
761
16,805
17,566
(13,464)4,102
6,979
Charlesbank Apartment HomesMid RiseSep 2013Watertown, MA201244
3,399
11,726
398
3,399
12,124
15,523
(1,416)14,107
8,055
Mid RiseSep 2013Watertown, MA201244
3,399
11,726
702
3,399
12,428
15,827
(1,897)13,930
7,890
Chestnut HallHigh RiseOct 2006Philadelphia, PA1923315
12,338
14,299
7,938
12,338
22,237
34,575
(10,247)24,328
38,205
High RiseOct 2006Philadelphia, PA1923315
12,338
14,299
9,990
12,338
24,289
36,627
(11,182)25,445
37,443
Chestnut Hill VillageGardenApr 2000Philadelphia, PA1963821
6,469
49,316
40,437
6,469
89,753
96,222
(55,446)40,776
75,000
Chimneys of Cradle RockGardenJun 2004Columbia, MD1979198
2,040
8,108
706
2,040
8,814
10,854
(3,329)7,525
15,329

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ApartmentDate  Year Apartment  Buildings and Subsequent to  Buildings and(3) Accumulated Total Cost ApartmentDate  Year Apartment  Buildings and Subsequent to  Buildings and(3) Accumulated Total Cost(4)
Apartment Community NameTypeConsolidatedLocation Built Homes Land Improvements Consolidation Land Improvements Total Depreciation (AD)  Net of AD EncumbrancesTypeConsolidatedLocation Built Homes Land Improvements Consolidation Land Improvements Total Depreciation (AD) Net of AD Encumbrances
      
Chestnut Hill VillageGardenApr 2000Philadelphia, PA1963821
6,469
49,316
42,678
6,469
91,994
98,463
(56,047)42,416
73,566
Chimneys of Cradle RockGardenJun 2004Columbia, MD1979198
2,040
8,108
1,005
2,040
9,113
11,153
(3,814)7,339
15,021
Columbus AvenueMid RiseSep 2003New York, NY188059
35,527
9,450
5,707
35,527
15,157
50,684
(8,737)41,947
26,327
Mid RiseSep 2003New York, NY1880-01-0159
35,527
9,450
8,604
35,527
18,054
53,581
(9,266)44,315
25,778
CreeksideGardenJan 2000Denver, CO1974328
3,189
12,698
5,986
3,189
18,684
21,873
(12,157)9,716
11,802
GardenJan 2000Denver, CO1974328
3,189
12,698
6,879
3,189
19,577
22,766
(12,738)10,028
11,570
Crescent at West Hollywood, TheMid RiseMar 2002West Hollywood, CA1985130
15,765
10,215
10,872
15,765
21,087
36,852
(14,386)22,466

Mid RiseMar 2002West Hollywood, CA1985130
15,765
10,215
9,096
15,765
19,311
35,076
(12,693)22,383

EastpointeGardenDec 2014Boulder, CO1970140
15,300
2,705
1,868
15,300
4,573
19,873
(201)19,672

Elm CreekMid RiseDec 1997Elmhurst, IL1987400
5,910
30,830
29,140
5,910
59,970
65,880
(28,201)37,679

Mid RiseDec 1997Elmhurst, IL1987400
8,987
30,878
31,161
8,987
62,039
71,026
(30,121)40,905
52,349
Evanston PlaceHigh RiseDec 1997Evanston, IL1990190
3,232
25,546
12,484
3,232
38,030
41,262
(17,136)24,126
19,659
High RiseDec 1997Evanston, IL1990190
3,232
25,546
13,094
3,232
38,640
41,872
(17,535)24,337

FarmingdaleMid RiseOct 2000Darien, IL1975240
11,763
15,174
8,408
11,763
23,582
35,345
(11,117)24,228
14,397
Mid RiseOct 2000Darien, IL1975240
11,763
15,174
9,514
11,763
24,688
36,451
(12,231)24,220
13,774
Flamingo TowersHigh RiseSep 1997Miami Beach, FL19601,268
32,427
48,808
288,908
32,427
337,716
370,143
(148,984)221,159
107,457
High RiseSep 1997Miami Beach, FL19601,305
32,427
48,808
317,464
32,427
366,272
398,699
(160,620)238,079
105,371
Four Quarters HabitatGardenJan 2006Miami, FL1976336
2,379
17,199
22,966
2,379
40,165
42,544
(22,762)19,782
5,742
GardenJan 2006Miami, FL1976336
2,379
17,199
27,711
2,379
44,910
47,289
(24,508)22,781
4,624
FoxchaseGardenDec 1997Alexandria, VA19402,113
15,496
96,062
40,988
15,496
137,050
152,546
(75,841)76,705
233,383
GardenDec 1997Alexandria, VA19402,113
15,496
96,062
43,269
15,496
139,331
154,827
(79,714)75,113
228,636
GeorgetownGardenAug 2002Framingham, MA1964207
12,351
13,168
3,249
12,351
16,417
28,768
(7,366)21,402
6,867
GardenAug 2002Framingham, MA1964207
12,351
13,168
3,280
12,351
16,448
28,799
(7,575)21,224

Georgetown IIMid RiseAug 2002Framingham, MA195872
4,577
4,057
1,454
4,577
5,511
10,088
(2,821)7,267
2,301
Mid RiseAug 2002Framingham, MA195872
4,577
4,057
1,642
4,577
5,699
10,276
(3,128)7,148

Heritage Park EscondidoGardenOct 2000Escondido, CA1986196
1,055
7,565
2,095
1,055
9,660
10,715
(6,404)4,311
6,610
GardenOct 2000Escondido, CA1986196
1,055
7,565
2,284
1,055
9,849
10,904
(6,589)4,315
6,377
Heritage Park LivermoreGardenOct 2000Livermore, CA1988167

10,209
1,640

11,849
11,849
(7,426)4,423
6,838
GardenOct 2000Livermore, CA1988167

10,209
1,889

12,098
12,098
(7,854)4,244
6,603
Heritage Village AnaheimGardenOct 2000Anaheim, CA1986196
1,832
8,541
1,810
1,832
10,351
12,183
(6,401)5,782
8,024
GardenOct 2000Anaheim, CA1986196
1,832
8,541
1,985
1,832
10,526
12,358
(6,665)5,693
7,741
Hidden CoveGardenJul 1998Escondido, CA1983334
3,043
17,616
10,783
3,043
28,399
31,442
(14,933)16,509
34,563
GardenJul 1998Escondido, CA1983334
3,043
17,616
10,386
3,043
28,002
31,045
(15,425)15,620
33,765
Hidden Cove IIGardenJul 2007Escondido, CA1986118
12,849
6,530
7,109
12,849
13,639
26,488
(7,600)18,888
14,005
GardenJul 2007Escondido, CA1986118
12,849
6,530
5,093
12,849
11,623
24,472
(5,362)19,110
13,684
HillcresteGardenMar 2002Century City, CA1989315
35,862
47,216
12,798
35,862
60,014
95,876
(26,435)69,441
66,372
GardenMar 2002Century City, CA1989315
35,862
47,216
12,220
35,862
59,436
95,298
(26,131)69,167
64,958
HillmeadeGardenNov 1994Nashville, TN1986288
2,872
16,070
16,535
2,872
32,605
35,477
(17,769)17,708
15,891
GardenNov 1994Nashville, TN1986288
2,872
16,070
19,270
2,872
35,340
38,212
(19,327)18,885
27,866
Horizons West ApartmentsMid RiseDec 2006Pacifica, CA197078
8,887
6,377
2,279
8,887
8,656
17,543
(3,902)13,641
14,319
Mid RiseDec 2006Pacifica, CA197078
8,887
6,377
2,298
8,887
8,675
17,562
(4,167)13,395
14,046
Hunt ClubGardenSep 2000Gaithersburg, MD1986336
17,859
13,149
11,954
17,859
25,103
42,962
(13,256)29,706

GardenSep 2000Gaithersburg, MD1986336
17,859
13,149
13,136
17,859
26,285
44,144
(14,636)29,508

Hunter's ChaseGardenJan 2001Midlothian, VA1985320
7,935
7,915
2,743
7,935
10,658
18,593
(4,909)13,684
14,347
Hunters GlenGardenOct 1999Plainsboro, NJ1976896
8,778
47,259
38,780
8,778
86,039
94,817
(64,072)30,745
61,073
Hyde Park TowerHigh RiseOct 2004Chicago, IL1990155
4,731
14,927
10,782
4,731
25,709
30,440
(6,459)23,981
13,219
High RiseOct 2004Chicago, IL1990155
4,731
14,927
11,493
4,731
26,420
31,151
(7,939)23,212
12,926
Indian OaksGardenMar 2002Simi Valley, CA1986254
24,523
15,801
5,819
24,523
21,620
46,143
(11,010)35,133

GardenMar 2002Simi Valley, CA1986254
24,523
15,801
8,551
24,523
24,352
48,875
(11,896)36,979
28,163
IndigoGardenAug 2016Redwood City, CA2016463
26,944
296,104
481
26,944
296,585
323,529
(3,889)319,640
144,294
High RiseAug 2016Redwood City, CA2016463
26,932
296,116
878
26,932
296,994
323,926
(14,249)309,677
141,411
Island ClubGardenOct 2000Oceanside, CA1986592
18,027
28,654
15,868
18,027
44,522
62,549
(27,851)34,698
57,691
GardenOct 2000Oceanside, CA1986592
18,027
28,654
15,611
18,027
44,265
62,292
(28,228)34,064
56,392
Key TowersHigh RiseApr 2001Alexandria, VA1964140
1,526
7,050
6,647
1,526
13,697
15,223
(10,176)5,047
9,748
High RiseApr 2001Alexandria, VA1964140
1,526
7,050
7,355
1,526
14,405
15,931
(11,077)4,854

LakesideGardenOct 1999Lisle, IL1972568
5,840
27,937
24,090
5,840
52,027
57,867
(33,575)24,292
26,288
GardenOct 1999Lisle, IL1972568
5,840
27,937
22,369
5,840
50,306
56,146
(32,466)23,680
25,709
La SalleGardenOct 2000San Francisco, CA1976145
1,866
19,567
19,145
1,866
38,712
40,578
(28,312)12,266
17,052
LatrobeHigh RiseJan 2003Washington, DC1980175
3,459
9,103
13,142
3,459
22,245
25,704
(14,555)11,149
27,923
High RiseJan 2003Washington, DC1980175
3,459
9,103
13,498
3,459
22,601
26,060
(12,042)14,018
27,356
Lincoln Place (4)GardenOct 2004Venice, CA1951795
128,332
10,439
332,696
44,197
343,135
387,332
(68,663)318,669
194,280
Laurel CrossingGardenJan 2006San Mateo, CA1971418
49,474
17,756
14,730
49,474
32,486
81,960
(16,074)65,886
72,788
Lincoln Place (5)GardenOct 2004Venice, CA1951795
128,332
10,439
334,559
44,197
344,998
389,195
(95,770)293,425
191,039
Lodge at Chattahoochee, TheGardenOct 1999Sandy Springs, GA1970312
2,335
16,370
17,039
2,335
33,409
35,744
(21,211)14,533
20,163
GardenOct 1999Sandy Springs, GA1970312
2,335
16,370
16,477
2,335
32,847
35,182
(21,310)13,872
19,775
Malibu CanyonGardenMar 2002Calabasas, CA1986698
69,834
53,438
24,778
69,834
78,216
148,050
(38,744)109,306
109,803
GardenMar 2002Calabasas, CA1986698
69,834
53,438
32,597
69,834
86,035
155,869
(41,216)114,653
107,643
Maple BayGardenDec 1999Virginia Beach, VA1971414
2,597
16,141
23,069
2,597
39,210
41,807
(26,882)14,925

GardenDec 1999Virginia Beach, VA1971414
2,597
16,141
18,032
2,597
34,173
36,770
(22,497)14,273

Mariner's CoveGardenMar 2002San Diego, CA1984500

66,861
7,572

74,433
74,433
(34,371)40,062

GardenMar 2002San Diego, CA1984500

66,861
9,980

76,841
76,841
(36,154)40,687

Meadow CreekGardenJul 1994Boulder, CO1968332
1,435
24,533
5,785
1,435
30,318
31,753
(16,363)15,390
41,984
GardenJul 1994Boulder, CO1968332
1,435
24,533
8,739
1,435
33,272
34,707
(17,699)17,008
41,229
Merrill HouseHigh RiseJan 2000Falls Church, VA1964159
1,836
10,831
7,621
1,836
18,452
20,288
(9,840)10,448
17,584
High RiseJan 2000Falls Church, VA1964159
1,836
10,831
8,031
1,836
18,862
20,698
(10,460)10,238

MezzoHigh RiseMar 2015Atlanta, GA200894
4,292
34,178
664
4,292
34,842
39,134
(2,723)36,411
24,490
High RiseMar 2015Atlanta, GA200894
4,292
34,178
1,039
4,292
35,217
39,509
(4,115)35,394
24,002
Monterey GroveGardenJun 2008San Jose, CA1999224
34,325
21,939
5,732
34,325
27,671
61,996
(10,254)51,742

GardenJun 2008San Jose, CA1999224
34,325
21,939
7,585
34,325
29,524
63,849
(11,678)52,171

Ocean House on ProspectMid RiseApr 2013La Jolla, CA197053
12,528
18,805
14,788
12,528
33,593
46,121
(2,597)43,524
13,621
Mid RiseApr 2013La Jolla, CA197053
12,528
18,805
14,936
12,528
33,741
46,269
(4,584)41,685
13,191
One CanalHigh RiseSep 2013Boston, MA2016310

15,873
176,087

191,960
191,960
(4,269)187,691
110,085
High RiseSep 2013Boston, MA2016310

15,873
178,996

194,869
194,869
(12,378)182,491
112,037
Pacific Bay Vistas (4)GardenMar 2001San Bruno, CA1987308
28,694
62,460
36,905
23,354
99,365
122,719
(21,682)101,037
69,547
Pacific Bay Vistas (5)GardenMar 2001San Bruno, CA1987308
28,694
62,460
37,025
23,354
99,485
122,839
(28,511)94,328
68,704
Pacifica ParkGardenJul 2006Pacifica, CA1977104
12,970
6,579
7,496
12,970
14,075
27,045
(4,894)22,151
11,447
GardenJul 2006Pacifica, CA1977104
12,970
6,579
7,766
12,970
14,345
27,315
(5,667)21,648
11,195
Palazzo at Park La Brea, TheMid RiseFeb 2004Los Angeles, CA2002521
48,362
125,464
31,959
48,362
157,423
205,785
(65,393)140,392
170,000
Mid RiseFeb 2004Los Angeles, CA2002521
48,362
125,464
40,851
48,362
166,315
214,677
(72,351)142,326
170,000
Palazzo East at Park La Brea, TheMid RiseMar 2005Los Angeles, CA2005611
72,578
136,503
15,257
72,578
151,760
224,338
(61,449)162,889
114,524
Mid RiseMar 2005Los Angeles, CA2005611
72,578
136,503
16,160
72,578
152,663
225,241
(66,415)158,826
111,494
Parc MosaicGardenDec 2014Boulder, CO1970140
15,300

11,748
15,300
11,748
27,048

27,048

Park Towne PlaceHigh RiseApr 2000Philadelphia, PA1959948
10,472
47,301
272,057
10,472
319,358
329,830
(73,876)255,954

High RiseApr 2000Philadelphia, PA1959942
10,472
47,301
303,898
10,472
351,199
361,671
(91,256)270,415

ParkwayGardenMar 2000Willamsburg, VA1971148
386
2,834
2,748
386
5,582
5,968
(3,504)2,464

Pathfinder VillageGardenJan 2006Fremont, CA1973246
19,595
14,838
12,323
19,595
27,161
46,756
(12,248)34,508
38,889

   (2)    (2) 
 (1)   Initial Cost Cost CapitalizedDecember 31, 2016 (1)   Initial Cost Cost CapitalizedDecember 31, 2017
ApartmentDate  Year Apartment  Buildings and Subsequent to  Buildings and(3) Accumulated Total Cost ApartmentDate  Year Apartment  Buildings and Subsequent to  Buildings and(3) Accumulated Total Cost(4)
Apartment Community NameTypeConsolidatedLocation Built Homes Land Improvements Consolidation Land Improvements Total Depreciation (AD)  Net of AD EncumbrancesTypeConsolidatedLocation Built Homes Land Improvements Consolidation Land Improvements Total Depreciation (AD) Net of AD Encumbrances
      
Pathfinder VillageGardenJan 2006Fremont, CA1973246
19,595
14,838
14,497
19,595
29,335
48,930
(12,384)36,546
38,136
Peachtree ParkGardenJan 1996Atlanta, GA1969303
4,684
11,713
12,683
4,684
24,396
29,080
(14,558)14,522
1,708
GardenJan 1996Atlanta, GA1969303
4,684
11,713
13,347
4,684
25,060
29,744
(15,621)14,123
1,337
Plantation GardensGardenOct 1999Plantation, FL1971372
3,773
19,443
20,944
3,773
40,387
44,160
(23,226)20,934
21,245
GardenOct 1999Plantation, FL1971372
3,773
19,443
24,563
3,773
44,006
47,779
(25,406)22,373

Post RidgeGardenJul 2000Nashville, TN1972150
1,883
6,712
4,741
1,883
11,453
13,336
(7,617)5,719
5,346
GardenJul 2000Nashville, TN1972150
1,883
6,712
5,120
1,883
11,832
13,715
(7,856)5,859
5,218
Preserve at MarinMid RiseAug 2011Corte Madera, CA1964126
18,179
30,132
81,591
18,179
111,723
129,902
(13,604)116,298
37,772
Mid RiseAug 2011Corte Madera, CA1964126
18,179
30,132
83,631
18,179
113,763
131,942
(19,787)112,155
37,034
Ravensworth TowersHigh RiseJun 2004Annandale, VA1974219
3,455
17,157
3,426
3,455
20,583
24,038
(13,074)10,964
21,213
High RiseJun 2004Annandale, VA1974219
3,455
17,157
3,639
3,455
20,796
24,251
(13,849)10,402
20,789
ReflectionsGardenSep 2000Virginia Beach, VA1987480
15,988
13,684
4,769
15,988
18,453
34,441
(9,995)24,446
28,798
River Club,TheGardenApr 2005Edgewater, NJ1998266
30,579
30,638
5,792
30,579
36,430
67,009
(14,132)52,877

GardenApr 2005Edgewater, NJ1998266
30,579
30,638
6,689
30,579
37,327
67,906
(15,673)52,233

RiverloftHigh RiseOct 1999Philadelphia, PA1910184
2,120
11,286
29,712
2,120
40,998
43,118
(19,777)23,341
10,981
High RiseOct 1999Philadelphia, PA1910184
2,120
11,286
30,432
2,120
41,718
43,838
(21,471)22,367
9,378
RosewoodGardenMar 2002Camarillo, CA1976152
12,430
8,060
3,784
12,430
11,844
24,274
(5,878)18,396
16,405
GardenMar 2002Camarillo, CA1976152
12,430
8,060
4,081
12,430
12,141
24,571
(6,385)18,186
16,095
Royal Crest EstatesGardenAug 2002Warwick, RI1972492
22,433
24,095
3,925
22,433
28,020
50,453
(18,004)32,449
34,008
GardenAug 2002Warwick, RI1972492
22,433
24,095
4,309
22,433
28,404
50,837
(18,569)32,268

Royal Crest EstatesGardenAug 2002Nashua, NH1970902
68,230
45,562
11,363
68,230
56,925
125,155
(36,660)88,495
29,106
GardenAug 2002Nashua, NH1970902
68,230
45,562
13,521
68,230
59,083
127,313
(38,506)88,807

Royal Crest EstatesGardenAug 2002Marlborough, MA1970473
25,178
28,786
9,324
25,178
38,110
63,288
(22,450)40,838
31,533
GardenAug 2002Marlborough, MA1970473
25,178
28,786
11,388
25,178
40,174
65,352
(24,315)41,037
30,841
Royal Crest EstatesGardenAug 2002North Andover, MA1970588
51,292
36,808
22,813
51,292
59,621
110,913
(30,114)80,799
43,098
GardenAug 2002North Andover, MA1970588
51,292
36,808
24,271
51,292
61,079
112,371
(32,966)79,405
42,110
Savannah TraceGardenMar 2001Shaumburg, IL1986368
13,960
20,731
9,061
13,960
29,792
43,752
(14,790)28,962
23,685
GardenMar 2001Shaumburg, IL1986368
13,960
20,731
11,147
13,960
31,878
45,838
(15,939)29,899
23,202
Saybrook PointeGardenDec 2014San Jose, CA1995324
32,842
84,457
8,106
32,842
92,563
125,405
(5,927)119,478
64,709
GardenDec 2014San Jose, CA1995324
32,842
84,457
19,633
32,842
104,090
136,932
(9,681)127,251
63,540
ScotchollowGardenJan 2006San Mateo, CA1971418
49,475
17,756
13,323
49,475
31,079
80,554
(15,120)65,434
74,309
ShoreviewGardenOct 1999San Francisco, CA1976156
1,476
19,071
20,752
1,476
39,823
41,299
(30,085)11,214
18,461
Shenandoah CrossingGardenSep 2000Fairfax, VA1984640
18,200
57,198
22,028
18,200
79,226
97,426
(48,157)49,269

GardenSep 2000Fairfax, VA1984640
18,200
57,198
24,350
18,200
81,548
99,748
(53,306)46,442
59,748
Springwoods at Lake RidgeGardenJul 2002Woodbridge, VA1984180
5,587
7,284
2,897
5,587
10,181
15,768
(3,705)12,063

GardenJul 2002Woodbridge, VA1984180
5,587
7,284
3,069
5,587
10,353
15,940
(4,160)11,780

SteeplechaseGardenSep 2000Largo, MD1986240
3,675
16,111
6,324
3,675
22,435
26,110
(11,814)14,296

St. George VillasGardenJan 2006St. George, SC198440
107
1,025
400
107
1,425
1,532
(1,218)314
336
Sterling Apartment Homes, TheGardenOct 1999Philadelphia, PA1961534
8,871
55,365
105,461
8,871
160,826
169,697
(58,654)111,043
68,370
GardenOct 1999Philadelphia, PA1961534
8,871
55,365
117,562
8,871
172,927
181,798
(70,455)111,343
146,650
Stone Creek ClubGardenSep 2000Germantown, MD1984240
13,593
9,347
7,086
13,593
16,433
30,026
(11,230)18,796

GardenSep 2000Germantown, MD1984240
13,593
9,347
7,230
13,593
16,577
30,170
(11,902)18,268

Timbers at Long Reach Apartment HomesGardenApr 2005Columbia, MD1979178
2,430
12,181
889
2,430
13,070
15,500
(7,023)8,477
12,658
GardenApr 2005Columbia, MD1979178
2,430
12,181
1,283
2,430
13,464
15,894
(7,340)8,554
12,405
Towers Of Westchester Park, TheHigh RiseJan 2006College Park, MD1972303
15,198
22,029
12,536
15,198
34,565
49,763
(15,849)33,914
24,409
High RiseJan 2006College Park, MD1972303
15,198
22,029
12,858
15,198
34,887
50,085
(16,965)33,120
23,836
Township At HighlandsTown HomeNov 1996Centennial, CO1985161
1,536
9,773
6,924
1,536
16,697
18,233
(10,655)7,578

Town HomeNov 1996Centennial, CO1985161
1,536
9,773
8,471
1,536
18,244
19,780
(11,272)8,508
13,965
TremontMid RiseDec 2014Atlanta, GA200978
5,274
18,011
2,083
5,274
20,094
25,368
(1,432)23,936

Mid RiseDec 2014Atlanta, GA200978
5,274
18,011
2,335
5,274
20,346
25,620
(2,258)23,362

Twin Lake TowersHigh RiseOct 1999Westmont, IL1969399
3,268
18,763
38,918
3,268
57,681
60,949
(43,261)17,688
30,497
High RiseOct 1999Westmont, IL1969399
3,268
18,763
36,186
3,268
54,949
58,217
(40,894)17,323
29,851
Vantage PointeMid RiseAug 2002Swampscott, MA198796
4,748
10,089
1,551
4,748
11,640
16,388
(4,507)11,881
3,990
Mid RiseAug 2002Swampscott, MA198796
4,748
10,089
1,663
4,748
11,752
16,500
(4,853)11,647
3,385
Villa Del SolGardenMar 2002Norwalk, CA1972120
7,476
4,861
2,994
7,476
7,855
15,331
(4,194)11,137
11,031
GardenMar 2002Norwalk, CA1972120
7,476
4,861
4,040
7,476
8,901
16,377
(4,628)11,749
10,813
Villas at Park La Brea, TheGardenMar 2002Los Angeles, CA2002250
8,630
48,871
6,772
8,630
55,643
64,273
(26,338)37,935
16,934
GardenMar 2002Los Angeles, CA2002250
8,630
48,871
7,116
8,630
55,987
64,617
(27,703)36,914
14,477
Villas of PasadenaMid RiseJan 2006Pasadena, CA197392
9,693
6,818
3,433
9,693
10,251
19,944
(3,770)16,174
9,500
Mid RiseJan 2006Pasadena, CA197392
9,693
6,818
3,963
9,693
10,781
20,474
(3,740)16,734
9,299
VivoHigh RiseJun 2015Cambridge, MA201591
6,450
35,974
3,758
6,450
39,732
46,182
(3,055)43,127
21,307
High RiseJun 2015Cambridge, MA201591
6,450
35,974
5,089
6,450
41,063
47,513
(5,853)41,660
20,796
Waterford VillageGardenAug 2002Bridgewater, MA1971588
29,110
28,101
3,379
29,110
31,480
60,590
(22,898)37,692
36,731
GardenAug 2002Bridgewater, MA1971588
29,110
28,101
5,644
29,110
33,745
62,855
(24,149)38,706
36,024
Waterways VillageGardenJun 1997Aventura, FL1994180
4,504
11,064
9,287
4,504
20,351
24,855
(9,627)15,228
13,705
GardenJun 1997Aventura, FL1994180
4,504
11,064
13,340
4,504
24,404
28,908
(10,804)18,104
13,456
Waverly ApartmentsGardenAug 2008Brighton, MA1970103
7,920
11,347
3,801
7,920
15,148
23,068
(5,121)17,947
12,012
GardenAug 2008Brighton, MA1970103
7,920
11,347
5,912
7,920
17,259
25,179
(5,740)19,439
11,770
Wexford VillageGardenAug 2002Worcester, MA1974264
6,349
17,939
2,052
6,349
19,991
26,340
(11,554)14,786
8,339
GardenAug 2002Worcester, MA1974264
6,349
17,939
2,595
6,349
20,534
26,883
(11,885)14,998

Willow BendGardenMay 1998Rolling Meadows, IL1969328
2,717
15,437
24,761
2,717
40,198
42,915
(27,901)15,014
17,668
GardenMay 1998Rolling Meadows, IL1969328
2,717
15,437
22,524
2,717
37,961
40,678
(26,029)14,649
33,838
WindriftGardenMar 2001Oceanside, CA1987404
24,960
17,590
18,132
24,960
35,722
60,682
(21,560)39,122
40,270
GardenMar 2001Oceanside, CA1987404
24,960
17,590
19,948
24,960
37,538
62,498
(21,906)40,592
39,408
Windsor ParkGardenMar 2001Woodbridge, VA1987220
4,279
15,970
5,859
4,279
21,829
26,108
(11,668)14,440
17,676
GardenMar 2001Woodbridge, VA1987220
4,279
15,970
5,686
4,279
21,656
25,935
(12,356)13,579
17,338
Woods Of WilliamsburgGardenJan 2006Williamsburg, VA1976125
798
3,657
1,109
798
4,766
5,564
(3,974)1,590

Yacht Club at BrickellHigh RiseDec 2003Miami, FL1998357
31,362
32,214
11,405
31,362
43,619
74,981
(14,449)60,532
46,330
High RiseDec 2003Miami, FL1998357
31,362
32,214
13,762
31,362
45,976
77,338
(15,954)61,384
45,303
Yorktown ApartmentsHigh RiseDec 1999Lombard, IL1971364
3,055
18,162
42,748
3,055
60,910
63,965
(22,524)41,441
29,686
High RiseDec 1999Lombard, IL1971364
3,055
18,162
50,494
3,055
68,656
71,711
(23,943)47,768
29,010
Total Conventional Apartment Communities 37,780
1,832,184
3,248,631
2,648,691
1,742,709
5,897,322
7,640,031
(2,295,387)5,344,644
3,574,411
Other (6) 
75,903
10,474
7,948
40,022
18,422
58,444
(6,675)51,769

Total Real Estate SegmentTotal Real Estate Segment 36,249
1,878,960
3,249,698
2,924,451
1,753,604
6,174,149
7,927,753
(2,522,358)5,405,395
3,563,041
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Affordable Apartment Communities:   
All HallowsGardenJan 2006San Francisco, CA1976157
1,338
29,770
21,406
1,338
51,176
52,514
(31,279)21,235
21,839
Asset Management Business:Asset Management Business:   
Arvada HouseHigh RiseNov 2004Arvada, CO197788
405
3,314
2,415
405
5,729
6,134
(2,899)3,235
3,859
High RiseNov 2004Arvada, CO197788
405
3,314
2,475
405
5,789
6,194
(3,174)3,020
3,806
BayviewGardenJun 2005San Francisco, CA1976146
582
15,265
18,327
582
33,592
34,174
(22,292)11,882
11,291
Beacon HillHigh RiseMar 2002Hillsdale, MI1980198
1,094
7,044
6,148
1,094
13,192
14,286
(6,925)7,361
6,648
High RiseMar 2002Hillsdale, MI1980198
1,094
7,044
6,271
1,094
13,315
14,409
(7,607)6,802
6,512
Biltmore TowersHigh RiseMar 2002Dayton, OH1980230
1,814
6,411
13,688
1,814
20,099
21,913
(14,027)7,886
9,863
Butternut CreekMid RiseJan 2006Charlotte, MI1980100
505
3,617
4,163
505
7,780
8,285
(6,461)1,824
4,042

       (2)      
  (1)    Initial Cost Cost CapitalizedDecember 31, 2016
 ApartmentDate  Year Apartment  Buildings and Subsequent to  Buildings and(3) Accumulated Total Cost 
Apartment Community NameTypeConsolidatedLocation Built Homes Land Improvements Consolidation Land Improvements Total Depreciation (AD)  Net of AD Encumbrances
               
Biltmore TowersHigh RiseMar 2002Dayton, OH1980230
1,814
6,411
13,459
1,814
19,870
21,684
(13,254)8,430
9,981
Butternut CreekMid RiseJan 2006Charlotte, MI1980100
505
3,617
4,028
505
7,645
8,150
(6,134)2,016
4,044
Carriage HouseMid RiseDec 2006Petersburg, VA1885118
716
2,886
4,298
716
7,184
7,900
(4,263)3,637
1,801
City LineGardenMar 2002Newport News, VA1976200
500
2,014
8,150
500
10,164
10,664
(5,369)5,295
4,214
Copperwood I ApartmentsGardenApr 2006The Woodlands, TX1980150
383
8,373
5,969
383
14,342
14,725
(12,522)2,203
5,066
Copperwood II ApartmentsGardenOct 2005The Woodlands, TX1981150
459
5,553
3,745
459
9,298
9,757
(5,780)3,977
5,227
Country Club HeightsGardenMar 2004Quincy, IL1976200
676
5,715
5,178
676
10,893
11,569
(6,518)5,051
5,365
Crevenna OaksTown HomeJan 2006Burke, VA197950

5,203
486

5,689
5,689
(3,422)2,267
2,320
Fountain PlaceMid RiseJan 2006Connersville, IN1980102
378
2,091
3,238
378
5,329
5,707
(2,386)3,321
869
Hopkins VillageMid RiseSep 2003Baltimore, MD1979165
549
5,973
3,896
549
9,869
10,418
(4,897)5,521
9,100
Ingram SquareGardenJan 2006San Antonio, TX1980120
800
3,136
5,961
800
9,097
9,897
(6,009)3,888
3,120
Kirkwood HouseHigh RiseSep 2004Baltimore, MD1979261
1,337
9,358
9,161
1,337
18,519
19,856
(9,502)10,354
16,000
La SalleGardenOct 2000San Francisco, CA1976145
1,866
19,567
18,188
1,866
37,755
39,621
(27,002)12,619
17,293
La VistaGardenJan 2006Concord, CA198175
581
4,449
4,694
581
9,143
9,724
(4,271)5,453
4,839
Loring TowersHigh RiseOct 2002Minneapolis, MN1975230
886
7,445
8,508
886
15,953
16,839
(8,418)8,421
9,407
Loring Towers ApartmentsHigh RiseSep 2003Salem, MA1973250
187
14,050
8,162
187
22,212
22,399
(11,245)11,154
9,725
New BaltimoreMid RiseMar 2002New Baltimore, MI1980101
896
2,360
5,419
896
7,779
8,675
(4,685)3,990
1,936
NorthpointGardenJan 2000Chicago, IL1921304
2,510
14,334
15,960
2,510
30,294
32,804
(22,496)10,308
17,382
Panorama ParkGardenMar 2002Bakersfield, CA198266
521
5,520
1,245
521
6,765
7,286
(3,904)3,382
1,678
Park PlaceMid RiseJun 2005St Louis, MO1977242
705
6,327
8,333
705
14,660
15,365
(11,235)4,130
8,301
Parkways, TheGardenJun 2004Chicago, IL1925446
3,426
23,257
21,981
3,426
45,238
48,664
(27,276)21,388
15,951
Pleasant HillsGardenApr 2005Austin, TX1982100
1,229
2,631
4,112
1,229
6,743
7,972
(4,194)3,778
2,899
Plummer VillageMid RiseMar 2002North Hills, CA198375
666
2,647
1,349
666
3,996
4,662
(2,863)1,799
2,282
RiverwoodsHigh RiseJan 2006Kankakee, IL1983125
598
4,931
3,675
598
8,606
9,204
(4,041)5,163
3,453
Round Barn ManorGardenMar 2002Champaign, IL1979156
810
5,134
6,171
810
11,305
12,115
(4,736)7,379
3,999
San Jose ApartmentsGardenSep 2005San Antonio, TX1970220
234
5,770
12,782
234
18,552
18,786
(10,962)7,824
4,259
San Juan Del CentroMid RiseSep 2005Boulder, CO1971150
439
7,110
13,218
439
20,328
20,767
(11,721)9,046
11,553
ShoreviewGardenOct 1999San Francisco, CA1976156
1,476
19,071
20,034
1,476
39,105
40,581
(28,570)12,011
18,716
South Bay VillaGardenMar 2002Los Angeles, CA198180
1,352
2,770
3,759
1,352
6,529
7,881
(5,456)2,425
2,689
St. George VillasGardenJan 2006St. George, SC198440
107
1,025
393
107
1,418
1,525
(1,178)347
357
Summit OaksTown HomeJan 2006Burke, VA198050

5,311
506

5,817
5,817
(3,308)2,509
2,302
Tamarac Pines Apartments IGardenNov 2004Woodlands, TX1980144
363
2,775
3,643
363
6,418
6,781
(3,872)2,909
3,591
Tamarac Pines Apartments IIGardenNov 2004Woodlands, TX1980156
266
3,195
4,145
266
7,340
7,606
(4,397)3,209
3,890
Terry ManorMid RiseOct 2005Los Angeles, CA1977170
1,997
5,848
5,361
1,997
11,209
13,206
(8,893)4,313
6,111
Tompkins TerraceGardenOct 2002Beacon, NY1974193
872
6,827
14,478
872
21,305
22,177
(11,354)10,823
6,470
University SquareHigh RiseMar 2005Philadelphia, PA1978442
702
12,201
13,049
702
25,250
25,952
(9,785)16,167

Van Nuys ApartmentsHigh RiseMar 2002Los Angeles, CA1981299
3,576
21,226
23,576
3,576
44,802
48,378
(21,151)27,227
23,851
Wah Luck HouseHigh RiseJan 2006Washington, DC1982153

7,772
472

8,244
8,244
(2,976)5,268
4,715
Walnut HillsHigh RiseJan 2006Cincinnati, OH1983198
820
5,608
5,720
820
11,328
12,148
(6,186)5,962
5,048
Washington Square WestMid RiseSep 2004Philadelphia, PA1982132
582
11,169
5,448
582
16,617
17,199
(11,617)5,582
3,389
Whitefield PlaceGardenApr 2005San Antonio, TX198080
219
3,151
2,336
219
5,487
5,706
(3,344)2,362
1,981
Winter GardensHigh RiseMar 2004St Louis, MO1920112
300
3,072
4,773
300
7,845
8,145
(2,946)5,199
3,237
Woodland HillsGardenOct 2005Jackson, MI1980125
320
3,875
4,113
327
7,989
8,316
(4,955)3,361
3,188
Total Affordable Apartment Communities   7,650
40,042
356,151
361,468
40,049
717,620
757,669
(432,488)325,181
315,236
Other (5)    
76,034
10,474
1,958
76,034
12,432
88,466
(2,883)85,583

Total    45,430
$1,948,260
$3,615,256
$3,012,117
$1,858,792
$6,627,374
$8,486,166
$(2,730,758)$5,755,408
$3,889,647
               
               

(2)
(1) Initial Cost Cost CapitalizedDecember 31, 2016
ApartmentDate Year Apartment Buildings and Subsequent to Buildings and(3) Accumulated Total Cost
Apartment Community NameTypeConsolidatedLocation Built Homes Land Improvements Consolidation Land Improvements Total Depreciation (AD)  Net of AD Encumbrances
(1) Date we acquired the apartment community or first consolidated the partnership which owns the apartment community.
(2) Costs capitalized subsequent to consolidation includes costs capitalized since acquisition or date of initial consolidation of the partnership/apartment community.
(3) The aggregate cost of land and depreciable property for federal income tax purposes was approximately $3.7 billion at December 31, 2016.
(4) The current carrying value of the apartment community reflects an impairment loss recognized during prior periods.
(5) Other includes land parcels and certain non-residential properties held for future development.




















       (2)      
  (1)    Initial Cost Cost CapitalizedDecember 31, 2017
 ApartmentDate  Year Apartment  Buildings and Subsequent to  Buildings and(3) Accumulated Total Cost(4)
Apartment Community NameTypeConsolidatedLocation Built Homes Land Improvements Consolidation Land Improvements Total Depreciation (AD) Net of AD Encumbrances
               
Carriage HouseMid RiseDec 2006Petersburg, VA1885-01-01118
716
2,886
4,173
716
7,059
7,775
(4,390)3,385
1,767
Copperwood Apartments IGardenApr 2006The Woodlands, TX1980150
383
8,373
6,182
383
14,555
14,938
(12,789)2,149
4,969
Copperwood Apartments IIGardenOct 2005The Woodlands, TX1981150
459
5,553
3,890
459
9,443
9,902
(6,160)3,742
5,126
Country Club HeightsGardenMar 2004Quincy, IL1976200
676
5,715
5,444
676
11,159
11,835
(6,957)4,878
5,252
Crevenna OaksTown HomeJan 2006Burke, VA197950

5,203
616

5,819
5,819
(3,686)2,133
2,136
Fountain PlaceMid RiseJan 2006Connersville, IN1980102
378
2,091
3,427
378
5,518
5,896
(2,725)3,171
816
Hopkins VillageMid RiseSep 2003Baltimore, MD1979165
549
5,973
3,527
549
9,500
10,049
(4,799)5,250
9,100
Ingram SquareGardenJan 2006San Antonio, TX1980120
800
3,136
6,057
800
9,193
9,993
(6,468)3,525
2,980
Kirkwood HouseHigh RiseSep 2004Baltimore, MD1979261
1,337
9,358
9,572
1,337
18,930
20,267
(10,453)9,814
16,000
La VistaGardenJan 2006Concord, CA198175
581
4,449
4,835
581
9,284
9,865
(4,793)5,072
4,723
Loring TowersHigh RiseOct 2002Minneapolis, MN1975230
886
7,445
9,213
886
16,658
17,544
(9,269)8,275
9,225
Loring Towers ApartmentsHigh RiseSep 2003Salem, MA1973250
187
14,050
8,738
187
22,788
22,975
(12,437)10,538
9,622
New BaltimoreMid RiseMar 2002New Baltimore, MI1980101
896
2,360
5,404
896
7,764
8,660
(4,999)3,661
1,887
NorthpointGardenJan 2000Chicago, IL1921304
2,510
14,334
16,358
2,510
30,692
33,202
(23,479)9,723
17,170
Panorama ParkGardenMar 2002Bakersfield, CA198266
521
5,520
1,324
521
6,844
7,365
(4,299)3,066
1,558
Park PlaceMid RiseJun 2005St Louis, MO1977242
705
6,327
8,557
705
14,884
15,589
(11,702)3,887
8,065
Parkways, TheGardenJun 2004Chicago, IL1925446
3,426
23,257
23,186
3,426
46,443
49,869
(29,364)20,505
14,892
Pleasant HillsGardenApr 2005Austin, TX1982100
1,229
2,631
4,322
1,229
6,953
8,182
(4,581)3,601
2,841
Plummer VillageMid RiseMar 2002North Hills, CA198375
666
2,647
1,394
666
4,041
4,707
(3,069)1,638
2,226
RiverwoodsHigh RiseJan 2006Kankakee, IL1983125
598
4,931
3,834
598
8,765
9,363
(4,467)4,896
3,412
Round Barn ManorGardenMar 2002Champaign, IL1979156
810
5,134
6,086
810
11,220
12,030
(5,222)6,808
3,774
San Jose ApartmentsGardenSep 2005San Antonio, TX1970220
234
5,770
12,543
234
18,313
18,547
(11,656)6,891
4,154
San Juan Del CentroMid RiseSep 2005Boulder, CO1971150
439
7,110
12,694
439
19,804
20,243
(12,108)8,135
11,389
South Bay VillaGardenMar 2002Los Angeles, CA198180
1,352
2,770
3,944
1,352
6,714
8,066
(5,716)2,350
2,622
Summit OaksTown HomeJan 2006Burke, VA198050

5,311
631

5,942
5,942
(3,571)2,371
2,113
Tamarac Pines Apartments IGardenNov 2004Woodlands, TX1980144
363
2,775
3,828
363
6,603
6,966
(4,287)2,679
3,483
Tamarac Pines Apartments IIGardenNov 2004Woodlands, TX1980156
266
3,195
4,363
266
7,558
7,824
(4,863)2,961
3,774
Terry ManorMid RiseOct 2005Los Angeles, CA1977170
1,997
5,848
5,441
1,997
11,289
13,286
(9,346)3,940
5,960
Tompkins TerraceGardenOct 2002Beacon, NY1974193
872
6,827
14,918
872
21,745
22,617
(12,629)9,988
6,318
Van Nuys ApartmentsHigh RiseMar 2002Los Angeles, CA1981299
3,576
21,226
23,955
3,576
45,181
48,757
(23,501)25,256
23,531
Walnut HillsHigh RiseJan 2006Cincinnati, OH1983198
820
5,608
6,000
820
11,608
12,428
(6,847)5,581
4,799
Washington Square WestMid RiseSep 2004Philadelphia, PA1982132
582
11,169
5,479
582
16,648
17,230
(12,146)5,084
3,298
Whitefield PlaceGardenApr 2005San Antonio, TX198080
219
3,151
2,445
219
5,596
5,815
(3,681)2,134
1,932
Winter GardensHigh RiseMar 2004St Louis, MO1920112
300
3,072
4,973
300
8,045
8,345
(3,261)5,084
3,132
Woodland HillsGardenOct 2005Jackson, MI1980125
320
3,875
4,237
320
8,112
8,432
(5,262)3,170
3,105
Total Asset Management Business   6,211
33,471
249,466
268,187
33,471
517,653
551,124
(326,251)224,873
231,374
Total    42,460
$1,912,431
$3,499,164
$3,192,638
$1,787,075
$6,691,802
$8,478,877
$(2,848,609)$5,630,268
$3,794,415
               
(1) Date we acquired the apartment community or first consolidated the partnership that owns the apartment community.
(2) Includes costs capitalized since acquisition or date of initial consolidation of the partnership/apartment community.
(3) The aggregate cost of land and depreciable property for federal income tax purposes was approximately $3.7 billion at December 31, 2017.
(4) Encumbrances are presented before reduction for debt issuance costs.
(5) The current carrying value of the apartment community reflects an impairment loss recognized during prior periods.
(6) Other includes land parcels and certain non-residential properties held for future development. The current carrying value of land reflects an impairment loss recognized during the current period.
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
SCHEDULE III: REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
For the Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016 2015 and 20142015
(In Thousands)

2016 2015 20142017 2016 2015
Real Estate
Balance at beginning of year
$8,307,483
 $8,144,958
 $8,214,081
Real Estate Segment     
Real Estate balance at beginning of year$7,931,117
 $7,744,894
 $7,577,031
Additions during the year:          
Acquisitions333,174
 147,077
 379,187
16,687
 333,174
 147,077
Capital additions338,606
 362,948
 367,454
345,974
 329,697
 355,569
Deductions during the year:     
Casualty and other write-offs (1)(166,703) (79,561) (111,068)(106,590) (170,744) (66,844)
Impairment of real estate(35,881) 
 
Amounts related to assets held for sale(2,801) (7,036) (38,744)(38,208) 
 (7,036)
Sales(323,593) (260,903) (665,952)(185,346) (305,904) (260,903)
Balance at end of year$8,486,166
 $8,307,483
 $8,144,958
Accumulated Depreciation
Balance at beginning of year
$2,778,022
 $2,672,179
 $2,822,872
Real Estate balance at end of year$7,927,753
 $7,931,117
 $7,744,894
     
Accumulated Depreciation balance at beginning of year$2,421,357
 $2,488,448
 $2,393,292
Additions during the year:          
Depreciation312,365
 285,514
 265,060
320,870
 287,661
 262,235
Deductions during the year:          
Casualty and other write-offs (1)(163,009) (78,838) (106,802)(106,521) (169,098) (66,246)
Amounts related to assets held for sale(1,525) (4,427) (12,304)(20,383) 
 (4,427)
Sales(195,095) (96,406) (296,647)(92,965) (185,654) (96,406)
Balance at end of year$2,730,758
 $2,778,022
 $2,672,179
Accumulated depreciation balance at end of year$2,522,358
 $2,421,357
 $2,488,448
     
Asset Management Business     
Real Estate balance at beginning of year$555,049
 $562,589
 $567,927
Additions during the year:     
Capital additions8,255
 8,909
 7,379
Deductions during the year:     
Casualty and other write-offs (2)(1,711) (2,116) (12,717)
Amounts related to assets held for sale
 (2,801) 
Sales(10,469) (11,532) 
Real Estate balance at end of year$551,124
 $555,049
 $562,589
     
Accumulated Depreciation balance at beginning of year$309,401
 $289,574
 $278,887
Additions during the year:     
Depreciation24,090
 24,704
 23,279
Deductions during the year:     
Casualty and other write-offs (2)(2,480) (68) (12,592)
Amounts related to assets held for sale
 (1,525) 
Sales(4,760) (3,284) 
Accumulated depreciation balance at end of year$326,251
 $309,401
 $289,574
(1)
Includes the write-off of fully depreciated assets totaling $161.6$106.4 million, $76.9$167.9 million and $106.3$65.1 million, during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
(2)
Includes the write-off of fully depreciated assets totaling $1.8 million and 2014,$11.8 million, during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2015, respectively.


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