UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A

 (Amendment No.1)

10-K

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

For the Fiscal Year Ended:

December 31, 2016

2018

OR

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


For the transition period from

 

to

 

Commission File Number:

001‑11954 (Vornado Realty Trust)

Commission File Number:

001‑34482 (Vornado Realty L.P.)


Vornado Realty Trust

Vornado Realty L.P.

 (Exact name of Registrants as specified in its charter)

Vornado Realty Trust

Maryland

22-1657560

 

Vornado Realty Trust

Vornado Realty L.P.
(Exact name of registrants as specified in its charter)
Vornado Realty TrustMaryland22-1657560
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

Vornado Realty L.P.

Delaware

Delaware

13-3925979

 

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York, 10019
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 894-7000
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York, 10019

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 894-7000

(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Registrant

RegistrantTitle of Each Class

Name of Exchange on Which Registered

Vornado Realty Trust

Common Shares of beneficial interest,
$.04 par value per share

New York Stock Exchange

Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares

of beneficial interest, no par value:

 

 

Vornado Realty Trust

6.625%5.70% Series G

K

New York Stock Exchange

Vornado Realty Trust

6.625%5.40% Series I

L

New York Stock Exchange

Vornado Realty Trust

5.70%5.25% Series K

M

New York Stock Exchange

Vornado Realty Trust

5.40% Series L

New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Registrant

RegistrantTitle of Each Class

Vornado Realty L.P.

Class A Units of Limited Partnership Interest




Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Vornado Realty Trust: YES  ý      NO  o¨   Vornado Realty L.P.: YES  ¨      NO  ý

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Vornado Realty Trust: YES  ¨      NO  oý   Vornado Realty L.P.: YES  ¨      NO  ý

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Vornado Realty Trust: YES  ý      NO  o¨   Vornado Realty L.P.: YES  ý      NO 

¨

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 (232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).


Vornado Realty Trust: YES  ý      NO  o¨   Vornado Realty L.P.: YES  ý      NO 

¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S‑K (229.405 of this chapter) 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. ý

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

Vornado Realty Trust:

ýLarge Accelerated Filer

¨ Accelerated Filer

¨ Non-Accelerated Filer (Do not check if smaller reporting company)

¨ Smaller Reporting Company

¨ Emerging Growth Company

Vornado Realty L.P.:

¨ Large Accelerated Filer

¨ Accelerated Filer

ýNon-Accelerated Filer (Do not check if smaller reporting company)

¨ Smaller Reporting Company

¨ Emerging Growth Company


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. ☐ 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Vornado Realty Trust: YES  ¨      NO  xý   Vornado Realty L.P.: YES  ¨      NO  ý

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common shares held by non-affiliates of Vornado Realty Trust, i.e. by persons other than officers and trustees of Vornado Realty Trust, was $17,294,426,000$12,877,203,000 at June 30, 2016.

2018.


As of December 31, 2016,2018, there were 189,100,876190,535,499 common shares of beneficial interest outstanding of Vornado Realty Trust.


There is no public market for the Class A units of limited partnership interest of Vornado Realty L.P. Based on the June 30, 20162018 closing share price of Vornado Realty Trust’s common shares, which are issuable upon redemption of the Class A units, the aggregate market value of the Class A units held by non-affiliates of Vornado Realty L.P., i.e. by persons other than Vornado Realty Trust and its officers and trustees, was $984,737,000$707,001,000 at June 30, 2016.

2018.


Documents Incorporated by Reference


Part III: Portions of Proxy Statement for Annual Meeting of Vornado Realty Trust’s Shareholders to be held on May 18, 2017.16, 2019.




EXPLANATORY NOTE

Explanatory Note

This report combines the Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 of Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P. Unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to “Vornado” refer to Vornado Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (“REIT”), and references to the “Operating Partnership” refer to Vornado Realty L.P., a Delaware limited partnership. References to the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” mean, collectively, Vornado, the Operating Partnership and those entities/subsidiaries consolidated by Vornado.
The Operating Partnership is the entity through which we conduct substantially all of our business and own, either directly or through subsidiaries, substantially all of our assets. Vornado is the sole general partner and also a 93.4% limited partner of the Operating Partnership. As the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, Vornado has exclusive control of the Operating Partnership’s day-to-day management.
Under the limited partnership agreement of the Operating Partnership, unitholders may present their Class A units for redemption at any time (subject to restrictions agreed upon at the time of issuance of the units that may restrict such right for a period of time). Class A units may be tendered for redemption to the Operating Partnership for cash; Vornado, at its option, may assume that obligation and pay the holder either cash or Vornado common shares on a one-for-one basis. Because the number of Vornado common shares outstanding at all times equals the number of Class A units owned by Vornado, the redemption value of each Class A unit is equivalent to the market value of one Vornado common share, and the quarterly distribution to a Class A unitholder is equal to the quarterly dividend paid to a Vornado common shareholder. This one-for-one exchange ratio is subject to specified adjustments to prevent dilution. Vornado generally expects that it will elect to issue its common shares in connection with each such presentation for redemption rather than having the Operating Partnership pay cash. With each such exchange or redemption, Vornado’s percentage ownership in the Operating Partnership will increase. In accordanceaddition, whenever Vornado issues common shares other than to acquire Class A units of the Operating Partnership, Vornado must contribute any net proceeds it receives to the Operating Partnership and the Operating Partnership must issue to Vornado an equivalent number of Class A units of the Operating Partnership. This structure is commonly referred to as an umbrella partnership REIT, or UPREIT.
The Company believes that combining the Annual Reports on Form 10-K of Vornado and the Operating Partnership into this single report provides the following benefits:
enhances investors’ understanding of Vornado and the Operating Partnership by enabling investors to view the business as a whole in the same manner as management views and operates the business;
eliminates duplicative disclosure and provides a more streamlined and readable presentation because a substantial portion of the disclosure applies to both Vornado and the Operating Partnership; and
creates time and cost efficiencies in the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.

The Company believes it is important to understand the few differences between Vornado and the Operating Partnership in the context of how Vornado and the Operating Partnership operate as a consolidated company. The financial results of the Operating Partnership are consolidated into the financial statements of Vornado. Vornado does not have any other significant assets, liabilities or operations, other than its investment in the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership, not Vornado, generally executes all significant business relationships other than transactions involving the securities of Vornado. The Operating Partnership holds substantially all of the assets of Vornado. The Operating Partnership conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded equity. Except for the net proceeds from equity offerings by Vornado, which are contributed to the capital of the Operating Partnership in exchange for Class A units of partnership in the Operating Partnership, and the net proceeds of debt offerings by Vornado, the net proceeds of which are contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for debt securities of the Operating Partnership, as applicable, the Operating Partnership generates all remaining capital required by the Company’s business. These capital sources may include working capital, net cash provided by operating activities, borrowings under the revolving credit facility, the issuance of secured and unsecured debt and equity securities and proceeds received from the disposition of certain properties.

To help investors better understand the key differences between Vornado and the Operating Partnership, certain information for Vornado and the Operating Partnership in this report has been separated, as set forth below:
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities;

Item 6. Selected Financial Data;

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations includes information specific to each entity, where applicable; and

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data which includes the following specific disclosures for Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.:
Note 12. Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests/Redeemable Partnership Units
Note 13. Shareholders' Equity/Partners' Capital
Note 16. Stock-based Compensation
Note 19. Income Per Share/Income Per Class A Unit
Note 24. Summary of Quarterly Results (Unaudited)
This report also includes separate Part II, Item 9A. Controls and Procedures sections and separate Exhibits 31 and 32 certifications for each of Vornado and the Operating Partnership in order to establish that the requisite certifications have been made and that Vornado and the Operating Partnership are compliant with Rule 3-0913a-15 or Rule 15d-15 of Regulation S-X, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. §1350.


INDEX

 Item  Financial Information: Page Number
      
  
      
   
      
   
      
   
      
   
      
   
      
  
      
   
      
   
      
   
      
   
      
   
      
   
      
   
      
  
      
   
      
   
      
 13. 
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence(1)
 
      
   
      
  
      
 16. Form 10-K Summary 
      
    
____________________
(1)
These items are omitted in whole or in part because Vornado, the Operating Partnership’s sole general partner, will file a definitive Proxy Statement pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after December 31, 2018, portions of which are incorporated by reference herein.


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained herein constitute forward‑looking statements as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. They represent our intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs and are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Our future results, financial condition and business may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. You can find many of these statements by looking for words such as “approximates,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” “would,” “may” or other similar expressions in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K. We also note the following forward-looking statements: in the case of our development and redevelopment projects, the estimated completion date, estimated project cost and cost to complete; and estimates of future capital expenditures, dividends to common and preferred shareholders and operating partnership distributions. Many of the factors that will determine the outcome of these and our other forward-looking statements are beyond our ability to control or predict. For further discussion of factors that could materially affect the outcome of our forward-looking statements, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K or the date of any document incorporated by reference. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. We do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to our forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.



6



PART I


ITEM 1.BUSINESS

Vornado is a fully‑integrated REIT and conducts its business through, and substantially all of its interests in properties are held by, the Operating Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership. Accordingly, Vornado’s cash flow and ability to pay dividends to its shareholders is dependent upon the cash flow of the Operating Partnership and the ability of its direct and indirect subsidiaries to first satisfy their obligations to creditors. Vornado is the sole general partner of, and owned approximately 93.4% of the common limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership as of December 31, 2018.
We currently own all or portions of:
New York:
19.9 million square feet of Manhattan office in 36 properties;
2.6 million square feet of Manhattan street retail in 71 properties;
1,999 units in eleven residential properties;
The 1,700 room Hotel Pennsylvania located on Seventh Avenue at 33rd Street in the heart of the Penn District; and
A 32.4% interest in Alexander’s, Inc. (“Alexander’s”) (NYSE: ALX), which owns seven properties in the greater New York metropolitan area, including 731 Lexington Avenue, the 1.3 million square foot Bloomberg, L.P. headquarters building.
Other Real Estate and Related Investments:
The 3.7 million square foot theMART in Chicago;
A 70% controlling interest in 555 California Street, a three-building office complex in San Francisco’s financial district aggregating 1.8 million square feet, known as the Bank of America Center;
A 25.0% interest in Vornado Capital Partners, our real estate fund (the "Fund"). We are the general partner and investment manager of the Fund; and
Other real estate and other investments.

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGY
Our business objective is to maximize Vornado shareholder value. We intend to achieve this objective by continuing to pursue our investment philosophy and to execute our operating strategies through:
maintaining a superior team of operating and investment professionals and an entrepreneurial spirit;
investing in properties in select markets, such as New York City, where we believe there is a high likelihood of capital appreciation;
acquiring quality properties at a discount to replacement cost and where there is a significant potential for higher rents;
investing in retail properties in select under-stored locations such as the New York City metropolitan area;
developing and redeveloping our existing properties to increase returns and maximize value; and
investing in operating companies that have a significant real estate component.
We expect to finance our growth, acquisitions and investments using internally generated funds, proceeds from asset sales and by accessing the public and private capital markets. We may also offer Vornado common or preferred shares or Operating Partnership units in exchange for property and may repurchase or otherwise reacquire these securities in the future.


ACQUISITIONS
We completed the following acquisitions during 2018:

$442 million acquisition of the retail condominium at 1535 Broadway;
$44 million acquisition of 537 West 26th Street and 55,000 square feet of additional zoning air rights; and
$42 million purchase price to increase our ownership interest in the joint venture that is developing the Farley Office and Retail Building to 95.0% from 50.1%.

DISPOSITIONS

We completed the following sale transactions during 2018:

$120 million sale of our 49.5% interests in the 666 Fifth Office Condominium. Concurrently with the sale of our interests, the existing mortgage loan on the property was repaid and we received net proceeds of $55.2 million for the participation we held in the mortgage loan;
$82 million sale of the retail condominium at 11 East 68th Street by the Fund (25% interest); and
$45 million sale of 27 Washington Square North.

220 CENTRAL PARK SOUTH

We completed the following sale transactions during 2018:

$215 million net proceeds from the sale of 11 condominium units.

FINANCINGS
We completed the following financing transactions during 2018:
$750 million unsecured term loan extended to February 2024, lowering the interest rate from LIBOR plus 1.15% to LIBOR plus
1.00%;
$675 million refinancing of Independence Plaza ($338 million at our 50.1% interest);
$470 million redemption of all of the outstanding 6.625% Series G and Series I cumulative redeemable preferred shares/units;
$255 million refinancing of the Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel ($84 million at our 32.9% interest);
$205 million refinancing of 150 West 34th Street and $105 million investment in a participation in the refinanced loan;
$120 million refinancing of 4 Union Square South; and
$100 million refinancing of 33-00 Northern Boulevard (Center Building).







DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES

We are constructing a residential condominium tower containing 397,000 salable square feet at 220 Central Park South ("220 CPS"). The development cost of this project (exclusive of land cost of $515.4 million) is estimated to be approximately $1.4 billion, of which $1.2 billion has been expended as of December 31, 2018.

We are developing a 173,000 square foot Class A office building, located along the western edge of the High Line at 512 West 22nd Street in the West Chelsea submarket of Manhattan (55.0% interest). The development cost of this project is estimated to be approximately $130,000,000, of which our share is $72,000,000. As of December 31, 2018, $95,464,000 has been expended, of which our share is $52,505,000.

We are developing a 34,000 square foot office and retail building at 606 Broadway, located on the northeast corner of Broadway and Houston Street in Manhattan (50.0% interest). The development cost of this project is estimated to be approximately $60,000,000, of which our share is $30,000,000. As of December 31, 2018, $51,202,000 has been expended, of which our share is $25,601,000.

We are redeveloping a 78,000 square foot Class A office building at 345 Montgomery Street, a part of our 555 California Street complex in San Francisco (70.0% interest) located at the corner of California and Pine Street. The development cost of this project is estimated to be approximately $46,000,000, of which our share is $32,000,000. As of December 31, 2018, $21,834,000 has been expended, of which our share is $15,284,000.

We are redeveloping a 165,000 square foot office building at 825 Seventh Avenue, located at the corner of 53rd Street and Seventh Avenue (50.0% interest). The redevelopment cost of this project is estimated to be approximately $30,000,000, of which our share is $15,000,000. As of December 31, 2018, $8,967,000 has been expended, of which our share is $4,484,000.

We are redeveloping PENN1, a 2,545,000 square foot office building located on 34th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenue. The development cost of this project is estimated to be over $200,000,000, of which $9,725,000 has been expended as of December 31, 2018.

We are in the planning phase to redevelop PENN2, a 1,634,000 square foot office building located on the west side of 7th Avenue between 31st and 33rd Street.

We are also evaluating other development and redevelopment opportunities at certain of our properties in Manhattan, including, in particular, the Penn District.




DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES - continued

Farley Office and Retail Building and Moynihan Train Hall

Our 95.0% joint venture (the remaining 5.0% is owned by the Related Companies "Related") is developing the Farley Office and Retail Building (the "Project"), which will include approximately 850,000 rentable square feet of commercial space, comprised of approximately 730,000 square feet of office space and approximately 120,000 square feet of retail space. The total development cost of the Project is estimated to be approximately $800,000,000 (exclusive of a $230,000,000 upfront contribution and net of anticipated historic tax credits). As of December 31, 2018, $144,491,000 has been expended.

The joint venture has entered into a development agreement with Empire State Development (“ESD”), an entity of New York State, to build the adjacent Moynihan Train Hall, with Vornado and Related each guaranteeing the joint venture's obligations. The joint venture has entered into a design-build contract with Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders pursuant to which they will build the Moynihan Train Hall, thereby fulfilling all of the joint venture's obligations to ESD. The obligations of Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders have been bonded by Skanska USA and bear a full guaranty from Skanska AB. The development expenditures for the Moynihan Train Hall are estimated to be approximately $1.6 billion, which will be funded by governmental agencies. Pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification 840-40-55, the joint venture, which we consolidate on our consolidated balance sheets, is required to recognize all development expenditures for the Moynihan Train Hall. Accordingly, the development expenditures paid for by governmental agencies through December 31, 2018 of $445,693,000 are shown as “Moynihan Train Hall development expenditures” with a corresponding obligation recorded in “Moynihan Train Hall obligation” on our consolidated balance sheets. Upon completion of the development, the "Moynihan Train Hall development expenditures" and the offsetting “Moynihan Train Hall obligation” will be removed from our consolidated balance sheets.


There can be no assurance that any of our development or redevelopment projects will commence, or if commenced, be completed, or completed on schedule or within budget.


SEGMENT DATA
We operate in the following reportable segments: New York and Other.  Financial information related to these reportable segments for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 is set forth in Note 25 – Segment Information to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

SEASONALITY
Our revenues and expenses are subject to seasonality during the year which impacts quarterly net earnings, cash flows and funds from operations, and therefore impacts comparisons of the current quarter to the previous quarter. The New York segment has historically experienced higher utility costs in the first and third quarters of the year.
TENANTS ACCOUNTING FOR OVER 10% OF REVENUES
None of our tenants accounted for more than 10% of total revenues in any of the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
CERTAIN ACTIVITIES
We do not base our acquisitions and investments on specific allocations by type of property. We have historically held our properties for long‑term investment; however, it is possible that properties in our portfolio may be sold when circumstances warrant. Further, we have not adopted a policy that limits the amount or percentage of assets which could be invested in a specific property or property type. Generally our activities are reviewed and may be modified from time to time by Vornado’s Board of Trustees without the vote of our shareholders or Operating Partnership unitholders.
EMPLOYEES
As of December 31, 2018, we have approximately 3,928employees, of which 275 are corporate staff. The New York segment has 3,476 employees, including 2,838 employees of Building Maintenance Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary, which provides cleaning, security and engineering services primarily to our New York properties and 460 employees at the Hotel Pennsylvania. theMART has 177 employees. The foregoing does not include employees of partially owned entities.
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
Our principal executive offices are located at 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019; telephone (212) 894‑7000. 
MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE
Copies of our Annual Report on Form 10‑K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10‑Q, Current Reports on Form 8‑K, and amendments to those reports, as well as Reports on Forms 3, 4 and 5 regarding officers, trustees or 10% beneficial owners, filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a), 15(d) or 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are available free of charge through our website (www.vno.com) as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. Also available on our website are copies of our Audit Committee Charter, Compensation Committee Charter, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Charter, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and Corporate Governance Guidelines. In the event of any changes to these charters or the code or guidelines, changed copies will also be made available on our website. Copies of these documents are also available directly from us free of charge. Our website also includes other financial information, including certain non-GAAP financial measures, none of which is a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Copies of our filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are also available free of charge from us, upon request.


ITEM 1A.RISK FACTORS
Material factors that may adversely affect our business, operations and financial condition are summarized below. We refer to the equity and debt securities of both Vornado and the Operating Partnership as our “securities” and the investors who own shares of Vornado or units of the Operating Partnership, or both, as our “equity holders.” The risks and uncertainties described herein may not be the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial may also adversely affect our business, operations and financial condition. See “Forward-Looking Statements” contained herein on page 6.

OUR INVESTMENTS ARE CONCENTRATED IN THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA AND CIRCUMSTANCES AFFECTING THIS AREA GENERALLY COULD MATERIALLY AND ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS. 
A significant portion of our properties are located in the New York City Metropolitan area and are affected by the economic cycles and risks inherent to this area.
In 2018, approximately 89% of our net operating income ("NOI", a non-GAAP measure) came from properties located in the New York City metropolitan area. We may continue to concentrate a significant portion of our future acquisitions and development in this area. Real estate markets are subject to economic downturns and we cannot predict how economic conditions will impact this market in either the short or long term. Declines in the economy or declines in real estate markets in the New York City metropolitan area could hurt our financial performance and the value of our properties. In addition to the factors affecting the national economic condition generally, the factors affecting economic conditions in this region include:
financial performance and productivity of the media, advertising, professional services, financial, technology, retail, insurance and real estate industries;
business layoffs or downsizing;
industry slowdowns;
relocations of businesses;
changing demographics;
increased telecommuting and use of alternative work places;
changes in the number of domestic and international tourists to our markets (including, as a result of changes in the relative strengths of world currencies);
infrastructure quality;
changes in rates or the treatment of the deductibility of state and local taxes; and
any oversupply of, or reduced demand for, real estate.
It is impossible for us to assess the future effects of trends in the economic and investment climates of the geographic areas in which we concentrate, and more generally of the United States, or the real estate markets in these areas. Local, national or global economic downturns could negatively affect our businesses and profitability.
We are subject to risks that affect the general and New York City retail environments.
Certain of our properties are Manhattan street retail properties. As such, these properties are affected by the general and New York City retail environments, including the level of consumer spending and consumer confidence, change in relative strengths of world currencies, the threat of terrorism, increasing competition from retailers, outlet malls, retail websites and catalog companies and the impact of technological change upon the retail environment generally. These factors could adversely affect the financial condition of our retail tenants, or result in the bankruptcy of such tenants, and the willingness of retailers to lease space in our retail locations.

Terrorist attacks may adversely affect the value of our properties and our ability to generate cash flow.
We have significant investments in large metropolitan areas, including principally New York City, Chicago and San Francisco metropolitan areas. In response to a terrorist attack or the perceived threat of terrorism, tenants in these areas may choose to relocate their businesses to less populated, lower-profile areas of the United States that may be perceived to be less likely targets of future terrorist activity and fewer customers may choose to patronize businesses in these areas. This, in turn, would trigger a decrease in the demand for space in these areas, which could increase vacancies in our properties and force us to lease space on less favorable terms. Furthermore, we may experience increased costs in security, equipment and personnel. As a result, the value of our properties and the level of our revenues and cash flows could decline materially.


Natural disasters and the effects of climate change could have a concentrated impact on the areas where we operate and could adversely impact our results.
Our investments are concentrated in the New York, Chicago and San Francisco metropolitan areas. Natural disasters, including earthquakes, storms, tornados, floods and hurricanes, could impact our properties in these and other areas in which we operate. Potentially adverse consequences of “global warming,” including rising sea levels, could similarly have an impact on our properties. Over time, these conditions could result in declining demand for office space in our buildings or the inability of us to operate the buildings at all. Climate change may also have indirect effects on our business by increasing the cost of (or making unavailable) property insurance on terms we find acceptable, increasing the cost of energy at our properties and requiring us to expend funds as we seek to repair and protect our properties against such risks. The incurrence of these losses, costs or business interruptions may adversely affect our operating and financial results.

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS’ VALUE AND INCOME FLUCTUATE DUE TO VARIOUS FACTORS.
The value of real estate fluctuates depending on conditions in the general economy and the real estate business. These conditions may also adversely impact our revenues and cash flows.
The factors that affect the value of our real estate investments include, among other things:
global, national, regional and local economic conditions;
competition from other available space;
local conditions such as an oversupply of space or a reduction in demand for real estate in the area;
how well we manage our properties;
the development and/or redevelopment of our properties;
changes in market rental rates;
the timing and costs associated with property improvements and rentals;
whether we are able to pass all or portions of any increases in operating costs through to tenants;
changes in real estate taxes and other expenses;
whether tenants and users such as customers and shoppers consider a property attractive;
changes in consumer preferences adversely affecting retailers and retail store values;
changes in space utilization by our tenants due to technology, economic conditions and business environment;
the financial condition of our tenants, including the extent of tenant bankruptcies or defaults;
trends in office real estate;
the impact on our retail tenants and demand for retail space at our properties due to increased competition from online shopping;
availability of financing on acceptable terms or at all;
inflation or deflation;
fluctuations in interest rates;
our ability to obtain adequate insurance;
changes in zoning laws and taxation;
government regulation;
consequences of any armed conflict involving, or terrorist attacks against, the United States or individual acts of violence in public spaces including retail centers;
potential liability under environmental or other laws or regulations;
natural disasters;
general competitive factors; and
climate changes.
The rents or sales proceeds we receive and the occupancy levels at our properties may decline as a result of adverse changes in any of these factors. If rental revenues, sales proceeds and/or occupancy levels decline, we generally would expect to have less cash available to pay indebtedness and for distribution to equity holders. In addition, some of our major expenses, including mortgage payments, real estate taxes and maintenance costs generally do not decline when the related rents decline.


Capital markets and economic conditions can materially affect our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations as well as the value of an investment in our debt and equity securities.
There are many factors that can affect the value of our debt and equity securities, including the state of the capital markets and the economy. Demand for office and retail space may decline nationwide due to an economic downturn, bankruptcies, downsizing, layoffs and cost cutting. Government action or inaction may adversely affect the state of the capital markets. The cost and availability of credit may be adversely affected by illiquid credit markets and wider credit spreads, which may adversely affect our liquidity and financial condition, including our results of operations, and the liquidity and financial condition of our tenants. Our inability or the inability of our tenants to timely refinance maturing liabilities and access the capital markets to meet liquidity needs may materially affect our financial condition and results of operations and the value of our securities.

U.S. federal tax reform legislation now and in the future could affect REITs generally, the geographic markets in which we operate, the trading of our shares and our results of operations, both positively and negatively, in ways that are difficult to anticipate.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “2017 Act”) represented sweeping tax reform legislation that made significant changes to corporate and individual tax rates and the calculation of taxes, as well as international tax rules. As a REIT, we are generally not required to pay federal taxes otherwise applicable to regular corporations if we comply with the various tax regulations governing REITs. Shareholders, however, are generally required to pay taxes on REIT dividends. The 2017 Act and future tax reform legislation could impact our share price or how shareholders and potential investors view an investment in REITs. For example, the decrease in corporate tax rates in the 2017 Act could decrease the attractiveness of the REIT structure relative to companies that are not organized as REITs. In addition, while certain elements of the 2017 Act do not impact us directly as a REIT, they could impact the geographic markets in which we operate as well as our tenants in ways, both positive and negative, that are difficult to anticipate. For example, the limitation in the 2017 Act on the deductibility of certain state and local taxes may make operating in jurisdictions that impose such taxes at higher rates less desirable than operating in jurisdictions imposing such taxes at lower rates. The overall impact of the 2017 Act also depends on the future interpretations and regulations that may be issued by U.S. tax authorities, and it is possible that future guidance could adversely impact us.

Real estate is a competitive business.
We compete with a large number of real estate property owners and developers, some of which may be willing to accept lower returns on their investments. Principal factors of competition are rents charged, sales prices, attractiveness of location, the quality of the property and the breadth and the quality of services provided. Our success depends upon, among other factors, trends of the global, national, regional and local economies, the financial condition and operating results of current and prospective tenants and customers, availability and cost of capital, construction and renovation costs, taxes, governmental regulations, legislation, population and employment trends.
Competition for acquisitions may reduce the number of acquisition opportunities available to us and increase the costs of those acquisitions.

We may acquire properties when we are presented with attractive opportunities. We may face competition for acquisition opportunities from other well-capitalized investors, including publicly traded and privately held REITs, private real estate funds, domestic and foreign financial institutions, life insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, pension trusts, partnerships and individual investors which may adversely affect us by causing us the inability to acquire a desired property or cause an increase in the purchase price for such acquisition property.

If we are unable to successfully acquire additional properties, our ability to grow our business could be adversely affected. In addition, increases in the cost of acquisition opportunities could adversely affect our results of operations.

We depend on leasing space to tenants on economically favorable terms and collecting rent from tenants who may not be able to pay.
Our financial results depend significantly on leasing space in our properties to tenants on economically favorable terms. In addition, because a majority of our income comes from renting of real property, our income, funds available to pay indebtedness and funds available for distribution to equity holders will decrease if a significant number of our tenants cannot pay their rent or if we are not able to maintain occupancy levels on favorable terms. If a tenant does not pay its rent, we may not be able to enforce our rights as landlord without delays and may incur substantial legal and other costs. During periods of economic adversity, there may be an increase in the number of tenants that cannot pay their rent, become insolvent or file for bankruptcy, all of which can result in an increase in vacancy rates and lower income and funds available to pay indebtedness and for distribution to our equity investors.


We may be adversely affected by trends in office real estate.

Telecommuting, flexible work schedules, open workplaces and teleconferencing are becoming more common. These practices enable businesses to reduce their office space requirements. There is also an increasing trend among some businesses to utilize shared office spaces and co-working spaces. A continuation of the movement towards these practices could, over time, erode the overall demand for office space and, in turn, place downward pressure on occupancy, rental rates and property valuations.

We may be unable to renew leases or relet space as leases expire.
When our tenants decide not to renew their leases upon their expiration, we may not be able to relet the space. Even if tenants do renew or we can relet the space, the terms of renewal or reletting, taking into account among other things, the cost of improvements to the property and leasing commissions, may be less favorable than the terms in the expired leases. In addition, changes in space utilization by our tenants may impact our ability to renew or relet space without the need to incur substantial costs in renovating or redesigning the internal configuration of the relevant property. If we are unable to promptly renew the leases or relet the space at similar rates or if we incur substantial costs in renewing or reletting the space, our cash flow and ability to service debt obligations and pay dividends and distributions to equity holders could be adversely affected.
Bankruptcy or insolvency of tenants may decrease our revenue, net income and available cash.
From time to time, some of our tenants have declared bankruptcy, and other tenants may declare bankruptcy or become insolvent in the future. The bankruptcy or insolvency of a major tenant could cause us to suffer lower revenues and operational difficulties, including leasing the remainder of the property. As a result, the bankruptcy or insolvency of a major tenant could result in decreased revenue, net income and funds available to pay our indebtedness or make distributions to equity holders.

We may incur significant costs to comply with environmental laws and environmental contamination may impair our ability to lease and/or sell real estate.
Our operations and properties are subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations concerning the protection of the environment, including air and water quality, hazardous or toxic substances and health and safety. Under some environmental laws, a current or previous owner or operator of real estate may be required to investigate and clean up hazardous or toxic substances released at a property. The owner or operator may also be held liable to a governmental entity or to third parties for property damage or personal injuries and for investigation and clean-up costs incurred by those parties because of the contamination. These laws often impose liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of the release of the substances or caused the release. The presence of contamination or the failure to remediate contamination may also impair our ability to sell or lease real estate or to borrow using the real estate as collateral. Other laws and regulations govern indoor and outdoor air quality including those that can require the abatement or removal of asbestos-containing materials in the event of damage, demolition, renovation or remodeling and also govern emissions of and exposure to asbestos fibers in the air. The maintenance and removal of lead paint and certain electrical equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are also regulated by federal and state laws. We are also subject to risks associated with human exposure to chemical or biological contaminants such as molds, pollens, viruses and bacteria which, above certain levels, can be alleged to be connected to allergic or other health effects and symptoms in susceptible individuals. Our predecessor companies may be subject to similar liabilities for activities of those companies in the past. We could incur fines for environmental compliance and be held liable for the costs of remedial action with respect to the foregoing regulated substances or related claims arising out of environmental contamination or human exposure to contamination at or from our properties.

 Each of our properties has been subject to varying degrees of environmental assessment. To date, these environmental assessments have not revealed any environmental condition material to our business. However, identification of new compliance concerns or undiscovered areas of contamination, changes in the extent or known scope of contamination, human exposure to contamination or changes in clean-up or compliance requirements could result in significant costs to us.

In addition, we may become subject to costs or taxes, or increases therein, associated with natural resource or energy usage (such as a “carbon tax”). These costs or taxes could increase our operating costs and decrease the cash available to pay our obligations or distribute to equity holders.


We face risks associated with our tenants being designated “Prohibited Persons” by the Office of Foreign Assets Control and similar requirements. 
Pursuant to Executive Order 13224 and other laws, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”) maintains a list of persons designated as terrorists or who are otherwise blocked or banned (“Prohibited Persons”) from conducting business or engaging in transactions in the United States and thereby restricts our doing business with such persons. In addition, our leases, loans and other agreements may require us to comply with OFAC and related requirements, and any failure to do so may result in a breach of such agreements. If a tenant or other party with whom we conduct business is placed on the OFAC list or is otherwise a party with whom we are prohibited from doing business, we may be required to terminate the lease or other agreement or face other penalties. Any such termination could result in a loss of revenue or otherwise negatively affect our financial results and cash flows.
Our business and operations would suffer in the event of system failures. 
Despite system redundancy, the implementation of security measures and the existence of a disaster recovery plan for our internal information technology systems, our systems are vulnerable to damages from any number of sources, including computer viruses, unauthorized access, energy blackouts, natural disasters, terrorism, war and telecommunication failures. Any system failure or accident that causes interruptions in our operations could result in a material disruption to our business. We may also incur additional costs to remedy damages caused by such disruptions.

The occurrence of cyber incidents, or a deficiency in our cyber security, could negatively impact our business by causing a disruption to our operations, a compromise or corruption of our confidential information, and/or damage to our business relationships or reputation, all of which could negatively impact our financial results.
We face risks associated with security breaches, whether through cyber attacks or cyber intrusions over the Internet, malware, computer viruses, attachments to e-mails, persons who access our systems from inside or outside our organization, and other significant disruptions of our IT networks and related systems. The risk of a security breach or disruption, particularly through cyber attack or cyber intrusion, including by computer hackers, foreign governments and cyber terrorists, has generally increased as the number, intensity and sophistication of attempted attacks and intrusions from around the world have increased. Although we have not experienced cyber incidents that are individually, or in the aggregate, material, we have experienced cyber attacks in the past, which have thus far been mitigated by preventative, detective, and responsive measures that we have put in place. Our IT networks and related systems are essential to the operation of our business and our ability to perform day-to-day operations (including managing our building systems) and, in some cases, may be critical to the operations of certain of our tenants. Although we make efforts to maintain the security and integrity of these types of IT networks and related systems, and we have implemented various measures to manage the risk of a security breach or disruption, there can be no assurance that our security efforts and measures will be effective or that attempted security breaches or disruptions would not be successful or damaging. Unauthorized parties, whether within or outside our company, may disrupt or gain access to our systems, or those of third parties with whom we do business, through human error, misfeasance, fraud, trickery, or other forms of deceit, including break-ins, use of stolen credentials, social engineering, phishing, computer viruses or other malicious codes, and similar means of unauthorized and destructive tampering. Even the most well protected information, networks, systems and facilities remain potentially vulnerable because the techniques used in such attempted security breaches evolve and generally are not recognized until launched against a target, and in some cases are designed to not be detected and, in fact, may not be detected. Accordingly, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate security barriers or other preventative measures, and thus it is impossible for us to entirely mitigate this risk.
A security breach or other significant disruption involving our IT networks and related systems could disrupt the proper functioning of our networks and systems and therefore our operations and/or those of certain of our tenants; result in the unauthorized access to, and destruction, loss, theft, misappropriation or release of, proprietary, confidential, sensitive or otherwise valuable information of ours or others, which others could use to compete against us or which could expose us to damage claims by third-parties for disruptive, destructive or otherwise harmful purposes and outcomes; result in our inability to maintain the building systems relied upon by our tenants for the efficient use of their leased space; require significant management attention and resources to remedy any damages that result; subject us to litigation claims for breach of contract, damages, credits, fines, penalties, governmental investigations and enforcement actions or termination of leases or other agreements; or damage our reputation among our tenants and investors generally. Any or all of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

A cyber attack could interfere with our ability to comply with financial reporting requirements, which could adversely affect us. A cyber attack could also compromise the confidential information of our employees, tenants, customers and vendors. A successful attack could disrupt and materially affect our business operations, including damaging relationships with tenants, customers and vendors. Any compromise of our information security systems could also result in a violation of applicable privacy and other laws, significant legal


and financial exposure, damage to our reputation, loss or misuse of the information (which may be confidential, proprietary and/or commercially sensitive in nature) and a loss of confidence in our security measures, which could harm our business.

Some of our potential losses may not be covered by insurance.
We maintain general liability insurance with limits of $300,000,000 per occurrence and per property, and all risk property and rental value insurance with limits of $2.0 billion per occurrence, with sub-limits for certain perils such as flood and earthquake. Our California properties have earthquake insurance with coverage of $260,000,000 per occurrence and in the aggregate, subject to a deductible in the amount of 5% of the value of the affected property. We maintain coverage for terrorism acts with limits of $4.0 billion per occurrence and in the aggregate, and $2.0 billion per occurrence and in the aggregate for terrorism involving nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological (“NBCR”) terrorism events, as defined by Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, which expires in December 2020.
Penn Plaza Insurance Company, LLC (“PPIC”), our wholly owned consolidated subsidiary, acts as a re-insurer with respect to a portion of all risk property and rental value insurance and a portion of our earthquake insurance coverage, and as a direct insurer for coverage for acts of terrorism including NBCR acts. Coverage for acts of terrorism (excluding NBCR acts) is fully reinsured by third party insurance companies and the Federal government with no exposure to PPIC. For NBCR acts, PPIC is responsible for a deductible of $1,453,000 and 19% of the balance of a covered loss and the Federal government is responsible for the remaining portion of a covered loss. We are ultimately responsible for any loss incurred by PPIC.
We continue to monitor the state of the insurance market and the scope and costs of coverage for acts of terrorism and other events. However, we cannot anticipate what coverage will be available on commercially reasonable terms in the future. We are responsible for uninsured losses and for deductibles and losses in excess of our insurance coverage, which could be material.
Our debt instruments, consisting of mortgage loans secured by our properties, senior unsecured notes and revolving credit agreements contain customary covenants requiring us to maintain insurance. Although we believe that we have adequate insurance coverage for purposes of these agreements, we may not be able to obtain an equivalent amount of coverage at reasonable costs in the future. Further, if lenders insist on greater coverage than we are able to obtain it could adversely affect our ability to finance or refinance our properties and expand our portfolio.

Compliance or failure to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") or other safety regulations and requirements could result in substantial costs. 
ADA generally requires that public buildings, including our properties, meet certain federal requirements related to access and use by disabled persons. Noncompliance could result in the imposition of fines by the federal government or the award of damages to private litigants and/or legal fees to their counsel. From time to time persons have asserted claims against us with respect to some of our properties under the ADA, but to date such claims have not resulted in any material expense or liability. If, under the ADA, we are required to make substantial alterations and capital expenditures in one or more of our properties, including the removal of access barriers, it could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations, as well as the amount of cash available for distribution to equity holders.
Our properties are subject to various federal, state and local regulatory requirements, such as state and local fire and life safety requirements. If we fail to comply with these requirements, we could incur fines or private damage awards. We do not know whether existing requirements will change or whether compliance with future requirements will require significant unanticipated expenditures that will affect our cash flow and results of operations.


Changes in the method pursuant to which the LIBOR rates are determined and potential phasing out of LIBOR after 2021 may affect our financial results.

The chief executive of the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA"), which regulates LIBOR, has recently announced that the FCA intends to stop compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021. It is not possible to predict the effect of these changes, other reforms or the establishment of alternative reference rates in the United Kingdom or elsewhere. Furthermore, in the United States, efforts to identify a set of alternative U.S. dollar reference interest rates include proposals by the Alternative Reference Rates Committee of the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. On August 24, 2017, the Federal Reserve Board requested public comment on a proposal by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in cooperation with the Office of Financial Research, to produce three new reference rates intended to serve as alternatives to LIBOR. These alternative rates are based on overnight repurchase agreement transactions secured by U.S. Treasury Securities.

Any changes announced by the FCA, other regulators or any other successor governance or oversight body, or future changes adopted by such body, in the method pursuant to which the LIBOR rates are determined may result in a sudden or prolonged increase or decrease in the reported LIBOR rates. If that were to occur, the level of interest payments we incur may change. In addition, although certain of our LIBOR based obligations provide for alternative methods of calculating the interest rate payable on certain of our obligations if LIBOR is not reported, which include requesting certain rates from major reference banks in London or New York, or alternatively using LIBOR for the immediately preceding interest period or using the initial interest rate, as applicable, uncertainty as to the extent and manner of future changes may result in interest rates and/or payments that are higher than, lower than or that do not otherwise correlate over time with the interest rates and/or payments that would have been made on our obligations if LIBOR rate was available in its current form.

WE MAY ACQUIRE OR SELL ASSETS OR ENTITIES OR DEVELOP PROPERTIES. OUR FAILURE OR INABILITY TO CONSUMMATE THESE TRANSACTIONS OR MANAGE THE RESULTS OF THESE TRANSACTIONS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL RESULTS.
We may acquire, develop or redevelop real estate and acquire related companies and this may create risks.
We may acquire, develop or redevelop properties or acquire real estate related companies when we believe doing so is consistent with our business strategy. We may not succeed in (i) developing, redeveloping or acquiring real estate and real estate related companies; (ii) completing these activities on time or within budget; or (iii) leasing or selling developed, redeveloped or acquired properties at amounts sufficient to cover our costs. Competition in these activities could also significantly increase our costs. Difficulties in integrating acquisitions may prove costly or time-consuming and could divert management’s attention. Acquisitions or developments in new markets or industries where we do not have the same level of market knowledge may result in weaker than anticipated performance. We may also abandon acquisition or development opportunities that we have begun pursuing and consequently fail to recover expenses already incurred. Furthermore, we may be exposed to the liabilities of properties or companies acquired, some of which we may not be aware of at the time of acquisition.  
From time to time we have made, and in the future we may seek to make, one or more material acquisitions. The announcement of such a material acquisition may result in a rapid and significant decline in the price of our securities.
We are continuously looking at material transactions that we believe will maximize shareholder value. However, an announcement by us of one or more significant acquisitions could result in a quick and significant decline in the price of our securities.
It may be difficult to buy and sell real estate quickly, which may limit our flexibility.
Real estate investments are relatively difficult to buy and sell quickly. Consequently, we may have limited ability to vary our portfolio promptly in response to changes in economic or other conditions.


We may not be permitted to dispose of certain properties or pay down the debt associated with those properties when we might otherwise desire to do so without incurring additional costs. In addition, when we dispose of or sell assets, we may not be able to reinvest the sales proceeds and earn similar returns.
As part of an acquisition of a property, or a portfolio of properties, we may agree, and in the past have agreed, not to dispose of the acquired properties or reduce the mortgage indebtedness for a long-term period, unless we pay certain of the resulting tax costs of the seller. These agreements could result in us holding on to properties that we would otherwise sell and not pay down or refinance. In addition, when we dispose of or sell assets, we may not be able to reinvest the sales proceeds and earn returns similar to those generated by the assets that were sold.

From time to time we have made, and in the future we may seek to make, investments in companies over which we do not have sole control. Some of these companies operate in industries with different risks than investing and operating real estate.
From time to time we have made, and in the future we may seek to make, investments in companies that we may not control, including, but not limited to, Alexander’s, Urban Edge Properties (“UE”), Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (“PREIT”), and other equity and loan investments. Although these businesses generally have a significant real estate component, some of them operate in businesses that are different from investing and operating real estate. Consequently, we are subject to operating and financial risks of those industries and to the risks associated with lack of control, such as having differing objectives than our partners or the entities in which we invest, or becoming involved in disputes, or competing directly or indirectly with these partners or entities. In addition, we rely on the internal controls and financial reporting controls of these entities and their failure to maintain effectiveness or comply with applicable standards may adversely affect us.

We are subject to risks involved in real estate activity through joint ventures and private equity real estate funds.

We have in the past and may in the future acquire or own properties in joint ventures and private equity real estate funds with other persons or entities when we believe circumstances warrant the use of such structures. Joint venture and fund investments involve risk, including: the possibility that our partners might refuse to make capital contributions when due and therefore we may be forced to make contributions to maintain the value of the property; that we may be responsible to our partners for indemnifiable losses; that our partners might at any time have business or economic goals that are inconsistent with ours; and that our partners may be in a position to take action or withhold consent contrary to our recommendations, instructions or requests. We and our respective joint venture partners may each have the right to trigger a buy-sell, put right or forced sale arrangement, which could cause us to sell our interest, or acquire our partner’s interest, or to sell the underlying asset, at a time when we otherwise would not have initiated such a transaction, without our consent or on unfavorable terms. In some instances, joint venture and fund partners may have competing interests in unfavorable terms. In some instances, joint venture and fund partners may have competing interests in our markets that could create conflicts of interest. These conflicts may include compliance with the REIT requirements, and our REIT status could be jeopardized if any of our joint ventures or funds does not operate in compliance with REIT requirements. To the extent our partners do not meet their obligations to us or our joint ventures or funds, or they take action inconsistent with the interests of the joint venture or fund, we may be adversely affected.

Our decision to dispose of real estate assets would change the holding period assumption in our valuation analyses, which could result in material impairment losses and adversely affect our financial results.
We evaluate real estate assets for impairment based on the projected cash flow of the asset over our anticipated holding period. If we change our intended holding period, due to our intention to sell or otherwise dispose of an asset, then under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, we must reevaluate whether that asset is impaired. Depending on the carrying value of the property at the time we change our intention and the amount that we estimate we would receive on disposal, we may record an impairment loss that would adversely affect our financial results. This loss could be material to our results of operations in the period that it is recognized.


We invest in marketable equity securities. The value of these investments may decline as a result of operating performance or economic or market conditions. 
We invest in marketable equity securities of publicly-traded companies, such as Lexington Realty Trust. As of December 31, 2018, our marketable securities have an aggregate carrying amount of $152,198,000, at market. Significant declines in the value of these investments due to, among other reasons, operating performance or economic or market conditions, would result in recognized GAAP losses which could be material. 

OUR ORGANIZATIONAL AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURE GIVES RISE TO OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL RISKS.
We may not be able to obtain capital to make investments.
We depend primarily on external financing to fund the growth of our business. This is because one of the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for a REIT is that it distributes 90% of its taxable income, excluding net capital gains, to its shareholders. This, in turn, requires the Operating Partnership to make distributions to its unitholders. There is a separate requirement to distribute net capital gains or pay a corporate level tax in lieu thereof. Our access to debt or equity financing depends on the willingness of third parties to lend or make equity investments and on conditions in the capital markets generally. Although we believe that we will be able to finance any investments we may wish to make in the foreseeable future, there can be no assurance that new financing will be available or available on acceptable terms. For information about our available sources of funds, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources” and the notes to the consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
We depend on dividends and distributions from our direct and indirect subsidiaries. The creditors and preferred equity holders of these subsidiaries are entitled to amounts payable to them by the subsidiaries before the subsidiaries may pay any dividends or distributions to us.
Substantially all of Vornado’s assets are held through its Operating Partnership that holds substantially all of its properties and assets through subsidiaries. The Operating Partnership’s cash flow is dependent on cash distributions to it by its subsidiaries, and in turn, substantially all of Vornado’s cash flow is dependent on cash distributions to it by the Operating Partnership. The creditors of each of Vornado’s direct and indirect subsidiaries are entitled to payment of that subsidiary’s obligations to them, when due and payable, before distributions may be made by that subsidiary to its equity holders. Thus, the Operating Partnership’s ability to make distributions to its equity holders depends on its subsidiaries’ ability first to satisfy their obligations to their creditors and then to make distributions to the Operating Partnership. Likewise, Vornado’s ability to pay dividends to its holders of common and preferred shares depends on the Operating Partnership’s ability first to satisfy its obligations to its creditors and make distributions to holders of its preferred units and then to make distributions to Vornado.
Furthermore, the holders of preferred units of the Operating Partnership are entitled to receive preferred distributions before payment of distributions to the Operating Partnership’s equity holders, including Vornado. Thus, Vornado’s ability to pay cash dividends to its equity holders and satisfy its debt obligations depends on the Operating Partnership’s ability first to satisfy its obligations to its creditors and make distributions to holders of its preferred units and then to its equity holders, including Vornado. As of December 31, 2018, there were four series of preferred units of the Operating Partnership not held by Vornado with a total liquidation value of $55,921,000.
In addition, Vornado’s participation in any distribution of the assets of any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries upon the liquidation, reorganization or insolvency, is only after the claims of the creditors, including trade creditors and preferred equity holders, are satisfied.
We have a substantial amount of indebtedness that could affect our future operations.
As of December 31, 2018, our consolidated mortgages and unsecured indebtedness, excluding related premium, discount and deferred financing costs, net, totaled $9.9 billion. We are subject to the risks normally associated with debt financing, including the risk that our cash flow from operations will be insufficient to meet our required debt service. Our debt service costs generally will not be reduced if developments in the market or at our properties, such as the entry of new competitors or the loss of major tenants, cause a reduction in the income from our properties. Should such events occur, our operations may be adversely affected. If a property is mortgaged to secure payment of indebtedness and income from such property is insufficient to pay that indebtedness, the property could be foreclosed upon by the mortgagee resulting in a loss of income and a decline in our total asset value.



We have outstanding debt, and the amount of debt and its cost may increase and refinancing may not be available on acceptable terms.
We rely on both secured and unsecured, variable rate and non-variable rate debt to finance acquisitions and development activities and for working capital. If we are unable to obtain debt financing or refinance existing indebtedness upon maturity, our financial condition and results of operations would likely be adversely affected. In addition, the cost of our existing debt may increase, especially in the case of a rising interest rate environment, and we may not be able to refinance our existing debt in sufficient amounts or on acceptable terms. If the cost or amount of our indebtedness increases or we cannot refinance our debt in sufficient amounts or on acceptable terms, we are at risk of credit ratings downgrades and default on our obligations that could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Covenants in our debt instruments could adversely affect our financial condition and our acquisitions and development activities.
The mortgages on our properties contain customary covenants such as those that limit our ability, without the prior consent of the applicable lender, to further mortgage the applicable property or to discontinue insurance coverage. Our unsecured indebtedness and debt that we may obtain in the future may contain customary restrictions, requirements and other limitations on our ability to incur indebtedness, including covenants that limit our ability to incur debt based upon the level of our ratio of total debt to total assets, our ratio of secured debt to total assets, our ratio of EBITDA to interest expense, and fixed charges, and that require us to maintain a certain ratio of unencumbered assets to unsecured debt. Our ability to borrow is subject to compliance with these and other covenants. In addition, failure to comply with our covenants could cause a default under the applicable debt instrument, and we may then be required to repay such debt with capital from such other sources or give possession of a secured property to the lender. Under those circumstances, other sources of capital may not be available to us, or may be available only on unattractive terms.
A downgrade in our credit ratings could materially adversely affect our business and financial condition.
Our credit rating and the credit ratings assigned to our debt securities and our preferred shares could change based upon, among other things, our results of operations and financial condition. These ratings are subject to ongoing evaluation by credit rating agencies, and any rating could be changed or withdrawn by a rating agency in the future if, in its judgment, circumstances warrant such action. Moreover, these credit ratings are not recommendations to buy, sell or hold our common shares or any other securities. If any of the credit rating agencies that have rated our securities downgrades or lowers its credit rating, or if any credit rating agency indicates that it has placed any such rating on a “watch list” for a possible downgrading or lowering, or otherwise indicates that its outlook for that rating is negative, such action could have a material adverse effect on our costs and availability of funding, which could in turn have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, the trading/redemption price of our securities, and our ability to satisfy our debt service obligations and to pay dividends and distributions to our equity holders.
Vornado may fail to qualify or remain qualified as a REIT and may be required to pay income taxes at corporate rates.
Although we believe that Vornado will remain organized and will continue to operate so as to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, Vornado may fail to remain so qualified. Qualifications are governed by highly technical and complex provisions of the Internal Revenue Code for which there are only limited judicial or administrative interpretations and depend on various facts and circumstances that are not entirely within our control. In addition, legislation, new regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions may significantly change the relevant tax laws and/or the federal income tax consequences of qualifying as a REIT. If, with respect to any taxable year, Vornado fails to maintain its qualification as a REIT and does not qualify under statutory relief provisions, Vornado could not deduct distributions to shareholders in computing our taxable income and would have to pay federal income tax on its taxable income at regular corporate rates. The federal income tax payable would include any applicable alternative minimum tax. If Vornado had to pay federal income tax, the amount of money available to distribute to equity holders and pay its indebtedness would be reduced for the year or years involved, and Vornado would not be required to make distributions to shareholders in that taxable year and in future years until it was able to qualify as a REIT and did so. In addition, Vornado would also be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year during which qualification was lost, unless Vornado were entitled to relief under the relevant statutory provisions.

We face possible adverse changes in tax laws, which may result in an increase in our tax liability.
From time to time changes in tax laws or regulations are enacted, which may result in an increase in our tax liability. The shortfall in tax revenues for states and municipalities in recent years may lead to an increase in the frequency and size of such changes. If such changes occur, we may be required to pay additional taxes on our assets or income. These increased tax costs could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and the amount of cash available for payment of dividends and distributions.


Loss of our key personnel could harm our operations and adversely affect the value of our common shares and Operating Partnership Class A units.
We are dependent on the efforts of Steven Roth, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chief Executive Officer of Vornado. While we believe that we could find a replacement for him and other key personnel, the loss of their services could harm our operations and adversely affect the value of our securities.


VORNADO’S CHARTER DOCUMENTS AND APPLICABLE LAW MAY HINDER ANY ATTEMPT TO ACQUIRE US.
Vornado’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (the “declaration of trust”) sets limits on the ownership of its shares.
Generally, for Vornado to maintain its qualification as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code, not more than 50% in value of the outstanding shares of beneficial interest of Vornado may be owned, directly or indirectly, by five or fewer individuals at any time during the last half of Vornado’s taxable year. The Internal Revenue Code defines “individuals” for purposes of the requirement described in the preceding sentence to include some types of entities. Under Vornado’s declaration of trust, as amended, no person may own more than 6.7% of the outstanding common shares of any class, or 9.9% of the outstanding preferred shares of any class, with some exceptions for persons who held common shares in excess of the 6.7% limit before Vornado adopted the limit and other persons approved by Vornado’s Board of Trustees. These restrictions on transferability and ownership may delay, deter or prevent a change in control of Vornado or other transaction that might involve a premium price or otherwise be in the best interest of equity holders.
The Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”) contains provisions that may reduce the likelihood of certain takeover transactions.
The MGCL imposes conditions and restrictions on certain “business combinations” (including, among other transactions, a merger, consolidation, share exchange, or, in certain circumstances, an asset transfer or issuance of equity securities) between a Maryland REIT and certain persons who beneficially own at least 10% of the corporation’s stock (an “interested shareholder”). Unless approved in advance by the board of trustees of the trust, or otherwise exempted by the statute, such a business combination is prohibited for a period of five years after the most recent date on which the interested shareholder became an interested shareholder. After such five-year period, a business combination with an interested shareholder must be: (a) recommended by the board of trustees of the trust, and (b) approved by the affirmative vote of at least (i) 80% of the trust’s outstanding shares entitled to vote and (ii) two-thirds of the trust’s outstanding shares entitled to vote which are not held by the interested shareholder with whom the business combination is to be effected, unless, among other things, the trust’s common shareholders receive a “fair price” (as defined by the statute) for their shares and the consideration is received in cash or in the same form as previously paid by the interested shareholder for his or her shares.
In approving a transaction, Vornado’s Board of Trustees may provide that its approval is subject to compliance, at or after the time of approval, with any terms and conditions determined by the Board of Trustees. Vornado’s Board of Trustees has adopted a resolution exempting any business combination between Vornado and any trustee or officer of Vornado or its affiliates. As a result, any trustee or officer of Vornado or its affiliates may be able to enter into business combinations with Vornado that may not be in the best interest of our equity holders. With respect to business combinations with other persons, the business combination provisions of the MGCL may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of Vornado or other transaction that might involve a premium price or otherwise be in the best interest of our equity holders. The business combination statute may discourage others from trying to acquire control of Vornado and increase the difficulty of consummating any offer.



Vornado may issue additional shares in a manner that could adversely affect the likelihood of certain takeover transactions.
Vornado’s declaration of trust authorizes the Board of Trustees to:
cause Vornado to issue additional authorized but unissued common shares or preferred shares;
classify or reclassify, in one or more series, any unissued preferred shares;
set the preferences, rights and other terms of any classified or reclassified shares that Vornado issues; and
increase, without shareholder approval, the number of shares of beneficial interest that Vornado may issue.
Vornado’s Board of Trustees could establish a series of preferred shares whose terms could delay, deter or prevent a change in control of Vornado, and therefore of the Operating Partnership, or other transaction that might involve a premium price or otherwise be in the best interest of our equity holders, although Vornado’s Board of Trustees does not now intend to establish a series of preferred shares of this kind. Vornado’s declaration of trust and bylaws contain other provisions that may delay, deter or prevent a change in control of Vornado or other transaction that might involve a premium price or otherwise be in the best interest of our equity holders.
We may change our policies without obtaining the approval of our equity holders.
Our operating and financial policies, including our policies with respect to acquisitions of real estate or other companies, growth, operations, indebtedness, capitalization, dividends and distributions, are exclusively determined by Vornado’s Board of Trustees. Accordingly, our equity holders do not control these policies.


OUR OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS MAY GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Steven Roth and Interstate Properties may exercise substantial influence over us. They and some of Vornado’s other trustees and officers have interests or positions in other entities that may compete with us.
As of December 31, 2018, Interstate Properties, a New Jersey general partnership, and its partners beneficially owned an aggregate of approximately 7.1% of the common shares of beneficial interest of Vornado and 26.2% of the common stock of Alexander’s, which is described below. Steven Roth, David Mandelbaum and Russell B. Wight, Jr. are the three partners of Interstate Properties. Mr. Roth is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chief Executive Officer of Vornado, the managing general partner of Interstate Properties, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Alexander’s. Messrs. Wight and Mandelbaum are Trustees of Vornado and also Directors of Alexander’s.
Because of these overlapping interests, Mr. Roth and Interstate Properties and its partners may have substantial influence over Vornado, and therefore over the Operating Partnership. In addition, certain decisions concerning our operations or financial structure may present conflicts of interest among Messrs. Roth, Mandelbaum and Wight and Interstate Properties and our other equity holders. In addition, Mr. Roth, Interstate Properties and its partners, and Alexander’s currently and may in the future engage in a wide variety of activities in the real estate business which may result in conflicts of interest with respect to matters affecting us, such as which of these entities or persons, if any, may take advantage of potential business opportunities, the business focus of these entities, the types of properties and geographic locations in which these entities make investments, potential competition between business activities conducted, or sought to be conducted, competition for properties and tenants, possible corporate transactions such as acquisitions and other strategic decisions affecting the future of these entities.
We manage and lease the real estate assets of Interstate Properties under a management agreement for which we receive an annual fee equal to 4% of annual base rent and percentage rent. See Note 23 – Related Party Transactions to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.



There may be conflicts of interest between Alexander’s and us.
As of December 31, 2018, we owned 32.4% of the outstanding common stock of Alexander’s. Alexander’s is a REIT that has seven properties, which are located in the greater New York metropolitan area. In addition to the 2.3% that they indirectly own through Vornado, Interstate Properties, which is described above, and its partners owned 26.2% of the outstanding common stock of Alexander’s as of December 31, 2018. Mr. Roth is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chief Executive Officer of Vornado, the managing general partner of Interstate Properties, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Alexander’s. Messrs. Wight and Mandelbaum are Trustees of Vornado and also Directors of Alexander’s and general partners of Interstate Properties. Dr. Richard West is a Trustee of Vornado and a Director of Alexander’s. In addition, Joseph Macnow, our Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, is the Treasurer of Alexander’s and Matthew Iocco, our Executive Vice President – Chief Accounting Officer, is the Chief Financial Officer of Alexander’s.
We manage, develop and lease Alexander’s properties under management and development agreements and leasing agreements under which we receive annual fees from Alexander’s. See Note 23 – Related Party Transactions to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.


THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF VORNADO REALTY TRUST AND THE MARKET FOR THOSE SHARES GIVE RISE TO VARIOUS RISKS.
The trading price of Vornado’s common shares has been volatile and may continue to fluctuate. 
The trading price of Vornado’s common shares has been volatile and may continue to fluctuate widely as a result of a number of factors, many of which are outside our control. In addition, the stock market is subject to fluctuations in the share prices and trading volumes that affect the market prices of the shares of many companies. These broad market fluctuations have in the past and may in the future adversely affect the market price of Vornado’s common shares and the redemption price of the Operating Partnership’s Class A units. Among those factors are:
our financial condition and performance;
the financial condition of our tenants, including the extent of tenant bankruptcies or defaults;
actual or anticipated quarterly fluctuations in our operating results and financial condition;
our dividend policy;
the reputation of REITs and real estate investments generally and the attractiveness of REIT equity securities in comparison to other equity securities, including securities issued by other real estate companies, and fixed income securities;
uncertainty and volatility in the equity and credit markets;
fluctuations in interest rates;
changes in revenue or earnings estimates or publication of research reports and recommendations by financial analysts or actions taken by rating agencies with respect to our securities or those of other REITs;
failure to meet analysts’ revenue or earnings estimates;
speculation in the press or investment community;
strategic actions by us or our competitors, such as acquisitions or restructurings;
the extent of institutional investor interest in us;
the extent of short-selling of Vornado common shares and the shares of our competitors;
fluctuations in the stock price and operating results of our competitors;
general financial and economic market conditions and, in particular, developments related to market conditions for REITs and other real estate related companies;
domestic and international economic factors unrelated to our performance;
changes in tax laws and rules; and
all other risk factors addressed elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 
A significant decline in Vornado’s stock price could result in substantial losses for our equity holders.



Vornado has many shares available for future sale, which could hurt the market price of its shares and the redemption price of the Operating Partnership’s units.
The interests of equity holders could be diluted if we issue additional equity securities. As of December 31, 2018, Vornado had authorized but unissued, 59,464,501 common shares of beneficial interest, $.04 par value and 72,116,023 preferred shares of beneficial interest, no par value; of which 18,882,197 common shares are reserved for issuance upon redemption of Class A Operating Partnership units, convertible securities and employee stock options and 11,200,000 preferred shares are reserved for issuance upon redemption of preferred Operating Partnership units. Any shares not reserved may be issued from time to time in public or private offerings or in connection with acquisitions. In addition, common and preferred shares reserved may be sold upon issuance in the public market after registration under the Securities Act or under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or other available exemptions from registration. We cannot predict the effect that future sales of Vornado’s common and preferred shares or Operating Partnership Class A and preferred units will have on the market prices of our securities.

 In addition, under Maryland law, Vornado’s Board of Trustees has the authority to increase the number of authorized shares without shareholder approval.


ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
There are no unresolved comments from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


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ITEM 2.     PROPERTIES

We operate in two reportable segments: New York and Other. The following pages provide details of our real estate properties as of December 31, 2018.
       
  
Square Feet
NEW YORK SEGMENT
Property
 %
Ownership
 Type %
Occupancy
  
In Service 
Under
Development
or Not
Available
for Lease
 
Total
Property
PENN1 (ground leased through 2098) 100.0% Office / Retail 93.1%
  
2,376,000
 169,000
 2,545,000
1290 Avenue of the Americas 70.0% Office / Retail 100.0%
  
2,113,000
 
 2,113,000
PENN2 100.0% Office / Retail 100.0%
  
1,398,000
 236,000
 1,634,000
909 Third Avenue (ground leased through 2063) 100.0% Office 98.6%
  
1,352,000
 
 1,352,000
Independence Plaza, Tribeca (1,327 units)(1)
 50.1% Retail / Residential 100.0%
(2) 
1,245,000
 12,000
 1,257,000
280 Park Avenue(1)
 50.0% Office / Retail 93.5%
  
1,260,000
 
 1,260,000
770 Broadway 100.0% Office / Retail 100.0%
  
1,183,000
 
 1,183,000
PENN11 100.0% Office / Retail 99.7%
  
1,151,000
 
 1,151,000
90 Park Avenue 100.0% Office / Retail 94.9%
  
962,000
 
 962,000
One Park Avenue(1)
 55.0% Office / Retail 100.0%
  
943,000
 
 943,000
888 Seventh Avenue (ground leased through 2067) 100.0% Office / Retail 96.7%
  
886,000
 
 886,000
100 West 33rd Street 100.0% Office 100.0%
  
859,000
 
 859,000
Farley Office and Retail Building
      (ground leased through 2116)
 95.0% Office / Retail n/a
 
 850,000
 850,000
330 Madison Avenue(1)
 25.0% Office / Retail 97.0%
  
846,000
 
 846,000
330 West 34th Street
(ground leased through 2149 - 34.8% ownership interest in the land)
 100.0% Office / Retail 98.5%
  
722,000
 
 722,000
85 Tenth Avenue(1)
 49.9% Office / Retail 99.5%
  
629,000
 
 629,000
650 Madison Avenue(1)
 20.1% Office / Retail 96.0%
  
604,000
 
 604,000
350 Park Avenue 100.0% Office / Retail 97.8%
  
571,000
 
 571,000
150 East 58th Street (ground leased through 2118) 100.0% Office / Retail 96.5%
  
543,000
 
 543,000
7 West 34th Street (1)
 53.0% Office / Retail 99.6%
  
477,000
 
 477,000
33-00 Northern Boulevard (Center Building) 100.0% Office 95.5%
  
471,000
 
 471,000
595 Madison Avenue 100.0% Office / Retail 91.1%
  
330,000
 
 330,000
640 Fifth Avenue 100.0% Office / Retail 100.0%
  
315,000
 
 315,000
50-70 W 93rd Street (325 units)(1)
 49.9% Residential 96.0%
  
283,000
 
 283,000
Manhattan Mall 100.0% Retail 94.9%
  
256,000
 
 256,000
40 Fulton Street 100.0% Office / Retail 77.5%
  
251,000
 
 251,000
4 Union Square South 100.0% Retail 100.0%
  
206,000
 
 206,000
260 Eleventh Avenue (ground leased through 2114) 100.0% Office 100.0%
  
184,000
 
 184,000
512 W 22nd Street(1)
 55.0% Office n/a
  

 173,000
 173,000
61 Ninth Avenue (ground leased through 2115)(1)
 45.1% Office / Retail 100.0%
  
23,000
 147,000
 170,000
825 Seventh Avenue 51.2% 
Office (1) / Retail
 n/a
  

 169,000
 169,000
1540 Broadway 100.0% Retail 100.0%
  
161,000
 
 161,000
608 Fifth Avenue (ground leased through 2033) 100.0% Office / Retail 99.9%
  
137,000
 
 137,000
Paramus 100.0% Office 87.2%
  
129,000
 
 129,000
666 Fifth Avenue Retail Condominium 100.0% Retail 100.0%
  
114,000
 
 114,000
1535 Broadway 100.0% Retail / Theatre 98.0%
  
107,000
 
 107,000
57th Street (2 buildings)(1)
 50.0% Office / Retail 87.9%
  
103,000
 
 103,000
689 Fifth Avenue 100.0% Office / Retail 100.0%
  
98,000
 
 98,000
478-486 Broadway (2 buildings) (10 units) 100.0% Retail / Residential 100.0%
(2) 
85,000
 
 85,000
150 West 34th Street 100.0% Retail 100.0%
  
78,000
 
 78,000
510 Fifth Avenue 100.0% Retail 100.0%
  
66,000
 
 66,000
655 Fifth Avenue 92.5% Retail 100.0%
  
57,000
 
 57,000
155 Spring Street 100.0% Retail 93.6%
  
50,000
 
 50,000
3040 M Street 100.0% Retail 100.0%
  
44,000
 
 44,000
435 Seventh Avenue 100.0% Retail 100.0%
  
43,000
 
 43,000

See notes on page 28.

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ITEM 2.     PROPERTIES – CONTINUED

        Square Feet
NEW YORK SEGMENT – CONTINUED
Property
 %
Ownership
 Type %
Occupancy
 In Service Under
Development
or Not
Available
for Lease
 Total
Property
692 Broadway 100.0% Retail 100.0%
  
36,000
 
 36,000
606 Broadway 50.0% Office / Retail 100.0%
  
3,000
 31,000
 34,000
697-703 Fifth Avenue 74.3% Retail 100.0%
  
26,000
 
 26,000
715 Lexington Avenue 100.0% Retail 92.5%
  
23,000
 
 23,000
1131 Third Avenue 100.0% Retail 100.0% 23,000
 
 23,000
40 East 66th Street (5 units) 100.0% Retail / Residential 66.7%
(2) 
23,000
 
 23,000
131-135 West 33rd Street 100.0% Retail 100.0%
  
23,000
 
 23,000
828-850 Madison Avenue 100.0% Retail 94.8%
  
14,000
 4,000
 18,000
443 Broadway 100.0% Retail 100.0%
  
16,000
 
 16,000
334 Canal Street (4 units) 100.0% Retail / Residential 100.0%
(2) 
15,000
 
 15,000
537 West 26th Street 100.0% Retail n/a
 14,000
 
 14,000
304 Canal Street (4 units) 100.0% Retail / Residential n/a
  
13,000
 
 13,000
677-679 Madison Avenue (8 units) 100.0% Retail / Residential 100.0%
(2) 
13,000
 
 13,000
431 Seventh Avenue 100.0% Retail 100.0%
  
10,000
 
 10,000
138-142 West 32nd Street 100.0% Retail 67.3%
  
8,000
 
 8,000
148 Spring Street 100.0% Retail 100.0%
  
8,000
 
 8,000
339 Greenwich Street 100.0% Retail 100.0% 8,000
 
 8,000
150 Spring Street (1 unit) 100.0% Retail / Residential 63.2%
(2) 
7,000
 
 7,000
966 Third Avenue 100.0% Retail 100.0%
  
7,000
 
 7,000
968 Third Avenue (1)
 50.0% Retail 100.0%
  
7,000
 
 7,000
488 Eighth Avenue 100.0% Retail 100.0%
  
6,000
 
 6,000
137 West 33rd Street 100.0% Retail 100.0%
  
3,000
 
 3,000
Other (8 units) 100.0% Retail / Residential 100.0%
(2) 
22,000
 
 22,000
             
Hotel Pennsylvania 100.0% Hotel n/a
  
1,400,000
 
 1,400,000
             
Alexander's, Inc.:  
    
  
 
  
  
731 Lexington Avenue(1)
 32.4% Office / Retail 99.9%
  
1,063,000
 
 1,063,000
Rego Park II, Queens(1)
 32.4% Retail 99.9%
  
609,000
 
 609,000
Rego Park I, Queens(1)
 32.4% Retail 43.1%
  
343,000
 
 343,000
The Alexander Apartment Tower, Queens (312 units)(1)
 32.4% Residential 95.5%
  
255,000
 
 255,000
Flushing, Queens(1) (1.0 acre ground leased through 2037)
 32.4% Retail 100.0%
  
167,000
 
 167,000
Paramus, New Jersey (30.3 acres
ground leased through 2041)(1)
 32.4% Retail 100.0%
  

 
 
Total New York Segment     96.7%
  
27,876,000
 1,791,000
 29,667,000
             
Our Ownership Interest     97.0%
  
22,041,000
 1,486,000
 23,527,000

See notes on page 28.


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ITEM 2.     PROPERTIES – CONTINUED

        Square Feet
OTHER SEGMENT
Property
 %
Ownership
 Type %
Occupancy
 In Service Under
Development
or Not
Available
for Lease
 
Total
Property
theMART:            
theMART, Chicago 100.0% Office / Retail/Showroom 94.8% 3,675,000
 
 3,675,000
Other (2 properties)(1)
 50.0% Retail 89.5% 19,000
 
 19,000
Total theMART  
   94.7% 3,694,000
 
 3,694,000
             
Our Ownership Interest   
   94.7% 3,685,000
 
 3,685,000
             
555 California Street:  
    
  
    
555 California Street 70.0% Office 99.3% 1,508,000
 
 1,508,000
315 Montgomery Street 70.0% Office / Retail 100.0% 235,000
 
 235,000
345 Montgomery Street 70.0% Office / Retail n/a
 
 78,000
 78,000
Total 555 California Street     99.4% 1,743,000
 78,000
 1,821,000
             
Our Ownership Interest      99.4% 1,220,000
 55,000
 1,275,000
Vornado Capital Partners Real Estate Fund
("Fund")(3) :
          
  
Crowne Plaza Times Square, NY (0.64 acres owned in
      fee; 0.18 acres ground leased through 2187 and
      0.05 acres ground leased through 2035) (4)
 75.3% Office / Retail/Hotel 97.6%
  
243,000
 
 243,000
Lucida, 86th Street and Lexington Avenue, NY
(ground leased through 2082) (39 units)
 100% Retail / Residential 100.0%
(2) 
155,000
 
 155,000
501 Broadway, NY 100% Retail 100.0%
  
9,000
 
 9,000
1100 Lincoln Road, Miami, FL 100% Retail / Theatre 86.9% 130,000
 
 130,000
Total Real Estate Fund     94.1%
  
537,000
 
 537,000
             
Our Ownership Interest      94.5%
  
154,000
 
 154,000
             
             
Other:      
  
  
  
Rosslyn Plaza (197 units)(1)
 46.2% Office / Residential 61.6%
(2) 
685,000
 304,000
 989,000
Wayne Towne Center, Wayne
(ground leased through 2064)
 100% Retail 100.0% 671,000
 6,000
 677,000
Annapolis
(ground leased through 2042)
 100% Retail 100.0% 128,000
 
 128,000
Fashion Centre Mall(1)
 7.5% Retail 99.6% 868,000
 
 868,000
Washington Tower(1)
 7.5% Office 100.0% 170,000
 
 170,000
Total Other     92.5% 2,522,000
 310,000
 2,832,000
             
Our Ownership Interest      92.8% 1,187,000
 146,000
 1,333,000

(1)Denotes property not consolidated in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and related financial data included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(2)Excludes residential occupancy statistics.
(3)We own a 25% interest in the Fund. The ownership percentage in this section represents the Fund's ownership in the underlying assets.
(4)We own a 32.9% economic interest through the Fund and the Crowne Plaza Joint Venture.


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NEW YORK

As of December 31, 2018, our New York segment consisted of 27.9 million square feet in 87 properties. The 27.9 million square feet is comprised of 19.9 million square feet of office in 36 properties, 2.6 million square feet of retail in 71 properties, 1,999 units in eleven residential properties, the 1.4 million square foot Hotel Pennsylvania, and our 32.4% interest in Alexander’s, which owns seven properties in the greater New York metropolitan area. The New York segment also includes 10 garages totaling 1.7 million square feet (4,875 spaces) which are managed by, or leased to, third parties.
New York lease terms generally range from five to seven years for smaller tenants to as long as 20 years for major tenants, and may provide for extension options at market rates. Leases typically provide for periodic step‑ups in rent over the term of the lease and pass through to tenants their share of increases in real estate taxes and operating expenses over a base year. Electricity is provided to tenants on a sub-metered basis or included in rent based on surveys and adjusted for subsequent utility rate increases. Leases also typically provide for free rent and tenant improvement allowances for all or a portion of the tenant’s initial construction costs of its premises.
As of December 31, 2018, the occupancy rate for our New York segment was 97.0%.

Occupancy and weighted average annual rent per square foot (in service):
Office:         
     Vornado's Ownership Interest
 As of December 31, 
Total
Property
Square Feet
 Square Feet Occupancy
Rate
 
Weighted
Average Annual
Rent Per
Square Foot
 2018 19,858,000
 16,632,000
 97.2% $74.04
 2017 20,256,000
 16,982,000
 97.1% 71.09
 2016 20,227,000
 16,962,000
 96.3% 68.90
 2015 19,918,000
 16,734,000
 97.1% 66.42
 2014 18,785,000
 15,730,925
 97.7% 65.31
          
Retail:         
     Vornado's Ownership Interest
 As of December 31, Total
Property
Square Feet
 Square Feet 
Occupancy
Rate
 Weighted
Average Annual
Rent Per
Square Foot
 2018 2,648,000
 2,419,000
 97.3% $228.43
 2017 2,720,000
 2,471,000
 96.9% 217.17
 2016 2,672,000
 2,464,000
 97.1% 213.85
 2015 2,596,000
 2,396,000
 96.1% 202.72
 2014 2,436,000
 2,176,000
 96.4% 173.55

Occupancy and average monthly rent per unit (in service):
Residential:         
     Vornado's Ownership Interest
 As of December 31, Number of Units Number of Units 
Occupancy
Rate
 
Average Monthly
Rent Per Unit
 2018  1,999
 963
 96.6% $3,803
 2017  2,009
 981
 96.7% 3,722
 2016
(1) 
 2,004
 977
 95.7% 3,576
 2015  1,711
 886
 95.0% 3,495
 2014  1,678
 855
 95.2% 3,146

(1)Includes The Alexander Apartment Tower (32.4% ownership) from the date of stabilization in the third quarter of 2016.

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NEW YORK – CONTINUED

Tenants accounting for 2% or more of revenues:
Tenant 
Square Feet
Leased
 2018
Revenues
 
Percentage of
New York
Total
Revenues
 
Percentage
of Total
Revenues
Swatch Group USA 32,000
 $62,636,000
 3.4% 2.9%
IPG and affiliates 924,000
 59,712,000
 3.3% 2.8%
Macy's 646,000
 42,402,000
 2.3% 2.0%
AXA Equitable Life Insurance 481,000
 41,752,000
 2.3% 1.9%

2018 rental revenue by tenants’ industry:

IndustryPercentage
Office:
Financial Services14%
Advertising/Marketing8%
Communications7%
Family Apparel5%
Technology5%
Legal Services4%
Insurance4%
Real Estate3%
Publishing3%
Home Entertainment & Electronics3%
Government2%
Banking2%
Engineering, Architect & Surveying2%
Health Services1%
Pharmaceutical1%
Other7%
71%
Retail:
Women's Apparel7%
Family Apparel7%
Luxury Retail6%
Restaurants2%
Banking1%
Department Stores1%
Discount Stores1%
Other4%
29%

Total100%


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NEW YORK – CONTINUED

Lease expirations as of December 31, 2018, assuming none of the tenants exercise renewal options:
  Number of Expiring Leases 
Square Feet of Expiring Leases(1)
  
Percentage of
New York Square Feet
 
Weighted Average Annual
Rent of Expiring Leases
  
Year  
  
 Total Per Square Foot
  
Office:    
  
     
  
Month to month 12 47,000
 0.3% $5,010,000
 $106.60
  
2019 69 627,000
 3.9% 41,116,000
 65.58
(2) 
2020 110 1,240,000
 7.8% 86,369,000
 69.65
  
2021 133 1,188,000
 7.5% 92,419,000
 77.79
  
2022 82 709,000
 4.5% 47,069,000
 66.39
  
2023 87 1,971,000
(3) 
12.4% 159,774,000
 81.06
  
2024 98 1,391,000
 8.8% 109,744,000
 78.90
  
2025 54 804,000
 5.1% 60,228,000
 74.91
  
2026 76 1,236,000
 7.8% 93,992,000
 76.05
  
2027 69 1,118,000
 7.0% 81,535,000
 72.93
  
2028 54 1,022,000
 6.4% 72,762,000
 71.20
  
Retail:    
  
     
  
Month to month 20 71,000
 3.7% $9,355,000
 $131.76
  
2019 27 103,000
 5.4% 26,474,000
 257.03
(4) 
2020 23 82,000
 4.3% 16,051,000
 195.74
  
2021 15 58,000
 3.0% 9,589,000
 165.33
  
2022 9 29,000
 1.5% 7,207,000
 248.52
  
2023 18 110,000
 5.8% 44,107,000
 400.97
  
2024 22 298,000
 15.6% 84,487,000
 283.51
  
2025 11 42,000
 2.2% 19,220,000
 457.62
  
2026 17 134,000
 7.0% 44,523,000
 332.26
  
2027 11 32,000
 1.7% 22,719,000
 709.97
  
2028 16 45,000
 2.4% 18,457,000
 410.16
  

(1)Excludes storage, vacancy and other.
(2)Based on current market conditions, we expect to re-lease this space at rents between $68 to $78 per square foot.
(3)Excludes 492,000 square feet leased at 909 Third Avenue to the U.S. Post Office through 2038 (including three 5-year renewal options) for which the annual escalated rent is $12.99 per square foot.
(4)Based on current market conditions, we expect to re-lease this space at rents between $250 to $275 per square foot.

Alexander’s
As of December 31, 2018, we own 32.4% of the outstanding common stock of Alexander’s, which owns seven properties in the greater New York metropolitan area aggregating 2.4 million square feet, including 731 Lexington Avenue, the 1.3 million square foot Bloomberg L.P. headquarters building. Alexander’s had $1.16 billion of outstanding debt, net, at December 31, 2018, of which our pro rata share was $376.2 million, none of which is recourse to us.
Hotel Pennsylvania
We own the Hotel Pennsylvania which is located in New York City on Seventh Avenue at 33rd Street in the heart of the Penn District and consists of a hotel portion containing 1,000,000 square feet of hotel space with 1,700 rooms and a commercial portion containing 400,000 square feet of retail and office space.
 Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Hotel Pennsylvania:         
Average occupancy rate86.4% 87.3% 84.7% 90.7% 92.0%
Average daily rate$138.35
 $139.09
 $134.38
 $147.46
 $162.01
Revenue per available room119.47
 121.46
 113.84
 133.69
 149.04


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OTHER INVESTMENTS

theMART

As of December 31, 2018, we own the 3.7 million square foot theMART in Chicago, whose largest tenant is Motorola Mobility at 609,000 square feet, the lease of which is guaranteed by Google. theMART is encumbered by a $675,000,000 mortgage loan that bears interest at a fixed rate of 2.70% and matures in September 2021. As of December 31, 2018, theMART had an occupancy rate of 94.7% and a weighted average annual rent per square foot of $48.16.

555 California Street

As of December 31, 2018, we own a 70% controlling interest in a three-building office complex containing 1.8 million square feet, known as the Bank of America Center, located at California and Montgomery Streets in San Francisco’s financial district (“555 California Street”). 555 California Street is encumbered by a $558,914,000 mortgage loan that bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.10% and matures in September 2021. As of December 31, 2018, 555 California Street had an occupancy rate of 99.4% and a weighted average annual rent per square foot of $75.60.

Vornado Capital Partners Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”) and Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel Joint Venture (the “Crowne Plaza Joint Venture”)

As of December 31, 2018, we own a 25.0% interest in the Fund, which currently has four investments, one of which is the Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel in which we also own an additional interest through the Crowne Plaza Joint Venture. We are the general partner and investment manager of the Fund. As of December 31, 2018, these four investments are carried on our consolidated balance sheet at an aggregate fair value of $318,758,000, including the Crowne Plaza Joint Venture. As of December 31, 2018, our share of unfunded commitments was $16,119,000.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are from time to time involved in legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In our opinion, after consultation with legal counsel, the outcome of such matters is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.


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PART II



ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Vornado Realty Trust

Vornado’s common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “VNO.”
As of February 1, 2019, there were 935 holders of record of Vornado common shares.
Vornado Realty L.P.

There is no established trading market for the Operating Partnership's Class A units. Class A units that are not held by Vornado may be tendered for redemption to the Operating Partnership for cash; Vornado, at its option, may assume that obligation and pay the holder either cash or Vornado common shares on a one-for-one basis. Because the number of Vornado common shares outstanding at all times equals the number of Class A units owned by Vornado, the redemption value of each Class A unit is equivalent to the market value of one Vornado common share, and the quarterly distribution to a Class A unitholder is equal to the quarterly dividend paid to a Vornado common shareholder.

As of February 1, 2019, there were 984 Class A unitholders of record.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
During 2018, the Operating Partnership issued 915,834 Class A units in connection with equity awards issued pursuant to Vornado’s omnibus share plan, including with respect to grants of restricted Vornado common shares and restricted units of the Operating Partnership and upon conversion, surrender or exchange of the Operating Partnership’s units or Vornado stock options, and consideration received included $19,078,596 in cash proceeds. Such units were issued in reliance on an exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

From time to time, in connection with equity awards granted under our Omnibus Share Plan, we may withhold common shares for tax purposes or acquire common shares as part of the payment of the exercise price. Although we treat these as repurchases for certain financial statement purposes, these withheld or acquired shares are not considered by us as repurchases for this purpose.
Information relating to compensation plans under which Vornado’s equity securities are authorized for issuance is set forth under Part III, Item 12 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and such information is incorporated by reference herein.
Recent Purchases of Equity Securities
None.


Performance Graph
The following graph is a comparison of the five-year cumulative return of Vornado’s common shares, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (the “S&P 500 Index”) and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts’ (“NAREIT”) All Equity Index, a peer group index. The graph assumes that $100 was invested on December 31, 2013 in our common shares, the S&P 500 Index and the NAREIT All Equity Index and that all dividends were reinvested without the payment of any commissions. There can be no assurance that the performance of our shares will continue in line with the same or similar trends depicted in the graph below.

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 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Vornado Realty Trust$100
 $136
 $131
 $141
 $135
 $111
S&P 500 Index100
 114
 115
 129
 157
 150
The NAREIT All Equity Index100
 128
 132
 143
 155
 149


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ITEM 6.     SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Vornado Realty Trust
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Operating Data:         
REVENUES:         
Property rentals$1,760,205
 $1,714,952
 $1,662,093
 $1,626,866
 $1,460,391
Tenant expense reimbursements247,128
 233,424
 221,563
 218,739
 203,120
Fee and other income156,387
 135,750
 120,086
 139,890
 128,657
Total revenues2,163,720
 2,084,126
 2,003,742
 1,985,495
 1,792,168
EXPENSES:         
Operating963,478
 886,596
 844,566
 824,511
 768,341
Depreciation and amortization446,570
 429,389
 421,023
 379,803
 351,583
General and administrative141,871
 150,782
 143,643
 148,982
 130,256
(Benefit) expense from deferred compensation plan liability(2,480) 6,932
 5,213
 111
 11,557
Transaction related costs, impairment loss and other31,320
 1,776
 9,451
 12,511
 18,435
Total expenses1,580,759
 1,475,475
 1,423,896
 1,365,918
 1,280,172
Operating income582,961
 608,651
 579,846
 619,577
 511,996
Income (loss) from partially owned entities9,149
 15,200
 168,948
 (9,947) (58,484)
(Loss) income from real estate fund investments(89,231) 3,240
 (23,602) 74,081
 163,034
Interest and other investment income, net17,057
 30,861
 24,335
 27,129
 27,012
(Loss) income from deferred compensation plan assets(2,480) 6,932
 5,213
 111
 11,557
Interest and debt expense(347,949) (345,654) (330,240) (309,298) (337,360)
Purchase price fair value adjustment44,060
 
 
 
 
Net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets246,031
 501
 160,433
 149,417
 13,568
Income before income taxes459,598
 319,731
 584,933
 551,070
 331,323
Income tax (expense) benefit(37,633) (42,375) (7,923) 84,849
 (9,157)
Income from continuing operations421,965
 277,356
 577,010
 635,919
 322,166
Income (loss) from discontinued operations638
 (13,228) 404,912
 223,511
 686,860
Net income422,603
 264,128
 981,922
 859,430
 1,009,026
Less net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in:         
Consolidated subsidiaries53,023
 (25,802) (21,351) (55,765) (96,561)
Operating Partnership(25,672) (10,910) (53,654) (43,231) (47,613)
Net income attributable to Vornado449,954
 227,416
 906,917
 760,434
 864,852
Preferred share dividends(50,636) (65,399) (75,903) (80,578) (81,464)
Preferred share issuance costs(14,486) 
 (7,408) 
 
NET INCOME attributable to common shareholders$384,832
 $162,017
 $823,606
 $679,856
 $783,388
          
Per Share Data:         
Income from continuing operations, net - basic$2.02
 $0.92
 $2.35
 $2.49
 $0.73
Income from continuing operations, net - diluted2.01
 0.91
 2.34
 2.48
 0.72
Net income per common share - basic2.02
 0.85
 4.36
 3.61
 4.18
Net income per common share - diluted2.01
 0.85
 4.34
 3.59
 4.15
Dividends per common share2.52
 2.62
(1) 
2.52
 2.52
(2) 
2.92
          
Balance Sheet Data:         
Total assets$17,180,794
 $17,397,934
 $20,814,847
 $21,143,293
 $21,157,980
Real estate, at cost16,237,883
 14,756,295
 14,187,820
 13,545,295
 12,438,940
Accumulated depreciation and amortization(3,180,175) (2,885,283) (2,581,514) (2,356,728) (2,209,778)
Debt, net9,836,621
 9,729,487
 9,446,670
 9,095,670
 7,557,877
Total equity5,107,883
 5,007,701
 7,618,496
 7,476,078
 7,489,382
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(1)Post spin-off of JBG SMITH Properties (NYSE: JBGS) on July 17, 2017.
(2)Post spin-off of Urban Edge Properties (NYSE: UE) on January 15, 2015.

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ITEM 6.SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA – CONTINUED

Vornado Realty Trust
(Amounts in thousands)Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Other Data:         
Funds From Operations ("FFO")(1):
         
Net income attributable to common shareholders$384,832
 $162,017
 $823,606
 $679,856
 $783,388
          
FFO adjustments:         
Depreciation and amortization of real property413,091
 467,966
 531,620
 514,085
 517,493
Net gains on sale of real estate(158,138) (3,797) (177,023) (289,117) (507,192)
Real estate impairment losses12,000
 
 160,700
 256
 26,518
Decrease in fair value of marketable securities26,453
 
 
 
 
After-tax purchase price fair value adjustment on depreciable real estate(27,289) 
 
 
 
Proportionate share of adjustments to equity in net income (loss) of partially owned entities to arrive at FFO:         
Depreciation and amortization of real property101,591
 137,000
 154,795
 143,960
 117,766
Net gains on sale of real estate(3,998) (17,777) (2,853) (4,513) (11,580)
Real estate impairment losses
 7,692
 6,328
 16,758
 
Decrease in fair value of marketable securities3,882
 
 
 
 
Income tax effect of above adjustments
 
 
 
 (7,287)
 367,592
 591,084
 673,567
 381,429
 135,718
Noncontrolling interests' share of above adjustments(22,746) (36,420) (41,267) (22,342) (8,073)
FFO adjustments, net344,846
 554,664
 632,300
 359,087
 127,645
          
FFO attributable to common shareholders729,678
 716,681
 1,455,906
 1,038,943
 911,033
Convertible preferred share dividends62
 77
 86
 92
 97
Earnings allocated to Out-Performance Plan units
 1,047
 1,591
 
 
FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions(1)
$729,740
 $717,805
 $1,457,583
 $1,039,035
 $911,130

(1)FFO is computed in accordance with the definition adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). NAREIT defines FFO as GAAP net income or loss adjusted to exclude net gains from sales of depreciable real estate assets, real estate impairment losses, depreciation and amortization expense from real estate assets and other specified items, including the pro rata share of such adjustments of unconsolidated subsidiaries. FFO and FFO per diluted share are non-GAAP financial measures used by our management, investors and analysts to facilitate meaningful comparisons of operating performance between periods and among our peers because it excludes the effect of real estate depreciation and amortization and net gains on sales, which are based on historical costs and implicitly assume that the value of real estate diminishes predictably over time, rather than fluctuating based on existing market conditions. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash requirements and should not be considered as an alternative to net income as a performance measure or cash flow as a liquidity measure. FFO may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.


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ITEM 6.SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA – CONTINUED

Vornado Realty L.P.
(Amounts in thousands, except per unit amounts)Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Operating Data:         
REVENUES:         
Property rentals$1,760,205
 $1,714,952
 $1,662,093
 $1,626,866
 $1,460,391
Tenant expense reimbursements247,128
 233,424
 221,563
 218,739
 203,120
Fee and other income156,387
 135,750
 120,086
 139,890
 128,657
Total revenues2,163,720
 2,084,126
 2,003,742
 1,985,495
 1,792,168
EXPENSES:         
Operating963,478
 886,596
 844,566
 824,511
 768,341
Depreciation and amortization446,570
 429,389
 421,023
 379,803
 351,583
General and administrative141,871
 150,782
 143,643
 148,982
 130,256
(Benefit) expense from deferred compensation plan liability(2,480) 6,932
 5,213
 111
 11,557
Transaction related costs, impairment loss and other31,320
 1,776
 9,451
 12,511
 18,435
Total expenses1,580,759
 1,475,475
 1,423,896
 1,365,918
 1,280,172
Operating income582,961
 608,651
 579,846
 619,577
 511,996
Income (loss) from partially owned entities9,149
 15,200
 168,948
 (9,947) (58,484)
(Loss) income from real estate fund investments(89,231) 3,240
 (23,602) 74,081
 163,034
Interest and other investment income, net17,057
 30,861
 24,335
 27,129
 27,012
(Loss) income from deferred compensation plan assets(2,480) 6,932
 5,213
 111
 11,557
Interest and debt expense(347,949) (345,654) (330,240) (309,298) (337,360)
Purchase price fair value adjustment44,060
 
 
 
 
Net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets246,031
 501
 160,433
 149,417
 13,568
Income before income taxes459,598
 319,731
 584,933
 551,070
 331,323
Income tax (expense) benefit(37,633) (42,375) (7,923) 84,849
 (9,157)
Income from continuing operations421,965
 277,356
 577,010
 635,919
 322,166
Income (loss) from discontinued operations638
 (13,228) 404,912
 223,511
 686,860
Net income422,603
 264,128
 981,922
 859,430
 1,009,026
Less net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries53,023
 (25,802) (21,351) (55,765) (96,561)
Net income attributable to Vornado Realty L.P.475,626
 238,326
 960,571
 803,665
 912,465
Preferred unit distributions(50,830) (65,593) (76,097) (80,736) (81,514)
Preferred share issuance costs(14,486) 
 (7,408) 
 
NET INCOME attributable to Class A unitholders$410,310
 $172,733
 $877,066
 $722,929
 $830,951
          
Per Unit Data:         
Income from continuing operations, net - basic$2.01
 $0.91
 $2.34
 $2.49
 $0.71
Income from continuing operations, net - diluted2.00
 0.90
 2.32
 2.46
 0.70
Net income per Class A unit - basic2.02
 0.84
 4.36
 3.61
 4.17
Net income per Class A unit - diluted2.00
 0.83
 4.32
 3.57
 4.14
Distributions per Class A unit2.52
 2.62
(1) 
2.52
 2.52
(2) 
2.92
          
Balance Sheet Data:         
Total assets$17,180,794
 $17,397,934
 $20,814,847
 $21,143,293
 $21,157,980
Real estate, at cost16,237,883
 14,756,295
 14,187,820
 13,545,295
 12,438,940
Accumulated depreciation and amortization(3,180,175) (2,885,283) (2,581,514) (2,356,728) (2,209,778)
Debt, net9,836,621
 9,729,487
 9,446,670
 9,095,670
 7,557,877
Total equity5,107,883
 5,007,701
 7,618,496
 7,476,078
 7,489,382

(1)Post spin-off of JBG SMITH (NYSE: JBGS) on July 17, 2017.
(2)Post spin-off of Urban Edge Properties (NYSE: UE) on January 15, 2015.


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

Page Number
Overview
Overview - Leasing activity
Critical Accounting Policies
Net Operating Income At Share by Segment for the Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016
Results of Operations:
Year Ended December 31, 2018 Compared to December 31, 2017
Year Ended December 31, 2017 Compared to December 31, 2016
Supplemental Information:
Net Operating Income At Share by Segment for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017
Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 Compared to December 31, 2017
Net Operating Income At Share by Segment for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018
Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 Compared to September 30, 2018
Related Party Transactions
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Financing Activities and Contractual Obligations
Certain Future Cash Requirements
Cash Flows for the Year Ended December 31, 2018 Compared to December 31, 2017
Capital Expenditures for the Year Ended December 31, 2018
Capital Expenditures for the Year Ended December 31, 2017
Capital Expenditures for the Year Ended December 31, 2016
Funds From Operations for the Three Months and Years Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017



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Overview

Vornado Realty Trust (“Vornado”) is a fully‑integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and conducts its business through, and substantially all of its interests in properties are held by, Vornado Realty L.P. (“, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”). Accordingly, Vornado’s cash flow and ability to pay dividends to its shareholders is dependent upon the cash flow of the Operating Partnership”Partnership and the ability of its direct and indirect subsidiaries to first satisfy their obligations to creditors. Vornado is the sole general partner of, and owned approximately 93.4% of the common limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership as of December 31, 2018. All references to the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” mean collectively Vornado, the Operating Partnership and those entities/subsidiaries consolidated by Vornado.
We own and operate office and retail properties with a concentration in the New York City metropolitan area. In addition, we have a 32.4% interest in Alexander’s, Inc. (“Alexander’s”) (NYSE: ALX), which owns seven properties in the greater New York metropolitan area, as well as interests in other real estate and related investments.
Our business objective is to maximize Vornado shareholder value, which we measure by the total return provided to our shareholders. Below is a table comparing Vornado’s performance to the FTSE NAREIT Office Index (“Office REIT”) and the MSCI US REIT Index (“MSCI”) for the following periods ended December 31, 2018:
  
Total Return(1)
 
  Vornado Office REIT MSCI 
 Three-month(14.2)% (11.9)% (6.7)% 
 One-year(17.8)% (14.5)% (4.6)% 
 Three-year(15.6)% 1.8 % 8.9 % 
 Five-year10.6 % 28.5 % 45.6 % 
 Ten-year101.8 % 146.7 % 215.5 % 
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(1)Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance.

We intend to achieve this objective by continuing to pursue our investment philosophy and to execute our operating strategies through:

maintaining a superior team of operating and investment professionals and an entrepreneurial spirit;
investing in properties in select markets, such as New York City, where we believe there is a high likelihood of capital appreciation;
acquiring quality properties at a discount to replacement cost and where there is a significant potential for higher rents;
investing in retail properties in select under-stored locations such as the New York City metropolitan area;
developing and redeveloping our existing properties to increase returns and maximize value; and
investing in operating companies that have a significant real estate component.

We expect to finance our growth, acquisitions and investments using internally generated funds, proceeds from asset sales and by accessing the public and private capital markets. We may also offer Vornado common or preferred shares or Operating Partnership units in exchange for property and may repurchase or otherwise reacquire these securities in the future.
We compete with a large number of real estate property owners and developers, some of which may be willing to accept lower returns on their investments. Principal factors of competition are requiredrents charged, sales prices, attractiveness of location, the quality of the property and the breadth and the quality of services provided. Our success depends upon, among other factors, trends of the global, national, regional and local economies, the financial condition and operating results of current and prospective tenants and customers, availability and cost of capital, construction and renovation costs, taxes, governmental regulations, legislation, population and employment trends. See “Risk Factors” in Item 1A for additional information regarding these factors.

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Vornado Realty Trust
Quarter Ended December 31, 2018 Financial Results Summary
Net income attributable to common shareholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 was $100,494,000, or $0.53 per diluted share, compared to $27,319,000, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the prior year’s quarter. The quarters ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 include certain items that impact net income attributable to common shareholders, which are listed in the table on page 41. The aggregate of these items, net of amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, increased net income attributable to common shareholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 by $49,504,000, or $0.26 per diluted share, and decreased net income attributable to common shareholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2017 by $38,471,000, or $0.20 per diluted share.
Funds From Operations (“FFO”) attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 was $210,100,000, or $1.10 per diluted share, compared to $153,151,000, or $0.80 per diluted share, for the prior year’s quarter. The quarters ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 include certain items that impact FFO, which are listed in the table on page 42. The aggregate of these items, net of amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, increased FFO for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 by $38,673,000, or $0.20 per diluted share and decreased FFO for the quarter ended December 31, 2017 by $33,974,000, or $0.18 per diluted share.

Year Ended December 31, 2018 Financial Results Summary
Net income attributable to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $384,832,000, or $2.01 per diluted share, compared to $162,017,000, or $0.85 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2017. The years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 include certain items that impact net income attributable to common shareholders, which are listed in the table on page 41. The aggregate of these items, net of amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, increased net income attributable to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2018 by $140,938,000, or $0.74 per diluted share, and decreased net income attributable to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2017 by $90,847,000, or $0.47 per diluted share.
FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $729,740,000, or $3.82 per diluted share, compared to $717,805,000, or $3.75 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2017. The years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 include certain items that impact FFO, which are listed in the table on page 42. The aggregate of these items, net of amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, increased FFO by $10,980,000 and $4,782,000, or $0.06 and $0.02 per diluted share, for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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The following table reconciles the difference between our net income attributable to common shareholders and our net income attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted:
(Amounts in thousands)For the Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
For the Year Ended
December 31,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
Certain (income) expense items that impact net income attributable to common shareholders:       
After-tax net gain on sale of 220 Central Park South condominium units$(67,336) $
 $(67,336) $
After-tax purchase price fair value adjustment related to the increase in ownership of the Farley joint venture(27,289) 
 (27,289) 
Our share of loss (income) from real estate fund investments (excluding our $4,252 share of One Park Avenue potential additional transfer taxes)24,366
 (529) 23,749
 10,804
Real estate impairment losses (including our share of partially owned entities)12,000
 145
 12,000
 7,692
Decrease in fair value of marketable securities resulting from a new GAAP accounting standard effective January 1, 2018 (including our share of partially owned entities)3,733
 
 30,335
 
(Income) loss from discontinued operations and sold properties (primarily related to JBG SMITH Properties operating results and transaction costs through July 17, 2017 spin-off and 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium operations through August 3, 2018 sale)(242) 1,664
 5,727
 43,615
Tax expense related to the reduction of our taxable REIT subsidiaries deferred tax assets
 34,800
 
 34,800
Net gains on sale of real estate (including our share of partially owned entities)
 (585) (28,104) (21,574)
Net gain on sale of our ownership interests in 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium
 
 (134,032) 
Net gain on the repayment of our loan investment in 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium
 
 (7,308) 
Our share of potential additional New York City transfer taxes based on a Tax Tribunal interpretation which Vornado is appealing
 
 23,503
 
Preferred share issuance costs
 
 14,486
 
Impairment loss on investment in Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust ("PREIT")
 
 
 44,465
Net gain resulting from Urban Edge Properties ("UE") operating partnership unit issuances
 
 
 (21,100)
Net gain on repayment of our Suffolk Downs JV debt investments
 
 
 (11,373)
Other1,996
 5,515
 4,046
 9,900
 (52,772) 41,010
 (150,223) 97,229
Noncontrolling interests' share of above adjustments3,268
 (2,539) 9,285
 (6,382)
Total of certain (income) expense items that impact net income attributable to common shareholders$(49,504) $38,471
 $(140,938) $90,847

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The following table reconciles the difference between our FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions and our FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions, as adjusted:
(Amounts in thousands)For the Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
For the Year Ended
December 31,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
Certain (income) expense items that impact FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions:       
After-tax net gain on sale of 220 Central Park South condominium units$(67,336) $
 $(67,336) $
Our share of FFO from real estate fund investments (excluding our $4,252 share of One Park Avenue potential additional transfer taxes)24,366
 (529) 23,749
 10,804
FFO from discontinued operations and sold properties (primarily related to JBG SMITH Properties operating results and transaction costs through July 17, 2017 spin-off and 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium operations through August 3, 2018 sale)(242) (4,006) (2,834) (73,240)
Tax expense related to the reduction of our taxable REIT subsidiaries deferred tax assets
 34,800
 
 34,800
Our share of potential additional New York City transfer taxes based on a Tax Tribunal interpretation which Vornado is appealing
 
 23,503
 
Preferred share issuance costs
 
 14,486
 
Net gain on the repayment of our loan investment in 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium
 
 (7,308) 
Impairment loss on investment in PREIT
 
 
 44,465
Net gain resulting from UE operating partnership unit issuances
 
 
 (21,100)
Net gain on repayment of our Suffolk Downs JV debt investments
 
 
 (11,373)
Other1,987
 5,951
 4,033
 10,328
 (41,225) 36,216
 (11,707) (5,316)
Noncontrolling interests' share of above adjustments2,552
 (2,242) 727
 534
Total of certain (income) expense items that impact FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions, net$(38,673) $33,974
 $(10,980) $(4,782)

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Same Store Net Operating Income ("NOI") At Share
The percentage increase (decrease) in same store NOI at share and same store NOI at share - cash basis of our New York segment, theMART and 555 California Street are summarized below.
 Total 
New York(1)
 theMART 555 California Street
Same store NOI at share % increase (decrease):       
Year ended December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 20170.8 % 1.4 % (12.2)%
(2) 
14.9%
Year ended December 31, 2017 compared to December 31, 20162.7 % 2.7 % 4.2 %
(3) 
1.9%
Three months ended December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017(6.3)% (3.1)% (56.6)%
(2) 
16.8%
Three months ended December 31, 2018 compared to September 30, 2018(5.3)% (1.1)% (58.0)%
(2) 
3.8%
        
Same store NOI at share - cash basis % increase (decrease):   
  
  
Year ended December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 20173.9 % 4.3 % (6.5)%
(2) 
18.1%
Year ended December 31, 2017 compared to December 31, 201611.8 % 11.3 % 7.6 %
(3) 
36.0%
Three months ended December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017(1.7)% 1.9 % (49.8)%
(2) 
15.8%
Three months ended December 31, 2018 compared to September 30, 2018(4.2)%  % (52.9)%
(2) 
5.7%

Increase
(Decrease)
(1)Excluding Hotel Pennsylvania, same store NOI at share % increase (decrease):
Year ended December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 20171.5 %
Year ended December 31, 2017 compared to December 31, 20162.3 %
Three months ended December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017(3.0)%
Three months ended December 31, 2018 compared to September 30, 2018(1.7)%
Excluding Hotel Pennsylvania, same store NOI at share - cash basis % increase (decrease):
Year ended December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 20174.5 %
Year ended December 31, 2017 compared to December 31, 201611.0 %
Three months ended December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 20172.1 %
Three months ended December 31, 2018 compared to September 30, 2018(0.6)%
(2)Includes additional real estate tax expense accruals of $15,148,000 and $12,124,000 for the year and three months ended December 31, 2018, respectively, due to an increase in the tax-assessed value of theMART.
(3)
The year ended December 31, 2016 includes a $2,000,000 reversal of an expense accrued in 2015. Excluding this amount, same store NOI at share increased by 6.4% and same store NOI at share - cash basis increased by 10.0%.

Calculations of same store NOI at share, reconciliations of our net income to NOI at share, NOI at share - cash basis and FFO and the reasons we consider these non-GAAP financial measures useful are provided in the following pages of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

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Acquisitions

537 West 26th Street

On February 9, 2018, we acquired 537 West 26th Street, a 14,000 square foot commercial property adjacent to our 260 Eleventh Avenue office property, and 55,000 square feet of additional zoning air rights for $44,000,000.

1535 Broadway

On July 30, 2012, we entered into a lease with Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: HST) (“Host”), under which we redeveloped the retail and signage components of the Marriott Times Square Hotel. We accounted for this lease as a “capital lease” and recorded a $240,000,000 capital lease asset and liability. On September 21, 2018, we acquired the retail condominium from Host for $442,000,000 (inclusive of the $240,000,000 capital lease liability). The original lease transaction provided that we would become the 100% owner through a put/call arrangement, based on a pre-negotiated formula. This transaction satisfies the put/call arrangement. Our 100% fee interest includes 45,000 square feet of retail, the 1,611 seat Marquis Theater and the largest digital sign in New York with a 330 linear foot, 25,000 square foot display.

Farley Office and Retail Building

On October 30, 2018, we increased our ownership interest in the joint venture that is developing the Farley Office and Retail Building to 95.0% from 50.1% by acquiring a 44.9% additional ownership interest from the Related Companies ("Related"). The purchase price was $41,500,000 plus the reimbursement of $33,026,000 of costs funded by Related through October 30, 2018. We consolidate the accounts of the joint venture as of October 30, 2018. In connection therewith, we recorded a net gain of $44,060,000, which is included in "purchase price fair value adjustment" on our consolidated statements of income. As a result of this gain, because we hold our investment in the joint venture through a taxable REIT subsidiary, $16,771,000 of income tax expense was recognized on our consolidated statements of income.

Dispositions

On January 17, 2018, Vornado Capital Partners Real Estate Fund (the "Fund") completed the sale of the retail condominium at 11 East 68th Street, a property located on Madison Avenue and 68th Street, for $82,000,000. From the inception of this investment through its disposition, the Fund realized a $46,259,000 net gain.

On June 21, 2018 we completed the $45,000,000 sale of 27 Washington Square North, which resulted in a net gain of $23,559,000 which is included in "net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets" on our consolidated statements of income.

On August 3, 2018, we completed the sale of our 49.5% interests in the 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium. We received net proceeds of $120,000,000 and recognized a financial statement gain of $134,032,000 which is included in "net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets" on our consolidated statements of income. The gain for tax purposes was approximately $254,000,000. We continue to own all of the 666 Fifth Avenue Retail Condominium encompassing the Uniqlo, Tissot and Hollister stores with 125 linear feet of frontage on Fifth Avenue between 52nd and 53rd Street. Concurrently with the sale of our interests, the existing mortgage loan on the property was repaid and we received net proceeds of $55,244,000 for the participation we held in the mortgage loan. We recognized a financial statement gain of $7,308,000, which is included in "net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets" on our consolidated statements of income.

Financings

Preferred Securities
On January 4 and 11, 2018, we redeemed all of the outstanding 6.625% Series G and Series I cumulative redeemable preferred shares/units at their combinedredemption price of $25.00 per share/unit, or $470,000,000 in the aggregate, plus accrued and unpaid dividends/distributions through the date of redemption, and expensed $14,486,000 of previously capitalized issuance costs.


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Unsecured Term Loan

On October 26, 2018, we extended our $750,000,000 unsecured term loan from October 2020 to February 2024. The interest rate on the extended unsecured term loan was lowered from LIBOR plus 1.15% to LIBOR plus 1.00% (3.52% as of December 31, 2018). In connection with the extension of our unsecured term loan, we entered into an interest rate swap from LIBOR plus 1.00% to a fixed rate of 3.87% through October 2023.

Other Financings

On January 5, 2018, we completed a $100,000,000 refinancing of 33-00 Northern Boulevard (Center Building), a 471,000 square foot office building in Long Island City, New York. The seven-year loan is at LIBOR plus 1.80%, which was swapped to a fixed rate of 4.14%. We realized net proceeds of approximately $37,200,000 after repayment of the existing 4.43% $59,800,000 mortgage and closing costs.

On April 19, 2018, the joint venture between the Fund and the Crowne Plaza Joint Venture completed a $255,000,000 refinancing of the Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel. The interest-only loan is at LIBOR plus 3.53% (6.00% at December 31, 2018) and matures in May 2020 with three one-year extension options. In connection therewith, the joint venture purchased an interest rate cap that caps LIBOR at a rate of 4.00%. The Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel was previously encumbered by a $310,000,000 interest-only mortgage at LIBOR plus 2.80%, which was scheduled to mature in December 2018.

On June 11, 2018, the joint venture that owns Independence Plaza, a three-building 1,327 unit residential complex in the Tribeca submarket of Manhattan completed a $675,000,000 refinancing of Independence Plaza. The seven-year interest-only loan matures in July 2025 and has a fixed rate of 4.25%. Our share of net proceeds, after repayment of the existing 3.48% $550,000,000 mortgage and closing costs, was $55,618,000.

On August 9, 2018, we completed a $120,000,000 refinancing of 4 Union Square South, a 206,000 square foot Manhattan retail property. The interest-only loan carries a rate of LIBOR plus 1.40% (3.75% as of December 31, 2018) and matures in 2025, as extended. The property was previously encumbered by a $113,000,000 mortgage at LIBOR plus 2.15%, which was scheduled to mature in 2019.

On November 16, 2018, we completed a $205,000,000 refinancing of 150 West 34th Street, a 78,000 square foot Manhattan retail property. The interest-only loan carries a rate of LIBOR plus 1.88% (4.26% as of December 31, 2018) and matures in 2024, as extended. Concurrently, we invested $105,000,000 in a participation in the refinanced mortgage loan, which earns interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.00% (4.38% as of December 31, 2018) and also matures in 2024, as extended, and is included in "other assets" on our consolidated balance sheets. The property was previously encumbered by a mortgage of the same amount at LIBOR plus 2.25%, which was scheduled to mature in 2020.

Other Activities

220 Central Park South ("220 CPS")

During the fourth quarter of 2018, we completed the sale of 11 condominium units at 220 CPS for net proceeds aggregating $214,776,000 and resulting in a financial statement net gain of $81,224,000 which is included in "net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets" on our consolidated statements of income. In connection with these sales, $13,888,000 of income tax expense was recognized in our consolidated statements of income and $213,000,000 of the $950,000,000 220 CPS loan was repaid.


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Leasing Activity
The leasing activity and related statistics in the tables below are based on leases signed during the period and are not intended to coincide with the commencement of rental revenue in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Second generation relet space represents square footage that has not been vacant for more than nine months and tenant improvements and leasing commissions are based on our share of square feet leased during the period.
(Square feet in thousands)New York    
 Office Retail theMART 555 California Street
Quarter Ended December 31, 2018:       
Total square feet leased479
 26
 46
 
Our share of square feet leased415
 17
 46
 
Initial rent(1)
$72.97
 $211.34
 $60.73
 $
Weighted average lease term (years)7.7
 8.2
 5.6
 
Second generation relet space:       
Square feet357
 7
 46
 
GAAP basis:       
Straight-line rent(2)
$67.56
 $228.99
 $61.28
 $
Prior straight-line rent$63.17
 $222.39
 $56.40
 $
Percentage increase6.9% 3.0% 8.7% %
Cash basis:       
Initial rent(1)
$67.22
 $219.50
 $60.73
 $
Prior escalated rent$66.41
 $217.08
 $58.87
 $
Percentage increase1.2% 1.1% 3.2% %
Tenant improvements and leasing commissions:       
Per square foot$78.71
 $144.50
 $9.03
 $
Per square foot per annum:$10.22
 $17.62
 $1.61
 $
Percentage of initial rent14.0% 8.3% 2.7% %
Year Ended December 31, 2018:       
Total square feet leased1,827
 255
 243
 249
Our share of square feet leased1,627
 236
 243
 174
Initial rent(1)
$79.03
 $171.25
 $53.47
 $89.28
Weighted average lease term (years)9.6
 5.5
 5.8
 10.3
Second generation relet space:       
Square feet1,347
 216
 232
 62
GAAP basis:       
Straight-line rent(2)
$81.57
 $180.01
 $54.11
 $104.06
Prior straight-line rent$60.99
 $232.98
 $44.77
 $77.46
Percentage increase (decrease)33.7% (22.7)% 20.9% 34.3%
Cash basis:       
Initial rent(1)
$79.22
 $164.74
 $53.49
 $97.28
Prior escalated rent$64.59
 $166.35
 $47.48
 $85.77
Percentage increase (decrease)22.7% (1.0)% 12.7% 13.4%
Tenant improvements and leasing commissions:       
Per square foot$92.69
 $59.17
 $17.63
 $94.98
Per square foot per annum:$9.66
 $10.76
 $3.04
 $9.22
Percentage of initial rent12.2% 6.3 % 5.7% 10.3%
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See notes on the following page.

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(Square feet in thousands)New York    
 Office Retail theMART 555 California Street
Year Ended December 31, 2017:       
Total square feet leased1,867
 126
 345
 285
Our share of square feet leased:1,469
 97
 345
 200
Initial rent(1)
$78.72
 $318.67
 $47.60
 $88.42
Weighted average lease term (years)8.1
 7.6
 6.6
 7.2
Second generation relet space:       
Square feet1,018
 61
 319
 152
GAAP basis:       
Straight-line rent(2)
$74.28
 $171.74
 $47.93
 $99.53
Prior straight-line rent$65.85
 $135.81
 $38.04
 $80.15
Percentage increase12.8% 26.5% 26.0% 24.2%
Cash basis:       
Initial rent(1)
$76.03
 $159.53
 $47.55
 $94.14
Prior escalated rent$69.19
 $127.18
 $40.77
 $84.76
Percentage increase9.9% 25.4% 16.6% 11.1%
Tenant improvements and leasing commissions:       
Per square foot$73.97
 $209.76
 $33.86
 $74.38
Per square foot per annum:$9.13
 $27.60
 $5.13
 $10.33
Percentage of initial rent11.6% 8.7% 10.8% 11.7%

(1)Represents the cash basis weighted average starting rent per square foot, which is generally indicative of market rents. Most leases include free rent and periodic step-ups in rent which are not included in the initial cash basis rent per square foot but are included in the GAAP basis straight-line rent per square foot.
(2)Represents the GAAP basis weighted average rent per square foot that is recognized over the term of the respective leases, and includes the effect of free rent and periodic step-ups in rent.

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Square footage (in service) and Occupancy as of December 31, 2018:
(Square feet in thousands)  Square Feet (in service)  
 
Number of
properties
 
Total
Portfolio
 
Our
Share
 Occupancy %
New York:       
Office36
 19,858
 16,632
 97.2%
Retail (includes retail properties that are in the base of our office properties)71
 2,648
 2,419
 97.3%
Residential - 1,687 units10
 1,533
 800
 96.6%
Alexander's, including 312 residential units7
 2,437
 790
 91.4%
Hotel Pennsylvania1
 1,400
 1,400
  
   27,876
 22,041
 97.0%
        
Other: 
      
theMART3
 3,694
 3,685
 94.7%
555 California Street3
 1,743
 1,220
 99.4%
Other10
 2,522
 1,187
 92.8%
  
 7,959
 6,092
  
        
Total square feet at December 31, 2018 
 35,835
 28,133
  


Square footage (in service) and Occupancy as of December 31, 2017:
(Square feet in thousands)  Square Feet (in service)  
 
Number of
properties
 
Total
Portfolio
 
Our
Share
 Occupancy %
New York:       
Office36
 20,256
 16,982
 97.1%
Retail (includes retail properties that are in the base of our office properties)71
 2,720
 2,471
 96.9%
Residential - 1,697 units11
 1,568
 835
 96.7%
Alexander's, including 312 residential units7
 2,437
 790
 99.3%
Hotel Pennsylvania1
 1,400
 1,400
  
   28,381
 22,478
 97.2%
        
Other: 
      
theMART3
 3,689
 3,680
 98.6%
555 California Street3
 1,741
 1,219
 94.2%
Other11
 2,525
 1,188
 93.6%
  
 7,955
 6,087
  
        
Total square feet at December 31, 2017 
 36,336
 28,565
  


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Critical Accounting Policies

In preparing the consolidated financial statements we have made estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Set forth below is a summary of the accounting policies that we believe are critical to the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. The summary should be read in conjunction with the more complete discussion of our accounting policies included in Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Real Estate
Real estate is carried at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Betterments, major renewals and certain costs directly related to the improvement and leasing of real estate are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. For redevelopment of existing operating properties, the net book value of the existing property under redevelopment plus the cost for the construction and improvements incurred in connection with the redevelopment are capitalized to the extent the capitalized costs of the property do not exceed the estimated fair value of the redeveloped property when complete. If the cost of the redeveloped property, including the net book value of the existing property, exceeds the estimated fair value of the redeveloped property, the excess is charged to expense. Depreciation is recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives which range from 7 to 40 years. Tenant allowances are amortized on a straight-line basis over the lives of the related leases, which approximate the useful lives of the assets.

Upon the acquisition of real estate we assess the fair value of acquired assets (including land, buildings and improvements, identified intangibles, such as acquired above and below-market leases, acquired in-place leases and tenant relationships) and acquired liabilities and we allocate the purchase price based on these assessments which are on a relative fair value basis. We assess fair value based on estimated cash flow projections that utilize appropriate discount and capitalization rates and available market information. Estimates of future cash flows are based on a number of factors including historical operating results, known trends, and market/economic conditions. We amortize identified intangibles that have finite lives over the period they are expected to contribute directly or indirectly to the future cash flows of the property or business acquired.
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the carrying amounts of real estate, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization, were $13.1 billion and $11.9 billion, respectively. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the carrying amounts of identified intangible assets (including acquired above-market leases, tenant relationships and acquired in-place leases) were $136,781,000 and $159,260,000, respectively, and the carrying amounts of identified intangible liabilities, a component of “deferred revenue” on our consolidated balance sheets, were $161,594,000 and $205,600,000, respectively.
Our properties, including any related intangible assets, are individually reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment exists when the carrying amount of an asset exceeds the aggregate projected future cash flows over the anticipated holding period on an undiscounted basis. An impairment loss is measured based on the excess of the property’s carrying amount over its estimated fair value. Impairment analyses are based on our current plans, intended holding periods and available market information at the time the analyses are prepared. If our estimates of the projected future cash flows, anticipated holding periods, or market conditions change, our evaluation of impairment losses may be different and such differences could be material to our consolidated financial statements. The evaluation of anticipated discounted cash flows is subjective and is based, in part, on assumptions regarding future occupancy, rental rates and capital requirements that could differ materially from actual results. Plans to hold properties over longer periods decrease the likelihood of recording impairment losses.

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Partially Owned Entities
We consolidate entities in which we have a controlling financial interest. In determining whether we have a controlling financial interest in a partially owned entity and the requirement to consolidate the accounts of that entity, we consider whether the entity is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and whether we are the primary beneficiary, or hold a majority of the voting interests of the entity. We are deemed to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE when we have (i) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. We generally do not control a partially owned entity if the approval of all of the partners/members is contractually required with respect to decisions that most significantly impact the performance of the partially owned entity. This includes decisions regarding operating/capital budgets, and the placement of new or additional financing secured by the assets of the venture, among others. We account for investments under the equity method when the requirements for consolidation are not met, and we have significant influence over the operations of the investee. Equity method investments are initially recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted for our share of net income or loss and cash contributions and distributions each period. Investments that do not qualify for consolidation or equity method accounting are accounted for under the cost method.
Investments in partially owned entities are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recorded when there is a decline in the fair value below the carrying value and we conclude such decline is other-than-temporary. An impairment loss is measured based on the excess of the carrying amount of an investment over its estimated fair value. Impairment analyses are based on current plans, intended holding periods and available information at the time the analyses are prepared. The ultimate realization of our investments in partially owned entities is dependent on a number of factors, including the performance of each investment and market conditions. If our estimates of the projected future cash flows, the nature of development activities for properties for which such activities are planned and the estimated fair value of the investment change based on market conditions or otherwise, our evaluation of impairment losses may be different and such differences could be material to our consolidated financial statements. The evaluation of anticipated cash flows is subjective and is based, in part, on assumptions regarding future occupancy, rental rates and capital requirements that could differ materially from actual results. 
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the carrying amounts of investments in partially owned entities were $0.9 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively.

Revenue Recognition
We have the following revenue sources and revenue recognition policies:
Base rent is revenue arising from tenant leases. These rents are recognized over the non-cancelable term of the related leases on a straight-line basis which includes the effects of rent steps and rent abatements. We commence rental revenue recognition when the tenant takes possession of the leased space and the leased space is substantially ready for its intended use. In addition, in circumstances where we provide a tenant improvement allowance for improvements that are owned by the tenant, we recognize the allowance as a reduction of rental revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

Hotel revenue arising from the operation of Hotel Pennsylvania consists of room revenue, food and beverage revenue, and banquet revenue. Room revenue is recognized when rooms are occupied. Food and beverage and banquet revenue are recognized when the services have been transferred.

Trade shows revenue arising from the operation of trade shows is primarily booth rentals. This revenue is recognized upon the occurrence of the trade shows.

Operating expense reimbursements is revenue arising from tenant leases which provide for the recovery of all or a portion of the operating expenses and real estate taxes of the common areas of our properties. Revenue is generally recognized in the same period as the related expenses are incurred.

Tenant services is revenue arising from sub-metered electric, elevator, trash removal and other services provided to tenants at their request. This revenue is recognized as the services are transferred.

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Critical Accounting Policies - continued

Revenue Recognition - continued

Fee and other income includes management, leasing and other revenue arising from contractual agreements with third parties or with partially owned entities, and includes Building Maintenance Service (“BMS”) cleaning, engineering and security services. This revenue is recognized as the services are transferred. Fee and other income also includes lease termination fee income which is recognized immediately if a tenant vacates or is recognized on a straight-line basis over the shortened remaining lease term.
Before we recognize revenue, we assess, among other things, its collectability. If our assessment of the collectability of revenue changes, the impact on our consolidated financial statements could be material.
Income Taxes
Vornado operates in a manner intended to enable it to continue to qualify as a REIT under Sections 856-860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Under those sections, a REIT which distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income as a dividend to its shareholders each year and which meets certain other conditions will not be taxed on that portion of its taxable income which is distributed to its shareholders. Vornado distributes to its shareholders 100% of its taxable income and therefore, no provision for Federal income taxes is required. If Vornado fails to distribute the required amount of income to its shareholders, or fails to meet other REIT requirements, it may fail to qualify as a REIT which may result in substantial adverse tax consequences.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion concerning recent accounting pronouncements.



Net Operating Income At Share by Segment for the Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016
NOI represents total revenues less operating expenses. We consider NOI to be the primary non-GAAP financial measure for making decisions and assessing the unlevered performance of our segments as it relates to the total return on assets as opposed to the levered return on equity. As properties are bought and sold based on NOI, we utilize this measure to make investment decisions as well as to compare the performance of our assets to that of our peers. NOI should not be considered a substitute for net income. NOI may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.

Below is a summary of NOI at share and NOI at share - cash basis by segment for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31, 2018
 Total New York Other
Total revenues$2,163,720
 $1,836,036
 $327,684
Operating expenses963,478
 806,464
 157,014
NOI - consolidated1,200,242
 1,029,572
 170,670
Deduct: NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries(71,186) (48,490) (22,696)
Add: Our share of NOI from partially owned entities253,564
 195,908
 57,656
NOI at share1,382,620
 1,176,990
 205,630
Non-cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net and other(44,704) (45,427) 723
NOI at share - cash basis$1,337,916
 $1,131,563
 $206,353

(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
 Total New York Other
Total revenues$2,084,126
 $1,779,307
 $304,819
Operating expenses886,596
 756,670
 129,926
NOI - consolidated1,197,530
 1,022,637
 174,893
Deduct: NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries(65,311) (45,899) (19,412)
Add: Our share of NOI from partially owned entities269,164
 189,327
 79,837
NOI at share1,401,383
 1,166,065
 235,318
Non-cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net and other(86,842) (79,202) (7,640)
NOI at share - cash basis$1,314,541
 $1,086,863
 $227,678

(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31, 2016
 Total New York Other
Total revenues$2,003,742
 $1,713,374
 $290,368
Operating expenses844,566
 716,754
 127,812
NOI - consolidated1,159,176
 996,620
 162,556
Deduct: NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries(66,182) (47,480) (18,702)
Add: Our share of NOI from partially owned entities271,114
 159,386
 111,728
NOI at share1,364,108
 1,108,526
 255,582
Non-cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net and other(170,477) (143,239) (27,238)
NOI at share - cash basis$1,193,631
 $965,287
 $228,344



Net Operating Income At Share by Segment for the Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 - continued

The elements of our New York and Other NOI at share for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 are summarized below.

(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
New York:     
Office$743,001
 $721,183
 $662,221
Retail353,425
 359,944
 364,953
Residential23,515
 24,370
 25,060
Alexander's45,133
 47,302
 47,295
Hotel Pennsylvania11,916
 13,266
 8,997
Total New York1,176,990
 1,166,065
 1,108,526
      
Other:     
theMART(1)
90,929
 102,339
 98,498
555 California Street54,691
 47,588
 45,848
Other investments(2)
60,010
 85,391
 111,236
Total Other205,630
 235,318
 255,582
      
NOI at share$1,382,620
 $1,401,383
 $1,364,108

(1)
The year ended December 31, 2018 includes an additional $15,148 real estate tax expense accrual due to an increase in the tax-assessed value of theMART.
(2)The years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 include $12,145, $20,636 and $25,004, respectively from 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium (sold on August 3, 2018). The years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 include $6,960 and $5,621, respectively from India real estate ventures which were sold in 2017.


The elements of our New York and Other NOI at share - cash basis for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 are summarized below.

(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
New York:     
Office$726,108
 $678,839
 $593,785
Retail324,219
 324,318
 292,019
Residential22,076
 21,626
 22,285
Alexander's47,040
 48,683
 48,070
Hotel Pennsylvania12,120
 13,397
 9,128
Total New York1,131,563
 1,086,863
 965,287
      
Other:     
theMART(1)
94,070
 99,242
 92,571
555 California Street53,488
 45,281
 32,601
Other investments(2)
58,795
 83,155
 103,172
Total Other206,353
 227,678
 228,344
      
NOI at share - cash basis$1,337,916
 $1,314,541
 $1,193,631

(1)
The year ended December 31, 2018 includes an additional $15,148 real estate tax expense accrual due to an increase in the tax-assessed value of theMART.
(2)The years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 include $12,025, $20,853 and $22,388, respectively from 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium (sold on August 3, 2018). The years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 include $6,960 and $5,621, respectively from India real estate ventures which were sold in 2017.


Reconciliation of Net Income to Net Operating Income At Share and Net Operating Income At Share - Cash Basis for the Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016

Below is a reconciliation of net income to NOI at share and NOI at share - cash basis for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.

(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
Net income$422,603
 $264,128
 $981,922
      
Deduct:     
Income from partially owned entities(9,149) (15,200) (168,948)
Loss (income) from real estate fund investments89,231
 (3,240) 23,602
Interest and other investment income, net(17,057) (30,861) (24,335)
Net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets(246,031) (501) (160,433)
Purchase price fair value adjustment(44,060) 
 
(Income) loss from discontinued operations(638) 13,228
 (404,912)
NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries(71,186) (65,311) (66,182)
      
Add:     
Depreciation and amortization expense446,570
 429,389
 421,023
General and administrative expense141,871
 150,782
 143,643
Transaction related costs, impairment loss and other31,320
 1,776
 9,451
Our share of NOI from partially owned entities253,564
 269,164
 271,114
Interest and debt expense347,949
 345,654
 330,240
Income tax expense37,633
 42,375
 7,923
NOI at share1,382,620
 1,401,383
 1,364,108
Non cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net and other(44,704) (86,842) (170,477)
NOI at share - cash basis$1,337,916
 $1,314,541
 $1,193,631

Net Operating Income At Share by Region

Below is a summary of the percentages of NOI at share by geographic region for the year ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 .

 For the Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
Region:     
New York City metropolitan area89% 89% 89%
Chicago, IL7% 8% 8%
San Francisco, CA4% 3% 3%
 100% 100% 100%



Results of Operations – Year Ended December 31, 2018 Compared to December 31, 2017
Revenues
Our revenues, which consist of propertyrentals, tenant expense reimbursements, and fee and other income, were $2,163,720,000 in the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to $2,084,126,000 in the prior year, an increase of $79,594,000. Below are the details of the increase by segment:
(Amounts in thousands)     
Increase (decrease) due to:Total New York Other
Property rentals:     
Acquisitions, dispositions and other$362
 $362
 $
Development and redevelopment(4,930) (5,298) 368
Hotel Pennsylvania4,542
 4,542
 
Trade shows522
 
 522
Same store operations44,757
 29,403
 15,354
 45,253
 29,009
 16,244
Tenant expense reimbursements:   
  
 
 Acquisitions, dispositions and other97
 97
 
 Development and redevelopment379
 (24) 403
 Same store operations13,228
 10,702
 2,526
 13,704
 10,775
 2,929
Fee and other income:   
  
 
BMS cleaning fees16,214
 18,102
(1) 
(1,888)
Management and leasing fees3,237
 3,604
 (367)
Lease termination fees(6,027) (7,097) 1,070
Other income7,213
 2,336
 4,877
 20,637
 16,945
 3,692
      
Total increase in revenues$79,594
 $56,729
 $22,865

(1)Primarily due to an increase in third party cleaning fees for services provided to JBGS, Skyline Properties and tenants at theMART.




Results of Operations – Year Ended December 31, 2018 Compared to December 31, 2017 - continued

Expenses
Our expenses, which consist primarily of operating, depreciation and amortization, general and administrative, (benefit) expense from deferred compensation plan liability, and transaction related costs, impairment loss and other, were $1,580,759,000 in the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to $1,475,475,000 in the prior year, an increase of $105,284,000. Below are the details of the increase by segment:
(Amounts in thousands) 
  
  
 
Increase (decrease) due to:Total New York Other 
Operating: 
  
  
 
Acquisitions, dispositions and other$671
 $671
 $
 
Development and redevelopment(98) (1,312) 1,214
 
Non-reimbursable expenses, including bad debt reserves1,269
 790
 479
 
Hotel Pennsylvania5,816
 5,816
 
 
Trade shows(73) 
 (73) 
BMS expenses13,439
 15,327
(1) 
(1,888) 
Same store operations55,858
 28,502
 27,356
(2) 
 76,882
 49,794
 27,088
 
       
Depreciation and amortization:      
Acquisitions, dispositions and other(1,876) (1,876) 
 
Development and redevelopment4,381
 4,376
 5
 
Same store operations14,676
 11,944
 2,732
 
 17,181
 14,444
 2,737
 
       
General and administrative(8,911)
(3) 
95
 (9,006) 
       
Benefit from deferred compensation plan liability(9,412) 
 (9,412) 
       
Transaction related costs, impairment loss and other29,544
 25,103
(4) 
4,441
 
       
Total increase in expenses$105,284
 $89,436
 $15,848
 
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(1)Primarily due to an increase in third party cleaning fees for services provided to JBGS, Skyline Properties and tenants at theMART.
(2)Primarily due to additional real estate tax expense accrual of $15,148 due to an increase in the tax-assessed value of theMART in December 2018.
(3)Primarily due to higher capitalized development payroll in 2018.
(4)Due to a $13,103 potential additional New York City real property transfer tax payment (“Transfer Tax”), which we are contesting, related to the December 2012 acquisition of Independence Plaza and a $12,000 non-cash impairment loss.




Results of Operations – Year Ended December 31, 2018 Compared to December 31, 2017 - continued

Income from Partially Owned Entities
Below are the components of income from partially owned entities for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.
(Amounts in thousands)Percentage
Ownership at
December 31, 2018
 For the Year Ended December 31,
  2018 2017
Our share of net income (loss):     
Alexander's(1)
32.4% $15,045
 $31,853
UE(2)
4.5% 4,460
 27,328
Partially owned office buildings(3)
Various (3,085) 2,109
PREIT(4)
7.9% (3,015) (53,325)
Other investments(5)
Various (4,256) 7,235
   $9,149
 $15,200
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(1)2018 includes (i) our $7,708 share of Alexander's potential additional Transfer Tax, (ii) our $3,882 share of expense related to the decrease in fair value of marketable securities held by Alexander’s and (iii) our $1,085 share of a non-cash straight-line rent write-off adjustment related to Sears Roebuck and Co. which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief and (iv) our $518 share of Alexander’s litigation expense due to a settlement. 
(2)2017 includes $21,100 of net gains resulting from UE operating partnership unit issuances.
(3)Includes interests in 280 Park Avenue, 650 Madison Avenue, One Park Avenue, 7 West 34th Street, 330 Madison Avenue, 512 West 22nd Street, 85 Tenth Avenue and others. 2018 includes our $4,978 share of potential additional Transfer Tax related to the March 2011 acquisition of One Park Avenue.
(4)2017 includes a $44,465 non-cash impairment loss.
(5)Includes interests in Independence Plaza, Fashion Centre Mall/Washington Tower, Rosslyn Plaza, 50-70 West 93rd Street, 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium (sold on August 3, 2018) and others. In 2017, we recognized $26,687 of net gains, comprised of $15,314 for our share of a net gain on the sale of Suffolk Downs and $11,373 for the net gain on repayment of our debt investments in Suffolk Downs JV. In 2018 and 2017, we recognized net losses of $4,873 and $25,414, respectively, from our 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium joint venture as a result of our share of depreciation expense.

(Loss) Income from Real Estate Fund Investments
Below are the components of the loss from our real estate fund investments for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.
(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017
Net investment income$6,105
 $18,507
Net unrealized loss on held investments(83,794) (25,807)
Net realized (loss) gain on exited investments(912) 36,078
Previously recorded unrealized gain on exited investment
 (25,538)
Transfer Tax(10,630) 
(Loss) income from real estate fund investments(89,231) 3,240
Less loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries61,230
 (14,044)
Loss from real estate fund investments attributable to the Operating Partnership (includes $4,252 of loss related to One Park Avenue potential additional transfer taxes and reduction in carried interest for the year ended December 31, 2018)(28,001) (10,804)
Less loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership1,732
 673
Loss from real estate fund investments attributable to Vornado$(26,269) $(10,131)



Results of Operations – Year Ended December 31, 2018 Compared to December 31, 2017 - continued

Interest and Other Investment Income, net

Below are the components of interest and other investment, net for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.

(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017
Decrease in fair value of marketable securities(1)
$(26,453) $
Interest on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash15,827
 8,171
Dividends on marketable securities13,339
 13,276
Interest on loans receivable(2)
10,298
 4,352
Other, net4,046
 5,062
 $17,057
 $30,861
____________________
(1)
On January 1, 2018, we adopted ASU 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which requires changes in the fair value of our marketable securities to be recorded in current period earnings. Previously, changes in the fair value of marketable securities were recognized in "accumulated other comprehensive income" on our consolidated balance sheets.
(2)Includes $6,707 of profit participation in connection with an investment in a mezzanine loan which was previously repaid to us for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Interest and Debt Expense
Interest and debt expense was $347,949,000 in the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to $345,654,000 in the prior year, an increase of $2,295,000. This increase was primarily due to (i) $25,036,000 of higher interest expense resulting from higher average interest rates on our variable rate loans, and (ii) $9,753,000 of higher interest expense on our $750,000,000 delayed draw term loan which was fully drawn in October 2017, partially offset by (iii) $24,935,000 higher capitalized interest and debt expense and (iv) $6,475,000 lower capital lease interest, resulting from our acquisition of the retail at 1535 Broadway and termination of the existing capital lease structure.
Purchase Price Fair Value Adjustment

The purchase price fair value adjustment of $44,060,000 in the year ended December 31, 2018 represents the difference between the estimated fair market value and the book basis of our 50.1% interest in the joint venture that is developing the Farley Office and Retail Building as a result of our increased ownership in the joint venture to 95.0% from 50.1%.

Net Gains on Disposition of Wholly Owned and Partially Owned Assets
The net gains of $246,031,000 in the year ended December 31, 2018, resulted primarily from the (i) $134,032,000 net gain on sale of our 49.5% interests in 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium, (ii) $81,224,000 net gain on sales of 220 CPS condominium units, (iii) $23,559,000 net gain on sale of 27 Washington Square North, and (iv) $7,308,000 net gain from repayment of our interest on the mortgage loan on 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium.

Income Tax Expense
In the year ended December 31, 2018, we had an income tax expense of $37,633,000, compared to $42,375,000 in the prior year, a decrease of $4,742,000. This decrease resulted primarily from(i)$34,800,000 of expense in the year ended December 31, 2017 due to the reduction of our taxable REIT subsidiaries' deferred tax assets based on the decrease in corporate tax rates under the December 22, 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, partially offset by (ii) $16,771,000 of income tax expense in the year ended December 31, 2018 due to the $44,060,000 purchase price fair value adjustment recognized as a result of our increased ownership in the joint venture that is developing the Farley Office and Retail Building, and (iii) $13,888,000 of income tax expense in the year ended December 31, 2018 on the sale of 220 CPS condominium units.


Results of Operations – Year Ended December 31, 2018 Compared to December 31, 2017 - continued
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations
We have reclassified the revenues and expenses of our former Washington, DC segment, which was spun off on July 17, 2017, and other related retail assets that were sold to “income (loss) from discontinued operations” and the related assets and liabilities to “other assets” and “other liabilities” for all the periods presented in the accompanying financial statements. The table below sets forth the combined results of assets related to discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.
(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017
Total revenues$1,114
 $261,290
Total expenses1,094
 212,169
 20
 49,121
Net gains on sale of real estate, a lease position and other618
 6,605
JBGS spin-off transaction costs
 (68,662)
Income from partially-owned entities
 435
Pretax income (loss) from discontinued operations638
 (12,501)
Income tax expense
 (727)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations$638
 $(13,228)

Net Loss (Income) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Subsidiaries
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries was $53,023,000 in the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to net income of $25,802,000in the prior year, a decrease in net income of $78,825,000. This decrease resulted primarily from lower net income allocated to the noncontrolling interests of our real estate fund investments.
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership (Vornado Realty Trust)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership was $25,672,000 in the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to $10,910,000 in the prior year, an increase of $14,762,000. This increase resulted primarily from higher net income subject to allocation to unitholders.
Preferred Share Dividends of Vornado Realty Trust
Preferred share dividends were $50,636,000 in the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to $65,399,000 in the prior year, a decrease of $14,763,000. The decrease is comprised of $30,651,000 of savings from the redemption of all of the outstanding 6.625% Series G and Series I cumulative redeemable preferred shares in January 2018, partially offset by a $15,888,000 increase due to the issuance of 5.25% Series M cumulative redeemable preferred shares in December 2017.
Preferred Unit Distributions of Vornado Realty L.P.
Preferred unit distributions were $50,830,000 in the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to $65,593,000 in the prior year, a decrease of $14,763,000. The decrease is comprised of $30,651,000 of savings from the redemption of all the outstanding 6.625% Series G and Series I cumulative redeemable preferred units in January 2018, partially offset by a $15,888,000 increase due to the issuance of 5.25% Series M cumulative redeemable preferred units in December 2017.
Preferred Share/Unit Issuance Costs
In the year ended December 31, 2018, we recognized preferred share/unit issuance costs of $14,486,000 representing the write-off of issuance costs upon the redemption of all the outstanding 6.625% Series G and Series I cumulative redeemable preferred shares/units in January 2018.


Results of Operations – Year Ended December 31, 2018 Compared to December 31, 2017 - continued

Same Store Net Operating Income At Share
Same store NOI at share represents NOI at share from operations which are owned by us and in service in both the current and prior year reporting periods. Same store NOI at share - cash basis is NOI at share from operations before straight-line rental income and expense, amortization of acquired below and above market leases, net and other non-cash adjustments which are owned by us and in service in both the current and prior year reporting periods. We present these non-GAAP measures to (i) facilitate meaningful comparisons of the operational performance of our properties and segments, (ii) make decisions on whether to buy, sell or refinance properties, and (iii) compare the performance of our properties and segments to those of our peers. Same store NOI at share and same store NOI at share - cash basis should not be considered as an alternative to net income or cash flow from operations and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.

Below are reconciliations of NOI at share to same store NOI at share for our New York segment, theMART, 555 California Street and other investments for the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017.
(Amounts in thousands)Total New York theMART 555 California Street Other
NOI at share for the year ended December 31, 2018$1,382,620
 $1,176,990
 $90,929
 $54,691
 $60,010
 Less NOI at share from:         
 Acquisitions(1,534) (1,385) (149) 
 
 Dispositions(351) (351) 
 
 
 Development properties(38,477) (38,477) 
 
 
 Lease termination income, net of write-offs of straight-line receivables and acquired below-market leases, net2,301
 3,025
 (724) 
 
 Other non-operating income, net(62,732) (2,722) 
 
 (60,010)
Same store NOI at share for the year ended December 31, 2018$1,281,827
 $1,137,080
 $90,056
 $54,691
 $
          
NOI at share for the year ended December 31, 2017$1,401,383
 $1,166,065
 $102,339
 $47,588
 $85,391
 Less NOI at share from:         
 Acquisitions36
 (164) 200
 
 
 Dispositions(1,532) (1,532) 
 
 
 Development properties(37,307) (37,307) 
 
 
 Lease termination income, net of write-offs of straight-line receivables and acquired below-market leases, net(2,976) (2,957) (19) 
 
 Other non-operating income, net(88,017) (2,626) 
 
 (85,391)
Same store NOI at share for the year ended December 31, 2017$1,271,587
 $1,121,479
 $102,520
 $47,588
 $
          
Increase (decrease) in same store NOI at share for the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017$10,240
 $15,601
 $(12,464) $7,103
 $
           
% increase (decrease) in same store NOI at share0.8% 1.4%
(1) 
(12.2)%
(2) 
14.9% %
____________________
(1)Excluding Hotel Pennsylvania, same store NOI at share increased by 1.5%.
(2)
The year ended December 31, 2018 includes an additional $15,148 real estate tax expense accrual due to an increase in the tax-assessed value of theMART.


Results of Operations – Year Ended December 31, 2018 Compared to December 31, 2017 - continued

Same Store Net Operating Income At Share - continued
Below are reconciliations of NOI at share - cash basis to same store NOI at share - cash basis for our New York segment, theMART, 555 California Street and other investments for the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017.
(Amounts in thousands)Total New York theMART 555 California Street Other
NOI at share - cash basis for the year ended December 31, 2018$1,337,916
 $1,131,563
 $94,070
 $53,488
 $58,795
 Less NOI at share - cash basis from:         
 Acquisitions(1,235) (1,086) (149) 
 
 Dispositions(287) (287) 
 
 
 Development properties(42,264) (42,264) 
 
 
 Lease termination income(2,105) (1,163) (942) 
 
 Other non-operating income, net(61,515) (2,720) 
 
 (58,795)
Same store NOI at share - cash basis for the year ended December 31, 2018$1,230,510
 $1,084,043
 $92,979
 $53,488
 $
           
NOI at share - cash basis for the year ended December 31, 2017$1,314,541
 $1,086,863
 $99,242
 $45,281
 $83,155
 Less NOI at share - cash basis from:         
 Acquisitions137
 (63) 200
 
 
 Dispositions(1,078) (1,078) 
 
 
 Development properties(38,211) (38,211) 
 
 
 Lease termination income(4,958) (4,927) (31) 
 
 Other non-operating income, net(86,501) (3,346) 
 
 (83,155)
Same store NOI at share - cash basis for the year ended December 31, 2017$1,183,930
 $1,039,238
 $99,411
 $45,281
 $
          
Increase (decrease) in same store NOI at share - cash basis for the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017$46,580
 $44,805
 $(6,432) $8,207
 $
          
% increase (decrease) in same store NOI at share - cash basis3.9% 4.3%
(1) 
(6.5)%
(2) 
18.1% %
____________________
(1)Excluding Hotel Pennsylvania, same store NOI at share - cash basis increased by 4.5%.
(2)The year ended December 31, 2018 includes an additional $15,148 real estate tax expense accrual due to an increase in the tax-assessed value of theMART.



Results of Operations – Year Ended December 31, 2017 Compared to December 31, 2016
Revenues
Our revenues, which consist of property rentals, tenant expense reimbursements, and fee and other income, were $2,084,126,000 in the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to $2,003,742,000 in the prior year, an increase of $80,384,000. Below are the details of the increase by segment:
(Amounts in thousands)     
Increase (decrease) due to:Total New York Other
Property rentals: 
  
  
Acquisitions, dispositions and other$9,455
 $9,229
(1) 
$226
Development and redevelopment824
 (93) 917
Hotel Pennsylvania7,974
 7,974
(2) 

Trade shows(634) 
 (634)
Same store operations35,240
 25,066
 10,174
 52,859
 42,176
 10,683
      
Tenant expense reimbursements:   
  
 
Acquisitions, dispositions and other(2,663) (2,663) 
Development and redevelopment705
 (75) 780
Same store operations13,819
 11,320
 2,499
 11,861
 8,582
 3,279
      
Fee and other income:     
BMS cleaning fees10,718
 13,374
(3) 
(2,656)
Management and leasing fees1,843
 1,068
 775
Lease termination fees(599) 250
 (849)
Other income3,702
 483
 3,219
 15,664
 15,175
 489
      
Total increase in revenues$80,384
 $65,933
 $14,451

(1)Primarily due to (i) $20,515 from the write-off of straight-line rents recorded in 2016, partially offset by (ii) $5,050 from the partial sale of 7 West 34th Street in May 2016 and (iii) $7,834 from the write-off of straight-line receivables and acquired below-market leases, net, recorded in 2017.
(2)Average occupancy and revenue per available room were 87.3% and $121.46, respectively, for 2017 as compared to 84.7% and $113.84, respectively, for 2016.
(3)Primarily due to an increase in third party cleaning agreements for services provided to JBGS, Skyline Properties and tenants at theMART.



Results of Operations – Year Ended December 31, 2017 Compared to December 31, 2016 - continued

Expenses
Our expenses, which consist primarily of operating, depreciation and amortization, general and administrative, expense from deferred compensation plan liability, and transaction related costs and other, were $1,475,475,000 in the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to $1,423,896,000 in the prior year, an increase of $51,579,000. Below are the details of the increase by segment:
(Amounts in thousands)   
  
 
Increase (decrease) due to:Total New York
  
Other
Operating:   
  
 
Acquisitions, dispositions and other$(2,978) $(2,978) $
Development and redevelopment69
 119
 (50)
Non-reimbursable expenses, including bad debt reserves(3,940) (4,109) 169
Hotel Pennsylvania3,721
 3,721
 
Trade shows(1,222) 
 (1,222)
BMS expenses15,368
 12,835
(1) 
2,533
Same store operations31,012
 30,328
 684
 42,030
 39,916
 2,114
      
Depreciation and amortization:     
Acquisitions, dispositions and other2,227
 2,227
 
Development and redevelopment2,752
 3,182
 (430)
Same store operations3,387
 (1,503) 4,890
 8,366
 3,906
 4,460
      
General and administrative7,139
(2) 
4,333
 2,806
      
Expense on deferred compensation plan liability1,719
 
 1,719
      
Transaction related costs and other(7,675) 
 (7,675)
      
Total increase in expenses$51,579
 $48,155
 $3,424

(1)Primarily due to an increase in third party cleaning agreements for services provided to JBGS, Skyline Properties and tenants at theMART.
(2)Primarily due to lower capitalized leasing and development payroll for consolidated projects in 2017 and higher franchise tax in 2017.





Results of Operations – Year Ended December 31, 2017 Compared to December 31, 2016 - continued

Income from Partially Owned Entities
Below are the components of income from partially owned entities for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. 
(Amounts in thousands)Percentage
Ownership at
December 31, 2017
 Year Ended December 31,
  2017 2016
Our share of net (loss) income:     
PREIT(1)
8.0% $(53,325) $(5,213)
Alexander's32.4% 31,853
 34,240
UE(2)
4.5% 27,328
 5,839
Partially owned office buildings(3)
Various 2,109
 5,773
Other investments(4)
Various 7,235
 128,309
   $15,200
 $168,948
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(1)2017 includes a $44,465 non-cash impairment loss.
(2)2017 includes $21,100 of net gains resulting from UE operating partnership unit issuances.
(3)Includes interests in 280 Park Avenue, 650 Madison Avenue, One Park Avenue, 7 West 34th Street, 330 Madison Avenue, 512 West 22nd Street, 85 Tenth Avenue (in 2017 only) and others.
(4)Includes interests in Independence Plaza, Fashion Centre Mall/Washington Tower, Rosslyn Plaza, 50-70 West 93rd Street, 85 Tenth Avenue (in 2016 only), 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium and others. In 2017, we recognized $26,687 of net gains, comprised of $15,314 for our share of a net gain on the sale of Suffolk Downs and $11,373 for the net gain on repayment of our debt investments in Suffolk Downs JV. In 2017 and 2016, we recognized net losses of $25,414 and $41,532, respectively, from our 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium joint venture as a result of our share of depreciation expense. In 2016, the owner of 85 Tenth Avenue completed a 10-year, 4.55% $625,000 refinancing of the property and we received net proceeds of $191,779 in repayment of our existing loans and preferred equity investments. We recognized $160,843 of income as a result of this transaction.

Loss from Real Estate Fund Investments
Below are the components of the loss from our real estate fund investments for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.
(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31,
 2017 2016
Net investment income$18,507
 $17,053
Net realized gain on exited investments36,078
 14,761
Net unrealized loss on held investments(25,807) (41,162)
Previously recorded unrealized gain on exited investment(25,538) (14,254)
Income (loss) from real estate fund investments3,240
 (23,602)
Less (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries(14,044) 2,560
Loss from real estate fund investments attributable to the Operating Partnership(10,804) (21,042)
Less loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership673
 1,270
Loss from real estate fund investments attributable to Vornado$(10,131) $(19,772)



Results of Operations – Year Ended December 31, 2017 Compared to December 31, 2016 - continued

Interest and Other Investment Income, net

Below are the components of interest and other investment, net for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31,
 2017 2016
Dividends on marketable securities$13,276
 $13,135
Interest on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash8,171
 3,622
Interest on loans receivable4,352
 3,890
Other, net5,062
 3,688
 $30,861
 $24,335

Interest and Debt Expense
Interest and debt expense was $345,654,000 in the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to $330,240,000 in the prior year, an increase of $15,414,000. This increase was primarily due to (i) $19,887,000 of higher interest expense relating to our variable rate loans, (ii) $9,409,000 of higher interest expense from the refinancing of 350 Park Avenue and the $750,000,000 drawn on our $750,000,000 delayed draw term loan, (iii) $7,052,000 of higher interest expense from the 1535 Broadway capital lease obligation, (iv) $4,836,000 of interest expense relating to the December 27, 2017 prepayment of our $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.50% senior unsecured notes due 2019, partially offset by (v) $17,888,000 of higher capitalized interest and debt expense, and (vi) $8,626,000 of interest savings from the refinancing of theMART.
Net Gains on Disposition of Wholly Owned and Partially Owned Assets
The net gain of $501,000 in the year ended December 31, 2017, resulted from the sale of residential condominiums. The net gain of $160,433,000 in the prior year primarily consists of a $159,511,000 net gain on sale of our 47% ownership interest in 7 West 34th Street and $714,000 from the sale of residential condominiums.
Income Tax Expense
In the year ended December 31, 2017, we had an income tax expense of $42,375,000, compared to $7,923,000 in the prior year, an increase of $34,452,000. This increase resulted primarily from the $34,800,000 of expense due to the reduction of our taxable REIT subsidiaries' deferred tax assets based on the decrease in corporate tax rates under the December 22, 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.


Results of Operations – Year Ended December 31, 2017 Compared to December 31, 2016 - continued

(Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations
We have reclassified the revenues and expenses of our former Washington, DC segment which was spun off on July 17, 2017, and other related retail assets that were sold to “income (loss) from discontinued operations” and the related assets and liabilities to “other assets” and “other liabilities” for all the periods presented in the accompanying financial statements. The table below sets forth the combined results of assets related to discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.
(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31,
 2017 2016
Total revenues$261,290
 $521,084
Total expenses212,169
 442,032
 49,121
 79,052
JBGS spin-off transaction costs(68,662) (16,586)
Net gains on sale of real estate, a lease position and other6,605
 20,376
Income (loss) from partially-owned entities435
 (3,559)
Net gain on early extinguishment of debt
 487,877
Impairment losses
 (161,165)
Pretax (loss) income from discontinued operations(12,501) 405,995
Income tax expense(727) (1,083)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations$(13,228) $404,912
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Subsidiaries
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries was $25,802,000 in the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to $21,351,000 in the prior year, an increase of $4,451,000. This increase resulted primarily from higher net income allocated to the noncontrolling interests of our real estate fund investments.
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership (Vornado Realty Trust)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership was $10,910,000 in the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to $53,654,000 in the prior year, a decrease of $42,744,000. This decrease resulted primarily from lower net income subject to allocation to unitholders.
Preferred Share Dividends of Vornado Realty Trust
Preferred share dividends were $65,399,000 in the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to $75,903,000 in the prior year, a decrease of $10,504,000. This decrease resulted primarily from the redemption of the 6.875% Series J cumulative redeemable preferred shares on September 1, 2016.
Preferred Unit Distributions of Vornado Realty L.P.
Preferred unit distributions were $65,593,000 in the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to $76,097,000 in the prior year, a decrease of $10,504,000. This decrease resulted primarily from the redemption of the 6.875% Series J cumulative redeemable preferred units on September 1, 2016.

Preferred Share/Unit Issuance Costs
In the year ended December 31, 2016, we recognized a $7,408,000 expense in connection with the write-off of issuance costs upon redeeming all of the outstanding 6.875% Series J cumulative redeemable preferred shares/units on September 1, 2016.


Results of Operations – Year Ended December 31, 2017 Compared to December 31, 2016 - continued

Same Store Net Operating Income At Share
Same store NOI at share represents NOI at share from operations which are owned by us and in service in both the current and prior year reporting periods. Same store NOI at share - cash basis is NOI at share from operations before straight-line rental income and expense, amortization of acquired below and above market leases, net and other non-cash adjustments which are owned by us and in service in both the current and prior year reporting periods. We present these non-GAAP measures to (i) facilitate meaningful comparisons of the operational performance of our properties and segments, (ii) make decisions on whether to buy, sell or refinance properties, and (iii) compare the performance of our properties and segments to those of our peers. Same store NOI at share and same store NOI at share - cash basis should not be considered as an alternative to net income or cash flow from operations and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.

Below are reconciliations of NOI at share to same store NOI at share for our New York segment, theMART, 555 California Street and other investments for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016.
(Amounts in thousands)Total New York theMART 555 California Street Other
NOI at share for the year ended December 31, 2017$1,401,383
 $1,166,065
 $102,339
 $47,588
 $85,391
 Less NOI at share from:         
 Acquisitions(19,863) (20,027) 164
 
 
 Dispositions(698) (698) 
 
 
 Development properties816
 816
 
 
 
 Lease termination income, net of write-offs of straight-line receivables and acquired below-market leases, net(1,993) (1,973) (20) 
 
 Other non-operating income, net(87,694) (2,303) 
 
 (85,391)
Same store NOI at share for the year ended December 31, 2017$1,291,951
 $1,141,880
 $102,483
 $47,588
 $
          
NOI at share for the year ended December 31, 2016$1,364,108
 $1,108,526
 $98,498
 $45,848
 $111,236
 Less NOI at share from:         
 Acquisitions(60) (60) 
 
 
 Dispositions(3,107) (3,107) 
 
 
 Development properties1,161
 82
 
 1,079
 
 Lease termination income, net of write-offs of straight-line receivables and acquired below-market leases, net10,164
 10,559
 (157) (238) 
 Other non-operating income, net(114,846) (3,610) 
 
 (111,236)
Same store NOI at share for the year ended December 31, 2016$1,257,420
 $1,112,390
 $98,341
 $46,689
 $
          
Increase in same store NOI at share for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016$34,531
 $29,490
 $4,142
 $899
 $
           
% increase in same store NOI at share2.7% 2.7%
(1) 
4.2%
(2) 
1.9% %
____________________
(1)Excluding Hotel Pennsylvania, same store NOI at share increased by 2.3%.
(2)The year ended December 31, 2016 includes a $2,000 reversal of an expense accrued in 2015. Excluding this amount, same store NOI at share increased by 6.4%.



Results of Operations – Year Ended December 31, 2017 Compared to December 31, 2016 - continued

Same Store Net Operating Income At Share - continued
Below are reconciliations of NOI at share - cash basis to same store NOI at share - cash basis for our New York segment, theMART,555 California Street and other investments for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016.
(Amounts in thousands)Total New York theMART 555 California Street Other
NOI at share - cash basis for the year ended December 31, 2017$1,314,541
 $1,086,863
 $99,242
 $45,281
 $83,155
 Less NOI at share - cash basis from:         
 Acquisitions(17,053) (17,217) 164
 
 
 Dispositions(698) (698) 
 
 
 Development properties814
 814
 
 
 
 Lease termination income(4,958) (4,927) (31) 
 
 Other non-operating income, net(86,176) (3,021) 
 
 (83,155)
Same store NOI at share - cash basis for the year ended December 31, 2017$1,206,470
 $1,061,814
 $99,375
 $45,281
 $
           
NOI at share - cash basis for the year ended December 31, 2016$1,193,631
 $965,287
 $92,571
 $32,601
 $103,172
 Less NOI at share - cash basis from:         
 Acquisitions(13) (13) 
 
 
 Dispositions(2,219) (2,219) 
 
 
 Development properties1,368
 289
 
 1,079
 
 Lease termination income(7,917) (7,272) (248) (397) 
 Other non-operating income, net(105,534) (2,362) 
 
 (103,172)
Same store NOI at share - cash basis for the year ended December 31, 2016$1,079,316
 $953,710
 $92,323
 $33,283
 $
          
Increase in same store NOI - cash basis for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016$127,154
 $108,104
 $7,052
 $11,998
 $
          
% increase in same store NOI at share - cash basis11.8% 11.3%
(1) 
7.6%
(2) 
36.0% %
____________________
(1)Excluding Hotel Pennsylvania, same store NOI at share - cash basis increased by 11.0%.
(2)The year ended December 31, 2016 includes a $2,000 reversal of an expense accrued in 2015. Excluding this amount, same store NOI at share - cash basis increased by 10.0%.

Supplemental Information

Net Operating Income At Share by Segment for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017
NOI represents total revenues less operating expenses. We consider NOI to be the primary non-GAAP financial measure for making decisions and assessing the unlevered performance of our segments as it relates to the total return on assets as opposed to the levered return on equity. As properties are bought and sold based on NOI, we utilize this measure to make investment decisions as well as to compare the performance of our assets to that of our peers. NOI should not be considered a substitute for net income. NOI may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.

Below is a summary of NOI at share by segment for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.

(Amounts in thousands)For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2018
 Total New York Other
Total revenues$543,417
 $466,554
 $76,863
Operating expenses254,320
 206,696
 47,624
NOI - consolidated289,097
 259,858
 29,239
Deduct: NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries(19,771) (13,837) (5,934)
Add: Our share of NOI from partially owned entities60,205
 49,178
 11,027
NOI at share329,531
 295,199
 34,332
Non-cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net and other(5,532) (6,266) 734
NOI at share - cash basis$323,999
 $288,933
 $35,066

(Amounts in thousands)For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2017
 Total New York Other
Total revenues$536,226
 $462,597
 $73,629
Operating expenses225,011
 195,421
 29,590
NOI - consolidated311,215
 267,176
 44,039
Deduct: NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries(16,533) (11,648) (4,885)
Add: Our share of NOI from partially owned entities69,175
 48,700
 20,475
NOI at share363,857
 304,228
 59,629
Non-cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net and other(21,579) (21,441) (138)
NOI at share - cash basis$342,278
 $282,787
 $59,491


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Supplemental Information - continued

Net Operating Income At Share by Segment for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 - continued
The elements of our New York and Other NOI at share for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are summarized below.

(Amounts in thousands)For the Three Months Ended December 31,
 2018 2017
New York:   
Office$186,832
 $189,481
Retail85,549
 90,853
Residential5,834
 5,920
Alexander's11,023
 11,656
Hotel Pennsylvania5,961
 6,318
Total New York295,199
 304,228
    
Other:   
theMART(1)
10,981
 24,249
555 California Street14,005
 12,003
Other investments(2)
9,346
 23,377
Total Other34,332
 59,629
    
NOI at share$329,531
 $363,857

(1)
The three months ended December 31, 2018 includes an additional $12,814 real estate tax expense accrual due to an increase in the tax-assessed value of theMART.
(2)The three months ended December 31, 2017 includes $5,433 from 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium (sold on August 3, 2018) and $2,958 from our India real estate ventures which were sold in 2017.

The elements of our New York and Other NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are summarized below.

(Amounts in thousands)For the Three Months Ended December 31,
 2018 2017
New York:   
Office$185,624
 $175,787
Retail80,515
 83,320
Residential5,656
 5,325
Alexander's11,129
 12,004
Hotel Pennsylvania6,009
 6,351
Total New York288,933
 282,787
    
Other:   
theMART(1)
12,758
 24,396
555 California Street13,784
 11,916
Other investments(2)
8,524
 23,179
Total Other35,066
 59,491
    
NOI at share - cash basis$323,999
 $342,278

(1)
The three months ended December 31, 2018 includes an additional $12,814 real estate tax expense accrual due to an increase in the tax-assessed value of theMART.
(2)The three months ended December 31, 2017 include $5,359 from 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium (sold on August 3, 2018) and $2,958 from our India real estate ventures which were sold in 2017.

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Supplemental Information - continued

Reconciliation of Net Income to Net Operating Income At Share and Net Operating Income At Share - Cash Basis for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017
(Amounts in thousands)For the Three Months Ended December 31,
 2018 2017
Net income$97,821
 $53,551
    
Deduct:   
Income from partially owned entities(3,090) (9,622)
Loss (income) from real estate fund investments51,258
 (4,889)
Interest and other investment income, net(7,656) (8,294)
Net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets(81,203) 
Purchase price fair value adjustment(44,060) 
Income from discontinued operations(257) (1,273)
NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries(19,771) (16,533)
    
Add:   
Depreciation and amortization expense112,869
 114,166
General and administrative expense32,934
 34,916
Transaction related costs, impairment loss and other14,637
 703
Our share of NOI from partially owned entities60,205
 69,175
Interest and debt expense83,175
 93,073
Income tax expense32,669
 38,884
NOI at share329,531
 363,857
Non cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net and other(5,532) (21,579)
NOI at share - cash basis$323,999
 $342,278

Net Operating Income At Share by Region

Below is a summary of the percentages of NOI at share by geographic region for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.

 For the Three Months Ended
December 31,
 2018 2017
Region:   
New York City metropolitan area92% 89%
Chicago, IL3% 7%
San Francisco, CA5% 4%
 100% 100%


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Same Store Net Operating Income At Share

Same store NOI at share represents NOI at share from operations which are owned by us and in service in both the current and prior year reporting periods. Same store NOI at share - cash basis is NOI at share from operations before straight-line rental income and expense, amortization of acquired below and above market leases, net and other non-cash adjustments which are owned by us and in service in both the current and prior year reporting periods. We present these non-GAAP measures to (i) facilitate meaningful comparisons of the operational performance of our properties and segments, (ii) make decisions on whether to buy, sell or refinance properties, and (iii) compare the performance of our properties and segments to those of our peers. Same store NOI at share and same store NOI at share - cash basis should not be considered as an alternative to net income or cash flow from operations and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.

Below are reconciliations of NOI at share to same store NOI at share for our New York segment, theMART, 555 California Street and other investments for the three months ended December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017.
(Amounts in thousands)Total New York theMART 555 California Street Other
NOI at share for the three months ended December 31, 2018$329,531
 $295,199
 $10,981
 $14,005
 $9,346
 Less NOI at share from:         
 Acquisitions(337) (337) 
 
 
 Dispositions19
 19
 
 
 
 Development properties(12,623) (12,637) 
 14
 
 Lease termination income, net of write-offs of straight-line receivables and acquired below-market leases, net(96) 368
 (464) 
 
 Other non-operating income, net(10,412) (1,066) 
 
 (9,346)
Same store NOI at share for the three months ended December 31, 2018$306,082
 $281,546
 $10,517
 $14,019
 $
          
NOI at share for the three months ended December 31, 2017$363,857
 $304,228
 $24,249
 $12,003
 $23,377
 Less NOI at share from:         
 Acquisitions2
 2
 
 
 
 Dispositions(23) (23) 
 
 
 Development properties(12,789) (12,789) 
 
 
 Lease termination income, net of write-offs of straight-line receivables and acquired below-market leases, net(984) (984) 
 
 
 Other non-operating income, net(23,377) 
 
 
 (23,377)
Same store NOI at share for the three months ended December 31, 2017$326,686
 $290,434
 $24,249
 $12,003
 $
          
(Decrease) increase in same store NOI at share for the three months ended December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017$(20,604) $(8,888) $(13,732) $2,016
 $
           
% (decrease) increase in same store NOI at share(6.3)% (3.1)%
(1) 
(56.6)%
(2) 
16.8% %
____________________
(1)Excluding Hotel Pennsylvania, same store NOI at share decreased by 3.0%.
(2)
The three months ended December 31, 2018 includes an additional $12,814 real estate tax expense accrual due to an increase in the tax-assessed value of theMART.

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Below are reconciliations of NOI at share - cash basis to same store NOI at share - cash basis for our New York segment, theMART,555 California Street and other investments for the three months ended December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017.
(Amounts in thousands)Total New York theMART 555 California Street Other
NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended December 31, 2018$323,999
 $288,933
 $12,758
 $13,784
 $8,524
 Less NOI at share - cash basis from:         
 Acquisitions(336) (336) 
 
 
 Dispositions19
 19
 
 
 
 Development properties(14,628) (14,642) 
 14
 
 Lease termination income(563) (43) (520) 
 
 Other non-operating income, net(9,590) (1,066) 
 
 (8,524)
Same store NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended December 31, 2018$298,901
 $272,865
 $12,238
 $13,798
 $
           
NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended December 31, 2017$342,278
 $282,787
 $24,396
 $11,916
 $23,179
 Less NOI at share - cash basis from:         
 Acquisitions2
 2
 
 
 
 Dispositions76
 76
 
 
 
 Development properties(13,677) (13,677) 
 
 
 Lease termination income(1,393) (1,393) 
 
 
 Other non-operating income, net(23,180) (1) 
 
 (23,179)
Same store NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended December 31, 2017$304,106
 $267,794
 $24,396
 $11,916
 $
          
(Decrease) increase in same store NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017$(5,205) $5,071
 $(12,158) $1,882
 $
          
% (decrease) increase in same store NOI at share - cash basis(1.7)% 1.9%
(1) 
(49.8)%
(2) 
15.8% %
____________________
(1)Excluding Hotel Pennsylvania, same store NOI at share - cash basis increased by 2.1%.
(2)The three months ended December 31, 2018 includes an additional $12,814 real estate tax expense accrual due to an increase in the tax-assessed value of theMART.

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Net Operating Income At Share by Segment for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018
NOI represents total revenues less operating expenses. We consider NOI to be the primary non-GAAP financial measure for making decisions and assessing the unlevered performance of our segments as it relates to the total return on assets as opposed to the levered return on equity. As properties are bought and sold based on NOI, we utilize this measure to make investment decisions as well as to compare the performance of our assets to that of our peers. NOI should not be considered a substitute for net income. NOI may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.

Below is a summary of NOI at share and NOI at share - cash basis by segment for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018.

(Amounts in thousands)For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2018
 Total New York Other
Total revenues$543,417
 $466,554
 $76,863
Operating expenses254,320
 206,696
 47,624
NOI - consolidated289,097
 259,858
 29,239
Deduct: NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries(19,771) (13,837) (5,934)
Add: Our share of NOI from partially owned entities60,205
 49,178
 11,027
NOI at share329,531
 295,199
 34,332
Non-cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net and other(5,532) (6,266) 734
NOI at share - cash basis$323,999
 $288,933
 $35,066

(Amounts in thousands)For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
 Total New York Other
Total revenues$542,048
 $462,446
 $79,602
Operating expenses235,575
 200,949
 34,626
NOI - consolidated306,473
 261,497
 44,976
Deduct: NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries(16,943) (11,348) (5,595)
Add: Our share of NOI from partially owned entities60,094
 47,179
 12,915
NOI at share349,624
 297,328
 52,296
Non-cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net and other(8,743) (9,125) 382
NOI at share - cash basis$340,881
 $288,203
 $52,678

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Net Operating Income At Share by Segment for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018 - continued
The elements of our New York and Other NOI at share for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018 are summarized below.

(Amounts in thousands)For the Three Months Ended
 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2018
New York:   
Office$186,832
 $184,146
Retail85,549
 92,858
Residential5,834
 5,202
Alexander's11,023
 10,626
Hotel Pennsylvania5,961
 4,496
Total New York295,199
 297,328
    
Other:   
theMART(1)
10,981
 25,257
555 California Street14,005
 13,515
Other investments(2)
9,346
 13,524
Total Other34,332
 52,296
    
NOI at share$329,531
 $349,624

(1)
The three months ended December 31, 2018 includes an additional $12,124 real estate tax expense accrual due to an increase in the tax-assessed value of theMART.
(2)The three months ended September 30, 2018 includes $1,737 from 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium (sold on August 3, 2018).

The elements of our New York and Other NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018 are summarized below.
(Amounts in thousands)For the Three Months Ended
 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2018
New York:   
Office$185,624
 $181,575
Retail80,515
 84,976
Residential5,656
 5,358
Alexander's11,129
 11,774
Hotel Pennsylvania6,009
 4,520
Total New York288,933
 288,203
    
Other:   
theMART(1)
12,758
 26,234
555 California Street13,784
 13,070
Other investments(2)
8,524
 13,374
Total Other35,066
 52,678
    
NOI at share - cash basis$323,999
 $340,881

(1)
The three months ended December 31, 2018 includes an additional $12,124 real estate tax expense accrual due to an increase in the tax-assessed value of theMART.
(2)The three months ended September 30, 2018 includes $1,704 from 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium (sold on August 3, 2018).

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Reconciliation of Net Income to Net Operating Income At Share and Net Operating Income At Share - Cash Basis for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018
(Amounts in thousands)For the Three Months Ended
 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2018
Net income$97,821
 $219,162
    
Deduct:   
Income from partially owned entities(3,090) (7,206)
Loss from real estate fund investments51,258
 190
Interest and other investment income, net(7,656) (2,893)
Net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets(81,203) (141,269)
Purchase price fair value adjustment(44,060) 
Income from discontinued operations(257) (61)
NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries(19,771) (16,943)
    
Add:   
Depreciation and amortization expense112,869
 113,169
General and administrative expense32,934
 31,977
Transaction related costs, impairment loss and other14,637
 2,510
Our share of NOI from partially owned entities60,205
 60,094
Interest and debt expense83,175
 88,951
Income tax expense32,669
 1,943
NOI at share329,531
 349,624
Non cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net and other(5,532) (8,743)
NOI at share - cash basis$323,999
 $340,881

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Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 Compared to September 30, 2018

Same Store Net Operating Income At Share

Same store NOI at share represents NOI at share from operations which are owned by us and in service in both the current and prior year reporting periods. Same store NOI at share - cash basis is NOI at share from operations before straight-line rental income and expense, amortization of acquired below and above market leases, net and other non-cash adjustments which are owned by us and in service in both the current and prior year reporting periods. We present these non-GAAP measures to (i) facilitate meaningful comparisons of the operational performance of our properties and segments, (ii) make decisions on whether to buy, sell or refinance properties, and (iii) compare the performance of our properties and segments to those of our peers. Same store NOI and same store NOI - cash basis should not be considered as an alternative to net income or cash flow from operations and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.

Below are reconciliations of NOI at share to same store NOI at share for our New York segment, theMART, 555 California Street and other investments for the three months ended December 31, 2018 compared to September 30, 2018.
(Amounts in thousands)Total New York theMART 555 California Street Other
NOI at share for the three months ended December 31, 2018$329,531
 $295,199
 $10,981
 $14,005
 $9,346
 Less NOI at share from:         
 Dispositions19
 19
 
 
 
 Development properties(12,623) (12,637) 
 14
 
 Lease termination income, net of write-offs of straight-line receivables and acquired below-market leases, net(96) 368
 (464) 
 
 Other non-operating income, net(10,412) (1,066) 
 
 (9,346)
Same store NOI at share for the three months ended December 31, 2018$306,419
 $281,883
 $10,517
 $14,019
 $
          
NOI at share for the three months ended September 30, 2018$349,624
 $297,328
 $25,257
 $13,515
 $13,524
 Less NOI at share from:         
 Development properties(13,488) (13,474) 
 (14) 
 Lease termination income, net of write-offs of straight-line receivables and acquired below-market leases, net1,581
 1,800
 (219) 
 
 Other non-operating income, net(14,103) (579) 
 
 (13,524)
Same store NOI at share for the three months ended September 30, 2018$323,614
 $285,075
 $25,038
 $13,501
 $
          
(Decrease) increase in same store NOI at share for the three months ended December 31, 2018 compared to September 30, 2018$(17,195) $(3,192) $(14,521) $518
 $
           
% (decrease) increase in same store NOI at share(5.3)% (1.1)%
(1) 
(58.0)%
(2) 
3.8% %
____________________
(1)Excluding Hotel Pennsylvania, same store NOI at share decreased by 1.7%.
(2)
The three months ended December 31, 2018 includes an additional $12,124 real estate tax expense accrual due to an increase in the tax-assessed value of theMART.


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Same Store Net Operating Income At Share - continued
Below are reconciliations of NOI at share - cash basis to same store NOI at share - cash basis for our New York segment, theMART,555 California Street and other investments for the three months ended December 31, 2018 compared to September 30, 2018.
(Amounts in thousands)Total New York theMART 555 California Street Other
NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended December 31, 2018$323,999
 $288,933
 $12,758
 $13,784
 $8,524
 Less NOI at share - cash basis from:         
 Dispositions19
 19
 
 
 
 Development properties(14,628) (14,642) 
 14
 
 Lease termination income(563) (43) (520) 
 
 Other non-operating income, net(9,590) (1,066) 
 
 (8,524)
Same store NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended December 31, 2018$299,237
 $273,201
 $12,238
 $13,798
 $
           
NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended September 30, 2018$340,881
 $288,203
 $26,234
 $13,070
 $13,374
 Less NOI at share - cash basis from:         
 Development properties(14,342) (14,328) 
 (14) 
 Lease termination income(318) (58) (260) 
 
 Other non-operating income, net(13,954) (580) 
 
 (13,374)
Same store NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended September 30, 2018$312,267
 $273,237
 $25,974
 $13,056
 $
          
(Decrease) increase in same store NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended December 31, 2018 compared to September 30, 2018$(13,030) $(36) $(13,736) $742
 $
          
% (decrease) increase in same store NOI at share - cash basis(4.2)% %
(1) 
(52.9)%
(2) 
5.7% %
____________________
(1)Excluding Hotel Pennsylvania, same store NOI at share - cash basis decreased by 0.6%.
(2)The three months ended December 31, 2018 includes an additional $12,124 real estate tax expense accrual due to an increase in the tax-assessed value of theMART.

Related Party Transactions
Alexander’s, Inc.
We own 32.4% of Alexander’s. Steven Roth, the Chairman of Vornado’s Board of Trustee’s and its Chief Executive Officer, is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Alexander’s. We provide various services to Alexander’s in accordance with management, development and leasing agreements. These agreements are described in Note 7 - Investments in Partially Owned Entities to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Interstate Properties (“Interstate”)
Interstate is a general partnership in which Mr. Roth is the managing general partner. David Mandelbaum and Russell B. Wight, Jr., Trustees of Vornado and Directors of Alexander’s, respectively, are Interstate’s two other general partners. As of December 31, 2018, Interstate and its partners beneficially owned an aggregate of approximately 7.1% of the common shares of beneficial interest of Vornado and 26.2% of Alexander’s common stock.
We manage and lease the real estate assets of Interstate pursuant to a management agreement for which we receive an annual fee equal to 4% of annual base rent and percentage rent. The management agreement has a term of one year and is automatically renewable unless terminated by either of the parties on 60 days’ notice at the end of the term. We believe, based upon comparable fees charged by other real estate companies, that the management agreement terms are fair to us. We earned $453,000, $501,000, and $521,000 of management fees under the agreement for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Urban Edge Properties
We own 4.5% of UE. In 2018, 2017 and 2016, we provided UE with information technology support. UE is providing us with leasing and property management services for (i) certain small retail properties that we plan to sell and (ii) our affiliate, Alexander's, Rego retail assets. Fees paid to UE for servicing the retail assets of Alexander’s are similar to the fees that we are receiving from Alexander’s.


Liquidity and Capital Resources
Property rental income is our primary source of cash flow and is dependent upon the occupancy and rental rates of our properties. Our cash requirements include property operating expenses, capital improvements, tenant improvements, debt service, leasing commissions, dividends to shareholders and distributions to unitholders of the Operating Partnership, as well as acquisition and development costs. Other sources of liquidity to fund cash requirements include proceeds from debt financings, including mortgage loans, senior unsecured borrowings, unsecured term loan and unsecured revolving credit facilities; proceeds from the issuance of common and preferred equity securities; and asset sales. 
We anticipate that cash flow from continuing operations over the next twelve months will be adequate to fund our business operations, cash distributions to unitholders of the Operating Partnership, cash dividends to shareholders, debt amortization and recurring capital expenditures. Capital requirements for development expenditures and acquisitions may require funding from borrowings and/or equity offerings.

We expect to generate approximately $1 billion of after tax net income from the sales of 100% of the 220 CPS residential condominium units.  As of December 31, 2018, 83% of the condominium units are sold or under sales contracts, with closings scheduled through 2020.
We may from time to time purchase or retire outstanding debt securities or redeem our equity securities. Such purchases, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, liquidity requirements and other factors. The amounts involved in connection with these transactions could be material to our consolidated financial statements.
Dividends
On January 16, 2019, Vornado declared a quarterly common dividend of $0.66 per share (an indicated annual rate of $2.64 per common share). This dividend, if and when declared by the Board of Trustees for all of 2019, will require Vornado to pay out approximately $503,000,000 of cash for common share dividends. In addition, during 2019, Vornado expects to pay approximately $50,000,000 of cash dividends on outstanding preferred shares and approximately $33,000,000 of cash distributions to unitholders of the Operating Partnership.











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Financing Activities and Contractual Obligations
We have an effective shelf registration for the offering of our equity and debt securities that is not limited in amount due to our status as a “well-known seasoned issuer.” We have issued senior unsecured notes from a shelf registration statement that contain financial covenants that restrict our ability to incur debt, and that require us to maintain a level of unencumbered assets based on the level of our secured debt. Our unsecured revolving credit facilities contain financial covenants that require us to maintain minimum interest coverage and maximum debt to market capitalization ratios, and provide for higher interest rates in the event of a decline in our ratings below Baa3/BBB. Our unsecured revolving credit facilities also contain customary conditions precedent to borrowing, including representations and warranties, and contain customary events of default that could give rise to accelerated repayment, including such items as failure to pay interest or principal. As of December 31, 2018, we are in compliance with all of the financial covenants required by our senior unsecured notes and our unsecured revolving credit facilities.
As of December 31, 2018, we had $570,916,000of cash and cash equivalents and $2,406,663,000 of borrowing capacity under our unsecured revolving credit facilities, net of letters of credit of $13,337,000. A summary of our consolidated debt as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 is presented below.
(Amounts in thousands)2018 2017
Consolidated debt:
December 31,
Balance
 
Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
 
December 31,
Balance
 
Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
Variable rate$3,292,382
 4.31% $3,492,133
 3.19%
Fixed rate6,603,465
 3.65% 6,311,706
 3.72%
Total9,895,847
 3.87% 9,803,839
 3.53%
Deferred financing costs, net and other(59,226)   (74,352)  
Total, net$9,836,621
   $9,729,487
  
Our consolidated outstanding debt, net of deferred financing costs and other, was $9,836,621,000 at December 31, 2018, a $107,134,000 increase from the balance at December 31, 2017. During 2019 and 2020, $95,782,000 and $2,142,369,000, respectively, of our outstanding debt matures; we may refinance this maturing debt as it comes due or choose to repay it using cash and cash equivalents or our unsecured revolving credit facilities. We may also refinance or prepay other outstanding debt depending on prevailing market conditions, liquidity requirements and other factors. The amounts involved in connection with these transactions could be material to our consolidated financial statements.
Below is a schedule of our contractual obligations and commitments at December 31, 2018.
(Amounts in thousands)  
Less than
1 Year
      
Contractual cash obligations (principal and interest(1)):
Total  1 – 3 Years 3 – 5 Years Thereafter
Notes and mortgages payable$8,937,508
 $2,850,760
 $4,110,306
 $1,426,256
 $550,186
Operating leases1,835,219
 46,147
 87,858
 88,587
 1,612,627
Purchase obligations, primarily construction commitments487,406
 487,406
 
 
 
Senior unsecured notes due 2025545,156
 15,750
 31,500
 31,500
 466,406
Senior unsecured notes due 2022460,833
 20,000
 40,000
 400,833
 
Unsecured term loan897,146
 29,038
 58,076
 57,639
 752,393
Revolving credit facilities85,858
 2,840
 83,018
 
 
Total contractual cash obligations$13,249,126
 $3,451,941
 $4,410,758
 $2,004,815
 $3,381,612
Commitments:         
Capital commitments to partially owned entities$18,227
 $18,227
 $
 $
 $
Standby letters of credit13,337
 13,337
 
 
 
Total commitments$31,564
 $31,564
 $
 $
 $
____________________
(1)Interest on variable rate debt is computed using rates in effect at December 31, 2018.


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Financing Activities and Contractual Obligations – continued

Details of 2018 financing activities are provided in the “Overview” of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations. Details of 2017 financing activities are discussed below.
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility

On October 17, 2017, we extended one of our two $1.25 billion unsecured revolving credit facilities from November 2018 to January 2022 with two six-month extension options. The interest rate on the extended facility was lowered from LIBOR plus 1.05% to LIBOR plus 1.00%. The interest rate and facility fees are the same as our other $1.25 billion unsecured revolving credit facility, which matures in February 2021 with two six-month extension options.

Secured Debt

On December 27, 2017, we completed a public offering of $450,000,000 3.50% senior unsecured notes due January 15, 2025. The interest rate on the senior unsecured notes will be payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15, commencing July 15, 2018. The notes were sold at 99.596% of their face amount to yield 3.565%.

On December 27, 2017, we redeemed all of the $450,000,000 principal amount of our outstanding 2.50% senior unsecured notes which were scheduled to mature on June 30, 2019, at a redemption price of approximately 100.71% of the principal amount plus accrued interest through the date of redemption. In connection therewith, we expensed $4,836,000 of debt prepayment costs and wrote-off unamortized deferred financing costs which are included in "interest and debt expense" on our consolidated statements of income.

Preferred Securities

In December 2017, we sold 12,780,000 5.25% Series M cumulative redeemable preferred shares at a price of $25.00 per share in an underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement. We received aggregate net proceeds of $309,609,000, after underwriters’ discounts and issuance costs and contributed the net proceeds to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 12,780,000 5.25% Series M preferred units (with economic terms that mirror those of the Series M preferred shares). Dividends on the Series M preferred shares/units are cumulative and payable quarterly in arrears. The Series M preferred shares/units are not convertible into, or exchangeable for, any of our properties or securities. On or after five years from the date of issuance (or sooner under limited circumstances), we may redeem the Series M preferred shares/units at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends through the date of redemption. The Series M preferred shares/units have no maturity date and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless redeemed by us.

In December 2017, we called for redemption of all of the outstanding 6.625% Series G and 6.625% Series I cumulative redeemable preferred shares/units. As a result, as of December 31, 2017, we reclassed the 6.625% Series G and 6.625% Series I cumulative redeemable preferred shares/units from shareholder's equity/partner's capital to liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. In January 2018, we completed the redemption of all of the outstanding Series G and Series I cumulative redeemable preferred shares/units.

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Certain Future Cash Requirements
Capital Expenditures
The following table summarizes anticipated 2019 capital expenditures.
(Amounts in millions, except per square foot data)Total New York theMART 555 California Street
Expenditures to maintain assets$110.0
 $95.0
 $10.0
 $5.0
Tenant improvements77.0
 64.0
 13.0
 
Leasing commissions26.0
 24.0
 2.0
 
Total recurring tenant improvements, leasing commissions and other capital expenditures$213.0
 $183.0
 $25.0
 $5.0
        
Square feet budgeted to be leased (in thousands)  1,100
 250
 
Weighted average lease term (years)  10
 8
 
Tenant improvements and leasing commissions:       
Per square foot  $80.00
 $60.00
 $
Per square foot per annum  8.00
 7.50
 

The table above excludes anticipated capital expenditures of each of our partially owned non-consolidated subsidiaries, as these entities fund their capital expenditures without additional equity contributions from us.

Development and Redevelopment Expenditures
We are constructing a residential condominium tower containing 397,000 salable square feet at 220 CPS. The development cost of this project (exclusive of land cost of $515.4 million) is estimated to be approximately $1.4 billion, of which $1.2 billion has been expended as of December 31, 2018.

We are developing a 173,000 square foot Class A office building, located along the western edge of the High Line at 512 West 22nd Street in the West Chelsea submarket of Manhattan (55.0% interest). The development cost of this project is estimated to be approximately $130,000,000, of which our share is $72,000,000. As of December 31, 2018, $95,464,000 has been expended, of which our share is $52,505,000.

We are developing a 34,000 square foot office and retail building at 606 Broadway, located on the northeast corner of Broadway and Houston Street in Manhattan (50.0% interest). The development cost of this project is estimated to be approximately $60,000,000, of which our share is $30,000,000. As of December 31, 2018, $51,202,000 has been expended, of which our share is $25,601,000.

We are redeveloping a 78,000 square foot Class A office building at 345 Montgomery Street, a part of our 555 California Street complex in San Francisco (70.0% interest) located at the corner of California and Pine Street. The development cost of this project is estimated to be approximately $46,000,000, of which our share is $32,000,000. As of December 31, 2018, $21,834,000 has been expended, of which our share is $15,284,000.

We are redeveloping a 165,000 square foot office building at 825 Seventh Avenue, located at the corner of 53rd Street and Seventh Avenue (50.0% interest). The redevelopment cost of this project is estimated to be approximately $30,000,000, of which our share is $15,000,000. As of December 31, 2018, $8,967,000 has been expended, of which our share is $4,484,000.

We are redeveloping PENN1, a 2,545,000 square foot office building located on 34th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenue. The development cost of this project is estimated to be over $200,000,000, of which $9,725,000 has been expended as of December 31, 2018.


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We are in the planning phase to redevelop PENN2, a 1,634,000 square foot office building located on the west side of 7th Avenue between 31st and 33rd Street.

We are also evaluating other development and redevelopment opportunities at certain of our properties in Manhattan, including, in particular, the Penn District.

Farley Office and Retail Building and Moynihan Train Hall

Our 95.0% joint venture (the remaining 5.0% is owned by the Related Companies "Related") is developing the Farley Office and Retail Building (the "Project"), which will include approximately 850,000 rentable square feet of commercial space, comprised of approximately 730,000 square feet of office space and approximately 120,000 square feet of retail space. The total development cost of the Project is estimated to be approximately $800,000,000 (exclusive of a $230,000,000 upfront contribution and net of anticipated historic tax credits). As of December 31, 2018, $144,491,000 has been expended.

The joint venture has entered into a development agreement with Empire State Development (“ESD”), an entity of New York State, to build the adjacent Moynihan Train Hall, with Vornado and Related each guaranteeing the joint venture's obligations. The joint venture has entered into a design-build contract with Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders pursuant to which they will build the Moynihan Train Hall, thereby fulfilling all of the joint venture's obligations to ESD. The obligations of Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders have been bonded by Skanska USA and bear a full guaranty from Skanska AB. The development expenditures for the Moynihan Train Hall are estimated to be approximately $1.6 billion, which will be funded by governmental agencies. Pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification 840-40-55, the joint venture, which we consolidate on our consolidated balance sheets, is required to recognize all development expenditures for the Moynihan Train Hall. Accordingly, the development expenditures paid for by governmental agencies through December 31, 2018 of $445,693,000 are shown as “Moynihan Train Hall development expenditures” with a corresponding obligation recorded in “Moynihan Train Hall obligation” on our consolidated balance sheets. Upon completion of the development, the "Moynihan Train Hall development expenditures" and the offsetting “Moynihan Train Hall obligation” will be removed from our consolidated balance sheets.



There can be no assurance that any of our development or redevelopment projects will commence, or if commenced, be completed, or completed on schedule or within budget.

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Insurance

We maintain general liability insurance with limits of $300,000,000 per occurrence and per property, and all risk property and rental value insurance with limits of $2.0 billion per occurrence, with sub-limits for certain perils such as flood and earthquake. Our California properties have earthquake insurance with coverage of $260,000,000 per occurrence and in the aggregate, subject to a deductible in the amount of 5% of the value of the affected property. We maintain coverage for terrorism acts with limits of $4.0 billion per occurrence and in the aggregate, and $2.0 billion per occurrence and in the aggregate for terrorism involving nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological (“NBCR”) terrorism events, as defined by Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, which expires in December 2020.
Penn Plaza Insurance Company, LLC (“PPIC”), our wholly owned consolidated subsidiary, acts as a re-insurer with respect to a portion of all risk property and rental value insurance and a portion of our earthquake insurance coverage, and as a direct insurer for coverage for acts of terrorism including NBCR acts. Coverage for acts of terrorism (excluding NBCR acts) is fully reinsured by third party insurance companies and the Federal government with no exposure to PPIC. For NBCR acts, PPIC is responsible for a deductible of $1,453,000and 19% of the balance of a covered loss and the Federal government is responsible for the remaining portion of a covered loss. We are ultimately responsible for any loss incurred by PPIC.
We continue to monitor the state of the insurance market and the scope and costs of coverage for acts of terrorism and other events. However, we cannot anticipate what coverage will be available on commercially reasonable terms in the future. We are responsible for deductibles and losses in excess of our insurance coverage, which could be material.

Our debt instruments, consisting of mortgage loans secured by our properties, senior unsecured notes and revolving credit agreements contain customary covenants requiring us to maintain insurance. Although we believe that we have adequate insurance coverage for purposes of these agreements, we may not be able to obtain an equivalent amount of coverage at reasonable costs in the future. Further, if lenders insist on greater coverage than we are able to obtain it could adversely affect our ability to finance or refinance our properties and expand our portfolio.
Other Commitments and Contingencies
We are from time to time involved in legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In our opinion, after consultation with legal counsel, the outcome of such matters is not currently expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Each of our properties has been subjected to varying degrees of environmental assessment at various times. The environmental assessments did not reveal any material environmental contamination. However, there can be no assurance that the identification of new areas of contamination, changes in the extent or known scope of contamination, the discovery of additional sites, or changes in cleanup requirements would not result in significant costs to us.
Our mortgage loans are non-recourse to us, except for the mortgage loan secured by 7 West 34th Street, which we guaranteed and therefore is part of our tax basis. In certain cases we have provided guarantees or master leased tenant space. These guarantees and master leases terminate either upon the satisfaction of specified circumstances or repayment of the underlying loans. As of December 31, 2018, the aggregate dollar amount of these guarantees and master leases is approximately $660,000,000.
As of December 31, 2018, $13,337,000 of letters of credit were outstanding under one of our unsecured revolving credit facilities. Our unsecured revolving credit facilities contain financial covenants that require us to maintain minimum interest coverage and maximum debt to market capitalization ratios, and provide for higher interest rates in the event of a decline in our ratings below Baa3/BBB. Our unsecured revolving credit facilities also contain customary conditions precedent to borrowing, including representations and warranties, and also contain customary events of default that could give rise to accelerated repayment, including such items as failure to pay interest or principal.

A joint venture in which we own a 95.0% ownership interest was designated by ESD, an entity of New York State, to develop the Farley Office and Retail Building. The joint venture entered into a development agreement with ESD and a design-build contract with Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders. Under the development agreement with ESD, the joint venture is obligated to build the Moynihan Train Hall, with Vornado and Related each guaranteeing the joint venture’s obligations. Under the design-build agreement, Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders is obligated to fulfill all of the joint venture’s obligations. The obligations of Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders have been bonded by Skanska USA and bear a full guaranty from Skanska AB.

As of December 31, 2018, we expect to fund additional capital to certain of our partially owned entities aggregating approximately $18,000,000.
As of December 31, 2018, we have construction commitments aggregating approximately $404,000,000.

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Cash Flows for the Year Ended December 31, 2018 Compared to December 31, 2017
Our cash flow activities for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are summarized as follows:
(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31, Decrease in Cash Flow
 2018 2017 
Net cash provided by operating activities$802,641
 $860,142
 $(57,501)
Net cash used in investing activities(877,722) (206,317) (671,405)
Net cash used in financing activities(1,122,826) (338,344) (784,482)

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash was $716,905,000 at December 31, 2018, a $1,197,907,000 decrease from the balance at December 31, 2017.

Net cash provided by operating activities of $802,641,000 for the year ended December 31, 2018 was comprised of $824,306,000 of cash from operations, including distributions of income from partially owned entities of $78,831,000 and return of capital from real estate fund investments of $20,290,000, and a net decrease of $21,665,000 in cash due to the timing of cash receipts and payments related to changes in operating assets and liabilities.

The following table details the cash used in investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017:
(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31, (Decrease) Increase in Cash Flow
 2018 2017 
Acquisitions of real estate and other$(574,812) $(30,607) $(544,205)
Development costs and construction in progress(418,186) (355,852) (62,334)
Additions to real estate(234,602) (271,308) 36,706
Proceeds from sales of real estate and related investments219,731
 9,543
 210,188
Proceeds from sale of condominium units at 220 Central Park South214,776
 
 214,776
Investments in loans receivable(105,000) 
 (105,000)
Distributions of capital from partially owned entities100,178
 366,155
 (265,977)
Moynihan Train Hall expenditures(74,609) 
 (74,609)
Investments in partially owned entities(37,131) (40,537) 3,406
Proceeds from repayments of loans receivable25,757
 659
 25,098
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities4,101
 
 4,101
Net consolidation of Farley Office and Retail Building2,075
 
 2,075
Proceeds from the repayment of JBG SMITH Properties loan receivable
 115,630
 (115,630)
Net cash used in investing activities$(877,722) $(206,317) $(671,405)


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The following table details the cash used in financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017:
(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31, 
(Decrease) Increase
in Cash Flow
 2018 2017 
Repayments of borrowings$(685,265) $(631,681) $(53,584)
Proceeds from borrowings526,766
 1,055,872
 (529,106)
Dividends paid on common shares/Distributions to Vornado(479,348) (496,490) 17,142
Redemption of preferred shares/units(470,000) 
 (470,000)
Distributions to redeemable security holders and noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries(76,149) (109,697) 33,548
Moynihan Train Hall reimbursement from Empire State Development74,609
 
 74,609
Contributions from noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries61,062
 1,044
 60,018
Dividends paid on preferred shares/Distributions to preferred unitholders(55,115) (64,516) 9,401
Repurchase of shares/Class A units related to stock compensation agreements and related tax withholdings and other(12,969) (418) (12,551)
Debt issuance costs(12,908) (12,325) (583)
Proceeds received from exercise of Vornado stock options and other7,309
 29,712
 (22,403)
Debt prepayment and extinguishment costs(818) (3,217) 2,399
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash included in the spin-off of JBG SMITH Properties ($275,000 plus The Bartlett financing proceeds less transaction costs and other mortgage items)
 (416,237) 416,237
Proceeds from issuance of preferred shares/units
 309,609
 (309,609)
Net cash used in financing activities$(1,122,826) $(338,344) $(784,482)

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Capital Expenditures for the Year Ended December 31, 2018
Capital expenditures consist of expenditures to maintain assets, tenant improvement allowances and leasing commissions. Recurring capital expenditures include expenditures to maintain a property’s competitive position within the market and tenant improvements and leasing commissions necessary to re-lease expiring leases or renew or extend existing leases. Non-recurring capital improvements include expenditures to lease space that has been vacant for more than nine months and expenditures completed in the year of acquisition and the following two years that were planned at the time of acquisition, as well as tenant improvements and leasing commissions for space that was vacant at the time of acquisition of a property. 
Below is a summary of amounts paid for capital expenditures and leasing commissions for the year ended December 31, 2018.
(Amounts in thousands)Total New York theMART 555 California Street
Expenditures to maintain assets$92,386
 $70,954
 $13,282
 $8,150
Tenant improvements100,191
 76,187
 15,106
 8,898
Leasing commissions33,254
 29,435
 459
 3,360
Recurring tenant improvements, leasing commissions and other capital expenditures225,831
 176,576
 28,847
 20,408
Non-recurring capital expenditures43,135
 31,381
 260
 11,494
Total capital expenditures and leasing commissions$268,966
 $207,957
 $29,107
 $31,902

Development and Redevelopment Expenditures for the Year Ended December 31, 2018
Development and redevelopment expenditures consist of all hard and soft costs associated with the development or redevelopment of a property, including capitalized interest, debt and operating costs until the property is substantially completed and ready for its intended use. Our development project estimates below include initial leasing costs, which are reflected as non-recurring capital expenditures in the table above.
Below is a summary of amounts paid for development and redevelopment expenditures in the year ended December 31, 2018. These expenditures include interest and debt expense of $73,166,000, payroll of $12,120,000, and other soft costs (primarily architectural and engineering fees, permits, real estate taxes and professional fees) aggregating $66,651,000, which were capitalized in connection with the development and redevelopment of these projects.
(Amounts in thousands)Total New York theMART 555 California Street Other
220 Central Park South$295,827
 $
 $
 $
 $295,827
Farley Office and Retail Building18,995
 18,995
 
 
 
345 Montgomery Street18,187
 
 
 18,187
 
606 Broadway15,959
 15,959
 
 
 
PENN18,856
 8,856
 
 
 
1535 Broadway8,645
 8,645
 
 
 
Other51,717
 36,660
 10,790
 445
 3,822
 $418,186
 $89,115
 $10,790
 $18,632
 $299,649

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Capital Expenditures for the Year Ended December 31, 2017
Below is a summary of amounts paid for capital expenditures and leasing commissions for the year ended December 31, 2017.
(Amounts in thousands)Total New York theMART 555 California Street Other 
Expenditures to maintain assets$111,629
 $79,567
 $12,772
 $9,689
 $9,601
 
Tenant improvements128,287
 83,639
 8,730
 19,327
 16,591
 
Leasing commissions36,447
 26,114
 1,701
 1,330
 7,302
 
Recurring tenant improvements, leasing commissions and other capital expenditures276,363
 189,320
 23,203
 30,346
 33,494
 
Non-recurring capital expenditures35,149
 27,762
 
 7,159
 228
 
Total capital expenditures and leasing commissions$311,512
 $217,082
 $23,203
 $37,505
 $33,722
(1) 
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(1)Effective July 17, 2017, the date of the spin-off of our Washington, DC segment, capital expenditures and leasing commissions of our former Washington, DC segment have been reclassified to the Other segment.

Development and Redevelopment Expenditures for theYear Ended December 31, 2017

Below is a summary of amounts paid for development and redevelopment expenditures in the year ended December 31, 2017. These expenditures include interest and debt expense of $48,230,000, payroll of $6,044,000, and other soft costs (primarily architectural and engineering fees, permits, real estate taxes and professional fees) aggregating $28,197,000, which were capitalized in connection with the development and redevelopment of these projects.
(Amounts in thousands)Total New York theMART 555 California Street Other
220 Central Park South$265,791
 $
 $
 $
 $265,791
606 Broadway15,997
 15,997
 
 
 
90 Park Avenue7,523
 7,523
 
 
 
345 Montgomery Street5,950
 
 
 5,950
 
theMART5,342
 
 5,342
 
 
PENN11,462
 1,462
 
 
 
Other53,787
 18,392
 799
 6,465
 28,131
 $355,852
 $43,374
 $6,141
 $12,415
 $293,922

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Capital Expenditures for the Year Ended December 31, 2016
Below is a summary of amounts paid for capital expenditures and leasing commissions for the year ended December 31, 2016.
(Amounts in thousands)Total New York theMART 555 California Street Other 
Expenditures to maintain assets$119,076
 $65,561
 $20,098
 $9,954
 $23,463
 
Tenant improvements219,751
 112,687
 29,738
 9,904
 67,422
 
Leasing commissions47,906
 38,134
 2,070
 1,486
 6,216
 
Recurring tenant improvements, leasing commissions and other capital expenditures386,733
 216,382
 51,906
 21,344
 97,101
 
Non-recurring capital expenditures58,693
 47,642
 
 2,154
 8,897
 
Total capital expenditures and leasing commissions$445,426
 $264,024
 $51,906
 $23,498
 $105,998
(1) 
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(1)Effective July 17, 2017, the date of the spin-off of our Washington, DC segment, capital expenditures and leasing commissions of our former Washington, DC segment have been reclassified to the Other segment.

Development and Redevelopment Expenditures for the Year Ended December 31, 2016
Below is a summary of amounts paid for development and redevelopment expenditures in the year ended December 31, 2016. These expenditures include interest and debt expense of $34,097,000, payroll of $12,516,000, and other soft costs (primarily architectural and engineering fees, permits, real estate taxes and professional fees) aggregating $46,995,000, which were capitalized in connection with the development and redevelopment of these projects.
(Amounts in thousands)Total New York theMART 555 California Street Other 
220 Central Park South$303,974
 $
 $
 $
 $303,974
 
640 Fifth Avenue46,282
 46,282
 
 
 
 
90 Park Avenue33,308
 33,308
 
 
 
 
theMART24,788
 
 24,788
 
 
 
Wayne Towne Center8,461
 
 
 
 8,461
 
330 West 34th Street5,492
 5,492
 
 
 
 
Other184,260
 33,121
 1,384
 9,150
 140,605
(1) 
 $606,565
 $118,203
 $26,172
 $9,150
 $453,040
 
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(1)Primarily relates to our former Washington, DC segment which was spun-off on July 17, 2017.


Funds From Operations
Vornado Realty Trust
FFO is computed in accordance with the definition adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). NAREIT defines FFO as GAAP net income or loss adjusted to exclude net gains from sales of depreciable real estate assets, real estate impairment losses, depreciation and amortization expense from real estate assets and other specified items, including the pro rata share of such adjustments of unconsolidated subsidiaries. FFO and FFO per diluted share are non-GAAP financial measures used by our management, investors and analysts to facilitate meaningful comparisons of operating performance between periods and among our peers because it excludes the effect of real estate depreciation and amortization and net gains on sales, which are based on historical costs and implicitly assume that the value of real estate diminishes predictably over time, rather than fluctuating based on existing market conditions. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash requirements and should not be considered as an alternative to net income as a performance measure or cash flow as a liquidity measure. FFO may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. The calculations of both the numerator and denominator used in the computation of income per share are disclosed in Note 19 – Income Per Share/Income Per Class A Unit, in our consolidated financial statements on page 150 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In accordance with the NAREIT December 2018 restated definition of FFO, we have elected to exclude the mark-to-market adjustments of marketable equity securities from the calculation of FFO. Our FFO for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 has been adjusted to exclude the $26,602,000, or $0.13 per share, decrease in fair value of marketable equity securities previously reported.

FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions was $210,100,000, or $1.10 per diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2018, compared to $153,151,000, or $0.80 per diluted share, for the prior year's three months. FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions was $729,740,000, or $3.82 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to $717,805,000, or $3.75 per diluted share, for the prior year. Details of certain items that impact FFO are discussed in the financial results summary of our “Overview.”

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Vornado Realty Trust - continued
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)For the Three Months Ended
December 31,
 For the Year Ended
December 31,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
Reconciliation of our net income attributable to common shareholders to FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions: 
      
Net income attributable to common shareholders$100,494
 $27,319
 $384,832
 $162,017
Per diluted share$0.53
 $0.14
 $2.01
 $0.85
        
FFO adjustments: 
  
    
Depreciation and amortization of real property$104,067
 $106,017
 $413,091
 $467,966
Net gains on sale of real estate
 
 (158,138) (3,797)
Real estate impairment losses12,000
 
 12,000
 
Decrease in fair value of marketable securities1,652
 
 26,453
 
After-tax purchase price fair value adjustment on depreciable real estate(27,289) 
 (27,289) 
Proportionate share of adjustments to equity in net income of
partially owned entities to arrive at FFO:
       
Depreciation and amortization of real property24,309
 28,247
 101,591
 137,000
Net gains on sale of real estate
 (585) (3,998) (17,777)
Real estate impairment losses
 145
 
 7,692
Decrease in fair value of marketable securities2,081
 
 3,882
 
 116,820
 133,824
 367,592
 591,084
Noncontrolling interests' share of above adjustments(7,229) (8,010) (22,746) (36,420)
FFO adjustments, net$109,591
 $125,814
 $344,846
 $554,664
        
FFO attributable to common shareholders$210,085
 $153,133
 $729,678
 $716,681
Convertible preferred share dividends15
 18
 62
 77
Earnings allocated to Out-Performance Plan units
 
 
 1,047
FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions$210,100
 $153,151
 $729,740
 $717,805
Per diluted share$1.10
 $0.80
 $3.82
 $3.75
        
Reconciliation of Weighted Average Shares       
Weighted average common shares outstanding190,348
 189,898
 190,219
 189,526
Effect of dilutive securities:       
Employee stock options and restricted share awards814
 1,122
 933
 1,448
Convertible preferred shares37
 43
 37
 46
Out-Performance Plan units
 
 
 284
Denominator for FFO per diluted share191,199
 191,063
 191,189
 191,304

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ITEM 7A.     QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We have exposure to fluctuations in market interest rates. Market interest rates are sensitive to many factors that are beyond our control. Our exposure to a change in interest rates on our consolidated and non-consolidated debt (all of which arises out of non-trading activity) is as follows:
(Amounts in thousands, except per share and unit amounts)2018 2017
December 31,
Balance
 
Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
 
Effect of 1%
Change In
Base Rates
 December 31,
Balance
 
Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
Consolidated debt:         
Variable rate$3,292,382
 4.31% $32,924
 $3,492,133
 3.19%
Fixed rate6,603,465
 3.65% 
 6,311,706
 3.72%
 $9,895,847
 3.87% 32,924
 $9,803,839
 3.53%
Pro rata share of debt of non-consolidated entities(1):
     
    
Variable rate$1,300,797
 4.05% 13,008
 $1,395,001
 3.24%
Fixed rate1,382,068
 4.19% 
 2,035,888
 4.89%
 $2,682,865
 4.12% 13,008
 $3,430,889
 4.22%
Noncontrolling interests’ share of consolidated subsidiaries    (1,649)    
Total change in annual net income attributable to the Operating Partnership    44,283

   
Noncontrolling interests’ share of the Operating Partnership    (2,741)    
Total change in annual net income attributable to Vornado    $41,542
    
Total change in annual net income attributable to the Operating Partnership per diluted Class A unit    $0.22
    
Total change in annual net income attributable to Vornado per diluted share    $0.22
    
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(1)As a result of Toys “R” Us (“Toys”) filing a voluntary petition under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, we determined the Company no longer has the ability to exercise significant influence over Toys. Accordingly, we have excluded our share of Toys debt.

We may utilize various financial instruments to mitigate the impact of interest rate fluctuations on our cash flows and earnings, including hedging strategies, depending on our analysis of the interest rate environment and the costs and risks of such strategies. As of December 31, 2018, we have an interest rate swap on a $375,000,000 mortgage loan on 888 Seventh Avenue that swapped the rate from LIBOR plus 1.60% (3.99% as of December 31, 2018) to a fixed rate of 3.15% through December 2020; an interest rate swap on a $700,000,000 mortgage loan on 770 Broadway that swapped the rate from LIBOR plus 1.75% (4.13% as of December 31, 2018) to a fixed rate of 2.56% through September 2020; and an interest rate swap on a $100,000,000 mortgage loan on 33-00 Northern Boulevard that swapped the rate from LIBOR plus 1.80% (4.19% as of December 31, 2018) to a fixed rate of 4.14% through January 2025.

In connection with the extension of our $750,000,000 unsecured term loan, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement that swapped the rate from LIBOR plus 1.00% (3.52% as of December 31, 2018) to a fixed rate of 3.87% through October 2023.

Fair Value of Debt
The estimated fair value of our consolidated debt is calculated based on current market prices and discounted cash flows at the current rate at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings for the remaining term of such debt. As of December 31, 2018, the estimated fair value of our consolidated debt was $9,856,000,000.

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ITEM 8.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA




INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Page
Number
Vornado Realty Trust
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2018 and 2017
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016
 Vornado Realty L.P.
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2018 and 2017
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016



REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


Shareholders and Board of Trustees
Vornado Realty Trust
New York, New York

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Vornado Realty Trust and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes and the schedules listed in the Index at Item 15 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018, in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have also 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, 2018, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 11, 2019, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

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, 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 regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Parsippany, New Jersey
February 11, 2019

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1976.








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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands, except unit, share and per share amounts)December 31,
2018
 December 31,
2017
ASSETS   
Real estate, at cost:   
Land$3,306,280
 $3,143,648
Buildings and improvements10,110,992
 9,898,605
Development costs and construction in progress2,266,491
 1,615,101
Moynihan Train Hall development expenditures445,693
 
Leasehold improvements and equipment108,427
 98,941
Total16,237,883
 14,756,295
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization(3,180,175) (2,885,283)
Real estate, net13,057,708
 11,871,012
Cash and cash equivalents570,916
 1,817,655
Restricted cash145,989
 97,157
Marketable securities152,198
 182,752
Tenant and other receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,154 and $5,52673,322
 58,700
Investments in partially owned entities858,113
 1,056,829
Real estate fund investments318,758
 354,804
220 Central Park South condominium units ready for sale99,627
 
Receivable arising from the straight-lining of rents, net of allowance of $1,644 and $954935,131
 926,711
Deferred leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $207,529 and $191,827400,313
 403,492
Identified intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $172,114 and $150,837136,781
 159,260
Other assets431,938
 469,562
 $17,180,794
 $17,397,934
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY   
Mortgages payable, net$8,167,798
 $8,137,139
Senior unsecured notes, net844,002
 843,614
Unsecured term loan, net744,821
 748,734
Unsecured revolving credit facilities80,000
 
Moynihan Train Hall obligation445,693
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses430,976
 415,794
Deferred revenue167,730
 227,069
Deferred compensation plan96,523
 109,177
Preferred shares redeemed on January 4 and 11, 2018
 455,514
Other liabilities311,806
 468,255
Total liabilities11,289,349
 11,405,296
Commitments and contingencies
 
Redeemable noncontrolling interests:   
Class A units - 12,544,477 and 12,528,899 units outstanding778,134
 979,509
Series D cumulative redeemable preferred units - 177,101 units outstanding5,428
 5,428
Total redeemable noncontrolling interests783,562
 984,937
Vornado's shareholders' equity:   
Preferred shares of beneficial interest: no par value per share; authorized 110,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 36,798,580 and 36,799,573 shares891,294
 891,988
Common shares of beneficial interest: $0.04 par value per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 190,535,499 and 189,983,858 shares7,600
 7,577
Additional capital7,725,857
 7,492,658
Earnings less than distributions(4,167,184) (4,183,253)
Accumulated other comprehensive income7,664
 128,682
Total Vornado shareholders' equity4,465,231
 4,337,652
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries642,652
 670,049
Total equity5,107,883
 5,007,701
 $17,180,794
 $17,397,934
See notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
REVENUES:     
Property rentals$1,760,205
 $1,714,952
 $1,662,093
Tenant expense reimbursements247,128
 233,424
 221,563
Fee and other income156,387
 135,750
 120,086
Total revenues2,163,720
 2,084,126
 2,003,742
EXPENSES:     
Operating963,478
 886,596
 844,566
Depreciation and amortization446,570
 429,389
 421,023
General and administrative141,871
 150,782
 143,643
(Benefit) expense from deferred compensation plan liability(2,480) 6,932
 5,213
Transaction related costs, impairment loss and other31,320
 1,776
 9,451
Total expenses1,580,759
 1,475,475
 1,423,896
Operating income582,961
 608,651
 579,846
Income from partially owned entities9,149
 15,200
 168,948
(Loss) income from real estate fund investments(89,231) 3,240
 (23,602)
Interest and other investment income, net17,057
 30,861
 24,335
(Loss) income from deferred compensation plan assets(2,480) 6,932
 5,213
Interest and debt expense(347,949) (345,654) (330,240)
Purchase price fair value adjustment44,060
 
 
Net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets246,031
 501
 160,433
Income before income taxes459,598
 319,731
 584,933
Income tax expense(37,633) (42,375) (7,923)
Income from continuing operations421,965
 277,356
 577,010
Income (loss) from discontinued operations638
 (13,228) 404,912
Net income422,603
 264,128
 981,922
Less net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in:     
Consolidated subsidiaries53,023
 (25,802) (21,351)
Operating Partnership(25,672) (10,910) (53,654)
Net income attributable to Vornado449,954
 227,416
 906,917
Preferred share dividends(50,636) (65,399) (75,903)
Preferred share issuance costs(14,486) 
 (7,408)
NET INCOME attributable to common shareholders$384,832
 $162,017
 $823,606
      
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC:     
Income from continuing operations, net$2.02
 $0.92
 $2.35
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net
 (0.07) 2.01
Net income per common share$2.02
 $0.85
 $4.36
Weighted average shares outstanding190,219
 189,526
 188,837
      
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – DILUTED:     
Income from continuing operations, net$2.01
 $0.91
 $2.34
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net
 (0.06) 2.00
Net income per common share$2.01
 $0.85
 $4.34
Weighted average shares outstanding191,290
 191,258
 190,173

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME


(Amounts in thousands)Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
Net income$422,603
 $264,128
 $981,922
Other comprehensive income (loss):     
(Reduction) increase in value of interest rate swaps and other(14,635) 15,477
 27,432
Pro rata share of other comprehensive income (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries1,155
 1,425
 (2,739)
(Reduction) increase in unrealized net gain on available-for-sale securities
 (20,951) 52,057
Pro rata share of amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income of a nonconsolidated subsidiary
 14,402
 
Comprehensive income409,123
 274,481
 1,058,672
Less comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests28,187
 (37,356) (79,704)
Comprehensive income attributable to Vornado$437,310
 $237,125
 $978,968

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(Amounts in thousands) Preferred Shares Common Shares 
Additional
Capital
 
Earnings
Less Than
Distributions
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Non-
controlling
Interests in
Consolidated
Subsidiaries
 
Total
Equity
        
  Shares Amount Shares Amount     
Balance, December 31, 2017 36,800
 $891,988
 189,984
 $7,577
 $7,492,658
 $(4,183,253) $128,682
 $670,049
 $5,007,701
Cumulative effect of accounting change (see Note 2) 
 
 
 
 
 122,893
 (108,374) 
 14,519
Net income attributable to Vornado 
 
 
 
 
 449,954
 
 
 449,954
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (53,023) (53,023)
Dividends on common shares 
 
 
 
 
 (479,348) 
 
 (479,348)
Dividends on preferred shares 
 
 
 
 
 (50,636) 
 
 (50,636)
Common shares issued:                 

Upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value 
 
 244
 10
 17,058
 
 
 
 17,068
Under employees' share option plan 
 
 279
 12
 5,907
 (12,185) 
 
 (6,266)
Under dividend reinvestment plan 
 
 20
 1
 1,389
 
 
 
 1,390
Contributions 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 62,657
 62,657
Distributions:                  
Real estate fund investments 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (12,665) (12,665)
Other 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (33,250) (33,250)
Conversion of Series A preferred shares to common shares 
 (31) 2
 
 30
 
 
 
 (1)
Deferred compensation shares and options 
 
 6
 
 1,157
 (121) 
 
 1,036
Pro rata share of other comprehensive income of nonconsolidated subsidiaries 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,155
 
 1,155
Reduction in value of interest rate swaps 
 
 
 
 
 
 (14,634) 
 (14,634)
Unearned 2015 Out-Performance Plan awards acceleration 
 
 
 
 9,046
 
 
 
 9,046
Adjustments to carry redeemable Class A units at redemption value 
 
 
 
 198,064
 
 
 
 198,064
Preferred shares issuance 
 (663) 
 
 
 (14,486) 
 
 (15,149)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests' share of above adjustments 
 
 
 
 
 
 836
 
 836
Consolidation of the Farley joint venture 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8,720
 8,720
Other 
 
 
 
 548
 (2) (1) 164
 709
Balance, December 31, 2018 36,800
 $891,294
 190,535
 $7,600
 $7,725,857
 $(4,167,184) $7,664
 $642,652
 $5,107,883

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - CONTINUED


(Amounts in thousands) Preferred Shares Common Shares 
Additional
Capital
 
Earnings
Less Than
Distributions
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Non-
controlling
Interests in
Consolidated
Subsidiaries
 
Total
Equity
        
  Shares Amount Shares Amount     
Balance, December 31, 2016 42,825
 $1,038,055
 189,101
 $7,542
 $7,153,332
 $(1,419,382) $118,972
 $719,977
 $7,618,496
Net income attributable to Vornado 
 
 
 
 
 227,416
 
 
 227,416
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25,802
 25,802
Dividends on common shares 
 
 
 
 
 (496,490) 
 
 (496,490)
Dividends on preferred shares 
 
 
 
 
 (65,399) 
 
 (65,399)
Common shares issued:                  
Upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value 
 
 403
 16
 38,731
 
 
 
 38,747
Under employees' share option plan 
 
 449
 18
 28,235
 
 
 
 28,253
Under dividend reinvestment plan 
 
 17
 1
 1,458
 
 
 
 1,459
Contributions 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,044
 1,044
Distributions:                  
JBG SMITH Properties 
 
 
 
 
 (2,428,345) 
 
 (2,428,345)
Real estate fund investments 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (73,850) (73,850)
Other 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (2,618) (2,618)
Conversion of Series A preferred shares to common shares (5) (162) 10
 
 162
 
 
 
 
Deferred compensation shares and options 
 
 
 
 2,246
 (418) 
 
 1,828
Reduction in unrealized net gain on available-for-sale securities 
 
 
 
 
 
 (20,951) 
 (20,951)
Pro rata share of amounts reclassified related to a nonconsolidated subsidiary 
 
 
 
 
 
 14,402
 
 14,402
Pro rata share of other comprehensive income of nonconsolidated subsidiaries 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,425
 
 1,425
Increase in value of interest rate swaps 
 
 
 
 
 
 15,476
 
 15,476
Adjustments to carry redeemable Class A units at redemption value 
 
 
 
 268,494
 
 
 
 268,494
Preferred shares issuance 12,780
 309,609
 
 
 
 
 
 
 309,609
Cumulative redeemable preferred shares called for redemption (18,800) (455,514) 
 
 
 
 
 
 (455,514)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests' share of above adjustments 
 
 
 
 
 
 (642) 
 (642)
Other 
 
 4
 
 
 (635) 
 (306) (941)
Balance, December 31, 2017 36,800
 $891,988
 189,984
 $7,577
 $7,492,658
 $(4,183,253) $128,682
 $670,049
 $5,007,701

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - CONTINUED


(Amounts in thousands) Preferred Shares Common Shares 
Additional
Capital
 
Earnings
Less Than
Distributions
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Non-
controlling
Interests in
Consolidated
Subsidiaries
 
Total
Equity
        
  Shares Amount Shares Amount     
Balance, December 31, 2015 52,677
 $1,276,954
 188,577
 $7,521
 $7,132,979
 $(1,766,780) $46,921
 $778,483
 $7,476,078
Net income attributable to Vornado 
 
 
 
 
 906,917
 
 
 906,917
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21,351
 21,351
Dividends on common shares 
 
 
 
 
 (475,961) 
 
 (475,961)
Dividends on preferred shares 
 
 
 
 
 (75,903) 
 
 (75,903)
Redemption of Series J preferred shares (9,850) (238,842) 
 
 
 (7,408) 
 
 (246,250)
Common shares issued:                  
Upon redemption of Class A units, at redemption value 
 
 376
 15
 36,495
 
 
 
 36,510
Under employees' share option plan 
 
 123
 5
 6,820
 
 
 
 6,825
Under dividend reinvestment plan 
 
 16
 1
 1,443
 
 
 
 1,444
Contributions 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19,749
 19,749
Distributions:                  
Real estate fund investments 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (62,444) (62,444)
Other 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (36,804) (36,804)
Conversion of Series A preferred shares to common shares (2) (56) 3
 
 56
 
 
 
 
Deferred compensation shares and options 
 
 7
 
 1,788
 (186) 
 
 1,602
Increase in unrealized net gain on available-for-sale securities 
 
 
 
 
 
 52,057
 
 52,057
Pro rata share of other comprehensive loss of nonconsolidated subsidiaries 
 
 
 
 
 
 (2,739) 
 (2,739)
Increase in value of interest rate swap 
 
 
 
 
 
 27,434
 
 27,434
Adjustments to carry redeemable Class A units at redemption value 
 
 
 
 (26,251) 
 
 
 (26,251)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests' share of above adjustments 
 
 
 
 
 
 (4,699) 
 (4,699)
Other 
 (1) (1) 
 2
 (61) (2) (358) (420)
Balance, December 31, 2016 42,825
 $1,038,055
 189,101
 $7,542
 $7,153,332
 $(1,419,382) $118,972
 $719,977
 $7,618,496

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


(Amounts in thousands)Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:     
Net income$422,603
 $264,128
 $981,922
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:     
Depreciation and amortization (including amortization of deferred financing costs)472,785
 529,826
 595,270
Net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets(246,031) (501) (175,735)
Net realized and unrealized losses on real estate fund investments84,706
 15,267
 40,655
Distributions of income from partially owned entities78,831
 82,095
 214,800
Purchase price fair value adjustment(44,060) 
 
Amortization of below-market leases, net(38,573) (46,790) (53,202)
Decrease in fair value of marketable securities26,453
 
 
Return of capital from real estate fund investments20,290
 91,606
 71,888
Change in valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities12,835
 34,800
 
Real estate impairment losses12,000
 
 161,165
Equity in net income of partially owned entities(9,149) (15,635) (165,389)
Straight-lining of rents(7,605) (45,792) (146,787)
Net gains on sale of real estate and other
 (3,489) (5,074)
Net gain on extinguishment of Skyline properties debt
 
 (487,877)
Other non-cash adjustments39,221
 56,480
 39,406
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:     
Real estate fund investments(68,950) 
 
Tenant and other receivables, net(14,532) 1,183
 (4,271)
Prepaid assets151,533
 (12,292) (7,893)
Other assets(84,222) (79,199) (76,357)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses5,869
 3,760
 13,278
Other liabilities(11,363) (15,305) (719)
Net cash provided by operating activities802,641
 860,142
 995,080
      
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:     
Acquisitions of real estate and other(574,812) (30,607) (91,103)
Development costs and construction in progress(418,186) (355,852) (606,565)
Additions to real estate(234,602) (271,308) (387,545)
Proceeds from sales of real estate and related investments219,731
 9,543
 183,173
Proceeds from sale of condominium units at 220 Central Park South214,776
 
 
Investments in loans receivable(105,000) 
 (11,700)
Distributions of capital from partially owned entities100,178
 366,155
 196,635
Moynihan Train Hall expenditures(74,609) 
 
Investments in partially owned entities(37,131) (40,537) (127,608)
Proceeds from repayments of loans receivable25,757
 659
 45
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities4,101
 
 3,937
Net consolidation of Farley Office and Retail Building2,075
 
 
Proceeds from the repayment of JBG SMITH Properties loan receivable
 115,630
 
Net deconsolidation of 7 West 34th Street
 
 (48,000)
Purchases of marketable securities
 
 (4,379)
Net cash used in investing activities(877,722) (206,317) (893,110)

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – CONTINUED


(Amounts in thousands)Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:     
Repayments of borrowings$(685,265) $(631,681) $(1,894,990)
Proceeds from borrowings526,766
 1,055,872
 2,403,898
Dividends paid on common shares(479,348) (496,490) (475,961)
Redemption of preferred shares(470,000) 
 (246,250)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests(76,149) (109,697) (130,590)
Moynihan Train Hall reimbursement from Empire State Development74,609
 
 
Contributions from noncontrolling interests61,062
 1,044
 11,950
Dividends paid on preferred shares(55,115) (64,516) (80,137)
Repurchase of shares related to stock compensation agreements and related tax withholdings and other(12,969) (418) (186)
Debt issuance costs(12,908) (12,325) (42,157)
Proceeds received from exercise of employee share options and other7,309
 29,712
 8,269
Debt prepayment and extinguishment costs(818) (3,217) 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash included in the spin-off of JBG SMITH Properties ($275,000 plus The Bartlett financing proceeds less transaction costs and other mortgage items)
 (416,237) 
Proceeds from issuance of preferred shares
 309,609
 
Net cash used in financing activities(1,122,826) (338,344) (446,154)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash(1,197,907) 315,481
 (344,184)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period1,914,812
 1,599,331
 1,943,515
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$716,905
 $1,914,812
 $1,599,331
Reconciliation of Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash:     
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period$1,817,655
 $1,501,027
 $1,835,707
Restricted cash at beginning of period97,157
 95,032
 99,943
Restricted cash included in discontinued operations at beginning of period
 3,272
 7,865
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period$1,914,812
 $1,599,331
 $1,943,515
      
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$570,916
 $1,817,655
 $1,501,027
Restricted cash at end of period145,989
 97,157
 95,032
Restricted cash included in discontinued operations at end of period
 
 3,272
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$716,905
 $1,914,812
 $1,599,331

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – CONTINUED


(Amounts in thousands)Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:     
Cash payments for interest, excluding capitalized interest of $67,402, $43,071 and $29,584$311,835
 $338,983
 $368,762
Cash payments for income taxes$62,225
 $6,727
 $9,716
      
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:     
Reclassification of condominium units from "development costs and construction in progress" to "220 Central Park South condominium units ready for sale"$233,179
 $
 $
Adjustments to carry redeemable Class A units at redemption value198,064
 268,494
 (26,251)
Accrued capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued expenses88,115
 102,976
 120,564
Write-off of fully depreciated assets(86,064) (58,810) (305,679)
Increase in assets and liabilities resulting from the consolidation of Farley Office and Retail Building:     
Real estate, net401,708
 
 
Mortgage payable, net249,459
 
 
Increase in assets and liabilities resulting from the consolidation of Moynihan Train Hall:     
Real estate, net346,926
 
 
Moynihan Train Hall obligation346,926
 
 
Non-cash distribution to JBG SMITH Properties:     
Assets
 3,432,738
 
Liabilities
 (1,414,186) 
Equity
 (2,018,552) 
Reclassification of Series G and Series I cumulative redeemable preferred shares to liabilities upon call for redemption
 455,514
 
Loan receivable established upon the spin-off of JBG SMITH Properties
 115,630
 
(Reduction) increase in unrealized net gain on available-for-sale securities
 (20,951) 52,057
Decrease in assets and liabilities resulting from the disposition of Skyline properties:    
Real estate, net
 
 (189,284)
Mortgage payable, net
 
 (690,263)
Decrease in assets and liabilities resulting from the deconsolidation of investments that were previously consolidated:     
Real estate, net
 
 (122,047)
Mortgage payable, net
 
 (290,418)

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


Partners
Vornado Realty L.P.
New York, New York
Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Vornado Realty L.P. and subsidiaries (the "Partnership") as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes and the schedules listed in the Index at Item 15 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Partnership as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018, in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have also 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, 2018, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 11, 2019, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Partnership's internal control over financial reporting.

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, 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 regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Parsippany, New Jersey
February 11, 2019

We have served as the Partnership’s auditor since 1997.





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VORNADO REALTY L.P.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


(Amounts in thousands, except unit amounts)December 31,
2018
 December 31,
2017
ASSETS   
Real estate, at cost:   
Land$3,306,280
 $3,143,648
Buildings and improvements10,110,992
 9,898,605
Development costs and construction in progress2,266,491
 1,615,101
Moynihan Train Hall development expenditures445,693
 
Leasehold improvements and equipment108,427
 98,941
Total16,237,883
 14,756,295
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization(3,180,175) (2,885,283)
Real estate, net13,057,708
 11,871,012
Cash and cash equivalents570,916
 1,817,655
Restricted cash145,989
 97,157
Marketable securities152,198
 182,752
Tenant and other receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,154 and $5,52673,322
 58,700
Investments in partially owned entities858,113
 1,056,829
Real estate fund investments318,758
 354,804
220 Central Park South condominium units ready for sale99,627
 
Receivable arising from the straight-lining of rents, net of allowance of $1,644 and $954935,131
 926,711
Deferred leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $207,529 and $191,827400,313
 403,492
Identified intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $172,114 and $150,837136,781
 159,260
Other assets431,938
 469,562
 $17,180,794
 $17,397,934
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE PARTNERSHIP UNITS AND EQUITY   
Mortgages payable, net$8,167,798
 $8,137,139
Senior unsecured notes, net844,002
 843,614
Unsecured term loan, net744,821
 748,734
Unsecured revolving credit facilities80,000
 
Moynihan Train Hall obligation445,693
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses430,976
 415,794
Deferred revenue167,730
 227,069
Deferred compensation plan96,523
 109,177
Preferred units redeemed on January 4 and 11, 2018
 455,514
Other liabilities311,806
 468,255
Total liabilities11,289,349
 11,405,296
Commitments and contingencies
 
Redeemable partnership units:   
Class A units - 12,544,477 and 12,528,899 units outstanding778,134
 979,509
Series D cumulative redeemable preferred units - 177,101 units outstanding5,428
 5,428
Total redeemable partnership units783,562
 984,937
Equity:   
Partners' capital8,624,751
 8,392,223
Earnings less than distributions(4,167,184) (4,183,253)
Accumulated other comprehensive income7,664
 128,682
Total Vornado Realty L.P. equity4,465,231
 4,337,652
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries642,652
 670,049
Total equity5,107,883
 5,007,701
 $17,180,794
 $17,397,934

See notes to the consolidated financial statements.


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VORNADO REALTY L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME


(Amounts in thousands, except per unit amounts)Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
REVENUES:     
Property rentals$1,760,205
 $1,714,952
 $1,662,093
Tenant expense reimbursements247,128
 233,424
 221,563
Fee and other income156,387
 135,750
 120,086
Total revenues2,163,720
 2,084,126
 2,003,742
EXPENSES:     
Operating963,478
 886,596
 844,566
Depreciation and amortization446,570
 429,389
 421,023
General and administrative141,871
 150,782
 143,643
(Benefit) expense from deferred compensation plan liability(2,480) 6,932
 5,213
Transaction related costs, impairment loss and other31,320
 1,776
 9,451
Total expenses1,580,759
 1,475,475
 1,423,896
Operating income582,961
 608,651
 579,846
Income from partially owned entities9,149
 15,200
 168,948
(Loss) income from real estate fund investments(89,231) 3,240
 (23,602)
Interest and other investment income, net17,057
 30,861
 24,335
(Loss) income from deferred compensation plan assets(2,480) 6,932
 5,213
Interest and debt expense(347,949) (345,654) (330,240)
Purchase price fair value adjustment44,060
 
 
Net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets246,031
 501
 160,433
Income before income taxes459,598
 319,731
 584,933
Income tax expense(37,633) (42,375) (7,923)
Income from continuing operations421,965
 277,356
 577,010
Income (loss) from discontinued operations638
 (13,228) 404,912
Net income422,603
 264,128
 981,922
Less net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries53,023
 (25,802) (21,351)
Net income attributable to Vornado Realty L.P.475,626
 238,326
 960,571
Preferred unit distributions(50,830) (65,593) (76,097)
Preferred unit issuance costs(14,486) 
 (7,408)
NET INCOME attributable to Class A unitholders$410,310
 $172,733
 $877,066
      
INCOME PER CLASS A UNIT – BASIC:     
Income from continuing operations, net$2.01
 $0.91
 $2.34
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net0.01
 (0.07) 2.02
Net income per Class A unit$2.02
 $0.84
 $4.36
Weighted average units outstanding202,068
 201,214
 200,350
      
INCOME PER CLASS A UNIT – DILUTED:     
Income from continuing operations, net$2.00
 $0.90
 $2.32
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net
 (0.07) 2.00
Net income per Class A unit$2.00
 $0.83
 $4.32
Weighted average units outstanding203,412
 203,300
 202,017

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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VORNADO REALTY L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME


(Amounts in thousands)Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
Net income$422,603
 $264,128
 $981,922
Other comprehensive income (loss):     
(Reduction) increase in value of interest rate swaps and other(14,635) 15,477
 27,432
Pro rata share of other comprehensive income (loss) of nonconsolidated subsidiaries1,155
 1,425
 (2,739)
(Reduction) increase in unrealized net gain on available-for-sale securities
 (20,951) 52,057
Pro rata share of amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income of a nonconsolidated subsidiary
 14,402
 
Comprehensive income409,123
 274,481
 1,058,672
Less comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries53,023
 (25,802) (21,351)
Comprehensive income attributable to Vornado$462,146
 $248,679
 $1,037,321

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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VORNADO REALTY L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(Amounts in thousands) Preferred Units 
Class A Units
Owned by Vornado
 Earnings
Less Than
Distributions
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 Non-
controlling
Interests in
Consolidated
Subsidiaries
 Total
Equity
  Units Amount Units Amount    
Balance, December 31, 2017 36,800
 $891,988
 189,984
 $7,500,235
 $(4,183,253) $128,682
 $670,049
 $5,007,701
Cumulative effect of accounting change (see Note 2) 
 
 
 
 122,893
 (108,374) 
 14,519
Net loss attributable to Vornado Realty L.P. 
 
 
 
 475,626
 
 
 475,626
Net income attributable to redeemable partnership units 
 
 
 
 (25,672) 
 
 (25,672)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries 
 
 
 
 
 
 (53,023) (53,023)
Distributions to Vornado 
 
 
 
 (479,348) 
 
 (479,348)
Distributions to preferred unitholders 
 
 
 
 (50,636) 
 
 (50,636)
Class A Units issued to Vornado:                
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value 
 
 244
 17,068
 
 
 
 17,068
Under Vornado's employees' share option plan 
 
 279
 5,919
 (12,185) 
 
 (6,266)
Under Vornado's dividend reinvestment plan 
 
 20
 1,390
 
 
 
 1,390
Contributions 
 
 
 
 
 
 62,657
 62,657
Distributions:                
Real estate fund investments 
 
 
 
 
 
 (12,665) (12,665)
Other 
 
 
 
 
 
 (33,250) (33,250)
Conversion of Series A preferred units to Class A units 
 (31) 2
 30
 
 
 
 (1)
Deferred compensation units and options 
 
 6
 1,157
 (121) 
 
 1,036
Pro rata share of other comprehensive income of nonconsolidated subsidiaries 
 
 
 
 
 1,155
 
 1,155
Reduction in value of interest rate swaps 
 
 
 
 
 (14,634) 
 (14,634)
Unearned 2015 Out-Performance Plan awards acceleration 
 
 
 9,046
 
 
 
 9,046
Adjustments to carry redeemable Class A units at redemption value 
 
 
 198,064
 
 
 
 198,064
Preferred units issuance 
 (663) 
   (14,486) 
 
 (15,149)
Redeemable partnership units' share of above adjustments 
 
 
 
 
 836
 
 836
Consolidation of the Farley joint venture 
 
 
 
 
 
 8,720
 8,720
Other 
 
 
 548
 (2) (1) 164
 709
Balance, December 31, 2018 36,800
 $891,294
 190,535
 $7,733,457
 $(4,167,184) $7,664
 $642,652
 $5,107,883

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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VORNADO REALTY L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY – CONTINUED


(Amounts in thousands) Preferred Units 
Class A Units
Owned by Vornado
 Earnings
Less Than
Distributions
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 Non-
controlling
Interests in
Consolidated
Subsidiaries
 Total
Equity
  Units Amount Units Amount    
Balance, December 31, 2016 42,825
 $1,038,055
 189,101
 $7,160,874
 $(1,419,382) $118,972
 $719,977
 $7,618,496
Net income attributable to Vornado Realty L.P. 
 
 
 
 238,326
 
 
 238,326
Net income attributable to redeemable partnership units 
 
 
 
 (10,910) 
 
 (10,910)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries 
 
 
 
 
 
 25,802
 25,802
Distributions to Vornado 
 
 
 
 (496,490) 
 
 (496,490)
Distributions to preferred unitholders 
 
 
 
 (65,399) 
 
 (65,399)
Class A Units issued to Vornado: 
 
     
     
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value 
 
 403
 38,747
 
 
 
 38,747
Under Vornado's employees' share option plan 
 
 449
 28,253
 
 
 
 28,253
Under Vornado's dividend reinvestment plan 
 
 17
 1,459
 
 
 
 1,459
Contributions 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,044
 1,044
Distributions:             
 
JBG SMITH Properties 
 
 
 
 (2,428,345) 
 
 (2,428,345)
Real estate fund investments 
 
 
 
 
 
 (73,850) (73,850)
Other 
 
 
 
 
 
 (2,618) (2,618)
Conversion of Series A preferred units to Class A units (5) (162) 10
 162
 
 
 
 
Deferred compensation units and options 
 
 
 2,246
 (418) 
 
 1,828
Reduction in unrealized net gain on available-for-sale securities 
 
 
 
 
 (20,951) 
 (20,951)
Pro rata share of amounts reclassified related to a nonconsolidated subsidiary 
 
 
 
 
 14,402
 
 14,402
Pro rata share of other comprehensive income of nonconsolidated subsidiaries 
 
 
 
 
 1,425
 
 1,425
Increase in value of interest rate swaps 
 
 
 
 
 15,476
 
 15,476
Adjustments to carry redeemable Class A units at redemption value 
 
 
 268,494
 
 
 
 268,494
Preferred units issuance 12,780
 309,609
 
 
 
 
 
 309,609
Cumulative redeemable preferred units called for redemption (18,800) (455,514) 
 
 
 
   (455,514)
Redeemable partnership units' share of above adjustments 
 
 
 
 
 (642) 
 (642)
Other 
 
 4
 
 (635) 
 (306) (941)
Balance, December 31, 2017 36,800
 $891,988
 189,984
 $7,500,235
 $(4,183,253) $128,682
 $670,049
 $5,007,701

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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VORNADO REALTY L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY – CONTINUED


(Amounts in thousands) Preferred Units 
Class A Units
Owned by Vornado
 Earnings
Less Than
Distributions
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 Non-
controlling
Interests in
Consolidated
Subsidiaries
 Total
Equity
  Units Amount Units Amount    
Balance, December 31, 2015 52,677
 $1,276,954
 188,577
 $7,140,500
 $(1,766,780) $46,921
 $778,483
 $7,476,078
Net income attributable to Vornado Realty L.P. 
 
 
 
 960,571
 
 
 960,571
Net income attributable to redeemable partnership units 
 
 
 
 (53,654) 
 
 (53,654)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries 
 
 
 
 
 
 21,351
 21,351
Distributions to Vornado 
 
 
 
 (475,961) 
 
 (475,961)
Distributions to preferred unitholders 
 
 
 
 (75,903) 
 
 (75,903)
Redemption of Series J preferred units (9,850) (238,842) 
 
 (7,408) 
 
 (246,250)
Class A Units issued to Vornado:                
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units, at redemption value 
 
 376
 36,510
 
 
 
 36,510
Under Vornado's employees' share option plan 
 
 123
 6,825
 
 
 
 6,825
Under Vornado's dividend reinvestment plan 
 
 16
 1,444
 
 
 
 1,444
Contributions 
 
 
 
 
 
 19,749
 19,749
Distributions:                
Real estate fund investments 
 
 
 
 
 
 (62,444) (62,444)
Other 
 
 
 
 
 
 (36,804) (36,804)
Conversion of Series A preferred units to Class A units (2) (56) 3
 56
 
 
 
 
Deferred compensation units and options 
 
 7
 1,788
 (186) 
 
 1,602
Increase in unrealized net gain on available-for-sale securities 
 
 
 
 
 52,057
 
 52,057
Pro rata share of other comprehensive loss of nonconsolidated subsidiaries 
 
 
 
 
 (2,739) 
 (2,739)
Increase in value of interest rate swap 
 
 
 
 
 27,434
 
 27,434
Adjustments to carry redeemable Class A units at redemption value 
 
 
 (26,251) 
 
 
 (26,251)
Redeemable partnership units' share of above adjustments 
 
 
 
 
 (4,699) 
 (4,699)
Other 
 (1) (1) 2
 (61) (2) (358) (420)
Balance, December 31, 2016 42,825
 $1,038,055
 189,101
 $7,160,874
 $(1,419,382) $118,972
 $719,977
 $7,618,496

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

111


VORNADO REALTY L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


(Amounts in thousands)Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:     
Net income$422,603
 $264,128
 $981,922
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:     
Depreciation and amortization (including amortization of deferred financing costs)472,785
 529,826
 595,270
Net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets(246,031) (501) (175,735)
Net realized and unrealized losses on real estate fund investments84,706
 15,267
 40,655
Distributions of income from partially owned entities78,831
 82,095
 214,800
Purchase price fair value adjustment(44,060) 
 
Amortization of below-market leases, net(38,573) (46,790) (53,202)
Decrease in fair value of marketable securities26,453
 
 
Return of capital from real estate fund investments20,290
 91,606
 71,888
Change in valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities12,835
 34,800
 
Real estate impairment losses12,000
 
 161,165
Equity in net income of partially owned entities(9,149) (15,635) (165,389)
Straight-lining of rents(7,605) (45,792) (146,787)
Net gains on sale of real estate and other
 (3,489) (5,074)
Net gain on extinguishment of Skyline properties debt
 
 (487,877)
Other non-cash adjustments39,221
 56,480
 39,406
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:     
Real estate fund investments(68,950) 
 
Tenant and other receivables, net(14,532) 1,183
 (4,271)
Prepaid assets151,533
 (12,292) (7,893)
Other assets(84,222) (79,199) (76,357)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses5,869
 3,760
 13,278
Other liabilities(11,363) (15,305) (719)
Net cash provided by operating activities802,641
 860,142
 995,080
      
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:     
Acquisitions of real estate and other(574,812) (30,607) (91,103)
Development costs and construction in progress(418,186) (355,852) (606,565)
Additions to real estate(234,602) (271,308) (387,545)
Proceeds from sales of real estate and related investments219,731
 9,543
 183,173
Proceeds from sale of condominium units at 220 Central Park South214,776
 
 
Investments in loans receivable(105,000) 
 (11,700)
Distributions of capital from partially owned entities100,178
 366,155
 196,635
Moynihan Train Hall expenditures(74,609) 
 
Investments in partially owned entities(37,131) (40,537) (127,608)
Proceeds from repayments of loans receivable25,757
 659
 45
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities4,101
 
 3,937
Net consolidation of Farley Office and Retail Building2,075
 
 
Proceeds from the repayment of JBG SMITH Properties loan receivable
 115,630
 
Net deconsolidation of 7 West 34th Street
 
 (48,000)
Purchases of marketable securities
 
 (4,379)
Net cash used in investing activities(877,722) (206,317) (893,110)

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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VORNADO REALTY L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – CONTINUED


(Amounts in thousands)Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:     
Repayments of borrowings$(685,265) $(631,681) $(1,894,990)
Proceeds from borrowings526,766
 1,055,872
 2,403,898
Distributions to Vornado(479,348) (496,490) (475,961)
Redemption of preferred units(470,000) 
 (246,250)
Distributions to redeemable security holders and noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries(76,149) (109,697) (130,590)
Moynihan Train Hall reimbursement from Empire State Development74,609
 
 
Contributions from noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries61,062
 1,044
 11,950
Distributions to preferred unitholders(55,115) (64,516) (80,137)
Repurchase of Class A units related to stock compensation agreements and related tax withholdings and other(12,969) (418) (186)
Debt issuance costs(12,908) (12,325) (42,157)
Proceeds received from exercise of Vornado stock options and other7,309
 29,712
 8,269
Debt prepayment and extinguishment costs(818) (3,217) 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash included in the spin-off of JBG SMITH Properties ($275,000 plus The Bartlett financing proceeds less transaction costs and other mortgage items)
 (416,237) 
Proceeds from issuance of preferred units
 309,609
 
Net cash used in financing activities(1,122,826) (338,344) (446,154)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash(1,197,907) 315,481
 (344,184)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period1,914,812
 1,599,331
 1,943,515
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$716,905
 $1,914,812
 $1,599,331
Reconciliation of Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash:     
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period$1,817,655
 $1,501,027
 $1,835,707
Restricted cash at beginning of period97,157
 95,032
 99,943
Restricted cash included in discontinued operations at beginning of period
 3,272
 7,865
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period$1,914,812
 $1,599,331
 $1,943,515
      
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$570,916
 $1,817,655
 $1,501,027
Restricted cash at end of period145,989
 97,157
 95,032
Restricted cash included in discontinued operations at end of period
 
 3,272
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$716,905
 $1,914,812
 $1,599,331

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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VORNADO REALTY L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – CONTINUED


(Amounts in thousands)Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:     
Cash payments for interest, excluding capitalized interest of $67,402, $43,071 and $29,584$311,835
 $338,983
 $368,762
Cash payments for income taxes$62,225
 $6,727
 $9,716
      
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:     
Reclassification of condominium units from "development costs and construction in progress" to "220 Central Park South condominium units ready for sale"$233,179
 $
 $
Adjustments to carry redeemable Class A units at redemption value198,064
 268,494
 (26,251)
Accrued capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued expenses88,115
 102,976
 120,564
Write-off of fully depreciated assets(86,064) (58,810) (305,679)
Increase in assets and liabilities resulting from the consolidation of Farley Office and Retail Building:     
Real estate, net401,708
 
 
Mortgage payable, net249,459
 
 
Increase in assets and liabilities resulting from the consolidation of Moynihan Train Hall:     
Real estate, net346,926
 
 
Moynihan Train Hall obligation346,926
 
 
Non-cash distribution to JBG SMITH Properties:     
Assets
 3,432,738
 
Liabilities
 (1,414,186) 
Equity
 (2,018,552) 
Reclassification of Series G and Series I cumulative redeemable preferred units to liabilities upon call for redemption
 455,514
 
Loan receivable established upon the spin-off of JBG SMITH Properties
 115,630
 
(Reduction) increase in unrealized net gain on available-for-sale securities
 (20,951) 52,057
Decrease in assets and liabilities resulting from the disposition of Skyline properties:     
Real estate, net
 
 (189,284)
Mortgage payable, net
 
 (690,263)
Decrease in assets and liabilities resulting from the deconsolidation of investments that were previously consolidated:     
Real estate, net
 
 (122,047)
Mortgage payable, net
 
 (290,418)



See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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1.
Organization and Business

Vornado Realty Trust (“Vornado”) is a fully‑integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and conducts its business through, and substantially all of its interests in properties are held by, Vornado Realty L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”). Accordingly, Vornado’s cash flow and ability to pay dividends to its shareholders is dependent upon the cash flow of the Operating Partnership and the ability of its direct and indirect subsidiaries to first satisfy their obligations to creditors. Vornado is the sole general partner of, and owned approximately 93.4% of the common limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership as of December 31, 2018. All references to the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” mean, collectively, Vornado, the Operating Partnership and those entities/subsidiaries consolidated by Vornado.
We currently own all or portions of:
New York:
19.9 million square feet of Manhattan office in 36 properties;
2.6 million square feet of Manhattan street retail in 71 properties;
1,999 units in eleven residential properties;
The 1,700 room Hotel Pennsylvania located on Seventh Avenue at 33rd Street in the heart of the Penn District; and
A 32.4% interest in Alexander’s, Inc. (“Alexander’s”) (NYSE: ALX), which owns seven properties in the greater New York metropolitan area, including 731 Lexington Avenue, the 1.3 million square foot Bloomberg, L.P. headquarters building.
Other Real Estate and Related Investments:
The 3.7 million square foot theMART in Chicago;
A 70% controlling interest in 555 California Street, a three-building office complex in San Francisco’s financial district aggregating 1.8 million square feet, known as the Bank of America Center;
A 25.0% interest in Vornado Capital Partners, our real estate fund. We are the general partner and investment manager of the fund;
Other real estate and other investments.

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2.
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Vornado and the Operating Partnership and their consolidated subsidiaries. All inter-company amounts have been eliminated. Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Certain prior year balances have been reclassified in order to conform to the current period presentation. For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, expense of $6,932,000 and $5,213,000, respectively, related to the mark-to-market of our deferred compensation plan liability was reclassified from "general and administrative" expenses to "expense from deferred compensation plan liability" and income of $6,932,000 and $5,213,000, respectively, related to the mark-to-market of our deferred compensation plan assets was reclassified from "interest and other investment income, net" to "income from deferred compensation plan assets" on our consolidated statements of income. In addition, for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, expense of $1,285,000 and $694,000, respectively, related to New York City Unincorporated Business Tax was reclassified from "general and administrative" expenses to "income tax expense" on our consolidated statements of income. Assets and liabilities related to discontinued operations as of December 31, 2017 were reclassified to “other assets” and “other liabilities”, respectively, on our consolidated balance sheets.
Recently Issued Accounting Literature
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an update (“ASU 2014-09”) establishing Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). ASU 2014-09, as amended by subsequent ASUs on the topic, establishes a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most of the existing revenue recognition guidance. This standard, which was effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years that begin after December 15, 2017, requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services and also requires certain additional disclosures. We adopted this standard effective January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method applied to all existing contracts not yet completed as of January 1, 2018 and recorded a $14,519,000 cumulative-effect adjustment to beginning accumulated deficit. The adoption of ASC 606 did not have a material impact on our financial statements (see Note 3 - Revenue Recognition).

In January 2016, the FASB issued an update (“ASU 2016-01”) Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities to ASCTopic 825, Financial Instruments. ASU 2016-01 amends certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. ASU 2016-01 was effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. We adopted this update effective January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach. While the adoption of this update requires us to continue to measure “marketable securities” at fair value on each reporting date, the changes in fair value will be recognized in current period earnings as opposed to “other comprehensive income (loss).” As a result, on January 1, 2018 we recorded a decrease to beginning accumulated deficit of $111,225,000 to recognize the unrealized gains previously recorded in “accumulated other comprehensive income” on our consolidated balance sheets. Subsequent changes in the fair value of our marketable securities will be recorded to “interest and other investment income, net” on our consolidated statements of income. For the year ended December 31, 2018, we recorded a decrease of $26,453,000 in the fair value of our marketable securities which is included in “interest and other investment income, net” on our consolidated statements of income.

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2.Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies – continued

Recently Issued Accounting Literature - continued

In February 2016, the FASB issued an update (“ASU 2016-02”) establishing ASC Topic 842, Leases ("ASC 842"), as amended by subsequent ASUs on the topic, which sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both lessees and lessors. ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to apply a two-method approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase. Lessees are required to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months. Leases with a term of 12 months or less will be accounted for similar to existing guidance for operating leases. Lessees will recognize an expense based on the effective interest method for finance leases or on a straight-line basis for operating leases. The accounting applied by the lessor is largely unchanged from that applied under the existing lease standard. We adopted this standard effective January 1, 2019. We have completed our evaluation of the overall impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-02 on our consolidated financial statements and accounting policies. In transitioning to ASC 842, we elected to use the practical expedient package available to us and did not elect to use hindsight. We have a number of ground leases, which are classified as operating leases, for which we are required to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability equal to the present value of the remaining minimum lease payments, and will continue to recognize expense on a straight-line basis for these leases. On January 1, 2019, we recorded an aggregate of approximately $527,000,000 of right-of-use assets and corresponding $527,000,000 of lease liabilities as a result of the adoption of this standard.

Under ASU 2016-02, initial direct costs for both lessees and lessors would include only those costs that are incremental to the arrangement and would not have been incurred if the lease had not been obtained. As a result, we will no longer capitalize internal leasing costs and instead will expense these costs as incurred. During the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, we capitalized internal leasing costs of $5,538,000, $5,243,000, and $7,352,000 respectively, excluding the internal leasing costs of our former Washington, DC segment which was spun-off on July 17, 2017.

In February 2017, the FASB issued an update (“ASU 2017-05”) Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets to ASC Subtopic 610-20, Other Income-Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets. ASU 2017-05 clarifies the scope of recently established guidance on nonfinancial asset derecognition, as well as the accounting for partial sales of nonfinancial assets. This update conforms the derecognition guidance on nonfinancial assets with the model for transactions in ASC 606. ASU 2017-05 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. We adopted this update on January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach applied to all contracts not yet completed. The adoption of this update did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued an update (“ASU 2017-09”) Scope of Modification Accounting to ASC Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). ASU 2017-09 provides guidance about which changes to the terms and conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in ASC 718. ASU 2017-09 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The adoption of this update on January 1, 2018 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In August 2017, the FASB issued an update (“ASU 2017-12”) Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities to ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). ASU 2017-12 amends the hedge accounting recognition and presentation requirements in ASC 815. The update is intended to more closely align hedge accounting with companies’ risk management strategies, simplify the application of hedge accounting and increase transparency as to the scope and results of hedge programs. ASU 2017-12 requires subsequent changes in fair value of a hedging instrument that has been designated and qualifies as a cash flow hedge to be recognized as a component of “other comprehensive income (loss).” ASU 2017-12 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. We early adopted ASU 2017-12 on January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach. The adoption of this update did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.


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In August 2018, the FASB issued an update (“ASU 2018-13”) Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement to ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”). ASU 2018-13 modifies the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by removing, modifying, and/or adding certain disclosures. ASU 2018-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. An entity is permitted to early adopt by modifying existing disclosures and delay adoption of the additional disclosures until the effective date. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this update on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In October 2018, the FASB issued an update ("ASU 2018-16") Inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap (OIS) Rate as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes to ASC 815. ASU 2018-16 expands the list of U.S. benchmark interest rates permitted in the application of hedge accounting by adding the OIS rate based on SOFR as an eligible benchmark interest rate. ASU 2018-16 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. We adopted this update effective January 1, 2019. The adoption of this update did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Significant Accounting Policies
Real Estate: Real estate is carried at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Betterments, major renewals and certain costs directly related to the improvement and leasing of real estate are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. For redevelopment of existing operating properties, the net book value of the existing property under redevelopment plus the cost for the construction and improvements incurred in connection with the redevelopment are capitalized to the extent the capitalized costs of the property do not exceed the estimated fair value of the redeveloped property when complete. If the cost of the redeveloped property, including the net book value of the existing property, exceeds the estimated fair value of the redeveloped property, the excess is charged to expense. Depreciation is recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives which range from 7 to 40 years. Tenant allowances are amortized on a straight-line basis over the lives of the related leases, which approximate the useful lives of the assets. Additions to real estate include interest and debt expense capitalized during construction of $73,166,000 and $48,231,000 for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Upon the acquisition of real estate we assess the fair value of acquired assets (including land, buildings and improvements, identified intangibles, such as acquired above and below-market leases, acquired in-place leases and tenant relationships) and acquired liabilities and we allocate the purchase price based on these assessments which are on a relative fair value basis. We assess fair value based on estimated cash flow projections that utilize appropriate discount and capitalization rates and available market information. Estimates of future cash flows are based on a number of factors including historical operating results, known trends, and market/economic conditions. We amortize identified intangibles that have finite lives over the period they are expected to contribute directly or indirectly to the future cash flows of the property or business acquired.
Our properties, including any related intangible assets, are individually reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment exists when the carrying amount of an asset exceeds the aggregate projected future cash flows over the anticipated holding period on an undiscounted basis. An impairment loss is measured based on the excess of the property’s carrying amount over its estimated fair value. Impairment analyses are based on our current plans, intended holding periods and available market information at the time the analyses are prepared. If our estimates of the projected future cash flows, anticipated holding periods, or market conditions change, our evaluation of impairment losses may be different and such differences could be material to our consolidated financial statements. The evaluation of anticipated discounted cash flows is subjective and is based, in part, on assumptions regarding future occupancy, rental rates and capital requirements that could differ materially from actual results. Plans to hold properties over longer periods decrease the likelihood of recording impairment losses. We recognized impairment losses of $12,000,000 and $160,700,000 for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2016, respectively. There were no impairment losses in the year ended December 31, 2017.


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2.Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies – continued

Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Partially Owned Entities:We consolidate entities in which we have a controlling financial interest. In determining whether we have a controlling financial interest in a partially owned entity and the requirement to consolidate the accounts of that entity, we consider whether the entity is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and whether we are the primary beneficiary, or have a majority of the voting interests of the entity. We are deemed to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE when we have (i) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. We generally do not control a partially owned entity if the approval of all of the partners/members is contractually required with respect to decisions that most significantly impact the performance of the partially owned entity. This includes decisions regarding operating/capital budgets, and the placement of new or additional financing secured by the assets of the venture, among others. We account for investments under the equity method when the requirements for consolidation are not met, and we have significant influence over the operations of the investee. Equity method investments are initially recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted for our share of net income or loss and cash contributions and distributions each period. Investments that do not qualify for consolidation or equity method accounting are accounted for under the cost method.
Investments in partially owned entities are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recorded when there is a decline in the fair value below the carrying values and we conclude such decline is other-than-temporary. An impairment loss is measured based on the excess of the carrying amount of an investment over its estimated fair value. Impairment analyses are based on current plans, intended holding periods and available information at the time the analyses are prepared. In the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, we recognized non-cash impairment losses on investments in partially owned entities aggregating $44,465,000 and $20,290,000, respectively. There were no non-cash impairment losses on investments in partially owned entities in the year ended December 31, 2018.
220 Central Park South Condominium Units Ready For Sale: We are constructing a residential condominium tower at 220 Central Park South ("220 CPS"). Condominium units are reclassed from development costs and construction in progress to 220 Central Park South condominium units ready for sale upon receipt of the unit's temporary certificate of occupancy. These units are substantially complete and ready for sale. Each unit is carried at the lower of its carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. We have used the relative sales value method to allocate costs to individual condominium units. GAAP income is recognized when legal title transfers upon closing of the condominium unit sales. As of December 31, 2018, none of the 220 CPS condominium units ready for sale have a carrying value that exceeds fair value.

Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and are carried at cost, which approximates fair value due to their short-term maturities. The majority of our cash and cash equivalents consists of (i) deposits at major commercial banks, which may at times exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limit, (ii) United States Treasury Bills, and (iii) Certificate of Deposits placed through an Account Registry Service (“CDARS”). 
Restricted Cash: Restricted cash consists of security deposits, cash restricted for the purposes of facilitating a Section 1031 Like-Kind exchange, cash restricted in connection with our deferred compensation plan and cash escrowed under loan agreements for debt service, real estate taxes, property insurance and capital improvements.   
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts: We periodically evaluate the collectability of amounts due from tenants and maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of tenants to make required payments under the lease agreements. We also maintain an allowance for receivables arising from the straight-lining of rents. These receivables arise from earnings recognized in excess of amounts currently due under the lease agreements. Management exercises judgment in establishing these allowances and considers payment history and current credit status in developing these estimates. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, we had $4,154,000 and $5,526,000, respectively, in allowances for doubtful accounts. In addition, as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, we had $1,644,000 and $954,000, respectively, in allowances for receivables arising from the straight-lining of rents.

Deferred Charges: Direct financing costs are deferred and amortized over the terms of the related agreements as a component of interest expense. Direct costs related to successful leasing activities are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the lives of the related leases. All other deferred charges are amortized on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest rate method, in accordance with the terms of the agreements to which they relate.


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Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Taxes: Vornado operates in a manner intended to enable it to continue to qualify as a REIT under Sections 856‑860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Under those sections, a REIT which distributes at least 90%of its REIT taxable income as a dividend to its shareholders each year and which meets certain other conditions will not be taxed on that portion of its taxable income which is distributed to its shareholders. Vornado distributes to its shareholders 100%of its REIT taxable income and therefore, no provision for Federal income taxes is required. Dividends distributed for the year ended December 31, 2018, were characterized, for federal income tax purposes, as 91.7% ordinary income and 8.3% long-term capital gain. Dividends distributed for the year ended December 31, 2017, were characterized, for federal income tax purposes, as ordinary income. Dividends distributed for the year ended December 31, 2016, audited financial statements of Toys “R” Us, Inc. (“Toys”),were characterized, for federal income tax purposes, as 83.5% ordinary income and 16.5% long-term capital gain.

 We have elected to treat certain consolidated subsidiaries, and may in the future elect to treat newly formed subsidiaries, as taxable REIT subsidiaries pursuant to an equity method investmentamendment to the Internal Revenue Code that became effective January 1, 2001. Taxable REIT subsidiaries may participate in which Vornado owns approximately 32.5%non-real estate related activities and/or perform non-customary services for tenants and are subject to Federal and State income tax at regular corporate tax rates.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Act") was signed into law. The Act includes numerous changes in existing tax law, including a permanent reduction in the federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018. As a result of the common equity asreduction of federal corporate income tax rates, we decreased the value of our taxable REIT subsidiaries' deferred tax assets which resulted in additional income tax expense of $34,800,000 in the year ended December 31, 2016.  On February 13,2017.

At December 31, 2018 and 2017, Vornadoour taxable REIT subsidiaries had deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances, of $109,949,000 and $69,209,000, respectively, and are included in “other assets” on our consolidated balance sheets. At December 31, 2018 and 2017, our taxable REIT subsidiaries had deferred tax liabilities of $28,676,000 and $13,697,000, respectively, which are included in "other liabilities" on our consolidated balance sheets. The deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to net operating loss carryforwards and temporary differences between the Operating Partnership filed their combined Annual Reportbook and tax basis of asset and liabilities. During 2018, we utilized $42,035,000 of deferred tax assets related to net operating loss carryforwards associated with our 220 CPS project.

For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, we recognized $37,633,000, $42,375,000 and $7,923,000 of income tax expense, respectively, based on Form 10-Keffective tax rates of approximately 8.2%, 13.3% and 1.4%, respectively. Income tax expense recorded in each of the years primarily relates to our consolidated taxable REIT subsidiaries, and certain state, local, and franchise taxes. The year ended December 31, 2018 included $16,771,000 of income tax expense relating to the purchase price fair value adjustment recorded upon our acquisition of an additional 44.9% ownership interest in Farley Office and Retail Building and $13,888,000 of income tax expense recognized on the sale of 220 Central Park South condominium units. Income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2017 included $34,800,000 of additional tax expense resulting from the reduction in the federal corporate tax rate, as discussed above. The Company has no uncertain tax positions recognized as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.
The Operating Partnership’s partners are required to report their respective share of taxable income on their individual tax returns.
The following table reconciles net income attributable to Vornado common shareholders to estimated taxable income for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
Net income attributable to Vornado common shareholders$384,832
 $162,017
 $823,606
Book to tax differences (unaudited):     
Depreciation and amortization234,325
 213,083
 302,092
Tangible property regulations(86,040) 
 
Sale of real estate and other capital transactions31,527
 11,991
 (39,109)
Vornado stock options(22,992) (6,383) (3,593)
Earnings of partially owned entities15,711
 (3,054) (149,094)
Impairment losses11,260
 49,062
 170,332
Straight-line rent adjustments(7,133) (36,696) (137,941)
Tax expense related to the reduction of our taxable REIT subsidiaries' deferred tax assets
 32,663
 
Net gain on extinguishment of Skyline properties debt
 
 (457,970)
Other, net18,956
 25,057
 9,121
Estimated taxable income (unaudited)$580,446
 $447,740
 $517,444
The net basis of Vornado’s assets and liabilities for tax reporting purposes is approximately $1.9 billion lower than the amounts reported in Vornado’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2018.

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3.
Revenue Recognition

On January 1, 2018, we adopted ASC 606 which establishes a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most of the existing revenue recognition guidance. This standard requires us to recognize for certain of our revenue sources the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration we are entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. We adopted this standard effective January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method applied to all existing contracts not yet completed as of January 1, 2018 and recorded a $14,519,000 cumulative-effect adjustment to beginning accumulated deficit. The adoption of ASC 606 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Our revenues primarily consist of property rentals, tenant expense reimbursements, and fee and other income. We operate in two reportable segments: New York and Other, with a significant portion of our revenues included in the “New York” segment. We have the following revenue sources and revenue recognition policies:

Base rent is revenue arising from tenant leases. These rents are recognized over the non-cancelable term of the related leases on a straight-line basis which includes the effects of rent steps and rent abatements. We commence rental revenue recognition when the tenant takes possession of the leased space and the leased space is substantially ready for its intended use. In addition, in circumstances where we provide a tenant improvement allowance for improvements that are owned by the tenant, we recognize the allowance as a reduction of rental revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

Hotel revenue arising from the operation of Hotel Pennsylvania consists of room revenue, food and beverage revenue, and banquet revenue. Room revenue is recognized when rooms are occupied. Food and beverage and banquet revenue are recognized when the services have been transferred.

Trade shows revenue arising from the operation of trade shows is primarily booth rentals. This revenue is recognized upon the occurrence of the trade shows.

Operating expense reimbursements is revenue arising from tenant leases which provide for the recovery of all or a portion of the operating expenses and real estate taxes of the common areas of our properties. Revenue is generally recognized in the same period as the related expenses are incurred.

Tenant services is revenue arising from sub-metered electric, elevator, trash removal and other services provided to tenants at their request. This revenue is recognized as the services are transferred.

Fee and other income includes management, leasing and other revenue arising from contractual agreements with third parties or with partially owned entities, and includes Building Maintenance Service (“BMS”) cleaning, engineering and security services. This revenue is recognized as the services are transferred. Fee and other income also includes lease termination fee income which is recognized immediately if a tenant vacates or is recognized on a straight-line basis over the shortened remaining lease term.

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3.Revenue Recognition - continued

Below is a summary of our revenues by segment. Base rent, operating expense reimbursements and lease terminations represent revenues from leases and are recognized in accordance with ASC Topic 840, Leases. Revenues from Hotel Pennsylvania, trade shows, tenant services, BMS cleaning fees, management and leasing fees and other income represent revenues recognized in accordance with ASC 606. Additional financial information related to these reportable segments for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 is set forth in Note 25 - Segment Information.

(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 
 Total New York Other 
Base rent$1,623,122
 $1,371,182
 $251,940
 
Hotel Pennsylvania94,399
 94,399
 
 
Trade shows42,684
 
 42,684
 
Property rentals1,760,205
 1,465,581
 294,624
 
Operating expense reimbursements193,207
 177,044
 16,163
 
Tenant services53,921
 41,351
 12,570
 
Tenant expense reimbursements247,128
 218,395
 28,733
 
BMS cleaning fees120,357
 129,088
 (8,731)
(1) 
Management and leasing fees13,324
 12,203
 1,121
 
Lease termination fees2,144
 858
 1,286
 
Other income20,562
 9,911
 10,651
 
Fee and other income156,387
 152,060
 4,327
 
Total revenues$2,163,720
 $1,836,036
 $327,684
 


(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 
 Total New York Other 
Base rent$1,583,443
 $1,347,270
 $236,173
 
Hotel Pennsylvania89,302
 89,302
 
 
Trade shows42,207
 
 42,207
 
Property rentals1,714,952
 1,436,572
 278,380
 
Operating expense reimbursements179,381
 165,347
 14,034
 
Tenant services54,043
 42,273
 11,770
 
Tenant expense reimbursements233,424
 207,620
 25,804
 
BMS cleaning fees104,143
 110,986
 (6,843)
(1) 
Management and leasing fees10,087
 8,599
 1,488
 
Lease termination fees8,171
 7,955
 216
 
Other income13,349
 7,575
 5,774
 
Fee and other income135,750
 135,115
 635
 
Total revenues$2,084,126
 $1,779,307
 $304,819
 
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(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31, 2016 
 Total New York Other 
Base rent$1,538,605
 $1,313,611
 $224,994
 
Hotel Pennsylvania80,785
 80,785
 
 
Trade shows42,703
 
 42,703
 
Property rentals1,662,093
 1,394,396
 267,697
 
Operating expense reimbursements166,103
 154,734
 11,369
 
Tenant services55,460
 44,304
 11,156
 
Tenant expense reimbursements221,563
 199,038
 22,525
 
BMS cleaning fees93,425
 97,612
 (4,187)
(1) 
Management and leasing fees8,243
 7,531
 712
 
Lease termination fees8,770
 7,705
 1,065
 
Other income9,648
 7,092
 2,556
 
Fee and other income120,086
 119,940
 146
 
Total revenues$2,003,742
 $1,713,374
 $290,368
 
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(1)Represents the elimination of intercompany fees from the New York segment upon consolidation.




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4.
Acquisitions

537 West 26th Street

On February 9, 2018, we acquired 537 West 26th Street, a 14,000 square foot commercial property adjacent to our 260 Eleventh Avenue office property, and 55,000 square feet of additional zoning air rights for $44,000,000.

1535 Broadway

On July 30, 2012, we entered into a lease with Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: HST) (“Host”), under which we redeveloped the retail and signage components of the Marriott Times Square Hotel. We accounted for this lease as a “capital lease” and recorded a $240,000,000 capital lease asset and liability. On September 21, 2018, we acquired the retail condominium from Host for $442,000,000 (inclusive of the $240,000,000 capital lease liability). The original lease transaction provided that we would become the 100% owner through a put/call arrangement, based on a pre-negotiated formula. This transaction satisfies the put/call arrangement. Our 100% fee interest includes 45,000 square feet of retail, the 1,611 seat Marquis Theater and the largest digital sign in New York with a 330 linear foot, 25,000 square foot display.

Farley Office and Retail Building and Moynihan Train Hall

In September 2016, our joint venture with the Related Companies (“Related”) was designated by Empire State Development (“ESD”), an entity of New York State, to develop the Farley Office and Retail Building (the "Project"). The Project will include a new Moynihan Train Hall and approximately 850,000 rentable square feet of commercial space, comprised of approximately 730,000 square feet of office space and approximately 120,000 square feet of retail space. On June 15, 2017, the joint venture closed a 99-year, triple-net lease with ESD for the commercial space at the Project and made a $230,000,000 upfront contribution towards the construction of the train hall. At that time, we accounted for our investment in the joint venture under the equity method of accounting. The lease calls for annual rent payments of $5,000,000 plus payments in lieu of real estate taxes. Simultaneously, the joint venture completed a $271,000,000 loan facility, of which $257,941,000 is outstanding at December 31, 2018. The interest-only loan is at LIBOR plus 3.25% (4.64% at December 31, 2018) and matures in June 2019 with two one-year extension options.

On October 30, 2018, we increased our ownership interest in the joint venture to 95.0% from 50.1% by acquiring a 44.9% additional ownership interest from Related. The purchase price was $41,500,000 plus the reimbursement of $33,026,000 of costs funded by Related through October 30, 2018. We consolidate the accounts of the joint venture from the date of acquisition as it is a variable interest entity and we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary. In connection therewith, we recorded a net gain of $44,060,000, which is included in "purchase price fair value adjustment" on our consolidated statements of income. As a result of this gain, because we hold our investment in the joint venture through a taxable REIT subsidiary, $16,771,000 of income tax expense was recognized in our consolidated statements of income.

The joint venture has entered into a development agreement with ESD to build the adjacent Moynihan Train Hall, with Vornado and Related each guaranteeing the joint venture's obligations. The joint venture has entered into a design-build contract with Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders pursuant to which they will build the Moynihan Train Hall, thereby fulfilling all of the joint venture's obligations to ESD. The obligations of Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders have been bonded by Skanska USA and bear a full guaranty from Skanska AB. The development expenditures for the Moynihan Train Hall are estimated to be approximately $1.6 billion, which will be funded by governmental agencies. Pursuant to ASC 840-40-55, the joint venture, which we consolidate on our consolidated balance sheets, is required to recognize all development expenditures for the Moynihan Train Hall. Accordingly, the development expenditures paid for by governmental agencies through December 31, 2018 of $445,693,000 are shown as “Moynihan Train Hall development expenditures” with a corresponding obligation recorded in “Moynihan Train Hall obligation” on our consolidated balance sheets. Upon completion of the development, the "Moynihan Train Hall development expenditures" and the offsetting “Moynihan Train Hall obligation” will be removed from our consolidated balance sheets.


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5.
Real Estate Fund Investments

We are the general partner and investment manager of Vornado Capital Partners Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”) and own a 25.0% interest in the Fund, which had an initial eight-year term ending February 2019. On January 29, 2018, the Fund's term was extended to February 2023. The Fund's three-year investment period ended in July 2013. The Fund is accounted for under ASC 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies (“ASC 946”) and its investments are reported on its balance sheet at fair value, with changes in value each period recognized in earnings. We consolidate the accounts of the Fund into our consolidated financial statements, retaining the fair value basis of accounting.
We are also the general partner and investment manager of the Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel Joint Venture (the “Crowne Plaza Joint Venture”) and own a 57.1% interest in the joint venture which owns the 24.7% interest in the Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel not owned by the Fund. The Crowne Plaza Joint Venture is also accounted for under ASC 946 and we consolidate the accounts of the joint venture into our consolidated financial statements, retaining the fair value basis of accounting.
 On January 17, 2018, the Fund completed the sale of the retail condominium at 11 East 68th Street, a property located on Madison Avenue and 68th Street, for $82,000,000. From the inception of this investment through its disposition, the Fund realized a $46,259,000 net gain.

In March 2011, a joint venture (the “Joint Venture”) owned 64.7% by the Fund, 30.3% by Vornado and 5.0% by a third party, acquired One Park Avenue for $394,000,000. In connection with the acquisition, the Joint Venture paid $3,000,000 of New York City real property transfer tax (the “Transfer Tax”) and filed a Real Property Tax Return (“RPTR”) with the New York City Department of Finance (the “Department of Finance”). The RPTR was audited by the Department of Finance in 2014 and an increased Transfer Tax was assessed. The Joint Venture appealed the increased Transfer Tax assessment and the Joint Venture's appeal was upheld by a New York City Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) in January 2017. The Department of Finance appealed the ALJ's decision and on February 16, 2018 the New York City Tax Appeals Tribunal (the “Tax Tribunal”) reversed the ALJ's decision and assessed $9,491,000 of additional Transfer Tax and $6,764,000 of interest. As a result of the Tax Tribunal's decision, we recorded an expense of $15,608,000, before noncontrolling interests, during the first quarter of 2018, which was subsequently paid on April 5, 2018, in order to permit us to appeal the Tax Tribunal's decision and stop the accrual of interest, of which $10,630,000 is included in “loss (income) from real estate fund investments” and $4,978,000 is included in “income from partially owned entities” (see Note 7 - Investments in Partially Owned Entities) on our consolidated statements of income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018. We are appealing the Tax Tribunal's decision. Our appeal of the Tax Tribunal's decision is scheduled to be heard by the appellate court in the first half of 2019.

On April 19, 2018, the joint venture between the Fund and the Crowne Plaza Joint Venture completed a $255,000,000 refinancing of the Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel. The interest-only loan is at LIBOR plus 3.53% (6.00%at December 31, 2018) and matures in May 2020 with three one-year extension options. In connection therewith, the joint venture purchased an interest rate cap that caps LIBOR at a rate of 4.00%. The Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel was previously encumbered by a $310,000,000 interest-only mortgage at LIBOR plus 2.80%, which was scheduled to mature in December 2018.

As of December 31, 2018, we had four real estate fund investments through the Fund and the Crowne Plaza Joint Venture with an aggregate fair value of $318,758,000, or $6,806,000 below our cost, and had remaining unfunded commitments of $50,494,000, of which our share was $16,119,000. At December 31, 2017, we had five real estate fund investments with an aggregate fair value of $354,804,000.

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5.Real Estate Fund Investments - continued
Below is a summary of (loss) income from the Fund and the Crowne Plaza Joint Venture for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.    
(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
Net investment income$6,105
 $18,507
 $17,053
Net unrealized loss on held investments(83,794) (25,807) (41,162)
Net realized (loss) gain on exited investments(912) 36,078
 14,761
Previously recorded unrealized gain on exited investment
 (25,538) (14,254)
Transfer Tax(10,630) 
 
(Loss) income from real estate fund investments(89,231) 3,240
 (23,602)
Less loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries61,230
 (14,044) 2,560
Loss from real estate fund investments attributable to the Operating Partnership (includes $4,252 of loss related to One Park Avenue potential additional transfer taxes and reduction in carried interest for the year ended December 31, 2018)(28,001) (10,804) (21,042)
Less loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership1,732
 673
 1,270
Loss from real estate fund investments attributable to Vornado$(26,269) $(10,131) $(19,772)


6.
Marketable Securities
Our portfolio of marketable securities is comprised of equity securities that are presented on our consolidated balance sheets at fair value. On January 1, 2018, we adopted ASU 2016-01, which requires changes in the fair value of our marketable securities to be recorded in current period earnings. Previously, changes in the fair value of marketable securities were recognized in "accumulated other comprehensive income" on our consolidated balance sheets. As a result, on January 1, 2018 we recorded a decrease to beginning accumulated deficit of $111,225,000 to recognize the unrealized gains previously recorded in “accumulated other comprehensive income” on our consolidated balance sheets. Subsequent changes in the fair value of our marketable securities are recorded to “interest and other investment income, net” on our consolidated statements of income.
We evaluate our portfolio of marketable securities for impairment each reporting period. For each of the securities in our portfolio with unrealized losses, we review the underlying cause of the decline in value and the estimated recovery period, as well as the severity and duration of the decline. In our evaluation, we consider our ability and intent to hold these investments for a reasonable period of time sufficient for us to recover our cost basis. We also evaluate the near-term prospects for each of these investments in relation to the severity and duration of the decline.  

The table below summarizes the changes of our marketable securities portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2018.
(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31, 2018
 Total Lexington Realty Trust Other
Beginning balance$182,752
 $178,226
 $4,526
(Decrease) increase in fair value of marketable securities(1)
(26,453) (26,596) 143
Sale of marketable securities(4,101) 
 (4,101)
Ending balance$152,198
 $151,630
 $568

(1)
Included in “interest and other investment income, net” on our consolidated statements of income (see Note 17 - Interest and Other Investment Income, Net).

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7.
Investments in Partially Owned Entities

Alexander’s
As of December 31, 2018, we own 1,654,068 Alexander’s common shares, or approximately 32.4% of Alexander’s common equity. We manage, develop and lease Alexander’s properties pursuant to agreements which expire in March of each year and are automatically renewable. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, Alexander’s owed us an aggregate of $708,000 and $2,490,000, respectively, pursuant to such agreements.
As of December 31, 2018 the market value (“fair value” pursuant to ASC 820) of our investment in Alexander’s, based on Alexander’s December 31, 2018 closing share price of $304.74, was $504,061,000, or $396,078,000 in excess of the carrying amount on our consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2018, the carrying amount of our investment in Alexander’s, excluding amounts owed to us, exceeds our share of the equity in the net assets of Alexander’s by approximately $39,046,000. The majority of this basis difference resulted from the excess of our purchase price for the Alexander’s common stock acquired over the book value of Alexander’s net assets. Substantially all of this basis difference was allocated, based on our estimates of the fair values of Alexander’s assets and liabilities, to real estate (land and buildings). We are amortizing the basis difference related to the buildings into earnings as additional depreciation expense over their estimated useful lives. This depreciation is not material to our share of equity in Alexander’s net income. The basis difference related to the land will be recognized upon disposition of our investment.

Alexander's paid $3,971,000 of Transfer Tax upon the November 2012 sale of its Kings Plaza Regional Shopping Center located in Brooklyn, New York. Alexander's accrued $23,797,000 of potential additional Transfer Tax and related interest based on the precedent established by the Tax Tribunal's decision regarding One Park Avenue (see Note 5 - Real Estate Fund Investments for details) during the first quarter of 2018 which was subsequently paid on April 5, 2018 in order to preserve Alexander's rights to continue litigation and stop accrual of interest, of which our 32.4% share is $7,708,000 and is included in “income from partially owned entities” on our consolidated statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Management, Development, Leasing and Other Agreements
We receive an annual fee for managing Alexander’s and all of its properties equal to the sum of (i) $2,800,000, (ii) 2% of the gross revenue from the Rego Park II Shopping Center, (iii) $0.50 per square foot of the tenant-occupied office and retail space at 731 Lexington Avenue, and (iv) $315,000, escalating at 3% per annum, for managing the common area of 731 Lexington Avenue. In addition, we are entitled to a development fee of 6% of development costs, as defined.
We provide Alexander’s with leasing services for a fee of 3% of rent for the first ten years of a lease term, 2% of rent for the eleventh through twentieth year of a lease term and 1% of rent for the twenty-first through thirtieth year of a lease term, subject to the payment of rents by Alexander’s tenants. In the event third-party real estate brokers are used, our fee increases by 1% and we are responsible for the fees to the third-parties. We are also entitled to a commission upon the sale of any of Alexander’s assets equal to 3% of gross proceeds, as defined, for asset sales less than $50,000,000, and 1% of gross proceeds, as defined, for asset sales of $50,000,000 or more.

Building Maintenance Services (“BMS”), our wholly-owned subsidiary, supervises (i) cleaning, engineering and security services at Alexander’s 731 Lexington Avenue property and (ii) security services at Alexander’s Rego Park I, Rego Park II properties and The Alexander apartment tower. During the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, we recognized $2,705,000, $2,678,000 and $2,583,000 of income, respectively, for these services.

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7.Investments in Partially Owned Entities – continued

Urban Edge Properties (“UE”) (NYSE: UE)
As of December 31, 2018, we own 5,717,184 UE operating partnership units, representing a 4.5% ownership interest in UE. We account for our investment in UE under the equity method and record our share of UE’s net income or loss on a one-quarter lag basis. In 2018, 2017 and 2016, we provided UE with information technology support. UE is providing us with leasing and property management services for (i) certain small retail properties that we plan to sell, (ii) our affiliate, Alexander’s, Rego Park retail assets and (iii) Interstate Properties ("Interstate") retail assets. As of December 31, 2018, the fair value of our investment in UE, based on UE’s December 31, 2018 closing share price of $16.62, was $95,020,000, or $49,676,000 in excess of the carrying amount on our consolidated balance sheet.
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (“PREIT”) (NYSE: PEI)
As of December 31, 2018, we own 6,250,000 PREIT operating partnership units, representing a 7.9% interest in PREIT. We account for our investment in PREIT under the equity method and record our share of PREIT’s net income or loss on a one-quarter lag basis.

As of December 31, 2018, the fair value of our investment in PREIT, based on PREIT’s December 31, 2018 closing share price of $5.94, was $37,125,000, or $22,366,000 below the carrying amount on our consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2018, the carrying amount of our investment in PREIT exceeds our share of the equity in the net assets of PREIT by approximately $35,744,000. The majority of this basis difference resulted from the excess of the fair value of the PREIT operating units received over our share of the book value of PREIT’s net assets. Substantially all of this basis difference was allocated, based on our estimates of the fair values of PREIT’s assets and liabilities, to real estate (land and buildings). We are amortizing the basis difference related to the buildings into earnings as additional depreciation expense over their estimated useful lives. This depreciation is not material to our share of equity in PREIT’s net loss. The basis difference related to the land will be recognized upon disposition of our investment.

Independence Plaza

We have a 50.1% economic interest in a joint venture that owns Independence Plaza, a three-building 1,327 unit residential complex in the Tribeca submarket of Manhattan. The joint venture paid $1,730,000 of Transfer Tax upon its acquisition of the property in December 2012. The joint venture accrued $13,103,000 of potential additional Transfer Tax and related interest based on the precedent established by the Tax Tribunal's decision regarding One Park Avenue (see Note 5 - Real Estate Fund Investments for details) during the first quarter of 2018, which was subsequently paid on April 5, 2018, in order to preserve the joint venture's rights to continue litigation and stop accrual of interest. Because we consolidate the entity that incurred the potential additional Transfer Tax, $13,103,000 of expense is included in “transaction related costs, impairment loss and other” and $6,538,000 is allocated to “noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries” on our consolidated statements of income.

On June 11, 2018, the joint venture completed a $675,000,000 refinancing of Independence Plaza. The seven-year interest-only loan matures in July 2025 and has a fixed rate of 4.25%. Our share of net proceeds, after repayment of the existing 3.48% $550,000,000 mortgage and closing costs, was $55,618,000.

Toys "R" Us, Inc. ("Toys")

On September 18, 2017, Toys filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. In the second quarter of 2018, Toys ceased U.S. operations. On February 1, 2019, the plan of reorganization for Toys "R" Us, Inc., in which we owned a 32.5% interest, was declared effective, and our stock in Toys was canceled. At December 31, 2018 and 2017, we carried our Toys investment at zero. The canceling of our stock in Toys will result in approximately a $420,000,000 capital loss deduction for tax purposes in 2019 (which if not offset by capital gains will result in a capital loss carry over available for five years).

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7.Investments in Partially Owned Entities – continued

666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium

On August 3, 2018, we completed the sale of our 49.5% interests in the 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium. We received net proceeds of $120,000,000 and recognized a financial statement gain of $134,032,000 which is included in "net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets" on our consolidated statements of income. The gain for tax purposes was approximately $254,000,000. We continue to own all of the 666 Fifth Avenue Retail Condominium encompassing the Uniqlo, Tissot and Hollister stores with 125 linear feet of frontage on Fifth Avenue between 52nd and 53rd Street.

Concurrently with the sale of our interests, the existing mortgage loan on the property was repaid and we received net proceeds of $55,244,000 for the participation we held in the mortgage loan. We recognized a financial statement gain of $7,308,000, which is included in "net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets" on our consolidated statements of income.


Below is a schedule summarizing our investments in partially owned entities.
(Amounts in thousands)Percentage
Ownership at
December 31, 2018
 As of December 31,
  2018 2017
Investments:     
Partially owned office buildings/land(1)
Various $499,005
 $504,393
Alexander’s32.4% 107,983
 126,400
PREIT7.9% 59,491
 66,572
UE4.5% 45,344
 46,152
Other investments(2)
Various 146,290
 313,312
   $858,113
 $1,056,829
      
330 Madison Avenue(3)
25.0% $(58,117) $(53,999)
7 West 34th Street(4)
53.0% (51,579) (47,369)
   $(109,696) $(101,368)

(1)Includes interests in 280 Park Avenue, 650 Madison Avenue, One Park Avenue, 512 West 22nd Street, 85 Tenth Avenue, 61 Ninth Avenue and others.
(2)
Includes interests in Independence Plaza, Fashion Centre Mall/Washington Tower, Rosslyn Plaza, 50-70 West 93rd Street, Farley Office and Retail Building (in 2017 only) and others. On October 30, 2018, we increased our ownership interest in the joint venture which owns the Farley Office and Retail Building to 95.0% when we acquired a 44.9% additional ownership interest. Accordingly, beginning October 30, 2018 we consolidated the accounts of the joint venture (see page 124 for details).
(3)Our negative basis resulted from a refinancing distribution and is included in "other liabilities" on our consolidated balance sheets.
(4)Our negative basis results from a deferred gain from the sale of a 47.0% ownership interest in the property on May 27, 2016 and is included in "other liabilities" on our consolidated balance sheets.

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Below is a schedule of net income (loss) from partially owned entities.

(Amounts in thousands)Percentage
Ownership at
December 31, 2018
 As of December 31,
  2018 2017 2016
Our share of net income (loss):       
Alexander's (see page 127 for details):       
Equity in net income(1)
32.4% $10,485
 $25,820
 $27,470
Management, leasing and development fees  4,560
 6,033
 6,770
   15,045
 31,853
 34,240
        
UE (see page 128 for details):       
Equity in net income(2)
4.5% 4,227
 26,658
 5,003
Management fees  233
 670
 836
   4,460
 27,328
 5,839
        
Partially owned office buildings(3)
Various (3,085) 2,109
 5,773
        
PREIT (see page 128 for details)(4)
7.9% (3,015) (53,325) (5,213)
        
Other investments(5)
Various (4,256) 7,235
 128,309
        
   $9,149
 $15,200
 $168,948
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(1)2018 includes (i) our $7,708 share of Alexander's potential additional Transfer Tax, (ii) our $3,882 share of expense related to the decrease in fair value of marketable securities held by Alexander’s, (iii) our $1,085 share of a non-cash straight-line rent write-off adjustment related to Sears Roebuck and Co. which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief and (iv) our $518 share of Alexander’s litigation expense due to a settlement. 
(2)2017 includes $21,100 of net gains resulting from UE operating partnership unit issuances.
(3)
Includes interests in 280 Park Avenue, 650 Madison Avenue, One Park Avenue, 7 West 34th Street, 330 Madison Avenue, 512 West 22nd Street, 85 Tenth Avenue and others. 2018 includes our $4,978 share of potential additional Transfer Tax related to the March 2011 acquisition of One Park Avenue (see Note 5 - Real Estate Fund Investments).
(4)2017 includes a $44,465 non-cash impairment loss.
(5)Includes interests in Independence Plaza, Fashion Centre Mall/Washington Tower, Rosslyn Plaza, 50-70 West 93rd Street, 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium (sold on August 3, 2018) and others. In 2017, we recognized $26,687 of net gains, comprised of $15,314 for our share of a net gain on the sale of Suffolk Downs and $11,373 for the net gain on repayment of our debt investments in Suffolk Downs JV. In 2018, 2017 and 2016, we recognized net losses of $4,873, $25,414, and $41,532, respectively, from our 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium joint venture as a result of our share of depreciation expense. In 2016, the owner of 85 Tenth Avenue completed a 10-year, 4.55% $625,000 refinancing of the property and we received net proceeds of $191,779 in repayment of our existing loans and preferred equity investments. We recognized $160,843 of income and no tax gain as a result of this transaction.

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Below is a summary of the debt of our partially owned entities as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.

(Amounts in thousands)Percentage
Ownership at
December 31, 2018
 Maturity Interest
Rate at
December 31, 2018
 
100% Partially Owned Entities’
Debt at December 31,(1)
    2018 2017
Partially owned office buildings(2):
         
Mortgages payableVarious 2019-2026 4.18% $3,985,855
 $3,934,894
          
PREIT:         
Mortgages payable7.9% 2020-2025 3.81% 1,642,408
 1,586,045
          
UE:         
Mortgages payable4.5% 2021-2034 4.09% 1,563,375
 1,415,806
          
Alexander's:         
Mortgages payable32.4% 2021-2025 3.67% 1,170,544
 1,252,440
          
Other(3):
         
Mortgages payable and otherVarious 2019-2025 4.57% 1,358,706
 8,601,383

(1)All amounts are non-recourse to us except the $300,000 mortgage loan on 7 West 34th Street which we guaranteed in connection with the sale of a 47.0% equity interest in May 2016.
(2)Includes 280 Park Avenue, 650 Madison Avenue, One Park Avenue, 7 West 34th Street, 330 Madison Avenue, 512 West 22nd Street, 85 Tenth Avenue and others.
(3)
Includes Independence Plaza, Rosslyn Plaza, Fashion Centre Mall/Washington Tower, 50-70 West 93rd Street, Toys, 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium (sold on August 3, 2018), Farley Office and Retail Building (in 2017 only) and others. On October 30, 2018, we increased our ownership interest in the joint venture which owns the Farley Office and Retail Building to 95.0% when we acquired a 44.9% additional ownership interest. Accordingly, beginning October 30, 2018 we consolidated the accounts of the joint venture (see page 124 for details).
Based on our ownership interest in the partially owned entities above, our pro rata share of the debt of these partially owned entities was $2,682,865,000 and $5,288,276,000 as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Summary of Condensed Combined Financial Information
The following is a summary of condensed combined financial information for all of our partially owned entities, including Alexander’s, as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 and for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
(Amounts in thousands)Balance as of December 31,
 2018 2017
Balance Sheet:   
Assets$13,258,000
 $24,812,000
Liabilities10,456,000
 22,739,000
Noncontrolling interests139,000
 140,000
Equity2,663,000
 1,933,000
(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
Income Statement:     
Total revenue$1,798,000
 $12,991,000
 $13,600,000
Net loss52,000
 (542,000) (65,000)

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8.220 Central Park South ("220 CPS")

We are constructing a residential condominium tower containing 397,000 salable square feet at 220 CPS. The development cost of this project (exclusive of land cost) is estimated to be approximately $1.4 billion, of which $1.2 billion has been expended as of December 31, 2018.

GAAP income from our 220 CPS project is recognized when legal title transfers upon closing of the condominium unit sales. During the fourth quarter of 2018, we completed the sale of 11 condominium units at 220 CPS for net proceeds aggregating $214,776,000 and resulting in a financial statement net gain of $81,224,000 which is included in "net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets" on our consolidated statements of income. In connection with these sales, $13,888,000 of income tax expense was recognized in our consolidated statements of income and $213,000,000 of the $950,000,000 220 CPS loan was repaid.
For income tax purposes, we recognize revenue associated with our 220 CPS project using the percentage of completion method. On May 25, 2018, the 220 CPS condominium offering plan was declared effective by the Attorney General of the State of New York. We paid $52,200,000 for estimated Federal, state and local income taxes due, which is included in "other assets" on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2018.

As of December 31, 2018, 83% of the condominium units are sold or under sales contracts, with closings scheduled through 2020.


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9.
Dispositions

New York
On June 21, 2018 we completed the $45,000,000 sale of 27 Washington Square North, which resulted in a net gain of $23,559,000 which is included in "net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets" on our consolidated statements of income.

Discontinued Operations

Washington, DC

On June 20, 2017, we completed a $220,000,000 financing of The Bartlett residential building. The five-year interest-only loan is at LIBOR plus 1.70% and matures in June 2022. On July 17, 2017, the property, the loan and the $217,000,000 of net proceeds were transferred to JBG SMITH Properties ("JBGS") in connection with the tax-free spin-off of our Washington, DC segment.

On July 17, 2017, prior to completion of the tax-free spin-off of our Washington, DC segment, we repaid the $43,581,000 LIBOR plus 1.25% mortgage encumbering 1700 and 1730 M Street which was scheduled to mature in August 2017. The unencumbered property was then transferred to JBGS in connection with the tax-free spin-off of our Washington, DC segment.

On July 17, 2017, we completed the spin-off of our Washington, DC segment comprised of (i) 37 office properties totaling over 11.1 million square feet, five multifamily properties with 3,133 units and five other assets totaling approximately 406,000 square feet and (ii) 18 future development assets totaling over 10.4 million square feet of estimated potential development density, and (iii) $412.5 million of cash ($275.0 million plus The Bartlett financing proceeds less transaction costs and other mortgage items) to JBGS. On July 18, 2017, JBGS was combined with the management business and certain Washington, DC assets of The JBG Companies (“JBG”), a Washington, DC real estate company. Steven Roth, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chief Executive Officer of Vornado, is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of JBGS. Mitchell Schear, former President of our Washington, DC business, is a member of the Board of Trustees of JBGS. We are providing transition services to JBGS initially including information technology, financial reporting and payroll services. The spin-off was effected through a tax-free distribution by Vornado to the holders of Vornado common shares of all of the common shares of JBGS at the rate of one JBGS common share for every two common shares of Vornado and the distribution by the Operating Partnership to the holders of its common units of all of the outstanding common units of JBG SMITH Properties LP (“JBGSLP”) at the rate of one JBGSLP common unit for every two common units of VRLP held of record. See JBGS’ Amendment No. 3 on Form 10 (File No. 1-37994) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission indicatingon June 9, 2017 for additional information. Beginning in the third quarter of 2017, the historical financial results of our Washington, DC segment are reflected in our consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

On March 15, 2016, we notified the servicer of the $678,000,000 non-recourse mortgage loan on the cover pageSkyline properties located in Fairfax, Virginia, that cash flow would be insufficient to service the debt and pay other property related costs and expenses and that we were not willing to fund additional cash shortfalls. Accordingly, at our request, the loan was transferred to the special servicer. Consequently, based on the shortened holding period for the underlying assets, we concluded that the excess of carrying amount over our estimate of fair value was not recoverable and recognized a $160,700,000 non-cash impairment loss in the first quarter of 2016. The Company’s estimate of fair value was derived from a discounted cash flow model based upon market conditions and expectations of growth and utilized unobservable quantitative inputs including a capitalization rate of 8.0% and a discount rate of 8.2%. In the second quarter of 2016, cash flow became insufficient to service the debt and we ceased making debt service payments. Pursuant to the loan agreement, the loan was in default, and was subject to incremental default interest which increased the weighted average interest rate from 2.97% to 4.51% while the outstanding balance remains unpaid. For the year ended December 31, 2016, we recognized $7,823,000 of default interest expense. On August 24, 2016, the Skyline properties were placed in receivership. On December 21, 2016, the disposition of the Skyline properties was completed by the receiver. In connection therewith, the Skyline properties’ assets (approximately $236,535,000) and liabilities (approximately aggregating $724,412,000), were removed from our consolidated balance sheet which resulted in a net gain of $487,877,000. There was no taxable income related to this transaction.



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9.Dispositions – continued

Discontinued Operations - continued

We have reclassified the revenues and expenses of our former Washington, DC segment, which was spun off on July 17, 2017, and other related retail assets that were sold to “income (loss) from discontinued operations” and the related assets and liabilities to “other assets” and “other liabilities” for all of the periods presented in the accompanying financial statements. The tables below set forth the assets and liabilities related to discontinued operations as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and their combined results of operations and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.

(Amounts in thousands)Balance as of December 31,
 2018 2017
    
Assets related to discontinued operations (included in other assets)$113
 $1,357
    
Liabilities related to discontinued operations (included in other liabilities)$55
 $3,620

(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
Income (loss) from discontinued operations:     
Total revenues$1,114
 $261,290
 $521,084
Total expenses1,094
 212,169
 442,032
 20
 49,121
 79,052
Net gains on sale of real estate, a lease position and other618
 6,605
 20,376
JBGS spin-off transaction costs
 (68,662) (16,586)
Income (loss) from partially-owned entities
 435
 (3,559)
Net gain on early extinguishment of debt
 
 487,877
Impairment losses
 
 (161,165)
Pretax income (loss) from discontinued operations638
 (12,501) 405,995
Income tax expense
 (727) (1,083)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations$638
 $(13,228) $404,912
      
Cash flows related to discontinued operations:     
Cash flows from operating activities$(1,683) $42,578
 $157,484
Cash flows from investing activities
 (48,377) (216,125)


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10.
Identified Intangible Assets and Liabilities

The following summarizes our identified intangible assets (primarily above-market leases) and liabilities (primarily below-market leases) as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.
(Amounts in thousands)Balance as of December 31,
 2018 2017
Identified intangible assets:   
Gross amount$308,895
 $310,097
Accumulated amortization(172,114) (150,837)
Total, net$136,781
 $159,260
Identified intangible liabilities (included in deferred revenue):   
Gross amount$503,373
 $530,497
Accumulated amortization(341,779) (324,897)
Total, net$161,594
 $205,600
Amortization of acquired below-market leases, net of acquired above-market leases, resulted in an increase to rental income of $38,573,000, $46,103,000 and $51,849,000 for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Estimated annual amortization of acquired below-market leases, net of acquired above-market leases, for each of the five succeeding years commencing January 1, 2019 is as follows:
 (Amounts in thousands) 
 
 2019$24,661
 
 202023,591
 
 202118,857
 
 202215,746
 
 202313,215
 
Amortization of all other identified intangible assets (a component of depreciation and amortization expense) was $18,018,000, $25,057,000 and $28,897,000 for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Estimated annual amortization of all other identified intangible assets including acquired in-place leases, customer relationships, and third party contracts for each of the five succeeding years commencing January 1, 2019 is as follows:
 (Amounts in thousands) 
 
 2019$13,726
 
 202013,513
 
 202111,974
 
 202210,244
 
 202310,157
 
We are a tenant under ground leases at certain properties. Amortization of these acquired below-market leases, net of above-market leases, resulted in an increase to rent expense (a component of operating expense) of $1,747,000 for each of the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Estimated annual amortization of these below-market leases, net of above-market leases, for each of the five succeeding years commencing January 1, 2019 is as follows:
 (Amounts in thousands) 
 
 2019$1,747
 
 20201,747
 
 20211,747
 
 20221,747
 
 20231,747
 


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11.
Debt

Secured Debt
On January 5, 2018, we completed a $100,000,000 refinancing of 33-00 Northern Boulevard (Center Building), a 471,000 square foot office building in Long Island City, New York. The seven-year loan is at LIBOR plus 1.80%, which was swapped to a fixed rate of 4.14%. We realized net proceeds of approximately $37,200,000 after repayment of the existing 4.43% $59,800,000 mortgage and closing costs.

On August 9, 2018, we completed a $120,000,000 refinancing of 4 Union Square South, a 206,000 square foot Manhattan retail property. The interest-only loan carries a rate of LIBOR plus 1.40% (3.75% as of December 31, 2018) and matures in 2025, as extended. The property was previously encumbered by a $113,000,000 mortgage at LIBOR plus 2.15%, which was scheduled to mature in 2019.

On November 16, 2018, we completed a $205,000,000 refinancing of 150 West 34th Street, a 78,000 square foot Manhattan retail property. The interest-only loan carries a rate of LIBOR plus 1.88% (4.26% as of December 31, 2018) and matures in 2024, as extended. Concurrently, we invested $105,000,000 in a participation in the refinanced mortgage loan, which earns interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.00% (4.38% as of December 31, 2018) and also matures in 2024, as extended, and is included in "other assets" on our consolidated balance sheets. The property was previously encumbered by a mortgage of the same amount at LIBOR plus 2.25%, which was scheduled to mature in 2020.

Unsecured Term Loan

On October 26, 2018, we extended our $750,000,000 unsecured term loan from October 2020 to February 2024. The interest rate on the extended unsecured term loan was lowered from LIBOR plus 1.15% to LIBOR plus 1.00% (3.52% as of December 31, 2018). In connection with the extension of our unsecured term loan, we entered into an interest rate swap from LIBOR plus 1.00% to a fixed rate of 3.87% through October 2023.


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11.Debt – continued

The following is a summary of our debt:
(Amounts in thousands)Weighted Average
Interest Rate at
December 31, 2018
 Balance at December 31,
  2018 2017
Mortgages Payable:     
Fixed rate3.53% $5,003,465
 $5,461,706
Variable rate4.33% 3,212,382
 2,742,133
Total3.84% 8,215,847
 8,203,839
Deferred financing costs, net and other  (48,049) (66,700)
Total, net  $8,167,798
 $8,137,139

Unsecured Debt:
     
Senior unsecured notes4.21% $850,000
 $850,000
Deferred financing costs, net and other  (5,998) (6,386)
Senior unsecured notes, net  844,002
 843,614
      
Unsecured term loan3.87% 750,000
 750,000
Deferred financing costs, net and other  (5,179) (1,266)
Unsecured term loan, net  744,821
 748,734
      
Unsecured revolving credit facilities3.46% 80,000
 
      
Total, net  $1,668,823
 $1,592,348

The net carrying amount of properties collateralizing the mortgages payable amounted to $9.1 billion at December 31, 2018. 



As of December 31, 2018, the principal repayments required for the next five yearsand thereafter are as follows:
 (Amounts in thousands)Mortgages Payable 
Senior Unsecured
Debt and Unsecured
Resolving Credit Unsecured Facilities
 
 Year Ended December 31,    
 2019$2,569,332
 $
 
 20202,192,567
 
 
 20211,613,948
 80,000
 
 2022950,000
 400,000
 
 2023391,800
 
 
 Thereafter498,200
 1,200,000
 


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12.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests/Redeemable Partnership Units

Redeemable noncontrolling interests on Vornado’s consolidated balance sheets and redeemable partnership units on the consolidated balance sheets of the Operating Partnership are primarily comprised of Class A Operating Partnership units held by third parties and are recorded at the greater of their carrying amount or redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Changes in the value from period to period are charged to “additional capital” in Vornado’s consolidated statements of changes in equity and to “partners’ capital” on the consolidated balance sheets of the Operating Partnership. Class A units may be tendered for redemption to the Operating Partnership for cash; Vornado, at its option, may assume that obligation and pay the holder either cash or Vornado common shares on a one-for-one basis. Because the number of Vornado common shares outstanding at all times equals the number of Class A units owned by Vornado, the redemption value of each Class A unit is equivalent to the market value of one Vornado common share, and the quarterly distribution to a Class A unitholder is equal to the quarterly dividend paid to a Vornado common shareholder. 
Below are the details of redeemable noncontrolling interests/redeemable partnership units as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.
(Amounts in thousands, except units and per unit amounts) Balance as of
December 31,
 Units Outstanding at
December 31,
 
Per Unit
Liquidation
Preference
 
Preferred or
Annual
Distribution
Rate
Unit Series 2018 2017 2018 2017  
Common:            
Class A units held by third parties $778,134
 $979,509
 12,544,477
 12,528,899
 n/a
 $2.52
             
Perpetual Preferred/Redeemable Preferred(1):
            
5.00% D-16 Cumulative Redeemable $1,000
 $1,000
 1
 1
 $1,000,000.00
 $50,000.00
3.25% D-17 Cumulative Redeemable $4,428
 $4,428
 177,100
 177,100
 $25.00
 $0.8125

(1)Holders may tender units for redemption to the Operating Partnership for cash at their stated redemption amount; Vornado, at its option, may assume that obligation and pay the holders either cash or Vornado preferred shares on a one-for-one basis. These units are redeemable at Vornado's option at any time.

Below is a table summarizing the activity of redeemable noncontrolling interests/redeemable partnership units.
(Amounts in thousands) 
Balance, December 31, 2016$1,278,446
Net income10,910
Other comprehensive income643
Distributions(33,229)
Redemption of Class A units for Vornado common shares, at redemption value(38,747)
Adjustments to carry redeemable Class A units at redemption value (including $224,069 attributable to the spin-off of JBGS)(268,494)
Other, net35,408
Balance, December 31, 2017984,937
Net income25,672
Other comprehensive loss(836)
Distributions(31,828)
Redemption of Class A units for Vornado common shares, at redemption value(17,068)
Adjustments to carry redeemable Class A units at redemption value(198,064)
Other, net20,749
Balance, December 31, 2018$783,562

Redeemable noncontrolling interests/redeemable partnership units exclude our Series G-1 through G-4 convertible preferred units and Series D-13 cumulative redeemable preferred units, as they are accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities and Equity, because of their possible settlement by issuing a variable number of Vornado common shares. Accordingly, the fair value of these units is included as a component of “other liabilities” on our consolidated balance sheets and aggregated $50,561,000 as of December 31, 2018 and 2017. Changes in the value from period to period, if any, are charged to “interest and debt expense” on our consolidated statements of income.


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13.
Shareholders' Equity/Partners' Capital
Common Shares (Vornado Realty Trust)
As of December 31, 2018, there were 190,535,499 common shares outstanding. During 2018, we paid an aggregate of $479,348,000of common dividends comprised of quarterly common dividends of $0.63 per share.
Class A Units (Vornado Realty L.P.)
As of December 31, 2018, there were 190,535,499 Class A units outstanding that were held by Vornado. These units are classified as “partners’ capital” on the consolidated balance sheets of the Operating Partnership. As of December 31, 2018, there were 12,544,477 Class A units outstanding, that were held by third parties. These units are classified outside of “partners’ capital” as “redeemable partnership units” on the consolidated balance sheets of the Operating Partnership (See Note 12 – Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests/Redeemable Partnership Units). During 2018, the Operating Partnership paid an aggregate of $479,348,000 of distributions to Vornado comprised of quarterly common distributions of $0.63 per unit.

Preferred Share/Preferred Units

On January 4 and 11, 2018, we redeemed all of the outstanding 6.625% Series G and Series I cumulative redeemable preferred shares/units at their redemption price of $25.00 per share/unit, or $470,000,000 in the aggregate, plus accrued and unpaid dividends/distributions through the date of redemption, and expensed $14,486,000 of previously capitalized issuance costs.

The following table sets forth the details of our preferred shares of beneficial interest and the preferred units of the Operating Partnership as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.

(Amounts in thousands, except share/unit and per share/per unit amounts)             
          Per Share/Unit 
  Balance as of
December 31,
 Shares/Units Outstanding at December 31, Liquidation
Preference
 
Annual
Dividend/
Distribution
(1)
 
Preferred Shares/Units 2018 2017 2018 2017   
Convertible Preferred:             
6.5% Series A: authorized 83,977 shares/units(2)
 $1,071
 $1,102
 18,580
 19,573
 $50.00
 $3.25
 
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred:             
5.70% Series K: authorized 12,000,000 shares/units(3)
 290,971
 290,971
 12,000,000
 12,000,000
 25.00
 1.425
 
5.40% Series L: authorized 12,000,000 shares/units(3)
 290,306
 290,306
 12,000,000
 12,000,000
 25.00
 1.35
 
5.25% Series M: authorized 12,780,000 shares/units(3)
 308,946
 309,609
 12,780,000
 12,780,000
 25.00
 1.3125
 
  $891,294
 $891,988
 36,798,580
 36,799,573
     

(1)Dividends on preferred shares and distributions on preferred units are cumulative and are payable quarterly in arrears.
(2)Redeemable at the option of Vornado under certain circumstances, at a redemption price of 1.9531 common shares/Class A units per Series A Preferred Share/Unit plus accrued and unpaid dividends/distributions through the date of redemption, or convertible at any time at the option of the holder for 1.9531 common shares/Class A units per Series A Preferred Share/Unit.
(3)Redeemable at Vornado's option at a redemption price of $25.00 per share/unit, plus accrued and unpaid dividends/distributions through the date of redemption.



During 2018, we paid an aggregate of $55,115,000 of preferred dividends.

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13.     Shareholders' Equity/Partners' Capital - continued

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table sets forth the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component.

(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31, 2018
 Total 
Securities
available-
for-sale
 
Pro rata share of
nonconsolidated
subsidiaries' OCI
 
Interest
rate
swap
 Other
Balance as of December 31, 2017$128,682
 $109,554
 $3,769
 $23,542
 $(8,183)
Cumulative effect of accounting change (see Note 2)(108,374) (109,554) (1,671) 2,851
 
Net current period other comprehensive income(12,644) 
 1,155
 (14,634) 835
Balance as of December 31, 2018$7,664
 $
 $3,253
 $11,759
 $(7,348)

14.
Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”)

Unconsolidated VIEs

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, we have several unconsolidated VIEs. We do not consolidate these entities because we are not the primary beneficiary and the nature of our involvement in the activities of these entities does not give us power over decisions that significantly affect these entities’ economic performance. We account for our investment in these entities under the equity method (see Note 7 – Investments in Partially Owned Entities). As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the net carrying amount of our investments in these entities was $257,882,000 and $352,925,000, respectively, and our maximum exposure to loss in these entities is limited to the carrying amount of our investments.
Consolidated VIEs
Our most significant consolidated VIEs are the Operating Partnership (for Vornado), the Fund and the Crowne Plaza Joint Venture, the Farley joint venture and certain properties that have non-controlling interests. These entities are VIEs because the non-controlling interests do not have substantive kick-out or participating rights. We consolidate these entities because we control all significant business activities.

As of December 31, 2018, the total assets and liabilities of our consolidated VIEs, excluding the Operating Partnership, were $4,445,436,000 and $2,533,753,000 respectively. As of December 31, 2017, the total assets and liabilities of our consolidated VIEs, excluding the Operating Partnership, were $3,561,062,000 and $1,753,798,000, respectively.

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15.
Fair Value Measurements

ASC 820 defines fair value and establishes a framework for measuring fair value. The objective of fair value is to determine the price that would filebe received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (the exit price).ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes observable and unobservable inputs used to measure fair value into three levels: Level 1 – quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for assets or liabilities; Level 2 – observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted in active markets, but corroborated by market data; and Level 3 – unobservable inputs that are used when little or no market data is available. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs and the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs. In determining fair value, we utilize valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible, as well as consider counterparty credit risk in our assessment of fair value. Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret Level 2 and 3 inputs in determining the fair value of our financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. Accordingly, our fair value estimates, which are made at the end of each reporting period, may be different than the amounts that may ultimately be realized upon sale or disposition of these assets.   
Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets consist of (i) marketable securities, (ii) real estate fund investments, (iii) the assets in our deferred compensation plan (for which there is a corresponding liability on our consolidated balance sheets), (iv) interest rate swaps and (v) mandatorily redeemable instruments (Series G-1 through G-4 convertible preferred units, Series D-13 cumulative redeemable preferred units, and 6.625% Series G and Series I cumulative redeemable preferred shares/units which were redeemed on January 4 and 11, 2018 (See Note 13 - Shareholders' Equity/Partners' Capital)). The tables below aggregate the fair values of these financial assets and liabilities by their levels in the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. 
(Amounts in thousands)As of December 31, 2018
 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Marketable securities$152,198
 $152,198
 $
 $
Real estate fund investments318,758
 
 
 318,758
Deferred compensation plan assets ($8,402 included in restricted cash and $88,122 in other assets)96,524
 58,716
 
 37,808
Interest rate swaps (included in other assets)27,033
 
 27,033
 
Total assets$594,513
 $210,914
 $27,033
 $356,566
        
Mandatorily redeemable instruments (included in other liabilities)$50,561
 $50,561
 $
 $
Interest rate swaps (included in other liabilities)15,236
 
 15,236
 
Total liabilities$65,797
 $50,561
 $15,236
 $
(Amounts in thousands)As of December 31, 2017
 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Marketable securities$182,752
 $182,752
 $
 $
Real estate fund investments354,804
 
 
 354,804
Deferred compensation plan assets ($11,545 included in restricted cash and $97,632 in other assets)109,177
 69,049
 
 40,128
Interest rate swaps (included in other assets)27,472
 
 27,472
 
Total assets$674,205
 $251,801
 $27,472
 $394,932
        
Mandatorily redeemable instruments ($50,561 included in other liabilities)$520,561
 $520,561
 $
 $
Interest rate swaps (included in other liabilities)1,052
 
 1,052
 
Total liabilities$521,613
 $520,561
 $1,052
 $

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15.Fair Value Measurements – continued

Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis - continued
Real Estate Fund Investments
As of December 31, 2018, we hadfour real estate fund investments through the Fund and the Crowne Plaza Joint Venture with an aggregate fair value of $318,758,000, or $6,806,000 below our cost. These investments are classified as Level 3. We use a discounted cash flow valuation technique to estimate the fair value of each of these investments, which is updated quarterly by personnel responsible for the management of each investment and reviewed by senior management at each reporting period. The discounted cash flow valuation technique requires us to estimate cash flows for each investment over the anticipated holding period, which currently ranges from 0.3 years to 4.0 years. Cash flows are derived from property rental revenue (base rents plus reimbursements) less operating expenses, real estate taxes and capital and other costs, plus projected sales proceeds in the year of exit. Property rental revenue is based on leases currently in place and our estimates for future leasing activity, which are based on current market rents for similar space plus a projected growth factor. Similarly, estimated operating expenses and real estate taxes are based on amounts incurred in the current period plus a projected growth factor for future periods. Anticipated sales proceeds at the end of an investment’s expected holding period are determined based on the net cash flow of the investment in the year of exit, divided by a terminal capitalization rate, less estimated selling costs. 
The fair value of each property is calculated by discounting the future cash flows (including the projected sales proceeds), using an appropriate discount rate and then reduced by the property’s outstanding debt, if any, to determine the fair value of the equity in each investment. Significant unobservable quantitative inputs used in determining the fair value of each investment include capitalization rates and discount rates. These rates are based on the location, type and nature of each property, and current and anticipated market conditions, industry publications and from the experience of our Acquisitions and Capital Markets departments. Significant unobservable quantitative inputs in the table below were utilized in determining the fair value of these real estate fund investments as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.    

 Range Weighted Average
(based on fair value of investments)
Unobservable Quantitative InputDecember 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017
Discount rates10.0% to 15.0% 2.0% to 14.9% 13.4% 11.9%
Terminal capitalization rates5.4% to 7.7% 4.7% to 6.7% 5.7% 5.5%
The above inputs are subject to change based on changes in economic and market conditions and/or changes in use or timing of exit. Changes in discount rates and terminal capitalization rates result in increases or decreases in the fair values of these investments. The discount rates encompass, among other things, uncertainties in the valuation models with respect to terminal capitalization rates and the amount and timing of cash flows. Therefore, a change in the fair value of these investments resulting from a change in the terminal capitalization rate may be partially offset by a change in the discount rate. It is not possible for us to predict the effect of future economic or market conditions on our estimated fair values.
The table below summarizes the changes in the fair value of real estate fund investments that are classified as Level 3, for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.
(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017
Beginning balance$354,804
 $462,132
Net unrealized loss on held investments(83,794) (25,807)
Purchases/additional fundings68,950
 
Dispositions(20,290) (91,606)
Net realized (loss) gain on exited investments(912) 36,078
Previously recorded unrealized gain on exited investment
 (25,538)
Other, net
 (455)
Ending balance$318,758
 $354,804

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Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis - continued
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets
Deferred compensation plan assets that are classified as Level 3 consist of investments in limited partnerships and investment funds, which are managed by third parties. We receive quarterly financial reports from a third-party administrator, which are compiled from the quarterly reports provided to them from each limited partnership and investment fund. The quarterly reports provide net asset values on a fair value basis which are audited by independent public accounting firms on an annual basis. The third-party administrator does not adjust these values in determining our share of the net assets and we do not adjust these values when reported in our consolidated financial statements.
The table below summarizes the changes in the fair value of deferred compensation plan assets that are classified as Level 3, for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.
(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017
Beginning balance$40,128
 $57,444
Sales(12,621) (27,715)
Purchases9,183
 5,786
Realized and unrealized (losses) gains(274) 2,519
Other, net1,392
 2,094
Ending balance$37,808
 $40,128

Fair Value Measurements on a Nonrecurring Basis
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis on our consolidated balance sheets consist primarily of real estate assets required to be measured for impairment at December 31, 2018. There were no assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis on our consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2017. The fair values of real estate assets required to be measured for impairment were determined using comparable sales activity.

(Amounts in thousands)As of December 31, 2018
 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Real estate asset$14,971
 $
 $
 $14,971

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Financial Assets and Liabilities not Measured at Fair Value
Financial assets and liabilities that are not measured at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets include cash equivalents (primarily money market funds, which invest in obligations of the United States government), and our secured and unsecured debt. Estimates of the fair value of these instruments are determined by the standard practice of modeling the contractual cash flows required under the instrument and discounting them back to their present value at the appropriate current risk adjusted interest rate, which is provided by a third-party specialist. For floating rate debt, we use forward rates derived from observable market yield curves to project the expected cash flows we would be required to make under the instrument. The fair value of cash equivalents and borrowings under our unsecured revolving credit facilities and unsecured term loan are classified as Level 1. The fair value of our secured debt and unsecured debt are classified as Level 2. The table below summarizes the carrying amounts and fair value of these financial instruments as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.

(Amounts in thousands)As of December 31, 2018 As of December 31, 2017
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair
Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair
Value
Cash equivalents$261,981
 $262,000
 $1,500,227
 $1,500,000
Debt:       
Mortgages payable$8,215,847
 $8,179,000
 $8,203,839
 $8,194,000
Senior unsecured notes850,000
 847,000
 850,000
 878,000
Unsecured term loan750,000
 750,000
 750,000
 750,000
Unsecured revolving credit facilities80,000
 80,000
 
 
Total$9,895,847
(1) 
$9,856,000
 $9,803,839
(1) 
$9,822,000
____________________
(1)
Excludes $59,226 and $74,352 of deferred financing costs, net and other as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 respectively.

16.
Stock-based Compensation

Vornado’s 2010 Omnibus Share Plan (the “Plan”) provides the Compensation Committee of Vornado’s Board of Trustees (the “Committee”) the ability to grant incentive and non-qualified Vornado stock options, restricted stock, Appreciation-Only Long-Term Incentive Plan Units ("AO LTIP Units"), restricted Operating Partnership units (the "OP Units") and out-performance plan awards (the "OPPs" to certain of our employees and officers. Under the Plan, awards may be granted up to a maximum of 6,000,000 Vornado shares, if all awards granted are Full Value Awards, as defined, and up to 12,000,000 Vornado shares, if all of the awards granted are Not Full Value Awards, as defined, plus shares in respect of awards forfeited after May 2010 that were issued pursuant to Vornado’s 2002 Omnibus Share Plan. Full Value Awards are awards of securities, such as Vornado restricted shares, that, if all vesting requirements are met, do not require the payment of an exercise price or strike price to acquire the securities. Not Full Value Awards are awards of securities, such as Vornado stock options, that do require the payment of an exercise price or strike price. This means, for example, if the Committee were to award only Vornado restricted shares, it could award up to 6,000,000 Vornado restricted shares. On the other hand, if the Committee were to award only Vornado stock options, it could award options to purchase up to 12,000,000 Vornado common shares (at the applicable exercise price). The Committee may also issue any combination of awards under the Plan, with reductions in availability of future awards made in accordance with the above limitations. As of December 31, 2018, Vornado has approximately 1,848,000 shares available for future grants under the Plan, if all awards granted are Full Value Awards, as defined.

On February 8, 2019, the Committee approved an amendment to our previously issued OP Units and Vornado restricted stock agreements which provides that the time-based vesting requirement no longer applies to participants who have reached 65 years of age. However, the right to convert such OP units and to sell such Vornado restricted stock are still subject to time-based vesting.

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We account for all equity-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718. Below is a summary of our stock-based based compensation expense, a component of "general and administrative" expenses on our consolidated statements of income, during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.

 (Amounts in thousands)December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
OP Units$17,763
 $20,630
 $21,136
OPPs10,689
 10,723
 11,055
AO LTIP Units2,113
 
 
Vornado stock options587
 747
 937
Vornado restricted stock570
 729
 851
 $31,722
 $32,829
 $33,979

Below is a summary of unrecognized compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2018.
(Amounts in thousands) December 31, 2018 
Weighted-Average
Remaining Contractual Term
OP Units $17,930
 1.6
OPPs 3,798
 1.8
AO LTIP Units 1,371
 1.6
Vornado stock options 902
 1.7
Vornado restricted stock 913
 1.7
  $24,914
 1.6

OPPs
OPPs are multi-year, performance-based equity compensation plans under which participants have the opportunity to earn a class of units (“OPP units”) of the Operating Partnership if, and only if, Vornado outperforms a predetermined total shareholder return (“TSR”) and/or outperform the market with respect to a relative TSR during the three-year performance period (the “Performance Period”) as described below. OPP units, if earned, become convertible into Class A units of the Operating Partnership (and ultimately into Vornado common shares) following vesting.
Awards under the 2017 OPP may be earned if Vornado (i) achieves a TSR level greater than 21% over the Performance Period (the “2017 Absolute Component”) and/or (ii) achieves a TSR above that of the SNL US Equity REIT Index over the three-year performance period (the “2017 Relative Component”).
Awards under the 2018 OPP may be earned if Vornado (i) achieves a TSR level greater than 21% over the Performance Period (the “2018 Absolute Component”, collectively with the 2017 Absolute Component, the “Absolute Components”) and/or (ii) achieves a TSR above a benchmark weighted index comprised of 70% of the SNL US Office REIT Index and 30% of the SNL US Retail Index over the Performance Period (the “2018 Relative Component”, collectively with the 2017 Relative Component, the “Relative Components”).
The value of awards under the Relative Components and Absolute Components will be calculated separately and will each be subject to an aggregate $35,000,000 maximum award cap for all participants. The two components will be added together to determine the aggregate award size, which shall also be subject to the aggregate $35,000,000 maximum award cap for all participants. In the event awards are earned under the Absolute Components, but Vornado underperforms the index by more than 200 basis points per annum over the Performance Period (600 basis points over the three years), the amount earned under the Absolute Components will be reduced (and potentially fully negated) based on the degree by which the index exceeds Vornado’s TSR. In the event 2017 awards are earned under the 2017 Relative Component, but Vornado fails to achieve a TSR of at least 3% per annum, award earned under the 2017 Relative Component will be reduced on a ratable sliding scale based on Vornado’s absolute TSR performance, with no awards being earned in the event Vornado’s TSR during the applicable measurement period is 0% or negative. In the event 2018 awards are earned under the 2018 Relative Component, but Vornado fails to achieve a TSR of at least 3% per annum, awards earned under the 2018 Relative Component will be reduced on a ratable sliding scale based on Vornado’s absolute TSR performance, with awards earned under the Relative Component being reduced by a maximum of 50% in the event Vornado’s TSR during the applicable measurement period is 0% or negative.

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OPPs - continued

If the designated performance objectives are achieved, awards under the 2017 and 2018 OPP will vest ratably in each of years three, four and five. In addition, all of Vornado’s Named Executive Officers (as defined in Vornado’s Proxy Statement filed on Schedule 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2018) are required to hold any earned and vested awards for one year following each such vesting date. Dividends on awards granted under the 2017 and 2018 OPP accrue during the Performance Period and are paid to participants if awards are ultimately earned based on the achievement of the designated performance objectives.

Below is the summary of the OPP units granted during the years December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
Plan Year 
Total Plan
Notional Amount
 
Percentage of Notional
Amount Granted
 
Grant Date
Fair Value(1)
 OPP Units Earned
2018 $35,000,000
 78.2% $10,300,000
 To be determined in 2021
2017 35,000,000
 86.6% 10,800,000
 To be determined in 2020
2016 40,000,000
 86.7% 11,800,000
 Not earned

(1)During the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, $8,040,000, $7,558,000, and $7,250,000, respectively, was immediately expensed on the respective grant date due to acceleration of vesting for employees who are retirement eligible (have reached age 65 or age 60 with at least 20 years of service). The remaining $10,052,000, in aggregate, is being amortized into expense over a 5-year period from the date of each grant, using a graded vesting attribution model.

Vornado Stock Options     

Vornado stock options are granted at an exercise price equal to the average of the high and low market price of Vornado’s common shares on the NYSE on the date of grant, generally vest over 4 years and expire 10 years from the date of grant. Compensation expense related to Vornado stock option awards is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.
Below is a summary of Vornado’s stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2018.
 Shares 
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding at January 1, 20182,823,900
 $46.62
    
Granted33,897
 72.40
    
Exercised(620,157) 28.52
    
Cancelled or expired(7,347) 75.25
    
Outstanding at December 31, 20182,230,293
 $51.95
 1.6 $26,464,877
Options vested and expected to vest at December 31, 20182,240,526
 $52.13
 1.6 $26,472,765
Options exercisable at December 31, 20182,162,843
 $51.15
 1.4 $26,464,877
The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using an option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions for grants in the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
 December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
Expected volatility35% 35% 35%
Expected life5.0 years 5.0 years 5.0 years
Risk free interest rate2.25% 1.95% 1.76%
Expected dividend yield2.9% 3.0% 3.2%
The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 was $18.42, $25.84 and $22.14 , respectively. Cash received from option exercises for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 was $5,927,000, $28,253,000 and $6,825,000, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 was $25,820,000, $9,178,000 and $5,519,000, respectively.

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AO LTIP Units

AO LTIP Units are a class of partnership interests in the Operating Partnership that are intended to qualify as “profits interests” for federal income tax purposes and generally only allow the recipient to realize value to the extent the fair market value of a Vornado common share exceeds the threshold level set at the time the AO LTIP Units are granted, subject to any vesting conditions applicable to the award. The threshold level is intended to be equal to 100% of the then fair market value of a Vornado common share on the date of grant.  The value of vested AO LTIP Units is realized through conversion of the AO LTIP Units into Class A Operating Partnership units.  The number of Class A Units into which vested AO LTIP Units may be converted is determined based on the quotient of (i) the excess of the conversion value on the conversion date over the threshold value designated at the time the AO LTIP Unit was granted, divided by (ii) the conversion value on the conversion date.  The “conversion value” is the value of a Vornado common share on the conversion date multiplied by the Conversion Factor as defined in the Partnership Agreement, which is currently one.  AO LTIP Units have a term of 10 years from the grant date. Each holder will generally receive special income allocations in respect of an AO LTIP Unit equal to 10% (or such other percentage specified in the applicable award agreement) of the income allocated in respect of a Class A Unit.  Upon conversion of AO LTIP Units to Class A Units, holders will be entitled to receive in respect of each such AO LTIP Unit, on a per unit basis, a special distribution equal to 10% (or such other percentage specified in the applicable award agreement) of the distributions received by a holder of an equivalent number of Class A Units during the period from the grant date of the AO LTIP Units through the date of conversion.

Below is a summary of AO LTIP Units activity for the year ended December 31, 2018. 

  Units Weighted-Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
Granted at January 12, 2018 185,046
 $72.40
Cancelled or expired (6,200) 72.40
Outstanding at December 31, 2018 178,846
 72.40
AO LTIP Units granted during the year ended December 31, 2018 had a fair value of $3,484,000. The fair value of each AO LTIP Units granted is estimated on the date of grant using an option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions for grants in the year ended December 31, 2018.
December 31, 2018
Expected volatility35%
Expected life5.0 years
Risk free interest rate2.25%
Expected dividend yield2.9%


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OP Units
OP Units are granted at the average of the high and low market price of Vornado’s common shares on the NYSE on the date of grant, vest ratably overfour years and are subject to a taxable book-up event, as defined. Compensation expense related to OP Units is recognized ratably over the vesting period using a graded vesting attribution model. Distributions paid on unvested OP Units are charged to “net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership” on Vornado’s consolidated statements of income and to “preferred unit distributions” on the Operating Partnership’s consolidated statements of income and amounted to $2,559,000, $2,310,000 and $1,968,000 in the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.   

Below is a summary of restricted OP unit activity for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Unvested Units Units 
Weighted-Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
Unvested at January 1, 2018 628,962
 $76.13
Granted 267,203
 65.36
Vested (246,670) 73.12
Cancelled or expired (7,651) 76.62
Unvested at December 31, 2018 641,844
 72.79
OP Units granted in 2018, 2017 and 2016 had a fair value of $17,463,000, $24,927,000 and $18,492,000, respectively. The fair value of OP Units that vested during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 was $18,037,000, $20,903,000 and $22,701,000, respectively.

Vornado Restricted Stock
Vornado restricted stock awards are granted at the average of the high and low market price of Vornado’s common shares on the NYSE on the date of grant and generally vest over four years. Compensation expense related to Vornado’s restricted stock awards is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. Dividends paid on unvested Vornado restricted stock are charged directly to retained earnings and amounted to $44,000, $46,000 and $56,000 for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Below is a summary of Vornado’s restricted stock activity for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Unvested Shares Shares 
Weighted-Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
Unvested at January 1, 2018 14,845
 $81.05
Granted 8,602
 72.40
Vested (6,247) 78.75
Cancelled or expired (514) 78.38
Unvested at December 31, 2018 16,686
 77.54
Vornado restricted stock awards granted in 2018, 2017 and 2016 had a fair value of $623,000, $601,000 and $927,000, respectively. The fair value of restricted stock that vested during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 was $492,000, $645,000 and $641,000, respectively.

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17.
Interest and Other Investment Income, Net

The following table sets forth the details of our interest and other investment income, net:
(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
(Decrease) increase in fair value of marketable securities:

 

 

Lexington Realty Trust$(26,596) $
 $
Other143
 
 
 (26,453) 
 
Interest on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash15,827
 8,171
 3,622
Dividends on marketable securities13,339
 13,276
 13,135
Interest on loans receivable(1)
10,298
 4,352
 3,890
Other, net4,046
 5,062
 3,688
 $17,057
 $30,861
 $24,335

(1)Includes $6,707 of profit participation in connection with an investment in a mezzanine loan which was previously repaid to us for the year ended December 31, 2018.

18.
Interest and Debt Expense

The following table sets forth the details of interest and debt expense. 
(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
Interest expense$389,136
 $359,819
 $328,398
Amortization of deferred financing costs31,979
 34,066
 32,185
Capitalized interest and debt expense(73,166) (48,231) (30,343)
 $347,949
 $345,654
 $330,240


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19.
Income Per Share/Income Per Class A Unit

Vornado Realty Trust
The following table provides a reconciliation of both net income attributable to Vornado and the number of common shares used in the computation of (i) basic income per common share - which includes the weighted average number of common shares outstanding without regard to dilutive potential common shares, and (ii) diluted income per common share - which includes the weighted average common shares and dilutive share equivalents. Dilutive share equivalents may include our Series A convertible preferred shares, employee stock options, restricted stock awards, OP Units, AO LTIP Units and OPPs.
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
Numerator:     
Income from continuing operations, net of income attributable to noncontrolling interests$449,356
 $239,824
 $526,686
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income attributable to noncontrolling interests598
 (12,408) 380,231
Net income attributable to Vornado449,954
 227,416
 906,917
Preferred share dividends(50,636) (65,399) (75,903)
Preferred share issuance costs(14,486) 
 (7,408)
Net income attributable to common shareholders384,832
 162,017
 823,606
Earnings allocated to unvested participating securities(44) (46) (96)
Numerator for basic income per share384,788
 161,971
 823,510
Impact of assumed conversions:     
Earnings allocated to Out-Performance Plan units174
 230
 806
Convertible preferred share dividends62
 
 86
Numerator for diluted income per share$385,024
 $162,201
 $824,402
      
Denominator:     
Denominator for basic income per share – weighted average shares 190,219
 189,526
 188,837
Effect of dilutive securities (1):
     
Employee stock options and restricted share awards933
 1,448
 1,064
Out-Performance Plan units101
 284
 230
Convertible preferred shares37
 
 42
Denominator for diluted income per share – weighted average shares and assumed conversions191,290
 191,258
 190,173
      
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC:     
Income from continuing operations, net$2.02
 $0.92
 $2.35
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net
 (0.07) 2.01
Net income per common share$2.02
 $0.85
 $4.36
      
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – DILUTED:     
Income from continuing operations, net$2.01
 $0.91
 $2.34
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net
 (0.06) 2.00
Net income per common share$2.01
 $0.85
 $4.34

(1)
The effect of dilutive securities in the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 excludes an aggregate of 12,232, 12,165 and12,022weighted average common share equivalents, respectively, as their effect was anti-dilutive.

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19.Income Per Share/Income Per Class A Unit – continued

Vornado Realty L.P.
The following table provides a reconciliation of both net income attributable to Vornado Realty L.P. and the number of Class A units used in the computation of (i) basic income per Class A unit - which includes the weighted average number of Class A units outstanding without regard to dilutive potential Class A units, and (ii) diluted income per Class A unit - which includes the weighted average Class A units and dilutive unit equivalents. Dilutive unit equivalents may include our Series A convertible preferred units, Vornado stock options, Vornado restricted stock awards, OP Units, AO LTIP Units and OPPs.  
(Amounts in thousands, except per unit amounts)Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
Numerator:     
Income from continuing operations, net of income attributable to noncontrolling interests$474,988
 $251,554
 $555,659
Income (loss) from discontinued operations638
 (13,228) 404,912
Net income attributable to Vornado Realty L.P.475,626
 238,326
 960,571
Preferred unit distributions(50,830) (65,593) (76,097)
Preferred unit issuance costs(14,486) 
 (7,408)
Net income attributable to Class A unitholders410,310
 172,733
 877,066
Earnings allocated to unvested participating securities(2,973) (3,232) (4,177)
Numerator for basic income per Class A unit407,337
 169,501
 872,889
Impact of assumed conversions:     
Convertible preferred unit distributions62
 
 86
Numerator for diluted income per Class A unit$407,399
 $169,501
 $872,975
      
Denominator:     
Denominator for basic income per Class A unit – weighted average units202,068
 201,214
 200,350
Effect of dilutive securities (1):
     
Vornado stock options and restricted unit awards1,307
 2,086
 1,625
Convertible preferred units37
 
 42
Denominator for diluted income per Class A unit – weighted average units and assumed conversions203,412
 203,300
 202,017
      
INCOME PER CLASS A UNIT – BASIC:     
Income from continuing operations, net$2.01
 $0.91
 $2.34
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net0.01
 (0.07) 2.02
Net income per Class A unit2.02
 0.84
 4.36
      
INCOME PER CLASS A UNIT – DILUTED:     
Income from continuing operations, net$2.00
 $0.90
 $2.32
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net
 (0.07) 2.00
Net income per Class A unit$2.00
 $0.83
 $4.32

(1)The effect of dilutive securities in the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 excludes an aggregate of 110, 124 and 178 weighted average Class A unit equivalents, respectively, as their effect was anti-dilutive.

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20.
Leases

As lessor:
We lease space to tenants under operating leases. Most of the leases provide for the payment of fixed base rentals payable monthly in advance. Office building leases generally require the tenants to reimburse us for operating costs and real estate taxes above their combined Form 10-Kbase year costs. Certain leases provide for pass-through to tenants for the tenant’s share of real estate taxes, insurance and maintenance. Certain leases also provide for the payment by the lessee of additional rent based on a percentage of the tenants’ sales. As of December 31, 2018, future base rental revenue under non-cancelable operating leases, excluding rents for leases with an original term of less than one year and rents resulting from the exercise of renewal options, are as follows:
 (Amounts in thousands)  
 Year Ending December 31:  
 2019$1,547,162
 
 20201,510,097
 
 20211,465,024
 
 20221,407,615
 
 20231,269,141
 
 Thereafter5,832,467
 
These amounts do not include Toys’ auditedpercentage rentals based on tenants’ sales. These percentage rents approximated $4,746,000, $4,062,000 and $3,590,000, for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
None of our tenants accounted for more than 10%of total revenues in any of the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
As lessee:          
We are a tenant under operating leases for certain properties. These leases have terms that expire during the next ninety-nine years. Future minimum lease payments under operating leases at December 31, 2018 are as follows:
 (Amounts in thousands)  
 Year Ending December 31:  
 2019$46,147
 
 202045,258
 
 202142,600
 
 202243,840
 
 202344,747
 
 Thereafter1,612,627
 
Rent expense, a component of “operating" expenses on our consolidated statements of income, was $41,063,000, $40,219,000 and $40,170,000 for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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21.
Multiemployer Benefit Plans

Our subsidiaries make contributions to certain multiemployer defined benefit plans (“Multiemployer Pension Plans”) and health plans (“Multiemployer Health Plans”) for our union represented employees, pursuant to the respective collective bargaining agreements.
Multiemployer Pension Plans
Multiemployer Pension Plans differ from single-employer pension plans in that (i) contributions to multiemployer plans may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers and (ii) if other participating employers fail to make their contributions, each of our participating subsidiaries may be required to bear its then pro rata share of unfunded obligations. If a participating subsidiary withdraws from a plan in which it participates, it may be subject to a withdrawal liability. As of December 31, 2018, our subsidiaries’ participation in these plans was not significant to our consolidated financial statements.
In the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, we contributed $10,377,000, $10,113,000 and $9,479,000, respectively, towards Multiemployer Pension Plans, which is included as a component of “operating” expenses on our consolidated statements of income. Our subsidiaries’ contributions did not represent more than 5% of total employer contributions in any of these plans for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and related disclosures2016.
Multiemployer Health Plans
Multiemployer Health Plans in which our subsidiaries participate provide health benefits to eligible active and retired employees. In the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, our subsidiaries contributed $30,354,000, $29,549,000 and $32,998,000, respectively, towards these plans, which is included as soona component of “operating” expenses on our consolidated statements of income.
22.
Commitments and Contingencies

Insurance
We maintain general liability insurance with limits of $300,000,000 per occurrence and per property, and all risk property and rental value insurance with limits of $2.0 billion per occurrence, with sub-limits for certain perils such as practicableflood and earthquake. Our California properties have earthquake insurance with coverage of $260,000,000 per occurrence and in the aggregate, subject to a deductible in the amount of 5% of the value of the affected property. We maintain coverage for terrorism acts with limits of $4.0 billion per occurrence and in the aggregate, and $2.0 billion per occurrence and in the aggregate for terrorism involving nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological (“NBCR”) terrorism events, as defined by Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, which expires in December 2020.
Penn Plaza Insurance Company, LLC (“PPIC”), our wholly owned consolidated subsidiary, acts as a re-insurer with respect to a portion of all risk property and rental value insurance and a portion of our earthquake insurance coverage, and as a direct insurer for coverage for acts of terrorism including NBCR acts. Coverage for acts of terrorism (excluding NBCR acts) is fully reinsured by third party insurance companies and the Federal government with no exposure to PPIC. For NBCR acts, PPIC is responsible for a deductible of $1,453,000and 19% of the balance of a covered loss and the Federal government is responsible for the remaining portion of a covered loss. We are ultimately responsible for any loss incurred by PPIC.
We continue to monitor the state of the insurance market and the scope and costs of coverage for acts of terrorism and other events. However, we cannot anticipate what coverage will be available on commercially reasonable terms in the future. We are responsible for uninsured losses and for deductibles and losses in excess of our insurance coverage, which could be material.
Our debt instruments, consisting of mortgage loans secured by our properties, senior unsecured notes and revolving credit agreements contain customary covenants requiring us to maintain insurance. Although we believe that we have adequate insurance coverage for purposes of these agreements, we may not be able to obtain an equivalent amount of coverage at reasonable costs in the future. Further, if lenders insist on greater coverage than we are able to obtain it could adversely affect our ability to finance or refinance our properties and expand our portfolio.

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22.Commitments and Contingencies – continued
Other Commitments and Contingencies
We are from time to time involved in legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In our opinion, after theyconsultation with legal counsel, the outcome of such matters is not currently expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Each of our properties has been subjected to varying degrees of environmental assessment at various times. The environmental assessments did not reveal any material environmental contamination. However, there can be no assurance that the identification of new areas of contamination, changes in the extent or known scope of contamination, the discovery of additional sites, or changes in cleanup requirements would not result in significant costs to us.
Our mortgage loans are non-recourse to us, except for the mortgage loan secured by 7 West 34th Street, which we guaranteed and therefore is part of our tax basis. In certain cases we have provided guarantees or master leased tenant space. These guarantees and master leases terminate either upon the satisfaction of specified circumstances or repayment of the underlying loans. As of December 31, 2018, the aggregate dollar amount of these guarantees and master leases is approximately $660,000,000.
As of December 31, 2018, $13,337,000 of letters of credit were available.

On April 12,outstanding under one of our unsecured revolving credit facilities. Our unsecured revolving credit facilities contain financial covenants that require us to maintain minimum interest coverage and maximum debt to market capitalization ratios, and provide for higher interest rates in the event of a decline in our ratings below Baa3/BBB. Our unsecured revolving credit facilities also contain customary conditions precedent to borrowing, including representations and warranties, and also contain customary events of default that could give rise to accelerated repayment, including such items as failure to pay interest or principal.


A joint venture in which we own a 95.0% ownership interest was designated by ESD, an entity of New York State, to develop the Farley Office and Retail Building (see Note 4 - Acquisitions). The joint venture entered into a development agreement with ESD and a design-build contract with Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders. Under the development agreement with ESD, the joint venture is obligated to build the Moynihan Train Hall, with Vornado and Related each guaranteeing the joint venture’s obligations. Under the design-build agreement, Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders is obligated to fulfill all of the joint venture’s obligations. The obligations of Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders have been bonded by Skanska USA and bear a full guaranty from Skanska AB.

As of December 31, 2018, we expect to fund additional capital to certain of our partially owned entities aggregating approximately $18,000,000.
As of December 31, 2018, we have construction commitments aggregating approximately $404,000,000.

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23.
Related Party Transactions

Alexander’s, Inc.
We own 32.4% of Alexander’s. Steven Roth, the Chairman of Vornado’s Board of Trustee’s and its Chief Executive Officer, is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Alexander’s. We provide various services to Alexander’s in accordance with management, development and leasing agreements. These agreements are described in Note 7 - Investments in Partially Owned Entities.
Interstate Properties (“Interstate”)
Interstate is a general partnership in which Mr. Roth is the managing general partner. David Mandelbaum and Russell B. Wight, Jr., Trustees of Vornado and Directors of Alexander’s, respectively, are Interstate’s two other general partners. As of December 31, 2018, Interstate and its partners beneficially owned an aggregate of approximately 7.1% of the common shares of beneficial interest of Vornado and 26.2% of Alexander’s common stock.
We manage and lease the real estate assets of Interstate pursuant to a management agreement for which we receive an annual fee equal to 4% of annual base rent and percentage rent. The management agreement has a term of one year and is automatically renewable unless terminated by either of the parties on 60 days’ notice at the end of the term. We believe, based upon comparable fees charged by other real estate companies, that the management agreement terms are fair to us. We earned $453,000, $501,000, and $521,000 of management fees under the agreement for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 Toys filed itsand 2016, respectively.

Urban Edge Properties
We own 4.5% of UE. In 2018, 2017 and 2016, we provided UE with information technology support. UE is providing us with leasing and property management services for (i) certain small retail properties that we plan to sell and (ii) our affiliate, Alexander's, Rego retail assets. Fees paid to UE for servicing the retail assets of Alexander’s are similar to the fees that we are receiving from Alexander’s. 


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24.Summary of Quarterly Results (Unaudited)

Vornado Realty Trust
The following summary represents the results of operations for each quarter in 2018 and 2017:
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)  
Net Income (Loss)
Attributable
to Common
Shareholders (1)
 
Net Income (Loss) Per
Common Share (2)
 Revenues  Basic Diluted
2018       
December 31$543,417
 $100,494
 $0.53
 $0.53
September 30542,048
 190,645
 1.00
 1.00
June 30541,818
 111,534
 0.59
 0.58
March 31536,437
 (17,841) (0.09) (0.09)
        
2017       
December 31$536,226
 $27,319
 $0.14
 $0.14
September 30528,755
 (29,026) (0.15) (0.15)
June 30511,087
 115,972
 0.61
 0.61
March 31508,058
 47,752
 0.25
 0.25
____________________
(1)
Fluctuations among quarters resulted primarily from non-cash impairment losses, net gains on extinguishment of debt, net gains on sale of real estate and other items and from seasonality of business operations.
(2)The total for the year may differ from the sum of the quarters as a result of weighting.

Vornado Realty L.P.
The following summary represents the results of operations for each quarter in 2018 and 2017:
(Amounts in thousands, except per unit amounts)  
Net Income (Loss)
Attributable
to Class A
Unitholders (1)
 
Net Income (Loss)
Per Class A Unit (2)
 Revenues  Basic Diluted
2018       
December 31$543,417
 $107,125
 $0.53
 $0.52
September 30542,048
 203,268
 1.00
 0.99
June 30541,818
 118,931
 0.58
 0.58
March 31536,437
 (19,014) (0.10) (0.10)
        
2017       
December 31$536,226
 $29,123
 $0.14
 $0.14
September 30528,755
 (30,952) (0.16) (0.16)
June 30511,087
 123,630
 0.61
 0.61
March 31508,058
 50,932
 0.25
 0.25
____________________
(1)
Fluctuations among quarters resulted primarily from non-cash impairment losses, net gains on extinguishment of debt, net gains on sale of real estate and other items and from seasonality of business operations.
(2)The total for the year may differ from the sum of the quarters as a result of weighting.


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25. Segment Information

Net Operating Income ("NOI") represents total revenues less operating expenses. We consider NOI to be the primary non-GAAP financial measure for making decisions and assessing the unlevered performance of our segments as it relates to the total return on assets as opposed to the levered return on equity. As properties are bought and sold based on NOI, we utilize this measure to make investment decisions as well as to compare the performance of our assets to that of our peers. NOI should not be considered a substitute for net income. NOI may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.

Below is a reconciliation of net income to NOI at share and NOI at share - cash basis for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
Net income$422,603
 $264,128
 $981,922
      
Deduct:     
Income from partially owned entities(9,149) (15,200) (168,948)
Loss (income) from real estate fund investments89,231
 (3,240) 23,602
Interest and other investment income, net(17,057) (30,861) (24,335)
Net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets(246,031) (501) (160,433)
Purchase price fair value adjustment(44,060) 
 
(Income) loss from discontinued operations(638) 13,228
 (404,912)
NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries(71,186) (65,311) (66,182)
      
Add:     
Depreciation and amortization expense446,570
 429,389
 421,023
General and administrative expense141,871
 150,782
 143,643
Transaction related costs, impairment loss and other31,320
 1,776
 9,451
NOI from partially owned entities253,564
 269,164
 271,114
Interest and debt expense347,949
 345,654
 330,240
Income tax expense37,633
 42,375
 7,923
NOI at share1,382,620
 1,401,383
 1,364,108
Non cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net and other(44,704) (86,842) (170,477)
NOI at share - cash basis$1,337,916
 $1,314,541
 $1,193,631

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25. Segment Information - continued

Below is a summary of NOI at share and selected balance sheet data by segment for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.

(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31, 2018
 Total New York Other
Total revenues$2,163,720
 $1,836,036
 $327,684
Operating expenses963,478
 806,464
 157,014
NOI - consolidated1,200,242
 1,029,572
 170,670
Deduct: NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries(71,186) (48,490) (22,696)
Add: Our share of NOI from partially owned entities253,564
 195,908
 57,656
NOI at share1,382,620
 1,176,990
 205,630
Non-cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net and other(44,704) (45,427) 723
NOI at share - cash basis$1,337,916
 $1,131,563
 $206,353
      
Balance Sheet Data:     
Real estate, at cost$16,237,883
 $12,351,943
 $3,885,940
Investments in partially owned entities858,113
 719,456
 138,657
Total assets17,180,794
 14,628,712
 2,552,082

(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
 Total New York Other
Total revenues$2,084,126
 $1,779,307
 $304,819
Operating expenses886,596
 756,670
 129,926
NOI - consolidated1,197,530
 1,022,637
 174,893
Deduct: NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries(65,311) (45,899) (19,412)
Add: Our share of NOI from partially owned entities269,164
 189,327
 79,837
NOI at share1,401,383
 1,166,065
 235,318
Non-cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net and other(86,842) (79,202) (7,640)
NOI at share - cash basis$1,314,541
 $1,086,863
 $227,678
      
Balance Sheet Data:     
Real estate, at cost$14,756,295
 $11,025,092
 $3,731,203
Investments in partially owned entities1,056,829
 861,430
 195,399
Total assets17,397,934
 13,780,817
 3,617,117

(Amounts in thousands)For the Year Ended December 31, 2016
 Total New York Other
Total revenues$2,003,742
 $1,713,374
 $290,368
Operating expenses844,566
 716,754
 127,812
NOI - consolidated1,159,176
 996,620
 162,556
Deduct: NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries(66,182) (47,480) (18,702)
Add: Our share of NOI from partially owned entities271,114
 159,386
 111,728
NOI at share1,364,108
 1,108,526
 255,582
Non-cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net and other(170,477) (143,239) (27,238)
NOI at share - cash basis$1,193,631
 $965,287
 $228,344



ITEM 9.CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.

ITEM 9A.     CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Vornado Realty Trust
Disclosure Controls and Procedures: Our management, with the participation of Vornado’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a‑15 (e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K for its10-K. Based on such evaluation, Vornado’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting: There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended January 28, 2017.  Accordingly,to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management of Vornado Realty Trust, together with its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”), is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of Vornado’s principal executive and principal financial officers to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the Operating Partnership are filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1) to their combined Form 10-K, filed on February 13, 2017, to incorporate by reference to this Amendment No. 1, Toys’ auditedpreparation of our financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
As of December 31, 2018, management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management has determined that our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018 was effective.
Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and related disclosuresprocedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect transactions and dispositions of assets; provide reasonable assurances that transactions are recorded as necessary to similarly includepermit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the consentUnited States, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of Ernstmanagement and our trustees; and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018 has been audited by Deloitte & YoungTouche LLP, Toys’an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing on the following page, which expresses an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018.


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


Shareholders and Board of Trustees
Vornado Realty Trust
New York, New York
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Vornado Realty Trust and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2018, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018, of the Company and our report dated February 11, 2019, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
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 its reportthe 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 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 auditedother 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 years ended January 28, 2017maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and January 30, 2016,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.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Parsippany, New Jersey
February 11, 2019




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Vornado Realty L.P.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures: Vornado Realty L.P.’s management, with the participation of Vornado’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a‑15 (e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on such evaluation, Vornado’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting: There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management of Vornado Realty Trust, sole general partner of Vornado Realty L.P., together with Vornado Realty L.P.’s consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”), is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of Vornado’s principal executive and principal financial officers to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the consentpreparation of our financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
As of December 31, 2018, management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management has determined that our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018 was effective.
Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect transactions and dispositions of assets; provide reasonable assurances that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and Vornado’s trustees; and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018 has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, Toys’an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing on the following page, which expresses an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018.


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Partners
Vornado Realty L.P.
New York, New York
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Vornado Realty L.P. and subsidiaries (the “Partnership”) as of December 31, 2018, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Partnership maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018, of the Partnership and our report dated February 11, 2019, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
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 its reportthe 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 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 auditedother 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 fiscal year ended Januarymaintenance 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.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Parsippany, New Jersey
February 11, 2019





ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
 None.

PART III

ITEM 10.DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Information relating to trustees of Vornado, the Operating Partnership’s sole general partner, including its audit committee and audit committee financial expert, will be contained in Vornado’s definitive Proxy Statement involving the election of Vornado’s trustees which Vornado will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 not later than 120 days after December 31, 2015.

Except as otherwise expressly noted2018, and such information is incorporated herein this Amendment No. 1 does not reflect events occurring afterby reference. Also incorporated herein by reference is the filinginformation under the caption “16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” of the Proxy Statement.

The following is a list of the names, ages, principal occupations and positions with Vornado of the executive officers of Vornado and the Operating Partnership’s original combined Form 10-K on February 13, 2017.  Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction withpositions held by such officers during the past five years. All executive officers of Vornado have terms of office that run until the next succeeding meeting of the Board of Trustees of Vornado following the Annual Meeting of Vornado’s Shareholders unless they are removed sooner by Vornado’s Board.
NameAge
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION, POSITION AND OFFICE
(Current and during past five years with Vornado unless otherwise stated)
Steven Roth77Chairman of the Board; Chief Executive Officer since April 2013 and from May 1989 to May 2009; Managing General Partner of Interstate Properties, an owner of shopping centers and an investor in securities and partnerships; Chief Executive Officer of Alexander’s, Inc. since March 1995, a Director since 1989, and Chairman since May 2004.
David R. Greenbaum67President of the New York Division since April 1997 (date of our acquisition); President of Mendik Realty (the predecessor to the New York Office division) from 1990 until April 1997.
Michael J. Franco50Executive Vice President - Chief Investment Officer since April 2015; Executive Vice President - Head of Acquisitions and Capital Markets since November 2010; Managing Director (2003-2010) and Executive Director (2001-2003) of the Real Estate Investing Group of Morgan Stanley.
Joseph Macnow73Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer since February 2017; Executive Vice President - Finance and Chief Administrative Officer from June 2013 to February 2017; Executive Vice President - Finance and Administration from January 1998 to June 2013, and Chief Financial Officer from March 2001 to June 2013; Treasurer since May 2017, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from August 1995 to April 2017 of Alexander's Inc.

Vornado, the Operating Partnership’s original combined Form 10-K.

sole general partner, has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to, among others, the above executive officers, and its principal accounting officer, Matthew Iocco, Vornado's Executive Vice President - Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Iocco, 48 years of age, has been the Executive Vice President - Chief Accounting Officer of Vornado since May 2015 and Chief Financial Officer of Alexanders, Inc. since April 2017. From May 2012 to May 2015, Mr. Iocco was the Senior Vice President - Chief Accounting Officer of Vornado. This Code is available on Vornado’s website at www.vno.com.





PART IV

ITEM 15.            EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a)              Vornado
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Information relating to Vornado’s executive officer and the Operating Partnership’s consolidated financial statements are set forthtrustee compensation will be contained in Vornado’s Proxy Statement referred to above in Item 810, “Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance,” and such information is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Information relating to security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management and related stockholder matters will be contained in Vornado’s Proxy Statement referred to in Item 10, “Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance,” and such information is incorporated herein by reference.
Equity compensation plan information
The following table provides information as of December 31, 2018 regarding Vornado’s equity compensation plans.
Plan Category 
Number of securities to be
issued upon exercise of
outstanding options, warrants and rights
 
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options, warrants and rights
 
Number of securities remaining
available for future issuance
under equity compensation plans
(excluding securities reflected in the second column)
 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders 4,567,784
(1) 
$51.95
 1,847,679
(2) 
Equity compensation awards not approved by security holders 
 
 
 
Total 4,567,784
 $51.95
 1,847,679
 

(1)
Includes an aggregate of 2,337,491 shares/units, comprised of (i) 16,686 restricted Vornado common shares,(ii) 641,844 restricted Operating Partnership units, (iii) 178,846 Appreciation-Only Long-Term Incentive Plan units and (iv) 1,500,115 Out-Performance Plan units, which do not have an exercise price.    
(2)Based on awards being granted as "Full Value Awards," as defined. If we were to grant "Not Full Value Awards," as defined, the number of securities available for future grants would be 3,695,358.


ITEM 13.CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

Information relating to certain relationships and related transactions, and director independence will be contained in Vornado’s Proxy Statement referred to in Item 10, “Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance,” and such information is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 14.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Information relating to principal accounting fees and services will be contained in Vornado’s Proxy Statement referred to in Item 10, “Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance,” under the Operating Partnership’s combined Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 13, 2017 (the “Original Form 10-K”).

caption “Ratification of The Appointment of Independent Accounting Firm” and such information is incorporated herein by reference.



PART IV
Item 15.EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a)The following documents are filed as part of this report:
1.The consolidated financial statements are set forth in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The following financial statement schedules should be read in conjunction with the financial statements included in Item 8 of the Original Form 10-K.

II--Valuation and Qualifying Accounts--years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014

Page 168 of the Original Form 10-K.

III--Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation as of December 31, 2016

Page 169 of the Original Form 10-K.

The consolidated financial statements of Toys R Us, Inc. are incorporated herein by reference to Item 8 of Toys R Us, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2017 (File No. 001-11609), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2017.

See the exhibit index attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.  The following exhibits listed on the exhibit index, which is incorporated herein by reference, are filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1).

10-K.

Exhibits

12.1

-

Pages in this
Annual Report
on Form 10-K
II--Valuation and Qualifying Accounts--years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016

III--Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation as of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016

Computation


Schedules other than those listed above are omitted because they are not applicable or the information required is included in the consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto.


VORNADO REALTY TRUST AND VORNADO REALTY L.P.
SCHEDULE II
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
December 31, 2018
(Amounts in Thousands)

Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E
Description Balance at Beginning of Year 
Additions
Charged
Against
Operations
 
Uncollectible
Accounts
Written-off
 
Balance
at End
of Year
Year Ended December 31, 2018        
Allowance for doubtful accounts $6,480
 $1,910
 $(2,592) $5,798
Year Ended December 31, 2017        
Allowance for doubtful accounts $8,621
 $26
 $(2,167) $6,480
Year Ended December 31, 2016        
Allowance for doubtful accounts $10,075
 $1,827
 $(3,281) $8,621


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(Amounts in thousands)

COLUMN ACOLUMN B COLUMN C COLUMN D COLUMN E COLUMN FCOLUMN GCOLUMN HCOLUMN I
 Encumbrances (2) Initial cost to company (1) Costs
capitalized
subsequent
to acquisition
 Gross amount at which
carried at close of period
 Accumulated
depreciation
and
amortization
Date of
construction (4)
Date
acquired
Life on which
depreciation
in latest
income
statement
is computed
Land Buildings
and
improvements
Land Buildings
and
improvements
 Total (3)
New York                  
Manhattan                  
1290 Avenue of the Americas$950,000
 $515,539
 $923,653
 $231,245
 $515,539
 $1,154,898
 $1,670,437
 $336,807
19632007(5)
697-703 Fifth Avenue450,000
 152,825
 584,230
 566
 152,825
 584,796
 737,621
 61,014
 2014(5)
350 Park Avenue400,000
 265,889
 363,381
 50,265
 265,889
 413,646
 679,535
 130,828
19602006(5)
666 Fifth Avenue (Retail Condo)390,000
 189,005
 471,072
 
 189,005
 471,072
 660,077
 73,059
 2012(5)
PENN1
 
 412,169
 257,803
 
 669,972
 669,972
 300,399
19721998(5)
100 West 33rd Street398,402
 242,776
 247,970
 35,200
 242,776
 283,170
 525,946
 88,054
19112007(5)
1535 Broadway
 130,433
 322,581
 161,766
 130,439
 484,341
 614,780
 36,439
 2012(5)
150 West 34th Street205,000
 119,657
 268,509
 
 119,657
 268,509
 388,166
 24,054
19002015(5)
1540 Broadway
 105,914
 214,208
 28,868
 105,914
 243,076
 348,990
 61,252
 2006(5)
655 Fifth Avenue140,000
 102,594
 231,903
 
 102,594
 231,903
 334,497
 30,681
 2013(5)
PENN2575,000
 53,615
 164,903
 119,920
 52,689
 285,749
 338,438
 161,909
19681997(5)
90 Park Avenue
 8,000
 175,890
 183,882
 8,000
 359,772
 367,772
 128,983
19641997(5)
Manhattan Mall181,598
 88,595
 113,473
 71,596
 88,595
 185,069
 273,664
 65,646
20092007(5)
770 Broadway700,000
 52,898
 95,686
 135,290
 52,898
 230,976
 283,874
 93,238
19071998(5)
888 Seventh Avenue375,000
 
 117,269
 142,980
 
 260,249
 260,249
 122,204
19801998(5)
PENN11450,000
 40,333
 85,259
 110,281
 40,333
 195,540
 235,873
 79,373
19231997(5)
640 Fifth Avenue
 38,224
 25,992
 160,092
 38,224
 186,084
 224,308
 61,374
19501997(5)
909 Third Avenue350,000
 
 120,723
 107,457
 
 228,180
 228,180
 98,992
19691999(5)
150 East 58th Street
 39,303
 80,216
 47,732
 39,303
 127,948
 167,251
 60,078
19691998(5)
595 Madison Avenue
 62,731
 62,888
 40,335
 62,731
 103,223
 165,954
 41,920
19681999(5)
330 West 34th Street
 
 8,599
 145,486
 
 154,085
 154,085
 30,432
19251998(5)
828-850 Madison Avenue
 107,937
 28,261
 2,115
 107,937
 30,376
 138,313
 9,658
 2005(5)
33-00 Northern Boulevard100,000
 46,505
 86,226
 7,518
 46,505
 93,744
 140,249
 9,831
19152015(5)
715 Lexington Avenue
 
 26,903
 63,249
 63,000
 27,152
 90,152
 9,346
19232001(5)
478-486 Broadway
 30,000
 20,063
 36,107
 30,000
 56,170
 86,170
 13,790
20092007(5)
4 Union Square South120,000
 24,079
 55,220
 3,037
 24,079
 58,257
 82,336
 21,022
1965/20041993(5)
Farley Office and Retail Building257,941
 
 476,235
 33,988
 
 510,223
 510,223
 
19122018(5)
Moynihan Train Hall
 
 346,926
 98,767
 
 445,693
 445,693
 
19122018(5)
260 Eleventh Avenue
 
 80,482
 1,966
 
 82,448
 82,448
 7,734
19112015(5)
510 Fifth Avenue
 34,602
 18,728
 35,545
 48,403
 40,472
 88,875
 9,616
 2010(5)
606 Broadway51,290
 45,406
 8,993
 39,821
 
 94,220
 94,220
 
 2016(5)
40 Fulton Street
 15,732
 26,388
 23,527
 15,732
 49,915
 65,647
 22,146
19871998(5)
689 Fifth Avenue
 19,721
 13,446
 25,575
 19,721
 39,021
 58,742
 13,986
19251998(5)
443 Broadway
 11,187
 41,186
 
 11,187
 41,186
 52,373
 5,821
 2013(5)

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(Amounts in thousands)


COLUMN ACOLUMN B COLUMN C COLUMN D COLUMN E COLUMN FCOLUMN GCOLUMN HCOLUMN I
 Encumbrances (2) Initial cost to company (1) Costs
capitalized
subsequent
to acquisition
 Gross amount at which
carried at close of period
 Accumulated
depreciation
and
amortization
Date of
construction (4)
Date
acquired
Life on which
depreciation
in latest
income
statement
is computed
Land Buildings
and
improvements
Land Buildings
and
improvements
 Total (3)
New York - continued                  
Manhattan - continued                  
40 East 66th Street$
 $13,616
 $34,635
 $248
 $13,616
 $34,883
 $48,499
 $11,415
 2005(5)
155 Spring Street
 13,700
 30,544
 4,872
 13,700
 35,416
 49,116
 9,910
 2007(5)
435 Seventh Avenue95,782
 19,893
 19,091
 40
 19,893
 19,131
 39,024
 7,903
20021997(5)
3040 M Street
 7,830
 27,490
 3,583
 7,830
 31,073
 38,903
 10,940
 2006(5)
608 Fifth Avenue
 
 
 39,608
 
 39,608
 39,608
 11,836
19322012(5)
692 Broadway
 6,053
 22,908
 3,690
 6,053
 26,598
 32,651
 9,185
 2005(5)
131-135 West 33rd Street
 8,315
 21,312
 24
 8,315
 21,336
 29,651
 1,424
 2016(5)
265 West 34th Street
 28,500
 
 295
 28,500
 295
 28,795
 
19202015(5)
304 Canal Street
 3,511
 12,905
 (731) 3,511
 12,174
 15,685
 714
19102014(5)
677-679 Madison Avenue
 13,070
 9,640
 541
 13,070
 10,181
 23,251
 3,169
 2006(5)
1135 Third Avenue
 7,844
 7,844
 5,708
 7,844
 13,552
 21,396
 1,901
 1997(5)
486 Eighth Avenue
 20,000
 71
 244
 20,000
 315
 20,315
 
19282016(5)
431 Seventh Avenue
 16,700
 2,751
 
 16,700
 2,751
 19,451
 808
 2007(5)
138-142 West 32nd Street
 9,252
 9,936
 37
 9,252
 9,973
 19,225
 973
19202015(5)
334 Canal Street
 1,693
 6,507
 7,603
 1,693
 14,110
 15,803
 1,300
 2011(5)
267 West 34th Street
 5,099
 10,037
 (9,760) 5,099
 277
 5,376
 
 2013(5)
1540 Broadway Garage
 4,086
 8,914
 
 4,086
 8,914
 13,000
 2,815
19902006(5)
966 Third Avenue
 8,869
 3,631
 
 8,869
 3,631
 12,500
 484
 2013(5)
148 Spring Street
 3,200
 8,112
 406
 3,200
 8,518
 11,718
 2,277
 2008(5)
150 Spring Street
 3,200
 5,822
 300
 3,200
 6,122
 9,322
 1,664
 2008(5)
137 West 33rd Street
 6,398
 1,550
 
 6,398
 1,550
 7,948
 145
19322015(5)
488 Eighth Avenue
 10,650
 1,767
 (4,653) 6,859
 905
 7,764
 245
 2007(5)
484 Eighth Avenue
 3,856
 762
 758
 3,856
 1,520
 5,376
 
 1997(5)
825 Seventh Avenue
 1,483
 697
 159
 1,483
 856
 2,339
 400
 1997(5)
537 West 26th Street
 10,370
 17,632
 16,263
 26,632
 17,633
 44,265
 414
 2018(5)
339 Greenwich
 2,622
 12,333
 
 2,622
 12,333
 14,955
 572
 2017(5)
Other (Including Signage)
 86,299
 506
 115,778
 86,299
 116,284
 202,583
 35,135
   
Total Manhattan6,190,013
 2,859,609
 6,597,028
 2,586,992
 2,902,555
 9,141,074
 12,043,629
 2,325,315
   
                   
   Other Properties                  
Hotel Pennsylvania
 29,903
 121,712
 111,168
 29,903
 232,880
 262,783
 118,994
19191997(5)
Paramus
 
 
 24,935
 1,036
 23,899
 24,935
 16,849
19671987(5)
Total Other Properties
 29,903
 121,712
 136,103
 30,939
 256,779
 287,718
 135,843
   
                   
Total New York6,190,013
 2,889,512
 6,718,740
 2,723,095
 2,933,494
 9,397,853
 12,331,347
 2,461,158
   

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(Amounts in thousands)


COLUMN ACOLUMN B COLUMN C COLUMN D COLUMN E COLUMN FCOLUMN GCOLUMN HCOLUMN I
 Encumbrances (2) Initial cost to company (1) Costs
capitalized
subsequent
to acquisition
 Gross amount at which
carried at close of period
 Accumulated
depreciation
and
amortization
Date of
construction (4)
Date
acquired
Life on which
depreciation
in latest
income
statement
is computed
Land Buildings
and
improvements
Land Buildings
and
improvements
 Total (3)
Other                  
theMART                  
Illinois                  
theMART, Chicago$675,000
 $64,528
 $319,146
 $414,820
 $64,535
 $733,959
 $798,494
 $311,470
19301998(5)
527 West Kinzie, Chicago
 5,166
 
 32
 5,166
 32
 5,198
 
 1998 
Total Illinois 675,000
 69,694
 319,146
 414,852
 69,701
 733,991
 803,692
 311,470
   
                   
New York                  
MMPI Piers
 
 
 16,412
 
 16,412
 16,412
 3,003
 2008(5)
Total theMART675,000
 69,694
 319,146
 431,264
 69,701
 750,403
 820,104
 314,473
   
                   
555 California Street558,914
 221,903
 893,324
 186,321
 209,916
 1,091,632
 1,301,548
 294,139
1922,1969 -19702007(5)
220 Central Park South737,369
 115,720
 16,445
 1,339,283
 
 1,471,448
 1,471,448
 
 2005(5)
Borgata Land, Atlantic City, NJ54,551
 83,089
 
 
 83,089
 
 83,089
 
 2010(5)
40 East 66th Residential
 29,199
 85,798
 (93,222) 8,454
 13,321
 21,775
 3,923
 2005(5)
677-679 Madison
 1,462
 1,058
 284
 1,626
 1,178
 2,804
 478
 2006(5)
Annapolis
 
 9,652
 
 
 9,652
 9,652
 3,960
 2005 
Wayne Towne Center
 
 26,137
 56,955
 
 83,092
 83,092
 20,474
 2010 
Other
 
 
 4,597
 
 4,597
 4,597
 1,350
 2005(5)
Total Other2,025,834
 521,067
 1,351,560
 1,925,482
 372,786
 3,425,323
 3,798,109
 638,797
   
                   
Leasehold improvements equipment and other
 
 
 108,427
 
 108,427
 108,427
 80,220
   
                   
December 31, 2018$8,215,847
 $3,410,579
 $8,070,300
 $4,757,004
 $3,306,280
 $12,931,603
 $16,237,883
 $3,180,175
   

(1)Initial cost is cost as of RatiosJanuary 30, 1982 (the date on which we commenced real estate operations) unless acquired subsequent to that date see Column H.
(2)Represents the contractual debt obligations.
(3)The net basis of Vornado's assets and liabilities for tax reporting purposes is approximately $1.9 billion lower than the amounts reported for financial statement purposes.
(4)Date of original construction –– many properties have had substantial renovation or additional construction –– see Column D.
(5)Depreciation of the buildings and improvements are calculated over lives ranging from the life of the lease to forty years.

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(Amounts in thousands)

The following is a reconciliation of real estate assets and accumulated depreciation:
 Year Ended December 31,
 2018 2017 2016
Real Estate     
Balance at beginning of period$14,756,295
 $14,187,820
 $13,545,295
Additions during the period:     
Land170,065
 21,298
 30,805
Buildings & improvements1,665,684
 598,820
 854,194
 16,592,044
 14,807,938
 14,430,294
Less: Assets sold, written-off and deconsolidated354,161
 51,643
 242,474
Balance at end of period$16,237,883
 $14,756,295
 $14,187,820
      
Accumulated Depreciation     
Balance at beginning of period$2,885,283
 $2,581,514
 $2,356,728
Additions charged to operating expenses381,500
 360,391
 346,755
 3,266,783
 2,941,905
 2,703,483
Less: Accumulated depreciation on assets sold, written-off and deconsolidated86,608
 56,622
 121,969
Balance at end of period$3,180,175
 $2,885,283
 $2,581,514


Item 15.EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES - continued
(b)
Exhibits:
Exhibit No.
Master Transaction Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2016, by and among Vornado*
Realty Trust, Vornado Realty L.P., JBG Properties, Inc., JBG/Operating Partners, L.P.,
certain affiliates of JBG Properties Inc. and JBG/Operating Partners set forth on
Schedule A thereto, JBG SMITH Properties and JBG SMITH Properties LP. Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Vornado Realty Trust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016 (File No. 001-11954), filed February 13, 2017
Articles of Restatement of Vornado Realty Trust, as filed with the State*
Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on July 30, 2007 - Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.75 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 (File No. 001-11954), filed on July 31, 2007
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Vornado Realty Trust, as amended on March 2, 2000 -*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.12 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 001-11954), filed on
Thursday, March 9, 2000
Articles Supplementary, 5.40% Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of*
Beneficial Interest, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, no par value – Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.6 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A
(File No. 001-11954), filed on January 25, 2013
Articles Supplementary Classifying Vornado Realty Trust's 5.25% Series M Cumulative Redeemable Preferred*
Shares of Beneficial Interest, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, no par value - Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.7 to Vornado Realty Trust's Registration Statement on
 Form 8-A (File No. 001-11954), filed on December 13, 2017
Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P.,*
dated as of October 20, 1997 (the “Partnership Agreement”) – Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.26 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 8, 2003
Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of December 16, 1997 – Incorporated by*
reference to Exhibit 3.27 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended March 31, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 8, 2003
Second Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of April 1, 1998 – Incorporated*
by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Registration Statement on Form S-3
(File No. 333-50095), filed on April 14, 1998
Third Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of November 12, 1998 -*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on
Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on November 30, 1998
Fourth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of November 30, 1998 -*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on
Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 9, 1999
3.10
Fifth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of March 3, 1999 - Incorporated by*
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-11954), filed on March 17, 1999
Sixth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of March 17, 1999 - Incorporated*
by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-11954), filed on July 7, 1999
Seventh Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of May 20, 1999 - Incorporated*
by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-11954), filed on July 7, 1999
__________________________________________
*Incorporated by reference


Eighth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of May 27, 1999 - Incorporated*
by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-11954), filed on July 7, 1999
Ninth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of September 3, 1999 -*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on
Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on October 25, 1999
Tenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of September 3, 1999 -*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Vornado Realty Trust's Current Report on
Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on October 25, 1999
Eleventh Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of November 24, 1999 -*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on
Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on December 23, 1999
Twelfth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2000 - Incorporated*
by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-11954), filed on May 19, 2000
Thirteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2000 -*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on
Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on June 16, 2000
Fourteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2000 -*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on
Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on December 28, 2000
3.20
Fifteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2000 -*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.35 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-68462), filed on August 27, 2001
Sixteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2001 - Incorporated*
by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-11954), filed on October 12, 2001
Seventeenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2001 -*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on
Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on October 12, 2001
Eighteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2002 -*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on
Form 8-K/A (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 18, 2002
Nineteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2002 - Incorporated*
by reference to Exhibit 3.47 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-11954), filed on August 7, 2002
Twentieth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated April 9, 2003 - Incorporated by*
reference to Exhibit 3.46 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended March 31, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 8, 2003
Twenty-First Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2003 -*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.47 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on
November 7, 2003
Twenty-Second Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2003 –*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.49 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on
March 3, 2004
__________________________________________
*Incorporated by reference


Twenty-Third Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated May 27, 2004 – Incorporated*
by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-11954), filed on June 14, 2004
Twenty-Fourth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated August 17, 2004 –*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.57 to Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty
L.P.’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-122306), filed on
January 26, 2005
3.30
Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated November 17, 2004 –*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.58 to Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty
L.P.’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-122306), filed on
January 26, 2005
Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated December 17, 2004 –*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on
Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on December 21, 2004
Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated December 20, 2004 –*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on
Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on December 21, 2004
Twenty-Eighth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated December 30, 2004 -*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on
Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on January 4, 2005
Twenty-Ninth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated June 17, 2005 - Incorporated*
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 000-22685), filed on June 21, 2005
Thirtieth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated August 31, 2005 - Incorporated by*
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 000-22685), filed on September 1, 2005
Thirty-First Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated September 9, 2005 -*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on
Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on September 14, 2005
Thirty-Second Amendment and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of*
December 19, 2005 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12.13.59 to the combined

Vornado Realty L.P.’s

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006

(File No. 000-22685), filed on May 8, 2006
Thirty-Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited*
Partnership, dated as of April 25, 2006 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to
Vornado Realty Trust’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 1, 2006
Thirty-Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited*
Partnership, dated as of May 2, 2006 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on
May 3, 2006
3.40
Thirty-Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited*
Partnership, dated as of August 17, 2006 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
Vornado Realty L.P.’s Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on August 23, 2006
Thirty-Sixth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited*
Partnership, dated as of October 2, 2006 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
Vornado Realty L.P.’s Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on January 22, 2007
__________________________________________
*Incorporated by reference


Thirty-Seventh Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited*
Partnership, dated as of June 28, 2007 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on
June 27, 2007
Thirty-Eighth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited*
Partnership, dated as of June 28, 2007 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on
June 27, 2007
Thirty-Ninth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited*
Partnership, dated as of June 28, 2007 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to
Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on
June 27, 2007
Fortieth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited*
Partnership, dated as of June 28, 2007 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to
Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on
June 27, 2007
Forty-First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited*
Partnership, dated as of March 31, 2008 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.44 to
Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2008 (file No. 001-11954), filed on May 6, 2008
Forty-Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership,*
dated as of December 17, 2010 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Vornado
Realty L.P.'s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on December 21, 2010
Forty-Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership,*
dated as of April 20, 2011 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado
Realty L.P.'s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on April 21, 2011
Forty-Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership*
of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of March 30, 2012 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1
to Vornado Realty L.P.'s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-34482), filed on
 April 5, 2012
3.50
Forty-Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership*
dated as of July 18, 2012 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s
Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-34482), filed on July 18, 2012
Forty-Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership,*
dated as of January 25, 2013 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty
L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-34482), filed on January 25, 2013
Forty-Sixth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership*
of Vornado Realty L.P., dated April 1, 2015 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
to Vornado Realty L.P.'s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-34482), filed on
April 2, 2015
**Forty-Seventh Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of*
Vornado Realty L.P., dated December 13, 2017 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Vornado
Realty L.P.'s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-34482), filed on December 13, 2017
**Forty-Eighth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership*
of Vornado Realty L.P dated as of January 12, 2018 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.53
to Vornado Realty Trust's Annual Report on 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017
(File No. 001-11954), filed on February 12, 2018
Articles of Amendment to Declaration of Trust, dated June 13, 2018 - Incorporated by reference*
to Exhibit 3.54 to Vornado Realty Trust's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2018 (File No. 001-11954), filed on July 30, 2018
__________________________________________
*Incorporated by reference
**Management contract or compensatory agreement


Amended and Restated Bylaws of Vornado Related Trust, as amended on July 25, 2018 - Incorporated*
by reference to Exhibit 3.55 to Vornado Realty Trust's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2018 (File No. 001-11954), filed on July 30, 2018
Indenture, dated as of November 25, 2003, between Vornado Realty L.P. and The Bank of*
New York, as Trustee - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to Vornado Realty
Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005
(File No. 001-11954), filed on April 28, 2005
Indenture, dated as of November 20, 2006, among Vornado Realty Trust, as Issuer, Vornado*
Realty L.P., as Guarantor and The Bank of New York, as Trustee – Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-11954), filed on November 27, 2006
Certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt securities of Vornado
Realty Trust and its subsidiaries are omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation
S-K. Vornado Realty Trust hereby undertakes to furnish to the Securities and Exchange
Commission, upon request, copies of such instruments
10.1Registration Rights Agreement between Vornado, Inc. and Steven Roth, dated December 29,*
1992 - Incorporated by reference to Vornado Realty Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1992 (File No. 001-11954), filed February 16, 1993
10.2**Management Agreement between Interstate Properties and Vornado, Realty L.P.Inc. dated July 13, 1992*
– Incorporated by reference to Vornado, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended

ended December 31, 20161992 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017.

16, 1993

12.2

**

-

Employment Agreement, dated as of April 15, 1997, by and among Vornado Realty Trust,

Computation of Ratios for *

The Mendik Company, L.P. and David R. Greenbaum - Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.4 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-11954), filed on April 30, 1997
Tax Reporting and Protection Agreement, dated December 31, 2001, by and among Vornado,*
Vornado Realty L.P., Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty L.P. and Charles E. Smith
Commercial Realty L.L.C. - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Vornado Realty
Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A (File No. 1-11954), filed on March 18, 2002
**Amendment to Real Estate Retention Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2002, by and between*
Alexander’s, Inc. and Vornado Realty L.P. - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10(i)(E)(3) to Alexander’s Inc.’s Quarterly Report for the quarter ended June 30, 2002
(File No. 001-06064), filed on August 7, 2002
**59th Street Real Estate Retention Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2002, by and between*
Vornado Realty L.P., 731 Residential LLC and 731 Commercial LLC - Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10(i)(E)(4) to Alexander’s Inc.’s Quarterly Report for the quarter
ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-06064), filed on August 7, 2002
Amended and Restated Management and Development Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2002,*
by and between Alexander's, Inc., the subsidiaries party thereto and Vornado
Management Corp. - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i)(F)(1) to Alexander's
Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-06064),
filed on August 7, 2002
**Form of Vornado Realty Trust's 2002 Omnibus Share Plan - Incorporated by reference to*
Exhibit 4.2 to Vornado Realty Trust's Registration Statement on Form S-8
(File No. 333-102216), filed on December 26, 2002.
**Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Joseph*
Macnow dated July 27, 2006 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12.210.54 to the combined

Vornado

Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006

Vornado Realty Trust

(File No. 001-11954), filed on August 1, 2006
__________________________________________
*Incorporated by reference
**Management contract or compensatory agreement


**Second Amendment to Real Estate Retention Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, by and between*
Vornado Realty L.P.'s and Alexander’s Inc. – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.55
to Vornado Realty Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended

December 31, 20162006 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017.

27, 2007

21

**

-

Amendment to 59th Street Real Estate Retention Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, by and

Subsidiaries of the Registrants*

among Vornado Realty L.P., 731 Retail One LLC, 731 Restaurant LLC, 731 Office One
LLC and 731 Office Two LLC. – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2110.56 to
Vornado Realty Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the combinedyear ended
December 31, 2006 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 27, 2007
**Employment Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust

and Mitchell Schear, as of April 19,
*

and2007 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to Vornado Realty L.P.'sTrust’s Quarterly

Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 (File No. 001-11954),
filed on May 1, 2007
**Amendment to Employment Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Joseph Macnow,*
dated December 29, 2008 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 to Vornado Realty
Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016

2008 (File No.

(File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017.

24, 2009

23.1

-

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Vornado Realty Trust – Incorporated by reference

**

Amendment to Exhibit 23.1 to the combinedEmployment Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K

David R.
*

for the year endedGreenbaum, dated December 31, 2016 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017

23.2

-

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Vornado Realty L.P. – Incorporated by reference

to Exhibit 23.2 to the combined Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K

for the year ended December 31, 2016 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017

23.3

-

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm –  Ernst & Young LLP

23.4

-

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Vornado Realty Trust – Deloitte & Touche LLP

23.5

-

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Vornado Realty L.P. – Deloitte & Touche LLP

31.1

-

Rule 13a-14 (a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Realty Trust

31.2

-

Rule 13a-14 (a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Vornado Realty Trust

31.3

-

Rule 13a-14 (a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Realty L.P.

31.4

-

Rule 13a-14 (a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Vornado Realty L.P.

32.1

-

Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Realty Trust

32.2

-

Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Vornado Realty Trust

32.3

-

Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Realty L.P.

32.4

-

Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Vornado Realty L.P.

99.1

-

Consolidated Financial Statements of Toys R Us, Inc., Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

thereon and Notes to Such Consolidated Financial Statements29, 2008 - Incorporated by reference to

Exhibit 10.49 to

Item 8 of Toys R Us, Inc.’sVornado Realty Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2017

December 31,

2008 (File No. 001-11954) filed on February 24, 2009

(File No. 001-11609), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2017


101.INS

-

XBRL Instance Document of

**Amendment to Indemnification Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P. –David R.*
Greenbaum, dated December 29, 2008 - Incorporated by reference

to Exhibit 10.50 to

to Exhibit 101.INS to the combined Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.'sTrust’s Annual Report on

Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016

2008 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017

24, 2009

101.SCH

-

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema of

**Amendment to Employment Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P. – Incorporated by reference

Mitchell N.
*

to Exhibit 101.SCH to the combined Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.'s Annual Report on

Form 10-K for the year endedSchear, dated December 31, 2016 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017

101.CAL

29, 2008 -

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase of Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P. – Incorporated

by reference to Exhibit 101.CAL10.51 to the combined Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.'s Annual

Realty Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20162008 (File

No. 001-11954) filed on February 24, 2009
**Vornado Realty Trust's 2010 Omnibus Share Plan - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to*
Vornado Realty Trust's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010
(File No. 001-11954) filed on August 3, 2010
**Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2010 Omnibus Share Plan Incentive / Non-Qualified Stock Option*
Agreement. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Vornado Realty Trust's Current
Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954) filed on April 5, 2012
**Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2010 Omnibus Share Plan Restricted Stock Agreement.*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Vornado Realty Trust's Current Report on Form
8-K (File No. 001-11954) filed on April 5, 2012
**Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2010 Omnibus Share Plan Restricted LTIP Unit Agreement.*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to Vornado Realty Trust's Current Report on Form
8-K (File No. 001-11954) filed on April 5, 2012
**Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2012 Outperformance Plan Award Agreement.*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.45 to Vornado Realty Trust's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 (File No. 001-11954) filed on February 26, 2013
__________________________________________
*Incorporated by reference
**Management contract or compensatory agreement


**Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2013 Outperformance Plan Award Agreement. Incorporated*
by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017

May 6, 2013

101.DEF

-

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

**Employment agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Stephen W. Theriot dated*
June 1, 2013 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.51 to Vornado Realty Trust’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 (File No. 001-11954),
filed on August 5, 2013
**Employment agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Michael J. Franco dated*
January 10, 2014 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.52 to Vornado Realty Trust's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 (File No. 001-11954),
filed on May 5, 2014
**Form of Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P. –2014 Outperformance Plan Award Agreement. Incorporated

*

by reference to Exhibit 101.DEF10.53 to Vornado Realty Trust's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

for the combinedquarter ended March 31, 2014 (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 5, 2014
Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of September 30, 2014, by and*
among Vornado Realty L.P. as Borrower, Vornado Realty Trust as General Partner, the
Banks listed on the signature pages thereof, and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. as
Administrative Agent for the Banks. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.54 to
Vornado Realty Trust's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2014 (File No. 001-11954), filed on November 3, 2014
**Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2016 Outperformance Plan Award Agreement. Incorporated by*
reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-11954), filed on January 21, 2016
Term Loan Agreement dated as of October 30, 2015, by and among Vornado Realty L.P.'s Annual

as
*

Borrower, Vornado Realty Trust as General Partner, the Banks listed on the signature

pages thereof, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent for the Banks.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to Vornado Realty Trust's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20162015 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017

101.LAB

-

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label LinkbaseFebruary 16, 2016

Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 7, 2016, among*
Vornado Realty L.P. as Borrower, Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P. – Incorporated

as General Partner, the Banks

listed on the signature pages thereof, and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. as Administrative

by reference to Exhibit 101.LAB to the combined Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.'s Annual

Report on Form 10-KAgent for the year ended December 31, 2016 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017

101.PRE

-

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase of Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P. –

Banks. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 101.PRE10.29 to the combined Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty

Trust's

L.P.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (File No. 001-11954), filed on

filed on February 13, 2017

**Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated March 10, 2017, between Vornado Realty Trust*
and Mitchell Schear. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to Vornado Realty
Trust's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017
(File No. 001-11954), filed on May 1, 2017
**Consulting Agreement, dated March 10, 2017, between JBG SMITH Properties and Mitchell*
Schear. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to Vornado Realty Trust's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017
(File No. 001-11954), filed on May 1, 2017
__________________________________________
*Incorporated by reference
**Management contract or compensatory agreement

(b)          See Exhibit Index attached to this Amendment No. 1.

(c)          The financial statements required by Rule 3-09 of Regulation S-X are listed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Amendment No. 1.




**Form of 2017 Amendment to Vornado Realty Trust 2015, 2016, 2017 Outperformance Plan*
Award Agreements. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to Vornado Realty Trust's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017
(File No. 001-11954), filed on July 31, 2017
Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of October 17, 2017, among*
Vornado Realty L.P. as Borrower, Vornado Realty Trust as General Partner, the Banks
listed on the signature pages thereof, and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. as Administrative
Agent for the Banks. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to Vornado Realty Trust's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017
(File No. 001-11954), filed on February 12, 2018
**Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2010 Omnibus Share Plan AO LTIP Unit Award Agreement*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to Vornado Realty Trust's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017
(File No. 001-11954), filed on February 12, 2018
**Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2018 Outperformance Plan Award Agreement*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to Vornado Realty Trust's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 (File No. 001-11954) filed on April 30, 2018
**Form of Performance Conditioned AO LTIP Award Agreement***
**Form of 2019 Amendment to Restricted LTIP Unit and Restricted Stock Agreements***
**Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2010 Omnibus Share Plan Restricted LTIP Unit Agreement***
**Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2010 Omnibus Share Plan Restricted Stock Agreement***
__________________________________________
*Incorporated by reference
**Management contract or compensatory agreement
***Filed herewith



Subsidiaries of Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.***
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Vornado Realty Trust***
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Vornado Realty L.P.***
Rule 13a-14 (a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Realty Trust***
Rule 13a-14 (a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Vornado Realty Trust***
Rule 13a-14 (a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Realty L.P.***
Rule 13a-14 (a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Vornado Realty L.P.***
Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Realty Trust***
Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Vornado Realty Trust***
Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Realty L.P.***
Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Vornado Realty L.P.***
101.INSXBRL Instance Document of Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.***
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema of Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.***
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase of Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.***
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase of Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.***
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase of Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.***
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase of Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.***
__________________________________________
***Filed herewith
ITEM 16.     FORM 10-K SUMMARY
None.


SIGNATURES

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

VORNADO REALTY TRUST

(Registrant)

Date: February 11, 2019

By:

Date:  April 12, 2017

By:

/s/ Matthew Iocco

Matthew Iocco, Chief Accounting Officer (duly
(duly authorized

officer and principal accounting officer)















































SIGNATURES - continued

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


SignatureTitleDate
By:/s/Steven RothChairman of the Board of TrusteesFebruary 11, 2019
(Steven Roth)
and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
By:/s/Candace K. BeineckeTrusteeFebruary 11, 2019
(Candace K. Beinecke)
By:/s/Michael D. FascitelliTrusteeFebruary 11, 2019
(Michael D. Fascitelli)
By:/s/Robert P. KogodTrusteeFebruary 11, 2019
(Robert P. Kogod)
By:/s/Michael LynneTrusteeFebruary 11, 2019
(Michael Lynne)
By:/s/David MandelbaumTrusteeFebruary 11, 2019
(David Mandelbaum)
By:/s/Mandakini PuriTrusteeFebruary 11, 2019
(Mandakini Puri)
By:/s/Daniel R. TischTrusteeFebruary 11, 2019
(Daniel R. Tisch)
By:/s/Richard R. WestTrusteeFebruary 11, 2019
(Richard R. West)
By:/s/Russell B. Wight, Jr.TrusteeFebruary 11, 2019
(Russell B. Wight, Jr.)
By:/s/Joseph MacnowChief Financial OfficerFebruary 11, 2019
(Joseph Macnow)(Principal Financial Officer)
By:/s/Matthew IoccoChief Accounting OfficerFebruary 11, 2019
(Matthew Iocco)(Principal Accounting Officer)


SIGNATURES

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

VORNADO REALTY L.P.

(Registrant)

Date: February 11, 2019

By:

Date:  April 12, 2017

By:

/s/ Matthew Iocco

Matthew Iocco, Chief Accounting Officer of Vornado

Realty Trust, sole General Partner of Vornado Realty L.P.

(duly (duly authorized officer and principal accounting officer)


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

2.1

-

Master Transaction Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2016, by and among Vornado

*

Realty Trust, Vornado Realty L.P., JBG Properties, Inc., JBG/Operating Partners, L.P.,

certain affiliates of JBG Properties Inc. and JBG/Operating Partners set forth on

Schedule A thereto, JBG SMITH Properties and JBG SMITH Properties L.P. - Incorporated

by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Vornado Realty Trust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for

the year ended December 31, 2016 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017.

3.1 

-

Articles of Restatement of Vornado Realty Trust, as filed with the State

*

Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on July 30, 2007 - Incorporated

by reference to Exhibit 3.75 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 (File No. 001-11954), filed on July 31, 2007

3.2 

-

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Vornado Realty Trust, as amended on March 2, 2000 -

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.12 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Annual Report on

Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 001-11954), filed on

March 9, 2000

3.3 

-

Articles Supplementary, 5.40% Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of

*

Beneficial Interest, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, no par value – Incorporated by

reference to Exhibit 3.6 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A

(File No. 001-11954), filed on January 25, 2013

3.4 

-

Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P.,

*

dated as of October 20, 1997 (the “Partnership Agreement”) – Incorporated by reference

to Exhibit 3.26 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter

ended March 31, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 8, 2003

3.5 

-

Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of December 16, 1997 – Incorporated by

*

reference to Exhibit 3.27 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for

the quarter ended March 31, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 8, 2003

3.6 

-

Second Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of April 1, 1998 – Incorporated

*

by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Registration Statement on Form S-3

(File No. 333-50095), filed on April 14, 1998

3.7 

-

Third Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of November 12, 1998 -

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on

Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on November 30, 1998

3.8 

-

Fourth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of November 30, 1998 -

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on

Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 9, 1999

3.9 

-

Fifth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of March 3, 1999 - Incorporated by

*

reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K

(File No. 001-11954), filed on March 17, 1999

3.10

-

Sixth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of March 17, 1999 - Incorporated

*

by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K

(File No. 001-11954), filed on July 7, 1999

3.11 

-

Seventh Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of May 20, 1999 - Incorporated

*

by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K

(File No. 001-11954), filed on July 7, 1999

*

Incorporated by reference.















































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3.12 

-

Eighth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of May 27, 1999 - Incorporated

*

Signature

Title

by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K

Date

(File No. 001-11954), filed on July 7, 1999

By:

/s/Steven Roth

Chairman of the Board of Trustees and

February 11, 2019

3.13 

(Steven Roth)

-

Ninth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of September 3, 1999 -

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on

Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on October 25, 1999

3.14

-

Tenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of September 3, 1999 -

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Vornado Realty Trust's Current Report on

Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on October 25, 1999

3.15

-

Eleventh Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of November 24, 1999 -

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on

Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on December 23, 1999

3.16

-

Twelfth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2000 - Incorporated

*

by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K

(File No. 001-11954), filed on May 19, 2000

��

3.17

-

Thirteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2000 -

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on

Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on June 16, 2000

3.18

-

Fourteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2000 -

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on

Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on December 28, 2000

3.19

-

Fifteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2000 -

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.35 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Registration

Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-68462), filed on August 27, 2001

3.20

-

Sixteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2001 - Incorporated

*

by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K

(File No. 001 11954), filed on October 12, 2001

3.21

-

Seventeenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2001 -

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on

Form 8 K (File No. 001-11954), filed on October 12, 2001

3.22

-

Eighteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2002 -

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on

Form 8-K/A (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 18, 2002

3.23

-

Nineteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2002 - Incorporated

*

by reference to Exhibit 3.47 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-11954), filed on August 7, 2002

3.24

-

Twentieth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated April 9, 2003 - Incorporated by

*

reference to Exhibit 3.46 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for

the quarter ended March 31, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 8, 2003

3.25

-

Twenty-First Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2003 -

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.47 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report

on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on

November 7, 2003

3.26

-

Twenty-Second Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2003 –

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.49 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Annual Report on

Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on

March 3, 2004

*

Incorporated by reference.


3.27

-

Twenty-Third Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated May 27, 2004 – Incorporated

*

by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K

(File No. 001-11954), filed on June 14, 2004

3.28

-

Twenty-Fourth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated August 17, 2004 –

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.57 to Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty

L.P.’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-122306), filed on

January 26, 2005

3.29

-

Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated November 17, 2004 –

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.58 to Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty

L.P.’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-122306), filed on

January 26, 2005

3.30

-

Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated December 17, 2004 –

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on

Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on December 21, 2004

3.31

-

Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated December 20, 2004 –

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on

Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on December 21, 2004

3.32

-

Twenty-Eighth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated December 30, 2004 -

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on

Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on January 4, 2005

3.33

-

Twenty-Ninth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated June 17, 2005 - Incorporated

*

by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K

(File No. 000-22685), filed on June 21, 2005

3.34

-

Thirtieth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated August 31, 2005 - Incorporated by

*

reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K

(File No. 000-22685), filed on September 1, 2005

3.35

-

Thirty-First Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated September 9, 2005 -

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on

Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on September 14, 2005

3.36

-

Thirty-Second Amendment and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of

*

December 19, 2005 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.59 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006

(File No. 000-22685), filed on May 8, 2006

3.37

-

Thirty-Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited

*

Partnership, dated as of April 25, 2006 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to

Vornado Realty Trust’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 1, 2006

3.38

-

Thirty-Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited

*

Partnership, dated as of May 2, 2006 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to

Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on

May 3, 2006

3.39

-

Thirty-Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited

*

Partnership, dated as of August 17, 2006 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to

Vornado Realty L.P.’s Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on August 23, 2006

3.40

-

Thirty-Sixth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited

*

Partnership, dated as of October 2, 2006 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to

Vornado Realty L.P.’s Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on January 22, 2007

*

Incorporated by reference.


3.41

-

Thirty-Seventh Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited

*

Partnership, dated as of June 28, 2007 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to

Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on

June 27, 2007

3.42

-

Thirty-Eighth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited

*

Partnership, dated as of June 28, 2007 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to

Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on

June 27, 2007

3.43

-

Thirty-Ninth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited

*

Partnership, dated as of June 28, 2007 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to

Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on

June 27, 2007

3.44

-

Fortieth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited

*

Partnership, dated as of June 28, 2007 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to

Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on

June 27, 2007

3.45

-

Forty-First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited

*

Partnership, dated as of March 31, 2008 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.44 to

Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,

2008 (file No. 001-11954), filed on May 6, 2008

3.46

-

Forty-Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership,

*

dated as of December 17, 2010 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Vornado

Realty L.P.'s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on December 21, 2010

3.47

-

Forty-Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership,

*

dated as of April 20, 2011 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado

Realty L.P.'s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on April 21, 2011

3.48

-

Forty-Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership

*

of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of March 30, 2012 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1

to Vornado Realty L.P.'s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-34482), filed on

April 5, 2012

3.49

-

Forty-Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership

*

dated as of July 18, 2012 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s

Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-34482), filed on July 18, 2012

3.50

-

Forty-Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership,

*

dated as of January 25, 2013 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty

L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-34482), filed on January 25, 2013

3.51

-

Forty-Sixth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership

*

of Vornado Realty L.P., dated April 1, 2015 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1

��

to Vornado Realty L.P.'s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-34482), filed on

April 2, 2015

4.1

-

Indenture, dated as of November 25, 2003, between Vornado Realty L.P. and The Bank of

*

New York, as Trustee - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to Vornado Realty

Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005

(File No. 001-11954), filed on April 28, 2005

*

Incorporated by reference.


4.2

-

Indenture, dated as of November 20, 2006, among Vornado Realty Trust, as Issuer, Vornado

*

Realty L.P., as Guarantor and The Bank of New York, as Trustee – Incorporated by

reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K

(File No. 001-11954), filed on November 27, 2006

Certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt securities of Vornado

Realty Trust and its subsidiaries are omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation

S-K. Vornado Realty Trust hereby undertakes to furnish to the Securities and Exchange

Commission

10.1

-

Registration Rights Agreement between Vornado, Inc. and Steven Roth, dated December 29,

*

1992 - Incorporated by reference to Vornado Realty Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K

for the year ended December 31, 1992 (File No. 001-11954), filed February 16, 1993

10.2

**

-

Management Agreement between Interstate Properties and Vornado, Inc. dated July 13, 1992

*

- Incorporated by reference to Vornado, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year

ended December 31, 1992 (File No. 001-11954), filed February 16, 1993

10.3

**

-

Employment Agreement, dated as of April 15, 1997, by and among Vornado Realty Trust,

*

The Mendik Company, L.P. and David R. Greenbaum - Incorporated by reference to

Exhibit 10.4 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K

(File No. 001-11954), filed on April 30, 1997

10.4

-

Tax Reporting and Protection Agreement, dated December 31, 2001, by and among Vornado,

*

Vornado Realty L.P., Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty L.P. and Charles E. Smith

Commercial Realty L.L.C. - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Vornado Realty

Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A (File No. 1-11954), filed on March 18, 2002

10.5

**

-

Amendment to Real Estate Retention Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2002, by and between

*

Alexander’s, Inc. and Vornado Realty L.P. - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit

10(i)(E)(3) to Alexander’s Inc.’s Quarterly Report for the quarter ended June 30, 2002

(File No. 001-06064), filed on August 7, 2002

10.6

**

-

59th Street Real Estate Retention Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2002, by and between

*

Vornado Realty L.P., 731 Residential LLC and 731 Commercial LLC - Incorporated by

reference to Exhibit 10(i)(E)(4) to Alexander’s Inc.’s Quarterly Report for the quarter

ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-06064), filed on August 7, 2002

10.7

-

Amended and Restated Management and Development Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2002,

*

by and between Alexander's, Inc., the subsidiaries party thereto and Vornado

Management Corp. - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i)(F)(1) to Alexander's

Inc.'s Quarterly Report for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-06064),

filed on August 7, 2002

10.8

**

-

Form of Vornado Realty Trust's 2002 Omnibus Share Plan - Incorporated by reference to

*

Exhibit 4.2 to Vornado Realty Trust's Registration Statement on Form S-8

(File No. 333-102216), filed on December 26, 2002.

10.9

**

-

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Joseph

*

Macnow dated July 27, 2006 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.54 to Vornado

Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006

(File No. 001-11954), filed on August 1, 2006

10.10

**

-

Amendment to Real Estate Retention Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, by and between

*

Vornado Realty L.P. and Alexander’s Inc. – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.55

to Vornado Realty Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended

December 31, 2006 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 27, 2007

*

Incorporated by reference.

**

Management contract or compensatory agreement.


10.11

**

-

Amendment to 59th Street Real Estate Retention Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, by and

*

among Vornado Realty L.P., 731 Retail One LLC, 731 Restaurant LLC, 731 Office One

LLC and 731 Office Two LLC. – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.56 to

Vornado Realty Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended

December 31, 2006 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 27, 2007

10.12

**

-

Employment Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Mitchell Schear, as of April 19,

*

2007 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly

Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 (File No. 001-11954),

filed on May 1, 2007

10.13

**

-

Amendment to Employment Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Joseph Macnow,

*

dated December 29, 2008.  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 to Vornado Realty

 Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (File No.

 001-11954) filed on February 24, 2009

10.14

**

-

Amendment to Employment Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and David R.

*

Greenbaum, dated December 29, 2008.  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.49 to

Vornado Realty Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,

2008 (File No. 001-11954) filed on February 24, 2009

10.15

**

-

Amendment to Indemnification Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and David R.

*

Greenbaum, dated December 29, 2008.  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to

Vornado Realty Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,

2008 (File No. 001-11954) filed on February 24, 2009

10.16

**

-

Amendment to Employment Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Mitchell N.

*

Schear, dated December 29, 2008.  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.51 to Vornado

Realty Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (File

No. 001-11954) filed on February 24, 2009

10.17

**

-

Vornado Realty Trust's 2010 Omnibus Share Plan - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to

*

Vornado Realty Trust's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010

 (File No. 001-11954) filed on August 3, 2010

10.18

**

-

Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2010 Omnibus Share Plan Incentive / Non-Qualified Stock Option

*

Agreement.  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Vornado Realty Trust's Current

Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954) filed on April 5, 2012

10.19

**

-

Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2010 Omnibus Share Plan Restricted Stock Agreement.

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Vornado Realty Trust's Current Report on Form

8-K (File No. 001-11954) filed on April 5, 2012

10.20

**

-

Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2010 Omnibus Share Plan Restricted LTIP Unit Agreement.

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to Vornado Realty Trust's Current Report on Form

8-K (File No. 001-11954) filed on April 5, 2012

10.21

**

-

Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2012 Outperformance Plan Award Agreement.

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.45 to Vornado Realty Trust's Annual Report on Form

10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 (File No. 001-11954) filed on February 26, 2013

*

Incorporated by reference.

**

Management contract or compensatory agreement.


10.22

**

-

Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2013 Outperformance Plan Award Agreement. Incorporated

*

by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 6, 2013

10.23

**

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Employment agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Stephen W. Theriot dated

*

June 1, 2013.  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.51 to Vornado Realty Trust’s

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 (File No. 001-11954),

filed on August 5, 2013

10.24

**

-

Employment agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Michael J. Franco dated

*

January 10, 2014. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.52 to Vornado Realty Trust's

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 (File No. 001-11954),

filed on May 5, 2014

10.25

**

-

Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2014 Outperformance Plan Award Agreement. Incorporated

*

by reference to Exhibit 10.53 to Vornado Realty Trust's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 5, 2014

10.26

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Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of September 30, 2014, by and

*

among Vornado Realty L.P. as Borrower, Vornado Realty Trust as General Partner, the

Banks listed on the signature pages thereof, and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. as

Administrative Agent for the Banks. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.54 to

Vornado Realty Trust's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended

September 30, 2014 (File No. 001-11954), filed on November 3, 2014

10.27

**

-

Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2016 Outperformance Plan Award Agreement. Incorporated by

*

reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K

(File No. 001-11954), filed on January 21, 2016

10.28

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Term Loan Agreement dated as of October 30, 2015, by and among Vornado Realty L.P. as

*

Borrower, Vornado Realty Trust as General Partner, the Banks listed on the signature

pages thereof, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent for the Banks.

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to Vornado Realty Trust's Annual Report on

Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (File No. 001-11954), filed on

February 16, 2016.

10.29

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Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 7, 2016, among

*

Vornado Realty L.P. as Borrower,Vornado Realty Trust as General Partner, the Banks

listed on the signature pages thereof, and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. as Administrative

Agent for the Banks. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the combined Vornado

Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended

December 31, 2016 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017.

*

Incorporated by reference.

**

Management contract or compensatory agreement.


12.1

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Computation of Ratios for Vornado Realty Trust – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12.1

*

to the combined Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.’s Annual Report on Form

10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017

12.2

-

Computation of Ratios for Vornado Realty L.P. – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12.2

*

to the combined Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.’s Annaul Report on Form

10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017

21

-

Subsidiaries of the Registrants – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21 to the combined

*

Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K

for the year ended December 31, 2016 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017

23.1

-

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Vornado Realty Trust –

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 23.1 to the combined Vornado Realty Trust and

Vornado Realty L.P.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016

(File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017

23.2

-

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Vornado Realty L.P. –

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 23.2 to the combined Vornado Realty Trust and

Vornado Realty L.P.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016

(File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017

23.3

-

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Ernst & Young LLP

23.4

-

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Vornado Realty Trust –

Deloitte & Touche LLP

23.5

-

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Vornado Realty L.P. –

Deloitte & Touche LLP

31.1

-

Rule 13a-14 (a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Realty Trust

(Principal Executive Officer)

By:

31.2

/s/Candace K. Beinecke

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Trustee of Vornado Realty Trust

Rule 13a-14 (a) CertificationFebruary 11, 2019

(Candace K. Beinecke)
By:/s/Michael D. FascitelliTrustee of the Vornado Realty TrustFebruary 11, 2019
(Michael D. Fascitelli)
By:/s/Robert P. KogodTrustee of Vornado Realty TrustFebruary 11, 2019
(Robert P. Kogod)
By:/s/Michael LynneTrustee of Vornado Realty TrustFebruary 11, 2019
(Michael Lynne)
By:/s/David MandelbaumTrustee of Vornado Realty TrustFebruary 11, 2019
(David Mandelbaum)
By:/s/Mandakini PuriTrustee of Vornado Realty TrustFebruary 11, 2019
(Mandakini Puri)
By:/s/Daniel R. TischTrustee of Vornado Realty TrustFebruary 11, 2019
(Daniel R. Tisch)
By:/s/Richard R. WestTrustee of Vornado Realty TrustFebruary 11, 2019
(Richard R. West)
By:/s/Russell B. Wight, Jr.Trustee of Vornado Realty TrustFebruary 11, 2019
(Russell B. Wight, Jr.)
By:/s/Joseph MacnowChief Financial Officer of Vornado Realty Trust

February 11, 2019

(Joseph Macnow)

(Principal Financial Officer)

31.3

-

Rule 13a-14 (a) Certification of the

By:/s/Matthew IoccoChief ExecutiveAccounting Officer of Vornado Realty L.P.

Trust

February 11, 2019

(Matthew Iocco)

(Principal Accounting Officer)

31.4

-

Rule 13a-14 (a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Vornado Realty L.P.

32.1

-

Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Realty Trust

32.2

-

Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Vornado Realty Trust

32.3

-

Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Realty L.P.

32.4

-

Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Vornado Realty L.P.

99.1

-

Consolidated Financial Statements of Toys R Us, Inc., Report of Independent Registered Public

*

Accounting Firm thereon and Notes to Such Consolidated Financial Statements - Incorporated

by reference to Item 8 of Toys R Us, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year

ended January 28, 2017 (File No. 001-11609), filed with the Securities and Exchange

Commission on April 12, 2017

*

Incorporated by reference.


183

101.INS

-

XBRL Instance Document of Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P. – Incorporated by

*

reference to Exhibit 101.INS to the combined Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.'s

Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (File No. 001-11954),

filed on February 13, 2017

101.SCH

-

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema of Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P. –

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 101.SCH to the combined Vornado Realty Trust and

Vornado Realty L.P.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016

(File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017

101.CAL

-

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase of Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty

*

L.P. – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 101.CAL to the combined Vornado Realty Trust

and Vornado Realty L.P.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended

December 31, 2016 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017

101.DEF

-

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase of Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty

*

L.P. – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 101.DEF to the combined Vornado Realty Trust

and Vornado Realty L.P.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended

December 31, 2016 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017

101.LAB

-

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase of Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P. –

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 101.LAB to the combined Vornado Realty Trust and

Vornado Realty L.P.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016

(File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017

101.PRE

-

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase of Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty

*

L.P. – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 101.PRE to the combined Vornado Realty Trust

and Vornado Realty L.P.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended

December 31, 2016 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 13, 2017

*

Incorporated by reference.