SL Green Realty Corp. Takes Ownership of 100 Church Street

SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) announced today that it is the sole owner of 100 Church Street, NY, NY, a 1.05 million-square-foot office tower located in downtown Manhattan, following the successful foreclosure of the senior mezzanine loan at the property.

SL Green’s initial investment was comprised of a 50% interest in the senior mezzanine loan and two other mezzanine loans at 100 Church Street, which it acquired from Gramercy Capital Corp. (NYSE: GKK) in the summer of 2007. As part of a consensual arrangement reached with the then-current owners in August 2009, SL Green, on behalf of the mezzanine lender, obtained management and leasing control of the property.

At closing of the foreclosure, the Company funded additional capital into the project as part of its agreement with Wachovia Bank, N.A. to extend and restructure the existing financing for a new four year term. Gramercy declined to fund its share of this capital and instead entered into a transaction whereby it transferred its interests in the investment to SL Green at closing, subject to certain future contingent payments.

A Newmark Knight Frank team led by James Kuhn and Brian Waterman has already initiated an aggressive leasing program for the building and will continue to work with SL Green’s staff to increase occupancy at the currently 58% vacant building. SL Green also intends to commence an extensive lobby renovation and other property improvements. The property will be operated by SL Green’s in-house management team.

Andrew Mathias, President and Chief Investment Office of SL Green, commented, "We’re pleased that we can take ownership of an office property with such great potential. The building is well-situated in one of Downtown’s/Tribeca’s best locations and offers a substantial block of available space with large floorplates. SL Green has a long track record of successfully leasing up previously-underperforming properties and we view this as a great opportunity to once again demonstrate the success of our targeted leasing and repositioning capabilities.”

Company Profile

SL Green Realty Corp. is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, or REIT, that predominantly acquires, owns, repositions and manages Manhattan office properties. The Company is the only publicly held REIT that specializes in this niche. As of September 30, 2009, the Company owned interests in 29 New York City office properties totaling approximately 23,211,200 square feet, making it New York's largest office landlord. In addition, at September 30, 2009, SL Green held investment interests in, among other things, eight retail properties encompassing approximately 374,812 square feet, three development properties encompassing approximately 399,800 square feet and two land interests, along with ownership interests in 31 suburban assets totaling 6,804,700 square feet in Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, Westchester County, Connecticut and New Jersey.

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