UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022

OR

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

For the transition period from             to             

Commission File Number: 1-13087 (Boston Properties, Inc.)

Commission File Number: 0-50209 (Boston Properties Limited Partnership)

BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.

BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(Exact name of Registrants as specified in its charter)

Boston Properties, Inc.	Delaware	04-2473675
	(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
Boston Properties Limited Partnership	Delaware	04-3372948
	(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

Prudential Center, 800 Boylston Street, Suite 1900, Boston, Massachusetts 02199-8103

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(617) 236-3300

(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

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

Registrant	Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Boston Properties, Inc.	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	BXP	New York Stock Exchange

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

Registrant	Title of each class
Boston Properties Limited Partnership	Units of Limited Partnership

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

Boston Properties, Inc.:    Yes  ☒    No  ☐        Boston Properties Limited Partnership:    Yes  ☒    No  ☐            

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

Boston Properties, Inc.:    Yes  ☐     No  ☒        Boston Properties Limited Partnership:    Yes  ☐     No  ☒    

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.    

Boston Properties, Inc.:    Yes  ☒    No  ☐        Boston Properties Limited Partnership:    Yes  ☒    No  ☐        

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files).

Boston Properties, Inc.:    Yes  ☒    No  ☐        Boston Properties Limited Partnership:    Yes  ☒    No  ☐    

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

Boston Properties, Inc.:    

Large Accelerated Filer  ☒         Accelerated Filer  ☐        Non-accelerated Filer  ☐         Smaller Reporting Company  ☐

Emerging Growth Company  ☐

Boston Properties Limited Partnership:

Large Accelerated Filer  ☐         Accelerated Filer  ☐         Non-accelerated Filer  ☒           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 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Boston Properties, Inc. ☐  Boston Properties Limited Partnership ☐ 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.

Boston Properties, Inc. ☒ Boston Properties Limited Partnership ☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements

of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.

Boston Properties, Inc. ☐  Boston Properties Limited Partnership ☐ 

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).

Boston Properties, Inc. ☐  Boston Properties Limited Partnership ☐ 

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

Boston Properties, Inc.:    Yes  ☐   No  ☒        Boston Properties Limited Partnership:    Yes  ☐    No  ☒    

As of June 30, 2022, the aggregate market value of the 156,405,989 shares of Common Stock held by non-affiliates of Boston Properties, Inc. was $13,917,004,905 based upon the last reported sale price of $88.98 per share on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30, 2022. (For this computation, Boston Properties, Inc. has excluded the market value of all shares of Common Stock reported as beneficially owned by executive officers and directors of Boston Properties, Inc.; such exclusion shall not be deemed to constitute an admission that any such person is an affiliate of Boston Properties, Inc.).

As of February 21, 2023, there were 156,822,702 shares of Common Stock of Boston Properties, Inc. outstanding.

Because no established market for common units of limited partnership of Boston Properties Limited Partnership exists, there is no market value for such units.

Certain information contained in Boston Properties Inc.’s Proxy Statement relating to its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held May 23, 2023 is incorporated by reference in Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III. Boston Properties, Inc. intends to file such Proxy Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the end of its fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This report combines the Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 of Boston Properties, Inc. and Boston Properties Limited Partnership. Unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to “BXP” mean Boston Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation and real estate investment trust (“REIT”), and references to “BPLP” and the “Operating Partnership” mean Boston Properties Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership. BPLP is the entity through which BXP conducts substantially all of its business and owns, either directly or through subsidiaries, substantially all of its assets. BXP is the sole general partner and also a limited partner of BPLP. As the sole general partner of BPLP, BXP has exclusive control of BPLP’s day-to-day management. Therefore, unless stated otherwise or the context requires, references to the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” mean collectively BXP, BPLP and those entities/subsidiaries consolidated by BXP.

As of December 31, 2022, BXP owned an approximate 89.6% ownership interest in BPLP. The remaining approximate 10.4% interest was owned by limited partners. The other limited partners of BPLP (1) contributed their direct or indirect interests in properties to BPLP in exchange for common units or preferred units of limited partnership interest in BPLP or (2) received long-term incentive plan units of BPLP pursuant to BXP’s Stock Option and Incentive Plans, or both. Under the limited partnership agreement of BPLP, unitholders may present their common units of BPLP 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, generally one year from issuance). Upon presentation of a common unit for redemption, BPLP must redeem the unit for cash equal to the then value of a share of BXP’s common stock. In lieu of a cash redemption by BPLP, however, BXP may elect to acquire any common units so tendered by issuing shares of BXP common stock in exchange for the common units. If BXP so elects, its common stock will be exchanged for common units on a one-for-one basis. This one-for-one exchange ratio is subject to specified adjustments to prevent dilution. BXP generally expects that it will elect to issue its common stock in connection with each such presentation for redemption rather than having BPLP pay cash. With each such exchange or redemption, BXP’s percentage ownership in BPLP will increase. In addition, whenever BXP issues shares of its common stock other than to acquire common units of BPLP, BXP must contribute any net proceeds it receives to BPLP and BPLP must issue to BXP an equivalent number of common units of BPLP. 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 BXP and BPLP into this single report:

•enhances investors’ understanding of BXP and BPLP by enabling them 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 concise and readable presentation because a substantial portion of the disclosure applies to both BXP and BPLP; and

•creates time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.

The Company believes it is important to understand the few differences between BXP and BPLP in the context of how BXP and BPLP operate as a consolidated company. The financial results of BPLP are consolidated into the financial statements of BXP. BXP does not have any other significant assets, liabilities or operations, other than its investment in BPLP, nor does it have employees of its own. BPLP, not BXP, generally executes all significant business relationships other than transactions involving the securities of BXP. BPLP holds substantially all of the assets of BXP, including ownership interests in subsidiaries and joint ventures. BPLP conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded equity. Except for the net proceeds from equity issuances by BXP, which are contributed to the capital of BPLP in exchange for common or preferred units of partnership in BPLP, as applicable, BPLP generates all remaining capital required by the Company’s business. These sources include working capital, net cash provided by operating activities, borrowings under its credit facilities, the issuance of secured and unsecured debt and equity securities and proceeds received from the disposition of certain properties and interests in joint ventures.

Shareholders’ equity, partners’ capital and noncontrolling interests are the main areas of difference between the consolidated financial statements of BXP and BPLP. The limited partners of BPLP are accounted for as partners’ capital in BPLP’s financial statements and as noncontrolling interests in BXP’s financial statements. The noncontrolling interests in BPLP’s financial statements include the interests of unaffiliated partners in various consolidated partnerships. The noncontrolling interests in BXP’s financial statements include the same

noncontrolling interests in BPLP and limited partners of BPLP. The differences between shareholders’ equity and partners’ capital result from differences in the equity issued by each of BXP and BPLP.

In addition, the consolidated financial statements of BXP and BPLP differ in total real estate assets resulting from previously applied acquisition accounting by BXP for the issuance of common stock in connection with non-sponsor redemptions of common units of BPLP. This accounting resulted in a step-up of the real estate assets of BXP at the time of such redemptions, resulting in a difference between the net real estate of BXP as compared to BPLP of approximately $249.9 million, or 1.3% at December 31, 2022, and a corresponding difference in depreciation expense, impairment losses and gains on sales of real estate upon the sale of these properties having an allocation of the real estate step-up. The acquisition accounting was nullified on a prospective basis beginning in 2009 as a result of the Company’s adoption of a new accounting standard requiring any subsequent redemptions to be accounted for solely as an equity transaction.

To help investors better understand the key differences between BXP and BPLP, the following items in this report present information separately for BXP and BPLP:

•Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities;

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

•Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data which includes the following specific disclosures for BXP and BPLP:

• Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies;

• Note 3. Real Estate;

• Note 10. Stockholders’ Equity / Partners’ Capital;

• Note 11. Segment Information; and

• Note 12. Earnings Per Share / Common Unit;

• Item 15. Financial Statement Schedule—Schedule 3.

This report also includes separate Part II, Item 9A. Controls and Procedures, as well as separate Exhibit 23 consents of the independent registered public accounting firm and Exhibits 31 and 32 certifications for each of BXP and BPLP.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

ITEM NO.	DESCRIPTION	PAGE NO.
PART I		3
1.	BUSINESS	3
1A.	RISK FACTORS	27
1B.	UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS	48
2.	PROPERTIES	48
3.	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	54
4.	MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES	54
PART II		55
5.	MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES	55
6.	RESERVED	57
7.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	58
7A.	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	104
8.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA	105
9.	CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE	179
9A.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	179
9B.	OTHER INFORMATION	179
9C.	DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS	179
PART III		180
10.	DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE	180
11.	EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION	180
12.	SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS	180
13.	CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE	181
14.	PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES	181
PART IV		182
15.	EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES	182
16.	FORM 10-K SUMMARY	196

Summary of Risk Factors

The risk factors detailed in Item 1A titled “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are the risks that we believe are material to our investors and a reader should carefully consider them. Those risks are not all of the risks we face and other factors not presently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial may also affect our business if they occur. The following is a summary of the risk factors detailed in Item 1A:

•Our performance depends upon the economic conditions, particularly the supply and demand characteristics, of our markets—Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC.

•Enhanced market and economic volatility due to adverse economic and geopolitical conditions, health crises or dislocations in the credit markets could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and ability to pay dividends and/or distributions.

•The outbreak of highly infectious or contagious diseases, such as COVID-19, could adversely impact or cause disruption to our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity and those of our clients.

•Our success depends on key personnel whose continued service is not guaranteed.

•Our performance and value are subject to risks associated with our real estate assets and with the real estate industry, including, without limitation:

◦potential difficulties or delays renewing leases or re-leasing space;

◦potential adverse effects from major clients’ bankruptcies or insolvencies;

◦potential sustained changes in client preferences and space utilization from full-time, collective in-person work environments to hybrid or remote work models, which could decrease overall demand for workplaces and cause market rental rates and property values to be negatively impacted;

◦potential delays in completion of development and redevelopment projects due to supply chain disruptions and labor shortages; and

◦potential increases in costs to maintain, renovate and develop our properties related to inflation.

•Our actual costs to develop properties may exceed our budgeted costs.

•Our use of joint ventures and participation in the Strategic Capital Program (“SCP”) may limit our control over and flexibility with jointly owned investments and other assets we may wish to acquire.

•We face risks associated with the use of debt to fund acquisitions and developments, including refinancing risk.

•Increases in interest rates would increase our interest costs on variable rate debt and could adversely impact our ability to re-finance existing debt or sell assets on favorable terms or at all.

•Covenants in our debt agreements could adversely affect our financial condition.

•Our degree of leverage could limit our ability to obtain additional financing or affect the market price of our equity and debt securities.

•We face risks associated with climate change and severe weather events, as well as the regulatory efforts intended to reduce the effects of climate change.

•Potential liability for environmental contamination could result in substantial costs.

•Some potential losses are not covered by insurance.

•We face risks associated with security breaches through cyber attacks, cyber intrusions or otherwise, as well as other significant disruptions of our information technology (IT) networks and related systems.

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•Our involvement in legal proceedings and other claims may result in substantial monetary and other costs that have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

•We face risks associated with BXP’s status as a real estate investment trust (REIT), including, without limitation:

◦failure to qualify as a REIT would cause BXP to be taxed as a corporation, which would substantially reduce funds available for payment of dividends;

◦possible adverse state and local tax audits and changes in state and local tax laws could result in increased tax costs that could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and the amount of cash available for the payment of dividends and distributions to our securityholders; and

◦in order to maintain BXP’s REIT status, we may be forced to borrow funds during unfavorable market conditions.

•Changes in accounting pronouncements could adversely affect our operating results, in addition to the reported financial performance of our clients.

This section contains forward-looking statements. You should refer to the explanation of the qualifications and limitations on forward-looking statements beginning on page 58.

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PART I

Item 1. Business

General

BXP, a Delaware corporation, is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed REIT, and is one of the largest publicly-traded office REITs (based on total market capitalization as of December 31, 2022) in the United States that develops, owns and manages primarily premier workplaces. BXP was formed in 1997 to succeed the real estate development, redevelopment, acquisition, management, operating and leasing businesses associated with the predecessor company founded by Mortimer B. Zuckerman and Edward H. Linde in 1970.

Our properties are concentrated in six dynamic gateway markets—Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC. At December 31, 2022, we owned or had joint venture interests in a portfolio of 194 commercial real estate properties, aggregating approximately 54.1 million net rentable square feet of primarily premier workplaces, including 13 properties under construction/redevelopment totaling approximately 3.2 million net rentable square feet. As of December 31, 2022, our properties consisted of: 

•173 office and life sciences properties (including 10 properties under construction/redevelopment);

•14 retail properties (including two properties under construction/redevelopment);

•six residential properties (including one property under construction); and

•one hotel.

We consider premier workplaces to be well-located buildings that are modern structures or have been modernized to compete with newer buildings and are professionally managed and maintained. As such, these properties attract creditworthy clients and command upper-tier rental rates. Our definition of premier workplaces may be different than those used by other companies.

We are a full-service real estate company, with substantial in-house expertise and resources in acquisitions, development, financing, capital markets, construction management, property management, marketing, leasing, accounting, risk management, tax and legal services. For this reason, we refer to our tenants as “clients” due to the many facets of our continuous engagements with them, which span beyond the usual tenant/landlord relationship. Throughout this Annual Report, we use the terms “tenant” and “client” interchangeably.

BXP manages BPLP as its sole general partner. Our principal executive office and Boston regional office are located at The Prudential Center, 800 Boylston Street, Suite 1900, Boston, Massachusetts 02199 and our telephone number is (617) 236-3300. In addition, we have regional offices at 2800 28th Street, Suite 170, Santa Monica, California 90405, 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022, Four Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, California 94111, 1001 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98154 and 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037.

Our internet address is http://www.bxp.com. On our website, you can obtain free copies of our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, including exhibits, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. You may also obtain BXP’s and BPLP’s reports by accessing the EDGAR database at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or we will furnish an electronic or paper copy of these reports free of charge upon written request to: Investor Relations, Boston Properties, Inc., Prudential Center, 800 Boylston Street, Suite 1900, Boston, Massachusetts 02199. “Boston Properties” is a registered trademark, BXP is a registered trademark, and the “bxp” logo is a registered trademark, in both cases, owned by BPLP.

Boston Properties Limited Partnership

BPLP is a Delaware limited partnership organized in 1997, and the entity through which BXP conducts substantially all of its business and owns, either directly or through subsidiaries, substantially all of its assets. BXP is the sole general partner of BPLP and, as of February 21, 2023, the owner of approximately 89.4% of the economic interests in BPLP. Economic interest was calculated as the number of common partnership units of BPLP owned by BXP as a percentage of the sum of (1) the actual aggregate number of outstanding common partnership units of BPLP and (2) the number of common units issuable upon conversion of all outstanding long term incentive plan units of BPLP (“LTIP Units”), for which all performance conditions have been satisfied for such conversion. We exclude from (1) and (2) above other LTIP Units issued in the form of Multi-Year Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards in

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2021 or later (“MYLTIP Awards”), which remain subject to performance conditions. An LTIP Unit is generally the economic equivalent of a share of BXP’s restricted common stock, although LTIP Units issued in the form of MYLTIP Awards are only entitled to receive one-tenth (1/10th) of the regular quarterly distributions (and no special distributions) prior to being earned.

Transactions During 2022

Acquisitions

On May 17, 2022, we completed the acquisition of Madison Centre in Seattle, Washington for a net purchase price, including transaction costs, of approximately $724.3 million. The acquisition was completed using the proceeds from BPLP’s $730.0 million unsecured term loan (See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). Madison Centre is an approximately 755,000 net rentable square foot, 37-story, LEED-Platinum certified, premier workplace.

On September 16, 2022, we acquired 125 Broadway in Cambridge, Massachusetts for a net purchase price, including transaction costs, of approximately $592.4 million. The acquisition was completed with available cash and borrowings under BPLP’s unsecured credit facility. 125 Broadway is a 271,000 net rentable square foot, six-story, laboratory/life sciences property.

Dispositions

For information explaining why BXP and BPLP may report different gains on sales of real estate, see the Explanatory Note that follows the cover page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

On March 31, 2022, we completed the sale of 195 West Street located in Waltham, Massachusetts for a gross sale price of $37.7 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $35.4 million, resulting in a gain on sale of real estate totaling approximately $22.7 million for BXP and approximately $23.4 million for BPLP. 195 West Street is an approximately 63,500 net rentable square foot office property.

On April 19, 2021, we entered into an agreement to acquire 11251 Roger Bacon Drive in Reston, Virginia for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $5.6 million. On April 7, 2022, we executed an agreement to assign our right to acquire 11251 Roger Bacon Drive to a third party for an assignment fee of approximately $6.9 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $6.6 million and are reflected as Other income - assignment fee in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. 11251 Roger Bacon Drive is an approximately 65,000 square foot office building situated on approximately 2.6 acres.

On June 15, 2022, we completed the sale of our suburban Virginia 95 Office Park properties located in Springfield, Virginia for an aggregate gross sale price of $127.5 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $121.9 million, resulting in a gain on sale of real estate totaling approximately $96.2 million for BXP and approximately $99.5 million for BPLP. Virginia 95 Office Park consists of eleven office/flex properties aggregating approximately 733,000 net rentable square feet.

On August 30, 2022, we completed the sale of 601 Massachusetts Avenue located in Washington, DC for a gross sale price of $531.0 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $512.3 million, resulting in a gain on sale of real estate of approximately $237.4 million for BXP and approximately $237.5 million for BPLP. 601 Massachusetts Avenue is an approximately 479,000 net rentable square foot premier workplace.

On September 15, 2022, we completed the sale of two parcels of land located in Loudoun County, Virginia for an aggregate gross sale price of $27.0 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $25.6 million, resulting in a gain on sale of real estate totaling approximately $24.4 million for BXP and BPLP.

On November 8, 2022, we completed the sale of the residential component of The Avant at Reston Town Center, located in Reston, Virginia, for a gross sale price of $141.0 million. Net cash proceeds totaled approximately $139.6 million, resulting in a gain on sale of real estate of approximately $55.6 million for BXP and BPLP. The Avant at Reston Town Center is a 15-story, 359-unit, luxury multifamily building consisting of approximately 329,000 net rentable square feet, excluding retail space. We retained ownership of the approximately 26,000 square foot ground-level retail space.

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Developments/Redevelopments

As of December 31, 2022, we had 13 properties under construction/redevelopment, which we expect will total approximately 3.2 million net rentable square feet. We estimate our share of the total investment to complete these projects, in the aggregate, is approximately $1.9 billion, of which approximately $729.1 million remains to be invested as of December 31, 2022. The total development pipeline, inclusive of both office and laboratory/life sciences developments, but excluding View Boston at The Prudential Center and Reston Next Residential, is 37% pre-leased as of February 21, 2023. For a detailed list of the properties under construction/redevelopment see “Liquidity and Capital Resources” within “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

On April 27, 2022, we entered into a 15-year lease agreement with AstraZeneca for approximately 566,000 net rentable square feet at our 290 Binney Street future development project. 290 Binney Street is part of the initial phase of a future life sciences development project located in the heart of Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The full project is expected to consist of two buildings aggregating approximately 1.1 million rentable square feet of life sciences space and an approximately 400,000 square foot residential building (See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

On April 29, 2022, we partially placed in-service 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, a premier workplace project with approximately 480,000 net rentable square feet located in Washington, DC.

On May 13, 2022, we commenced the development of Reston Next Office Phase II, a premier workplace project located in Reston, Virginia. When completed, the building will consist of approximately 90,000 net rentable square feet.

On June 29, 2022, we completed and fully placed in-service 325 Main Street, a premier workplace project with approximately 414,000 net rentable square feet located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

On July 1, 2022, we commenced the redevelopment of 140 Kendrick Street, a premier workplace that consists of three buildings aggregating approximately 388,000 net rentable square feet located in Needham, Massachusetts. The redevelopment is a repositioning of one building consisting of approximately 90,000 net rentable square feet into a net zero, carbon neutral premier workplace building, as defined by the LEED Zero Carbon Certification. When completed, the building will consist of approximately 104,000 net rentable square feet.

On September 8, 2022, we terminated our existing lease agreement with our client at 300 Binney Street to facilitate the conversion and expansion of the property. 300 Binney Street is a premier workplace with approximately 195,000 net rentable square feet at Kendall Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts that will be redeveloped into approximately 240,000 net rentable square feet of laboratory/life sciences space (See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

On September 12, 2022, we commenced the redevelopment of 760 Boylston Street, a retail project at the Prudential Center located in Boston, Massachusetts. The redevelopment is a modernization of the space consisting of approximately 118,000 net rentable square feet.

On October 19, 2022, we completed and fully placed in-service Reston Next, a premier workplace project consisting of two buildings with an aggregate of approximately 1.1 million net rentable square feet, located in Reston, Virginia.

On November 30, 2022, we commenced the redevelopment of 105 Carnegie Center, located in Princeton, New Jersey. The redevelopment is a repositioning of the property. 105 Carnegie Center consisted of approximately 70,000 net rentable square feet of office space. When completed, the building will consist of approximately 73,000 net rentable square feet of laboratory/life sciences space.

On December 1, 2022, we removed 2096 Gaither Road from our in-service portfolio following the expiration of the last leases on November 30, 2022. 2096 Gaither Road consisted of approximately 50,000 net rentable square feet of office space in our Shady Grove Innovation District, located in Rockville, Maryland. We anticipate we will redevelop or convert 2096 Gaither Road to support lab or life sciences-related uses.

On December 23, 2022, we completed and fully placed in-service 880 Winter Street, an approximately 244,000 net rentable square foot laboratory/life sciences project located in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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Ground Lease

On July 29, 2020, we entered into a 99-year ground lease with a third-party hotel developer for land at our Reston Next property located in Reston Virginia, which will support the development of a 267-room, approximately 241,000 square foot hotel property. The lease commenced on October 21, 2020 and was subject to termination rights, which we were not reasonably certain would not be exercised. As such, we accounted for the ground lease as an operating lease. On December 19, 2022, we amended the ground lease which included the elimination of the termination rights. As a result, this lease was reclassified as a sales-type lease. We recorded a sales-type lease receivable of approximately $13.0 million, which includes an unguaranteed residual asset of approximately $17,000. In addition, we recorded a gain on sales-type lease of approximately $10.1 million associated with the derecognition of the asset. We did not recognize any interest income during the year ended December 31, 2022.

Unsecured Debt

On May 17, 2022, BPLP entered into an unsecured credit agreement (the “2022 Unsecured Term Loan”) providing for a single borrowing of up to $730.0 million. The 2022 Unsecured Term Loan matures on May 16, 2023.

On May 17, 2022, BPLP exercised its option to draw $730.0 million under the 2022 Unsecured Term Loan (See Notes 3 and 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). As of December 31, 2022, the 2022 Unsecured Term Loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to term the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 0.95% per annum based on BPLP’s credit rating at December 31, 2022. At December 31, 2022, BPLP had $730.0 million outstanding under the 2022 Unsecured Term Loan (See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

On November 17, 2022, BPLP completed a public offering of $750.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.750% unsecured senior notes due 2027. The notes were priced at 99.941% of the principal amount to yield an effective rate (including financing fees) of approximately 6.924% per annum to maturity. The notes will mature on December 1, 2027, unless earlier redeemed. The aggregate net proceeds from the offering were approximately $743.5 million after deducting underwriting discounts and transaction expenses.

Equity Transactions

During the year ended December 31, 2022, BXP acquired an aggregate of 182,929 common units of limited partnership interest, including 78,249 common units issued upon the conversion of LTIP Units, 2012 outperformance plan awards (“2012 OPP Units”) and 2013 - 2022 multi-year, long-term incentive program awards (also referred to as “MYLTIP Units”), presented by the holders for redemption, in exchange for an equal number of shares of BXP common stock.

Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

On January 18, 2022, a joint venture in which we own a 50% interest commenced the redevelopment of 651 Gateway located in South San Francisco, California. 651 Gateway is a premier workplace that is being converted to approximately 327,000 net rentable square feet of life sciences space.

On February 2, 2022, a joint venture in which we own a 55% interest commenced the development of the first phase of Platform 16, a premier workplace project located in San Jose, California, that is expected to contain approximately 1.1 million net rentable square feet upon completion. The first phase of the development projects includes the construction of an approximately 390,000 net rentable square foot premier workplace building and a below-grade parking garage.

On March 28, 2022, a joint venture in which we own a 20% interest refinanced with a new lender the debt secured by its Metropolitan Square property located in Washington, DC. At the time of the refinancing, the loan had an outstanding balance of approximately $294.1 million, bore interest at a variable rate equal to (1) the greater of (x) London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or (y) 0.65%, plus (2) 4.75% per annum and was scheduled to mature on July 7, 2022, with two, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions. There was no prepayment penalty associated with the prepayment of the previous mortgage loan. The joint venture recognized a loss from early extinguishment of debt totaling approximately $1.3 million due to the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs. In conjunction with the refinancing, the joint venture settled its interest rate cap agreement, entered into in 2020, to limit its exposure to increases in the LIBOR rate. The new mortgage and mezzanine loans have an aggregate principal balance of $420.0 million, bear interest at a weighted average variable rate equal to SOFR plus 2.75% per annum and mature on April 9, 2024, with three, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions.

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The joint venture distributed excess loan proceeds from the new mortgage and mezzanine loans totaling approximately $100.5 million, of which our share totaled approximately $20.1 million. On September 1, 2022, the joint venture entered into an interest rate cap agreement that capped SOFR at 4.50% per annum on a notional amount of $420.0 million through April 15, 2024. Metropolitan Square is a premier workplace with approximately 657,000 net rentable square feet located in Washington, DC.

On April 18, 2022, a joint venture in which we own a 50% interest extended the maturity date of the construction loan collateralized by its Hub50House property to June 19, 2022. At the time of the extension, the loan had an outstanding balance of approximately $176.5 million, bore interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 2.00% per annum and was scheduled to mature on April 19, 2022. On June 17, 2022, the joint venture repaid the existing construction loan and obtained a new mortgage loan. The new mortgage loan has a principal balance of $185.0 million, bears interest at a variable rate equal to SOFR plus 1.35% per annum and matures on June 17, 2032. At closing, the joint venture entered into interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $185.0 million through April 10, 2032, resulting in a fixed rate of approximately 4.432% per annum through the expiration of the interest rate swap contracts. In conjunction with the new mortgage loan, the joint venture paid off the existing construction loan. At the time of the payoff of the construction loan, the outstanding balance of the loan totaled approximately $176.7 million. The joint venture distributed excess loan proceeds from the new mortgage loan totaling approximately $6.8 million, of which our share totaled approximately $3.4 million. Hub50House is a residential property that consists of approximately 320,000 net rentable square feet and 440 residential units located in Boston, Massachusetts.

On May 13, 2022, we entered into a joint venture with a third party to own, operate and develop Reston Next Residential located in Reston, Virginia. Reston Next Residential is expected to consist of 508 residential rental units upon completion. We contributed approximately $11.3 million of improvements at closing and will contribute cash totaling approximately $3.5 million post-closing for our 20% ownership interest in the joint venture. The partner contributed approximately $0.5 million of cash at closing and will contribute cash totaling approximately $58.7 million in the future for its 80% ownership interest in the joint venture. As a result of the partner’s deferred contribution, as of the acquisition date, we owned an approximately 96% interest in the joint venture. On May 13, 2022, the joint venture commenced development and entered into a construction loan collateralized by the property. The construction loan has a principal amount of up to $140.0 million, bears interest at a variable rate equal to SOFR plus 2.00% per annum and matures on May 13, 2026, with two, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions.

On June 16, 2022, we entered into a joint venture with a third party to own, operate and develop 751 Gateway, a laboratory building located in South San Francisco, California, that is expected to be approximately 231,000 net rentable square feet upon completion. 751 Gateway was previously part of our Gateway Commons joint venture. We contributed assets with an agreed upon value aggregating approximately $53.9 million and cash totaling approximately $2.6 million for our 49% ownership interest in the joint venture. The partner contributed assets with an agreed upon value aggregating approximately $53.9 million and cash totaling approximately $4.9 million for its 51% ownership interest in the joint venture.

On August 8, 2022, a joint venture in which we own a 50% interest modified the construction loan collateralized by its Dock 72 property located in Brooklyn, New York. At the time of the modification, the loan had an outstanding balance totaling approximately $198.4 million, a total commitment amount of $250.0 million, bore interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 3.35% per annum, and was scheduled to mature on December 18, 2023. The modified construction loan bore interest at a variable rate equal to (1) the greater of (x) SOFR or (y) 0.25% plus (2) 3.10% per annum, had a total commitment amount of approximately $198.4 million, and continued to mature on December 18, 2023. On December 22, 2022, the joint venture further modified the construction loan. The further modified construction loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to (1) the greater of (x) SOFR or (y) 0.25% plus (2) 2.50% per annum, has a total commitment amount of approximately $198.4 million, and matures on December 18, 2025. During December 2022, we recognized a non-cash impairment charge totaling approximately $50.7 million, which represented the other-than temporary decline in the fair value below the carrying value of our investment in the unconsolidated joint venture that owns Dock 72. We assessed the impairment and concluded that it was other than temporary. Dock 72 is a premier workplace with approximately 669,000 net rentable square feet.

On September 9, 2022, a joint venture in which we own an approximate 33.67% interest modified the mortgage loan collateralized by its Safeco Plaza property located in Seattle, Washington. At the time of the modification, the loan had an outstanding balance of approximately $250.0 million, bore interest at a variable rate equal to the greater of (x) 2.35% or (y) LIBOR plus 2.20% per annum, and was scheduled to mature on September 1, 2026. The modified mortgage loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to the greater of (x) 2.35% or (y) SOFR

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plus 2.32% per annum and continues to mature on September 1, 2026. In conjunction with the loan modification, the joint venture entered into an interest rate cap agreement that capped SOFR at 2.50% per annum on a notional amount of $250.0 million through September 1, 2023. Safeco Plaza is a premier workplace with approximately 765,000 net rentable square feet.

On November 17, 2022, we acquired a 26.69% interest in the joint venture that owns 200 Fifth Avenue located in New York, New York, for a gross purchase price of approximately $280.2 million, which included $120.1 million of cash and our pro rata share of the outstanding loan secured by the property of $160.1 million. The mortgage loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.30% per annum and matures on November 24, 2028. The joint venture has interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts aggregating $600.0 million through June 2028, resulting in a fixed rate of approximately 4.34% per annum through the expiration of the interest rate swap contracts. 200 Fifth Avenue is a 14-story, approximately 855,000 square-foot, LEED Gold certified, premier workplace located in the Midtown South submarket.

On December 7, 2022, a joint venture in which we own a 50% interest modified the mortgage loan collateralized by its Market Square North property located in Washington, DC. At the time of the modification the loan had an outstanding balance of approximately $125.0 million, bore interest at a variable rate equal to (1) the greater of (x) LIBOR or (y) 0.50%, plus (2) 2.30% per annum, and was scheduled to mature on November 10, 2025, with one, one-year extension option, subject to certain conditions. The modified mortgage loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to the greater of (1) the sum of (x) the “benchmark rate”, (y) 2.30% and (z) the adjustment applicable to such “benchmark rate” (approximately 0.11% for Term SOFR), or (2) 2.80%. For the period December 7, 2022 through March 9, 2023, the “benchmark rate” means LIBOR, and for the period after March 10, 2023, through the maturity date, Term SOFR. The modified mortgage loan continues to mature on November 10, 2025, with a one-year extension option, subject to certain conditions. Market Square North is a premier workplace with approximately 418,000 net rentable square feet located in Washington, DC.

On December 23, 2022, a joint venture in which we own a 50% interest modified the construction loan collateralized by its The Hub on Causeway – Podium property located in Boston, Massachusetts. At the time of the modification, the loan had an outstanding balance of approximately $174.3 million, bore interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 2.25% per annum, and was scheduled to mature on September 6, 2023. The modified construction loan continues to bear interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 2.25% per annum for the period from December 23, 2022 through April 30, 2023. For the period from May 1, 2023 through the maturity date, the construction loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to Term SOFR plus 2.35% per annum. The modified construction loan continues to mature on September 6, 2023. The Hub on Causeway – Podium is a premier workplace with approximately 380,000 net rentable square feet located in Boston, Massachusetts.

On December 23, 2022, a joint venture in which we own a 50% interest modified the construction loan collateralized by its 100 Causeway Street property located in Boston, Massachusetts. At the time of the modification, the loan had an outstanding balance of approximately $337.6 million, bore interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.50% per annum, and was scheduled to mature on September 5, 2023, with two, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions. The modified construction loan continues to bear interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.50% per annum for the period from December 23, 2022 through April 30, 2023. For the period from May 1, 2023 through the maturity date, the construction loan will bear interest at a variable rate equal to Term SOFR plus 1.60% per annum. The modified construction loan continues to mature on September 5, 2023, with two, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions. 100 Causeway Street is a premier workplace with approximately 630,000 net rentable square feet located in Boston, Massachusetts.

Stock Option and Incentive Plan

On February 1, 2022, BXP’s Compensation Committee approved a new equity-based, multi-year, long-term incentive program (the “2022 MYLTIP”) as a performance-based component of our overall compensation program. Under the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 718 “Compensation - Stock Compensation,” the 2022 MYLTIP has an aggregate value of approximately $17.3 million, which amount will generally be amortized into earnings under the graded vesting method (See Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

On February 4, 2022, the measurement period for our 2019 MYLTIP awards ended and, based on BXP’s relative TSR performance, the final payout was determined to be 69.0% of target, or an aggregate of approximately $8.6 million (after giving effect to employee separations). As a result, an aggregate of 144,043 2019 MYLTIP Units that had been previously granted were automatically forfeited.

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Business and Growth Strategies

Business Strategies

Our primary business objective is to maximize return on investment to provide our investors with the greatest possible total return in all points of the economic cycle. Our strategies to achieve this objective are:

•to target a few carefully selected dynamic gateway markets—Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC—and to be one of the leading, if not the leading, developers, owners and managers in each of those markets with a full-service office in each market providing property management, leasing, development, construction and legal expertise. We select markets and submarkets with a diverse economic base and a deep pool of prospective clients in various industries and where clients have demonstrated a preference for premier workplaces and other facilities. Additionally, our markets have historically been able to recruit new talent to them and as such created job growth that results in growth in rental rates and occupancy over time. We have explored, and may continue to explore for future investment, select domestic and international markets that exhibit these same traits;

•to emphasize markets and submarkets within those markets where the difficulty of receiving the necessary approvals for development and the necessary financing constitute high barriers to the creation of new supply, and where skill, financial strength and diligence are required to successfully develop, finance and manage high-quality office and life sciences space, as well as selected retail and residential space;

•to take on complex, technically challenging development projects, leveraging the skills of our management team to successfully develop, acquire or reposition properties that other organizations may not have the capacity or resources to pursue;

•to own and develop high-quality real estate designed to meet the demands of today’s clients who require sophisticated telecommunications and related infrastructure, support services, sustainable features and amenities, including those amenities that enrich in-person experiences and support a hybrid work environment, and to manage those facilities so as to become the landlord of choice for both existing and prospective clients;

•to opportunistically acquire assets that increase our market share in the markets in which we have chosen to concentrate, as well as potential new markets, which exhibit an opportunity to improve returns through repositioning (through a combination of capital improvements and shift in marketing strategy), changes in management focus and leasing;

•to explore joint venture opportunities with (1) existing property owners located in desirable locations, who seek to benefit from the depth of development and management expertise we are able to provide and our access to capital and (2) expand our SCP, leveraging our skills as developers, owners and managers of premier workplaces and mixed-use complexes;

•to pursue on a selective basis the sale of properties or interests therein, including core properties, to either (1) take advantage of the demand for our premier properties and realize the value we have created or (2) pare from our portfolio properties that we believe have slower future growth potential;

•to seek third-party development contracts to enable us to retain and utilize our existing development and construction management staff, especially when our internal development is less active or when new development is less-warranted due to market conditions; and

•to enhance our capital structure through our access to a variety of sources of capital and proactively manage our debt expirations.

Growth Strategies

External Growth Strategies

We believe that our development experience, our organizational depth, utilization of our SCP and our balance sheet position us to continue to selectively develop a range of premier workplaces, including high-rise urban developments, mixed-use developments (including office, residential and retail), low-rise suburban office properties and life sciences space, within budget and on schedule. We believe we are also well-positioned to achieve external growth through acquisitions. Other factors that contribute to our competitive position include:

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•our control of sites (including sites under contract or option to acquire) in our markets that could support approximately 16.9 million additional square feet of new development (see Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements);

•our reputation gained through 53 years of successful operations and the stability and strength of our existing portfolio of properties;

•our relationships with leading national corporations, universities and public institutions, including government agencies, seeking new facilities and development services;

•our relationships with nationally recognized financial institutions that provide capital to the real estate industry;

•our track record and reputation for executing acquisitions efficiently provide comfort to domestic and foreign institutions, private investors and corporations who seek to sell commercial real estate in our market areas;

•our ability to act quickly on due diligence and financing;

•our relationships with institutional buyers and sellers of high-quality real estate assets;

•our ability to procure entitlements from multiple municipalities to develop sites and attract land owners to sell or partner with us; and

•our relationship with domestic and foreign investors, including SCP partners, who seek to partner with companies like ours.

Opportunities to execute our external growth strategy fall into three categories:

•Development in selected submarkets. We believe the selected development of well-positioned premier workplaces, including office, life sciences, residential buildings and mixed-use complexes may be justified in our markets. We believe in acquiring land after taking into consideration timing factors relating to economic cycles and in response to market conditions that allow for its development at the appropriate time. While we purposely concentrate in markets with high barriers-to-entry, we have demonstrated throughout our 53-year history, an ability to make carefully timed land acquisitions in submarkets where we can become one of the market leaders in establishing rent and other business terms. We believe that there are opportunities at key locations in our existing and other markets for a well-capitalized developer to acquire land with development potential.

In the past, we have been particularly successful at acquiring sites or options to purchase sites that need governmental approvals for development. Because of our development expertise, knowledge of the governmental approval process and reputation for quality development with local government regulatory bodies, we generally have been able to secure the permits necessary to allow development and to profit from the resulting increase in land value. We seek complex projects where we can add value through the efforts of our experienced and skilled management team leading to attractive returns on investment.

Our strong regional relationships and recognized development expertise have enabled us to capitalize on unique build-to-suit opportunities. We intend to seek and expect to continue to be presented with such opportunities in the near term allowing us to earn relatively significant returns on these development opportunities through multiple business cycles.

•Acquisition of assets and portfolios of assets from institutions or individuals. We believe that due to our size, management strength and reputation, we are well positioned to acquire portfolios of assets or individual properties from institutions or individuals if valuations meet our criteria. In addition, we believe that our market knowledge and our liquidity and access to capital may provide us with a competitive advantage when pursuing acquisitions. Opportunities to acquire properties may also come through the purchase of first mortgage or mezzanine debt. We are also able to appeal to sellers wishing to contribute on a tax-deferred basis their ownership of property for equity in a diversified real estate operating company that offers liquidity through access to the public equity markets in addition to a quarterly distribution. Our ability to offer common and preferred units of limited partnership in BPLP to sellers who would otherwise recognize a taxable gain upon a sale of assets for cash or BXP’s common stock may facilitate these types

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of acquisitions on a tax-efficient basis. Existing promulgated Treasury regulations may limit the tax benefits previously available to sellers in some variations of these transactions.

•Acquisition of underperforming assets and portfolios of assets. We believe that because of our in-depth market knowledge and development experience in each of our markets, our national reputation with brokers, financial institutions, owners of real estate and others involved in the real estate market and our access to competitively-priced capital, we are well-positioned to identify and acquire existing, underperforming properties for competitive prices and to add significant additional value to such properties through our effective marketing strategies, repositioning/redevelopment expertise and a responsive property management program.

Internal Growth Strategies

We believe that opportunities will exist to increase cash flow from our existing properties through an increase in occupancy and rental rates because they are of high quality and in desirable locations. Additionally, our markets have diversified economies that have historically experienced job growth and increased use of office space, resulting in growth in rental rates and occupancy over time. Our strategy for maximizing the benefits from these opportunities is three-fold: (1) to provide high-quality property management services using our employees in order to encourage clients to renew, expand and relocate in our properties, (2) to achieve speed and transaction cost efficiency in replacing departing clients through the use of in-house services for marketing, lease negotiation and construction of tenant and capital improvements and (3) to work with new or existing clients with space expansion or contraction needs, leveraging our expertise and clustering of assets to maximize the cash flow from our assets. We expect to continue our internal growth as a result of our ability to:

•Cultivate existing submarkets and long-term relationships with credit clients. In choosing locations for our properties, we have paid particular attention to transportation and commuting patterns, physical environment, adjacency to established business centers and amenities, proximity to sources of business growth and other local factors.

The weighted-average lease term of our in-place leases based on square feet, including leases signed by our unconsolidated joint ventures, was approximately 7.9 years at December 31, 2022, and we continue to cultivate long-term leasing relationships with a diverse base of high-quality, financially stable clients. Based on leases in place at December 31, 2022, leases with respect to approximately 5.1% of the total square feet in our portfolio, including unconsolidated joint ventures, will expire in calendar year 2023. 

•Directly manage our office properties to maximize the potential for client retention. We provide property management services ourselves, rather than contracting for this service, to maintain awareness of and responsiveness to client needs. We and our properties also benefit from cost efficiencies produced by an experienced work force attentive to preventive maintenance and energy management and from our continuing programs to assure that our property management personnel at all levels remain aware of their important role in client relations. In addition, we reinvest in our properties by adding new services and amenities that are desirable to our clients.

•Replace clients quickly at best available market terms and lowest possible transaction costs. We believe that we are well-positioned to attract new clients and achieve relatively high rental and occupancy rates as a result of our well-located, well-designed and well-maintained properties, our reputation for high-quality building services and responsiveness to clients, and our ability to offer expansion and relocation alternatives within our submarkets.

•Extend terms of existing leases to existing clients prior to expiration. We have also successfully structured early client renewals, which have reduced the cost associated with lease downtime while securing the tenancy of our highest quality credit-worthy clients on a long-term basis and enhancing relationships.

•Re-development of existing assets. We believe the select re-development of assets within our portfolio, where through the ability to increase the building size and/or to increase cash flow and generate appropriate returns on incremental investment after consideration of the asset’s current and future cash flows, may be desirable. This generally occurs in situations in which we are able to increase the building’s size, improve building systems, including conversion to higher yielding life sciences uses, and sustainability features, and/or add client amenities, thereby increasing client demand, generating acceptable returns on incremental investment and enhancing the long-term value of the property and the company. In the past, we have been particularly successful at gaining local government approval for

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increased density at several of our assets, providing the opportunity to enhance value at a particular location. Our strong regional relationships and recognized re-development expertise have enabled us to capitalize on unique build-to-suit opportunities. We intend to seek and expect to continue to be presented with such opportunities in the near term allowing us to earn attractive returns on these development opportunities through multiple business cycles.

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Our Strategy

We actively work to promote our growth and operations in a sustainable and responsible manner across our six regions. The BXP ESG strategy is to conduct our business, the development, ownership and operation of new and existing buildings, in a manner that contributes to positive economic, social and environmental outcomes for our clients, shareholders, employees and the communities we serve. Our investment philosophy is shaped by our core strategy of long-term ownership and our commitment to our communities and the centers of commerce and civic life that make them thrive. We are focused on developing and maintaining healthy, high-performance buildings, while simultaneously mitigating operational costs and the potential external impacts of energy, water, waste, greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions and climate change. Positive social impact is also of great importance to BXP and our employees, which is exhibited by our commitments to charitable giving, volunteerism, public realm investments and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and our communities. Through these efforts, we demonstrate that operating and developing commercial real estate can be conducted with a conscious regard for the environment and broader society while mutually benefiting our stakeholders.

ESG Leadership

We continue to address the needs of our stakeholders by making efforts to maintain and improve our ESG performance across three pillars: climate action, climate resilience and social good. BXP is a widely recognized industry leader in ESG. 2022 ESG highlights include:

•BXP ranked among the top real estate companies in the GRESB assessment, earning a seventh consecutive 5-Star rating. 2022 was the eleventh consecutive year that BXP earned the GRESB “Green Star” designation

•BXP’s MSCI rating improved from an A to AA, and CDP score improved from C to B

•BXP was named to Newsweek’s List of America’s Most Responsible Companies in 2023 for the third consecutive year. BXP ranked first in the Real Estate & Housing industry with an increased ranking of 29th overall out of the 500 companies and received the third highest environmental score

•BXP was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the second consecutive year. BXP was one of eight real estate companies that qualified and the only office REIT in the index, scoring in the 95th percentile of the real estate companies assessed for inclusion

•BXP was recognized by Commercial Property Executive for having the “Best ESG Program”

•BXP was the recipient of Nareit’s prestigious Leader in the Light Award

•BXP was named an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award Winner

•BXP was recognized as an inaugural Platinum Level Green Lease Leader by the Institute for Market Transformation and the U.S. Department of Energy

Our leadership position is due, in part, to our establishment of environmental goals, the periodic reporting of progress towards our goals and the achievement of these goals. We have publicly adopted energy, emissions, water and waste goals that establish reduction targets aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. As of the end of 2021, the combined impacts of efficiency measures, renewable energy and reduced physical occupancy due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a 41% decrease in energy use intensity and over 70% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions intensity below a 2008 base year. We have also aligned our emissions reduction targets with climate science and in 2020 became the first North American office REIT to establish an emissions reduction target ambition in line with a 1.5°C trajectory, the most ambitious designation available at the time of submission under the Science Based Targets initiative. In April 2021, we affirmed our commitment to achieving carbon-neutral operations (for direct and indirect Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions) by 2025 from our occupied and actively managed buildings where we have operational control.

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We are focused on developing, owning and operating healthy and high-performance buildings. BXP is a corporate member of the U.S. Green Building Council® (“USGBC”) and has a long history of green buildings under USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design™ (LEED®) rating system. As of December 31, 2022, we have LEED-certified 33.5 million square feet of our total in-service portfolio, of which 94% is certified at the highest Gold and Platinum levels. In 2018, we announced a partnership with a leading healthy building certification system, Fitwel, to support healthy building design and operational practices across our portfolio, becoming a Fitwel Champion. We completed our Fitwel Champion commitments and have added 23.8 million square feet of Fitwel certified buildings across our total in-service portfolio since 2018. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we completed the Fitwel Viral Response Module Enterprise and Asset-level Certification at all actively managed buildings.

Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (“SASB”) Disclosures

The Real Estate Sustainability Accounting Standard issued by SASB in 2018 proposed sustainability accounting metrics designed for disclosure in mandatory filings, such as the Annual Report on Form 10-K, and serves as the framework against which we have aligned our disclosures for sustainability information. The recommended energy and water management activity metrics for the real estate industry include energy consumption data coverage as a percentage of floor area (“Energy Intensity”); percentage of the eligible portfolio that is certified ENERGY STAR® (“ENERGY STAR certified”); total energy consumed by portfolio area (“Total Energy Consumption”); water withdrawal as a percentage of total floor area (“Water Intensity”); and total water withdrawn by portfolio area (“Total Water Consumption”). Our energy and water data is collected from utility bills and submeters and is assured by an independent, third party assurance expert, which includes all SASB 2021 energy and water metrics. For more information on the independent, third-party assurance expert and the methodology used to assure the data, refer to “Reporting” below. During the 2021 calendar year, 46 buildings representing 43% of our eligible portfolio were ENERGY STAR certified. A licensed professional has verified all ENERGY STAR applications.

The charts below detail our Energy Intensity, Total Energy Consumption, Water Intensity and Total Water Consumption for 2015 through 2021 for which data were available on occupied and actively managed buildings where we had operational control.1,2,3,4,5,6

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(1)Full 2022 calendar year energy and water data will not be available and assured by a third party until March 31, 2023. Therefore, 2021 is the most recent year for which complete and third-party assured energy and water data is available.

(2)The charts reflect the performance of our occupied and actively managed portfolio in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC. We define “occupied buildings” as those with no more than 50% vacancy. Actively managed buildings are those where we have operational control of building system performance and investment decisions. At the end of the 2021 calendar year, our occupied and actively managed portfolio included 116 buildings totaling 44.8 million gross square feet, which accounted for approximately 85% of BXP’s total in-service portfolio by area.

(3)Floor area is considered to have complete energy consumption data coverage when we obtain energy consumption data (i.e., energy types and amounts consumed) for all types of energy consumed in the relevant floor area during the calendar year, regardless of when such data was obtained.

(4)The scope of energy includes energy purchased from sources external to us and our clients or produced by us or our clients and energy from all sources, including fuel, gas, electricity and steam. Energy use intensity (kBtu/SF) has been weather normalized.

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(5)Water sources include surface water (including water from wetlands, rivers, lakes and oceans), groundwater, rainwater collected directly and stored by BXP, municipal water supplies or supply from other water utilities.

(6)2020 and 2021 data reflect the combined impacts of efficiency measures, renewable energy and reduced physical occupancy due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Climate Resilience

As a long-term owner and active manager of real estate assets in operation and under development, we take a long-term view on climate change risks and opportunities. We are focused on understanding how climate change may impact the performance of our portfolio and the steps we can take to increase climate resilience. We continue to evaluate the potential risks associated with climate change that could impact our portfolio and are taking proactive steps to plan for and/or mitigate such risks.

Ø    Governance

As a vertically integrated, full-service real estate company, we are engaged in addressing climate-related issues at all levels of our organization. Management’s role in overseeing, assessing and managing climate-related risks, opportunities and initiatives is spread across multiple teams throughout our organization, including our Board of Directors, executive leadership and our Sustainability, Risk Management, Development, Construction and Property Management Departments. BXP has a dedicated team of sustainability professionals focused on ESG issues that coordinate and collaborate across corporate and regional teams to advance environmental sustainability issues and initiatives. Our Board of Directors has established a board-level Sustainability Committee to, among other things, increase Board oversight over environmental and sustainability issues, including climate-related risks and opportunities. The Board delegated to the Sustainability Committee its responsibility to oversee BXP’s sustainability program, which includes monitoring and addressing, as needed, environmental-, sustainability- and climate-related risks.

Our approach to climate-related issues is also informed by robust stakeholder engagement. We are in frequent dialogue with investors, customers, community members, governmental policymakers, consultants and other non-governmental organizations. We are heavily involved in industry associations and participate in conferences and workshops covering ESG, sustainability and climate resilience topics. Through these engagements, we enhance our knowledge of climate-related issues and those issues that are most important to our stakeholders and industry best practices.

Ø Strategy

We have aligned our climate-related disclosures with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”). The TCFD framework has informed the development of our strategy for identifying and managing both physical and transition risks associated with climate change. As defined by the TCFD framework, physical risks associated with climate change include acute risks (extreme weather-related events) and chronic risks (such as extreme heat and sea-level rise), and transition risks associated with climate change include policy and legal risks, and other technology, market and reputation-related risks.

We continue to proactively assess the potential risks that may impact the properties in our portfolio, gather information and monitor the evolving regulatory landscape related to climate change. Our process for assessing climate-related risks and their implications on our properties and business includes a climate change scenario analyses that was conducted in 2021 on our portfolio assets. In particular, we engaged Moody’s ESG Solutions (formerly branded as Four Twenty Seven Application), an independent provider of science-driven insights and analytics on climate risk, for its climate risk scoring to evaluate the forward-looking physical climate risk exposure of our entire portfolio. The scenario analysis and physical risk scoring was based on an RCP 8.5 emissions scenario, which is a worst-case, high emissions scenario, under a time horizon up to 2040. The scenario analysis included all in-service assets owned by BXP and included climate events such as hurricane, wildfire, heat, water stress, flooding and sea-level rise. We are also using Moody’s ESG Solutions data to identify potential risks during the new acquisition diligence process. The analysis of our portfolio yielded no material findings.

We consider climate-related risks and opportunities in the context of the following time horizons: short-term (1-2 years), medium-term (3-10 years) and long-term (>10 years). Based on the foregoing process for evaluating climate-related risks, including the scenario analysis, we have identified (1) the following potential physical and transition risks associated with climate change that could impact our portfolio in the future across the stated time horizons and (2) our climate-related opportunities. We will continue to analyze the results of the Moody’s ESG Solutions analysis and the following risks and opportunities to understand our potential

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exposure and inform our climate resilience strategy and future investments, which include climate-related risk mitigation and initiatives.

Time Period	Physical Risks
Short- to Medium-Term	Increased severity of extreme weather events, including flooding and wind damage, extreme heat and sea-level rise may cause one or more of the following to occur: •Direct damage to properties •Increased costs of property insurance •Supply chain disruption •Costs associated with capital expenditures and infrastructure-related remediation projects •Alteration of designs at new and existing buildings •Increased costs of real estate taxes or other assessments
Long-Term	Building adaptation, including architectural and mechanical improvements, could increase capital expenditure requirements. Extreme drought and wildfires could adversely impact demand in markets prone to water scarcity and annual wildfire risk. Sea-level rise and extreme weather events could make property insurance unavailable in high-risk areas. Public transportation system disruptions could impact access to BXP buildings. Chronic climate-related physical risks and associated downtime could result in declining demand for office space at impacted buildings.
Time Period	Transition Risks
Short- to Medium-Term	Non-compliance with regulatory requirements, including energy and carbon performance standards, may increase costs and/or introduce potential fines. Compliance with green building codes, including electrification of heating systems, may increase development and operational costs. Failure to meet sustainability needs (e.g., net-zero requirements) of clients and investors could result in lost business. Additional growth, particularly in life sciences, may increase energy and emissions intensities.
Long-Term	Real estate taxes may increase to fund public projects to improve regional and neighborhood-scale resilience.
Time Period	Mitigation & Other Opportunities
Short-Term