10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017

OR

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

For the transition period from                to                

Commission File Number: 1-13199 (SL Green Realty Corp.)

Commission File Number: 33-167793-02 (SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P.)

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SL GREEN REALTY CORP.

SL GREEN OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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SL Green Realty Corp.	Maryland	13-3956755
SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P.	Delaware	13-3960938
	(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

420 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10170

(Address of principal executive offices—Zip Code)

(212) 594-2700

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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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. 

SL Green Realty Corp.    Yes x    No oSL Green Operating Partnership, L.P.    Yes x    No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§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). 

SL Green Realty Corp.     Yes x    No oSL Green Operating Partnership, L.P.    Yes x    No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, 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.

SL Green Realty Corp.

Large accelerated filer	x		Accelerated filer	o
Non-accelerated filer	o	(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller Reporting Company	o		Emerging Growth Company	o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.				o

SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P.

Large accelerated filer	o		Accelerated filer	o
Non-accelerated filer	x	(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller Reporting Company	o		Emerging Growth Company	o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.				o

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

SL Green Realty Corp.    Yes o    No xSL Green Operating Partnership, L.P.    Yes o    No x

As of May 4, 2017, 101,774,537 shares of SL Green Realty Corp.'s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, were outstanding. As of May 4, 2017, 1,497,224 common units of limited partnership interest of SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P. were held by non-affiliates. There is no established trading market for such units.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This report combines the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2017 of SL Green Realty Corp. and SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P. Unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to "SL Green Realty Corp.," the "Company" or "SL Green" mean SL Green Realty Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries; and references to "SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P.," the "Operating Partnership" or "SLGOP" mean SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P. and its consolidated subsidiaries. The terms "we," "our" and "us" mean the Company and all the entities owned or controlled by the Company, including the Operating Partnership.

The Company is a Maryland corporation which operates as a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, or REIT, and is the sole managing general partner of the Operating Partnership. As a general partner of the Operating Partnership, the Company has full, exclusive and complete responsibility and discretion in the day-to-day management and control of the Operating Partnership.

As of March 31, 2017 the Company owns 95.67% of the outstanding general and limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. The Company also owns 9,200,000 Series I Preferred Units of the Operating Partnership. As of March 31, 2017, noncontrolling investors held, in aggregate, a 4.33% limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. We refer to these interests as the noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership.

The Company and the Operating Partnership are managed and operated as one entity. The financial results of the Operating Partnership are consolidated into the financial statements of the Company. The Company has no significant assets other than its investment in the Operating Partnership. Substantially all of our assets are held by, and our operations are conducted through, the Operating Partnership. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of the Company and the Operating Partnership are substantially the same.

Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership, stockholders' equity of the Company and partners' capital of the Operating Partnership are the main areas of difference between the consolidated financial statements of the Company and those of the Operating Partnership. The common limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership not owned by the Company are accounted for as partners' capital in the Operating Partnership’s consolidated financial statements and as noncontrolling interests, within mezzanine equity, in the Company's consolidated financial statements.

We believe combining the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q of the Company and the Operating Partnership into this single report results in the following benefits:

• Combined reports enhance investors' understanding of the Company 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;

• Combined reports eliminate duplicative disclosure and provides a more streamlined and readable presentation since a substantial portion of the Company's disclosure applies to both the Company and the Operating Partnership; and

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

To help investors understand the significant differences between the Company and the Operating Partnership, this report presents the following separate sections for each of the Company and the Operating Partnership:

• consolidated financial statements;

• the following notes to the consolidated financial statements:

◦ Note 11, Noncontrolling Interests on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements;

◦ Note 12, Stockholders' Equity of the Company;

◦ Note 13, Partners' Capital of the Operating Partnership.

This report also includes separate Part I, Item 4. Controls and Procedures sections and separate Exhibit 31 and 32 certifications for each of the Company and the Operating Partnership, respectively, in order to establish that the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, in both their capacity as the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company and the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the general partner of the Operating Partnership, have made the requisite certifications and that the Company and the Operating Partnership are compliant with Rule 13a-15 and Rule 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

SL GREEN REALTY CORP. AND SL GREEN OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	4
	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SL GREEN REALTY CORP.
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2017 (unaudited) and December 31, 2016	4
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (unaudited)	6
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (unaudited)	8
	Consolidated Statement of Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2017 (unaudited)	9
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (unaudited)	10
	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SL GREEN OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2017 (unaudited) and December 31, 2016	12
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (unaudited)	14
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (unaudited)	16
	Consolidated Statement of Capital for the three months ended March 31, 2017 (unaudited)	17
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (unaudited)	18
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	20
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	51
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	65
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures (SL Green Realty Corp. and SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P.)	66
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	67
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	67
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	67
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	67
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	68
Item 5.	Other Information	69
Item 6.	Exhibits	70
	Signatures	71

PART I

ITEM 1.

SL Green Realty Corp.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except per share data)

	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
	(unaudited)
Assets
Commercial real estate properties, at cost:
Land and land interests	$	3,295,050		$	3,309,710
Building and improvements	7,977,713			7,948,852
Building leasehold and improvements	1,439,083			1,437,325
Properties under capital lease	47,445			47,445
	12,759,291			12,743,332
Less: accumulated depreciation	(2,372,082		)	(2,264,694		)
	10,387,209			10,478,638
Assets held for sale	54,694			—
Cash and cash equivalents	468,035			279,443
Restricted cash	71,215			90,524
Investments in marketable securities	29,260			85,110
Tenant and other receivables, net of allowance of $16,634 and $16,592 in 2017 and 2016, respectively	52,197			53,772
Related party receivables	19,067			15,856
Deferred rents receivable, net of allowance of $24,079 and $25,203 in 2017 and 2016, respectively	453,747			442,179
Debt and preferred equity investments, net of discounts and deferred origination fees of $16,316 and $16,705 in 2017 and 2016, respectively	1,627,836			1,640,412
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	1,861,077			1,890,186
Deferred costs, net	267,948			267,600
Other assets	584,986			614,067
Total assets	$	15,877,271		$	15,857,787
Liabilities
Mortgages and other loans payable, net	$	4,167,270		$	4,073,830
Unsecured term loan, net	1,179,861			1,179,521
Unsecured notes, net	1,132,354			1,128,315
Accrued interest payable	33,859			36,052
Other liabilities	162,964			206,238
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	169,244			190,583
Deferred revenue	235,208			217,955
Capital lease obligations	42,305			42,132
Deferred land leases payable	2,747			2,583
Dividend and distributions payable	87,617			87,271
Security deposits	66,807			66,504
Liabilities related to assets held for sale	43			—
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures held by trusts that issued trust preferred securities	100,000			100,000
Total liabilities	7,380,279			7,330,984

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SL Green Realty Corp.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except per share data)

	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
	(unaudited)
Commitments and contingencies	—			—
Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership	491,298			473,882
Preferred units	302,010			302,010
Equity
SL Green stockholders' equity:
Series I Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, $25.00 liquidation preference, 9,200 issued and outstanding at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016	221,932			221,932
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 160,000 shares authorized and 101,831 and 101,617 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively (including 1,055 shares held in treasury at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016)	1,019			1,017
Additional paid-in-capital	5,651,089			5,624,545
Treasury stock at cost	(124,049		)	(124,049		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	16,511			22,137
Retained earnings	1,496,759			1,578,893
Total SL Green stockholders' equity	7,263,261			7,324,475
Noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	440,423			426,436
Total equity	7,703,684			7,750,911
Total liabilities and equity	$	15,877,271		$	15,857,787

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

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SL Green Realty Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Revenues
Rental revenue, net	$	281,329		$	345,607
Escalation and reimbursement	44,192			45,611
Investment income	40,299			54,737
Other income	11,561			9,489
Total revenues	377,381			455,444
Expenses
Operating expenses, including $4,173 in 2017 and $3,462 in 2016 of related party expenses	74,506			79,520
Real estate taxes	61,068			61,674
Ground rent	8,308			8,308
Interest expense, net of interest income	65,622			94,672
Amortization of deferred financing costs	4,761			7,932
Depreciation and amortization	94,134			179,308
Transaction related costs	133			1,279
Marketing, general and administrative	24,143			24,032
Total expenses	332,675			456,725
Income (loss) before equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures, equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate, gain on sale of real estate, net, depreciable real estate reserves, and gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	44,706			(1,281		)
Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures	6,614			10,096
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	2,047			9,915
Gain on sale of real estate, net	567			13,773
Depreciable real estate reserves	(56,272		)	—
Gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	3,262			—
Net income	924			32,503
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests:
Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	(476		)	(922		)
Noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	17,491			(1,974		)
Preferred units distributions	(2,850		)	(2,648		)
Net income attributable to SL Green	15,089			26,959
Perpetual preferred stock dividends	(3,738		)	(3,738		)
Net income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	11,351		$	23,221

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SL Green Realty Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Amounts attributable to SL Green common stockholders:
Income before depreciable real estate reserves and gains on sale	$	62,660		$	438
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	1,957			9,536
Gain on sale of real estate, net	542			13,247
Depreciable real estate reserves	(53,808		)	—
Net income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	11,351		$	23,221
Basic earnings per share:
Income before depreciable real estate reserves and gains on sale	$	0.62		$	—
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	0.02			0.10
Gain on sale of real estate, net	0.01			0.13
Depreciable real estate reserves	(0.54		)	—
Net income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	0.11		$	0.23
Diluted earnings per share:
Income before depreciable real estate reserves and gains on sale	$	0.62		$	—
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	0.02			0.10
Gain on sale of real estate, net	0.01			0.13
Depreciable real estate reserves	(0.54		)	—
Net income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	0.11		$	0.23
Dividends per share	$	0.775		$	0.72
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	100,643			100,051
Diluted weighted average common shares and common share equivalents outstanding	105,554			104,259

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

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SL Green Realty Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(unaudited, in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Net income	$	924		$	32,503
Other comprehensive loss:
Change in net unrealized gain on derivative instruments, including SL Green's share of joint venture net unrealized gain on derivative instruments	(1,075		)	(7,572		)
Change in unrealized gain on marketable securities	(4,750		)	(1,223		)
Other comprehensive loss	(5,825		)	(8,795		)
Comprehensive (loss) income	(4,901		)	23,708
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests and preferred units distributions	14,165			(5,544		)
Other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	199			322
Comprehensive income attributable to SL Green	$	9,463		$	18,486

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

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SL Green Realty Corp.

Consolidated Statement of Equity

(unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

	SL Green Realty Corp. Stockholders
				Common Stock
		Series I Preferred Stock		Shares		Par Value		Additional Paid- In-Capital			Treasury Stock			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Retained Earnings			Noncontrolling Interests			Total
Balance at December 31, 2016		$	221,932	100,562		$	1,017	$	5,624,545		$	(124,049	)	$	22,137		$	1,578,893		$	426,436		$	7,750,911
Net income (loss)																	15,089			(17,491		)	(2,402		)
Other comprehensive loss														(5,626		)							(5,626		)
Preferred dividends																	(3,738		)				(3,738		)
DRSPP proceeds				1				56															56
Conversion of units of the Operating Partnership to common stock				120		1		13,111															13,112
Reallocation of noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership																	(15,548		)				(15,548		)
Deferred compensation plan and stock award, net				(10	)			(1,963		)													(1,963		)
Amortization of deferred compensation plan								6,691															6,691
Repurchase of common stock				(1	)			(102		)													(102		)
Proceeds from stock options exercised				104		1		8,751															8,752
Contributions to consolidated joint venture interests																				31,947			31,947
Cash distributions to noncontrolling interests																				(469		)	(469		)
Cash distributions declared ($0.775 per common share, none of which represented a return of capital for federal income tax purposes)																	(77,937		)				(77,937		)
Balance at March 31, 2017		$	221,932	100,776		$	1,019	$	5,651,089		$	(124,049	)	$	16,511		$	1,496,759		$	440,423		$	7,703,684

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

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SL Green Realty Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Operating Activities
Net income	$	924		$	32,503
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	98,895			187,240
Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures	(6,614		)	(10,096		)
Distributions of cumulative earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures	5,468			8,891
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture interest/real estate	(2,047		)	(9,915		)
Depreciable real estate reserves	56,272			—
Gain on sale of real estate, net	(567		)	(13,773		)
Gain on sale of investments in marketable securities	(3,262		)	—
Deferred rents receivable	(11,722		)	(652		)
Other non-cash adjustments	20,716			(14,920		)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash—operations	5,539			(5,318		)
Tenant and other receivables	1,272			7,829
Related party receivables	(3,211		)	(4,503		)
Deferred lease costs	(9,421		)	(13,133		)
Other assets	(45,356		)	(46,736		)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities and security deposits	(16,327		)	(20,630		)
Deferred revenue and land leases payable	25,600			17,303
Net cash provided by operating activities	116,159			114,090
Investing Activities
Acquisitions of real estate property	—			(37,728		)
Additions to land, buildings and improvements	(101,090		)	(62,500		)
Escrowed cash—capital improvements/acquisition deposits/deferred purchase price	12,483			60,059
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	(8,000		)	(6,603		)
Distributions in excess of cumulative earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures	37,811			95,004
Net proceeds from disposition of real estate/joint venture interest	3,000			139,594
Proceeds from sale or redemption of marketable securities	54,363			—
Other investments	21,721			(4,103		)
Origination of debt and preferred equity investments	(402,453		)	(117,119		)
Repayments or redemption of debt and preferred equity investments	411,969			272,253
Net cash provided by investing activities	29,804			338,857

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SL Green Realty Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Financing Activities
Proceeds from mortgages and other loans payable	$	778,445		$	227,892
Repayments of mortgages and other loans payable	(680,572		)	(127,695		)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility and senior unsecured notes	277,800			520,000
Repayments of revolving credit facility and senior unsecured notes	(277,800		)	(994,296		)
Proceeds from stock options exercised and DRIP issuance	8,808			1,256
Repurchase of common stock	(102		)	—
Redemption of preferred stock	—			(440		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	(469		)	(7,905		)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	31,947			934
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	(3,537		)	(2,881		)
Dividends paid on common and preferred stock	(84,179		)	(78,103		)
Other obligations related to mortgage loan participations	—			76,500
Deferred loan costs and capitalized lease obligation	(7,712		)	(7,403		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	42,629			(392,141		)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	188,592			60,806
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	279,443			255,399
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	468,035		$	316,205
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Issuance of units in the Operating Partnership	$	18,240		$	18,140
Redemption of units in the Operating Partnership for stock	13,112			7,153
Derivative instruments at fair value	4,734			8,141
Exchange of debt investment for equity in joint venture	—			68,581
Issuance of preferred units relating to a real estate acquisition	—			22,750
Tenant improvements and capital expenditures payable	7,087			18,165
Fair value adjustment to noncontrolling interest in Operating Partnership	15,548			25,867
Transfer of assets related to assets held for sale	54,694			1,891,575
Transfer of liabilities related to assets held for sale	43			1,612,001
Deferred leasing payable	1,455			1,699
Removal of fully depreciated commercial real estate properties	2,043			4,822

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

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SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except per unit data)

	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
	(unaudited)
Assets
Commercial real estate properties, at cost:
Land and land interests	$	3,295,050		$	3,309,710
Building and improvements	7,977,713			7,948,852
Building leasehold and improvements	1,439,083			1,437,325
Property under capital lease	47,445			47,445
	12,759,291			12,743,332
Less: accumulated depreciation	(2,372,082		)	(2,264,694		)
	10,387,209			10,478,638
Assets held for sale	54,694			—
Cash and cash equivalents	468,035			279,443
Restricted cash	71,215			90,524
Investments in marketable securities	29,260			85,110
Tenant and other receivables, net of allowance of $16,634 and $16,592 in 2017 and 2016, respectively	52,197			53,772
Related party receivables	19,067			15,856
Deferred rents receivable, net of allowance of $24,079 and $25,203 in 2017 and 2016, respectively	453,747			442,179
Debt and preferred equity investments, net of discounts and deferred origination fees of $16,316 and $16,705 in 2017 and 2016, respectively	1,627,836			1,640,412
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	1,861,077			1,890,186
Deferred costs, net	267,948			267,600
Other assets	584,986			614,067
Total assets	$	15,877,271		$	15,857,787
Liabilities
Mortgages and other loans payable, net	$	4,167,270		$	4,073,830
Unsecured term loan, net	1,179,861			1,179,521
Unsecured notes, net	1,132,354			1,128,315
Accrued interest payable	33,859			36,052
Other liabilities	162,964			206,238
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	169,244			190,583
Deferred revenue	235,208			217,955
Capital lease obligations	42,305			42,132
Deferred land leases payable	2,747			2,583
Dividend and distributions payable	87,617			87,271
Security deposits	66,807			66,504
Liabilities related to assets held for sale	43			—
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures held by trusts that issued trust preferred securities	100,000			100,000
Total liabilities	7,380,279			7,330,984
Commitments and contingencies	—			—
Limited partner interests in SLGOP (4,563 and 4,364 limited partner common units outstanding at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)	491,298			473,882
Preferred units	302,010			302,010

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	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
	(unaudited)
Capital
SLGOP partners' capital:
Series I Preferred Units, $25.00 liquidation preference, 9,200 issued and outstanding at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016	221,932		221,932
SL Green partners' capital (1,053 and 1,049 general partner common units and 99,723 and 99,513 limited partner common units outstanding at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)	7,024,818		7,080,406
Accumulated other comprehensive income	16,511		22,137
Total SLGOP partners' capital	7,263,261		7,324,475
Noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	440,423		426,436
Total capital	7,703,684		7,750,911
Total liabilities and capital	$	15,877,271	$	15,857,787

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

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited, in thousands, except per unit data)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Revenues
Rental revenue, net	$	281,329		$	345,607
Escalation and reimbursement	44,192			45,611
Investment income	40,299			54,737
Other income	11,561			9,489
Total revenues	377,381			455,444
Expenses
Operating expenses, including $4,173 in 2017 and $3,462 in 2016 of related party expenses	74,506			79,520
Real estate taxes	61,068			61,674
Ground rent	8,308			8,308
Interest expense, net of interest income	65,622			94,672
Amortization of deferred financing costs	4,761			7,932
Depreciation and amortization	94,134			179,308
Transaction related costs	133			1,279
Marketing, general and administrative	24,143			24,032
Total expenses	332,675			456,725
Income (loss) before equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures, equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate, gain on sale of real estate, net, depreciable real estate reserves, and gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	44,706			(1,281		)
Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures	6,614			10,096
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	2,047			9,915
Gain on sale of real estate, net	567			13,773
Depreciable real estate reserves	(56,272		)	—
Gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	3,262			—
Net income	924			32,503
Noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	17,491			(1,974		)
Preferred units distributions	(2,850		)	(2,648		)
Net income attributable to SLGOP	15,565			27,881
Perpetual preferred unit distributions	(3,738		)	(3,738		)
Net income attributable to SLGOP common unitholders	$	11,827		$	24,143

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited, in thousands, except per unit data)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Amounts attributable to SLGOP common unitholders:
Income before depreciable real estate reserves and gains on sale	$	65,485		$	455
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	2,047			9,915
Gain on sale of real estate, net	567			13,773
Depreciable real estate reserves	(56,272		)	—
Net income attributable toSLGOP common unitholders	$	11,827		$	24,143
Basic earnings per unit:
Income before depreciable real estate reserves and gains on sale	$	0.62		$	—
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	0.02			0.10
Gain on sale of real estate, net	0.01			0.13
Depreciable real estate reserves	(0.54		)	—
Net income attributable to SLGOP common unitholders	$	0.11		$	0.23
Diluted earnings per unit:
Income before depreciable real estate reserves and gains on sale	$	0.62		$	—
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	0.02			0.10
Gain on sale of real estate. net	0.01			0.13
Depreciable real estate reserves	(0.54		)	—
Net income attributable to SLGOP common unitholders	$	0.11		$	0.23
Dividends per unit	$	0.775		0.72
Basic weighted average common units outstanding	105,250			104,025
Diluted weighted average common units and common unit equivalents outstanding	105,554			104,259

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

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(unaudited, in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Net income	$	924		$	32,503
Other comprehensive loss:
Change in net unrealized gain on derivative instruments, including SLGOP's share of joint venture net unrealized gain on derivative instruments	(1,075		)	(7,572		)
Change in unrealized gain on marketable securities	(4,750		)	(1,223		)
Other comprehensive loss	(5,825		)	(8,795		)
Comprehensive (loss) income	(4,901		)	23,708
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	17,491			(1,974		)
Other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	199			322
Comprehensive income attributable to SLGOP	$	12,789		$	22,056

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

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Consolidated Statement of Capital

(unaudited, in thousands, except per unit data)

	SL Green Operating Partnership Unitholders
			Partners' Interest
	Series I Preferred Units		Common Units		Common Unitholders			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Noncontrolling Interests			Total
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	221,932	100,562		$	7,080,406		$	22,137		$	426,436		$	7,750,911
Net income (loss)					15,089						(17,491		)	(2,402		)
Other comprehensive loss								(5,626		)				(5,626		)
Preferred distributions					(3,738		)							(3,738		)
DRSPP proceeds			1		56									56
Conversion of common units			120		13,112									13,112
Reallocation of noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership					(15,548		)							(15,548		)
Deferred compensation plan and stock award, net			(10	)	(1,963		)							(1,963		)
Amortization of deferred compensation plan					6,691									6,691
Repurchase of common stock			(1	)	(102		)							(102		)
Contribution to consolidated joint venture interests											31,947			31,947
Contributions - proceeds from stock options exercised			104		8,752									8,752
Cash distributions to noncontrolling interests											(469		)	(469		)
Cash distributions declared ($0.775 per common unit, none of which represented a return of capital for federal income tax purposes)					(77,937		)							(77,937		)
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	221,932	100,776		$	7,024,818		$	16,511		$	440,423		$	7,703,684

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

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited, in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Operating Activities
Net income	$	924		$	32,503
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	98,895			187,240
Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures	(6,614		)	(10,096		)
Distributions of cumulative earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures	5,468			8,891
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture interest/real estate	(2,047		)	(9,915		)
Depreciable real estate reserves	56,272			—
Gain on sale of real estate, net	(567		)	(13,773		)
Gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	(3,262		)	—
Deferred rents receivable	(11,722		)	(652		)
Other non-cash adjustments (1)	20,716			(14,920		)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash—operations	5,539			(5,318		)
Tenant and other receivables	1,272			7,829
Related party receivables	(3,211		)	(4,503		)
Deferred lease costs	(9,421		)	(13,133		)
Other assets	(45,356		)	(46,736		)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities and security deposits	(16,327		)	(20,630		)
Deferred revenue and land leases payable	25,600			17,303
Net cash provided by operating activities	116,159			114,090
Investing Activities
Acquisitions of real estate property	—			(37,728		)
Additions to land, buildings and improvements	(101,090		)	(62,500		)
Escrowed cash—capital improvements/acquisition deposits/deferred purchase price	12,483			60,059
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	(8,000		)	(6,603		)
Distributions in excess of cumulative earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures	37,811			95,004
Net proceeds from disposition of real estate/joint venture interest	3,000			139,594
Proceeds from sale or redemption of marketable securities	54,363			—
Other investments	21,721			(4,103		)
Origination of debt and preferred equity investments	(402,453		)	(117,119		)
Repayments or redemption of debt and preferred equity investments	411,969			272,253
Net cash provided by investing activities	29,804			338,857

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited, in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Financing Activities
Proceeds from mortgages and other loans payable	$	778,445		$	227,892
Repayments of mortgages and other loans payable	(680,572		)	(127,695		)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility, term loan and senior unsecured notes	277,800			520,000
Repayments of revolving credit facility, term loan and senior unsecured notes	(277,800		)	(994,296		)
Proceeds from stock options exercised and DRIP issuance	8,808			1,256
Repurchase of common stock	(102		)	—
Redemption of preferred units	—			(440		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	(469		)	(7,905		)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	31,947			934
Distributions paid on common and preferred units	(87,716		)	(80,984		)
Other obligations related to mortgage loan participations	—			76,500
Deferred loan costs and capitalized lease obligation	(7,712		)	(7,403		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	42,629			(392,141		)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	188,592			60,806
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	279,443			255,399
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	468,035		$	316,205
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Issuance of units in the Operating Partnership	$	18,240		$	18,140
Redemption of units in the Operating Partnership for stock	13,112			7,153
Derivative instruments at fair value	4,734			8,141
Exchange of debt investment for equity in joint venture	—			68,581
Issuance of preferred units relating to a real estate acquisition	—			22,750
Tenant improvements and capital expenditures payable	7,087			18,165
Fair value adjustment to noncontrolling interest in Operating Partnership	15,548			25,867
Transfer of assets related to assets held for sale	54,694			1,891,575
Transfer of liabilities related to assets held for sale	43			1,612,001
Deferred leasing payable	1,455			1,699
Removal of fully depreciated commercial real estate properties	2,043			4,822

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

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017

1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

SL Green Realty Corp., which is referred to as the Company or SL Green, a Maryland corporation, and SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P., which is referred to as SLGOP or the Operating Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, were formed in June 1997 for the purpose of combining the commercial real estate business of S.L. Green Properties, Inc. and its affiliated partnerships and entities. The Operating Partnership received a contribution of interest in the real estate properties, as well as 95% of the economic interest in the management, leasing and construction companies which are referred to as the Service Corporation. All of the management, leasing and construction services that are provided to the properties that are wholly-owned by us and that are provided to certain joint ventures are conducted through SL Green Management LLC which is 100% owned by the Operating Partnership. The Company has qualified, and expects to qualify in the current fiscal year, as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, and operates as a self-administered, self-managed REIT. A REIT is a legal entity that holds real estate interests and, through payments of dividends to stockholders, is permitted to minimize the payment of Federal income taxes at the corporate level. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to "we," "our" and "us" means the Company and all entities owned or controlled by the Company, including the Operating Partnership.

Substantially all of our assets are held by, and all of our operations are conducted through, the Operating Partnership. The Company is the sole managing general partner of the Operating Partnership. As of March 31, 2017, noncontrolling investors held, in the aggregate, a 4.33% limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. We refer to these interests as the noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership is considered a variable interest entity, or VIE, in which we are the primary beneficiary. See Note 11, "Noncontrolling Interests on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements".

Reckson Associates Realty Corp., or Reckson, and Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P., or ROP, are wholly-owned subsidiaries of SL Green Realty Corp.

As of March 31, 2017, we owned the following interests in properties in the New York Metropolitan area, primarily in midtown Manhattan. Our investments in the New York Metropolitan area also include investments in Brooklyn, Long Island, Westchester County, Connecticut and New Jersey, which are collectively known as the Suburban properties:

		Consolidated			Unconsolidated		Total
Location	Property Type	Number of Properties		Approximate Square Feet (unaudited)	Number of Properties	Approximate Square Feet (unaudited)	Number of Properties	Approximate Square Feet (unaudited)	Weighted Average Occupancy(1) (unaudited)
Commercial:
Manhattan	Office	24		16,054,606	7	6,558,139	31	22,612,745	94.3	%
	Retail	7	(2)(3)	335,393	9	347,970	16	683,363	83.1	%
	Development/Redevelopment	6		135,375	3	770,514	9	905,889	55.4	%
	Fee Interest	1		176,530	1	26,926	2	203,456	100.0	%
		38		16,701,904	20	7,703,549	58	24,405,453	92.7	%
Suburban	Office	25	(4)	4,113,800	2	640,000	27	4,753,800	82.3	%
	Retail	1		52,000	—	—	1	52,000	100.0	%
	Development/Redevelopment	1		1,000	1	—	2	1,000	100.0	%
		27		4,166,800	3	640,000	30	4,806,800	82.5	%
Total commercial properties		65		20,868,704	23	8,343,549	88	29,212,253	91.0	%
Residential:
Manhattan	Residential	3	(2)	472,105	12	2,656,856	15	3,128,961	87.2	%
Suburban	Residential	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	%
Total residential properties		3		472,105	12	2,656,856	15	3,128,961	87.2	%
Total portfolio(2)(3)(4)		68		21,340,809	35	11,000,405	103	32,341,214	90.6	%

(1) The weighted average occupancy for commercial properties represents the total occupied square feet divided by total square footage at acquisition. The weighted average occupancy for residential properties represents the total occupied units divided by total available units.

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(2) As of March 31, 2017, we owned a building that was comprised of approximately 270,132 square feet (unaudited) of retail space and approximately 222,855 square feet (unaudited) of residential space. For the purpose of this report, we have included the building in the number of retail properties we own. However, we have included only the retail square footage in the retail approximate square footage, and have listed the balance of the square footage as residential square footage.

(3) Includes the property at 102 Greene Street, which is classified as held for sale at March 31, 2017.

(4) Includes the property at 520 White Plains Road, which is classified as held for sale at March 31, 2017.

As of March 31, 2017, we also managed an approximately 336,000 square foot (unaudited) office building owned by a third party and held debt and preferred equity investments with a book value of $2.0 billion, including $0.3 billion of debt and preferred equity investments and other financing receivables that are included in other balance sheet line items other than the Debt and Preferred Equity Investments line item.

Partnership Agreement

In accordance with the partnership agreement of the Operating Partnership, or the Operating Partnership Agreement, we allocate all distributions and profits and losses in proportion to the percentage of ownership interests of the respective partners. As the managing general partner of the Operating Partnership, we are required to take such reasonable efforts, as determined by us in our sole discretion, to cause the Operating Partnership to distribute sufficient amounts to enable the payment of sufficient dividends by us to minimize any Federal income or excise tax at the Company level. Under the Operating Partnership Agreement, each limited partner has the right to redeem units of limited partnership interests for cash, or if we so elect, shares of SL Green's common stock on a one-for-one basis.

Basis of Quarterly Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position of the Company and the Operating Partnership at March 31, 2017 and the results of operations for the periods presented have been included. The operating results for the period presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2017. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 of the Company and the Operating Partnership.

The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2016 has been derived from the audited financial statements as of that date but do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our subsidiaries, which are wholly-owned or controlled by us. Entities which we do not control through our voting interest and entities which are variable interest entities, but where we are not the primary beneficiary, are accounted for under the equity method. See Note 5, "Debt and Preferred Equity Investments" and Note 6, "Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures." All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

We consolidate a variable interest entity, or VIE, in which we are considered the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary is the entity that has (i) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity's economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could be significant to the VIE. Included in commercial real estate properties on our consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are $2.1 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively, related to our consolidated VIEs, excluding the Operating Partnership. Included in mortgages and other loans payable on our consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are $701.3 million and $621.8 million, respectively, related to our consolidated VIEs, excluding the Operating Partnership. As of March 31, 2017, assets held for sale and liabilities held for sale on the consolidated balance sheets did not include amounts related to consolidated VIEs.

Investment in Commercial Real Estate Properties

On a periodic basis, we assess whether there are any indications that the value of our real estate properties may be other than temporarily impaired or that their carrying value may not be recoverable. A property's value is considered impaired if management's

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estimate of the aggregate future cash flows (undiscounted) to be generated by the property is less than the carrying value of the property. To the extent impairment has occurred, the loss will be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the property over the calculated fair value of the property. We also evaluate our real estate properties for potential impairment when a real estate property has been classified as held for sale. Real estate assets held for sale are valued at the lower of either their carrying value or fair value less costs to sell. We do not believe that there were any indicators of impairment at any of our consolidated properties at March 31, 2017 except for 520 White Plains Road in Tarrytown, NY, and 680/750 Washington Boulevard in Stamford, Connecticut, for which we recorded a $56.3 million depreciable real estate reserve during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

We allocate the purchase price of real estate to land and building (inclusive of tenant improvements) and, if determined to be material, intangibles, such as the value of above- and below-market leases and origination costs associated with the in-place leases. We depreciate the amount allocated to building (inclusive of tenant improvements) over their estimated useful lives, which generally range from three to 40 years. We amortize the amount allocated to the above- and below-market leases over the remaining term of the associated lease, which generally range from one to 14 years, and record it as either an increase (in the case of below-market leases) or a decrease (in the case of above-market leases) to rental income. We amortize the amount allocated to the values associated with in-place leases over the expected term of the associated lease, which generally ranges from one to 14 years. If a tenant vacates its space prior to the contractual termination of the lease and no rental payments are being made on the lease, any unamortized balance of the related intangible will be written off. The tenant improvements and origination costs are amortized as an expense over the remaining life of the lease (or charged against earnings if the lease is terminated prior to its contractual expiration date). We assess fair value of the leases 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 the historical operating results, known trends, and market/economic conditions that may affect the property. To the extent acquired leases contain fixed rate renewal options that are below-market and determined to be material, we amortize such below-market lease value into rental income over the renewal period.

We recognized $4.8 million and $34.8 million of rental revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 respectively, for the amortization of aggregate below-market leases in excess of above-market leases and a reduction in lease origination costs, resulting from the allocation of the purchase price of the applicable properties. Included in rental revenue is $22.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 for the amortization of the below-market lease at 388-390 Greenwich Street as a result of the tenant exercising their option to purchase the property and entering into an agreement to accelerate the sale. We recognized as a reduction to interest expense the amortization of the above-market rate mortgages assumed of $0.7 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The following summarizes our identified intangible assets (acquired above-market leases and in-place leases) and intangible liabilities (acquired below-market leases) as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Identified intangible assets (included in other assets):
Gross amount	$	648,947		$	651,099
Accumulated amortization	(416,805		)	(410,930		)
Net(1)	$	232,142		$	240,169
Identified intangible liabilities (included in deferred revenue):
Gross amount	$	653,011		$	655,930
Accumulated amortization	(470,175		)	(464,749		)
Net(1)	$	182,836		$	191,181

(1) As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, $0.1 million and none, respectively and $0.1 million and none, respectively, of net intangible assets and net intangible liabilities, were reclassified to assets held for sale and liabilities related to assets held for sale.

In February 2016, we closed on the sale of 885 Third Avenue but did not meet the criteria for sale accounting under the full accrual method in ASC 360-20, Property, Plant and Equipment - Real Estate Sales. As a result the property remains on our consolidated balance sheet until the criteria is met. In April 2017, the mortgage was refinanced by the buyer which will result in the Company deconsolidating the property from its financial statements in the second quarter of 2017.

Fair Value Measurements

See Note 16, "Fair Value Measurements."

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Investment in Marketable Securities

We designate a security as held-to-maturity, available-for-sale, or trading at acquisition. As of March 31, 2017, we did not have any securities designated as held-to-maturity or trading. We account for our available-for-sale securities at fair value pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, 820-10, with the net unrealized gains or losses reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss. Any unrealized losses that are determined to be other-than-temporary are recognized in earnings up to their credit component.

The cost of bonds and marketable securities sold is determined using the specific identification method.

At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we held the following marketable securities (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Equity marketable securities	$	—	$	48,315
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	29,260		36,795
Total marketable securities available-for-sale	$	29,260	$	85,110

The cost basis of the commercial mortgage-backed securities was $28.3 million and $36.0 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. These securities mature at various times through 2049. The cost basis of the equity marketable securities was $0.0 million and $43.3 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we disposed of marketable securities for aggregate net proceeds of $54.4 million and realized gain of $3.3 million, which is included in gain on sale of investment in marketable securities on the consolidated statements of operations. We did not sell any of our marketable securities during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

We assess our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures for recoverability, and if it is determined that a loss in value of the investment is other than temporary, we write down the investment to its fair value. We evaluate our equity investments for impairment based on the joint ventures' projected discounted cash flows. We do not believe that the values of any of our equity investments were impaired at March 31, 2017.

Reserve for Possible Credit Losses

The expense for possible credit losses in connection with debt and preferred equity investments is the charge to earnings to increase the allowance for possible credit losses to the level that we estimate to be adequate, based on Level 3 data, considering delinquencies, loss experience and collateral quality. Other factors considered include geographic trends, product diversification, the size of the portfolio and current economic conditions. Based upon these factors, we establish a provision for possible credit loss on each individual investment. When it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts contractually due, the investment is considered impaired.

Where impairment is indicated on an investment that is held to maturity, a valuation allowance is measured based upon the excess of the recorded investment amount over the net fair value of the collateral. Any deficiency between the carrying amount of an asset and the calculated value of the collateral is charged to expense. We continue to assess or adjust our estimates based on circumstances of a loan and the underlying collateral. If additional information reflects increased recovery of our investment, we will adjust our reserves accordingly. There were no loan reserves recorded during three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

Income Taxes

SL Green is taxed as a REIT under Section 856(c) of the Code. As a REIT, SL Green generally is not subject to Federal income tax. To maintain its qualification as a REIT, SL Green must distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its stockholders and meet certain other requirements. If SL Green fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, SL Green will be subject to Federal income tax on SL Green's taxable income at regular corporate rates. SL Green may also be subject to certain state, local and franchise taxes. Under certain circumstances, Federal income and excise taxes may be due on SL Green's undistributed taxable income.

The Operating Partnership is a partnership and, as a result, all income and losses of the partnership are allocated to the partners for inclusion in their respective income tax returns. The only provision for income taxes included in the consolidated statements of operations relates to the Operating Partnership’s consolidated taxable REIT subsidiaries. The Operating Partnership may also be subject to certain state, local and franchise taxes.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (cont.)

March 31, 2017

Pursuant to amendments to the Code that became effective January 1, 2001, we have elected, and may elect in the future, to treat certain of our existing or newly created corporate subsidiaries as taxable REIT subsidiaries, or TRSs. In general, TRSs may perform non-customary services for the tenants of the Company, hold assets that we cannot hold directly and generally may engage in any real estate or non-real estate related business. The TRSs generate income, resulting in Federal and state income tax liability for these entities.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we recorded Federal, state and local tax provisions of $0.6 million.

We follow a two-step approach for evaluating uncertain tax positions. Recognition (step one) occurs when an enterprise concludes that a tax position, based solely on its technical merits, is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination. Measurement (step two) determines the amount of benefit that is more-likely-than-not to be realized upon settlement. Derecognition of a tax position that was previously recognized would occur when a company subsequently determines that a tax position no longer meets the more-likely-than-not threshold of being sustained. The use of a valuation allowance as a substitute for derecognition of tax positions is prohibited.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash investments, debt and preferred equity investments and accounts receivable. We place our cash investments in excess of insured amounts with high quality financial institutions. The collateral securing our debt and preferred equity investments is located in New York City. See Note 5, "Debt and Preferred Equity Investments." We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our tenants and require most tenants to provide security deposits or letters of credit. Though these security deposits and letters of credit are insufficient to meet the total value of a tenant's lease obligation, they are a measure of good faith and a source of funds to offset the economic costs associated with lost revenue and the costs associated with re-tenanting a space. The properties in our real estate portfolio are primarily located in Manhattan. We also have properties located in Brooklyn, Long Island, Westchester County, Connecticut and New Jersey. The tenants located in our buildings operate in various industries. Other than two tenants, who account for 8.1% and 6.7% of our share of annualized cash rent, no other tenant in our portfolio accounted for more than 5.0% of our share of annualized cash rent, including our share of joint venture annualized rent, at March 31, 2017. For the three months ended March 31, 2017, 8.1%, 6.3%, 5.5%, 5.4%, and 5.1% of our share of cash rent, including our share of joint venture annualized rent was attributable to 1515 Broadway, 1185 Avenue of the Americas, 11 Madison Avenue, 420 Lexington Avenue, and One Madison Avenue, respectively. Our share of annualized cash rent for all other properties was below 5.0%.

Reclassification

Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to conform to our current year presentation.

Accounting Standards Updates

In February 2017, the FASB issued guidance to clarify the scope of Subtopic 610-20 as well as provide guidance on accounting for partial sales of nonfinancial assets. Subtopic 610-20 was issued in May 2014 as part of ASU 2014-09. The Company anticipates adopting this guidance January 1, 2018, and applying the cumulative-effect adoption method. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting standard on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January, 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business The guidance clarifies the definition of a business and provides guidance to assist with determining whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions of assets or businesses. The main provision is that an acquiree is not a business if substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of assets. The Company adopted the guidance on the issuance date effective January 5, 2017. The Company expects that most of our real estate acquisitions will be considered asset acquisitions under the new guidance and that transaction costs will be capitalized to the investment basis which is then subject to a purchase price allocation based on relative fair value.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. The guidance will require entities to show the changes on the total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. As a result, entities will not longer present transfers between these items on the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years.

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March 31, 2017

Early adoption is permitted. The Company has not yet adopted this new guidance and is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting standard on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. The ASU provides final guidance on eight cash flow issues, including debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, distributions received from equity method investees, separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle, and others. The amendments in the ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted the guidance effective January 1, 2017 and there was no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The guidance changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income. The guidance replaces the current ‘incurred loss’ model with an ‘expected loss’ approach. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted after December 2018. The Company has not yet adopted this new guidance and is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting standard on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The guidance simplifies the accounting for share-based payment award transactions including: income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and classification on the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted the guidance effective January 1, 2017 and there was no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-07, Investments Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323). The guidance eliminates the requirement that an entity retroactively adopt the equity method of accounting if an investment qualifies for use of the equity method as a result of an increase in the level of ownership or degree of influence. The amendments require that the equity method investor add the cost of acquiring the additional interest in the investee to the current basis of the investor’s previously held interest and adopt the equity method of accounting as of the date the investment becomes qualified for equity method accounting. The Company adopted the guidance effective January 1, 2017 and there was no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. The guidance requires lessees to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities for those leases classified as operating leases under the previous standard. Depending on the lease classification, lessees will recognize expense based on the effective interest method for finance leases or on a straight-line basis for operating leases. The accounting applied by a lessor is largely unchanged from that applied under the previous standard. One of the impacts on the Company will be the presentation and disclosure in the financial statements of non-lease components such as charges to tenants for a building’s operating expenses. The non-lease components will be presented separately from the lease components in both the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Balance Sheets. Another impact is the measurement and presentation of ground leases under which the Company is lessee. The Company is required to record a liability for the obligation to make payments under the lease and an asset for the right to use the underlying asset during the lease term and will also apply the new expense recognition requirements given the lease classification. The Company is currently quantifying these impacts. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company anticipates adopting this guidance January 1, 2019 and will apply the modified retrospective approach.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01 (ASU 825-10), Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The guidance requires entities to measure equity investments that do not result in consolidation and are not accounted for under the equity method at fair value and to record changes in instruments-specific credit risk for financial liabilities measured under the fair value option in other comprehensive income. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and for interim periods therein. The Company has not yet adopted this new guidance and is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting standard on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued a new comprehensive revenue recognition guidance which requires us to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services (ASU 2014-09). The guidance also requires enhanced disclosures to help users of financial statements better understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue that is recognized.

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March 31, 2017

In March 2016, the FASB issued implementation guidance which clarifies principal versus agent considerations in reporting revenue gross versus net (ASU 2016-08).

In April 2016, the FASB issued implementation guidance which clarifies the identification of performance obligations (ASU 2016-10).

In April 2016, the FASB amended its new revenue recognition guidance on identifying performance obligations to allow entities to disregard items that are immaterial and clarify when a good or service is separately identifiable (ASU 2016-10).

In May 2016, the FASB issued implementation guidance relating to transition, collectability, noncash consideration and presentation matters (ASU 2016-12).

These ASUs are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted but not before interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The new guidance can be applied either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented, or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. The Company anticipates adopting this guidance January 1, 2018, and applying the cumulative-effect adoption method. Since the Company’s revenue is related to leasing activities, the adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

3. Property Acquisitions

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we did not acquire any properties from a third party.

4. Properties Held for Sale and Property Dispositions

Properties Held for Sale

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we entered into an agreement to sell a 90% interest in 102 Greene Street and to sell the property at 520 White Plains Road in Tarrytown, NY. We recorded a $14.2 million depreciable real estate reserve in connection with the sale of 520 White Plains Road. In April we closed on the sale of 520 White Plains Road and the 90% interest in 102 Greene Street.

Property Dispositions

In January 2017, we admitted two partners, National Pension Service of Korea and Hines Interest LP, into the One Vanderbilt Avenue development project. The partners' ownership interest in the newly formed joint venture is based on their capital contributions up to a maximum of 29.0% in total. In April 2017, the criteria for deconsolidation were met, and the development will be shown within investments in unconsolidated joint ventures beginning with the second quarter of 2017.

5. Debt and Preferred Equity Investments

During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, our debt and preferred equity investments, net of discounts and deferred origination fees, increased by $403.9 million and $128.8 million, respectively, due to originations, purchases, advances under future funding obligations, discount and fee amortization, and paid-in-kind interest, net of premium amortization. We recorded repayments, participations and sales of $416.5 million and $420.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which offset the increases in debt and preferred equity investments.

Certain participations in debt investments that were sold or syndicated did not meet the conditions for sale accounting are included in other assets and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

Debt Investments

As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we held the following debt investments with an aggregate weighted average current yield of 9.42% at March 31, 2017 (in thousands):

Loan Type	March 31, 2017 Future Funding Obligations	March 31, 2017 Senior Financing	March 31, 2017 Carrying Value (1)	December 31, 2016 Carrying Value (1)	Maturity Date (2)
Fixed Rate Investments:
Mezzanine Loan(3a)	—	502,100	66,197	66,129	June 2017
Mortgage Loan(4)	—	—	26,324	26,311	February 2019
Mortgage Loan	—	—	346	380	August 2019

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March 31, 2017

Loan Type	March 31, 2017 Future Funding Obligations		March 31, 2017 Senior Financing		March 31, 2017 Carrying Value (1)		December 31, 2016 Carrying Value (1)		Maturity Date (2)
Mezzanine Loan	—		1,160,000		197,358		—		March 2020
Mezzanine Loan	—		15,000		3,500		3,500		September 2021
Mezzanine Loan	—		87,891		12,694		12,692		November 2023
Mezzanine Loan(3b)	—		115,000		12,926		12,925		June 2024
Mezzanine Loan	—		95,000		30,000		30,000		January 2025
Mezzanine Loan	—		340,000		15,000		15,000		November 2026
Jr. Mortgage Participation/Mezzanine Loan (5)	—		—		—		193,422
Total fixed rate	$	—	$	2,314,991	$	364,345	$	360,359
Floating Rate Investments:
Mezzanine Loan(3c)	—		40,000		15,446		15,369		June 2017
Mortgage/ Mezzanine Loan	—		—		32,929		32,847		June 2017
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan	—		—		22,978		22,959		July 2017
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan	—		—		16,975		16,960		September 2017
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan	2,302		—		21,630		20,423		October 2017
Mezzanine Loan	—		60,000		14,970		14,957		November 2017
Mezzanine Loan(3d)	—		85,000		15,206		15,141		December 2017
Mezzanine Loan(3e)	—		65,000		14,714		14,656		December 2017
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan(3f)	795		—		15,078		15,051		December 2017
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan(6)	—		125,000		29,902		29,998		January 2018
Mezzanine Loan	—		40,000		19,930		19,913		April 2018
Jr. Mortgage Participation	—		175,000		34,873		34,844		April 2018
Mezzanine Loan	523		20,523		10,880		10,863		August 2018
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan	—		—		19,864		19,840		August 2018
Mortgage Loan	—		65,000		14,898		14,880		August 2018
Mezzanine Loan	—		37,500		14,698		14,648		September 2018
Mezzanine Loan	2,325		45,025		34,593		34,502		October 2018
Mezzanine Loan	—		335,000		74,543		74,476		November 2018
Mezzanine Loan	—		33,000		26,868		26,850		December 2018
Mezzanine Loan	2,005		169,152		57,496		56,114		December 2018
Mezzanine Loan	14,191		265,704		64,870		63,137		December 2018
Mezzanine Loan	11,177		210,770		68,136		64,505		December 2018
Mezzanine Loan	—		45,000		12,120		12,104		January 2019
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan	42,548		—		171,352		—		January 2019
Mezzanine Loan	6,383		16,383		5,434		5,410		January 2019
Mezzanine Loan	—		38,000		21,903		21,891		March 2019
Mezzanine Loan	—		265,000		24,736		24,707		April 2019
Mortgage/Jr. Mortgage Participation Loan	32,721		185,649		66,484		65,554		August 2019
Mezzanine Loan	2,500		187,500		37,337		37,322		September 2019
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan	75,310		—		119,422		111,819		September 2019
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan	35,630		—		33,714		33,682		January 2020
Mezzanine Loan(7)	13,273		502,066		65,993		125,911		January 2020
Jr. Mortgage Participation/Mezzanine Loan	—		60,000		15,613		15,606		July 2021
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan(8)	—		—		—		145,239

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (cont.)

March 31, 2017

Loan Type	March 31, 2017 Future Funding Obligations		March 31, 2017 Senior Financing		March 31, 2017 Carrying Value (1)		December 31, 2016 Carrying Value (1)		Maturity Date (2)
Total floating rate	$	241,683	$	3,071,272	$	1,215,585	$	1,232,178
Total	$	241,683	$	5,386,263	$	1,579,930	$	1,592,537

(1) Carrying value is net of discounts, premiums, original issue discounts and deferred origination fees.

(2) Represents contractual maturity, excluding any unexercised extension options.

(3) Carrying value is net of the following amounts that were sold or syndicated, which are included in other assets and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets as a result of the transfers not meeting the conditions for sale accounting: (a) $41.3 million, (b) $12.0 million, (c) $14.5 million, (d) $14.6 million, (e) $14.1 million, and (f) $5.1 million.

(4) In September 2014, we acquired a $26.4 million mortgage loan at a $0.2 million discount and a $5.7 million junior mortgage participation at a $5.7 million discount. The junior mortgage participation was a nonperforming loan at acquisition, is currently on non-accrual status and has no carrying value.

(5) This loan was repaid in March 2017.

(6) This loan was extended in January 2017.

(7) $66.1 million of outstanding principal was syndicated in February 2017.

(8) This loan was repaid in January 2017.

Preferred Equity Investments

As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we held the following preferred equity investments with an aggregate weighted average current yield of 8.36% at March 31, 2017 (in thousands):

Type	March 31, 2017 Future Funding Obligations		March 31, 2017 Senior Financing		March 31, 2017 Carrying Value (1)		December 31, 2016 Carrying Value (1)		Mandatory Redemption (2)
Preferred Equity	$	—	$	73,448	$	9,986	$	9,982	March 2018
Preferred Equity	—		58,617		37,920		37,893		November 2018
Total	$	—	$	132,065	$	47,906	$	47,875

(1) Carrying value is net of deferred origination fees.

(2) Represents contractual maturity, excluding any unexercised extension options.

At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, all debt and preferred equity investments were performing in accordance with the terms of the relevant investments, with the exception of a junior mortgage participation acquired in September 2014, which was acquired for zero and has a carrying value of zero, as further discussed in subnote 4 of the Debt Investments table above.

We have determined that we have one portfolio segment of financing receivables at March 31, 2017 and 2016 comprising commercial real estate which is primarily recorded in debt and preferred equity investments. Included in other assets is an additional amount of financing receivables totaling $90.3 million and $99.5 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. No financing receivables were 90 days past due at March 31, 2017.

6. Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

We have investments in several real estate joint ventures with various partners. As of March 31, 2017, 650 Fifth Avenue, 800 Third Avenue, 21 East 66th Street, 605 West 42^nd Street, 333 East 22nd Street, and certain properties within the Stonehenge Portfolio are VIEs in which we are not the primary beneficiary. Our net equity investment in these VIEs was $223.6 million and $220.1 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Our maximum loss is limited to the amount of our equity investment in these VIEs. All other investments below are voting interest entities. As we do not control the joint ventures listed below, we account for them under the equity method of accounting. The table below provides general information on each of our joint ventures as of March 31, 2017:

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (cont.)

March 31, 2017

Property	Partner	Ownership Interest (1)	Economic Interest (1)	Unaudited Approximate Square Feet	Acquisition Date(2)	Acquisition Price(2) (in thousands)
100 Park Avenue	Prudential Real Estate Investors	49.90%	49.90%	834,000	January 2000	$	95,800
717 Fifth Avenue	Jeff Sutton/Private Investor	10.92%	10.92%	119,500	September 2006	251,900
800 Third Avenue	Private Investors	60.52%	60.52%	526,000	December 2006	285,000
1745 Broadway	Ivanhoe Cambridge, Inc.	56.88%	56.88%	674,000	April 2007	520,000
Jericho Plaza	Onyx Equities/Credit Suisse	11.67%	11.67%	640,000	April 2007	210,000
11 West 34th Street	Private Investor/ Jeff Sutton	30.00%	30.00%	17,150	December 2010	10,800
3 Columbus Circle(3)	The Moinian Group	48.90%	48.90%	741,500	January 2011	500,000
280 Park Avenue	Vornado Realty Trust	50.00%	50.00%	1,219,158	March 2011	400,000
1552-1560 Broadway(4)	Jeff Sutton	50.00%	50.00%	57,718	August 2011	136,550
724 Fifth Avenue	Jeff Sutton	50.00%	50.00%	65,010	January 2012	223,000
10 East 53rd Street	Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board	55.00%	55.00%	354,300	February 2012	252,500
521 Fifth Avenue	Plaza Global Real Estate Partners LP	50.50%	50.50%	460,000	November 2012	315,000
21 East 66th Street(5)	Private Investors	32.28%	32.28%	13,069	December 2012	75,000
650 Fifth Avenue(6)	Jeff Sutton	50.00%	50.00%	69,214	November 2013	—
121 Greene Street	Jeff Sutton	50.00%	50.00%	7,131	September 2014	27,400
175-225 Third Street Brooklyn, New York	KCLW 3rd Street LLC/LIVWRK LLC	95.00%	95.00%	—	October 2014	74,600
55 West 46th Street	Prudential Real Estate Investors	25.00%	25.00%	347,000	November 2014	295,000
Stonehenge Portfolio (7)	Various	Various	Various	1,439,016	February 2015	36,668
131-137 Spring Street	Invesco Real Estate	20.00%	20.00%	68,342	August 2015	277,750
76 11th Avenue(8)	Oxford/Vornado	33.33%	35.09%	764,000	March 2016	138,240
605 West 42nd Street	The Moinian Group	20.00%	20.00%	927,358	April 2016	759,000
11 Madison Avenue	PGIM Real Estate	60.00%	60.00%	2,314,000	August 2016	2,605,000
333 East 22nd Street (9)	Private Investors	33.33%	33.33%	26,926	August 2016	—
400 E 57th Street (10)	Blackrock, Inc and Stonehenge Partners	51.00%	41.00%	290,482	October 2016	170,000

(1) Ownership interest and economic interest represent the Company's interests in the joint venture as of March 31, 2017. Changes in ownership or economic interests within the current year are disclosed in the notes below.

(2) Acquisition date and price represent the date on which the Company initially acquired an interest in the joint venture and the actual or implied gross purchase price for the joint venture on that date. Acquisition date and price are not adjusted for subsequent acquisitions or dispositions of interest.

(3) As a result of the sale of a condominium interest in September 2012, Young & Rubicam, Inc., or Y&R, owns floors three through eight at the property. Because the joint venture has an option to repurchase these floors, the gain associated with this sale was deferred.

(4) The purchase price represents only the purchase of the 1552 Broadway interest which comprised approximately 13,045 square feet. The joint venture also owns a long-term leasehold interest in the retail space and certain other spaces at 1560 Broadway, which is adjacent to 1552 Broadway.

(5) We hold a 32.28% interest in three retail and two residential units at the property and a 16.14% interest in three residential units at the property.

(6) The joint venture owns a long-term leasehold interest in the retail space at 650 Fifth Avenue. In connection with the ground lease obligation, SLG provided a performance guaranty and our joint venture partner executed a contribution agreement to reflect its pro rata obligation. In the event the property is converted into a condominium unit and the landlord elects the purchase option, the joint venture shall be obligated to acquire the unit at the then fair value.

(7) In March, 2017, the Company sold a partial interest in the Stonehenge Portfolio as further described under Sale of Joint Venture Interest or Properties below.

(8) The joint venture owns two mezzanine notes secured by interests in the entity that owns 76 11th Avenue. The difference between our ownership interest and our economic interest results from our right to 50% of the total exit fee while each of our partners is entitled to receive 25% of the total exit fee and our right to 38% of the total extension fee while each of our partners is entitled to receive 31% of the total extension fee.

(9) The joint venture acquired a leasehold interest in the property in October 2016.

(10) In October 2016, the Company sold a 49% interest in this property to Blackrock, Inc. The Company's interest in the property was sold within a consolidated joint venture owned 90% by the Company and 10% by Stonehenge. The transaction resulted in the deconsolidation of the venture's remaining 51% interest in the property. The Company's joint venture with Stonehenge remains consolidated resulting in the combined 51% interest being shown within investments in unconsolidated joint ventures on the Company's balance sheet.

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March 31, 2017

Acquisition, Development and Construction Arrangements

Based on the characteristics of the following arrangements, which are similar to those of an investment, combined with the expected residual profit of not greater than 50%, we have accounted for these debt and preferred equity investments under the equity method. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the carrying value for acquisition, development and construction arrangements were as follows (in thousands):

Loan Type	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		Maturity Date
Mezzanine Loan and Preferred Equity(1)	$	100,000	$	100,000	March 2018
Mezzanine Loan(2)	45,551		45,622		February 2022
Mezzanine Loan(3)	24,965		24,542		July 2036
	$	170,516	$	170,164

(1) These loans were extended in February 2017.

(2) We have an option to convert our loan to an equity interest subject to certain conditions. We have determined that our option to convert the loan to equity is not a derivative financial instrument pursuant to GAAP.

(3) The Company has the ability to convert this loan into an equity position starting in 2021 and the borrower is able to force this conversion in 2024.

Sale of Joint Venture Interests or Properties

The following table summarizes the investments in unconsolidated joint ventures sold during the three months ended March 31, 2017:

Property	Ownership Interest	Disposition Date	Type of Sale	Gross Asset Valuation (in thousands)(1)		Gain on Sale (in thousands)(2)
Stonehenge Portfolio (partial)	Various	March 2017	Ownership Interest	$	300,000	$	871

(1) Represents implied gross valuation for the joint venture or sales price of the property.

(2) Represents the Company's share of the gain or loss.

Joint Venture Mortgages and Other Loans Payable

We generally finance our joint ventures with non-recourse debt. In certain cases we have provided guarantees or master leases for tenant space, which terminate upon the satisfaction of specified circumstances or repayment of the underlying loans. The first mortgage notes and other loans payable collateralized by the respective joint venture properties and assignment of leases at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, are as follows (amounts in thousands):

Property	Maturity Date	Interest Rate (1)		March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Fixed Rate Debt:
521 Fifth Avenue	November 2019	3.73	%	$	170,000	$	170,000
717 Fifth Avenue (2)	July 2022	4.45	%	300,000		300,000
717 Fifth Avenue (2)	July 2022	5.50	%	355,328		355,328
21 East 66th Street	April 2023	3.60	%	12,000		12,000
3 Columbus Circle	March 2025	3.61	%	350,000		350,000
11 Madison Avenue	September 2025	3.84	%	1,400,000		1,400,000
800 Third Avenue	February 2026	3.37	%	177,000		177,000
400 East 57th Street	November 2026	3.00	%	100,000		100,000
Stonehenge Portfolio (3)	Various	4.19	%	347,671		362,518
1745 Broadway (4)				—		340,000
Total fixed rate debt				$	3,211,999	$	3,566,846

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March 31, 2017

Property	Maturity Date	Interest Rate (1)		March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Floating Rate Debt:
55 West 46th Street (5)	October 2017	3.08	%	$	159,718		$	157,322
175-225 Third Street	December 2017	4.79	%	40,000			40,000
Jericho Plaza (6)	March 2018	4.93	%	76,993			76,993
724 Fifth Avenue	April 2018	3.20	%	275,000			275,000
1552 Broadway (7)	April 2018	4.99	%	185,410			185,410
605 West 42nd Street	July 2018	3.02	%	539,000			539,000
650 Fifth Avenue (8)	August 2018	4.54	%	86,500			77,500
280 Park Avenue	June 2019	2.78	%	900,000			900,000
121 Greene Street	November 2019	2.28	%	15,000			15,000
1745 Broadway (9)	January 2020	2.98	%	345,000			—
10 East 53rd Street	February 2020	3.13	%	170,000			125,000
131-137 Spring Street	August 2020	2.33	%	141,000			141,000
11 West 34th Street	January 2021	2.23	%	23,000			23,000
100 Park Avenue	February 2021	2.53	%	360,000			360,000
21 East 66th Street	June 2033	3.00	%	1,706			1,726
Stonehenge Portfolio (10)	Various	5.85	%	65,489			65,577
Total floating rate debt				$	3,383,816		$	2,982,528
Total joint venture mortgages and other loans payable				$	6,595,815		$	6,549,374
Deferred financing costs, net				(97,083		)	(95,408		)
Total joint venture mortgages and other loans payable, net				$	6,498,732		$	6,453,966

(1) Effective weighted average interest rate for the three months ended March 31, 2017, taking into account interest rate hedges in effect during the period.

(2) These loans are comprised of a $300.0 million fixed rate mortgage loan and $355.3 million mezzanine loan. The mezzanine loan is subject to accretion based on the difference between contractual interest rate and contractual pay rate.

(3) Amount is comprised of $34.3 million, $139.0 million, and $174.4 million in fixed-rate mortgages that mature in November 2017, August 2019, and June 2024, respectively.

(4) In January 2017, this loan was refinanced with a floating rate loan as shown above.

(5) This loan has a committed amount of $190.0 million, of which $30.3 million was unfunded as of March 31, 2017.

(6) We hold an 11.67% non-controlling interest in the joint venture and the property secures a two year $100.0 million loan, of which $77.0 million is currently outstanding.

(7) These loans are comprised of a $145.0 million mortgage loan and a $41.5 million mezzanine loan. As of March 31, 2017, $0.6 million of the mortgage loan and $0.5 million of the mezzanine loan were unfunded.

(8) This loan has a committed amount of $97.0 million, of which $10.5 million was unfunded as of March 31, 2017.

(9) This loan has a committed amount of $375.0 million, of which $30.0 million was unfunded as of March 31, 2017.

(10) Amount is comprised of $55.3 million and $10.2 million in floating-rate mortgages that mature in June 2017 and December 2017, respectively.

We act as the operating partner and day-to-day manager for all our joint ventures, except for 800 Third Avenue, Jericho Plaza, 280 Park Avenue, 3 Columbus Circle, 21 East 66th Street, 175-225 Third Street, 605 West 42nd Street, 400 East 57th Street, and the Stonehenge Portfolio. We are entitled to receive fees for providing management, leasing, construction supervision and asset management services to certain of our joint ventures. We earned $12.7 million and $4.5 million from these services for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. In addition, we have the ability to earn incentive fees based on the ultimate financial performance of certain of the joint venture properties.

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March 31, 2017

The combined balance sheets for the unconsolidated joint ventures, at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Assets
Commercial real estate property, net	$	8,734,099	$	9,131,717
Cash and restricted cash	263,301		328,455
Tenant and other receivables, related party receivables, and deferred rents receivable, net of allowance	248,492		232,778
Debt and preferred equity investments, net	336,518		336,164
Other assets	694,384		683,481
Total assets	$	10,276,794	$	10,712,595
Liabilities and members' equity
Mortgages and other loans payable, net	$	6,498,732	$	6,453,966
Deferred revenue/gain	351,614		356,414
Other liabilities	367,980		391,500
Members' equity	3,058,468		3,510,715
Total liabilities and members' equity	$	10,276,794	$	10,712,595
Company's investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$	1,861,077	$	1,890,186

The combined statements of operations for the unconsolidated joint ventures, from acquisition date through the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Total revenues	$	216,521	$	162,512
Operating expenses	38,794		27,254
Ground rent	4,251		3,211
Real estate taxes	34,939		24,210
Interest expense, net of interest income	55,328		49,736
Amortization of deferred financing costs	6,505		3,236
Transaction related costs	89		—
Depreciation and amortization	71,164		37,851
Total expenses	211,070		145,498
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—		(1,606		)
Net income before gain on sale	$	5,451	$	15,408
Company's equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures	$	6,614	$	10,096

7. Deferred Costs

Deferred costs at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Deferred leasing costs	$	475,575		$	468,971
Less: accumulated amortization	(207,627		)	(201,371		)
Deferred costs, net	$	267,948		$	267,600

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March 31, 2017

8. Mortgages and Other Loans Payable

The first mortgages and other loans payable collateralized by the respective properties and assignment of leases or debt investments at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, were as follows (amounts in thousands):

Property	Maturity Date	Interest Rate (1)		March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Fixed Rate Debt:
Unsecured Loan	June 2018	4.81	%	$	16,000		$	16,000
One Madison Avenue	May 2020	5.91	%	509,967			517,806
762 Madison Avenue	February 2022	3.99	%	771			7,694
100 Church Street	July 2022	4.68	%	220,161			221,446
919 Third Avenue (2)	June 2023	5.12	%	500,000			500,000
420 Lexington Avenue	October 2024	3.99	%	300,000			300,000
1515 Broadway	March 2025	3.93	%	884,470			888,531
400 East 58th Street (3)	November 2026	3.00	%	40,000			40,000
Landmark Square	January 2027	4.90	%	100,000			100,000
485 Lexington Avenue	February 2027	4.41	%	450,000			450,000
1080 Amsterdam (4)	February 2027	3.63	%	36,363			—
315 West 33rd Street	February 2027	4.17	%	250,000			—
Series J Preferred Units (5)	April 2051	3.75	%	4,000			4,000
885 Third Avenue (6)		6.26	%	267,650			267,650
FHLBNY Facility (7)				—			105,000
FHLBNY Facility (7)				—			100,000
Total fixed rate debt				$	3,579,382		$	3,518,127
Floating Rate Debt:
719 Seventh Avenue	February 2018	3.84	%	$	39,521		$	37,388
183, 187 Broadway & 5-7 Dey Street	May 2018	3.48	%	58,000			58,000
Master Repurchase Agreement	July 2018	3.28	%	184,642			184,642
220 East 42nd Street	October 2020	2.38	%	275,000			275,000
One Vanderbilt Avenue (8)	September 2021	4.29	%	100,000			64,030
1080 Amsterdam (9)				—			3,525
Total floating rate debt				$	657,163		$	622,585
Total fixed rate and floating rate debt				$	4,236,545		$	4,140,712
Mortgages reclassed to liabilities related to assets held for sale				—			—
Total mortgages and other loans payable				$	4,236,545		$	4,140,712
Deferred financing costs, net of amortization				(69,275		)	(66,882		)
Total mortgages and other loans payable, net				$	4,167,270		$	4,073,830

(1) Effective weighted average interest rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, taking into account interest rate hedges in effect during the period.

(2) We own a 51.0% controlling interest in the consolidated joint venture that is the borrower on this loan.

(3) The loan carries a fixed interest rate of 3.00% for the first 5 years and is prepayable without penalty in year 5.

(4) The loan is comprised of a $35.5 million mortgage loan and $0.9 million subordinate loan with a fixed interest rate of 3.50% and 7.00%, respectively, for the first 5 years and is prepayable without penalty in year 5.

(5) In connection with the acquisition of a commercial real estate property, the Operating Partnership issued $4.0 million, 3.75% Series J Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series J Preferred Units, with a mandatory liquidation preference of $1,000 per unit. The Series J Preferred Units are accounted for as debt because they can be redeemed in cash by the Operating Partnership on the earlier of (i) the date of the sale of the property or (ii) April 30, 2051 or at the option of the unitholders as provided for in the related agreement.

(6) In February 2016, we closed on the sale of 885 Third Avenue. The sale did not meet the criteria for sale accounting at that time and, therefore, remains on our consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2017. In April 2017, the mortgage was refinanced by the buyer which will result in the Company deconsolidating the property from its financial statements in the second quarter of 2017.

(7) The facility was repaid in January 2017.

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(8) In September 2016, we closed on a $1.5 billion construction facility in connection with the development of One Vanderbilt Avenue. This facility bears interest at 350 basis points over 30-day LIBOR, with reductions based on meeting certain conditions, and has an initial five-year term with twoone-year extension options. Advances under the loan are subject to incurred costs, funded equity, loan to value thresholds, and entering into construction contracts.

(9) In January 2017, this loan was refinanced with a fixed rate loan as shown above.

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Facility

The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Belmont Insurance Company, or Belmont, a New York licensed captive insurance company, was a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, or FHLBNY. Belmont's membership was terminated on February 20, 2017 and all funds borrowed from the FHLBNY were repaid in January 2017.

Master Repurchase Agreement

In July 2016, we entered into a restated Master Repurchase Agreement, or MRA, which provides us with the ability to sell certain debt investments with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the same at a certain date or on demand. The MRA has a maximum facility capacity of $300.0 million and bears interest ranging from 225 and 400 basis points over 30-day LIBOR depending on the pledged collateral. Since December 6, 2015, we have been required to pay monthly in arrears a 25 basis point fee on the excess of $150.0 million over the average daily balance during the period if the average daily balance is less than $150.0 million. We seek to mitigate risks associated with our repurchase agreement by managing the credit quality of our assets, early repayments, interest rate volatility, liquidity, and market value. The margin call provisions under our repurchase facility permit valuation adjustments based on capital markets activity, and are not limited to collateral-specific credit marks. To monitor credit risk associated with our debt investments, our asset management team regularly reviews our investment portfolio and is in contact with our borrowers in order to monitor the collateral and enforce our rights as necessary. The risk associated with potential margin calls is further mitigated by our ability to recollateralize the facility with additional assets from our portfolio of debt investments, our ability to satisfy margin calls with cash or cash equivalents and our access to additional liquidity through the 2012 credit facility, as defined below.

At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the gross book value of the properties and debt and preferred equity investments collateralizing the mortgages and other loans payable, not including assets held for sale, was approximately $7.1 billion and $6.0 billion, respectively.

9. Corporate Indebtedness

2012 Credit Facility

In August 2016, we entered into an amendment to the credit facility that was originally entered into by the Company in November 2012, referred to as the 2012 credit facility. As of March 31, 2017, the 2012 credit facility, as amended, consisted of a $1.6 billion revolving credit facility and a $1.2 billion term loan, with a maturity date of March 29, 2019 and June 30, 2019, respectively. The revolving credit facility has an as-of-right extension to March 29, 2020. We also have an option, subject to customary conditions, to increase the capacity under the revolving credit facility to $3.0 billion at any time prior to the maturity date for the revolving credit facility without the consent of existing lenders, by obtaining additional commitments from our existing lenders and other financial institutions.

As of March 31, 2017, the 2012 credit facility bore interest at a spread over LIBOR ranging from (i) 87.5 basis points to 155 basis points for loans under the revolving credit facility and (ii) 95 basis points to 190 basis points for loans under the term loan facility, in each case based on the credit rating assigned to the senior unsecured long term indebtedness of ROP.

At March 31, 2017, the applicable spread was 125 basis points for the revolving credit facility and 140 basis points for the term loan facility. At March 31, 2017, the effective interest rate was 2.03% for the revolving credit facility and 2.33% for the term loan facility. We are required to pay quarterly in arrears a 12.5 to 30 basis point facility fee on the total commitments under the revolving credit facility based on the credit rating assigned to the senior unsecured long term indebtedness of ROP. As of March 31, 2017, the facility fee was 25 basis points.

As of March 31, 2017, we had $84.8 million of outstanding letters of credit, zero drawn under the revolving credit facility and $1.2 billion outstanding under the term loan facility, with total undrawn capacity of $1.5 billion under the 2012 credit facility. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 the revolving credit facility had a carrying value of $(5.6) million, representing deferred financing costs presented within other liabilities, and $(6.3) million, respectively, net of deferred financing costs. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the term loan facility had a carrying value of $1.2 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively, net of deferred financing costs.

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March 31, 2017

The Company, the Operating Partnership and ROP are all borrowers jointly and severally obligated under the 2012 credit facility. None of our other subsidiaries are obligors under the 2012 credit facility.

The 2012 credit facility includes certain restrictions and covenants (see Restrictive Covenants below).

Senior Unsecured Notes

The following table sets forth our senior unsecured notes and other related disclosures as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, by scheduled maturity date (dollars in thousands):

Issuance	March 31, 2017 Unpaid Principal Balance		March 31, 2017 Accreted Balance			December 31, 2016 Accreted Balance			Coupon Rate (1)		Effective Rate		Term (in Years)	Maturity Date
October 12, 2010 (2)	$	345,000	$	337,461		$	334,077		3.00	%	3.00	%	7	October 2017
August 5, 2011 (3)	250,000		249,898			249,880			5.00	%	5.00	%	7	August 2018
March 16, 2010 (3)	250,000		250,000			250,000			7.75	%	7.75	%	10	March 2020
November 15, 2012 (3)	200,000		200,000			200,000			4.50	%	4.50	%	10	December 2022
December 17, 2015 (3)	100,000		100,000			100,000			4.27	%	4.27	%	10	December 2025
	$	1,145,000	$	1,137,359		$	1,133,957
Deferred financing costs, net			(5,005		)	(5,642		)
	$	1,145,000	$	1,132,354		$	1,128,315

(1) Interest on the senior unsecured notes is payable semi-annually with principal and unpaid interest due on the scheduled maturity dates.

(2) Issued by the Operating Partnership. Interest on these exchangeable notes is payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15. The notes had an initial exchange rate representing an exchange price that was set at a 30.0% premium to the last reported sale price of SL Green's common stock on October 6, 2010, or $85.81. The initial exchange rate is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. The current exchange rate is 12.7279 shares of SL Green's common stock per $1,000 principal amount of these notes. The notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Operating Partnership and are exchangeable upon the occurrence of specified events and during the period beginning on the twenty-second scheduled trading day prior to the maturity date and ending on the second business day prior to the maturity date, into cash or a combination of cash and shares of SL Green's common stock, if any, at our option. As a result of meeting specified events (as defined in the Indenture Agreement), these notes became exchangeable commencing April 1, 2017 and will remain exchangeable through June 30, 2017. The notes are guaranteed by ROP. On the issuance date, $78.3 million of the debt balance was recorded in equity. As of March 31, 2017, $7.5 million remained to be amortized into the debt balance.

(3) Issued by the Company, the Operating Partnership and ROP, as co-obligors.

Restrictive Covenants

The terms of the 2012 credit facility, as amended, and certain of our senior unsecured notes include certain restrictions and covenants which may limit, among other things, our ability to pay dividends, make certain types of investments, incur additional indebtedness, incur liens and enter into negative pledge agreements and dispose of assets, and which require compliance with financial ratios relating to the maximum ratio of total indebtedness to total asset value, a minimum ratio of EBITDA to fixed charges, a maximum ratio of secured indebtedness to total asset value and a maximum ratio of unsecured indebtedness to unencumbered asset value. The dividend restriction referred to above provides that, we will not during any time when a default is continuing, make distributions with respect to common stock or other equity interests, except to enable the Company to continue to qualify as a REIT for Federal income tax purposes. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, we were in compliance with all such covenants.

Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures

In June 2005, the Company and the Operating Partnership issued $100.0 million in unsecured trust preferred securities through a newly formed trust, SL Green Capital Trust I, or the Trust, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership. The securities mature in 2035 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.61% for the first ten years ending July 2015. Thereafter, the interest rate will float at 125 basis points over the three-month LIBOR. Interest payments may be deferred for a period of up to eight consecutive quarters if the Operating Partnership exercises its right to defer such payments. The Trust preferred securities are redeemable at the option of the Operating Partnership, in whole or in part, with no prepayment premium. We do not consolidate the Trust even though it is a variable interest entity as we are not the primary beneficiary. Because the Trust is not consolidated, we have recorded the debt on our consolidated balance sheets and the related payments are classified as interest expense.

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March 31, 2017

Principal Maturities

Combined aggregate principal maturities of mortgages and other loans payable, 2012 credit facility, trust preferred securities, senior unsecured notes and our share of joint venture debt as of March 31, 2017, including as-of-right extension options and put options, were as follows (in thousands):

	Scheduled Amortization		Principal		Revolving Credit Facility		Unsecured Term Loan		Trust Preferred Securities		Senior Unsecured Notes		Total		Joint Venture Debt
Remaining 2017	$	38,330	$	267,650	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	345,000	$	650,980	$	82,368
2018	54,938		298,163		—		—		—		250,000		603,101		282,958
2019	59,618		—		—		1,183,000		—		—		1,242,618		555,545
2020	41,427		679,531		—		—		—		250,000		970,958		320,884
2021	30,418		100,000		—		—		—		—		130,418		184,134
Thereafter	90,533		2,575,937		—		—		100,000		300,000		3,066,470		1,349,340
	$	315,264	$	3,921,281	$	—	$	1,183,000	$	100,000	$	1,145,000	$	6,664,545	$	2,775,229

Consolidated interest expense, excluding capitalized interest, was comprised of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Interest expense before capitalized interest	$	72,422		$	102,155
Interest capitalized	(6,279		)	(6,618		)
Interest income	(521		)	(865		)
Interest expense, net	$	65,622		$	94,672

10. Related Party Transactions

Cleaning/ Security/ Messenger and Restoration Services

Alliance Building Services, or Alliance, and its affiliates are partially owned by Gary Green, a son of Stephen L. Green, the chairman of SL Green's board of directors, and provide services to certain properties owned by us. Alliance’s affiliates include First Quality Maintenance, L.P., or First Quality, Classic Security LLC, Bright Star Couriers LLC and Onyx Restoration Works, and provide cleaning, extermination, security, messenger, and restoration services, respectively. In addition, First Quality has the non-exclusive opportunity to provide cleaning and related services to individual tenants at our properties on a basis separately negotiated with any tenant seeking such additional services. The Service Corporation has entered into an arrangement with Alliance whereby it will receive a profit participation above a certain threshold for services provided by Alliance to certain tenants at certain buildings above the base services specified in their lease agreements.

Income earned from profit participation, which is included in other income on the consolidated statements of operations, was $0.8 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. We also recorded expenses for these services, inclusive of capitalized expenses, of $4.5 million and $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, for these services (excluding services provided directly to tenants).

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March 31, 2017

Management Fees

S.L. Green Management Corp., a consolidated entity, receives property management fees from an entity in which Stephen L. Green owns an interest. We received management fees from this entity of $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

One Vanderbilt Investment

In December 2016, we entered into agreements with entities owned and controlled by Marc Holliday and Andrew Mathias, pursuant to which they agreed to make an investment in our One Vanderbilt project at the appraised fair market value for the interests acquired. This investment entitles these entities to receive approximately 1.50% - 1.80% and 1.00% - 1.20%, respectively, of any profits realized by the Company from its One Vanderbilt project in excess of the Company’s capital contributions. The entities have no right to any return of capital. Accordingly, subject to previously disclosed repurchase rights, these interests will have no value and will not entitle these entities to any amounts (other than limited distributions to cover tax liabilities incurred) unless and until the Company has received distributions from the One Vanderbilt project in excess of the Company’s aggregate investment in the project. In the event that the Company does not realize a profit on its investment in the project (or would not realize a profit based on the value at the time the interests are repurchased), the entities owned and controlled by Messrs. Holliday and Mathias will lose the entire amount of their investment.

Fifty percent of these interests were purchased on December 31, 2016 and the remaining fifty percent will be purchased on December 31, 2017. The entities owned and controlled by Messrs. Holliday and Mathias will pay $1.4 million and $1.0 million, respectively, which equals the fair market value of the interests acquired as of the date the investment agreements were entered into as determined by an independent third party appraisal that we obtained.

Other

Amounts due from related parties at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Due from joint ventures	$	2,210	$	1,240
Other	16,857		14,616
Related party receivables	$	19,067	$	15,856

11. Noncontrolling Interests on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements

Noncontrolling interests represent the common and preferred units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership not held by the Company as well as third party equity interests in our other consolidated subsidiaries. Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership are shown in the mezzanine equity while the noncontrolling interests in our other consolidated subsidiaries are shown in the equity section of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Common Units of Limited Partnership Interest in the Operating Partnership

As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the noncontrolling interest unit holders owned 4.33%, or 4,562,717 units, and 4.16%, or 4,363,716 units, of the Operating Partnership, respectively. As of March 31, 2017, 4,562,717 shares of SL Green's common stock were reserved for issuance upon the redemption of units of limited partnership interest of the Operating Partnership.

Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership is recorded at the greater of its cost basis or fair market value based on the closing stock price of SL Green's common stock at the end of the reporting period.

Below is the rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

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March 31, 2017

	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Balance at beginning of period	$	473,882		$	424,206
Distributions	(3,537		)	(12,671		)
Issuance of common units	18,240			78,495
Redemption of common units	(13,112		)	(31,805		)
Net income	476			10,136
Accumulated other comprehensive income allocation	(199		)	1,299
Fair value adjustment	15,548			4,222
Balance at end of period	$	491,298		$	473,882

Preferred Units of Limited Partnership Interest in the Operating Partnership

The Operating Partnership has 1,902,0004.50% Series G Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series G Preferred Units outstanding, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit, which were issued in January 2012 in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series G Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $1.125 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series G Preferred Units are convertible into a number of common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership equal to (i) the liquidation preference plus accumulated and unpaid distributions on the conversion date divided by (ii) $88.50. The common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership may be redeemed in exchange for SL Green's common stock on a 1-to-1 basis. The Series G Preferred Units also provide the holder with the right to require the Operating Partnership to repurchase the Series G Preferred Units for cash before January 31, 2022.

The Operating Partnership has 60 Series F Preferred Units outstanding with a mandatory liquidation preference of $1,000.00 per unit.

The Operating Partnership has authorized up to 700,0003.50% Series K Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series K Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit. In August 2014, the Company issued 563,954 Series K Preferred Units in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series K Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $0.875 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series K Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time, at the option of the unitholder, either for cash or are convertible into a number of common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership equal to (i) the liquidation preference plus accumulated and unpaid distributions on the conversion date divided by (ii) $134.67.

The Operating Partnership has authorized up to 500,0004.00% Series L Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series L Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit. In August 2014, the Company issued 378,634 Series L Preferred Units in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series L Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $1.00 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series L Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time at par for cash at the option of the unitholder.

The Operating Partnership has authorized up to 1,600,0003.75% Series M Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series M Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit. In February 2015, the Company issued 1,600,000 Series M Preferred Units in conjunction with the acquisition of ownership interests in and relating to certain residential and retail real estate properties. The Series M Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $0.9375 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series M Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time at par for cash at the option of the unitholder.

The Operating Partnership has authorized up to 552,3033.00% Series N Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series N Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit. In June 2015, the Company issued 552,303 Series N Preferred Units in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series N Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $0.75 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series N Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time at par for cash at the option of the unitholder.

The Operating Partnership has authorized an aggregate of one6.25% Series O Preferred Unit of limited partnership interest, or the Series O Preferred Unit. In June 2015, the Company issued the Series O Preferred Unit in connection with an acquisition.

The Operating Partnership has authorized up to 200,0004.00% Series P Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series P Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit. In July 2015, the Company issued 200,000 Series P Preferred Units in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series P Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $1.00 per unit

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paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series P Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time at par for cash at the option of the unitholder.

The Operating Partnership has authorized up to 268,0003.50% Series Q Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series Q Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit. In July 2015, the Company issued 268,000 Series Q Preferred Units in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series Q Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $0.875 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series Q Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time, at the option of the unitholder, either for cash or are convertible into a number of common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership equal to (i) the liquidation preference plus accumulated and unpaid distributions on the conversion date divided by (ii) $148.95.

The Operating Partnership has authorized up to 400,0003.50% Series R Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series R Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit. In August 2015, the Company issued 400,000 Series R Preferred Units in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series R Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $0.875 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series R Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time, at the option of the unitholder, either for cash or are convertible into a number of common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership equal to (i) the liquidation preference plus accumulated and unpaid distributions on the conversion date divided by (ii) $154.89.

The Operating Partnership has authorized up to 1,077,2804.00% Series S Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series S Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit. In August 2015, the Company issued 1,077,280 Series S Preferred Units in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series S Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $1.00 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series S Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time at par for cash at the option of the unitholder.

The Operating Partnership has authorized up to 230,0002.75% Series T Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series T Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit. In March 2016, the Company issued 230,000 Series T Preferred Units in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series T Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $0.6875 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series T Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time at par, at the option of the unitholder, either for cash or are convertible into a number of common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership equal to (i) the liquidation preference plus accumulated and unpaid distributions on the conversion date divided by (ii) $119.02.

The Operating Partnership has authorized up to 680,0004.50% Series U Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series U Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit. In March 2016, the Company issued 680,000 Series U Preferred Units in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series U Preferred unitholders initially receive annual dividends of $1.125 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The annual dividend is subject to reduction upon the occurence of certain circumstances set forth in the terms of the Series U Preferred Units. The minimum annual dividend is $0.75 per unit. The Series U Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time at par for cash at the option of the unitholder.

Through a consolidated subsidiary, we have authorized up to 109,1613.5% Series A Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Subsidiary Series A Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $1,000.00 per unit. In August 2015, the Company issued 109,161 Subsidiary Series A Preferred Units in conjunction with an acquisition. The Subsidiary Series A Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $35.00 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Subsidiary Series A Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time, at the option of the unitholder, either for cash or are convertible on a one-for-one basis, into the Series B Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Subsidiary Series B Preferred Units. The Subsidiary Series B Preferred Units can be converted at any time, at the option of the unitholder, into a number of common stock equal to 6.71348 shares of common stock for each Subsidiary Series B Preferred Unit. As of March 31, 2017, no Subsidiary Series B Preferred Units have been issued.

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Below is the rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the preferred units in the Operating Partnership as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Balance at beginning of period	$	302,010	$	282,516
Issuance of preferred units	—		22,793
Redemption of preferred units	—		(3,299		)
Balance at end of period	$	302,010	$	302,010

12. Stockholders’ Equity of the Company

Common Stock

Our authorized capital stock consists of 260,000,000 shares, $0.01 par value per share, consisting of 160,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 75,000,000 shares of excess stock, at $0.01 par value per share, and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. As of March 31, 2017, 100,776,414 shares of common stock and no shares of excess stock were issued and outstanding.

In August 2016, our board of directors approved a stock repurchase plan under which we can buy up to $1.0 billion of shares of our common stock. At March 31, 2017 repurchases made under the stock repurchase plans were as follows:

Period	Total number of shares purchased	Average price paid per share	Total number of shares purchased as part of the repurchase plan or programs	Maximum approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plan (in millions)
First quarter 2017	982	$103.89	982	$999.9

Perpetual Preferred Stock

We have 9,200,000 shares of our 6.50% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, or the Series I Preferred Stock, outstanding with a mandatory liquidation preference of $25.00 per share. The Series I Preferred stockholders receive annual dividends of $1.625 per share paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. We are entitled to redeem the Series I Preferred Stock at par for cash at our option on or after August 10, 2017. In August 2012, we received $221.9 million in net proceeds from the issuance of the Series I Preferred Stock, which were recorded net of underwriters' discount and issuance costs, and contributed the net proceeds to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 9,200,000 units of 6.50% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series I Preferred Units.

Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan

In February 2015, the Company filed a registration statement with the SEC for our dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan, or DRSPP, which automatically became effective upon filing. The Company registered 3,500,000 shares of SL Green's common stock under the DRSPP. The DRSPP commenced on September 24, 2001.

Earnings per Share

SL Green's earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 are computed as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Numerator	2017		2016
Basic Earnings:
Income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	11,351	$	23,221
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Redemption of units to common shares	476		922
Diluted Earnings:
Income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	11,827	$	24,143

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	Three Months Ended March 31,
Denominator	2017	2016
Basic Shares:
Weighted average common stock outstanding	100,643	100,051
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Operating Partnership units redeemable for common shares	4,607	3,974
Stock-based compensation plans	304	234
Diluted weighted average common stock outstanding	105,554	104,259

SL Green has excluded 1,025,419 and 1,349,019 common stock equivalents from the diluted shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, as they were anti-dilutive.

13. Partners' Capital of the Operating Partnership

The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership and at March 31, 2017 owned 100,776,414 general and limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership and 9,200,000 Series I Preferred Units. Partnership interests in the Operating Partnership are denominated as “common units of limited partnership interest” (also referred to as “OP Units”) or “preferred units of limited partnership interest” (also referred to as “Preferred Units”). All references to OP Units and Preferred Units outstanding exclude such units held by the Company. A holder of an OP Unit may present such OP Unit to the Operating Partnership for redemption at any time (subject to restrictions agreed upon at the issuance of OP Units to particular holders that may restrict such right for a period of time, generally one year from issuance). Upon presentation of an OP Unit for redemption, the Operating Partnership must redeem such OP Unit in exchange for the cash equal to the then value of a share of common stock of the Company, except that the Company may, at its election, in lieu of cash redemption, acquire such OP Unit for one share of common stock. Because the number of shares of common stock outstanding at all times equals the number of OP Units that the Company owns, one share of common stock is generally the economic equivalent of one OP Unit, and the quarterly distribution that may be paid to the holder of an OP Unit equals the quarterly dividend that may be paid to the holder of a share of common stock. Each series of Preferred Units makes a distribution that is set in accordance with an amendment to the partnership agreement of the Operating Partnership. Preferred Units may also be convertible into OP Units at the election of the holder thereof or the Company, subject to the terms of such Preferred Units.

Net income (loss) allocated to the preferred unitholders and common unitholders reflects their pro rata share of net income (loss) and distributions.

Limited Partner Units

As of March 31, 2017, limited partners other than SL Green owned 4.33%, or 4,562,717 common units, of the Operating Partnership.

Preferred Units

Preferred units not owned by SL Green are further described in Note 11, “Noncontrolling Interests on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements - Preferred Units of Limited Partnership Interest in the Operating Partnership.”

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Earnings per Unit

The Operating Partnership's earnings per unit for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively are computed as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Numerator	2017		2016
Basic and Diluted Earnings:
Net income attributable to SLGOP common unitholders	$	11,827	$	24,143

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Denominator	2017	2016
Basic units:
Weighted average common units outstanding	105,250	104,025
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Stock-based compensation plans	304	234
Diluted weighted average common units outstanding	105,554	104,259

The Operating Partnership has excluded 1,025,419 and 1,349,019 common unit equivalents from the diluted units outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, as they were anti-dilutive.

14. Share-based Compensation

We have stock-based employee and director compensation plans. Our employees are compensated through the Operating Partnership. Under each plan, whenever the Company issues common or preferred stock, the Operating Partnership issues an equivalent number of units of limited partnership interest of a corresponding class to the Company.

Fourth Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan

The Fourth Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, or the 2005 Plan, was approved by the Company's board of directors in April 2016 and its stockholders in June 2016 at the Company's annual meeting of stockholders. The 2005 Plan authorizes the issuance of stock options, stock appreciation rights, unrestricted and restricted stock, phantom shares, dividend equivalent rights, cash-based awards and other equity-based awards. Subject to adjustments upon certain corporate transactions or events, awards with respect to up to a maximum of 27,030,000 fungible units may be granted under the 2005 Plan. Currently, different types of awards count against the limit on the number of fungible units differently, with (1) full-value awards (i.e., those that deliver the full value of the award upon vesting, such as restricted stock) granted after the effective date of the Fourth Amendment 2005 Plan counting as 3.74 Fungible Units per share subject to such awards, (2) stock options, stock appreciation rights and other awards that do not deliver full value and expire five years from the date of grant counting as 0.73 fungible units per share subject to such awards, and (3) all other awards (e.g., ten-year stock options) counting as 1.0 fungible units per share subject to such awards. Awards granted under the 2005 Plan prior to the approval of the fourth amendment and restatement in June 2016 continue to count against the fungible unit limit based on the ratios that were in effect at the time such awards were granted, which may be different than the current ratios. As a result, depending on the types of awards issued, the 2005 Plan may result in the issuance of more or less than 27,030,000 shares. If a stock option or other award granted under the 2005 Plan expires or terminates, the common stock subject to any portion of the award that expires or terminates without having been exercised or paid, as the case may be, will again become available for the issuance of additional awards. Shares of SL Green's common stock distributed under the 2005 Plan may be treasury shares or authorized but unissued shares. Currently, unless the 2005 Plan has been previously terminated by the Company's board of directors, new awards may be granted under the 2005 Plan until June 2, 2026, which is the tenth anniversary of the date that the 2005 Plan was most recently approved by the Company's stockholders. As of March 31, 2017, $8.7 million fungible units were available for issuance under the 2005 Plan after reserving for shares underlying outstanding restricted stock units, phantom stock units granted pursuant to our Non-Employee Directors' Deferral Program and LTIP Units, including, among others, outstanding LTIP Units issued under our 2014 Outperformance Plan.

Options are granted under the plan with an exercise price at the fair market value of the Company's common stock on the date of grant and, subject to employment, generally expire five or ten years from the date of grant, are not transferable other than on death, and generally vest in one to five years commencing one year from the date of grant. We have also granted Class O LTIP Units, which are a class of LTIP Units in the Operating Partnership structured to provide economics similar to those of stock

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options. Class O LTIP Units, once vested, may be converted, at the election of the holder, into a number of common units of the Operating Partnership per Class O LTIP Unit determined by the increase in value of a share of the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion over a participation threshold, which equals the fair market value of a share of the Company’s common stock at the time of grant. Class O LTIP Units are entitled to distributions, subject to vesting, equal per unit to 10% of the per unit distributions paid with respect to the common units of the Operating Partnership.

The fair value of each stock option or LTIP Unit granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on historical information with the following weighted average assumptions for grants during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016.

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Dividend yield	2.50	%	2.37	%
Expected life	4.8 years		3.7 years
Risk-free interest rate	1.82	%	1.57	%
Expected stock price volatility	31.00	%	26.76	%

A summary of the status of the Company's stock options as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, and changes during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and year ended December 31, 2016 are as follows:

	March 31, 2017					December 31, 2016
	Options Outstanding			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Options Outstanding			Weighted Average Exercise Price
Balance at beginning of period	$	1,737,213		$	98.44	$	1,595,007		$	95.52
Granted	60,000			106.05		445,100			105.86
Exercised	(104,151		)	84.03		(192,875		)	76.90
Lapsed or cancelled	(25,201		)	127.28		(110,019		)	123.86
Balance at end of period	$	1,667,861		$	99.18	$	1,737,213		$	98.44
Options exercisable at end of period	889,076			$	90.92	748,617			$	87.72
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period	$	1,496,838				$	8,363,036

All options were granted with strike prices ranging from $20.67 to $137.18. The remaining weighted average contractual life of the options outstanding was 3.7 years and the remaining average contractual life of the options exercisable was 2.8 years.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, we recognized compensation expense for these options of $2.0 million and $2.0 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2017, there was $12.6 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.0 years.

Stock-based Compensation

Effective January 1, 1999, the Company implemented a deferred compensation plan, or the Deferred Plan, where shares issued under the Deferred Plan were granted to certain employees, including our executives and vesting will occur annually upon the completion of a service period or our meeting established financial performance criteria. Annual vesting occurs at rates ranging from 15% to 35% once performance criteria are reached.

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A summary of the Company's restricted stock as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and charges during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016, are as follows:

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Balance at beginning of period	3,202,031		3,137,881
Granted	—		98,800
Cancelled	—		(34,650		)
Balance at end of period	3,202,031		3,202,031
Vested during the period	82,786		83,822
Compensation expense recorded	$	2,380,926	$	7,153,966
Weighted average fair value of restricted stock granted during the period	$	—	$	10,650,077

The fair value of restricted stock that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016 was $8.0 million and $7.6 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2017 there was $18.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to restricted stock, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, $1.6 million and $1.5 million, respectively, was capitalized to assets associated with compensation expense related to our long-term compensation plans, restricted stock and stock options.

We have granted LTIP Units, which include bonus, time-based and performance based awards, with a fair value of $20.5 million and $25.4 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The grant date fair value of the LTIP Unit awards was calculated in accordance with ASC 718. A third party consultant determined the fair value of the LTIP Units to have a discount from SL Green's common stock price. The discount was calculated by considering the inherent uncertainty that the LTIP Units will reach parity with other common partnership units and the illiquidity due to transfer restrictions. As of March 31, 2017, there was $12.1 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to the time-based and performance based awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.4 years. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, we recorded compensation expense related to bonus, time-based and performance based awards of $10.0 million and $9.5 million, respectively.

2014 Outperformance Plan

In August 2014, the compensation committee of the Company's board of directors approved the general terms of the SL Green Realty Corp. 2014 Outperformance Plan, or the 2014 Outperformance Plan. Participants in the 2014 Outperformance Plan may earn, in the aggregate, up to 610,000 LTIP Units in our Operating Partnership based on our total return to stockholders for the three-year period beginning September 1, 2014. Under the 2014 Outperformance Plan, two-thirds of the LTIP Units may be earned based on the Company’s absolute total return to stockholders and one-third of the LTIP Units may be earned based on relative total return to stockholders compared to the constituents of the MSCI REIT Index. Awards earned based on absolute total return to stockholders will be determined independently of awards earned based on relative total return to stockholders. In the event the Company’s performance reaches either threshold before the end of the three-year performance period, a pro-rata portion of the maximum award may be earned. For each component, if the Company’s performance reaches the maximum threshold beginning with the 19th month of the performance period, participants will earn one-third of the maximum award that may be earned for that component. If the Company’s performance reaches the maximum threshold during the third year of the performance period for a component, participants will earn two-thirds (or an additional one-third) of the maximum award that may be earned for that component. LTIP Units earned under the 2014 Outperformance Plan will be subject to continued vesting requirements, with 50% of any awards earned vesting on August 31, 2017 and the remaining 50% vesting on August 31, 2018, subject to continued employment with us through such dates. Participants will not be entitled to distributions with respect to LTIP Units granted under the 2014 Outperformance Plan unless and until they are earned. If LTIP Units are earned, each participant will also be entitled to the distributions that would have been paid had the number of earned LTIP Units been issued at the beginning of the performance period, with such distributions being paid in the form of cash or additional LTIP Units. Thereafter, distributions will be paid currently with respect to all earned LTIP Units, whether vested or unvested.

The cost of the 2014 Outperformance Plan ($29.2 million, subject to forfeitures), based on the portion of the 2014 Outperformance Plan granted as of March 31, 2017, will be amortized into earnings through the final vesting period. We recorded compensation expense of $2.1 million and $1.5 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, related to the 2014 Outperformance Plan.

Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors

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Under our Non-Employee Director's Deferral Program, which commenced July 2004, the Company's non-employee directors may elect to defer up to 100% of their annual retainer fee, chairman fees, meeting fees and annual stock grant. Unless otherwise elected by a participant, fees deferred under the program shall be credited in the form of phantom stock units. The program provides that a director's phantom stock units generally will be settled in an equal number of shares of common stock upon the earlier of (i) the January 1 coincident with or the next following such director's termination of service from the Board of Directors or (ii) a change in control by us, as defined by the program. Phantom stock units are credited to each non-employee director quarterly using the closing price of SL Green's common stock on the first business day of the respective quarter. Each participating non-employee director is also credited with dividend equivalents or phantom stock units based on the dividend rate for each quarter, which are either paid in cash currently or credited to the director’s account as additional phantom stock units.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, 9,320 phantom stock units and 8,592 shares of common stock were issued to our board of directors. We recorded compensation expense of $1.9 million and $1.6 million during the for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, related to the Deferred Compensation Plan. As of March 31, 2017, there were 96,447 phantom stock units outstanding pursuant to our Non-Employee Director's Deferral Program.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In 2007, the Company's board of directors adopted the 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or ESPP, to encourage our employees to increase their efforts to make our business more successful by providing equity-based incentives to eligible employees. The ESPP is intended to qualify as an "employee stock purchase plan" under Section 423 of the Code, and has been adopted by the board to enable our eligible employees to purchase the Company's shares of common stock through payroll deductions. The ESPP became effective on January 1, 2008 with a maximum of 500,000 shares of the common stock available for issuance, subject to adjustment upon a merger, reorganization, stock split or other similar corporate change. The Company filed a registration statement on Form S-8 with the SEC with respect to the ESPP. The common stock is offered for purchase through a series of successive offering periods. Each offering period will be three months in duration and will begin on the first day of each calendar quarter, with the first offering period having commenced on January 1, 2008. The ESPP provides for eligible employees to purchase the common stock at a purchase price equal to 85% of the lesser of (1) the market value of the common stock on the first day of the offering period or (2) the market value of the common stock on the last day of the offering period. The ESPP was approved by our stockholders at our 2008 annual meeting of stockholders. As of March 31, 2017, 97,446 shares of SL Green's common stock had been issued under the ESPP.

15. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following tables set forth the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component as of March 31, 2017 (in thousands):

	Net unrealized gain on derivative instruments (1)			SL Green’s share of joint venture net unrealized gain on derivative instruments (2)		Net unrealized gain on marketable securities			Total
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	12,596		$	4,021	$	5,520		$	22,137
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(2,429		)	277		(1,426		)	(3,578		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	758			324		(3,130		)	(2,048		)
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	10,925		$	4,622	$	964		$	16,511

(1) Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is included in interest expense in the respective consolidated statements of operations. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the deferred net losses from these terminated hedges, which is included in accumulated other comprehensive loss relating to net unrealized loss on derivative instrument, was $4.7 million and $7.1 million, respectively.

(2) Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is included in equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures in the respective consolidated statements of operations.

16. Fair Value Measurements

We are required to disclose fair value information with regard to our financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the consolidated balance sheets, for which it is practical to estimate fair value. The FASB guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. We measure and/or disclose the estimated fair value of financial assets and liabilities based on a hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting

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entity and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions. This hierarchy consists of three broad levels: Level 1 - quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity can access at the measurement date; Level 2 - inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and Level 3 - unobservable inputs for the asset or liability that are used when little or no market data is available. We follow this hierarchy for our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis. In instances in which the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Our assessment of the significance of the particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.

The following tables set forth the assets and liabilities that we measure at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis by their levels in the fair value hierarchy at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Marketable securities	$	29,260	$	—	$	29,260	$	—
Interest rate cap and swap agreements (included in other assets)	$	16,355	$	—	$	16,355	$	—

	December 31, 2016
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Marketable securities	$	85,110	$	48,315	$	36,795	$	—
Interest rate cap and swap agreements (included in other assets)	$	21,090	$	—	$	21,090	$	—
Liabilities:
Interest rate cap and swap agreements (included in accrued interest payable and other liabilities)	$	1	$	—	$	1	$	—

We determine other than temporary impairment in real estate investments and debt and preferred equity investments, including intangibles primarily utilizing cash flow projections that apply, among other things, estimated revenue and expense growth rates, discount rates and capitalization rates, as well as sales comparison approach, which utilizes comparable sales, listings and sales contracts. All of which are classified as Level 3 inputs.

The marketable securities classified as Level 1 were derived from quoted prices in active markets. The valuation technique used to measure the fair value of the marketable securities classified as Level 2 were valued based on quoted market prices or model driven valuations using the significant inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data. Marketable securities in an unrealized loss position are not considered to be other than temporarily impaired. We do not intend to sell these securities and it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost bases.

The fair value of derivative instruments is based on current market data received from financial sources that trade such instruments and are based on prevailing market data and derived from third party proprietary models based on well-recognized financial principles and reasonable estimates about relevant future market conditions, which are classified as Level 2 inputs.

The financial assets and liabilities that are not measured at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, debt and preferred equity investments, mortgages and other loans payable and other secured and unsecured debt. The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable and accrued expenses reported in our consolidated balance sheets approximates fair value due to the short term nature of these instruments. The fair value of debt and preferred equity investments, which is classified as Level 3, is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using current interest rates at which similar loans with the same maturities would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings. The fair value of borrowings, which is classified as Level 3, is estimated by discounting the contractual cash flows of each debt instrument to their present value using adjusted market interest rates, which is provided by a third-party specialist.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (cont.)

March 31, 2017

The following table provides the carrying value and fair value of these financial instruments as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017				December 31, 2016
	Carrying Value (1)		Fair Value		Carrying Value (1)		Fair Value
Debt and preferred equity investments	$	1,627,836	(2)		$	1,640,412	(2)
Fixed rate debt	$	5,516,740	$	5,804,033	$	5,452,084	$	5,722,494
Variable rate debt	1,140,163		1,138,228		1,105,585		1,110,110
	$	6,656,903	$	6,942,261	$	6,557,669	$	6,832,604

(1) Amounts exclude net deferred financing costs.

(2) At March 31, 2017, debt and preferred equity investments had an estimated fair value ranging between $1.6 billion and $1.8 billion. At December 31, 2016, debt and preferred equity investments had an estimated fair value ranging between $1.6 billion and $1.8 billion.

Disclosure about fair value of financial instruments was based on pertinent information available to us as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Although we are not aware of any factors that would significantly affect the reasonable fair value amounts, such amounts have not been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these financial statements since that date and current estimates of fair value may differ significantly from the amounts presented herein.

17. Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging

In the normal course of business, we use a variety of commonly used derivative instruments, such as interest rate swaps, caps, collar and floors, to manage, or hedge interest rate risk. We hedge our exposure to variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions in addition to anticipated future interest payments on existing debt. We recognize all derivatives on the balance sheets at fair value. Derivatives that are not hedges are adjusted to fair value through earnings. If a derivative is a hedge, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative will either be offset against the change in fair value of the hedge asset, liability, or firm commitment through earnings, or recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of a derivative's change in fair value will be immediately recognized in earnings. Reported net income and equity may increase or decrease prospectively, depending on future levels of interest rates and other variables affecting the fair values of derivative instruments and hedged items, but will have no effect on cash flows. Currently, all of our designated derivative instruments are effective hedging instruments.

The following table summarizes the notional value at inception and fair value of our consolidated derivative financial instruments at March 31, 2017 based on Level 2 information. The notional value is an indication of the extent of our involvement in these instruments at that time, but does not represent exposure to credit, interest rate or market risks (amounts in thousands).

	Notional Value		Strike Rate		Effective Date	Expiration Date	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Interest Rate Swap	$	200,000	0.938	%	October 2014	December 2017	Other Assets	$	278
Interest Rate Swap	150,000		0.940	%	October 2014	December 2017	Other Assets	207
Interest Rate Swap	150,000		0.940	%	October 2014	December 2017	Other Assets	207
Interest Rate Cap	137,500		4.000	%	September 2015	September 2017	Other Assets	—
Interest Rate Cap	1,450,000		4.750	%	May 2016	May 2017	Other Assets	—
Interest Rate Swap	200,000		1.131	%	July 2016	July 2023	Other Assets	10,558
Interest Rate Swap	100,000		1.161	%	July 2016	July 2023	Other Assets	5,105
Interest Rate Cap	23,199		4.500	%	October 2016	October 2017	Other Assets	—
								$	16,355

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we recorded a loss on the changes in the fair value of $0.1 million, which is included in interest expense on the consolidated statements of operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recorded a gain on the changes in the fair value of $0.1 million, which is included in interest expense on the consolidated statements of operations.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (cont.)

March 31, 2017

The Company has agreements with each of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Company either defaults or is capable of being declared in default on any of its indebtedness, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations. As of March 31, 2017, the fair value of derivatives in a net liability position including accrued interest but excluding any adjustment for nonperformance risk related to these agreements was zero. As of March 31, 2017, the Company has not posted any collateral related to these agreements and was not in breach of any agreement provisions. If the Company had breached any of these provisions, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their aggregate termination value of zero at March 31, 2017.

Gains and losses on terminated hedges are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss, and are recognized into earnings over the term of the related mortgage obligation. Over time, the realized and unrealized gains and losses held in accumulated other comprehensive loss will be reclassified into earnings as an adjustment to interest expense in the same periods in which the hedged interest payments affect earnings. We estimate that $1.1 million of the current balance held in accumulated other comprehensive loss will be reclassified into interest expense and $0.7 million of the portion related to our share of joint venture accumulated other comprehensive loss will be reclassified into equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures within the next 12 months.

The following table presents the effect of our derivative financial instruments and our share of our joint ventures' derivative financial instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively (in thousands):

	Amount of (Loss) Gain Recognized in Other Comprehensive Loss (Effective Portion)						Location of (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income	Amount of Loss  Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss  into Income (Effective Portion)				Location of (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of (Loss) Recognized into Income (Ineffective Portion)
	Three Months Ended March 31,							Three Months Ended March 31,					Three Months Ended March 31,
Derivative	2017			2016				2017		2016			2017			2016
Interest Rate Swaps/Caps	$	(3,137	)	$	(6,919	)	Interest expense	$	979	$	2,163	Interest expense	$	(8	)	$	(39	)
Share of unconsolidated joint ventures' derivative instruments	341			(2,765		)	Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures	399		351		Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures	(95		)	(436		)
	$	(2,796	)	$	(9,684	)		$	1,378	$	2,514		$	(103	)	$	(475	)

18. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

As of March 31, 2017, the Company and the Operating Partnership were not involved in any material litigation nor, to management's knowledge, was any material litigation threatened against us or our portfolio which if adversely determined could have a material adverse impact on us.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (cont.)

March 31, 2017

Environmental Matters

Our management believes that the properties are in compliance in all material respects with applicable Federal, state and local ordinances and regulations regarding environmental issues. Management is not aware of any environmental liability that it believes would have a materially adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Management is unaware of any instances in which it would incur significant environmental cost if any of our properties were sold.

Capital and Ground Leases Arrangements

The following is a schedule of future minimum lease payments under capital leases and non-cancellable operating leases with initial terms in excess of one year as of March 31, 2017 (in thousands):

	Capital lease			Non-cancellable operating leases
Remaining 2017	$	1,790		$	23,287
2018	2,387			31,049
2019	2,411			31,066
2020	2,620			31,436
2021	2,794			31,628
Thereafter	822,688			732,724
Total minimum lease payments	$	834,690		$	881,190
Amount representing interest	(792,385		)
Capital lease obligations	$	42,305

19. Segment Information

The Company is a REIT with in-house capabilities in commercial and residential property management, acquisitions and dispositions, financing, development and redevelopment, construction and leasing in the New York Metropolitan area and have two reportable segments, real estate and debt and preferred equity. We evaluate real estate performance and allocate resources based on earnings contribution to income from continuing operations.

The primary sources of revenue are generated from tenant rents and escalations and reimbursement revenue. Real estate property operating expenses consist primarily of security, maintenance, utility costs, real estate taxes and ground rent expense (at certain applicable properties). See Note 5, "Debt and Preferred Equity Investments," for additional details on our debt and preferred equity investments.

Selected consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, and selected asset information as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, regarding our operating segments are as follows (in thousands):

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (cont.)

March 31, 2017

	Real Estate Segment			Debt and Preferred Equity Segment		Total Company
Total revenues
Three months ended:
March 31, 2017	$	330,829		$	46,552	$	377,381
March 31, 2016	395,887			59,557		455,444
Net income before equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate, gain on sale of real estate, net, depreciable real estate reserves, and gain on sale of investment in marketable securities
Three months ended:
March 31, 2017	$	11,718		$	39,602	$	51,320
March 31, 2016	(43,402		)	52,217		8,815
Total assets
As of:
March 31, 2017	$	13,912,271		$	1,965,000	$	15,877,271
December 31, 2016	13,868,085			1,989,702		15,857,787

Income from continuing operations represents total revenues less total expenses for the real estate segment and total investment income less allocated interest expense for the debt and preferred equity segment. Interest costs for the debt and preferred equity segment includes actual costs incurred for investments collateralizing the MRA. Interest is imputed on the remaining investments using our corporate borrowing cost. We also allocate loan loss reserves, net of recoveries, and transaction related costs to the debt and preferred equity segment. We do not allocate marketing, general and administrative expenses to the debt and preferred equity segment since the use of personnel and resources is dependent on transaction volume between the two segments and varies period over period. In addition, we base performance on the individual segments prior to allocating marketing, general and administrative expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, marketing, general and administrative expenses totaled $24.1 million, and $24.0 million respectively. All other expenses, except interest, relate entirely to the real estate assets.

There were no transactions between the above two segments.

The table below reconciles income from continuing operations to net income for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Net income before equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate, gain on sale of real estate, net, depreciable real estate reserves, and gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	$	51,320		$	8,815
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	2,047			9,915
Gain on sale of real estate, net	567			13,773
Depreciable real estate reserves	(56,272		)	—
Gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	3,262			—
Net income	$	924		$	32,503

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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

SL Green Realty Corp., which is referred to as SL Green or the Company, a Maryland corporation, and SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P., which is referred to as SLGOP or the Operating Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, were formed in June 1997 for the purpose of combining the commercial real estate business of S.L. Green Properties, Inc. and its affiliated partnerships and entities. The Company is a self-managed real estate investment trust, or REIT, with in-house capabilities in commercial and residential property management, acquisitions and dispositions, financing, development and redevelopment, construction and leasing. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to "we," "our" and "us" means the Company and all entities owned or controlled by the Company, including the Operating Partnership.

Reckson Associates Realty Corp., or Reckson, and Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P. or ROP, are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the SL Green Realty Corp.

The following discussion related to our consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements appearing in this Quarterly Report of this Form 10-Q and in Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

As of March 31, 2017, we owned the following interests in properties in the New York Metropolitan area, primarily in midtown Manhattan. Our investments in the New York Metropolitan area also include investments in Brooklyn, Long Island, Westchester County, Connecticut and New Jersey, which are collectively known as the Suburban properties:

		Consolidated			Unconsolidated		Total
Location	Property Type	Number of Properties		Approximate Square Feet (unaudited)	Number of Properties	Approximate Square Feet (unaudited)	Number of Properties	Approximate Square Feet (unaudited)	Weighted Average Occupancy(1) (unaudited)
Commercial:
Manhattan	Office	24		16,054,606	7	6,558,139	31	22,612,745	94.3	%
	Retail	7	(2)(3)	335,393	9	347,970	16	683,363	83.1	%
	Development/Redevelopment	6		135,375	3	770,514	9	905,889	55.4	%
	Fee Interest	1		176,530	1	26,926	2	203,456	100.0	%
		38		16,701,904	20	7,703,549	58	24,405,453	92.7	%
Suburban	Office	25		4,113,800	2	640,000	27	4,753,800	82.3	%
	Retail	1		52,000	—	—	1	52,000	100.0	%
	Development/Redevelopment	1		1,000	1	—	2	1,000	100.0	%
		27		4,166,800	3	640,000	30	4,806,800	82.5	%
Total commercial properties		65		20,868,704	23	8,343,549	88	29,212,253	91.0	%
Residential:
Manhattan	Residential	3	(2)	472,105	12	2,656,856	15	3,128,961	87.2	%
Suburban	Residential	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	%
Total residential properties		3		472,105	12	2,656,856	15	3,128,961	87.2	%
Total portfolio(2)(3)(4)		68		21,340,809	35	11,000,405	103	32,341,214	90.6	%

(1) The weighted average occupancy for commercial properties represents the total occupied square feet divided by total square footage at acquisition. The weighted average occupancy for residential properties represents the total occupied units divided by total available units.

(2) As of March 31, 2017, we owned a building that was comprised of approximately 270,132 square feet (unaudited) of retail space and approximately 222,855 square feet (unaudited) of residential space. For the purpose of this report, we have included the building in the number of retail properties we own. However, we have included only the retail square footage in the retail approximate square footage, and have listed the balance of the square footage as residential square footage.

(3) Includes the property at 102 Greene Street, which is classified as held for sale at March 31, 2017.

(4) Includes the property at 520 White Plains Road, which is classified as held for sale at March 31, 2017.

As of March 31, 2017, we also an approximately 336,000 square foot (unaudited) office building owned by a third party and held debt and preferred equity investments with a book value of $2.0 billion, including $0.3 billion of debt and preferred equity investments and other financing receivables that are included in other balance sheet line items other than the Debt and Preferred Equity Investments line item.

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Critical Accounting Policies

Refer to the 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company and the Operating Partnership for a discussion of our critical accounting policies, which include investment in commercial real estate properties, investment in unconsolidated joint ventures, revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, reserve for possible credit losses and derivative instruments. There have been no changes to these accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

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Results of Operations

Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2017 to the three months ended March 31, 2016

The following comparison for the three months ended March 31, 2017, or 2017, to the three months ended March 31, 2016, or 2016, makes reference to the effect of the following: 

i. “Same-Store Properties,” which represents all operating properties owned by us at January 1, 2016 and still owned by us in the same manner at March 31, 2017 (Same-Store Properties totaled55 of our 68 consolidated operating properties),

ii. “Acquisition Properties,” which represents all properties or interests in properties acquired in 2017 and 2016 and all non-Same-Store Properties, including properties that are under development, redevelopment or were deconsolidated during the period,

iii. "Disposed Properties" which represents all properties or interests in properties sold or partially sold in 2017 and 2016, and

iv. “Other,” which represents corporate level items not allocable to specific properties, as well as the Service Corporation and eEmerge Inc.

	Same-Store									Acquisition				Other				Consolidated
(in millions)	2017		2016		$ Change			% Change		2017		2016		2017		2016		2017			2016			$ Change			% Change
Rental revenue	$	272.5	$	263.4	$	9.1		3.5	%	$	4.7	$	4.0	$	4.1	$	78.2	$	281.3		$	345.6		$	(64.3	)	(18.6	)%
Escalation and reimbursement	42.7		41.7		1.0			2.4	%	0.1		0.1		1.4		3.8		44.2			45.6			(1.4		)	(3.1	)%
Investment income	—		—		—			—	%	—		—		40.3		54.7		40.3			54.7			(14.4		)	(26.3	)%
Other income	1.4		2.0		(0.6		)	(30.0	)%	1.1		0.3		9.1		7.2		11.6			9.5			2.1			22.1	%
Total revenues	316.6		307.1		9.5			3.1	%	5.9		4.4		54.9		143.9		377.4			455.4			(78.0		)	(17.1	)%
Property operating expenses	139.0		136.1		2.9			2.1	%	1.0		1.4		4.0		12.0		144.0			149.5			(5.5		)	(3.7	)%
Transaction related costs	—		0.2		(0.2		)	(100.0	)%	—		0.5		0.1		0.6		0.1			1.3			(1.2		)	(92.3	)%
Marketing, general and administrative	—		—		—			—	%	—		—		24.1		24.0		24.1			24.0			0.1			0.4	%
	139.0		136.3		2.7			2.0	%	1.0		1.9		28.2		36.6		168.2			174.8			(6.6		)	(3.8	)%
Operating income before equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures	$	177.6	$	170.8	$	6.8		4.0	%	$	4.9	$	2.5	$	26.7	$	107.3	$	209.2		$	280.6		$	(71.4	)	(25.4	)%
Other income (expenses):
Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs, net of interest income																		(70.4		)	(102.6		)	32.2			(31.4	)%
Depreciation and amortization																		(94.1		)	(179.3		)	85.2			(47.5	)%
Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures																		6.6			10.1			(3.5		)	(34.7	)%
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate																		2.0			9.9			(7.9		)	(79.8	)%
Gain on sale of real estate, net																		0.6			13.8			(13.2		)	(95.7	)%
Depreciable real estate reserves																		(56.3		)	—			(56.3		)	100.0	%
Gain on sale of investment in marketable securities																		3.3			—			3.3			100.0	%
Net income																		$	0.9		$	32.5		$	(31.6	)	(97.2	)%

Rental, Escalation and Reimbursement Revenues

Rental revenues decreased primarily as a result of Disposed Properties ($73.5 million), which included 388 Greenwich Street ($33.8 million) and the effect of the partial sale and deconsolidation of 11 Madison Avenue ($36.1 million) partially offset by increased rents at our Same-Store Properties ($9.1 million). Increased rental revenue at Same-Store Properties was primarily driven by 919 Third Avenue ($3.5 million), 711 Third Avenue ($2.7 million), and 420 Lexington Avenue ($1.5 million).

Escalation and reimbursement revenue decreased primarily as a result of Disposed Properties ($2.4 million) partially offset by higher recoveries ($1.0 million) at our Same-Store properties.

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The following table presents a summary of the commenced leasing activity for the three months ended March 31, 2017 in our Manhattan and Suburban portfolio:

	Useable SF	Rentable SF	New Cash Rent (per rentable SF) (1)		Prev. Escalated Rent (per rentable SF) (2)		TI/LC per rentable SF		Free Rent (in months)	Average Lease Term (in years)
Manhattan
Space available at beginning of the period	1,149,571
Space which became available during the period (3)
•       Office	358,246
•       Retail	18,576
•       Storage	4,821
	381,643
Total space available	1,531,214
Leased space commenced during the period:
•       Office(4)	220,061	240,280	$	75.60	$	65.96	$	63.31	6.3	8.6
•       Retail	16,158	16,171	$	293.61	$	245.02	$	24.10	6.3	16.0
•       Storage	2,614	2,663	$	35.84	$	42.91	$	0.40	—	3.8
Total leased space commenced	238,833	259,114	$	88.80	$	85.86	$	60.21	6.3	9.0
Total available space at end of period	1,292,381
Early renewals
•       Office	70,573	78,792	$	87.72	$	74.49	$	25.10	3.2	5.0
•       Retail	37,544	27,382	$	31.96	$	5.09	$	—	—	5.0
•       Storage	1,286	1,341	$	33.53	$	35.28	$	—	—	3.4
Total early renewals	109,403	107,515	$	72.85	$	56.33	$	18.40	2.3	5.0
Total commenced leases, including replaced previous vacancy
•       Office		319,072	$	78.59	$	69.26	$	53.87	5.6	7.7
•       Retail		43,553	$	129.11	$	94.17	$	8.95	2.4	9.1
•       Storage		4,004	$	35.06	$	39.74	$	0.27	—	3.7
Total commenced leases		366,629	$	84.12	$	73.20	$	47.95	5.1	7.8

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	Useable SF	Rentable SF	New Cash Rent (per rentable SF) (1)		Prev. Escalated Rent (per rentable SF) (2)		TI/LC per rentable SF		Free Rent (in months)	Average Lease Term (in years)
Suburban
Space available at beginning of period	965,021
Space which became available during the period(3)
•       Office	61,338
•       Retail	338
•       Storage	1,485
	63,161
Total space available	1,028,182
Leased space commenced during the period:
•       Office(5)	45,649	47,186	$	28.33	$	31.47	$	34.20	9.9	7.6
•       Retail	338	338	$	33.00	$	33.00	$	—	—	5.0
Total leased space commenced	45,987	47,524	$	28.36	$	31.50	$	33.96	9.8	7.6
Total available space at end of the period	982,195
Early renewals
•       Office	62,318	63,787	$	30.26	$	29.40	$	0.13	2.6	3.0
•       Storage	752	752	$	15.00	$	13.00	$	—	—	2.7
Total early renewals	63,070	64,539	$	30.09	$	29.21	$	0.13	2.5	3.0
Total commenced leases, including replaced previous vacancy
•       Office		110,973	$	29.05	$	29.81	$	13.69	5.6	4.8
•       Retail		338	$	33.00	$	33.00	$	—	—	5.0
•       Storage		752	$	15.00	$	13.00	$	—	—	2.7
Total commenced leases		112,063	$	28.97	$	29.67	$	13.56	5.6	4.8

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(1) Annual initial base rent.

(2) Escalated rent is calculated as total annual income less electric charges.

(3) Includes expiring space, relocating tenants and move-outs where tenants vacated. Excludes lease expirations where tenants held over.

(4) Average starting office rent excluding new tenants replacing vacancies was $72.06 per rentable square feet for 125,284 rentable square feet. Average starting office rent for office space (leased and early renewals, excluding new tenants replacing vacancies) was $78.11 per rentable square feet for 204,076 rentable square feet.

(5) Average starting office rent excluding new tenants replacing vacancies was $30.20 per rentable square feet for 15,692 rentable square feet. Average starting office rent for office space (leased and early renewals, excluding new tenants replacing vacancies) was $30.25 per rentable square feet for 79,479 rentable square feet.

Investment Income

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, investment income decreased primarily as a result of accelerated recognition of income on the early repayment of certain debt positions in 2016 ($10.2 million), as well as a lower weighted average yield and balance during the three months ended March 31, 2017, partially offset by higher interest on LIBOR based loans due to increases in the benchmark rate. For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the weighted average debt and preferred equity investment balance outstanding and weighted average yield were $1.6 billion and 9.4%, respectively, compared to $1.7 billion and 10.4%, respectively, for the same period in 2016. As of March 31, 2017, the debt and preferred equity investments had a weighted average term to maturity of 2.0 years.

Other Income

Other income increased primarily as a result of increased revenues from Service Corp in 2017 ($2.7 million), which was partially offset by a lease surrender fee received in the first quarter of 2016 ($0.7 million).

Property Operating Expenses

Property operating expenses decreased primarily due to Disposed Properties ($9.1 million), which was partially offset by increased operating expenses at our Same-Store Properties ($2.7 million).

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Transaction Related Costs

The decrease in transaction related costs in 2017 is primarily due to the adoption in 2017 of ASU No. 2017-01 which clarified the definition of a business and provided guidance to assist in determining whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions of assets or businesses. Following the adoption of the guidance, most of our real estate acquisitions are considered asset acquisitions and transaction costs are therefore capitalized to the investment basis when they would have previously been expensed under the previous guidance. Transaction costs expensed in 2017 relate primarily to dead deals for which any costs incurred are expensed.

Marketing, General and Administrative Expenses

Marketing, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2017 were $24.1 million, or 5.2% of total combined revenues, including our share of joint venture revenues, and 51 basis points of total combined assets, including our share of joint venture assets compared to $24.0 million, or 4.6% of total revenues including our share of joint venture revenues, and 45 basis points of total assets including our share of joint venture assets for 2016.

Interest Expense and Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs, Net of Interest Income

Interest expense, net of interest income, decreased primarily as a result of the Disposed Properties ($21.4 million), the repayment of Senior Unsecured Notes that matured in March 2016 ($3.8 million), a lower weighted average balance of the revolver ($3.8 million), partially offset by increased balances of our term loans ($2.5 million). The weighted average consolidated debt balance outstanding decreased to $6.7 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2017 from $10.0 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2016. The weighted average interest rate was 4.08% for the three months ended March 31, 2017 as compared to 3.79% for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization decreased primarily as a result of the Disposed Properties ($91.0 million).

Equity in Net Income in Unconsolidated Joint Venture

Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures decreased primarily as a result of higher net income contributions from 1552-1560 Broadway ($3.6 million) in 2016, as a result of the settlement of arbitration regarding a tenant's rent at the property.

Equity in Net Gain on Sale of Interest in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures/Real Estate

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we recognized a gain on sale associated with the sale of part of our joint venture interest in the Stonehenge Portfolio ($0.9 million). During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recognized a gain on sale associated with the sale of our joint venture interest at 315 West 36th Street ($16.3 million), partially offset by a loss on the sale of our joint venture interest at The Meadows ($1.6 million).

Gain on Sale of Real Estate

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recognized a gain on sale associated with the sale of the property at 248-252 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, New York ($13.8 million).

Depreciable Real Estate Reserves

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we recorded a $56.3 million charge in connection with 520 White Plains Road in Tarrytown, NY, and 680/750 Washington Boulevard in Stamford, Connecticut.

Reconciliation of Same-Store Operating Income to Same-Store Net Operating Income

We present Same-Store net operating income, or Same-Store NOI, because we believe that this measure provides investors with useful information regarding the operating performance of properties that are comparable for the periods presented. We determine Same-Store NOI by subtracting Same-Store property operating expenses and ground rent from Same-Store rental revenues and other income. Our method of calculation may be different from methods used by other REITs, and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs. Same Store NOI is not an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) and Same-Store performance should not be considered an alternative to GAAP net income performance.

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For properties owned since January 1, 2016 and still owned and operated at March 31, 2017, Same-Store NOI is determined as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016			$ Change			% Change
Rental revenues	$	315.2		$	305.2		$	10.0		3.3	%
Other income	1.4			2.0			(0.6		)	(30.0	)%
Total revenues	316.6			307.2			9.4			3.1	%
Property operating expenses	139.0			136.1			2.9			2.1	%
Operating income	177.6			171.1			6.5			3.8	%
Less: Non-building NOI	(0.9		)	(0.4		)	(0.5		)	125.0	%
Same-Store NOI	176.7			170.7			6.0			3.5	%

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We currently expect that our principal sources of funds to meet our short-term and long-term liquidity requirements for working capital, acquisitions, development or redevelopment of properties, tenant improvements, leasing costs, repurchases or repayments of outstanding indebtedness (which may include exchangeable debt) and for debt and preferred equity investments will include:

(1) Cash flow from operations;

(2) Cash on hand;

(3) Borrowings under the 2012 credit facility;

(4) Other forms of secured or unsecured financing;

(5) Net proceeds from divestitures of properties and redemptions, participations and dispositions of debt and preferred equity investments; and

(6) Proceeds from common or preferred equity or debt offerings by the Company, the Operating Partnership (including issuances of units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership and Trust preferred securities) or ROP.

Cash flow from operations is primarily dependent upon the occupancy level of our portfolio, the net effective rental rates achieved on our leases, the collectability of rent, operating escalations and recoveries from our tenants and the level of operating and other costs. Additionally, we believe that our debt and preferred equity investment program will continue to serve as a source of operating cash flow.

The combined aggregate principal maturities of our property mortgages and other loans payable, corporate obligations and our share of joint venture debt, including as-of-right extension options, as of March 31, 2017 are as follows (in thousands):

	Remaining 2017		2018		2019		2020		2021		Thereafter		Total
Property mortgages and other loans	$	305,980	$	168,459	$	59,618	$	720,958	$	130,418	$	2,666,470	$	4,051,903
MRA and FHLB facilities	—		184,642		—		—		—		—		184,642
Corporate obligations	345,000		250,000		1,183,000		250,000		—		400,000		2,428,000
Joint venture debt-our share	82,368		282,958		555,545		320,884		184,134		1,349,340		2,775,229
Total	$	733,348	$	886,059	$	1,798,163	$	1,291,842	$	314,552	$	4,415,810	$	9,439,774

As of March 31, 2017, we had $497.3 million of consolidated cash on hand, inclusive of $29.3 million of marketable securities. We expect to generate positive cash flow from operations for the foreseeable future. We may seek to divest of properties or interests in properties or access private and public debt and equity capital when the opportunity presents itself, although there is no guarantee that this capital will be made available to us at efficient levels or at all. Management believes that these sources of liquidity, if we are able to access them, along with potential refinancing opportunities for secured debt, will allow us to satisfy our debt obligations, as described above, upon maturity, if not before.

We also have investments in several real estate joint ventures with various partners who we consider to be financially stable and who have the ability to fund a capital call when needed. Most of our joint ventures are financed with non-recourse debt. We believe that property level cash flows along with unfunded committed indebtedness and proceeds from the refinancing of outstanding secured indebtedness will be sufficient to fund the capital needs of our joint venture properties.

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Cash Flows

The following summary discussion of our cash flows is based on our consolidated statements of cash flows in "Item 1. Financial Statements" and is not meant to be an all-inclusive discussion of the changes in our cash flows for the periods presented below.

Cash and cash equivalents were $468.0 million and $316.2 million at March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, representing a increase of $151.8 million. The increase was a result of the following changes in cash flows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016			Increase (Decrease)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	116,159	$	114,090		$	2,069
Net cash provided by investing activities	$	29,804	$	338,857		$	(309,053	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$	42,629	$	(392,141	)	$	434,770

Our principal source of operating cash flow is related to the leasing and operating of the properties in our portfolio. Our properties provide a relatively consistent stream of cash flow that provides us with resources to pay operating expenses, debt service and fund quarterly dividend and distribution requirements. Our debt and preferred equity and joint venture investments also provide a steady stream of operating cash flow to us.

Cash is used in investing activities to fund acquisitions, development or redevelopment projects and recurring and nonrecurring capital expenditures. We selectively invest in new projects that enable us to take advantage of our development, leasing, financing and property management skills and invest in existing buildings that meet our investment criteria. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016, we used cash primarily for the following investing activities (in thousands):

Acquisitions of real estate property	$	37,728
Additions to land, buildings and improvements	(38,590		)
Escrowed cash—capital improvements/acquisition deposits/deferred purchase price	(47,576		)
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	(1,397		)
Distributions in excess of cumulative earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures	(57,193		)
Net proceeds from disposition of real estate/joint venture interest	(136,594		)
Proceeds from sale or redemption of marketable securities	54,363
Other investments	25,824
Origination of debt and preferred equity investments	(285,334		)
Repayments or redemption of debt and preferred equity investments	139,716
Decrease in net cash provided by investing activities	$	(309,053	)

Funds spent on capital expenditures, which comprise building and tenant improvements, increased from $62.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 to $101.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017, relating primarily to increased costs incurred in connection with the redevelopment of properties.

We generally fund our investment activity through the sale of real estate, property-level financing, our 2012 credit facility, our MRA facility, senior unsecured notes, convertible or exchangeable securities, construction loans and from time to time, Company issued common or preferred stock, or the Operating Partnership may issue common or preferred units of limited partnership interest. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016, we used cash for the following financing activities (in thousands):

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Proceeds from mortgages and other loans payable	$	550,553
Repayments of mortgages and other loans payable	(552,877		)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility and senior unsecured notes	(242,200		)
Repayments of revolving credit facility and senior unsecured notes	716,496
Proceeds from stock options exercised and DRIP issuance	7,552
Repurchase of common stock	(102		)
Redemption of preferred stock	440
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	7,436
Contributions from noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	31,013
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	(656		)
Dividends paid on common and preferred stock	(6,076		)
Other obligations related to mortgage loan participations	(76,500		)
Deferred loan costs and capitalized lease obligation	(309		)
Increase in net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$	434,770

Capitalization

Our authorized capital stock consists of 260,000,000 shares, $0.01 par value per share, consisting of 160,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 75,000,000 shares of excess stock, at $0.01 par value per share, and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share. As of March 31, 2017, 100,776,414 shares of common stock and no shares of excess stock were issued and outstanding.

As of March 31, 2017, SL Green had 9,200,000 shares of our 6.50% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, or Series I Preferred Stock, outstanding. In addition, persons other than the Company held Preferred Units of limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership having an aggregate liquidation preference of $302.0 million.

In August 2016, our board of directors approved a stock repurchase plan under which we can buy up to $1.0 billion of shares of our common stock. At March 31, 2017 repurchases made under the stock repurchase plans were as follows:

Period	Total number of shares purchased	Average price paid per share	Total number of shares purchased as part of the repurchase plan or programs	Maximum approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plan (in millions)
First quarter 2017	982	$103.89	982	$999.9

Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan

The following table summarizes SL Green common stock issued, and proceeds received from dividend reinvestments and/or stock purchases under the DRSPP for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Shares of common stock issued	521		453
Dividend reinvestments/stock purchases under the DRSPP	$	56,101	$	45

Fourth Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan

The Fourth Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, or the 2005 Plan, was approved by the Company's board of directors in April 2016 and its stockholders in June 2016 at the Company's annual meeting of stockholders. Subject to adjustments upon certain corporate transactions or events, awards with respect to up to a maximum of 27,030,000 fungible units may be granted as options, restricted stock, phantom shares, dividend equivalent rights and other equity-based awards under the 2005 Plan. As of March 31, 2017, 10.3 million fungible units were available for issuance under the 2005 Plan after reserving for shares underlying outstanding restricted stock units, phantom stock units granted pursuant to our Non-Employee Directors' Deferral Program and LTIP Units, including, among others, outstanding LTIP Units issued under our 2014 Outperformance Plan.

2014 Outperformance Plan

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The cost of the 2014 Outperformance Plan ($29.2 million, subject to forfeitures), based on the portion of the 2014 Outperformance Plan granted as of March 31, 2017, will be amortized into earnings through the final vesting period. We recorded compensation expense of $2.1 million and $1.5 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, related to the 2014 Outperformance Plan.

Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, 9,320 phantom stock units and 8,592 shares of common stock were issued to our board of directors. We recorded compensation expense of $1.9 million and $1.6 million during the for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, related to the Deferred Compensation Plan. As of March 31, 2017, there were 96,447 phantom stock units outstanding pursuant to our Non-Employee Director's Deferral Program.

Market Capitalization

At March 31, 2017, borrowings under our mortgages and other loans payable, 2012 credit facility, senior unsecured notes, trust preferred securities and our share of joint venture debt represented 43.8% of our combined market capitalization of $20.9 billion (based on a common stock price of $106.62 per share, the closing price of SL Green's common stock on the NYSE on March 31, 2017). Market capitalization includes our consolidated debt, common and preferred stock and the conversion of all units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership, and our share of joint venture debt.

Indebtedness

The table below summarizes our consolidated mortgages and other loans payable, 2012 credit facility, senior unsecured notes and trust preferred securities outstanding at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, (amounts in thousands).

Debt Summary:	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Balance
Fixed rate	$	4,716,740		$	4,094,390
Variable rate—hedged	800,000			1,357,694
Total fixed rate	5,516,740			5,452,084
Total variable rate	1,140,163			1,105,585
Total debt	$	6,656,903		$	6,557,669
Debt, preferred equity, and other investments subject to variable rate	1,343,406			1,359,744
Net exposure to variable rate debt	(203,243		)	(254,159		)
Percent of Total Debt:
Fixed rate	82.9		%	83.1		%
Variable rate	17.1		%	16.9		%
Total	100.0		%	100.0		%
Effective Interest Rate for the Year:
Fixed rate	4.37		%	4.35		%
Variable rate	2.68		%	2.10		%
Effective interest rate	4.08		%	3.82		%

The variable rate debt shown above generally bears interest at an interest rate based on 30-day LIBOR (0.98% and 0.77% at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively). Our consolidated debt at March 31, 2017 had a weighted average term to maturity of 5.09 years.

Certain of our debt and equity investments and other investments, with a carrying value of $1.3 billion at March 31, 2017, are variable rate investments which mitigate our exposure to interest rate changes on our unhedged variable rate debt.

2012 Credit Facility

As of March 31, 2017, we had $84.8 million of outstanding letters of credit, zero drawn under the revolving credit facility and $1.2 billion outstanding under the term loan facility, with total undrawn capacity of $1.5 billion under the 2012 credit facility. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 the revolving credit facility had a carrying value of $(5.6) million, representing deferred financing costs presented within other liabilities, and $(6.3) million, respectively, net of deferred financing costs. At March 31,

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2017 and December 31, 2016, the term loan facility had a carrying value of $1.2 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively, net of deferred financing costs.

Restrictive Covenants

The terms of the 2012 credit facility, as amended, and certain of our senior unsecured notes include certain restrictions and covenants which may limit, among other things, our ability to pay dividends, make certain types of investments, incur additional indebtedness, incur liens and enter into negative pledge agreements and dispose of assets, and which require compliance with financial ratios relating to the maximum ratio of total indebtedness to total asset value, a minimum ratio of EBITDA to fixed charges, a maximum ratio of secured indebtedness to total asset value and a maximum ratio of unsecured indebtedness to unencumbered asset value. The dividend restriction referred to above provides that, we will not during any time when a default is continuing, make distributions with respect to common stock or other equity interests, except to enable the Company to continue to qualify as a REIT for Federal income tax purposes. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, we were in compliance with all such covenants.

Interest Rate Risk

We are exposed to changes in interest rates primarily from our variable rate debt. Our exposure to interest rate fluctuations are managed through either the use of interest rate derivatives instruments and/or through our variable rate debt and preferred equity investments. A hypothetical 100 basis point increase in interest rates along the entire interest rate curve for 2017 would decrease our consolidated annual interest cost, net of interest income from variable rate debt and preferred equity investments, by $1.9 million and would increase our share of joint venture annual interest cost by $13.7 million. This risk is partially mitigated by our floating rate debt investments. At March 31, 2017, 77.6% of our $1.6 billion debt and preferred equity portfolio is indexed to LIBOR.

We recognize most derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. Derivatives that are not hedges are adjusted to fair value through income. If a derivative is considered a hedge, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative will either be offset against the change in fair value of the hedged asset, liability, or firm commitment through earnings, or recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of a derivative's change in fair value is immediately recognized in earnings.

Our long-term debt of $5.5 billion bears interest at fixed rates, and therefore the fair value of these instruments is affected by changes in the market interest rates. Our variable rate debt and variable rate joint venture debt as of March 31, 2017 bore interest based on a spread of LIBOR plus 140 basis points to LIBOR plus 417 basis points.

Contractual Obligations

Refer to our 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of our contractual obligations. There have been no material changes, outside the ordinary course of business, to these contractual obligations during the three months ended March 31, 2017

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have off-balance sheet investments, including joint ventures and debt and preferred equity investments. These investments all have varying ownership structures. Substantially all of our joint venture arrangements are accounted for under the equity method of accounting as we have the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the operating and financial decisions of these joint venture arrangements. Our off-balance sheet arrangements are discussed in Note 5, "Debt and Preferred Equity Investments" and Note 6, "Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures" in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Capital Expenditures

We estimate that for the remainder of the year ending December 31, 2017, we expect to incur $45.0 million of recurring capital expenditures and $171.0 million of development or redevelopment expenditures, net of loan reserves, (including tenant improvements and leasing commissions) on existing consolidated properties, and our share of capital expenditures at our joint venture properties, net of loan reserves, will be $305.4 million. Future property acquisitions may require substantial capital investments for refurbishment and leasing costs. We expect to fund these capital expenditures with operating cash flow, existing liquidity, or incremental borrowings. We expect our capital needs over the next twelve months and thereafter will be met through a combination of cash on hand, net cash provided by operations, potential asset sales, borrowings or additional equity or debt issuances.

Dividends/Distributions

We expect to pay dividends to our stockholders based on the distributions we receive from our Operating Partnership primarily from property revenues net of operating expenses or, if necessary, from working capital.

To maintain our qualification as a REIT, we must pay annual dividends to our stockholders of at least 90% of our REIT taxable income, determined before taking into consideration the dividends paid deduction and net capital gains. We intend to

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continue to pay regular quarterly dividends to our stockholders. Based on our current annual dividend rate of $3.10 per share, we would pay $326.6 million in dividends to SL Green's common stockholders on an annual basis. Before we pay any dividend, whether for Federal income tax purposes or otherwise, which would only be paid out of available cash to the extent permitted under the 2012 credit facility and senior unsecured notes, we must first meet both our operating requirements and scheduled debt service on our mortgages and loans payable.

Insurance

We maintain “all-risk” property and rental value coverage (including coverage regarding the perils of flood, earthquake and terrorism, excluding nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological terrorism ("NBCR")), within three property insurance programs and liability insurance. Management believes the policy specifications and insured limits are appropriate given the relative risk of loss, the cost of the coverage, and industry practice. Separate property and liability coverage may be purchased on a stand-alone basis for certain assets, such as the development of One Vanderbilt.

On January 12, 2015, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization and Extension Act of 2007 ("TRIPRA") (formerly the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act) was reauthorized until December 31, 2020 pursuant to the Terrorism Insurance Program Reauthorization and Extension Act of 2015. The TRIPRA extends the federal Terrorism Insurance Program that requires insurance companies to offer terrorism coverage and provides for compensation for insured losses resulting from acts of certified terrorism, subject to the current program trigger of $120.0 million, which will increase by $20.0 million per annum, commencing December 31, 2015 (Trigger). Coinsurance under TRIPRA is 16%, increasing 1% per annum, as of December 31, 2015 (Coinsurance). There are no assurances TRIPRA will be further extended.

Our wholly-owned taxable REIT subsidiary, Belmont Insurance Company, or Belmont, acts as a captive insurance company and as one of the elements of our overall insurance program. Belmont was formed in an effort, among other reasons, to stabilize to some extent the impact of insurance market fluctuations. Belmont is licensed by New York State as a direct insurer of Terrorism and NBCR Terrorism, and a reinsurer with respect to portions of our General Liability, Environmental Liability, Flood, Professional Liability, Employment Practices Liability and D&O coverage. Belmont purchases reinsurance for its Coinsurance and is backstopped by the Federal government for the balance of its terrorism limit for certified acts of terrorism above the Trigger. We purchase direct, third party terrorism insurance up to the Trigger for certified acts of terrorism. Belmont is backstopped by the Federal government for certified acts of NBCR terrorism above the Trigger and subject to its Coinsurance, however does not reinsure its NBCR Coinsurance requirement. There is no coverage for a NBCR terrorism act if covered industry losses are below the Trigger. As long as we own Belmont, we are responsible for its liquidity and capital resources, and the accounts of Belmont are part of our consolidated financial statements. If we experience a loss and Belmont is required to pay a claim under our insurance policies, we would ultimately record the loss to the extent of Belmont's required payment. Therefore, certain insurance coverage provided by Belmont should not be considered as the equivalent of third-party insurance, but rather as a modified form of self-insurance.

Our debt instruments, consisting of mortgage loans secured by our properties (which are generally non-recourse to us), mezzanine loans, ground leases, our 2012 credit facility, senior unsecured notes and other corporate obligations, contain customary covenants requiring us to maintain insurance. Although we believe that we currently maintain sufficient insurance coverage to satisfy these obligations, there is no assurance that in the future we will be able to procure coverage at a reasonable cost. In such instances, there can be no assurance that the lenders or ground lessors under these instruments will not take the position that a total or partial exclusion from “all-risk” insurance coverage for losses due to, for example, terrorist acts is a breach of these debt and ground lease instruments allowing the lenders or ground lessors to declare an event of default and accelerate repayment of debt or recapture of ground lease positions. In addition, if lenders require greater coverage that we are unable to obtain at commercially reasonable rates, we may incur substantially higher insurance premiums or our ability to finance our properties and expand our portfolio may be adversely impacted.

Furthermore, with respect to certain of our properties, including properties held by joint ventures, or subject to triple net leases, insurance coverage is obtained by a third-party and we do not control the coverage. While we may have agreements with such third parties to maintain adequate coverage and we monitor these policies, such coverage ultimately may not be maintained or adequately cover our risk of loss. We may have less protection than with respect to the properties where we obtain coverage directly. Although we consider our insurance coverage to be appropriate, in the event of a major catastrophe, we may not have sufficient coverage to replace certain properties.

Funds from Operations

Funds from Operations, or FFO, is a widely recognized measure of REIT performance. We compute FFO in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not compute FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition, or that interpret the NAREIT definition differently than we do. The revised White Paper on FFO approved by the Board of Governors of NAREIT in April 2002, and as subsequently amended, defines FFO as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of properties and real estate related impairment charges, plus real

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estate related depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. We present FFO because we consider it an important supplemental measure of our operating performance and believe that it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs, particularly those that own and operate commercial office properties.

We also use FFO as one of several criteria to determine performance-based bonuses for members of our senior management. FFO is intended to exclude GAAP historical cost depreciation and amortization of real estate and related assets, which assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes ratably over time. Historically, however, real estate values have risen or fallen with market conditions. Because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization unique to real estate, gains and losses from property dispositions and extraordinary items, it provides a performance measure that, when compared year over year, reflects the impact to operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, interest costs, providing perspective not immediately apparent from net income. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP), as an indication of our financial performance or to cash flow from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of our liquidity, nor is it indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions.

FFO for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Net income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	11,351		$	23,221
Add:
Depreciation and amortization	94,134			179,308
Joint venture depreciation and noncontrolling interest adjustments	24,282			10,514
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(17,015		)	2,896
Less:
Gain on sale of real estate	567			13,773
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	2,047			9,915
Depreciation on non-rental real estate assets	516			496
Depreciable real estate reserves	(56,272		)	—
Funds from Operations attributable to SL Green common stockholders and noncontrolling interests	$	165,894		$	191,755
Cash flows provided by operating activities	$	116,159		$	114,090
Cash flows provided by investing activities	$	29,804		$	338,857
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities	$	42,629		$	(392,141	)

Inflation

Substantially all of our office leases provide for separate real estate tax and operating expense escalations as well as operating expense recoveries based on increases in the Consumer Price Index or other measures such as porters' wage. In addition, many of the leases provide for fixed base rent increases. We believe that inflationary increases will be at least partially offset by the contractual rent increases and expense escalations described above.

Accounting Standards Updates

The Accounting Standards Updates are discussed in Note 2, "Significant Accounting Policies-Accounting Standards Updates" in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

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Forward-Looking Information

This report includes certain statements that may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions thereof. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this report that address activities, events or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future, including such matters as future capital expenditures, dividends and acquisitions (including the amount and nature thereof), development trends of the real estate industry and the Manhattan, Brooklyn, Westchester County, Connecticut, Long Island and New Jersey office markets, business strategies, expansion and growth of our operations and other similar matters, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by us in light of our experience and our perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially, and we caution you not to place undue reliance on such statements. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by the use of the words "may," "will," "should," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "intend," "project," "continue," or the negative of these words, or other similar words or terms.

Forward-looking statements contained in this report are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking statements made by us. These risks and uncertainties include:

• the effect of general economic, business and financial conditions, and their effect on the New York City real estate market in particular;

• dependence upon certain geographic markets;

• risks of real estate acquisitions, dispositions, developments and redevelopment, including the cost of construction delays and cost overruns;

• risks relating to debt and preferred equity investments;

• availability and creditworthiness of prospective tenants and borrowers;

• bankruptcy or insolvency of a major tenant or a significant number of smaller tenants;

• adverse changes in the real estate markets, including reduced demand for office space, increasing vacancy, and increasing availability of sublease space;

• availability of capital (debt and equity);

• unanticipated increases in financing and other costs, including a rise in interest rates;

• our ability to comply with financial covenants in our debt instruments;

• our ability to maintain its status as a REIT;

• risks of investing through joint venture structures, including the fulfillment by our partners of their financial obligations;

• the threat of terrorist attacks;

• our ability to obtain adequate insurance coverage at a reasonable cost and the potential for losses in excess of our insurance coverage, including as a result of environmental contamination; and,

• legislative, regulatory and/or safety requirements adversely affecting REITs and the real estate business including costs of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Housing Act and other similar laws and regulations.

Other factors and risks to our business, many of which are beyond our control, are described in other sections of this report and in our other filings with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise.

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ITEM 3.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

For quantitative and qualitative disclosure about market risk, see Item 2, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation - Market Risk" in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2017 for the Company and the Operating Partnership and Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Market Rate Risk" in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 for the Company and the Operating Partnership. Our exposures to market risk have not changed materially since December 31, 2016.

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ITEM 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

SL GREEN REALTY CORP.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based closely on the definition of "disclosure controls and procedures" in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that it will detect or uncover failures within the Company to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in our periodic reports. Also, the Company has investments in certain unconsolidated entities. As the Company does not control these entities, its disclosure controls and procedures with respect to such entities are necessarily substantially more limited than those the Company maintains with respect to its consolidated subsidiaries.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that its disclosure controls and procedures were effective to give reasonable assurances to the timely collection, evaluation and disclosure of information relating to the Company that would potentially be subject to disclosure under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no significant changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2017 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.

SL GREEN OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based closely on the definition of "disclosure controls and procedures" in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that it will detect or uncover failures within the Company to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in our periodic reports. Also, the Company has investments in certain unconsolidated entities. As the Company does not control these entities, its disclosure controls and procedures with respect to such entities are necessarily substantially more limited than those the Company maintains with respect to its consolidated subsidiaries.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that its disclosure controls and procedures were effective to give reasonable assurances to the timely collection, evaluation and disclosure of information relating to the Company that would potentially be subject to disclosure under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no significant changes in the Operating Partnership's internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2017 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II

ITEM 1.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

As of March 31, 2017, the Company and the Operating Partnership were not involved in any material litigation nor, to management's knowledge, was any material litigation threatened against us or our portfolio which if adversely determined could have a material adverse impact on us.

ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS

As of March 31, 2017 there have been no material changes to the Risk Factors disclosed in "Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

ITEM 2.    UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

During the three months ended March 31, 2017 the Operating Partnership issued no units of limited partnership interest in connection with anacquisition. SL Green may satisfy redemption requests for the units issued in the transaction described above with shares of SL Green’s common stock, on a one-for- one basis, pursuant to the Operating Partnership agreement. The units were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

In August 2016, our board of directors approved a stock repurchase plan under which we can buy up to $1.0 billion shares of our common stock. At March 31, 2017 repurchases made under the stock repurchase plans were as follows:

Period	Total number of shares purchased	Average price paid per share	Total number of shares purchased as part of the repurchase plan or programs	Maximum approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plan (in millions)
First quarter 2017	982	$103.89	982	$999.9

ITEM 3.    DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not Applicable.

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ITEM 5.   OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS

31.1	Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.
31.2	Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.
31.3	Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.
31.4	Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.
32.1	Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.
32.2	Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.
32.3	Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.
32.4	Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.
101.10	The following financial statements from SL Green Realty Corp. and SL Green Operating Partnership L.P.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2017, formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited), (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited), (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited), (iv) Consolidated Statement of Equity (unaudited), (v) Consolidated Statement of Capital (unaudited) (vi) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited), and (vii) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited), detail tagged and filed herewith.

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SIGNATURES

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

	SL GREEN REALTY CORP.
	By:	SL Green Realty Corp.
		/s/ Matthew J. DiLiberto
Dated: May 5, 2017	By:	Matthew J. DiLiberto Chief Financial Officer

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

Signatures	Title	Date
/s/ Stephen L. Green	Chairman of the Board of Directors of SL Green, the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership	May 5, 2017
Stephen L. Green
/s/ Marc Holliday	Chief Executive Officer and Director of SL Green, the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership (Principal Executive Officer)	May 5, 2017
Marc Holliday
/s/ Andrew W. Mathias	President and Director of SL Green, the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership	May 5, 2017
Andrew W. Mathias
/s/ Matthew J. DiLiberto	Chief Financial Officer of SL Green, the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)	May 5, 2017
Matthew J. DiLiberto
/s/ John H. Alschuler, Jr.	Director of SL Green, the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership	May 5, 2017
John H. Alschuler, Jr.
/s/ Edwin T. Burton, III	Director of SL Green, the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership	May 5, 2017
Edwin T. Burton, III
/s/ John S. Levy	Director of SL Green, the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership	May 5, 2017
John S. Levy
/s/ Craig M. Hatkoff	Director of SL Green, the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership	May 5, 2017
Craig M. Hatkoff
/s/ Betsy S. Atkins	Director of SL Green, the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership	May 5, 2017
Betsy S. Atkins
/s/ Lauren B. Dillard	Director of SL Green, the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership	May 5, 2017
Lauren B. Dillard

SIGNATURES

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

	SL GREEN OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
	By:	/s/ Matthew J. DiLiberto
Dated: May 5, 2017		Matthew J. DiLiberto Chief Financial Officer

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Marc Holliday, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of SL Green Realty Corp. (the “registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 5, 2017
	/s/ Marc Holliday
Name:	Marc Holliday
Title:	Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Matthew J. DiLiberto, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of SL Green Realty Corp. (the “registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 5, 2017
	/s/ Matthew J. DiLiberto
Name:	Matthew J. DiLiberto
Title:	Chief Financial Officer

EX-31.3

Exhibit 31.3

CERTIFICATION

I, Marc Holliday, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 5, 2017
	/s/ Marc Holliday
Name:	Marc Holliday
Title:	Chief Executive Officer
	of SL Green Realty Corp., the
	general partner of the registrant

EX-31.4

Exhibit 31.4

CERTIFICATION

I, Matthew J. DiLiberto, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

	/s/ Matthew J. DiLiberto
Name:	Matthew J. DiLiberto
Title:	Chief Financial Officer
	of SL Green Realty Corp., the
	general partner of the registrant
May 5, 2017

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of SL Green Realty Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Marc Holliday, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

	/s/ Marc Holliday
Name:	Marc Holliday
Title:	Chief Executive Officer
May 5, 2017

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of SL Green Realty Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Matthew J. DiLiberto, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

	/s/ Matthew J. DiLiberto
Name:	Matthew J. DiLiberto
Title:	Chief Financial Officer
May 5, 2017

EX-32.3

Exhibit 32.3

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Marc Holliday, Chief Executive Officer of SL Green Realty Corp, the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Operating Partnership.

	/s/ Marc Holliday
Name:	Marc Holliday
Title:	Chief Executive Officer
	of SL Green Realty Corp., the
	general partner of the Operating Partnership
May 5, 2017

EX-32.4

Exhibit 32.4

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Matthew J. DiLiberto, Chief Financial Officer of SL Green Realty Corp, the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Operating Partnership.

	/s/ Matthew J. DiLiberto
Name:	Matthew J. DiLiberto
Title:	Chief Financial Officer
	of SL Green Realty Corp., the
	general partner of the Operating Partnership
May 5, 2017

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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Commercial real estate properties, at cost:
Land and land interests	$ 3,295,050	$ 3,309,710
Building and improvements	7,977,713	7,948,852
Building leasehold and improvements	1,439,083	1,437,325
Properties under capital lease	47,445	47,445
Total commercial real estate properties, at cost	12,759,291	12,743,332
Less: accumulated depreciation	(2,372,082)	(2,264,694)
Total commercial real estate properties, net	10,387,209	10,478,638
Assets held for sale	54,694	0
Cash and cash equivalents	468,035	279,443
Restricted cash	71,215	90,524
Investments in marketable securities	29,260	85,110
Tenant and other receivables, net of allowance of $16,634 and $16,592 in 2017 and 2016, respectively	52,197	53,772
Related party receivables	19,067	15,856
Deferred rents receivable, net of allowance of $24,079 and $25,203 in 2017 and 2016, respectively	453,747	442,179
Debt and preferred equity investments, net of discounts and deferred origination fees of $16,316 and $16,705 in 2017 and 2016, respectively	1,627,836	1,640,412
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	1,861,077	1,890,186
Deferred costs, net	267,948	267,600
Other assets	584,986	614,067
Total assets	15,877,271	15,857,787
Liabilities
Mortgages and other loans payable, net	4,167,270	4,073,830
Unsecured term loan, net	1,179,861	1,179,521
Unsecured Debt	1,132,354	1,128,315
Accrued interest payable	33,859	36,052
Other liabilities	162,964	206,238
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	169,244	190,583
Deferred revenue	235,208	217,955
Capital lease obligations	42,305	42,132
Deferred land leases payable	2,747	2,583
Dividend and distributions payable	87,617	87,271
Security deposits	66,807	66,504
Liabilities related to assets held for sale	43	0
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures held by trusts that issued trust preferred securities	100,000	100,000
Total liabilities	7,380,279	7,330,984
Commitments and contingencies
Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership	491,298	473,882
Preferred units	302,010	302,010
Equity
Series I Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, $25.00 liquidation preference, 9,200 issued and outstanding at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016	221,932	221,932
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 160,000 shares authorized and 101,831 and 101,617 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively (including 1,055 shares held in treasury at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016)	1,019	1,017
Additional paid-in-capital	5,651,089	5,624,545
Treasury stock at cost	(124,049)	(124,049)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	16,511	22,137
Retained earnings	1,496,759	1,578,893
Total SL Green stockholders' equity	7,263,261	7,324,475
Noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	440,423	426,436
Total equity	7,703,684	7,750,911
SL Green stockholders equity:
Total liabilities and equity/capital	15,877,271	15,857,787
SL Green Operating Partnership
Commercial real estate properties, at cost:
Land and land interests	3,295,050	3,309,710
Building and improvements	7,977,713	7,948,852
Building leasehold and improvements	1,439,083	1,437,325
Properties under capital lease	47,445	47,445
Total commercial real estate properties, at cost	12,759,291	12,743,332
Less: accumulated depreciation	(2,372,082)	(2,264,694)
Total commercial real estate properties, net	10,387,209	10,478,638
Assets held for sale	54,694	0
Cash and cash equivalents	468,035	279,443
Restricted cash	71,215	90,524
Investments in marketable securities	29,260	85,110
Tenant and other receivables, net of allowance of $16,634 and $16,592 in 2017 and 2016, respectively	52,197	53,772
Related party receivables	19,067	15,856
Deferred rents receivable, net of allowance of $24,079 and $25,203 in 2017 and 2016, respectively	453,747	442,179
Debt and preferred equity investments, net of discounts and deferred origination fees of $16,316 and $16,705 in 2017 and 2016, respectively	1,627,836	1,640,412
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	1,861,077	1,890,186
Deferred costs, net	267,948	267,600
Other assets	584,986	614,067
Total assets	15,877,271	15,857,787
Liabilities
Mortgages and other loans payable, net	4,167,270	4,073,830
Unsecured term loan, net	1,179,861	1,179,521
Unsecured Debt	1,132,354	1,128,315
Accrued interest payable	33,859	36,052
Other liabilities	162,964	206,238
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	169,244	190,583
Deferred revenue	235,208	217,955
Capital lease obligations	42,305	42,132
Deferred land leases payable	2,747	2,583
Dividend and distributions payable	87,617	87,271
Security deposits	66,807	66,504
Liabilities related to assets held for sale	43	0
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures held by trusts that issued trust preferred securities	100,000	100,000
Total liabilities	7,380,279	7,330,984
Commitments and contingencies
Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership	491,298	473,882
Limited partner interests in SLGOP (4,563 and 4,364 limited partner common units outstanding at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)	491,298	473,882
Preferred units	302,010	302,010
Equity
Accumulated other comprehensive income	16,511	22,137
SL Green stockholders equity:
Series I Preferred Units, $25.00 liquidation preference, 9,200 issued and outstanding at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016	221,932	221,932
SL Green partners' capital (1,053 and 1,049 general partner common units and 99,723 and 99,513 limited partner common units outstanding at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)	7,024,818	7,080,406
Total SLGOP partners' capital	7,263,261	7,324,475
Noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	440,423	426,436
Total capital	7,703,684	7,750,911
Total liabilities and equity/capital	$ 15,877,271	$ 15,857,787

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	160,000,000	160,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	101,831,000	101,617,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	101,831,000	101,617,000
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	1,055,000	1,055,000
Series I Preferred Stock
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, liquidation preference (in dollars per share)	$ 25	$ 25.00
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	9,200,000	9,200,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	9,200,000	9,200,000
SL Green Operating Partnership
Tenant and other receivables, allowance	$ 16,634	$ 16,592
Deferred rents receivable, allowance	24,079	25,203
Debt and preferred equity investments, discount and deferred origination fees	$ 16,316	$ 16,705
Limited partner interests in Operating Partnership, limited partner common units outstanding (shares)	4,563,000	4,364,000
SL Green partner's capital, general partner common units outstanding (shares)	1,053,000	1,049,000
SL Green partners' capital, limited partner common units outstanding (shares)	99,723,000	99,513,000
SL Green Operating Partnership | Series I Preferred Stock
Preferred units, liquidation preference (in dollars per share)	$ 25.00	$ 25.00
Preferred units, shares issued	9,200,000	9,200,000
Preferred units, shares outstanding	9,200,000	9,200,000

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Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Revenues
Rental revenue, net	$ 281,329	$ 345,607
Escalation and reimbursement	44,192	45,611
Investment income	40,299	54,737
Other income	11,561	9,489
Total revenues	377,381	455,444
Expenses
Operating expenses, including $4,173 in 2017 and $3,462 in 2016 of related party expenses	74,506	79,520
Real estate taxes	61,068	61,674
Ground rent	8,308	8,308
Interest expense, net of interest income	65,622	94,672
Amortization of deferred financing costs	4,761	7,932
Depreciation and amortization	94,134	179,308
Transaction related costs	133	1,279
Marketing, general and administrative	24,143	24,032
Total expenses	332,675	456,725
Income (loss) before equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures, equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate, gain on sale of real estate, net, depreciable real estate reserves, and gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	44,706	(1,281)
Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures	6,614	10,096
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	2,047	9,915
Gain on sale of real estate, net	567	13,773
Depreciable real estate reserves	(56,272)	0
Gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	3,262	0
Net income	924	32,503
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests:
Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	(476)	(922)
Noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	17,491	(1,974)
Preferred units distributions	(2,850)	(2,648)
Net income (loss) attributable to SL Green/SLGOP	15,089	26,959
Perpetual preferred stock dividends	(3,738)	(3,738)
Amounts attributable to SL Green common stockholders:
Income before depreciable real estate reserves and gains on sale	62,660	438
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	1,957	9,536
Gain on sale of real estate, net	542	13,247
Depreciable real estate reserves	(53,808)	0
Net income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$ 11,351	$ 23,221
Basic earnings per share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations before depreciable real estate reserves, gains on sale and discontinued operations (in usd per share)	$ 0.62	$ 0.00
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate (usd per share)	0.02	0.10
Gain on sale of real estate (in dollars per share)	0.01	0.13
Depreciable Real Estate Reserves, Effect on Earnings, Per Basic Share	(0.54)	0.00
Net income attributable to SL Green common stockholders (usd per share)	0.11	0.23
Diluted earnings per share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations before depreciable real estate reserves, gains on sale and discontinued operations (in usd per share)	0.62	0.00
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate (usd per share)	0.02	0.10
Gain on sale of real estate (in dollars per share)	0.01	0.13
Depreciable real estate reserves (in dollars per share)	(0.54)	0.00
Net income attributable to SL Green common stockholders (usd per share)	0.11	0.23
Dividends per share/unit (usd per share)	$ 0.775	$ 0.72
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	100,643	100,051
Diluted weighted average common shares and common share equivalents outstanding (in shares)	105,554	104,259
SL Green Operating Partnership
Revenues
Rental revenue, net	$ 281,329	$ 345,607
Escalation and reimbursement	44,192	45,611
Investment income	40,299	54,737
Other income	11,561	9,489
Total revenues	377,381	455,444
Expenses
Operating expenses, including $4,173 in 2017 and $3,462 in 2016 of related party expenses	74,506	79,520
Real estate taxes	61,068	61,674
Ground rent	8,308	8,308
Interest expense, net of interest income	65,622	94,672
Amortization of deferred financing costs	4,761	7,932
Depreciation and amortization	94,134	179,308
Transaction related costs	133	1,279
Marketing, general and administrative	24,143	24,032
Total expenses	332,675	456,725
Income (loss) before equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures, equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate, gain on sale of real estate, net, depreciable real estate reserves, and gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	44,706	(1,281)
Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures	6,614	10,096
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	2,047	9,915
Gain on sale of real estate, net	567	13,773
Depreciable real estate reserves	(56,272)	0
Gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	3,262	0
Net income	924	32,503
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests:
Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	(476)
Noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	17,491	(1,974)
Preferred units distributions	(2,850)	(2,648)
Net income (loss) attributable to SL Green/SLGOP	15,565	27,881
Perpetual preferred unit distributions	(3,738)	(3,738)
Net income attributable to SLGOP common unitholders	11,827	24,143
Amounts attributable to SL Green common stockholders:
Income before depreciable real estate reserves and gains on sale	65,485	455
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	2,047	9,915
Gain on sale of real estate, net	567	13,773
Depreciable real estate reserves	$ (56,272)	$ 0
Basic earnings per share:
(Loss) income from continuing operations before gains on sale and discontinued operations (usd per share)	$ 0.62	$ 0.00
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate (usd per share)	0.02	0.10
Gain on sale of real estate (in dollars per share)	0.01	0.13
Depreciable Real Estate Reserves, Effect on Earnings, Per Basic Share	(0.54)	0.00
Net income attributable to SLGOP common unitholders (usd per share)	0.11	0.23
Diluted earnings per share:
(Loss) income from continuing operations before gains on sale and discontinued operations (in usd per share)	0.62	0.00
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate (usd per share)	0.02	0.10
Gain on sale of real estate (in dollars per share)	0.01	0.13
Depreciable real estate reserves (in dollars per share)	(0.54)	0.00
Net income attributable to SLGOP common unitholders (usd per share)	0.11	0.23
Dividends per share/unit (usd per share)	$ 0.775	$ 0.72
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	105,250	104,025
Basic weighted average common units outstanding (in shares)	105,250	104,025
Diluted weighted average common units and common unit equivalents outstanding (in shares)	105,554	104,259

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Consolidated Statements of Operations (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Operating expenses, paid to related parties	$ 4,173	$ 3,462
SL Green Operating Partnership
Operating expenses, paid to related parties	$ 4,173	$ 3,462

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Net income	$ 924	$ 32,503
Other comprehensive loss:
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, including SL Green's/SLGOP's share of joint venture net unrealized (loss) gain on derivative instruments	(1,075)	(7,572)
Change in unrealized gain on marketable securities	(4,750)	(1,223)
Other comprehensive loss	(5,825)	(8,795)
Comprehensive (loss) income	(4,901)	23,708
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests and preferred units distributions	14,165	(5,544)
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(17,491)	1,974
Other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	199	322
Comprehensive income attributable to SL Green/SLGOP	9,463	18,486
SL Green Operating Partnership
Net income	924	32,503
Other comprehensive loss:
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, including SL Green's/SLGOP's share of joint venture net unrealized (loss) gain on derivative instruments	(1,075)	(7,572)
Change in unrealized gain on marketable securities	(4,750)	(1,223)
Other comprehensive loss	(5,825)	(8,795)
Comprehensive (loss) income	(4,901)	23,708
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(17,491)	1,974
Other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	199	322
Comprehensive income attributable to SL Green/SLGOP	$ 12,789	$ 22,056

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Consolidated Statement of Equity - 3 months ended Mar. 31, 2017 - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Additional Paid- In-Capital	Treasury Stock	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Retained Earnings	Noncontrolling Interests
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 7,750,911	$ 221,932	$ 1,017	$ 5,624,545	$ (124,049)	$ 22,137	$ 1,578,893	$ 426,436
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016			100,562
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income (loss)	(2,402)							(17,491)
Other comprehensive loss	(5,626)					(5,626)
Preferred dividends	(3,738)						(3,738)
DRSPP proceeds (in shares)			1
DRSPP proceeds	56			56
Conversion of units of the Operating Partnership to common stock (in shares)			120
Conversion of units of the Operating Partnership to common stock	13,112		$ 1	13,111
Reallocation of noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership	(15,548)						(15,548)
Deferred compensation plan and stock award, net (in shares)			(10)
Deferred compensation plan and stock award, net	(1,963)			(1,963)
Amortization of deferred compensation plan	6,691			6,691
Proceeds from stock options exercised (in shares)			104
Proceeds from stock options exercised	8,752		$ 1	8,751
Contributions to consolidated joint venture interests	31,947							31,947
Cash distributions to noncontrolling interests	(469)							(469)
Cash distributions declared ($0.775 per common share, none of which represented a return of capital for federal income tax purposes)	(77,937)						(77,937)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2017	$ 7,703,684	$ 221,932	$ 1,019	$ 5,651,089	$ (124,049)	$ 16,511	$ 1,496,759	$ 440,423
Ending Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2017			100,776

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Consolidated Statement of Equity (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Cash distribution declared, per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.775	$ 0.72

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Consolidated Statement of Capital shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares
Increase (Decrease) in Partner's Capital
DRSPP proceeds	$ 56
Conversion of common units	13,112
Reallocation of noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership	(15,548)
Deferred compensation plan and stock award, net	(1,963)
Amortization of deferred compensation plan	6,691
Contribution to consolidated joint venture interests	31,947
Cash distributions to noncontrolling interests	$ (469)
Common Stock
Increase (Decrease) in Partner's Capital
DRSPP proceeds (in shares) | shares	1
Conversion of common units	$ 1
Deferred compensation plan and stock award, net (in shares) | shares	(10)
Contributions - proceeds from stock options exercised (in shares) | shares	104
Noncontrolling Interests
Increase (Decrease) in Partner's Capital
Contribution to consolidated joint venture interests	$ 31,947
Cash distributions to noncontrolling interests	(469)
SL Green Operating Partnership
Increase (Decrease) in Partner's Capital
Beginning Balance	7,750,911
Net income (loss)	(2,402)
Other comprehensive loss	(5,626)
Preferred distributions	(3,738)
DRSPP proceeds	56
Conversion of common units	13,112
Reallocation of noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership	(15,548)
Deferred compensation plan and stock award, net	(1,963)
Amortization of deferred compensation plan	6,691
Contribution to consolidated joint venture interests	31,947
Contributions - proceeds from stock options exercised	8,752
Cash distributions to noncontrolling interests	(469)
Cash distributions declared ($0.775 per common unit, none of which represented a return of capital for federal income tax purposes)	(77,937)
Ending Balance	7,703,684
SL Green Operating Partnership | Preferred Units
Increase (Decrease) in Partner's Capital
Beginning Balance	221,932
Ending Balance	221,932
SL Green Operating Partnership | Common Stock | Partners' Interest
Increase (Decrease) in Partner's Capital
Beginning Balance	$ 7,080,406
Beginning Balance (units) | shares	100,562
Net income (loss)	$ 15,089
Preferred distributions	$ (3,738)
DRSPP proceeds (in shares) | shares	1
DRSPP proceeds	$ 56
Conversion of common units (in shares) | shares	120
Conversion of common units	$ 13,112
Reallocation of noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership	$ (15,548)
Deferred compensation plan and stock award, net (in shares) | shares	(10)
Deferred compensation plan and stock award, net	$ (1,963)
Amortization of deferred compensation plan	$ 6,691
Contributions - proceeds from stock options exercised (in shares) | shares	104
Contributions - proceeds from stock options exercised	$ 8,752
Cash distributions declared ($0.775 per common unit, none of which represented a return of capital for federal income tax purposes)	(77,937)
Ending Balance	$ 7,024,818
Ending Balance (units) | shares	100,776
SL Green Operating Partnership | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Increase (Decrease) in Partner's Capital
Beginning Balance	$ 22,137
Other comprehensive loss	(5,626)
Ending Balance	16,511
SL Green Operating Partnership | Noncontrolling Interests
Increase (Decrease) in Partner's Capital
Beginning Balance	426,436
Net income (loss)	(17,491)
Contribution to consolidated joint venture interests	31,947
Cash distributions to noncontrolling interests	(469)
Ending Balance	$ 440,423

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Consolidated Statement of Capital (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Cash distribution declared, per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.775	$ 0.72
SL Green Operating Partnership
Cash distribution declared, per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.775	$ 0.72

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017		Mar. 31, 2016
Operating Activities
Net income	$ 924		$ 32,503
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	98,895		187,240
Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures	(6,614)		(10,096)
Distributions of cumulative earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures	5,468		8,891
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture interest/real estate	(2,047)		(9,915)
Depreciable real estate reserves	56,272		0
Gain on sale of real estate, net	(567)		(13,773)
Gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	(3,262)		0
Deferred rents receivable	(11,722)		(652)
Other non-cash adjustments	20,716	[1]	(14,920)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash—operations	5,539		(5,318)
Tenant and other receivables	1,272		7,829
Related party receivables	(3,211)		(4,503)
Deferred lease costs	(9,421)		(13,133)
Other assets	(45,356)		(46,736)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities and security deposits	(16,327)		(20,630)
Deferred revenue and land leases payable	25,600		17,303
Net cash provided by operating activities	116,159		114,090
Investing Activities
Acquisitions of real estate property	0		(37,728)
Additions to land, buildings and improvements	(101,090)		(62,500)
Escrowed cash—capital improvements/acquisition deposits/deferred purchase price	12,483		60,059
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	(8,000)		(6,603)
Distributions in excess of cumulative earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures	37,811		95,004
Net proceeds from disposition of real estate/joint venture interest	3,000		139,594
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities	54,363		0
Other investments	21,721		(4,103)
Origination of debt and preferred equity investments	(402,453)		(117,119)
Repayments or redemption of debt and preferred equity investments	411,969		272,253
Net cash provided by investing activities	29,804		338,857
Financing Activities
Proceeds from mortgages and other loans payable	778,445		227,892
Repayments of mortgages and other loans payable	(680,572)		(127,695)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility and senior unsecured notes	277,800		520,000
Repayments of revolving credit facility and senior unsecured notes	(277,800)		(994,296)
Proceeds from stock options exercised and DRIP issuance	8,808		1,256
Repurchase of common stock	(102)		0
Redemption of preferred stock	0		(440)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	(469)		(7,905)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	31,947		934
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	(3,537)		(2,881)
Dividends/Distributions paid on common and preferred stock/units	(84,179)		(78,103)
Other obligations related to mortgage loan participations	0		76,500
Deferred loan costs and capitalized lease obligation	(7,712)		(7,403)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	42,629		(392,141)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	188,592		60,806
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	279,443		255,399
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	468,035		316,205
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Issuance of units in the Operating Partnership	18,240		18,140
Redemption of units in the Operating Partnership for stock	13,112		7,153
Exchange of debt investment for equity in joint venture	0		68,581
Tenant improvements and capital expenditures payable	7,087		18,165
Fair value adjustment to noncontrolling interest in Operating Partnership	15,548		25,867
Transfer of assets related to assets held for sale	54,694		1,891,575
Transfer of liabilities related to assets held for sale	43		1,612,001
Deferred leasing payable	1,455		1,699
Transfer of assets related to assets held for sale	2,043		4,822
SL Green Operating Partnership
Operating Activities
Net income	924		32,503
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	98,895		187,240
Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures	(6,614)		(10,096)
Distributions of cumulative earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures	5,468		8,891
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture interest/real estate	(2,047)		(9,915)
Depreciable real estate reserves	56,272		0
Gain on sale of real estate, net	(567)		(13,773)
Gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	(3,262)		0
Deferred rents receivable	(11,722)		(652)
Other non-cash adjustments	20,716		(14,920)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash—operations	5,539		(5,318)
Tenant and other receivables	1,272		7,829
Related party receivables	(3,211)		(4,503)
Deferred lease costs	(9,421)		(13,133)
Other assets	(45,356)		(46,736)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities and security deposits	(16,327)		(20,630)
Deferred revenue and land leases payable	25,600		17,303
Net cash provided by operating activities	116,159		114,090
Investing Activities
Acquisitions of real estate property	0		(37,728)
Additions to land, buildings and improvements	(101,090)		(62,500)
Escrowed cash—capital improvements/acquisition deposits/deferred purchase price	12,483		60,059
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	(8,000)		(6,603)
Distributions in excess of cumulative earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures	37,811		95,004
Net proceeds from disposition of real estate/joint venture interest	3,000		139,594
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities	54,363		0
Other investments	21,721		(4,103)
Origination of debt and preferred equity investments	(402,453)		(117,119)
Repayments or redemption of debt and preferred equity investments	411,969		272,253
Net cash provided by investing activities	29,804		338,857
Financing Activities
Proceeds from mortgages and other loans payable	778,445		227,892
Repayments of mortgages and other loans payable	(680,572)		(127,695)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility and senior unsecured notes	277,800		520,000
Repayments of revolving credit facility and senior unsecured notes	(277,800)		(994,296)
Proceeds from stock options exercised and DRIP issuance	8,808		1,256
Repurchase of common stock	(102)		0
Redemption of preferred stock	0		(440)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	(469)		(7,905)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests in other partnerships	31,947		934
Dividends/Distributions paid on common and preferred stock/units	(87,716)		(80,984)
Other obligations related to mortgage loan participations	0		76,500
Deferred loan costs and capitalized lease obligation	(7,712)		(7,403)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	42,629		(392,141)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	188,592		60,806
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	279,443		255,399
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	468,035		316,205
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Issuance of units in the Operating Partnership	18,240		18,140
Redemption of units in the Operating Partnership for stock	13,112		7,153
Exchange of debt investment for equity in joint venture	4,734		8,141
Transfer of restricted cash to operating cash and cash equivalents as a result of sale	0		68,581
Tenant improvements and capital expenditures payable	0		22,750
Capital lease assets			18,165
Transfer of assets related to assets held for sale	54,694
Transfer of liabilities related to assets held for sale	43
Deferred leasing payable	1,455
Transfer of assets related to assets held for sale	2,043		1,891,575
Deconsolidation of a subsidiary (2)			1,612,001
Issuance of SLG's common stock to consolidated joint venture			4,822
Common Stock | SL Green Operating Partnership
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Issuance of stock/units			1,699
Preferred Units
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Issuance of preferred units relating to a real estate acquisition	$ 0		$ 22,750

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Amortization of acquired leases	$ 4.8	$ 34.8

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Organization and Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization and Basis of Presentation

Organization and Basis of Presentation

SL Green Realty Corp., which is referred to as the Company or SL Green, a Maryland corporation, and SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P., which is referred to as SLGOP or the Operating Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, were formed in June 1997 for the purpose of combining the commercial real estate business of S.L. Green Properties, Inc. and its affiliated partnerships and entities. The Operating Partnership received a contribution of interest in the real estate properties, as well as 95% of the economic interest in the management, leasing and construction companies which are referred to as the Service Corporation. All of the management, leasing and construction services that are provided to the properties that are wholly-owned by us and that are provided to certain joint ventures are conducted through SL Green Management LLC which is 100% owned by the Operating Partnership. The Company has qualified, and expects to qualify in the current fiscal year, as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, and operates as a self-administered, self-managed REIT. A REIT is a legal entity that holds real estate interests and, through payments of dividends to stockholders, is permitted to minimize the payment of Federal income taxes at the corporate level. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to "we," "our" and "us" means the Company and all entities owned or controlled by the Company, including the Operating Partnership.

Substantially all of our assets are held by, and all of our operations are conducted through, the Operating Partnership. The Company is the sole managing general partner of the Operating Partnership. As of March 31, 2017, noncontrolling investors held, in the aggregate, a 4.33% limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. We refer to these interests as the noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership is considered a variable interest entity, or VIE, in which we are the primary beneficiary. See Note 11, "Noncontrolling Interests on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements".

Reckson Associates Realty Corp., or Reckson, and Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P., or ROP, are wholly-owned subsidiaries of SL Green Realty Corp.

As of March 31, 2017, we owned the following interests in properties in the New York Metropolitan area, primarily in midtown Manhattan. Our investments in the New York Metropolitan area also include investments in Brooklyn, Long Island, Westchester County, Connecticut and New Jersey, which are collectively known as the Suburban properties:

		Consolidated			Unconsolidated		Total
Location	Property Type	Number of Properties		Approximate Square Feet (unaudited)	Number of Properties	Approximate Square Feet (unaudited)	Number of Properties	Approximate Square Feet (unaudited)	Weighted Average Occupancy(1) (unaudited)
Commercial:
Manhattan	Office	24		16,054,606	7	6,558,139	31	22,612,745	94.3	%
	Retail	7	(2)(3)	335,393	9	347,970	16	683,363	83.1	%
	Development/Redevelopment	6		135,375	3	770,514	9	905,889	55.4	%
	Fee Interest	1		176,530	1	26,926	2	203,456	100.0	%
		38		16,701,904	20	7,703,549	58	24,405,453	92.7	%
Suburban	Office	25	(4)	4,113,800	2	640,000	27	4,753,800	82.3	%
	Retail	1		52,000	—	—	1	52,000	100.0	%
	Development/Redevelopment	1		1,000	1	—	2	1,000	100.0	%
		27		4,166,800	3	640,000	30	4,806,800	82.5	%
Total commercial properties		65		20,868,704	23	8,343,549	88	29,212,253	91.0	%
Residential:
Manhattan	Residential	3	(2)	472,105	12	2,656,856	15	3,128,961	87.2	%
Suburban	Residential	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	%
Total residential properties		3		472,105	12	2,656,856	15	3,128,961	87.2	%
Total portfolio(2)(3)(4)		68		21,340,809	35	11,000,405	103	32,341,214	90.6	%

(1) The weighted average occupancy for commercial properties represents the total occupied square feet divided by total square footage at acquisition. The weighted average occupancy for residential properties represents the total occupied units divided by total available units.

(2) As of March 31, 2017, we owned a building that was comprised of approximately 270,132 square feet (unaudited) of retail space and approximately 222,855 square feet (unaudited) of residential space. For the purpose of this report, we have included the building in the number of retail properties we own. However, we have included only the retail square footage in the retail approximate square footage, and have listed the balance of the square footage as residential square footage.

(3) Includes the property at 102 Greene Street, which is classified as held for sale at March 31, 2017.

(4) Includes the property at 520 White Plains Road, which is classified as held for sale at March 31, 2017.

As of March 31, 2017, we also managed an approximately 336,000 square foot (unaudited) office building owned by a third party and held debt and preferred equity investments with a book value of $2.0 billion, including $0.3 billion of debt and preferred equity investments and other financing receivables that are included in other balance sheet line items other than the Debt and Preferred Equity Investments line item.

Partnership Agreement

In accordance with the partnership agreement of the Operating Partnership, or the Operating Partnership Agreement, we allocate all distributions and profits and losses in proportion to the percentage of ownership interests of the respective partners. As the managing general partner of the Operating Partnership, we are required to take such reasonable efforts, as determined by us in our sole discretion, to cause the Operating Partnership to distribute sufficient amounts to enable the payment of sufficient dividends by us to minimize any Federal income or excise tax at the Company level. Under the Operating Partnership Agreement, each limited partner has the right to redeem units of limited partnership interests for cash, or if we so elect, shares of SL Green's common stock on a one-for-one basis.

Basis of Quarterly Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position of the Company and the Operating Partnership at March 31, 2017 and the results of operations for the periods presented have been included. The operating results for the period presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2017. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 of the Company and the Operating Partnership.

The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2016 has been derived from the audited financial statements as of that date but do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.

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Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Significant Accounting Policies

Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our subsidiaries, which are wholly-owned or controlled by us. Entities which we do not control through our voting interest and entities which are variable interest entities, but where we are not the primary beneficiary, are accounted for under the equity method. See Note 5, "Debt and Preferred Equity Investments" and Note 6, "Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures." All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

We consolidate a variable interest entity, or VIE, in which we are considered the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary is the entity that has (i) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity's economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could be significant to the VIE. Included in commercial real estate properties on our consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are $2.1 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively, related to our consolidated VIEs, excluding the Operating Partnership. Included in mortgages and other loans payable on our consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are $701.3 million and $621.8 million, respectively, related to our consolidated VIEs, excluding the Operating Partnership. As of March 31, 2017, assets held for sale and liabilities held for sale on the consolidated balance sheets did not include amounts related to consolidated VIEs.

Investment in Commercial Real Estate Properties

On a periodic basis, we assess whether there are any indications that the value of our real estate properties may be other than temporarily impaired or that their carrying value may not be recoverable. A property's value is considered impaired if management's estimate of the aggregate future cash flows (undiscounted) to be generated by the property is less than the carrying value of the property. To the extent impairment has occurred, the loss will be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the property over the calculated fair value of the property. We also evaluate our real estate properties for potential impairment when a real estate property has been classified as held for sale. Real estate assets held for sale are valued at the lower of either their carrying value or fair value less costs to sell. We do not believe that there were any indicators of impairment at any of our consolidated properties at March 31, 2017 except for 520 White Plains Road in Tarrytown, NY, and 680/750 Washington Boulevard in Stamford, Connecticut, for which we recorded a $56.3 million depreciable real estate reserve during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

We allocate the purchase price of real estate to land and building (inclusive of tenant improvements) and, if determined to be material, intangibles, such as the value of above- and below-market leases and origination costs associated with the in-place leases. We depreciate the amount allocated to building (inclusive of tenant improvements) over their estimated useful lives, which generally range from three to 40 years. We amortize the amount allocated to the above- and below-market leases over the remaining term of the associated lease, which generally range from one to 14 years, and record it as either an increase (in the case of below-market leases) or a decrease (in the case of above-market leases) to rental income. We amortize the amount allocated to the values associated with in-place leases over the expected term of the associated lease, which generally ranges from one to 14 years. If a tenant vacates its space prior to the contractual termination of the lease and no rental payments are being made on the lease, any unamortized balance of the related intangible will be written off. The tenant improvements and origination costs are amortized as an expense over the remaining life of the lease (or charged against earnings if the lease is terminated prior to its contractual expiration date). We assess fair value of the leases 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 the historical operating results, known trends, and market/economic conditions that may affect the property. To the extent acquired leases contain fixed rate renewal options that are below-market and determined to be material, we amortize such below-market lease value into rental income over the renewal period.

We recognized $4.8 million and $34.8 million of rental revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 respectively, for the amortization of aggregate below-market leases in excess of above-market leases and a reduction in lease origination costs, resulting from the allocation of the purchase price of the applicable properties. Included in rental revenue is $22.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 for the amortization of the below-market lease at 388-390 Greenwich Street as a result of the tenant exercising their option to purchase the property and entering into an agreement to accelerate the sale. We recognized as a reduction to interest expense the amortization of the above-market rate mortgages assumed of $0.7 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The following summarizes our identified intangible assets (acquired above-market leases and in-place leases) and intangible liabilities (acquired below-market leases) as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Identified intangible assets (included in other assets):
Gross amount	$	648,947		$	651,099
Accumulated amortization	(416,805		)	(410,930		)
Net(1)	$	232,142		$	240,169
Identified intangible liabilities (included in deferred revenue):
Gross amount	$	653,011		$	655,930
Accumulated amortization	(470,175		)	(464,749		)
Net(1)	$	182,836		$	191,181

(1) As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, $0.1 million and none, respectively and $0.1 million and none, respectively, of net intangible assets and net intangible liabilities, were reclassified to assets held for sale and liabilities related to assets held for sale.

In February 2016, we closed on the sale of 885 Third Avenue but did not meet the criteria for sale accounting under the full accrual method in ASC 360-20, Property, Plant and Equipment - Real Estate Sales. As a result the property remains on our consolidated balance sheet until the criteria is met. In April 2017, the mortgage was refinanced by the buyer which will result in the Company deconsolidating the property from its financial statements in the second quarter of 2017.

Fair Value Measurements

See Note 16, "Fair Value Measurements."

Investment in Marketable Securities

We designate a security as held-to-maturity, available-for-sale, or trading at acquisition. As of March 31, 2017, we did not have any securities designated as held-to-maturity or trading. We account for our available-for-sale securities at fair value pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, 820-10, with the net unrealized gains or losses reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss. Any unrealized losses that are determined to be other-than-temporary are recognized in earnings up to their credit component.

The cost of bonds and marketable securities sold is determined using the specific identification method.

At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we held the following marketable securities (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Equity marketable securities	$	—	$	48,315
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	29,260		36,795
Total marketable securities available-for-sale	$	29,260	$	85,110

The cost basis of the commercial mortgage-backed securities was $28.3 million and $36.0 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. These securities mature at various times through 2049. The cost basis of the equity marketable securities was $0.0 million and $43.3 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we disposed of marketable securities for aggregate net proceeds of $54.4 million and realized gain of $3.3 million, which is included in gain on sale of investment in marketable securities on the consolidated statements of operations. We did not sell any of our marketable securities during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

We assess our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures for recoverability, and if it is determined that a loss in value of the investment is other than temporary, we write down the investment to its fair value. We evaluate our equity investments for impairment based on the joint ventures' projected discounted cash flows. We do not believe that the values of any of our equity investments were impaired at March 31, 2017.

Reserve for Possible Credit Losses

The expense for possible credit losses in connection with debt and preferred equity investments is the charge to earnings to increase the allowance for possible credit losses to the level that we estimate to be adequate, based on Level 3 data, considering delinquencies, loss experience and collateral quality. Other factors considered include geographic trends, product diversification, the size of the portfolio and current economic conditions. Based upon these factors, we establish a provision for possible credit loss on each individual investment. When it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts contractually due, the investment is considered impaired.

Where impairment is indicated on an investment that is held to maturity, a valuation allowance is measured based upon the excess of the recorded investment amount over the net fair value of the collateral. Any deficiency between the carrying amount of an asset and the calculated value of the collateral is charged to expense. We continue to assess or adjust our estimates based on circumstances of a loan and the underlying collateral. If additional information reflects increased recovery of our investment, we will adjust our reserves accordingly. There were no loan reserves recorded during three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

Income Taxes

SL Green is taxed as a REIT under Section 856(c) of the Code. As a REIT, SL Green generally is not subject to Federal income tax. To maintain its qualification as a REIT, SL Green must distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its stockholders and meet certain other requirements. If SL Green fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, SL Green will be subject to Federal income tax on SL Green's taxable income at regular corporate rates. SL Green may also be subject to certain state, local and franchise taxes. Under certain circumstances, Federal income and excise taxes may be due on SL Green's undistributed taxable income.

The Operating Partnership is a partnership and, as a result, all income and losses of the partnership are allocated to the partners for inclusion in their respective income tax returns. The only provision for income taxes included in the consolidated statements of operations relates to the Operating Partnership’s consolidated taxable REIT subsidiaries. The Operating Partnership may also be subject to certain state, local and franchise taxes.

Pursuant to amendments to the Code that became effective January 1, 2001, we have elected, and may elect in the future, to treat certain of our existing or newly created corporate subsidiaries as taxable REIT subsidiaries, or TRSs. In general, TRSs may perform non-customary services for the tenants of the Company, hold assets that we cannot hold directly and generally may engage in any real estate or non-real estate related business. The TRSs generate income, resulting in Federal and state income tax liability for these entities.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we recorded Federal, state and local tax provisions of $0.6 million.

We follow a two-step approach for evaluating uncertain tax positions. Recognition (step one) occurs when an enterprise concludes that a tax position, based solely on its technical merits, is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination. Measurement (step two) determines the amount of benefit that is more-likely-than-not to be realized upon settlement. Derecognition of a tax position that was previously recognized would occur when a company subsequently determines that a tax position no longer meets the more-likely-than-not threshold of being sustained. The use of a valuation allowance as a substitute for derecognition of tax positions is prohibited.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash investments, debt and preferred equity investments and accounts receivable. We place our cash investments in excess of insured amounts with high quality financial institutions. The collateral securing our debt and preferred equity investments is located in New York City. See Note 5, "Debt and Preferred Equity Investments." We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our tenants and require most tenants to provide security deposits or letters of credit. Though these security deposits and letters of credit are insufficient to meet the total value of a tenant's lease obligation, they are a measure of good faith and a source of funds to offset the economic costs associated with lost revenue and the costs associated with re-tenanting a space. The properties in our real estate portfolio are primarily located in Manhattan. We also have properties located in Brooklyn, Long Island, Westchester County, Connecticut and New Jersey. The tenants located in our buildings operate in various industries. Other than two tenants, who account for 8.1% and 6.7% of our share of annualized cash rent, no other tenant in our portfolio accounted for more than 5.0% of our share of annualized cash rent, including our share of joint venture annualized rent, at March 31, 2017. For the three months ended March 31, 2017, 8.1%, 6.3%, 5.5%, 5.4%, and 5.1% of our share of cash rent, including our share of joint venture annualized rent was attributable to 1515 Broadway, 1185 Avenue of the Americas, 11 Madison Avenue, 420 Lexington Avenue, and One Madison Avenue, respectively. Our share of annualized cash rent for all other properties was below 5.0%.

Reclassification

Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to conform to our current year presentation.

Accounting Standards Updates

In February 2017, the FASB issued guidance to clarify the scope of Subtopic 610-20 as well as provide guidance on accounting for partial sales of nonfinancial assets. Subtopic 610-20 was issued in May 2014 as part of ASU 2014-09. The Company anticipates adopting this guidance January 1, 2018, and applying the cumulative-effect adoption method. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting standard on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January, 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business The guidance clarifies the definition of a business and provides guidance to assist with determining whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions of assets or businesses. The main provision is that an acquiree is not a business if substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of assets. The Company adopted the guidance on the issuance date effective January 5, 2017. The Company expects that most of our real estate acquisitions will be considered asset acquisitions under the new guidance and that transaction costs will be capitalized to the investment basis which is then subject to a purchase price allocation based on relative fair value.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. The guidance will require entities to show the changes on the total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. As a result, entities will not longer present transfers between these items on the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has not yet adopted this new guidance and is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting standard on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. The ASU provides final guidance on eight cash flow issues, including debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, distributions received from equity method investees, separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle, and others. The amendments in the ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted the guidance effective January 1, 2017 and there was no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The guidance changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income. The guidance replaces the current ‘incurred loss’ model with an ‘expected loss’ approach. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted after December 2018. The Company has not yet adopted this new guidance and is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting standard on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The guidance simplifies the accounting for share-based payment award transactions including: income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and classification on the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted the guidance effective January 1, 2017 and there was no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-07, Investments Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323). The guidance eliminates the requirement that an entity retroactively adopt the equity method of accounting if an investment qualifies for use of the equity method as a result of an increase in the level of ownership or degree of influence. The amendments require that the equity method investor add the cost of acquiring the additional interest in the investee to the current basis of the investor’s previously held interest and adopt the equity method of accounting as of the date the investment becomes qualified for equity method accounting. The Company adopted the guidance effective January 1, 2017 and there was no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. The guidance requires lessees to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities for those leases classified as operating leases under the previous standard. Depending on the lease classification, lessees will recognize expense based on the effective interest method for finance leases or on a straight-line basis for operating leases. The accounting applied by a lessor is largely unchanged from that applied under the previous standard. One of the impacts on the Company will be the presentation and disclosure in the financial statements of non-lease components such as charges to tenants for a building’s operating expenses. The non-lease components will be presented separately from the lease components in both the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Balance Sheets. Another impact is the measurement and presentation of ground leases under which the Company is lessee. The Company is required to record a liability for the obligation to make payments under the lease and an asset for the right to use the underlying asset during the lease term and will also apply the new expense recognition requirements given the lease classification. The Company is currently quantifying these impacts. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company anticipates adopting this guidance January 1, 2019 and will apply the modified retrospective approach.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01 (ASU 825-10), Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The guidance requires entities to measure equity investments that do not result in consolidation and are not accounted for under the equity method at fair value and to record changes in instruments-specific credit risk for financial liabilities measured under the fair value option in other comprehensive income. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and for interim periods therein. The Company has not yet adopted this new guidance and is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting standard on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued a new comprehensive revenue recognition guidance which requires us to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services (ASU 2014-09). The guidance also requires enhanced disclosures to help users of financial statements better understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue that is recognized.

In March 2016, the FASB issued implementation guidance which clarifies principal versus agent considerations in reporting revenue gross versus net (ASU 2016-08).

In April 2016, the FASB issued implementation guidance which clarifies the identification of performance obligations (ASU 2016-10).

In April 2016, the FASB amended its new revenue recognition guidance on identifying performance obligations to allow entities to disregard items that are immaterial and clarify when a good or service is separately identifiable (ASU 2016-10).

In May 2016, the FASB issued implementation guidance relating to transition, collectability, noncash consideration and presentation matters (ASU 2016-12).

These ASUs are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted but not before interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The new guidance can be applied either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented, or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. The Company anticipates adopting this guidance January 1, 2018, and applying the cumulative-effect adoption method. Since the Company’s revenue is related to leasing activities, the adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

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Property Acquisitions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Property Acquisitions

Property Acquisitions

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we did not acquire any properties from a third party.

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Properties Held for Sale and Property Dispositions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Properties Held for Sale and Property Dispositions

Properties Held for Sale and Property Dispositions

Properties Held for Sale

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we entered into an agreement to sell a 90% interest in 102 Greene Street and to sell the property at 520 White Plains Road in Tarrytown, NY. We recorded a $14.2 million depreciable real estate reserve in connection with the sale of 520 White Plains Road. In April we closed on the sale of 520 White Plains Road and the 90% interest in 102 Greene Street.

Property Dispositions

In January 2017, we admitted two partners, National Pension Service of Korea and Hines Interest LP, into the One Vanderbilt Avenue development project. The partners' ownership interest in the newly formed joint venture is based on their capital contributions up to a maximum of 29.0% in total. In April 2017, the criteria for deconsolidation were met, and the development will be shown within investments in unconsolidated joint ventures beginning with the second quarter of 2017.

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Debt and Preferred Equity Investments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Debt and Preferred Equity Investments

Debt and Preferred Equity Investments

During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, our debt and preferred equity investments, net of discounts and deferred origination fees, increased by $403.9 million and $128.8 million, respectively, due to originations, purchases, advances under future funding obligations, discount and fee amortization, and paid-in-kind interest, net of premium amortization. We recorded repayments, participations and sales of $416.5 million and $420.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which offset the increases in debt and preferred equity investments.

Certain participations in debt investments that were sold or syndicated did not meet the conditions for sale accounting are included in other assets and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

Debt Investments

As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we held the following debt investments with an aggregate weighted average current yield of 9.42% at March 31, 2017 (in thousands):

Loan Type	March 31, 2017 Future Funding Obligations	March 31, 2017 Senior Financing	March 31, 2017 Carrying Value (1)	December 31, 2016 Carrying Value (1)	Maturity Date (2)
Fixed Rate Investments:
Mezzanine Loan(3a)	—	502,100	66,197	66,129	June 2017
Mortgage Loan(4)	—	—	26,324	26,311	February 2019
Mortgage Loan	—	—	346	380	August 2019

Loan Type	March 31, 2017 Future Funding Obligations		March 31, 2017 Senior Financing		March 31, 2017 Carrying Value (1)		December 31, 2016 Carrying Value (1)		Maturity Date (2)
Mezzanine Loan	—		1,160,000		197,358		—		March 2020
Mezzanine Loan	—		15,000		3,500		3,500		September 2021
Mezzanine Loan	—		87,891		12,694		12,692		November 2023
Mezzanine Loan(3b)	—		115,000		12,926		12,925		June 2024
Mezzanine Loan	—		95,000		30,000		30,000		January 2025
Mezzanine Loan	—		340,000		15,000		15,000		November 2026
Jr. Mortgage Participation/Mezzanine Loan (5)	—		—		—		193,422
Total fixed rate	$	—	$	2,314,991	$	364,345	$	360,359
Floating Rate Investments:
Mezzanine Loan(3c)	—		40,000		15,446		15,369		June 2017
Mortgage/ Mezzanine Loan	—		—		32,929		32,847		June 2017
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan	—		—		22,978		22,959		July 2017
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan	—		—		16,975		16,960		September 2017
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan	2,302		—		21,630		20,423		October 2017
Mezzanine Loan	—		60,000		14,970		14,957		November 2017
Mezzanine Loan(3d)	—		85,000		15,206		15,141		December 2017
Mezzanine Loan(3e)	—		65,000		14,714		14,656		December 2017
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan(3f)	795		—		15,078		15,051		December 2017
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan(6)	—		125,000		29,902		29,998		January 2018
Mezzanine Loan	—		40,000		19,930		19,913		April 2018
Jr. Mortgage Participation	—		175,000		34,873		34,844		April 2018
Mezzanine Loan	523		20,523		10,880		10,863		August 2018
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan	—		—		19,864		19,840		August 2018
Mortgage Loan	—		65,000		14,898		14,880		August 2018
Mezzanine Loan	—		37,500		14,698		14,648		September 2018
Mezzanine Loan	2,325		45,025		34,593		34,502		October 2018
Mezzanine Loan	—		335,000		74,543		74,476		November 2018
Mezzanine Loan	—		33,000		26,868		26,850		December 2018
Mezzanine Loan	2,005		169,152		57,496		56,114		December 2018
Mezzanine Loan	14,191		265,704		64,870		63,137		December 2018
Mezzanine Loan	11,177		210,770		68,136		64,505		December 2018
Mezzanine Loan	—		45,000		12,120		12,104		January 2019
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan	42,548		—		171,352		—		January 2019
Mezzanine Loan	6,383		16,383		5,434		5,410		January 2019
Mezzanine Loan	—		38,000		21,903		21,891		March 2019
Mezzanine Loan	—		265,000		24,736		24,707		April 2019
Mortgage/Jr. Mortgage Participation Loan	32,721		185,649		66,484		65,554		August 2019
Mezzanine Loan	2,500		187,500		37,337		37,322		September 2019
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan	75,310		—		119,422		111,819		September 2019
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan	35,630		—		33,714		33,682		January 2020
Mezzanine Loan(7)	13,273		502,066		65,993		125,911		January 2020
Jr. Mortgage Participation/Mezzanine Loan	—		60,000		15,613		15,606		July 2021
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan(8)	—		—		—		145,239

Loan Type	March 31, 2017 Future Funding Obligations		March 31, 2017 Senior Financing		March 31, 2017 Carrying Value (1)		December 31, 2016 Carrying Value (1)		Maturity Date (2)
Total floating rate	$	241,683	$	3,071,272	$	1,215,585	$	1,232,178
Total	$	241,683	$	5,386,263	$	1,579,930	$	1,592,537

(1) Carrying value is net of discounts, premiums, original issue discounts and deferred origination fees.

(2) Represents contractual maturity, excluding any unexercised extension options.

(3) Carrying value is net of the following amounts that were sold or syndicated, which are included in other assets and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets as a result of the transfers not meeting the conditions for sale accounting: (a) $41.3 million, (b) $12.0 million, (c) $14.5 million, (d) $14.6 million, (e) $14.1 million, and (f) $5.1 million.

(4) In September 2014, we acquired a $26.4 million mortgage loan at a $0.2 million discount and a $5.7 million junior mortgage participation at a $5.7 million discount. The junior mortgage participation was a nonperforming loan at acquisition, is currently on non-accrual status and has no carrying value.

(5) This loan was repaid in March 2017.

(6) This loan was extended in January 2017.

(7) $66.1 million of outstanding principal was syndicated in February 2017.

(8) This loan was repaid in January 2017.

Preferred Equity Investments

As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we held the following preferred equity investments with an aggregate weighted average current yield of 8.36% at March 31, 2017 (in thousands):

Type	March 31, 2017 Future Funding Obligations		March 31, 2017 Senior Financing		March 31, 2017 Carrying Value (1)		December 31, 2016 Carrying Value (1)		Mandatory Redemption (2)
Preferred Equity	$	—	$	73,448	$	9,986	$	9,982	March 2018
Preferred Equity	—		58,617		37,920		37,893		November 2018
Total	$	—	$	132,065	$	47,906	$	47,875

(1) Carrying value is net of deferred origination fees.

(2) Represents contractual maturity, excluding any unexercised extension options.

At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, all debt and preferred equity investments were performing in accordance with the terms of the relevant investments, with the exception of a junior mortgage participation acquired in September 2014, which was acquired for zero and has a carrying value of zero, as further discussed in subnote 4 of the Debt Investments table above.

We have determined that we have one portfolio segment of financing receivables at March 31, 2017 and 2016 comprising commercial real estate which is primarily recorded in debt and preferred equity investments. Included in other assets is an additional amount of financing receivables totaling $90.3 million and $99.5 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. No financing receivables were 90 days past due at March 31, 2017.

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Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

We have investments in several real estate joint ventures with various partners. As of March 31, 2017, 650 Fifth Avenue, 800 Third Avenue, 21 East 66th Street, 605 West 42^nd Street, 333 East 22nd Street, and certain properties within the Stonehenge Portfolio are VIEs in which we are not the primary beneficiary. Our net equity investment in these VIEs was $223.6 million and $220.1 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Our maximum loss is limited to the amount of our equity investment in these VIEs. All other investments below are voting interest entities. As we do not control the joint ventures listed below, we account for them under the equity method of accounting. The table below provides general information on each of our joint ventures as of March 31, 2017:

Property	Partner	Ownership Interest (1)	Economic Interest (1)	Unaudited Approximate Square Feet	Acquisition Date(2)	Acquisition Price(2) (in thousands)
100 Park Avenue	Prudential Real Estate Investors	49.90%	49.90%	834,000	January 2000	$	95,800
717 Fifth Avenue	Jeff Sutton/Private Investor	10.92%	10.92%	119,500	September 2006	251,900
800 Third Avenue	Private Investors	60.52%	60.52%	526,000	December 2006	285,000
1745 Broadway	Ivanhoe Cambridge, Inc.	56.88%	56.88%	674,000	April 2007	520,000
Jericho Plaza	Onyx Equities/Credit Suisse	11.67%	11.67%	640,000	April 2007	210,000
11 West 34th Street	Private Investor/ Jeff Sutton	30.00%	30.00%	17,150	December 2010	10,800
3 Columbus Circle(3)	The Moinian Group	48.90%	48.90%	741,500	January 2011	500,000
280 Park Avenue	Vornado Realty Trust	50.00%	50.00%	1,219,158	March 2011	400,000
1552-1560 Broadway(4)	Jeff Sutton	50.00%	50.00%	57,718	August 2011	136,550
724 Fifth Avenue	Jeff Sutton	50.00%	50.00%	65,010	January 2012	223,000
10 East 53rd Street	Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board	55.00%	55.00%	354,300	February 2012	252,500
521 Fifth Avenue	Plaza Global Real Estate Partners LP	50.50%	50.50%	460,000	November 2012	315,000
21 East 66th Street(5)	Private Investors	32.28%	32.28%	13,069	December 2012	75,000
650 Fifth Avenue(6)	Jeff Sutton	50.00%	50.00%	69,214	November 2013	—
121 Greene Street	Jeff Sutton	50.00%	50.00%	7,131	September 2014	27,400
175-225 Third Street Brooklyn, New York	KCLW 3rd Street LLC/LIVWRK LLC	95.00%	95.00%	—	October 2014	74,600
55 West 46th Street	Prudential Real Estate Investors	25.00%	25.00%	347,000	November 2014	295,000
Stonehenge Portfolio (7)	Various	Various	Various	1,439,016	February 2015	36,668
131-137 Spring Street	Invesco Real Estate	20.00%	20.00%	68,342	August 2015	277,750
76 11th Avenue(8)	Oxford/Vornado	33.33%	35.09%	764,000	March 2016	138,240
605 West 42nd Street	The Moinian Group	20.00%	20.00%	927,358	April 2016	759,000
11 Madison Avenue	PGIM Real Estate	60.00%	60.00%	2,314,000	August 2016	2,605,000
333 East 22nd Street (9)	Private Investors	33.33%	33.33%	26,926	August 2016	—
400 E 57th Street (10)	Blackrock, Inc and Stonehenge Partners	51.00%	41.00%	290,482	October 2016	170,000

(1) Ownership interest and economic interest represent the Company's interests in the joint venture as of March 31, 2017. Changes in ownership or economic interests within the current year are disclosed in the notes below.

(2) Acquisition date and price represent the date on which the Company initially acquired an interest in the joint venture and the actual or implied gross purchase price for the joint venture on that date. Acquisition date and price are not adjusted for subsequent acquisitions or dispositions of interest.

(3) As a result of the sale of a condominium interest in September 2012, Young & Rubicam, Inc., or Y&R, owns floors three through eight at the property. Because the joint venture has an option to repurchase these floors, the gain associated with this sale was deferred.

(4) The purchase price represents only the purchase of the 1552 Broadway interest which comprised approximately 13,045 square feet. The joint venture also owns a long-term leasehold interest in the retail space and certain other spaces at 1560 Broadway, which is adjacent to 1552 Broadway.

(5) We hold a 32.28% interest in three retail and two residential units at the property and a 16.14% interest in three residential units at the property.

(6) The joint venture owns a long-term leasehold interest in the retail space at 650 Fifth Avenue. In connection with the ground lease obligation, SLG provided a performance guaranty and our joint venture partner executed a contribution agreement to reflect its pro rata obligation. In the event the property is converted into a condominium unit and the landlord elects the purchase option, the joint venture shall be obligated to acquire the unit at the then fair value.

(7) In March, 2017, the Company sold a partial interest in the Stonehenge Portfolio as further described under Sale of Joint Venture Interest or Properties below.

(8) The joint venture owns two mezzanine notes secured by interests in the entity that owns 76 11th Avenue. The difference between our ownership interest and our economic interest results from our right to 50% of the total exit fee while each of our partners is entitled to receive 25% of the total exit fee and our right to 38% of the total extension fee while each of our partners is entitled to receive 31% of the total extension fee.

(9) The joint venture acquired a leasehold interest in the property in October 2016.

(10) In October 2016, the Company sold a 49% interest in this property to Blackrock, Inc. The Company's interest in the property was sold within a consolidated joint venture owned 90% by the Company and 10% by Stonehenge. The transaction resulted in the deconsolidation of the venture's remaining 51% interest in the property. The Company's joint venture with Stonehenge remains consolidated resulting in the combined 51% interest being shown within investments in unconsolidated joint ventures on the Company's balance sheet.

Acquisition, Development and Construction Arrangements

Based on the characteristics of the following arrangements, which are similar to those of an investment, combined with the expected residual profit of not greater than 50%, we have accounted for these debt and preferred equity investments under the equity method. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the carrying value for acquisition, development and construction arrangements were as follows (in thousands):

Loan Type	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		Maturity Date
Mezzanine Loan and Preferred Equity(1)	$	100,000	$	100,000	March 2018
Mezzanine Loan(2)	45,551		45,622		February 2022
Mezzanine Loan(3)	24,965		24,542		July 2036
	$	170,516	$	170,164

(1) These loans were extended in February 2017.

(2) We have an option to convert our loan to an equity interest subject to certain conditions. We have determined that our option to convert the loan to equity is not a derivative financial instrument pursuant to GAAP.

(3) The Company has the ability to convert this loan into an equity position starting in 2021 and the borrower is able to force this conversion in 2024.

Sale of Joint Venture Interests or Properties

The following table summarizes the investments in unconsolidated joint ventures sold during the three months ended March 31, 2017:

Property	Ownership Interest	Disposition Date	Type of Sale	Gross Asset Valuation (in thousands)(1)		Gain on Sale (in thousands)(2)
Stonehenge Portfolio (partial)	Various	March 2017	Ownership Interest	$	300,000	$	871

(1) Represents implied gross valuation for the joint venture or sales price of the property.

(2) Represents the Company's share of the gain or loss.

Joint Venture Mortgages and Other Loans Payable

We generally finance our joint ventures with non-recourse debt. In certain cases we have provided guarantees or master leases for tenant space, which terminate upon the satisfaction of specified circumstances or repayment of the underlying loans. The first mortgage notes and other loans payable collateralized by the respective joint venture properties and assignment of leases at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, are as follows (amounts in thousands):

Property	Maturity Date	Interest Rate (1)		March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Fixed Rate Debt:
521 Fifth Avenue	November 2019	3.73	%	$	170,000	$	170,000
717 Fifth Avenue (2)	July 2022	4.45	%	300,000		300,000
717 Fifth Avenue (2)	July 2022	5.50	%	355,328		355,328
21 East 66th Street	April 2023	3.60	%	12,000		12,000
3 Columbus Circle	March 2025	3.61	%	350,000		350,000
11 Madison Avenue	September 2025	3.84	%	1,400,000		1,400,000
800 Third Avenue	February 2026	3.37	%	177,000		177,000
400 East 57th Street	November 2026	3.00	%	100,000		100,000
Stonehenge Portfolio (3)	Various	4.19	%	347,671		362,518
1745 Broadway (4)				—		340,000
Total fixed rate debt				$	3,211,999	$	3,566,846

Property	Maturity Date	Interest Rate (1)		March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Floating Rate Debt:
55 West 46th Street (5)	October 2017	3.08	%	$	159,718		$	157,322
175-225 Third Street	December 2017	4.79	%	40,000			40,000
Jericho Plaza (6)	March 2018	4.93	%	76,993			76,993
724 Fifth Avenue	April 2018	3.20	%	275,000			275,000
1552 Broadway (7)	April 2018	4.99	%	185,410			185,410
605 West 42nd Street	July 2018	3.02	%	539,000			539,000
650 Fifth Avenue (8)	August 2018	4.54	%	86,500			77,500
280 Park Avenue	June 2019	2.78	%	900,000			900,000
121 Greene Street	November 2019	2.28	%	15,000			15,000
1745 Broadway (9)	January 2020	2.98	%	345,000			—
10 East 53rd Street	February 2020	3.13	%	170,000			125,000
131-137 Spring Street	August 2020	2.33	%	141,000			141,000
11 West 34th Street	January 2021	2.23	%	23,000			23,000
100 Park Avenue	February 2021	2.53	%	360,000			360,000
21 East 66th Street	June 2033	3.00	%	1,706			1,726
Stonehenge Portfolio (10)	Various	5.85	%	65,489			65,577
Total floating rate debt				$	3,383,816		$	2,982,528
Total joint venture mortgages and other loans payable				$	6,595,815		$	6,549,374
Deferred financing costs, net				(97,083		)	(95,408		)
Total joint venture mortgages and other loans payable, net				$	6,498,732		$	6,453,966

(1) Effective weighted average interest rate for the three months ended March 31, 2017, taking into account interest rate hedges in effect during the period.

(2) These loans are comprised of a $300.0 million fixed rate mortgage loan and $355.3 million mezzanine loan. The mezzanine loan is subject to accretion based on the difference between contractual interest rate and contractual pay rate.

(3) Amount is comprised of $34.3 million, $139.0 million, and $174.4 million in fixed-rate mortgages that mature in November 2017, August 2019, and June 2024, respectively.

(4) In January 2017, this loan was refinanced with a floating rate loan as shown above.

(5) This loan has a committed amount of $190.0 million, of which $30.3 million was unfunded as of March 31, 2017.

(6) We hold an 11.67% non-controlling interest in the joint venture and the property secures a two year $100.0 million loan, of which $77.0 million is currently outstanding.

(7) These loans are comprised of a $145.0 million mortgage loan and a $41.5 million mezzanine loan. As of March 31, 2017, $0.6 million of the mortgage loan and $0.5 million of the mezzanine loan were unfunded.

(8) This loan has a committed amount of $97.0 million, of which $10.5 million was unfunded as of March 31, 2017.

(9) This loan has a committed amount of $375.0 million, of which $30.0 million was unfunded as of March 31, 2017.

(10) Amount is comprised of $55.3 million and $10.2 million in floating-rate mortgages that mature in June 2017 and December 2017, respectively.

We act as the operating partner and day-to-day manager for all our joint ventures, except for 800 Third Avenue, Jericho Plaza, 280 Park Avenue, 3 Columbus Circle, 21 East 66th Street, 175-225 Third Street, 605 West 42nd Street, 400 East 57th Street, and the Stonehenge Portfolio. We are entitled to receive fees for providing management, leasing, construction supervision and asset management services to certain of our joint ventures. We earned $12.7 million and $4.5 million from these services for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. In addition, we have the ability to earn incentive fees based on the ultimate financial performance of certain of the joint venture properties.

The combined balance sheets for the unconsolidated joint ventures, at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Assets
Commercial real estate property, net	$	8,734,099	$	9,131,717
Cash and restricted cash	263,301		328,455
Tenant and other receivables, related party receivables, and deferred rents receivable, net of allowance	248,492		232,778
Debt and preferred equity investments, net	336,518		336,164
Other assets	694,384		683,481
Total assets	$	10,276,794	$	10,712,595
Liabilities and members' equity
Mortgages and other loans payable, net	$	6,498,732	$	6,453,966
Deferred revenue/gain	351,614		356,414
Other liabilities	367,980		391,500
Members' equity	3,058,468		3,510,715
Total liabilities and members' equity	$	10,276,794	$	10,712,595
Company's investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$	1,861,077	$	1,890,186

The combined statements of operations for the unconsolidated joint ventures, from acquisition date through the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Total revenues	$	216,521	$	162,512
Operating expenses	38,794		27,254
Ground rent	4,251		3,211
Real estate taxes	34,939		24,210
Interest expense, net of interest income	55,328		49,736
Amortization of deferred financing costs	6,505		3,236
Transaction related costs	89		—
Depreciation and amortization	71,164		37,851
Total expenses	211,070		145,498
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—		(1,606		)
Net income before gain on sale	$	5,451	$	15,408
Company's equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures	$	6,614	$	10,096

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Deferred Costs

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Deferred Costs

Deferred Costs

Deferred costs at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Deferred leasing costs	$	475,575		$	468,971
Less: accumulated amortization	(207,627		)	(201,371		)
Deferred costs, net	$	267,948		$	267,600

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Mortgages and Other Loans Payable

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Mortgages and Other Loans Payable

Mortgages and Other Loans Payable

Mortgages and Other Loans Payable

The first mortgages and other loans payable collateralized by the respective properties and assignment of leases or debt investments at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, were as follows (amounts in thousands):

Property	Maturity Date	Interest Rate (1)		March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Fixed Rate Debt:
Unsecured Loan	June 2018	4.81	%	$	16,000		$	16,000
One Madison Avenue	May 2020	5.91	%	509,967			517,806
762 Madison Avenue	February 2022	3.99	%	771			7,694
100 Church Street	July 2022	4.68	%	220,161			221,446
919 Third Avenue (2)	June 2023	5.12	%	500,000			500,000
420 Lexington Avenue	October 2024	3.99	%	300,000			300,000
1515 Broadway	March 2025	3.93	%	884,470			888,531
400 East 58th Street (3)	November 2026	3.00	%	40,000			40,000
Landmark Square	January 2027	4.90	%	100,000			100,000
485 Lexington Avenue	February 2027	4.41	%	450,000			450,000
1080 Amsterdam (4)	February 2027	3.63	%	36,363			—
315 West 33rd Street	February 2027	4.17	%	250,000			—
Series J Preferred Units (5)	April 2051	3.75	%	4,000			4,000
885 Third Avenue (6)		6.26	%	267,650			267,650
FHLBNY Facility (7)				—			105,000
FHLBNY Facility (7)				—			100,000
Total fixed rate debt				$	3,579,382		$	3,518,127
Floating Rate Debt:
719 Seventh Avenue	February 2018	3.84	%	$	39,521		$	37,388
183, 187 Broadway & 5-7 Dey Street	May 2018	3.48	%	58,000			58,000
Master Repurchase Agreement	July 2018	3.28	%	184,642			184,642
220 East 42nd Street	October 2020	2.38	%	275,000			275,000
One Vanderbilt Avenue (8)	September 2021	4.29	%	100,000			64,030
1080 Amsterdam (9)				—			3,525
Total floating rate debt				$	657,163		$	622,585
Total fixed rate and floating rate debt				$	4,236,545		$	4,140,712
Mortgages reclassed to liabilities related to assets held for sale				—			—
Total mortgages and other loans payable				$	4,236,545		$	4,140,712
Deferred financing costs, net of amortization				(69,275		)	(66,882		)
Total mortgages and other loans payable, net				$	4,167,270		$	4,073,830

(1) Effective weighted average interest rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, taking into account interest rate hedges in effect during the period.

(2) We own a 51.0% controlling interest in the consolidated joint venture that is the borrower on this loan.

(3) The loan carries a fixed interest rate of 3.00% for the first 5 years and is prepayable without penalty in year 5.

(4) The loan is comprised of a $35.5 million mortgage loan and $0.9 million subordinate loan with a fixed interest rate of 3.50% and 7.00%, respectively, for the first 5 years and is prepayable without penalty in year 5.

(5) In connection with the acquisition of a commercial real estate property, the Operating Partnership issued $4.0 million, 3.75% Series J Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series J Preferred Units, with a mandatory liquidation preference of $1,000 per unit. The Series J Preferred Units are accounted for as debt because they can be redeemed in cash by the Operating Partnership on the earlier of (i) the date of the sale of the property or (ii) April 30, 2051 or at the option of the unitholders as provided for in the related agreement.

(6) In February 2016, we closed on the sale of 885 Third Avenue. The sale did not meet the criteria for sale accounting at that time and, therefore, remains on our consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2017. In April 2017, the mortgage was refinanced by the buyer which will result in the Company deconsolidating the property from its financial statements in the second quarter of 2017.

(7) The facility was repaid in January 2017.

(8) In September 2016, we closed on a $1.5 billion construction facility in connection with the development of One Vanderbilt Avenue. This facility bears interest at 350 basis points over 30-day LIBOR, with reductions based on meeting certain conditions, and has an initial five-year term with twoone-year extension options. Advances under the loan are subject to incurred costs, funded equity, loan to value thresholds, and entering into construction contracts.

(9) In January 2017, this loan was refinanced with a fixed rate loan as shown above.

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Facility

The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Belmont Insurance Company, or Belmont, a New York licensed captive insurance company, was a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, or FHLBNY. Belmont's membership was terminated on February 20, 2017 and all funds borrowed from the FHLBNY were repaid in January 2017.

Master Repurchase Agreement

In July 2016, we entered into a restated Master Repurchase Agreement, or MRA, which provides us with the ability to sell certain debt investments with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the same at a certain date or on demand. The MRA has a maximum facility capacity of $300.0 million and bears interest ranging from 225 and 400 basis points over 30-day LIBOR depending on the pledged collateral. Since December 6, 2015, we have been required to pay monthly in arrears a 25 basis point fee on the excess of $150.0 million over the average daily balance during the period if the average daily balance is less than $150.0 million. We seek to mitigate risks associated with our repurchase agreement by managing the credit quality of our assets, early repayments, interest rate volatility, liquidity, and market value. The margin call provisions under our repurchase facility permit valuation adjustments based on capital markets activity, and are not limited to collateral-specific credit marks. To monitor credit risk associated with our debt investments, our asset management team regularly reviews our investment portfolio and is in contact with our borrowers in order to monitor the collateral and enforce our rights as necessary. The risk associated with potential margin calls is further mitigated by our ability to recollateralize the facility with additional assets from our portfolio of debt investments, our ability to satisfy margin calls with cash or cash equivalents and our access to additional liquidity through the 2012 credit facility, as defined below.

At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the gross book value of the properties and debt and preferred equity investments collateralizing the mortgages and other loans payable, not including assets held for sale, was approximately $7.1 billion and $6.0 billion, respectively.

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Corporate Indebtedness

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Corporate Indebtedness

Corporate Indebtedness

2012 Credit Facility

In August 2016, we entered into an amendment to the credit facility that was originally entered into by the Company in November 2012, referred to as the 2012 credit facility. As of March 31, 2017, the 2012 credit facility, as amended, consisted of a $1.6 billion revolving credit facility and a $1.2 billion term loan, with a maturity date of March 29, 2019 and June 30, 2019, respectively. The revolving credit facility has an as-of-right extension to March 29, 2020. We also have an option, subject to customary conditions, to increase the capacity under the revolving credit facility to $3.0 billion at any time prior to the maturity date for the revolving credit facility without the consent of existing lenders, by obtaining additional commitments from our existing lenders and other financial institutions.

As of March 31, 2017, the 2012 credit facility bore interest at a spread over LIBOR ranging from (i) 87.5 basis points to 155 basis points for loans under the revolving credit facility and (ii) 95 basis points to 190 basis points for loans under the term loan facility, in each case based on the credit rating assigned to the senior unsecured long term indebtedness of ROP.

At March 31, 2017, the applicable spread was 125 basis points for the revolving credit facility and 140 basis points for the term loan facility. At March 31, 2017, the effective interest rate was 2.03% for the revolving credit facility and 2.33% for the term loan facility. We are required to pay quarterly in arrears a 12.5 to 30 basis point facility fee on the total commitments under the revolving credit facility based on the credit rating assigned to the senior unsecured long term indebtedness of ROP. As of March 31, 2017, the facility fee was 25 basis points.

As of March 31, 2017, we had $84.8 million of outstanding letters of credit, zero drawn under the revolving credit facility and $1.2 billion outstanding under the term loan facility, with total undrawn capacity of $1.5 billion under the 2012 credit facility. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 the revolving credit facility had a carrying value of $(5.6) million, representing deferred financing costs presented within other liabilities, and $(6.3) million, respectively, net of deferred financing costs. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the term loan facility had a carrying value of $1.2 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively, net of deferred financing costs.

The Company, the Operating Partnership and ROP are all borrowers jointly and severally obligated under the 2012 credit facility. None of our other subsidiaries are obligors under the 2012 credit facility.

The 2012 credit facility includes certain restrictions and covenants (see Restrictive Covenants below).

Senior Unsecured Notes

The following table sets forth our senior unsecured notes and other related disclosures as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, by scheduled maturity date (dollars in thousands):

Issuance	March 31, 2017 Unpaid Principal Balance		March 31, 2017 Accreted Balance			December 31, 2016 Accreted Balance			Coupon Rate (1)		Effective Rate		Term (in Years)	Maturity Date
October 12, 2010 (2)	$	345,000	$	337,461		$	334,077		3.00	%	3.00	%	7	October 2017
August 5, 2011 (3)	250,000		249,898			249,880			5.00	%	5.00	%	7	August 2018
March 16, 2010 (3)	250,000		250,000			250,000			7.75	%	7.75	%	10	March 2020
November 15, 2012 (3)	200,000		200,000			200,000			4.50	%	4.50	%	10	December 2022
December 17, 2015 (3)	100,000		100,000			100,000			4.27	%	4.27	%	10	December 2025
	$	1,145,000	$	1,137,359		$	1,133,957
Deferred financing costs, net			(5,005		)	(5,642		)
	$	1,145,000	$	1,132,354		$	1,128,315

(1) Interest on the senior unsecured notes is payable semi-annually with principal and unpaid interest due on the scheduled maturity dates.

(2) Issued by the Operating Partnership. Interest on these exchangeable notes is payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15. The notes had an initial exchange rate representing an exchange price that was set at a 30.0% premium to the last reported sale price of SL Green's common stock on October 6, 2010, or $85.81. The initial exchange rate is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. The current exchange rate is 12.7279 shares of SL Green's common stock per $1,000 principal amount of these notes. The notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Operating Partnership and are exchangeable upon the occurrence of specified events and during the period beginning on the twenty-second scheduled trading day prior to the maturity date and ending on the second business day prior to the maturity date, into cash or a combination of cash and shares of SL Green's common stock, if any, at our option. As a result of meeting specified events (as defined in the Indenture Agreement), these notes became exchangeable commencing April 1, 2017 and will remain exchangeable through June 30, 2017. The notes are guaranteed by ROP. On the issuance date, $78.3 million of the debt balance was recorded in equity. As of March 31, 2017, $7.5 million remained to be amortized into the debt balance.

(3) Issued by the Company, the Operating Partnership and ROP, as co-obligors.

Restrictive Covenants

The terms of the 2012 credit facility, as amended, and certain of our senior unsecured notes include certain restrictions and covenants which may limit, among other things, our ability to pay dividends, make certain types of investments, incur additional indebtedness, incur liens and enter into negative pledge agreements and dispose of assets, and which require compliance with financial ratios relating to the maximum ratio of total indebtedness to total asset value, a minimum ratio of EBITDA to fixed charges, a maximum ratio of secured indebtedness to total asset value and a maximum ratio of unsecured indebtedness to unencumbered asset value. The dividend restriction referred to above provides that, we will not during any time when a default is continuing, make distributions with respect to common stock or other equity interests, except to enable the Company to continue to qualify as a REIT for Federal income tax purposes. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, we were in compliance with all such covenants.

Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures

In June 2005, the Company and the Operating Partnership issued $100.0 million in unsecured trust preferred securities through a newly formed trust, SL Green Capital Trust I, or the Trust, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership. The securities mature in 2035 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.61% for the first ten years ending July 2015. Thereafter, the interest rate will float at 125 basis points over the three-month LIBOR. Interest payments may be deferred for a period of up to eight consecutive quarters if the Operating Partnership exercises its right to defer such payments. The Trust preferred securities are redeemable at the option of the Operating Partnership, in whole or in part, with no prepayment premium. We do not consolidate the Trust even though it is a variable interest entity as we are not the primary beneficiary. Because the Trust is not consolidated, we have recorded the debt on our consolidated balance sheets and the related payments are classified as interest expense.

Principal Maturities

Combined aggregate principal maturities of mortgages and other loans payable, 2012 credit facility, trust preferred securities, senior unsecured notes and our share of joint venture debt as of March 31, 2017, including as-of-right extension options and put options, were as follows (in thousands):

	Scheduled Amortization		Principal		Revolving Credit Facility		Unsecured Term Loan		Trust Preferred Securities		Senior Unsecured Notes		Total		Joint Venture Debt
Remaining 2017	$	38,330	$	267,650	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	345,000	$	650,980	$	82,368
2018	54,938		298,163		—		—		—		250,000		603,101		282,958
2019	59,618		—		—		1,183,000		—		—		1,242,618		555,545
2020	41,427		679,531		—		—		—		250,000		970,958		320,884
2021	30,418		100,000		—		—		—		—		130,418		184,134
Thereafter	90,533		2,575,937		—		—		100,000		300,000		3,066,470		1,349,340
	$	315,264	$	3,921,281	$	—	$	1,183,000	$	100,000	$	1,145,000	$	6,664,545	$	2,775,229

Consolidated interest expense, excluding capitalized interest, was comprised of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Interest expense before capitalized interest	$	72,422		$	102,155
Interest capitalized	(6,279		)	(6,618		)
Interest income	(521		)	(865		)
Interest expense, net	$	65,622		$	94,672

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Related Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions

Cleaning/ Security/ Messenger and Restoration Services

Alliance Building Services, or Alliance, and its affiliates are partially owned by Gary Green, a son of Stephen L. Green, the chairman of SL Green's board of directors, and provide services to certain properties owned by us. Alliance’s affiliates include First Quality Maintenance, L.P., or First Quality, Classic Security LLC, Bright Star Couriers LLC and Onyx Restoration Works, and provide cleaning, extermination, security, messenger, and restoration services, respectively. In addition, First Quality has the non-exclusive opportunity to provide cleaning and related services to individual tenants at our properties on a basis separately negotiated with any tenant seeking such additional services. The Service Corporation has entered into an arrangement with Alliance whereby it will receive a profit participation above a certain threshold for services provided by Alliance to certain tenants at certain buildings above the base services specified in their lease agreements.

Income earned from profit participation, which is included in other income on the consolidated statements of operations, was $0.8 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. We also recorded expenses for these services, inclusive of capitalized expenses, of $4.5 million and $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, for these services (excluding services provided directly to tenants).

Management Fees

S.L. Green Management Corp., a consolidated entity, receives property management fees from an entity in which Stephen L. Green owns an interest. We received management fees from this entity of $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

One Vanderbilt Investment

In December 2016, we entered into agreements with entities owned and controlled by Marc Holliday and Andrew Mathias, pursuant to which they agreed to make an investment in our One Vanderbilt project at the appraised fair market value for the interests acquired. This investment entitles these entities to receive approximately 1.50% - 1.80% and 1.00% - 1.20%, respectively, of any profits realized by the Company from its One Vanderbilt project in excess of the Company’s capital contributions. The entities have no right to any return of capital. Accordingly, subject to previously disclosed repurchase rights, these interests will have no value and will not entitle these entities to any amounts (other than limited distributions to cover tax liabilities incurred) unless and until the Company has received distributions from the One Vanderbilt project in excess of the Company’s aggregate investment in the project. In the event that the Company does not realize a profit on its investment in the project (or would not realize a profit based on the value at the time the interests are repurchased), the entities owned and controlled by Messrs. Holliday and Mathias will lose the entire amount of their investment.

Fifty percent of these interests were purchased on December 31, 2016 and the remaining fifty percent will be purchased on December 31, 2017. The entities owned and controlled by Messrs. Holliday and Mathias will pay $1.4 million and $1.0 million, respectively, which equals the fair market value of the interests acquired as of the date the investment agreements were entered into as determined by an independent third party appraisal that we obtained.

Other

Amounts due from related parties at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Due from joint ventures	$	2,210	$	1,240
Other	16,857		14,616
Related party receivables	$	19,067	$	15,856

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Noncontrolling Interests on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Noncontrolling Interests on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements

Noncontrolling Interests on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements

Noncontrolling interests represent the common and preferred units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership not held by the Company as well as third party equity interests in our other consolidated subsidiaries. Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership are shown in the mezzanine equity while the noncontrolling interests in our other consolidated subsidiaries are shown in the equity section of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Common Units of Limited Partnership Interest in the Operating Partnership

As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the noncontrolling interest unit holders owned 4.33%, or 4,562,717 units, and 4.16%, or 4,363,716 units, of the Operating Partnership, respectively. As of March 31, 2017, 4,562,717 shares of SL Green's common stock were reserved for issuance upon the redemption of units of limited partnership interest of the Operating Partnership.

Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership is recorded at the greater of its cost basis or fair market value based on the closing stock price of SL Green's common stock at the end of the reporting period.

Below is the rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Balance at beginning of period	$	473,882		$	424,206
Distributions	(3,537		)	(12,671		)
Issuance of common units	18,240			78,495
Redemption of common units	(13,112		)	(31,805		)
Net income	476			10,136
Accumulated other comprehensive income allocation	(199		)	1,299
Fair value adjustment	15,548			4,222
Balance at end of period	$	491,298		$	473,882

Preferred Units of Limited Partnership Interest in the Operating Partnership

The Operating Partnership has 1,902,0004.50% Series G Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series G Preferred Units outstanding, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit, which were issued in January 2012 in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series G Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $1.125 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series G Preferred Units are convertible into a number of common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership equal to (i) the liquidation preference plus accumulated and unpaid distributions on the conversion date divided by (ii) $88.50. The common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership may be redeemed in exchange for SL Green's common stock on a 1-to-1 basis. The Series G Preferred Units also provide the holder with the right to require the Operating Partnership to repurchase the Series G Preferred Units for cash before January 31, 2022.

The Operating Partnership has 60 Series F Preferred Units outstanding with a mandatory liquidation preference of $1,000.00 per unit.

The Operating Partnership has authorized up to 700,0003.50% Series K Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series K Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit. In August 2014, the Company issued 563,954 Series K Preferred Units in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series K Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $0.875 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series K Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time, at the option of the unitholder, either for cash or are convertible into a number of common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership equal to (i) the liquidation preference plus accumulated and unpaid distributions on the conversion date divided by (ii) $134.67.

The Operating Partnership has authorized up to 500,0004.00% Series L Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series L Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit. In August 2014, the Company issued 378,634 Series L Preferred Units in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series L Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $1.00 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series L Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time at par for cash at the option of the unitholder.

The Operating Partnership has authorized up to 1,600,0003.75% Series M Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series M Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit. In February 2015, the Company issued 1,600,000 Series M Preferred Units in conjunction with the acquisition of ownership interests in and relating to certain residential and retail real estate properties. The Series M Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $0.9375 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series M Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time at par for cash at the option of the unitholder.

The Operating Partnership has authorized up to 552,3033.00% Series N Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series N Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit. In June 2015, the Company issued 552,303 Series N Preferred Units in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series N Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $0.75 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series N Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time at par for cash at the option of the unitholder.

The Operating Partnership has authorized an aggregate of one6.25% Series O Preferred Unit of limited partnership interest, or the Series O Preferred Unit. In June 2015, the Company issued the Series O Preferred Unit in connection with an acquisition.

The Operating Partnership has authorized up to 200,0004.00% Series P Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series P Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit. In July 2015, the Company issued 200,000 Series P Preferred Units in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series P Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $1.00 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series P Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time at par for cash at the option of the unitholder.

The Operating Partnership has authorized up to 268,0003.50% Series Q Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series Q Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit. In July 2015, the Company issued 268,000 Series Q Preferred Units in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series Q Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $0.875 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series Q Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time, at the option of the unitholder, either for cash or are convertible into a number of common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership equal to (i) the liquidation preference plus accumulated and unpaid distributions on the conversion date divided by (ii) $148.95.

The Operating Partnership has authorized up to 400,0003.50% Series R Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series R Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit. In August 2015, the Company issued 400,000 Series R Preferred Units in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series R Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $0.875 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series R Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time, at the option of the unitholder, either for cash or are convertible into a number of common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership equal to (i) the liquidation preference plus accumulated and unpaid distributions on the conversion date divided by (ii) $154.89.

The Operating Partnership has authorized up to 1,077,2804.00% Series S Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series S Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit. In August 2015, the Company issued 1,077,280 Series S Preferred Units in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series S Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $1.00 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series S Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time at par for cash at the option of the unitholder.

The Operating Partnership has authorized up to 230,0002.75% Series T Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series T Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit. In March 2016, the Company issued 230,000 Series T Preferred Units in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series T Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $0.6875 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Series T Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time at par, at the option of the unitholder, either for cash or are convertible into a number of common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership equal to (i) the liquidation preference plus accumulated and unpaid distributions on the conversion date divided by (ii) $119.02.

The Operating Partnership has authorized up to 680,0004.50% Series U Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series U Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per unit. In March 2016, the Company issued 680,000 Series U Preferred Units in conjunction with an acquisition. The Series U Preferred unitholders initially receive annual dividends of $1.125 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The annual dividend is subject to reduction upon the occurence of certain circumstances set forth in the terms of the Series U Preferred Units. The minimum annual dividend is $0.75 per unit. The Series U Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time at par for cash at the option of the unitholder.

Through a consolidated subsidiary, we have authorized up to 109,1613.5% Series A Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Subsidiary Series A Preferred Units, with a liquidation preference of $1,000.00 per unit. In August 2015, the Company issued 109,161 Subsidiary Series A Preferred Units in conjunction with an acquisition. The Subsidiary Series A Preferred unitholders receive annual dividends of $35.00 per unit paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. The Subsidiary Series A Preferred Units can be redeemed at any time, at the option of the unitholder, either for cash or are convertible on a one-for-one basis, into the Series B Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Subsidiary Series B Preferred Units. The Subsidiary Series B Preferred Units can be converted at any time, at the option of the unitholder, into a number of common stock equal to 6.71348 shares of common stock for each Subsidiary Series B Preferred Unit. As of March 31, 2017, no Subsidiary Series B Preferred Units have been issued.

Below is the rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the preferred units in the Operating Partnership as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Balance at beginning of period	$	302,010	$	282,516
Issuance of preferred units	—		22,793
Redemption of preferred units	—		(3,299		)
Balance at end of period	$	302,010	$	302,010

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Stockholders' Equity of the Company

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity of the Company

Stockholders’ Equity of the Company

Common Stock

Our authorized capital stock consists of 260,000,000 shares, $0.01 par value per share, consisting of 160,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 75,000,000 shares of excess stock, at $0.01 par value per share, and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. As of March 31, 2017, 100,776,414 shares of common stock and no shares of excess stock were issued and outstanding.

In August 2016, our board of directors approved a stock repurchase plan under which we can buy up to $1.0 billion of shares of our common stock. At March 31, 2017 repurchases made under the stock repurchase plans were as follows:

Period	Total number of shares purchased	Average price paid per share	Total number of shares purchased as part of the repurchase plan or programs	Maximum approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plan (in millions)
First quarter 2017	982	$103.89	982	$999.9

Perpetual Preferred Stock

We have 9,200,000 shares of our 6.50% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, or the Series I Preferred Stock, outstanding with a mandatory liquidation preference of $25.00 per share. The Series I Preferred stockholders receive annual dividends of $1.625 per share paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. We are entitled to redeem the Series I Preferred Stock at par for cash at our option on or after August 10, 2017. In August 2012, we received $221.9 million in net proceeds from the issuance of the Series I Preferred Stock, which were recorded net of underwriters' discount and issuance costs, and contributed the net proceeds to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 9,200,000 units of 6.50% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series I Preferred Units.

Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan

In February 2015, the Company filed a registration statement with the SEC for our dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan, or DRSPP, which automatically became effective upon filing. The Company registered 3,500,000 shares of SL Green's common stock under the DRSPP. The DRSPP commenced on September 24, 2001.

Earnings per Share

SL Green's earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 are computed as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Numerator	2017		2016
Basic Earnings:
Income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	11,351	$	23,221
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Redemption of units to common shares	476		922
Diluted Earnings:
Income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	11,827	$	24,143

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Denominator	2017	2016
Basic Shares:
Weighted average common stock outstanding	100,643	100,051
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Operating Partnership units redeemable for common shares	4,607	3,974
Stock-based compensation plans	304	234
Diluted weighted average common stock outstanding	105,554	104,259

SL Green has excluded 1,025,419 and 1,349,019 common stock equivalents from the diluted shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, as they were anti-dilutive.

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Partners' Capital of the Operating Partnership

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Stockholders' Equity

Partners' Capital of the Operating Partnership

Stockholders’ Equity of the Company

Common Stock

Our authorized capital stock consists of 260,000,000 shares, $0.01 par value per share, consisting of 160,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 75,000,000 shares of excess stock, at $0.01 par value per share, and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. As of March 31, 2017, 100,776,414 shares of common stock and no shares of excess stock were issued and outstanding.

In August 2016, our board of directors approved a stock repurchase plan under which we can buy up to $1.0 billion of shares of our common stock. At March 31, 2017 repurchases made under the stock repurchase plans were as follows:

Period	Total number of shares purchased	Average price paid per share	Total number of shares purchased as part of the repurchase plan or programs	Maximum approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plan (in millions)
First quarter 2017	982	$103.89	982	$999.9

Perpetual Preferred Stock

We have 9,200,000 shares of our 6.50% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, or the Series I Preferred Stock, outstanding with a mandatory liquidation preference of $25.00 per share. The Series I Preferred stockholders receive annual dividends of $1.625 per share paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. We are entitled to redeem the Series I Preferred Stock at par for cash at our option on or after August 10, 2017. In August 2012, we received $221.9 million in net proceeds from the issuance of the Series I Preferred Stock, which were recorded net of underwriters' discount and issuance costs, and contributed the net proceeds to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 9,200,000 units of 6.50% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series I Preferred Units.

Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan

In February 2015, the Company filed a registration statement with the SEC for our dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan, or DRSPP, which automatically became effective upon filing. The Company registered 3,500,000 shares of SL Green's common stock under the DRSPP. The DRSPP commenced on September 24, 2001.

Earnings per Share

SL Green's earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 are computed as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Numerator	2017		2016
Basic Earnings:
Income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	11,351	$	23,221
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Redemption of units to common shares	476		922
Diluted Earnings:
Income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	11,827	$	24,143

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Denominator	2017	2016
Basic Shares:
Weighted average common stock outstanding	100,643	100,051
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Operating Partnership units redeemable for common shares	4,607	3,974
Stock-based compensation plans	304	234
Diluted weighted average common stock outstanding	105,554	104,259

SL Green has excluded 1,025,419 and 1,349,019 common stock equivalents from the diluted shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, as they were anti-dilutive.

SL Green Operating Partnership

Stockholders' Equity

Partners' Capital of the Operating Partnership

Partners' Capital of the Operating Partnership

The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership and at March 31, 2017 owned 100,776,414 general and limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership and 9,200,000 Series I Preferred Units. Partnership interests in the Operating Partnership are denominated as “common units of limited partnership interest” (also referred to as “OP Units”) or “preferred units of limited partnership interest” (also referred to as “Preferred Units”). All references to OP Units and Preferred Units outstanding exclude such units held by the Company. A holder of an OP Unit may present such OP Unit to the Operating Partnership for redemption at any time (subject to restrictions agreed upon at the issuance of OP Units to particular holders that may restrict such right for a period of time, generally one year from issuance). Upon presentation of an OP Unit for redemption, the Operating Partnership must redeem such OP Unit in exchange for the cash equal to the then value of a share of common stock of the Company, except that the Company may, at its election, in lieu of cash redemption, acquire such OP Unit for one share of common stock. Because the number of shares of common stock outstanding at all times equals the number of OP Units that the Company owns, one share of common stock is generally the economic equivalent of one OP Unit, and the quarterly distribution that may be paid to the holder of an OP Unit equals the quarterly dividend that may be paid to the holder of a share of common stock. Each series of Preferred Units makes a distribution that is set in accordance with an amendment to the partnership agreement of the Operating Partnership. Preferred Units may also be convertible into OP Units at the election of the holder thereof or the Company, subject to the terms of such Preferred Units.

Net income (loss) allocated to the preferred unitholders and common unitholders reflects their pro rata share of net income (loss) and distributions.

Limited Partner Units

As of March 31, 2017, limited partners other than SL Green owned 4.33%, or 4,562,717 common units, of the Operating Partnership.

Preferred Units

Preferred units not owned by SL Green are further described in Note 11, “Noncontrolling Interests on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements - Preferred Units of Limited Partnership Interest in the Operating Partnership.”

Earnings per Unit

The Operating Partnership's earnings per unit for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively are computed as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Numerator	2017		2016
Basic and Diluted Earnings:
Net income attributable to SLGOP common unitholders	$	11,827	$	24,143

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Denominator	2017	2016
Basic units:
Weighted average common units outstanding	105,250	104,025
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Stock-based compensation plans	304	234
Diluted weighted average common units outstanding	105,554	104,259

The Operating Partnership has excluded 1,025,419 and 1,349,019 common unit equivalents from the diluted units outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, as they were anti-dilutive.

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Share-based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Share-based Compensation

Share-based Compensation

We have stock-based employee and director compensation plans. Our employees are compensated through the Operating Partnership. Under each plan, whenever the Company issues common or preferred stock, the Operating Partnership issues an equivalent number of units of limited partnership interest of a corresponding class to the Company.

Fourth Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan

The Fourth Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, or the 2005 Plan, was approved by the Company's board of directors in April 2016 and its stockholders in June 2016 at the Company's annual meeting of stockholders. The 2005 Plan authorizes the issuance of stock options, stock appreciation rights, unrestricted and restricted stock, phantom shares, dividend equivalent rights, cash-based awards and other equity-based awards. Subject to adjustments upon certain corporate transactions or events, awards with respect to up to a maximum of 27,030,000 fungible units may be granted under the 2005 Plan. Currently, different types of awards count against the limit on the number of fungible units differently, with (1) full-value awards (i.e., those that deliver the full value of the award upon vesting, such as restricted stock) granted after the effective date of the Fourth Amendment 2005 Plan counting as 3.74 Fungible Units per share subject to such awards, (2) stock options, stock appreciation rights and other awards that do not deliver full value and expire five years from the date of grant counting as 0.73 fungible units per share subject to such awards, and (3) all other awards (e.g., ten-year stock options) counting as 1.0 fungible units per share subject to such awards. Awards granted under the 2005 Plan prior to the approval of the fourth amendment and restatement in June 2016 continue to count against the fungible unit limit based on the ratios that were in effect at the time such awards were granted, which may be different than the current ratios. As a result, depending on the types of awards issued, the 2005 Plan may result in the issuance of more or less than 27,030,000 shares. If a stock option or other award granted under the 2005 Plan expires or terminates, the common stock subject to any portion of the award that expires or terminates without having been exercised or paid, as the case may be, will again become available for the issuance of additional awards. Shares of SL Green's common stock distributed under the 2005 Plan may be treasury shares or authorized but unissued shares. Currently, unless the 2005 Plan has been previously terminated by the Company's board of directors, new awards may be granted under the 2005 Plan until June 2, 2026, which is the tenth anniversary of the date that the 2005 Plan was most recently approved by the Company's stockholders. As of March 31, 2017, $8.7 million fungible units were available for issuance under the 2005 Plan after reserving for shares underlying outstanding restricted stock units, phantom stock units granted pursuant to our Non-Employee Directors' Deferral Program and LTIP Units, including, among others, outstanding LTIP Units issued under our 2014 Outperformance Plan.

Options are granted under the plan with an exercise price at the fair market value of the Company's common stock on the date of grant and, subject to employment, generally expire five or ten years from the date of grant, are not transferable other than on death, and generally vest in one to five years commencing one year from the date of grant. We have also granted Class O LTIP Units, which are a class of LTIP Units in the Operating Partnership structured to provide economics similar to those of stock options. Class O LTIP Units, once vested, may be converted, at the election of the holder, into a number of common units of the Operating Partnership per Class O LTIP Unit determined by the increase in value of a share of the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion over a participation threshold, which equals the fair market value of a share of the Company’s common stock at the time of grant. Class O LTIP Units are entitled to distributions, subject to vesting, equal per unit to 10% of the per unit distributions paid with respect to the common units of the Operating Partnership.

The fair value of each stock option or LTIP Unit granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on historical information with the following weighted average assumptions for grants during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016.

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Dividend yield	2.50	%	2.37	%
Expected life	4.8 years		3.7 years
Risk-free interest rate	1.82	%	1.57	%
Expected stock price volatility	31.00	%	26.76	%

A summary of the status of the Company's stock options as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, and changes during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and year ended December 31, 2016 are as follows:

	March 31, 2017					December 31, 2016
	Options Outstanding			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Options Outstanding			Weighted Average Exercise Price
Balance at beginning of period	$	1,737,213		$	98.44	$	1,595,007		$	95.52
Granted	60,000			106.05		445,100			105.86
Exercised	(104,151		)	84.03		(192,875		)	76.90
Lapsed or cancelled	(25,201		)	127.28		(110,019		)	123.86
Balance at end of period	$	1,667,861		$	99.18	$	1,737,213		$	98.44
Options exercisable at end of period	889,076			$	90.92	748,617			$	87.72
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period	$	1,496,838				$	8,363,036

All options were granted with strike prices ranging from $20.67 to $137.18. The remaining weighted average contractual life of the options outstanding was 3.7 years and the remaining average contractual life of the options exercisable was 2.8 years.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, we recognized compensation expense for these options of $2.0 million and $2.0 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2017, there was $12.6 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.0 years.

Stock-based Compensation

Effective January 1, 1999, the Company implemented a deferred compensation plan, or the Deferred Plan, where shares issued under the Deferred Plan were granted to certain employees, including our executives and vesting will occur annually upon the completion of a service period or our meeting established financial performance criteria. Annual vesting occurs at rates ranging from 15% to 35% once performance criteria are reached.

A summary of the Company's restricted stock as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and charges during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016, are as follows:

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Balance at beginning of period	3,202,031		3,137,881
Granted	—		98,800
Cancelled	—		(34,650		)
Balance at end of period	3,202,031		3,202,031
Vested during the period	82,786		83,822
Compensation expense recorded	$	2,380,926	$	7,153,966
Weighted average fair value of restricted stock granted during the period	$	—	$	10,650,077

The fair value of restricted stock that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016 was $8.0 million and $7.6 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2017 there was $18.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to restricted stock, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, $1.6 million and $1.5 million, respectively, was capitalized to assets associated with compensation expense related to our long-term compensation plans, restricted stock and stock options.

We have granted LTIP Units, which include bonus, time-based and performance based awards, with a fair value of $20.5 million and $25.4 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The grant date fair value of the LTIP Unit awards was calculated in accordance with ASC 718. A third party consultant determined the fair value of the LTIP Units to have a discount from SL Green's common stock price. The discount was calculated by considering the inherent uncertainty that the LTIP Units will reach parity with other common partnership units and the illiquidity due to transfer restrictions. As of March 31, 2017, there was $12.1 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to the time-based and performance based awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.4 years. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, we recorded compensation expense related to bonus, time-based and performance based awards of $10.0 million and $9.5 million, respectively.

2014 Outperformance Plan

In August 2014, the compensation committee of the Company's board of directors approved the general terms of the SL Green Realty Corp. 2014 Outperformance Plan, or the 2014 Outperformance Plan. Participants in the 2014 Outperformance Plan may earn, in the aggregate, up to 610,000 LTIP Units in our Operating Partnership based on our total return to stockholders for the three-year period beginning September 1, 2014. Under the 2014 Outperformance Plan, two-thirds of the LTIP Units may be earned based on the Company’s absolute total return to stockholders and one-third of the LTIP Units may be earned based on relative total return to stockholders compared to the constituents of the MSCI REIT Index. Awards earned based on absolute total return to stockholders will be determined independently of awards earned based on relative total return to stockholders. In the event the Company’s performance reaches either threshold before the end of the three-year performance period, a pro-rata portion of the maximum award may be earned. For each component, if the Company’s performance reaches the maximum threshold beginning with the 19th month of the performance period, participants will earn one-third of the maximum award that may be earned for that component. If the Company’s performance reaches the maximum threshold during the third year of the performance period for a component, participants will earn two-thirds (or an additional one-third) of the maximum award that may be earned for that component. LTIP Units earned under the 2014 Outperformance Plan will be subject to continued vesting requirements, with 50% of any awards earned vesting on August 31, 2017 and the remaining 50% vesting on August 31, 2018, subject to continued employment with us through such dates. Participants will not be entitled to distributions with respect to LTIP Units granted under the 2014 Outperformance Plan unless and until they are earned. If LTIP Units are earned, each participant will also be entitled to the distributions that would have been paid had the number of earned LTIP Units been issued at the beginning of the performance period, with such distributions being paid in the form of cash or additional LTIP Units. Thereafter, distributions will be paid currently with respect to all earned LTIP Units, whether vested or unvested.

The cost of the 2014 Outperformance Plan ($29.2 million, subject to forfeitures), based on the portion of the 2014 Outperformance Plan granted as of March 31, 2017, will be amortized into earnings through the final vesting period. We recorded compensation expense of $2.1 million and $1.5 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, related to the 2014 Outperformance Plan.

Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors

Under our Non-Employee Director's Deferral Program, which commenced July 2004, the Company's non-employee directors may elect to defer up to 100% of their annual retainer fee, chairman fees, meeting fees and annual stock grant. Unless otherwise elected by a participant, fees deferred under the program shall be credited in the form of phantom stock units. The program provides that a director's phantom stock units generally will be settled in an equal number of shares of common stock upon the earlier of (i) the January 1 coincident with or the next following such director's termination of service from the Board of Directors or (ii) a change in control by us, as defined by the program. Phantom stock units are credited to each non-employee director quarterly using the closing price of SL Green's common stock on the first business day of the respective quarter. Each participating non-employee director is also credited with dividend equivalents or phantom stock units based on the dividend rate for each quarter, which are either paid in cash currently or credited to the director’s account as additional phantom stock units.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, 9,320 phantom stock units and 8,592 shares of common stock were issued to our board of directors. We recorded compensation expense of $1.9 million and $1.6 million during the for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, related to the Deferred Compensation Plan. As of March 31, 2017, there were 96,447 phantom stock units outstanding pursuant to our Non-Employee Director's Deferral Program.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In 2007, the Company's board of directors adopted the 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or ESPP, to encourage our employees to increase their efforts to make our business more successful by providing equity-based incentives to eligible employees. The ESPP is intended to qualify as an "employee stock purchase plan" under Section 423 of the Code, and has been adopted by the board to enable our eligible employees to purchase the Company's shares of common stock through payroll deductions. The ESPP became effective on January 1, 2008 with a maximum of 500,000 shares of the common stock available for issuance, subject to adjustment upon a merger, reorganization, stock split or other similar corporate change. The Company filed a registration statement on Form S-8 with the SEC with respect to the ESPP. The common stock is offered for purchase through a series of successive offering periods. Each offering period will be three months in duration and will begin on the first day of each calendar quarter, with the first offering period having commenced on January 1, 2008. The ESPP provides for eligible employees to purchase the common stock at a purchase price equal to 85% of the lesser of (1) the market value of the common stock on the first day of the offering period or (2) the market value of the common stock on the last day of the offering period. The ESPP was approved by our stockholders at our 2008 annual meeting of stockholders. As of March 31, 2017, 97,446 shares of SL Green's common stock had been issued under the ESPP.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss of the Company/Operating Partnership

Stockholders’ Equity of the Company

Common Stock

Our authorized capital stock consists of 260,000,000 shares, $0.01 par value per share, consisting of 160,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 75,000,000 shares of excess stock, at $0.01 par value per share, and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. As of March 31, 2017, 100,776,414 shares of common stock and no shares of excess stock were issued and outstanding.

In August 2016, our board of directors approved a stock repurchase plan under which we can buy up to $1.0 billion of shares of our common stock. At March 31, 2017 repurchases made under the stock repurchase plans were as follows:

Period	Total number of shares purchased	Average price paid per share	Total number of shares purchased as part of the repurchase plan or programs	Maximum approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plan (in millions)
First quarter 2017	982	$103.89	982	$999.9

Perpetual Preferred Stock

We have 9,200,000 shares of our 6.50% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, or the Series I Preferred Stock, outstanding with a mandatory liquidation preference of $25.00 per share. The Series I Preferred stockholders receive annual dividends of $1.625 per share paid on a quarterly basis and dividends are cumulative, subject to certain provisions. We are entitled to redeem the Series I Preferred Stock at par for cash at our option on or after August 10, 2017. In August 2012, we received $221.9 million in net proceeds from the issuance of the Series I Preferred Stock, which were recorded net of underwriters' discount and issuance costs, and contributed the net proceeds to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 9,200,000 units of 6.50% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series I Preferred Units.

Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan

In February 2015, the Company filed a registration statement with the SEC for our dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan, or DRSPP, which automatically became effective upon filing. The Company registered 3,500,000 shares of SL Green's common stock under the DRSPP. The DRSPP commenced on September 24, 2001.

Earnings per Share

SL Green's earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 are computed as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Numerator	2017		2016
Basic Earnings:
Income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	11,351	$	23,221
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Redemption of units to common shares	476		922
Diluted Earnings:
Income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	11,827	$	24,143

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Denominator	2017	2016
Basic Shares:
Weighted average common stock outstanding	100,643	100,051
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Operating Partnership units redeemable for common shares	4,607	3,974
Stock-based compensation plans	304	234
Diluted weighted average common stock outstanding	105,554	104,259

SL Green has excluded 1,025,419 and 1,349,019 common stock equivalents from the diluted shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, as they were anti-dilutive.

SL Green Realty Corp

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss of the Company/Operating Partnership

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following tables set forth the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component as of March 31, 2017 (in thousands):

	Net unrealized gain on derivative instruments (1)			SL Green’s share of joint venture net unrealized gain on derivative instruments (2)		Net unrealized gain on marketable securities			Total
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	12,596		$	4,021	$	5,520		$	22,137
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(2,429		)	277		(1,426		)	(3,578		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	758			324		(3,130		)	(2,048		)
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	10,925		$	4,622	$	964		$	16,511

(1) Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is included in interest expense in the respective consolidated statements of operations. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the deferred net losses from these terminated hedges, which is included in accumulated other comprehensive loss relating to net unrealized loss on derivative instrument, was $4.7 million and $7.1 million, respectively.

(2) Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is included in equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures in the respective consolidated statements of operations.

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Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

We are required to disclose fair value information with regard to our financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the consolidated balance sheets, for which it is practical to estimate fair value. The FASB guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. We measure and/or disclose the estimated fair value of financial assets and liabilities based on a hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions. This hierarchy consists of three broad levels: Level 1 - quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity can access at the measurement date; Level 2 - inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and Level 3 - unobservable inputs for the asset or liability that are used when little or no market data is available. We follow this hierarchy for our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis. In instances in which the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Our assessment of the significance of the particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.

The following tables set forth the assets and liabilities that we measure at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis by their levels in the fair value hierarchy at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Marketable securities	$	29,260	$	—	$	29,260	$	—
Interest rate cap and swap agreements (included in other assets)	$	16,355	$	—	$	16,355	$	—

	December 31, 2016
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Marketable securities	$	85,110	$	48,315	$	36,795	$	—
Interest rate cap and swap agreements (included in other assets)	$	21,090	$	—	$	21,090	$	—
Liabilities:
Interest rate cap and swap agreements (included in accrued interest payable and other liabilities)	$	1	$	—	$	1	$	—

We determine other than temporary impairment in real estate investments and debt and preferred equity investments, including intangibles primarily utilizing cash flow projections that apply, among other things, estimated revenue and expense growth rates, discount rates and capitalization rates, as well as sales comparison approach, which utilizes comparable sales, listings and sales contracts. All of which are classified as Level 3 inputs.

The marketable securities classified as Level 1 were derived from quoted prices in active markets. The valuation technique used to measure the fair value of the marketable securities classified as Level 2 were valued based on quoted market prices or model driven valuations using the significant inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data. Marketable securities in an unrealized loss position are not considered to be other than temporarily impaired. We do not intend to sell these securities and it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost bases.

The fair value of derivative instruments is based on current market data received from financial sources that trade such instruments and are based on prevailing market data and derived from third party proprietary models based on well-recognized financial principles and reasonable estimates about relevant future market conditions, which are classified as Level 2 inputs.

The financial assets and liabilities that are not measured at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, debt and preferred equity investments, mortgages and other loans payable and other secured and unsecured debt. The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable and accrued expenses reported in our consolidated balance sheets approximates fair value due to the short term nature of these instruments. The fair value of debt and preferred equity investments, which is classified as Level 3, is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using current interest rates at which similar loans with the same maturities would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings. The fair value of borrowings, which is classified as Level 3, is estimated by discounting the contractual cash flows of each debt instrument to their present value using adjusted market interest rates, which is provided by a third-party specialist.

The following table provides the carrying value and fair value of these financial instruments as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017				December 31, 2016
	Carrying Value (1)		Fair Value		Carrying Value (1)		Fair Value
Debt and preferred equity investments	$	1,627,836	(2)		$	1,640,412	(2)
Fixed rate debt	$	5,516,740	$	5,804,033	$	5,452,084	$	5,722,494
Variable rate debt	1,140,163		1,138,228		1,105,585		1,110,110
	$	6,656,903	$	6,942,261	$	6,557,669	$	6,832,604

(1) Amounts exclude net deferred financing costs.

(2) At March 31, 2017, debt and preferred equity investments had an estimated fair value ranging between $1.6 billion and $1.8 billion. At December 31, 2016, debt and preferred equity investments had an estimated fair value ranging between $1.6 billion and $1.8 billion.

Disclosure about fair value of financial instruments was based on pertinent information available to us as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Although we are not aware of any factors that would significantly affect the reasonable fair value amounts, such amounts have not been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these financial statements since that date and current estimates of fair value may differ significantly from the amounts presented herein.

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Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging

Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging

In the normal course of business, we use a variety of commonly used derivative instruments, such as interest rate swaps, caps, collar and floors, to manage, or hedge interest rate risk. We hedge our exposure to variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions in addition to anticipated future interest payments on existing debt. We recognize all derivatives on the balance sheets at fair value. Derivatives that are not hedges are adjusted to fair value through earnings. If a derivative is a hedge, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative will either be offset against the change in fair value of the hedge asset, liability, or firm commitment through earnings, or recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of a derivative's change in fair value will be immediately recognized in earnings. Reported net income and equity may increase or decrease prospectively, depending on future levels of interest rates and other variables affecting the fair values of derivative instruments and hedged items, but will have no effect on cash flows. Currently, all of our designated derivative instruments are effective hedging instruments.

The following table summarizes the notional value at inception and fair value of our consolidated derivative financial instruments at March 31, 2017 based on Level 2 information. The notional value is an indication of the extent of our involvement in these instruments at that time, but does not represent exposure to credit, interest rate or market risks (amounts in thousands).

	Notional Value		Strike Rate		Effective Date	Expiration Date	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Interest Rate Swap	$	200,000	0.938	%	October 2014	December 2017	Other Assets	$	278
Interest Rate Swap	150,000		0.940	%	October 2014	December 2017	Other Assets	207
Interest Rate Swap	150,000		0.940	%	October 2014	December 2017	Other Assets	207
Interest Rate Cap	137,500		4.000	%	September 2015	September 2017	Other Assets	—
Interest Rate Cap	1,450,000		4.750	%	May 2016	May 2017	Other Assets	—
Interest Rate Swap	200,000		1.131	%	July 2016	July 2023	Other Assets	10,558
Interest Rate Swap	100,000		1.161	%	July 2016	July 2023	Other Assets	5,105
Interest Rate Cap	23,199		4.500	%	October 2016	October 2017	Other Assets	—
								$	16,355

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we recorded a loss on the changes in the fair value of $0.1 million, which is included in interest expense on the consolidated statements of operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recorded a gain on the changes in the fair value of $0.1 million, which is included in interest expense on the consolidated statements of operations.

The Company has agreements with each of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Company either defaults or is capable of being declared in default on any of its indebtedness, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations. As of March 31, 2017, the fair value of derivatives in a net liability position including accrued interest but excluding any adjustment for nonperformance risk related to these agreements was zero. As of March 31, 2017, the Company has not posted any collateral related to these agreements and was not in breach of any agreement provisions. If the Company had breached any of these provisions, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their aggregate termination value of zero at March 31, 2017.

Gains and losses on terminated hedges are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss, and are recognized into earnings over the term of the related mortgage obligation. Over time, the realized and unrealized gains and losses held in accumulated other comprehensive loss will be reclassified into earnings as an adjustment to interest expense in the same periods in which the hedged interest payments affect earnings. We estimate that $1.1 million of the current balance held in accumulated other comprehensive loss will be reclassified into interest expense and $0.7 million of the portion related to our share of joint venture accumulated other comprehensive loss will be reclassified into equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures within the next 12 months.

The following table presents the effect of our derivative financial instruments and our share of our joint ventures' derivative financial instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively (in thousands):

	Amount of (Loss) Gain Recognized in Other Comprehensive Loss (Effective Portion)						Location of (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income	Amount of Loss  Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss  into Income (Effective Portion)				Location of (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of (Loss) Recognized into Income (Ineffective Portion)
	Three Months Ended March 31,							Three Months Ended March 31,					Three Months Ended March 31,
Derivative	2017			2016				2017		2016			2017			2016
Interest Rate Swaps/Caps	$	(3,137	)	$	(6,919	)	Interest expense	$	979	$	2,163	Interest expense	$	(8	)	$	(39	)
Share of unconsolidated joint ventures' derivative instruments	341			(2,765		)	Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures	399		351		Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures	(95		)	(436		)
	$	(2,796	)	$	(9,684	)		$	1,378	$	2,514		$	(103	)	$	(475	)

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Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

As of March 31, 2017, the Company and the Operating Partnership were not involved in any material litigation nor, to management's knowledge, was any material litigation threatened against us or our portfolio which if adversely determined could have a material adverse impact on us.

Environmental Matters

Our management believes that the properties are in compliance in all material respects with applicable Federal, state and local ordinances and regulations regarding environmental issues. Management is not aware of any environmental liability that it believes would have a materially adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Management is unaware of any instances in which it would incur significant environmental cost if any of our properties were sold.

Capital and Ground Leases Arrangements

The following is a schedule of future minimum lease payments under capital leases and non-cancellable operating leases with initial terms in excess of one year as of March 31, 2017 (in thousands):

	Capital lease			Non-cancellable operating leases
Remaining 2017	$	1,790		$	23,287
2018	2,387			31,049
2019	2,411			31,066
2020	2,620			31,436
2021	2,794			31,628
Thereafter	822,688			732,724
Total minimum lease payments	$	834,690		$	881,190
Amount representing interest	(792,385		)
Capital lease obligations	$	42,305

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Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

The Company is a REIT with in-house capabilities in commercial and residential property management, acquisitions and dispositions, financing, development and redevelopment, construction and leasing in the New York Metropolitan area and have two reportable segments, real estate and debt and preferred equity. We evaluate real estate performance and allocate resources based on earnings contribution to income from continuing operations.

The primary sources of revenue are generated from tenant rents and escalations and reimbursement revenue. Real estate property operating expenses consist primarily of security, maintenance, utility costs, real estate taxes and ground rent expense (at certain applicable properties). See Note 5, "Debt and Preferred Equity Investments," for additional details on our debt and preferred equity investments.

Selected consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, and selected asset information as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, regarding our operating segments are as follows (in thousands):

	Real Estate Segment			Debt and Preferred Equity Segment		Total Company
Total revenues
Three months ended:
March 31, 2017	$	330,829		$	46,552	$	377,381
March 31, 2016	395,887			59,557		455,444
Net income before equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate, gain on sale of real estate, net, depreciable real estate reserves, and gain on sale of investment in marketable securities
Three months ended:
March 31, 2017	$	11,718		$	39,602	$	51,320
March 31, 2016	(43,402		)	52,217		8,815
Total assets
As of:
March 31, 2017	$	13,912,271		$	1,965,000	$	15,877,271
December 31, 2016	13,868,085			1,989,702		15,857,787

Income from continuing operations represents total revenues less total expenses for the real estate segment and total investment income less allocated interest expense for the debt and preferred equity segment. Interest costs for the debt and preferred equity segment includes actual costs incurred for investments collateralizing the MRA. Interest is imputed on the remaining investments using our corporate borrowing cost. We also allocate loan loss reserves, net of recoveries, and transaction related costs to the debt and preferred equity segment. We do not allocate marketing, general and administrative expenses to the debt and preferred equity segment since the use of personnel and resources is dependent on transaction volume between the two segments and varies period over period. In addition, we base performance on the individual segments prior to allocating marketing, general and administrative expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, marketing, general and administrative expenses totaled $24.1 million, and $24.0 million respectively. All other expenses, except interest, relate entirely to the real estate assets.

There were no transactions between the above two segments.

The table below reconciles income from continuing operations to net income for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Net income before equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate, gain on sale of real estate, net, depreciable real estate reserves, and gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	$	51,320		$	8,815
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	2,047			9,915
Gain on sale of real estate, net	567			13,773
Depreciable real estate reserves	(56,272		)	—
Gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	3,262			—
Net income	$	924		$	32,503

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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Principles of Consolidation

March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are $2.1 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively, related to our consolidated VIEs, excluding the Operating Partnership. Included in mortgages and other loans payable on our consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are $701.3 million and $621.8 million, respectively, related to our consolidated VIEs, excluding the Operating Partnership. As of March 31, 2017, assets held for sale and liabilities held for sale on the consolidated balance sheets did not include amounts related to consolidated VIEs.

Investment in Commercial Real Estate Properties

Investment in Commercial Real Estate Properties

On a periodic basis, we assess whether there are any indications that the value of our real estate properties may be other than temporarily impaired or that their carrying value may not be recoverable. A property's value is considered impaired if management's estimate of the aggregate future cash flows (undiscounted) to be generated by the property is less than the carrying value of the property. To the extent impairment has occurred, the loss will be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the property over the calculated fair value of the property. We also evaluate our real estate properties for potential impairment when a real estate property has been classified as held for sale. Real estate assets held for sale are valued at the lower of either their carrying value or fair value less costs to sell. We do not believe that there were any indicators of impairment at any of our consolidated properties at March 31, 2017 except for 520 White Plains Road in Tarrytown, NY, and 680/750 Washington Boulevard in Stamford, Connecticut, for which we recorded a $56.3 million depreciable real estate reserve during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

We allocate the purchase price of real estate to land and building (inclusive of tenant improvements) and, if determined to be material, intangibles, such as the value of above- and below-market leases and origination costs associated with the in-place leases. We depreciate the amount allocated to building (inclusive of tenant improvements) over their estimated useful lives, which generally range from three to 40 years. We amortize the amount allocated to the above- and below-market leases over the remaining term of the associated lease, which generally range from one to 14 years, and record it as either an increase (in the case of below-market leases) or a decrease (in the case of above-market leases) to rental income. We amortize the amount allocated to the values associated with in-place leases over the expected term of the associated lease, which generally ranges from one to 14 years.

Fair Value Measurements

We determine other than temporary impairment in real estate investments and debt and preferred equity investments, including intangibles primarily utilizing cash flow projections that apply, among other things, estimated revenue and expense growth rates, discount rates and capitalization rates, as well as sales comparison approach, which utilizes comparable sales, listings and sales contracts. All of which are classified as Level 3 inputs.

The marketable securities classified as Level 1 were derived from quoted prices in active markets. The valuation technique used to measure the fair value of the marketable securities classified as Level 2 were valued based on quoted market prices or model driven valuations using the significant inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data. Marketable securities in an unrealized loss position are not considered to be other than temporarily impaired. We do not intend to sell these securities and it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost bases.

The fair value of derivative instruments is based on current market data received from financial sources that trade such instruments and are based on prevailing market data and derived from third party proprietary models based on well-recognized financial principles and reasonable estimates about relevant future market conditions, which are classified as Level 2 inputs.

The financial assets and liabilities that are not measured at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, debt and preferred equity investments, mortgages and other loans payable and other secured and unsecured debt. The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable and accrued expenses reported in our consolidated balance sheets approximates fair value due to the short term nature of these instruments. The fair value of debt and preferred equity investments, which is classified as Level 3, is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using current interest rates at which similar loans with the same maturities would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings. The fair value of borrowings, which is classified as Level 3, is estimated by discounting the contractual cash flows of each debt instrument to their present value using adjusted market interest rates, which is provided by a third-party specialist.

Fair Value Measurements

We are required to disclose fair value information with regard to our financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the consolidated balance sheets, for which it is practical to estimate fair value. The FASB guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. We measure and/or disclose the estimated fair value of financial assets and liabilities based on a hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions. This hierarchy consists of three broad levels: Level 1 - quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity can access at the measurement date; Level 2 - inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and Level 3 - unobservable inputs for the asset or liability that are used when little or no market data is available. We follow this hierarchy for our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis. In instances in which the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Our assessment of the significance of the particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.

Investment in Marketable Securities

Investment in Marketable Securities

We designate a security as held-to-maturity, available-for-sale, or trading at acquisition. As of March 31, 2017, we did not have any securities designated as held-to-maturity or trading. We account for our available-for-sale securities at fair value pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, 820-10, with the net unrealized gains or losses reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss. Any unrealized losses that are determined to be other-than-temporary are recognized in earnings up to their credit component.

The cost of bonds and marketable securities sold is determined using the specific identification method.

Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

We assess our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures for recoverability, and if it is determined that a loss in value of the investment is other than temporary, we write down the investment to its fair value. We evaluate our equity investments for impairment based on the joint ventures' projected discounted cash flows. We do not believe that the values of any of our equity investments were impaired at March 31, 2017.

Revenue Recognition

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Reserve for Possible Credit Losses

Reserve for Possible Credit Losses

The expense for possible credit losses in connection with debt and preferred equity investments is the charge to earnings to increase the allowance for possible credit losses to the level that we estimate to be adequate, based on Level 3 data, considering delinquencies, loss experience and collateral quality. Other factors considered include geographic trends, product diversification, the size of the portfolio and current economic conditions. Based upon these factors, we establish a provision for possible credit loss on each individual investment. When it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts contractually due, the investment is considered impaired.

Where impairment is indicated on an investment that is held to maturity, a valuation allowance is measured based upon the excess of the recorded investment amount over the net fair value of the collateral. Any deficiency between the carrying amount of an asset and the calculated value of the collateral is charged to expense. We continue to assess or adjust our estimates based on circumstances of a loan and the underlying collateral. If additional information reflects increased recovery of our investment, we will adjust our reserves accordingly. There were no loan reserves recorded during three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

SL Green is taxed as a REIT under Section 856(c) of the Code. As a REIT, SL Green generally is not subject to Federal income tax. To maintain its qualification as a REIT, SL Green must distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its stockholders and meet certain other requirements. If SL Green fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, SL Green will be subject to Federal income tax on SL Green's taxable income at regular corporate rates. SL Green may also be subject to certain state, local and franchise taxes. Under certain circumstances, Federal income and excise taxes may be due on SL Green's undistributed taxable income.

The Operating Partnership is a partnership and, as a result, all income and losses of the partnership are allocated to the partners for inclusion in their respective income tax returns. The only provision for income taxes included in the consolidated statements of operations relates to the Operating Partnership’s consolidated taxable REIT subsidiaries. The Operating Partnership may also be subject to certain state, local and franchise taxes.

Pursuant to amendments to the Code that became effective January 1, 2001, we have elected, and may elect in the future, to treat certain of our existing or newly created corporate subsidiaries as taxable REIT subsidiaries, or TRSs. In general, TRSs may perform non-customary services for the tenants of the Company, hold assets that we cannot hold directly and generally may engage in any real estate or non-real estate related business. The TRSs generate income, resulting in Federal and state income tax liability for these entities.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we recorded Federal, state and local tax provisions of $0.6 million.

Stock-Based Employee Compensation Plans

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Earnings per Share of the Company

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Earnings per Unit of the Operating Partnership

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Use of Estimates

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Concentrations of Credit Risk

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Reclassification

Reclassification

Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to conform to our current year presentation.

Accounting Standards Updates

Accounting Standards Updates

In February 2017, the FASB issued guidance to clarify the scope of Subtopic 610-20 as well as provide guidance on accounting for partial sales of nonfinancial assets. Subtopic 610-20 was issued in May 2014 as part of ASU 2014-09. The Company anticipates adopting this guidance January 1, 2018, and applying the cumulative-effect adoption method. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting standard on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January, 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business The guidance clarifies the definition of a business and provides guidance to assist with determining whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions of assets or businesses. The main provision is that an acquiree is not a business if substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of assets. The Company adopted the guidance on the issuance date effective January 5, 2017. The Company expects that most of our real estate acquisitions will be considered asset acquisitions under the new guidance and that transaction costs will be capitalized to the investment basis which is then subject to a purchase price allocation based on relative fair value.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. The guidance will require entities to show the changes on the total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. As a result, entities will not longer present transfers between these items on the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has not yet adopted this new guidance and is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting standard on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. The ASU provides final guidance on eight cash flow issues, including debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, distributions received from equity method investees, separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle, and others. The amendments in the ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted the guidance effective January 1, 2017 and there was no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The guidance changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income. The guidance replaces the current ‘incurred loss’ model with an ‘expected loss’ approach. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted after December 2018. The Company has not yet adopted this new guidance and is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting standard on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The guidance simplifies the accounting for share-based payment award transactions including: income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and classification on the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted the guidance effective January 1, 2017 and there was no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-07, Investments Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323). The guidance eliminates the requirement that an entity retroactively adopt the equity method of accounting if an investment qualifies for use of the equity method as a result of an increase in the level of ownership or degree of influence. The amendments require that the equity method investor add the cost of acquiring the additional interest in the investee to the current basis of the investor’s previously held interest and adopt the equity method of accounting as of the date the investment becomes qualified for equity method accounting. The Company adopted the guidance effective January 1, 2017 and there was no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. The guidance requires lessees to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities for those leases classified as operating leases under the previous standard. Depending on the lease classification, lessees will recognize expense based on the effective interest method for finance leases or on a straight-line basis for operating leases. The accounting applied by a lessor is largely unchanged from that applied under the previous standard. One of the impacts on the Company will be the presentation and disclosure in the financial statements of non-lease components such as charges to tenants for a building’s operating expenses. The non-lease components will be presented separately from the lease components in both the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Balance Sheets. Another impact is the measurement and presentation of ground leases under which the Company is lessee. The Company is required to record a liability for the obligation to make payments under the lease and an asset for the right to use the underlying asset during the lease term and will also apply the new expense recognition requirements given the lease classification. The Company is currently quantifying these impacts. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company anticipates adopting this guidance January 1, 2019 and will apply the modified retrospective approach.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01 (ASU 825-10), Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The guidance requires entities to measure equity investments that do not result in consolidation and are not accounted for under the equity method at fair value and to record changes in instruments-specific credit risk for financial liabilities measured under the fair value option in other comprehensive income. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and for interim periods therein. The Company has not yet adopted this new guidance and is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting standard on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of commercial office properties

As of March 31, 2017, we owned the following interests in properties in the New York Metropolitan area, primarily in midtown Manhattan. Our investments in the New York Metropolitan area also include investments in Brooklyn, Long Island, Westchester County, Connecticut and New Jersey, which are collectively known as the Suburban properties:

		Consolidated			Unconsolidated		Total
Location	Property Type	Number of Properties		Approximate Square Feet (unaudited)	Number of Properties	Approximate Square Feet (unaudited)	Number of Properties	Approximate Square Feet (unaudited)	Weighted Average Occupancy(1) (unaudited)
Commercial:
Manhattan	Office	24		16,054,606	7	6,558,139	31	22,612,745	94.3	%
	Retail	7	(2)(3)	335,393	9	347,970	16	683,363	83.1	%
	Development/Redevelopment	6		135,375	3	770,514	9	905,889	55.4	%
	Fee Interest	1		176,530	1	26,926	2	203,456	100.0	%
		38		16,701,904	20	7,703,549	58	24,405,453	92.7	%
Suburban	Office	25	(4)	4,113,800	2	640,000	27	4,753,800	82.3	%
	Retail	1		52,000	—	—	1	52,000	100.0	%
	Development/Redevelopment	1		1,000	1	—	2	1,000	100.0	%
		27		4,166,800	3	640,000	30	4,806,800	82.5	%
Total commercial properties		65		20,868,704	23	8,343,549	88	29,212,253	91.0	%
Residential:
Manhattan	Residential	3	(2)	472,105	12	2,656,856	15	3,128,961	87.2	%
Suburban	Residential	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	%
Total residential properties		3		472,105	12	2,656,856	15	3,128,961	87.2	%
Total portfolio(2)(3)(4)		68		21,340,809	35	11,000,405	103	32,341,214	90.6	%

(1) The weighted average occupancy for commercial properties represents the total occupied square feet divided by total square footage at acquisition. The weighted average occupancy for residential properties represents the total occupied units divided by total available units.

(2) As of March 31, 2017, we owned a building that was comprised of approximately 270,132 square feet (unaudited) of retail space and approximately 222,855 square feet (unaudited) of residential space. For the purpose of this report, we have included the building in the number of retail properties we own. However, we have included only the retail square footage in the retail approximate square footage, and have listed the balance of the square footage as residential square footage.

(3) Includes the property at 102 Greene Street, which is classified as held for sale at March 31, 2017.

(4) Includes the property at 520 White Plains Road, which is classified as held for sale at March 31, 2017.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of identified intangible assets (acquired above-market leases and in-place leases) and intangible liabilities (acquired below-market leases)

The following summarizes our identified intangible assets (acquired above-market leases and in-place leases) and intangible liabilities (acquired below-market leases) as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Identified intangible assets (included in other assets):
Gross amount	$	648,947		$	651,099
Accumulated amortization	(416,805		)	(410,930		)
Net(1)	$	232,142		$	240,169
Identified intangible liabilities (included in deferred revenue):
Gross amount	$	653,011		$	655,930
Accumulated amortization	(470,175		)	(464,749		)
Net(1)	$	182,836		$	191,181

(1) As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, $0.1 million and none, respectively and $0.1 million and none, respectively, of net intangible assets and net intangible liabilities, were reclassified to assets held for sale and liabilities related to assets held for sale.

Schedule of marketable securities

At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we held the following marketable securities (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Equity marketable securities	$	—	$	48,315
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	29,260		36,795
Total marketable securities available-for-sale	$	29,260	$	85,110

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Debt and Preferred Equity Investments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Summary of debt investments

As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we held the following debt investments with an aggregate weighted average current yield of 9.42% at March 31, 2017 (in thousands):

Loan Type	March 31, 2017 Future Funding Obligations	March 31, 2017 Senior Financing	March 31, 2017 Carrying Value (1)	December 31, 2016 Carrying Value (1)	Maturity Date (2)
Fixed Rate Investments:
Mezzanine Loan(3a)	—	502,100	66,197	66,129	June 2017
Mortgage Loan(4)	—	—	26,324	26,311	February 2019
Mortgage Loan	—	—	346	380	August 2019

Loan Type	March 31, 2017 Future Funding Obligations		March 31, 2017 Senior Financing		March 31, 2017 Carrying Value (1)		December 31, 2016 Carrying Value (1)		Maturity Date (2)
Mezzanine Loan	—		1,160,000		197,358		—		March 2020
Mezzanine Loan	—		15,000		3,500		3,500		September 2021
Mezzanine Loan	—		87,891		12,694		12,692		November 2023
Mezzanine Loan(3b)	—		115,000		12,926		12,925		June 2024
Mezzanine Loan	—		95,000		30,000		30,000		January 2025
Mezzanine Loan	—		340,000		15,000		15,000		November 2026
Jr. Mortgage Participation/Mezzanine Loan (5)	—		—		—		193,422
Total fixed rate	$	—	$	2,314,991	$	364,345	$	360,359
Floating Rate Investments:
Mezzanine Loan(3c)	—		40,000		15,446		15,369		June 2017
Mortgage/ Mezzanine Loan	—		—		32,929		32,847		June 2017
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan	—		—		22,978		22,959		July 2017
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan	—		—		16,975		16,960		September 2017
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan	2,302		—		21,630		20,423		October 2017
Mezzanine Loan	—		60,000		14,970		14,957		November 2017
Mezzanine Loan(3d)	—		85,000		15,206		15,141		December 2017
Mezzanine Loan(3e)	—		65,000		14,714		14,656		December 2017
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan(3f)	795		—		15,078		15,051		December 2017
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan(6)	—		125,000		29,902		29,998		January 2018
Mezzanine Loan	—		40,000		19,930		19,913		April 2018
Jr. Mortgage Participation	—		175,000		34,873		34,844		April 2018
Mezzanine Loan	523		20,523		10,880		10,863		August 2018
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan	—		—		19,864		19,840		August 2018
Mortgage Loan	—		65,000		14,898		14,880		August 2018
Mezzanine Loan	—		37,500		14,698		14,648		September 2018
Mezzanine Loan	2,325		45,025		34,593		34,502		October 2018
Mezzanine Loan	—		335,000		74,543		74,476		November 2018
Mezzanine Loan	—		33,000		26,868		26,850		December 2018
Mezzanine Loan	2,005		169,152		57,496		56,114		December 2018
Mezzanine Loan	14,191		265,704		64,870		63,137		December 2018
Mezzanine Loan	11,177		210,770		68,136		64,505		December 2018
Mezzanine Loan	—		45,000		12,120		12,104		January 2019
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan	42,548		—		171,352		—		January 2019
Mezzanine Loan	6,383		16,383		5,434		5,410		January 2019
Mezzanine Loan	—		38,000		21,903		21,891		March 2019
Mezzanine Loan	—		265,000		24,736		24,707		April 2019
Mortgage/Jr. Mortgage Participation Loan	32,721		185,649		66,484		65,554		August 2019
Mezzanine Loan	2,500		187,500		37,337		37,322		September 2019
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan	75,310		—		119,422		111,819		September 2019
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan	35,630		—		33,714		33,682		January 2020
Mezzanine Loan(7)	13,273		502,066		65,993		125,911		January 2020
Jr. Mortgage Participation/Mezzanine Loan	—		60,000		15,613		15,606		July 2021
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan(8)	—		—		—		145,239

Loan Type	March 31, 2017 Future Funding Obligations		March 31, 2017 Senior Financing		March 31, 2017 Carrying Value (1)		December 31, 2016 Carrying Value (1)		Maturity Date (2)
Total floating rate	$	241,683	$	3,071,272	$	1,215,585	$	1,232,178
Total	$	241,683	$	5,386,263	$	1,579,930	$	1,592,537

(1) Carrying value is net of discounts, premiums, original issue discounts and deferred origination fees.

(2) Represents contractual maturity, excluding any unexercised extension options.

(3) Carrying value is net of the following amounts that were sold or syndicated, which are included in other assets and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets as a result of the transfers not meeting the conditions for sale accounting: (a) $41.3 million, (b) $12.0 million, (c) $14.5 million, (d) $14.6 million, (e) $14.1 million, and (f) $5.1 million.

(4) In September 2014, we acquired a $26.4 million mortgage loan at a $0.2 million discount and a $5.7 million junior mortgage participation at a $5.7 million discount. The junior mortgage participation was a nonperforming loan at acquisition, is currently on non-accrual status and has no carrying value.

(5) This loan was repaid in March 2017.

(6) This loan was extended in January 2017.

(7) $66.1 million of outstanding principal was syndicated in February 2017.

(8) This loan was repaid in January 2017.

Summary of preferred equity investments

As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we held the following preferred equity investments with an aggregate weighted average current yield of 8.36% at March 31, 2017 (in thousands):

Type	March 31, 2017 Future Funding Obligations		March 31, 2017 Senior Financing		March 31, 2017 Carrying Value (1)		December 31, 2016 Carrying Value (1)		Mandatory Redemption (2)
Preferred Equity	$	—	$	73,448	$	9,986	$	9,982	March 2018
Preferred Equity	—		58,617		37,920		37,893		November 2018
Total	$	—	$	132,065	$	47,906	$	47,875

(1) Carrying value is net of deferred origination fees.

(2) Represents contractual maturity, excluding any unexercised extension options.

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Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Schedule of general information on joint ventures

As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the carrying value for acquisition, development and construction arrangements were as follows (in thousands):

Loan Type	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		Maturity Date
Mezzanine Loan and Preferred Equity(1)	$	100,000	$	100,000	March 2018
Mezzanine Loan(2)	45,551		45,622		February 2022
Mezzanine Loan(3)	24,965		24,542		July 2036
	$	170,516	$	170,164

The table below provides general information on each of our joint ventures as of March 31, 2017:

Property	Partner	Ownership Interest (1)	Economic Interest (1)	Unaudited Approximate Square Feet	Acquisition Date(2)	Acquisition Price(2) (in thousands)
100 Park Avenue	Prudential Real Estate Investors	49.90%	49.90%	834,000	January 2000	$	95,800
717 Fifth Avenue	Jeff Sutton/Private Investor	10.92%	10.92%	119,500	September 2006	251,900
800 Third Avenue	Private Investors	60.52%	60.52%	526,000	December 2006	285,000
1745 Broadway	Ivanhoe Cambridge, Inc.	56.88%	56.88%	674,000	April 2007	520,000
Jericho Plaza	Onyx Equities/Credit Suisse	11.67%	11.67%	640,000	April 2007	210,000
11 West 34th Street	Private Investor/ Jeff Sutton	30.00%	30.00%	17,150	December 2010	10,800
3 Columbus Circle(3)	The Moinian Group	48.90%	48.90%	741,500	January 2011	500,000
280 Park Avenue	Vornado Realty Trust	50.00%	50.00%	1,219,158	March 2011	400,000
1552-1560 Broadway(4)	Jeff Sutton	50.00%	50.00%	57,718	August 2011	136,550
724 Fifth Avenue	Jeff Sutton	50.00%	50.00%	65,010	January 2012	223,000
10 East 53rd Street	Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board	55.00%	55.00%	354,300	February 2012	252,500
521 Fifth Avenue	Plaza Global Real Estate Partners LP	50.50%	50.50%	460,000	November 2012	315,000
21 East 66th Street(5)	Private Investors	32.28%	32.28%	13,069	December 2012	75,000
650 Fifth Avenue(6)	Jeff Sutton	50.00%	50.00%	69,214	November 2013	—
121 Greene Street	Jeff Sutton	50.00%	50.00%	7,131	September 2014	27,400
175-225 Third Street Brooklyn, New York	KCLW 3rd Street LLC/LIVWRK LLC	95.00%	95.00%	—	October 2014	74,600
55 West 46th Street	Prudential Real Estate Investors	25.00%	25.00%	347,000	November 2014	295,000
Stonehenge Portfolio (7)	Various	Various	Various	1,439,016	February 2015	36,668
131-137 Spring Street	Invesco Real Estate	20.00%	20.00%	68,342	August 2015	277,750
76 11th Avenue(8)	Oxford/Vornado	33.33%	35.09%	764,000	March 2016	138,240
605 West 42nd Street	The Moinian Group	20.00%	20.00%	927,358	April 2016	759,000
11 Madison Avenue	PGIM Real Estate	60.00%	60.00%	2,314,000	August 2016	2,605,000
333 East 22nd Street (9)	Private Investors	33.33%	33.33%	26,926	August 2016	—
400 E 57th Street (10)	Blackrock, Inc and Stonehenge Partners	51.00%	41.00%	290,482	October 2016	170,000

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Schedule of first mortgage notes payable collateralized by the respective joint venture properties and assignment of leases

March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, are as follows (amounts in thousands):

Property	Maturity Date	Interest Rate (1)		March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Fixed Rate Debt:
521 Fifth Avenue	November 2019	3.73	%	$	170,000	$	170,000
717 Fifth Avenue (2)	July 2022	4.45	%	300,000		300,000
717 Fifth Avenue (2)	July 2022	5.50	%	355,328		355,328
21 East 66th Street	April 2023	3.60	%	12,000		12,000
3 Columbus Circle	March 2025	3.61	%	350,000		350,000
11 Madison Avenue	September 2025	3.84	%	1,400,000		1,400,000
800 Third Avenue	February 2026	3.37	%	177,000		177,000
400 East 57th Street	November 2026	3.00	%	100,000		100,000
Stonehenge Portfolio (3)	Various	4.19	%	347,671		362,518
1745 Broadway (4)				—		340,000
Total fixed rate debt				$	3,211,999	$	3,566,846

Property	Maturity Date	Interest Rate (1)		March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Floating Rate Debt:
55 West 46th Street (5)	October 2017	3.08	%	$	159,718		$	157,322
175-225 Third Street	December 2017	4.79	%	40,000			40,000
Jericho Plaza (6)	March 2018	4.93	%	76,993			76,993
724 Fifth Avenue	April 2018	3.20	%	275,000			275,000
1552 Broadway (7)	April 2018	4.99	%	185,410			185,410
605 West 42nd Street	July 2018	3.02	%	539,000			539,000
650 Fifth Avenue (8)	August 2018	4.54	%	86,500			77,500
280 Park Avenue	June 2019	2.78	%	900,000			900,000
121 Greene Street	November 2019	2.28	%	15,000			15,000
1745 Broadway (9)	January 2020	2.98	%	345,000			—
10 East 53rd Street	February 2020	3.13	%	170,000			125,000
131-137 Spring Street	August 2020	2.33	%	141,000			141,000
11 West 34th Street	January 2021	2.23	%	23,000			23,000
100 Park Avenue	February 2021	2.53	%	360,000			360,000
21 East 66th Street	June 2033	3.00	%	1,706			1,726
Stonehenge Portfolio (10)	Various	5.85	%	65,489			65,577
Total floating rate debt				$	3,383,816		$	2,982,528
Total joint venture mortgages and other loans payable				$	6,595,815		$	6,549,374
Deferred financing costs, net				(97,083		)	(95,408		)
Total joint venture mortgages and other loans payable, net				$	6,498,732		$	6,453,966

(1) Effective weighted average interest rate for the three months ended March 31, 2017, taking into account interest rate hedges in effect during the period.

(2) These loans are comprised of a $300.0 million fixed rate mortgage loan and $355.3 million mezzanine loan. The mezzanine loan is subject to accretion based on the difference between contractual interest rate and contractual pay rate.

(3) Amount is comprised of $34.3 million, $139.0 million, and $174.4 million in fixed-rate mortgages that mature in November 2017, August 2019, and June 2024, respectively.

(4) In January 2017, this loan was refinanced with a floating rate loan as shown above.

(5) This loan has a committed amount of $190.0 million, of which $30.3 million was unfunded as of March 31, 2017.

(6) We hold an 11.67% non-controlling interest in the joint venture and the property secures a two year $100.0 million loan, of which $77.0 million is currently outstanding.

(7) These loans are comprised of a $145.0 million mortgage loan and a $41.5 million mezzanine loan. As of March 31, 2017, $0.6 million of the mortgage loan and $0.5 million of the mezzanine loan were unfunded.

(8) This loan has a committed amount of $97.0 million, of which $10.5 million was unfunded as of March 31, 2017.

(9) This loan has a committed amount of $375.0 million, of which $30.0 million was unfunded as of March 31, 2017.

(10) Amount is comprised of $55.3 million and $10.2 million in floating-rate mortgages that mature in June 2017 and December 2017, respectively.

Schedule of combined balance sheets for the unconsolidated joint ventures

March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Assets
Commercial real estate property, net	$	8,734,099	$	9,131,717
Cash and restricted cash	263,301		328,455
Tenant and other receivables, related party receivables, and deferred rents receivable, net of allowance	248,492		232,778
Debt and preferred equity investments, net	336,518		336,164
Other assets	694,384		683,481
Total assets	$	10,276,794	$	10,712,595
Liabilities and members' equity
Mortgages and other loans payable, net	$	6,498,732	$	6,453,966
Deferred revenue/gain	351,614		356,414
Other liabilities	367,980		391,500
Members' equity	3,058,468		3,510,715
Total liabilities and members' equity	$	10,276,794	$	10,712,595
Company's investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$	1,861,077	$	1,890,186

Schedule of combined statements of income for the unconsolidated joint ventures

The combined statements of operations for the unconsolidated joint ventures, from acquisition date through the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Total revenues	$	216,521	$	162,512
Operating expenses	38,794		27,254
Ground rent	4,251		3,211
Real estate taxes	34,939		24,210
Interest expense, net of interest income	55,328		49,736
Amortization of deferred financing costs	6,505		3,236
Transaction related costs	89		—
Depreciation and amortization	71,164		37,851
Total expenses	211,070		145,498
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—		(1,606		)
Net income before gain on sale	$	5,451	$	15,408
Company's equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures	$	6,614	$	10,096

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Deferred Costs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of components of deferred costs

Deferred costs at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Deferred leasing costs	$	475,575		$	468,971
Less: accumulated amortization	(207,627		)	(201,371		)
Deferred costs, net	$	267,948		$	267,600

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Mortgages and Other Loans Payable (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Mortgages and Other Loans Payable

Schedule of first mortgages and other loans payable collateralized by the respective properties and assignment of leases

The first mortgages and other loans payable collateralized by the respective properties and assignment of leases or debt investments at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, were as follows (amounts in thousands):

Property	Maturity Date	Interest Rate (1)		March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Fixed Rate Debt:
Unsecured Loan	June 2018	4.81	%	$	16,000		$	16,000
One Madison Avenue	May 2020	5.91	%	509,967			517,806
762 Madison Avenue	February 2022	3.99	%	771			7,694
100 Church Street	July 2022	4.68	%	220,161			221,446
919 Third Avenue (2)	June 2023	5.12	%	500,000			500,000
420 Lexington Avenue	October 2024	3.99	%	300,000			300,000
1515 Broadway	March 2025	3.93	%	884,470			888,531
400 East 58th Street (3)	November 2026	3.00	%	40,000			40,000
Landmark Square	January 2027	4.90	%	100,000			100,000
485 Lexington Avenue	February 2027	4.41	%	450,000			450,000
1080 Amsterdam (4)	February 2027	3.63	%	36,363			—
315 West 33rd Street	February 2027	4.17	%	250,000			—
Series J Preferred Units (5)	April 2051	3.75	%	4,000			4,000
885 Third Avenue (6)		6.26	%	267,650			267,650
FHLBNY Facility (7)				—			105,000
FHLBNY Facility (7)				—			100,000
Total fixed rate debt				$	3,579,382		$	3,518,127
Floating Rate Debt:
719 Seventh Avenue	February 2018	3.84	%	$	39,521		$	37,388
183, 187 Broadway & 5-7 Dey Street	May 2018	3.48	%	58,000			58,000
Master Repurchase Agreement	July 2018	3.28	%	184,642			184,642
220 East 42nd Street	October 2020	2.38	%	275,000			275,000
One Vanderbilt Avenue (8)	September 2021	4.29	%	100,000			64,030
1080 Amsterdam (9)				—			3,525
Total floating rate debt				$	657,163		$	622,585
Total fixed rate and floating rate debt				$	4,236,545		$	4,140,712
Mortgages reclassed to liabilities related to assets held for sale				—			—
Total mortgages and other loans payable				$	4,236,545		$	4,140,712
Deferred financing costs, net of amortization				(69,275		)	(66,882		)
Total mortgages and other loans payable, net				$	4,167,270		$	4,073,830

(1) Effective weighted average interest rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, taking into account interest rate hedges in effect during the period.

(2) We own a 51.0% controlling interest in the consolidated joint venture that is the borrower on this loan.

(3) The loan carries a fixed interest rate of 3.00% for the first 5 years and is prepayable without penalty in year 5.

(4) The loan is comprised of a $35.5 million mortgage loan and $0.9 million subordinate loan with a fixed interest rate of 3.50% and 7.00%, respectively, for the first 5 years and is prepayable without penalty in year 5.

(5) In connection with the acquisition of a commercial real estate property, the Operating Partnership issued $4.0 million, 3.75% Series J Preferred Units of limited partnership interest, or the Series J Preferred Units, with a mandatory liquidation preference of $1,000 per unit. The Series J Preferred Units are accounted for as debt because they can be redeemed in cash by the Operating Partnership on the earlier of (i) the date of the sale of the property or (ii) April 30, 2051 or at the option of the unitholders as provided for in the related agreement.

(6) In February 2016, we closed on the sale of 885 Third Avenue. The sale did not meet the criteria for sale accounting at that time and, therefore, remains on our consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2017. In April 2017, the mortgage was refinanced by the buyer which will result in the Company deconsolidating the property from its financial statements in the second quarter of 2017.

(7) The facility was repaid in January 2017.

(8) In September 2016, we closed on a $1.5 billion construction facility in connection with the development of One Vanderbilt Avenue. This facility bears interest at 350 basis points over 30-day LIBOR, with reductions based on meeting certain conditions, and has an initial five-year term with twoone-year extension options. Advances under the loan are subject to incurred costs, funded equity, loan to value thresholds, and entering into construction contracts.

(9) In January 2017, this loan was refinanced with a fixed rate loan as shown above.

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Corporate Indebtedness (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of senior unsecured notes and other related disclosures by scheduled maturity date

The following table sets forth our senior unsecured notes and other related disclosures as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, by scheduled maturity date (dollars in thousands):

Issuance	March 31, 2017 Unpaid Principal Balance		March 31, 2017 Accreted Balance			December 31, 2016 Accreted Balance			Coupon Rate (1)		Effective Rate		Term (in Years)	Maturity Date
October 12, 2010 (2)	$	345,000	$	337,461		$	334,077		3.00	%	3.00	%	7	October 2017
August 5, 2011 (3)	250,000		249,898			249,880			5.00	%	5.00	%	7	August 2018
March 16, 2010 (3)	250,000		250,000			250,000			7.75	%	7.75	%	10	March 2020
November 15, 2012 (3)	200,000		200,000			200,000			4.50	%	4.50	%	10	December 2022
December 17, 2015 (3)	100,000		100,000			100,000			4.27	%	4.27	%	10	December 2025
	$	1,145,000	$	1,137,359		$	1,133,957
Deferred financing costs, net			(5,005		)	(5,642		)
	$	1,145,000	$	1,132,354		$	1,128,315

(1) Interest on the senior unsecured notes is payable semi-annually with principal and unpaid interest due on the scheduled maturity dates.

(2) Issued by the Operating Partnership. Interest on these exchangeable notes is payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15. The notes had an initial exchange rate representing an exchange price that was set at a 30.0% premium to the last reported sale price of SL Green's common stock on October 6, 2010, or $85.81. The initial exchange rate is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. The current exchange rate is 12.7279 shares of SL Green's common stock per $1,000 principal amount of these notes. The notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Operating Partnership and are exchangeable upon the occurrence of specified events and during the period beginning on the twenty-second scheduled trading day prior to the maturity date and ending on the second business day prior to the maturity date, into cash or a combination of cash and shares of SL Green's common stock, if any, at our option. As a result of meeting specified events (as defined in the Indenture Agreement), these notes became exchangeable commencing April 1, 2017 and will remain exchangeable through June 30, 2017. The notes are guaranteed by ROP. On the issuance date, $78.3 million of the debt balance was recorded in equity. As of March 31, 2017, $7.5 million remained to be amortized into the debt balance.

(3) Issued by the Company, the Operating Partnership and ROP, as co-obligors.

Schedule of combined aggregate principal maturities

Combined aggregate principal maturities of mortgages and other loans payable, 2012 credit facility, trust preferred securities, senior unsecured notes and our share of joint venture debt as of March 31, 2017, including as-of-right extension options and put options, were as follows (in thousands):

	Scheduled Amortization		Principal		Revolving Credit Facility		Unsecured Term Loan		Trust Preferred Securities		Senior Unsecured Notes		Total		Joint Venture Debt
Remaining 2017	$	38,330	$	267,650	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	345,000	$	650,980	$	82,368
2018	54,938		298,163		—		—		—		250,000		603,101		282,958
2019	59,618		—		—		1,183,000		—		—		1,242,618		555,545
2020	41,427		679,531		—		—		—		250,000		970,958		320,884
2021	30,418		100,000		—		—		—		—		130,418		184,134
Thereafter	90,533		2,575,937		—		—		100,000		300,000		3,066,470		1,349,340
	$	315,264	$	3,921,281	$	—	$	1,183,000	$	100,000	$	1,145,000	$	6,664,545	$	2,775,229

Schedule of consolidated interest expense, excluding capitalized interest

Consolidated interest expense, excluding capitalized interest, was comprised of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Interest expense before capitalized interest	$	72,422		$	102,155
Interest capitalized	(6,279		)	(6,618		)
Interest income	(521		)	(865		)
Interest expense, net	$	65,622		$	94,672

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Related Party Transactions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Schedule of amounts due from/to related parties

Amounts due from related parties at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Due from joint ventures	$	2,210	$	1,240
Other	16,857		14,616
Related party receivables	$	19,067	$	15,856

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Noncontrolling Interests on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Schedule of Noncontrolling Interest

Below is the rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Balance at beginning of period	$	473,882		$	424,206
Distributions	(3,537		)	(12,671		)
Issuance of common units	18,240			78,495
Redemption of common units	(13,112		)	(31,805		)
Net income	476			10,136
Accumulated other comprehensive income allocation	(199		)	1,299
Fair value adjustment	15,548			4,222
Balance at end of period	$	491,298		$	473,882

Schedule of Preferred Unit Activity

Below is the rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the preferred units in the Operating Partnership as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Balance at beginning of period	$	302,010	$	282,516
Issuance of preferred units	—		22,793
Redemption of preferred units	—		(3,299		)
Balance at end of period	$	302,010	$	302,010

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Stockholders' Equity of the Company (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Class of Treasury Stock

In August 2016, our board of directors approved a stock repurchase plan under which we can buy up to $1.0 billion of shares of our common stock. At March 31, 2017 repurchases made under the stock repurchase plans were as follows:

Period	Total number of shares purchased	Average price paid per share	Total number of shares purchased as part of the repurchase plan or programs	Maximum approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plan (in millions)
First quarter 2017	982	$103.89	982	$999.9

Schedule of Earnings Per Share

SL Green's earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 are computed as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Numerator	2017		2016
Basic Earnings:
Income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	11,351	$	23,221
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Redemption of units to common shares	476		922
Diluted Earnings:
Income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$	11,827	$	24,143

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Denominator	2017	2016
Basic Shares:
Weighted average common stock outstanding	100,643	100,051
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Operating Partnership units redeemable for common shares	4,607	3,974
Stock-based compensation plans	304	234
Diluted weighted average common stock outstanding	105,554	104,259

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Partners' Capital of the Operating Partnership (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of calculation of numerator and denominator in earnings per unit

The Operating Partnership's earnings per unit for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively are computed as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Numerator	2017		2016
Basic and Diluted Earnings:
Net income attributable to SLGOP common unitholders	$	11,827	$	24,143

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Denominator	2017	2016
Basic units:
Weighted average common units outstanding	105,250	104,025
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Stock-based compensation plans	304	234
Diluted weighted average common units outstanding	105,554	104,259

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Share-based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of weighted average assumptions used to estimate the grant date fair value of options granted

The fair value of each stock option or LTIP Unit granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on historical information with the following weighted average assumptions for grants during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016.

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Dividend yield	2.50	%	2.37	%
Expected life	4.8 years		3.7 years
Risk-free interest rate	1.82	%	1.57	%
Expected stock price volatility	31.00	%	26.76	%

Summary of the status of stock options and changes during the period

A summary of the status of the Company's stock options as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, and changes during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and year ended December 31, 2016 are as follows:

	March 31, 2017					December 31, 2016
	Options Outstanding			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Options Outstanding			Weighted Average Exercise Price
Balance at beginning of period	$	1,737,213		$	98.44	$	1,595,007		$	95.52
Granted	60,000			106.05		445,100			105.86
Exercised	(104,151		)	84.03		(192,875		)	76.90
Lapsed or cancelled	(25,201		)	127.28		(110,019		)	123.86
Balance at end of period	$	1,667,861		$	99.18	$	1,737,213		$	98.44
Options exercisable at end of period	889,076			$	90.92	748,617			$	87.72
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period	$	1,496,838				$	8,363,036

Summary of restricted stock and charges during the period

A summary of the Company's restricted stock as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and charges during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016, are as follows:

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Balance at beginning of period	3,202,031		3,137,881
Granted	—		98,800
Cancelled	—		(34,650		)
Balance at end of period	3,202,031		3,202,031
Vested during the period	82,786		83,822
Compensation expense recorded	$	2,380,926	$	7,153,966
Weighted average fair value of restricted stock granted during the period	$	—	$	10,650,077

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

SL Green Realty Corp

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following tables set forth the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component as of March 31, 2017 (in thousands):

	Net unrealized gain on derivative instruments (1)			SL Green’s share of joint venture net unrealized gain on derivative instruments (2)		Net unrealized gain on marketable securities			Total
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	12,596		$	4,021	$	5,520		$	22,137
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(2,429		)	277		(1,426		)	(3,578		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	758			324		(3,130		)	(2,048		)
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	10,925		$	4,622	$	964		$	16,511

(1) Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is included in interest expense in the respective consolidated statements of operations. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the deferred net losses from these terminated hedges, which is included in accumulated other comprehensive loss relating to net unrealized loss on derivative instrument, was $4.7 million and $7.1 million, respectively.

(2) Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is included in equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures in the respective consolidated statements of operations.

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring

The following tables set forth the assets and liabilities that we measure at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis by their levels in the fair value hierarchy at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Marketable securities	$	29,260	$	—	$	29,260	$	—
Interest rate cap and swap agreements (included in other assets)	$	16,355	$	—	$	16,355	$	—

	December 31, 2016
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Marketable securities	$	85,110	$	48,315	$	36,795	$	—
Interest rate cap and swap agreements (included in other assets)	$	21,090	$	—	$	21,090	$	—
Liabilities:
Interest rate cap and swap agreements (included in accrued interest payable and other liabilities)	$	1	$	—	$	1	$	—

Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping

The following table provides the carrying value and fair value of these financial instruments as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017				December 31, 2016
	Carrying Value (1)		Fair Value		Carrying Value (1)		Fair Value
Debt and preferred equity investments	$	1,627,836	(2)		$	1,640,412	(2)
Fixed rate debt	$	5,516,740	$	5,804,033	$	5,452,084	$	5,722,494
Variable rate debt	1,140,163		1,138,228		1,105,585		1,110,110
	$	6,656,903	$	6,942,261	$	6,557,669	$	6,832,604

(1) Amounts exclude net deferred financing costs.

(2) At March 31, 2017, debt and preferred equity investments had an estimated fair value ranging between $1.6 billion and $1.8 billion. At December 31, 2016, debt and preferred equity investments had an estimated fair value ranging between $1.6 billion and $1.8 billion.

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Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of notional and fair value of derivative financial instruments and foreign currency hedges

The following table summarizes the notional value at inception and fair value of our consolidated derivative financial instruments at March 31, 2017 based on Level 2 information. The notional value is an indication of the extent of our involvement in these instruments at that time, but does not represent exposure to credit, interest rate or market risks (amounts in thousands).

	Notional Value		Strike Rate		Effective Date	Expiration Date	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Interest Rate Swap	$	200,000	0.938	%	October 2014	December 2017	Other Assets	$	278
Interest Rate Swap	150,000		0.940	%	October 2014	December 2017	Other Assets	207
Interest Rate Swap	150,000		0.940	%	October 2014	December 2017	Other Assets	207
Interest Rate Cap	137,500		4.000	%	September 2015	September 2017	Other Assets	—
Interest Rate Cap	1,450,000		4.750	%	May 2016	May 2017	Other Assets	—
Interest Rate Swap	200,000		1.131	%	July 2016	July 2023	Other Assets	10,558
Interest Rate Swap	100,000		1.161	%	July 2016	July 2023	Other Assets	5,105
Interest Rate Cap	23,199		4.500	%	October 2016	October 2017	Other Assets	—
								$	16,355

Schedule of effect of derivative financial instruments on consolidated statements of income

The following table presents the effect of our derivative financial instruments and our share of our joint ventures' derivative financial instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively (in thousands):

	Amount of (Loss) Gain Recognized in Other Comprehensive Loss (Effective Portion)						Location of (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income	Amount of Loss  Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss  into Income (Effective Portion)				Location of (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of (Loss) Recognized into Income (Ineffective Portion)
	Three Months Ended March 31,							Three Months Ended March 31,					Three Months Ended March 31,
Derivative	2017			2016				2017		2016			2017			2016
Interest Rate Swaps/Caps	$	(3,137	)	$	(6,919	)	Interest expense	$	979	$	2,163	Interest expense	$	(8	)	$	(39	)
Share of unconsolidated joint ventures' derivative instruments	341			(2,765		)	Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures	399		351		Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures	(95		)	(436		)
	$	(2,796	)	$	(9,684	)		$	1,378	$	2,514		$	(103	)	$	(475	)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases

The following is a schedule of future minimum lease payments under capital leases and non-cancellable operating leases with initial terms in excess of one year as of March 31, 2017 (in thousands):

	Capital lease			Non-cancellable operating leases
Remaining 2017	$	1,790		$	23,287
2018	2,387			31,049
2019	2,411			31,066
2020	2,620			31,436
2021	2,794			31,628
Thereafter	822,688			732,724
Total minimum lease payments	$	834,690		$	881,190
Amount representing interest	(792,385		)
Capital lease obligations	$	42,305

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases

The following is a schedule of future minimum lease payments under capital leases and non-cancellable operating leases with initial terms in excess of one year as of March 31, 2017 (in thousands):

	Capital lease			Non-cancellable operating leases
Remaining 2017	$	1,790		$	23,287
2018	2,387			31,049
2019	2,411			31,066
2020	2,620			31,436
2021	2,794			31,628
Thereafter	822,688			732,724
Total minimum lease payments	$	834,690		$	881,190
Amount representing interest	(792,385		)
Capital lease obligations	$	42,305

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Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of selected results of operations and selected asset information

Selected consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, and selected asset information as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, regarding our operating segments are as follows (in thousands):

	Real Estate Segment			Debt and Preferred Equity Segment		Total Company
Total revenues
Three months ended:
March 31, 2017	$	330,829		$	46,552	$	377,381
March 31, 2016	395,887			59,557		455,444
Net income before equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate, gain on sale of real estate, net, depreciable real estate reserves, and gain on sale of investment in marketable securities
Three months ended:
March 31, 2017	$	11,718		$	39,602	$	51,320
March 31, 2016	(43,402		)	52,217		8,815
Total assets
As of:
March 31, 2017	$	13,912,271		$	1,965,000	$	15,877,271
December 31, 2016	13,868,085			1,989,702		15,857,787

Schedule of reconciliation of income from continuing operations to net income attributable to SL Green common stockholders

The table below reconciles income from continuing operations to net income for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Net income before equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate, gain on sale of real estate, net, depreciable real estate reserves, and gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	$	51,320		$	8,815
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	2,047			9,915
Gain on sale of real estate, net	567			13,773
Depreciable real estate reserves	(56,272		)	—
Gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	3,262			—
Net income	$	924		$	32,503

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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details) - SL Green Operating Partnership	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Organization
Percentage of ownership in SL Green Management LLC owned by operating partnership (percent)	100.00%
Noncontrolling interest in the operating partnership (as a percent)	4.33%	4.16%

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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Schedule of Commercial Office Properties)(Details) $ in Billions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) ft² building shares
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	103
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	32,341,214
Weighted Average Occupancy unaudited (as a percent)	90.60%
Debt and preferred equity investments including investments held by unconsolidated joint ventures | $	$ 2.0
Debt and preferred equity investments and other financing receivables included in other balance sheet items | $	$ 0.3
Number of shares to be received on redemption of one unit of limited partnership interests (shares) | shares	1
Commercial properties
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	88
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	29,212,253
Weighted Average Occupancy unaudited (as a percent)	91.00%
Residential
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	15
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	3,128,961
Weighted Average Occupancy unaudited (as a percent)	87.20%
Managed office properties
Real estate properties
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	336,000
Consolidated properties
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	68
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	21,340,809
Consolidated properties | Commercial properties
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	65
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	20,868,704
Consolidated properties | Residential
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	3
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	472,105
Unconsolidated properties
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	35
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	11,000,405
Unconsolidated properties | Commercial properties
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	23
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	8,343,549
Unconsolidated properties | Residential
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	12
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	2,656,856
Manhattan
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	58
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	24,405,453
Weighted Average Occupancy unaudited (as a percent)	92.70%
Manhattan | Office
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	31
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	22,612,745
Weighted Average Occupancy unaudited (as a percent)	94.30%
Manhattan | Retail
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	16
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	683,363
Weighted Average Occupancy unaudited (as a percent)	83.10%
Manhattan | Development/Redevelopment
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	9
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	905,889
Weighted Average Occupancy unaudited (as a percent)	55.40%
Manhattan | Fee Interest
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	2
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	203,456
Weighted Average Occupancy unaudited (as a percent)	100.00%
Manhattan | Residential
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	15
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	3,128,961
Weighted Average Occupancy unaudited (as a percent)	87.20%
Manhattan | Consolidated properties
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	38
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	16,701,904
Manhattan | Consolidated properties | Office
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	24
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	16,054,606
Manhattan | Consolidated properties | Retail
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	7
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	335,393
Manhattan | Consolidated properties | Development/Redevelopment
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	6
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	135,375
Manhattan | Consolidated properties | Fee Interest
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	1
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	176,530
Manhattan | Consolidated properties | Residential
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	3
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	472,105
Manhattan | Consolidated properties | Dual property type, retail portion
Real estate properties
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	270,132
Manhattan | Consolidated properties | Dual property type, residential portion
Real estate properties
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	222,855
Manhattan | Unconsolidated properties
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	20
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	7,703,549
Manhattan | Unconsolidated properties | Office
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	7
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	6,558,139
Manhattan | Unconsolidated properties | Retail
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	9
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	347,970
Manhattan | Unconsolidated properties | Development/Redevelopment
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	3
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	770,514
Manhattan | Unconsolidated properties | Fee Interest
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	1
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	26,926
Manhattan | Unconsolidated properties | Residential
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	12
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	2,656,856
Suburban
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	30
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	4,806,800
Weighted Average Occupancy unaudited (as a percent)	82.50%
Suburban | Office
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	27
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	4,753,800
Weighted Average Occupancy unaudited (as a percent)	82.30%
Suburban | Retail
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	1
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	52,000
Weighted Average Occupancy unaudited (as a percent)	100.00%
Suburban | Development/Redevelopment
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	2
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	1,000
Weighted Average Occupancy unaudited (as a percent)	100.00%
Suburban | Residential
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	0
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	0
Weighted Average Occupancy unaudited (as a percent)	0.00%
Suburban | Consolidated properties
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	27
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	4,166,800
Suburban | Consolidated properties | Office
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	25
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	4,113,800
Suburban | Consolidated properties | Retail
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	1
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	52,000
Suburban | Consolidated properties | Development/Redevelopment
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	1
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	1,000
Suburban | Consolidated properties | Residential
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	0
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	0
Suburban | Unconsolidated properties
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	3
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	640,000
Suburban | Unconsolidated properties | Office
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	2
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	640,000
Suburban | Unconsolidated properties | Retail
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	0
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	0
Suburban | Unconsolidated properties | Development/Redevelopment
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	1
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	0
Suburban | Unconsolidated properties | Residential
Real estate properties
Number of Properties | building	0
Approximate Square Feet unaudited (sqft)	0

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Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Principles of Consolidation
Commercial real estate properties	$ 10,387,209	$ 10,478,638
Mortgages and other loans payable, net	4,167,270	4,073,830
Consolidated VIEs
Principles of Consolidation
Commercial real estate properties	2,100,000	1,700,000
Mortgages and other loans payable, net	$ 701,300	$ 621,800

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Significant Accounting Policies (Investments in Commercial Real Estate Properties)(Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Investment in Commercial Real Estate Properties
Rental revenue from amortization of acquired leases	$ 4,800	$ 34,800
Reduction in interest expense from amortization of above-market rate mortgages	700	$ 600
Identified intangible assets (included in other assets):
Gross amount	648,947		$ 651,099
Accumulated amortization	(416,805)		(410,930)
Net	232,142		240,169
Identified intangible liabilities (included in deferred revenue):
Gross amount	653,011		655,930
Accumulated amortization	(470,175)		(464,749)
Net	182,836		191,181
Net intangible assets reclassed to assets held for sale	100		0
Net intangible liabilities reclassed to liabilities relates to assets held for sale	$ 100		$ 0
Minimum | Above-market leases
Investment in Commercial Real Estate Properties
Estimated useful life of other intangible assets (in years)	1 year
Minimum | Below-market leases
Investment in Commercial Real Estate Properties
Estimated useful life of other intangible assets (in years)	1 year
Minimum | In-place leases
Investment in Commercial Real Estate Properties
Estimated useful life of other intangible assets (in years)	1 year
Maximum | Above-market leases
Investment in Commercial Real Estate Properties
Estimated useful life of other intangible assets (in years)	14 years
Maximum | Below-market leases
Investment in Commercial Real Estate Properties
Estimated useful life of other intangible assets (in years)	14 years
Maximum | In-place leases
Investment in Commercial Real Estate Properties
Estimated useful life of other intangible assets (in years)	14 years
Building | Minimum
Investment in Commercial Real Estate Properties
Estimated useful life (in years)	3 years
Building | Maximum
Investment in Commercial Real Estate Properties
Estimated useful life (in years)	40 years

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Significant Accounting Policies (Investment in Marketable Securities)(Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Investment in Marketable Securities
Marketable securities	$ 29,260	$ 85,110
Cost basis	28,300	36,000
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities	54,400
Marketable Securities, Realized Gain (Loss)	3,300
Fair Value
Investment in Marketable Securities
Marketable securities	29,260	85,110
Equity marketable securities
Investment in Marketable Securities
Marketable securities	0	48,315
Cost basis	0	43,300
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Investment in Marketable Securities
Marketable securities	$ 29,260	$ 36,795

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Significant Accounting Policies (Revenue Recognition/Income Taxes)(Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Income taxes
Federal, state and local tax provision	$ 0.6

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Significant Accounting Policies (Concentrations of Credit Risk/Accounting Standards Updates)(Details) - Annualized rent - Customer concentration	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 Tenant
Concentration of Credit Risk
Number of tenants (tenants)	2
Maximum percentage of annualized rent for any one tenant not individually disclosed (percent) (more than)	5.00%
1515 Broadway
Concentration of Credit Risk
Percentage of concentration (percent)	8.10%
919 Third Avenue
Concentration of Credit Risk
Percentage of concentration (percent)	8.20%
1185 Avenue of the Americas
Concentration of Credit Risk
Percentage of concentration (percent)	6.30%
420 Lexington Avenue
Concentration of Credit Risk
Percentage of concentration (percent)	5.40%
1 Madison Ave
Concentration of Credit Risk
Percentage of concentration (percent)	5.10%
Tenant 1
Concentration of Credit Risk
Percentage of concentration (percent)	8.10%
Tenant 2
Concentration of Credit Risk
Percentage of concentration (percent)	6.70%

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Properties Held for Sale and Property Dispositions (Properties Held for Sale) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Depreciable Real Estate Reserves, Effect on Earnings, Attributable to Parent	$ (53,808)	$ 0
Greene Street 102 [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Joint Venture Ownership Percentage Sold	90.00%
White Plains Road, 520 [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Depreciable Real Estate Reserves, Effect on Earnings, Attributable to Parent	$ 14,200
One Vanderbilt
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Joint Venture Ownership Percentage Sold	30.00%

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Debt and Preferred Equity Investments (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Feb. 28, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2014
Debt investment
Increase in debt and preferred equity investments (net of discounts), including investments classified as held-for-sale	$ 403,900,000	$ 128,800,000
Decrease in debt and preferred equity investments (net of discounts), including investments classified as held-for-sale	$ 416,500,000	$ 420,200,000
Aggregate weighted average current yield (as a percent)	9.42%
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	$ 1,627,836,000			$ 1,640,412,000
Junior Mortgage Participation Acquired in September 2014 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	0			0
Mezzanine Loan, June 2017
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Amount participated out	41,300,000
Mezzanine Loan, June 2024
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Amount participated out	12,000,000
Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan, June 2017
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Amount participated out	14,500,000
Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of December 2017 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Amount participated out	14,600,000
Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of December 2017, 2 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Amount participated out	14,100,000
Mortgage Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of December 2017 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Amount participated out	5,100,000
Debt Investments in Mortgage Loans [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	241,683,000
Senior Financing	5,386,263,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	1,579,930,000			1,592,537,000
Total fixed rate
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	2,314,991,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	364,345,000			360,359,000
Total fixed rate | Junior Mortgage Participation/Mezzanine Loan, March 2017
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	0
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	0			193,422,000
Total fixed rate | Mezzanine Loan, June 2017
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	502,100,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	66,197,000			66,129,000
Total fixed rate | Mortgage Loan, February 2019
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	0
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	26,324,000			26,311,000
Loan acquired					$ 26,400,000
Discount amount					200,000
Total fixed rate | Mortgage Loan, August 2019
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	0
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	346,000			380,000
Total fixed rate | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of March 2020 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	1,160,000,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	197,358,000			0
Total fixed rate | Mezzanine Loan, September 2021
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	15,000,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	3,500,000			3,500,000
Total fixed rate | Mezzanine Loan, November 2023
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	87,891,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	12,694,000			12,692,000
Total fixed rate | Mezzanine Loan, June 2024
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	115,000,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	12,926,000			12,925,000
Total fixed rate | Mezzanine Loan, January 2025
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	95,000,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	30,000,000			30,000,000
Total fixed rate | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of November 2026 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	340,000,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	15,000,000			15,000,000
Total fixed rate | Junior Mortgage Participation, Related To Mortgage Loan, February 2019
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Loan acquired					5,700,000
Discount amount					$ 5,700,000
Total floating rate
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	241,683,000
Senior Financing	3,071,272,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	1,215,585,000			1,232,178,000
Total floating rate | Mezzanine Loan, June 2017
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	0
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	32,929,000			32,847,000
Total floating rate | Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan, with an Initial Maturity Date of August 2018 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	523,000
Senior Financing	20,523,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	10,880,000			10,863,000
Total floating rate | Mortgage Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of August 2018 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	0
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	19,864,000			19,840,000
Total floating rate | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of August 2018 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	65,000,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	14,898,000			14,880,000
Total floating rate | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of September 2018 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	37,500,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	14,698,000			14,648,000
Total floating rate | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of October 2018 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	2,325,000
Senior Financing	45,025,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	34,593,000			34,502,000
Total floating rate | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of November 2018 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	335,000,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	74,543,000			74,476,000
Total floating rate | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of December 2018 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	33,000,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	26,868,000			26,850,000
Total floating rate | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of December 2018, 2 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	2,005,000
Senior Financing	169,152,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	57,496,000			56,114,000
Total floating rate | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of December 2018, 3 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	14,191,000
Senior Financing	265,704,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	64,870,000			63,137,000
Total floating rate | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of December 2018, 4 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	11,177,000
Senior Financing	210,770,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	68,136,000			64,505,000
Total floating rate | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of January 2019 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	45,000,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	12,120,000			12,104,000
Total floating rate | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of January 2019, 2 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	42,548,000
Senior Financing	0
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	171,352,000			0
Total floating rate | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity of January 2019, 3 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	6,383,000
Senior Financing	16,383,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	5,434,000			5,410,000
Total floating rate | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity of March 2019 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	38,000,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	21,903,000			21,891,000
Total floating rate | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of April 2019 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	265,000,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	24,736,000			24,707,000
Total floating rate | Mortgage/Jr Mortgage Participate Loan, Maturity Date of August 2019 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	32,721,000
Senior Financing	185,649,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	66,484,000			65,554,000
Total floating rate | Mezzanine Loan, Maturity of September 2019 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	2,500,000
Senior Financing	187,500,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	37,337,000			37,322,000
Total floating rate | Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity of September 2019 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	75,310,000
Senior Financing	0
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	119,422,000			111,819,000
Total floating rate | Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity of January 2020 [Member] [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	35,630,000
Senior Financing	0
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	33,714,000			33,682,000
Total floating rate | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity of January 2020 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	13,273,000
Senior Financing	502,066,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	65,993,000		$ 66,100,000	125,911,000
Total floating rate | Jr Mortgage Participation/Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity of July 2021 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	60,000,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	15,613,000			15,606,000
Total floating rate | Mezzanine Loan Repaid in December 2016 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	0
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	0			145,239,000
Total floating rate | Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan, June 2017
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	40,000,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	15,446,000			15,369,000
Total floating rate | Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of July 2017 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	0
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	22,978,000			22,959,000
Total floating rate | Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan, September 2017 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	0
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	16,975,000			16,960,000
Total floating rate | Mortgage/Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of October 2017 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	2,302,000
Senior Financing	0
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	21,630,000			20,423,000
Total floating rate | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of November 2017 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	60,000,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	14,970,000			14,957,000
Total floating rate | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of December 2017 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	85,000,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	15,206,000			15,141,000
Total floating rate | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of December 2017, 2 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	65,000,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	14,714,000			14,656,000
Total floating rate | Mortgage Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of December 2017 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	795,000
Senior Financing	0
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	15,078,000			15,051,000
Total floating rate | Junior Mortgage Participation Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of April 2018 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	125,000,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	29,902,000			29,998,000
Total floating rate | Mezzanine Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of April 2018 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	40,000,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	19,930,000			19,913,000
Total floating rate | Junior Mortgage Participation Loan with an Initial Maturity Date of April 2018 [Member]
Debt Investments Held [Abstract]
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	175,000,000
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	$ 34,873,000			$ 34,844,000

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Debt and Preferred Equity Investments (Preferred Equity Investments)(Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Preferred equity investment
Aggregate weighted average current yield (as a percent)	9.42%
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	$ 1,627,836	$ 1,640,412
Preferred Equity, March 2018
Preferred equity investment
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	73,448
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	9,986	9,982
Preferred Equity, November 2018
Preferred equity investment
Future Funding Obligations	0
Senior Financing	58,617
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	$ 37,920	37,893
Preferred equity investments
Preferred equity investment
Aggregate weighted average current yield (as a percent)	8.36%
Future Funding Obligations	$ 0
Senior Financing	132,065
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	$ 47,906	$ 47,875

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Debt and Preferred Equity Investments (Narrative)(Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Preferred equity investment
Carrying Value, Net of Discounts and Deferred Origination Fees	$ 1,627,836	$ 1,640,412
Number of portfolio segments of financial receivables (segment) | segment	1
Additional amount of financing receivables included in other assets	$ 90,300	$ 99,500

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Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) ft² unit
General information on each joint venture
Net equity investment in VIEs in which the entity is not primary beneficiary		$ 223,600	$ 220,100
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		32,341,214
Joint venture
General information on each joint venture
Equity method investment, assets		$ 10,276,794	$ 10,712,595
100 Park Avenue
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		49.90%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		49.90%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		834,000
Acquisition Price		$ 95,800
717 Fifth Avenue
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		10.92%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		10.92%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		119,500
Acquisition Price		$ 251,900
800 Third Avenue
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		60.52%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		60.52%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		526,000
Acquisition Price		$ 285,000
1745 Broadway
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		56.88%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		56.88%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		674,000
Acquisition Price		$ 520,000
Jericho Plaza
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		11.67%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		11.67%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		640,000
Acquisition Price		$ 210,000
11 West 34th Street
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		30.00%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		30.00%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		17,150
Acquisition Price		$ 10,800
3 Columbus Circle
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		48.90%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		48.90%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		741,500
Acquisition Price		$ 500,000
280 Park Avenue
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		50.00%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		50.00%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		1,219,158
Acquisition Price		$ 400,000
1552-1560 Broadway
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		50.00%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		50.00%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		57,718
Acquisition Price		$ 136,550
724 Fifth Avenue
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		50.00%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		50.00%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		65,010
Acquisition Price		$ 223,000
10 East 53rd Street
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		55.00%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		55.00%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		354,300
Acquisition Price		$ 252,500
521 Fifth Avenue
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		50.50%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		50.50%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		460,000
Acquisition Price		$ 315,000
21 East 66th Street
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		32.28%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		32.28%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		13,069
Acquisition Price		$ 75,000
650 Fifth Avenue
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		50.00%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		50.00%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		69,214
Acquisition Price		$ 0
121 Greene Street
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		50.00%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		50.00%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		7,131
Acquisition Price		$ 27,400
175-225 Third Street Brooklyn, New York
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		95.00%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		95.00%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		0
Acquisition Price		$ 74,600
55 West 46th Street
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		25.00%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		25.00%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		347,000
Acquisition Price		$ 295,000
Stonehenge Portfolio
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)	9000.00%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		1,439,016
Acquisition Price		$ 36,668
Stonehenge Portfolio | Joint venture
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)	1000.00%
131-137 Spring Street
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		20.00%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		20.00%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		68,342
Acquisition Price		$ 277,750
76 11th Avenue
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		33.33%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		35.09%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		764,000
Acquisition Price		$ 138,240
Number of mezzanine notes secured by interests in the entity which owns 76 11th avenue | unit			2
Exit fee, percentage owned			5000.00%
Extension Fee, Percentage Owned			3800.00%
605 West 42nd Street
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		20.00%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		20.00%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		927,358
Acquisition Price		$ 759,000
1552 Broadway
General information on each joint venture
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²			13,045
11 Madison Avenue
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		60.00%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		60.00%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		2,314,000
Acquisition Price		$ 2,605,000
333 East 22nd St
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)		33.33%
Economic Interest (as a percent)		33.33%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²		26,926
Acquisition Price		$ 0
East 400 Street 57 [Member]
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)			51.00%
Economic Interest (as a percent)			41.00%
Approximate Square Feet (sqft) | ft²			290,482
Acquisition Price			$ 170,000
Partners' Interest | 76 11th Avenue | Joint venture
General information on each joint venture
Exit fee, percentage owned			2500.00%
Extension Fee, Percentage Owned			3100.00%
Partners' Interest | 11 Madison Avenue | Joint venture
General information on each joint venture
Equity method investments, depreciation		$ 29,500
East 400 Street 57 [Member]
General information on each joint venture
Ownership percentage in disposed asset	49.00%
Three Residential Units | 21 East 66th Street
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)			1614.00%
Number Of Residential Units | unit			3
Three Retail and Two Residential Units | 21 East 66th Street
General information on each joint venture
Ownership Interest (as a percent)			3228.00%
Number of Stores | unit			3
Number Of Residential Units | unit			2

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Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Acquisition, Development and Construction Arrangements/Sale of Joint Venture Interest or Property)(Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Acquisition, development and construction arrangements, carrying value	$ 170,516	$ 170,164
Mezzanine loan due July 2036
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Acquisition, development and construction arrangements, carrying value	24,965	24,542
Mezzanine loan due February 2022
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Acquisition, development and construction arrangements, carrying value	45,551	45,622
Participating Financing Due March 2018 [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Acquisition, development and construction arrangements, carrying value	$ 100,000	$ 100,000

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Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Mortgages and Other Loans Payable)(Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt	$ 3,579,382	$ 3,518,127
Total floating rate debt	657,163	622,585
Total fixed rate and floating rate debt	$ 4,236,545	$ 4,140,712
1745 Broadway
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage	56.88%
521 Fifth Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage	50.50%
717 Fifth Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage	10.92%
21 East 66th Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage	32.28%
3 Columbus Circle
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage	48.90%
11 Madison Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage	60.00%
800 Third Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage	60.52%
East 400 Street 57 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage		51.00%
Stonehenge Portfolio
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage			9000.00%
280 Park Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage	50.00%
175-225 Third Street Brooklyn, New York
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage	95.00%
10 East 53rd Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage	55.00%
724 Fifth Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage	50.00%
55 West 46th Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage	25.00%
605 West 42nd Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage	20.00%
650 Fifth Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage	50.00%
121 Greene Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage	50.00%
131-137 Spring Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage	20.00%
11 West 34th Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage	30.00%
100 Park Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage	49.90%
Joint venture
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt	$ 3,211,999	$ 3,566,846
Total floating rate debt	3,383,816	2,982,528
Total fixed rate and floating rate debt	6,595,815	6,549,374
Deferred financing costs, net	(97,083)	(95,408)
Total joint venture mortgages and other loans payable, net	6,498,732	6,453,966
Joint venture | 1745 Broadway
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt	0	340,000
Total floating rate debt	345,000	0
Joint venture | 1745 Broadway | Mortgage loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Committed amount	375,000
Unfunded amount	30,000
Joint venture | 521 Fifth Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt	170,000	170,000
Joint venture | 717 Fifth Avenue | Mortgage loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Committed amount	300,000
Joint venture | 717 Fifth Avenue | Mezzanine loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Committed amount	355,300
Joint venture | 717 Fifth Avenue | Initial Maturity July 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt	300,000	300,000
Joint venture | 717 Fifth Avenue | Initial Maturity July 2022, 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt	355,328	355,328
Joint venture | 21 East 66th Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt	12,000	12,000
Total floating rate debt	1,706	1,726
Joint venture | 3 Columbus Circle
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt	350,000	350,000
Joint venture | 11 Madison Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt	1,400,000	1,400,000
Joint venture | 800 Third Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt	177,000	177,000
Joint venture | East 400 Street 57 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt	100,000	100,000
Joint venture | Stonehenge Portfolio
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt	347,671	362,518
Total floating rate debt	65,489	65,577
Ownership Percentage			1000.00%
Joint venture | Stonehenge Portfolio | Initial Maturity November 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt	34,300
Joint venture | Stonehenge Portfolio | Initial Maturity August 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt	139,000
Joint venture | Stonehenge Portfolio | Initial Maturity June 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt	174,400
Joint venture | Stonehenge Portfolio | Initial Maturity June 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total floating rate debt	55,300
Joint venture | Stonehenge Portfolio | Initial Maturity December 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total floating rate debt	10,200
Joint venture | 280 Park Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total floating rate debt	900,000	900,000
Joint venture | 175-225 Third Street Brooklyn, New York
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total floating rate debt	40,000	40,000
Joint venture | 10 East 53rd Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total floating rate debt	170,000	125,000
Joint venture | 724 Fifth Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total floating rate debt	275,000	275,000
Joint venture | 1552 Broadway
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total floating rate debt	185,410	185,410
Joint venture | 1552 Broadway | Mortgage loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Committed amount	145,000
Unfunded amount	600
Joint venture | 1552 Broadway | Mezzanine loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Committed amount	41,500
Unfunded amount	500
Joint venture | 55 West 46th Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total floating rate debt	159,718	157,322
Joint venture | 55 West 46th Street | Mortgage loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Committed amount	190,000
Unfunded amount	30,300
Joint venture | Jericho Plaza
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total floating rate debt	$ 76,993	76,993
Ownership Percentage	11.67%
Term (in Years)	2 years
Face amount of loan	$ 100,000
Joint venture | 605 West 42nd Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total floating rate debt	539,000	539,000
Joint venture | 650 Fifth Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total floating rate debt	86,500	77,500
Joint venture | 650 Fifth Avenue | Mortgage loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Committed amount	97,000
Unfunded amount	10,500
Joint venture | 121 Greene Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total floating rate debt	15,000	15,000
Joint venture | 131-137 Spring Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total floating rate debt	141,000	141,000
Joint venture | 11 West 34th Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total floating rate debt	23,000	23,000
Joint venture | 100 Park Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total floating rate debt	$ 360,000	$ 360,000
Weighted Average | Joint venture | 1745 Broadway
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)	2.98%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | 521 Fifth Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)	3.73%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | 717 Fifth Avenue | Initial Maturity July 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)	4.45%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | 717 Fifth Avenue | Initial Maturity July 2022, 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)	5.50%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | 21 East 66th Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)	3.60%
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)	3.00%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | 3 Columbus Circle
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)	3.61%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | 11 Madison Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)	3.84%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | 800 Third Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)	3.37%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | East 400 Street 57 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)	3.00%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | Stonehenge Portfolio
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)	4.19%
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)	5.85%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | 280 Park Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)	2.78%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | 175-225 Third Street Brooklyn, New York
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)	4.79%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | 10 East 53rd Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)	3.13%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | 724 Fifth Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)	3.20%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | 1552 Broadway
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)	4.99%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | 55 West 46th Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)	3.08%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | Jericho Plaza
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)	4.93%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | 605 West 42nd Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)	3.02%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | 650 Fifth Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)	4.54%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | 121 Greene Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)	2.28%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | 131-137 Spring Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)	2.33%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | 11 West 34th Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)	2.23%
Weighted Average | Joint venture | 100 Park Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)	2.53%

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Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Schedules of Combined Financial Statements for the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures)(Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Commercial real estate property, net	$ 10,387,209		$ 10,478,638
Cash and cash equivalents	468,035	$ 316,205	279,443	$ 255,399
Tenant and other receivables, related party receivables, and deferred rents receivable, net of allowance	52,197		53,772
Other assets	584,986		614,067
Liabilities and members' equity
Mortgages and other loans payable, net	4,167,270		4,073,830
Deferred revenue/gain	235,208		217,955
Other liabilities	162,964		206,238
Company's investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	1,861,077		1,890,186
Combined statements of income for the unconsolidated joint ventures
Operating expenses	74,506	79,520
Ground rent	8,308	8,308
Real estate taxes	61,068	61,674
Interest expense, net of interest income	65,622	94,672
Amortization of deferred financing costs	4,761	7,932
Transaction related costs	133	1,279
Depreciation and amortization	94,134	179,308
Total expenses	332,675	456,725
Company's equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures	6,614	10,096
Joint venture
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Management fees, base revenue	12,700	4,500
Assets
Commercial real estate property, net	8,734,099		9,131,717
Cash and cash equivalents	263,301		328,455
Tenant and other receivables, related party receivables, and deferred rents receivable, net of allowance	248,492		232,778
Debt and preferred equity investments, net	336,518		336,164
Other assets	694,384		683,481
Total assets	10,276,794		10,712,595
Liabilities and members' equity
Mortgages and other loans payable, net	6,498,732		6,453,966
Deferred revenue/gain	351,614		356,414
Other liabilities	367,980		391,500
Members' equity	3,058,468		3,510,715
Total liabilities and members' equity	10,276,794		$ 10,712,595
Combined statements of income for the unconsolidated joint ventures
Total revenues	216,521	162,512
Operating expenses	38,794	27,254
Ground rent	4,251	3,211
Real estate taxes	34,939	24,210
Interest expense, net of interest income	55,328	49,736
Amortization of deferred financing costs	6,505	3,236
Transaction related costs	89	0
Depreciation and amortization	71,164	37,851
Total expenses	211,070	145,498
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	(1,606)
Net income before gain on sale	5,451	15,408
Company's equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 6,614	$ 10,096

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Deferred Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Deferred leasing costs	$ 475,575	$ 468,971
Less: accumulated amortization	(207,627)	(201,371)
Deferred costs, net	$ 267,948	$ 267,600

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Mortgages and Other Loans Payable (Details)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 06, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) extenstion_option	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt			$ 3,579,382,000	$ 3,518,127,000
Total floating rate debt			657,163,000	622,585,000
Total fixed rate and floating rate debt			4,236,545,000	4,140,712,000
Mortgages reclassed to liabilities related to assets held for sale			0	0
Total mortgages and other loans payable			4,236,545,000	4,140,712,000
Deferred financing costs, net of amortization			(69,275,000)	(66,882,000)
Total mortgages and other loans payable, net			4,167,270,000	4,073,830,000
Book value of collateral			7,100,000,000	6,000,000,000
Series J Preferred Units
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt			4,000,000	4,000,000
Limited partnership interest			$ 4,000,000
Preferred Units (as a percent)			3.75%
Preferred Units, liquidation preference (in dollars per unit) | $ / shares			$ 1,000.00
Series J Preferred Units | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)			3.75%
FHLB Advance Maturing in January 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt			$ 0	105,000,000
FHLB Advance Maturing in January 2017, 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt			0	100,000,000
Unsecured Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt			$ 16,000,000	16,000,000
Unsecured Loan | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)			4.81%
Master Repurchase Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total floating rate debt			$ 184,642,000	184,642,000
Maximum facility capacity			$ 300,000,000.0
Basis Point Fee (as a percent)	25.00%
Threshold amount for basis point fee to be applicable (less than)	$ 150,000,000.0
Master Repurchase Agreement | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)			3.28%
Master Repurchase Agreement | Minimum | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, interest rate (as a percent)			225.00%
Master Repurchase Agreement | Maximum | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, interest rate (as a percent)			400.00%
Landmark Square
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt			$ 100,000,000	100,000,000
Landmark Square | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)			4.90%
485 Lexington Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt			$ 450,000,000	450,000,000
485 Lexington Avenue | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)			4.41%
762 Madison Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt			$ 771,000	7,694,000
762 Madison Avenue | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)			3.99%
One Madison Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt			$ 509,967,000	517,806,000
One Madison Avenue | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)			5.91%
100 Church Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt			$ 220,161,000	221,446,000
100 Church Street | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)			4.68%
919 Third Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt			$ 500,000,000	500,000,000
Interest in property (as a percent)			51.00%
919 Third Avenue | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)			5.12%
400 East 58th Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt			$ 40,000,000	40,000,000
400 East 58th Street | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)			3.00%
Term (in Years)			5 years
420 Lexington Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt			$ 300,000,000	300,000,000
420 Lexington Avenue | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)			3.99%
1515 Broadway
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt			$ 884,470,000	888,531,000
1515 Broadway | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)			3.93%
885 Third Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt			$ 267,650,000	267,650,000
885 Third Avenue | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)			6.26%
719 Seventh Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total floating rate debt			$ 39,521,000	37,388,000
719 Seventh Avenue | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)			3.84%
183, 187 Broadway & 5-7 Dey Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total floating rate debt			$ 58,000,000	58,000,000
183, 187 Broadway & 5-7 Dey Street | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)			3.48%
1080 Amsterdam
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total floating rate debt			$ 0	3,525,000
1080 Amsterdam | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)
315 West 33rd Street [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt			$ 250,000,000	0
315 West 33rd Street [Member] | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)			4.17%
220 East 42nd Street
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total floating rate debt			$ 275,000,000	275,000,000
220 East 42nd Street | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)			2.38%
One Vanderbilt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total floating rate debt			$ 100,000,000	64,030,000
One Vanderbilt | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, floating rate debt (as a percent)			4.29%
One Vanderbilt | Construction Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term (in Years)		5 years
Number of extension options | extenstion_option		2
Period of extension options		1 year
Maximum facility capacity		$ 1,500,000,000.0
One Vanderbilt | Construction Loans | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, interest rate (as a percent)		350.00%
Amsterdam Avenue 1080 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fixed rate debt			$ 36,363,000	$ 0
Total fixed rate debt			35,500,000
Secured Debt, Bearing Fixed Interest, Subordinate Loan Amount			$ 900,000
Amsterdam Avenue 1080 [Member] | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)			3.63%
Term (in Years)			5 years
Amsterdam Avenue 1080 [Member] | Mortgage loan | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)			3.50%
Amsterdam Avenue 1080 [Member] | Subordinate loan | Weighted Average
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, fixed rate debt (as a percent)			7.00%

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Corporate Indebtedness (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Corporate Indebtedness
Long-term debt, carrying value	$ 6,664,545,000
Revolving credit facility
Corporate Indebtedness
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	1,600,000,000.0
Maximum borrowing capacity, optional expansion	$ 3,000,000,000
Effective rate (as a percent)	2.03%
Facility fee (as a percent)	0.25%
Outstanding under line of credit facility	$ 0
Revolving credit facility | Minimum
Corporate Indebtedness
Facility fee (as a percent)	12.50%
Revolving credit facility | Maximum
Corporate Indebtedness
Facility fee (as a percent)	30.00%
Revolving credit facility | LIBOR
Corporate Indebtedness
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)	1.25%
Revolving credit facility | LIBOR | Minimum
Corporate Indebtedness
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)	0.875%
Revolving credit facility | LIBOR | Maximum
Corporate Indebtedness
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)	1.55%
Term loan
Corporate Indebtedness
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,200,000,000.0
Effective rate (as a percent)	2.33%
Long-term debt, carrying value	$ 1,183,000,000
Term loan | Line of Credit
Corporate Indebtedness
Long-term debt, carrying value	$ 1,200,000,000	$ 1,179,500,000
Term loan | LIBOR
Corporate Indebtedness
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)	1.40%
Term loan | LIBOR | Minimum
Corporate Indebtedness
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)	0.95%
Term loan | LIBOR | Maximum
Corporate Indebtedness
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)	1.90%
2012 Credit Facility
Corporate Indebtedness
Letters of credit	$ 84,800,000
Ability to borrow under line of credit facility	1,500,000,000
Long-term debt, carrying value	0
2012 Credit Facility | Line of Credit
Corporate Indebtedness
Long-term debt, carrying value	$ (5,600,000)	$ (6,300,000)

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Corporate Indebtedness (Senior Unsecured Notes)(Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 06, 2010 USD ($) $ / shares
Debt disclosures by scheduled maturity date
Accreted Balance	$ 1,179,861,000	$ 1,179,521,000
Senior unsecured notes
Debt disclosures by scheduled maturity date
Unpaid Principal Balance	1,145,000,000
Accreted Balance	1,137,359,000	1,133,957,000
Deferred financing costs, net	(5,005,000)	(5,642,000)
Accreted Balance, Net of Deferred Financing Costs	1,132,354,000	1,128,315,000
Senior unsecured notes | 3.00% Senior unsecured notes maturing on October 15, 2017
Debt disclosures by scheduled maturity date
Unpaid Principal Balance	345,000,000
Accreted Balance	$ 337,461,000	334,077,000
Coupon Rate (as a percent)	3.00%
Effective rate (as a percent)	3.00%
Term (in Years)	7 years
Premium on sale price to calculate exchange price of notes (as a percent)			30.00%
Exchange price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 85.81
Adjusted exchange rate for the debentures (in shares)	12.7279
Principal amount of debentures, basis for conversion	$ 1,000
Amount of convertible debt recorded in equity			$ 78,300,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	7,500,000
Senior unsecured notes | 5.00% Senior unsecured notes maturing on August 15, 2018
Debt disclosures by scheduled maturity date
Unpaid Principal Balance	250,000,000
Accreted Balance	$ 249,898,000	249,880,000
Coupon Rate (as a percent)	5.00%
Effective rate (as a percent)	5.00%
Term (in Years)	7 years
Senior unsecured notes | 7.75% Senior unsecured notes maturing on March 15, 2020
Debt disclosures by scheduled maturity date
Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 250,000,000
Accreted Balance	$ 250,000,000	250,000,000
Coupon Rate (as a percent)	7.75%
Effective rate (as a percent)	7.75%
Term (in Years)	10 years
Senior unsecured notes | 4.50% Senior unsecured notes maturing on December 1, 2022
Debt disclosures by scheduled maturity date
Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 200,000,000
Accreted Balance	$ 200,000,000	200,000,000
Coupon Rate (as a percent)	4.50%
Effective rate (as a percent)	4.50%
Term (in Years)	10 years
Senior unsecured notes | 4.27% Senior unsecured notes maturing on December 17, 2025
Debt disclosures by scheduled maturity date
Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 100,000,000
Accreted Balance	$ 100,000,000	$ 100,000,000
Coupon Rate (as a percent)	4.27%
Effective rate (as a percent)	4.27%
Term (in Years)	10 years

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Corporate Indebtedness (Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures and Principal Maturities)(Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2005	Mar. 31, 2017
Scheduled Amortization and Principal Repayments
Remaining 2017		$ 650,980,000
2017		603,101,000
2018		1,242,618,000
2019		970,958,000
2020		130,418,000
Thereafter		3,066,470,000
Total amortization of debt and principal repayments		6,664,545,000
Joint Venture Debt
Principal Repayments and Joint Venture Debt
Remaining 2017		82,368,000
2017		282,958,000
2018		555,545,000
2019		320,884,000
2020		184,134,000
Thereafter		1,349,340,000
Total principal repayments		2,775,229,000
Trust Preferred Securities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt	$ 100,000,000.0
Scheduled Amortization and Principal Repayments
Remaining 2017		0
2017		0
2018		0
2019		0
2020		0
Thereafter		100,000,000
Total amortization of debt and principal repayments		$ 100,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		5.61%
Number of Years from Issuance of Debt for which Fixed Rate of Interest will be in Force		10 years
Mortgages and other loans payable
Scheduled Amortization
Remaining 2017		$ 38,330,000
2017		54,938,000
2018		59,618,000
2019		41,427,000
2020		30,418,000
Thereafter		90,533,000
Total amortization of debt		315,264,000
Principal Repayments and Joint Venture Debt
Remaining 2017		267,650,000
2017		298,163,000
2018		0
2019		679,531,000
2020		100,000,000
Thereafter		2,575,937,000
Total principal repayments		3,921,281,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Scheduled Amortization and Principal Repayments
Remaining 2017		0
2017		0
2018		0
2019		0
2020		0
Thereafter		0
Total amortization of debt and principal repayments		0
Unsecured Term Loan
Scheduled Amortization and Principal Repayments
Remaining 2017		0
2017		0
2018		1,183,000,000
2019		0
2020		0
Thereafter		0
Total amortization of debt and principal repayments		1,183,000,000
Senior Unsecured Notes
Scheduled Amortization and Principal Repayments
Remaining 2017		345,000,000
2017		250,000,000
2018		0
2019		250,000,000
2020		0
Thereafter		300,000,000
Total amortization of debt and principal repayments		$ 1,145,000,000
LIBOR | Trust Preferred Securities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)		1.25%
LIBOR | Unsecured Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate added to base rate (as a percent)		1.40%

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Corporate Indebtedness (Schedule of Consolidated Interest Expense, Excluding Capitalized Interest)(Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Interest expense
Interest expense before capitalized interest	$ 72,422	$ 102,155
Interest capitalized	(6,279)	(6,618)
Interest income	(521)	(865)
Interest expense, net	$ 65,622	$ 94,672

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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Amounts due from/to related parties
Due from joint ventures	$ 2,210		$ 1,240
Other	16,857		14,616
Related party receivables	19,067		$ 15,856
Alliance Building Services
Related Party Transactions
Profit participation from related party	800	$ 900
Payments made for services	4,500	3,800
Entity with Stephen L Green ownership interest
Related Party Transactions
Property management fees from related party	$ 100	$ 100

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Noncontrolling Interests on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2012 $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Aug. 31, 2015 shares	Jul. 31, 2015 shares	Jun. 30, 2015 shares	Feb. 28, 2015 shares	Aug. 31, 2014 shares
Rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership
Balance at beginning of period | $		$ 473,882,000
Net income | $		476,000	$ 922,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income allocation | $		(199,000)	(322,000)
Balance at end of period | $		$ 491,298,000		$ 473,882,000
Number of company common stock issued on conversion of Series B preferred units		6.71348
SL Green Operating Partnership
Organization
Noncontrolling interest in the operating partnership (as a percent)		4.33%		4.16%
Number of units of operating partnership owned by the noncontrolling interest unit holders (shares) | shares		4,562,717		4,363,716
Shares of common stock reserved for issuance upon redemption of units of limited partnership interest in operating partnership (shares) | shares		4,562,717.000
Rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership
Balance at beginning of period | $		$ 473,882,000	424,206,000	$ 424,206,000
Distributions | $		(3,537,000)		(12,671,000)
Issuance of common units | $		18,240,000		78,495,000
Redemption of common units | $		(13,112,000)		(31,805,000)
Net income | $		476,000		10,136,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income allocation | $		(199,000)	$ (322,000)	1,299,000
Fair value adjustment | $		15,548,000		4,222,000
Balance at end of period | $		$ 491,298,000		$ 473,882,000
SL Green Operating Partnership | Series G Preferred Units
Rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership
Number of preferred units issued (in shares) | shares	1,902,000
Dividend rate preferred units (as a percent)	4.50%
Liquidation preference of preferred units (in dollars per share)	$ 25.00
Annual dividends on preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 1.125
Operating partnership common stock value use for conversion of preferred units (in dollars per share)	$ 88.50
Number of company common stock issue on redemption of operation partnership common units	1
SL Green Operating Partnership | Series F Preferred Units
Rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership
Number of preferred units issued (in shares) | shares		60
Mandatory liquidation preference (in dollars per share) | $		$ 1,000.00
SL Green Operating Partnership | Series K Preferred Units
Rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership
Number of preferred units issued (in shares) | shares									563,954
Dividend rate preferred units (as a percent)		3.50%
Liquidation preference of preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 25.00
Annual dividends on preferred units (in dollars per share)		0.875
Operating partnership common stock value use for conversion of preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 134.67
Preferred Units, shares authorized | shares		700,000
SL Green Operating Partnership | Series L Preferred Units
Rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership
Number of preferred units issued (in shares) | shares									378,634
Dividend rate preferred units (as a percent)		4.00%
Liquidation preference of preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 25.00
Annual dividends on preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 1.00
Preferred Units, shares authorized | shares		500,000
SL Green Operating Partnership | Series M Preferred Units
Rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership
Number of preferred units issued (in shares) | shares								1,600,000
Dividend rate preferred units (as a percent)		3.75%
Liquidation preference of preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 25.00
Annual dividends on preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 0.9375
Preferred Units, shares authorized | shares		1,600,000
SL Green Operating Partnership | Series N Preferred Units
Rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership
Number of preferred units issued (in shares) | shares							552,303
Dividend rate preferred units (as a percent)		3.00%
Liquidation preference of preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 25.00
Annual dividends on preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 0.75
Preferred Units, shares authorized | shares		552,303
SL Green Operating Partnership | Series O Preferred Units
Rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership
Dividend rate preferred units (as a percent)		6.25%
Preferred Units, shares authorized | shares		1
SL Green Operating Partnership | Series P Preferred Units
Organization
Shares of common stock reserved for issuance upon redemption of units of limited partnership interest in operating partnership (shares) | shares		200,000
Rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership
Number of preferred units issued (in shares) | shares						200,000
Dividend rate preferred units (as a percent)		4.00%
Liquidation preference of preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 25.00
Annual dividends on preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 1.00
SL Green Operating Partnership | Series Q Preferred Units
Organization
Shares of common stock reserved for issuance upon redemption of units of limited partnership interest in operating partnership (shares) | shares		268,000
Rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership
Number of preferred units issued (in shares) | shares						268,000
Dividend rate preferred units (as a percent)		3.50%
Liquidation preference of preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 25.00
Annual dividends on preferred units (in dollars per share)		0.875
Operating partnership common stock value use for conversion of preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 148.95
SL Green Operating Partnership | Series R Preferred Units
Organization
Shares of common stock reserved for issuance upon redemption of units of limited partnership interest in operating partnership (shares) | shares		400,000
Rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership
Number of preferred units issued (in shares) | shares					400,000
Dividend rate preferred units (as a percent)		3.50%
Liquidation preference of preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 25.00
Annual dividends on preferred units (in dollars per share)		0.875
Operating partnership common stock value use for conversion of preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 154.89
SL Green Operating Partnership | Series S Preferred Units
Organization
Shares of common stock reserved for issuance upon redemption of units of limited partnership interest in operating partnership (shares) | shares		1,077,280
Rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership
Number of preferred units issued (in shares) | shares					1,077,280
Dividend rate preferred units (as a percent)		4.00%
Liquidation preference of preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 25.00
Annual dividends on preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 1.00
SL Green Operating Partnership | Series T Preferred Units
Organization
Shares of common stock reserved for issuance upon redemption of units of limited partnership interest in operating partnership (shares) | shares		230,000
Rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership
Number of preferred units issued (in shares) | shares			230,000
Dividend rate preferred units (as a percent)		2.75%
Liquidation preference of preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 25.00
Annual dividends on preferred units (in dollars per share)		0.6875
Operating partnership common stock value use for conversion of preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 119.02
SL Green Operating Partnership | Series U Preferred Units
Organization
Shares of common stock reserved for issuance upon redemption of units of limited partnership interest in operating partnership (shares) | shares		680,000
Rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership
Number of preferred units issued (in shares) | shares			680,000
Dividend rate preferred units (as a percent)		4.50%
Liquidation preference of preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 25.00
Annual dividends on preferred units (in dollars per share)		1.125
SL Green Operating Partnership | Series U Preferred Units | Minimum
Rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership
Annual dividends on preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 0.75
SL Green Operating Partnership | Series A Preferred Units
Organization
Shares of common stock reserved for issuance upon redemption of units of limited partnership interest in operating partnership (shares) | shares		109,161
Rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership
Number of preferred units issued (in shares) | shares					109,161
Dividend rate preferred units (as a percent)		3.50%
Liquidation preference of preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 1,000.00
Annual dividends on preferred units (in dollars per share)		$ 35.00
SL Green Operating Partnership | Series B Preferred Units
Rollforward analysis of the activity relating to the noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership
Number of preferred units issued (in shares) | shares		0

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Noncontrolling Interests on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements (Common Unit Activity) (Details) - SL Green Operating Partnership $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares
Preferred Units [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest in the operating partnership (as a percent)	4.33%	4.16%
Rollforward Analysis of Preferred Unit Activity
Issuance of preferred units	$ 18,240	$ 78,495
Redemption of preferred units	$ (13,112)	$ (31,805)
Number of units of operating partnership owned by the noncontrolling interest unit holders (units) | shares	4,562,717	4,363,716
Preferred Units
Rollforward Analysis of Preferred Unit Activity
Balance at beginning of period	$ 302,010	$ 282,516
Issuance of preferred units	0	22,793
Redemption of preferred units	0	(3,299)
Balance at end of period	$ 302,010	$ 302,010

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Stockholders' Equity of the Company (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	8 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2016
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares	982	982
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount				$ 1,000.0
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share	$ 103.89
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount	$ 999.9	$ 999.9
Authorized capital stock (shares)	260,000,000	260,000,000
Authorized shares, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	160,000,000	160,000,000	160,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Excess stock, shares authorized (shares)	75,000,000	75,000,000
Excess stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (shares)	25,000,000	25,000,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Excess shares issued (shares)	0	0

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Stockholders' Equity of the Company (At-the-Market Equity Offering Program and Perpetual Preferred Stock)(Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015
Stockholders' Equity
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount				$ 1,000.0
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)		160,000,000	160,000,000
Series I Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)		9,200,000	9,200,000
Dividend rate preferred units (as a percent)		6.50%
Perpetual Preferred stock, liquidation preference (in dollars per share)		$ 25	$ 25.00
Perpetual Preferred stock, annual dividends per share (in dollars per share)		$ 1.625
Contributions of net proceeds from sale of preferred stock	$ 221.9
Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (DRIP)
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)					3,500,000

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Stockholders' Equity of the Company (Earnings per Share)(Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Basic Earnings:
Income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$ 11,351	$ 23,221
Diluted Earnings:
Income attributable to SL Green common stockholders	$ 11,827	$ 24,143
Basic Shares:
Weighted average common shares outstanding (shares)	100,643,000	100,051,000
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Operating Partnership units redeemable for common shares (shares)	4,607,000	3,974,000
Stock-based compensation plans (shares)	304,000	234,000
Diluted weighted average common stock outstanding (shares)	105,554,000	104,259,000
Common stock shares excluded from the diluted shares outstanding (shares)	1,025,419	1,349,019
Common Stock
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
Redemption of units to common shares	$ 476	$ 922

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Partners' Capital of the Operating Partnership (Details) - shares	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Common Stock
Stockholders' Equity
Units outstanding (units)	100,776,000	100,562,000
SL Green Operating Partnership
Stockholders' Equity
Noncontrolling interest in the operating partnership (as a percent)	4.33%	4.16%
Number of units of operating partnership owned by the noncontrolling interest unit holders (units)	4,562,717	4,363,716
SL Green Operating Partnership | Series I Preferred Units
Stockholders' Equity
Units outstanding (units)	9,200,000
SL Green Operating Partnership | Common Stock
Stockholders' Equity
Units outstanding (units)	100,776,414

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Partners' Capital of the Operating Partnership (EPS) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Stockholders' Equity
Weighted average common shares outstanding (shares)	100,643,000	100,051,000
Common stock shares excluded from the diluted shares outstanding (shares)	1,025,419	1,349,019
SL Green Operating Partnership
Stockholders' Equity
Net income attributable to SLGOP common unitholders	$ 11,827	$ 24,143
Weighted average common shares outstanding (shares)	105,250,000	104,025,000
Stock-based compensation plans (shares)	304,000	234,000
Diluted weighted average common units outstanding (shares)	105,554,000	104,259,000
Common stock shares excluded from the diluted shares outstanding (shares)	1,025,419	1,349,019

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Share-based Compensation (Additional Information) (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014 shares	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) unit / shares fungible_unit $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2015 shares	Jan. 01, 2008 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Capitalized to assets associated with compensation expense related to our long-term compensation plans, restricted stock and stock options		$ 1,600,000	$ 1,500,000
Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period of commencement of option vesting, from date of grant (in years)		1 year
Exercise price of options granted, low end of the range (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 20.67
Exercise price of options granted, high end of the range (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 137.18
Remaining weighted average contractual life of the options outstanding (in years)		3 years 8 months
Remaining average contractual life of the options exercisable (in years)		2 years 9 months
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock awards		$ 12,600,000
Weighted average period for recognition of compensation cost related to unvested stock awards (in years)		2 years
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period		$ 1,496,838		$ 8,363,036
Stock options | Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award expiration period (in years)		5 years
Options vesting period (in years)		1 year
Stock options | Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award expiration period (in years)		10 years
Options vesting period (in years)		5 years
Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense		$ 2,380,926	7,153,966
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock awards		$ 18,400,000
Weighted average period for recognition of compensation cost related to unvested stock awards (in years)		2 years 1 month
Annual award vesting rate, low end of range (as a percent)		15.00%
Annual award vesting rate, high end of range (as a percent)		35.00%
Fair value of restricted stock vested during the period		$ 8,000,000		$ 7,600,000
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period		$ 0	$ 10,650,077
Awards granted (in shares) | shares		0	98,800
Awards outstanding (in shares) | shares		3,202,031		3,202,031	3,137,881
LTIP units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period		$ 20,500,000		$ 25,400,000
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock awards		$ 12,100,000
Weighted average period for recognition of compensation cost related to unvested stock awards (in years)		1 year 5 months
Share-based Compensation		$ 10,000,000	$ 9,500,000
Third Amendment and Restated 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum fungible units that may be granted (in shares) | fungible_unit		27,030,000
Fungible units per share (in fungible units per share) | unit / shares		3.74
Shares that may be issued if equal to fungible units (shares) (less than) | shares		27,030,000
Fungible units | fungible_unit		8,700,000
Third Amendment and Restated 2005 Stock Option and Incentive Plan | Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense		$ 0	2,000,000
Stock options, stock appreciation rights and other awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fungible units per share (in fungible units per share) | unit / shares		0.73
Award expiration period (in years)		5 years
All other awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fungible units per share (in fungible units per share) | unit / shares		1
Award expiration period (in years)		10 years
Long Term Outperformance Compensation Program 2014 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense		$ 2,100,000	1,500,000
Capitalized to assets associated with compensation expense related to our long-term compensation plans, restricted stock and stock options		29,200,000
LTIP units earned (in shares) | shares	610,000
Performance period (in years)	3 years
Award period (in years)	3 years
Long Term Outperformance Compensation Program 2014 [Member] | Vesting on August 31, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of units vested	50.00%
Long Term Outperformance Compensation Program 2014 [Member] | Vesting on August 31, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of units vested	50.00%
Deferred Stock Compensation Plan for Directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense		$ 1,900,000	$ 1,600,000
Maximum percentage of the annual retainer fee, chairman fees and meeting fees that may be deferred by non-employee directors (percent)		100.00%
Awards granted (in shares) | shares		9,320
Shares issued (in shares) | shares		8,592
Awards outstanding (in shares) | shares		96,447
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares of common stock available for issuance (shares) | shares						500,000
Duration of each offering period starting the first day of each calendar quarter (in months)		3 months
Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Purchase Price as Percentage of Market Value of Common Stock		85.00%
Shares of common stock issued (shares) | shares		97,446

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Share-based Compensation (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs, Capitalized Amount	$ 1,600,000	$ 1,500,000
Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Dividend yield (as a percent)	2.50%		2.37%
Expected life of option (in years)	4 years 9 months 22 days		3 years 8 months 15 days
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)	1.82%		1.57%
Expected stock price volatility (as a percent)	31.00%		26.76%
Options Outstanding
Balance at beginning of period (in shares)	1,737,213	1,595,007	1,595,007
Granted (in shares)	60,000		445,100
Exercised (in shares)	(104,151)		(192,875)
Lapsed or cancelled (in shares)	(25,201)		(110,019)
Balance at end of period (in shares)	1,667,861		1,737,213
Options exercisable at end of period (in shares)	889,076		748,617
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period	$ 1,496,838		$ 8,363,036
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Balance at beginning of year (in dollars per share)	$ 98.44	$ 95.52	$ 95.52
Granted (in dollars per share)	106.05		105.86
Exercised (in dollars per share)	84.03		76.90
Lapsed or cancelled (in dollars per share)	127.28		123.86
Balance at end of period (in dollars per share)	99.18		98.44
Options exercisable at end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 90.92		$ 87.72
Summary of restricted stock
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 12,600,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	2 years
Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value	$ 8,000,000		$ 7,600,000
Options Outstanding
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period	$ 0	$ 10,650,077
Summary of restricted stock
Balance at beginning of year (in shares)	3,202,031	3,137,881	3,137,881
Granted (in shares)	0	98,800
Cancelled (in shares)	0	(34,650)
Balance at end of period (in shares)	3,202,031		3,202,031
Vested during the period (in shares)	82,786	83,822
Compensation expense recorded	$ 2,380,926	$ 7,153,966
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 18,400,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	2 years 1 month
Long Term Incentive Plan Units [Member]
Options Outstanding
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period	$ 20,500,000		$ 25,400,000
Performance Shares [Member]
Summary of restricted stock
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 12,100,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	1 year 5 months
Share-based Compensation	$ 10,000,000	9,500,000
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common Stock, Shares Held in Employee Trust, Shares	97,446
Long Term Outperformance Compensation Program 2014 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs, Capitalized Amount	$ 29,200,000
Summary of restricted stock
Compensation expense recorded	$ 2,100,000	$ 1,500,000

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) of the Company [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	$ 22,137
Ending Balance	16,511
SL Green Realty Corp
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) of the Company [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	22,137
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(3,578)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	(2,048)
Ending Balance	16,511
Deferred net losses from terminated hedges	4,700	$ 7,100
SL Green Realty Corp | Net unrealized (loss) gain on derivative instruments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) of the Company [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	12,596
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(2,429)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	758
Ending Balance	10,925
SL Green Realty Corp | Net unrealized gain on marketable securities
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) of the Company [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	5,520
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(1,426)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	(3,130)
Ending Balance	964
SL Green Realty Corp | Joint venture | Net unrealized (loss) gain on derivative instruments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) of the Company [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	4,021
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	277
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	324
Ending Balance	$ 4,622

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Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Marketable securities	$ 29,260	$ 85,110
Interest rate cap and swap agreements (included in other assets)	16,355	21,090
Debt and preferred equity investments	1,627,836	1,640,412
Accrued Interest Payable And Other Liabilities
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Interest rate cap and swap agreements		1
Carrying Value
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fixed rate debt	5,516,740	5,452,084
Variable rate debt	1,140,163	1,105,585
Total	6,656,903	6,557,669
Fair Value
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Marketable securities	29,260	85,110
Total	6,942,261	6,832,604
Estimated fair value of debt and preferred equity investments, low end of range	1,600,000	1,600,000
Estimated fair value of debt and preferred equity investments, high end of range	1,800,000	1,800,000
Level 1
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Interest rate cap and swap agreements (included in other assets)	0	0
Level 1 | Accrued Interest Payable And Other Liabilities
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Interest rate cap and swap agreements		0
Level 2
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Interest rate cap and swap agreements (included in other assets)	16,355	21,090
Level 2 | Accrued Interest Payable And Other Liabilities
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Interest rate cap and swap agreements		1
Level 3
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Marketable securities	0	0
Interest rate cap and swap agreements (included in other assets)	0	0
Level 3 | Accrued Interest Payable And Other Liabilities
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Interest rate cap and swap agreements		0
Level 3 | Fair Value
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fixed rate debt	5,804,033	5,722,494
Variable rate debt	1,138,228	1,110,110
Equity marketable securities
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Marketable securities	0	48,315
Equity marketable securities | Level 1
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Marketable securities	0	48,315
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Marketable securities	29,260	36,795
Commercial mortgage-backed securities | Level 2
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Marketable securities	$ 29,260	$ 36,795

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Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging
Fair Value	$ 16,355		$ 21,090
Derivative, Fair Value, Net	16,355
Gain (loss) from changes in fair value	(100)	$ 100
Fair value of derivatives in a net liability position	0
Aggregate termination value	0
Estimated current balance held in accumulated other comprehensive loss to be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months	1,100
Share of joint venture of accumulated other comprehensive loss reclassified into equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures within the next 12 months	700
Amount of (Loss) Gain Recognized in Other Comprehensive Loss (Effective Portion)	(2,796)	(9,684)
Amount of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income (Effective Portion)	1,378	2,514
Amount of Loss Recognized into Income (Ineffective Portion)	(103)	(475)
Joint venture
Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging
Amount of (Loss) Gain Recognized in Other Comprehensive Loss (Effective Portion)	341	(2,765)
Amount of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income (Effective Portion)	399	351
Amount of Loss Recognized into Income (Ineffective Portion)	(95)	(436)
Interest Rate Swap Expiring in December 2017
Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging
Notional Value	$ 200,000
Strike Rate (as a percent)	0.9375%
Fair Value	$ (278)
Interest Rate Swap Expiring in December 2017
Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging
Notional Value	$ 150,000
Strike Rate (as a percent)	0.94%
Fair Value	$ (207)
Interest Rate Swap Expiring in December 2017
Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging
Notional Value	$ 150,000
Strike Rate (as a percent)	0.94%
Fair Value	$ (207)
Interest Rate Cap Expiring in September 2017
Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging
Notional Value	$ 137,500
Strike Rate (as a percent)	4.00%
Fair Value	$ 0
Interest Rate Cap Expiring in May 2017
Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging
Notional Value	$ 1,450,000
Strike Rate (as a percent)	4.75%
Fair Value	$ 0
Interest Rate Swap Expiring in July 2023
Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging
Notional Value	$ 200,000
Strike Rate (as a percent)	1.131%
Fair Value	$ (10,558)
Interest Rate Swap Expiring in July 2023
Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging
Notional Value	$ 100,000
Strike Rate (as a percent)	1.161%
Fair Value	$ (5,105)
Interest Rate Cap Expiring in October 2017
Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging
Notional Value	$ 23,199
Strike Rate (as a percent)	4.50%
Fair Value	$ 0
Interest Rate Swaps/Caps
Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Hedging
Amount of (Loss) Gain Recognized in Other Comprehensive Loss (Effective Portion)	(3,137)	(6,919)
Amount of Loss Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income (Effective Portion)	979	2,163
Amount of Loss Recognized into Income (Ineffective Portion)	$ (8)	$ (39)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Initial term of non cancellable operating leases, minimum (in years)	1 year
Capital lease
Remaining 2017	$ 1,790
2017	2,387
2018	2,411
2019	2,620
2020	2,794
Thereafter	822,688
Total minimum lease payments	834,690
Amount representing interest	(792,385)
Capital lease obligations	42,305
Non-cancellable operating leases
Remaining 2017	23,287
2017	31,049
2018	31,066
2019	31,436
2020	31,628
Thereafter	732,724
Total minimum lease payments	$ 881,190

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Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) segment	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Segment information
Number of reportable segments (segment) | segment	2
Total revenues	$ 377,381	$ 455,444
Net income before equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate, gain on sale of real estate, net, depreciable real estate reserves, and gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	51,320	8,815
Total assets	15,877,271		$ 15,857,787
Marketing, general and administrative	24,143	24,032
Operating Segments | Real Estate Segment
Segment information
Total revenues	330,829	395,887
Net income before equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate, gain on sale of real estate, net, depreciable real estate reserves, and gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	11,718	(43,402)
Total assets	13,912,271		13,868,085
Operating Segments | Debt and Preferred Equity Segment
Segment information
Total revenues	46,552	59,557
Net income before equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate, gain on sale of real estate, net, depreciable real estate reserves, and gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	39,602	$ 52,217
Total assets	$ 1,965,000		$ 1,989,702

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Segment Information (Schedule of Reconciliation of Income from Continuing Operations to Net Income Attributable to SL Green Common Stockholders)(Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Marketing, general and administrative	$ 24,143	$ 24,032
Reconciliation of income from continuing operations to net income attributable to SL Green common stockholders
Net income before equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate, gain on sale of real estate, net, depreciable real estate reserves, and gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	51,320	8,815
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	2,047	9,915
Gain on sale of real estate, net	567	13,773
Depreciable real estate reserves	(56,272)	0
Gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	3,262	0
Net income	924	32,503
SL Green Operating Partnership
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Marketing, general and administrative	24,143	24,032
Reconciliation of income from continuing operations to net income attributable to SL Green common stockholders
Equity in net gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated joint venture/real estate	2,047	9,915
Gain on sale of real estate, net	567	13,773
Depreciable real estate reserves	(56,272)	0
Gain on sale of investment in marketable securities	3,262	0
Net income	$ 924	$ 32,503