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Exhibit 12.1

SL Green Realty Corp.
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charge and Preferred Stock Dividends

 
  Year Ended December 31,  
 
  2011   2010   2009   2008   2007  

Earnings

                               

Income from continuing operations

  $ 122,561   $ 108,077   $ 1,619   $ 26,028   $ 62,061  

Joint Venture cash distributions

    133,199     584,564     79,523     525,372     128,305  

Interest

    286,261     231,163     235,347     295,634     263,663  

Amortization of loan costs expensed

    14,118     9,046     7,065     6,139     15,893  

Portion of rent expense representative of interest

    25,547     22,570     22,986     24,346     23,276  
                       

Total earnings

  $ 581,686   $ 955,420   $ 346,540   $ 877,519   $ 493,198  
                       

Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends

                               

Interest capitalized

  $ 286,261   $ 231,163   $ 235,347   $ 295,634   $ 263,663  

Preferred stock dividends

    30,178     29,749     19,875     19,875     19,875  

Interest capitalized

            98     (179 )   5,118  

Portion of rent expense representative of interest

    25,547     22,570     22,986     24,346     23,276  

Amortization of loan costs expensed

    14,118     9,046     7,065     6,139     15,893  
                       

Total Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends

  $ 356,104   $ 292,528   $ 285,371   $ 345,815   $ 327,825  
                       

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends

    1.63     3.27     1.21     2.54     1.50  

        The ratios of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends and distributions were computed by dividing earnings by fixed charges. For the purpose of calculating the ratios, the earnings have been calculated by adding fixed charges to income from continuing operations before adjustment for noncontrolling interests plus distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures, excluding gains or losses from sale of property, purchase price fair value adjustments, gains and losses on equity investment and marketable securities and the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles. With respect to SL Green Realty Corp., fixed charges and preferred stock dividends consists of interest expense including the amortization of debt issuance costs, rental expense deemed to represent interest expense and preferred dividends paid on its 7.625% Series C and its 7.875% Series D cumulative redeemable preferred stock.




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