Organization and Basis of Presentation

Organization

JBG SMITH Properties ("JBG SMITH") was organized by Vornado Realty Trust ("Vornado" or "former parent") as a Maryland real estate investment trust ("REIT") on October 27, 2016 (capitalized on November 22, 2016). JBG SMITH was formed for the purpose of receiving, via the spin-off on July 17, 2017 (the "Separation"), substantially all of the assets and liabilities of Vornado’s Washington, DC segment, which operated as Vornado / Charles E. Smith, (the "Vornado Included Assets"). On July 18, 2017, JBG SMITH acquired the management business and certain assets and liabilities (the "JBG Assets") of The JBG Companies ("JBG") (the "Combination"). The Separation and the Combination are collectively referred to as the "Formation Transaction." Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to "we," "us," and "our," refer to the Vornado Included Assets (our predecessor and accounting acquirer) for periods prior to the Separation and to JBG SMITH for periods after the Separation. References to "our share" refers to our ownership percentage of consolidated and unconsolidated assets in real estate ventures. Substantially all of our assets are held by, and our operations are conducted through, JBG SMITH Properties LP ("JBG SMITH LP"), our operating partnership.

Prior to the Separation from Vornado, JBG SMITH was a wholly owned subsidiary of Vornado and had no material assets or operations. On July 17, 2017, Vornado distributed 100% of the then outstanding common shares of JBG SMITH on a pro rata basis to the holders of its common shares. Prior to such distribution by Vornado, Vornado Realty L.P. ("VRLP"), Vornado's operating partnership, distributed common limited partnership units ("OP Units") in JBG SMITH LP on a pro rata basis to the holders of VRLP's common limited partnership units, consisting of Vornado and the other common limited partners of VRLP. Following such distribution by VRLP and prior to such distribution by Vornado, Vornado contributed to JBG SMITH all of the OP Units it received in exchange for common shares of JBG SMITH. Each Vornado common shareholder received one JBG SMITH common share for every two Vornado common shares held as of the close of business on July 7, 2017 (the "Record Date"). Vornado and each of the other limited partners of VRLP received one JBG SMITH LP OP Unit for every two common limited partnership units in VRLP held as of the close of business on the Record Date. Our operations are presented as if the transfer of the Vornado Included Assets had been consummated prior to all historical periods presented in the accompanying consolidated and combined financial statements at the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities reflected in Vornado’s books and records.

In connection with the Separation, JBG SMITH issued 94.7 million common shares and JBG SMITH LP issued 5.8 million OP Units to parties other than JBG SMITH. In connection with the Combination, JBG SMITH issued 23.2 million common shares and JBG SMITH LP issued 13.9 million OP Units to parties other than JBG SMITH. As of the completion of the Formation Transaction there were 118.0 million JBG SMITH common shares outstanding and 19.8 million JBG SMITH LP OP Units outstanding that were owned by parties other than JBG SMITH. As of December 31, 2017, we, as its sole general partner, controlled JBG SMITH LP and owned 85.6% of its OP Units.

We own and operate a portfolio of high-quality office and multifamily assets, many of which are amenitized with ancillary retail. Our portfolio reflects our longstanding strategy of owning and operating assets within Metro-served submarkets in the Washington, DC metropolitan area that have high barriers to entry and key urban amenities, including being within walking distance of a Metro station.

As of December 31, 2017, our Operating Portfolio consists of 69 operating assets comprising 51 office assets totaling over 13.7 million square feet (11.8 million square feet at our share), 14 multifamily assets totaling 6,016 units (4,232 units at our share) and four other assets totaling approximately 765,000 square feet (348,000 square feet at our share). Additionally, we have (i) ten assets under construction comprising four office assets totaling approximately 1.3 million square feet (1.2 million square feet at our share), five multifamily assets totaling 1,767 units (1,568 units at our share) and one other asset totaling approximately 41,100 square feet (4,100 square feet at our share); and (ii) 43 future development assets totaling approximately 21.4 million square feet (17.9 million square feet at our share) of estimated potential development density.

Our revenues are derived primarily from leases with office and multifamily tenants, including fixed rents and reimbursements from tenants for certain expenses such as real estate taxes, property operating expenses, and repairs and maintenance. In addition, we have a third-party real estate services business that provides fee-based real estate services to the legacy funds formerly organized by The JBG Companies ("JBG Legacy Funds") and other third parties.

As of December 31, 2017, five of our assets in the aggregate generated approximately 25% of our share of annualized rent. Only the U.S. federal government accounted for 10% or more of our rental revenue, which consists of property rentals and tenant reimbursements, during each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017 as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Rental revenue from the U.S. federal government	$	92,192		$	103,864		$	102,951
Percentage of office segment rental revenue	24.5		%	29.6		%	29.7		%
Percentage of total rental revenue	19.4		%	23.6		%	23.9		%

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated and combined financial statements and notes are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

The accompanying consolidated and combined financial statements include the accounts of JBG SMITH and our wholly owned subsidiaries and those other entities, including JBG SMITH LP, in which we have a controlling financial interest, including where we have been determined to be the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity ("VIE"). See Note 6 for additional information on our consolidated VIEs. The portions of the equity and net income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries that are not attributable to JBG SMITH are presented separately as amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests in the consolidated and combined financial statements.

References to the financial statements refer to our consolidated and combined financial statements as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017. References to the balance sheets refer to our consolidated and combined balance sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016. References to the statement of operations refer to our consolidated and combined statements of operations for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017. References to the statement of cash flows refer to our consolidated and combined statements of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017.

Combination

JBG SMITH and the Vornado Included Assets were under common control of Vornado for all periods prior to the Separation. The transfer of the Vornado Included Assets from Vornado to JBG SMITH was completed prior to the Separation, at net book values (historical carrying amounts) carved out from Vornado’s books and records. For purposes of the formation of JBG SMITH, the Vornado Included Assets were designated as the predecessor and the accounting acquirer of the JBG Assets. Consequently, the financial statements of JBG SMITH, as set forth herein, represent a continuation of the financial information of the Vornado Included Assets as the predecessor and accounting acquirer such that the historical financial information included herein as of any date or for any periods on or prior to the completion of the Combination represents the pre-Combination financial information of the Vornado Included Assets. The financial statements reflect the common shares as of the date of the Separation as outstanding for all periods prior to July 17, 2017. The acquisition of the JBG Assets completed subsequently by JBG SMITH was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method whereby identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at the acquisition-date fair values and income and cash flows from the operations were consolidated into the financial statements of JBG SMITH commencing July 18, 2017. Consequently, the financial statements for the periods before and after the Formation Transaction are not directly comparable.

The accompanying statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2017 include our consolidated accounts and the combined accounts of the Vornado Included Assets. Accordingly, the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2017 reflect the aggregate operations and changes in cash flows and equity on a combined basis for the period prior to July 17, 2017 and on a consolidated basis for the period subsequent to July 17, 2017. The accompanying financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 include the Vornado Included Assets. Therefore, our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition set forth in this report are not necessarily indicative of our future results of operations, cash flows or financial condition as an independent, publicly traded company.

The historical financial results for the Vornado Included Assets reflect charges for certain corporate costs allocated by the former parent which we believe are reasonable. These charges were based on either actual costs incurred or a proportion of costs estimated to be applicable to the Vornado Included Assets based on an analysis of key metrics, including total revenues. Such costs do not necessarily reflect what the actual costs would have been if JBG SMITH had been operating as a separate standalone public company. See Note 18 for additional information.

Reclassifications

Certain prior period data have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation as follows:


•	Reclassification of $4.0 million of investments to "Other assets" on our balance sheet as of December 31, 2016 as a result of the revision in the line item "Investments in and advances to unconsolidated real estate ventures" on our balance sheet to include only real estate investments.

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Reclassification of $19.1 million and $18.2 million of expenses for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 to "General and administrative: third-party real estate services" from "Property operating expenses" as it relates to expenses incurred to provide third-party real estate services. Additionally, we reclassified $16.4 million and $15.9 million of income for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 to "Third-party real estate services, including reimbursements" from "Other income" as it relates to revenue earned from providing third-party real estate services.