On December 22, 2015, we completed the sale of 20 Broad Street, a 473,000 square foot office building in Manhattan for an aggregate consideration of $200,000,000. The total income from this transaction was approximately $157,000,000 comprised of approximately $142,000,000 from the gain on sale and $15,000,000 of lease termination income set forth in Note 15 – Fee and Other Income.

On September 9, 2015, we completed the sale of 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, a 278,000 square foot office building in Washington, DC for $182,000,000, resulting in a net gain of approximately $102,000,000 which is included in “net gain on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets” on our consolidated statement of income. The tax gain of approximately $137,000,000 was deferred as part of a like-kind exchange. We are managing the property on behalf of the new owner.

On January 15, 2015, we completed the spin-off of substantially all of our retail segment comprised of 79 strip shopping centers, three malls, a warehouse park and $225,000,000 of cash to UE (NYSE: UE) (see Note 1 – Organization and Business). In addition, we completed the following retail property sales, substantially completing the exit of the retail strips and malls business.

On March 13, 2015, we sold our Geary Street, CA lease for $34,189,000, which resulted in a net gain of $21,376,000.

On March 31, 2015, we transferred the redeveloped Springfield Town Center, a 1,350,000 square foot mall located in Springfield, Fairfax County, Virginia, to PREIT (see Note 6 – Investments in Partially Owned Entities). The financial statement gain was $7,823,000, of which $7,192,000 was recognized in the first quarter of 2015 and the remaining $631,000 was deferred based on our ownership interest in PREIT. On March 31, 2018, we will be entitled to additional consideration of 50% of the increase in the value of Springfield Town Center, if any, over $465,000,000, calculated utilizing a 5.5% capitalization rate. In the first quarter of 2014, we recorded a non-cash impairment loss of $20,000,000 on Springfield Town Center which is included in “income from discontinued operations” on our consolidated statements of income.

On August 6, 2015, we sold our 50% interest in the Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, NJ to our joint venture partner for $38,000,000, valuing the property at approximately $229,000,000, which resulted in a net gain of $33,153,000.

We also sold five residual retail properties, in separate transactions, for an aggregate of $10,731,000, which resulted in net gains of $3,675,000.

On December 18, 2014, we completed the sale of 1740 Broadway, a 601,000 square foot office building in Manhattan for $605,000,000. The sale resulted in net proceeds of approximately $580,000,000, after closing costs, and resulted in a financial statement gain of approximately $441,000,000. The tax gain of approximately $484,000,000, was deferred in like-kind exchanges, primarily for the acquisition of the St. Regis Fifth Avenue retail.

On February 24, 2014, we completed the sale of Broadway Mall in Hicksville, Long Island, New York, for $94,000,000. The sale resulted in net proceeds of $92,174,000 after closing costs.

On March 2, 2014, we entered into an agreement to transfer upon completion, the redeveloped Springfield Town Center, a 1,350,000 square foot mall located in Springfield, Fairfax County, Virginia, to PREIT in exchange for $485,313,000; comprised of $340,000,000 of cash and 6,250,000 of PREIT operating partnership units (valued at $145,313,000 or $23.25 per PREIT unit). In connection therewith, we recorded a non-cash impairment loss of $20,000,000, which is included in “income from discontinued operations” on our consolidated statements of income.

On July 8, 2014, we completed the sale of Beverly Connection, a 335,000 square foot power shopping center in Los Angeles, California, for $260,000,000, of which $239,000,000 was cash and $21,000,000 was 10-year mezzanine seller financing. The sale resulted in a net gain of $44,155,000.

We also sold six of the 22 strip shopping centers which did not fit UE's strategy (see Note 1 – Organization and Business), in separate transactions, for an aggregate of $66,410,000 in cash, which resulted in a net gain aggregating $22,500,000.

On December 17, 2013, we sold 866 United Nations Plaza, a 360,000 square foot office building in Manhattan for $200,000,000. The sale resulted in net proceeds of $146,439,000 after repaying the existing loan and closing costs, and a net gain of $127,512,000.

On January 24, 2013, we sold the Green Acres Mall located in Valley Stream, New York, for $500,000,000. The sale resulted in net proceeds of $185,000,000 after repaying the existing loan and closing costs, and a net gain of $202,275,000.

On April 15, 2013, we sold The Plant, a power strip shopping center in San Jose, California, for $203,000,000. The sale resulted in net proceeds of $98,000,000 after repaying the existing loan and closing costs, and a net gain of $32,169,000.

On April 15, 2013, we sold a retail property in Philadelphia, which is a part of the Gallery at Market Street, for $60,000,000. The sale resulted in net proceeds of $58,000,000, and a net gain of $33,058,000.

On September 23, 2013, we sold a retail property in Tampa, Florida for $45,000,000, of which our 75% share was $33,750,000. Our share of the net proceeds after repaying the existing loan and closing costs were $20,810,000, and our share of the net gain was $8,728,000.

We also sold 12 other properties, in separate transactions, for an aggregate of $82,300,000, in cash, which resulted in a net gain aggregating $7,851,000.

In accordance with the provisions of ASC 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment, we have reclassified the revenues and expenses of all of the properties discussed above to “income from discontinued operations” and the related assets and liabilities to “assets related to discontinued operations” and “liabilities related to discontinued operations” for all of the periods presented in the accompanying financial statements. The net gains resulting from the sale of these properties are included in “income from discontinued operations” on our consolidated statements of income. The tables below set forth the assets and liabilities related to discontinued operations at December 31, 2015 and 2014, and their combined results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013.

(Amounts in thousands)			Balance as of
			December 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
Assets related to discontinued operations:
Real estate, net			$	29,561		$	2,028,677
Other assets				7,459			205,451
			$	37,020		$	2,234,128

Liabilities related to discontinued operations:
Mortgages payable, net			$	-		$	1,278,182
Other liabilities (primarily deferred revenue in 2014)					12,470			222,827
			$	12,470		$	1,501,009


(Amounts in thousands)	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2015		2014			2013
Income from discontinued operations:
Total revenues	$	27,831	$	395,786		$	502,061
Total expenses		17,651		274,107			310,364
		10,180		121,679			191,697
Net gains on sales of real estate		65,396		507,192			414,502
Transaction related costs (primarily UE spin off)		(22,972)		(14,956)			-
Impairment losses		(256)		(26,518)			(37,170)
Net gain on sale of asset other than real estate		-		-			1,377
Pretax income from discontinued operations		52,348		587,397			570,406
Income tax expense		(86)		(1,721)			(2,311)
Income from discontinued operations	$	52,262	$	585,676		$	568,095


Cash flows related to discontinued operations:
Cash flows from operating activities	$	(33,462)	$	123,837		$	279,436
Cash flows from investing activities		346,865		(180,019)			(117,497)