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Organization and Basis of Presentation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization and Basis of Presentation
Organization and Basis of Presentation
Reckson Operating Partnership, L.P., or ROP, commenced operations on June 2, 1995. The sole general partner of ROP is Wyoming Acquisition GP LLC., or WAGP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P., or the Operating Partnership. The sole limited partner of ROP is the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership is 96.39% owned by SL Green Realty Corp., or SL Green, as of December 31, 2015. SL Green is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, and is the sole managing general partner of the Operating Partnership. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to "we," "our," "us" and the "Company" means ROP and all entities owned or controlled by ROP.
ROP is engaged in the acquisition, ownership, management and operation of commercial and residential real estate properties, principally office properties, and also owns land for future development, located in New York City, Westchester County, Connecticut and New Jersey, which collectively is also known as the New York Metropolitan area.
SL Green, and the Operating Partnership were formed in June 1997. SL Green 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.
On January 25, 2007, SL Green completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Reckson Associates Realty Corp., or RARC, the prior general partner of ROP. This transaction is referred to herein as the Merger.
In 2015, SL Green transferred two properties and SL Green's tenancy in common interest in a fee interest with a total value of $395.0 million to ROP. Additionally, in 2015, SL Green transferred one entity that held debt investments and financing receivables with an aggregate carrying value of $1.7 billion to ROP. During 2014, SL Green transferred five properties with a total value aggregating $884.3 million to ROP. These transfers were made to further diversify ROP's portfolio. Under the business combinations guidance (Accounting Standard Codification, or ASC, 805-50), these transfers were determined to be transfers of businesses between the indirect parent company and its wholly-owned subsidiary. As such, the assets and liabilities of the properties were transferred at their carrying values and were recorded as of the beginning of the current reporting period as though the assets and liabilities had been transferred at that date. The financial statements and financial information presented for all prior periods have been retrospectively adjusted to furnish comparative information.
As of December 31, 2015, 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, Westchester County, Connecticut and New Jersey, which are collectively known as the Suburban properties:
Location
 
Type
 
Number of
Properties
 
Approximate Square Feet (unaudited)
 
Weighted Average
Occupancy
(1) (unaudited)
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manhattan
 
Office
 
16

 
8,463,245

 
94.9
%
 
 
Retail(2)(3)
 
5

 
352,892

 
97.6
%
 
 
Fee Interest
 
2

 
197,654

 
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
23

 
9,013,791

 
95.1
%
Suburban
 
Office
 
19

 
3,287,800

 
80.0
%
 
 
Retail
 
1

 
52,000

 
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
20

 
3,339,800

 
80.3
%
Total commercial properties
 
 
 
43

 
12,353,591

 
91.1
%
Residential:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manhattan
 
Residential(2)
 
—

 
222,855

 
89.5
%
Total portfolio
 
 
 
43

 
12,576,446

 
91.1
%
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(1)
The weighted average occupancy for commercial properties represents the total occupied square feet divided by total available rentable square feet. The weighted average occupancy for residential properties represents the total occupied units divided by total available units.
(2)
As of December 31, 2015, 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 retail properties count and have bifurcated the square footage into the retail and residential components.
(3)
Includes two unconsolidated joint venture retail properties at 131-137 Spring Street comprised of approximately 68,342 square feet (unaudited).

As of December 31, 2015, we also held debt, preferred equity and other investments with a book value of $1.8 billion.