Real Estate Activity During The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Real Estate Activity During The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 [Abstract]

Real Estate Activity During The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

3. Real Estate Activity During the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

Acquisitions

On February 1, 2011, the Company completed the acquisition of Bay Colony Corporate Center in Waltham, Massachusetts for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $185.0 million. The purchase price consisted of approximately $41.1 million of cash and the assumption of approximately $143.9 million of indebtedness. The assumed debt is a securitized senior mortgage loan that bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.53% per annum and matures on June 11, 2012. The loan requires interest-only payments with a balloon payment due at maturity. Bay Colony Corporate Center is an approximately 966,000 net rentable square foot, four-building Class A office park situated on a 58-acre site in Waltham, Massachusetts. The following table summarizes the allocation of the aggregate purchase price of Bay Colony Corporate Center at the date of acquisition (in thousands).

Land	$	18,769
Building and improvements		136,081
Tenant improvements		12,370
In-place lease intangibles		20,626
Above market rents		5,802
Below market rents		(3,332	)
Above market assumed debt adjustment		(5,316	)
Total aggregate purchase price	$	185,000
Less: Indebtedness assumed		(143,900	)
Net assets acquired	$	41,100

The following table summarizes the estimated amortization of the acquired above-market lease intangibles (net of acquired below-market lease intangibles) and the acquired in-place lease intangibles for Bay Colony Corporate Center for the remainder of 2011 and each of the four succeeding years (in thousands).

	Acquired In-Place Lease Intangibles		Acquired Net Above- Market Lease Intangibles
Period from October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011	$	1,574	$	158
2012		5,192		520
2013		3,423		349
2014		2,543		221
2015		1,867		300

The accompanying pro forma information for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 is presented as if the acquisition of Bay Colony Corporate Center on February 1, 2011 had occurred on January 1, 2010. This pro forma information is based upon the historical consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. This pro forma information does not purport to represent what the actual results of operations of the Company would have been had the above occurred, nor do they purport to predict the results of operations of future periods.

Pro Forma	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2011		2010
Total revenue	$	1,309,084	$	1,172,640
Income from continuing operations	$	198,209	$	193,864
Net income attributable to Boston Properties, Inc.	$	171,205	$	166,133
Basic earnings per share:
Net income per share attributable to Boston Properties, Inc.	$	1.18	$	1.19
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income per share attributable to Boston Properties, Inc.	$	1.18	$	1.19

Developments

On January 14, 2011, the Company placed in-service approximately 57% of the office component of its Atlantic Wharf development project located in Boston, Massachusetts. The office component is comprised of approximately 790,000 net rentable square feet.

On March 1, 2011, the Company placed in-service approximately 13% of the office component of its 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue development project located in Washington, DC. The office component is comprised of approximately 457,000 net rentable square feet. On August 17, 2011, the Company completed and fully placed in-service the office component of the development project.

On May 1, 2011, the Company placed in-service approximately 16% of its 510 Madison Avenue development project located in New York City. 510 Madison Avenue is an approximately 347,000 net rentable square foot Class A office property.

On May 11, 2011, the Company partially placed in-service the Residences on The Avenue, the residential component of its 2221 I Street, NW development project located in Washington, DC. The residential component is comprised of 335 apartment units and approximately 50,000 square feet of retail space. On July 13, 2011, the Company completed and fully placed in-service the residential component of the development project.

On May 24, 2011, the Company signed a lease with a law firm for approximately 184,000 square feet at 250 West 55th Street in New York City. In conjunction with the execution of the lease, the Company resumed development of the planned approximately 989,000 square foot Class A office project and commenced capitalization of interest.

On July 1, 2011, the Company completed and placed in-service 100% of The Lofts at Atlantic Wharf, the residential component of its Atlantic Wharf development project located in Boston, Massachusetts. The residential component is comprised of 86 apartment units and approximately 10,000 square feet of retail space.

On July 5, 2011, the Company commenced the redevelopment of 12310 Sunrise Valley Drive, a Class A office project with approximately 268,000 net rentable square feet located in Reston, Virginia. The Company will capitalize incremental costs during the redevelopment.

On July 14, 2011, the Company entered into a 15-year lease for 100% of a build-to-suit development project with approximately 190,000 net rentable square feet of Class A office space located on land owned by the Company at 17 Cambridge Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In conjunction with the execution of the lease, the Company has commenced construction of the project.

Dispositions

On May 23, 2011, the Company entered into a ground lease for 75 Ames Street, a vacant land parcel in Cambridge, Massachusetts located on the same site as the Company's Cambridge Center West Garage property and adjacent to the Company's Seven Cambridge Center property, to a third party. In addition, the Company entered into a development agreement to serve as project manager for a 250,000 square foot research laboratory building to be developed on the site at the ground lessee's expense and will also serve, upon completion of development, as property manager. The terms of the ground lease require the Company to form a condominium for the site upon completion of the development, at which time each party will subject their respective interests in the buildings and land to the condominium and will in turn be conveyed a condominium unit comprised of their respective building as well as an undivided ownership interest in the land. Gross proceeds to the Company are expected to total approximately $56.8 million, including $11.4 million in development fees for the Company's services. As of September 30, 2011, the Company has received approximately $48.0 million and anticipates receiving another $8.9 million in development fees through the third quarter of 2014. The cash received under the ground lease will initially be recognized as unearned revenue and recognized over the 99-year term of the ground lease. The Company will recognize approximately $459,000 per year in ground lease payments prior to the anticipated conveyance of the condominium interest in 2014. Upon completion of the development and conveyance of the condominium interest, the transaction and related remaining costs will be accounted for and recognized as a gain on sale of real estate in accordance with ASC 360-20 "Real Estate Sales."

On June 6, 2011, the Company terminated its agreement, dated April 21, 2011, to sell its Carnegie Center portfolio located in Princeton, New Jersey for approximately $468.0 million. Carnegie Center is a sixteen building Class A office park set on 560 acres and totaling more than 2.0 million net rentable square feet. Under the terms of the agreement, either party had the right to terminate the agreement at any time without any cost or payment to the other party.