BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ORGANIZATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ORGANIZATION

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ORGANIZATION

NOTE 1 BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ORGANIZATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X as issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Such condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In addition, readers of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”) should refer to The Howard Hughes Corporation’s (“HHC” or the “Company”) audited Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Annual Report”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods have been included. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full fiscal year.  Management has evaluated all material events occurring subsequent to the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements up to the date and time this Quarterly Report was filed.

Use of Estimates

On August 22, 2013, in conjunction with the Hawaii Community Development Authority’s (“HCDA”) unanimous approval for two mixed-use towers at Ward Village, we reevaluated the useful life of the existing buildings and improvements located on the sites where this future development will take place. As a result, the estimated remaining useful lives of the assets were reduced which increased depreciation expense $1.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013.

Investment in Real Estate- Developments

Demolition costs associated with our redevelopments are expensed as incurred. During the three months ended September 30, 2013, we incurred $1.4 million in demolition costs related to the interiors of our Outlet Collection at Riverwalk and Columbia Regional buildings.