Other Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Other Assets [Abstract]

Other Assets

5.    Other Assets

Other assets consist of the following (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2011		2010
Intangible assets:
In-place leases (including lease origination costs and fair market value of leases), net	$	24,798	$	14,228
Tenant relations, net		22,772		9,035
Total intangible assets		47,570		23,263
Other assets:
Prepaid expenses		10,375		11,566
Deposits		6,788		17,306
Other assets		2,893		3,473
Total other assets	$	67,626	$	55,608

The Company recorded amortization expense of approximately $8.2 million, $6.6 million and $7.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The estimated future amortization expense associated with the Company’s intangible assets is $11.0 million, $10.1 million, $7.4 million, $3.9 million and $3.3 million for the years ending December 31, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively.