Real Estate

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

4. Real Estate

The following table summarizes the carrying amounts for the Company’s investment in real estate (at cost) as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (amounts in thousands):


	June 30,			December 31,
	2011			2010
Land	$	4,161,358		$	4,110,275
Depreciable property:
Buildings and improvements		13,833,714			13,995,121
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		1,212,536			1,231,391
Projects under development:
Land		26,766			28,260
Construction-in-progress		88,319			102,077
Land held for development:
Land		178,321			198,465
Construction-in-progress		36,174			36,782

Investment in real estate		19,537,188			19,702,371
Accumulated depreciation		(4,307,406	)		(4,337,357	)

Investment in real estate, net	$	15,229,782		$	15,365,014

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company acquired the entire equity interest in the following from unaffiliated parties (purchase price in thousands):


	Properties		Apartment Units		Purchase Price
Rental Properties — Consolidated		7		2,069	$	549,253
Land Parcel (one)		—		—		12,850
Other (1)		—		—		11,750

Total		7		2,069	$	573,853


(1)		Represents the acquisition of a 97,000 square foot commercial building adjacent to our Harbor Steps apartment property in downtown Seattle for potential redevelopment.

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company disposed of the following to unaffiliated parties (sales price in thousands):


	Properties		Apartment Units		Sales Price
Rental Properties — Consolidated		38		11,267	$	1,173,314
Land Parcel (one) (1)		—		—		22,786

Total		38		11,267	$	1,196,100


(1)		Represents the sale of a land parcel, on which the Company no longer planned to develop, in suburban Washington, D.C.

The Company recognized a net gain on sales of discontinued operations of approximately $682.2 million and a net gain on sales of land parcels of approximately $4.2 million on the above sales.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for certain real estate investment financial statements, real estate investment trust operating support agreements, real estate owned, retail land sales, time share transactions, as well as other real estate related disclosures.

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