EX-99.1 3 c18486exv99w1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1
Exhibit 99.1
Item 6.  
Selected Financial Data
The following selected financial data is based on our audited historical financial statements. This information should be read in conjunction with such financial statements, including the notes thereto, and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included herein or in previous filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
                                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2010 (1)     2009 (1)     2008 (1)     2007 (1)     2006 (1)  
    (dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)  
OPERATING DATA:
                                       
Total revenues
  $ 1,132,478     $ 1,120,818     $ 1,168,253     $ 1,101,950     $ 1,015,335  
Total operating expenses (2)
    (1,002,939 )     (1,025,934 )     (1,127,318 )     (931,172 )     (853,802 )
Operating income (2)
    129,539       94,884       40,935       170,778       161,533  
Loss from continuing operations (2)
    (164,589 )     (200,660 )     (117,481 )     (46,375 )     (39,907 )
Income from discontinued operations, net (3)
    75,824       156,680       745,269       172,630       329,888  
Net (loss) income
    (88,765 )     (43,980 )     627,788       126,255       289,982  
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests
    13,301       (22,442 )     (155,749 )     (92,138 )     (92,917 )
Net income attributable to preferred unitholders
    (58,554 )     (56,854 )     (61,354 )     (73,144 )     (90,527 )
Net (loss) income attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders
    (134,018 )     (123,276 )     403,700       (43,508 )     104,592  
Earnings (loss) per common unit — basic and diluted:
                                       
Loss from continuing operations attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders
  $ (1.46 )   $ (1.77 )   $ (1.95 )   $ (1.38 )   $ (1.45 )
Net (loss) income attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders
  $ (1.07 )   $ (1.00 )   $ 4.11     $ (0.42 )   $ 0.99  
 
                                       
BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION:
                                       
Real estate, net of accumulated depreciation
  $ 6,490,252     $ 6,671,619     $ 6,829,989     $ 6,598,753     $ 6,139,098  
Total assets
    7,395,096       7,922,139       9,456,721       10,631,746       10,305,903  
Total indebtedness
    5,477,546       5,455,225       5,829,016       5,439,058       4,761,198  
Total partners’ capital
    1,323,302       1,550,374       1,661,600       2,152,326       2,753,617  
 
                                       
OTHER INFORMATION:
                                       
Distributions declared per common unit (4)
  $ 0.30     $ 0.40     $ 7.48     $ 4.31     $ 2.40  
Total consolidated properties (end of period)
    399       426       514       657       703  
Total consolidated apartment units (end of period)
    89,875       95,202       117,719       153,758       162,432  
Total unconsolidated properties (end of period)
    48       77       85       94       102  
Total unconsolidated apartment units (end of period)
    5,637       8,478       9,613       10,878       11,791  
(1)  
Certain reclassifications have been made to conform to the March 31, 2011 financial statement presentation, including retroactive adjustments to reflect additional properties sold or classified as held for sale as of March 31, 2011, as discontinued operations (see Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8).
 
(2)  
Total operating expenses, operating income and loss from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2008, include a $91.1 million pre-tax provision for impairment losses on real estate development assets, which is discussed further in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Item 7.
 
(3)  
Income from discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006 includes $94.9 million, $221.8 million, $800.3 million, $116.1 million and $336.2 million in gains on disposition of real estate, respectively. Income from discontinued operations for 2010, 2009 and 2008 is discussed further in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Item 7.
 
(4)  
As further discussed in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8, distributions declared per common unit during the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, included $5.08 and $1.91, respectively, of per unit distributions that were paid to Aimco through the issuance of common OP Units.

 

 


 

Item 7.  
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Executive Overview
We are the operating partnership for Aimco, which is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, or REIT. Our principal financial objective is to provide predictable and attractive returns to our unitholders. Our business plan to achieve this objective is to:
   
own and operate a broadly diversified portfolio of primarily class “B/B+” assets (as defined in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8) with properties concentrated in the 20 largest markets in the United States (as measured by total apartment value, which is the estimated total market value of apartment properties in a particular market);
   
improve our portfolio by selling assets with lower projected returns and reinvesting those proceeds through the purchase of new assets or additional investment in existing assets in our portfolio, including increased ownership or redevelopment; and
   
provide financial leverage primarily by the use of non-recourse, long-dated, fixed-rate property debt and perpetual preferred equity.
Our owned real estate portfolio includes 219 conventional properties with 68,972 units and 228 affordable properties with 26,540 units. Our conventional and affordable properties comprise 88% and 12%, respectively, of our total property Net Asset Value. For the three months ended December 31, 2010, our conventional portfolio monthly rents averaged $1,052 and provided 62% operating margins. These average rents increased from $1,042 for the three months ended December 31, 2009. For the year ended December 31, 2010, on average, conventional new lease rates were 2.3% lower than expiring lease rates, and conventional renewal rates were 1.5% higher than expiring lease rates. Notwithstanding the economic challenges of the last several years, our diversified portfolio of conventional and affordable properties generated improved property operating results from 2007 to 2010. From 2007 to 2010, the net operating income of our same store properties and total real estate operations increased by 1.2% and 5.8%, respectively.
We continue to work toward simplifying our business, including de-emphasizing transaction-based activity fees and, as a result, reducing the cost of personnel involved in those activities. Revenues from transactional activities decreased from $68.2 million during 2008 to $7.9 million during 2010, and during 2010 transactional activities generated approximately 3.0% of our Pro forma Funds From Operations (defined below). Additionally, we have reduced our offsite costs by $16.8 million. Our 2010, 2009 and 2008 results are discussed in the Results of Operations section below.
We upgrade the quality of our portfolio through the sale of assets with lower projected returns, which are often in markets less desirable than our target markets, and reinvest these proceeds through the purchase of new assets or additional investment in existing assets in our portfolio, through increased ownership or redevelopment. We prefer the redevelopment of select properties in our existing portfolio to ground-up development, as we believe it provides superior risk adjusted returns with lower volatility.
Our leverage strategy focuses on increasing financial returns while minimizing risk. At December 31, 2010, approximately 86% of our leverage consisted of property-level, non-recourse, long-dated, fixed-rate, amortizing debt and 13% consisted of perpetual preferred equity, a combination which helps to limit our refunding and re-pricing risk. At December 31, 2010, we had no outstanding corporate level debt. Our leverage strategy limits refunding risk on our property-level debt. At December 31, 2010, the weighted average maturity of our property-level debt was 7.8 years, with 2% of our debt maturing in 2011, less than 9% maturing in 2012, and on average approximately 7% maturing in each of 2013, 2014 and 2015. Long duration, fixed-rate liabilities provide a hedge against increases in interest rates and inflation. Approximately 91% of our property-level debt is fixed-rate. Of the $104.9 million of property debt maturing during 2011, we completed the refinance of $79.4 million in February 2011, and we are focusing on refinancing our property debt maturing during 2012 through 2015 to extend maturities and lock in current low interest rates.
During 2010, we repaid the remaining $90.0 million on our term loan. We also expanded our credit facility from $180.0 million to $300.0 million, providing additional liquidity for short-term or unexpected cash requirements. As of December 31, 2010, we had the capacity to borrow $260.3 million pursuant to our credit facility (after giving effect to $39.7 million outstanding for undrawn letters of credit). The revolving credit facility matures May 1, 2013, and may be extended for an additional year, subject to certain conditions.

 

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The key financial indicators that we use in managing our business and in evaluating our financial condition and operating performance are: Net Asset Value; Pro forma Funds From Operations, which is Funds From Operations excluding operating real estate impairment losses and preferred equity redemption related amounts; Adjusted Funds From Operations, which is Pro forma Funds From Operations less spending for Capital Replacements; property net operating income, which is rental and other property revenues less direct property operating expenses, including real estate taxes; proportionate property net operating income, which reflects our share of property net operating income of our consolidated and unconsolidated properties; same store property operating results; Free Cash Flow, which is net operating income less spending for Capital Replacements; Free Cash Flow internal rate of return; financial coverage ratios; and leverage as shown on our balance sheet. Funds From Operations represents net income or loss, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains from sales of depreciable property, plus depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. The key macro-economic factors and non-financial indicators that affect our financial condition and operating performance are: household formations; rates of job growth; single-family and multifamily housing starts; interest rates; and availability and cost of financing.
Because our operating results depend primarily on income from our properties, the supply and demand for apartments influences our operating results. Additionally, the level of expenses required to operate and maintain our properties and the pace and price at which we redevelop, acquire and dispose of our apartment properties affect our operating results. Our cost of capital is affected by the conditions in the capital and credit markets and the terms that we negotiate for our equity and debt financings.
Highlights of our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010, are summarized below:
   
Average daily occupancy for our Conventional Same Store properties increased 200 basis points, from 94.1% in 2009 to 96.1% in 2010.
   
Conventional Same Store revenues and expenses for 2010, decreased by 0.2% and 1.0%, respectively, as compared to 2009, resulting in a 0.3% increase in net operating income.
   
Total Same Store revenues and expenses for 2010 increased by 0.2% and decreased by 0.8%, respectively, as compared to 2009, resulting in a 0.8% increase in net operating income.
   
Net operating income for our real estate portfolio (continuing operations) increased 2.3% for the year ended December 31, 2010 as compared to 2009.
   
Property sales declined in 2010 as compared to 2009, as property sales completed through July 2010 allowed us to fully repay the remainder of our term debt.
The following discussion and analysis of the results of our operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements in Item 8.
Results of Operations
Overview
2010 compared to 2009
We reported net loss attributable to the Partnership of $75.5 million and net loss attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders of $134.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to net loss attributable to the Partnership of $66.4 million and net loss attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders of $123.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, increases of $9.1 million and $10.7 million, respectively. These increases in net loss were principally due to the following items, all of which are discussed in further detail below:
   
a decrease in income from discontinued operations, primarily related to a decrease in gains on dispositions of real estate due to fewer property sales in 2010 as compared to 2009; and
   
a decrease in asset management and tax credit revenues, primarily due to decreased amortization of deferred tax credit income and a de-emphasis on transaction-based fees.
The effects of these items on our operating results were partially offset by:
   
an increase in net operating income of our properties included in continuing operations, reflecting improved operations;
   
a decrease in provisions for losses on notes receivable, primarily due to the impairment during 2009 of our interest in Casden Properties; and
   
a decrease in earnings allocated to noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships, primarily due to their share of the decrease in gains on disposition of consolidated real estate properties as discussed above.

 

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2009 compared to 2008
We reported net loss attributable to the Partnership of $66.4 million and net loss attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders of $123.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to net income attributable to the Partnership of $472.0 million and net income attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders of $403.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, decreases of $538.4 million and $527.0 million, respectively. These decreases in net income were principally due to the following items, all of which are discussed in further detail below:
   
a decrease in income from discontinued operations, primarily related to a decrease in gains on dispositions of real estate due to fewer property sales in 2009 as compared to 2008;
   
a decrease in gain on dispositions of unconsolidated real estate and other, primarily due to a large gain on the sale of an interest in an unconsolidated real estate partnership in 2008;
   
an increase in depreciation and amortization expense, primarily related to completed redevelopments and capital additions placed in service for partial periods during 2008 or 2009; and
   
a decrease in asset management and tax credit revenues, primarily due to a reduction in promote income, which is income earned in connection with the disposition of properties owned by our consolidated joint ventures.
The effects of these items on our operating results were partially offset by:
   
a decrease in general and administrative expenses, primarily related to reductions in personnel and related expenses from our organizational restructuring activities during 2008 and 2009;
   
impairment losses on real estate development assets in 2008, for which no similar impairments were recognized in 2009; and
   
a decrease in earnings allocable to noncontrolling interests, primarily due to a decrease in the noncontrolling interests’ share of the decrease in gains on sales discussed above.
The following paragraphs discuss these and other items affecting the results of our operations in more detail.
Real Estate Operations
Our real estate portfolio is comprised of two business components: conventional real estate operations and affordable real estate operations, which also represent our two reportable segments. Our conventional real estate portfolio consists of market-rate apartments with rents paid by the resident and includes 219 properties with 68,972 units. Our affordable real estate portfolio consists of 228 properties with 26,540 units, with rents that are generally paid, in whole or part, by a government agency. Our conventional and affordable properties contributed 88% and 12%, respectively, of proportionate property net operating income amounts during the year ended December 31, 2010.
In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, we consolidate certain properties in which we hold an insignificant economic interest and in some cases we do not consolidate other properties in which we have a significant economic interest. Due to the diversity of our economic ownership interests in our properties, our chief operating decision maker emphasizes proportionate property net operating income as a key measurement of segment profit or loss. Accordingly, the results of operations of our conventional and affordable segments discussed below are presented on a proportionate basis.
We do not include property management revenues and expenses or casualty related amounts in our assessment of segment performance. Accordingly, these items are not allocated to our segment results discussed below. The effects of these items on our real estate operations results are discussed below on a consolidated basis, that is, before adjustments for noncontrolling interests or our interest in unconsolidated real estate partnerships.
The tables and discussions below reflect the proportionate results of our conventional and affordable segments and the consolidated results related to our real estate operations not allocated to segments for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 (in thousands). The tables and discussions below exclude the results of operations for properties sold or classified as held for sale through March 31, 2011. Refer to Note 17 in the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for further discussion regarding our reporting segments, including a reconciliation of these proportionate amounts to consolidated rental and other property revenues and property operating expenses.

 

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Conventional Real Estate Operations
Our conventional segment consists of conventional properties we classify as same store, redevelopment and other conventional properties. Same store properties are properties we manage and that have reached and maintained a stabilized level of occupancy (greater than 90%) during the current and prior year comparable period. Redevelopment properties are those in which a substantial number of available units have been vacated for major renovations or have not been stabilized in occupancy for at least one year as of the earliest period presented, or for which other significant non-unit renovations are underway or have been complete for less than one year. Other conventional properties may include conventional properties that have significant rent control restrictions, acquisition properties, university housing properties and properties that are not multifamily, such as commercial properties or fitness centers. Our definitions of same store and redevelopment properties may result in these populations differing for the purpose of comparing 2010 to 2009 results and 2009 to 2008 results.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, our same store portfolio decreased on a net basis by 4 properties with a corresponding net increase of 526 units. These changes consisted of:

   
the removal of 15 properties, with 3,166 units that were sold or classified as held for sale through March 31, 2011 and therefore have been reclassified into discontinued operations;

   
the inclusion of eight acquisition properties with 1,168 units that were reclassified from the other conventional classification upon meeting the requirements to be classified as same store;

   
the inclusion of six properties with 3,778 units that were previously classified as redevelopment properties; and

   
the removal of three properties with 1,254 units that experienced significant casualty losses and were moved from same store into the other conventional classification.

After these adjustments, during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, our conventional same store portfolio consisted of 156 properties with 53,551 units.

                                 
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     $ Change     % Change  
Rental and other property revenues:
                               
Conventional same store
  $ 637,909     $ 639,210     $ (1,301 )     (0.2 %)
Conventional redevelopment
    113,273       107,461       5,812       5.4 %
Other Conventional
    71,414       70,065       1,349       1.9 %
 
                       
Total
    822,596       816,736       5,860       0.7 %
 
                       
 
                               
Property operating expenses:
                               
Conventional same store
    245,632       248,038       (2,406 )     (1.0 %)
Conventional redevelopment
    40,915       42,206       (1,291 )     (3.1 %)
Other Conventional
    34,689       33,990       699       2.1 %
 
                       
Total
    321,236       324,234       (2,998 )     (0.9 %)
 
                       
 
                               
Property net operating income:
                               
Conventional same store
    392,277       391,172       1,105       0.3 %
Conventional redevelopment
    72,358       65,255       7,103       10.9 %
Other Conventional
    36,725       36,075       650       1.8 %
 
                       
Total
  $ 501,360     $ 492,502     $ 8,858       1.8 %
 
                       
For the year ended December 31, 2010, as compared to 2009, our conventional segment’s proportionate property net operating income increased $8.9 million, or 1.8%.
Conventional same store net operating income increased by $1.1 million. This increase was attributable to a $2.4 million decrease in expense primarily due to a reduction during 2010 of previously estimated real estate tax obligations resulting from successful appeals settled during the period, and decreases in marketing expenses and unit turn costs, partially offset by increases in contract services, insurance and administrative costs. This decrease in expense was partially offset by a $1.3 million decrease in revenue, primarily due to lower average rent (approximately $33 per unit). The decrease in average rent was partially offset by a 200 basis point increase in average physical occupancy and higher utility reimbursement and miscellaneous income. Rental rates on new leases transacted during the year ended December 31, 2010, were 2.3% lower than expiring lease rates and renewal rates were 1.5% higher than expiring lease rates.
The net operating income of our conventional redevelopment properties increased by $7.1 million, primarily due to a $5.8 million increase in revenue resulting from higher average physical occupancy and an increase in utility reimbursement and miscellaneous income, and a $1.3 million reduction in expense primarily related to marketing expenses, partially offset by higher insurance.

 

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Our other conventional net operating income increased by $0.7 million, primarily due to increases in both revenue and expense of approximately 2.0%.
                                 
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     $ Change     % Change  
Rental and other property revenues:
                               
Conventional same store
  $ 581,927     $ 596,950     $ (15,023 )     (2.5 %)
Conventional redevelopment
    165,480       153,983       11,497       7.5 %
Other Conventional
    69,329       68,126       1,203       1.8 %
 
                       
Total
    816,736       819,059       (2,323 )     (0.3 %)
 
                       
 
                               
Property operating expenses:
                               
Conventional same store
    224,548       223,579       969       0.4 %
Conventional redevelopment
    65,996       65,111       885       1.4 %
Other Conventional
    33,690       31,527       2,163       6.9 %
 
                       
Total
    324,234       320,217       4,017       1.3 %
 
                       
 
                               
Property net operating income:
                               
Conventional same store
    357,379       373,371       (15,992 )     (4.3 %)
Conventional redevelopment
    99,484       88,872       10,612       11.9 %
Other Conventional
    35,639       36,599       (960 )     (2.6 %)
 
                       
Total
  $ 492,502     $ 498,842     $ (6,340 )     (1.3 %)
 
                       
For the year ended December 31, 2009, as compared to 2008, our conventional segment’s proportionate property net operating income decreased $6.3 million, or 1.3%.
Our conventional same store net operating income decreased $16.0 million, or 4.3%. This decrease was primarily attributable to a $15.0 million decrease in revenue, primarily due to a 1.0% decline in rental rates and a 90 basis point decrease in occupancy, partially offset by an increase in utility reimbursements and miscellaneous income. The decrease was also attributable to a $1.0 million increase in expense, primarily due to higher insurance and personnel costs, partially offset by lower administrative costs.
Conventional redevelopment net operating income increased by $10.6 million, primarily due to an $11.5 million increase in revenue. Revenue increased due to more units in service at these properties during 2009 and an increase in utility reimbursements and miscellaneous income. This increase in revenue was partially offset by a $0.9 million increase in expense, primarily related to higher real estate taxes, partially offset by lower administrative costs.
Our other conventional net operating income decreased by $0.9 million, primarily due to a 6.9% increase in expenses partially offset by a 1.8% increase in revenues.

 

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Affordable Real Estate Operations
Our affordable segment consists of properties we classify as same store or other (primarily redevelopment properties). Our criteria for classifying affordable properties as same store or redevelopment are consistent with those for our conventional properties described above. Our definitions of same store and redevelopment properties may result in these populations differing for the purpose of comparing 2010 to 2009 results and 2009 to 2008 results.
During the year ended December 31, 2010, 13 redevelopment properties with 1,579 units met the requirements to be classified as same store. This reclassification is in addition to properties that were sold or classified as held for sale and therefore reclassified into discontinued operations.
                                 
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     $ Change     % Change  
Rental and other property revenues:
                               
Affordable same store
  $ 114,199     $ 111,455     $ 2,744       2.5 %
Other Affordable
    13,710       12,695       1,015       8.0 %
 
                       
Total
    127,909       124,150       3,759       3.0 %
 
                       
 
                               
Property operating expenses:
                               
Affordable same store
    51,729       51,593       136       0.3 %
Other Affordable
    5,519       5,998       (479 )     (8.0 %)
 
                       
Total
    57,248       57,591       (343 )     (0.6 %)
 
                       
 
                               
Property net operating income:
                               
Affordable same store
    62,470       59,862       2,608       4.4 %
Other Affordable
    8,191       6,697       1,494       22.3 %
 
                       
Total
  $ 70,661     $ 66,559     $ 4,102       6.2 %
 
                       
The proportionate property net operating income of our affordable segment increased $4.1 million, or 6.2%, during the year ended December 31, 2010, as compared to 2009. Affordable same store net operating income increased by $2.6 million, primarily due to a $2.7 million increase in revenue due to higher average rent ($22 per unit) and higher average physical occupancy (12 basis points). The net operating income of our other affordable properties increased by $1.5 million, primarily due to an increase in revenue driven by higher average rent ($23 per unit) and higher average occupancy.
                                 
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     $ Change     % Change  
Rental and other property revenues:
                               
Affordable same store
  $ 111,455     $ 107,064     $ 4,391       4.1 %
Other Affordable
    12,695       12,209       486       4.0 %
 
                       
Total
    124,150       119,273       4,877       4.1 %
 
                       
 
                               
Property operating expenses:
                               
Affordable same store
    51,593       51,467       126       0.2 %
Other Affordable
    5,998       6,048       (50 )     (0.8 %)
 
                       
Total
    57,591       57,515       76       0.1 %
 
                       
 
                               
Property net operating income:
                               
Affordable same store
    59,862       55,597       4,265       7.7 %
Other Affordable
    6,697       6,161       536       8.7 %
 
                       
Total
  $ 66,559     $ 61,758     $ 4,801       7.8 %
 
                       
Our affordable segment proportionate property net operating income increased $4.8 million, or 7.8%, during the year ended December 31, 2009, as compared to 2008. Affordable same store net operating income increased $4.3 million, primarily due to increased revenue. Affordable same store revenue increased by $4.4 million, primarily due to higher average rent ($36 per unit), partially offset by lower average physical occupancy (39 basis points). The net operating income of our other affordable properties increased by $0.5 million, primarily due to an increase in revenues due to higher average rent ($43 per unit), partially offset by lower average occupancy. The increase in revenues was partially offset by an increase in expenses.
Non-Segment Real Estate Operations
Real estate operations net operating income amounts not attributed to our conventional or affordable segments include property management revenues and expenses and casualty losses, reported in consolidated amounts, which we do not allocate to our conventional or affordable segments for purposes of evaluating segment performance (see Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8).

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2010, as compared to 2009, property management revenues decreased by $2.2 million, from $5.1 million to $2.9 million, primarily due to the elimination of revenues related to properties consolidated during 2010 in connection with our adoption of revised accounting guidance regarding consolidation of variable interest entities (see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8). For the year ended December 31, 2010, as compared to 2009, expenses not allocated to our conventional or affordable segments, including property management expenses and casualty losses, decreased by $3.1 million. Property management expenses decreased by $3.0 million, from $51.2 million to $48.2 million, primarily due to reductions in personnel and related costs attributed to our restructuring activities and casualty losses decreased by $0.1 million, from $9.7 million to $9.6 million.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, as compared to 2008, property management revenues decreased by $1.3 million, from $6.4 million to $5.1 million, primarily due to a decrease in the number of managed properties due to asset sales. For the year ended December 31, 2009, as compared to 2008, expenses not allocated to our conventional or affordable segments decreased by $16.8 million. Property management expenses decreased by $16.6 million, from $67.8 million to $51.2 million, primarily due to reductions in personnel and related costs attributed to our restructuring activities, and casualty losses decreased by $0.2 million, from $9.9 million to $9.7 million.
Asset Management and Tax Credit Revenues
We perform activities and services for consolidated and unconsolidated real estate partnerships, including portfolio strategy, capital allocation, joint ventures, tax credit syndication, acquisitions, dispositions and other transaction activities. These activities are conducted in part by our taxable subsidiaries, and the related net operating income may be subject to income taxes.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to the year ended December 31, 2009, asset management and tax credit revenues decreased $14.3 million. This decrease is attributable to an $8.7 million decrease in income related to our affordable housing tax credit syndication business. Approximately $3.8 million of this decrease is due to the delivery of historic credits during 2009 for which no comparable credits were delivered during 2010, and the remainder of the decrease is primarily due to a reduction in amortization of deferred tax credit income. Asset management and tax credit revenues also decreased due to a $2.0 million decrease in current asset management fees due to the elimination of fees on newly consolidated properties, for which the benefit of these fees is now included in noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships, a $1.9 million decrease in disposition and other fees we earn in connection with transactional activities, and a $1.7 million decrease in promote income, which is income earned in connection with the disposition of properties owned by our consolidated joint ventures.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to the year ended December 31, 2008, asset management and tax credit revenues decreased $49.0 million. This decrease is primarily attributable to a $42.8 million decrease in promote income due to fewer sales of joint venture assets in 2009, a $7.6 million decrease in other general partner transactional fees, and a $2.2 million decrease in asset management fees, partially offset by a $3.6 million increase in revenues related to our affordable housing tax credit syndication business, including syndication fees and other revenue earned in connection with these arrangements.
Investment Management Expenses
Investment management expenses consist primarily of the costs of personnel that perform asset management and tax credit activities. For the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to the year ended December 31, 2009, investment management expenses decreased $1.3 million. This decrease is primarily due to a $4.3 million reduction in personnel and related costs from our organizational restructurings, partially offset by a $3.0 million net increase in expenses, primarily related to our write off of previously deferred costs related to tax credit projects we recently abandoned.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to the year ended December 31, 2008, investment management expenses decreased $9.0 million, primarily due to reductions in personnel and related costs from our organizational restructurings (see Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8) and a reduction in transaction costs, which in 2008 include the retrospective application of SFAS 141 (R).

 

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Depreciation and Amortization
For the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to the year ended December 31, 2009, depreciation and amortization decreased $3.1 million, or 0.7%. This decrease was primarily due to depreciation adjustments recognized in 2009 to reduce the carrying amount of certain properties. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in depreciation primarily related to properties we consolidated during 2010 based on our adoption of revised accounting guidance regarding consolidation of variable interest entities (see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8) and completed redevelopments and other capital projects recently placed in service.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to the year ended December 31, 2008, depreciation and amortization increased $51.1 million, or 13.7%. This increase primarily consists of depreciation related to properties acquired during the latter part of 2008, completed redevelopments and other capital projects placed in service in the latter part of 2009.
Provision for Impairment Losses on Real Estate Development Assets
In connection with the preparation of our 2008 annual financial statements, we assessed the recoverability of our investment in our Lincoln Place property, located in Venice, California. Based upon the decline in land values in Southern California during 2008 and the expected timing of our redevelopment efforts, we determined that the total carrying amount of the property was no longer probable of full recovery and, accordingly, during the three months ended December 31, 2008, recognized an impairment loss of $85.4 million ($55.6 million net of tax).
Similarly, we assessed the recoverability of our investment in Pacific Bay Vistas (formerly Treetops), a vacant property located in San Bruno, California, and determined that the carrying amount of the property was no longer probable of full recovery and, accordingly, we recognized an impairment loss of $5.7 million for this property during the three months ended December 31, 2008.
The impairments discussed above totaled $91.1 million and are included in provisions for impairment losses on real estate development assets in our consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2008 included in Item 8. We recognized no similar impairments on real estate development assets during the years ended December 31, 2010 or 2009.
General and Administrative Expenses
For the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to the year ended December 31, 2009, general and administrative expenses decreased $3.3 million, or 5.8%. This decrease is primarily attributable to net reductions in personnel and related expenses, partially offset by an increase in information technology outsourcing costs.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to the year ended December 31, 2008, general and administrative expenses decreased $23.7 million, or 29.5%. This decrease is primarily attributable to reductions in personnel and related expenses associated with our organizational restructurings (see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8), pursuant to which we eliminated approximately 400, or 36%, of our offsite positions between December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009.
As a result of our restructuring activities, our general and administrative expense as a percentage of total revenues has decreased from 6.9% in 2008, to 5.1% in 2009 and 4.7% in 2010.
Other Expenses, Net
Other expenses, net includes franchise taxes, risk management activities, partnership administration expenses and certain non-recurring items.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to the year ended December 31, 2009, other expenses, net decreased by $4.3 million. During 2009, we settled certain litigation matters resulting in a net expense in our operations, and in 2010 we settled certain litigation matters that resulted in a net gain in our operations. The effect of the expense in 2009 and gain in 2010 resulted in a $14.8 million decrease in other expenses, net from 2009 to 2010. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in the cost of our insurance (net of a reduction in the number of properties insured from 2009 to 2010).
For the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to the year ended December 31, 2008, other expenses, net decreased by $6.8 million. The decrease is primarily attributable to a $5.4 million write-off during 2008 of certain communications hardware and capitalized costs in 2008, and a $5.3 million reduction in expenses of our self insurance activities, including a decrease in casualty losses on less than wholly owned properties from 2008 to 2009. These decreases are partially offset by an increase of $4.8 million in costs related to certain litigation matters.

 

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Restructuring Costs
For the year ended December 31, 2009, we recognized restructuring costs of $11.2 million, as compared to $22.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2008, related to our organizational restructurings, which are further discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8. For the year ended December 31, 2010, we recognized no similar restructuring costs.
Interest Income
Interest income consists primarily of interest on notes receivable from non-affiliates and unconsolidated real estate partnerships, interest on cash and restricted cash accounts, and accretion of discounts on certain notes receivable from unconsolidated real estate partnerships. Transactions that result in accretion may occur infrequently and thus accretion income may vary from period to period.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to the year ended December 31, 2009, interest income increased $2.1 million, or 21.0%. Interest income increased during 2010 primarily due to an increase of accretion income related to a change in timing and amount of collection for certain of our discounted notes, including several notes that were repaid in advance of their maturity dates.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to the year ended December 31, 2008, interest income decreased $10.4 million, or 51.1%. Interest income decreased by $8.6 million due to lower interest rates on notes receivable, cash and restricted cash balances and lower average balances and by $4.1 million due to a decrease in accretion income related to our note receivable from Casden Properties LLC for which we ceased accretion following impairment of the note in 2008. These decreases were partially offset by a $2.3 million increase in accretion income related to other notes during the year ended December 31, 2008, resulting from a change in the timing and amount of collection.
Provision for Losses on Notes Receivable
During the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, we recognized net provisions for losses on notes receivable of $0.9 million, $21.5 million and $17.6 million, respectively. The provisions for losses on notes receivable for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, primarily consist of impairments related to our investment in Casden Properties LLC, which are discussed further below.
As further discussed in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8, we have an investment in Casden Properties LLC, an entity organized to acquire, re-entitle and develop land parcels in Southern California. Based upon the profit allocation agreement, we account for this investment as a note receivable. In connection with the preparation of our 2008 annual financial statements and as a result of a decline in land values in Southern California, we determined our recorded investment amount was not fully recoverable, and accordingly recognized an impairment loss of $16.3 million ($10.0 million net of tax) during the three months ended December 31, 2008. In connection with the preparation of our 2009 annual financial statements and as a result of continued declines in land values in Southern California, we determined our then recorded investment amount was not fully recoverable, and accordingly recognized an impairment loss of $20.7 million ($12.4 million net of tax) during the three months ended December 31, 2009.
In addition to the impairments related to Casden Properties LLC discussed above, we recognized provisions for losses on notes receivable totaling $0.9 million, $0.8 million and $1.3 million during the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Interest Expense
For the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to the year ended December 31, 2009, interest expense, which includes the amortization of deferred financing costs, decreased by $0.5 million. Corporate interest expense decreased $7.6 million, primarily due to a decrease in the average outstanding balance on our term loan, which we repaid during July 2010. This decrease in corporate interest expense was partially offset by a $7.1 million increase in property related interest expense, due to a $2.9 million net increase related to properties newly consolidated and deconsolidated in 2010 (see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for further discussion of our adoption of ASU 2009-17) and an increase related to properties refinanced with higher average outstanding balances, partially offset by lower average rates.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to the year ended December 31, 2008, interest expense increased $1.2 million, or 0.4%. Property related interest expense increased by $20.6 million, primarily due to a $14.2 million decrease in capitalized interest due to a reduction in redevelopment during 2009, and an increase of $5.2 million related to properties refinanced with higher average rates, partially offset by lower average outstanding balances during 2009. The increase in property related interest expense was offset by a $19.4 million decrease in corporate interest expense, primarily due to lower average outstanding balances and lower average rates during 2009.

 

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Equity in Losses of Unconsolidated Real Estate Partnerships
Equity in losses of unconsolidated real estate partnerships includes our share of net losses of our unconsolidated real estate partnerships, and may include impairment losses, gains or losses on the disposition of real estate assets or depreciation expense which generally exceeds the net operating income recognized by such unconsolidated partnerships.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to the year ended December 31, 2009, equity in losses of unconsolidated real estate partnerships increased $11.7 million. During the three months ended December 31, 2010, certain of our consolidated investment partnerships, including those we consolidated in 2010 in connection with our adoption of ASU 2009-17, reduced by $9.8 million their investment balances related to unconsolidated low income housing tax credit partnerships based on a reduction in the remaining tax credits to be delivered. This increase in equity in losses was in addition to an increase in equity in losses from real estate operations due to an increase in the number of unconsolidated partnerships, resulting from our consolidation during 2010 of additional investment partnerships that hold investments in unconsolidated real estate partnerships. These losses had an insignificant effect on net loss attributable to Aimco during 2010 as substantially all of the results of these consolidated investment partnerships are attributed to the noncontrolling interests in these entities.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to the year ended December 31, 2008, equity in losses of unconsolidated real estate partnerships increased $6.7 million. The increase in our equity in losses from 2008 to 2009 was primarily due to our sale in late 2008 of an interest in an unconsolidated real estate partnership that generated $3.0 million of equity in earnings during the year ended December 31, 2008, and our sale during 2009 of our interest in an unconsolidated group purchasing organization which resulted in a decrease of equity in earnings of approximately $1.2 million.
Gain on Dispositions of Unconsolidated Real Estate and Other
Gain on dispositions of unconsolidated real estate and other includes gains on disposition of interests in unconsolidated real estate partnerships, gains on dispositions of land and other non-depreciable assets and certain costs related to asset disposal activities. Changes in the level of gains recognized from period to period reflect the changing level of disposition activity from period to period. Additionally, gains on properties sold are determined on an individual property basis or in the aggregate for a group of properties that are sold in a single transaction, and are not comparable period to period.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to the year ended December 31, 2009, gain on dispositions of unconsolidated real estate and other decreased $10.9 million. This decrease is primarily attributable to $8.6 million of additional proceeds received in 2009 related to our disposition during 2008 of an interest in an unconsolidated real estate partnership and a $4.0 million gain from the disposition of our interest in a group purchasing organization during 2009.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to the year ended December 31, 2008, gain on dispositions of unconsolidated real estate and other decreased $75.8 million. This decrease is primarily attributable to a net gain of $98.4 million on our disposition in 2008 of interests in two unconsolidated real estate partnerships. This decrease was partially offset by $18.7 million of gains on the disposition of interests in unconsolidated partnerships during 2009. Gains recognized in 2009 consist of $8.6 million related to our receipt in 2009 of additional proceeds related to our disposition during 2008 of one of the partnership interests discussed above (see Note 3 to the consolidated financials statements in Item 8), $4.0 million from the disposition of our interest in a group purchasing organization (see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8), and $6.1 million from our disposition in 2009 of interests in several unconsolidated real estate partnerships.
Income Tax Benefit
In conjunction with Aimco’s UPREIT structure, certain of our operations or a portion thereof, including property management, asset management and risk management are conducted through taxable subsidiaries. Income taxes related to the results of continuing operations of our taxable subsidiaries are included in income tax benefit in our consolidated statements of operations.

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to the year ended December 31, 2009, income tax benefit increased by $0.8 million, from $17.5 million to $18.3 million. This increase in income tax benefit was primarily due to increased losses of our taxable subsidiaries, and was substantially offset by the $8.1 million tax benefit we recognized in 2009 related to the impairment of our investment in Casden Properties, LLC, for which no similar benefit was recognized in 2010.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to the year ended December 31, 2008, income tax benefit decreased by $39.1 million. This decrease was primarily attributed to $36.1 million of income tax benefit recognized in 2008 related to the impairments of our Lincoln Place property and our investment in Casden Properties LLC, both of which are owned through taxable subsidiaries, partially offset by $8.1 million of income tax benefit recognized in 2009 related to the impairment of our investment in Casden Properties LLC. The decrease in tax benefit from 2008 to 2009 related to these impairment losses was in addition to a decrease in tax benefit primarily due to larger losses by our taxable subsidiaries during 2008 as compared to 2009, including restructuring costs incurred in 2008 and a reduction in personnel and other costs in 2009 as a result of the organizational restructurings.
Income from Discontinued Operations, Net
The results of operations for properties sold during the period or designated as held for sale at the end of the period are generally required to be classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented. The components of net earnings that are classified as discontinued operations include all property-related revenues and operating expenses, depreciation expense recognized prior to the classification as held for sale, property-specific interest expense and debt extinguishment gains and losses to the extent there is secured debt on the property. In addition, any impairment losses on assets held for sale and the net gain or loss on the eventual disposal of properties held for sale are reported in discontinued operations.
For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, income from discontinued operations totaled $75.8 million and $156.7 million, respectively. The $80.9 million decrease in income from discontinued operations was principally due to a $129.9 million decrease in gain on dispositions of real estate, net of income taxes, primarily attributable to fewer properties sold in 2010 as compared to 2009, partially offset by a $21.2 million decrease in operating loss (inclusive of a $41.9 million decrease in real estate impairment losses) and a $34.3 million decrease in interest expense.
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, income from discontinued operations totaled $156.7 million and $745.3 million, respectively. The $588.6 million decrease in income from discontinued operations was principally due to a $541.1 million decrease in gain on dispositions of real estate, net of income taxes, primarily attributable to fewer properties sold in 2009 as compared to 2008, and a $113.4 million decrease in operating income (inclusive of a $27.1 million increase in real estate impairment losses), partially offset by a $59.9 million decrease in interest expense and a $44.9 million increase in income tax benefit for 2009.
During the year ended December 31, 2010, we sold 51 consolidated properties for gross proceeds of $401.4 million and net proceeds of $118.4 million, resulting in a net gain on sale of approximately $86.1 million (which is net of $8.8 million of related income taxes). During the year ended December 31, 2009, we sold 89 consolidated properties for gross proceeds of $1.3 billion and net proceeds of $432.7 million, resulting in a net gain on sale of approximately $216.0 million (which is net of $5.8 million of related income taxes). During the year ended December 31, 2008, we sold 151 consolidated properties for gross proceeds of $2.4 billion and net proceeds of $1.1 billion, resulting in a net gain on sale of approximately $757.1 million (which is net of $43.1 million of related income taxes).
For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, income from discontinued operations includes the operating results of the properties sold during the year ended December 31, 2010.
Changes in the level of gains recognized from period to period reflect the changing level of our disposition activity from period to period. Additionally, gains on properties sold are determined on an individual property basis or in the aggregate for a group of properties that are sold in a single transaction, and are not comparable period to period (see Note 13 of the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information on discontinued operations).

 

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Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Real Estate Partnerships
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships reflects the non-Aimco partners’, or noncontrolling partners’, share of operating results of consolidated real estate partnerships, as well as the noncontrolling partners’ share of property management fees, interest on notes and other amounts that we charge to such partnerships. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8, we adopted the provisions of SFAS 160, which are now codified in the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification, or FASB ASC, Topic 810, effective January 1, 2009. Prior to our adoption of SFAS 160, we generally did not recognize a benefit for the noncontrolling interest partners’ share of partnership losses for partnerships that have deficit noncontrolling interest balances and we generally recognized a charge to our earnings for distributions paid to noncontrolling partners for partnerships that had deficit noncontrolling interest balances. Under the updated provisions of FASB ASC Topic 810, we are required to attribute losses to noncontrolling interests even if such attribution would result in a deficit noncontrolling interest balance and we are no longer required to recognize a charge to our earnings for distributions paid to noncontrolling partners for partnerships that have deficit noncontrolling interest balances.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, we allocated net losses of $13.3 million to noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships as compared to net income of $22.5 million allocated to these noncontrolling interests during the year ended December 31, 2009, a variance of $35.8 million. This change was substantially attributed to a decrease in the noncontrolling interest partners’ share of income from discontinued operations, which decreased primarily due to a reduction in gains on the dispositions of real estate from 2009 to 2010.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to the year ended December 31, 2008, net earnings attributed to noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships decreased by $133.3 million. This decrease is primarily attributable to a reduction of $108.7 million related to the noncontrolling interest partners’ share of gains on dispositions of real estate, due primarily to fewer sales in 2009 as compared to 2008, $5.5 million of losses allocated to noncontrolling interests in 2009 that we would not have allocated to the noncontrolling interest partners in 2008 because to do so would have resulted in deficits in their noncontrolling interest balances, and approximately $3.8 million related to deficit distribution charges recognized as a reduction to our earnings in 2008, for which we did not recognize similar charges in 2009 based on the change in accounting discussed above. These decreases are in addition to the noncontrolling interest partners’ share of increased losses of our consolidated real estate partnerships in 2009 as compared to 2008.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP, which requires us to make estimates and assumptions. We believe that the following critical accounting policies involve our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Real estate and other long-lived assets to be held and used are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization, unless the carrying amount of the asset is not recoverable. If events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a property may not be recoverable, we make an assessment of its recoverability by comparing the carrying amount to our estimate of the undiscounted future cash flows, excluding interest charges, of the property. If the carrying amount exceeds the estimated aggregate undiscounted future cash flows, we recognize an impairment loss to the extent the carrying amount exceeds the estimated fair value of the property.
From time to time, we have non-revenue producing properties that we hold for future redevelopment. We assess the recoverability of the carrying amount of these redevelopment properties by comparing our estimate of undiscounted future cash flows based on the expected service potential of the redevelopment property upon completion to the carrying amount. In certain instances, we use a probability-weighted approach to determine our estimate of undiscounted future cash flows when alternative courses of action are under consideration. As discussed in Provision for Impairment Losses on Real Estate Development Assets within the preceding discussion of our Results of Operations, during 2008 we recognized impairment losses on our Lincoln Place and Pacific Bay Vistas properties of $85.4 million ($55.6 million net of tax) and $5.7 million, respectively.
Real estate investments are subject to varying degrees of risk. Several factors may adversely affect the economic performance and value of our real estate investments. These factors include:
   
the general economic climate;
   
competition from other apartment communities and other housing options;
   
local conditions, such as loss of jobs or an increase in the supply of apartments, that might adversely affect apartment occupancy or rental rates;
   
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increases in operating costs (including real estate taxes) due to inflation and other factors, which may not be offset by increased rents;
   
changes in tax laws and housing laws, including the enactment of rent control laws or other laws regulating multifamily housing; and
   
changes in interest rates and the availability of financing.
Any adverse changes in these and other factors could cause an impairment of our long-lived assets, including real estate and investments in unconsolidated real estate partnerships. During 2011, we expect to market for sale certain real estate properties that are inconsistent with our long-term investment strategy. For any properties that are sold or meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale during 2011, the reduction in the estimated holding period for these assets may result in additional impairment losses.
In addition to the impairments of Lincoln Place and Pacific Bay Vistas discussed above, based on periodic tests of recoverability of long-lived assets, for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we recorded impairment losses of $0.4 million and $2.3 million, respectively, related to properties classified as held for use, and during the year ended December 31, 2008, we recorded no additional impairments related to properties held for use. During the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, we recognized impairment losses of $12.7 million, $54.5 million and $27.4 million, respectively, for properties included in discontinued operations, primarily due to reductions in the estimated holding periods for assets sold during these periods.
Notes Receivable and Interest Income Recognition
Notes receivable from unconsolidated real estate partnerships and from non-affiliates represent our two portfolio segments, as defined in FASB Accounting Standards Update 2010-20, Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses, that we use to evaluate for potential loan loss. Notes receivable from unconsolidated real estate partnerships consist primarily of notes receivable from partnerships in which we are the general partner but do not consolidate the partnership. These loans are typically due on demand, have no stated maturity date and may not require current payments of principal or interest. Notes receivable from non-affiliates have stated maturity dates and may require current payments of principal and interest. Repayment of these notes is subject to a number of variables, including the performance and value of the underlying real estate properties and the claims of unaffiliated mortgage lenders, which are generally senior to our claims. Our notes receivable consist of two classes: loans extended by us that we carry at the face amount plus accrued interest, which we refer to as “par value notes;” and loans extended by predecessors whose positions we generally acquired at a discount, which we refer to as “discounted notes.”
We record interest income on par value notes as earned in accordance with the terms of the related loan agreements. We discontinue the accrual of interest on such notes when the notes are impaired, as discussed below, or when there is otherwise significant uncertainty as to the collection of interest. We record income on such nonaccrual loans using the cost recovery method, under which we apply cash receipts first to the recorded amount of the loan; thereafter, any additional receipts are recognized as income.
We recognize interest income on discounted notes receivable based upon whether the amount and timing of collections are both probable and reasonably estimable. We consider collections to be probable and reasonably estimable when the borrower has closed or entered into certain pending transactions (which include real estate sales, refinancings, foreclosures and rights offerings) that provide a reliable source of repayment. In such instances, we recognize accretion income, on a prospective basis using the effective interest method over the estimated remaining term of the loans, equal to the difference between the carrying amount of the discounted notes and the estimated collectible value. We record income on all other discounted notes using the cost recovery method.
Provision for Losses on Notes Receivable
We assess the collectibility of notes receivable on a periodic basis, which assessment consists primarily of an evaluation of cash flow projections of the borrower to determine whether estimated cash flows are sufficient to repay principal and interest in accordance with the contractual terms of the note. We update our cash flow projections of the borrowers annually, and more frequently for certain loans depending on facts and circumstances. We recognize impairments on notes receivable when it is probable that principal and interest will not be received in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan. Factors that affect this assessment include the fair value of the partnership’s real estate, pending transactions to refinance the partnership’s senior obligations or sell the partnership’s real estate, and market conditions (current and forecasted) related to a particular asset. The amount of the impairment to be recognized generally is based on the fair value of the partnership’s real estate that represents the primary source of loan repayment. In certain instances where other sources of cash flow are available to repay the loan, the impairment is measured by discounting the estimated cash flows at the loan’s original effective interest rate.

 

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During the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 we recorded net provisions for losses on notes receivable of $0.9 million, $21.5 million and $17.6 million, respectively. As discussed in Provision for Losses on Notes Receivable within the preceding discussion of our Results of Operations, provisions for losses on notes receivable in 2009 and 2008 include impairment losses of $20.7 million ($12.4 million net of tax) and $16.3 million ($10.0 million net of tax), respectively, on our investment in Casden Properties LLC, which we account for as a note receivable. We will continue to evaluate the collectibility of these notes, and we will adjust related allowances in the future due to changes in market conditions and other factors.
Capitalized Costs
We capitalize costs, including certain indirect costs, incurred in connection with our capital additions activities, including redevelopment and construction projects, other tangible property improvements and replacements of existing property components. Included in these capitalized costs are payroll costs associated with time spent by site employees in connection with the planning, execution and control of all capital additions activities at the property level. We characterize as “indirect costs” an allocation of certain department costs, including payroll, at the area operations and corporate levels that clearly relate to capital additions activities. We capitalize interest, property taxes and insurance during periods in which redevelopment and construction projects are in progress. We charge to expense as incurred costs that do not relate to capital additions activities, including ordinary repairs, maintenance, resident turnover costs and general and administrative expenses (see Capital Additions and Related Depreciation in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8).
For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, for continuing and discontinued operations, we capitalized $11.6 million, $9.8 million and $25.7 million of interest costs, respectively, and $25.3 million, $40.0 million and $78.1 million of site payroll and indirect costs, respectively. The reductions from 2008 to 2010 are primarily due to a reduced level of redevelopment activities.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity is the ability to meet present and future financial obligations. Our primary source of liquidity is cash flow from our operations. Additional sources are proceeds from property sales, proceeds from refinancings of existing property loans, borrowings under new property loans and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
Our principal uses for liquidity include normal operating activities, payments of principal and interest on outstanding property debt, capital expenditures, distributions paid to unitholders and distributions paid to noncontrolling interest partners and acquisitions of, and investments in, properties. We use our cash and cash equivalents and our cash provided by operating activities to meet short-term liquidity needs. In the event that our cash and cash equivalents and cash provided by operating activities are not sufficient to cover our short-term liquidity demands, we have additional means, such as short-term borrowing availability and proceeds from property sales and refinancings, to help us meet our short-term liquidity demands. We may use our revolving credit facility for general corporate purposes and to fund investments on an interim basis. We expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements, such as debt maturities and property acquisitions, through long-term borrowings, primarily secured, the issuance of equity securities (including OP Units), the sale of properties and cash generated from operations.
The availability of credit and its related effect on the overall economy may affect our liquidity and future financing activities, both through changes in interest rates and access to financing. Currently, interest rates are low compared to historical levels, many lenders have reentered the market, and the CMBS market is showing signs of recovery. However, any adverse changes in the lending environment could negatively affect our liquidity. We believe we mitigate this exposure through our continued focus on reducing our short and intermediate term maturity risk, by refinancing such loans with long-dated, fixed-rate property loans. If property financing options become unavailable for our debt needs, we may consider alternative sources of liquidity, such as reductions in certain capital spending or proceeds from asset dispositions.
As further discussed in Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, we are subject to interest rate risk associated with certain variable rate liabilities and preferred OP Units. At December 31, 2010, we estimate that a 1.0% increase in 30-day LIBOR with constant credit risk spreads would reduce our net income (or increase our net loss) attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders by approximately $4.2 million on an annual basis. The effect of an increase in 30-day LIBOR may be mitigated by the effect of our variable rate assets.

 

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As further discussed in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8, we use total rate of return swaps as a financing product to lower our cost of borrowing through conversion of fixed-rate debt to variable-rates. The cost of financing through these arrangements is generally lower than the fixed rate on the debt. As of December 31, 2010, we had total rate of return swap positions with two financial institutions with notional amounts totaling $277.3 million. Swaps with notional amounts of $248.1 million and $29.2 million had maturity dates in May 2012 and October 2012, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2010, we received net cash receipts of $20.9 million under the total return swaps, which positively affected our liquidity. To the extent interest rates increase above the fixed rates on the underlying borrowings, our obligations under the total return swaps will negatively affect our liquidity.
During 2010, we refinanced certain of the underlying borrowings subject to total rate of return swaps with long-dated, fixed-rate property debt, and we expect to do the same with certain of the underlying borrowings in 2011. The average effective interest rate associated with our borrowings subject to the total rate of return swaps was 1.6% at December 31, 2010. To the extent we are successful in refinancing additional of the borrowings subject to the total rate of return swaps during 2011, we anticipate the interest cost associated with these borrowings will increase, which would negatively affect our liquidity.
We periodically evaluate counterparty credit risk associated with these arrangements. In the event a counterparty were to default under these arrangements, loss of the net interest benefit we generally receive under these arrangements, which is equal to the difference between the fixed rate we receive and the variable rate we pay, may adversely affect our liquidity. However, at the current time, we have concluded we do not have material exposure.
The total rate of return swaps require specified loan-to-value ratios. In the event the values of the real estate properties serving as collateral under these agreements decline or if we sell properties in the collateral pool with low loan-to-value ratios, certain of our consolidated subsidiaries have an obligation to pay down the debt or provide additional collateral pursuant to the swap agreements, which may adversely affect our cash flows. The obligation to provide collateral is limited to these subsidiaries and is non-recourse to us. At December 31, 2010, these subsidiaries were not required to provide cash collateral based on the loan-to-value ratios of the real estate properties serving as collateral under these agreements.
See Derivative Financial Instruments in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information regarding these arrangements, including the current swap maturity dates and disclosures regarding fair value measurements.
As of December 31, 2010, we had the capacity to borrow $260.3 million pursuant to our $300.0 million revolving credit facility (after giving effect to $39.7 million outstanding for undrawn letters of credit).
At December 31, 2010, we had $111.3 million in cash and cash equivalents, an increase of $30.1 million from December 31, 2009. At December 31, 2010, we had $201.1 million of restricted cash, a decrease of $17.3 million from December 31, 2009. Restricted cash primarily consists of reserves and escrows held by lenders for bond sinking funds, capital additions, property taxes and insurance. In addition, cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash are held by partnerships that are not presented on a consolidated basis. The following discussion relates to changes in cash due to operating, investing and financing activities, which are presented in our consolidated statements of cash flows in Item 8.
Operating Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2010, our net cash provided by operating activities of $257.5 million was primarily related to operating income from our consolidated properties, which is affected primarily by rental rates, occupancy levels and operating expenses related to our portfolio of properties, in excess of payments of operating accounts payable and accrued liabilities, including amounts related to our organizational restructuring. Cash provided by operating activities increased $23.7 million compared with the year ended December 31, 2009, primarily due to decreases in interest paid and other working capital expenditures, including payments related to our restructuring accruals, in 2010 as compared to 2009, partially offset by a decrease in property net operating income, primarily due to property sales during 2009 and 2010.

 

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Investing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2010, our net cash provided by investing activities of $86.6 million consisted primarily of proceeds from disposition of real estate and partnership interests, partially offset by capital expenditures.
Although we hold all of our properties for investment, we sell properties when they do not meet our investment criteria or are located in areas that we believe do not justify our continued investment when compared to alternative uses for our capital. During the year ended December 31, 2010, we sold 51 consolidated properties. These properties were sold for an aggregate sales price of $402.5 million, generating proceeds totaling $387.9 million after the payment of transaction costs and debt prepayment penalties. The $387.9 million is inclusive of debt assumed by buyers. Net cash proceeds from property sales were used primarily to repay or pay down property debt and for other corporate purposes.
Capital expenditures totaled $178.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2010, and consisted primarily of Capital Improvements and Capital Replacements, and to a lesser extent included spending for redevelopment projects and casualties. In 2011, we expect to increase our redevelopment spending on conventional properties from approximately $30.0 million in 2010 to approximately $50.0 million to $75.0 million. We generally fund capital additions with cash provided by operating activities, working capital and property sales.
Financing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2010, net cash used in financing activities of $314.0 million was primarily attributed to debt principal payments, distributions paid to common and preferred unitholders, distributions to noncontrolling interests and our redemption and repurchase of preferred OP Units. Proceeds from property loans and our issuance of preferred stock partially offset the cash outflows.
Property Debt
At December 31, 2010 and 2009, we had $5.5 billion and $5.6 billion, respectively, in consolidated property debt outstanding, which included $27.3 million and $264.3 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, of property debt classified within liabilities related to assets held for sale. During the year ended December 31, 2010, we refinanced or closed property loans on 23 properties generating $449.4 million of proceeds from borrowings with a weighted average interest rate of 5.42%. Our share of the net proceeds after repayment of existing debt, payment of transaction costs and distributions to limited partners, was $138.9 million. We used these total net proceeds for capital expenditures and other corporate purposes. We intend to continue to refinance property debt primarily as a means of extending current and near term maturities and to finance certain capital projects.
Credit Facility
We have an Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement, as amended, with a syndicate of financial institutions, which we refer to as the Credit Agreement. During 2010, we amended the Credit Agreement to, among other things, increase the revolving commitments from $180.0 million to $300.0 million, extend the maturity from May 2012 to May 2014 (both inclusive of a one year extension option) and reduce the LIBOR floor on the facility’s base interest rate from 2.00% to 1.50%. During 2010, we also repaid in full the remaining $90.0 million term loan that was outstanding as of December 31, 2009.
As of December 31, 2010, the Credit Agreement consisted of $300.0 million of revolving loan commitments. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest based on a pricing grid determined by leverage (either at LIBOR plus 4.25% with a LIBOR floor of 1.50% or, at our option, a base rate equal to the prime rate plus a spread of 3.00%). The revolving credit facility matures May 1, 2013, and may be extended for an additional year, subject to certain conditions, including payment of a 35.0 basis point fee on the total revolving commitments.
At December 31, 2010, we had no outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility. The amount available under the revolving credit facility at December 31, 2010, was $260.3 million (after giving effect to $39.7 million outstanding for undrawn letters of credit issued under the revolving credit facility). The proceeds of revolving loans are generally used to fund working capital and for other corporate purposes.
Our Credit Agreement requires us to satisfy covenant ratios of earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization to debt service and earnings to fixed charges of 1.40:1 and 1.20:1, respectively. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2010, as calculated based on the provisions in our Credit Agreement, we had a ratio of earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization to debt service of 1.57:1 and a ratio of earnings to fixed charges of 1.33:1. We expect to remain in compliance with these covenants during 2011. In the first quarter of 2012, the covenant ratios of earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization to debt service and earnings to fixed charges required by our Credit Agreement will increase to 1.50:1 and 1.30:1, respectively.

 

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Partners’ Capital Transactions
During the year ended December 31, 2010, we paid cash distributions totaling $60.2 million and $50.3 million to preferred unitholders and common unitholders, respectively.
During the year ended December 31, 2010, Aimco sold 4,000,000 shares of its 7.75% Class U Cumulative Preferred Stock for net proceeds of $96.1 million (after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and transaction expenses of $3.3 million), and Aimco sold 600,000 shares of its Class A Common Stock pursuant to an At-The-Market, or ATM, offering program Aimco initiated during 2010, generating $14.4 million of net proceeds. Aimco contributed the net proceeds from these offerings to us in exchange for 4,000,000 units of our 7.75% Class U Cumulative Preferred Units and 600,000 common OP Units. We used the proceeds from the common OP Unit issuance primarily to fund the acquisition of noncontrolling limited partnership interests for certain consolidated real estate partnerships.
During the year ended December 31, 2010, Aimco repurchased 20 shares, or $10.0 million in liquidation preference, of its CRA Preferred Stock for $7.0 million, and primarily using the proceeds from its issuance of preferred stock discussed above, Aimco redeemed the 4,040,000 outstanding shares of its 9.375% Class G Cumulative Preferred Stock for $101.0 million plus accrued and unpaid dividends of $2.2 million. Concurrent with Aimco’s repurchase and redemption, we repurchased from Aimco an equivalent number of our CRA Preferred Units and redeemed from Aimco all of the outstanding Class G Cumulative Preferred Units.
Pursuant to the ATM offering program discussed above, Aimco may issue up to 6.4 million additional shares of its Class A Common Stock. Additionally, we and Aimco have a shelf registration statement that provides for the issuance of debt securities by us and debt and equity securities by Aimco.
During the year ended December 31, 2010, we paid cash distributions of $44.5 million to noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships, primarily related to property sales during 2010 and late 2009.
During the year ended December 31, 2010, we acquired the remaining noncontrolling limited partnership interests in two consolidated partnerships, in which our affiliates serve as general partner, for total consideration of $19.9 million. This consideration consisted of $12.5 million in cash, $6.9 million in common OP Units and $0.5 million of other consideration.
Contractual Obligations
This table summarizes information contained elsewhere in this Annual Report regarding payments due under contractual obligations and commitments as of December 31, 2010 (amounts in thousands):
                                         
            Less than                     More than  
    Total     One Year     1-3 Years     3-5 Years     5 Years  
 
                                       
Long-term debt (1)
  $ 5,477,546     $ 288,092     $ 978,059     $ 939,253     $ 3,272,142  
Interest related to long-term debt (2)
    2,216,083       306,824       549,151       445,808       914,300  
Long-term debt on assets held for sale (1)
    27,255       898       8,337       2,086       15,934  
Interest related to long-term debt on assets held for sale (2)
    7,497       1,396       1,807       1,387       2,907  
Leases for space (3)
    14,400       6,334       5,780       1,436       850  
Other obligations (4)
    3,750       3,750                    
 
                             
Total
  $ 7,746,531     $ 607,294     $ 1,543,134     $ 1,389,970     $ 4,206,133  
 
                             
(1)  
Includes scheduled principal amortization and maturity payments related to our long-term debt.
 
(2)  
Includes interest related to both fixed rate and variable rate debt. Interest related to variable rate debt is estimated based on the rate effective at December 31, 2010. Refer to Note 6 in the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for a description of average interest rates associated with our debt.
 
(3)  
Inclusive of leased space that has been abandoned as part of our organizational restructuring in 2008.
 
(4)  
Represents a commitment to fund $3.8 million in second mortgage loans on certain properties in West Harlem, New York City.

 

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In addition to the amounts presented in the table above, at December 31, 2010, we had $679.5 million (liquidation value) of perpetual preferred units held by Aimco outstanding with annual dividend yields ranging from 1.5% (variable) to 8.0%, and $82.6 million (liquidation value) of redeemable preferred units outstanding with annual distribution yields ranging from 1.8% to 8.8%, or equal to the dividends paid on common OP Units based on the conversion terms. As further discussed in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8, Aimco has a potential obligation to repurchase $20.0 million in liquidation preference its Series A Community Reinvestment Act Preferred Stock over the next two years for $14.0 million. Upon any repurchases required of Aimco under this agreement, we will repurchase from Aimco an equivalent number of our Series A Community Reinvestment Act Preferred Units.
As discussed in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8, we have notes receivable collateralized by second mortgages on certain properties in West Harlem in New York City. In certain circumstances, the obligor under these notes has the ability to put properties to us, which would result in a cash payment of approximately $30.6 million and the assumption of approximately $118.6 million in property debt. The obligor’s right to exercise the put is dependent upon the achievement of specified operating performance thresholds.
Additionally, we may enter into commitments to purchase goods and services in connection with the operations of our properties. Those commitments generally have terms of one year or less and reflect expenditure levels comparable to our historical expenditures.
Future Capital Needs
In addition to the items set forth in “Contractual Obligations” above, we expect to fund any future acquisitions, redevelopment projects, Capital Improvements and Capital Replacements principally with proceeds from property sales (including tax-free exchange proceeds), short-term borrowings, debt and equity financing (including tax credit equity) and operating cash flows.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We own general and limited partner interests in unconsolidated real estate partnerships, in which our total ownership interests typically range from less than 1% to 50% and in some instances may exceed 50%. There are no lines of credit, side agreements, or any other derivative financial instruments related to or between our unconsolidated real estate partnerships and us and no material exposure to financial guarantees. Accordingly, our maximum risk of loss related to these unconsolidated real estate partnerships is limited to the aggregate carrying amount of our investment in the unconsolidated real estate partnerships and any outstanding notes or accounts receivable as reported in our consolidated financial statements (see Note 4 of the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information about our investments in unconsolidated real estate partnerships).

 

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Item 8.  
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
         
    Page  
Financial Statements:
       
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
    21  
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2010 and 2009
    22  
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
    23  
Consolidated Statements of Partners’ Capital for the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
    24  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
    26  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    28  
 
       
Financial Statement Schedule:
       
Schedule III — Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation
    70  
 
       
All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.
       

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Partners
AIMCO Properties, L.P.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of AIMCO Properties, L.P. (the “Partnership”) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying Index to Financial Statements. These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Partnership’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Partnership at December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010, in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects the information set forth therein.
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, during 2010 the Company adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB Accounting Standards Update 2009-17, Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities, and during 2009 adopted FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of ARB No. 51 (codified in FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 810). Further, as discussed in Note 13, the company retrospectively adjusted the consolidated financial statements to reflect real estate assets that meet the definition of a component and have been sold or meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale at December 31, 2010, pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 360, through March 31, 2011.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 24, 2011 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Denver, Colorado
February 24, 2011, except for Note 13, as to which the date is July 28, 2011

 

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AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of December 31, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands)
                 
    2010     2009  
ASSETS
               
Real estate:
               
Buildings and improvements
  $ 7,254,069     $ 7,060,131  
Land
    2,128,734       2,111,561  
 
           
Total real estate
    9,382,803       9,171,692  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (2,892,551 )     (2,500,073 )
 
           
Net real estate ($854,811 and $841,486 related to VIEs)
    6,490,252       6,671,619  
Cash and cash equivalents ($34,808 and $23,366 related to VIEs)
    111,325       81,260  
Restricted cash ($55,125 and $56,144 related to VIEs)
    201,058       218,344  
Accounts receivable, net ($13,582 and $20,766 related to VIEs)
    49,855       59,822  
Accounts receivable from affiliates, net
    8,392       23,744  
Deferred financing costs, net
    47,779       50,103  
Notes receivable from unconsolidated real estate partnerships, net
    10,896       14,295  
Notes receivable from non-affiliates, net
    126,726       125,269  
Notes receivable from Aimco
    17,230       16,371  
Investment in unconsolidated real estate partnerships ($54,374 and $99,460 related to VIEs)
    58,151       104,193  
Other assets
    170,524       185,816  
Deferred income tax assets, net
    58,736       42,015  
Assets held for sale
    44,172       329,288  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 7,395,096     $ 7,922,139  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
               
Non-recourse property tax-exempt bond financing ($212,245 and $211,691 related to VIEs)
  $ 514,506       574,926  
Non-recourse property loans payable ($432,918 and $379,759 related to VIEs)
    4,916,022     $ 4,737,242  
Term loan
          90,000  
Other borrowings ($15,486 and $15,665 related to VIEs)
    47,018       53,057  
 
           
Total indebtedness
    5,477,546       5,455,225  
 
           
Accounts payable
    27,322       29,819  
Accrued liabilities and other ($79,170 and $62,503 related to VIEs)
    250,106       286,328  
Deferred income
    150,732       178,772  
Security deposits
    34,939       33,736  
Liabilities related to assets held for sale
    27,721       271,229  
 
           
Total liabilities
    5,968,366       6,255,109  
 
           
 
               
Redeemable preferred units (Note 11)
    103,428       116,656  
 
               
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
           
 
               
Partners’ capital:
               
Preferred units
    657,601       660,500  
General Partner and Special Limited Partner
    264,182       521,692  
Limited Partners
    158,401       95,990  
High Performance Units
    (44,892 )     (40,313 )
Investment in Aimco Class A Common Stock
    (4,397 )     (4,621 )
 
           
Partners’ capital attributable to the Partnership
    1,030,895       1,233,248  
 
           
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships
    292,407       317,126  
 
           
Total partners’ capital
    1,323,302       1,550,374  
 
           
Total liabilities and partners’ capital
  $ 7,395,096     $ 7,922,139  
 
           
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(In thousands, except per unit data)
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
 
                       
REVENUES:
                       
Rental and other property revenues
  $ 1,096,925     $ 1,070,965     $ 1,069,423  
Asset management and tax credit revenues
    35,553       49,853       98,830  
 
                 
Total revenues
    1,132,478       1,120,818       1,168,253  
 
                 
 
                       
OPERATING EXPENSES:
                       
Property operating expenses
    502,780       500,559       513,097  
Investment management expenses
    14,487       15,779       24,784  
Depreciation and amortization
    421,825       424,913       373,862  
Provision for operating real estate impairment losses
    352       2,329        
Provision for impairment losses on real estate development assets
                91,138  
General and administrative expenses
    53,365       56,640       80,376  
Other expenses, net
    10,130       14,473       21,259  
Restructuring costs
          11,241       22,802  
 
                 
Total operating expenses
    1,002,939       1,025,934       1,127,318  
 
                 
Operating income
    129,539       94,884       40,935  
 
                       
Interest income
    11,978       9,899       20,261  
Provision for losses on notes receivable, net
    (949 )     (21,549 )     (17,577 )
Interest expense
    (311,048 )     (311,550 )     (310,341 )
Equity in losses of unconsolidated real estate partnerships
    (23,112 )     (11,401 )     (4,736 )
Gain on dispositions of unconsolidated real estate and other, net
    10,675       21,570       97,403  
 
                 
Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations
    (182,917 )     (218,147 )     (174,055 )
Income tax benefit
    18,328       17,487       56,574  
 
                 
Loss from continuing operations
    (164,589 )     (200,660 )     (117,481 )
Income from discontinued operations, net
    75,824       156,680       745,269  
 
                 
Net (loss) income
    (88,765 )     (43,980 )     627,788  
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships
    13,301       (22,442 )     (155,749 )
 
                 
Net (loss) income attributable to the Partnership
    (75,464 )     (66,422 )     472,039  
Net income attributable to the Partnership’s preferred unitholders
    (58,554 )     (56,854 )     (61,354 )
Net income attributable to participating securities
                (6,985 )
 
                 
Net (loss) income attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders
  $ (134,018 )   $ (123,276 )   $ 403,700  
 
                 
 
                       
Earnings (loss) per common unit — basic and diluted:
                       
Loss from continuing operations attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders
  $ (1.46 )   $ (1.77 )   $ (1.95 )
Income from discontinued operations attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders
    0.39       0.77       6.06  
 
                 
Net (loss) income attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders
  $ (1.07 )   $ (1.00 )   $ 4.11  
 
                 
 
                       
Weighted average common units outstanding — basic and diluted
    124,747       123,180       98,249  
 
                 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PARNERS’ CAPITAL
For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(In thousands)
                                                                 
            General                             Partners’              
            Partner             High     Investment     Capital              
            and Special             Perform-     In Aimco     Attributable     Non –     Total  
    Preferred     Limited     Limited     ance     Common     to the     controlling     Partners’  
    Units     Partner     Partners     Units     Stock     Partnership     Interests     Capital  
 
                                                               
Balances at December 31, 2007
  $ 815,053       664,283       253,652       (28,740 )     (6,151 )     1,698,097       454,229       2,152,326  
 
                                                               
Redemption of preferred units held by Aimco
    (27,000 )     2,160                         (24,840 )           (24,840 )
Common units redeemed by Limited Partners to Special Limited Partner
          4,182       (4,182 )                              
Contribution from Aimco related to employee stock purchases, net
          1,671                         1,671             1,671  
Contribution from Aimco related to stock option exercises
          481                         481             481  
Amortization of Aimco stock-based compensation
          17,573                         17,573             17,573  
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
                                        6,854       6,854  
Adjustment to noncontrolling interests from consolidation of entities
                                        14,969       14,969  
Redemption of partnership units held by non-Aimco partners
    (976 )           (2,046 )     (1,146 )           (4,168 )           (4,168 )
Repurchase of common units related to Aimco common stock repurchases
          (473,532 )                       (473,532 )           (473,532 )
Other, net
    (1,083 )     (488 )     (8 )     388             (1,191 )     (572 )     (1,763 )
Net income
    61,354       370,729       30,059       9,897             472,039       155,749       627,788  
Common units issued to Aimco pursuant to Special Distributions
          487,477                         487,477             487,477  
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
                                        (249,456 )     (249,456 )
Distributions to common unitholders
          (675,416 )     (50,896 )     (17,662 )     1,042       (742,932 )           (742,932 )
Distributions to preferred unitholders
    (62,700 )                             (62,700 )             (62,700 )
Reclassification of redeemable preferred units to temporary capital (Note 11)
    (88,148 )                             (88,148 )           (88,148 )
Adjustment to reflect Limited Partners’ capital at redemption value
          144,118       (144,118 )                              
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Balances at December 31, 2008
    696,500       543,238       82,461       (37,263 )     (5,109 )     1,279,827       381,773       1,661,600  
 
                                                               
Redemption of preferred units held by Aimco
    (6,000 )     1,800                         (4,200 )           (4,200 )
Common units redeemed by Limited Partners to Special Limited Partner
          7,085       (7,085 )                              
Amortization of Aimco stock-based compensation
          8,007                         8,007             8,007  
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
                                        5,535       5,535  
Redemption of partnership units held by non-Aimco partners
                (980 )                 (980 )           (980 )
Other, net
          4,164                         4,164       (720 )     3,444  
Net income (loss)
    50,566       (114,390 )     (6,539 )     (2,347 )           (72,710 )     22,442       (50,268 )
Common units issued to Aimco pursuant to Special Distributions
          148,746                         148,746             148,746  
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
                                        (91,904 )     (91,904 )
Distributions to common unitholders
          (46,880 )     (1,945 )     (703 )     488       (49,040 )           (49,040 )
Distributions to preferred unitholders
    (50,566 )                             (50,566 )           (50,566 )
Reclassification of redeemable preferred units to temporary capital (Note 11)
    (30,000 )                             (30,000 )           (30,000 )
Adjustment to reflect Limited Partners’ capital at redemption value
          (30,078 )     30,078                                
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Balances at December 31, 2009
    660,500       521,692       95,990       (40,313 )     (4,621 )     1,233,248       317,126       1,550,374  
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PARNERS’ CAPITAL
For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(In thousands)
                                                                 
            General                             Partners’              
            Partner             High     Investment     Capital              
            and Special             Perform-     In Aimco     Attributable     Non –     Total  
    Preferred     Limited     Limited     ance     Common     to the     controlling     Partners’  
    Units     Partner     Partners     Units     Stock     Partnership     Interests     Capital  
 
                                                               
Issuance of preferred units to Aimco
    98,101       (3,346 )                       94,755             94,755  
Redemption of preferred units held by Aimco
    (102,511 )     4,511                         (98,000 )           (98,000 )
Common units issued to Aimco
          14,046                         14,046             14,046  
Common units issued in exchange for noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships
                6,854                   6,854             6,854  
Redemption of partnership units held by non-Aimco partners
                (3,495 )     (76 )           (3,571 )           (3,571 )
Repayments on Aimco officer notes
          577                         577             577  
Contribution from Aimco related to employee stock purchases, net
          2,176                         2,176             2,176  
Amortization of Aimco stock-based compensation
          8,182                         8,182             8,182  
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
                                        7,422       7,422  
Adjustment to noncontrolling interests from consolidation of entities
                                        6,324       6,324  
Adjustment to noncontrolling interests related to revision of investment balances (Note 2)
                                        (38,718 )     (38,718 )
Effect of changes in ownership for consolidated entities (Note 3)
          (25,586 )     (1,291 )     (514 )           (27,391 )     5,533       (21,858 )
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle (Note 2)
          (25,759 )     (1,340 )     (521 )           (27,620 )     50,775       23,155  
Change in accumulated other comprehensive loss
          (875 )     (45 )     (18 )           (938 )     (167 )     (1,105 )
Other, net
          (472 )                       (472 )     1,876       1,404  
Net income (loss)
    53,590       (125,018 )     (6,486 )     (2,514 )           (80,428 )     (13,301 )     (93,729 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
                                        (44,463 )     (44,463 )
Common distributions
          (35,304 )     (2,428 )     (936 )     224       (38,444 )           (38,444 )
Distributions to preferred unitholders
    (52,079 )                             (52,079 )           (52,079 )
Adjustment to reflect Limited Partners’ capital at redemption value
          (70,642 )     70,642                                
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Balances at December 31, 2010
  $ 657,601     $ 264,182     $ 158,401     $ (44,892 )   $ (4,397 )   $ 1,030,895     $ 292,407     $ 1,323,302  
 
                                               
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(In thousands)
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Net (loss) income
  $ (88,765 )   $ (43,980 )   $ 627,788  
 
                 
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
Depreciation and amortization
    421,825       424,913       373,862  
Provision for impairment losses on real estate development assets
                91,138  
Provision for operating real estate impairment losses
    352       2,329        
Equity in losses of unconsolidated real estate partnerships
    23,112       11,401       4,736  
Gain on dispositions of unconsolidated real estate and other
    (10,675 )     (21,570 )     (97,403 )
Income tax benefit
    (18,328 )     (17,487 )     (56,574 )
Stock-based compensation expense
    7,331       6,666       13,833  
Amortization of deferred loan costs and other
    9,742       10,399       9,432  
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities
    1,231       4,893       14,619  
Discontinued operations:
                       
Depreciation and amortization
    15,008       70,655       141,686  
Gain on disposition of real estate
    (94,901 )     (221,770 )     (800,270 )
Other adjustments to income from discontinued operations
    20,105       52,531       70,585  
Changes in operating assets and operating liabilities:
                       
Accounts receivable
    25,561       27,067       4,848  
Other assets
    15,708       18,134       74,425  
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other
    (69,806 )     (90,369 )     (32,337 )
 
                 
Total adjustments
    346,265       277,792       (187,420 )
 
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    257,500       233,812       440,368  
 
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Purchases of real estate
                (112,655 )
Capital expenditures
    (178,929 )     (300,344 )     (665,233 )
Proceeds from dispositions of real estate
    218,571       875,931       2,060,344  
Proceeds from sale of interests and distributions from real estate partnerships
    19,707       25,067       94,277  
Purchases of partnership interests and other assets
    (9,399 )     (6,842 )     (28,121 )
Originations of notes receivable
    (1,190 )     (5,778 )     (6,911 )
Proceeds from repayment of notes receivable
    5,699       5,264       8,929  
Net increase in cash from consolidation and deconsolidation of entities
    13,128       98       241  
Distributions received from Aimco
    224       488       1,042  
Other investing activities
    18,788       36,858       (6,002 )
 
                 
Net cash provided by investing activities
    86,599       630,742       1,345,911  
 
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Proceeds from property loans
    449,384       772,443       949,549  
Principal repayments on property loans
    (426,662 )     (1,076,318 )     (1,291,543 )
Proceeds from tax-exempt bond financing
          15,727       50,100  
Principal repayments on tax-exempt bond financing
    (66,466 )     (157,862 )     (217,361 )
Payments on term loans
    (90,000 )     (310,000 )     (75,000 )
(Payments on) proceeds from other borrowings
    (13,469 )     (40,085 )     21,367  
Proceeds from issuance of preferred units to Aimco
    96,110              
Proceeds from issuance of common units to Aimco
    14,350              
Repurchases and redemptions of preferred units from Aimco
    (108,000 )     (4,200 )     (24,840 )
Repurchase of common units from Aimco
                (502,296 )
Proceeds from Aimco Class A Common Stock option exercises
    1,806             481  
Payment of distributions to preferred units
    (60,165 )     (59,172 )     (62,733 )
Payment of distributions to General Partner and Special Limited Partner
    (46,953 )     (95,823 )     (213,328 )
Payment of distributions to Limited Partners
    (2,428 )     (15,403 )     (55,770 )
Payment of distributions to High Performance Units
    (936 )     (5,580 )     (18,757 )
Payment of distributions to noncontrolling interests
    (44,463 )     (92,421 )     (248,537 )
Other financing activities
    (16,142 )     (14,276 )     (8,396 )
 
                 
Net cash used in financing activities
    (314,034 )     (1,082,970 )     (1,697,064 )
 
                 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    30,065       (218,416 )     89,215  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR
    81,260       299,676       210,461  
 
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR
  $ 111,325     $ 81,260     $ 299,676  
 
                 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(In thousands)
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
                       
Interest paid
  $ 311,432     $ 348,341     $ 434,645  
Cash paid for income taxes
    1,899       4,560       13,780  
Non-cash transactions associated with the disposition of real estate:
                       
Secured debt assumed in connection with the disposition of real estate
    157,629       314,265       157,394  
Issuance of notes receivable in connection with the disposition of real estate
    4,544       3,605       10,372  
Non-cash transactions associated with consolidation and deconsolidation of real estate partnerships:
                       
Real estate, net
    80,629       6,058       25,830  
Investments in and notes receivable primarily from affiliated entities
    41,903       4,326       4,497  
Restricted cash and other assets
    3,290       (1,682 )     5,483  
Non-recourse debt
    61,211       2,031       22,036  
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships
    57,099       2,225       11,896  
Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities
    20,640       4,544       2,124  
Other non-cash transactions:
                       
Redemption of common OP Units for Aimco Class A Common Stock
          7,085       4,182  
Cancellation of notes receivable from officers of Aimco
    (251 )     (1,452 )     (385 )
Common OP Units issued to Aimco pursuant to special distributions (Note 11)
          (148,746 )     (487,477 )
Issuance of common OP Units for acquisition of noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships (Note 3)
    6,854              
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2010
NOTE 1 — Organization
AIMCO Properties, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, or the Partnership, and together with its consolidated subsidiaries was formed on May 16, 1994 to conduct the business of acquiring, redeveloping, leasing, and managing multifamily apartment properties. Our securities include Partnership Common Units, or common OP Units, Partnership Preferred Units, or preferred OP Units, and High Performance Partnership Units, or High Performance Units, which are collectively referred to as “OP Units.” Apartment Investment and Management Company, or Aimco, is the owner of our general partner, AIMCO-GP, Inc., or the General Partner, and special limited partner, AIMCO-LP Trust, or the Special Limited Partner. The General Partner and Special Limited Partner hold common OP Units and are the primary holders of outstanding preferred OP Units. “Limited Partners” refers to individuals or entities that are our limited partners, other than Aimco, the General Partner or the Special Limited Partner, and own common OP Units or preferred OP Units. Generally, after holding the common OP Units for one year, the Limited Partners have the right to redeem their common OP Units for cash, subject to our prior right to acquire some or all of the common OP Units tendered for redemption in exchange for shares of Aimco Class A Common Stock. Common OP Units redeemed for Aimco Class A Common Stock are generally exchanged on a one-for-one basis (subject to antidilution adjustments). Preferred OP Units and High Performance Units may or may not be redeemable based on their respective terms, as provided for in the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of AIMCO Properties, L.P. as amended, or the Partnership Agreement.
We, through our operating divisions and subsidiaries, hold substantially all of Aimco’s assets and manage the daily operations of Aimco’s business and assets. Aimco is required to contribute all proceeds from offerings of its securities to us. In addition, substantially all of Aimco’s assets must be owned through the Partnership; therefore, Aimco is generally required to contribute all assets acquired to us. In exchange for the contribution of offering proceeds or assets, Aimco receives additional interests in us with similar terms (e.g., if Aimco contributes proceeds of a preferred stock offering, Aimco (through the General Partner and Special Limited Partner) receives preferred OP Units with terms substantially similar to the preferred securities issued by Aimco).
Aimco frequently consummates transactions for our benefit. For legal, tax or other business reasons, Aimco may hold title or ownership of certain assets until they can be transferred to us. However, we have a controlling financial interest in substantially all of Aimco’s assets in the process of transfer to us. Except as the context otherwise requires, “we,” “our” and “us” refer to the Partnership, and the Partnership’s consolidated entities, collectively. Except as the context otherwise requires, “Aimco” refers to Aimco and Aimco’s consolidated entities, collectively.
Our principal financial objective is to provide predictable and attractive returns to our unitholders. Our business plan to achieve this objective is to:
   
own and operate a broadly diversified portfolio of primarily class “B/B+” assets (defined below) with properties concentrated in the 20 largest markets in the United States (as measured by total apartment value, which is the estimated total market value of apartment properties in a particular market);
   
improve our portfolio by selling assets with lower projected returns and reinvesting those proceeds through the purchase of new assets or additional investment in existing assets in our portfolio, including increased ownership or redevelopment; and
   
provide financial leverage primarily by the use of non-recourse, long-dated, fixed-rate property debt and perpetual preferred equity.
As of December 31, 2010, we:
   
owned an equity interest in 219 conventional real estate properties with 68,972 units;
   
owned an equity interest in 228 affordable real estate properties with 26,540 units; and
   
provided services for or managed 27,182 units in 321 properties, primarily pursuant to long-term asset management agreements. In certain cases, we may indirectly own generally less than one percent of the operations of such properties through a syndication or other fund.

 

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Of these properties, we consolidated 217 conventional properties with 67,668 units and 182 affordable properties with 22,207 units. These conventional and affordable properties generated 88% and 12%, respectively, of our proportionate property net operating income (as defined in Note 17) during the year ended December 31, 2010. Any reference to the number of properties or units is unaudited.
For conventional assets, we focus on the ownership of primarily B/B+ assets. We measure conventional property asset quality based on average rents of our units compared to local market average rents as reported by a third-party provider of commercial real estate performance and analysis, with A-quality assets earning rents greater than 125% of local market average, B-quality assets earning rents 90% to 125% of local market average and C-quality assets earning rents less than 90% of local market average. We classify as B/B+ those assets earning rents ranging from 100% to 125% of local market average. Although some companies and analysts within the multifamily real estate industry use asset class ratings of A, B and C, some of which are tied to local market rent averages, the metrics used to classify asset quality as well as the timing for which local markets rents are calculated may vary from company to company. Accordingly, our rating system for measuring asset quality is neither broadly nor consistently used in the multifamily real estate industry.
At December 31, 2010, we had outstanding 123,772,935 common OP Units, 27,963,126 preferred OP Units and 2,339,950 High Performance Units. At December 31, 2010, Aimco owned 117,642,872 of the common OP Units and 24,900,114 of the preferred OP Units.
NOTE 2 — Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Partnership and its consolidated entities. Pursuant to a Management and Contribution Agreement between the Partnership and Aimco, we have acquired, in exchange for interests in the Partnership, the economic benefits of subsidiaries of Aimco in which we do not have an interest, and Aimco has granted us a right of first refusal to acquire such subsidiaries’ assets for no additional consideration. Pursuant to the agreement, Aimco has also granted us certain rights with respect to assets of such subsidiaries.
We consolidate all variable interest entities for which we are the primary beneficiary. Generally, we consolidate real estate partnerships and other entities that are not variable interest entities when we own, directly or indirectly, a majority voting interest in the entity or are otherwise able to control the entity. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Interests held in consolidated real estate partnerships by limited partners other than us are reflected as noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships. The assets of consolidated real estate partnerships owned or controlled by Aimco or us generally are not available to pay creditors of Aimco or the Partnership.
As used herein, and except where the context otherwise requires, “partnership” refers to a limited partnership or a limited liability company and “partner” refers to a partner in a limited partnership or a member in a limited liability company.
Variable Interest Entities
We consolidate all variable interest entities for which we are the primary beneficiary. Generally, a variable interest entity, or VIE, is an entity with one or more of the following characteristics: (a) the total equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support; (b) as a group, the holders of the equity investment at risk lack (i) the ability to make decisions about an entity’s activities through voting or similar rights, (ii) the obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity, or (iii) the right to receive the expected residual returns of the entity; or (c) the equity investors have voting rights that are not proportional to their economic interests and substantially all of the entity’s activities either involve, or are conducted on behalf of, an investor that has disproportionately few voting rights.
Effective January 1, 2010, we adopted the provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update 2009-17, Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities, or ASU 2009-17, on a prospective basis. ASU 2009-17, which modified the guidance in FASB ASC Topic 810, introduced a more qualitative approach to evaluating VIEs for consolidation and requires a company to perform an analysis to determine whether its variable interests give it a controlling financial interest in a VIE. This analysis identifies the primary beneficiary of a VIE as the entity that has (a) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, and (b) the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. In determining whether it has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly affect the VIE’s performance, ASU 2009-17 requires a company to assess whether it has an implicit financial responsibility to ensure that a VIE operates as designed, requires continuous reassessment of primary beneficiary status rather than periodic, event-driven assessments as previously required, and incorporates expanded disclosure requirements.

 

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In determining whether we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE, we consider qualitative and quantitative factors, including, but not limited to: which activities most significantly impact the VIEs economic performance and which party controls such activities; the amount and characteristics of our investment; the obligation or likelihood for us or other investors to provide financial support; and the similarity with and significance to the business activities of us and the other investors. Significant judgments related to these determinations include estimates about the current and future fair values and performance of real estate held by these VIEs and general market conditions.
As a result of our adoption of ASU 2009-17, we concluded we are the primary beneficiary of, and therefore consolidated, 49 previously unconsolidated partnerships. Those partnerships own, or control other entities that own, 31 apartment properties. Our direct and indirect interests in the profits and losses of those partnerships range from less than 1% to 35%, and average approximately 7%. We applied the practicability exception for initial measurement of consolidated VIEs to partnerships that own 13 properties and accordingly recognized the consolidated assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interests at fair value effective January 1, 2010 (refer to the Fair Value Measurements section for further information regarding certain of the fair value amounts recognized upon consolidation). We deconsolidated partnerships that own ten apartment properties in which we hold an average interest of approximately 55%. The initial consolidation and deconsolidation of these partnerships resulted in increases (decreases), net of intercompany eliminations, in amounts included in our consolidated balance sheet as of January 1, 2010, as follows (in thousands):
                 
    Consolidation     Deconsolidation  
Real estate, net
  $ 143,986     $ (86,151 )
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
    25,056       (7,425 )
Accounts and notes receivable
    (12,249 )     6,002  
Investment in unconsolidated real estate partnerships
    31,579       11,302  
Other assets
    3,870       (1,084 )
 
           
Total assets
  $ 192,242     $ (77,356 )
 
           
 
               
Total indebtedness
  $ 129,164     $ (56,938 )
Accrued and other liabilities
    34,426       (14,921 )
 
           
Total liabilities
    163,590       (71,859 )
 
           
 
               
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle:
               
Noncontrolling interests
    59,276       (8,501 )
The Partnership
    (30,624 )     3,004  
 
           
Total partners’ capital
    28,652       (5,497 )
 
           
Total liabilities and partners’ capital
  $ 192,242     $ (77,356 )
 
           
In periods prior to 2009, when consolidated real estate partnerships made cash distributions to partners in excess of the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest, we generally recorded a charge to earnings equal to the amount of such excess distribution, even though there was no economic effect or cost. Also prior to 2009, we allocated the noncontrolling partners’ share of partnership losses to noncontrolling partners to the extent of the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest. Consolidation of a partnership does not ordinarily result in a change to the net amount of partnership income or loss that is recognized using the equity method. However, prior to 2009, when a partnership had a deficit in equity, accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, may have required the controlling partner that consolidates the partnership to recognize any losses that would otherwise be allocated to noncontrolling partners, in addition to the controlling partner’s share of losses. Certain of the partnerships that we consolidated in accordance with ASU 2009-17 had deficits in equity that resulted from losses or deficit distributions during prior periods when we accounted for our investment using the equity method. We would have been required to recognize the noncontrolling partners’ share of those losses had we consolidated those partnerships in those periods prior to 2009. In accordance with our prospective transition method for the adoption of ASU 2009-17 related to our consolidation of previously unconsolidated partnerships, we recorded a $30.6 million charge to our partners’ capital, the majority of which was attributed to the cumulative amount of additional losses that we would have recognized had we applied ASU 2009-17 in periods prior to 2009. Substantially all of those losses were attributable to real estate depreciation expense.

 

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Our consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010, include the following amounts for the entities and related real estate properties consolidated as of January 1, 2010 (for both continuing and discontinued operations), in accordance with ASU 2009-17 (in thousands):
         
    2010  
Rental and other property revenues
  $ 32,216  
Property operating expenses
    (19,192 )
Depreciation and amortization
    (10,624 )
Other expenses
    (2,038 )
 
     
Operating income
    362  
Interest income
    33  
Interest expense
    (8,370 )
Equity in losses of unconsolidated real estate partnerships
    (17,895 )
Gain on disposition of unconsolidated real estate and other
    7,360  
 
     
Net loss
    (18,510 )
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships
    19,328  
 
     
Net income attributable to the Partnership
  $ 818  
 
     
Our equity in the results of operations of the partnerships and related properties we deconsolidated in connection with our adoption of ASU 2009-17 is included in equity in earnings or losses of unconsolidated real estate partnerships in our consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010. The amounts related to these entities are not significant.
As of December 31, 2010, we were the primary beneficiary of, and therefore consolidated, approximately 137 VIEs, which owned 96 apartment properties with 14,054 units (inclusive of properties sold or classified as held for sale through March 31, 2011). Real estate with a carrying value of $867.1 million collateralized $654.3 million of debt of those VIEs. Any significant amounts of assets and liabilities related to our consolidated VIEs are identified parenthetically on our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The creditors of the consolidated VIEs do not have recourse to our general credit.
As of December 31, 2010, we also held variable interests in 276 VIEs for which we were not the primary beneficiary. Those VIEs consist primarily of partnerships that are engaged, directly or indirectly, in the ownership and management of 329 apartment properties with 20,570 units. We are involved with those VIEs as an equity holder, lender, management agent, or through other contractual relationships. The majority of our investments in unconsolidated VIEs, or approximately $48.9 million at December 31, 2010, are held through consolidated investment partnerships that are VIEs and in which we generally hold a 1% or less general partner or equivalent interest. Accordingly, substantially all of the investment balances related to these unconsolidated VIEs are attributed to the noncontrolling interests in the consolidated investment partnerships that hold the investments in these unconsolidated VIEs. Our maximum risk of loss related to our investment in these VIEs is generally limited to our equity interest in the consolidated investment partnerships, which is insignificant. The remainder of our investment in unconsolidated VIEs, or approximately $5.5 million at December 31, 2010, is held through consolidated investment partnerships that are VIEs and in which we hold substantially all of the economic interests. Our maximum risk of loss related to our investment in these VIEs is limited to our $5.5 million recorded investment in such entities.
In addition to our investments in unconsolidated VIEs discussed above, at December 31, 2010, we had in aggregate $101.7 million of receivables from unconsolidated VIEs and we had a contractual obligation to advance funds to certain unconsolidated VIEs totaling $3.8 million. Our maximum risk of loss associated with our lending and management activities related to these unconsolidated VIEs is limited to these amounts. We may be subject to additional losses to the extent of any receivables relating to future provision of services to these entities or financial support that we voluntarily provide.
Acquisition of Real Estate Assets and Related Depreciation and Amortization
We adopted the provisions of FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141(R), Business Combinations — a replacement of FASB Statement No. 141, or SFAS 141(R), which are codified in FASB ASC Topic 805, effective January 1, 2009. These provisions apply to all transactions or events in which an entity obtains control of one or more businesses, including those effected without the transfer of consideration, for example, by contract or through a lapse of minority veto rights. These provisions require the acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize the full fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction (whether a full or partial acquisition); establish the acquisition-date fair value as the measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities assumed; and require expensing of most transaction and restructuring costs.

 

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We believe most operating real estate assets meet SFAS 141(R)’s revised definition of a business. Accordingly, in connection with our 2009 adoption of SFAS 141(R), we retroactively adjusted our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2008, to expense $3.5 million of transaction costs incurred prior to December 31, 2008. This retroactive adjustment is reflected in investment management expenses in our accompanying consolidated statements of operations and reduced basic and diluted earnings per unit amounts by $0.04 for the year ended December 31, 2008.
Effective January 1, 2009, we recognize at fair value the acquisition of properties or interests in partnerships that own properties if the transaction results in consolidation and we expense as incurred most related transaction costs. We allocate the cost of acquired properties to tangible assets and identified intangible assets based on their fair values. We determine the fair value of tangible assets, such as land, building, furniture, fixtures and equipment, generally using internal valuation techniques that consider comparable market transactions, discounted cash flow techniques, replacement costs and other available information. We determine the fair value of identified intangible assets (or liabilities), which typically relate to in-place leases, using internal valuation techniques that consider the terms of the in-place leases, current market data for comparable leases, and our experience in leasing similar properties. The intangible assets or liabilities related to in-place leases are comprised of:
  1.  
The value of the above- and below-market leases in-place. An asset or liability is recognized based on the difference between (a) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the in-place leases and (b) our estimate of fair market lease rates for the corresponding in-place leases, measured over the period, including estimated lease renewals for below-market leases, that the leases are expected to remain in effect.
  2.  
The estimated unamortized portion of avoided leasing commissions and other costs that ordinarily would be incurred to acquire the in-place leases.
  3.  
The value associated with vacant units during the absorption period (estimates of lost rental revenue during the expected lease-up periods based on current market demand and stabilized occupancy levels).
The values of the above- and below-market leases are amortized to rental revenue over the expected remaining terms of the associated leases which include reasonably assured renewal periods. Other intangible assets related to in-place leases are amortized to depreciation and amortization over the expected remaining terms of the associated leases. Amortization is adjusted, as necessary, to reflect any early lease terminations that were not anticipated in determining amortization periods.
Depreciation for all tangible real estate assets is calculated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. Acquired buildings and improvements are depreciated over a composite life of 14 to 52 years, based on the age, condition and other physical characteristics of the property. As discussed under Impairment of Long Lived Assets below, we may adjust depreciation of properties that are expected to be disposed of or demolished prior to the end of their useful lives. Furniture, fixtures and equipment associated with acquired properties are depreciated over five years.
At December 31, 2010 and 2009, deferred income in our consolidated balance sheets includes below-market lease amounts totaling $27.9 million and $31.8 million, respectively, which are net of accumulated amortization of $24.9 million and $21.0 million, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, we included amortization of below-market leases of $3.9 million, $4.4 million and $4.4 million, respectively, in rental and other property revenues in our consolidated statements of operations. At December 31, 2010, our below-market leases had a weighted average amortization period of 7.0 years and estimated aggregate amortization for each of the five succeeding years as follows (in millions):
                                         
    2011     2012     2013     2014     2015  
 
                                       
Estimated amortization
  $ 3.6     $ 3.2     $ 2.8     $ 2.5     $ 2.3  
Capital Additions and Related Depreciation
We capitalize costs, including certain indirect costs, incurred in connection with our capital additions activities, including redevelopment and construction projects, other tangible property improvements, and replacements of existing property components. Included in these capitalized costs are payroll costs associated with time spent by site employees in connection with the planning, execution and control of all capital additions activities at the property level. We characterize as “indirect costs” an allocation of certain department costs, including payroll, at the area operations and corporate levels that clearly relate to capital additions activities. We capitalize interest, property taxes and insurance during periods in which redevelopment and construction projects are in progress. We charge to expense as incurred costs that do not relate to capital expenditure activities, including ordinary repairs, maintenance, resident turnover costs and general and administrative expenses.

 

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We depreciate capitalized costs using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the related component or improvement, which is generally five, 15 or 30 years. All capitalized site payroll and indirect costs are allocated proportionately, based on direct costs, among capital projects and depreciated over the estimated useful lives of such projects.
Certain homogeneous items that are purchased in bulk on a recurring basis, such as carpeting and appliances, are depreciated using group methods that reflect the average estimated useful life of the items in each group. Except in the case of property casualties, where the net book value of lost property is written off in the determination of casualty gains or losses, we generally do not recognize any loss in connection with the replacement of an existing property component because normal replacements are considered in determining the estimated useful lives used in connection with our composite and group depreciation methods.
For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, for continuing and discontinued operations, we capitalized $11.6 million, $9.8 million and $25.7 million of interest costs, respectively, and $25.3 million, $40.0 million and $78.1 million of site payroll and indirect costs, respectively.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Real estate and other long-lived assets to be held and used are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization, unless the carrying amount of the asset is not recoverable. If events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a property may not be recoverable, we make an assessment of its recoverability by comparing the carrying amount to our estimate of the undiscounted future cash flows, excluding interest charges, of the property. If the carrying amount exceeds the aggregate undiscounted future cash flows, we recognize an impairment loss to the extent the carrying amount exceeds the estimated fair value of the property.
In connection with the preparation of our 2008 annual financial statements, we assessed the recoverability of our investment in our Lincoln Place property, located in Venice, California. Based upon the declines in land values in Southern California during 2008 and the expected timing of our redevelopment efforts, we determined that the total carrying amount of the property was no longer probable of full recovery and, accordingly, during the three months ended December 31, 2008, recognized an impairment loss of $85.4 million ($55.6 million net of tax).
Similarly, we assessed the recoverability of our investment in Pacific Bay Vistas (formerly Treetops), a vacant property located in San Bruno, California, and determined that the carrying amount of the property was no longer probable of full recovery and, accordingly, we recognized an impairment loss of $5.7 million for this property during the three months ended December 31, 2008.
In addition to the impairments of Lincoln Place and Pacific Bay Vistas, based on periodic tests of recoverability of long-lived assets, for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we recorded real estate impairment losses of $0.4 million and $2.3 million, respectively, related to properties classified as held for use. For the year ended December 31, 2008, we recorded no similar impairment losses related to properties classified as held for use.
We report impairment losses or recoveries related to properties sold or classified as held for sale in discontinued operations.
Our tests of recoverability address real estate assets that do not currently meet all conditions to be classified as held for sale, but are expected to be disposed of prior to the end of their estimated useful lives. If an impairment loss is not required to be recorded, the recognition of depreciation is adjusted prospectively, as necessary, to reduce the carrying amount of the real estate to its estimated disposition value over the remaining period that the real estate is expected to be held and used. We also may adjust depreciation prospectively to reduce to zero the carrying amount of buildings that we plan to demolish in connection with a redevelopment project. These depreciation adjustments decreased net income available to the Partnership’s common unitholders by $0.2 million, $19.6 million and $11.8 million, and resulted in decreases in basic and diluted earnings per unit of less than $0.01, $0.16 and $0.12, for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Cash Equivalents
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Restricted Cash
Restricted cash includes capital replacement reserves, completion repair reserves, bond sinking fund amounts and tax and insurance escrow accounts held by lenders.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts receivable are generally comprised of amounts receivable from residents, amounts receivable from non-affiliated real estate partnerships for which we provide property management and other services and other miscellaneous receivables from non-affiliated entities. We evaluate collectibility of accounts receivable from residents and establish an allowance, after the application of security deposits and other anticipated recoveries, for accounts greater than 30 days past due for current residents and all receivables due from former residents. Accounts receivable from residents are stated net of allowances for doubtful accounts of approximately $2.1 million and $1.4 million as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
We evaluate collectibility of accounts receivable from non-affiliated entities and establish an allowance for amounts that are considered to be uncollectible. Accounts receivable relating to non-affiliated entities are stated net of allowances for doubtful accounts of approximately $1.0 million and $0.3 million as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts from Affiliates
Accounts receivable from affiliates are generally comprised of receivables related to property management and other services provided to unconsolidated real estate partnerships in which we have an ownership interest. We evaluate collectibility of accounts receivable balances from affiliates on a periodic basis, and establish an allowance for the amounts deemed to be uncollectible. Accounts receivable from affiliates are stated net of allowances for doubtful accounts of approximately $1.5 million and $1.9 million as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Deferred Costs
We defer lender fees and other direct costs incurred in obtaining new financing and amortize the amounts over the terms of the related loan agreements. Amortization of these costs is included in interest expense.
We defer leasing commissions and other direct costs incurred in connection with successful leasing efforts and amortize the costs over the terms of the related leases. Amortization of these costs is included in depreciation and amortization.
Notes Receivable from Unconsolidated Real Estate Partnerships and Non-Affiliates and Related Interest Income and Provision for Losses
Notes receivable from unconsolidated real estate partnerships and from non-affiliates represent our two portfolio segments, as defined in FASB Accounting Standards Update 2010-20, Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses, that we use to evaluate for potential loan loss. Notes receivable from unconsolidated real estate partnerships consist primarily of notes receivable from partnerships in which we are the general partner but do not consolidate the partnership. These loans are typically due on demand, have no stated maturity date and may not require current payments of principal or interest. Notes receivable from non-affiliates have stated maturity dates and may require current payments of principal and interest. Repayment of these notes is subject to a number of variables, including the performance and value of the underlying real estate properties and the claims of unaffiliated mortgage lenders, which are generally senior to our claims. Our notes receivable consist of two classes: loans extended by us that we carry at the face amount plus accrued interest, which we refer to as “par value notes;” and loans extended by predecessors whose positions we generally acquired at a discount, which we refer to as “discounted notes.”
We record interest income on par value notes as earned in accordance with the terms of the related loan agreements. We discontinue the accrual of interest on such notes when the notes are impaired, as discussed below, or when there is otherwise significant uncertainty as to the collection of interest. We record income on such nonaccrual loans using the cost recovery method, under which we apply cash receipts first to the recorded amount of the loan; thereafter, any additional receipts are recognized as income.
We recognize interest income on discounted notes receivable based upon whether the amount and timing of collections are both probable and reasonably estimable. We consider collections to be probable and reasonably estimable when the borrower has closed or entered into certain pending transactions (which include real estate sales, refinancings, foreclosures and rights offerings) that provide a reliable source of repayment. In such instances, we recognize accretion income, on a prospective basis using the effective interest method over the estimated remaining term of the loans, equal to the difference between the carrying amount of the discounted notes and the estimated collectible value. We record income on all other discounted notes using the cost recovery method.

 

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We assess the collectibility of notes receivable on a periodic basis, which assessment consists primarily of an evaluation of cash flow projections of the borrower to determine whether estimated cash flows are sufficient to repay principal and interest in accordance with the contractual terms of the note. We update our cash flow projections of the borrowers annually, and more frequently for certain loans depending on facts and circumstances. We recognize impairments on notes receivable when it is probable that principal and interest will not be received in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan. Factors that affect this assessment include the fair value of the partnership’s real estate, pending transactions to refinance the partnership’s senior obligations or sell the partnership’s real estate, and market conditions (current and forecasted) related to a particular asset. The amount of the impairment to be recognized generally is based on the fair value of the partnership’s real estate that represents the primary source of loan repayment. In certain instances where other sources of cash flow are available to repay the loan, the impairment is measured by discounting the estimated cash flows at the loan’s original effective interest rate. See Note 5 for further discussion of our notes receivable.
Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Partnerships
We own general and limited partner interests in partnerships that either directly, or through interests in other real estate partnerships, own apartment properties. We generally account for investments in real estate partnerships that we do not consolidate under the equity method. Under the equity method, our share of the earnings or losses of the entity for the periods being presented is included in equity in earnings (losses) from unconsolidated real estate partnerships, inclusive of our share of impairments and property disposition gains recognized by and related to such entities. Certain investments in real estate partnerships that were acquired in business combinations were determined to have insignificant value at the acquisition date and are accounted for under the cost method. Any distributions received from such partnerships are recognized as income when received.
The excess of the cost of the acquired partnership interests over the historical carrying amount of partners’ equity or deficit is ascribed generally to the fair values of land and buildings owned by the partnerships. We amortize the excess cost related to the buildings over the estimated useful lives of the buildings. Such amortization is recorded as a component of equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated real estate partnerships. See Note 4 for further discussion of Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Partnerships.
Intangible Assets
At December 31, 2010 and 2009, other assets included goodwill associated with our reportable segments of $67.1 million and $71.8 million, respectively. We perform an annual impairment test of goodwill that compares the fair value of reporting units with their carrying amounts, including goodwill. We determined that our goodwill was not impaired in 2010, 2009 or 2008.
During the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we allocated $4.7 million and $10.1 million, respectively, of goodwill related to our reportable segments (conventional and affordable real estate operations) to the carrying amounts of the properties sold or classified as held for sale during those periods. The amounts of goodwill allocated to these properties were based on the relative fair values of the properties sold or classified as held for sale and the retained portions of the reporting units to which the goodwill as allocated. During 2008, we did not allocate any goodwill to properties sold or classified as held for sale as real estate properties were not considered businesses under then applicable GAAP.
Other assets also includes intangible assets for purchased management contracts with finite lives that we amortize on a straight-line basis over terms ranging from five to 20 years and intangible assets for in-place leases as discussed under Acquisition of Real Estate Assets and Related Depreciation and Amortization.
Capitalized Software Costs
Purchased software and other costs related to software developed for internal use are capitalized during the application development stage and are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the software, generally five years. We write-off the costs of software development projects when it is no longer probable that the software will be completed and placed in service. For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, we capitalized software development costs totaling $8.7 million, $5.6 million and $20.9 million, respectively. At December 31, 2010 and 2009, other assets included $28.1 million and $29.7 million of net capitalized software, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, we recognized amortization of capitalized software of $10.2 million, $11.5 million and $10.0 million, respectively, which is included in depreciation and amortization in our consolidated statements of operations.

 

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During the year ended December 31, 2008, we reassessed our approach to communication technology needs at our properties, which resulted in the discontinuation of an infrastructure project and a $5.4 million write-off of related hardware and capitalized internal and consulting costs included in other assets. The write-off, which is net of sales proceeds, is included in other expenses, net. During the year ended December 31, 2008, we additionally recorded a $1.6 million write-off of certain software and hardware assets that are no longer consistent with our information technology strategy. This write-off is included in depreciation and amortization. There were no similar write-offs during the years ended December 31, 2010 or 2009.
Noncontrolling Interests
Effective January 1, 2009, we adopted the provisions of FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of ARB No. 51, or SFAS 160, which are codified in FASB ASC Topic 810. These provisions clarified that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in a consolidated entity, which should be reported as equity in the parent’s consolidated financial statements. These provisions require disclosure, on the face of the consolidated statements of operations, of the amounts of consolidated net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to controlling and noncontrolling interests, eliminating the past practice of reporting amounts of income attributable to noncontrolling interests as an adjustment in arriving at consolidated net income. These provisions also require us to attribute to noncontrolling interests their share of losses even if such attribution results in a deficit noncontrolling interest balance within our equity accounts, and in some instances, recognize a gain or loss in net income when a subsidiary is deconsolidated.
In connection with our retrospective application of these provisions, we reclassified into our consolidated equity accounts the historical balances related to noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships. At December 31, 2008, the carrying amount of noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships was $381.8 million.
Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Real Estate Partnerships
We report the unaffiliated partners’ interests in our consolidated real estate partnerships as noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships. Noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships represent the noncontrolling partners’ share of the underlying net assets of our consolidated real estate partnerships. Prior to 2009, when these consolidated real estate partnerships made cash distributions to partners in excess of the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest, we generally recorded a charge equal to the amount of such excess distribution, even though there was no economic effect or cost. These charges are reported in the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2008, within noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships. Also prior to 2009, we allocated the noncontrolling partners’ share of partnership losses to noncontrolling partners to the extent of the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest. We generally recorded a charge when the noncontrolling partners’ share of partnership losses exceeds the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest, even though there is no economic effect or cost. These charges are reported in the consolidated statements of operations within noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships. We did not record charges for distributions or losses in certain limited instances where the noncontrolling partner had a legal obligation and financial capacity to contribute additional capital to the partnership. For the year ended December 31, 2008, we recorded charges for partnership losses resulting from depreciation of approximately $9.0 million that were not allocated to noncontrolling partners because the losses exceeded the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest.
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships consist primarily of equity interests held by limited partners in consolidated real estate partnerships that have finite lives. The terms of the related partnership agreements generally require the partnership to be liquidated following the sale of the partnership’s real estate. As the general partner in these partnerships, we ordinarily control the execution of real estate sales and other events that could lead to the liquidation, redemption or other settlement of noncontrolling interests. The aggregate carrying amount of noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships is approximately $292.4 million at December 31, 2010. The aggregate fair value of these interests varies based on the fair value of the real estate owned by the partnerships. Based on the number of classes of finite-life noncontrolling interests, the number of properties in which there is direct or indirect noncontrolling ownership, complexities in determining the allocation of liquidation proceeds among partners and other factors, we believe it is impracticable to determine the total required payments to the noncontrolling interests in an assumed liquidation at December 31, 2010. As a result of real estate depreciation that is recognized in our financial statements and appreciation in the fair value of real estate that is not recognized in our financial statements, we believe that the aggregate fair value of our noncontrolling interests exceeds their aggregate carrying amount. As a result of our ability to control real estate sales and other events that require payment of noncontrolling interests and our expectation that proceeds from real estate sales will be sufficient to liquidate related noncontrolling interests, we anticipate that the eventual liquidation of these noncontrolling interests will not have an adverse impact on our financial condition.

 

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Changes in our ownership interest in consolidated real estate partnerships generally consist of our purchase of an additional interest in or the sale of our entire interest in a consolidated real estate partnership. The effect on partners’ capital of our purchase of additional interests in consolidated real estate partnerships during the year ended December 31, 2010 is shown in the consolidated statement of partners’ capital and further discussed in Note 3. Our purchase of additional interests in consolidated real estate partnerships had no significant effect on our partners’ capital during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008. The effect on our partners’ capital of sales of our entire interest in consolidated real estate partnerships is reflected in our consolidated financial statements as sales of real estate and accordingly the effect on our partners’ capital is reflected as gains on disposition of real estate, less the amounts of such gains attributable to noncontrolling interests, within consolidated net (loss) income attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders.
Revenue Recognition
Our properties have operating leases with apartment residents with terms averaging 12 months. We recognize rental revenue related to these leases, net of any concessions, on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. We recognize revenues from property management, asset management, syndication and other services when the related fees are earned and are realized or realizable.
Advertising Costs
We generally expense all advertising costs as incurred to property operating expense. For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, for both continuing and discontinued operations, total advertising expense was $14.2 million, $21.7 million and $31.8 million, respectively.
Insurance
We believe that our insurance coverages insure our properties adequately against the risk of loss attributable to fire, earthquake, hurricane, tornado, flood, and other perils. In addition, we have insurance coverage for substantial portions of our property, workers’ compensation, health, and general liability exposures. Losses are accrued based upon our estimates of the aggregate liability for uninsured losses incurred using certain actuarial assumptions followed in the insurance industry and based on our experience.
Stock-Based Compensation
We recognize all stock-based employee compensation, including grants of employee stock options, in the consolidated financial statements based on the grant date fair value and recognize compensation cost, which is net of estimates for expected forfeitures, ratably over the awards’ requisite service period. See Note 12 for further discussion of our stock-based compensation.
Tax Credit Arrangements
We sponsor certain partnerships that own and operate apartment properties that qualify for tax credits under Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which we refer to as the Code, and for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, subsidized rents under HUD’s Section 8 program. These partnerships acquire, develop and operate qualifying affordable housing properties and are structured to provide for the pass-through of tax credits and deductions to their partners. The tax credits are generally realized ratably over the first ten years of the tax credit arrangement and are subject to the partnership’s compliance with applicable laws and regulations for a period of 15 years. Typically, we are the general partner with a legal ownership interest of one percent or less. We market limited partner interests of at least 99 percent to unaffiliated institutional investors (which we refer to as tax credit investors or investors) and receive a syndication fee from each investor upon such investor’s admission to the partnership. At inception, each investor agrees to fund capital contributions to the partnerships. We agree to perform various services for the partnerships in exchange for fees over the expected duration of the tax credit service period. The related partnership agreements generally require adjustment of each tax credit investor’s required capital contributions if actual tax benefits to such investor differ from projected amounts.

 

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We have determined that the partnerships in these arrangements are variable interest entities and, where we are general partner, we are generally the primary beneficiary that is required to consolidate the partnerships. When the contractual arrangements obligate us to deliver tax benefits to the investors, and entitle us through fee arrangements to receive substantially all available cash flow from the partnerships, we account for these partnerships as wholly owned subsidiaries. Capital contributions received by the partnerships from tax credit investors represent, in substance, consideration that we receive in exchange for our obligation to deliver tax credits and other tax benefits to the investors, and the receipts are recognized as revenue in our consolidated financial statements when our obligation to the investors is relieved upon delivery of the expected tax benefits.
In summary, our accounting treatment recognizes the income or loss generated by the underlying real estate based on our economic interest in the partnerships. Proceeds received in exchange for the transfer of the tax credits are recognized as revenue proportionately as the tax benefits are delivered to the tax credit investors and our obligation is relieved. Syndication fees and related costs are recognized in income upon completion of the syndication effort. We recognize syndication fees in amounts determined based on a market rate analysis of fees for comparable services, which generally fell within a range of 10% to 15% of investor contributions during the periods presented. Other direct and incremental costs incurred in structuring these arrangements are deferred and amortized over the expected duration of the arrangement in proportion to the recognition of related income. Investor contributions in excess of recognized revenue are reported as deferred income in our consolidated balance sheets.
During the year ended December 31, 2010, we recognized a net $1.0 million reduction of syndication fees due to our determination that certain syndication fees receivable were uncollectible. We recognized no syndication fee income during the year ended December 31, 2009. During the year ended December 31, 2008, we recognized syndication fee income of $3.4 million. During the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 we recognized revenue associated with the delivery of tax benefits of $28.9 million, $36.6 million and $29.4 million, respectively. At December 31, 2010 and 2009, $114.7 million and $148.1 million, respectively, of investor contributions in excess of the recognized revenue were included in deferred income in our consolidated balance sheets.
Discontinued Operations
We classify certain properties and related assets and liabilities as held for sale when they meet certain criteria. The operating results of such properties as well as those properties sold during the periods presented are included in discontinued operations in both current periods and all comparable periods presented. Depreciation is not recorded on properties once they have been classified as held for sale; however, depreciation expense recorded prior to classification as held for sale is included in discontinued operations. The net gain on sale and any impairment losses are presented in discontinued operations when recognized. See Note 13 for additional information regarding discontinued operations.
Derivative Financial Instruments
We primarily use long-term, fixed-rate and self-amortizing non-recourse debt to avoid, among other things, risk related to fluctuating interest rates. For our variable rate debt, we are sometimes required by our lenders to limit our exposure to interest rate fluctuations by entering into interest rate swap or cap agreements. The interest rate swap agreements moderate our exposure to interest rate risk by effectively converting the interest on variable rate debt to a fixed rate. The interest rate cap agreements effectively limit our exposure to interest rate risk by providing a ceiling on the underlying variable interest rate. The fair values of the interest rate swaps are reflected as assets or liabilities in the balance sheet, and periodic changes in fair value are included in interest expense or equity, as appropriate. The interest rate caps are not material to our financial position or results of operations.
As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, we had interest rate swaps with aggregate notional amounts of $52.3 million, and recorded fair values of $2.7 million and $1.6 million, respectively, reflected in accrued liabilities and other in our consolidated balance sheets. At December 31, 2010, these interest rate swaps had a weighted average term of 10.1 years. We have designated these interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges and recognize any changes in their fair value as an adjustment of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within partners’ capital to the extent of their effectiveness. Changes in the fair value of these instruments and the related amounts of such changes that were reflected as an adjustment of accumulated other comprehensive loss within partners’ capital and as an adjustment of earnings (ineffectiveness) are discussed in the foregoing Fair Value Measurements section.
If the forward rates at December 31, 2010 remain constant, we estimate that during the next twelve months, we would reclassify into earnings approximately $1.6 million of the unrealized losses in accumulated other comprehensive loss. If market interest rates increase above the 3.43% weighted average fixed rate under these interest rate swaps we will benefit from net cash payments due to us from our counterparty to the interest rate swaps.

 

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We have entered into total rate of return swaps on various fixed-rate secured tax-exempt bonds payable and fixed-rate notes payable to convert these borrowings from a fixed rate to a variable rate and provide an efficient financing product to lower our cost of borrowing. In exchange for our receipt of a fixed rate generally equal to the underlying borrowing’s interest rate, the total rate of return swaps require that we pay a variable rate, equivalent to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Municipal Swap Index, or SIFMA, rate for tax-exempt bonds payable and the 30-day LIBOR rate for notes payable, plus a risk spread. These swaps generally have a second or third lien on the property collateralized by the related borrowings and the obligations under certain of these swaps are cross-collateralized with certain of the other swaps with a particular counterparty. The underlying borrowings are generally callable at our option, with no prepayment penalty, with 30 days advance notice, and the swaps generally have a term of less than five years. The total rate of return swaps have a contractually defined termination value generally equal to the difference between the fair value and the counterparty’s purchased value of the underlying borrowings, which may require payment by us or to us for such difference. Accordingly, we believe fluctuations in the fair value of the borrowings from the inception of the hedging relationship generally will be offset by a corresponding fluctuation in the fair value of the total rate of return swaps.
We designate total rate of return swaps as hedges of the risk of overall changes in the fair value of the underlying borrowings. At each reporting period, we estimate the fair value of these borrowings and the total rate of return swaps and recognize any changes therein as an adjustment of interest expense. We evaluate the effectiveness of these fair value hedges at the end of each reporting period and recognize an adjustment of interest expense as a result of any ineffectiveness.
Borrowings payable subject to total rate of return swaps with aggregate outstanding principal balances of $276.9 million and $352.7 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, are reflected as variable rate borrowings in Note 6. Due to changes in the estimated fair values of these debt instruments and the corresponding total rate of return swaps, we increased the carrying amount of property loans payable by $4.8 million and $5.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and reduced the carrying amount of property loans payable by $20.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, with offsetting adjustments to the swap values in accrued liabilities, resulting in no net effect on net income. Refer to the foregoing Fair Value Measurements section for further discussion of fair value measurements related to these arrangements. During 2010, 2009 and 2008, we determined these hedges were fully effective and accordingly we made no adjustments to interest expense for ineffectiveness.
At December 31, 2010, the weighted average fixed receive rate under the total return swaps was 6.8% and the weighted average variable pay rate was 1.6%, based on the applicable SIFMA and 30-day LIBOR rates effective as of that date. Further information related to our total return swaps as of December 31, 2010 is as follows (dollars in millions):
                                             
                Weighted                      
        Year of     Average             Year of     Weighted Average Swap  
        Debt     Debt Interest     Swap Notional     Swap     Variable Pay Rate at  
Debt Principal     Maturity     Rate     Amount     Maturity     December 31, 2010  
$ 29.2       2012       7.5 %   $ 29.2       2012       1.6 %
  24.0       2015       6.9 %     24.0       2012       1.1 %
  93.0       2031       7.4 %     93.0       2012       1.1 %
  106.1       2036       6.2 %     106.5       2012       2.2 %
  12.1       2038       5.5 %     12.1       2012       1.0 %
  12.5       2048       6.5 %     12.5       2012       1.0 %
                                         
$ 276.9                     $ 277.3                  
                                         
Fair Value Measurements
Beginning in 2008, we applied the FASB’s revised accounting provisions related to fair value measurements, which are codified in FASB ASC Topic 820. These revised provisions define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, establish a hierarchy that prioritizes the information used in developing fair value estimates and require disclosure of fair value measurements by level within the fair value hierarchy. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable data (Level 3 measurements), such as the reporting entity’s own data. We adopted the revised fair value measurement provisions that apply to recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements of financial assets and liabilities effective January 1, 2008, and the provisions that apply to the remaining fair value measurements effective January 1, 2009, and at those times determined no transition adjustments were required.

 

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The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date and includes three levels defined as follows:
  Level 1
Unadjusted quoted prices for identical and unrestricted assets or liabilities in active markets
 
  Level 2
Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument
 
  Level 3
Unobservable inputs that are significant to the fair value measurement
A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Following are descriptions of the valuation methodologies used for our significant assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis. Although some of the valuation methodologies use observable market inputs in limited instances, the majority of inputs we use are unobservable and are therefore classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.
Real Estate
From time to time, we may be required to recognize an impairment loss to the extent the carrying amount of a property exceeds the estimated fair value, for properties classified as held for use, or the estimated fair value, less estimated selling costs, for properties classified as held for sale. Additionally, we are generally required to initially measure real estate recognized in connection with our consolidation of real estate partnerships at fair value.
We estimate the fair value of real estate using income and market valuation techniques using information such as broker estimates, purchase prices for recent transactions on comparable assets and net operating income capitalization analyses using observable and unobservable inputs such as capitalization rates, asset quality grading, geographic location analysis, and local supply and demand observations. For certain properties classified as held for sale, we may also recognize the impairment loss based on the contract sale price, which we believe is representative of fair value, less estimated selling costs.
Notes Receivable
We assess the collectibility of notes receivable on a periodic basis, which assessment consists primarily of an evaluation of cash flow projections of the borrower to determine whether estimated cash flows are sufficient to repay principal and interest in accordance with the contractual terms of the note. We recognize impairments on notes receivable when it is probable that principal and interest will not be received in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan. The amount of the impairment to be recognized generally is based on the fair value of the real estate, which represents the primary source of loan repayment. The fair value of real estate is estimated through income and market valuation approaches using information such as broker estimates, purchase prices for recent transactions on comparable assets and net operating income capitalization analyses using observable and unobservable inputs such as capitalization rates, asset quality grading, geographic location analysis, and local supply and demand observations.
Interest Rate Swaps
We recognized interest rate swaps at their estimated fair value. We estimate the fair value of interest rate swaps using an income approach with primarily observable inputs, including information regarding the hedged variable cash flows and forward yield curves relating to the variable interest rates on which the hedged cash flows are based.
Total Rate of Return Swaps
Our total rate of return swaps have contractually-defined termination values generally equal to the difference between the fair value and the counterparty’s purchased value of the underlying borrowings. Upon termination, we are required to pay the counterparty the difference if the fair value is less than the purchased value, and the counterparty is required to pay us the difference if the fair value is greater than the purchased value. The underlying borrowings are generally callable, at our option, at face value prior to maturity and with no prepayment penalty. Due to our control of the call features in the underlying borrowings, we believe the inherent value of any differential between the fixed and variable cash payments due under the swaps would be significantly discounted by a market participant willing to purchase or assume any rights and obligations under these contracts.

 

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The swaps are generally cross-collateralized with other swap contracts with the same counterparty and do not allow transfer or assignment, thus there is no alternate or secondary market for these instruments. Accordingly, our assumptions about the fair value that a willing market participant would assign in valuing these instruments are based on a hypothetical market in which the highest and best use of these contracts is in-use in combination with the related borrowings, similar to how we use the contracts. Based on these assumptions, we believe the termination value, or exit value, of the swaps approximates the fair value that would be assigned by a willing market participant. We calculate the termination value using a market approach by reference to estimates of the fair value of the underlying borrowings, which are discussed below, and an evaluation of potential changes in the credit quality of the counterparties to these arrangements. We compare our estimates of the fair value of the swaps and related borrowings to the valuations provided by the counterparties on a quarterly basis.
Non-recourse Property Debt
We recognize changes in the fair value of the non-recourse property debt subject to total rate of return swaps discussed above, which we have designated as fair value hedges. Additionally, we are generally required to initially measure non-recourse property debt recognized in connection with our consolidation of real estate partnerships at fair value.
We estimate the fair value of debt instruments using an income and market approach, including comparison of the contractual terms to observable and unobservable inputs such as market interest rate risk spreads, collateral quality and loan-to-value ratios on similarly encumbered assets within our portfolio. These borrowings are collateralized and non-recourse to us; therefore, we believe changes in our credit rating will not materially affect a market participant’s estimate of the borrowings’ fair value.
The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although we believe our valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain assets and liabilities could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.
The table below presents amounts at December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 (and the changes in fair value between such dates) for significant items measured in our consolidated balance sheets at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands). Certain of these fair value measurements are based on significant unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. When a determination is made to classify a fair value measurement within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy, the determination is based upon the significance of the unobservable factors to the overall fair value measurement. However, Level 3 fair value measurements typically include, in addition to the unobservable or Level 3 components, observable components that can be validated to observable external sources; accordingly, the changes in fair value in the table below are due in part to observable factors that are part of the valuation methodology.
                                 
    Level 2     Level 3        
                    Changes in Fair        
                    Value of Debt        
                    Subject to Total        
    Interest Rate     Total Rate of     Rate of Return        
    Swaps     Return Swaps     Swaps     Total  
Fair value at December 31, 2008
  $ (2,557 )   $ (29,495 )   $ 29,495     $ (2,557 )
Unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings (1)(2)
    (447 )     5,188       (5,188 )     (447 )
Realized gains (losses) included in earnings
                       
Unrealized gains (losses) included in partners’ capital
    1,408                   1,408  
 
                       
Fair value at December 31, 2009
  $ (1,596 )   $ (24,307 )   $ 24,307     $ (1,596 )
Unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings (1)(2)
    (45 )     4,765       (4,765 )     (45 )
Realized gains (losses) included in earnings
                       
Unrealized gains (losses) included in partners’ capital
    (1,105 )                 (1,105 )
 
                       
Fair value at December 31, 2010
  $ (2,746 )   $ (19,542 )   $ 19,542     $ (2,746 )
 
                       
(1)  
Unrealized gains (losses) relate to periodic revaluations of fair value and have not resulted from the settlement of a swap position.
 
(2)  
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The table below presents information regarding significant amounts measured at fair value in our consolidated financial statements on a nonrecurring basis during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, all of which were based, in part, on significant unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy (in thousands):
                                 
    2010     2009  
    Fair Value             Fair Value        
    Measurement     Gain (loss)     Measurement     Gain (loss)  
Real estate (impairment losses) (1)
  $ 62,111     $ (12,043 )   $ 425,345     $ (48,542 )
Real estate (newly consolidated) (2)
    117,083       1,104       10,798        
Property debt (newly consolidated) (2)
    83,890             2,031        
Investment in Casden Properties LLC (Note 5)
                10,000       (20,740 )
(1)  
During the year ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we reduced the aggregate carrying amounts of $74.2 million and $473.9 million, respectively, for real estate assets classified as held for sale to their estimated fair value, less estimated costs to sell. These impairment losses recognized generally resulted from a reduction in the estimated holding period for these assets. In periods prior to their classification as held for sale, we evaluated the recoverability of their carrying amounts based on an analysis of the undiscounted cash flows over the then anticipated holding period.
 
(2)  
In connection with our adoption of ASU 2009-17 (see preceding discussion of Variable Interest Entities) and reconsideration events during the year ended December 31, 2010, we consolidated 17 partnerships at fair value. With the exception of such partnerships’ investments in real estate properties and related non-recourse property debt obligations, we determined the carrying amounts of the related assets and liabilities approximated their fair values. The difference between our recorded investments in such partnerships and the fair value of the assets and liabilities recognized in consolidation, resulted in an adjustment of consolidated partners’ capital (allocated between the Partnership and noncontrolling interests) for those partnerships consolidated in connection with our adoption of ASU 2009-17. For the partnerships we consolidated at fair value due to reconsideration events during the year ended December 31, 2010, the difference between our recorded investments in such partnerships and the fair value of the assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interests recognized upon consolidation resulted in our recognition of a gain, which is included in gain on disposition of unconsolidated real estate and other in our consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010. We recognized no similar gain as a result of our consolidation of partnerships during the year ended December 31, 2009.
Disclosures Regarding Fair Value of Financial Instruments
We believe that the aggregate fair value of our cash and cash equivalents, receivables, payables and short-term secured debt approximates their aggregate carrying value at December 31, 2010, due to their relatively short-term nature and high probability of realization. We estimate fair value for our notes receivable and debt instruments as discussed in the preceding Fair Value Measurements section The estimated aggregate fair value of our notes receivable was approximately $126.0 million and $126.1 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, as compared to carrying amounts of $137.6 million and $139.6 million, respectively. See Note 5 for further information on notes receivable. The estimated aggregate fair value of our consolidated debt (including amounts reported in liabilities related to assets held for sale) was approximately $5.6 billion and $5.7 billion at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, as compared to the carrying amounts of $5.5 billion and $5.7 billion, respectively. See Note 6 and Note 7 for further details on our consolidated debt. Refer to Derivative Financial Instruments for further discussion regarding certain of our fixed rate debt that is subject to total rate of return swap instruments.

 

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Income Taxes
We are treated as a “pass-through” entity for United States Federal income tax purposes and are not subject to United States Federal income taxation. We are subject to tax in certain states. Each of our partners, however, is subject to tax on his allocable share of partnership tax items, including partnership income, gains, losses, deductions and credits, or Partnership Tax Items, for each taxable year during which he is a partner, regardless of whether he receives any actual distributions of cash or other property from us during the taxable year. Generally, the characterization of any particular Partnership Tax Item is determined by us, rather than at the partner level, and the amount of a partner’s allocable share of such item is governed by the terms of the Partnership Agreement. The General Partner is our “tax matters partner” for United States Federal income tax purposes. The tax matters partner is authorized, but not required, to take certain actions on behalf of us with respect to tax matters.
Aimco has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Code commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 1994, and intends to continue to operate in such a manner. Aimco’s current and continuing qualification as a REIT depends on its ability to meet the various requirements imposed by the Code, which are related to organizational structure, distribution levels, diversity of stock ownership and certain restrictions with regard to owned assets and categories of income. If Aimco qualifies for taxation as a REIT, it will generally not be subject to United States Federal corporate income tax on our taxable income that is currently distributed to stockholders. This treatment substantially eliminates the “double taxation” (at the corporate and stockholder levels) that generally results from an investment in a corporation.
Even if Aimco qualifies as a REIT, it may be subject to United States Federal income and excise taxes in various situations, such as on our undistributed income. Aimco also will be required to pay a 100% tax on any net income on non-arms length transactions between it and a taxable subsidiary (described below) and on any net income from sales of property that was property held for sale to customers in the ordinary course. Aimco and its stockholders may be subject to state or local taxation in various state or local jurisdictions, including those in which Aimco transacts business or Aimco’s stockholders reside. In addition, Aimco could also be subject to the alternative minimum tax, or AMT, on our items of tax preference. The state and local tax laws may not conform to the United States Federal income tax treatment. Any taxes imposed on Aimco reduce its and our operating cash flow and net income.
Certain of Aimco’s operations or a portion thereof, including property management, asset management and risk management, are conducted through taxable subsidiaries, which are subsidiaries of the Partnership. A taxable subsidiary is a C-corporation that has not elected REIT status and as such is subject to United States Federal corporate income tax. Aimco uses taxable subsidiaries to facilitate its ability to offer certain services and activities to its residents and investment partners that cannot be offered directly by a REIT. Aimco also uses taxable subsidiaries to hold investments in certain properties.
For Aimco’s taxable subsidiaries, deferred income taxes result from temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for Federal income tax purposes, and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences reverse. We reduce deferred tax assets by recording a valuation allowance when we determine based on available evidence that it is more likely than not that the assets will not be realized. We recognize the tax consequences associated with intercompany transfers between the REIT and taxable subsidiaries when the related assets are sold to third parties, impaired or otherwise disposed of for financial reporting purposes.
In March 2008, we were notified by the Internal Revenue Service that it intended to examine our 2006 Federal tax return. During June 2008, the IRS issued AIMCO-GP, Inc., our general and tax matters partner, a summary report including the IRS’s proposed adjustments to our 2006 Federal tax return. In addition, in May 2009, we were notified by the IRS that it intended to examine our 2007 Federal tax return. During November 2009, the IRS issued AIMCO-GP, Inc. a summary report including the IRS’s proposed adjustments to our 2007 Federal tax return. The matter is currently pending administratively before IRS Appeals and the IRS has made no determination. We do not expect the 2006 or 2007 proposed adjustments to have any material effect on our unrecognized tax benefits, financial condition or results of operations.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially could subject us to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of notes receivable and total rate of return swaps. Approximately $89.3 million of our notes receivable, or 1.2% of the carrying amount of our total assets, at December 31, 2010, are collateralized by 84 buildings with 1,596 residential units in the West Harlem area of New York City. There are no other significant concentrations of credit risk with respect to our notes receivable due to the large number of partnerships that are borrowers under the notes and the geographic diversification of the properties that serve as the primary source of repayment of the notes.

 

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At December 31, 2010, we had total rate of return swap positions with two financial institutions totaling $277.3 million. We periodically evaluate counterparty credit risk associated with these arrangements. At the current time, we have concluded we do not have material exposure. In the event either counterparty were to default under these arrangements, loss of the net interest benefit we generally receive under these arrangements, which is equal to the difference between the fixed rate we receive and the variable rate we pay, may adversely impact our results of operations and operating cash flows.
Comprehensive Income or Loss
As discussed in the Derivative Financial Instruments section, we recognize changes in the fair value of our cash flow hedges as changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss within partners’ capital. For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, before the effects of noncontrolling interests, our consolidated comprehensive loss totaled $89.9 million and $42.6 million, respectively, and for the year ended December 31, 2008, our consolidated comprehensive income totaled $625.6 million.
Earnings per Unit
We calculate earnings per unit based on the weighted average number of common OP Units, common OP Unit equivalents, participating securities and other potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period (see Note 14).
Use of Estimates
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts included in the financial statements and accompanying notes thereto. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Reclassifications and Adjustments
Certain items included in the 2009 and 2008 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation, including adjustments for discontinued operations.
During the three months ended March 31, 2010, we reduced the investment and noncontrolling interest balances for certain of our consolidated partnerships by $38.7 million related to excess amounts allocated to the investments upon our consolidation of such partnerships.
NOTE 3 — Real Estate and Partnership Acquisitions and Other Significant Transactions
Real Estate Acquisitions
During the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we did not acquire any significant real estate properties.
During the year ended December 31, 2008, we acquired three conventional properties with a total of 470 units, located in San Jose, California, Brighton, Massachusetts and Seattle, Washington. The aggregate purchase price of $111.5 million, excluding transaction costs, was funded using $39.0 million in proceeds from property loans, $41.9 million in tax-free exchange proceeds (provided by 2008 real estate dispositions) and the remainder in cash.
Acquisitions of Noncontrolling Partnership Interests
During the year ended December 31, 2010, we acquired the remaining noncontrolling limited partnership interests in two consolidated partnerships, in which our affiliates serve as general partner, for total consideration of $19.9 million. This consideration consisted of $12.5 million in cash, $6.9 million in common OP Units and $0.5 million of other consideration. We also acquired for $1.8 million additional noncontrolling interests in a consolidated partnership for $1.2 million in cash and other consideration. We recognized the $27.4 million excess of the consideration paid over the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interests acquired as an adjustment of partners’ capital. During the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, we did not acquire any significant noncontrolling limited partnership interests.

 

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Disposition of Unconsolidated Real Estate and Other
During the year ended December 31, 2010, we recognized $10.7 million in net gains on disposition of unconsolidated real estate and other. These gains were primarily related to sales of investments held by partnerships we consolidated in accordance with our adoption of ASU 2009-17 (see Note 2) and in which we generally hold a nominal general partner interest. Accordingly, these gains were primarily attributed to the noncontrolling interests in these partnerships.
During the year ended December 31, 2009, we recognized $21.6 million in net gains on disposition of unconsolidated real estate and other. Gains recognized in 2009 primarily consist of $8.6 million related to our receipt in 2009 of additional proceeds related to our disposition during 2008 of one of the partnership interests (discussed below), $4.0 million from the disposition of our interest in a group purchasing organization (discussed below), $5.5 million from our disposition of interests in unconsolidated real estate partnerships and $3.5 million of net gains related to various other transactions.
During the year ended December 31, 2008, we recognized $97.4 million in net gains on disposition of unconsolidated real estate and other, which primarily consisted of a $98.4 million gain recognized on the disposal of our interests in unconsolidated real estate partnerships that owned two properties with 671 units.
Sale of Interest in Group Purchasing Organization
During 2009, we sold our interest in an unconsolidated group purchasing organization to an unrelated entity for $5.9 million, resulting in the recognition of a gain on sale of $4.0 million, which is included in gain on disposition of unconsolidated real estate and other in our consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009. This gain was partially offset by a $1.0 million provision for income tax. We also had a note receivable from another principal in the group purchasing organization, which was collateralized by its equity interest in the entity. In connection with the sale of our interest, we reevaluated collectibility of the note receivable and reversed $1.4 million of previously recognized impairment losses, which is reflected in provision for losses on notes receivable, net in our consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009. During the year ended December 31, 2010, we received payment of the remaining outstanding $1.6 million balance on the note.
Casualty Loss Related to Tropical Storm Fay and Hurricane Ike
During 2008, Tropical Storm Fay and Hurricane Ike caused severe damage to certain of our properties located primarily in Florida and Texas, respectively. We incurred total losses of approximately $33.9 million, including property damage replacement costs and clean-up costs. After consideration of estimated third party insurance proceeds and the noncontrolling interest partners’ share of losses for consolidated real estate partnerships, the net effect of these casualties on net income available to the Partnership’s common unitholders was a loss of approximately $5.6 million.
Restructuring Costs
In connection with 2008 property sales and an expected reduction in redevelopment and transactional activities, during the three months ended December 31, 2008, we initiated an organizational restructuring program that included reductions in workforce and related costs, reductions in leased corporate facilities and abandonment of certain redevelopment projects and business pursuits. This restructuring effort resulted in a restructuring charge of $22.8 million, which consisted of: severance costs of $12.9 million; unrecoverable lease obligations of $6.4 million related to space that we will no longer use; and the write-off of deferred transaction costs totaling $3.5 million associated with certain acquisitions and redevelopment opportunities that we will no longer pursue. We completed the workforce reductions by March 31, 2009.
During 2009, in connection with continued repositioning of our portfolio, we completed additional organizational restructuring activities that included reductions in workforce and related costs and the abandonment of additional leased corporate facilities and redevelopment projects. Our 2009 restructuring activities resulted in a restructuring charge of $11.2 million, which consisted of severance costs and personnel related costs of $7.0 million; unrecoverable lease obligations of $2.6 million related to space that we will no longer use; the write-off of deferred costs totaling $0.9 million associated with certain redevelopment opportunities that we will no longer pursue; and $0.7 million in other costs.
As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the remaining accruals associated with these restructuring activities were $4.7 million and $6.9 million, respectively, for estimated unrecoverable lease obligations, which will be paid over the remaining terms of the affected leases, and at December 31, 2009, we had $4.7 million accrued for severance and personnel related costs, which were paid during the first quarter of 2010.

 

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NOTE 4 — Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Partnerships
We owned general and limited partner interests in unconsolidated real estate partnerships owning approximately 173, 77 and 85 properties at December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. We acquired these interests through various transactions, including large portfolio acquisitions and offers to individual limited partners. Our total ownership interests in these unconsolidated real estate partnerships typically ranges from less than 1% to 50% and in some instances may exceed 50%.
The following table provides selected combined financial information for the unconsolidated real estate partnerships in which we had investments accounted for under the equity method as of and for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 (in thousands):
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
Real estate, net of accumulated depreciation
  $ 624,913     $ 95,226     $ 122,788  
Total assets
    676,373       122,543       155,444  
Secured and other notes payable
    494,967       101,678       122,859  
Total liabilities
    726,480       145,637       175,681  
Partners’ deficit
    (50,107 )     (23,094 )     (20,237 )
Rental and other property revenues
    145,598       55,366       69,392  
Property operating expenses
    (93,521 )     (34,497 )     (42,863 )
Depreciation expense
    (36,650 )     (10,302 )     (12,640 )
Interest expense
    (40,433 )     (11,103 )     (17,182 )
(Impairment losses)/Gain on sale, net
    (29,316 )     8,482       5,391  
Net income (loss)
    (58,274 )     6,622       1,398  
The increase in the number of partnerships we account for using the equity method and the related selected combined financial information for such partnerships is primarily attributed to our adoption of ASU 2009-17 (see Note 2), pursuant to which we consolidated 18 investment partnerships that hold investments in other unconsolidated real estate partnerships. Prior to our consolidation of these investment partnerships, we had no recognized basis in the investment partnerships’ investments in the unconsolidated real estate partnerships and accounted for our indirect interests in these partnerships using the cost method. We generally hold a nominal general partnership interest in these investment partnerships and substantially all of the assets and liabilities of these investment partnerships are attributed to the noncontrolling interests in such entities.
As a result of our acquisition of interests in unconsolidated real estate partnerships at a cost in excess of the historical carrying amount of the partnerships’ net assets and our consolidation of investment partnerships and their investments in unconsolidated real estate partnerships at fair values that may exceed the historical carrying amount of the unconsolidated partnerships’ net assets, our aggregate investment in unconsolidated partnerships at December 31, 2010 and 2009 of $58.2 million and $104.2 million, respectively, exceeds our share of the underlying historical partners’ deficit of the partnerships by approximately $61.8 million and $108.4 million, respectively.

 

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NOTE 5 — Notes Receivable
The following table summarizes our notes receivable at December 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):
                                                 
    2010     2009  
    Unconsolidated                     Unconsolidated              
    Real Estate     Non-             Real Estate     Non-        
    Partnerships     Affiliates     Total     Partnerships     Affiliates     Total  
Par value notes
  $ 10,821     $ 17,899     $ 28,720     $ 11,353     $ 20,862     $ 32,215  
Discounted notes
    980       145,888       146,868       5,095       141,468       146,563  
Allowance for loan losses
    (905 )     (37,061 )     (37,966 )     (2,153 )     (37,061 )     (39,214 )
 
                                   
Total notes receivable
  $ 10,896     $ 126,726     $ 137,622     $ 14,295     $ 125,269     $ 139,564  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Face value of discounted notes
  $ 31,755     $ 158,621     $ 190,376     $ 37,709     $ 155,848     $ 193,557  
Included in notes receivable from unconsolidated real estate partnerships at December 31, 2010 and 2009, are $2.3 million and $2.4 million, respectively, in notes that were secured by interests in real estate or interests in real estate partnerships. We earn interest on these secured notes receivable at an annual interest rate of 12.0%.
Included in the notes receivable from non-affiliates at December 31, 2010 and 2009, are $103.9 million and $102.2 million, respectively, in notes that were secured by interests in real estate or interests in real estate partnerships. We earn interest on these secured notes receivable at various annual interest rates ranging between 3.5% and 12.0% and averaging 4.1%.
Notes receivable from non-affiliates at December 31, 2010 and 2009, include notes receivable totaling $89.3 million and $87.4 million, respectively, from certain entities (the “borrowers”) that are wholly owned by a single individual. We originated these notes in November 2006 pursuant to a loan agreement that provides for total funding of approximately $110.0 million, including $16.4 million for property improvements and an interest reserve, of which $3.8 million had not been funded as of December 31, 2010. The notes mature in November 2016, bear interest at LIBOR plus 2.0%, are partially guaranteed by the owner of the borrowers, and are collateralized by second mortgages on 84 buildings containing 1,596 residential units and 43 commercial spaces in West Harlem, New York City. In conjunction with the loan agreement, we entered into a purchase option and put agreement with the borrowers under which we may purchase some or all of the buildings and, subject to achieving specified increases in rental income, the borrowers may require us to purchase the buildings (see Note 8). We determined that the stated interest rate on the notes on the date the loan was originated was a below-market interest rate and recorded a $19.4 million discount to reflect the estimated fair value of the notes based on an estimated market interest rate of LIBOR plus 4.0%. The discount was determined to be attributable to our real estate purchase option, which we recorded separately in other assets. Accretion of this discount, which is included in interest income in our consolidated statements of operations, totaled $0.9 million in 2010, $0.9 million in 2009 and $0.7 million in 2008. The value of the purchase option asset will be included in the cost of properties acquired pursuant to the option or otherwise be charged to expense. We determined that the borrowers are VIEs and, based on qualitative and quantitative analysis, determined that the individual who owns the borrowers and partially guarantees the notes is the primary beneficiary.
As part of the March 2002 acquisition of Casden Properties, Inc., we invested $50.0 million for a 20% passive interest in Casden Properties LLC, an entity organized to acquire, re-entitle and develop land parcels in Southern California. Based upon the profit allocation agreement, we account for this investment as a note receivable from a non-affiliate and through 2008 were amortizing the discounted value of the investment to the $50.0 million previously estimated to be collectible, through the initial dissolution date of the entity. As a result of a declines in land values in Southern California, we determined our recorded investment amount was not fully recoverable, and accordingly recognized impairment losses of $20.7 million ($12.4 million net of tax) during the three months ended December 31, 2009 and $16.3 million ($10.0 million net of tax) during the three months ended December 31, 2008.

 

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The activity in the allowance for loan losses related to our notes receivable from unconsolidated real estate partnerships and non-affiliates, in total for both par value notes and discounted notes, for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, is as follows (in thousands):
                 
    Unconsolidated        
    Real Estate        
    Partnerships     Non-Affiliates  
Balance at December 31, 2008
  $ (4,863 )   $ (17,743 )
Provisions for losses on notes receivable
    (2,231 )      
Recoveries of losses on notes receivable
          1,422  
Provisions for impairment loss on investment in Casden Properties LLC
          (20,740 )
Write offs charged against allowance
    4,367        
Net reductions due to consolidation of real estate partnerships and property dispositions
    574        
 
           
Balance at December 31, 2009
  $ (2,153 )   $ (37,061 )
Provisions for losses on notes receivable
    (304 )     (220 )
Recoveries of losses on notes receivable
    116        
Write offs charged against allowance
    639       220  
Net reductions due to consolidation of real estate partnerships and property dispositions
    797        
 
           
Balance at December 31, 2010
  $ (905 )   $ (37,061 )
 
           
In addition to the provisions shown above, during the year ended December 31, 2010, we wrote off $0.5 million of receivables that were not reserved through the allowance.
Additional information regarding our par value notes and discounted notes impaired during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 is presented in the table below (in thousands):
                 
    2010     2009  
Par value notes:
               
Allowance for losses recognized
  $ (796 )   $ (1,158 )
Carrying amounts of loans prior to impairments
    1,115       3,819  
Average recorded investment in impaired loans
    1,255       7,589  
Interest income recognized related to impaired loans
    75       84  
 
               
Discounted notes:
               
Allowance for losses recognized
  $ (110 )   $ (996 )
Carrying amounts of loans prior to impairments
    110       1,580  
Average recorded investment in impaired loans
    538       3,503  
Interest income recognized related to impaired loans
           
The remaining $27.0 million of our par value notes receivable at December 31, 2010, is estimated to be collectible and, therefore, interest income on these par value notes is recognized as earned. Of our total par value notes outstanding at December 31, 2010, notes with balances of $17.5 million have stated maturity dates and the remainder have no stated maturity date and are governed by the terms of the partnership agreements pursuant to which the loans were extended. At December 31, 2010, none of the par value notes with stated maturity dates were past due. The information in the table above regarding our discounted notes excludes the impairment related to our investment in Casden Properties LLC. No interest income has been recognized on our investment in Casden Properties LLC following the initial impairment recognized during 2008.
In addition to the interest income recognized on impaired loans shown above, we recognized interest income, including accretion, of $7.7 million, $5.8 million and $9.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, related to our remaining notes receivable.

 

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NOTE 6 —  
Non-Recourse Property Tax-Exempt Bond Financings, Non-Recourse Property Loans Payable and Other Borrowings
We finance our properties primarily using long-dated, fixed-rate debt that is collateralized by the underlying real estate properties and is non-recourse to us. The following table summarizes our property tax-exempt bond financings related to properties classified as held for use at December 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):
                         
    Weighted Average     Principal  
    Interest Rate     Outstanding  
    2010     2010     2009  
Fixed rate property tax-exempt bonds payable
    5.72 %   $ 140,111     $ 140,995  
Variable rate property tax-exempt bonds payable
    1.29 %     374,395       433,931  
 
                   
Total
          $ 514,506     $ 574,926  
 
                   
Fixed rate property tax-exempt bonds payable mature at various dates through January 2050. Variable rate property tax-exempt bonds payable mature at various dates through July 2033. Principal and interest on these bonds are generally payable in semi-annual installments with balloon payments due at maturity. Certain of our property tax-exempt bonds at December 31, 2010, are remarketed periodically by a remarketing agent to maintain a variable yield. If the remarketing agent is unable to remarket the bonds, then the remarketing agent can put the bonds to us. We believe that the likelihood of this occurring is remote. At December 31, 2010, our property tax-exempt bond financings related to properties classified as held for use were secured by 38 properties with a combined net book value of $722.0 million. At December 31, 2010, property tax-exempt bonds payable with a weighted average fixed rate of 6.7% have been converted to a weighted average variable rate of 1.6% using total rate of return swaps that mature during 2012. These property tax-exempt bonds payable are presented above as variable rate debt at their carrying amounts, or fair value, of $229.1 million. See Note 2 for further discussion of our total rate of return swap arrangements.
The following table summarizes our property loans payable related to properties classified as held for use at December 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):
                         
    Weighted Average     Principal  
    Interest Rate     Outstanding  
    2010     2010     2009  
Fixed rate property notes payable
    5.90 %   $ 4,828,616     $ 4,648,003  
Variable rate property notes payable
    2.86 %     73,852       75,685  
Secured notes credit facility
    1.04 %     13,554       13,554  
 
                   
Total
          $ 4,916,022     $ 4,737,242  
 
                   
Fixed rate property notes payable mature at various dates through December 2049. Variable rate property notes payable mature at various dates through November 2030. Principal and interest are generally payable monthly or in monthly interest-only payments with balloon payments due at maturity. At December 31, 2010, our property notes payable related to properties classified as held for use were secured by 338 properties with a combined net book value of $5,680.6 million. In connection with our 2010 adoption of ASU 2009-17(see Note 2), we consolidated and deconsolidated various partnerships, which resulted in a net increase in property loans payable of approximately $61.2 million as compared to 2009. The remainder of the increase in property loans payable during the year is primarily due to refinancing activities. At December 31, 2010, property loans payable with a weighted average fixed rate of 7.5% have been converted to a weighted average variable rate of 1.6% using total rate of return swaps that mature during 2012, which is the same year the notes payable mature. These property loans payable are presented above as variable rate debt at their carrying amounts, or fair value, of $28.7 million. See Note 2 for further discussion of our total rate of return swap arrangements.
At December 31, 2009, we had a secured revolving credit facility with a major life company that provided for borrowings of up to $200.0 million. During 2010, the credit facility was modified to reduce allowed borrowings to the then outstanding borrowings and to remove the option for new loans under the facility. During 2010, we also exercised an option to extend the maturity date to October 2011 for a nominal fee. At December 31, 2010, outstanding borrowings of $13.6 million related to properties classified as held for use are included in 2012 maturities below based on a remaining one-year extension option for nominal cost.

 

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Our consolidated debt instruments generally contain covenants common to the type of facility or borrowing, including financial covenants establishing minimum debt service coverage ratios and maximum leverage ratios. At December 31, 2010, we were in compliance with all financial covenants pertaining to our consolidated debt instruments.
Other borrowings totaled $47.0 million and $53.1 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. We classify within other borrowings notes payable that do not have a collateral interest in real estate properties but for which real estate serves as the primary source of repayment. These borrowings are generally non-recourse to us. At December 31, 2010, other borrowings includes $38.5 million in fixed rate obligations with interest rates ranging from 4.5% to 10.0% and $8.5 million in variable rate obligations bearing interest at the prime rate plus 1.75%. The maturity dates for other borrowings range from 2011 to 2014, although certain amounts are due upon occurrence of specified events, such as property sales.
As of December 31, 2010, the scheduled principal amortization and maturity payments for our property tax-exempt bonds, property notes payable and other borrowings related to properties in continuing operations are as follows (in thousands):
                         
    Amortization     Maturities     Total  
2011
  $ 99,263     $ 188,829     $ 288,092  
2012
    100,903       447,878       548,781  
2013
    99,968       329,310       429,278  
2014
    86,284       375,505       461,789  
2015
    82,815       394,649       477,464  
Thereafter
                    3,272,142  
 
                     
 
                  $ 5,477,546  
 
                     
Amortization for 2011, 2012 and 2013 in the table above includes $6.5 million, $5.9 million and $9.6 million, respectively, and maturities for 2011, 2012 and thereafter includes $13.3 million, $11.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively, related to other borrowings at December 31, 2010.
NOTE 7 — Credit Agreement and Term Loan
We have an Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement, as amended, with a syndicate of financial institutions, which we refer to as the Credit Agreement. In addition to us, Aimco and an Aimco subsidiary are also borrowers under the Credit Agreement.
As of December 31, 2010, the Credit Agreement consisted of $300.0 million of revolving loan commitments (an increase of $120.0 million from the revolving commitments at December 31, 2009). As of December 31, 2009, the Credit Agreement consisted of aggregate commitments of $270.0 million, consisting of the $90.0 million outstanding balance on our term loan and $180.0 million of revolving commitments. During 2010, we repaid in full the remaining balance on the term loan.
Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest based on a pricing grid determined by leverage (either at LIBOR plus 4.25% with a LIBOR floor of 1.50% or, at our option, a base rate equal to the Prime rate plus a spread of 3.00%). The revolving credit facility matures May 1, 2013, and may be extended for an additional year, subject to certain conditions, including payment of a 35.0 basis point fee on the total revolving commitments. As of December 31, 2010, we had the capacity to borrow $260.3 million pursuant to our credit facility (after giving effect to $39.7 million outstanding for undrawn letters of credit).
The Credit Agreement includes customary financial covenants, including the maintenance of specified ratios with respect to total indebtedness to gross asset value, total secured indebtedness to gross asset value, aggregate recourse indebtedness to gross asset value, variable rate debt to total indebtedness, debt service coverage and fixed charge coverage; the maintenance of a minimum adjusted tangible net worth; and limitations regarding the amount of cross-collateralized debt. The Credit Agreement includes other customary covenants, including a restriction on distributions and other restricted payments, but permits distributions during any four consecutive fiscal quarters in an aggregate amount of up to 95% of our funds from operations for such period, subject to certain non-cash adjustments, or such amount as may be necessary to maintain Aimco’s REIT status. We were in compliance with all such covenants as of December 31, 2010.
The lenders under the Credit Agreement may accelerate any outstanding loans if, among other things: we fail to make payments when due (subject to applicable grace periods); material defaults occur under other debt agreements; certain bankruptcy or insolvency events occur; material judgments are entered against us; we fail to comply with certain covenants, such as the requirement to deliver financial information or the requirement to provide notices regarding material events (subject to applicable grace periods in some cases); indebtedness is incurred in violation of the covenants; or prohibited liens arise.

 

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NOTE 8 — Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments
We did not have any significant commitments related to our redevelopment activities at December 31, 2010. We enter into certain commitments for future purchases of goods and services in connection with the operations of our properties. Those commitments generally have terms of one year or less and reflect expenditure levels comparable to our historical expenditures.
As discussed in Note 5, we have committed to fund an additional $3.8 million in loans on certain properties in West Harlem in New York City. In certain circumstances, the obligor under these notes has the ability to put properties to us, which would result in a cash payment of approximately $30.6 million and the assumption of approximately $118.6 million in property debt. The ability to exercise the put is dependent upon the achievement of specified thresholds by the current owner of the properties.
As discussed in Note 11, we have a potential obligation to repurchase from Aimco $20.0 million in liquidation preference of our Series A Community Reinvestment Act Perpetual Partnership Preferred Units for $14.0 million.
Tax Credit Arrangements
We are required to manage certain consolidated real estate partnerships in compliance with various laws, regulations and contractual provisions that apply to our historic and low-income housing tax credit syndication arrangements. In some instances, noncompliance with applicable requirements could result in projected tax benefits not being realized and require a refund or reduction of investor capital contributions, which are reported as deferred income in our consolidated balance sheet, until such time as our obligation to deliver tax benefits is relieved. The remaining compliance periods for our tax credit syndication arrangements range from less than one year to 15 years. We do not anticipate that any material refunds or reductions of investor capital contributions will be required in connection with these arrangements.
Legal Matters
In addition to the matters described below, we are a party to various legal actions and administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, some of which are covered by our general liability insurance program, and none of which we expect to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Limited Partnerships
In connection with our acquisitions of interests in real estate partnerships and our role as general partner in certain real estate partnerships, we are sometimes subject to legal actions, including allegations that such activities may involve breaches of fiduciary duties to the partners of such real estate partnerships or violations of the relevant partnership agreements. We may incur costs in connection with the defense or settlement of such litigation. We believe that we comply with our fiduciary obligations and relevant partnership agreements. Although the outcome of any litigation is uncertain, we do not expect any such legal actions to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Environmental
Various Federal, state and local laws subject property owners or operators to liability for management, and the costs of removal or remediation, of certain potentially hazardous materials present on a property, including lead-based paint, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum-based fuels, and other miscellaneous materials. Such laws often impose liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the release or presence of such materials. The presence of, or the failure to manage or remedy properly, these materials may adversely affect occupancy at affected apartment communities and the ability to sell or finance affected properties. In addition to the costs associated with investigation and remediation actions brought by government agencies, and potential fines or penalties imposed by such agencies in connection therewith, the improper management of these materials on a property could result in claims by private plaintiffs for personal injury, disease, disability or other infirmities. Various laws also impose liability for the cost of removal, remediation or disposal of these materials through a licensed disposal or treatment facility. Anyone who arranges for the disposal or treatment of these materials is potentially liable under such laws. These laws often impose liability whether or not the person arranging for the disposal ever owned or operated the disposal facility. In connection with the ownership, operation and management of properties, we could potentially be responsible for environmental liabilities or costs associated with our properties or properties we acquire or manage in the future.

 

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We have determined that our legal obligations to remove or remediate certain potentially hazardous materials may be conditional asset retirement obligations, as defined in GAAP. Except in limited circumstances where the asset retirement activities are expected to be performed in connection with a planned construction project or property casualty, we believe that the fair value of our asset retirement obligations cannot be reasonably estimated due to significant uncertainties in the timing and manner of settlement of those obligations. Asset retirement obligations that are reasonably estimable as of December 31, 2010, are immaterial to our consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Operating Leases
We are obligated under non-cancelable operating leases for office space and equipment. In addition, we sublease certain of our office space to tenants under non-cancelable subleases. Approximate minimum annual rentals under operating leases and approximate minimum payments to be received under annual subleases are as follows (in thousands):
                 
    Operating        
    Lease     Sublease  
    Obligations     Receivables  
2011
  $ 6,334     $ 785  
2012
    4,399       658  
2013
    1,381       205  
2014
    925        
2015
    511        
Thereafter
    850        
 
           
Total
  $ 14,400     $ 1,648  
 
           
Substantially all of the office space subject to the operating leases described above is for the use of our corporate offices and area operations. Rent expense recognized totaled $6.6 million, $7.7 million and $10.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Sublease receipts that offset rent expense totaled approximately $1.6 million, $0.7 million and $0.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
As discussed in Note 3, during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, we commenced restructuring activities pursuant to which we vacated certain leased office space for which we remain obligated. In connection with the restructurings, we accrued amounts representing the estimated fair value of certain lease obligations related to space we are no longer using, reduced by estimated sublease amounts. At December 31, 2010, approximately $4.7 million related to the above operating lease obligations was included in accrued liabilities related to these estimates.
Additionally, during January 2011, we provided notice of our intent to terminate one of the leases included in the table above effective March 31, 2012, and we paid the required lease termination payment of approximately $1.3 million. Obligations shown in the table above reflect our revised obligations following the lease buyout.

 

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NOTE 9 — Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes reflect the net effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities of the taxable subsidiaries for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of our deferred tax liabilities and assets are as follows (in thousands):
                 
    2010     2009  
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
Partnership differences
  $ 26,033     $ 32,565  
Depreciation
    1,212       2,474  
Deferred revenue
    11,975       14,862  
 
           
Total deferred tax liabilities
  $ 39,220     $ 49,901  
 
           
 
               
Deferred tax assets:
               
Net operating, capital and other loss carryforwards
  $ 41,511     $ 37,164  
Provision for impairments on real estate assets
    33,321       33,321  
Receivables
    8,752       3,094  
Accrued liabilities
    6,648       9,272  
Accrued interest expense
    2,220        
Intangibles — management contracts
    1,273       1,911  
Tax credit carryforwards
    7,181       6,949  
Equity compensation
    900       1,463  
Other
    159       929  
 
           
Total deferred tax assets
    101,965       94,103  
 
           
Valuation allowance
    (4,009 )     (2,187 )
 
           
Net deferred income tax assets
  $ 58,736     $ 42,015  
 
           
At December 31, 2010, we increased the valuation allowance for our deferred tax assets by $1.8 million for certain state net operating losses as well as certain low income housing credits based on a determination that it was more likely than not that such assets will not be realized prior to their expiration.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of our unrecognized tax benefits is presented below (in thousands):
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
Balance at January 1
  $ 3,079     $ 3,080     $ 2,965  
Additions based on tax positions related to prior years
    992             115  
Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years
          (1 )      
 
                 
Balance at December 31
  $ 4,071     $ 3,079     $ 3,080  
 
                 
We do not anticipate any material changes in existing unrecognized tax benefits during the next 12 months. Because the statute of limitations has not yet elapsed, our Federal income tax returns for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent years and certain of our State income tax returns for the year ended December 31, 2005, and subsequent years are currently subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service or other tax authorities. Approximately $3.3 million of the unrecognized tax benefit, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. As discussed in Note 2, the IRS has issued us summary reports including its proposed adjustments to the Aimco Operating Partnership’s 2007 and 2006 Federal tax returns. We do not expect the proposed adjustments to have any material effect on our unrecognized tax benefits, financial condition or results of operations. Our policy is to include interest and penalties related to income taxes in income taxes in our consolidated statements of operations.
In accordance with the accounting requirements for stock-based compensation, we may recognize tax benefits in connection with the exercise of stock options by employees of our taxable subsidiaries and the vesting of restricted stock awards. During the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we had no excess tax benefits from employee stock option exercises and vested restricted stock awards.

 

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Significant components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes are as follows and are classified within income tax benefit in continuing operations and income from discontinued operations, net in our statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 (in thousands):
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
Current:
                       
Federal
  $     $ (1,910 )   $ 8,678  
State
    1,395       3,992       2,415  
 
                 
Total current
    1,395       2,082       11,093  
 
                 
 
                       
Deferred:
                       
Federal
    (10,912 )     (17,320 )     (22,115 )
State
    (1,380 )     (3,988 )     (2,386 )
 
                 
Total deferred
    (12,292 )     (21,308 )     (24,501 )
 
                 
Total benefit
  $ (10,897 )   $ (19,226 )   $ (13,408 )
 
                 
Classification:
                       
Continuing operations
  $ (18,328 )   $ (17,487 )   $ (56,574 )
Discontinued operations
  $ 7,431     $ (1,739 )   $ 43,166  
Consolidated losses subject to tax, consisting of pretax income or loss of our taxable subsidiaries and gains or losses on certain property sales that are subject to income tax under section 1374 of the Internal Revenue Code, for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 totaled $50.3 million, $40.6 million and $81.8 million, respectively. The reconciliation of income tax attributable to continuing and discontinued operations computed at the U.S. statutory rate to income tax benefit is shown below (dollars in thousands):
                                                 
    2010     2009     2008  
    Amount     Percent     Amount     Percent     Amount     Percent  
Tax at U.S. statutory rates on consolidated loss subject to tax
  $ (17,622 )     35.0 %   $ (14,221 )     35.0 %   $ (28,632 )     35.0 %
State income tax, net of Federal tax benefit
    14             (2,183 )     5.4 %     29        
Effect of permanent differences
    (673 )     1.3 %     127       (0.3 %)     215       (0.3 %)
Tax effect of intercompany transfers of assets between the REIT and taxable subsidiaries (1)
    5,694       (11.3 %)     (4,759 )     11.7 %     15,059       (18.4 %)
Write-off of excess tax basis
    (132 )     0.3 %     (377 )     0.9 %     (79 )     0.1 %
Increase in valuation allowance
    1,822       (3.6 %)     2,187       (5.4 %)            
 
                                   
 
  $ (10,897 )     21.7 %   $ (19,226 )     47.3 %   $ (13,408 )     16.4 %
 
                                   
(1)  
Includes the effect of assets contributed by us to taxable subsidiaries, for which deferred tax expense or benefit was recognized upon the sale or impairment of the asset by the taxable subsidiary.
Income taxes paid totaled approximately $1.9 million, $4.6 million and $13.8 million in the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
At December 31, 2010, we had net operating loss carryforwards, or NOLs, of approximately $73.7 million for income tax purposes that expire in years 2027 to 2030. Subject to certain separate return limitations, we may use these NOLs to offset all or a portion of taxable income generated by our taxable subsidiaries. We generated approximately $9.8 million of NOLs during the year ended December 31, 2010, as a result of losses from our taxable subsidiaries. The deductibility of intercompany interest expense with our taxable subsidiaries is subject to certain intercompany limitations based upon taxable income as required under Section 163(j) of the Code. As of December 31, 2010, interest carryovers of approximately $23.7 million, limited by Section 163(j) of the Code, are available against U.S. Federal tax without expiration. The deferred tax asset related to these interest carryovers is approximately $9.2 million. Additionally, our low-income housing and rehabilitation tax credit carryforwards as of December 31, 2010, were approximately $7.7 million for income tax purposes that expire in years 2012 to 2029. The net deferred tax asset related to these credits is approximately $6.0 million.
NOTE 10 — Notes Receivable from Aimco
In exchange for the sale of certain real estate assets to Aimco in December 2000, we received notes receivable, totaling $10.1 million. The notes bear interest at the rate of 5.7% per annum. Of the $10.1 million total, $7.6 million is due upon demand, and the remainder is due in scheduled semi-annual payments with all unpaid principal and interest due on December 31, 2010. As of the date of this filing, the note has not been repaid. At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the balance of the notes totaled $17.2 million and $16.4, respectively, which includes accrued and unpaid interest.

 

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NOTE 11 — Partners’ Capital and Redeemable Preferred Units
Preferred OP Units Owned by Aimco
At December 31, 2010 and 2009, we had the following classes of preferred OP Units owned by Aimco outstanding (stated at their redemption values, dollars in thousands):
                                 
            Annual        
            Distribution        
            Rate Per Unit     Balance  
    Redemption     (paid     December 31,  
Perpetual:   Date (1)     quarterly)     2010     2009  
Class G Partnership Preferred Units, $0.01 par value, 4,050,000 units authorized, zero and 4,050,000 units issued and outstanding, respectively (2)
    07/15/2008       9.375 %   $     $ 101,000  
Class T Partnership Preferred Units, $0.01 par value, 6,000,000 units authorized, 6,000,000 units issued and outstanding
    07/31/2008       8.000 %     150,000       150,000  
Class U Partnership Preferred Units, $0.01 par value, 12,000,000 and 8,000,000 units authorized, 12,000,000 and 8,000,000 units issued and outstanding, respectively
    03/24/2009       7.750 %     298,101       200,000  
Class V Partnership Preferred Units, $0.01 par value, 3,450,000 units authorized, 3,450,000 units issued and outstanding
    09/29/2009       8.000 %     86,250       86,250  
Class Y Partnership Preferred Unit, $0.01 par value, 3,450,000 units authorized, 3,450,000 units issued and outstanding
    12/21/2009       7.875 %     86,250       86,250  
Series A Community Reinvestment Act Perpetual Partnership Preferred Units, $0.01 par value per unit, 240 units authorized, 114 and 134 units issued and outstanding, respectively (3)
    06/30/2011       (3 )     57,000       67,000  
 
                           
Total
                    677,601       690,500  
Less preferred units subject to repurchase agreement (4)
                    (20,000 )     (30,000 )
 
                           
Total
                  $ 657,601     $ 660,500  
 
                           
(1)  
All classes of preferred units are redeemable by the Partnership only in connection with a concurrent redemption by Aimco of the corresponding Aimco preferred stock held by unrelated parties. All classes of Aimco’s corresponding preferred stock are redeemable at Aimco’s option on and after the dates specified.
 
(2)  
Outstanding units at December 31, 2009, included 10,000 units held by a consolidated subsidiary that were eliminated in consolidation.
 
(3)  
The Series A Community Reinvestment Act Perpetual Partnership Preferred Units, or the CRA Preferred Units, have substantially the same terms as Aimco’s Series A Community Reinvestment Act Perpetual Preferred Stock, or the CRA Preferred Stock. Holders of the CRA Preferred Units are entitled to cumulative cash dividends payable quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year, when and as declared, beginning on September 30, 2006. For the period from the date of original issuance through March 31, 2015, the distribution rate is a variable rate per annum equal to the Three-Month LIBOR Rate (as defined in the articles supplementary designating the CRA Preferred Stock) plus 1.25%, calculated as of the beginning of each quarterly dividend period. The rate at December 31, 2010 and 2009 was 1.54%. Upon liquidation, holders of the CRA Preferred Units are entitled to a preference of $500,000 per unit, plus an amount equal to accumulated, accrued and unpaid distributions, whether or not earned or declared. The CRA Preferred Units rank prior to our common OP Units and on the same level as our other OP preferred Units, with respect to the payment of distributions and the distribution of amounts upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up. The CRA Preferred Units are not redeemable prior to June 30, 2011, except in limited circumstances related to Aimco’s REIT qualification. On and after June 30, 2011, the CRA Preferred Units are redeemable for cash, in whole or from time to time in part, upon the redemption, at Aimco’s option, of its CRA Preferred Stock at a price per unit equal to the liquidation preference, plus accumulated, accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, to the redemption date.
 
(4)  
In June 2009, Aimco entered into an agreement to repurchase $36.0 million in liquidation preference of its CRA Preferred Stock at a 30% discount to the liquidation preference. Pursuant to this agreement, in May 2010 and June 2009, Aimco repurchased 20 shares and 12 shares, or $10.0 million and $6.0 million in liquidation preference, respectively, of CRA Preferred Stock for $7.0 million and $4.2 million, respectively. Concurrent with Aimco’s repurchases, we repurchased from Aimco an equivalent number of our CRA Preferred Units. The holder of the CRA Preferred Stock may require Aimco to repurchase an additional 40 shares, or $20.0 million in liquidation preference, of CRA Preferred Stock over the next two years, for $14.0 million. If required, these additional repurchases will be for up to $10.0 million in liquidation preference in May 2011 and 2012. Upon any repurchases required of Aimco under this agreement, we will repurchase from Aimco an equivalent number of our CRA Preferred Units. Based on the holder’s ability to require Aimco to repurchase shares of CRA Preferred Stock pursuant to this agreement and our obligation to purchase from Aimco a corresponding number of our CRA Preferred Units, $20.0 million and $30.0 million in liquidation preference of CRA Preferred Units, or the maximum redemption value of such preferred units, is classified as part of redeemable preferred units within temporary capital in our consolidation balance sheets at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

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On September 7, 2010, Aimco issued 4,000,000 shares of its 7.75% Class U Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, or the Class U Preferred Stock, in an underwritten public offering for a price per share of $24.09 (reflecting a price to the public of $24.86 per share, less an underwriting discount and commissions of $0.77 per share). The offering generated net proceeds of $96.1 million (after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and transaction expenses). Aimco contributed the net proceeds to us in exchange for 4,000,000 units of our 7.75% Class U Cumulative Preferred Units. We recorded issuance costs of $3.3 million, consisting primarily of underwriting commissions, as an adjustment of partners’ capital to the Partnership within our condensed consolidated balance sheet.
On October 7, 2010, using the net proceeds from the issuance of Class U Preferred Stock supplemented by corporate funds, Aimco redeemed all of the 4,050,000 outstanding shares of its 9.375% Class G Cumulative Preferred Stock, inclusive of 10,000 shares held by a consolidated subsidiary that are eliminated in consolidation. This redemption was for cash at a price equal to $25.00 per share, or $101.3 million in aggregate ($101.0 million net of eliminations), plus accumulated and unpaid dividends of $2.2 million. Concurrent with this redemption, we redeemed all of our outstanding Class G Partnership Preferred Units, 4,040,000 of which were held by Aimco and 10,000 of which were held by a consolidated subsidiary. In connection with the redemption, we reflected $4.3 million of issuance costs previously recorded as a reduction of partners’ capital attributable as an increase in net income attributable to preferred unitholders for purposes of calculating earnings per unit for the year ended December 31, 2010.
In connection with our May 2010 and June 2009 CRA Preferred Units repurchase discussed above, we reflected the $3.0 million and $1.8 million excess of the carrying value over the repurchase price, offset by $0.2 million of issuance costs previously recorded as a reduction of partners’ capital, as a reduction of net income attributable to preferred unitholders for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
During 2008, Aimco repurchased 54 shares, or $27.0 million in liquidation preference, of its CRA Preferred Stock for cash totaling $24.8 million. Concurrent with this redemption, we repurchased from Aimco an equivalent number of outstanding CRA Preferred Units. We reflected the $2.2 million excess of the carrying value over the repurchase price, offset by $0.7 million of issuance costs previously recorded as a reduction of partners’ capital, as a reduction of net income attributable to the Partnership’s preferred unitholders for the year ended December 31, 2008.
All classes of preferred OP Units are pari passu with each other and are senior to the common OP Units. None of the classes of preferred OP Units have any voting rights, except the right to approve certain changes to the Partnership Agreement that would adversely affect holders of such class of units. Distributions on all preferred OP Units are subject to being declared by the General Partner. All of the above outstanding classes of preferred units have a liquidation preference per unit of $25, with the exception of the CRA Preferred Units, which have a liquidation preference per unit of $500,000.

 

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Redeemable Preferred OP Units
As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the following classes of preferred OP Units (stated at their redemption values) owned by third parties were outstanding (in thousands, except unit data):
                 
Redeemable Preferred OP Units:   2010     2009  
Class One Partnership Preferred Units, 90,000 units issued and outstanding, redeemable at the holders option one year following issuance, holder to receive distributions at 8.75% ($8.00 per annum per unit)
  $ 8,229     $ 8,229  
Class Two Partnership Preferred Units, 19,364 and 23,700 units issued and outstanding, redeemable at the holders option one year following issuance, holders to receive distributions at 1.84% ($.46 per annum per unit)
    484       593  
Class Three Partnership Preferred Units, 1,366,771 and 1,371,451 units issued and outstanding, redeemable at the holders option one year following issuance, holders to receive distributions at 7.88% ($1.97 per annum per unit)
    34,169       34,286  
Class Four Partnership Preferred Units, 755,999 units issued and outstanding, redeemable at the holders option one year following issuance, holders to receive distributions at 8.0% ($2.00 per annum per unit)
    18,900       18,900  
Class Five Partnership Preferred Units, zero and 68,671 units issued and outstanding, redeemable for cash at any time at our option, holder to receive distributions equal to the per unit distribution on the common OP Units (1) (2)
          2,747  
Class Six Partnership Preferred Units, 796,668 and 802,453 units issued and outstanding, redeemable at the holders option one year following issuance, holder to receive distributions at 8.5% ($2.125 per annum per unit)
    19,917       20,061  
Class Seven Partnership Preferred Units, 27,960 units issued and outstanding, redeemable at the holders option one year following issuance, holder to receive distributions at 7.87% ($1.968 per annum per unit)
    699       699  
Class Eight Partnership Preferred Units, 6,250 units issued and outstanding, redeemable for cash at any time at our option, holder to receive distributions equal to the per unit distribution on the common OP Units (1)
    156       156  
 
           
Subtotal
  $ 82,554     $ 85,671  
 
           
(1)  
Holders of the Class Five and Class Eight Partnership Preferred Units received the per unit special distributions discussed below in addition to the regular distributions received by common OP unitholders during 2010 and 2009.
 
(2)  
Purchased from the holder in exchange for cash and other consideration during 2010.
The Class One, Class Two, Class Three, Class Four, Class Six and Class Seven preferred OP Units are redeemable, at the holders’ option. We, at our sole discretion, may settle such redemption requests in cash or cause Aimco to issue shares of its Class A Common Stock in a value equal to the redemption preference. In the event we require Aimco to issue shares to settle a redemption request, we would issue to Aimco a corresponding number of common OP Units. During 2008, we established a redemption policy that requires cash settlement of redemption requests for the redeemable preferred OP Units, subject to limited exceptions. Accordingly, these redeemable units are classified as redeemable preferred units within temporary capital in our consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2010 and 2009, based on the expectation that we will cash settle these units.
Subject to certain conditions, the Class Four, Class Six and Class Eight Partnership Preferred Units are convertible into common OP Units.
During the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, approximately 14,800 and 68,200 preferred OP Units, respectively, were tendered for redemption in exchange for cash. During the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, no preferred OP Units were tendered for redemption in exchange for shares of Aimco Class A Common Stock.

 

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The following table presents a reconciliation of redeemable preferred units (including the CRA Preferred Units subject to a repurchase agreement discussed above) classified within temporary capital for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008:
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
Balance at January 1
  $ 116,656     $ 88,148     $  
Net income attributable to redeemable preferred units
    4,964       6,288        
Distributions to preferred units
    (6,730 )     (6,806 )      
Purchases of preferred units
    (11,462 )     (1,725 )      
Reclassification of redeemable preferred units from partners’ capital
          30,000       88,148  
Other
          751        
 
                 
Balance at December 31
  $ 103,428     $ 116,656     $ 88,148  
 
                 
The distributions paid on each class of preferred OP Units classified as partners’ capital in the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, and, in the case of the redeemable preferred OP Units discussed above, classified in temporary capital as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, are as follows (in thousands, except per unit data):
                                                 
    2010     2009     2008  
    Amount     Total     Amount     Total     Amount     Total  
Class of Preferred   Per     Amount     Per     Amount     Per     Amount  
OP Units   Unit (1)     Paid     Unit (1)     Paid     Unit (1)     Paid  
Class G
  $ 2.30     $ 9,334     $ 2.34     $ 9,492     $ 2.34     $ 9,492  
Class T
    2.00       12,000       2.00       12,000       2.00       12,000  
Class U
    1.94       17,438 (2)     1.94       15,500       1.94       15,500  
Class V
    2.00       6,900       2.00       6,900       2.00       6,900  
Class Y
    1.97       6,792       1.97       6,792       1.97       6,792  
Series A CRA
    8,169.00 (3)     971       10,841.00 (4)     1,531       24,381.00 (5)     4,531  
Class One
    8.00       720       8.00       720       8.00       720  
Class Two
    0.99       19       1.80       43       1.52       67  
Class Three
    1.97       2,693       1.99       2,733       2.01       2,856  
Class Four
    2.00       1,512       2.00       1,512       2.00       1,512  
Class Five
    0.30       21       2.38       163       7.91       543  
Class Six
    2.13       1,696       2.13       1,705       2.12       1,705  
Class Seven
    2.38       66       2.38       66       2.36       66  
Class Eight
    0.40       3       2.38       15       7.91       49  
 
                                         
Total
          $ 60,165             $ 59,172             $ 62,733  
 
                                         
(1)  
Amounts per unit are calculated based on the number of preferred units outstanding either at the end of each year or as of conversion or redemption date, as noted.
 
(2)  
Amount paid includes $1.3 million related to the two months prior purchase of the 4,000,000 units sold in September 2010, which amount was prepaid by the purchaser in connection with the sale.
 
(3)  
Amount per unit based on 114 units outstanding for the entire period. 20 units were repurchased in May 2010 and the holders of these units received $1,980 per unit in dividends through the date of purchase.
 
(4)  
Amount per unit based on 134 units outstanding for the entire period. 12 units were repurchased in June 2009 and the holders of these units received $6,509 per unit in dividends through the date of purchase.
 
(5)  
Amount per unit based on 146 units outstanding for the entire period. 54 units were repurchased in September 2008 and the holders of these units received $17,980 per unit in dividends through the date of purchase.
Common OP Units
Common OP Units are redeemable by common OP Unitholders (other than the General Partner and Special Limited Partner) at their option, subject to certain restrictions, on the basis of one common OP Unit for either one share of Aimco Class A Common Stock or cash equal to the fair value of a share of Aimco Class A Common Stock at the time of redemption. We have the option to require Aimco to deliver shares of Aimco Class A Common Stock in exchange for all or any portion of the cash requested. When a Limited Partner redeems a common OP Unit for Aimco Class A Common Stock, Limited Partners’ Capital is reduced and Special Limited Partners’ capital is increased. Common OP Units held by Aimco are not redeemable.
The holders of the common OP Units receive distributions, prorated from the date of issuance, in an amount equivalent to the dividends paid to holders of Aimco Class A Common Stock, and may redeem such units for cash or, at our option, shares of Aimco Class A Common Stock.

 

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In December 2008, October 2008, July 2008, and December 2007, we declared special distributions payable on January 29, 2009, December 1, 2008, August 29, 2008 and January 30, 2008, respectively, to holders of record of common OP Units and High Performance Units on December 29, 2008, October 27, 2008, July 28, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. The special distributions were paid on common OP Units and High Performance Units in the amounts listed below. We distributed to Aimco common OP Units equal to the number of shares we issued pursuant to Aimco’s corresponding special dividends in addition to approximately $0.60 per unit in cash. Holders of common OP Units other than Aimco and holders of High Performance Units received the distribution entirely in cash.
                                 
    January 2009     December 2008     August 2008     January 2008  
Aimco Operating Partnership Special   Special     Special     Special     Special  
Distributions   Distribution     Distribution     Distribution     Distribution  
Distribution per unit
  $ 2.08     $ 1.80     $ 3.00     $ 2.51  
Total distribution
  $ 230.1 million     $ 176.6 million     $ 285.5 million     $ 257.2 million  
Common OP Units and High Performance Units outstanding on record date
    110,654,142       98,136,520       95,151,333       102,478,510  
Common OP Units held by Aimco
    101,169,951       88,650,980       85,619,144       92,795,891  
Total distribution on Aimco common OP Units
  $ 210.4 million     $ 159.6 million     $ 256.9 million     $ 232.9 million  
Cash distribution to Aimco
  $ 60.6 million     $ 53.2 million     $ 51.4 million     $ 55.0 million  
Portion of distribution paid to Aimco through issuance of common OP Units
  $ 149.8 million     $ 106.4 million     $ 205.5 million     $ 177.9 million  
Common OP Units issued to Aimco pursuant to distributions
    15,627,330       12,572,267       5,731,310       4,594,074  
Cash distributed to common OP Unit and High Performance Unit holders other than Aimco
  $ 19.7 million     $ 17.0 million     $ 28.6 million     $ 24.3 million  

 

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Also in December 2008, October 2008, July 2008 and December 2007, Aimco’s board of directors declared corresponding special dividends payable on January 29, 2009, December 1, 2008, August 29, 2008 and January 30, 2008, respectively, to holders of record of its Common Stock on December 29, 2008, October 27, 2008, July 28, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. A portion of the special dividends in the amounts of $0.60 per share represents payment of the regular dividend for the quarters ended December 31, 2008, September 30, 2008, June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively, and the remaining amount per share represents an additional dividend associated with taxable gains from property dispositions. Portions of the special dividends were paid through the issuance of shares of Aimco Class A Common Stock. The table below summarizes information regarding these special dividends.
                                 
    January 2009     December 2008     August 2008     January 2008  
    Special     Special     Special     Special  
Aimco Special Dividends   Dividend     Dividend     Dividend     Dividend  
Dividend per share
  $ 2.08     $ 1.80     $ 3.00     $ 2.51  
Outstanding shares of Common Stock on the record date
    101,169,951       88,650,980       85,619,144       92,795,891  
 
                               
Total dividend
  $ 210.4 million     $ 159.6 million     $ 256.9 million     $ 232.9 million  
Portion of dividend paid in cash
  $ 60.6 million     $ 53.2 million     $ 51.4 million     $ 55.0 million  
Portion of dividend paid through issuance of shares
  $ 149.8 million     $ 106.4 million     $ 205.5 million     $ 177.9 million  
Shares issued pursuant to dividend
    15,627,330       12,572,267       5,731,310       4,594,074  
Average share price on determination date
  $ 9.58     $ 8.46     $ 35.84     $ 38.71  
 
                               
Amounts after elimination of the effects of shares of Common Stock held by consolidated subsidiaries:
                               
Outstanding shares of Common Stock on the record date
    100,642,817       88,186,456       85,182,665       92,379,751  
Total dividend
  $ 209.3 million     $ 158.7 million     $ 255.5 million     $ 231.9 million  
Portion of dividend paid in cash
  $ 60.3 million     $ 52.9 million     $ 51.1 million     $ 54.8 million  
Portion of dividend paid through issuance of shares
  $ 149.0 million     $ 105.8 million     $ 204.4 million     $ 177.1 million  
Shares issued pursuant to dividend
    15,548,996       12,509,657       5,703,265       4,573,735  
During the year ended December 31, 2010, Aimco sold 600,000 shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to an At-The-Market, or ATM, offering program Aimco initiated during 2010, generating $14.4 million of net proceeds. Aimco contributed the net proceeds to us in exchange for an equivalent number of common OP Units.
During the year ended December 31, 2010, we acquired the noncontrolling limited partnership interests in certain of our consolidated real estate partnerships in exchange for cash and the issuance of approximately 276,000 common OP Units. We completed no similar acquisitions of noncontrolling interests during 2009 or 2008.
During the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, approximately 168,300 and 64,000 common OP Units, respectively, were redeemed in exchange for cash, and approximately 519,000 common OP Units were redeemed in exchange for shares of Aimco Class A Common Stock in 2009. No common OP Units were redeemed in exchange for shares of Aimco Class A Common Stock in 2010.
During 2008 and prior years, from time to time, Aimco issued shares of Class A Common Stock to certain non-executive officers who purchased the shares at market prices. In exchange for the shares purchased, the officers executed notes payable. These notes, which are 25% recourse to the borrowers, have a 10-year maturity and bear interest either at a fixed rate of 6% annually or a floating rate based on the 30-day LIBOR plus 3.85%, which is subject to an annual interest rate cap of typically 7.25%. The notes were contributed by Aimco to us in exchange for an equivalent number of common OP Units. Total payments in 2010 and 2009 on all notes from officers were $0.6 million and $0.8 million, respectively. In 2010 and 2009, Aimco reacquired approximately 9,000 and 94,000 shares of Class A Common Stock from officers in exchange for the cancellation of related notes totaling $0.3 million and $1.5 million, respectively. Concurrently, we reacquired from Aimco an equal number of common OP Units.
As further discussed in Note 12, during 2010, 2009 and 2008, Aimco issued shares of restricted Class A Common Stock to certain officers, employees and independent directors, and we concurrently issued a corresponding number of common OP Units to Aimco.
High Performance Units
At December 31, 2010 and 2009, we had outstanding 2,339,950 and 2,344,719, respectively, of High Performance Units. The holders of High Performance Units are generally restricted from transferring these units except upon a change of control in the Partnership. The holders of High Performance Units receive the same amount of distributions that are paid to holders of an equivalent number of our outstanding common OP Units.

 

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Investment in Aimco
From 1998 through 2001, we completed various transactions with Aimco that resulted in our investment in 384,740 shares of Aimco Class A Common Stock. In connection with Aimco’s special dividends discussed above, Aimco paid a portion of these dividends to us through the issuance of 175,141 shares of Aimco Class A Common Stock, bringing our total investment in Aimco to 559,881 shares. Our investment in Aimco Class A Common Stock is presented in the accompanying financial statements as a reduction to partners’ capital.
Registration Statements
Pursuant to Aimco’s ATM offering program discussed above, Aimco may issue up to 6.4 million additional shares of its Class A Common Stock. Additionally, we and Aimco have a shelf registration statement that provides for the issuance of debt securities by us and debt and equity securities by Aimco.
NOTE 12 — Share-Based Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans
Stock Award and Incentive Plan
Aimco has a stock award and incentive plan to attract and retain officers, key employees and independent directors. The plan reserves for issuance a maximum of 4.1 million shares, which may be in the form of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options and restricted stock, or other types of awards as authorized under the plan. Pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the plan, the number of shares reserved for issuance has been adjusted to reflect Aimco’s special dividends discussed in Note 11. At December 31, 2010 there were approximately 1.3 million shares available to be granted under the plan. The plan is administered by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of Aimco’s board of directors. In the case of stock options, the exercise price of the options granted may not be less than the fair market value of Aimco Class A Common Stock at the date of grant. The term of the options is generally ten years from the date of grant. The options typically vest over a period of one to four or five years from the date of grant. Aimco generally issues new shares upon exercise of options. Restricted stock awards typically vest over a period of three to five years.
When Aimco issues restricted stock and stock options to its employees, we are required to issue common OP Units to Aimco for the same number of shares of Aimco Class A Common Stock that are issued to employees under these arrangements. Upon exercise of the stock options, Aimco must contribute to us the proceeds received in connection with the exercised options. Therefore, the following disclosures pertain to Aimco’s stock options. Our obligations to issue common OP Units under Aimco’s share based compensation plans results in reciprocal accounting treatment in our financial statements.
Refer to Note 2 for discussion of our accounting policy related to stock-based compensation.
We estimated the fair value of our options using a Black-Scholes closed-form valuation model using the assumptions set forth in the table below. The expected term of the options was based on historical option exercises and post-vesting terminations. Expected volatility reflects the historical volatility of Aimco Class A Common Stock during the historical period commensurate with the expected term of the options that ended on the date of grant. The expected dividend yield reflects expectations regarding cash dividend amounts per share paid on Aimco Class A Common Stock during the expected term of the option and the risk-free interest rate reflects the annualized yield of a zero coupon U.S. Treasury security with a term equal to the expected term of the option. The weighted average fair value of options and our valuation assumptions for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
Weighted average grant-date fair value
  $ 9.27     $ 2.47     $ 4.34  
Assumptions:
                       
Risk-free interest rate
    3.14 %     2.26 %     3.12 %
Expected dividend yield
    2.90 %     8.00 %     6.02 %
Expected volatility
    52.16 %     45.64 %     24.02 %
Weighted average expected life of options
    7.8 years       6.9 years       6.5 years  
 

 

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The following table summarizes activity for Aimco’s outstanding stock options for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 (numbers of options in thousands):
                                                 
    2010     2009(1)     2008(1)  
            Weighted             Weighted             Weighted  
    Number     Average     Number     Average     Number     Average  
    of     Exercise     of     Exercise     of     Exercise  
    Options     Price     Options     Price     Options     Price  
Outstanding at beginning of year
    8,873     $ 28.22       10,344     $ 31.01       8,555     $ 39.57  
Granted
    3       21.67       965       8.92       980       39.77  
Exercised
    (202 )     8.92                   (14 )     37.45  
Forfeited
    (1,514 )     28.73       (2,436 )     32.03       (1,423 )     38.75  
Adjustment to outstanding options pursuant to special dividends
          n/a             n/a       2,246       n/a  
 
                                   
Outstanding at end of year
    7,160     $ 28.65       8,873     $ 28.22       10,344     $ 31.01  
 
                                               
Exercisable at end of year
    5,869     $ 30.18       6,840     $ 29.65       7,221     $ 29.51  
(1)  
In connection with Aimco’s special dividends discussed in Note 11, effective on the record date of each dividend, the number of options and exercise prices of all outstanding awards were adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the applicable plans based on the market price of Aimco’s stock on the ex-dividend dates of the related special dividends. The adjustment to the number of outstanding options is reflected in the table separate from the other activity during the periods at the weighted average exercise price for those outstanding options. The exercise prices for options granted, exercised and forfeited in the table above reflect the actual exercise prices at the time of the related activity. The number and weighted average exercise price for options outstanding and exercisable at the end of year reflect the adjustments for the applicable special dividends. The adjustment of the awards pursuant to Aimco’s special dividends is considered a modification of the awards, but did not result in a change in the fair value of any awards and therefore did not result in a change in total compensation to be recognized over the remaining term of the awards.
The intrinsic value of a stock option represents the amount by which the current price of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option. Options outstanding at December 31, 2010, had an aggregate intrinsic value of $12.8 million and a weighted average remaining contractual term of 3.8 years. Options exercisable at December 31, 2010, had an aggregate intrinsic value of $2.4 million and a weighted average remaining contractual term of 3.1 years. The intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2008, was $2.9 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively. We may realize tax benefits in connection with the exercise of options by employees of Aimco’s taxable subsidiaries. During the year ended December 31, 2010, we did not recognize any significant tax benefits related to options exercised during the year, and during the year ended December 31, 2009, as no stock options were exercised we realized no related tax benefits.
The following table summarizes activity for Aimco’s restricted stock awards for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 (numbers of shares in thousands):
                                                 
    2010     2009     2008  
            Weighted             Weighted             Weighted  
    Number     Average     Number     Average     Number     Average  
    of     Grant-Date     of     Grant-Date     of     Grant-Date  
    Shares     Fair Value     Shares     Fair Value     Shares     Fair Value  
Unvested at beginning of year
    458     $ 26.73       893     $ 40.33       960     $ 46.08  
Granted
    381       16.72       378       8.92       248       39.85  
Vested
    (261 )     27.56       (418 )     32.83       (377 )     43.45  
Forfeited
    (34 )     26.11       (533 )     27.66       (128 )     46.85  
Issued pursuant to special dividends (1)
                138       9.58       190       22.51  
 
                                   
Unvested at end of year
    544     $ 19.36       458     $ 26.73       893     $ 40.33  
 
                                   
(1)  
This represents shares of restricted stock issued to holders of restricted stock pursuant to Aimco’s special dividends discussed in Note 11. The weighted average grant-date fair value for these shares represents the price of Aimco’s Class A Common Stock on the determination date for each dividend. The issuance of the additional shares of restricted stock resulted in no incremental compensation expense.

 

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The aggregate fair value of shares that vested during the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 was $4.4 million, $3.1 million and $16.5 million, respectively.
Total compensation cost recognized for restricted stock and stock option awards was $8.1 million, $8.0 million and $17.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Of these amounts, $0.8 million, $1.3 million and $3.8 million, respectively, were capitalized. At December 31, 2010, total unvested compensation cost not yet recognized was $7.8 million. We expect to recognize this compensation over a weighted average period of approximately 1.7 years.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Under the terms of Aimco’s employee stock purchase plan, eligible employees may authorize payroll deductions up to 15% of their base compensation to purchase shares of Common Stock at a five percent discount from its fair value on the last day of the calendar quarter during which payroll deductions are made. In 2010, 2009 and 2008, 5,662, 20,076 and 8,926 shares were purchased under this plan at an average price of $20.92, $8.82 and $23.86, respectively. No compensation cost is recognized in connection with this plan. Common OP Units we issue to Aimco in connection with shares of Aimco’s Class A Common Stock purchased under Aimco’s employee stock purchase plan are treated as issued and outstanding on the date of purchase and distributions paid on such units are recognized as a reduction of partners’ capital when such distributions are declared.
401(k) Plan
We provide a 401(k) defined-contribution employee savings plan. Employees who have completed 30 days of service and are age 18 or older are eligible to participate. For the period from January 1, 2009 through January 29, 2009, and during the year ended December 31, 2008, our matching contributions were made in the following manner: (1) a 100% match on the first 3% of the participant’s compensation; and (2) a 50% match on the next 2% of the participant’s compensation. On December 31, 2008, we suspended employer matching contributions effective January 29, 2009. We may reinstate employer matching contributions at any time. We incurred costs in connection with this plan of less than $0.1 million in 2010, $0.6 million in 2009 and $5.2 million in 2008.
NOTE 13 — Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale
We report as discontinued operations real estate assets that meet the definition of a component of an entity and have been sold or meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale. We include all results of these discontinued operations, less applicable income taxes, in a separate component of income on the consolidated statements of operations under the heading “income from discontinued operations, net.” This treatment resulted in the retrospective adjustment of the 2010, 2009 and 2008 statements of operations and the 2010 and 2009 balance sheets to reflect as discontinued operations all properties sold or classified as held for sale as of March 31, 2011.

 

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We are currently marketing for sale certain real estate properties that are inconsistent with our long-term investment strategy. At the end of each reporting period, we evaluate whether such properties meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale, including whether such properties are expected to be sold within 12 months. Additionally, certain properties that do not meet all of the criteria to be classified as held for sale at the balance sheet date may nevertheless be sold and included in discontinued operations in the subsequent 12 months; thus the number of properties that may be sold during the subsequent 12 months could exceed the number classified as held for sale. At December 31, 2010 and 2009, after adjustments for properties that were sold or classified as held for sale as of March 31, 2011, we had 13 and 64 properties with an aggregate of 2,008 and 10,197 units, respectively, classified as held for sale. Amounts classified as held for sale in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 are as follows (in thousands):
                 
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
Real estate, net
  $ 43,506     $ 324,020  
Other assets
    666       5,268  
 
           
Assets held for sale
  $ 44,172     $ 329,288  
 
           
 
               
Property debt
  $ 27,255     $ 264,262  
Other liabilities
    466       6,967  
 
           
Liabilities related to assets held for sale
  $ 27,721     $ 271,229  
 
           
During the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, we sold 51, 89 and 151 consolidated properties with an aggregate 8,189, 22,503 and 37,202 units, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, discontinued operations includes the results of operations for the periods prior to the date of sale for all properties sold or classified as held for sale as of March 31, 2011.
The following is a summary of the components of income from discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 (in thousands):
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
Rental and other property revenues
  $ 54,851     $ 227,757     $ 538,149  
Property operating and other expenses
    (30,241 )     (126,829 )     (279,931 )
Depreciation and amortization
    (15,008 )     (70,655 )     (141,686 )
Provision for operating real estate impairment losses
    (12,674 )     (54,530 )     (27,420 )
 
                 
 
                       
Operating (loss) income
    (3,072 )     (24,257 )     89,112  
Interest income
    283       373       2,186  
Interest expense
    (8,857 )     (43,204 )     (103,133 )
Gain on extinguishment of debt
          259        
 
                 
Loss before gain on dispositions of real estate and income taxes
    (11,646 )     (66,829 )     (11,835 )
Gain on dispositions of real estate
    94,901       221,770       800,270  
Income tax (expense) benefit
    (7,431 )     1,739       (43,166 )
 
                 
 
                       
Income from discontinued operations, net
  $ 75,824     $ 156,680     $ 745,269  
 
                 
 
                       
Income from discontinued operation attributable to:
                       
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships
    (26,969 )   $ (61,374 )   $ (150,086 )
 
                 
The Partnership
  $ 48,855     $ 95,306     $ 595,183  
 
                 
Gain on dispositions of real estate is reported net of incremental direct costs incurred in connection with the transactions, including any prepayment penalties incurred upon repayment of property loans collateralized by the properties being sold. Such prepayment penalties totaled $4.5 million, $29.0 million and $64.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. We classify interest expense related to property debt within discontinued operations when the related real estate asset is sold or classified as held for sale. As discussed in Note 2, during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we allocated $4.7 million and $10.1 million, respectively, of goodwill related to our real estate segment to the carrying amounts of the properties sold or classified as held for sale during the applicable periods. Of these amounts, $4.1 million and $8.7 million, respectively, were reflected as a reduction of gain on dispositions of real estate and $0.6 million and $1.4 million, respectively, were reflected as an adjustment of impairment losses.

 

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NOTE 14 — Earnings per Unit
We calculate earnings per unit based on the weighted average number of common OP Units, participating securities, common OP Unit equivalents and dilutive convertible securities outstanding during the period. We consider both common OP Units and High Performance Units, which have identical rights to distributions and undistributed earnings, to be common units for purposes of the earnings per unit data presented below. The following table illustrates the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per unit for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 (in thousands, except per unit data):
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
Numerator:
                       
Loss from continuing operations
  $ (164,589 )   $ (200,660 )   $ (117,481 )
Loss (income) from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests
    40,270       38,932       (5,663 )
Income attributable to the Partnership’s preferred unitholders
    (58,554 )     (56,854 )     (61,354 )
Income attributable to participating securities
                (6,985 )
 
                 
Loss from continuing operations attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders
  $ (182,873 )   $ (218,582 )   $ (191,483 )
 
                 
 
                       
Income from discontinued operations
  $ 75,824     $ 156,680     $ 745,269  
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests
    (26,969 )     (61,374 )     (150,086 )
 
                 
Income from discontinued operations attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders
  $ 48,855     $ 95,306     $ 595,183  
 
                 
 
                       
Net (loss) income
  $ (88,765 )   $ (43,980 )   $ 627,788  
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests
    13,301       (22,442 )     (155,749 )
Income attributable to the Partnership’s preferred unitholders
    (58,554 )     (56,854 )     (61,354 )
Income attributable to participating securities
                (6,985 )
 
                 
Net (loss) income attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders
  $ (134,018 )   $ (123,276 )   $ 403,700  
 
                 
 
                       
Denominator:
                       
Denominator for basic earnings per unit — weighted average number of common units outstanding
                       
Common OP Units
    122,407       120,836       95,881  
High Performance Units
    2,340       2,344       2,368  
 
                 
Total common units
    124,747       123,180       98,249  
Effect of dilutive securities:
                       
Dilutive potential common units
                 
 
                 
Denominator for diluted earnings per unit
    124,747       123,180       98,249  
 
                 
Earnings (loss) per common unit basic and diluted:
                       
Loss from continuing operations attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders
  $ (1.46 )   $ (1.77 )   $ (1.95 )
Income from discontinued operations attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders
    0.39       0.77       6.06  
 
                 
Net (loss) income attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders
  $ (1.07 )   $ (1.00 )   $ 4.11  
 
                 
Distributions declared per common unit
  $ 0.30     $ 0.40     $ 7.48  
 
                 
As of December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, the common unit equivalents that could potentially dilute basic earnings per unit in future periods totaled 7.2 million, 8.9 million and 9.2 million, respectively. These securities, representing stock options to purchase shares of Aimco Class A Common Stock, have been excluded from the earnings per unit computations for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

 

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Participating securities, consisting of unvested restricted shares of Aimco stock and shares of Aimco stock purchased pursuant to officer loans, receive dividends similar to shares of Aimco Class A Common Stock and common OP Units totaled 0.6 million, 0.5 million and 1.0 million at December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The effect of participating securities is reflected in basic and diluted earnings per unit computations for the periods presented above using the two-class method of allocating distributed and undistributed earnings. During the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the adjustment to compensation expense recognized related to cumulative dividends on forfeited shares of restricted stock exceeded the amount of dividends declared related to participating securities. Accordingly, distributed earnings attributed to participating securities during 2010 and 2009 were reduced to zero for purposes of calculating earnings per unit using the two-class method.
As discussed in Note 11, we have various classes of preferred OP Units, which may be redeemed at the holders’ option. We may redeem these units for cash or at our option, shares of Aimco Class A Common Stock. During the periods presented, no common unit equivalents related to these preferred OP Units have been included in earnings per unit computations because their effect was antidilutive.
NOTE 15 — Unaudited Summarized Consolidated Quarterly Information
Summarized unaudited consolidated quarterly information for 2010 and 2009 is provided below (in thousands, except per unit amounts).
                                 
    Quarter (1)  
2010   First     Second     Third     Fourth  
Total revenues
  $ 276,825     $ 282,068     $ 283,268     $ 290,317  
Total operating expenses
    (253,071 )     (246,726 )     (246,657 )     (256,485 )
Operating income
    23,754       35,342       36,611       33,832  
Loss from continuing operations
    (36,720 )     (38,648 )     (47,812 )     (41,409 )
Income from discontinued operations, net
    20,172       28,692       19,546       7,414  
Net loss
    (16,548 )     (9,956 )     (28,266 )     (33,995 )
Loss attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders
    (43,297 )     (19,093 )     (30,547 )     (41,125 )
Loss per common unit — basic and diluted:
                               
Loss from continuing operations attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders
  $ (0.43 )   $ (0.33 )   $ (0.36 )   $ (0.34 )
Net loss attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders
  $ (0.35 )   $ (0.15 )   $ (0.25 )   $ (0.32 )
Weighted average common units outstanding — basic and diluted
    124,400       124,663       124,739       125,183  
                                 
    Quarter (1)  
2009   First     Second     Third     Fourth  
Total revenues
  $ 278,613     $ 280,378     $ 277,658     $ 284,169  
Total operating expenses
    (250,445 )     (252,285 )     (260,825 )     (262,379 )
Operating income
    28,168       28,093       16,833       21,790  
Loss from continuing operations
    (34,606 )     (47,380 )     (55,395 )     (63,279 )
Income from discontinued operations, net
    2,238       39,957       46,044       68,441  
Net (loss) income
    (32,368 )     (7,423 )     (9,351 )     5,162  
Loss attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders
    (40,320 )     (32,336 )     (43,510 )     (7,110 )
Loss per common unit — basic and diluted:
                               
Loss from continuing operations attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders
  $ (0.32 )   $ (0.41 )   $ (0.47 )   $ (0.57 )
Net loss attributable to the Partnership’s common unitholders
  $ (0.34 )   $ (0.26 )   $ (0.35 )   $ (0.05 )
Weighted average common units outstanding — basic and diluted
    119,661       124,333       124,376       124,351  
(1)  
Certain reclassifications have been made to 2010 and 2009 quarterly amounts related to treatment of discontinued operations for properties sold or classified as held for sale through March 31, 2011.

 

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NOTE 16 — Transactions with Affiliates
We earn revenue from affiliated real estate partnerships. These revenues include fees for property management services, partnership and asset management services, risk management services and transactional services such as refinancing, construction supervisory and disposition (including promote income, which is income earned in connection with the disposition of properties owned by certain of our consolidated joint ventures). In addition, we are reimbursed for our costs in connection with the management of the unconsolidated real estate partnerships. These fees and reimbursements for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 totaled $10.6 million, $18.5 million and $72.5 million, respectively. The total accounts receivable due from affiliates was $8.4 million, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1.5 million, at December 31, 2010, and $23.7 million, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1.9 million, at December 31, 2009.
Additionally, we earn interest income on notes from real estate partnerships in which we are the general partner and hold either par value or discounted notes. During the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, we did not recognize a significant amount of interest income on par value notes from unconsolidated real estate partnerships. Accretion income recognized on discounted notes from affiliated real estate partnerships totaled $0.8 million, $0.1 million and $1.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. See Note 5 for additional information on notes receivable from unconsolidated real estate partnerships.
NOTE 17 — Business Segments
We have two reportable segments: conventional real estate operations and affordable real estate operations. Our conventional real estate operations consist of market-rate apartments with rents paid by the resident and included 219 properties with 68,972 units as of December 31, 2010. Our affordable real estate operations consisted of 228 properties with 26,540 units as of December 31, 2010, with rents that are generally paid, in whole or part, by a government agency.
Our chief operating decision maker uses various generally accepted industry financial measures to assess the performance and financial condition of the business, including: Net Asset Value, which is the estimated fair value of our assets, net of liabilities and preferred equity; Pro forma Funds From Operations, which is Funds From Operations excluding operating real estate impairment losses and preferred equity redemption related amounts; Adjusted Funds From Operations, which is Pro forma Funds From Operations less spending for Capital Replacements; property net operating income, which is rental and other property revenues less direct property operating expenses, including real estate taxes; proportionate property net operating income, which reflects our share of property net operating income of our consolidated and unconsolidated properties; same store property operating results; Free Cash Flow, which is net operating income less spending for Capital Replacements; Free Cash Flow internal rate of return; financial coverage ratios; and leverage as shown on our balance sheet. Our chief operating decision maker emphasizes proportionate property net operating income as a key measurement of segment profit or loss.
During the three months ended December 31, 2010, we revised certain of the reports our chief operating decision maker uses to assess the performance of our business to include additional information about proportionate operating results of our segments. Based on the change in our measure of segment performance, we have recast the presentation of our segment results for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, to be consistent with the current presentation.

 

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The following tables present the revenues, expenses, net operating income (loss) and income (loss) from continuing operations of our conventional and affordable real estate operations segments on a proportionate basis for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 (in thousands):
                                         
                            Corporate and        
    Conventional     Affordable     Proportionate     Amounts Not        
    Real Estate     Real Estate     Adjustments     Allocated to        
    Operations     Operations     (1)     Segments     Consolidated  
Year Ended December 31, 2010:
                                       
Rental and other property revenues (2)
  $ 822,596     $ 127,909     $ 143,561     $ 2,859     $ 1,096,925  
Asset management and tax credit revenues
                      35,553       35,553  
 
                             
Total revenues
    822,596       127,909       143,561       38,412       1,132,478  
 
                             
Property operating expenses (2)
    321,236       57,248       66,450       57,846       502,780  
Asset management and tax credit expenses
                      14,487       14,487  
Depreciation and amortization (2)
                      421,825       421,825  
Provision for operating real estate impairment losses (2)
                      352       352  
General and administrative expenses
                      53,365       53,365  
Other expenses, net
                      10,130       10,130  
 
                             
Total operating expenses
    321,236       57,248       66,450       558,005       1,002,939  
 
                             
Net operating income (loss)
    501,360       70,661       77,111       (519,593 )     129,539  
Other items included in continuing operations
                      (294,128 )     (294,128 )
 
                             
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ 501,360     $ 70,661     $ 77,111     $ (813,721 )   $ (164,589 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Year Ended December 31, 2009:
                                       
Rental and other property revenues (2)
  $ 816,736     $ 124,150     $ 124,997     $ 5,082     $ 1,070,965  
Asset management and tax credit revenues
                      49,853       49,853  
 
                             
Total revenues
    816,736       124,150       124,997       54,935       1,120,818  
 
                             
Property operating expenses (2)
    324,234       57,591       57,828       60,906       500,559  
Asset management and tax credit expenses
                      15,779       15,779  
Depreciation and amortization (2)
                      424,913       424,913  
Provision for operating real estate impairment losses (2)
                      2,329       2,329  
General and administrative expenses
                      56,640       56,640  
Other expenses, net
                      14,473       14,473  
Restructuring costs
                      11,241       11,241  
 
                             
Total operating expenses
    324,234       57,591       57,828       586,281       1,025,934  
 
                             
Net operating income (loss)
    492,502       66,559       67,169       (531,346 )     94,884  
Other items included in continuing operations
                      (295,544 )     (295,544 )
 
                             
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ 492,502     $ 66,559     $ 67,169     $ (826,890 )   $ (200,660 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Year Ended December 31, 2008:
                                       
Rental and other property revenues (2)
  $ 819,059     $ 119,273     $ 124,746     $ 6,345     $ 1,069,423  
Asset management and tax credit revenues
                      98,830       98,830  
 
                             
Total revenues
    819,059       119,273       124,746       105,175       1,168,253  
 
                             
Property operating expenses (2)
    320,217       57,515       57,625       77,740       513,097  
Asset management and tax credit expenses
                      24,784       24,784  
Depreciation and amortization (2)
                      373,862       373,862  
Provision for impairment losses on real estate development assets
                      91,138       91,138  
General and administrative expenses
                      80,376       80,376  
Other expenses, net
                      21,259       21,259  
Restructuring costs
                      22,802       22,802  
 
                             
Total operating expenses
    320,217       57,515       57,625       691,961       1,127,318  
 
                             
Net operating income (loss)
    498,842       61,758       67,121       (586,786 )     40,935  
Other items included in continuing operations
                      (158,416 )     (158,416 )
 
                             
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ 498,842     $ 61,758     $ 67,121     $ (745,202 )   $ (117,481 )
 
                             
(1)  
Represents adjustments for the noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships’ share of the results of our consolidated properties, which are excluded from our measurement of segment performance but included in the related consolidated amounts, and our share of the results of operations of our unconsolidated real estate partnerships, which are included in our measurement of segment performance but excluded from the related consolidated amounts.
 
(2)  
Our chief operating decision maker assesses the performance of our conventional and affordable real estate operations using, among other measures, proportionate property net operating income, which excludes depreciation and amortization, provision for operating real estate impairment losses, property management revenues (which are included in rental and other property revenues) and property management expenses and casualty gains and losses (which are included in property operating expenses). Accordingly, we do not allocate these amounts to our segments.

 

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During the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, for continuing operations, our rental revenues include $128.4 million, $124.2 million and $116.8 million, respectively, of subsidies from government agencies, which exceeded 10% of the combined revenues of our conventional and affordable segments for each of the years presented.
The assets of our reportable segments on a proportionate basis, together with the proportionate adjustments to reconcile these amounts to the consolidated assets of our segments, and the consolidated assets not allocated to our segments are as follows (in thousands):
                 
    2010     2009  
Conventional
  $ 5,492,942     $ 5,647,697  
Affordable
    886,874       966,703  
Proportionate adjustments (1)
    555,079       463,767  
Corporate and other assets
    460,201       843,972  
 
           
Total consolidated assets
  $ 7,395,096     $ 7,922,139  
 
           
(1)  
Proportionate adjustments for the noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships’ share of the assets of our consolidated properties, which are excluded from our measurement of segment financial condition, and our share of the assets of our unconsolidated real estate partnerships, which are included in our measure of segment financial condition.
For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, capital additions related to our conventional segment totaled $140.1 million, $208.0 million and $516.6 million, respectively, and capital additions related to our affordable segment totaled $35.2 million, $67.4 million and $148.6 million, respectively.

 

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APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
SCHEDULE III: REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
December 31, 2010
(In Thousands Except Unit Data)
                                                                                                     
                                (2)     (3)        
        (1)                       Initial Cost     Cost Capitalized     December 31, 2010  
    Property   Date       Year   Number             Buildings and     Subsequent to             Buildings and     (4)     Accumulated     Total Cost        
Property Name   Type   Consolidated   Location   Built   of Units     Land     Improvements     Consolidation     Land     Improvements     Total     Depreciation (AD)     Net of AD     Encumbrances  
 
                                                                                                   
Conventional Properties:
                                                                                                   
100 Forest Place
  High Rise   Dec-97   Oak Park, IL     1987       234     $ 2,664     $ 18,815     $ 5,790     $ 2,664     $ 24,605     $ 27,269     $ (9,484 )   $ 17,785     $ 27,347  
1582 First Avenue
  High Rise   Mar-05   New York, NY     1900       17       4,250       752       256       4,281       977       5,258       (308 )     4,950       2,639  
173 E. 90th Street
  High Rise   May-04   New York, NY     1910       72       11,773       4,535       2,369       12,067       6,610       18,677       (1,598 )     17,079       8,481  
182-188 Columbus Avenue
  Mid Rise   Feb-07   New York, NY     1910       32       17,187       3,300       4,066       19,123       5,430       24,553       (1,266 )     23,287       13,471  
204-206 West 133rd Street
  Mid Rise   Jun-07   New York, NY     1910       44       3,291       1,450       2,023       4,352       2,412       6,764       (441 )     6,323       3,132  
2232-2240 Seventh Avenue
  Mid Rise   Jun-07   New York, NY     1910       24       2,863       3,785       1,530       3,366       4,812       8,178       (743 )     7,435       2,973  
2247-2253 Seventh Avenue
  Mid Rise   Jun-07   New York, NY     1910       35       6,787       3,335       1,775       7,356       4,541       11,897       (848 )     11,049       5,483  
2252-2258 Seventh Avenue
  Mid Rise   Jun-07   New York, NY     1910       35       3,623       4,504       1,914       4,318       5,723       10,041       (1,027 )     9,014       5,125  
2300-2310 Seventh Avenue
  Mid Rise   Jun-07   New York, NY     1910       63       8,623       6,964       5,618       10,417       10,788       21,205       (2,073 )     19,132       9,896  
236 - 238 East 88th Street
  High Rise   Jan-04   New York, NY     1900       43       8,751       2,914       1,353       8,820       4,198       13,018       (1,360 )     11,658       6,736  
237-239 Ninth Avenue
  High Rise   Mar-05   New York, NY     1900       36       8,430       1,866       775       8,494       2,577       11,071       (775 )     10,296       5,165  
240 West 73rd Street, LLC
  High Rise   Sep-04   New York, NY     1900       200       68,006       12,140       4,131       68,109       16,168       84,277       (3,626 )     80,651       29,668  
2484 Seventh Avenue
  Mid Rise   Jun-07   New York, NY     1921       23       2,384       1,726       497       2,601       2,006       4,607       (340 )     4,267       2,472  
2900 on First Apartments
  Mid Rise   Oct-08   Seattle, WA     1989       135       19,015       17,518       613       19,071       18,075       37,146       (1,546 )     35,600       20,400  
306 East 89th Street
  High Rise   Jul-04   New York, NY     1930       20       2,659       1,006       168       2,681       1,152       3,833       (405 )     3,428       1,885  
311 & 313 East 73rd Street
  Mid Rise   Mar-03   New York, NY     1904       34       5,635       1,609       552       5,678       2,118       7,796       (1,088 )     6,708       2,703  
322-324 East 61st Street
  High Rise   Mar-05   New York, NY     1900       40       6,319       2,224       729       6,372       2,900       9,272       (881 )     8,391       3,627  
3400 Avenue of the Arts
  Mid Rise   Mar-02   Costa Mesa, CA     1987       770       55,223       65,506       73,569       57,240       137,058       194,298       (43,291 )     151,007       118,280  
452 East 78th Street
  High Rise   Jan-04   New York, NY     1900       12       1,966       608       285       1,982       877       2,859       (289 )     2,570       1,567  
464-466 Amsterdam & 200-210 W. 83rd Street
  Mid Rise   Feb-07   New York, NY     1910       72       23,677       7,101       4,367       25,552       9,593       35,145       (1,755 )     33,390       19,679  
510 East 88th Street
  High Rise   Jan-04   New York, NY     1900       20       3,137       1,002       287       3,163       1,263       4,426       (359 )     4,067       2,579  
514-516 East 88th Street
  High Rise   Mar-05   New York, NY     1900       36       6,230       2,168       569       6,282       2,685       8,967       (765 )     8,202       4,553  
656 St. Nicholas Avenue
  Mid Rise   Jun-07   New York, NY     1920       31       2,731       1,636       2,823       3,576       3,614       7,190       (739 )     6,451       2,375  
707 Leahy
  Garden   Apr-07   Redwood City, CA     1973       111       15,352       7,909       4,407       15,444       12,224       27,668       (2,269 )     25,399       14,983  
759 St. Nicholas Avenue
  Mid Rise   Oct-07   New York, NY     1920       9       682       535       683       1,013       887       1,900       (138 )     1,762       545  
865 Bellevue
  Garden   Jul-00   Nashville, TN     1972       326       3,558       12,037       27,236       3,558       39,273       42,831       (15,414 )     27,417       18,951  
Arbors, The
  Garden   Oct-97   Tempe, AZ     1967       200       1,092       6,208       3,378       1,092       9,586       10,678       (4,505 )     6,173       6,655  
Arbours Of Hermitage, The
  Garden   Jul-00   Hermitage, TN     1972       350       3,217       12,023       7,326       3,217       19,349       22,566       (8,540 )     14,026       10,059  
Auburn Glen
  Garden   Dec-06   Jacksonville, FL     1974       251       7,483       8,191       3,441       7,670       11,445       19,115       (2,767 )     16,348       9,765  
BaLaye
  Garden   Apr-06   Tampa, FL     2002       324       10,329       28,800       1,261       10,608       29,782       40,390       (5,202 )     35,188       22,658  
Bank Lofts
  High Rise   Apr-01   Denver, CO     1920       117       3,525       9,045       1,786       3,525       10,831       14,356       (5,080 )     9,276       7,138  
Bay Parc Plaza
  High Rise   Sep-04   Miami, FL     2000       471       22,680       41,847       4,346       22,680       46,193       68,873       (8,063 )     60,810       45,835  
Bay Ridge at Nashua
  Garden   Jan-03   Nashua, NH     1984       412       3,352       40,713       7,031       3,262       47,834       51,096       (12,617 )     38,479       40,337  
Bayberry Hill Estates
  Garden   Aug-02   Framingham, MA     1971       424       18,915       35,945       11,382       18,916       47,326       66,242       (16,011 )     50,231       34,820  
Boston Lofts
  High Rise   Apr-01   Denver, CO     1890       158       3,447       20,589       3,304       3,447       23,893       27,340       (10,686 )     16,654       14,582  
Boulder Creek
  Garden   Jul-94   Boulder, CO     1973       221       755       7,730       17,237       755       24,967       25,722       (12,807 )     12,915       11,311  
Brandywine
  Garden   Jul-94   St. Petersburg, FL     1972       477       1,437       12,725       9,193       1,437       21,918       23,355       (14,848 )     8,507       20,838  
Breakers, The
  Garden   Oct-98   Daytona Beach, FL     1985       208       1,008       5,507       3,349       1,008       8,856       9,864       (4,261 )     5,603       6,207  
Broadcast Center
  Garden   Mar-02   Los Angeles, CA     1990       279       27,603       41,244       29,464       29,407       68,904       98,311       (20,934 )     77,377       55,875  
Buena Vista
  Mid Rise   Jan-06   Pasadena, CA     1973       92       9,693       6,818       1,178       9,693       7,996       17,689       (1,207 )     16,482       10,476  
Burke Shire Commons
  Garden   Mar-01   Burke, VA     1986       360       4,867       23,617       4,216       4,867       27,833       32,700       (11,376 )     21,324       31,607  
Calhoun Beach Club
  High Rise   Dec-98   Minneapolis, MN     1928       332       11,708       73,334       47,028       11,708       120,362       132,070       (45,129 )     86,941       48,548  
Canterbury Green
  Garden   Dec-99   Fort Wayne, IN     1970       1,988       13,659       73,115       27,161       13,659       100,276       113,935       (50,369 )     63,566       52,666  
Canyon Terrace
  Garden   Mar-02   Saugus, CA     1984       130       7,300       6,602       6,192       7,508       12,586       20,094       (4,449 )     15,645       10,598  
Casa del Mar at Baymeadows
  Garden   Oct-06   Jacksonville, FL     1984       144       4,902       10,562       1,570       5,039       11,995       17,034       (2,302 )     14,732       9,294  
Cedar Rim
  Garden   Apr-00   Newcastle, WA     1980       104       761       5,218       17,275       761       22,493       23,254       (12,073 )     11,181       7,772  
Center Square
  High Rise   Oct-99   Doylestown, PA     1975       350       582       4,190       3,648       582       7,838       8,420       (3,479 )     4,941       14,644  
Charleston Landing
  Garden   Sep-00   Brandon, FL     1985       300       7,488       8,656       7,971       7,488       16,627       24,115       (7,051 )     17,064       13,057  
Chesapeake Landing I
  Garden   Sep-00   Aurora, IL     1986       416       15,800       16,875       5,621       15,800       22,496       38,296       (8,693 )     29,603       24,331  
Chesapeake Landing II
  Garden   Mar-01   Aurora, IL     1987       184       1,969       7,980       3,745       1,969       11,725       13,694       (5,276 )     8,418       10,099  
Chestnut Hall
  High Rise   Oct-06   Philadelphia, PA     1923       315       12,047       14,299       5,256       12,338       19,264       31,602       (5,490 )     26,112       18,356  
Chestnut Hill
  Garden   Apr-00   Philadelphia, PA     1963       821       6,463       49,315       49,521       6,463       98,836       105,299       (43,941 )     61,358       58,962  
Chimneys of Cradle Rock
  Garden   Jun-04   Columbia, MD     1979       198       2,234       8,107       911       2,040       9,212       11,252       (2,702 )     8,550       16,494  
Colonnade Gardens
  Garden   Oct-97   Phoenix, AZ     1973       196       766       4,346       3,011       766       7,357       8,123       (4,004 )     4,119       1,464  
Colony at Kenilworth
  Garden   Oct-99   Towson, MD     1966       383       2,403       18,798       14,392       2,403       33,190       35,593       (16,540 )     19,053       24,128  
Columbus Avenue
  Mid Rise   Sep-03   New York, NY     1880       59       35,472       9,450       3,763       35,527       13,158       48,685       (5,818 )     42,867       25,324  
Country Lakes I
  Garden   Apr-01   Naperville, IL     1982       240       8,512       10,832       3,422       8,512       14,254       22,766       (5,882 )     16,884       14,367  
Country Lakes II
  Garden   May-97   Naperville, IL     1986       400       5,165       29,430       6,072       5,165       35,502       40,667       (15,568 )     25,099       24,539  
Creekside
  Garden   Jan-00   Denver, CO     1974       328       2,953       12,697       5,668       3,189       18,129       21,318       (8,709 )     12,609       14,157  
Creekside
  Garden   Mar-02   Simi Valley, CA     1985       397       24,595       18,818       7,149       25,245       25,317       50,562       (9,342 )     41,220       40,670  
Crescent at West Hollywood, The
  Mid Rise   Mar-02   West Hollywood, CA     1985       130       15,382       10,215       15,245       15,765       25,077       40,842       (11,723 )     29,119       24,195  
Douglaston Villas and Townhomes
  Garden   Aug-99   Altamonte Springs, FL     1979       234       1,666       9,353       7,941       1,666       17,294       18,960       (7,378 )     11,582       10,384  
Elm Creek
  Mid Rise   Dec-97   Elmhurst, IL     1987       372       5,534       30,830       17,543       5,635       48,272       53,907       (21,197 )     32,710       34,695  
Evanston Place
  High Rise   Dec-97   Evanston, IL     1990       189       3,232       25,546       4,453       3,232       29,999       33,231       (11,529 )     21,702       21,417  
Farmingdale
  Mid Rise   Oct-00   Darien, IL     1975       240       11,763       15,174       9,317       11,763       24,491       36,254       (11,145 )     25,109       17,349  
Ferntree
  Garden   Mar-01   Phoenix, AZ     1968       219       2,078       13,752       3,462       2,079       17,213       19,292       (7,186 )     12,106       6,977  
Fishermans Wharf
  Garden   Nov-96   Clute, TX     1981       360       1,257       7,584       5,757       1,257       13,341       14,598       (6,252 )     8,346       6,852  

 

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Property Name   Type   Consolidated   Location   Built   of Units     Land     Improvements     Consolidation     Land     Improvements     Total     Depreciation (AD)     Net of AD     Encumbrances  
 
                                                                                                   
Flamingo Towers
  High Rise   Sep-97   Miami Beach, FL     1960       1,127       32,191       38,399       220,608       32,239       258,959       291,198       (105,723 )     185,475       117,541  
Forestlake Apartments
  Garden   Mar-07   Daytona Beach, FL     1982       120       3,691       4,320       610       3,860       4,761       8,621       (838 )     7,783       4,658  
Four Quarters Habitat
  Garden   Jan-06   Miami, FL     1976       336       2,383       17,199       16,848       2,379       34,051       36,430       (13,301 )     23,129       10,974  
Foxchase
  Garden   Dec-97   Alexandria, VA     1940       2,113       15,419       96,062       34,962       15,496       130,947       146,443       (61,112 )     85,331       218,590  
Georgetown
  Garden   Aug-02   Framingham, MA     1964       207       12,351       13,168       2,216       12,351       15,384       27,735       (5,123 )     22,612       12,070  
Glen at Forestlake, The
  Garden   Mar-07   Daytona Beach, FL     1982       26       897       862       209       933       1,035       1,968       (174 )     1,794       1,022  
Granada
  Mid Rise   Aug-02   Framingham, MA     1958       72       4,577       4,058       881       4,577       4,939       9,516       (2,292 )     7,224       4,040  
Grand Pointe
  Garden   Dec-99   Columbia, MD     1972       325       2,715       16,771       5,613       2,715       22,384       25,099       (9,121 )     15,978       16,690  
Greens
  Garden   Jul-94   Chandler, AZ     2000       324       2,303       713       27,389       2,303       28,102       30,405       (14,494 )     15,911       12,087  
Greenspoint at Paradise Valley
  Garden   Jan-00   Phoenix, AZ     1985       336       3,042       13,223       12,552       3,042       25,775       28,817       (13,733 )     15,084       15,884  
Hampden Heights
  Garden   Jan-00   Denver, CO     1973       376       3,224       12,905       6,885       3,453       19,561       23,014       (9,518 )     13,496       13,639  
Harbour, The
  Garden   Mar-01   Melbourne, FL     1987       162       4,108       3,563       6,360       4,108       9,923       14,031       (3,661 )     10,370        
Heritage Park at Alta Loma
  Garden   Jan-01   Alta Loma, CA     1986       232       1,200       6,428       3,621       1,200       10,049       11,249       (4,108 )     7,141       7,264  
Heritage Park Escondido
  Garden   Oct-00   Escondido, CA     1986       196       1,055       7,565       1,454       1,055       9,019       10,074       (4,474 )     5,600       7,299  
Heritage Park Livermore
  Garden   Oct-00   Livermore, CA     1988       167       1,039       9,170       1,434       1,039       10,604       11,643       (5,029 )     6,614       7,532  
Heritage Park Montclair
  Garden   Mar-01   Montclair, CA     1985       144       690       4,149       1,279       690       5,428       6,118       (2,149 )     3,969       4,620  
Heritage Village Anaheim
  Garden   Oct-00   Anaheim, CA     1986       196       1,832       8,541       1,821       1,832       10,362       12,194       (5,210 )     6,984       8,858  
Hidden Cove
  Garden   Jul-98   Escondido, CA     1983       334       3,043       17,615       7,524       3,043       25,139       28,182       (11,328 )     16,854       30,561  
Hidden Cove II
  Garden   Jul-07   Escondido, CA     1986       117       12,730       6,530       5,614       12,849       12,025       24,874       (2,919 )     21,955       11,420  
Hidden Harbour
  Garden   Oct-02   Melbourne, FL     1985       216       1,444       7,590       5,500       1,444       13,090       14,534       (4,211 )     10,323        
Highcrest Townhomes
  Town Home   Jan-03   Woodridge, IL     1968       176       3,045       13,452       1,727       3,045       15,179       18,224       (6,713 )     11,511       10,724  
Hillcreste
  Garden   Mar-02   Century City, CA     1989       315       33,755       47,216       26,126       35,862       71,235       107,097       (25,749 )     81,348       56,594  
Hillmeade
  Garden   Nov-94   Nashville, TN     1986       288       2,872       16,069       14,093       2,872       30,162       33,034       (18,098 )     14,936       18,076  
Horizons West Apartments
  Mid Rise   Dec-06   Pacifica, CA     1970       78       8,763       6,376       1,634       8,887       7,886       16,773       (1,548 )     15,225       5,250  
Hunt Club
  Garden   Mar-01   Austin, TX     1987       384       10,342       11,920       8,707       10,342       20,627       30,969       (11,288 )     19,681       17,143  
Hunt Club
  Garden   Sep-00   Gaithersburg, MD     1986       336       17,859       13,149       4,272       17,859       17,421       35,280       (7,126 )     28,154       31,787  
Hunter’s Chase
  Garden   Jan-01   Midlothian, VA     1985       320       7,935       7,915       3,534       7,935       11,449       19,384       (4,080 )     15,304       16,169  
Hunter’s Crossing
  Garden   Apr-01   Leesburg, VA     1967       164       2,244       7,763       4,360       2,244       12,123       14,367       (7,363 )     7,004       6,845  
Hunters Glen IV
  Garden   Oct-99   Plainsboro, NJ     1976       264       2,709       14,420       5,028       2,709       19,448       22,157       (10,380 )     11,777       19,864  
Hunters Glen V
  Garden   Oct-99   Plainsboro, NJ     1976       304       3,283       17,337       5,410       3,283       22,747       26,030       (12,046 )     13,984       23,864  
Hunters Glen VI
  Garden   Oct-99   Plainsboro, NJ     1976       328       2,787       15,501       6,279       2,787       21,780       24,567       (12,372 )     12,195       24,838  
Hyde Park Tower
  High Rise   Oct-04   Chicago, IL     1990       155       4,683       14,928       2,901       4,731       17,781       22,512       (3,462 )     19,050       13,842  
Independence Green
  Garden   Jan-06   Farmington Hills, MI     1960       981       10,293       24,586       21,221       10,156       45,944       56,100       (15,476 )     40,624       27,372  
Indian Oaks
  Garden   Mar-02   Simi Valley, CA     1986       254       23,927       15,801       4,086       24,523       19,291       43,814       (6,778 )     37,036       32,716  
Island Club
  Garden   Oct-00   Daytona Beach, FL     1986       204       6,086       8,571       2,330       6,087       10,900       16,987       (4,927 )     12,060       8,440  
Island Club
  Garden   Oct-00   Oceanside, CA     1986       592       18,027       28,654       12,050       18,027       40,704       58,731       (18,241 )     40,490       64,102  
Key Towers
  High Rise   Apr-01   Alexandria, VA     1964       140       1,526       7,050       5,031       1,526       12,081       13,607       (5,674 )     7,933       10,736  
Lakeside
  Garden   Oct-99   Lisle, IL     1972       568       5,840       27,937       28,990       5,840       56,927       62,767       (26,920 )     35,847       29,050  
Lakeside at Vinings Mountain
  Garden   Jan-00   Atlanta, GA     1983       220       2,109       11,863       15,288       2,109       27,151       29,260       (13,281 )     15,979       9,297  
Lakeside Place
  Garden   Oct-99   Houston, TX     1976       734       6,160       34,151       15,829       6,160       49,980       56,140       (21,691 )     34,449       26,670  
Lamplighter Park
  Garden   Apr-00   Bellevue, WA     1967       174       2,225       9,272       4,513       2,225       13,785       16,010       (7,046 )     8,964       10,444  
Latrobe
  High Rise   Jan-03   Washington, DC     1980       175       3,459       9,103       15,756       3,459       24,859       28,318       (12,479 )     15,839       21,960  
Lazy Hollow
  Garden   Apr-05   Columbia, MD     1979       178       2,424       12,181       1,075       2,424       13,256       15,680       (5,985 )     9,695       13,896  
Lewis Park
  Garden   Jan-06   Carbondale, IL     1972       269       1,407       12,193       3,403       1,404       15,599       17,003       (9,351 )     7,652       3,739  
Lincoln Place Garden
  Garden   Oct-04   Venice, CA     1951       696       43,979       10,439       99,532       42,894       111,056       153,950       (1,943 )     152,007       63,000  
Lodge at Chattahoochee, The
  Garden   Oct-99   Sandy Springs, GA     1970       312       2,320       16,370       22,232       2,320       38,602       40,922       (18,613 )     22,309       10,974  
Los Arboles
  Garden   Sep-97   Chandler, AZ     1986       232       1,662       9,504       3,522       1,662       13,026       14,688       (6,226 )     8,462       7,996  
Malibu Canyon
  Garden   Mar-02   Calabasas, CA     1986       698       66,257       53,438       35,821       69,834       85,682       155,516       (35,048 )     120,468       96,233  
Maple Bay
  Garden   Dec-99   Virginia Beach, VA     1971       414       2,598       16,141       30,168       2,598       46,309       48,907       (20,430 )     28,477       32,994  
Mariners Cove
  Garden   Mar-02   San Diego, CA     1984       500             66,861       7,555             74,416       74,416       (21,635 )     52,781       4,915  
Meadow Creek
  Garden   Jul-94   Boulder, CO     1968       332       1,435       24,532       6,526       1,435       31,058       32,493       (14,418 )     18,075       23,746  
Merrill House
  High Rise   Jan-00   Falls Church, VA     1964       159       1,836       10,831       6,423       1,836       17,254       19,090       (5,336 )     13,754       15,600  
Mesa Royale
  Garden   Jul-94   Mesa, AZ     1985       153       832       4,569       9,675       832       14,244       15,076       (6,590 )     8,486       5,093  
Monterey Grove
  Garden   Jun-08   San Jose, CA     1999       224       34,175       21,939       2,424       34,325       24,213       58,538       (2,999 )     55,539       34,826  
Oak Park Village
  Garden   Oct-00   Lansing, MI     1973       618       10,048       16,771       8,035       10,048       24,806       34,854       (14,010 )     20,844       23,487  
Ocean Oaks
  Garden   May-98   Port Orange, FL     1987       296       2,132       12,855       3,424       2,132       16,279       18,411       (7,139 )     11,272       10,295  
One Lytle Place
  High Rise   Jan-00   Cincinnati, OH     1980       231       2,662       21,800       12,916       2,662       34,716       37,378       (14,193 )     23,185       15,450  
Pacific Bay Vistas
  Garden   Mar-01   San Bruno, CA     1987       308       3,703       62,460       25,945       22,994       69,114       92,108       (55,442 )     36,666        
Pacifica Park
  Garden   Jul-06   Pacifica, CA     1977       104       12,770       6,579       3,234       12,970       9,613       22,583       (2,801 )     19,782       11,049  
Palazzo at Park La Brea, The
  Mid Rise   Feb-04   Los Angeles, CA     2002       521       47,822       125,464       11,001       48,362       135,925       184,287       (35,703 )     148,584       123,809  
Palazzo East at Park La Brea, The
  Mid Rise   Mar-05   Los Angeles, CA     2005       611       61,004       136,503       22,826       72,578       147,755       220,333       (33,073 )     187,260       150,000  
Paradise Palms
  Garden   Jul-94   Phoenix, AZ     1985       130       647       3,515       7,074       647       10,589       11,236       (6,439 )     4,797       6,315  
Park Towne Place
  High Rise   Apr-00   Philadelphia, PA     1959       959       10,451       47,301       55,507       10,451       102,808       113,259       (29,724 )     83,535       85,165  
Parktown Townhouses
  Garden   Oct-99   Deer Park, TX     1968       309       2,570       12,052       10,497       2,570       22,549       25,119       (8,886 )     16,233       10,554  
Parkway
  Garden   Mar-00   Willamsburg, VA     1971       148       386       2,834       3,326       386       6,160       6,546       (3,583 )     2,963       9,128  
Pathfinder Village
  Garden   Jan-06   Fremont, CA     1973       246       19,595       14,838       8,400       19,595       23,238       42,833       (4,555 )     38,278       19,121  
Peachtree Park
  Garden   Jan-96   Atlanta, GA     1969       303       4,683       11,713       11,744       4,683       23,457       28,140       (10,572 )     17,568       9,231  
Peak at Vinings Mountain, The
  Garden   Jan-00   Atlanta, GA     1980       280       2,651       13,660       17,806       2,651       31,466       34,117       (15,234 )     18,883       10,002  
Peakview Place
  Garden   Jan-00   Englewood, CO     1975       296       3,440       18,734       4,695       3,440       23,429       26,869       (16,129 )     10,740       12,567  
Peppertree
  Garden   Mar-02   Cypress, CA     1971       136       7,835       5,224       2,868       8,030       7,897       15,927       (3,151 )     12,776       15,617  
Pine Lake Terrace
  Garden   Mar-02   Garden Grove, CA     1971       111       3,975       6,035       2,209       4,125       8,094       12,219       (2,929 )     9,290       11,898  
Pine Shadows
  Garden   May-98   Tempe, AZ     1983       272       2,095       11,899       3,888       2,095       15,787       17,882       (8,163 )     9,719       7,500  
Pines, The
  Garden   Oct-98   Palm Bay, FL     1984       216       603       3,318       2,830       603       6,148       6,751       (2,701 )     4,050       1,896  

 

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Property Name   Type   Consolidated   Location   Built   of Units     Land     Improvements     Consolidation     Land     Improvements     Total     Depreciation (AD)     Net of AD     Encumbrances  
       
Plantation Gardens
  Garden   Oct-99   Plantation, FL     1971       372       3,773       19,443       9,324       3,773       28,767       32,540       (12,033 )     20,507       23,798  
Post Ridge
  Garden   Jul-00   Nashville, TN     1972       150       1,883       6,712       4,321       1,883       11,033       12,916       (5,084 )     7,832       5,961  
Ramblewood
  Garden   Dec-99   Wyoming, MI     1973       1,704       8,607       61,082       3,863       8,661       64,891       73,552       (15,065 )     58,487       34,388  
Ravensworth Towers
  High Rise   Jun-04   Annandale, VA     1974       219       3,455       17,157       3,018       3,455       20,175       23,630       (10,249 )     13,381       20,172  
Reflections
  Garden   Oct-02   Casselberry, FL     1984       336       3,906       10,491       4,538       3,906       15,029       18,935       (5,493 )     13,442       10,700  
Reflections
  Garden   Sep-00   Virginia Beach, VA     1987       480       15,988       13,684       5,591       15,988       19,275       35,263       (8,531 )     26,732       39,832  
Reflections
  Garden   Oct-00   West Palm Beach, FL     1986       300       5,504       9,984       4,677       5,504       14,661       20,165       (5,777 )     14,388       9,101  
Regency Oaks
  Garden   Oct-99   Fern Park, FL     1961       343       1,832       9,905       10,415       1,832       20,320       22,152       (11,054 )     11,098       10,978  
Remington at Ponte Vedra Lakes
  Garden   Dec-06   Ponte Vedra Beach, FL     1986       344       18,576       18,650       2,468       18,795       20,899       39,694       (4,581 )     35,113       24,345  
River Club
  Garden   Apr-05   Edgewater, NJ     1998       266       30,578       30,638       2,155       30,579       32,792       63,371       (7,544 )     55,827       37,920  
River Reach
  Garden   Sep-00   Naples, FL     1986       556       17,728       18,337       7,378       17,728       25,715       43,443       (11,353 )     32,090       23,354  
Riverbend Village
  Garden   Jul-01   Arlington, TX     1983       201       893       4,128       5,054       893       9,182       10,075       (4,704 )     5,371        
Riverloft
  High Rise   Oct-99   Philadelphia, PA     1910       184       2,120       11,287       31,208       2,120       42,495       44,615       (16,738 )     27,877       18,881  
Riverside
  High Rise   Apr-00   Alexandria, VA     1973       1,222       10,433       65,474       80,363       10,409       145,861       156,270       (72,434 )     83,836       105,508  
Rosewood
  Garden   Mar-02   Camarillo, CA     1976       152       12,128       8,060       2,532       12,430       10,290       22,720       (3,749 )     18,971       17,900  
Royal Crest Estates
  Garden   Aug-02   Fall River, MA     1974       216       5,832       12,044       2,082       5,832       14,126       19,958       (6,329 )     13,629       11,686  
Royal Crest Estates
  Garden   Aug-02   Marlborough, MA     1970       473       25,178       28,786       4,117       25,178       32,903       58,081       (15,197 )     42,884       34,969  
Royal Crest Estates
  Garden   Aug-02   Nashua, NH     1970       902       68,231       45,562       11,730       68,231       57,292       125,523       (28,323 )     97,200       48,117  
Royal Crest Estates
  Garden   Aug-02   North Andover, MA     1970       588       51,292       36,808       10,653       51,292       47,461       98,753       (21,029 )     77,724       59,507  
Royal Crest Estates
  Garden   Aug-02   Warwick, RI     1972       492       22,433       24,095       5,605       22,433       29,700       52,133       (13,883 )     38,250       37,433  
Runaway Bay
  Garden   Oct-00   Lantana, FL     1987       404       5,934       16,052       8,111       5,934       24,163       30,097       (9,195 )     20,902       21,521  
Runaway Bay
  Garden   Jul-02   Pinellas Park, FL     1986       192       1,884       7,045       3,843       1,884       10,888       12,772       (2,988 )     9,784       8,848  
Savannah Trace
  Garden   Mar-01   Shaumburg, IL     1986       368       13,960       20,731       4,369       13,960       25,100       39,060       (9,545 )     29,515       22,015  
Scotchollow
  Garden   Jan-06   San Mateo, CA     1971       418       49,474       17,756       8,864       49,474       26,620       76,094       (5,014 )     71,080       48,982  
Scottsdale Gateway I
  Garden   Oct-97   Tempe, AZ     1965       124       591       3,359       8,042       591       11,401       11,992       (5,172 )     6,820       5,800  
Scottsdale Gateway II
  Garden   Oct-97   Tempe, AZ     1972       487       2,458       13,927       23,595       2,458       37,522       39,980       (18,369 )     21,611       16,699  
Shadow Creek
  Garden   May-98   Mesa, AZ     1984       266       2,016       11,886       4,017       2,016       15,903       17,919       (8,416 )     9,503        
Shenandoah Crossing
  Garden   Sep-00   Fairfax, VA     1984       640       18,492       57,197       8,058       18,492       65,255       83,747       (30,696 )     53,051       68,604  
Signal Pointe
  Garden   Oct-99   Winter Park, FL     1969       368       2,382       11,359       22,094       2,382       33,453       35,835       (13,652 )     22,183       18,596  
Signature Point
  Garden   Nov-96   League City, TX     1994       304       2,810       17,579       2,983       2,810       20,562       23,372       (7,452 )     15,920       10,269  
Springwoods at Lake Ridge
  Garden   Jul-02   Woodbridge, VA     1984       180       5,587       7,284       1,450       5,587       8,734       14,321       (2,349 )     11,972       14,250  
Spyglass at Cedar Cove
  Garden   Sep-00   Lexington Park, MD     1985       152       3,241       5,094       2,735       3,241       7,829       11,070       (3,595 )     7,475       10,300  
Stafford
  High Rise   Oct-02   Baltimore, MD     1889       96       706       4,032       3,454       562       7,630       8,192       (4,261 )     3,931       4,255  
Steeplechase
  Garden   Sep-00   Largo, MD     1986       240       3,675       16,111       3,755       3,675       19,866       23,541       (8,054 )     15,487       23,326  
Steeplechase
  Garden   Jul-02   Plano, TX     1985       368       7,056       10,510       7,183       7,056       17,693       24,749       (6,390 )     18,359       16,575  
Sterling Apartment Homes, The
  Garden   Oct-99   Philadelphia, PA     1961       537       8,871       55,364       21,600       8,871       76,964       85,835       (34,388 )     51,447       76,778  
Stone Creek Club
  Garden   Sep-00   Germantown, MD     1984       240       13,593       9,347       3,381       13,593       12,728       26,321       (7,386 )     18,935       24,611  
Sun Lake
  Garden   May-98   Lake Mary, FL     1986       600       4,551       25,543       32,151       4,551       57,694       62,245       (24,911 )     37,334       35,128  
Sun River Village
  Garden   Oct-99   Tempe, AZ     1981       334       2,367       13,303       4,157       2,367       17,460       19,827       (9,273 )     10,554       10,467  
Tamarac Village
  Garden   Apr-00   Denver, CO     1979       564       3,928       23,491       8,715       4,223       31,911       36,134       (17,565 )     18,569       18,212  
Tamarind Bay
  Garden   Jan-00   St. Petersburg, FL     1980       200       1,091       6,310       5,193       1,091       11,503       12,594       (6,110 )     6,484       6,838  
Tatum Gardens
  Garden   May-98   Phoenix, AZ     1985       128       1,323       7,155       2,035       1,323       9,190       10,513       (5,152 )     5,361       7,334  
Bluffs at Pacifica, The
  Garden   Oct-06   Pacifica, CA     1963       64       7,975       4,131       10,549       8,108       14,547       22,655       (2,601 )     20,054       6,323  
Towers Of Westchester Park, The
  High Rise   Jan-06   College Park, MD     1972       303       15,198       22,029       4,763       15,198       26,792       41,990       (5,219 )     36,771       27,272  
Township At Highlands
  Town Home   Nov-96   Centennial, CO     1985       161       1,615       9,773       6,227       1,536       16,079       17,615       (7,771 )     9,844       16,365  
Twin Lake Towers
  High Rise   Oct-99   Westmont, IL     1969       399       3,268       18,763       23,912       3,268       42,675       45,943       (19,292 )     26,651       26,759  
Twin Lakes
  Garden   Apr-00   Palm Harbor, FL     1986       262       2,062       12,850       4,809       2,062       17,659       19,721       (8,622 )     11,099       10,471  
Vantage Pointe
  Mid Rise   Aug-02   Swampscott, MA     1987       96       4,749       10,089       1,432       4,749       11,521       16,270       (3,847 )     12,423       6,978  
Verandahs at Hunt Club
  Garden   Jul-02   Apopka, FL     1985       210       2,271       7,724       3,346       2,271       11,070       13,341       (3,268 )     10,073       10,891  
Views at Vinings Mountain, The
  Garden   Jan-06   Atlanta, GA     1983       180       610       5,026       12,158       610       17,184       17,794       (9,692 )     8,102       13,577  
Villa Del Sol
  Garden   Mar-02   Norwalk, CA     1972       120       7,294       4,861       2,666       7,476       7,345       14,821       (3,122 )     11,699       13,386  
Village Crossing
  Garden   May-98   West Palm Beach, FL     1985       189       1,618       8,188       3,040       1,618       11,228       12,846       (5,947 )     6,899       7,000  
Village in the Woods
  Garden   Jan-00   Cypress, TX     1983       530       3,457       15,787       10,605       3,457       26,392       29,849       (14,251 )     15,598       19,250  
Village of Pennbrook
  Garden   Oct-98   Levittown, PA     1969       722       10,229       38,222       14,189       10,229       52,411       62,640       (24,021 )     38,619       47,804  
Villages of Baymeadows
  Garden   Oct-99   Jacksonville, FL     1972       904       4,859       33,957       55,352       4,859       89,309       94,168       (47,875 )     46,293       37,113  
Villas at Park La Brea, The
  Garden   Mar-02   Los Angeles, CA     2002       250       8,621       48,871       3,886       8,630       52,748       61,378       (14,930 )     46,448       28,949  
Vista Del Lagos
  Garden   Dec-97   Chandler, AZ     1986       200       804       4,952       3,646       804       8,598       9,402       (3,740 )     5,662       11,618  
Waterford Village
  Garden   Aug-02   Bridgewater, MA     1971       588       28,585       28,102       5,896       29,110       33,473       62,583       (17,747 )     44,836       40,130  
Waterways Village
  Garden   Jun-97   Aventura, FL     1994       180       4,504       11,064       4,062       4,504       15,126       19,630       (7,089 )     12,541       6,443  
Waverly Apartments
  Garden   Aug-08   Brighton, MA     1970       103       7,696       11,347       1,275       7,920       12,398       20,318       (1,302 )     19,016       12,000  
West Winds
  Garden   Oct-02   Orlando, FL     1985       272       2,324       11,481       3,319       2,324       14,800       17,124       (5,545 )     11,579       12,570  
Westway Village
  Garden   May-98   Houston, TX     1977       326       2,921       11,384       3,503       2,921       14,887       17,808       (7,395 )     10,413       7,677  
Wexford Village
  Garden   Aug-02   Worcester, MA     1974       264       6,339       17,939       2,203       6,339       20,142       26,481       (8,167 )     18,314       13,269  
Willow Bend
  Garden   May-98   Rolling Meadows, IL     1969       328       2,717       15,437       26,536       2,717       41,973       44,690       (18,148 )     26,542       19,595  
Willow Park on Lake Adelaide
  Garden   Oct-99   Altamonte Springs, FL     1972       185       1,225       7,357       3,519       1,224       10,877       12,101       (6,063 )     6,038       6,716  
Windrift
  Garden   Mar-01   Oceanside, CA     1987       404       24,960       17,590       19,325       24,960       36,915       61,875       (18,841 )     43,034       44,601  
Windrift
  Garden   Oct-00   Orlando, FL     1987       288       3,696       10,029       5,834       3,696       15,863       19,559       (6,451 )     13,108       16,841  
Windsor Crossing
  Garden   Mar-00   Newport News, VA     1978       156       307       2,110       2,528       131       4,814       4,945       (2,358 )     2,587       1,885  
Windsor Park
  Garden   Mar-01   Woodbridge, VA     1987       220       4,279       15,970       2,329       4,279       18,299       22,578       (7,179 )     15,399       19,325  
Woodcreek
  Garden   Oct-02   Mesa, AZ     1985       432       2,426       15,886       4,767       2,426       20,653       23,079       (11,433 )     11,646       19,165  
Woods of Burnsville
  Garden   Nov-04   Burnsville, MN     1984       400       3,954       18,125       2,890       3,954       21,015       24,969       (8,248 )     16,721       16,580  
Woods of Inverness
  Garden   Oct-99   Houston, TX     1983       272       2,146       10,978       4,115       2,146       15,093       17,239       (7,424 )     9,815       5,878  
Woods Of Williamsburg
  Garden   Jan-06   Williamsburg, VA     1976       125       798       3,657       1,102       798       4,759       5,557       (3,546 )     2,011       1,090  
Yacht Club at Brickell
  High Rise   Dec-03   Miami, FL     1998       357       31,363       32,214       5,418       31,363       37,632       68,995       (7,188 )     61,807       37,289  
Yorktown Apartments
  High Rise   Dec-99   Lombard, IL     1971       364       2,971       18,163       17,222       3,055       35,301       38,356       (13,149 )     25,207       25,469  
 
                                                                               
Total Conventional Properties
                        66,953       1,941,971       3,744,261       2,235,797       1,998,390       5,923,639       7,922,029       (2,369,770 )     5,552,259       4,685,082  

 

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        (1)                       Initial Cost     Cost Capitalized     December 31, 2010  
    Property   Date       Year   Number             Buildings and     Subsequent to             Buildings and     (4)     Accumulated     Total Cost        
Property Name   Type   Consolidated   Location   Built   of Units     Land     Improvements     Consolidation     Land     Improvements     Total     Depreciation (AD)     Net of AD     Encumbrances  
 
                                                                                                   
Affordable Properties:
                                                                                                   
All Hallows
  Garden   Jan-06   San Francisco, CA     1976       157       1,348       29,770       20,594       1,338       50,374       51,712       (18,274 )     33,438       21,207  
Alliance Towers
  High Rise   Mar-02   Alliance, OH     1979       101       530       1,934       773       530       2,707       3,237       (838 )     2,399       2,219  
Antioch Towers
  High Rise   Jan-10   Cleveland, OH     1976       171       720       8,802       88       720       8,890       9,610       (2,359 )     7,251       5,717  
Anton Square
  Garden   Jan-10   Whistler, AL     1984       48       152       1,846       53       152       1,899       2,051       (393 )     1,658       1,499  
Arvada House
  High Rise   Nov-04   Arvada, CO     1977       88       641       3,314       1,800       405       5,350       5,755       (1,520 )     4,235       4,118  
Bayview
  Garden   Jun-05   San Francisco, CA     1976       146       1,023       15,265       16,581       582       32,287       32,869       (12,021 )     20,848       10,934  
Beacon Hill
  High Rise   Mar-02   Hillsdale, MI     1980       198       1,380       7,044       6,650       1,093       13,981       15,074       (4,080 )     10,994       4,338  
Bedford House
  Mid Rise   Mar-02   Falmouth, KY     1979       48       230       919       335       230       1,254       1,484       (494 )     990       1,079  
Benjamin Banneker Plaza
  Mid Rise   Jan-06   Chester, PA     1976       70       79       3,862       810       79       4,672       4,751       (3,118 )     1,633       1,497  
Berger Apartments
  Mid Rise   Mar-02   New Haven, CT     1981       144       1,152       4,657       2,609       1,152       7,266       8,418       (2,332 )     6,086       595  
Biltmore Towers
  High Rise   Mar-02   Dayton, OH     1980       230       1,813       6,411       13,229       1,813       19,640       21,453       (10,325 )     11,128       10,591  
Birchwood
  Garden   Jan-10   Dallas, TX     1963       276       975       5,525             975       5,525       6,500       (380 )     6,120       4,240  
Blakewood
  Garden   Oct-05   Statesboro, GA     1973       42       316       882       402       316       1,284       1,600       (1,167 )     433       676  
Bolton North
  High Rise   Jan-06   Baltimore, MD     1977       209       1,450       6,569       806       1,429       7,396       8,825       (2,579 )     6,246       2,223  
Bridge Street
  Garden   Jan-10   East Stroudsburg, PA     1999       52       398       2,255       47       398       2,302       2,700       (169 )     2,531       2,016  
Burchwood
  Garden   Oct-07   Berea, KY     1999       24       147       247       494       147       741       888       (274 )     614       949  
Butternut Creek
  Mid Rise   Jan-06   Charlotte, MI     1980       100       505       3,617       3,785       505       7,402       7,907       (3,124 )     4,783        
California Square I
  High Rise   Jan-06   Louisville, KY     1982       101       154       5,704       560       154       6,264       6,418       (3,813 )     2,605       3,465  
Canterbury Towers
  High Rise   Jan-06   Worcester, MA     1976       156       567       4,557       1,012       567       5,569       6,136       (3,984 )     2,152       3,005  
Canyon Shadows
  Garden   Jan-10   Riverside, CA     1971       120       488       2,763             488       2,763       3,251       (205 )     3,046       2,547  
Carriage House
  Mid Rise   Dec-06   Petersburg, VA     1885       118       847       2,886       3,454       716       6,471       7,187       (1,951 )     5,236       2,041  
Castlewood
  Garden   Mar-02   Davenport, IA     1980       96       585       2,351       1,544       585       3,895       4,480       (1,753 )     2,727       3,486  
City Line
  Garden   Mar-02   Newport News, VA     1976       200       500       2,014       7,329       500       9,343       9,843       (1,598 )     8,245       4,786  
Clisby Towers
  Mid Rise   Jan-06   Macon, GA     1980       52       524       1,970       272       524       2,242       2,766       (1,736 )     1,030       881  
Cold Spring Homes
  Garden   Oct-07   Cold Springs, KY     2000       30       118       (433 )     1,129       118       696       814       (383 )     431       719  
Community Circle II
  Garden   Jan-06   Cleveland, OH     1975       129       263       4,699       962       263       5,661       5,924       (3,517 )     2,407       3,275  
Copperwood I Apartments
  Garden   Apr-06   The Woodlands, TX     1980       150       390       8,373       4,879       363       13,279       13,642       (9,980 )     3,662       5,529  
Copperwood II Apartments
  Garden   Oct-05   The Woodlands, TX     1981       150       452       5,552       3,442       459       8,987       9,446       (3,917 )     5,529       5,704  
Country Club Heights
  Garden   Mar-04   Quincy, IL     1976       200       676       5,715       4,872       675       10,588       11,263       (4,294 )     6,969       7,027  
Country Commons
  Garden   Jan-06   Bensalem, PA     1972       352       1,853       17,657       4,493       1,853       22,150       24,003       (11,635 )     12,368       12,633  
Courtyard
  Mid Rise   Jan-06   Cincinnati, OH     1980       137       1,362       4,876       548       1,362       5,424       6,786       (3,324 )     3,462       3,787  
Courtyards at Kirnwood
  Garden   Jan-10   DeSoto, TX     1997       198       861       4,881             861       4,881       5,742       (516 )     5,226       4,397  
Courtyards of Arlington
  Garden   Jan-10   Arlington, TX     1996       140       758       4,293             758       4,293       5,051       (286 )     4,765       2,943  
Crevenna Oaks
  Town Home   Jan-06   Burke, VA     1979       50       355       4,849       247       355       5,096       5,451       (1,436 )     4,015       3,197  
Crockett Manor
  Garden   Mar-04   Trenton, TN     1982       38       42       1,395       73       130       1,380       1,510       (115 )     1,395       978  
Cumberland Court
  Garden   Jan-06   Harrisburg, PA     1975       108       379       4,040       863       379       4,903       5,282       (3,490 )     1,792       1,228  
Darby Townhouses
  Town Home   Jan-10   Sharon Hill, PA     1970       172       1,298       11,115       218       1,298       11,333       12,631       (4,241 )     8,390       5,504  
Daugette Tower
  High Rise   Mar-02   Gadsden, AL     1979       100       540       2,178       1,841       540       4,019       4,559       (1,462 )     3,097        
Day Meadows
  Garden   Jan-10   Mountain Home, ID     1978       44       270       1,530       11       270       1,541       1,811       (81 )     1,730       956  
Denny Place
  Garden   Mar-02   North Hollywood, CA     1984       17       394       1,579       146       394       1,725       2,119       (542 )     1,577       1,111  
Douglas Landing
  Garden   Oct-07   Austin, TX     1999       96       750       4,250       95       750       4,345       5,095       (502 )     4,593       3,902  
Elmwood
  Garden   Jan-06   Athens, AL     1981       80       346       2,643       426       346       3,069       3,415       (1,793 )     1,622       1,860  
Fairburn and Gordon I
  Garden   Jan-10   Atlanta, GA     1969       102       143       1,941       292       143       2,233       2,376       (1,509 )     867        
Fairburn and Gordon II
  Garden   Jan-06   Atlanta, GA     1969       58       439       1,360       484       439       1,844       2,283       (1,568 )     715        
Fairwood
  Garden   Jan-06   Carmichael, CA     1979       86       176       5,264       460       176       5,724       5,900       (3,729 )     2,171       2,364  
Fountain Place
  Mid Rise   Jan-06   Connersville, IN     1980       102       440       2,091       2,914       378       5,067       5,445       (751 )     4,694       1,121  
Fox Run
  Garden   Mar-02   Orange, TX     1983       70       420       1,992       1,050       420       3,042       3,462       (1,166 )     2,296       2,549  
Foxfire
  Garden   Jan-06   Jackson, MI     1975       160       856       6,853       2,505       856       9,358       10,214       (5,660 )     4,554       1,611  
Franklin Square School Apts
  Mid Rise   Jan-06   Baltimore, MD     1888       65       566       3,581       259       566       3,840       4,406       (2,271 )     2,135       3,898  
Friendset Apartments
  High Rise   Jan-06   Brooklyn, NY     1979       259       550       16,825       1,873       550       18,698       19,248       (11,001 )     8,247       14,095  
Frio
  Garden   Jan-06   Pearsall, TX     1980       63       327       2,207       419       327       2,626       2,953       (1,855 )     1,098       1,109  
Gates Manor
  Garden   Mar-04   Clinton, TN     1981       80       266       2,225       927       264       3,154       3,418       (1,355 )     2,063       2,381  
Georgetown Woods
  Garden   Jan-10   Indianapolis, IN     1993       90       375       2,125             375       2,125       2,500       (175 )     2,325       2,118  
Glens, The
  Garden   Jan-06   Rock Hill, SC     1982       88       839       4,135       1,187       839       5,322       6,161       (3,939 )     2,222       3,723  
Gotham Apts
  Garden   Jan-10   Kansas City, MO     1930       105       471       5,419       79       471       5,498       5,969       (3,334 )     2,635       3,408  
Greenbriar
  Garden   Jan-06   Indianapolis, IN     1980       121       812       3,272       396       812       3,668       4,480       (2,583 )     1,897       3,266  
Hamlin Estates
  Garden   Mar-02   North Hollywood, CA     1983       30       1,010       1,691       262       1,010       1,953       2,963       (754 )     2,209       1,349  
Hanover Square
  High Rise   Jan-06   Baltimore, MD     1980       199       1,656       9,575       510       1,656       10,085       11,741       (6,567 )     5,174       10,500  
Harris Park Apartments
  Garden   Dec-97   Rochester, NY     1968       114       475       2,786       1,321       475       4,107       4,582       (1,959 )     2,623       42  
Hatillo Housing
  Mid Rise   Jan-06   Hatillo, PR     1982       64       202       2,875       515       202       3,390       3,592       (1,939 )     1,653       1,358  
Henna Townhomes
  Garden   Oct-07   Round Rock, TX     1999       160       1,716       9,197       270       1,736       9,447       11,183       (1,132 )     10,051       5,874  
Hopkins Village
  Mid Rise   Sep-03   Baltimore, MD     1979       165       438       5,973       3,593       549       9,455       10,004       (1,808 )     8,196       9,100  
Hudson Gardens
  Garden   Mar-02   Pasadena, CA     1983       41       914       1,548       607       914       2,155       3,069       (732 )     2,337       408  
Ingram Square
  Garden   Jan-06   San Antonio, TX     1980       120       630       3,137       5,863       630       9,000       9,630       (2,228 )     7,402       3,825  
James Court
  Garden   Jan-10   Meridian, ID     1978       50       345       1,955       9       345       1,964       2,309       (101 )     2,208       1,925  
JFK Towers
  Mid Rise   Jan-06   Durham, NC     1983       177       750       7,970       872       750       8,842       9,592       (5,001 )     4,591       5,736  
Kephart Plaza
  High Rise   Jan-06   Lock Haven, PA     1978       101       609       3,796       569       609       4,365       4,974       (3,131 )     1,843       1,650  

 

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    Property   Date       Year   Number             Buildings and     Subsequent to             Buildings and     (4)     Accumulated     Total Cost        
Property Name   Type   Consolidated   Location   Built   of Units     Land     Improvements     Consolidation     Land     Improvements     Total     Depreciation (AD)     Net of AD     Encumbrances  
 
                                                                                                   
King Bell Apartments
  Garden   Jan-06   Milwaukie, OR     1982       62       204       2,497       205       204       2,702       2,906       (1,535 )     1,371       1,599  
Kirkwood House
  High Rise   Sep-04   Baltimore, MD     1979       261       1,281       9,358       8,143       1,338       17,444       18,782       (3,162 )     15,620       16,000  
Kubasek Trinity Manor
  High Rise   Jan-06   Yonkers, NY     1981       130       54       8,308       1,864       54       10,172       10,226       (5,341 )     4,885       4,671  
La Salle
  Garden   Oct-00   San Francisco, CA     1976       145       1,841       19,568       17,382       1,866       36,925       38,791       (15,711 )     23,080       16,093  
La Vista
  Garden   Jan-06   Concord, CA     1981       75       565       4,448       4,230       581       8,662       9,243       (1,438 )     7,805       5,418  
Lafayette Square
  Garden   Jan-06   Camden, SC     1978       72       142       1,875       98       142       1,973       2,115       (1,664 )     451       236  
Lake Avenue Commons
  Garden   Jan-10   Cleveland, OH     1982       79       488       2,763             488       2,763       3,251       (158 )     3,093       3,070  
Landau
  Garden   Oct-05   Clinton, SC     1970       80       1,293       1,429       320       1,293       1,749       3,042       (1,770 )     1,272       228  
Laurelwood
  Garden   Jan-06   Morristown, TN     1981       65       75       1,870       224       75       2,094       2,169       (1,350 )     819       1,320  
Lock Haven Gardens
  Garden   Jan-06   Lock Haven, PA     1979       150       1,163       6,045       666       1,163       6,711       7,874       (4,894 )     2,980       2,359  
Locust House
  High Rise   Mar-02   Westminster, MD     1979       99       650       2,604       851       650       3,455       4,105       (1,228 )     2,877       2,084  
Long Meadow
  Garden   Jan-06   Cheraw, SC     1973       56       158       1,342       214       158       1,556       1,714       (1,232 )     482       165  
Loring Towers
  High Rise   Oct-02   Minneapolis, MN     1975       230       1,297       7,445       7,643       886       15,499       16,385       (4,787 )     11,598       10,501  
Loring Towers Apartments
  High Rise   Sep-03   Salem, MA     1973       250       129       14,050       6,599       187       20,591       20,778       (4,763 )     16,015       15,786  
Maunakea Tower
  High Rise   Jan-10   Honolulu, HI     1976       380       7,995       45,305       3,702       7,995       49,007       57,002       (2,074 )     54,928       34,957  
Michigan Beach
  Garden   Oct-07   Chicago, IL     1958       239       2,225       10,797       978       2,225       11,775       14,000       (4,011 )     9,989       5,576  
Mill Pond
  Mid Rise   Jan-06   Taunton, MA     1982       49       80       2,704       319       80       3,023       3,103       (1,768 )     1,335       983  
Mill Run
  Garden   Jan-10   Mobile, AL     1983       50       293       2,569       42       293       2,611       2,904       (818 )     2,086       1,466  
Miramar Housing
  High Rise   Jan-06   Ponce, PR     1983       96       367       5,085       425       367       5,510       5,877       (3,099 )     2,778       2,769  
Montblanc Gardens
  Town Home   Dec-03   Yauco, PR     1982       128       391       3,859       1,010       391       4,869       5,260       (2,645 )     2,615       3,252  
Monticello Manor
  Garden   Jan-10   San Antonio, TX     1998       154       647       3,665             647       3,665       4,312       (250 )     4,062       3,935  
Moss Gardens
  Mid Rise   Jan-06   Lafayette, LA     1980       114       524       3,818       824       524       4,642       5,166       (3,174 )     1,992       1,946  
New Baltimore
  Mid Rise   Mar-02   New Baltimore, MI     1980       101       888       2,360       5,157       896       7,509       8,405       (1,905 )     6,500       2,179  
Newberry Park
  Garden   Dec-97   Chicago, IL     1995       84       1,380       7,632       486       1,380       8,118       9,498       (2,972 )     6,526       7,299  
Nintey Five Vine Street
  Garden   Jan-10   Hartford, CT     1800       31       188       1,062       626       188       1,688       1,876       (104 )     1,772       1,055  
Northpoint
  Garden   Jan-00   Chicago, IL     1921       305       2,280       14,334       16,706       2,510       30,810       33,320       (16,997 )     16,323       19,101  
Northwinds, The
  Garden   Mar-02   Wytheville, VA     1978       144       500       2,012       575       500       2,587       3,087       (1,466 )     1,621       1,466  
Oakbrook
  Garden   Jan-08   Topeka, KS     1979       170       550       2,915       885       550       3,800       4,350       (773 )     3,577       2,636  
Oakwood Manor
  Garden   Mar-04   Milan, TN     1984       34       95       498       18       103       508       611       (140 )     471       316  
O’Neil
  High Rise   Jan-06   Troy, NY     1978       115       88       4,067       864       88       4,931       5,019       (3,452 )     1,567       2,595  
Overbrook Park
  Garden   Jan-06   Chillicothe, OH     1981       50       136       2,282       311       136       2,593       2,729       (1,458 )     1,271       1,432  
Oxford House
  Mid Rise   Mar-02   Deactur, IL     1979       156       993       4,164       928       993       5,092       6,085       (2,109 )     3,976       2,627  
Panorama Park
  Garden   Mar-02   Bakersfield, CA     1982       66       621       5,520       884       619       6,406       7,025       (1,687 )     5,338       2,255  
Parc Chateau I
  Garden   Jan-06   Lithonia, GA     1973       86       592       1,442       521       592       1,963       2,555       (1,861 )     694       359  
Parc Chateau II
  Garden   Jan-06   Lithonia, GA     1974       88       596       2,965       497       596       3,462       4,058       (2,626 )     1,432       361  
Park Place
  Mid Rise   Jun-05   St Louis, MO     1977       242       742       6,327       9,798       705       16,162       16,867       (10,003 )     6,864       9,423  
Park Vista
  Garden   Oct-05   Anaheim, CA     1958       392       6,155       25,929       4,822       6,155       30,751       36,906       (7,763 )     29,143       37,656  
Parkways, The
  Garden   Jun-04   Chicago, IL     1925       446       3,684       23,257       18,115       3,427       41,629       45,056       (14,959 )     30,097       21,209  
Patman Switch
  Garden   Jan-06   Hughes Springs, TX     1978       82       727       1,382       616       727       1,998       2,725       (1,589 )     1,136       1,229  
Pavilion
  High Rise   Mar-04   Philadelphia, PA     1976       296             15,416       1,471             16,887       16,887       (4,984 )     11,903       8,680  
Peachwood Place
  Garden   Oct-07   Waycross, GA     1999       72       390       748       82       390       830       1,220       (159 )     1,061       737  
Pinebluff Village
  Mid Rise   Jan-06   Salisbury, MD     1980       151       1,112       7,177       758       1,112       7,935       9,047       (5,801 )     3,246       1,893  
Pinewood Place
  Garden   Mar-02   Toledo, OH     1979       99       420       1,698       1,276       420       2,974       3,394       (1,408 )     1,986       1,992  
Pleasant Hills
  Garden   Apr-05   Austin, TX     1982       100       1,188       2,631       3,529       1,229       6,119       7,348       (2,237 )     5,111       3,171  
Plummer Village
  Mid Rise   Mar-02   North Hills, CA     1983       75       624       2,647       1,637       667       4,241       4,908       (1,968 )     2,940       2,560  
Portner Place
  Town Home   Jan-06   Washington, DC     1980       48       697       3,753       142       697       3,895       4,592       (431 )     4,161       6,348  
Post Street Apartments
  High Rise   Jan-06   Yonkers, NY     1930       56       148       3,315       461       148       3,776       3,924       (2,407 )     1,517       1,518  
Pride Gardens
  Garden   Dec-97   Flora, MS     1975       76       102       1,071       1,753       102       2,824       2,926       (1,586 )     1,340       1,062  
Rancho California
  Garden   Jan-06   Temecula, CA     1984       55       488       5,462       307       488       5,769       6,257       (3,035 )     3,222       4,480  
Ridgewood Towers
  High Rise   Mar-02   East Moline, IL     1977       140       698       2,803       818       698       3,621       4,319       (1,418 )     2,901       1,418  
River Village
  High Rise   Jan-06   Flint, MI     1980       340       1,756       13,877       3,599       1,756       17,476       19,232       (11,075 )     8,157       6,929  
River’s Edge
  Town Home   Jan-06   Greenville, MI     1983       49       311       2,097       391       311       2,488       2,799       (1,731 )     1,068       521  
Riverwoods
  High Rise   Jan-06   Kankakee, IL     1983       125       590       4,932       3,475       598       8,399       8,997       (1,678 )     7,319       4,702  
Round Barn
  Garden   Mar-02   Champaign, IL     1979       156       947       5,134       5,764       810       11,035       11,845       (2,565 )     9,280       5,078  
San Jose Apartments
  Garden   Sep-05   San Antonio, TX     1970       220       404       5,770       11,459       234       17,399       17,633       (4,471 )     13,162       5,069  
San Juan Del Centro
  Mid Rise   Sep-05   Boulder, CO     1971       150       243       7,110       12,574       438       19,489       19,927       (5,060 )     14,867       11,259  
Sandy Hill Terrace
  High Rise   Mar-02   Norristown, PA     1980       175       1,650       6,599       2,874       1,650       9,473       11,123       (3,341 )     7,782       3,351  
Sandy Springs
  Garden   Mar-05   Macon, GA     1979       74       366       1,522       1,451       366       2,973       3,339       (1,876 )     1,463       1,894  
Santa Maria
  Garden   Jan-10   San German, PR     1983       86       368       2,087             368       2,087       2,455       (390 )     2,065       2,343  
School Street
  Mid Rise   Jan-06   Taunton, MA     1920       75       219       4,335       670       219       5,005       5,224       (2,890 )     2,334       2,116  
Shoreview
  Garden   Oct-99   San Francisco, CA     1976       156       1,498       19,071       18,772       1,476       37,865       39,341       (16,745 )     22,596       17,391  
South Bay Villa
  Garden   Mar-02   Los Angeles, CA     1981       80       663       2,770       4,383       1,352       6,464       7,816       (4,055 )     3,761       3,018  
Springfield Villas
  Garden   Oct-07   Lockhart, TX     1999       32             1,153       86             1,239       1,239       (44 )     1,195       828  
St. George Villas
  Garden   Jan-06   St. George, SC     1984       40       86       1,025       147       86       1,172       1,258       (822 )     436       483  
Stonegate Apts
  Mid Rise   Jul-09   Indianapolis, IN     1920       52       255       3,610       353       255       3,963       4,218       (920 )     3,298       1,931  
Sumler Terrace
  Garden   Jan-06   Norfolk, VA     1976       126       215       4,400       671       215       5,071       5,286       (3,836 )     1,450       1,191  
Summit Oaks
  Town Home   Jan-06   Burke, VA     1980       50       382       4,930       311       382       5,241       5,623       (1,513 )     4,110       3,189  
Suntree
  Garden   Jan-06   St. Johns, MI     1980       121       403       6,488       2,012       403       8,500       8,903       (4,744 )     4,159       530  
Tabor Towers
  Mid Rise   Jan-06   Lewisburg, WV     1979       84       163       3,360       384       163       3,744       3,907       (2,263 )     1,644       1,906  
Tamarac Apartments I
  Garden   Nov-04   Woodlands, TX     1980       144       140       2,775       3,650       363       6,202       6,565       (2,451 )     4,114       4,117  
Tamarac Apartments II
  Garden   Nov-04   Woodlands, TX     1980       156       142       3,195       4,064       266       7,135       7,401       (2,786 )     4,615       4,460  
Terraces
  Mid Rise   Jan-06   Kettering, OH     1979       102       1,561       2,815       1,126       1,561       3,941       5,502       (2,652 )     2,850       2,472  
Terry Manor
  Mid Rise   Oct-05   Los Angeles, CA     1977       170       1,775       5,848       6,674       1,997       12,300       14,297       (5,810 )     8,487       6,859  

 

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                                (2)     (3)        
        (1)                       Initial Cost     Cost Capitalized     December 31, 2010  
    Property   Date       Year   Number             Buildings and     Subsequent to             Buildings and     (4)     Accumulated     Total Cost        
Property Name   Type   Consolidated   Location   Built   of Units     Land     Improvements     Consolidation     Land     Improvements     Total     Depreciation (AD)     Net of AD     Encumbrances  
 
                                                                                                   
Tompkins Terrace
  Garden   Oct-02   Beacon, NY     1974       193       872       6,827       13,333       872       20,160       21,032       (4,632 )     16,400       8,211  
Trestletree Village
  Garden   Mar-02   Atlanta, GA     1981       188       1,150       4,655       1,838       1,150       6,493       7,643       (2,355 )     5,288       2,793  
Underwood Elderly
  High Rise   Jan-10   Hartford, CT     1982       136       2,274       7,238       580       2,274       7,818       10,092       (3,380 )     6,712       6,203  
Underwood Family
  Town Home   Jan-10   Hartford, CT     1982       25       830       1,505       44       830       1,549       2,379       (729 )     1,650       1,582  
University Square
  High Rise   Mar-05   Philadelphia, PA     1978       442       702       12,201       12,809       702       25,010       25,712       (9,800 )     15,912       18,405  
Van Nuys Apartments
  High Rise   Mar-02   Los Angeles, CA     1981       299       4,253       21,226       20,286       3,575       42,190       45,765       (7,748 )     38,017       22,224  
Verdes Del Oriente
  Garden   Jan-10   San Pedro, CA     1976       113       1,100       7,044       105       1,100       7,149       8,249       (2,841 )     5,408       5,471  
Vicente Geigel Polanco
  Garden   Jan-10   Isabela, PR     1983       80       361       2,044             361       2,044       2,405       (203 )     2,202       2,277  
Victory Square
  Garden   Mar-02   Canton, OH     1975       81       215       889       719       215       1,608       1,823       (728 )     1,095       833  
Villa de Guadalupe
  Garden   Jan-10   San Jose, CA     1982       101       1,770       8,456       31       1,770       8,487       10,257       (3,517 )     6,740       6,980  
Village Oaks
  Mid Rise   Jan-06   Catonsville, MD     1980       181       2,127       5,188       1,895       2,127       7,083       9,210       (4,997 )     4,213       4,252  
Village of Kaufman
  Garden   Mar-05   Kaufman, TX     1981       68       370       1,606       689       370       2,295       2,665       (846 )     1,819       1,843  
Villas of Mount Dora
  Garden   Jan-10   Mt. Dora, FL     1979       70       323       1,828             323       1,828       2,151       (156 )     1,995       1,704  
Vintage Crossing
  Town Home   Mar-04   Cuthbert, GA     1985       50       188       1,058       571       188       1,629       1,817       (1,051 )     766       1,614  
Vista Park Chino
  Garden   Mar-02   Chino, CA     1983       40       380       1,521       440       380       1,961       2,341       (776 )     1,565       3,120  
Wah Luck House
  High Rise   Jan-06   Washington, DC     1982       153             8,690       553             9,243       9,243       (2,723 )     6,520       8,613  
Walnut Hills
  High Rise   Jan-06   Cincinnati, OH     1983       198       888       5,608       5,176       826       10,846       11,672       (2,599 )     9,073       5,600  
Wasco Arms
  Garden   Mar-02   Wasco, CA     1982       78       625       2,519       1,050       625       3,569       4,194       (1,564 )     2,630       3,103  
Washington Square West
  Mid Rise   Sep-04   Philadelphia, PA     1982       132       555       11,169       6,078       582       17,220       17,802       (9,279 )     8,523       3,824  
Westwood Terrace
  Mid Rise   Mar-02   Moline, IL     1976       97       720       3,242       664       720       3,906       4,626       (1,356 )     3,270       1,488  
White Cliff
  Garden   Mar-02   Lincoln Heights, OH     1977       72       215       938       446       215       1,384       1,599       (639 )     960       996  
Whitefield Place
  Garden   Apr-05   San Antonio, TX     1980       80       223       3,151       2,570       219       5,725       5,944       (2,387 )     3,557       2,226  
Wilderness Trail
  High Rise   Mar-02   Pineville, KY     1983       124       1,010       4,048       739       1,010       4,787       5,797       (1,391 )     4,406       4,379  
Wilkes Towers
  High Rise   Mar-02   North Wilkesboro, NC     1981       72       410       1,680       514       410       2,194       2,604       (845 )     1,759       1,870  
Willow Wood
  Garden   Mar-02   North Hollywood, CA     1984       19       1,051       840       208       1,051       1,048       2,099       (350 )     1,749       1,057  
Winnsboro Arms
  Garden   Jan-06   Winnsboro, SC     1978       60       272       1,697       298       272       1,995       2,267       (1,572 )     695       112  
Winter Gardens
  High Rise   Mar-04   St Louis, MO     1920       112       300       3,072       4,489       300       7,561       7,861       (1,531 )     6,330       3,732  
Woodcrest
  Garden   Dec-97   Odessa, TX     1972       80       41       229       718       41       947       988       (788 )     200       430  
Woodland
  Garden   Jan-06   Spartanburg, SC     1972       100       182       663       1,438       182       2,101       2,283       (590 )     1,693        
Woodland Hills
  Garden   Oct-05   Jackson, MI     1980       125       541       3,875       4,275       321       8,370       8,691       (3,584 )     5,107       3,589  
Woodlands
  Garden   Jan-10   Whistler, AL     1983       50       213       2,277       29       213       2,306       2,519       (765 )     1,754       1,538  
 
                                                                               
Total Affordable Properties
                        20,914       129,298       892,309       431,965       128,280       1,325,292       1,453,572       (519,859 )     933,713       745,446  
 
                                                                                                   
Other (5)
                              1,038       2,470       3,693       2,064       5,138       7,202       (2,922 )     4,280        
 
                                                                               
 
                                                                                                   
Total Continuing Operations
                        87,867       2,072,307       4,639,040       2,671,455       2,128,734       7,254,069       9,382,803       (2,892,551 )     6,490,252       5,430,528  
 
                                                                               
 
                                                                                                   
Discontinued Operations:
                                                                                                   
Conventional Properties:
                                                                                                   
Fisherman’s Village
  Garden   Jan-06   Indianapolis, IN     1982       328       2,156       9,936       3,023       2,156       12,959       15,115       (7,618 )     7,497       6,350  
Timbertree
  Garden   Oct-97   Phoenix, AZ     1979       387       2,292       13,000       6,728       2,292       19,728       22,020       (10,752 )     11,268       4,062  
 
                                                                               
Total Conventional Properties:
                        715       4,448       22,936       9,751       4,448       32,687       37,135       (18,370 )     18,765       10,412  
 
                                                                                                   
Affordable Properties:
                                                                                                   
Brittany Apartments
  Garden   Jan-10   Raytown, MO     1971       144       465       2,635             465       2,635       3,100       (194 )     2,906       2,138  
Calvert City
  Garden   Jan-10   Calvert City, KY     1980       60       128       694       11       128       705       833       (663 )     170       711  
Club, The
  Garden   Jan-06   Lexington, NC     1972       87       498       2,128       688       498       2,816       3,314       (2,142 )     1,172       235  
Delhaven Manor
  Mid Rise   Mar-02   Jackson, MS     1983       104       575       2,304       2,046       575       4,350       4,925       (1,923 )     3,002       3,625  
Madisonville
  Garden   Jan-10   Madisonville, KY     1981       60       73       367       86       73       453       526       (498 )     28       589  
Northlake Village
  Garden   Oct-00   Lima, OH     1971       150       487       1,317       1,886       487       3,203       3,690       (1,987 )     1,703        
Oswego Village
  Garden   Jan-10   Columbia, PA     1979       68       392       2,221             392       2,221       2,613       (140 )     2,473       1,395  
Park — Joplin Apartments
  Garden   Oct-07   Joplin, MO     1974       192       1,154       5,539       402       1,154       5,941       7,095       (924 )     6,171       3,165  
Rosedale Court Apartments
  Garden   Mar-04   Dawson Springs, KY     1981       40       194       1,177       222       194       1,399       1,593       (612 )     981       858  
Sherman Hills
  High Rise   Jan-06   Wilkes-Barre, PA     1976       344       2,039       15,549       1,560       2,036       17,111       19,147       (13,910 )     5,237       2,686  
Wickford
  Garden   Mar-04   Henderson, NC     1983       44       247       946       198       247       1,144       1,391       (493 )     898       1,441  
 
                                                                               
Total Affordable Properties
                        1,293       6,252       34,877       7,099       6,249       41,978       48,227       (23,486 )     24,741       16,843  
 
                                                                                                   
Total Discontinued Operations
                        2,008       10,700       57,813       16,850       10,697       74,665       85,362       (41,856 )     43,506       27,255  
 
                                                                               
 
                                                                                                   
Total
                        89,875     $ 2,083,007     $ 4,696,853     $ 2,688,305     $ 2,139,431     $ 7,328,734     $ 9,468,165     $ (2,934,407 )   $ 6,533,758     $ 5,457,783  
 
                                                                               
(1)  
Date we acquired the property or first consolidated the partnership which owns the property.
 
(2)  
Initial cost includes the tendering costs to acquire the minority interest share of our consolidated real estate partnerships.
 
(3)  
Costs capitalized subsequent to consolidation includes costs capitalized since acquisition or first consolidation of the partnership/property.
 
(4)  
The aggregate cost of land and depreciable property for federal income tax purposes was approximately $3.8 billion at December 31, 2010.
 
(5)  
Other includes land parcels, commercial properties and other related costs. We exclude such properties from our residential unit counts.

 

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AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.
SCHEDULE III: REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(In Thousands)
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
Real Estate
                       
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 9,718,978     $ 11,000,496     $ 12,420,200  
Additions during the year:
                       
Newly consolidated assets and acquisition of limited partnership interests (1)
    69,410       19,683       31,447  
Acquisitions
                107,445  
Capital additions
    175,329       275,444       665,233  
Deductions during the year:
                       
Casualty and other write-offs (2)
    (15,865 )     (43,134 )     (130,595 )
Sales
    (479,687 )     (1,533,511 )     (2,093,234 )
 
                 
Balance at end of year
  $ 9,468,165     $ 9,718,978     $ 11,000,496  
 
                 
Accumulated Depreciation
                       
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 2,723,339     $ 2,814,992     $ 3,047,211  
Additions during the year:
                       
Depreciation
    422,099       478,550       497,395  
Newly consolidated assets and acquisition of limited partnership interests (1)
    (12,348 )     (2,763 )     (22,256 )
Deductions during the year:
                       
Casualty and other write-offs
    (4,831 )     (5,200 )     (1,838 )
Sales
    (193,852 )     (562,240 )     (705,520 )
 
                 
Balance at end of year
  $ 2,934,407     $ 2,723,339     $ 2,814,992  
 
                 
(1)  
Includes the effect of newly consolidated assets, acquisition of limited partnership interests and related activity.
 
(2)  
Casualty and other write-offs in 2008 include impairments totaling $91.1 million related to our Lincoln Place and Pacific Bay Vistas properties.

 

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