CLEVELAND, May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: FCEA and FCEB) today announced Operating FFO, FFO, net earnings/loss and revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

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Operating FFO
Operating FFO for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was $58.4 million, a 20 percent increase, compared with $48.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

Positive factors impacting first-quarter 2015 Operating FFO, compared with the first quarter of 2014, included increased net operating income (NOI) from the mature portfolio of $6.8 million, lower interest expense, both corporate and in the mature portfolio, of $4.4 million, and increased capitalized interest to active development projects of $2.6 million as the company has activated entitled development opportunities. These positive factors were partially offset by lower quarter-over-quarter land sales at Stapleton of $3.6 million and reduced Operating FFO from properties sold of $2.3 million.

Factors impacting Operating FFO for the quarter are illustrated in a bridge diagram included in the company's supplemental package for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and available on the company's website, www.forestcity.net.

Operating FFO is a non-GAAP measure derived from FFO. The company believes Operating FFO provides investors with additional information about its core operations. Included with this press release is a table reconciling FFO to Operating FFO.

FFO
Total FFO for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was $20.6 million, or $0.10 per share, compared with $55.3 million, or $0.25 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2014. Per-share amounts are on a fully diluted basis.

In addition to the factors listed above related to Operating FFO, first-quarter 2015 FFO results were negatively impacted primarily by increased loss on extinguishment of debt of $35.1 million, or $0.15 per share, related to privately negotiated exchange transactions in the first quarter through which $288.8 million of convertible Senior Notes were exchanged for Class A common stock and cash. In addition, the company had costs related to its planned 2016 real estate investment trust (REIT) conversion of $6.2 million ($3.8 million, net of tax), or $0.02 per share, in the quarter.

FFO and FFO per share are non-GAAP measures commonly used by publicly traded real estate companies. Included with this press release is a table reconciling net earnings/loss, the most comparable GAAP measure, to FFO.

Net Earnings/Loss
For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the company had a net loss of $54.2 million, or $0.27 per share, compared with net earnings of $15.5 million, or $0.08 per share, for the three months ended March 31, 2014. In addition to the factors listed above related to Operating FFO and FFO, the net earnings/loss variance between the comparable quarters in 2014 and 2015 was impacted primarily by 2014 gains on disposition of full or partial interest in rental properties of $31.2 million, net of tax, with no offsetting transactions in the first quarter of 2015. Per share amounts are on a fully diluted basis.

Additional explanations of factors impacting FFO, Operating FFO and net earnings/loss for the three months ended March 31, 2015, are included in the company's supplemental package for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, furnished to the SEC and available on the company's website, www.forestcity.net.

Revenues
Consolidated revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2015, were $237.1 million, compared with $249.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

Commentary
"Our first-quarter results reflect the positive impact of our strategies of growing NOI from our mature portfolio and deleveraging at the corporate and property levels," said David J. LaRue, Forest City president and chief executive officer. "Operating FFO was up significantly for the quarter, primarily driven by increased NOI from the mature portfolio and lower interest expense. FFO was negatively impacted primarily by loss on extinguishment of debt from our first-quarter exchange transactions that resulted in $288.8 million of Senior Notes being converted to Class A common stock.

"Operating results from our portfolio continued to show significant strength in the quarter, led by retail and apartment. Total comparable property net operating income (comp NOI) in the quarter was up 5.3 percent, with increases of 6.4 percent in retail, 5.5 percent in apartments and 4.4 percent in office.

"Our retail results continue to reflect the strength of our focused portfolio and the impact of growth at Westchester's Ridge Hill, together with our program of renovations, expansions and re-merchandising at a number of our regional malls. In addition, we continue to see strong momentum in retail leasing with rents on new, same-space leases at our regional malls up approximately 27 percent at the end of the first quarter, on a rolling 12-month basis.

"Our apartment portfolio continues to perform well, with comp NOI up 5.5 percent, compared with the same period in 2014. Comparable economic occupancy also rose, as did comparable monthly average residential rents, both overall and in our core markets.

"Growth in office comp NOI continues to reflect the lease-up of vacancies at One Pierrepont Plaza in Brooklyn, partially offset by vacancies at 88 Sidney Street at University Park at MIT in Cambridge. The majority of the vacancy at 88 Sidney Street has now been re-leased. The office segment continues to show positive momentum, with rents for new, same-space leases up 4.7 percent on a rolling 12-month basis.

"Results for Stapleton in Denver were down somewhat, compared with the same period in 2014, a reflection of both the timing of lot sales to builders and a very strong first quarter last year. Full-year lot sales in 2014 were the third highest in the project's history, and while we expect continued solid performance in 2015, we do not expect residential lot sales to surpass 2014 levels.

"Results for the Barclays Center arena were down in the first quarter, compared with the same period in 2014, a function of the number and mix of events in the comparable quarters. Based on the ramp-up of the property and its performance to date, we are revising downward our estimate of annual arena NOI at full stabilization to $55 million ($30.3 million at our pro-rata share), from $65 million. While this is disappointing, Barclays Center continues to be a venue leader in ticket sales and revenues in the country, a vital anchor for our Pacific Park Brooklyn project, and an important economic driver for all of Brooklyn.

"During the first quarter, we added two new projects to our under-construction pipeline: Museum Towers II, a 286-unit project in Philadelphia that is part of our residential development fund with the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS), and an expansion at Boulevard Mall in Buffalo, New York.

"Including these two new project starts in the first quarter, we anticipate starting a total of eight projects in 2015 with total costs of approximately $1.1 billion (at 100 percent), or $426 million at our pro-rata share. The majority of these new projects are expected to be undertaken through our strategic partnerships with Greenland and ASRS, reflecting our strategy of activating core entitled opportunities on our balance sheet primarily with our strategic partners, in order to maximize return on our equity and to balance risk."

NOI, Occupancies and Rent
Overall comparable NOI increased 5.3 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared with the same period in 2014, with increases of 6.4 percent in retail, 5.5 percent in apartments and 4.4 percent in office.

Comparable office occupancies increased to 95.5 percent at March 31, 2015, compared with 94.3 percent at March 31, 2014. For the rolling 12-month period ended March 31, 2015, rent per square foot in new office same-space leases increased 4.7 percent over prior rents.

In the retail portfolio, comparable retail occupancies at the end of the first quarter increased to 93.2 percent, up from 91.6 percent at March 31, 2014. Sales in the company's regional malls averaged $550 per square foot on a rolling 12-month basis, up from $537 per square foot at December 31, 2014, and from $509 per square foot at March 31, 2014. For the rolling 12-month period ended March 31, 2015, new, same-space leases in the company's regional malls increased 27.3 percent over prior rents.

In the residential portfolio, average monthly rents for the company's total comparable apartments rose to $1,375 for the three months ended March 31, 2015, a 2.5 percent increase compared with $1,341 for the three months ended March 31, 2014. Comparable average rents in the company's core markets were $1,879, a 2.7 percent increase from $1,829 for the comparable period in 2014. Comparable economic occupancies for the three months ended March 31, 2015, were 94.9 percent, up from 94.1 percent for the same period in 2014.

Comparable NOI, defined as NOI from stabilized properties operated in the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, is a non-GAAP financial measure and is based on the pro-rata consolidation method, also a non-GAAP financial measure. Included in this release is a schedule that presents comparable NOI on the full-consolidation method and a reconciliation of NOI to earnings/loss before income taxes.

Projects Under Construction
At March 31, 2015, Forest City had 11 projects under construction at a total cost at full consolidation of $762.1 million, or $558.3 million at the company's pro-rata share. These include:

RETAIL EXPANSIONS:


    --  Galleria at Sunset, a regional mall in Henderson, Nevada, near Las
        Vegas, is undergoing a 32,000-square-foot restaurant-driven expansion
        following the completion of a renovation of the mall. The expansion is
        expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2015.
    --  Boulevard Mall, a regional mall in Buffalo, New York, is undergoing a
        46,000-square-foot expansion that will include the addition of a new
        Dick's Sporting Goods store as well as interior and customer amenity
        upgrades. The expansion is expected to be completed in the fourth
        quarter of 2015.

RESIDENTIAL:


    --  Arris, a 327-unit apartment community with 19,000 square feet of
        street-level retail, at The Yards in Washington, D.C., is expected to be
        completed in the first quarter of 2016.
    --  Blossom Plaza, a 237-unit apartment community with 19,000 square feet of
        street-level retail, in the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. The
        project is expected to open in the second quarter of 2016.
    --  1001 4th Street, SW, a 365-unit apartment community with 5,000 square
        feet of retail space at the company's Waterfront Station mixed-use
        project in Washington, D.C. The property is expected to open in the
        fourth quarter of 2016.
    --  Museum Towers II, a 286-unit apartment community in Philadelphia. The
        project is part of the company's ASRS residential development fund. The
        project is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Arris, Blossom Plaza, 1001 4th Street, SW and Museum Towers II, are all part of the company's ASRS residential development fund. Other recently opened or mature properties included in the fund are 2175 Market Street in San Francisco, the Uptown in Oakland and Museum Towers in Philadelphia.

Other residential projects currently under construction include:


    --  B2 BKLYN, a 363-unit apartment community at Pacific Park Brooklyn that
        is being built using modular construction methods. B2 is expected to be
        completed in the third quarter of 2016.
    --  535 Carlton, a 298-unit, all-affordable apartment community at Pacific
        Park Brooklyn. The project is part of Forest City's strategic
        partnership with Greenland. 535 Carlton is expected to be completed in
        the third quarter of 2016.
    --  Aster Town Center II, a 135-unit apartment community at Stapleton in
        Denver. It is expected to open in phases with completion by the end of
        2015.

OFFICE:


    --  1812 Ashland Avenue, a 164,000-square-foot office building at the
        company's Science + Technology Park at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. The
        building is 70 percent pre-leased and is expected to be completed in the
        third quarter of 2016.
    --  300 Massachusetts Avenue, a 246,000-square-foot, fully leased office
        building at University Park at MIT in Cambridge, is being developed in
        partnership with MIT and is expected to be completed in the first
        quarter of 2016.

Outlook
"Our first-quarter results reflect solid momentum as we drive growth from our mature portfolio, further de-lever our balance sheet, and activate entitled new development opportunities," said LaRue. "As we continue to transform Forest City, including through conversion to REIT status, we are focused on creating value for all stakeholders, including our associates and the communities where we are active. By doing so, we move closer to achieving our vision of being a real estate leader and partner of choice that is focused on transformational real estate in core urban markets."

REIT Conversion
On January 13, 2015, the company announced that its Board of Directors approved a plan to pursue conversion to REIT status. The company expects to elect REIT status for its taxable year beginning January 1, 2016, subject to business conditions, the completion of related preparatory work and obtaining necessary third-party consents.

Corporate Description
Forest City Enterprises, Inc. is an NYSE-listed national real estate company with $8.8 billion in consolidated assets. The company is principally engaged in the ownership, development, management and acquisition of commercial and residential real estate and land throughout the United States. For more information, visit www.forestcity.net.

Supplemental Package
Please refer to the Investor Relations section of the company's website at www.forestcity.net for a supplemental package, which the company will furnish to the SEC on Form 8-K. The supplemental package includes operating and financial information for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, with reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures, such as Operating FFO, FFO, NOI, comparable NOI and results prepared using the pro-rata consolidation method, to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Investor Presentations
Please note the company periodically posts updated investor presentations on the Investors page of its website at www.forestcity.net. It is possible the periodic updates may include information deemed to be material. Therefore, the company encourages investors, the media, and other interested parties to review the Investors page of its website at www.forestcity.net for the most recent investor presentation.

FFO
The company uses FFO, along with net earnings/loss to report its operating results. The majority of the company's peers in the publicly traded real estate industry are REITs and report operations using FFO as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). FFO provides supplemental information about the company's operations. Although FFO is not presented in accordance with GAAP, the company believes it is necessary to understand its business and operating results, along with net earnings, the most comparable GAAP measure.

FFO is defined by NAREIT as net earnings/loss excluding the following items, at the company's proportionate share: i) gain/loss on disposition of rental properties, divisions and other investments (net of tax); ii) non-cash charges for real estate depreciation and amortization; iii) impairment of depreciable real estate (net of tax); and iv) cumulative or retrospective effect of change in accounting principle (net of tax). Net earnings/loss, the most comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP, is reconciled to FFO in the table titled Reconciliation of Net Earnings (Loss) to FFO below and in the company's supplemental package, which the company will furnish to the SEC on Form 8-K.

Operating FFO
The company defines Operating FFO as FFO adjusted to exclude: i) impairment of non-depreciable real estate; ii) write-offs of abandoned development projects; iii) income recognized on state and federal historic and other tax credits; iv) gains or losses from extinguishment of debt; v) change in fair market value of nondesignated hedges; vi) gains or losses on change in control of interests; vii) the adjustment to recognize rental revenues and rental expense using the straight-line method; viii) participation payments to ground lessors on refinancing of our properties; ix) other transactional items; x) the Nets pre-tax FFO; and xi) income taxes on FFO. The company believes its presentation of FFO and Operating FFO provides important supplemental information to its investors. Operating FFO should not be considered to be an alternative to net earnings computed under GAAP as an indicator of our operating performance and may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Pro-Rata Consolidation Method
This press release contains certain financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP under the full consolidation accounting method and certain financial measures prepared in accordance with the pro-rata consolidation method (non-GAAP). The company presents certain financial amounts under the pro-rata method because it believes this information is useful to investors as this method reflects the manner in which the company operates its business. In line with industry practice, the company has made a large number of investments in which its economic ownership is less than 100 percent as a means of procuring opportunities and sharing risk. Under the pro-rata consolidation method, the company presents its investments proportionate to its economic share of ownership. Under GAAP, the full consolidation method is used to report partnership assets and liabilities consolidated at 100 percent if deemed to be under its control or if the company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entities (VIE), even if its ownership is not 100 percent. The company provides reconciliations from the full consolidation method to the pro-rata consolidation method below and throughout its supplemental package, which the company will furnish to the SEC on Form 8-K.

NOI
NOI, a non-GAAP measure, is defined as revenues (excluding straight-line rent adjustments) less operating expenses (including depreciation and amortization for non-real estate groups) plus interest income, equity in earnings/loss of unconsolidated entities (excluding gain/loss on disposition, impairment, interest expense, gain/loss on extinguishment of debt and depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated entities). The company believes NOI provides additional information about the company's core operations and, along with earnings, is necessary to understand the business and operating results. NOI may not be directly comparable to similarly-titled measures reported by other companies.

Comparable NOI
In addition to NOI, the company uses comparable NOI as a metric to evaluate the performance of its multi-family, office and retail properties. This measure provides a same-store comparison of operating results of all stabilized properties that are open and operating in all periods presented. Write-offs of abandoned development projects, non-capitalizable development costs and unallocated management and service company overhead, net of tax credit income, are not directly attributable to an operating property and are considered non-comparable NOI. In addition, certain income and expense items at the property level, such as lease termination income, real estate tax assessments or rebates and participation payments as a result of refinancing transactions and NOI impacts of changes in ownership percentages, are excluded from comparable NOI and are included in non-comparable NOI. Retained properties that are considered non-comparable are disclosed in the company's supplemental package, which the company will furnish to the SEC on Form 8-K. Other properties and activities such as Arena, hotels, subsidized senior housing, military housing, corporate activities and land sales are not evaluated on a comparable basis and the NOI from these properties and activities is considered non-comparable NOI.

Safe Harbor Language
Statements made in this news release that state the company's or management's intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements. The company's actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements due to various risks, uncertainties and other factors. Risks and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the company's conversion to REIT status, its ability to qualify or to remain qualified as a REIT, realizing the anticipated benefits to shareholders if it successfully elects REIT status, the impact of complying with REIT qualification requirements, the amount and timing of any future distributions including those that it would be required to make as a REIT, the impact of issuing equity, debt or both to satisfy its E&P Distribution and other REIT conversion costs, the impact of covenants that could prevent it from satisfying REIT distribution requirements, its lack of experience operating as a REIT if it successfully converts, the impact of current lending and capital market conditions on its liquidity, its ability to finance or refinance projects or repay its debt, the impact of the slow economic recovery on its ownership, development and management of its commercial real estate portfolio, general real estate investment and development risks, using modular construction as a new construction methodology and owning a factory to produce modular units, vacancies in its properties, risks associated with developing and managing properties in partnership with others, downturns in the housing market, competition, illiquidity of real estate investments, bankruptcy or defaults of tenants, anchor store consolidations or closings, international activities, the impact of terrorist acts and other armed conflicts, risks of owning and operating an arena, risks associated with an investment in a professional sports team, the ability to sell all or a portion of its ownership interests in a professional sports team and arena, its substantial debt leverage and the ability to obtain and service debt, the impact of restrictions imposed by its credit facility and senior debt, exposure to hedging agreements, the level and volatility of interest rates, the continued availability of tax-exempt government financing, the impact of credit rating downgrades, effects of uninsured or underinsured losses, effects of a downgrade or failure of its insurance carriers, environmental liabilities, conflicts of interest, risks associated with the sale of tax credits, the ability to maintain effective internal controls, compliance with governmental regulations, increased legislative and regulatory scrutiny of the financial services industry, changes in federal, state or local tax laws, volatility in the market price of its publicly traded securities, inflation risks, litigation risks, cybersecurity risks, cyber incidents, its ability to achieve its strategic goals are based on significant assumptions, the completion of its acquisition of Health Care REIT, Inc.'s equity interest in the MIT Assets, the effect on the market price of its common stock following its E&P Distribution and its conversion to REIT status, its ability to obtain the shareholder approval necessary for it to convert to REIT Status, its ability to complete non-core asset sales, the impact to its deferred tax liability balance upon conversion to REIT status, and its ability to obtain requisite consents needed to complete the conversion to REIT status as well as other risks listed from time to time in the company's SEC filings, including but not limited to, the company's annual and quarterly reports.




    Reconciliation of Net Earnings (Loss) to FFO


    The table below reconciles net earnings (loss), the most comparable GAAP measure, to FFO, a non-GAAP measure.


                                                                                                                  Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                                                                                  ----------------------------

                                                                                                                          2015                 2014
                                                                                                                          ----                 ----

                                                                                                                       (in thousands)


    Net earnings (loss) attributable to Forest City Enterprises, Inc.                                                $(54,209)             $15,520

    Depreciation and Amortization-Real Estate Groups                                                                    74,780               71,006

    Gain on disposition of full or partial interests in rental properties                                                    -            (51,095)

    Income tax expense adjustment - current and deferred(2):

    Gain on disposition of full or partial interests in rental properties                                                    -              19,898
                                                                                                                           ---              ------

    FFO                                                                                                                $20,571              $55,329
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    FFO Per Share - Diluted

    Numerator (in thousands):

    FFO                                                                                                                $20,571              $55,329

    If-Converted Method (adjustments for interest, net of tax):

    5.000% Notes due 2016                                                                                                    -                 382

    4.250% Notes due 2018                                                                                                    -               2,277

    3.625% Notes due 2020                                                                                                    -               1,664
                                                                                                                           ---               -----

    FFO for per share data                                                                                             $20,571              $59,652
                                                                                                                       -------              -------

    Denominator:

    Weighted average shares outstanding-Basic                                                                      202,963,083          197,739,076

    Effect of stock options, restricted stock and performance shares                                                 2,768,251            1,926,005

    Effect of convertible debt                                                                                               -          32,138,215

    Effect of convertible Class A Common Units                                                                       2,973,190            3,646,755
                                                                                                                                       ---------

    Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted (1)                                                              208,704,524          235,450,051
                                                                                                                   -----------          -----------

    FFO Per Share                                                                                                        $0.10                $0.25
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                    For the three months ended
                     March 31, 2015, weighted-
                     average shares issuable upon
                     the conversion of convertible
                     debt of 28,087,047 were not
                     included in the computation
                     of diluted FFO per share
                     because their effect is anti-
                     dilutive under the if-
                     converted method. As a
                     result, an adjustment to FFO
                     for interest expense of
                     $3,787,000 related to these
    (1)              securities is not required.



    (2)   The following table provides detail of income tax expense (benefit):

                                                                               Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                                               ----------------------------

                                                                                                               2015     2014
                                                                                                               ----     ----

                                                                                      (in thousands)


    Income tax expense (benefit) on FFO

    Operating Earnings:

      Current taxes                                                                                        $(1,744)  $8,633

      Deferred taxes                                                                                          2,559 (13,956)

    Total income tax expense (benefit) on FFO                                                                   815  (5,323)
                                                                                                                ---   ------


    Income tax expense (benefit) on non-FFO

    Disposition of full or partial interests in rental properties:

      Current taxes                                                                       $                       - $29,048

      Deferred taxes                                                                                              - (9,150)

    Total income tax expense (benefit) on non-FFO                                                                 -  19,898
                                                                                                                ---  ------

    Grand Total                                                                                                $815  $14,575
                                                                                                               ----  -------


    Reconciliation of FFO to Operating FFO - Pro-Rata Consolidation


                                                                                                                          Three Months Ended March 31,
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                                                                                                                                  2015                  2014 % Change
                                                                                                                                  ----                  ---- --------

                                                                                                                                 (in thousands)

    FFO                                                                                                                        $20,571               $55,329

    Tax credit income                                                                                                          (3,255)              (3,947)

    (Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt                                                                                       35,379                   433

    Change in fair market value of nondesignated hedges                                                                        (2,113)                4,672

    Net gain on change in control of interests                                                                                       -              (2,759)

    Straight-line rent adjustments                                                                                                (53)              (2,534)

    Participation payments                                                                                                           -                1,469

    REIT conversion and reorganization costs                                                                                     6,212                     -

    Nets Pre-tax FFO                                                                                                               802                 1,153

    Income tax expense (benefit) on FFO                                                                                            815               (5,323)
                                                                                                                                   ---                ------

    Operating FFO                                                                                                              $58,358               $48,493          20.3 %
                                                                                                                               -------               -------


    Operating FFO Per Share - Diluted

    Numerator (in thousands):

    Operating FFO                                                                                                              $58,358               $48,493

    If-Converted Method (adjustments for interest, pre-tax):

    5.000% Notes due 2016                                                                                                          507                   625

    4.250% Notes due 2018                                                                                                        3,322                 3,719

    3.625% Notes due 2020                                                                                                        2,357                 2,719
                                                                                                                                 -----                 -----

    Operating FFO for per share data                                                                                           $64,544               $55,556
                                                                                                                               -------               -------


    Denominator:

    Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted(1)                                                                       236,791,571           235,450,051
                                                                                                                           -----------           -----------

    Operating FFO Per Share                                                                                                      $0.27                 $0.24
                                                                                                                                 -----                 -----



    (1)    Includes dilutive securities of 28,087,047 for the three months ended March 31, 2015, for the computation of
            Operating FFO per share because their effect is dilutive under the if-converted method. These securities
            were not included in the computation of diluted FFO per share because their effect was anti-dilutive.



                                                                                                                        Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                                                                                        ----------------------------

                                                                                                                                  2015                  2014
                                                                                                                                  ----                  ----

                                                                                                                               (in thousands)

    Operating FFO by segment:

    Commercial Group                                                                                                           $44,682               $31,275

    Residential Group                                                                                                           25,750                25,493

    Arena                                                                                                                          (4)                1,649

    Land Group                                                                                                                  10,252                11,626

    Corporate Group                                                                                                           (22,322)             (21,550)
                                                                                                                               -------

    Operating FFO                                                                                                              $58,358               $48,493
                                                                                                                               -------               -------


    Reconciliation of Net Operating Income (non-GAAP) to Earnings (Loss) Before Income Taxes (GAAP) (in thousands)


                                                                                                                   Three Months Ended March 31, 2015                          Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
                                                                                                                   ---------------------------------                          ---------------------------------

                                                                                                                                  Full                    Less                              Plus                        Pro-Rata                     Full                       Less                        Plus                         Plus                       Pro-Rata
                                                                                                                             Consolidation           Noncontrolling                    Unconsolidated                 Consolidation             Consolidation              Noncontrolling              Unconsolidated                Discontinued                Consolidation
                                                                                                                                 (GAAP)                 Interest                       Investments at                  (Non-GAAP)                   (GAAP)                    Interest                 Investments at                 Operations                   (Non-GAAP)
                                                                                                                                                                                          Pro-Rata                                                                                                        Pro-Rata
                                                                                                                                                                                          --------                                                                                                        --------

    Total revenues                                                                                                                          $237,082                  $27,126                                $104,156                  $314,112                   $249,537                     $24,940                      $110,458                      $6,990                       $342,045

    Exclude straight-line adjustment                                                                                                           (509)                       -                                      -                    (509)                   (3,034)                          -                            -                         59                        (2,975)

    Add interest and other income                                                                                                              9,704                      410                                     283                     9,577                     11,503                         466                           568                           -                        11,605

    Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated entities                                                                                       9,313                     (17)                                (8,627)                      703                     34,029                        (21)                     (35,452)                          -                       (1,402)

    Exclude operating expenses of unconsolidated entities                                                                                     47,267                        -                               (47,267)                        -                    50,514                           -                     (50,514)                          -                             -

    Exclude gain on disposition of unconsolidated entities                                                                                         -                       -                                      -                        -                  (24,796)                          -                       24,796                           -                             -

    Exclude depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated entities                                                                          22,466                        -                               (22,466)                        -                    21,604                           -                     (21,604)                          -                             -

    Exclude interest expense of unconsolidated entities                                                                                       25,854                        -                               (25,854)                        -                    28,000                           -                     (28,000)                          -                             -

    Exclude loss on extinguishment of debt of unconsolidated entities                                                                            225                        -                                  (225)                        -                       252                           -                        (252)                          -                             -
                                                                                                                                                 ---                      ---                                   ----                       ---                       ---                         ---                         ----                         ---                           ---

    Adjusted revenues                                                                                                                        351,402                   27,519                                       -                  323,883                    367,609                      25,385                             -                      7,049                        349,273

    Operating expenses                                                                                                                       160,643                   14,741                                  47,267                   193,169                    171,103                      15,200                        50,514                       4,763                        211,180

    Operating expenses of unconsolidated entities                                                                                             47,267                        -                               (47,267)                        -                    50,514                           -                     (50,514)                          -                             -

    Non-Real Estate depreciation and amortization                                                                                              1,142                        -                                      -                    1,142                      1,177                           -                            -                          -                         1,177

    Exclude straight-line rent adjustment                                                                                                      (456)                       -                                      -                    (456)                     (441)                          -                            -                          -                         (441)
                                                                                                                                                ----                      ---                                    ---                     ----                       ----                         ---                          ---                        ---                          ----

    Adjusted operating expenses                                                                                                              208,596                   14,741                                       -                  193,855                    222,353                      15,200                             -                      4,763                        211,916

    Net operating income                                                                                                                    $142,806                  $12,778                 $                     -                 $130,028                   $145,256                     $10,185            $                -                     $2,286                       $137,357

    Interest expense                                                                                                                        (52,576)                 (7,913)                               (25,854)                 (70,517)                  (62,452)                    (6,528)                     (28,000)                    (5,483)                      (89,407)

    Interest expense of unconsolidated entities                                                                                             (25,854)                       -                                 25,854                         -                  (28,000)                          -                       28,000                           -                             -

    Loss on extinguishment of debt                                                                                                          (35,154)                       -                                  (225)                 (35,379)                     (164)                          -                        (252)                       (17)                         (433)

    Loss on extinguishment of debt of unconsolidated entities                                                                                  (225)                       -                                    225                         -                     (252)                          -                          252                           -                             -

    Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities                                                                                     (9,313)                      17                                   8,627                     (703)                  (34,029)                         21                        35,452                           -                         1,402

    Net gain (loss) on disposition of full or partial interests in rental properties                                                               -                       -                                      -                        -                     (467)                          -                       24,796                      26,766                         51,095

    Gain on disposition of unconsolidated entities                                                                                                 -                       -                                      -                        -                    24,796                           -                     (24,796)                          -                             -

    Net gain on change in control of interests                                                                                                     -                       -                                      -                        -                     2,759                           -                            -                          -                         2,759

    Depreciation and amortization-Real Estate Groups (a)                                                                                    (60,672)                 (7,561)                               (21,669)                 (74,780)                  (53,832)                    (4,615)                     (20,803)                      (986)                      (71,006)

    Amortization of mortgage procurement costs                                                                                               (2,101)                    (99)                                  (797)                  (2,799)                   (2,125)                      (163)                        (801)                       (41)                       (2,804)

    Depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated entities                                                                                (22,466)                       -                                 22,466                         -                  (21,604)                          -                       21,604                           -                             -

    Straight-line rent adjustment                                                                                                                 53                        -                                      -                       53                      2,593                           -                            -                       (59)                         2,534
                                                                                                                                                 ---                      ---                                    ---                      ---                      -----                         ---                          ---                        ---                          -----

    Earnings (loss) before income taxes                                                                                                    $(65,502)                $(2,778)                                 $8,627                 $(54,097)                 $(27,521)                   $(1,100)                      $35,452                     $22,466                        $31,497
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    (a) Depreciation and amortization-Real Estate Groups                                                                                     $60,672                   $7,561                                 $21,669                   $74,780                    $53,832                      $4,615                       $20,803                        $986                        $71,006

          Depreciation and amortization-Non-Real Estate                                                                                        1,142                        -                                      -                    1,142                      1,177                           -                            -                          -                         1,177

      Total depreciation and amortization                                                                                                    $61,814                   $7,561                                 $21,669                   $75,922                    $55,009                      $4,615                       $20,803                        $986                        $72,183
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                                                                                                                                                               Net Operating Income (in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                                ----------------------------------

                                                                                                                Three Months Ended March 31, 2015                                                          Three Months Ended March 31, 2014          % Change
                                                                                                                ---------------------------------                                                          ---------------------------------          --------

                                                                                                                               Full                                     Less                                    Pro-Rata                               Full                        Less                  Plus                       Pro-Rata                               Full                   Pro-Rata
                                                                                                                         Consolidation(1)                          Noncontrolling                            Consolidation                       Consolidation(1)             Noncontrolling         Discontinued                Consolidation                       Consolidation(1)          Consolidation
                                                                                                                                                                       Interest                                 (Non-GAAP)                                                        Interest             Operations                   (Non-GAAP)                                                    (Non-GAAP)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        --------                                                          ---           --------                           ---------                                                  --- ----------

    Retail

    Comparable

      Adjusted revenues                                                                                                                     $75,282                        $                  -                                 $75,282                              $73,387            $         -            $       -                           $73,387                             2.6 %                  2.6 %

      Adjusted operating expenses                                                                                                            34,687                                           -                                  34,687                               35,229                      -                    -                            35,229                            (1.5)%                 (1.5)%
                                                                                                                                             ------                                         ---                                  ------                               ------                    ---                  ---                            ------

    Comparable NOI                                                                                                                           40,595                                           -                                  40,595                               38,158                      -                    -                            38,158                             6.4 %                  6.4 %

    Non-Comparable NOI                                                                                                                        3,756                                           -                                   3,756                                2,993                      -                1,870                              4,863
                                                                                                                                              -----                                         ---                                   -----                                -----                    ---                -----                              -----

    Total                                                                                                                                    44,351                                           -                                  44,351                               41,151                      -                1,870                             43,021

    Office Buildings

    Comparable

      Adjusted revenues                                                                                                                     103,457                                       4,652                                   98,805                              100,658                  4,711                     -                            95,947                             2.8 %                  3.0 %

      Adjusted operating expenses                                                                                                            45,135                                       2,304                                   42,831                               44,680                  2,329                     -                            42,351                             1.0 %                  1.1 %
                                                                                                                                             ------                                       -----                                   ------                               ------                  -----                   ---                            ------

    Comparable NOI                                                                                                                           58,322                                       2,348                                   55,974                               55,978                  2,382                     -                            53,596                             4.2 %                  4.4 %

    Non-Comparable NOI                                                                                                                        2,162                                         174                                    1,988                                (861)                   147                  (43)                           (1,051)
                                                                                                                                              -----                                         ---                                    -----                                 ----                    ---                   ---                             ------

    Total                                                                                                                                    60,484                                       2,522                                   57,962                               55,117                  2,529                  (43)                            52,545

    Apartments

    Comparable

      Adjusted revenues                                                                                                                      72,454                                       4,253                                   68,201                               69,900                  3,920                     -                            65,980                             3.7 %                  3.4 %

      Adjusted operating expenses                                                                                                            31,484                                       1,542                                   29,942                               31,280                  1,571                     -                            29,709                             0.7 %                  0.8 %
                                                                                                                                             ------                                       -----                                   ------                               ------                  -----                   ---                            ------

    Comparable NOI                                                                                                                           40,970                                       2,711                                   38,259                               38,620                  2,349                     -                            36,271                             6.1 %                  5.5 %

    Non-Comparable NOI                                                                                                                        4,536                                       3,606                                      930                                  703                (1,513)                    -                             2,216
                                                                                                                                              -----                                       -----                                      ---                                  ---                 ------                   ---                             -----

    Total                                                                                                                                    45,506                                       6,317                                   39,189                               39,323                    836                     -                            38,487

    Arena                                                                                                                                     8,834                                       4,034                                    4,800                               11,864                  5,447                     -                             6,417

    Subsidized Senior Housing                                                                                                                 3,819                                           -                                   3,819                                3,564                      -                    -                             3,564

    Military Housing                                                                                                                          5,361                                         (5)                                   5,366                                4,979                     53                     -                             4,926

    Land sales                                                                                                                                    -                                          -                                       -                                   -                     -                  459                                459

    Other (2)                                                                                                                              (15,531)                                    (1,008)                                (14,523)                            (10,201)                    48                     -                          (10,249)

    Total Rental Properties

    Comparable

      Adjusted revenues                                                                                                                     251,193                                       8,905                                  242,288                              243,945                  8,631                     -                           235,314                             3.0 %                  3.0 %

      Adjusted operating expenses                                                                                                           111,306                                       3,846                                  107,460                              111,189                  3,900                     -                           107,289                             0.1 %                  0.2 %
                                                                                                                                            -------                                       -----                                  -------                              -------                  -----                   ---                           -------

    Comparable NOI                                                                                                                          139,887                                       5,059                                  134,828                              132,756                  4,731                     -                           128,025                             5.4 %                  5.3 %

    Non-Comparable NOI                                                                                                                       12,937                                       6,801                                    6,136                               13,041                  4,182                 2,286                             11,145
                                                                                                                                             ------                                       -----                                    -----                               ------                  -----                 -----                             ------

    Total                                                                                                                                   152,824                                      11,860                                  140,964                              145,797                  8,913                 2,286                            139,170

    Land Development Group                                                                                                                   11,172                                         918                                   10,254                               12,880                  1,272                     -                            11,608

    Corporate Activities                                                                                                                   (14,978)                                          -                                (14,978)                            (13,421)                     -                    -                          (13,421)

    Corporate Activities - REIT conversion and

         reorganization costs                                                                                                               (6,212)                                          -                                 (6,212)                                   -                     -                    -                                 -
                                                                                                                                             ------                                         ---                                  ------                                  ---                   ---                  ---                               ---

    Grand Total                                                                                                                            $142,806                                     $12,778                                 $130,028                             $145,256                $10,185                $2,286                           $137,357
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    (1)  Includes the Company's pro-rata share of NOI from unconsolidated subsidiaries accounted for under the equity method of accounting.


    (2)  Includes non-capitalizable development costs and unallocated management and service company overhead, net of tax credit income and a 2014 legal settlement at Heritage, an apartment community in

           San Diego, California.

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