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Cover Image: Artist Rendering of PENN 2
V O R N A D O C O M P A N Y P R O F I L E
Vornado Realty Trust is a fully-integrated real estate operating company.
We own all or portions of:
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19.1 million square feet of Manhattan office space in 35 properties;
2.3 million square feet of Manhattan street retail space in 70 properties;
1,991 units in ten Manhattan residential properties;
• The 1,700 room Hotel Pennsylvania located on Seventh Avenue at 33rd Street in the
heart of THE PENN DISTRICT;
• A 32.4% interest in Alexander’s, Inc. (NYSE:ALX) which owns seven properties in
the greater New York metropolitan area including 731 Lexington Avenue, the
1.3 million square foot Bloomberg L.P. headquarters building;
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Signage throughout THE PENN DISTRICT and Times Square;
• BMS, our wholly owned subsidiary, which provides cleaning and security services
for our buildings and third parties, employing 2,914 associates;
• The 3.7 million square foot MART in Chicago;
• A 70% controlling interest in 555 California Street, a three-building office complex
in San Francisco’s financial district aggregating 1.8 million square feet;
• A 25% interest in Vornado Capital Partners, our real estate fund. We are the general
partner and investment manager of the fund. The fund is in wind down;
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220 Central Park South, our 950-foot super-tall luxury residential condominium
tower containing 400,000 salable square feet, which is 91% sold with closings
scheduled through 2020.
Vornado’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and are traded
under the symbol: VNO.
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F I N A N C I A L H I G H L I G H T S
As Reported
Revenues
Net income
Net income per share⎯basic
Net income per share⎯diluted
Total assets
Total equity
Net operating income
Funds from operations
Funds from operations per share
% increase in funds from operations per share
As Adjusted
Revenues
Net income
Net income per share⎯basic
Net income per share⎯diluted
Total assets
Net operating income
Funds from operations
Funds from operations per share
% (decrease)/increase in funds from operations per share
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Year Ended December 31,
2019
1,924,700,000
3,097,806,000
16.23
16.21
18,287,013,000
7,310,978,000
1,259,777,000
1,003,398,000
5.25
37.4%
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
2018
2,163,720,000
384,832,000
2.02
2.01
17,180,794,000
5,107,883,000
1,382,620,000
729,740,000
3.82
1.9%
Year Ended December 31,
2019
1,909,378,000
176,716,000
0.92
0.92
19,203,348,000
1,259,400,000
666,207,000
3.49
(6.4%)
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
2018
2,141,062,000
238,700,000
1.25
1.25
19,509,830,000
1,368,720,000
713,488,000
3.73
0.0%
These financial highlights and the Chairman’s Letter to our shareholders also present certain non-GAAP measures, including revenues, net income, total assets,
NOI and Funds from Operations, all as adjusted as well as Funds from Operations and NOI. We have provided reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to
the applicable GAAP measures in the appendix section of this Chairman’s Letter and in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K under “Item 7 Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” which accompanies this letter or can be viewed at www.vno.com.
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To Our Shareholders
While most of this letter is business as usual…today nothing is usual. We are now in the eye of the COVID-19 storm – a black swan
apocalypse. Life as we know it is upside down, people are hurting, businesses are hurting, the future is uncertain. As our first priority we
are following all protocols and taking all measures to protect our employees, our tenants and our communities. We pray for the health and
safety of all and we commend and admire the talent and courage of our healthcare providers. Vornado is in a strong position to weather
the storm and we will continue to do our part to help mitigate the impact.
Net Income attributable to common shares for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $3,097.8 million, $16.21 per diluted share, compared to
$384.8 million, $2.01 per diluted share, for the previous year. This increase is primarily attributable to the Retail Joint Venture transaction.
See page 9.
Funds from Operations, as Adjusted (an apples-to-apples comparison of our continuing business, eliminating certain one-timers) for the year
ended December 31, 2019 was $666.2 million, $3.49 per diluted share, compared to $713.5 million, $3.73 per diluted share, for the previous
year, a 6.4% decrease per share. This decrease is detailed on page 5.
Funds from Operations, as Reported (apples-to-apples including one-timers) for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $1,003.4 million,
$5.25 per diluted share, compared to $729.7 million, $3.82 per diluted share, for the previous year. See page 5 for a reconciliation of Funds
from Operations, as Reported, to Funds from Operations, as Adjusted.
Here are our financial results (presented in Net Operating Income format) by business unit:
($ IN MILLIONS)
Net Operating Income:
New York:
Office(2)
Retail(2)
Retail Joint Venture
Residential
Alexander’s
Hotel Pennsylvania
Total New York
TheMART
555 California Street
Other (see below for details)
Total Net Operating Income
2019
Same Store
% Increase/
(Decrease)
% of 2019
NOI
Increase/
(Decrease)
2019/2018
Net Operating Income(1)
2019
2018
2017
NOI - Cash
Basis(1)
2.8%
1.1%
N/A
0.4%
0.1%
(41.1%)
1.6%
18.6%
12.7%
NOI(1)
2.2%
(2.2%)
N/A
1.2%
(0.1%)
(37.9%)
0.5%
15.9%
9.7%
59.9%
20.4%
N/A
1.9%
3.7%
0.6%
86.5%
8.5%
5.0%
100.0%
(2.2)
(16.2)
(80.4)
(0.1)
(0.8)
(4.5)
(104.2)
11.2
5.0
717.7
244.2
35.8
23.4
44.3
7.4
1,072.8
102.1
59.7
719.9
260.4
116.2
23.5
45.1
11.9
1,177.0
90.9
54.7
699.1
270.8
111.2
24.4
47.3
13.3
1,166.1
102.3
47.6
(88.0)
(34.8)
(122.8)
1,234.6
25.2
1,259.8
1,322.6
60.0
1,382.6
1,316.0
85.4
1,401.4
Other Net Operating Income is comprised of:
($ IN MILLIONS)
Pennsylvania REIT (converted to marketable securities March 2019, sold January 23, 2020)
666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium (sold August 3, 2018)
Urban Edge Properties (sold March 4, 2019)
Other
Total
2019
9.8
--
4.9
10.5
25.2
2018
20.0
12.1
11.8
16.1
60.0
2017
21.1
20.6
14.5
29.2
85.4
This letter and this Annual Report contain forward-looking statements as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance.
The Company’s future results, financial condition and business may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including the impact of the COVID-19 virus on
us, our tenants and the local and national economies. Many of the factors that will determine these items are beyond our ability to control or predict.
For further discussion of many of these factors, see “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, a copy of which accompanies this letter or can be viewed at www.vno.com.
1 Straight-lining of rents and amortization of below-market leases, net are excluded from NOI - Cash Basis.
2 On April 18, 2019 we completed the transfer of a 45.4% common equity interest in Vornado’s portfolio of flagship high street retail assets on Upper Fifth Avenue and Times Square to a group
of institutional investors (“Retail Joint Venture”). The historical financial results of the portion of the Retail Joint Venture assets that were transferred have been removed from the Office and
Retail lines and reflected on the Retail Joint Venture line for all periods presented.
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The following chart reconciles Funds from Operations, as Reported to Funds from Operations, as Adjusted:
($ IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE)
Funds from Operations, as Reported
Less adjustments for certain items that impact FFO:
After-tax gain on sale of 220 Central Park South units
Acquisition related costs
Prepayment penalty on redemption of $400 million 5% senior unsecured notes
Real Estate Fund
Non-cash impairment loss and related write-off on 608 Fifth Avenue
666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium
Gain on repayment of loan - 666 Fifth Avenue Office
Previously capitalized internal leasing costs
Transfer taxes
Preferred shares issuance costs
Other, primarily noncontrolling interests’ share of above adjustments
Total adjustments
Funds from Operations, as Adjusted
Funds from Operations, as Adjusted per share
2019
1,003.4
502.6
(4.6 )
(22.5 )
(48.8 )
(77.1 )
--
--
--
--
--
(12.4 )
337.2
666.2
3.49
2018
729.7
67.3
(3.3 )
--
(23.7 )
--
3.1
7.3
5.5
(23.5 )
(14.5 )
(2.0 )
16.2
713.5
3.73
Funds from Operations, as Adjusted decreased by $47.3 million in 2019 to $3.49 from $3.73 per share, a decrease of $0.24 per
share, or 6.4%. Here is the detail of this decrease:
($ IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE)
Same Store Operations:
New York:
Office
Residential
Street Retail
Hotel Penn
theMART
555 California Street
Interest expense
Interest income
Asset sales (see page 9)
General and Administrative expenses
THE PENN DISTRICT out of service
Other
Decrease in FFO, as Adjusted
Increase/(Decrease)
Amount
Per Share
14.4
0.3
(5.6 )
(4.5 )
13.6
5.3
47.6
(12.9 )
(50.6 )
(21.6 )
(10.9 )
(22.4 )
(47.3 )
0.07
--
(0.03 )
(0.02 )
0.06
0.03
0.23
(0.06 )
(0.25 )
(0.11 )
(0.05 )
(0.11 )
(0.24 )
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Report Card
We manage the business for long-term wealth creation. We cannot directly influence share price, but surely our share price over time is
a report card on our performance. Since I have run Vornado from 1980, total shareholder returns have been 14.8% per annum, but sub-
par lately. Dividends have represented 3.8 percentage points of Vornado’s annual return.
Here is a chart that shows Vornado’s total return to shareholders compared to our New York-centric peers and two REIT indices for
various periods ending December 31, 2019:
One-year
Three-year
Five-year
Ten-year
Fifteen-year
Twenty-year
Vornado
12.0 %
(11.9 )%
(9.2 )%
82.2 %
109.9 %
569.9 %
NY
REIT
Peers(3)
15.1 %
(8.8 )%
(11.1 )%
--
--
--
Office
REIT
Index
31.4 %
18.3 %
34.2 %
139.2 %
154.4 %
468.9 %
MSCI
Index
25.8 %
26.2 %
40.5 %
208.7 %
212.2 %
732.4 %
Our stock price for the last five years has been disappointing and, in my mind, disconnected from the value of our assets. The graph
below demonstrates that case. Over the last ten years, NAV(4) (a surrogate for private market values) has compounded at 17.4% but
stock price at only 2.7%. In my letter to shareholders two years ago, I made the point that public shareholders seem to price CBD office
buildings at a significant discount to private value. That pricing mismatch has been chronic and continues. Something is obviously
wrong.
Vornado NAV(4)(5) Per Share vs. Stock Price
$120.00
$100.00
$80.00
$60.00
$40.00
$20.00
$-
$95.57
$66.50
UE spin-off
JBGS spin-off
NAV
Stock Price
The graph above stops at year end prior to the COVID-19 health crisis and stock market sell-off. Obviously, everything is now different.
Vornado’s stock price as of this writing is $37.60. It is difficult to even guesstimate NAV, but I suggest that even in these volatile times,
our NAV is still significantly higher than our stock price.
3 Comprised of New York City-centric peers, SL Green, Empire State Realty Trust and Paramount Group.
4 Per Green Street Advisors.
5 NAV has been reduced by $10 for the Urban Edge spin-off and $23 for the JBG SMITH spin-off.
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731 Lexington Avenue
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Growth
As is our custom, we present the chart below that traces our ten-year record of growth, both in absolute dollars and per share amounts:
($ AND SHARES
IN MILLIONS,
EXCEPT PER
SHARE DATA)
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
NOI(6)
FFO, As Adjusted
Amount % Change
1,198.3
1,205.5
1,212.7
1,171.5
1,147.9
1,056.5
1,002.0
888.3
882.3
859.8
(0.6 %)
(0.6 %)
3.5 %
2.1 %
8.7 %
5.4 %
12.8 %
0.7 %
2.6 %
3.1 %
Amount
666.2
713.5
712.9
681.0
650.3
535.1
495.6
382.8
371.9
350.7
% Change
(6.6 %)(7)
0.1 %
4.7 %
4.7 %
21.5 %
8.0 %
29.5 %
2.9 %
6.0 %
48.6 %
Per Share
3.49 (7)
3.73
3.73
3.58
3.43
2.84
2.64
2.05
1.94
1.85
Shares
Outstanding
203.1
202.3
201.6
200.5
199.9
198.5
197.8
197.3
196.5
195.7
Selling assets for a good price is a good thing, but it does (unless proceeds are reinvested at higher yields) punish our earnings. The table
below compares our published FFO period-by-period to what our FFO might have been had we not sold or spun assets:
FFO, As Adjusted
Per Share
$ 3.49
3.73
3.73
3.58
3.43
FFO, As Adjusted
Including
Sold Properties
Per Share
$ 6.79
6.92
6.86
6.50
6.28
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
6 All years include only the properties owned at the end of 2019.
7 Actual FFO, As Adjusted in 2018 was $3.73 per share and actual FFO, As Adjusted in 2019 was $3.49 per share. In our fourth quarter earnings
conference call, we estimated that 2020 FFO, As Adjusted would be $3.21 per share (as a result of the effect of COVID-19, this estimate is no longer
valid and cannot be relied on). The table below, which we filed in an 8-K on March 2, 2020, is included to reconcile these amounts.
FFO, As Adjusted – bridge 2018-2020
($ in millions, except per share amounts)
2018 FFO, As Adjusted
Asset sales:
LXP
UE
Retail JV
330 Madison Avenue
3040 M Street
PREIT
Amount
713.5
Per
Share
3.73
Total asset sales
PENN1 and PENN2 out of service
Retail bankruptcies (Forever 21 and Topshop)
G&A expense (primarily non-cash stock based compensation associated with
leadership changes)
Other (primarily net interest savings of 27.2)
Business growth
2020 Budgeted FFO, As Adjusted (no longer valid)
(80.6)
(33.7)
(23.3)
(13.8)
24.7
26.9
613.7
3.21
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Acquisitions/Dispositions
Here is a ten-year schedule of acquisitions and dispositions.(8)
($ IN MILLIONS)
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
Number of
Transactions
7
9
9
11
25
17
26
33
19
20
176
Net
Acquisitions/
(Dispositions)
(2,818.6)
336.0
(5,901.9)
(875.1)
(3,717.1)
(412.3)
(616.5)
142.9
1,109.9
404.6
(12,348.1)
Acquisitions Dispositions
2,885.7
237.5
6,047.6
1,022.5
4,672.9
1,060.4
1,429.8
1,222.3
389.2
137.8
19,105.7
67.1
573.5
145.7
147.4
955.8
648.1
813.3
1,365.2
1,499.1
542.4
6,757.6
Gain
1,384.1
170.4
5.1
664.4
316.7
523.4
434.1
454.0
137.8
56.8
4,416.8
Over the ten-year period, our dispositions totaled $19.1 billion and we were a net seller of $12.3 billion. Our acquisition activity has
ebbed in response to a rising market. We have pushed away from acquisitions that are off-the-fairway, non-strategic or over-priced.(9)
From 2012 our disposition activity (including our two spin-offs) has increased as we have implemented our strategic simplification.
2019 includes $2.665 billion for the Retail Joint Venture (resulting in a gain of $1.205 billion)(10) and $100 million for 330 Madison
Avenue, both sold at a 4.5% cap rate, as well as 3040 M Street and 86th and Madison Avenue. 2017 includes $5.997 billion for the JBG
SMITH spin-off and 2015 includes $3.700 billion for the Urban Edge Properties spin-off. No gain was recognized on the spin-offs.
Timing is crucial in investing (just look at the performance of the various vintages of private equity investments). Looking back, our
best investments and largest returns were made by loading it in at the right time and the right time has always been when the economy
is just coming out of recession.
Spring Cleaning
In 2019, we sold 18.5 million common shares of Lexington Realty Trust (NYSE:LXP) realizing net proceeds of $167.7 million. This sale
resulted in a financial statement gain of $16.1 million.
We also sold 5.7 million common shares of Urban Edge Properties (NYSE:UE) realizing net proceeds of $108.5 million. This sale resulted
in a financial statement gain of $62.4 million. In accordance with requirements of the tax-free spin-off, these shares had to be sold by the
end of 2019. The sale in no way reflects on our thinking about the prospects of UE.
In January 2020 we sold 6.3 million common shares of Pennsylvania Real Estate Trust (NYSE:PEI) realizing net proceeds of $28.4 million.
This sale resulted in a financial statement loss of $4.9 million.
These sales, together with previous activity, put us far along in cashing out the non-core, for-sale list.
The action here takes place on the 45th floor where our acquisitions/dispositions team resides. Thanks to Michael Franco and EVP Mark
Hudspeth and to SVPs Cliff Broser, Adam Green, Mario Ramirez, Michael Schnitt, Jared Toothman and the rest of the team.
8 Excludes marketable securities.
9 It is very, very hard to push away at cycle tops when all around you are buying and celebrating and buying again and celebrating again.
10 The total gain reported in our published documents was $2.571 billion, the difference being the gain recognized on the step up in basis to fair value of
the retained portion of the assets.
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Capital Markets
At year-end, we had $3.8 billion of immediate liquidity comprised of $1.6 billion of cash, restricted cash and marketable securities and
$2.2 billion available on our $2.75 billion revolving credit facilities. Today, we have $3.3 billion of immediate liquidity. We also have
$9.0 billion of unencumbered assets.
Since January 1, 2019, we have executed 13 capital markets transactions totaling $5.0 billion. Our capital markets team had another
banner year. Thank you to EVP Mark Hudspeth and SVPs Richard Reczka and Jan LaChapelle.
In December, a joint venture in which we have a 49.9% interest, completed an $85.5 million refinancing of 50-70 West 93rd Street, a
325-unit Manhattan residential complex. The five-year interest-only loan carries an interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.53%, which was
swapped to a fixed rate of 3.14%, and matures in December 2024. The loan replaces the previous $80 million loan that bore interest at
LIBOR plus 1.70% and was scheduled to mature in August 2021, as extended.
In November, a joint venture in which we have a 20.1% interest, completed an $800 million refinancing of 650 Madison Avenue, a
601,000 square foot Manhattan office and retail property. The ten-year interest-only loan carries a fixed rate of 3.49% and matures in
December 2029. The loan replaces the previous $800 million loan that bore interest at a fixed rate of 4.39% and was scheduled to mature
in October 2020.
In November, Vornado Capital Partners Real Estate Fund completed a $145.1 million refinancing of the Lucida, a 155,000 square foot
Manhattan retail and residential property. The interest-only loan carries a current rate of 3.51% (LIBOR plus 1.85%) and matures in
November 2022, with two one-year extension options. The loan replaces the previous $146 million loan that bore interest at LIBOR
plus 1.55% and was scheduled to mature in December 2019.
In September, we repaid the $575 million mortgage loan on PENN2 with proceeds from our unsecured revolving credit facilities. The
mortgage loan was scheduled to mature in December 2019. PENN2 is a 1,795,000 square foot (as expanded) Manhattan office building
currently under redevelopment.
In September, a consolidated joint venture, in which we have a 50% interest, completed a $75 million refinancing of 606 Broadway, a
36,000 square foot Manhattan office and retail building. The interest-only loan carries a current rate of 2.66% (LIBOR plus 1.80%) and
matures in September 2024. In connection therewith, the joint venture purchased a 4.00% LIBOR interest rate cap. The loan replaces
the previous $65 million construction loan. The construction loan bore interest at LIBOR plus 3.00% and was scheduled to mature in
May 2021.
In July, a joint venture in which we have a 50% interest, completed a $60 million refinancing of 825 Seventh Avenue, a 165,000 square
foot Manhattan office building. The interest-only loan carries a current rate of 3.28% (LIBOR plus 1.65%) and matures in July 2022
with a one-year extension option. The loan replaces the previous $20.5 million loan that bore interest at LIBOR plus 1.40% and was
scheduled to mature in September 2019.
In June, a joint venture in which we have a 55% interest, completed a $145.7 million refinancing of 512 West 22nd Street, a 173,000
square foot Manhattan office building. The interest-only loan carries a current rate of 2.86% (LIBOR plus 2.00%) and matures in June
2023 with a one-year extension option. The loan replaces the previous $126 million construction loan that bore interest at LIBOR plus
2.65% and was scheduled to mature in November 2019.
In May, we extended our $375 million mortgage loan on 888 Seventh Avenue, an 885,000 square foot Manhattan office building, from
December 2020 to December 2025. The current interest rate on the new amortizing loan is 2.62% (LIBOR plus 1.70%). Pursuant to an
existing swap agreement, the interest rate on the loan has been swapped to 3.25% through December 2020.
In March, we increased to $1.5 billion (from $1.25 billion) and extended to March 2024 (as fully extended) from February 2022 one of
our two unsecured revolving credit facilities. The interest rate on the extended facility was lowered from LIBOR plus 1.00% to LIBOR
plus 0.90%. The facility fee remains unchanged at 20 basis points.
In March, we called for redemption all of our $400 million 5.00% senior unsecured notes. The notes, which were scheduled to mature
in January 2022, were redeemed on April 1, 2019 at a redemption price of 105.51% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. We
incurred a charge of $22.5 million relating to the make-whole.
In February, we completed a $580 million refinancing of 100 West 33rd Street, a 1.1 million square foot Manhattan property comprised
of 859,000 square feet of office space and the 256,000 square foot Manhattan Mall. The interest-only loan carries a current rate of 2.93%
(LIBOR plus 1.55%) and matures in April 2024, with two one-year extension options. The loan replaces the previous $580 million loan
that bore interest at LIBOR plus 1.65% and was scheduled to mature in July 2020.
In February, we completed a $95.7 million refinancing of 435 Seventh Avenue, a 43,000 square foot Manhattan retail property. The
interest-only loan carries a current rate of 2.68% (LIBOR plus 1.30%) and matures in February 2024. The recourse loan replaces the
previous $95.7 million loan that bore interest at LIBOR plus 2.25% and was scheduled to mature in August 2019.
In January, a joint venture in which we have a 45.1% interest, completed a $167.5 million refinancing of 61 Ninth Avenue, a 166,000
square foot Manhattan office and retail property. The interest-only loan carries a current rate of 2.22% (LIBOR plus 1.35%) and matures
in January 2026. We realized net proceeds of approximately $31 million. The loan replaces the previous $90 million construction loan
that bore interest at LIBOR plus 3.05% and was scheduled to mature in December 2021.
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Below is the right hand side of our balance sheet at December 31, 2019.
($ IN MILLIONS)
Secured debt
Unsecured debt
Pro rata share of non-consolidated debt
Noncontrolling interests’ share of consolidated debt
Total debt
Projected cash proceeds from 220 Central Park South in excess of debt
Cash, restricted cash, marketable securities(11)
Net debt
EBITDA as adjusted
Net debt/EBITDA as adjusted
5,670
1,775
2,803
(483)
9,765
(1,200)
(1,347)
7,218
1,144
6.3x
Fixed-rate debt accounted for 69% of debt with a weighted average interest rate of 3.6% and a weighted average term of 3.6 years;
floating-rate debt accounted for 31% of debt with a weighted average interest rate of 3.2% and a weighted average term of 4.5 years. (12)
82% of our debt is recourse solely to individual assets. The fair value of the assets pledged is $16.3 billion, resulting in a loan-to-value
of 49.1%. We have approximately $9.0 billion of unencumbered assets.
While we enjoy access to both the unsecured and secured debt markets, it is well-known that our preference is for the latter. Unsecured
debt bears the personal guarantee of the entire entity whereas secured debt has recourse only to a single property. Since pricing is about
the same, I think the advantage is obvious.
Vornado remains committed to maintaining our investment grade rating.
11 Cash has been reduced proforma by the $398 million special dividend paid on January 15, 2020.
12
I have maintained over the years a contrarian view that fixed-rate debt may be more risky than floating-rate debt, with the added benefit that floating-
rate debt is freely prepayable. We have more floating-rate debt than most, which is intentional.
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Lease...Lease…Lease
The mission of our business is to create value for shareholders by growing our asset base through the addition of carefully selected
properties and by adding value through intensive and efficient management. Our operating platform is where the rubber meets the road.
In our business, leasing is the main event. In New York, theMART and 555 California Street, in 2019 we leased 1.7 million square feet.
As is our practice, we present below leasing and occupancy statistics for our businesses.
(SQUARE FEET IN THOUSANDS)
New York
Office
Street
Retail
theMART
California St.
555
2019
Square feet leased
Initial Rent
GAAP Mark-to-Market
Number of transactions
2018
Square feet leased
Initial Rent
GAAP Mark-to-Market
Number of transactions
2017
Square feet leased
Initial Rent
GAAP Mark-to-Market
Number of transactions
Occupancy rate:
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
987
82.17
5.5 %
102
1,827
79.03
33.7 %
113
1,867
78.72
12.8 %
139
96.9 %
97.2 %
97.1 %
96.3 %
96.3 %
96.9 %
96.6 %
95.8 %
96.2 %
96.1 %
238
175.35
12.9 %
39
255
171.25
(22.7 )%
34
126
318.67
26.5 %
17
94.5 %
97.3 %
96.9 %
97.1 %
96.2 %
96.5 %
97.4 %
96.8 %
95.6 %
96.4 %
286
49.43
10.7 %
62
243
53.47
20.9 %
75
345
47.60
26.0 %
71
94.6 %
94.7 %
98.6 %
98.9 %
98.6 %
94.7 %
96.4 %
95.2 %
90.3 %
93.7 %
172
88.70
64.9 %
7
249
89.28
34.3 %
8
285
88.42
24.2 %
10
99.8 %
99.4 %
94.2 %
92.4 %
93.3 %
97.6 %
94.5 %
93.1 %
93.1 %
93.0 %
We are full and achieving record high rents. Year in and year out, our occupancy rate is in the high 90s. 2019 was a historic year in
Manhattan where 43 million square feet was leased, the most active year in two decades and we certainly got our fair share.
Thanks to our leasing captains: Glen Weiss and Haim Chera. Also thanks to the New York leasing machine: Ed Hogan, Josh Glick,
Jared Solomon, Jared Silverman, Edward Riguardi, Ryan Levy, Jason Morrison, Lucy Phillips, Jake Bank and to Paul Heinen who runs
leasing at theMART and 555 California Street.
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Artist Rendering of PENN 2 and PENN 1
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THE PENN DISTRICT
We are the largest owner in THE PENN DISTRICT with over 9 million square feet. THE PENN DISTRICT’S time has come, the
district being validated by the neighboring Hudson Yards and Manhattan West. Our assets sit literally on top of Penn Station, the region’s
major transportation hub, adjacent to Macy’s and Madison Square Garden.
THE PENN DISTRICT is different than our other office assets…it is a large multi-building district, it is long-term and it is development
focused (development and long-term are two of the dirtiest words in REITland). But THE PENN DISTRICT is our moonshot, the
highest growth opportunity in our portfolio. It seems to me appropriate that we give investors the ability to choose between higher
growth or traditional stability, possibly through a tracking stock.
Our development plans for Farley, PENN1 and PENN2 were outlined in my letter to shareholders last year; images, budgets, returns
and delivery dates are on our website. Each of these three large, exciting projects is now under construction and when completed will
constitute the debut of our vision for THE PENN DISTRICT.
Artist Renderings Clockwise From Top Left: Farley, PENN 2, PENN 1
An essential part of our strategy here is that we are creating a campus, a city within a city, which will become the very beating heart of
the NEW New York. We will begin with 5.2 million square feet in three buildings, interconnected either above or below ground. Over
time, we hope to grow our interconnected campus to between 12 and 15 million square feet. Our scale here will allow us to offer tenants
an unrivaled amenity package and the comfort in knowing that we can always accommodate their expansion needs. A 300,000 square
foot tenant in a 500,000 square foot building is boxed in. Whereas in a five or ten million square foot complex, we will always be able
to provide that same 300,000 square foot tenant expansion flexibility. So, scale really matters.
Importantly, our PENN DISTRICT campus, over time, will almost certainly command premium pricing.
As an aside, we own the only two Kmarts in Manhattan. After ten years or so of wrangling with Eddie, two years ago we bought back
most of 770 Broadway to accommodate an in-place tenant’s expansion. In December, we bought back the 141,000 square foot Kmart
at PENN1.
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Artist Renderings of Plaza33
In a manner of speaking, we are in the hospitality business. I reprint here two important paragraphs from last year’s letter.
Talent is our New Client We are in a service business. We put our best foot forward when we take a page out of the hospitality
industry. Our tenants appreciate and deserve to be treated like guests. Coffee and welcoming greetings go a long way. In keeping
with that spirit, our PENN DISTRICT marketing campaign features the slogan, “Talent is our New Client,” the point being that
everything we do, in every phase of our business, must be geared to pleasing, even delighting, our clients, defined as the talented
employees of our tenants. After all, we recognize that real estate is a recruiting tool for our tenants.
Further, we are pushing the envelope of design. There is a place for Park Avenue-style financial services buildings and a place for
West Side creative-type buildings. The aesthetics of our PENN DISTRICT will feature lobbies with areas to sit, congregate, surf or
just hang and chill, a warm palette, welcome libraries, conference centers, gyms, an auditorium, food service, outdoor space and
gardens and more. In a word, we will create a hospitality-rich communal workplace for our PENN DISTRICT tenants. The images
below are a tiny sampling – additional images are posted at www.vno.com.
Our PENN DISTRICT development team is led by Barry Langer with David Bellman, Geoff Smith, Judy Kessler, Sandy Reis,
Brian Thompson, and Alan Reagan.
Disclaimer: There can be no assurance that these projects will be completed, completed on schedule or within budget. There can be no
assurance that the Company will be successful in leasing the properties on the expected schedule or at the budgeted rental rates.
Artist Renderings Clockwise From Top Left: PENN 1 Social Stair, PENN 2 Lobby Lounge, Farley Pavilion Building
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Retail/Signage
Individually, and collectively as a portfolio, we own the best-in-class 70-property, 2.3 million square foot flagship street retail business
in Manhattan, concentrated on the best high streets – Fifth Avenue, Times Square, THE PENN DISTRICT, Madison Avenue, and SoHo.
Please see www.vno.com for portfolio details and images.
In April 2019 we transferred a 45.4% common equity interest in our portfolio of flagship high street retail assets on Upper Fifth Avenue
and Times Square to a group of institutional investors. This transfer is described in detail on pages 18 and 18-A of last year’s letter to
shareholders. Here is the math at share of our retail business:
($ IN MILLIONS,
EXCEPT PROPERTIES)
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
Number of
Properties
70
71
71
70
65
57
NOI
273.2(14)
353.4
359.9
363.7
341.7
263.4
NOI - Cash Basis(13)
267.7(14)
324.2
324.3
292.0
259.2
226.6
Here are our 2019 results by submarket:
($ IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT %)
Fifth Avenue
Times Square
THE PENN DISTRICT
Madison Avenue
SoHo
Other
Total
NOI
NOI - Cash Basis(13)
Amount
92.6
49.5
57.9
13.6
14.2
45.4
273.2
%
33.9
18.1
21.2
5.0
5.2
16.6
100.0
Amount
81.6
46.7
56.9
13.4
17.2
51.9
267.7
%
30.5
17.4
21.3
5.0
6.4
19.4
100.0
The retail industry (our tenants) is going through a vicious period of challenging, disruptive, secular change. Nonetheless, we are making
deals – Fendi, Berluti, Sephora, Whole Foods…
In a manner of speaking, sitting between our retail business and our office business is our signage business. We own the largest signage
business in Manhattan, concentrated in Times Square and THE PENN DISTRICT comprised of 22 large scale “HD spectacular LED
signs” (that’s industry jargon). In 2019, the business produced $72 million of NOI (at 100%), about half from signs under long-term
lease to our retail tenants and half leased in the advertising marketplace. This business is very capably managed by Gary Grossman and
Justin Rinko.
13 Straight-lining of rents and amortization of below-market leases, net are excluded from NOI - Cash Basis.
14 If the Retail Joint Venture transaction had not occurred, 2019 NOI and NOI-Cash Basis would have been $338.2 and $329.0.
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Clockwise From Top Left: 1540 & 1535 Broadway, 655 Fifth Avenue, 697-703 Fifth Avenue,
640 Fifth Avenue, Artist Rendering of Farley, 4 Union Square South, 666 Fifth Avenue
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220 Central Park South
In a historically soft condominium market, our 220 Central Park South super-tall luxury condominium tower is now 91% sold at record
prices. The financial performance of this project also surpassed all records…sort of like winning the Kentucky Derby by 10 lengths.
Our development and construction team here is led by Barry Langer with Eli Zamek and Mel Blum and the entire 44th floor. Sales were
all Deborah Kern.
220 Central Park South
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220 Central Park South Interiors Clockwise From Top Left: Tower Lobby,
Library, Men’s Locker Room, Pool, Resident Dining Room
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Our business is 86% New York-centric and 81% office-centric. We manage the business in the following profit centers:
•
Office
• New York Office
• THE PENN DISTRICT
• 555 California Street in San Francisco
•
theMART in Chicago
• Manhattan Street Retail
Our portfolio is populated with the highest quality assets in all of REITland: 555 California Street; theMART; our Fifth Avenue, Madison
Avenue and Times Square retail assets; 1290 Avenue of the Americas; 770 Broadway, etc., etc. to name a few; AND, the most exciting
development opportunity in all of REITland, THE PENN DISTRICT; AND the two best development sites in town, 350 Park Avenue
and the Hotel Pennsylvania.
In recent years, we have done a lot:
• We made the early call on the secular decline of retail and sold our malls.
• We made the early call and coined the phrase that Manhattan was tilting to the West and South.
• We simplified and pruned to get to a focused core. All in all we sold or spun $19 billion of assets (see page 9).
• We spun-off JBG SMITH (our Washington, DC business where our shareholders inherited 75%) and Urban Edge Properties
(our shopping center business where our shareholders inherited 100%). We are proud of these children.
Our future strategy is clear and simple.
• We will sell assets even more aggressively and be less constrained by tax issues than we have been. No asset is sacred – in
many cases, we would rather have the cash than the buildings.
•
Recognizing that THE PENN DISTRICT is different than our other office assets (it is a large multi-building district, it is
long-term and it is development focused), it seems appropriate that we give investors the ability to choose between higher
growth or traditional stability, possibly through a tracking stock.
• We will reevaluate every aspect of our business.
• We will fight to reduce overhead.
• With our stock in the $30s/40s, let’s talk about buybacks. My views on buybacks are well known and were outlined in my
2017 letter to shareholders (and are reprinted in the footnote below).(15) We had the discipline to push away when our stock
price was in the $70s. Even at the current stock price our first priority is to protect the balance sheet. We will revisit this
matter as normalcy returns.
15 Reprinted from 2017 letter to shareholders - Buying back one’s discounted stock seems to be an attractive proposition. We’ve done it before, in large
scale, but that was way back in the dark ages. I must say we are tempted to do it now. Our hesitancy is that buybacks work best when financed out of
recurring retained earnings. Since we dividend to shareholders all of our earnings, that is not us. So a buyback for us would be financed either by selling
assets or running down our balance sheet. For us, selling assets would almost certainly result in a capital gain dividend requirement(*) rather than a source
of cash to do a buyback. What’s more, we seem to be late in the cycle; real estate stocks are declining, signaling danger ahead; interest rates are rising,
signaling danger ahead. This is exactly the point in the cycle where we want to maintain maximum liquidity. For us, the math is that a billion-dollar
buyback would increase our NAV by about $1.50 per share;(**) for the moment, we’d rather have the billion dollars. Lastly, buybacks whose purpose is
to prop up one’s stock price, sort of like putting your finger in the dike, never, ever work. Notwithstanding all of the above, buybacks are a recurring
topic at our board meetings.
* Virtually every one of our assets has large embedded profits/tax gains.
** By comparison, we expect $200 million invested in One Penn to increase NAV by about $4.00 per share versus a $200 million buyback which would
create $0.30 of NAV.
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Some Thoughts, 2019 Version
• Out of the Blue - As I write this letter, we are now in the eye of the COVID-19 storm – an out of the blue apocalypse. Life
as we know it is upside down, people are hurting, businesses are hurting, the future is uncertain. As our first priority we are
following all protocols and taking all measures to protect our employees, our tenants and our communities. We pray for the
health and safety of all and we commend and admire the talent and courage of our healthcare providers.
The city and the country and the world are all in quarantine and shut-down. The disruption to normal day-to-day life and
normal work life is extraordinary, but will, hopefully, be short lived; the disruption to commerce and the financial markets
is double-extraordinary and likely to be longer lived. Businesses are closed, stock markets are in a rout and capital markets
are seizing up. All this foretells the onset of recession. In my view, the health crisis will need to be resolved first so that we
all can leave our bunkers and get back to normal life, before economies can recover.
•
There are lessons here. First, we must always be prepared for the out-of-the-blue, unexpected black swan event…and we are.
We are hunkered down and we will get through all of this. When the crisis abates there will be opportunities. Interest rates
are at historic lows and may go lower. That will give us the opportunity to refinance at favorable rates. And, over time as
markets settle in, our secure, long-term income streams should become more valuable (cap rates should go down, building
values should increase). For what it’s worth, my observation over multiple cycles is that when stock markets blow out,
investors turn to the safety and stability of hard assets. We will see.
In our industry there will be opportunity to either buy real assets (buildings) or real estate stocks. It is very clear that today
there is more opportunity in the stock market than in the real estate market.
• Many tenants are requesting rent relief as an antidote to their forced business closings. We and our industry will handle this
on a case by case basis. We have instituted cash conservation measures across our business and we can rely on our
significant liquidity (cash balance, lines of credit and unencumbered assets) to weather the storm.
• My friend Steve Sakwa, the highly regarded real estate analyst at Evercore ISI, put out a report on March 1st where he
calculated that at our then stock price of $53 our office buildings were selling for $460 per square foot at an 8.37% cap rate.
Joe Macnow, our Dean of CFOs, agrees. With our stock now in the 30s you can do the new math.
•
•
•
•
NAV(16) is a calculation attempting to quantify a company’s private market break-up value. It is nothing more than a guide,
hopefully directionally correct. It is a robotic calculation of NOI at a market cap rate. The first number is factual, the second
an informed guestimate. It gives zero value for empty space, does not take into account transaction costs (which in our case
would be about $4/$5 per share) and does not recognize a premium for scale or a discount for a mass sale. We first published
our management’s version of NAV in 2016, but we may discontinue publishing it in the future. This is because our NAV
estimate seems not to be relevant, each of our analysts and investors do their own calculations, many of which are different
from ours (read lower), form their own judgments and they and the stock market pay little attention, making our NAV
essentially irrelevant.
One of the big events of 2019 was the blow up of WeWork.(17) WeWork’s bubble valuation attracted enormous attention
and made their business model, to many observers, the second coming. Now they were never the second coming, but they
are not nothing either. Their culture of casual work and short-term or no-term lease flexibility is probably here to stay. But
our large tenants want to tightly control every aspect of their space and their workforce. They are more interested in
controlling space for the long term, and in being able to expand rather than all that WeWork stuff. They may use the
coworking model for a very small amount of temporary or swing space, but that’s about it.
It seems that several of the large New York landlords feel the need to be in the coworking business, each in a small way
under their own brand. We ourselves are doing so as a service to our tenants in THE PENN DISTRICT. Here’s an idea –
wouldn’t it make more sense for the largest New York landlords to get together and co-own and operate one coworking
brand with one management team…just saying.
In our council room, we have wondered whether the work-from-home response to COVID-19 may become popular and
affect office demand. Anecdotally, the opposite seems to be true. Most who work at home are finding it very inefficient and
after a week clamor to get back to the normal routine and social interaction of the conventional workplace. And, it may be
that social distancing is the offset to densification. And, I do wonder how many of these now closed businesses will never
reopen and what other disruptive changes there will be in post COVID-19 life.
The handful of mega gateway cities are not going away, in fact, they will go from strength-to-strength. Likewise, Fifth
Avenue and Times Square and double likewise trophy CBD office towers in New York. To prove my point, it is not by
chance that each of the FAANG companies are opening second headquarters in New York (on the West Side). And here is
why: each million square foot block that the FAANGs lease will mean recruiting 5,000 talented new employees. Only New
York, and maybe one other American mega-city, has a workforce large enough to support that kind of growth.
•
The Principles by Which We Run our Business are reprinted as Appendix A.
16 After my review of our annual NAV published on February 18th with our year end documents, I had intended to include some comments about NAV
in this letter. Green Street scooped me, publishing a piece with somewhat similar thoughts on February 24, 2020.
17 One of our alumni has taken on the interesting and challenging job of rescuing WeWork.
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Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”)
Dan Egan is our industry acclaimed Senior Vice President, Sustainability. Please see our ESG report at www.vno.com. What follows is
Dan’s summary of 2019 accomplishments and goals. Thank you, Dan.
Sustainability – now more broadly referred to as Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) – is important to us. We believe
a focus on ESG is responsible management of our business and key to mitigating risk.
We prioritize addressing climate change, and now, more than ever, we hear our investors, our tenants, our employees, and our
communities echo that priority. We conduct business in cities and states that in 2019 passed bold regulation to reduce carbon
emissions. And the business community has responded in kind with its own bigger and bolder reduction commitments.
We believe now is the time for Vornado to continue our leadership with a bigger and bolder commitment of our own:
we intend to make our buildings carbon neutral by 2030 and we have adopted a ten year plan (“Vision 2030”) to get us
there.
Though the road to carbon neutrality is complex, our plan is based on principles already core to our sustainability mission:
energy efficiency, innovations in technology, stakeholder engagement, and local community benefit. Already this vision is
guiding our redevelopment of THE PENN DISTRICT, where we are applying our experience in energy innovation, resource
conservation, and health and wellness to the district.
We are proud that solutions we deploy across our existing buildings have proven to be a model for the real estate industry at
large. Our energy efficiency capital projects continue to save energy and modernize our buildings. We are an active participant
in demand response and contribute significantly to relieving the grid of constraints in each of our markets. We lead a robust
tenant engagement program that in 2019 included the continuation of our tenant roundtable series. And we guide the design and
operation of our tenant spaces to maximize efficiency.
Our tenants and our employees spend the majority of their week working in our buildings, and we are committed to providing
an optimal environment for them, with a focus on healthy air and water and the least-toxic, health-driven cleaning policies and
materials. We are going even a step further with the launch of our own smartphone application intended to make available to
tenants all the amenities and information that our buildings and neighborhoods have to offer.
Importantly, our programs continue to deliver results: in 2019, we reduced our global energy consumption by over 4% from
prior year. We recycled and composted over 15,000 tons of waste, amounting to a diversion rate of over 61%. We were awarded
NAREIT’s Leader in the Light Award (10th year in a row), we achieved ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year with Sustained
Excellence (5th time with this distinction), and we earned the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) Green
Star ranking (7th year in a row). In 2019, we scored among the top 6% of over 950 worldwide respondents to GRESB.
We own and operate more than 26 million square feet of LEED-certified buildings, with over 23 million square feet at LEED
Gold or better. We are committed to LEED certifying our entire office portfolio and we are already 94% toward that goal.
Vornado’s employees are very, very important to us. To foster their talent and growth, we provide training and continuing
education, promote career and personal development, and encourage innovation and engagement. Vornado’s policies support
shareholder rights, worker rights, diversity and equal opportunity.
Our social commitments also extend to the communities we live and work in. As a corporate citizen, we uphold our
responsibility to give back by encouraging our employees to volunteer. Through Vornado Volunteers, our employees give back
to communities through participation in causes that support vulnerable parts of the population, protect and improve the
environment, and promote a healthy lifestyle.
From a governance perspective, we are proud to have an esteemed and experienced Board of Trustees, many of whom are
significant investors in our Company and all of whom are committed to building shareholder value. A complete summary of
our approach to governance is included in our proxy statement which can be viewed at www.vno.com/proxy and the governance
section on our website at www.vno.com/governance.
Further details on our environmental, social, and governance programs, including our Vision 2030 roadmap, can be found in
our 2019 ESG Report. We have signed on as a supporter of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. Our report
is in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and is also aligned with the metrics codified by the Sustainability
Accounting Standards Board (SASB).
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Clockwise From Top Left: 512 West 22nd Street, 555 California Street, theMART, 61 Ninth Avenue
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Board Matters
In law and in practice, our Board of Trustees is our governing body, the ultimate authority. Board meetings are major events around
here. The preparation of transactional and strategic material is intense. Transparency and communication is essential. We have a highly
intelligent, seasoned, involved, fully committed and invested Board. Our boardroom overflows with real estate, legal and financial
expertise, a large dose of what we call commercial instincts and lots of good old-fashioned judgment.
It has been our practice to add to /refresh our Board with talented trustees. We welcome Beatrice Hamza Bassey who was appointed to
our Board of Trustees on March 26th and will stand for election at the May annual meeting. Her biography follows:
Beatrice Hamza Bassey has served as the Group General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate
Secretary of Atlas Mara Ltd. (an African-focused banking group) since February 2015. In her capacity as such, she
has served as a member of the boards of directors of a number of Atlas Mara Ltd.’s subsidiary or affiliated banks
operating in Africa. From September 1998 until February 2015, Ms. Hamza Bassey was an attorney with Hughes
Hubbard & Reed LLP where she served as a partner, a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Chair of the
Africa Practice.
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This year we recognized our next generation of extraordinary and talented senior leadership.
David Greenbaum was appointed Vice Chairman
Michael Franco was appointed President
Glen Weiss was appointed Co-Head of Real Estate
Barry Langer was appointed Co-Head of Real Estate
Haim Chera was hired as Head of Retail
We continually broaden our leadership team through promotions from within our Company. Please join me in congratulating this year’s
class; they deserve it.
Lisa Vogel was promoted to Executive Vice President, Marketing
Michael Schnitt was promoted to Senior Vice President, Acquisitions & Capital Markets
Jared Toothman was promoted to Senior Vice President, Acquisitions & Capital Markets
James Iervolino was promoted to Senior Vice President, Risk Management
David Perl was promoted to Senior Vice President, Lease Administration
Sean Sherman was promoted to Senior Vice President, Accounts Receivable
Jerald Kohrs was promoted to Vice President, Marketing
Brian Feldman was promoted to Vice President, Acquisitions & Capital Markets
Luis Santos was promoted to Vice President, Corporate Accounting
Ryan Saum was promoted to Vice President, Employee Compensation
Dalel Sernas was promoted to Vice President, Accounts Payable
Lewis Yu was promoted to Vice President, Tax & Compliance
Kitty Zhang was promoted to Vice President, Tax & Compliance
Maulik Shah was promoted to Vice President, Building Operations & Construction Services
Welcome Nicole Dosso, Vice President, Design and Construction.
Our operating platform heads are the best in the business. I pay my respects to my partners David Greenbaum, Michael Franco,
Joe Macnow, Glen Weiss, Barry Langer and Haim Chera.
We are fortunate to have in our Operating and Finance Divisions a group of super associates.
Special thanks to all of our Vornado teams who are now working remotely and doing a brilliant job keeping the trains running and on
time. Thanks to Robert Entin and his IT group for handling so well and so quickly the technical and logistical aspects to allow work
from home.
Our exceptional Division Executive Vice Presidents deserve special recognition and our thanks: Michael Doherty – BMS; Robert Entin,
Chief Information Officer; Fred Grapstein, Hotel Pennsylvania; Ed Hogan, Leasing – New York Retail; Mark Hudspeth, Capital
Markets; Matthew Iocco, Chief Accounting Officer; Myron Maurer, Chief Operating Officer – theMART; Tom Sanelli, Chief Financial
Officer – New York; Gaston Silva, Chief Operating Officer – New York; Craig Stern, Tax & Compliance and Lisa Vogel, Marketing.
Thank you as well to our very talented and hard working 29 Senior Vice Presidents and 64 Vice Presidents who make the trains run on
time, every day.
Our Vornado Family has grown with 9 marriages and 21 births this year, 15 girls and 6 boys.
On behalf of Vornado’s Board, senior management and 4,008 associates, we thank our shareholders, analysts and other stakeholders for
their continued support.
Warren Buffet has said a good shareholders letter is written by a smart CEO, telling the truth and it helps if they write every word
themselves. I plead guilty to two out of three.
Broadway theatres are now closed. When they reopen, please call if I can help with tickets to my wife’s and to my son’s shows.
Steven Roth
Chairman and CEO
March 30, 2020
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Appendix A - Here Are The Principles By Which We Run Our Business:
We are a fully-integrated real estate operating company. We have the best leasing, operating and development teams in the
business. We are laser focused.
We invest in the best buildings in the best locations.
We seek to acquire value-add assets where our unique skills will create shareholder value. We believe vacancy at the right
price is an opportunity and that buildings, even in rundown condition (that we can reimagine) in great locations are also an
opportunity.
We invest in our buildings to maintain, modernize and transform. The front of the house and the back of the house of our
assets are as good as new (and are in locations where new could not be created). Our transformations have increased rents
over $20 per square foot, yielding attractive double-digit returns. We also measure our success here by the quality of tenants
we have been able to attract. We have transformed almost all of our fleet; THE PENN DISTRICT is on deck.
We are disciplined and patient and prepared to let flat 4% cap rate deals pass by, while we wait for the fat pitch.
While we have many million plus square foot buildings, we shy away from 500,000 square foot tenants who seem to always
get the better of the deal, in strong markets or in weak. Our sweet spot is the 50,000 to 200,000 square foot tenant.
A few years ago, I coined the phrase, “The island of Manhattan is tilting to the West and to the South.” Today, the hottest
submarkets in town run from Hudson Yards to THE PENN DISTRICT and extend South through Chelsea and Meatpacking.
Anticipating these trends, we have structured our office portfolio so that half of our square footage is in this district.
We have a hospitality approach, treating our tenants as the valued customers that they are. This attitude begins at the leasing
table (although that process can at times be contentious), through tenant fit up, to greeting at the front door. We believe this
approach yields the highest renewal rate in the business; renewing tenants enhances our bottom line.
We treat the real estate brokerage community as if they are our customers, because they are. Brokers prefer dealing with us,
we know what it takes to make a deal, we treat their clients well and we deliver every time.
We are in the amenity business. Our amenity poster child is the giant MART in Chicago, where we have dominant, state of
the art, dining, workout, socializing and meeting spaces, etc.
Tenant mix is really important; companies and their employees care who they co-tenant with. The design and location of
each of our buildings has a target market in mind. For example our new-builds in Chelsea are targeting the creative class and
boutique financials (an interesting combination).
We maintain a fortress balance sheet with industry-leading liquidity.
All of this in the relentless pursuit of shareholder value.
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Below is a reconciliation of Net Income to NOI, As Adjusted (properties owned at the end of 2019):
($ IN MILLIONS)
Net Income
Our share of (income) loss from partially owned entities
Our share of loss (income) from real estate fund
Interest and other investment (income) loss, net
Net gains on disposition of assets
Net gain on transfer to Fifth Ave. and Times Square JV
Purchase price fair value adjustment
Net losses on early extinguishment of debt
(Income) loss from discontinued operations
NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests
Depreciation, amortization expense and income taxes
General and administrative expense
Acquisition and transaction related costs
Our share of NOI from partially owned entities
Interest and debt expense
NOI
Certain items that impact NOI
NOI, As Adjusted (properties owned at the end of 2019)
2019
3,334.3
(78.9)
104.1
(21.8)
(845.5)
(2,571.1)
--
--
--
(69.3)
522.6
169.9
106.5
322.4
286.6
1,259.8
(61.5)
1,198.3
2018
422.6
(9.1)
89.2
(17.1)
(246.0)
--
(44.1)
--
(0.6)
(71.2)
484.2
141.9
31.3
253.6
347.9
1,382.6
(177.1)
1,205.5
2017
264.1
(15.2)
(3.2)
(37.8)
(0.5)
--
--
--
13.2
(65.3)
470.4
159.0
1.8
269.2
345.6
1,401.3
(188.6)
1,212.7
2016
982.0
(168.9)
23.6
(29.6)
(160.4)
--
--
--
(404.9)
(66.2)
428.2
149.6
9.4
271.1
330.2
1,364.1
(192.6)
1,171.5
2015
859.4
9.9
(74.1)
(27.2)
(149.4)
--
--
--
(223.5)
(64.9)
294.8
149.3
12.5
245.8
309.3
1,341.9
(194.0)
1,147.9
2014
1,009.0
58.5
(163.0)
(38.6)
(13.6)
--
--
--
(686.9)
(55.0)
360.7
141.9
18.4
207.7
337.4
1,176.5
(120.0)
1,056.5
2013
564.7
336.3
(102.9)
20.8
(2.0)
--
--
--
(666.8)
(58.6)
342.5
150.3
24.9
175.1
323.5
1,107.8
(105.8)
1,002.0
Below is a reconciliation of Net Income to FFO and FFO, As Adjusted:
($ IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)
Net Income attributable to Vornado
Preferred share dividends and issuance costs
Net Income applicable to common shares
Depreciation and amortization of real property
Net gains on sale of real estate
Real estate impairment losses
Decrease in fair value of marketable securities
Net gain on transfer to Fifth Ave. and Times Square JV, net
Net gain from sale of Urban Edge shares
After tax purchase price fair value adjustment
Partially-owned entities adjustments:
Depreciation of real property
Net gains on sale of real estate
Income tax effect of adjustments
Real estate impairment losses
Decrease in fair value of marketable securities
Noncontrolling interests’ share adjustments
Interest on exchangeable senior debentures
Preferred share dividends
Funds From Operations
Certain items that impact FFO
Funds From Operations, As Adjusted
2019
3,147.9
(50.1)
3,097.8
389.0
(178.7)
32.0
5.5
(2,559.1)
(62.4)
--
134.7
--
--
--
2.9
141.7
--
--
1,003.4
(337.2)
666.2
2018
449.9
(65.1)
384.8
413.1
(158.1)
12.0
26.5
--
--
(27.3)
101.6
(4.0)
--
--
3.9
(22.8)
--
--
729.7
(16.2)
713.5
2017
227.4
(65.4)
162.0
468.0
(3.5)
--
--
--
--
--
137.0
(17.8)
--
7.7
--
(36.7)
--
1.1
717.8
(4.9)
712.9
2016
906.9
(83.3)
823.6
531.6
(177.0)
160.7
--
--
--
--
154.8
(2.9)
--
6.3
--
(41.1)
--
1.6
1,457.6
(776.6)
681.0
2015
760.4
(80.6)
679.8
514.1
(289.1)
0.3
--
--
--
--
144.0
(4.5)
--
16.8
--
(22.4)
--
--
1,039.0
(388.7)
650.3
2014
864.9
(81.5)
783.4
517.5
(507.2)
26.5
--
--
--
--
117.8
(11.6)
(7.3)
--
--
(8.0)
--
--
911.1
(376.0)
535.1
2013
476.0
(84.0)
392.0
501.8
(411.6)
37.1
--
--
--
--
157.3
(0.5)
(26.7)
6.6
--
(15.1)
--
0.1
641.0
(145.4)
495.6
2012
694.5
(428.9)
(63.9)
252.7
(4.9)
--
--
--
(378.1)
(45.3)
304.5
140.5
17.4
152.1
315.7
956.3
(68.0)
888.3
2012
617.3
(67.9)
549.4
504.4
(245.8)
130.0
--
--
--
--
154.7
(241.6)
(27.5)
11.6
--
(16.6)
--
--
818.6
(435.8)
382.8
2011
740.0
(125.5)
(22.9)
(156.6)
(10.9)
--
--
--
(394.4)
(47.9)
309.2
137.5
34.9
132.2
338.0
933.6
(51.3)
882.3
2011
662.3
(60.5)
601.8
530.1
(51.6)
28.8
--
--
--
--
2010
708.0
(85.6)
--
(234.6)
(26.7)
--
--
10.8
(351.6)
(47.8)
301.3
145.7
38.6
100.8
348.9
907.8
(48.0)
859.8
2010
647.9
(51.2)
596.7
505.8
(57.2)
97.5
--
--
--
--
170.9
(9.8)
(24.6)
--
--
(41.0)
26.1
0.3
1,231.0
(859.1)
371.9
148.3
(5.8)
(24.6)
11.5
--
(46.8)
25.9
0.2
1,251.5
(900.8)
350.7
Below is a reconciliation of Net Income to Net Income, as Adjusted:
Below is a reconciliation of Total Assets to Total Assets, as Adjusted:
2018
384.8
--
(134.0)
23.7
(67.3)
12.0
19.5
238.7
($ IN MILLIONS)
Total Assets
Adjustments:
Assets related to sold properties
Moynihan Trail Hall development
Right of use assets
Real Estate Fund
Cash available to repay revolving credit facilities
Accumulated depreciation
Total Assets, as Adjusted
2019
18,287.0
(7.4)
(914.9)
(379.5)
(222.7)
(575.0)
3,015.9
19,203.4
2018
17,180.8
(6.7)
(445.7)
--
(318.8)
(80.0)
3,180.2
19,509.8
Below is a reconciliation of Revenues to Revenues, as Adjusted:
($ IN MILLIONS)
Revenues
Revenues related to sold properties
Revenues, as Adjusted
2019
1,924.7
(15.4)
1,909.3
2018
2,163.7
(22.6)
2,141.1
($ IN MILLIONS)
Net Income applicable to common shares
Net gain on transfer to Fifth Ave. and Times Square JV, net
666 Fifth Avenue
Real Estate Fund
220 CPS Gains
Non-cash impairment losses
Certain other items that impact net income
Net income, as Adjusted
Below is a reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA, as Adjusted
($ IN MILLIONS)
Net income (before noncontrolling interests)
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
in consolidated subsidiaries
Net income attributable to the Operating Partnership
Interest and debt expense
Depreciation and amortization
Gains on sale and impairment losses on real estate
Income tax expense and other
EBITDA
Gain on sale of 220 Central Park South units
Gain on sale of Urban Edge shares
Impairment losses and writeoffs on 608 Fifth Avenue
Decrease in fair value of marketable securities
Real Estate Fund
Other
EBITDA, as adjusted
28
2019
3,097.8
(2,559.1)
--
48.8
(502.6)
109.2
(17.4)
176.7
2019
3,334.3
24.5
3,358.8
390.1
530.6
(2,705.9)
103.9
1,677.5
(604.4)
(62.4)
77.2
8.4
48.8
(1.2)
1,143.9
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-K
☒
☐
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended:
December 31, 2019
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from
Commission File Number:
Commission File Number:
to
001-11954 (Vornado Realty Trust)
001-34482 (Vornado Realty L.P.)
Vornado Realty Trust
Vornado Realty L.P.
(Exact name of registrants as specified in its charter)
Vornado Realty Trust
Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
22-1657560
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
Vornado Realty L.P.
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
13-3925979
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York
10019
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)
(212) 894-7000
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Registrant
Vornado Realty Trust
Title of Each Class
Common Shares of beneficial interest, $.04 par value per share
Trading Symbol(s)
VNO
Name of Exchange on Which
Registered
New York Stock Exchange
Vornado Realty Trust
Vornado Realty Trust
Vornado Realty Trust
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of beneficial
interest, liquidation preference $25.00 per share:
5.70% Series K
5.40% Series L
5.25% Series M
VNO/PK
VNO/PL
VNO/PM
New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Registrant
Vornado Realty Trust
Vornado Realty L.P.
Title of Each Class
Series A Convertible Preferred Shares of beneficial interest,
liquidation preference $50.00 per share
Class A Units of Limited Partnership Interest
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Vornado Realty Trust: Yes ☑ No ☐ Vornado Realty L.P.: Yes ☐ No ☑
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
Vornado Realty Trust: Yes ☐ No ☑ Vornado Realty L.P.: Yes ☐ No ☑
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Vornado Realty Trust: Yes ☑ No ☐ Vornado Realty L.P.: Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant
to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit and post such files).
Vornado Realty Trust: Yes ☑ No ☐ Vornado Realty L.P.: Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” "non-accelerated filer,"
“smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Vornado Realty Trust:
☑ Large Accelerated Filer
☐ Non-Accelerated Filer
Vornado Realty L.P.:
☐ Large Accelerated Filer
☑ Non-Accelerated Filer
☐ Accelerated Filer
☐ Smaller Reporting Company
☐ Emerging Growth Company
☐ Accelerated Filer
☐ Smaller Reporting Company
☐ Emerging Growth Company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Vornado Realty Trust: Yes ☐ No ☑ Vornado Realty L.P.: Yes ☐ No ☑
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common shares held by non-affiliates of Vornado Realty Trust, i.e. by persons
other than officers and trustees of Vornado Realty Trust, was $11,264,516,000 at June 30, 2019.
As of December 31, 2019, there were 190,985,677 common shares of beneficial interest outstanding of Vornado Realty Trust.
There is no public market for the Class A units of limited partnership interest of Vornado Realty L.P. Based on the June 30, 2019 closing
share price of Vornado Realty Trust’s common shares, which are issuable upon redemption of the Class A units, the aggregate market
value of the Class A units held by non-affiliates of Vornado Realty L.P., i.e. by persons other than Vornado Realty Trust and its officers
and trustees, was $670,609,000 at June 30, 2019.
Part III: Portions of Proxy Statement for Annual Meeting of Vornado Realty Trust’s Shareholders to be held on May 14, 2020.
Documents Incorporated by Reference
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This report combines the Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 of Vornado Realty Trust and
Vornado Realty L.P. Unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to “Vornado” refer to Vornado Realty Trust, a
Maryland real estate investment trust (“REIT”), and references to the “Operating Partnership” refer to Vornado Realty L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership. References to the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” mean collectively Vornado, the Operating Partnership and those
subsidiaries consolidated by Vornado.
The Operating Partnership is the entity through which we conduct substantially all of our business and own, either directly or through
subsidiaries, substantially all of our assets. Vornado is the sole general partner and also a 93.1% limited partner of the Operating
Partnership. As the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, Vornado has exclusive control of the Operating Partnership’s day-
to-day management.
Under the limited partnership agreement of the Operating Partnership, unitholders may present their Class A units for redemption at
any time (subject to restrictions agreed upon at the time of issuance of the units that may restrict such right for a period of time). Class
A units may be tendered for redemption to the Operating Partnership for cash; Vornado, at its option, may assume that obligation and
pay the holder either cash or Vornado common shares on a one-for-one basis. Because the number of Vornado common shares outstanding
at all times equals the number of Class A units owned by Vornado, the redemption value of each Class A unit is equivalent to the market
value of one Vornado common share, and the quarterly distribution to a Class A unitholder is equal to the quarterly dividend paid to a
Vornado common shareholder. This one-for-one exchange ratio is subject to specified adjustments to prevent dilution. Vornado generally
expects that it will elect to issue its common shares in connection with each such presentation for redemption rather than having the
Operating Partnership pay cash. With each such exchange or redemption, Vornado’s percentage ownership in the Operating Partnership
will increase. In addition, whenever Vornado issues common shares other than to acquire Class A units of the Operating Partnership,
Vornado must contribute any net proceeds it receives to the Operating Partnership and the Operating Partnership must issue to Vornado
an equivalent number of Class A units of the Operating Partnership. This structure is commonly referred to as an umbrella partnership
REIT, or UPREIT.
The Company believes that combining the Annual Reports on Form 10-K of Vornado and the Operating Partnership into this single
report provides the following benefits:
•
•
•
enhances investors’ understanding of Vornado and the Operating Partnership by enabling investors to view the business as a whole
in the same manner as management views and operates the business;
eliminates duplicative disclosure and provides a more streamlined and readable presentation because a substantial portion of the
disclosure applies to both Vornado and the Operating Partnership; and
creates time and cost efficiencies in the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.
The Company believes it is important to understand the few differences between Vornado and the Operating Partnership in the context
of how Vornado and the Operating Partnership operate as a consolidated company. The financial results of the Operating Partnership are
consolidated into the financial statements of Vornado. Vornado does not have any significant assets, liabilities or operations, other than
its investment in the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership, not Vornado, generally executes all significant business
relationships other than transactions involving the securities of Vornado. The Operating Partnership holds substantially all of the assets
of Vornado. The Operating Partnership conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded
equity. Except for the net proceeds from equity offerings by Vornado, which are contributed to the capital of the Operating Partnership
in exchange for Class A units of partnership in the Operating Partnership, and the net proceeds of debt offerings by Vornado, which are
contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for debt securities of the Operating Partnership, as applicable, the Operating
Partnership generates all remaining capital required by the Company’s business. These sources may include working capital, net cash
provided by operating activities, borrowings under the revolving credit facility, the issuance of secured and unsecured debt and equity
securities and proceeds received from the disposition of certain properties.
To help investors better understand the key differences between Vornado and the Operating Partnership, certain information for
Vornado and the Operating Partnership in this report has been separated, as set forth below:
•
•
•
•
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities;
Item 6. Selected Financial Data;
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations includes information
specific to each entity, where applicable; and
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data which includes the following specific disclosures for Vornado
Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.:
•
•
•
•
•
Note 11. Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests/Redeemable Partnership Units
Note 12. Shareholders' Equity/Partners' Capital
Note 15. Stock-based Compensation
Note 19. Income Per Share/Income Per Class A Unit
Note 24. Summary of Quarterly Results (Unaudited)
This report also includes separate Part II, Item 9A. Controls and Procedures sections and separate Exhibits 31 and 32 certifications
for each of Vornado and the Operating Partnership in order to establish that the requisite certifications have been made and that Vornado
and the Operating Partnership are compliant with Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C.
§1350.
PART I.
PART II.
PART III.
PART IV.
INDEX
Item
Financial Information:
Page Number
1.
1A.
1B.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Business
Risk Factors
Unresolved Staff Comments
Properties
Legal Proceedings
Mine Safety Disclosures
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Selected Financial Data
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
8.
9.
9A.
9B.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
Other Information
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance(1)
Executive Compensation(1)
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters(1)
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence(1)
Principal Accounting Fees and Services(1)
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
Form 10-K Summary
7
10
21
22
28
28
29
31
34
76
77
140
140
144
144
144
145
145
145
145
156
Signatures
____________________
(1) These items are omitted in whole or in part because Vornado, the Operating Partnership’s sole general partner, will file a definitive
Proxy Statement pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with the Securities and Exchange Commission
no later than 120 days after December 31, 2019, portions of which are incorporated by reference herein.
157
5
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained herein constitute forward‑looking statements as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance. They represent our intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs and are subject to numerous assumptions,
risks and uncertainties. Our future results, financial condition and business may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-
looking statements. You can find many of these statements by looking for words such as “approximates,” “believes,” “expects,”
“anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” “would,” “may” or other similar expressions in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K. We also
note the following forward-looking statements: in the case of our development and redevelopment projects, the estimated completion
date, estimated project cost and cost to complete; and estimates of future capital expenditures, dividends to common and preferred
shareholders and operating partnership distributions. Many of the factors that will determine the outcome of these and our other forward-
looking statements are beyond our ability to control or predict. For further discussion of factors that could materially affect the outcome
of our forward-looking statements, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which speak only as
of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K or the date of any document incorporated by reference. All subsequent written and oral
forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary
statements contained or referred to in this section. We do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to our forward-
looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
6
PART I
ITEM 1.
BUSINESS
Vornado is a fully‑integrated REIT and conducts its business through, and substantially all of its interests in properties are held by,
the Operating Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership. Accordingly, Vornado’s cash flow and ability to pay dividends to its shareholders
are dependent upon the cash flow of the Operating Partnership and the ability of its direct and indirect subsidiaries to first satisfy their
obligations to creditors. Vornado is the sole general partner of, and owned approximately 93.1% of the common limited partnership
interest in the Operating Partnership as of December 31, 2019.
We currently own all or portions of:
New York:
•
•
•
•
•
19.1 million square feet of Manhattan office in 35 properties;
2.3 million square feet of Manhattan street retail in 70 properties;
1,991 units in 10 residential properties;
The 1,700 room Hotel Pennsylvania located on Seventh Avenue at 33rd Street in the heart of the Penn District; and
A 32.4% interest in Alexander’s, Inc. (“Alexander’s”) (NYSE: ALX), which owns seven properties in the greater New York
metropolitan area, including 731 Lexington Avenue, the 1.3 million square foot Bloomberg, L.P. headquarters building.
Other Real Estate and Investments:
•
•
•
•
The 3.7 million square foot theMART in Chicago;
A 70% controlling interest in 555 California Street, a three-building office complex in San Francisco’s financial district
aggregating 1.8 million square feet;
A 25.0% interest in Vornado Capital Partners, our real estate fund (the "Fund"). We are the general partner and investment
manager of the Fund; and
Other real estate and investments.
OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGY
Our business objective is to maximize Vornado shareholder value. We intend to achieve this objective by continuing to pursue our
investment philosophy and to execute our operating strategies through:
• maintaining a superior team of operating and investment professionals and an entrepreneurial spirit;
•
investing in properties in select markets, such as New York City, where we believe there is a high likelihood of capital
appreciation;
acquiring quality properties at a discount to replacement cost and where there is a significant potential for higher rents;
developing and redeveloping our existing properties to increase returns and maximize value; and
investing in operating companies that have a significant real estate component.
•
•
•
We expect to finance our growth, acquisitions and investments using internally generated funds, proceeds from asset sales and by
accessing the public and private capital markets. We may also offer Vornado common or preferred shares or Operating Partnership units
in exchange for property and may repurchase or otherwise reacquire these securities in the future.
DISPOSITIONS
We contributed seven properties to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV and transferred a 48.5% common interest in the joint venture
to a group of institutional investors for net cash proceeds of $1.179 billion. We retained the remaining 51.5% common interest and an
aggregate $1.828 billion of preferred equity interests in certain of the properties.
We also completed the following sale transactions during 2019:
•
•
•
•
•
$1.61 billion net proceeds from the sale of 54 condominium units at 220 Central Park South;
$168 million sale of all of our 18,468,969 common shares of Lexington Realty Trust;
$109 million conversion and sale of all of our 5,717,184 partnership units of Urban Edge Properties;
$100 million sale of our 25% interest in 330 Madison Avenue; and
$50 million sale of 3040 M Street.
7
FINANCINGS
We completed the following financing transactions during 2019:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
$1.50 billion unsecured revolving credit facilities (increased from $1.25 billion) extended to March 2024, lowering the interest
rate from LIBOR plus 1.00% to LIBOR plus 0.90%;
$800 million refinancing of 650 Madison Avenue ($161 million at our 20.1% interest);
$580 million refinancing of 100 West 33rd Street;
$575 million mortgage loan repayment on PENN2 with proceeds from our unsecured revolving credit facilities;
$500 million financing of 640 Fifth Avenue ($260 million at our 52% interest) with proceeds used for the redemption of our
temporary preferred equity in the property;
$400 million redemption of all of the outstanding 5.00% senior unsecured notes;
$375 million mortgage loan on 888 Seventh Avenue extended to December 2025;
$168 million refinancing of 61 Ninth Avenue ($76 million at our 45.1% interest);
$146 million refinancing of 512 West 22nd Street ($80 million at our 55% interest);
$145 million refinancing of Lucida ($36 million at our 25% interest);
$96 million refinancing of 435 Seventh Avenue;
$86 million refinancing of 50-70 West 93rd Street ($43 million at our 49.9% interest);
$75 million refinancing of 606 Broadway ($38 million at our 50% interest);
$60 million refinancing of 825 Seventh Avenue ($30 million at our 50% interest); and
$737 million which fully repaid the $950 million 220 Central Park South loan.
DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES
220 Central Park South
We are constructing a residential condominium tower containing 397,000 salable square feet at 220 Central Park South ("220 CPS").
The development cost of this project (exclusive of land cost of $515.4 million) is estimated to be approximately $1.450 billion, of which
$1.373 billion has been expended as of December 31, 2019.
Penn District
We are redeveloping PENN1, a 2,545,000 square foot office building located on 34th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenue.
The development cost of this project is estimated to be $325,000,000, of which $69,006,000 has been expended as of December 31, 2019.
We are redeveloping PENN2, a 1,795,000 square foot (as expanded) office building, located on the west side of Seventh Avenue
between 31st and 33rd Street. The development cost of this project is estimated to be $750,000,000, of which $40,820,000 has been
expended as of December 31, 2019.
We are also making districtwide improvements within the Penn District. The development cost of these improvements is estimated
to be $100,000,000, of which $6,314,000 has been expended as of December 31, 2019.
Our 95.0% joint venture (the remaining 5.0% is owned by the Related Companies ("Related")) is developing the Farley Office and
Retail Building (the "Project"), which will include approximately 844,000 rentable square feet of commercial space, comprised of
approximately 730,000 square feet of office space and approximately 114,000 square feet of retail space. The total development cost of
the Project is estimated to be approximately $1,030,000,000. As of December 31, 2019, $597,600,000 has been expended.
The joint venture has entered into a development agreement with Empire State Development (“ESD”), an entity of New York State,
to build the adjacent Moynihan Train Hall, with Vornado and Related each guaranteeing the joint venture's obligations. The joint venture
has entered into a design-build contract with Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders pursuant to which they will build the Moynihan
Train Hall, thereby fulfilling all of the joint venture's obligations to ESD. The obligations of Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders have
been bonded by Skanska USA and bear a full guaranty from Skanska AB. The development expenditures for the Moynihan Train Hall
are estimated to be approximately $1.6 billion, which will be funded by governmental agencies.
On December 19, 2019, we paid Kmart Corporation $34,000,000, of which $10,000,000 is expected to be reimbursed, to early
terminate their 141,000 square foot retail space lease at PENN1 which was scheduled to expire in January 2036.
We recently entered into a development agreement with Metropolitan Transportation Authority to oversee the development of the
Long Island Rail Road 33rd Street entrance at Penn Station which Skanska USA Civil Northeast, Inc. will construct under a fixed price
contract for $120,805,000.
Other
We are redeveloping a 78,000 square foot Class A office building at 345 Montgomery Street, a part of our 555 California Street
complex in San Francisco (70.0% interest) located at the corner of California and Pine Street. The development cost of this project is
estimated to be approximately $50,000,000, of which our share is $35,000,000. As of December 31, 2019, $48,087,000 has been expended,
of which our share is $33,661,000.
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Other - continued
We are redeveloping a 165,000 square foot office building at 825 Seventh Avenue, located at the corner of 53rd Street and Seventh
Avenue (50.0% interest). The redevelopment cost of this project is estimated to be approximately $30,000,000, of which our share is
$15,000,000. As of December 31, 2019, $23,128,000 has been expended, of which our share is $11,564,000.
We are also evaluating other development and redevelopment opportunities at certain of our properties in Manhattan including, in
particular, the Penn District.
There can be no assurance that the above projects will be completed, completed on schedule or within budget.
COMPETITION
We compete with a large number of real estate investors, property owners and developers, some of which may be willing to accept
lower returns on their investments. Principal factors of competition are rents charged, sales prices, attractiveness of location, the quality
of the property and the breadth and the quality of services provided. Our success depends upon, among other factors, trends of the global,
national, regional and local economies, the financial condition and operating results of current and prospective tenants and customers,
availability and cost of capital, construction and renovation costs, taxes, governmental regulations, legislation, population and employment
trends. See "Risk Factors" in Item 1A for additional information regarding these factors.
SEGMENT DATA
We operate in the following reportable segments: New York and Other. Financial information related to these reportable segments
for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 is set forth in Note 25 – Segment Information to our consolidated financial
statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
SEASONALITY
Our revenues and expenses are subject to seasonality during the year which impacts quarterly net earnings, cash flows and funds
from operations, and therefore impacts comparisons of the current quarter to the previous quarter. The New York segment has historically
experienced higher utility costs in the first and third quarters of the year.
TENANTS ACCOUNTING FOR OVER 10% OF REVENUES
None of our tenants accounted for more than 10% of total revenues in any of the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.
CERTAIN ACTIVITIES
We do not base our acquisitions and investments on specific allocations by type of property. We have historically held our properties
for long‑term investment; however, it is possible that properties in our portfolio may be sold or otherwise disposed of when circumstances
warrant. Further, we have not adopted a policy that limits the amount or percentage of assets which could be invested in a specific property
or property type. Generally our activities are reviewed and may be modified from time to time by Vornado’s Board of Trustees without
the vote of our shareholders or Operating Partnership unitholders.
EMPLOYEES
As of December 31, 2019, we have approximately 4,008 employees, of which 273 are corporate staff. The New York segment has
3,562 employees, including 2,914 employees of Building Maintenance Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary, which provides cleaning,
security and engineering services primarily to our New York properties and 462 employees at the Hotel Pennsylvania. theMART has 173
employees. The foregoing does not include employees of partially owned entities.
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
Our principal executive offices are located at 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019; telephone (212) 894‑7000.
MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE
Copies of our Annual Report on Form 10‑K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10‑Q, Current Reports on Form 8‑K and amendments to
those reports, as well as Reports on Forms 3, 4 and 5 regarding officers, trustees or 10% beneficial owners, filed or furnished pursuant
to Section 13(a), 15(d) or 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are available free of charge through our website (www.vno.com)
as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. Also
available on our website are copies of our Audit Committee Charter, Compensation Committee Charter, Corporate Governance and
Nominating Committee Charter, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, and Corporate Governance Guidelines. In the event of any changes
to these charters or the code or guidelines, changed copies will also be made available on our website. Copies of these documents are
also available directly from us free of charge. Our website also includes other financial and non-financial information, including certain
non-GAAP financial measures, none of which is a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Copies of our filings under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 are also available free of charge from us, upon request.
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ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS
Material factors that may adversely affect our business, operations and financial condition are summarized below. We refer to the
equity and debt securities of both Vornado and the Operating Partnership as our “securities” and the investors who own shares of Vornado
or units of the Operating Partnership, or both, as our “equity holders.” The risks and uncertainties described herein may not be the only
ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial may also adversely
affect our business, operations and financial condition. See “Forward-Looking Statements” contained herein on page 6.
OUR INVESTMENTS ARE CONCENTRATED IN THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA AND
CIRCUMSTANCES AFFECTING THIS AREA GENERALLY COULD MATERIALLY AND ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR
BUSINESS.
A significant portion of our properties is located in the New York City Metropolitan area and is affected by the economic cycles
and risks inherent to this area.
In 2019, approximately 87% of our net operating income ("NOI", a non-GAAP measure) came from properties located in the New
York City metropolitan area. We may continue to concentrate a significant portion of our future acquisitions, development and
redevelopment in this area. Real estate markets are subject to economic downturns and we cannot predict how economic conditions will
impact this market in either the short or long term. Declines in the economy or declines in real estate markets in the New York City
metropolitan area could hurt our financial performance and the value of our properties. In addition to the factors affecting the national
economic condition generally, the factors affecting economic conditions in this region include:
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insurance and real estate industries;
business layoffs or downsizing;
industry slowdowns;
relocations of businesses;
changing demographics;
increased telecommuting and use of alternative work places;
changes in the number of domestic and international tourists to our markets (including as a result of changes in the relative
strengths of world currencies);
infrastructure quality;
changes in rates or the treatment of the deductibility of state and local taxes; and
any oversupply of, or reduced demand for, real estate.
It is impossible for us to ensure the accuracy of predictions of the future or the effect of trends in the economic and investment
climates of the geographic areas in which we concentrate, and more generally of the United States, or the real estate markets in these
areas. Local, national or global economic downturns could negatively affect our businesses and profitability.
We are subject to risks that affect the general and New York City retail environments.
Certain of our properties are Manhattan retail properties. Approximately 22% of our NOI is from Manhattan retail properties. As
such, these properties are affected by the general and New York City retail environments, including the level of consumer spending and
consumer confidence, Manhattan tourism, the threat of terrorism, increasing competition from on-line retailers, other retailers, and outlet
malls, and the impact of technological change upon the retail environment generally. These factors could adversely affect the financial
condition of our retail tenants, or result in the bankruptcy of such tenants, and the willingness of retailers to lease space in our retail
locations, which could have an adverse effect on our business and profitability.
Terrorist attacks may adversely affect the value of our properties and our ability to generate cash flow.
We have significant investments in the New York City, Chicago and San Francisco metropolitan areas. In response to a terrorist
attack or the perceived threat of terrorism, tenants in these areas may choose to relocate their businesses to less populated, lower-profile
areas of the United States that may be perceived to be less likely targets of future terrorist activity and fewer customers may choose to
patronize businesses in these areas. This, in turn, would trigger a decrease in the demand for space in these areas, which could increase
vacancies in our properties and force us to lease space on less favorable terms. Furthermore, we may experience increased costs in security,
equipment and personnel. As a result, the value of our properties and the level of our revenues and cash flows could decline materially.
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Natural disasters and the effects of climate change could have a concentrated impact on the areas where we operate and could
adversely impact our results.
Our investments are concentrated in the New York, Chicago and San Francisco metropolitan areas. Natural disasters, including
earthquakes, storms, tornados, floods and hurricanes, could cause significant damage to our properties and the surrounding environment
or area. Potentially adverse consequences of “global warming,” including rising sea levels, could similarly have an impact on our properties
and the economies of the metropolitan areas in which we operate. Over time, these conditions could result in declining demand for office
space in our buildings or the inability of us to operate the buildings at all. Climate change may also have indirect effects on our business
by increasing the cost of (or making unavailable) property insurance on terms we find acceptable, increasing the cost of energy at our
properties and requiring us to expend funds as we seek to repair and protect our properties against such risks. The incurrence of these
losses, costs or business interruptions may adversely affect our operating and financial results.
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS’ VALUE AND INCOME FLUCTUATE DUE TO VARIOUS FACTORS.
Our performance and the value of an investment in us are subject to risks associated with our real estate assets and with the real
estate industry.
The value of our real estate and the value of an investment in us fluctuates depending on conditions in the general economy and the
real estate business. These conditions may also adversely impact our revenues and cash flows.
The factors that affect the value of our real estate investments include, among other things:
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competition from other available space;
local conditions such as an oversupply of space or a reduction in demand for real estate in the area;
how well we manage our properties;
the development and/or redevelopment of our properties;
changes in market rental rates;
the timing and costs associated with property improvements and rentals;
whether we are able to pass all or portions of any increases in operating costs through to tenants;
changes in real estate taxes and other expenses;
the ability of state and local governments to operate within their budgets;
whether tenants and users such as customers and shoppers consider a property attractive;
changes in consumer preferences adversely affecting retailers and retail store values;
changes in space utilization by our tenants due to technology, economic conditions and business environment;
the financial condition of our tenants, including the extent of tenant bankruptcies or defaults;
consequences of any armed conflict involving, or terrorist attacks against, the United States or individual acts of violence
in public spaces;
trends in office real estate;
the impact on our retail tenants and demand for retail space at our properties due to increased competition from online
shopping;
availability of financing on acceptable terms or at all;
inflation or deflation;
fluctuations in interest rates;
our ability to obtain adequate insurance;
changes in zoning laws and taxation;
government regulation;
potential liability under environmental or other laws or regulations;
natural disasters;
general competitive factors; and
climate changes.
The rents or sales proceeds we receive and the occupancy levels at our properties may decline as a result of adverse changes in any
of these factors. If rental revenues, sales proceeds and/or occupancy levels decline, we generally would expect to have less cash available
for operating costs, to pay indebtedness and for distribution to equity holders. In addition, some of our major expenses, including mortgage
payments, real estate taxes and maintenance costs generally do not decline when the related rents decline.
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Capital markets and economic conditions can materially affect our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations as well
as the value of an investment in our debt and equity securities.
There are many factors that can affect the value of our debt and equity securities, including the state of the capital markets and the
economy. Demand for office and retail space typically declines nationwide due to an economic downturn, bankruptcies, downsizing,
layoffs and cost cutting. Government action or inaction may adversely affect the state of the capital markets. The cost and availability of
credit may be adversely affected by illiquid credit markets and wider credit spreads, which may adversely affect our liquidity and financial
condition, including our results of operations, and the liquidity and financial condition of our tenants. Our inability or the inability of our
tenants to timely refinance maturing liabilities and access the capital markets to meet liquidity needs may materially affect our financial
condition and results of operations and the value of our securities.
U.S. federal tax reform legislation now and in the future could affect REITs generally, the geographic markets in which we
operate, the trading of our shares and our results of operations, both positively and negatively, in ways that are difficult to anticipate.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “2017 Act”) represented sweeping tax reform legislation that made significant changes to
corporate and individual tax rates and the calculation of taxes, as well as international tax rules. As a REIT, we are generally not required
to pay federal taxes otherwise applicable to regular corporations if we comply with the various tax regulations governing REITs.
Shareholders, however, are generally required to pay taxes on REIT dividends. The 2017 Act and future tax reform legislation could
impact our share price or how shareholders and potential investors view an investment in REITs. For example, the decrease in corporate
tax rates in the 2017 Act could decrease the attractiveness of the REIT structure relative to companies that are not organized as REITs.
In addition, while certain elements of the 2017 Act do not impact us directly as a REIT, they could impact the geographic markets in
which we operate as well as our tenants in ways, both positive and negative, that are difficult to anticipate. For example, the limitation
in the 2017 Act on the deductibility of certain state and local taxes may make operating in jurisdictions that impose such taxes at higher
rates less desirable than operating in jurisdictions imposing such taxes at lower rates. The overall impact of the 2017 Act also depends
on the future interpretations and regulations that may be issued by U.S. tax authorities, and it is possible that future guidance could
adversely impact us.
Real estate is a competitive business and that competition may adversely impact us.
We compete with a large number of real estate investors, property owners and developers, some of which may be willing to accept
lower returns on their investments. Principal factors of competition are rents charged, sales prices, attractiveness of location, the quality
of the property and the breadth and the quality of services provided. Substantially all of our properties face competition from similar
properties in the same market, which may adversely impact the rents we can charge at those properties and our results of operations.
Competition for acquisitions may reduce the number of acquisition opportunities available to us and increase the costs of those
acquisitions.
We may acquire properties when we are presented with attractive opportunities. We may face competition for acquisition opportunities
from other well-capitalized investors, including publicly traded and privately held REITs, private real estate funds, domestic and foreign
financial institutions, life insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, pension trusts, partnerships and individual investors, which may
adversely affect us because that competition may cause an increase in the purchase price for a desired acquisition property or result in a
competitor acquiring the desired property instead of us.
If we are unable to successfully acquire additional properties, our ability to grow our business could be adversely affected. In addition,
increases in the cost of acquisition opportunities could adversely affect our results of operations.
We depend on leasing space to tenants on economically favorable terms and collecting rent from tenants who may not be able to
pay.
Our financial results depend significantly on leasing space in our properties to tenants on economically favorable terms. In addition,
because a majority of our income comes from renting of real property, our income, funds available to pay indebtedness and funds available
for distribution to equity holders will decrease if a significant number of our tenants cannot pay their rent or if we are not able to maintain
occupancy levels on favorable terms. If a tenant does not pay its rent, we may not be able to enforce our rights as landlord without delays
and may incur substantial legal and other costs. Even if we are able to enforce our rights, a tenant may not have recoverable assets.
We may be adversely affected by trends in office real estate.
Approximately 72% of our NOI is from our office properties. Telecommuting, flexible work schedules, open workplaces and
teleconferencing are becoming more common. These practices enable businesses to reduce their office space requirements. There is also
an increasing trend among some businesses to utilize shared office spaces and co-working spaces. A continuation of the movement towards
these practices could, over time, erode the overall demand for office space and, in turn, place downward pressure on occupancy, rental
rates and property valuations.
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We may be unable to renew leases or relet space as leases expire.
When our tenants decide not to renew their leases upon their expiration, we may not be able to relet the space. Even if tenants do
renew or we can relet the space, the terms of renewal or reletting, considering among other things, the cost of improvements to the property
and leasing commissions, may be less favorable than the terms in the expired leases. In addition, changes in space utilization by our
tenants may impact our ability to renew or relet space without the need to incur substantial costs in renovating or redesigning the internal
configuration of the relevant property. If we are unable to promptly renew the leases or relet the space at similar rates or if we incur
substantial costs in renewing or reletting the space, our cash flow and ability to service debt obligations and pay dividends and distributions
to equity holders could be adversely affected.
Bankruptcy or insolvency of tenants may decrease our revenue, net income and available cash.
From time to time, some of our tenants have declared bankruptcy, and other tenants may declare bankruptcy or become insolvent in
the future. The bankruptcy or insolvency of a major tenant could cause us to suffer lower revenues and operational difficulties, including
leasing the remainder of the property. As a result, the bankruptcy or insolvency of a major tenant could result in decreased net income
and funds available to pay our indebtedness or make distributions to equity holders.
The occurrence of cyber incidents, or a deficiency in our cyber security, as well as other disruptions of our IT networks and
related systems, could negatively impact our business by causing a disruption to our operations, a compromise or corruption of our
confidential information, and/or damage to our business relationships or reputation, all of which could negatively impact our financial
results.
We face risks associated with security breaches, whether through cyber attacks or cyber intrusions over the Internet, malware,
computer viruses, attachments to e-mails, persons who access our systems from inside or outside our organization, and other significant
disruptions of our IT networks and related systems. The risk of a security breach or disruption, particularly through cyber attack or cyber
intrusion, including by computer hackers, foreign governments and cyber terrorists, has generally increased as the number, intensity and
sophistication of attempted attacks and intrusions from around the world have increased. Although we have not experienced cyber incidents
that are individually, or in the aggregate, material, we have experienced cyber attacks in the past, which have thus far been mitigated by
preventative, detective, and responsive measures that we have put in place. Our IT networks and related systems are essential to the
operation of our business and our ability to perform day-to-day operations (including managing our building systems) and, in some cases,
may be critical to the operations of certain of our tenants. Although we make efforts to maintain the security and integrity of these types
of IT networks and related systems, and we have implemented various measures to manage the risk of a security breach or disruption,
there can be no assurance that our security efforts and measures will be effective or that attempted security breaches or disruptions would
not be successful or damaging. Unauthorized parties, whether within or outside our company, may disrupt or gain access to our systems,
or those of third parties with whom we do business, through human error, misfeasance, fraud, trickery, or other forms of deceit, including
break-ins, use of stolen credentials, social engineering, phishing, computer viruses or other malicious codes, and similar means of
unauthorized and destructive tampering. Even the most well protected information, networks, systems and facilities remain potentially
vulnerable because the techniques used in such attempted security breaches evolve and generally are not recognized until launched against
a target, and in some cases are designed to not be detected and, in fact, may not be detected. Accordingly, we may be unable to anticipate
these techniques or to implement adequate security barriers or other preventative measures, and thus it is impossible for us to entirely
mitigate this risk.
A security breach or other significant disruption involving our IT networks and related systems could disrupt the proper functioning
of our networks and systems and therefore our operations and/or those of certain of our tenants; result in the unauthorized access to, and
destruction, loss, theft, misappropriation or release of, proprietary, confidential, sensitive or otherwise valuable information of ours or
others, which others could use to compete against us or which could expose us to damage claims by third-parties for disruptive, destructive
or otherwise harmful purposes and outcomes; result in our inability to maintain the building systems relied upon by our tenants for the
efficient use of their leased space; require significant management attention and resources to remedy any damages that result; subject us
to litigation claims for breach of contract, damages, credits, fines, penalties, governmental investigations and enforcement actions or
termination of leases or other agreements; or damage our reputation among our tenants and investors generally. Any or all of the foregoing
could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
A cyber attack or systems failure could interfere with our ability to comply with financial reporting requirements, which could
adversely affect us. A cyber attack could also compromise the confidential information of our employees, tenants, customers and vendors.
A successful attack could disrupt and materially affect our business operations, including damaging relationships with tenants, customers
and vendors. Any compromise of our information security systems could also result in a violation of applicable privacy and other laws,
significant legal and financial exposure, damage to our reputation, loss or misuse of the information (which may be confidential, proprietary
and/or commercially sensitive in nature) and a loss of confidence in our security measures, which could harm our business.
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Some of our potential losses may not be covered by insurance.
For our properties except the Farley Office and Retail Building, we maintain general liability insurance with limits of $300,000,000
per occurrence and per property, and all risk property and rental value insurance with limits of $2.0 billion per occurrence, with sub-
limits for certain perils such as flood and earthquake. Our California properties have earthquake insurance with coverage of $350,000,000
per occurrence and in the aggregate, subject to a deductible in the amount of 5% of the value of the affected property. We maintain
coverage for certified terrorism acts with limits of $6.0 billion per occurrence and in the aggregate (as listed below), $1.2 billion for non-
certified acts of terrorism, and $5.0 billion per occurrence and in the aggregate for terrorism involving nuclear, biological, chemical and
radiological (“NBCR”) terrorism events, as defined by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended to date and which has been
extended through December 2027.
Penn Plaza Insurance Company, LLC (“PPIC”), our wholly owned consolidated subsidiary, acts as a re-insurer with respect to a
portion of all risk property and rental value insurance and a portion of our earthquake insurance coverage, and as a direct insurer for
coverage for acts of terrorism including NBCR acts. Coverage for acts of terrorism (excluding NBCR acts) is fully reinsured by third
party insurance companies and the Federal government with no exposure to PPIC. For NBCR acts, PPIC is responsible for a deductible
of $1,430,413 and 20% of the balance of a covered loss and the Federal government is responsible for the remaining portion of a covered
loss. We are ultimately responsible for any loss incurred by PPIC.
For the Farley Office and Retail Building, we maintain general liability insurance with limits of $100,000,000 per occurrence, and
builder’s risk insurance including coverage for existing property and development activities of $2.8 billion per occurrence and in the
aggregate. We maintain coverage for certified and non-certified terrorism acts with limits of $1.0 billion per occurrence and in the
aggregate.
We continue to monitor the state of the insurance market and the scope and costs of coverage for acts of terrorism and other
events. However, we cannot anticipate what coverage will be available on commercially reasonable terms in the future. We are responsible
for uninsured losses and for deductibles and losses in excess of our insurance coverage, which could be material.
Our debt instruments, consisting of mortgage loans secured by our properties, senior unsecured notes and revolving credit agreements
contain customary covenants requiring us to maintain insurance. Although we believe that we have adequate insurance coverage for
purposes of these agreements, we may not be able to obtain an equivalent amount of coverage at reasonable costs in the future. Further,
if lenders insist on greater coverage than we are able to obtain it could adversely affect our ability to finance or refinance our properties
and expand our portfolio.
Compliance or failure to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") or other safety regulations and requirements
could result in substantial costs.
ADA generally requires that public buildings, including our properties, meet certain Federal requirements related to access and use
by disabled persons. Noncompliance could result in the imposition of fines by the Federal government or the award of damages to private
litigants and/or legal fees to their counsel. From time to time persons have asserted claims against us with respect to some of our properties
under the ADA, but to date such claims have not resulted in any material expense or liability. If, under the ADA, we are required to make
substantial alterations and capital expenditures in one or more of our properties, including the removal of access barriers, it could adversely
affect our financial condition and results of operations, as well as the amount of cash available for distribution to equity holders.
Our properties are subject to various federal, state and local regulatory requirements, such as state and local fire and life safety
requirements. If we fail to comply with these requirements, we could incur fines or private damage awards. We do not know whether
existing requirements will change or whether compliance with future requirements will require significant unanticipated expenditures
that will affect our cash flow and results of operations.
Changes in the method pursuant to which the LIBOR rates are determined and phasing out of LIBOR after 2021 may affect our
financial results.
The chief executive of the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA"), which regulates the London Interbank Offered
Rate ("LIBOR"), announced that the FCA intends to stop compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021. In
response, the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York organized the Alternative Reference Rates Committee
which identified the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") as its preferred alternative to USD-LIBOR in derivatives and other
financial contracts. It is not possible to predict the effect of these changes, including when LIBOR will cease to be available or when
there will be sufficient liquidity in the SOFR markets.
We have outstanding debt and derivatives with variable rates that are indexed to LIBOR. In the transition from the use of LIBOR to
SOFR or other alternatives, the level of interest payments we incur may change. In addition, although certain of our LIBOR based
obligations provide for alternative methods of calculating the interest rate payable on certain of our obligations (including transition to
an alternative benchmark rate) if LIBOR is not reported, uncertainty as to the extent and manner of future changes may result in interest
rates and/or payments that are higher than, lower than or that do not otherwise correlate over time with the interest rates and/or payments
that would have been made on our obligations if LIBOR was available in its current form. Use of alternative interest rates or other LIBOR
reforms could result in increased volatility or a tightening of credit markets which could adversely affect our ability to obtain cost-effective
financing.
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We may incur significant costs to comply with environmental laws and environmental contamination may impair our ability to
lease and/or sell real estate.
Our operations and properties are subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations concerning the protection of the
environment, including air and water quality, hazardous or toxic substances and health and safety. Under some environmental laws, a
current or previous owner or operator of real estate may be required to investigate and clean up hazardous or toxic substances released
at a property. The owner or operator may also be held liable to a governmental entity or to third parties for property damage or personal
injuries and for investigation and clean-up costs incurred by those parties because of the contamination. These laws often impose liability
without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of the release of the substances or caused the release. The presence of contamination
or the failure to remediate contamination may also impair our ability to sell or lease real estate or to borrow using the real estate as
collateral. Other laws and regulations govern indoor and outdoor air quality including those that can require the abatement or removal
of asbestos-containing materials in the event of damage, demolition, renovation or remodeling and govern emissions of and exposure to
asbestos fibers in the air. The maintenance and removal of lead paint and certain electrical equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs) are also regulated by federal and state laws. We are also subject to risks associated with human exposure to chemical or biological
contaminants such as molds, pollens, viruses and bacteria which, above certain levels, can be alleged to be connected to allergic or other
health effects and symptoms in susceptible individuals. Our predecessor companies may be subject to similar liabilities for activities of
those companies in the past. We could incur fines for environmental compliance and be held liable for the costs of remedial action with
respect to the foregoing regulated substances or related claims arising out of environmental contamination or human exposure to
contamination at or from our properties.
Each of our properties has been subject to varying degrees of environmental assessment. To date, these environmental assessments
have not revealed any environmental condition material to our business. However, identification of new compliance concerns or
undiscovered areas of contamination, changes in the extent or known scope of contamination, human exposure to contamination or
changes in clean-up or compliance requirements could result in significant costs to us.
In addition, we may become subject to costs or taxes, or increases therein, associated with natural resource or energy usage (such as
a “carbon tax”). These costs or taxes could increase our operating costs and decrease the cash available to pay our obligations or distribute
to equity holders.
We face risks associated with our tenants being designated “Prohibited Persons” by the Office of Foreign Assets Control and
similar requirements.
Pursuant to Executive Order 13224 and other laws, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the
Treasury (“OFAC”) maintains a list of persons designated as terrorists or who are otherwise blocked or banned (“Prohibited Persons”)
from conducting business or engaging in transactions in the United States and thereby restricts our doing business with such persons. In
addition, our leases, loans and other agreements may require us to comply with OFAC and related requirements, and any failure to do so
may result in a breach of such agreements. If a tenant or other party with whom we conduct business is placed on the OFAC list or is
otherwise a party with whom we are prohibited from doing business, we may be required to terminate the lease or other agreement or
face other penalties. Any such termination could result in a loss of revenue or otherwise negatively affect our financial results and cash
flows.
WE MAY ACQUIRE OR SELL ASSETS OR ENTITIES OR DEVELOP PROPERTIES. OUR FAILURE OR INABILITY
TO CONSUMMATE THESE TRANSACTIONS OR MANAGE THE RESULTS OF THESE TRANSACTIONS COULD
ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL RESULTS.
We face risks associated with property acquisitions.
We have acquired in the past and intend to continue to pursue the acquisition of properties and portfolios of properties, including,
but not limited to, large portfolios that could increase our size and result in alterations to our capital structure. Our acquisition activities
and their success are subject to the following risks:
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even if we enter into an acquisition agreement for a property, we may be unable to complete that acquisition after making a non-
refundable deposit and incurring certain other acquisition-related costs;
we may be unable to obtain or assume financing for acquisitions on favorable terms or at all;
acquired properties may fail to perform as expected;
the actual costs of repositioning, redeveloping or maintaining acquired properties may be greater than our estimates and may
require significantly greater time and attention of management than anticipated;
the acquisition agreement will likely contain conditions to closing, including completion of due diligence investigations to our
satisfaction or other conditions that are not within our control, which may not be satisfied;
acquired properties may be located in new markets where we may face risks associated with a lack of market knowledge or
understanding of the local economy, lack of business relationships in the area, costs associated with opening a new regional office
and unfamiliarity with local governmental and permitting procedures;
we may acquire real estate through the acquisition of the ownership entity subjecting us to the risks of that entity and we may be
exposed to the liabilities of properties or companies acquired, some of which we may not be aware of at the time of acquisition;
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we may be unable to quickly and efficiently integrate new acquisitions, particularly acquisitions of portfolios of properties, into
our existing operations, and this could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Any delay or failure on our part to identify, negotiate, finance and consummate such acquisitions in a timely manner and on favorable
terms, or operate acquired properties to meet our financial expectations, could impede our growth and have an adverse effect on us,
including our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and the market value of our securities.
We are exposed to risks associated with property redevelopment and repositioning that could adversely affect us, including our
financial condition and results of operations.
We continue to engage in redevelopment and repositioning activities with respect to our properties, and, accordingly, we are subject
to certain risks, which could adversely affect us, including our financial condition and results of operations. These risks include, without
limitation, (i) the availability and pricing of financing on favorable terms or at all; (ii) the availability and timely receipt of zoning and
other regulatory approvals; (iii) the potential for the fluctuation of occupancy rates and rents at redeveloped properties, which may result
in our investment not being profitable; (iv) start up, repositioning and redevelopment costs may be higher than anticipated; (v) cost
overruns and untimely completion of construction (including risks beyond our control, such as weather or labor conditions, or material
shortages); (vi) the potential that we may fail to recover expenses already incurred if we abandon development or redevelopment
opportunities after we begin to explore them; (vii) the potential that we may expend funds on and devote management time to projects
which we do not complete; (viii) the inability to complete leasing of a property on schedule or at all, resulting in an increase in construction
or redevelopment costs; and (ix) the possibility that properties will be leased at below expected rental rates. These risks could result in
substantial unanticipated delays or expenses and could prevent the initiation or the completion of redevelopment activities, any of which
could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow, the market value of our common shares and
ability to satisfy our principal and interest obligations and to make distributions to our shareholders.
From time to time we have made, and in the future we may seek to make one or more material acquisitions. The announcement
of such a material acquisition may result in a rapid and significant decline in the price of our securities.
We are continuously looking at material transactions that we believe will maximize shareholder value. However, an announcement
by us of one or more significant acquisitions could result in a quick and significant decline in the price of our securities.
It may be difficult to sell real estate quickly, which may limit our flexibility.
Real estate investments are relatively illiquid. Consequently, we may have limited ability to dispose of assets in our portfolio promptly
in response to changes in economic or other conditions which could have an adverse effect on our sources of working capital and our
ability to satisfy our debt obligations.
We may not be permitted to dispose of certain properties or pay down the debt associated with those properties when we might
otherwise desire to do so without incurring additional costs. In addition, when we dispose of or sell assets, we may not be able to
reinvest the sales proceeds and earn similar returns.
As part of an acquisition of a property, or a portfolio of properties, we may agree, and in the past have agreed, not to dispose of the
acquired properties or reduce the mortgage indebtedness for a long-term period, unless we pay certain of the resulting tax costs of the
seller. These agreements could result in us holding on to properties that we would otherwise sell and not pay down or refinance. In
addition, when we dispose of or sell assets, we may not be able to reinvest the sales proceeds and earn returns similar to those generated
by the assets that were sold.
From time to time we have made, and in the future we may seek to make investments in companies over which we do not have
sole control. Some of these companies operate in industries with different risks than investing and operating real estate.
From time to time we have made, and in the future we may seek to make, investments in companies that we may not control, including,
but not limited to, Alexander’s, our Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV, and other equity and loan investments. Although these businesses
generally have a significant real estate component, some of them operate in businesses that are different from investing and operating
real estate. Consequently, we are subject to operating and financial risks of those industries and to the risks associated with lack of control,
such as having differing objectives than our partners or the entities in which we invest, or becoming involved in disputes, or competing
directly or indirectly with these partners or entities. In addition, we rely on the internal controls and financial reporting controls of these
entities and their failure to maintain effectiveness or comply with applicable standards may adversely affect us.
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We are subject to risks involved in real estate activity through joint ventures and private equity real estate funds.
We currently own properties through joint ventures and private equity real estate funds with other persons and entities and may in
the future acquire or own properties through joint ventures and funds when we believe circumstances warrant the use of such structures.
Joint venture and fund investments involve risk, including: the possibility that our partners might refuse to make capital contributions
when due and therefore we may be forced to make contributions to maintain the value of the property; that we may be responsible to our
partners for indemnifiable losses; that our partners might at any time have business or economic goals that are inconsistent with ours;
and that our partners may be in a position to take action or withhold consent contrary to our recommendations, instructions or requests.
We and our respective joint venture partners may each have the right to trigger a buy-sell, put right or forced sale arrangement, which
could cause us to sell our interest, or acquire our partner’s interest, or to sell the underlying asset, at a time when we otherwise would
not have initiated such a transaction, without our consent or on unfavorable terms. In some instances, joint venture and fund partners
may have competing interests in our markets that could create conflicts of interest. These conflicts may include compliance with the
REIT requirements, and our REIT status could be jeopardized if any of our joint ventures or funds do not operate in compliance with
REIT requirements. To the extent our partners do not meet their obligations to us or our joint ventures or funds, or they take action
inconsistent with the interests of the joint venture or fund, we may be adversely affected.
OUR ORGANIZATIONAL AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURE GIVES RISE TO OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL RISKS.
We may not be able to obtain capital to make investments.
We depend primarily on external financing to fund the growth of our business. This is because one of the requirements of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for a REIT is that it distributes 90% of its taxable income, excluding net capital gains, to its
shareholders. This, in turn, requires the Operating Partnership to make distributions to its unitholders. There is a separate requirement to
distribute net capital gains or pay a corporate level tax in lieu thereof. Our access to debt or equity financing depends on the willingness
of third parties to lend or make equity investments and on conditions in the capital markets generally. Although we believe that we will
be able to finance any investments we may wish to make in the foreseeable future, there can be no assurance that new financing will be
available or available on acceptable terms. For information about our available sources of funds, see “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources” and the notes to the consolidated financial
statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
We depend on dividends and distributions from our direct and indirect subsidiaries. The creditors and preferred equity holders
of these subsidiaries are entitled to amounts payable to them by the subsidiaries before the subsidiaries may pay any dividends or
distributions to us.
Substantially all of Vornado’s assets are held through its Operating Partnership that holds substantially all of its properties and assets
through subsidiaries. The Operating Partnership’s cash flow is dependent on cash distributions to it by its subsidiaries, and in turn,
substantially all of Vornado’s cash flow is dependent on cash distributions to it by the Operating Partnership. The creditors of each of
Vornado’s direct and indirect subsidiaries are entitled to payment of that subsidiary’s obligations to them, when due and payable, before
distributions may be made by that subsidiary to its equity holders. Thus, the Operating Partnership’s ability to make distributions to its
equity holders depends on its subsidiaries’ ability first to satisfy their obligations to their creditors and then to make distributions to the
Operating Partnership. Likewise, Vornado’s ability to pay dividends to its holders of common and preferred shares depends on the
Operating Partnership’s ability first to satisfy its obligations to its creditors and make distributions to holders of its preferred units and
then to make distributions to Vornado.
Furthermore, the holders of preferred units of the Operating Partnership are entitled to receive preferred distributions before payment
of distributions to the Operating Partnership’s equity holders, including Vornado. Thus, Vornado’s ability to pay cash dividends to its
equity holders and satisfy its debt obligations depends on the Operating Partnership’s ability first to satisfy its obligations to its creditors
and make distributions to holders of its preferred units and then to its equity holders, including Vornado. As of December 31, 2019, there
were four series of preferred units of the Operating Partnership not held by Vornado with a total liquidation value of $55,075,000.
In addition, Vornado’s participation in any distribution of the assets of any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries upon the liquidation,
reorganization or insolvency, is only after the claims of the creditors, including trade creditors and preferred equity holders, are satisfied.
We have a substantial amount of indebtedness that could affect our future operations.
As of December 31, 2019, our consolidated mortgages and unsecured indebtedness, excluding related premium, discount and deferred
financing costs, net, totaled $7.4 billion. We are subject to the risks normally associated with debt financing, including the risk that our
cash flow from operations will be insufficient to meet our required debt service. Our debt service costs generally will not be reduced if
developments in the market or at our properties, such as the entry of new competitors or the loss of major tenants, cause a reduction in
the income from our properties. Should such events occur, our operations may be adversely affected. If a property is mortgaged to secure
payment of indebtedness and income from such property is insufficient to pay that indebtedness, the property could be foreclosed upon
by the mortgagee resulting in a loss of income and a decline in our total asset value.
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We have outstanding debt, and the amount of debt and its cost may increase and refinancing may not be available on acceptable
terms.
We rely on both secured and unsecured, variable rate and non-variable rate debt to finance acquisitions and development activities
and for working capital. If we are unable to obtain debt financing or refinance existing indebtedness upon maturity, our financial condition
and results of operations would likely be adversely affected. In addition, the cost of our existing debt may increase, especially in the case
of a rising interest rate environment, and we may not be able to refinance our existing debt in sufficient amounts or on acceptable terms. If
the cost or amount of our indebtedness increases or we cannot refinance our debt in sufficient amounts or on acceptable terms, we are at
risk of credit ratings downgrades and default on our obligations that could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Covenants in our debt instruments could adversely affect our financial condition and our acquisitions and development activities.
The mortgages on our properties contain customary covenants such as those that limit our ability, without the prior consent of the
applicable lender, to further mortgage the applicable property or to discontinue insurance coverage. Our unsecured indebtedness and debt
that we may obtain in the future may contain customary restrictions, requirements and other limitations on our ability to incur indebtedness,
including covenants that limit our ability to incur debt based upon the level of our ratio of total debt to total assets, our ratio of secured
debt to total assets, our ratio of EBITDA to interest expense, and fixed charges, and that require us to maintain a certain ratio of
unencumbered assets to unsecured debt. Our ability to borrow is subject to compliance with these and other covenants. In addition, failure
to comply with our covenants could cause a default under the applicable debt instrument, and we may then be required to repay such
debt with capital from such other sources or give possession of a secured property to the lender. Under those circumstances, other sources
of capital may not be available to us or may be available only on unattractive terms.
A downgrade in our credit ratings could materially and adversely affect our business and financial condition.
Our credit rating and the credit ratings assigned to our debt securities and our preferred shares could change based upon, among
other things, our results of operations and financial condition. These ratings are subject to ongoing evaluation by credit rating agencies,
and any rating could be changed or withdrawn by a rating agency in the future if, in its judgment, circumstances warrant such action.
Moreover, these credit ratings are not recommendations to buy, sell or hold our common shares or any other securities. If any of the credit
rating agencies that have rated our securities downgrades or lowers its credit rating, or if any credit rating agency indicates that it has
placed any such rating on a “watch list” for a possible downgrading or lowering, or otherwise indicates that its outlook for that rating is
negative, such action could have a material adverse effect on our costs and availability of funding, which could in turn have a material
adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, the trading/redemption price of our securities, and our ability
to satisfy our debt service obligations and to pay dividends and distributions to our equity holders.
Vornado may fail to qualify or remain qualified as a REIT and may be required to pay federal income taxes at corporate rates.
Although we believe that Vornado will remain organized and will continue to operate so as to qualify as a REIT for federal income
tax purposes, Vornado may fail to remain so qualified. Qualifications are governed by highly technical and complex provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code for which there are only limited judicial or administrative interpretations and depend on various facts and
circumstances that are not entirely within our control. In addition, legislation, new regulations, administrative interpretations or court
decisions may significantly change the relevant tax laws and/or the federal income tax consequences of qualifying as a REIT. If, with
respect to any taxable year, Vornado fails to maintain its qualification as a REIT and does not qualify under statutory relief provisions,
Vornado could not deduct distributions to shareholders in computing our taxable income and would have to pay federal income tax on
its taxable income at regular corporate rates. The federal income tax payable would include any applicable alternative minimum tax. If
Vornado had to pay federal income tax, the amount of money available to distribute to equity holders and pay its indebtedness would be
reduced for the year or years involved, and Vornado would not be required to make distributions to shareholders in that taxable year and
in future years until it was able to qualify as a REIT and did so. In addition, Vornado would also be disqualified from treatment as a REIT
for the four taxable years following the year during which qualification was lost, unless Vornado were entitled to relief under the relevant
statutory provisions.
We may face possible adverse federal tax audits and changes in federal tax laws, which may result in an increase in our tax
liability.
In the normal course of business, certain entities through which we own real estate either have undergone or may undergo tax audits.
Although we believe that we have substantial arguments in favor of our positions, in some instances there is no controlling precedent or
interpretive guidance. There can be no assurance that audits will not occur with increased frequency or that the ultimate result of such
audits will not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
At any time, the U.S. federal income tax laws governing REITs or the administrative interpretations of those laws may be amended,
including with respect to our hotel ownership structure. We cannot predict if or when any new U.S. federal income tax law, regulation,
or administrative interpretation, or any amendment to any existing U.S. federal income tax law, Treasury regulation or administrative
interpretation, will be adopted, promulgated or become effective and any such law, regulation, or interpretation may take effect
retroactively. Vornado, its taxable REIT subsidiaries, and our securityholders could be adversely affected by any such change in, or any
new, U.S. federal income tax law, Treasury regulation or administrative interpretation.
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We may face possible adverse state and local tax audits and changes in state and local tax law.
Because Vornado is organized and qualifies as a REIT, it is generally not subject to federal income taxes, but we are subject to certain
state and local taxes. In the normal course of business, certain entities through which we own real estate either have undergone, or are
currently undergoing, tax audits. Although we believe that we have substantial arguments in favor of our positions in the ongoing audits,
in some instances there is no controlling precedent or interpretive guidance on the specific point at issue. There can be no assurance that
audits will not occur with increased frequency or that the ultimate result of such audits will not have a material adverse effect on our
results of operations.
From time to time changes in state and local tax laws or regulations are enacted, which may result in an increase in our tax liability.
A shortfall in tax revenues for states and municipalities in which we operate may lead to an increase in the frequency and size of such
changes. If such changes occur, we may be required to pay additional taxes on our assets or income. These increased tax costs could
adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and the amount of cash available for the payment of dividends and
distributions to our security holders.
Loss of our key personnel could harm our operations and adversely affect the value of our common shares and Operating
Partnership Class A units.
We are dependent on the efforts of Steven Roth, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chief Executive Officer of Vornado. While
we believe that we could find a replacement for him and other key personnel, the loss of their services could harm our operations and
adversely affect the value of our securities.
VORNADO’S CHARTER DOCUMENTS AND APPLICABLE LAW MAY HINDER ANY ATTEMPT TO ACQUIRE US.
Vornado’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (the “declaration of trust”) sets limits on the ownership of its shares.
Generally, for Vornado to maintain its qualification as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code, not more than 50% in value of the
outstanding shares of beneficial interest of Vornado may be owned, directly or indirectly, by five or fewer individuals at any time during
the last half of Vornado’s taxable year. The Internal Revenue Code defines “individuals” for purposes of the requirement described in the
preceding sentence to include some types of entities. Under Vornado’s declaration of trust, as amended, no person may own more than
6.7% of the outstanding common shares of any class, or 9.9% of the outstanding preferred shares of any class, with some exceptions for
persons who held common shares in excess of the 6.7% limit before Vornado adopted the limit and other persons approved by Vornado’s
Board of Trustees. In addition, our declaration of trust includes restrictions on ownership of our common shares and preferred shares to
preserve our status as a "domestically controlled qualified investment entity" within the meaning of Section 897 (h)(4)(B) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. These restrictions on transferability and ownership may delay, deter or prevent a change in control
of Vornado or other transaction that might involve a premium price or otherwise be in the best interest of equity holders.
The Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”) contains provisions that may reduce the likelihood of certain takeover
transactions.
The MGCL imposes conditions and restrictions on certain “business combinations” (including, among other transactions, a merger,
consolidation, share exchange, or, in certain circumstances, an asset transfer or issuance of equity securities) between a Maryland REIT
and certain persons who beneficially own at least 10% of the corporation’s stock (an “interested shareholder”). Unless approved in advance
by the board of trustees of the trust, or otherwise exempted by the statute, such a business combination is prohibited for a period of five
years after the most recent date on which the interested shareholder became an interested shareholder. After such five-year period, a
business combination with an interested shareholder must be: (a) recommended by the board of trustees of the trust, and (b) approved
by the affirmative vote of at least (i) 80% of the trust’s outstanding shares entitled to vote and (ii) two-thirds of the trust’s outstanding
shares entitled to vote which are not held by the interested shareholder with whom the business combination is to be effected, unless,
among other things, the trust’s common shareholders receive a “fair price” (as defined by the statute) for their shares and the consideration
is received in cash or in the same form as previously paid by the interested shareholder for his or her shares.
In approving a transaction, Vornado’s Board of Trustees may provide that its approval is subject to compliance, at or after the time
of approval, with any terms and conditions determined by the Board of Trustees. Vornado’s Board of Trustees has adopted a resolution
exempting any business combination between Vornado and any trustee or officer of Vornado or its affiliates. As a result, any trustee or
officer of Vornado or its affiliates may be able to enter into business combinations with Vornado that may not be in the best interest of
our equity holders. With respect to business combinations with other persons, the business combination provisions of the MGCL may
have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of Vornado or other transaction that might involve a premium
price or otherwise be in the best interest of our equity holders. The business combination statute may discourage others from trying to
acquire control of Vornado and increase the difficulty of consummating any offer.
Title 3, Subtitle 8 of the MGCL permits our Board of Trustees, without shareholder approval and regardless of what is currently
provided in our declaration of trust or bylaws, to implement certain takeover defenses, including adopting a classified board or increasing
the vote required to remove a trustee. Such takeover defenses may have the effect of inhibiting a third party from making an acquisition
proposal for us or of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of us under the circumstances that otherwise could provide
our common shareholders with the opportunity to realize a premium over the then current market price.
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Vornado may issue additional shares in a manner that could adversely affect the likelihood of certain takeover transactions.
Vornado’s declaration of trust authorizes the Board of Trustees to:
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classify or reclassify, in one or more series, any unissued preferred shares;
set the preferences, rights and other terms of any classified or reclassified shares that Vornado issues; and
increase, without shareholder approval, the number of shares of beneficial interest that Vornado may issue.
Vornado’s Board of Trustees could establish a series of preferred shares whose terms could delay, deter or prevent a change in control
of Vornado, and therefore of the Operating Partnership, or other transaction that might involve a premium price or otherwise be in the
best interest of our equity holders, although Vornado’s Board of Trustees does not now intend to establish a series of preferred shares of
this kind. Vornado’s declaration of trust and bylaws contain other provisions that may delay, deter or prevent a change in control of
Vornado or other transaction that might involve a premium price or otherwise be in the best interest of our equity holders.
We may change our policies without obtaining the approval of our equity holders.
Our operating and financial policies, including our policies with respect to acquisitions of real estate or other companies, growth,
operations, indebtedness, capitalization, dividends and distributions, are exclusively determined by Vornado’s Board of Trustees.
Accordingly, our equity holders do not control these policies.
OUR OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS MAY GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS OF
INTEREST.
Steven Roth and Interstate Properties may exercise substantial influence over us. They and some of Vornado’s other trustees and
officers have interests or positions in other entities that may compete with us.
As of December 31, 2019, Interstate Properties, a New Jersey general partnership, and its partners beneficially owned an aggregate
of approximately 7.1% of the common shares of beneficial interest of Vornado and 26.1% of the common stock of Alexander’s, which
is described below. Steven Roth, David Mandelbaum and Russell B. Wight, Jr. are the three partners of Interstate Properties. Mr. Roth
is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chief Executive Officer of Vornado, the managing general partner of Interstate Properties,
and the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Alexander’s. Messrs. Wight and Mandelbaum are Trustees
of Vornado and Directors of Alexander’s.
Because of these overlapping interests, Mr. Roth and Interstate Properties and its partners may have substantial influence over
Vornado, and therefore over the Operating Partnership. In addition, certain decisions concerning our operations or financial structure
may present conflicts of interest among Messrs. Roth, Mandelbaum and Wight and Interstate Properties and our other equity holders. In
addition, Mr. Roth, Interstate Properties and its partners, and Alexander’s currently and may in the future engage in a wide variety of
activities in the real estate business which may result in conflicts of interest with respect to matters affecting us, such as which of these
entities or persons, if any, may take advantage of potential business opportunities, the business focus of these entities, the types of properties
and geographic locations in which these entities make investments, potential competition between business activities conducted, or sought
to be conducted, competition for properties and tenants, possible corporate transactions such as acquisitions and other strategic decisions
affecting the future of these entities.
We manage and lease the real estate assets of Interstate Properties under a management agreement for which we receive an annual
fee equal to 4% of annual base rent and percentage rent. See Note 23 – Related Party Transactions to our consolidated financial statements
in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
There may be conflicts of interest between Alexander’s and us.
As of December 31, 2019, we owned 32.4% of the outstanding common stock of Alexander’s. Alexander’s is a REIT that has seven
properties, which are located in the greater New York metropolitan area. In addition to the 2.3% that they indirectly own through Vornado,
Interstate Properties, which is described above, and its partners owned 26.1% of the outstanding common stock of Alexander’s as of
December 31, 2019. Mr. Roth is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chief Executive Officer of Vornado, the managing general
partner of Interstate Properties, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Alexander’s. Messrs. Wight
and Mandelbaum are Trustees of Vornado and Directors of Alexander’s and general partners of Interstate Properties. Dr. Richard West
is a Trustee of Vornado and a Director of Alexander’s. In addition, Joseph Macnow, our Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer
and Chief Administrative Officer, is the Treasurer of Alexander’s and Matthew Iocco, our Executive Vice President – Chief Accounting
Officer, is the Chief Financial Officer of Alexander’s.
We manage, develop and lease Alexander’s properties under management, development and leasing agreements under which we
receive annual fees from Alexander’s. These agreements are described in Note 6 - Investments in Partially Owned Entities to our
consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF VORNADO REALTY TRUST AND THE MARKET FOR THOSE SHARES GIVE RISE
TO VARIOUS RISKS.
The trading price of Vornado’s common shares has been volatile and may continue to fluctuate.
The trading price of Vornado’s common shares has been volatile and may continue to fluctuate widely as a result of several factors,
many of which are outside our control. In addition, the stock market is subject to fluctuations in the share prices and trading volumes
that affect the market prices of the shares of many companies. These broad market fluctuations have in the past and may in the future
adversely affect the market price of Vornado’s common shares and the redemption price of the Operating Partnership’s Class A
units. Among those factors are:
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the financial condition of our tenants, including the extent of tenant bankruptcies or defaults;
actual or anticipated quarterly fluctuations in our operating results and financial condition;
our dividend policy;
the reputation of REITs and real estate investments generally and the attractiveness of REIT equity securities in comparison
to other equity securities, including securities issued by other real estate companies, and fixed income securities;
uncertainty and volatility in the equity and credit markets;
fluctuations in interest rates;
changes in revenue or earnings estimates or publication of research reports and recommendations by financial analysts or
actions taken by rating agencies with respect to our securities or those of other REITs;
failure to meet analysts’ revenue or earnings estimates;
speculation in the press or investment community;
strategic actions by us or our competitors, such as acquisitions or restructurings;
the extent of institutional investor interest in us;
the extent of short-selling of Vornado common shares and the shares of our competitors;
fluctuations in the stock price and operating results of our competitors;
general financial and economic market conditions and, in particular, developments related to market conditions for REITs
and other real estate related companies;
domestic and international economic factors unrelated to our performance;
changes in tax laws and rules; and
all other risk factors addressed elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
A significant decline in Vornado’s stock price could result in substantial losses for our equity holders.
Vornado has many shares available for future sale, which could hurt the market price of its shares and the redemption price of
the Operating Partnership’s units.
The interests of equity holders could be diluted if we issue additional equity securities. As of December 31, 2019, Vornado had
authorized but unissued, 59,014,323 common shares of beneficial interest, $.04 par value and 70,384,360 preferred shares of beneficial
interest, no par value; of which 21,960,441 common shares are reserved for issuance upon redemption of Class A Operating Partnership
units, convertible securities and employee stock options and 11,200,000 preferred shares are reserved for issuance upon redemption of
preferred Operating Partnership units. Any shares not reserved may be issued from time to time in public or private offerings or in
connection with acquisitions. In addition, common and preferred shares reserved may be sold upon issuance in the public market after
registration under the Securities Act or under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or other available exemptions from registration. We
cannot predict the effect that future sales of Vornado’s common and preferred shares or Operating Partnership Class A and preferred units
will have on the market prices of our securities.
In addition, under Maryland law, Vornado’s Board of Trustees has the authority to increase the number of authorized shares without
shareholder approval.
ITEM 1B.
UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
There are no unresolved comments from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission as of the date of this Annual Report
on Form 10-K.
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ITEM 2.
PROPERTIES
We operate in two reportable segments: New York and Other. The following pages provide details of our real estate properties as of
December 31, 2019.
%
Ownership
Type
%
Occupancy
In Service
NEW YORK SEGMENT
Property
PENN1 (ground leased through 2098)(1)
1290 Avenue of the Americas
PENN2
909 Third Avenue (ground leased through 2063)(1)
Independence Plaza, Tribeca (1,327 units)(2)
280 Park Avenue(2)
770 Broadway
PENN11
90 Park Avenue
One Park Avenue(2)
888 Seventh Avenue (ground leased through 2067)(1)
100 West 33rd Street
Farley Office and Retail Building
(ground and building leased through 2116)(1)
330 West 34th Street (65.2% ground leased through 2149)(1)
85 Tenth Avenue(2)
650 Madison Avenue(2)
350 Park Avenue
150 East 58th Street(5)
7 West 34th Street(2)
33-00 Northern Boulevard (Center Building)
595 Madison Avenue
640 Fifth Avenue(2)
50-70 W 93rd Street (325 units)(2)
Manhattan Mall
40 Fulton Street
4 Union Square South
260 Eleventh Avenue (ground leased through 2114)(1)
512 W 22nd Street(2)
825 Seventh Avenue
61 Ninth Avenue (ground leased through 2115)(1)(2)
1540 Broadway(2)
608 Fifth Avenue (ground leased through 2033)(1)(6)
Paramus
666 Fifth Avenue (2)(7)
1535 Broadway(2)
57th Street (2 buildings)(2)
689 Fifth Avenue(2)
478-486 Broadway (2 buildings) (10 units)
150 West 34th Street
510 Fifth Avenue
655 Fifth Avenue(2)
155 Spring Street
435 Seventh Avenue
________________________________________
See notes on page 24.
Square Feet
Under
Development
or Not
Available
for Lease
339,000
—
383,000
—
16,000
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,206,000
2,117,000
1,232,000
1,352,000
1,241,000
1,262,000
1,182,000
1,153,000
956,000
943,000
885,000
859,000
—
844,000
724,000
627,000
601,000
571,000
543,000
477,000
471,000
329,000
315,000
283,000
256,000
251,000
206,000
184,000
20,000
—
166,000
161,000
93,000
129,000
114,000
107,000
103,000
98,000
35,000
78,000
66,000
57,000
50,000
43,000
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
153,000
169,000
—
—
44,000
—
—
—
—
—
50,000
—
—
—
—
—
Total
Property
2,545,000
2,117,000
1,615,000
1,352,000
1,257,000
1,262,000
1,182,000
1,153,000
956,000
943,000
885,000
859,000
844,000
724,000
627,000
601,000
571,000
543,000
477,000
471,000
329,000
315,000
283,000
256,000
251,000
206,000
184,000
173,000
169,000
166,000
161,000
137,000
129,000
114,000
107,000
103,000
98,000
85,000
78,000
66,000
57,000
50,000
43,000
(3)
(3)
90.4%
98.5%
100.0%
98.6%
100.0%
97.4%
99.3%
99.8%
98.8%
100.0%
92.7%
100.0%
(4)
98.6%
100.0%
98.0%
97.8%
98.5%
100.0%
95.5%
89.8%
96.2%
96.6%
99.0%
79.9%
91.3%
100.0%
100.0%
(4)
100.0%
100.0%
92.4%
87.2%
100.0%
98.2%
70.0%
85.3%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
97.3%
100.0%
Office / Retail
100.0%
Office / Retail
70.0%
Office / Retail
100.0%
Office
100.0%
50.1% Retail / Residential
Office / Retail
50.0%
Office / Retail
100.0%
Office / Retail
100.0%
Office / Retail
100.0%
Office / Retail
55.0%
Office / Retail
100.0%
Office
100.0%
95.0%
100.0%
49.9%
20.1%
100.0%
100.0%
53.0%
100.0%
100.0%
52.0%
49.9%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
55.0%
51.2%
45.1%
Office / Retail
Office / Retail
Office / Retail
Office / Retail
Office / Retail
Office / Retail
Office / Retail
Office
Office / Retail
Office / Retail
Residential
Retail
Office / Retail
Retail
Office
Office
Office (2) / Retail
Office / Retail
Retail
52.0%
Office / Retail
100.0%
Office
100.0%
Retail
52.0%
Retail / Theatre
52.0%
Office / Retail
50.0%
52.0%
Office / Retail
100.0% Retail / Residential
Retail
100.0%
Retail
100.0%
Retail
50.0%
Retail
100.0%
Retail
100.0%
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ITEM 2.
PROPERTIES – CONTINUED
NEW YORK SEGMENT – CONTINUED
Property
692 Broadway
606 Broadway
697-703 Fifth Avenue(2)
715 Lexington Avenue
1131 Third Avenue
759-771 Madison Avenue (40 East 66th Street (5 units))
131-135 West 33rd Street
828-850 Madison Avenue
443 Broadway
334 Canal Street (4 units)
537 West 26th Street
304 Canal Street (4 units)
677-679 Madison Avenue (8 units)
431 Seventh Avenue
138-142 West 32nd Street
148 Spring Street
339 Greenwich Street
150 Spring Street (1 unit)
966 Third Avenue
968 Third Avenue(2)
488 Eighth Avenue
137 West 33rd Street
57th Street (3 properties)(2)
Eighth Avenue and 34th Street (4 properties)
Other (3 buildings)
%
Ownership
Type
%
Occupancy
In Service
Retail
100.0%
Office / Retail
50.0%
Retail
44.8%
Retail
100.0%
100.0%
Retail
100.0% Retail / Residential
Retail
100.0%
Retail
100.0%
100.0%
Retail
100.0% Retail / Residential
Retail
100.0%
100.0% Retail / Residential
100.0% Retail / Residential
Retail
100.0%
Retail
100.0%
Retail
100.0%
100.0%
Retail
100.0% Retail / Residential
Retail
100.0%
Retail
50.0%
Retail
100.0%
Retail
100.0%
Land
50.0%
Land
100.0%
Retail
100.0%
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
66.7 %
100.0 %
42.4 %
100.0 %
— %
— %
— %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
(4)
(4)
70.0 %
36,000
36,000
26,000
16,000
23,000
26,000
23,000
14,000
16,000
15,000
14,000
13,000
13,000
10,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
7,000
7,000
7,000
6,000
3,000
—
—
15,000
Square Feet
Under
Development
or Not
Available
for Lease
Total
Property
—
—
—
6,000
—
—
—
4,000
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
36,000
36,000
26,000
22,000
23,000
26,000
23,000
18,000
16,000
15,000
14,000
13,000
13,000
10,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
7,000
7,000
7,000
6,000
3,000
—
—
15,000
Hotel Pennsylvania
100.0%
Hotel
n/a
1,400,000
—
1,400,000
Alexander's, Inc.:
731 Lexington Avenue(2)
Rego Park II, Queens (6.6 acres)(2)
Rego Park I, Queens (4.8 acres)(2)
The Alexander Apartment Tower, Queens (312 units)(2)
Flushing, Queens (1.0 acre ground leased through 2037)(1)(2)
Paramus, New Jersey (30.3 acres
ground leased to IKEA through 2041)(1)(2)
Rego Park III (3.4 acres)(2)
Total New York Segment
Our Ownership Interest
________________________________________
See notes on page 24.
32.4%
32.4%
32.4%
32.4%
32.4%
32.4%
32.4%
Office / Retail
Retail
Retail
Residential
Retail
99.0 %
91.5 %
100.0 %
93.6 %
100.0 %
Retail
100.0 %
—
(4)
1,051,000
609,000
148,000
255,000
167,000
—
—
24,000
—
195,000
—
—
—
—
1,075,000
609,000
343,000
255,000
167,000
—
—
96.8%
26,526,000
2,227,000
28,753,000
96.7%
20,953,000
1,876,000
22,829,000
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ITEM 2.
PROPERTIES – CONTINUED
OTHER SEGMENT
Property
theMART:
theMART, Chicago
Piers 92 and 94 (New York) (ground and building leased
through 2110)(1)
Other (2 properties)(2)
Total theMART
Our Ownership Interest
555 California Street:
555 California Street
315 Montgomery Street
345 Montgomery Street
Total 555 California Street
Our Ownership Interest
Vornado Capital Partners Real Estate Fund ("Fund")(8) :
Crowne Plaza Times Square, NY (0.64 acres owned in
fee; 0.18 acres ground leased through 2187 and
0.05 acres ground leased through 2035) (1)(9)
Lucida, 86th Street and Lexington Avenue, NY
(ground leased through 2082)(1) (39 units)
1100 Lincoln Road, Miami, FL
501 Broadway, NY
Total Real Estate Fund
Our Ownership Interest
Other:
Rosslyn Plaza (197 units)(2)
Fashion Centre Mall(2)
Washington Tower(2)
Wayne Towne Center, Wayne (ground leased through 2064)(1)
Annapolis (ground leased through 2042)(1)
Total Other
%
Ownership
Type
%
Occupancy
In Service
Square Feet
Under
Development
or Not
Available
for Lease
Total
Property
100.0 %
100.0 %
50.0 %
Office / Retail /
Showroom
94.6 %
3,674,000
—
3,674,000
—
Retail
— %
100.0 %
94.6%
133,000
19,000
3,826,000
75,000
—
75,000
208,000
19,000
3,901,000
94.6%
3,817,000
75,000
3,892,000
70.0 %
70.0 %
70.0 %
Office / Retail
Office / Retail
Office / Retail
99.7 %
100.0 %
(4)
99.8%
1,506,000
235,000
—
1,741,000
—
—
78,000
78,000
1,506,000
235,000
78,000
1,819,000
99.8%
1,218,000
55,000
1,273,000
75.3 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
Office / Retail /
Hotel
Retail /
Residential
Retail / Theatre
Retail
46.2 %
7.5 %
7.5 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
Office /
Residential
Retail
Office
Retail
Retail
99.9 %
246,000
(3)
(3)
98.1 %
86.5 %
100.0 %
95.7%
96.8%
67.6 %
96.9 %
75.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
89.9%
155,000
130,000
9,000
540,000
155,000
685,000
868,000
170,000
682,000
128,000
—
—
—
—
—
—
304,000
—
—
—
—
246,000
155,000
130,000
9,000
540,000
155,000
989,000
868,000
170,000
682,000
128,000
2,533,000
304,000
2,837,000
Our Ownership Interest
________________________________________
(1) Term assumes all renewal options exercised, if applicable.
(2) Denotes property not consolidated in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and related financial data included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(3) Excludes residential occupancy statistics.
(4) Properties under development or to be developed.
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8) We own a 25% interest in the Fund. The ownership percentage in this section represents the Fund's ownership in the underlying assets.
(9) We own a 32.9% economic interest through the Fund and the Crowne Plaza Joint Venture.
Includes 962 Third Avenue (the Annex building to 150 East 58th Street) 50.0% ground leased through 2118(1).
In August 2019, we delivered notice to the ground lessor that we will surrender the property in May 2020.
75,000 square feet is leased from 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium.
1,198,000
1,338,000
140,000
92.7%
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NEW YORK
As of December 31, 2019, our New York segment consisted of 26.5 million square feet in 85 properties. The 26.5 million square
feet is comprised of 19.1 million square feet of Manhattan office in 35 properties, 2.3 million square feet of Manhattan street retail in 70
properties, 1,991 units in 10 residential properties, the 1.4 million square foot Hotel Pennsylvania, and our 32.4% interest in Alexander’s,
which owns seven properties in the greater New York metropolitan area. The New York segment also includes 10 garages totaling 1.7
million square feet (4,875 spaces) which are managed by, or leased to, third parties.
New York lease terms generally range from five to seven years for smaller tenants to as long as 20 years for major tenants, and may
provide for extension options at market rates. Leases typically provide for periodic step‑ups in rent over the term of the lease and pass
through to tenants their share of increases in real estate taxes and operating expenses over a base year. Electricity is provided to tenants
on a sub-metered basis or included in rent based on surveys and adjusted for subsequent utility rate increases. Leases also typically provide
for free rent and tenant improvement allowances for all or a portion of the tenant’s initial construction costs of its premises.
As of December 31, 2019, the occupancy rate for our New York segment was 96.7%.
Occupancy and weighted average annual rent per square foot (in service):
Office:
Retail:
As of December 31,
2019 (1)
2018
2017
2016
2015
As of December 31,
2019 (1)
2018
2017
2016
2015
Total
Property
Square Feet
19,070,000
19,858,000
20,256,000
20,227,000
19,918,000
Total
Property
Square Feet
2,300,000
2,648,000
2,720,000
2,672,000
2,596,000
Vornado's Ownership Interest
Square Feet
Occupancy
Rate
Weighted
Average Annual
Escalated
Rent Per
Square Foot
16,195,000
16,632,000
16,982,000
16,962,000
16,734,000
96.9% $
97.2%
97.1%
96.3%
97.1%
76.26
74.04
71.09
68.90
66.42
Vornado's Ownership Interest
Square Feet
Occupancy
Rate
Weighted
Average Annual
Escalated
Rent Per
Square Foot
1,842,000
2,419,000
2,471,000
2,464,000
2,396,000
94.5% $
97.3%
96.9%
97.1%
96.1%
209.86
228.43
217.17
213.85
202.72
Occupancy and average monthly rent per unit (in service):
Residential:
As of December 31,
Number of Units
Number of Units
Vornado's Ownership Interest
Occupancy
Rate
Average Monthly
Rent Per Unit
2019
2018
2017
2016 (2)
2015
1,991
1,999
2,009
2,004
1,711
955
963
981
977
886
97.0% $
96.6%
96.7%
95.7%
95.0%
3,889
3,803
3,722
3,576
3,495
________________________________________
(1) Reflects the transfer of 45.4% of common equity in the properties contributed to the Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV on April 18, 2019.
(2)
Includes The Alexander Apartment Tower (32.4% ownership) from the date of stabilization in the third quarter of 2016.
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NEW YORK – CONTINUED
Tenants accounting for 2% or more of revenues:
Tenant
IPG and affiliates
Facebook
Macy's
AXA Equitable Life Insurance
Neuberger Berman Group LLC
Ziff Brothers Investments, Inc.
2019 rental revenue by tenants’ industry:
Industry
Office:
Financial Services
Communications
Advertising/Marketing
Technology
Family Apparel
Legal Services
Insurance
Real Estate
Publishing
Government
Engineering, Architect,& Surveying
Banking
Entertainment and Electronics
Health Services
Pharmaceutical
Other
Family Apparel
Luxury Retail
Women's Apparel
Restaurants
Banking
Department Stores
Discount Stores
Other
Retail:
Total
Square Feet
Leased
2019
Revenues
$
924,000
758,000
625,000
481,000
412,000
287,000
62,252,000
49,180,000
42,106,000
42,492,000
34,388,000
32,268,000
Percentage of
New York
Total
Revenues
Percentage
of Total
Revenues
3.9%
3.1%
2.7%
2.7%
2.2%
2.0%
3.2%
2.6%
2.2%
2.2%
1.8%
1.7%
Percentage
15%
8%
7%
6%
5%
4%
4%
4%
3%
3%
3%
2%
2%
1%
1%
8%
76%
7%
4%
4%
2%
2%
1%
1%
3%
24%
100%
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NEW YORK – CONTINUED
Lease expirations as of December 31, 2019, assuming none of the tenants exercise renewal options:
Year
Number of
Expiring Leases
Square Feet of
Expiring Leases(1)
Percentage of
New York Square
Feet
Weighted Average Annual
Rent of Expiring Leases
Total
Per Square Foot
(3)
(2)
$
$
10
89
130
83
92
110
62
82
74
47
36
0.3%
7.1%
7.2%
4.3%
12.9%
9.6%
5.2%
7.8%
7.1%
5.8%
4.4%
39,000
1,090,000
1,106,000
668,000
1,986,000
1,484,000
797,000
1,205,000
1,094,000
890,000
679,000
2,593,000
76,599,000
86,140,000
43,998,000
166,729,000
123,761,000
62,199,000
92,434,000
79,658,000
62,039,000
55,356,000
Office:
Month to month
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
Retail:
Month to month
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
________________________________________
(1) Excludes storage, vacancy and other.
(2) Based on current market conditions, we expect to re-lease this space at rents between $80 to $90 per square foot.
(3) Excludes 492,000 square feet leased at 909 Third Avenue to the U.S. Post Office through 2038 (including three 5-year renewal options) for which the annual escalated
6,911,000
22,696,000
9,342,000
6,713,000
35,669,000
44,697,000
12,473,000
26,134,000
20,408,000
12,750,000
39,579,000
29,000
104,000
82,000
25,000
159,000
187,000
37,000
71,000
29,000
25,000
201,000
238.31
218.24
113.93
268.52
224.33
239.02
337.11
368.08
703.72
510.00
196.91
2.1%
7.4%
5.9%
1.8%
11.4%
13.4%
2.6%
5.1%
2.1%
1.8%
14.4%
66.49
70.27
77.88
65.87
83.95
83.40
78.04
76.71
72.81
69.71
81.53
16
29
14
8
20
19
10
14
10
13
14
$
$
(4)
rent is $13.51 per square foot.
(4) Based on current market conditions, we expect to re-lease this space at rents between $200 to $225 per square foot.
Alexander’s
As of December 31, 2019, we own 32.4% of the outstanding common stock of Alexander’s, which owns seven properties in the
greater New York metropolitan area aggregating 2.4 million square feet, including 731 Lexington Avenue, the 1.3 million square foot
Bloomberg L.P. headquarters building. Alexander’s had $974,836,000 of outstanding debt as of December 31, 2019, of which our pro
rata share was $315,847,000, none of which is recourse to us.
Hotel Pennsylvania
We own the Hotel Pennsylvania which is located in New York City on Seventh Avenue at 33rd Street in the heart of the Penn District
and consists of a hotel portion containing 1,000,000 square feet of hotel space with 1,700 rooms and a commercial portion containing
400,000 square feet of retail and office space.
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
For the Year Ended December 31,
Hotel Pennsylvania:
Average occupancy rate
Average daily rate
Revenue per available room
$
82.1%
137.67
113.08
$
86.4%
138.35
119.47
$
87.3%
139.09
121.46
$
84.7%
134.38
113.84
$
90.7%
147.46
133.69
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OTHER REAL ESTATE AND INVESTMENTS
theMART
As of December 31, 2019, we own the 3.7 million square foot theMART in Chicago, whose largest tenant is Motorola Mobility at
609,000 square feet, the lease of which is guaranteed by Google. theMART is encumbered by a $675,000,000 mortgage loan that bears
interest at a fixed rate of 2.70% and matures in September 2021. As of December 31, 2019, theMART had an occupancy rate of 94.6%
and a weighted average annual rent per square foot of $48.54.
555 California Street
As of December 31, 2019, we own a 70% controlling interest in a three-building office complex containing 1.8 million square feet,
located at California and Montgomery Streets in San Francisco’s financial district (“555 California Street”). 555 California Street is
encumbered by a $548,075,000 mortgage loan that bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.10% and matures in September 2021. As of December
31, 2019, 555 California Street had an occupancy rate of 99.8% and a weighted average annual rent per square foot of $81.92.
Vornado Capital Partners Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”) and Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel Joint Venture (the “Crowne
Plaza Joint Venture”)
As of December 31, 2019, we own a 25.0% interest in the Fund, which is in wind down and currently has four investments, one of
which is the Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel in which we also own an additional interest through the Crowne Plaza Joint Venture. We
are the general partner and investment manager of the Fund. As of December 31, 2019, these four investments are carried on our
consolidated balance sheet at an aggregate fair value of $222,649,000, including the Crowne Plaza Joint Venture. As of December 31,
2019, our share of unfunded commitments was $11,242,000.
ITEM 3.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are from time to time involved in legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In our opinion, after consultation with
legal counsel, the outcome of such matters is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations
or cash flows.
ITEM 4.
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
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PART II
ITEM 5.
MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Vornado Realty Trust
Vornado’s common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “VNO.”
As of February 1, 2020, there were 875 holders of record of Vornado common shares.
Vornado Realty L.P.
There is no established trading market for the Operating Partnership's Class A units. Class A units that are not held by Vornado may
be tendered for redemption to the Operating Partnership for cash; Vornado, at its option, may assume that obligation and pay the holder
either cash or Vornado common shares on a one-for-one basis. Because the number of Vornado common shares outstanding at all times
equals the number of Class A units owned by Vornado, the redemption value of each Class A unit is equivalent to the market value of
one Vornado common share, and the quarterly distribution to a Class A unit holder is equal to the quarterly dividend paid to a Vornado
common shareholder.
As of February 1, 2020, there were 945 Class A unitholders of record.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
During 2019, the Operating Partnership issued 1,493,309 Class A units in connection with equity awards issued pursuant to Vornado’s
omnibus share plan, including with respect to grants of restricted Vornado common shares and restricted units of the Operating Partnership
and upon conversion, surrender or exchange of the Operating Partnership’s units or Vornado stock options, and consideration received
included $17,062,788 in cash proceeds. Such units were issued in reliance on an exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
From time to time, in connection with equity awards granted under our Omnibus Share Plan, we may withhold common shares for
tax purposes or acquire common shares as part of the payment of the exercise price. Although we treat these as repurchases for certain
financial statement purposes, these withheld or acquired shares are not considered by us as repurchases for this purpose.
Information relating to compensation plans under which Vornado’s equity securities are authorized for issuance is set forth under
Part III, Item 12 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and such information is incorporated by reference herein.
Recent Purchases of Equity Securities
None.
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Performance Graph
The following graph is a comparison of the five-year cumulative return of Vornado’s common shares, the Standard & Poor’s 500
Index (the “S&P 500 Index”) and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts’ (“NAREIT”) All Equity Index, a peer group
index. The graph assumes that $100 was invested on December 31, 2014 in our common shares, the S&P 500 Index and the NAREIT
All Equity Index and that all dividends were reinvested without the payment of any commissions. There can be no assurance that the
performance of our shares will continue in line with the same or similar trends depicted in the graph below.
Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Return
$225
$200
$175
$150
$125
$100
$75
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Vornado Realty Trust
S&P 500 Index
The NAREIT All Equity Index
Vornado Realty Trust
S&P 500 Index
The NAREIT All Equity Index
$
100
100
100
$
96
$
101
103
103
114
112
$
99
$
81
$
138
121
132
116
91
174
150
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
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ITEM 6.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Vornado Realty Trust
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019(1)
2018
2017
2016
2015
Operating Data:
REVENUES:
Rental revenues
Fee and other income
Total revenues
EXPENSES:
Operating
Depreciation and amortization
General and administrative
(Expense) benefit from deferred compensation plan liability
Transaction related costs, impairment losses and other
Total expenses
Income (loss) from partially owned entities
(Loss) income from real estate fund investments
Interest and other investment income, net
Income (loss) from deferred compensation plan assets
Interest and debt expense
Net gain on transfer to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV
Purchase price fair value adjustment
Net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets
Income before income taxes
Income tax (expense) benefit
Income from continuing operations
(Loss) income from discontinued operations
Net income
Less net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in:
Consolidated subsidiaries
Operating Partnership
Net income attributable to Vornado
Preferred share dividends
Preferred share issuance costs
NET INCOME attributable to common shareholders
Per Share Data:
Income from continuing operations, net - basic
Income from continuing operations, net - diluted
Net income per common share - basic
Net income per common share - diluted
Aggregate quarterly dividends
Special dividend declared on December 18, 2019
Balance Sheet Data:
Total assets
Real estate, at cost
$
1,767,222
$ 2,007,333
$ 1,948,376
$ 1,883,656
$
1,845,605
157,478
1,924,700
156,387
2,163,720
135,750
2,084,126
120,086
139,890
2,003,742
1,985,495
(917,981)
(419,107)
(169,920)
(11,609)
(106,538)
(963,478)
(446,570)
(141,871)
2,480
(31,320)
(886,596)
(429,389)
(150,782)
(6,932)
(1,776)
(844,566)
(421,023)
(143,643)
(5,213)
(9,451)
(824,511)
(379,803)
(148,982)
(111)
(12,511)
(1,625,155)
(1,580,759)
(1,475,475)
(1,423,896)
(1,365,918)
78,865
(104,082)
21,819
11,609
9,149
(89,231)
17,057
(2,480)
15,200
3,240
30,861
6,932
168,948
(23,602)
24,335
5,213
(9,947)
74,081
27,129
111
(286,623)
(347,949)
(345,654)
(330,240)
(309,298)
2,571,099
—
845,499
3,437,731
(103,439)
3,334,292
(30)
3,334,262
24,547
(210,872)
3,147,937
(50,131)
—
—
44,060
246,031
459,598
(37,633)
421,965
638
422,603
53,023
(25,672)
449,954
(50,636)
(14,486)
—
—
501
319,731
(42,375)
277,356
(13,228)
264,128
(25,802)
(10,910)
227,416
(65,399)
—
—
—
160,433
584,933
(7,923)
577,010
404,912
981,922
(21,351)
(53,654)
906,917
(75,903)
(7,408)
—
—
149,417
551,070
84,849
635,919
223,511
859,430
(55,765)
(43,231)
760,434
(80,578)
—
$
3,097,806
$
384,832
$
162,017
$
823,606
$
679,856
$
$
16.23
16.21
16.23
16.21
2.64
1.95
$
2.02
2.01
2.02
2.01
2.52
—
$
0.92
0.91
0.85
0.85
2.62 (2)
—
$
2.35
2.34
4.36
4.34
2.52
—
2.49
2.48
3.61
3.59
2.52 (3)
—
$ 18,287,013
$ 17,180,794
$ 17,397,934
$ 20,814,847
$ 21,143,293
13,074,012
16,237,883
14,756,295
14,187,820
13,545,295
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(3,015,958)
(3,180,175)
(2,885,283)
(2,581,514)
(2,356,728)
Debt, net
Total equity
7,406,609
7,310,978
9,836,621
5,107,883
9,729,487
5,007,701
9,446,670
7,618,496
9,095,670
7,476,078
____________________
(1) Reflects the transfer of 45.4% of common equity in the properties contributed to the Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV on April 18, 2019.
(2) Post spin-off of JBG SMITH Properties (NYSE: JBGS) on July 17, 2017.
(3) Post spin-off of Urban Edge Properties (NYSE: UE) on January 15, 2015.
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ITEM 6.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA – CONTINUED
Vornado Realty Trust
(Amounts in thousands)
Other Data:
Funds From Operations ("FFO")(2):
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019(1)
2018
2017
2016
2015
Net income attributable to common shareholders
$
3,097,806
$
384,832
$
162,017
$
823,606
$
679,856
FFO adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization of real property
Net gains on sale of real estate
Real estate impairment losses
389,024
(178,711)
32,001
413,091
(158,138)
12,000
Net gain on transfer to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV on April 18, 2019,
net of $11,945 attributable to noncontrolling interests
(2,559,154)
467,966
(3,797)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
531,620
(177,023)
160,700
514,085
(289,117)
256
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
137,000
(17,777)
7,692
—
591,084
(36,420)
554,664
154,795
(2,853)
6,328
—
673,567
(41,267)
632,300
143,960
(4,513)
16,758
—
381,429
(22,342)
359,087
(62,395)
21,649
(16,068)
(48)
—
134,706
—
—
2,852
(2,236,144)
141,679
(2,094,465)
—
—
—
26,596
(143)
(27,289)
101,591
(3,998)
—
3,882
367,592
(22,746)
344,846
Net gain from sale of Urban Edge ("UE") common shares (sold on March 4,
2019)
Decrease (increase) in fair value of marketable securities:
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust ("PREIT")
Lexington Realty Trust ("Lexington") (sold on March 1, 2019)
Other
After-tax purchase price fair value adjustment on depreciable real estate
Proportionate share of adjustments to equity in net income (loss) of partially
owned entities to arrive at FFO:
Depreciation and amortization of real property
Net gains on sale of real estate
Real estate impairment losses
Decrease in fair value of marketable securities
Noncontrolling interests' share of above adjustments
FFO adjustments, net
FFO attributable to common shareholders
Convertible preferred share dividends
Earnings allocated to Out-Performance Plan units
1,003,341
729,678
716,681
1,455,906
1,038,943
57
—
62
—
77
1,047
86
1,591
92
—
$
1,003,398
FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions(1)
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(1) Reflects the transfer of 45.4% of common equity in the properties contributed to the Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV on April 18, 2019.
(2) FFO is computed in accordance with the definition adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”).
NAREIT defines FFO as GAAP net income or loss adjusted to exclude net gains from sales of depreciable real estate assets, real estate impairment losses, depreciation
and amortization expense from real estate assets and other specified items, including the pro rata share of such adjustments of unconsolidated subsidiaries. FFO and
FFO per diluted share are non-GAAP financial measures used by management, investors and analysts to facilitate meaningful comparisons of operating performance
between periods and among our peers because it excludes the effect of real estate depreciation and amortization and net gains on sales, which are based on historical
costs and implicitly assume that the value of real estate diminishes predictably over time, rather than fluctuating based on existing market conditions. FFO does not
represent cash generated from operating activities and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash requirements and should not be considered as an
alternative to net income as a performance measure or cash flow as a liquidity measure. FFO may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other
companies.
1,039,035
1,457,583
729,740
717,805
$
$
$
$
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ITEM 6.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA – CONTINUED
Vornado Realty L.P.
(Amounts in thousands, except per unit amounts)
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019(1)
2018
2017
2016
2015
Operating Data:
REVENUES:
Rental revenues
Fee and other income
Total revenues
EXPENSES:
Operating
Depreciation and amortization
General and administrative
(Expense) benefit from deferred compensation plan liability
Transaction related costs, impairment losses and other
Total expenses
Income (loss) from partially owned entities
(Loss) income from real estate fund investments
Interest and other investment income, net
Income (loss) from deferred compensation plan assets
Interest and debt expense
Net gain on transfer to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV
Purchase price fair value adjustment
Net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets
Income before income taxes
Income tax (expense) benefit
Income from continuing operations
(Loss) income from discontinued operations
Net income
Less net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated
subsidiaries
Net income attributable to Vornado Realty L.P.
Preferred unit distributions
Preferred unit issuance costs
$ 1,767,222
$ 2,007,333
$ 1,948,376
$ 1,883,656
$ 1,845,605
157,478
156,387
135,750
120,086
139,890
1,924,700
2,163,720
2,084,126
2,003,742
1,985,495
(917,981)
(419,107)
(169,920)
(11,609)
(106,538)
(963,478)
(446,570)
(141,871)
2,480
(31,320)
(886,596)
(429,389)
(150,782)
(6,932)
(1,776)
(844,566)
(421,023)
(143,643)
(5,213)
(9,451)
(824,511)
(379,803)
(148,982)
(111)
(12,511)
(1,625,155)
(1,580,759)
(1,475,475)
(1,423,896)
(1,365,918)
78,865
(104,082)
21,819
11,609
9,149
(89,231)
17,057
(2,480)
15,200
3,240
30,861
6,932
168,948
(23,602)
24,335
5,213
(9,947)
74,081
27,129
111
(286,623)
(347,949)
(345,654)
(330,240)
(309,298)
2,571,099
—
845,499
3,437,731
(103,439)
3,334,292
(30)
3,334,262
24,547
3,358,809
(50,296)
—
—
44,060
246,031
459,598
(37,633)
421,965
638
422,603
53,023
475,626
(50,830)
(14,486)
—
—
501
319,731
(42,375)
277,356
(13,228)
264,128
(25,802)
238,326
(65,593)
—
—
—
160,433
584,933
(7,923)
577,010
404,912
981,922
(21,351)
960,571
(76,097)
(7,408)
—
—
149,417
551,070
84,849
635,919
223,511
859,430
(55,765)
803,665
(80,736)
—
NET INCOME attributable to Class A unitholders
$ 3,308,513
$
410,310
$
172,733
$
877,066
$
722,929
Per Unit Data:
Income from continuing operations, net - basic
$
Income from continuing operations, net - diluted
Net income per Class A unit - basic
Net income per Class A unit - diluted
Aggregate quarterly distributions
Special distribution declared on December 18, 2019
$
16.22
16.19
16.22
16.19
2.64
1.95
$
2.01
2.00
2.02
2.00
2.52
—
$
0.91
0.90
0.84
0.83
2.62 (2)
—
$
2.34
2.32
4.36
4.32
2.52
—
2.49
2.46
3.61
3.57
2.52 (3)
—
Balance Sheet Data:
Total assets
Real estate, at cost
$ 18,287,013
$ 17,180,794
$ 17,397,934
$ 20,814,847
$ 21,143,293
13,074,012
16,237,883
14,756,295
14,187,820
13,545,295
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(3,015,958)
(3,180,175)
(2,885,283)
(2,581,514)
(2,356,728)
Debt, net
Total equity
7,406,609
7,310,978
9,836,621
5,107,883
9,729,487
5,007,701
9,446,670
7,618,496
9,095,670
7,476,078
________________________________________
(1) Reflects the transfer of 45.4% of common equity in the properties contributed to the Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV on April 18, 2019.
(2) Post spin-off of JBG SMITH Properties (NYSE: JBGS) on July 17, 2017.
(3) Post spin-off of Urban Edge Properties (NYSE: UE) on January 15, 2015.
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ITEM 7.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
Overview
Overview - Leasing Activity
Critical Accounting Policies
Net Operating Income At Share by Segment for the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to December 31, 2018
Supplemental Information:
Net Operating Income At Share by Segment for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
Three Months Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to December 31, 2018
Net Operating Income At Share by Segment for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019
Three Months Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to September 30, 2019
Related Party Transactions
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Financing Activities and Contractual Obligations
Certain Future Cash Requirements
Cash Flows for the Year Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to December 31, 2018
Capital Expenditures for the Year Ended December 31, 2019
Capital Expenditures for the Year Ended December 31, 2018
Funds From Operations for the Three Months and Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
Page Number
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Introduction
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes included under Part II, Item
8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Our Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") within this section is
focused on the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including year-to-year comparisons between these years. Our MD&A for the
year ended December 31, 2017, including year-to-year comparisons between 2018 and 2017, can be found in Part II, Item 7, Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2018.
Overview
Vornado Realty Trust (“Vornado”) is a fully‑integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and conducts its business through, and
substantially all of its interests in properties are held by, Vornado Realty L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating
Partnership”). Accordingly, Vornado’s cash flow and ability to pay dividends to its shareholders are dependent upon the cash flow of the
Operating Partnership and the ability of its direct and indirect subsidiaries to first satisfy their obligations to creditors. Vornado is the sole
general partner of, and owned approximately 93.1% of the common limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership as of December
31, 2019. All references to the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” mean collectively Vornado, the Operating Partnership and those
subsidiaries consolidated by Vornado.
We own and operate office and retail properties with a concentration in the New York City metropolitan area. In addition, we have
a 32.4% interest in Alexander’s, Inc. (“Alexander’s”) (NYSE: ALX), which owns seven properties in the greater New York metropolitan
area, as well as interests in other real estate and investments.
Our business objective is to maximize Vornado shareholder value, which we measure by the total return provided to our shareholders.
Below is a table comparing Vornado’s performance to the FTSE NAREIT Office Index (“Office REIT”) and the MSCI US REIT Index
(“MSCI”) for the following periods ended December 31, 2019:
Three-month
One-year
Three-year
Five-year
Ten-year
Vornado
Total Return(1)
Office REIT
MSCI
5.8 %
12.0 %
(11.9)%
(9.2)%
82.2 %
7.0%
31.4%
18.3%
34.2%
139.2%
(0.8)%
25.8 %
26.2 %
40.5 %
208.7 %
____________________
(1) Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance.
We intend to achieve this objective by continuing to pursue our investment philosophy and to execute our operating strategies through:
• maintaining a superior team of operating and investment professionals and an entrepreneurial spirit;
•
investing in properties in select markets, such as New York City, where we believe there is a high likelihood of capital
appreciation;
acquiring quality properties at a discount to replacement cost and where there is a significant potential for higher rents;
developing and redeveloping our existing properties to increase returns and maximize value; and
investing in operating companies that have a significant real estate component.
•
•
•
We expect to finance our growth, acquisitions and investments using internally generated funds, proceeds from asset sales and by
accessing the public and private capital markets. We may also offer Vornado common or preferred shares or Operating Partnership units
in exchange for property and may repurchase or otherwise reacquire these securities in the future.
We compete with a large number of real estate investors, property owners and developers, some of which may be willing to accept
lower returns on their investments. Principal factors of competition are rents charged, sales prices, attractiveness of location, the quality
of the property and the breadth and the quality of services provided. Our success depends upon, among other factors, trends of the global,
national, regional and local economies, the financial condition and operating results of current and prospective tenants and customers,
availability and cost of capital, construction and renovation costs, taxes, governmental regulations, legislation, population and employment
trends. See “Risk Factors” in Item 1A for additional information regarding these factors.
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Overview - continued
Quarter Ended December 31, 2019 Financial Results Summary
Net income attributable to common shareholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 was $193,217,000, or $1.01 per diluted
share, compared to $100,494,000, or $0.53 per diluted share, for the prior year’s quarter. The quarters ended December 31, 2019 and
2018 include certain items that impact net income attributable to common shareholders, which are listed in the table on the following
page. The aggregate of these items, net of amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, increased net income attributable to common
shareholders by $136,836,000, or $0.72 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 and $51,058,000, or $0.27 per diluted
share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.
Funds From Operations (“FFO”) attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions for the quarter ended December
31, 2019 was $311,876,000, or $1.63 per diluted share, compared to $210,100,000, or $1.10 per diluted share, for the prior year’s
quarter. The quarters ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 include certain items that impact FFO, which are listed in the table on the
following page. The aggregate of these items, net of amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, increased FFO by $140,846,000,
or $0.74 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 and $40,226,000, or $0.21 per diluted share, for the quarter ended
December 31, 2018.
Year Ended December 31, 2019 Financial Results Summary
Net income attributable to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $3,097,806,000, or $16.21 per diluted
share, compared to $384,832,000, or $2.01 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2018. The years ended December 31, 2019
and 2018 include certain items that impact net income attributable to common shareholders, which are listed in the table on the following
page. The aggregate of these items, net of amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, increased net income attributable to common
shareholders by $2,921,090,000, or $15.29 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2019 and $146,132,000, or $0.76 per
diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2018.
The increase in net income attributable to common shareholders was partially offset by (i) $10,447,000, or $0.05 per diluted share,
of non-cash expense for the time-based equity compensation granted in connection with the new leadership group announced in April
2019, (ii) $9,416,000 (at share), or $0.05 per diluted share, from the non-cash write-off of straight-line rent receivables, and (iii) $8,477,000,
or $0.04 per share, of non-cash expense for the accelerated vesting of previously issued restricted Operating Partnership units ("OP Units")
and Vornado restricted stock due to the removal of the time-based vesting requirement for participants who have reached 65 years of age.
FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $1,003,398,000, or
$5.25 per diluted share, compared to $729,740,000, or $3.82 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2018. The years ended
December 31, 2019 and 2018 include certain items that impact FFO, which are listed in the table on the following page. The aggregate
of these items, net of amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, increased FFO by $337,191,000, or $1.76 per diluted share, for
the year ended December 31, 2019 and $16,252,000, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2018.
The increase in FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions was partially offset by (i) $10,447,000, or $0.05
per diluted share, of non-cash expense for the time-based equity compensation granted in connection with the new leadership group
announced in April 2019, (ii) $9,416,000 (at share), or $0.05 per diluted share, from the non-cash write-off of straight-line rent receivables,
and (iii) $8,477,000, or $0.04 per share, of non-cash expense for the accelerated vesting of previously issued OP Units and Vornado
restricted stock due to the removal of the time-based vesting requirement for participants who have reached 65 years of age.
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The following table reconciles the difference between our net income attributable to common shareholders and our net income
attributable to common shareholders, as adjusted:
(Amounts in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended
December 31,
For the Year Ended
December 31,
2019
2018
2019
2018
Certain (income) expense items that impact net income attributable to common
shareholders:
After-tax net gain on sale of 220 Central Park South ("220 CPS") condominium units
$
(173,655) $
(67,336) $
(502,565) $
Our share of loss from real estate fund investments
26,600
24,366
Mark-to-market decrease in Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust ("PREIT")
common shares (accounted for as a marketable security from March 12, 2019)
Non-cash impairment losses and related write-offs (primarily 608 Fifth Avenue in
2019)
After-tax purchase price fair value adjustment related to the increase in ownership of
the Farley joint venture
Mark-to-market decrease (increase) in Lexington Realty Trust ("Lexington") common
shares (sold on March 1, 2019)
Previously capitalized internal leasing costs(1)
Net gain on transfer to Fifth Avenue and Times Square retail JV on April 18, 2019, net
of $11,945 attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net gains on sale of real estate (primarily our 25% interest in 330 Madison Avenue in
2019)
Net gain from sale of Urban Edge Properties ("UE") common shares (sold on March 4,
2019)
Prepayment penalty in connection with redemption of $400 million 5.00% senior
unsecured notes due January 2022
Net gain on sale of our ownership interests in 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium
Our share of additional New York City transfer taxes
Preferred share issuance costs
Other
Noncontrolling interests' share of above adjustments
Total of certain (income) expense items that impact net income attributable to common
shareholders
_______________________________________
See note below.
2,438
565
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
48,808
21,649
(67,336)
23,749
—
12,000
109,157
12,000
(27,289)
1,662
(1,655)
—
(27,289)
(16,068)
—
26,596
(5,538)
(2,559,154)
—
(178,769)
(27,786)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(62,395)
22,540
—
—
—
—
—
(134,032)
23,503
14,486
5,886
(155,761)
9,629
(2,034)
(146,086)
9,250
3,825
(54,427)
3,369
(2,892)
(3,119,689)
198,599
$
(136,836) $
(51,058) $
(2,921,090) $
(146,132)
The following table reconciles the difference between our FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions and
our FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions, as adjusted:
(Amounts in thousands)
Certain (income) expense items that impact FFO attributable to common shareholders
plus assumed conversions:
After-tax net gain on sale of 220 CPS condominium units
Our share of loss from real estate fund investments
Previously capitalized internal leasing costs(1)
Non-cash impairment loss and related write-offs on 608 Fifth Avenue
Prepayment penalty in connection with redemption of $400 million 5.00% senior
unsecured notes due January 2022
Our share of additional New York City transfer taxes
Preferred share issuance costs
Other
Noncontrolling interests' share of above adjustments
Total of certain (income) expense items that impact FFO attributable to common
shareholders plus assumed conversions, net
_______________________________________
For the Three Months Ended
December 31,
For the Year Ended
December 31,
2019
2018
2019
2018
$
(173,655) $
(67,336) $
(502,565) $
26,600
—
—
—
—
—
(3,187)
(150,242)
9,396
24,366
(1,655)
—
—
—
—
1,745
(42,880)
2,654
48,808
—
77,156
22,540
—
—
(6,119)
(360,180)
22,989
(67,336)
23,749
(5,538)
—
—
23,503
14,486
(6,109)
(17,245)
993
$
(140,846) $
(40,226) $
(337,191) $
(16,252)
(1) The three months and year ended December 31, 2018 have been reduced by $1,655 and $5,538, respectively, for previously capitalized internal leasing costs to present
2018 “as adjusted” financial results on a comparable basis with the current year as a result of the January 1, 2019 adoption of a new GAAP accounting standard under
which internal leasing costs can no longer be capitalized.
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Same Store Net Operating Income ("NOI") At Share
The percentage increase (decrease) in same store NOI at share and same store NOI at share - cash basis of our New York segment,
theMART and 555 California Street are summarized below.
Total
New York(1)
theMART
555 California
Street
Same store NOI at share % increase (decrease):
Year ended December 31, 2019 compared to December 31, 2018
Three months ended December 31, 2019 compared to December 31, 2018
Three months ended December 31, 2019 compared to September 30, 2019
Same store NOI at share - cash basis % increase (decrease):
Year ended December 31, 2019 compared to December 31, 2018
Three months ended December 31, 2019 compared to December 31, 2018
Three months ended December 31, 2019 compared to September 30, 2019
________________________________________
(1) Excluding Hotel Pennsylvania, same store NOI at share % increase:
Year ended December 31, 2019 compared to December 31, 2018
Three months ended December 31, 2019 compared to December 31, 2018
Three months ended December 31, 2019 compared to September 30, 2019
Excluding Hotel Pennsylvania, same store NOI at share - cash basis % increase:
Year ended December 31, 2019 compared to December 31, 2018
Three months ended December 31, 2019 compared to December 31, 2018
Three months ended December 31, 2019 compared to September 30, 2019
2.1%
7.1%
1.7%
3.6%
6.6%
2.6%
0.5%
2.6%
3.0%
1.6%
1.7%
3.9%
0.9%
2.6%
1.7%
2.2%
1.8%
2.6%
15.9 % (2)
114.3 % (3)
(7.4)%
18.6 % (2)
100.0 % (3)
(4.8)%
9.7 %
3.3 %
(4.8)%
12.7 %
4.1 %
(5.4)%
(2) Primarily due to $11,131,000 of tenant reimbursement revenue received in 2019 related to real estate tax expense accrued in 2018.
(3) The three months ended December 31, 2018 includes an additional $12,814,000 real estate tax expense accrual due to an increase in the tax-assessed value of theMART.
Calculations of same store NOI at share, reconciliations of our net income to NOI at share, NOI at share - cash basis and FFO and
the reasons we consider these non-GAAP financial measures useful are provided in the following pages of Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of the Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
220 CPS
During the three months ended December 31, 2019, we closed on the sale of 17 condominium units at 220 CPS for net proceeds of
$565,863,000 resulting in a financial statement net gain of $203,893,000 which is included in "net gains on disposition of wholly owned
and partially owned assets" on our consolidated statements of income. In connection with these sales, $30,238,000 of income tax expense
was recognized on our consolidated statements of income. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we closed on the sale of 54
condominium units at 220 CPS for net proceeds of $1,605,356,000 resulting in a financial statement net gain of $604,393,000 which is
included in "net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets" on our consolidated statements of income. In connection
with these sales, $101,828,000 of income tax expense was recognized on our consolidated statements of income. From inception to
December 31, 2019, we closed on the sale of 65 units for aggregate net proceeds of $1,820,132,000. During the year ended December
31, 2019, we repaid the remaining $737,000,000 of the $950,000,000 220 CPS loan.
Dispositions
Lexington
On March 1, 2019, we sold all of our 18,468,969 common shares of Lexington, realizing net proceeds of $167,698,000. We recorded
a $16,068,000 gain (mark-to-market increase), which is included in "interest and other investment income, net" on our consolidated
statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2019.
UE
On March 4, 2019, we converted to common shares and sold all of our 5,717,184 partnership units of UE, realizing net proceeds of
$108,512,000. The sale resulted in a net gain of $62,395,000 which is included in "net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially
owned assets" on our consolidated statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2019.
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Dispositions - continued
Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV
On April 18, 2019 (the “Closing Date”), we entered into a transaction agreement (the “Transaction Agreement”) with a group of
institutional investors (the “Investors”). The Transaction Agreement provides for a series of transactions (collectively, the “Transaction”)
pursuant to which (i) prior to the Closing Date, we contributed our interests in properties located at 640 Fifth Avenue, 655 Fifth Avenue,
666 Fifth Avenue, 689 Fifth Avenue, 697-703 Fifth Avenue, 1535 Broadway and 1540 Broadway (collectively, the “Properties”) to
subsidiaries of a newly formed joint venture (“Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV”) and (ii) on the Closing Date, transferred a 48.5%
common interest in Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV to the Investors. The 48.5% common interest in the joint venture represents an
effective 47.2% interest in the Properties (of which 45.4% was transferred from Vornado). The Properties include approximately 489,000
square feet of retail space, 327,000 square feet of office space, signage associated with 1535 and 1540 Broadway, the parking garage at
1540 Broadway and the theater at 1535 Broadway.
We retained the remaining 51.5% common interest in Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV which represents an effective 51.0% interest
in the Properties and an aggregate $1.828 billion of preferred equity interests in certain of the properties. We also provided $500,000,000
of temporary preferred equity on 640 Fifth Avenue until May 23, 2019 when mortgage financing was completed. All of the preferred
equity has an annual coupon of 4.25% for the first five years, increasing to 4.75% for the next five years and thereafter at a formulaic
rate. It can be redeemed under certain conditions on a tax deferred basis.
Net cash proceeds from the Transaction were $1.179 billion, after (i) deductions for the defeasance of a $390,000,000 mortgage loan
on 666 Fifth Avenue and the repayment of a $140,000,000 mortgage loan on 655 Fifth Avenue, (ii) proceeds from a $500,000,000 mortgage
loan on 640 Fifth Avenue, described below, (iii) approximately $23,000,000 used to purchase noncontrolling investors' interests and (iv)
approximately $53,000,000 of transaction costs (including $17,000,000 of costs related to the defeasance of the 666 Fifth Avenue mortgage
loan).
We continue to manage and lease the Properties. We share control with the Investors over major decisions of the joint venture,
including decisions regarding leasing, operating and capital budgets, and refinancings. Accordingly, we no longer hold a controlling
financial interest in the Properties which has been transferred to the joint venture. As a result, our investment in Fifth Avenue and Times
Square JV is accounted for under the equity method from the date of transfer. The Transaction valued the Properties at $5.556 billion
resulting in a financial statement net gain of $2.571 billion, before noncontrolling interest of $11,945,000, including the related step up
in our basis of the retained portion of the assets to fair value. The net gain is included in "net gain on transfer to Fifth Avenue and Times
Square JV" on our consolidated statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2019. The gain for tax purposes was approximately
$735,000,000.
On May 23, 2019, we received $500,000,000 from the redemption of our temporary preferred equity in 640 Fifth Avenue. The
temporary preferred equity was redeemed from the proceeds of a $500,000,000 mortgage financing that was completed on the property.
The five-year loan, which is guaranteed by us, is interest-only at LIBOR plus 1.01%. The interest rate was swapped for four years to a
fixed rate of 3.07%.
330 Madison Avenue
On July 11, 2019, we sold our 25% interest in 330 Madison Avenue to our joint venture partner. We received net proceeds of
approximately $100,000,000 after deducting our share of the existing $500,000,000 mortgage loan resulting in a financial statement net
gain of $159,292,000. The net gain is included in "net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets" on our consolidated
statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2019. The gain for tax purposes was approximately $139,000,000.
3040 M Street
On September 18, 2019, we completed the $49,750,000 sale of 3040 M Street, a 44,000 square foot retail building in Washington,
DC, which resulted in a net gain of $19,477,000 which is included in “net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned
assets” on our consolidated statements of income for year ended December 31, 2019. The gain for tax purposes was approximately
$19,000,000.
PREIT
On January 23, 2020, we sold all of our 6,250,000 common shares of PREIT, realizing net proceeds of $28,375,000. A $4,938,000
loss (mark-to-market decrease) will be recorded in the first quarter of 2020.
Financings
Senior Unsecured Notes
On March 1, 2019, we called for redemption all of our $400,000,000 5.00% senior unsecured notes. The notes, which were scheduled
to mature in January 2022, were redeemed on April 1, 2019 at a redemption price of 105.51% of the principal amount plus accrued
interest. In connection therewith, we expensed $22,540,000 relating to debt prepayment costs which is included in "interest and debt
expense" on our consolidated statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2019.
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Financings - continued
Unsecured Revolving Credit
On March 26, 2019, we increased to $1.5 billion (from $1.25 billion) and extended to March 2024 (as fully extended) from February
2022 one of our two unsecured revolving credit facilities. The interest rate on the extended facility was lowered from LIBOR plus 1.00%
to LIBOR plus 0.90%. The facility fee remains unchanged at 20 basis points.
Other Financings
On January 28, 2019, a joint venture in which we have a 45.1% interest, completed a $167,500,000 refinancing of 61 Ninth Avenue,
a 166,000 square foot Manhattan office and retail property. The seven-year interest-only loan carries a rate of LIBOR plus 1.35% (3.07%
as of December 31, 2019) and matures in January 2026. We realized net proceeds of approximately $31,000,000. The loan replaces the
previous $90,000,000 construction loan that bore interest at LIBOR plus 3.05% and was scheduled to mature in December 2021.
On February 4, 2019, we completed a $95,700,000 refinancing of 435 Seventh Avenue, a 43,000 square foot Manhattan retail property.
The interest-only loan carries a rate of LIBOR plus 1.30% (3.00% as of December 31, 2019) and matures in February 2024. The recourse
loan replaces the previous $95,700,000 loan that bore interest at LIBOR plus 2.25% and was scheduled to mature in August 2019.
On February 12, 2019, we completed a $580,000,000 refinancing of 100 West 33rd Street, a 1.1 million square foot Manhattan
property comprised of 859,000 square feet of office space and the 256,000 square foot Manhattan Mall. The interest-only loan carries a
rate of LIBOR plus 1.55% (3.25% as of December 31, 2019) and matures in April 2024, with two one-year extension options. The loan
replaces the previous $580,000,000 loan that bore interest at LIBOR plus 1.65% and was scheduled to mature in July 2020.
On May 24, 2019, we extended our $375,000,000 mortgage loan on 888 Seventh Avenue, a 885,000 square foot Manhattan office
building, from December 2020 to December 2025. The interest rate on the new amortizing mortgage loan is LIBOR plus 1.70% (3.44%
as of December 31, 2019). Pursuant to an existing swap agreement, the interest rate on the $375,000,000 mortgage loan has been swapped
to 3.25% through December 2020.
On June 28, 2019, a joint venture in which we have a 55% interest, completed a $145,700,000 refinancing of 512 West 22nd Street,
a 173,000 square foot Manhattan office building, of which $109,565,000 was outstanding as of December 31, 2019. The four-year interest-
only loan carries a rate of LIBOR plus 2.00% (3.72% as of December 31, 2019) and matures in June 2023 with a one-year extension
option. The loan replaces the previous $126,000,000 construction loan that bore interest at LIBOR plus 2.65% and was scheduled to
mature in November 2019.
On July 25, 2019, a joint venture in which we have a 50% interest, completed a $60,000,000 refinancing of 825 Seventh Avenue, a
165,000 square foot Manhattan office building, of which $31,889,000 was outstanding as of December 31, 2019. The interest-only loan
carries a rate of LIBOR plus 1.65% (3.40% as of December 31, 2019) and matures in July 2022 with a one-year extension option. The
loan replaces the previous $20,500,000 loan that bore interest at LIBOR plus 1.40% and was scheduled to mature in September 2019.
On September 5, 2019, a consolidated joint venture, in which we have a 50% interest, completed a $75,000,000 refinancing of 606
Broadway, a 36,000 square foot Manhattan office and retail building, of which $67,804,000 was outstanding as of December 31, 2019.
The interest-only loan carries a rate of LIBOR plus 1.80% (3.52% as of December 31, 2019) and matures in September 2024. In connection
therewith, the joint venture purchased an interest rate cap that caps LIBOR at a rate of 4.00%. The loan replaces the previous $65,000,000
construction loan. The construction loan bore interest at LIBOR plus 3.00% and was scheduled to mature in May 2021.
On September 27, 2019, we repaid the $575,000,000 mortgage loan on PENN2 with proceeds from our unsecured revolving credit
facilities. The mortgage loan was scheduled to mature in December 2019. PENN2 is a 1,795,000 square foot (as expanded) Manhattan
office building currently under redevelopment.
On November 6, 2019, the Fund completed a $145,075,000 refinancing of Lucida, a 155,000 square foot Manhattan retail and
residential property. The three-year interest-only loan carries a rate of LIBOR plus 1.85% (3.54% as of December 31, 2019) with two
one-year extension options. The loan replaces the previous $146,000,000 loan that bore interest at LIBOR plus 1.55% and was scheduled
to mature in December 2019.
On November 26, 2019, a joint venture in which we have a 20.1% interest, completed a $800,000,000 refinancing of 650 Madison
Avenue, a 601,000 square foot Manhattan office and retail property. The ten-year interest-only loan carries a fixed rate of 3.49% and
matures in December 2029. The loan replaces the previous $800,000,000 loan that bore interest at a fixed rate of 4.39% and was scheduled
to mature in October 2020.
On December 23, 2019, a joint venture in which we have a 49.9% interest, completed a $85,500,000 refinancing, of which $82,500,000
was outstanding as of December 31, 2019, of 50-70 West 93rd Street, a 325-unit Manhattan residential complex. The five-year interest-
only loan carries an interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.53%, which was swapped to a fixed rate of 3.14%, and matures in December 2024.
The loan replaces the previous $80,000,000 loan that bore interest at LIBOR plus 1.70% and was scheduled to mature in August 2021,
as extended.
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Leasing Activity
The leasing activity and related statistics in the tables below are based on leases signed during the period and are not intended to
coincide with the commencement of rental revenue in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America (“GAAP”). Second generation relet space represents square footage that has not been vacant for more than nine months and
tenant improvements and leasing commissions are based on our share of square feet leased during the period.
(Square feet in thousands)
New York
Office
Retail
theMART
555 California Street
Quarter Ended December 31, 2019:
Total square feet leased
Our share of square feet leased
Initial rent(1)
Weighted average lease term (years)
Second generation relet space:
Square feet
GAAP basis:
Straight-line rent(2)
Prior straight-line rent
Percentage (decrease) increase
Cash basis:
Initial rent(1)
Prior escalated rent
Percentage (decrease) increase
Tenant improvements and leasing commissions:
Per square foot
Per square foot per annum:
Percentage of initial rent
Year Ended December 31, 2019:
Total square feet leased
Our share of square feet leased
Initial rent(1)
Weighted average lease term (years)
Second generation relet space:
Square feet
GAAP basis:
Straight-line rent(2)
Prior straight-line rent
Percentage increase
Cash basis:
Initial rent(1)
Prior escalated rent
Percentage increase
Tenant improvements and leasing commissions:
Per square foot
Per square foot per annum:
Percentage of initial rent
____________________
See notes on the following page.
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
30
21
94.00
5.0
21
99.81
49.77
100.5%
94.00
54.49
72.5%
36.38
7.28
7.7%
172
120
88.70
6.1
115
93.86
56.93
64.9%
88.54
64.11
38.1%
53.93
8.84
10.0%
173
117
94
73
52
52
101.67
$
233.55
$
50.26
$
6.6
54
$
$
$
$
$
$
93.62
97.06
(3.5)%
94.90
100.06
(5.2)%
89.30
13.53
13.3 %
9.4
52
$
$
$
$
$
$
309.06
308.17
0.3%
335.00
300.90
11.3%
100.79
10.72
4.6%
5.0
50
$
$
$
$
$
$
50.96
49.41
3.1 %
50.02
51.21
(2.3)%
26.91
5.38
10.7 %
987
793
238
207
286
286
82.17
$
175.35
$
49.43
$
10.9
171
198.05
175.46
12.9%
197.12
179.49
9.8%
68.59
6.29
3.6%
$
$
$
$
$
$
6.1
280
48.71
44.01
10.7%
49.25
47.08
4.6%
33.87
5.55
11.2%
$
$
$
$
$
$
7.7
553
76.12
72.18
5.5%
77.51
74.10
4.6%
83.82
10.89
13.3%
$
$
$
$
$
$
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Leasing Activity – continued
(Square feet in thousands)
New York
Office
Retail
theMART
555 California Street
Year Ended December 31, 2018:
Total square feet leased
Our share of square feet leased:
Initial rent(1)
Weighted average lease term (years)
Second generation relet space:
Square feet
GAAP basis:
Straight-line rent(2)
Prior straight-line rent
Percentage increase (decrease)
Cash basis:
Initial rent(1)
Prior escalated rent
Percentage increase (decrease)
Tenant improvements and leasing commissions:
Per square foot
Per square foot per annum:
Percentage of initial rent
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
1,827
1,627
79.03
9.6
1,347
81.57
60.99
33.7%
79.22
64.59
22.7%
92.69
9.66
12.2%
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
255
236
243
243
171.25
$
53.47
$
5.5
216
$
$
$
$
$
$
180.01
232.98
(22.7)%
164.74
166.35
(1.0)%
59.17
10.76
6.3 %
5.8
232
54.11
44.77
20.9%
53.49
47.48
12.7%
17.63
3.04
5.7%
$
$
$
$
$
$
249
174
89.28
10.3
62
104.06
77.46
34.3%
97.28
85.77
13.4%
94.98
9.22
10.3%
______________________________________
(1) Represents the cash basis weighted average starting rent per square foot, which is generally indicative of market rents. Most leases include free rent and periodic
step-ups in rent which are not included in the initial cash basis rent per square foot but are included in the GAAP basis straight-line rent per square foot.
(2) Represents the GAAP basis weighted average rent per square foot that is recognized over the term of the respective leases, and includes the effect of free rent and
periodic step-ups in rent.
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Square footage (in service) and Occupancy as of December 31, 2019:
(Square feet in thousands)
Square Feet (in service)
Number of
properties
Total
Portfolio
Our
Share
Occupancy %
New York:
Office
Retail (includes retail properties that are in the base of our office properties)
Residential - 1,679 units
Alexander's, including 312 residential units
Hotel Pennsylvania
Other:
theMART
555 California Street
Other
35
70
9
7
1
4
3
10
19,070
2,300
1,526
2,230
1,400
26,526
3,826
1,741
2,533
8,100
16,195
1,842
793
723
1,400
20,953
3,817
1,218
1,198
6,233
96.9%
94.5%
97.0%
96.5%
96.7%
94.6%
99.8%
92.7%
Total square feet at December 31, 2019
34,626
27,186
Square footage (in service) and Occupancy as of December 31, 2018:
(Square feet in thousands)
Square Feet (in service)
New York:
Office
Retail (includes retail properties that are in the base of our office properties)
Residential - 1,687 units
Alexander's, including 312 residential units
Hotel Pennsylvania
Other:
theMART
555 California Street
Other
Number of
properties
Total
Portfolio
Our
Share
Occupancy %
36
71
10
7
1
3
3
10
19,858
2,648
1,533
2,437
1,400
27,876
3,694
1,743
2,522
7,959
16,632
2,419
800
790
1,400
22,041
3,685
1,220
1,187
6,092
97.2%
97.3%
96.6%
91.4%
97.0%
94.7%
99.4%
92.8%
Total square feet at December 31, 2018
35,835
28,133
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Critical Accounting Policies
In preparing the consolidated financial statements we have made estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.
Actual results could differ from those estimates. Set forth below is a summary of the accounting policies that we believe are critical to
the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. The summary should be read in conjunction with the more complete discussion
of our accounting policies included in Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies, Note 3 - Revenue Recognition
and Note 20 - Leases to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Real Estate
Real estate is carried at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Betterments, major renewals and certain costs directly
related to the improvement and leasing of real estate are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. For redevelopment
of existing operating properties, the net book value of the existing property under redevelopment plus the cost for the construction and
improvements incurred in connection with the redevelopment are capitalized to the extent the capitalized costs of the property do not
exceed the estimated fair value of the redeveloped property when complete. If the cost of the redeveloped property, including the net
book value of the existing property, exceeds the estimated fair value of the redeveloped property, the excess is charged to expense.
Depreciation is recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives which range from 7 to 40 years. Tenant allowances are
amortized on a straight-line basis over the lives of the related leases, which approximate the useful lives of the assets.
Upon the acquisition of real estate, we assess the fair value of acquired assets (including land, buildings and improvements, identified
intangibles, such as acquired above and below-market leases, acquired in-place leases and tenant relationships) and acquired liabilities
and we allocate the purchase price based on these assessments which are on a relative fair value basis. We assess fair value based on
estimated cash flow projections that utilize appropriate discount and capitalization rates and available market information. Estimates of
future cash flows are based on a number of factors including historical operating results, known trends, and market/economic
conditions. We amortize identified intangibles that have finite lives over the period they are expected to contribute directly or indirectly
to the future cash flows of the property or business acquired.
As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the carrying amounts of real estate, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization, were
$10.1 billion and $13.1 billion, respectively. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the carrying amounts of identified intangible assets
(including acquired above-market leases, tenant relationships and acquired in-place leases) were $30,965,000 and $136,781,000,
respectively, and the carrying amounts of identified intangible liabilities, a component of “deferred revenue” on our consolidated balance
sheets, were $53,539,000 and $161,594,000, respectively.
Our properties, including any related right-of-use assets and intangible assets, are individually reviewed for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment exists when the carrying
amount of an asset exceeds the aggregate projected future cash flows over the anticipated holding period on an undiscounted basis. An
impairment loss is measured based on the excess of the property’s carrying amount over its estimated fair value. Impairment analyses
are based on our current plans, intended holding periods and available market information at the time the analyses are prepared. If our
estimates of the projected future cash flows, or market conditions change, our evaluation of impairment losses may be different and such
differences could be material to our consolidated financial statements. The evaluation of anticipated discounted cash flows is subjective
and is based, in part, on estimates and assumptions regarding future occupancy, rental rates, capital requirements, capitalization rates and
discount rates that could differ materially from actual results. Plans to hold properties over longer periods decrease the likelihood of
recording impairment losses.
Partially Owned Entities
We consolidate entities in which we have a controlling financial interest. In determining whether we have a controlling financial
interest in a partially owned entity and the requirement to consolidate the accounts of that entity, we consider (i) whether the entity is a
variable interest entity (“VIE”) in which we are the primary beneficiary or (ii) whether the entity is a voting interest entity in which we
have a majority of the voting interests of the entity. We are deemed to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE when we have (i) the power
to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses
or receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. We generally do not control a partially owned entity if the approval
of all of the partners/members is contractually required with respect to decisions that most significantly impact the performance of the
partially owned entity. This includes decisions regarding operating/capital budgets, and the placement of new or additional financing
secured by the assets of the venture, among others. We account for investments under the equity method when the requirements for
consolidation are not met, and we have significant influence over the operations of the investee. Equity method investments are initially
recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted for our share of net income or loss and cash contributions and distributions each period.
Investments that do not qualify for consolidation or equity method accounting are accounted for under the cost method.
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Critical Accounting Policies - continued
Partially Owned Entities - continued
Investments in partially owned entities are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recorded when there is a decline in the fair value below the carrying
value and we conclude such decline is other-than-temporary. An impairment loss is measured based on the excess of the carrying amount
of an investment over its estimated fair value. Impairment analyses are based on current plans, intended holding periods and available
information at the time the analyses are prepared. The ultimate realization of our investments in partially owned entities is dependent on
a number of factors, including the performance of each investment and market conditions. If our estimates of the projected future cash
flows, the nature of development activities for properties for which such activities are planned and the estimated fair value of the investment
change based on market conditions or otherwise, our evaluation of impairment losses may be different and such differences could be
material to our consolidated financial statements. The evaluation of anticipated cash flows is subjective and is based, in part, on estimates
and assumptions regarding future occupancy, rental rates, capital requirements, capitalization rates and discount rates that could differ
materially from actual results.
As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the carrying amounts of investments in partially owned entities were $4.0 billion and $0.9
billion, respectively.
Revenue Recognition
We have the following revenue sources and revenue recognition policies:
•
Rental revenues include revenues from the leasing of space at our properties to tenants, lease termination income, revenues from
the Hotel Pennsylvania, trade shows and tenant services.
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
Revenues from the leasing of space at our properties to tenants includes (i) lease components, including fixed and
variable lease payments, and nonlease components which include reimbursement of common area maintenance
expenses, and (ii) reimbursement of real estate taxes and insurance expenses. As lessor, we have elected to combine
the lease and nonlease components of our operating lease agreements and account for the components as a single lease
component. Revenues derived from fixed lease payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over the non-cancelable
period of the lease, together with renewal options that are reasonably certain of being exercised. We commence rental
revenue recognition when the underlying asset is available for use by the lessee. Revenue derived from the reimbursement
of real estate taxes, insurance expenses and common area maintenance expenses are generally recognized in the same
period as the related expenses are incurred.
Lease termination income is recognized immediately if a tenant vacates or is recognized on a straight-line basis over
the shortened remaining lease term.
Hotel revenue arising from the operation of Hotel Pennsylvania consists of room revenue, food and beverage revenue,
and banquet revenue. Room revenue is recognized when the rooms are made available for the guest.
Trade shows revenue arising from the operation of trade shows is primarily booth rentals. This revenue is recognized
upon the occurrence of the trade shows when the trade show booths are made available for use by the exhibitors.
Tenant services revenue arises from sub-metered electric, elevator, trash removal and other services provided to tenants
at their request. This revenue is recognized as the services are transferred.
•
Fee and other income includes management, leasing and other revenue arising from contractual agreements with third parties
or with partially owned entities and includes Building Maintenance Services LLC (“BMS”) cleaning, engineering and security
services. This revenue is recognized as the services are transferred.
We assess, on an individual lease basis, whether it is probable that we will collect the future lease payments. We consider the tenant's
payment history and current credit status when assessing collectability. When collectability is not deemed probable, we write off the
tenant's receivables, including straight-line rent receivables, and limit lease income to cash received. Changes to the collectability of our
operating leases are recorded as adjustments to "rental revenues" on our consolidated statements of income. If our assessment of the
collectability of revenue changes, the impact on our consolidated financial statements could be material.
Income Taxes
Vornado operates in a manner intended to enable it to continue to qualify as a REIT under Sections 856‑860 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended. Under those sections, a REIT which distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income as a dividend to its
shareholders each year and which meets certain other conditions will not be taxed on that portion of its taxable income which is distributed
to its shareholders. Vornado distributes to its shareholders 100% of its REIT taxable income and therefore, no provision for Federal
income taxes is required. If Vornado fails to distribute the required amount of income to its shareholders, or fails to meet other REIT
requirements, it may fail to qualify as a REIT which may result in substantial adverse tax consequences.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K for a discussion concerning recent accounting pronouncements.
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NOI At Share by Segment for the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
NOI at share represents total revenues less operating expenses including our share of partially owned entities. NOI at share - cash
basis represents NOI at share adjusted to exclude straight-line rental income and expense, amortization of acquired below and above
market leases, net and other non-cash adjustments. We consider NOI at share - cash basis to be the primary non-GAAP financial measure
for making decisions and assessing the unlevered performance of our segments as it relates to the total return on assets as opposed to the
levered return on equity. As properties are bought and sold based on NOI at share - cash basis, we utilize this measure to make investment
decisions as well as to compare the performance of our assets to that of our peers. NOI at share and NOI at share - cash basis should not
be considered alternatives to net income or cash flow from operations and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed
by other companies.
Below is a summary of NOI at share and NOI at share - cash basis by segment for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
(Amounts in thousands)
Total revenues
Operating expenses
NOI - consolidated
Deduct: NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
Add: NOI from partially owned entities
NOI at share
Non-cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net
and other
NOI at share - cash basis
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
New York(1)
Total
Other
$
1,924,700
$
1,577,860
$
(917,981)
1,006,719
(69,332)
322,390
1,259,777
(758,304)
819,556
(40,896)
294,168
1,072,828
(6,060)
(12,318)
$
1,253,717
$
1,060,510
$
346,840
(159,677)
187,163
(28,436)
28,222
186,949
6,258
193,207
________________________________________
(1) Reflects the transfer of 45.4% of common equity in the properties contributed to the Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV on April 18, 2019.
(Amounts in thousands)
Total revenues
Operating expenses
NOI - consolidated
Deduct: NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
Add: NOI from partially owned entities
NOI at share
Non-cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net
and other
NOI at share - cash basis
For the Year Ended December 31, 2018
Total
New York
Other
$
2,163,720
$
1,836,036
$
(963,478)
1,200,242
(71,186)
253,564
1,382,620
(806,464)
1,029,572
(48,490)
195,908
1,176,990
(44,704)
(45,427)
$
1,337,916
$
1,131,563
$
327,684
(157,014)
170,670
(22,696)
57,656
205,630
723
206,353
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NOI At Share by Segment for the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 - continued
The elements of our New York and Other NOI at share for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 are summarized below.
(Amounts in thousands)
New York:
Office(1)
Retail(1)
Residential
Alexander's
Hotel Pennsylvania
Total New York
Other:
theMART(2)
555 California Street
Other investments(3)
Total Other
NOI at share
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
$
724,526
$
273,217
23,363
44,325
7,397
743,001
353,425
23,515
45,133
11,916
1,072,828
1,176,990
102,071
59,657
25,221
186,949
90,929
54,691
60,010
205,630
$
1,259,777
$
1,382,620
________________________________________
(1) Reflects the transfer of 45.4% of common equity in the properties contributed to the Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV on April 18, 2019.
(2)
(3) The year ended December 31, 2018 includes $20,032 from PREIT (accounted for as a marketable security beginning March 12, 2019), $12,145 from 666 Fifth Avenue
2019 includes $11,131 of tenant reimbursement revenue related to real estate tax expense accrued in 2018.
Office Condominium (sold on August 3, 2018) and $11,822 from UE (sold on March 4, 2019).
The elements of our New York and Other NOI at share - cash basis for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 are summarized
below.
(Amounts in thousands)
New York:
Office(1)
Retail(1)
Residential
Alexander's
Hotel Pennsylvania
Total New York
Other:
theMART(2)
555 California Street
Other investments(3)
Total Other
NOI at share - cash basis
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
$
718,734
$
267,655
21,894
45,093
7,134
726,108
324,219
22,076
47,040
12,120
1,060,510
1,131,563
108,130
60,156
24,921
193,207
94,070
53,488
58,795
206,353
$
1,253,717
$
1,337,916
________________________________________
(1) Reflects the transfer of 45.4% of common equity in the properties contributed to the Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV on April 18, 2019.
(2)
(3) The year ended December 31, 2018 includes $19,767 from PREIT (accounted for as a marketable security beginning March 12, 2019), $12,025 from 666 Fifth Avenue
2019 includes $11,131 of tenant reimbursement revenue related to real estate tax expense accrued in 2018.
Office Condominium (sold on August 3, 2018) and $10,428 from UE (sold on March 4, 2019).
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Reconciliation of Net Income to NOI At Share and NOI At Share - Cash Basis for the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
(Amounts in thousands)
Net income
Depreciation and amortization expense
General and administrative expense
Transaction related costs, impairment losses and other
Income from partially owned entities
Loss from real estate fund investments
Interest and other investment income, net
Interest and debt expense
Net gain on transfer to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV
Purchase price fair value adjustment
Net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets
Income tax expense
Loss (income) from discontinued operations
NOI from partially owned entities
NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
NOI at share
Non cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net and other
NOI at share - cash basis
NOI At Share by Region
Region:
New York City metropolitan area
Chicago, IL
San Francisco, CA
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
$
3,334,262
$
419,107
169,920
106,538
(78,865)
104,082
(21,819)
286,623
(2,571,099)
—
(845,499)
103,439
30
322,390
(69,332)
1,259,777
(6,060)
422,603
446,570
141,871
31,320
(9,149)
89,231
(17,057)
347,949
—
(44,060)
(246,031)
37,633
(638)
253,564
(71,186)
1,382,620
(44,704)
$
1,253,717
$
1,337,916
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
87%
8%
5%
100%
89%
7%
4%
100%
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Results of Operations – Year Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to December 31, 2018
Revenues
Our revenues, which consist of rental revenues and fee and other income, were $1,924,700,000 for the year ended December 31,
2019 compared to $2,163,720,000 in the prior year, a decrease of $239,020,000. Below are the details of the (decrease) increase by
segment:
(Amounts in thousands)
(Decrease) increase due to:
Rental revenues:
Acquisitions, dispositions and other
Development and redevelopment
Hotel Pennsylvania
Trade shows
Properties transferred to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV
Same store operations
Fee and other income:
BMS cleaning fees
Management and leasing fees
Properties transferred to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV
Other income
Total
New York
Other
$
(8,877)
$
(8,195)
$
(17,613)
(4,034)
(1,959)
(208,360)
732
(240,111)
4,317
218
(833)
(2,611)
1,091
(17,991)
(4,034)
—
(208,360)
(20,406) (1)
(258,986)
4,270
1,491
(833)
(4,118)
810
(682)
378
—
(1,959)
—
21,138
18,875
47
(1,273)
—
1,507
281
Total (decrease) increase in revenues
$
(239,020)
$
(258,176)
$
19,156
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(1) Primarily due to (i) $9,882 of lower acquired below-market lease amortization in 2019 as a result of Old Navy's lease modification at 150 West 34th Street, and (ii)
$5,967 from the non-cash write-off of straight-line rent receivables related to Topshop at 478-486 Broadway in 2019.
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Results of Operations – Year Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to December 31, 2018 - continued
Expenses
Our expenses, which consist primarily of operating, depreciation and amortization, general and administrative, expense from deferred
compensation plan liability, and transaction related costs, impairment losses and other, were $1,625,155,000 for the year ended December
31, 2019 compared to $1,580,759,000 in the prior year, an increase of $44,396,000. Below are the details of the increase by segment:
(Amounts in thousands)
Increase (decrease) due to:
Operating:
Total
New York
Other
Acquisitions, dispositions and other
$
(1,659)
$
(3,901)
$
Development and redevelopment
Non-reimbursable expenses
Hotel Pennsylvania
Trade shows
BMS expenses
Properties transferred to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV
Same store operations
Depreciation and amortization:
Acquisitions, dispositions and other
Development and redevelopment
Properties transferred to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV
Same store operations
General and administrative
Expense from deferred compensation plan liability
Transaction related costs, impairment losses and other
(4,831)
(14,190)
495
535
3,188
(41,583)
12,548
(45,497)
598
(6,454)
(56,545)
34,938
(27,463)
28,049 (1)
14,089
75,218
(5,480)
(13,222)
495
—
3,141
(41,583)
12,390
(48,160)
586
(6,683)
(56,545)
31,636
(31,006)
19,376
—
75,846 (2)
2,242
649
(968)
—
535
47
—
158
2,663
12
229
—
3,302
3,543
8,673
14,089
(628)
Total increase in expenses
$
44,396
$
16,056
$
28,340
____________________
(1)
2019 includes (i) $10,447 of non-cash stock-based compensation expense for the time-based equity compensation granted in connection with the new leadership
group announced in April 2019 (additional non-cash expense associated with these awards will be $9,603 in each of 2020 and 2021, $7,718 in 2022 and $2,655 in
2023), (ii) $8,477 of non-cash stock-based compensation expense for the accelerated vesting of previously issued OP Units and Vornado restricted stock due to the
removal of the time-based vesting requirement for participants who have reached 65 years of age, and (iii) $5,538 of previously capitalized internal leasing costs as
a result of the January 1, 2019 adoption of Accounting Standard Update 2016-02, Leases, under which internal leasing costs can no longer be capitalized.
2019 includes $101,925 of non-cash impairment losses and related write-offs, primarily 608 Fifth Avenue, partially offset by (i) $12,000 non-cash impairment loss
in 2018 and (ii) $13,103 additional New York City real property transfer tax ("Transfer Tax") recognized in the first quarter of 2018 related to the acquisition of
Independence Plaza. The joint venture that owns Independence Plaza, in which we have a 50.1% economic interest, recognized this expense based on the precedent
established by the New York City Tax Appeals Tribunal (the "Tax Tribunal") decision regarding One Park Avenue. See Note 4 - Real Estate Fund Investments to the
consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding this matter.
(2)
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Results of Operations – Year Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to December 31, 2018 - continued
Income from Partially Owned Entities
Below are the components of income (loss) from partially owned entities for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
(Amounts in thousands)
Our share of net income (loss):
Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV(1):
Equity in net income
Return on preferred equity, net of our share of the expense
Alexander's(2)
Partially owned office buildings(3)
Other investments(4)
Percentage
Ownership at
December 31, 2019
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
51.5%
32.4%
Various
Various
$
$
31,130
$
27,586
58,716
23,779
(3,443)
(187)
78,865
$
—
—
—
15,045
(3,085)
(2,811)
9,149
____________________
(1) The year ended December 31, 2019 includes our 51.5% ownership in the Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV since April 2019. See Note 6 - Investments in Partially
(2)
(3)
(4)
Owned Entities to the consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
2018 includes our $7,708 share of Alexander's additional Transfer Tax related to the November 2012 sale of Kings Plaza Regional Shopping Center. Alexander's
recorded this expense based on the precedent established by the Tax Tribunal's decision regarding One Park Avenue. See Note 4 - Real Estate Fund Investments to
the consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding this matter.
Includes interests in 280 Park Avenue, 650 Madison Avenue, One Park Avenue, 7 West 34th Street, 330 Madison Avenue (sold on July 11, 2019), 512 West 22nd
Street, 61 Ninth Avenue, 85 Tenth Avenue and others. 2018 includes our $4,978 share of additional Transfer Tax related to the March 2011 acquisition of One Park
Avenue. See Note 4 - Real Estate Fund Investments to the consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional
information regarding this matter.
Includes interests in Independence Plaza, Fashion Centre Mall/Washington Tower, Rosslyn Plaza, 50-70 West 93rd Street, 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium
(sold on August 3, 2018), UE (sold on March 4, 2019), PREIT (accounted for as a marketable security from March 12, 2019) and others.
Loss from Real Estate Fund Investments
Below are the components of the loss from our real estate fund investments for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
(Amounts in thousands)
Net investment income
Net unrealized loss on held investments
Net realized loss on exited investments
Transfer tax
Loss from real estate fund investments
Less loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
$
2,027
$
(106,109)
—
—
(104,082)
55,274
6,105
(83,794)
(912)
(10,630) (1)
(89,231)
61,230
Loss from real estate fund investments net of controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries(2)
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(1) Due to the additional Transfer Tax related to the March 2011 acquisition of One Park Avenue which was recognized as a result of the Tax Tribunal decision in the
first quarter of 2018. We appealed the Tax Tribunal's decision to the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department ("Appellate Division").
Our appeal was heard on April 2, 2019. On April 25, 2019, the Appellate Division entered a unanimous decision and order that confirmed the decision of the Tax
Tribunal and dismissed our appeal. On June 20, 2019, we filed a motion to reargue the Appellate Division's decision or for leave to appeal to the New York State
Court of Appeals. That motion was denied on December 12, 2019 and can no longer be appealed.
2018 includes $4,252 of loss related to One Park Avenue additional transfer taxes and reduction in carried interest.
(48,808) $
(28,001)
(2)
$
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Results of Operations – Year Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to December 31, 2018 - continued
Interest and Other Investment Income, net
Below are the components of interest and other investment, net for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
(Amounts in thousands)
Interest on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
Interest on loans receivable(1)
Decrease in fair value of marketable securities
Dividends on marketable securities
Other, net
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
$
$
13,380
$
6,326
(5,533)
3,938
3,708
21,819
$
15,827
10,298
(26,453)
13,339
4,046
17,057
____________________
(1)
2018 includes $6,707 of profit participation in connection with an investment in a mezzanine loan which was previously repaid to us.
Interest and Debt Expense
Interest and debt expense was $286,623,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to $347,949,000 in the prior year, a
decrease of $61,326,000. This decrease was primarily due to (i) $30,245,000 of lower interest expense resulting from the repayment of
the 220 CPS loan, (ii) $30,029,000 of lower interest expense resulting from the deconsolidation of mortgages payable of the properties
contributed to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV in April 2019, (iii) $15,137,000 of lower interest from the redemption of the $400,000,000
5.00% senior unsecured notes in April 2019, and (iv) $13,077,000 lower capital lease interest due to the acquisition of the fee interest in
1535 Broadway in September 2018, partially offset by (v) $22,540,000 of expense from debt prepayment costs relating to redemption
of the senior unsecured notes, and (vi) $5,457,000 of higher interest from the interest rate swap on our $750,000,000 unsecured term
loan.
Net Gain on Transfer to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV
In April 2019, we recognized a $2,571,099,000 net gain from the transfer of common equity in the properties contributed to Fifth
Avenue and Times Square JV, including the related step-up in our basis of the retained portion of the assets to fair value.
Purchase Price Fair Value Adjustment
The purchase price fair value adjustment of $44,060,000 for the year ended December 31, 2018 represents the difference between
the estimated fair market value and the book basis of our 50.1% interest in the joint venture that is developing the Farley Office and Retail
Building as a result of our increased ownership in the joint venture to 95.0% from 50.1%.
Net Gains on Disposition of Wholly Owned and Partially Owned Assets
Net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets of $845,499,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019 primarily
consists of (i) $604,393,000 of net gains on sale of 220 CPS condominium units, (ii) $159,292,000 net gain on sale of our 25% interest
in 330 Madison Avenue, (iii) $62,395,000 net gain from the sale of all of our UE partnership units, and (iv) $19,477,000 net gain on sale
of 3040 M Street. Net gains of $246,031,000 for the year ended December 31, 2018 primarily consists of (i) $134,032,000 net gain on
the sale of our 49.5% interests in 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium, (ii) $81,224,000 net gain on sale of 220 CPS condominium
units, (iii) $23,559,000 net gain on sale of 27 Washington Square North, and (iv) $7,308,000 net gain from repayment of our interest on
the mortgage loan on 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium.
Income Tax Expense
For the year ended December 31, 2019, we had income tax expense of $103,439,000, compared to $37,633,000 in the prior year, an
increase of $65,806,000. This increase was primarily due to $87,940,000 of higher income tax expense on the sale of 220 CPS condominium
units, partially offset by $16,771,000 of expense in the year ended December 31, 2018 due to the $44,060,000 purchase price fair value
adjustment recognized as a result of our increased ownership in the Farley Office and Retail Building joint venture.
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Results of Operations – Year Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to December 31, 2018 - continued
(Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations
Loss from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $30,000 compared to income of $638,000 in the prior
year, a decrease in income of $668,000.
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Subsidiaries
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries was $24,547,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019,
compared to $53,023,000 in the prior year, a decrease of $28,476,000. This decrease resulted primarily from (i) $11,945,000 net gain on
transfer to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV attributable to noncontrolling interests for the year ended December 31, 2019, (ii) $6,538,000
of additional Transfer Tax allocated to noncontrolling interests related to the acquisition of Independence Plaza for the year ended
December 31, 2018, and (iii) $5,956,000 of lower net loss allocated to the noncontrolling interests of our real estate fund investments,
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership (Vornado Realty Trust)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership was $210,872,000 for the year ended December 31,
2019, compared to $25,672,000 in the prior year, an increase of $185,200,000. The increase resulted primarily from higher net income
subject to allocation to Class A unitholders due to the net gain on transfer to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV.
Preferred Share Dividends of Vornado Realty Trust
Preferred share dividends were $50,131,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to $50,636,000 in the prior year, a
decrease of $505,000.
Preferred Unit Distributions of Vornado Realty L.P.
Preferred unit distributions were $50,296,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to $50,830,000 in the prior year, a
decrease of $534,000.
Preferred Share/Unit Issuance Costs
For the year ended December 31, 2018, we recognized preferred share/unit issuance costs of $14,486,000 representing the write-
off of issuance costs upon the redemption of all the outstanding Series G and Series I cumulative redeemable preferred shares/units in
January 2018.
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Results of Operations – Year Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to December 31, 2018 - continued
Same Store Net Operating Income At Share
Same store NOI at share represents NOI at share from operations which are in service in both the current and prior year reporting
periods. Same store NOI at share - cash basis is same store NOI at share adjusted to exclude straight-line rental income and expense,
amortization of acquired below and above market leases, net and other non-cash adjustments. We present these non-GAAP measures to
(i) facilitate meaningful comparisons of the operational performance of our properties and segments, (ii) make decisions on whether to
buy, sell or refinance properties, and (iii) compare the performance of our properties and segments to those of our peers. Same store NOI
at share and same store NOI at share - cash basis should not be considered alternatives to net income or cash flow from operations and
may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.
Below are reconciliations of NOI at share to same store NOI at share for our New York segment, theMART, 555 California Street
and other investments for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to December 31, 2018.
(Amounts in thousands)
Total
New York
theMART
555
California
Street
Other
NOI at share for the year ended December 31, 2019
$ 1,259,777
$ 1,072,828
$
102,071
$
59,657
$
25,221
Less NOI at share from:
Acquisitions
Change in ownership interests in properties contributed to Fifth
Avenue and Times Square JV
Dispositions
Development properties
Other non-same store (income) expense, net
(334)
(334)
(5,479)
(7,420)
(54,099)
(33,028)
(5,479)
(7,420)
(54,099)
(5,585)
Same store NOI at share for the year ended December 31, 2019
$ 1,159,417
$
999,911
NOI at share for the year ended December 31, 2018
$ 1,382,620
$ 1,176,990
Less NOI at share from:
Acquisitions
Change in ownership interests in properties contributed to Fifth
Avenue and Times Square JV
Dispositions
Development properties
Other non-same store (income) expense, net
(121)
(121)
(84,020)
(14,949)
(74,720)
(72,930)
(84,020)
(14,949)
(74,720)
(7,825)
Same store NOI at share for the year ended December 31, 2018
$ 1,135,880
$
995,355
Increase in same store NOI at share for the year ended December 31, 2019
compared to December 31, 2018
$
23,537
$
4,556
—
—
—
—
(2,635)
99,436
90,929
—
—
—
—
(5,155)
85,774
13,662
$
$
$
$
—
—
—
—
413
60,070
54,691
—
—
—
—
60
54,751
5,319
$
$
$
$
—
—
—
—
(25,221)
—
60,010
—
—
—
—
(60,010)
—
—
$
$
$
$
% increase in same store NOI at share
2.1%
0.5% (1)
15.9% (2)
9.7%
—%
____________________
(1) Excluding Hotel Pennsylvania, same store NOI at share increased by 0.9%.
(2) Primarily due to $11,131 of tenant reimbursement revenue received in 2019 related to real estate tax expense accrued in 2018.
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Results of Operations – Year Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to December 31, 2018 - continued
Same Store Net Operating Income At Share - continued
Below are reconciliations of NOI at share - cash basis to same store NOI at share - cash basis for our New York segment, theMART,
555 California Street and other investments for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to December 31, 2018.
(Amounts in thousands)
Total
New York
theMART
555
California
Street
Other
NOI at share - cash basis for the year ended December 31, 2019
$ 1,253,717
$ 1,060,510
$
108,130
$
60,156
$
24,921
Less NOI at share - cash basis from:
Acquisitions
Change in ownership interests in properties contributed to Fifth
Avenue and Times Square JV
Dispositions
Development properties
Other non-same store (income) expense, net
(266)
(266)
(5,183)
(8,219)
(64,359)
(52,594)
(5,183)
(8,219)
(64,359)
(24,892)
Same store NOI at share - cash basis for the year ended December 31, 2019 $ 1,123,096
$
957,591
NOI at share - cash basis for the year ended December 31, 2018
$ 1,337,916
$ 1,131,563
Less NOI at share - cash basis from:
Acquisitions
Change in ownership interests in properties contributed to Fifth
Avenue and Times Square JV
Dispositions
Development properties
Other non-same store (income) expense, net
(121)
(121)
(79,427)
(14,764)
(81,137)
(78,119)
(79,427)
(14,764)
(81,137)
(14,011)
Same store NOI at share - cash basis for the year ended December 31, 2018 $ 1,084,348
$
942,103
Increase in same store NOI at share - cash basis for the year ended
December 31, 2019 compared to December 31, 2018
$
38,748
$
15,488
—
—
—
—
(2,973)
105,157
94,070
—
—
—
—
(5,373)
88,697
16,460
$
$
$
$
—
—
—
—
192
60,348
53,488
—
—
—
—
60
53,548
6,800
$
$
$
$
—
—
—
—
(24,921)
—
58,795
—
—
—
—
(58,795)
—
—
$
$
$
$
% increase in same store NOI at share - cash basis
3.6%
1.6% (1)
18.6% (2)
12.7%
—%
____________________
(1) Excluding Hotel Pennsylvania, same store NOI at share - cash basis increased by 2.2%.
(2) Primarily due to $11,131 of tenant reimbursement revenue received in 2019 related to real estate tax expense accrued in 2018.
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NOI At Share by Segment for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
Below is a summary of NOI at share by segment for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
(Amounts in thousands)
Total revenues
Operating expenses
NOI - consolidated
Deduct: NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
Add: NOI from partially owned entities
NOI at share
Non-cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net
and other
NOI at share - cash basis
For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2019
New York(1)
Total
Other
$
460,968
$
377,626
$
(223,975)
236,993
(17,417)
85,990
305,566
(184,231)
193,395
(9,885)
82,774
266,284
(6,590)
(8,577)
$
298,976
$
257,707
$
83,342
(39,744)
43,598
(7,532)
3,216
39,282
1,987
41,269
________________________________________
(1) Reflects the transfer of 45.4% of common equity in the properties contributed to the Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV on April 18, 2019.
(Amounts in thousands)
Total revenues
Operating expenses
NOI - consolidated
Deduct: NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
Add: NOI from partially owned entities
NOI at share
Non-cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net
and other
NOI at share - cash basis
For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2018
Total
New York
Other
$
543,417
$
466,554
$
(254,320)
289,097
(19,771)
60,205
329,531
(206,696)
259,858
(13,837)
49,178
295,199
(5,532)
(6,266)
$
323,999
$
288,933
$
76,863
(47,624)
29,239
(5,934)
11,027
34,332
734
35,066
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NOI At Share by Segment for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 - continued
The elements of our New York and Other NOI at share for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 are summarized
below.
(Amounts in thousands)
New York:
Office(1)
Retail(1)
Residential
Alexander's
Hotel Pennsylvania
Total New York
Other:
theMART(2)
555 California Street
Other investments(3)
Total Other
NOI at share
For the Three Months Ended December 31,
2019
2018
$
183,925
$
59,728
5,835
10,626
6,170
266,284
22,712
14,533
2,037
39,282
186,832
85,549
5,834
11,023
5,961
295,199
10,981
14,005
9,346
34,332
$
305,566
$
329,531
________________________________________
(1) Reflects the transfer of 45.4% of common equity in the properties contributed to the Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV on April 18, 2019.
(2) The three months ended December 31, 2018 includes an additional $12,814 real estate tax expense accrual due to an increase in the tax-assessed value of theMART.
(3) The three months ended December 31, 2018 includes $4,683 from PREIT (accounted for as a marketable security beginning March 12, 2019) and $3,198 from UE
(sold on March 4, 2019).
The elements of our New York and Other NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 are
summarized below.
(Amounts in thousands)
New York:
Office(1)
Retail(1)
Residential
Alexander's
Hotel Pennsylvania
Total New York
Other:
theMART(2)
555 California Street
Other investments(3)
Total Other
NOI at share - cash basis
For the Three Months Ended December 31,
2019
2018
$
180,762
$
54,357
5,763
10,773
6,052
257,707
24,646
14,491
2,132
41,269
185,624
80,515
5,656
11,129
6,009
288,933
12,758
13,784
8,524
35,066
$
298,976
$
323,999
________________________________________
(1) Reflects the transfer of 45.4% of common equity in the properties contributed to the Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV on April 18, 2019.
(2) The three months ended December 31, 2018 includes an additional $12,814 real estate tax expense accrual due to an increase in the tax-assessed value of theMART.
(3) The three months ended December 31, 2018 includes $4,612 from PREIT (accounted for as a marketable security beginning March 12, 2019) and $2,320 from UE
(sold on March 4, 2019).
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Reconciliation of Net Income to NOI At Share and NOI At Share - Cash Basis for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2019
and 2018
(Amounts in thousands)
Net income
Depreciation and amortization expense
General and administrative expense
Transaction related costs, impairment losses and other
Income from partially owned entities
Loss from real estate fund investments
Interest and other investment income, net
Interest and debt expense
Purchase price fair value adjustment
Net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets
Income tax expense
Income from discontinued operations
NOI from partially owned entities
NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
NOI at share
Non cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net and other
NOI at share - cash basis
NOI At Share by Region
Region:
New York City metropolitan area
Chicago, IL
San Francisco, CA
For the Three Months Ended December 31,
2019
2018
$
160,676
$
92,926
39,791
3,223
(22,726)
90,302
(5,889)
59,683
—
(203,835)
22,897
(55)
85,990
(17,417)
305,566
(6,590)
$
298,976
$
97,821
112,869
32,934
14,637
(3,090)
51,258
(7,656)
83,175
(44,060)
(81,203)
32,669
(257)
60,205
(19,771)
329,531
(5,532)
323,999
For the Three Months Ended December 31,
2019
2018
88%
7%
5%
100%
92%
3%
5%
100%
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Three Months Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to December 31, 2018
Same Store Net Operating Income At Share
Below are reconciliations of NOI at share to same store NOI at share for our New York segment, theMART, 555 California Street
and other investments for the three months ended December 31, 2019 compared to December 31, 2018.
(Amounts in thousands)
Total
New York
theMART
555
California
Street
Other
NOI at share for the three months ended December 31, 2019
$
305,566
$
266,284
$
22,712
$
14,533
$
2,037
Less NOI at share from:
Acquisitions
Dispositions
Development properties
Other non-same store (income) expense, net
Same store NOI at share for the three months ended December 31, 2019
NOI at share for the three months ended December 31, 2018
Less NOI at share from:
Change in ownership interests in properties contributed to Fifth
Avenue and Times Square JV
Dispositions
Development properties
Other non-same store (income) expense, net
$
$
(122)
(62)
(16,082)
(8,164)
281,136
329,531
(28,683)
(3,614)
(21,797)
(13,041)
$
$
(122)
(62)
(16,082)
(5,969)
244,049
295,199
(28,683)
(3,614)
(21,811)
(3,291)
Same store NOI at share for the three months ended December 31, 2018
$
262,396
$
237,800
Increase in same store NOI at share for the three months ended December
31, 2019 compared to December 31, 2018
$
18,740
$
6,249
—
—
—
(172)
22,540
10,981
—
—
—
(463)
10,518
12,022
$
$
$
$
—
—
—
14
14,547
14,005
—
—
14
59
14,078
469
$
$
$
$
—
—
—
(2,037)
—
9,346
—
—
—
(9,346)
—
—
$
$
$
$
% increase in same store NOI at share
7.1%
2.6% (1)
114.3% (2)
3.3%
—%
____________________
(1) Excluding Hotel Pennsylvania, same store NOI at share remained unchanged.
(2) The three months ended December 31, 2018 includes an additional $12,814 real estate tax expense accrual due to an increase in the tax-assessed value of theMART.
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Three Months Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to December 31, 2018 - continued
Same Store Net Operating Income At Share - continued
Below are reconciliations of NOI at share - cash basis to same store NOI at share - cash basis for our New York segment, theMART,555
California Street and other investments for the three months ended December 31, 2019 compared to December 31, 2018.
(Amounts in thousands)
Total
New York
theMART
555
California
Street
Other
NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended December 31, 2019
$
298,976
$
257,707
$
24,646
$
14,491
$
2,132
Less NOI at share - cash basis from:
Acquisitions
Dispositions
Development properties
Other non-same store income, net
Same store NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended December
31, 2019
NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended December 31, 2018
Less NOI at share - cash basis from:
Change in ownership interests in properties contributed to Fifth
Avenue and Times Square JV
Dispositions
Development properties
Other non-same store (income) expense, net
$
$
(54)
(66)
(16,948)
(9,736)
272,172
323,999
(27,243)
(3,870)
(24,090)
(13,400)
$
$
(54)
(66)
(16,948)
(7,373)
233,266
288,933
(27,243)
(3,870)
(24,104)
(4,416)
Same store NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended December
31, 2018
$
255,396
$
229,300
Increase in same store NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended
December 31, 2019 compared to December 31, 2018
$
16,776
$
3,966
—
—
—
(172)
24,474
12,758
—
—
—
(520)
12,238
12,236
$
$
$
$
—
—
—
(59)
14,432
13,784
—
—
14
60
13,858
574
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
—
—
—
(2,132)
—
8,524
—
—
—
(8,524)
—
—
% increase in same store NOI at share - cash basis
6.6%
1.7% (1)
100.0% (2)
4.1%
—%
____________________
(1) Excluding Hotel Pennsylvania, same store NOI at share - cash basis increased by 1.8%.
(2) The three months ended December 31, 2018 includes an additional $12,814 real estate tax expense accrual due to an increase in the tax-assessed value of theMART.
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NOI At Share by Segment for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019
Below is a summary of NOI at share and NOI at share - cash basis by segment for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and
For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2019
Total
New York
Other
$
460,968
$
377,626
$
(223,975)
236,993
(17,417)
85,990
305,566
(184,231)
193,395
(9,885)
82,774
266,284
(6,590)
(8,577)
298,976
$
257,707
$
$
$
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Total
New York
Other
465,961
$
380,568
$
(226,359)
239,602
(18,096)
86,024
307,530
(188,159)
192,409
(9,574)
82,649
265,484
(4,037)
(5,560)
$
303,493
$
259,924
$
83,342
(39,744)
43,598
(7,532)
3,216
39,282
1,987
41,269
85,393
(38,200)
47,193
(8,522)
3,375
42,046
1,523
43,569
September 30, 2019.
(Amounts in thousands)
Total revenues
Operating expenses
NOI - consolidated
Deduct: NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
Add: NOI from partially owned entities
NOI at share
Non-cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net
and other
NOI at share - cash basis
(Amounts in thousands)
Total revenues
Operating expenses
NOI - consolidated
Deduct: NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
Add: NOI from partially owned entities
NOI at share
Non-cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net
and other
NOI at share - cash basis
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NOI At Share by Segment for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019 - continued
The elements of our New York and Other NOI at share for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019 are
summarized below.
(Amounts in thousands)
New York:
Office
Retail
Residential
Alexander's
Hotel Pennsylvania
Total New York
Other:
theMART
555 California Street
Other investments
Total Other
NOI at share
For the Three Months Ended
December 31, 2019
September 30, 2019
$
183,925
$
59,728
5,835
10,626
6,170
266,284
22,712
14,533
2,037
39,282
177,469
68,159
5,575
11,269
3,012
265,484
24,862
15,265
1,919
42,046
$
305,566
$
307,530
The elements of our New York and Other NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and September
30, 2019 are summarized below.
(Amounts in thousands)
New York:
Office
Retail
Residential
Alexander's
Hotel Pennsylvania
Total New York
Other:
theMART
555 California Street
Other investments
Total Other
NOI at share - cash basis
For the Three Months Ended
December 31, 2019
September 30, 2019
$
180,762
$
54,357
5,763
10,773
6,052
257,707
24,646
14,491
2,132
41,269
174,796
65,636
5,057
11,471
2,964
259,924
26,588
15,325
1,656
43,569
$
298,976
$
303,493
62
363,849
96,437
33,237
1,576
(25,946)
(2,190)
(3,045)
61,448
(309,657)
23,885
8
86,024
(18,096)
307,530
(4,037)
303,493
Supplemental Information - continued
Reconciliation of Net Income to NOI At Share and NOI At Share - Cash Basis for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2019
and September 30, 2019
For the Three Months Ended
December 31, 2019
September 30, 2019
(Amounts in thousands)
Net income
Depreciation and amortization expense
General and administrative expense
Transaction related costs, impairment losses and other
Income from partially owned entities
Loss (income) from real estate fund investments
Interest and other investment income, net
Interest and debt expense
Net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets
Income tax expense
(Income) loss from discontinued operations
NOI from partially owned entities
NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
NOI at share
Non cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net and other
$
160,676
$
92,926
39,791
3,223
(22,726)
90,302
(5,889)
59,683
(203,835)
22,897
(55)
85,990
(17,417)
305,566
(6,590)
NOI at share - cash basis
$
298,976
$
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Three Months Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to September 30, 2019
Same Store Net Operating Income At Share
Below are reconciliations of NOI at share to same store NOI at share for our New York segment, theMART, 555 California Street
and other investments for the three months ended December 31, 2019 compared to September 30, 2019.
(Amounts in thousands)
Total
New York
theMART
555
California
Street
Other
NOI at share for the three months ended December 31, 2019
$
305,566
$
266,284
$
22,712
$
14,533
$
2,037
Less NOI at share from:
Acquisitions
Dispositions
Development properties
Other non-same store (income) expense, net
Same store NOI at share for the three months ended December 31, 2019
NOI at share for the three months ended September 30, 2019
Less NOI at share from:
Dispositions
Development properties
Other non-same store (income) expense, net
$
$
(118)
(62)
(16,087)
(8,103)
281,196
307,530
(262)
(19,429)
(11,254)
$
$
(118)
(62)
(16,087)
(5,968)
244,049
265,484
(262)
(19,429)
(8,877)
—
—
—
(172)
22,540
24,862
$
$
—
—
(532)
—
—
—
74
$
$
14,607
15,265
—
—
74
Same store NOI at share for the three months ended September 30, 2019
$
276,585
$
236,916
$
24,330
$
15,339
Increase (decrease) in same store NOI at share for the three months ended
December 31, 2019 compared to September 30, 2019
$
4,611
$
7,133
$
(1,790)
$
(732)
—
—
—
(2,037)
—
1,919
—
—
(1,919)
—
—
$
$
$
$
% increase (decrease) in same store NOI at share
1.7%
3.0% (1)
(7.4)%
(4.8)%
—%
____________________
(1) Excluding Hotel Pennsylvania, same store NOI at share increased by 1.7%.
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Three Months Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to September 30, 2019 - continued
Same Store Net Operating Income At Share - continued
Below are reconciliations of NOI at share - cash basis to same store NOI at share - cash basis for our New York segment, theMART,
555 California Street and other investments for the three months ended December 31, 2019 compared to September 30, 2019.
(Amounts in thousands)
Total
New York
theMART
555
California
Street
Other
NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended December 31, 2019
$
298,976
$
257,707
$
24,646
$
14,491
$
2,132
Less NOI at share - cash basis from:
Acquisitions
Dispositions
Development properties
Other non-same store income, net
Same store NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended December
31, 2019
NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended September 30, 2019
Less NOI at share - cash basis from:
Dispositions
Development properties
Other non-same store income, net
(49)
(66)
(16,952)
(9,678)
272,231
303,493
(693)
(24,641)
(12,701)
$
$
(49)
(66)
(16,952)
(7,374)
233,266
259,924
(693)
(24,641)
(10,174)
$
$
—
—
—
(172)
—
—
—
—
$
$
24,474
26,588
$
$
14,491
15,325
—
—
(871)
—
—
—
Same store NOI at share - cash basis for the three months ended September
30, 2019
$
265,458
$
224,416
$
25,717
$
15,325
Increase (decrease) in same store NOI at share - cash basis for the three
months ended December 31, 2019 compared to September 30, 2019
$
6,773
$
8,850
$
(1,243)
$
(834)
—
—
—
(2,132)
—
1,656
—
—
(1,656)
—
—
$
$
$
$
% increase (decrease) in same store NOI at share - cash basis
2.6%
3.9% (1)
(4.8)%
(5.4)%
—%
____________________
(1) Excluding Hotel Pennsylvania, same store NOI at share - cash basis increased by 2.6%.
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Related Party Transactions
See Note 23 - Related Party Transactions to our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion
concerning related party transactions.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Rental revenue is our primary source of cash flow and is dependent upon the occupancy and rental rates of our properties. Our cash
requirements include property operating expenses, capital improvements, tenant improvements, debt service, leasing commissions,
dividends to shareholders and distributions to unitholders of the Operating Partnership, as well as acquisition and development costs.
Other sources of liquidity to fund cash requirements include proceeds from debt financings, including mortgage loans, senior unsecured
borrowings, unsecured term loans and unsecured revolving credit facilities; proceeds from the issuance of common and preferred equity;
and asset sales.
We anticipate that cash flow from continuing operations over the next twelve months will be adequate to fund our business operations,
cash distributions to unitholders of the Operating Partnership, cash dividends to shareholders, debt amortization and recurring capital
expenditures. Capital requirements for development expenditures and acquisitions may require funding from borrowings and/or equity
offerings.
We expect to generate net cash of approximately $2 billion resulting from the sales of 100% of the 220 CPS residential condominium
units, including $1 billion of after-tax net gain, of which $569,901,000 was recognized in our consolidated statements of income from
inception to December 31, 2019. As of December 31, 2019, 91% of the condominium units are sold or under sales contracts, with closings
scheduled through 2020.
We may from time to time purchase or retire outstanding debt securities or redeem our equity securities. Such purchases, if any, will
depend on prevailing market conditions, liquidity requirements and other factors. The amounts involved in connection with these
transactions could be material to our consolidated financial statements.
Dividends
On December 18, 2019, Vornado's Board of Trustees declared a special dividend of $1.95 per share to common shareholders of
record on December 30, 2019 (the "Record Date"). On January 15, 2020, $372,380,000 of cash was paid to Vornado's common shareholders
and $25,912,000 of cash was paid to non-affiliated unitholders of the Operating Partnership for the special dividend.
On January 15, 2020, Vornado declared a quarterly common dividend of $0.66 per share (an indicated annual rate of $2.64 per
common share). This dividend, if declared by the Board of Trustees for all of 2020, would require Vornado to pay out approximately
$504,000,000 of cash for common share dividends. In addition, during 2020, Vornado expects to pay approximately $50,000,000 of cash
dividends on outstanding preferred shares and approximately $35,000,000 of cash distributions to unitholders of the Operating Partnership.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources - continued
Financing Activities and Contractual Obligations
We have an effective shelf registration for the offering of our equity and debt securities that is not limited in amount due to our
status as a “well-known seasoned issuer.” We have issued senior unsecured notes from a shelf registration statement that contain
financial covenants that restrict our ability to incur debt, and that require us to maintain a level of unencumbered assets based on the
level of our secured debt. Our unsecured revolving credit facilities contain financial covenants that require us to maintain minimum
interest coverage and maximum debt to market capitalization ratios, and provide for higher interest rates in the event of a decline in
our ratings below Baa3/BBB. Our unsecured revolving credit facilities also contain customary conditions precedent to borrowing,
including representations and warranties, and contain customary events of default that could give rise to accelerated repayment,
including such items as failure to pay interest or principal. As of December 31, 2019, we are in compliance with all of the financial
covenants required by our senior unsecured notes and our unsecured revolving credit facilities.
As of December 31, 2019, we had $1,515,012,000 of cash and cash equivalents and $2,159,120,000 of borrowing capacity under
our unsecured revolving credit facilities, net of letters of credit of $15,880,000. A summary of our consolidated debt as of December
31, 2019 and 2018 is presented below.
(Amounts in thousands)
As of December 31, 2019
As of December 31, 2018
Consolidated debt:
Variable rate
Fixed rate
Total
Deferred financing costs, net and other
Total, net
Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
3.09%
3.57%
3.46%
Balance
1,643,500
5,801,516
7,445,016
(38,407)
7,406,609
$
$
Balance
3,292,382
6,603,465
9,895,847
(59,226)
9,836,621
$
$
Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
4.31%
3.65%
3.87%
Our consolidated outstanding debt, net of deferred financing costs and other, was $7,406,609,000 at December 31, 2019, a
$2,430,012,000 decrease from the balance at December 31, 2018. During 2020 and 2021, $450,000,000 and $2,326,516,000,
respectively, of our outstanding debt matures; we may refinance this maturing debt as it comes due or choose to repay it using cash
and cash equivalents or our unsecured revolving credit facilities. We may also refinance or prepay other outstanding debt depending
on prevailing market conditions, liquidity requirements and other factors. The amounts involved in connection with these transactions
could be material to our consolidated financial statements.
Below is a schedule of our contractual obligations and commitments at December 31, 2019.
(Amounts in thousands)
Contractual cash obligations(1) (principal and interest(2)):
Notes and mortgages payable
Operating leases
Purchase obligations, primarily construction commitments
Senior unsecured notes due 2025
Unsecured term loan
Revolving credit facilities
Other obligations(3)
Total contractual cash obligations
Commitments:
Capital commitments to partially owned entities
Standby letters of credit
Total commitments
Total
Less than
1 Year
1 – 3 Years
3 – 5 Years
Thereafter
$
6,190,143
$
1,719,730
$
2,812,979
$
886,033
$
771,401
1,206,060
679,579
529,406
866,233
618,596
556,852
10,646,869
12,643
15,880
28,523
$
$
$
$
$
$
28,192
558,568
15,750
29,038
14,260
6,991
2,372,529
12,643
15,880
28,523
$
$
$
60,351
121,011
31,500
58,076
26,911
14,673
62,636
1,054,881
—
31,500
779,119
577,425
16,139
—
450,656
—
—
519,049
3,125,501
$
2,352,852
$
2,795,987
— $
—
— $
— $
—
— $
—
—
—
____________________
(1) Excludes committed tenant-related obligations as timing and amounts of payments are uncertain and may only be due upon satisfactory performance of certain
conditions.
Interest on variable rate debt is computed using rates in effect at December 31, 2019.
(2)
(3) Represents rent and fixed payments in lieu of real estate taxes due to Empire State Development ("ESD"), an entity of New York State, for the Farley Office and
Retail Building.
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Financing Activities and Contractual Obligations – continued
Details of 2019 financing activities are provided in the “Overview” of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Conditions and Results of Operations. Details of 2018 financing activities are discussed below.
Preferred Securities
On January 4 and 11, 2018, we redeemed all of the outstanding 6.625% Series G and Series I cumulative redeemable preferred
shares/ units at their redemption price of $25.00 per share/unit, or $470,000,000 in the aggregate, plus accrued and unpaid dividends/
distributions through the date of redemption, and expensed $14,486,000 of previously capitalized issuance costs.
Unsecured Term Loan
On October 26, 2018, we extended our $750,000,000 unsecured term loan from October 2020 to February 2024. The interest rate
on the extended unsecured term loan was lowered from LIBOR plus 1.15% to LIBOR plus 1.00%. In connection with the extension
of our unsecured term loan, we entered into an interest rate swap from LIBOR plus 1.00% to a fixed rate of 3.87% through October
2023.
Secured Debt
On January 5, 2018, we completed a $100,000,000 refinancing of 33-00 Northern Boulevard (Center Building), a 471,000 square
foot office building in Long Island City, New York. The seven-year loan is at LIBOR plus 1.80%, which was swapped to a fixed rate
of 4.14%. We realized net proceeds of approximately $37,200,000 after repayment of the existing 4.43% $59,800,000 mortgage and
closing costs.
On April 19, 2018, the joint venture between the Fund and the Crowne Plaza Joint Venture completed a $255,000,000 refinancing
of the Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel. The interest-only loan is at LIBOR plus 3.53% and matures in May 2020 with three one-
year extension options. In connection therewith, the joint venture purchased an interest rate cap that caps LIBOR at a rate of 4.00%.
The Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel was previously encumbered by a $310,000,000 interest-only mortgage at LIBOR plus 2.80%,
which was scheduled to mature in December 2018.
On June 11, 2018, the joint venture that owns Independence Plaza, a three-building 1,327-unit Manhattan residential complex
completed a $675,000,000 refinancing of Independence Plaza. The seven-year interest-only loan matures in July 2025 and has a fixed
rate of 4.25%. Our share of net proceeds, after repayment of the existing 3.48% $550,000,000 mortgage and closing costs, was
$55,618,000.
On August 9, 2018, we completed a $120,000,000 refinancing of 4 Union Square South, a 206,000 square foot Manhattan retail
property. The interest-only loan carries a rate of LIBOR plus 1.40% and matures in 2025, as extended. The property was previously
encumbered by a $113,000,000 mortgage at LIBOR plus 2.15%, which was scheduled to mature in 2019.
On November 16, 2018, we completed a $205,000,000 refinancing of 150 West 34th Street, a 78,000 square foot Manhattan retail
property. The interest-only loan carries a rate of LIBOR plus 1.88% and matures in 2024, as extended. Concurrently, we invested
$105,000,000 in a participation in the refinanced mortgage loan, which earns interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.00% and also matures
in 2024, as extended, and is included in "other assets" on our consolidated balance sheets. The property was previously encumbered
by a mortgage of the same amount at LIBOR plus 2.25%, which was scheduled to mature in 2020.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Our off‑balance sheet arrangements consist primarily of our investments in joint ventures. All debt of our joint venture
arrangements is non-recourse to us except for the mortgage loans secured by 640 Fifth Avenue and 7 West 34th Street, which we
guaranteed and therefore are part of our tax basis. Our off-balance sheet arrangements are discussed in Note 6 - Investments in Partially
Owned Entities and Note 22 - Commitments and Contingencies in our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources – continued
Certain Future Cash Requirements
Capital Expenditures
The following table summarizes anticipated 2020 capital expenditures.
(Amounts in millions, except per square foot data)
Total
New York
theMART
555 California
Street
Expenditures to maintain assets
Tenant improvements
Leasing commissions
Total recurring tenant improvements, leasing commissions and other
capital expenditures
$
$
113.0
143.0
47.0
$
90.0
$
128.0
42.0
$
18.0
15.0
5.0
303.0
$
260.0
$
38.0
$
Square feet budgeted to be leased (in thousands)
Weighted average lease term (years)
Tenant improvements and leasing commissions:
Per square foot
Per square foot per annum
2,000
10.0
400
8.5
$
85.00
$
8.50
50.00
$
6.00
5.0
—
—
5.0
—
—
—
—
The table above excludes anticipated capital expenditures of each of our partially owned non-consolidated subsidiaries, as these
entities fund their capital expenditures without additional equity contributions from us.
Development and Redevelopment Expenditures
220 CPS
We are constructing a residential condominium tower containing 397,000 salable square feet at 220 CPS. The development cost of
this project (exclusive of land cost of $515.4 million) is estimated to be approximately $1.450 billion, of which $1.373 billion has been
expended as of December 31, 2019.
Penn District
We are redeveloping PENN1, a 2,545,000 square foot office building located on 34th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenue.
The development cost of this project is estimated to be $325,000,000, of which $69,006,000 has been expended as of December 31, 2019.
We are redeveloping PENN2, a 1,795,000 square foot (as expanded) office building, located on the west side of Seventh Avenue
between 31st and 33rd Street. The development cost of this project is estimated to be $750,000,000, of which $40,820,000 has been
expended as of December 31, 2019.
We are also making districtwide improvements within the Penn District. The development cost of these improvements is estimated
to be $100,000,000, of which $6,314,000 has been expended as of December 31, 2019.
Our 95.0% joint venture (the remaining 5.0% is owned by the Related Companies ("Related")) is developing the Farley Office and
Retail Building (the "Project"), which will include approximately 844,000 rentable square feet of commercial space, comprised of
approximately 730,000 square feet of office space and approximately 114,000 square feet of retail space. The total development cost of
the Project is estimated to be approximately $1,030,000,000. As of December 31, 2019, $597,600,000 has been expended.
The joint venture has entered into a development agreement with ESD to build the adjacent Moynihan Train Hall, with Vornado and
Related each guaranteeing the joint venture's obligations. The joint venture has entered into a design-build contract with Skanska Moynihan
Train Hall Builders pursuant to which they will build the Moynihan Train Hall, thereby fulfilling all of the joint venture's obligations to
ESD. The obligations of Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders have been bonded by Skanska USA and bear a full guaranty from Skanska
AB. The development expenditures for the Moynihan Train Hall are estimated to be approximately $1.6 billion, which will be funded
by governmental agencies.
On December 19, 2019, we paid Kmart Corporation $34,000,000, of which $10,000,000 is expected to be reimbursed, to early
terminate their 141,000 square foot retail space lease at PENN1 which was scheduled to expire in January 2036.
We recently entered into a development agreement with Metropolitan Transportation Authority to oversee the development of the
Long Island Rail Road 33rd Street entrance at Penn Station which Skanska USA Civil Northeast, Inc. will construct under a fixed price
contract for $120,805,000.
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Development and Redevelopment Expenditures - continued
Other
We are redeveloping a 78,000 square foot Class A office building at 345 Montgomery Street, a part of our 555 California Street
complex in San Francisco (70.0% interest) located at the corner of California and Pine Street. The development cost of this project is
estimated to be approximately $50,000,000, of which our share is $35,000,000. As of December 31, 2019, $48,087,000 has been expended,
of which our share is $33,661,000.
We are redeveloping a 165,000 square foot office building at 825 Seventh Avenue, located at the corner of 53rd Street and Seventh
Avenue (50.0% interest). The redevelopment cost of this project is estimated to be approximately $30,000,000, of which our share is
$15,000,000. As of December 31, 2019, $23,128,000 has been expended, of which our share is $11,564,000.
We are also evaluating other development and redevelopment opportunities at certain of our properties in Manhattan including, in
particular, the Penn District.
There can be no assurance that the above projects will be completed, completed on schedule or within budget.
Insurance
For our properties except the Farley Office and Retail Building, we maintain general liability insurance with limits of $300,000,000
per occurrence and per property, and all risk property and rental value insurance with limits of $2.0 billion per occurrence, with sub-
limits for certain perils such as flood and earthquake. Our California properties have earthquake insurance with coverage of $350,000,000
per occurrence and in the aggregate, subject to a deductible in the amount of 5% of the value of the affected property. We maintain
coverage for certified terrorism acts with limits of $6.0 billion per occurrence and in the aggregate (as listed below), $1.2 billion for non-
certified acts of terrorism, and $5.0 billion per occurrence and in the aggregate for terrorism involving nuclear, biological, chemical and
radiological (“NBCR”) terrorism events, as defined by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended to date and which has been
extended through December 2027.
Penn Plaza Insurance Company, LLC (“PPIC”), our wholly owned consolidated subsidiary, acts as a re-insurer with respect to a
portion of all risk property and rental value insurance and a portion of our earthquake insurance coverage, and as a direct insurer for
coverage for acts of terrorism including NBCR acts. Coverage for acts of terrorism (excluding NBCR acts) is fully reinsured by third
party insurance companies and the Federal government with no exposure to PPIC. For NBCR acts, PPIC is responsible for a deductible
of $1,430,413 and 20% of the balance of a covered loss and the Federal government is responsible for the remaining portion of a covered
loss. We are ultimately responsible for any loss incurred by PPIC.
For the Farley Office and Retail Building, we maintain general liability insurance with limits of $100,000,000 per occurrence, and
builder’s risk insurance including coverage for existing property and development activities of $2.8 billion per occurrence and in the
aggregate. We maintain coverage for certified and non-certified terrorism acts with limits of $1.0 billion per occurrence and in the
aggregate.
We continue to monitor the state of the insurance market and the scope and costs of coverage for acts of terrorism and other
events. However, we cannot anticipate what coverage will be available on commercially reasonable terms in the future. We are responsible
for uninsured losses and for deductibles and losses in excess of our insurance coverage, which could be material.
Our debt instruments, consisting of mortgage loans secured by our properties, senior unsecured notes and revolving credit agreements
contain customary covenants requiring us to maintain insurance. Although we believe that we have adequate insurance coverage for
purposes of these agreements, we may not be able to obtain an equivalent amount of coverage at reasonable costs in the future. Further,
if lenders insist on greater coverage than we are able to obtain it could adversely affect our ability to finance or refinance our properties
and expand our portfolio.
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Other Commitments and Contingencies
We are from time to time involved in legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In our opinion, after consultation with
legal counsel, the outcome of such matters is not currently expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results
of operations or cash flows.
Each of our properties has been subjected to varying degrees of environmental assessment at various times. The environmental
assessments did not reveal any material environmental contamination. However, there can be no assurance that the identification of new
areas of contamination, changes in the extent or known scope of contamination, the discovery of additional sites, or changes in cleanup
requirements would not result in significant costs to us.
In July 2018, we leased 78,000 square feet at 345 Montgomery Street in San Francisco, CA, to a subsidiary of Regus PLC, for an
initial term of 15 years. The obligations under the lease were guaranteed by Regus PLC in an amount of up to $90,000,000. The tenant
purported to terminate the lease prior to space delivery. We commenced a suit on October 23, 2019 seeking to enforce the lease and the
guarantee.
Our mortgage loans are non-recourse to us, except for the mortgage loans secured by 640 Fifth Avenue, 7 West 34th Street and 435
Seventh Avenue, which we guaranteed and therefore are part of our tax basis. In certain cases we have provided guarantees or master
leased tenant space. These guarantees and master leases terminate either upon the satisfaction of specified circumstances or repayment
of the underlying loans. In addition, we have guaranteed the rent and payments in lieu of real estate taxes due to ESD, an entity of New
York State, for the Farley Office and Retail Building. As of December 31, 2019, the aggregate dollar amount of these guarantees and
master leases is approximately $1,524,000,000.
As of December 31, 2019, $15,880,000 of letters of credit were outstanding under one of our unsecured revolving credit facilities. Our
unsecured revolving credit facilities contain financial covenants that require us to maintain minimum interest coverage and maximum
debt to market capitalization ratios, and provide for higher interest rates in the event of a decline in our ratings below Baa3/BBB. Our
unsecured revolving credit facilities also contain customary conditions precedent to borrowing, including representations and warranties,
and also contain customary events of default that could give rise to accelerated repayment, including such items as failure to pay interest
or principal.
The joint venture in which we own a 95.0% ownership interest was designated by ESD to develop the Farley Office and Retail
Building. The joint venture entered into a development agreement with ESD and a design-build contract with Skanska Moynihan Train
Hall Builders. Under the development agreement with ESD, the joint venture is obligated to build the Moynihan Train Hall, with Vornado
and Related each guaranteeing the joint venture’s obligations. Under the design-build agreement, Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders
is obligated to fulfill all of the joint venture’s obligations. The obligations of Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders have been bonded
by Skanska USA and bear a full guaranty from Skanska AB.
As of December 31, 2019, we expect to fund additional capital to certain of our partially owned entities aggregating approximately
$12,700,000.
As of December 31, 2019, we have construction commitments aggregating approximately $627,000,000.
Cash Flows for the Year Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to December 31, 2018
Our cash flow activities for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 are summarized as follows:
(Amounts in thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
Net cash used in financing activities
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
(Decrease) Increase
in Cash Flow
$
662,539
$
802,641
$
2,463,276
(2,235,589)
(877,722)
(1,122,826)
(140,102)
3,340,998
(1,112,763)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash was $1,607,131,000 at December 31, 2019, a $890,226,000 increase from the balance
at December 31, 2018.
Net cash provided by operating activities of $662,539,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019 was comprised of $687,705,000
of cash from operations, including distributions of income from partially owned entities of $116,826,000 and a net decrease of $25,166,000
in cash due to the timing of cash receipts and payments related to changes in operating assets and liabilities.
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Cash Flows for the Year Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to December 31, 2018 - continued
The following table details the cash provided by (used in) investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
(Amounts in thousands)
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
Increase (Decrease)
in Cash Flow
Proceeds from sale of condominium units at 220 Central Park South
$
1,605,356
$
214,776
$
1,390,580
Proceeds from transfer of interest in Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV (net of $35,562 of
transaction costs and $10,899 of deconsolidated cash and restricted cash)
Development costs and construction in progress
Proceeds from redemption of 640 Fifth Avenue preferred equity
Moynihan Train Hall expenditures
Proceeds from sale of real estate and related investments
Additions to real estate
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities
Acquisitions of real estate and other
Distributions of capital from partially owned entities
Investments in partially owned entities
Proceeds from repayments of loans receivable
Investments in loans receivable
Net consolidation of Farley Office and Retail Building
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
1,248,743
(649,056)
500,000
(438,935)
324,201
(233,666)
168,314
(69,699)
24,880
(18,257)
1,395
—
—
—
(418,186)
—
(74,609)
219,731
(234,602)
4,101
(574,812)
100,178
(37,131)
25,757
(105,000)
2,075
1,248,743
(230,870)
500,000
(364,326)
104,470
936
164,213
505,113
(75,298)
18,874
(24,362)
105,000
(2,075)
$
2,463,276
$
(877,722) $
3,340,998
The following table details the cash used in financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
(Amounts in thousands)
Repayments of borrowings
Proceeds from borrowings
Dividends paid on common shares/Distributions to Vornado
Moynihan Train Hall reimbursement from Empire State Development
Purchase of marketable securities in connection with defeasance of mortgage payable
Distributions to redeemable security holders and noncontrolling interests in consolidated
subsidiaries
Dividends paid on preferred shares/Distributions to preferred unitholders
Contributions from noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
Prepayment penalty on redemption of senior unsecured notes due 2022
Debt issuance costs
Repurchase of shares/Class A units related to stock compensation agreements and related tax
withholdings and other
Proceeds received from exercise of Vornado stock options and other
Redemption of preferred shares/units
Debt prepayment and extinguishment costs
Net cash used in financing activities
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
(Decrease) Increase
in Cash Flow
$
(2,718,987) $
(685,265) $
(2,033,722)
1,108,156
(503,785)
438,935
(407,126)
(80,194)
(50,131)
17,871
(22,058)
(15,588)
(8,692)
6,903
(893)
—
526,766
(479,348)
74,609
—
(76,149)
(55,115)
61,062
—
(12,908)
(12,969)
7,309
(470,000)
(818)
581,390
(24,437)
364,326
(407,126)
(4,045)
4,984
(43,191)
(22,058)
(2,680)
4,277
(406)
469,107
818
$
(2,235,589) $
(1,122,826) $
(1,112,763)
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Liquidity and Capital Resources – continued
Capital Expenditures for the Year Ended December 31, 2019
Capital expenditures consist of expenditures to maintain assets, tenant improvement allowances and leasing commissions. Recurring
capital expenditures include expenditures to maintain a property’s competitive position within the market and tenant improvements and
leasing commissions necessary to re-lease expiring leases or renew or extend existing leases. Non-recurring capital improvements include
expenditures to lease space that has been vacant for more than nine months and expenditures completed in the year of acquisition and
the following two years that were planned at the time of acquisition, as well as tenant improvements and leasing commissions for space
that was vacant at the time of acquisition of a property.
Below is a summary of amounts paid for capital expenditures and leasing commissions for the year ended December 31, 2019.
(Amounts in thousands)
Expenditures to maintain assets
Tenant improvements
Leasing commissions
Recurring tenant improvements, leasing commissions and other capital expenditures
Non-recurring capital expenditures
Total
New York
theMART
555 California
Street
$
$
93,226
98,261
18,229
209,716
30,374
$
$
80,416
84,870
16,316
181,602
28,269
9,566
9,244
827
19,637
332
3,244
4,147
1,086
8,477
1,773
Total capital expenditures and leasing commissions
$
240,090
$
209,871
$
19,969
$
10,250
Development and Redevelopment Expenditures for the Year Ended December 31, 2019
Development and redevelopment expenditures consist of all hard and soft costs associated with the development or redevelopment
of a property, including capitalized interest, debt and operating costs until the property is substantially completed and ready for its intended
use. Our development project estimates below include initial leasing costs, which are reflected as non-recurring capital expenditures in
the table above.
Below is a summary of amounts paid for development and redevelopment expenditures in the year ended December 31, 2019. These
expenditures include interest and debt expense of $72,200,000, payroll of $16,014,000, and other soft costs (primarily architectural and
engineering fees, permits, real estate taxes and professional fees) aggregating $83,463,000, which were capitalized in connection with
the development and redevelopment of these projects.
(Amounts in thousands)
Farley Office and Retail Building
220 CPS
PENN1
345 Montgomery Street
PENN2
606 Broadway
1535 Broadway
Other
Total
New York
theMART
555 California
Street
$
265,455
$
265,455
$
— $
— $
181,177
51,168
29,441
28,719
7,434
1,031
84,631
—
51,168
—
28,719
7,434
1,031
78,128
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
29,441
—
—
—
2,322
3,896
Other
—
181,177
—
—
—
—
—
285
$
649,056
$
431,935
$
2,322
$
33,337
$
181,462
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Liquidity and Capital Resources – continued
Capital Expenditures for the Year Ended December 31, 2018
Below is a summary of amounts paid for capital expenditures and leasing commissions for the year ended December 31, 2018.
(Amounts in thousands)
Expenditures to maintain assets
Tenant improvements
Leasing commissions
Recurring tenant improvements, leasing commissions and other capital expenditures
Non-recurring capital expenditures
Total
New York
theMART
555 California
Street
$
92,386
$
100,191
33,254
225,831
43,135
$
70,954
76,187
29,435
176,576
31,381
$
13,282
15,106
459
28,847
260
8,150
8,898
3,360
20,408
11,494
31,902
Total capital expenditures and leasing commissions
$
268,966
$
207,957
$
29,107
$
Development and Redevelopment Expenditures for the Year Ended December 31, 2018
Below is a summary of amounts paid for development and redevelopment expenditures in the year ended December 31, 2018. These
expenditures include interest and debt expense of $73,166,000, payroll of $12,120,000, and other soft costs (primarily architectural and
engineering fees, permits, real estate taxes and professional fees) aggregating $66,651,000, which were capitalized in connection with
the development and redevelopment of these projects.
(Amounts in thousands)
220 CPS
Farley Office and Retail Building(1)
345 Montgomery Street
PENN2
606 Broadway
PENN1
1535 Broadway
Other
Total
New York
theMART
555 California
Street
Other
$
295,827
$
— $
— $
— $
295,827
18,995
18,187
16,288
15,959
8,856
8,645
35,429
18,995
—
16,288
15,959
8,856
8,645
20,372
—
—
—
—
—
—
10,790
—
18,187
—
—
—
—
445
—
—
—
—
—
—
3,822
$
418,186
$
89,115
$
10,790
$
18,632
$
299,649
____________________
(1) Includes amounts paid for development from October 30, 2018, the date of consolidation of the Farley Office and Retail Building.
Funds From Operations
Vornado Realty Trust
FFO is computed in accordance with the definition adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate
Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). NAREIT defines FFO as GAAP net income or loss adjusted to exclude net gains from sales of depreciable
real estate assets, real estate impairment losses, depreciation and amortization expense from real estate assets and other specified items,
including the pro rata share of such adjustments of unconsolidated subsidiaries. FFO and FFO per diluted share are non-GAAP financial
measures used by management, investors and analysts to facilitate meaningful comparisons of operating performance between periods
and among our peers because it excludes the effect of real estate depreciation and amortization and net gains on sales, which are based
on historical costs and implicitly assume that the value of real estate diminishes predictably over time, rather than fluctuating based on
existing market conditions. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities and is not necessarily indicative of cash
available to fund cash requirements and should not be considered as an alternative to net income as a performance measure or cash flow
as a liquidity measure. FFO may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. The calculations of both
the numerator and denominator used in the computation of income per share are disclosed in Note 19 – Income Per Share/Income Per
Class A Unit, in our consolidated financial statements on page 130 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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FFO - continued
Vornado Realty Trust - continued
FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions was $311,876,000, or $1.63 per diluted share, for the three
months ended December 31, 2019, compared to $210,100,000, or $1.10 per diluted share, for the prior year's three months. FFO attributable
to common shareholders plus assumed conversions was $1,003,398,000, or $5.25 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31,
2019, compared to $729,740,000, or $3.82 per diluted share, for the prior year. Details of certain items that impact FFO are discussed in
the financial results summary of our “Overview.”
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
For the Three Months Ended
December 31,
For the Year Ended
December 31,
2019
2018
2019
2018
Reconciliation of our net income attributable to common shareholders to
FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions:
193,217
1.01
$
$
100,494
0.53
$
$
3,097,806
16.21
$
$
384,832
2.01
85,609
$
104,067
$
389,024
$
58
565
—
—
2,438
—
—
—
37,389
—
864
126,923
(8,278)
118,645
311,862
14
311,876
1.63
$
$
$
$
—
12,000
—
—
—
1,662
(10)
(27,289)
24,309
—
2,081
116,820
(7,229)
109,591
210,085
15
210,100
1.10
$
$
$
$
(178,711)
32,001
(2,559,154)
(62,395)
21,649
(16,068)
(48)
—
134,706
—
2,852
(2,236,144)
141,679
(2,094,465) $
1,003,341
57
1,003,398
5.25
$
$
$
413,091
(158,138)
12,000
—
—
—
26,596
(143)
(27,289)
101,591
(3,998)
3,882
367,592
(22,746)
344,846
729,678
62
729,740
3.82
190,916
190,348
190,801
190,219
191
33
814
37
216
34
933
37
191,140
191,199
191,051
191,189
Net income attributable to common shareholders
Per diluted share
FFO adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization of real property
Net losses (gains) on sale of real estate
Real estate impairment losses
Net gain on transfer to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV on April 18, 2019,
net of $11,945 attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net gain from sale of UE common shares (sold on March 4, 2019)
Decrease (increase) in fair value of marketable securities:
PREIT
Lexington (sold on March 1, 2019)
Other
After-tax purchase price fair value adjustment on depreciable real estate
Proportionate share of adjustments to equity in net income of partially owned
entities to arrive at FFO:
Depreciation and amortization of real property
Net gains on sale of real estate
Decrease in fair value of marketable securities
Noncontrolling interests' share of above adjustments
FFO adjustments, net
FFO attributable to common shareholders
Convertible preferred share dividends
FFO attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversions
Per diluted share
Reconciliation of Weighted Average Shares
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options and restricted share awards
Convertible preferred shares
Denominator for FFO per diluted share
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
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ITEM 7A.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We have exposure to fluctuations in market interest rates. Market interest rates are sensitive to many factors that are beyond our
control. Our exposure to a change in interest rates on our consolidated and non-consolidated debt (all of which arises out of non-trading
activity) is as follows:
(Amounts in thousands, except per share and unit amounts)
2019
2018
December 31,
Balance
Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
Effect of 1%
Change In
Base Rates
December 31,
Balance
Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
$
$
$
$
1,643,500
5,801,516
7,445,016
1,441,690
1,361,169
2,802,859
3.09%
3.57%
3.46%
3.34%
3.93%
3.62%
Consolidated debt:
Variable rate
Fixed rate
Pro rata share of debt of non-consolidated entities(1)(2):
Variable rate
Fixed rate
Noncontrolling interests’ share of consolidated subsidiaries
Total change in annual net income attributable to the Operating
Partnership
Noncontrolling interests’ share of the Operating Partnership
Total change in annual net income attributable to Vornado
Total change in annual net income attributable to the Operating
Partnership per diluted Class A unit
Total change in annual net income attributable to Vornado per
diluted share
3,292,382
6,603,465
9,895,847
1,237,388
1,382,068
2,619,456
4.31%
3.65%
3.87%
4.06%
4.19%
4.13%
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
16,435
—
16,435
14,417
—
14,417
(339)
30,513
(1,944)
28,569
0.15
0.15
_______________________
(1) As a result of the bankruptcy plan of reorganization for Toys "R" Us, Inc. ("Toys") being declared effective and our stock in Toys being canceled, we no longer hold
an investment in Toys. Accordingly, no Toys debt is included in our pro rata share of debt of non-consolidated entities.
(2) Our pro rata share of debt of non-consolidated entities as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 is net of our $63,409 share of Alexander's participation in its Rego Park II
shopping center mortgage loan which is considered partially extinguished as the participation interest is a reacquisition of debt.
Derivatives and Hedging
We utilize various financial instruments to mitigate the impact of interest rate fluctuations on our cash flows and earnings, including
hedging strategies, depending on our analysis of the interest rate environment and the costs and risks of such strategies. The following
table summarizes our consolidated derivative instruments, all of which hedge variable rate debt, as of December 31, 2019.
(Amounts in thousands)
As of December 31, 2019
Variable Rate
Hedged Item (Interest rate swaps)
Fair Value
Notional
Amount
Spread over
LIBOR
Interest Rate
Swapped
Rate
Expiration
Date
Included in other assets:
770 Broadway mortgage loan
888 Seventh Avenue mortgage loan
Other
Included in other liabilities:
Unsecured term loan
33-00 Northern Boulevard mortgage loan
Fair Value of Debt
$
$
$
$
4,045
$
218
64
700,000
375,000
175,000
4,327
$
1,250,000
36,809
3,545
40,354
$
$
750,000
100,000
850,000
L+175
L+170
3.46%
3.44%
2.56%
3.25%
9/20
12/20
L+100
L+180
2.80%
3.52%
3.87%
4.14%
10/23
1/25
The estimated fair value of our consolidated debt is calculated based on current market prices and discounted cash flows at the
current rate at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings for the remaining term of such debt. As of
December 31, 2019, the estimated fair value of our consolidated debt was $7,507,000,000.
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ITEM 8.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Vornado Realty Trust
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2019 and 2018
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
Vornado Realty L.P.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2019 and 2018
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Shareholders and Board of Trustees
Vornado Realty Trust
New York, New York
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Vornado Realty Trust and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December
31, 2019 and 2018, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes and the schedule listed in the Index at Item 15 (collectively
referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years
in the period ended December 31, 2019, in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB),
the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control -
Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated
February 18, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the
Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be
independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the US federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our
audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or
fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that were
communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to
the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical
audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the
critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Investments in Partially Owned Entities - Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV - Refer to Notes 2 and 6 to the financial statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
Prior to April 18, 2019, the Company contributed its interests in properties located at 640 Fifth Avenue, 655 Fifth Avenue, 666 Fifth
Avenue, 689 Fifth Avenue, 697-703 Fifth Avenue, 1535 Broadway, and 1540 Broadway (collectively, the “Properties”) to subsidiaries
of a newly formed joint venture (“Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV”). On April 18, 2019, the Company transferred a 48.5% common
interest in the joint venture to a group of institutional investors (the “Investors”) and retained the remaining 51.5% common interest in
the joint venture and an aggregate $1.828 billion of preferred equity interests in certain of the Properties. Net cash proceeds from the
transaction were $1.179 billion. The Company continues to manage and lease the Properties. The Company shares control with the
Investors over major decisions of the joint venture, including decisions regarding leasing, operating and capital budgets, and refinancings.
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The Company performed a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) and a Voting Interest Entity (“VOE”) analysis for the entities in the
organizational structure of the transaction and concluded Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV is a VOE. The Company also determined
that the entities in the organizational structure did not meet the criteria to qualify as a VIE. Through its detailed analysis of the various
decision-making rights and powers that each party possesses, management concluded that the Company and the Investors both have the
ability to block or participate in the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance. The Company no longer
held a controlling financial interest in the joint venture and as a result deconsolidated the joint venture and began accounting for the
investment under the equity method of accounting from the date of transfer. The transaction valued the Properties at $5.556 billion. As
a result, there was a step-up in basis of the Company’s retained portion of the Properties to fair value. The gain on transfer consisted of
both the gain on the partial sale of the Company’s interest and the gain resulting from the step-up in basis of the retained interest to fair
value, less transaction costs, to arrive at an overall net gain of $2.571 billion.
We identified the consolidation analysis as a critical audit matter because the consolidation analysis, specifically the determination of
control, and the propriety of gain recognition, involved an interpretation of especially complex accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America. The evaluation of management’s determination of control required an increased extent of effort.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to the accounting treatment of the partial sale included, among other things, the following:
• We tested the effectiveness of controls over management’s determination of control over the joint venture, the resulting deconsolidation
of the Properties, and whether a gain or loss should be recognized.
• We read transaction agreements, traced and agreed the facts included in the Company’s accounting treatment memo to the agreements,
and evaluated the assumptions used to arrive at the determined conclusion.
• We consulted with our consolidation subject matter experts to assess the reasonableness of the Company’s accounting conclusions.
• We evaluated whether the assumptions were consistent with evidence obtained in other areas of the audit.
Critical Audit Matter Description
The Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV transaction valued the Properties at $5.556 billion resulting in a financial statement net gain of
$2.571 billion. The value was allocated to the assets and liabilities of each property based on their relative fair values. The Company
utilized the market approach and the income approach to determine relative fair values. The income approach utilizes the present value
of future cash flows that are based on a number of factors, including significant management estimates related to discount rates and
capitalization rates, to determine the value of each asset and liability by property.
We identified the valuation of the Properties as a critical audit matter because performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness
of the discount rates and capitalization rates used to determine the value of each asset and liability by property required a high degree of
auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort, including the need to involve our fair value specialists.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to the relative fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the Fifth Avenue and Times Square
JV transaction included, among other things, the following:
• We tested the effectiveness of controls over the Company’s review of the compilation of inputs related to the valuation and the
determination of fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including management’s valuation methodology.
• With the assistance of our fair value specialists, we assessed the reasonableness of management’s significant assumptions, such as
discount and capitalization rates, using comparable market data.
• With the assistance of our fair value specialists, we evaluated the reasonableness of the significant assumptions, including testing
the source information underlying the determination of these assumptions, testing the mathematical accuracy of the calculation, and
developing a range of independent estimates and comparing those to the assumptions selected by management.
• We evaluated whether the assumptions were consistent with evidence obtained in other areas of the audit.
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Impairment Losses - Refer to Notes 2, 14, and 16 to the financial statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
The Company’s properties, including any related right-of-use assets and intangible assets, are individually reviewed for impairment
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment exists when the
carrying amount of an asset exceeds the aggregate projected future cash flows over the anticipated holding period on an undiscounted
basis. An impairment loss is measured based on the excess of the property’s carrying amount over its fair value. The Company’s
undiscounted cash flows is subjective and is based, in part, on estimates and assumptions such as market rental rates and capitalization
rates. In the event a property is not recoverable, the Company’s evaluation of anticipated discounted cash flows is subjective and is based,
in part, on estimates and assumptions such as market rental rates, capitalization rates, and discount rates that could differ materially from
actual results. The Company recognizes impairment losses within “Transaction related costs, impairment losses and other” within the
consolidated statements of income. Total non-cash impairment losses for the year ended December 31, 2019 were $107,221,000.
We identified the impairment of long-lived assets as a critical audit matter because of the significant estimates and assumptions management
makes to evaluate the recoverability and fair value of the assets, specifically the estimates of market rental rates, capitalization rates, and
discount rates for each real estate asset. Performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of these estimates and assumptions
required a high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort, including the need to involve our fair value specialists.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to the undiscounted and discounted cash flow analyses included, among other things, the following:
• We tested the effectiveness of controls over management’s evaluation of the recoverability of long-lived assets based on undiscounted
cash flows and the measurement of impairment based on discounted cash flows, including those over the market rental rates,
capitalization rates, and discount rates used in the assessment.
• With the assistance of our fair value specialists, we evaluated the reasonableness of significant assumptions in the undiscounted and
discounted cash flow analyses, including estimates of market rental rates, capitalization rates, and discount rates, for properties with
impairment indicators. We developed independent estimates of the market rental rates, capitalization rates, and discount rates, focusing
on geographical location and property type and compared our independent estimates to the estimates and assumptions used by the
Company. In addition, we tested the mathematical accuracy of the undiscounted and discounted cash flow analyses.
• We evaluated the reasonableness of management’s undiscounted and discounted cash flow analyses by comparing management’s
projections to the Company’s historical results and external market sources.
• We evaluated whether the assumptions were consistent with evidence obtained in other areas of the audit.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
February 18, 2020
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1976.
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VORNADO REALTY TRUST
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands, except unit, share and per share amounts)
ASSETS
Real estate, at cost:
Land
Buildings and improvements
Development costs and construction in progress
Moynihan Train Hall development expenditures
Leasehold improvements and equipment
Total
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
Real estate, net
Right-of-use assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash
Marketable securities
Tenant and other receivables
Investments in partially owned entities
Real estate fund investments
220 Central Park South condominium units ready for sale
Receivable arising from the straight-lining of rents
Deferred leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $196,229 and $207,529
Identified intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $98,587 and $172,114
Other assets
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY
Mortgages payable, net
Senior unsecured notes, net
Unsecured term loan, net
Unsecured revolving credit facilities
Lease liabilities
Moynihan Train Hall obligation
Special dividend/distribution payable on January 15, 2020
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Deferred revenue
Deferred compensation plan
Other liabilities
Total liabilities
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests:
Class A units - 13,298,956 and 12,544,477 units outstanding
Series D cumulative redeemable preferred units - 141,401 and 177,101 units outstanding
Total redeemable noncontrolling interests
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred shares of beneficial interest: no par value per share; authorized 110,000,000 shares; issued and
outstanding 36,795,640 and 36,798,580 shares
Common shares of beneficial interest: $0.04 par value per share; authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued and
outstanding 190,985,677 and 190,535,499 shares
Additional capital
Earnings less than distributions
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
Total shareholders' equity
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
Total equity
As of December 31,
2019
2018
3,306,280
10,110,992
2,266,491
445,693
108,427
16,237,883
(3,180,175)
13,057,708
—
570,916
145,989
152,198
73,322
858,113
318,758
99,627
935,131
400,313
136,781
431,938
$
2,591,261
$
7,953,163
1,490,614
914,960
124,014
13,074,012
(3,015,958)
10,058,054
379,546
1,515,012
92,119
33,313
95,733
3,999,165
222,649
408,918
742,206
353,986
30,965
355,347
18,287,013
5,639,897
445,872
745,840
575,000
498,254
914,960
398,292
440,049
59,429
103,773
265,754
$
$
$
$
17,180,794
8,167,798
844,002
744,821
80,000
—
445,693
—
430,976
167,730
96,523
311,806
10,087,120
11,289,349
884,380
4,535
888,915
778,134
5,428
783,562
891,214
891,294
7,618
7,827,697
(1,954,266)
(40,233)
6,732,030
578,948
7,310,978
7,600
7,725,857
(4,167,184)
7,664
4,465,231
642,652
5,107,883
See notes to the consolidated financial statements.
$
18,287,013
$
17,180,794
81
VORNADO REALTY TRUST
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
REVENUES:
Rental revenues
Fee and other income
Total revenues
EXPENSES:
Operating
Depreciation and amortization
General and administrative
(Expense) benefit from deferred compensation plan liability
Transaction related costs, impairment losses and other
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
$
1,767,222
$
2,007,333
$
157,478
1,924,700
(917,981)
(419,107)
(169,920)
(11,609)
(106,538)
156,387
2,163,720
(963,478)
(446,570)
(141,871)
2,480
(31,320)
1,948,376
135,750
2,084,126
(886,596)
(429,389)
(150,782)
(6,932)
(1,776)
Total expenses
(1,625,155)
(1,580,759)
(1,475,475)
Income from partially owned entities
(Loss) income from real estate fund investments
Interest and other investment income, net
Income (loss) from deferred compensation plan assets
Interest and debt expense
Net gain on transfer to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV
Purchase price fair value adjustment
Net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets
Income before income taxes
Income tax expense
Income from continuing operations
(Loss) income from discontinued operations
Net income
Less net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in:
Consolidated subsidiaries
Operating Partnership
Net income attributable to Vornado
Preferred share dividends
Preferred share issuance costs
NET INCOME attributable to common shareholders
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC:
Income from continuing operations, net
Loss from discontinued operations, net
Net income per common share
Weighted average shares outstanding
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - DILUTED:
Income from continuing operations, net
Loss from discontinued operations, net
Net income per common share
Weighted average shares outstanding
$
$
$
$
$
78,865
(104,082)
21,819
11,609
(286,623)
2,571,099
—
845,499
3,437,731
(103,439)
3,334,292
(30)
3,334,262
24,547
(210,872)
3,147,937
(50,131)
—
9,149
(89,231)
17,057
(2,480)
(347,949)
—
44,060
246,031
459,598
(37,633)
421,965
638
422,603
53,023
(25,672)
449,954
(50,636)
(14,486)
3,097,806
$
384,832
$
$
$
$
$
16.23
—
16.23
190,801
16.21
—
16.21
191,053
2.02
—
2.02
190,219
2.01
—
2.01
$
$
$
$
15,200
3,240
30,861
6,932
(345,654)
—
—
501
319,731
(42,375)
277,356
(13,228)
264,128
(25,802)
(10,910)
227,416
(65,399)
—
162,017
0.92
(0.07)
0.85
189,526
0.91
(0.06)
0.85
191,290
191,258
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
82
VORNADO REALTY TRUST
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Amounts in thousands)
Net income
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
$
3,334,262
$
422,603
$
264,128
(Reduction) increase in value of interest rate swaps and other
(47,883)
(14,635)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income relating to
nonconsolidated subsidiaries
Other comprehensive (loss) income of nonconsolidated subsidiaries
Reduction in unrealized net gain on available-for-sale securities
Comprehensive income
Less comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(2,311)
(938)
—
3,283,130
(183,090)
—
1,155
—
409,123
28,187
Comprehensive income attributable to Vornado
$
3,100,040
$
437,310
$
15,477
14,402
1,425
(20,951)
274,481
(37,356)
237,125
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
83
VORNADO REALTY TRUST
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
Preferred Shares
Common Shares
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Additional
Capital
Earnings
Less Than
Distributions
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Non-
controlling
Interests in
Consolidated
Subsidiaries
Total
Equity
Balance, December 31, 2018
36,800
$ 891,294
190,535
$
7,600
$ 7,725,857
$ (4,167,184) $
7,664
$
642,652
$ 5,107,883
Net income attributable to
Vornado
Net loss attributable to
noncontrolling interests in
consolidated subsidiaries
Dividends on common shares:
Special dividend ($1.95 per
share)
Aggregate quarterly dividends
(see Note 12 for dividends
per share amounts)
Dividends on preferred shares
(see Note 12 for dividends per
share amounts)
Common shares issued:
Upon redemption of Class A
units, at redemption value
Under employees' share
option plan
Under dividend reinvestment
plan
Contributions:
Real estate fund investments
Other
Distributions
Conversion of Series A preferred
shares to common shares
Deferred compensation shares and
options
Amounts reclassified related to a
nonconsolidated subsidiary
Other comprehensive loss of
nonconsolidated subsidiaries
Reduction in value of interest rate
swaps
Unearned 2016 Out-Performance
Plan awards acceleration
Adjustments to carry redeemable
Class A units at redemption
value
Redeemable noncontrolling
interests' share of above
adjustments
Deconsolidation of partially
owned entity
Other
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(2)
(80)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(2)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
171
245
22
—
—
—
6
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
10
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3,147,937
—
(372,380)
(503,785)
(50,131)
11,243
—
5,479
1,413
—
—
—
80
(8,587)
—
—
—
—
—
1,095
(105)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
11,720
70,810
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(31)
(2,311)
(938)
(47,885)
—
—
3,235
—
2
—
3,147,937
(24,547)
(24,547)
—
—
—
—
—
—
9,023
8,848
(372,380)
(503,785)
(50,131)
11,250
(3,098)
1,414
9,023
8,848
(45,587)
(45,587)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
990
(2,311)
(938)
(47,885)
11,720
70,810
3,235
(11,441)
(11,441)
—
(29)
Balance, December 31, 2019
36,796
$ 891,214
190,986
$
7,618
$ 7,827,697
$ (1,954,266) $
(40,233) $
578,948
$ 7,310,978
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
84
VORNADO REALTY TRUST
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - CONTINUED
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amount)
Preferred Shares
Common Shares
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Additional
Capital
Earnings
Less Than
Distributions
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Non-
controlling
Interests in
Consolidated
Subsidiaries
Total
Equity
Balance, December 31, 2017
36,800
$ 891,988
189,984
$
7,577
$ 7,492,658
$ (4,183,253) $
128,682
$
670,049
$ 5,007,701
122,893
(108,374)
Cumulative effect of accounting
change
Net income attributable to
Vornado
Net loss attributable to
noncontrolling interests in
consolidated subsidiaries
Dividends on common shares
($2.52 per share)
Dividends on preferred shares
Series G and Series I cumulative
redeemable preferred shares
issuance costs
Common shares issued:
Upon redemption of Class A
units, at redemption value
Under employees' share
option plan
Under dividend reinvestment
plan
Contributions:
Real estate fund investments
Other
Distributions:
Real estate fund investments
Other
Conversion of Series A preferred
shares to common shares
Deferred compensation shares and
options
Other comprehensive income of
nonconsolidated subsidiaries
Reduction in value of interest rate
swaps
Unearned 2015 Out-Performance
Plan awards acceleration
Adjustments to carry redeemable
Class A units at redemption
value
Redeemable noncontrolling
interests' share of above
adjustments
Consolidation of the Farley joint
venture
Other
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(663)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(31)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
244
279
20
—
—
—
—
2
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
12
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
449,954
—
(479,348)
(50,636)
(14,486)
17,058
—
5,907
1,389
—
—
—
—
30
(12,185)
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,157
(121)
—
—
9,046
198,064
—
—
548
—
—
—
—
—
—
(2)
1,155
(14,634)
—
—
836
—
(1)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
14,519
449,954
(53,023)
(53,023)
—
—
—
—
—
—
46,942
15,715
(479,348)
(50,636)
(15,149)
17,068
(6,266)
1,390
46,942
15,715
(12,665)
(33,250)
(12,665)
(33,250)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8,720
164
(1)
1,036
1,155
(14,634)
9,046
198,064
836
8,720
709
Balance, December 31, 2018
36,800
$ 891,294
190,535
$
7,600
$ 7,725,857
$ (4,167,184) $
7,664
$
642,652
$ 5,107,883
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
85
VORNADO REALTY TRUST
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - CONTINUED
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amount)
Preferred Shares
Common Shares
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Additional
Capital
Earnings
Less Than
Distributions
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Non-
controlling
Interests in
Consolidated
Subsidiaries
Total
Equity
Balance, December 31, 2016
42,825
$ 1,038,055
189,101
$
7,542
$ 7,153,332
$ (1,419,382) $
118,972
$
719,977
$ 7,618,496
Net income attributable to
Vornado
Net income attributable to
noncontrolling interests in
consolidated subsidiaries
Dividends on common shares
($2.62 per share)
Dividends on preferred shares
Series M cumulative redeemable
preferred shares issuance
Series G and Series I cumulative
redeemable preferred shares
called for redemption
Common shares issued:
Upon redemption of Class
A units, at redemption
value
Under employees' share
option plan
Under dividend reinvestment
plan
Contributions
Distributions:
JBG SMITH Properties
Real estate fund investments
Other
Conversion of Series A preferred
shares to common shares
Deferred compensation shares and
options
Reduction in unrealized net gain
on available-for-sale securities
Amounts reclassified related to a
nonconsolidated subsidiary
Other comprehensive income of
nonconsolidated subsidiaries
Increase in value of interest rate
swaps
Adjustments to carry redeemable
Class A units at redemption
value
Redeemable noncontrolling
interests' share of above
adjustments
Other
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
12,780
309,609
(18,800)
(455,514)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(5)
(162)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
403
449
17
—
—
—
—
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
16
18
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
38,731
28,235
1,458
—
—
—
—
162
2,246
—
—
—
—
268,494
227,416
—
(496,490)
(65,399)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(2,428,345)
—
—
—
(418)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(635)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(20,951)
14,402
1,425
15,477
—
(642)
(1)
—
227,416
25,802
25,802
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,044
(496,490)
(65,399)
309,609
(455,514)
38,747
28,253
1,459
1,044
—
(2,428,345)
(73,850)
(2,618)
(73,850)
(2,618)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,828
(20,951)
14,402
1,425
15,477
268,494
—
(306)
(642)
(942)
Balance, December 31, 2017
36,800
$ 891,988
189,984
$
7,577
$ 7,492,658
$ (4,183,253) $
128,682
$
670,049
$ 5,007,701
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
86
VORNADO REALTY TRUST
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
$
3,334,262
$
422,603
$
264,128
(Amounts in thousands)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net gain on transfer to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV
Net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets
Depreciation and amortization (including amortization of deferred financing costs)
Distributions of income from partially owned entities
Net realized and unrealized loss on real estate fund investments
Equity in net income of partially owned entities
Non-cash impairment loss on 608 Fifth Avenue right-of-use asset
Stock-based compensation expense
Real estate impairment losses and related write-offs
Prepayment penalty on redemption of senior unsecured notes due 2022
Amortization of below-market leases, net
Straight-lining of rents
Decrease in fair value of marketable securities
Purchase price fair value adjustment
Return of capital from real estate fund investments
Change in valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities
Net gains on real estate and other
Other non-cash adjustments
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Real estate fund investments
Tenant and other receivables, net
Prepaid assets
Other assets
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Other liabilities
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
(2,571,099)
(845,499)
438,933
116,826
106,109
(78,865)
75,220
53,908
26,705
22,058
(19,830)
9,679
5,533
—
—
—
—
13,765
(10,000)
(25,988)
7,558
(4,302)
5,940
1,626
662,539
—
(246,031)
472,785
78,831
84,706
(9,149)
—
31,722
12,000
—
(38,573)
(7,605)
26,453
(44,060)
20,290
12,835
—
7,499
(68,950)
(14,532)
151,533
(84,222)
5,869
(11,363)
802,641
(418,186)
(355,852)
Proceeds from sale of condominium units at 220 Central Park South
1,605,356
214,776
Proceeds from transfer of interest in Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV (net of $35,562 of
transaction costs and $10,899 of deconsolidated cash and restricted cash)
1,248,743
—
Development costs and construction in progress
Proceeds from redemption of 640 Fifth Avenue preferred equity
Moynihan Train Hall expenditures
Proceeds from sale of real estate and related investments
Additions to real estate
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities
Acquisitions of real estate and other
Distributions of capital from partially owned entities
Investments in partially owned entities
Proceeds from repayments of loans receivable
Investments in loans receivable
Net consolidation of Farley Office and Retail Building
Proceeds from the repayment of JBG SMITH Properties loan receivable
(649,056)
500,000
(438,935)
324,201
(233,666)
168,314
(69,699)
24,880
(18,257)
1,395
—
—
—
—
(74,609)
219,731
(234,602)
4,101
(574,812)
100,178
(37,131)
25,757
(105,000)
2,075
—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
2,463,276
(877,722)
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
87
—
(501)
529,826
82,095
15,267
(15,635)
—
32,829
—
—
(46,790)
(45,792)
—
—
91,606
34,800
(3,489)
23,651
—
1,183
(12,292)
(79,199)
3,760
(15,305)
860,142
—
—
—
—
9,543
(271,308)
—
(30,607)
366,155
(40,537)
659
—
—
115,630
(206,317)
VORNADO REALTY TRUST
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – CONTINUED
(Amounts in thousands)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of borrowings
Proceeds from borrowings
Dividends paid on common shares
Moynihan Train Hall reimbursement from Empire State Development
Purchase of marketable securities in connection with defeasance of mortgage payable
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
Dividends paid on preferred shares
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
Prepayment penalty on redemption of senior unsecured notes due 2022
Debt issuance costs
Repurchase of shares related to stock compensation agreements and related tax withholdings and
other
Proceeds received from exercise of employee share options and other
Redemption of preferred shares
Debt prepayment and extinguishment costs
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash included in the spin-off of JBG SMITH Properties
($275,000 plus The Bartlett financing proceeds less transaction costs and other mortgage items)
Proceeds from issuance of preferred units
Net cash used in financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
Reconciliation of Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
Restricted cash at beginning of period
Restricted cash included in discontinued operations at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
Restricted cash at end of period
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
$
(2,718,987) $
(685,265) $
(631,681)
1,108,156
(503,785)
438,935
(407,126)
(80,194)
(50,131)
17,871
(22,058)
(15,588)
(8,692)
6,903
(893)
—
—
—
(2,235,589)
890,226
716,905
526,766
(479,348)
74,609
—
(76,149)
(55,115)
61,062
—
(12,908)
(12,969)
7,309
(470,000)
(818)
—
—
(1,122,826)
(1,197,907)
1,914,812
1,607,131
$
716,905
$
1,055,872
(496,490)
—
—
(109,697)
(64,516)
1,044
—
(12,325)
(418)
29,712
—
(3,217)
(416,237)
309,609
(338,344)
315,481
1,599,331
1,914,812
570,916
$
1,817,655
$
1,501,027
145,989
—
97,157
—
95,032
3,272
716,905
$
1,914,812
$
1,599,331
1,515,012
92,119
1,607,131
$
$
570,916
145,989
716,905
$
$
1,817,655
97,157
1,914,812
$
$
$
$
$
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
88
VORNADO REALTY TRUST
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – CONTINUED
Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
283,613
59,834
$
$
311,835
62,225
$
$
338,983
6,727
2,327,750
$
1,449,495
— $
—
1,311,468
526,866
(407,126)
398,292
390,000
(122,813)
109,975
70,810
60,052
54,962
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
233,179
—
—
—
—
(86,064)
88,115
198,064
—
—
401,708
249,459
346,926
346,926
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(58,810)
102,976
268,494
—
—
—
—
—
—
3,432,738
(1,414,186)
(2,018,552)
455,514
115,630
(20,951)
(Amounts in thousands)
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Cash payments for interest, excluding capitalized interest of $67,980, $67,402 and $43,071
Cash payments for income taxes
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Investments received in exchange for transfer to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV:
Preferred equity
Common equity
$
$
$
Reclassification of condominium units from "development costs and construction in progress" to
"220 Central Park South condominium units ready for sale"
Lease liabilities arising from the recognition of right-of-use assets
Marketable securities transferred in connection with the defeasance of mortgage payable
Special dividend/distribution declared and payable on January 15, 2020
Defeased mortgage payable
Write-off of fully depreciated assets
Accrued capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued expenses
Adjustments to carry redeemable Class A units at redemption value
Recognition of negative basis related to the sale of our investment in 330 Madison Avenue
Amounts related to our investment in Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust reclassified from
"investments in partially owned entities" and "accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income"
to "marketable securities" upon conversion of operating partnership units to common shares
Increase in assets and liabilities resulting from the consolidation of Farley Office and Retail
Building:
Real estate, net
Mortgage payable, net
Increase in assets and liabilities resulting from the consolidation of Moynihan Train Hall:
Real estate, net
Moynihan Train Hall obligation
Non-cash distribution to JBG SMITH Properties:
Assets
Liabilities
Equity
Reclassification of Series G and Series I cumulative redeemable preferred shares to liabilities upon
call for redemption
Loan receivable established upon the spin-off of JBG SMITH Properties
Reduction in unrealized net gain on available-for-sale securities
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Partners
Vornado Realty L.P.
New York, New York
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Vornado Realty L.P. and subsidiaries (the "Partnership") as of December
31, 2019 and 2018, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes and the schedule listed in the Index at Item 15 (collectively
referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of the Partnership as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 2019, in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB),
the Partnership's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control -
Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated
February 18, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Partnership's internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Partnership's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the
Partnership's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to
be independent with respect to the Partnership in accordance with the US federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our
audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or
fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that were
communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to
the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical
audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the
critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Investments in Partially Owned Entities - Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV - Refer to Notes 2 and 6 to the financial statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
Prior to April 18, 2019, the Partnership contributed its interests in properties located at 640 Fifth Avenue, 655 Fifth Avenue, 666 Fifth
Avenue, 689 Fifth Avenue, 697-703 Fifth Avenue, 1535 Broadway, and 1540 Broadway (collectively, the “Properties”) to subsidiaries
of a newly formed joint venture (“Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV”). On April 18, 2019, the Partnership transferred a 48.5% common
interest in the joint venture to a group of institutional investors (the “Investors”) and retained the remaining 51.5% common interest in
the joint venture and an aggregate $1.828 billion of preferred equity interests in certain of the Properties. Net cash proceeds from the
transaction were $1.179 billion. The Partnership continues to manage and lease the Properties. The Partnership shares control with the
Investors over major decisions of the joint venture, including decisions regarding leasing, operating and capital budgets, and refinancings.
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The Partnership performed a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) and a Voting Interest Entity (“VOE”) analysis for the entities in the
organizational structure of the transaction and concluded Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV is a VOE. The Partnership also determined
that the entities in the organizational structure did not meet the criteria to qualify as a VIE. Through its detailed analysis of the various
decision-making rights and powers that each party possesses, management concluded that the Partnership and the Investors both have
the ability to block or participate in the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance. The Partnership no
longer held a controlling financial interest in the joint venture and as a result deconsolidated the joint venture and began accounting for
the investment under the equity method of accounting from the date of transfer. The transaction valued the Properties at $5.556 billion.
As a result, there was a step-up in basis of the Partnership’s retained portion of the Properties to fair value. The gain on transfer consisted
of both the gain on the partial sale of the Partnership’s interest and the gain resulting from the step-up in basis of the retained interest to
fair value, less transaction costs, to arrive at an overall net gain of $2.571 billion.
We identified the consolidation analysis as a critical audit matter because the consolidation analysis, specifically the determination of
control, and the propriety of gain recognition, involved an interpretation of especially complex accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America. The evaluation of management’s determination of control required an increased extent of effort.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to the accounting treatment of the partial sale included, among other things, the following:
• We tested the effectiveness of controls over management’s determination of control over the joint venture, the resulting deconsolidation
of the Properties, and whether a gain or loss should be recognized.
• We read transaction agreements, traced and agreed the facts included in the Partnership’s accounting treatment memo to the
agreements, and evaluated the assumptions used to arrive at the determined conclusion.
• We consulted with our consolidation subject matter experts to assess the reasonableness of the Partnership’s accounting conclusions.
• We evaluated whether the assumptions were consistent with evidence obtained in other areas of the audit.
Critical Audit Matter Description
The Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV transaction valued the Properties at $5.556 billion resulting in a financial statement net gain of
$2.571 billion. The value was allocated to the assets and liabilities of each property based on their relative fair values. The Partnership
utilized the market approach and the income approach to determine relative fair values. The income approach utilizes the present value
of future cash flows that are based on a number of factors, including significant management estimates related to discount rates and
capitalization rates, to determine the value of each asset and liability by property.
We identified the valuation of the Properties as a critical audit matter because performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness
of the discount rates and capitalization rates used to determine the value of each asset and liability by property required a high degree of
auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort, including the need to involve our fair value specialists.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to the relative fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the Fifth Avenue and Times Square
JV transaction included, among other things, the following:
• We tested the effectiveness of controls over the Partnership’s review of the compilation of inputs related to the valuation and the
determination of fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including management’s valuation methodology.
• With the assistance of our fair value specialists, we assessed the reasonableness of management’s significant assumptions, such as
discount and capitalization rates, using comparable market data.
• With the assistance of our fair value specialists, we evaluated the reasonableness of the significant assumptions, including testing
the source information underlying the determination of these assumptions, testing the mathematical accuracy of the calculation, and
developing a range of independent estimates and comparing those to the assumptions selected by management.
• We evaluated whether the assumptions were consistent with evidence obtained in other areas of the audit.
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Impairment Losses - Refer to Notes 2, 14, and 16 to the financial statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
The Partnership’s properties, including any related right-of-use assets and intangible assets, are individually reviewed for impairment
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment exists when the
carrying amount of an asset exceeds the aggregate projected future cash flows over the anticipated holding period on an undiscounted
basis. An impairment loss is measured based on the excess of the property’s carrying amount over its fair value. The Partnership’s
undiscounted cash flows is subjective and is based, in part, on estimates and assumptions such as market rental rates and capitalization
rates. In the event a property is not recoverable, the Partnership’s evaluation of anticipated discounted cash flows is subjective and is
based, in part, on estimates and assumptions such as market rental rates, capitalization rates, and discount rates that could differ materially
from actual results. The Partnership recognizes impairment losses within “Transaction related costs, impairment losses and other” within
the consolidated statements of income. Total non-cash impairment losses for the year ended December 31, 2019 were $107,221,000.
We identified the impairment of long-lived assets as a critical audit matter because of the significant estimates and assumptions management
makes to evaluate the recoverability and fair value of the assets, specifically the estimates of market rental rates, capitalization rates, and
discount rates for each real estate asset. Performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of these estimates and assumptions
required a high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort, including the need to involve our fair value specialists.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to the undiscounted and discounted cash flow analyses included, among other things, the following:
• We tested the effectiveness of controls over management’s evaluation of the recoverability of long-lived assets based on undiscounted
cash flows and the measurement of impairment based on discounted cash flows, including those over the market rental rates,
capitalization rates, and discount rates used in the assessment.
• With the assistance of our fair value specialists, we evaluated the reasonableness of significant assumptions in the undiscounted and
discounted cash flow analyses, including estimates of market rental rates, capitalization rates, and discount rates, for properties with
impairment indicators. We developed independent estimates of the market rental rates, capitalization rates, and discount rates, focusing
on geographical location and property type and compared our independent estimates to the estimates and assumptions used by the
Partnership. In addition, we tested the mathematical accuracy of the undiscounted and discounted cash flow analyses.
• We evaluated the reasonableness of management’s undiscounted and discounted cash flow analyses by comparing management’s
projections to the Partnership’s historical results and external market sources.
• We evaluated whether the assumptions were consistent with evidence obtained in other areas of the audit.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
February 18, 2020
We have served as the Partnership’s auditor since 1997.
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VORNADO REALTY L.P.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands, except unit amounts)
ASSETS
Real estate, at cost:
Land
Buildings and improvements
Development costs and construction in progress
Moynihan Train Hall development expenditures
Leasehold improvements and equipment
Total
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
Real estate, net
Right-of-use assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash
Marketable securities
Tenant and other receivables
Investments in partially owned entities
Real estate fund investments
220 Central Park South condominium units ready for sale
Receivable arising from the straight-lining of rents
Deferred leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $196,229 and $207,529
Identified intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $98,587 and $172,114
Other assets
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE PARTNERSHIP UNITS AND EQUITY
Mortgages payable, net
Senior unsecured notes, net
Unsecured term loan, net
Unsecured revolving credit facilities
Lease liabilities
Moynihan Train Hall obligation
Special distribution payable on January 15, 2020
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Deferred revenue
Deferred compensation plan
Other liabilities
Total liabilities
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable partnership units:
Class A units - 13,298,956 and 12,544,477 units outstanding
Series D cumulative redeemable preferred units - 141,401 and 177,101 units outstanding
Total redeemable partnership units
Partners' equity:
Partners' capital
Earnings less than distributions
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
Total partners' equity
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
Total equity
As of December 31,
2019
2018
$
2,591,261
$
7,953,163
1,490,614
914,960
124,014
13,074,012
(3,015,958)
10,058,054
379,546
1,515,012
92,119
33,313
95,733
3,999,165
222,649
408,918
742,206
353,986
30,965
355,347
3,306,280
10,110,992
2,266,491
445,693
108,427
16,237,883
(3,180,175)
13,057,708
—
570,916
145,989
152,198
73,322
858,113
318,758
99,627
935,131
400,313
136,781
431,938
$
$
18,287,013
$
17,180,794
5,639,897
$
8,167,798
445,872
745,840
575,000
498,254
914,960
398,292
440,049
59,429
103,773
265,754
844,002
744,821
80,000
—
445,693
—
430,976
167,730
96,523
311,806
10,087,120
11,289,349
884,380
4,535
888,915
8,726,529
(1,954,266)
(40,233)
6,732,030
578,948
7,310,978
778,134
5,428
783,562
8,624,751
(4,167,184)
7,664
4,465,231
642,652
5,107,883
See notes to the consolidated financial statements.
$
18,287,013
$
17,180,794
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VORNADO REALTY L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Amounts in thousands, except per unit amounts)
REVENUES:
Rental revenues
Fee and other income
Total revenues
EXPENSES:
Operating
Depreciation and amortization
General and administrative
(Expense) benefit from deferred compensation plan liability
Transaction related costs, impairment losses and other
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
$
1,767,222
$
2,007,333
$
157,478
1,924,700
(917,981)
(419,107)
(169,920)
(11,609)
(106,538)
156,387
2,163,720
(963,478)
(446,570)
(141,871)
2,480
(31,320)
1,948,376
135,750
2,084,126
(886,596)
(429,389)
(150,782)
(6,932)
(1,776)
Total expenses
(1,625,155)
(1,580,759)
(1,475,475)
Income from partially owned entities
(Loss) income from real estate fund investments
Interest and other investment income, net
Income (loss) from deferred compensation plan assets
Interest and debt expense
Net gain on transfer to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV
Purchase price fair value adjustment
Net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets
Income before income taxes
Income tax expense
Income from continuing operations
(Loss) income from discontinued operations
Net income
Less net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
Net income attributable to Vornado Realty L.P.
Preferred unit distributions
Preferred unit issuance costs
NET INCOME attributable to Class A unitholders
INCOME PER CLASS A UNIT - BASIC:
Income from continuing operations, net
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net
Net income per Class A unit
Weighted average units outstanding
INCOME PER CLASS A UNIT - DILUTED:
Income from continuing operations, net
Loss from discontinued operations, net
Net income per Class A unit
Weighted average units outstanding
$
$
$
$
$
78,865
(104,082)
21,819
11,609
(286,623)
2,571,099
—
845,499
3,437,731
(103,439)
3,334,292
(30)
3,334,262
24,547
3,358,809
(50,296)
—
9,149
(89,231)
17,057
(2,480)
(347,949)
—
44,060
246,031
459,598
(37,633)
421,965
638
422,603
53,023
475,626
(50,830)
(14,486)
3,308,513
$
410,310
$
$
$
$
$
16.22
—
16.22
202,947
16.19
—
16.19
203,248
2.01
0.01
2.02
202,068
2.00
—
2.00
$
$
$
$
15,200
3,240
30,861
6,932
(345,654)
—
—
501
319,731
(42,375)
277,356
(13,228)
264,128
(25,802)
238,326
(65,593)
—
172,733
0.91
(0.07)
0.84
201,214
0.90
(0.07)
0.83
203,412
203,300
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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VORNADO REALTY L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Amounts in thousands)
Net income
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
$
3,334,262
$
422,603
$
264,128
(Reduction) increase in value of interest rate swaps and other
(47,883)
(14,635)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income relating to
nonconsolidated subsidiaries
Other comprehensive (loss) income of nonconsolidated subsidiaries
Reduction in unrealized net gain on available-for-sale securities
Comprehensive income
Less comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated
subsidiaries
(2,311)
(938)
—
3,283,130
24,547
—
1,155
—
409,123
53,023
Comprehensive income attributable to Vornado Realty L.P.
$
3,307,677
$
462,146
$
15,477
14,402
1,425
(20,951)
274,481
(25,802)
248,679
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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VORNADO REALTY L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(Amounts in thousands, except per unit amounts)
Preferred Units
Class A Units
Owned by Vornado
Units
Amount
Units
Amount
Earnings
Less Than
Distributions
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Non-
controlling
Interests in
Consolidated
Subsidiaries
Total
Equity
Balance, December 31, 2018
36,800
$ 891,294
190,535
$ 7,733,457
$
(4,167,184) $
7,664
$
642,652
$ 5,107,883
Net income attributable to Vornado Realty L.P.
Net income attributable to redeemable
partnership units
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in
consolidated subsidiaries
Distributions to Vornado:
Special distribution ($1.95 per Class A unit)
Aggregate quarterly distributions to Vornado
(see Note 12 for distributions per unit
amounts)
Distributions to preferred unitholders (see Note
12 for distributions per unit amounts)
Class A Units issued to Vornado:
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A
units, at redemption value
Under Vornado's employees' share option
plan
Under Vornado's dividend reinvestment plan
Contributions:
Real estate fund investments
Other
Distributions
Conversion of Series A preferred units to Class A
units
Deferred compensation units and options
Amounts reclassified related to a
nonconsolidated subsidiary
Other comprehensive loss of nonconsolidated
subsidiaries
Reduction in value of interest rate swaps
Unearned 2016 Out-Performance Plan awards
acceleration
Adjustments to carry redeemable Class A units at
redemption value
Redeemable partnership units' share of above
adjustments
Deconsolidation of partially owned entity
Other
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(2)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(2)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(80)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
171
245
22
—
—
—
6
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
11,250
5,489
1,414
—
—
—
80
3,358,809
(210,872)
—
(372,380)
(503,785)
(50,131)
—
(8,587)
—
—
—
—
—
1,095
(105)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
11,720
70,810
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(31)
(2,311)
(938)
(47,885)
—
—
3,235
—
2
—
—
3,358,809
(210,872)
(24,547)
(24,547)
—
—
—
—
—
—
9,023
8,848
(372,380)
(503,785)
(50,131)
11,250
(3,098)
1,414
9,023
8,848
(45,587)
(45,587)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
990
(2,311)
(938)
(47,885)
11,720
70,810
3,235
(11,441)
(11,441)
—
(29)
Balance, December 31, 2019
36,796
$ 891,214
190,986
$ 7,835,315
$
(1,954,266) $
(40,233) $
578,948
$ 7,310,978
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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VORNADO REALTY L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY – CONTINUED
(Amounts in thousands, except per unit amount)
Preferred Units
Class A Units
Owned by Vornado
Units
Amount
Units
Amount
Earnings
Less Than
Distributions
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Non-
controlling
Interests in
Consolidated
Subsidiaries
Total
Equity
Balance, December 31, 2017
36,800
$ 891,988
189,984
$ 7,500,235
$
(4,183,253) $
128,682
$
670,049
$
5,007,701
Cumulative effect of accounting change
Net income attributable to Vornado Realty L.P.
Net income attributable to redeemable
partnership units
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
in consolidated subsidiaries
Distributions to Vornado ($2.52 per Class A
unit)
Distributions to preferred unitholders
Series G and Series I cumulative redeemable
preferred units issuance costs
Class A Units issued to Vornado:
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A
units, at redemption value
Under Vornado's employees' share option
plan
Under Vornado's dividend reinvestment plan
Contributions:
Real estate fund investments
Other
Distributions:
Real estate fund investments
Other
Conversion of Series A preferred units to Class
A units
Deferred compensation units and options
Other comprehensive income of
nonconsolidated subsidiaries
Reduction in value of interest rate swaps
Unearned 2015 Out-Performance Plan awards
acceleration
Adjustments to carry redeemable Class A units
at redemption value
Redeemable partnership units' share of above
adjustments
Consolidation of the Farley joint venture
Other
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(663)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(31)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
244
279
20
—
—
—
—
2
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
17,068
5,919
1,390
—
—
—
—
30
122,893
475,626
(25,672)
—
(479,348)
(50,636)
(14,486)
—
(12,185)
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,157
(121)
(108,374)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9,046
198,064
—
—
548
—
—
—
—
—
—
(2)
1,155
(14,634)
—
—
836
—
(1)
—
—
—
14,519
475,626
(25,672)
(53,023)
(53,023)
—
—
—
—
—
—
46,942
15,715
(12,665)
(33,250)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8,720
164
(479,348)
(50,636)
(15,149)
17,068
(6,266)
1,390
46,942
15,715
(12,665)
(33,250)
(1)
1,036
1,155
(14,634)
9,046
198,064
836
8,720
709
Balance, December 31, 2018
36,800
$ 891,294
190,535
$ 7,733,457
$
(4,167,184) $
7,664
$
642,652
$
5,107,883
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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VORNADO REALTY L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY – CONTINUED
(Amounts in thousands, except per unit amount)
Preferred Units
Class A Units
Owned by Vornado
Units
Amount
Units
Amount
Earnings
Less Than
Distributions
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Non-
controlling
Interests in
Consolidated
Subsidiaries
Total
Equity
Balance, December 31, 2016
42,825
$ 1,038,055
189,101
$ 7,160,874
$
(1,419,382) $
118,972
$
719,977
$ 7,618,496
Net income attributable to Vornado Realty L.P.
Net income attributable to redeemable partnership
units
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
in consolidated subsidiaries
Distributions to Vornado ($2.62 per Class A unit)
Distributions to preferred unitholders
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Series M cumulative redeemable preferred units
issuance
12,780
309,609
Series G and Series I cumulative redeemable
preferred units called for redemption
Class A Units issued to Vornado:
Upon redemption of redeemable Class A units,
at redemption value
Under Vornado's employees' share option plan
Under Vornado's dividend reinvestment plan
Contributions
Distributions:
JBG SMITH Properties
Real estate fund investments
Other
Conversion of Series A preferred units to Class A
units
Deferred compensation units and options
Reduction in unrealized net gain on available-for-
sale securities
Amounts reclassified related to a nonconsolidated
subsidiary
Other comprehensive income of nonconsolidated
subsidiaries
Increase in value of interest rate swaps
Adjustments to carry redeemable Class A units at
redemption value
Redeemable partnership units' share of above
adjustments
Other
(18,800)
(455,514)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(5)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(162)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
403
449
17
—
—
—
—
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
38,747
28,253
1,459
—
—
—
—
162
2,246
—
—
—
—
268,494
—
—
238,326
(10,910)
—
(496,490)
(65,399)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(2,428,345)
—
—
—
(418)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(635)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(20,951)
14,402
1,425
15,477
—
(642)
(1)
—
—
25,802
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,044
238,326
(10,910)
25,802
(496,490)
(65,399)
309,609
(455,514)
38,747
28,253
1,459
1,044
—
(2,428,345)
(73,850)
(2,618)
(73,850)
(2,618)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(306)
—
1,828
(20,951)
14,402
1,425
15,477
268,494
(642)
(942)
Balance, December 31, 2017
36,800
$ 891,988
189,984
$ 7,500,235
$
(4,183,253) $
128,682
$
670,049
$ 5,007,701
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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VORNADO REALTY L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
$
3,334,262
$
422,603
$
264,128
(Amounts in thousands)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net gain on transfer to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV
Net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets
Depreciation and amortization (including amortization of deferred financing costs)
Distributions of income from partially owned entities
Net realized and unrealized loss on real estate fund investments
Equity in net income of partially owned entities
Non-cash impairment loss on 608 Fifth Avenue right-of-use asset
Stock-based compensation expense
Real estate impairment losses and related write-offs
Prepayment penalty on redemption of senior unsecured notes due 2022
Amortization of below-market leases, net
Straight-lining of rents
Decrease in fair value of marketable securities
Purchase price fair value adjustment
Return of capital from real estate fund investments
Change in valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities
Net gains on real estate and other
Other non-cash adjustments
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Real estate fund investments
Tenant and other receivables, net
Prepaid assets
Other assets
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Other liabilities
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
(2,571,099)
(845,499)
438,933
116,826
106,109
(78,865)
75,220
53,908
26,705
22,058
(19,830)
9,679
5,533
—
—
—
—
13,765
(10,000)
(25,988)
7,558
(4,302)
5,940
1,626
662,539
—
(246,031)
472,785
78,831
84,706
(9,149)
—
31,722
12,000
—
(38,573)
(7,605)
26,453
(44,060)
20,290
12,835
—
7,499
(68,950)
(14,532)
151,533
(84,222)
5,869
(11,363)
802,641
(418,186)
(355,852)
Proceeds from sale of condominium units at 220 Central Park South
1,605,356
214,776
Proceeds from transfer of interest in Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV (net of $35,562 of
transaction costs and $10,899 of deconsolidated cash and restricted cash)
1,248,743
—
Development costs and construction in progress
Proceeds from redemption of 640 Fifth Avenue preferred equity
Moynihan Train Hall expenditures
Proceeds from sale of real estate and related investments
Additions to real estate
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities
Acquisitions of real estate and other
Distributions of capital from partially owned entities
Investments in partially owned entities
Proceeds from repayments of loans receivable
Investments in loans receivable
Net consolidation of Farley Office and Retail Building
Proceeds from the repayment of JBG SMITH Properties loan receivable
(649,056)
500,000
(438,935)
324,201
(233,666)
168,314
(69,699)
24,880
(18,257)
1,395
—
—
—
—
(74,609)
219,731
(234,602)
4,101
(574,812)
100,178
(37,131)
25,757
(105,000)
2,075
—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
2,463,276
(877,722)
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
99
—
(501)
529,826
82,095
15,267
(15,635)
—
32,829
—
—
(46,790)
(45,792)
—
—
91,606
34,800
(3,489)
23,651
—
1,183
(12,292)
(79,199)
3,760
(15,305)
860,142
—
—
—
—
9,543
(271,308)
—
(30,607)
366,155
(40,537)
659
—
—
115,630
(206,317)
VORNADO REALTY L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – CONTINUED
(Amounts in thousands)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of borrowings
Proceeds from borrowings
Distributions to Vornado
Moynihan Train Hall reimbursement from Empire State Development
Purchase of marketable securities in connection with defeasance of mortgage payable
Distributions to redeemable security holders and noncontrolling interests in consolidated
subsidiaries
Distributions to preferred unitholders
Contributions from noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
Prepayment penalty on redemption of senior unsecured notes due 2022
Debt issuance costs
Repurchase of Class A units related to stock compensation agreements and related tax withholdings
and other
Proceeds received from exercise of Vornado stock options and other
Redemption of preferred units
Debt prepayment and extinguishment costs
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash included in the spin-off of JBG SMITH Properties
($275,000 plus The Bartlett financing proceeds less transaction costs and other mortgage items)
Proceeds from issuance of preferred units
Net cash used in financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
Reconciliation of Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
Restricted cash at beginning of period
Restricted cash included in discontinued operations at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
Restricted cash at end of period
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
$
(2,718,987) $
(685,265) $
(631,681)
1,108,156
(503,785)
438,935
(407,126)
(80,194)
(50,131)
17,871
(22,058)
(15,588)
(8,692)
6,903
(893)
—
—
—
(2,235,589)
890,226
716,905
526,766
(479,348)
74,609
—
(76,149)
(55,115)
61,062
—
(12,908)
(12,969)
7,309
(470,000)
(818)
—
—
(1,122,826)
(1,197,907)
1,914,812
1,607,131
$
716,905
$
1,055,872
(496,490)
—
—
(109,697)
(64,516)
1,044
—
(12,325)
(418)
29,712
—
(3,217)
(416,237)
309,609
(338,344)
315,481
1,599,331
1,914,812
570,916
$
1,817,655
$
1,501,027
145,989
—
97,157
—
95,032
3,272
716,905
$
1,914,812
$
1,599,331
1,515,012
92,119
1,607,131
$
$
570,916
145,989
716,905
$
$
1,817,655
97,157
1,914,812
$
$
$
$
$
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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VORNADO REALTY L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – CONTINUED
Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
283,613
59,834
$
$
311,835
62,225
$
$
338,983
6,727
2,327,750
$
1,449,495
— $
—
1,311,468
526,866
(407,126)
398,292
390,000
(122,813)
109,975
70,810
60,052
54,962
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
233,179
—
—
—
—
(86,064)
88,115
198,064
—
—
401,708
249,459
346,926
346,926
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(58,810)
102,976
268,494
—
—
—
—
—
—
3,432,738
(1,414,186)
(2,018,552)
455,514
115,630
(20,951)
(Amounts in thousands)
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Cash payments for interest, excluding capitalized interest of $67,980, $67,402 and $43,071
Cash payments for income taxes
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Investments received in exchange for transfer to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV:
Preferred equity
Common equity
$
$
$
Reclassification of condominium units from "development costs and construction in progress" to
"220 Central Park South condominium units ready for sale"
Lease liabilities arising from the recognition of right-of-use assets
Marketable securities transferred in connection with the defeasance of mortgage payable
Special distribution declared and payable on January 15, 2020
Defeased mortgage payable
Write-off of fully depreciated assets
Accrued capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued expenses
Adjustments to carry redeemable Class A units at redemption value
Recognition of negative basis related to the sale of our investment in 330 Madison Avenue
Amounts related to our investment in Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust reclassified from
"investments in partially owned entities" and "accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income"
to "marketable securities" upon conversion of operating partnership units to common shares
Increase in assets and liabilities resulting from the consolidation of Farley Office and Retail
Building:
Real estate, net
Mortgage payable, net
Increase in assets and liabilities resulting from the consolidation of Moynihan Train Hall:
Real estate, net
Moynihan Train Hall obligation
Non-cash distribution to JBG SMITH Properties:
Assets
Liabilities
Equity
Reclassification of Series G and Series I cumulative redeemable preferred shares to liabilities upon
call for redemption
Loan receivable established upon the spin-off of JBG SMITH Properties
Reduction in unrealized net gain on available-for-sale securities
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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VORNADO REALTY TRUST AND VORNADO REALTY L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Organization and Business
Vornado Realty Trust (“Vornado”) is a fully‑integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and conducts its business through, and
substantially all of its interests in properties are held by, Vornado Realty L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating
Partnership”). Accordingly, Vornado’s cash flow and ability to pay dividends to its shareholders are dependent upon the cash flow of the
Operating Partnership and the ability of its direct and indirect subsidiaries to first satisfy their obligations to creditors. Vornado is the sole
general partner of, and owned approximately 93.1% of the common limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership as of December
31, 2019. All references to the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” mean collectively Vornado, the Operating Partnership and those
subsidiaries consolidated by Vornado.
We currently own all or portions of:
New York:
•
•
•
•
•
19.1 million square feet of Manhattan office in 35 properties;
2.3 million square feet of Manhattan street retail in 70 properties;
1,991 units in 10 residential properties;
The 1,700 room Hotel Pennsylvania located on Seventh Avenue at 33rd Street in the heart of the Penn District; and
A 32.4% interest in Alexander’s, Inc. (“Alexander’s”) (NYSE: ALX), which owns seven properties in the greater New York
metropolitan area, including 731 Lexington Avenue, the 1.3 million square foot Bloomberg, L.P. headquarters building.
Other Real Estate and Investments:
•
•
•
•
The 3.7 million square foot theMART in Chicago;
A 70% controlling interest in 555 California Street, a three-building office complex in San Francisco’s financial district
aggregating 1.8 million square feet;
A 25.0% interest in Vornado Capital Partners, our real estate fund. We are the general partner and investment manager of the
fund; and
Other real estate and investments.
2. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Vornado and the Operating Partnership and their
consolidated subsidiaries. All inter-company amounts have been eliminated. Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which require us to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from
those estimates.
Certain prior year balances have been reclassified in order to conform to the current period presentation. For the years ended December
31, 2018 and 2017, "property rentals" of $1,760,205,000 and $1,714,952,000, respectively, and "tenant expense reimbursements" of
$247,128,000 and $233,424,000 , respectively, were grouped into "rental revenues" on our consolidated statements of income in accordance
with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 205, Presentation of Financial Statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Literature
In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued an update (“ASU 2016-02”) establishing ASC Topic
842, Leases ("ASC 842"), as amended by subsequent ASUs on the topic, which sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement,
presentation and disclosure of leases for both lessees and lessors. ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to apply a two-method approach, classifying
leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase. Lessees
are required to record a right-of-use ("ROU") asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months. Lease liabilities
equal the present value of future lease payments. Right-of-use assets equal the lease liabilities adjusted for accrued rent expense, initial
direct costs, lease incentives and prepaid lease payments. Leases with a term of 12 months or less will be accounted for similar to the
previously existing lease guidance under ASC Topic 840, Leases ("ASC 840"). Lease expense is recognized based on the effective interest
method for finance leases or on a straight-line basis for operating leases. The accounting applied by the lessor is largely unchanged from
that applied under ASC 840. We adopted this standard effective January 1, 2019. In transitioning to ASC 842, we elected to use the
practical expedient package available to us and did not elect to use hindsight. As of January 1, 2019, we had 12 ground leases classified
as operating leases, for which we were required to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability equal to the present value of the future
lease payments. We will continue to recognize expense on a straight-line basis for these leases. We recorded an aggregate of $526,866,000
of ROU assets and a corresponding $526,866,000 of lease liabilities as a result of the adoption of this standard (see Note 20 - Leases).
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
2. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Recently Issued Accounting Literature - continued
Under ASU 2016-02, initial direct costs for both lessees and lessors would include only those costs that are incremental to the
arrangement and would not have been incurred if the lease had not been obtained. As a result, beginning January 1, 2019, we no longer
capitalize internal leasing costs and instead expense these costs as incurred, as a component of "general and administrative" expense on
our consolidated statements of income. For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we capitalized $5,538,000 and $5,243,000,
respectively, of internal leasing costs.
In June 2016, the FASB issued an update (“ASU 2016-13”) Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments establishing
ASC Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses, as amended by subsequent ASUs on the topic. ASU 2016-13 changes how entities
will account for credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income.
The guidance replaces the current “incurred loss” model with an “expected loss” model that requires consideration of a broader range of
information to estimate expected credit losses over the lifetime of the financial asset. ASU 2016-13 is effective for interim and annual
reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU
2016-13 on our consolidated financial statements, but do not believe the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our
consolidated financial statements.
In August 2018, the FASB issued an update (“ASU 2018-13”) Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for
Fair Value Measurement to ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”). ASU 2018-13 modifies the disclosure requirements
for fair value measurements by removing, modifying, and/or adding certain disclosures. ASU 2018-13 is effective for interim and annual
reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. We elected to early adopt ASU 2018-13 effective January 1, 2019.
The adoption of this update did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In October 2018, the FASB issued an update ("ASU 2018-16") Inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight
Index Swap (OIS) Rate as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes to ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging. ASU
2018-16 expands the list of U.S. benchmark interest rates permitted in the application of hedge accounting by adding the OIS rate based
on SOFR as an eligible benchmark interest rate. ASU 2018-16 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2018. We adopted this update effective January 1, 2019. The adoption of this update did not have any impact on our
consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
2. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Significant Accounting Policies
Real Estate: Real estate is carried at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Betterments, major renewals and certain
costs directly related to the improvement and leasing of real estate are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.
For redevelopment of existing operating properties, the net book value of the existing property under redevelopment plus the cost for the
construction and improvements incurred in connection with the redevelopment are capitalized to the extent the capitalized costs of the
property do not exceed the estimated fair value of the redeveloped property when complete. If the cost of the redeveloped property,
including the net book value of the existing property, exceeds the estimated fair value of the redeveloped property, the excess is charged
to expense. Depreciation is recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives which range from 7 to 40 years. Tenant
allowances are amortized on a straight-line basis over the lives of the related leases, which approximate the useful lives of the assets.
Additions to real estate include interest and debt expense capitalized during construction of $72,200,000 and $73,166,000 for the years
ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Upon the acquisition of real estate, we assess the fair value of acquired assets (including land, buildings and improvements, identified
intangibles, such as acquired above and below-market leases, acquired in-place leases and tenant relationships) and acquired liabilities
and we allocate the purchase price based on these assessments which are on a relative fair value basis. We assess fair value based on
estimated cash flow projections that utilize appropriate discount and capitalization rates and available market information. Estimates of
future cash flows are based on a number of factors including historical operating results, known trends, and market/economic
conditions. We amortize identified intangibles that have finite lives over the period they are expected to contribute directly or indirectly
to the future cash flows of the property or business acquired.
Our properties, including any related right-of-use assets and intangible assets, are individually reviewed for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment exists when the carrying
amount of an asset exceeds the aggregate projected future cash flows over the anticipated holding period on an undiscounted basis. An
impairment loss is measured based on the excess of the property’s carrying amount over its estimated fair value. Impairment analyses
are based on our current plans, intended holding periods and available market information at the time the analyses are prepared. If our
estimates of the projected future cash flows, or market conditions change, our evaluation of impairment losses may be different and such
differences could be material to our consolidated financial statements. The evaluation of anticipated discounted cash flows is subjective
and is based, in part, on estimates and assumptions regarding future occupancy, rental rates, capital requirements, capitalization rates and
discount rates that could differ materially from actual results. Plans to hold properties over longer periods decrease the likelihood of
recording impairment losses. We recognized impairment losses of $107,221,000 and $12,000,000 for the years ended December 31, 2019
and 2018, respectively. There were no impairment losses in the year ended December 31, 2017.
Our 95.0% joint venture (the remaining 5.0% is owned by the Related Companies ("Related")) which is developing the Farley Office
and Retail Building has entered into a development agreement with Empire State Development (“ESD”), an entity of New York State,
to build the adjacent Moynihan Train Hall, with Vornado and Related each guaranteeing the joint venture's obligations. The joint venture
has entered into a design-build contract with Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders pursuant to which they will build the Moynihan
Train Hall, thereby fulfilling all of the joint venture's obligations to ESD. The obligations of Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders have
been bonded by Skanska USA and bear a full guaranty from Skanska AB. The development expenditures for the Moynihan Train Hall
are estimated to be approximately $1.6 billion, which will be funded by governmental agencies. Pursuant to ASC 842-40-55, the joint
venture, which we consolidate on our consolidated balance sheets, is required to recognize all development expenditures for the Moynihan
Train Hall. Accordingly, the development expenditures paid for by governmental agencies through December 31, 2019 and 2018 of
$914,960,000 and $445,693,000, respectively, are shown as “Moynihan Train Hall development expenditures” with a corresponding
obligation recorded in “Moynihan Train Hall obligation” on our consolidated balance sheets. Upon completion of the development, the
"Moynihan Train Hall development expenditures" and the offsetting “Moynihan Train Hall obligation” will be removed from our
consolidated balance sheets.
Partially Owned Entities: We consolidate entities in which we have a controlling financial interest. In determining whether we
have a controlling financial interest in a partially owned entity and the requirement to consolidate the accounts of that entity, we consider
(i) whether the entity is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) in which we are the primary beneficiary or (ii) whether the entity is a voting
interest entity in which we have a majority of the voting interests of the entity. We are deemed to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE
when we have (i) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and (ii) the
obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. We generally do not control a partially
owned entity if the approval of all of the partners/members is contractually required with respect to decisions that most significantly
impact the performance of the partially owned entity. This includes decisions regarding operating/capital budgets, and the placement of
new or additional financing secured by the assets of the venture, among others. We account for investments under the equity method
when the requirements for consolidation are not met, and we have significant influence over the operations of the investee. Equity method
investments are initially recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted for our share of net income or loss and cash contributions and
distributions each period. Investments that do not qualify for consolidation or equity method accounting are accounted for under the cost
method.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
2. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Partially Owned Entities - continued: Investments in partially owned entities are reviewed for impairment whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recorded when there is a
decline in the fair value below the carrying value and we conclude such decline is other-than-temporary. An impairment loss is measured
based on the excess of the carrying amount of an investment over its estimated fair value. Impairment analyses are based on current plans,
intended holding periods and available information at the time the analyses are prepared. In the year ended December 31, 2017, we
recognized non-cash impairment losses on investments in partially owned entities aggregating $44,465,000. There were no non-cash
impairment losses on investments in partially owned entities in the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
220 Central Park South Condominium Units Ready For Sale: We are constructing a residential condominium tower at 220 Central
Park South ("220 CPS"). Condominium units are reclassed from "development costs and construction in progress" to "220 Central Park
South condominium units ready for sale" upon receipt of the unit's temporary certificate of occupancy. These units are substantially
complete and ready for sale. Each unit is carried at the lower of its carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. We have used the
relative sales value method to allocate costs to individual condominium units. GAAP income is recognized when legal title transfers upon
closing of the condominium unit sales and is included in "net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets" on our
consolidated statements of income. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, none of the 220 CPS condominium units ready for sale had a
carrying value that exceeded fair value.
Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months
or less and are carried at cost, which approximates fair value due to their short-term maturities. The majority of our cash and cash
equivalents consists of (i) deposits at major commercial banks, which may at times exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
limit, (ii) United States Treasury Bills, and (iii) Certificate of Deposits placed through an Account Registry Service.
Restricted Cash: Restricted cash consists of security deposits, cash restricted for the purposes of facilitating a Section 1031 Like-
Kind exchange, cash restricted in connection with our deferred compensation plan and cash escrowed under loan agreements, including
for debt service, real estate taxes, property insurance and capital improvements.
Deferred Charges: Direct financing costs are deferred and amortized over the terms of the related agreements as a component of
interest expense. Direct costs related to successful leasing activities are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the lives
of the related leases. All other deferred charges are amortized on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest rate
method, in accordance with the terms of the agreements to which they relate.
Income Taxes: Vornado operates in a manner intended to enable it to continue to qualify as a REIT under Sections 856‑860 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Under those sections, a REIT which distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income as
a dividend to its shareholders each year and which meets certain other conditions will not be taxed on that portion of its taxable income
which is distributed to its shareholders. Vornado distributes to its shareholders 100% of its REIT taxable income and therefore, no provision
for Federal income taxes is required. Dividends distributed for the year ended December 31, 2019, were characterized, for federal income
tax purposes, as 62.1% ordinary income and 37.9% long-term capital gain. Dividends distributed for the year ended December 31, 2018,
were characterized, for federal income tax purposes, as 91.7% ordinary income and 8.3% long-term capital gain. Dividends distributed
for the year ended December 31, 2017, were characterized, for federal income tax purposes, as ordinary income.
On December 18, 2019, Vornado's Board of Trustees declared a special dividend of $1.95 per share which was paid on January 15,
2020 to common shareholders of record on December 30, 2019 (the "Record Date"). Class A unitholders of the Operating Partnership as
of the Record Date received the same distribution amount per unit on January 15, 2020. Approximately $1.74 per share of the special
dividend was a long-term capital gain. The dividend was the result of gains from the transfer of a 45.4% common equity interest in the
Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV(see Note 6 - Investments in Partially Owned Entities), the sale of our 25% interest in 330 Madison
Avenue (see Note 6 - Investments in Partially Owned Entities) and other previously disclosed asset sales, partially offset by a tax deduction
resulting from our former investment in Toys "R" Us (see Note 6 - Investments in Partially Owned Entities).
We have elected to treat certain consolidated subsidiaries, and may in the future elect to treat newly formed subsidiaries, as taxable
REIT subsidiaries pursuant to an amendment to the Internal Revenue Code that became effective January 1, 2001. Taxable REIT
subsidiaries may participate in non-real estate related activities and/or perform non-customary services for tenants and are subject to
Federal and State income tax at regular corporate tax rates. Our 220 Central Park South condominium project is held through a taxable
REIT subsidiary.
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2. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Significant Accounting Policies - continued
At December 31, 2019 and 2018, our taxable REIT subsidiaries had deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances, of $57,226,000
and $109,949,000, respectively, and are included in “other assets” on our consolidated balance sheets. At December 31, 2019 and 2018,
our taxable REIT subsidiaries had deferred tax liabilities of $29,444,000 and $28,676,000, respectively, which are included in "other
liabilities" on our consolidated balance sheets. The deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to net operating loss carry forwards and
temporary differences between the book and tax basis of asset and liabilities. During 2019, we utilized $10,257,000 of deferred tax assets
related to net operating loss carry forwards associated with our 220 CPS project.
For the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, we recognized $103,439,000, $37,633,000 and $42,375,000 of income tax
expense, respectively, based on effective tax rates of approximately 3.0%, 8.2% and 13.3%, respectively. Income tax expense recorded
in each of the years primarily relates to our consolidated taxable REIT subsidiaries, and certain state, local, and franchise taxes. The year
ended December 31, 2019 included $101,828,000 of income tax expense recognized on the sale of 220 CPS condominium units. The
year ended December 31, 2018 included $16,771,000 of income tax expense relating to the purchase price fair value adjustment recorded
upon our acquisition of an additional 44.9% ownership interest in Farley Office and Retail Building and $13,888,000 of income tax
expense recognized on the sale of 220 CPS units. The Company has no uncertain tax positions recognized as of December 31, 2019 and
2018.
The Operating Partnership’s partners are required to report their respective share of taxable income on their individual tax returns.
The following table reconciles net income attributable to Vornado common shareholders to estimated taxable income for the years
ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.
(Amounts in thousands)
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
Net income attributable to Vornado common shareholders
$
3,097,806
$
384,832
$
162,017
Book to tax differences (unaudited):
Sale of real estate and other capital transactions
Depreciation and amortization
Earnings of partially owned entities
Impairment losses
Tangible property regulations
Vornado stock options
Straight-line rent adjustments
Tax expense related to the reduction of our taxable REIT subsidiaries' deferred tax assets
Other, net
Estimated taxable income (unaudited)
(2,575,435)
200,913
150,550
95,371
(57,078)
(16,597)
9,057
—
12,575
31,527
234,325
15,711
11,260
(86,040)
(22,992)
(7,133)
—
18,956
$
917,162
$
580,446
$
11,991
213,083
(3,054)
49,062
—
(6,383)
(36,696)
32,663
25,057
447,740
The net basis of Vornado’s assets and liabilities for tax reporting purposes is approximately $4.0 billion lower than the amounts
reported in Vornado’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2019.
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3. Revenue Recognition
Our revenues primarily consist of rental revenues and fee and other income. We operate in two reportable segments: New York and
Other, with a significant portion of our revenues included in the New York segment. We have the following revenue sources and revenue
recognition policies:
•
Rental revenues include revenues from the leasing of space at our properties to tenants, lease termination income, revenues from
the Hotel Pennsylvania, trade shows and tenant services.
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
Revenues from the leasing of space at our properties to tenants includes (i) lease components, including fixed and
variable lease payments, and nonlease components which include reimbursement of common area maintenance
expenses, and (ii) reimbursement of real estate taxes and insurance expenses. As lessor, we have elected to combine
the lease and nonlease components of our operating lease agreements and account for the components as a single lease
component in accordance with ASC 842. Lease revenues and reimbursement of common area maintenance, real estate
taxes and insurance are presented in the following tables as "property rentals." Revenues derived from fixed lease
payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over the non-cancelable period of the lease, together with renewal
options that are reasonably certain of being exercised. We commence rental revenue recognition when the underlying
asset is available for use by the lessee. Revenue derived from the reimbursement of real estate taxes, insurance expenses
and common area maintenance expenses are generally recognized in the same period as the related expenses are incurred.
Lease termination income is recognized immediately if a tenant vacates or is recognized on a straight-line basis over
the shortened remaining lease term in accordance with ASC 842.
Hotel revenue arising from the operation of Hotel Pennsylvania consists of room revenue, food and beverage revenue,
and banquet revenue. Room revenue is recognized when the rooms are made available for the guest, in accordance
with ASC 842.
Trade shows revenue arising from the operation of trade shows is primarily booth rentals. This revenue is recognized
upon the occurrence of the trade shows when the trade show booths are made available for use by the exhibitors, in
accordance with ASC 842.
Tenant services revenue arises from sub-metered electric, elevator, trash removal and other services provided to tenants
at their request. This revenue is recognized as the services are transferred in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue
from Contracts with Customers ("ASC 606").
•
Fee and other income includes management, leasing and other revenue arising from contractual agreements with third parties
or with partially owned entities and includes Building Maintenance Services LLC (“BMS”) cleaning, engineering and security
services. This revenue is recognized as the services are transferred in accordance with ASC 606.
Below is a summary of our revenues by segment. Additional financial information related to these reportable segments for the years
ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 is set forth in Note 25 - Segment Information.
(Amounts in thousands)
Property rentals
Hotel Pennsylvania
Trade shows
Lease revenues
Tenant services
Rental revenues
BMS cleaning fees
Management and leasing fees
Other income
Fee and other income
Total revenues
____________________
See note on the following page.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
Total
New York
Other
$
1,589,539
$
1,300,385
$
89,594
40,577
1,719,710
47,512
1,767,222
124,674
13,542
19,262
157,478
89,594
—
1,389,979
35,011
1,424,990
133,358
13,694
5,818
152,870
$
1,924,700
$
1,577,860
$
289,154
—
40,577
329,731
12,501
342,232
(8,684) (1)
(152)
13,444
4,608
346,840
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3. Revenue Recognition - continued
(Amounts in thousands)
Property rentals
Hotel Pennsylvania
Trade shows
Lease revenues
Tenant services
Rental revenues
BMS cleaning fees
Management and leasing fees
Other income
Fee and other income
Total revenues
____________________
(1) See note below.
(Amounts in thousands)
Property rentals
Hotel Pennsylvania
Trade shows
Lease revenues
Tenant services
Rental revenues
BMS cleaning fees
Management and leasing fees
Other income
Fee and other income
Total revenues
For the Year Ended December 31, 2018
Total
New York
Other
$
1,816,329
$
1,548,226
$
$
$
94,399
42,684
1,953,412
53,921
2,007,333
120,357
13,324
22,706
156,387
94,399
—
1,642,625
41,351
1,683,976
129,088
12,203
10,769
152,060
2,163,720
$
1,836,036
$
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
Total
New York
Other
1,762,824
$
1,512,617
$
89,302
42,207
1,894,333
54,043
1,948,376
104,143
10,087
21,520
135,750
89,302
—
1,601,919
42,273
1,644,192
110,986
8,599
15,530
135,115
268,103
—
42,684
310,787
12,570
323,357
(8,731) (1)
1,121
11,937
4,327
327,684
250,207
—
42,207
292,414
11,770
304,184
(6,843) (1)
1,488
5,990
635
$
2,084,126
$
1,779,307
$
304,819
____________________
(1) Represents the elimination of theMART and 555 California Street BMS cleanings fees which are included as income in the New York segment.
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4. Real Estate Fund Investments
We are the general partner and investment manager of Vornado Capital Partners Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”) and own a 25.0%
interest in the Fund, which had an initial eight-year term ending February 2019. On January 29, 2018, the Fund's term was extended to
February 2023. The Fund's three-year investment period ended in July 2013. The Fund is accounted for under ASC 946, Financial Services
– Investment Companies (“ASC 946”) and its investments are reported on its balance sheet at fair value, with changes in value each
period recognized in earnings. We consolidate the accounts of the Fund into our consolidated financial statements, retaining the fair value
basis of accounting.
We are also the general partner and investment manager of the Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel Joint Venture (the “Crowne Plaza
Joint Venture”) and own a 57.1% interest in the joint venture which owns the 24.7% interest in the Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel
not owned by the Fund. The Crowne Plaza Joint Venture is also accounted for under ASC 946 and we consolidate the accounts of the
joint venture into our consolidated financial statements, retaining the fair value basis of accounting.
On November 6, 2019, the Fund completed a $145,075,000 refinancing of Lucida, a 155,000 square foot Manhattan retail and
residential property. The three-year interest-only loan carries a rate of LIBOR plus 1.85% (3.54% as of December 31, 2019) with two
one-year extension options. The loan replaces the previous $146,000,000 loan that bore interest at LIBOR plus 1.55% and was scheduled
to mature in December 2019.
As of December 31, 2019, we had four real estate fund investments through the Fund and the Crowne Plaza Joint Venture with an
aggregate fair value of $222,649,000, or $112,915,000 below cost, and had remaining unfunded commitments of $35,194,000, of which
our share was $11,242,000. At December 31, 2018, the Fund had four real estate fund investments with an aggregate fair value of
$318,758,000.
Below is a summary of (loss) income from the Fund and the Crowne Plaza Joint Venture for the years ended December 31, 2019,
2018 and 2017.
(Amounts in thousands)
Net investment income
Net unrealized loss on held investments
Net realized (loss) gain on exited investments
Previously recorded unrealized gain on exited investment
New York City real property transfer tax (the "Transfer Tax")
(Loss) income from real estate fund investments
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
$
2,027
$
6,105
$
(106,109)
—
—
—
(104,082)
(83,794)
(912)
—
(10,630) (1)
(89,231)
18,507
(25,807)
36,078
(25,538)
—
3,240
Less loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
Loss from real estate fund investments net of controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries(2)
____________________
(1) Due to the additional Transfer Tax related to the March 2011 acquisition of One Park Avenue which was recognized as a result of the New York City Tax Appeals
Tribunal (the "Tax Tribunal") decision in the first quarter of 2018. We appealed the Tax Tribunal's decision to the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division,
First Department ("Appellate Division"). Our appeal was heard on April 2, 2019. On April 25, 2019, the Appellate Division entered a unanimous decision and order
that confirmed the decision of the Tax Tribunal and dismissed our appeal. On June 20, 2019, we filed a motion to reargue the Appellate Division's decision or for
leave to appeal to the New York State Court of Appeals. That motion was denied on December 12, 2019 and can no longer be appealed.
2018 includes $4,252 of loss related to One Park Avenue additional transfer taxes and reduction in carried interest.
(48,808) $
(10,804)
(28,001)
(14,044)
61,230
55,274
(2)
$
$
5. Marketable Securities
Our portfolio of marketable securities is comprised of equity securities that are presented on our consolidated balance sheets at fair
value. Our marketable securities are accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 321, Investments - Equity Securities ("ASC 321"),
which requires changes in the fair value of our marketable securities to be recorded in current period earnings. Changes in the fair value
are recorded to "interest and other investment income, net" on our consolidated statements of income (see Note 17 - Interest and Other
Investment Income, Net).
Lexington Realty Trust ("Lexington") (NYSE: LXP)
On March 1, 2019, we sold all of our 18,468,969 common shares of Lexington, realizing net proceeds of $167,698,000. We recorded
a $16,068,000 gain (mark-to-market increase), which is included in "interest and other investment income, net" on our consolidated
statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2019.
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5. Marketable Securities - continued
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (“PREIT”) (NYSE: PEI)
On March 12, 2019 (the "Conversion Date"), we converted all of our 6,250,000 PREIT operating partnership units into common
shares and began accounting for our investment as a marketable security in accordance with ASC 321. Prior to the Conversion Date, we
accounted for our investment under the equity method. For the year ended December 31, 2019 we recorded a decrease of $21,649,000
in the value of our investment based on PREIT's year ended closing share price, which is included in "interest and other investment
income, net" on our consolidated statements of income.
On January 23, 2020, we sold all of our 6,250,000 common shares of PREIT, realizing net proceeds of $28,375,000. A $4,938,000
loss (mark-to-market decrease) will be recorded in the first quarter of 2020.
The table below summarizes the changes of our marketable securities portfolio for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
(Amounts in thousands)
Total
Lexington
PREIT
Other
Balance as of December 31, 2017
$
182,752
$
178,226
$
— $
(Decrease) increase in fair value of marketable securities
Sale of marketable securities
Balance as of December 31, 2018
Sale of marketable securities
Transfer of PREIT investment balance at Conversion Date
(Decrease) increase in fair value of marketable securities
(26,453)
(4,101)
152,198
(168,314)
54,962
(5,533)
(26,596)
—
151,630
(167,698)
—
16,068
—
—
—
—
54,962
(21,649)
Balance as of December 31, 2019
$
33,313
$
— $
33,313
$
4,526
143
(4,101)
568
(616)
—
48
—
6.
Investments in Partially Owned Entities
Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV
On April 18, 2019 (the “Closing Date”), we entered into a transaction agreement (the “Transaction Agreement”) with a group of
institutional investors (the “Investors”). The Transaction Agreement provides for a series of transactions (collectively, the “Transaction”)
pursuant to which (i) prior to the Closing Date, we contributed our interests in properties located at 640 Fifth Avenue, 655 Fifth Avenue,
666 Fifth Avenue, 689 Fifth Avenue, 697-703 Fifth Avenue, 1535 Broadway and 1540 Broadway (collectively, the “Properties”) to
subsidiaries of a newly formed joint venture (“Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV”) and (ii) on the Closing Date, transferred a 48.5%
common interest in Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV to the Investors. The 48.5% common interest in the joint venture represents an
effective 47.2% interest in the Properties (of which 45.4% was transferred from Vornado). The Properties include approximately 489,000
square feet of retail space, 327,000 square feet of office space, signage associated with 1535 and 1540 Broadway, the parking garage at
1540 Broadway and the theater at 1535 Broadway.
We retained the remaining 51.5% common interest in Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV which represents an effective 51.0% interest
in the Properties and an aggregate $1.828 billion of preferred equity interests in certain of the properties. We also provided $500,000,000
of temporary preferred equity on 640 Fifth Avenue until May 23, 2019 when mortgage financing was completed. All of the preferred
equity has an annual coupon of 4.25% for the first five years, increasing to 4.75% for the next five years and thereafter at a formulaic
rate. It can be redeemed under certain conditions on a tax deferred basis.
Net cash proceeds from the Transaction were $1.179 billion, after (i) deductions for the defeasance of a $390,000,000 mortgage loan
on 666 Fifth Avenue and the repayment of a $140,000,000 mortgage loan on 655 Fifth Avenue, (ii) proceeds from a $500,000,000 mortgage
loan on 640 Fifth Avenue, described below, (iii) approximately $23,000,000 used to purchase noncontrolling investors' interests and (iv)
approximately $53,000,000 of transaction costs (including $17,000,000 of costs related to the defeasance of the 666 Fifth Avenue mortgage
loan).
We continue to manage and lease the Properties. We share control with the Investors over major decisions of the joint venture,
including decisions regarding leasing, operating and capital budgets, and refinancings. Accordingly, we no longer hold a controlling
financial interest in the Properties which has been transferred to the joint venture. As a result, our investment in Fifth Avenue and Times
Square JV is accounted for under the equity method from the date of transfer. The Transaction valued the Properties at $5.556 billion
resulting in a financial statement net gain of $2.571 billion, before noncontrolling interest of $11,945,000, including the related step up
in our basis of the retained portion of the assets to fair value. The net gain is included in "net gain on transfer to Fifth Avenue and Times
Square JV" on our consolidated statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2019. The gain for tax purposes was approximately
$735,000,000.
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6.
Investments in Partially Owned Entities - continued
Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV - continued
On May 23, 2019, we received $500,000,000 from the redemption of our temporary preferred equity in 640 Fifth Avenue. The
temporary preferred equity was redeemed from the proceeds of a $500,000,000 mortgage financing that was completed on the property.
The five-year loan, which is guaranteed by us, is interest-only at LIBOR plus 1.01%. The interest rate was swapped for four years to a
fixed rate of 3.07%.
Management, Development, Leasing and Other Agreements
We provide various services to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV in accordance with management, development, leasing and other
agreements, as described below.
We receive an annual fee for managing the Properties equal to 2% of the gross revenues from the Properties. In addition, we are
entitled to a development fee of 5% of development costs, plus reimbursement of certain costs, for development projects performed by
us. We are entitled to 1.5% of development costs, plus reimbursement of certain costs, as a supervisory fee for development projects not
performed by us. We provide leasing services for fees calculated based on a percentage of rents, less any commissions paid to third-party
real estate brokers, if applicable. We jointly provide leasing services for the retail space with Crown Acquisitions Inc. ("Crown"), and
exclusively provide leasing services for the office space. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we recognized $3,085,000 of property
management fee income which is included in "fee and other income" on our consolidated statements of income.
BMS, our wholly-owned subsidiary, supervises cleaning, security and engineering services at certain of the Properties. During the
year ended December 31, 2019, we recognized $3,087,000 of income for these services which is included in "fee and other income" on
our consolidated statements of income.
We believe, based on comparable fees charged by other real estate companies, that the fees described above are at fair market value.
Alexander’s, Inc
As of December 31, 2019, we own 1,654,068 Alexander’s common shares, or approximately 32.4% of Alexander’s common
equity. We manage, develop and lease Alexander’s properties pursuant to agreements which expire in March of each year and are
automatically renewable. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, Alexander’s owed us an aggregate of $1,426,000 and $708,000, respectively,
pursuant to such agreements.
As of December 31, 2019 the market value (“fair value” pursuant to ASC 820) of our investment in Alexander’s, based on Alexander’s
December 31, 2019 closing share price of $330.35, was $546,421,000, or $447,878,000 in excess of the carrying amount on our consolidated
balance sheet. As of December 31, 2019, the carrying amount of our investment in Alexander’s, excluding amounts owed to us, exceeds
our share of the equity in the net assets of Alexander’s by approximately $38,838,000. The majority of this basis difference resulted from
the excess of our purchase price for the Alexander’s common stock acquired over the book value of Alexander’s net assets. Substantially
all of this basis difference was allocated, based on our estimates of the fair values of Alexander’s assets and liabilities, to real estate (land
and buildings). We are amortizing the basis difference related to the buildings into earnings as additional depreciation expense over their
estimated useful lives. This depreciation is not material to our share of equity in Alexander’s net income. The basis difference related to
the land will be recognized upon disposition of our investment.
Management, Development, Leasing and Other Agreements
We receive an annual fee for managing Alexander’s and all of its properties equal to the sum of (i) $2,800,000, (ii) 2% of the gross
revenue from the Rego Park II Shopping Center, (iii) $0.50 per square foot of the tenant-occupied office and retail space at 731 Lexington
Avenue, and (iv) $324,000, escalating at 3% per annum, for managing the common area of 731 Lexington Avenue. In addition, we are
entitled to a development fee of 6% of development costs, as defined.
We provide Alexander’s with leasing services for a fee of 3% of rent for the first ten years of a lease term, 2% of rent for the eleventh
through twentieth year of a lease term and 1% of rent for the twenty-first through thirtieth year of a lease term, subject to the payment
of rents by Alexander’s tenants. In the event third-party real estate brokers are used, our fee increases by 1% and we are responsible for
the fees to the third-parties. We are also entitled to a commission upon the sale of any of Alexander’s assets equal to 3% of gross proceeds,
as defined, for asset sales less than $50,000,000, and 1% of gross proceeds, as defined, for asset sales of $50,000,000 or more.
BMS, our wholly-owned subsidiary, supervises (i) cleaning, engineering and security services at Alexander’s 731 Lexington Avenue
property and (ii) security services at Alexander’s Rego Park I, Rego Park II properties and The Alexander apartment tower. During the
years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, we recognized $3,613,000, $2,705,000 and $2,678,000 of income, respectively, for
these services.
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6.
Investments in Partially Owned Entities - continued
61 Ninth Avenue
On January 28, 2019, a joint venture in which we have a 45.1% interest, completed a $167,500,000 refinancing of 61 Ninth Avenue,
a 166,000 square foot Manhattan office and retail property. The seven-year interest-only loan carries a rate of LIBOR plus 1.35% (3.07%
as of December 31, 2019) and matures in January 2026. We realized net proceeds of approximately $31,000,000. The loan replaces the
previous $90,000,000 construction loan that bore interest at LIBOR plus 3.05% and was scheduled to mature in December 2021.
Urban Edge Properties (“UE”) (NYSE: UE)
On March 4, 2019, we converted to common shares and sold all of our 5,717,184 partnership units of UE, realizing net proceeds of
$108,512,000. The sale resulted in a net gain of $62,395,000 which is included in "net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially
owned assets" on our consolidated statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2019.
512 West 22nd Street
On June 28, 2019, a joint venture in which we have a 55% interest, completed a $145,700,000 refinancing of 512 West 22nd Street,
a 173,000 square foot Manhattan office building, of which $109,565,000 was outstanding as of December 31, 2019. The four-year interest-
only loan carries a rate of LIBOR plus 2.00% (3.72% as of December 31, 2019) and matures in June 2023 with a one-year extension
option. The loan replaces the previous $126,000,000 construction loan that bore interest at LIBOR plus 2.65% and was scheduled to
mature in November 2019.
330 Madison Avenue
On July 11, 2019, we sold our 25% interest in 330 Madison Avenue to our joint venture partner. We received net proceeds of
approximately $100,000,000 after deducting our share of the existing $500,000,000 mortgage loan resulting in a financial statement net
gain of $159,292,000. The net gain is included in "net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets" on our consolidated
statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2019. The gain for tax purposes was approximately $139,000,000.
825 Seventh Avenue
On July 25, 2019, a joint venture in which we have a 50% interest, completed a $60,000,000 refinancing of 825 Seventh Avenue, a
165,000 square foot Manhattan office building, of which $31,889,000 was outstanding as of December 31, 2019. The interest-only loan
carries a rate of LIBOR plus 1.65% (3.40% as of December 31, 2019) and matures in July 2022 with a one-year extension option. The
loan replaces the previous $20,500,000 loan that bore interest at LIBOR plus 1.40% and was scheduled to mature in September 2019.
Toys "R" Us, Inc. ("Toys")
On September 18, 2017, Toys filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. In the second quarter
of 2018, Toys ceased U.S. operations. On February 1, 2019, the plan of reorganization for Toys, in which we owned a 32.5% interest,
was declared effective, and our stock in Toys was canceled. At December 31, 2018, we carried our Toys investment at zero. The canceling
of our stock in Toys resulted in approximately a $420,000,000 capital loss deduction which was utilized in 2019 to partially offset taxable
gains resulting from the transfer of our 45.4% common equity interest in Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV, the sale of our 25% interest
in 330 Madison Avenue and sales of other assets.
650 Madison Avenue
On November 26, 2019, a joint venture in which we have a 20.1% interest, completed a $800,000,000 refinancing of 650 Madison
Avenue, a 601,000 square foot Manhattan office and retail property. The ten-year interest-only loan carries a fixed rate of 3.49% and
matures in December 2029. The loan replaces the previous $800,000,000 loan that bore interest at a fixed rate of 4.39% and was scheduled
to mature in October 2020.
50-70 West 93rd Street
On December 23, 2019, a joint venture in which we have a 49.9% interest, completed a $85,500,000 refinancing, of which $82,500,000
was outstanding as of December 31, 2019, of 50-70 West 93rd Street, a 325-unit Manhattan residential complex. The five-year interest-
only loan carries an interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.53%, which was swapped to a fixed rate of 3.14%, and matures in December 2024.
The loan replaces the previous $80,000,000 loan that bore interest at LIBOR plus 1.70% and was scheduled to mature in August 2021,
as extended.
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6.
Investments in Partially Owned Entities – continued
Below is a schedule summarizing our investments in partially owned entities.
(Amounts in thousands)
Investments:
Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV (see pages 110 and 111 for details)
Partially owned office buildings/land(1)
Alexander’s
PREIT(2)
UE(3)
Other investments(4)
Investments in partially owned entities included in other liabilities(5):
7 West 34th Street
85 Tenth Avenue
330 Madison Avenue(6)
Percentage
Ownership at
December 31, 2019
As of December 31,
2019
2018
51.5%
Various
32.4%
N/A
N/A
Various
53.0%
49.9%
N/A
$
3,291,231
$
464,109
98,543
—
—
145,282
3,999,165
$
—
499,005
107,983
59,491
45,344
146,290
858,113
(54,004) $
(51,579)
(6,186)
—
(60,190) $
—
(58,117)
(109,696)
$
$
$
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(1)
(2) On March 12, 2019, we converted all of our PREIT operating partnership units into common shares and began accounting for our investment as a marketable security
Includes interests in 280 Park Avenue, 650 Madison Avenue, One Park Avenue, 512 West 22nd Street, 61 Ninth Avenue and others.
in accordance with ASC 321 (see Note 5 - Marketable Securities).
Includes interests in Independence Plaza, Fashion Centre Mall/Washington Tower, Rosslyn Plaza, 50-70 West 93rd Street and others.
(3) Sold on March 4, 2019 (see page 112 for details).
(4)
(5) Our negative basis results from distributions in excess of our investment.
(6) Sold on July 11, 2019 (see page 112 for details).
Below is a schedule of net income (loss) from partially owned entities.
(Amounts in thousands)
Our share of net income (loss):
Percentage
Ownership at
December 31, 2019
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV (see pages 110 and 111 for details):
Equity in net income
51.5%
$
31,130
$
— $
Return on preferred equity, net of our share of the expense
Alexander's (see page 111 for details):
Equity in net income(1)
Management, leasing and development fees
Partially owned office buildings(2)
Other investments(3)
27,586
58,716
19,204
4,575
23,779
(3,443)
(187)
—
—
10,485
4,560
15,045
(3,085)
(2,811)
32.4%
Various
Various
—
—
—
25,820
6,033
31,853
2,109
(18,762)
$
78,865
$
9,149
$
15,200
____________________
(1)
(2)
(3)
2018 includes our $7,708 share of Alexander's additional Transfer Tax related to the November 2012 sale of Kings Plaza Regional Shopping Center. Alexander's
recorded this expense based on the precedent established by the Tax Tribunal's decision regarding One Park Avenue (see Note 4 - Real Estate Fund Investments).
Includes interests in 280 Park Avenue, 650 Madison Avenue, One Park Avenue, 7 West 34th Street, 330 Madison Avenue (sold on July 11, 2019), 512 West 22nd
Street, 61 Ninth Avenue, 85 Tenth Avenue and others. 2018 includes our $4,978 share of additional Transfer Tax related to the March 2011 acquisition of One Park
Avenue (see Note 4 - Real Estate Fund Investments).
Includes interests in Independence Plaza, Fashion Centre Mall/Washington Tower, Rosslyn Plaza, 50-70 West 93rd Street, 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium
(sold on August 3, 2018), UE (sold on March 4, 2019), PREIT (accounted as a marketable security from March 12, 2019) and others. In 2018 and 2017, we recognized
net losses of $4,873 and $25,414, respectively, from our 666 Fifth Avenue Office Condominium joint venture as a result of our share of depreciation expense. 2017
includes (i) a $44,465 non-cash impairment loss on our investment in PREIT (ii) $21,100 of net gains resulting from UE operating partnership unit issuances and
(iii) $26,687 of net gains, comprised of $15,314 for our share of a net gain on the sale of Suffolk Downs and $11,373 for the net gain on repayment of our debt
investments in Suffolk Downs JV.
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6.
Investments in Partially Owned Entities – continued
Below is a summary of the debt of our partially owned entities as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.
(Amounts in thousands)
Partially owned office buildings(2):
Mortgages payable
Alexander's:
Mortgages payable
Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV:
Mortgages payable
Other(3):
Percentage
Ownership at
December 31, 2019
Maturity
Interest
Rate at
December 31, 2019
100% Partially Owned Entities’
Debt at December 31,(1)
2019
2018
Various
2021-2029
3.68%
$
3,604,104
$
3,985,855
32.4%
2021-2025
2.98%
974,836
1,170,544
51.5%
2022-2024
3.31%
950,000
—
Mortgages payable and other
Various
2021-2025
4.36%
1,290,227
4,564,489
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(1) All amounts are non-recourse to us except (i) the $500,000 mortgage loan on 640 Fifth Avenue, included in the Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV, and (ii) the
$300,000 mortgage loan on 7 West 34th Street which we guaranteed in connection with the sale of a 47.0% equity interest in May 2016.
Includes 280 Park Avenue, 85 Tenth Avenue, One Park Avenue, 650 Madison Avenue, 7 West 34th Street, 61 Ninth Avenue, 512 West 22nd Street, 330 Madison
Avenue (in 2018 only) and others.
Includes Independence Plaza, Rosslyn Plaza, Fashion Centre Mall/Washington Tower, 50-70 West 93rd Street, UE (in 2018 only), PREIT (in 2018 only) and others.
(2)
(3)
Based on our ownership interest in the partially owned entities above, our pro rata share of the debt of these partially owned entities
was $2,802,859,000 and $2,682,865,000 as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Summary of Condensed Combined Financial Information
The following is a summary of condensed combined financial information for all of our partially owned entities as of December 31,
2019 and 2018 and for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.
(Amounts in thousands)
Balance Sheet:
Assets
Liabilities
Noncontrolling interests
Equity
(Amounts in thousands)
Income Statement:
Total revenue
Net income (loss)
As of December 31,
2019
2018
$
13,384,000
$
13,258,000
7,548,000
2,054,000
3,782,000
10,456,000
139,000
2,663,000
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
$
1,504,000
$
1,798,000
$
12,991,000
39,000
52,000
(542,000)
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7. 220 Central Park South ("220 CPS")
We are constructing a residential condominium tower containing 397,000 salable square feet at 220 CPS. The development cost of
this project (exclusive of land cost) is estimated to be approximately $1.450 billion, of which $1.373 billion has been expended as of
December 31, 2019.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, we closed on the sale of 54 condominium units at 220 CPS for net proceeds of
$1,605,356,000 resulting in a financial statement net gain of $604,393,000 which is included in "net gains on disposition of wholly owned
and partially owned assets" on our consolidated statements of income. In connection with these sales, $101,828,000 of income tax expense
was recognized on our consolidated statements of income. From inception to December 31, 2019, we closed on the sale of 65 units for
aggregate net proceeds of $1,820,132,000. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we repaid the remaining $737,000,000 of the
$950,000,000 220 CPS loan.
As of December 31, 2019, 91% of the condominium units are sold or under sales contracts, with closings scheduled through 2020.
8. Dispositions
3040 M Street
On September 18, 2019, we completed the $49,750,000 sale of 3040 M Street, a 44,000 square foot retail building in Washington,
DC, which resulted in a net gain of $19,477,000 which is included in “net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned
assets” on our consolidated statements of income for year ended December 31, 2019. The gain for tax purposes was approximately
$19,000,000.
9.
Identified Intangible Assets and Liabilities
The following summarizes our identified intangible assets (primarily above-market leases) and liabilities (primarily below-market
leases) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.
(Amounts in thousands)
Identified intangible assets:
Gross amount
Accumulated amortization
Total, net
Identified intangible liabilities (included in deferred revenue):
Gross amount
Accumulated amortization
Total, net
As of December 31,
2019
2018
$
$
$
$
129,552
(98,587)
30,965
316,119
(262,580)
53,539
$
$
$
$
308,895
(172,114)
136,781
503,373
(341,779)
161,594
Amortization of acquired below-market leases, net of acquired above-market leases, resulted in an increase to rental revenues of
$19,830,000, $38,573,000 and $46,103,000 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Estimated annual
amortization of acquired below-market leases, net of acquired above-market leases, for each of the five succeeding years commencing
January 1, 2020 is as follows:
(Amounts in thousands)
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
$
16,643
11,934
8,792
6,261
2,518
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
9.
Identified Intangible Assets and Liabilities - continued
Amortization of all other identified intangible assets (a component of depreciation and amortization expense) was $8,666,000,
$18,018,000 and $25,057,000 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Estimated annual amortization of
all other identified intangible assets including acquired in-place leases for each of the five succeeding years commencing January 1, 2020
is as follows:
(Amounts in thousands)
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
$
6,235
4,697
2,985
2,898
2,286
10. Debt
Secured Debt
On February 4, 2019, we completed a $95,700,000 refinancing of 435 Seventh Avenue, a 43,000 square foot Manhattan retail property.
The interest-only loan carries a rate of LIBOR plus 1.30% (3.00% as of December 31, 2019) and matures in February 2024. The recourse
loan replaces the previous $95,700,000 loan that bore interest at LIBOR plus 2.25% and was scheduled to mature in August 2019.
On February 12, 2019, we completed a $580,000,000 refinancing of 100 West 33rd Street, a 1.1 million square foot Manhattan
property comprised of 859,000 square feet of office space and the 256,000 square foot Manhattan Mall. The interest-only loan carries a
rate of LIBOR plus 1.55% (3.25% as of December 31, 2019) and matures in April 2024, with two one-year extension options. The loan
replaces the previous $580,000,000 loan that bore interest at LIBOR plus 1.65% and was scheduled to mature in July 2020.
On May 24, 2019, we extended our $375,000,000 mortgage loan on 888 Seventh Avenue, a 885,000 square foot Manhattan office
building, from December 2020 to December 2025. The interest rate on the new amortizing mortgage loan is LIBOR plus 1.70% (3.44%
as of December 31, 2019). Pursuant to an existing swap agreement, the interest rate on the $375,000,000 mortgage loan has been swapped
to 3.25% through December 2020.
On September 5, 2019, a consolidated joint venture, in which we have a 50% interest, completed a $75,000,000 refinancing of 606
Broadway, a 36,000 square foot Manhattan office and retail building, of which $67,804,000 was outstanding as of December 31, 2019.
The interest-only loan carries a rate of LIBOR plus 1.80% (3.52% as of December 31, 2019) and matures in September 2024. In connection
therewith, the joint venture purchased an interest rate cap that caps LIBOR at a rate of 4.00%. The loan replaces the previous $65,000,000
construction loan. The construction loan bore interest at LIBOR plus 3.00% and was scheduled to mature in May 2021.
On September 27, 2019, we repaid the $575,000,000 mortgage loan on PENN2 with proceeds from our unsecured revolving credit
facilities. The mortgage loan was scheduled to mature in December 2019. PENN2 is a 1,795,000 square foot (as expanded) Manhattan
office building currently under redevelopment.
Senior Unsecured Notes
On March 1, 2019, we called for redemption all of our $400,000,000 5.00% senior unsecured notes. The notes, which were scheduled
to mature in January 2022, were redeemed on April 1, 2019 at a redemption price of 105.51% of the principal amount plus accrued
interest. In connection therewith, we expensed $22,540,000 relating to debt prepayment costs which is included in "interest and debt
expense" on our consolidated statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2019.
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10. Debt - continued
Unsecured Revolving Credit
On March 26, 2019, we increased to $1.5 billion (from $1.25 billion) and extended to March 2024 (as fully extended) from February
2022 one of our two unsecured revolving credit facilities. The interest rate on the extended facility was lowered from LIBOR plus 1.00%
to LIBOR plus 0.90%. The facility fee remains unchanged at 20 basis points.
The following is a summary of our debt:
(Amounts in thousands)
Mortgages Payable:
Fixed rate
Variable rate
Total
Deferred financing costs, net and other
Total, net
Unsecured Debt:
Senior unsecured notes
Deferred financing costs, net and other
Senior unsecured notes, net
Unsecured term loan
Deferred financing costs, net and other
Unsecured term loan, net
Weighted Average
Interest Rate at
December 31, 2019
Balance as of December 31,
2019
2018
3.52%
3.30%
3.48%
3.50%
3.87%
$
$
$
4,601,516
$
1,068,500
5,670,016
(30,119)
5,003,465
3,212,382
8,215,847
(48,049)
5,639,897
$
8,167,798
450,000
$
(4,128)
445,872
750,000
(4,160)
745,840
850,000
(5,998)
844,002
750,000
(5,179)
744,821
Unsecured revolving credit facilities
2.70%
575,000
80,000
Total, net
$
1,766,712
$
1,668,823
The net carrying amount of properties collateralizing the above indebtedness amounted to $5.6 billion as of December 31, 2019.
As of December 31, 2019, the principal repayments required for the next five years and thereafter are as follows:
(Amounts in thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Thereafter
Senior Unsecured
Notes, Unsecured Term
Loan and Unsecured
Revolving Credit
Facilities
Mortgages Payable
$
1,541,567
$
1,635,549
971,600
23,400
766,900
731,000
—
—
—
575,000
750,000
450,000
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
11. Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests/Redeemable Partnership Units
Redeemable noncontrolling interests on Vornado’s consolidated balance sheets and redeemable partnership units on the consolidated
balance sheets of the Operating Partnership are primarily comprised of Class A Operating Partnership units held by third parties and are
recorded at the greater of their carrying amount or redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Changes in the value from period
to period are charged to “additional capital” in Vornado’s consolidated statements of changes in equity and to “partners’ capital” on the
consolidated balance sheets of the Operating Partnership. Class A units may be tendered for redemption to the Operating Partnership for
cash; Vornado, at its option, may assume that obligation and pay the holder either cash or Vornado common shares on a one-for-one
basis. Because the number of Vornado common shares outstanding at all times equals the number of Class A units owned by Vornado,
the redemption value of each Class A unit is equivalent to the market value of one Vornado common share, and the quarterly distribution
to a Class A unitholder is equal to the quarterly dividend paid to a Vornado common shareholder.
Below are the details of redeemable noncontrolling interests/redeemable partnership units as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.
(Amounts in thousands, except units and per unit amounts)
Unit Series
2019
2018
2019
2018
Balance as of
December 31,
Units Outstanding as of
December 31,
Per Unit
Liquidation
Preference
Preferred or
Annual
Distribution
Rate
Common:
Class A units held by third parties
$
884,380
$
778,134
13,298,956
12,544,477
n/a
$
2.64
Perpetual Preferred/Redeemable Preferred(1):
5.00% D-16 Cumulative Redeemable
3.25% D-17 Cumulative Redeemable
$
$
1,000
3,535
$
$
1,000
4,428
1
1
$ 1,000,000.00
141,400
177,100
$
25.00
$
$
50,000.00
0.8125
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(1) Holders may tender units for redemption to the Operating Partnership for cash at their stated redemption amount; Vornado, at its option, may assume that obligation
and pay the holders either cash or Vornado preferred shares on a one-for-one basis. These units are redeemable at Vornado's option at any time.
Below is a table summarizing the activity of redeemable noncontrolling interests/redeemable partnership units.
(Amounts in thousands)
Beginning balance
Net income
Other comprehensive loss
Distributions
Special distribution declared on December 18, 2019 (see Note 12 - Shareholders' Equity/Partners' Capital)
Redemption of Class A units for Vornado common shares, at redemption value
Adjustments to carry redeemable Class A units at redemption value
Other, net
Ending balance
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
$
783,562
$
210,872
(3,235)
(34,607)
(25,912)
(11,250)
(70,810)
40,295
$
888,915
$
984,937
25,672
(836)
(31,828)
—
(17,068)
(198,064)
20,749
783,562
Redeemable noncontrolling interests/redeemable partnership units exclude our Series G-1 through G-4 convertible preferred units
and Series D-13 cumulative redeemable preferred units, as they are accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC Topic 480,
Distinguishing Liabilities and Equity, because of their possible settlement by issuing a variable number of Vornado common
shares. Accordingly, the fair value of these units is included as a component of “other liabilities” on our consolidated balance sheets and
aggregated $50,561,000 as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. Changes in the value from period to period, if any, are charged to “interest
and debt expense” on our consolidated statements of income.
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12. Shareholders' Equity/Partners' Capital
Common Shares (Vornado Realty Trust)
As of December 31, 2019, there were 190,985,677 common shares outstanding. During 2019, we paid an aggregate of $503,785,000
of common dividends comprised of quarterly common dividends of $0.66 per share.
On December 18, 2019, Vornado's Board of Trustees declared a special dividend of $1.95 per share, or $372,380,000 in the aggregate,
which was paid on January 15, 2020 to common shareholders as of the Record Date.
Class A Units (Vornado Realty L.P.)
As of December 31, 2019, there were 190,985,677 Class A units outstanding that were held by Vornado. These units are classified
as “partners’ capital” on the consolidated balance sheets of the Operating Partnership. As of December 31, 2019, there were 13,298,956
Class A units outstanding, that were held by third parties. These units are classified outside of “partners’ capital” as “redeemable partnership
units” on the consolidated balance sheets of the Operating Partnership (See Note 11 – Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests/Redeemable
Partnership Units). During 2019, the Operating Partnership paid an aggregate of $503,785,000 of distributions to Vornado comprised of
quarterly common distributions of $0.66 per unit.
On January 15, 2020, distributions of $1.95 per unit, or $398,292,000 in the aggregate, were paid to Class A unitholders of the
Operating Partnership as of the Record Date, of which $372,380,000 was distributed to Vornado, in connection with the special dividend
declared on December 18, 2019 by Vornado's Board of Trustees.
The following table sets forth the details of our preferred shares of beneficial interest and the preferred units of the Operating
Partnership as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.
(Amounts in thousands, except share/unit and per share/per unit amounts)
Convertible Preferred:
Preferred Shares/Units
Balance as of
December 31,
2019
2018
Shares/Units Outstanding
as of December 31,
2018
2019
Liquidation
Preference
Annual
Dividend/
Distribution(1)
Per Share/Unit
6.5% Series A: authorized 15,640 shares/units(2)
$
991
$
1,071
15,640
18,580
$
50.00
$
3.25
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred:
5.70% Series K: authorized 12,000,000 shares/units(3)
5.40% Series L: authorized 13,800,000 shares/units(3)
5.25% Series M: authorized 13,800,000 shares/units(3)
290,971
290,306
308,946
290,971
12,000,000
12,000,000
290,306
12,000,000
12,000,000
308,946
12,780,000
12,780,000
$ 891,214
$
891,294
36,795,640
36,798,580
25.00
25.00
25.00
1.425
1.35
1.3125
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(1) Dividends on preferred shares and distributions on preferred units are cumulative and are payable quarterly in arrears.
(2) Redeemable at the option of Vornado under certain circumstances, at a redemption price of 1.9531 common shares/Class A units per Series A Preferred Share/Unit
plus accrued and unpaid dividends/distributions through the date of redemption, or convertible at any time at the option of the holder for 1.9531 common shares/
Class A units per Series A Preferred Share/Unit.
(3) Redeemable at Vornado's option at a redemption price of $25.00 per share/unit, plus accrued and unpaid dividends/distributions through the date of redemption.
During 2019, we paid an aggregate of $50,131,000 of preferred dividends.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
The following table sets forth the changes in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income by component for the year ended
December 31, 2019.
(Amounts in thousands)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of December 31, 2018
Other comprehensive (loss) income
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income(1)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income as of December 31, 2019
$
$
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income of
nonconsolidated
subsidiaries
Total
7,664
$
3,253
$
(45,586)
(2,311)
(40,233) $
(938)
(2,311)
Interest rate
swaps
Other
11,759
$
(47,885)
—
4
$
(36,126) $
(7,348)
3,237
—
(4,111)
________________________________________
(1) Amount reclassified related to the conversion of our PREIT operating partnership units into common shares.
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13. Variable Interest Entities
Unconsolidated VIEs
As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, we have several unconsolidated VIEs. We do not consolidate these entities because we are not
the primary beneficiary and the nature of our involvement in the activities of these entities does not give us power over decisions that
significantly affect these entities’ economic performance. We account for our investment in these entities under the equity method (see
Note 6 – Investments in Partially Owned Entities). As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the net carrying amount of our investments in
these entities was $217,451,000 and $257,882,000, respectively, and our maximum exposure to loss in these entities is limited to the
carrying amount of our investments.
Consolidated VIEs
Our most significant consolidated VIEs are the Operating Partnership (for Vornado), the Fund and the Crowne Plaza Joint Venture,
the Farley joint venture and certain properties that have non-controlling interests. These entities are VIEs because the non-controlling
interests do not have substantive kick-out or participating rights. We consolidate these entities because we control all significant business
activities.
As of December 31, 2019, the total assets and liabilities of our consolidated VIEs, excluding the Operating Partnership, were
$4,923,656,000 and $2,646,623,000 respectively. As of December 31, 2018, the total assets and liabilities of our consolidated VIEs,
excluding the Operating Partnership, were $4,445,436,000 and $2,533,753,000, respectively.
14. Fair Value Measurements
ASC 820 defines fair value and establishes a framework for measuring fair value. The objective of fair value is to determine the
price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants
at the measurement date (the exit price). ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes observable and unobservable inputs
used to measure fair value into three levels: Level 1 – quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement
date for assets or liabilities; Level 2 – observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted in active markets, but corroborated by market
data; and Level 3 – unobservable inputs that are used when little or no market data is available. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest
priority to Level 1 inputs and the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs. In determining fair value, we utilize valuation techniques that maximize
the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible, as well as consider counterparty credit
risk in our assessment of fair value. Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret Level 2 and 3 inputs in determining the fair value
of our financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. Accordingly, our fair value estimates, which are made at the end of each reporting
period, may be different than the amounts that may ultimately be realized upon sale or disposition of these assets.
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14. Fair Value Measurements - continued
Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets consist of (i) marketable securities,
(ii) real estate fund investments, (iii) the assets in our deferred compensation plan (for which there is a corresponding liability on our
consolidated balance sheets), (iv) interest rate swaps and (v) mandatorily redeemable instruments (Series G-1 through G-4 convertible
preferred units, Series D-13 cumulative redeemable preferred units). The tables below aggregate the fair values of these financial assets
and liabilities by their levels in the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(Amounts in thousands)
Marketable securities
Real estate fund investments
Deferred compensation plan assets ($11,819 included in restricted cash and $91,954 in
other assets)
Interest rate swaps (included in other assets)
Total assets
Mandatorily redeemable instruments (included in other liabilities)
Interest rate swaps (included in other liabilities)
Total liabilities
(Amounts in thousands)
Marketable securities
Real estate fund investments
Deferred compensation plan assets ($8,402 included in restricted cash and $88,122 in
other assets)
Interest rate swaps (included in other assets)
Total assets
Mandatorily redeemable instruments (included in other liabilities)
Interest rate swaps (included in other liabilities)
Total liabilities
Real Estate Fund Investments
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
As of December 31, 2019
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
33,313
$
33,313
$
— $
222,649
103,773
4,327
364,062
50,561
40,354
$
$
—
71,338
—
104,651
50,561
—
$
$
—
—
4,327
— $
40,354
90,915
$
50,561
$
40,354
$
4,327
$
255,084
—
222,649
32,435
—
—
—
—
As of December 31, 2018
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
152,198
$
152,198
$
— $
318,758
96,524
27,033
—
58,716
—
—
—
27,033
—
318,758
37,808
—
594,513
$
210,914
$
27,033
$
356,566
50,561
$
50,561
$
— $
15,236
—
15,236
65,797
$
50,561
$
15,236
$
—
—
—
As of December 31, 2019, we had four real estate fund investments with an aggregate fair value of $222,649,000, or $112,915,000
below cost. These investments are classified as Level 3.
Significant unobservable quantitative inputs used in determining the fair value of each investment include capitalization rates and
discount rates. These rates are based on the location, type and nature of each property, current and anticipated market conditions, industry
publications and from the experience of our Acquisitions and Capital Markets departments. Significant unobservable quantitative inputs
in the table below were utilized in determining the fair value of these real estate fund investments as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.
Unobservable Quantitative Input
December 31, 2019
December 31, 2018
December 31, 2019
December 31, 2018
Discount rates
8.2% to 12.0%
10.0% to 15.0%
Terminal capitalization rates
4.6% to 8.2%
5.4% to 7.7%
9.3%
5.3%
13.4%
5.7%
Range
Weighted Average
(based on fair value of investments)
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14. Fair Value Measurements - continued
Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis - continued
Real Estate Fund Investments - continued
The inputs on the previous page are subject to change based on changes in economic and market conditions and/or changes in use
or timing of exit. Changes in discount rates and terminal capitalization rates result in increases or decreases in the fair values of these
investments. The discount rates encompass, among other things, uncertainties in the valuation models with respect to terminal
capitalization rates and the amount and timing of cash flows. Therefore, a change in the fair value of these investments resulting from a
change in the terminal capitalization rate may be partially offset by a change in the discount rate. It is not possible for us to predict the
effect of future economic or market conditions on our estimated fair values.
The table below summarizes the changes in the fair value of real estate fund investments that are classified as Level 3, for the years
ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
(Amounts in thousands)
Beginning balance
Net unrealized loss on held investments
Purchases/additional fundings
Dispositions
Net realized loss on exited investments
Ending balance
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
$
$
318,758
$
(106,109)
10,000
—
—
222,649
$
354,804
(83,794)
68,950
(20,290)
(912)
318,758
Deferred compensation plan assets that are classified as Level 3 consist of investments in limited partnerships and investment funds,
which are managed by third parties. We receive quarterly financial reports from a third-party administrator, which are compiled from the
quarterly reports provided to them from each limited partnership and investment fund. The quarterly reports provide net asset values on
a fair value basis which are audited by independent public accounting firms on an annual basis. The period of time over which these
underlying assets are expected to be liquidated is unknown. The third-party administrator does not adjust these values in determining our
share of the net assets and we do not adjust these values when reported in our consolidated financial statements.
The table below summarizes the changes in the fair value of deferred compensation plan assets that are classified as Level 3, for the
years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
(Amounts in thousands)
Beginning balance
Sales
Purchases
Realized and unrealized gains (losses)
Other, net
Ending balance
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
$
$
37,808
$
(27,053)
18,494
1,947
1,239
32,435
$
40,128
(12,621)
9,183
(274)
1,392
37,808
Fair Value Measurements on a Nonrecurring Basis
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis on our consolidated balance sheets consist primarily of real estate assets required
to be measured for impairment at December 31, 2018. The fair values of real estate assets required to be measured for impairment were
determined using comparable sales activity. There were no assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis on our consolidated
balance sheets at December 31, 2019.
(Amounts in thousands)
Real estate asset
As of December 31, 2018
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
$
14,971
$
— $
— $
14,971
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14. Fair Value Measurements – continued
Financial Assets and Liabilities not Measured at Fair Value
Financial assets and liabilities that are not measured at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets include cash equivalents (primarily
money market funds, which invest in obligations of the United States government), and our secured and unsecured debt. Estimates of
the fair value of these instruments are determined by the standard practice of modeling the contractual cash flows required under the
instrument and discounting them back to their present value at the appropriate current risk adjusted interest rate, which is provided by a
third-party specialist. For floating rate debt, we use forward rates derived from observable market yield curves to project the expected
cash flows we would be required to make under the instrument. The fair value of cash equivalents and borrowings under our unsecured
revolving credit facilities and unsecured term loan are classified as Level 1. The fair value of our secured debt and unsecured debt are
classified as Level 2. The table below summarizes the carrying amounts and fair value of these financial instruments as of December 31,
2019 and 2018.
(Amounts in thousands)
Cash equivalents
Debt:
Mortgages payable
Senior unsecured notes
Unsecured term loan
Unsecured revolving credit facilities
Total
As of December 31, 2019
As of December 31, 2018
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
$
$
$
$
$
1,276,815
5,670,016
450,000
750,000
575,000
$
$
1,277,000
5,714,000
468,000
750,000
575,000
$
$
261,981
8,215,847
850,000
750,000
80,000
262,000
8,179,000
847,000
750,000
80,000
7,445,016 (1) $
7,507,000
$
9,895,847 (1) $
9,856,000
____________________
(1) Excludes $38,407 and $59,226 of deferred financing costs, net and other as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 respectively.
Derivatives and Hedging
We utilize various financial instruments to mitigate the impact of interest rate fluctuations on our cash flows and earnings, including
hedging strategies, depending on our analysis of the interest rate environment and the costs and risks of such strategies. We recognize
the fair values of all derivatives in "other assets" or "other liabilities" on our consolidated balance sheets. Derivatives that are not hedges
are adjusted to fair value through earnings. If a derivative is a hedge, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of
the derivative will either be offset against the change in fair value of the hedge asset, liability, or firm commitment through earnings, or
recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. Reported net income and equity may increase
or decrease prospectively, depending on future levels of interest rates and other variables affecting the fair values of derivative instruments
and hedged items, but will have no effect on cash flows.
The following table summarizes our consolidated derivative instruments, all of which hedge variable rate debt, as of December 31,
2019.
(Amounts in thousands)
As of December 31, 2019
Variable Rate
Hedged Item (Interest rate swaps)
Fair Value
Notional
Amount
Spread over
LIBOR
Interest Rate
Swapped
Rate
Expiration
Date
Included in other assets:
770 Broadway mortgage loan
888 Seventh Avenue mortgage loan
Other
Included in other liabilities:
Unsecured term loan
33-00 Northern Boulevard mortgage loan
$
$
$
$
4,045
$
218
64
700,000
375,000
175,000
4,327
$
1,250,000
36,809
3,545
40,354
$
$
750,000
100,000
850,000
L+175
L+170
3.46%
3.44%
2.56%
3.25%
9/20
12/20
L+100
L+180
2.80%
3.52%
3.87%
4.14%
10/23
1/25
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15. Stock-based Compensation
On May 16, 2019, our shareholders approved the 2019 Omnibus Share Plan (the “Plan"), which replaces the 2010 Omnibus Share
Plan. Under the Plan, the Compensation Committee of Vornado's Board of Trustees (the "Committee") may grant incentive and non-
qualified Vornado stock options, restricted stock, restricted Operating Partnership units ("OP units"), out-performance plan awards
("OPPs"), appreciation-only long-term incentive plan units (“AO LTIP Units”) and Performance Conditioned AO LTIP Units to certain
of our employees and officers. Awards may be granted up to a maximum 5,500,000 shares, if all awards granted are Full Value awards,
as defined in the Plan, and up to 11,000,000 shares, if all of the awards granted are Not Full Value Awards, as defined in the Plan. Full
Value Awards are awards of securities, such as restricted shares, that, if all vesting requirements are met, do not require the payment of
an exercise price or strike price to acquire the securities. Not Full Value Awards are awards of securities, such as options, that do require
the payment of an exercise price or strike price. As of December 31, 2019, Vornado has approximately 5,207,000 shares available for
future grants under the Plan, if all awards granted are Full Value Awards, as defined.
We account for all equity-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation. Below is
a summary of our stock-based compensation expense, a component of "general and administrative" expense on our consolidated statements
of income.
(Amounts in thousands)
OP Units
Performance Conditioned AO LTIP Units
AO LTIP Units
OPPs
Vornado restricted stock
Vornado stock options
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
39,969
$
17,763
$
20,630
8,263
2,636
1,944
549
547
—
2,113
10,689
570
587
—
—
10,723
729
747
53,908
$
31,722
$
32,829
$
$
Stock-based compensation expense in the first quarter of 2019 included $16,211,000 from the accelerated vesting of previously
issued OP units and Vornado restricted stock due to the removal of the time-based vesting requirement for participants who have reached
65 years of age. The right to sell such awards remains subject to original terms of grant. The increase in expense in the first quarter of
2019 was partially offset by lower stock-based compensation expense of $2,578,000 in each of the second, third and fourth quarter of
2019 and will be completely offset by lower stock-based compensation expense of $8,477,000 thereafter.
Stock-based compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2019 also includes $8,143,000 for OP units granted outside of
the Plan to an executive officer in connection with his employment in reliance on the employment inducement exception to shareholder
approval provided under the New York Stock Exchange Listing Rule 303A.08; and $2,304,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019
for OP units granted under the Plan to certain executive officers as a result of promotions. The award granted outside of the Plan has a
grant date fair value of $25,500,000 and vests 20% on the grant date, 40% on the three-year anniversary of the date of grant, and 40%
on the four-year anniversary of the date of grant. The awards granted under the Plan have an aggregate grant date fair value of $15,000,000
and cliff vest after four years. Compensation expense related to OP unit grants are recognized ratably over the vesting period. Additional
non-cash expense associated with these awards will be $9,603,000 in each of 2020 and 2021, $7,718,000 in 2022 and $2,655,000 in 2023.
Below is a summary of unrecognized compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2019.
(Amounts in thousands)
OP Units
AO LTIP Units
OPPs
Vornado restricted stock
Vornado stock options
Performance Conditioned AO LTIP Units
As of
December 31, 2019
Weighted-Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
$
$
36,390
2,029
1,783
833
832
720
42,587
2.0
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.9
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15. Stock-based Compensation - continued
OPPs
OPPs are multi-year, performance-based equity compensation plans under which participants have the opportunity to earn a class
of units (“OPP units”) of the Operating Partnership if, and only if, Vornado outperforms a predetermined total shareholder return (“TSR”)
and/or outperform the market with respect to a relative TSR during the three-year performance period (the “Performance Period”) as
described below. OPP units, if earned, become convertible into Class A units of the Operating Partnership (and ultimately into Vornado
common shares) following vesting.
Awards under the 2018 OPP may be earned if Vornado (i) achieves a TSR level greater than 21% over the Performance Period (the
“Absolute Component”) and/or (ii) achieves a TSR above a benchmark weighted index comprised of 70% of the SNL US Office REIT
Index and 30% of the SNL US Retail Index over the Performance Period (the “Relative Component”).
The value of awards under the Relative Component and Absolute Component will be calculated separately and will each be subject
to an aggregate $35,000,000 maximum award cap for all participants. The two components will be added together to determine the
aggregate award size, which shall also be subject to the aggregate $35,000,000 maximum award cap for all participants. In the event
awards are earned under the Absolute Component, but Vornado underperforms the index by more than 200 basis points per annum over
the Performance Period (600 basis points over the three years), the amount earned under the Absolute Component will be reduced (and
potentially fully negated) based on the degree by which the index exceeds Vornado’s TSR. In the event these awards are earned under
the Relative Component, but Vornado fails to achieve a TSR of at least 3% per annum, awards earned under the Relative Component
will be reduced on a ratable sliding scale based on Vornado’s absolute TSR performance, with awards earned under the Relative Component
being reduced by a maximum of 50% in the event Vornado’s TSR during the applicable measurement period is 0% or negative.
If the designated performance objectives are achieved, awards under the 2018 OPP will vest ratably in each of years three, four and
five. In addition, all of Vornado’s Named Executive Officers (as defined in Vornado’s Proxy Statement filed on Schedule 14A with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2019) are required to hold any earned and vested awards for one year following each
such vesting date. Dividends on awards granted under the 2018 OPP accrue during the Performance Period and are paid to participants
if awards are ultimately earned based on the achievement of the designated performance objectives.
Below is the summary of the OPP units granted during the years December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
Plan Year
2018
2017
2016
Total Plan
Notional Amount
Percentage of Notional
Amount Granted
Grant Date
Fair Value(1)
$
35,000,000
35,000,000
40,000,000
78.2% $
86.6%
86.7%
10,300,000
10,800,000
11,800,000
OPP Units Earned
To be determined in 2021
Not earned
Not earned
________________________________________
(1) During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, $8,040,000, and $7,558,000, respectively, was immediately expensed on the respective grant date due to
acceleration of vesting for employees who are retirement eligible (have reached age 65 or age 60 with at least 20 years of service).
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15. Stock-based Compensation - continued
Vornado Stock Options
Vornado stock options are granted at an exercise price equal to the average of the high and low market price of Vornado’s common
shares on the NYSE on the date of grant, generally vest over 4 years and expire 10 years from the date of grant. Compensation expense
related to Vornado stock option awards is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.
Below is a summary of Vornado’s stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Outstanding as of December 31, 2018
Granted
Exercised
Cancelled or expired
Outstanding as of December 31, 2019
Options vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2019
Options exercisable as of December 31, 2019
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
50.81
62.68
29.25
78.07
57.39
57.37
56.87
1.1
1.1
0.8
$
$
$
16,247,000
16,246,000
16,133,000
Shares
2,280,126
$
35,106
(534,972)
(11,383)
1,768,877
1,767,546
1,693,192
$
$
$
The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using an option-pricing model with the following weighted-
average assumptions for grants in the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.
Expected volatility
Expected life
Risk free interest rate
Expected dividend yield
2019
35%
5.0 years
2.50%
2.9%
As of December 31,
2018
35%
5.0 years
2.25%
2.9%
2017
35%
5.0 years
1.95%
3.0%
The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was
$16.64, $18.42 and $25.84, respectively. Cash received from option exercises for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
was $5,495,000, $5,927,000 and $28,253,000, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December
31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $18,954,000, $25,820,000 and $9,178,000, respectively.
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15. Stock-based Compensation - continued
Performance Conditioned AOLTIP Units
On January 14, 2019, the Committee approved the issuance of performance conditioned appreciation-only long-term incentive plan
units ("Performance Conditioned AO LTIP Units") pursuant to the 2010 Omnibus Share Plan to our named executive officers ("NEOs")
in our 2019 proxy statement. Performance Conditioned AO LTIP Units are AO LTIP Units that require the achievement of certain
performance conditions by a specified date or they are forfeited. The performance-based condition is met if Vornado common shares
trade at or above 110% of the $64.48 grant price per share for any 20 consecutive days on or before the fourth anniversary following the
date of grant. If the performance conditions are not met, the awards are forfeited. If the performance conditions are met, once vested, the
awards may be converted into Class A Operating Partnership units in the same manner as AO LTIP Units until ten years from the date of
grant.
Granted
Outstanding as of December 31, 2019
Units
496,762
$
496,762
Weighted-Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
62.62
62.62
The fair value of the Performance Conditioned AO LTIP Units on the date of grant was $8,983,000, of which $7,481,000 was
immediately expensed due to the acceleration of vesting for employees who are retirement eligible. The remaining $1,502,000 is being
amortized into expense over a four-year period from the date of grant using a graded vesting attribution model.
Expected volatility
Expected life
Risk free interest rate
Expected dividend yield
AO LTIP Units
As of December 31, 2019
35%
8.0 years
2.76%
3.1%
AO LTIP Units are a class of partnership interests in the Operating Partnership that are intended to qualify as “profits interests” for
federal income tax purposes and generally only allow the recipient to realize value to the extent the fair market value of a Vornado common
share exceeds the threshold level set at the time the AO LTIP Units are granted, subject to any vesting conditions applicable to the award.
The threshold level is intended to be equal to 100% of the then fair market value of a Vornado common share on the date of grant. The
value of vested AO LTIP Units is realized through conversion of the AO LTIP Units into Class A Operating Partnership units. The number
of Class A Units into which vested AO LTIP Units may be converted is determined based on the quotient of (i) the excess of the conversion
value on the conversion date over the threshold value designated at the time the AO LTIP Unit was granted, divided by (ii) the conversion
value on the conversion date. The “conversion value” is the value of a Vornado common share on the conversion date multiplied by the
Conversion Factor as defined in the Partnership Agreement, which is currently one. AO LTIP Units have a term of 10 years from the
grant date. Each holder will generally receive special income allocations in respect of an AO LTIP Unit equal to 10% (or such other
percentage specified in the applicable award agreement) of the income allocated in respect of a Class A Unit. Upon conversion of AO
LTIP Units to Class A Units, holders will be entitled to receive in respect of each such AO LTIP Unit, on a per unit basis, a special
distribution equal to 10% (or such other percentage specified in the applicable award agreement) of the distributions received by a holder
of an equivalent number of Class A Units during the period from the grant date of the AO LTIP Units through the date of conversion.
Below is a summary of AO LTIP Units activity for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Outstanding as of December 31, 2018
Granted
Vested
Cancelled or expired
Outstanding as of December 31, 2019
Units
Weighted-Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
183,233
$
207,808
(46,285)
(7,058)
337,698
70.34
62.66
70.31
67.59
65.67
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15. Stock-based Compensation - continued
AO LTIP Units - continued
AO LTIP Units granted during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 had a fair value of $3,429,000 and $3,484,000,
respectively. The fair value of each AO LTIP Units granted is estimated on the date of grant using an option-pricing model with the
following weighted-average assumptions for grants in the year ended December 31, 2019.
Expected volatility
Expected life
Risk free interest rate
Expected dividend yield
OP Units
As of December 31,
2019
35%
5.0 years
2.50%
2.9%
2018
35%
5.0 years
2.25%
2.9%
OP Units are granted at the average of the high and low market price of Vornado’s common shares on the NYSE on the date of grant,
vest ratably over four years and are subject to a taxable book-up event, as defined. Compensation expense related to OP Units is recognized
ratably over the vesting period using a graded vesting attribution model. Distributions paid on unvested OP Units are charged to “net
income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership” on Vornado’s consolidated statements of income and to
“preferred unit distributions” on the Operating Partnership’s consolidated statements of income and amounted to $4,070,000, $2,559,000
and $2,310,000 in the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Below is a summary of restricted OP unit activity for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Unvested as of December 31, 2018
Granted
Vested
Unvested Units
Units
641,844
$
927,812
(418,692)
Weighted-Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
72.79
63.30
66.45
Cancelled or expired
Unvested as of December 31, 2019
68.34
67.45
OP Units granted in 2019, 2018 and 2017 had a fair value of $58,732,000, $17,463,000 and $24,927,000, respectively. The fair value
of OP Units that vested during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $27,821,000, $18,037,000 and $20,903,000,
respectively.
1,148,313
(2,651)
Vornado Restricted Stock
Vornado restricted stock awards are granted at the average of the high and low market price of Vornado’s common shares on the
NYSE on the date of grant and generally vest over four years. Compensation expense related to Vornado’s restricted stock awards is
recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. Dividends paid on unvested Vornado restricted stock are charged directly to
retained earnings and amounted to $51,000, $44,000 and $46,000 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Below is a summary of Vornado’s restricted stock activity for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Unvested Shares
Unvested as of December 31, 2018
Granted
Vested
Cancelled or expired
Unvested as of December 31, 2019
Shares
Weighted-Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
16,686
$
8,805
(5,996)
(568)
18,927
77.54
64.48
79.47
73.98
70.96
Vornado restricted stock awards granted in 2019, 2018 and 2017 had a fair value of $568,000, $623,000 and $601,000, respectively. The
fair value of restricted stock that vested during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $477,000, $492,000 and $645,000,
respectively.
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16. Transaction Related Costs, Impairment Losses and Other
The following table sets forth the details of transaction related costs, impairment losses and other:
(Amounts in thousands)
Non-cash impairment losses and related write-offs(1)
Transaction related costs
Transfer tax(2)
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
$
$
101,925
$
12,000
$
4,613
—
6,217
13,103
106,538
$
31,320
$
—
1,776
—
1,776
2019 primarily from 608 Fifth Avenue (see below).
____________________
(1)
(2) Additional Transfer Tax recorded in the first quarter 2018 related to the acquisition of Independence Plaza. The joint venture, in which we have a 50.1% economic
interest, that owns Independence Plaza recognized this expense based on the precedent established by the Tax Tribunal's decision regarding One Park Avenue (see
Note 4 - Real Estate Fund Investments).
608 Fifth Avenue
During the second quarter of 2019, Arcadia Group US Ltd ("Arcadia Group"), the operator of Topshop, our retail tenant at 608 Fifth
Avenue, filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in the United States. On June 28, 2019, Arcadia Group closed all of its stores in the
United States. 608 Fifth Avenue is subject to a land and building lease which expires in 2033. The non-recourse lease calls for fixed lease
payments through the term, plus payments for real estate taxes, insurance and operating expenses. Consequently, based on projected
future cash flows we concluded that the excess of the carrying amount of the property, which includes our right-of-use asset, over our
estimate of fair value was not recoverable resulting in a write down to zero. Our estimate of fair value of the property was derived from
a discounted cash flow model using a 7% discount rate and based upon market conditions and expectations of growth. We recognized a
$93,860,000 non-cash impairment loss on our consolidated statements of income in the second quarter of 2019, of which $75,220,000
resulted from the impairment of our right-of-use asset. As of December 31, 2019, a $71,582,000 lease liability remains, which will be
recognized as income when the non-recourse lease is terminated. In August 2019, we delivered the required nine month notice to the
ground lessor that we will surrender the property in May 2020.
17. Interest and Other Investment Income, Net
The following table sets forth the details of our interest and other investment income, net:
(Amounts in thousands)
(Decrease) increase in fair value of marketable securities:
PREIT (see page 110 for details)
Lexington (see page 109 for details)
Other
Interest on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
Interest on loans receivable
Dividends on marketable securities
Other, net
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
$
(21,649) $
—
$
16,068
48
(5,533)
13,380
6,326
3,938
3,708
$
21,819
$
(26,596)
143
(26,453)
15,827
10,298 (1)
13,339
4,046
17,057
$
—
—
—
—
8,171
4,352
13,276
5,062
30,861
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(1)
Includes $6,707 of profit participation in connection with an investment in a mezzanine loan which was previously repaid to us.
18. Interest and Debt Expense
The following table sets forth the details of interest and debt expense:
(Amounts in thousands)
Interest expense
Capitalized interest and debt expense
Amortization of deferred financing costs
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
$
$
335,016 (1) $
(72,200)
23,807
389,136
$
(73,166)
31,979
286,623
$
347,949
$
359,819
(48,231)
34,066
345,654
_________________
(1) Includes $22,540 debt prepayment costs in connection with the redemption of $400,000 5.00% senior unsecured noted which were scheduled to mature in January
2022.
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19. Income Per Share/Income Per Class A Unit
Vornado Realty Trust
The following table presents the calculations of (i) basic income per common share which includes the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding without regard to dilutive potential common shares and (ii) diluted income per common share which includes
the weighted average common shares and dilutive share equivalents. Unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable
rights to dividends, whether paid or unpaid, are accounted for as participating securities. Earnings are allocated to participating securities,
which include restricted stock awards, based on the two-class method. Other potential dilutive share equivalents such as our employee
stock options, OP Units, OPPs, AO LTIP Units and Performance Conditioned AO LTIP Units are included in the computation of diluted
Earnings Per Share ("EPS") using the treasury stock method, while the dilutive effect of our Series A convertible preferred shares is
reflected in diluted EPS by application of the if-converted method.
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
Income from continuing operations, net of income attributable to noncontrolling interests
$
3,147,965
$
449,356
$
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net income attributable to Vornado
Preferred share dividends
Preferred share issuance costs
Net income attributable to common shareholders
Earnings allocated to unvested participating securities
Numerator for basic income per share
Impact of assumed conversions:
Convertible preferred share dividends
Earnings allocated to Out-Performance Plan units
Numerator for diluted income per share
Denominator:
Denominator for basic income per share – weighted average shares
Effect of dilutive securities (1):
Employee stock options and restricted stock awards
Convertible preferred shares
Out-Performance Plan units
(28)
3,147,937
(50,131)
—
3,097,806
(309)
3,097,497
57
9
598
449,954
(50,636)
(14,486)
384,832
(44)
384,788
62
174
239,824
(12,408)
227,416
(65,399)
—
162,017
(46)
161,971
—
230
$
3,097,563
$
385,024
$
162,201
190,801
190,219
189,526
216
34
2
933
37
101
1,448
—
284
Denominator for diluted income per share – weighted average shares and assumed conversions
191,053
191,290
191,258
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC:
Income from continuing operations, net
Loss from discontinued operations, net
Net income per common share
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - DILUTED:
Income from continuing operations, net
Loss from discontinued operations, net
Net income per common share
$
$
$
$
16.23
—
16.23
16.21
—
16.21
$
$
$
$
2.02
—
2.02
2.01
—
2.01
$
$
$
$
0.92
(0.07)
0.85
0.91
(0.06)
0.85
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(1) The effect of dilutive securities in the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 excludes an aggregate of 13,020, 12,232 and 12,165 weighted average common
share equivalents, respectively, as their effect was anti-dilutive.
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19. Income Per Share/Income Per Class A Unit – continued
Vornado Realty L.P.
The following table presents the calculations of (i) basic income per Class A unit which includes the weighted average number of
Class A units outstanding without regard to dilutive potential Class A units and (ii) diluted income per Class A unit which includes the
weighted average Class A unit and dilutive Class A unit equivalents. Unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable
rights to dividends, whether paid or unpaid, are accounted for as participating securities. Earnings are allocated to participating securities,
which include Vornado restricted stock awards, OP Units and OPPs, based on the two-class method. Other potential dilutive unit equivalents
such as Vornado stock options, AO LTIP Units and Performance Conditioned AO LTIP Units are included in the computation of diluted
income per unit ("EPU") using the treasury stock method, while the dilutive effect of our Series A convertible preferred units is reflected
in diluted EPU by application of the if-converted method.
(Amounts in thousands, except per unit amounts)
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations, net of income attributable to noncontrolling interests in
consolidated subsidiaries
(Loss) income from discontinued operations
Net income attributable to Vornado Realty L.P.
Preferred unit distributions
Preferred unit issuance costs
Net income attributable to Class A unitholders
Earnings allocated to unvested participating securities
Numerator for basic income per Class A unit
Impact of assumed conversions:
Convertible preferred unit distributions
Numerator for diluted income per Class A unit
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
$
3,358,839
$
474,988
$
(30)
3,358,809
(50,296)
—
3,308,513
(17,296)
3,291,217
638
475,626
(50,830)
(14,486)
410,310
(2,973)
407,337
251,554
(13,228)
238,326
(65,593)
—
172,733
(3,232)
169,501
57
62
—
$
3,291,274
$
407,399
$
169,501
Denominator:
Denominator for basic income per Class A unit – weighted average units
Effect of dilutive securities (1):
Vornado stock options, Vornado restricted stock awards, OP Units and OPPs
Convertible preferred units
Denominator for diluted income per Class A unit – weighted average units and assumed
conversions
202,947
202,068
201,214
267
34
1,307
37
2,086
—
203,248
203,412
203,300
INCOME PER CLASS A UNIT - BASIC:
Income from continuing operations, net
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net
Net income per Class A unit
INCOME PER CLASS A UNIT - DILUTED:
Income from continuing operations, net
Loss from discontinued operations, net
Net income per Class A unit
$
$
$
$
16.22
—
16.22
16.19
—
16.19
$
$
$
$
2.01
0.01
2.02
2.00
—
2.00
$
$
$
$
0.91
(0.07)
0.84
0.90
(0.07)
0.83
________________________________________
(1) The effect of dilutive securities in the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 excludes an aggregate of 825, 110 and 124 weighted average Class A unit
equivalents, respectively, as their effect was anti-dilutive.
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20. Leases
As lessor
We lease space to tenants under operating leases. Most of the leases provide for the payment of fixed base rent payable monthly in
advance. Office building leases generally require tenants to reimburse us for operating costs and real estate taxes above their base year
costs. Certain leases provide for pass-through to tenants for their share of real estate taxes, insurance and common area maintenance.
Certain leases also require additional variable rent payments based on a percentage of the tenants’ sales. None of our tenants accounted
for more than 10% of total revenues in any of the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017. We have elected to account for lease
revenues (including base and variable rent) and the reimbursement of common area maintenance expenses as a single lease component
recorded as "rental revenues" on our consolidated statements of income.
Under ASC 842, we assess on an individual lease basis whether it is probable that we will collect the future lease payments. We
consider the tenant's payment history and current credit status when assessing collectability. When collectability is not deemed probable
we write-off the tenant's receivables, including straight-line rent receivables, and limit lease income to cash received. Changes to the
collectability of our operating leases are recorded as adjustments to "rental revenues" on our consolidated statements of income, which
resulted in a decrease in income of $17,237,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019. As a result, there is no allowance for doubtful
accounts as of December 31, 2019. Prior to the adoption of ASC 842, we maintained an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated
losses on receivables under our lease agreements, including receivables arising from the straight-lining of rent. As of December 31, 2018
and 2017 our allowance for doubtful accounts were as follows:
(Amounts in thousands)
Description
Year Ended December 31, 2018
Balance at
Beginning of
Year
Additions
Charged
Against
Operations
Uncollectible
Accounts
Written-off
Balance
at End
of Year
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Year Ended December 31, 2017
Allowance for doubtful accounts
$
$
6,480
8,621
$
$
1,910
26
$
$
(2,592) $
5,798
(2,167) $
6,480
As of December 31, 2019, under ASC 842, future undiscounted cash flows under non-cancelable operating leases were as follows:
(Amounts in thousands)
For the year ended December 31,
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Thereafter
As of December 31, 2019
$
1,285,867
1,248,659
1,181,887
1,067,014
894,362
4,435,225
As of December 31, 2018, under ASC 840, future undiscounted cash flows under non-cancelable operating leases were as follows:
(Amounts in thousands)
For the year ended December 31:
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Thereafter
As of December 31, 2018
$
1,547,162
1,510,097
1,465,024
1,407,615
1,269,141
5,832,467
The components of lease revenues for the year ended December 31, 2019 were as follows:
(Amounts in thousands)
Fixed lease revenues
Variable lease revenues
Lease revenues
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2019
$
$
1,513,033
206,677
1,719,710
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20. Leases - continued
As lessee
We have a number of ground leases which are classified as operating leases. On January 1, 2019, we recorded $526,866,000 of ROU
assets and lease liabilities. Our ROU assets were reduced by $37,269,000 of accrued rent expense reclassified from “other liabilities”
and $4,267,000 of acquired above-market lease liabilities, net, reclassified from “deferred revenue” and increased by $23,665,000 of
acquired below-market lease assets, net, reclassified from “identified intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization” and $1,584,000
of prepaid lease payments reclassified from "other assets." During the second quarter of 2019, we recorded a $75,220,000 impairment
loss on our 608 Fifth Avenue ROU Asset (See Note 16 – Transaction Related Costs, Impairment Losses and Other). As of December 31,
2019, our ROU assets and lease liabilities were $379,546,000 and $498,254,000, respectively.
The discount rate applied to measure each ROU asset and lease liability is based on our incremental borrowing rate ("IBR"). We
consider the general economic environment and our credit rating and factor in various financing and asset specific adjustments to ensure
the IBR is appropriate to the intended use of the underlying lease. As we did not elect to apply hindsight, lease term assumptions determined
under ASC 840 were carried forward and applied in calculating the lease liabilities recorded under ASC 842. Certain of our ground leases
offer renewal options which we assess against relevant economic factors to determine whether we are reasonably certain of exercising
or not exercising the option. Lease payments associated with renewal periods that we are reasonably certain will be exercised are included
in the measurement of the corresponding lease liability and ROU asset.
The following table sets forth information related to the measurement of our lease liabilities as of December 31, 2019:
(Amounts in thousands)
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)
Weighted average discount rate
Cash paid for operating leases
As of December 31, 2019
40.20
4.84%
27,817
$
We recognize rent expense as a component of "operating" expenses on our consolidated statements of income. Rent expense is
comprised of fixed and variable lease payments. Variable lease payments include percentage rent and rent resets based on an index or
rate. The following table sets forth the details of rent expense for the year ended December 31, 2019:
(Amounts in thousands)
Fixed rent expense
Variable rent expense
Rent expense
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2019
$
$
33,738
1,978
35,716
As of December 31, 2019, future lease payments under operating ground leases were as follows:
(Amounts in thousands)
For the year ended December 31,
As of December 31, 2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Thereafter
Total undiscounted cash flows
Present value discount
Lease liabilities
$
$
28,192
29,711
30,640
31,085
31,551
1,054,881
1,206,060
(707,806)
498,254
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20. Leases - continued
As lessee - continued
As of December 31, 2018, under ASC 840, future lease payments under operating ground leases were as follows:
(Amounts in thousands)
For the year ended December 31,
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Thereafter
As of December 31, 2018
$
46,147
45,258
42,600
43,840
44,747
1,612,627
Certain of our ground leases are subject to fair market rent resets based on a percentage of the appraised value of the underlying
assets at specified future dates. Fair market rent resets do not give rise to remeasurement of the related right-of-use assets and lease
liabilities. Fair market rent resets, which may be material, will be recognized in the periods in which they are incurred.
Farley Office and Retail Building
The future lease payments detailed previously exclude the ground and building lease at the Farley Office and Retail Building (the
"Project"). We have a 95.0% ownership interest in a joint venture with Related which was designated by ESD, an entity of New York
State, to develop the Project. The Project will include a new Moynihan Train Hall and approximately 844,000 rentable square feet of
commercial space, comprised of approximately 730,000 square feet of office space and approximately 114,000 square feet of retail space.
The joint venture has a 99-year triple-net lease with ESD for the commercial space at the Project. For GAAP purposes the lease has not
yet commenced since construction of the Project is ongoing. The lease calls for annual rent payments of $5,000,000 plus fixed payments
in lieu of real estate taxes ("PILOT") through June 2030. Following the fixed PILOT payment period, the PILOT is calculated in a manner
consistent with buildings subject to New York City real estate taxes and assessments. As of December 31, 2019, future rent and fixed
PILOT payments are $556,852,000.
The joint venture has entered into a development agreement with ESD to build the adjacent Moynihan Train Hall, with Vornado and
Related each guaranteeing the joint venture's obligations. The joint venture has entered into a design-build contract with Skanska Moynihan
Train Hall Builders pursuant to which they will build the Moynihan Train Hall, thereby fulfilling all of the joint venture's obligations to
ESD. The obligations of Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders have been bonded by Skanska USA and bear a full guaranty from Skanska
AB. As a result of our involvement in the construction of the asset, we have been deemed the accounting owner of the property in
accordance with ASC 842-40-55.
21. Multiemployer Benefit Plans
Our subsidiaries make contributions to certain multiemployer defined benefit plans (“Multiemployer Pension Plans”) and health
plans (“Multiemployer Health Plans”) for our union represented employees, pursuant to the respective collective bargaining agreements.
Multiemployer Pension Plans
Multiemployer Pension Plans differ from single-employer pension plans in that (i) contributions to multiemployer plans may be used
to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers and (ii) if other participating employers fail to make their contributions,
each of our participating subsidiaries may be required to bear its then pro rata share of unfunded obligations. If a participating subsidiary
withdraws from a plan in which it participates, it may be subject to a withdrawal liability. As of December 31, 2019, our subsidiaries’
participation in these plans was not significant to our consolidated financial statements.
In the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, we contributed $10,793,000, $10,377,000 and $10,113,000, respectively,
towards Multiemployer Pension Plans, which is included as a component of “operating” expenses on our consolidated statements of
income. Our subsidiaries’ contributions did not represent more than 5% of total employer contributions in any of these plans for the years
ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.
Multiemployer Health Plans
Multiemployer Health Plans in which our subsidiaries participate provide health benefits to eligible active and retired employees. In
the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, our subsidiaries contributed $32,407,000, $30,354,000 and $29,549,000, respectively,
towards these plans, which is included as a component of “operating” expenses on our consolidated statements of income.
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22. Commitments and Contingencies
Insurance
For our properties except the Farley Office and Retail Building, we maintain general liability insurance with limits of $300,000,000
per occurrence and per property, and all risk property and rental value insurance with limits of $2.0 billion per occurrence, with sub-
limits for certain perils such as flood and earthquake. Our California properties have earthquake insurance with coverage of $350,000,000
per occurrence and in the aggregate, subject to a deductible in the amount of 5% of the value of the affected property. We maintain
coverage for certified terrorism acts with limits of $6.0 billion per occurrence and in the aggregate (as listed below), $1.2 billion for non-
certified acts of terrorism, and $5.0 billion per occurrence and in the aggregate for terrorism involving nuclear, biological, chemical and
radiological (“NBCR”) terrorism events, as defined by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended to date and which has been
extended through December 2027.
Penn Plaza Insurance Company, LLC (“PPIC”), our wholly owned consolidated subsidiary, acts as a re-insurer with respect to a
portion of all risk property and rental value insurance and a portion of our earthquake insurance coverage, and as a direct insurer for
coverage for acts of terrorism including NBCR acts. Coverage for acts of terrorism (excluding NBCR acts) is fully reinsured by third
party insurance companies and the Federal government with no exposure to PPIC. For NBCR acts, PPIC is responsible for a deductible
of $1,430,413 and 20% of the balance of a covered loss and the Federal government is responsible for the remaining portion of a covered
loss. We are ultimately responsible for any loss incurred by PPIC.
For the Farley Office and Retail Building, we maintain general liability insurance with limits of $100,000,000 per occurrence, and
builder’s risk insurance including coverage for existing property and development activities of $2.8 billion per occurrence and in the
aggregate. We maintain coverage for certified and non-certified terrorism acts with limits of $1.0 billion per occurrence and in the
aggregate.
We continue to monitor the state of the insurance market and the scope and costs of coverage for acts of terrorism and other
events. However, we cannot anticipate what coverage will be available on commercially reasonable terms in the future. We are responsible
for uninsured losses and for deductibles and losses in excess of our insurance coverage, which could be material.
Our debt instruments, consisting of mortgage loans secured by our properties, senior unsecured notes and revolving credit agreements
contain customary covenants requiring us to maintain insurance. Although we believe that we have adequate insurance coverage for
purposes of these agreements, we may not be able to obtain an equivalent amount of coverage at reasonable costs in the future. Further,
if lenders insist on greater coverage than we are able to obtain it could adversely affect our ability to finance or refinance our properties
and expand our portfolio.
Other Commitments and Contingencies
We are from time to time involved in legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In our opinion, after consultation with
legal counsel, the outcome of such matters is not currently expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results
of operations or cash flows.
Each of our properties has been subjected to varying degrees of environmental assessment at various times. The environmental
assessments did not reveal any material environmental contamination. However, there can be no assurance that the identification of new
areas of contamination, changes in the extent or known scope of contamination, the discovery of additional sites, or changes in cleanup
requirements would not result in significant costs to us.
In July 2018, we leased 78,000 square feet at 345 Montgomery Street in San Francisco, CA, to a subsidiary of Regus PLC, for an
initial term of 15 years. The obligations under the lease were guaranteed by Regus PLC in an amount of up to $90,000,000. The tenant
purported to terminate the lease prior to space delivery. We commenced a suit on October 23, 2019 seeking to enforce the lease and the
guarantee.
Our mortgage loans are non-recourse to us, except for the mortgage loans secured by 640 Fifth Avenue, 7 West 34th Street and 435
Seventh Avenue, which we guaranteed and therefore are part of our tax basis. In certain cases we have provided guarantees or master
leased tenant space. These guarantees and master leases terminate either upon the satisfaction of specified circumstances or repayment
of the underlying loans. In addition, we have guaranteed the rent and payments in lieu of real estate taxes due to ESD, an entity of New
York State, for the Farley Office and Retail Building. As of December 31, 2019, the aggregate dollar amount of these guarantees and
master leases is approximately $1,524,000,000.
As of December 31, 2019, $15,880,000 of letters of credit were outstanding under one of our unsecured revolving credit facilities. Our
unsecured revolving credit facilities contain financial covenants that require us to maintain minimum interest coverage and maximum
debt to market capitalization ratios, and provide for higher interest rates in the event of a decline in our ratings below Baa3/BBB. Our
unsecured revolving credit facilities also contain customary conditions precedent to borrowing, including representations and warranties,
and also contain customary events of default that could give rise to accelerated repayment, including such items as failure to pay interest
or principal.
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22. Commitments and Contingencies – continued
Other Commitments and Contingencies - continued
The joint venture in which we own a 95.0% ownership interest was designated by ESD to develop the Farley Office and Retail
Building. The joint venture entered into a development agreement with ESD and a design-build contract with Skanska Moynihan Train
Hall Builders. Under the development agreement with ESD, the joint venture is obligated to build the Moynihan Train Hall, with Vornado
and Related each guaranteeing the joint venture’s obligations. Under the design-build agreement, Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders
is obligated to fulfill all of the joint venture’s obligations. The obligations of Skanska Moynihan Train Hall Builders have been bonded
by Skanska USA and bear a full guaranty from Skanska AB.
As of December 31, 2019, we expect to fund additional capital to certain of our partially owned entities aggregating approximately
$12,700,000.
As of December 31, 2019, we have construction commitments aggregating approximately $627,000,000.
23. Related Party Transactions
Alexander’s, Inc.
We own 32.4% of Alexander’s. Steven Roth, the Chairman of Vornado’s Board of Trustee’s and its Chief Executive Officer, is also
the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Alexander’s. We provide various services to Alexander’s in
accordance with management, development and leasing agreements. These agreements are described in Note 6 - Investments in Partially
Owned Entities.
Interstate Properties (“Interstate”)
Interstate is a general partnership in which Mr. Roth is the managing general partner. David Mandelbaum and Russell B. Wight, Jr.,
Trustees of Vornado and Directors of Alexander’s, respectively, are Interstate’s two other general partners. As of December 31, 2019,
Interstate and its partners beneficially owned an aggregate of approximately 7.1% of the common shares of beneficial interest of Vornado
and 26.1% of Alexander’s common stock.
We manage and lease the real estate assets of Interstate pursuant to a management agreement for which we receive an annual fee
equal to 4% of annual base rent and percentage rent. The management agreement has a term of one year and is automatically renewable
unless terminated by either of the parties on 60 days’ notice at the end of the term. We believe, based upon comparable fees charged by
other real estate companies, that the management agreement terms are fair to us. We earned $300,000, $453,000, and $501,000 of
management fees under the agreement for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Urban Edge Properties
On March 4, 2019, we converted to common shares and sold all of our 5,717,184 partnership units of UE. In prior years, we provided
UE with information technology support. UE is providing us with leasing and property management services for (i) certain small retail
properties and (ii) our affiliate, Alexander's, Rego retail assets. Fees paid to UE for servicing the retail assets of Alexander’s are similar
to the fees that we are receiving from Alexander’s.
220 Central Park South
We are constructing a residential condominium tower at 220 CPS. Of the condominium units closed during the year ended December
31, 2019, one was sold to a limited liability company owned by the spouse of a related party, David Mandelbaum, a Trustee and a Director
of Alexander’s, and another was sold to Mr. Mandelbaum’s brother. The net proceeds were $23,357,000 and $16,099,000, respectively.
Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV
We provide various services to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV in accordance with management, development, leasing and other
agreements. These agreements are described in Note 6 - Investments in Partially Owned Entities. Haim Chera, Executive Vice President
- Head of Retail, has an investment in Crown, a company controlled by Mr. Chera's family. Crown has a nominal minority interest in
Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV. Additionally, we have other investments with Crown.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
24. Summary of Quarterly Results (Unaudited)
Vornado Realty Trust
The following summary represents the results of operations for each quarter in 2019 and 2018:
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
For the Three Months Ended
Revenues
Net income attributable to common shareholders(1)
Per share - basic(2)
Per share - diluted(2)
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
Revenues
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders(1)
Per share - basic(2)
Per share - diluted(2)
$
$
March 31, 2019
June 30, 2019
September 30, 2019
December 31, 2019
534,668
$
181,488
0.95
0.95
463,103
$
2,400,195
12.58
12.56
465,961
$
322,906
1.69
1.69
460,968
193,217
1.01
1.01
March 31, 2018
June 30, 2018
September 30, 2018
December 31, 2018
For the Three Months Ended
536,437
$
(17,841)
(0.09)
(0.09)
541,818
$
111,534
0.59
0.58
542,048
$
190,645
1.00
1.00
543,417
100,494
0.53
0.53
____________________
(1) Fluctuations among quarters resulted primarily from non-cash impairment losses, net gain on transfer to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV, net gains on sale of real
estate and other items and from seasonality of business operations.
(2) The total for the year may differ from the sum of the quarters as a result of weighting.
Vornado Realty L.P.
The following summary represents the results of operations for each quarter in 2019 and 2018:
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
For the Three Months Ended
Revenues
Net income attributable to Class A unitholders(1)
Per unit - basic(2)
Per unit - diluted(2)
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
Revenues
Net (loss) income attributable to Class A unitholders(1)
Per unit - basic(2)
Per unit - diluted(2)
$
$
March 31, 2019
June 30, 2019
September 30, 2019
December 31, 2019
534,668
$
193,649
0.95
0.95
463,103
$
2,562,669
12.58
12.54
465,961
$
345,501
1.69
1.69
460,968
206,694
1.01
1.01
March 31, 2018
June 30, 2018
September 30, 2018
December 31, 2018
For the Three Months Ended
536,437
$
(19,014)
(0.10)
(0.10)
541,818
$
118,931
0.58
0.58
542,048
$
203,268
1.00
0.99
543,417
107,125
0.53
0.52
____________________
(1) Fluctuations among quarters resulted primarily from non-cash impairment losses, net gain on transfer to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV, net gains on sale of real
estate and other items and from seasonality of business operations.
(2) The total for the year may differ from the sum of the quarters as a result of weighting.
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VORNADO REALTY TRUST AND VORNADO REALTY L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
25. Segment Information
We operate in two reportable segments, New York and Other, which is based on how we manage our business.
Net operating income ("NOI") at share represents total revenues less operating expenses including our share of partially owned
entities. NOI at share - cash basis represents NOI at share adjusted to exclude straight-line rental income and expense, amortization of
acquired below and above market leases, net and other non-cash adjustments. We consider NOI at share - cash basis to be the primary
non-GAAP financial measure for making decisions and assessing the unlevered performance of our segments as it relates to the total
return on assets as opposed to the levered return on equity. As properties are bought and sold based on NOI at share - cash basis, we
utilize this measure to make investment decisions as well as to compare the performance of our assets to that of our peers. NOI at share
and NOI at share - cash basis should not be considered alternatives to net income or cash flow from operations and may not be comparable
to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.
Below is a reconciliation of net income to NOI at share and NOI at share - cash basis for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018
and 2017.
(Amounts in thousands)
Net income
Depreciation and amortization expense
General and administrative expense
Transaction related costs, impairment losses and other
Income from partially owned entities
Loss (income) from real estate fund investments
Interest and other investment income, net
Interest and debt expense
Net gain on transfer to Fifth Avenue and Times Square JV
Purchase price fair value adjustment
Net gains on disposition of wholly owned and partially owned assets
Income tax expense
Loss (income) from discontinued operations
NOI from partially owned entities
NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
For the Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
$
3,334,262
$
422,603
$
419,107
169,920
106,538
(78,865)
104,082
(21,819)
286,623
(2,571,099)
—
(845,499)
103,439
30
322,390
(69,332)
446,570
141,871
31,320
(9,149)
89,231
(17,057)
347,949
—
(44,060)
(246,031)
37,633
(638)
253,564
(71,186)
264,128
429,389
150,782
1,776
(15,200)
(3,240)
(30,861)
345,654
—
—
(501)
42,375
13,228
269,164
(65,311)
NOI at share
1,259,777
1,382,620
1,401,383
Non cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net
and other
NOI at share - cash basis
(6,060)
(44,704)
(86,842)
$
1,253,717
$
1,337,916
$
1,314,541
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
25. Segment Information - continued
Below is a summary of NOI at share, NOI at share - cash basis and selected balance sheet data by segment for the years ended
December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.
$
$
$
$
(Amounts in thousands)
Total revenues
Operating expenses
NOI - consolidated
Deduct: NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
Add: NOI from partially owned entities
NOI at share
Non-cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net
and other
NOI at share - cash basis
Balance Sheet Data:
Real estate, at cost
Investments in partially owned entities
Total assets
(Amounts in thousands)
Total revenues
Operating expenses
NOI - consolidated
Deduct: NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
Add: NOI from partially owned entities
NOI at share
Non-cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net
and other
NOI at share - cash basis
Balance Sheet Data:
Real estate, at cost
Investments in partially owned entities
Total assets
(Amounts in thousands)
Total revenues
Operating expenses
NOI - consolidated
Deduct: NOI attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
Add: Our share of NOI from partially owned entities
NOI at share
Non-cash adjustments for straight-line rents, amortization of acquired below-market leases, net
and other
NOI at share - cash basis
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For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
Total
New York
Other
$
1,924,700
$
1,577,860
$
(917,981)
1,006,719
(69,332)
322,390
1,259,777
(758,304)
819,556
(40,896)
294,168
1,072,828
(6,060)
(12,318)
1,253,717
$
1,060,510
$
13,074,012
$
10,272,458
$
2,801,554
3,999,165
18,287,013
3,964,289
16,429,159
34,876
1,857,854
For the Year Ended December 31, 2018
Total
New York
Other
$
2,163,720
$
1,836,036
$
(963,478)
1,200,242
(71,186)
253,564
1,382,620
(806,464)
1,029,572
(48,490)
195,908
1,176,990
(44,704)
(45,427)
1,337,916
$
1,131,563
$
346,840
(159,677)
187,163
(28,436)
28,222
186,949
6,258
193,207
327,684
(157,014)
170,670
(22,696)
57,656
205,630
723
206,353
16,237,883
$
12,351,943
$
858,113
17,180,794
719,456
14,628,712
3,885,940
138,657
2,552,082
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
Total
New York
Other
$
2,084,126
$
1,779,307
$
(886,596)
1,197,530
(65,311)
269,164
1,401,383
(756,670)
1,022,637
(45,899)
189,327
1,166,065
(86,842)
(79,202)
$
1,314,541
$
1,086,863
$
304,819
(129,926)
174,893
(19,412)
79,837
235,318
(7,640)
227,678
ITEM 9.
None.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
ITEM 9A.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Vornado Realty Trust
Disclosure Controls and Procedures: Our management, with the participation of Vornado’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a‑15 (e)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based
on such evaluation, Vornado’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, our
disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting: There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year to which
this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management of Vornado Realty Trust, together with its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”), is responsible for establishing
and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed
under the supervision of Vornado’s principal executive and principal financial officers to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
As of December 31, 2019, management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting
based on the framework established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management has determined that our internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2019 was effective.
Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that, in
reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect transactions and dispositions of assets; provide reasonable assurances that transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and our trustees;
and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of our assets
that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019 has been audited by Deloitte & Touche
LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing on the following page, which expresses an
unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Shareholders and Board of Trustees
Vornado Realty Trust
New York, New York
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Vornado Realty Trust and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December
31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
issued by COSO.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB),
the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019, of the Company and our report dated February
18, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control
over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based
on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company
in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our
audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists,
testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other
procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance
of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations
of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of
unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections
of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in
conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
February 18, 2020
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ITEM 9A. - CONTINUED
Vornado Realty L.P.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures: Vornado Realty L.P.’s management, with the participation of Vornado’s Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in
Rule 13a‑15 (e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on
Form 10-K. Based on such evaluation, Vornado’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end
of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting: There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year to which
this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management of Vornado Realty Trust, sole general partner of Vornado Realty L.P., together with Vornado Realty L.P.’s consolidated
subsidiaries (the “Company”), is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our
internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of Vornado’s principal executive and principal financial
officers to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements
for external reporting purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
As of December 31, 2019, management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting
based on the framework established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management has determined that our internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2019 was effective.
Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that, in
reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect transactions and dispositions of assets; provide reasonable assurances that transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and Vornado’s
trustees; and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of
our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019 has been audited by Deloitte & Touche
LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing on the following page, which expresses an
unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Partners
Vornado Realty L.P.
New York, New York
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Vornado Realty L.P. and subsidiaries (the “Partnership”) as of December
31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Partnership maintained, in all material respects, effective internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
issued by COSO.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB),
the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019, of the Partnership and our report dated February
18, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Partnership’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control
over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting based
on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Partnership
in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our
audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists,
testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other
procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance
of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations
of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of
unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections
of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in
conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
February 18, 2020
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ITEM 9B.
OTHER INFORMATION
None.
PART III
ITEM 10.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Information relating to trustees of Vornado, the Operating Partnership’s sole general partner, including its audit committee and audit
committee financial expert, will be contained in Vornado’s definitive Proxy Statement involving the election of Vornado’s trustees which
Vornado will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
not later than 120 days after December 31, 2019, and such information is incorporated herein by reference. Also incorporated herein by
reference is the information under the caption “16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” of the Proxy Statement.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
The following is a list of the names, ages, principal occupations and positions with Vornado of the executive officers of Vornado
and the positions held by such officers during the past five years. All executive officers of Vornado have terms of office that run until the
next succeeding meeting of the Board of Trustees of Vornado following the Annual Meeting of Vornado’s Shareholders unless they are
removed sooner by Vornado’s Board.
Name
Steven Roth
Age
78
David R. Greenbaum
Michael J. Franco
Joseph Macnow
Haim Chera
Barry S. Langer
Glen J. Weiss
68
51
74
50
41
50
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION, POSITION AND OFFICE
(Current and during past five years with Vornado unless otherwise stated)
Chairman of the Board; Chief Executive Officer since April 2013 and from May 1989 to May 2009;
Managing General Partner of Interstate Properties, an owner of shopping centers and an investor in
securities and partnerships; Chief Executive Officer of Alexander’s, Inc. since March 1995, a Director
since 1989, and Chairman of the Board since May 2004.
Vice Chairman since April 2019; President of the New York Division from April 1997 to April 2019.
President since April 2019; Executive Vice President - Chief Investment Officer from April 2015 to
April 2019; Executive Vice President - Head of Acquisitions and Capital Markets from November
2010 to April 2015.
Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer since February
2017; Executive Vice President - Finance and Chief Administrative Officer from June 2013 to February
2017; Executive Vice President - Finance and Administration from January 1998 to June 2013, and
Chief Financial Officer from March 2001 to June 2013; Treasurer since May 2017, and Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from August 1995 to April 2017 of Alexander's Inc.
Executive Vice President - Head of Retail since April 2019; Principal at Crown Acquisitions from
January 2000 - April 2019.
Executive Vice President - Development - Co-Head of Real Estate since April 2019; Executive Vice
President - Head of Development from May 2015 to April 2019.
Executive Vice President - Office Leasing - Co-Head of Real Estate since April 2019; Executive Vice
President - Office Leasing from May 2013 to April 2019.
Vornado, the Operating Partnership’s sole general partner, has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to, among
others, the above executive officers, and its principal accounting officer, Matthew Iocco, Vornado's Executive Vice President - Chief
Accounting Officer. Mr. Iocco, 49 years of age, has been the Executive Vice President - Chief Accounting Officer of Vornado since May
2015 and Chief Financial Officer of Alexander's, Inc. since April 2017. From May 2012 to May 2015, Mr. Iocco was the Senior Vice
President - Chief Accounting Officer of Vornado. This Code is available on Vornado’s website at www.vno.com.
ITEM 11.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Information relating to Vornado’s executive officer and trustee compensation will be contained in Vornado’s Proxy Statement referred
to above in Item 10, “Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance,” and such information is incorporated herein by reference.
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ITEM 12.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Information relating to security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management and related stockholder matters will be
contained in Vornado’s Proxy Statement referred to in Item 10, “Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance,” and such
information is incorporated herein by reference.
Equity compensation plan information
The following table provides information as of December 31, 2019 regarding Vornado’s equity compensation plans.
Plan Category
Equity compensation plans approved by
security holders
Equity compensation awards not approved by
security holders
Total
Number of securities to be
issued upon exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
Number of securities remaining
available for future issuance
under equity compensation plans
(excluding securities reflected in
the second column)
4,663,964 (1)
$
—
4,663,964
$
57.39
—
57.39
5,207,363 (2)
—
5,207,363
________________________________________
(1)
Includes an aggregate of 2,895,087 shares/units, comprised of (i) 18,927 restricted Vornado common shares, (ii) 1,148,313 restricted Operating Partnership units,
(iii) 337,698 Appreciation-Only Long-Term Incentive Plan units (iv) 496,762 Performance Conditioned AO LTIP Units and (v) 893,387 Out-Performance Plan units,
which do not have an exercise price.
(2) Based on awards being granted as "Full Value Awards," as defined. If we were to grant "Not Full Value Awards," as defined, the number of securities available for
future grants would be 10,414,725.
ITEM 13.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Information relating to certain relationships and related transactions, and director independence will be contained in Vornado’s Proxy
Statement referred to in Item 10, “Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance,” and such information is incorporated herein
by reference.
ITEM 14.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Information relating to principal accounting fees and services will be contained in Vornado’s Proxy Statement referred to in Item 10,
“Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance,” under the caption “Ratification of The Appointment of Independent
Accounting Firm” and such information is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 15.
EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:
PART IV
1. The consolidated financial statements are set forth in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The following financial statement schedules should be read in conjunction with the financial statements included in Item 8 of this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.
III--Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation as of December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
Page in this
Annual Report
on Form 10-K
146
Schedules other than those listed above are omitted because they are not applicable or the information required is included in the
consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto.
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SCHEDULE III
REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
(Amounts in thousands)
COLUMN A
COLUMN B
COLUMN C
COLUMN D
COLUMN E
COLUMN F
COLUMN G COLUMN H COLUMN I
Initial cost to company
Encumbrances (1)
Land
Buildings
and
improvements
Costs
capitalized
subsequent
to acquisition
Gross amount at which
carried at close of period
Buildings
and
improvements
Land
Total (2)
Accumulated
depreciation
and
amortization
Date of
construction (3)
Date
acquired
Life on
which
depreciation
in latest
income
statement
is computed
New York
Manhattan
1290 Avenue of the Americas
350 Park Avenue
$
950,000
400,000
$ 518,244
265,889
$
PENN1
100 West 33rd Street
150 West 34th Street
PENN2
90 Park Avenue
Manhattan Mall
770 Broadway
888 Seventh Avenue
PENN11
909 Third Avenue
150 East 58th Street
595 Madison Avenue
330 West 34th Street
828-850 Madison Avenue
715 Lexington Avenue
478-486 Broadway
4 Union Square South
Farley Office and Retail Building
Moynihan Train Hall
260 Eleventh Avenue
510 Fifth Avenue
606 Broadway
40 Fulton Street
443 Broadway
40 East 66th Street
155 Spring Street
435 Seventh Avenue
608 Fifth Avenue (6)
692 Broadway
131-135 West 33rd Street
—
398,402
205,000
575,000 (5)
—
181,598
700,000
375,000
450,000
350,000
—
—
—
—
—
—
120,000
—
—
—
—
67,804
—
—
—
—
95,696
—
—
—
—
242,776
119,657
53,615
8,000
88,595
52,898
—
40,333
—
39,303
62,731
—
107,937
—
30,000
24,079
—
—
—
34,602
45,406
15,732
11,187
13,616
13,700
19,893
—
6,053
8,315
$
926,992
363,381
412,169
247,970
268,509
164,903
175,890
113,473
95,686
117,269
85,259
120,723
80,216
62,888
8,599
28,261
26,903
20,063
55,220
476,235
346,926
80,482
18,728
8,993
26,388
41,186
34,635
30,544
19,091
—
22,908
21,312
245,488
50,983
355,815
36,785
—
139,650
195,597
66,604
146,545
154,252
110,048
122,351
52,036
44,762
154,874
6,225
65,078
36,562
3,509
321,046
568,034
4,378
32,300
46,535
35,050
—
159
6,976
2,073
—
3,739
316
$ 518,244
265,889
$
1,172,480
414,364
$
1,690,724
680,253
$
767,984
284,755
268,509
305,479
371,487
180,077
242,231
271,521
195,307
243,074
132,252
107,650
163,473
34,486
28,981
56,625
58,729
797,281
914,960
84,860
37,227
55,636
61,438
41,186
34,794
37,520
21,164
—
26,647
21,628
767,984
527,531
388,166
358,168
379,487
268,672
295,129
271,521
235,640
243,074
171,555
170,381
163,473
142,423
91,981
86,625
82,808
797,281
914,960
84,860
85,630
100,934
77,170
52,373
48,410
51,220
41,057
—
32,700
29,943
—
242,776
119,657
52,689
8,000
88,595
52,898
—
40,333
—
39,303
62,731
—
107,937
63,000
30,000
24,079
—
—
—
48,403
45,298
15,732
11,187
13,616
13,700
19,893
—
6,053
8,315
146
1963
1960
1972
1911
1900
1968
1964
2009
1907
1980
1923
1969
1969
1968
1925
1923
2009
1965/2004
1912
1912
1911
1987
2002
1932
371,498
142,819
313,467
96,665
30,767
156,464
144,841
64,806
100,740
132,586
85,014
105,540
64,382
45,576
37,686
10,365
10,048
15,186
22,579
—
—
9,998
8,754
564
19,976
6,864
12,220
11,127
8,571
—
9,965
1,971
2007
2006
1998
2007
2015
1997
1997
2007
1998
1998
1997
1999
1998
1999
1998
2005
2001
2007
1993
2018
2018
2015
2010
2016
1998
2013
2005
2007
1997
2012
2005
2016
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
VORNADO REALTY TRUST AND VORNADO REALTY L.P.
SCHEDULE III
REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - CONTINUED
(Amounts in thousands)
COLUMN A
COLUMN B
COLUMN C
COLUMN D
COLUMN E
COLUMN F
COLUMN G COLUMN H COLUMN I
Initial cost to company
Gross amount at which
carried at close of period
Encumbrances (1)
Land
Buildings
and
improvements
Costs
capitalized
subsequent
to acquisition
Buildings
and
improvements
Land
Total (2)
Accumulated
depreciation
and
amortization
Date of
construction (3)
Date
acquired
Life on which
depreciation
in latest
income
statement
is computed
New York - continued
Manhattan - continued
265 West 34th Street
304 Canal Street
677-679 Madison Avenue
1131 Third Avenue
486 Eighth Avenue
431 Seventh Avenue
138-142 West 32nd Street
334 Canal Street
267 West 34th Street
966 Third Avenue
148 Spring Street
150 Spring Street
137 West 33rd Street
488 Eighth Avenue
484 Eighth Avenue
825 Seventh Avenue
537 West 26th Street
339 Greenwich
Other (Including Signage)
Total Manhattan
Other Properties
$
— $
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4,868,500
28,500
3,511
13,070
7,844
20,000
16,700
9,252
1,693
5,099
8,869
3,200
3,200
6,398
10,650
3,856
1,483
10,370
2,622
72,372
2,051,250
$
— $
12,905
9,640
7,844
71
2,751
9,936
6,507
10,037
3,631
8,112
5,822
1,550
1,767
762
697
17,632
12,333
19,135
4,632,934
$
295
(684)
556
5,708
244
—
968
7,609
(9,760)
—
398
274
—
(4,643)
773
2,697
16,301
—
88,457
3,116,963
$
28,500
3,511
13,070
7,844
20,000
16,700
9,252
1,693
5,099
8,869
3,200
3,200
6,398
6,859
3,856
1,483
26,631
2,622
72,372
2,139,487
295
12,221
10,196
13,552
315
2,751
10,904
14,116
277
3,631
8,510
6,096
1,550
915
1,535
3,394
17,672
12,333
107,592
7,661,660
$
28,795
15,732
23,266
21,396
20,315
19,451
20,156
15,809
5,376
12,500
11,710
9,296
7,948
7,774
5,391
4,877
44,303
14,955
179,964
9,801,147
$
—
986
3,425
2,299
—
877
1,223
1,682
—
575
2,491
1,776
184
267
—
419
866
898
18,952
2,077,959
1920
1910
1928
1920
1932
Hotel Pennsylvania, New York
—
29,903
121,712
125,590
29,903
247,302
277,205
129,258
1919
33-00 Northern Boulevard, Queens,
New York
Paramus, New Jersey
Total Other Properties
100,000
46,505
—
—
100,000
76,408
86,226
—
207,938
9,808
23,392
158,790
46,505
1,036
77,444
96,034
22,356
365,692
142,539
23,392
443,136
12,491
16,964
158,713
1915
1967
Total New York
4,968,500
2,127,658
4,840,872
3,275,753
2,216,931
8,027,352
10,244,283
2,236,672
2015
2014
2006
1997
2016
2007
2015
2011
2013
2013
2008
2008
2015
2007
1997
1997
2018
2017
1997
2015
1987
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
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SCHEDULE III
REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION - CONTINUED
(Amounts in thousands)
COLUMN A
COLUMN B
COLUMN C
COLUMN D
COLUMN E
COLUMN F COLUMN G COLUMN H COLUMN I
Initial cost to company
Gross amount at which
carried at close of period
Encumbrances (1)
Land
Buildings
and
improvements
Costs
capitalized
subsequent
to acquisition
Buildings
and
improvements
Land
Total (2)
Accumulated
depreciation
and
amortization
Date of
construction
(3)
Date
acquired
Life on
which
depreciation
in latest
income
statement
is computed
Other
theMART
theMART, Illinois
$
675,000
$
64,528
$
319,146
$
414,558
$
64,535
$
733,697
$
798,232
$
329,198
1930
527 West Kinzie, Illinois
Piers 92 and 94, New York
Total theMART
555 California Street, California
220 Central Park South, New York
Borgata Land, Atlantic City, NJ
40 East 66th Residential, New York
677-679 Madison Avenue, New York
Annapolis, Maryland
Wayne Towne Center, New Jersey
Other
Total Other
Leasehold improvements equipment and
other
—
—
675,000
548,075
—
53,441
—
—
—
—
—
5,166
—
69,694
223,446
115,720
83,089
8,454
1,462
—
—
—
—
—
319,146
895,379
16,445
—
13,321
1,058
9,652
26,137
—
1,276,516
501,865
1,281,138
67
16,961
431,586
227,455
200,598
—
—
285
—
57,453
5,335
922,712
5,166
—
69,701
67
16,961
750,725
5,233
16,961
820,426
—
3,335
332,533
211,459
1,134,821
1,346,280
326,893
1922,1969
-1970
—
83,089
8,454
1,627
—
—
—
332,763
332,763
—
13,321
1,178
9,652
83,590
5,335
83,089
21,775
2,805
9,652
83,590
5,335
374,330
2,331,385
2,705,715
—
—
4,231
510
4,211
25,103
1,536
695,017
—
—
—
124,014
—
124,014
124,014
84,269
1998
1998
2008
2007
2005
2010
2005
2006
2005
2010
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
December 31, 2019
$
6,245,016
$ 2,629,523
$
6,122,010
$
4,322,479
$ 2,591,261
$ 10,482,751
$ 13,074,012
$
3,015,958
________________________________________
(1) Represents contractual debt obligations.
(2) The net basis of Vornado's assets and liabilities for tax reporting purposes is approximately $4.0 billion lower than the amounts reported for financial statement purposes.
(3) Date of original construction –– many properties have had substantial renovation or additional construction –– see Column D.
(4) Depreciation of the buildings and improvements are calculated over lives ranging from the life of the lease to forty years.
(5) Secured amount outstanding on revolving credit facilities.
(6)
In August 2019, we delivered notice to the ground lessor that we will surrender the property in May 2020.
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SCHEDULE III
REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
(Amounts in thousands)
The following is a reconciliation of real estate assets and accumulated depreciation:
Real Estate
Balance at beginning of period
Additions during the period:
Land
Buildings & improvements and other
Less: Assets sold, written-off, reclassified to ready for sale and deconsolidated
Balance at end of period
Accumulated Depreciation
Balance at beginning of period
Additions charged to operating expenses
Less: Accumulated depreciation on assets sold, written-off and deconsolidated
Balance at end of period
Year Ended December 31,
2019
2018
2017
$
16,237,883
$
14,756,295
$
14,187,820
46,074
1,391,784
17,675,741
4,601,729
170,065
1,665,684
16,592,044
354,161
21,298
598,820
14,807,938
51,643
13,074,012
$
16,237,883
$
14,756,295
3,180,175
$
2,885,283
$
2,581,514
360,194
3,540,369
524,411
381,500
3,266,783
86,608
360,391
2,941,905
56,622
3,015,958
$
3,180,175
$
2,885,283
$
$
$
149
(b)
Exhibits:
Exhibit No.
2.1
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.10
3.11
3.12
3.13
3.14
3.15
3.16
3.17
3.18
— Master Transaction Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2016, by and among Vornado Realty Trust, Vornado Realty L.P., JBG
*
Properties, Inc., JBG/Operating Partners, L.P., certain affiliates of JBG Properties Inc. and JBG/Operating Partners set
forth on Schedule A thereto, JBG SMITH Properties and JBG SMITH Properties LP. Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 2.1 to Vornado Realty Trust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (File No.
001-11954), filed February 13, 2017
— Articles of Restatement of Vornado Realty Trust, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland
on July 30, 2007 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.75 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 (File No. 001-11954), filed on July 31, 2007
— Amended and Restated Bylaws of Vornado Realty Trust, as amended on March 2, 2000 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.12 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 (File No.
*
*
001-11954), filed on Thursday, March 9, 2000
— Articles Supplementary, 5.40% Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, liquidation preference
*
$25.00 per share, no par value – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Registration
Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-11954), filed on January 25, 2013
— Articles Supplementary Classifying Vornado Realty Trust's 5.25% Series M Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of
Beneficial Interest, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, no par value - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.7 to
Vornado Realty Trust's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-11954), filed on December 13, 2017
— Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as of October 20, 1997
(the “Partnership Agreement”) – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.26 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 8, 2003
— Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of December 16, 1997 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.27 to
Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 (File No. 001-11954),
filed on May 8, 2003
— Second Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of April 1, 1998 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to
Vornado Realty Trust’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-50095), filed on April 14, 1998
— Third Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of November 12, 1998 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on November 30, 1998
— Fourth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of November 30, 1998 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 9, 1999
— Fifth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of March 3, 1999 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 17, 1999
— Sixth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of March 17, 1999 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on July 7, 1999
— Seventh Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of May 20, 1999 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to
Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on July 7, 1999
— Eighth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of May 27, 1999 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to
Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on July 7, 1999
— Ninth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of September 3, 1999 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to
Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on October 25, 1999
— Tenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of September 3, 1999 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to
Vornado Realty Trust's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on October 25, 1999
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
— Eleventh Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of November 24, 1999 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to *
Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on December 23, 1999
— Twelfth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2000 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 19, 2000
— Thirteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2000 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on June 16, 2000
*
*
__________________________________________
*
Incorporated by reference
150
3.19
3.20
3.21
3.22
3.23
3.24
— Fourteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2000 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2
to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on December 28, 2000
— Fifteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2000 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.35
to Vornado Realty Trust’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-68462), filed on August 27, 2001
— Sixteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2001 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to
Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on October 12, 2001
— Seventeenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2001 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.4 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on October 12, 2001
— Eighteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2002 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A (File No. 001-11954), filed on March 18, 2002
— Nineteenth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2002 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.47 to
Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-11954),
*
*
*
*
*
*
filed on August 7, 2002
3.25
— Twentieth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated April 9, 2003 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.46 to Vornado
*
Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 (File No. 001-11954), filed on May
8, 2003
3.26
— Twenty-First Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2003 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.47 to
Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 (File No. 001-11954),
filed on November 7, 2003
3.27
— Twenty-Second Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2003 – Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.49 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003
(File No. 001-11954), filed on March 3, 2004
3.28
3.29
— Twenty-Third Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated May 27, 2004 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to
Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on June 14, 2004
— Twenty-Fourth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated August 17, 2004 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.57
to Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-122306), filed on
*
*
*
*
January 26, 2005
3.30
— Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated November 17, 2004 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.58
*
to Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-122306), filed on
January 26, 2005
3.31
3.32
3.33
3.34
3.35
3.36
3.37
— Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated December 17, 2004 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
*
Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on December 21, 2004
— Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated December 20, 2004 – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 *
to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on December 21, 2004
— Twenty-Eighth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated December 30, 2004 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on January 4, 2005
— Twenty-Ninth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated June 17, 2005 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on June 21, 2005
*
*
— Thirtieth Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated August 31, 2005 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado *
Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on September 1, 2005
— Thirty-First Amendment to the Partnership Agreement, dated September 9, 2005 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on September 14, 2005
— Thirty-Second Amendment and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of December 19, 2005 – Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.59 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006
*
*
(File No. 000-22685), filed on May 8, 2006
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*
Incorporated by reference
151
3.38
3.39
— Thirty-Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of April 25, 2006 –
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 1, 2006
— Thirty-Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of May 2, 2006 –
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685),
filed on May 3, 2006
3.40
— Thirty-Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of August 17, 2006 –
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on August 23,
2006
3.41
— Thirty-Sixth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of October 2, 2006 –
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685), filed on January 22,
2007
3.42
— Thirty-Seventh Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of June 28, 2007 –
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.'s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685),
filed on June 27, 2007
3.43
— Thirty-Eighth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of June 28, 2007 –
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Vornado Realty L.P.'s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685),
filed on June 27, 2007
3.44
— Thirty-Ninth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of June 28, 2007 –
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685),
filed on June 27, 2007
3.45
— Fortieth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of June 28, 2007 –
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685),
filed on June 27, 2007
3.46
— Forty-First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of March 31, 2008 –
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.44 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2008 (file No. 001-11954), filed on May 6, 2008
*
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*
*
*
*
*
*
3.47
— Forty-Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of December 17, 2010
*
– Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.'s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No 000-22685),
filed on December 21, 2010
3.48
— Forty-Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of April 20, 2011 –
*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.'s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-22685),
filed on April 21, 2011
3.49
— Forty-Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as,
*
of March 30, 2012 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.'s Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-34482), filed on April 5, 2012
3.50
— Forty-Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership dated as of July 18, 2012 –
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-34482),
filed on July 18, 2012
3.51
— Forty-Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of January 25, 2013 –
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-34482),
filed on January 25, 2013
3.52
— Forty-Sixth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated
April 1, 2015 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Vornado Realty L.P.'s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No.
001-34482), filed on April 2, 2015
*
*
*
3.53
** — Forty-Seventh Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated
*
December 13, 2017 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Vornado Realty L.P.'s Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-34482), filed on December 13, 2017
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Incorporated by reference
Management contract or compensatory agreement
*
**
152
3.54
** — Forty-Eighth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as
*
of January 12, 2018 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.53 to Vornado Realty Trust's Annual Report on 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2017 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 12, 2018
3.55
— Articles of Amendment to Declaration of Trust, dated June 13, 2018 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.54 to Vornado
Realty Trust's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 (File No. 001-11954), filed on July
30, 2018
3.56
— Amended and Restated Bylaws of Vornado Realty Trust, as amended on July 25, 2018 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.55 to Vornado Realty Trust's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 (File No. 001-11954),
filed on July 30, 2018
*
*
3.57
— Forty-Ninth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Vornado Realty L.P., dated as
*
of August 7, 2019 - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Vornado Realty Trust's Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-11954), filed on August 8, 2019
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
10.1
— Indenture, dated as of November 25, 2003, between Vornado Realty L.P. and The Bank of New York, as Trustee - Incorporated
*
by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2005 (File No. 001-11954), filed on April 28, 2005
— Indenture, dated as of November 20, 2006, among Vornado Realty Trust, as Issuer, Vornado Realty L.P., as Guarantor and The
*
Bank of New York, as Trustee – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on
Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954), filed on November 27, 2006
Certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt securities of Vornado Realty Trust and its subsidiaries are
omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K. Vornado Realty Trust hereby undertakes to furnish to the
Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, copies of such instruments
— Description of the Vornado Realty Trust securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
— Description of Class A units of Vornado Realty L.P. and certain provisions of its agreement of limited partnership
— Registration Rights Agreement between Vornado, Inc. and Steven Roth, dated December 29, 1992 - Incorporated by reference
to Vornado Realty Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 (File No. 001-11954),
filed February 16, 1993
10.2
** — Management Agreement between Interstate Properties and Vornado, Inc. dated July 13, 1992 – Incorporated by reference to
Vornado, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 (File No. 001-11954), filed
February 16, 1993
10.3
** — Employment Agreement, dated as of April 15, 1997, by and among Vornado Realty Trust, The Mendik Company, L.P. and
David R. Greenbaum - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-11954), filed on April 30, 1997
10.4
— Tax Reporting and Protection Agreement, dated December 31, 2001, by and among Vornado, Vornado Realty L.P., Charles E.
Smith Commercial Realty L.P. and Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty L.L.C. - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.3 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A (File No. 1-11954), filed on March 18, 2002
10.5
** — Amendment to Real Estate Retention Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2002, by and between Alexander’s, Inc. and Vornado Realty *
L.P. - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i)(E)(3) to Alexander’s Inc.’s Quarterly Report for the quarter ended
June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-06064), filed on August 7, 2002
10.6
** — 59th Street Real Estate Retention Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2002, by and between Vornado Realty L.P., 731 Residential
*
LLC and 731 Commercial LLC - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i)(E)(4) to Alexander’s Inc.’s Quarterly Report
for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-06064), filed on August 7, 2002
10.7
— Amended and Restated Management and Development Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2002, by and between Alexander's, Inc.,
*
the subsidiaries party thereto and Vornado Management Corp. - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i)(F)(1) to
Alexander's Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 001-06064), filed on
August 7, 2002
10.8
** — Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Joseph Macnow dated July 27, 2006 –
*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.54 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 2006 (File No. 001-11954), filed on August 1, 2006
__________________________________________
*
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Incorporated by reference
Management contract or compensatory agreement
Filed herewith
153
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*
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*
*
10.9
** — Second Amendment to Real Estate Retention Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, by and between Vornado Realty L.P. and
Alexander’s Inc. – Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.55 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 27, 2007
10.10
** — Amendment to 59th Street Real Estate Retention Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, by and among Vornado Realty L.P., 731
Retail One LLC, 731 Restaurant LLC, 731 Office One LLC and 731 Office Two LLC. – Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.56 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 (File No.
001-11954), filed on February 27, 2007
10.11
** — Amendment to Employment Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Joseph Macnow, dated December 29, 2008 -
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008 (File No. 001-11954) filed on February 24, 2009
10.12
** — Amendment to Employment Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and David R. Greenbaum, dated December 29, 2008 -
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.49 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008 (File No. 001-11954) filed on February 24, 2009
*
*
*
*
10.13
** — Amendment to Indemnification Agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and David R. Greenbaum, dated December 29, 2008 - *
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to Vornado Realty Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008 (File No. 001-11954) filed on February 24, 2009
10.14
** — Vornado Realty Trust's 2010 Omnibus Share Plan - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to Vornado Realty Trust's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 (File No. 001-11954) filed on August 3, 2010
10.15
** — Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2010 Omnibus Share Plan Incentive / Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement - Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Vornado Realty Trust's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954) filed on April
5, 2012
10.16
** — Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2010 Omnibus Share Plan Restricted Stock Agreement - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
99.2 to Vornado Realty Trust's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954) filed on April 5, 2012
*
*
*
10.17
** — Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2010 Omnibus Share Plan Restricted LTIP Unit Agreement - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
*
99.3 to Vornado Realty Trust's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-11954) filed on April 5, 2012
10.18
** — Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2012 Outperformance Plan Award Agreement - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.45 to
Vornado Realty Trust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 (File No. 001-11954)
filed on February 26, 2013
10.19
** — Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2013 Outperformance Plan Award Agreement - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to
Vornado Realty Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 (File No. 001-11954),
filed on May 6, 2013
10.20
** — Employment agreement between Vornado Realty Trust and Michael J. Franco dated January 10, 2014 - Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.52 to Vornado Realty Trust's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2014 (File No. 001-11954), filed on May 5, 2014
*
*
*
10.21
** — Form of 2017 Amendment to Vornado Realty Trust 2015, 2016, 2017 Outperformance Plan Award Agreements - Incorporated
*
by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to Vornado Realty Trust's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017
(File No. 001-11954), filed on July 31, 2017
10.22
**
— Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2010 Omnibus Share Plan AO LTIP Unit Award Agreement - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit *
10.34 to Vornado Realty Trust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 (File No.
001-11954), filed on February 12, 2018
10.23
**
— Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2018 Outperformance Plan Award Agreement - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to
*
Vornado Realty Trust's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 (File No. 001-11954) filed
on April 30, 2018
*
**
__________________________________________
Incorporated by reference
Management contract or compensatory agreement
154
10.24
— Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated as of October 26, 2018 among Vornado Realty L.P. as Borrower, Vornado
*
Realty Trust as General Partner, the Banks listed on the signature pages thereof, and JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. as
Administrative Agent for the Banks - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to Vornado Realty Trust's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 (File No. 001-11954), filed on October 29, 2018
10.25
**
— Form of Performance Conditioned AO LTIP Award Agreement - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to Vornado Realty
*
Trust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (File No. 001-11954), filed on February 11,
2019
10.26
**
— Form of 2019 Amendment to Restricted LTIP Unit and Restricted Stock Agreements - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.37 to Vornado Realty Trust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (File No.
001-11954), filed on February 11, 2019
10.27
**
— Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2010 Omnibus Share Plan Restricted LTIP Unit Agreement - Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.38 to Vornado Realty Trust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (File No.
001-11954), filed on February 11, 2019
10.28
**
— Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2010 Omnibus Share Plan Restricted Stock Agreement - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.39 to Vornado Realty Trust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (File No.
001-11954), filed on February 11, 2019
10.29
— Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of March 26, 2019, among Vornado Realty L.P., as
Borrower, Vornado Realty Trust as General Partner, the Banks listed on the signature pages thereof, and JPMorgan
Chase Bank N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Banks - Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to Vornado
Realty Trust's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 (File No. 001-11954), filed on
April 29, 2019
10.30
**
— Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2019 Omnibus Share Plan - Incorporated by reference to Annex B to Vornado Realty Trust's
Proxy Statement dated April 5, 2019 (File No. 001-11954), filed on April 5, 2019
10.31
— Transaction Agreement between Vornado Realty L.P. and Crown Jewel Partner LLC, dated April 18, 2019 - Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.42 to Vornado Realty Trust's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019
10.32
10.33
10.34
**
**
**
*
**
***
(File No. 001-11954), filed on July 29, 2019
— Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2019 Omnibus Share Plan Restricted Stock Agreement
— Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2019 Omnibus Share Plan Restricted LTIP Unit Agreement
— Form of Vornado Realty Trust 2019 Omnibus Share Plan Incentive/Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement
__________________________________________
Incorporated by reference
Management contract or compensatory agreement
Filed herewith
*
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21
23.1
23.2
31.1
31.2
31.3
31.4
32.1
32.2
32.3
32.4
101
— Subsidiaries of Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P.
— Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Vornado Realty Trust
— Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Vornado Realty L.P.
— Rule 13a-14 (a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Realty Trust
— Rule 13a-14 (a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Vornado Realty Trust
— Rule 13a-14 (a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Realty L.P.
— Rule 13a-14 (a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Vornado Realty L.P.
— Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Realty Trust
— Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Vornado Realty Trust
— Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Vornado Realty L.P.
— Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Vornado Realty L.P.
— The following financial information from Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2019 formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL) includes:
(i) consolidated balance sheets, (ii) consolidated statements of income, (iii) consolidated statements of comprehensive
income, (iv) consolidated statements of changes in equity, (v) consolidated statements of cash flows, and
(vi) the notes to consolidated financial statements.
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104
— The cover page from the Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
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December 31, 2019, formatted as iXBRL and contained in Exhibit 101
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Filed herewith
ITEM 16.
FORM 10-K SUMMARY
None.
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VORNADO CORPORATE INFORMATION
TRUSTEES
STEVEN ROTH
Chairman of the Board
CANDACE K. BEINECKE, Lead Trustee
Senior Partner of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
MICHAEL D. FASCITELLI
Owner of MDF Capital LLC and former President
and Chief Executive Officer of Vornado
CORPORATE OFFICERS
STEVEN ROTH
Chairman of the Board
Chief Executive Officer
DAVID R. GREENBAUM
Vice Chairman
MICHAEL J. FRANCO
President
BEATRICE HAMZA BASSEY
Group General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer
and Corporate Secretary, Atlas Mara Ltd.
JOSEPH MACNOW
Executive Vice President –
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer
WILLIAM W. HELMAN IV
General Partner, Greylock Partners
DAVID M. MANDELBAUM
Partner, Interstate Properties
MANDAKINI PURI*
Private Equity Consultant
DANIEL R. TISCH*
Managing Member,
TowerView LLC
RICHARD R. WEST*
Dean Emeritus, Leonard N. Stern School of Business,
New York University
RUSSELL B. WIGHT, JR
Partner, Interstate Properties
*Members of the Audit Committee
DIVISION EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTS
MICHAEL DOHERTY
President – BMS Division
ROBERT ENTIN
Executive Vice President
Chief Information Officer
FRED GRAPSTEIN
Executive Vice President
Hotel Pennsylvania
ED HOGAN
Executive Vice President
Retail Leasing – New York Division
MARK HUDSPETH
Executive Vice President
Head of Capital Markets
MATTHEW IOCCO
Executive Vice President
Chief Accounting Officer
GLEN J.WEISS
Executive Vice President – Office Leasing –
Co-Head of Real Estate
BARRY S. LANGER
Executive Vice President – Development –
Co-Head of Real Estate
HAIM S. CHERA
Executive Vice President –
Head of Retail
MYRON MAURER
Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer – theMART
THOMAS SANELLI
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer – New York Division
GASTON SILVA
Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer – New York Division
CRAIG STERN
Executive Vice President
Tax & Compliance
LISA VOGEL
Executive Vice President
Marketing
COMPANY DATA
EXECUTIVE OFFICES
888 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Parsippany, New Jersey
COUNSEL
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
New York, New York
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
American Stock Transfer & Trust Co.
New York, New York
MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATIONS
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer provided certifications to the Securities and Exchange
Commission as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002 and these certifications are included in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2019. In addition, as required by Section 303A.12(a) of the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Listed Company Manual, on May
21, 2019, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer submitted to the
NYSE the annual CEO certification regarding the Company’s
compliance with the NYSE’s corporate governance listing
standards.
REPORT ON FORM 10-K
Shareholders may obtain a copy of the Company’s annual report on
Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
free of charge (except for exhibits), by writing to the Secretary,
Vornado Realty Trust, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York
10019; or, visit the Company’s website at www.vno.com and refer
to the Company’s SEC filings.
ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of shareholders of Vornado Realty Trust, will
be held at 11:30 AM on May 14, 2020 at the Saddle Brook
Marriott, Interstate 80 and the Garden State Parkway, Saddle
Brook, New Jersey 07663.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING COVID-19
We intend to hold our annual meeting in person. However, we are
actively monitoring the status of the coronavirus (COVID-19); we
are sensitive to the public health and travel concerns our
shareholders may have and the protocols that federal, state, and
local governments may impose. In the event it is not possible or
advisable to hold our annual meeting in person, we will announce
by press release and on our website alternative arrangements for
the meeting. The announcement will include details of how to
participate, which may include holding the meeting solely by
means of remote communication. Please monitor our website at
www.vno.com for updated information. If you are planning to
attend our meeting, please check the website one week prior to the
meeting date. As always, we encourage you to vote your shares
prior to the annual meeting.