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Real Estate Activity During the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Real Estate [Abstract]  
Real Estate Activity During the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
Real Estate Activity During the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
Acquisitions

On February 6, 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of 535 Mission Street, a development site, in San Francisco, California for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $71.0 million in cash, including work completed and materials purchased to date. When completed, 535 Mission Street will consist of a 27-story, Class A office tower with approximately 307,000 net rentable square feet of office and retail space. The Company has commenced development of the project.

On March 26, 2013, the consolidated joint venture in which the Company has a 95% interest completed the acquisition of a land parcel in San Francisco, California which will support a 60-story, 1.4 million square foot office tower known as Transbay Tower. The purchase price for the land was approximately $192.0 million. On February 7, 2013, the partner in the joint venture issued a notice that it was electing under the joint venture agreement to reduce its nominal ownership interest in the venture from 50% to 5%. On February 26, 2013, the Company issued a notice to the partner electing to proceed with the venture on that basis. As a result, the Company has a 95% nominal interest in and is consolidating the joint venture (See Note 7).

On March 29, 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of a parcel of land located in Reston, Virginia for a purchase price of approximately $27.0 million. The land parcel is commercially zoned for 250,000 square feet of office space.
    
Developments
On March 22, 2013, the Company completed and fully placed in-service Two Patriots Park, a Class A office redevelopment project with approximately 256,000 net rentable square feet located in Reston, Virginia.

Dispositions

On February 20, 2013, the foreclosure sale of the Company's Montvale Center property was ratified by the court. As a result of the ratification, the mortgage loan totaling $25.0 million was extinguished and the related obligations were satisfied with the transfer of the real estate resulting in the recognition of a gain on forgiveness of debt totaling approximately $20.2 million. The operating results of the property through the date of ratification have been classified as discontinued operations on a historical basis for all periods presented.

On March 28, 2013, the Company executed a binding contract for the sale of its 303 Almaden Boulevard property located in San Jose, California for a sale price of $40.0 million. 303 Almaden Boulevard is a Class A office property totaling approximately 158,000 net rentable square feet. The carrying value of the property exceeds its net sale price and as a result the Company recognized an impairment loss totaling approximately $3.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2013. The sale is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and there can be no assurance that the sale will be consummated on the terms currently contemplated, or at all. The Company has categorized its 303 Almaden Boulevard property as held for sale on its consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2013. As a result, the impairment loss and operating results of this property through the execution date of the binding contract have been classified as discontinued operations on a historical basis for all periods presented. The pending sale of this asset caused the Company to reevaluate its strategy for development of its adjacent Almaden land parcel, which can accommodate an approximately 840,000 square feet office complex.  Based on a shorter than expected hold period, the Company reduced the carrying value of the land parcel to its estimated fair market value at March 31, 2013 and recognized an impairment loss of approximately $8.3 million. The Company's estimated fair value, as measured on a non-recurring basis, was based on comparable land sales. The Company has determined that its valuation of the land falls within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, as it has utilized significant unobservable inputs in its assessment.
The following table summarizes the income from discontinued operations related to Montvale Center and 303 Almaden Boulevard and the related gain on forgiveness of debt and impairment loss for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 and the income from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012 related to the Company's Bedford Business Park properties which were sold on May 17, 2012:
 
 
For the three months ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
(in thousands)
Total revenue
$
1,847

 
$
4,521

Expenses
 
 
 
Operating
830

 
1,903

Depreciation and amortization
596

 
1,403

Total expenses
1,426

 
3,306

Operating income
421

 
1,215

Other expense
 
 
 
Interest expense
(360
)
 
(645
)
Income from discontinued operations
$
61

 
$
570

Noncontrolling interest in income from discontinued operations – common units of the Operating Partnership
(6
)
 
(61
)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Boston Properties, Inc.
$
55

 
$
509

 
 
 
 
Gain on forgiveness of debt from discontinued operations
$
20,182

 
$

Impairment loss from discontinued operations
(3,241
)
 

Noncontrolling interest in gain on forgiveness of debt and impairment loss from discontinued operations – common units of the Operating Partnership
(1,813
)
 

Gain on forgiveness of debt and impairment loss from discontinued operations attributable to Boston Properties, Inc.
$
15,128

 
$