Vornado Realty Trust is a fully-integrated real estate investment trust ('REIT')
and conducts its business through Vornado Realty L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(the 'Operating Partnership').'Vornado is the sole general partner of, and owned
approximately 87% of the common limited partnership interest in, the Operating
Partnership.
Office Properties ('Office'):
(I)'all or portions of 86'office properties aggregating approximately 27.6
million square feet in the New York City metropolitan area (primarily Manhattan)
and in the Washington'D.C. and Northern Virginia area;
Retail Properties ('Retail'):
(II)'94 retail properties in seven states and Puerto Rico aggregating approximately
14.2 million square feet, including 2.8 million square feet built by tenants
on land leased from the Company;
Merchandise Mart Properties:
(III)'8.6 million square feet of showroom and office space, including the 3.4'
million square foot Merchandise Mart in Chicago;
Temperature Controlled Logistics:
(IV)'a 47.6% interest in Americold Realty Trust which owns and operates 88
cold storage warehouses nationwide;
Other Real Estate Investments:
(V)'33% of the outstanding common stock of Alexander's, Inc. ('Alexander's')
which has six properties in the greater New York metropolitan area;
(VI)'the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City consisting of a hotel portion
containing 1.0'million square feet with 1,700 rooms and a commercial portion
containing 0.4'million square feet of retail and office space;
(VII)'a 22.4% interest in The Newkirk Master Limited Partnership ('Newkirk
MLP') which owns office, retail and industrial properties net leased primarily
to credit rated tenants, and various debt interests in such properties;
(VII)'seven dry warehouse/industrial properties in New Jersey containing approximately
1.7 million square feet;
(IX)'mezzanine loans to real estate related companies; and
(X)'interests in other real estate including a 12.25% interest in GMH Communities
L.P. (which owns and manages student and military housing properties throughout
the United States), other investments and marketable securities.
COMPETITION
The Company's business segments ' Office, Retail, Merchandise Mart Properties,
Temperature Controlled Logistics, and Other operate in highly competitive environments.'
The Company has a large concentration of properties in the New York City metropolitan
area and in the Washington,'D.C. and Northern Virginia area.'The Company competes
with a large number of real estate property owners and developers.'Principal
factors of competition are rent charged, attractiveness of location, the quality
of the property and breadth and quality of services provided.'The Company's
success depends upon, among other factors, trends of the national and local
economies, 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 and population trends.