SL GREEN REALTY CORP (SLG)

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

SL Green Realty Corp., which is referred to as SL Green or the Company, a Maryland corporation, and SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P., which is referred to as SLGOP or the Operating Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, were formed in June 1997 for the purpose of combining the commercial real estate business of S.L. Green Properties, Inc. and its affiliated partnerships and entities. The Company is a self-managed real estate investment trust, or REIT, engaged in the ownership, management, operation, acquisition, development, redevelopment, repositioning and financing of commercial real estate properties, principally office properties, located in the New York metropolitan area, principally Manhattan. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to "we," "our" and "us" means the Company and all entities owned or controlled by the Company, including the Operating Partnership.

The following discussion related to our consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements appearing in this Quarterly Report on this Form 10-Q and in Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

As of June 30, 2026, we owned the following interests in properties in the New York metropolitan area, primarily in midtown Manhattan. Our investments located outside of Manhattan are referred to as the Suburban properties:

(1)The weighted average leased occupancy for commercial properties represents the total leased square feet divided by the total square footage at acquisition. The weighted average leased occupancy for residential properties represents the total leased units divided by the total available units. Properties under construction are not included in the calculation of weighted average leased occupancy.

(2)As of June 30, 2026, we consolidated a building at 315 West 33rd Street that was comprised of approximately 222,855 square feet (unaudited) of residential space and approximately 270,132 square feet (unaudited) of retail space. For the purpose of this report, we have included this building in the number of residential properties we own. We have included only the residential square footage in total residential square footage, and have included the retail square footage in total retail square footage.

As of June 30, 2026, we also managed four properties owned by third parties encompassing approximately 0.9 million square feet (unaudited).

Critical Accounting Estimates

Refer to the 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company and the Operating Partnership for a discussion of our critical accounting estimates, which include investment in commercial real estate properties and investment in unconsolidated joint ventures. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, there were no material changes to these estimates.

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Results of Operations

Comparison of the three months ended June 30, 2026 to the three months ended June 30, 2025

The following comparison for the three months ended June 30, 2026, or 2026, to the three months ended June 30, 2025, or 2025, makes reference to the effect of the following:

i.“Same-Store Properties,” which represents properties in service and operating during both the current and prior year reporting periods that are located in Manhattan (Same-Store Properties totaled 17 of our 32 consolidated operating buildings),

ii.“Acquisition Properties,” which represents all properties or interests in properties acquired in 2026 and 2025 and all non-Same-Store Properties, including properties that are under development or redevelopment,

iii."Disposed Properties," which represents all properties or interests in properties sold in 2026 and 2025,

iv."Alternative Strategy Portfolio," which represents non-core assets, and

v.“Other,” which represents properties where we sold an interest resulting in deconsolidation and corporate level items not allocable to specific properties, as well as the Service Corporation and eEmerge Inc.

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Rental revenue

Rental revenues increased due primarily to the acquisition of Park Avenue Tower ($18.4 million) during the first quarter of 2026, the consolidation of 315 West 33rd Street ($9.1 million) during the third quarter of 2025, and the consolidation of 800 Third Avenue ($8.8 million) during the fourth quarter of 2025. Additionally, there was an increase in rental revenue from our Same-Store Properties, excluding 100 Park Avenue, of $1.2 million due to an increase in economic occupancy. This increase is partially offset by the deconsolidation of 100 Park Avenue ($10.1 million) at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025.

Investment income

Investment income decreased due primarily to a lower weighted average debt and preferred equity investment balance for the three months ended June 30, 2026, as compared to the same period in 2025. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, the weighted average debt and preferred equity investment balance outstanding and weighted average yield were $113.1 million and 7.5%, respectively, as compared to $319.9 million and 5.6%, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2026.

Interest income from real estate loans held by consolidated securitization vehicles

From time to time we own securities in CMBS securitization trusts that result in the consolidation of the trusts on our financial statements. The amounts recorded include our interest income as well as the interest income associated with C

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ITEM 7.    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

SL Green Realty Corp., which is referred to as SL Green or the Company, a Maryland corporation, and SL Green Operating Partnership, L.P., which is referred to as SLGOP or the Operating Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, were formed in June 1997 for the purpose of combining the commercial real estate business of S.L. Green Properties, Inc. and its affiliated partnerships and entities. The Company is a self-managed real estate investment trust, or REIT, engaged in the ownership, management, operation, acquisition, development, redevelopment, repositioning and financing of commercial real estate properties, principally office properties, located in the New York metropolitan area, principally Manhattan. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to "we," "our" and "us" means the Company and all entities owned or controlled by the Company, including the Operating Partnership.

The following discussion related to our consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements appearing in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. A discussion of our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023 is included in Part II, Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on February 18, 2025, together with the amendment to such report filed with the SEC on April 17, 2025, and is incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

For descriptions of significant leasing, investing and financing activities in 2025, refer to "Part I, Item 1. Business - Highlights from 2025."

Critical Accounting Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and contingencies as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. We evaluate our assumptions and estimates on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe the following critical accounting estimates affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

Investment in Commercial Real Estate Properties

Real estate properties are presented at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Costs directly related to the development or redevelopment of properties are capitalized. Ordinary repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred; major investments, which improve or extend the life of the asset, are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives.

We recognize the assets acquired, liabilities assumed (including contingencies) and any noncontrolling interests in an acquired entity by allocating the purchase price, including transaction costs, at their respective fair values on the acquisition date.

We allocate the purchase price of real estate to land and building (inclusive of tenant improvements) and, if determined to be material, intangibles, such as the value of above- and below-market leases and origination costs associated with the in-place leases.

The allocation of the purchase price to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed involves subjectivity as the allocations are based on an analysis of the respective fair values. In determining the fair value of the real estate acquired, the Company will use a third-party valuation which primarily utilizes cash flow projections that apply, among other things, estimated revenue and expense growth rates, future market rents, discount rates and capitalization rates, as well as sales comparison approach, which utilizes comparable sales, listings and sales contracts. We assess fair value of the acquired leases based on estimated cash flow projections that utilize appropriate discount rates and available market information. Estimates of future cash flows are based on a number of factors including the historical operating results, known trends, and market/economic conditions that may affect the property. The determined and allocated fair values to the real estate acquired will affect the amount of depreciation and amortization we record over the respective estimated useful lives or term of the lease.

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The Company classifies those leases under which the Company is the lessee at lease commencement as finance or operating leases. Leases qualify as finance leases if i) the lease transfers ownership of the asset at the end of the lease term, ii) the lease grants an option to purchase the asset that we are reasonably certain to exercise, iii) the lease term is for a major part of the remaining economic life of the asset, iv) the present value of the lease payments exceeds substantially all of the fair value of the asset, or v) the underlying asset is of such a specialized nature that it is expected to have no alternative use to the lessor at the end of the lease term. Leases that do not qualify as finance leases are deemed to be operating leases. On the consolidated statements of operations, operating leases are expensed through operating lease rent while financing leases are expensed through amortization and interest expense.

We incur a variety of costs in the development and leasing of our properties. After the determination is made to capitalize a cost, it is allocated to the specific component of a project that is benefited. Determining when a development project is substantially complete and capitalization must cease involves a degree of judgment. The costs of land and building under development include specifically identifiable costs. The capitalized costs include, but are not limited to, pre-construction costs essential to the development of the property, development costs, construction costs, interest costs, real estate taxes, salaries and related costs and other costs incurred during the period of development. We consider a construction project as substantially complete and held available for occupancy upon the completion of tenant improvements, but no later than one year after major construction activity ceases. We cease capitalization on the portions substantially completed and occupied or held available for occupancy and capitalize only those costs associated with the portions under construction.

Properties are individually evaluated for impairment quarterly or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. A consolidated property's value is considered impaired if management's estimate of the aggregate future cash flows (undiscounted) to be generated by the property is less than the carrying value of the property taking into account the appropriate capitalization rate in determining the future terminal value. To the extent impairment has occurred, the loss will be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the property over the fair value of the property as calculated in accordance with ASC 820. We assess for impairment indicators based on factors such as, among other things, market conditions, occupancy rates, collections, and the overall operating performance of the asset. If indicators of impairment are present, we evaluate real estate investments for potential impairment primarily utilizing estimated fair value based on discounted future cash flows utilizing appropriate discount and capitalization rates, in addition to sales comparison approach, which utilizes comparable sales, listings and sales contracts.

We also evaluate our real estate properties for impairment when a property has been classified as held for sale. Real estate assets held for sale are valued at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less costs to sell and depreciation expense is no longer recorded. See Note 4, "Properties Held for Sale and Property Dispositions."

Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

We account for our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures under the equity method of accounting in cases where we exercise significant influence over, but do not control, these entities and are not considered to be the primary beneficiary. We consolidate those joint ventures that we control or which are variable interest entities (each, a "VIE") and where we are considered to be the primary beneficiary. In all these joint ventures, the rights of the joint venture partner are both protective as well as participating. Unless we are determined to be the primary beneficiary in a VIE, these participating rights preclude us from consolidating these VIE entities. Determining control of the entities can be subjective in assessing which activities of the joint venture most significantly impact the economic performance and whether the rights of the joint venture partner are protective or participating. In making this determination, any new or amended joint venture agreement is assessed by the Company for the activities that most significantly impact the joint venture's economic performance based on the business purpose and design of the venture. We assess the rights that are conveyed to us in the agreement and evaluate whether we are provided with participating or protective rights over the activities that most significantly impact the entity's economic performance. We also assess the rights of our joint venture partner. Such participating rights include, among other things, the right to approve/amend the annual budget, leasing of the property to a significant tenant, and approval of tax returns and auditors. If our joint venture partner has substantive participating rights and we are determined not to be the primary beneficiary, we do not consolidate the entity.

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These investments are recorded initially at cost, as investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, and subsequently adjusted for equity in net income (loss) and cash contributions and distributions. Equity in net income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures is allocated based on our ownership or economic interest in each joint venture and includes adjustments related to basis differences in accounting for the investment. When a capital event (as defined in each joint venture agreement) such as a refinancing occurs, if return thresholds are met, future equity income will be allocated at our increased economic interest. We recognize incentive income from unconsolidated real estate joint ventures as income to the extent it is earned and not subject to a clawback feature. Distributions we receive from unconsolidated real estate joint ventures in excess of our basis in the investment are recorded as offsets to our investment balance if we remain liable for future obligations of the joint venture or may otherwise be committed to provide future additional financial support. We generally finance our joint ventures with non-recourse debt. In certain cases we may provide guarantees or master leases for tenant space, which terminate upon the satisfaction of specified circumstances or repayment of the underlying loans.

We assess our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures for recoverability, an

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