Acadia Realty Trust (the Trust) is a fully integrated, self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT) primarily focused on the ownership, acquisition, redevelopment and management of retail properties, including neighborhood and community shopping centers and mixed-use properties with retail components. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Trust operated 85 properties. These assets are located primarily in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern regions of the United States and, in total, comprise approximately eight million square feet. The Trust also have private equity investments in other retail real estate related opportunities, including investments for which it provide operational support to the operating ventures in which it has a minority equity interest.