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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One) 
[x]    ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE 
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 
    For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 
 
[ ]    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE 
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED] 
    For the transition period from ___________ to ___________

Commission file numbers 33-92990, 333-13477, 333-22809, 333-59778, 333-83964, 333-113602,
and 333-121493

TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York  Not Applicable 
(State or other jurisdiction  (I.R.S. Employer 
of incorporation or organization)  Identification No.) 

c/o Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America
730 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10017-3206
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 490-9000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

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.

YES  X 
 
NO ____  

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K: [X] — Not Applicable

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Act)

YES ____ 
 
NO  X 

Aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates: Not Applicable

Documents Incorporated by Reference: None


PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS.

     General. The TIAA Real Estate Account (the “Real Estate Account”, the “Account” or the “Registrant”) was established on February 22, 1995, as a separate investment account of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”), a New York insurance company, by resolution of TIAA’s Board of Trustees. The Account, which invests mainly in real estate and real estate-related investments, is a variable annuity investment option offered through individual, group and tax-deferred annuity contracts available to employees of educational and research institutions. The Account commenced operations on July 3, 1995, when TIAA contributed $100 million of seed money to the Account (all of which has been repaid by the Account), and interests in the Account were first offered to eligible participants on October 2, 1995.

     Investment Objective. The Real Estate Account seeks favorable long term returns primarily through rental income and appreciation of real estate investments owned by the Account. The Account also invests in publicly-traded securities and other investments that are easily converted to cash to make redemptions, purchase or improve properties or cover expenses.

     Investment Strategy. The Account seeks to invest between 70 percent to 95 percent of its assets directly in real estate or real estate-related investments. The Account’s principal strategy is to purchase direct ownership interests in income-producing real estate, such as office, industrial, retail, and multi-family residential properties. The Account can also invest in other real estate or real estate-related investments, through joint ventures, real estate partnerships or real estate equity securities. To a limited extent, the Account can also invest in conventional mortgage loans, participating mortgage loans, common or preferred stock of companies whose operations involve real estate (i.e., that primarily own or manage real estate), and collateralized mortgage obligations, including commercial mortgage backed securities and other similar instruments.

     The Account will invest the remaining portion of its assets in government and corporate debt securities, money market instruments and other cash equivalents, and, at times, stock of companies that don’t primarily own or manage real estate. In some circumstances, the Account can increase the portion of its assets invested in debt securities or money market instruments. This could happen if the Account receives a large inflow of money in a short period of time, there is a lack of attractive real estate investments available on the market, or the Account anticipates a need to have more cash available.

     The amount the Account invests in real estate and real estate-related investments at a given time will vary depending on market conditions and real estate prospects, among other factors.

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     Net Assets and Portfolio Investments. As of December 31, 2004, the Account’s net assets totaled $7,245,549,986. At December 31, 2004, the Account held a total of 102 real estate properties (including its interests in thirteen real estate-related joint ventures), representing 86.06% of the Account’s total investment portfolio. As of that date, the Account also held investments in real estate equity securities, representing 4.25% of the portfolio, collateralized mortgage backed securities (CMBSs), representing 0.54% of the portfolio, real estate limited partnerships, representing 0.40% of the portfolio, and commercial paper and government bonds, representing 8.75% of the portfolio.

     Personnel and Management. The Real Estate Account does not directly employ any persons nor does the Account have its own management or board of directors. Rather, TIAA employees, under the direction and control of TIAA’s Board of Trustees and Investment Committee, manage the investment of the Account’s assets pursuant to investment management procedures adopted by TIAA for the Account. TIAA and TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC (“Services”), a subsidiary of TIAA, provide all portfolio accounting, custodial, distribution, administrative and related services for the Account at cost.

     Available Information. The Account’s annual report on Form 10-K, any quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports, filed by the Account with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or after the date hereof, can be accessed free of charge at www.tiaa-cref.org.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.

THE PROPERTIES—IN GENERAL

     In the table below you will find general information about each of the Account’s portfolio properties as of December 31, 2004.

                        Annual Avg.   
 
               
Rentable 
      Base Rent   
 
       
Year
    Year   
Area 
 
Percent
  Per Leased   
Market
 
Property    Location   
Built
    Purchased   
(Sq. ft.)(1) 
 
Leased
  Sq. Ft.(2)   
Value(3)
 



 





 
OFFICE PROPERTIES       
                   
 
1001 Pennsylvania Ave    Washington, DC   
1987
    2004    802,390    99 %    $33.26   
$ 
466,424,940 (4) 
IDX Tower    Seattle, WA   
2002
    2004    845,533    95 %    $34.51   
$ 
347,978,282 (4) 
50 Fremont Street    San Francisco, CA   
1983
    2004    817,412    90 %    $41.11   
$ 
323,264,602 (4) 
Four Oaks Place    Houston, TX   
1983
    2004    1,762,616    90 %    $21.61   
$ 
255,357,238  
Colorado Center(5)    Santa Monica, CA   
1984
    2004    1,082,952    89 %    $25.16   
$ 
222,702,820  
1900 K Street    Washington, DC   
1996
    2004    342,884    100 %    $37.19   
$ 
219,453,706  
780 Third Avenue    New York, NY   
1984
    1999    487,501    86 %    $40.35   
$ 
197,000,000  
701 Brickell    Miami, FL   
1986(6) 
  2002    677,667    91 %    $25.83   
$ 
177,000,000  
161 North Clark Street(7)    Chicago, IL   
1992
    2003    1,010,520    98 %    $15.62   
$ 
157,282,972  
Ten & Twenty       
                   
 
 Westport Road    Wilton, CT   
1974(6); 2001
    2001    538,840    100 %    $26.67   
$ 
148,000,000  
Mellon Financial Center at       
                   
 
 One Boston Place(8)    Boston, MA   
1970(6)
    2002    785,415    92 %    $31.65   
$ 
139,382,943  
Treat Towers(7)    Walnut Creek, CA   
1999
    2003    367,313    100 %    $29.94   
$ 
88,524,364  

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                        Annual Avg.   
 
               
Rentable 
      Base Rent   
 
       
Year
    Year   
Area 
 
Percent
  Per Leased   
Market
 
Property    Location   
Built
    Purchased   
(Sq. ft.)(1) 
 
Leased
  Sq. Ft.(2)   
Value(3)
 



 





 
Morris Corporate Center III    Parsippany, NJ   
1990
   
2000
  525,154    85 %    $18.70   
$ 
82,300,000  
Prominence in Buckhead(7)    Atlanta, GA   
1999
   
2003
  424,309    95 %    $26.84   
$ 
80,618,771  
88 Kearny Street    San Francisco, CA   
1986
   
1999
  228,470    75 %    $31.54   
$ 
69,026,718  
Oak Brook Regency Towers    Oakbrook, IL   
1977(6)
   
2002
  402,318    77 %    $11.62   
$ 
68,400,000  
Corporate Boulevard    Rockville, MD   
1984-1989
   
2002
  339,786    92 %    $21.55   
$ 
65,038,710  
Centerside I    San Diego, CA   
1982
   
2004
  205,137    89 %    $25.00   
$ 
65,037,900  
1015 15th Street    Washington, DC   
1978(6)
   
2001
  184,825    90 %    $27.18   
$ 
59,000,134  
Sawgrass Office Portfolio    Sunrise, FL   
1997-2000
   
1997,
  344,009    92 %    $12.45   
$ 
52,000,000  
       
   
1999-2000
             
 
West Lake North       
   
             
 
 Business Park    Westlake Village, CA   
2000
   
2004
  198,558    100 %    $24.88   
$ 
50,021,000  
Parkview Plaza(9)    Oakbrook, IL   
1990
   
1997
  263,912    96 %    $19.56   
$ 
48,700,000  
The Farragut Building    Washington, DC   
1962(6)
   
2002
  144,296    52 %    $21.87   
$ 
46,500,000  
One Virginia Square    Arlington, VA   
1999
   
2004
  117,967    100 %    $31.81   
$ 
42,500,000  
Capitol Place    Sacramento, CA   
1988(6)
   
2003
  151,803    93 %    $26.04   
$ 
42,400,000  
3 Hutton Centre    Santa Ana, CA   
1985 (6)
   
2003
  197,817    94 %    $20.56   
$ 
41,106,333  
The Pointe on Tampa Bay    Tampa, FL   
1982(6)
   
2002
  249,215    91 %    $20.48   
$ 
40,551,310  
Monument Place    Fairfax, VA   
1990
   
1999
  221,538    92 %    $21.13   
$ 
37,000,000  
Maitland Promenade One    Maitland, FL   
1999
   
2000
  227,814    96 %    $20.51   
$ 
36,053,639  
BISYS Fund Services       
   
             
 
 Building(10)    Eaton, OH   
1995; 2002
   
1999; 2002
  238,641    100 %    $14.54   
$ 
34,751,940  
Biltmore Commerce Center    Phoenix, AZ   
1985
   
1999
  259,792    94 %    $18.84   
$ 
34,104,182  
4200 West Cypress Street    Tampa, FL   
1989
   
2003
  220,579    99 %    $20.85   
$ 
33,900,000  
Columbia Centre III    Rosemont, IL   
1989
   
1997
  238,696    69 %    $14.93   
$ 
28,900,000  
Fairgate at Ballston(9)    Arlington, VA   
1988
   
1997
  137,117    54 %    $13.87   
$ 
28,500,017  
Tysons Executive Plaza II(11)    McLean, VA   
1988
   
2000
  259,614    88 %    $19.76   
$ 
27,894,742  
10 Waterview Boulevard    Parsippany, NJ   
1984
   
1999
  209,553    64 %    $14.00   
$ 
26,400,000  
9 Hutton Centre    Santa Ana, CA   
1990
   
2001
  148,265    81 %    $17.87   
$ 
23,169,449  
Columbus Portfolio       
   
  259,626    77 %      $7.72   
$ 
21,500,000  
 Metro South Building    Dublin, OH   
1997
   
1999
  90,726    67 %       
 
 Vision Service Plan Building    Eaton, OH   
1997
   
1999
  50,000    100 %       
 
 One Metro Place    Dublin, OH   
1998
   
2001
  118,900    77 %       
 
Needham Corporate Center    Needham, MA   
1987
   
2001
  138,684    100 %    $14.38   
$ 
15,030,046  
Five Centerpointe(9)    Lake Oswego, OR   
1988
   
1997
  113,910    86 %    $16.62   
$ 
14,500,000  
Batterymarch Park II    Quincy, MA   
1986
   
2001
  104,718    69 %    $13.06   
$ 
10,700,000  
371 Hoes Lane    Piscataway, NJ   
1986
   
1997
  136,084    78 %      $9.44   
$ 
10,666,570  


 
Subtotal—Office Properties       
   
             
$ 
3,978,643,328  


 

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                        Annual Avg.   
 
               
Rentable 
      Base Rent   
 
       
Year
    Year   
Area 
 
Percent
  Per Leased   
Market
 
Property    Location   
Built
    Purchased   
(Sq. ft.)(1) 
 
Leased
  Sq. Ft.(2)   
Value(3)
 



 





 
 
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES             
             
 
Ontario Industrial Portfolio             
  3,584,769    100 %    $3.58   
$ 
187,079,256 (4) 
 Timberland Building    Ontario, CA    1998     
1998
  414,435           
 
 5200 Airport Drive    Ontario, CA    1997     
1998
  404,500           
 
 1200 S. Etiwanda Ave.    Ontario, CA    1998     
1998
  223,170           
 
 Park Mira Loma West    Mira Loma, CA    1998     
1998
  557,500           
 
 Wineville Center Buildings    Mira Loma, CA    1999     
2000
  1,099,112           
 
 Harrell Street    Mira Loma, CA    1998     
2004
  886,052           
 
Dallas Industrial Portfolio    Dallas and    1997-     
2000-
  3,763,886    80 %    $2.39   
$ 
138,500,000  
 (formerly Parkwest Center)     Coppell, TX    2001     
2002
             
 
Southern California             
             
 
 RA Industrial Portfolio    Los Angeles, CA    1982     
2004
  920,028    94 %    $6.92   
$ 
89,097,299  
Chicago Industrial Portfolio    Chicago and    1997-     
1998;
  1,452,974    90 %    $3.40   
$ 
70,002,239  
 (consolidation of Rockrun,    Joliet, IL    2000     
2000
             
 
 Glen Pointe and Woodcreek             
             
 
 Business Parks)             
             
 
IDI National Portfolio(12)    Various, U.S.    1999-2004     
2004
  3,655,671    89 %    $2.38   
$ 
64,041,442  
Cabot Industrial Portfolio    Rancho    2000-2002     
2000; 2001;
  1,214,475    100 %    $3.44   
$ 
60,600,000  
    Cucamonga, CA         
2002; 2004
             
 
Northern California             
             
 
 RA Industrial Portfolio    Oakland, CA    1981     
2004
  741,456    94 %    $5.20   
$ 
59,169,642  
Rainier Corporate Park    Fife, WA    1991-1997     
2003
  1,104,646    99 %    $3.52   
$ 
56,035,878  
IDI Kentucky Portfolio             
             
 
 (formerly, Parkwest Int’l)             
  1,437,022    100 %    $3.40   
$ 
49,000,000  
 Building C    Hebron, KY    1998     
1998
  520,000           
 
 Building D    Hebron, KY    1998     
1998
  184,800           
 
 Building E    Hebron, KY    2000     
2000
  207,222           
 
 Building J    Hebron, KY    2000     
2000
  525,000           
 
Memphis CALEast             
             
 
 Industrial Portfolio    Memphis, TN    1996-1997     
2003
  1,600,232    94 %    $2.22   
$ 
47,400,000  
Northpointe             
             
 
 Commerce Center    Fullerton, CA    1990-1994     
2000
  612,023    81 %    $4.56   
$ 
46,000,000  
Chicago CALEast    Chicago, IL    1974-1999     
2003
  834,549    96 %    $3.47   
$ 
42,000,000  
 Industrial Portfolio             
             
 
New Jersey CALEast    Cranbury, NJ    1982-1989     
2003
  807,773    100 %    $4.39   
$ 
39,300,000  
Industrial Portfolio             
             
 
Atlanta Industrial Portfolio    Lawrenceville, GA    1996-99     
2000
  1,145,693    83 %    $1.81   
$ 
37,750,840  
South River Road Industrial    Cranbury, NJ    1999     
2001
  626,071    100 %    $4.68   
$ 
34,900,000  
Northeast RA Industrial             
             
 
 Portfolio    Boston, MA    2000     
2004
  384,000    100 %    $6.50   
$ 
33,110,903  
Centre Pointe and    Los Angeles    1965-1989     
2004
  307,685    97 %    $4.50   
$ 
25,329,023  
 Valley View     County, CA         
             
 
Summit Distribution Center    Memphis, TN    2002     
2003
  708,532    100 %    $2.52   
$ 
23,800,000  
East North Central             
             
 
 RA Industrial Portfolio    Chicago, IL    1978     
2004
  375,664    82 %    $3.99   
$ 
23,734,331  
Konica Photo Imaging             
             
 
 Headquarters    Mahwah, NJ    1999     
1999
  168,000    100 %    $10.61    
$ 
21,200,000  

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                          Annual Avg.   
 
               
Rentable 
        Base Rent   
 
       
Year
    Year   
Area 
   
Percent
  Per Leased   
Market
 
Property    Location   
Built
    Purchased   
(Sq. ft.)(1) 
   
Leased
  Sq. Ft.(2)   
Value(3)
 



 





 
Northwest RA Industrial       
               
     
 Portfolio    Seattle, WA   
1996
    2004    312,321     100 %   
$4.54 
  $  19,438,852  
Eastgate Distribution Center    San Diego, CA   
1996
    1997    200,000     100 %   
$6.68 
  $  18,800,000  
Mideast RA Industrial       
               
     
 Portfolio    Wilmington, DE   
1989
    2004    266,141     82 %   
$5.65 
  $  16,543,121  
UPS Distribution Facility    Fernley, NV   
1998
    1998    256,000     100 %   
$4.07 
  $  12,900,000  
Landmark at Salt Lake City       
               
     
 Building #4    Salt Lake City, UT   
2000
    2000    328,508     100 %   
$3.57 
  $  12,500,000  
FEDEX Distribution Facility    Crofton, MD   
1998
    1998    110,842     100 %   
$7.18 
  $  8,200,000  
Interstate Crossing    Eagan, MN   
1995
    1996    131,380     89 %   
$4.63 
  $  7,300,000  
Mountain RA Industrial       
               
     
 Portfolio    Phoenix, AZ   
1989
    2004    136,704     100 %   
$3.46 
  $  5,513,947  
Butterfield Industrial Park    El Paso, TX   
1980-81
    1995    183,510     100 %   
$3.06 
  $  4,600,000  
River Road Distribution       
               
     
 Center    Fridley, MN   
1995
    1995    100,456     100 %   
$2.03 
  $  4,600,000  



Subtotal—Industrial Properties       
               
  $  1,258,446,773  



RETAIL PROPERTIES       
               
     
The Florida Mall(13)    Orlando, FL   
1986(6) 
    2002    921,370 (14)    98 %   
$35.05   
  $  162,632,565  
West Town Mall(13)    Knoxville, TN   
1972(6) 
    2002    684,777 (14)    98 %   
$19.16   
  $  107,452,790  
Mazza Gallerie    Washington, DC   
1975
    2004    293,935     94 %   
$35.85   
  $  81,000,000  
Westwood Marketplace    Los Angeles, CA   
1950(15)
    2002    202,201     100 %   
$26.97   
  $  80,019,410  
Miami International Mall(13)    Miami, FL   
1982(6) 
    2002    290,299 (14)    95 %   
$28.44   
  $  61,577,256  
The Market at Southpark    Littleton, CO   
1988
    2004    190,080     94 %   
$10.84   
  $  33,522,400  
Rolling Meadows    Rolling Meadows, IL   
1957(6) 
    1997    130,909     100 %   
$10.70   
  $  15,750,000  
Plantation Grove    Ocoee, FL   
1995
    1995    73,655     99 %   
$10.76   
  $  11,200,000  


 
Subtotal—Retail Properties       
               
  $  553,154,421  


 
Subtotal—Commercial Properties   
               
  $  5,790,244,522  


 
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES(16)   
               
     
The Legacy at Westwood       
               
     
 Apartments    Los Angeles, CA   
2001
    2002    NA     97 %   
NA 
  $  90,750,000  
Longwood Towers    Brookline, MA   
1926(6)
    2002    NA     89 %   
NA 
  $  82,500,000  
Ashford Meadows       
               
     
 Apartments    Herndon, VA   
1998
    2000    NA     91 %   
NA 
  $  68,000,000  
Larkspur Courts    Larkspur, CA   
1991
    1999    NA     96 %   
NA 
  $  66,000,000  
The Colorado    New York, NY   
1987
    1999    NA     98 %   
NA 
  $  58,156,056  
Regents Court Apartments    San Diego, CA   
2001
    2002    NA     92 %   
NA 
  $  56,700,000  
South Florida Apartment    Boca Raton and   
1986
    2001    NA     96 %   
NA 
  $  47,700,000  
 Portfolio     Plantation, FL   
               
     
Alexan Buckhead    Atlanta, GA   
2002
    2002    NA     97 %   
NA 
  $  37,500,000  
The Lodge at Willow Creek    Denver, CO   
1997
    1997    NA     87 %   
NA 
  $  32,201,274  

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                      Annual Avg.   
 
             
Rentable 
      Base Rent   
 
       
Year
  Year   
Area 
 
Percent
  Per Leased   
Market
 
Property    Location   
Built
  Purchased   
(Sq. ft.)(1) 
 
Leased
  Sq. Ft.(2)   
Value(3)
 









 
Lincoln Woods Apartments    Lafayette Hill, PA   
1991 
  1997    NA    90 %   
NA 
  $  31,472,870  
Golfview Apartments    Lake Mary, FL   
1998 
  1998    NA    97 %   
NA 
  $  28,543,437  
Westcreek Apartments    Westlake Village, CA   
1988 
  1997    NA    95 %   
NA 
  $  28,161,865  
Kenwood Mews Apartments    Burbank, CA   
1991 
  2001    NA    99 %   
NA 
  $  27,700,000  
The Legends at Chase Oaks    Plano, TX   
1997 
  1998    NA    94 %   
NA 
  $  27,051,851  
Monte Vista    Littleton, CO   
1995 
  1996    NA    97 %   
NA 
  $  22,501,650  
Royal St. George    W. Palm Beach, FL   
1995 
  1996    NA    44 %   
NA 
  $  19,400,000  
Quiet Waters at       
             
     
 Coquina Lakes    Deerfield Beach, FL   
1995 
  2001    NA    97 %   
NA 
  $  19,200,000  
Indian Creek Apartments    Farmington Hills, MI    
1988
  1998    NA    96 %   
NA 
  $  18,825,000  
The Fairways of Carolina    Margate, FL   
1993 
  2001    NA    99 %   
NA 
  $  18,100,000  
The Greens at Metrowest    Orlando, FL   
1990 
  1995    NA    98 %   
NA 
  $  14,623,330  
Apartments       
             
     
Bent Tree Apartments    Columbus, OH   
1987 
  1998    NA    91 %   
NA 
  $  13,600,000  


 
Subtotal—Residential Properties   
             
  $  808,687,333  


 
OTHER COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES   
             
     
Storage Portfolio I(17)    Various, U.S.   
1972-1990 
  2003    2,226,549    78 %   
$12.64    
  $  50,430,399  


 
Total—All Properties       
             
  $  6,649,362,254  


 

(1)      The square footage is an approximate measure and is subject to periodic remeasurement.
 
(2)      Based on total contractual rent on leases existing as of December 31, 2004. For those properties purchased in fourth quarter of 2004, the rent is based on the existing leases as of the date of purchase.
 
(3)      Market value reflects the value determined in accordance with the procedures described in the Account’s prospectus and as stated in the Statement of Investments.
 
(4)      Market value shown represents the Account’s interest gross of debt.
 
(5)      Property held in 50%/50% joint venture with Equity Office Portfolio Trust.
 
(6)      Undergone extensive renovations since original construction.
 
(7)      Each property held in a 75%/25% joint venture with Equity Office Properties. Market value shown reflects the value of the Account’s interest in the joint venture.
 
(8)      The Account purchased a 50.25% interest in a private REIT, which owns this property. A 49.70% interest is owned by Societe Immobiler Trans-Quebec, and .05% is owned by 100 individuals. Market value shown reflects the value of the Account’s interest in the joint venture.
 
(9)      Purchased through Light Street Partners, L.P. (now 100% owned by the Account).
 
(10)      Property held in 96%/4% joint venture with Georgetown BISYS Phase II LLC. Phase II was purchased in 2002. Market value shown reflects the value of the Account’s interest in the joint venture.
 
(11)      Property held in 50%/50% joint venture with Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System. Market value shown reflects the value of the Account’s interest in the joint venture.
 
(12)      Property held in 60%/40% joint venture with Industrial Development International. Market value shown reflects the value of the Account’s interest in the joint venture, net of debt.
 
(13)      Each property is held in a 50%/50% joint venture with the Simon Property Group. Market value shown reflects the value of the Account’s interest in the joint venture, net of debt.
 
(14)      Reflects the square footage owned by the joint venture.
 
(15)      Total renovation completed in 2001.
 
(16)      For the average unit size and annual average rent per unit for each residential property, see “Residential Properties” below.
 
(17)      Property held in 75%/25% joint venture with Storage USA. Market value shown reflects the value of the Account’s interest in the joint venture, net of debt.
 

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Commercial (Non-Residential) Properties

     In General. At December 31, 2004, the Account held 81 commercial (non-residential) properties in its portfolio. Thirteen of these properties are held through joint ventures, five of which are subject to mortgages. Although the terms vary under each lease, certain expenses, such as real estate taxes and other operating expenses are paid or reimbursed by the tenants.

     The Account’s portfolio is well diversified by both property type, as well as geographic location. The portfolio consists of: 42 office properties containing approximately 16.5 million square feet located in 15 states and the District of Columbia; 30 industrial properties containing 27.5 million square feet located in 15 states, including a 60% interest in a portfolio of industrial properties located throughout the United States; and 8 retail properties containing approximately 2.8 million square feet located in 5 states and the District of Columbia. In addition, the Account has a 75% interest in a portfolio of storage facilities located throughout the United States containing approximately 2.2 million square feet.

     As of December 31, 2004, the overall occupancy rate of Account’s commercial real estate portfolio was 91% on a weighted average basis. Office properties were 90% leased with 1,350 leases, industrial properties were 93% leased with 365 leases, and retail properties were 97% leased with 537 leases. No single tenant accounts for more than 2.3% of the total rentable area of the Account’s commercial properties.

Residential Properties

     The Account’s residential property portfolio currently consists of 21 first class or luxury multi-family garden apartment complexes, mid-rise and high rise apartment buildings. The portfolio contains approximately 5,355 units located in 11 states, and is 92% leased overall. None of the residential properties in the portfolio is subject to a mortgage. The complexes generally contain one- to three-bedroom apartment units, with a range of amenities, such as patios or balconies, washers and dryers, and central air conditioning. Many of these apartment communities have use of on-site fitness facilities, including some with swimming pools. Rents on each of the properties tend to be comparable with competitive communities and are not subject to rent regulation. The Account is responsible for the expenses of operating the properties.

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     The table below provides additional information regarding the residential properties in the Account’s portfolio as of December 31, 2004.



           
Average 
Avg. Rent 
        Number   
Unit Size 
Per Unit/ 
Property 
  Location    of Units   
(Square Feet)  
Per Month







The Legacy at Westwood Apartments    Los Angeles, CA    187   
1,181 
  $ 3,329 
Longwood Towers    Brookline, MA    268   
938 
  $ 2,277 
Ashford Meadows    Herndon, VA    440   
1,050 
  $ 1,400 
The Colorado    New York, NY    256   
622 
  $ 2,409 
Larkspur Courts    Larkspur, CA    248   
1,001 
  $ 1,818 
Regents Court Apartments    San Diego, CA    251   
886 
  $ 1,523 
South Florida Apartment Portfolio    Boca Raton and Plantation, FL    550   
889 
 
$
992 
Alexan Buckhead    Atlanta, GA    231   
990 
  $ 1,393 
The Lodge at Willow Creek    Denver, CO    316   
996 
  $ 1,024 
Golfview Apartments    Lake Mary, FL    276   
1,149 
  $ 1,139 
The Legends at Chase Oaks    Plano, TX    346   
972 
  $ 1,082 
Lincoln Woods Apartments    Lafayette Hill, PA    216   
774 
  $ 1,247 
Kenwood Mews Apartments    Burbank, CA    141   
942 
  $ 1,446 
Monte Vista    Littleton, CO    219   
888 
  $ 1,029 
Westcreek Apartments    Westlake Village, CA    126   
951 
  $ 1,733 
Indian Creek Apartments    Farmington Hills, MI    196   
1,139 
  $ 1,085 
Quiet Waters at Coquina Lakes    Deerfield Beach, FL    200   
1,048 
  $ 1,085 
Royal St. George    West Palm Beach, FL    224   
870 
  $ 941 
The Fairways of Carolina    Margate, FL    208   
1,026 
  $ 993 
The Greens at Metrowest Apartments    Orlando, FL    200   
920 
  $ 899 
Bent Tree Apartments    Columbus, OH    256   
928 
  $ 725 



ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. There are no material pending legal proceedings.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. Not applicable.

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.

     (a) Market Information. There is no established public trading market for participating interests in the TIAA Real Estate Account. Accumulation units in the Account are sold to eligible participants at the Account’s current accumulation unit value, which is based on the value of the Account’s then current net assets. For the period from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004, the high and low accumulation unit values for the Account were $210.4446 and $186.9917, respectively. For the period January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003, the high and low accumulation unit values for the Account were $186.9585 and $174.0058, respectively.

     (b) Approximate Number of Holders. The number of contract owners at January 31, 2005 was 784,136.

     (c) Dividends. Not applicable.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

     The following selected financial data should be considered in conjunction with the Account’s financial statements and notes provided in this report. The Account restated its 2003 and 2002 consolidated financial statements related to certain investments in joint ventures (see Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data). The columns in the following table for the years ending before 2004 have been adjusted for this change, but the restatement did not affect the Account’s total net assets, accumulation unit value nor the Account’s net increase in net assets, as previously presented in the following table.

   
   
   
Restated
   
 
 









   
Year Ending 
Year Ending 
Year Ending
Year Ended
Year Ended 
   
December 31, 
December 31, 
December 31,
December 31,
December 31, 
   
2004 
2003 
2002
2001
2000 
Investment income:   
   
   
   
   
 
Real estate income, net   
$
239,429,500    
$
224,938,080    
$
198,998,685     
$
180,752,326     
$
132,629,487 
Income from real estate   
   
   
   
   
 
 joint ventures   
57,275,242   
31,989,569   
17,077,072    
1,580,805    
756,133 
Dividends and interest   
41,623,715   
19,461,931   
26,437,901    
33,687,343    
31,334,291 












   Total investment income 
 
338,328,457   
276,389,580   
242,513,658    
216,020,474    
164,719,911 
Expenses   
36,728,425   
31,654,065   
23,304,336    
17,191,929    
13,424,566 












       Investment income, net 
 
301,600,032   
244,735,515   
219,209,322    
198,828,545    
151,295,345 
Net realized and unrealized   
   
   
   
   
 
   gain on investments   
414,580,303   
58,837,371   
(102,967,284 )   
(29,609,560 )   
54,147,349 












Net increase in net assets   
   
   
   
   
 
 resulting from operations   
716,180,335   
303,572,886   
116,242,038    
169,218,985    
205,442,694 
Participant transactions   
1,735,947,490   
813,860,715   
346,079,345    
657,326,121    
486,196,949 












Net increase in net assets   
$
2,452,127,825   
$
1,117,433,601   
$
462,321,383    
$
826,545,106    
$
691,639,643 












 
   
   
   
December 31,
   
   
 
















   
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Total assets   
$
7,843,979,924   
$
4,867,089,727   
$
3,731,503,245    
$
3,262,648,457    
$
2,420,072,185 
Total liabilities interest   
598,429,938   
73,667,566   
55,514,685    
48,981,280    
32,950,114 












Total net assets   
$
7,245,549,986   
$
4,793,422,161   
$
3,675,988,560    
$
3,213,667,177    
$
2,387,122,071 












 
Accumulation units outstanding   
33,337,597   
24,724,183   
20,346,696    
18,456,445    
14,604,673 












Accumulation unit value   
$
210.44   
$
186.94   
$
173.90    
$
168.16    
$
158.21 












Mortgate notes payable $ 499,429.256            
 












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Quarterly Selected Financial Information (Unaudited)

     The following selected financial data for each full quarter of 2004 and 2003 are derived from the audited financial statements of the Account for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003. The Account restated its 2003 consolidated financial statements related to certain investments in joint ventures (see Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data). The restatement did not affect any of the Account’s 2003 net data that was previously presented in the following table.

              2004          
              For the Three Months Ended          
   
March 31
  
June 30
  
September 30
  
December 31
 
Investment income, net   
$
60,427,326    
$
69,917,576    
$
81,063,054    
$
90,192,076  
Net realized gain   
   
   
   
 
   on marketable securities 
 
13,957,043    
6,937,958    
12,050,272    
28,258,158  
Net unrealized gain   
   
   
   
 
   on investments   
25,237,864    
41,478,561    
175,720,751    
110,939,696  


 

 

 

 
Net increase in net assets   
   
   
   
 
   resulting from operations 
 
$
99,622,233    
$
118,334,095    
$
268,834,077    
$
229,389,930  


 

 

 

 
Total return   
2.01%    
2.17%    
4.48%    
3.38%  


 

 

 

 
 
   
   
2003- Restated
   
 
   
   
For the Three Months Ended
   
 
   
March 31
June 30
September 30
December 31
 
Investment income, net   
$
59,014,854    
$
63,177,083    
$
60,543,239    
$
62,000,339  
Net realized gain (loss)   
   
   
   
 
   on marketable securities 
 
(1,169,146 )   
(441,873 )   
30,306,749    
11,595,084  
Net unrealized gain (loss)   
   
   
   
 
   on investments   
(6,288,819 )   
5,253,520    
20,251,377    
(669,521 ) 


 

 

 

 
Net increase in net assets   
   
   
   
 
   resulting from operations 
 
$
51,556,889    
$
67,988,730    
$
111,101,365    
$
72,925,902  


 

 

 

 
Total return   
1.38%    
1.72%    
2.62%    
1.58%  


 

 

 

 

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF ACCOUNT’S FINANCIAL CONDITION AND OPERATING RESULTS.

     The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our financial statements and notes contained in this report.

2004 Overview

     As of December 31, 2004, the TIAA Real Estate Account had total net assets in the amount of $7,245,549,986, a 51.16% increase over the 2003 year end total net assets. The Account closed 29 transactions in 2004. It purchased 21 properties: nine office properties, including one joint venture, ten industrial properties, including one joint venture, and two retail properties for a total of approximately $2.5 billion. Additional transactions included the purchase of an additional 20% joint venture interest (for a total of 100%) in an existing joint venture (a total amount of $11.2 million), and a commitment to purchase interests in two real estate-related funds totaling $65 million. In 2004, the Account also closed on the sale of five properties: two retail properties for the approximate sales price of $15.8 million, the sale of two office properties for the approximate sales price of $29.0 million and the sale of one apartment property for the approximate sales price of $69.0 million.

     As of December 31, 2004, the Account owned a total of 102 real estate properties, representing 86.06% of the Account’s total investment portfolio (thirteen of which are held in joint ventures). The real estate portfolio includes 42 office properties (seven of which are held in joint ventures), 30 industrial properties (including two joint ventures), 21 apartment complexes, 8 retail properties (including three joint ventures), and a 75% joint venture partnership interest in a portfolio of storage facilities.

     The following charts reflect the diversification of the Account’s real estate assets by region and property type as well as its ten largest holdings. All information is based on the values of the properties as stated in the financial statements as of December 31, 2004.

   
Diversification of Account’s Real Estate Assets








   
East
Midwest
South
West
Various (*)
TOTAL
   
(29)
(14)
(24)
(33)
(2)
(102)












Office (42)    24.4 %    5.4 %    10.2 %    19.9 %    0.0 %    59.9 % 
Industrial (30)    3.0 %    2.2 %    3.8 %    8.9 %    1.0 %    18.9 % 
Residential (21)    3.6 %    0.5 %    3.2 %    4.9 %    0.0 %    12.2 % 
Retail (8)    1.2 %    0.2 %    5.2 %    1.7 %    0.0 %    8.3 % 
Other (1)**    0.0 %    0.0 %    0.0 %    0.0 %    0.7 %    0.7 % 












TOTAL (102)    32.2 %    8.3 %    22.4 %    35.4 %    1.7 %    100.0 % 


( ) Number of properties in parentheses.
   
*      Represents a portfolio of storage facilities and a portfolio of industrial properties located in various regions across the U.S.
 
**      Represents a portfolio of industrial properties located in various regions across the U.S.
 

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Top Ten Real Estate Holdings








   
Market
% of Total
   
Value(1)
% of Total
Real Estate
Property Name   
State 
Property Type 
(000,000)
Investments
Portfolio











1001 Pennsylvania Avenue   
DC 
     Office    $ 466.4 (2)    6.04 %    7.01 % 
IDX Tower   
WA 
     Office    $ 348.0 (3)    4.50 %    5.23 % 
50 Fremont Street   
CA 
     Office    $ 323.3 (4)    4.18 %    4.86 % 
Four Oaks Place   
TX 
     Office    $ 255.4     3.31 %    3.84 % 
Colorado Center   
CA 
     Office    $ 222.7 (5)    2.88 %    3.35 % 
1900 K Street   
DC 
     Office    $ 219.5     2.84 %    3.30 % 
780 Third Avenue   
NY 
     Office    $ 197.0     2.55 %    2.96 % 
Ontario Industrial Portfolio   
CA 
     Industrial    $ 187.1 (6)    2.42 %    2.81 % 
701 Brickell   
FL 
     Office    $ 177.0     2.29 %    2.66 % 
The Florida Mall   
FL 
     Retail    $ 162.6 (7)    2.10 %    2.45 % 

(1)      Value as reported in the 12/31/04 Statement of Investments.
 
(2)      This property is subject to debt. The value of the Account’s interest less leverage is $256.4, representing 3.86% of the Total Real Estate Portfolio and 3.32% of the Total Investments.
 
(3)      This property is subject to debt. The value of the Account’s interest less leverage is $203.0, representing 3.05% of the Total Real Estate Portfolio and 2.63% of the Total Investments.
 
(4)      This property is subject to debt. The value of the Account’s interest less leverage is $188.3, representing 2.83% of the Total Real Estate Portfolio and 2.44% of the Total Investments.
 
(5)      Value represents the Account’s Joint Venture interest in the property.
 
(6)      This property is subject to debt. The value of the Account’s interest less leverage is $177.6, representing 2.67% of the Total Real Estate Portfolio and 2.30% of the Total Investments.
 
(7)      Value represents the Account’s Joint Venture interest net of debt.
 

     As of December 31, 2004, the Account also held investments in real estate limited partnerships, representing 0.40% of the portfolio, real estate equity securities, representing 4.25% of the portfolio, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), representing 0.54% of the portfolio, and commercial paper representing 4.51% of the portfolio and government bonds, representing 4.24% of the portfolio.

Real Estate Market Outlook In General

     Payroll employment grew by roughly 2.2 million during 2004 with gains in all industry sectors. Key office-using sectors such as financial services and professional and business services added 140,000 and 546,000 jobs, respectively. The only lagging sector was manufacturing which added 74,000 jobs during the year, but nearly all the gain occurred early in the year. The improvement in the national economy was reflected in commercial real estate market conditions as vacancies declined in all property sectors over the course of the year.

     Office market conditions improved during 2004. In the fourth quarter of 2004, office market vacancies declined for the sixth consecutive quarter, falling to 15.4% compared with 16.8% as of the fourth quarter of 2003. The positive momentum has carried over into 2005 as the Federal Reserve’s January 2005 Beige Book reported that “Commercial real estate conditions strengthened in most districts in December and early January.” Construction has also been constrained. During 2004, 36 million square feet were completed and another 44 million square feet were under construction as of year-end 2004. By comparison, an average of 90

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million square feet was complete annually during the 1999-2002 period. On-going improvements in U.S. payrolls combined with modest construction should continue to improve supply/demand fundamentals for the office markets.

     In the fourth quarter of 2004, industrial market vacancies declined for the third consecutive quarter, falling to 10.8% compared with 11.7% as of the fourth quarter of 2003. Absorption or the net change in occupied space, totaled 175 million square feet in 2004, which was well above the 20 million square feet absorbed in 2003. New construction of industrial space has also been moderate. During 2004, 115 million square feet were completed, and another 110 million square feet are expected to be built in 2005. By comparison, an average of 200 million square feet was completed annually during the 1999-2002 period. Historically, there has been a positive correlation between growth in the U.S. economy, as indicated by GDP growth, and industrial space demand. The U.S. Gross Domestic Product has now grown for twelve consecutive quarters, and continued growth would bode well for industrial market prospects.

     Apartment market conditions improved in 2004. As reported by M/PF Research, vacancies in institutional-grade apartments declined to 6.4% as of fourth quarter of 2004 and as compared to 7.4% as of fourth quarter of 2003. While concessions, such as free Internet service, remained commonplace, effective rents increased 1.7% nationally over the course of the year. The gains were broad-based, with effective rents increasing in 43 of the 58 major metropolitan areas tracked by M/PF Research.

     Sustained consumer spending during 2004 benefited both the U.S. economy and retail markets. Reis, Inc. reported that vacancies in regional shopping malls fell to 5.3% (the lowest level in three-and-a-half years) and rents increased by 0.8% during the fourth quarter of 2004. Vacancies in neighborhood and community centers were 6.8% in the fourth quarter of 2004 compared with 6.9% in the fourth quarter of 2003. Absorption during the fourth quarter totaled nine million square feet, the highest in four years. In addition, rents increased 0.7% during the fourth quarter and a total of 2.9% over the course of 2004. While the Federal Reserve’s January 2005 Beige Book reported that retail sales in a number of districts during the 2004 holiday season were above 2003 levels, there is some uncertainty ahead for the retail sector as the results of these activities amongst the major retailers could be reflected in large blocks of retail space becoming available. In particular, there has been a surge in mergers and acquisition activity among certain major retailers, including Federated Department Stores, Kmart and Sears. The results of these activities among the major retailers could be reflected in large blocks of retail space becoming available.

Economic Outlook for 2005

     Prospects for commercial real estate markets in 2005 appear promising given the improvement in the U.S. economy during 2004. Many economists are projecting further improvements in the economy in 2005 as well. One positive indicator for the coming year is the increase in corporate profits, which along with corporations’ large cash positions and healthy balance sheets bode well for new hiring and investment in new offices, factories and equipment. However, consumer spending, which accounts for roughly two-thirds of U.S. economic activity,

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is expected to be more modest. Consumers are expected to become more cautious about their spending because of relatively high debt burdens, increases in energy prices, and a slowdown in home equity borrowing. In addition, the effect of increasing interest rates may also have a dampening effect on real estate market conditions. While prospects for 2005 on the whole are encouraging, near-term fluctuations in economic activity are not predictable, and changes in real estate market conditions often lag changes in economic conditions.

Results of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2004 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2003

Performance

     The Account’s total return was 12.57% for the year ended December 31, 2004 and 7.50% for 2003. The substantial increase in the Account’s overall performance on a year-to-year basis reflects the strong performance of the Account’s real estate properties and real estate-related (real estate equity securities, CMBS and limited partnerships) investments. The market value of the Account’s real estate portfolio increased substantially in 2004, as did the value of its real estate equity securities holdings. These increases in the real estate and real estate-related assets were due to the significant amount of capital which flowed into the real estate market from institutional investors as well as foreign investors increasing the price of core real estate investments.

Income and Expenses

     The Account’s net investment income after deduction of all expenses was 23% higher for the year ended December 31, 2004 compared to the same period in 2003. This increase was primarily due to a 51% increase in total net assets, which included a 66% increase in the Account’s real estate holdings, including joint ventures and limited partnerships, over the same period.

     The Account’s real estate holdings, including joint venture investments, generated approximately 88% and 93% of the Account’s total investment income (before deducting Account level expenses) during 2004 and 2003, respectively. The remaining portion of the Account’s total investment income was generated by marketable securities investments.

     Gross real estate rental income increased approximately 10% in the year ended December 31, 2004 as compared to the same period in 2003. This increase was due to the increased number of properties owned by the Account. Income from the real estate joint ventures was $57,275,242 for the year ending December 31, 2004 as compared with $31,989,569 for the year ending December 31, 2003. This increase in joint venture income was due to an increase in leasing at certain retail properties as well as the purchase of an additional joint venture interest in an existing office property, and the addition of two joint venture investments in 2004. Interest income on the Account’s marketable securities investments increased from $7,221,765 in 2003 to $15,055,451 in 2004 due to the increase in the amount of non-real estate assets held by the Account as well as a slight increase in short term rates from 2003 to 2004. Dividend income on the Account’s real estate equity securities and limited partnership investments increased from $12,240,166 for the year ended December 31, 2003 to $26,568,264 for the year ended December 31, 2004. This increase was due to the strong

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performance of the real estate market reflecting the increased inflow of capital into real estate-related investments.

     Total property level expenses for the year ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 were $157,768,776, and $136,678,570, respectively. This 15% increase in property level expenses reflected the increased number of real estate properties owned by the Account from 2003 to 2004. In addition, during 2004, the Account incurred interest expense of $830,361 related to the mortgages.

     The Account also incurred expenses for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 of $14,393,388 and $12,751,191 respectively, for investment advisory services, $16,372,446 and $14,786,580 respectively, for administrative and distribution services and $5,962,591 and $4,116,294 respectively, for mortality, expense risk and liquidity guarantee charges. The overall 16% increase in expenses is a result of the larger net asset base in the Account, and the increased costs associated with managing and administering the Account.

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains and Losses on Investments

     The Account had a 136% increase in net assets resulting from operations ($303,572,866 in December 2003 as compared to $716,180,335 in December 2004). The increase is due to the substantial realized and unrealized gains on the Account’s real estate and joint venture properties.

     The Account had net realized and unrealized gains on investments of $414,580,303 for the year ended December 31, 2004, as compared with net realized and unrealized gains on investments of $58,837,371 for the year ended December 31, 2003. The increase in net realized and unrealized gains is primarily due to the substantial net unrealized gain on the Account’s real estate properties of $170,703,978 for the year ended December 31, 2004 as compared to net unrealized losses for the year ended December 31, 2003 of $37,639,368. In addition, the Account had an unrealized gain on its joint venture holdings of $161,584,369 for the year ended December 31, 2004 as compared to unrealized gain of $23,914,271 for the year ended December 31, 2003. The substantial net gains in the year ending December 31, 2004 are due to the increase in market value of its real estate portfolio, particularly in the value of three regional malls in which the Account owns joint venture interests. The Account’s marketable securities for the year ended December 31, 2004 had net realized and unrealized gains totaling $68,464,524 as compared with net realized and unrealized gains of $39,963,920 for the year ended December 31, 2003.

     During 2004, the Account sold five properties. Proceeds of sale were $113,765,000 and cost at the time of sale was $99,937,568, resulting in a realized gain of $13,827,432. During 2003, the Account sold two properties. Proceeds of sale were $187,225,000 and cost at the time of sale was $154,626,452, resulting in a realized gain of $32,598,548.

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Year Ended December 31, 2003 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2002

Performance

     The Account’s total return was 7.50% for the year ended December 31, 2003 and 3.41% for 2002. The substantial increase in the Account’s overall performance on a year-to-year basis reflects the strong performance of the Account’s real estate properties and real estate equity securities holdings. The 2003 total return on the Account’s real estate holdings was significantly higher than the 2002 annual total return. Many of the Account’s real estate properties increased in value in 2003, as compared to the substantial declines in value experienced by the Account’s real estate assets in 2002, which enhanced its strong income returns. This difference can be attributed to the strength of the institutional investors’ interest in real estate as an asset class, notwithstanding the challenges to the underlying fundamentals posed by the overall economic conditions. The strong performance of the Account’s real estate equity securities holdings also added to the total return.

Income and Expenses

     The Account’s net investment income after deduction of all expenses was 12% higher for the year ended December 31, 2003 compared to the same period in 2002 primarily due to a 30% increase in total net assets, which included a 19% increase in the Account’s real estate holdings, including joint ventures and limited partnerships.

     The Account’s real estate holdings, including joint venture investments, generated approximately 93% and 89% of the Account’s total investment income (before deducting Account level expenses) during 2003 and 2002, respectively. The remaining portion of the Account’s total investment income was generated by marketable securities investments.

     Gross real estate rental income increased approximately 20% in the year ended December 31, 2003 over the same period in 2002. This was primarily due to the increased number of properties owned by the Account as of December 31, 2003 as compared to the properties owned as of December 31, 2002. Income from real estate joint ventures was $31,989,569 for the year ended December 31, 2003 as compared with $17,077,072 for the year ended December 31, 2002. The increase in joint venture income was due to the increase in the number of joint ventures from 2002 to 2003. Interest income on the Account’s marketable securities investments decreased from $13,546,694 in 2002 to $7,221,765 in 2003 due to a decline in short-term rates from 2002 to 2003. Dividend income on the Account’s real estate equity securities investments decreased slightly from $12,891,207 for the year ended December 31, 2002, to $12,240,166 for the year ended December 31, 2003.

     Total property level expenses for the year ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 were $136,678,570 and $101,962,973, respectively. This 34% increase in property level expenses during 2003 reflected the increased number of properties in the Account, as well as an increase in certain operating expenses including insurance and security costs.

     The Account also incurred expenses for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 of $12,751,191 and $9,495,736 respectively, for investment advisory services, $14,786,580 and $10,390,705 respectively, for administrative and distribution services and $4,116,294 and $3,417,895 respectively, for the mortality, expense risk and liquidity guarantee charges. The

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overall 36% increase in expenses is a result of the larger net asset base in the Account, and the increased costs associated with managing and administering the Account.

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains and Losses on Investments

     The Account had a 161% increase in net increase in net assets resulting from operations ($303,572,866 for 2003 as compared to $116,242,038 for 2002). The increase is due to the realization of substantial gains on the two properties sold in 2003, as well as substantial realized and unrealized gains on the Account’s marketable securities and joint venture properties. The strong 2003 performance can also be attributed to the decrease in the magnitude of unrealized losses on the Account’s real estate holdings in 2003 as compared to 2002.

     The Account had net realized and unrealized gains on investments of $58,837,371 for the year ended December 31, 2003, as compared with net realized and unrealized losses on investments of $102,967,284 for the year ended December 31, 2002. The increase in net realized and unrealized gains for the Account in 2003 was a reflection of the improving economic market conditions. The Account had unrealized gains on its joint venture holdings of $23,914,271 during the year ended December 31, 2003, as compared with losses of $5,781,360 during the same period in 2002, which can be attributed primarily to the increase in value of three regional malls in which the Account owns a joint venture interest. The decrease in unrealized losses on the Account’s real estate holdings can be attributed to a decrease in the number of properties affected by declines in value during the year ended December 31, 2003, as compared with the same period in 2002. The Account’s marketable securities for the year ended December 31, 2003 had net realized and unrealized gains totaling $39,963,920 as compared with net realized and unrealized losses of $6,195,855 for the year ended December 31, 2002. The net gains on the Account’s marketable securities for the year ended December 31, 2003 were due primarily to the strong performance of the real estate equity securities markets during the period.

     During 2003, the Account sold two properties. Proceeds of sale were $187,225,000 and cost at time of sale was $154,626,452, resulting in a realized gain of $32,598,548. During 2002, the Account sold two properties. Proceeds of sale were $26,050,000 and cost at time of sale was $22,592,804, resulting in a realized gain of $3,457,196.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     At year end 2004 and 2003, the Account’s liquid assets (i.e., its real estate equity securities, CMBSs, commercial paper, government securities and cash) had a value of $1,045,733,841 and $753,971,810, respectively. The increase in the Account’s liquid assets was primarily due to the net positive inflow of transfers and premiums into the Account and an increase in the value of its real estate equity securities holdings.

     In 2004, the Account received $738,048,183 in premiums and $1,188,465,203 in net participant transfers from TIAA, CREF Accounts and affiliated mutual funds, while for 2003 the Account received $515,435,665 in premiums and $433,792,602 in net participants’ transfers. Real estate acquisitions totaling approximately $2.5 billion and $753.3 million were made during 2004 and 2003, respectively. In 2004, the Account also received approximately

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$113.8 million in proceeds from the sale of two office properties, two retail properties and one apartment property. The Account’s liquid assets will continue to be available to purchase additional suitable real estate properties and to meet expense needs and redemption requests (i.e., cash withdrawals or transfers). In the unlikely event that the Account’s liquid assets and its cash flow from operating activities and participant transactions are not sufficient to meet its cash needs, including redemption requests, TIAA’s general account will purchase liquidity units in accordance with TIAA’s liquidity guarantee to the Account.

     The Account, under certain conditions more fully described in the Account’s prospectus, may borrow money and assume or obtain a mortgage on a property — i.e., make leveraged real estate investments. Also, to meet any short-term cash needs, the Account may obtain a line of credit whose terms may require that the Account secure the loan with one or more of its properties. The Account’s total borrowings may not exceed 20% of the Account’s total net asset value.

Effects of Inflation and Increasing Operating Expenses

     Inflation, along with increased insurance and security costs, may increase property operating expenses in the future. These increases in operating expenses are generally billed to tenants either through contractual lease provisions in office, industrial, and retail properties or through rent increases in apartment complexes. However, depending on how long any vacant space in a property remains unleased, the Account may not be able to recover the full amount of such increases in operating expenses.

Critical Accounting Policies

     The financial statements of the Account are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

     In preparing the Account’s consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances — the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

     Management believes that the following policies related to the valuation of the Account’s assets reflected in the Account’s financial statements affect the significant judgments, estimates and assumptions used in preparing its financial statements:

     Valuation of Real Estate Properties: Investments in real estate properties are stated at fair value, as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Investment Committee of the TIAA Board of Trustees. Fair value for real estate properties is defined as the most probable price for which a property will sell in a competitive market under all conditions requisite to a fair sale. Determination of fair value involves subjective judgment because the actual market value of real estate can be determined only by negotiation between the parties in a sales transaction. The Account’s properties are initially valued at their respective purchase

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prices (including acquisition costs). Subsequently, independent appraisers value each real estate property at least once a year. TIAA’s appraisal staff performs a valuation of each real estate property on a quarterly basis and updates the property value if it believes that the value of the property has changed since the previous valuation or appraisal. The appraisals are performed in accordance with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices (USPAP), the real estate appraisal industry standards created by The Appraisal Foundation. Real estate appraisals are estimates of property values based on a professional’s opinion.

Valuation of Real Estate Joint Ventures: Real estate joint ventures are stated at the Account’s equity in the net assets of the underlying joint venture entities, which value their real estate holdings at fair value.

     Valuation of Marketable Securities: Equity securities listed or traded on any United States national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of the principal securities exchange on which such securities are traded or, if there is no sale, at the mean of the last bid and asked prices on such exchange. Short-term money market instruments are stated at market value. Portfolio securities and limited partnership interests for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of the Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees and in accordance with the responsibilities of the Board as a whole.

     Accounting for Investments: Real estate transactions are accounted for as of the date on which the purchase or sale transactions for the real estate properties close (settlement date). Rent from real estate properties consists of all amounts earned under tenant operating leases, including base rent, recoveries of real estate taxes and other expenses and charges for miscellaneous services provided to tenants. Rental income is recognized in accordance with the billing terms of the lease agreements. The Account bears the direct expenses of the real estate properties owned. These expenses include, but are not limited to, fees to local property management companies, property taxes, utilities, maintenance, repairs, insurance and other operating and administrative costs. An estimate of the net operating income earned from each real estate property is accrued by the Account on a daily basis and such estimates are adjusted as soon as actual operating results are determined.

     Income from joint ventures is recorded based on the Account’s proportional interest in the income earned by the joint venture that has been distributed from the joint venture to the Account.

     Securities transactions are accounted for as of the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Interest income is recorded as earned and includes accrual of discount and amortization of premium. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Account is informed of the dividend. Realized gains and losses on securities transactions are accounted for on the specific identification method.

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Forward-Looking Statements

     Some statements in this report which are not historical facts may be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements about our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies for the future, and the assumptions underlying these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical experience or management’s present expectations.

     Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on management’s forward-looking statements, which represent management’s views only as of the date this report is filed. Neither management nor the Account undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

     The Account’s real estate and real estate-related investments, which as of December 31, 2004 represented 86.46% of the Account’s investments (not including real estate equity securities), expose the Account to a variety of risks. These risks include, but are not limited to:

  • General Real Estate Risk — The risk that the Account’s property values or rental and occupancy rates could go down due to general economic conditions, a weak market for real estate generally, and changing supply and demand for certain types of properties;

  • Appraisal Risk — The risk that the sale price of an Account property (i.e., the value that would be determined by negotiations between independent parties) might differ substantially from its estimated or appraised value, leading to losses or reduced profits to the Account upon sale;

  • Risk Relating to Property Sales — The risk that the Account might not be able to sell a property at a particular time for its full value, particularly in a poor market. This might make it difficult to raise cash quickly and also could lead to Account losses; and

  • Risks of Borrowing — The risk that interest rate changes may impact Account returns if the Account takes out a mortgage on a property or buys a property subject to a mortgage.

     As of December 31, 2004, 13.54% of the Account’s investments were in market risk sensitive instruments, comprised entirely of marketable securities. These include real estate equity securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBSs), and high-quality short-term debt instruments (i.e., commercial paper and government agency instruments). The Consolidated Statement of Investments for the Account sets forth the terms of these instruments, along with their fair value, as determined in accordance with procedures described in Note 1 to the Account’s financial statements. Note that the Account does not currently invest in derivative financial instruments.

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     The Account’s investments in marketable securities are subject to the following general risks:

  • financial risk — for debt securities, the possibility that the issuer won’t be able to pay principal and interest when due, and for common or preferred stock, the possibility that the issuer’s current earnings will fall or that its overall financial soundness will decline, reducing the security’s value.

  • market risk — price volatility due to changing conditions in the financial markets and, particularly for debt securities, changes in overall interest rates.

  • interest rate volatility, which may affect current income from an investment.

     In addition, mortgage-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk — i.e., the risk that borrowers will repay the loans early. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated payments of principal, the Account could fail to recoup some or all of its initial investment in these securities. The market value of these securities is also highly sensitive to changes in interest rates. Note that the potential for appreciation, which could otherwise be expected to result from a decline in interest rates, may be limited by any increased prepayments.

     In addition to these risks, real estate equity securities and mortgage-backed securities are subject to many of the same general risks inherent in real estate investing, making mortgage loans and investing in debt securities. For more information on the risks associated with all of the Account’s investments, see the Account’s most recent prospectus.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT



    Page 
Report of Management Responsibility    25 
Report of Audit Committee    26 
 
Audited Financial Statements:     
     Statements of Assets and Liabilities    27 
     Statements of Operations    28 
     Statements of Changes in Net Assets    29 
     Statements of Cash Flows    30 
     Notes to Financial Statements    31 
     Statements of Investments    37 
     Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.    47 

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REPORT OF MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY

To the Participants of the
TIAA Real Estate Account:

The accompanying financial statements of the TIAA Real Estate Account (“Account”) of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”) are the responsibility of TIAA’s management. They have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and have been presented fairly and objectively in accordance with such principles.

TIAA has established and maintains a sound system of internal controls and disclosure controls designed to provide reasonable assurance that assets are properly safeguarded and transactions are properly executed in accordance with management’s authorization, and to carry out the ongoing responsibilities of management for reliable financial statements. In addition, TIAA’s internal audit personnel provide a continuing review of the internal controls and operations of the Account, and the chief audit executive regularly reports to the Committee of the TIAA Board of Trustees.

The accompanying financial statements have been audited by the independent registered public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP. To maintain auditor independence and avoid any conflict of interest, it continues to be the Account’s policy that any management advisory or consulting services be obtained from a firm other than the external financial audit firm. The report of the independent registered public accounting firm, which follows the statements of investments, expresses an independent opinion on the fairness of presentation of these financial statements.

The Audit Committee of the TIAA Board of Trustees, consisting entirely of trustees who are not officers of TIAA, meets regularly with management, representatives of Ernst & Young LLP and internal audit personnel to review matters relating to financial reporting, internal controls and auditing. In addition to the annual audit of the Account’s financial statements by the independent registered public accounting firm, the New York State Insurance Department and other state insurance departments perform periodic examinations of the Account’s operations.

See note 1 of the financial statements and section 9A of this form 10-K for disclosure relating to the Account’s restated accounting for joint ventures.

 

 

  /s/ Herbert M. Allison, Jr.
 
  Herbert M. Allison, Jr.
  Chairman, President and 
  Chief Executive Officer
   
   
 
/s/ Elizabeth A. Monrad
 
  Elizabeth A. Monrad
  Executive Vice President and 
  Chief Financial Officer

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

To the Participants of the
TIAA Real Estate Account:

The TIAA Audit Committee (“Committee”) oversees the financial reporting process of the TIAA Real Estate Account (“Account”) on behalf of TIAA’s Board of Trustees. The Committee operates in accordance with a formal written charter (copies of which are available upon request) which describes the Audit Committee’s responsibilities. All members of the Committee are independent, as defined under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.

Management has the primary responsibility for the Account’s financial statements, development and maintenance of a strong system of internal controls and disclosure controls, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the Committee reviewed and approved the audit plans of the internal auditing group and the independent auditing firm in connection with their respective audits of the Account. The Committee also meets regularly with the internal and independent registered public accounting firm, both with and without management present, to discuss the results of their examinations, their evaluation of internal controls, and the overall quality of financial reporting. As required by its charter, the Committee will evaluate rotation of the external financial audit firm whenever circumstances warrant, but in no event will the evaluation be later than between their fifth and tenth years of service.

The Committee reviewed and discussed the accompanying audited financial statements with management, including a discussion of the quality and appropriateness of the accounting principles and financial reporting practices followed, the reasonableness of significant judgments, and the clarity and completeness of disclosures in the financial statements. The Committee has also discussed the audited financial statements with Ernst & Young LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm responsible for expressing an opinion on the conformity of these audited financial statements with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

The discussion with Ernst & Young LLP focused on their judgments concerning the quality and appropriateness of the accounting principles and financial reporting practices followed by the Account, the clarity and completeness of the financial statements and related disclosures, and other significant matters, such as any significant changes in accounting policies, internal controls, management judgments and estimates, and the nature of any uncertainties or unusual transactions. In addition, the Committee discussed with Ernst & Young LLP the auditors’ independence from management and the Account, and has received a written disclosure regarding such independence, as required by the Independence Standards Board.

Based on the review and discussions referred to above, the Committee has approved the release of the accompanying audited financial statements for publication and filing with appropriate regulatory authorities.

Rosalie J. Wolf, Audit Committee Chair
Donald K. Peterson, Audit Committee Member
Leonard S. Simon, Audit Committee Member
David F. Swensen, Audit Committee Member
Paul R. Tregurtha, Audit Committee Member

April 15, 2005

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
   
December 31, 
December 31, 
   
2004 
2003 




   
Restated 
ASSETS         
Investments, at value:         
 Real estate properties         
         (cost: $5,315,565,355 and $3,189,651,612)   
$
5,391,469,250   
$
3,094,851,529 
 Real estate joint ventures and limited partnerships         
   (cost: $1,084,222,416 and $887,567,089)    1,288,715,399    930,475,703 
 Marketable securities:         
   Real estate related         
       (cost: $326,109,979 and $295,835,312)    369,744,168    318,251,737 
   Other         
       (cost: $676,124,265 and $435,725,426)    675,989,673    435,720,073 




Total investments         
 (cost: $7,402,022,015 and $4,808,779,439)    7,725,918,490    4,779,299,042 
Due from investment advisor    4,185,034    1,524,900 
Other    113,876,400    86,265,785 




TOTAL ASSETS    7,843,979,924    4,867,089,727 




LIABILITIES         
         
Mortgage notes payable (Note 6)    499,479,256     
         
Amounts due to bank    231,476    1,015,345 
         
Accrued real estate property level expenses    84,959,882    59,514,551 
         
Security deposits held    13,759,324    13,137,670 




TOTAL LIABILITIES    598,429,938    73,667,566 




NET ASSETS         
         
 Accumulation Fund    7,015,717,162    4,621,918,975 
         
 Annuity Fund    229,832,824    171,503,186 




TOTAL NET ASSETS   
$
7,245,549,986   
$
4,793,422,161 




NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS         
   OUTSTANDING—Notes 7 and 8    33,337,597    24,724,183 




NET ASSET VALUE, PER ACCUMULATION UNIT—Note 7   
$
210.44   
$
186.94 





See notes to financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
    Years Ended December 31,  



    2004   
2003
2002
 








        Restated     Restated  
 
INVESTMENT INCOME             
 Real estate income, net:             
   Rental income   
$
397,198,276   
$
361,616,650    
$
300,961,658  




 

 
   Real estate property level expenses and taxes:             
     Operating expenses    100,991,997    87,238,469     64,373,269  
     Real estate taxes    55,946,418    49,440,101     37,589,704  
     Interest expense    830,361         




 

 
Total real estate property level expenses    157,768,776    136,678,570     101,962,973  




 

 
Real estate income, net    239,429,500    224,938,080     198,998,685  
Income from real estate joint ventures    57,275,242    31,989,569     17,077,072  
Dividends    26,568,264    12,240,166     12,891,207  
Interest    15,055,451    7,221,765     13,546,694  




 

 
TOTAL INCOME    338,328,457    276,389,580     242,513,658  




 

 
Expenses—Note 2:             
 Investment advisory charges    14,393,388    12,751,191     9,495,736  
 Administrative and distribution charges    16,372,446    14,786,580     10,390,705  
 Mortality and expense risk charges    4,093,858    2,916,880     2,430,240  
 Liquidity guarantee charges    1,868,733    1,199,414     987,655  




 

 
TOTAL EXPENSES    36,728,425    31,654,065     23,304,336  




 

 
INVESTMENT INCOME, NET    301,600,032    244,735,515     219,209,322  




 

 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED             
 GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS             
   Realized gain on:             
     Real estate properties    13,827,432    32,598,548     3,457,196  
     Marketable securities    47,375,999    7,692,266     6,926,085  




 

 
     Total realized gain on investments    61,203,431    40,290,814     10,383,281  




 

 
 Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:             
   Real estate properties    170,703,978    (37,639,368 )    (94,447,265 ) 
   Real estate joint ventures and limited partnerships    161,584,369    23,914,271     (5,781,360 ) 
   Marketable securities    21,088,525    32,271,654     (13,121,940 ) 




 

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments    353,376,872    18,546,557     (113,350,565 ) 




 

 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED             
GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS    414,580,303    58,837,371     (102,967,284 ) 




 

 
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS             
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   
$
716,180,335   
$
303,572,886    
$
116,242,038  




 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
   
Years Ended December 31,
 



   
2004
2003
2002
 









   
Restated
Restated
 
FROM OPERATIONS             
                         
 Investment income, net   
$
301,600,032    
$
244,735,515    
$
219,209,322  
                   
 Net realized gain on investments    61,203,431     40,290,814     10,383,281  
             
 Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)             
   on investments    353,376,872     18,546,557     (113,350,565 ) 


 

 

 
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS             
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    716,180,335     303,572,886     116,242,038  


 

 

 
 
FROM PARTICIPANT TRANSACTIONS             
                   
 Premiums    738,048,183     515,435,665     395,464,695  
                   
 Net transfers from (to) TIAA    147,340,801     30,198,200     (158,282,438 ) 
                   
 Net transfers from CREF Accounts    1,041,124,402     403,594,402     222,981,242  
                   
 Annuity and other periodic payments    (30,761,316 )    (22,213,682 )    (18,024,403 ) 
                   
 Withdrawals and death benefits    (159,804,580 )    (113,153,870 )    (96,059,751 ) 


 

 

 
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING             
FROM PARTICIPANT TRANSACTIONS    1,735,947,490     813,860,715     346,079,345  


 

 

 
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS    2,452,127,825     1,117,433,601     462,321,383  
 
NET ASSETS             
                   
 Beginning of year    4,793,422,161     3,675,988,560     3,213,667,177  


 

 

 
 End of year   
$
7,245,549,986    
$
4,793,422,161    
$
3,675,988,560  


 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
     
Years Ended December 31,
 



     
2004
2003
2002
 









     
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES                 
 Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   
$ 
716,180,335    
$ 
303,572,886    
$
116,242,038  
 Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting                 
   from operations to net cash used in operating activities:                 
   Purchases of real estate properties      (1,690,454,136 )      (326,513,028 )   
(787,775,872
) 
   Capital improvements on real estate properties      (37,811,864 )      (26,697,465 )    (15,639,940 ) 
   Proceeds from sale of real estate properties      113,765,000       187,225,000     26,050,000  
   Decrease (increase) in other investments      (648,107,782 )      (958,290,679 )    244,681,644  
   Increase in other assets      (30,270,749 )      (19,808,324 )    (23,978,952 ) 
   Increase (decrease) in amounts due from bank      (783,869 )      1,015,345      
   Increase in accrued real estate property level expenses      25,445,331       18,678,441     1,240,795  
   Increase in security deposits held      621,654       1,419,425     2,950,569  
   Decrease in other liabilities                (618,289 ) 
   Net realized gain on real estate properties      (13,827,432 )      (32,598,548 )    (3,457,196 ) 
   Unrealized (gain) loss on real estate properties      (170,703,978 )      37,639,368     94,447,265  


 

 

 
NET CASH USED IN                 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES      (1,735,947,490 )      (814,357,579 )   
(345,857,938
) 


 

 

 
CASH FLOWS FROM PARTICIPANT TRANSACTIONS                 
 Premiums      738,048,183       515,435,665     395,464,695  
 Net transfers from (to) TIAA      147,340,801       30,198,200    
(158,282,438
) 
 Net transfers from CREF Accounts      1,041,124,402       403,594,402     222,981,242  
 Annuity and other periodic payments      (30,761,316 )      (22,213,682 )    (18,024,403 ) 
 Withdrawals and death benefits      (159,804,580 )      (113,153,870 )    (96,059,751 ) 


 

 

 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY                 
PARTICIPANT TRANSACTIONS      1,735,947,490       813,860,715     346,079,345  


 

 

 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH            (496,864 )    221,407  
CASH                 
 Beginning of year            496,864     275,457  


 

 

 
 End of year   
$ 
   
$ 
   
$ 
496,864  


 

 

 
Supplemental disclosure: Cash paid for interest    $ 121,408    
$ 
   
$ 
 


 

 

 
Non–cash activity: Debt assumed upon purchase of real estate 
  $ 499,479,256    
$ 
   
$ 
 


 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1—Significant Accounting Policies

The TIAA Real Estate Account (“Account”) is a segregated investment account of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”) and was established by resolution of TIAA’s Board of Trustees on February 22, 1995, under the insurance laws of the State of New York, for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts issued by TIAA. The investment objective of the Account is a favorable long-term rate of return primarily through rental income and capital appreciation from real estate investments owned by the Account. The Account holds real estate properties directly and through wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Account also holds interests in joint ventures and limited partnerships that own real estate. The Account also invests in publicly-traded securities and other instruments to maintain adequate liquidity for operating expenses, capital expenditures and to make benefit payments. The financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which may require the use of estimates made by management. Actual results may vary from those estimates. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies of the Account.

Basis of Presentation: The accompanying financial statements include the Account and those subsidiaries wholly-owned by TIAA for the benefit of the Account. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Valuation of Real Estate Properties: Investments in real estate properties are stated at fair value, as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Investment Committee of the TIAA Board of Trustees and in accordance with the responsibilities of the Board as a whole; accordingly, the Account does not record depreciation. Fair value for real estate properties is defined as the most probable price for which a property will sell in a competitive market under all conditions requisite to a fair sale. Determination of fair value involves subjective judgement because the actual market value of real estate can be determined only by negotiation between the parties in a sales transaction. Real estate properties owned by the Account are initially valued at their respective purchase prices (including acquisition costs). Subsequently, independent appraisers value each real estate property at least once a year. The independent fiduciary, The Townsend Group, must approve all independent appraisers used by the Account. The independent fiduciary can also require additional appraisals if it believes that a property’s value has changed materially or otherwise to assure that the Account is valued correctly. TIAA’s appraisal staff performs a valuation review of each real estate property on a quarterly basis and updates the property value if it believes that the value of the property has changed since the previous valuation review or appraisal. Real estate properties subject to a mortgage are generally valued as described; however, the value of the property may be adjusted if it is determined that the fair value of the outstanding debt could have a material affect on the equity investment value of the property. The independent fiduciary reviews and approves any such valuation adjustments which exceed certain prescribed limits before such adjustments are recorded by the Account. The Account continues to use the revised value to calculate the Account’s net asset value until the next valuation review or appraisal.

Valuation of Real Estate Joint Ventures: Real estate joint ventures are stated at the Account’s equity in the net assets of the underlying entities, which value their real estate holdings and mortgage notes payable at fair value.

Valuation of Marketable Securities: Equity securities listed or traded on any national market or exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of the principal securities exchange on which such securities are traded or, if there is no sale, at the mean of the last bid and asked prices on such exchange. Debt securities, other than money market instruments, are valued at the most recent bid price or the equivalent quoted yield for such securities (or those of comparable maturity, quality and type). Money market instruments, with maturities of one year or less, are valued in the same manner as debt securities or

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derived from a pricing matrix that has various types of money market instruments along one axis and various maturities along the other. Portfolio securities and limited partnership interests for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of the Investment Committee of the TIAA Board of Trustees and in accordance with the responsibilities of the Board as a whole.

Accounting for Investments: Real estate transactions are accounted for as of the date on which the purchase or sale transactions for the real estate properties close (settlement date). Rent from real estate properties consists of all amounts earned under tenant operating leases, including base rent, recoveries of real estate taxes and other expenses and charges for miscellaneous services provided to tenants. Rental income is recognized in accordance with the billing terms of the lease agreements. The Account bears the direct expenses of the real estate properties owned. These expenses include, but are not limited to, fees to local property management companies, property taxes, utilities, maintenance, repairs, insurance and other operating and administrative costs. An estimate of the net operating income earned from each real estate property is accrued by the Account on a daily basis and such estimates are adjusted as soon as actual operating results are determined.

Income from joint ventures is recorded based on the Accounts' proportional interest in the income earned by the joint venture that has been distributed from the joint venture to the Account.

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Interest income is recorded as earned and includes accrual of discount and amortization of premium. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Account is informed of the dividend. Realized gains and losses on securities transactions are accounted for on the specific identification method.

Change in Accounting Policy: Effective January 1, 2003, the Account changed the method by which realized gains and losses on securities transactions are calculated from the average cost method to the specific identification method. This change was made in order to conform more closely with industry standards. For the Account, the effect of this change for the year ended December 31, 2003 was to increase net realized gain by $391,221 and decrease net unrealized gain by $391,221. There was no impact on investment income-net and no impact on the increase in net assets resulting from operations or on total net assets.

Federal Income Taxes: Based on provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, the Account is taxed as a segregated asset account of TIAA. The Account should incur no material federal income tax attributable to the net investment experience of the Account.

Restatement and Reclassifications: In prior years’ financial statements, the Account had consolidated joint ventures in which it held a majority financial interest and had joint control over significant decisions with its minority partner. It was determined that such investments should not have been consolidated because the Account did not have a majority of the voting rights to control significant decisions. As a result, the Account has restated its 2003 and 2002 financial statements to conform to the 2004 treatment, which reflects the Account’s equity in the net assets and operations of the underlying entities. This restatement did not affect the Account’s total net assets, net asset value per accumulation unit, net increase in net assets resulting from operations nor the Account’s total return, as previously reported in the Account’s 2003 and 2002 financial statements, but did result in a reduction in (a) total assets of approximately $299 million, (b) liabilities of $9 million, and (c) minority interest of $290 million as of December 31, 2003. In addition, the Account changed the presentation of operating results to eliminate discontinued operations reporting, which more appropriately reflects the Account’s business activities. Other certain amounts in the 2003 and 2002 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2004 presentation.

Note 2—Management Agreements

Investment advisory services for the Account are provided by TIAA employees, under the direction of TIAA’s Board of Trustees and its Investment Committee, pursuant to investment management procedures adopted by TIAA for the Account. TIAA’s investment management decisions for the Account are also subject to review by the Account’s independent fiduciary. TIAA also provides all portfolio accounting and related services for the Account.

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Distribution and administrative services for the Account are provided by TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC (“Services”) pursuant to a Distribution and Administrative Services Agreement with the Account. Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TIAA, is a registered broker-dealer and member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

The services performed by TIAA and Services are provided at cost. TIAA and Services receive payments from the Account on a daily basis according to formulas established each year with the objective of keeping the payments as close as possible to the Account’s actual expenses. Any differences between actual expenses and the amounts paid are adjusted quarterly.

TIAA also provides a liquidity guarantee to the Account, for a fee, to ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet participant transfer and cash withdrawal requests in the event that the Account’s cash flows and liquid investments are insufficient to fund such requests. TIAA also receives a fee for assuming certain mortality and expense risks.

Note 3—Real Estate Properties

Had the Account’s real estate properties that were purchased during the year ended December 31, 2004 been acquired at the beginning of the year (January 1, 2004), rental income and real estate property level expenses for the year ended December 31, 2004 would have increased by approximately $213,430,000 (unaudited) and $107,023,000 (unaudited), respectively. Accordingly, the total proforma effect on the Account’s net investment income for the year ended December 31, 2004 would have been an increase of approximately $106,407,000 (unaudited), if the real estate properties acquired during the year ended December 31, 2004 had been acquired at the beginning of 2004.

Had the Account’s real estate properties that were purchased during the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 been acquired at the beginning of the year (January 1, 2003), rental income and real estate property level expenses for the year ended December 31, 2003 would have increased by approximately $341,466,000 (unaudited) and $158,647,000 (unaudited), respectively. Accordingly, the total proforma effect on the Account’s net investment income for the year ended December 31, 2003 would have been an increase of approximately $182,819,000 (unaudited), if the real estate properties acquired during the year ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 had been acquired at the beginning of 2003.

Note 4—Leases

The Account’s real estate properties are leased to tenants under operating lease agreements which expire on various dates through 2104. Aggregate minimum annual rentals for the properties owned, excluding short-term residential and storage facility leases, less leases on properties held for sale, are as follows:

Years Ending       
December 31,       

2005    $  399,730,000 
2006      366,340,000 
2007      326,901,000 
2008      283,956,000 
2009      238,290,000 
2010-2104      766,612,000 


 
Total    $  2,381,829,000 



Certain leases provide for additional rental amounts based upon the recovery of actual operating expenses in excess of specified base amounts.

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Note 5—Investment in Joint Ventures

The Account owns several real estate properties through joint ventures and receives distributions and allocations of profits and losses from the joint ventures based on the Account’s ownership interest percentages. Several of these joint ventures have mortgage notes payable on the properties owned. The Account’s allocated portion of the mortgage notes payable at December 31, 2004 is $345,136,785. The Accounts’ equity in the joint ventures at December 31, 2004 and 2003 was $1,257,893,004 and $888,244,865, respectively. A condensed summary of the financial position and results of operations of the joint ventures is shown below.

   
December 31, 2004 
December 31, 2003 
December 31, 2002 









              Restated       Restated  
Assets   
             
   
 Real estates properties, at value   
$ 
2,760,426,300      $  1,840,559,367    
$
1,186,400,133  
 Other assets   
55,021,655        37,618,311    
24,058,148  






 
          Total assets   
$ 
2,815,447,955      $  1,878,177,678    
$
1,210,458,281  






 
Liabilities and Equity   
             
   
Mortgages notes payable  
$ 
618,773,569      $  436,448,116    
$
385,456,582  
 Other liabilities   
47,389,201        26,093,694    
17,600,691  






 
          Total liabilities   
666,162,770        462,541,810    
403,057,273  
Equity   
2,149,285,185        1,415,635,868    
807,401,008  






 
          Total liabilities and equity 
 
$ 
2,815,447,955      $  1,878,177,678    
$
1,210,458,281  






 
 
   
Year Ended 
Year Ended 
Year Ended 
   
December 31, 2004 
December 31, 2003 
December 31, 2002 









              Restated       Restated  
Operating Revenues and Expenses   
             
   
 Revenues   
$ 
250,697,181     $  145,432,123    
$
103,757,341  
 Expenses   
122,017,640       77,571,384    
58,777,363  






 
  Excess of revenues over expenses 
 
$ 
128,679,541     $  67,860,739    
$
44,979,978  






 

Note 6—Mortgage Notes Payable

At December 31, 2004, the Account had mortgage notes payable on four properties as follows:

   
Interest 
       
Property   
Rate 
 
Amount
 
Due






50 Fremont   
6.40% paid monthly
  $ 135,000,000     August 21, 2013 
Ontario Industrial Portfolio   
7.42% paid monthly
  9,479,256 *    May 1, 2011 
IDX Tower   
6.40% paid monthly
  145,000,000     August 21, 2013 
1001 Pennsylvania Ave   
6.40% paid monthly
  210,000,000     August 21, 2013 


 
   Total     
$
499,479,256      


 

*     
Principal payments due monthly with balloon payment of $8,127,115 due on May 1, 2011. Principal on mortgage notes payable is due as follows:
 
   
Amount 


2005    $  173,361 
2006      186,862 
2007      201,415 
2008      215,163 
2009      233,858 
Thereafter      498,468,597 


Total    $  499,479,256 



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Note 7—Condensed Financial Information

Selected condensed financial information for an Accumulation Unit of the Account is presented below.

   
Years Ended December 31,









   
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000















              Restated       Restated       Restated       Restated  
Per Accumulation Unit data:                     
 Rental income   
$
13.422    
$
15.584    
$
14.225    
$
14.862    
$
14.530  
 Real estate property level expenses    5.331     5.890     4.819     4.754     4.674  


 

 

 

 

 
Real estate income, net    8.091     9.694     9.406     10.108     9.856  
 Income from real estate joint ventures    1.935     1.379     0.807     0.130     0.056  
 Dividends and interest    1.406     0.839     1.249     1.950     2.329  


 

 

 

 

 
Total income    11.432     11.912     11.462     12.188     12.241  
 Expense charges (1)    1.241     1.365     1.101     0.995     0.998  


 

 

 

 

 
Investment income, net    10.191     10.547     10.361     11.193     11.243  
 Net realized and unrealized                     
   gain (loss) on investments    13.314     2.492     (4.621 )    (1.239 )    3.995  


 

 

 

 

 
 Net increase in Accumulation Unit Value    23.505     13.039     5.740     9.954     15.238  
 Accumulation Unit Value:                     
   Beginning of year    186.939     173.900     168.160     158.206     142.968  


 

 

 

 

 
   End of year   
$
210.444    
$
186.939    
$
173.900    
$
168.160    
$
158.206  


 

 

 

 

 
 Total return    12.57 %    7.50 %    3.41 %    6.29 %    10.66 % 
   Expenses (1)    0.63 %    0.76 %    0.67 %    0.61 %    0.67 % 
   Investment income, net    5.17 %    5.87 %    5.65 %    6.81 %    7.50 % 
 Portfolio turnover rate:                     
   Real estate properties    2.32 %    5.12 %    0.93 %    4.61 %    3.87 % 
   Securities    143.47 %    71.83 %    52.08 %    40.62 %    32.86 % 
 Thousands of Accumulation Units                     
   outstanding at end of year    33,338     24,724     20,347     18,456     14,605  
   
(1)     
Expense charges per Accumulation Unit and the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets exclude real estate property level expenses. If the real estate property level expenses were included, the expense charge per Accumulation Unit for the year ended December 31, 2004 would be $6.572 ($7.255, $5.920, $5.749 and $5.672 for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively), and the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets for the year ended December 31, 2004 would be 3.33% (4.04%, 3.61%, 3.50% and 3.79% for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively).
 

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Note 8—Accumulation Units

Changes in the number of Accumulation Units outstanding were as follows:

    For the Years Ended December 31,


   
2004 
2003 
2002






Accumulation Units:                 
 Credited for premiums   
3,746,093 
2,860,354 
    2,310,355  
 Credited (cancelled) for transfers, net disbursements   
     
   and amounts applied to the Annuity Fund   
4,867,321 
1,517,133 
    (420,104 ) 
 Outstanding:   
     
   Beginning of year   
24,724,183 
20,346,696 
    18,456,445  



 
   End of year   
33,337,597 
24,724,183 
    20,346,696  



 

Note 9—Commitments

During the normal course of business, the Account enters into discussions and agreements to purchase or sell real estate properties. As of December 31, 2004, the Account had one outstanding commitment to purchase an industrial property for approximately $18 million and another commitment to sell an industrial property for approximately $3.5 million.

At December 31, 2004, the Account had commitments to invest in three limited partnerships over the next three years totalling approximately $51 million.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2004 and 2003

REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES—69.78% and 64.76%

   
Value 


Location / Description   
2004
2003 






         
Restated
Arizona:             
             Biltmore Commerce Center - Office building    $  34,104,182    
$ 
28,639,089 
             Mountain RA Industrial Portfolio - Industrial building      5,513,947        
California:             
             3 Hutton Centre Drive - Office building      41,106,333       39,991,353 
             9 Hutton Centre - Office building      23,169,449       20,343,676 
             50 Fremont - Office building      323,264,602 (A)       
             88 Kearny Street - Office building      69,026,718       62,541,205 
             Capitol Place - Office building      42,400,000       38,805,345 
             Centerside I - Office building      65,037,900        
             Center Pointe and Valley View - Industrial building      25,329,023        
             Eastgate Distribution Center - Industrial building      18,800,000       16,600,000 
             Kenwood Mews - Apartments      27,700,000       22,700,000 
             Larkspur Courts - Apartments      66,000,000       55,000,000 
             The Legacy at Westwood - Apartments      90,750,000       84,400,000 
             Northern California RA Industrial Portfolio - Industrial building      59,169,642        
             Northpoint Commerce Center - Industrial building      46,000,000       41,800,000 
             Ontario Industrial Portfolio - Industrial building      187,079,256 (A)      117,500,000 
             Regents Court - Apartments      56,700,000       49,600,000 
             Southern California RA Industrial Portfolio - Industrial building      89,097,299        
             Westcreek - Apartments      28,161,865       22,000,000 
             West Lake North Business Park - Office building      50,021,000        
             Westwood Marketplace - Shopping center      80,019,410       74,000,000 
Colorado:             
             The Lodge at Willow Creek - Apartments      32,201,274       31,698,947 
             The Market at Southpark - Shopping center      33,522,400        
             Monte Vista - Apartments      22,501,650       20,600,000 
Connecticut:             
             Ten & Twenty Westport Road - Office building      148,000,000       144,000,000 
Delaware:             
             Mideast RA Industrial Portfolio - Industrial building      16,543,121        
Florida:             
             701 Brickell - Office building      177,000,000       177,009,565 
             4200 West Cypress Street - Office building      33,900,000       32,824,935 
             Doral Pointe - Apartments            42,600,000 
             Golfview - Apartments.      28,543,437       27,750,000 
             The Fairways of Carolina - Apartments      18,100,000       18,000,000 
             The Greens at Metrowest - Apartments      14,623,330       14,000,000 
             Maitland Promenade One - Office building      36,053,639       35,192,924 
             Plantation Grove - Shopping center      11,200,000       9,100,000 
             Pointe on Tampa Bay - Office building      40,551,310       42,100,000 
             Quiet Waters at Coquina Lakes - Apartments      19,200,000       18,800,000 
             Royal St. George - Apartments      19,400,000       17,700,000 
             Sawgrass Office Portfolio - Office building      52,000,000       45,400,000 
             South Florida Apartment Portfolio - Apartments      47,700,000       46,700,000 
Georgia:             
             Alexan Buckhead - Apartments      37,500,000       41,000,000 
             Atlanta Industrial Portfolio - Industrial building      37,750,840       37,300,000 

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Location / Description   
2004
2003 






           
Restated
Illinois:             
             Chicago Caleast Industrial Portfolio - Industrial building   
$ 
42,000,000     
$
40,232,195 
             Chicago Industrial Portfolio - Industrial building      70,002,239      59,292,310 
             Columbia Center III - Office building      28,900,000      30,000,000 
             East North Central RA Industrial Portfolio - Industrial building      23,734,331       
             Oak Brook Regency Towers - Office building      68,400,000      67,300,000 
             Parkview Plaza - Office building      48,700,000      50,400,000 
             Rolling Meadows - Shopping center      15,750,000      13,550,000 
Kentucky:             
             IDI Kentucky Portfolio - Industrial building      49,000,000      52,000,000 
Maryland:             
             Corporate Boulevard - Office building      65,038,710      69,500,000 
             FEDEX Distribution Facility - Industrial building      8,200,000      7,600,000 
             Longview Executive Park - Office building            22,200,000 
Massachusetts:             
             Batterymarch Park II - Office building      10,700,000      10,000,000 
             Longwood Towers - Apartments      82,500,000      76,400,000 
             Needham Corporate Center - Office building      15,030,046      12,544,934 
             Northeast RA Industrial Portfolio - Industrial building      33,110,903       
Michigan:             
             Indian Creek - Apartments      18,825,000      17,700,000 
Minnesota:             
             Interstate Crossing - Industrial building      7,300,000      6,345,000 
             River Road Distribution Center - Industrial building      4,600,000      4,150,000 
Nevada:             
             UPS Distribution Facility - Industrial building      12,900,000      11,500,000 
New Jersey:             
             10 Waterview Boulevard - Office building      26,400,000      27,000,000 
             371 Hoes Lane - Office building      10,666,570      8,500,000 
             Konica Photo Imaging Headquarters - Industrial building      21,200,000      18,500,000 
             Morris Corporate Center III - Office building      82,300,000      90,000,000 
             NJ Caleast Industrial Portfolio - Industrial building      39,300,000      39,843,924 
             South River Road Industrial - Industrial building      34,900,000      31,000,000 
New York:             
             780 Third Avenue - Office building      197,000,000      180,000,000 
             The Colorado - Apartments      58,156,056      54,008,059 
North Carolina:             
             The Lynnwood Collection - Shopping center            8,100,000 
             The Millbrock Collection - Shopping center            7,000,000 
Ohio:             
             Bent Tree - Apartments      13,600,000      13,000,000 
             Columbus Portfolio - Office building      21,500,000      22,000,000 
             Northmark Business Center I - Office building            5,200,000 
Oregon:             
             Five Centerpointe - Office building      14,500,000      13,850,797 
Pennsylvania:             
             Lincoln Woods - Apartments      31,472,870      26,704,000 
Tennessee:             
             Memphis Caleast Industrial Portfolio - Industrial building      47,400,000      43,036,559 
             Summit Distribution Center - Industrial building      23,800,000      21,961,420 

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Location / Description   
2004
2003 






         
Restated
Texas:           
             Butterfield Industrial Park - Industrial building (B)   
$ 
4,600,000     
$
4,506,687 
             Dallas Industrial Portfolio - Industrial building      138,500,000    138,000,000 
             Four Oaks Place - Office building      255,357,238     
             The Legends at Chase Oaks - Apartments      27,051,851    26,000,000 
Utah:           
             Landmark at Salt Lake City (Building #4) - Industrial building      12,500,000    12,500,000 
Virginia:           
             Ashford Meadows - Apartments      68,000,000    62,000,000 
             Fairgate at Ballston - Office building      28,500,017    28,400,000 
             Monument Place - Office building      37,000,000    33,334,338 
             One Virginia Square - Office building      42,500,000     
Washington:           
             Northwest RA Industrial Portfolio - Industrial building      19,438,852     
             Rainier Corporate Park - Industrial building      56,035,878    53,994,267 
             IDX Tower - Office building     
347,978,282 
(A)       
Washington DC:           
             1001 Pennsylvania Avenue - Office building     
466,424,940 
(A)      
             1015 15th Street - Office building      59,000,134    54,300,000 
             1900 K Street - Office building      219,453,706     
             Mazza Gallerie - Shopping center      81,000,000     
             The Farragut Building - Office building      46,500,000    45,700,000 


 

 
             TOTAL REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES           
                   (Cost $5,315,565,355 and $3,189,651,612)      5,391,469,250    3,094,851,529 


 

 
REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURES AND LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS—16.68% and 19.47%     
 
REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURES(C)—16.28% and 18.59%           
             Bisys Crossings I, LLC which owns           
                   BISYS Fund Services Building - (96% Account interest)      34,751,940    34,084,331 
             CA - Treat Towers LP which owns           
                   Treat Towers (75% Account interest)      88,524,364    84,885,111 
             Teachers REA LLC which owns Cabot Industrial Portfolio           
                   (100% Account interest in 2004, 80% in 2003)      60,600,000    41,563,029 
             Colorado Center Limited Partnership which owns           
                   Colorado Center (50% Account interest)      222,702,820     
             Florida Mall Association, Ltd. which owns           
                   The Florida Mall (50% Account interest)      162,632,565    99,279,653 
             GA - Buckhead LLC which owns           
                   Prominence in Buckhead (75% Account interest)      80,618,771    69,391,790 
             IL - 161 Clark Street LLC which owns           
                   161 North Clark Street (75 % Account interest)      157,282,972    156,716,487 
             One Boston Place Real Estate Investment Trust which owns           
                   Mellon Financial Center at One Boston Place           
                   (50.25% Account interest)      139,382,942    128,491,210 
             Storage Portfolio I, LLC which owns           
                   Storage Portfolio I located throughout the U.S. (75% Account interest) 
    50,430,399    132,090,895 
             Strategic Industrial Properties I, LLC which owns           
                   IDI National Portfolio located throughout the U.S.           
                   (60% Account interest)      64,041,442     
             Teachers REA IV, LLC, which owns           
                   Tyson’s Executive Plaza II (50% Account interest)      27,894,742    25,577,096 

39


   
Value
   
Location / Description   
2004
 
2003

 


 

           
Restated
             West Dade County Associates which owns               
                   Miami International Mall (50% Account interest)    $ 
61,577,257 
    $ 
39,789,620 
             West Town Mall Joint Venture which owns               
                   West Town Mall (50% Account interest)   
107,452,790     
76,375,643 




 
             TOTAL REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURE               
                   (Cost $1,060,788,631 and $845,228,277)      1,257,893,004        888,244,865 




LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS— 0.40% and 0.88%               
             Essex Apartment Value Fund, L.P. (10% Account Interest) 
    11,434,495        20,864,368 
             Heitman Value Partners, LP (8.43% Account Interest)      3,766,214         
             MONY/Transwestern Mezzanine Realty Partners II LLC (16.10% Account Interest)      3,134,952         
             MONY/Transwestern Mezzanine Realty Partners L.P.               
                   (19.76% Account Interest)      12,486,734        21,366,470 




             TOTAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP               
                   (Cost $24,931,845 and $42,338,812)      30,822,395        42,230,838 




 
TOTAL REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURES AND LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS               
   (Cost $1,084,222,416 and $887,567,089)      1,288,715,399        930,475,703 




 
     MARKETABLE SECURITIES—13.54% and 15.77%               
 
     REAL ESTATE RELATED—4.79% and 6.65%               
 
     REAL ESTATE EQUITY SECURITIES—4.25% and 5.54%               
Shares                   

2004   
2003 
  Issuer               



70,000        Acadia Realty Trust      1,141,000         
550,000        Affordable Residential Communities      7,892,500         
36,685        AMB Property Corp      1,481,707         
446,100        American Campus Communities      10,032,789         
140,000        Amli Residential Properties      4,480,000         
    30,000    Apartment Investment & Management Co.              1,035,000 
46,000    120,325    Archstone-Smith Trust      1,761,800        3,366,694 
232,900    560,000    Ashford Hospitality Trust      2,531,623        5,258,400 
    115,000    Avalon Bay Communities Inc.              5,497,000 
150,000    206,800    Boston Properties Inc      9,700,500        9,965,692 
150,000        Brandywine Realty Trust      4,408,500         
35,000    315,000    BRE Properties      1,410,850        10,521,000 
60,000        Capital Lease Funding Inc      750,000         
    440,000    Cedar Shopping Centers Inc.              5,464,800 
60,000        Centerpoint Properties Trust      2,873,400         
    40,000    Chelsea Property Group Inc.              2,192,400 
143,000        Corporate Office Properties      4,197,050         
434,000        Developers Diversified Realty      19,256,580         
1,072,990        Digital Realty Trust Inc      14,453,175         
    200,000    Entertainment Properties Trust              6,942,000 
31,875        Equity Lifestyle Properties      1,139,532         
147,518    300,000    Equity Office Properties Trust      4,295,724        8,595,000 
    300,000    Equity One Inc.              5,064,000 
180,000    203,800    Equity Residential      6,512,400        6,014,138 
    40,000    Essex Property Trust Inc.              2,568,800 

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2004   
2003 
  Issuer   
2004 
 
2003 








                   
Restated
594,500        Extra Space Storage Inc    $  7,924,685      $   
413,873    400,000    Falcon Financial Investment      2,897,111        3,920,000 
1,367,000        Feldman Mall Properties      17,784,670         
    70,000    Gables Residential Trust   
     
2,431,800 
110,000        General Growth Properties      3,977,600         
75,000        Glenborough Realty Trust Inc      1,596,000         
912,000        GMH Communities Trust      12,859,200         
38,818        Gramercy Capital Corp      799,651         
72,550        Great Wolf Resorts Inc      1,620,767         
75,000    140,000    Health Care Realty Trust Inc      3,052,500        5,040,000 
350,000        Hersha Hospitality Trust      4,007,500         
    114,700    Hilton Hotels Corp              1,964,811 
168,000        Home Properties Inc      7,224,000         
325,000        Homebanc Corp/Ga      3,146,000         
    822,800    Host Marriott Corp              10,136,896 
74,257        Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc      1,683,406         
300,000    300,000    Interstate Hotels & Resorts      1,608,000        1,605,000 
    250,000    Istar Financial Inc              9,725,000 
1,908,000        Jameson Inns Inc      3,758,760         
    640,000    Keystone Property Trust              14,137,600 
54,000    100,000    Kimco Realty Corp      3,131,460        4,475,000 
324,443        Kite Realty Group Trust      4,957,489         
215,078    640,000    Lexington Corporate Properties Trust      4,856,461        12,921,600 
    230,000    Liberty Property Trust              8,947,000 
1,266,660        Lodgian Inc      15,579,918         
162,000        LTC Properties Inc      3,225,420         
    290,000    LTC Properties 8.5%              9,097,300 
150,000    200,000    Macerich Company/The      9,420,000        8,900,000 
30,420        Mack-Cali Realty Corp      1,400,233         
    800,000    Meristar Hospitality Trust              5,208,000 
40,000        Mills Corp/The      2,550,400         
150,000    200,000    Mission West Properties      1,596,000        2,590,000 
270,000        New York Mortgage Trust Inc      3,024,000         
100,000        Northstar Realty Finance Corp      1,145,000         
525,000        Origen Financial Inc      3,927,000         
70,700        Parkway Properties      3,588,025         
    130,000    Post Properties Inc              3,629,600 
75,000    250,000    Prentiss Properties Trust      2,865,000        8,247,500 
200,000    330,000    Prologis Trust      8,666,000        10,589,700 
    285,000    PS Business Parks Inc              11,759,100 
    172,500    Ramco-Gershenson Properties              4,881,750 
507,000        Reckson Associates Realty Corp      16,634,670         
45,000        Regency Centers Corp      2,493,000         
255,900    235,900    Simon Property Group Inc      16,549,053        10,931,606 
    22,100    Sun Communities Inc              855,270 
303,820        Sunset Financial Resources      3,162,766         
315,000        Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc      6,545,700         
    200,000    Tanger Factory Outlet Center              8,140,000 
268,200        Thomas Properties Group      3,416,868         
1,500,000        Trizec Properties Inc      28,380,000         
                       
                       
                       
                       

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2004
  2003      Issuer     2004   
2003 




 




                     
Restated
100,000    
800,000 
    United Dominion Realty Trust   $  2,480,000    $ 15,360,000 
   
260,000 
    US Restaurant Properties            4,430,400 
77,558    
 
    Ventas Inc      2,125,865       
50,000    
 
    Vornado Realty Trust      3,806,500       
   
131,300 
      Washington Real Estate Inv   
   
3,833,960 
   
85,000 
      Weingarten Realty Investors          3,769,750 
   
17,000 
      Windrose Medical Properties          2,109,700 
   
306,300 
      Winstone Hotels Inc          3,124,260 




 
             TOTAL REAL ESTATE EQUITY SECURITIES           
                   (Cost $284,166,107 and $242,402,103)      327,785,808    265,247,527 




 
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES—0.54% and 1.11%           
                   Principal               


2004
    2003   Issuer, Current Rate and Maturity Date           





$10,000,000     $     Bear Stearns CMS           
         
   1.978% 05/14/16 
    10,006,950     
10,000,000          
COMM 2004 HTL1 A1 
         
         
   2.643% 07/15/16 
    10,013,820     
    10,000,000   
GSMS 2001 - Rock A2FL 
         
         
   1.530% 05/03/18 
        9,909,090 
    20,000,000   
LBF 1.49% 
         
         
   1.543% 06/14/17 
        20,007,680 
10,000,000          
GSMS 2001-Rock A2FL 
         
         
   2.030% 05/03/18 
    10,070,610     
10,000,000          
MSDWC 2001 - 280 A2F 
         
         
   1.894% 02/03/11 
    9,915,150     
    10,000,000   
MSDWC 2001 - 280 A2F 
         
         
   1.560% 02/03/11 
        9,797,770 
    8,429,804   
Opryland Hotel Trust 
         
         
   1.630% 04/01/11 
        8,418,230 
1,940,947          
Trize 2001 - TZHA A3FL 
         
         
   2.130% 03/15/13 
    1,951,830     
    5,000,000   
Trize 2001 - TZHA A3FL 
         
         
   1.533% 03/15/13 
        4,871,440 




 
             TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES 
         
                   (Cost $41,943,872 and $53,433,209, respectively)      41,958,360    53,004,210 




 
             TOTAL REAL ESTATE RELATED           
                   (Cost $326,109,979 and $295,835,312, respectively)      369,744,168    318,251,737 





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OTHER—8.75% and 9.12%              
 
COMMERCIAL PAPER—4.51% and 4.75%             
Principal   
   
Value 






2004
 
2003 
 
Issuer, Current Rate and Maturity Date 
 
2004 
 
2003 

 






                   
Restated
$25,000,000   $    
American Honda Finance, Corp 
           
       
   2.280% 01/12/05 
 
$ 
24,981,667   
$ 
 
10,000,000        
Beta Finance, Inc 
           
       
   1.890% 01/14/05 
    9,991,445       
15,000,000        
Beta Finance, Inc 
           
       
   1.970% 01/21/05 
    14,980,050       
18,100,000        
BMW US Capital Corp 
           
       
   2.280% 01/20/05 
    18,077,073       
    25,000,000   
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 
           
       
   1.060% 01/28/04 
          24,999,805 
    2,215,000   
CC (USA), Inc 
           
       
   1.100% 02/10/04 
          2,212,351 
13,000,000        
CC (USA), Inc 
           
       
   1.940% 01/14/05 
    12,988,878       
    25,000,000   
Ciesco LP
             
       
   1.080% 02/13/04 
          24,967,917 
3,100,000        
Ciesco LP
             
       
   2.180% 01/13/05 
      3,097,537       
    18,000,000   
Corporate Asset Funding Corp, Inc 
           
       
   1.090% 01/14/04 
            17,992,720 
25,000,000        
Corporate Asset Funding Corp, Inc 
           
       
   2.330% 01/31/05 
      24,949,625       
    20,275,000   
Delaware Funding Corp 
           
       
   1.080% 01/22/04 
            20,261,866 
2,670,000        
Fortune Brands 
           
       
   2.060% 01/11/05 
      2,668,205       
    9,800,000   
Govco Incorporated 
           
       
   1.040% 02/23/04 
            9,784,418 
    15,000,000   
Govco Incorporated 
           
       
   1.080% 02/26/04 
            14,974,825 
15,000,000        
Govco Incorporated 
           
       
   1.990% 01/10/05 
      14,990,833       
10,000,000        
Govco Incorporated 
           
       
   2.060% 01/21/05 
      9,986,700       
    10,000,000   
Greyhawk Funding LLC 
           
       
   1.100% 01/20/04 
            9,994,111 
25,000,000        
Greyhawk Funding LLC 
           
       
   2.140% 02/01/05 
      24,948,000       
10,750,000        
Harley-Davidson Funding Corp 
           
       
   2.230% 02/14/05 
      10,718,556       
15,000,000        
Kitty Hawk Funding Corp 
           
       
   2.340% 01/26/05 
      14,975,300       
9,565,000        
Kitty Hawk Funding Corp 
           
       
   2.340% 01/24/05 
      9,550,461       
    25,000,000   
Kitty Hawk Funding Corp 
           
       
   1.080% 01/05/04 
            24,996,458 

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Principal   
   
Value 






2004
 
2003 
 
Issuer, Current Rate and Maturity Date 
 
2004 
 
2003 

 






                   
Restated
$
  $ 1,300,000    New York Times Co             
             1.070% 02/17/04    $ 
 
  $ 
1,298,163 
10,000,000        
Paccar Financial Corp 
           
       
   1.910% 01/24/05 
   
9,984,800   
 
    14,535,000   
Park Avenue Receivables Corp 
           
       
   1.080% 01/29/04 
            14,522,589 
    2,000,000   
Private Export Funding Corporation 
           
       
   1.090% 02/19/04 
            1,997,056 
10,000,000        
Private Export Funding Corporation 
           
       
   1.960% 01/12/05 
      9,992,667       
25,000,000        
Rabobank USA Financial Corp 
           
       
   2.290% 02/02/05 
      24,946,375       
    4,460,000   
Receivables Capital Corp 
           
       
   1.050% 01/05/04 
            4,459,368 
    19,285,000   
Receivables Capital Corp 
           
       
   1.070% of 01/20/04 
            19,273,643 
23,135,000        
Royal Bank of Canada 
           
       
   1.960% 01/18/05 
      23,108,626       
16,430,000        
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC 
           
       
   2.240% 02/03/05 
      16,393,690       
2,000,000        
Sherwin-Williams Co 
           
       
   2.240% 01/20/05 
      1,997,467       
    25,000,000   
Sigma Finance Inc 
           
       
   1.090% 01/06/04 
            24,995,750 
15,000,000        
Sigma Finance Inc 
           
       
   2.070% 02/04/05 
      14,965,875       
25,000,000        
Toronto Dominion Bank 
           
       
   2.015% 03/10/05 
      24,977,213       
    10,000,000   
UBS Finance, (Delaware) Inc 
           
       
   0.960% 01/02/04 
            9,999,433 
25,000,000        
UBS Finance, (Delaware) Inc 
           
       
   2.300% 01/06/05 
      24,990,500       
   




 
          TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER (Amortized cost $348,329,276 and 
           
                $226,733,744, respectively)
      348,261,543      226,730,473 





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GOVERNMENT AGENCIES—4.24% and 4.37% 
           
Principal   
   
Value 






2004
 
2003 
 
Issuer, Current Rate and Maturity Date 
 
2004 
 
2003 

 






                   
Restated
$  9,380,000    $     
Federal Farm Credit Banks 
           
         
   1.780% 03/15/05 
   
$ 
9,334,882   
$ 
 
8,603,000         
Federal Farm Credit Banks 
           
         
   1.220% 01/07/05 
      8,599,403       
   
13,905,000 
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 
           
   
 
   1.020% 01/09/04 
            13,901,559 
   
37,980,000 
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 
           
   
 
   1.020% 01/08/04 
            37,971,644 
   
10,715,000 
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 
           
   
 
   1.020% 02/24/04 
            10,698,630 
   
10,000,000 
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 
           
   
 
   1.020% 02/17/04 
            9,986,667 
   
30,000,000 
 
Federal National Mortgage Association 
           
   
 
   1.054% 01/07/04 
            29,994,458 
   
50,000,000 
 
Federal National Mortgage Association 
           
   
 
   1.010% 01/15/04 
            49,979,166 
   
6,500,000 
 
Federal National Mortgage Association 
           
   
 
   1.000% 01/05/04 
            6,499,142 
   
50,000,000 
 
Federal National Mortgage Association 
           
   
 
   1.050% 01/30/04 
            49,958,334 
7,860,000   
 
 
Federal Home Loan Banks 
           
   
 
   1.850% 04/21/05 
      7,798,928       
18,000,000   
 
 
Federal Home Loan Banks 
           
   
 
   2.140% 01/07/05 
      17,992,475       
22,825,000   
 
 
Federal Home Loan Banks 
           
   
 
   2.180% 01/21/05 
      22,795,841       
20,700,000   
 
 
Federal Home Loan Banks 
           
   
 
   2.190% 02/16/05 
      20,636,761       
11,245,000   
 
 
Federal Home Loan Banks 
           
   
 
   2.240% 01/26/05 
      11,227,214       
8,510,000   
 
 
Federal Home Loan Banks 
           
   
 
   1.935% 03/11/05 
      8,471,280       
20,000,000   
 
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 
           
   
 
   2.000% 01/04/05 
      19,995,222       
15,000,000   
 
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 
           
   
 
   1.875% 01/15/05 
      14,993,546       
15,540,000   
 
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 
           
   
 
   2.265% 01/25/05 
      15,516,366       
22,280,000   
 
 
Federal National Mortgage Association 
           
   
 
   2.480% 04/29/05 
      22,094,408       
50,000,000   
 
 
Federal National Mortgage Association 
           
   
 
   2.250% 01/19/05 
      49,942,208       
25,000,000   
 
 
Federal National Mortgage Association 
           
   
 
   2.100% 01/13/05 
      24,980,590       
31,925,000   
 
 
Federal National Mortgage Association 
           
   
 
   1.140% 01/03/05 
      31,919,281       
32,184,000   
 
 
Federal National Mortgage Association 
           
   
 
   2.250% 01/05/05 
      32,174,390       
9,270,000   
 
 
           
   
 
             





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Principal   
 
Value 






2004
 
2003 
 
Issuer, Current Rate and Maturity Date 
2004 
 
2003 

 






                 
Restated
$  
9,270,000     $     
Federal National Mortgage Association 
         
         
   2.270% 01/26/05 
 
$
9,255,335   
$ 
 
         


 


 
TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
       
 
     (Amortized cost $327,794,989 and $208,991,682)
  327,728,130    208,989,600 




 
TOTAL OTHER (Cost $676,124,265 and $435,725,426)
  675,989,673    435,720,073 




 
TOTAL MARKETABLE SECURITIES (Cost $1,002,234,244 and
       
   
     $731,560,738)
  1,045,733,841    753,971,810 




 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.00% (Cost $7,402,022,015 and
       
   
     $4,808,779,439)
 
$
7,725,918,490   
$
4,779,299,042 





(A)      The market value reflects the Account’s interest in the property gross of debt.
 
(B)      Leasehold interest only.
 
(C)      The market values reflect the value of the Account’s interest in the joint ventures, net of any debt or joint venture partner interests.
 

See notes to financial statements.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Participants of the TIAA Real Estate Account and the
     
Board of Trustees of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, of the TIAA Real Estate Account (“Account”) of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”), including the Statements of Investments, as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004. These financial statements are the responsibility of TIAA’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Account at December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the results of its operations, changes in its net assets and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

As discussed in Note 1, the Account has restated its financial statements relating to the accounting for its investments in majority-owned real estate joint ventures and to change the presentation of its operating results.


Ernst & Young LLP             

New York, New York
April 14, 2005

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

     Mr. William H. Waltrip, a trustee of TIAA, and Professor Stephen A. Ross, a trustee of the TIAA-CREF registered investment companies (the “Funds”), resigned from their respective boards on November 30, 2004.

     On August 1, 2003, the valuation practice, a non-auditing practice of Ernst & Young, LLP (“Ernst & Young”), the independent auditor to TIAA and the Funds, entered into an agreement with a company owned by the two trustees among others, a majority of which was owned by Professor Ross. The business relationship was created to develop intellectual property and related services to value corporate stock options. The aggregate amount paid by Ernst & Young to the company under this agreement was approximately $1.33 million of which Professor Ross received, or will receive, approximately $335,000 (of which $60,000 represented reimbursement of expenses and $25,000 represented repayment of a loan he made to the company). Mr. Waltrip has not received any payment from the company. The agreement and business activity thereunder was terminated on August 20, 2004 and a dissolution agreement was signed as of November 17, 2004.

     Ernst & Young informed TIAA and the Funds that the business relationship between Ernst & Young and the company owned by the trustees was not in accordance with the auditor independence standards of Regulation S-X and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. Ernst & Young also notified the SEC and the Audit Committees of TIAA and the Funds of this business relationship. The Audit Committees consist entirely of independent trustees having no business relationships with TIAA, the Funds or Ernst & Young.

     The Audit Committees of TIAA and the Funds, and Ernst & Young, each determined that the trustee’s business relationship with Ernst & Young did not compromise Ernst & Young’s independence from either TIAA or the Funds or the integrity or objectivity of the respective audits for 2003 and 2004. This determination was based on, among other things, the fact that the Ernst & Young audit team was not aware of the business relationship when they issued the 2003 audit opinions on the financial statements of TIAA and the Funds and the business activity under the agreement was ceased in 2004 upon identification of the matter. Professor Ross and Mr. Waltrip had no other functions or responsibilities as Board members that would have caused them to have direct dealings with the Ernst & Young audit team. Professor Ross and Mr. Waltrip were not members of the Audit Committees.

     TIAA and/or the Funds have taken steps to ensure that their respective trustees will identify promptly any business relationships that may bring the independence of the outside auditors into question. These steps include revising their officers and trustees questionnaires, improving the questionnaire review process, receiving quarterly auditor independence certifications, and enhancing continuing education for all trustees regarding SEC matters.

     In November 2004, TIAA and the Funds initiated a request for proposal process to seek accounting firms with the requisite capacity and expertise to perform their respective 2005 audits, which was recently completed.

     On February 28, 2005, TIAA and the Funds determined and Ernst & Young agreed that the audit relationship between Ernst & Young and TIAA, and the Funds will cease. Ernst & Young will complete its audit work for TIAA and the Funds for their respective 2004 audits.

     At a meeting held on February 28, 2005, the Audit Committees of TIAA and the Funds, along with the respective Boards of Trustees, approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for these entities for their 2005 audits effective upon completion of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ customary client acceptance procedures and execution of an engagement letter.

     On December 6, 2004, the staff of the SEC informed TIAA and the Funds that it is conducting an informal inquiry into the E&Y auditor independence matter. TIAA and the Funds are fully cooperating with the SEC staff in connection with the informal inquiry.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

     On February 28, 2005, TIAA and Ernst & Young LLP (“Ernst & Young”) agreed that the relationship between Ernst & Young and TIAA would cease. Ernst & Young agreed to complete the audit work for the Account for its 2004 audit. In connection with its audits for the two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period through February 28, 2005, of the Account (i) there were no disagreements with Ernst & Young on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Ernst & Young, would have caused them to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its report on the financial statements for such fiscal years, and (ii) there were no more reportable events as defined in Item 304(a)(l)(v) of Regulation S-K. Please see the Account’s Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2005, for more information.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

     (a) The registrant maintains a system of disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the registrant’s reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the registrant's Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

     Under the supervision and participation of the registrant’s management, including the registrant’s CEO and CFO, the registrant conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based upon the management’s review, the CEO and the CFO concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2004, except as noted below.

     The registrant had previously consolidated its investments in certain joint ventures during both 2003 and 2002, as a result of the registrant’s majority financial interest in, and shared control of, those joint ventures. Ernst & Young LLP audited both the registrant’s 2003 and 2002 consolidated financial statements.

     Based on consultations with Ernst & Young LLP in connection its audit of the registrant’s 2004 consolidated financial statements, however, it was determined that the investments in certain joint ventures that had previously been treated as consolidated subsidiaries in 2003 and 2002 should instead be treated as investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, despite the fact that the registrant owned a majority financial interest in the entities. The registrant’s 2003 and 2002 financial statements have been restated to show the treatment of these investments consistently with the 2004 treatment, which reflects the registrant's equity in the net assets and operations of the underlying entities.

 

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     This restatement did not affect the registrant's total net assets, net asset value per accumulation value, net increase in net assets resulting from operations nor the registrant's total return, as previously reported in the registrant's 2003 and 2002 financial statements. See Note 1 to the registrant’s financial statements.

     Ernst & Young LLP determined that, pursuant to Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s Auditing Standard No. 2, a restatement of the registrant’s previously issued financial statements indicated a material weakness, notwithstanding the fact that the adjustment had no net impact on net assets and operations. This determination was reported to the registrant’s Audit Committee.

     Subsequent to the review of its disclosure controls, the registrant revised its controls related to the presentation of joint ventures. The CEO and the CFO have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures that are now in place at the registrant are effective to ensure compliance with the Exchange Act.

      Management believes that this matter has been adequately addressed by the corrective action summarized herein.

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PART III

ITEMS 10 AND 11. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT; EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

     The Real Estate Account has no officers or directors and no TIAA trustee or executive officer receives compensation from the Account. The Trustees and principal executive officers of TIAA, and their principal occupations during the last five years, are as follows:

Trustees

Elizabeth E. Bailey, 66
John C. Hower Professor of Public Policy and Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Director, CSX Corporation and Altria Group, Inc.

Robert C. Clark, 61
Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor and Austin Wakeman Scott Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, Harvard University. Director, Collins & Aikman Corporation, Time Warner Inc. and Omnicom Group.

Estelle A. Fishbein, 70
Vice President and General Counsel Emerita, Johns Hopkins University.

Marjorie Fine Knowles, 65
Professor of Law, Georgia State University College of Law.

Robert M. O’Neil, 70
Professor of Law, University of Virginia and Director, Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression.

Donald K. Peterson, 55
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Avaya Inc. Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Lucent Technologies. Director, Reynolds & Reynolds Co.

Sidney A. Ribeau, 57
President, Bowling Green University. Director, The Andersons, Convergys and Worthington Industries.

Leonard S. Simon, 68
Former Vice Chairman, Charter One Financial, Inc. Formerly, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, RCSB Financial, Inc. and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rochester Community Savings Bank. Director, Landmark Technology Partners, Inc. and Integrated Nano-Technologies, LLC.

David F. Swensen, 51
Chief Investment Officer, Yale University. Director, Schroders plc.

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Ronald L. Thompson, 55
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Midwest Stamping and Manufacturing Company. Director, Interstate Bakeries and Ryerson Tull, Inc.

Paul R. Tregurtha, 69
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mormac Marine Group, Inc. and Moran Transportation Company, Inc.; Vice Chairman, Interlake Steamship Company and Lakes Shipping Company; Formerly, Chairman, Meridian Aggregates, L.P. Director, FPL Group, Inc.

Rosalie J. Wolf, 63
Managing Partner, Botanica Capital Partners LLC. Formerly, Managing Director, Offit Hall Capital Management LLC and its predecessor company, Laurel Management Company LLC; earlier, Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer, The Rockefeller Foundation. Director, North European Oil Royalty Trust and Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc.

Officer—Trustees

Herbert M. Allison, Jr., 61
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, TIAA. President and Chief Executive Officer, CREF. Formerly, President, Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Board of Directors of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 1997-1999 and President and Chief Executive Officer of Alliance for LifeLong Learning, Inc., 1999 –2002. Director, New York Stock Exchange.

Other Officers

Gary Chinery, 55
Vice President and Treasurer, TIAA and CREF.

E. Laverne Jones, 55
Vice President and Corporate Secretary, TIAA and CREF.

Elizabeth A. Monrad, 50
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, TIAA and CREF.

John A. Somers, 61
Executive Vice President, Fixed Income and Real Estate Investments.

Portfolio Management Team

Margaret A. Brandwein, 57
Managing Director—TIAA Real Estate Account.

Thomas Garbutt, 46
Managing Director—Real Estate Equities.

Philip J. McAndrews, 46
Managing Director—Portfolio Management.

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Audit Committee Financial Expert

On August 20, 2003, the Board of Trustees of TIAA determined that Rosalie J. Wolf was qualified and would serve as the audit committee financial expert on the TIAA’s audit committee. Ms. Wolf is independent (as that term is used in Item 7(d)(3)(iv) of Schedule 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) and has not accepted, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee from TIAA, other than in her capacity as Trustee.

Code of Ethics

The Board of Trustees of TIAA has a code of ethics for senior financial officers, including its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, or controller, and persons performing similar functions, in conformity with rules promulgated under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this annual report.

During the reporting period, there were no implicit or explicit waivers granted by the Registrant from any provision of the code of ethics.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.

     Not applicable.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.

     TIAA’s general account plays a significant role in operating the Real Estate Account, including providing a liquidity guarantee, and investment management and other services.

     Liquidity Guarantee. If the Account’s cash flow is insufficient to fund redemption requests, TIAA’s general account has agreed to fund them by purchasing accumulation units. TIAA thereby guarantees that a participant can redeem accumulation units at their then current daily net asset value. For the year ended December 31, 2004, the Account paid TIAA $1,868,733 for this liquidity guarantee through a daily deduction from the net assets of the Account.

     Investment Management and Administrative Services/Certain Risks Borne by TIAA. Deductions are made each valuation day from the net assets of the Account for various services required to manage investments, administer the Account and distribute the contracts. These services are performed at cost by TIAA and Services. Deductions are also made each valuation day to cover mortality and expense risks borne by TIAA.

     For the year ended December 31, 2004, the Account paid TIAA $14,393,388 for investment management services and $4,093,858 for mortality and expense risks. For the same period, the Account paid Services $16,372,446 for its administrative and distribution services.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

     Ernst & Young LLP (“Ernst & Young”) performs independent audits of the Registrant’s financial statements. To maintain auditor independence and avoid even the appearance of

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conflicts of interest, the Registrant, as a policy, does not engage Ernst & Young for management advisory or consulting services.

     Audit Fees. Ernst & Young’s fees for professional services rendered for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements (including Sarbanes-Oxley-related activities) for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003 and review of financial statements included in Registrant’s quarterly reports were $660,200 and $151,700, respectively.

     Tax Fees. Ernst & Young had no tax fees for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003.

     All Other Fees. Other than as set forth above, Ernst & Young had no additional fees with respect to Registrant.

     Preapproval Policy. In June of 2003, the Registrant’s audit committee (“Audit Committee”) adopted a Preapproval Policy for External Audit Firm Services (the “Policy”). The Policy describes the types of services that may be provided by the independent auditor to the Registrant without impairing the auditor’s independence. Under the Policy, the Audit Committee is required to preapprove services to be performed by the Registrant’s independent auditor in order to ensure that such services do not impair the auditor’s independence.

     The Policy requires the Audit Committee to: (i) appoint the independent auditor to perform the financial statement audit for the Registrant and certain of its affiliates, including approving the terms of the engagement and (ii) preapprove the audit, audit-related and tax services to be provided by the independent auditor and the fees to be charged for provision of such services from year to year.

     Auditor Fees for Related Entities. The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Ernst & Young for services rendered to the Registrant and affiliates performing on-going services to the Registrant, including TIAA, for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 were $204,800 and $171,000, respectively.

     Ernst & Young’s aggregate fees for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of financial statements for TIAA and the College Retirement Equities Fund (“CREF”) and their affiliated entities were $7,703,700 for the year ended December 31, 2004 and $3,955,300 for the year ended December 31, 2003. Ernst & Young’s aggregate fees for audit related-services provided to TIAA and CREF and their affiliated entities were $204,800 for the year ended December 31, 2004 and $171,000 for the year ended December 31, 2003. Ernst & Young’s aggregate fees for tax services provided to TIAA and CREF and their affiliated entities were $250,600 for the year ended December 31, 2004 and $229,900 for the year ended December 31, 2003. Ernst & Young had no additional aggregate fees for other services provided to TIAA and CREF and their affiliated entities for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003.

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PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

 
(a)
 
1.
Financial Statements. See Item 8 for required financial statements. 
 
 
(a)
 
2.
Financial Statement Schedules.  
 
 
(a)
 
3.
Exhibits. 
 
 
(1)
 
Distribution and Administrative Services Agreement by and between TIAA and 
 
TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, Inc. (as amended)* 
 
 
(3)
 
(A)
Charter of TIAA (as amended)**** 
 
(B)
Bylaws of TIAA (as amended)** 
 
(4)
 
(A)
Forms of RA, GRA, GSRA, SRA, and IRA Real Estate Account Contract 
 
Endorsements* 
 
(B)
Forms of Income-Paying Contracts* 
 
(10)
 
(A)
Independent Fiduciary Agreement by and among TIAA, the Registrant, and 
 
Institutional Property Consultants, Inc. (as amended)*** 
 
(B)
Custodial Services Agreement by and between TIAA and Morgan Guaranty 
 
 
Trust Company of New York with respect to the Real Estate Account*
 
(14)
 
Code of Ethics 
 
(31)
 
Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-15(e) Certifications
 
(32)
 
Section 1350 Certifications
 
 
(b)
 
Reports on 8-K. The Account filed a report on Form 8-K on December 3, 2004 
 
under Items 5.01 and 9.01 of the form with respect to the announcement of the 
 
resignation of a member of TIAA’s Board of Trustees. After the end of the quarter, 
 
the Account filed a report on Form 8-K on March 3, 2005 under Items 4.01 and 9.01 
 
of the form with respect to a change in the Account’s certifying accountant. 


* - Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Account’s previous Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 30, 1996 (File No. 33-92990).
** - - Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference to the Account’s Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the period ended September 30, 1997, filed November 13, 1997.
*** - Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Account’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 29, 1997 (File No. 333-22809).
**** - Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference to the Account’s Form 10-K Annual Report for the period ended December 31, 2000, filed March 27, 2001.

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

    TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT 
 
    By: TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY 
    ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA 
 
  By: /s/Herbert M. Allison, Jr.

      Herbert M. Allison, Jr. 
      Chairman of the Board, President and Chief 
      Executive Officer 
 
      April 15 , 2005 

                Date 

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed by the following persons, trustees and officers of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature    Title    Date 
 
/s/  Herbert M. Allison, Jr.    Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief    4/15/05 


Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) 
Herbert M. Allison, Jr.         
 
 
 
/s/  Elizabeth A. Monrad    Executive Vice President (Principal Financial    4/15/05 


and Accounting Officer) 
Elizabeth A. Monrad         

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Signature of Trustee    Date    Signature of Trustee    Date 
 
/s/  Herbert M. Allison, Jr.    4/15/05   /s/  Sidney A. Ribeau    4/15/05




Herbert M. Allison, Jr.        Sidney A. Ribeau     
 
 
/s/  Elizabeth E. Bailey    4/15/05   /s/  Leonard S. Simon    4/15/05




Elizabeth E. Bailey        Leonard S. Simon     
 
 
/s/  Robert C. Clark    4/15/05   /s/  David F. Swensen    4/15/05




Robert C. Clark        David F. Swensen     
 
 
/s/  Estelle A. Fishbein    4/15/05   /s/  Ronald L. Thompson    4/15/05




Estelle A. Fishbein        Ronald L. Thompson     
 
 
/s/  Marjorie Fine Knowles    4/15/05   /s/  Paul R. Tregurtha    4/15/05




Marjorie Fine Knowles        Paul R. Tregurtha     
 
 
/s/  Robert M. O’Neil    4/15/05   /s/  Rosalie J. Wolf    4/15/05 




Robert M. O’Neil        Rosalie J. Wolf     
 
 
/s/  Donald K. Peterson    4/15/05          


Donald K. Peterson               

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(D) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT
REGISTERED SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE ACT

     Because the Registrant has no voting securities, nor its own management or board of directors, no annual report or proxy materials will be sent to contractowners holding interests in the Account.

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