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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10 - Q

(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

NOT APPLICABLE
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

C/O TEACHERS INSURANCE AND
ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
730 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
(address of principal executive offices)

10017-3206
(Zip code)

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

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 [  ]


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

INDEX TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OF THE TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
MARCH 31, 2005


      Page

Statements of Assets and Liabilities       3
Statements of Operations       4
Statements of Changes in Net Assets       5
Statements of Cash Flows       6
Notes to Financial Statements       7
Statement of Investments       13

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

      March 31, 2005   December 31, 2004  

        (Unaudited)    
ASSETS            
      Investments, at value:            
            Real estate properties            
                  (cost: $5,404,413,289 and $5,315,565,355)       $5,508,509,875   $5,391,469,250  
            Real estate joint ventures and limited partnerships            
                  (cost: $1,028,956,749 and $1,085,720,475)       1,251,462,282   1,288,715,399  
            Marketable securities:            
                  Real estate related            
                        (cost: $377,123,617 and $326,109,979)       389,389,692   369,744,168  
                  Other            
                        (cost: $1,212,839,495 and $676,124,265)       1,212,643,031   675,989,673  

                  Total investments            
                        (cost: $8,023,333,151 and $7,403,520,074)       8,362,004,880   7,725,918,490  
      Cash       379,576    
      Due from investment advisor       8,443,416   4,185,034  
      Other       107,683,019   113,876,400  

    TOTAL ASSETS   8,478,510,891   7,843,979,924  

LIABILITIES            
      Mortgage notes payable—Note 5       499,434,728   499,479,256  
      Amount due to bank         231,476  
      Payable for securities transactions       65,749,790    
      Accrued real estate property level expenses       76,102,092   84,959,882  
      Security deposits held       13,898,219   13,759,324  

    TOTAL LIABILITIES   655,184,829   598,429,938  

NET ASSETS            
      Accumulation Fund       7,578,119,916   7,015,717,162  
      Annuity Fund       245,206,146   229,832,824  

    TOTAL NET ASSETS   $7,823,326,062   $7,245,549,986  

NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS            
      OUTSTANDING—Notes 6 and 7       35,470,750   33,337,597  

NET ASSET VALUE, PER ACCUMULATION UNIT—Note 6       $213.64   $210.44  

 

See notes to financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

      For the   For the  
        Three Months   Three Months  
        Ended   Ended  
        March 31, 2005   March 31, 2004  

           
(Restated)
 
INVESTMENT INCOME            
Real estate income net:            
            Rental income       $140,079,278   $90,364,773  

            Real estate property level expenses and taxes:            
                  Operating expenses       34,258,151   24,509,019  
                  Real estate taxes       19,475,830   12,788,019  
                  Interest expense       8,015,610    

    Total real estate property level        
    expenses and taxes   61,749,591   37,297,038  

    Real estate income, net   78,329,687   53,067,735  
Income from real estate joint ventures and limited partnerships    16,201,553   10,052,991  
Interest       5,874,621   1,772,803  
Dividends       4,743,394   3,954,036  

    TOTAL INCOME   105,149,255   68,847,565  

Expenses—Note 2:            
      Investment advisory charges       4,014,442   3,154,486  
      Administrative and distribution charges       5,956,858   4,027,093  
      Mortality and expense risk charges       1,295,537   867,062  
      Liquidity guarantee charges       581,341   371,598  

    TOTAL EXPENSES   11,848,178   8,420,239  

INVESTMENT INCOME, NET
  93,301,077   60,427,326  

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
      GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
           
      Net realized gain on investments:            
            Real estate properties       (16,269)    
            Marketable securities       4,953,534   13,957,043  

            Total realized gain on investments:       4,937,265   13,957,043  

      Net change in unrealized appreciation on:            
            Real estate properties       28,192,691   (13,583,646)  
            Real estate joint ventures and limited partnerships    19,510,609   27,293,840  
            Marketable securities       (31,429,986)   11,527,670  

    Net change in unrealized        
    appreciation on investments   16,273,314   25,237,864  

 NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS
  21,210,579   39,194,907  

 NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
         
    FROM OPERATIONS   $114,511,656   $99,622,233  

 

See notes to financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)

    For the   For the  
    Three Months   Three Months  
    Ended   Ended  
    March 31, 2005   March 31, 2004  

        (Restated)  
FROM OPERATIONS          
      Investment income, net   $ 93,301,077   $ 60,427,326  
      Net realized gain on investments   4,937,265   13,957,043  
      Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments   16,273,314   25,237,864  

 NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
       
 RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
  114,511,656   99,622,233  

FROM PARTICIPANT TRANSACTIONS        
      Premiums   225,790,274   164,850,645  
      Net transfers from (to) TIAA   36,120,606   20,273,584  
      Net transfers from (to) CREF Accounts   261,485,235   160,584,984  
      Net transfers from (to) TIAA-CREF Institutional Mutual Funds   1,160,928    
      Annuity and other periodic payments   (8,849,926)   (6,225,263)  
      Withdrawals and death benefits   (52,442,697)   (25,126,733)  

 NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
       
 FROM PARTICIPANT TRANSACTIONS
  463,264,420   314,357,217  

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
  577,776,076   413,979,450  
NET ASSETS        
      Beginning of period   7,245,549,986   4,793,422,161  

      End of period   $7,823,326,062   $5,207,401,611  

 

See notes to financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

      For the   For the  
        Three Months   Three Months  
        Ended   Ended  
        March 31, 2005   March 31, 2004  

            (Restated)  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES            
      Net increase in net assets resulting from operations       $   114,511,656   $ 99,622,233  
      Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting            
            from operations to net cash used in operating activities:            
            Purchase of real estate properties       (18,386,458)   (11,231,717)  
            Capital improvements on real estate properties       (19,549,674)   (9,267,944)  
            Proceeds from sale of real estate properties       3,825,000    
            Increase in other investments       (580,764,679)   (454,347,277)  
            (Increase) decrease in other assets       1,934,999   (31,802,403)  
            (Decrease) increase in amounts due to bank.       (231,476)   1,007,092  
            (Decrease) increase in accrued real estate property level expenses       (8,857,790)   12,052,461  
            Increase in security deposits held       138,895   289,645  
            Increase in other liabilities       65,705,262   118,515,600  
            Net realized gain on total investments       (4,937,265)   (13,957,043)  
            Unrealized gain on total investments       (16,273,314)   (25,237,864)  

 NET CASH USED IN
       
 OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  (462,884,844)   (314,357,217)  

CASH FLOWS FROM PARTICIPANT TRANSACTIONS            
      Premiums       225,790,274   164,850,645  
      Net transfers from TIAA       36,120,606   20,273,584  
      Net transfers from CREF Accounts       261,485,235   160,584,984  
      Net transfers from (to) TIAA-CREF Institutional Mutual Funds       1,160,928    
      Annuity and other periodic payments       (8,849,926)   (6,225,263)  
      Withdrawals and death benefits       (52,442,697)   (25,126,733)  

 NET CASH PROVIDED BY
       
 PARTICIPANT TRANSACTIONS
  463,264,420   314,357,217  

NET INCREASE IN CASH
  379,576    
             
CASH            
      Beginning of period          

      End of period       $ 379,576   $ —  

      Supplemental disclosure: Cash paid for interest       $ 8,015,610   $ —  

See notes to financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

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 real estate joint ventures and limited partnerships in which the Account does not hold a controlling interest. Such joint ventures and limited partnerships are not consolidated for financial statement purposes. 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 effect 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 and Limited Partnerships: Real estate joint ventures and limited partnerships 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 derived from a pricing matrix that has various types of money market instruments along one axis and various

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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 real estate joint ventures and limited partnerships is recorded based on the Account’s proportional interest in the income earned by the joint venture or partnership 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.

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 interim 2004 financial statements to conform to the treatment used at December 31, 2004, which reflects the Account’s equity in 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 interim 2004 financial statements. In addition, the Account changed the presentation of operating results in its interim 2004 financial statements to eliminate discontinued operations reporting, which more appropriately reflects the Account’s business activities.

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.

Distribution and administrative services for the Account are provided by TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, Inc. (“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.

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The services provided 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—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, are as follows:

Year Ending
December 31,

2005 $ 545,179,699
2006 507,231,587
2007 457,633,440
2008 400,543,014
2009 347,283,132
2010-2104 1,109,876,800

Total $3,367,747,672

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 4—Investment in Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures

The Account owns several real estate properties through unconsolidated 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 March 31, 2005 is $344,745,544. The Accounts’ equity in the joint ventures at March 31, 2005, net of any debt, is $1,220,017,769. A condensed summary of the financial position and results of operations of the joint ventures is shown below.

      March 31, 2005   December 31, 2004  

Assets            
Real estates properties       $ 2,732,431,238   $ 2,760,426,300  
Other assets       79,388,213   55,021,655  

            Total assets       $ 2,811,819,451   $ 2,815,447,955  

Liabilities and Equity            
Mortgage notes payable,
      including accrued interest
      $ 617,991,089   $ 618,773,569  
Other liabilities       66,309,598   47,389,201  

            Total liabilities       684,300,687   666,162,770  
Equity       2,127,518,764   2,149,285,185  

            Total liabilities and equity     $ 2,811,819,451   $ 2,815,447,955  

        Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended  
        March 31, 2005   March 31, 2004  

           
(Restated)
 
Operating Revenues and Expenses            
      Revenues       $ 62,278,968   $ 55,283,807  
      Expenses       34,919,401   27,570,075  

            Excess of revenues over expenses       $ 27,359,567   $27,713,732  

 

Note 5—Mortgage Notes Payable

Property   Interest Rate  
Amount
  Due  

Ontario Industrial Portfolio   7.24% paid monthly   $ 9,434,728   May 01, 2011*  
50 Freemont   6.40% paid monthly   135,000,000   August 21, 2013  
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       $499,434,728    

 

* 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 $ 128,833  
2006 186,862  
2007 201,415  
2008 215,163  
2009 233,858  
Thereafter 498,468,597  

Total $499,434,728  

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Note 6—Condensed Financial Information

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

        For the    
        Three Months    
        Ended    
        March 31,   For the Years Ended December 31,

        2005 (1)   2004   2003   2002   2001   2000  

       
(Unaudited)
      (Restated)   (Restated)   (Restated)   (Restated)  
Per Accumulation Unit Data:                            
      Rental income       $ 3.999   $ 13.422   $ 15.584   $ 14.225   $ 14.862   $ 14.530  
      Real estate property                            
            level expenses       1.763   5.331   5.890   4.819   4.754   4.674  

Real estate income, net
  2.236   8.091   9.694   9.406   10.108   9.856  
      Income from real estate joint ventures                              
            and limited partnerships       0.462   1.935   1.379   0.807   0.130   0.056  
      Dividends and interest       0.303   1.406   0.839   1.249   1.950   2.329  

Total income
  3.001   11.432   11.912   11.462   12.188   12.241  
      Expense charges (1)       0.338   1.241   1.365   1.101   0.995   0.998  

Investment income, net
  2.663   10.191   10.547   10.361   11.193   11.243  
      Net realized and unrealized
            gain (loss) on investments
      0.537   13.314   2.492   (4.621)   (1.239)   3.995  

      Net increase in                            
            Accumulation Unit Value       3.200   23.505   13.039   5.740   9.954   15.238  
      Accumulation Unit Value:                            
            Beginning of year       210.444   186.939   173.900   168.160   158.206   142.968  

            End of period       $213.644   $210.444   $186.939   $173.900   $168.160   $158.206  

      Total return       1.52%   12.57%   7.50%   3.41%   6.29%   10.66%  
      Ratios to Average Net Assets:                            
            Expenses (2)       0.16%   0.63%   0.76%   0.67%   0.61%   0.67%  
            Investment income, net       1.24%   5.17%   5.87%   5.65%   6.81%   7.50%  
      Portfolio turnover rate:                            
            Real estate properties       0.06%   2.32%   5.12%   0.93%   4.61%   3.87%  
            Marketable securities       11.90%   143.47%   71.83%   52.08%   40.62%   32.86%  
      Thousands of Accumulation Units                              
            Outstanding at end of period       35,471   33,338   24,724   20,347   18,456   14,605  
      Net assets end of period                            
            (in thousands)       $7,823,326   $7,245,550   $4,793,422   $3,675,989   $3,213,667   $2,387,122  
                           

(1)   The percentages shown for this period are not annualized.  
       
(2)  
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 three months ended March 31, 2005 would be $2.101 ($6.572, $7.255, $5.920, $5.749 and $5.672 for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively), and the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets for the three months ended March 31, 2005 would be 0.98% (3.33%, 4.04%, 3.61%, 3.50% and 3.79% for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively).
 

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Note 7—Accumulation Units

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

      For the   For the  
        Three Months   Year  
        Ended   Ended  
        March 31, 2005   December 31, 2004  

        (Unaudited)    
Accumulation Units:           
      Credited for premiums       1,087,716   3,746,093  
      Credited for transfers, net disbursements
            and amounts applied to the Annuity Fund
      1,045,437   4,867,321  
      Outstanding:            
            Beginning of year       33,337,597   24,724,183  

            End of period       35,470,750   33,337,597  

Note 8—Commitments

During the normal course of business, the Account enters into discussions and agreements to purchase or sell real estate properties. As of March 31, 2005, the Account had no outstanding commitments to purchase or sell any properties.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2005

REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES—65.87% and 69.78%        Value  

Location / Description      
3/31/05
12/31/04
 

Arizona:      
(Unaudited)
   
               Biltmore Commerce Center—Office building       $ 35,303,567   $ 34,104,182  
               Mountain RA Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building       5,653,221   5,513,947  
California:            
               3 Hutton Centre Drive—Office building       42,768,858   41,106,333  
               9 Hutton Centre—Office building       23,500,000   23,169,449  
               50 Fremont—Office building       325,800,000(1)   323,264,602(1)  
               88 Kearny Street—Office building       69,501,053   69,026,718  
               Cabot Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building       63,500,000    
               Capitol Place—Office building       42,424,645   42,400,000  
               Centerside I—Office building       62,500,000   65,037,900  
               Centre Pointe and Valley View—Industrial building       25,600,000   25,329,023  
               Eastgate Distribution Center—Industrial building       19,000,000   18,800,000  
               Kenwood Mews—Apartments       28,200,000   27,700,000  
               Larkspur Courts—Apartments       65,000,000   66,000,000  
               The Legacy at Westwood—Apartments       94,000,000   90,750,000  
               Northpoint Commerce Center—Industrial building       47,000,000   46,000,000  
               Ontario Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building       186,134,728(1)   187,079,256(1)  
               Regents Court—Apartments       56,000,000   56,700,000  
               Northern CA RA Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building       58,302,904   59,169,642  
               Southern CA RA Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building       82,922,730   89,097,299  
               Westcreek—Apartments       28,150,000   28,161,865  
               West Lake North Business Park—Office building       50,025,793   50,021,000  
               Westwood Marketplace—Shopping center       82,500,000   80,019,410  
Colorado:            
               The Lodge at Willow Creek—Apartments       32,300,000   32,201,274  
               The Market at Southpark—Shopping center       33,017,350   33,522,400  
               Monte Vista—Apartments       22,544,214   22,501,650  
Connecticut:            
               Ten & Twenty Westport Road—Office building       152,300,000   148,000,000  
Delaware:            
               Mideast RA Industrial Portfolio- Industrial building       13,500,000   16,543,121  
Florida:            
               701 Brickell—Office building       179,159,569   177,000,000  
               4200 West Cypress Street—Office building       34,002,000   33,900,000  
               Golfview—Apartments       28,325,000   28,543,437  
               The Fairways of Carolina—Apartments       18,000,000   18,100,000  
               The Greens at Metrowest—Apartments       13,500,000   14,623,330  
               Maitland Promenade One—Office building       36,102,991   36,053,639  
               Plantation Grove—Shopping center       11,800,000   11,200,000  
               Pointe on Tampa Bay—Office building       42,387,992   40,551,310  
               Quiet Waters at Coquina Lakes—Apartments       19,200,000   19,200,000  
               Royal St. George—Apartments       19,400,000   19,400,000  
               Sawgrass Office Portfolio—Office building       54,000,000   52,000,000  
               South Florida Apartment Portfolio—Apartments       47,700,000   47,700,000  
Georgia:            
               Alexan Buckhead—Apartments       36,000,000   37,500,000  
               Atlanta Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building       36,082,465   37,750,840  

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2005

      Value  

Location / Description      
3/31/05
12/31/04
 

Illinois:      
(Unaudited)
   
               Chicago Caleast Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building       $ 42,543,300   $ 42,000,000  
               Chicago Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building       70,006,050   70,002,239  
               Columbia Center III—Office building       27,800,000   28,900,000  
               Oak Brook Regency Towers—Office building       72,100,000   68,400,000  
               Parkview Plaza—Office building       48,700,000   48,700,000  
               East North Central RA Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building       37,000,000   23,734,331  
               Rolling Meadows—Shopping center       16,700,000   15,750,000  
Kentucky:            
               IDI Kentucky Portfolio—Industrial building       52,400,000   49,000,000  
Maryland:            
               Corporate Boulevard—Office building       60,047,838   65,038,710  
               FEDEX Distribution Facility—Industrial building       8,500,000   8,200,000  
Massachusetts:            
               Batterymarch Park II—Office building       10,701,278   10,700,000  
               Longwood Towers—Apartments       92,000,000   82,500,000  
               Needham Corporate Center—Office building       15,000,000   15,030,046  
               Northeast RA Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building       27,700,000   33,110,903  
Michigan:            
               Indian Creek—Apartments       17,250,000   18,825,000  
Minnesota:            
               Interstate Crossing—Industrial building       7,100,000   7,300,000  
               River Road Distribution Center—Industrial building       4,680,000   4,600,000  
Nevada:            
               UPS Distribution Facility—Industrial building       12,800,000   12,900,000  
New Jersey:            
               10 Waterview Boulevard—Office building       26,400,000   26,400,000  
               371 Hoes Lane—Office building       10,700,000   10,666,570  
               Konica Photo Imaging Headquarters—Industrial building       21,200,000   21,200,000  
               Morris Corporate Center III—Office building       82,300,000   82,300,000  
               NJ Caleast Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building       40,000,000   39,300,000  
               South River Road Industrial—Industrial building       36,000,000   34,900,000  
New York:            
               780 Third Avenue—Office building       197,000,000   197,000,000  
               The Colorado—Apartments       58,500,000   58,156,056  
Ohio:            
               Bent Tree—Apartments       12,600,000   13,600,000  
               Columbus Portfolio—Office building       22,100,000   21,500,000  
Oregon:            
               Five Centerpointe—Office building       15,000,000   14,500,000  
Pennsylvania:            
               Lincoln Woods—Apartments       31,500,180   31,472,870  
Tennessee:            
               Memphis Caleast Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building       49,300,000   47,400,000  
               Summit Distribution Center—Industrial building       24,800,000   23,800,000  

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2005

      Value  

Location / Description      
3/31/05
12/31/04
 

Texas:      
(Unaudited)
   
               Butterfield Industrial Park—Industrial building       $ 4,600,000   $ 4,600,000(2)  
               Dallas Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building       138,500,000   138,500,000  
               Four Oaks Place—Office building       257,579,409   255,357,238  
               The Legends at Chase Oaks—Apartments       27,000,000   27,051,851  
Utah:            
               Landmark at Salt Lake City (Building #4)—Industrial building       12,800,000   12,500,000  
Virginia:            
               Ashford Meadows—Apartments       76,900,000   68,000,000  
               Fairgate at Ballston—Office building       29,579,175   28,500,017  
               Monument Place—Office building       40,000,000   37,000,000  
               One Virginia Square—Office building       43,000,000   42,500,000  
Washington:            
               Rainier Corporate Park– Industrial building       57,000,000   56,035,878  
               Northwest RA Industrial Portfolio—Industrial building       17,124,862   19,438,852  
               IDX Tower—Office building       353,000,000(1)   347,978,282(1)  
Washington DC:            
               1001 Pennsylvania Avenue—Office building       467,208,456(1)   466,424,940(1)  
               1015 15th Street—Office building       63,180,247   59,000,134  
               1900 K Street—Office building       219,000,000   219,453,706  
               Mazza Gallerie—Shopping center       80,500,000   81,000,000  
               The Farragut Building—Office building       48,000,000   46,500,000  

               TOTAL REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES            
                     (Cost $5,404,413,289 and $5,315,565,355)       5,508,509,875   5,391,469,250  

REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURES AND LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS—
      14.97% and 16.68%
       
REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURES—14.59% and 16.28%            
               Teachers REA LLC, which owns            
                     Cabot Industrial Portfolio (96% Account Interest)         60,600,000  
               Bisys Crossings I, LLC        
                     BISYS Fund Services Building (96% Account Interest)       37,132,584   34,751,940  
               GA-Buckhead LLC            
                     Prominence in Buckhead (75% Account Interest)       85,558,729   80,618,771  
               IL-161 North Clark Street LLC            
                     161 North Clark Street (75% Account Interest)       156,182,803   157,282,972  
               Mellon Financial Center at One Boston Place            
                     One Boston Place (50.25% Account Interest)       138,810,067   139,382,942  
               Storage Portfolio(3) I LLC            
                     Storage Portfolio (75% Account Interest)       50,096,024(4)   50,430,399(4)  
               CA-Treat Towers LP            
                     Treat Towers (75% Account Interest)       88,443,400   88,524,364  
               IDI Nationwide Industrial Portfolio            
                     IDI Nationwide Portfolio(3) (60% Account Interest)       66,088,647(4)   64,041,442(4)  
               CA-Colorado Center Limited Partnership            
                     Yahoo Center (50% Account Interest)       233,163,242   222,702,820  
               Florida Mall Association, Ltd.            
                     The Florida Mall (50% Account Interest)       163,764,241(4)   162,632,565(4)  
               Teachers REA IV, LLC, which owns            
                     Tyson’s Executive Plaza II (50% Account Interest)       28,320,826   27,894,742 

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2005

      Value   

Location / Description      
3/31/05
12/31/04
 

               West Dade County Associates      
(Unaudited)
                     Miami International Mall (50% Account Interest)       $ 64,384,482(4)   $ 61,577,257(4)  
               West Town Mall Joint Venture            
                     West Town Mall (50% Account Interest)       108,072,724(4)   107,452,790(4)  

               TOTAL REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURES            
                     (Cost $1,003,068,444 and 1,060,788,630)       1,220,017,769   1,257,893,004  

LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS— 0.38% and 0.40%            
               Essex Apartment Value Fund, LP (10% Account Interest)       10,484,495   11,434,495  
               Heitman Value Part Fund (8.43% Account Interest)       3,766,214   3,766,214  
               MONY/Transwestern Fund II (16.66% Account Interest)       7,075,763   3,134,952  
               MONY/Transwestern Mezzanine Realty Partners LP            
                     (19.75% Account Interest)       10,118,041   12,486,734  

               TOTAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS            
                     (Cost $25,888,305 and $24,931,845)       31,444,513   30,822,395  

TOTAL REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURES AND LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS           
                     (Cost $1,028,956,749 and $1,085,720,475)       1,251,462,282   1,288,715,399  

MARKETABLE SECURITIES—19.16% and 13.54%            
REAL ESTATE RELATED—4.66% and 4.79%            

REAL ESTATE EQUITY SECURITIES—4.19% and 4.25%               
                       
   
Shares
                 

    3/31/05   12/31/04   Issuer               

    200,000     Aames Investment Corp.       1,640,000    
    70,000   70,000   Acadia Realty Trust       1,125,600   1,141,000  
    550,000   550,000   Affordable Residential Communities       6,957,500   7,892,500  
    36,685   36,685   AMB Property Corp.       1,386,693   1,481,707  
      446,100   American Campus Communities         10,032,789  
    140,000   140,000   Amli Residential Properties       3,834,600   4,480,000  
    46,000   46,000   Archstone-Smith Trust       1,569,060   1,761,800  
    232,900   232,900   Ashford Hospitality Trust       2,375,580   2,531,623  
    40,000     Avalonbay Communities Inc.       2,675,600    
    150,000   150,000   Boston Properties Inc.       9,034,500   9,700,500  
      150,000   Brandywine Realty Trust         4,408,500  
    51,800   35,000   BRE Properties       1,828,540   1,410,850  
    60,000   60,000   Capital Lease Funding Inc.       663,000   750,000  
    241,000     Catellus Development Corp.       6,422,650    
    45,848     CB Richard Ellis Group Inc.       1,604,222    
    100,000   60,000   Centerpoint Properties Trust.       4,100,000   2,873,400  
    143,000   143,000   Corporate Office Properties       3,786,640   4,197,050  
    100,000     Cousins Properties Inc.       2,587,000    
    434,000   434,000   Developers Diversified Realty       17,251,500   19,256,580  
    419,600   1,072,990   Digital Realty Trust Inc.       6,029,652   14,453,175  
    252,300     Duke Realty Corp.       7,531,155    
    700,000     ECC Capital Corp.       4,200,000    
    150,000     Equity Inns Inc.       1,654,500    
    17,000   31,875   Equity Lifestyle Properties       599,250   1,139,532 

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2005

   
Shares
          Value  

   
3/31/05
12/31/04
      Issuer      
3/31/05
12/31/04
 

                   
(Unaudited)
 
      147,518   Equity Office Properties Trust       $ —   $ 4,295,724  
    180,000   180,000   Equity Residential       5,797,800   6,512,400  
    550,000   594,500   Extra Space Storage Inc.       7,425,000   7,924,685  
      413,873   Falcon Financial Investment         2,897,111  
    1,367,000   1,367,000   Feldman Mall Properties       16,554,370   17,784,670  
    110,000   110,000   General Growth Properties       3,751,000   3,977,600  
      75,000   Glenborough Realty Trust Inc.         1,596,000  
    912,000   912,000   GMH Communities Trust       10,679,520   12,859,200  
    1,800   38,818   Gramercy Capital Corp.       35,100   799,651  
      72,550   Great Wolf Resorts Inc.         1,620,767  
    75,000   75,000   HealthCare Realty Trust Inc.       2,733,000   3,052,500  
    400,000   350,000   Hersha Hospitality Trust       3,988,000   4,007,500  
    150,000     Hilton Hotels Corp.       3,352,500    
    236,600   168,000   Home Properties Inc.       9,180,080   7,224,000  
    300,000   325,000   Homebanc Corp/Ga       2,652,000   3,146,000  
    50,000   74,257   Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc.       959,000   1,683,406  
    150,000     Innkeepers USA Trust       1,936,500    
    300,000   300,000   Interstate Hotels & Resorts       1,446,000   1,608,000  
    1,908,000   1,908,000   Jameson Inns Inc.       2,804,760   3,758,760  
    54,000   54,000   Kimco Realty Corp.       2,910,600   3,131,460  
    324,443   324,443   Kite Realty Group Trust       4,671,979   4,957,489  
    150,000     Lasalle Hotel Properties       4,357,500    
      215,078   Lexington Corporate Properties Trust         4,856,461  
    1,266,660   1,266,660   Lodgian Inc.       12,983,265   15,579,918  
    162,000   162,000   LTC Properties Inc.       2,810,700   3,225,420  
    150,000   150,000   Macerich Company/The       7,992,000   9,420,000  
    30,420   30,420   Mack-Cali Realty Corp.       1,288,287   1,400,233  
    40,000   40,000   Mills Corp/The       2,116,000   2,550,400  
    150,000   150,000   Mission West Properties       1,590,000   1,596,000  
    138,900     NewCastle Investment Corp.       4,111,440    
      270,000   New York Mortgage Trust Inc.         3,024,000  
    100,000   100,000   Northstar Realty Finance Corp.       968,000   1,145,000  
    173,622     Novastar Financial Inc.       6,252,128    
    525,000   525,000   Origen Financial Inc.       3,627,750   3,927,000  
    157,500   70,700   Parkway Properties       7,355,250   3,588,025  
    75,000   75,000   Prentiss Properties Trust       2,562,000   2,865,000  
    363,400   200,000   Prologis Trust       13,482,140   8,666,000  
    682,353   507,000   Reckson Associates Realty Corp.       20,948,237   16,634,670  
    83,636   45,000   Regency Centers Corp.       3,983,583   2,493,000  
    255,721   255,900   Simon Property Group Inc.       15,491,578   16,549,053  
    200,000     Spirit Finance Corp.       2,172,000    
    134,869     Starwood Hotels & Resorts       8,096,186    
    303,820   303,820   Sunset Financial Resources       2,965,283   3,162,766  
    314,500   315,000   Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc.       6,746,025   6,545,700  
    268,200   268,200   Thomas Properties Group       3,320,316   3,416,868  

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2005

   
Shares
          Value  

   
3/31/05
12/31/04
    Issuer      
3/31/05
12/31/04
 

                   
(Unaudited)
 
    1,400,000   1,500,000   Trizec Properties Inc.       $ 26,600,000   $ 28,380,000  
    100,000   100,000   United Dominion Realty Trust       2,087,000   2,480,000  
    160,000   77,558   Ventas Inc.       3,993,600   2,125,865  
    150,000   50,000   Vornado Realty Trust       10,390,500   3,806,500  
    175,231     Windrose Medical Properties       2,402,417    

TOTAL REAL ESTATE EQUITY SECURITIES
      (Cost $338,267,055 and $284,166,107 )
 
 
350,427,636
 
327,785,808
 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES—0.47% and 0.54%
   
 Principal
          

   
3/31/05
12/31/04
 
 Issuer, Current Rate and Maturity Date
   

    $10,000,000   $10,000,000   Bear Stearns CMS            
          3.170% 05/14/16       10,003,900   10,006,950  
    6,912,810   10,000,000   COMM 2004 HTL1 A1            
          3.194% 07/15/16       6,919,371   10,013,820  
    10,000,000   10,000,000   GSMS 2001—Rock A2FL     
            3.230% 05/03/18       10,174,430   10,070,610  
    10,000,000   10,000,000   MSDWC 2001—280 A2F     
            3.260% 02/03/16       9,913,950   9,915,150  
    1,940,947   1,940,947   Trize 2001—TZHA A3FL     
            3.324% 03/15/13       1,950,405   1,951,830  

TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES            
      (Cost $38,856,562 and $41,943,872)       
38,962,056
 
41,958,360
 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE RELATED    
     
      (Cost $377,123,617 and $326,109,979 )   
389,389,692
 
369,744,168
 

OTHER—14.50% and 8.75%               
COMMERCIAL PAPER—9.50% and 4.51%              
    11,440,000     Abbey National North America, LLC            
            2.760% 04/19/05       11,423,215    
    20,000,000     ABN AMRO North America Finance, Inc.            
          2.740% 05/09/05       19,938,250    
    6,090,000   25,000,000   American Honda Finance, Corp.            
            2.630% 04/19/05       6,081,065   24,981,667  
    18,000,000     American Honda Finance, Corp.            
            2.660% 04/13/05       17,981,995    
    20,000,000     Bank of Nova Scotia            
            2.750% 05/11/05       19,935,083    
    15,000,000   10,000,000   Beta Finance, Inc.            
            2.770% 05/19/05       14,940,587   9,991,445  
    1,200,000   15,000,000   Beta Finance, Inc.            
            2.980% 06/20/05       1,191,900   14,980,050  
    20,000,000   18,100,000   BMW US Capital Corp.            
            2.750% 05/16/05       19,925,633   18,077,073  
    4,970,000   13,000,000   CC (USA), Inc.            
            2.530% 04/08/05       4,966,941   12,988,878  
    2,205,000     CC (USA), Inc.            
            2.560% 04/01/05       2,204,826    

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2005

   
Principal
         
Value
 

   
3/31/05
12/31/04
    Issuer, Current Rate and Maturity Date      
3/31/05
12/31/04
 

                   
(Unaudited)
 
    $ 5,065,000   $ —   CC (USA), Inc.            
            2.940% 06/02/05       $ 5,038,808   $ —  
    11,000,000     CC (USA), Inc.            
            2.650% 04/11/05       10,990,690    
    5,190,000   3,100,000   Ciesco LP            
            2.640% 04/25/05       5,179,980   3,097,537  
    15,695,000     Ciesco LP            
            2.830% 05/13/05       15,641,571    
    10,000,000     Citicorp            
            2.700% 04/28/05       9,978,378    
    10,435,000     Coca Cola Co            
            2.700% 04/28/05       10,412,437    
    15,695,000   25,000,000   Corporate Asset Funding Corp, Inc.            
            2.620% 04/14/05       15,678,093   24,949,625  
    9,000,000     Corporate Asset Funding Corp, Inc.            
            2.820% 05/09/05       8,972,212    
    3,055,000     Delaware Funding Corp.            
            2.650% 04/08/05       3,053,119    
    20,000,000     Dexia Bank            
            2.470% 04/04/05       19,999,326    
    5,000,000     Dexia Bank            
            2.735% 05/17/05       4,998,344    
    13,585,000     Dorada Finance Inc.            
            2.540% 04/11/05       13,573,502    
    11,000,000     Dorada Finance Inc.            
            2.800% 05/16/05       10,959,098    
    15,000,000     Edison Asset Securitization, LLC            
            2.670% 04/22/05       14,974,517    
    25,000,000     FCAR Owner Trust I            
            2.820% 05/12/05       24,916,875    
    20,000,000   2,670,000   Fortune Brands            
            2.850% 05/10/05       19,936,667   2,668,205  
    3,615,000     Fortune Brands            
            2.850% 05/11/05       3,603,266    
    20,000,000     General Electric Capital Corp.         
            2.880% 06/07/05       19,888,367    
    9,191,000   15,000,000   Govco Inc.            
            2.600% 04/19/05       9,177,515   14,990,833  
    5,000,000   10,000,000   Govco Inc.            
            2.780% 05/11/05       4,983,771   9,986,700  
      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  
    4,330,000     Harrier Finance Funding (US), LLC            
            2.660% 04/25/05       4,321,641    
    15,000,000     Harrier Finance Funding (US), LLC            
            2.570% 04/06/05       14,993,075    

See notes to financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2005

   
Principal
         
Value

   
3/31/05
12/31/04
    Issuer, Current Rate and Maturity Date      
3/31/05
12/31/04
 

                   
(Unaudited)
 
    $ 2,140,000   $ —   Harrier Finance Funding (US), LLC            
            2.820% 05/20/05       $ 2,131,351   $ —  
    10,000,000   9,565,000   Kitty Hawk Funding Corp.            
            2.740% 04/12/05       9,990,767   9,550,461  
    15,000,000   15,000,000   Kitty Hawk Funding Corp.            
            2.790% 04/26/05       14,969,883   14,975,300  
    25,000,000     Links Finance LLC            
            2.520% 04/05/05       24,990,382    
    25,000,000     McGraw—Hill, Inc.            
            2.750% 04/28/05       24,945,945    
    20,000,000     Morgan Stanley            
            2.790% 04/06/05       19,990,767    
    20,000,000   10,000,000   Paccar Financial Corp.            
            2.710% 04/14/05       19,978,456   9,984,800  
    20,000,000     Park Avenue Receivables Corp.            
            2.650% 04/07/05       19,989,228    
    20,000,000     Pfizer, Inc.            
            2.900% 05/31/05       19,899,858    
    16,000,000     Pitney Bowes Inc.            
            2.750% 04/11/05       15,986,458    
    21,342,000     Preferred Receivables Funding Corp.            
            2.790% 04/21/05       21,307,390    
    19,000,000   10,000,000   Private Export Funding Corp.            
            3.170% 08/29/05       18,740,993   9,992,667  
    5,555,000     Proctor & Gamble            
            2.940% 06/20/05       5,517,504    
    18,401,000   25,000,000   Rabobank USA Financial Corp.            
            2.560% 04/01/05       18,399,548   24,946,375  
    3,275,000     Rabobank USA Financial Corp.            
            2.780% 05/03/05       3,266,444    
      23,135,000   Royal Bank of Canada            
            1.960% 01/18/05         23,108,626  
    25,000,000   16,430,000   Royal Bank of Scotland PLC            
            2.690% 05/02/05       24,936,667   16,393,690  
    10,190,000     Scaldis Capital LLC            
            2.950% 06/15/05       10,125,463    
      2,000,000   Sherwin—Williams Co.            
            2.240% 01/20/05         1,997,467  
    10,490,000     Sigma Finance Inc.            
            2.640% 04/12/05       10,480,314    
    14,000,000   15,000,000   Sigma Finance Inc.            
            2.660% 04/20/05       13,978,378   14,965,875  
    15,000,000     Societe Generale North America, Inc.            
            2.770% 04/19/05       14,977,992    
    7,235,000     Societe Generale North America, Inc.            
            2.780% 04/04/05       7,232,773    
    20,000,000     Suntrust Bank            
            2.680% 05/03/05       19,995,293    

See notes to financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2005

   
Principal
         
Value

   
3/31/05
12/31/04
    Issuer, Current Rate and Maturity Date      
3/31/05
12/31/04
 

                   
(Unaudited)
 
    $20,000,000   $25,000,000   Toronto Dominion Bank            
            3.160% 09/14/05       $ 19,982,078   $ 24,977,213  
    10,000,000   25,000,000   UBS Finance, (Delaware) Inc.            
            2.790% 05/03/05       9,973,875   24,990,500  
    15,000,000     UBS Finance, (Delaware) Inc.            
            2.770% 04/25/05       14,971,042    
    23,210,000     Variable Funding Capital Corp.            
            2.930% 05/23/05       23,110,564    
    15,036,000     Yorktown Capital, LLC            
            2.780% 04/19/05       15,013,939    

TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER
      (Cost $794,877,468 and $348,329,276 )
 
     
794,744,099
 
348,261,543
 

GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS—5.00% and 4.24%
      9,380,000   Federal Farm Credit Bank            
            1.780% 03/15/05         9,334,882  
      8,603,000   Federal Farm Credit Bank            
            1.220% 01/07/05         8,599,403  
    7,860,000   7,860,000   Federal Home Loan Bank            
            2.620% 04/21/05       7,847,667   7,798,928  
    3,865,000   18,000,000   Federal Home Loan Bank            
            2.940% 08/24/05       3,816,095   17,992,475  
    22,190,000   22,825,000   Federal Home Loan Bank            
            2.640% 04/27/05       22,145,232   22,795,841  
    30,000,000   20,700,000   Federal Home Loan Bank            
            2.700% 04/15/05       29,966,375   20,636,761  
    11,070,000   11,245,000   Federal Home Loan Bank            
            2.740% 05/13/05       11,033,242   11,227,214  
    14,110,000   8,510,000   Federal Home Loan Bank            
            2.780% 05/18/05       14,056,570   8,471,280  
    15,300,000   20,000,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.            
            2.800% 04/05/05       15,294,348   19,995,222  
    13,745,000   15,000,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.            
            2.800% 04/26/05       13,718,296   14,993,546  
    27,659,000   15,540,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.            
            2.990% 07/12/05       27,418,428   15,516,366  
    14,500,000     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.            
            2.725% 05/04/05       14,461,929    
    12,300,000     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.            
            2.620% 04/19/05       12,282,537    
    16,160,000     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.            
            2.840% 06/27/05       16,043,863    
    25,900,000     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.            
            2.930% 06/20/05       25,728,672    
    13,055,000     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.            
            2.700% 05/06/05       13,018,707    

See notes to financial statements.

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TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2005

   
Principal
         
Value
 

   
3/31/05
12/31/04
    Issuer, Current Rate and Maturity Date      
3/31/05
12/31/04
 

                   
(Unaudited)
 
    $ 9,775,000   $ —   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.            
            2.700% 05/05/05       $ 9,748,580   $ —  
    25,030,000     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.            
            2.810% 05/24/05       24,923,372    
    600,000     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.            
            2.850% 06/13/05       596,436    
    22,280,000   22,280,000   Federal National Mortgage Association            
            2.480% 04/29/05       22,231,721   22,094,408  
    75,000,000   50,000,000   Federal National Mortgage Association            
            2.600% 04/01/05       74,994,458   49,942,208  
    12,070,000   25,000,000   Federal National Mortgage Association            
            2.680% 05/04/05       12,038,309   24,980,590  
    21,600,000   31,925,000   Federal National Mortgage Association            
            2.670% 04/20/05       21,567,720   31,919,281  
    25,000,000   32,184,000   Federal National Mortgage Association            
            2.600% 04/18/05       24,966,375   32,174,390  
      9,270,000   Federal National Mortgage Association            
            2.270% 01/26/05         9,255,335  

TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS
      (Cost $417,962,027 and $327,794,989)
     
417,898,932
327,728,130
 

TOTAL OTHER
      (Cost $1,212,839,495 and $676,124,265)
     
1,212,643,031
675,989,673
 

TOTAL MARKETABLE SECURITIES
      (Cost $1,589,963,112 and $1,002,234,244)
     
1,602,032,723
1,045,733,841
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.00%
      (Cost $8,023,333,150 and $7,403,520,074)
     
$8,362,004,880
$7,725,918,490
 

 

(1)   The property has a mortgage note payable outstanding, as indicated in Note 5.  
       
(2)   Leasehold interest only.  
       
(3)   Located throughout the U.S.  
       
(4)   The market value reflects the Account’s interest in the joint venture, net of any debt. 

See notes to financial statements.

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Item 2. 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.

As of March 31, 2005, the TIAA Real Estate Account owned a total of 102 real estate properties, representing 80.46% of the Account’s total investment portfolio (12 of which were held in joint ventures). This real estate portfolio included 42 office properties (seven of which are held in joint ventures), 30 industrial properties (including one joint venture), 21 apartment complexes, 8 retail properties (including three held in joint ventures), and a 75% joint venture partnership interest in a portfolio of storage facilities.

During the first quarter of 2005, the Account purchased one industrial property for approximately $18.4 million and sold one industrial property for approximately $3.8 million. Since the end of the First Quarter 2005, the Account has closed on three transactions: the purchase of two office buildings (including one subject to debt) for a total net investment of approximately $148.6 million and the purchase of one retail property for the approximate amount of $15.0 million.

The following two charts below 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 value of each property as stated in the Account’s financial statements as of March 31, 2005.

   
Real Estate Asset Diversification by Value

    East (29)   Midwest (14)   South (24)   West (33)   Various* (2)   TOTAL (102)  
Office (42)   24.25%   5.41%   10.24%   19.93%   0.00%   59.83%  
Industrial (30)   2.97%   2.40%   3.77%   8.73%   0.98%   18.85%  
Apartment (21)   3.84%   0.44%   3.11%   4.85%   0.00%   12.24%  
Retail (8)   1.20%   0.25%   5.17%   1.72%   0.00%   8.34%  
Other (1) **   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.74%   0.74%  

TOTAL   32.26%   8.50%   22.29%   35.23%   1.72%   100.00%  

( )   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 storage facilities located in various regions across the U.S. 

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Top Ten Real Estate Holdings


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

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue       Washington, D.C.   Office   $467.2(2)   6.94%   5.59%  
IDX Tower       WA   Office   $353.0(3)   5.25%   4.22%  
50 Fremont       CA   Office   $325.8(4)   4.84%   3.90%  
Four Oaks Place       TX   Office   $257.6   3.83%   3.08%  
Yahoo Center       CA   Office   $233.2   3.47%   2.79%  
1900 K Street       Washington, D.C.   Office   $219.0   3.25%   2.62%  
780 Third Avenue       NY   Office   $197.0   2.93%   2.36%  
Ontario Industrial Portfolio       CA   Industrial   $186.1(5)   2.77%   2.23%  
701 Brickell       FL   Office   $179.2   2.66%   2.14%  
The Florida Mall       FL   Retail   $163.8   2.43%   1.96%  

(1)   Value as reported in the 03/31/05 Statement of Investments. Investments owned 100% are reported based on market value. Investments in joint ventures are reported based on the equity method of accounting.  
       
(2)   This property has a mortgage note payable outstanding. The value of the Account’s interest, net of the mortgage note payable, is $257.2, representing 3.82% of the Total Real Estate Investments and 3.08% of Total Investments.  
       
(3)   This property has a mortgage note payable outstanding. The value of the Account’s interest, net of the mortgage note payable, is $208.0, representing 3.09% of the Total Real Estate Investments and 2.49% of Total Investments.  
       
(4)   This property has a mortgage note payable outstanding. The value of the Account’s interest, net of the mortgage note payable, is $190.8, representing 2.84% of the Total Real Estate Investments and 2.28% of Total Investments.  
       
(5)   This property has a mortgage note payable outstanding. The value of the Account’s interest, net of the mortgage note payable, is $176.7, representing 2.63% of the Total Real Estate Investments and 2.11% of Total Investments. 

As of March 31 2005, the Account also held investments in real estate limited partnerships representing 0.38% of the Total Investments portfolio, real estate equity securities, representing 4.19% of the portfolio, commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS), representing 0.47% of the portfolio, commercial paper representing 9.50% of the portfolio, and government agency bonds, representing 5.00% of the portfolio.

Real Estate Market Outlook in General

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported in March that payroll employment rose by a modest 110,000, but by an average of 159,000 during the first quarter of 2005. While the national economy is expanding at a moderate pace, rising energy prices and steady increases in short term interest rates by the Federal Reserve have resulted in recent declines in consumer confidence and a dip in consumer spending. Nonetheless, the Federal Reserve’s April 2005 “Beige Book” reported that “...business activity continued to expand in all twelve Federal Reserve Districts from late February through early April.”

While real estate market conditions have generally improved for each of the sectors, the March 2005 “Beige Book” described the commercial real estate markets as “varied”, with the New York, Richmond and San Francisco Districts reporting the strongest results. Office vacancies declined for the seventh consecutive month, reflecting the growth in payroll employment. Torto Wheaton Research reported that office market

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vacancies averaged 15.1% as of the end of the first quarter of 2005 as compared to 16.7% as of the same period in 2004. Similarly, the industrial market conditions continued to improve, with vacancies declining for three consecutive quarters. Torto Wheaton Research reported that the industrial market vacancies averaged 10.9% as of the end of the first quarter of 2005, compared to 11.7% as of the first quarter of 2004.

Apartment markets also showed modest improvement. M/PF Research reported that vacancy rates in institutional investment grade apartments averaged 5.6% as of the fourth quarter 2004, compared with 6.4% for the fourth quarter of 2003. (Data for the first quarter 2005 is not yet available. Because of seasonality in leasing, it is best to compare available data with data for the same quarter in the prior year.) The improvement over the course of the year was evidenced by four consecutive quarters of rent growth, including a 1.7% increase in the fourth quarter of 2004, The improvement in apartment markets was notable given that new and existing home sales were strong throughout the year, a pattern which continued during the first quarter of 2005.

Nationally, retail sales slowed during the first quarter of 2005. The April 2005 “Beige Book” reported that most districts reported improving retail sales overall, with several showing flat or disappointing results. This sluggish performance was generally attributed to weather and/or rising energy and gasoline prices. Available data, however, suggest that retail markets are well positioned to weather a modest decline in spending. Reis, Inc. reported that vacancies in shopping malls fell to 5.3% in the fourth quarter of 2004, which is the lowest level in three-and-a-half years. (Data for the first quarter of 2005 is not yet available.) Vacancies in neighborhood and community centers were 6.8% in the fourth quarter of 2004 compared with 6.9% in the 4th quarter of 2003. Absorption of available retail space during the fourth quarter of 2004 totaled nine million sq. ft., the highest in four years.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2004

Performance

In total dollars the Account had a 15% net increase in net assets resulting from operations, $114,511,656 as of the end of the first quarter 2005, as compared to $99,622,233 as of the end of the first quarter 2004. The primary reason for this was a net increase in real estate income as a result of real estate acquisitions over the period.

For the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Account’s total net return was 1.52%. This was 49 basis points lower than the return of 2.01% for the three months ending March 31, 2004. The returns were lower in the 2005 period as compared to the same time in 2004 primarily due to a significant increase in the total net assets of the Acount, as well as the dampening effect of volatility experienced by its real estate equity securities holdings.

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Income and Expenses

The Account’s net investment income, after deduction of all expenses, increased by 54% for the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. This increase was due to a 50% increase in total net assets, which included a 57% increase in the Account’s real estate holdings, including joint ventures.

The Account’s real estate holdings including income from real estate joint ventures and limited partnerships generated approximately 90% of the Account’s total investment income (before deducting Account level expenses) during the three months ended March 31, 2005, as compared to 92% for the three month period ended March 31, 2004. The remaining portion of the Account’s total investment income was generated by investments in marketable securities.

Gross real estate rental income increased 55% in the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared with the same period in 2004. The higher real estate income for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was due primarily to the increase in the number of properties owned by the Account. Income from real estate joint ventures and limited partnerships was $16,201,553 and $10,052,991 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively. This 61% increase in joint venture income was primarily due to the timing of receipt of additional income from joint venture interests purchased in the fourth quarter of 2004, as well as increased leasing activity in several existing joint venture interests. Interest income on the Account’s marketable securities investments for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 totaled $5,874,621 and $1,772,803, respectively. This increase was due to a increase in the amount of non-real estate assets held by the Account. Dividend income on the Account’s investments in real estate equity securities increased to $4,743,394 from $3,954,036 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

Total property level expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 were $61,749,591 and $37,297,038, respectively. The 65% increase in property level expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2005 reflected the increased number of properties held in the Account. In addition, in 2005 the Account incurred interest expense of $8,015,610 for mortgages on several of its real estate holdings.

The Account also incurred expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 of $4,014,442 and $3,154,486, respectively, for investment advisory services, $5,956,858 and $4,027,093 respectively, for administrative and distribution services and $1,876,878 and $1,238,660, respectively, for the mortality, expense risk and liquidity guarantee charges. The 41% increase in these expenses is a result of the larger net asset base of the Account and the increased costs associated with managing the Account.

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains and Losses on Investments

The Account had net realized and unrealized gains of $21,210,579 and $39,194,907 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The decrease in net realized and unrealized gains was primarily due to net realized and unrealized losses on the Account’s marketable securities during the period ended March 31, 2005 of $26,476,452 compared to substantial net realized and unrealized gains on its marketable

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securities in the three-months ended March 31, 2004 of $25,484,713. The Account posted net realized and unrealized gains of $28,176,422 and losses of $13,583,646 on its real estate investments for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The increase in net realized and unrealized gain for the real estate is due to the significant inflow of capital into the real estate market from institutional and other investors which has increased the pricing of real estate investments. The Account had unrealized gains on its real estate joint venture and limited partnership holdings of $19,510,609 for the three months ended March 31, 2005, as compared to unrealized gains of $27,293,840 for the same period in 2004. The decline in unrealized gains on the Account’s joint venture and limited partnership holdings is primarily due to a moderation in the appreciation of the real estate owned by the underlying entities.

During the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Account sold one property for $3,825,000.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the Account’s liquid assets (i.e., its real estate equity securities, CMBSs, commercial paper, government securities and cash) had a value of $1,602,412,299 and $1,045,733,841, respectively. The increase in the Account’s liquid assets is primarily due to net positive inflow of transfers and premiums into the Account.

During the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Account received $225,790,274 in premiums and $298,766,769 in net participant transfers from TIAA, the CREF Accounts and affiliated mutual funds, while for the same period in 2004, the Account received $164,850,645 in premiums and $180,858,568 in net participant transfers. The Account’s liquid assets, exclusive of the REITs, will continue to be available to purchase additional suitable real estate properties and to meet expense needs and redemption requests (i.e., cash withdrawals, benefits 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., to 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 a loan with one or more of its properties. The Account’s total borrowings may not exceed 20% of the Account’s total net assets.

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Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

As of March 31, 2005, 19.16% 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 bonds). The 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.

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, REITs 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.

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. 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 (“CEO”) and the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Under the supervision and partici-

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pation 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 as of March 31, 2005. Based upon the management’s review, the CEO and the CFO concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2005, except as noted below.

The registrant had previously consolidated its investments in certain joint ventures prior to December 31, 2004, as a result of the registrant’s majority financial interest in, and shared control of, those joint ventures. Based on consultations with Ernst & Young LLP in connection with its audit of the registrant’s 2004 financial statements, 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. Ernst & Young LLP audited both the registrant’s 2003 and 2002 consolidated financial statements. The registrant’s 2003 and 2002 financial statements were restated in the registrant’s 2004 Form 10-K, filed in April 2005, to show the treatment of these investments consistently with the 2004 treatment, which reflected the registrant’s equity in the net assets and operations of the underlying entities. The interim 2004 financial statements contained herein have been restated to conform to the 2004 treatment. This restatement did not affect the registrant’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 interim 2004 financial statements.

Ernst & Young LLP determined, in connection with its audit of the registrant’s 2004 financial statements, 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.

(b) Changes in internal controls over financial reporting. There have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting, except as noted in Item 4(a) above.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

There are no material current or pending legal proceedings that the Account is a party to, or to which the Account’s assets are subject.

Item 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

Not applicable.

Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

Not applicable.

Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY-HOLDERS.

Not applicable.

Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.

On May 10, 2005, TIAA-CREF issued a press release announcing that Elizabeth A. Monrad, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”), has requested, and been granted, an unpaid leave of absence without day-to-day responsibility at the company. On May 9, 2005, Russell Noles, currently Vice President, Internal Audit for TIAA, was appointed to serve as acting Chief Financial Officer during Ms. Monrad’s leave of absence. The text of the press release is included as Exhibit 99 to this Form 10-Q. Mr. Noles, age 46, has served as Vice President, Internal Audit for TIAA since July 2004. From November 2001 to June 2004, he was Vice President of Internal Audit for the St. Paul Companies (which became St. Paul Travelers Company, upon a merger with Travelers Property & Casualty, in April 2004). Prior to that, he was Vice President of Internal Audit for US WEST Inc./Qwest, where he was employed since 1984.

Item 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

(a)     EXHIBITS

    (3) (A)   Charter of TIAA (as amended) 1
      (B)   Bylaws of TIAA (as amended) 1
           
    (4) (A)   Forms of RA, GRA, GSRA, SRA, IRA Real Estate Account Endorsements,3 Keogh Contract,4 Retirement Select and Retirement
           
 

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    (4) (A)   Select Plus Contracts and Endorsements2 and Retirement Choice and Retirement Choice Plus Contracts. 4
      (B)   Forms of Income-Paying Contracts 3
           
    (10) (A)   Independent Fiduciary Agreement by and among TIAA, the Registrant, and The Townsend Group,5 as
amended 6
      (B)   Custodial Services Agreement by and between TIAA and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York with respect to the Real Estate Account (Agreement assigned to Bank of New York, January 1996) 3
      (C)   Distribution and Administrative Services Agreement by and between TIAA and TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, Inc. (as amended) (filed previously as Exhibit (1)) 2
           
    (31) Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-15(e) Certifications
       
    (32) Section 1350 Certifications
     
    (99) Press Release
 


1 - Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference to the Account’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration statement on Form S-1 filed December 22, 2004 (File No. 333-121493).

2 - Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference to the Account’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration statement on Form S-1 filed April 29, 2004 (File No. 333-113602).

3 - Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Account’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 30, 1996 (File No. 33-92990).

4 - Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference to the Account’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration statement on Form S-1 filed May 2, 2005 (File No. 333-121493).

5 - Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Account’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 26, 2000 (File No. 333-22809).

6 - Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference to the Account’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration statement on Form S-1 filed April 29, 2003 (File No. 333-83964).

(b)     REPORTS ON 8-K. 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. After the end of the quarter, the Account filed a report on Form 8-K on May 6, 2005 under Items 4.01 and 9.01 of the form with respect to appointment and engagement of the Account’s certifying accountant.

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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.

DATE: May 13, 2005

  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
     

DATE: May 13, 2005

  By:   /s/ Russell Noles
     
      Russell Noles
      Vice President and
      Acting Chief Financial Officer
     

          

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