Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarter ended March 31, 2004

Commission file number 000-30571

ARDEN REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

11601 Wilshire Boulevard,
4th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90025-1740
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 966-2600

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 whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

Yes  [  ]  No  [X]

As of May 5, 2004 there were 67,176,503 shares of the registrant’s common operating partnership units issued and outstanding.

ARDEN REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Arden Realty Limited Partnership

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Arden Realty Limited Partnership

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Arden Realty Limited Partnership

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Arden Realty Limited Partnership

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Description of Business

          The terms “us”, “we” and “our” as used in this report refer to Arden Realty Limited Partnership. The term “Arden Realty” refers to Arden Realty, Inc.

     Organization and Formation of the Company

          We are an operating partnership that owns, manages, leases, develops, renovates and acquires commercial properties located in Southern California. Arden Realty, a real estate investment trust, or REIT, is our sole general partner and, as of March 31, 2004, owned 97.5% of our common operating partnership units, or common OP Units. Arden Realty conducts substantially all of its operations through us and our subsidiaries. Commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 1996, Arden Realty has operated and qualified as a REIT for federal income tax purposes.

          As of March 31, 2004, our portfolio was comprised of 128 primarily suburban office properties, consisting of 210 buildings with approximately 18.6 million net rentable square feet including one development project with approximately 283,000 net rentable square feet currently under lease-up. As of March 31, 2004, our operating portfolio was 88.7% occupied.

          Arden Realty’s interest in us entitles it to share in our cash distributions, and in our profits and losses in proportion to its percentage ownership. Certain individuals and entities own our remaining common OP Units, including Messrs. Ziman and Coleman, Arden Realty’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and President and Chief Operating Officer, respectively, together with other entities and persons. Each limited partner holding common OP Units is entitled to cause us to redeem the limited partner’s common OP Units for cash. We may, however, elect to exchange those common OP Units for shares of Arden Realty’s common stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain limitations, instead of paying cash. With each redemption or exchange of common OP Units, Arden Realty’s percentage interest in us will increase.

          As our sole general partner, Arden Realty generally has the exclusive power under our partnership agreement to manage us and conduct our business, subject to limited exceptions. Arden Realty’s board of directors manages our affairs. Our existence as a limited partnership cannot be terminated until 2096 without the approval of a majority of our partners or in connection with the sale of all or substantially all of our assets, a business combination, a judicial decree or the redemption of all the common OP Units held by our limited partners.

          We are a Maryland limited partnership. Arden Realty is a Maryland corporation. Arden Realty’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ARI.”

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

          Basis of Presentation

          The accompanying consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of Arden Realty and our subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

          We consolidate all entities for which we have controlling financial interest as measured by a majority of the voting interest. For entities in which the controlling financial interest is not clearly indicated by ownership of a majority of the voting interest, we would consolidate those entities that we control by agreement. We would also consolidate all variable interest entities for which we were the primary beneficiary.

          We and Arden Realty currently own 100% of all of our consolidated subsidiaries and do not have any unconsolidated investments other than an investment in the securities of a non-publicly traded company. This investment represents approximately 2.9% of the total equity outstanding for this particular company as of the date of this report (see Note 4). Because we do not control this company contractually nor exert significant influence over its operating and financial policies, we account for this investment under the cost method of accounting.

          Interim Financial Data

          The accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with our 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The accompanying financial information reflects all adjustments, which are, in our opinion, of a normal recurring nature and necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. Interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

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          Reclassifications

          Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.

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Property Dispositions

          On February 4, 2004, we sold an approximate 133,000 square foot retail property located in Riverside County for a sales price of approximately $17.0 million. The terms of this sale included an approximate $800,000 guarantee for the future rent and retenanting costs, if necessary, for certain tenants in this property. In addition, we recorded a $400,000 environmental reserve related to the future completion of an environmental review. We recognized this sale net of the guarantee and environmental reserve and will record any subsequent amounts recovered over the next twelve months.

          On March 16, 2004, we sold an approximate 162,000 square foot office property located in Los Angeles County for a gross sales price of approximately $52.5 million.

     The net proceeds from these dispositions were used to reduce the outstanding balance on our Wells Fargo unsecured line of credit.

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Non-Real Estate Investments

          Included in our other assets balance at March 31, 2004 is a $2.7 million passive investment in the securities of a non-publicly traded company formed in 2000 to provide distributed energy generation to commercial real estate owners. On March 8, 2004, we received information from the company that they are currently assessing their business and financing strategies. The ultimate outcome of their analysis on the company’s operations and the recoverability of our investment is currently uncertain. No adjustments have been made in these financial statements as a result of this uncertainty.

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Outstanding Indebtedness

          A summary of our outstanding indebtedness as of March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003 is as follows:

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Interest Rate Swap Agreements

          We have entered into interest rate swap agreements to effectively convert floating rate debt into fixed rate debt, to convert fixed rate debt to floating rate debt and to lock the current Treasury rate in anticipation of future debt issuances. Net amounts received or paid under these agreements are recognized as an adjustment to interest expense when such amounts are incurred or earned. Our objective in using interest rate swap agreements is to manage our exposure to interest rate movements.

          During 2002, such agreements were used to fix the floating interest rate associated with $50 million of the Wells Fargo unsecured line of credit and the entire $125 million balance of the unsecured term loan. Since June of 2003, we have also entered into $150 million of forward-starting swaps that effectively fixed the 10-year Treasury rate at an average rate of approximately 4.1% for borrowings that are anticipated to occur in 2004 to refinance some of our scheduled debt maturities. The forward-starting interest rate swaps were entered into at current market rates and, therefore, had no initial cost.

          In October and November of 2003, we also entered into reverse interest rate swap agreements to float $100 million of the fixed interest rate associated with the 7.00% senior unsecured notes due in November of 2007. Under these reverse swaps, we will receive interest at a fixed rate of 7.00% and pay interest at a variable rate averaging six-month LIBOR in arrears plus 3.10%. The interest rate swaps mature at the same time the notes are due. These swaps qualify as fair value hedges for accounting purposes. Net semi-annual interest payments will be recognized as increases or decreases in interest expense. The fair value of the interest rate swaps will be recognized on our balance sheet and the carrying value of the senior unsecured notes will be increased or decreased by an offsetting amount.

          Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (SFAS 133), as amended and interpreted, establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments and for hedging activities. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative and the resulting designation. Derivatives used to hedge the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, are considered fair value hedges. Derivatives used to hedge the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges.

          For derivatives designated as fair value hedges, changes in the fair value of the derivative and the hedged item related to the hedged risk are recognized in earnings. For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative is initially reported in other comprehensive income (loss), outside of earnings and subsequently recognized to earnings when the hedged transaction affects earnings.

          Under SFAS 133, our $175 million in floating-to-fixed swaps and our $150 million in forward-starting swaps outstanding as of March 31, 2004 are classified as cash flow hedges with their fair value of approximately $8.6 million reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss on our balance sheet. The estimated fair value of these interest rate swap agreements are dependent on changes in market interest rates and other market factors that affect the value of such agreements. Consequently, the estimated current fair value may significantly change during the term of the agreements. Any estimated gain or loss from these agreements will be amortized into earnings as we recognize the interest expense for the underlying floating-rate loans at the fixed interest rate provided under our agreements in the case of the fixed-to-floating swaps or as part of interest expense for future borrowings in the case of the forward starting swaps. If the underlying debt related to these swaps were to be repaid prior to maturity, we would recognize into interest expense any unamortized gain or loss at the time of such early repayment.

          Under SFAS 133, our $100 million in fixed-to-floating hedges are classified as fair value hedges with their fair value of approximately $2.5 million reported in both the unsecured senior notes and prepaid financing costs, expenses and other assets line items on our balance sheet. The estimated fair value of these interest rate hedge agreements are dependent on changes in market interest rates and other market factors that affect the value of such agreements. Consequently, the estimated current fair value may significantly change during the term of the agreements. Any estimated gain or loss from these agreements will be amortized into earnings as we recognize the interest expense for the underlying fixed-rate loan at the floating interest rate provided under our agreements in the case of the floating-to-fixed hedges. If the underlying debt related to these hedges were to be repaid prior to maturity, we would recognize into interest expense any unamortized gain or loss at the time of such early repayment.

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Partners’ Capital

          A common Operating Partnership unit, or common OP Unit, and a share of Arden Realty’s common stock have essentially the same economic characteristics as they share equally in our total net income or loss and distributions. A common OP Unit may be redeemed for cash or, at our election, for shares of Arden Realty’s common stock on a one-for-one basis.

          Included in our partners’ capital balance is $50 million of 8.625% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Operating Partnership Units, or Preferred OP Units. These Preferred OP Units were issued in September of 1999, are callable by us after September 2004 and are exchangeable after ten years by the holder into our 8.625% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, on a one-for-one basis. The Preferred OP Units and Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock have no stated maturity or mandatory redemption and are subordinate to all debt.

          During the three months ended March 31, 2004, we made a distribution of approximately $5.0 million to Arden Realty, our general partner, pursuant to the terms of our partnership agreement.

          During the three months ended March 31, 2004, we issued a total of 1,023,304 common operating partnership units relating to exercises of Arden Realty stock options.

          On February 27, 2004, Arden Realty issued a total of 38,000 restricted stock awards to several key executive officers and employees. Holders of these shares have full voting rights and will receive any dividends but are prohibited from selling or transferring unvested shares. The fair market value on the date of the grant for these restricted shares was $31.60. These restricted shares vest equally over three years.

          On January 21, 2004, we made a distribution of $0.505 per common operating partnership unit. In addition on March 31, 2004 we made a distribution of approximately $1.1 million to our preferred unit holders.

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Revenue from Rental Operations and Property Expenses

          Revenue from rental operations and property expenses for properties held for use are summarized as follows (in thousands):

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Income from Taxable REIT Subsidiary

          Beginning in the first quarter of 2004, we have reclassified for financial presentation purposes the operating results of Nextedge, our taxable REIT subsidiary, or TRS, in our consolidated statements of income from general and administrative expenses to interest and other income, net. Nextedge provides energy consulting services to commercial real estate owners. The following is a breakdown of the components of interest and other income, net, for each of the periods presented (in thousands):

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Stock Option Plan

          Beginning on January 1, 2003, we adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure” under which we began expensing the costs of new stock options granted to employees in 2003 by Arden Realty in accordance with SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.” We used the Black-Scholes option valuation model to estimate the fair value of the stock options granted. During the three months ended March 31 2004 and March 31, 2003, we expensed approximately $8,000 of stock option based employee compensation costs.

          The following table reflects pro forma net income and earnings per share had we elected to expense all options granted by Arden Realty prior to 2003 assuming the fair value method and using the Black-Scholes option valuation model (in thousands, except per share amounts):

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Comprehensive Income

          Comprehensive income represents net income, plus the results of certain non-shareholders’ equity changes not reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The components of comprehensive income are as follows (in thousands):

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Commitments and Contingencies

          We are presently subject to various lawsuits, claims and proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, none of which if determined unfavorably to us is expected to have a material adverse effect on our cash flows, financial condition or results of operations. There were no material changes in our legal proceedings during the three months ended March 31, 2004.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Overview

          The following discussion relates to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein, which should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and in our 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

          This form 10-Q, including the documents incorporated herein by reference, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act pertaining to, among other things, our future results of operations, cash available for distribution, acquisitions, lease renewals, property development, property renovation, capital requirements and general business, industry and economic conditions applicable to us. Also, documents we subsequently file with the SEC and incorporated herein by reference will contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of the risk factors set forth below and the matters set forth or incorporated in this form 10-Q generally. We caution you, however, that this list of factors may not be exhaustive, particularly with respect to future filings.

          We are an operating partnership that owns, manages, leases, develops, renovates and acquires commercial properties located in Southern California. We are managed by 7 senior executive officers who have experience in the real estate industry ranging from 12 to 34 years and who collectively have an average of 18 years experience. We perform all property and development management, accounting, finance and acquisition/disposition activities and a majority of our leasing transactions with our staff of approximately 300 employees.

          As of March 31, 2004, Arden Realty, our general partner, was Southern California’s largest publicly traded office landlord as measured by total net rentable square feet owned. As of that date, our portfolio was comprised of 128 primarily suburban office properties, consisting of 210 buildings with approximately 18.6 million net rentable square feet, including one development project with approximately 283,000 net rentable square feet currently under lease-up. As of March 31, 2004 and March 31, 2003, our operating portfolio was 88.7% and 89.7% occupied, respectively.

Business Strategy

          Our primary business strategy is to actively manage our portfolio to seek to achieve gains in rental rates and occupancy, control operating expenses and maximize income from ancillary operations and services. When market conditions permit, we may also selectively develop or acquire new properties that add value and fit strategically into our portfolio. We may also sell existing properties and place the proceeds into investments we believe will generate higher long-term value.

          We continue to seek to build a tenant base of smaller, diverse companies that limits our exposure to any single tenant or industry. Smaller tenants typically translate into shorter-term leases. Shorter-term leases provide greater opportunity for renewing a substantial portion of our portfolio at higher rental rates each year during strong markets, but create challenges to maintain occupancy and rates when markets weaken. The average term of our leases is 4 to 5 years, resulting in approximately 15% to 20% of our leases expiring annually.

          We closely monitor our operating expenses and capital expenditures to sustain or improve operating margins and dividend coverage. We may defer discretionary operating expenses and capital expenditures until market conditions improve.

Current Economic Climate

          Our short and long-term liquidity, ability to refinance existing indebtedness, ability to issue long-term debt and equity securities at favorable rates and our dividend policy are significantly impacted by the operating results of our properties, all of which are located in Southern California. Our ability to lease available space and increase rates when leases expire is largely dependent on the demand for office space in the markets where our properties are located. We believe current uncertainty over the national and Southern California economic environment is exerting downward pressures on the demand for Southern California commercial office space. We are experiencing continued downward pressures on occupancy and rental rates and upward pressures on leasing costs due to several factors, including, among others, the following:

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Non-farm job growth in Southern California, which we believe to be a leading indicator of office demand, was negative in 2003 and in the first three months of 2004 and is largely dependent on improved economic activity;

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Rental rates decreased in 2003 and are expected to decrease further in 2004 due to the state of the local economy and competition from other office landlords;

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Tenant concessions for new and renewal leases have increased in some submarkets in 2003 and are expected to further increase in 2004 due to competition from other office landlords;

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Some tenants are under-utilizing their existing space and can therefore expand internally before they need new space;

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Sublease space is impacting vacancy and rental rates in some submarkets; and

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Over-building has increased vacancy rates in some submarkets.

          According to published reports, overall market rental rates in Southern California increased about 1% during the three months ended March 31, 2004. Given the current trends, including the expected continued occupancy pressures and aggressive pricing from competing office landlords and sublease space, we expect market rates will remain flat to down by approximately 1% in the second quarter of 2004. Although concessions declined during the three months ended March 31, 2004, we expect concessions in the form of either free rent or higher tenant improvement allowances to continue until market vacancies decline to a level where landlords regain pricing power.

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          The timing and extent of future changes in the national and local economy and their effects on our properties and results of operations are difficult to accurately predict. It is possible, however, that these national and regional issues may more directly affect us and our operating results in the future, making it more difficult for us to lease and renew available space, to increase or maintain rental rates as leases expire and to collect amounts due from our tenants. For additional information, see “Risk Factors – Further declines in the economic activity of Southern California will adversely affect our operating results,” “– The financial condition and solvency of our tenants may reduce our cash flow,” and “– Rising energy costs and power outages in California may have an adverse effect on our operations and revenue,” in our 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Critical Accounting Policies

          Refer to our 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of our critical accounting policies, which include, among other things, revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts and depreciation. There have been no material changes to these policies in 2004.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

          As of March 31, 2004, there are no off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements or obligations (including contingent obligations) that have, or are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on our financial condition, changes in the financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

          Our financial position and operating results primarily relate to our portfolio of commercial properties and income derived from those properties. Therefore, the comparability of financial data from period to period will be affected by the timing of property developments, acquisitions and dispositions.

Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2004 to the three months ended March 31, 2003
(in thousands, except number of properties and percentages):

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		Therefore, Property Operating Results may fail to capture significant trends which limits its usefulness.
		Property Operating Results is a non-GAAP measure of performance. Property Operating Results is not a substitute for net income as computed in accordance with GAAP. It excludes significant expense components such as depreciation and amortization expense and financing costs. This measure should be analyzed in conjunction with net income and cash flow from operating activities as computed in accordance with GAAP. Other companies may use different methods for calculating Property Operating Results or similarly entitled measures and, accordingly, our Property Operating Results may not be comparable to similarly entitled measures reported by other companies that do not define the measure exactly as we do.
		The following is a reconciliation of net income computed in accordance with GAAP to Property Operating Results (in thousands):

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Consists of non-development properties classified as part of continuing operations and owned for the entirety of the periods presented.

VARIANCES FOR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

          Our Property Operating Results for the three months ended March 31, 2004 compared to the same period in 2003 were primarily affected by our acquisitions, dispositions and development activities since January 1, 2003.

          As a result of these changes within our portfolio of properties since January 1, 2003, we do not believe the Property Operating Results presented above are comparable from period to period. Therefore, in the table above, we have also presented the Property Operating Results for our same store portfolio.

Revenue from Rental Operations

          The increase in revenue from rental operations for the total portfolio was primarily due to the approximate 101,000 square foot acquisition we made in December of 2003, consisting of an office property in San Diego County and revenues from our 6100 Center Drive development property as it reaches stabilization and from scheduled rent bumps in our existing leases that were partially offset by the decline in average occupancy.

          The increase in revenue from rental operations for the same store portfolio was primarily due to an approximate $1.7 million increase in other rental operations, a $500,000 increase in parking income and a $300,000 increase in cash rents, all of which were partially offset by a $1.3 million decrease in tenant reimbursements. The increase in other rental operations was primarily related to higher lease termination fees in 2004 as well as lower reserves for tenant receivables as a result of a reduced level of defaults. The increase in parking income is primarily due to an increase in demand for monthly parking spaces in 2004 in some of our buildings. The increase in cash rents was primarily related to scheduled rent increases in existing leases that were partially offset by the 0.4% decrease in average occupancy for these properties. The decrease in tenant reimbursements was primarily due to 2002 reconciliation adjustments recognized in the first quarter of 2003 and the 0.4% decrease in average occupancy in 2004.

Property Expenses

          The increase in property expenses for the total portfolio was partially due to the property acquired in December 2003 and the stabilization of our 6100 Center Drive development property.

          The increase in property expenses for the same store portfolio was primarily due to an approximate $1.2 million increase in repairs and maintenance, a $900,000 increase in property administrative expense and a $500,000 increase in real estate taxes, all of which were partially offset by an approximate $500,000 decrease in utilities expense. Repairs and maintenance increased primarily due to higher contractual costs for engineering and other contract services as well as the timing of certain projects. Property administrative expense increased primarily due to higher personnel costs from annual merit increases and employee non-recurring separation costs while real estate taxes increased due to the timing of final reassessments and property tax refunds received in the first quarter of 2003 for certain properties. Utilities expense decreased due to lower usage in the first quarter of 2004 due in part to the decline in average occupancy.

General and Administrative

          General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues were approximately 4.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2004 as compared to approximately 3.0% for the same period in 2003. The approximately $1.3 million increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily related to higher personnel costs associated with annual merit increases and non-cash compensation expense associated with restricted stock grants issued in 2004 and 2003 as well as higher corporate governance costs in 2004.

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Interest Expense

          Interest expense increased approximately $300,000, or 1%, during the three months ended March 31, 2004 as compared to the same period in 2003. This increase was primarily due to lower capitalized interest in 2004, partially offset by lower outstanding debt balances in 2004 as a result of paydowns of our unsecured lines of credit with proceeds from dispositions. Capitalized interest was lower in 2004 as we stopped capitalizing interest on our 6100 Center Drive development property in May 2003.

Depreciation and Amortization

          Depreciation and amortization expense increased by approximately $1.9 million, or 7%, during the three months ended March 31, 2004 as compared to the same period in 2003, primarily due to depreciation related to a property acquired in December 2003 and depreciation related to capital expenditures, tenant improvements and leasing commissions placed in service subsequent to the first quarter of 2003.

Interest and Other Income, net

          Beginning January 1, 2004, we reclassified the operating results of Nextedge, our taxable REIT subsidiary, or TRS, that provides energy consulting services to commercial real estate owners from general and administrative expenses into the interest and other income line item to more clearly present our general and administrative costs as well as the operating results of Nextedge. We also reclassified the operating results of our TRS in the first quarter of 2003 to conform to the 2004 presentation.

          Interest and other income, net increased by approximately $700,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2004 as compared to the same period in 2003, primarily due to net income recognized by Nextedge from a consulting and installation project completed during the first quarter of 2004.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash Flows

          Cash provided by operating activities decreased by approximately $5.6 million to $43.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004 as compared to $49.5 million for the same period in 2003. This decrease was primarily due to the loss of operating cash flows from ten properties sold since the beginning of 2003 as part of our capital recycling program, partially offset by the increased cash flows from a property acquired in the fourth quarter of 200 and our development property currently being stabilized.

          Cash provided by investing activities increased by approximately $30.6 million to $43.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004 as compared to $12.5 million for the same period in 2003. This increase was primarily due to the proceeds from two properties sold in the first quarter of 2004 versus only one property sold in the first quarter of 2003.

          Cash used in financing activities increased by approximately $29.3 million to $79.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004 as compared to $50.6 million for the same period in 2003. This increase was primarily due to higher net repayments in 2004 on our unsecured lines of credit from proceeds generated from our capital recycling program.

Available Borrowings, Cash Balance and Capital Resources

          We have an unsecured line of credit with a total commitment of $20 million from City National Bank. This line of credit accrues interest at LIBOR + 1.00% or the City National Bank Prime Rate less 0.875% and is scheduled to mature on August 1, 2004. Proceeds from this line of credit are used, among other things, to provide funds for tenant improvements and capital expenditures and provide for working capital and other corporate purposes. As of March 31, 2004, there was $10 million outstanding on this line of credit and $10 million was available for additional borrowings.

          We also have an unsecured line of credit with a group of banks led by Wells Fargo. This line of credit provides for borrowings up to $310 million with an option to increase the amount to $350 million and bears interest at a rate ranging between LIBOR + 0.80% and LIBOR + 1.25% (including an annual facility fee ranging from 0.15% to 0.40% based on the aggregate amount of the line of credit) depending on our unsecured debt rating. This line of credit matures in April 2006. In addition, as long as we maintain an unsecured debt rating of BBB-/Baa3 or better, the agreement contains a competitive bid option, whereby the lenders may bid on the interest rate to be charged for up to $150 million of the unsecured line of credit. We also have the option to convert the interest rate on this line of credit to the higher of Wells Fargo’s prime rate or the Federal Funds rate plus 0.5%. As of March 31, 2004, $86 million was outstanding on this line of credit and $224 million was available for additional borrowings.

          As of March 31, 2004, we had approximately $32.8 million in cash and cash equivalents, including $21.0 million in restricted cash. Restricted cash consisted of $13.7 million in interest bearing cash deposits required by five of our mortgage loans payable and $7.3 million in cash impound accounts for real estate taxes and insurance as required by several of our mortgage loans payable.

          We entered into $150 million of forward-starting swaps during 2003 to effectively fix the 10-year Treasury rate at an average rate of approximately 4.1% for borrowings that are anticipated to occur in 2004 to refinance some of our scheduled debt maturities. The forward-starting interest rate swaps were entered into at current market rates and, therefore, had no initial cost.

          In October and November of 2003, we also entered into reverse interest rate swap agreements to float $100 million of the fixed interest rate associated with the 7.00% senior unsecured notes due in November of 2007. Under these reverse swaps, we will receive interest at a fixed rate of 7.00% and pay interest at a variable rate averaging six-month LIBOR in arrears plus 3.10%. These interest rate

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swaps mature at the same time the notes are due.

          We expect to continue meeting our short-term liquidity and capital requirements generally through net cash provided by operating activities and proceeds from our unsecured lines of credit. We believe the foregoing sources of liquidity will be sufficient to fund our short-term liquidity needs over the next twelve months, including recurring non-revenue enhancing capital expenditures, tenant improvements and leasing commissions.

          We expect to meet our long-term liquidity and capital requirements such as scheduled principal repayments, development costs, property acquisitions, if any, and other non-recurring capital expenditures through net cash provided by operations, refinancing of existing indebtedness and the issuance of long-term debt and equity securities.

Capital Recycling Program

          On February 4, 2004, we sold an approximate 133,000 square foot retail property located in Riverside County for a sales price of approximately $17.0 million. The terms of this sale included an approximate $800,000 guarantee for the future rent and retenanting costs, if necessary, for certain tenants in this property. In addition, we recorded a $400,000 environmental reserve related to the future completion of an environmental review. We recognized this sale net of the guarantee and environmental reserve and will record any subsequent amounts recovered over the next twelve months.

          On March 16, 2004, we sold an approximate 162,000 square foot office property located in Los Angeles County for a gross sales price of approximately $52.5 million.

          The net proceeds from these dispositions were used to reduce the outstanding balance on our Wells Fargo unsecured line of credit.

Debt Summary

          Following is a summary of scheduled principal payments for our total debt outstanding as of March 31, 2004 (in thousands):

          Following is certain other information related to our outstanding indebtedness as of March 31, 2004:

Unsecured and Secured Debt:

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Floating and Fixed Rate Debt:

          Total interest incurred and the amount capitalized was as follows (in thousands):

     Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service and Compliance with Principal Financial Covenants

          Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service is a non-GAAP measurement of our performance and liquidity. Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service is presented below because this data is used by investors and our management as a supplemental measure to (a) evaluate our operating performance and compare it to other real estate companies, (b) determine trends in earnings, (c) determine our ability to service debt and (d) determine our ability to fund future capital expenditure requirements. As discussed more fully below, Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service is also used in several financial covenants we are required to satisfy each quarter under the terms of our principal debt agreements.

          Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service permits investors and management to view income from our operations on an unleveraged basis before the effects of non-cash depreciation and amortization expense. By excluding interest expense, Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service measures our operating performance independent of our capital structure and indebtedness and, therefore, allows for a more meaningful comparison of our operating performance between quarters as well as annual periods and to compare our operating performance to that of other companies, and to more readily identify and evaluate trends in earnings.

          The usefulness of Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service is limited because it does not reflect interest expense, taxes, gains or losses on sales of property, losses on valuations of derivatives, asset impairment losses, cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, extraordinary items as defined by GAAP and depreciation and amortization costs. These costs have been or may in the future be incurred by us, each of which affects or could effect our operating performance and ability to finance our investments at competitive borrowing costs, successfully maintain our REIT status, and acquire and dispose of real estate properties at favorable prices to us. Some of these costs also reflect changes in value in our properties that result from use or changes in market conditions and the level of capital expenditures and leasing costs necessary to maintain the operating performance of our properties. Due to the significance of the net income components excluded from Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service, this measure should not be considered an alternative to (and should be considered in conjunction with) net income, cash flow from operations, and other performance or liquidity measures prescribed by GAAP. This measure should also be analyzed in conjunction with discussions elsewhere in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the items eliminated in the calculation of Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service.

          The reader is cautioned that Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service, as calculated by Arden Realty, may not be comparable to similar measures reported by other companies (under names such as or similar to Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service, EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA) that do not define this measure exactly the same as we do.

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          The following is a reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities and net income computed in accordance with GAAP for Arden Realty to Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service (in thousands):

          Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service is also presented because it is used in ratios contained in the principal financial covenants of the Indenture governing our publicly traded senior unsecured notes and our Credit Agreement with a syndicate of banks led by Wells Fargo. As of March 31, 2004, our senior unsecured notes represented approximately 39% of our total outstanding debt and amounts outstanding under our Wells Fargo unsecured line of credit represented approximately 7% of our total outstanding debt. The Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service ratios and the other ratios reported below are part of financial covenants we are required to satisfy each fiscal quarter. We believe information about these ratios is useful to (1) confirm that we are in compliance with the financial covenants of our principal loan agreements, (2) evaluate our ability to service our debt, (3) evaluate our ability to fund future capital expenditures, and (4) compare our ratios to other real estate companies, including other REITs, that present the same ratios.

          If we were to fail to satisfy these financial covenants, we would be in default under the terms of the Indenture for the senior unsecured notes and/or the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement. A default under those agreements could accelerate the obligation to repay such debt and could cause us to be in default under our other debt agreements. Depending on the circumstances surrounding such acceleration, we might not be able to repay the debt on terms that are favorable to us, or at all, which could have a material adverse affect on our financial condition and our ability to raise capital in the future.

          The reader is cautioned that these ratios, as calculated by us, may not be comparable to similarly entitled ratios reported by other companies that do not calculate these ratios exactly the same as we do. These ratios should not be considered as alternatives to the ratio of earnings to fixed charges.

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          The following table summarizes the principal ratios contained in the financial covenants of our senior unsecured notes and Wells Fargo unsecured line of credit as of March 31, 2004 (in thousands, except percentage and covenant ratio data):

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Funds from Operations

          The following table reflects the calculation of our funds from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 (in thousands):

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Portfolio and Lease Information

          The following tables set forth certain information regarding our properties as of March 31, 2004.

PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
As of March 31, 2004

PORTFOLIO OCCUPANCY AND IN-PLACE RENTS
As of March 31, 2004

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TEN LARGEST TENANTS
As of March 31, 2004