SL Green Realty Corp. Adds New SVP to Leasing Division

March 19th, 2007 at 12:41 PM

New York, NY – March 19, 2007 –

SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) today announced that is has hired William S. Elder, 41, as Senior Vice President, Leasing. He will assist in leasing SL Green’s 25 million square foot office portfolio.

Mr. Elder was previously a senior vice president and director of the New York City division of Reckson Associates Realty Corp. where, since 2005, he was responsible for managing the financial performance and revenue production of 5.5 million square feet of Class A New York City office space. Mr. Elder began his career in 1990 at The Shorenstein Company, a privately held real estate investment fund, where he was ultimately responsible for the leasing performance of all assets located on the east coast of the United States.

Commenting on the new hire, Steven M. Durels, Executive Vice President, Director of Leasing said, “We are very pleased to welcome Bill to SL Green where his depth of experience will be a strong complement to the capabilities inherent in our dynamic leasing team. Bill is well known and respected by his peers within the real estate community. We look forward to his contributions to our business as we continue to build upon SL Green’s role as New York City’s preeminent and preferred office landlord.”

Mr. Elder graduated from New York City’s Wagner College with a BS in Business Administration. He is actively involved with the Real Estate Board of New York where he sits on several committees.

About SL Green Realty Corp.

SL Green Realty Corp. is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, or REIT, that predominantly acquires, owns, repositions and manages a portfolio of Manhattan office properties. The Company is the only publicly held REIT that specializes exclusively in this niche. As of January 31, 2007, the Company owned 42 office properties totaling 25.0 million square feet. The Company’s retail space ownership totals 296,000 square feet at eight properties.

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