Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT

Gregory F. Hughes

Chief Operating Officer and

Chief Financial Officer

-Or-

Heidi Gillette

Investor Relations

(212) 594-2700

SL GREEN REALTY CORP. REPORTS

FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2009 FFO

OF $0.87 AND $4.43 PER SHARE AND

EPS OF $(0.07) AND $0.54 PER SHARE

Highlights

·                  Fourth quarter FFO totaled $0.87 per share (diluted) compared to $1.03 per share (diluted) for the fourth quarter of 2008.

·                  Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2009 totaled $0.07 per share (diluted) compared to net income of $1.34 per share (diluted) in the same period in the prior year.  The fourth quarter of 2009 includes a net loss of $0.35 per share resulting primarily from non-cash reserves on structured finance and other investments offset by gains from the early extinguishment of debt.  The fourth quarter of 2008 includes $1.13 per share relating to gains on the sale of real estate and from the early extinguishment of debt offset by reserves taken against the Company’s investment in Gramercy Capital Corp. (NYSE: GKK), or Gramercy, and other structured finance investments.

·                  Recognized combined same-store GAAP NOI growth of 4.2% for the fourth quarter, including 2.4% from the consolidated same-store properties and 8.9% from the unconsolidated joint venture same-store properties.  For the full year of 2009, combined same-store GAAP NOI growth was 3.7%, including 3.1% from the consolidated same-store properties and 5.3% from the unconsolidated joint venture same-store properties.

·                  Signed 24 Manhattan office leases totaling 423,850 square feet with average starting rents of $33.05 per rentable square foot during the fourth quarter.  Average Manhattan office starting rents increased by 2.4% on these leases over previously fully escalated rents.  Excluding the 227,782 square foot early renewal of BMW of Manhattan, Inc. at 555 West 57th Street, starting rents would have averaged $43.97 per rentable square foot.

·                  Signed 29 Suburban office leases totaling 345,999 square feet with average starting rents of $28.89 per rentable square foot during the fourth quarter.

·                  Ended the year with Manhattan occupancy rate of 95.0%.

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