Acadia Realty Trust to Announce Fourth Quarter 2008 Results on February 11, 2009.

NEW YORK -- Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE: AKR - "Acadia" or the "Company"), a real estate investment trust ("REIT") announced today that it will release its Fourth Quarter 2008 earnings on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 after market close. The Company will conduct a conference call the following day, Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 12:00 PM ET to discuss its quarterly results.

The live conference call can be accessed by dialing 866-543-6403 (internationally 617-213-8896). The pass code is "Acadia". The call will also be webcast and can be accessed in a listen-only mode through Acadia's website at www.acadiarealty.com. The Company's earnings press release will be posted in the Investor Relations section of its website under News and supplemental financial and operating information will be posted under Financial Reports, also in the Investor Relations section.

If participants are unable to listen during the live event, the call will be archived and available on Acadia's website. Alternatively, to access the replay by phone, dial 888-286-8010 (internationally 617-801-6888). The pass code will be 43786413. The phone replay will be available through Thursday, February 19, 2009.

Acadia Realty Trust, headquartered in White Plains, NY, is a fully integrated, self-managed and self-administered equity REIT focused primarily on the ownership, acquisition, redevelopment and management of retail and mixed-use properties including neighborhood and community shopping centers located in urban and suburban markets in major metropolitan areas.

Certain matters in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws and as such may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performances or achievements of Acadia to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the headings "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 29, 2008 (the "Form 10-K") and other periodic reports filed with the SEC, including risks related to: (i) the Company's reliance on revenues derived from major tenants; (ii) the Company's limited control over joint venture investments; (iii) the Company's partnership structure; (iv) real estate and the geographic concentration of our properties; (v) market interest rates; (vi) leverage; (vii) liability for environmental matters;(viii) the Company's growth strategy; (ix) the Company's status as a REIT (x) uninsured losses and (xi) the loss of key executives. Copies of the Form 10-K and the other periodic reports Acadia files with the SEC are available on the Company's website at www.acadiarealty.com. Any forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date hereof. Acadia expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Acadia's expectations with regard thereto or change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.