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Crescent Real Estate Announces Fourth Quarter Results; Company Reports Fourth Quarter Office Property Same-Store NOI Growth of 5.6%.


Business Editors

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2001

Crescent Real Estate Equities Company Crescent Real Estate Equities Co. (NYSE: CEI) is a Fort Worth, Texas-based real estate investor with holdings mainly in office and hotel properties, including several landmark buildings in the southern United States.  (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:CEI CEI Competitive Enterprise Institute
CEI Conferenza Episcopale Italiana (Italian bishop conference)
CEI Central European Initiative
CEI Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano (Italian Electrotechnical Committee) 
) announced fourth quarter 2000 funds from operations Funds From Operations (FFO)

Used by real estate and other investment trusts to define the cash flow from trust operations; earnings with depreciation and amortization added back.
 ("FFO FFO

See: Funds from operations
") per share of $.77, which exceeded the Company's estimates for the quarter by $.06 per share. The increase was primarily due to favorable fa·vor·a·ble  
adj.
1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.

2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 office results and collection of rent from the behavioral behavioral

pertaining to behavior.


behavioral disorders
see vice.

behavioral seizure
see psychomotor seizure.
 healthcare properties. For the year, the Company reported FFO per share of $2.54. According to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 John C. Goff n. 1. A silly clown.
1. A game. See Golf.
, chief executive officer, "I am extremely pleased with our accomplishments this past year. Among our achievements, we refinanced $850 million of debt, generated over $650 million of capital within the company primarily through office and behavioral healthcare asset dispositions, repurchased nearly 12% of our outstanding common shares, and significantly enhanced our senior management team with the addition of three key executives. With the critical steps of our strategic plan completed, we are poised to take advantage of new opportunities."

4th Quarter Highlights:
-- Overall Houston office vacancy for all classes is 12%, which is the city's
lowest in ten years, as noted by the CoStar Group.

-- The December unemployment rate of 3.0%, the lowest rate the city has ever
seen, remains below the state (3.4%) and national (3.7%) levels. According to
recent Bureau of Labor Statistics, Houston added 61,200 new jobs, which
represents a 3.0% year-over-year increase. Houston ranked second in employment
percentage growth in 2000 among the top 10 most populous U.S. metropolitan
areas, according to the Houston branch of the Federal Reserve Bank.


FINANCIAL REVIEW

FFO for the three months ended December December: see month.  31, 2000 was $94.7 million, or $.77 per share and equivalent unit (diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
), compared to $101.2 million, or $.75 per share and equivalent unit (diluted) for the same period in 1999. FFO for the year ended December 31, 2000 was $326.9 million, or $2.54 per share and equivalent unit (diluted), compared to $355.8 million, or $2.58 per share and equivalent unit (diluted) for the same period in 1999.

Net income available to common shareholders for the three months ended December 31, 2000 was $74.4 million, or $.68 per share (diluted), compared to $18.1 million, or $.15 per share (diluted) for the same period in 1999. Net income available to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2000 was $231.7 million, or $2.02 per share (diluted), compared to a loss of $7.4 million, or $.06 per share (diluted) for the same period in 1999.

INVESTMENT SEGMENTS

Office Operations

Office property same-store NOI NOI Net Operating Income
NOI Notice of Intent
NOI Nation of Islam
NOI Notice of Inquiry
NOI Neuro Orthopaedic Institute
NOI New Organizing Institute
NOI Notice of Interest
NOI No Offense Intended
NOI National Olympiad in Informatics
, excluding lease termination fees termination fee

The one-time charge for terminating or transferring an individual retirement account. If a financial institution charges a termination fee, the fee must be spelled out in the original agreement that is signed when the account is opened.
, increased 5.6% for the three months ended December 31, 2000 over the same period in 1999 for the 27.2 million square feet of office property space owned during both periods. Average occupancy Gaining or having physical possession of real property subject to, or in the absence of, legal right or title.

In a fire insurance policy, for example, the term occupancy
 for these properties for the three months ended December 31, 2000 was 92.8% compared to 92.1% for the same period in 1999. Office property same-store NOI, excluding lease termination fees, increased 5.3% for the year ended December 31, 2000 over the same period in 1999. Average occupancy for these properties during both years 2000 and 1999 was 92.2%. As of December 31, 2000, the overall office portfolio was approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 94.4% leased based on executed executed 1) adj. to have been completed. (Example: "it is an executed contract") 2) v. to have completed or fully performed. (Example: "he executed all the promises made in the contract") 3) v.  leases. During the three months ended December 31, 2000, Crescent crescent, emblematic representation of the quarter moon. The crescent and star, ancient Byzantine symbols that became the emblems of Constantinople, were also assumed as the standard of the Ottoman Turks.  received $7.0 million of lease termination fees.

The Company renewed re·new  
v. re·newed, re·new·ing, re·news

v.tr.
1. To make new or as if new again; restore: renewed the antique chair.

2.
 or re-leased 689,000 net rentable square feet during the three months ended December 31, 2000. The weighted average full-service full-ser·vice
adj.
Associated with or offering complete service: full-service gasoline pumps; full-service banks. 
 rental RENTAL. A roll or list of the rents of an estate containing the description of the lands let, the names of the tenants, and other particulars connected with such estate. This is the same as rent roll, from which it is said to be corrupted.  rate increased 21% and the FFO annual net effective rental rate increased 39% over the expiring ex·pire  
v. ex·pired, ex·pir·ing, ex·pires

v.intr.
1. To come to an end; terminate: My membership in the club has expired.

2.
 rates for these leases, all of which have commenced or will commence within the next twelve months. Tenant improvements related to these leases were $.82 per square foot per year and leasing costs were $.98 per square foot per year. The Company renewed or re-leased 2.6 million net rentable square feet for the year ended December 31, 2000. The weighted average full-service rental rate increased 22% and the FFO annual net effective rental rate increased 40% over the expiring rates for these leases, all of which have commenced or will commence within the next twelve months. Tenant improvements related to these leases were $1.22 per square foot per year and leasing costs were $.88 per square foot per year.

As previously announced, Crescent commenced construction in November November: see month.  2000 of 5 Houston Houston, city (1990 pop. 1,630,553), seat of Harris co., SE Tex., a deepwater port on the Houston Ship Channel; inc. 1837. Economy


The fourth largest city in the nation and the largest in the entire South and Southwest, Houston is a port of entry;
 Center, the newest development within Crescent's Houston Center mixed-use mixed-use
adj.
Containing or zoned for commercial and residential facilities or development: a 40-story mixed-use tower; a mixed-use parcel of land. 
 complex in Houston, Texas “Houston” redirects here. For other uses, see Houston (disambiguation).
Houston (pronounced /'hjuːstən/) is the largest city in the state of Texas and the
. The 27 story, Class A office property, which will consist of 577,000 net rentable square feet, currently has leasing commitments for approximately 70% of the space and is expected to be completed in the fall of 2002. It is Crescent's intention to bring in a joint-venture equity partner and ultimately hold a 20% to 25% equity interest while continuing to manage and lease the property.

During the year ended December 31, 2000, $320 million of net proceeds Net Proceeds

The amount received after all costs are deducted from the sale of a piece of property or security.

Notes:
In the case of an investor selling a security, net proceeds represent the proceeds from the sale minus any trading costs (i.e. commissions).
 were received as a result of Crescent's office/other asset disposition Act of disposing; transferring to the care or possession of another. The parting with, alienation of, or giving up of property. The final settlement of a matter and, with reference to decisions announced by a court, a judge's ruling is commonly referred to as disposition, regardless of  strategy, which provided for the sale of eleven non-core or non-strategic wholly owned office properties and other assets other assets

Assets of relatively small value. For financial reporting purposes, firms frequently combine small assets into a single category rather than listing each item separately.
. Included in the $320 million of net proceeds is $22 million, which was received during the three months ended December 31, 2000, related to the sales of four office/venture tech properties located within The Woodlands Woodlands refers to several places:
In Australia
  • Woodlands, New South Wales
  • Woodlands, Western Australia
In Canada
  • Woodlands, Calgary, a neighborhood in Calgary, Alberta
In New Zealand
. Since the inception INCEPTION. The commencement; the beginning. In making a will, for example, the writing is its inception. 3 Co. 31 b; Plowd. 343. Vide Consummation; Progression.  of the office/other asset disposition strategy in December of 1999, net proceeds received total $421 million. The net gain recorded during the year ended December 31, 2000 from these dispositions was $47 million, of which $5 million related to the Woodlands properties sales during the three months ended December 31, 2000. Since inception of the office/other asset disposition strategy, the overall net gain recorded was $36 million.

"We continue to see strong demand in our core office markets. Absorption absorption [Lat.,=sucking from], taking of molecules of one substance directly into another substance. It is contrasted with adsorption, in which the molecules adhere only to the surface of the second substance.  outpaced new delivery in 2000 by 85% in Dallas Dallas, city (1990 pop. 1,006,877), seat of Dallas co., N Tex., on the Trinity River near the junction of its three forks; inc. 1871. The second largest Texas city, after Houston, and the eighth largest U.S.  and 20% in Houston, which, in turn, is having a positive impact on market rental rates. In addition, Crescent properties are 92.7% leased in Dallas and 94.0% leased in Houston, further evidence that both markets are strong and show discipline with respect to new supply," commented Dennis Dennis is a male first name derived from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius meaning "servant of Dionysus", the Thracian god of wine, which is ultimately derived from the Greek Dios (Διος, "of Zeus") combined with Nysos or Nysa (Νυσα), where the  H. Alberts, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO)

The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president.
. "For our total office portfolio, looking out over the next three years at our 10.3 million square feet of expiring space, we expect embedded Inserted into. See embedded system.  office rental rate growth associated with this space to range from 20% to 30%, or $5.00 to $6.00 per square foot."

Resort and Hotel Investments

Resort and hotel same-store rental income Noun 1. rental income - income received from rental properties
income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
 for the eight properties owned during these periods increased 8% and 10% for the three months and year ended December 31, 2000, respectively, compared to the same periods in 1999. The average daily rate increased 6% and 7% for the three months and year ended December 31, 2000, respectively, compared to the same periods in 1999. Revenue per available room increased 6% and 8% for the three months and year ended December 31, 2000, respectively, compared to the same periods in 1999.

As previously announced, Crescent sold The Four Seasons Hotel, located within Crescent's Houston Center mixed-use complex in Houston, Texas, in November 2000. The sales price was approximately $105 million, $56.6 million of which the Company was required to redeem redeem v. to buy back, as when an owner who had mortgaged his/her real property pays off the debt. The term also refers to paying the amount due and all charges after a foreclosure (due to failure to make payments when due) has begun.  preferred units owned by GMAC GMAC General Motors Acceptance Corporation
GMAC Graduate Management Admission Council
GMAC Give Me A Call
GMAC Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee
GMAC Genetic Modification Advisory Committee (Singapore)
GMAC Give Me A Chance
 Commercial Mortgage Corporation ("GMAC") in the partnership through which the Company owned the property. The hotel property net gain recorded during the three months ended December 31, 2000 was $28.7 million. Crescent will continue to evaluate the remaining business-class hotels for disposition over the next couple of years with respect to their individual markets in an effort to obtain optimal pricing.

Residential Development Investments

The Woodlands Land Development, L.P. and The Woodlands Commercial Properties Company, L.P. (collectively "The Woodlands"), The Woodlands, Texas:

Average sales price per lot at The Woodlands increased by $16,000, or 35%, in 2000 compared to 1999. Residential lot sales also increased to a record 2,033 lots in 2000 compared to 1,991 lots in 1999.

The Woodlands continues to achieve success from its new upscale residential development, Carlton Carl·ton   , Steven Norman Known as "Steve." Born 1944.

American baseball player. As a left-handed pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies (1972-1985), he became the first pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards (1972, 1977, 1980, and 1982).
 Woods, a gated community gat·ed community  
n.
A subdivision or neighborhood, often surrounded by a barrier, to which entry is restricted to residents and their guests.
 consisting of 519 lots located around a Jack Nicklaus Noun 1. Jack Nicklaus - United States golfer considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time (born in 1940)
Jack William Nicklaus, Nicklaus
 signature golf course. Since September September: see month.  2000, 128 of the 159 first-phase lots have been sold at prices ranging from $100,000 to $1 million per lot, or an average of $291,000 per lot. Additional phases within Carlton Woods are expected to be marketed to the public over the next two years.

Desert Mountain Properties Limited Partnership ("Desert Mountain"), Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale (O'odham Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. Scottsdale has become internationally recognized as a premier and posh tourist destination, while maintaining its own identity and culture as " :

With the most prestigious residential lots at Desert Mountain scheduled for development and sale during the project's last few years, average sales price per lot increased by $86,000, or 16%, in 2000 compared to 1999. Correspondingly, the volume of lot sales decreased to 178 lots in 2000 compared to 258 lots in 1999.

Crescent Development Management Corporation ("CDMC CDMC Centre de Documentation de la Musique Contemporaine (French: Contemporary Music Documentation Center)
CDMC Children's Digital Media Center
CDMC Contemporary Music Documentation Center
CDMC CINDI
"), Beaver Creek, Colorado Beaver Creek is an unincorporated community located in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. Beaver Creek is located immediately south of the Town of Avon and encompasses the Beaver Creek Resort and adjacent business, lodging, and residential areas. The U.S. :

CDMC sold 343 residential lots and an aggregate of 50 residential units including single-family sin·gle-fam·i·ly
adj.
Relating to or being a dwelling designed for one family only: a single-family home; single-family occupancy. 
 homes, townhomes and condominiums from its 12 active development projects in 2000 compared to 410 residential lot sales and an aggregate of 73 residential unit sales unit sales

Sales measured in terms of physical units rather than dollars. Unit sales data are often used by financial analysts when evaluating the health of a company.
 from 8 active development projects in 1999. Average sales price per lot decreased by $35,000, or 21%, and average sales price per residential unit increased by $57,000, or 4% in 2000 compared to 1999.

As previously announced, Crescent closed on a joint-venture arrangement with Booth Creek Ski Holdings, Inc., owner of the Northstar-at-Tahoe resort, in September 2000. The ten-year development, which includes an enhanced core village with new restaurants and retail shops, hotels and spas, and an extensive residential product mix of over 2,000 condominium condominium

In modern property law, individual ownership of one dwelling unit within a multidwelling building. Unit owners have undivided ownership interest in the land and those portions of the building shared in common.
 and townhome units, is expected to begin pre-selling in the spring of 2002. This investment is a significant part of Crescent's strategy of maintaining its residential development segment earnings stream after Desert Mountain winds down.

Temperature-Controlled Logistics logistics

In military science, all the activities of armed-force units in support of combat units, including transport, supply, communications, and medical aid. The term, first used by Henri Jomini, Alfred Thayer Mahan, and others, was adopted by the U.S.
 Investments

AmeriCold's same-store EBITDAR Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization, and Restructuring Costs - EBITDAR

An indicator of a company's financial performance calculated as:

= Revenue - Expenses (excluding tax, interest, depreciation, amortization, and restructuring costs)
 (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is a non-GAAP metric that can be used to evaluate a company's profitability.
:EBITDA = Operating Revenue – Operating Expenses + Other Revenue
, and rent) declined 2% in 2000 compared to 1999. For the three months ended December 31, 2000 AmeriCold elected e·lect  
v. e·lect·ed, e·lect·ing, e·lects

v.tr.
1. To select by vote for an office or for membership.

2. To pick out; select: elect an art course.
 to defer de·fer 1  
v. de·ferred, de·fer·ring, de·fers

v.tr.
1. To put off; postpone.

2. To postpone the induction of (one eligible for the military draft).

v.intr.
 approximately $7.5 million of rent of which Crescent's share was approximately $3.0 million. For the year ended December 31, 2000 the deferral deferral - Waiting for quiet on the Ethernet.  is approximately $19.0 million of which Crescent's share is approximately $7.5 million. Included in Crescent's results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2000 is a charge for $3.0 million and $6.5 million, respectively, for a valuation allowance related to Crescent's share of the deferred rent receivable.

The landlord, in which Crescent owns a 40% interest, has agreed to restructure certain financial terms of its leases, which include adjusting the 2001 rental obligation to $146 million (which equates to the amount of 2000 cash rental payments), adjusting the 2002 rental obligation to $150 million plus contingent Fortuitous; dependent upon the possible occurrence of a future event, the existence of which is not assured.

The word contingent denotes that there is no present interest or right but only a conditional one which will become effective upon the happening of the
 rent in certain circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact.
     2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or
, increasing the landlord's share of maintenance capital expenditures from $5 million to $9.5 million and extending the deferred rent period to December 31, 2003 from March 11, 2002.

John Goff
For the French and Indian War officer, see John Goffe


John William Goff (January 1 1848 - November 9 1924) was an Irish-born lawyer and judge also noted for his support of Fenian rebel movements.
 commented, "I believe this lease restructuring restructuring - The transformation from one representation form to another at the same relative abstraction level, while preserving the subject system's external behaviour (functionality and semantics).  is an appropriate means of supporting our investment in temperature-controlled facilities over the next couple of years. The revised terms provide the lessee One who rents real property or Personal Property from another.

A lessee of land is a tenant. Cross-references

Landlord and Tenant.


lessee n. the person renting property under a written lease from the owner (lessor).
 of our facilities, AmeriCold, with the necessary financial flexibility to, among other things, increase cash flow by enabling operating efficiencies and facility improvements."

Behavioral Healthcare Investments

Crescent collected a total of $15.4 million of rent and interest from CBHS CBHS Christian Brothers High School (Memphis, TN)
CBHS Chemical Biological Hardened Shelter
 during the year ended December 31, 2000, $8.4 million of which was received during the three months ended December 31, 2000.

Of the 88 total core and non-core behavioral healthcare facilities held at December 31, 1999, 60 of the facilities had been sold as of December 31, 2000, generating approximately $233.7 million of net proceeds. Five of those facilities were sold during the three months ended December 31, 2000, generating approximately $15.3 million in net proceeds. Seven additional facilities were under contract or subject to a letter of intent as of December 31, 2000 and are expected to generate in excess of $17 million in net proceeds over the next few months. The remaining 21 facilities continue to be actively marketed.

BALANCE SHEET REVIEW

Common Share Repurchase Share Repurchase

A program by which a company buys back its own shares from the marketplace, reducing the number of outstanding shares. This is usually an indication that the company's management thinks the shares are undervalued.


On November 10, 1999, Crescent announced that its Board of Trust Managers had authorized au·thor·ize  
tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es
1. To grant authority or power to.

2. To give permission for; sanction:
 the repurchase re·pur·chase  
tr.v. re·pur·chased, re·pur·chas·ing, re·pur·chas·es
To buy (something) again.

n.
The act of buying something that one previously sold or owned.

Noun 1.
 of a portion of its outstanding common shares, from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, in an amount not to exceed $500 million. The Company commenced its share repurchase program in March 2000. As of December 31, 2000, the Company had repurchased approximately 14.5 million common shares, nearly 12% of the Company's outstanding common shares as of December 31, 1999, at an average price of $19.43 per share, for a total purchase price of approximately $281.1 million. Of the 14.5 million common shares repurchased, approximately 700,000 shares, or $16 million, were repurchased during the three months ended December 31, 2000.

Debt Composition

As of December 31, 2000, total debt outstanding was $2.3 billion, a reduction of $.3 billion, or 12%, from December 31, 1999. Also variable-rate Variable-rate

A varible-rate agreement, as distinguished from a fixed-rate agreement, calls for an interest rate that may fluctuate over the life of the loan. The rate is often tied to an index that reflects changes in market rates of interest.
 debt had been reduced to 15% of total debt outstanding as of December 31, 2000, down from 36% as of December 31, 1999.

REIT REIT

See: Real Estate Investment Trust


REIT

See real estate investment trust (REIT).
 MODERNIZATION modernization

Transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one. It is closely linked with industrialization. As societies modernize, the individual becomes increasingly important, gradually replacing the family,
 ACT UPDATE

Crescent is continuing discussions with Crescent Operating, Inc. (OTC OTC

See: Over-the-counter.


OTC

See over-the-counter market (OTC).
 BB:COPI COPI Chevron Overseas Petroleum Inc.
COPI Construction Output Price Index (UK)
COPI Court-Ordered Protected Individual
.OB) ("COPI") with respect to a restructuring transaction related to certain investments as a result of the REIT Modernization Act, which took effect January January: see month.  1, 2001. Among other provisions, the new legislation allows Crescent, through its subsidiaries, to own and operate certain residential development corporations and lease certain resort/hotel properties currently owned and operated or leased by COPI. Although there is no assurance that all issues surrounding sur·round  
tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds
1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle.

2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication.

n.
 the discussions can be fully resolved, Crescent remains confident that a formal transaction will be announced within the next 30 to 60 days.

2001 OUTLOOK

FFO Per Share

Crescent projects 2001 FFO to range between $2.60 and $2.62 per share (assuming no acquisition/investment activity or further common share repurchases), of which $.58 to $.59 per share and $.63 to $.64 per share are expected for the first and second quarters, respectively.

Office Operations

Crescent projects same-store NOI for its office property portfolio to increase between 4% and 6% for 2001 over 2000, based on an average occupancy range of 92% to 94%.

Resort and Hotel Investments

Same-store rental income for Crescent's resort and hotel portfolio is expected to increase between 4% and 6% for 2001 over 2000. In addition, average daily rate is expected to increase between 5% and 6%, and revenue per available room is expected to increase between 5% and 6%, both for 2001 over 2000.

Residential Development Investments

Crescent expects residential lot sales at The Woodlands to range between 1,950 lots and 2,000 lots at an average sales price per lot ranging between $60,000 and $70,000 for 2001. At Desert Mountain, Crescent expects residential lot sales to range between 125 lots and 150 lots at an average sales price per lot ranging between $800,000 and $875,000 for 2001. Within CDMC, Crescent expects residential lot sales to range between 325 lots and 375 lots at an average sales price per lot ranging between $100,000 and $125,000 for 2001. Between 180 and 220 residential units including single family homes, townhomes and condominiums are also expected to occur at an average sales price per residential unit ranging between $925,000 and $1 million.

Temperature-Controlled Logistics Investments

AmeriCold's same-store EBITDAR (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and rent) is expected to reflect flat to 2% growth for 2001 over 2000.

SUPPLEMENTAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION

For additional information related to Crescent's office, resort and hotel, residential development, and temperature-controlled logistics investment segments, please refer to the attached "Supplement to Press Release".

CONFERENCE CALL, WEBCAST AND PRESENTATION

At 10:00AM CST CST
abbr.
1. Central Standard Time

2. convulsive shock treatment


CST Central Standard Time

Noun 1.
 on February February: see month.  22, 2001, Crescent will hold a conference call to discuss the Company's fourth quarter results. During the call the Company will hold a question and answer session concerning business and financial matters affecting the Company. These discussions may contain information that has not been previously disclosed dis·close  
tr.v. dis·closed, dis·clos·ing, dis·clos·es
1. To expose to view, as by removing a cover; uncover.

2. To make known (something heretofore kept secret).
. The Company will also make reference during the call to a presentation that will be posted on the Company's website (www.cei-crescent.com) in the Investor Relations Investor relations

The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors.
 section.

To access the conference call via phone, please dial 800/818-4442 domestically or 706/679-3110 internationally. A replay will be available through March 1, 2001, by dialing 800/642-1687 domestically or 706/645-9291 internationally. Simultaneous with the conference call will be an audio webcast on the Company's website in the Investor Relations section. The webcast and presentation will be available on Crescent's website for 30 days.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.


This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended a·mend  
v. a·mend·ed, a·mend·ing, a·mends

v.tr.
1. To change for the better; improve: amended the earlier proposal so as to make it more comprehensive.

2.
, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are generally characterized char·ac·ter·ize  
tr.v. character·ized, character·iz·ing, character·iz·es
1. To describe the qualities or peculiarities of: characterized the warden as ruthless.

2.
 by terms such as "believe", "expect" and "may".

Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, the Company's actual results could differ materially from those given in the forward-looking statements.

The following factors might cause such a difference:

-- Financing risks, such as the ability to generate revenue

sufficient to service existing debt, increases in debt service

associated with variable-rate debt, the ability to meet

existing financial covenants and the Company's ability to

consummate To carry into completion; to fulfill; to accomplish.

A Common-Law Marriage is consummated when the parties live in a manner intended to bring about public recognition of their relationship as Husband and Wife.
 planned financings and refinancings on the terms

and within the time frames anticipated;

-- The Company's ability to timely lease unoccupied square

footage and timely re-lease re-lease  
tr.v. re-leased, re-leas·ing, re-leas·es
To lease again: re-leased the car. 
 occupied oc·cu·py  
tr.v. oc·cu·pied, oc·cu·py·ing, oc·cu·pies
1. To fill up (time or space): a lecture that occupied three hours.

2. To dwell or reside in.

3.
 square footage upon

expiration EXPIRATION. Cessation; end. As, the expiration of, a lease, of a contract, or statute.
     2. In general, the expiration of a contract puts an end to all the engagements of the parties, except to those which arise from the non- fulfillment of obligations created
 on favorable terms;

-- Adverse changes in the financial condition of existing

tenants;

-- The concentration of a significant percentage of the Company's

assets in Texas;

-- Changes in real estate conditions (including rental rates and

competition from other properties and new development of

competing properties);

-- Changes in conditions in the resort/business-class hotel

markets or in the market for residential land or luxury

residences, which include single-family homes, townhomes and

condominiums, or a general downturn Downturn

The transition point between a rising, expanding economy to a falling, contracting one.


downturn

A decline in security prices or economic activity following a period of rising or stable prices or activity.
 in the economy;

-- The Company's ability to locate purchasers and close sales of

the behavioral healthcare properties;

-- The Company's ability to close anticipated sales of assets or

joint venture transactions or other pending transactions;

-- The Company's ability to find acquisition and development

opportunities which meet the Company's investment strategy;

-- The existence of complex regulations relating to relating to relate prepconcernant

relating to relate prepbezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc 
 the Company's

status as a REIT, the effect of future changes in REIT

requirements as a result of new legislation and the adverse

consequences of the failure to qualify as a REIT; and

-- Other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's

filings with the SEC.

Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. The Company is not obligated ob·li·gate  
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 to update these forward-looking statements to reflect any future events or circumstances.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Crescent Real Estate Equities Company, one of the country's largest real estate investment trusts, owns and manages, through its subsidiaries, a diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s  portfolio consisting of Class A office properties, destination resorts and spas, and residential developments. Its mission is to expand the dimensions of business to its customers and maximize In a graphical environment, to enlarge a window to the full size of the screen. See Win Maximize windows.  value to its shareholders by distinguishing itself as the undisputed leader in each of its businesses. Crescent will accomplish these goals by providing exceptional customer service and asset quality, and by executing a disciplined real estate investment and operating strategy that focuses on market leadership, innovative growth opportunities, and outstanding customer, employee and partner alliances.

                CRESCENT REAL ESTATE EQUITIES COMPANY
                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                        (dollars in thousands)


                                        December 31,     December 31,
                                           2000              1999
                                       -------------    -------------
                                        (unaudited)       (audited)
ASSETS:
 Investments in real estate:
   Land                                $     310,301    $     398,754
   Land held for development or sale         116,480           95,760
   Building and improvements               3,201,332        3,529,344
   Furniture, fixtures and equipment          62,802           71,716
   Less - accumulated depreciation          (564,805)        (507,520)
                                       -------------    -------------
     Net investment in real estate         3,126,110        3,588,054

   Cash and cash equivalents                  38,966           72,926
   Restricted cash and cash equivalents       94,568           87,939
   Accounts receivable, net                   42,200           37,204
   Deferred rent receivable                   82,775           74,271
   Investments in real estate mortgages
    and equity of unconsolidated
    companies                                845,317          812,494
   Notes receivable, net                     141,407          131,542
   Other assets                              160,426          146,131
                                       -------------    -------------
     Total assets                      $   4,531,769    $   4,950,561
                                       =============    =============


LIABILITIES:
   Borrowings under Bank Boston Credit
    Facility                           $        --      $     510,000
   UBS Facility                              553,452             --
   Notes payable                           1,718,443        2,088,929
   Accounts payable, accrued expenses
    and other liabilities                    191,042          170,984
                                       -------------    -------------
     Total liabilities                     2,462,937        2,769,913
                                       -------------    -------------


MINORITY INTERESTS:
  Operating partnership, 6,995,823 and
   6,975,952 units, respectively             100,586           99,226
  Investment joint ventures                  236,919           24,648
                                       -------------    -------------
    Total minority interests                 337,505          123,874
                                       -------------    -------------

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
  Preferred shares, $.01 par value,
   authorized 100,000,000 shares:
   6 3/4% Series A Convertible
   Cumulative Preferred Shares,
   8,000,000 shares issued and
   outstanding at December 31, 2000
   and December 31, 1999, respectively       200,000          200,000
  Common shares, $.01 par value,
   authorized 250,000,000 shares,
   121,818,653, and 121,537,353 shares
   issued and outstanding at
   December 31, 2000 and
   December 31, 1999, respectively             1,211            1,208
  Additional paid-in capital               2,220,294        2,229,680
  Deferred compensation on restricted
   shares                                       --                (41)
  Retained deficit                          (402,337)        (386,532)
  Accumulated other comprehensive
   income                                     (6,734)          12,459
                                       -------------    -------------
                                           2,012,434        2,056,774

  Less - shares held in treasury, at
   cost, 14,468,623 common shares at
   December 31, 2000                        (281,107)            --
                                       -------------    -------------
    Total shareholders' equity             1,731,327        2,056,774
                                       -------------    -------------

    Total liabilities and shareholders'
     equity                            $   4,531,769    $   4,950,561
                                       =============    =============


TOTAL COMMON SHARES AND UNITS
 OUTSTANDING                             121,341,676(a)   135,489,257(a)
COMMON SHARE PRICE                     $       22.25    $       18.38
MARKET VALUE OF EQUITY                 $   2,899,852    $   2,689,615
TOTAL MARKET CAPITALIZATION INCLUDING
 DEBT                                  $   5,171,747    $   5,288,544

(a)  Units are exchangeable on a one-for-two basis for Common Shares.


                CRESCENT REAL ESTATE EQUITIES COMPANY
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
            (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

                         For the three months   For the twelve months
                           ended December 31,     ended December 31,
                       ----------------------- -----------------------
                            2000       1999        2000         1999
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
                              (unaudited)           (unaudited)
REVENUES:
   Office and retail
    properties         $   158,051 $   155,746 $   606,040 $   614,493
   Hotel properties         16,379      16,727      72,114      65,237
   Behavioral
    healthcare
    properties               8,434       4,809      15,367      41,091
   Interest and other
    income                   7,377       5,328      24,884      25,458
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
     Total revenues        190,241     182,610     718,405     746,279
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
EXPENSES:
   Real estate taxes        18,852      20,032      83,939      84,401
   Repairs and
    maintenance              8,422      11,911      39,024      44,024
   Other rental
    property operating      35,863      31,109     127,078     128,723
   Corporate general
    and administrative       9,441       4,261      24,073      16,274
   Interest expense         48,653      53,551     203,197     192,033
   Amortization of
    deferred financing
    costs                    2,441       2,426       9,497      10,283
   Depreciation and
    amortization            30,231      34,656     123,839     131,657
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
     Total expenses        153,903     157,946     610,647     607,395
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

     Operating income       36,338      24,664     107,758     138,884

OTHER INCOME AND
 EXPENSE:
  Equity in net income
   of unconsolidated
   companies:
     Office and retail
      properties               (71)       (469)      3,164       5,265
     Temperature-
      controlled
      logistics
      properties             2,567       3,563       7,432      15,039
     Residential
      development
      properties            25,355      11,883      53,470      42,871
     Other                   4,016       2,845      11,645       5,122
  Settlement of merger
   dispute                    --          --          --       (15,000)
  Carrying value in
   excess of market
   value of asset held
   for sale                   --       (16,800)       --       (16,800)
  Impairment and other
   charges related to
   the behavioral
   healthcare assets          --          --          --      (162,038)
  Gain on property
   sales, net               27,151        --       119,583        --
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
     Total other income
      and expense           59,018       1,022     195,294    (125,541)
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

INCOME BEFORE MINORITY
 INTERESTS AND
 EXTRAORDINARY ITEM         95,356      25,686     303,052      13,343

   Minority interests      (17,593)     (3,620)    (51,002)     (2,384)
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

NET INCOME BEFORE
 EXTRAORDINARY ITEM         77,763      22,066     252,050      10,959
   Extraordinary item -
    extinguishment of
    debt                      --          --        (3,928)       --
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

NET INCOME                  77,763      22,066     248,122      10,959

Preferred share
 dividends                  (3,375)     (3,375)    (13,500)    (13,500)
Share repurchase
 agreement return             --          (583)     (2,906)       (583)
Forward share purchase
 agreement return             --          --          --        (4,317)

NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO
 COMMON SHAREHOLDERS   $    74,388 $    18,108 $   231,716 $    (7,441)
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========
BASIC EARNINGS PER
 SHARE DATA:
  Net income available
   to common
   shareholders before
   extraordinary item  $      0.69 $      0.15 $      2.08 $     (0.06)
  Extraordinary item -
   extinguishment of
   debt                       --          --         (0.03)       --
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

  Net income available
   to common
   shareholders        $      0.69 $      0.15 $      2.05 $     (0.06)
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========
DILUTED EARNINGS
 PER SHARE DATA:
  Net income available
   to common
   shareholders before
   extraordinary item  $      0.68 $      0.15 $      2.05 $     (0.06)
  Extraordinary item -
   extinguishment of
   debt                       --          --         (0.03)       --
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

  Net income available
   to common
   shareholders        $      0.68 $      0.15 $      2.02 $     (0.06)
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES
  OUTSTANDING -
  BASIC                107,834,679 120,630,053 113,524,004 122,875,772
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES
  OUTSTANDING -
  DILUTED              109,427,332 121,136,509 114,720,818 124,813,290
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE
 RATIO                         3.1         2.5         2.6         2.8
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

                CRESCENT REAL ESTATE EQUITIES COMPANY
           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS
             (dollars in thousands, except per share data)


                          For the three Months   For the twelve months
                            ended December 31,     ended December 31,
                       ----------------------- -----------------------
                           2000        1999        2000       1999
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
                              (unaudited)            (unaudited)


NET INCOME             $    77,763 $    22,066 $   248,122 $    10,959

ADJUSTMENTS:
  Depreciation and
   amortization of real
   estate assets            29,127      33,861     119,999     128,403
  Gain on property
   sales, net              (26,574)     16,361    (119,006)     16,361
  Settlement of merger
   dispute                    --          --          --        15,000
  Extraordinary item -
   extinguishment of
   debt                       --          --         3,928        --
  Impairment adjustment
   related to the
   behavioral
   healthcare segment
   assets                     --          --          --       136,435
  Adjustment for
   investments in real
   estate mortgages and
   equity of
   unconsolidated
   companies:
    Office and retail
     properties              1,451       2,507       4,973       6,110
    Temperature-
     controlled
     logistics
     properties              5,777       9,597      26,131      22,400
    Residential
     development
     properties                579      16,974      25,130      31,725
    Other                     --          --          --           611
  Unitholder minority
   interest                  9,968       3,246      31,120       1,273
  Preferred stock
   dividends                (3,375)     (3,375)    (13,500)    (13,500)
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
FUNDS FROM
 OPERATIONS(a)(b)      $    94,716 $   101,237 $   326,897 $   355,777
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========
INVESTMENT SEGMENTS:
  Office and retail
   properties          $    95,233 $    94,435 $   361,574 $   367,830
  Hotel properties          16,211      16,421      71,446      64,079
  Behavioral healthcare
   properties                8,434       4,809      15,367      15,488
  Temperature-
   controlled logistics
   properties                8,345      13,160      33,563      37,439
  Residential
   development
   properties               25,935      28,858      78,600      74,597
  Corporate general &
   administrative           (9,441)     (4,261)    (24,073)    (16,274)
  Interest expense         (48,653)    (53,551)   (203,197)   (192,033)
  Preferred stock
   dividends                (3,375)     (3,375)    (13,500)    (13,500)
  Other (c)                  2,027       4,741       7,117      18,151
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
FUNDS FROM
 OPERATIONS(b)         $    94,716 $   101,237 $   326,897 $   355,777
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES
  OUTSTANDING - BASIC  107,834,679 120,630,053 113,524,004 122,875,772

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
 SHARES/UNITS
 OUTSTANDING - DILUTED 123,442,239 134,653,631 128,731,883 137,891,561

DIVIDEND PAID PER SHARE
 DURING PERIOD         $     0.550 $     0.550 $     2.200 $     2.200

SUPPLEMENTAL
 INFORMATION:
  Rental income from
   straight-line rents $    (2,815)$    (5,682)$   (14,225)$   (25,638)
  Rental income from
   straight-line rents
   - behavioral
   healthcare segment
   adjustment                 --          --          --        25,603
  Residential
   development capital
   expenditures               (369)        (70)     (1,501)     (1,787)
  Temperature-
   controlled capital
   expenditures             (1,728)       --        (3,762)     (2,600)
  Non-incremental
   revenue generating
   exp.:
    Hotel property
     capital
     expenditures           (2,032)       (545)     (7,029)     (4,761)
    Office and retail
     property capital
     expenditures           (6,196)     (3,151)     (9,199)     (6,048)
    Tenant improvement
     and leasing costs      (9,678)    (11,979)    (34,674)    (36,399)
    Depreciation and
     amortization of
     non-real estate
     assets                    683         559       2,646       2,311
    Amortization of
     deferred financing
     costs                   2,441       2,426       9,497      10,283


(a) To calculate Basic Fund from Operations ("FFO") per share, deduct
    Unitholder minority interest from FFO and divide by basic weighted
    average shares outstanding.

(b) For the periods beginning after December 31, 1999, the Company has
    adopted the revised definition of FFO adopted by NAREIT. Effective
    January 1, 2000, the revised definition modifies the FFO
    calculation to include certain nonrecurring charges.

(c) Includes interest and other income, preferred return paid to GMAC,
    other unconsolidated companies, less depreciation and amortization
    of non-real estate assets and amortization of deferred financing
    costs.

                 CRESCENT REAL ESTATE EQUITIES COMPANY
          SUPPLEMENT TO PRESS RELEASE DATED FEBRUARY 22, 2001
             Three Months and Year Ended December 31, 2000

      Office Operations

      Same-store net operating income growth (in millions):
      The following table shows the same-store net operating income
growth for the 27.2 million square feet of office property space owned
during these periods.

                                                          Percentage/
                           Three Months  Three Months     Point
                              Ended         Ended         Increase/
                          Dec. 31, 2000  Dec. 31, 1999   (Decrease)
                          -------------  -------------  ------------

Same-store Revenues          $147.8         $138.4         6.8%
Same-store Expenses            59.5           54.8         8.6%
                             ------         ------
Net Operating Income         $ 88.3         $ 83.6         5.6%
                             ======         ======

Weighted Average Occupancy     92.8%          92.1%        0.7pt

                                                          Percentage/
                          Twelve Months  Twelve Months    Point
                             Ended          Ended         Increase/
                          Dec. 31, 2000  Dec. 31, 1999   (Decrease)
                          -------------  -------------  ------------

Same-store Revenues          $567.8         $542.5         4.7%
Same-store Expenses           235.1          226.6         3.8%
                             ------         ------
Net Operating Income         $332.7         $315.9         5.3%
                             ======         ======

Weighted Average Occupancy    92.2%          92.2%         0.0pt


      Leasing and rental rates:

      The following table shows renewed or re-leased leasing activity
and the percentage increase of signed leasing rates compared to
expiring leasing rates.


                               Three Months Ended December 31, 2000
                             -----------------------------------------
                                                            Percentage
                             Signed Leases  Expiring Leases  Increase
                             -------------  --------------- ----------
Renewed or re-leased (1)       689,000 sf         N/A          N/A
Weighted average full-
 service rental rate (2)       $24.16 psf      $19.91 psf    21.3%
FFO annual net effective
 rental rate (3)               $15.04 psf      $10.79 psf    39.4%

                              Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2000
                             -----------------------------------------
                                                            Percentage
                             Signed Leases  Expiring Leases  Increase
                             -------------  --------------- ----------
Renewed or re-leased (1)     2,617,000 sf         N/A          N/A
Weighted average full-
 service rental rate (2)       $24.43 psf     $20.05 psf     21.8%
FFO annual net effective
 rental rate (3)               $15.32 psf     $10.98 psf     39.5%


(1) All of which have commenced or will commence during the next
    twelve months.

(2) Including free rent, scheduled rent increases taken into account
    under generally accepted accounting principles, and expense
    recoveries.

(3) Calculated as weighted average full-service rental rate minus
    operating expenses.

Significant leasing transactions:

      The following table shows significant leases signed during the
three months ended December 31, 2000:
                                                         FFO
                                                         Annual  Per-
                                     New          Net    Net     centage
                                     Renewal      Rent-  Effec-  Increase
                                     or           able   tive    over
                        Business     Re-    Lease Square Rental  Expiring
Property    Location    Type         leased Term  Feet   Rate    Rate
-------     --------    --------     ------ ----  ------ ------- --------

Crescent
 Office                 Professional        10
 Towers     Dallas, Tx   Services    New    yrs. 32,596 $23.65 psf  N/A

Miami                   Financial    Expan- 10
 Center     Miami, Fl    Services    sion   yrs. 23,616 $23.90 psf  N/A

Miami                   Financial    Re-    9
 Center     Miami, Fl    Services    newal  yrs. 10,451 $24.43 psf  93%

Houston                 Financial    Re-    10
 Center     Houston, Tx  Services    newal  yrs. 85,702 $16.95 psf 192%

Palisades               Telecommuni- Re-    3
 Central II Dallas, Tx  cations      newal  yrs. 79,338 $18.36 psf  22%


Texas Market Overview


-- Overall Houston office vacancy for all classes is 12%, which is the city's
lowest in ten years, as noted by the CoStar Group.

-- The December unemployment rate of 3.0%, the lowest rate the city has ever
seen, remains below the state (3.4%) and national (3.7%) levels. According to
recent Bureau of Labor Statistics, Houston added 61,200 new jobs, which
represents a 3.0% year-over-year increase. Houston ranked second in employment
percentage growth in 2000 among the top 10 most populous U.S. metropolitan
areas, according to the Houston branch of the Federal Reserve Bank.


Dallas

-- A healthy Dallas/Fort Worth economy in 2000 spurred

significant absorption in the office market, as reported by

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office space was absorbed Absorbed

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2. In underwriting, when an issue has been completely sold to the public.

3.
 in 2000, compared to 4.8 million in

1999.

-- Since 1995, Dallas/Fort Worth has outpaced all U.S.

metropolitan areas in its ability to create jobs. Despite

predictions that employment gains would decline in 2000, the

number of new jobs increased by almost 50% over 1999,

according to recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

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. 103,000 jobs

were created in 2000, making it the first time since 1997 that

the Dallas/Fort Worth area led the nation in job gains.

-- Dallas/Fort Worth ranked fifth in the country in demand for

office space in 2000, according to a recent survey by Oncor

International Inc.

-- Dallas/Fort Worth was named the sixth most affordable housing

market in a recent survey of metropolitan areas with more than

2 million people, according to the American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of  Chamber of

Commerce Research Association.

-- The December unemployment rate of 2.5% remains below the state

(3.4%) and national (3.7%) levels.

Dallas Class A Office Property Data

                    Three Months     Twelve Months     Twelve Months
                       Ended             Ended             Ended
                 December 31, 2000 December 31, 2000 December 31, 1999
                 ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
Inventory at
 Period End       74.0 million sf   74.0 million sf   71.7 million sf
Absorption         1.2 million sf    3.7 million sf    2.7 million sf
Occupancy at
 Period End             85.5%           85.5%             82.5%
Newly Delivered -
 Multi-Tenant      0.2 million sf    2.0 million sf    7.0 million sf
Construction -
 Multi-Tenant at
 Period End        2.9 million sf    2.9 million sf    1.8 million sf
Quoted Market
 Rental Rate
 at Period End        $23.89 psf      $23.89 psf        $23.67 psf

      Source: CoStar Group

      --  Announced Relocations and 4th Quarter Leasing Activity: Los
        Angeles based defense contractor, Northrop Grumman Corp., will
        relocate its Integrated Systems Sector to Las Colinas,
        bringing 250 employees to the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.
        EngineX Networks, a network infrastructure architectural firm,
        plans to move its headquarters from California to Richardson
        in hopes of expanding their telecommunications sector to over
        100 employees. Dell Computer Corp., a global leader in direct
        computer systems, leased 75,000 square feet in north Fort
        Worth to house a new 500-person sales and technical support
        center. AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced that they will
        lease a 255,000 building in Plano to hold 500 to 600 sales and
        marketing professionals, 70% of which will be new employees.
        Chorum Technologies, a fiber optics product manufacturer,
        leased 109,700 square feet in Richardson's Telecom Corridor.
        Soma Networks, a technology-based company, signed 77,790
        square feet in the Telecom Corridor. Eastman Kodak, the
        world's largest manufacturer of imaging products, signed a
        lease for 92,500 square feet in Plano. California-based Cisco
        Systems, the fastest-growing internet hardware firm, leased
        another 55,789 square feet in Irving.


Crescent's Dallas Class A Office Property Data

                                        As of             As of
                                  December 31, 2000  December 31, 1999
                                  -----------------  -----------------

Inventory                          10.5 million sf    10.5 million sf
Occupancy
 (Based on Executed Leases)              92.7%              91.6%
Quoted Full-Service Rental Rate        $26.00 psf         $25.71 psf
Current Full-Service Rental Rate       $22.56 psf         $21.92 psf
Potential Full-Service Rental
 Rate Growth                               15%                17%

      Source: Crescent internal reporting for all properties owned as of
December 31, 2000


Houston


-- Overall Houston office vacancy for all classes is 12%, which is the city's
lowest in ten years, as noted by the CoStar Group.

-- The December unemployment rate of 3.0%, the lowest rate the city has ever
seen, remains below the state (3.4%) and national (3.7%) levels. According to
recent Bureau of Labor Statistics, Houston added 61,200 new jobs, which
represents a 3.0% year-over-year increase. Houston ranked second in employment
percentage growth in 2000 among the top 10 most populous U.S. metropolitan
areas, according to the Houston branch of the Federal Reserve Bank.


Houston Class A Office Property Data

                    Three Months     Twelve Months     Twelve Months
                       Ended             Ended             Ended
                 December 31, 2000 December 31, 2000 December 31, 1999
                 ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
Inventory at
 Period End       72.9 million sf   72.9 million sf   69.1 million sf
Absorption         0.5 million sf    2.5 million sf    0.7 million sf
Occupancy at
 Period End             90.0%             90.0%             91.2%
Newly Delivered -
 Multi-Tenant      0.2 million sf    2.1 million sf    3.7 million sf
Construction -
 Multi-Tenant at
 Period End        1.0 million sf    1.0 million sf    0.3 million sf
Quoted Market
 Rental Rate at
 Period End           $22.65 psf        $22.65 psf        $22.03 psf

      Source: CoStar Group

      --  Announced Relocations and 4th Quarter Leasing Activity: Parker
        Drilling Co., a drilling services and equipment provider based
        in Oklahoma, plans to relocate its headquarters of over 100
        employees to Houston. Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. is
        planning to build a new 195,000 square foot headquarters in
        The Woodlands which will house roughly 600 employees.
        Continental Airlines Inc. leased 120,000 square feet of Class
        A office space in northeast Houston. VeriCenter, a
        full-service applications service provider, leased 64,930
        square feet in west Houston. Cyrus Networks Inc., a
        technology-based company, leased 64,000 square feet off of
        Houston's Southwest Freeway. Luminant Worldwide Corporation, a
        leading e-business services firm, leased 62,000 square feet in
        west Houston.

Crescent's Houston Class A Office Property Data

                                        As of             As of
                                  December 31, 2000  December 31, 1999
                                  -----------------  -----------------
Inventory                           8.6 million sf     8.6 million sf
Occupancy
 (Based on Executed Leases)              94.0%              92.6%
Quoted Full-Service Rental Rate        $22.92 psf         $22.56 psf
Current Full-Service Rental Rate       $19.02 psf         $17.85 psf
Potential Full-Service Rental
 Rate Growth                               21%                26%

      Source: Crescent internal reporting for all properties owned as of
December 31, 2000

      Resort/Hotel

      Pro-Forma Same-Store Rental Income Growth (in thousands):

      The following table shows pro-forma resort/hotel property
same-store rental income, for the eight properties owned during these
periods. Pro-forma rental income includes weighted average base rent,
scheduled rent increases that would be taken into account under
generally accepted accounting principles and percentage rent.
Management believes that pro-forma rental income, which includes the
effect of the change in accounting for contingent rental revenues
adopted January 1, 2000, is the best measure of same-store rental
income growth for both years.

                              Three Months  Three Months
                                  Ended         Ended
                               December 31,  December 31,  Percentage
                                  2000          1999        Increase
         (in thousands)       ------------  ------------   ----------
Upscale Business
 Class Hotels(1)                $ 4,607       $ 4,371         5%
Luxury Resorts and Spas           6,157         5,531        11%
Destination Fitness
 Resorts and Spas                 3,484         3,314         5%
                                -------       -------        --
All Hotels and Resorts(1)       $14,248       $13,216         8%
                                =======       =======        ==

                              Twelve Months Twelve Months
                                  Ended         Ended
                               December 31, December 31,   Percentage
                                  2000          1999        Increase
                              ------------- -------------  ----------
         (in thousands)
Upscale Business
 Class Hotels(1)                $18,371       $17,002         8%
Luxury Resorts and Spas          26,117        23,094        13%
Destination Fitness
 Resorts and Spas                14,354        13,217         9%
                                -------       -------        --
All Hotels and Resorts(1)       $58,842       $53,313        10%
                                =======       =======        ==

(1) Excludes The Four Seasons Hotel that was disposed of in November
    2000.

      Statistics:

      Because of Crescent's status as a real estate investment trust for
federal income tax purposes, it does not operate the hotel and resort
properties and has leased all of them, except the Omni Austin Hotel in
Austin, Texas, to Crescent Operating, Inc. pursuant to long-term
leases. The Omni Austin Hotel is leased, pursuant to a separate
long-term lease, to HCD Austin Corporation.

      The following table shows weighted average occupancy, average
daily rate and revenue per available room/guest for each category of
hotel and resort properties and in total.

                                   Three Months  Three Months Percentage/
                                       Ended        Ended     Point
                                    December 31, December 31, Increase/
                                        2000        1999      (Decrease)
                                   ------------  -----------  ----------
Upscale Business Class Hotels (4)
Weighted average occupancy                70%         69%         1pt
Average daily rate                      $117        $115          2%
Revenue per available room              $ 82        $ 80          3%

Luxury Resorts and Spas:
Weighted average occupancy                67%         66%         1pt
Average daily rate                      $280        $252         11%
Revenue per available room              $187        $168         11%

Destination Fitness Resorts and Spas:
Weighted average occupancy(1)             80%         83%        (3pt)
Average daily rate(2)                   $642        $590          9%
Revenue per available guest(3)          $486        $467          4%

All Hotels and Resorts (4):
Weighted average occupancy                71%         71%         0pt
Average daily rate                      $234        $221          6%
Revenue per available room/guest        $164        $155          6%


(1) Represents the number of paying and complimentary guests for the
    period, divided by the maximum number of available guest nights,
    which is the maximum number of guests that the resort can
    accommodate per night, for the period.

(2) Represents the average daily "all-inclusive" guest package charges
    for the period, divided by the average daily number of paying
    guests for the period.

(3) Represents the total "all-inclusive" guest package charges for the
    period, divided by the maximum number of available guest nights
    for the period.

(4) Excludes The Four Seasons Hotel that was disposed of in November
    2000.

                                  Twelve Months Twelve Months Percentage/
                                       Ended        Ended     Point
                                    December 31, December 31, Increase/
                                        2000        1999      (Decrease)
                                   ------------  -----------  ----------
Upscale Business Class Hotels: (4)
Weighted average occupancy                75%         72%         3pt
Average daily rate                      $116        $114          2%
Revenue per available room              $ 86        $ 83          4%


Luxury Resorts and Spas:
Weighted average occupancy                72%         75%        (3pt)
Average daily rate                      $298        $255         17%
Revenue per available room              $216        $191         13%

Destination Fitness Resorts and Spas:
Weighted average occupancy(1)             86%         87%        (1pt)
Average daily rate(2)                   $593        $543          9%
Revenue per available guest(3)          $487        $451          8%

All Hotels and Resorts (4):
Weighted average occupancy                76%         75%         1pt
Average daily rate                      $238        $223          7%
Revenue per available room/guest        $180        $166          8%


(1) Represents the number of paying and complimentary guests for the
    period, divided by the maximum number of available guest nights,
    which is the maximum number of guests that the resort can
    accommodate per night, for the period.

(2) Represents the average daily "all-inclusive" guest package charges
    for the period, divided by the average daily number of paying
    guests for the period.

(3) Represents the total "all-inclusive" guest package charges for the
    period, divided by the maximum number of available guest nights
    for the period.

(4) Excludes The Four Season Hotel that was disposed of in November
    2000.

      Residential Development Investments

      Crescent's ownership interests in its residential development
investments are primarily held through ownership of real estate
mortgages and non-voting common stock.

      The Woodlands Land Development Company, L.P. and The Woodlands
Commercial Properties Company, L.P. (collectively "The Woodlands"),
The Woodlands, Texas

      Statistics:

      The following table shows residential lot sales at an average
price per lot and commercial land sales at an average sales price per
acre.

                            Three Months Ended      Three Months Ended
                            December 31, 2000       December 31, 1999
                            -----------------       ------------------
Residential lot sales                  516                      539
Average sales price per lot       $111,000                 $ 42,000
Commercial land sales             55 acres                 49 acres
Average sales price per acre      $285,000                 $361,000

                           Twelve Months Ended     Twelve Months Ended
                            December 31, 2000       December 31, 1999
                           -------------------     -------------------
Residential lot sales                2,033                    1,991
Average sales price per lot       $ 62,000                 $ 46,000
Commercial land sales            124 acres                 76 acres
Average sales price per acre      $308,000                 $345,000

      Future buildout of The Woodlands is estimated at approximately
13,600 residential lots and approximately 1,800 acres of commercial
land, of which approximately 1,350 residential lots and 1,200 acres
are currently in inventory.

      Desert Mountain Properties Limited Partnership ("Desert
Mountain"), Scottsdale, Arizona

Statistics:

      The following table shows residential lot sales at an average
price per lot.

                            Three Months Ended      Three Months Ended
                            December 31, 2000       December 31, 1999
                            -----------------       ------------------
Residential lot sales                   39                       97
Average sales price per lot(1)    $628,000                 $531,000


                           Twelve Months Ended     Twelve Months Ended
                            December 31, 2000       December 31, 1999
                           -------------------     -------------------
Residential lot sales                  178                      258
Average sales price per lot(1)    $619,000                 $533,000

(1) Including equity golf membership.

      Approved future buildout of Desert Mountain is estimated to be in
excess of 500 residential lots, of which approximately 170 are
currently in inventory.

      Crescent Development Management Corporation ("CDMC"), Beaver
Creek, Colorado

      Statistics:

      The following table shows total active projects, residential lot
and residential unit sales, and average sales price per lot and unit.

                            Three Months Ended      Three Months Ended
                            December 31, 2000       December 31, 1999
                            -----------------       ------------------
Active projects                         12                        8
Residential lot sales                  210                      368
Residential unit sales:
  Townhome sales                        13                        5
  Single-family home sales              --                        3
  Equivalent timeshare
   unit sales                           --                       --
  Condominium sales                      9                       17
Commercial land sales               1 acre                       --
Average sales price per
 residential lot                  $106,750                 $151,601
Average sales price per
 residential unit             $1.8 million             $1.2 million


                           Twelve Months Ended     Twelve Months Ended
                            December 31, 2000       December 31, 1999
                           -------------------     -------------------
Active projects                         12                        8
Residential lot sales                  343                      410
Residential unit sales:
  Townhome sales                        19                       32
  Single-family home sales               5                       11
  Equivalent timeshare
   unit sales                           --                        6
  Condominium sales                     26                       24
Commercial land sales              9 acres                       --
Average sales price per
 residential lot                  $136,110                 $171,357
Average sales price per
 residential unit             $1.6 million             $1.6 million


Temperature-Controlled Logistics Investments

Crescent holds an indirect 40% interest in the Temperature-Controlled Logistics Partnerships, which own the Temperature-Controlled Logistics Corporations, which directly or indirectly own the Temperature-Controlled Logistics Properties. The business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets  associated with the Temperature-Controlled Logistics Properties are owned by AmeriCold Logistics, in which the Company has no interest. The Temperature-Controlled Logistics Corporations are entitled en·ti·tle  
tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles
1. To give a name or title to.

2. To furnish with a right or claim to something:
 to receive lease payments from AmeriCold Logistics. The lease terms have recently been restructured, as referenced in Crescent's fourth quarter 2000 earnings press release dated February 22, 2001.
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