NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2009--Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE: AKR - "Acadia" or the "Company"), a real estate investment trust ("REIT") announced today the Federal tax treatment for 2008 distributions to holders of its common shares of beneficial interest ("Common Shares").

The income tax treatment for the 2008 distributions for Acadia Common Shares (CUSIP # 004239109) traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "AKR" is as follows:

                        Total         Taxable    Unrecaptured

Record      Payable     Distribution  Ordinary   Section 1250  Section

Date        Date        Per Share     Dividend   Gain          1231 Gain

3/31/2008   4/15/2008   $0.210000     $0.112806  $0.041284     $0.055910

6/30/2008   7/15/2008   $0.210000     $0.112806  $0.041284     $0.055910

9/30/2008   10/15/2008  $0.210000     $0.112806  $0.041284     $0.055910

12/31/2008  1/15/2009   $0.210000     $0.112806  $0.041284     $0.055910

12/31/2008  1/30/2009   $0.550000     $0.295444  $0.108126     $0.146430

The distributions that the Company will pay on January 15, 2009 and January 30, 2009, to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2008, are reportable in 2008. Shareholders are encouraged to consult with their personal tax advisors as to their specific tax treatment of Acadia's distributions.

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.

CONTACT: Jon Grisham, 914-288-8100

Source: Acadia Realty Trust