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Acadia Realty Trust Announces Tax Treatment of 2002 Dividends

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Jan 15, 2003

Acadia Realty Trust Announces Tax Treatment of 2002 Dividends

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2003--Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) announced today the tax treatment of its 2002 dividend distributions on its common stock.

The income tax treatment for the 2002 distributions for Acadia Realty Trust, Common Stock CUSIP # 004239109 traded on the NYSE under ticker symbol "AKR" is as follows:


                                                            25% Rate
                                                20% Rate  Unrecaptured
                                      Ordinary  Capital   Section 1250
  Record      Payable      Gross      Dividend   Gain     Capital Gain
   Date        Date     Distribution  Percent   Percent     Percent
   ----        ----     ------------  --------  -------     -------

 3/31/2002   4/15/2002    $  0.13      44.23%      -        55.77%

 6/28/2002   7/15/2002    $  0.13      44.23%      -        55.77%

 9/30/2002  10/15/2002    $  0.13      44.23%      -        55.77%

12/31/2002   1/22/2003    $  0.13      44.23%      -        55.77%

  -   The distribution payable on January 22, 2003 is taxable in
      2002. The distribution paid on January 15, 2002 was taxable in
      2001.

  -   The Unrecaptured Section 1250 Capital Gain is attributable to
      property sales and represents depreciation previously taken
      that is generally required to be taxed at a 25% rate for
      federal income tax purposes.

Acadia Realty Trust, headquartered on Long Island, NY, is a fully integrated and self-managed real estate investment trust which specializes in the acquisition, redevelopment and operation of shopping centers which are anchored by grocery and value-oriented retail. Acadia currently owns (or has interests in) and operates 36 properties totaling approximately 7 million square feet, located primarily in the Eastern United States.

Certain matters in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and as such may involve known and unknown risk, 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. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this document. 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.

For more information visit Acadia Realty Trust's Web site at www.acadiarealty.com.

CONTACT:
Acadia Realty Trust
Jon Grisham, 516/767-8830, ext. 342