Boston Properties, a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT), is one of the largest owners, managers and developers of Class A office properties in the United States, with a significant presence in five markets: Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC. The Company was founded by Mr. Mortimer B. Zuckerman and Mr. Edward H. Linde in Boston, where it maintains its headquarters. Boston Properties became a public company few years ago and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BXP. Boston Properties is a fully integrated real estate investment trust that develops, redevelops, acquires, manages, operates and owns a diverse portfolio of primarily Class A office space totaling approximately 48.4 million square feet and consisting of 164 office properties, five retail properties, five residential properties and one hotel.