Kimco Realty Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is a self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates neighborhood and community shopping centers. As of February 1, 2002, the Company's portfolio was comprised of 520 property interests, including 448 neighborhood and community shopping center properties, two regional malls, 49 retail store leases, 17 ground-up development projects, three parcels of undeveloped land and one distribution center totaling approximately 71.1 million square feet of leasable space located in 42 states and Canada.