Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) 8-K Second Quarter 2012 Earnings Conference Call Transcript Currently Available

Exhibit 99.1

Press release of the Company dated July 26, 2012

ACADIA REALTY TRUST

SECOND QUARTER 2012 EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE

WHITE PLAINS, NY - July 26 2012 - Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE: AKR), announced today that the transcript from its second quarter 2012 earnings conference call as conducted by the Company on July 25, 2012 at 12:00 PM is currently available on its website.

The transcript can be accessed through Acadia's website at www.acadiarealty.com and is posted in the Investor Relations section of its website under “News & Events” within the “Webcast” section of the page.

About Acadia Realty Trust

Acadia Realty Trust, a fully-integrated equity real estate investment trust, is focused on the acquisition, ownership, management and redevelopment of high-quality retail properties and urban/infill mixed-use properties with a strong retail component located primarily in high-barrier-to-entry, densely-populated metropolitan areas along the East Coast and in Chicago. Acadia owns, or has an ownership interest in these properties through its core portfolio and three opportunistic/value-add investment funds. Additional information may be found on the Company's website at www.acadiarealty.com.