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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.7

                              OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE

                PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 301 AND 303 OF THE INDENTURE

            The undersigned, Diana M. Laing, the Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of Arden Realty, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the
"Company"), the sole general partner of Arden Realty Limited Partnership, a
Maryland limited partnership (the "Issuer"), and Richard S. Davis, the Senior
Vice President-Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, herein certify on behalf
of the Issuer as follows:

            The undersigned, having read the Indenture, dated as of March 14,
2000 (the "Indenture"), between the Issuer and The Bank of New York, as trustee
(the "Trustee"), including Sections 201, 301 and 303 thereof, and the
definitions in such Indenture relating thereto and certain other corporate
documents and records, and having made such examination or investigation as each
considers necessary to enable the undersigned to express an informed opinion,
certify that (1) the form, title and terms of the series of Securities (as
defined in the Indenture) established under the Indenture to be entitled 8.875%
Senior Notes due 2005 and 9.150% Senior Notes due 2010 were established by
resolutions (the "Pricing Resolutions") of the Pricing Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company adopted pursuant to a meeting on March 14, 2000 and as
are set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto, (2) all conditions precedent provided for in
the Indenture relating to the issuance of and established of the form, title and
terms of such series, including those set forth in Sections 201, 301 and 303 of
the Indenture, have been complied with and (3) to the best knowledge of the
undersigned, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to
the Securities of those series.

            As of the date hereof the Pricing Resolutions remain in full force
and effect and have not been rescinded or amended.

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            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto signed their names
as of this March 17, 2000.

                                        /s/ Diana M. Laing
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                                        Diana M. Laing
                                        Executive Vice President and
                                        Chief Financial Officer

                                        /s/ Richard S. Davis
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                                        Richard S. Davis
                                        Senior Executive Vice President -
                                        Chief Accounting Officer

            I, David A. Swartz, the General Counsel and Secretary of the
Company, do hereby certify that (i) Diana M. Laing is on the date hereof, and
has been at all times since August, 1996, the duly elected or appointed,
qualified and acting Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the
Company, and (ii) Richard S. Davis is on the date hereof, and has been at times
since December, 1998, the duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting Senior
Vice President - Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, and that the
signatures set forth above are the genuine signatures of such officers.

                                        /s/ David A. Swartz
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        David A. Swartz
                                        General Counsel and Secretary

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                                    EXHIBIT 1
                      RESOLUTIONS OF THE PRICING COMMITTEE
                          OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
                               ARDEN REALTY, INC.

     WHEREAS, in resolutions adopted as of March 13, 2000 (the "Resolutions"),
the Board of Directors of Arden Realty, Inc. (the "Company"), acting in its
capacity as the sole general partner of Arden Realty Limited Partnership, a
Maryland limited partnership (the "Partnership"), authorized the Partnership to
issue and sell Senior Notes in a private placement exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "Securities Act")
in one or more tranches in an aggregate principal amount of not more than $400
million (the "Notes"); and

     WHEREAS, pursuant to the Resolutions the Board of Directors established a
Pricing Committee of the Board of Directors for the purpose of approving, among
other things, the amount, manner and terms of the issuance and sale of the Notes
and appointed Richard S. Ziman and Victor J. Coleman, Directors of the Company,
to serve on such committee.

     NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with Sections 201 and 301
of the Indenture dated March 14, 2000 between the Partnership and The Bank of
New York, as Trustee, relating to, among other things, the Notes (the
"Indenture"), the form and terms of the Notes are hereby established
(capitalized terms used in these resolutions and not otherwise defined herein
having the same definitions as in the Indenture):

            1.          The Notes shall constitute two separate series of
                        securities having the title "8.875% Senior Notes due
                        2005" (the "2005 Notes") and "9.150% Senior Notes due
                        2010" (the "2010 Notes").

            2.          The aggregate principal amount of 2005 Notes that shall
                        be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall
                        be $200,000,000. The aggregate principal amount of 2010
                        Notes that shall be authenticated and delivered under
                        the Indenture shall be $50,000,000. Either series may be
                        reopened for the issuance of additional securities of
                        such series.

            3.          The entire outstanding principal of the 2005 Notes shall
                        be payable on March 1, 2005 and the entire outstanding
                        principal of the 2010 Notes shall be payable on March 1,
                        2010 (each a "Maturity Date").

            4.          The rate at which the 2005 Notes shall bear interest
                        shall be 8.875% per annum and the rate at which the 2010
                        Notes shall bear interest shall be 9.150% per annum; the
                        date from which such interest shall accrue shall be
                        March 17, 2000, the Interest Payment Dates on which such
                        interest will be payable shall be March 1 and September
                        1 of each year, beginning September 1, 2000; the Regular
                        Record Dates for the interest payable on the Notes on
                        any Interest Payment Date shall be the date 15 calendar
                        days immediately preceding the applicable Interest
                        Payment Date (regardless of whether such date is a
                        Business Day); and the basis upon which interest shall
                        be calculated shall be that of a 360-day year consisting
                        of twelve 30-day months.

            5.          The place where the principal of, premium, if any, and
                        interest on the Notes shall be payable, where Notes may
                        be surrendered for the registration of transfer or
                        exchange, and where notices or demands to or upon the
                        Partnership in respect of the Notes and the Indenture
                        may be served shall be the office or agency maintained
                        by the Partnership for such purpose in the Borough of
                        Manhattan, The City of New York, which shall initially
                        be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee at 101
                        Barclay St., Floor 21 West, New York, New York 10286.

            6.          The Notes shall be redeemable at any time at the option
                        of the Partnership, in whole or from time to time in
                        part, at a Redemption Price (payable in Dollars) equal
                        to the sum of (i) the principal amount of the Notes
                        being redeemed plus accrued interest thereon to the
                        Redemption Date and (ii) the Make-Whole Amount (as
                        defined in the forms of Notes attached hereto as Exhibit
                        C), if any, with respect to such Notes.

            7.          The Notes shall not be redeemable at the option of any
                        Holder thereof. The Notes will not have the benefit of
                        any mandatory sinking fund.

            8.          The Notes shall be issued in denominations of $1,000 and
                        any integral multiples thereof.

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            9.          The Trustee shall be the initial Security Registrar,
                        transfer agent and Paying Agent for the Notes.

            10.         The entire outstanding principal amount of the Notes
                        shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the
                        maturity of the Notes pursuant to Section 502 of the
                        Indenture.

            11.         The Notes shall be denominated in Dollars. Payment of
                        the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the
                        Notes shall be made in Dollars, and Holders have no
                        right to elect the currency in which such payments are
                        made.

            12.         The amount of payments of principal of, premium, if any,
                        and interest on the Notes shall not be determined with
                        reference to an index, formula or other similar method.

            13.         The Notes shall be issuable only as Registered
                        Securities without coupons and shall initially be issued
                        in permanent global form. Beneficial owners of interests
                        in the global notes may exchange such interests for
                        Notes of like tenor of any authorized denomination only
                        under the circumstances provided in Section 305 of the
                        Indenture. The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") shall be
                        the initial depository with respect to the global notes.

            14.         The Notes will not be issuable as Bearer Securities, and
                        a temporary global certificate will not be issued.

            15.         Except as otherwise provided in the Indenture and in
                        these resolutions with respect to the payment of
                        Defaulted Interest, interest on any Note shall be
                        payable only to the Person in whose name that Note (or
                        one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the
                        close of business on the Regular Record Date for such
                        interest. Payments of principal, premium, if any, and
                        interest in respect of the Notes will be made by the
                        Partnership by Dollar check or by wire transfer of
                        immediately available funds (such a wire transfer to be
                        made only to a Holder of an aggregate principal amount
                        of Notes in excess of $5,000,000, and only if such
                        Holder shall have furnished wire instructions in writing
                        to the Trustee no later than 15 days prior to the
                        relevant Interest Payment Date and acknowledged that a
                        wire transfer fee shall be payable).

            16.         Sections 1402 and 1403 of the Indenture shall be
                        applicable to the Notes.

            17.         The Notes will be authenticated and delivered as
                        provided in Section 303 of the Indenture.

            18.         The Partnership shall not be required to pay Additional
                        Amounts with respect to the Notes as contemplated by
                        Section 1012 of the Indenture.

            19.         The Notes shall not be convertible into any other
                        security.

            20.         The Notes will be direct, senior unsecured obligations
                        of the Partnership and will rank equally with all other
                        senior unsecured indebtedness of the Partnership from
                        time to time outstanding.

            21.         The provisions of Section 1013 of the Indenture shall be
                        applicable with respect to any term, provision or
                        condition set forth in Sections 1004 to 1011, inclusive,
                        of the Indenture.

            22.         The Notes shall be subject to the restrictions on
                        transfer set forth in the legend on the forms of Notes
                        attached hereto as Exhibit C and the Notes shall bear
                        such legends until the conditions for removal set forth
                        in such legends have been satisfied.

            23.         The Notes shall be entitled to the registration and
                        exchange rights set forth in the Registration Rights
                        Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit D.

            24.         The Notes shall have such additional terms as are set
                        forth in the forms of Notes attached hereto as Exhibit
                        C, which terms are hereby incorporated by reference in
                        and made a part of these resolutions and the Indenture
                        as if set forth in full herein and therein.

            RESOLVED, that the offering price of the 2005 Notes shall be 99.744%
of the principal amount thereof and the offering price of the 2010 Notes shall
be 99.181% of the principal amount thereof, and the Notes shall be sold to the
Initial Purchasers at a price equal to 99.144% and 98.531%, respectively, of the
principal amount thereof.

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            RESOLVED, that the form and terms of the Indenture attached hereto
as Exhibit A, the Purchase Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B, the 2005 Note
and 2010 Note attached hereto as Exhibit C, and the Registration Rights
Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit D are, and each of them hereby is,
approved, and the execution and delivery thereof of each of the foregoing
documents by officers of the Company on behalf of the Partnership are hereby
authorized, approved, ratified and reconfirmed in all respects.

            RESOLVED, that each of the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer, President and any Executive or Senior Vice President of the Company be,
and each of them acting singly, hereby is, authorized and directed, in the name
and on behalf of the Partnership, and (where required) attested by the Company's
Secretary, to execute and deliver the Indenture, Notes, Purchase Agreement and
Registration Rights Agreement in substantially the forms approved hereby, with
such changes as shall have been approved by the executing officer, such approval
to be conclusively evidenced by the execution thereof (it being understood that
any signatures and attestations appearing on the Notes may be facsimiles
thereof).

            RESOLVED, that the offering memorandum dated March 14, 2000 relating
to the Notes be, and the same hereby is, ratified and approved in all respects.

            RESOLVED, that all officers of the Company be, and each of them
hereby is, authorized, in the name and on behalf of the Partnership, to make,
execute and deliver or cause to be made, executed and delivered, and to evidence
the approval of the Board of Directors of, all such officers' certificates,
depository agreements, letters of representation or other agreements or
arrangements necessary or appropriate in connection with the administration of
any book-entry arrangements for the Notes, and such other agreements,
undertakings, documents or instruments, and to perform all such acts and make
all such payments, as may, in the judgment of such officer, be necessary,
appropriate or desirable to effectuate the purpose of these resolutions,
including the performance of the obligations of the Partnership under the
Indenture, the Notes, the Purchase Agreement and any other agreement,
undertaking, document or instrument referred to herein or therein.

            RESOLVED, that any and all actions heretofore taken by the officers
of the Company on behalf of the Partnership pursuant to the authority conferred
by the preceding resolutions and consistent therewith is ratified, approved and
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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.8

                              OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE

                PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 301 AND 303 OF THE INDENTURE

            The undersigned, Daniel S. Bothe, the Senior Vice President and
Co-Chief Financial Officer of Arden Realty, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the
"Company"), the sole general partner of Arden Realty Limited Partnership, a
Maryland limited partnership (the "Issuer"), and Richard S. Davis, the Senior
Vice President, Co-Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, herein
certify on behalf of the Issuer as follows:

            The undersigned, having read the Indenture, dated as of March 14,
2000 (the "Indenture"), between the Issuer and The Bank of New York, as trustee
(the "Trustee"), including Sections 201, 301 and 303 thereof, and the
definitions in such Indenture relating thereto and certain other corporate
documents and records, and having made such examination or investigation as each
considers necessary to enable the undersigned to express an informed opinion,
certify that (1) the form, title and terms of the series of Securities (as
defined in the Indenture) established under the Indenture to be entitled 8.50%
Senior Notes due 2010 were established by resolutions (the "Pricing
Resolutions") of the Pricing Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company
(the "Pricing Committee") adopted pursuant to a meeting on November 15, 2000 and
as are set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto, (2) the Pricing Committee was established
by resolutions (the "Board Resolutions") of the Board of the Directors of the
Company adopted pursuant to a meeting on October 13, 2000 and as are set forth
in Exhibit 2 hereto, (3) all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture
relating to the issuance of and establishment of the form, title and terms of
such series, including those set forth in Sections 201, 301 and 303 of the
Indenture, have been complied with and (4) to the best knowledge of the
undersigned, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to
the Securities of those series.

            As of the date hereof the Pricing Resolutions and Board Resolutions
remain in full force and effect and have not been rescinded or amended.

                            [SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

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            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto signed their names
as of this November 20, 2000.

                                             /s/ Daniel S. Bothe
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                                             Daniel S. Bothe
                                             Senior Vice President and
                                             Co-Chief Financial Officer

                                             /s/ Richard S. Davis
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Richard S. Davis
                                             Senior Vice President, Co-Chief
                                             Financial Officer and Treasurer

            I, David A. Swartz, the General Counsel and Secretary of the
Company, do hereby certify that (i) Daniel S. Bothe is on the date hereof, and
has been at all times since July, 2000, the duly elected or appointed, qualified
and acting Senior Vice President and Co-Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
and (ii) Richard S. Davis is on the date hereof, and has been at times since
July 2000, the duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting Senior Vice
President, Co-Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, and that the
signatures set forth above are the genuine signatures of such officers.

                                             /s/ David A. Swartz
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             David A. Swartz
                                             General Counsel and Secretary

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                                    EXHIBIT 1

                               PRICING RESOLUTIONS
                      RESOLUTIONS OF THE PRICING COMMITTEE
                          OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
                               ARDEN REALTY, INC.
                          ADOPTED ON NOVEMBER 15, 2000

            WHEREAS, in resolutions adopted on October 13, 2000 (the
"Resolutions"), the Board of Directors of Arden Realty, Inc., a Maryland
corporation (the "Company"), acting in its capacity as the sole general partner
of Arden Realty Limited Partnership, a Maryland limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), authorized the Partnership to issue and sell senior notes in a
private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, (the "Securities Act") in one or more tranches in an
aggregate principal amount of not more than $100 million (the "Notes"), and an
equal principal amount of exchange notes that may be issued in exchange for the
Notes (the "Exchange Notes") pursuant to an exchange offer registered pursuant
to the Securities Act, (when issued the Exchange Notes shall have identical form
and terms as the Notes as set forth below); and

            WHEREAS, pursuant to the Resolutions the Board of Directors
established a Pricing Committee of the Board of Directors for the purpose of
approving, among other things, the amount, manner and terms of the issuance and
sale of the Notes and appointed Richard S. Ziman and Victor J. Coleman,
Directors of the Company, to serve on such committee.

            NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with Sections 201
and 301 of the Indenture dated March 14, 2000, between the Partnership and The
Bank of New York, as trustee (the "Trustee"), relating to, among other things,
the Notes (the "Indenture"), the form and terms of the Notes are hereby
established (capitalized terms used in these resolutions and not otherwise
defined herein having the same definitions as in the Indenture):

            1.          The Notes shall constitute a separate series of
                        securities having the title "8.50% Senior Notes due
                        2010."

            2.          The aggregate principal amount of the Notes that shall
                        be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall
                        be $100,000,000. The series may be reopened for the
                        issuance of additional securities of the series.

            3.          The entire outstanding principal of the Notes shall be
                        payable on November 15, 2010 (the "Maturity Date").

            4.          The rate at which the Notes shall bear interest shall be
                        8.50% per annum; the date from which such interest shall
                        accrue shall be November 20, 2000, the Interest Payment
                        Dates on which such interest will be payable shall be
                        November 15 and May 15 of each year, beginning May 15,
                        2001; the Regular Record Dates for the interest payable
                        on the Notes on any Interest Payment Date shall be the
                        date 15 calendar days immediately preceding the
                        applicable Interest Payment Date (regardless of whether
                        such date is a Business Day); and the basis upon which
                        interest shall be calculated shall be that of a 360-day
                        year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

            5.          The place where the principal of, premium, if any, and
                        interest on the Notes shall be payable, where Notes may
                        be surrendered for the registration of transfer or
                        exchange, and where notices or demands to or upon the
                        Partnership in respect of the Notes and the Indenture
                        may be served shall be the office or agency maintained
                        by the Partnership for such purpose in the Borough of
                        Manhattan, The City of New York, which shall initially
                        be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee at 101
                        Barclay St., Floor 21 West, New York, New York 10286.

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            6.          The Notes shall be redeemable at any time at the option
                        of the Partnership, in whole or from time to time in
                        part, at a Redemption Price (payable in Dollars) equal
                        to the sum of (i) the principal amount of the Notes
                        being redeemed plus accrued interest thereon to the
                        Redemption Date and (ii) the Make-Whole Amount (as
                        defined in the forms of Notes attached hereto as Exhibit
                        C), if any, with respect to such Notes.

            7.          The Notes shall not be redeemable at the option of any
                        Holder thereof. The Notes will not have the benefit of
                        any mandatory sinking fund.

            8.          The Notes shall be issued in denominations of $1,000 and
                        any integral multiples thereof.

            9.          The Trustee shall be the initial Security Registrar,
                        transfer agent and Paying Agent for the Notes.

            10.         The entire outstanding principal amount of the Notes
                        shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the
                        maturity of the Notes pursuant to Section 502 of the
                        Indenture.

            11.         The Notes shall be denominated in U.S. Dollars. Payment
                        of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on
                        the Notes shall be made in U.S. Dollars, and Holders
                        have no right to elect the currency in which such
                        payments are made.

            12.         The amount of payments of principal of, premium, if any,
                        and interest on the Notes shall not be determined with
                        reference to an index, formula or other similar method.

            13.         The Notes shall be issuable only as Registered
                        Securities without coupons and shall initially be issued
                        in permanent global form. Beneficial owners of interests
                        in the global notes may exchange such interests for
                        Notes of like tenor of any authorized denomination only
                        under the circumstances provided in Section 305 of the
                        Indenture. The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") shall be
                        the initial depository with respect to the global notes.

            14.         The Notes will not be issuable as Bearer Securities, and
                        a temporary global certificate will not be issued.

            15.         Except as otherwise provided in the Indenture and in
                        these resolutions with respect to the payment of
                        Defaulted Interest, interest on any Note shall be
                        payable only to the Person in whose name that Note (or
                        one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the
                        close of business on the Regular Record Date for such
                        interest. Payments of principal, premium, if any, and
                        interest in respect of the Notes will be made by the
                        Partnership by Dollar check or by wire transfer of
                        immediately available funds (such a wire transfer to be
                        made only to a Holder of an aggregate principal amount
                        of Notes in excess of $5,000,000, and only if such
                        Holder shall have furnished wire instructions in writing
                        to the Trustee no later than 15 days prior to the
                        relevant Interest Payment Date and acknowledged that a
                        wire transfer fee shall be payable).

            16.         Sections 1402 and 1403 of the Indenture shall be
                        applicable to the Notes.

            17.         The Notes will be authenticated and delivered as
                        provided in Section 303 of the Indenture.

            18.         The Partnership shall not be required to pay Additional
                        Amounts with respect to the Notes as contemplated by
                        Section 1012 of the Indenture.

            19.         The Notes shall not be convertible into any other
                        security.

            20.         The Notes will be direct, senior unsecured obligations
                        of the Partnership and will rank equally with all other
                        senior unsecured indebtedness of the Partnership from
                        time to time

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                        outstanding.

            21.         The provisions of Section 1013 of the Indenture shall be
                        applicable with respect to any term, provision or
                        condition set forth in Sections 1004 to 1011, inclusive,
                        of the Indenture.

            22.         The Notes shall be subject to the restrictions on
                        transfer set forth in the legend on the forms of Notes
                        attached hereto as Exhibit B and the Notes shall bear
                        such legends until the conditions for removal set forth
                        in such legends have been satisfied.

            23.         The Notes shall be entitled to the registration and
                        exchange rights set forth in the Registration Rights
                        Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C.

            24.         The Notes shall have such additional terms as are set
                        forth in the forms of Notes attached hereto as Exhibit
                        B, which terms are hereby incorporated by reference in
                        and made a part of these resolutions and the Indenture
                        as if set forth in full herein and therein.

            RESOLVED, that the offering price of the Notes shall be 99.164% of
the principal amount thereof, and the Notes shall be sold to Lehman Brothers
Inc., the Initial Purchaser, at a price equal to 98.514% of the principal amount
thereof.

            RESOLVED, that the form and terms of the Purchase Agreement attached
hereto as Exhibit A, the Note attached hereto as Exhibit B, and the Registration
Rights Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C are, and each of them hereby is,
approved, and the execution and delivery thereof of each of the foregoing
documents by officers of the Company on behalf of the Partnership are hereby
authorized, approved, ratified and reconfirmed in all respects.

            RESOLVED, that each of the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer and any Executive or Senior Vice
President of the Company be, and each of them acting singly, hereby is,
authorized and directed, in the name and on behalf of the Partnership, and
(where required) attested by the Company's Secretary, to execute and deliver the
Notes, Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement in substantially the
forms approved hereby, with such changes as shall have been approved by the
executing officer, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution
thereof (it being understood that any signatures and attestations appearing on
the Notes may be facsimiles thereof).

            RESOLVED, that the offering memorandum dated November 15, 2000
relating to the Notes be, and the same hereby is, ratified and approved in all
respects.

            RESOLVED, that all officers of the Company be, and each of them
hereby is, authorized, in the name and on behalf of the Partnership, to make,
execute and deliver or cause to be made, executed and delivered, and to evidence
the approval of the Board of Directors of, all such officers' certificates,
depository agreements, letters of representation or other agreements or
arrangements necessary or appropriate in connection with the administration of
any book-entry arrangements for the Notes, and such other agreements,
undertakings, documents or instruments, and to perform all such acts and make
all such payments, as may, in the judgment of such officer, be necessary,
appropriate or desirable to effectuate the purpose of these resolutions,
including the performance of the obligations of the Partnership under the
Indenture, the Notes, the Purchase Agreement and any other agreement,
undertaking, document or instrument referred to herein or therein.

            RESOLVED, that any and all actions heretofore taken by the officers
of the Company on behalf of the Partnership pursuant to the authority conferred
by the preceding resolutions and consistent therewith is ratified, approved and
confirmed.

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                                    EXHIBIT 2

                                BOARD RESOLUTIONS
                               RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
                                OCTOBER 13, 2000
                                     BY THE
                               BOARD OF DIRECTORS
                                       OF
                               ARDEN REALTY, INC.,
                             A MARYLAND CORPORATION

                    APPROVAL OF SENIOR DEBT OFFERING ISSUANCE

            WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Arden Realty, Inc., a Maryland
corporation (the "Company"), acting in its capacity as the general partner of
Arden Realty Limited Partnership, a Maryland limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), believes it to be in the best interest of the Partnership to
cause the Partnership to issue and sell senior notes in a private placement
exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, (the "Securities Act") in one or more tranches in an aggregate
principal amount of not more than $100 million (collectively, the "Notes") and
an equal aggregate principal amount of exchange notes that may be issued in
exchange for the Notes (the "Exchange Notes" and collectively with the Notes,
the "Securities") pursuant to an exchange offer registered pursuant to the
Securities Act, such Notes to be the senior unsecured obligations of the
Partnership and ranking equal in right of payment with all existing and future
senior unsecured obligations of the Partnership, including borrowings under its
lines of credit and its outstanding senior notes, and subordinated in right of
payment to secured indebtedness of the Partnership, each Note to be offered at
such time, at prices and upon terms to be established by the Pricing Committee
(as defined below) so as to raise proceeds for the Partnership;

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors hereby
authorizes and approves the issuance and sale by the Partnership of not more
than $100 million in the aggregate principal amount of Notes through an offering
which is exempt from registration under the Securities Act, and which may be
resold in accordance with Rule 144A of the Securities Act, on such specific
terms and conditions as may be established by the Pricing Committee (as defined
below) and a like amount of Exchange Notes issued pursuant to an exchange offer
registered pursuant to the Securities Act.

            RESOLVED FURTHER, that the officers of the Company be, and each of
them, is authorized for and on behalf of the Partnership to prepare, execute and
deliver the Securities on behalf of the Partnership as authorized above, in
substantially such form as shall be set forth in the Indenture (as defined
below) relating thereto or as shall be otherwise approved by any such officer,
with such changes therein, additions thereto and all deletions therefrom as the
officers executing the same shall approve, as conclusively evidenced by their
execution and delivery thereof, that the signatures of any of the foregoing
officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile; and that if any such
officer who signs or whose facsimile signature appears upon any Security ceases
to hold such office prior to the authentication and delivery of any such
Security, the Security so signed or bearing such facsimile signature shall
nevertheless be valid.

            RESOLVED FURTHER, that when the Partnership shall have issued and
sold the Securities in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture (as
defined below) and the Purchase Agreement (as defined below) pertaining thereto,
the Securities shall be valid and binding obligations of the Partnership, will
be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture, and will be enforceable against
the Partnership in accordance with their terms.

            RESOLVED FURTHER, that the officers of the Company be, and each of
them is authorized to appoint in the name and on behalf of the Partnership one
or more trustees, transfer agents, depositaries, calculation agents, exchange
rate agents and other corporate or fiscal agents to facilitate the offer,
issuance and sale of the Securities, subject to final approval by the Pricing
Committee, and to execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the
Partnership any agreements or other documents that any such officer shall deem
necessary or desirable and shall approve, such approval to be conclusively
evidence by his execution thereof.

PRICING COMMITTEE

            RESOLVED FURTHER, that a pricing committee of the Board of Directors
(the "Pricing Committee") is hereby created for the purpose of approving the
specific amount, manner and terms of the issuance and sale of the Securities.

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            RESOLVED FURTHER that Richard S. Ziman and Victor J. Coleman,
Directors of the Company, are hereby appointed to serve on the Pricing
Committee.

            RESOLVED FURTHER, that subject to any limitations contained in these
resolutions, the Company's Charter or Bylaws or the Partnership's Second Amended
and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as amended, the Pricing Committee
is hereby authorized to approve, in a manner not inconsistent with any of the
foregoing resolutions, any and all final terms of the offering of the
Securities, such committee being hereby specifically authorized to negotiate and
approve any purchase agreement, registration rights agreement, indenture,
discounts and commissions and establish the title, aggregate principal amount,
currency, form (which may be registered or bearer, or global or certificated),
denominations, maturity, rate (or manner of calculation thereof) and time of
payment of interest, terms for redemption by the Partnership and by the holders
thereof, terms for sinking fund payments, approve the form of any instrument
representing the Securities and select the trustee under any and all indentures
entered into in connection therewith.

OFFERING MEMORANDUM

            RESOLVED FURTHER, that the officers of the Company be, and each of
them hereby is, authorized to prepare an offering memorandum (the "Offering
Memorandum") setting forth certain information about the Partnership and the
offering of the Notes and that such Offering Memorandum, in such form and with
such changes, additions and modifications thereto as the officers of the Company
shall approve or deem necessary, appropriate or advisable, be, and hereby is,
approved, and that each officer of the Company is hereby authorized and directed
to deliver the Offering Memorandum to the Initial Purchasers (as defined below)
of the Notes.

            RESOLVED FURTHER, that all actions previously taken by any officer
of the Company in connection with the preparation and delivery of the Offering
Memorandum are hereby adopted, ratified, confirmed and approved in all respects.

INDENTURE

            RESOLVED FURTHER, that the officers of the Company be, and each of
them hereby is, authorized to negotiate, execute, seal, acknowledge and deliver
for and on behalf of the Partnership (i) any and all documents necessary, under
which the Securities may, in such officer's discretion, be issued subject to the
limitations provided in that certain Indenture between the Partnership and The
Bank of New York, as trustee, dated March 14, 2000, the ("Indenture"), and (ii)
any amendment or amendments to the Indenture, in such form and upon such terms
and conditions as any such officer shall deem necessary or desirable and shall
approve, subject to final approval by the Pricing Committee, such approval to be
conclusively evidenced by his execution thereof, and such Indenture and any
amendment thereto be, and they hereby are, approved, and the execution, delivery
and performance by the Partnership and the consummation by the Partnership of
the transactions contemplated thereby be, and they hereby are, approved in all
respects.

PLACEMENT AGENTS

            RESOLVED FURTHER, that the officers of the Company be, and each of
them hereby is, authorized, empowered and directed on behalf of the Partnership
to engage Lehman Brothers Inc. and such other firms as any such officer shall
deem appropriate, to act as initial purchasers for the private placement of the
Notes (the "Initial Purchasers").

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

            RESOLVED FURTHER, that the officers of the Company be and each of
them hereby is, authorized to negotiate for and on behalf of the Partnership, a
purchase agreement between the Initial Purchasers and the Partnership (the
"Purchase Agreement") and such Purchase Agreement be, and it hereby is,
approved, and the execution, delivery and performance by the Partnership and the
consummation by the Partnership of the transactions contemplated thereby be, and
they hereby are, approved in all respects; and the officers of the Company be,
and each of them acting alone hereby is, authorized to execute and deliver the
Purchase Agreement on behalf of the Partnership, in such form and with such
changes, additions and modifications thereto as the officers of the Company
shall approve or deem necessary, appropriate or advisable, such execution and
delivery to be conclusive evidence of such approval on behalf of the
Partnership.

OTHER AGREEMENTS

            RESOLVED FURTHER, that officers of the Company be, and each of them
hereby is, authorized to negotiate, execute and deliver for and on behalf of the
Partnership any other agreement or agreements any such officer may deem
necessary or

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appropriate in connection with the arrangements for or purchase of any of the
Securities, in such form and upon such terms and conditions as any such officer
shall deem necessary or desirable and shall approve such approval to be
conclusively evidenced by his execution thereof.

DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY

            RESOLVED FURTHER, that the officers of the Company be, and each of
them hereby is, authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Partnership
all such documents and to take all such actions to qualify the Notes to be
eligible for clearance and settlement through the Depository Trust Company and
each officer shall have the authority to make such changes in, or to take any
further action with respect to, any document or matter relating thereto as such
officer may deem necessary, appropriate or advisable in connection with such
qualification.

REGISTERED EXCHANGE OFFER AND REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

            RESOLVED FURTHER, that the officers of the Company be, and each of
them hereby is, authorized to negotiate for and on behalf of the Partnership, a
Registration Rights Agreement by the Partnership relating to the future filing
of a registration statement with respect to a registered offer (the "Registered
Exchange Offer") to exchange the Notes for Exchange Notes, which will have terms
substantially identical in all material respects to the Notes except that such
Exchange Notes will not contain terms with respect to transfer restrictions, and
such Registration Rights Agreement be, and it hereby is, approved, and the
execution, delivery and performance by the Partnership and the consummation by
the Partnership of the transactions contemplated thereby be, and they hereby
are, approved in all respects; and the officers of the Company be, and each of
them acting alone hereby is, authorized to execute and deliver the Registration
Rights Agreement on behalf of the Partnership, in such form and with such
changes, additions and modifications thereto as the officers of the Company
shall approve or deem necessary, appropriate or advisable such execution and
delivery to be conclusive evidence of such approval on behalf of the
Partnership.

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

            RESOLVED FURTHER, that the filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission in accordance with the Securities Act, and in conformity with the
rules and regulations thereunder, of a registration statement covering the
resale of the Notes or Exchange Notes (the "Registration Statement") pursuant to
the Registration Rights Agreement, in the form and with such other changes as
may be approved by one or more of the officers of the Company, be and it hereby
is, approved, and the execution, delivery and performance by the Partnership and
the consummation by the Partnership of the transactions contemplated thereby be,
and they hereby are, approved in all respects; and the officers of the Company
be, and each of them acting alone hereby is, authorized to execute and file the
Registration Statement on behalf of the Partnership, in such form and with such
changes, additions and modifications thereto as the officers of the Company
shall approve or deem necessary, appropriate or advisable, such execution and
delivery to be conclusive evidence of such approval on behalf of the
Partnership.

STATE AND FOREIGN SECURITIES LAWS

            RESOLVED FURTHER, that the officers be, and each of them hereby is,
authorized and directed, by and on behalf of the Partnership, and in its name,
to take any and all actions which they deem necessary or advisable in order to
effect the registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) of the Notes
for issue, offer, sale or trade under the Blue Sky or securities laws of any of
the states of the United States of America or any foreign jurisdictions, and in
connection therewith to execute, acknowledge, verify, deliver, file or cause to
be published any applications, reports, consents to service of process,
appointments of attorneys to receive service of process and other papers and
instruments which may be required under such laws, and to take any and all
further action which they may deem necessary or advisable to maintain any such
registration or qualification for as long as they deem necessary.

            RESOLVED FURTHER, that there is hereby adopted and incorporated
herein by reference, the full text of any resolutions in statutory or regulatory
form that may be required by any state or other jurisdictional authority in
connection with any such registration or qualification, and the Secretary or any
Assistant Secretary of the Company is hereby authorized and empowered to certify
to any such state authority that such resolutions have been adopted, and there
is hereby adopted the following resolution under the Uniform Securities Act:
"RESOLVED, that it is desirable and in the best interest of this Partnership
that its securities be qualified or registered for sale in various states; that
the President or any Vice President and the Secretary of the Company hereby is
authorized to determine the states in which appropriate action shall be taken to
qualify or register for sale all or such part of the securities of this

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Partnership as said executive officers may deem advisable; that such executive
officers are hereby authorized to perform on behalf of this Partnership any and
all such acts as they may deem necessary or advisable in order to comply with
the applicable laws of any such states, and in connection therewith to execute
and file all requisite papers and documents, including, but not limited to,
applications, reports, surety bonds, irrevocable consents and appointments of
attorneys for service of process; and the execution by such executive officers
of any such paper or document or the doing by them of any act in connection with
the foregoing matters shall conclusively establish their authority therefor from
this Partnership and the approval and ratification by this Partnership of the
papers and documents so executed and the action so taken."

            RESOLVED FURTHER, that if any state securities administrator shall
require certain resolutions to be adopted by the Board of Directors to evidence
the authority conferred upon any such state securities administrator by these
resolutions, the officers be, and each of them individually hereby is,
authorized to prepare and certify the appropriate form of resolutions so
required, and such resolutions shall thereupon be incorporated and adopted by
reference, to the same extent as if presented to and adopted by the Board of
Directors, provided that a copy of any such resolutions shall be affixed to
these minutes by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company.

PAYMENT OF EXPENSES

            RESOLVED FURTHER, that the officers of the Company be, and each of
them hereby is, authorized and directed to cause the Partnership to pay any and
all expenses and fees arising in connection with the sale of the Notes, the
filing of any application or registration under the securities or Blue Sky Laws
of the various states and jurisdictions, and otherwise in connection with these
resolutions.

GENERAL

            RESOLVED FURTHER, that all actions previously taken by any officer
of the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by the foregoing
resolutions are hereby adopted, ratified, confirmed and approved in all
respects.

            RESOLVED FURTHER, that each officer of the Company for and on behalf
of the Partnership, is hereby authorized, in the name and on behalf of the
Partnership, to take or cause to be taken any and all such further actions and
to execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all such further
agreements, documents, certificates and undertakings, and to incur all such fees
and expenses as in their sole judgment shall be necessary, appropriate or
advisable to carry into effect the purpose and intent of any and all of the
foregoing resolutions.

            RESOLVED FURTHER, that these Resolutions be filed with the minutes
of the proceedings of the Board of Directors.

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