UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 5 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [ ] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). [ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported [ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported ================================================================================ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Rosenberg, Ralph F. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co. 85 Broad Street - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) New York, NY 10004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ================================================================================ 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Metropolis Realty Trust, Inc. (does not trade) ================================================================================ 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary) ================================================================================ 4. Statement for Month/Year FYE December 31, 2000 ================================================================================ 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) ================================================================================ 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ X ] Director [ ] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) -------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ 7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check applicable line) [ X ] Form Filed by One Reporting Person [ ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person ================================================================================

==================================================================================================================================== Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, | or Beneficially Owned | ==================================================================================================================================== | | | | | | | | | | |5. |6. | | | | |4. |Amount of |Owner- | | | | |Securities Acquired (A) or |Securities |ship | | | | |Disposed of (D) |Beneficially |Form: |7. | | | |(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) |Owned at end |Direct |Nature of | |2. | 3. |-------------------------------|of Issuer's |(D) or |Indirect | 1. |Transaction |Transaction | | (A) | |Fiscal Year |Indirect |Beneficial| Title of Security |Date |Code | Amount | or | Price |(Instr. 3 |(I) |Ownership | (Instr. 3) |(Month/Day/Year) |(Instr. 8) | | (D) | |and 4) |(Instr.4)|(Instr. 4)| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class A Common Stock | | | | | | | | | $10 par value | 12/1/00 | A | 400 | A | N/A | 1,126,621 | I | 01 | - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ====================================================================================================================================

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). FORM 5 (continued)

==================================================================================================================================== Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | ==================================================================================================================================== | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |9. |10. | | | | | | | | | |Number |Owner-| | | | | | | | | |of |ship | | |2. | | | | | | |Deriv- |of | | |Conver-| | |5. | |7. | |ative |Deriv-|11. | |sion | | |Number of | |Title and Amount | |Secur- |ative |Nature| |or | | |Derivative |6. |of Underlying |8. |ities |Secur-|of | |Exer- | | |Securities |Date |Securities |Price |Bene- |ity: |In- | |cise |3. | |Acquired (A) |Exercisable and |(Instr. 3 and 4) |of |ficially |Direct|direct| |Price |Trans- |4. |or Disposed |Expiration Date |--------------------|Deriv- |Owned |(D) or|Bene- | 1. |of |action |Trans-|of (D) |(Month/Day/Year) | |Amount |ative |at End |In- |ficial| Title of |Deriv- |Date |action|(Instr. 3, |---------------------| |or |Secur- |of |direct|Owner-| Derivative |ative |(Month/ |Code |4 and 5) |Date |Expira- | |Number |ity |Year |(I) |ship | Security |Secur- |Day/ |(Instr|---------------|Exer- |tion | |of |(Instr.|(Instr. |(Instr|(Instr| (Instr. 3) |ity |Year) |8) | (A) |(D) |cisable |Date |Title |Shares |5) |4) |4) |4) | - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ====================================================================================================================================

Explanation of Responses: 01: The Reporting Person is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs"). Goldman Sachs is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"). The 400 shares of Class A Common Stock ("Common Stock") were granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Metropolis Realty Trust, Inc. 1996 Directors' Stock Plan and transferred to GS Group for no consideration. GS Group may be deemed to own beneficially and directly 4,200 shares of Common Stock. WSB Realty, L.L.C. ("WSB") may be deemed to own beneficially and directly 1,122,421 shares of Common Stock. WSB is a subsidiary of Whitehall Street Real Estate Limited Partnership V ("WSR"), a limited partnership affiliated with Goldman Sachs and GS Group. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any. By: s/ Roger S. Begelman February 14, 2001 - --------------------------------------------- ----------------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date Attorney-in-fact ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Alternatively, this Form is permitted to be submitted to the Commission in electronic format at the option of the Reporting Person pursuant to Rule 101(b)(4) of Regulation S-T.