UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                               (Amendment No. __)

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                              SL Green Realty Corp.
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                                (Name of issuer)

                     Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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                         (Title of class of securities)

                                    78440X101
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                                 (CUSIP number)

                                December 31, 2000
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             (Date of Event which requires filing of this Statement)

     Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
                               schedule is filed:

                               | | Rule 13d-1(b)
                               |X| Rule 13d-1(c)
                               | | Rule 13d-1(d)









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CUSIP No. 78440X101                   13G              Page 2 of 6 Pages
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1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         Deutsche Bank A.G.
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2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP              (a) |_|
                                                                       (b) |_|
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3        SEC USE ONLY

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4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Federal Republic of Germany
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NUMBER OF SHARES             5      SOLE VOTING POWER
                                    1,415,771
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BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY               SHARED VOTING POWER
                             6      0
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EACH REPORTING                      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                             7      1,415,771
                             ------ --------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH                         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                             8      0
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 9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
         1,415,771*
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10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES                                                  |_|
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11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
         5.5%**
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12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

         HC, BK, CO
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*     The figure represents 1,382,350 shares of convertible  preferred stock and
3,700 shares of Common Stock.

** The percentage  reflects the adjustment of outstanding  shares to include the
number of shares of Common  Stock which  would be  receivable  by the  Reporting
Person if it were to convert all of its shares of  convertible  preferred  stock
into Common Stock.



Item 1(a).     Name of Issuer:

               SL Green Realty Corp. (the "Issuer")

Item 1(b).     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

               The address of the Issuer's  principal  executive  offices is 420
Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10170.

Item 2(a).     Name of Person Filing:

               This  statement  is  filed on  behalf  of  Deutsche  Bank AG (the
"Reporting Person").

Item 2(b).     Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

               The  principal  place of  business  of the  Reporting  Person  is
Taunusanlage 12, D-60325, Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany.

Item 2(c).     Citizenship:

               The citizenship of the Reporting Person is set forth on the cover
page.

Item 2(d).     Title of Class of Securities:

               The title of the securities is Common Stock (the "Common Stock").

Item 2(e).     CUSIP Number:

               The CUSIP  number of the  Common  Stock is set forth on the cover
page.

Item 3.        If this  statement  is  filed  pursuant  to  Rules  13d-1(b),  or
13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

               (a)  |_|  Broker or dealer  registered  under  section  15 of the
                         Act;

               (b)  |_|  Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act;

               (c)  |_|  Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the
                         Act;

               (d)  |_|  Investment  Company  registered  under section 8 of the
                         Investment Company Act of 1940;

               (e)  |_|  An  investment  adviser in  accordance  with Rule 13d-1
                         (b)(1)(ii)(E);

               (f)  |_|  An  employee   benefit  plan,  or  endowment   fund  in
                         accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F);

               (g)  |_|  A  parent   holding   company  or  control   person  in
                         accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G);

               (h)  |_|  A savings association as defined in section 3(b) of the
                         Federal Deposit Insurance Act;

               (i) |_|   A church plan that is excluded  from the  definition of
                         an investment  company  under  section  3(c)(14) of the
                         Investment Company Act of 1940;

               (j)  |_| Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(J).

     If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1 (c), check this box. |X|

Item 4.   Ownership.

          (a)  Amount beneficially owned:

               The  Reporting  Person owns the amount of the Common Stock as set
          forth on the cover page.

          (b)  Percent of class:

               The Reporting  Person owns the  percentage of the Common Stock as
          set forth on the cover page.

          (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

               (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

                    The  Reporting  Person  has the sole power to vote or direct
               the vote of the Common Stock as set forth on the cover page.

               (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

                    The Reporting  Person has the shared power to vote or direct
               the vote of the Common Stock as set forth on the cover page.

               (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

                    The Reporting Person has the sole power to dispose or direct
               the  disposition  of the  Common  Stock as set forth on the cover
               page.

               (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

                    The  Reporting  Person  has the  shared  power to dispose or
               direct the  disposition  of the Common  Stock as set forth on the
               cover page.

Item 5.   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

          Not applicable.

Item 6.   Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

          Not applicable.

Item 7.   Identification   and   Classification  of  the  Subsidiary  Which
          Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

          Not applicable.

Item 8.   Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

          Not applicable.

Item 9.   Notice of Dissolution of Group.

          Not applicable.

Item 10.  Certification.

          By  signing  below I certify  that,  to the best of my  knowledge  and
belief, the securities  referred to above were not acquired and are not held for
the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing  the control of the
issuer of the  securities  and were not acquired and are not held in  connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.




                                    SIGNATURE

          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.

Dated:  February 9, 2001



                                        DEUTSCHE BANK AG



                                        By:  /s/ Christoph Kirschhofer
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                                           Name:   Christoph Kirschhofer
                                           Title:  Director



                                        By:   /s/ Hagen Repke
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                                           Name:   Hagen Repke
                                           Title:  Vice President