Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

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March 22, 2004

CarrAmerica Realty Corporation

CarrAmerica Realty, L.P.

1850 K Street, N.W., Suite 500

Washington, D.C. 20006

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This firm has acted as counsel to CarrAmerica Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the ?Company?), and CarrAmerica Realty, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (?CARLP? and, together with the Company, the ?Issuers?), in connection with the Issuers? registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-53751), as amended (the ?Registration Statement?), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, relating to the public offering of securities of the Issuers that may be offered and sold by the Issuers from time to time as set forth in the prospectus dated January 8, 2002 (the ?Prospectus?), and as may be set forth from time to time in one or more supplements to the Prospectus. This opinion letter is delivered in connection with the proposed public offering of up to $225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company?s 3.625% Senior Notes due 2009 (the ?Notes?) and the related unconditional guarantee of the payment of the principal of (and any premium) and interest on the Notes by CARLP (the ?Guarantee?), as described in a supplement to the Prospectus dated May 18, 2004 (the ?Prospectus Supplement?). This opinion letter is furnished to you at your request to enable you to fulfill the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K, 17 C.F.R. ? 229.601(b)(5), in connection with the Registration Statement.

For purposes of this opinion letter, we have examined copies of the following documents (the ?Documents?):

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