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	Top Stories for the Week of November 6, 2006	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage CB Richard Ellis Takes Trammell in $2B-Plus Merger DALLAS-Not only will the combined company service most of the Fortune 100, its $4.4 billion in combined 2006 revenues makes it large enough to qualify for the 500. Warburg Pincus Closes $1.2 B Fund NEW YORK CITY-This is the company’s 12 fund. It will focus on a variety of real estate products in Europe, Asia and the United States. GE Capital to Acquire Trustreet for $3B ORLANDO-The REIT, with a triple-net platform that includes such names as Applebee’s, Burger King, Jack in the Box, Pizza Hut and Wendy’s, will become a GE Subsidiary when the deal closes in Q1. Cape Town Waterfront Gets $1B CAPE TOWN-The new owners of the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town are planning a showcase of the Football World Cup. State Street Tower Sale Sets Record at $880M BOSTON-American Financial will sell State Street Financial Center to an undisclosed buyer. The company purchased the property in 2004 for $705 million. Consortium Details $6B New Town Centre LONDON-The total development is expected to comprise 14 million sf in Cricklewood, North London. TIAA Joins DDR’s Inland Buy CLEVELAND-TIAA-CREF is entering a $3-billion venture with Developers Diversified to acquire interests in 67 of the 307 centers DDR gets from Inland. MGM Mirage Selling Primm Properties for $400M LAS VEGAS-Focused on its $7-billion CityCenter development here, the casino-resort operator agrees to sell its three properties in Primm, NV, 40 miles to the south. Vornado To Pay $542M for 350 Park Ave. NEW YORK CITY-The REIT plans to close on the deal this quarter. The class A office building is currently 100% leased. Devils, City Redo Arena Deal NEWARK-The 18,000-seat arena will likely cost more than the original $310 million price tag, but the administration of new Mayor Corey Booker has won some concessions from the NHL team. $495M Mixed-Use Plan Begins to Take Shape BOYNTON BEACH, FL-Hopes are for Seacrest Village to revitalize a section of the Heart of Boynton. When the project is completed, it will feature an estimated 1.5 million sf of new construction. $200M Condo Tower Set To Rise CHICAGO-The construction company will build Park Michigan, a 900,000-sf condomium/retail building at 830 S. Michigan Ave.; it is expected to be tallest tower south of Van Buren. Booming Market Triggering Cautious Optimism HOUSTON-Concerns about a repeat of the 1980s led to a restrained exuberance about today's booming commercial markets. Print Top Stories

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Northeast     Print Full Region • Academy of Sciences Moves to 7 WTC • Kimco Wraps Up Pan Pacific • Valley Square Gets $106M Phase II Funding • Crystal City Office Tower Trades for $102M • Wells Buys 630,000-SF Tower • DA Leases 176,114SF in Widener Landmark • KPG Buys 900,000-SF Industrial Complex • Blue Cross/Blue Shield Expands Newport Office • JV Pays Rubenstein $75M for 10 Penn Center	Southwest     Print Full Region • Consultant Talks Under Way for 600-Acre Plan • Steve & Barry's Backing 104,315-SF Hand-Off • FelCor Plan Gathers $215M for $290M Buyout • Mississippi Group Wins Race for 776 Units • Dallas Delivers First for $200M Equity Fund • Intellicenter Lands 10-Year Inaugural Lease • Report Chides Sizeler; Upholds $324M Merger • Texas Firm Takes 105,295 SF for Relo Plan • Class A Retail Earns $38M Debt Repackaging
Midwest     Print Full Region • Venture Signs For Block 37 Office, Residential Rights • 240-Acre Project Set for '09 Debut • Unilev Buys Wells Fargo Place • $72M Buys JW Marriott Denver • Venture Pays $62M for NorthPoint Center • Expert: Expect Landlord’s Market By 2008	West Coast     Print Full Region • AIG, M&M Offspring Plan $90M Mission Bay Project • Mani Bros. Buys 300,000-SF Luckman Plaza • AMB Fund Buys 2M-SF Portfolio • Archstone-Smith Steps up Bay-Area Focus • Port, Shorenstein Negotiate Pier Partnership • Equity Residential Acquires $65M Complex • Gateway Pointe Signs 300,000-SF Tenant
Southeast     Print Full Region • Lodgian to Shed 27 Hotels • Kendall Shopping Center To Get $70M Rehab • JV Partners Acquire 296-Unit Complex for $31M	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Korean Gov't Identifies Site for New City • Government Excludes Existing Homes From REITs • Global REIT Market Tops $608B • UK Returns Fall Short of 20% • McDonald’s To Invest $22M in East India
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