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	Top Stories for the Week of November 20, 2006	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage UPDATE: Green Could Lose Reckson to Icahn/Macklowe NEW YORK CITY-Carl Icahn and Macklowe Properties are reportedly submitting a bid for Reckson above SL Green’s current offer. The new player comes after weeks of news on shareholders concerns about the value of the transaction. UPDATE: TCC Sets Merger Vote, Gives Deal Details DALLAS-TCC shareholders vote Dec. 18 on the $2.2-billion offer from CBRE. Talks have been on and off since April 2005. Israel Group Looks to Buy Nearly $2B Marriott Hotels JERUSALEM-Delek Belron and its partners are in talks to buy a company that owns 47 Marriott hotels in Britain. Developers Shake on $1.9B Merger Deal LONDON-Two of the UK’s specialty developers, Derwent Valley and London Merchant Securities, are planning to merge to create a euro 3.3-billion (US $4.3-billion) company. RealShare EXCLUSIVE: OC Market Plays Waiting Game IRVINE, CA-With roughly five million sf of new office product set to come on line over the next 24 months, industry insiders wait to see who will blink first. Macquarie Sheds Development Firm for $1.2B LONDON-Ranked among the UK’s largest real estate transactions this year, the sale of Akeler moves 1.8 million sf of property. UPDATE: Advisors Give Thumbs Up to Lexington Merger NEW YORK CITY-The company will hold a shareholders meeting later this month to vote on the proposed merger with Newkirk. Cousins Properties Founder To Retire Dec. 7 ATLANTA-Forty-eight years after founding the company that bears his names, Thomas Cousins will retire. Current president and CEO Tom Bell will assume the role of chairman. RealShare EXCLUSIVE: Stadium Shuffle Creates, Kills Opportunities SAN FRANCISCO-Industry leaders will gather here at the end of the month to mull the defection of the Oakland A’s and the 49ers and other trends affecting the market. Mohegan Sun Plans $740M Expansion UNCASVILLE, CT-Construction is expected to begin next summer on an expansion initiative dubbed Project Horizon at the Mohegan Sun gaming resort. The project calls for a new 1,000-room House of Blues themed hotel and a 64,000-sf Casino of the Wind. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • SL Green Doubts Credibility of Icahn/Macklowe Bid • Parker Corporate Center Sells for $69M • Merrill Lynch Sizes Up Options • Stafford Place Building Trades for $197M • 287,000-SF Lease Is Largest in Greater Boston • Mills Sets Date for Shareholder Meeting • Xerox Says it Will Sell HQ Property • Grubb Gets Aggressive in NY, TX • Reckson Set to Sell Six Buildings • Boston Gets One Sumbission To Build Tallest Tower • Shea Stadium Replacement Breaks Ground • Behringer Takes Three Parkway for $90M	Southwest     Print Full Region • Victory Park: $460M in Projects, More Retail • New York City JV Pays $144M for Ren Tower • Bascom Nails $122M to Refuel, Start Rehabs • $100M Buyout Offer Comes Amid REIT Shake-Up • $100M Aspen Place Breaking Ground in Q1 2007 • Distributor Takes Dibs On 175,000-SF HQ Site • Miami Owner Sells Stake in 400,000-SF Office • 672-Unit Repositioned Complex Brings $52M • WexTrust Collects 270,000 SF for Portfolio • Group Plans New $50M-Plus Commercial Zone • Grubb's Dallas Playbook: Grow Team, Revenues
Midwest     Print Full Region • REIT Closes on Westin O'Hare for $125M, May Expand • $115M Loan Closes on Block 37 Office Building • Best Buy Eyes Michigan Avenue Lease • Lauth Buys 55-Acre Brownsburg Site • Argus Buys Class A Complex for $38M • Developer Naming 124-Story Tower Team Today • Cole Buys FedEx Facilities in Sale-Leaseback • Atlantic Trust Extends Lease at 1 S. Wacker • AFC Arranges $35M in Financing for Hotels	West Coast     Print Full Region • City Signs Off on 900-Room Hotel-Casino • Eddie Bauer In $614M Buyout • AGI, TMG Form $400M JV With CalPERS • SF Withdraws 2016 Olympics Bid • Westcore Buys Colorado Portfolio for $194M • JV Acquires 523,000-SF Northwest Retail Portfolio • Sony Relocating Within San Jose • Mack-Cali Sells Interest in Convention Plaza • Beacon Capital Buys 311,000-SF Complex • $48M Refinances 93,000-SF Retail Center
Southeast     Print Full Region • Firm’s $250M Fund Targets $1B in Buys • $280M Loan Finances Condo-Hotel Project • 8,212 Acres Set for Residential Redevelopment • Details Emerge for $200M Redevelopment Project • JV Pencils Spring Start for $170M Mixed-Use Plan • Team Unveils Subsequent Phases to $150M Project • Dirt Moves for $150M Condo Project • NC Center Becomes Latest DLC Acquisition • Orix Enters Research Triangle With $34M Buy • 403-Unit Apartment Complex Trades for $29M • Owner Readies $20M Redo of 168,000-SF Center	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Investment Fund Eyes Canada With $679M War Chest • Parkview Secures Consent for 5M-SF Project • Istithmar Snaps Up Adelphi for $567M • Futureal Bids for Massive Gov’t District • Foreign Investment in Shanghai Soars to $2.4B
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