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	Top Stories for the Week of March 12, 2007	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Citigroup Bids $10.8B for Japanese Brokerage NEW YORK CITY-The locally based company looks to increase its ownership of the Nikko Cordial Corp. from its current 4.9% to become the majority shareholder. Another Bidder Steps Forward for Winston Hotels RALEIGH, NC-Two weeks after entering a merger agreement with Wilbur Acquisition Holding Co., the locally based hospitality company receives an unsolicited offer from Inland American Real Estate Trust. Starrett Deal Blocked, But It's Not Over BROOKLYN, NY-Clipper Equity is not giving up the fight despite HUD’s decision to block the $1.3-billion sale and ‘close’ the door to future Clipper attempts. $2B Maguire Sale Includes 11 OC Properties ORANGE COUNTY, CA-Maguire Properties plans to sell 11 of its office projects here as part of a group of 17 properties that it will dispose of to reduce debt. Accor Selling 91 Hotels in Billion-Dollar Deal PARIS-Moor Park Real Estate agrees to buy the portfolio of hotels in Germany and the Netherlands, which Accor will continue to operate on 12-year variable leases. Blackstone Purchases Tussauds For $1.9B NEW YORK CITY-The purchase will make Blackstone’s affiliate Merlin Entertainments the second largest attraction operator in the world, as a result Merlin plans to accelerate expansion plans. At $1B, Vail Plans Largest LEED Resort Project BROOMFIELD, CO-If approved, Ever Vail, a proposed $1-billion multi-use resort village, will be the largest LEED-certified project for resort use in North America. Sunrise REIT To Appeal Court Decision TORONTO-The locally based senior living REIT, which has agreed to be acquired by Ventas Inc., says it plans to appeal an Ontario Superior Court decision disallowing a higher offer from Health Care Property Investors. $713M Loan in Hand for Office-Tower Build LONDON-Two major European banks agree to provide construction financing for a 41-story office tower that will anchor Heron Plaza, a US $1.92-billion development. Up to 830,000 SF of Office To Come Online ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL-Opus North Corp. is developing up to 830,000 sf of office buildings on 19 acres at Northwest Point Business Park. Resort Firm Pencils Fall Start for $800M Plan LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL-A fall groundbreaking is planned for the Ravallo Resort & Conference Center, which will be managed by Interstate Hotels & Resorts. Comerica's HQ Could Weigh In at 250,000 SF DALLAS-The search is on for space to accommodate the user in roughly 25,000 sf for now. But there's talk of options for up to 250,000 sf. Lowe Begins $450M Terranea Resort RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA-The 102-acre, 582-room resort overlooking the Pacific Ocean will occupy a site that formerly was the home of the Marineland attraction, which closed 20 years ago. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • $300M Mixed-Use Plans Come to Light • $189M Wins Nottingham's Mixed-Use Portfolio • Developer Pegs Steel Site for $175M Mixed-Use • Acadia Plans $120M Brooklyn Project • Boston Properties Wins Russia Wharf for $100M • Herald Square Garage Site To Become 300-Key Hotel • J&J's $100M BTS Launches Arcadia North • Milan Up First in W Hotels' Global Push • Millwork Trading Grows To Take 114,246 SF • State House Square Complex Sells in $98M Deal • Shorenstein Grabs Back Bay Trophy for $91M • SL Green Makes $73M Grand Central Play • CarrAmerica’s Tom Carr Joins Federal Capital	Southwest     Print Full Region • Academy Strikes $102M Sale-Leaseback for HQ • $300M Fund Rolls Out With Florida Purchase • Stacy Furniture Boxes 379,700-SF Expansion • Repositioning Gets 97,930-SF Starting Lease • JV's Uptown Pitch Targets Downtown Landmarks • One Down, One to Go in Texas Exit • Moody Acquires 165,399-SF, Value-Add Office • New Deal Wave Possibly Last Major Round-Up • Deed Turns on 484 Units; $5M Overhaul Coming • 237,985-SF Industrial Trio Nabs Nearly $29M • JV's Follow-Up Deal Takes 216 Units for $21M
Midwest     Print Full Region • Opus Plans About 1M SF of Spec Industrial • Oakwood Revises $60M New Medical Campus Plans • 190,000-SF Fingerhut Site Redevelopment Set • Firm Purchases 420-Unit Apartment Building • Downtown Buildings Get Live/Work Rehab • SRR Nearly Doubles Space at One South Wacker • Verizon Expanding in Michigan and Nebraska	West Coast     Print Full Region • New Spec Project Set for Southeast Denver • IE’s Largest Sports Arena Takes Shape • Goodwill San Francisco Puts HQ Up For Sale • Oscre Unveils Industry Data Standards • Developer Begins Nearly 2M-SF Project • Verge Aids Downtown Revitalization • Costco Plans 14 New Stores This Year • Downtown Marriott Trades for $115M • Komatsu Plant Trades for Third Time in Three Years
Southeast     Print Full Region • 350,000-SF Town Center To Rise at the Villages • Value-Add Buyer Takes 241,000 SF • Construction Set for 130,000-SF Office Condo • Partners Break Ground on $51M Condo Project • New Owner Secures $24M for 288-Unit Complex	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Lend Lease Tapped for Multibillion Development • Office Park in Czech Republic Sells for $116M • Estimated $113M Industrial Transaction Closes • Quinlan Golub Filling Up IBC II • Huntingdon Buying Alberta Industrial • Johnson & Johnson Inks 70,000-SF Office Lease
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