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	Top Stories for the Week of July 2, 2007	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Shareholders OK $1.5B Innkeepers Acquisition PALM BEACH, FL-Innkeeper USA Trust shareholders give their stamp of approval on an agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Apollo Investment Corp. Ridge REIT Pencils $1.6B Business Park WILL COUNTY, IL-The RidgePort Logistics Center-Chicago, being developed by Ridge Property Trust, will have up to 3,000 acres. Natalie Dolce To Head GlobeSt.com’s NE Bureau NEW YORK CITY-Journalist Natalie Dolce has been appointed Northeast bureau chief for GlobeSt.com. Fluor Nears Construction Start for $1.8B Plant ROBERTSON COUNTY, TX-Fluor will break ground within 10 days on a 1,600-megawatt plant in Central Texas, using bones from an unfinished project. RENJ Names New Associate Publisher TRENTON-Sales and marketing vet Joe Colacova is set to take the reins of New Jersey’s premier commercial real estate journal. $1B EnCap Project Suddenly in Doubt EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ-Amid cost overruns and other financial questions, the developer is considering selling out and a state agency is hiring a lawyer. AFR CEO Harold Pote Dies Suddenly JENKINTOWN, PA-Pote, credited with bringing transparency and discipline to the financial specialty REIT in his 10-month tenure, dies unexpectedly. Private Equity Takes Barneys for $825M NEW YORK CITY-Istithmar, a Dubai-based outfit, is buying the 34-unit luxury chain and executives see “incredible growth prospects.” DDR Agrees to Sell 63 Centers for $603M CLEVELAND-The company is getting rid of non-core assets, such as low-credit anchored centers and those in remote areas. Hines Plans $465M Office, Hotel CHICAGO-The company wants a 50-story office tower and a hotel building up to 20 stories for 200 N. Riverside Plaza. Hertz Claims 980,075 SF of Office in Two Cities SHREVEPORT, LA-The buyer steps up for the marketed AmSouth Center and ends up with an off-market deal too for a bank-anchored building in Jackson, MS. Sentinel To Acquire America First for $532M OMAHA-The sale is to include 32 multifamily properties in the Southeast and Midwest, and one office building in Florida. Kushner Selling 17,628 Apartments FLORHAM PARK, NJ-The multi-part transaction, said to be worth more than $1 billion, comes just eight weeks after the portfolio went on the block. Expedia Leases 348,000 SF in Tower 333 for New HQ BELLEVUE, WA-The online travel company soaks up 84% of the 20-story, 414,000-sf office tower under construction in this city’s tight Downtown office market. AAA Inks 255,000-SF BTS; Current HQ for Sale SAN FRANCISCO-The California State Automobile Association is selling its 580,000-sf Civic Center portfolio here in favor of a built-to-suit digs in Walnut Creek. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Vornado Taking 15-Center Portfolio for $351M • Principal, Pantheon in $400M Industrial JV • Preservation Deal Uses $230M Fund • Moinian Converting 500,000 SF to Residential • Perseus Preps for $109M Shady Grove Office Project • Cohen Financial’s Pipeline: $500M-Plus • FedEx Signs Renewal for 180,000 SF • AvalonBay Starts $155M Project in White Plains • State Jump Starts Newville Revitalization • $85M Plus Could Take Multifamily Portfolio • Mellon Plans $70M Expansion of Data Center • $65M Will Address Debt at Eleven 80 • State Jump Starts Newville Revitalization • City Council Approves Carr for Green Office • $100M Takes Frederick, MD Office Portfolio	Southwest     Print Full Region • French Quarter Plans $100M for Resort Redo • Crown West Puts Up $69M for 450,000-SF Office • Lincoln-Staubach HQ Deal Puts $40M Plan to Work • AMLI Residential Sells 419-Unit Class A Asset • Younan Jump-Starts $150M Buying Plan • Landmark's Leasing Rally Closes Off 184,522 SF • Amegy Bank Will Anchor $100M Saint Ann Court • Greystar Tops $70M for 856-Unit, Class B Asset • Quiet Talks Win Empty 200,563-SF Class A • Pegasus, Westmount Buy 313,264-SF Office Duo • OLS Real Estate Forges $42M Plan for Inroad • Moody Buys Boxcar Deli Land for $35M Hotel
Midwest     Print Full Region • Taconic Group Sheds 600 W. Chicago for $300M • Schatz Readies $140M, 41-Story Condo Tower • Fenwal Signs 145,000-SF Lease for New HQ • Aetna Signs 43,000-SF Lease at Metropoint • ProLogis Buys 544,000 SF for More Than $30M	West Coast     Print Full Region • Hines REIT Adding Pair of Seattle CBD Assets • Tishman Speyer Fund Buys $83M Office Tower • Joint Genome Institute Extends, Expands Lease • MPR Investors Approve Cash Offer From ProLogis • 1M SF-Plus of MXD Is the Goal for Palm Land • Bixby Plans 100,000 SF Following $345M Close • Shea Plans 340,000-SF Office Development • $100M Green Plan to Revitalize South Central • Westwood Launches $100M Laulani Village
Southeast     Print Full Region • Quatro To Head New Newmark Team • CBL JV's $191M Retires Construction Loan • $180M Alafia Crossing Moves Forward • $33M Transaction Gives KBS 160,539-SF Office • Harbor Group Takes Downtown Tower for $30M	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • JMJ Enters UAE With ‘Ultra-Luxury’ Hotel • 400,000-SF Croatian Mall Hits Leasing Milestone • Erinaceous Group, NAI Global Join Forces • Broadreach Secures Aussie Resort Hotel for $48M
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