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	Top Stories for the Week of July 23, 2007	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Group Cries Foul Ball in Yankee Stadium Project NEW YORK CITY-Good Jobs New York charges political maneuvering behind the new $1.3-billion Yankee Stadium. The Yankees tell GlobeSt.com the claims are a swing and a miss. Harrah’s Planning $1B Caesars Palace Expansion LAS VEGAS-The centerpiece of the expansion is Octavius Tower, a new $375-million, 23-story, hotel building that will adjoin Augustus Tower, which opened in 2005. Highland Shareholders Approve $2B Sale to JER McLEAN, VA-The company agreed in April to be acquired for $19.50 a share. Formation/JER $2B Buy of Genesis Closes KENNETT SQUARE, PA-The partnership that initiated a bidding war over the healthcare REIT in mid-January triumphs and takes Genesis private. IHOP Taking Applebee’s For $2.1B OVERLAND PARK, KS-IHOP executives look to make the 1,900-unit chain more of a franchise-operated outfit. Mission West Properties Negotiating $1.8B Buy-Out CUPERTINO, CA-With its portfolio 30% vacant, the Silicon Valley R&D REIT is negotiating with a private equity firm. Prime Vegas Land Could Top $1B LAS VEGAS-Local real estate executive Howard Bulloch retains CB Richard Ellis and Goldman Sachs to market 38 acres with Strip frontage near McCarran International Airport. Goldman Sachs Gets Breaks for $560M Tower JERSEY CITY-The financial services giant will get millions in abatements for construction of a new 30-story tower, to rise next to its existing 42-story tower. Broadway Acquires 500 W. Monroe for $335M CHICAGO-The building is currently 92% leased, with 131,000 sf of space on the top floors becoming available next year. PNC To Take Sterling Financial for $565M PITTSBURGH-This follows PNC’s June agreement to buy Yardville for $403 million and its first-quarter $2.1-billion cash payment for Mercantile Bankshares. $400M Green MXD Project Totals 1M SF HOLLYWOOD-The Blvd6200 development will feature apartments, live-work units and retail space on a seven-acre site. Gramercy, SL Green Pay for Lipstick Building Stake NEW YORK CITY-The locally based companies agree to pay $317 million for a 79% interest and 21% leasehold interest in the 885 Third Ave. property. KW, Rreef Buy Office, Residential for $300M SEATTLE-The assets include a 126-unit condominium building that is under construction and an adjacent 536,000-sf office tower with significant vacancy. Railyards Push Presents Promise for Local Owners NEW YORK CITY-As the state seeks developers for the Hudson Yards site, surrounding owners and developers can at last express their optimisim about what the future holds. Forbes To Build New HQ in NYC NEW YORK CITY-Forbes Inc. leaves its historic, eight-story headquarters for a roomier location to house all Forbes units under one roof. Madison Wins Blackstone Leasing Assignment WEST LOS ANGELES, CA-The nearly 1.6 million sf in new assignments includes four class A office buildings in one of the country's strongest markets. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Court Upholds Philly Casino Site Selection • Alexandria Tops $145M in Cambridge Office/Lab Bid • Combined Props, Heitman Launch $200M Fund • Morgan Lewis Takes 95,874 SF at 10 Penn Center • CRE Industry Remains Sanguine as Bernanke Testifies • Shire Adds 115,000 SF at Chesterbrook HQ • Flatley Puts 700,000-SF NH Campus Under Contract • Opus To Develop $180M Green Office • ProLogis Inks 600,000-SF Lease in Baltimore Area • 210,000-SF Office Building Goes for $140M • Waterfront Redevelopment Could Begin Next Spring • East End DC Spec Building Inks 91,000-SF Lease • 2001 Penn Ave. Trades for $112M • Antares Pays $87M for Stamford Properties • NJ County Admin. Leases 70,000 SF of Offices • NYC Officials Release RFP for Nearly Six Acres	Southwest     Print Full Region • TCC, MetLife JV on $200M Merchant-Build Program • Foster Wheeler Takes Down 332,000-SF Building • Plant Developments Total $250M • $200M MXD Project Targets Future Demand • Citibank, Pembrook Loan $95M To Ravaged Mall • Crown West Sells 144,910-SF Foothills • Industrial Realty REIT Sells Seven Buildings • JRK Sells 364-Unit Complex to NYC Investor • Tenants Take 280,000 SF in IDI Buildings • $100M Bascom Fund Buys 474 Units in First Deal • $33M Plus Secures First Phase of 86-Acre MXD • Cobalt Enters Market With Nearly $23M Buy • Samuelson-McKone To Build 66,476 SF • New Media Subleases 16,500-SF Plug n' Play
Midwest     Print Full Region • Prime Group Invests $120M in Extended Stay • Terrapin-Taxman JV Plans $100M Retail, Condos • Garmin Leases 49,000 SF in $200M Planned Park • Wrightwood Expands to $100M Loans, Hires • Newcastle Buys Apts for $500M Push • VOA To Occupy Two Full Floors at Santa Fe • County To Buy Guardian, Other Sites for $33M • Abercrombie & Fitch Moves Into Europe • Hayman Co. Buys Technology Park for $30M • Historic Packard Car Plant Offered for $13M	West Coast     Print Full Region • Tishman Recaps Office Park in $260M Deal • Talisker Buys Canyons Ski Resort for $100M • Ex-Studley Team Builds UGL Equis L.A. Office • MGM Mirage Renovating Luxor Pyramid • Opus West Buys Land for 8M-SF Logistics Park • Home Depot Unit Leases 95,000-SF Expansion • WCB Acquires Union Bank Square for $92M • Google Leases Former Agilent Headquarters • Doerken Buys 343,000-SF Retail Portfolio • Santa Barbara Investor Adds Kona Hotel • McSam Acquires 405-Room LAX Hotel • 300-Acre Inspirada Town Center Moves Forward • Seagate Leases 23,400 SF From Westcore
Southeast     Print Full Region • SCI Nets $67M in Multifamily Portfolio Sale • Mainstreet, Praedium Acquire 40-Acre Campus • Former Innkeepers USA CEO Forms Two Firms • Regency Sets Sights on Green Shopping Centers • ABG Slates Fall Start for $50M Mixed-Use Plan • Duke Lands 40,000-SF Tenant at Perimeter Park • Innisbrook Resort Moves for $35M • AMB Invests Another $21M in Gratigny	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Hammerson Sells 50% of WestQuay for $612M • ProLogis Fills 240,000 SF in Pair of Mexico Deals • Oxford Buys Into $480M London Office Project • Hypo Real Estate Surges on Improved Earnings • Pandox SA Pays $46M for InterContinental Montreal
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