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	Top Stories for the Week of August 13, 2007	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage $1.2B Buckhead Project to Include ‘Green’ Hotel ATLANTA-Developers plan to break ground by late 2008 on a 1 Hotel & Residences, which will be part of the Streets of Buckhead project. New Westfield Mall Deals Total $1.4B LOS ANGELES-The mall owner is divesting of four St. Louis-area malls in a deal valued at $1.03 billion and is buying two Miami-area malls for $400 million. BlackRock Partners With IBT on $240M Project CHICAGO-The West Loop Promenade will have 285,000 sf of retail with leases signed by Robert Redford’s Sundance Cinemas and Export Fitness. Gramercy Closes $1.1B Commercial Real Estate CDO NEW YORK CITY-Gramercy Capital Corp. uses its third CDO to retire outside borrowings and to acquire a portion of its currently financed fixed-rate commercial real estate loans. Gov. Spitzer OK's $106M for Affordable Housing NEW YORK CITY-Gov. Spitzer’s funding approval will increase the availability of affordable housing and leverage more than $420 million in additional capital. $700M Funds II River Place Construction NEW YORK CITY-The two 58-story towers, spearheaded by Larry Silverstein, will feature 1,359 apartments and 21,000 sf of retail. It is the second phase of a 2.3-million-sf plan. Revolution Plans $800M Costa Rican Resort WASHINGTON, DC-Steve Case is combining sustainable development, luxury travel and condo sales in his latest business venture. Orr, Tiburon Unveil $500M Ocean Redevelopment LONG BRANCH, NJ-The focus of the project is a major expansion and makeover of the existing Ocean Place Resort and rebuilding of a fire-destroyed pier. Equity Industrial Making $500M-Plus Sale NEEDHAM, MA-A multi-state package is being purchased by Hackman Capital Partners in conjunction with a Massachusetts-based real estate firm. Wells Timberland REIT Makes First $400M Buy NORCROSS, GA-The newly formed Wells Timberland REIT acquires 228,000 acres in Georgia and Alabama and acquires long-term leaseholds on another 95,000 acres. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • RFP Goes Out for Former 258-Acre Homeless Complex • District Cancels 421,000-SF Lease • Kettler, Principal Ready Plans for $250M MXD • Fast Retailing Ups Barneys Offer To $950M • Motorola Extends for 145,000 SF • Vornado Completes Building Swap With BNA • $130M Aids JV’s Purchase of 292 Madison • Gov. Spitzer Signs IDA Nonprofit Financing Bill • Lehman Leases Another 72,000 SF of Office • iRobot Signs Tech Lease for 157,000 SF • Aon Consulting Extends Lease for 60,000 SF • Stamford Gives Metro Green Project Green Light • PepsiCo Stamps 10-Year Pact for 503,000-SF BTS • Motion Picture Lab To Occupy 44,000 SF • Manekin Planning Fourth Building in $60M Park	Southwest     Print Full Region • Wisotsky Family Planning 500,000-SF MXD in CBD • 1M-SF-Plus MXD's Retail Fields More All-Stars • 296-Acre Industrial Park Starts With 1M SF Plus • Carpenter Co. Purchases 15-Acre Expansion Site • JPMorgan, Two Others Ink 142,409-SF Lease Round • UK Capital Exiting Metro, Selling 1,220 Units • Four Integra Offices Ink Merger, Expansion Plan • Whitestone REIT Reaches Stage to Buy, Upgrade • Equity Residential Sells 312-Unit Class B Asset • Verde Digs Into $50M, 1M-SF Industrial Park • 294-Unit Bricktown Asset Fetches Nearly $27M • 410 Units Sell in Unrelated Deals • RR Donnelley Global Adds Specialty CRE Group
Midwest     Print Full Region • Duke Realty Plans To Shed More Than 3M SF • Archstone Extends Buy-Out Deadline • Simon to Spend $100M to Expand Fashion Mall • Gershenson, Kirco Launch Mixed-Use, With Retail • JLL Predicts $110B in Hotel Sales by Year End • JEM Realty Acquires 414-Unit Sunset Lake • Developer Pencils $250M Mixed-Use Project • Gundaker/J2K Plan $140M Mixed-Use Project • McShane/Rego Plan $80M Medical Office Park • LG Mobile Signs 164,000-SF Distribution Lease • Easter Seals Expands, Moves HQ to Sears Tower • Emerson Renews Office Lease for 39,000 SF	West Coast     Print Full Region • Hines Pays $287M for One Wilshire • Opus Unveils Plan for $150M Office Park • Sterling, Hines Sell San Rafael Asset for $90M • $53M G REIT Sale Continues South Bay Flurry • Walton Street Taps Colliers for 5M-SF Job • Third World Market Center Building Filling Up • Centra Prepares to Build at Hughes Airport Center • Logistics, Partnerships Shape Inland Empire • Fontainebleau Parking Structure Collapses • IBM Takes 60,000 SF at Parkside Towers • CIT Makes West Coast Expansion • Hillwood Outlines Inland Expansion • Chase Partners Buys 250,000 SF for $43M • CBRE Investors Expands Down Under
Southeast     Print Full Region • Cameratta, Carlyle Partner on 5,700-Acre Plan • Glimcher To Acquire 804,000-SF Mall • Cousins, Related Join Forces on Condo Towers • AEW, Mainstreet Take 347,000-SF Portfolio • $137M Funds Construction of 52-Unit Project • Alterra Plans To Invest $80M in Multifamily • $75M Pushes 150-Unit Plan Forward	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Budapest’s Arena Plaza Trading for $525M Plus • $90M Buy Fuels Massive Multifamily Plan • Fortis Pays $50M for Hotel, Convention Center • C&W Opens Trio of Offices in Mainland China
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