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	Top Stories for the Week of October 8, 2007	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Tishman, Lehman Close on $22B Archstone-Smith Deal NEW YORK CITY-The heavily awaited merger is complete after over a month extension. Archstone will delist its common shares from the NY Stock Exchange. TD Buys Commerce Bank for Almost $9B CHERRY HILL, NJ-New Jersey’s largest home-based banking institution agrees to become part of TD Bank’s growing financial empire. Equity Shareholders Greenlight $2B Merger GERMANTOWN, TN-The vote sets up an Oct. 22 closing date for the transaction between the locally based hotel REIT and an affiliate of Whitehall. Irvine Co. To Make $1.4B Archstone Buy NEWPORT BEACH, CA-The firm will take 16 properties, located in Orange and San Diego counties, as part of Archstone-Smith’s buy-out. Darden, Rare Move Closer to Finalizing $1B Merger ATLANTA-With the completion of the tender offer, Darden Restaurants will now pursue a short-form merger to complete the $1.4-billion deal for Rare Hospitality. State’s Image Hurting Economy, Development TEANECK, NJ-New Jersey’s top real estate executives voiced their concerns over taxes, traffic, corruption and ineffectual government at Thursday’s RealShare New Jersey conference. Mack-Cali 'Picking its Spots' TEANECK, NJ-Uncertainty in the marketplace can add up to opportunity, according to the firm’s president and CEO, Mitchell Hersh. MGM Opens $800M Detroit Casino Tonight DETROIT-The new facility is one of three permanent resort casinos that will open with 400 hotel rooms each by next year. Hunt Expands, Eyes $750M MXD Project Pipeline ALBUQUERQUE-El Paso-based Hunt adds a well-known local resident to lead the Southwest push. The developer's pipeline totals $650 million, but that's just the beginning. ProLogis Buys 17-Building Japan Portfolio for $735M TOKYO-The industrial package of 3.6 million sf is concentrated here and in Osaka, Japan’s top distribution markets. Investors Commit $700M to Third Carmel Fund SAN FRANCISCO-The value-add apartment investor has given itself an extra year to invest the equity due in part to financial markets. Kent Swig Buys Helmsley-Spear Inc. NEW YORK CITY-Kent Swig represents only the fourth owner of Helmsley-Spear Inc., which he purchased from the Schneider family. JER Taps Michael Pralle as President McLEAN, VA-This move follows a number of changes in JER’s executive bench over the past few months. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • ING Takes Deed to NoVA Office Property for $105M • UPMC Breaks Ground on $100M Expansion • 150,000-SF Building On the Market • Going Global Solo, RBJ Leases 150,000 SF • ITT Close To Signing 100,000-Plus Lease • $78M Takes 2M-SF-Plus Industrial Portfolio • $66M Converts East Falls Eyesore to MXD • Maryland Trade Center I, II Sell for $58M • College Building $48M Downtown Tower • MIT Shows Confidence in Hometown Deal • 47-Branch Citibank Retail Portfolio Up for Bids • Izod Gets Arena Naming Rights • Arch St. Parking Lot Sells for MXD Project • Despite Uncertainty, Office Rents Continue to Mount • Backlog at Interior Draws Ire of Tribes • Green '1' Hotel Brand Slated for West End	Southwest     Print Full Region • Cross Closes On 69 Acres for 1M-SF Flex Plan • Phillips Begins Mosaic's 396-Unit Second Phase • Argus, Billingsley Close $130M-Plus Office Deal • StarPoint Opens in Texas With $150M-Plus Plan • Atherton-Newport Passes 376 Units for $32M • TA Fund Wins 296 Units With Pre-Emptive Move • Galaxy Plans 400,000 SF of Retail on 46 Acres • Net Lease Buyer Reworks Financing, Gets $29M • Back-to-Back Deals Yield 436 Value-Add Units • Transamerica Life Signs 59,285-SF, 10-Year Deal • CREW Names National President-Elect • Partners Create 312-Unit Block in Two Deals • CWS Digs Into Highland Park Conversion • Geneva Organization Adds 655 Units to Portfolio • 827,850-SF Spec Project Gets Under Way • Opus Plans Flex Project for 99-Year Land Lease
Midwest     Print Full Region • AvalonBay Plans $280M Apartment Development • Beztak Scores $200M-Plus Base Project • Xavier, Corporex Plan $160M New MXD Village • Buck’s 24-Story Complex Could Fetch $100M • Hines REIT Buys Nine Buildings for $87M • ML Realty Obtains $80M for Industrial Sites • Medford Wants $58M for Apartment Portfolio • Kerry America Building $45M Headquarters • BofA Plans Move of CRE Operations to Chicago • Kohl’s Forecasts 1,400 US Stores By 2012	West Coast     Print Full Region • Marriott Reveals Vegas Convention Center Plans • Scala Launches $200M Investment Program • Sobrato Sells 1,380 Units for Nearly $200M • BPG Buys Park Center Plaza for $170M • Murdock Plaza Changes Hands for $130M • $115M Multifamily Loan Extends Term • Qualcomm Buys Kifer Corporate Center for $80M • Lincoln Property Buys Office Sites for $65M-Plus • BlackRock Sells 400-Unit Property for $63M • NYC Firm Expands L.A. Holdings for $50M • Disney Acquiring 21 Acres of Hawaii Oceanfront • MGM Mirage Stacks Deck for CityCenter • Hospital Supply Firm Plans 600,000-SF HQ
Southeast     Print Full Region • Anchors Sign for 246,000 SF at Sanctuary Park • Crocker Partners Pencils 230,000-SF Spec Office • Manufacturer Expands With 48,070-SF Lease • Preferred To Operate 240-Unit Blue at Doral • JLL Expands Carolinas Presence With Acquisition • Inland American Lodging Buys 248-Key Hilton Hotel • Transwestern Sharpens Green Focus	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • DDR Readies Its First Center In Canada • Africa Poses Retail Opportunities, Challenges • Retail Chains Eye Store Growth Globally • Developers Dispute Role of Retail-Entertainment • Bulgaria Embraces Green Design
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