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	Top Stories for the Week of October 22, 2007	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage TRIA Moves Out of Senate Committee WASHINGTON, DC-The Senate bill is far narrower than the one passed by the House last month, which the President threatened to veto. Construction Spending To Reach $83B by 2010 NEW YORK CITY-According to New York Building Congress' construction outlook, Manhattan's housing market continues to defy the national trend with continued strength. $1.2B Project Readies for Final Stretch SPRINGFIELD, VA-The project will consolidate six existing National Geospatial Intelligence Agency locations in a new 127-acre campus. Shoma Homes Developing $1B Park Square at Doral DORAL, FL-Park Square at Doral will include 1,000 residential units, 130,000 sf of retail space and 230,000 sf of office space. Finance Approval Pushes $1B Conversion NEW YORK CITY-O'Connor Capital Partners completes a $750 million senior financing for the 22-Story Manhattan House apartment building. Fifield To Start Apartments at $750M Project CHICAGO-Fifield Cos. is starting construction this month on two apartment towers, with a total of 857 units, as part of its $750-million K Station development. Forest City Closes On NYT Bldg $640M Refi NEW YORK CITY-The company closes the loan for the New York Times Building, which is scheduled to have its grand opening next month. Condominium Market Fuels S. Florida Conference CORAL GABLES, FL-Among the issues of the second annual RealShare South Florida conference will be the flood of condominiums coming to market in the next few years. Experts: $22B M&A Deal Could Happen Again NEW YORK CITY-Following Archstone-Smith's recent closing on the acquisition by Tishman and Lehman, insiders see other REITs as potential future targets. 550,000-SF Office Tower Under Construction HOBOKEN, NJ-With the start of Waterfront III, SJP Properties will have nearly 1.7 million sf of spec offices under way in Metro NY/NJ. Owners Have Options When Tenant Defaults PHILADELPHIA-In Pennsylvania, a building owner may rent an abandoned space for the previous tenant’s benefit, but that tenant remains liable for any rent deficiency. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Appian Launches with $350M Pipeline • Mid-City Urban JVs on $300M Project • Turner Gets Nod for $235M Med Expansion • P.A. Picks Leasing Agent for Freedom Tower • Ponte Gadea Buying 50 Milk St. for $170M • GMH Assumes Operations at 11 Naval Bases • Vanguard Plans 217,000-SF Retail • The Medicines Co. Leases 173,146-SF Center • 166,000 SF of Citigroup Space Open to Takers • Paetec To Build 500,000-SF HQ • Phase Forward Stepping Up to 77 CityPoint • RBS Building for Sale; Owner Seeks HQ • MIT Homing in on Pair of Stimpson Buildings • 7 World Trade Gets Fortune 400 Tenant • ZCY Leases 90,000 SF for Renovations • Sudler Sells 90,000-SF Office • Market Correction Good for the Industry • Speed Networking Strives for Efficiency	Southwest     Print Full Region • $260M Block 21 Project Begins Construction • Cobalt REIT II's $160M Triple Win Bags 3M SF • Inland American Planning $137M Marriott Buy • 655-Unit Mid-Rise Plan Gels for $130M Phase • Experts Delve Into Ways To Leverage Hot Markets • Retailers, Developers Face Changing Consumer Habits • Lowe Gets CBD Hotel Keys in $48M Off-Market Deal • $47M Project Takes Root in Former Blighted Area • Whitehead-Smith Boosts Land Holdings in Tarrant • Marketing Blitz Begins for Wells Fargo Plaza • Fidelity's 10-Year Pact Lights 101,934-SF Shell • 1,184-Key Hyatt Regency Under Contract • $26M Loan Seeds 398-Unit Value-Add Plan
Midwest     Print Full Region • JV Acquires Land to Develop $218M in Retail • Zimmer, Partners Send Up Nearly 2M-SF Test Balloon • Fidelity Adds $115M New Office With Road Help • Regency Plans 350,000-SF Shops on Main • AEC Offers Toledo Portfolio for $62M • Desco Almost Leased Up at $90M Retail Center • Office, Retail Portfolio Sells for $42M • Government Plans 100-Acre MXD to Replace Mall • Panduit To Build HQ in Tinley Park • TA Purchases 325,000-SF Building for $22M • $500M NorthPark Development Lands Hilton • FedEx Corp. Leases 183,000 SF for Seven Years	West Coast     Print Full Region • Further Hurdles Arise at Navy Broadway Project • Planet Hollywood Resort Nears Grand Opening • Digital Realty Increases, Prices Offering • Koll JV Arranges $100M for Acquisitions • Skechers Signs $98M Distribution Lease • Mayor’s Five-Year Plan Brings Optimism • Sares-Regis Sells 605,000 SF for $55M • Bantry-Guggenheim JV Buys $49M Biz Park • Washington Capital Buying Centra Point • Entitled Waterfront Project on the Block • New NBC Universal Facility Goes Green • Kennedy Wilson Sells Complex for $30M
Southeast     Print Full Region • Ocean Land Plans 581 Keys for $100M • GDOT Takes 284,000 SF at One Georgia Center • Tulepan’s Land Deals Fuel Plans for 230,000 SF • Hospitality/RockBridge JV Takes Hotels for $86M • Travelers To Occupy 177,715 SF in 2008 • Allen Morris Sets ’08 Start for 215,000-SF Office • JH Holdings Begins 155-Unit Buckhead Place Tower	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Credit Crawl Threatens Euro Hotel Supply • Trump Global Hotel Launch Put Into Action • Colliers To Advise on Airport Development
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