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	Top Stories for the Week of December 10, 2007	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Firms' Shareholders OK Grubb-NNN Merger SANTA ANA, CA-The votes by shareholders of both companies set the stage for the two firms to complete their previously announced merger. Industry Debates Bush Bailout WASHINGTON, DC-Critics wonder what authority Bush has to freeze interest rates and how it will affect future structures. Development Rides on Subway Expansion NEW YORK CITY-Construction begins on the No. 7 subway extension, a $2.1-billion project that is expected to foster development on Manhattan's Far West Side. $3B Grand Avenue Project Starts Construction LOS ANGELES-The Related Cos. of New York City gets started on the 1.3-million-sf first phase of the 3.6-million-sf mixed use development. First Industrial, CalSTRS Infusion Hits $1.6B CHICAGO-The joint venture between First Industrial Realty Trust and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System is focusing on major coastal and inland port areas. SL Green Forms $1.6B Acquisition Contract NEW YORK CITY-SL Green will acquire two Downtown trophy office buildings for $1.6 billion or $598 per sf. The company also simultaneously forms a JV with SITQ. $750M Medical Campus' Phase Two Coming in '08 MEADOWS PLACE, TX-Chaparral Group will start next summer on a 170,000-sf specialty hospital for the Oasis Medical Campus, where work is about to wrap up on the first phase. CBL, TRS To Acquire Retail, Office for $541M CHATTANOOGA, TN-CBL and TRS will acquire some of the properties jointly and some will be wholly owned by CBL. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Starwood Hires William Green for Debt Focus • Shaner Forms $200M JV to Develop Hotels • Centerline Provides $150M for Housing Venture • Court Clears Path for SugarHouse Casino • Experts Predict Rental Rate Growth • Latham & Watkins Spreads Out at Lipstick • Willett Partnership Buys 75% Stake in Center • NoVa Well Positioned to Ride Out Market Woes • $800M MXD Adds Residential for Last Phase • AVR Realty Grabs Logan Center for $104M • Interstate Closes $118M Hospitality Play • PREI Acquires Boston Properties’ NoVA Portfolio • New England Hotel Portfolio Sells for $100M	Southwest     Print Full Region • Chase Merritt Turns Over 642,622-SF Amber Oaks • Chase Merritt Plans $500M TX Investment • RLand Properties Unveils Plans for Retail Trio • Becknell Breaks Ground on $100M, 2M-SF Park • Glimcher Ventures Plans $100M, 52-Acre MXD • Younan, ClubCorp Craft Renewal, $3M Club Redo • Law Firm Inks Five-Year Pacts for 76,679 SF • Biltmore Poised to Sell $90M Development Site • Younan Lands Houston CBD Office Deed for $40M • Koll Pushes Into Houston for $24M-Plus Deal
Midwest     Print Full Region • Goodyear’s SLB Part of $900M MXD Project • Five Developers Drop Silverdome Proposals • Inland REIT Sells Four Office Sites for $271M • BPG Fund Buys 10-Building Campus for $80M • Lauth Teams Up for $70M Bradley Center Retail • Verizon Renews 57,000 SF at Corridors Park • NorthCape Signs Lease at $50M Center • Express Scripts Gets Another $30M Office Site	West Coast     Print Full Region • Court Rejects Harrah’s Motion to Dismiss • REIT Refis, Funds Center Via $252M Loan • Clarett, Nederlander Plan Pantages Offices • Experts Optimistic About Green Tech • Essex Exits Portland Market With $97M Sale • StarPoint Launches $100M Acquisition Program • Arbitration Sets $56M Rent for Sony Offices • Chicago Buyer Pays $74M for 406 Units • $2B Palazzo Opens Soon, Retail in January • $32M Wins Fully Leased 150,000-SF Offices
Southeast     Print Full Region • Land Buy Initiates $84M Andalusia Plaza • Morgan Stanley, Lennar Form $525M Joint Venture • Centennial Holdings Buys Portfolio for $205M • U of Miami Closes $260M Cedars Acquisition • Stonemar, Kimco Take Deed to 350,000-SF Center • Wrightwood Expands Atlanta Activities • Aslan Continues Spree With $23M Acquisition • Rick’s Picks Up Tootsies Cabaret for $25M • City Furniture Readies Entry Into Southwest FL	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • RBS Completes Nearly $2.1B Sale • InterContinental Unveils $77M Crowne Plaza Plan • ProLogis Lands Logistics Tenant for 400,000 SF • JLL Buys French Property Services Group • GE Real Estate Taps Taiwan With $20M Buy
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