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	Top Stories for the Week of February 5, 2007	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage EOP Prefers Blackstone, May Push Vote Back CHICAGO-The EOP board agrees that shareholders should take the cash offer instead of Vornado’s contingent deal that may take up to four months to close. Senate Bill Would Bar Banks From RE Industry WASHINGTON, DC-The House introduced a similar bill a few weeks ago. Industry groups are hopeful of the bill's chances. $1.8B Sale of 666 Fifth Ave. Closes NEW YORK CITY-At $1,200 per sf, the deal sets a record for the sale of an office building, surpassing the sale of the MetLife Building for $1.72 billion. Dirt Moves for $1.2B in New Songdo City Projects INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA-Work begins this week for the $25-billion development’s signature office tower, a major residential component, a convention hotel and a 100-acre central park. HEI Plans As Much As $1B in Buys, Builds NORWALK, CT-Locally based hotel owner and operator HEI Hospitality, LLC says it is looking to spend between $500 million to $1 billion in new acquisitions/hotel development projects this year. RAIT Closes $781M European CDO PHILADELPHIA-Taberna Europe CDO I PLC is believed to be the first issuance of a European CDO backed primarily by debt issued by real estate companies in Europe. SL Green Plans $750M of Dispositions in Q1 NEW YORK CITY-To meet the goal, SL Green has sold one property, signed an agreement to sell another and put a third on the market. BioMed Realty Inks $511M Pact for Lyme Portfolio CAMBRIDGE, MA-BioMed Realty Trust will acquire four life science properties in Cambridge, Houston and New Haven, CT. DiamondRock Closes on $330M Westin Acquisition BOSTON-In addition to the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, DiamondRock now has an option to purchase a leasehold interest on an adjacent site. Levitt, BFC Put $286M Merger Into Action FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-Under the deal between the two locally based companies, Levitt Corp. will become a wholly owned subsidiary of BFC Financial Corp. HFF Begins NYSE Trading, Seeks Nearly $258M DALLAS-The IPO opens at $18 per share in a bid to raise $257.4 million from 14.3 million shares. Within hours, sales surpassed six million shares. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Marriott Long Wharf Goes on the Market • DC’s Union Station Sells for $160M • Antares Pays Record $130M for UST Building • JV Finalizes $100M Acquisition • Downtown To Double Number of Hotel Rooms by 2012 • Grubb Picks Up 1M-SF Assignment • LG Electronics Takes 750,000 SF • 570,000-SF Logistics Center To Rise on Spec	Southwest     Print Full Region • Management Group Opens With 1M-SF Portfolio • Hotel JV Hits Streets With $500M Buying Plan • UK Firm Paying $362M for Centex Construction • $120M-Plus Trophy Project Gets Under Way • New Plan, JPMorgan JV Buy 236,854-SF Center • 466,026-SF Office Deal Sparks Bidding Frenzy
Midwest     Print Full Region • Sears Tower Secures $780M Refinancing • Fifield Cos. Details $750M Apartments Plan • Construction To Begin on $475M Tower • Local Developer Building Two Outstate Hotels	West Coast     Print Full Region • $330M Infusion Assures Casino Build • Watt Plaza Owners Refinance for $175M • Sheraton Universal Trades for $122M • Invesco Buys 843,000-SF Prudential Portfolio
Southeast     Print Full Region • Investor Submits Plans for $350M Mixed Use • Five-Center Portfolio Sells for $281M • $153M-Plus Buy Opens Triangle Door for Argus • Plans for 475-Unit Waterfront Project Take Shape • Dirt Moves on 400,000-SF Retail Center • Office Rents To Hit Record Levels	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Putuo District Land Goes to Hong Kong Blue Chips • Manchester To Get Vegas-Style Casino • BridgeStreet Worldwide Changes Hands • NYC Firm Acquires Stake in Israeli Firm • REIT Ties Up Assets in Quebec
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