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	Top Stories for the Week of June 30, 2008	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Sheikh Unveils $60B New City Project DUBAI, UAE-The Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens development will have more than 800 million sf of residential, commercial and public buildings around imported canals. Supreme Court Rejects $4B Project Petition BROOKLYN, NY-The plaintiffs now intend to pursue the eminent domain challenge in state court under New York State law for Forest City's proposed $4-billion Atlantic Yards project. Trump Says Units Worth More Than $3B at Tower PALM JUMEIRAH, DUBAI-The New York City-based developer is partnering with Nakheel to reportedly spend $1.1 billion to build a 62-story residential/hotel property. KBS Capital Closes $2B Nontraded REIT NEWPORT BEACH, CA-KBS Capital Advisors closes its first nontraded REIT after raising $1.67 billion from 42,000 investors and acquiring more than $2.1 billion in assets. $1.2B Real Estate Fund Reopens to Investors HOUSTON-Invesco Aim Advisors ends its real estate fund's three-year run as a limited offering. The fund reopens July 21 to all investors. Authority To Examine $1.1B Revenue for Arena LOUISVILLE-The Louisville Arena Authority is about to issue $360 million in bonds to pay for the 22,000-seat project Downtown. Construction is planned to start in August. State Agreement Seals $1B Catskills Project ALBANY-The revitalization project is now on track after the State agreed on a tax rate revenue modification for the combined racetrack and casino at Monticello Raceway. Yonkers To Get $900M MXD Project YONKERS-Locally based Homes for America Holdings Inc. dusts off its Point Street Landing project to be built on 14.6 acres of waterfront property here. Commission Approves Height for $1B Towers CHICAGO-Sales on Grant Park Tower Three, a 73-story tower with a height of 790 feet, are expected to begin next year. Transit Sites Seen as Downturn Opportunities WASHINGTON, DC-Panelists see upside in that sector but not many others during the Transwestern/Real Estate Forum Twelfth Institutional Investor Symposium. TCC Moves Forward With $550M MXD Project FORT MEADE, MD-The 1.7-million-sf office park, which will be called Fort Meade Technology Center, is being developed under the Enhanced Use Lease at the army base. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • NFL Stadium Picks Up Two Naming Sponsors • SVN Opens Office, $300M in Pipeline • Dynamic Tower Furthers Building Innovation • Shorenstein Buys $250M Mezz Office Package • New Crane Requirements To Advance Safety • Convention Center Is Going Solar • 453,000-SF Office Portfolio Hits Market • Dranoff Breaks Ground on Green Rental • BRA Board Approves Slew of Projects • 400,000-SF Office Wins Gold LEED • Quebecor World Leases 239,000 SF • Mayor Praises Brownfield Reform Accord	Southwest     Print Full Region • KanAm Passes RadioShack HQ to College for $238M • Unsolicited Offer Wins 503,500-SF Portfolio • SunCor Jump-Starts Plan for 250,000-SF Tower • Ridge's $130M-Plus Park Nabs Dallas Council OK • Caterpillar's CRE Shifts Add 750,000 SF in Waco • Cobalt REIT II Picks Up 342,845 SF in Two Deals • Cannon Commercial Takes 160,172-SF CBD Office • Apollo Investing $102M Into Lincoln Centre Buy • Brandt Engineering Buys 118,250-SF HQ Building • SDI Realty Buys 20 Acres for Redevelopment Play • KPMG, Sundance Square Work Out 10-Year Pact • 103,500-SF Plaza del Oro Ready to Break Ground
Midwest     Print Full Region • Harrison Street Raises $240M for $1B+ Fund • Expert: Zell Could Get Over $200M For Trib Tower • Lifestyle Center to Replace 1M-SF Universal Mall • Urban R2 Gets Loan for $100M Condo High Rise • Panels Tackle Practical Aspects of Going Green • Chelsea To Start on $100M Cincinnati Outlet • P&G Signs 1M-SF Lease for WH/Distribution • Gordon Food Buys Site for 575,000-SF Center • BOMA Makes Business Case for Green • Baby Boomers, Entitlements Fuel Walgreens Growth • Cornerstone Expects Apt Sale in Upper $50M	West Coast     Print Full Region • $370M One Sansome Sale Closing in August • Hines Project Gains Silver LEED Certification • Fasthold Raises $300 Million for Asset Acquisition • City Selects Team for Downtown Redevelopment • Tishman Speyer Starts 325,000 SF at Playa Vista • Aliante Station Unveiling Set for November • Huntington Memorial Completes $170M Tower • 120,000 SF Office, Retail Projects Near Completion • Hooters Hotel-Casino Owner to Mull Over Options • Brokerage Sells Stake, Joins Chase Intl. • Watson Land Co. Gains 300,000 of Industrial Tenants
Southeast     Print Full Region • MS Affordable Housing Earns $350M HUD Nod • JLL Gets Massive Retail Assignment • Investigation Continues Into Walsh’s Death • Diamondhead Casino Cuts New Deal for Casino JV • Lane Buys Midtown Apartment High-Rise	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • $200M 1 Hotel To Anchor $650M Wyndansea Resort • Hilton Plans $200M Hotel, Condos • CBRE Buys Tempest Management
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