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	Top Stories for the Week of February 25, 2008	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage GM Building Bids Reportedly Top $3B NEW YORK CITY-Reports say bids top the $3-billion mark. GlobeSt.com sources previously predicted this figure for Macklowe's 767 Fifth Ave. property here. Equity’s Fund May Yield $1.5B in Property CHICAGO-Equity International’s fourth fund will invest in real estate-related companies in areas such as Mexico, Brazil, Egypt, India and China. Opus West Starts First SoCal Green Project IRVINE, CA-The developer begins work on its first LEED-certified project in Southern California, the 158,000-sf Horizon Tech Center. Icahn Closes $1.2B Sale of AREP Casinos, Land LAS VEGAS-The sale includes the Stratosphere casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip and surrounding acreage, two off-Strip hotel-casinos and a casino resort in Laughlin, NV. Palms, Trump 'Condotels' Prepare to Open LAS VEGAS-Palms Place opens at the end of the month and the Trump International Hotel & Tower opens at the end of March. Seven are slated to come on line in 2009. Alter Buys Land for $400M-Plus Hotel Project CHICAGO-The hotel development planned for near McCormick Place would have two towers that would have approximately 1,500 rooms. IDI’s 257-Acre Land Buy Sparks 3M-SF Project MACON, GA-IDI expects to begin site work immediately on the industrial project with construction of the first 500,000-sf building to begin in Q3. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Pepsi, Xanadu Sign $100M Naming-Rights Deal • Forest City Proposes $450M Waterfront Project • Archstone Multifamily Portfolio On Block • Piedmont Extends State's 480,708-SF Lease • 222,000-SF Medical Center Breaks Ground • Hudson Yards Site Hits Market • APC Prompts Expansion of ProLogis Facility	Southwest     Print Full Region • Granite Puts 261,993-SF Preston Plaza on Market • $410M Cobalt REIT II Builds In Development • 30-Story Tower, Museum To Rise on CBD Block • Abengoa Solar Lines Up 2,000 Acres for Plant • 153,200 SF of BTS, Spec Start at ProLogis Park • Tidan Pays Nearly $32M for Another 308 Units
Midwest     Print Full Region • Triple Net Could Get $150M for Office Site • Heitman Buys 2M-SF Portfolio from Panattoni • Lionstone, Sansone and Equis Start $150M MXD • United Transfers Services to NorthMarq Name • U of M Buys Land for Future Health Facility • Institute Planning 60,000-SF Medical Building	West Coast     Print Full Region • Western National Closes $200M Multifamily Fund • $115M Buys 415,000-SF Office, R&D Park • Safeway Rolling Out New Concept • New Urban Buys Trio of Historic Buildings • Birtcher JV Acquires 608,000 SF for $68M • Historic Old Town Plaza Trades for $32M
Southeast     Print Full Region • Harman Consumer Group Inks 305,000-SF Lease • ECI Adds 400 Units to Holdings With $32M Buy • KBS Eyes $250M in Southeast Acquisitions in ‘08 • Mobis Parts America To Build 400,000-SF HQ • 244,176-SF Dadeland Towers North Trades for $41M • Laramar Acquires 694 Units in Value-Add Play	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • JV To Develop, Invest in Hotels in India • 23 Fletcher Hotels On the Block • Blackstone To Invest $60M in Allcargo • GE Real Estate Aids in $50M Studio Refi • CBRE Acquires Danish Firm for $43M
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