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	Top Stories for the Week of April 2, 2007	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage JV Makes $1.1B Bet on Nearly 4M SF of Office AUSTIN-Thomas Properties and partners will buy 10 buildings, getting more than 50% of the CBD class A space and the rest in the northwest sector. Shorenstein Fund Closes on EOP’s Portland Portfolio PORTLAND, OR-The 4.2-million-sf portfolio includes 42 buildings and three development parcels, one Downtown, that could support an additional 550,000 sf of development. The purchase price is approximately $1 billion. Denver EOP Portfolio Set to Trade for $770M DENVER-With Morgan Stanley's Special Situations Fund III, Chicago-based Callahan Capital Partners is acquiring the 2.8-million-sf, five-building portfolio for $275 per sf. RFR To Pay $850M for EOP Stamford Holdings STAMFORD, CT-New York City-based RFR Holding is in contract to buy the 1.7-million-sf former Stamford portfolio of Equity Office Properties Trust. Casino Referendum Survives Mayor’s Veto PHILADELPHIA-The city council overrides Mayor Street’s veto of legislation to put a referendum concerning casino locations on the ballot, but the courts may have the final say. $9B Realogy Merger Gains Shareholder Approval NEW YORK CITY-An affiliate of Apollo Management will take the firm for $30 per share, just four months after the arrangement was first made public. Insiders Point to Global Opportunities LOS ANGELES-As cap rates and interest rates rise nationally, attention has shifted to the global markets. CIT Unit Files $275M IPO NEW YORK CITY-CIT will take the healthcare-centered Care Investment Trust public as a real estate investment trust. Edge Selling Harmon Corridor Land for $600M+ LAS VEGAS-Local industry sources tell GlobeSt.com that Edge Group is very close to signing an agreement to sell the 50 acres it owns immediately west of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Marriott Long Wharf Trades for $228M BOSTON-The sale of this Boston Properties holding was part of the firm's $500-million disposition plan announced earlier in the year. Related Readies Nine-Tower Buckhead Project ATLANTA-CityPlace Buckhead will be comprised of 3,800 condominium units and resident-focused retail. The Miami-based developer is eyeing a fall start for phase one. Goodwin Procter Signs On for NYT Space NEW YORK CITY-After the New York Times put 155,000 sf of its space on the market in October, the law firm takes all that space and an additional 61,000 sf. Stadium To Anchor Major Mixed-Use Plan SAN FRANCISCO-Mayor Gavin Newsom’s plan calls for the 49ers stadium to anchor a mixed-use development at the Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard instead of Candlestick Point. Baylor Nears Decision for Outsourcing Pact DALLAS-Baylor Health Care's bidding war over the mammoth office contract reflects the changing times. A decision is expected in a few weeks. Somerset Joins Luxury Plan as Equity Partner MIAMI-The New York City-based firm is contributing approximately $300 million to Palazzo Del Sol. Fisher Island Holdings is the developer of the luxury development. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • QBE Insurance Takes 154,000 SF Downtown • London Firm Takes NYC Portfolio for $225M • Bronx Multifamily Portfolio Trades for $133M • Plans Surface for Downtown W Hotel • 943-Unit Multifamily Portfolio Trades for $118M • Digital Realty Trust Gets Data Center for $63M • $105M Loan Clears Way for 37-Story MXD • Argent's Consolidation Leaves 500,000 SF Vacant • CBRE Entities Arrange $127M in Financing Deals • Naiop Voices Concerns Over MA Infrastructure • Wells REIT Buys 178,000-SF Eagle Rock IV • Monmouth REIT in $90M Merger • First Industrial Begins 300,000-SF Building Construction • Edens & Avant Adds Mixed-Use to Its Strategy • Liberty Begins 837,540-SF Spec Warehouse • $47M Financing Clears Way for Three Hotel Acquisition • Traveler’s Ends Space Odyssey With 40,000-SF Lease	Southwest     Print Full Region • SoCal Buyer Inks First Deal for $100M Plan • $76M Office Sale Added To $550M Hotel Deal • Boston Buyer Wins Race for 224-Unit Complex • US-India Forum: Real Estate's Now Red Hot • $100M Value-Add Fund Jumps at 312-Unit Offer • Hunt Under Way to Backfill 530,856-SF Plant • Dealmakers Bless 10-Year Office Lease for CBD • Inland's $64M Opens Texas Multifamily Doors • Developer Gets 10 Acres for Retail, Hotels • $47M Off-Market Offer Wins 340-Unit Complex • Renewal, Expansion Locks Down 52,800 SF • Hotelier Shifts Strategy With $25M Pipeline
Midwest     Print Full Region • Medical Mutual Properties Hit Sales Block for $107M • Hunt Is on To Fill 127 Acres With Office, Retail • Five-Building Office Complex Sells in Troy • Mid America Plaza Sells for Almost $100M • $96M Loan Clears for 36-Story Condo Tower • Ikea To Build 1M-SF Distribution Center • BPG Buys Large Apartment Complex for $60M • BSA Signs 90,000-SF Renewal in Precedent Park • $47M Buys 650,000-SF Medical Office Complex	West Coast     Print Full Region • $160M, 400,000-SF Office Project Launches • Catellus Details Green Side of Alameda Landing • $149M Sale Continues G REIT Liquidation • $110M Mixed-Use Project Wins Entitlements • Summerlin Hospital Set for $100M Expansion • Green Campus Project Moving Forward • ING Clarion Acquires 406,000-SF Warehouse • $51M Buys 401-Unit Apartment Complex
Southeast     Print Full Region • CBL Bundles $417M in Refis to Pay Down Debt • 276,000-SF Office Building Trades for $65M • Related Taps Executives to Lead $1B Mexican Plan • Hotel Refis To Push New Acquisition Search	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Rulings Set Sunrise in Ventas’s Hands • AMB To Build First Korean Distribution Center • Japan Awakening to a Logistical Nightmare • $500M Hotel/Condo Project Gets Financial Boost
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