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	Top Stories for the Week of October 15, 2007	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Hudson Yards: The Bids Are in NEW YORK CITY-After a 90-day RFP period, five bidders submit proposals to be evaluated by MTA staff and Hudson Yards Development Corp. MGM Mirage Unveils $5B Hotel/Casino ATLANTIC CITY-It has been in the works for over two years, and the 3,000-key property will take close to four years to complete, company officials say. Tender Offer for MGM Mirage Stock Bombs LAS VEGAS-With the casino operator’s share price standing above the offer price, a Dubai World subsidiary attracts only 2.4% of the maximum number of shares it could have acquired. Manor Shareholders To Vote on $6.3B Buy-Out TOLEDO, OH-The Carlyle Group has pledged to pay $67 per share for the company, which has 500 nursing, rehabilitation and assisted living centers. At $400M, Wells Closes First Timberland Deal NORCROSS, GA-The deal with MeadWestvaco contains land spread across Georgia and Alabama. The transaction was first announced in August. Flaherty, ING Clarion Building 1M-SF Park ARLINGTON, TX-The developer is scrapping a dinosaur mall to make way for Pioneer 360 Business Center, a $55-million, 1.2-million-sf showcase that goes vertical in December. Trump Takes Hotels Global; Plans 5,400 Keys NEW YORK CITY-The Trump Organization formally launched its Hotel Collection last night and rolled out an aggressive worldwide strategy for ground-up development. Gaming Board Signs Off on Station Casinos Buy-Out LAS VEGAS-The $5.4-billion management led buy-out of Station Casinos will be considered for final approval by the Nevada Gaming Commission later this month. ProLogis Expands Global Retail Holdings NEW YORK CITY-The industrial giant plans to exponentially increase its retail and mixed-use assets in North America, Europe and Asia. House Passes Housing Trust Fund Act WASHINGTON, DC-The bill will establish dedicated funding for the development and preservation of 1.5 million affordable homes in 10 years. Morgan Stanley Buys Tops Markets for $310M BUFFALO, NY-The sale includes the chain’s remaining stores in New York and Pennsylvania. JER’s Pralle To Focus on Global Platform McLEAN, VA-Having made his bones in overseas markets at GE Real Estate, it is little wonder that JER’s new president has big plans for the company’s global platform. BOMA Signs MOU With Climate Initiative WASHINGTON, DC-One of the first measures BOMA wants to develop under its MOU with the Clinton Climate Initiative is an industry standard Energy Service performance contract. Conde Nast Sees Hudson Yards as Opportunity NEW YORK CITY-The publisher seeks the chance to secure space on the West Side in connection with a proposal by the Durst Organization and Vornado Realty Trust. Gov. Rendell Nixes Calls to Re-Site Casinos PHILADELPHIA-The governor informs a local citizens’ alliance that the state lacks the authority to require Foxwoods and SugarHouse to find new locations. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • 923,706-SF Storage Portfolio On Block for $209M • LaSalle Fund Buys Healthcare Pack for $100M • CenterPoint Park Nabs 744,080-SF Tenant • Summit Plans 810,000-SF Industrial Project • JLL Wins 1M-SF Colony Realty Lease Mandate • Cassidy & Pinkard To Manage $109M Project • South Norwalk’s Maritime Yards Sells for $51M • Shorenstein Buys $50M Junior Mezz for Yield • Long-Delayed $200M Community Moves Ahead • Pantheon Buys 250,000-SF Campus • Cisco Systems Leases 45,000 SF	Southwest     Print Full Region • Lowe, Buchanan Acquire 406,415-SF 3D Tower • 552,000-SF Nod Fires Up 1M-SF Project for Duke • Granite Makes Niche Play in Lakeside Commerce • Sterling Advancing $200M Beachfront Condo Plan • Whitestone Steps Outside Houston for First Time • 295,440-SF Trio Getting Re-Branded, Re-Dressed • PPA Group Closes On 188-Unit Value-Add • Texarkana Gets Final Nod for Harte-Hanks Deal • Ashford's Disposition Nabs $69M Buyer for Trio
Midwest     Print Full Region • Campbell Plans $142M Pinnacle Race Track • JP Morgan Buys Office Portfolio for $91M • Duke Acquires 39 Acres for $87M Office Park • DSC Logistics Leases 111,000 SF in 2M-SF Park • Arboretum Snags Gold Class Cinemas as Tenant • American Realty Advisors Buys 150 N. Wacker • United, Moen Developing 132-Acre Biz Park • Insurer Takes on $182M Power Station Rehab • Thompson Hine Plans Lease in $230M MXD	West Coast     Print Full Region • Tribe Pays $63M for Salish Lodge, Excess Land • Goodman Borrows $402M for Foreign Hotel Portfolio • Amstar Buys 133,000-SF Office Building for $24M • Digital Realty Trust to Sell 2.5M Shares • Siegel Group Tees Up $50M in Acquisitions • Amcal Unit Targets Investments of $80M • First Industrial, CalSTRS Buy 140 Acres • SoCal Firm Plans 400,000 SF in Montana • Close-In Five-Acre Assemblage Up for Grabs • Former GM Space Gets Green Overhaul • $52M Buys Senior Care Portfolio • KOR Plans Repositioning After $30M Buy • OC Buyer Acquires 256 Units for $40M • Ixia Renews 84,000-SF Headquarters Lease • Triple Net Sells CBD Asset for $115M • BMW Investing $68M in New Distribution Facilities
Southeast     Print Full Region • 100,000-Acre Sale Figures in St. Joe’s Plans • $100M Preserve at Alafia Switches Gears to Rental • Wells Partners With JV on $100M Three Glenlake • Canyon-Johnson Invests in Nashville MXD Plan • Lane Co. Plans $75M Residential Development • Work Force Housing Projects Gets $10M Boost	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • RBS Trio Set to Seal $101B ABN Amro Buy • AMB Lands Vitran in 525,000-SF Prelease • Asia Properties Takes Control of China Resort • AMB Enters UK Via 330,000-SF Industrial Buy • W.P. Carey Inks $74M German Sale-Leaseback
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