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	Top Stories for the Week of November 12, 2007	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Bill Clinton, GE Real Estate Commit to Green CHICAGO-The ex-president's foundation and GE have agreed to 'build sustainability' into the real estate firm's investment criteria on a global scale. Global REIT Market Rises to $764B SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-Asia and Australia are among the best performers as the industry welcomes new countries such as Germany and Italy. Carried Interest Tax Impact Could Be $20B WASHINGTON, DC-Calculations that the tax would have a limited impact do not take into account the multiplier effect in lost jobs and the outflow of capital. Gramercy To Take AFR in $3.4B Merger NEW YORK CITY-When the smoke clears--and it should quickly since the boards of both firms are smiling on the deal--Gramercy will have a portfolio of 27 million sf. Trump Will Rescue Meadowlands Project LYNDHURST, NJ-Troubled Encap will bow out of the project aimed at redeveloping 800 acres of former landfills. Manassas Gets $1.5B Project Proposal MANASSAS PARK, VA-As it stands now the public-private partnership focuses around an army development but if that falls through there are other options. Weingarten Realty Ramps Up $1.2B Pipeline HOUSTON-The company has 37 properties in various stages of development and expects to deliver 13 by the end of 2008. Carter, Dawson Set to Begin $907M MXD Project CINCINNATI-The Cincinnati Banks site is to include 2.8 million sf of residential, retail, hotel, office and garage space between the football and baseball stadiums downtown. SEC Gives OK for Grubb & Ellis, NNN Merger CHICAGO-Grubb & Ellis and NNN Realty Advisors will have meetings on Dec. 6 for their shareholders to approve the merger. Gramercy Buy-Out Sends AFR Shares Up 23% JENKINTOWN, PA-News of American Financial Realty’s pending sale causes its shares to spike, while the buyer’s stock slip nearly 2.7% a share. South Florida 'Cautiously Optimistic' About 2008 CORAL GABLES, FL-Although the commercial real estate market is facing challenges, it is also showing signs of strength, RealShare South Florida participants say. Carl Cronan Named Editor, Real Estate Florida NEW YORK CITY-The veteran business journalist comes to Real Estate Media’s newest regional publication as it launches into a monthly publication schedule. Investors Eying Non-Traditional Assets CORAL GABLES, FL-Investors that look beyond office, retail and industrial properties for their next opportunity will be rewarded, panelists said during RealShare South Florida Tuesday. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Mayor Reveals Coney Island's Future • Mega-Resort Clears First Hurdle • New York State To Finance More Than 1,180 Units • GMH Closes Air Force Deal, Goes for More • AFR Narrows Loss as Gramercy Buy-Out Nears • Cedar Digs Into $400M Development Pipeline • $340M Propels Race Track Giant Into NH • $220M Hotel Project Revamps Library • GMH Turnaround Strategy Inches Forward • BAE Fills Space Vacated by NGIA • Singer & Bassuk Closes $105M Refi • SL Green Puts 1M-SF Portfolio on Market • $100M Condo Conversion Wraps Up • Lobbying Intensifies Against Carried Interest Tax	Southwest     Print Full Region • Goff Unveils Investment Plans for Crescent Exit • Trademark Starts Land Group; Buys 825 Acres • Provident, Red Sea Group Start $300M-Plus Plan • Site Work Gets Under Way for $300M-Plus MXD • New Teams Take Charge at $200M CBD Project • A&B Closes On $102M Deal for 1M-SF-Plus Park • Hillwood Buys 440,492-SF Building, Extra Land • Shorenstein Scores Win for 356,750-SF Class A • Infrastructure Under Way for 350-Acre BTS Park • LNR Picks Up 300-Acre Play for MXD Presidio • CRE Preps for Texas Tax; New Battle Looms in DC • Ethanol Fuel Startup Leases 61,483 SF • Carson Takes 137,536-SF, Net-Lease Industrial • CBRE Details Quartet of Outsourcing Wins
Midwest     Print Full Region • Behringer Quadruples Chicago Office Holdings • Microsoft To Fill $500M Spec Data Center • Development Resources Plans $325M Office • Progress Visible at $300M Technology Center • Survey: Green a Growing Focus for Investors, Managers • Axiom Pushes $160M Up North Theme Park • Opus Sells 464,000-SF Biz Center for $43M • Deloitte Leases 145,000 SF at 50 South Sixth • POET Expands its Office HQ to 114,000 SF • Liberty Makes the Biz Case for Green • Forum a Wake-Up Call for Detroit Professionals • Ryan Negotiates Sites for 215,000-SF Center • Kerasotes Signs on at 600,000-SF Development • STAG Buys 448,000-SF Industrial Building	West Coast     Print Full Region • Plans Take Shape for $1B M Resort • Public Officials Stress Strategic Plans for 2008 • Axis Unveils 22-Story Condo Tower • Planet Hollywood Project Picks Up $400M Loan • Restoration Hardware In $267M Buyout • $200M Green Project Expands Hughes Center • Opus West Launches $150M Retail Project • Seattle Fund Acquires $97M Office Site • ProLogis Pays $96M for Sares-Regis Land • Harp Group Buys LAX Radisson for $93M • Simpson Debuts $75M, 226-Unit Complex • $42M Bid Wins 328-Unit Apartment Complex • Buchanan Adds Execs Following TCW Deal • GDP Growth To Slow to a Trickle in Q4
Southeast     Print Full Region • CRB Agreement Pushes $150M, 600,000-SF MXD • Invesco Takes 178,000 SF at Peachtree Pointe • Skyrise Sets Start for 500,000-SF Trade Center • Ruth's Chris Buying Mitchell's for $94M • Aslan Realty Acquires 760 Units for $60M • 850,000-SF Leeds Park Trades for $55M • Frazier & Deeter Takes 60,000 SF at BofA Plaza • PREI’s Industrial Park Buy Nears $38M • US Postal Service Signs 355,753-SF Lease • Mizuno Takes 301,320 SF at Hamilton Mill	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Playa Takes Occidental Grand Flamenco • GVA Expands Office Presence in China • Bulgaria Industrial Lease Breaks Record • Los Altos Resort Complex Starts Final Phase
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