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	Top Stories for the Week of January 29, 2007	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Blackstone Increases EOP Bid Offer Over Rival CHICAGO-The Equity Office Properties Trust board says it has approved of the new offer, which is now $54 per share, cash, and a $500 termination fee. Reckson, SL Green: Done Deal NEW YORK CITY-SL Green closes on the merger that began more than five months ago and was fodder for much public debate. Kimco Closes Crow Deal NEW HYDE PARK, NY-Kimco closes on the $920-million purchase of 18 centers from a fund operated by Crow Holdings. Nordblom Gets OK for 3M-SF Mixed-Use Project BURLINGTON, MA-Nordblom will construct up to 600,000 sf of retail, 2.3 million sf of office, two 300-room hotels and up to 300 luxury residential units on the property. Taurus, University Plan Tech Park in Argentina BUENOS AIRES-The $100-million development, in conjunction with the private, for-profit Austral University, will be the first university research park in the country. Shareholder Group Opposes Station Casinos Buy-Out LAS VEGAS-A firm representing union pension funds that hold about 2.7 million shares of the casino resort operator says the management-led buyout offer significantly undervalues the company. JV Closes on Purchase of John Hancock Center CHICAGO-Golub and Whitehall reportedly paid $385 million for the Chicago icon; official says no updating is needed, but the company won’t ignore the possibility of adding a hotel. Bayer HealthCare Puts Nearly 2M SF on Market WEST HAVEN, CT-Bayer HealthCare puts its 1.5-million-sf office/R&D complex here on the market. Bayer has started relocating staff to company sites in New Jersey. Apollo/India Fund Attracts $630M MUMBAI, INDIA-The fund is a joint venture of Apollo Real Estate Advisors and Sun Group, an India-based business and investment group owned by the Khemka family. State Jumpstarts $460M Riverfront Project PITTSBURGH-Gov. Rendell hands over a $12.3-million check to kick off the $90-million opening phase of the Cultural District Riverfront Development. Michigan Developer Plans $100M Retail Site KAILUA-KONA, HI-Westwood Development Group acquires the 88,000-sf Lanihau Center and an adjacent 23-acre development site for a project that the Michigan-based development firm pegs at $100 million. Hooters Casino-Hotel Ownership Intent on Sale LAS VEGAS-The owners sign an LOI to sell to an investment group led by NTH Advisory Group LLC for $95 million cash and responsibility for $130 million in senior secured notes due in 2012. Bristol-Myers Squibb Closes $283M SLB PLAINSBORO, NJ-The pharmaceutical giant will stay in the four buildings for the next decade with wealth manager Eaton Vance as its landlord. Broadway Partners Shedding 2M SF of Office BOSTON-Broadway Real Estate will shed seven high-profile properties in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Greater Boston. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • $600M Riverfront Tower Gains Approvals • RAIT Stock Offering To Raise Up to $365M • Insurance Firm Renews Lease at 99 High St. • Plan for City's Tallest Skyscraper Moves Forward • Kennedy Funding Gets $200M Securitization • BPG Buys 22 Apartment Complexes for $314M • Shorenstein To Acquire East End Office for $148M • Pantheon Goes Green With Industrial Portfolio • Rreef To Take Minority Interest in Aldus • New Firm To Target $500M in India • Six-Building Portfolio Enters Market • BigBand Expands to Take 87,000 SF • Falls Church Office Trades for $96M • Hartz Sells One Harmon Plaza • Franklin Field Gets $98M Redevelopment • JV Grabs Five Seaport Office Buildings for $74M • $61M Refi Opens Door to More Acquisition	Southwest     Print Full Region • Texas Investors Claim 1M-SF Hughes Complex • Drive Financial Bumps HQ Lease to 107,065 SF • JV Buys 472,383-SF Office, Industrial Mix • US Bank Expands, Pushes Lease Seven Years • Developer Begins 1M-SF-Plus Industrial Park • Atlanta Investor's Inroad Yields 1,840 Units • Weingarten Plans $200M Capital Markets Run • Bass Team Showcases 280,000-SF Trophy Office • Management Reins Change at 1M-SF Office Tower • Mixed-Use Plan Eyed for Old Mill, 990 Acres • Economic Stars Shine for Fort Worth, Tarrant • Lease-Up Puts 950,000-SF Plan Into Action • Orix Shells Out $33M for 388-Unit Complex • 60,153-SF Lease Sets Consolidation Into Play
Midwest     Print Full Region • Township To See 1,000-Plus Multifamily Units • Apollo Purchases West Loop Building for $73M • Namdar Buys 513,000 SF of Retail Properties • Bank Selling Region HQ, Wants SeaGate Lease • JV Spending $130M on Michigan Student Housing • SmithBucklin Expands to More Than 100,000 SF • Waterton Buys 36-Story Tower From Archstone	West Coast     Print Full Region • Atherton-Newport Plans $600M of Investments • BH Properties Eyes $250M in Acquisitions • BofA Renews, Shrinks at Transamerica • Multifamily Project Starts With $120M Loan • Bascom NW Recaps Club Palisades in $82M Deal • Bixby Buys University Station for $72M • Abbey Co. Acquires Rreef Assets for $70M • Embarcadero Corporate Center Changes Hands
Southeast     Print Full Region • Plans for $230M Mixed-Use Development Take Shape • Lodgian To Explore Strategic Initiatives • Partnership To Acquire $300M in Value-Add Assets • Land Sale Fuels 240,000-SF Office Construction • $300M Mixed-Use Plan To Rise on Seven Acres • Demolition Kicks Off $100M Mixed-Use Project	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Touchstone Plans Spec Argentina Office Project • Atlas Capital Buys Stake in London Landmark • Colliers CMN Owner Buying Majority Stake in PKF
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