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	Top Stories for the Week of December 26, 2007	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage GE Charges Italian NPL Market Via $3.8B Buy MILAN-Bringing needed liquidity, the US-based investor is targeting Europe for additional loan portfolio opportunities. Waterfront Revival Phase II May be Worth $2.3B YONKERS-City officials unveil a proposed master plan for the Alexander Street area of the waterfront that could generate $2.3 billion in mixed-use development. SL Green, SITQ Complete $1.6B Acquisition NEW YORK CITY-The acquisition of the $598 per sf adjacent properties closes after only a few short weeks since the agreement was first revealed. Bank of America Plaza Changes Hands Again LAS VEGAS-The Canada REIT that acquired the 17-story, 254,000-sf Downtown office building in 2005 sells to privately held Behringer Harvard. Related Gets $1.4B Investment for Growth NEW YORK CITY-Investment by Goldman Sachs, MSD Capital, Mubadala Development and Olayan Group will provide access to vast capital resources. Paramount Closes on $1B-Plus Tower Sale NEW YORK CITY-Paramount Group more than doubled 1177 Avenue of the Americas’ value in only five years of ownership and plans to reinvest profits. White House Reviews TRIA Bill WASHINGTON, DC-The final version that Congress finally pushed out the door earlier this week complies with many of Bush’s demands for the bill. Trop May Sell ‘Within Weeks’ ATLANTIC CITY, NJ-Several suitors emerge for the property, which could carry a price tag as high as $1 billion. Roseland Withdraws From Lighthouse Project SLEEPY HOLLOW, NY-After nearly six years, the company withdraws from the proposed mixed-use redevelopment project at the former GM site here. DC Finalizes $850M MXD Project WASHINGTON, DC-With final terms settled, the Hines|Archstone-Smith team expects to break ground on the 10-acre site by January 2009. ITT Corp. Signs 100,000-SF Lease WHITE PLAINS-Concluding months of negotiations, ITT Corp. signs a 100,000-sf lease for its new headquarters at RPW Group’s 1133 Westchester Ave. Planners OK 500,000-SF Shorenstein Tower OAKLAND, CA-The city's planning commission approves plans for the 23-story 601 City Center office and retail project that Shorenstein is developing in a JV with MetLife. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Gov. Island Gets Open Space Makeover • Conectiv Energy Plans $470M Power Plant • REIT JV Closes on 30 Asset Acquisition • National Gateway Breaks Ground • C&W Gets Burnham for Widened CA Presence • Brandywine Closes $245M DRA Joint Venture • Gutierrez Pulls Westford Tech Park off Market • Victory Center Gets $196M for Development • Taconic JV Closes on 1M-SF-Plus Buy • Windsor Gardens Sells for $160M • SHG Plans $150M Mixed-Use Redevelopment • Unisys Relocates HQ to Two Liberty Place • Northwestern Buys Neponset Landing for $76M • Boston Properties Inks 80,000-SF Zink Lease	Southwest     Print Full Region • Mission Residential Wins 480-Unit Class B Chase • FelCor Brandishing New Resort Deeds for $225M • Austin Snags HelioVolt's Nod for $100M Plant • ZOM Starts $90M Project; Another Coming in '08 • Younan Grabs 420,410-SF Greenspoint Portfolio • Mindlin Plans Makeover for 195,587-SF New Buy • BlackBerry Parent Sets Growth Plan In Motion • Ground Breaks on $65M Manufacturing Plant • $50M Green Resort Lands Roddick Tennis Facility • Zale|Corson Plans Luxury Rental on Infill Tract • Ashford, Hilton Rework Stakes in 11 Hotels • RIM Taps Las Colinas for US Headquarters
Midwest     Print Full Region • American Financial To Anchor New $300M Tower • New Redwood Capital Firm Has $300M Buy Goal • Liberty Buys 225 Acres for $150M Business Park • Medco To Build $140M Drug Distribution Center • TCB Completes First Building at $125M+ Park • Four-State Dakota Hotel Pack on the March • Foshay To Transform Into 32-Story W Hotel • Delta Dental Plans $85M HQ Campus Expansion • Golub, Intercontinental Buy Plaza for $85M • Macon, Jameson Building 70,000-SF Office Park • JLL Launches Podcasts to Offer Market Insight	West Coast     Print Full Region • CBRE Acquires Affiliate in Chile • Bristol Group Sells Office Tower for $184M • Ashforth, GE Take Pacwest Center for $161M • Multifamily Portfolio Sale Nets $75M • WCM Closes on $126M Centra Point Site • $105M Refi Scrubs Debt at Mission Bay II • AMB Property Signs DHL to 590,000 SF • Kearny Sales Top $60M at Former Nissan HQ • Wasatch Renovates 287 Units for $50M • McShane-MetLife JV Buys 85 Acres for $45M • Digital Realty Picks Up Two Properties in Europe
Southeast     Print Full Region • $312M Funds Work on Nation’s Newest Airport • Crown Realty Enters SE with $115M Portfolio • Concierge Pays $60M for Value-Add Play • Wells Acquires 118,082-SF Office Building • $35M Refi Buoys SunVest’s Condo Conversion Plans	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Strategic Pays $53M for Resort Site • JV Unveils 140-Acre Panama Resort • Sino Express Secures 50 Acres for Resort
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