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	Top Stories for the Week of February 12, 2007	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage EOP Votes in Field of One for Blackstone's Buy-Out CHICAGO-EOP shareholders approved Blackstone's $39-billion buy out, as rival suitor Vornado dropped out. Blackstone may need to sell more than expected, says EOP official. UPDATE: Mills Considers Simon Bid CHEVY CHASE, MD-Mills’ board is considering the $24-per-share offer proposed by Simon Property Group and Farallon Capital earlier this week. Starrett City Sells to Clipper Equity for $1.3B BROOKLYN, NY-Tenant groups have been protesting to keep the complex affordable and the governor has vowed to do that. ThyssenKrupp Narrows US Search for $3B Plant GULF COAST-The steel giant pulls Arkansas from the running and pits Alabama against Louisiana for a seven-million-sf factory. Gherkin Deal Weighs In at $1.2B LONDON-Swiss Re is selling the landmark 500,000-sf office building at 30 St. Mary Axe here to locally based Evans Randall and IVG Immobilien for 600 million pounds (US$1.17 billion). 1031 Accommodator Closes; Funds in Question HENDERSON, NV-A local judge puts Southwest Exchange into receivership after it suspends operations without reimbursing investors. GlobeSt.com talks to the employee who called the FBI. Morgans, DLJ Close on Hard Rock Hotel & Casino LAS VEGAS-Morgans Hotel Group in May agreed to acquire the 647-room Hard Rock Hotel & Casino here and a neighboring 544-unit apartment complex from Hard Rock founder Peter Morton for $770 million. 3M-SF Office Portfolio Sale Tops $500M ATLANTA-Rubenstein Partners and Barry Real Estate Cos. acquire a class A office portfolio in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket from Equity Office. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Onyx To Buy $800M of Mid-Atlantic Multifamily • Bear Stearns Takes Additional 107,000 SF • AT&T Closes $270M Sale-Leaseback • Testimony: Post Katrina, Families Still in Cold • GMH Seals 50-Year Air Force Housing Deal • JV Seeks Distressed Buildings to Renovate Green • Barceló Crestline Buys 950-Key Portfolio • JV Nabs Two Fairfax Offices for $167M • Lightstone Takes 41 Buildings for $150M	Southwest     Print Full Region • $100M-Plus Plan Kicks In After Two-Year Wait • Deloitte Signs 300,000-SF Consolidation Deal • Liberty Pushes Into Market With $175M Plan • Port Developer Plans 775,000-SF Second Phase • Kroger Tickets $21M-Plus Project for Inroad • JV Pencils May Start for $80M Second Phase • New CBD Owner Gaming Out High Rise Changes • Fund Drops $49M on 256,737-SF Business Park • $37M Lands Deed to 175,225-SF Office Complex • Scandinavian Fund Wins 595 Units in Galleria
Midwest     Print Full Region • Blackstone Readies Post-Merger EOP Plans • City Reels as Drug Firm Plans to Close 2M SF • Harbor Acquires Two North LaSalle for $153M • JV Buys Two Centers, is Close to $450M Goal • Toymaker Buys 214,000-SF Office Building • JV Purchases Downtown Hotel for $80M Plus • Culligan Moving Headquarters to Riverway West • The Ridge Plaza Purchased for Nearly $25M	West Coast     Print Full Region • Sephora Takes Two Full Floors at 425 Market • Cushman & Wakefield Forms Capital Markets Unit • City Approves 152-Unit Multifamily Project • Going Global: Protecting Data and Assets • Loft Developer Negotiates Tax Deal • Digital Realty Adding Ireland Assets • Allen Inks LOI to Repurchase Rose Garden Arena • Diversified Group Invests $40M in Center
Southeast     Print Full Region • $81M-Plus Takes 438,000-SF Office Property • 582,000-SF High Rise Sells for $264 Per SF • JV Will Develop $98M Mixed-Use Project • Green Moves to Forefront of Building Industry • CBL, Bain Capital Joint Venture Enters China • Chicago Firm Takes 282,000 SF of Industrial • $83M Pushes 72-Unit Project Forward • Groundbreaking Set for City’s First Green High-Rise	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Israel Shopping Center Fetching $130M • Orix Australia Sells Hotel, Land • Sainsbury’s Adding 530,000-SF 'Green' Warehouse • Developer Picks Operator for Planned 5-Star Hotel • Kuwait Firm Taps Fairmont for Egypt Hotel
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