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	Top Stories for the Week of March 3, 2008	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage $3B MXD Projects On Tap in Bulgaria SOPHIA, BULGARIA-Federal Development and Petrol Holding team to redevelop sites with mix of residential, commercial, retail and entertainment complexes. Wynn’s $2B Encore on Track for Year-End Debut LAS VEGAS-Once the 2,000-room second phase is up and running, look for Wynn to begin redeveloping its 142-acre golf course behind the resort. Marathon, Global Hyatt to Recap $3B Cosmopolitan LAS VEGAS-Global Hyatt Corp. and New York City-based Marathon Asset Management agree to shore up the 3,000-room, 4 million-sf condominium-hotel project. Pinnacle Hedges on Mega-Casino/Resort ATLANTIC CITY, NJ-The $2-billion project proposed for the former Sands site may fall victim to the credit market woes. Related's Ross Gets Dolphins Real Estate NEW YORK CITY-Stephen Ross of Related Cos. pays $1.1 billion for 50% of the Miami Dolphins franchise, which includes the stadium and certain adjacent real estate. Nationwide, Pacific Strike $2B Deal NEWPORT BEACH, CA-The healthcare properties REIT will buy $915 million of buildings and the San Diego-based developer and will have rights to buy $1 billion more. Westin Tokyo Hotel Fetches $741M TOKYO-Government of Singapore Investment Corp. buys the 438-room, five-star hotel from Morgan Stanley and Starwood Capital Group. Ashford Scripts $2B Sale Plan for Mezz Strategy DALLAS-The REIT is selling select-service portfolios and one-off full-service hotels outright or in JVs to mine capital for increased investment in the mezz arena. Legacy Opens Second Fund, Expects $920M Total LYNDHURST, OH-The company already has 10 properties in its first fund, which will be valued at about $460 million, and Fund Two is going to follow a similar model. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • RAIT’s 2007 Loss Climbs to $379M • Study Predicts Expansion of Global Capital • Verizon NJ Sells HQ Building • Allstate Lends $52M for University Park • Perseus Expands Beyond Mid-Atlantic Stronghold • Pantheon Shops 47,000-SF Industrial • GHP To Sell Great Neck Buildings • Vacant AICPA Space Gets New Push • One Tenant Takes All of New Liberty Asset	Southwest     Print Full Region • Koll, Harbert Roll Out $120M Build Plan • Multifamily Expert Sees '08 Surge in US Demand • Sofitel Earns EPA Label; Saving 3% on Energy • 445,145-SF Lease Gets Done Three Years Early • Judwin Properties Sells 490-Unit Regatta • McCormick Ranch Trades for $11M Off Market • Stream Team Takes Reins to 301,033-SF Complex • California Buyer Snags 150-Unit Mountain View • Second Building Goes To Canadian Company
Midwest     Print Full Region • Portofino Plans $450M, 105-Acre MXD • TIAA-CREF Buys Apt. High Rise for $100M+ • JV Begins Construction on $150M Streeter Place • ConocoPhillips Buys 432-Acre Colorado Campus • L.L. Bean Starts Midwest Push with Arboretum • CTMT’s Ted Martin, Industry Icon, Dies at 83 • Sentinel Sells 278-Unit Three Lakes Apts • First Buyers Move Into Artsy $55M Condo Tower • Lane Hospitality Plans $60M Projects for ‘08 • City Takes Another Turn With Silverdome Bids	West Coast     Print Full Region • Hamilton Plaza Office Complex Sells for $126M • Sahara Renovation, Expansion Wins County OK • Stirling Starts 1M-SF Spec Industrial Project • Regency Grading for 700,000-SF Power Center • Rare Beachfront Complex Goes to Market • Delinquency Rates Spike for Construction Loans • $29M Office Deal Offers Big Upside • Full House Resorts Closes Holiday Inn Sale • $19M Buy Pushes Bixby Industrial Past $300M • Union Finances Cohen's 400,000-SF Red Building
Southeast     Print Full Region • Leasing Spurs New Phase of 810,000-SF Project • Midyear Groundbreaking Set for 152,000-SF Office • Dirt To Move by Year’s End on $150M Westin Hotel • York Residential Pencils '09 Start on $180M TOD • Intercontinental Pays $103M for Lakeside Commons • Home Depot Slows Growth from Sales Decline • Simpson Housing Group Acquires 249 Units • Bakkar Group Acquires 200,000-SF Center	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • One London Wall To Sell for $267M • 430,000-SF MXD District Kicks Off • 10-Tower MXD Project Underway in Nanjing • Croatian Mall Gets $74M Makeover, Expansion
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