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	Top Stories for the Week of March 31, 2008	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Staying Put, MSG Walks From Moynihan Project NEW YORK CITY-The reported decision to renovate rather than relocate Madison Square Garden has shot a gaping hole in the redevelopment of Farley post office and Penn Station. FX Details $3B Plan for Park Central Site LAS VEGAS-The publicly traded owner of 17.72 acres across from Project Citycenter says its plans for the site include 3,047 hotel rooms, a 93,000-sf casino and 94,000 sf of retail. JP Morgan Ups Bear Stearns’ Bid to $10 WASHINGTON, DC-Shareholder and employee outcry is giving JP Morgan pause in its pursuit of bargain basement pricing for Bear Stearns. HST, GIC Plan $1.5B Plus for Asia, Australia SINGAPORE-An analyst says the new fund is much like the one for Europe in terms of financial reward and structuring. He speculates Host's next port could be South America. $1B Bid Lands Tishman Speyer Hudson Rail Yards NEW YORK CITY-The MTA chooses Tishman Speyer to transform the 26-acre Hudson rail yards site into a mixed-use area, following a close bidding war that began in the fall. Webinar: Going Green, Good for Business NEW YORK CITY-The cost for sustainability is becoming less and less and the savings are more than anticipated, according to industry leaders at GlobeSt.com's first-ever green webinar. Economy Could Stall Atlantic Yards Project NEW YORK CITY-Forest City Ratner says today's business environment will not determine the final face of the $4-billion project. Reports and opposition say it could. Edison-ProLogis Lease Starts $875M Solar Program ROSEMEAD, CA-The utility and the Denver-based industrial REIT strike a deal for a 607,000-sf, 2.2-megawatt rooftop solar installation, the first of many to come. $650M Downtown MXD Tower Unveiled NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ-Surrounding the city’s train station, the project would total 1.8 million sf of commercial and residential space. Three Big Vegas Resorts in Question, Several Not LAS VEGAS-Regardless of what happens to the Cosmopolitan, Plaza and Crown projects, several other major Strip projects are under construction and not under any known financial troubles. Green Park Launches $500M Healthcare Unit BETHESDA, MD-The multifamily lender will focus on independent-living, assisted-living and Alzheimer facilities for now but may eventually branch out to skilled-nursing. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Developer Eyes Start for $500M Waterfront Plan • $450M Project Gets Green Light • DebtX Puts $380M Loan Pool on Block • HUD Funds Seed $107M Affordable Development • $290M Construction Loan Set, Funds Redo • Dranoff Takes Over Ardmore With $150M Plan • Henderson Global Investors Buys 177 Units • Shirlington Gateway Trades for $63M • Children’s Place Disney Entity Filing Chap. 11 • Port Authority Cuts $60M Lease Buy-Back Deal • Ocean Grove Redevelopment Plan Gets Approval	Southwest     Print Full Region • Student Housing Sites Critical to Financing • $300M-Plus Galleria Buy Set to Close Next Week • Houston's Economic Girth Backing $272M Trade • Weingarten Secures $229M for 85% Stake in 2M SF • 17-Acre Town Square Forges Ahead • Lauricella Land Unveils 154-Unit Condo Project • 206,522-SF Braker Trio Gets Nearly $100 per SF • La Porte Moves On Town Square Plans • Children's Medical OKs 98,894-SF Class A Pact • Homeland Security Starts 48-Acre Border Complex
Midwest     Print Full Region • Casto Close to Anchors for $100M Mixed Use • Mars Equities To Start 90,000-SF Spec Office • Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Signs Five-Year Lease • Primestor's $95M Project Lands 62,000-SF Anchor • RSC Under Way on $40M Transit-Oriented Project • MGI Pharma Inks Renewal for 75,023 SF • $19M Seed Jump-Starts Condo, Retail Project • Mid-America Expanding $35M Algonquin Center	West Coast     Print Full Region • First Payment for Palazzo Retail Misses Mark • $180M Opus Office Project Wins Approval • Retail Properties Hit Market at $70M • Coalition Unveils $90M Green Housing • $80M Waterfront Hotel Set to Open • Broadway Partners Shopping One Sansome • JB Matteson Buys Apartment Tower for $45M • Glimcher Plans MXD by Westfield Galleria • Furniture Firm's $20M Warehouse Goes Green
Southeast     Print Full Region • Atlanta Leaders: Sunny Days on Q1 2009 Horizon • JV Pushes SE Expansion Plans With $50M Buy • Data Center Development Firm Carves Out Niche • Vehicle Inspection Systems To Relocate HQ • Ground Lease for 130,948-SF Home Depot Sells • Summer Start Set for $15M Belleview Center MXD • Three-Acre Buy Sparks 50,000-SF Office Project	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Carlton, Stanley Form JV With $500M Pipeline • MGM Explores Middle Eastern Real Estate • Central, Eastern Europe Firms Make Changes
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