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	Top Stories for the Week of January 14, 2008	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Poplar Point Mandate Narrows to Three Teams WASHINGTON, DC-The 110-acre site is a key area in the District’s Anacostia Waterfront Initiative, which anticipates more than $10 billion worth of investment. BofA Agrees to Buy Countrywide for $4B CALABASAS, CA-The deal bails out the struggling home loan giant and makes Charlotte, NC-based Bank of America the country's largest home mortgage originator. Towers Rise Over Qatar Island Development DOHA, QATAR-By year’s end, the first residents will move into Pearl-Qatar, a $2.5-billion master-planned community with 31 towers. Goldman Extends Lease, Awaits HQ Completion NEW YORK CITY-Asking rent for space at the One New York Plaza property, where the financial firm is extending its 517,000-sf lease, is around $50 per sf sources say. $530M Fund's Close-Out Brings $1B Plan to Life DALLAS-Behringer Harvard closes the books on Opportunity REIT I and simultaneously files another SEC notice to debut Opportunity REIT II. Troubled Trop Gets $850M Offer ATLANTIC CITY-A number of suitors energe for the casino hotel, and now Colony Capital has put an actual number on the table. MGM Mirage, Dubai World Plan $800M Tender Offer LAS VEGAS-If the duo makes its 10-million-share goal it would reduce MGM’s outstanding share count to 288.8 million and lift Dubai World’s ownership from 6.7% to 8.5%. Hommel Group Starts $800M Caleb’s Creek MXD KERNERSVILLE, NC- Caleb’s Creek will include an 18-hole golf course, 6,000 residential units, two hotels and commercial space. It is expected to take three to four years to complete. Developers Seek OKs for $750M Fort Redo FORT GILLEM, GA-With the entitlement process expected to last about 18 months, developers could break ground on the project as early as 2009. Blackstone To Acquire GSO for $620M NEW YORK CITY-The global alternative asset manager will pay $620 million in cash. Blackstone Holdings units will pay up to $310 million over the next five years. GlobeSt.com Deploys New Web Offerings NEW YORK CITY-ALM's Real Estate Media division will launch a series of new online sections and features for both sector and global expansion. Sullivan County Economy Dealt Harsh Blow MONTICELLO, NY-The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe rebukes the Department of Interior’s denial of its land into trust application for a $600-million casino to be built here. Ogilvy Closes on Long-Term Lease NEW YORK CITY-The agency will shift its local operating units to 636 Eleventh Ave. in 2009. It will occupy 554,800 sf at the Hakimian Organization property. Canuso, Madison Marquette Unveil 370-Acre MXD HARRISON TWP., NJ-Canuso Communities and Madison Marquette have a plan in place for one million sf of commercial and 1,200 residences. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Westfield To Run Retail Project at Ground Zero • City, Honeywell Agree on Cleanup • SL Green Hangs For-Sale Sign on 1250 Broadway • Cambria Suites Caps $250M Southpointe II • $164M Loan Funds Predevelopment Costs • Higgins’ Eastern PA Strategy Tops $100M • Merck Finds Buyer for 327-Acre Cherokee Site • Office Market Still Strong; Future Uncertain • 13-Building Package Goes on Market • Incentives Lure Blue Sky to Greenwich • $76M Trade Illustrates Capital Market Turmoil • Flat Market the Outlook for '08 • Excess Space Picks Up 220 Rent-A-Center Stores • Sheldon Gross Launches 300,000-SF Spec	Southwest     Print Full Region • EastGroup's Two Capital Moves Generate $278M • Hines Fund Closes $271M Deal for CBD Trophy • $175M Boost Pushes Colonial’s Business Plan • Expansion In Works for $146M Medical Campus • Dunhill Shells Out $102M for 589,201-SF Center • $90M-Plus Plan Emerges for 400-Acre Purchase • De Rito's $88M Purchase Opens New Door for Firm • Oil & Gas Firm Benches Lease To Buy 340,869 SF • Dow Leases 280,000 SF; Sells Vintage Campus • Dallas Optimism Prevails at '08 Start • BGK Opens '08 With Back-to-Back Office Buys • 10-Year Lease Opens Door to Sundance Square • KBS Realty, BGK Ink Deal for 224,630-SF Office • 1031 Exchange Buyer Gets 200,612-SF Office Deed
Midwest     Print Full Region • Macerich, Alaska Buy MXD Center for $515M • First, CalSTRS To Invest $475M Overseas • First, CalSTRS Form $285M Canada JV • Northern Plans $150M MXD Project Downtown • Hines Buys Local ING Complex for $120M • Prime Distribution To Occupy More Than 1M SF • Dex Media Filling 280,000 SF of New Development • Deitcher, Sterling Buy 108,000-SF CHA Office • WEG Electric Motors Signs Lease for 79,000 SF • Siemens Expands to 51,000 SF in Troy Park • Ramco-Gershenson JV Buys Centers for $69M • Meritex Divests Office, Warehouses for $57M • Oxford Plans $48M-Plus Hotel Wacker Redevelopment	West Coast     Print Full Region • Village at Irvine Spectrum Marks Completion • Rexford Develops 241,000-SF Don Julian Site • Swig Lands Full-Building Replacement for Bank • 135,000-SF Project Targets Small Users • PREI Buys 150 Spear St. for $142M • G REIT Plans Liquidating Trust • Stanford Research Park Building Trades for $85M • $54M Loan Follows Rare 27-Month Rate Lock • 274 Brannan Trades for $51M • 90,000-SF Rearden Lease Fills Parkside Towers • Bentley Forbes Names Dezzutti as COO • Colliers International Acquires Bradco Cos. • Subprime Slump Batters OC Office Market • McShane, MetLife Start on 1M SF Plus of Industrial
Southeast     Print Full Region • First Industrial Adds 850,000 SF to Portfolio • MI Buyer Takes 475,000-SF Office Portfolio • Q1 Start Set for $84M Residences at Fountains • Regency Partnership Buys Seven Centers for $77M • 165-Key Hilton To Be Part of Biltmore Park • MetLife Sees 68,000 SF in Leasing Activity	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Parque Arauco Adds to Santiago Mall Holdings • Jamaica Estate Hits Market at $50M • Gazit-Globe Makes First Foray into Brazil • ProLogis London Rail Park On Track
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