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National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	Ground Zero Waiting Game Above-market asking rents and political bickering over Ground Zero's future are foiling developer Larry Silverstein in his quest to fill the $700 million 7 World Trade Center building. As of late December, just 40,000 of the total 1.7 million sq. ft. was leased.
National Real Estate Investor October 16, 2002 Parke Chapman	MetLife markets $2 billion office portfolio Insurer Metropolitan Life is selling nearly $2 billion worth of its nationwide real estate holdings, including Midtown Manhattan's 551 Fifth Avenue and two major Chicago office buildings. Of the 15 properties offered, all except one are office buildings.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Office Glut at Ground Zero The jury decision on insurance liability for the World Trade Center could clear the way for five new office towers to be developed around Ground Zero in a larger plan that could cost as much as $9 billion.
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Residential Rebound Four years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, residential sales and rentals in Manhattan are soaring.
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2005 Walter Woods	What's In a Name? Barry Real Estate Cos. has lured two large corporate tenants, energy giant Southern Co. and accountants Ernst & Young, out of nearby office towers to anchor two of three planned buildings at what Barry calls Allen Plaza in downtown Atlanta.
National Real Estate Investor June 24, 2003 Parke Chapman	Derelict Ground Zero Office Building To Be Razed The 9/11 attacks destroyed eight office buildings and seriously damaged seven other nearby towers. Now, a disfigured, 40-story office tower that has loomed over Ground Zero since the attacks will be demolished.
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2002 Sinderman & Branch	Back to Work New York City's property markets move forward
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	Ground Zero Office Glut in the Making? If Ground Zero's newest tower is any indication, filling space in the Freedom Tower and adjacent buildings will be a challenge.
Salon.com September 11, 2001 Bill Wyman	Why the towers collapsed The jetliners hit the World Trade Center buildings at a vulnerable point...
National Real Estate Investor November 5, 2002 Parke Chapman	Report: Manhattan office sales volume up 14% Manhattan's office sales market is booming despite a sluggish leasing climate that has kept vacancy high.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2003 Dana Dubbs	A Towering Question These are trying days for Philadelphia's downtown office market. Now, three separate office developments are on the drawing board, including a $700 million world trade complex that would add 2.3 million sq. ft. of space. Local real estate professionals are skeptical.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2002 Voyles & Chapman	Is Grand Central South Sinking? Last August, the federal government set aside $4.5 billion for lower Manhattan's transit system. Now, a feud is brewing over how the money should be spent. At odds are two differing transit schemes, each with powerful backers.
National Real Estate Investor September 23, 2003 Parke Chapman	Office REIT Stung By Competitive Manhattan Market A decision last week by law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft to lease 450,000 sq. ft. at One World Financial Center was terrific news for lower Manhattan and WFC landlord Brookfield Properties, but quite the opposite for Boston Properties.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2006 Caroline Wilbert	Building Bait The new Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta is playing a vital role as a catalyst in the downtown fishbowl by sparking office, multifamily and hotel projects.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005	West Palm Beach Community Offers Affordable, Resort-Style Living The Lakes at Palm Beach features five mid-rise buildings that will include 670 residences and 20,400 sq. ft. of retail space for lease to provide onsite amenities for future residents.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2004	Sares-Regis Expands Development Plans in the Inland Empire West Coast developer The Sares-Regis Group and RREEF Real Estate Investment Managers are developing an ambitious multi-phased industrial project consisting of a pair of industrial buildings that will total more than 1.1 million sq. ft.
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2006	In Progress: 240-248 N. Highland Avenue, Mixed-Use Project The Perennial Properties development includes five adjoining industrial-style buildings. All are new construction, with the exception of a 5,000 sq. ft. historic property.
National Real Estate Investor December 24, 2003	Bank of America to Anchor Major Manhattan Office Project The 2.1 million sq. ft. office tower to be called One Bryant Park will be developed by the Durst Organization.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2004 Parke Chapman	Midtown Manhattan: A Pillar of Strength The real estate market in Manhattan is finally emerging from a three-year slump. Office leasing is on the rise, hotel vacancy rates are tightening and luxury retailers are flocking to Fifth Avenue's midtown shopping corridor.
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2007	Deals & Projects Grosvenor Investment Management has acquired a portfolio of 10 buildings... Lowe Enterprises Investors and Blue Vista Capital Management have acquired two 264-unit apartment complexes... etc.
National Real Estate Investor December 3, 2002 Parke Chapman	Boston Properties to sell Midtown building Global Holdings Inc. has agreed to buy the 29-story, Class-A office building. The sale will allow the Boston-based REIT to pare down its debt.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2002 Margy Sweeney	Chicago's `Long, Flat Bottom' Downtown Chicago continues to bustle with construction activity. This is a good sign and also a scary one.
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2004 Parke Chapman	Maximum Security In the final analysis, there is no foolproof plan to thwarting terrorist attacks on office buildings, so it's necessary for all owners and managers to be vigilant about security.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 Joe Gose	The Office Investment Gamble Several office markets battered by the tech wreck that jolted Wall Street and led to a recession four years ago are still plagued by double-digit vacancies. But that hasn't fazed investors, who are generally paying more for properties today than they were in 2001 when the buildings were filled with tenants.
National Real Estate Investor June 6, 2003 Parke Chapman	Hines Plans New 40-story Chicago Tower Hines will begin construction this fall on a 40-story office tower in Chicago at One Dearborn Street. The 820,000 sq. ft. tower is expected to be finished during the fourth quarter of 2004.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2003 Parke Chapman	One Step Closer to a Final Plan The Lower Manhattan Development Corp. is moving closer to redeveloping the site of the World Trade Center -- even as the need for 11 million sq. ft. of replacement office space is anything but urgent.
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2006 Toccoa Switzer	Altruistic or Opportunistic? Commercial real estate professionals used to perceive "green" buildings as high-cost projects reserved only for altruistic tree huggers. Today, green buildings are sprouting up across the country, leaving hard-core investors asking, "How do green buildings really pencil out?"
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2003	American Financial Buys $769 Million Office Portfolio Fresh after its IPO last week, American Financial Realty Trust has purchased 158 properties from Bank of America Corp. for nearly $800 million. The 8.1 million sq. ft. portfolio consists of office buildings, banking and operations centers scattered throughout 19 states.
National Real Estate Investor December 22, 2003 Parke Chapman	Planned Ground Zero Building To Be World's Tallest It's finally official -- the first building to be developed on Ground Zero will be the 1,776-ft. "Freedom Tower." The building will boast 2.6 million sq. ft. of office space within 60 stories.
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2006 Morris Newman	San Francisco's Bipolar Office Market Riding a High Investors in the seemingly bipolar San Francisco office market appear ready to bounce back. After three years of slow recovery, downtown San Francisco is ready to relegate the tech fiasco to the past.
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2005 Joe Gose	Why Office Owners Can't Resist the Quick Flip Are private investment funds turning into short-term holders of office assets in return for fast profits, or are they simply taking full advantage of the wide-open capital spigot that's flooding the property markets?
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 DuPraw & Gerber	Unlocking Building Value Through Repositioning A well-orchestrated and executed re-positioning strategy is imperative to make older buildings competitive with new Class-A buildings as well as stand out from a crowd of vacant structures.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2007 Christine Perez	Philadelphia Renaissance The J. Grasso Properties acquisition of two historic office buildings in the heart of Philadelphia mark the area's revival.
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2005 Christine Perez	A Tale of Two Office Submarkets It appears Dallas is on the verge of another economic rebound, with nearly all of the new office development occurring in two key submarkets -- Downtown/Uptown and Far North Dallas. But too much new construction could push buyers to other cities.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2007	Deals & Projects Hines has acquired 2100 M Street NW in Washington, D.C. for an undisclosed price... Normandy Real Estate Partners has acquired a pair of Boston office buildings for a total of $73 million...
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg	Crossing the Hudson The office market in Midtown Manhattan is blazing hot, with asking rents at prime buildings topping $100 per sq. ft. That has sent some tenants heading for Northern New Jersey where it is possible to find rents in Class-A buildings for less than $35 per sq. ft.
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2003 Margaret Jackson	Downtown Renaissance With the February opening of a $270 million convention center hotel complex, downtown St. Louis has received nearly $1.4 billion in public and private investment since 1998 -- the largest investment ever in the city over such a brief period.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Jennifer Dawson	Re-Energizing Houston Although the energy industry in Houston is enjoying a resurgence, the office sector continues to lag the broader economic recovery with a metro vacancy rate of nearly 18%. But increasingly the market appears poised for a major turnaround.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2007	Deals and Projects Angelo Gordon & Co. and Cambria Real Estate have acquired Glendale Financial Square from Delma Properties... Triple-Net Properties has acquired Century Hills in Georgia... Alan Ojeda of the Rilea Group begin construction of a office tower in Miami...
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2008	Deals & Projects The Koll Co. acquires a four-property office portfolio from Invesco... Abbey Road Advisors has acquired two office buildings in Valhalla, N.Y.... Jay-Z, along with co-developers, has acquired a West Chelsea High Line parcel on which to develop a hotel...
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2004 Michael Fickes	Ric Clark: The Rock Behind the Brookfield REOC With a 2003 equity market capitalization of $4.9 billion, up from $3.1 billion the year before, Brookfield owns 47 Class AA and A properties spanning 46 million square feet.
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2006 Vanessa Drucker	Office Building Security Is Getting Quite Smart Security techniques and technology are getting smarter, and working in concert to protect both public and private spaces. In general, office building managers are reducing their reliance on manpower in favor of X-ray machines, metal detectors, turnstiles and barriers.
National Real Estate Investor January 19, 2004 Parke Chapman	PricewaterhouseCoopers Subleases 800,000 Sq. Ft. in Manhattan's 300 Madison PricewaterhouseCoopers has signed a long-term sublease for 800,000 sq. ft. at Brookfield Properties' 300 Madison Avenue building. The $800 million deal is believed to be one of Manhattan's largest leasing transactions since 2001.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2006 S.J. Caplan	A Phoenix Rises in Lower Manhattan Progress is slow but sure as New York continues to rebuild after 9/11.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2004 Joe Gose	Connecting Technology with Tenants Office building owners over the last three years have had little choice but to become models of operating efficiency to weather the economic downturn.
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Geri Smith	Saving a Colonial Past from Sinking Spanish-era structures that have managed to survive so far on Mexico City's former lakebed are getting high-tech lifesaving help
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Joe Gose	Growth Prescription: Medical Office Real estate investors have discovered healthy returns in the decidedly ill health care industry. The allure of medical office buildings hinges largely on predictable occupancy patterns.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2002 Alfred Branch Jr.	Managing Crisis With the unthinkable having become reality, real estate companies know having a reliable crisis management plan in place is now part of business as usual.
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2006	Deals & Projects The Koll Co. and Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho will acquire a portfolio of 12 office properties... CalTIA, a joint venture between national financial services organization TIAA-CREF and RREEF, has sold a 9.6 million sq. ft. national industrial portfolio... etc.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Booth & Kanoff	Value-Added Investing Is Gaining Traction A growing number of real estate investors are pursuing value-added opportunities, either by repositioning existing assets or undertaking new development. It's a bold approach that requires ingenuity, but which can generate big yields, ranging anywhere from 20% to 200%.