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National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2008 H. Lee Murphy	A Labor of Indecision For his first project in Chicago, Donald Trump has been dogged by indecision. But the switch from offices to condos and the addition of a hotel didn't force revision of the exterior design all that much.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2006 H. Lee Murphy	The Inn Is Open And For Sale In the past year, with convention business returning and tourists flocking to new attractions like Millennium Park on the Lake Michigan waterfront, Chicago has suddenly emerged as the darling of the hospitality industry. As buyers have looked in Chicago, they've found willing sellers.
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005 Christopher Palmeri	Hike Your Odds On A Vegas Condo They're going up all over the Strip -- and not every project will be a winner
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2006 Morris Newman	The Hotel Del Goes Condo-tel The historic Hotel Del Coronado near downtown San Diego is the latest hostelry to add high-priced condos to its amenities menu. Scheduled to be built over the next 15 years by investors on pricey Coronado Island, the luxury units are plums for a developer in a resort market.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2005 Robyn Taylor Parets	Why Condo Hotels Are a Hot Concept Why have condo hotels become so hot? For starters, developers can sell off hotel units prior to construction, enabling them to obtain construction debt and equity more easily than if they were building a traditional hotel.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2006	In Progress: Park Michigan Park Michigan will be an 855-foot tall skyscraper and rank as one of Chicago's 10 tallest buildings south of Van Buren Street.
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2007 John Egan	A New Panama Invasion Panamanian real estate developer Jose Bern believes that his country has been a well-kept economic secret for years. But in dramatic fashion, global real estate investors such as New York developer Donald Trump are uncovering the secret.
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 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 May 1, 2003 Carol Tice	Listless in Seattle In March, state economists warned that Seattle won't see any sign of recovery before late 2004. But some developers are looking beyond the current miasma and are planning major new projects that they hope will open to a brighter scene in two years.
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2006	In Progress: Ivy Hotel & Residence The project includes the renovation of the long-vacant Ivy Tower, one of the city's most interesting landmark buildings, to accommodate two restaurants, a salon, hotel meeting room and boutique hotel suites.
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 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 May 1, 2005 Walter Woods	Atlanta's Mixed-Use Message A change in the way Atlantans think about long commutes from suburbia has forced multifamily developers and financial institutions to change their notions of development. And these trends have led to a bumper crop of mixed-use projects throughout the metro area.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2004 Joe Gose	Condo Hotel Wave Hits U.S. Again What's the attraction? Condo hotels can generate highly lucrative returns of 25% to 30% versus conventional hotels, which yield 10% to 12%. Pre-construction room sales also raise 25% to 40% in equity that ground-up projects need to secure financing.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2005 Paula Widholm	Chicago is Back on the Upswing "Live, work, play" has been downtown Chicago's catchphrase since 2000. In recent years it's been amplified by a surge in new high-rise condo projects, office skyscrapers and a new nearly half-billion dollar lakefront park.
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 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 August 1, 2004 Hortense Leon	Miami Makeover Attracts Investors Miami's newly minted reputation for integrity and efficiency in city government sparks an estimated $3 billion to $4 billion of new construction, ranging from condos to an office tower, in and near the city's downtown area.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Matt Valley	Will Developers Spoil the Hotel Party? Atlanta -- the nation's fourth-largest hotel market with an inventory of 92,000 rooms -- serves as a microcosm of the bigger hotel picture. And there are signs that the pre-development pipeline is beginning to fill up.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2005 Hortense Leon	Orlando Diversifies and Prospers Orlando has evolved into a dynamic and diverse economy with a bustling urban center undergoing $1.3 billion of new real estate development.
Popular Mechanics September 15, 2008 Kevin Hall	The 10 Next Hot Skyscrapers You Won't Find in Dubai When it comes to tall buildings, all eyes are on the Burj Dubai. But across the world architects have already come up with mega engineering plans vying to be equally mind-blowing.
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2006 Steve Bergsman	Office Condo Capital A real healthy employment market typically fuels office development, but in the Phoenix area an entirely new phenomenon has occurred. While general office construction has been in the doldrums, strong job growth has led to a boom in office condo construction.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Let the Good Times Roll This may be the best time to own a stabilized U.S. hotel property in five years. Fundamentals are improving fast, low interest rates continue to buoy the sales market, and the summer season --- that operational windfall --- is now here.
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.
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2005 Alan Heavens	Philly's Downtown Resurgence Downtown Philadelphia's renaissance offers a compelling argument that the region is primed for additional growth. Condos are hot and retailers are adding space, but office vacancies are high and likely to go even higher.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2004 Karen E. Thuermer	Mega-Projects Give the District a New Look The dominating presence of the federal government in Washington, D.C. historically has helped ensure a stable commercial real estate market. But even by that standard, what's unfolding in the D.C. market is impressive.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2008 Ben Johnson	Big D Big on Mixed-Use Buoyed by population growth that continues to outpace the rest of the nation, Dallas developers seemingly are in a race to break ground on a whole new generation of projects, each including a variety of mixed uses.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Nicholas Yulico	Betting on a Rebound A surge in San Francisco leasing activity has propelled investors to pay record prices for trophy buildings in recent months. Skeptics wonder whether buyers are wise to bet on a recovery that may still be a ways off.
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 April 1, 2006 Laura Ellis	The Nissan Effect Nashville's commercial real estate market is riding high on the automaker's announcement that it will relocate its North American headquarters from Gardena, California, to the Country Music Capital by the end of 2007.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2005 Gary Gately	Harbor Magic Spreads In City of Firsts Lower real estate costs and higher returns on investment in this secondary market have drawn investors far and near to some of Baltimore's most prized real estate.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2006 Beth Mattson-Teig	Twin Cities Harbor Hidden Office Buys On the surface, the Minneapolis-St. Paul office market appears to be plodding along at a steady, yet unremarkable clip. But a closer look reveals a market that is bubbling with activity.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2003 Walsh & Brickley	Philadelphia Story: Betting on a Better Downtown A survey of the philadelphia property market: hotels, multifamily, retail, office, and projects under construction.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2003 Stephen Nostrand	Developers Add Condominiums to Hotels to Increase Profits Stymied by the increasing costs of building stand-alone luxury hotels, developers have turned to condominium hotels to allocate costs to a wider revenue base while creating another profit center.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Comcast Takes Philly to New Heights In 2007, a 975-ft. tall office tower will take center stage as Philadelphia's tallest skyscraper. Malvern, Pa.-based Liberty Property Trust is developing the $465 million Comcast Center in the heart of Philadelphia.
BusinessWeek December 29, 2010 Gittelsohn & Brandt	Trump Tests His Brand on the Golf Links Seeing bargain prices, Trump invests in golf courses as demand slows.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2003 Ezra Fieser	The Nation's Commercial Real Estate Capital? Washington, D.C., just might be the only commercial real estate market in the U.S. with bragging rights.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2004 Ralph Bivins	Midtown Houston Ignites Real Estate Recovery The area is benefiting from a surge of deals related to the light rail line that opened early in 2004, among other factors. Residential, commercial, and industrial property are picking up.
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 February 1, 2003	Deals & Projects Ashforth spruces up 1818 Market St.... Wachovia acquires interest in AMI Capital... Boston Capital closes on multifamily project... Financing secured for Trump Palace... Harbor Group buys Orlando office park... Plans for downtown L.A. lofts approved
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2002 Matt Kelly	Boston's High-Tech Hangover Boston is an anxious place these days. Gone is the stellar real estate market of a few years ago. A malaise of high vacancy rates, falling rents and a development pipeline that clogged at the first hint of a recession have replaced the salad days of 2000.
AskMen.com Sarah Staples	Donald Trump Jr. Interview Two months before the opening of Trump Toronto, the 33-year-old ambassador of The Trump Organization arrived for our interview in Canada's largest city looking tanned and relaxed, with -- gotta say it -- slicked-back hair straight out of Wall Street.
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2005	Deals & Projects Noho Commons is a $200 million, mixed-use development... One Ten Westminster has been unveiled as a $90 million, 32-story condo... Suncal Companies has closed a $120 million purchase of 470 acres in Chino, Calif...
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2004 Joe Gose	A Vertical Vision Developer Yaromir Steiner's latest creation is going on display this month with the opening of Zona Rosa, a $100 million mixed-use project in growing suburban Kansas City, Mo. The project features 24 apartments and 45,000 sq. ft. of office space atop 486,000 sq. ft. of shops in a town center project, complete with a public square.
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2006 Caroline Wilbert	Historic Winecoff Hotel To Rise Again 60 years after a devastating fire, the prominently located Atlanta landmark hotel is finally being restored. The goal for The Ellis hotel is to feel new, but also stay true to its history.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2006 Jeanne Lang Jones	Seattle's Day in the Sun Because of the strengthening economy, vacancy rates and rents are improving in the Puget Sound's two largest office submarkets -- Seattle and Bellevue, a suburban city located on the east side of Lake Washington about a 30-minute drive from downtown Seattle.
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 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 August 1, 2006 Joe Gose	De-Sprawling the Burbs By combining retail, residential and office uses, new mixed-use projects not only create walkable live-work-play environments long-envisioned by new urbanism proponents, but they also become destinations for surrounding communities.