Washington Business Journal Awards Winners of Best Real Estate Deals of 2007

ARLINGTON, Va., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Washington Business Journal awarded 12 real estate projects in the Washington area as the "Best Real Estate Deals of 2007" on Thursday evening at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. The "Best Real Estate Deals of 2007" event celebrates the Washington area's premiere real estate projects of the previous year. A cocktail reception and award ceremony, sponsored by Beers + Cutler and Reed Smith, honored all 47 finalists and announced the winners of each category. This year a separate "green" award, sponsored by Systems Furniture, was given to The Tower Companies for their commitment to advancing environmentally friendly practices in the industry. The finalists of each category are featured in this week's edition of the Washington Business Journal. The winning projects include:

Architecture
Shakespeare Theatre Harman Center for the Arts and the International
Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsworkers Headquarters, Washington

Community Impact
The Shops at Park Village, Washington

Financing
National Harbor, Oxon Hill

Industrial/Flex Use
Sale of Heatwole & Miller industrial portfolio

Land Deal
MacFarlane Partners/Morgan Stanley fund/JBG Cos. joint venture

Multifamily Sales/Development
The Wooster and Mercer Lofts, Arlington

New Office Development
505 Ninth St. NW, Washington

Office Lease/Suburban
Volkswagen at Woodland Point, Herndon

Office Lease/Urban
Mayer Brown at 1999 K St. NW

Office Sale
Waterview office building, Arlington

Rehab/Renovation/Re-Use
Parker Flats at Gage School, Washington

Retail Deal
Old Town Village Fairfax

For more information please contact Kristen Teesdale at 703-258-0866 or kteesdale@bizjournals.com.

The Washington Business Journal is owned and operated by American City Business Journals, the nation's largest publisher of metropolitan business newspapers. American City Business Journals also includes Bizjournals, the new media division, which operates the Web sites for each of the company's 41 print business journals. The Washington Business Journal has been Greater Washington's leading source of business news and information for more than 20 years, providing over 150,000 business executives with comprehensive news on local people and their companies, as well as industry trends, tips and strategies and award-winning critical analysis. For more information, please visit http://washington.bizjournals.com/.

Source: The Washington Business Journal

CONTACT: Kristen Teesdale of The Washington Business Journal,
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