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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Subsequent to December 31, 2010, the Company started the development, on a speculative basis, of
two industrial-flex buildings and it signed leases (one of which is subject to certain approvals)
committing it to the development of two 100% leased office buildings. The industrial-flex
buildings are expected to contain a total of 103,000 square feet of leasable space and represent an
anticipated investment of $15 million. The office buildings are expected to contain a total of
360,000 square feet of leasable space and represent an anticipated investment of $130 million.
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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS</b>
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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Subsequent to December 31, 2010, the Company started the development, on a speculative basis, of
two industrial-flex buildings and it signed leases (one of which is subject to certain approvals)
committing it to the development of two 100% leased office buildings. The industrial-flex
buildings are expected to contain a total of 103,000 square feet of leasable space and represent an
anticipated investment of $15 million. The office buildings are expected to contain a total of
360,000 square feet of leasable space and represent an anticipated investment of $130 million.
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