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TIAA-CREF

TIAA-CREF (www.tiaa-cref.org) is a national financial services organization with more than $398 billion in combined assets under management (9/30/08) and the leading provider of retirement services in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields.  TIAA-CREF is also one of the largest institutional real estate investors in , managing a global portfolio of direct and indirect investments totaling approximately $68 billion (9/30/08). TIAA-CREF originated its first commercial mortgage in 1934 and began direct investment in commercial real estate in 1947. Today, TIAA-CREF Global Real Estate invests in and actively manages real estate on behalf of individual and institutional clients worldwide. TIAA-CREF Global Real Estate's property portfolio consists of over $22 billion (9/30/08) in equity investments in office, retail, industrial, and residential properties located across the United States, Canada and Western Europe.

E-mail Contact: Derek Landry, dlandry@tiaa-cref.org

Phone: 949-809-2605
Website: www.tiaa-cref.org