Like the mythical phoenix rising out of the ashes, Arizona Land Income gained new life as Pacific Office Properties Trust. The real estate investment trust (REIT) largely languished in inactivity for years, but in 2008 joined forces with private commercial property owner Shidler Group. The combined company owns more than 20 commercial properties with some 4.7 million sq. ft. of leasable space in the western US. The REIT is the largest office building owner in Honolulu. Chairman Jay Shidler, who founded Shidler Group and has had success with other REITS including Corporate Office Properties Trust and First Industrial Realty Trust, owns 94% of Pacific Office Properties Trust.

Murray Hill Properties invests in, leases, and manages commercial and residential real estate in the New York metropolitan area. The company also performs real estate brokerage services, manages and leases properties for third parties, and oversees construction projects. The centerpiece of its portfolio, which includes office, retail, medical, and showroom properties, is some 7 million sq. ft. of leasable space located throughout Manhattan. Principals Neil Siderow and Norman Sturner co-founded Murray Hill Properties in 1972.

Milestone Properties, Inc. is a commercial real estate company specializing in the ownership and management of shopping center properties. Milestone is on a program of acquiring well-located non-anchored strip shopping centers throughout the United Statesone in Arizona and the other in California. Anchor tenants include J. C. Penney and Rite Aid. (Concord Milestone Plus sold an Arizona property in 2007.) The company was established in 1986 to invest in commercial real estate. Its general partner, CM Plus Corporation, is a subsidiary of real estate investment firm Milestone Properties.

Majestic Realty Retail manages big-box retail centers, while Majestic Management provides property management services. Its Commerce Construction affiliate builds properties and C.C.C. Rental supplies heavy construction equipment. Billionaire CEO Edward Roski Jr. (whose father founded the family-owned firm in 1948) is part owner of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings and their home, the Staples Center.

First Advisors isn't your last. The firm invests in and raises capital for real estate and business ventures, primarily in Texas. It specializes in developing new and redeveloping existing commercial and residential properties such as retail shopping destinations, restaurants, multifamily units, and residential communities. Investment limited partnerships sponsored by First Advisors typically last three to five years; capital raises range from $250,000 to $2 million. The firm also provides business consulting in such areas as marketing, sales, strategic planning, and technology. First Advisors was founded in 1993 by president and CEO Gary Davis.

DCT Industrial Trust Inc owns interests in or manages about 450 buildings totaling some 75 million sq. ft. Bulk distribution warehouses account for a majority of the company's rentable space. Companies in the manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, and transportation and warehousing sectors make up most of DCT's clients. Major tenants include CEVA Logisitics, Bridgestone, Technicolor, and UPS.

Stockland stocks Australia and the UK with an array of commercial and residential properties. Founded in 1952, the group has become one of Australia's largest real estate investment trusts (REIT), with more than $20 billion in assets and more than 200 properties. Stockland invests in and manages income-producing shopping centers, office, industrial, and office park properties. The group also pursues single- and multi-family residential communities, retirement living villages, and provides property trust and property management services.

Freedom Finance sold its Freedom Lending mortgage broker to Merrill Lynch in 2006. The loan broker was established in 1983 under the name Wilmslow Financial Services by chief executive Rupert Webb. As one of the largest loan brokers in the UK, Freedom Finance wants to liberate borrowers from the captivity of less-than-stellar credit. The company originates, sells, and services secured and unsecured personal loans through its affiliated operating segments of Freedom Ireland, Freedom Spain, and Freedom Sweden.

Douglas Emmett, Inc. (NYSE:DEI) is a Southern California-based real estate investment trust (REIT) active in the commercial office and multifamily property markets of California and Hawaii. The Company's office portfolio includes 57 properties totaling approximately 14.6 million rentable square feet, and its multifamily portfolio consists of nine properties with a total of 2,868 units. Douglas Emmett's properties are currently located in nine premier California submarkets - Brentwood, Century City, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Olympic Corridor, Westwood, Sherman Oaks/Encino, Warner Center/Woodland Hills and Burbank - with a growing presence in Hawaii.

Millennium Partners has created an unparalleled portfolio of mixed-use properties that include five-star hotels, luxury condominiums, state-of-the-art entertainment complexes, world-class spa and fitness facilities and class-A office space. Each property is unique in character and design, providing luxurious and comfortable environments in which to live, work, shop, exercise and be entertained. The result is a collection of assets beyond compare.

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