Forest City Completes Sale of Charleston Marriott to Inland American

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Feb 28, 2011, 08:00 ET

CLEVELAND, Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Forest City Enterprises, Inc., (NYSE: FCEA; FCEB) today announced that a subsidiary has completed the sale of the Charleston Marriott in Charleston, West Virginia, to an affiliated entity of Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. ("Inland American"), for $25.5 million.

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Forest City continues to own and operate the 897,000-square-foot Charleston Town Center, a premier shopping and dining destination in the heart of downtown Charleston.

"We believe strongly in the Charleston market and are committed to the success of our Charleston Town Center retail property," said Charles A. Ratner, Forest City president and chief executive officer. "This disposition demonstrates our ability to access the value in our portfolio while focusing on core property types. We have a small national hotel portfolio, in comparison with much greater emphasis on retail, office and multifamily residential properties."

Marriott has a long-term management agreement for the property and has approved the ownership transition. The sale is not expected to impact the hotel's operations, services or staff. Inland American owns a diverse portfolio of real estate assets, including a portfolio of hotel properties across the country.

About Forest City

Forest City Enterprises, Inc. is an NYSE-listed national real estate company with $11.8 billion in total assets. The Company is principally engaged in the ownership, development, management and acquisition of commercial and residential real estate and land throughout the United States. For more information, visit http://www.forestcity.net.

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