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W. P. Carey Buys Kendall College's Chicago Riverworks Campus
July 30, 2008

W. P. Carey & Co. L.L.C. said today that its publicly held non-traded REIT affiliate acquired Kendall College's Riverworks Campus on Chicago's Goose Island. The 179,490-square-foot, eight-story building is located less than 1.3 miles from downtown Chicago, Ill. and is situated along the Chicago River. Laureate Education Inc. recently acquired Kendall College and will lease the facility from W. P. Carey on a long-term basis.

 
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