TREASURE HUNT – A TWO-DAY LUXURY SAMPLE SALE

Great Values on Designer Samples Available to the Public, November 3 and 4

WHAT: On Saturday, November 3 and Sunday, November 4, The Merchandise Mart Design Center is opening its doors to the public for a weekend filled with luxury home furnishings and accessories at up to 75% off. Take advantage of an extraordinary shopping experience featuring top of line home furnishings ranging from fabrics to furniture to seating to area rugs to lighting to accessories and more. Explore Treasure Hunt for the latest trends in home design before they appear in retail stores, receive insider advice from the designers in the Design Center showrooms and sign up for a complimentary design consultation given by members of The Merchandise Mart Design Center’s Designer Portfolios. The complimentary design consultation is the perfect opportunity to speak with a renowned interior designer to get answers to all your personal design dilemmas.

WHEN: Saturday, November 3, 2007: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Sunday, November 4, 2007: 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

WHERE: THE MERCHANDISE MART, 7TH FLOOR

222 Merchandise Mart Plaza

Chicago, IL 60654

ADMISSION: Weekend Pass is $10

WEB SITE: www.merchandisemartdesigncenter.com

MEDIA CONTACT:

Sophia Weiss

Public Relations Manager

Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.

Phone: 312.527.7841

E-mail: sweiss@mmart.com

ABOUT THE MERCHANDISE MART DESIGN CENTER™

The Merchandise Mart Design Center™, located in Chicago’s historic Merchandise Mart, is home to four floors constituting the world’s first and largest design center. As a leader in the $65 billion residential furnishings market, The Merchandise Mart Design Center offers the largest presentation of high-end, couture, home furnishings worldwide, all under one roof. Encompassing 700,000 square feet, boasting 130 showrooms and featuring more than 2,000 product lines, it is the design professional’s ultimate resource for luxury furniture, fabrics, floor coverings, wall coverings, lighting, antiques and much more.

The Merchandise Mart Design Center’s Designer Portfolios are a unique online resource for homeowners to learn about working with a design professional and help them find the perfect designer to match their tastes, expectations and budget. More than 50 area design professionals are featured in the online Designer Portfolios, with his or her own web page featuring their design philosophy, area(s) of specialty, project photos, fee structure and more. Designer Portfolios can be easily accessed by visiting www.merchandisemartdesigncenter.com and clicking on the Designer Portfolio logo.

Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) is a trade show and property management firm, specializing in managing buildings devoted to wholesale showrooms and commercial office space. MMPI produces more than 300 trade shows, market events and conferences each year.

MMPI manages The Merchandise Mart and 350 West Mart Center in Chicago; Market Square, the Suites at Market Square, Hamilton Market, Plaza Suites, Furniture Plaza and the National Furniture Mart in High Point, N.C.; the Architects & Designers Building and 7 W New York in New York; the Boston Design Center in Boston; the L.A. Mart in Los Angeles; and The Washington Design Center and Federal Center Southwest in Washington D.C.

Vornado Realty Trust, owners of MMPI, based in New York City, is a fully integrated equity real estate investment trust. Vornado’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and are traded under the symbol VNO

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