INLAND WESTERN LEASES 10 FORMER CIRCUIT CITY, LINENS 'N THINGS SPACES

OAK BROOK, ILL. Ń Inland Western Real Estate Trust has completed 10 leases for retail spaces formerly occupied by Circuit City and Linens 'n Things. The leases total 316,050 square feet of big box space. The spaces range in size from 28,000 to 41,621 square feet. The locations include Avondale, Ariz.; Columbus, Ind.; Belair, Md.; Seekonk, Mass.; Phillipsburg, N.J.; Bay Shore, N.Y.; Stroudsburg and West Mifflin, Pa.; and Austin and San Antonio, Texas. Best Bay is leasing three of the spaces, Ultimate Electronics is leasing two, and one space each is being leased to Ashley Furniture, Bed Bath & Beyond, hhgregg, Marshalls and (TJX) Home Goods. All of the leases carry 10-year terms. To date, Inland Western has leased or has under letter of intent approximately 60 percent of the vacant space related to the bankruptcies of Circuit City and Linens 'n Things. Ń Coleman Wood