STAY CONNECTED WHILE YOU SHOP
Super-Regional Retail Center First in
South Florida to Incorporate Wi-Fi Technology

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AVENTURA, FL – (November 16, 2006) – Turnberry Associates, a national leader in real estate development, announced today that its Aventura Mall has introduced free high-speed wireless internet access, also known as Wi-Fi, throughout all common areas of the shopping center. Aventura Mall is the first center in South Florida to incorporate this new technology, making it possible for patrons to stay connected while they shop and dine.

More than 10,000 feet of fiber optic cable and 52,000 feet of copper cable installed at 13 access points throughout the mall are giving visitors with Wi-Fi enabled portable devices, such as laptops and PDAs, the ability to surf the internet at high-speed, download large files or simply check emails and up-to-the-minute stock quotes. The network took approximately four months to install and is built entirely on standard Cisco Systems technologies and equipment.

“We pride ourselves in always being the first to market with advancements in our retail centers, as our mission is to continually offer patrons a world-class shopping experience,” explained Philip S. Goldfarb, President and Chief Operating Officer for Turnberry Associates. “Today’s wireless society needs to stay connected wherever they go, making the addition of Wi-Fi to Aventura Mall an excellent amenity for shoppers.”

The addition of the network is just one facet of Turnberry’s $21 million Aventura Mall renovation, scheduled for completion in November 2006. Turnberry is also planning Wi-Fi installation in several of its other retail centers in the coming months, including Destin Commons, located in Destin, Fla., and the under-construction Town Square in Las Vegas.

Founded in 1967, Turnberry Associates has developed more than $7 billion in commercial and residential real estate, including approximately 20 million square feet of retail development. The company built the renowned Aventura Mall in South Florida and Monroeville Mall and South Hills Mall in Pittsburgh and is creating Town Square, a 1.5-million-square-foot super regional lifestyle center on the south end of the Las Vegas Strip. Turnberry’s Destin Commons, the Florida’s Panhandle’s premier open-air super regional lifestyle center is set to undergo a 135,000 square-foot expansion after opening less than two years ago.

For more information, please call (305) 937-6200 or visit online at www.turnberry.com.


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Contact: Matt Levinson/Linda Villafane
O’Connell & Goldberg, Inc.
(954) 964-9098
mlevinson@oconnellgoldberg.com
lvillafane@oconnellgoldberg.com