LUXEHOME FACT SHEET

Current as of August 10, 2005

Official Name:

LuxeHome™

Location and Hours:

First floor of Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, accessible by all entrances.

Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Saturday 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Property Manager:

Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI)

Suite 470, The Merchandise Mart

Chicago, IL 60654

Phone: 312.527.4141

Overview:

Located on the first floor of The Merchandise Mart, LuxeHome represents 29 boutiques that comprise the world’s largest collection of luxury boutiques for home building and renovation. LuxeHome features the most recognized and respected manufacturers in a retail environment that is open to the public, as well as to interior designers, architects and custom builders.

LuxeHome offers one-stop shopping for all building and remodeling projects. The magnificent center displays the widest selection of products to fit all lifestyles, from contemporary to traditional and everything in between.

Square Footage:

100,000+ square feet of refined kitchen, bath and building products.

Products Represented:

LuxeHome offers the largest array of high-performance, high-style kitchen, bath and building products, all under one roof. Products include cabinetry, countertops, flooring, kitchen systems, integrated media systems, architectural moldings, hardware, appliances, bath accessories, doors, marble, stone, granite and tile.

Annual Traffic:

Thousands of interior designers, architects, custom builders and affluent homeowners shop LuxeHome on a weekly basis.

Web Site:

www.luxehome.com

For Information:

LuxeHome Concierge: 312.527.7939

LuxeHome Boutiques

Abitare, Inc.

Ahalya Stone

Ann Sacks

American International Tile

Birger Juell, Ltd. &

Juell Architectural Woodwork, Ltd.

Bisazza

Chicago Kitchen Design Group

The Chopping Block

Christopher Peacock Cabinetry

Clive Christian of Chicago

de Giulio kitchen design, inc.

Designer Doors

Granite & Marble Resources, Inc.

Kerns-Wilcheck of Chicago

Knape & Vogt

The Kohler Store

Neff Design Centre

Paris Ceramics USA, Inc.

Pedini of Chicago

Poggenpohl U.S., Inc.

Smartrooms, Inc.

Studio Snaidero Chicago

Urban Archaeology

Valcucine Chicago

Varenna Poliform

Waterworks

Woodharbor Home

LuxeHome Design Resource Center: The Merchandise Mart’s Design Resource Center is an 8,000+ square foot addition to the boutique offerings. This exhibition area features separate displays of beautiful, elegant industry products by hundreds of manufacturers. The Design Resource Center, staffed daily by a concierge, is a place for trade professionals and consumers to find and purchase new products and to gain insightful direction in their design plans and needs.

Aquaworks

Blanco America, Inc.

Chicago Tile Institute

Closet Works

Contemporary Bath Design

Creative Wood Concepts

Elkay Manufacturing Co.

Hinges & Handles

Katonah Architectural Hardware

Kitchens & Baths by Don Johnson

The Knobbery

Lefroy Brooks Chicago

Marble Emporium

Marvin Windows & Doors

Soupcan, Inc. & Steel:Skin Cabinetry

White River Hardwoods-Woodworks, Inc.

Events

In conjunction with consumer events held at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, LuxeHome will offer special events, cooking demonstrations, book signings, and kitchen and bath design lectures by industry notables and shelter magazines to keep homeowners at the forefront of kitchen and bath innovations. A select few of the LuxeHome showrooms feature fully functional kitchens allowing for special events and in-showroom cooking demonstrations.

Parking

Special Saturday parking is available along The Merchandise Mart’s North Drive on select Saturdays. Ample parking is located throughout the neighborhood, including MartParc Wells at the corner of Wells and Kinzie Streets.

PRESS CONTACT:

Jackie Paulsen

Director of Public Relations

Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.

Phone: 312.527.7555

E-mail: jpaulsen@mmart.com

LuxeHome™ is a registered trademark of Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI).

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, 350 W. Mart Center, and 33 North Dearborn 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 L.A. Mart in Los Angeles; and the Washington Design Center and Washington Office Center in Washington D.C.

Vornado Realty Trust, owner of MMPI, based in New York City, is a fully integrated 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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