W. P. Carey Joins REIT Industry Leaders In Ringing NYSE's Closing Bell
NEW YORK, NY - September 20, 2005 - In observance of the 45th anniversary of the creation of REITs, W. P. Carey & Co. Chairman William Polk Carey joined industry leaders to ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Tuesday, September 20th. Mr. Carey was joined by NAREIT First Vice Chair, and Archstone-Smith Chairman and CEO, R. Scot Sellers; past NAREIT Chair and Kimco Realty Corporation Chairman and CEO, Milton Cooper; past NAREIT Chair and Vornado Realty Trust Chairman and CEO, Steven Roth; NAREIT Board of Governors’ Executive Committee member and New Plan CEO, Glenn J. Rufrano; SL Green Realty Corp. and Gramercy Capital Corp. President and CEO Marc Holliday; and NAREIT President and CEO Steven A. Wechsler.