It's not that the company, which has 113 million sf of propertyin 20 cities, wants out of Cincinnati, or even the Midwest, says aDuke spokesman. "Of our top six markets, five are in the Midwest:Indianapolis, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago and Columbus. The onlymarket we've pulled out of is Cleveland, it's not much of a growthmarket," the spokesman tells GlobeSt.com.

Rather, he says the recent sale situations, at least mostlyCincinnati, is about recycling capital. "We're making sure ourcapital stays in growth markets, and not in substandard markets,"he says.

The company is looking to sell Cincinnati buildings such as OneAshview Place in Blue Ash and the Enquirer building at 312 Elm St.,as well as properties at Governor's Hill and Governor's Pointe inMason, he tells GlobeSt.com. "We're going to take capital andredeploy it to three submarkets, Blue Ash, Kenwood and WestChester. We've got a building about to open and another underway inboth Blue Ash and West Chester, and we're pursuing land inKenwood." The buildings in Cincinnati are about 86% occupied, andsome brokers have reportedly estimated they'll sell for up to $387million.