He and I have a rich life together. I want to thank all of those people who haven't been seen yet for helping me through these tough times.

When James disappeared I had to disappear too, and that was a very painful thing in my life. Painful because gay and lesbian people know that not being seen is very hard.

When people walk out of here, you think about your own personal life. I'm not going to complain ? it could be a lot worse. We go home every night, kiss our family, grateful that everybody is home and OK. It's a big wake-up call.

It's amazing how a simple housewife's life touched so many people.

From our perspective, it was going to be built, whether it was Hines or if we had to find somebody else. But anyone who has any exposure to real estate must know that if Hines is involved with a deal, it's going to happen.

Hines brings the strength of their organization. As a developer, they have probably built more high-rise buildings than anyone [else] worldwide. They bring great expertise to the process.