Brookfield Properties Corporation (BPO: NYSE/TSX) announced today that the Toronto Stock Exchange accepted a notice filed by Brookfield Properties of its intention to renew its prior normal course issuer bid for a further one-year period. Brookfield Properties stated that at times its common shares trade in price ranges that do not fully reflect their value. As a result, from time to time, acquiring common shares represents an attractive and a desirable use of available funds.

The notice provides that Brookfield Properties may, during the twelve month period commencing September 22, 2008 and ending September 21, 2009, purchase on the Toronto Stock Exchange and/or the New York Stock Exchange up to 19,623,915 common shares, representing approximately 5% of its issued and outstanding common shares. At September 8, 2008, there were 392,478,291 common shares issued and outstanding and 193,973,926 common shares in the public float. In addition, Brookfield Properties has 14,201,980 Class A redeemable voting shares outstanding. Under the normal course issuer bid, Brookfield Properties may purchase up to 118,046 common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange during any trading day, which represents 25% of the average daily trading volume on the Toronto Stock Exchange for the most recently completed six calendar months prior to the Toronto Stock Exchange’s acceptance of the notice of the normal course issuer bid. This limitation does not apply to purchases made pursuant to block purchase exemptions and purchases made on another exchange.

The price to be paid for the shares under the normal course issuer bid will be the market price at the time of purchase. The actual number of shares to be purchased and the timing of such purchases will be determined by Brookfield Properties, and all shares will be purchased on the open market or such other means as approved by the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. All shares purchased by Brookfield Properties under this bid will be promptly cancelled.

As at September 8, 2008, Brookfield Properties acquired 2,827,600 common shares at an average price of US$20.78 per share under its prior normal course issuer bid which commenced on September 20, 2007 and ends on September 19, 2008. The average daily trading volume of the common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange during the six months ended August 31, 2008 was 472,186 shares.

One of North America's largest commercial real estate companies, Brookfield Properties Corporation owns, develops and manages premier office properties.