THE LIGHTSTONE GROUP ANNOUNCES NEW LEASE DEAL WITH H&R BLOCK AT MOUNTAINVILLE SHOPPING CENTER IN ALLENTOWN, PA

LAKEWOOD, NJ -- (November 6, 2006) – The Lightstone Group, one of the largest private real estate owners in the country, welcomes its newest tenant, H&R Block, to the Mountainville Shopping Plaza in Allentown, PA.

H&R Block, a leading provider of tax, financial, mortgage, accounting and business consulting services and products, will lease 1,500 square feet of space for four years.

“We are very pleased to welcome H&R Block to our family of stores in Mountainville,” said Jeffrey Dash, Vice President of Retail Leasing for The Lightstone Group. “We are looking forward to a long and prosperous relationship with the company.”

The Mountainville Shopping Plaza is a 118,000 square foot neighborhood mall located at 1604 South 4th Street, in Allentown, PA. Key tenants at the shopping center include: True Value Hardware, Eckerd Drugs, and Price Rite Supermarket.