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  <xsd:element id="gsv_TenderOfferAmount" name="TenderOfferAmount" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="gsv_TenderOfferAttributeAxis" name="TenderOfferAttributeAxis" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="gsv_TenderOfferAttributeDomain" name="TenderOfferAttributeDomain" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="gsv_TowerCount" name="TowerCount" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:pureItemType" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="gsv_TowerCountPercentage" name="TowerCountPercentage" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="gsv_TowerWriteDownChargesMember" name="TowerWriteDownChargesMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="gsv_Towercountasapercentageoftotaltowers" name="Towercountasapercentageoftotaltowers" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="gsv_VerizonWirelessMember" name="VerizonWirelessMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="gsv_WeightedAverageRemainingTermOfTenantLeases" name="WeightedAverageRemainingTermOfTenantLeases" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:dateItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="gsv_WeightedAverageRemainingTermOfTenantLeasesAtTenantsOption" name="WeightedAverageRemainingTermOfTenantLeasesAtTenantsOption" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="us-types:durationStringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="gsv_WirelessInfrastructureConstruction" name="WirelessInfrastructureConstruction" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="gsv_WirelessInfrastructureMember" name="WirelessInfrastructureMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="gsv_WriteOffOfDeferredFinancingCostsAndDiscounts" name="WriteOffOfDeferredFinancingCostsAndDiscounts" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="gsv_YearAxis" name="YearAxis" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="gsv_YearDomain" name="YearDomain" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>