The REIT didn't expand much, ending its five-year, 50,000-sflease at 150 E. Gay and signing up for the 10-year lease atContinental Plaza. However, trust chairman and CEO Michael Glimchertells GlobeSt.com that the purpose wasn't to add space. "We're on afar more efficient floor plate now," he says. "Before, it justwasn't meeting our needs. We were on split up floors and had like10 different sizes offices in our space. Now, we're on contiguousfloors, 20-22, and have a lot more parity in how much space each ofour 140 employees gets. Plus, we have stairs in between our floors,so we put the reception area on 21, and we can just pop up anddown."

Glimcher wouldn't divulge how much the lease rate is at thebuilding. The average lease rate for the CBD is $21.99 per sf,according to a fourth quarter Grubb & Ellis market report. TheContinental Plaza building is 33 stories tall and about 568,000 sf,and is reportedly almost fully occupied.

He says that another benefit of the new office is wide openspaces. Most of the perimeter is open, without offices, and theinterior gets a lot more light. "The philosophy of our company isto be open and engaging, it really speaks to our new culture,"Glimcher says. For proof, he points to the company's new lifestylecenters at Polaris Fashion Place, Dayton Mall and ScottsdaleQuarter in Scottsdale, AZ. "We're going more for the open-airenvironment on our malls as well."