Kulberg and Joe Learner, executive vice president with Studley,represented Chuhak & Tecson in the lease transaction. EricMyers, with Tishman Speyer, represented the building owner. Thefirm had occupied 37,665 sf under both a lease and a sublease withthe sublease due to expire in November 2009, says ScottKulberg.

Chuhak & Tecson occupies the entire 26th floor and part ofthe 27th floor, with the ability to expand to the entire 27thfloor, Kulberg tells GlobeSt.com. The new lease renewal andexpansion also includes a tenant improvement allowance.

Tishman Speyer, headquartered in New York City, acquired thebuilding last year as part of a 6.5-million-sf portfolio acquiredfrom Blackstone for $1.7 million, as previously reported byGlobeSt.com. Tishman Speyer also acquired, last year, two tradingfloors in the complex that had been owned by the Chicago MercantileExchange Group.