Everest's specialty is the small tenant category. "The packageof services we provide can put them on an equal footing with largecorporations," according to president and founder Jeff Feldman.Part of the company's growth plan is to sign up "only thoseproperties that fit into our financial business model."

Signature properties that have been lit include New York'sChrysler Center and GM Building, the Merchandise Mart in Chicagoand Equitable Plaza, Cal Mart Building and Pacific Design Center inLos Angeles.

In Canada, Everest's operation is headed by Steven Reichmann, ofthe well-known development family and has forged strategicrelationships with some of the country's top real estatedevelopers, including Olympia & York. The firm is headquarteredin the newly renamed Everest Building, just across the GeorgeWashington Bridge from Manhattan.