The previous tenant, mail order marketer Lillian Vernon Corp.,used the building for its call center until those operations wererelocated to Virginia Beach. Up until two years ago, the buildingserved as company headquarters, which have been moved to One TheallRoad in Rye, NY.

Paul Riss, chief executive officer of eLEC Communications, saysthe company eventually will use the building for its corporateheadquarters while maintaining a presence in Norwalk, where itcurrently leases approximately 14,000 sf.

Riss notes, "Our rapid growth requires us to expand our back-endfacilities so that we can continue to execute our plan and serveour customers. We conducted a nationwide search for a new locationto support our customer service center growth and to provide uswith an additional point of presence in our packet-switchednetwork. We are very pleased to have acquired a building in NewRochelle that was formerly used as a customer service center and istwo blocks from a major (Verizon) ILEC Central Office. We areequally pleased with New Rochelle's labor pool and its trainingcenters. These factors will help us bring new jobs to thecity."