"In 1998 the building was 80% vacant in an area that waspoppin'," developer Tom Stacy tells GlobeSt.com. "We stripped itout and now it has an eclectic look. Then high-tech companiestargeted it and filled it up rapidly."

The 50-year-old, 12-story building had been renovated and anadditional two stories placed atop an existing parking garage for atotal of 134,000 sf. Switch & Data will occupy the 40,000-sfaddition. According to on-line commercial real estate siteRealCentric, there are only 8,054 sf available in the building. Theavailable space is within the technology center, which is occupiedand leased through Switch & Data.Other tenants include AV Labs,which has leased about 30% of Perry Brooks, and Qwest and MCIWorldwide, which are subleasing telecommunications space fromSwitch & Data.

L.M. Holder and Associates carried out the renovation and thedesign of the addition. Stacy, as well as a source from L.M.Holder, describe the look of the building as an authentic1950s-style, orange-brick exterior, with brushed chrome accents andterrazzo floors in the lobby. Stacy describes the look of thebuilding as plain yet strong.