Christopher Oliver, Scott Wegmann and Tim D. Relyea, all of theHouston office of Cushman & Wakefield of Texas Inc.,represented 3D/International. Oliver tells GlobeSt.com that thefirm has been a tenant in the building for more than a decade.3D/International looked around at other buildings and evenconsidered building its own corporate headquarters, but at the endof the day, says Oliver, "the economics were compelling tostay."

Oliver also says 3D/International was impressed by its dealingswith the building's new owners, Transwestern 3DI LP, an entity ofTranswestern Commercial Services, which just returned itsheadquarters to Houston after several years in Chicago. "They werefirst class to deal with," says Oliver, who stresses3D/International wanted to continue that relationship.

Transwestern closed the deal March 8 for the 406,415-sf,21-story, class A building. Built in 1979, it figures prominentlyinto the Galleria scene. Transwestern's Eric Anderson handled talksfor the building owner.