IT Giant Picks RenCen's Tower 500 For New Digs

DETROIT-Tower 500 of the Renaissance Center has a new tenant. Information technology company EDS has agreed with General Motors Corp., which owns the towers of the large RenCen office complex, to become the sole tenant of Tower 500.

The information technology company’s Midwest arm in Detroit has a large contract with GM, and moving near the automaker is beneficial, says Mark Gilman, deputy director of the company’s Midwest public relations. Gilman would not say what the terms of the lease of the 21-floor officetower would be, or how much it will cost to renovate the tower for use by the company.

He says the Plano, TX-based company is consolidating leases nationwide. The company has many offices in the Detroit area, and has a regional headquarters in Troy. However, many employees who work at the Travelers Building in Southfield already work on a GM account.