In the Medical Imaging Center lease, the firm has inked aseven-year extension of its lease, which is now a 10-year, $4million deal for 23,069 sf at 2811 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica.Bruce Schuman and Tracci Rowe of Studley's Los Angeles officerepresented the tenant, with landlord 2811 Wilshire Associatesrepresented by Chris Strickfaden of the PM Realty Group.

Schuman says the Medical Imaging Center expanded from itsprevious total of 15,987 sf in the building because of growth atthe firm, which saw the current low demand for office space as anopportunity to lock in a favorable lease rate. He notes that theimaging center is the largest tenant in the 97,228-sf building.

In the Beverly Hills transaction, Citicorp North America Inc.has signed for 6,000 sf for 10 years in a $2.5 million lease at9601 Wilshire Blvd., according to Rosey Miller of Studley's LosAngeles office, who represented Citicorp. The lease will commencein the first quarter of 2004. The landlord, Douglas Emmett &Co., was represented internally by Lark Christensen.