Chuck Kemp, vice president in Houston for ING Clarion RealtyServices, tells GlobeSt.com that Lincoln was one of five brokeragefirms in the running for the 1.2-million-sf, class A assignment.Until now, Clarion had an in-house team in place at the 53-storyHeritage Plaza at 1111 Bagby St. The Dallas-based Lincoln assignedCharlie Giammalva and Brian McMackin in the Houston office to findand sign tenants for the upper 20 floors.

"Lincoln's assignment is to reintroduce Heritage Plaza to themarket, particularly to large users," Kemp says in a press release."Companies seeking a total of 2.3 million sf are now in thedowntown market." And some already have been knocking on HeritagePlaza's door, according to Kemp.

Ideally, a single-tenant replacement will surface--at leastthat's the hope. But, the more likely scenario is the premier spacewill be absorbed by smaller tenants. Kemp says the leasing effortwon't begin in earnest until closer to ChevronTexaco's move-outdate, which is coming in sync with a lease expiration after a15-year run as Heritage Plaza's lead tenant.