Fiserv consolidated four local operations together, and as partof that effort, it vacated two Greenwood Plaza buildings andbrought them to Manville Plaza at 717 17th St. Earlier in the year,Fiserv, which includes the former First Trust, the nation's largestindependent trust company, increased the space it leases atManville Plaza to 167,000-sf from 119,000 sf in anticipation of themove. First Trust administers 325,000 retirement and custodialaccounts worth a total of $33 billion.

Fiserv has been a tenant at Manville Plaza since 1990. However,Frederick Ross brokers Phil Ruschmeyer and Nathan Johnson showedFiserv about a dozen buildings both in Downtown and along thesoutheast corridor before Fiserv decided their best option was tostay put and renew and expand its existing lease, according to SkipSchweiss, executive vice president of Fiserv Investment.

When the company was contemplating its options, the DowntownDenver Partnership helped them evaluate its transportation needs,as the company recruits employees from throughout the metro region.About50% of the employees take mass transit to work. There isalready a light rail stop directly across from Manville Plaza,which connects to the Southwest light rail line, as well as intothe Five Points area of Denver.