"Their philosophy of looking beyond the short-term andunderstanding the long-term impacts of their investments makes thema perfect tenant for the Bank of America Tower," says Durstco-president Douglas Durst, in a statement. "One Bryant Park'stechnological, green and high-performance user innovations willproduce the optimal work environment and yield abundant economicand environmental dividends for Marathon."

The choice to locate at the environmentally friendly One BryantPark comes after a 10-month search. CB Richard Ellis' Mary AnnTighe conducted the search and negotiated the deal on behalf ofMarathon.

"Marathon is committed to providing its staff with an ideal workenvironment, an investment in our future that will add to thefirm's overall productivity as the Bank of America Tower is themost technologically advanced, environmentally friendly, andcentrally located building in Manhattan," says Marathon COO AndrewRabinowitz.