• Equity Office buildings are home to more than 5,800 customers, of which 150 are multiple-location National Accounts. The company offers more than 1 million rentable square feet in each of 19 individual markets, providing flexibility, economies of scale and a wide inventory of facilities that meet the needs of a diverse customer mix.

  • About 53% of Equity Office properties are located in the resurgent Central Business Districts of America, while the balance of the portfolio is based in high-growth suburban locations.

  • Since its initial public offering in July 1997, Equity Office's portfolio of buildings has more than doubled in size, today including 287 properties comprising 76.3 million square feet of primarily Class A office space spread across 24 states and the District of Columbia, 36 metropolitan areas and 81 submarkets.


Few situations better demonstrate the value and quality of the vast Equity Office portfolio than the interrelated series of 1998 transactions that involved seven customers and six buildings in downtown Chicago.

Some customers needed less space, while others needed additional square footage or space in a quality, but less expensive, building.

Working together, the downtown leasing staff used six buildings to devise a complex series of solutions, made possible by the company's 6.7-million-square-foot downtown Chicago portfolio, that met all customer needs. More than 110,000 square feet of space was involved.

Customers, such as fast-growing Metamor Technologies, were delighted. The computer and software services firm was able to expand its space on multiple floors at One North Franklin.

"Our office is an important recruiting and retention tool," says Steve Isaacson, Metamor's chief operating officer. "This is a Class A building with Class A services, just blocks from important transportation links. This has been a great experience and a great partnership with Equity Office."

The experience has been a good one for Equity Office as well. The complex shuffle of customers freed up space for a new tenant, minimized downtime and resulted in a net increase in rent.