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2000 Avenue of the Stars in Century City, CA Welcomes Comerica Bank to Its Premier Tenant Roster.


CENTURY CITY, Calif. -- The Westside's Prestigious Business Address is Confirmed to Debut in October 2006 with Comerica's Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region,  Headquarters Featuring a New Bank Branch

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), one of the largest diversified real estate services companies in the world, today announced that Comerica Bank has executed a 15-year lease for 43,000 square feet of office and corner street-level retail space at the prestigious 2000 Avenue of the Stars project in Century City, California. Comerica will occupy 36,000 square feet of office space on the second floor of the building's north tower. Totaling more than 6,600 square feet, Comerica's retail bank branch space will be located on the prime ground floor level of the same tower.

Brad Cox Brad Cox is a computer scientist and Ph.D. of mathematical biology known mostly for his work in software engineering (specifically software reuse), software componentry, and the Objective-C programming language. , Principal with Trammell Crow Company, stated, "We are proud to have Comerica, one of the nation's leading financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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 firms at 2000 Avenue of the Stars. Committed to delivering the highest quality financial services, Comerica will be a tremendous addition to our tenant roster. The bank will provide outstanding value to the project's tenants and the community-at-large."

J. Michael Fulton, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Western Division of Comerica Bank, said the Century City site will serve as the first Southern California headquarters for the bank, consolidate offices into Century City from Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities.  and downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or , and provide additional new space for future Comerica growth in the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  region.

"We are growing significantly throughout California, and the Los Angeles region leads that growth," said Fulton. "This new location, in the heart of the entertainment industry and centrally located to major Los Angeles businesses, is the ideal place to serve our customers and grow our business."

The new branch bank will continue Comerica's expansion in Los Angeles that has accelerated in the past year, following the bank's entry into the market with the acquisition of Imperial Bank in 2001. Comerica Bank has 20 branches in Southern California, including 13 in Los Angeles County.

Comerica will be occupying their office and retail bank branch space in the Fall of 2006. Construction is on schedule for 2000 Avenue of the Stars, the Westside's newest and most significant office development, to open in October 2006. The building will offer large contiguous blocks of space, efficient floor plans providing space flexibility for large and mid-size tenants, and unrivaled amenities ranging from a unique four-acre park and cultural center to destination restaurants and stylish cafes.

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 and sky blue glass walls, 2000 Avenue of the Stars will signal a renaissance for this prestigious super block destination known as Century Park. Together with the landmark Century Plaza Towers Century Plaza Towers are two 44-story, 571 feet tall twin towers located at 2029 and 2049 Century Park East in Century City in Los Angeles, California. The towers were completed in 1975 and designed by Minoru Yamasaki. , the project will create a unified environment for business professionals, visitors and the community. Both the new development and the 2.3 million-square-foot Century Plaza Towers are owned by institutional investors advised by JPMorgan Real Estate.

About 2000 Avenue of the Stars:

2000 Avenue of the Stars is currently being developed at Century Park, the premier office, dining and community-gathering destination in the heart of Century City, California. The 790,000-square foot development will consist of a 12-story, Class "A" office building, destination dining, a promenade of cafes, a cultural center and a 4-acre lushly landscaped grand park. Designed by the internationally renowned firm, Gensler Architects, 2000 Avenue of the Stars will stand on the site of the former ABC Entertainment ABC Entertainment is a network production company owned by The Walt Disney Company and ABC that created in 1982. It produced shows like America's Funniest Home Videos, America's Funniest People, and H.E.L.P..  Center adjacent to the landmark Century Plaza Towers. Trammell Crow Company is the developer, project manager and leasing agent for 2000 Avenue of the Stars. Hathaway Dinwiddie is the general contractor.

About Trammell Crow Company:

Founded in 1948, Trammell Crow Company is one of the largest diversified commercial real estate services companies in the world. Through its Global Services Group, the company provides building management, brokerage and project management services to both investors in and users of commercial real estate. Development and investment services are provided through the company's Development and Investment Group. In addition to its full service offices located throughout the United States, the company has offices in Canada, Europe, Asia and Latin/South America focused on the delivery of real estate services to corporate customers. The company delivers brokerage services outside the United States through strategic alliances with leading providers -- in Europe and Asia, through Savills, plc, a leading property services company based in the United Kingdom; and in Canada, through JJ Barnicke, a leading Canadian real estate services provider. Trammell Crow Company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

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 "TCC" and is located on the Internet at www.trammellcrow.com.

About Comerica, Inc.:

The Western Division of Comerica Bank includes 51 branch offices in key California markets, including San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Fresno, Sacramento and Santa Cruz/Monterey, with a regional office in Phoenix, Ariz. In the second quarter of 2005, the bank's Western market generated 37 percent of the income for Comerica Incorporated, on nearly $13.6 billion in assets at June 30, 2005. Comerica Bank is a subsidiary of Comerica Incorporated (NYSE:CMA CMA - Concert Multithread Architecture from DEC. ), a financial services company headquartered in Detroit, strategically aligned into the Business Bank, Small Business & Personal Financial Services, and Wealth & Institutional Management. Comerica focuses on relationships, and helping businesses and people be successful. Comerica Incorporated reported total assets of $54.7 billion at June 30, 2005. For more information, visit www.comerica.com.

About JPMorgan Asset Management:

JPMorgan Asset Management is a global asset management leader providing world-class investment solutions to institutions, individuals and financial intermediaries Financial intermediaries

institution that provide the market function of matching borrowers and lenders or traders.
. The firm is responsible for over $790 billion in assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. , including $30 billion in real estate managed by JPMorgan Real Estate, as of March 31, 2005. With a 30-year history of successful investing and a staff of more than 160 real estate professionals, JPMorgan Real Estate identifies, analyzes, negotiates, acquires, develops, redevelops, renovates, operates, maintains, finances and sells commercial properties, on behalf of its clients. JPMorgan Asset Management's broad investment capabilities and framework for analyzing opportunities in today's complex real estate markets provide critical insights for its institutional clients in both the public and private markets. Real estate research at JPMorgan Asset Management draws on the work of economists, capital markets researchers, equity analysts, and fixed income specialists to closely monitor and control risk to achieve optimal risk-adjusted returns.
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