Striking the set.

The Entertainment Industry Development Corp., a private non-profit that facilitates filming for several L.A. County cities, is moving its offices to downtown's Los Angeles Center Studios.

The EIDC inked a 10-year lease for 13,000 square feet in the studio's main office tower. The deal is worth "north of $3 million," according to Samuel M. Nicassio, president of L.A. Center Studios.

"It's big for us in a number of ways," Nicassio said. "It's another validation of the renaissance that is happening in downtown L.A. and I think it will help the EIDC, since a bulk of their customers shoot in downtown."

The EIDC, which is expected to move into its new offices by year's end, is leaving its offices at 7083 Hollywood Blvd.--known as the Stephen J. Cannell building. CIM Group Inc. purchased the 88,000-square-foot Hollywood building in May for about $20 million.

L.A. Center Studios began leasing long-term office space on its campus within the last year. During that time, the studio has signed leases with entertainment-related companies totaling more than 60,000 square feet, Nicassio said.

While the studio's feature film business remains strong, there has been an explosion in television filming.

"There's a lot of location filming downtown and our proximity to that has helped us," he said. "There's not a lack of features but a resurgence of demand from television productions."

L.A. Center Studios was represented internally by Nicassio. The EIDC was represented by Travers Realty's Lee Polster.

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