White Plains success story.

In one of the most remarkable real estate turnarounds in recent memory, 333 Westchester Avenue in White Plains, which a year ago was 85% vacant, is today 85% leased up.

Developer Charles S. Cohen, who turned a "tired" single-user headquarters complex for General Foods into a vibrant multi-tenant corporate campus now regarded as one of Westchester's premier office parks, reports that approximately 100,000 square feet of space is currently available for lease.

According to Stephen J. Riker, Vice Chairman of Colliers ABR, Inc., exclusive leasing agent for the property, only a 40,000 square foot full floor and a number of units ranging from 2,000 to 16,000 square feet, are all that remain untenanted at the amenity-laden development.

"Once our renovation was totally completed, including our four new lobbies, tenants were finally able to see our finished product, and ,obviously they liked what they saw, asserted Mr. Cohen.

Interestingly, another key to 333 Westchester Avenue's accelerated lease-up, has been the growing space requirements of its existing tenants.

Recently, Ameriquest's Argent Mortgage Company leased an additional 91,728 square feet, bringing its total footage to nearly 210,000 square feet. Similarly, Endurance US Holding Corp. has grown from approximately 22,000 square feet to nearly double that figure and UDS is planning to expand as well.

Special on-site amenities at 333 Westchester Avenue include a 15,000 square foot freestanding state-of-the-art fitness center with exercise equipment, personal trainers and a half-basketball court; over 2,000 parking spaces; a lavish 20,000 square foot cafeteria with private dining rooms operated by FLIK International, and a conference center with meeting space for 200.

Other tenants at 333 Westchester Avenue include Allied Irish Banks: Moviefone, an America Online media company; MACSTEEL ASOMA, a steel trading company; Endurance Specialty Holdings, a Bermuda-based reinsurance company: Fredman & Rosan, a lab firm; Rosenfeld & Tortu, a benefits consulting firm; Merit Direct, a marketing company: and Stone, Russo & Lassaro, a CPA firm.

Convenient to Westchester's fine transportation network, the site is an easy 30-minute drive into mid-town Manhattan, within minutes of Westchester County Airport and world-class shopping in downtown White Plains.

Mr. Cohen, President and CEO of Manhattan-based Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation, heads a multi-faceted real estate development company that owns and manages over eleven million square feet of prime Manhattan, West Side Los Angeles and Houston commercial space. The firm has been active for over 40 years in real estate investment, ownership, management, and development.