Question-and-Answer Session
Operator
The question-answer session will be conducted electronically. (Operator Instructions). Our first question comes from Jordan Sadler with KeyBanc Capital markets.
Jordan Sadler - KeyBanc Capital Markets
Just wanted to follow-up on some of the leasing commentary. I know that the biggest chunk of what's left to roll in 2009 is the GSA, and the 2010 roll you're starting to deal with now, but I also noticed that 2011 while out there is a pretty big year with some pretty large tenants rolling. Can you may be just offer some additional insight on conversations you are having with the bulkier tenants that expire to 2010 and 2011 that typically would need to give a little bit more notice or would need to be out ahead of it of expirations of size.
Will Flatt
I think that all customers we try to engage at least twelve months prior, for the large customers both they and us have an interest in making sure that we are engaging well in advance, as evidenced by the Bank of America renewal this quarter and the Young & Rubicam this quarter which were, one of them was 2011, in the case of Young & Rubicam and Bank of America was 2012. So, it is not lost on us that there are some large customers out there and I would say with very little exception, we are engaged in some form of dialogue with all of them.
Jordan Sadler - KeyBanc Capital Markets
Any visibility on anybody who has determined that they will not need the space customers of size.
Will Flatt
The only one would be the Federal Home Loan Bank in Chicago, which is at 111 East Wacker building.
Jordan Sadler - KeyBanc Capital Markets
For 113,000 or so?
Will Flatt
Yes. And so one of the benefits of knowing in advance and I referenced in my script, that we are actively working large customers to address shadow space or future vacancy and that is exactly what I was referring to with some of these larger roles and so, what we can do now is take advantage of the ability of their cash flow or perhaps their willingness to also mitigate the space because they are motivated to compete for deals in a market that on standalone may not be competitive, but using our money, a customer's money, existing customer's money, then we may be more competitive.
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