| Mellon Financial to Occupy Space at The Forum Office Property at Piazza at Paces in Buckhead Continues to Attract National Tenants Atlanta, GA (September 25, 2003) - Ronus Properties, the Atlanta-based real estate asset management and leasing company, announced today that Mellon Financial Corporation's Private Wealth Management group has leased space on the top floor of The Forum, a Class A office building at Piazza at Paces on Northside Parkway. Pittsburgh-based Mellon, the fifth largest asset management company in the United States in 2002 according to Pension & Investments and Watson Wyatt Worldwide, is scheduled to occupy the space in January. Work is underway to customize its ninth-floor space in The Forum. Mellon's Atlanta office, which provides wealth management services to individuals and families, is relocating to a 7,000 square-foot space in The Forum from its current 5,000 square-foot space at 11 Piedmont Center. Candice Flig of Ben Carter Properties brokered the lease. "We were looking for a new location that would allow us to stay in Buckhead but would also allow our clients easier access," said Beverly Kelly, portfolio officer for Mellon. "The Forum offered us an upscale office space and surrounding neighborhood, but without the gridlock." "We are proud of the high-caliber tenants that continue to lease office space at The Forum," said Rick Langhorne, president of Ronus Properties. "Our commitment to tenant service and attention to detail, combined with useful amenities and an outstanding intown location, makes Piazza at Paces attractive to Atlanta's best companies." Ronus Properties (www.ronusproperties.com) is a full service real estate firm with expertise in asset management, property management, leasing and construction management. It oversees a real estate portfolio comprised of more than 4 million square feet of retail space and 262,000 square feet of Class A office space. Ronus Properties is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., with regional offices located in Cary, N.C., Charlotte, N.C. and Houston, Texas. Mellon is among the nation's leading private wealth managers with more than 130 years of experience providing investment management, wealth management and banking services for financially successful individuals, families, family offices, charitable gift programs, endowments and foundations.
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