Electronic Merchant Systems Renews Lease for Cleveland Office

Cleveland, OH – December, 2011 – Electronic Merchant Systems, the nation’s leading provider of merchant processing services and electronic transactions has just renewed the lease for their 30,893 SF office in the Crown Centre Building located on Rockside Road in Independence. The company is nationally headquartered in Cleveland and has over 100 offices around the U.S.

Thomas M. West, Senior Vice President and Rico A. Pietro, SIOR, Senior Vice President of CRESCO Real Estate both represented the landlord, Prestige Management, in the transaction. Electronic Merchant Systems was represented by Cyndie O’Bryan of Grubb & Ellis.

“We are pleased to announce this important lease renewal on behalf of Electronic Merchant Systems,” stated West. “This transaction reflects our firm’s continual ability to meet our clients’ strategic real estate needs in the marketplace.”

Located at 5005 Rockside Road, the building is in close proximity to I-480 and I-77.  Within a short drive are restaurants and various retail options. This majestic thirteen (13) story office building features eating options including Mavis Winkles Irish Pub and the Crown Cafe, a fitness center, a conference center, a hair salon and a free covered parking deck accommodating up to 900 cars. Other tenants include University Hospital, University of Phoenix, The Fedeli Group and Zurich America Insurance Company.