TrizecHahn copes with a towering problem; Tenants on edge despite security.(TrizecHahn Office Properties adds to Sears Tower security)(Brief Article)

Crain's Chicago Business, October, 2001 by Richardson, Patricia

The manager of the Sears Tower has the nearly impossible job of soothing skittish tenants even as it adds security checkpoints and 4,000-pound concrete barriers around the base of the 110-story skyscraper. With the world focused on the nation's tallest building, every new security measure only reminds tenants of the horrors of the World Trade Center collapse.

The challenge facing TrizecHahn Office Properties Inc., which both manages and has a controlling stake in the Sears Tower, is far more daunting than any market-driven downturn. Since Sept. 11, no other building has fueled more speculation about potential terrorist attacks. And TrizecHahn must dispel an endless stream of rumors that draw television crews to the site and distracted workers down to the...

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