Cassidy Turley team of market leaders to lease 3.1-million-square-foot, Class-A office complex
HOUSTON – November 11, 2013 – Brookfield Office Properties has selected Cassidy Turley, who has a wide portfolio of commercial property for lease and is a leading commercial real estate services provider in the U.S., to provide Project Leasing services for Allen Center, a 3.1-million-square foot, class A office complex in downtown Houston.
“For Allen Center, Cassidy Turley has assembled an exceptional team of Houston office leasing professionals, consisting of many of the market’s top performers,” said Paul Frazier, senior vice president of Brookfield Office Properties in Houston.
Cassidy Turley’s executive managing director John Pruitt, along with managing director Eric Siegrist and senior vice president Jessica Ochoa, will lead leasing efforts at Allen Center.
“We could not be more excited to get started and work with the Brookfield team to expand the roster of exceptional tenants at Allen Center. Providing Project Leasing services for a true trophy asset in a thriving market like Houston, is an extraordinary opportunity,” said Mr. Pruitt.
Allen Center includes three office buildings: One Allen Center, which totals 993,000 square feet at 500 Dallas St.; Two Allen Center, which totals 996,000 square feet at 1200 Smith St.; and Three Allen Center, which totals 1.2 million square feet at 333 Clay St. With Allen Parkway as its western gateway, Allen Center is one of the Houston CBD’s most accessible and successful office complexes, and includes an amenity-rich environment with an on-site food court, numerous tenant support services, a large central courtyard and a connection to Houston’s downtown tunnel system.
“We look forward to collaborating with Cassidy Turley’s team on leasing efforts for Allen Center,” said Clint Bawcom, Vice President of Leasing for Brookfield in Houston. “Brookfield will continue to lease the remainder of its 8-million-square-foot Houston CBD portfolio while Cassidy Turley concentrates on this landmark asset.”
“This is a signature win for Cassidy Turley in Texas and further speaks to the expansion of our firm,” said regional managing principal Bret Bunnett. “Through the years, we have established a trusted relationship with Brookfield in Texas and throughout the United States. The addition of Allen Center to our portfolio will only enhance and strengthen our valued partnership with Brookfield.”
The multi-building development is the largest new leasing assignment awarded this year to Cassidy Turley’s Texas division and complements the firm’s existing, multi-market relationship with Brookfield, Houston’s largest CBD office owner.
About Cassidy Turley
Cassidy Turley is a leading commercial real estate services provider with more than 3,800 professionals in more than 60 offices nationwide. With headquarters in Washington, DC, the company represents a wide range of clients—from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies, from local non-profits to major institutions. The firm completed transactions valued at $22 billion in 2012, manages approximately 400 million square feet on behalf of institutional, corporate and private clients and supports more than 23,000 domestic corporate services locations. Cassidy Turley serves owners, investors and tenants with a full spectrum of integrated commercial real estate services—including capital markets, tenant representation, corporate services, project leasing, property management, project and development services, and research and consulting. Cassidy Turley enhances its global service delivery outside North America through a partnership with GVA, giving clients access to commercial real estate professionals in 65 international markets. Please visit www.cassidyturley.com for more information about Cassidy Turley.
About Brookfield Office Properties
Brookfield Office Properties owns, develops and manages premier office properties in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. Its portfolio is comprised of interests in 114 properties totaling 85 million leasable square feet in the downtown cores of New York, Washington, D.C., Houston, Los Angeles, Denver, Seattle, San Francisco, Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa, London, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, making it the global leader in the ownership and management of office assets. Landmark properties include Brookfield Places in New York City, Toronto and Perth, Bank of America Plaza in Los Angeles, Bankers Hall in Calgary, and Darling Park in Sydney. The company’s common shares trade on the NYSE and TSX under the symbol BPO. For more information, visit www.brookfieldofficeproperties.com.
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Media Contacts:
Jenny Hancock, Cooper Smith Agency
jenny@coopersmithagency.com, (214) 329-9191
Ashley Kosatka, Cassidy Turley
ashley.kosatka@cassidyturley.com, (972) 692-1745