LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST BREAKS GROUND ON TWO WAREHOUSE BUILDINGS

HOUSTON — Malvern, Pa.-based Liberty Property Trust has broken ground on two sustainable warehouse buildings totaling 212,000 square feet in Houston’s Liberty Northwest Business Center, formerly known as Beltway at Bammel, which is comprised of 538,400 square feet of Class A industrial space. One of the buildings will be an 84,000-square-foot flex facility located at 5500 N. Sam Houston Pkwy. West. The other building will be a 128,000-square-foot warehouse property located at 14031 Hollister Rd. Both buildings are being developed to achieve LEED certification by utilizing energy efficient HVAC equipment, low-flow plumbing fixtures, a highly reflective white roof membrane and energy-efficient lighting fixtures. The buildings are slated to open in January 2012. Perry Seeberger is the architect for the project, Terra Associates is the engineer and Cadence McShane is the general contractor. Jay Ohanesian is Liberty’s project manager.