JV ACQUIRES CITYCENTRE II IN HOUSTON

HOUSTON — A joint venture between LaSalle Investment Management, Inc. and Houston-based Midway Cos. has acquired CityCentre II, a 149,827-square-foot, mixed-use property in Houston's 1.8 million-square-foot CityCentre development. The six-story CityCentre II is currently 90 percent leased to tenants like BB&T Corp., SEACOR Holdings, Cargill, Inc., and The Tasting Room. The joint venture between LaSalle and Midway has also provided equity for the development of CityCentre III, a 120,000-square-foot, mixed-use center, which is scheduled for a late 2012 completion. Tenants for CityCentre III, which is currently 44 percent pre-leased, include Texas A&M, LLOG Exploration Co. and Montco Offshore Inc. Dan Miller, Martin Hogan and Trent Agnew of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler represented the seller, a joint venture between Midway and L&B Realty Advisors in the transaction, and Tom Fish, James Tramuto and Robby Zorich of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the buyer.