ST. LOUIS — IMPACT Group has renewed and expanded its least at Chapel Hill II, which is located at 12977 N. Outer Forty Dr. in St. Louis. The company now occupies 15,642 square feet of the three-story, 55,800-square-foot office building. The location serves as the company’s corporate headquarters. Lynn Schenck and David Steinbach of Jones Lang LaSalle represented IMPACT; Sharon Botkin provided in-house representation for the owner, Scott Properties, in the transaction. Terms of the lease were not disclosed.
BETHPAGE, N.Y. — Two lease renewals totaling 210,628 square feet have been signed at 1055 Stewart Avenue, an office building located in Bethpage. Briarcliffe College renewed its lease for 116,500 square feet and Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. renewed its lease for 94,128 square feet. Briarcliffe College has occupied the building for 15 years and Northrop Grumman has occupied it for 10 years. The landlord, Tilles & Zuckerbrot, was represented by Sholom & Zuckerbrot Realty. Philip Heilpern of CB Richard Ellis represented the tenant in both transactions. Approximately 20,000 square feet remains for lease at the building.
LOS ANGELES — G. A. Gertmenian & Sons’ new 150,000-square-foot design and build headquarters facility has been completed at 300 W. Ave. 33 in the Lincoln Heights area of Los Angeles. Whittier, Calif.-based Oltmans Construction Co. was the general contractor on the project, which revitalized a former industrial site that had been vacant and dormant. HPA was the architect.
HOUSTON — Osyka Corp., a privately held gas company headquartered in Houston, has leased 7,936 square feet of office space at Timberway II, located at 15995 N. Bakers Landing in Houston's Energy Corridor. CB Richard Ellis' Ron McWherter represented Osyka Corp., and Debi Jones of PS Business Parks Inc. represented the landlord, PSBO Monroe.
BURLINGTON, MASS. — Global media production company Avid has signed a lease for 203,000 square feet of Class A office and R&D space at Northwest Park in Burlington. Avid will occupy three of the park's buildings for a 10-year term; it will lease all of 75 Network Drive and 10 North Avenue as well as the first and second floors of 65 Network Drive. The company is relocating from Tewksbury, Mass., and will make the Burlington location its new corporate headquarters. Occupancy is expected by June 2010. Brian Hines and Michael Dalton of FHO Partners represented Avid in lease negotiations. The landlord, Nordblom Co., was represented by Tamie Thompson, Dan Cordeau and Dan Kollar of Jones Lang LaSalle.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Excelerate Energy has signed a lease for 23,242 square feet of office space at 1450 Lake Robbins Drive in The Woodlands. The company will relocating its headquarters from a smaller space at 1330 Lake Robbins Drive. The landlord, BIT Holdings Forty-Six, allowed the tenant to terminate Excelerate Energy's 10,589-square-foot lease and agreed to a favorable leasing package for it to relocate across the street. The relocation will be complete by February 2010. Mary Barnwell of CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) represented the tenant in lease negotiations Lance McCarthy, formerly of CBRE and now with Studley, assisted Barnwell in the transaction. Gary Johnson of Crimson Services represented the landlord. Terms of the lease were not disclosed.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Ryan Cos. US Inc. will develop an approximately 150,000-square-foot corporate headquarters for UniSource Energy Corporation on a 2-acre site at Broadway Boulevard and Scott Avenue in downtown Tucson. The building is expected to be completed by fourth quarter 2011 and achieve LEED certification at the Gold or Platinum level.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Structura Inc. has completed the renovation of the Perry Brooks Building, a 12-story office tower located in downtown Austin. The lobby of the building was redesigned and now includes granite walls and floors, chrome railings and window trims, modern fixtures and abundant natural light. The building envelope was also renovated and now includes interlocking metal panels that cover the upper levels and are 30 percent more energy efficient. The project plans to seek the EPA's Energy Star certification for the project. L.M. Holder & Associates was the project architect. Transwestern's Austin office is leasing the property.
WALNUT CREEK, CALIF. — The approximately 250,000-square-foot new corporate headquarters for AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah has officially opened in Walnut Creek. Korth Sunseri Hagey Architects was the project designer, and Gensler created the interior design. The six-floor project began in January 2007.
SUITLAND, MD. — The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration has signed a 137,004-square-foot lease extension with Auth Road Associates in Suitland. The space is located in the World Weather Building at 5200 Auth Rd. Kurt Stout, Charles Dilks and Keith Lavey of Grubb & Ellis’ Government Services Group brokered the transaction.