Office

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — SCM Real Estate has brokered the sale of a 4,425-square-foot commercial building located at 2005 E. Lamar Blvd. within Governor's Row in Arlington. Beaux Riley of SCM arranged the sale between the buyer, Hinckley Properties, and the undisclosed seller. This transaction marks the fifth building at Governor's Row that SCM has sold. Five buildings are still available for sale at the business campus.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Republic of Germany has leased 76,000 square feet of office space from AION Partners at 2300 M St. in Washington. The German embassy will occupy space, formerly occupied by the European Union, while its embassy building is being renovated. Bruce Pascal and Mark Klug of CB Richard Ellis represented the tenant in the multi-year lease. Cassidy & Pinkard’s Zeke Dodson, Kerri Mulligan Salih and Jonathan Wellborn represented the landlord. AION Partners has also leased space in the M Street building to HQ Global Workplaces, extending its 20,000-square-foot lease for an additional 5 years. The space is located on the entire eighth floor and part of the ninth floor of the building. CB Richard Ellis’ Brian Murphy and Seth Benhard represented the tenant.

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PORTLAND, ORE. — Tonkon Torp LLP has signed an extension of its 62,000-square-foot Class A office lease with General Growth Properties at Pioneer Tower in downtown Portland and will also expand onto a whole new floor. MulvannyG2 Architecture will provide space-planning and interior-design services for Tonkon Torp’s headquarters expansion project. The first phase of construction will begin in February in the existing two-floor space, while the second, expansion phase will start in June 2010, with final occupancy set for August 2010.

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