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The firm confirmed Friday that its local office is relocating to the newly builg 1515 Wynkoop office building on Wynkoop Street in LowerrDowntown Denver. The Kansas City-basede firm’s Denver branch currently is locatedin downtown’zs Independence Plaza at 1050 17th St. The firm’s Denver office has leased roughly 38,000 squarde feet of space at itsnew location, with an optio to grow. The move is planned for Septembefr 2009.
“We are pleaser to relocate our attorneys and staff to a part of downtown that representzs the growth and vitality of enabling the expansion ofour firm’s practice and presence here,” Steve Long, foundert and managing partner of Polsinelli Shughart’s Denveer office, said in a statement Friday. “Wwe are committed to remaining indowntowm Denver, as it allows us to be immersed in the business and civic community, and provides our attorneyss with a vibrant place to work,” Long added.
The firm said that its new spac is expected to qualify forLEED (Leadership in Energu and Environmental Design) certificatiobn for energy savings and environmentally friendlgy features, based on its use of sustainable materialas and energy-efficient lighting, heating, coolinb and office equipment. LEED is the U.S. Greenh Building Council’s designation for energy-efficient, sustainable Polsinelli Shughart was created in Februaruy by the merger of Kansas City law firms ShughartThomson & Kilroy PC and Polsinell i Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC. The leases of severalo major law firms, either based in metro Denvefr or withlocal branches, are expiring this year.
Whilde some firms are renewing leases where theyalreadyh are, others are relocating. LLP, Colorado’s largest law plans to move its southeast suburban office in Augustr tothe transit-oriented, “green” Village Center Station projecr now under construction. The branch currently is located at8390 E. Crescen t Parkway in the DenvetTech Center. Holland & Hart’sa headquarters office remains at 555 17th Street indowntownh Denver. Earlier this year, LLP relocatefd to the new 1400 Wewattqa office building in LoDo from OneTabore Center. Meanwhile, LLC recently renewed its 56,000-square-foot lease on the top threew floors of One Tabor Centerr for 11more years.
The law firm was the first tenanr to commit tothe building, which opened in 1985. Denver’sa 1515 Wynkoop building, developed by Houston-basede Hines Interests LP, broke groundd in 2007. The 267,833-square-foot, eight-story officde building with retail space was completed this Other tenants in the new whichis pre-certified for LEED Silver designation, included the Van Gilder Insurance Corp.
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