HFF Named to Market Sale of Five Post Oak Park in Houston
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HOUSTON--(Business Wire)--The Houston office of HFF (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P.) announced today that it has been named to market for sale Five Post Oak Park, a 567,396 square-foot Class A office tower and parking garage in Houston, Texas. HFF managing director Jeff Hollinden will lead the investment sales team, which also includes managing director Robert Williamson, executive managing director Scott Galloway and associate director Barbara Guffey, on behalf of the seller, Crescent Five Post Oak Park, L.P. The property is being offered clear of debt without a formal asking price. Five Post Oak Park is located at 4400 Post Oak Parkway in Houston and is 91.4% leased. The largest tenant is Amegy Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zions Bancorp, which occupies over 30% of the building. Situated on a 3.6 acre site, the 28-story structure is connected by elevated pedestrian skywalk to an adjacent 1,673-car structured parking garage. "Five Post Oak Park is one of the most notable Class A buildings in The Galleria submarket, which has experienced a surge in occupancy and rental rates in the past 12 months," said Hollinden. "The majority of the tenant base is in the financial services industry and caters to business and private clientele in the River Oaks, Tanglewood and other surrounding Galleria area neighborhoods." According to CoStar Realty Information, Inc., Houston posted 5.4 million square feet of net absorption in 2007, the second highest level in the country after only New York. CoStar also reported that net absorption in the Galleria submarket alone was 1,060,725 square feet. "In addition to solid real estate fundamentals, the strength of the Houston economy continues to be a major draw attracting real estate investors to the city," said Williamson. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Houston metropolitan area added 76,975 new jobs for the 12 month period ending November 2007. HFF (NYSE:HF) operates out of 18 offices nationwide and is a leading provider of commercial real estate and capital markets services to the U.S. commercial real estate industry. HFF offers clients a fully integrated national capital markets platform including debt placement, investment sales, structured finance, private equity, note sales and note sale advisory services and commercial loan servicing. HFF Managing Director Jeffrey A. Hollinden, 713-852-3500 jhollinden@hfflp.com or HFF Associate Director, Marketing Laurie Fish McDowell, 617-338-0990 lmcdowell@hfflp.com Copyright Business Wire 2008
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