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HINES' MAINPLACE IS PRE-CERTIFIED AT LEED PLATINUM

 

Set to Be Only LEED Platinum Skyscraper in Texas

 

(HOUSTON) - The Houston office of Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today that MainPlace in downtown Houston, the firm's newest green skyscraper, has been pre-certified at the Platinum level under the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED® for Core & Shell rating system.  MainPlace was initially conservatively pre-certified at the Silver level, but Hines anticipates a higher level of certification due to certain high-performance features performing even better than anticipated.

Sustainable features and programs include: a fully vegetated green roof; a "skygarden" terrace; highly efficient heating and ventilation systems; glass with sunshades that results in up to 40 percent of the building façade being protected from the sun; and a condensate recovery system, among many other features.

Hines Senior Vice President and Project Officer John Mooz said, "Sustainability has moved closer to the top of every company's agenda.  Going beyond the academic research and case studies, the business thesis for sustainability is plainly visible in areas like recruiting and retention, which is the beginning of the value chain for our tenants."

City of Houston Mayor Annise Parker said, "Companies like Hines have independently demonstrated the viability of green buildings solutions, allowing the government to play a more supportive role.  We need more firms like Hines to help move the market forward to a more sustainable future."

Developed by Hines for Hines CalPERS Green fund, MainPlace is a dramatic 46-story, 972,000-square-foot office tower located at "main and main" in downtown Houston.  The elegant glass and steel building, which features a dramatic cutaway notch on the 39th floor, was designed by Pickard Chilton and will be ready for occupancy in early 2011.

The project was designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR®, acknowledging the building's superior design intent.  With a design rating of 96, if the building performs as designed, it will be 53 percent more energy efficient than the national average office building.

The top four floors are leased to KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm.  Hines oversees leasing and management of the property.

Hines is one of the most sustainable real estate companies in the world.  In 2010 Hines was recognized by the EPA, for the third time, with the ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award; Hines manages 153 labelled buildings, representing more than 77 million square feet, in the ENERGY STAR program.  Twelve Hines development or redevelopment projects, representing more than six million square feet, have been designated as Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR.

Hines is also a leader in the U.S. Green Building Council's programs, with 202 projects, representing more than 107 million square feet that have been certified, pre-certified or registered under the various LEED® rating systems.  Hines was a founding member of the German Sustainable Building Council and the Russian Green Building Council, and is active in the Green Building Council Brasil, the Green Building Council España, the Green Building Council Italia, the Indian Green Building Council, the BRE Environmental Assessment Method program in the United Kingdom and the Haute Qualité Environnementale program in France.

Hines is a privately owned real estate firm involved in real estate investment, development and property management worldwide. The firm's historical and current portfolio of projects that are underway, completed, acquired and managed for third parties includes 1,119 properties representing more than 457 million square feet of office, residential, mixed-use, industrial, hotel, medical and sports facilities, as well as large, master-planned communities and land developments.  With offices in 100 cities in 17 countries, and controlled assets valued at approximately $23 billion, Hines is one of the largest real estate organizations in the world.  Visit www.hines.com for more information.  To learn more about sustainability at Hines, visit www.hines.com/sustainability

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By the way, as someone who works a couple of blocks away and has watched the progress of this construction on a daily basis.... MainPlace really turned out to be an awesome building. The skin, curvature, reflections, etc. are stunning. Among the buildings Houston has built in recent memory -- this one truly is a gem. You guys should come check out the (near)-finished product from ground level if you haven't had the opportunity yet.

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Even better news would be some tenants! some day...

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New downtown Hines tower lands major tenant; skyscraper will be called BG Group Place

The 46-story tower under construction in downtown Houston has landed a huge new tenant — the BG Group plc natural gas company — that will give its name to the building.

BG Group will relocate from the Galleria area to the new building in mid-2011, according to the Hines real estate firm, which announced the deal late Monday.

BG Group leased 164,000 square feet in the new building...has an option to expand their offices in the tower. Houston real estate experts speculated that BG Group may expand to as much as 300,000 square feet of space.

The one million square-foot building will house as BG Group’s headquarters for its activities in the United States.

http://culturemap.co...bg-group-place/

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I wonder if this will help developers. First Hess, now BG. If someone builds a new tower and you rent enough out of it, you could get the entire building named after you. The developer and the tenant don't care about a vacant property the new tenant is leaving. As long as the new one is filled...right?

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HINES SIGNS LEASE WITH BG GROUP

FOR MAINPLACE IN HOUSTON

Tower to be Renamed BG Group Place

(HOUSTON) - The Houston office of Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today that they have signed a lease with a subsidiary of BG Group plc for 164,000 square feet at its new MainPlace office tower at 811 Main in downtown Houston to house the international natural gas company's U.S.-based headquarters. Under the terms of the lease, BG Group has additional expansion capacity in the 46-story, one-million-square-foot office building, which will be renamed BG Group Place.

Headquartered in the U.K. and active in more than 25 countries on five continents, BG Group plc (LSE: BG.L) is a world leader in natural gas. The Group's strategy is focused on connecting competitively priced resources to specific, high-value markets, with a broad portfolio of exploration and production, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), transmission and distribution and power generation business interests.

In the United States, BG Group has exploration and production interests in two prolific shale basins, the Haynesville and the Marcellus. It also is one of the leading importers of LNG to the United States with capacity rights at terminals in Louisiana and Georgia, and markets indigenous gas supplies and regasified LNG to customers throughout the Southern, Eastern and Midwestern United States. The Houston office is the regional headquarters for BG Group's North and South American activities, as well as its Global LNG and shipping businesses.

Jim Bailey, Joe Peddie and Tim Relyea of Cushman & Wakefield and Glenn Pinkerton of Vinson & Elkins represented BG Group in the transaction. Chrissy Wilson and Stewart Robinson represented Hines.

Martin Houston, executive director of BG Group, said, "The city of Houston has been at the heart of our business since we first began operations in the United States in 1989. We are delighted to extend our commitment to the city as we prepare for the next phase of BG Group's growth across North America and beyond."

Houston said BG Group plans to relocate from its current office in the Galleria area to the new building sometime in mid to late 2011.

"We believe our lease agreement with BG Group validates the market demand for new, highly efficient office space in downtown Houston," said Hines Senior Vice President John Mooz. "We're very excited about Hines' role in the next generation of sustainably designed buildings, and we're elated with BG Group's decision to move to downtown. They will be a superior addition to downtown Houston."

"Leasing activity, as well as the CBD in general, has picked up in 2010," noted Hines Vice President of Leasing Chrissy Wilson.

The building is owned by the HC Green Development Fund, a partnership of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and Hines. The fund focuses exclusively on developing sustainable office buildings throughout the United States certifiable through the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Core & Shell (LEED-CS) program. Recently, the building attained LEED Platinum pre-certification, the highest level of pre-certification available.

CalPERS is the nation's largest public pension fund with assets totaling $218.5 billion, of which $15.4 billion is invested in real estate. The System provides retirement and health benefits to more than one million state and public employees and their families. For further information on CalPERS, please visit the System's Web site at www.calpers.ca.gov.

In downtown Houston, Hines has developed 23 projects totaling approximately 17 million square feet. This new development represents the latest addition to the skyline since Hines' 717 Texas building was completed in 2003.

Hines is a privately owned real estate firm involved in real estate investment, development and property management worldwide. The firm's historical and current portfolio of projects that are underway, completed, acquired and managed for third parties includes 1,119 properties representing more than 457 million square feet of office, residential, mixed-use, industrial, hotel, medical and sports facilities, as well as large, master-planned communities and land developments.

With offices in 100 cities in 17 countries, and controlled assets valued at approximately $23 billion, Hines is one of the largest real estate organizations in the world. Hines is also a world leader in sustainable real estate strategies, with extensive experience in LEED®, ENERGY STAR®, BREEAM, Haute Qualité Environnementale and DGNB green building rating systems. Visit www.hines.com for more information.

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