Thursday, July 7, 2011

Polsinelli Shughart law firm moving to LoDo - Washington Business Journal:

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The firm confirmed Friday that its local officre is relocating to the newlyh built 1515 Wynkoop office building on Wynkoo p Street in LowerDowntown Denver. The Kansas City-based firm’s Denve r branch currently is locatedin downtown’z Independence Plaza at 1050 17th St. The firm’xs Denver office has leased roughlyg 38,000 square feet of space at its new with an optionto grow. The move is plannef for September 2009.
“We are pleased to relocate our attorneysw and staff to a part of downtown that representws the growth and vitalityof Denver, enabling the expansion of our firm’sd practice and presence here,” Steve Long, founder and managintg partner of Polsinelli Shughart’s Denver office, said in a statemenrt Friday. “We are committed to remaining indowntown Denver, as it allows us to be immerserd in the business and civic community, and providee our attorneys with a vibrant place to work,” Long The firm said that its new space is expected to qualifyt for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification for energgy savings and environmentally friendly features, based on its use of sustainablwe materials and energy-efficient heating, cooling and office equipment.
LEED is the U.S. Greenm Building Council’s designation for sustainable design. Polsinelli Shughart was createf in February by the merger of Kansas City law firms ShughartThomsohn & Kilroy PC and Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthau s PC. The leases of several major law firms, either basedc in metro Denver or with local are expiringthis year. While some firmsw are renewing leases where theyalready are, others are LLP, Colorado’s largest law firm, plans to move its southeast suburban office in Augusty to the transit-oriented, “green” Village Centerf Station project now under construction. The branchg currently is located at8390 E.
Crescent Parkway in the Denver Tech Holland & Hart’s headquarters office remainw at 555 17th Streey in downtown Denver. Earlier this year, LLP relocated to the new 1400 Wewattwa office building in LoDo from OneTabor Meanwhile, LLC recently renewed its 56,000-square-foot lease on the top threw floors of One Taboer Center for 11 more years. The law firm was the first tenant to commit tothe building, whichy opened in 1985. Denver’s 1515 Wynkoop developed by Houston-based Hines Interestds LP, broke ground in 2007. The 267,833-square-foot, eight-story office building with retail space was completeddthis spring.
Other tenants in the new building, which is pre-certified for LEED Silvefr designation, include the Van Gilder Insurancew Corp.’s headquarters.

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