{"id":1004034043,"date":"2011-11-08T15:08:32","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T23:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004034043"},"modified":"2022-12-05T18:59:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T02:59:39","slug":"skanska-begins-construction-on-leed-platinum-302-ksf-houston-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/skanska-begins-construction-on-leed-platinum-302-ksf-houston-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Skanska Begins Construction on LEED Platinum, 302 KSF Houston Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>November 8, 2011<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>By Nicholas Ziegler, News Editor<\/em><br \/>\n<a class=\"highslide\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2011\/11\/110911-3009-Post-Oak-11-11-smaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1004034044\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/skanska-begins-construction-on-leed-platinum-302-ksf-houston-office\/110911-3009-post-oak-11-11-smaller\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2011\/11\/110911-3009-Post-Oak-11-11-smaller.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"650,466\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1318723200&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"110911 &#8211; 3009 Post Oak 11 11 smaller\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2011\/11\/110911-3009-Post-Oak-11-11-smaller.jpg?w=650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2011\/11\/110911-3009-Post-Oak-11-11-smaller.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"110911 - 3009 Post Oak 11 11 smaller\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1004034044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2011\/11\/110911-3009-Post-Oak-11-11-smaller.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2011\/11\/110911-3009-Post-Oak-11-11-smaller.jpg?resize=300,215 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite the economic malaise that has been affecting the rest of the country, \u201cHouston has been able to continue strong job and employment growth due to strong economic fundamentals,\u201d Michael Mair, executive vice president &amp; regional manager of Skanska USA, told Commercial Property Executive. With that in mind, it\u2019s no wonder that his firm is looking to expand its retail footprint in the city \u2013 and that\u2019s exactly what Skanska is doing. <\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, the firm announced it would be starting construction immediately on a Class A office building at 3009 Post Oak Blvd. in Houston\u2019s Uptown submarket. The building, which is planned to be a 20-story, 302,000-square-foot podium design, will feature 12 stories of office space atop eight floors of parking. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have the highest confidence in the future of Houston\u2019s economy,\u201d Mair said. \u201cUptown Houston is one of the largest business districts in the United States.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Reports back Mair\u2019s claim. According to a local profile by services firm Jones Lang LaSalle, the Houston office market \u201cis showing impressive growth signs with sustained to increased activity backed by a diversified, stable economy.\u201d Sales activity has nearly doubled, leasing activity remains robust, and positive absorption is anticipated to increase. \u201cUntil new buildings are delivered,\u201d the report concludes, \u201cand as quality availabilities diminish, concessions will continue to dry up and effective rates will increase in Houston\u2019s strongest submarkets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new structure will be built to LEED Platinum standards, featuring a high-efficiency glass fa\u00e7ade and occupancy monitoring systems that will minimize energy use. <\/p>\n<p>While the firm has not yet signed tenant leases for the 100 percent self-funded project, Mair is confident the roster will be filled easily. The prime sub-market \u201chas not seen a new office building delivered in the Galleria for 25 years,\u201d he notes, and with the low vacancy rates as well as the demand for new office structures, \u201cthere is a definite need and demand for a highly efficient Class A development.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Skanska will be the project\u2019s construction manager and the services of Kieksey Architecture have been retained. Cassidy Turley will provide property-management services. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skanska will immediately begin construction on a Class A office building in Houston\u2019s Uptown submarket that will be a 20-story, 302,000-square-foot podium design designed to LEED Platinum specifications. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1201,"featured_media":1004034044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21782,21808,21742,21747,21785],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004034043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-development","category-featured","category-latest","category-office","category-property-management"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Skanska Begins Construction on LEED Platinum, 302 KSF Houston Office - 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