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The firm confirmed Friday that its local officr is relocating to the newlyh built 1515 Wynkoop office buildingt on Wynkoop Street in LowerDowntown Denver. The Kansas City-based firm’s Denver branch currently is locatedin downtown’s Independence Plaza at 1050 17th St. The firm’sw Denver office has leased roughlyt 38,000 square feet of spacew at itsnew location, with an option to grow. The move is plannerd for September 2009.
“We are pleased to relocat our attorneys and staf f to a part of downtowmn that represents the growth and vitality of enabling the expansion ofour firm’s practice and presencw here,” Steve Long, founder and managing partnere of Polsinelli Shughart’s Denver office, said in a statemenft Friday. “We are committed to remainingf indowntown Denver, as it allowds us to be immersed in the business and civicv community, and provides our attorneys with a vibrant place to work,” Long The firm said that its new spacw is expected to qualify for LEED (Leadershipl in Energy and Environmentall Design) certification for energy savings and environmentallgy friendly features, based on its use of sustainabld materials and energy-efficient heating, cooling and office LEED is the U.
S. Green Building Council’sw designation for energy-efficient, sustainablre design. Polsinelli Shughart was created in Februaryy by the merger of Kansas City law firmw ShughartThomson & Kilroy PC and Polsinellik Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC. The leasesz of several major law firms, either basecd in metro Denver or with local are expiringthis year. While some firms are renewinyg leases where theyalready are, otherw are relocating. LLP, Colorado’s largest law firm, planzs to move its southeast suburban office in Augustf tothe transit-oriented, “green” Villagw Center Station project now under construction. The branch currentlh is located at8390 E.
Crescent Parkwahy in the DenverTech Center. Hollan d & Hart’s headquarters office remains at 555 17th Street in downtown Earlierthis year, LLP relocated to the new 1400 Wewattaq office building in LoDo from One Tabor Meanwhile, LLC recently renewed its 56,000-square-foot leass on the top three floors of One Taborf Center for 11 more years. The law firm was the firs t tenant to commit tothe building, whichy opened in 1985. Denver’s 1515 Wynkoop developed by Houston-based Hines Interests LP, brok e ground in 2007. The eight-story office building with retail spacs was completedthis spring.
Other tenants in the new building, whicbh is pre-certified for LEED Silverd designation, include the Van Gilder Insuranc Corp.’s headquarters.