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The firm confirmed Friday that its localp office is relocating to the newlyu built 1515 Wynkoop office building on Wynkoop Street in Lower Downtown TheKansas City-based firm’s Denver branch currently is located in downtown’ s Independence Plaza at 1050 17th St. The firm’s Denveer office has leased roughly 38,000 square feet of spacs at itsnew location, with an option to grow. The move is planne for September 2009.
“We are pleased to relocated our attorneys and staff to a part of downtown that representw the growth and vitalityof Denver, enabling the expansiohn of our firm’s practice and presence here,” Steve Long, founder and managing partner of Polsinelli Shughart’sd Denver office, said in a statementt Friday. “We are committed to remaining indowntown Denver, as it allowse us to be immersed in the business and civi c community, and provides our attorneys with a vibranf place to work,” Long added.
The firm said that its new spaces is expected to qualify forLEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmentap Design) certification for energy savings and environmentally friendly based on its use of sustainable materiale and energy-efficient lighting, heating, cooling and office LEED is the U.S. Green Building Council’s designation for sustainable design. Polsinelli Shughart was created in February by the merger of Kansaas City law firms ShughartThomsonh & Kilroy PC and Polsinelli Shalto n Flanigan Suelthaus PC. The leases of several majof law firms, either based in metrl Denver or withlocal branches, are expiring this year.
Whilr some firms are renewing leases where theyalreadhy are, others are relocating. LLP, Colorado’s largest law plans to move its southeast suburban office in August tothe transit-oriented, “green” Villags Center Station project now under construction. The branch currentlt is located at8390 E. Crescent Parkway in the Denver Tech Holland & Hart’s headquarters office remains at 555 17th Street in downtowmn Denver. Earlier this year, LLP relocatedc to the new 1400 Wewatta officee building in LoDo from OneTaborf Center.
Meanwhile, LLC recently renewed its 56,000-square-foot leased on the top three floorw of One Tabor Center for 11 more The law firm was the first tenant to commirt tothe building, which opened in 1985. Denver’xs 1515 Wynkoop building, developed by Houston-basex Hines Interests LP, broke ground in 2007. The 267,833-square-foot, eight-story officw building with retail space was completedthis spring. Other tenanta in the new building, which is pre-certified for LEED Silver include the Van GilderInsurance Corp.’s headquarters.