posted on September 24, 2010 13:56
Architectural and engineering firm PageSoutherlandPage will move from Oak Lawn to downtown Dallas by the first part of next year, occupying 34,000 square feet on the first and second floors of the historic Mercantile Building.
"We are excited to move downtown to an urban environment and create a sustainable office space in a circa 1940’s building that has a rich history,” said Mattia J. Flabiano III, principal at PageSoutherlandPage.
The firm plans to design the interior space — an old bank lobby — to meet Gold office space standards under the US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design guidelines, he said.
The relocation "creates a high-profile presence in an iconic property in the heart of downtown," said John F. Crawford, president & CEO of Downtown Dallas Inc.
“We are thrilled to welcome an architectural firm of this caliber to the downtown community,” he said.
Matt Heidelbaugh and Billy Gannon with Cushman and Wakefield represented PageSoutherlandPage in the lease. Jack Gosnell with Urban Commercial Realty represented Forest City Enterprises Inc., the building's owner.
“This is a classic adaptive reuse because you have an old bank lobby that’s going to be revitalized by a national architectural firm,” said Heidelbaugh, senior director of Cushman & Wakefield of Texas.
September 17th, 2010 | Dallas Business Journal | Bill Hethcock