The 71-story Wells Fargo Plaza in downtown Houston.
HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Sidley Austin LLP, a global law firm, has expanded its office presence at Wells Fargo Plaza, located at 1000 Louisiana Street in downtown Houston.
The firm signed a long-term lease renewal and expansion within the 71-story tower developed by Century Development.
“We’ve doubled our size in Houston over the last several years by adding exceptionally talented associates and partners who were very sought-after in this market,” said Kevin Lewis, co-managing partner of Sidley’s Houston office. “That created a good problem: we ran out of office space. This expansion adds approximately 30,000 additional square feet to accommodate our exceptional growth, and we are planning a redesigned office that will be stunning.”
Sidley currently occupies 50,000 square feet. With the expansion, the firm will increase its total footprint to about 80,000 square feet. The expansion includes the 59th-floor sky lobby, featuring double-height ceilings that provide a dramatic new entry to Sidley’s office.
Kevin Kushner, senior vice president with CBRE and a member of the company’s Law Firm Practice Group, represented Sidley in the transaction, working with Todd Lippman and James Whalen from CBRE’s Chicago office.
The Wells Fargo Plaza leasing team includes Bonnie Kelley-Dienna and Dave Hanusa of CBRE.
Wells Fargo Plaza opened in 1983. It was designed by architect Richard Keating during his tenure with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
