HOUSTON-Planning Design Research Corp. signed a new10-year lease for 16,239 square feet at 2 Houston Center in theheart of Houston’s Central Business District. Planning DesignResearch Corporation is an architectural firm specializing indesign and delivery of innovative workplace solutions since1977.

Debbie Wilson of Fort Worth, TX-based Crescent RealEstate Holdings LLC represented the owner, Crescent HC InvestorsLP. Sanford Criner Jr. and Elliott A. Hirshfeld of CB Richard Ellisrepresented PDR.

“Crescent is excited that Houston-based Planning Design Researchselected Houston Center as its new corporate home,” says RobertBoykin Jr., managing director of leasing at Crescent. “Inaddition to being a significant lease for Houston Center, this is agreat fit for one of the largest corporate interior designspecialists to move to 2 Houston Center, one of Houston’s mostunique and artfully designed buildings.” He adds that thethree-level public lobby and two above-the-street outdoor plazaswill provide an inspirational setting for our new designcustomer.”

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