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Last year, insurance broker Bolton & Co. needed to create a long-term office facility featuring high-end finishes in Pasadena. The organization, which was moving from 245 S. Los Robles Ave. in Pasadena, was seeking a space that fostered employee collaboration and highlighted their brand, with an April 2011 move date.
Jones Lang LaSalle managing director John McAniff, senior vice president Christina Noonan and vice president Jason Fine represented the tenant in its search for what would be the company’s new 30,884-square-foot headquarters at Wells REIT Fund II’s 3475 E. Foothill Blvd.
After finding the “perfect space” and approving a budget, the project manager made sure to include Bolton executives on the project team. Mike Morey, COO for Bolton & Co., said at the time that the new location “allows us to be a more efficient company while accommodating our growth on a single floor and providing our employees with abundant amenities.”
According to Fine, that type of high-level client involvement not only allows for the project to be delivered without any surprises or delays in the decision-making process, but also is necessary in today’s economic environment. “Because of the level of communication, Bolton was able to move into this new space on time, and avoided the looming additional charges from their previous landlord and was $493,000 under the approved budget,” Fine tells Real Estate Forum…
…For the rest of the story, please visit the June issue of Real Estate Forum.
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