Tier REIT Topping Out Two BriarLake Plaza

HOUSTON-Tier REIT, is topping out Two BriarLake Plaza, a 12-story, 332,000 square foot office tower currently under construction in the heart of Houston's Westchase District.

Construction on the tower began in late 2012 and is on track to be completed by April 2014.

Cassidy Turley will provide project leasing services, and Behringer Harvard Property Management will provide on-site property management services. Samsung Engineering America has preleased 50% of Two BriarLake Plaza for its North American headquarters.

“With its distinctive architecture, amenities and prime location, Two BriarLake Plaza will be a landmark class A+ building in the Westchase/Energy Corridor office market,” said John Pruitt, Cassidy Turley executive managing director, who, along with SVP Jessica Ochoa, handles leasing services for the building.

Two BriarLake Plaza will offer a bistro style café, a fitness center equipped with showers and locker rooms, and a first class conference center that can accommodate up to 150 people. Once the office tower is completed, One and Two BriarLake Plaza will encompass 830,000 square feet of office space.

“The addition of Two BriarLake Plaza will add a variety of high-quality amenities to the BriarLake Plaza buildings, which will help better serve today's growing tenant demands,” said Greg Brooke, SVP of Asset Management at TIER REIT. 

The design and construction team for Two BriarLake Plaza includes general contractor Harvey Builders; Kirksey Architecture; structural engineer Haynes Whaley Associates Inc.; mechanical, electrical and plumbing firm Wylie Consulting Engineers; and civil engineer Brown & Gay Engineers Inc.

Tier REIT, Inc. is a Dallas-based real estate investment trust focused on providing  commercial office properties in dynamic markets throughout the United States. Cassidy Turley is a leading commercial real estate services provider with more than 3,800 professionals in more than 60 offices nationwide.