HOUSTON-Nissan Chemical has decided to stay put for another fiveyears in One Westchase Center at 10777 Westheimer Rd., signing arenewal for 3,063 sf of class A office space. Just last week, theDallas-based Granite Properties bought the holding from PrentissProperties Acquisition Partners LP.

The previous owner, also from Dallas, had its in-house localbroker, Pauline Macho, negotiate the terms while Rollin Andre andMark H. Wood with Henry S. Miller Commercial's Houston officerepresented the tenant. Andre tells GlobeSt.com that the lease'sconsideration totals $308,959.

Located in the Westchase complex, one of the finest in Houston,the building was constructed in 1985. Andre tells GlobeSt.com thatNissan Chemical execs looked at other buildings, but "decided thatit is in their best interest to just stay where they are." He saysthe firm is coming off its first five-year lease in the building,now 75% leased. "They are a company that has been around for a longtime and didn't really want any changes," he adds. The Westchaseoffice is Nissan Chemical's only location in the area.