Property Types Industrial
Census Bureau Signs Short-Term Leases for 12,000 SF
June 20, 2008

Gearing up for the 2010 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau has inked two separate lease deals with Whitestone REIT for a total of 12,000 square feet of office space at two Houston, Tex. locations. The Bureau will occupy nearly 5,300 square feet of space under a 27-month lease at Whitestone's Plaza Park Business Center, an office/warehouse property at 7509 South Freeway. The agency will also settle into approximately 6,700 square feet at Westbelt Plaza, an office/industrial facility on Sam Houston Parkway, for 28 months. UGL Equis represented the Bureau in the lease transaction, while Whitestone represented itself.

 
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