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Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. Announces More Than 67,000 Square Feet of Leases in Northern California


Published on 2011-03-22 06:10:59 - Market Wire
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LOS ANGELES--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (the aCompanya) (NYSE:HPP) today announced it has signed new and renewal leases totaling more than 67,000 square feet at its Rincon Center and 222 Kearny Street properties in San Francisco.

"We are pleased to have these two prominent tenants at Rincon Center and Kearny Street"

Intrax, a 30-year-old company devoted to fostering international understanding through cultural exchange and educational programs, signed a new long-term, 23,683-square-foot lease for space at One Rincon Center, a five-story building at the landmark 580,850-square-foot office and retail complex in San Franciscoa™s South Financial District.

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, a San Francisco-based collection of boutique hotels and chef-driven restaurants, renewed and expanded on its previous lease for a combined 24,164 square feet of office space at 222 Kearny Street, a 148,797-square-foot, two-building property in the citya™s North Financial District.

aWe are pleased to have these two prominent tenants at Rincon Center and Kearny Street,a said Victor J. Coleman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. aThis leasing activity demonstrates our ability to attract and retain sizeable tenants at these well-located, quality properties, which have amenities tailored to San Franciscoa™s unique mix of office tenants.a

The Company also signed five additional new and renewal leases at Rincon Center and 222 Kearny for more than 19,500 square feet, bringing the total new and renewal square footage at the two properties to more than 67,000 square feet.

About Hudson Pacific Properties

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.is a full-service, vertically integrated real estate company focused on owning, operating and acquiring high-quality office properties and state-of-the-art media and entertainment properties in select growth markets primarily in Northern and Southern California. The Companya™s strategic investment program targets high barrier-to-entry, in-fill locations with favorable, long-term supply-demand characteristics in select target markets including Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and the East Bay. Its wholly owned portfolio includes 12 properties totaling approximately 3.4 million square feet, strategically located in many of the Companya™s target markets. Upon completion of the Rincon Center acquisition the companya™s portfolio will consist of 13 properties totaling 4 million square feet. The Company intends to elect to be taxed and to operate in a manner that will allow it to qualify as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for federal income tax purposes, commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2010. Hudson Pacific Properties is a component of the Russell 2000® and the Russell 3000® indices.For additional information, visit[ www.hudsonpacificproperties.com ].

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