Research Forest Lakeside taking shape

THE WOODLANDS The development of Research Forest Lakeside is moving along with Building 4 and a parking garage well under construction on the 77-acre site.

Warmack Investments is developing Research Forest Lakeside, a project that will consist of 11 Class A office buildings situated along the banks of Lake Woodlands for a total of 1.9 million square feet in office space. Also included on the site will be 36,000 square feet of retail space on the corner of Research Forest Drive and Lakeside Boulevard.

Building 4, James Warmack said, will be 12-story Class A office building with 300,000 square feet.

(The interior) is a combination of granite, limestone, glass and wood, he said. It will be very elegant.

The Woodlands-based Talisman Energy, which occupies Building 2, will move into the top six floors of Building 4 when it is complete, Warmack said. As for the rest of the building, he has not inked any leases but has had a great deal of interest in the space. The building is expected to be ready for move-in around May 2013.

Im very happy with the level of interest, he said. I dont think we will have any issues getting these buildings leased out.

The campus already is home to two Aon Hewitt buildings (1 and 3).

According to Warmack, his Colorado Springs, Colo.-based company acquired the property when it bought Hewitts real estate portfolio in 2005.

Construction on Building 5 will begin in March 2013 and will be eight stories with 200,000 square feet of office space. According to Warmack, Repsol USA will occupy the entire building.

Buildings 4, 5 and the seven-story parking garage will all be centered around a halo that will allow people to walk from the garage to the buildings under a covered walkway.

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Research Forest Lakeside taking shape