by John Jacobs, Executive Vice President

Much of the office leasing in Richardson over the past few years has been dominated by the campus-like settings of 2400 North Glenville, the 400,000 SF former hub of MCI and later Verizon and the Galatyn Commons 4-building, 800,000 SF complex built for Nortel, occupied at one time by Countrywide Financial and largely vacant for most of the past few years.

At Galatyn Commons, Steward Healthcare, Goldman Sachs and Raytheon were attracted to the array of amenities that include outdoor grills, kitchen, bocce courts, amphitheater, shared bicycle stations and indoor full-service cafeteria, coffee shop and fitness center.

 If history is any indication, BH Properties, which recently completed renovations at its 120,000 SF 1410 East Renner building, and Stanton Road Capital, which is upgrading 205,800 SF 1125 East Campbell office property, will be the next landlords to announce some large office leases in Richardson.