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Microsoft to Pre-Lease 571,800SF Office Building in Bellevue
May 5, 2008

Software giant Microsoft has committed to leasing City Center Plaza, a 571,800-square-foot office building currently being developed in Bellevue by Wright Runstad & Co. and Beacon Capital Partners, the Seattle Times reports. Microsoft will be the sole occupant of the 26-story tower, which will also feature approximately 21,500 square feet of retail space. Broderick Group had been marketing space at the property, scheduled for delivery this year, for $30 to $36 per-square-foot.

 
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Microsoft to Pre-Lease 571,800SF Office Building in Bellevue
May 05, 2008
Software giant Microsoft has committed to leasing City Center Plaza, a 571,800-square-foot office building currently being developed in Bellevue by Wright Runstad & Co. and Beacon Capital Partners, the Seattle Times reports.
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