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1 BANK OF AMERICA CENTER HOUSTON, TEXAS

A modern city brimming with opportunity.

to occupy its place in Houston s rich history.

1983, this magnificent building has served as a focal point

2 A modern city brimming with opportunity. And a post-modern architectural masterpiece fully conceived to occupy its place in Houston s rich history. Since the doors to its soaring granite lobby first opened in 1983, this magnificent building has served as a focal point of distinction, conveying position and strength to all who enter. Welcome to Bank of America Center.

A RARE OPPORTUNITY The right office environment can have a profound effect on how a business is perceived both internally and to the outside world of partners, investors and competitors.

3 A RARE OPPORTUNITY The right office environment can have a profound effect on how a business is perceived both internally and to the outside world of partners, investors and competitors. Bank of America Center puts businesses large and small, private and public at the center of it all. A commanding presence in the most vibrant part of a most dynamic city. An opportunity such as this is rare indeed evidenced by the fact that Bank of America Center has had the privilege of serving a number of distinguished tenants continuously since the building s inception. Entire floors here have not had an open suite for decades. And with only a select few available, this opportunity takes on renewed significance. If locating a business here was a sound idea 25 years ago, the wisdom of that decision is only magnified today. Houston s downtown is thriving, with the city s finest activities from the arts to sports to leisure to education all now in the heart of the Central Business District. For further details regarding Bank of America Center and this timely opportunity to locate here, we look forward to your call or visit, in person or online.

A LANDMARK BUILDING ORIGINALITY IN A WORLD OF SIMILARITY Every thriving city has its own unique skyline.

Since it arrived center stage in the robustly emerging Houston of the early 1980 s, its instantly identifiable presence has contributed to putting Houston s skyline on the map and has further

Unlike many thoroughly modern buildings spawned at that time, Bank of America Center is considered post-modern because it dared to draw inspiration from seventeenth-century Dutch baroque concepts,

4 A LANDMARK BUILDING ORIGINALITY IN A WORLD OF SIMILARITY Every thriving city has its own unique skyline. And every memorable skyline has certain distinguishing features that set it apart, define it, and move it to the forefront of recognition. Bank of America Center is such a place. Since it arrived center stage in the robustly emerging Houston of the early 1980 s, its instantly identifiable presence has contributed to putting Houston s skyline on the map and has further reinforced Houston s reputation as a great American city. Unlike many thoroughly modern buildings spawned at that time, Bank of America Center is considered post-modern because it dared to draw inspiration from seventeenth-century Dutch baroque concepts, infusing them with forward-thinking sophistication. Profoundly influenced by that style, the 56-story edifice is presented in a series of three dramatic setbacks, each with scrolled gable rooflines, highlighted by copper-clad obelisks. Swedish red granite, milled in Italy, graces the entire facade. Attempting to replicate a building with this immensity of scale, stylistic presence and architectural significance, given today s new economy, would be financially unthinkable. Inside, the expansive lobby consists of two vaulted arcades the larger scaling five stories and extending east and west, while the second extends north and south between the Banking Hall and the Office Tower. The entire structure reflects architect Philip Johnson s love of classical procession, the movement through a space and the visual experience as that space unfolds. But Bank of America Center is more than an architectural icon. It also competes favorably as an energy efficiency leader. Designed with stone-clad exterior and dual-pane glass, Bank of America Center perennially earns the EPA s ENERGY STAR, the nationally recognized mark of excellence in energy performance. Interior space layouts are based on an efficient and rational five-foot planning module, allowing open work areas to easily combine or convert into offices or conference rooms. Ongoing improvements are designed to help protect and sustain building operations during adverse environmental conditions. NORTH FAÇADE EAST FAÇADE

5 SOUTHWEST VIEW FROM 49TH FLOOR BALCONY

6 EAST VIEW FROM 49TH FLOOR BALCONY

7 NORTHEAST VIEW FROM 49TH FLOOR BALCONY

8 A PREMIER LOCATION 10 COMMERCE 45 FRANKLIN CONGRESS WORTHAM CENTER Bank of America Center encompasses an entire city block at 700 Louisiana Street, PRESTON bordered by Rusk, Smith and Capitol streets. Perhaps no other location offers such direct MEMORIAL DRIVE BAYOU PLACE ALLEY GARAGE ALLEY THEATRE PRAIRIE access to the major freeways and thoroughfares that conveniently connect downtown Houston with both airports, outlying business centers and legacy residential areas such as River Oaks, Memorial and West University. 45 HOBBY CENTER BAGBY JONES PLAZA TEXAS JONES HALL CAPITOL When Philip Johnson laid out his plan for this site, he instinctively knew it would become the face of the city, with western views that will likely never change. Bank of America Center enjoys the premier downtown location in the Theater District, with immediate proximity to 45 A L L E N PA R K WAY BELL CLAY TRANQUILITY PARK WALKER McKINNEY LAMAR DALLAS POLK SMITH BANK OF AMERICA CENTER LOUISIANA RUSK MILAM TRAVIS MAIN FANNIN SAN JACINTO C AROLINE AUSTIN La BRANCH CRAWFORD JACKSON CHENEVERT Houston s major arts venues, including the renowned Alley Theatre, Jones Hall, the Wortham Center, the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts and Bayou Place. Bank of America Center is also convenient to Houston s premier hotel properties, including MINUTE MAID PARK HAMILTON 59 the Four Seasons, The Lancaster, Hyatt Regency, Doubletree, Hilton, and Hotel Icon. Stylish restaurants and retail choices make this location a thriving center of business, social and leisure activity day and night. Ample parking is conveniently available directly below Bank of America Center, accessible by elevator, as well as under the Alley Theatre and in the Civic Center garage beneath Jones Plaza and Bayou Place, easily reached via the climate controlled tunnel system. Only steps away are the Houston Public Library, City Hall and the Federal Courthouse. For a timely break from the city pace, nearby Tranquility Park is a two-city-block oasis of green space and water features. Bank of America Center is also just a few blocks from the popular METRO Light Rail Line. Several blocks beyond that are Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros, and the ACCESS ENTERTAINMENT RESTAURANT HOTEL PARK LEELAND PEASE GEORGE R. BROWN CONVENTION CENTER Toyota Center, home of the Houston Rockets. Just across downtown, the George R. Brown Convention Center offers over one million square feet of space, including seven exhibit halls, for hosting conferences, conventions and events of all sizes. 59 JEFFERSON TOYOTA CENTER

9 AN ARCHITECT S VISION Philip Johnson wore distinctive thick spectacles, and yet was a man of incredible vision. His unique ability to forsee a skyline, a novel structural shape and a particular classic style is all part of his architectural lore. Mr. Johnson drew liberally from the past while envisioning the future. His imagination reached across time and oceans and cultures to create highly functional, aesthetically pleasing and historically significant architecture. No architectural challenge was beyond his realm of interest or ability. The heart of New York City s financial district. A World s Fair pavilion. The Glass House in New Canaan. A Renaissance tower in gleaming Houston. A residential suburb in Dallas. Philip Johnson was an equal admirer of arts and architecture, and this dual passion was evident in everything he designed. A master of materials and an ingenious innovator, he created spaces that sparked discussion and reflection. Mr. Johnson attended the Harvard Graduate School of Design and was greatly influenced by his travels across Europe, researching and reveling in the period s new architecture. He founded the Department of Architecture and Design at New York s Museum of Modern Art and later earned the very first Pritzker Architecture Prize. In 1979, in honor of his popularizing the movement known as Modernism, he was celebrated on the cover of Time. Mr. Johnson was always adamant about having a sound plan. He understood the critical importance of designing for a particular place, time and purpose. This philosophy is abundantly evident in his remarkable design of Bank of America Center. OTHER NOTABLE PHILIP JOHNSON DESIGNS INCLUDE The AT&T Building, New York, NY Lincoln Center, New York, NY Five Hundred Boylston, Boston, MA PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA IDS Center, Minneapolis, MN 101 California Street, San Francisco, CA

Now is the time to consider the strategic move

10 An unrivaled location. An image that conveys achievement. Architecture of historic significance. An opportunity rarely available. Now is the time to consider the strategic move to a corporate address of true distinction. A Houston address like no other. Bank of America Center.

John M. Spafford Bank of America Center 700 Louisiana Street Houston, Texas 77002 713-209-5823 jspafford@pmrg.

11 John M. Spafford Bank of America Center 700 Louisiana Street Houston, Texas Madeline Gregory Bank of America Center 700 Louisiana Street Houston, TX B a n k of America Center is owned by a joint venture of M-M Propert i e s and an affiliat e of the General Electric Pension Trust, a d v i s e d by GE Asset Management. GE Asset Management is exclusive real estat e advisor to the GE Pension Trust, a global asset manager.

GROUND LEASE AND RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES Convention Center District

GROUND LEASE AND RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES Convention Center District PROPERTY DATA CONTACT Two new opportunities near the George R Brown Convention Center 64,870 SF (per HCAD) ground lease and up to a 4,875