Uptown Dallas’ newest tower has landed its first tenant.
Law firm Shearman & Sterling is taking almost 23,000 square feet of offices in the new Link at Uptown, the 25-story high-rise that has just opened its doors on Olive Street north of downtown.
“We are thrilled to be moving to The Link at Uptown, which offers a flexible and engaging environment for our people, including outstanding client, personnel hospitality and wellness features,” Bill Nelson, head of Texas offices at Shearman & Sterling, said in a statement.
“This move is essential as we continue to expand our offering in Dallas and throughout Texas,” he said.
The New York-based international firm expanded to Dallas last year with the new office.
The high-profile Uptown location will give the company a presence in central Dallas.
The Link at Uptown is a project of Allen-based Kaizen Development Partners.
“Dallas continues to set the pace of the overall office market in the region due to our robust offerings,” Derrick Evers, managing partner at Kaizen, said in a statement. “As a result, the commercial real estate industry continues to innovate as more companies move to Texas and expect high-quality office spaces.”
CBRE Group’s Chelby Sanders and Ryan Buchanan negotiated the law firm lease with Jones Lang LaSalle’s Shipley and Thirty-Four Commercial’s Sarah Kennington and Bryce Jackson.
The Link at Uptown is one of only two new office buildings opening this year in the area just north of downtown.
Hillwood Urban’s Victory Commons One office building a few blocks away in Victory Park was also recently completed.
Several more office projects are on the way in Uptown but were delayed during the early days of the pandemic and won’t be ready this year.
