(LOS ANGELES) – The Los Angeles office of Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today that 21301 Burbank Boulevard has received Gold certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® rating system for Existing Buildings.
21301 Burbank Boulevard is a 179,342-square-foot, five-story office building located in the Woodland Hills/Warner Center submarket of Los Angeles.
Designed by Poliquin Kellogg Design Group and completed in 2004, the building is one of five that compose the Warner Center campus, which was acquired in 2006 by the Hines U.S. Core Office Fund.
21301 Burbank Boulevard has earned the ENERGY STAR® label every year since its acquisition by Hines.
With a current rating of 91, the building is 33 percent more energy efficient and annually saves $1.19 in energy costs per square foot when compared to the average U.S. office building.
Hines Senior Vice President Colin Shepherd said, “The LEED and ENERGY STAR certifications are outward signs of our ongoing commitment to provide the highest quality space and premium property management services to our tenants.
We understand that a better indoor environment and lower costs are increasingly important as businesses try to unlock and preserve value in these economic times.”
Green features implemented at 21301 Burbank Boulevard include: energy efficient lighting with reduced mercury content; utilization of environmentally sensitive cleaning products and practices; reduced nighttime light pollution; reduction of indoor potable water use through low-flow fixtures; a comprehensive recycling program, resulting in nearly 70 percent waste diversion; and 100 percent participation in the Hines GREEN OFFICE for Tenants program, which promotes sustainability in tenant spaces.
21301 Burbank Boulevard is fully leased to two major tenants: United Online and ATK Missile Systems. Hines is responsible for managing and leasing the building.
Hines is one of the most sustainable real estate companies in the world. In 2010 Hines was recognized by the EPA, for the third time, with the ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award; Hines manages 153 labeled buildings, representing more than 77 million square feet, in the ENERGY STAR program. Twelve Hines development or redevelopment projects, representing more than six million square feet, have been designated as Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR.
Hines is also a leader in the U.S. Green Building Council’s programs, with 202 projects, representing more than 107 million square feet that have been certified, pre-certified or registered under the various LEED rating systems. Hines was a founding member of the German Sustainable Building Council and the Russian Green Building Council, and is active in the Green Building Council Brasil, the Green Building Council España, the Green Building Council Italia, the Indian Green Building Council, the BRE Environmental Assessment Method program in the United Kingdom and the Haute Qualité Environnementale program in France.
Hines is a privately owned real estate firm involved in real estate investment, development and property management worldwide. The firm’s historical and current portfolio of projects that are underway, completed, acquired and managed for third parties includes 1,119 properties representing more than 457 million square feet of office, residential, mixed-use, industrial, hotel, medical and sports facilities, as well as large, master-planned communities and land developments. With offices in 100 cities in 17 countries, and controlled assets valued at approximately $23 billion, Hines is one of the largest real estate organizations in the world. Visit www.hines.com for more information. To learn more about sustainability at Hines, visit www.hines.com/sustainability.