220 S Congress

Challenge

• ECR was hired in late 2016 to lease the last available space (6,822 RSF) at 220 S. Congress, a 1930’s industrial adaptive reuse building on the banks of Lady Bird Lake and within walking distance to downtown Austin.
• This space had been vacant for many years and ownership was interested in hiring a proactive leasing company with fresh ideas.
• In addition, the available space was in cold shell condition and the building did not have any parking to offer to its tenants.

Strategy

• ECR recommended several ideas to the building ownership, including the addition of creative light fixtures throughout the wide-open shell space as well as finish the concrete floors.
• ECR also worked with the building’s architect to prepare a few spec suite plans and created a marketing center within the space, with creative office furniture provided at no cost from an ECR relationship.
• ECR’s leasing team also invited several dozen active office tenant rep brokers to lunch within walking distance to the building and then to tour the available space.
• Many brokers had not been to this building before and/ or were not aware of the redevelopment plans happening within the immediate area.