MetWest International recently celebrated the topping out of MetWest Two, a new build-to-suit office building for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Tampa.
Placing the last beam of the new
PwC headquarters in place, the 250,000-square-foot building is expected to be completed by December 2012. The new space is part of
MetWest International, an award-winning, mixed-use center located in the Westshore Business District across from
Tampa International Airport and
International Plaza off of Boy Scout Boulevard in Tampa.
“The fact that there is a substantial construction project underway in our Westshore Business District is an indication that companies are looking forward and making decisions based on what they perceive as an improving economy,” says Angela Odell, managing director of leasing at
Taylor & Mathis, the building's development manager.
According to Odell, the building was 100 percent pre-leased by PwC. Upon completion, the company will relocate nearly 2,000 of its employees to the new headquarters from various Tampa locations.
“PwC and the landlord are investing millions into this,” Odell says. “An indication that there were many positive elements to proceeding with this project.”
Ultimately, general contractor
Skanska and architect
tvsdesign expect the building core and shell to achieve
LEED Gold Certification, offering PwC an intelligently designed, efficient office space among companies such as
Atkins, Skanska,
Greystar Management Services,
Talbots,
Principal Life Insurance Company,
Intelident Solutions,
Sagicor Life Insurance Company,
Residential Financial Corporation and
ASPire Financial Services.
Once complete, MetWest International will offer 1 million square feet of Class A
office space.
Writer:
Alexis Quinn Chamberlain
Source: Angela Odell,
Taylor & Mathis
Enjoy this story?
Sign up for free solutions-based reporting in your inbox each week.