Aon Chooses 199 Fremont.Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2000 Aon Corporation, one of the nation's leading providers of insurance brokerage, consulting and consumer insurance services, has leased seven full floors in the new 199 Fremont office tower now rising in the Fremont Corridor, south of Market in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . The 124,000 square foot lease, when combined with Price Waterhouse Coopers and the San Francisco-based Fremont Group Fremont Group is a private equity group based in San Francisco, California, USA. It was formerly known as Bechtel Investments, reflecting its ownership by the Bechtel family. leases, brings the building to well over 93 per cent pre-leased. Rising 29 stories in the city's hottest new financial office district, 199 Fremont is on schedule and due to be completed for move-in by June of 2000. "We are obviously pleased that Aon has made such a major commitment to 199 Fremont and we welcome them to our new Fremont Corridor business community," said David M. Wall, Executive Vice President of Fremont Properties, developer of 199 Fremont. Bill Teberg, Aon's Vice President for Corporate Real Estate, said, "We could see that 199 Fremont is in the path of progress and is part of the new financial district connecting the old downtown with the Multi-Media Gulch. The combination of the Building's location and technology serves our business very well." "We made the decision early to design a building for the 21st Century," said Wall, "including everything from a state of the art energy management system to architectural and engineering designs that comply with even the draft provisions of the proposed 2000 International Building Code." When completed, 199 Fremont will sit atop an open plaza featuring poetry and art gardens designed by Robert Hass Robert L. Hass (b. March 1, 1941) is an American poet. He served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 1995 to 1997. [1] Life Born in San Francisco, Hass is a California poet whose works are well-known for their West Coast subject and attitude. , former poet Laureate poet laureate (lô`rēĭt), title conferred in Britain by the monarch on a poet whose duty it is to write commemorative odes and verse. of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. in partnership with renowned Bay Area sculptor and artist, Paul Koss. The main lobby will display a "video wall," demonstrating the technological leadership targeted of the 199 Fremont concept. Adjacent to the plaza will be a renovated three-story historic landmark housing an upscale restaurant and child care facility. Bob Crosby and Angus Scott Angus Scott is Setanta Sports main football presenter. He previously worked for ITV Sport and provided coverage of numerous sports for the network, including football, rugby union and motorsport. Early Career Angus started his television career presenting local sport. with the San Francisco office of Grubb & Ellis, represented Fremont Properties. Aon was represented by Bruce Rutherford, Allen Trobridge and Holly Jones of Jones Lang LaSalle Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL) is a major real estate and money management services firm headquartered in the Aon Center in Chicago, Illinois and the only company in its industry making it into Fortune magazine's list of the 100 Best Places to Work in the U.S. . |
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