CBRE to lease Highland Oaks

TAMPA — Equity Office Properties, an affiliate of The Blackstone Group, has selected CBRE to lease its Highland Oaks office complex in east Tampa.

The Blackstone Group purchased the office complex for $74.83 million, or $130 per square foot, in December, as part of a $1.06 billion office portfolio sale from Duke Realty Corp. The sale included the five Highland Oaks buildings, a 450,000-square-foot JP Morgan Chase building and a 3.44-acre vacant site.

According to a news release, CBRE will be responsible for leasing the 575,183 square feet of class A office space in the five Highland Oaks buildings. CBRE Vice President Clay Wommack and First Vice President Roxanne Kemph are the exclusive leasing representatives for the office park.