Lachlan Lewis

A CONSORTIUM of private investors has kicked off construction of a Perth CBD office building without pre-committed tenants, punting on the continuing strength of the market.

China’s CITIC Pacific Mining has signed Perth’s largest office leasing deal so far in 2014, to relocate its headquarters to 45 St Georges Terrace.The deal, which was brokered by CBRE and Sheffield Property Group, is for 3,200 square metres of the 10,017sqm, 9 storey building.

Law firm Allion Legal is shifting from West Perth into the city, having signed a deal to take up a whole floor at The Cloisters.

Energy retailer Synergy has finalised its lease deal to move into the Forrest Centre on St Georges Terrace, taking up 8,000 square metres in the building, which was listed for sale earlier this year.

Office landlord Hawaiian’s refurbishment program at London House has paid dividends, with three new tenants taking space in the 18-level St Georges Terrace building in the past three weeks.

MSP Engineering has established a new headquarters in West Perth to cater for a bigger workforce as it builds a $400 million lithium processing plant in Kwinana.

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