Patrinely has leased 29,181 square feet of office space in Block 162 to Bank of America, one of the world’s leading financial institutions. Bank of America will occupy the 18th floor of the building. Located at 675 15th Street, between Welton and California Streets in downtown’s Central Business District, Block 162 is a 30-story, 596,295-square-foot, Class A speculative office building that is certified LEED Gold Core and Shell.
“We are proud to announce Bank of America’s tenancy at Block 162,” said Patrinely Group’s Rocky Mountain Region Senior Vice President David Haltom. “Bank of America’s decision to sign a long-term lease at Block 162 is a testament to the premium they put on the quality and flexibility the building offers to create the type of office culture they want for their employees and partners.”
“We look forward to occupying new space at Block 162 and strengthening our support to downtown Denver’s business community,” said Gabby Hodgson, president of Bank of America. “Colorado remains an important growth market for our company, and this move underscores our commitment and continued investments as we build on our history in the state.”
Block 162 includes 20 floors of office space on Levels 11–30. The façade comprises an all-glass curtainwall system, offering views of the Front Range from every office floor through 10-foot, clear windows. The average floor plate size is 29,300 rentable square feet, designed to feature zero interior columns within the office floor plates. The building features three ground-floor, leasable spaces totaling more than 10,000 square feet. Leven Downtown is expected to open in 2026, leasing 6,666 square feet along California Street. The project offers parking at a ratio of 1.7 cars per 1,000 rentable square feet, with parking spaces located within three underground parking levels and a 10-floor, above-grade podium garage. The project is certified LEED Gold Core and Shell.
Block 162 was completed in Q2 2021. Block 162 is actively engaged in negotiations with additional tenant prospects for top-of-market first-generation office space available for tenant build-out immediately. The office tower features an 11th-floor amenity area dedicated exclusively to the building’s tenants, with a fitness center, social lounge, and conference and meeting space. This interior amenity space provides direct access through over 110 linear feet of operable glass walls to the building’s outdoor sky terrace, which has a manicured outdoor roof garden and includes a dedicated exercise lawn, as well as seating areas, an outdoor conference table, and two outdoor fire pits. The fitness center features expansive operable glass walls that open onto the exercise lawn, along with an indoor section complete with stretching areas, cardio stations, free weights, and men’s and women’s locker rooms with private showers. The indoor social lounge also features expansive operable glass walls that open to the outside roof garden, offering casual seating, fire pits, and views of downtown, and it is connected to 2,800 square feet of conference and meeting space, AV-equipped for events and meetings.
The tenant was represented by Liz Osbourne of JLL and Mitch Munt with Cushman & Wakefield. Todd Wheeler and Doug Wulf of Cushman & Wakefield, directed by Dennis Tarro of Patrinely, represented the Landlord. The project has a 25% vacancy rate. For more information about Block 162, visit us online at www.Block162.com.
