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Crescent buys Chevron Tower

Crescent Real Estate Equities Co. recently acquired 1301 McKinney, also known as Chevron Tower, in Houston, Texas.

The value of the transaction was not disclosed.

The 51-story, 1.2 million-square-foot, class A office property is located within the Houston Center complex. Constructed in 1982, the property was 49 percent leased at the time of sale.

The seller is a unit of ChevronTexaco, who announced earlier this year the consolidation of its employees to other buildings in Houston.

Cushman & Wakefield of Texas Inc. represented the seller in the transaction.

Crescent Real Estate Equities Co. (NYSE:CEI) is one of the largest publicly held real estate investment trusts in the nation.

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