Greenspace

Breathe it ALL in

The ACRE is a vibrant, one-acre greenspace located in the heart of One, Two, and Three Allen Center and is largely comprised of two event lawns designed for casual day-use, or to accommodate up to 1,500 people for an event or performance.

The ACRE’s specially designed landscaping plan features five curated landscape areas and a series of botanical zones with more than 12 vibrant plant species and 200 trees. The ACRE is a Wi-Fi enabled space, allowing for easy collaboration and promoting walkability in downtown.

GRESB

We are pleased to announce that Brookfield Properties has achieved a GRESB 5-star rating! As the industry leading ESG benchmark for real estate portfolios, we scored 14 points above the average participant rating. Outperforming 83% of the 1,412 participants, we earned the coveted 5-star rank exclusive to the top 20% of performers.

Building a better world for our communities begins with us. That’s why our outstanding performance wouldn’t be possible without the day-to-day commitment to sustainable operations by our property teams across North America. Here are a few areas we excelled at this year:

  • ESG Policies with a score of 100%
  • Green Building Certifications with a score of 99%
  • Environmental Performance scores:
    • GHG: 96%
    • Energy: 86%
    • Water: 85%
    • Waste: 88%

Our mission to provide the highest quality commercial office space, while bringing responsible environmental solutions and innovative energy saving strategies to our tenants, is not only part of our ESG framework but an integrated strategy embedded in the Brookfield Properties corporate culture.

Read more about our Environmental, Social, and Governance best practices here.

Allen Center is Buzzing

We are buzzing with excitement to share the news that we have partnered with Alvéole, the urbanbeekeeping company, to provide much needed protection for honey bees. Professional beekeepingservices like Alvéole have installed thousands of hives at companies and schools across North Americasince 2013. Their trained professionals are experts in sustainable beekeeping, teaching, and beekeepingsafety. As a result, they have their safety processes and procedures down to a fine art.

One of Brookfield Properties’ top priorities is sustainability, and we are constantly implementingsolutionsto lower our environmental impact. Urban beekeeping brings people together around an awe-inspiring experience through interactive, thought-provoking conferences and activities that allow fordeeper conversations about sustainability. This sustainable solution inspires people and organizations todo more for the environment, with the added benefit of producing ultra-local urban honey.

Parking

VISITOR PARKING | The Allen Center Parking Garage is located at 300 Clay St. between Shaw St. and Dallas St., and color coded as the “Red Entrance”. The Allen Center self-park, visitor parking, rate is $2 per each 20 minutes with an all-day maximum $30 rate Monday through Friday from 4am to 5pm. The maximum rate after 5pm and all day Saturday and Sunday is $10.

VALET PARKING | The Allen Center Valet is located in front of the Two Allen Building located at 1200 Smith St. The entrance to the Valet drop off is located on Polk Street. The Valet rate is $2 per each 20 minutes with an all-day maximum $30 rate Monday through Friday from 7am to 6pm. For additional parking information, please visit here.