Enclave Place broke ground yesterday, giving future tenants an opportunity to join Sysco, Schlumberger, and more in the Enclave business park. (It's like eating at the popular kids' table in middle school.) Above, Tellepsen's Tadd Tellepsen, PMRG's Dan Leverett, Gensler's Jim Furr, Piedmont's Jason Williams, Bob Pangburn, and Joe Pangburn, Colvill Office Properties' Chip Colvill, and Piedmont's Don Miller hit the dirt. Chip, who’s leasing the 300k SF spec property for developer Piedmont, says it’s adding much-needed Class-A office space to the Energy Corridor. 2.6M SF have been absorbed in the submarket since January 2013, and he says demand remains strong.

Enclave Place will be 11 stories on 4.7 acres adjacent to Piedmont’s 1430 Enclave Pkwy. It was designed by Gensler and is being constructed by Tellepsen. PMRG is the project manager. The building will deliver in June 2015 and will qualify for LEED Silver.