SACRAMENTO, Calif. (January 8, 2008) — Opus West Corp. rings in the new year with two new leases at Gateway Corporate Center @ Sacramento Gateway, a Class A office development located in the North Natomas area of Sacramento, Calif.  In the project’s Building A, national engineering, design and planning firm Jacobs Carter Burgess, Inc., will occupy 25,000 square feet, and AcademyX, a San Francisco-based computer training company, will occupy 3,300 square feet. Building A is the first completed building of what will be four separate office buildings in the 590,000-square-foot business park.

“Interest in Gateway Corporate Center remains consistent as evidenced by these deals,” said Don Little, senior vice president of Opus West in Northern California.  “The strategic location and the high quality building environment support our tenants’ business goals and need for a top quality corporate setting.  Additionally, the complex offers diverse amenities and provides employees with access to a number of restaurants, lodging and shopping options all within walking distance.”

Gateway Corporate Center’s Building A, located at 180 Promenade Circle, consists of 120,000 square feet of office space.  It features a steel frame and high-end finishes, including lobby floors made of travertine field stone and walls finished with cherry wood wainscot.  It is situated with unobstructed freeway frontage visibility from Interstate 80, where more than 145,000 cars pass daily, and within one mile of Interstate 5.  Construction on Building B is set to commence this year, with the four-building project scheduled for completion in 2010.

AcademyX took occupancy on Jan. 1, 2008.  Jacobs Carter Burgess is moving its award-winning Sacramento office to Building A’s third floor, effective July 1, 2008.

“We’re very excited about our new space and look forward to taking occupancy this summer,” said Patrick Flynn, vice president at Jacobs Carter Burgess.  “Opus West has brought a premier office product to the region which provides excellent visibility, easy access and close proximity to other commercial space.  This strategic location will position us well with our clients.  Additionally, the Opus team possessed a high level of professionalism, which made the leasing process an incredibly smooth one.”

Brokers Tom Heacox, Tom Bacon, Chris Lemmon and David Brandenburger of Cornish & Carey Oncor International are representing Opus West in the leasing of Gateway Corporate Center.  Murray Wachtel of Cornish & Carey Oncor International represented Jacobs Carter Burgess and Scott Bennett of Grubb & Ellis represented AcademyX.

In addition to the two new leases at Gateway Corporate Center, Bank of America is signed to occupy a 5,000-square-foot out-parcel in Opus West’s adjacent retail complex, The Promenade @ Sacramento Gateway.  The Promenade and The Village @ Sacramento Gateway boast 700,000 square feet of restaurants and shopping.  The office and retail space combined comprise 1.3 million square feet.  Sacramento Gateway is centrally positioned within 10 minutes of downtown Sacramento, the State Capitol, Sacramento International Airport and the foothill communities of Placer County.

AcademyX

AcademyX provides high quality computer training in the Bay Area and Sacramento, Calif.  It specializes in internet-related applications and language training, and offers instructors with years of real-world Web development expertise.  Classes cover everything from basic Web site development to the most advanced Web programming languages, databases and other technologies. The emphasis is on small teacher-student ratios and continued support and guidance to former students.

Jacobs Carter Burgess

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of technical professional services, including architecture, engineering, planning and construction services with more than 52,000 employees and annual revenues, exceeding $8 billion, acquired Carter & Burgess, Inc. on Nov. 2, 2007.  The integration of the two firms, which will initially operate as Jacobs Carter Burgess, creates one of the largest infrastructure and building program capabilities in the United States.

Opus West Corp.

Opus West Corp. is headquartered in Phoenix, with California offices in Los Angeles, Orange County, Pleasanton, Sacramento and San Diego, and Texas offices in Austin, Dallas and Houston. Opus West is one of five regional companies within The Opus Group. Opus West has developed more than 49 million square feet since starting operations in 1979 and currently has more than 10 million square feet in planning or under development. The Opus Group, based in Minneapolis, is a $2.1 billion premier, full-service real estate development company with nearly 55 years experience. Specializing in office, industrial, retail, multifamily, government and institutional development, The Opus Group has completed more than 2,375 projects and 228 million square feet and currently has 35 million square feet in planning or development. Opus employs 2,100 people in 28 offices in the United States and Canada. A community steward since its inception, The Opus Group is committed to the long-term development of people and communities by contributing 10 percent of its pre-tax profits to community organizations. For more information, visit www.opuscorp.com.