The most recent batch of deals includes two renewals and one addition. Teradyne Inc., a provider of testing and interconnection services for companies in the semiconductor and telecommunications industries, re-upped for 8,350 sf of office space at the 10-building development. As well, Mattei Insurance Services Inc. released 2,449 sf. The new tenant is Hi tech Engineering, which also leased 2,449 sf.

Insignia/ESG Managing Director Coby Holley tells GlobeSt.com that "more than anything," his success in maintaining the park's above average occupancy of late is due to tenants renewing their commitments. The term and rate of these latest deals isn't being revealed by those involved, but two other recent deals at the park, one new and one renewal, have been at negotiated at annual full service rates in the mid to high teens per sf.

In July, Autodesk Inc. expanded its operations at SouthCenter in a five-year, $2.5-million lease deal for 26,277 sf, making it one of the largest tenants in the park. Autodesk, a maker of design software for architects, renewed its lease for 15,186 sf and rolled in another 11,041 sf of contiguous space that was vacated by Lifegoals.com, an online software company that was forced to break its lease and retrench. Other SouthCenter anchors include US Bank (40,000 sf), PGE (28,000 sf) and Pixelworks (24,000 sf).