Wells Real Estate Funds Signs Avaya to New Lease in OKC

NORCROSS, Ga. (Oct. 26, 2009) – Wells Real Estate Funds announced today that Avaya Inc. has signed a new five-year lease for its offices in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Avaya, a leader in business communications systems, has been a tenant at 14400 Hertz Quail Springs Parkway, in northwest Oklahoma City, since 2000. Avaya leases the 57,000-square-foot building in its entirety. The new lease will begin in February; terms were not announced.

Wells Real Estate Funds is a national real estate investment company based in suburban Atlanta. In its history, Wells offerings - current and closed - have invested more than $12 billion in real estate portfolios.

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