EXHIBIT 3.11(a)
CERTIFICATE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF L.J. MELODY MORTGAGE COMPANY, LP
| 1. | The name of the limited partnership is L J Melody Mortgage Company, LP |
| 2. | The address of the registered office is 811 Dallas Avenue, Houston, Texas 77002. |
| 3. | The name of the registered agent at the above address is CT Corporation System. |
| 4. | The address where the records of the limited partnership are to be kept or made available as 5847 San Felipe, Suite 4400, Houston, Texas 77057 |
| 5. | The name of the general partner is CBRE/LJM Mortgage Company, LLC and its mailing address and street address is 533 South Fremont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071. |
Signed this the 27th day of January, 1999.
| GENERAL PARTNER: | ||
CBRE/LJM MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC a Delaware limited liability company | ||
| By: | /s/ Raymond E. Wirta | |
Raymond E. Wirta, President | ||
January 25, 1999
| To: | Secretary of State of the State of Texas |
Austin, Texas
| Re: | Consent to Use of Name |
The undersigned hereby consents to the use of the name “L.J. Melody Mortgage Company, LP” by the persons wishing to form a limited partnership in such name in the State of Texas pursuant to the Texas Revised Limited Partnership Act.
| L.J. MELODY & COMPANY, | ||
| a Texas corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ Bill R. Frazer | |
| Bill Frazer | ||
| Executive Vice President | ||
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO THE
CERTIFICATE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.02 of the Texas Revised Limited Partnership Act, the undersigned limited partnership desires to amend its certificate of limited partnership and for that purpose submits the following certificate of amendment.
| 1. | The name of the limited partnership is |
L.J. Melody Mortgage Company, LP
| 2. | The certificate of limited partnership is amended as follows: |
The name of the limited partnership is hereby changed to: L J Melody & Company of Texas, LP
Dated: December 21, 2000
| L.J. MELODY MORTGAGE COMPANY, LP | ||
| BY: | /s/ Lawrence J. Melody | |
| Lawrence J. Melody | ||
| President & CEO of General Partner | ||
| CBRE/LJM Mortgage Company, LLC | ||
| L.J. MELODY & COMPANY | ||||
5847 San Felipe, Suite 4400 Houston, Texas 77057 Telephone (713) 787-1900 Fax (713) 787-1998 | ||||
December 21, 2000
| To: | Secretary of State of the state of Texas |
Austin, Texas
| RE: | Consent to Use of Name |
I, the undersigned, on behalf of L. J. Melody & Company, a Texas corporation, do hereby consent to the utilization of “L J Melody & Company of Texas, LP” by L.J. Melody Mortgage Company, LP, a limited partnership organized under the laws of Texas, who desires to change the partnership name to L J Melody & Company of Texas, LP by a Certificate of Amendment.
I being duly authorized to sign on behalf of L.J. Melody & Company, do hereby execute this statement on 21st day of December, 2000.
Sincerely,
/s/ Lawrence J. Melody |
| Lawrence J. Melody |
| President & CEO |
A CB Richard Ellis Company
 | Office of the Secretary of State Corporations Section P.O. Box 13697 Austin, Texas 78711-3697 |
STATEMENT OF CHANGE OF
ADDRESS OF REGISTERED AGENT
1. The name of the entity represented is | L J MELODY & CO OF TEXAS LP |
The entity’s file number is | 0011682910 | |||
2. The address at which the registered agent has maintained the registered office address for such entity is: (Please provide street address, city, state and zip code presently shown in the records of the secretary of state.) | ||
811 Dallas Avenue, Houston, Texas 77002 | ||
3. The address at which the registered agent will hereafter maintain the registered office address for such entity is: (Please provide street address, city, state and zip code. The address must be in Texas.) | ||
1021 Main Street, Suite 1150, Houston, Texas 77002 | ||
4. Notice of the change of address has been given to said entity in writing at least 10 business days prior to the submission of this filing. | ||
Date: April 22, 2004
C T CORPORATION SYSTEM |
| Name of registered agent |
Kenneth Uva |
| Signature of registered agent |
Reports Unit P.O. Box 12028 Austin, Texas 78711-2028 |
Office of the Secretary of State |
Roger Williams Secretary of State |
June 24, 2005
C T Corporation System
L J MELODY & COMPANY OF TEXAS, LP
1021 Main Street Suite 1150
Houston, TX 77002
Periodic Report – First Notification Letter
Re: L J MELODY & COMPANY OF TEXAS, LP
Filing Number:11682910
Dear Registered Agent:
Article 6132a, Section 13.05 of the Texas Revised Limited Partnership Act, requires a limited partnership to file a periodic report with the Secretary of State not more than once every four years. You are hereby notified that the above referenced limited partnership is required to file the periodic report at this time. This periodic report should be completed and submitted to the Secretary of State for filing within thirty (30) days of this notice. Failure to file the periodic report when due will result, after notice, in the forfeiture of the limited partnership’s right to transact business in the state of Texas and could ultimately result, after notice, in the cancellation of the certificate of a domestic limited partnership or the registration of a foreign limited partnership.
One copy of the required periodic report is enclosed, along with instructions for completing the report.Make any necessary changes to the preprinted information by typing or printing the new information in the area provided. Submit the periodic report, along with the required filing fee that is shown on the attached report, to the mailing address on the report form.Please make a copy of this report prior to mailing and retain for the limited partnership’s records.
For your convenience, forms promulgated by the Secretary of State are available on the agency website at:http://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/forms.shtml.
If you have any questions, please contact the Reports Unit at 512-475-2705.
Sincerely,
Reports Unit
Business and Public Filings Division
Enclosure
| Come visit us on the Internet @ http://www.sos.state.tx.us/ | ||||
| Phone: 512-475-2705 | Fax: 512-463-1425 | Dial: 7-1-1 for Relay Services |
Reports Unit P O Box 12028 Austin, Texas 78711-2028 | | Roger Williams Secretary of State |
Office of the Secretary of State
PERIODIC REPORT - LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
| Filing Number11682910 | Page 1 of 2 |
Filing Fee:$50.00
| 1. | The limited partnership name is |
L J MELODY & COMPANY OF TEXAS, LP
| 2. | It is organized under the laws of (set forth state or foreign country) |
Texas
| 3. | The name of the registered agent is’ |
C T Corporation System
(Make changes here)
| 4. | The business address of the registered agent and the registered office address is |
1021 Main Street, Suite 1150
Houston, TX 77002
(Make changes here-use street or building address, see Instructions)
| 5. | The address of the principal office in the United States where the records are to be kept or made available under Article 6132a, Section 1 07 of the Texas Revised Limited Partnership Act is’ |
5847 SAN FELIPE SUITE 4400,
Houston, TX 77057
(Make changes here)
| 6. | The names and addresses of all general partners of the limited partnership are: |
(If additional space is needed, include the information as an attachment to this form)
Name | Address | City/State/Zip | ||
| CBRE/LJM MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC | 5847 San Felipe, Suite 4400 | Houston, TX 77057 | ||
Phone 512-475-2705 | Come visit us on the Internet @ http//www sos state tx us/ Fax 512-463-1425 | Dial 7-1-1 for Relay Services |
Periodic Report
Filing Number 11682910
Page 2 of 2
Execution:
The undersigned signs this document subject to the penalties imposed by law for the submission of a materially false or fraudulent instrument.
| Date: | 07/11/2005 | /s/ Ellis D. Reiter, Jr. | ||||||||||
| Signed on behalf of the limited partnership | ||||||||||||
CBRE/LJM Mortgage Company, L.L.C., its general partner | ||||||||||||
| By | (general partner) | |||||||||||
| By: | CBRE/LJM – Nevada, Inc., its sole member | |||||||||||
| By: | Ellis D. Reiter, Jr., Executive Vice President and Assistant Secretary | |||||||||||
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO THE
CERTIFICATE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.02 of the Texas Revised Limited Partnership Act, the undersigned limited partnership desires to amend its certificate of limited partnership and for that purpose submits the following certificate of amendment.
| 1. | The name of the limited partnership is L J Melody & Company of Texas, LP. |
| 2. | The certificate of limited partnership is amended as follows: |
The name of the limited partnership is hereby changed to: CBRE Melody of Texas, LP.
Dated: August 25, 2005.
| L J MELODY & COMPANY OF TEXAS, LP | ||||||
| By: | CBRE/LJM Mortgage Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, its general partner | |||||
| By: | CBRE/LJM – Nevada, Inc., a Nevada corporation, its sole member | |||||
| By: | /s/ Ellis D. Reiter, Jr. | |||||
Ellis D. Reiter, Jr. Executive Vice President and Assistant Secretary | ||||||
| Office of the Secretary of State Corporations Section P.O. Box 13697 Austin, Texas 78711-3697 (Form 408) | Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of Texas Filing #: 11682910 12/27/2007 Document #: 197728294362 Image Generated Electronically |
STATEMENT OF CHANGE OF
ADDRESS OF REGISTERED AGENT
| 1. | The name of the entity represented is |
CBRE Melody of Texas, LP
The entity’s filing number is11682910
| 2. | The address at which the registered agent has maintained the registered office address for such entity is: (Please provide street address, city, state and zip code presently shown in the records of the Secretary of State.) |
1021 Main Street, Suite 1150, Houston, TX 77002
| 3. | The address at which the registered agent will hereafter maintain the registered office address for such entity is: (Please provide street address, city, state and zip code. The address must be in Texas.) |
350 N. St. Paul Street, Dallas, TX 75201
| 4. | Notice of the change of address has been given to said entity in writing at least 10 business days prior to the submission of this filing. |
Date:12/27/2007
| CT Corporation System |
Name of Registered Agent |
| Marie Hauer |
Signature of Registered Agent |
FILING OFFICE COPY
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO THE
CERTIFICATE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF
CBRE MELODY OF TEXAS, LP
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.02 of the Texas Revised Limited Partnership Act, the undersigned limited partnership desires to amend its certificate of limited partnership and for that purpose submits the following certificate of amendment.
| 1. | The name of the limited partnership is CBRE Melody of Texas, LP. |
| 2. | The certificate of limited partnership is amended as follows: |
The name of the limited partnership is CBRE Capital Markets of Texas, LP.
Dated: March 9, 2009.
| CBRE MELODY OF TEXAS, LP | ||||||
| By: | CBRE/LJM Mortgage Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, its general partner | |||||
| By: | CBRE/LJM – Nevada, Inc., a Nevada corporation, its sole member | |||||
| By: | /s/ Laurence H. Midler | |||||
Laurence H. Midler Executive Vice President | ||||||
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES
| CBRE Capital Corporation | ||||
Scott Potter Chief Financial Officer | 2800 Post Oak Boulevard Suite 2100 Houston, TX 77056 | |||
| CBRE Capital Corporation | 713 787 1941 Tel 713 787 1997 Fax 214 616 6530 Cell | |||
| March 4, 2009 | scott.potter@cbrecapitalcorp.com | |||
Office of the Secretary of State
James Earl Rudder Office Building
1019 Brazos
Austin, TX 78701
| Re: | Consent to Use of Name |
Dear Sir or Madam:
CBRE Capital Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and qualified to transact business in the State of Texas on December 20, 2005, hereby consents to the name change of CBRE Melody of Texas, LP, a Texas limited partnership to CBRE Capital Markets of Texas, LP in the State of Texas.
| CBRE Capital Corporation | ||
/s/ Scott Potter | ||
| By: | Scott Potter | |
| Its: | Chief Financial Officer and Director | |