Barnes & Thornburg partner Bill Lewis negotiated one of
Charlotte’s most significant office leases in recent years
– a 206,000-square-foot space in a new $700 million skyline
building in its hometown – for client Moore & Van Allen
(MVA), Charlotte’s largest law firm.
Under Lewis’ guidance, Barnes & Thornburg represented MVA
through the complex lease negotiations, culminating in a 15-year
lease that positions the firm as the anchor tenant in the second,
43-story tower of the Queensbridge Collective, a new mixed-use
development in the city’s South End neighborhood.
MVA will occupy the top nine floors of the building, which will
give the firm a nearly 25% increase in square footage from its
current space at Bank of America Corporate Center. MVA signed the
lease on Sept. 5, 2025, and the building is slated to open in
2028.
Chicago commercial real estate firm Riverside Investment &
Development Company is developing Queensbridge Collective project,
with construction on the second tower scheduled to start by the end
of the year, just as the first tower is expected to be
completed.
The milestone deal garnered media attention in Axios, The Charlotte Observer, the Charlotte Business Journal, ALM’s Daily Report, Law360 and other news sources.
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10 November 2025
Barnes & Thornburg Lays Groundwork For Moore & Van Allen’s Move To Charlotte Tower
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Barnes & Thornburg partner Bill Lewis negotiated one of Charlotte’s most significant office leases in recent years – a 206,000-square-foot space in a new $700 million skyline building in its hometown...