News Releases11.8.25
Barnes & Thornburg Lays Groundwork for Moore & Van Allen’s Move to Charlotte Tower
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,
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,
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