North Carolina

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Florida-based SouthState Bank has signed a 40,000-square-foot office lease at 110 East, a 23-story office tower located at the intersection of East and South boulevards in Charlotte’s South End district. Chris Schaaf and Jim Thorpe of JLL represented SouthState in the lease transaction. Rhea Greene, Jennifer Kurz and John Hannon of Trinity Partners represented the landlord, a partnership between Stiles and Shorenstein Properties. Other committed tenants at the 370,000-square-foot office tower include Humana, Patterson Pope and Iberian Pig, a Spanish tapas dining concept by Castellucci Hospitality that will occupy a 4,600-square-foot restaurant on the ground level. SouthState Bank plans to take occupancy at 110 East in second-quarter 2026 and staff around 100 employees for its regional office hub. Hastings Architecture designed the office tower, which opened last year.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Deriva Energy, formerly known as Duke Energy Renewables, has relocated to a 33,606-square-foot office space at One South on the Plaza, a 40-story office tower located in Uptown Charlotte. The new office will serve as the headquarters for Deriva, which plans to move in by late fall. Chris Schaaf and Jamie Boast of JLL represented Deriva Energy in the lease negotiations, while Rhea Greene of Trinity Partners represented the undisclosed landlord. One South on the Plaza totals 850,000 square feet and features a 22,000-square-foot tenant amenity level on the third floor, street-level retail space housing tenants such as Tupelo Honey and Eddie V’s and a connection to the Overstreet Mall. Since 2015, ownership has invested $100 million to renovate the building’s lobby, plaza and exterior. More than 92,000 square feet of office leases have been executed at One South on the Plaza, including Dole Food’s U.S. headquarters, Shumaker, Robert Half, Protiviti, Huntington National Bank, The Siegfried Group, Krazy Curry, Ace No. 3 and Pet Wants.