Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Arranges 54,000 SF Lease for Debt Collection Company in Roanoke

ROANOKE, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has secured a 54,000-square-foot lease for Atlantic Credit & Finance (ACF), a subsidiary of Encore Capital Group, at Franklin Plaza in downtown Roanoke. Located at 111 Franklin Road, the five-story office building is now 88 percent leased. Barry Ward and Price Gutshall of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Roanoke office represented the building owner, Times Equities Inc., in the lease transaction. ACF, a servicer of unsecured, consumer-distressed assets, will occupy two floors at Franklin Plaza. The lease is part of ACF’s plan to invest more than $4 million to expand its operations in Roanoke, relocating from its current location on Orange Avenue. The expansion will create more than 115 new jobs, increasing ACF’s employee base in Roanoke to 359 staffers.