DALLAS, February 24, 2025 – Granite Properties, a commercial real estate investment, development, and management company, and Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW), a publicly-traded real estate investment trust (“REIT”), today announced that Lockton, the world’s largest privately owned insurance brokerage, has signed a lease for two floors (52,961 square feet) at Granite Park 6. Lockton will nearly double its office space when they move into Granite Park 6 in 2026. The new highly amenitized, 19-story, 422,109-square-foot, Class AA office building is located in Granite Park, Granite’s 90-acre, mixed-use office community in Plano, TX.

Lockton was represented by Mike Mayer and Josh Goldsmith of Cushman & Wakefield, and Dan Harris and Randy Cooper of Stream Realty Partners. Granite was represented by its in-house leasing team, Robert Jimenez, Burson Holman and Elizabeth Fortado.

“We are excited that Lockton has selected Granite Park 6 to relocate and expand their footprint in the North Dallas region,” said Paul Bennett, Senior Managing Director, Granite Properties. “Every detail of Granite Park 6, including the 150-seat lecture hall, hospitality-driven customer lounges, and outdoor amenity terrace, is designed for top talent to feel inspired and collaborate. Granite Park continues to attract leading companies with its LEED and Fitwel-certified Class A office buildings, 16 walkable restaurants and green space, underscoring the demand for high-quality workspace,” he added.

“Relocating to Granite Park 6 is a great opportunity to enhance the workplace
experience for our associates as well as better serve our growing client base in the North Dallas region,” said Steve Idoux, CEO Lockton. “Lockton has had a presence in the Dallas region for many years and this expansion of our office space in Plano underscores our commitment to our associates and clients. We couldn’t be more excited about it.”

Granite Park 6 is LEED Silver and Fitwel certified. Amenities include:

  • A two-story hospitality-driven lobby with a market café and a three-story
    monumental staircase connecting to a 150-seat lecture hall and three
    conference centers.
  • A sixth-floor landscaped amenity terrace connecting to a fitness studio, indoor customer lounge, and golf simulator. The amenity terrace and customer lounge are equipped with TVs and Wi-Fi.
  • 14-ft floor-to-ceiling glass for an abundance of natural light.
  • 35,000 square feet of Ready Suites ranging from 1,500 – 5,500 square feet. These suites are Granite’s fully constructed workspace solutions for companies looking to move-in quickly.

Granite Park 6 is the tallest building in Granite Park, and one of the tallest multi-customer office towers north of Interstate 635. It is highly visible from both Sam Rayburn Highway and the North Dallas Tollway. Simplifying commutes, it’s surrounded by residential communities and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is just a 20-minute ride away.

Highwoods Properties is Granite’s joint venture equity partner for Granite Park 6.

About Granite Properties
Granite Properties is a privately held commercial real estate investment,
development and management company founded in 1991. The firm owns 11 million square feet of high-quality office space in Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Denver, Southern California, Boston and Nashville. Granite is an established investor, developer and manager with a focus on sustainable, highly amenitized projects. It has completed more than $10 billion in real estate transactions and more than 30 million square feet of real estate development and acquisitions. Currently, Granite is developing 23Springs – a 642,000 square-foot building located in a mixed-use environment in Uptown Dallas. Granite focuses on creating extraordinary customer experiences through mixed-use environments, rich amenities, customer-centric service, and innovative wellness features. Granite, NAIOP’s 2022 Developer of the Year, was named one of Fortune Magazine’s Best Workplaces nine times, ranking #8 on their 2022 Best Workplaces in Real Estate list. For more information, visit: graniteprop.com.

About Highwoods
Highwoods Properties, Inc., headquartered in Raleigh, is a publicly-traded
(NYSE:HIW), fully-integrated office real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that owns, develops, acquires, leases and manages properties primarily in the best business districts (BBDs) of Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh, Richmond and Tampa. Our vision is to be a leader in the evolution of commercial real estate for the benefit of our customers, our communities and those who invest with us. Our mission is to create environments and experiences that inspire our teammates and our customers to achieve more together. We are in the work-placemaking business and believe that by creating exceptional environments and experiences, we can deliver greater value to our customers, their teammates and, in turn, our shareholders. For more information about Highwoods, please visit our website at www.highwoods.com.