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VanTrust Real Estate Fully Leases Columbus Mixed-Use Property

VanTrust Real Estate announced that GFT, an AEC firm created from the merger of Gannett Fleming and TranSystems, has leased the last 5,500 square feet of office space at The Pointe at Polaris, a mixed-use property in Columbus, Ohio. It expands the space the company already leases at The Pointe.

This brings The Pointe to 100 percent occupancy of this mixed-use development with Class A office space, upscale multi-family apartment units, and a variety of retail spaces. The Pointe at Polaris is spread over more than 20 acres, master-planned to provide modern office space, elegant residential units, as well as two hotel sites.

VanTrust partnered with NP Ltd. to build the project at 8890 Lyra Drive, while Elford Construction and M + A Architects worked with VanTrust to design and build the development. GFT joins a roster of companies that include Gannett Fleming, Fiserv, Bank of America, Dwight Capital, Ohio Real Title, and HDR, Inc.

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Jasmine Kilman is Content Director of Connect Commercial Real Estate, covering Chicago and greater Chicagoland, the Midwest, Seattle, and the Pacific Northwest. She covers industry trends, transaction deals, market research, and produces daily news stories. With experience in marketing and communications for academic nonprofits and corporate clients, including Hearst Media, Hilton, and Coldwell Banker, Kilman has written about commercial real estate, environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), technology, healthcare, and philanthropy. She was born and raised in California and graduated with a degree in public relations. In her spare time, Kilman enjoys hiking and traveling to new locations with her family.

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