Franklin Templeton Agrees to Lease at Wills Wharf

Franklin Templeton has agreed to lease 60,000 square feet of office space at Wills Wharf in Harbor Point. The investment management firm has agreed to lease the entire fifth floor and a portion of the fourth floor of Wills Wharf and will bring the building to 91% occupancy.

“We are thrilled to welcome Franklin Templeton to Wills Wharf and bring another global company to Harbor Point,” said Lou Haddad, President and CEO, Armada Hoffler. “This is further proof that tenant demand for office space remains strong for trophy quality buildings located in dynamic, mixed-use environments. The Franklin Templeton lease further cements Harbor Point as the go-to mixed-use destination in the market.”

Franklin Templeton will join a dynamic roster of corporate office tenants at Harbor Point including T. Rowe Price, Exelon, Constellation, Transamerica, Morgan Stanley, EY, and RBC Wealth.

Positioned at the gateway to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, Wills Wharf is a LEED Gold mixed-use building offering 325,000 square feet of Class A office and premier hotel space. With unparalleled waterfront views, Wills Wharf is located within walking distance to all amenities and open spaces that Harbor Point has to offer. Longtime partners Armada Hoffler and Beatty Development Group have established Harbor Point as Baltimore’s largest downtown waterfront development, with capacity for up to 3 million square feet of mixed-use space on 27 acres.

“I’m excited to be among the first to welcome Franklin Templeton to Harbor Point,” said Michael Beatty, President, Beatty Development Group. “Wills Wharf is truly one-of-kind, pairing modern office space with Harbor Point’s growing amenity base, easy walkability, and instant access to green space and the waterfront. It all adds up to a special environment that Franklin Templeton employees will enjoy being a part of each and every day.”