Dole Food relocating Charlotte headquarters to another office tower. It’s not going far
Dole Food Company will be the newest tenant in uptown’s One South building come summer.
The Charlotte- and Ireland- based company is relocating its American headquarters to 101 S. Tryon next year, according to a news release from One South Wednesday. The move will give Dole more space to continue growing in the city.
Dole moved its headquarters from California to Charlotte in 2019. It set up shop in 200 S. Tryon, signing a lease in uptown for about 15,270 square feet for around, at that time, 50 employees.
The initial move helped the company expand its corporate presence in the states. The company hopes moving down the block to One South will do the same.
The latest move will help solidify Dole’s “commitment to being part of Charlotte’s energetic community,” Goldfield added in the release.
“This new space will bring us together in a way that strengthens our company culture,” William Goldfield, Dole’s corporate communications director, said in the release.
It’s unclear whether Dole will be hiring more employees but its space at One South is bigger. The company signed an 11-year lease for 22,645 square feet.
Dole’s current space is used by senior-level executives, as well as its legal, human resources and marketing and sales teams, according to the release.
One South’s new leases, new digs
Dole joins several tenants at the uptown tower, including national law firm Shumaker, The Siegfried Group and Huntington National Bank, which moved to One South last year. The bank recently increased its presence in the tower going from under 10,900 square feet to over 22,500 square feet, the Charlotte Business Journal reported.
Dole will also be joining Krazy Curry, an Indian-Nepalese restaurant, which plans to open early next year.
With Dole’s leasing, One South is about 57% occupied, according a One South representative. Managed by Trinity Partners and owned by New York City-based Tourmaline Capital Partners, One South has undergone major renovations in the past several years. Adding amenities to office spaces has become a trend in an effort to attract and keep tenants.
Built in 1974, Tourmaline has spent more than $13 million changing the 40-story tower, CBJ reported.
About $7 million was put into renovating its third-floor 22,000 square feet amenity space, called Three. Tenants have access to a cafe, a connection lab with a 110-inch LED screen, gaming and golf simulators and an indoor/outdoor terrace that overlooks Trade and Tryon streets.
One South also recently reopened One Athletics, the former Charlotte Athletic Club. Owners spent $2 million revamping the 30,000-square-foot space with a pickleball court, basketball court and other equipment.
About Dole Food
The fruit and vegetable corporation’s connection to Charlotte began in 1985 after it’s parent company, Castle & Cooke, was purchased by billionaire David Murdock, who has had longstanding ties to the region. He went on to found the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis.
His control over Dole ended after a merger with Irish firm Total Produce. Dole is one of the largest producers and marketers of fresh fruit, with revenues of approximately $2.5 billion, the news release said.
