Charlotte-based Northwood Office LLC was established by Northwood Investors – a privately-held, global real estate investment and management firm – to provide a complete approach to fulfilling office space needs. Offering best-in-class services in commercial development, leasing and property management, Northwood Office is committed to creating and sustaining work environments that inspire by focusing on enhancing quality of life, productivity, flexibility and community. Northwood Office has earned the WELL Health-Safety Rating for 64 locations, representing 9.6 million square feet across its portfolio through the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI). Northwood Office's portfolio includes Ballantyne® and Metropolitan in Charlotte and extends nationally to Atlanta, Boston, Culver City, Durham, Miami, Nashville and Seattle. For more information, visit northwoodoffice.com.

Metropolitan is a mixed-use development featuring 170,589 square feet of Class A office space, 171,644 square feet of retail space and 101 condos in Midtown, just east of Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. The 10-story LEED Silver office building was constructed in 2008. The retail component is anchored by Trader Joe’s, Best Buy and Marshalls, complemented by various dining options. With easy access to I277, I-77, I-85 and Charlotte Douglas International Airport, the building is adjacent to Sugar Creek Greenway. For more information, visit metropolitanclt.com.

ENERGY STAR® is the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, providing simple, credible, and unbiased information that consumers and businesses rely on to make well-informed decisions.

Thousands of industrial, commercial, utility, state, and local organizations—including more than 40 percent of the Fortune 500®—rely on their partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deliver cost-saving energy efficiency solutions. Since 1992, ENERGY STAR and its partners helped American families and businesses avoid more than $500 billion in energy costs and achieve more than 4 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions. More background information about ENERGY STAR’s impacts can be found at www.energystar.gov/impacts, and state-level information can be found at ww.energystar.gov/statefacts.