Virginia Beach, VA: Gerald S. Divaris, chairman and CEO of Divaris Real Estate, Inc. (DRE), announced the signing of two leases for a total of 3,434 square feet of retail space in Charlotte, NC. Lease negotiations on behalf of the landlord for both deals were handled by Diana Teitsma of DRE’s Charlotte, NC office.

Red Bridge Floral and Marketplace leased 1,728 square feet of retail space in The Shoppes at University Place, a shopping center featuring 38 retailers near the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.  Red Bridge Floral and Marketplace offers a unique assortment of gifts, home décor and floral arrangements. They share the shopping center with Sam’s Club, Talbot’s Outlet, Chico’s Outlet, Applebee’s, Rooms To Go, Gamestop and more.

MetroPCS leased 1,706 square feet of retail space in Pawtuckett Shopping Center on Moores Chapel Road in Charlotte. MetroPCS is a prepaid wireless service that is part of T-Mobile US, Inc. and provides nationwide talk, text, and data plans. They are joined in the retail center by Dollar General, Transit Damage Freight, NAC Tech Solutions and more.

About Divaris Real Estate

Divaris Real Estate, Inc. is headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA with offices in Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond and Roanoke, VA; Charlotte, NC; and Washington, DC.  Divaris Real Estate and Divaris Property Management Corp. are divisions of The Divaris Group, an international real estate brokerage and property management company that currently manages and/or leases in excess of 23 million square feet of prime office, retail and industrial space from New Jersey to Florida. Gerald S. Divaris is Chairman of the Board, and Michael B. Divaris is President of Divaris Real Estate, Inc.

Divaris Real Estate is a member of Realty Resources, (http://www.realtyresources.org/) a national group of independent retail property brokers and managers, covering 91 major markets throughout the U.S.  DRE is also the Virginia affiliate for The CORE Network, (http://www.corenetworkcre.org/) a national group of office and industrial brokers with affiliates throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Asia and Europe. These organizations represent corporate and institutional clients, tenants and buyers in all aspects of leasing, development, management, sales and acquisitions.