RIVR RE has represented the landlord on a new seven-year office lease with Reeves Young at 33 Bull Street in downtown Savannah, Georgia. The Atlanta-based construction firm will occupy 5,558 square feet in the recently renovated Class A office building fronting Johnson Square — one of the most prominent business addresses in the city. David Gaule and Mandy Henderson of RIVR acted on behalf of the landlord throughout the transaction.

About Reeves Young

Founded in 1952, Reeves Young is a fully integrated construction company operating across five business units: Commercial Public, Commercial Private, Water Resources, Industrial, and Heavy Civil. Headquartered in Sugar Hill, Georgia, the firm employs more than 600 people and maintains offices in Atlanta, Nashville, Savannah, and Greenville — making this Savannah lease a formalisation of a regional presence the company has been building for years.

Over seven decades, Reeves Young has grown from a utility installation contractor into a $1.5 billion volume construction business, delivering landmark projects across the Southeast including work on the Georgia Aquarium, the Atlanta Beltline, and large-scale industrial and infrastructure contracts throughout the region. Their philosophy — “Built by Relationship” — reflects an approach to construction that prioritises long-term client partnerships over transactional work, a sensibility that also informs where they choose to put down roots as a business.

A seven-year lease commitment at a premium downtown address signals that Reeves Young is building a serious and permanent Savannah presence — not maintaining a satellite outpost. For the landlord, securing a financially stable, professionally credentialed construction firm on a long lease term is exactly the kind of tenancy that underpins asset value in a competitive downtown market.

What This Lease Signals for Savannah’s Downtown Office Market

33 Bull Street is not just any office building. It sits at the intersection of Bull Street and Broughton Street, fronting Johnson Square — one of Savannah’s most visited and historically significant public spaces. The building is currently undergoing an extensive renovation led by RIDDLE DEVELOPMENTS LLC, who acquired the asset for more than $18 million in late 2023. The makeover includes new facade detailing, copper cornices, upscale common areas, raised storefronts, and a new restaurant space on the Johnson Square corner — a transformation that is repositioning the buildings into the city’s prime Class A office address.

The renovation has already attracted serious institutional tenants. Expeditors, a Fortune 500 logistics company, occupies approximately 13,000 square feet following a high-specification office fit-out. Kimley-Horn, one of the country’s leading engineering and planning consultancies, also maintains an office in the building. Reeves Young’s arrival adds a third major regional operator to a tenant roster that is rapidly becoming one of the strongest in downtown Savannah.

For landlords and investors tracking Savannah’s downtown office market, this pattern matters. Premium, well-capitalised tenants — engineering firms, construction companies, logistics operators with national footprints — are committing to multi-year leases at 33 Bull Street precisely because the building’s renovation is making it genuinely competitive with product in Atlanta and other Southeast markets. Availability in this submarket is limited and tightening. Tenants who want a Bull Street address are increasingly competing for it.

About 33 Bull Street

33 Bull Street is a five-storey Class A office building at the corner of Bull and Broughton streets, directly facing Johnson Square in Savannah’s Historic District. The building is currently being transformed through a comprehensive renovation approved by the Historic District Board of Review in May 2024, with architectural enhancements including archways, columns, handcrafted copper cornices, and new ground-floor retail and restaurant space.

The building offers fully-secure parking, upscale common areas, and a location that is simply unmatched for professional services firms wanting to be at the centre of Savannah’s commercial and civic life. Tenants benefit from immediate proximity to the Broughton Street retail corridor, the city’s legal and financial district, and the dense foot traffic that surrounds Johnson Square year-round.

David Gaule & Mandy Henderson have represented the landlord at 33 Bull Street across multiple transactions and have deep familiarity with the building’s positioning, available inventory, and the tenant profile it attracts.

Office Leasing in Savannah — Talk to RIVR

RIVR RE specialises in office leasing across Savannah’s downtown core and Historic District, representing both landlords seeking to maximise occupancy and professional services firms and corporate occupiers looking for the right address. If you are a landlord with office space to lease in Savannah, or a business evaluating the downtown office market, contact David Gaule or Mandy Henderson directly.

Email: info@rivr.re | Phone: 912 307 9998

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