Colliers Represents Barge Design Solutions in the Lease of Columbia Office Space

Mary Winter Teaster and Sydney Lanham of Colliers | South Carolina and Shane Douglas of Colliers | Nashville represented Barge Design Solutions in the lease of a 6,467-square-foot office space in the Capitol Center at 1201 Main St. in Downtown Columbia.

Barge Design Solutions, an employee-owned engineering and architecture firm with diverse in-house multidisciplinary practice areas, was founded over 70 years ago in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2025, Barge acquired Carlisle Associates, Inc. of Columbia, expanding the company’s footprint in the Carolinas. 
 
“Mary Winter and I were pleased to work alongside Shane Douglas to represent Barge in its search for new office space in Columbia, and we appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with another Colliers office on this deal,” said Lanham. “Barge will complete a full build-out of a first-floor suite and call Main Street its new business home while continuing to establish its presence in the Columbia market. We are looking forward to supporting Barge throughout this transition and watching its continued growth”.

Colliers’ Teaster and Lanham are specialists in office brokerage, representing tenants, landlords, sellers and buyers in the leasing and sales of commercial properties. Shane Douglas is an office brokerage expert in the Colliers’ Nashville office. He is a specialist in tenant representation, landlord leasing, office sales and advisory services.