ATLANTA-After opening its first Atlanta office in February, Franklin Street is on the commercial real estate warpath. The company just moved into a larger office space despite the down market as it continues carving out its niche in the Southeast.

Last week, Franklin Street moved 15 employees from its office in Piedmont Center’s Building 5 to a new, larger facility in the complex. CB Richard Ellis represented the landlord in the 3,100-square foot office lease. The new space can house up to 20 employees. Franklin Street inked a four-year lease there.

“The Piedmont Center is centrally located for our employees and our clients,” Mac McCall, Regional Managing Director of Franklin Street’s Atlanta office, tells GlobeSt.com. “This is a good location for us long-term as we grow out teams. We’ve been very focused on retail in Atlanta. Our next goal is to build out or multifamily team.”