Hines, the international real estate firm, recently leased 3,200 square feet to The Counter, which has located its trendy build-your-own burger joint with a full bar in Renaissance Square’s free-standing, high-profile retail building.

The Counter opened recently in the courtyard of Renaissance Square’s twin 25 and 27-story buildings near office tenants and visitors, as well as light rail riders at the Washington/Central Avenue stop. The Renaissance Square courtyard location will be the first Phoenix location for the California-based company.

“The Counter is a perfect fit for our retail building. The burger joint is trendy and focuses on locally sourced and sustainable ingredients. We anticipate The Counter will have a strong following in downtown Phoenix,” said Steve Hamel, Property Manager of Renaissance Square.

“We are very excited to open our first Phoenix location in such a great location, and are enjoying the relationships we are building with other downtown businesses,” says John Lutz, COO and partner of TCB Arizona LLC.  “The support, positive feedback and well wishes we have received so far have been very enjoyable.”