Highwoods Properties signed a deal with MetLife for a build-to-suit lease for 115,000 square feet at Highwoods Preserve in Tampa. This deal will involve building a new, four-story office building in Highwoods Preserve, with Highwoods investing more than $19 million in the project. Construction on this building is set to begin this month and is projected to be complete early next year, with MetLife occupying the entire building.