David Gallagher, CEO of Dominion Payroll Services, said he believes the project will be a good place for the full-service payroll provider’s needs now and in the future.

“This investment allows us to invest further in the growth of our business,” he said.

Besides, he said, Scott’s Addition is a hip place to work, live, eat and socialize. Scott’s Addition — an area bound on the east by the Boulevard, the south by West Broad Street, the west by Interstate 195 and the north by railroad tracks — has benefited from millions of dollars in private investments in the past couple of years.

Once an industrial district made up primarily of older warehouse properties, Scott’s Addition now has a growing list of offices, apartments, breweries, restaurants and gathering spots.

The first floor of the Symbol office building will be for a restaurant. The second floor will be for offices.

The developers are negotiating with another office user and a restaurant group, Williams said. “But we are not at liberty to discuss names at this point,” he said.