<rss version="2.0" xmlns:ynewsrss="http://news.yahoo.com/rss.html"><channel><title><![CDATA[Washington Commercial Real Estate News From CoStar Group]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/]]></link><description><![CDATA[CoStar Group, Inc. is the leading provider of information services to commercial real estate property investors and sales professionals in the United States and United Kingdom. CoStar's suite of services offers access to the most comprehensive database of commercial real estate information and commercial property listings available in its markets.]]></description><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><category domain="Yahoo"><![CDATA[Business/Real_Estate_and_Housing]]></category><ttl>15</ttl><image><title><![CDATA[CoStar Group, Inc.]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/]]></link><url><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/SharedFiles/Common/images/logos/CoStarGroup112.gif]]></url></image><item><title><![CDATA[CoStar's People of Note (Nov. 15-21)]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=8B5BFABC53587C4967E5855C5805C571&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[This week's People of Note includes the following markets: Hartford, Los Angeles, New York City and Westchester/South Connecticut.

LOS ANGELES
Lee Opens Long Beach Branch; Names Gill Pres.

Lee & Associates officially opened its office in Long Beach...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Laurie Forbes <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:25:02 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FERC Inks Gold in NoMa]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=DBF6EB2FD1453C9799F526A260E94BD4&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission leased 35,000 square feet at 1100 First St. NE in Washington, DC. FERC will occupy the space for 10 years and will relocate from 888 First St. NE. 

The agency is the first tenant reported for the 11-story, 348...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Covell Fitzgerald <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:19:19 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Studley Hires Two New Employees]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=D24C12E8A0F4AD94324CC4B3F0EFBCEA&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Studley, a commercial real estate service firm, recently added Bie Chu Lee and Jeffrey Harps to its Washington, DC, office. 

Lee is the latest associate to join the company. He will specialize in strategic planning and development for the corporation...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Mohamed Fofana <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:36:40 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[JV Buys Silver Spring Multifamily Portfolio for $22M]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=8E42BC8AAC84DAFB91E328FE3656D54C&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Abbey Road Property Group of Arlington, VA, in partnership with Buvermo Properties of Bethesda, MD, purchased two multifamily properties in Silver Spring, MD, from Fairfield Properties LP for $22 million, or about $110,552 per unit. 

The transaction...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Jeff Warnock <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:53:57 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oliff & Berridge Expands to 92,000 SF in Alexandria]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=3C52521244B3F990FC22DAB1F293DF93&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Oliff & Berridge, a law firm, renewed its lease and expanded to 91,958 square feet at 277 S. Washington St. in Alexandria, VA. The firm signed a 15-year deal.

Known as the Atrium Building, the five-story office structure totals 138,507 square feet...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Nick Mellott <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:46:51 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transwestern To Lease Sunset Corporate Plaza]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=C08975709D4960DDE5C4446FC7999864&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Piedmont Office Realty Trust selected Transwestern to lease 11107 and 11109 Sunset Hills Road in Reston, VA. The 141,000-square-feet property is better known as Sunset Corporate Plaza One and Two.

Sunset Corporate Plaza Two, totaling 41,200 square...]]></description><author><![CDATA[William Ikeler <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:03:00 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank Watch: U.S. Steps Up Efforts To Seize Iran-Controlled Bank Melli's U.S. Properties]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=FF84540241D3AF92D9F51F1F6CB79F91&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York is looking to take over control of the 36-story, 336,000-square-foot 650 Fifth Ave. high-rise in Midtown Manhattan, as well as other properties across the country, together totaling hundreds...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Mark Heschmeyer <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:11:18 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lease Up/Lease Down (Nov. 15-21): Bioscience, Cleantech Sectors Spur Job Growth]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=5D3B134168E5FC048EF0446DE5832173&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[News of corporate expansions, relocations, extensions, closures, layoffs, lease  cancellations and mergers has been consolidated into Lease Up/Lease   Down. Look to  Lease Up/Lease Down every week for valuable information that can be used as a source...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Andrew Deichler <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:42:30 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hhgregg Takes Former Circuit City Dist. Center]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=AA367C4DBAB535BFF877EDDFFF18B12B&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hhgregg Inc. signed a 393,440-square-foot lease at 14301 Mattawoman Drive in Brandywine, MD.

The single-story, 393,440-square-foot, Class B industrial building was built in 1998 and is in the Brandywine/Prince George's County South Industrial submarket...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Heather Berwanger <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:54:30 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[USDA Takes 330,000 SF in SW Washington, DC]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=C828E6028B6DF29AD745E6A7A5A8FF28&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Agriculture will occupy 330,000 square feet at Patriots Plaza III, a new office property at 355 E St. SW in Washington, DC. The U.S. General Services Administration inked the long-term deal on behalf of the USDA, which is consolidating...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Laurie Forbes <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:32:44 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medical Research Center to Ignite Virginia with 415 Jobs]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=05FBD5959E2E3CAF0BC4A20A6150EAA8&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Biomedical research is heating up in Fairfax County, VA, as The Ignite Institute begins scouting locations for its forthcoming facility. The $200 million nonprofit research center is poised to create about 415 new jobs over a five-year period.

Headed...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Andrew Deichler <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:29:10 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[In The Pipeline: CoStar Development and Construction News for Nov. 15-21]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=129BF1C83D2287ED6035FD993C3C8ACF&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[In this week's issue, TMG Partners and The Related Cos.  have been tapped as master developers for a $1 billion 77-acre mixed-use project in the S.F. Bay Area; Seavest Inc. and its JV partner  are developing two medical office buildings on the new campus...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Randyl Drummer <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:44:27 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CoStar's Retail News Roundup: Nov. 15-21, 2009]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=D6139739C0AE530947ACB95FF0265266&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[This week in the Retail Roundup, CoStar reports on expansions or new concepts at Apple and Urban Outfitters;  closings, cutbacks, defaults, or bankruptcy news  at Trans World, InkStop, and Hacketts; acquisition, merger, loan, sale, or IPO activity at...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Sasha M Pardy <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:08:21 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Grubb Exec To Head New Avison Young DC Office]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=9BAA581272D847CB737909CA99BA8987&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[As part of its plan to expand into the United States, Canadian brokerage firm Avison Young opened a new office in Washington, DC, and recruited several key personnel from Grubb & Ellis to lead its effort. 

Keith Lipton, the former executive vice president...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Laurie Forbes <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:30:54 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calvert, Acacia Renew 93,000 SF in Bethesda]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=0E5B002F426EF7107FF99F18B9976769&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[After a two-year search for new office space, Calvert Group Ltd. and Acacia Life Insurance Co. decided to remain at the Air Rights Center in downtown Bethesda, MD. One of the deciding factors was landlord TIAA-CREF’s planned renovation of the property...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Laurie Forbes <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:10:10 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lease Up/Lease Down (Nov. 8-14): Layoffs: A Sprint to the Bottom Line]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=4A5CB1D80C8C1265D219AD77A0449661&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[News of corporate expansions, relocations, extensions, closures, layoffs, lease  cancellations and mergers has been consolidated into Lease Up/Lease   Down. Look to  Lease Up/Lease Down every week for valuable information that can be used as a source...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Andrew Deichler <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:48:33 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[In The Pipeline: CoStar Development and Construction News for Nov. 8-14]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=AFE5413E561C0C9207E87DEB20369B7C&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[In this week's issue, German pharma giant Merck  has topped off its $65 million research facility in Billerica, MA; Irvine, CA-based Sares Regis   breaks ground on a rare industrial project on California's Central Coast; and a group of architects plans...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Randyl Drummer <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:58:46 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[GXS Finds New HQ Space in Gaithersburg]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=337B43D30EEAFD35F9A40B994A633887&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Global Exchange Services, a business-to-business e-commerce network firm, leased 83,737 square feet at The Summit at Washingtonian building in Gaithersburg, MD. Occupancy is scheduled for April of next year.

GXS will relocate its headquarters from...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Laurie Forbes <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:58:21 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woodmore Towne Center Progressing in Prince George's County]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=F8E1699FF2E8DC8A3BE235E88F305766&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[In September, vertical construction commenced on Woodmore Towne Center in Glenarden, Maryland, a 245-acre mixed-use project that is planned to eventually encompass 800,000 square feet of retail space, 1 million square feet of office space, 1100 residential...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Sasha M Pardy <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:51:29 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[German Embassy Leases 76,000 SF in West End]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=6B5109FAC1DC1B77D92B816B43F6FCE1&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Federal Republic of Germany leased 76,000 square feet of office space at 2300 M St. NW in Washington, DC, while its historic embassy property on Reservoir Road goes through a renovation expected to last three years. 

The group will take control...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Laurie Forbes <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:59:31 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CoStar's Retail News Roundup: Nov. 8 - 14, 2009]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=554AEE0F1938E49CF61F16722ED0CFE0&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[This week in the Retail Roundup, CoStar reports on expansions or new concepts at Sports Fan Attic and Bajio Mexican Grill;  closings, cutbacks, defaults, or bankruptcy news  at Waldenbooks and Nature Coast Commons; acquisition, merger, loan, sale, or...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Sasha M Pardy <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:59:46 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lowe’s Home Center Buys 27.68 Acres in Leesburg]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=EBF4CD227DF47CA38FC2A4B9B4E2A894&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Lowe’s Home Center Inc. acquired a two-parcel assemblage in Leesburg, VA. RR Leegate LLC sold the 27.68 acres of vacant land for approximately $8 million, or about $289,000 per acre, in an all cash transaction. 

One parcel is zoned I-1 light industrial...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Carlos Howard <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:14:01 GMT]]></pubDate></item></channel></rss>