Washington D.C.

D.C.'s Crystal City Submarket Sees $161M Refi for Two Multi-Family Properties

Bainbridge Cos. and The Carlyle Group have secured two loans totaling $161.4 million for the refinancing of two apartment properties in the thriving Washington, D.C. area. The assets, The Bennington and Crystal Square, encompass an aggregate 726 residences.

Research Firm CNA Inks 173 KSF Lease in Arlington

Construction has not yet commenced on the 200,000-square-foot office building at 3001 Washington Blvd. in Arlington, Va., but it’s already near maximum occupancy, courtesy of a 173,000-square-foot commitment from CNA.

Rockrose Development Spends $120M on Downtown D.C. Office Building

Continuing the trend of Washington, D.C., office transactions, Rockrose Development Corp. has picked up the building at 1776 Eye Street, N.W., a class A office structure totaling 224,666 square feet, for $119.7 million.

Brookfield Refis Five Multi-Family Properties for $400M

In a deal arranged and closed by HFF, Brookfield Real Estate Financial Partners has secured a $400 million, seven-year, floating-rate refinance loan from M&T Realty Capital Corp. for a 2,600-unit multi-housing portfolio.

Donohoe to Start Work on Gallery of Bethesda

By Adrian Maties, Asscoiate Editor
Donohoe Construction Co. and Donohoe Development will start construction this month on the first phase of the Woodmont Central plan. Known as the “Gallery of Bethesda,” the residential and retail project will replace older commercial offices […]

RTC Partnership Plans to Reshape Reston’s Skyline

By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor
In spite of the high number of office vacancies along the Dulles Toll Road corridor, RTC Partnership L.L.C. plans to develop a high-end office tower at 1760 Reston Parkway. The proposed 418,000-square-foot mixed-use building would be […]

N.S.P. Ventures Purchases 236 KSF U.S. Mint Facility in D.C. for $148M

Japan-based N.S.P. Ventures has acquired 801 Ninth St., N.W., in Washington, D.C., a 236,000-square-foot building occupied in its entirety by the U.S. Mint, from the Netherlands-based Wereldhave USA for $147.5 million.

Jones Lang LaSalle Chosen by Howard Hughes Medical Institute as Facilities Manager for D.C.-Area Research Center

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has selected Jones Lang LaSalle to provide facilities management at its 689-acre Janelia Farm Research Campus in Loudoun County, Va., about eight miles north of Dulles International Airport.

AREA Property Partners Takes 1,180-Unit Virginia Apartment Complex

AREA Property Partners, after targeting the Alexandria, Va., area late last year for apartment buys, is back in the area. The firm has purchased the city’s EOS 21, a 1,180-unit community, for an undisclosed price.

CBRE Lines Up $181M Financing for D.C. Office Project

CBRE Capital Markets has arranged $181 million in financing for the first two phases of Sentinel Square, an office development in Washington, D.C., that will eventually total 1.3 million square feet. CBRE arranged the funding on behalf of Trammell Crow, Crow Holdings Capital Partners and Cottonwood Partners.