The General Services Administration has released a draft solicitation for the latest iteration of its GSA Leasing Support Services contract. The GLS Plus contract will include additional support services to help federal agencies build up their capability to implement leasing projects, GSA said Wednesday. “GLS Plus is designed to improve GSA’s ability …
Read More »JBG Smith Selected for Amazon Northern Virginia HQ Development Project
Amazon has teamed up with real estate investment trust company JBG Smith to help build a new headquarters at National Landing in Arlington, Va. JBG said Tuesday it will provide Amazon exclusive rights to buy land properties and lease space at its buildings through an agreement. Northern Virginia’s Arlington is …
Read More »Coast Guard Seeks Industry Information on New Icebreakers; Adm. Paul Zukunft Comments
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a request for information on potential contractors that can build new icebreakers intended to perform missions in the Arctic, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. Sydney Freedberg Jr. writes the service branch issued notional requirements and a notional schedule for the Polar Icebreaker Replacement Program through …
Read More »Brian McVay: Cushman & Wakefield Says Number of NOVA Office Leases Last Quarter Highest Since 2011
A new market report from Cushman & Wakefield says new deals for office leases in the Northern Virginia area during the most recent quarter was the highest recorded since 2011. The two earlier quarters this year were down so much that year to date leasing has dropped a total of 37 percent from this …
Read More »Report: Washington Commercial Real Estate Market Flat But Steady
A Jones Lang LaSalle report has found stable leasing activity in Washington’s commercial real estate market for the second quarter. A total of $1.9 billion in investments came from abroad from January to June, an 84 percent increase from the same period last year, the report said. “The second quarter …
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