Adaptive reuse is the process of taking an existing structure and adapting it for a new use. During 2020-2021, DC opened a total of 1,565 apartments by adaptive reuse, surpassing all other cities and accounting for 5.6 percent of the … Continue reading →
As of October 31, 2022, DC Superior Court has a new e-filing system. The public search portal of the previous system (CaseFileXpress) permitted the general public access to case filings in the Civil Division. The public search portal for the … Continue reading →
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced yesterday that rail service to Washington Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County will commence on November 15. The Silver Line Extension includes a new rail maintenance and service yard (the largest in … Continue reading →
The Prince William County Board of Supervisors will vote tomorrow on a plan to convert rural land into as much as 27 million square feet of data centers, according to The Washington Post. The “Digital Gateway” proposal asks the county … Continue reading →
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) has announced that the 11.4-mile Dulles extension is operationally ready and can open by the Thanksgiving travel period, subject to approvals from the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) of two submissions—a data-driven Return … Continue reading →
In 2020, the DC Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) filed a housing discrimination lawsuit against DARO Management Services, LLC, a real estate management company that operates, maintains, and leases about 1,200 apartments across 15 buildings in NW DC; DARO … Continue reading →
Open and transparent government can benefit Virginia’s people and commerce. An effort is underway (U.S. Sup. Ct. Dkt. No. 22-308) aimed at safeguarding the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (“VFOIA”). According to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, … Continue reading →
Miami-based CGI Merchant Group is in contract to acquire the 263-room luxury hotel lease for $375 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. In 2012, the U.S. government awarded a sixty-year lease (with two, twenty-year renewal options) of the Old … Continue reading →
On October 23, 2020, CRE Worldwide filed a lawsuit against Thai Tanic (now Ammathar) et al. and the owners of 1326 14th NW (Michael Askarinam and Vahid (“Tony”) Askarinam). The matter concerns the alleged breach of a brokerage representation agreement … Continue reading →
The DC area ranked first nationally in tech office leasing for Q2–2020, according to Technical.ly (citing research from CBRE). At 1,445,528sf, tech office leasing activity in the DC area increased by 55 percent when compared to Q2–2019. Northern Virginia accounted … Continue reading →