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ING Clarion awards CBRE exclusive leasing agency for Park Tower
 CBRE’s Brokerage Services team in McLean, Virginia, was recently awarded the exclusive leasing agency for Park Tower. Owned by ING Clarion, Park Tower is a 335,000-sq.-ft. trophy building located at 2980 Fairview Park Drive in Falls Church, Virginia. The CBRE team of David Gast and Malcolm Schweiker recognized that the building was under-marketed and sought to proactively show ING Clarion the building’s potential. The team aggressively pursued the business by creating and executing a marketing plan that included rebranding the building and renaming it Park Tower. Each week, the team sent the owner a new marketing piece built on a concept of class, sophistication and elegance. ING Clarion was impressed with the team’s creative and tenacious approach and awarded CBRE the assignment.
CBRE awarded leasing agency for 700,000-sq.-ft. Regency Centers portfolio
 Regency Centers recently awarded CBRE’s Washington, DC, Retail team—comprised of Michael Zacharia, Lance LJ Marine, Thomas Jackman and Wright Sigmund—the exclusive leasing agency for a 700,000-sq.-ft. portfolio, located throughout the Washington, DC, region. The portfolio consists of six high-profile grocery-anchored shopping centers, which offer anchor, inline and pad site availability. This is the first time the national REIT has awarded a major leasing assignment in the Washington, DC, region to a third-party commercial real estate services firm.
Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc. appoints CBRE leasing agent for Piedmont Pointe I and II in Bethesda, MD
 Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc. recently appointed CBRE excusive leasing agent for Piedmont Pointe I and II in Bethesda, Maryland, the largest block of contiguous vacancy in the State of Maryland. The two-building newly constructed Class A complex—located at 6720-A and -B Rockledge Drive—totals 414,209 sq. ft. and is located in Rock Spring Park, home to Marriott and Lockheed Martin Corp.’s headquarters. Piedmont chose CBRE after a nearly two-year long aggressive pursuit that highlighted the firms dominate market experience and knowledge. Piedmont was looking to re-energize its leasing process and felt that CBRE was better acquainted with the Bethesda market than incumbent firm Jones Lang LaSalle. Piedmont purchased the complex in November 2007 from developer Opus East while the project was still under construction and fully vacant. The CBRE team—which consists of Dennis Owen, Ben Powell and Brad Wilner—is planning an aggressive marketing campaign to highlight the property’s new trophy construction, excellent amenities, prime location and opportunities for growth and expansion. Click here to visit the Website.
CBRE team awarded leasing assignment for 350,000-sq.-ft. facility in Bethesda, MD
 Larry Thau and Brad Wilner of CBRE's Bethesda, Maryland office recently collaborated with Scott Russi of the Washington, DC office to secure the leasing assignment for Chevy Chase Pavilion at 5335 Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda. The 350,000-sq.-ft. mixed-use facility offers a unique combination of office, retail and hospitality opportunities in close proximity to the Washington, DC, market. The CBRE team approached building owner ING Clarion about available space due to come online, and discussed the advantages of leveraging CBRE’s platform and the combined market knowledge of the Bethesda and Washington, DC, leasing teams. After six months of pursuing the business, CBRE was awarded the assignment and is currently marketing approximately 80,000 sq. ft. of office space.
CBRE Tysons Corner, VA, awarded exclusive sales and leasing assignment for 360-acre mixed-use project in Loudoun County, VA
 CBRE’s Tysons Corner, Virginia, office was recently awarded the exclusive sales and leasing assignment for One Loudoun, a 360-acre mixed-use project in Loudoun County, Virginia. One Loudoun is being jointly developed by The Meridian Group and Miller & Smith as a park-like, pedestrian-friendly complex featuring 3 million sq. ft. of Class A office space, 700,000 sq. ft. of retail space and 1,040 residential units. Notably, One Loudoun will also be the home of the World Trade Center Dulles Airport. Construction of One Loudoun is already underway, and finished pad sites are expected to be delivered at the beginning of next year. The CBRE professionals responsible for securing this assignment are Jeff Roman, Erik McLaughlin, Carter Byrnes, John Ryan and Joe McDonnell.
CBRE’s Washington, DC office named exclusive leasing agent for 300 New Jersey Avenue, NW
 CBRE’s Washington, DC office was recently awarded the exclusive leasing agency for 300 New Jersey Avenue, NW, the District of Columbia’s newest trophy office building. The 10-story, 255,000-sq.-ft. building is expected to come online during the second quarter of 2009. There is approximately 100,000 sq. ft. of space available on floors 7 through 10. The first five floors of the building have been leased to law firm Jones Day. World-renowned London architecture firm Richard Rogers Partnership (architects of the Pompideu Centre in Paris, Lloyds of London Corporate HQ in London, and Barajas Airport in Madrid) designed the building with floor-to-ceiling and wall-to-wall windows, which provide excellent views, and a 12,000-sq.-ft. glazed atrium that will connect the new building with two other existing buildings. CBRE Washington, DC’s Joe Michel and Scott Russi are the sales professionals handling the leasing assignment.
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